Taps

Taps are installed in the distribution cable to divert a portion of the downstream distribution signal and split it to feed typically two to eight individual subscribers. In the reverse direction, it combines the signal from subscribers and inserts it into the upstream direction of the distribution cable.

Taps Details

Taps

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.

GIS Symbology

GIS Symbology provides you with the ability to specify symbology text for various component specifications in Catalog. This text is published to GIS with DHFC features and can be used as a basis for symbology.

Catalog Id

The GUID assigned to the component.

Is Deprecated (default: not selected)

Toggle to mark the component as deprecated.

Taps Properties

Taps

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.

Port Count (required)

The number of ports on the tap, typically 2, 4, or 8.

Tap Value (required)

The forward loss, in decibels, that the signal will drop on the tap leg.

Is P Tap (default: not selected)

Select the checkbox to denote that the tap is a P tap (i.e., return loss is less than forward loss).

Self Terminating (default: not selected)

Select the checkbox to mark the tap as Self Terminating. When a tap is set to be Self Terminating, you must define frequency levels for forward and return on the Through Leg, but the loss should be set to zero as seen in the following image:

TIP: The Downside of the tap load is populated in the ForwardDropSignalHigh and ForwardDropSignalLow fields in the GIS rather than the through leg.

Taps Through Leg

Remove: Click the Remove button to the right of the value that you want to delete.

Add: Type the appropriate value(s) and click the Add button to the right of the value(s) you are adding.

Edit an existing value: Double-click the existing value and type a new value, then click Update to save all changes.

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

Taps Leg

Remove: Click the Remove button to the right of the value that you want to delete.

Add: Type the appropriate value(s) and click the Add button to the right of the value(s) you are adding.

Edit an existing value: Double-click the existing value and type a new value, then click Update to save all changes.

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