ANTENNA MONITORING SYSTEM (AMS) USER MANUAL
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0.6 GENERAL INFORMATION
The CriticalPoint Antenna Monitoring System (AMS) consists of a Main Control Unit (MCU) in conjunction with
an unlicensed 900MHz transceiver and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) monitoring tags installed in the
Comba Distributed Antenna System (DAS) service antennas. The system utilizes RFID technology
incorporated into the DAS service antennas to monitor the coaxial link status of the entire passive network.
The AMS can report the status of any individual antenna link in real time via an easy-to-use GUI and transmit
the overall alarm information through Form C dry contacts. This system will satisfy the Authority Having
Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements for monitoring service antennas as part of the overall System Component
Failure alarming requirements. The system can also increase the efficiency and accuracy of monitoring a
passive antenna system, as well as troubleshooting the passive network.
Main Features
Monitor In-building DAS status in real time for all passive components, antenna coax, and Comba
service antennas
Report overall status through dry contact alarming - login to identify alarms from individual antenna
paths
Supports up to 25dB DAS cable loss
Supports antenna monitoring of VHF, UHF & 700/800MHz bands
Supports Form C dry contact alarms
NEMA 4 enclosure
Low Power Consumption
The following figure shows the enclosure of the
Antenna Monitoring System (AMS)
.
Figure 1: Front, Side and Bottom Views of the AMS Enclosure
