User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 General Information
- SECTION 2 InterReach Fusion Wideband System Description
- SECTION 3 Fusion Wideband Main Hub
- SECTION 4 Fusion Wideband Expansion Hub
- SECTION 5 Remote Access Unit
- SECTION 6 Designing a Fusion Wideband Solution
- SECTION 7 Installing Fusion Wideband
- 7.1 Installation Requirements
- 7.2 Safety Precautions
- 7.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 7.4 Fusion Wideband Installation Procedures
- 7.5 Splicing Fiber Optic Cable
- 7.6 Interfacing the Fusion Wideband Main Hub to an RF Source
- 7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion Wideband System
- 7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options
- SECTION 8 Replacing Fusion Wideband 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-9 to DB-9 Null Modem Cable
- APPENDIX B Compliance
- B.1 Fusion Wideband System Approval Status
- B.2 Human Exposure to RF
- APPENDIX C Faults, Warnings, Status Tables for Fusion, Fusion Wideband, Fusion SingleStar
- C.1 Faults Reported by Main Hubs
- C.2 Faults Reported for System CPU
- C.3 Faults for Expansion Hubs
- C.4 Faults for RAUs
- C.5 Messages for Main Hubs
- C.6 Messages for System CPUs
- C.7 Messages for Expansion Hubs
- C.8 Messages for RAUs
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Preparing for System Installation
Repeater Installed between lightning arrestor/surge suppressor and Hub; N-male to N-male
coaxial cable. The Repeater must be a UL listed product.
Attenuator Installed between the circulator and the Hub downlink port to prevent overload.
Optionally, it may be installed between the uplink port and the circulator.
Circulator or Duplexer Installed between the repeater and the Hub uplink and downlink ports
Base Station-to-Fusion Wideband Configuration (for each Fusion Wideband Band)
Base Station Installed, inspected; verify RF power (see tables in Section 6.3 on page 6-4);
N-male to N-male coaxial cable
Attenuator Attenuation may be required to achieve the desired RF output at the RAU, and the
desired uplink noise floor level
Circulator or Duplexer When using a duplex BTS: Installed between the BTS and the Hub uplink and
downlink ports. Not used with a simplex BTS
Connecting Multiple Fusion Wideband Main Hubs Together
5-port Alarm Daisy-Chain Cable
(PN 4024-3)
For contact alarm monitoring of fault and warning alarms. Used to feed the alarms
from multiple Fusion Wideband Main Hubs into a BTS or FlexWave Focus. N.C.
Operation.
Cabling
Coaxial: repeater, base station, Smart Source
to Fusion Wideband Main Hub
Coax approved; N-type male connectors.
Coaxial: RAU to passive
antennas
Use low-loss cable; N male connector; typical 1 m (3.3 ft) using RG142 coaxial
cable.
Fiber: Main Hub to Expansion Hubs SC/APC (angle-polished) male connectors for entire fiber run (can use SC/APC
pigtails, PN 4012SCAPC-10 for MMF or 4013SCAPC-10 for SMF);
Use jumper fiber cables for collocated Main and Expansion Hubs (3 m/10 ft.):
Multi-mode: PN 4017SCAPC-10
Single-mode: PN 4018SCAPC-10
Distance limited by optical loss of 3 dB
Multi-mode up to 500 m (1640 ft.)
Single-mode up to 6 km (19,685 ft.)
CATV TIA-570-B approved; centerpin F male connectors. CATV connectors must be
connected to the shield at both ends. The RAU will be damaged if it is mis-wired.
Tie-off cables to avoid damaging the connectors because of cable strain.
Fusion Wideband Expansion Hub to RAUs • Minimum: 0 meters (0 ft)
• Maximum: RG-59: 130 meters (426 ft) *
RG-6: 140 meters (459 ft)
RG-11: 235 meters (771 ft)
Table 7-2 Installation Checklist (continued)
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Installation Requirement Consideration