User Manual

Attaching the sector’s test equipment
IP-RN 8000 Installation & Commissioning Guide 177
Procedure
1. Identify the sector you are calibrating.
For information about sectors, see Understanding radio sectors on page 14.
2. Identify the transmit antenna jumper cable for the sector exiting the Rox System cabinet seal.
For information about identifying the transmit jumper cable for the sector, see RF and GPS cable
locations on page 101.
3. Use the 13/16 inch open ended wrench to disconnect the transmit antenna jumper cable for the sector
from external equipment.
4. Attach a 30 dB attenuator pad to the end of the antenna jumper cable.
5. Connect the power splitter to the attenuator, using appropriate adapters.
6. Connect the power meter to one branch of the power splitter using appropriate adapters.
7. Connect the AT to the other branch of the power splitter using appropriate adapters.
This procedure is complete. Go to Enabling and blossoming the sector to be calibrated
on page 178.
WARNING
Failure to attach attenuator pad may result in damage to the power
meter and the access terminal.
NOTE
You must account for the attenuator when making power budget
calibrations later.
NOTE
You must account for the power splitter when making power
budget calibrations later.