2 Introduction to Flexi Zone Indoor Pico BTS
TheFlexiZoneIndoorPicoBTSisasmallcelloptimizedforanindoorenvironment.The
FlexiZoneIndoorPicoBTSprovidesseamlessmobilityandenhanceduserexperience
inenterpriseandpublicindoorlocationsbycosteffectivelyimprovingthecoverageand
capacityofthenetwork,deliveringthebestsubscribermobilebroadbandexperience.
ThemainapplicationofthisBTSistodeliveranimprovedmobilebroadbandexperience
byoffloadingdatatrafficfrommacronetworks.Thankstoitssmallsizeandafanless
solution,theBTScanbeeasilyandquicklydeployedinstrategiclocationstoadd
coverageandcapacity.TheFlexiZoneIndoorPicoBTSfeaturesacompactsingle
enclosure.
TheFlexiZonePicoisafullycompliant3GPPsolutionandsupportsstandardnetwork
interfacestoothernetworkelements,suchasS1andX2inLTEandIubinterface
towardsacontrollerinWCDMA.Itallowstheuseofthesamesoftwareasusedinmacro
basestationsandcaneasilyintegrateintoHeterogenousNetworks(HetNets).
Thehardwareplatformsupportsfullthroughputcapabilityof5(onlyFDD),10,15,or20
MHzLTEcarrierswith2x2MIMO(LTEmainanddiversitytransmit).TheWCDMA
versionsupports5MHzbandwidthwith2Tx2RxatBTSsideandVirtualAntenna
Mappingsolution.ThephysicaltransportinterfaceisoptimizedforIP-basedtransport
solutions.Furthermore,theBTSsupportsvaryingtransmitpowerupto250mWper
antennabranch.
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FlexiZoneIndoorPicoBTS
FlexiZoneIndoorPicoBTSProductDescription IntroductiontoFlexiZoneIndoorPicoBTS
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