User's Manual

Meadowlands Fiber Fed BDA Equipment
User Handbook
Handbook Nō.-60-165801HBKM Issue No:-1
Date:-03/01/06
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Glossary of Terms
Repeater or
Cell Enhancer A Radio Frequency (RF) amplifier which can simultaneously amplify
and re-broadcast Mobile Station (MS) and Base Transceiver Station
(BTS) signals.
Band Selective Repeater A Cell Enhancer designed for operation on a range of channels within
a specified frequency band.
Channel Selective
Repeater A Cell Enhancer, designed for operation on specified channel(s)
within a specified frequency band. Channel frequencies may be
factory set or on-site programmable.
AC Alternating Current
AGC Automatic Gain Control
BDA Bi-Directional Amplifier
BTS Base Transceiver Station
C/NR Carrier-to-Noise Ratio
DC Direct Current
Downlink (D/L) RF signals Tx from the BTS to the Master Site
FO Fibre Optic
GND Ground
ID Identification Number
LED Light Emitting Diode
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
LPA Low Power Amplifier
MOU Master Optical Unit
M.S. Mobile Station
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
N/A Not Applicable
N/C No Connection
OIP3 Output Third Order Intercept Point = RF
out
+(C/I)/2
PA Power Amplifier
RF Radio Frequency
RSA Receiver/Splitter Amplifier
Rx Receiver
S/N Serial Number
Tx Transmitter
Uplink (U/L) RF signals transmitted from the MS to the BTS
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
WDM Wave division multiplex