Ethernet And Power; Copper Interface; Optical Interface; Cabling - DragonWave Horizon COMPACT Plus Product Manual

3.1 Ethernet and Power Cabling
DO NOT coil excess Ethernet cable, but fold in a zig-zag fashion whilst
observing a minimum bend radius of 2 inches. The affect of lightning induced
current surges in the tower or conductors adjacent to the Ethernet cable will be
minimized when the Ethernet cable is folded in this way.
Note: For more information on installation and cabling, refer to DragonWave Technical Note:
HC-TN-001.4 Horizon Compact Plus PonE.
Two options of copper interface cabling are supported along with an optical interface.
3.1.1

Copper Interface

Two, weatherproof, RJ45 Ethernet connectors provide data and management connections to the unit over
CAT5E cabling. Power is provided to the unit via Port 1 using a DWI proprietary power feed over the
Ethernet data cable - PonE (see Section 4.0). Ethernet cables must be wired for a straight through
connection.
3.1.2

Optical Interface

A weatherproof, MIL specification, multi-pin, connector is provided for Port 2, which includes the power
feed. Port 1 has a weatherproof optical fibre connector. Single mode and multimode fibre options are
available. As with the copper variant, Port 1 supports data traffic and optional management traffic and
Port 2 is for power input plus data traffic and optional management, or single wire 1+1 redundancy
applications (redundancy is not supported in this release).
A composite power and Ethernet cable assembly is available, which is compatible with the Horizon Port 2
connector, which feeds power, data and optional management to the Horizon.
Where distances prevent the use of the composite cable due to power feed loss, a special "Y" feed
adaptor cable is available that allows customer provided, heavier duty, wires to be spliced into the power
feed connection. The power feed wires (see Table 3-2 for recommended gauge) are spliced into the
adapter cable using weatherproof tap connectors. The power feed and Port 2 Ethernet cables (maximum
length 100 m) are fed through a DragonWave Lightning Arrestor unit designed to protect power and
network circuits from transients.
Horizon Compact Plus Release 1.0.1
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Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 1
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