User's Manual

Installing Unison Components PRELIMINARY
6-6 InterReach Unison User Guide and Reference Manual
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6.3.2 Installation Checklist
Table 6-2 Installation Checklist
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Installation Requirement Consideration
Floor Plans Installation location of equipment clearly marked
Power available:
Main Hub (AC)
Expansion Hub (AC)
To RAU (DC)
Power cord is 2 m (6.5 ft) long.
Rating: 100–240V, 0.5A, 50–60 Hz
Rating: 115/230V, 5/2.5A, 50–60 Hz
36V
Rack space available:
Main Hub
Expansion Hub
44 mm (1.75 in.) high (1U)
89 mm (3.5 in.) high (2U)
Clearance for air circulation:
Main and Expansion Hubs
RAU
76 mm (3 in.) front and rear, 51 mm (2 in.) sides
76 mm (3 in.) all around
Suitable operating environment:
Main and Expansion Hubs
RAUs
Indoor location only
0° to +45°C (+32° to +113°F)
5% to 95% non-condensing humidity
–25° to +45°C (–13° to +113°F)
5% to 95% non-condensing humidity
Donor Antenna-to-Unison Configuration
Donor Antenna Installed, inspected; N-male to N-male coaxial cable to lightning arrestor/surge
suppressor
Lightning Arrestor or
Surge Suppressor
Installed between roof-top antenna and repeater; N-male to N-male coaxial cable
Repeater Installed between lightning arrestor/surge suppressor and Main Hub; N-male to
N-male coaxial cable
Attenuator Installed between the circulator and the Main Hub downlink port to prevent
overload. Optionally, it may be installed between the uplink port and the circula-
tor
Circulator Installed between the repeater and the Main Hub uplink and downlink ports
Base Station-to-Unison Configuration
Base Station Verify RF power (see tables in Section 8.1 on page 8-3); N-male to N-male
coaxial cable; installed, inspected
Attenuator Attenuation may be required to achieve the desired RF output at the RAU and
the desired uplink noise floor level
Circulator When using a duplex BTS: Installed between the repeater and the Main Hub
uplink and downlink ports. Not used with a simplex BTS
Connecting Multiple Main Hubs Together