User's Manual

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The ION-M17P/26 EU has been specifically tested and optimized for CDMA2000,
EV-DO, WCDMA, and UMTS. Furthermore, it is provisioned for future improvements
to the modulation (e.g. HSDPA and OFDM) and frequency bands such as WiMAX.
The ION is easily set-up and supervised via a graphical user interface (GUI).
Extension Units can be commissioned through the use of built-in test equipment with
a minimum of commissioning required. The entire system may be monitored remotely
via an Andrew OMC. This is a comprehensive management platform with SNMP
protocol and X.733 standard implemented. Should a sophisticated interface not be
required, the master unit can be directly connected to the alarm interface of a base
station via relay alarming.
 High-power, multi-operator support
 Reduced visual impact form factor
 Efficient, high power amplifier
 Easy connection to Main Unit via cable bridge
 Comprehensive operations and management system for configuration and
alarming
 OMC with SNMP according to X.733 standard
 Easy installation and commissioning
2.3. THE ION-M26 EU (STANDALONE VERSION) - FOR WIMAX
The ION-M26 EU is the most efficient solution to upgrade your Fiber-DAS to WiMAX.
This upgrade has nearly no impact to your installation and offers the possibility to
feed a common distribution or antenna network.
As the standard Andrew fiber DAS ION-M is service agnostic which enables a
transparent WiMAX TDD transport to 30 MHz adjacent spectrum for the Master Unit
to any Remote Unit. Only a single extension box (ION-M26 EU) has to be connected
to the Remote-Unit and the system upgrade to WiMAX is established.
With this easy upgrade leverages a fast WiMAX rollout especially in those areas
where difficult propagation conditions require a DAS solution even for 2G and 3G
services.
The small extension box ION-M26 EU co-sites to the standard ION-M Remote Unit
and needs no separate fiber back haul but a cable bridge to the Remote Unit.
At the Master Unit the WiMAX signal is combined with the 2G and 3G signals and
transported to the Remote Unit.
The Master Unit (MU) contains the interfaces to the BTS and towards the fiber
network. The MU also provides the system control functionality with interface for local
(web browsing) or remote-control (web browsing and SNMP), and also the backhaul
connection towards the OMC (SNMP).
The Remote Unit (RU) is connected by a single fiber, converts the optical signal back
to RF and holds the antenna ports and extension interface to the Extension-Unit (EU)
ION-M26 EU.