Tower Systems: Amplifier
Tower Systems: Amplifier
Tower Systems: Amplifier
Mounted
Amplifier
Systems
Be prepared for the future Wireless battle
There are two ways of improving profitability of a business operation. First, and most • Number of BTS sites
obvious, is of course to increase the revenue. Secondly, to minimise the expenditure. The reduce
LGP Tower Mounted Amplifier System is able to address both of these, simultaneously.
• Indoor and outdoor
coverage increase
The operator of a mobile network is faced with high costs both when it comes to initial
• Increase of successful
infrastructure investments and ongoing operation and maintenance. The main cost-
call attempts
driving factor for a mobile network is coverage and this cost can be limited by
minimising the number of base stations for sufficent coverage and capacity. This is • Decrease in dropped
where the LGP Tower Mounted Amplifier System is able to help. calls
Coverage enhancement and signal quality improvement have the combined effect of
increasing traffic volume and user satisfaction, hence increasing network revenue.
In a new network rollout, fast deployment is vital, in order to stay ahead of the • Up to 30% reduction
competition and match the coverage of existing service providers. This is an area where of investment and
LGP TMAs can provide the advantage. By using LGP TMAs the number of required BTSs maintenance costs
can be reduced and thereby shorten the time to launch. This reduction in the number of • Up to 45% faster
BTSs enables a cost-effective network and therefore a competitive pricing strategy. It is network roll-out
essential to have a foundation of good coverage and then increase capacity when and
where it is needed.
An operator of an existing mobile network will look to continuously improve the quality • Up to 20% revenue
of the network and provide sufficient coverage to attract new subscribers. increase
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LGP TMA System benefits
A case study in GSM 1800 network has been done, with and without TMAs. The purpose was to point
out possible ways of utilising TMAs to achieve cost efficient coverage. Depending on the objective, TMAs
can be used to increase the quality of coverage of existing BTSs and/or to achieve sufficient coverage
with fewer BTSs.
Link budgets were created and the coverage was calculated with MSI´s Radio Planning Tool, Planet.
Network planned
without TMA Systems
The aim was to cover a certain
suburban area in the outskirts of
Copenhagen, Denmark. The
network was planned for outdoor
use of hand-held mobiles. The
network required 22 BTS sites for
sufficient coverage. The BTS
output power had to be reduced
in order to achieve linkbalance.
Network upgraded
with TMA Systems
The above network was
upgraded with LGP TMA systems
on all 22 BTS sites. The result
was an increase of the indoor
coverage by 40%, while the
outdoor coverage was increased
by 50%. Linkbalance was
achieved on a higher power
level.
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LGP Telecom´s TMA system
PDU Lite
LGP DUO Tower Mounted Diplexer
Indoor
Outdoor
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LGP TMA Product Line
LGP´s TMA product line is designed to be installed outdoor in towers or • Full-band and sub-band
on walls close to the antenna. The main design criteria have been to 1800&1900 versions
maximise product reliability and minimise size and weight. The unit
• Field proven reliability –
comprises high Q band-pass filters, dual low noise amplifiers in a balanced
long term and high volume
configuration, current extractor and LNA bypass circuits. The LNA bypass
experience
circuits are activated when the DC supply voltage is switched off.
• SuperCompact and robust
mechanical design
Lightning protection is provided on both ports, with protection circuits
implemented at the BTS port. The antenna port has a DC shorted stub • State of the art performance
with high cross sectional area for primary lightning strike protection. • Primary strike lightning
protection
A unique patented mechanical design has been utilised where all active
• Pole, wall and multipack
circuits are integrated within the filter body. This when combined with
mounting options
the ventilation system, ensures that the water ingress is eliminated.
Tx Tx Tx Tx
Tx Rx Rx diversity Rx Rx diversity Rx Rx diversity
Available for:
450, 800, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100 and dual-band 800/900/1800/1900
GSM, CDMA, D-AMPS, WCDMA, NMT, AMPS, TACS, SMR, PMR, Tetra.
TMA+TMD+Multipack=Dual-band solution for every BTS site configuration.
The LGP Multipack provides a flexible and compact mounting solution for • Supercompact low
fast and easy installation of multiple TMAs. The Multipack is available for visibility installation
mounting two, four or six TMAs in a condenced cluster.
• Fast and easy deployment
• Two-, four- and six-pack
TMA Multi-Pack™ brackets support with wall and pole mount.
mounting options
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Filter product line
The LGP Filter product line comprises both Duplex Filters for combing receive and transmit signals to a common
port and Diplex Filters for combining 800/900 MHz base stations with 18800/1900 MHz base stations to a
common port. The LGP Duplex Filters are available in two different versions. All products in the Filter product line
have built in lightning protection of the BTS and the PDU and are designed for outdoor environment.
The Duplex Filter cabinet can house up to six • Full three sector Antenna
Duplex Filters. The Duplex Filter Cabinet is solution
intended for a full three-sector site and TMA DD
• Ergonomic outdoor
provides an ergonomic outdoor solution. The
package Duplex
Duplex Filter Cabinet can be configured for
• Lightning Filter
either supporting base stations with built in Cabinet
protection
TMA power and supervision functionality or
base stations that needs a PDU for TMA power • For BTSs with or
and supervision functionality. The Duplex Filter without built in BTS
Cabinet is intended for wall or ground mount. TMA support
BTS
The Duo TMD DCT is intended for co-location • Sector package – Two Tower
of base stations in order to enable feeder Mounted Diplexers in one package
cable, TMA System and antenna line sharing. • Lightning protection
The LGP Duo Tower Mounted Diplexer is Antenna
• Dual-band TMA support –
designed for outdoor use. The same unit can
be used both at the BTS end for combining DC transparency Duo TMD
frequency bands to a common port and at the • Multi-pack mounting option
antenna end for splitting the frequency bands Duo TMD
to separate ports (separate antennas used
and/or TMA system implemented). The Duo
TMD enables TMA Systems to be implemented
BTS BTS
into the antenna line by allowing DC to be
800/900 1800/1900
fed through the diplexer on the RF cable. The
Duo TMD supports wall- and pole-mount as
well as multi-pack mounting brackets.
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PDU product line
The LGP PDU Lite™ provides power to and supervises the status of the • Market leader in system
LGP Tower Mounted Amplifiers. PDU Lite™ enables TMA installations to reliability
be carried out on a per sector basis and supports all common site
• Modular, hence cost-effective
configurations. The PDU Lite™ family is based on a module that supports
solution
two TMA´s, i.e. one sector with diversity. If the site comprises two sectors
or more, modules are added and daisy chained together. • Supercompact design
• Flexible mounting
PDU Lite™ is available in indoor and outdoor versions and supports wall, • TMA power and supervision
pole or 19”rack mount. PDU Lite™ has isolated input and output ports
• Short circuit auto-recovery
than can cater for both positive and negative DC supplies, which when
function
combined with the compact size and multiple mounting options, ensures
that PDU Lite™ can be used with the vast majority of base station • Positive or negative grounded
equipment. power input
• Indoor and outdoor versions
One sector wall mount Three sector 19” rack mount One, two or three sectors,
wall or pole mount
The LGP TMA family is powered by DC, via the feeder cable. In order to • Bulit-in BTS and PDU
inject DC power to the feeder cable at the base station, LGP has Lightning protection
developed a range of DC Current Injectors (CIN). • N-type and 7/16 type
connector combinations
LGP CINs are available for indoor or outdoor installation. Indoor versions
• Straight and 90-degree
are also available as a right angle model to simplify installation in certain
angle version
BTS configurations.
All LGP CINs have lightning protection circuits in order to protect the
BTS.
CIN indoor products are available with 7/16 type connectors in different
male and female combinations. The CIN outdoor family is available in
both N-type and 7/16 type connectors in any male and female
combination.
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LGP Telecom (Asia) Pte Ltd.
25 Kallang Avenue
#06-04 Kallang Basin
Industrial Estate
Singapore 339416
SINGAPORE
Phone: +65 3981159
Fax: +65 3981296
E-mail: dean.chua@lgp.com.sg
The expertise gained in these areas combined with a quality focus, including an ISO9001 LGP Telecom A/S
certificate, has enabled LGP Telecom to produce a broad range of high frequency products. The Gydevang 21D
product portfolio of today comprises Tower Mounted Amplifier Systems, Filters, Combiners,
DK-3450 Allerød
Antennas, Tower Mounted BOOSTERS and other OEM products which have been highly regarded
by the market.
DENMARK
Phone: +45 48 16 92 00
LGP Telecom’s customers are found among the mobile communication operators and system Fax: +45 48 16 92 11
suppliers all over the world and within all system standards. E-mail: mailbox@lgp.dk
During 1999 growth companies Arkivator and LGP Telecom merged – strengthening the position LGP Telecom Ltd.
as worldleaders within Tower Mounted Amplifiers for mobile communication. Arkivator is listed 14 Manor Farm
on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Cliddesden, Basingstoke
Hampshire RG25 2JB
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44 (0)1256 301 900
Fax: +44 (0)1256 301 909
E-mail: sales@lgp.co.uk