ERA® WCS and e-POI Subracks and Power Supply Unit Installation Guide
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Interface Card (IFC)
The IFC is used to set the Subrack number of the e-POI Subrack. It also provides a Status
LED for each of the e-POI Modules in the Subrack. The IFC is factory installed in the e-POI
Subrack.
e-POI Module
The e-POI Modules are low PIM attenuators that reduce high power RF signals from their
source by 30 dB to interface with the RFD Cards and works with duplexed input signals.
Access Points
• UAP
• UAP-N25
A Universal Access Point (UAP) connects to the ERA system via Cat6A cabling, uses its
internal antennas to transmit and receive over-the-air signals. It also supports Ethernet
backhaul or a cascaded UAP through its AUX port. Similar in function to the UAP and
UAP-X, the UAP-N25 and UAP-XN25 feature a 25 MHz filter on one path (instead of the
80 MHz filter on a UAP or UAP-X). This allows coexistence of specific bands, such as
Australia 850 MHz and 900 MHz.
• UAP-X
• UAP-XN25
CAP L
The Low Power Carrier Access Point (CAP L) connects via Cat6A, Single-Mode Fiber (SMF),
or Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF), uses external antennas to transmit and receive over-the-air
signals, and supports Gigabit Ethernet pass-through for WiFi, IP cameras, or other
devices. The CAP L can provide up to 21 dBm of RF output power per band. It also
supports one cascaded CAP L.
CAP M
The Medium Power Carrier Access Point (CAP M) connects via Single-Mode Fiber (SMF)
or Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF), uses external antennas to transmit and receive over-the-air
signals, and supports pass-through for Ethernet devices (such as WiFi and IP cameras).
The CAP M, dependent on the frequency band, can provide up to 30 dBm of RF output. It
also supports one cascaded CAP M.
CAP MX
The CAP MX connects via Single-Mode Fiber (SMF) or Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF) and uses
external antennas to transmit and receive over-the-air signals. It supports a large number
of licensed bands. The CAP MX, dependent on the frequency band, can provide from 29
dBm to 33 dBm of RF output. It also supports one cascaded CAP M.
CAP H
The High Power Carrier Access Point (CAP H) connects via Single-Mode Fiber (SMF) or
Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF) and uses external antennas to transmit and receive over-the-air
signals. The current ERA software does not support pass-through for Ethernet devices
(such as WiFi and IP cameras) for CAP H, but this will be supported in a future software
update. The CAP H can provide up to 43 dBm of RF output per band. It also supports one
cascaded CAP H.
Table 1.
ERA Hardware System Components Supported in this Manual (Continued)
Component
Description
