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`(19) World Intellectual Property
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`International Bureau
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`(43) International Publication Date
`20 March 2003 (20.03.2003)
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`(51) International Patent Classification’:
`12/66, HO4B 7/00, 10/12, HO4Q 7/24
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`HO4L 12/28,
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`(21) International Application Number:
`PCT/SE2002/001509
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`(22) International Filing Date: 21 August 2002 (21.08.2002)
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`(25) Filing Language:
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`(26) Publication Language:
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`English
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`English
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`(30) Priority Data:
`0102978-4
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`7 September 2001 (07.09.2001)
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`(71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): TELIA
`AB (publ) [SE/SE]; Marbackagatan 11, S-123 86 Farsta
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`(72) Inventors; and
`SCHUH, Ralf
`(75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only):
`[SE/SE]; Stora Raby Byaviig 23, S-224 78 Lund (SE).
`SUNDBERG, Erland [SE/SE]; Héglundaviagen 15, S-136
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`(54) Title: AN INTERFACE FOR LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
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`(10) International Publication Number
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`54 Haninge (SE). VERRI, Bertil [SE/SE]; Murslevsgriind
`1, S-137 38 Viasterhaninge (SE). ARKNER, Tommy
`[SE/SE]; Musserongangen 29, S-135 34 Tyresé (SE).
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`Agent: SVENSSON,Peder; Telia Research AB, Vitsands-
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`(57) Abstract: An integrated digital and analogue Radio Frequency (RF) interface (100) for transmitting combineddigital and ana-
`logue RFsignals over fibre based Local Area Networks (LAN). The RFsignals are fed/receivedto/from optical transceiver(s) (102)
`over a separate electrical RF port (104). The digital and analogue RF signals are distributed over fibre cable (118). The architecture
`itself is transparent to the transmission of RFsignals. The interface is integrated within LAN equipment, e.g. Ethernet or FDDI
`switch, and allows the distribution of the signals to different buildings or locations within a building.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates in general
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`to distribution of
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`radio signals between terminals and Base Stations, BSs, via
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`Local Area Networks, LAN, more particular to an interface
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`that can handle combined digital and analogue Radio
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`Frequency, RF, signals for transmission over fibre based
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`LANs.
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`BACKGROUND
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`Passive and active Distributed Antenna Systems
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`(DAS) using
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`coax or optical fibre are currently often used for Global
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`indoor coverage.
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`These DASs are uSing a Separate fibre - coax architecture
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`to the e.g. digital Local Area Network (LAN) architecture.
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`Multiple infrastructures are adding up in the price and
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`increase the operation and maintenance cost.
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`GSM-on-the-Net uses the existing LAN architecture by
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`connecting pico base stations to the LAN. The radio signal
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`is distributed digitally in such a radio LAN architecture.
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`For GSM-on-the-Net a special gateway is needed in order to
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`ensure security from the intranet to the public network.
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`The number of transceiver units in a pico base station is
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`currently limited to a maximum of two transceivers.
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`Moreover, GSM-on-the-Net cannot make use of trunking
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`In buildings there are often many different cabling systems
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`deployed,
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`for supporting different applications:
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`For LANs, Ethernet and Fibre Distributed DATA Interface
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`the dominant digital transmission standards are
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`TEEE 803.3 Gigabit Ethernet Standard and ANSI X3T12
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`FDDI Standard which are defined for Category 5 cable,
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`copper twisted pair, CAT5, fibre and coax cabling.
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`antennas.
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`In the European patent application EP 792 048, “Point-
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`routeur multiprotocoles poure réseaux indudtriels”,
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`inventor J Alexandre,
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`is described a system for
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`transmitting signals having different protocols on the same
`optical fibre. One embodiment can distribute analogue and
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`digital signals, modulated on different bearer waves on ‘the
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`same optical fibre.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`The present invention relates to a common digital and radio
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`signals distribution architecture using standard Local Area
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`Network: (LAN) architecture and equipment for distributing
`the radio signals to remote antennas.
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`The present invention is using a common interface for the
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`digital and radio signal distribution. This interface can
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`solve multiple infrastructure problems by distributing
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`radio signals (e.g. GSM, UMTS) between a Base Transceiver
`station (BTS) and its remote antennas over the fibre based
`LAN infrastructure. The interface is integrated in the LAN
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`equipments (e.g. Ethernet switch or Ethernet coax to fibre
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`media converter). Fibre in general offers a huge bandwidth
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`and can accommodate both the digital and radio signal
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`transmission.
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`The present invention uses an integrated digital and
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`analogue Radio Frequency (RF)
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`interface for transmitting
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`combined digital and analogue RF signals over fibre based
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`LANs. The RF signals are fed/received to/from optical
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`transceiver(s) over a separate electrical RF port. The
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`digital and analogue RF signals are distributed over the
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`fibre-cable LAN architecture. Radio cell architecture can
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`be built-up by connecting antennas to the electrical RF
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`ports at the LAN equipment. The architecture itself is
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`transparent to the transmission of RF signals.
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`The present invention uses existing LAN architecture
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`(cabling and devices), which enables low cost radio signal
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`distribution e.g. for Distributed Antenna Systems
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`(DASs)
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`buildings. The digital and radio signals are separated in
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`the frequency domain or can be separated in the space
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`domain by using different transceiver units in the LAN
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`equipment or fibres in the cable. The present invention is
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`a Distribution of Radio Signals using Local Area Network
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`Infrastructure (DoRSuLANI) here called the interface.
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`One advantage by using this interface is that no gateways
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`to the public network is needed, e.g. if compared with GSM-
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`on-the-Net, because the radio and digital signals can be
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`separated in the frequency domain or in the space domain by
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`using different transceiver units in the LAN equipment. The
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`interface can also make use of trunking efficiency as the
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`Base Station (BS) can be centralized.
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`Multiple infrastructures with separate cabling and access
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`points, e.g. fibre based LAN and passive coax DAS, are not
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`needed. The invention allows a single cabling
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`infrastructure with common access points.
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`The invention allows reduced installation, deployment and
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`operation and maintenance (OAM) costs. The LAN can be
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`public or private.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`A more complete appreciation of the present invention and
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`many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily
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`obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference
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`to the following detailed description when considered in
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`connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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`Figure 1 shows an overview of the interface,
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`Figure 2 shows a FDDI backbone network with interfaces,
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`different buildings,
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`Figure 3 shows a typical Ethernet LAN architecture within a
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`building,
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`Figure 4 shows measurement set-up for the combined
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`simultaneous digital-radio transmission using standard
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`Gigabit Ethernet components,
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`Figure 5 shows intermodulation attenuation for GSM and
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`interfering CW signal transmission over the fibre link,
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`Figure 6 shows BER versus received RF power for the GSM
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`1800 signal, measured with TEMS,
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`Figure 7 shows BER versus received optical power for 1
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`and 600 meter MM fibre,
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`Figure 8 shows a link budget calculation for typical GSM
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`in-building,
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`Figure 9 shows a set-up using the interface with 4
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`antennas,
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`Figure 10 shows path loss versus distance,
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`Figure 11 shows second set-up for figure 9,
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`Figure 12 shows third set-up for figure 9, and
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`Figure 13 shows fourth set-up for figure 9.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`The following abbreviations are used:
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`BER
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`BS
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`BTS
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`Bit Error Rate
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`Base Station
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`Base Transceiver station .
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`Category 5 cable, copper twisted pair
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`CPU
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`DAS
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`DWDM
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`Central Processing Unit
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`Distributed Antenna System
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`Dynamic Range
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`Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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`FDDI
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`Fibre Distributed DATA Interface
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`Fibre-to-the-Subscriber
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`LAN
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`MAN
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`Global System for Mobile communications
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`Local Area Network
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`Metropolitan Area Networks
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`5 MM
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`Multi-mode fibre
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`OAM
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`PRBS
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`RF
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`TEMS
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`Operation and Maintenance
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`Pseudorandom Bit Sequence
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`Radio Frequency
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`Test Mobile Station
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`Transceiver
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`VCSEL
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`Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
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`WAN
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`WDM
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`Wide Area Network
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`Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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`numerical designate identical or corresponding parts
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`throughout the several views.
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`1 shows an overview of interface 100, an optical
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`interface, for the integrated digital and radio signal
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`transmission. There can be one or more interfaces 100
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`within the LAN equipment, each interface connected to at
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`least one standard optical unit 106, e.g. standard optical
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`connectors to an optical fibre cable 118. There can be more
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`than one cable 118. The cable 118 is containing optical
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`fibre(s), which distributes signals to LAN equipment at
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`different locations or the same location, e.g. within a
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`building or a campus area, see Fig. 2 and Fig. 3. Each
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`interface 100 has at least one common/integrated - standard
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`optical transceiver unit
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`(TRx) 102. The radio signals can
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`be fed/received to/from the optical units 106 over an
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`external electrical RF port 104.
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`split the radio signals to more than one antenna or feed
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`into more than one optical TRx 102 (star architecture)
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`external radio signal splitter(s)/combiner(s) can be used.
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`The RF port 104 is connected to a radio unit 112 over
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`signal path 120, e.g. with coax cable. The radio signal
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`transceiver unit 102 but could also contain some radio
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`frequency specific processing like: filters, amplifiers,
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`splitters and combiners, duplexer, etc. In general
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`the
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`interface 100 is transparent if no radio mode specific
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`filters, amplifiers, etc, are used in radio unit 112. If
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`simultaneous digital and radio signal transmission is used
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`over a single transceiver unit 102, a splitter 108 and
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`signal combiners 110 are needed in order to separate the
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`digital and radio signal. The splitter and combiner may
`need filters in order to prevent signal distortion from the
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`digital into the radio band and vice versa.
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`(BSs)
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`antenna unit(s) are connected over coax cables to the
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`electrical RF In/Output port(s) 104. The interface 100 is
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`in general transparent to the digital and radio signal
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`transmission within the bandwidth of the optical link.
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`Low bit rate data transmission for alarm and controlling
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`function between the base station and the connected LAN
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`equipment may be utilised over:
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`e The 104 interface(s)
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`e Separate digital interface which could connect directly
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`to the motherboard of the LAN equipment
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`A digital interface 116 connects the LAN cards (Gigabit
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`Ethernet card or the interface card 100)
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`motherboard, back plane, of the LAN Central Processing Unit
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`(CPU), e.g. switch, hub, router, etc. The motherboard is
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`normally fulfilling tasks like: controlling of the LAN
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`cards, encryption, addressing, digital signal processing,
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`etc. For the radio signal the alarming and controlling
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`Fig. 2 shows a FDDI backbone network 200 with interface 100
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`that allows distribution of the digital and radio signal to
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`different buildings A, B, and C that are connected via an
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`FDDI ring 222. The interface 100 is integrated in the FDDTI
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`equipment 202 and 218. Unit 202 can be a FDDI switch or
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`router. In the Fig.2 the switch 202 is a router that is
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`connected to a public Wide Area Network (WAN) 212 over a
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`firewall 206. The unit 218 could be an FDDI switch, router
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`In building A radio base station 204 RF
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`output signal is fed into the interface card 100 located in
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`the FDD router 202. After the electrical to optical
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`conversion in the interface(s) 100 the radio signal is,
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`together with the digital signal,
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`transmitted to the
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`different buildings A, B, and C in the campus area. For
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`clarity only one interface 100 is shown at each FDDI
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`device, however, for each point-to-point connection of two
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`FDDI devices a separate interface 100 is needed.
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`Within the buildings A, B, and C the radio signal can be in
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`general further distributed, as shown in Fig. 3, using e.g.
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`an Ethernet fibre architecture. The Ethernet switch/router
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`208 in building A is connected to the radio base station
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`over an interface 100 in the FDDI equipment 202.
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`In building B the FDDI concentrator 218 is connected to
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`application servers 210 and to remote antennas 220 over the
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`interface(s) 100. More than one antenna can be connected to
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`one interface 100 by using either external or internal
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`splitter/combiner.
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`In Building C computers 216 and remote antennas are
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`connected to the FDDI equipment, where similar to building
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`B the interface(s) 100 RF port(s) 104 is used to connect to
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`The interface 100 in general is applicable to any LAN
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`architecture, e.g. a mixture of Ethernet, Token Ring and
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`FDDI, when deploying fibre for the data transmission.
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`Ethernet infrastructure, see also Fig. 2 building A.
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`We assume full duplex mode for the fibre Ethernet
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`architecture, one fibre for transmit and one fibre for
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`The Ethernet switch 208 in location A.1 is connected
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`over the FDDI router 202 to the radio base station but
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`could be in general directly connected to the radio
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`base station 204 over coax cable. If the Ethernet
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`devices are equipped with interface(s) 100 the radio
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`signal can be distributed within the building to
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`different locations A.1 and A.2. The digital and radio
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`the same fibre and optical transceiver unit 102,
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`the same fibre and different optical transceiver
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`units 102, e.g. use Wavelength Division Multiplexing
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`separate fibres and separate transceiver units.
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`Location A.1 comprising a firewall 206, which is
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`connected to Internet
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`(WWW) 312,
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`the base station (BS)
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`204, e.g. GSM/UMTS, connected to the GSM network 214
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`another Ethernet switch 208, another application
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`server 210, and computers 216.
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`In location A.1 one of
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`the Ethernet switch 208. The interface 100 at the
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`stationary terminal could be, e.g. an external fibre-
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`to-coax media converter box. Different mobiles 308,
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`which are connected to the base station over the
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`remote antennas, are indicated in the figure.
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`If the computers 216 intend to send radio signals they
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`switches 208 otherwise the computers 216 are connected
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`direct to the Ethernet switches 208. A portable laptop
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`304 is physically connected to a mobile terminal 308,
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`such as GSM/UMTS terminal, which in its turn is in
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`contact with the base station 204 via the concentrator
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`The Ethernet equipment 208 in location A.2 is
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`connected to the Ethernet equipment 208 in location
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`A.1 over the interface 100. The Ethernet switch in
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`location A.2 connects further to a
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`repeater/router/switch 314 in location A.3 over
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`repeater/router/switch 314 in location A.3 connects to
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`a stationary IP telephone 302, anda stationary
`computer 216 (in radio mobiles are often called
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`terminals!). Remote antennas are connected to the
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`interfaces 100 in location A.2 and A.3
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`The interface 100 could in general support multiple
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`radio systems over a single interface 100 if the radio
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`systems work at different frequencies, e.g. GSM
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`operating at 1.8 GHz and UMTS operating at 2 GHz.
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`remote antenna network
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`system, number of antennas, cell size, environment,
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`etc the radio signal may need external amplifiers,
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`filters and combiners for the radio uplink and
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`downlink between the interface 100 and the remote
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`antennas.
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`The interface 100 can be built in different ways:
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`unit 102. One TRx unit 102 could be used for the digital
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`optical TRx units may be built in for redundancy
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`purposes.
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`e Each optical TRx unit 102 has its own Rx and Tx optical
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`output for the transmit and receive paths although only
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`one optical fibre may be used as the signal can be split
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`and combined in the optical domain using wavelength
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`division multiplexing technology.
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`In general
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`the interface 100 is similar to a standard
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`digital LAN equipment card (e.g. Gigabit Ethernet card),
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`which can be plugged in to the motherboard of the LAN
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`switch/router (e.g. Gigabit Ethernet switch). It is also
`possible to integrate the interface 100 in external LAN
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`media converters (optical-to-electrical converter).
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`Ethernet equipment, for clarity, although for every point-
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`to-point connection between Ethernet devices a separate
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`interface card 100 is needed.
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`Some processing of the radio signal can be implemented in
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`the radio unit 112 (e.g. filtering, amplification, etc).
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`This radio signal processing could be done at RF or at an
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`intermediate frequency. If it is done at an intermediate
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`frequency up- and down converters are needed. The radio
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`signal could be sent at an intermediate frequency over the
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`fibre network, using e.g.
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`frequency down converter at the
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`LAN interface 100 connected to the base station and
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`frequency up converters at the interfaces 100 connecting to
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`the remote antenna units. At intermediate frequencies the
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`bandwidth infrastructures”, an intermediate frequency is
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`The RF signal uses an input and output radio frequency port
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`104. It could also be just a single RF connector and the
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`transmit/receive signal could be split in the radio signal
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`path 120 using radio duplexers.
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`Another example where the interface 100 may be of future
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`interest are Ethernet based Metropolitan Area Networks
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`(MANS). Ethernet based MANs show a growing popularity.
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`Similar to Fig.
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`(FTTS) architecture can be used to distribute radio
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`Signals, e.g.
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`to individual houses/buildings A, B, and C,
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`using the interface 100.
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`A set-up according to Fig. 4 has been used for showing
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`-how the interface works. The interface has been made
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`using standard Gigabit Ethernet LAN equipment. Penalty
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`free simultaneous GSM-1800 and 1 Gbit/s digital data
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`transmission are established over the same optical
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`link in the set-up in Fig. 4.
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`when using multi-mode fibres, fibre lengths up to 550
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`meters may be used. This is the minimum operational
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`range requirement for operation at short wavelengths
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`of 850 nm. Multi-mode fibre, although having higher
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`losses and dispersion compared to single-mode fibre,
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`units. The interface in general can be used for any
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`type of fibre,
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`laser and radio system. However,
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`the
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`multi-mode fibre in combination with Vertical Cavity
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`Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) and the simultaneous
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`digital - radio transmission puts the highest
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`constraints on the interface link budget. For all the
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`other types of lasers and fibres, as recommended in
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`the LAN standards,
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`the link performance can be
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`expected to be better for such fibre lengths.
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`A transmission from GSM-1800 and 1 Gigabit/s digital data
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`over a single optical link using 600 meters MM fibre has
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`been used. From the maximum input power,
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`loss and noise,
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`Fig. 7, of the fibre radio system a link budget calculation
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`has been done for a typical GSM in-building system
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`considering cell-size per antenna and radio path loss for
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`different indoor environments. The fibre radio system like
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`used in the set-up showed to have sufficient dynamic range
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`for typical GSM in-building distributed antenna systems
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`even in the case if more than one carrier is send over the
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`link.
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`In the set-up, Fig. 4, a low-cost commercially available
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`un-cooled 850 nm VCSEL and PIN photodiode with preamplifier
`‘are used, e.g. Mitel 1A448 SC-2A, 8C478 SC-2A. These
`components are designed for Gigabit Ethernet applications.
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`The MMF length is 600 m in order to comply with the minimum
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`range requirements in the 1000Base-SX Gigabit Ethernet
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`recommendations. The MMF is Corning’s InfiniCor 600 multi-
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`mode 50/125 Om fibre designed for Gigabit Ethernet
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`transmission, 600 m at 850 nm using laser sources. The 1
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`Gigabit/s non-return-to-zero pseudorandom bit sequence
`signal, PRBS = 277 —- 1, Anritsu MP 1604B, and the GSM radio
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`Signal operating at 1800 MHz, Ericsson RBS 2202, are
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`combined using a 6 dB power combiner operating from DC - 2
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`GHz. The bias current of 10 mA and the combined digital,
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`Vpp = 0.3 V, and radio signal, Vp = 0.4 V, are fed to the
`VCSEL using a bias tee.
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`After transmission through the fibre the signals are split
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`into a digital and radio path. The bit error rate (BER) of
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`the digital signal was measured after low pass filtering
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`and amplification using a bit error test set, Anritsu MP
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`1605B. The data transmission speed of 1 Gbit/s was chosen
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`as the available low pass filters had a cut-off frequency
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`limit the output spectrum of the digital signal entering
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`the GSM band, and at the receiver site to limit the GSM
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`Signal
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`to enter the broadband receiver of the bit error
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`test set.
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`The BER of the radio signal was measured with an
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`Ericsson test mobile station (TEMS) for GSM. The
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`circulator separated the radio downlink and uplink path.
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`The remote antenna would be normally connected to the
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`circulator output as indicated in the figure.
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`The following characteristics have been measured in order
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`to quantify the optical link for the combined analogue -
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`digital transmission:
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`Intermodulation attenuation
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`e Blocking characteristics
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`e BER for the digital and analogue transmission
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`From these parameters the dynamic range of the optical link
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`is calculated. The dynamic range is then compared with
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`dynamic range requirements measured at typical indoor GSM
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`Distributed Antenna System (DAS)
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`installations.
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`For the used fibre link the following RF parameters have
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`been measured:
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`The 1 dB compression point is at ~5dBm RF input power to
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`the laser
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`RF loss of ~ 25dB at 1.8GHz, e.g. for GSM, and 29dB at
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`~2 GHz, e.g. for UMTS, for 600 metre MM fibre
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`e Output noise power at optical receiver ~ -141dBm/Hz (for
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`200 kHz BW this corresponds to ~ -88dBm)
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`The laser was biased at 10 mA which corresponded to a laser
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`output power of ~-10 dBm. The optical attenuation is < 2.5
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`GB at A = 850 nm.
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`The intermodulation attenuation of the link is measured by
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`applying a GSM signal and an interfering CW signal at 30dB
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`below the power level of the wanted signal
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`(GSM 05.05
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`paragraph 4.7.2. reference [GSM specification GSM 05.05]).
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`This measurement is relevant for the downlink as the non-
`linear elements in the transmitter path cause distortion if
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`more than one RF channel is transmitted. The standard -
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`requires the IMD product not to exceed -70dBc or -36dBm
`whichever is the higher.
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`For indoor DAS-GSM installations the input power at the
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`antenna connector is typically about 10 dBm/carrier. Fig.
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`shows the measured IMD power versus the input power of the
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`wanted GSM signal. A post-amplifier with a gain of ~34 dB
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`after the receiver has been used to boost the output power.
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`It can be seen that the maximum RF input power to the laser
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`should be <1 dBm in order not to exceed the -36dBm maximum
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`allowed IMD.
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`The blocking characteristic is a measure of the uplink
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`ability to receive a wanted signal at its channel frequency
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`in the presence of a strong unwanted signal, below a
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`specified limit, on other frequencies without degradation
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`of the performance.
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`Since the fibre link in the uplink can be considered as the
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`input “amplifier” to the base station receiver, and because
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`a GSM-1800 BS is used in this set-up,
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`the blocking
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`characteristics are measured according to the GSM 05.05
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`specification, section 5.1. The signal level of a wanted
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`GSM signal is set 3 dB above the BS receiver sensitivity
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`limit
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`fibre) and the unwanted sine wave (800 kHz away from the
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`GSM signal) signal level is increased until the BER shows
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`impairments. The power of the unwanted sine wave could be
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`increased up to ~5 dBm, at the input of the laser, without
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`impairing the BER in the wanted GSM signal.
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`The BER penalty of the fibre link for the digital and radio
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`transmission has been measured,
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`in order to understand if
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`the link caused distortions degrade the radio and optical
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`receiver sensitivity levels.
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`The BER of the 1 Gbit/s digital signal versus optical
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`received power is shown in Fig. 6.
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`The optical attenuator
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`after the laser was used to reduce and balance the received
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`power. The results are shown for the fibre back-to-back
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`case, ~7 m MM fibre, with the GSM signal switched off and
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`switched on, and for the 600 m MM fibre with the GSM signal
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`switched on. No penalty could be observed for the
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`simultaneous digital and radio signal transmission. Indeed
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`the measured BER for the 600 m MM fibre with simultaneous
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`radio transmission showed slightly. better receiver
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`sensitivity than the back-to-back cases. This difference
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`could also be observed by repeating the measurements. One
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`reason for this observation may be the restricted laser
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`launch condition used in the set-up, as equilibrium mode
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`distribution may be not reached over such a short fibre
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`length. The achieved receiver sensitivity is ~ -15.5 dBm
`for a BER of 107.
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`For the BER measurement on the GSM 1800 signal the optical
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`attenuator was set to zero as the electrical attenuator in
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`front of the TEMS receiver was used to reduce and balance
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`the received signal level
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`(Rxbev).
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`The raw BER in the
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`radio downlink was measured on the radio broadcast channel.
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`back-to-back case using coaxial cable, coax cable ~6 m, 600
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`m MM fibre with the digital signal switched off and with
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`the radio and digital signal running simultaneously. No BER
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`penalty is observed for the simultaneous radio and digital
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`transmission over the 600 m MMF. The fibre back-to-back
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`transmission showed similar BER values to the 600 m MM
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`fibre transmission and the measurement points have been
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`omitted in the figure for clarity. For input powers > -102
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`dBm no BER could be measured within the resolution given by
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`the TEMS equipment. The reference sensitivity level for GSM
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`1800 terminals and base stations is -102 and -104 dBm
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`respectively, with the maximum BER depending on the type of
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`channel, e.g. data channel BER < 0.1%,
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`/3/. The back-to-
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`back case using coax cable showed slightly larger BERs than
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`the radio over fibre transmission. This difference is
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`within the resolution of the used TEMS equipment.
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`For the parallel digital - GSM signal transmission,
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`the 1dB
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`compression point limits the maximum input power to the
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`laser. From the maximum input power,
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`loss and noise figure
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`of the fibre radio system we could do a link budget
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`calculation for a typical GSM in-building system, as shown
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`in Fig. 8.
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`In the link budget calculation is made for the
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`loss and noise of the signal from one optical feeder
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`Fig. 9.
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`The radio uplink limits the maximum path loss for the fibre
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`radio system (Fig. 4)
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`to about 82 dB. The link budget as
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`given in Fig. 8 is just an indication and could be
`optimised,
`for example by carefully placing of the remawe
`antenna units in order to prevent high signal levels at the
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`radio uplink in order to increase the gain in the first
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`amplifier.
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`using the Multiple Wall Model as described in the COST
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`Action 231 [COST Action 231, "Digital mobile radio towards
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`future generation systems,” final report 1999.]. By taking
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`a room size of 4 metres and allowing for a surface outage
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`of 5% the path loss a shown in Fig. 10 could be computed.
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`The maximum cell radius for 82 dB path loss is about 20 m.
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`In current indoor distributed antenna installations cell
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`radii between ~15 to ~25 m are quite common.
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`The system link budget can be increased by about 6 dB if
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`using separate optical transceiver units for the digital
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`and radio transmission. If transmitting more than one GSM
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`carrier and if using just one laser the RF input power has
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`to be decreased by ~20xlog(#carriers),
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`in order to prevent
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`signal clipping.
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`The interface architecture is in general scalable to any
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`future LAN standard, as the radio and digital signal may be
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`fed to separate optical transceiver units within the LAN
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`equipment, e.g. one interface 100 with multiple 102
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`interfaces. For future LAN standards the optical
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`transceivers and fibres will be able to support higher
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`digital data rates. This in turn will be beneficial to
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`interface, as e.g.
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`the link budget for the radio
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`transmission will increase. The interface can be used for
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`future radio standards.
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`Fig. 11 shows how the radio signal from a GSM/UMTS base
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`station may be feed to numerous interface 100 cards in the
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`LAN equipment using a external 4/4 multicasting matrix. A
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`star architecture can be built up with remote antennas
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`connected to the LAN equipment with interface(s) 100.
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`In
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`the figure is also indicated the digital and radio signal
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`transmission over separate fibre pairs using separate T