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
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Sector A portion of a cell. Often, different sectors within the same cell will each use
a different set of frequencies to maximize spectrum utilization.
Signal to Noise Ratio The ratio of signal power to noise power at a given point in a
given system.
Smart Antenna Refers to an antenna whose signal handling characteristics change
as signal conditions change.
Soft Handoff Virtually undetectable by the user, soft handoff allows both the origi-
nal cell and a new cell to serve a call temporarily during the handoff transition.
Spectrum The range of electromagnetic frequencies.
Spread Spectrum A method of transmitting a signal over a broad range of frequen-
cies and then re-assembling the transmission at the far end. This technique
reduces interference and increases the number of simultaneous conversations
within a given radio frequency band.
T-1 A North American commercial digital transmission standard. A T-1 connection
uses time division multiplexing to carry 24 digital voice or data channels over
copper wire.
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access. A method of digital wireless communica-
tions that allows multiple users to access (in sequence) a single radio frequency
channel without interference by allocating unique time slots to each user within
each channel.
TIA Telecommunications Industry Association.
TR-45 One of six committees of the Telecommunications Industry Association.
TR-45 oversees the standard making process for wireless telecommunications.
Upbanded A service or technology that has been re-engineered to operate at a
higher frequency than originally designed.
Wireless Describes any radio-based system that allows transmission of voice and/or
data signals through the air without a physical connection, such as a metal wire
or fiber optic cable.
Wireline Wire paths that use metallic conductors to provide electrical connections
between components of a system, such as a communication system.
WLANs Wireless Local Area Networks. Technology that provides wireless com-
munications to Portable Computer users over short distances.