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The Star Solutions iCell® BSC / RNC Server provides effective control of iCell base transceiver stations (BTS) in the IP-based Radio Access Network (IP-RAN) infrastructure. This software-based base station controller (sBSC) leverages the flexibility and ubiquity of IP networks, allowing wireless operators to reduce dependency on expensive backhaul transport.
The ability to distribute iCell BSC/RNC Servers provides a variety of benefits, including the ability to situate resources locally, eliminating long backhaul connections to a centralized BSC (traditional network deployment model). Additional backhaul savings are achieved due to the separation of vocoders from the BSC platform. In the Star Solutions IP-RAN, vocoders reside in Sonata Intelligent Media Gateway, which can be located only at points where connections to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) are required.
Features & Benefits
- Modular architecture enables cost-effective scalability
- Distributed architecture allows resources to be deployed at the network edge
- Integrated Packet Control Function
- EVDO Support in the Radio Network Controller (RNC) server model
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