In-Building Wireless Solutions
Bob Matthews Technical Manager March 30, 2011
InBuildingWireless MarketDrivers
Commercial
Ubiquitouscellularcoverageisnowabasicexpectationinbuilding
75%ofmobilecallsareoriginatingorterminatingindoors(Verizon2009
Higherfrequency3G/4Gservicesmakeinbuildingcoveragemorecritical
PublicSafety
Inbuildingcoveragetakingongreaterimportance
Migration to 700/800 MHz means less signal penetration
Migrationto700/800MHzmeanslesssignalpenetration
Portableradiosshouldsupportfirstresponderswithinbuildings
Newordinancesandbuildingcodesmandatingcoverage
ProblemBuildings Commercial
High-Rise Buildings
Corporate Offices (Fortune 1000)
Universities
Hospitals
Multi-tenant High-Rise Office Buildings
Typically >15th floor
Manufacturing Facilities
Hotels Casinos
Hotels,
Stadiums
Fed/Local Government Facilities
Coverage
Problems
Low E Glass (LEED)
Low-E
Deep Cavernous Buildings
Coverage
C
Problems
Parking Garage
Coverage Problems
Below Grade
Below Grade
Parking Garage
Coverage
Problems
WhyIsIndoorCoveragePoor?
ThebuildingisactingasanRFshield.
FortifiedConstruction;Hospitals,Governmentbuildings,etc
Highlytintedwindows;Energyefficient,greenbuildingefforts.
Lackofcoverageinbelowgradefloors.
Elevators,andcenterareasofthebuilding
HighRisebuildings(typicallyover25floors)
Abovecellsitetowercoveragefootprint.
BottomandbelowgradefloorsoftenshadowedandneedaDAS.
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Nodominantmobilecontrolchannelsonupperfloors
The building is blocked from the tower by other buildings
Thebuildingisblockedfromthetowerbyotherbuildings.
TheWSPNetworkCellSiteToweristoofaraway.
SomeWSPtowerlocationsmaybecloserthanothers.
Some WSP tower locations may be closer than others
IsaCoverageSystemRequired
WirelessServiceProvider(WSP)CommercialServices
Istherelessthan3BARSonaphone?
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Dopeoplecomplainaboutpoorcellularcoverageindoors?
Dopeopleneedtostandnexttoawindowtomakeacall?
Does the owner want to guarantee full coverage?
Doestheownerwanttoguaranteefullcoverage?
PublicSafetyServices(police,fire,rescue)
Doesthecityhaveafirstresponderinbuildingcoverageordinance?
Dofirstresponderscomplainaboutpoor2wayradiocoverage?
Istherecoverageinthestairwellsandelevators?
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Doyouhaveliabilityconcerns?
InBuildingWireless ACompleteSolution
NeutralHostSystem
SupportsallWWANsystems
PublicSafetyandcommercialoperators
Public Safety and commercial operators
Negotiatewirelessservicefromanyoperator
ImprovebusinesslevelQoS morebars
Reduceliabilityriskthroughimprovedpublicsafety
Increaseefficiencyofmobileemployees,customers,vendors
Afutureproofsolutionthatwillmigrateaswirelesstechnologyevolves
Coverage
Problems
Coverage
C
Problems
Coverage Problems
Coverage
Problems
DASSystemConfigurations
PassiveDAS CoaxusedtodistributeRFsignals
Onlyactivecomponent
Idealsolutionforsmallervenues<150Kft2
Limited growth or expansion capability
Limitedgrowthorexpansioncapability
Parallelsystemsrequiredforcarrierandpublicsafety
ActiveDAS AddsRFFOconversion,fiber,anddistributedamplifiers
Scalable Singletomultiband/operatorinstallations
Costeffectivemulticarriercoverageover150,[Link].
Flexibleforgrowthandexpansion
OnesystemforbothCellularCarriersand700/800/900PublicSafety
PASSIVE DAS
PASSIVEDAS
PassiveSystemDesign SmallVenues
3 components in Passive system
Outdoor Antenna
Indoor Antenna
Small Bi-Directional Amplifier
Ideal for spaces up to 50K sq. ft.
Generally, good for a Single
Service Provider
Typically, Dual Band (Cell and
PCS) support
KeyFunctions
Variable bandwidth (up to 25 MHz)
Auto
A t Gain
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lit
Automatic Level Control (ALC)
Display for RSSI and status indication
Easy commissioning via web-based GUI
Connection to LAN
Optional remote access and alarm forwarding via SMS
Multi-Band / Multi-Segment
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Configurations
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Meeting all regulatory standards (GSM05.05, FCC, 3GPP etc.)
Network migration to 3G, 4G and beyond without hardware upgrades
MRx18Combinations
Almost all combinations of all prevalent frequency standards possible
Mainly requested combinations are the following:
Ext. Housing
Bas. Housing
1) up
Single
band
MR8018
MR8518
MR918
MR1718
MR1818
MR1918
MR2118
MR8018
MR8518
MR918
MR1718
MR1818
MR1918
MR2118
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X2)
X1)
X1)
X
X
X1)
Not possible
X1)
X
to 3 segments
2)
either combination with 2 fixed segments in 850MHz and 2 variable segments in 1900MHz or
1 variable segment in 850MHz and 2 variable segments in 1900MHz
3)
2 fixed segments in 850 MHz
Not possible
PassiveSolutionDesign LargerVenues
Donor-Antenna
(C ll 850)
(Cell
Donor-Antenna
(PCS 1900, AWS 1700/2100)
Node A Multi-Band
(Cell, PCS, AWS)
Ideal for spaces up to 150K sq
sq. ft
ft.
3 components in Passive system
Outdoor Antenna
Indoor Antenna
Larger Bi-Directional Amplifier
Able to support Multiple Service Providers
Typically, Multi-Band (Cell and PCS, AWS,
PS UHF) support
BiDirectionalAmplifiers(BDA)/Repeaters
Scalable:
Selective:
Intelligent:
Efficient:
Upgradabletomeetthecontinualevolutionofnew
wirelessstandards&technologies
Utilizationofthelatestadvancementsintechnologyto
ensureindependencefromotherradiotransmission sites
Reconfigurable to meet the dynamic needs of the ever
Reconfigurabletomeetthedynamicneedsoftheever
changingwirelesslandscape
Theindustrysmostcompactandenergyefficientoffair,
MultiBand
Multi
Bandrepeater
repeater
NodeARFModulesforCommercialSpectrum
AF 727
watt
700 MHz
800 MHz
698 716 & 776 787 / 728 757 MHz
AF737
5 watt
AF8037
5 watt
AF 8527
watt
850 MHz
900 MHz
806 824 / 851 869 MHz
824 849 / 869 894 MHz
AF8537
5 watt
AF 9037
5 watt
AF 1927
watt
1900 MHz
896 902 / 935 941 MHz
1850 1915 / 1930 1995 MHz
AF 1937
5 watt
AF 1727
watt
2100 MHz
1710 1755 / 2110 2155 MHz
AF 1737
5 watt
ACTIVE DAS
ACTIVEDAS
ActiveDASRFPath
Cellmax 1
Cellmax 2
Heliax Cable
Heliax Cable
Cellmax 3
Cellmax 4
Floor
4
ION
Remote
Cellmax 1
Cellmax 2
Cellmax 3
Cellmax 4
Floor
3
ION
Remote
Cellmax 1
Cellmax 2
Single
Mode
Fiber
Cellmax 3
Cellmax 4
Floor
2
ION
Remote
Cellmax 1
Cellmax 2
Cellmax 3
Floor
1
ION
Remote
ODASIONMasterUnit
AIMOS
Operations and
Maintenance
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Center
Base Station
Base Station
S
Base Station
Cellmax 4
Node-A
Repeater
Cellmax
Donor Antenna
InBuildingWirelessSolution
Passive distribution on each floor with coax & antennas
Active equipment amplifies and conditions all carrier and public safety signals
Utilizes Coax FO conversion and fiber backbone distribution system
Dynamic system provides future-proofing as frequency allocations change
CellMax
Donor
Antenna
HELIAX
Cable
ION-B
Remotes
R
t
SM Fiber
Cable
ION-B
Master
Node-A
Repeater
Carrier
Base
Station
Wall
Organizer
HELIAX
inch
Cable
CellMax
Indoor
Antennas
PassiveComponents
50 Coax
NTypeConnectors
Plenum
Plenum Corrugated+PositiveStop
Corrugated + Positive Stop
LSZH Smoothwall+EZFit
RFSplitters/Combiners
RF
S litt /C bi
Directionalcouplers/Taps
Antennas
1520Kft2 typicalperantenna
CELLMAX O CPUSE
CELLMAX-O-CPUSE
Omni directional
CELLMAX D CPUSE
CELLMAX-D-CPUSE
Directional
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