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Section 19

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PicoNode: A Very Small GSM System

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What For?

PicoNode
One Product
Two Applications

Communities

Rural communities
Large cells
Highways, rural
Low cost sites for low traffic

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Corporate
Small cells
In-building, campus
Distributed Wireless Access

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Rural and Community

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Small Remote Rural Community

PMSC

Remote
Remote Switching
Switching
Reduced
Reduced Backhaul
Backhaul
Scaleable
Scaleable Solution
Solution

PBSC

Up
Up to
to 3000
3000 Subscribers
Subscribers
Low
Low Cost
Cost Entry
Entry System
System
Community
Community Services
Services
Support
Support of
of Fixed
Fixed Mobile
Mobile
Competitive
Competitive Features
Features

PSTN

PLMN

PBTS

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PBTS

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PBTS

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Corporate/In-building: CorporateNET
Office Zone

In-Building
In-Building Coverage
Coverage

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Wall-Mountable BTS
BTS
Wall-Mountable

Distributed Antenna
Antenna option
option
Distributed

Leaky Feeder
Feeder option
option
Leaky

PBX
PBX Interworking
Interworking

OFFICE

PBX

SEND

END

Corporate
NET

Dial Plan
Plan Support
Support
Dial
Abbreviated
Abbreviated Dialing
Dialing

PSTN Interworking
Interworking
PSTN

PRI/QSIG Trunks
Trunks
PRI/QSIG

Operator Network

PBX Features
Features
PBX
Dual
Dual Ringing
Ringing

DMS MSC

Single
Single VMS
VMS

Network

Single
Single Cabinet
Cabinet Solution
Solution

Combined MSC,BSC,BTS
MSC,BSC,BTS
Combined

Proconfigured Installation
Installation
Proconfigured
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Mobile Network

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PicoNode Architecture
Large Corporation

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Small Company

Growth &
Evolution
MSC
BSC
PBX

PBX

Combo
MSC/BSC/BTS

BTS
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BTS

BTS
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CommunityNet
PicoNode

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ISDN or R2

PSTN

A-Interface

POMC-R-S

PMSC
HLR/
VLR

PLMN/
Public MSC
PBSC
Public
Public
Private

Hybrid
Hybrid

PBTS
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CommunityNet

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PBX Inter-Operability

HLR/
VLR

ISDN or R2

PicoNode
Network

PBX

A-Interface

PLMN

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PSTN

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HLR/
VLR

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PicoNode BTS

Output Power
Power after
after Combining
Combining == 22 Watts
Watts
Output

External Amplifier
Amplifier for
for Greater
Greater Power
Power (on
(on this
this
External
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drawing):
drawing): 4,
4, 8,
8, 16
16 Watts
Watts

Receive Sensitivity
Sensitivity == -104
-104 or
or -110
-110 dBm
dBm
Receive

Receive Diversity
Diversity available
available
Receive

1-2 TRXs
TRXs per
per BTS
BTS (Omni
(Omni configuration)
configuration)
1-2

Power Consumption
Consumption 150
150 W
W
Power

Weight 20
20 kg
kg
Weight

Temperature range
range == 00 to
to 45
45 C
C
Temperature
Slot:
1 - MPM w/o Disk Drive
2 - E1-Abis
3-8 - TRX
9 - RF Distribution

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PicoNode BSC

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3
2

RST
SCN

PW R

PW R

ON

PW R

ON

LINE
FLT

FLT

ON
LI NE

FLT

FLT

RS-232

CDN

E1-1ENET

ENET

PW R

ON
LINE

RS-232

RX

E1-1-

TX

E1-2EXT

CPU/Power
CPU/Power Supply
Supply Redundant
Redundant (Opt.)
(Opt.)
2-14
2-14 E1
E1 per
per BSC
BSC
1-15
1-15 BTSs
BTSs per
per BSC
BSC
1-30
1-30 TRXs
TRXs per
per BSC
BSC
GSM
GSM Full
Full Rate
Rate
Weight
Weight 20
20 kg
kg
Power
Power Consumption
Consumption 150
150 W
W

RX

RX

TX

E1-2-

TX

RX

TX

XREF

TEST

RF DIST

13MHz

ON

OFF
0

ON
1

OFF

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PBSC
Slot1 Processor
Slot2-9 E1
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Services
ETSI GSM Phase 2
Power Management
Data & Fax Services (no IWF)
SMS Service
GSM Phase 1, 2, 2+ mobiles

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PicoNode MSC

RST
SCN

PW R

PW R

PW R

PW R

ON
LINE

ON

ON
LINE

ON
LINE

FLT

FLT

FLT

FLT

RS-232

CDN
ENET

ENET

E1-1-

RX

RS-232
E1-1-

TX

E1-2EXT

RX

200
200 Non-Blocking
Non-Blocking Voice
Voice Connections
Connections
14
14 E-1
E-1
GSM900/GSM1800
GSM900/GSM1800
Redundant
Redundant Power
Power Supplies
Supplies (Opt.)
(Opt.)
100
100 Erlangs
Erlangs // 8000
8000 BHCA
BHCA
Integrated
Integrated HLR/VLR
HLR/VLR
Inter/Intra
Inter/Intra BSC
BSC Handover
Handover

RX

TX

E1-2-

TX

RX

TX

XREF

TEST

RF DIST

13MHz

OFF
0

ON
1

OFF
0

ON
1

PMSC
Slot1 - Processor
Slot2-9 - E1

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Services
Call Establishment & Switching
Channel Allocation
Channel Switching
Mobility Management
Voice or Data Network Switching
HLR/VLR Maintenance
User Administration and
Authentication
Wireless PBX Adjunct
no Echo Canceler

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PicoNode OMC

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Sun
Sun Workstation
Workstation Platform
Platform
TMN
TMN Architecture
Architecture
Multiple
Multiple Windows
Windows Supported
Supported
Context
Context Sensitive
Sensitive Help
Help
88 Clients
Clients per
per Server
Server
High
High Level
Level of
of Security
Security
11 OMC
OMC per
per MSC
MSC

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Services
Region-wide configuration database
Remote Download of Software
Audit Functions
Regional Map of Network Elements
Real Time Monitoring
Audio and Visual Indications of Alarms
Measures Network Performance (to export)
Imports from Existing Cell Planning Tools
Export Data & Statistics
CDR (to a billing server)

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PicoNode Combo

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RST

RST

SCN

SCN

PWR

PWR

PWR

ON
LINE

ON
LINE

FLT

FLT

7 8

TX

TX
-1-

PWR

PWR

PWR

ON
LINE

ON
LINE

ON

ON

LINE

LINE

FLT

FLT

FLT

FLT

TX1
6.7
RX3

2,3
RX2

4,5
RX1
CDN

CDN

ENET

ENET

RS-232
E1-1-

RX

RS-232
E1-1-

RX

6,7
-3-

TX

TX
TX3

E1-2EXT

EXT

RX

E1-2-

TX
XREF

RX

2,3
RX

RX

TX

-2-

TX2

XREF
4,5
CLK

TEST

2W
Slot
1- Processor
2- Processor
3- E1
4- E1
5-6- TRX
7-8- TRX
9- RF Distribution

RST

TX PATH

SCN
PWR

PW R

PWR

ON
LINE

ON
LINE

ON
LINE

ON
LINE

FLT

FLT

FLT

FLT

PW R

TX-1

13MHZ

ON
LINE
FLT

PATH-1

CDN

CDN

ENET

ENET

RS-232
E1-1RX

RS-232
E1-1RX

TX

TX

PATH-2

RX-1

E1-2EXT

EXT

RX

E1-2-

RX

RX

ANT-1

ANT-2
RX-2

TX
XREF

TX

XREF

8W
Slot
1- Processor
2- Processor
3- E1
4- E1
5-6- TRX
7-9- RF Distribution

TX-2

RF DIST

TEST

RF DIST

13MHz

ON

OFF

OFF

ON

ON
1

OFF
0

OFF
0

ON
1

Corporate/In-Building
January, 2000

TX

RST

SCN
PW R

13MHz

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PicoNode Scalable GSM Solutions

Configuration Supports (max)

Capacity

NSS

2 BSCs

2000 Subs @ 0.05E (VLR)

4000 Subs (HLR)

BSC

15 BTSs
30 TRXs

BTS

3 TRXs

180 Subs @ 0.05E

2 TRXs

120 Subs @ 0.05E (VLR)

2000 Subs (HLR)

Combined Node
MSC/HLR/VLR
BSC/BTS

add-on BTSs
4
max number of TRXs for the combo: 8
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