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ION™-B Series

ION-B Series (formerly Britecell®) is a modular, Radio-over-Fiber distributed antenna system (FDAS) that meets the needs of many indoor requirements. From simple and small, to large and complex, it is capable of transporting frequencies from 380 to 2500 MHz regardless of protocol or modulation. The remote units are available in different power classes and frequency combinations to meet any distribution need.

Features of the ION-B Series:

• Wide bandwidth – 380 to 2500 MHz
• Flexible allocation of RF from the BTS source to wherever required
• Uses the same single mode fiber transport for all frequencies and technologies simultaneously
• Centralized and flexible radio network interface
• 802.11 Wi-Fi compatible
• Alarming via three protocols: SNMP interfaces for X.733, SMS, or dry contact alarming
• A.I.M.O.S. – compatible OMC via circuit switched or packet data

Components:

• Remote Units:
  
  Located up to 3 km from master unit with different power and band combinations
  
  Low power consumption with remote dc power available
  
  Remote unit alarming consolidation in the master unit

 

Power	Model	Bands
LOW POWER	TFAN40	400 MHz appl.
	TFAN50	UHF
MEDIUM POWER	TFAM20	UMTS
	TFAM17/19	AWS, PCS1900
	TFAM80/19	LMR800, PCS1900
	TFAM85/19	CELL850, PCS1900
	TFAM85/18	CELL850, GSM1800
	TFAM85/20	CELL850, UMTS
	TFAM90/20	GSM900, UMTS
	TFAM91/20	EGSM900, UMTS
	TFAM18/20	GSM1800, UMTS
	TFAM80/92/19E	LMR800, LMR900, PCS1900 Ext.
	TFAM91/18/20	EGSM900, GSM1800, UMTS
	TFAM85/18/20	CELL850, GSM1800, UMTS
HIGH POWER	TFAH20	UMTS
	TFAH80/19	LMR800, PCS1900
	TFAH85/19	CELL850, PCS1900
	TFAH80/85/19	LMR800, CELL850, PCS1900

Other models available on request.

• Master Unit:
  
  Collocated with the Base Station, transports RF signal to multiple remote units over single mode fiber at 1310nm
  
  The rack-based master modular unit layout provides the designer with maximum flexibility and allows an easy upgrade as well as investment scalability. A wide choice of cards are available

Options	Description	Function
TPRNx4 4HE subrack	Hosts up to 8 optical TRXs. Microcontroller and I2C integrated into the back-plane to process the alarms of all cards	Hosts all modular master unit elements
TFLN Optical TRX	Wideband Drives up to four remote units	Electrical-to-optical and optical-to-electrical signal conversion
TBSI Base station interface	2 independent variable attenuators 30dB attenuation range, 1dB step	Level adjustment between BTS and ION-B system
TDPX DL/UL duplexer	Frequency dependant Combines DL and UL signals	Interface with duplexed BTS
TLDN/TLTN Cross band coupler	Rejection in other bands	In dual and triple band applications it combines two or three RF bands in downlink and filters the same bands in uplink
TLCNx Splitter/combiner	2 splitting/combining sections, one for DL and one for UL Isolation	Distribution of the signals coming from a BTS to more optical TRX.
TMPx10 Power limiter	Wideband 10dB attenuation in OFF position	Protection from operator overdrive

Options to complete the choice:

• Remote supervision: PC-based hardware able to provide remote configuration and alarm management to up to 14 fully populated sub-racks. Web access and SNMP are supported
• Remote power supply: centralized power supply option allowing the distribution of the power through composite power/copper cable
• Interconnect link: point to point link for 1 to 4 sectors remote station. It enables grouping of a cluster of remote coverage systems at a common Base Station Hotel and the multi-band signal distribution to up to 20 km with one or two fibers. All remote equipment is fully integrated into the centralized supervision system for operation and maintenance

For more information, contact Andrew.