2G MOBILE COMMUNICATION LAB MCL02

Features:

2.5G GSM Voice, SMS & GPRS BTS + UE + Backhaul

replication in Lab

400MHz to 3400MHz Software Configurable Radio Transceiver

Low power for FCC compliant licence free safe operation

No recurring cost of software or licences

ASIC Architecture: combines LNA, PA driver, RX/TX Mixers,

RX/TX Filters, Synthesizers, RX Gain control, TX power control

+5dBm Transmit power & -120dBm Sensitivity Receiver

FPGA programmable transmission and reception for low latency

Supports both TDD & FDD Full Duplex as per 3GPP standards

Calibrated +0.1ppm TCXO frequency reference

USB 3.0 Super speed Interface to Mobile Workstation as BSC

Description:
The Amitec MCL02 is intended for lab use and ideal for universities,
testing labs. It allows to replicate small 2.5G GSM (Voice + GPRS)
cellular network and start making calls in less than an hour. It allows
you to connect a standard GSM mobile phone directly with VOIP
networks as SIP endpoint to call PSTN landline or mobile phone on
other networks in other locations using a software based GSM BTS .
The lab is complete with a pair of base transceiver stations,
multiband cellular phones, backhaul radios and mobile workstations.
A pair of high speed notebook computers are pre configured to
implement base station controller (BSC) functions and
operations/maintenance (O&M) and network management system
(NMS) functions for controlling the base stations with software
provided for exceptional value & performance.
A multiband software configurable radio performs the function of BTS
which facilitates wireless communication between User Equipment
UE or GSM cellular phones in this case. Users can bring their own
devices or the android phones provided with special apps that allow
calculation of ARFCN, measurement of RF signal level of BTS for call
handover handoff study and various other experiments. Users can
roam about in lab environment while connected on a voice call inside
and outside the cell radius of BTS.
The system is based on a reconfigurable RF/FPGA/ARM hardware
platform as Um air interface and an open source BTS software which
implements the lower three layers of GSM protocol stack written in
C++ reducing cost and increasing flexibility.
Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd.
Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India,
Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India,
[email protected], www.amitec.co
+91-9811839949, 9810193153, 9971663434

The system replaces the conventional GSM operator core

infrastructure with inbuilt BSC and radio resource management
function. Multiple systems can share a common VOIP soft switch or
PBX to form larger networks.
ASIC houses complete RF and DAQ subsystems on a single board.
It hosts onboard RF Transceiver subsystems capable of tuning
frequencies from 400MHz to 3.4GHz.
For ease of usage Core i5, USB 3.0 Mobile Workstation is provided
with Linux Ubuntu pre loaded and tested with platform for repeatable
performance and no surprises.
Area & scope of Experiments:
1. Introduction of mobile communication equipment BTS, BSC & UE.
2. To measure the spectral distribution of GSM frequencies at given
location and find a free channel.
3. To configure the BTS software to set Mobile country code,
Network operator code, GSM band and ARFCN channel.
4. To configure the BTS Software to enable open/limited registration.
5. To assign a phone number to each registered phone.
6. To enable call logging of subscribers on BTS.
7. To get and set your IMSI.
8. To configure the asterisk communication server for IP PBX and
VOIP gateway.
9. To register phone to the BTS network.
10. To transmit and receive an SMS using BTS.
11. To list the TMSI of the phones registered on network.
12. To establish a voice phone call as echo on mobile phone using
BTS.
13. To establish a voice phone call to another cellular phone using
BTS.
14. To establish a voice phone call to another cellular phone using 2
BTS.
14. To establish a voice phone call to another cellular phone on
different network/country using BTS and VOIP gateway.
15. To establish roaming between 2 BTS and 2 UE.
16. To capture GSM packets using Wireshark.
17. To establish a data communication link using GPRS.
18. To study hard & soft call handoff.
And many more.

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Hardware Technical Specifications

ASIC Architecture

Combines LNA, PA driver, RX/TX

Mixers, RX/TX Filters, Synthesizers, RX
Gain Control and TX Power Control
Interfaces
For operation, Administration and
Maintenance Centre
Supports
Remote s/w upgrade and power
system monitoring with easy CLI
Frequency band
400-3400 MHz includes ISM band
Channel Center Freq.
Conforms to GSM Specifications
Channel
200 KHz
No of RF Carriers
124/374
Carrier spacing
200 KHz
Duplex spacing
(TX-RX Separation) 45 MHz / 95 MHz
Access ch. per carrier
Conforms to 3GPP TS 45.002
Frame structure
Conforms to 3GPP TS 45.001
Time slot per RF carrier 8
Modulation
GMSK, 8- PSK
Demodulation
Coherent
Transmission bit rate
270.83 Kbps
Data Transmission rate > GPRS,
Channel Coding Rate
Rate 1/2 convolution code with
interleaving pulse
Error detection
Delay Equalization
20 micro sec
Interference Specification (a)Co-Channel interference f0
C/Ic
(b)Interference on first adjacent
channel (f0 200 KHz)
C/Ia1
(c)Interference on second
adjacent channel (f0 400 KHz)
C/Ia2
(d)Interference on the third
adjacent channel (f0 600 KHz)
C/Ia3
(e)Where Ia1 = adjacent channel interference
la/lc = adjacent channel interference
C/Ia1 = threshold from C/Ic (Ic: co-channel interference)
Adjacent channel power -69 dBc or -36 dBm whichever is
higher
Combiner Inter-modulation -70 dBc or 250 nW whichever is
higher
Inter-modulation atten. 70 dB
Idle Channel Noise
Conforms to 3GPP TS51.010-1.
Quantization Distortion Conforms to GSM Specs
Spurious and Harmonics Conforms to radio regulations of
ITU-R
(a) 250nW (-36 dBm) in band 9 KHz to 1 GHz
(b) 1-uW (-30 dBm) in band 1 to 12.75 GHz
Frequency stability
better than 0.05 PPM
Interleaving scheme
Conforms to GSM TS 45.003
Access Technology
TDMA
Duplex techniques
FDD
Speech CODECs support FR (Full Rate)
Speech CODEC Bit Rate 13Kb/s
BER at input level of -85 dBm of non-protected bits for (a) Static
< 10 -4
(b) Mobile Channel
< 3%
Clock Extraction
Adaptive or GPS

Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd.

Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India,
Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India,
[email protected], www.amitec.co
+91-9811839949, 9810193153, 9971663434

One way transmission delay on Abis , except for A-bis on

Satellite
< 60 ms
Output power at antenna 1mW
Base Station Receiver
Conforms to 3GPP 45 and
3GPP 51.021.
Frequency hopping
support in non BCCH TRX
Power control
in non-BCCH TRX
Data Streaming
Upto 400MS/s
Backhaul Support
(a) Radio
(b) Satellite
(c) Leased line
(d) IP Network over Fast/Gigabit Electrical / Optical Fiber
(e) E1 NetworkIs
Compliance & Proof
EMI/EMC
Mount
On the mast or inside the vehicle
Overall weight
< 3Kg
Cooling
The BTS is designed for self cooling
and not require any forced cooling
Interface
USB 3.0 Super Speed between Host
controller & BTS Transceiver
BTS Software
along with source code provided
BTS software
Supports unlimited TRX.
GPRS
Supports functionality
PDCH
Supported
GSM Antenna Specification
(a) Operating Frequency 700- 2700 MHZ
(b) Type of Antenna
Omni & Directional
(c) Minimum Gain
6 dBi for Directional Antenna
1 dBi for Omni Antenna
(d) VSWR
better than 1.5
(e) Nominal impedance 50 ohm
Antenna mount
All the fixtures required for mounting
are provided
Beam width
90 Degree for Directional
360 Degree for Omni
Lightening Protection
DC grounded
Weight
<1Kg
Antennae Tilt
Easily adjustable
Mobile Workstation
Display & OS
15.6 inch LCD/LED Linux Ubuntu
Processor CPU
>Core i5 64 bit >2GHz
Onboard Graphics
Intel HD
RAM
4GB [email protected]
R/W Speed
>100MBps
Ports
USB 3.0, HDMI, Gigabit LAN
Mobile User Equipment Quad Band GSM + 3G + WiFi
OS + CPU + GPU
Android 4.4, Snapdragon+Adreno
Backhaul Radio
6GHz, 100Mbps, Ptp/PtMp,
802.11a/n, 16dBi antenna
Modulations Backhaul
OFDM: BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64QAM
DSSS: DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK
Deliverables
BTS X2pcs, UE X2pcs, WS X2pcs,
Antenna Directional & Omni X2pcs,
Mast X2pcs, Blank SIM X2pcs, SIM
Programmer X1pc
Options
GSM Power Amplifier 100mW to 10W
for increased range to 64 sq. km.

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The figure shows a full-scale amitec MCL02 network with complete integration into the internet, PSTN
(Public Switched Telephone Network) and legacy PLMN (Public Land-Mobile Network). All of these
components can be deployed in single Mobile Workststation provided!!!

Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd.

Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India,
Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India,
[email protected], www.amitec.co
+91-9811839949, 9810193153, 9971663434

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Overview
Amitec MCL02 is a new breed of network equipment. It is meeting the demand for low cost, easy to install GSM cellular
networks for remote rural service, rapid deployment and private industrial networks on ships, oil rigs or in mines.
The main feature of amitec systems is the replacement the conventional 2G/3G network's SS7-MAP structure (Signaling System
#7 is a protocol that has dominated telephone system core networks since the 1980's. It is the basis for ISDN and Intelligent
Network technologies. The Mobile Application Part (MAP) is an extension added to SS7 in the 1990's to support functions
required by cellular networks.) and all of its various components (MSCs, BSCs, TRAUs, SGSNs, etc.) with a more modern SIP
network, but without any changes to the handsets.
This approach offers the following advantages:
much lower deployment costs (CAPEX), especially for small operators
much lower operating costs (OPEX), for carriers of all sizes
plug-in compatibility with existing SIP-based core networks
plug-in compatibility with future IMS core networks
The key ingredient that makes this change possible is a software defined radio SDR implementation of the GSM radio access
network that presents normal GSM handsets as virtual SIP endpoints. In other words, through SDR BTS, any GSM handset
appears as a SIP device, without the need for any special software on the phone.
Significant cost savings from this approach are due to several factors:
For small networks, the core network hardware can be reduced to a single commodity server, or core network applications
can even be run on excess resources in the base stations themselves.
For larger networks, the core network hardware is based on commodity servers and IP routing equipment, making it possible
for the provided to have one shared IP network for both data and voice.
Because all of the cellular network software runs on Linux and connects with commonly used TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocols,
the core network can even be virtualized and run in a cloud service, like Amazon's Ec2.
All of the proprietary software found in a conventional GSM network can replaced with open-source applications like opensource applications like SIP Express Router (SER), Yate, Apache web server and MySQL database server, eliminating recurring
licensing fees.
Because the new core network is based on IETF internet-age protocols, newly graduated engineers and software developers
do not require additional training to deal with archaic SS7 technologies.
Beyond cost savings, the conversion of the network from legacy telco protocols to internet protocols gives the operator new
opportunities to implement custom speech, text and USSD applications, using web service technologies like Apache and
Ruby, or through cloud-based application platforms like Tropo or Twillio. These applications can even be installed in individual
cell sites to provide locally-tailored service.
The components of the network are RAN Nodes, Subscriber Registry SR, PSTN Gateway, Messaging Server MS, Internet Gateway
implemented in MCL04.
The system allows network to be integrated to PSTN, Legacy PLMN for SMS and Roaming support, 4G IMS Networks, Small
Network for rapid deployment, Satellite backed small sites and Mixed 2G/3G/4G networks.

Disclaimer: Images shown are Indicative only. Color or Model may differ from the picture shown (Features will remain same or More). Specifications are subject to change without notice due to continuous improvement
of product.

Mfd by: Amitec Electronics Ltd.

Regd. Off: 504, Nilgiri, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, India,
Works: 4/32, Site-4, Industrial Estate Sahibabad, NCR-201010, India,
[email protected], www.amitec.co
+91-9811839949, 9810193153, 9971663434