User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 General Information
- SECTION 2 InterReachâ„¢ Unison System Description
- SECTION 3 Unison Main Hub
- SECTION 4 Unison Expansion Hub
- SECTION 5 Unison Remote Access Unit
- SECTION 6 Installing Unison Components
- 6.1 Installation Requirements
- 6.2 Safety Precautions
- 6.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 6.4 Unison Component Installation Procedures
- 6.5 Starting and Configuring the System
- 6.6 Interfacing a Main Hub to a Base Station or Roof-top Antenna
- 6.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Unison System
- SECTION 7 Installing and Using the AdminManager Software
- SECTION 8 Designing a Unison Solution
- 8.1 Maximum Output Power per Carrier at RAU
- 8.2 Estimating RF Coverage
- 8.3 System Gain
- 8.4 Link Budget Analysis
- 8.4.1 Elements of a Link Budget for Narrowband Standards
- 8.4.2 Narrowband Link Budget Analysis for a Microcell Application
- 8.4.3 Elements of a Link Budget for CDMA Standards
- 8.4.4 Spread Spectrum Link Budget Analysis for a Microcell Application
- 8.4.5 Considerations for Re-Radiation (over-the-air) Systems
- 8.5 Optical Power Budget
- 8.6 Connecting a Main Hub to a Base Station
- 8.7 Designing for a Neutral Host System
- SECTION 9 Replacing Unison Components in an Operating System
- SECTION 10 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors
- APPENDIX B Compliance
- APPENDIX C Glossary
PRELIMINARY
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8.4.3 Elements of a Link Budget for CDMA Standards . . . . . . . . . 8-37
8.4.4 Spread Spectrum Link Budget Analysis for a Microcell
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
8.4.5 Considerations for Re-Radiation (over-the-air) Systems . . . . 8-44
8.5 Optical Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
8.6 Connecting a Main Hub to a Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
8.6.1 Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
8.6.2 Uplink Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
8.6.2.1 Uplink Attenuation Exception: CDMA . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
8.7 Designing for a Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-51
8.7.1 Capacity of the Unison Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-51
8.7.2 Example Unison Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-52
SECTION 9 Replacing Unison Components in an
Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.1 Replacing an RAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
9.2 Replacing an Expansion Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
9.3 Replacing a Main Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
SECTION 10
Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and
Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10.1 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
10.2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
10.2.1 Fault Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
10.2.2 Warning Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
10.3 LED Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
10.3.1 Troubleshooting Main Hub LEDs During Normal Operation . 10-
11
10.3.2 Troubleshooting Expansion Hub LEDs During Normal
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
10.4 Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
APPENDIX A
Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.1 Cat-5/6 Cable (ScTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
A.2 Fiber Optical Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
A.3 Coaxial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
APPENDIX B
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B.1 Safety Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1
B.2 Radio/EMC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2
APPENDIX C
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1