User's Manual

xvi Configuring, Installing, and Using Carrier Infrastructure
Chapters in this guide
Table i describes the chapters and appendices in this guide.
Table i Chapters and appendices in the guide
Chapter Description
Preface Provides an overview of the guide, related documentation,
the guide’s intended audience, typographical conventions,
and methods for obtaining technical support.
Chapter 1 Introduction to
backhaul installations
Provides an overview of the Expedience system and of the
system’s base station component. It provides an installation
overview and describes things you need to consider before
installing base stations.
Chapter 2 Configuring
network architecture
Describes a simple network topology and provides an
overview of how to configure switches at the cell site, the
head end, and the ISP sites.
Chapter 3 Configuring the
AP server
Describes how to configure and use the access provider (AP)
server.
Chapter 4 Configuring a
standby AP server
Explains how to configure a standby AP server. The
network will use the standby server if the primary server
becomes unavailable.
Chapter 5 Configuring base
stations
Describes how to configure base stations, including how to
use Telnet or Term to set up a base station before deploying
it and mounting it to a tower or building. The chapter also
describes how to configure base stations after you have
deployed them, for example, to maintain the system and
optimize system performance.
Chapter 6 Installing the
integral base transceiver
stations (I-BTS)
Explains how to install a base station at a cell site. Also
describes the components used to mount the base station on
a building or tower.
Chapter 7 Installing the
rackmount base station
(RMB)
Describes how to install the rackmount base station (RMB),
including installing the cabinet onto a 19 inch rack, installing
the power supply and switch, installing the RMB into the
base station cabinet and connecting the RMBs to the cell and
to cell-site components.
Chapter 8 Testing and
managing the network
Explains how to work with the ISP to ensure the network is
installed and running correctly.
Appendix A GPS status
codes
Describes the codes that the GPS can generate.
Appendix B Supported
frequency ranges
Provides reference information about the frequency ranges
in which the equipment can operate.