Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan - 2013

Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan - Town of Morrisville, NC – Adopted July 23, 2013

Wireless facilities Wireless communication facilities are comprised of four main apparatuses: 1) an electronic base station; 2) feed lines; 3) antenna or antenna array; and 4) an antenna support facility. Base station and feed lines Base stations are the wireless service provider's specific electronic equipment used to transmit and receive radio signals, and is usually mounted within a facility including, but not limited to: cabinets, shelters, pedestals or other similar enclosures generally used to contain electronic equipment for said purpose. Feed lines are the coaxial copper cables used as the interconnecting media between the transmission/receiving base station and the antenna. The base station and feed lines shown in Figure 1 is a typical model for providers operating in the 1900 MHz frequencies and ground space for this equipment cabinet is around eight (8) square feet.

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Figure 1: Example of 1900 MHz Wireless Infrastructure Ground Equipment

The electronics operating the 800 MHz wireless systems within the base station can generate substantial heat, therefore the base stations for providers operating in the 800 MHz frequencies are much larger and generally need an equipment cabinet a minimum of four hundred (400) square feet to house the equipment. The only noise that might be produced from the vicinity of any base station would be from an air conditioner or a backup generator that might be necessary in instances of no power or power failure. Figure 2 is a picture of an 800 MHz base station.

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