{"id":2875,"date":"2014-01-08T16:04:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T16:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/base-transceiver-station\/"},"modified":"2014-01-09T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T12:28:44","slug":"base-transceiver-station","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/2927\/base-transceiver-station-bts","title":{"rendered":"Base Transceiver Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_base_transceiver_station_mean\">What Does Base Transceiver Station Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A base transceiver station (BTS) is a piece of network equipment that facilitates wireless communication between a device and network.<\/p>\n<p>A BTS consists of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Antennas that relay radio messages<\/li>\n<li>Transceivers<\/li>\n<li>Duplexers<\/li>\n<li>Amplifiers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A BTS is also known as a base station (BS), radio base station (RBS) or node B (eNB).<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_base_transceiver_station\">Techopedia Explains Base Transceiver Station<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A network may be any wireless technology, like Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) or Wi-Fi. However, because a BTS is associated with mobile communications technologies, it refers to the equipment that creates the &quot;cell&quot; in a cellular network. Sometimes, an entire base station, plus its tower, are improperly referred to as a BTS or cellphone tower.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a cellular network, a BTS has equipment for the encryption and decryption of communications, spectrum filtering equipment, antennas and transceivers (TRX) to name a few. A BTS typically has multiple transceivers that allow it to serve many of the cell&#8217;s different frequencies and sectors.<\/p>\n<p> A parent base station controller (BSC) controls all BTSs via the base station control function (BCF) &#8211; either a separate unit or integrated with the TRX for compact base stations. The BCF provides a connection to the network management system (NMS) and manages the transceiver&#8217;s operational states.<\/p>\n<p>The function of the BTS remains the same &#8211; no matter what type of wireless technology is used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Base Transceiver Station Mean? A base transceiver station (BTS) is a piece of network equipment that facilitates wireless communication between a device and network. 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