RF Equipment and Distribution Systems

A comparison of the different types of distribution systems is made in this chapter and recommendations as to which to choose in different situations are also made. The costs and performance of the indoor system will depend critically on making the choice; therefore it is important to have a clear understanding of this before attempting to optimize any indoor system. The chapter discusses the main characteristics of the RF equipment and components used in such distribution systems. Base stations are the transmitting element in many indoor wireless networks. Site acquisition is the procedure that needs to be completed in order to deploy a new cellular base station at a certain location. Active devices are widely used nowadays for many indoor wireless deployments. Two of the most relevant ones are cellular and Wi‐Fi. The chapter gives a brief description of key active components.