Appearance of the beginning of base station of GSM zero intermediate frequency
Ron Gatzke: Because GSM base station is strict with requirement of the noise, it is later than WCDMA and implement zero intermediate frequency; And because TD-SCDMA adopts ascending-descending co-frequency, is not fit for direct up-conversion temporarily at present. Though zero intermediate frequency technology has already become the framework of the mainstream among the mobile phones, has just just begun to adopt among the base stations, especially in GSM base station, because it is strict with requirement of the bottom of noise, cause GSM base station to become and adopt the technical field of zero intermediate frequency at the latest, GSM system that only has zero intermediate frequency up-conversion of drib at present is trying commercially. One year ago, WCDMA base station already begun to adopt the technology of zero intermediate frequency. The technology of zero intermediate frequency can reduce the quantity of the components and parts greatly, such as save IF and RF electric-wave filter, frequency synthesizer,etc., so can make the system cost drop by a wide margin, is recognized as the development trends of base station system and mobile phone by industry. The advanced products of American letter define a manager Ron Gatzke shows: " adopt direct up-conversion (zero intermediate frequency) The intersection of GSM and the intersection of base station and until prevailing single the intersection of intermediate frequency and up-conversion system cost drop by more than 40% at present system cost of framework, and can drop by more than 60% even more than the traditional pairs of intermediate frequency up-conversion system cost. " Ron Gatzke explains, the traditional systematic advantage of pairs of intermediate frequency up-conversion is that a scheme is ripe, have numerous standard components; But the shortcoming is complicated, roomy, need 2 IF electric-wave filters and and RF electric-wave filter, in addition need frequency synthesizer. The appearance of the beginning of base station of GSM zero intermediate frequency, TD-SCDMA zero intermediate frequency wouldn't be feasible It is to utilize the component with high IP3 to obtain high performance to already begin popular systematic advantage of single intermediate frequency up-conversion at present, mixer it is out-of-band for spurious signals to lie in, compared with the situation that pair of intermediate frequency is built up it save one the intersection of IF and electric-wave filter, mixer and gain to noise temperature ratio device, the cost can save about 8-10 dollars. But the shortcoming is to need to carry on the radio frequency and filtering, needing high-performance intermediate frequency DAC to the frequency mixing product, may know the overall performance of the limit system. In addition, as to many carrier systems, it is very difficult to realize the broadband IF filter. And at this IIC exhibition, the direct up-conversion (zero intermediate frequency) that the American letter shows Framework, have simple in construction adopting high-performance the intersection of base band and DAC, electric-wave filter realize high performance projection of integrated system, need radio frequency filter namely satisfiable the intersection of Tx and requirement of template. Compared with two kinds of schemes in the above, it does not need expensive electric-wave filter (such as SAW electric-wave filter) And frequency synthesizer, users can realize the filtering function by inductance and resistance by oneself, and can reduce the gain to noise temperature ratio device quantity. So its systematic price can save 40% more than the up-conversion of single intermediate frequency. However, its shortcoming lies in that there is not processor noise and stray of an IF filter, need complicated algorithm to revise the mixer strayly. "And to engineer, the margin designed is minor, need it very carefully. " Ron Gatzke briefs on one. By the look of flexibility, zero intermediate frequency is the highest in these kinds of schemes, " our zero intermediate frequency up-conversion scheme can also be used in WiMAX system, it has already been equivalent to software radiotechnics of initial stage. " Ron Gatzke shows. But he points out, China standard TD-SCDMA can't adopt the up-conversion of zero intermediate frequency yet at present, because the upper and lower line frequencies of TD-SCDMA are the same, all different with GSM, WCDMA system. American components and parts that letter provide for direct up-conversion of GSM base station include MAX5873 (pairs of 12b DAC) ; MAX2021/2 (I/Q controller) And MAX2058/9 (RF VGA) ,The margin that can be left for engineer is 6dB. In addition, the American letter has also shown 4 carrier WCDMA zero intermediate frequency up-conversion schemes.











