{"id":1545,"date":"2017-05-02T01:51:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T01:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2017-05-02T01:55:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T01:55:02","slug":"the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of cable support in LTE deployments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the number of WISP LTE deployments increase, there are many things WISPs will need to be mindful of. \u00a0One such item is properly supporting antenna cables. LTE systems are more sensitive to cable issues. \u00a0In a previous blog post, I talked about pim and low-pim\u00a0cables. \u00a0 One of the things that can cause low pim\u00a0is improperly mated cables. \u00a0If cables are not supported they can become loose over time. \u00a0Vibration from equipment or even the wind can loosen connections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do we support cables?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe can take a cue\u00a0from the cellular industry. The following are some examples of proper cable support. \u00a0Thanks to Joshua Powell for these pics.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.mtin.net\\\/blog\\\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1545 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1547\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n.jpg?fit=720%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17793455_1510821625595167_675846944_n.jpg?fit=580%2C773\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1548\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n.jpg?fit=720%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Supporting Hardline\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Supporting Hardline connectors&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17806961_1510822705595059_1440959356_n.jpg?fit=580%2C773\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1548'>\n\t\t\t\tSupporting Hardline connectors\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\/17821343_1510820508928612_1776831623_n\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17821343_1510820508928612_1776831623_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"17821343_1510820508928612_1776831623_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17821343_1510820508928612_1776831623_n.jpg?fit=169%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17821343_1510820508928612_1776831623_n.jpg?fit=405%2C720\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Where can you get these?<\/strong><br \/>\nA good place to start are sites like\u00a0sitepro1 or Tessco<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tessco.com\/search#q=hanger%20bracket\">\u00a0has a selection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"1550\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-cable-support-in-lte-deployments\/attachment\/266072\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/266072.jpg?fit=250%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"250,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"266072\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/266072.jpg?fit=250%2C250\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/266072.jpg?fit=250%2C250\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/266072.jpg?resize=250%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/266072.jpg?w=250 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/266072.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So the next time you are planning your LTE deployment think about cable support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the number of WISP LTE deployments increase, there are many things WISPs will need to be mindful of. \u00a0One such item is properly supporting antenna cables. LTE systems are more sensitive to cable issues. \u00a0In a previous blog post, I talked about pim and low-pim\u00a0cables. \u00a0 One of the things that can cause low [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[418,51,86,156],"tags":[117,158,422,32,53,5],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6VLMf-oV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1518,"url":"http:\/\/www.mtin.net\/blog\/wisp-lte-pim-testing-and-quality\/","url_meta":{"origin":1545,"position":0},"title":"WISP LTE, PIM testing, and quality","author":"j2sw","date":"March 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the topics that came up during the Baicells troubleshooting tips was the notion of PIM testing, and cables which are PIM rated. 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