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
- APPENDIX D Glossary
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Installation Requirements
Table 7-1 Unison Distance Requirements
Equipment
Combination Cable Type Distance Additional Information
Repeater to Main
Hub
Coaxial; N male
connectors
3–6 m (10–20 ft) typical Limited by loss and noise.
Refer to your link budget
calculation.
10 m (33 ft) maximum Limited by CE Mark require-
ments.
Base Station to Main
Hub
Coaxial; N male
connectors
3–6 m (10–20 ft) typical Limited by loss and noise.
Refer to your link budget
calculation.
10 m (33 ft) maximum Limited by CE Mark require-
ments.
Main Hub to
Expansion Hub
Multi-mode Fiber:
Single-mode Fiber:
SC/APC male
connectors
1.5 km (4,921 ft) max.
6 km (19,685 ft) max.
Limited by 3 dB optical loss.
Expansion Hub to
RAU
Cat-5E/6 ScTP;
shielded RJ-45 male
connectors
• Minimum: 10 meters (33 ft)
• Recommended Max.: 100 meters (328 ft)
See Section 7.4.5 if using a Cat-5 Extender
Refer to “System Gain (Loss)
Relative to ScTP Cable
Length” on page 6-23.
RAU to passive
antenna
Coaxial; SMA male
connectors
1–3.5 m (3–12 ft) typical Limited by loss and noise.
Refer to your link budget
calculation.