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“GigaBUD 1000” Installation Guide
Installation Requirements:
Category Cable:
Category 5E or better cable for horizontal wiring plant per ANSI/TIA-568-C Series Standard
Category patch cables
Category cable
must
be matched throughout a Z-Band System. Do
not
use a mixture of different
cables
Coax Cable:
Coaxial cable backbone cannot exceed
400’ if using RG-6, or 600’ if using RG-11
(Use single-mode fiber
for distances greater than 600’)
Use RG-6 coaxial cables to cascade the “GigaBUD 1000’s” in the same closet
Other Requirements:
35 dB amplifier with gain and tilt for Direct Cable Feed or to increase and flatten Headend signals to the
proper levels
RF meter capable of measuring analog and digital signals levels plus C/N for analog, and MER for digital
channels across the CATV spectrum
One GigaBOB for each TV or video-enabled PC in the System
Two-Way Splitter
Fiber Cable:
Use single-mode cable with SC/APC connectors
Optical wavelength: 1300
RF input power range to “Z-Band Light TX”: 20 dBmV + or - 5dBmV
Optical Meter capable of reading Single-mode SC/APC Terminated Fiber at 1300nm wavelength
Optical input power range to “GigaBUD 1000”: –1dBm to –4dBm
RF Input Levels:
Make sure that the input coming into the System is as follows (assume a 35 dB amplifier with gain and tilt is
used prior to input, if required in order to obtain proper signal levels):
Analog Only
Digital Only
Analog & Digital Combined
Level
23 dBmV
flat
20 dBmV
flat
23 (A) dBmV/ 17 (D) dBmV
C/N
43dB or greater
43 dB or greater
MER
36 dB or greater into GigaBUD
36 dB or greater into GigaBUD
Figure 9