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.................................................................................................................6
2.1 MC-Series System Configuration.....................................................................................7
2.2 RadioFrame Networks Hardware..................................................................................... 9
2.3 System Manager Software............................................................................................. 24
2.4 Non-RFN Hardware .......................................................................................................25
2.5 Specifications .................................................................................................................27
3 Pre-Installation.......................................................................................................................33
3.1 Site Planning ..................................................................................................................33
3.2 Scheduling / Logistics ....................................................................................................36
3.3 MC-Series System Installation Kit.................................................................................. 36
3.4 iDEN Configuration ........................................................................................................37
4 Installation .............................................................................................................................38
4.1 Site Inspection................................................................................................................38
4.2 Receipt of Equipment.....................................................................................................38
4.3 Mounting the MC-Series System Cabinet...................................................................... 39
4.4 Mounting Non-RFN Equipment in the MC-Series System Cabinet ...............................39
4.5 Mounting Auxiliary Equipment........................................................................................43
4.6 Cabinet-to-Site Cabling.................................................................................................. 43
4.7 Intra-cabinet Cabling...................................................................................................... 46
5 Final Checkout and Commissioning ...................................................................................47
5.1 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................. 47
5.2 Checkout Procedures..................................................................................................... 48
5.3 Initial Powering Procedure ............................................................................................. 48
5.4 System Setup.................................................................................................................50
5.5 Connect the MC-Series System to the Third-party RF Distribution System .................. 55
5.6 Functionality Test ........................................................................................................... 55
6 Datafill Parameters & Optimization Procedures.................................................................57
6.1 Unsupported Datafill Parameters................................................................................... 57
6.2 Parameters that Do Not Apply to the MC-Series System.............................................. 58
6.3 Recommended Datafill Parameters............................................................................... 58
6.4 MIB Disparity..................................................................................................................61
6.5 Local Performance Monitoring ....................................................................................... 62