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A universal choice for selective transmission of interleaved sub-bands for amplification of GSM, EDGE, TDMA, CDMA, WCDMA, and HSDPA signals within multiple frequency bands.

Universal Multi-Band, Multi-Service, Software-Based Repeater Platform

Cva Sluin f Inlavd Sub-bands wiin Mulipl Fquncy Bands

Supports up to our requency bands in a single chassis with ully integrated multi-band combiner and modem or remote monitoring and control. Sotware-based platorm enables on-the-y flter changes and development o new eatures and capabilities without expensive hardware upgrades. Channel and band selective automatic gain/power control or multi-operator and public saety applications. Available in both medium and high power classes to enhance coverage in a wide range o acility ootprints to optimize total system cost. Intuitive auto setup wizard and help screens or easy system confguration, minimizing setup time and reliance on expensive and bulky test equipment. Advanced QoS measurements and reports, including inbound and outbound measurement o channel power/pilot power/RSSI to acilitate set up and veriy ongoing system operation. Remote alarming through SNMP or SMS using wireless data. Seamless integration with other Andrew products (e.g., ION-B/ION-M). Rated or both indoor and outdoor use with versatile rack mount, wall mount or pole mounting options.

Specifcations

Node A RF Enhancer

Electrical

OIP3, dBm
Number o supported RF cards (see table 1) Node A 2 ..................2 Node A 4 ..................4 Number o supported sub-bands per rack

RF card AX27 RF card AX37

Noise igure @ maximum gain, dB

Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +52 Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . +48 Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . +63 Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 4.0 6.0 12.0

Node A 2 Node A 4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24*

@ minimum gain, dB Delay, s Power supply

Frequency range and RF output power . . . . . . . . . see table 1

Bandwidth available in Uplink and Downlink per rack, MHz Node A 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see table 2 for details) Node A 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see table 2 for details)

Standard filter set . . . . . . . . 6 Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 to 240 Vac Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 to 72 Vdc Node A 2 chassis . . . . . . . . . 70 Node A 4 chassis . . . . . . . . . 120 RF card AX27 . . . . . . . . . . . 70 RF card AX37 . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Power consumption, Watts

Gain in Uplink and Downlink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see table 1 Gain adjust range, dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 in steps of 1

Filter selection step size, kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Output Power step size in Powermode, dB . . . . . . 1 Output Power accuracy over all conditions, dB . . . 2 Maximum Input Power without damage, dBm . . . . +10 Maximum Input Power without overdrive, dBm . . . -20 P-1dB, dBm RF card AX27 RF card AX37
Mechanical
Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +35 Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . +32 Downlink . . . . . . . . . . . . . +42

Antenna port connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Female Spurious Emissions, dBm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . according to FCC

* Valid for sub-band bandwidth up to 5 MHz.

Environmental

Height, width, depth, mm (in)

Node A 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 177.8 x 350 x 450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(7 x 13.8 x 17.7) Node A 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 177.8 x 482.6 x 450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(7 x 19 x 17.7)

Operating temperature range, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . -33 to +50 Ingress protection Acoustic Noise, dB(A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IP65 (Fans: IP55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 @ 25C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 @ 50C

Weight, kg (lb)
Node A 2 . . . . . . . . . . . Node A 4 . . . . . . . . . . . RF card AX27 . . . . . . . . . RF card AX37 . . . . . . . . . 11 (24) 12.5 (27.5) 3 (6.5) 4.5 (10)

All figures are typical values and refer to the antenna ports of the RF card. The loss of the integrated RF combiner section (Option) is typically 0.5 to 1.0 dB.
Features

Items measured Statistic collection Auto configuration Access External alarms

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurement of pilot power (CDMA/UMTS), synch. power (CDMA/UMTS), Ec/Io (CDMA/UMTS), BCCH power (GSM),
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .channel power (GSM), RSSI, and system identification.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collecting data (min., max., average, standard deviation) of items measured in a 15 minutes interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setup based on downlink power requirements, not gain. Uplink gain is automatically setup based on the downlink settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Web browser based local access and remote access. Packet data and circuit switched data options. OMC connectivity via SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Up to 5 alarms, active high or low configurable via software.

Interference Analysis Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event triggered database to identify interference signals in terms of frequency, power level, duration, etc. Uplink Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain reduction of unused timeslots of channels in order to avoid Uplink desensitization of BTS receiver. (GSM ONLY)

Table 1: RF Card Options

Modulation scheme CELL 700 UMTS700 CELL 850 UMTS 850 CDMA 1700, UMTS 1700 CDMA 1900 RF Card AF 727 AF 737 AF 8527 AF 8537 AF 1727 AF 1737 AF 1927 AF 1937 UL Frequency, MHz 698 to 716 and 776 to 787 824 to 849 DL Frequency, MHz 728 to 757 869 to 894 Max. Gain, dB 84 94 84 94 84 94 84 94 Uplink Composite Output Power, dBm* 30 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 30 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 30 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 30 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 30 CDMA 30 CDMA 30 GSM, CDMA 30 GSM, CDMA 28 UMTS 28 UMTS 28 UMTS 28 UMTS 28 UMTS 28 UMTS Downlink Composite Output Power, dBm* 27 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 37 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 27 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 37 GSM, CDMA, IDEN 27 CDMA 37 CDMA 27 GSM, CDMA 37 GSM, CDMA 25 UMTS 35 UMTS 25 UMTS 35 UMTS 25 UMTS 35 UMTS

1710 to 1755

2110 to 2155

1850 to 1915

1930 to 1995

* Output power per carrier (dBm) = composite output power (dBm) - 10 x log (no. of carriers)

Detailed System Description

The Node A RF Cards convert the RF into digital signals and transer them to the Node A rack or digital iltering. The digital architecture allows sub-band iltering and is shared between all RF Cards inserted into the Node A rack. The Node A2 can provide up to 12 ilter resources (up to 5 MHz each) and the Node A4 can provide up to 24 ilter resources. When the sub-band bandwidths are greater than 5 MHz, the ilter resources are grouped together, without phase or amplitude ripple, where the sub-band is deined by is a determined start and stop requency. The total number o used ilter resources by adding the number o ilter resources required or each sub-band.

For example, i there are three sub-bands with 4 MHz or the irst subband, 11 MHz or the second sub-band, and 20 MHz or the third sub-band, then 1 ilter resource is required or the irst sub-band, 3 ilter resources are required or the second sub-band and 4 ilter resources are required or the third sub-band. The total number o used ilter resources in this example is 8. However, the maximum available bandwidth (Node A2 60 MHz and Node A4 120 MHz) will only be achieved with sub-band bandwidths o integer multiple o 5 MHz.

Table 2: Bandwidth available in UL and DL per rack, MHz

Sub-Band Bandwidth [MHz] 0.01 to 5.00 5.01 to 10.00 10.01 to 15.00 15.01 to 20.00 20.01 to 25.00 25.01 to 30.00 30.01 to 35.00 35.01 to 40.00 40.01 to 45.00 45.01 to 50.00 50.01 to 55.00 55.01 to 60.00 60.01 to 65.00 Filter Resources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Examples: Filter Resources Allocation (up to 5 MHz wide)

Node A2
1 2 1

Node A4
23 22 24 1 2 3

1 1

2 21 4

20 1 0 3 1 9

1 8 9 4 1 7

16 8 5 1 5 7 6 14 13 1 2 1 1 1 0

s s s

Cell 850 Cell 850 PCS 1900

1 Band 10 MHz 1 Band 2 MHz 1 Band 15 MHz

s s s

GSM 850

8 Channels 200 kHz

UMTS 1700 1 Band 28 MHz CDMA 1900 1 Band 15 MHz filter resources: 7

s Unused

filter resources: 6

s Unused