Appendix E: Installing Base Station Plug-Top Power Supplies161; Positioning A Base Station - Nortel Meridian Companion Installation And Maintenance Manual

Appendix E: Installing Base Station plug-top

Positioning a Base Station

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Before you can install a Base Station, you must locate it in the
position determined by the site planner, as documented in the
COMPANION 200 Provisioning Record. After you have positioned
it, you can mount the Base Station.
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Each Base Station must be installed within 1200 m
(wiring length) of the Controller or Base Station
Module.
To optimize seamless hand-offs, the difference in TCM wiring length
between neighboring Base Stations should not exceed 300 m.
Avoid installing Base Stations on large concrete or marble columns
since this affects radio coverage. If possible, place the Base Station
at least 1 m from such columns. Try not to mount a Base Station
where metalwork is within 16 cm of the antenna housings. Be
careful not to damage existing wiring or panels.
Do not position Base Stations in ducts, plenums, or hollow spaces
used to transport environmental air except where the duct, plenum or
hollow space is created by a suspended ceiling having lay-in panels
or tiles.
If a cell requires more than one Base Station to meet traffic demands,
mount all the Base Stations in that cell on the same mounting
surface, within 1.5 m of each other, and at least 30 cm apart.
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