User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Base Station Components
- Technical Specifications
- BTS Input/Output Specifications
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Pre-installation
- Install Power & Grounding
- Install Cables
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Global Positioning System (GPS)
One Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna is used with each Base Station to provide a
timing signal for synchronizaton. A second GPS antenna can be provided for redundancy. The
Ripwave Base Station uses the VIC 100 GPS Antenna (Figure 7).
Figure7: VIC 100 GPS Antenna
CAUTION! GPS synchronization is essential for the BTSs in a network not to interfere
with one another
Mounting Racks & Enclosures
The BTS can be installed indoors or outdoors in industry standard 19- or 23-inch racks. Rack
adapters are needed to mount the equipment in a standard 23-inch rack. For outdoor BTSs, the
customer can supply any standard enclosure from a multitude of vendors. Appendix E offers
suggestions for outdoor BTS enclosures. Figure 8 shows 3 BTSs installed indoors.
Accessibility
Ripwave BTS equipment is required to be installed in a restricted access location, in accordance
with NEC/CEC standards. Only authorized personnel should have access to this equipment.