LGC wireless InterReach Fusion SingleStar User manual

D-620605-0-20
Rev A
Installation, Operation, and Reference Manual
InterReach FusionTM SingleStar
®

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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.2 Purpose and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.3 Conventions in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.4 Standards Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.5 Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
SECTION 2 InterReach Fusion SingleStar
System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1 System Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.2 System OA&M Capabilities Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.1 System Monitoring and Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.2.2 Using Alarm Contact Closures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.3 System Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.4 System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.5 System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.5.1 RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
SECTION 3 Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1 Fusion SingleStar Hub Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.1.1 F Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.1.2 Communications RS-232 Serial Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.1.3 Hub LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.2 Fusion SingleStar Hub Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.2.1 Fusion SingleStar Hub Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.3 Faults, Warnings, and Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.3.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.3.2 View Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.4 Fusion SingleStar Hub Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

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SECTION 4 Remote Access Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1 Remote Access Unit Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.1.1 N Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.1.2 F Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2 RAU LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3 Faults and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.4 Remote Access Unit Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
SECTION 5 Designing a Fusion SingleStar Solution . . . . . . 5-1
5.1 Downlink RSSI Design Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.2 Maximum Output Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.2.1 850 MHz Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
5.2.2 900 MHz EGSM and EDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.2.3 1800 MHz DCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5.2.4 1900 MHz PCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.2.5 2.1 GHz UMTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
5.3 System Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5.3.1 System Gain (Loss) Relative to CATV Cable Type Length . 5-11
5.4 Estimating RF Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.4.1 Path Loss Equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.4.2 RAU Coverage Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5.4.3 Examples of Design Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.5 Designing for a Neutral Host System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5.6 Connecting a Hub to a Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5.6.1 Uplink Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5.6.2 RAU Attenuation and ALC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
SECTION 6 Installing Fusion SingleStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1 Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1.1 Component Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.1.2 Cable and Connector Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.1.3 Distance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.2.1 Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.2.2 General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.3 Preparing for System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.1 Pre-Installation Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.2 Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.3 Tools and Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.3.4 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.4 Fusion SingleStar Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.4.1 Installing a Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.4.2 Installing RAUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
6.4.3 Configuring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19

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6.5 Interfacing the Fusion SingleStar to an RF Source . . . . . . . 6-22
6.5.1 Connecting a Single Fusion SingleStar Hub to an RF Source 6-22
6.5.2 Connecting Multiple Fusion SingleStar Hubs to an RF
Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
6.6 Connecting Contact Alarms to a Fusion SingleStar System 6-32
6.6.1 Alarm Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
6.6.2 Alarm Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
6.6.3 Alarm Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
6.7 Alarm Monitoring Connectivity Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
6.7.1 Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
6.7.2 Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
6.7.3 100 BASE-T Port Expander Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
6.7.4 POTS Line Sharing Switch Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
6.7.5 Ethernet LAN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44
6.7.6 SNMP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
SECTION 7 Replacing Fusion SingleStar Components . . . 7-1
7.1 Replacing an RAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.2 Replacing a Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
SECTION 8 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical
Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.2 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.3 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.3.1 Troubleshooting Using AdminBrowser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8.3.2 Troubleshooting Using LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
8.4 Troubleshooting CATV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
8.5 Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
APPENDIX A Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.1 CATV Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2 Coaxial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.3 Standard Modem Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.4 RJ-45 100 BASE-T 100 Cross-over Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
APPENDIX B Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B.1 Fusion SingleStar System Approval Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B.2 Human Exposure to RF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

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List of Figures
Figure 2-1 Fusion SingleStar System Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Figure 2-2 Three Methods for OA&M Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Figure 2-3 System Monitoring and Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Figure 2-4 Fusion SingleStar’s Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Figure 3-1 Fusion SingleStar Hub Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Figure 3-2 Fusion SingleStar Hub Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Figure 3-3 Fusion SingleStar Hub Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-4 Preferences Check Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Figure 4-1 Remote Access Unit Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Figure 5-1 Determining APL between the Antenna and the Wireless Device . . . 5-13
Figure 5-2 ALC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Figure 6-1 Installing in the Recessed Mounting Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Figure 6-2 Mounting of Rack Mounting Brackets for Hub Wall Mounting . . . . . 6-12
Figure 6-3 800/850 MHz Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Figure 6-4 Guideline for Unison RAU Antenna Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Figure 6-5 Connection Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Figure 6-6 System Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Figure 6-7 Simplex Base Station to a Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
Figure 6-8 Duplex Base Station to a Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Figure 6-9 Connecting a Fusion SingleStar Hub to Multiple Base Stations . . . . . 6-25
Figure 6-10 Connecting a Fusion SingleStar Hub to a Roof-top Antenna . . . . . . . 6-26
Figure 6-11 Connecting Two Fusion SingleStar Hub’s RF Band Ports
to a Simplex Repeater or Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Figure 6-12 Connecting Two Fusion SingleStar Hub’s RF Band Ports
to a Duplex Repeater or Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Figure 6-13 Connecting MetroReach to Fusion SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Figure 6-14 Using a BTS to Monitor Fusion SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Figure 6-15 Using a BTS and AdminBrowser to Monitor Fusion SS . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

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Figure 6-16 Using Fusion SingleStar to Monitor LGCell or Unison . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Figure 6-17 Alarm Sense Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Figure 6-18 5-port Alarm Daisy-Chain Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
Figure 6-19 Alarm Sense Adapter Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
Figure 6-20 OA&M Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
Figure 6-21 OA&M Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
Figure 6-22 OA&M Connection using a 232 Port Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
Figure 6-23 OA&M Connection Using a POTS Line Sharing Switch . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
Figure 6-24 Cascading Line Sharing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
Figure 6-25 OA&M Connection Using Ethernet and ENET/232 Serial Hub . . . . . 6-44
Figure 6-26 Fusion SingleStar SNMP Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
Figure 6-27 Multiple Unison Systems Monitored
by a Single Network Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46

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List of Tables
Table 2-1 Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Table 2-2 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Table 2-3 Operating Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Table 2-4 850 MHz RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Table 2-5 1900 MHz RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Table 2-6 900 MHz RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Table 2-7 1800 MHz RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Table 2-8 900 MHz RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Table 2-9 2100 MHz RF End-to-End Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Table 3-1 Fusion SingleStar Hub Status LED States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Table 3-2 Fusion SingleStar Hub Port LED States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Table 3-3 9-pin D-sub Pin Connector Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Table 3-4 Fusion SingleStar Hub Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Table 4-1 Frequency Bands Covered by Fusion RAUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Table 4-2 Remote Access Unit LED States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Table 4-3 Remote Access Unit Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Table 5-1 Cellular Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Table 5-2 GSM/EGSM and EDGE Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Table 5-3 DCS Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Table 5-4 PCS Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Table 5-5 UMTS Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Table 5-6 Paging/SMR Power per Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Table 5-7 System Gain (Loss) Relative to CATV Cable Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Table 5-8 Coaxial Cable Losses (Lcoax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Table 5-9 Average Signal Loss of Common Building Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Table 5-10 Frequency Bands and the Value of the First Term in Equation (3) . . . 5-15
Table 5-11 Estimated Path Loss Slope for Different In-Building Environments . 5-16

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Table 5-12 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 850 MHz Cellular Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17
Table 5-13 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 900 MHz GSM Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17
Table 5-14 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 900 MHz EGSM Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Table 5-15 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 1800 MHz DCS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-18
Table 5-16 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 1900 MHz PCS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-19
Table 5-17 Approximate Radiated Distance from Antenna
for 2.1 GHz UMTS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Table 6-1 Distance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Table 6-2 Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Table 6-3 Tools and Materials Required for Component Installation . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Table 6-4 Optional Accessories for Component Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Table 6-5 Troubleshooting Fusion SingleStar Hub LEDs During Installation . . 6-13
Table 6-6 Troubleshooting RAU LEDs During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Table 6-7 Alarm Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Table 8-1 Faults Reported by the Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Table 8-2 Faults Reported by the RAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Table 8-3 Warnings Reported by the Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Table 8-4 Warnings Reported by the RAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Table 8-5 Status Messages Reported by the Fusion SingleStar Hub . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Table 8-6 Status Messages Reported by the RAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-17
Table 8-7 Troubleshooting Using Fusion SingleStar Hub LEDs
During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Table 8-8 Troubleshooting Using the Fusion SingleStar Hub Port LEDs
During Normal Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Table 8-9 Troubleshooting Using the Fusion SingleStar Hub Status LEDs
During Normal Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Table 8-10 Summary of CATV Cable Wiring Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-21
Table A-1 RJ-45 Cross-over Cable Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3

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SECTION 1 General Information
This section contains the following subsections:
• Section 1.1 Firmware Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
• Section 1.2 Purpose and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
• Section 1.3 Conventions in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
• Section 1.4 Standards Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
• Section 1.5 Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Firmware Release
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1.1 Firmware Release
For the latest Software and Firmware Release and associated documentation, access
the LGC Wireless customer portal at lgcwireless.com.
1.2 Purpose and Scope
This document describes the InterReach Fusion SingleStar system.
• Section 2 InterReach Fusion SingleStar System Description
This section provides an overview of the Fusion SingleStar hardware and OA&M
capabilities. This section also contains system specifications and RF end-to-end
performance tables.
• Section 3 Fusion SingleStar Hub
This section illustrates and describes the Fusion SingleStar Hub. This section
includes connector and LED descriptions, and unit specifications.
• Section 4 Remote Access Unit
This section illustrates and describes the Remote Access Unit. This section also
includes connector and LED descriptions, and unit specifications.
• Section 5 Designing a Fusion SingleStar Solution
This section provides tools to aid you in designing your Fusion SingleStar system,
including tables of the maximum output power per carrier at the RAU and formu-
las and tables for calculating path loss, coverage distance, and link budget.
• Section 6 Installing Fusion SingleStar
This section provides installation procedures, requirements, safety precautions,
and checklists. The installation procedures include guidelines for troubleshooting
using the LEDs as you install the units.
• Section 7 Replacing Fusion SingleStar Components
This section provides installation procedures and considerations when you are
replacing an Fusion SingleStar component in an operating system.
• Section 8 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Assistance
This section provides contact information and troubleshooting tables.
• Appendix A Cables and Connectors
This appendix provides connector and cable descriptions and requirements. It also
includes cable strapping, connector crimping tools, and diagrams.
• Appendix B Compliance
This section lists safety and radio/EMC approvals.

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Conventions in this Manual
1.3 Conventions in this Manual
The following table lists the type style conventions used in this manual.
This manual lists measurements first in metric units, and then in U.S. Customary Sys-
tem of units in parentheses. For example:
0° to 45°C (32° to 113°F)
This manual uses the following symbols to highlight certain information as described.
NOTE: This format emphasizes text with special significance or impor-
tance, and provides supplemental information.
CAUTION: This format indicates when a given action or omitted
action can cause or contribute to a hazardous condition. Damage
to the equipment can occur.
WARNING: This format indicates when a given action or omitted
action can result in catastrophic damage to the equipment or cause
injury to the user.
Procedure
This format highlights a procedure.
Convention Description
bold Used for emphasis
BOLD CAPS Labels on equipment
SMALL CAPS Software menu and window selections

Standards Conformance
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1.4 Standards Conformance
• Fusion SingleStar uses the TIA/EIA 568 and 570 cabling standards for ease of
installation.
• Refer to Appendix B for compliance information.
1.5 Related Publications
• AdminBrowser User Manual, LGC Wireless part number D-620607-0-20 Rev. A

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SECTION 2 InterReach Fusion SingleStar
System Description
InterReach Fusion SingleStar is a multi-band (frequencies) wireless networking sys-
tem designed to handle both wireless voice and data communications over licensed
frequencies. It provides high-quality, ubiquitous, seamless access to the wireless net-
work in smaller buildings.
Fusion SingleStar provides the same RF characteristics as InterReach Fusion, which
is designed for large public and private facilities such as campus environments, air-
ports, shopping malls, subways, convention centers, sports venues, and so on. Fusion
SingleStar uses microprocessors to enable key capabilities such as software-select-
able band settings, automatic gain control, ability to incrementally adjust down-
link/uplink gain, end-to-end alarming of all components and the associated cable
infrastructure, and a host of additional capabilities.
The Fusion SingleStar system supports major wireless standards and air interface pro-
tocols in use around the world, including:
• Frequencies: 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz
• Voice Protocols: AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, GSM/EGSM
• Data Protocols: CDPD, EDGE, GPRS, WCDMA, CDMA2000, 1xRTT, EV-DO,
and Paging
The Fusion SingleStar system supports two configurable bands:
• Band 1 in 35 MHz and can be configured for 850 MHz, or 900 MHz.
• Band 2 in 75 MHz and can be configured for 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz, or 2100 MHz
Both bands support all protocols.
Fusion remote access units contain combinations of Band 1 and Band 2 frequenciesto
support various world areas, that is 850 MHz/1900MHz for North America or 900
MHz/2100 MHz for Europe and Asia. Refer to Table 4-1 on page 4-3 for a specific
list of these RAU frequency combinations.

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Key System Features
• Multi-Band, supports two or more full band frequencies for spectrum growth.
•Superior RF performance, particularly in the areas of IP3 and noise figure.
•High downlink composite power and low uplink noise figure enables support of
a large number of channels and larger coverage footprint per antenna.
•Software configurable Hub allows the frequency bands to be configured in the
field.
•Standard 75 CATV Ohm cable, can be run up to 150 meters for RG-59 cable
(170 meters for RG-6; 275 meters for RG-11).
•Flexible RF configuration capabilities, including:
• System gain:
– Ability to manually set gain in 1 dB steps, from 0 to 15 dB, on both down-
link and uplink.
•RAU:
– RAU uplink and downlink gain can be independently attenuated 10 dB in 1
dB steps.
– Uplink level control protects the system from input overload and can be
optimized for either a single operator or multiple operators/protocols.
– VSWR check on RAU reports if there is a disconnected antenna.
•Firmware Updates are downloaded (either locally or remotely) to the system
when any modifications are made to the product, including the addition of new
software capabilities and services.
•OA&M capabilities, including fault isolation to the field replaceable unit, report-
ing of all fault and warning conditions, and user-friendly web browser user inter-
face OA&M software package.

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System Hardware Description
2.1 System Hardware Description
The InterReach Fusion SingleStar system consists of two modular components:
• 19" rack-mountable Hub (connects to up to 8 Remote Access Units)
• Converts RF signals to IF on the downlink; IF to RF on the uplink
• Microprocessor controlled (for alarms, monitoring, and control)
• Auto-configurable bands
• Simplex interface to RF source
• Periodically polls all downstream RAUs for system status, and automatically
reports any fault or warning conditions
• Supplies DC power to RAUs over CATV cable
•Remote Access Unit (RAU)
• Converts IF signals to RF on the downlink; RF to IF on the uplink
• Microprocessor controlled (for alarms, monitoring, and control)
• Multi-band protocol independent, frequency specific units
The minimum configuration of a Fusion SingleStar system is one Hub and one RAU
(1-1). The maximum configuration of a system is one Hub and 8 RAUs (1-8). Multi-
ple systems can be combined to provide larger configurations.
Figure 2-1 Fusion SingleStar System Hardware

System OA&M Capabilities Overview
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2.2 System OA&M Capabilities Overview
InterReach Fusion SingleStar is microprocessor controlled and contains firmware which
enables much of the operations, administration, and maintenance (OA&M) functionality.
Complete alarming, down to the field replaceable unit (that is, Fusion SingleStar Hub
and Remote Access Unit) and the cabling infrastructure, is available. All events
occurring in a system, defined as a Fusion SingleStar Hub and all of its associated
Remote Access Units, are automatically reported to the Hub. The Hub monitors sys-
tem status and communicates that status using the following methods:
• Normally closed (NC) alarm contact closures can be tied to standard NC alarm
monitoring systems or directly to a base station for basic alarm monitoring.
• Connection Methods:
• The Hub’s front panel RJ-45 port connects directly to a PC (for local Ethernet
access).
• The Hub’s front panel RS-232 serial port connects directly to a modem (for
remote access).
• Remote access is also available with an optional 100BASE-T LAN switch con-
nections to the RJ-45 port.
Figure 2-2 Three Methods for OA&M Communications
AdminBrowser OA&M software runs on the Fusion SingleStar Hub microprocessor
and communicates to its downstream RAUs. Using AdminBrowser, you can config-
ure a newly installed system, change system parameters, perform an end-to-end sys-
tem test, or query system status from any standard web browser (Internet Explorer)
running on your PC/laptop system.
Refer to the AdminBrowser User Manual (D-620607-0-20 Rev A) for information
about installing and using the AdminBrowser software.
PSTN
RS-232
RS-232 Ethernet
PC/Laptop
running a
Modem
Fusion SingleStar Hub
Modem
Fusion SingleStar Hub
Ethernet
LAN
Switch
F-conn.
Fusion SingleStar Hub
Fusion SingleStar Hub
Standard Browser
Use AdminBrowser to configure
or monitor a local or a remote
Fusion SingleStar system.
TCP/IP
RAU
1
2
3
R-J-45
t
Ethernet
Admin Browser
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