Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- System Description
- Pre-Installation
- Receipt of Equipment
- Site Planning
- Main Rack and Supporting Hardware
- Remote ACUs
- RFUs
- RadioBlades
- RAPs
- URU
- Interconnecting Cabling
- Main Rack Configuration
- RF Planning
- Site Survey
- Alarm Configuration
- Tools Required
- Installation
- Equipment Commissioning
- iDEN Interface
- Power Plant
- RadioFrame System
- Coverage Validation
- Site Acceptance Guidelines
- RadioFrame System Functionality Test
- RadioFrame System iDEN Functionality Test
- Interconnect & Dispatch Setup & Voice Quality
- Packet Data Service Connection and Latency
- Short Message Service
- Handover and Cell Reselection
- Interconnect Connection Stability and SQE Performance
- Dispatch Connection Stability
- Idle SQE Testing and Validation
- System Self-Recovery Test
- Packet Data Stability and Throughput
- Validation of ‘Unable to Key BR’ Alarm
- Rectifier & AC Power Alarms
- iSC-3 Functionality Test
- RadioFrame System iDEN Functionality Test
- Connecting the RFS to the Customer LAN
- Operations and Maintenance
- Appendixes
Method of Procedure
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Notices
These installation standards have been prepared to provide RadioFrame Networks’ customers with general
standards necessary to ensure that installed RadioFrame Networks equipment operates in accordance with
the design parameters in the owned or leased buildings of RFN’s customers, and its customers, and to
make certain equipment is installed safely and efficiently.
RadioFrame Networks reserves the right to revise this document for any reason, including, but not limited to,
conformity with standards promulgated by various governmental or regulatory agencies, utilization of
advances in the state of the technical arts, or to reflect changes in the design of equipment, techniques, or
procedures described or referred to herein.
Liability to anyone arising out of use or reliance upon any information set forth herein is expressly
disclaimed, and no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, are made with respect to the
accuracy or utility of any information set forth herein.
NOTE: RadioFrame Networks has fully tested up to 6 iDEN RadioBlades per RFU in a full-capacity system
(8 ACUs and 64 RFUs).
Revision History
Software Release Date Sections Updated
iDEN 1.3 May 2002 Phase 0
iDEN 1.4/802.11b 1.3 July 2002 Phase 1
RFN 2.0 December 2002 5.3, 7.1, 7.5
RFN 2.1 December 2002 5.3, 7.1
RFN 3.1 May 2003
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