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Carrier Units
All Siemens CUs (GCU, ECU, FCU) support their complete frequency band e.g. the xCU GSM900 supports 876 915/921 960 MHz (includes E-GSM, P-GS, GSM-RE and R-GSM)
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EDGE CU
FlexCU 2 Carriers
FlexCU ECU
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FlexCU ECU
Flex CU (1/2)
Lowest site space, lowest number of network elements Capacity mode: Double carrier mode Easy to grow Flexible configuration: Configuration of both TRXs for the same cell or different cells.
FlexCU
Cell 1
TX-0
RX-a
Combiner
Cell 1
RX-b
Receiver Sensitivity
Full support of 2Rx div. for each TRX
TX-1
Cell 2
RX-c RX-d
RX-N0/N1 RX-DIV0/DIV1
Output power values: 47.0 dBm / 50 W GMSK output power (typical value) 44.0 dBm / 25 W 8PSK output power (typical value)
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Flex CU (2/2)
Lowest site space, lowest number of network elements Single Carrier Mode : 4 branch receive diversity *
FlexCU
Cell 1
TX-0
sites Transmit Diversity Time 3 dB Transmit Diversity Gain for speech, static 3 5 dB Transmit Diversity Gain for TU50 fading profiles 4 Rx Diversity: Gain of 2,5 to 3 dB compared with 2Rx Div.
RX-a
Combiner
Cell 1
RX-b
TX-1
Cell 2
RX-c RX-d
RX-N0/N1 RX-DIV0/DIV1
* Pre-requisite for single carrier mode is the BR7.0 feature: Transmit Diversity Time Delay
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ECU
1 GSM1800/ 1900 2
FlexCU
2 GSM1800/ 1900 +47.0 dBm (2 x 50 W) 44.0 dBm (2 x 25 W)
GSM850/ 900
+47.3 dBm (54 +48.3 dBm (68 +48.3 dBm (68 +47.0 dBm W) W) W) (2 x 50 W) 46.3 dBm (34 W) -115.7 dBm 44.0 dBm (2 x 25 W)
not supported not supported 46.3 dBm (43 W) -115.6 dBm -115.6 dBm -115.7 dBm
-115.7 dBm with -115.7 dBm 2 RX, with 2 RX, -118.3 dBm with -118.3 dBm 4 RX with 4 RX max. 280 W max. 310 W BR5.5
150 W
190 W BR5.5
220 W
220 W
Output Power with all CUs equipped high output power without limitations
BR6.0 for V3 BR7.0 for V3 and V3A (at least BR7.0 for 8 PSK)
Note: Typical BR8.0 values shown (guaranteed values are slightly lower)
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