User's Manual
Table Of Contents
Page 2 FlexWave Spectrum Remote Access Unit Installation Guide
©2015 TE Connectivity TECP-77-222 Issue 3 • 300001759666 Rev C • March 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Document Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Revision History...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Document Cautions and Notes .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Abbreviations Used in this Guide ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Product Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Main Remote Access Units..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
MRAU Ports, Cable, and Connectors.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
MRAU LEDs..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Secondary Remote Access Units ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9
SRAU Ports, Cable, and Connectors ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
SRAU LEDs .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
RAU N Connectors................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Install the RAUs and Antennas ..........................................................................................................................................................................12
Mount the RAUs and Antennas............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Connect the IFEU to the MRAU............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Connect the MRAU to SRAUs ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Configure the MRAUs and SRAUs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Remote Access Unit Specifications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Spectrum System Specifications .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
RF Specification ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Propagation Delay ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Nominal Passband Bandwidths and Specifications...................................................................................................................................... 17
System Gain Examples.................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Composite Power Out of RAU .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
75-Ohm CATV Cable Requirements and Specifications ......................................................................................................................................22
CATV Cable Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Belden 1695A Coax Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Description ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Overall Physical Characteristics.................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Overall Nominal Electrical Characteristics.................................................................................................................................................... 24
Belden 7732A Coax Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Description ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Overall Physical Characteristics.................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Overall Nominal Electrical Characteristics.................................................................................................................................................... 26
Omni Antenna Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................................27
Standards Certification......................................................................................................................................................................................28
Accessing User Documentation on the TE Customer Portal................................................................................................................................30
Contacting TE Connectivity................................................................................................................................................................................31