MacroMAXe Base Station
• Fully integrated macro-cell Base Station with 2x2 MIMO
• Compact and light-weight form factor for optimum OPEX performance
• Support for 2x10MHz or 1x20MHz channels
• Advanced RF features for optimized coverage and throughput
MacroMAXe is a class-leading 2nd 20MHz channels (Mobile WiMAX
generation Mobile WiMAX base profile Rel. 1.5) as well. MacroMAXe
station which employs the software has been designed to support either
defined radio (SDR) technology first 2x10MHz (using dual PHY/MAC) or
developed for HiperMAX, together 1x20MHz channel.
with dual radio transceivers, antennas
and GPS receiver all in a highly MacroMAXe has been conceived for
integrated, physically small and light, deployment in 3-sector configuration,
all outdoor package. which is the optimum configuration
for Mobile WiMAX deployments.
MacroMAXe has been primarily MacroMAXe design also incorporates
developed for the 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz an Ethernet switch which enables the
Mobile WiMAX bands and will be traffic from 3 sectors to be
Wave 2 certified in these bands. The aggregated for backhaul and network
MacroMAXe product has been designed to address interfacing. MacroMAXe fully supports
the markets needs thru to 2011 and the interoperable R6 reference point
beyond by supporting the current and for interworking with ASN Gateways
Main Features future air interfaces thanks to its SDR either in a distributed or centralized
technology. network configuration.
■ Supports 802.16e-2005 SOFDMA MacroMAXe is a remarkable base In licensed band deployments
■ Supports 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz station product bringing together available spectrum is a scarce and
bands state-of-the-art technologies in a valuable resource. Therefore it must be
■ All-in-one single outdoor unit compact all outdoor package. Thanks used efficiently. In order to achieve
minimizes site OPEX to its small footprint MacroMAXe frequency reuse factor of one (N=1)
■ Dual 40dBm radios minimizes site OPEX expenditure. the best balance between spectral
• 60dBm EiRP with integrated MacroMAXe is small in size but big in efficiency and interference mitigation
antennas performance. Thanks to the efficient must be achieved. This is realized
power amplifier technology employed through Fractional Frequency Reuse
■ STC and MIMO support
in its RF implementation, MacroMAXe for which MacroMAXe has been
• Matrix A
implements dual 40dBm (10W) radios optimized. Fractional Frequency Reuse
• Matrix B for 2x2MIMO delivering up to 60dBm controls co-channel interference to
■ Supports 5/10/20MHz channel size EiRP with the integrated antennas. support frequency reuse of one with
• 2x5MHz minimal degradation in spectral
• 2x10MHz MacroMAXe initially supports 5MHz efficiency. MacroMAXe can also be
• 1x20MHz and 10MHz channel sizes. However, deployed using traditional frequency
■ Supports interoperable reference the product is capable of supporting reuse plans.
points defined by NRM
• Supports interoperable R6
reference point Network Architecture
■ Supports 512, 1024, 2048 FFT
SOFDMA
■ Compact and light form factor
Internet PSTN
ASN
Wi-Fi Clients ProST
HA IMS Billing
IP
Core
BRAS
AAA DHCP/ CRM
MacroMAXe
ASN Gateway DNS
VoIP IAD (ControlMAX)
CSN
EasyST
MiMAX USB
MacroMAXe Base Station Technical Summary
MacroMAXe
Mobile WiMAX Yes
Fixed WiMAX No
Standards Compliance IEEE802.16e-2005
Form Factor All Outdoor
Frequency Bands 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz
(700MHz - Future)
Channel Size 20MHz, 2x10MHz, 10MHz, 5MHz
FFT 2048, 1024, 512
Duplex Method TDD (FDD - Future)
Tx Power (Frequency band dependant) 2x +40dBm
Maximum EiRP per sector +60dBm
GPS Synchronization 8hr holdover, Integrated
STC Yes
MRC Yes
MIMO 2x2
MIMO Matrix Type Matrix A, Matrix B
CSM Yes
Beamforming No
Uplink Sub-Channelization Yes
PUSC Yes
Fractional Frequency Reuse Yes
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) No
Ethernet CS Yes (Future)
IP CS Yes
IP version support IPv6, IPv4
Network Interface 1000bT Ethernet / R6
End to End VLAN (802.1Q) No
Network VLAN Traffic Segregation Yes
ASN Profile Profile C
Supported Usage Scenarios Mobile, Portable, Nomadic, Fixed
Handover Supported Yes
Encryption AES
Authentication PKM, PKMv2, EAP-TLS, EAP-AKA, EAP-SIM
Environmental (outdoor elements) ETS 300 019-1-4 Class 4.1E
Environmental (indoor elements) -
Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice and are for information purposes only.
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