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 Installing Unison Components
- 6.1 Installation Requirements
- 6.2 Safety Precautions
- 6.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 6.4 Unison Component Installation Procedures
- 6.5 Starting and Configuring the System
- 6.6 Interfacing a Main Hub to a Base Station or Roof-top Antenna
- 6.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Unison System
- SECTION 7 Installing and Using the AdminManager Software
- SECTION 8 Designing a Unison Solution
- 8.1 Maximum Output Power per Carrier at RAU
- 8.2 Estimating RF Coverage
- 8.3 System Gain
- 8.4 Link Budget Analysis
- 8.4.1 Elements of a Link Budget for Narrowband Standards
- 8.4.2 Narrowband Link Budget Analysis for a Microcell Application
- 8.4.3 Elements of a Link Budget for CDMA Standards
- 8.4.4 Spread Spectrum Link Budget Analysis for a Microcell Application
- 8.4.5 Considerations for Re-Radiation (over-the-air) Systems
- 8.5 Optical Power Budget
- 8.6 Connecting a Main Hub to a Base Station
- 8.7 Designing for a Neutral Host System
- SECTION 9 Replacing Unison Components in an Operating System
- SECTION 10 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors
- APPENDIX B Compliance
- APPENDIX C Glossary
InterReach™ Unison System Description PRELIMINARY
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Table 2-3 GSM RF End-to-End Performance
Parameter Typical
Link
UL DL
Average gain with 75 m Cat-5/6 at 25°C (77°F)*
*System output gain: 0 to 15 dB, adjustable in 1 dB steps.
The gain of individual RAUs can be attenuated 0 to 10 dB, adjustable in one step.
15 dB
Uplink Ripple with 75 m Cat-5/6 3 dB
Downlink Ripple with 75 m Cat-5/6 2 dB
Output IP3 38 dBm
Input IP3 –16 dBm
Output 1 dB Compression Point 26 dBm
GSM output power per carrier when 12 carriers are present 5.0 dBm
Noise Figure 1 MH-1 EH-8 RAUs 17 dB
Noise Figure 1 MH-4 EHs-32 RAUs 23 dB
Table 2-4 EGSM RF End-to-End Performance
Parameter Typical
Link
UL DL
Average gain with 75 m Cat-5/6 at 25°C (77°F) *
*System output gain: 0 to 15 dB, adjustable in 1 dB steps.
The gain of individual RAUs can be attenuated 0 to 10 dB, adjustable in one step.
15 dB
Uplink Ripple with 75 m Cat-5/6 3 dB
Downlink Ripple with 75 m Cat-5/6 3 dB
Output IP3 38 dBm
Input IP3 –16 dBm
Output 1 dB Compression Point 26 dBm
GSM output power per carrier when 12 carriers are present 5.0 dBm
Noise Figure 1 MH-1 EH-8 RAUs 16 dB
Noise Figure 1 MH-4 EHs-32 RAUs 22 dB