Cell Sites and Cell Phone Towers
- (Paris, France - Hsi-Pin Ma)
A cell site refers to the antenna equipment and ground equipment that is used to transmit cell phone signals to and from the mobile phone back to the receiver. This equipment is likely to include transmitter/receivers, GPS, backup power sources, base transceiver station (BTS), and more. A cell phone tower is the actual physical structure that the antennas are attached to. A tower can have multiple sites installed upon it.
A cellular communication base station is an apparatus for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves in the radio frequency (RF) range and it is the site through which cellular devices communicate with communication systems deployed throughout the world. The antennas of a cellular base station are the source of radio frequency radiation that is transmitted through the spatial volume of the cell that it serves.
A wireless base station, also known as a cell site or wireless base transceiver station (BTS), is a piece of equipment that facilitates wireless communication between user equipment (UE) and a network. UEs are devices like mobile phones (handsets), computers with wireless Internet connectivity, WiFi and WiMAX devices. The network can be that of any of the wireless communication technologies like 4G LTE, 5G, GSM, CDMA, Wireless local loop, WAN, WiFi, WiMAX, etc. The BTS itself consists of the tower, transmitter, radio antenna and other equipment that are used to communicate with the mobile devices.
A Radio Access Network refers to the equipment that sits between your wireless device and the internet connection at large. This tech has been evolving with wireless networks to efficiently and quickly connect your device to the Internet or your carrier's wireless network. Once you connect to the closest tower, the RAN connects you through to the core network. 5G RAN does offer a bit more since it aims to bring more of your services closer to you improving speed and latency.
A Radio Access Network refers to the equipment that sits between your wireless device and the internet connection at large. This tech has been evolving with wireless networks to efficiently and quickly connect your device (UE) to the Internet or your carrier's wireless network. Once you connect to the closest tower, the RAN connects you through to the core network. 5G RAN does offer a bit more since it aims to bring more of your services closer to you improving speed and latency.
The core network is where the connection is taken after it has been directed by the other equipment in the tower. This can be a connection to a subnetwork, such as a network that provides a connection to a building or a larger network that can direct traffic all over the world.
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