Title :
Design of tower mounted amplifier for WCDMA applications
Author :
Azlinda, T.M.A.T. ; Amran, H.N.
Author_Institution :
RF Syst. Unit, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper describes the design of a tower mounted amplifier (TMA) which is used to improve the cell coverage and capacity in a wireless communication system. This technology and application is basically the extension of the connection between a 3G radio base station and its antenna. From the design results, a 10.5 dB gain TMA is achieved. While a 0 dB gain TMA gave approximately 5.47 km coverage, by adding the 10.5 dB gain TMA the coverage extends to approximately 18.32 km.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; UHF amplifiers; cellular radio; 10.5 dB; 18.32 km; 3G radio base station; 5.47 km; TMA gain; WCDMA; base station-antenna connection; cell capacity; cell coverage; tower mounted amplifier; Base stations; Design methodology; Mobile communication; Monitoring; Multiaccess communication; Poles and towers; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Switches; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference, 2004. RFM 2004. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8671-X
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2004.1411062
