COBHAM D-MBR 3707 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Cobham Wireless – Coverage
Date: 17-Jan-16
www.cobham.com/wireless
Doc. No. 00060CDUM Rev. 1.1 Page | VII
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Main Features......................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Booster Ordering Information ................................................................................. 2
1.3 Architecture ........................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Smart-ALC Function ............................................................................................... 3
1.5 Power Feeder and Battery Charger ......................................................................... 3
1.6 Booster Interfaces .................................................................................................. 4
1.7 Functional Description ........................................................................................... 5
2 BOOSTER PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES .............................. 6
2.1 Donor Antenna Considerations ............................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Required Antenna Information ............................................................................6
2.1.2 Donor Antenna specifications .............................................................................6
2.1.3 Installation Criteria .............................................................................................6
2.2 Service Antenna Considerations ............................................................................. 7
2.2.1 Required Information .........................................................................................7
2.2.2 Indoor Installations .............................................................................................7
2.2.3 Outdoor Installations ..........................................................................................8
2.3 Required BTS Information .................................................................................... 10
2.4 Selecting the Booster Location ............................................................................. 10
2.4.1 Installation Location Criteria and Environment ................................................... 10
2.4.2 Verifying the Link between the BTS and the Signal Booster ................................ 11
2.5 RF Cable Installation Guidelines ........................................................................... 12
3 BOOSTER MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION ................................................................ 13
3.1 Booster Installation Overview ............................................................................... 13
3.2 Booster Unpacking and Package Contents ........................................................... 14
3.3 Mounting the System ............................................................................................ 15
3.3.1 Location Criteria .............................................................................................. 15
3.3.2 Rack Mount Installation .................................................................................... 16
3.3.3 Wallmount Installation ...................................................................................... 17
3.4 Booster Connections ............................................................................................ 23
3.4.1 Grounding ....................................................................................................... 23
3.4.2 Antenna Connections and Guidelines................................................................ 24
3.4.3 Booster Dry-Contact Alarm Connections ........................................................... 25
3.4.4 Connecting Power and Power-Up ..................................................................... 27
4 BATTERY CHARGER DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION ............................................ 28
4.1 Charger Ordering Information ............................................................................... 28
4.2 Charger Architecture ............................................................................................ 29
4.3 Charger Interfaces ................................................................................................ 30
4.4 Charger Installation Procedure ............................................................................. 31
4.4.1 Charger Installation Location ............................................................................ 32
4.4.2 Charger Unpacking and Package Contents ....................................................... 32
4.4.3 Charger Mounting Procedure ............................................................................ 33
4.4.4 Charger Grounding .......................................................................................... 33
4.4.5 Charger Alarm Connections ............................................................................. 34
4.4.6 Charger to Booster, Battery and AC Feed Connections ...................................... 36