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Table Of Contents

SECTION 1 General Information
- 1.1 Firmware Release
- 1.2 Purpose and Scope
- 1.3 Conventions in this Manual
- 1.4 Standards Conformance
- 1.5 Related Publications
SECTION 2 InterReach Fusion Wideband System Description
- 2.1 System Overview
- 2.2 System Hardware Description
- 2.3 System OA&M Capabilities Overview
  - 2.3.1 System Monitoring and Reporting
  - 2.3.2 Using Alarm Contacts
- 2.4 System Connectivity
- 2.5 System Operation
- 2.6 System Specifications
  - 2.6.1 RF End-to-End Performance
SECTION 3 Fusion Wideband Main Hub
- 3.1 Fusion Wideband Main Hub Overview
- 3.2 Fusion Wideband Main Hub Front Panel
- 3.3 Fusion Wideband Main Hub Rear Panel
  - 3.3.1 Fusion Wideband Main Hub Rear Panel Connectors
    - 3.3.1.1 9-pin D-sub Connector
    - 3.3.1.2 N-type Female Connectors
- 3.4 Main Hub Specifications
- 3.5 Faults, Warnings, and Status Messages
  - 3.5.1 Description
  - 3.5.2 View Preference
SECTION 4 Fusion Wideband Expansion Hub
- 4.1 Expansion Hub Overview
- 4.2 Expansion Hub Front Panel
- 4.3 Expansion Hub Rear Panel
- 4.4 Faults, Warnings, and Status Messages
- 4.5 Expansion Hub Specifications
SECTION 5 Remote Access Unit
- 5.1 RAU Overview
- 5.2 Remote Access Unit Connectors
  - 5.2.1 50 Ohm Type-N Connector
  - 5.2.2 75 Ohm Type-F Connector
- 5.3 RAU LED Indicators
- 5.4 Faults and Warnings
- 5.5 Remote Access Unit Specifications
SECTION 6 Designing a Fusion Wideband Solution
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Downlink RSSI Design Goal
- 6.3 Maximum Output Power per Carrier
- 6.4 System Gain
- 6.5 Estimating RF Coverage
- 6.6 Link Budget Analysis
- 6.7 Optical Power Budget
- 6.8 Connecting a Main Hub to a Base Station
  - 6.8.1 Uplink Attenuation
  - 6.8.2 RAU Attenuation and ALC
    - 6.8.2.1 Using the RAU 10 dB Attenuation Setting
    - 6.8.2.2 Using the Uplink ALC Setting
SECTION 7 Installing Fusion Wideband
- 7.1 Installation Requirements
- 7.2 Safety Precautions
- 7.3 Preparing for System Installation
- 7.4 Fusion Wideband Installation Procedures
- 7.5 Splicing Fiber Optic Cable
- 7.6 Interfacing the Fusion Wideband Main Hub to an RF Source
  - 7.6.1 Connecting a Single Fusion Wideband Main Hub to an RF Source
  - 7.6.2 Connecting Multiple Fusion Wideband Main Hubs to an RF Source
- 7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion Wideband System
- 7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options
SECTION 8 Replacing Fusion Wideband Components
- 8.1 Replacing an RAU
- 8.2 Replacing a Fusion Wideband Expansion Hub
- 8.3 Replacing a Fusion Wideband Main Hub
SECTION 9 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
- 9.1 Service
- 9.2 Maintenance
- 9.3 Troubleshooting
  - 9.3.1 Troubleshooting Using AdminBrowser
    - 9.3.1.1 Troubleshooting Recommendations
    - 9.3.1.2 Fault/Warning/Status Indications
  - 9.3.2 Troubleshooting Using LEDs
    - 9.3.2.1 Troubleshooting Main Hub LEDs During Normal Operation
    - 9.3.2.2 Troubleshooting Expansion Hub LEDs During Normal Operation
- 9.4 Troubleshooting CATV
- 9.5 Technical Assistance
APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors
A.1 75 Ohm CATV Cable
A.2 Fiber Optical Cables
A.3 Coaxial Cable
A.4 Standard Modem Cable
A.5 TCP/IP Cross-over Cable
A.6 DB-9 to DB-9 Null Modem Cable
APPENDIX B Compliance
B.1 Fusion Wideband System Approval Status
B.2 Human Exposure to RF
APPENDIX C Faults, Warnings, Status Tables for Fusion, Fusion Wideband, Fusion SingleStar
C.1 Faults Reported by Main Hubs
C.2 Faults Reported for System CPU
C.3 Faults for Expansion Hubs
C.4 Faults for RAUs
C.5 Messages for Main Hubs
C.6 Messages for System CPUs
C.7 Messages for Expansion Hubs
C.8 Messages for RAUs

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Troubleshooting

Table 9-4 Troubleshooting Expansion Hub Status LEDs During Normal

Operation

During

Normal

Operation

Expansion

Hub

Status

LEDs State Action Impact

At Any Time

UL STATUS

Red Check uplink fiber for optical loss.

Power cycle Expansion Hub one

time to check uplink laser.

No communications between the Main

Hub and the Expansion Hub.

Uplink laser failure.

DL STATUS

Red Check the downlink fiber for opti-

cal loss

No communications with the Main Hub.

E-H

STATUS

Red If either the UL STATUS or the DL

STATUS

are also red, see above.

Cycle power on the Expansion

Hub. If fault remains, replace the

Expansion Hub.

Internal Expansion Hub fault (including

either of the above

UL STATUS or DL

STATUS

states).