Patent ID: 8676261

Claim:
A base station devised for indoor use in a WCDMA network, comprising a support unit including a separately field replaceable power supply unit, said support unit being adapted to be attached to a support structure, and a complete base station unit mechanically supported by releasably hanging on, and from said support unit, said complete base station unit being designed as a separate docking unit releasably locked in said support unit by cooperating snap locking means arranged in said support unit and base station unit, allowing an easy and separate installation/removal of said complete base station unit in/from said support unit in the field, while, at the same time, enabling secure assembly of the complete base station unit preventing the complete base station unit from inadvertent movement during installation/removal on the field without the need of further fastening means; wherein said power supply unit housed in said support unit comprises an AC/DC converter feeding said complete base station unit with a DC-voltage; wherein said base station unit has a sandwich structure comprising a rigid metal back plate, a rigid metal front plate, and a main circuit board attached intermediate said back plate and front plate.