Femtocell Is a Low-Power, And Small Cellular Base Station, Which Is Mainly Designed For Using In Small Businesses or Home

 

A femtocell is a mobile device that uses a microcell to communicate with a base station. These devices have many advantages, including higher data rates and better user experience. They are also capable of providing more than 20 Mbps of data over 5 MHz. A femtocell can also be self-optimized, meaning it can make its own decisions about transmit power and location. Here are some of the benefits of using this device:

The Femtocell is designed to solve a common problem - poor cell phone reception indoors. These devices take advantage of the proliferation of broadband connections to amplify the carrier's cellular signal for indoor use. Once installed, femtocells can support anywhere from four to eight handset devices simultaneously. They can be installed in buildings or on a rooftop. The femtocell can be a good option if users want to save money on cell phone bills. One of the most significant challenges for femtocell deployment is timing. The femtocell access point must be synchronized with the operator's core network. Because the femtocell is connected to the core network via IP backhaul, it must use a standard timing protocol to achieve time synchronization. Unfortunately, femtocells cannot use a GPS antenna for time synchronization. To overcome this issue, developers have proposed a femtocell gateway and a security gateway. These gateways terminate large numbers of encrypted IP data connections and authenticate each femtocell. Moreover, they interface with the core switching centers of mobile networks.

The Femtocell also help replace cordless phones by ensuring stable connectivity. They also come with a web interface to manage their system, which prevents unauthorized users from accessing the system. Mobile network operators are also making femtocells more appealing to consumers by offering better plans. In telecommunications, a femtocell would be a small, relatively low-powered cell phone base station, usually intended for usage in a residence or small company. Over a broader field, however, a wider term that includes femtocell, as a subcategory, is also available. Cell phones with disposable batteries can be called femtocells. And when referring to the battery-powered cells, one has to keep in mind that they are not truly batteries but rather chemical batteries that have been externally reactivated, perhaps by being placed in an airtight container. Thus, the battery pack would be considered part of the device itself.

As a consequence of their external reactivation, femtocell units are placed outside the protection of the main building and the local power grid, in order to avoid the chance of a critical failure that may result from lightning strikes, storm surges, or similar outages. While this gives the user, in addition, a way of protecting the unit itself against such outages, the downside to this approach is the reduction in overall protection from the threat of a fire outbreak, explosion, or electrical surge. This is where the concern with the use of a smaller base station lies, namely the reduction of the coverage area of the entire system, although some utility providers may use different terminology to describe the same concern. To illustrate, in a fire-prone area, the concern would be the loss of service, while in an area with fewer potential fire hazards, the concern may be with the equipment in the area that would be vulnerable to the fire's ignition.