Outdoor base station and indoor base station

Indoor base stations in rack format This is the most common type of base station, in which all its components are integrated in a rack-type cabinet, which provides more space for more modules or components. This can enable, for example, redundancy of all components, thereby improving system availability.

Outdoor compact base stations These base stations are designed for installation in any type of outdoor scenario. They offer a high degree of IP protection, which allows them to operate in the most adverse conditions (rain, extreme heat, wind, humidity, saline environments…) without requiring an additional mechanical cover.

In recent years, technological advances have meant that this base station format has improved its performance in terms of RF power and traffic channels. Thus, by adopting new signal processing techniques such as SDR (Software Defined Radio), small outdoor base stations have been able to match the performance of rack-mount base stations.

Due to the characteristics of size and ability to operate in hostile environmental conditions that we have reviewed in outdoor base stations, transportable base stations are ideal for installation in vehicles or, in general, to be used in mobility environments by incorporating transport accessories.

It is also valuable that it includes its own system for the simple management of the base station and its users, so that functions such as adding and deleting groups and terminals, modifying operating parameters in real time, monitoring the status of the unit and displaying alarms in real time, among others, can be carried out.

In this way, the use of this type of base station is the best alternative in disaster or emergency response scenarios for tactical units. Their capacity for immediate deployment means that they can provide coverage in areas where there was none, or quickly replace one that may have been damaged in a natural disaster.