User's Manual

MC-Series System Installation & Testing
RadioFrame Networks, Inc. iii
Contents
1 Introduction..............................................................................................................................1
1.1 Record of Revisions ......................................................................................................... 1
1.2 References.......................................................................................................................1
1.3 General Safety Information .............................................................................................. 2
1.4 Repair and Technical Support.......................................................................................... 3
2 System Description.................................................................................................................5
2.1 MC-Series System Configuration.....................................................................................6
2.2 RadioFrame Networks Hardware..................................................................................... 8
2.3 System Manager Software............................................................................................. 23
2.4 Non-RFN Hardware .......................................................................................................24
2.5 Specifications .................................................................................................................25
3 Pre-Installation.......................................................................................................................30
3.1 Site Planning ..................................................................................................................30
3.2 Scheduling / Logistics ....................................................................................................33
3.3 MC-Series System Installation Kit.................................................................................. 33
3.4 iDEN Configuration ........................................................................................................34
4 Installation .............................................................................................................................35
4.1 Site Inspection................................................................................................................35
4.2 Receipt of Equipment.....................................................................................................35
4.3 Mounting the MC-Series System Cabinet...................................................................... 36
4.4 Mounting Non-RFN Equipment in the MC-Series System Cabinet ...............................36
4.5 Mounting Auxiliary Equipment........................................................................................40
4.6 Cabinet-to-Site Cabling.................................................................................................. 40
4.7 Intra-cabinet Cabling...................................................................................................... 43
5 Final Checkout and Commissioning ...................................................................................44
5.1 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................. 44
5.2 Checkout Procedures..................................................................................................... 45
5.3 Initial Powering Procedure ............................................................................................. 45
5.4 System Setup.................................................................................................................47
5.5 Connect the MC-Series System to the Third-party RF Distribution System .................. 51
5.6 Functionality Test ........................................................................................................... 51
6 Datafill Parameters & Optimization Procedures.................................................................53
6.1 Unsupported Datafill Parameters................................................................................... 53
6.2 Parameters that Do Not Apply to the MC-Series System.............................................. 54
6.3 Recommended Datafill Parameters............................................................................... 54
6.4 MIB Disparity..................................................................................................................57
6.5 Local Performance Monitoring ....................................................................................... 58
7 Scheduled and Unscheduled Maintenance ........................................................................60