User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 General Information
- SECTION 2 InterReach Unison System Description
- SECTION 3 Unison Main Hub
- SECTION 4 Unison Expansion Hub
- SECTION 5 Unison Remote Access Unit
- SECTION 6 Designing a Unison Solution
- SECTION 7 Installing Unison
- 7.1 Installation Requirements
- 7.2 Safety Precautions
- 7.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 7.4 Unison Component Installation Procedures
- 7.5 Splicing Fiber Optic Cable
- 7.6 Interfacing a Main Hub to a Base Station or a Roof-top Antenna
- 7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Unison System
- 7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options
- SECTION 8 Replacing Unison Components
- SECTION 9 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors
- APPENDIX B Compliance
- APPENDIX C Changes and New Capabilities
- C.1 New in Rev. M of Manual
- C.2 New in Rev. L of Manual
- C.3 New in Rev. K of Manual
- C.4 New in Rev. J of Manual
- C.5 New in Rev. H. of Manual
- C.6 New in Rev. G of Manual
- C.7 New in Rev. F of Manual
- C.8 New in Rev. E of Manual
- C.9 New in Rev. D of Manual
- C.10 New in Rev. C of Manual
- C.11 New in Rev. B of Manual
- APPENDIX D Glossary
InterReach Unison Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual 2-1
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SECTION 2 InterReach Unison System
Description
InterReach Unison is an intelligent fiber optic/Cat-5/5E/6 wireless networking system
designed to handle both wireless voice and data communications and provide
high-quality, ubiquitous, seamless access to the wireless network in any public or pri-
vate facility, including:
• Campus environments
• Airports
• Office buildings
• Shopping malls
• Hospitals
• Subways
• Public facilities (convention centers, sports venues, and so on.)
Unlike other wireless distribution alternatives, Unison is an intelligent, active system,
using microprocessors to enable key capabilities such as software-selectable band set-
tings, automatic gain control, ability to incrementally adjust downlink/uplink gain,
end-to-end alarming of all components and the associated cable infrastructure, and a
host of additional capabilities.
The Unison system supports major wireless standards and air interface protocols in
use around the world, including:
• Frequencies: 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1700 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz,
2100 MHz
• Voice Protocols: AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, GSM, iDEN, LTE
• Data Protocols: CDPD, EDGE, GPRS, WCDMA, CDMA2000, 1xRTT, EV-DO,
LTE, and Paging