User Manual

Axell Wireless Limited
Technical Literature
L.A. M.T.A. Remote Sites
Document Number 80-301401HBKM Issue No. 1 Date 13/06/2008 Page 144 of 148
Appendix A
A.1. Glossary of Terms used in this document
Cell Enhancer or
Repeater
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
BBU Battery Backup Unit
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CEMS Coverage Enhanced Management System
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
OFR On Frequency Repeater
OIP3 Output Third Order Intercept Point
P1dB 1dB Compression Point
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