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
PRELIMINARY
ii InterReach Unison User Guide and Reference Manual
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3.2.1.2 9-pin D-sub Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.3 Faults and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.4 Main Hub Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
SECTION 4
Unison Expansion Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1 Expansion Hub Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.1.1 RJ-45 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.1.2 Optical Fiber Uplink/Downlink Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.1.3 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.2 Expansion Hub Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.3 Faults and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.4 Expansion Hub Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
SECTION 5
Unison Remote Access Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1 Remote Access Unit Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.1.1 SMA Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.1.2 RJ-45 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.2 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.3 Faults and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.4 Remote Access Unit Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
SECTION 6
Installing Unison Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1 Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1.1 Component Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1.2 Cable and Connector Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1.3 Neutral Host System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1.4 Distance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.2.1 Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.2.2 General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.2.3 Fiber Port Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.3 Preparing for System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.1 Pre-Installation Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.2 Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.3.3 Tools and Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.3.4 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.4 Unison Component Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.4.1 Installing RAUs and Passive Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6.4.1.1 Installing RAUs in a Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6.4.2 Installing Expansion Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6.4.2.1 Troubleshooting Expansion Hub LEDs During
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
6.4.2.2 Installing Expansion Hubs in a Neutral Host System . 6-18
6.4.3 Installing a Main Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19