Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 232 views

    Wireless Is

    Uploaded by

    api-3706414
    Base transceiver stations (BTS) enable wireless devices to communicate within a coverage area and consist of antennas and electronic equipment. They come in different sizes like macro, micro and pico BTS. RFM supplies intermediate frequency (IF) filters for various BTS technologies from 1G to 3G. The BTS market is growing due to increasing demand for wireless services and deployment of 3G networks. RFM has developed IF filter solutions for multiple wireless standards and technologies used in BTS.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Wireless Is

    Uploaded by

    api-3706414
    232 views14 pages
    Base transceiver stations (BTS) enable wireless devices to communicate within a coverage area and consist of antennas and electronic equipment. They come in different sizes like macro, micro and pico BTS. RFM supplies intermediate frequency (IF) filters for various BTS technologies from 1G to 3G. The BTS market is growing due to increasing demand for wireless services and deployment of 3G networks. RFM has developed IF filter solutions for multiple wireless standards and technologies used in BTS.

    Original Title

    WirelessIs..

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Base transceiver stations (BTS) enable wireless devices to communicate within a coverage area and consist of antennas and electronic equipment. They come in different sizes like macro, micro and pico BTS. RFM supplies intermediate frequency (IF) filters for various BTS technologies from 1G to 3G. The BTS market is growing due to increasing demand for wireless services and deployment of 3G networks. RFM has developed IF filter solutions for multiple wireless standards and technologies used in BTS.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    232 views14 pages

    Wireless Is

    Uploaded by

    api-3706414
    Base transceiver stations (BTS) enable wireless devices to communicate within a coverage area and consist of antennas and electronic equipment. They come in different sizes like macro, micro and pico BTS. RFM supplies intermediate frequency (IF) filters for various BTS technologies from 1G to 3G. The BTS market is growing due to increasing demand for wireless services and deployment of 3G networks. RFM has developed IF filter solutions for multiple wireless standards and technologies used in BTS.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 14

    Base Transceiver Stations

    BTS Overview
    ƒ Base stations also known as Base Transceiver Stations
    (BTS) are fixed stations that enable wireless devices to
    communicate with a land-based transmission network
    within a give range (typically a cell site)

    ƒ A number of base stations are connected to a Base


    station controller (BSC)

    ƒ A Base station usually consists of a cabinet or a small


    building containing electronic equipment and the
    associated antennas. Antennas may be mounted on a
    dedicated structure, or on an existing structure, such
    as a water tower or building
    Macro, Micro, Pico BTS
    Macro BTS
    ƒ Typically have a maximum output power of 40-45 dBm and support
    about 100 channels

    Micro BTS
    ƒ Smaller than the Macro BTS and usually used to relieve capacity in hot
    spots

    ƒ Typically 20-30 dBm supporting 8-20 channels

    Pico BTS
    ƒ Even smaller and more discrete than micro base stations and necessary
    for good indoor coverage

    ƒ Typically 10-20 dBm supporting 8-20 channels


    RFM supplies IF filters to Macro, Micro and Pico BTS
    Technologies
    Base stations support different technologies which have evolved over time

    Source: www.3g.co.uk
    1G / Analog
    First generation of mobile technology using non-standardized analog
    radio systems which carried only voice traffic
    Less secure and prone to interference when signal is weak

    ƒ AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System)


    - Original standard for analog cellular phone service
    - Used primarily in North America, Latin America, Australia, and
    parts of Russia and Asia

    ƒ ETACS (Extended Total Access Communication System)


    - Developed in the UK and available in Europe and Asia

    ƒ TACS (Total Access Communication System)


    - Used in Britain for the 900 MHz frequency band
    - Based on the US AMPS system and later adopted in other
    countries including Hong Kong and Japan
    2G
    2nd generation of mobile telephony systems using digital radio technology
    and supporting high bit rate voice, limited data communications and
    improved quality
    ƒ GSM (Global System for Mobile communications)
    - Uses 900 MHz and 1800 MHz in Europe and 1900 MHz in America
    - Widely adopted in Europe and Asia and weakly supported in North America

    ƒ CDMA One (Code Division Multiple Access)


    - Uses a spread spectrum technique to scatter a radio signal across a wide
    range of frequencies
    - Widely deployed in the United States, South America and parts of Asia

    ƒ TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)


    - Divides each cellular channel into time slots in order to increase the
    amount of data that can be carried
    - Operated in the Americas, New Zealand, parts of Russia and Asia
    2.5G
    2.5G is a bridge from the voice-centric 2G networks to the data-centric
    3G networks and incorporates higher speeds to support data transport

    ƒ GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)


    - An upgrade to GSM and TDMA networks which introduces packet data
    transmission and to be deployed in all regions

    ƒ EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution)


    - Technology upgrade for GSM and TDMA networks beyond GPRS to
    allow greater data rate per time slot
    - Deployed mainly in the United States and Europe

    ƒ CDMA 2000 1x (Code Division Multiple Access 1X)


    - Technology upgrade for CDMA one networks
    3G
    3G offers enhancements to current applications including greater data
    speeds, increased capacity for voice and data and a broader range of services

    ƒ CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (CDMA 1x Evolutionary- Data Only)


    - Evolution of the CDMA2000 air-interface standard for greater spectral
    efficiency and optimized for data traffic alone

    ƒ CDMA2000 1xEV-DV (CDMA 1x Evolutionary- Data and Voice)


    - Evolution of the CDMA2000 air-interface standard for greater spectral
    efficiency and optimized for data and voice traffic

    ƒ WCDMA (Wide Code Division Multiple Access )


    - Evolution path by the GSM world and optimized to support high-speed
    mobile multimedia

    ƒ TD - SCDMA (Time Division - Synchronous CDMA)


    - Developed by the Chinese Academy of Telecommunications Technology
    (CATT) and Siemens, combines TDMA with a synchronous CDMA
    component and very well suited for data and voice transmission
    3G connections by
    Region
    3G connections by
    Technology

    RFM supplies filters to both CDMA2000 as well as W-CDMA platforms


    BTS - Market Growth
    Factors
    ƒ Growth in the demand for newer wireless applications and
    services

    ƒ Deployment of 3G networks by major operators in


    developed countries will advance at a rapid pace

    ƒ Subscriber growth predicted to rise in developing


    countries enabling new infrastructure deployment

    ƒ Rise in popularity of public WLANs will facilitate adoption


    of wireless data services

    ƒ Regulations, as in South Korea where CDMA operators are


    currently seeking to deploy additional WCDMA networks
    Typical BTS Architecture
    Antenna
    Diversity IF SAW IF SAW
    Receivers FILTER FILTER

    To Receiver
    Back-end

    RF BPF

    IF SAW IF SAW
    FILTER FILTER

    To Receiver
    Back-end

    Transmitter
    Antenna

    From
    Transmitter
    Modulator

    RF LPF
    IF SAW
    FILTER
    RFM products for BTS
    ƒ RFM specializes in IF filter solutions which provide
    channelization for 1G/2G/2.5G and 3G (GSM, CDMA,
    TDMA, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, TD - SCDMA and 3G
    CDMA2000) base stations

    ƒ RFM’s filters represent state-of-the-art SAW design


    and provide the desired intermediate frequency
    filtering solutions

    ƒ RFM IF filters provide optimum size to performance


    ratios for the base station market
    Summary
    ƒ The BTS market will grow as demand for newer
    wireless services will propel industry
    infrastructure move towards 3G

    ƒ RF Monolithics has developed multiple IF filter


    products for various technologies

    ƒ RFM has remained in existing platforms


    throughout the telecom downturn and also has
    secured new design wins with major wireless
    infrastructure providers

    ƒ Wireless is…BTS. Wireless is…RFM!

    You might also like