Showing posts with label Antenna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antenna. Show all posts
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Sector Swap Issue in a Cellular Network
Sector Swap issue refers to the situation when cables of connected to wrong antennas, for example, sector 2 cables are connected with the sector 1 antenna and sector 1 cables are connected to sector 2 antenna. This issue can cause degraded quality, call drop, illogical hand over etc.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Antenna Tilts
There are two types of antenna tilts used in telecom networks:
- Electrical Tilt
- Mechanical Tilt
Electrical Tilt has a uniform affect on the main lobe whereas Mechanical Tilt causes side lobe effect when it is given a down tilt. The effect can be demonstrated easily on Coverage Planning tools.
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