User's Manual

MC-Series System Installation & Testing
RadioFrame Networks, Inc. iii
Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Record of Revisions....................................................................................................... 1
1.2 References .................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 General Safety Information............................................................................................ 2
1.4 Repair and Technical Support ....................................................................................... 3
2 System Description ..............................................................................................................6
2.1 MC-Series System Configuration................................................................................... 7
2.2 RadioFrame Networks Hardware................................................................................... 9
2.3 System Manager Software........................................................................................... 24
2.4 Non-RFN Hardware ..................................................................................................... 25
2.5 Specifications............................................................................................................... 27
3 Pre-Installation.................................................................................................................... 33
3.1 Site Planning ............................................................................................................... 33
3.2 Scheduling / Logistics .................................................................................................. 36
3.3 MC-Series System Installation Kit................................................................................ 36
3.4 iDEN Configuration ...................................................................................................... 37
4 Installation .......................................................................................................................... 38
4.1 Site Inspection ............................................................................................................. 38
4.2 Receipt of Equipment .................................................................................................. 38
4.3 Mounting the MC-Series System Cabinet .................................................................... 39
4.4 Mounting Non-RFN Equipment in the MC-Series System Cabinet .............................. 39
4.5 Mounting Auxiliary Equipment ..................................................................................... 43
4.6 Cabinet-to-Site Cabling................................................................................................ 43
4.7 Intra-cabinet Cabling.................................................................................................... 46
5 Final Checkout and Commissioning ................................................................................. 47
5.1 Prerequisites................................................................................................................ 47
5.2 Checkout Procedures .................................................................................................. 48
5.3 Initial Powering Procedure........................................................................................... 48
5.4 System Setup .............................................................................................................. 50
5.5 Connect the MC-Series System to the Third-party RF Distribution System.................. 55
5.6 Functionality Test......................................................................................................... 55
6 Datafill Parameters & Optimization Procedures............................................................... 57
6.1 Unsupported Datafill Parameters................................................................................. 57
6.2 Parameters that Do Not Apply to the MC-Series System............................................. 58
6.3 Recommended Datafill Parameters ............................................................................. 58
6.4 MIB Disparity ............................................................................................................... 61
6.5 Local Performance Monitoring ..................................................................................... 62