User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 General Information
- SECTION 2 InterReach Fusion Wideband System Description
- SECTION 3 Fusion Wideband Main Hub
- SECTION 4 Fusion Wideband Expansion Hub
- SECTION 5 Remote Access Unit
- SECTION 6 Designing a Fusion Wideband Solution
- 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
- 7.7 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion Wideband System
- 7.8 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options
- SECTION 8 Replacing Fusion Wideband Components
- SECTION 9 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and 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
RAU Overview
5-4 InterReach Fusion Wideband Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual
CONFIDENTIAL D-620616-0-20 Rev F
* Exceeding the distance of copper-clad cable will result in the attached RAU becoming
non-functional. If the distance of a cable run is at its maximum and is of concern, TE recom-
mends the use of solid copper cable to ensure successful operation.
2500/2500 FSN-2500-2-WMAX 2500 2496-2690 2496-2690 1 30 MHz
2500 2496-2690 2496-2690 2 30 MHz
2600/2600 FSN-W3-2626-1 2600 2620-2690 2500-2570 1 70 MHz
2600 2620-2690 2500-2570 2 70 MHz
Table 5-2 System Gain (Loss) Relative to CATV Cable Length
Cable
Type
Comm-
Scope
Part
Number
Plenum
Rated
Solid
Copper
Conductor
Copper
Clad
Conductor
Zero-loss
RF
Maximum
Length
(meters)
Distance
RF is
10dB
Below
Input RF
(meters)
RG-59
2065V Yes X 130 180
2022V Yes X 100 100*
5572R No X 95 95*
5565 No X 130 180
RG-6
2279V Yes X 140 190
2275V Yes X 140 150*
5726 No X 140 140*
5765 No X 140 190
RG-11
2293K Yes X 235 320
2285K Yes X 235 300*
5913 No X 235 300*
Table 5-1 Frequency Bands Covered by Fusion Wideband RAUs (continued)
Fusion
Wideband
RAU Part Number
Fusion
Wide-
band
Band
RF Passband
Downlink
(MHz)
Uplink
(MHz)
MAIN
HUB/
RAU
Band
RAU
Band-
width