900 MHz Dual Technology Outdoor

Antenna Sharing Combiner

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Fax: 201-342-3339

General Information

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PRELIMINARY

CCIs Dual Technology Antenna

Sharing Combiner (ASC) allows two
Model ASC900VG12A
(Variable Gain AISG 2.0
Base Stations to share the same anCompatible Unit)
tennas and preserves Receive Diversity without any combining
losses. In the Downlink direction, Contents:
the transmit signal from each Base General Info and Technical
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Station is directed to one of the two Description
& Mechanical Specs
antenna ports. In the uplink direc- Electrical
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(AISG TMA)
tion, an Amplifier compensates for Block Diagram & Outline Drawing
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combining losses normally associated with passive combiners. The (AISG TMA)
Gain of the amplifier can be controlled remotely using AISG 2.0 Protocol, and the gain level to each BTS can be independently controlled.
Features:

Technical Description
The ASC system consists of a twin outdoor tower mount unit with two antenna inputs. The
tower mount unit is dual duplexed to separate the low-power uplink signal from the high-power
downlink signal at the antenna port, amplifies the low-level uplink signals using an ultra-low
noise amplifier (LNA), and recombines the two paths at the BTS port. In addition, the uplink
signal is split out after the LNA and routed to the BTS diversity port. The tower mount units
consist of six band-pass filters, four redundant low-noise amplifiers, two splitters, bypass failure
circuitry, and bias tees which are all housed in an IP65 moisture proof enclosure, with IP68
Immersion proof connectors suited to long-life masthead mounting. The unit provides protection against lightning strikes via a multi-stage surge protection circuit. AISG 2.0 DC power and
control is provided via the feeder cable from the BTS using the AISG 2.0 and 3GPP standard.
The ASC is powered through the UMTS (BTS2) port. Additionally the ASC operates at constant power when powered by an AISG 2.0 Compatible Site Control Unit, or BTS. A separate
AISG connector is also provided to allow direct AISG connection or Daisy Chaining to multiple
AISG products at the top of the tower. With fully protected input ports, the unit can be installed
without the concern of damaging the unit should it be incorrectly installed.
Major Features
Functions as a combiner for same band Base Station Equipment, (Can be same technology (e.g. GSM and GSM) or different technology (e.g. GSM and UMTS)) enabling Rx Diversity and overcomes losses normally associated with passive combiners.
Can be used close to the antenna, enabling Remote Radio Head equipment to be combined with Coaxial fed system which uses a pair of Coaxial Feeder Lines. Gives additional
gain for overcoming feeder and combining losses.
Can be used in ground based application, as combiner and overcomes losses and maintains Diversity path.
Has flexibility to also be used in non-DC fed system thus giving passive combining of two
same band systems into coaxial feeder line pair.
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Small, lightweight, outdoor unit

Dual Technology Combiner (GSM 900 / UMTS
900)
Can also be used for
same technology (e.g.
GSM/GSM)
Can be used close to
Antenna
Can be used in Ground
Based Applications while
maintaining
Diversity
Path
Can operate as a Passive Combiner in non-DC
fed system
Rx path is Independent
of Tx path
Can survive incorrect
installation as ports are
protected
AISG 2.0 compatible unit
ASC receives DC Voltage and AISG sampling
at the UMTS BTS 2 port
ASC operates at constant
power
High linearity
Lightning protected
Fail-safe bypass mode
High reliability

900 MHz Dual Technology Outdoor Antenna Sharing Combiner

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PRELIMINARY
CCI Dual Technology Antenna Sharing Combiner
Description

Typical Specifications

Electrical Specifications
Receive Frequency Range

890 915 MHz

Transmit Frequency Range

935 - 960 MHz

Amplifier Gain

4 to 12 dB Adjustable in 0.25 dB steps via AISG

Gain Variation

0.2 dB in any 3.84 MHz segment

System Noise Figure

1.75 dB typical (Room Temp.) @ Max. Gain

Input Third Order Intercept Point

+9 dBm Min @ Max. Gain

Input/Output Return Loss

18 dB Min. all ports, 16 dB Min. Bypass Mode

Insertion Loss
Transmit Passband

0.3 dB Typical, 0.5 dB Max.

Bypass Mode, Rx Passband

7.0 dB Max.

Group Delay
Transmit Passband

4 nS in any 3.84 MHz segment

Filter Characteristics
Continuous Average Power

200 Watts max

Peak Envelope Power

2 kW max

Intermodulation Performance
IMD at ANT port in Rx Band

<-115 dBm typical (2 x +43 dBm tones)

Operating Voltage

+10V to +30V DC provided via coax or AISG

4 Watts

Power Consumption
Mechanical Specifications
Connectors

DIN 7-16 female x 6 (BTS (x 2), ANT (x 2), RxD (x 2)), AISG x 1

Dimensions (TMA Body Only)

270 (H) x 200 (W) x 102 (D) mm

Dimensions (Including Brackets & Connectors)

363 (H) x 211 (W) x 109.5 (D) mm

Weight (w/o Bracket)

7.0 Kg Approx.

Weight (with Bracket)

7.5 Kg Approx.

Mounting

Pole/Wall Mounting Bracket

Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature

-40 C to +60C

Lightning Protection

8/20us, 2KA max, 10 strikes each, IEC61000-4-5

Enclosure

IP65 (Unit Body), IP68 (Connector)

MTBF

>500,000 hours

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900 MHz Antenna Sharing Combiner Block Diagram

ANT 1

ANT 2

AISG Dual Technology

Antenna Sharing
Combiner

LIGHTNING
PROTECTION

LIGHTNING
PROTECTION
RX UMTS
900

RX GSM
900

89 Leuning Street
South Hackensack, NJ 07606

LNA

LNA
Bypass

Bypass

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TX GSM
900

TX UMTS
900
1

DC

Rx

DC

Rx

LNA DC +
Gain +
Alarm +
Bypass

RX GSM
900

RX UMTS
900

RF
RF

Control

PRELIMINARY

DC Power

Options:

Bias-T &
Lightning
Protection

RF + DC
+ AISG
BTS 2
Tx/RxM

BTS 1
RxD

BTS 1
Tx/RxM

Model ASC900VG12A
(Variable Gain AISG
2.0 Compatible Unit)

RS-485-B

Modem
RF

RS-485-A

Ordering Information:

AISG

LIGHTNING
PROTECTION

BTS 2
RxD

RET
Tx/RxM

RxD

Tx/RxM

BTS 1 (GSM 900)

RxD

BTS 2 (UMTS 900)

900 MHz Antenna Sharing Combiner Outline Drawing

Pole Mount Kit

Accessories:
AISG 2.0 Site Controller
(SCU-AISG2-3-1)
AISG Cable Kit
(RET-CBK)
AISG 2.0 Bias-T
1. Model BT-0821-DMDFAG (DIN-Male RF Port,
DIN-Female
RF+DC+AISG Port)
2. Model BT-0821-DFDMAG (DIN-Female RF Port,
DIN-Male RF+DC+AISG
Port)
3. Model BT-0821-DFDF-AG
(DIN-Female RF Port,
DIN-Female
RF+DC+AISG Port)

102

109.5

270

363

200

ANT1 & ANT2 Inputs

BTS1 & BTS2 Inputs

AISG Output

Dimensions
in mm
RxD (GSM) & RxD (UMTS) Outputs

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