MTN-Irancell

UltraSite Configuration – GSM/EDGE BTS

Amirsina Saaedi
Tehran 30.11.2011

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 Nokia UltraSite EDGE Base Station Types

Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS

(Standard cabinet)

Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS Midi

Midi Outdoor
Indoor Midi Indoor
Outdoor • up to 6 GSM/EDGE TRXs
• up to 6 GSM/EDGE TRXs
• up to 12 GSM/EDGE TRXs • up to 12 GSM/EDGE TRXs
• or 6 GSM/EDGE TRXs and • or 6 GSM/EDGE TRXs and
3 WCDMA carriers 3 WCDMA carriers

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Structure of Nokia UltraSite EDGE Base Station

Power Supply Units

• 48 VDC (0-3)
• 24 VDC (0-2)
• 230 VAC (0-2)

Base Operations and

TRX Baseband Units Interface Unit (1)
• GSM (0-6)
• GSM/EDGE (0-6)
Transmission Units (1-4)
• FC E1/T1
• FXC E1
TRX RF Units
• FXC E1/T1
• GSM (0-12)
• FXC RRI
• GSM/EDGE (0-12)

Receiver Combiners & Duplex Filters

Multicoupler Units • Dual Duplex Unit (0-6)
• 2-way (0-6) • Wide Band Combiner (0-9)
• 6-way (0-2) • Remote Tune Combiner (0-2)

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 Structure of Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS Midi

Power Supply Units Cabinet Internal

• 48 VDC (0-2) Diplexer (0-3)
• 24 VDC (0-2)
• 230 VAC (0-2)

Base Operations and

TRX Baseband Units Interface Unit (1)
• GSM (0-3)
• GSM/EDGE (0-3)
Transmission Units (1-4)
• FC E1/T1
• FXC E1
TRX RF Units
• FXC E1/T1
• GSM (0-6)
• FXC RRI
• GSM/EDGE (0-6)

Receiver Combiners & Duplex Filters

Multicoupler Units • Dual Duplex Unit (0-3)
• 2-way (0-3) • Wide Band Combiner (0-4)
• 6-way (0-1) • Remote Tune Combiner (0-1)

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 TRX RF Unit (TSxA, TSxB)

• TRX RF part for transmitting / receiving

• TSxA for GSM, TSxB for GSM/EDGE
• GSM frequencies 900 (G), 1800 (D), 1900 (P)
• GSM/EDGE frequencies 800 (T), 900 (G), 1800 (D), 1900 (P)
• Maximum 12 / cabinet, 108 / site

• 467800A TSGA, TRX RF unit, GSM 900

• 467828A TSDA, TRX RF unit, GSM 1800
• 467829A TSPA, TRX RF unit, GSM 1900

• 468704A TSGB, TRX RF unit, EDGE 900

• 469089A TSDB, TRX RF unit, EDGE 1800
TSxA
• 468706A TSPB, TRX RF unit, EDGE 1900
• 469087A TSTB, TRX RF unit, EDGE 800

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Nokia UltraSite EDGE Base Station
Antenna Combining Options
By-Pass Combining (Coverage)
• Does not use any combiners and uses only the Duplexer. Useful in rural and suburban areas where
coverage is needed.

2-way Wideband Combining (Capacity)

• Wideband, less efficient combining. Reduces the number of needed antennas but introduces about a 3 dB
loss in the transmit power. Useful as a combination of capacity and coverage for urban and suburban
areas

4-way Wideband Combining (Capacity)

• 2-way combining in series for 4-way wideband combining. Reduces the number of antennas even more
but also introduces about a 6 dB loss in the transmit power. Supports both RF Frequency Hopping as well
as BB Frequency Hopping. Useful with large multiple cabinet configurations in urban areas.

Remote Tune Combining (Capacity)

• Efficient, tuned 6-way combining with built-in duplexer and LNA. Disadvantage of supporting only BB
Frequency Hopping and not RF Frequency Hopping. However, good combination of coverage and
capacity useful in urban and suburban areas. Introduces a small loss in the transmit power compared with
Wideband Combining.

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Wideband Combiner (WCxA)

• 2-way combining of the TX signals from two TRX’s into one antenna
• 4-way combining of TX signals from 4 TRX´s to one antenna is made
using WCxA´s in series
• Same unit is used for both GSM and GSM/EDGE TRX combining
• Requires 1 slot in a cabinet
• Frequency versions 800/900 (G), 1800 (D), 1900 (P)

• 467833A WCGA, Wideband Combiner, GSM 800/900

• 467834A WCDA, Wideband Combiner, GSM 1800
• 467835A WCPA, Wideband Combiner, GSM 1900

WCxA

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Triple Wideband Combiner (WCxT)

• With 2-way Wideband Combining, the WCxT unit uses one block (A, B, or C) to
combine the transmit (TX) signals from two Transceiver (TSxx) units and feeds
the combined signal to the antenna through the TX port of the Dual Variable
Gain Duplex Filter (DVxx) unit4-way combining of TX signals from 4 TRX´s to
one antenna is made using WCxA´s in series
• With 4-way Wideband Combining, the WCxT unit uses all three blocks (A, B,
and C) to combine the TX signals from four TSxx units in the following manner.
The first block combines the TX signals from two of the four TSxx units. The
second block combines the TX signals from the other two TSxx units. The third
block combines the two combined signals and feeds the combined signal to the
antenna through the TX port of the DVxx unit

•WCGT (GSM/EDGE 800/900) 869 to 960 MHz

•WCDT (GSM/EDGE 1800) 1805 to 1880 MHz
•WCPT (GSM/EDGE 1900) 1930 to 1990 MHz

WCxT
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Dual Duplex Unit (DVxx)
• Duplex operation to combine TX and RX signals into one antenna line
• Used in By-pass and 2/4-way combining
• Subband versions 800 (TB, TC), 900 (GA, HA, JA),
1800 (DA, DB, DC), 1900 (PA)
• Requires 2 slots in a cabinet
• Maximum 14 slots for DVxx´s + WCxA´s in a cabinet

• 468216A DVGA, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 900, standard

• 468217A DVHA, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 900, filter H
• 468218A DVJA, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 900, filter J
• 468619A DVDC, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 1800, full band
• 468219A DVDA, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 1800, A band
• 468220A DVDB, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 1800, B band
• 468221A DVPA, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 1900 DVxx
• 468133A DVTB, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 800, full band
• 468877A DVTC, Dual Duplex unit, GSM 800 (co-location with SMR radio - ANSI)

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Receiver Multicoupler (M2xA, M6xA)

• Inverse function of combining

• Separates combined RX signal from common antenna into
constituent RX signals for each TRX
• 2-way (M2xA) and 6-way (M6xA) versions
• Versions for 800/900 (L) and 1800/1900 (H) bands
• M2xA requires 2 slots, M6xA 6 slots, maximum 14
slots available in a Standard cabinet

• 468530A M2LA, Multicoupler unit, 2-way, GSM 800/900 M2xA

• 468532A M2HA, Multicoupler unit, 2-way, GSM 1800/1900
• 468531A M6LA, Multicoupler unit, 6-way, GSM 800/900
• 468533A M6HA, Multicoupler unit, 6-way, GSM 1800/1900 M6xA

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Power Supply Unit (PWSx)
• Converts AC or DC power supply to the DC power voltages
needed in the BTS.
• 1-3pcs 48 VDC, 1-2pcs 24 VDC or PWSA
1-2pcs AC units / cabinet
• One PWS supplies 6 TRXs
• Redundancy up to 12 TRX in 48 VDC configurations
Redundancy up to 6 TRX in 24 VDC and AC configurations

• 467865A PWSA, Power Supply unit, 230 AC

• 467866A PWSB, Power Supply unit, -48 VDC
• 468664A PWSC, Power Supply unit, +24 VDC

• With 24 VDC power units one must also select:

• 469166A DCFB +24 VDC DC Filter Unit /cabinet
• 469441A PWKA Installation Kit /power unit
• 469442A FIKA Installation Kit /cabinet
PWSB
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 Base Operations and Interface Unit (BOI)

• Operations and maintenance functions like BTS initialization,

configuration, alarm handing, SW downloading, and clock function.
• Always one / cabinet

• 467868A BOIA, Base Operations and Interfaces unit

BOIA

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 Dual Baseband Unit (BB2x)
• TRX baseband part
• Abis to Air Interface digital signal processing and
reformatting from PCM to TDMA.
• Channel coding, telecom signaling, and ciphering.
Synthesized (RF) frequency hopping.
• One Baseband unit can support 2 TRX´s within the
same sector.
• BB2A for GSM TRX´s , BB2E and BB2F for
GSM/EDGE TRX´s (BB2F will replace the BB2E)
• BB2E and BB2F can also support GSM TRX´s
BB2x
• Maximum 6 / cabinet
• 467869A BB2A, TRX Baseband unit
• 468131A BB2E, Dual Baseband Unit
• 469643A BB2F TRX BASEBAND UNIT, EDGE

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Transmission Unit (VXxx)

• Transmission between BTS and BSC through Abis Interface.

• Abis connection between cabinets
• 1- 4 units / cabinet
• Amount of units is based on needed transmission
capacity (min 1 pcs.)
• The FC E1T1 unit cannot be used inside the same
BTS cabinet together with other transmission units.

• 467201A VXEA, Transmission Unit FC E1T1, 120/100 ohm

(1 x E1/T1 120/75/100 ohm, TQ and BT43 connectors)
• 467610A VXRB, Transmission Unit FXC RRI
(2 x Flexbus, TNC connectors)
FXC E1/T1
• 467611A VXTB, Transmission Unit FXC E1/T1, 120/100 ohm
(4 x E1/T1 120/100 ohm, TQ connectors)
• 467612A VXTA, Transmission Unit FXC E1, 75 ohm
(4 x E1 75 ohm, BT43 connectors)

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 Outdoor cabinet options
• Entry Kit (OEKA)
The Entry Kit is used for cable routing in Outdoor cabinets. Entry Kit protects
UltraSite cabinet interior by sealing the cable inlets.
At least one kit is needed / cabinet group.
Additional Entry kits are beneficial when 24 holes for the cabling is not enough, or it
is difficult to route the cables between the adjacent cabinets through the Bridge.
• 468091A OEKA, Entry Kit

• Bridge Kit (OBKA, OBKB)

Bridge Kit can be used between side-by-side installed cabinets. It is a more cost
efficient choice for routing cables than using the Entry Kits in separate cabinets.
OBKA is used between UltraSite Standard or Midi cabinets, and OBKB is used
between Midi and CityTalk cabinets.
• 468094A OBKA, Bridge Kit
• 469372A OBKB, Midi to Talk bridge
There must be at least one Entry or Bridge / cabinet (Exception with OAKB co-site
kit).
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 Combining Bypass
Example: 2 TRX/cell

TRX RF Units Receive Dual Duplex Antennas

Multicoupler Unit
(M2x)

Duplexer
TX
RX main
div
LNA

Duplexer
TX
splitter LNA
RX main
div splitter

(M2x)

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 2-way Wideband Combining
Example: 4 TRX/cell

TRX RF Units Receive Multicouplers Dual Duplex Antennas

(M2x) Unit
& Wideband Combiners

WBC
TX

Duplexer
RX main
div splitter

TX splitter LNA

RX main
div

Duplexer
TX WBC
RX main
LNA
div
splitter
TX
splitter
RX main
div
(M2x)
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 4-way Wideband Combining
Example: 8 TRX/cell

TRX RF Units Receive Multicouplers (M6x and M2x)

& Wideband Combiners
TX
RX main
div WBC
WBC Dual Duplex
TX
RX main WBC Unit Antennas
div

TX splitter

Duplexer
RX main
div splitter
TX splitter LNA
RX main
div splitter

Duplexer
TX splitter
RX main splitter
div LNA

TX
RX main WBC
div WBC
TX WBC
RX main
div
splitter
TX
RX main splitter
div
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