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Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE RF Module and

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f Important Notice on Product Safety

Elevated voltages are inevitably present at specific points in this electrical equipment.
Some of the parts may also have elevated operating temperatures.
Non-observance of these conditions and the safety instructions can result in personal
injury or in property damage.
Therefore, only trained and qualified personnel may install and maintain the system.
The system complies with the standard EN 60950 / IEC 60950. All equipment connected
has to comply with the applicable safety standards.

The same text in German:

Wichtiger Hinweis zur Produktsicherheit
In elektrischen Anlagen stehen zwangsläufig bestimmte Teile der Geräte unter Span-
nung. Einige Teile können auch eine hohe Betriebstemperatur aufweisen.
Eine Nichtbeachtung dieser Situation und der Warnungshinweise kann zu Körperverlet-
zungen und Sachschäden führen.
Deshalb wird vorausgesetzt, dass nur geschultes und qualifiziertes Personal die
Anlagen installiert und wartet.
Das System entspricht den Anforderungen der EN 60950 / IEC 60950. Angeschlossene
Geräte müssen die zutreffenden Sicherheitsbestimmungen erfüllen.

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Table of Contents
This document has 20 pages.

Summary of changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1 RF Module operation and main blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Remote Radio Head operation and main blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 RF Module and Remote Radio Head power requirements . . . . . . . . . . 13

4 RF Module and Remote Radio Head dimensions and weights . . . . . . . 15

5 RF Module interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

6 Remote Radio Head interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

7 RF Module and Remote Radio Head LED indications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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List of Figures
Figure 1 Exploded view of the 3-sector RF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 2 Functional blocks of the 3-sector RF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 3 Isometric view of the Remote Radio Head (subject to change) . . . . . . . 11
Figure 4 Front panel of the 3-sector RF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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List of Tables
Table 1 RF Module versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 2 RF bandwidths for RF Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 3 RRH versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 4 RF bandwidths for Remote Radio Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 5 Input voltages of the RF Module and Remote Radio Head . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 6 Power consumption of the RF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 7 Power consumption of the Remote Radio Head (subject to change) . . 14
Table 8 Dimensions and weight of the RF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 9 Dimensions and weight of the Remote Radio Head (subject to change) .
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Table 10 RF Module front panel connectors, connector types and purposes . . . 16
Table 11 Remote Radio Head interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 12 RF Module core LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 13 RF Module fan LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Table 14 Remote Radio Head RF on/off LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table 15 Remote Radio Head RRH status LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Summary of changes
Changes between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document
issue contains all changes made to previous issues.
This is the first issue of the document.

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1 RF Module operation and main blocks

The 3-sector RF Module is a stand-alone fully operational transceiver module with inte-
grated antenna filters. The RF Module is able to support one to three sectors in a Flexi
Multiradio base station. The RF Module hosts the RF functionality and provides control
and power supply to the Flexi Antenna Line. Radio-related signal processing is per-
formed in the RF Module. The RF Module has integrated fans and Bias-Ts.

Incorrect cables and seals may not provide secured weather protection. In outdoor
installations, including the outdoor cabinet, use only tested, at least IP55 class outdoor
antenna jumper cables provided by Nokia Siemens Networks. This is also recom-
mended for indoor installations.

The following versions of the RF Module are available Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE:

Version Description
FRGP Flexi 3-sector RF Module 2100
FRHA Flexi 3-sector RF Module 2600
FRIE Flexi 3-sector RF Module 1700/2100
FRMA Flexi 3-sector RF Module 800EU
FXDA Flexi 3-sector RF Module 900
FXEA Flexi 3-sector RF Module 1800

Table 1 RF Module versions

RF Module operation
See the following figures for exploded views of the RF Module.

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Back cover

Casing

Fan carrier

Module core

External cable entry

Front cover

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Figure 1 Exploded view of the 3-sector RF Module

The RF Module can support one to three sectors with the following integrated compo-
nents:
• Three transceivers with TX for two carriers
• Three transceivers with RX for two carriers with diversity (the carriers must be adja-
cent)
• Three linear power amplifiers
• Three RF filters with main and div branch
• 48 V DC input power supply
• Masthead amplifier and 3GPP Antenna tilt power feed and control for up to three
sectors
• Interface to the System Module
• Interface for chaining System Modules
• Integrated fan assembly (two fans)
• Full operational bandwidth support
• Antenna connector interfaces
• Prepared for AISG2.0

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The 3-sector RF Module has three independent transceivers each composed of one
transmitter chain and two independent uplink chains to implement uplink diversity. The
unit integrates an antenna filter unit that contains three filter blocks, each composed of
one duplex filter (main antenna) and RX filter (diversity antenna), providing six antenna
connectors for the BTS antenna line. The transceivers can be configured independently
to dual or single carrier modes.
The RF Module uses nominal 48 V DC for internal power supply.
The VSWR monitoring system is used for producing alarms for the antenna line condi-
tion against alarm threshold (RRH and 3-sector RF Module). As a default setting, the
minor alarm will be generated when the VSWR is 1.9 and major alarm (cell down) will
be generated when the VSWR is 2.6. However, it is possible to adjust both minor and
major alarm threshold between 1.5-3.5.

RF bandwidths for the RF Module

See the following table for RF bandwidths.

Version RF bandwidth
FRGP TX: 20 MHz
RX: 20 MHz
FRHA TX: 20 MHz
RX: 20 MHz
FRIE TX: 20 MHz
RX: 45 MHz
FRMA TX: 20 MHz
RX: 20 MHz
FXDA TX: 20 MHz
RX: 20 MHz
FXEA TX: 20 MHz
RX: 30 MHz

Table 2 RF bandwidths for RF Modules

Functional blocks
The RF Module includes the following functional blocks:
• RF control block: There are interfaces from the RF control block towards the System
Module through optical connection. Most unit internal connections are made from
the RF control block. Signal processing and unit control functionalities are located in
this block.
• TX block: Analogue RF parts are located in the TX block.
• PA block: The power amplifier block amplifies TX block output signal to a specified
output power level.
• RX block
• Antenna filter block: Antenna filtering for TX and RX signals is done in the Antenna
filter block.
See the following figures for the functional blocks of the RF Module.

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Figure 2 Functional blocks of the 3-sector RF Module

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blocks
The Remote Radio Head (RRH) is a stand-alone fully operational transceiver module
with integrated antenna filters. The RRH supports one sector in a Flexi Multiradio base
station. The RRH hosts the RF functionality and provides control and power supply to
the Flexi Antenna Line. The RRH does not have any fans.
Remote Radio Head types available:
• 2 TX 2 RX
The following versions of the Remote Radio Head are available:

Version Description
FRIF Flexi RRH 2TX 1.7/2.1
FRMB Flexi RRH 2TX 800EU

Table 3 RRH versions

Remote Radio Head operation

See the following figure for an isometric view of the Remote Radio Head).

Figure 3 Isometric view of the Remote Radio Head (subject to change)

The Remote Radio Head hosts the RF functionality and provides control and power
supply to Flexi Antenna Line. The Remote Radio Head has the following properties:
• DC power supply for 48 VDC
• Integrated Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
• External alarms

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The RRH supports the VSWR monitoring system and is AISG2.0 compatible. It has two
TX outputs that support a maximum of four TX carriers.

RF bandwidths for the Remote Radio Head

See the following table for RF bandwidths.

Version RF bandwidth
FRIF TX: 20 MHz
RX: 45 MHz
FRMB TX: 20 MHz
RX: 30 MHz

Table 4 RF bandwidths for Remote Radio Heads

Functional blocks
The RRH includes the following functional blocks:
• RF control block: There are interfaces from the RF control block towards the System
Module through optical connection. Most unit internal connections are made from
the RF control block. Signal processing and unit control functionalities are located in
this block.
• TX block: Analogue RF parts are located in the TX block.
• PA block: The power amplifier block amplifies TX block output signal to a specified
output power level.
• RX block: the RX block includes two 2-carrier receivers.
• Antenna filter block: Antenna filtering for TX and RX signals is done in the Antenna
filter block.

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requirements
Input voltages and power consumption of the RF Module
The input voltages and power consumption of the RF Module are described in the tables
below. The fuse needed for the RF Module is in the System Module. See Flexi Multiradio
BTS LTE System Module description for more information.

Property RF Module RRH

Nominal supply voltage 48 V DC 48 V DC
Input voltage range 40.5 - 57 V DC 36 - 57 V DC 1)
1) The minimum start-up voltage is 40.5 V.

Table 5 Input voltages of the RF Module and Remote Radio Head

Typical average RF Module 3-sector RF Module

power consumption at
100 % RF load in 8 W mode TBD
10 % RF load in 20 W mode TBD
50 % RF load in 20 W mode TBD
100 % RF load in 20 W mode TBD
10 % RF load in 30 W mode TBD
50 % RF load in 30 W mode TBD
100 % RF load in 30 W mode TBD
10 % RF load in 40 W mode TBD
50 % RF load in 40 W mode TBD
100 % RF load in 40 W mode TBD
10 % RF load in 60 W mode TBD
50 % RF load in 60 W mode TBD
100 % RF load in 60 W mode TBD
Maximum power consumption TBD
(60W mode) including
extreme temperatures and
power feeding to MHAs and
tilting antennas via integraded
Bias-Ts.

Table 6 Power consumption of the RF Module

Maximum power consumption values consist of power feed to MHA + antenna tilt (3x30
W with the 3-sector RF Module). Up to 150 W higher power consumption can exist in
extreme conditions and in BTS output power overdrive situations. In possible short-
circuit cases (for instance, antenna line) power consumption can momentarily be higher.

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g The values are given for the 2.1 GHz radio frequency (RF) module. For other RF
module variants, power consumption can increase by a maximum of 10 %.

Power consumption of the Remote Radio Head

The table below lists the power consumption of the Remote Radio Head.

RF load 20+20 W mode 30+30 W mode 40+40 W mode

100% 280 W 350 W 425 W
50% 205 W 235 W 270 W
10% 130 W 140 W 150 W

Table 7 Power consumption of the Remote Radio Head (subject to change)

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sions and weights
The tables below list the dimensions and weights of the RF Module and the Remote
Radio Head.

Property 3-sector RF Module

Height 133 mm/3U
(5.2 in)
Width 447 mm
(17.6 in)
Depth 560 mm
(22 in)
Weight 25 kg
(including the core, fans and (55.1 lb)
casing)

Table 8 Dimensions and weight of the RF Module

The module is heavy. Take care when lifting the module.

Property RRH
Height 460 mm
(18.11 in)
Width 300 mm
(11.81 in)
Depth 160 mm
(6.30 in)
Weight Weight 17 kg (without solar
shield and mounting shroud)
(37.5 lb)

Table 9 Dimensions and weight of the Remote Radio Head (subject to change)

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Front panel connectors
The connectors on the front panel of the RF Module, their types and purposes are listed
in the table below.

Connector Connector type Purpose

Power supply 2-pin multibeam XL con- Power delivery
nector
Grounding M8, 2 x M5 Grounding
Operational state visual 2 x tri-colour LED Operational state and fan
indication status indication
Antenna connector 1 7/16 type, female RF signal interface to
antenna(s)
Antenna connector 2 7/16 type, female RF signal interface to
antenna(s)
Antenna connector 3 7/16 type, female RF signal interface to
antenna(s)
Antenna connector 4 7/16 type, female RF signal interface to
antenna(s)
Antenna connector 5 7/16 type, female RF signal interface to
antenna(s)
Antenna connector 6 7/16 type, female RF signal interface to
antenna(s)
RX Out 1…3 QMA RX signal to external output
port
Optical interface Duplex LC connector Control interface to the
System Module
Optical interface Duplex LC connector Chaining interface

Table 10 RF Module front panel connectors, connector types and purposes

See also section Lightning surge requirements in the Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE installa-
tion site requirements document.
The 3-sector RF Module front panel is illustrated in the following figure.

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Figure 4 Front panel of the 3-sector RF Module

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See the following table for Remote Radio Head interfaces.

Connector Connector type Purpose

Power supply 3-pole screw terminal Power delivery
Grounding M8, 2 x M5 Grounding
Operational state visual 2 x LED Operational state indication
indication (Status: 3-colour LED, RF
on: 2-colour LED)
Antenna connector (2 pcs) 7/16 type, female RF signal interface to
antenna(s)
Optical interface (2 pcs) SFP Control interface to the
System Module
EAC connector D-sub MDR14 External alarm
RET 8-pole circular Remote electrical tilt
LMP 2x15 pin header Local maintenance
RX Out (2 pcs) SMA RF external connector

Table 11 Remote Radio Head interfaces

See also section Lightning surge requirements in the Flexi Multiradio BTS LTE installa-
tion site requirements document.

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cations
The RF Module and Remote Radio Head have two LEDs on the front panel to indicate
the operational status of the module and all fault conditions during operation. Read the
information on LED indications thoroughly. A blinking red LED does not always require
removing the module.

RF Module LED indications

The RF Module LEDs are as follows:
• one for the RF core functional block
• one for the fans in the RF Module
The LED indications of the RF Module are listed and explained in the tables below.

Colour Explanation
Red Module self test or reset (LED red for < 5
second) or major alarm
Red, blinking Minor alarm
Yellow Module on and waiting or blocked
Yellow, blinking SW download or configuration ongoing,
module non-operational
Green Module operational (cell can be locked in
RNC)
Green, blinking Module is loading software or parameters
or local maintenance access when
modules are operational

Table 12 RF Module core LED indications

In addition, the RF Module fan LED has an RF power ON/OFF display:

LED mode Explanation

Blinking RF power off
Lit continuously RF power on
Green Fan is operational
Red Fan is faulty

Table 13 RF Module fan LED indications

Remote Radio Head LED indications

The Remote Radio Head LEDs are as follows:
• one for indicating RF "on"
• one for indicating RRH status
The LED indications of the Remote Radio Head are listed and explained in the tables
below.

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LED mode Explanation

Blinking RF power off
Lit continuously RF power on

Table 14 Remote Radio Head RF on/off LED indications

LED mode Explanation

Red Module self test or reset (LED red for < 5
second) or major alarm
Red, blinking Minor alarm
Yellow Module on and waiting or blocked
Yellow, blinking SW download or configuration ongoing,
module non-operational
Green Module operational, OBSAI interface is
synchronised
Green, blinking Module is loading software or parameters

Table 15 Remote Radio Head RRH status LED indications

The RRHs do not have fans, therefore, there are no fan LEDs.

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