Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- CCU100 and Repeater100 Installation Guide
- Important Safety and Compliance Information
- 1 Before You Begin
- 2 CCU/Repeater Basics
- 3 Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
- 4 Installing the Collector or Repeater
- 5 Battery Care and Maintenance
- A Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
- B Port and Protocol Requirements
- C Status and Diagnostics
- D Changing the Repeater Password
- E Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
- Anritsu Site Master Calibration
- Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 915 MHz Antenna
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form
- Itron ChoiceConnect 915 MHz Antenna Specifications
- Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
- Sample Sweeps Output
- F Grounding Specifications
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- 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
- Grounding antennas on 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
Make Cable Model Return Loss (dB) VSWR (max.)
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
Sample Sweeps Output
Return Loss:
CCU100 and Repeater100 Installation Guide E Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
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