Installation guide

Index
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RIO processor
description, 13
S
self-healing ring topology
using fiber optic repeaters, 38
Self-terminating adapter
procedure for installing on drop cable,
119
Self-terminating F connectors
procedure for installing, 106
semirigid cable
characteristics, 43
installing F connectors on, 116
preparing for a connector, 115
single cable Hot Standby
illustration, 25
single cable linear topology
illustration, 20
splitter
description, 16
star topology
not allowed in coaxial cable system, 32
STAT and SENS instructions
detecting loss of communications, 139
structural support
for coaxial cables, 44
surge suppressors
for networks exposed to lightning, 88
illustration, 88
system expansion
design considerations, 41
T
taps
connecting with semirigid cable, 117
description, 16
enclosure considerations, 49
placement, 48
port connections, 48
port types, 48
terminating
drops, 51
trunk cables, 51
unused tap ports, 51
terminators
power-handling capability, 83
three-piece connector
installing, 116
tree topology
using fiber optic repeaters, 37
trunk cable
band markings, 48
types, 16
trunk splitter
illustration in Hot Standby system, 29
illustration in standalone system, 28
use in Hot Standby system, 29
use in standalone system, 28
two-piece connector
installing, 116
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