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
TDC-0971-011 CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide iii
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Before You Begin ........................................................................................................ vii
Documentation Conventions ............................................................................................................. vii
Related Documents .......................................................................................................................... viii
CCU/Repeater Basics .................................................................................................... 1
CCU Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 1
CCU/Repeater Components ............................................................................................................... 1
CCU/Repeater Module .............................................................................................................. 2
Local GPS (WAN-3G Only)/WAN Antenna System .................................................................. 3
900 MHz Antenna ..................................................................................................................... 4
Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation.......................................................................... 7
Installation Profiles .............................................................................................................................. 7
Siting Collectors or Repeaters............................................................................................................. 7
Propagation Study and Collector or Repeater Site Selection ................................................... 8
GPS and WAN Coverage ......................................................................................................... 8
AC Service Requirements ......................................................................................................... 9
External Ethernet Connections ................................................................................................. 9
Remote 900 MHz Antenna Placement ................................................................................... 10
Grounding the Antenna System .............................................................................................. 10
900 MHz Antenna ................................................................................................................... 11
Lightning Arrestor .............................................................................................................................. 12
AC Mains Power ................................................................................................................................ 13
DC Mains Power ............................................................................................................................... 14
Materials Not Provided by Itron ......................................................................................................... 14
Coaxial Cable .......................................................................................................................... 14
Remote Mount Standard (5.15) dBi 900 MHz Antenna on a Standard CCU/Repeater14
Remote Mount High Gain (8.15dBi) 900MHz Antenna on a Standard Collector or
Repeater ....................................................................................................................... 15
Remote Mount High Gain (8.15 dBi) 900 MHz Antenna on a Tower CCU .................. 15
Local GPS and WAN Antennas .................................................................................... 16
Antenna Sweep Test .................................................................................................... 16
Antenna Connectors ............................................................................................................... 16
Mounting Hardware ................................................................................................................. 17
Installing the Collector or Repeater ........................................................................... 19
Installation Overview ......................................................................................................................... 19
Attaching the External GPS/WAN Antennas ..................................................................................... 20
Attaching the Direct Mount Standard (5.15 dBi) 900 MHz Antenna .................................................. 20
Attaching the Collector or Repeater .................................................................................................. 22
Mounting Hardware ................................................................................................................. 22
Pipe Mount .............................................................................................................................. 23
Pole Mount .............................................................................................................................. 25
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