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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Table 8-6 900 MHz (EDGE) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Table 8-7 1800 MHz (GSM) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Table 8-8 1800 MHz (EDGE) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Table 8-9 1800 MHz (CDMA Korea) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Table 8-10 1900 MHz (TDMA) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13
Table 8-11 1900 MHz (GSM) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Table 8-12 1900 MHz (CDMA) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-15
Table 8-13 1900 MHz (EDGE) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Table 8-14 2.1 GHz (WCDMA) Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Table 8-15 Coaxial Cable Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Table 8-16 Average Signal Loss of Common Building Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Table 8-17 Estimated Path Loss Slope for Different In-Building Environments . 8-21
Table 8-18 Frequency Bands and the Value of the first Term in Equation (3) . . . 8-22
Table 8-19 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 800 MHz Cellular Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Table 8-20 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 800 MHz iDEN Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Table 8-21 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 900 MHz GSM Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-24
Table 8-22 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 900 MHz EGSM Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Table 8-23 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 1800 MHz DCS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Table 8-24 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 1800 MHz CDMA (Korea) Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-25
Table 8-25 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 1900 MHz PCS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Table 8-26 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 2.1 GHz UMTS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Table 8-27 System Gain (Loss) Relative to ScTP Cable Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Table 8-28 Link Budget Considerations for Narrowband Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Table 8-29 Distribution of Power within a CDMA Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-37
Table 8-30 Additional Link Budget Considerations for CDMA Systems . . . . . . . 8-38
Table 10-1 Main Hub Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Table 10-2 Expansion Hub Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Table 10-3 Remote Access Unit Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-7
Table 10-4 Main Hub Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Table 10-5 Expansion Hub Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Table 10-6 Remote Access Unit Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Table 10-7 Troubleshooting Main Hub Port LEDs During Normal Operation . . 10-11
Table 10-8 Troubleshooting Main Hub Status LEDs During Normal Operation 10-11