User's Manual

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Installing the integral base transceiver station
Chapter overview ............................................................................6-49
Before you begin .............................................................................6-49
Cell wiring .......................................................................................6-50
Installation overview .......................................................................6-51
Installing the antenna and base station as a single unit ................6-52
Attaching antenna cable to base station ............................................. 6-53
Determining the degree of tilt for the antenna ................................... 6-53
Attaching lower antenna brackets to bolts on lower sides of antenna 6-56
Mounting the base station ..............................................................6-59
Mounting the base station to a wall ................................................... 6-59
Mounting the base station to a pole or tower ..................................... 6-60
Mounting the base station to a 19 inch rack ...................................... 6-66
Base station connectors ..................................................................6-67
Ethernet (data) and power connector ................................................. 6-67
TVS module connectors ..................................................................... 6-69
GPS connectors .................................................................................. 6-71
Serial interface connector .................................................................. 6-72
Antenna connector ............................................................................. 6-73
Connecting the antenna to the base station ...................................6-73
Antenna connection tips ..................................................................... 6-73
Connecting the antenna to the base station ........................................ 6-74
Connecting the GPS equipment to a base station .........................6-74
GPS equipment mounting tips ........................................................... 6-74
Connecting the GPS unit to the base station ...................................... 6-74
Connecting to the backbone network ............................................6-75
Grounding base stations .................................................................6-75
Powering base stations ...................................................................6-75
Powering tips ..................................................................................... 6-76
Powering the base station .................................................................. 6-76
Installing the rackmount base station (RMB)
Chapter overview ............................................................................7-77
Before you begin .............................................................................7-77
Installation overview .......................................................................7-78
Installing the mounting bracket and attaching cabinet to the
19-inch rack .....................................................................................7-79
Attaching the switch and power supply to the rack .......................7-80
Installing the RMBs into the cabinet .............................................7-80
Connecting RMBs to cell (cell wiring) ...........................................7-81