FORAX-RM, the versatile rack-mount RF-over-fiber system remote antennas

FORAX-RM, the versatile rack-mount RF-over-fiber system
The FORAX-RM (rack-mount) modular system lets the user mix-and-match any number of FORAX RF-over-fiber links to equip a radio site with the ability to move its antennas up to 10 km away and further by special order.. A FORAX-RM RF-over-fiber link consists of a radio interface module (RIM) and an Antenna Interface module (AIM). At the radio site, RIMs are mounted in a 19-inch rack-mount chassis and connected by short coaxial cables to each radios antenna port. At the antenna site, AIMs are mounted in a 19-inch rack-mount chassis and connected to each antenna with coaxial cables. Each chassis is equipped with redundant hot-swappable AC power supplies. Optionally, an AIU can be housed in a weather-tight, lightning-hardened, pole-mount enclosure or a system can be provided in transit cases equipped for outdoor operation.