Configurations

The actual installation and commissioning of Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS is fast
and easy because of the simplified internal cabling and uniformity of unit
placement in all cabinet types. In addition, BTS Manager provides easy, stepbystep
commissioning instructions and quick integration into the network, which
ensures that Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS is up and running soon after installation.
Installation costs and required skill sets are kept to a minimum, and revenue
flow
starts immediately.
Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS is delivered to the site with the necessary plug-in
units. To add to the ease of installation, all plug-in units are delivered with the
required cables for the configuration. In addition, Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS:
can be sectored and expanded easily.
supports multiple sectors in each cabinet.
can be used with various flexible antenna configurations, including multiband
and cross-polarised antennas.
As a standard, TRXs come with built-in support for 2-way and 4-way diversity.
4-way RX diversity requires two TRXs. In addition, the Nokia SRC for
GSM/EDGE with a combination of diversity solutions can be applied in both
uplink and downlink directions and used for enhancing radio-link performance.

4.1 Configurations for GSM/EDGE 800, 900,

1800, and
1900

To minimise the number of antennas and optimise the coverage range, various
antenna combining options are available for Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS:
combining bypass no signal combining is used.
2-way wideband combining signals from two TRXs are combined into
one antenna using one WBC unit.
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4-way wideband combining signals from four TRXs are combined into
one antenna using two parallel WBC units in a series with a single WBC
unit.
Remote Tune Combining signals from six TRXs are combined into one
antenna with one Remote Tune Combiner (RTC) unit. With two RTC units,
12 TRXs in one sector can be connected to two antennas. A separate
antenna for RX diversity is unnecessary.
Figure 6. Combining bypass
Figure 7. 2-way wideband combining
Transceiver
RF units
Receive Multicoupler
unit (M2xx)
Dual Duplex
unit

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and MHAs
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Figure 8. 4-way wideband combining

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Wideband Combiner units
Dual Duplex
unit
Antennas

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TX
TX

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RX1
DRX1
RX2
RX3
RX4
RX5
RX6
DRX2
DRX3
DRX4
DRX5
DRX6
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DRX1
RX2
DRX2 DRX

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Figure 9. Remote Tune Combining

4.2 Nokia Smart Radio Concept for GSM/EDGE

A novel feature for obtaining the maximum benefit for EDGE is the Nokia SRC.
The Nokia SRC enhances radio-link performance in both GSM and EDGE mode
to ensure maximum coverage, improved data capacity, and high service
quality.
The Nokia SRC includes a combination of diversity solutions applied in both
uplink and downlink directions. In addition, the Nokia SRC supports synthesised
frequency hopping.
The BTS reception is enhanced when Interference Rejection Combining and
MHAs are used together with 2- and 4-way uplink diversity.
Antenna diversity is also used in downlink enhancement with a feature called
Intelligent Downlink Diversity (IDD). IDD extends the cell coverage by sending

the same downlink signal through two transmitters simultaneously. IDD boosts
downlink performance by up to 5 dB in all radio timeslots. The typical
configurations in one cabinet are:
1+1+1 with combiner bypass
2+2+2 with 4-way diversity
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Combiner units
Receive Multicoupler
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Transceiver RF units
Duplexer Duplexer
LNA
LNA
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Cavities
M6xx
M6xx
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RX

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RX1-6
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Figure 10. Nokia Smart Radio Concept for EDGE with IDD and 2-way diversity
(one TRX capacity)
Figure 11. Nokia Smart Radio Concept for EDGE with IDD and 4-way diversity

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EDGE Transceiver
RF units
Receive Multicoupler
unit
Dual Duplex
unit
Antennas
and MHAs
TX
TX
RX
RX
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Duplexer Duplexer
LNA
LNA
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LNA
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RX2
DRX2 DRX

M2xx
M2xx
RX1 RX
DRX1
RX2
DRX2 DRX
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4.3 Maximum configurations

The following tables show the maximum configurations for Nokia UltraSite
EDGE BTS.
Table 1. Maximum number of TRXs per Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS
Configurations
TRXs
(Indoor/Outdo
or cabinet)
TRXs
(Indoor/Outdo
or cabinet
with
integrated
WCDMA)
TRXs (Midi
Indoor/Outdo
or cabinet)
Combined or combining
bypass
12 6 6
Combined or combining
bypass with 4-way RX
diversity
633
SRC with 2-way RX
diversity
633

SRC with 4-way RX

diversity
633

Table 2. Maximum number of sectors with various types of combining

Types of
combining
Maximum
GSM/EDGE
sectors
(Indoor/Outdoo
r cabinet)
Maximum
GSM/EDGE
sectors
(Indoor/Outdoo
r cabinet with
integrated
WCDMA)
Maximum
GSM/EDGE
sectors (Midi
Indoor/Outdoor
cabinets)
Combining
bypass
633
WBC 2:1 4 2 2
WBC 4:1 2 1 1
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4.4 Example configurations

The following figures illustrate typical Nokia UltraSite configurations.
Table 3. Maximum configurations for Nokia UltraSite EDGE BTS with
integrated WCDMA equipment
Configuration
Output power per
carrier
Maximum HWChannel
capacity with
5 WSP
1+1+1 Rel 1/Rel 2 8 W Rel 1:160/Rel 2: 320
2+2+2 Rel 2 4 W Rel 1:160/Rel 2: 320

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Figure 12. 6+6+6 RTC configuration for GSM/EDGE 800, 900, 1800, and 1900