ADC PRSMAWS Brochure

FlexWave™ Prism

Flexible Outdoor Wireless Coverage and Capacity

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FlexWave™ Prism

Flexible Outdoor Wireless Coverage and Capacity

FlexWave™ – ADC’s Next Generation of Wireless Solutions
for Improving Wireless Capacity, Coverage, Flexibility
and Customer Retention

ADC’s FlexWave™ Prism is the most flexible, scalable and complete solution for addressing coverage

and capacity needs for current and emerging wireless networks. The Prism improves wireless network
coverage and capacity by extending services from existing cell sites, to hard-to-reach areas by
distributing coverage from a centralized radio suite.

Utilizing a centralized distributed architecture, service providers are able to recognize significant

CAPEX/OPEX savings through a shared Base Station Hotel (multiple BTS co-located together), as well as
a shared Remote Radio Transceiver approach. The Prism’s flexibility and scalability offers service providers

an optimal solution for multiple applications such as; dense urban centers, dense suburban areas,

campuses, enterprise buildings, subways and tunnels. The Prism’s distributed architecture and small form

factor allows service providers to cost-effectively increase coverage and capacity in these hard-to-reach
areas.

Features and Benefits:

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Flexible Architecture •

Supports multiple frequency bands and wireless protocols in one enclosure –

Scalable and modular –

Multiple non-contiguous segments of 1.5 to 75 MHz each –

BTS interface supporting RF and OBSAI/CPRI standards (Future) –

Transport rates supporting Dark Fiber and Millimeter Wave –

Field upgradeable –

User Friendly•

Embedded element management system, supporting web based access and SNMP –

Fully sealed, maintenance free electronics for harsh outdoor applications –

Cost Effective•

Efficient use of CAPEX equipment and real estate –

Overview

With the increasing popularity and reliance on wireless voice and data services, subscribers expect to
have coverage at anytime, anywhere. In addition to increased wireless device usage, wireless service
providers implementing 3G technologies have recognized a reduction in coverage patterns within
existing coverage footprints, opening coverage “holes” within the network. To resolve this issue, it
requires service providers to extend coverage and/or increase capacity within the non-coverage areas.
This has been traditionally accomplished by adding new macro cell towers; however, with city centers
becoming more congested and local government zoning regulations becoming more stringent,
obtaining permits for new macro cell sites is becoming increasingly difficult. The Prism offers service
providers a flexible, small form factor solution to extend coverage and capacity where needed, as well as
support for the increasing number of protocols and frequencies available today and in the future.

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Prism

Base

Station 1

Base

Station 2

Base

Station 3

OBSAI/CPRI to

SeRF Converter

RF to SeRF

Converter

RF

RF

RF to SeRF

Converter

SeRF
Board

BackhaulData

Multiplexed

SeRF over

Fiber

Multiplexed

SeRF over

mm-wave

SeRF

SeRF

SeRF

Multiband,

protocol-agnostic

Universal Radio

Head

Multiplexed

SeRF over

mm-wave

OBSAI/CPRI

HOST

REMOTES

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FlexWave™ Prism

Flexible Outdoor Wireless Coverage and Capacity

Application

The FlexWave Prism uses patented digital-over-fiber technology to distribute RF to desired locations. The
Prism digitizes the entire designated RF band and digitally transports it over dark fiber or millimeter wave
links and reconstructs the signal at full bandwidth, regardless of modulation technology, at the remote

location. ADC’s digital RF transport allows RF signals to be replicated at full dynamic range, independent of
the link length, for improved data throughput. As service providers migrate to 3G and 4G networks, high-

data rate broadband services, networks utilizing a Prism backbone will be ready.

The Prism offers a flexible architecture to distribute wireless coverage and capacity. Its versatility and small
form factor allow service providers to quickly deploy networks in areas where zoning restrictions often
hinder installation of traditional macro cell towers and base stations.

Centralization of base station capacity can also be realized using the FlexWave Prism. This allows service
providers to further benefit by reducing capital expenditures and annual operating costs.

System Description

The FlexWave Prism is a flexible and cost effective solution for Distributed Antenna System applications:
Microcell and/or CPRI/OBSAI Remote Radio Head applications:

Next Generation DAS; optimized for multiple frequency bands, scalable RF bandwidth & transport rates•

Flexible SeRF technology; serial RF processing, enabling scalable frequency bands and bandwidths•

Digitial RF Transport; Digitally transports RF from the BTS to remote locations for distribution of RF signals.•

Digital simulcast; signal is digitally combined and split to mulitple remotes•

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Future enhancements will include:

CPRI/OBSAI; flexibility to support BTS interface standards•

Microcell; fully contained capacity solution utilizing cost efficient low bit-rate IP backhaul•

IP ready platform; smooth integration to IP front/backhaul networks•

Sample System Configuration

(3 Band 3 Remote Simulcast)

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