User's Manual Part 1

ION
®
-E Series Hardware Installation Guide M0201AA
Page 20 © June 2017 CommScope, Inc.
WCS-2 and WCS-4 Subracks and Modules
RF Donor Card (RFD)
TheRFDistheinterfaceforRFsignalsbetweentheCANandtheBTSoreNode-B.YouinstallRFDCardsin
SlotsR1-R8ofaWCS-2orWCS-4SubrackthatisconfiguredasaCAN.
TENs do not support the use of RFD Cards.
Ref # Component Device Function
1 Display LCD The first line of the display shows the port number and band.
The second line of the display shows the service provider or
multiple if multiple providers are connected to the port.
2 Display
button
Push button
Push once to turn on the display backlight, and then push four
more times to cycle through the four ports.
3
Port 1
1
Female QMA
connector (shown
populated)
Connect to the UL/DP Ports 1 - 4 on an e-POI Module.
RF Paths: simultaneous transmit and receive.
Protection: relays with adjustable trip threshold.
Frequency: 380 - 2700 MHz
4
Port 2
1
5
Port 3
1
6
Port 4
1
1 Path 1 and Path 2 of an LTE MIMO BTS must be connected to either Ports 1 and 2 of the RFD Card as a
pair, or to Ports 3 and 4 as a pair.
2
1
3
4
5
6