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
CONFIDENTIAL
2 InterReach Fusion Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual
D-620610-0-20 Rev F
3.5.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.5.2 View Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
SECTION 4 Fusion Expansion Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1 Expansion Hub Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Expansion Hub Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2.1 75 Ohm Type F Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.2.2 Manufacturing RS-232 Serial Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.2.3 Optical Fiber Uplink/Downlink Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.2.4 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.3 Expansion Hub Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.4 Faults, Warnings, and Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.5 Expansion Hub Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
SECTION 5
Remote Access Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1 RAU Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Remote Access Unit Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.2.1 50 Ohm Type-N Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.2.2 75 Ohm Type-F Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.3 RAU LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5.4 Faults and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.5 Remote Access Unit Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
SECTION 6
Designing a Fusion Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.2 Downlink RSSI Design Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.3 Maximum Output Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.3.1 700 MHz (Lower ABC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.2 700 MHz (Upper C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.3 850 MHz Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.4 800 MHz or 900 MHz SMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.3.5 900 MHz EGSM and EDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.3.6 1800 MHz DCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.3.7 1900 MHz PCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6.3.8 2.1 GHz UMTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6.3.9 2.1 GHz UMTS High Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6.4 System Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6.5 Estimating RF Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
6.5.1 Path Loss Equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.5.2 RAU Coverage Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
6.5.3 Examples of Design Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
6.6 Link Budget Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
6.6.1 Elements of a Link Budget for Narrowband Standards . . . . . 6-26