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
Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
90 TDC-0971-011 CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide
Proprietary and Confidential
The following illustration shows the antenna's electrical specifications:
The following illustration shows the antenna's mechanical specifications:
Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
Coaxial Cable Return Loss/VSWR
Make
Cable
Model
Return Loss (dB)
VSWR (max.)
Andrew 7/8" Heliax LDF5-50A -24.5 1.13:1
Andrew
1-1/4" Heliax
LDF6-50A
-24.5
1.13:1
Andrew 1-5/8" Heliax LDF7-50A -24.5 1.13:1
Andrew 2-1/4" Heliax LDF12-50 -24.5 1.13:1
Andrew
7/8" Virtual Air
AVA5-50
-24.5
1.13:1
Andrew
1-5/8" Virtual Air
AVA7-50
-24.5
1.13:1
All Existing Coaxial Feeder All -22.0 1.17:1
Coaxial Cable Path Loss per 100ft
Make
Cable
Model
Velocity
Loss/100’ @ 2 GHz
Andrew ½" Heliax LDF4-50A 0.88 3.25 dB
Andrew ½" SuperFlex FSJ4-50B 0.81 5.37 dB
Andrew 7/8" Heliax LDF5-50A 0.89 1.86 dB
Andrew
1-1/4" Heliax
LDF6-50A
0.89
1.35 dB
Andrew 1-5/8" Heliax LDF7-50A 0.88 1.13 dB
Andrew 2-1/4" Heliax LDF12-50 0.88 0.99 dB
Andrew 7/8" Virtual Air AVA5-50 0.91 1.68 dB
Andrew
1-5/8" Virtual Air
AVA7-50
0.92
1.02 dB