Installation guide

Index
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890 USE 101 00 October 2006
MA-0186-100 splitter
description, 76
Revision B, 77
specifications, 76
MA-0329-001 F Connector
for quad shield RG-6 cable, 78
for RG-6 cable, 48
MA-0329-001 F Connector Cassette
for quad shield RG-6 cable, 102
MA-0331-000 splitter
description, 76
illustration, 76
specifications, 76
O
open taps
terminating, 32
P
passive couplers
AMP Model 502402-4, 93
AMP Model 95010-4, 93
point-to-point topology
using fiber optic repeaters, 35
pull strength
for coaxial cables, 44
R
radio frequency interference avoiding, 47
redundant cable topology
description, 21
illustration, 21
redundant Hot Standby cable
illustration, 26
remote drops
connecting, 31
return loss
avoiding, 46
in a coaxial cable system, 46
RG-11 cable
characteristics, 43
installing, 96
noise immunity, 61
Plenum-equivalent cable, 69
procedure for installing F connectors,
109
required tools for connecting, 107
specifications, 69
stripping, 108
RG-11 installation tool
replacement blade pack, 108
RG-6 cable
attenuation characteristics, 52
characteristics, 43
equivalent cable, 68
installation tool, 98
installing, 96
specifications, 68
RIO adapter
connecting drop adapters, 61
RIO cable shield-to-chassis jumper
illustration, 91
RIO cable system
designing, 40
key elements, 40
required hardware components, 72
RIO drops
documenting, 62
minimizing low receive signal level
problems, 61
planning, 61
RIO head
description, 13
RIO media components
characteristic impedance, 45
RIO network
device types, 18
RIO network cable
terminating, 17
RIO network communications
advantages, 12
data transfer, 12
description, 12
message transmission, 12
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