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WCDMA RNP Antenna Type Selection
Guidance For internal use only
Prepared by: URNP-SANA Date: 2003-07-23 Reviewed by: Date: Reviewed by: Date: Approved by: Date:
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Table of Contents
1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Antenna Classification ..................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Major Technical Performances of the Antenna................................................................ 6
1.2.1 Working Bands........................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Antenna Gain............................................................................................................. 7 1.2.3 Antenna Pattern ......................................................................................................... 8 1.2.4 Relationship between Wave Width and Gain............................................................. 9 1.2.5 Polarization Mode .................................................................................................... 11 1.2.6 Downtilt .................................................................................................................... 12 1.2.7 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) .................................................................... 12 1.2.8 Port Isolation............................................................................................................ 13 1.2.9 Power Capacity........................................................................................................ 13 1.2.10 Input Interface of the Antenna ........................................................................ 14 1.2.11 Passive Inter-modulation (PIM) ...................................................................... 14 1.2.12 Antenna Size and Weight ............................................................................... 14 1.2.13 Wind Load ...................................................................................................... 15 1.2.14 Working Temperature and Humidity ............................................................... 15 1.2.15 Lightning Protection........................................................................................ 15 1.2.16 Three-Proof Capability.................................................................................... 15
2 Principles for Antenna Type Selection................................................................................. 16 2.1 Principles for Selection of Antenna Working Bands....................................................... 16 2.2 Principle for Antenna Gain Selection ............................................................................. 16 2.3 Principle for Antenna Beam Width Selection ................................................................. 17 2.4 Principle for Polarization Mode Selection ...................................................................... 17 2.5 Principle for Downtilt Mode Selection ............................................................................ 18
2.5.1 Comparison between Mechanical Downtilt and Electricity Downtilt ......................... 18 2.5.2 Comparison between Preset Electricity Downtilt and Zero-Point Filling................... 20 2.5.3 Planning and Optimization of Downtilt Angle ........................................................... 21
2.6 Principle for Front-to-back Ratio Selection .................................................................... 21 2.7 Principle for Antenna Size Selection.............................................................................. 22 2.8 Principle for Antenna Impedance Selection ................................................................... 22 2.9 Principle for Antenna Selection at Special Occasions ................................................... 22
3 NodeB Antenna Type Selection at Different Scenarios ....................................................... 24 3.1 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Urban Coverage .................................................... 24 3.2 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Suburb Coverage................................................... 25 3.3 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Rural Areas............................................................ 26 3.4 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Highway Coverage ................................................ 27 3.5 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Rural Coverage...................................................... 28 3.6 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Offshore Coverage ................................................ 29 3.7 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Tunnel Coverage ................................................... 30 3.8 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Indoor Coverage.................................................... 31
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List of Figures
figure 1 Relationship between dBi and dBd ............................................................................ 7 figure 2 The horizontal and vertical patterns of a directional antenna..................................... 8 figure 3 The relationship between antenna gain and beam widths ....................................... 11 figure 4 Changes of the horizontal pattern in case of different downtilt angles ..................... 19 figure 5 Different influences of different downtilt modes on back lobe .................................. 19 figure 6 The 8-figure-shape omni antenna pattern (horizontal) ............................................. 23 figure 7 Heart-shape omni antenna pattern (horizontal)........................................................ 23
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WCDMA RNP Antenna Type Selection Guidance
Key words: WCDMA, NodeB, Antenna Type Selection Abstract: This article describes the major technology indices of antennas and type
selection methods in applications from the network planning point of view. It also describes principles and suggestions for the antenna type selection in different application environments.
List of abbreviations:
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1 Overview
Antenna is the interface between a radio transceiver and outside propagation
environment. The same set of antenna can both emit and receive radio waves.
When emitting radio waves, it converts the high-frequency currents into
electromagnetic waves; when receiving radio waves, it converts electromagnetic
waves into high-frequency currents.
Network coverage is finally realized through antennas. Therefore, the network
coverage quality and interference control depend largely on the correctness of
antenna type selection.
1.1 Antenna Classification
Similar with antennas of GSM base stations, WCDMA antennas can also be
divided into omni antennas and directional antennas according to the emission
direction.
Based on the polarization mode, antennas can be divided into vertical
polarization antennas (also called mono-polarization antennas) and cross
polarization antennas (also called dual polarization antennas).
According to the outlines, antennas can be divided into whip antennas, plate
antennas and cap antennas.
1.2 Major Technical Performances of the Antenna
The technical performances of an antenna include: working bands, gain,
polarization mode, beam width, preset downtilt, the downtilt mode, the downtilt
adjustment range, front-to-back ratio, side lobe suppression ratio, zero-point
filling, return loss, power capacity, impedance and third order intermodulation.
The mechanical performances include: size, weight, antenna input interface and
wind load.
1.2.1 Working Bands
The FDD working bands of WCDMA system:
i For Europe and China
Uplink: 1920 ~ 1980 MHz
Downlink: 2110 ~ 2170 MHz
ii For North America
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Uplink: 1850 ~ 1910 MHz
Downlink: 1930 ~ 1990 MHz
1.2.2 Antenna Gain
As a passive device, antenna itself cannot increase the energy of emitted signals.
It only can centralize the energy to a certain direction by combining the antenna
dipoles and changing their feeding mode. Gain is one of the most important
indices of an antenna. It indicates the antenna’s capability of centralizing energy
to a certain direction. Two units are often used to present antenna gain: dBi and
dBd. The relationship between them is shown as follows:
0 2.15dBd dBi= (1.1)
dBi is defined as the energy centralizing capability of the actual directional
antenna (including omni antenna) in relation to isotropic antennas. “i” stands for
“isotropic”.
dBd is defined as the energy centralizing capability of the actual directional
antenna (including omni antenna) in relation to dipole antennas, and “d” stands
for “dipole”.
The relationship between the two units for antenna gain is illustrated as follows:
¸ Isotropic
DipoleActual antenna
The actual antenna gain is 11dBi
11dBi
8.85dBd 2.15dBi 2.15dBi ERP
EIRP
figure 1 Relationship between dBi and dBd
The antenna gain is not only related to the quantity of dipole units, but also
related to the horizontal beam width and vertical beam width.
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1.2.3 Antenna Pattern
The graph describes the distribution of electromagnetic field of the antenna
emission along the fixed distance on the angular coordinates is called pattern. A
pattern presented by emission field intensity is called field intensity pattern, a
pattern presented by power density is called power density pattern, and a pattern
presented by phase is called phase pattern.
The antenna pattern is a three-dimension graph, but it usually appears as two
patterns in two planes perpendicular to each other, called plane patterns. In
general, they are called vertical pattern and horizontal pattern. Horizontal
patterns are divided into omni antenna horizontal pattern and directional antenna
horizontal pattern. There are some special directional antennas such as
heart-shape antenna and 8-figure-shape antenna.
The directionality of an antenna is obtained by means of arrangement of dipoles
and change of the feeding phase of each dipole. This is very similar to the
interference effect of light. Therefore energy will be enhanced in certain
directions, while weakened in other directions, forming lobes (or beams) and
zero-points. The lobe with the strongest energy is called main lobe, the upper
and lower lobes with the second strongest energy are called first side lobes, and
so on. In case of directional antennas, back lobes exist. The horizontal and
vertical patterns of a directional antenna are as follows:
Side lobes
Zero points
Main lobe
Main lobe max value
Zero-point filling
Back lobe
Horizontal semi-power angle
Horizontal pattern -3dBVertical pattern
5dB/scale
Front-to-rear ratio
5dB/scale
figure 2 The horizontal and vertical patterns of a directional antenna
The beam width (also called semi-power angle) includes the horizontal beam
width and vertical beam width. They are defined as the beam width between two
points in horizontal direction and vertical direction respectively which the power
are half of the max emission power. Common horizontal beam widths of NodeB
antenna include 360°, 90°, 65°, 60° and 33°, and common vertical beam widths
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include 6.5°, 7°, 10°, 13° and 16°.
Front-to-back ratio: It refers to the signal emission strength ratio between the
main lobe direction and back lobe direction, namely the difference between the
side lobe level beam within 180 ± 30° of the antenna backward direction and the
maximum beam, presented by a positive value. In general, the front-to-back ratio
is within 18 ~ 45dB. For dense urban areas, antennas with large front-to-back
suppress ratios should be used in priority.
Zero-point filling: In case of shaped beam design in the vertical plane of a
NodeB antenna, in order to make the emission level in service area more
uniform, the first zero-point of lower side lobe should be filled so that no obvious
zero depth exists. As the vertical beam width of high-gain antenna is narrow, the
nearby coverage of such antennas in particular should be improved by means of
the zero-point filling technology. If zero depth is greater than -26dB in relation to
the main beam, it means that zero-point filling is used. Some suppliers use
percentage to represent zero-point filling. For example, if the value of zero-point
filling is 10%, the relationship between these two methods is shown as follows:
( ) ( )20 lg % 100%Y dB x= ⋅ (1.2)
For example: If zero-point filling is 10%, X=10, then
( )20 lg 10% 100% 20 dBY = ⋅ = −
Upper side lobe suppression: As for a micro cell system, in order to improve
the efficiency of frequency reuse and reduce co-frequency interference to
adjacent cells, during beam shaping, we should reduce as much as possible the
upper side lobes that affect adjacent cells and enhance the D/U value (strength
ratio between useful and useless signals). The first upper side lobe level should
be less than -18dB in relation to the main beam. As for a macro cell system,
there is no such a requirement.
1.2.4 Relationship between Wave Width and Gain
An antenna is an energy-centralizing device. The enhancement of emission in
one direction means the reduction of emission in other directions. In general, we
can enhance the emission strength in a certain direction by reducing the
horizontal lobe width so as to increase the antenna gain. Under a given antenna
gain, the horizontal beam width is in reverse proportion with the vertical beam
width, as shown below:
( )10 lg 32400aG θ β≈ ⋅ ⋅⎡ ⎤⎣ ⎦ (1.3)
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Where, Ga refers to antenna gain, unit: dBi;
β refers to the vertical beam width, unit: degree .
Θ refers to the horizontal beam width, unit: degree.
Based on the formula above, when we already know the gain and horizontal
beam width of an antenna, we can estimate its vertical beam width.
For example: If the gain of an omni antenna is 11dBi, and the horizontal beam
width is 360°, the vertical beam width is:
1.1
32400 7.15360 10
oβ = =⋅
(1.4)
Because of differences in design and manufacturing, the actual vertical beam
width of omni antenna is usually smaller than that of calculation result. The less
the difference, the better the design.
Take a dipole antenna as example, the relationship among antenna gain, vertical
beam width and horizontal beam width is shown as follows:
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Gain (dB)
Vertical
Horizontal semi-power lobe width
figure 3 The relationship between antenna gain and beam widths
Therefore, when the antenna gain is low, the vertical beam width and the
horizontal beam width are usually big; when the antenna gain is high, the vertical
beam width and the horizontal beam width are usually small.
In addition, the antenna gain depends on the number of dipoles. The more
dipoles, the higher gain and bigger aperture of the antenna ( the effective
receiving area). For omni antennas, when the gain increases by 3dB, the
antenna length increases by one time. Therefore the gain of omni antenna will
not exceed 11dBi generally.
1.2.5 Polarization Mode
Polarization is the emission performance describing the vector direction of field
intensity of electromagnetic wave. Unless otherwise specified, the space
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direction of electric field vector is the polarization direction of electromagnetic
wave. Here, the vector direction refers to the direction of maximum emission of
the antenna.
If the space direction of the electric field vector does not change at any time, the
electromagnetic wave is called linear polarization wave. With the ground as
reference, if the electric field vector is parallel to the ground, the electromagnetic
wave is called horizontal polarization wave. Sometimes, the electric field vector
is not fixed, and the pathway that the vector endpoint works out is a circle. In this
case, the electromagnetic wave is called round polarization wave. If the pathway
is an ellipse, the wave is called elliptic polarization wave. Both elliptic polarization
wave and round polarization wave have the rotating feature.
The electromagnetic waves of different bands propagate in different polarization
modes. Mobile communications systems usually use vertical polarization, while
the broadcast systems usually use horizontal polarization. Elliptic polarization is
generally used in satellite communication systems.
Two polarization modes of WCDMA antennas include single polarization and
dual polarization. They both fall in linear polarization. Single polarization
antennas in WCDMA system adopt vertical polarization, while dual polarization
antennas use polarization diversity to minimize the negative effect of multi-path
fading in the mobile communication system so as to improve the quality of
receiving signals. Dual polarization antennas in the WCDMA system usually use
the ± 45° cross polarization mode.
1.2.6 Downtilt
Antenna downtilt is an important method to strengthen the signal level of the
main service area and reduce interference to other cells. The downtilt modes
include mechanical downtilt, preset electricity downtilt and adjustable electricity
downtilt (electrically controlled antenna). Mechanical downtilt refers to setting the
downtilt angle by adjusting the antenna support to let the antenna down to a
certain position. Electricity downtilt refers to controlling the downtilt angle by
changing the phase of the dipole. The downtilt angle of a preset electricity
downtilt antenna cannot be changed after the antenna leaves the factory, while
the downtilt angle of an electrically controlled antenna can be changed.
Mechanical downtilt and electricity downtilt can be applied together.
1.2.7 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR)
In a NodeB antenna of a mobile communications cellular system, the maximum
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VSWR should be below 1.5:1. Assume that ZA is the input impedance of antenna
and Z0 is the nominal characteristic impedance (Z0 of WCDMA antenna is 50Ω),
then the reflection coefficient is:
0
0
A
A
Z ZZ Z
−Γ =
+ (1.5)
11
VSWR+ Γ
=− Γ
(1.6)
Return loss (R.L.) can also indicates the matching characteristic of the port.
Return loss is calculated as follows:
. .( ) 20 lgR L dB = ⋅ Γ (1.7)
When VSWR is 1.5:1, R.L. is 13.98dB.
When the input impedance is not consistent with the characteristic impedance,
the reflected wave and the incident wave overlap on the feeder and form
standing wave. The ratio between the maximum value and the minimal value of
the adjacent voltage is VSWR. If the VSWR is too big, the communications
distance will be shortened, and the reflection power will return to the power
amplifier of the transmitter and burn out the power amplification tube.
1.2.8 Port Isolation
For multi-port antennas, such as dual polarization antennas, and dual band and
dual polarization antennas, in case of transmission-receiving sharing, the
isolation between ports should be greater than 30dB. For the case of intersystem
sharing, the isolation between intersystem ports should more than 30dB.
Normally, more than 40dB is recommended.
1.2.9 Power Capacity
It refers to the average power capacity. An antenna includes coupling devices
such as matching device, balancing device and phase shift device. Their bearing
power is limited. In view of the actual maximum input power of NodeB
(single-carrier power is 20W), if one port of the antenna supports the input of 4
carriers, then the maximum input power of the antenna will be 80W. Therefore,
the single-port power capacity of the antenna should be greater than 150W
(When the ambient temperature is 65°C).
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1.2.10 Input Interface of the Antenna
In order to improve the reliability of passive inter-modulation and RF connection,
the input interface of NodeB antennas should be 7/16 DIN-Female type. Before
an antenna is put into use, there should be a closure cap at the port to prevent
oxidation and ingression of impurities.
1.2.11 Passive Inter-modulation (PIM)
The passive inter-modulation characteristic refers the inter-modulation effect
caused by the passive components such as connector, feeder, antenna and filter
due to the non-linearity of the components themselves when they work under the
condition of high-power signals of multiple carriers. In general, the passive
components are considered to be linear, but under high-power conditions, all
passive components are somewhat non-linear. The causes are as follows:
Metals made different materials contact one with another, the contact surface
of the same material is not smooth, the connection is not firm; and magnetic
materials exist.
The existence of inter-modulation product will produce interference to the
communications system. Especially the inter-modulation product within the
receiving band will have bad impact on the receiving performance of the system.
So there are strict specifications for the inter-modulation characteristic of passive
components such as connectors, cables, and antennas. The requirements are as
follows: The passive inter-modulation index of connector is ≤ -150dBc, the
passive inter-modulation index of cables is ≤ -170dBc, and the passive
inter-modulation index of antennas is ≤ -150dBc.
1.2.12 Antenna Size and Weight
In order to facilitate storage, transportation and installation and ensure the safety,
an antenna should be smaller in size and more light in weight while it meets all
the electric indices.
At present, operators are more and more picky about the size, weight and
appearance of antennas. So when selecting antennas, we should pay special
attention not only to the technical performance indices, but also to those
non-technical factors. NodeB antennas in urban areas should be small in size
and light in weight and eye attracting, while there are no such a requirements for
antennas in the suburbs and rural areas.
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1.2.13 Wind Load
NodeB antennas are usually installed on top of high buildings or iron towers,
where the wind is very strong all the year, especially in coastal areas. Therefore
antennas should be able to work normally at the wind speed of 36m/s and should
not be damaged at the wind speed of 55m/s.
Antennas themselves can normally endure strong wind. In areas with strong
wind, antennas are usually damaged because of reasons of iron towers or
mono-poles. Therefore in such areas, antennas with small surface area should
be used.
1.2.14 Working Temperature and Humidity
NodeB antennas should be able to work normally at the environment
temperature range of -40°C to 65°C and within the relative humidity range of 0 to
100%.
1.2.15 Lightning Protection
All the RF input ports of antennas must be grounded directly with DC.
1.2.16 Three-Proof Capability
NodeB antennas should have the three-proof capability, namely: damp proof,
salt mist proof and mould proof. Omni antennas must support upside-down
installation and meet the three-proof requirements.
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2 Principles for Antenna Type Selection
2.1 Principles for Selection of Antenna Working Bands
1) Outdoor Antennas
Outdoor antennas should be wideband antennas those work at the 1710 ~
2170MHz band. The use of wideband antennas is helpful to reduce the number
of antennas (reduce the procurement cost) while such antennas can serve both
WCDMA and DCS systems simultaneously.
Although wideband antennas are selected exclusively, for urban coverage, the
strategies and principles for WCDMA network optimization are largely different
from those for DCS1800. If the WCDMA and DCS systems share antennas,
there will be mutual influences in the optimization of the two systems. Therefore,
for urban coverage, antenna sharing for WCDMA and DCS systems is not
recommended.
2) Antennas of Indoor distribution system
In general, indoor distribution systems all involve antenna sharing requirement,
so the compatibility between forward (GSM/DCS) and backward (WLAN) should
be considered in antenna selection. Therefore the antennas for indoor
distribution systems should be wideband antennas (800 ~ 2500 MHz).
For Green Field operators like China Telecom, wideband antennas are also
recommended. An important reason is that DCS bands after clearing may be
adopted in new mobile communications modes in the future.
2.2 Principle for Antenna Gain Selection
The gain of outdoor omni antennas is usually within the range of 2~11dBi, the
gain of indoor omni antennas is usually within the range of 0~8dBi, and the gain
of outdoor directional antennas is within the range of 3~22dBi.
Low-gain antennas are usually used for micro cellular networks for indoor
coverage and coverage of outdoor hot spots. This kind of antenna is small in size
and easy to install.
Mid-high-gain antennas are suitable for urban areas (the system simulation
results from HUAWEI network planning department shows that antennas with
higher gain can better control interference). The horizontal lobe width of this kind
of antennas is generally 65°.
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High-gain antennas are suitable for wide coverage. They are applied for
coverage of highways, railways, tunnels and long and narrow landforms. The
horizontal lobe width of this type of antennas is normally 33° or lower, resulting in
many zero-points. Therefore, if the antenna installation height is very high,
antennas with zero-point filling or preset electricity downtilt should be selected to
avoid zero-point depth effect on the near-end coverage (tower-bottom shadow
effect). In addition, this type of antenna has many dipoles and the volume is very
large, so we should pay attention to the install ability and wind load.
2.3 Principle for Antenna Beam Width Selection
Selection of beam width includes selection of width of horizontal beam and
vertical beam, which are closed related. The horizontal beam width depends on
the type design of NodeB, while the vertical beam depends on antenna gain.
In urban areas, for 3-sector vertex-excited NodeBs, antennas with 65° horizontal
beam width are recommended. For 6-sector vertex-excited NodeBs, antennas
with 33° horizontal beam width are recommended. In suburbs, for 3-sector
center-excited NodeBs, antennas with 90° horizontal beam width are
recommended.
After determining the horizontal beam width, select the vertical beam width
based on the requirements for gain and interference control. The narrower the
vertical lobe is, the higher the antenna gain will be, and the better the
directionality will be (it is easier to control interference). However, the zero-point
depth will be more obvious. The preset electricity downtilt technology and
zero-point filling technology should be used to solve the zero-point problem. If
the narrower the vertical lobe is, the longer, heavier and more expensive the
antenna will be. In this case, we should consider the installation ability of the
antennas.
2.4 Principle for Polarization Mode Selection
Comparison between vertical single polarization antennas and vertical dual
polarization antennas: From the signal emission point of view, mobile stations
match the vertical polarization signals more easily because perpendicular to the
ground; vertical single polarization antennas give better coverage effect than any
other non-vertical polarization antennas, especially in open mountainous areas
and rural areas. Tests show that the vertical polarization antennas give better
coverage effect than dual polarization (±45°) antennas in open mountainous
areas and rural areas. However, in urban areas, due to large number of dense
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buildings, the electromagnetic waves are reflected from the surfaces of the
buildings many times. Metal objects and metal oxide film plated glass all cause
polarization rotation, so there is no obvious difference between vertical
polarization antennas and ±45° polarization antennas in the coverage ability.
From the receiving point of view, because two vertical polarization antennas
must be for diversity receiving, while only one dual polarization antenna can do
this, so single polarization antennas need more installation space and more
maintenance work than dual polarization antenna do. In addition, there is no
difference between space diversity gain and polarization diversity gain in urban
areas. As the antenna size is concerned, even if dipoles with different
polarization directions in a dual polarization antenna overlap together, and
enough isolation can be ensured, so a dual polarization antenna is not bigger
than a single polarization in size.
Suggestion: For urban coverage, ±45° dual polarization antennas are preferred;
for suburbs, rural areas and highways, vertical polarization antennas are
preferred.
2.5 Principle for Downtilt Mode Selection
2.5.1 Comparison between Mechanical Downtilt and Electricity Downtilt
Three kinds of methods and their combinations are usually used for antenna
beam downtilt: Mechanical downtilt, preset electricity downtilt and electrically
controlled downtilt (for electrically controlled antennas). During adjustment of the
electrically controlled antenna downtilt angle, the antenna itself will not move, but
the phase of the antenna dipole is adjusted through electricity signals to change
the field intensity so that the antenna emission energy deviates from the
zero-degree direction. The filed intensity of the antenna is increased or
decreased in each direction so that there will be little change in the antenna
pattern after the downtilt angle is changed. The horizontal semi-power width is
unrelated with the downtilt angle. However, during mechanical adjustment of the
downtilt angle, the antenna itself will be moved. It is necessary to change the
downtilt angle by adjusting the location of the back support of the antenna. When
the downtilt angle is very large, although the coverage distance in the main lobe
direction changes obviously, yet signals in the direction perpendicular to the
main lobe almost keep not change, the antenna pattern deforms seriously, and
the horizontal beam width becomes greater as the downtilt angle is increased. A
preset downtilt antenna is similar to an electrically controlled antenna in working
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principle, but a preset angle can not be adjusted.
The advantages of an electrically controlled antenna are as follows: When the
downtilt angle is very large, the coverage distance in the main lobe direction will
be shortened obviously and the antenna pattern will not remarkably change, so
the interference can be reduced. On the other hand, mechanical downtilt may
deform the pattern. The larger the angle is, the more serious the deformation is.
Hence it is difficult to control the interference. The change of horizontal patterns
under the two adjustment modes is shown in Figure 4. Certainly, it is related to
the vertical beam width.
Mechanical downtilt Electr. downtilt
figure 4 Changes of the horizontal pattern in case of different downtilt angles
In addition, electrically controlled downtilt and the mechanical downtilt have
different influence on the back lobe. Electrically controlled downtilt allows further
control of the influence on the back lobe, while mechanical downtilt enlarges the
influence on the back lobe, as shown in Figure 5:
Back lobe peak value
Back lobe peak value
Horizontal pattern
Horizontal pattern
Mechanical downtilt
Electr. downtilt
Main lobe peak value
Main lobe peak value
Rotation axis
figure 5 Different influences of different downtilt modes on back lobe
If the mechanical downtilt angle is very large, the emission signals of the antenna
will propagate to high buildings in backward direction through the back lobe, thus
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resulting in additional interference.
In addition, during network optimization, management and maintenance, when
we need to adjust the downtilt angle of an electrically controlled antenna, it is
unnecessary to shut down the entire system. So we can monitor the adjustment
of the antenna downtilt angle using special test equipment for mobile
communication, so as to ensure the optimum value of the downtilt angle value of
the antenna. The step degree of downtilt adjustment of an electrically controlled
antenna is 0.1°, while that of a mechanical antenna is 1° or bigger. After
installing an electrically controlled antenna, the maintenance personnel can
adjust the downtilt angle on the ground, without climbing to the antenna
installation position. The maintenance personnel can also monitor and adjust
remotely NodeB antennas on high mountains and in remote areas. During
mechanical adjustment of the downtilt angle, the power amplifier of the cell
should be shut down. Monitoring cannot be carried out during adjustment of the
downtilt angle. The downtilt angle of a mechanical antenna is a theoretical value
calculated by means of computer simulation and analysis software, with a certain
deviation from the actual value. In addition, it is troublesome to adjust the
downtilt angle of a mechanical antenna. The maintenance personnel usually
have to climb to the antenna installation position to adjust the downtilt angle in
the night. What’s more, in some cases, after antennas are installed, it is very
difficult to adjust the downtilt angle, for example, when the antennas are installed
on mountain top, on special buildings, and so on.
WCDMA is very sensitive to interference and noises. If three or more sector
signals with similar level exist in a certain area, pilot pollution will occur and the
cell capacity will decrease. Therefore, in urban areas, during antenna selection,
electricity downtilt antennas are preferred. An electrically controlled antenna is
expensive (twice the price of a non-electrically controlled antenna). Therefore, if
the project is investment sensitive, we should select preset electricity downtilt
antennas in priority.
2.5.2 Comparison between Preset Electricity Downtilt and Zero-Point Filling
We can solve the problem of tower-bottom shadow effect caused by zero-point
by means of preset electricity downtilt or zero-point filling. But the two methods
are different from each other. The use of preset electricity downtilt can shorten
the coverage range of the main lobe, but in occasions where downtilt angles are
generally large, it can expand the downtilt angle adjustment range. Through
zero-point filling, a kind of shaping technology, we can obtain a good pattern. In
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this case, the upper side lobe can be suppressed, so this kind of antennas will
influence other aspects. Certainly it cannot expand the downtilt angle adjustment
range. At present, manufacturers all provide WCDMA NodeB antennas with
zero-point filling and upper side lobe suppression as necessary features.
In wide-coverage occasion, the zero-point depth effect of antennas is a sensitive
point, so we recommend antennas with zero-point filling, without any special
requirement on the upper side lobe suppression.
For urban coverage, a large downtilt angle adjustment range is required, so we
recommend antennas with characteristics of preset electricity downtilt and upper
side lobe suppression, and preferably with the zero-point filling characteristics.
2.5.3 Planning and Optimization of Downtilt Angle
For an omni antenna, we cannot adjust the mechanical downtilt angle, but we
can select preset electricity downtilt angle antennas.
For a directional antenna, in different occasions, requirements for the downtilt
angle adjustment range are different. The downtilt angle planning can be
analyzed based on two occasions: restricted coverage and restricted capacity.
In case of restricted coverage, the downtilt angle should be adjusted, so that the
main lobe can point to the cell border:
arctan hR
θ ⎛ ⎞= ⎜ ⎟⎝ ⎠
(2.1)
In case of restricted capacity, the downtilt angle should be adjusted so that the
upper semi-power point on the vertical side of the main lobe is directed to the cell
border:
arctan2
h V HPBWR
θ −⎛ ⎞= +⎜ ⎟⎝ ⎠
(2.2)
If preset electricity downtilt antenna, we should deduct the electricity downtilt part
when setting the mechanical downtilt angle. If the required downtilt angle is
smaller than the preset electricity downtilt angle, we can obtain the required
downtilt angle by means of mechanical uptilt.
2.6 Principle for Front-to-back Ratio Selection
In occasions where NodeB sites are densely distributed, if the back lobe is too
big, it will be likely to cause pilot pollution and the network quality will be
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influenced. In urban areas, the antenna front-to-back ratio should be ≥ 25dB. In
suburbs or rural areas, the antenna front-to-back ratio can appropriately lower.
The front-to-back ratio is in reverse proportion to the beam width. The narrower
the beam is, the higher the front-to-back ratio is.
2.7 Principle for Antenna Size Selection
Antenna size selection is mainly related to the installability. In areas with
restricted installation conditions, for example, for railway and tunnel coverage
planning, this is a very important factor, or the critical factory that determines
whether the antennas can be installed.
Firstly, the antenna size is related to the technical level of manufacturers, so
different manufacturers can produce antennas of different sizes while all other
indices are the same.
Secondly, the antenna size is related to the antenna gain. The higher the gain is,
the more the dipoles are required, and as a result, the longer the antenna will be.
2.8 Principle for Antenna Impedance Selection
The input impedance of a combiner is 50Ω. In order to reduce the standing wave
ratio, the characteristic impedance of an antenna should match with the input
impedance, namely, it should be 50Ω. In general, the characteristic impedance
can meet this requirement, but attention should be paid to this index during
selection or certification of new antennas.
2.9 Principle for Antenna Selection at Special Occasions
In some cases, the area to be covered around the NodeB can be clearly
distinguished from the areas not to be covered. In this case, we can select
beams matching the landform of such places for coverage. The selection of the
shape of main beam horizontal pattern of an antenna is determined based on the
coverage requirement around NodeB. We can select the pattern according to the
location of the NodeB and the landform of the coverage areas. Namely, the
shape of the antenna beam should match with the landform of the area to be
covered. Common landform-matching beams include 8-figure-shape beam,
heart-shape beam and so on. These antennas all come from omni antennas.
An 8-figure-shape omni reshaped antenna is composed of an ordinary omni
antenna and two auxiliary reflecting metal tubes that are symmetric to each other.
The reflecting metal tubes are used for changing the horizontal pattern of the
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omni antenna by means of coupling so that horizontal pattern is in the shape of
∞. For the “pure” highway coverage (it refers to the coverage of important
highways in non-residential areas), because the traffic is small, O1 type of
NodeBs are commonly used to reduce the quantity of NodeBs and thus save the
construction cost. It can be seen that 8-figure-shape antennas are suitable for
“pure” highway coverage. When this kind of antennas is used, the site location
selection is very important. The stretching direction of the highway should match
as much as possible with the antenna pattern.
Railroad/H
ighway
figure 6 The 8-figure-shape omni antenna pattern (horizontal)
In rural areas, there are many villages by the highway, so village coverage can
be included in highway coverage. We can select heart-shape omni antennas for
this purpose. In the direction of the highway and villages, the antenna gain can
be increased to about 13dBi so that the coverage of the highway and villages is
more efficient.
Highway/Railroad
Highway/Railroad
Village
figure 7 Heart-shape omni antenna pattern (horizontal)
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3 NodeB Antenna Type Selection at Different Scenarios
In a mobile communications network, antenna selection is of great importance.
Antennas should be selected based on the actual situations such as the NodeB
design and network coverage requirements and interference conditions. Properly
selected antennas can improve the coverage effect, reduce interference, and
improve the service quality. Based on the landform and distribution of
subscribers, the application environments of antennas can be classified into
eight types: Urban (a great number of buildings, heavy traffic), suburbs (low
buildings, open area), rural (little traffic), highway (banding coverage),
mountainous areas (hills, sparse subscribers), offshore (extremely far-reaching
coverage, small number of subscribers), tunnels and indoor.
If not otherwise specified, on-site engineers should select antennas within
the range of antennas types already certified in the antenna databasei.
3.1 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Urban Coverage
Application environment characteristics: NodeBs are densely-distributed, and the
coverage area of each NodeB should be small. Cross-cell coverage should be
avoided to reduce pilot pollution so as to improve the network quality and
expanse the network capacity.
Principle for Antenna Type Selection:
Working frequency
In order to reduce the number of antenna codes, select exclusively wideband
antennas that work at the 1710 ~ 2170 MHz band.
Polarization mode
As it is difficult to select the sites of NodeBs and the installation space of the
antenna is limited in urban areas, so we recommend dual polarization antennas.
Horizontal beam width
In order to better control the coverage range of cells to suppress interference, for
urban 3-sector sites, we recommend directional antennas with 60 ~ 65° horizontal
beam width. When the antenna gain and the horizontal beam width are determined,
the vertical beam width is also determined.
Antenna gain
As large-distance coverage is not required for NodeBs in urban areas, we
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recommend antennas with mid-high gain. Based on the currently available antenna
types, we recommend antennas with 13 ~ 16dBi gain depending on the density of
NodeBs and building structures. Micro cell antennas in urban areas can be of 10 ~
12dBi or lower gain.
Antenna downtilt
Select antennas with 6° electricity downtilt (when the actual downtilt angle is < 6°, it
can be adjusted through mechanical uptilt). Meanwhile, the antenna support should
be mechanically adjustable within the range of 0 ~ 15°. In such a case, there is a
big possibility of capacity expansion. If the cell split mode is adopted for capacity
expansion at late stages, adjustable electricity downtilt antennas can be used. The
antenna downtilt should be adjustable within the range of 0 ~ 10°.
Zero-point filling and upper side lobe suppress
In urban areas, in order to reduce cross-area interference, large downtilt angle is
required sometimes. When the downtilt angle exceeds half of the width of the
vertical beam, we should consider the influence of the upper side lobe. We
recommend antennas with upper side lobe suppression and zero-point filling
characteristics.
Front-to-back ratio
In urban areas, interference control is a key issue, so there is a strict requirement
on the front-to-back ratio of antennas. We recommend antennas with a
front-to-back ratio of 25dB or higher.
Recommendation: Working frequency at 1710 ~ 2170 MHz / ±45° dual
polarization / 65° horizontal beam width / 15 dBi antenna gain / preset 6°
electricity downtilt or 0 ~ 10° adjustable electricity downtilt and 0 ~ 15° adjustable
mechanical downtilt / upper side lobe suppression and zero-point filling / 25dB or
higher front-to-back ratio.
3.2 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Suburb Coverage
Application environment characteristics: The application environment of the
suburbs is between urban environment and rural environment. In some places,
the environment is more close to the urban, where many NodeBs exist. In this
case, we should consider both coverage and interference control when selecting
the antenna type. In some other areas, the environment is more close to rural
areas, where coverage is an important factor. Therefore, the antenna type
selection should be carried out depending on the actual situations for urban
areas and rural areas.
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Principle for Antenna Type Selection:
Horizontal beam width
Based on the NodeB type design, select antennas with 65° or 90° horizontal beam
width. If NodeBs are densely distributed, the antennas should be selected in
reference to antenna selection principle for urban areas; if NodeBs are sparsely
distributed, and there is no big capacity expansion potential, the antenna selection
principle for rural areas can be used as reference.
Antenna downtilt
In general, preset electricity downtilt antennas are not used. Even if downtilt is used,
the downtilt angle is generally very small.
Recommendation: Select the specific antennas by referring to antenna type
selection for urban areas and that for rural areas depending on the distance
between NodeBs.
3.3 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Rural Areas
Application environment characteristics: NodeBs are sparsely distributed, the
traffic is low, and large coverage is required. In some places, single NodeB
coverage is adopted. Coverage is the most important factor. Antennas should be
selected depending on the coverage areas around the NodeBs.
Principle for Antenna Type Selection:
Working frequency
In order to reduce the number of antenna codes, select exclusively wideband
antennas that work at the 1710 ~ 2170 MHz band.
Polarization mode
Buildings in rural areas are relatively low and sparsely distributed. The polarization
effect of electric waves is not obvious, so we recommend vertical polarization
antennas.
Horizontal beam width
If a NodeB is required to cover the surrounding area without obvious directionality,
and the traffic is dispersedly distributed around the NodeB, we recommend omni
NodeB coverage. For an omni NodeB, because the antenna gain is small, the
coverage radius is not as far as that of a directional NodeB. If the operator requires
a longer coverage distance, directional antennas should be selected. In rural areas,
we recommend directional antennas with 90° horizontal beam width; for special
landforms, we recommend landform matching antennas.
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Antenna gain
Antenna gain should be selected depending on the coverage requirement. In rural
areas, we recommend omni antennas with 11dBi gain or directional antennas with
18dBi gain.
Antenna downtilt
In rural areas, there is little requirement for downtilt adjustment, both in the
adjustment range and characteristics, so we recommend mechanical downtilt.
Zero-point filling
If the antenna height is over 50 meters and near-end coverage is required, the
antenna must bear the characteristic of zero-point filling.
Recommendation (for directional antennas): Working frequency 1710 ~ 2170
MHz / vertical polarization / 90° horizontal beam width / 18 dBi antenna gain /
without preset downtilt / zero-point filling
Recommendation (for omni antennas): Working frequency 1710 ~ 2170 MHz /
vertical polarization / 11 dBi antenna gain / without preset downtilt / zero-point
filling
3.4 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Highway Coverage
Application environment characteristics: Low traffic, high-speed moving
subscribers; the key point is coverage. High way coverage is mainly belt-shape
coverage, so dual-sector or 8-figure-shape omni NodeBs are mostly used; in
places where the highway runs through towns or scenic spots, 3-sector or
heart-shape omni NodeBs should be used.
Principle for Antenna Type Selection:
Polarization mode
For highway coverage, we recommend vertical polarization antennas.
Horizontal beam width
For coverage of railroads and highways, in case of S0.5/0.5 NodeB type
configuration, use directional antennas with high gain and 30~33° horizontal beam
width; in case of O1 NodeB type configuration, use 8-figure-shape antennas with
dual 70° horizontal beam width.
For NodeBs used to cover highways and the towns along highways, select
heart-shape antennas or omni antennas with horizontal beam width of 210 ~ 220°.
Antenna gain
In case of directional antennas, select 21 ~ 22dBi high-gain antennas; in case of
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omni antennas, select 11dBi gain antennas; in case of 8-figure-shape antennas,
select 14dBi gain antennas; in case of heart-shape antennas, select 12dBi gain
antennas.
Antenna downtilt
For places where highway coverage is considered mainly, we recommend
antennas without preset downtilt angle.
Zero-point filling
If the antenna elevation is over 50 meters and near-end coverage is required, the
antenna must bear the characteristics of zero-point filling.
Recommendation (for directional antennas): Working frequency 1710 ~ 2170
MHz / vertical polarization / 30° horizontal beam width / 21 dBi antenna gain /
without preset downtilt / zero-point filling
Recommendation (for 8-figure-shape antennas): Working frequency 1710 ~
2170 MHz / vertical polarization / dual 70° horizontal beam width / 14 dBi
antenna gain / without preset downtilt / zero-point filling
Recommendation (for heart-shape antennas): Working frequency 1710 ~
2170 MHz / vertical polarization / 210° horizontal beam width / 12 dBi antenna
gain / without preset downtilt / zero-point filling
For highway and railway coverage, we recommend S0.5/0.5 NodeB
configuration with high-gain directional antennas or O1 NodeB with
8-figure-shape antennas to avoid handover of high-speed moving subscribers
under towers.
3.5 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Rural Coverage
Application environment characteristics: In remote hilly and mountainous areas,
due to serious obstruction of mountains, the propagation attenuation of the
electric wave is rather serious, so it is difficult to cover such as areas. Common
situations are as follows: NodeB sites in basin areas, NodeB sites on high
mountains, NodeB sites at mountainside and NodeB sties in common
mountainous areas. For NodeB sites at the center of a basin area, if the basin
area is not large, we recommend omni antennas; if the basin area is very large
or coverage of a trunk road that runs through the basin is to be considered, we
recommend directional antennas. Restricted by microwave transmission
sometimes, a NodeB site must be located on a rather high hill. In this case, the
antenna will be over 150 meters above subscriber distribution. If the target area
of coverage is near the foot of the hill, an omni antenna with electricity downtilt
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angle is required so that the signal waves will point downward to avoid the
“tower-bottom shadow effect”. In case of a NodeB site at the mountain side, the
antenna elevation is lower than the mountain top, and it is impossible to cover
the other side of the mountain. Therefore, a directional sector antenna with great
beam width should be used to cover the valley.
Principle for Antenna Type Selection:
Polarization mode
For mountainous area coverage, we recommend vertical polarization antennas.
Horizontal beam width
In case of directional antennas, 90° horizontal beam width is recommended.
Antenna gain
In case of omni antennas, 11dBi gain is recommended; in case of directional
antennas, gain of 15 ~ 18dBi is recommended.
Antenna downtilt and zero-point filling
For NodeB sites on the mountains while the place to be covered is down at the foot
of the mountains, antennas with the zero-point filling and preset electricity downtilt
characteristics are recommended. The preset downtilt angle depends on the
relative height of the antenna elevation compared with the altitude of the coverage
area. The bigger the antenna relatively height is, the bigger the preset angle should
be.
Recommendation (for directional antennas): Working frequency 1710 ~ 2170
MHz / vertical polarization / 90° horizontal beam width / 15 dBi antenna gain /
preset electricity downtilt / zero-point filling
Recommendation (for omni antennas): Working frequency 1710 ~ 2170 MHz /
vertical polarization / 11 dBi antenna gain / preset electricity downtilt / zero-point
filling
3.6 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Offshore Coverage
Application environment characteristics: Low traffic, wide coverage, good radio
propagation environment; for offshore coverage, the coverage distance is mainly
restricted by the sphere curvature of the earth and the radio propagation
attenuation. In view of the influences of the sphere curvature of the earth,
antennas are usually installed at a high elevation (over 100 meters) for sea
surface coverage.
Principle for Antenna Type Selection:
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Polarization mode
For offshore coverage, we recommend vertical polarization antennas.
Horizontal beam width
We do not recommend omni antennas. The horizontal beam width of directional
antennas should be selected depending on the coverage requirements.
Antenna gain
Because the required coverage radius is big, we recommend high-gain (over 18dBi)
antennas.
Preset downtilt and zero-point filling
For sea surface coverage, the antenna elevation is usually very high (over 100
meters). Therefore coverage holes are like to appear at the near end. We
recommend antennas with the zero-point filling characteristic. Meanwhile, for
long-distance and wide coverage, we recommend antennas without preset downtilt.
Recommendation: Working frequency 1710 ~ 2170 MHz / vertical polarization /
30° horizontal beam width / 21 dBi / without preset downtilt / zero-point filling
3.7 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Tunnel Coverage
Application environment characteristics: The traffic is not heavy, and interference
control is almost not required. As it is rather difficult to install and maintain
antennas inside tunnels, the large-sized antennas are not adopted in most cases.
Leaking cables will be adopted for railroad tunnel coverage, which will not be
discussed in this section.
Principle of Antenna Type Selection:
Polarization mode
Because the inner wall of tunnels and vehicles can repeatedly reflect signals,
causing obvious polarization effect on electric waves, the coverage capability of a
vertical polarization antenna is similar to that of a ±45° polarization antenna in a
tunnel. For installation inside tunnels, the antenna size and installability should be
considered. We recommend vertical polarization log-periodical antennas (wideband)
or Yagi antennas (narrowband). For installation outside the tunnel entrance, we
recommend dual polarization plate antennas.
Horizontal beam width
Due to obvious coverage directivity, narrow-beam directional antennas are usually
used. The log-periodical antennas or Yagi antennas with 55° horizontal beam width
or plate antennas with 30° horizontal beam width are recommended.
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Antenna gain
We can select high-gain plate antennas (21dBi or higher), Yagi antennas
(13~14dBi) and log-periodical antennas (11 ~ 12dBi). The specific antenna gain
can be selected based on the tunnel length.
Antenna size
For tunnel coverage, the antenna size is a critical factor. A special coverage
scheme should be designed for each tunnel, and antenna installability should be
given due consideration. Select small-sized and easy-to-install antennas those
meet the gain requirement.
Recommendation: Working frequency 800 ~ 2200 MHz / vertical polarization /
55° horizontal beam width / log-periodical antenna with 11.5 dBi (consider
sharing with GSM/DCS).
3.8 NodeB Antenna Type Selection for Indoor Coverage
Application environment characteristics: At low stories of high buildings, NodeB
signals are usually weak and there are even coverage-hole zones; at high stories
of high buildings, signals are in disorder, interference is serious and the call
quality is bad. Most of underground facilities, like underground parking lots and
underground stores, are coverage-hole zones.
Generally, indoor distribution systems are built to solve indoor coverage
problems. With an indoor distribution system, NodeB signals are directly led in
for various indoor areas through a wired network, and then the signal receiving
and transmission are implemented through various indoor antennas, so as to
remove indoor coverage-hole zones, suppress interference and provide good
coverage for indoor subscribers.
There is no receiving diversity or transmission diversity in an indoor distribution
system. The antenna type selection depends on the design of the distributed
system. Check the installability of the antennas and the coverage requirement,
and select accordingly the antenna type and parameters.
Principle for Antenna Type Selection:
Working frequency
In general, indoor distribution systems all involve antenna sharing
requirement, so the compatibility with forward (GSM/DCS) and backward
(WLAN) should be considered in antenna selection. Therefore the antennas
for indoor distribution systems should be wideband antennas (800 ~ 2500
MHz).For Green Field operators like China Telecom, wideband antennas
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are also recommended. An important reason is that DCS bands after
clearing may be adopted in new mobile communications modes in the
future.
Polarization mode
Vertical polarization mode is adopted for indoor coverage.
Antenna type selection
Indoor antennas come in three types: ceiling-mounted omni antennas, plate
directional antennas, and high-gain directional antenna.
An omni antenna is installed in ceiling mounted mode at the center of the
room; a plate directional antenna, applied in a rectangle environment, is
installed on a single-sided wall by the short edge of the rectangle; a
high-gain directional antenna is applied in the elevator well, and in general it
is a log-periodical antenna.
Antenna gain
Omni antenna: 2dBi; plate directional antenna: 7dBi; log-periodical
directional antenna: 11dBi.
Beam width
Omni antenna: 360° horizontal beam width and 90° vertical beam width;
plate directional antenna: 90° horizontal beam width and 60° vertical beam
width; log-periodical antenna: 55° horizontal beam width and 50° vertical
beam width.
Plate antenna unit: Different sizes are available, used in elevator pass ways,
tunnels, subways and corridors respectively.
Recommendation (for omni antennas): Working frequency 800 ~ 2500 MHz /
vertical polarization / 360° horizontal beam width, 90° vertical beam width / 2dBi
gain.
Recommendation (for plate directional antennas): Working frequency 800 ~
2500 MHz / vertical polarization / 90°horizontal beam width, 60° vertical beam
width / 7dBi gain.
Recommendation (for log-periodical antennas): Working frequency 800 ~
2500 MHz / vertical polarization / 55°horizontal beam width, 50° vertical beam
width / 11.5dBi gain.
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Institute, 06/2003
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