User's Guide
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
- SECTION 7 Installing Fusion
- SECTION 8 Replacing Fusion Components
- SECTION 9 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors
- A.1 75 Ohm CATV Cable
- A.2 Fiber Optical Cables
- A.3 Coaxial Cable
- A.4 Standard Modem Cable
- A.5 TCP/IP Cross-over Cable
- A.6 DB-25 to DB-9 Null Modem Cable
- APPENDIX B Compliance
- B.1 Fusion System Approval Status
- B.2 Human Exposure to RF
- APPENDIX C Faults, Warnings, Status Tables
- C.1 Faults Reported by Fusion Main/SingleStar Hubs
- C.2 Faults Reported for System CPU
- C.3 Faults for Fusion Expansion Hubs
- C.4 Faults for RAUs
- C.5 Warning/Status Messages for Fusion Main/SingleStar Hubs
- C.6 Warning/Status Messages for System CPUs
- C.7 Warning/Status Messages for Fusion Expansion Hubs
- C.8 Warning /Status Messages for RAUs
CONFIDENTIAL
InterReach Fusion Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual 3
D-620610-0-20 Rev B
6.6.5 Considerations for Re-Radiation (Over-the-Air) Systems . . 6-36
6.7 Optical Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
6.8 Connecting a Main Hub to a Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
6.8.1 Uplink Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
6.8.2 RAU Attenuation and ALC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
6.8.2.1 Using the RAU 10 dB Attenuation Setting . . . . . . . . . 6-40
6.8.2.2 Using the Uplink ALC Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
SECTION 7 Installing Fusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.1 Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.1.1 Component Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.1.2 Cable and Connector Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.1.3 Distance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.2.1 Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
7.2.2 General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.2.3 Fiber Port Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.3 Preparing for System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.3.1 Pre-Installation Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.3.2 Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.3.3 Tools and Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7.3.4 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.4 Fusion Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
7.4.1 Installing a Fusion Main Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
7.4.2 Installing Expansion Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
7.4.3 Installing RAUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
7.4.3.1 Troubleshooting Using RAU LEDs
During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
7.4.3.2 Installing RAUs in a Multiple Operator System . . . . . 7-36
7.4.4 Configuring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
7.5 Splicing Fiber Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
7.6 Interfacing the Fusion Main Hub to an RF Source . . . . . . . . 7-44
7.6.1 Connecting a Single Fusion Main Hub to an RF Source . . . 7-44
7.6.2 Connecting Multiple Fusion Main Hubs to an RF Source . . 7-49
7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion System . . . . . . . . . 7-54
7.7.1 Alarm Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
7.7.2 Alarm Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
7.7.3 Alarm Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-60
7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
7.8.1 Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-62
7.8.2 Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
7.8.2.1 Setting Up Fusion Modem Using AdminBrowser . . . 7-63
7.8.2.2 Setting Up a PC Modem Using Windows . . . . . . . . . . 7-64
7.8.3 100 BASE-T Port Expander Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72
7.8.4 POTS Line Sharing Switch Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73
7.8.5 Ethernet LAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-75