User Manual

Chapter 5 ● Connecting the backhaul
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Understanding the backhaul installation process
This process explains all steps and procedures to follow when installing the backhaul.
1. Ensuring all grounding and surge protection equipment is in place
Do not perform any work on the IP-RN 8000 until you have installed grounding and external surge
protection equipment.
See Understanding surge protection and grounding
on page 33.
2. Ensuring the backhaul cable is already installed into the cabinet base
See Routing power and backhaul cables into cabinet and closing right side access panel
on page 64.
3. Removing the punch block access panel
The punch block access panel and the power terminal access panel must be removed to gain access to
the punch block.
See Removing the punch block access panel
on page 76.
4. Routing backhaul to the backhaul punch block
The backhaul is threaded from the bottom of the cabinet in the power terminal access panel area,
through cinch blocks, and up the inside of the left side of the cabinet to the backhaul punch block.
See Routing backhaul to the backhaul punch block
on page 77.
5. Connecting backhaul to backhaul punch block
The backhaul is wired into the backhaul punch block.
See Wiring backhaul to the backhaul punch block
on page 79.
6. Re-installing access panels
The backhaul punch block access panel and the power terminal access panel are re-installed.
See Re-installing the access panels
on page 83.
This procedure is complete. This process is complete. You must connect the antennas. Go to Understanding
the antenna installation process on page 86.
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During the commissioning phase, backhaul links are tested with
loopback tests. These tests require installing an external loopback
on each link. If you plan to install the loopback into the punch
block itself, the backhaul will have to be un-installed, then
re-installed after the loopback test. In this case, it may make sense
to postpone backhaul installation until after the loopback tests are
performed. For more information, see Chapter 13,
Loopback
testing backhaul links.