User Manual

Installation Guide
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Introduction
The ARCXtend HSD Enhanced 5.8 GHz WPE solution is a layer one wireless bridge
device that provides wireless connectivity between a coaxial cable plant and one or more
customer sites. The WPE solution operates in the 5,725 MHz to 5,850 MHz frequency
band and supports the transparent delivery of one digitally modulated 6 MHz cable
downstream channel and one, up to 6.4 MHz, upstream channel transporting the
following services:
• DOCSIS 1.0/1.1/2.0 high speed data, IP Video or Voice over IP (VoIP) signals
• MPEG video streams
• Other digitally modulated services such as Ethernet or TDM over HFC.
The solution consists of these major components:
• Strand mount hub (Hub)
• Customer premise equipment devices (CPE)
• CPE power supply (PS)