Plan And Prepare For A Fiber Cap L Installation; Maximum Number Of Fiber Cap Ls Supported In An Era System - CommScope Era Installation Manual

Plan and Prepare for a Fiber CAP L Installation

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Do the following before beginning installation.
Review and know the information in
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page 10.
Review and know the information in
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Review and know the information in
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"Required Antenna Distances" on page
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"Determine the CAP L Installation Site" on page
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requirements for:
"Recommended Tools and Material" on page 23
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"CAP L Weights" on page 21
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"Extended CAP L Temperature Operation" on page 22
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"CAP L Dimensions" on page
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Map out all cable runs.
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Identify and obtain all tools and materials required to complete the installation as described in
6
"Recommended Tools and Material" on page
Obtain any accessories required for this installation; see
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"Unpack and Inspect the CAP L and Optional Accessories" on page
8

Maximum Number of Fiber CAP Ls Supported in an Era System

When installing a Fiber CAP L, you must observe the following rules.
SMF or MMF connects the Fiber CAP L via its Optical Port 1 to the OPT Card.
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You connect CAP Ls to an OPT Card installed in Slots L1, L2, L3, or L4 in the TEN or Classic CAN.
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Each OPT Card has four 10 Gbps ports (labeled 1 - 4) for fiber connections.
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You can connect up to 4 CAP Ls per OPT Card for a total of 16 Primary and 32 total, per TEN or Classic
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CAN.
Fiber CAP Ls must be connected to OPT Cards installed in Slots L1, L2, L3, or L4 in a TEN or Classic CAN.
OPT Cards installed in WCS Slots L5 - L8 cannot be used to connect APs.
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CommScope Era Fiber Low Power Carrier Access Point Installation Guide
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"Maximum Number of Fiber CAP Ls Supported in an Era System" on
"Cascade Rules for Fiber CAP Ls" on page
"Safely Working with Era Hardware" on page
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"CAP L Accessories and Options" on page
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