User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 General Information
- SECTION 2 InterReach™ 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
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PRELIMINARY Remote Access Unit Connectors
5.1 Remote Access Unit Connectors
5.1.1 SMA Connector
The RAU has one female SMA connector. The connector is a duplexed RF input/out-
put port that connects to a standard passive antenna using coaxial cable.
5.1.2 RJ-45 Port
The RAU has one RJ-45 port that connects it to an Expansion Hub using Cat-5/6
ScTP cable. Use shielded RJ-45 connectors on the Cat-5/6 cable.
5.2 LED Indicators
Upon power up, the RAU goes through a two-second test to check the LED lamps.
During this time, the LEDs blink through the states shown in Table 5-1, letting you
visually verify that the LED lamps and the firmware are functioning properly.
NOTE: Refer to Section 10 for troubleshooting using the LEDs.
Status LEDs
The RAU status LEDs can be in one of four states, as shown in the following table.
These LEDs can be:
off
steady green
steady red
Table 5-1 Remote Access Unit LED States
LED State Indicates
Off
Off
• RAU is not receiving DC power
Green
Green
• RAU is powered and is not indicating a fault condition. Communication with Expansion
Hub is normal; but the system test may need to be performed or a warning condition could
exist (use AdminManager to determine)
Green
Red
• RAU is indicating a fault or lockout condition, but communication with the Expansion Hub
is normal
Red
Red
• RAU is reporting a fault or lockout condition, and it is not able to communicate with the
Expansion Hub
LINK
ALARM
LINK
ALARM
LINK
ALARM
LINK
ALARM