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
Contents
iv TDC-0971-011 CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide
Proprietary and Confidential
Wall Mount .............................................................................................................................. 27
Davit Arm Mount ..................................................................................................................... 28
Connecting Cables ............................................................................................................................ 29
Installing a Local 4G WAN Antenna .................................................................................................. 33
Installing the Battery .......................................................................................................................... 34
Providing Power ................................................................................................................................ 36
CCU Installation Wiring Diagram ...................................................................................................... 38
Tower Installation .............................................................................................................................. 38
Tower Installation Overview .................................................................................................... 39
TCU Components ................................................................................................................... 41
Tower CCU Wiring Installation Diagram ................................................................................. 44
Solar Powered Installation ................................................................................................................. 45
Sunwize Solar Panel Wiring Legend ...................................................................................... 46
To assemble the Solar CCU 100 ............................................................................................ 47
Solar Installation Wiring Diagram ............................................................................................ 50
Relocating a CCU or Repeater ......................................................................................................... 51
Battery Care and Maintenance ................................................................................... 53
Shipping Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 53
Battery Storage and Charging ........................................................................................................... 53
Long-Term Storage ................................................................................................................. 54
State of Charge ....................................................................................................................... 55
Charging the Battery ............................................................................................................... 55
Battery Service Life ........................................................................................................................... 56
Calendar Life ........................................................................................................................... 56
Preventative Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 56
Replacing the Integrated Battery ....................................................................................................... 57
Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications .......................................................... 59
CCU or Repeater Dimensions and Weight ....................................................................................... 59
Antenna Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 62
Environmental Specifications ............................................................................................................ 63
Transmitter ........................................................................................................................................ 64
Diagnostic Radio ............................................................................................................................... 64
Collector or Repeater Power Operating Range ................................................................................ 64
Battery Pack ...................................................................................................................................... 64
Port and Protocol Requirements ................................................................................ 67
Logical Architecture of Fixed Network (Multiple Network Zones) ..................................................... 67
Ports and Protocols ........................................................................................................................... 68
Status and Diagnostics ............................................................................................... 73
Status Indicator ................................................................................................................................. 73
Performing an Antenna Sweep Test ................................................................................................. 74