ADC Telecommunications InterReach Spectrum User manual

TECP-77-222  Issue 1  August 2012

300001759666 Rev A

Main Remote Access Unit

Secondary Remote Access Unit

InterReach Spectrum™

Remote Access Unit

Installation Guide

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This disclaimer of liability applies to all products, publications and services during and

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Specific Disclaimer for High-Risk Activities

This Product is not specifically designed, manufactured, tested or intended for use in

high-risk activities including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, on-line

control of aircraft, air traffic, aircraft navigation or aircraft communications; or in the

design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility. TE (including its

affiliates) and its suppliers specifically disclaim any express or implied warranty of

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Screenshots in User Documentation

Due to concurrent development of this documentation, artwork, and the InterReach

Spectrum Element Management System (EMS), there may be some minor discrepancies

between screenshots contained in this documentation and those actually displayed in

the InterReach Spectrum EMS. These discrepancies will generally be few and minor and

should not affect your understanding of InterReach Spectrum EMS.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Topics Page

Preface .................................................................................................................................................................2

InterReachSpectrumUserDocumentation ........................................................................................................... 2

AccessingUserDocumentationontheCustomerPortal ...................................................................................................2

DocumentCautionsandNotes...........................................................................................................................................3

StandardsCertification........................................................................................................................................... 3

ProductOverview.................................................................................................................................................4

MainRemoteAccessUnits..................................................................................................................................... 6

MRAUPorts,Cable,andConnectors ..................................................................................................................................6

MRAULEDs .........................................................................................................................................................................7

SecondaryRemoteAccessUnits ............................................................................................................................ 8

SRAUPorts,Cable,andConnectors....................................................................................................................................8

SRAULEDs...........................................................................................................................................................................9

RAUNConnectors................................................................................................................................................ 10

InstalltheRAUsandAntennas............................................................................................................................11

MounttheRAUsandAntennas............................................................................................................................ 11

GeneralSafetyPrecautions .................................................................................................................................. 11

ConnecttheIFEUtotheMRAU............................................................................................................................12

ConnecttheMRAUtoSRAUs ............................................................................................................................... 14

ConfiguretheMRAUsandSRAUs......................................................................................................................... 16

AppendixA:Specifications..................................................................................................................................17

RemoteAccessUnitSpecifications ...................................................................................................................... 17

SpectrumSystemSpecifications........................................................................................................................... 17

CompositePowerOutofRAU .............................................................................................................................. 19

AppendixB:75‐OhmCATVCable........................................................................................................................20

CATVCableRequirements.................................................................................................................................... 20

Belden1695ACoaxSpecifications ....................................................................................................................... 21

Description .......................................................................................................................................................................21

OverallPhysicalCharacteristics ........................................................................................................................................21

OverallNominalElectricalCharacteristics........................................................................................................................22

Belden7732ACoaxSpecifications ....................................................................................................................... 23

Description .......................................................................................................................................................................23

OverallPhysicalCharacteristics ........................................................................................................................................23

OverallNominalElectricalCharacteristics........................................................................................................................24

AppendixC:OmniAntenna.................................................................................................................................25

AppendixD:ContactingTEConnectivity .............................................................................................................26

Preface

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PREFACE

ThismanualprovidesinstallationinstructionsforInterReachSpectrum®RemoteAccessUnits

(RAUs).Table1liststheRAUsthataresupportedinthisdocument.

Table1.SupportedSpectrumRemoteAccessUnits

Catalog Number Description

SPT-M1-8519-1 SPECTRUM, 850-1900 MAIN RAU

SPT-M1-AWS19-11 SPECTRUM, 2100AWS Path 1-1900 Path 1 MAIN RAU

SPT-S1-2121-1-MIMO SPECTRUM, 2100AWS MIMO SECONDARY RAU

SPT-S1-7070-1-MIMO SPECTRUM, 700 MIMO SECONDARY RAU, UpperC-LowerABC

SPT-S1-8019-22 SPECTRUM, 800 Path 2-1900 Path 2 SECONDARY RAU

SPT-S1-8090-1 SPECTRUM, 800-900 SMR SECONDARY RAU

SPT-S1-80AWS-1 SPECTRUM, 800-2100AWS Path 1 SECONDARY RAU

SPT-S1-8519-22 SPECTRUM, 850 Path 2-1900 Path 2 SECONDARY RAU

SPT-S1-AWS19-12 SPECTRUM, 2100AWS Path 1-1900 Path 2 SECONDARY RAU

SPT-S2-70AWS-1-SISO SPECTRUM, 700 SISO-2100AWS Path 1 SEC RAU, UpperC-LowerABC

SPT-S2-70AWS-22-SISO SPECTRUM, 700 Path 2 SISO-2100AWS Path 2 SEC RAU, UpperC-LowerABC

InterReachSpectrumUserDocumentation

TheInterReachSpectrumuserdocumentationisintendedforsystemadministrators,engineers

andinstallersresponsibleforplanning,administering,configuring,andmaintainingTE

ConnectivityInterReachSpectrumsystems.Table1liststhemanualsthatcorrespondtothis

InterReachSpectrumrelease.

Table2.InterReachSpectrumUserDocumentation

Title TECP Number

InterReachSpectrumElementManagementSystem7.3UserManual TECP-77-200

InterReachSpectrumHostUnitInstallationGuide TECP-77-220

InterReachSpectrumExpansionModuleGroupInstallationGuide TECP-77-221

InterReachSpectrumRemoteAccessUnitInstallationGuide TECP-77-222

FlexWavePrismOADMSpliceBoxInstallationGuide TECP-77-208

AccessingUserDocumentationontheCustomerPortal

NOTE: AccesstotheCustomerPortalrequiresauseraccountandpassword.Ifyoudonothavean

account,clickontheregistrationlinkontheLogInpage.

1ClickonthefollowingURLlinkorentertheURLintoyourwebbrowser,andthenpressEnter

onyourkeyboard:http://www.adc.com/Americas/en_US/1268116693520

2OntheCustomerPortalHomepage,clickManuals&SpecSheets.

3Clickonthetitleofthemanualthatyouwishtoopenordownload.

Standards Certification

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DocumentCautionsandNotes

Twotypesofmessages,identifiedbelow,appearinthetext:

CAUTION! Cautiontextindicatesoperationsorstepsthatcouldcausepersonalinjury,induceasafety

probleminamanageddevice,destroyorcorruptinformation,orinterruptorstopservices.

NOTE: Notetextcontainsinformationaboutspecialcircumstances.

StandardsCertification

FCC:ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeapplicablesectionsofTitle47CFR,Part22(800MHz

Cellular),Part24(1900MHz‐PCS),Part90(800/900‐SMR),andPart27(700MHz,2100MHz

‐AWS).

IC:ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeapplicablesectionsofRSS‐131(800/900–SMR),RSS‐132

(800‐Cellular),andRSS‐133(1900–PCS).Theterm“IC:”beforetheradiocertificationnumber

onlysignifiesthatIndustryCanadaTechnicalSpecificationsweremet.

TheManufacturer'sratedoutputpowerofthisequipmentisforsinglecarrieroperation.For

situationswhenmultiplecarriersignalsarepresent,theratingwouldhavetobereducedby3.5

dB,especiallywheretheoutputsignalisre‐radiatedandcancauseinterferencetoadjacentband

users.Thispowerreductionistobebymeansofinputpowerorgainreductionandnotbyan

attenuatorattheoutputofthedevice.

NOTE: TheU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)hasdevelopedguidelinesforevaluationof

humanexposuretoRFemissions.TheguidelinesincorporatelimitsforMaximumPermissible

Exposure(MPE)forpowerdensityoftransmitteroperatingatfrequenciesbetween300kHzand

100GHz.Limitshavebeensetforportable,mobile,andfixedequipment.TEConnectivity

productsfallinthecategoryoffixedequipment;productsintendedtobepermanentlysecured

andexposuresareevaluatedfordistancesgreaterthan40cm(15.75”).Portabledevicesfallinto

exposuresoflessthan20cm,whereSARevaluationsareused.

Antennagainisrestrictedto1.5WERP(2.49WEIRP)inordertosatisfyRFexposure

compliancerequirements.Ifhigherthan1.5WERP,routineMPEevaluationisneeded.

Theantennasshouldbeinstalledtoprovideatleast40cmfromallpersonstosatisfy

MPErequirementsofFCCPart2,2.1091.

UL/CUL:Thiswillbeinstalledinarestrictedaccesslocation.Thisequipmentcomplies,perUL

andCUL50,StandardforEnclosuresforElectricalEquipment.

UL/CUL:ThisequipmentcomplieswithULandCUL60950‐1StandardforSafetyforInformation

TechnologyEquipment,includingElectricalBusinessEquipment.

UL/CUL:AllInterReachSpectrumRAUsarePlenumratedandsuitableforuseinenvironmental

airspaceinaccordancewithSection300‐22(C)oftheNationalElectricalCode,andSections

2‐128,12‐010(3)and12‐100oftheCanadianElectricalCode,Part1,CSAC22.1.

UL:ThisequipmentisULPlenumratedunderUL2043.

CAUTION! Modificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidthe

user'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

Product Overview

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PRODUCTOVERVIEW

InterReachSpectrumsupportsuptoeightfrequencybandsinasinglesystem.Eachantenna

locationsupportsthosebandsinmodular,grouppairings.EachlocationincludesaMainRemote

AccessUnit(MRAU),whichcanpoweruptothreeadditionalSecondaryRemoteAccessUnits

(SRAUs).AnMRAUsupportstwofrequencybands,andeachSRAUcansupportuptotwo

frequencybands,foratotalofuptoeightfrequencybands.

MRAUsandSRAUsaregroupedlogically,basedoncommonserviceprovidergroupingsand

include,asanexample:

•850/1900

•700/700MIMO

•800/900SMR

•1900/AWS.

Toaddmorefrequencybands,youconnectanSRAUtotheexistingMRAU.Figure1illustrates

howRFandIFsignalsaresentbetweenSpectrumunitsandmodules.

Host

SRAU

MRAU

Power

Supply

IFEU

DRU

Omni

Antenna

REV IF OUT REV SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD IF IN

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

LINK STATUS

HOST

SYSTEM II

RF DART

SMR900

FWD 935-940

REV 896-901

REV

RF OUT

FWD

RF IN

FWD NOT TO

EXCEED +5 dBm

PWR

STATUS

HOST

RF DART

SMR900

FWD 935-940

REV 896-901

REV

RF OUT

FWD

RF IN

FWD NOT TO

EXCEED +5 dBm

PWR

STATUS

HOST

RF DART

SMR900

FWD 935-940

REV 896-901

REV

RF OUT

FWD

RF IN

FWD NOT TO

EXCEED +5 dBm

PWR

STATUS

HOST

RF DART

SMR900

FWD 935-940

REV 896-901

REV

RF OUT

FWD

RF IN

FWD NOT TO

EXCEED +5 dBm

PWR

STATUS

HOST

x x

REMOTE

SYSTEM II

IF DART

XXXXXXXXXX

BW XX MHz

FWD

IF OUT

REV

IF IN

PWR

STATUS

REMOTE

IF DART

XXXXXXXXXX

BW XX MHz

FWD

IF OUT

REV

IF IN

PWR

STATUS

REMOTE

IF DART

XXXXXXXXXX

BW XX MHz

FWD

IF OUT

REV

IF IN

PWR

STATUS

REMOTE

IF DART

XXXXXXXXXX

BW XX MHz

FWD

IF OUT

REV

IF IN

PWR

STATUS

REMOTE

Standards Certification

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Figure1.REV and FWD Signals for the RAU

NOTE: ThisbookreferstotheOmniAntenna(4214‐M727),whichistheantennathatTEConnectivity

recommends.Otherantennasmaybeused.ForfurtherinformationontheOmniAntenna,see

“AppendixC:OmniAntenna”onpage25.

Product Overview

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MainRemoteAccessUnits

TheMainRemoteAccessUnit(MRAU)receivesFWDIFsignalsfromanIFExpansionUnit(IFEU),

whichispartoftheSpectrumExpansionModuleGroup,using75CATVcable.TheMRAU

convertstheIFsignalstoRFandsendsthemtoapassiveRFantennausing50coaxialcable.The

MRAUalsoreceivesconfigurationinformationandpowerfromandsendsitsstatusinformation

totheIFEU.

TheMRAUreceivesREVRFsignalsfromapassiveRFantennausing50coaxialcable.Itconverts

thesignalstoIFandsendsthemtotheIFEUusing75CATVcable.

MRAUPorts,Cable,andConnectors

REV IF OUT REV SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD IF IN

LINK STATUS

1 2

36 54

Ref # Component Device Function

1RF SubMiniature version A

(SMA) cable (1)

50 RF SMA-to-SMA cable Connects two RF bands together when there is only one

N-type connector on the RAU.

For cases when there is an N-type connector for each RF

band (700MIMO or PCS/AWS), there will not be an SMA

cable.

2Antenna port(s) 50 N-type connector Connects to an antenna. See Table 3 on page 10.

3FWD IF IN connector F connector port Connects to the IFEU FWD Module IF OUT connector via

CATV cable.

4FWD SECONDARY PORTS (1 - 3) F connector ports Connect to a SRAU SECONDARY FWD connector via

CATV cable.

5REV SECONDARY PORTS (1 - 3) F connector ports Connect to a SRAU SECONDARY REV connector via

CATV cable.

8REV IF OUT connector F connector port Connects to the IFEU REV Module IF IN connector via

CATV cable.

(1) The AWS/PCS MRAUs does NOT have an RF SMA cable, and has two Antenna ports.

Main Remote Access Units

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MRAULEDs

REV IF OUT REV SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD IF IN

LINK STATUS

415

2 3

Ref # LED LED Color Description

1FWD SECONDARY PORT 

(1 - 3)

2LINK

3STATUS

4REV SECONDARY PORT

(1 - 3)

5FWD IF IN

• Green • Downstream unit correctly connected; unit has no alarms or a

Minor alarm is active.

• Blinking Green • SRAU or band is set out-of-service.

• Yellow • FWD cable connected to SRAU, no REV cable connected.

• Blinking Yellow • FWD and REV cables are not connected to the same port number

(incorrectly paired).

• Red • Major alarm in downstream unit, fault lockout, or SRAU

disconnected.

• Off • No SRAU previously connected.

•Green •MRAU receiving communications from the IFEU.

• Red • MRAU has not received communications from the IFEU for more

than 90 seconds.

• Off • During initial power up, MRAU is powering up and waiting for IFEU

communications.

• Green • Unit has no alarms or a Minor alarm is active.

• Blinking Green • Unit or band is set out-of-service.

• Red • Major alarm detected.

• Green • Downstream unit correctly connected, unit has no alarms or minor

alarm

• Blinking Green • SRAU or band is set out-of-service.

• Blinking Yellow • FWD and REV cables are not connected to the same port number

(incorrectly paired).

• Red • Major alarm in downstream unit, fault lockout, or SRAU

disconnected.

• Off • No SRAU previously connected.

• Green • MRAU is powered on correctly.

•Y

ellow or

Blinking Yellow

• There is an IFEU FWD connection, but there is no IFEU REV

connection or the IFEU REV connection is paired incorrectly.

• Off • Cable is not connected to the IFEU FWD port.

Product Overview

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SecondaryRemoteAccessUnits

ASecondaryRemoteAccessUnit(SRAU)receivesFWDIFsignalsfromtheMRAU,using75

CATVcable.TheSRAUconvertstheIFsignalstoRFandsendsthemtoapassiveRFantennausing

50coaxialcable.TheSRAU,throughtheMRAU,alsoreceivesconfigurationinformationand

powerfromandsendsitsstatusinformationtotheIFEU.

TheSRAUreceivesREVRFsignalsfromapassiveRFantennausing50coaxialcable.Itconverts

thesignalstoIFandsendsthemtotheMRAUusing75CATVcable.

SRAUPorts,Cable,andConnectors

142

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

LINK STATUS

Ref

Component Device Function

1SECONDARY REV connector F connector port Connects to one of the MRAU REV SECONDARY ports (1 - 3)

via CATV cable.

2RF SMA cable (1)

50 RF SMA-to-SMA cable

Connects two RF bands together when there is only one

N-type connector on the RAU.

For cases when there is an N-type connector for each RF band

(700MIMO or PCS/AWS), there will not be an SMA cable.

3Antenna port(s) 50 N-type connector Connects to an antenna. See Table 3 on page 10.

4SECONDARY FWD connector F connector port Connects to one of the MRAU FWD SECONDARY ports (1 - 3)

via CATV cable.

(1) The 700 MIMO SRAUs does NOT have an RF SMA cable, and has two Antenna ports.

Secondary Remote Access Units

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SRAULEDs

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

LINK STATUS

312

Ref # LED LED Color Description

1 LINK

2STATUS

3SECONDARY FWD

•Green •SRAU receiving communications from the IFEU.

• Red • SRAU has not received communications from the IFEU for more than 90

seconds.

• Off • During initial power up, SRAU is powering up and waiting for IFEU

communications.

• Green • Unit has no alarms or a Minor alarm is active.

•Blinking Green • Unit or band is set out-of-service.

• Red • Major alarm detected.

• Green • SRAU is powered on correctly.

•Y

ellow or

Blinking Yellow

• There is an MRAU FWD connection, but there is no MRAU REV connection

or the MRAU REV connection is paired incorrectly.

• Off • Cable is not connected to the MRAU FWD port.

Product Overview

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RAUNConnectors

EachRAUalsohasoneortwo50‐N‐typeconnectorsthatconnecttoapassiveantenna.Table3

liststhenumberofN‐typeconnectorsavailableoneachRAUmodel.

Table3.NumberofNConnectorsonRAUs

Catalog Number Description Number of RF

N Connectors*

SPT-M1-8519-1 SPECTRUM, 850-1900 MAIN RAU 1

SPT-M1-AWS19-11 SPECTRUM, 2100AWS Path 1-1900 Path 1 MAIN RAU 2

SPT-S1-2121-1-MIMO SPECTRUM, 2100AWS MIMO SECONDARY RAU 2

SPT-S1-7070-1-MIMO SPECTRUM, 700 MIMO SECONDARY RAU, UpperC-LowerABC 2

SPT-S1-8019-22 SPECTRUM, 800 Path 2-1900 Path 2 SECONDARY RAU 1

SPT-S1-8090-1 SPECTRUM, 800-900 SMR SECONDARY RAU 1

SPT-S1-80AWS-1 SPECTRUM, 800-2100AWS Path 1 SECONDARY RAU 1

SPT-S1-8519-22 SPECTRUM, 850 Path 2-1900 Path 2 SECONDARY RAU 1

SPT-S1-AWS19-12 SPECTRUM, 2100AWS Path 1-1900 Path 2 SECONDARY RAU 2

SPT-S2-70AWS-1-SISO SPECTRUM, 700 SISO-2100AWS Path 1 SEC RAU, UpperC-LowerABC 1

SPT-S2-70AWS-22-SISO SPECTRUM, 700 Path 2 SISO-2100AWS Path 2 SEC RAU, UpperC-LowerABC 1

* There are two bands per RAU, which results in two N connectors. When there is one N connector, the two bands are

combined internally and both bands use the single N connector.

Mount the RAUs and Antennas

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INSTALLTHERAUSANDANTENNAS

FollowthestepsintheorderprovidedtoinstalltheRAUsandantennas.

MounttheRAUsandAntennas

GeneralSafetyPrecautions

CAUTION! Wetconditionsincreasethepotentialforreceivinganelectricalshockwheninstallingorusing

electricallypoweredequipment.Topreventelectricalshock,neverinstalloruseelectrical

equipmentinawetlocationorduringalightningstorm.

CAUTION! ThissystemisaRFTransmitterandcontinuouslyemitsRFenergy.Maintainaminimum8‐inch

(20cm)clearancefromtheantennawhilethesystemisoperating.Wheneverpossible,shut

downtheRANbeforeservicingtheantenna.

NOTE: RAUsaresuitableforuseinenvironmentalairspaceinaccordancewithSection300‐22(c)ofthe

NationalElectricalCode,andSections2‐128,12‐010(3)and12‐100oftheCanadianElectrical

Code,Part1,CSAC22.1.

CAUTION! InstallRAUsinindoorlocationsonly.Donotconnectanantennainstalledinanoutdoorlocation

toaRAU,unlessitisinanapprovedAOCweatherproofNEMA4housing.

CAUTION! AttachallRAUssecurelytoastationaryobject(thatis,awall,pole,orceilingbrackets).Tomount

aRAUsecurelytoawall,ceilingbracket,orpole,use#6diameterfastenersinthefourslotted

mountingholes.

CAUTION! Dothefollowingtomaintainproperventilation:

•Keepatleast76mm(3‐inch)clearancearoundtheRAU.

•DonotstackRAUsontopofeachother.

•AlwaysmounttheRAUwiththesolidface(containingthemountingholes)againstthe

mountingsurface.

NOTE: YoucanplacetheRAU,withoutitsfasteninghardware,onaflatsurface,suchasashelf,desk,

cabinet,oranyotherhorizontalsurfacethatallowsstableplacement,withthemountingbase

facingdowntothemountingsurface.

CAUTION! IfinstallingtheRAUonaflatsurface,thesurfacemustbeabletoholdaminimum7‐poundload

securely.

Dothefollowing,intheorderpresented,tomounttheRAUsandantennas:

1MountallMRAUandSRAUsinthelocationsmarkedonthefloorplans.

2Installthepassiveantennasaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.

NOTE: Itiscommonpracticetoinstallpassiveantennasbelowtheceiling.Ifyouinstallapassive

antennaabovetheceiling,whenestimatingtheantennacoveragearea,accountforadditional

lossduetotheceilingmaterial.

Install the RAUs and Antennas

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3Connectapassivemulti‐bandantennatotheNconnectoroneachRAUusingcoaxialcable

withtheleastamountoflosspossible.(See“AppendixC:OmniAntenna”onpage25for

informationontheOmniAntennaports.)

Omni Antenna

False Ceiling

SRAU N1

REV IF OUT REV SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD IF IN

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

MRAU N1

Coaxial cable

CAUTION! Firmlyhand‐tightentheNconnector.DONOTover‐tightentheconnector.

ConnecttheIFEUtotheMRAU

NOTE: TheIFEUshouldbepoweredupbeforestartingthisprocedure;seetheInterReachSpectrum

ExpansionModuleGroupInstallationGuide(TECP‐77‐167).

4FollowtheserulesfortheCATVcableswhenconnectingtheIFEUtotheMRAU:

•TheFWDandREVcablesshouldbeclosetothesamelength.

•TheFWDandREVcablesshouldbethesamecabletype(bothRG6orbothRG11).

•ApairofCATVcablesconnectseachMRAUtotheIFEU.TheIFEUREVModuleIFINport

andtheIFEUFWDModuleIFOUTportmustmatch.Forexample,ifIFEUREVModuleIF

INPort3isused,useIFEUFWDModuleIFOUTPort3.

•Referto“AppendixB:75‐OhmCATVCable”onpage20forinformationonmaximumRG‐6

orRG‐11CATVcablelengths.

5TestthecableterminationforeachCATVcablebeforeinstallingit.

6ConnectFconnectorCATVcablesontheIFEUandMRAU,intheordergivenbelow.

IftheLEDsdonotperformasdescribedinthisprocedure,referto“MRAULEDs”onpage7.

aConnectaCATVcablefromoneoftheIFEUFWDModuleIFOUTconnectors(1‐8)tothe

MRAUFWDIFINconnector.

bConfirmthattheMRAUFWDIFINLEDisyellow,whichindicatesacorrectphysical

connection.

cConnectaCATVcablefromtheIFEUREVModuleIFINconnector(1‐8)totheMRAUREV

IFOUTconnector,makingsurethatyoupairtheportusedtothesameportnumber

selectedinStep6a.

Iftheconnectioniscorrect,theMRAUpowersupandtheMRAUFWDIFINLEDturns

green.

REV IF OUT REV SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD IF IN

LINK STATUS

IFEU

Step 6a

To an antenna

MRAU

Step 6b

Step 6c

KEY: IFEU FWD Module IF OUT connector to MRAU FWD IF IN connector

IFEU REV Module IF IN connector to MRAU REV IF OUT connector

Connect the IFEU to the MRAU

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Install the RAUs and Antennas

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ConnecttheMRAUtoSRAUs

CAUTION! Topreventinterference,donotinstallan850/1900MRAUantennanearan800/900SRAU.The

850MHzbandmustbe20feetawayfromthe800/1900SRAU’spassiveantenna.

7Useoneofthefollowing6’and20’CATVRG6jumpers,availableforpurchasefromTE

Connectivity,toconnectanMRAUtoSRAUs.

TE Connectivity

Part Number

Description Note

300469-0 6’ RG-6 Cable; F Male to F Male CATV cable that connects the MRAU to SRAUs. Two

cables required per SRAU.

300469-1 20’ RG-6 Cable; F Male to F Male CATV cable that connects the MRAU to SRAUs. Two

cables required per SRAU.

8TestthecableterminationforeachCATVcablebeforeinstallingit.

9ConnectFconnectorCATVcablesfromtheMRAUtoanSRAU,intheordergivenbelow.Ifthe

LEDsdonotperformasdescribedinthisprocedure,referto“SRAULEDs”onpage9.

aConnectaCATVcablefromanMRAUFWDSECONDARYPORT(1,2,or3)Fconnectorto

theSRAUSECONDARYFWDFconnector.

bConfirmthattheSRAUSECONDARYFWDLEDisyellow,whichindicatesacorrect

physicalconnection.

cConnectaCATVcablefromanMRAUREVSECONDARYPORT(1,2,or3)Fconnectorto

theSRAUSECONDARYREVFconnector,matchingthesameportnumberselectedinStep

9a.Thatis,ifinStep9ayouconnectedanFconnectortotheMRAUFWDSECONDARY

PORT1,thepairedCATVcablemustconnecttotheMRAUREVSECONDARYPORT1.

Iftheconnectioniscorrect,theSRAUpowersupandtheSRAUSECONDARYFWDLED

turnsgreen.

MRAU

REV IF OUT REV SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD IF IN

LINK STATUS

KEY: MRAU FWD Secondary port to SRAU Secondary FWD port

MRAU REV Secondary port to SRAU Secondary REV port

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

LINK STATUS

SRAU

To an antenna

To an IFEU

REV Module

IF IN connector

(1 - 8)

To an IFEU

FWD Module

IF OUT connector

(1 - 8)

Step 9a

Step 9b

Step 9c

Connect the MRAU to SRAUs

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10 RepeatStep9toinstalluptotwomoreSRAUs,aspersystemdesign.

REV IF OUT REV SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD SECONDARY PORTS

1 2 3

FWD IF IN

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

LINK STATUS

SECONDARY

REV

SECONDARY

FWD

MRAU

SRAU1

SRAU2

SRAU3

To an IFEU FWD Module

IF OUT connector (1 - 8)

To an IFEU REV Module

IF IN connector (1 - 8)

To an antenna

KEY: FWD

REV

Install the RAUs and Antennas

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ConfiguretheMRAUsandSRAUs

RefertotheInterReachSpectrum™ElementManagementSystem7.3UserManual(TECP‐77‐200)

forinformationonhowtoconfiguretheMRAUsandSRAUs.

Remote Access Unit Specifications

InterReach Spectrum Remote Access Unit Installation Guide Page 17

APPENDIXA:SPECIFICATIONS

RemoteAccessUnitSpecifications

OperatingTemp ‐25°Cto+50°C

StorageTemperature ‐40°Cto+70°C

Humidity 10%to90%non‐condensing

Dimensions 11.50"x9.00"x3.50"

Weight 7.49Pounds

PowerSource +54Vdc(fromIFEU)

SpectrumSystemSpecifications

RFSpecification

SupportedFrequencyBlocks 2perRemoteAntennaUnit;1‐8perHostUnit

Bandwidth 1.5to75MHznon‐contiguous

FrequencyBandSupported 850Cellular;800iDEN;900iDEN;1900PCS;2100AWS;

700UpperCLowerABC

PropagationDelay

SystemDelay <12microseconds

DelayManagementDigital (ManualorAutomatic)

NoiseFigure

NoiseFigure For1Host,1DRU,8RAUs:<17dB

For1Host,4DRUs,32RAUs:<23dB

InputIP3 >‐10dBm

OpticalSpecifications

OpticalBudget 10dB(Standard);26dB(Optional)

DigitalTransportRate 3.072Gbps

RF Frequency

TX RX

850 Cell

Bandwidth 869-894 824-849

Gain (dB) 40 30

800 SMR

Bandwidth 851-869 806-824

Gain (dB) 40 30

900 SMR

Bandwidth 935-940 896-901

Gain (dB) 40 30

1900 PCS

Bandwidth 1930-1995 1850-1915

Gain (dB) 40 30

2100 AWS

Bandwidth 2110-2155 1710-1755

Gain (dB) 40 30

700 Upper C

Bandwidth 746-756 776-786

Gain (dB) 40 30

700 Lower ABC

Bandwidth 728-746 698-716

Gain (dB) 40 30

Appendix A: Specifications

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NominalPassbandGains

OutputPower

OutputP1dBPowerperBand 26dBm850MHzCell

26dBm1900MHzPCS

26dBm700MHzUpperCLowerABC

26dBm2100MHzAWS

26dBm800iDEN

26dBm900iDEN

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