User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Before You Begin
- CCU/Repeater Basics
- Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
- Installing the Collector or Repeater
- Installation Overview
- Attaching the Local GPS/WAN Antennas
- Attaching the Direct Mount Standard (5.15 dBi) 900 MHz Antenna
- Attaching the Collector or Repeater
- Connecting Cables
- Installing a Local 4G WAN Antenna
- Installing the Battery
- Providing Power
- CCU Installation Wiring Diagram
- Tower Installation
- Solar Powered Installation
- Relocating a CCU or Repeater
- Battery Care and Maintenance
- Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
- Port and Protocol Requirements
- Status and Diagnostics
- Changing the Repeater Password
- Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
- Anritsu Site Master Calibration
- Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 900 MHz Antenna
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form
- Itron ChoiceConnect 900 MHz Antenna Specifications
- Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
- Sample Sweeps Output
- Grounding Specifications
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Understanding the Ohms Level
- Reducing the Ohms level
- Using a Megger
- Adjusting the Routing of the Grounding Conductor
- Supplier General Requirements and Equipment Competencies
- Exterior Grounding System Design for Concentrators
- Equipment Buried Ground Ring
- Chemical Ground Rod Installation
- Itron Concentrator Equipment
- Installing Coax Ground Kits
- Collector Sites with Indoor Itron TCU / CCU Equipment
- Grounding Rooftop Network Devices
- Down Conductor Installation
- Cold Water Pipe Option
- Building Steel Option
- Antenna and Coax Grounding - Rooftops
- Cable Tray Grounding
- Water Tower Grounding
- New Wooden and Concrete Antenna Poles
- Equipment Shelter Grounding
- Repeaters on Communication Tower Sites
- Repeaters on Rooftops
- Multiple Story Site Ground System
- Down Conductors Installation - Building / Shelter Penetrations
- Down Conductors Installation - Limits of Bend Radius
- Down Conductors Installation Connection Methods
- Cable Entrance Facilities
- Clamp-On Ground Resistance Testing
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Index
Appendix A Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
62 TDC-0971-011 CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide
Proprietary and Confidential
Antenna Specifications
Specifications for the 900 MHz, GPS, and WAN antennas are listed in the following
tables.
Important All coaxial cable connections must be properly weather-proofed per
industry standards unless otherwise specified. This includes any connections for the
antennas and the collector or repeater components. If the collector or repeater is
installed indoors, only the connections located outside need to be weather-proofed.
This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below. Antennas not
included in this list are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna
impedance is 50 ohms.
900 MHz Antennas
Specification Standard 5.15 dBi
High gain (8.15 dBi)
Gain
3 dBd (5.15 dBi)
6.0 dBd (8.15 dBi)
Horizontal beam width Omni directional Omni directional
Vertical beam width -3dB minimum, +/- 16 degrees from
horizontal
17 degrees
Electrical down tilt available 0 degrees 0 degrees
Power rating 50W 100W
Impedance
50 ohms
50 ohms
Termination Type N male Type N female
Lightning protection Direct ground Direct ground
Overall length 18 in. 65 in.
Radome diameter
1.00 in. OD
1.310 in. OD
Mounting area length n/a ~8 in.
Weight (without clamps) 1 lb. 3 lbs.
Maximum wind speed 160 mph 125 mph
Wind load @ rated wind
speed
n/a
57 lbs.
GPS/WAN Antennas
Specification
GPS
WAN-3G
WAN-4G Local
WAN-4G Remote
Gain 30 dB 0 dBd (806-896)
3dBd (1850-1990)
2 dBi 4.5 dBi
Horizontal beam width
Omni directional
Omni directional
Omni directional
Omni directional
Power rating N/A 100W 25W 150W
Impedance 50 ohms 50 ohms 50 ohms 50 ohms