Antenna Specification; Required Antennas - Sierra Wireless MC5725 Hardware Integration Manual

A: Antenna Specification
Table A-1: Required antennas and maximum antenna gain by module type
Module Main
MC5725
MC5725V
MC5727
2-band (Cellular / PCS)
MC5727V
MC5728
MC5728V
MC8775 N.America: 2-band
(Cellular/PCS)
Eur/Asia: 3-band
World: 5-band
MC8775V N.America: 2-band
(Cellular/PCS)
Eur/Asia: 3-band
World: 5-band
MC8780 Eur/Asia: 3-band
Rev 1.9.1 Feb.09
In the event of a discrepancy in values between this guide and the Product Specification Document (PSD), the PSD takes precedence.
This appendix describes electrical performance criteria for
main path, diversity path, and GPS antennas used with
MC57xx modules (CDMA networks) and MC87xx modules
(GSM / EDGE / UMTS networks).

Required antennas

Table A‐1 lists minimum required antenna types for each
module and the maximum antenna gain, including cable loss,
in a mobile‐only exposure condition.
Note: If your system uses both the MC87xx and MC57xx, the five-
band antenna can be used for both modules. However, improved
antenna performance may be attained if a dual-band main-path
antenna is designed and optimized specifically for the MC57xx.
Antenna type (minimum)
Diversity / GPS
3-band (Cellular / PCS / GPS)
n/a
1-band (GPS)
3-band (Cellular / IMT / GPS)
Proprietary and Confidential
Maximum antenna gain
Cellular band PCS band
(dBi) (dBi)
5.1 4.15
5.1 4.15
5.1 4.15
5.1 4.15
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
5 4
5 4
5 4
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