base station antenna considerations in wireless network deployment by david shani v.p. int’ sales...
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Base Station Antenna Considerations in Wireless Network Deployment
By
David Shani
V.P. Int’ Sales and MarketingWith
MTI Wireless Edge
The Motivation
Improving the Cost-Performance ratio of a wireless network by using High-Grade base station antennas.
Invest few more $, gain many K$.
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Antenna Related Problems
Coverage Cell Size Non Line Of Sight Frequency Reuse Interference and Co-Existence Environmental Conditions
Coverage
Allows service to as many users as possible to increase revenue.
Cell Size
Allows larger cell size to decrease number of base stations.
Non Line Of Sight
Allows REASONABLE service to users that are not in line of sight with the base station.
Frequency Reuse
Efficient reuse of the same frequency channels.
Interference and Co-Existence
Allows co-existence of several networks in the same area with minimum interference.
Environmental Conditions
Withstanding severe environmental conditions to minimize failures and maintenance.
Antenna Parameters
Gain (main lobe) Half Power Beam Width Side Lobe Nulls Front to Back Ratio Cross Polarization Environmental Conditions
Radiation Pattern
Elevation Radiation Pattern
Azimuth Radiation Pattern
Gain (Main Lobe)
The amplification of the transmitted/received power.
The higher the gain is, the longer the possible distance between the user and the base station for effective link.
That allows larger cell size and requires less base stations.
Half Power Beam Width
The angle of which the main lobe gain is higher then half of the maximum power.
The wider/narrower the HPBW is, the wider/narrower the area that can be covered with one antenna
That allows an efficient coverage design of the cell.
Side Lobe Level
The gain of transmitted/received signal in unwanted directions.
The lower the side lobes level are, the less interference received/transmitted and the network efficiency is improved.
Nulls
Directions where the antenna gain is very low and signal can not be received/transmitted.
With a special technique called “Null Filling” we can improve the antenna coverage.
Null and Null Fill
Main Lobe-Null-Side Lobe
244m
120m
30m
78m
Front to Back Ratio
The ratio between the energy radiated forward (wanted) to the energy radiated backwards (unwanted).
The higher the ratio is, the less interfering energy transmitted/received from/to the back.
Cross Polarization
The suppression of a signal received by the antenna at a perpendicular polarization (unwanted), compared to the same signal if received with the same polarization as the antenna (wanted).
Allows spatial separation.
Spatial Separation
H/F1V/F1 V/F2 H/F2 H/F3V/F3
60o 120o 240o180o0o 300o
V: Vertical PolarizationH: Horizontal Polarization
The Result
Environmental Conditions
Operating temperature -40°C to +71°C Vibration IEC 60721-3-4 Random 4M3 Mechanical shock IEC 60721-3-4 4M3 Humidity ETSI EN300-2-4 T4.1E Water tightness IEC529 IP67 Salt Spray 500 hours per IEC 68 Solar radiation ASTM G53 Ice and Snow 25mm radial Flammability UL-94 V2 Wind load EN 302-085 (survival 220Km/h,
operating 160Km/h)
Summary and Conclusions
MTI Wireless Edge, the world leader of flat panel antennas for Fixed Wireless is offering a wide range of High Grade Base Station antennas that can improves a wireless network performance, hence the service availability, which ends with better coverage, translated into improved Return On Investment (ROI).