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Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide

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Cisco RF Cables and Accessories

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Updated:
September 17, 2019

Chapter: Cisco RF Cables and Accessories

Cisco RF Cables and Accessories

The following is a list of some of the more commonly used cables and accessories with the industrial routers and industrial wireless access points.

Cables

The following tables provide information for the cables supported by Cisco.

■blank.gifN(m) to N(m) RF cables

■blank.gifN(m) to QMA(m) RF cables

■blank.gifN(m) to RPTNC(jack) RF cables

■blank.gifN(m) to RPTNC(plug) RF cables

■blank.gifRPTNC(plug)-STR to RPTNC(jack)-STR

■blank.gifN(m) to TNC(m) RF cable

■blank.gifTNC(m) to TNC(f) RF cable

■blank.gifTNC(m) to SMA(m) RF cables

Cellular Antenna Extension Bases

The following tables provide information for the Extension Bases supported by Cisco.

■blank.gifExtension Bases

Other Accessories

The following table provides information for other accessories supported by Cisco.

■blank.gifCisco Lightning Arrestors

■blank.gifCisco Coaxial Adapters

Table 1 N(m) to N(m) RF cables

 

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss
AIR-CAB002L240-N
N(m)-STR to N(m)-RA
LMR-240, 2 foot RF cable
Type: Indoor Interconnect.
Not DB, CMR or CMP
0.2dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.3dB @ 1.0 GHz
0.4dB @ 1.7 GHz
0.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
0.8dB @ 5.8 GHz
AIR-CAB005LL-N
N(m)-STR to N(m)-RA
LMR-400, 5 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.2dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.3dB @ 1.0 GHz
0.4dB @ 1.7 GHz
0.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
0.8dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L400-5-N-N
N(m)-STR to N(m)-RA
LMR-400, 5 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.2dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.3dB @ 1.0 GHz
0.4dB @ 1.7 GHz
0.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
0.8dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L400-5-N-NS
N(m)-STR to N(m)-STR
LMR-400, 5 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.2dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.3dB @ 1.0 GHz
0.4dB @ 1.7 GHz
0.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
0.8dB @ 5.8 GHz
AIR-CAB010LL-N
N(m)-STR to N(m)-RA
LMR-400, 10 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.4dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.5dB @ 1.0 GHz
0.7dB @ 1.7 GHz
0.9dB @ 2.4 GHz
1.5dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L400-20-N-N
N(m)-STR to N(m)-RA
LMR-400, 20 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.8dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.0dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.3dB @ 1.7 GHz
1.6dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.5dB @ 5.8 GHz
AIR-CAB025HZ-N
N(m)-STR to N(m)-STR
LMR-400, 25 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial) with additional resistance to petrochemicals and oils
1.0dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.2dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.6dB @ 1.7 GHz
2.0dB @ 2.4 GHz
3.1dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L600-30-N-N
N(m)-STR to N(m)-RA
LMR-600, 30 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.8dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.9dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.3dB @ 1.7 GHz
1.6dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.6dB @ 5.8 GHz

Table 2 N(m) to QMA(m) RF cables

 

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss
CAB-L240-10-Q-N
N(m)-STR to QMA(m)-RA
LMR-240, 10 foot RF cable
Type: FR/CMR (Communication Cable Riser)
0.8dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.9dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.2dB @ 1.7 GHz
1.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.4dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L240-15-Q-N
N(m)-STR to QMA(m)-RA
LMR-240, 15 foot RF cable
Type: FR/CMR (Communication Cable Riser)
1.1dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.4dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.8dB @ 1.7 GHz
2.2dB @ 2.4 GHz
3.5dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L240-20-Q-N
N(m)-STR to QMA(m)-RA
LMR-240, 20 foot RF cable
Type: FR/CMR (Communication Cable Riser)
1.5dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.8dB @ 1.0 GHz
2.4dB @ 1.7 GHz
2.9dB @ 2.4 GHz
4.7dB @ 5.8 GHz

Table 3 N(m) to RPTNC(jack) RF cables

 

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss
CAB-L240-10-N-R
N(m)-RA to RPTNC(jack)-STR
LMR-240, 10 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
1.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.4dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L400-20-N-R
N(m)-RA to RPTNC(jack)-STR
LMR-400, 20 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
1.6dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.5dB @ 5.8 GHz

Table 4 N(m) to RPTNC(plug) RF cables

 

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss
AIR-CAB005LL-R-N
N(m)-RA to RPTNC(plug)-STR
LMR-240, 5 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
0.8dB @ 5.8 GHz

Table 5 RPTNC(plug)-STR to RPTNC(jack)-STR

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss
AIR-CAB005PL-R
RPTNC (plug)-STR to RPTNC (jack)-STR
LMR-195, 5 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
1.1dB @ 2.4 GHz
1.8dB @ 5.8 GHz
AIR-CAB005LL-R
RPTNC (plug)-STR to RPTNC (jack)-STR
LMR-400, 5 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
0.8dB @ 5.8 GHz
CAB-L400-10-R
RPTNC (plug)-RA to RPTNC (jack)-STR
LMR-400, 10 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.8dB @ 2.4 GHz
1.4dB @ 5.8 GHz
AIR-CAB020LL-R
RPTNC (plug)-STR to RPTNC (jack)-STR
LMR-400, 20 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
1.3dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.5dB @ 5.8 GHz
AIR-CAB050LL-R
RPTNC (plug)-STR to RPTNC (jack)-STR
LMR-400, 50 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
3.4dB @ 2.4 GHz
5.75dB @ 5.8 GHz
AIR-CAB100ULL-R
RPTNC (plug)-STR to RPTNC (jack)-STR
LMR-600, 100 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
4.4dB @ 2.4 GHz
7.25dB @ 5.8 GHz

Table 6 N(m) to TNC(m) RF cable

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss
CAB-L400-20-TNC-N
TNC(m)-RA to N(m)-STR
LMR-400, 20 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.8dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.0dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.3dB @ 1.7 GHz
1.6dB @ 2.4 GHz
CAB-L400-50-TNC-N
TNC(m)-RA to N(m)-STR
LMR-400, 50 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
1.9dB @ 0.7 GHz
2.3dB @ 1.0 GHz
3.1dB @ 1.7 GHz
3.8dB @ 2.4 GHz

Table 7 TNC(m) to TNC(f) RF cable

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss
4G-CAB-LMR400-10
TNC(m)-RA to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-400, 10 foot RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)
0.4dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.5dB @ 1.0 GHz
0.7dB @ 1.7 GHz
0.8dB @ 2.4 GHz
4G-CAB-ULL-20
TNC(m)-RA to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-400, 20 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
0.8dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.0dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.3dB @ 1.7 GHz
1.6dB @ 2.4 GHz
4G-CAB-LMR240-25
TNC(m)-RA to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-240, 25 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
1.9dB @ 0.7 GHz
2.3dB @ 1.0 GHz
3.0dB @ 1.7 GHz
3.6dB @ 2.4 GHz
4G-CAB-LMR240-50
TNC(m)-RA to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-240, 50 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
Note : The cable is not recommended for longer distance links due to high loss of 50 foot LMR240 at most cellular frequencies. The customer may need to do a site survey to validate whether the cable allows sufficient signal-to-noise ratio to or from cell tower.
3.7dB @ 0.7 GHz
4.5dB @ 1.0 GHz
5.9dB @ 1.7 GHz
7.2dB @ 2.4 GHz
4G-CAB-ULL-50
TNC(m)-RA to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-400, 50 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
1.9dB @ 0.7 GHz
2.3dB @ 1.0 GHz
3.1dB @ 1.7 GHz
3.8dB @ 2.4 GHz
4G-CAB-LMR240-75
TNC(m)-RA to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-240, 75 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
Note : The cable is not recommended for high throughput or longer distance links due to high loss of 75 foot LMR240 at most cellular frequencies. The customer may need to do a site survey to validate whether the cable allows sufficient signal-to-noise ratio to or from cell tower.
5.5dB @ 0.7 GHz
6.7dB @ 1.0 GHz
8.8dB @ 1.7 GHz
10.7dB @ 2.4 GHz

Table 8 TNC(m) to SMA(m) RF cables

Antenna Cable Type
Description
RF Loss

CAB-L240-10-SM-TM

SMA(m)-STR to TNC(m)-STR
LMR-240, 10ft RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)

0.8dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.9dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.2dB @ 1.7 GHz
1.5dB @ 2.4 GHz
1.6dB @ 2.7 GHz

CAB-L240-15-SM-TM

SMA(m)-STR to TNC(m)-STR
LMR-240, 15ft RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)

1.1dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.4dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.8dB @ 1.7 GHz
2.2dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.3dB @ 2.7 GHz

CAB-L240-20-SM-TM

SMA(m)-STR to TNC(m)-STR
LMR-240, 20ft RF cable
Type: outdoor DB (direct burial)

1.5dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.8dB @ 1.0 GHz
2.4dB @ 1.7 GHz
2.9dB @ 2.4 GHz
3.1dB @ 2.7 GHz

Cellular Antenna Extension Bases

The following tables provide information for the Extension Bases supported by Cisco.

Table 9 Extension Bases

Extension Base PID
Description
RF Loss
4G-AE010-R
TNC(m)-STR to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-195, 10 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
Antenna extension bases
1.1dB @ 0.7 GHz
1.4dB @ 1.0 GHz
1.8dB @ 1.7 GHz
2.1dB @ 2.4 GHz
2.3dB @ 2.7 GHz
4G-AE015-R
TNC(m)-STR to TNC(f)-STR
LMR-195, 15 foot RF cable
Type: Plenum
Antenna extension bases
1.7dB @ 0.7 GHz
2.0dB @ 1.0 GHz
2.6dB @ 1.7 GHz
3.2dB @ 2.4 GHz
3.4dB @ 2.7 GHz
LTE-AE-MAG-SMA
TNC(f)-STR to SMA(f)-STR
LMR-195, 1ft RF cable
Type: Plenum
Antenna extension bases
0.2dB @ 0.7 GHz
0.2dB @ 1.0 GHz
0.3dB @ 1.7 GHz
0.3dB @ 2.4 GHz
0.3dB @ 2.7 GHz

Accessories

Table 10 Cisco Lightning Arrestors

 

 

Cisco PID
Connectors Type
Arrestor Type and Frequency Range (MHz)

CGR-LA-NM-NF

N(m)-STR to N(f)-STR

DC to 6000 MHz
GDT type
Supports active GNSS antennas, passes DC

ACC-LA-H-NM-NF

N(m)-STR to N(f)-STR

698 to 2700 MHz
High power, ultra low shunt impedance, HPF type
Does not pass DC, no support for active GNSS antennas

CGR-LA-NF-NF

N(f)-STR to N(f)-STR

DC to 6000 MHz
GDT type
Supports active GNSS antennas, passes DC

AIR-ACC245LA-R

RPTNC(jack)-STR to RPTNC(jack)-STR

DC to 6000 MHz
GDT type
Passes DC, but the RPTNC connectors are not commonly used with GNSS.

4G-ACC-OUT-LA

TNC(f)-STR to TNC(m)-STR

698 to 2700 MHz
HPF type, medium power
Does not pass DC, no support for active GNSS

ACC-LA-G-TM-TF

TNC(f)-STR to TNC(m)-STR

DC to 6000 MHz
GDT type
Supports active GNSS antennas, passes DC

ACC-LA-G-TF-TF

TNC(f)-STR to TNC(f)-STR

DC to 6000 MHz
GDT type
Supports active GNSS antennas, passes DC

Table 11 Cisco Coaxial Adapters

 

 

Cisco PID
Connectors Type

AIR-ACC370-NM-RF

N(m)-STR to RPTNC(jack)-STR

AIR-ACC370-NF-NF

N(f)-STR to N(f)-STR

ANT-ADPTR-Q-TNC

QMA(m)-STR to TNC(f)-STR

LTE-ADPT-SM-TF

SMA(m)-STR to TNC(f)-STR

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