MacroMAXe

 

• Fully integrated macro-cell Base Station with 2x4 MIMO
• Compact and light-weight form factor for optimum OPEX performance
• Support for 3.5, 5, 7, 10, 2x7 and 2x10 MHz channels
• Advanced RF features for optimized coverage and throughput

 

MacroMAXe is a class-leading 2nd generation Mobile WiMAX base station with software defined radio (SDR) technology, dual radio transceivers, antennas and GPS receiver all in a highly integrated, physically small, light, all outdoor package.

 

MacroMAXe has been designed and optimized for the 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.x GHz Mobile WiMAX bands. It is a remarkable base station product bringing together state-of-the-art technologies in a compact all outdoor package. Thanks to its small footprint MacroMAXe minimises site OPEX expenditure.

 

MacroMAXe is small in size but big in performance. Thanks to the efficient power amplifier technology employed in its RF implementation, MacroMAXe dual dual 40dBm (10W) radios for 2x4 MIMO delivering up to 60dBm EiRP with the integrated antennas. MacroMAXe supports 3.5, 5, 7 and 10 MHz channel sizes as well as 2x7 MHz and 2x10 MHz (using dual PHY/MACl).

 

MacroMAXe has been conceived for deployment in 3-sector configuration, which is the optimum configuration for Mobile WiMAX deployments. MacroMAXe design also incorporates an Ethernet switch which enables the traffic from 3 sectors to be aggregated for backhaul and network interfacing. MacroMAXe fully supports the interoperable R6 reference point for interworking with ASN Gateways either in a distributed or centralized network configuration.

 

In licensed band deployments available spectrum is a scarce and valuable resource. Therefore it must be used efficiently. In order to achieve frequency reuse factor of one (N=1) the best balance between spectral efficiency and interference mitigation must be achieved. This is realized through Fractional Frequency Reuse for which MacroMAXe has been optimized. Fractional Frequency Reuse controls co-channel interference to support frequency reuse of one with minimal degradation in spectral efficiency. MacroMAXe can also be deployed using traditional frequency reuse plans.