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
2-2 InterReach Unison Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual
CONFIDENTIAL D-620003-0-20 Rev K
Key System Features
• Superior RF performance, particularly in the areas of IP3 and noise figure.
• High downlink composite power and low uplink noise figure for support of a
large number of channels and larger coverage footprint per antenna.
• Software configurable Main and Expansion Hubs. Thus, the frequency band can
be configured in the field.
• Either single-mode or multi-mode fiber can be used, supporting flexible cabling
alternatives (in addition to standard Cat-5, Cat-5E, or Cat-6 screened twisted pair
[ScTP]). You can select the cabling type to meet the resident cabling infrastructure
of the facility and unique building topologies.
• Extended system “reach.” Using single-mode fiber, fiber runs can be as long as
6 kilometers (creating a total system “wingspan” of 12 kilometers). Alternately,
with multi-mode fiber, fiber runs can be as long as 1.5 kilometers. The Cat-5/5E/6
ScTP cable run can be up to 100 meters recommended maximum, or up to 170
meters when using a Cat-5 Extender.
• Flexible RF configuration capabilities, including:
• System gain:
– Ability to manually set gain in 1 dB steps, from 0 to 15 dB, on both down-
link and uplink.
•RAU:
– RAU uplink and downlink gain can be independently attenuated 10 dB.
– Uplink level control protects the system from input overload and can be
optimized for either a single operator or multiple operators/protocols.
– VSWR check on RAU reports if there is a disconnected antenna (all RAUs
except UMTS-1).
• Firmware Updates are downloaded (either locally or remotely) to operating sys-
tems when any modifications are made to the product, including the addition of
new software capabilities/services.
• Extensive OA&M capabilities, including fault isolation to the field replaceable
unit, automatic reporting of all fault and warning conditions, and user-friendly
graphical-user interface OA&M software packages.