Splitters

Splitters have three or more ports that are used to divide RF signal equally between two paths, without regard for the frequency of the signal. Splitters can also be used to combine two signals.

Splitters Details

Splitters

Manufacturer

The manufacturer of the component.

Model Number (required)

The component's model number. The model number is required to be unique across all resources of the same type.

Company ID

The ID your company assigns to the component. It is recommended that you use unique company IDs. You will see a warning if you type a company ID that is not unique, but you are allowed to continue with a non-unique ID.

Description

A short description of the component.

Catalog Id

The GUID assigned to the component.

Is Deprecated (default: not selected)

Toggle to mark the component as deprecated.

Splitters Properties

Splitters

Output Port Count (required)

Number of output ports.

Point Size (required)

Assign a point value to a component based on physical size. With a consistent point value system you will be able to determine how much equipment can fit inside an enclosure. For example, if you have a pedestal rated to hold 30 points worth of components, then you can situate three 2-port taps rated at 10 points each into the box. A fourth 2-port tap would total 40 points, exceeding the rated 30 points of the pedestal.

Is Balanced (default: selected)

Select this checkbox to denote that a port is balanced. If there are two ports, you cannot deselect this checkbox.

Is Internal

Select this checkbox to denote that the splitter is internal to a component.

Is Jumper

Select this checkbox to denote that the splitter is flagged as a jumper. A jumper can only be internal and have only one output port. When this checkbox is selected, the Output Port Count is automatically set to 1, and the Is Balanced checkbox is checked. Assign a point value to a component based on physical size. With a consistent point value system you will be able to determine how much equipment can fit inside an enclosure.

Splitters Insertion Loss

Add Profile: The Forward Loss and Return Loss fields can have multiple profiles. To add a new profile, click the Add Profile button. To add multiple profiles at once, change the Add Profile field value to the number of profiles you want to add and click Add Profile. You can remove a profile by selecting the Remove Profile button that appears when multiple profiles are present.

Copy Profile: When multiple forward or return loss profiles exist, you can click the Copy button at the bottom of the first profile to duplicate its loss details in subsequent loss profiles. When copying, the values in the first profile are appended to any values that already exist in other profiles.

Remove Profile: When multiple forward or return loss profiles exist, you can remove a profile by selecting the Remove Profile button that appears below the profile.

Add Loss: Type appropriate values in the fields in the bottom row and click the Add button.

Edit Loss: Type a new value in the appropriate field. Designer HFC Catalog will save all changes once you click Update in the Asset Details Menu.

Remove Loss: Click the Remove button to the right of the row you want to delete.

Forward Loss (required): The amount of forward signal loss at particular frequencies.
Return Loss (required): The amount of return signal loss at particular frequencies.