Feb 15, 2019 · 3.5 The following goals and objectives shall be achieved through these Procedures and Standards in relation to the general construction principles to be applied to Cellular Mobile
BS type 1-C: NR base station operating at FR1 with requirements set consisting only of conducted requirements defined at individual antenna connectors. BS type 1-H: NR base station operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting of conducted requirements defined at individual TAB connectors and OTA requirements defined at RIB.
The operating environment of base station antennas is classified as remote, stationary, outdoor, uncontrolled and not weather-protected. The electromagnetic environment includes close proximity to intentionally radiating devices and installation on structures prone to lightning strikes.
The BSA’s influence on coverage, capacity, and QoS is extensive, and yet there exists no comprehensive, global, standard focusing on the base station antenna. The purpose of this whitepaper is to address this gap. In particular, the following topics will be covered in various degrees of detail:
Up until this point, the methods used to specify, measure and regulate traditional base station transmission and reception had been fully conducted (i.e. taken at the antenna connector). This meant that activity of testing would in theory require up to 256 cables to be manually attached to the base station.
For other NR base stations, the test configurations in table 4.5-1 and table 4.5-2 shall be used. The NR test configurations (NRTCx) are defined in TS 38.141-1 , subclause 4.7 for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H and in TS 38.141-2 , subclause 4.7 for BS type 1-O and BS type 2-O.
Traditional 4G LTE base stations contain one, two or possibly even four transmitters and usually operate on core band frequencies of up to 2.5 GHz, sometimes even 3.5 GHz and 5 GHz. This enables high-capacity and low-latency communication, enough for video streaming and optimal user experience of online services, among other use cases.
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