Product Info

Glossary
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Nokia Smart Radio Concept
A Nokia solution for gaining the maximum benefits of EDGE by optimizing the
radio link performance with Nokia EDGE base stations.
Nokia Q1
Communication protocol used on Q1-buses.
Operator
A telecommunications company running telecommunications services in a
geographical area.
PCM time slot
2 Mbit/s PCM circuit is divided into 32 64 kbit/s time slots.
1.5 Mbit/s PCM circuit is divided into 23 64 kbit/s time slots.
Point-to-point
Transmission between two fixed points.
Q1-bus
Bus in MetroSite BTS, used for local transmission management (Q1int) and for
extending the management to external equipment.
Sectored BTS
A BTS with multiple sectors positioned to supply the desired coverage. The
maximum number of sectors for a stand-alone MetroSite BTS is four.
Site
Location where telecommunication equipment has been installed. A site can
contain, for example, a base station and transmission equipment, with an
equipment shelter and antenna tower.
Several network elements can be located at a site.
Software Package
Software collection consisting of the components of the BTS operating system.
Star Connection
Transmission solution where three branches, with one BTS in each, are connected
to a common node. See Chain Connection, Loop Connection and Multidrop
Connection.