Installation and Operation Manual
November 1999
2-2 M68333 Rev. A Tel-Link PMP - Sector Terminal Installation & Maintenance Manual
The Sector Terminal consists of following components:
• Basic IDU chassis containing Modulators, FDMA Demodulators, Burst TDMA Demodulators,
OC-3 SAC and ODU Multiplexers (MUX)
• Optional Expansion IDU Chassis containing a Sector Expansion Controller (SEC), TMDA or
FDMA Demodulator and Receive IF Demux's
• Sector ODU Power Supply consisting of a rack mounted unit supplying power to the ODU
• Outdoor Unit(s) ODUs containing the RF components
• Antenna and mounting hardware
• Interfacility Link (IFL) consisting of one coaxial cable connecting the ODU to the Indoor Unit
(IDU)
2.1 Indoor Unit (IDU)
The Sector IDU is located indoors at the Base Station site and is connected to the Sector ODU via an IFL
cable. The Sector Basic IDU is comprised of the following components:
• Basic rack mount chassis with IDU power supplies
• Modulators
• Demodulators (FDMA network)
• Burst Demodulators (TDMA network)
• Sector ATM Controllers
• ODU MUXs
The Sector Expansion IDU is comprised of the following components:
• Expansion rack mount chassis with IDU power supplies
• Demodulators (FDMA)
• Demodulators (TDMA)
• Sector Expansion Controllers
• Receive IF Demultiplexers
Chassis configuration is performed from a Local Site Manager (LSM) laptop or desktop PC using P-COM’s
WaveView Windows application. Each card has specific variables and must be properly configured in order
to establish RF and data links. Each card in the chassis has a specific slot where it is to be located. Figure
2-2 is a block diagram illustrating a Basic ID Chassis and an Expansion IDU Chassis configuration.