Summary of IPWireless Node B Products:




All Node Bs Support the Following:

• Designed to 3GPP UMTS TDD standards
• Integrates with existing UMTS/GPRS core network equipment
• Spectrum-efficient and optimized for cost-effective mobile data applications
• Interfaces with standard IP or UMTS core network infrastructure
• Interfaces with standard omni or sectorized cellular antennas (no expensive smart antennas required)
• Indoor or Outdoor Use (For outdoor locations, the rack mount units must be mounted in a weather protected and cooled cabinet)
• E1/T1, E3/T3 and Ethernet Interfaces, ATM enabled
• 16 QAM (By software Upgrade)
• Upgradeable to MAC-hs/HARQ for HSDPA (Option)
• Operation in either 5 or 10MHz of spectrum in the following licensed bands: 1900-1920MHz, 2010-2025MHz, 2500-2686MHz, and 3400-3600MHz

Outdoor Single Sector Node B

The Outdoor Single Sector Node B base station is a low-cost unit designed in a small, fully environmental form-factor, suitable for deployment in either typical cellular sectored macro cells or indoor/outdoor micro cells.

Sectored Cellular Configuration:

• Can be deployed outdoors in 3- or 6- sectored macro cell configurations or in standalone micro cell configurations
• Up to 12 Node B’s are configured with sectored directional antennas and are controlled by an Integrated Network Controller
• Typically mounted on top of building, at a cellular tower, or wall mounted as a microcell

Orderable Item Codes: IPW-NB-2500-DC-01-02 IPW-TTLNA-2500-01-01 (1 per RF Sector)

Rack Mounted Node B System

High Capacity Rack Mount Node B
The IPWireless High-Capacity Rack Mount Node B uses a standard 19 inch rack configuration to support 3 sectors with 3 Base-band shelves. The Rack Mounted Node Bs additionally support Transmit Diversity and a high power Power Amplifier to support an increased coverage area and higher data-rates at cell edges.

Orderable Item Codes: IPW-NB_RM-DC-3_3-2500-01-01 (no Tx Diversity) IPW-NB_RM-DC-3TX_3-2500-01-01 (with Tx Diversity RF shelves) IPW-TTLNA-2500-01-01 (1 per RF sector)

Low Capacity Rack Mount Node B
The Low-Capacity Rack Mount Node B utilizes a single Base-band shelf to support 3 Radio Shelves allowing operators to lower their initial capital expenditure and maximize their coverage. An operator can modularly add new base-band shelves once they are successful adding subscribers in the market. This Node B includes:

• Control for 3 RF Tx Diversity Transmitters (Tx diversity optional)
• 6 Way Maximal Ratio Combiner on Receiver

Orderable Item Codes: IPW-NB_RM-DC-3_1-2500-01-01 (no Tx Diversity) IPW-NB_RM-DC-3TX_1-2500-01-01 (with Tx Diversity) IPW-TTLNA-2500-01-01 (1 per RF sector)

The Migration Path for Low Capacity Node B

A Low-Capacity rack mount unit can ‘grow’ to a full High-Capacity rack mount unit simply by adding 2 additional base-band shelves to the existing rack mount shelves and connecting the units up to the existing RF shelves as required via the 6 way combiner. This gives the operator the ability to grow capacity as required:

• 1 Base-band shelf = 12 Mbps peak throughput
• 2 Base-band shelves = 24 Mbps peak throughput
• 3 Base-band shelves = 36 Mbps peak throughput

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