Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS

Flexi Zone Solution

Flexi Zone is the most cost effective and highest
performing solution for adding capacity to existing macro
networks, using an underlay of coordinated small cell
clusters.
Flexi Zone uses LTE (and optional Wi-Fi) to offload, add
capacity, and boost subscriber experiences in both
the indoor (public/enterprise) and outdoor hot zone
environments within a heterogeneous network.
Award Winning Flexi Zone features a novel zone-based
architecture comprised of multiple low power access
points coordinated by a localized zone controller that
enables the operators to offer very high user experience
while offloading unwanted data traffic from their macro
and core networks. Flexi Zone solution goes beyond
the box to offer a holistic approach and innovation to
solve street level and indoor capacity small cell underlay
challenges.
Additional information concerning Zone Controllers can
be found in the separate Flexi Zone Controller data sheet.

1 Data sheet
Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS
Flexi Zone Micro and Pico Base Station (BTS)
Finding new sites for traditional macro cells is increasingly
complex and expensive. Small cells will play a critical role
in providing operators a solution which can be easily and
quickly deployed in strategic locations to add capacity.
These smaller radius sites will be characterized by “light”
deployment principles involving low-cost, easily available
locations such as light poles, traffic lights, building walls,
and street level shelters. The critical enablers for these
lighter deployments are base station size, low power
consumption, wireless backhaul, and “all in one box”
solutions.
Leading Form Factor and Power Consumption
Flexi Zone Micro and Pico Base Stations use state of
the art System-on-Chip (SoC) and RFIC technology, to
create an industry leading compact form factor with
low power consumption. This integrated “all-in-one”
product provides a cost effective solution that can handle
capacity growth, without the deployment complexity and
cost of traditional macro cells.
Macro Capacity and Macro parity
Flexi Zone Micro and Pico BTS “Macro like” processing
power allows the use of the same software as Nokia’s
macro base stations making them very easy to integrate
into Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets). Operators can
enjoy the same features available in macro cells, such as
easy software upgrade to LTE-Advanced and support by
the same NetAct Operations Support Systems (OSS) and
iSON (intelligent Self Organizing Network). In addition,
they offer the same capacity as Nokia’s macro BTS, run
the same industry acclaimed Smart Scheduler1 and
associated interference mitigation capabilities, bringing
the highest subscriber performance in dense urban
areas.
Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS
The Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS offers a high
performance dual band LAA (Licensed Assisted Access)
for the advanced LTE markets.
This Multi-band LAA Indoor Pico unlocks the 5 GHz
spectrum for LTE primarily for the indoor applications
offering data speeds of upto 450+ Mbps via carrier
aggregation.
2 Data sheet
The Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS also has the
option of providing the IEEE 802.11ac WI-Fi / LWA access
which is based on carrier-grade hardware and supports
centralized authentication and policy management via a
RADUIS AAA server or a Wi-Fi controller.
Ease of Deployment
Deployment and operation of complex heterogeneous
networks requires all involved network entities to be
efficiently well-configured with respect to their
particular role and location within the network, and to
be context-aware. Self configuration, often referred to
as ‘plug-and-play’ or ‘no touch’, is a crucial feature to
reduce network implementation and operational costs
in macro networks, and this is obviously even more
important in heterogeneous networks.
Integrated Bluetooth functionality in the Flexi Zone Micro
and Pico BTS eases initial staging and allow for faster
deployment and supports troubleshooting in the field
from ground level (i.e. no bucket truck needed) using the
Nokia. No Touch Troubleshooting handheld application.
Hot Zone & Hot Spot Evolution
The Flexi Zone Micro and Pico BTS can be operated
stand-alone initially and then evolve via software upgrade
into a full Flexi Zone architecture as hot spots grow
into larger hot zones or when more cells are needed to
increase coverage. This enables operators to scale up
capacity virtually without limit and with limited impact to
deliver a superior customer experience while leveraging
the small cell installed base.
Design and Capabilities
The Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS features
a compact single enclosure, designed for ‘Light’
installations, whether they are ceiling or wall mounted.
The advanced modular design enables a faster time to
market for the many variations of technology and bands
expected for indoor small cell deployments.
An integrated multi-GNSS receiver provides for
synchronization when 1588v2 is not available or planned.
The Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS is the industry
smallest Multi-band LTE+Wi-Fi Pico BTS offering the
greatest flexibility of deployment, highest capacity and
lowest cost of ownership to the operator.
Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS
Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico Base Station product specifications
Product1 Flexi Zone Multi-band Indoor Pico BTS platform
Configurations 2
Up to 3 RF modules - Combinations of LTE, LAA and Wi-Fi
• Up to 3 LTE bands
• 2 LTE bands + Wi-Fi/LWA
• 1 LTE band + 5GHz LAA + Wi-Fi/LWA
LTE power output 3 50 mW to 250 mW per Tx branch
LTE bandwidth 3
Up to 60MHz software selectable per carrier
Up to 20MHz per carrier
LAA bandwidth 3 Up to 40MHz downlink
Wi-Fi Radio / Access module 5GHz: 802.11ac Wave 1 / n / a
2.4GHz: 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi module power output 22dBm for 2.4GHz
25dBm for 5.0GHz
Antenna configuration 2Tx / 2Rx MIMO
Users 4
Up to 400 simultaneous active subscribers
PoE support PoE++
Mass 1
~3.0 Kg
Volume 1 ~3.4 L
Temperature 0 to +40 Deg. C
Power Input PoE++, or DC Input via AC adapter
Synchronization RF GPS, GLONASS, or 1588v2
Backhaul 100 / 1000 Base-T Copper – 2 Ports
Mounting Wall / Ceiling
Antennas 3 Integrated Omni

1.
Product specifications and features supported are subject to change
2.
Bands combination is dependent on market prioritization
3.
Availability and exact specification varies depending on variant
4.
Number of users varies depends on specific variant and applicable software release.

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