11 Steps to DAS 11 Steps to DAS How to Deploy a Successful Distributed Antenna System Within a Building Presented by Presented by Ryan Foucault Vice President
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11 Steps to DAS11 Steps to DAS
How to Deploy a Successful p yDistributed Antenna System Within a Building
Presented byPresented byRyan Foucault
Vice President
Who is DAS SimplifiedVENUE NAME VENUE TYPE WORK DESCRIPTION SQ.
FEETMicrosoft Office/Corporate
CampusInstallation of a neutral host DAS including multi-carrier cellular across multiple locations.
~100+ MCampus multiple locations.
Amazon Office/Corporate Campus
Installation of a neutral host including multi-carrier cellular across multiple locations
~1+ M
ExxonMobil Office/Corporate Campus
Installation of a DAS system supporting public safety UHF / 800 / 700 ~1+ M
Multicare Health Care Hospital Installation of a neutral host DAS including multi-carrier cellular paging ~4+ MMulticare Health Care Hospital Installation of a neutral host DAS including multi carrier cellular, paging, VHF and public safety.
4+ M
LAX Airport Transportation Installation of a neutral host DAS including multi-carrier cellular, 800, VHF and public safety.
~1+ M
Swedish Medical Center Issaquah
Hospital Installation of a neutral host DAS including multi-carrier cellular, paging, VHF and public safety
~600kIssaquah VHF and public safety.Tacoma General Hospital Installation of a neutral host DAS including multi-carrier cellular, paging,
UHF public safety.~550K
UW Medical Center Hospital Installation of a neutral host capable DAS system supporting public safety
~2+ M
Sysco Foods Manufacturing Installation of a neutral host DAS multi carrier cellular 300kSysco Foods Manufacturing Installation of a neutral host DAS multi-carrier cellular ~300k
UMASS Education Installation of a DAS system supporting public safety UHF / 800 / 700 ~500k
UW Stadium Sports Installation of a neutral host capable DAS system supporting public safety
~2+ M
Who is DAS Simplified
• 65 years of Electrical Construction history
• Over 200 Million Sq. Feet DAS Installed Nationally
• Only IBEW national DAS integratorOnly IBEW national DAS integrator
Why Distributed Antenna Systems
• Changes in Construction– LEED Certified & Low-E Glass
E C d b i i i t i ti• Energy Codes are becoming increasing restrictive–Tighter Envelopes/ Triple Pane Glazing
• Energy Efficient means RF Deficient
Why Distributed Antenna Systems
• Changes in Fire Code– International Fire Code (IFC):: 2009 or 2012
– National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code:: (NFPA 72) 2010 or 2013
B ildi C t ti d S f t C d (NFPA 5000) 2012– Building Construction and Safety Code:: (NFPA 5000) 2012
Market Projections
• In-building Wireless Market to grow from $4.05 Billion to $10.65 Billion by 2019 (MarketsandMarkets)
• The number of cellular M2M connections will grow at gto reach 489.9 million at the end of 2018. (Berg Insights)g )
2018 Market Projections
(Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI)• Mobile data traffic will reach the following milestones within
the next five years.– There will be over 10 billion mobile-connected devices by 2018, including
machine-to-machine (M2M) modules
– Traffic from wireless and mobile devices will exceed traffic from wired– Traffic from wireless and mobile devices will exceed traffic from wired devices
– 4G traffic will be more than half of the total mobile traffic
– The amount of mobile data traffic generated by tablets by 2018 will be 1.9 times higher than the total amount in 2013 .
Current Deferred Design Build
Specification Bid Design Build
Future Design Bid Build
Design Specification Bid Build
Steps to DAS
1. Building Survey 7. Carrier Approval2. Carrier Coordination
3. Design 8. Equipment Sourcing
9. Installation g
4. RF Survey
5 Pre-Construction Survey10. Commissioning
11 System Acceptance5. Pre Construction Survey
6. Final Design11. System Acceptance
1. Building Survey
• Perform an initial predictive site survey of the floor plans to l bl l fevaluate possible equipment locations, project specific
unique considerations and critical path issues.No shielded or fortified rooms (i e hospitals)– No shielded or fortified rooms (i.e., hospitals)
– RF Survey, if required
– IDF/Telco locations/
– Roof penetrations available
– Coverage antenna can be mounted in the ceiling
– Clear cable paths are available
2. Carrier Coordination
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2. Common Carrier Questions
• How do I make sure the wireless service providers will go on my building?
• If I provide a BDA for them, will they agree to go on my DAS?
• What is the carrier approval process?What is the carrier approval process?
• How long will the approval process take, from contract to on air?
• How much can the owner expect to pay for the carrier’s signal source?
• What type of backhaul connection will the carrier require?What type of backhaul connection will the carrier require?
• How much space and power is required for the carrier’s equipment?
2. Carrier Coordination
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2. Carrier Coordination
• Work with cellular carrier companies to gain approval for rebroadcasting purposes. – Communication with carrier engineers is on-going for up to 2 years
– If you build it they may NOT come!!!
– Documents and supporting materials are created and later submitted to cellular carrier engineers for approvalto cellular carrier engineers for approval
3. Design
• The predictive site survey will drive a preliminary design and develop technology specific link budgets, initial antenna placements, possible cable pathways, and RF H t MHeat Maps.
• The preliminary design will be revised based on the l f h RF Thi d i ill b d f hresults of the RF survey. This design will be used for the
pre-construction survey.
• Environmental considerations
4. Pre-Construction Survey
• Perform a comprehensive walk through to validate cable routes, antenna locations, floor penetrations and active equipment locations.
• A thorough and complete design validation will ensure a smooth and efficient system installation.y
5. Final Design
• A revised design should be generated based on any changes to installation design as recommended by the installation team.
• The final design should be submitted to the installation team for final approval before any pp ysystem equipment sourcing begins.
6. Carrier Approval
• Once the final design is validated, what is the carrier approval ?process?
• How do I make sure the wireless service providers will go on my DAS?DAS?
• The carrier will want to know the following:• Will the DAS enhance their customer experience?
• Will the DAS have enough capacity to meet the needs in the building?
• How many Corporate Liable phones does the business have?
H t ill th DAS b th l d i it ?• How many customers will use the DAS, both employees and visitors?
• How much will it cost to join the DAS?
7. AHJ Approval
• What things need to be coordinated for the final acceptance test?– This varies greatly from region to region and AHJ to AHJ
• Set of Test radios– VHF/UHF challenges
– Radio Shop UL measurements
– On Site time with Fire Marshal
– Access to all critical areas from building owner
– Alarm demonstration
7. AHJ Approval
• How will the AHJ test the system for acceptance?– This varies greatly from AHJ to AHJ
– Walk the floor and randomly test a radio
– Witness alarm activation at the FACP
– Monitor donor site radio noise floor
8. Equipment Sourcing
• Following carrier and or AHJ approval, passive and active equipment should be sourced along with quality assured process to ensure components are in working order.
• Not just any equipment will do!!
• Beware 16-week lead times.
• Did you say NEMA rated required for an indoor application?
• Ship equipment to job site.
9. Installation
• Install all cables, antennas and active equipment based on the provided drawings while performing routine quality control checks. – Work with the installation team to provide training and
best practices.
10. Commissioning
• Once the system is installed per the design, send a certified ld fField Engineer for system commissioning.
• Each carrier and AHJ has different testing requirements and f di ioften disparate test equipment.
• The Field Engineer will verify RF and optical cable f ti i t tti d tperformance, optimize system settings and measure system
output levels as compared to the expected values.
11. System Acceptance
• Connect carrier provided signal and evaluate RF coverage f b l h lperformance. BDA balancing with macro signals to insure
that maximum system performance is achieved.
B ildi k l d hi f h DAS• Building owner takes control and ownership of the DAS.
• DAS is a highly dynamic network and needs ongoing support f f h t t h l i Thi i 't tfrom frequency changes to new technologies. This isn't a set it and forget it, make certain there is an ability to monitor and serviceand service.
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