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Table Of Contents

SECTION 1 General Information
- 1.1 Firmware Release
- 1.2 Purpose and Scope
- 1.3 Conventions in this Manual
- 1.4 Standards Conformance
- 1.5 Related Publications
SECTION 2 InterReach Fusion System Description
- 2.1 System Overview
- 2.2 System Hardware Description
- 2.3 System OA&M Capabilities Overview
  - 2.3.1 System Monitoring and Reporting
  - 2.3.2 Using Alarm Contacts
- 2.4 System Connectivity
- 2.5 System Operation
- 2.6 System Specifications
  - 2.6.1 RF End-to-End Performance
SECTION 3 Fusion Main Hub
- 3.1 Fusion Main Hub Front Panel
- 3.2 Fusion Main Hub Rear Panel
  - 3.2.1 Fusion Main Hub Rear Panel Connectors
    - 3.2.1.1 9-pin D-sub Connector
    - 3.2.1.2 N-type Female Connectors
- 3.3 Main Hub Specifications
- 3.4 Faults, Warnings, and Status Messages
  - 3.4.1 Description
  - 3.4.2 View Preference
SECTION 4 Fusion Expansion Hub
- 4.1 Expansion Hub Overview
- 4.2 Expansion Hub Front Panel
- 4.3 Expansion Hub Rear Panel
- 4.4 Faults, Warnings, and Status Messages
- 4.5 Expansion Hub Specifications
SECTION 5 Remote Access Unit
- 5.1 RAU Overview
- 5.2 Remote Access Unit Connectors
  - 5.2.1 50 Ohm Type-N Connector
  - 5.2.2 75 Ohm Type-F Connector
- 5.3 RAU LED Indicators
- 5.4 Faults and Warnings
- 5.5 Remote Access Unit Specifications
SECTION 6 Designing a Fusion Solution
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Downlink RSSI Design Goal
- 6.3 Maximum Output Power per Carrier
- 6.4 System Gain
  - 6.4.1 System Gain (Loss) Relative to CATV Cable Type Length
- 6.5 Estimating RF Coverage
- 6.6 Link Budget Analysis
- 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
    - 6.8.2.1 Using the RAU 10 dB Attenuation Setting
    - 6.8.2.2 Using the Uplink ALC Setting
SECTION 7 Installing Fusion
- 7.1 Installation Requirements
- 7.2 Safety Precautions
- 7.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 7.4 Fusion Installation Procedures
- 7.5 Splicing Fiber Optic Cable
  - 7.5.1 Fusion Splices
- 7.6 Interfacing the Fusion Main Hub to an RF Source
  - 7.6.1 Connecting a Single Fusion Main Hub to an RF Source
  - 7.6.2 Connecting Multiple Fusion Main Hubs to an RF Source
- 7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion System
- 7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options
SECTION 8 Replacing Fusion Components
- 8.1 Replacing an RAU
- 8.2 Replacing a Fusion Expansion Hub
- 8.3 Replacing a Fusion Main Hub
SECTION 9 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- 9.1 Service
- 9.2 Maintenance
- 9.3 Troubleshooting
- 9.4 Troubleshooting CATV
- 9.5 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 Fault Messages Reported by Hubs
C.2 Faults Reported for System CPU
C.3 Faults for RAUs
C.4 Warning/Status Messages for Hubs
C.5 Warning/Status Messages for System CPUs
C.6 Warning /Status Messages for RAUs

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System Gain

6.4 System Gain

The system gain of the Fusion defaults to 0 dB or can be set up to 15 dB in 1 dB

increments. In addition, uplink and downlink gains of each RAU can be indepen-

dently decreased by 10 dB in one dB steps using AdminBrowser.

6.4.1 System Gain (Loss) Relative to CATV Cable Type Length

The recommended maximum lengths of CATV cable are as follows:

• For RG-59 cable 150 meters for CommScope PN 2065V.

• For RG-6 cable 170 meters for CommScope PN 2279V.

• For RG-11 cable 275 meters for CommScope PN 2293K.

If the maximum distance is not required, then copper-clad over steel center-conductor

cable may be use to reduce cable costs.

If the CATV cable is longer than the recommended distance per cable type, the gain

of the system will decrease, as shown in Table 6-6.