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<h1>Nokia PrimeSite Single Branch Combining</h1>

<p>Nokia PrimeSite has two separate transmit/receive branches:
main and diversity. In case of a main branch failure, the PrimeSite automatically
switches the transmission over to the diversity branch. With this feature,
the diversity branch can be disabled totally to prevent the switchover from
taking place if the main branch becomes faulty. This is needed in PrimeSite
configurations where only the main branch is connected to the antenna. This
feature allows minimising the number of antennas and external combiners as
only one of the branches is connected. For example, two PrimeSites can be
connected to one single antenna by using one external combiner.</p>


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