I installed a good amount of the outside plant network equipment for AT&T to AT&T and Verizon huts (T-mobile was almost exclusively all stand alone outdoor cabinets) that connected cell sites to the central office's in many a suburban Chicago area location. At first, the big push was for multiple DS1 circuits from a few different types of SONET multiplexers (Adtran TA-3000 and Fujitsu FW4100ES shelves), but once 3G arrived a push was made for IP based switches such as a Ciena 3911 (@ 6:20)/3930/3931 that could handle much higher data bandwidth. I noticed the poor fiber optic jumper management on that install ( the Cisco switch @ 1:25 )as our specs always called for using as short a jumper as needed and to properly route any slack onto a management spool/tray assembly. The excess coil of blue single mode jumper slack is just shoddy and lazy workmanship, which, I found a lot of. A lot of these sites were also infested with mice and or insects ( mostly box elder beetles) and had a smell of their own that I didn't miss after I retired. I can see from a coded tag on an item that site is in Houston, Tx.
Cool video nice work. But can we just take a minute and talk about some ones truck not wanting to start lol poor guy I have 10 years later he finally got it running lol
I used to have an irrational fear of cell sites, not for health reasons or anything, I know that they're safe. But I guess because I never knew what was inside the shelters or how they worked, etc. Your channel has helped a lot :)
I’d be embarrassed if I was the tech in charge of that site with all the crap laying around. I worked at this company but I worked in delivery of the bandwidth to everyone including the mobility group which is what we call the cellular techs.
@@techkenX I remember going to a competitor’s site and the floor was covered with T-1 interconnect wire and sand. I was the in-charge at PBRYAKZA for a few years and I could walk around in socks and they’d be clean at the end of the day. It was one of those jobs where most of the time I was there in case somethings went south so I had time to keep things clean.
Your camera work would be a lot better if you were to hold the camera more steady and not move so quickly. You’ll be surprise how better your videos will look if you try these two new steps. Cheers and thank you for sharing your videos!
Backhaul is fiber for the umts, and the lte. The old gsm is copper t1. They used a old psax unit to split the t1 bandwidth between the gsm and the umts. Then they upgraded the umts to fiber.
The "backhaul" , or, network feed looks like the Cisco switch @ 1:25, as it has a blue colored single mode fiber jumper going to it ( most shelf to shelf connections are mulit-mode orange colored jumpers, or ethernet electrical, but some were single-mode/blue jumpers) It was usually a 1gb/S network circuit to these shelves, which could be upgraded to 10gb/s without too much work. I usually installed Ciena CN3930 rack mounts, or CN3931 wall mount shelves, depending on what engineering called for on the network circuit order.
Those copper thieves are not very smart, They could have cut all those heliax cables and made off with a LOT more copper than just some ground wires and short runs of mains AC line.. Plus the cable fittings are brass too. I'm a just say it, AT&T is one of if not the best wireless providers in the US, and their installation works speaks volumes. I started my professional comms career working for what was Cingular Wireless back then and Altel Wireless. Both of those companies were on their game with site cleanliness and installations. I have yet to see one Ham radio site, that is not mine, this clean and neat with proper power management and backup at least in my service area.. Always cell sites and commercial radio sites that are the cleanest and well maintained.. And yet in the minds of some Ham radio is superior to this.. They always bring up hurricane damage when arguing about cell service vs. ham radio but they never say anything about their own systems and how their antennas get obliterated before the commercial stuff does. Guess because we install system right the first time.. Now you may think I have no idea what I am talking about, well I been a Ham op since 1993, My repeater sites I own both Ham and Commercial were installed with my experience from installing cell sites in the past. Everything is clearly labeled, nice and neatly buttoned up and proper power management and backup systems in place. This is what separates the Amateur from the Professional.. Just saying
@@Jin-sr5or you are most likely overqualified 😂as I did my network switch install work with no college degree's, and minimal formal training from the company.
Thanks for nothing. Not even the decency or the courtesy to tell us what you were doing and where. Why bother even making this video? "An AT&T shelter" hardly describes this as a cell site for wireless.
Few people recognize that this is the backbone of modern life
I installed a good amount of the outside plant network equipment for AT&T to AT&T and Verizon huts (T-mobile was almost exclusively all stand alone outdoor cabinets) that connected cell sites to the central office's in many a suburban Chicago area location. At first, the big push was for multiple DS1 circuits from a few different types of SONET multiplexers (Adtran TA-3000 and Fujitsu FW4100ES shelves), but once 3G arrived a push was made for IP based switches such as a Ciena 3911 (@ 6:20)/3930/3931 that could handle much higher data bandwidth. I noticed the poor fiber optic jumper management on that install ( the Cisco switch @ 1:25 )as our specs always called for using as short a jumper as needed and to properly route any slack onto a management spool/tray assembly. The excess coil of blue single mode jumper slack is just shoddy and lazy workmanship, which, I found a lot of. A lot of these sites were also infested with mice and or insects ( mostly box elder beetles) and had a smell of their own that I didn't miss after I retired. I can see from a coded tag on an item that site is in Houston, Tx.
very cool
Cool video nice work. But can we just take a minute and talk about some ones truck not wanting to start lol poor guy I have 10 years later he finally got it running lol
I used to have an irrational fear of cell sites, not for health reasons or anything, I know that they're safe. But I guess because I never knew what was inside the shelters or how they worked, etc. Your channel has helped a lot :)
Thanks for posting.
I’d be embarrassed if I was the tech in charge of that site with all the crap laying around. I worked at this company but I worked in delivery of the bandwidth to everyone including the mobility group which is what we call the cellular techs.
was just a tech sent to trouble shoot and i have seem worst.
@@techkenX I remember going to a competitor’s site and the floor was covered with T-1 interconnect wire and sand. I was the in-charge at PBRYAKZA for a few years and I could walk around in socks and they’d be clean at the end of the day. It was one of those jobs where most of the time I was there in case somethings went south so I had time to keep things clean.
Does American tower run the sites now ?
In 2022 those equipment are no longer in use.
I think all cell sites should have HD cameras for security
Your camera work would be a lot better if you were to hold the camera more steady and not move so quickly. You’ll be surprise how better your videos will look if you try these two new steps.
Cheers and thank you for sharing your videos!
There is always an expert
Are they still like this In 2022 ?
yes and no new site no much cleaner setup
What kind of backhaul does a site like this use?
fiber of course
Cable internet
Looks like T1 and Fiber
Backhaul is fiber for the umts, and the lte. The old gsm is copper t1. They used a old psax unit to split the t1 bandwidth between the gsm and the umts. Then they upgraded the umts to fiber.
The "backhaul" , or, network feed looks like the Cisco switch @ 1:25, as it has a blue colored single mode fiber jumper going to it ( most shelf to shelf connections are mulit-mode orange colored jumpers, or ethernet electrical, but some were single-mode/blue jumpers) It was usually a 1gb/S network circuit to these shelves, which could be upgraded to 10gb/s without too much work. I usually installed Ciena CN3930 rack mounts, or CN3931 wall mount shelves, depending on what engineering called for on the network circuit order.
Those copper thieves are not very smart, They could have cut all those heliax cables and made off with a LOT more copper than just some ground wires and short runs of mains AC line.. Plus the cable fittings are brass too.
I'm a just say it, AT&T is one of if not the best wireless providers in the US, and their installation works speaks volumes. I started my professional comms career working for what was Cingular Wireless back then and Altel Wireless. Both of those companies were on their game with site cleanliness and installations.
I have yet to see one Ham radio site, that is not mine, this clean and neat with proper power management and backup at least in my service area..
Always cell sites and commercial radio sites that are the cleanest and well maintained.. And yet in the minds of some Ham radio is superior to this.. They always bring up hurricane damage when arguing about cell service vs. ham radio but they never say anything about their own systems and how their antennas get obliterated before the commercial stuff does.
Guess because we install system right the first time..
Now you may think I have no idea what I am talking about, well I been a Ham op since 1993, My repeater sites I own both Ham and Commercial were installed with my experience from installing cell sites in the past. Everything is clearly labeled, nice and neatly buttoned up and proper power management and backup systems in place.
This is what separates the Amateur from the Professional.. Just saying
Have you ever heard of a "smart" copper thief? I haven't. Most weren't that bright before the years of drug abuse made them even stupider.
Curious what is your job title, and where are you working now?
I would sweep that joker out. Kinda filthy.
I am Bachelor of Science major in electonics engineering tech, am i suit for this job?
@@Jin-sr5or you are most likely overqualified 😂as I did my network switch install work with no college degree's, and minimal formal training from the company.
Thanks for nothing. Not even the decency or the courtesy to tell us what you were doing and where. Why bother even making this video? "An AT&T shelter" hardly describes this as a cell site for wireless.
yo sorry