1.

Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

2. VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio), is a measure of how efficiently radio-frequency

power is transmitted from a power source, through a transmission line, into a load (for
example, from a power amplifier through a transmission line, to an antenna)

1.

BBU Baseband unit

2. A baseband unit (BBU) is a unit that processes baseband in telecomm systems. A

typical wireless telecom station consists of the baseband processing unit and the RF
processing unit (remote radio unit - RRU). The baseband unit is placed in the equipment
room and connected with RRU via optical fiber.

Remote Radio Unit | RRU | Transceiver | RRU definition

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The connection between the RRU and the controller is generally optical. The RRU and the
controller form the BTS or Base Transceiver Station which is widely used in cellular
communication

: The RET solution is a convenient and cost-effective solution for monitoring of AISG antenna line devices alarms and
setting of electrical down-tilt angle of Variable Electrical Tilt (VET) antennas. A typical RET solution setup is shown in
the diagram below

Remote Electrical Tilt System Diagram

The Comba RET solution consists of the following components:
A) Central Control Unit (CCU)
The CCU is the major component for controlling and monitoring the RCU, TMA and antenna line devices that are
AISG compliant. It can be programmed to work with various manufacturers VET antennas by simply uploading the
appropriate antenna definition/configuration files into it.

B) Remote Control Unit(RCU)

RCU-003(II-2) is a compact and light weight actuator that mechanically connects to the electrical phase shifter of
Comba VET antenna for remote adjustment of electrical down-tilt angle. It is designed to comply with AISG 2.0
standards and works with AISG compliant Node B and antenna line devices.

C) Smart Bias Tee

The Smart Bias Tee is used to inject DC voltage and to modulate and demodulate remote control signals, via the RF
coaxial cable, to antenna line devices such as TMA and RCU. It is designed to comply with AISG 2.0 standard and
can be used as a lightning protection device for the BTS/Node B.

D) Variable Electrical Tilt (VET) Antenna

The VET antenna has an in-built electrical phase shifter module that allows remote electrical tilting of its vertical
radiating beam. Comba has a comprehensive range of VET antennas for different frequency bands, different
horizontal half power beam width and gain to suit different cellular coverage needs.

E) AISG Tower Mounted Amplifier (ATMA)

The ATMA is installed near the antenna at the tower top to improve receiver sensitivity of the base station, and call
quality. Combas ATMA is designed to work with RCU in accordance to AISG standards.

F) AISG Control Cable

The AISG control cable is a five core cable that is fitted with a circular 8-pin Male connector on one end and a Female
connector on the other. This cable is used to connect and transmit signals between AISG antenna line devices.

G) COMETS

Microwave Antennas
Low Profile Antennas

 Ultra-High Performance Antennas-LPC Series

Key features:

Size: 0.3m-2.4m
Frequency: 6GHz-38GHz
Ultra high performance
High product quality
Single and dual polarized
Easy upgrade in field
Shorter lead time
Simple installation

Customized Antenna
LPC series can be provided with a customer designed adaption for the ODU. This allows the ODU to be directly
mounted to the antenna.

LPC Antenna Application

Split Mount, Single-polarized

Split Mount Dual-polarized

Direct Mount, Single-polarized

Direct Mount, Dual-polarized

Orthomode Transducers
Orthomode Transducers (OMTs) are 3-port microwave waveguide systems that split the input power into two parts on
the basis of polarization separation, consequently, allow the simultaneous operation of two outdoor radio units
(ODUs) and realize the two independent transmission channels on a single antenna at the same time via the
application together with high performance antennas.

Direct-mount-OMT
Orthomode transducers
separate horizontal and vertical

Applications

Split-mount-OMT