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
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PRELIMINARY
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1 Purpose and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.2 Conventions in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.3 Acronyms in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.4 Standards Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.5 Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
SECTION 2
InterReachâ„¢ Unison System Description . . . . 2-1
2.1 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 System Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.3 System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.4 System OA&M Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.4.1 Configuring, Maintaining, and Monitoring Unison Locally . . 2-6
2.4.2 Monitoring and Maintaining Unison Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.4.3 Using Alarm Contact Closures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.5 System Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.6 System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2.7 System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2.7.1 Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2.7.2 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2.7.3 Operating Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2.7.4 RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
SECTION 3 Unison Main Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1 Main Hub Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.1.1 Optical Fiber Uplink/Downlink Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.1.2 Communications RS-232 Serial Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.1.3 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.2 Main Hub Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.2.1 Main Hub Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.2.1.1 N-type Female Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9