User Manual

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CONTENTS
About this guide
Preface overview .............................................................................. xiii
About this guide .............................................................................. xiii
Chapters in this guide ........................................................................................ xiv
Additional documentation .................................................................xv
Typographical conventions this guide uses .................................... xvi
Where to go for more help .............................................................. xvii
Technical support............................................................................................. xvii
Documentation additions and corrections................................................... xvii
Introduction to backhaul installations
Chapter overview .............................................................................. 1-1
System overview ................................................................................1-1
System overview ................................................................................................ 1-1
Infrastructure overview .................................................................................... 1-2
Installation overview .........................................................................1-5
Installation steps common to RMB and I-BTS ............................................ 1-5
Planning the installation ..................................................................1-7
Choosing an installation location .................................................................... 1-7
Assessing network access provider equipment needs ................................. 1-8
Planning for the antennas and antenna installation tips .............................. 1-9
Designing the deployment of base stations ................................................1-10
Configuring network architecture
Chapter overview ............................................................................ 2-11
Architecture overview ..................................................................... 2-11
Configuring switches ......................................................................2-12
Configuring the switch at the cell site ..........................................................2-12
Configuring the head end switch ..................................................................2-12
Configuring the ISP switch ............................................................................ 2-12
Selecting links and circuits .............................................................2-12
Selecting links based on maximum rate needed ......................................... 2-12
Selecting links based on another rate ........................................................... 2-13