Installation Guide

Table Of Contents

M0201ANC_uc CommScope Era

™

Fiber Low Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide

Fiber CAP L Overview

FIBER CAP L OVERVIEW

There is one Optical Fiber and two Copper CAP L interface variants. This installation guide describes the Fiber

CAP L, which interfaces with a Classic CAN or TEN via an optical link. This allows the Fiber CAP L to provide

data over Single-Mode Fiber

(SMF) or Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF). Power for Fiber CAP Ls is provided over

External AC/DC or remotely thr

ough hybrid fiber.

On the downlink, the Fiber CAP L converts data arriving at the CAP L to analog signals and sends them to the

tenna

ports. On the uplink, received signals are digitized and serialized into data streams, which are sent

back to the Classic CAN or TEN. Figure 1 shows how a Fiber CAP L can be deployed in an Era system.

e-POI

Classic

CAN

eNode B

TEN

UAP

* Power can be on AP side (AC or DC)

or be remote with composite fiber (DC)

TEN

Cat6A cable

Fiber

Power

Power*

Fiber CAP L

Figure 1. Fiber CAP L in an Era System

The Fiber CAP L

• has the following temperature ranges

– without a Fan Kit, it is passively cool

ed with a temperature range of: -33°C to +40°C (-27.4°F to

104°F); see also "Extended CAP L Temperature Operation” on page 22.

– with a Fan Kit, the Fiber CAP L

has an increased maximum operating temperature of 55°C (131°F);