3G в каждый подвал. Как устроена и как работает фемтосота

Приветствую всех!

Уже не раз я рассказывал про устройство сотовых сетей разных стандартов и годов. Но общим там было одно: базовая станция в любой сотовой сети - достаточно мощное, габаритное и дорогостоящее устройство. Но начиная со стандарта 3G появились их миниатюрные аналоги - фемтосоты.

Как же они устроены, что позволяют реализовать полноценную базовую станцию в корпусе устройства, занимающего места не больше, чем обычный Wi-Fi роутер? Сейчас и разберёмся. Заодно узнаем, как они вообще работают, а также немного поговорим о том, почему вам очень вряд ли удастся самим запустить такую штуку дома.

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