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?
p
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
Costeffectivemulticarriercoverageover150,000sq.ft.
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
G i functionality
f
ti
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
g
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

X
X3)

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
C t
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

Thank You