User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 General Information
- SECTION 2 InterReach Fusion System Description
- SECTION 3 Fusion Main Hub
- SECTION 4 Fusion Expansion Hub
- SECTION 5 Remote Access Unit
- SECTION 6 Designing a Fusion Solution
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Downlink RSSI Design Goal
- 6.3 Maximum Output Power per Carrier
- 6.3.2 700 MHz (Upper C)
- 6.4 System Gain
- 6.5 Estimating RF Coverage
- 6.6 Link Budget Analysis
- 6.6.1 Elements of a Link Budget for Narrowband Standards
- 6.7 Optical Power Budget
- 6.8 Connecting a Main Hub to a Base Station
- 6.8.1 Uplink Attenuation
- 6.8.2 RAU Attenuation and ALC
- SECTION 7 Installing Fusion
- 7.1 Installation Requirements
- 7.1.2 Cable and Connector Requirements
- 7.1.3 Distance Requirements
- 7.2 Safety Precautions
- 7.2.1 Installation Guidelines
- 7.2.2 General Safety Precautions
- 7.2.3 Fiber Port Safety Precautions
- 7.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 7.3.1 Pre-Installation Inspection
- 7.3.2 Installation Checklist
- 7.3.3 Tools and Materials Required
- 7.3.4 Optional Accessories
- 7.4 Fusion Installation Procedures
- 7.4.1 Installing a Fusion Main Hub
- 7.4.3 Installing RAUs
- 7.4.4 Configuring the System
- 7.5 Splicing Fiber Optic Cable
- 7.6 Interfacing the Fusion Main Hub to an RF Source
- 7.6.1 Connecting a Single Fusion Main Hub to an RF Source
- 7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion System
- 7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options
- 7.8.1 Direct Connection
- 7.8.5 Ethernet RF Modem
- SECTION 8 Replacing Fusion Components
- SECTION 9 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors
- APPENDIX B Compliance
- APPENDIX C Faults, Warnings, Status Tables for Fusion, Fusion Wideband, Fusion SingleStar
InterReach Fusion Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual 7-1
D-620610-0-20 Rev F CONFIDENTIAL
SECTION 7 Installing Fusion
This section contains the following subsections:
• Section 7.1 Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
• Section 7.2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
• Section 7.3 Preparing for System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
• Section 7.4 Fusion Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
• Section 7.5 Splicing Fiber Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
• Section 7.6 Interfacing the Fusion Main Hub to an RF Source . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Section 7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion System . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Section 7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
7.1 Installation Requirements
Before and during installation, keep in mind these sources of potential problems:
• Faulty cabling/connector
• Dirty connectors and ports
• Malfunction of one or more Fusion components
• Antenna, base station, or repeater problem
• External RF interface
• Tripped circuit breaker
• Equipment is not grounded
• Using a crossover Ethernet cable that does not support full hardware handshaking
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