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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Figure 7-4 Step 2: Set Operation Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Figure 7-5 Step 3: Configure System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Figure 7-6 Step 4: Final System Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Figure 7-7 Finish Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Figure 7-8 Configuration & Maintenance Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Figure 7-9 Firmware Update Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Figure 8-1 Determining Path Loss between the Antenna and the Wireless Device 8-19
Figure 1 Losses to be Included in Optical Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Figure 8-2 Connecting Main Hubs to a Simplex Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Figure 8-3 Main Hub to Duplex Base Station or Repeater Connections . . . . . . . . 8-48
Figure A-1 Wiring Map for Cat-5/6 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2