Antenna Cabling for Sites Equipped With Customer–Supplied Site I/O
Interface
DEC 2000
4-21
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300 BTS Hardware Installation, ATP and FRU Procedures
PRELIMINARY
Objective
The objective of this procedure is to install the cabling for the
antenna(s). This cabling is installed between one or more units and the
customer–supplied lightning arrestor(s).
Cable Labels
The cable designations are referenced to Table 4-1 in the “Cable
Description” area of this chapter.
Equipment Needed
Table 4-22 provides the quantities and descriptions of the cables.
Table 4-22: Cables Needed for Antenna Connections
Cable
Qty.
Part Number
Description
C
1 to 8
Customer Supplied
Antenna cable, 50–Ohm coaxial terminated with at least one male,
N–type connector.
Antenna Cable Pin and Signal
Information
The antenna cabling uses a 50–Ohm coaxial cable. The inner conductor
provides signaling and the outer conductor provides shielding and
ground.
Figure 4-12: Antenna Cabling Details
OUTER
CONDUCTOR
INNER
CONDUCTOR
ANTENNA CABLE (COAXIAL)
CONNECTOR
Table 4-23: Pin and Signal Information for Cable C (Antenna Cable)
Antenna
Inner Conductor
Outer
Conductor
B (Microcell only)
TX/RX
Ground
A
RX (Microcell)
TX/RX (Picocell)
Ground
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