RRU3971a Hardware Description

Issue 06
Date 2018-10-30

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Contents
RRU3971A HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 1

1 INTRODUCTION 2

1. Appearance 2

2. Physical Ports 3

3. RRU indicators 4

2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6

1. Supported RATs and Frequency Bands 6

2. RF Specifications 6

3. Uplink frequency spectrum sharing 8

4. Engineering Specifications 8

5. Specifications of CPRI Ports 11

6. Antenna Capability 11

3 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 12

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1 Introduction
The RRU3971a is an outdoor remote radio unit. It is the radio frequency (RF)
part of a distributed base station and can be located near antennas. The
RRU3971a can modulate, demodulate, combine, and divide baseband and RF
signals. It also processes baseband and RF signal data. With the Software
Defined Radio (SDR) technology, the RRU3971 supports the triple-mode or
dual-mode operation of any two modes of GSM, UMTS, and LTE through
software configuration modification.
Adopting an innovative design, RRU3971a is able to work in 4 TX and 4 RX
mode and therefore supports higher output power and larger carrier capacity.
The software version of the RRU3971a is SRAN11.1, which is compatible
with the N-1 and N-2 versions of MBTS, MBSC, and OSS NEs. Therefore,
the RRU3971a can be used with products of SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1 and
SRAN11.1 versions. All these three versions include the RRU3971a software
components. The RRU3971a used in SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1 and SRAN11.1
has no impact on the KPI of products.

1. Appearance
Figure 1-1 shows the appearance of the RRU3971a.

Figure 1-1 Appearance of the RRU3971a

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2. Physical Ports
RRUs have a modular design. Its external ports are located in the cabling
cavity and at the bottom of the module.
Figure 1-2 and Table 1-1 show the physical ports on the RRU3971.a

Figure 1-2 Ports on the RRU3971a panels

Table 1-1 Physical ports on the RRU3971a

Item Silkscreen Remarks

(1) Bottom ports A T/R TX/RX port A (4.3-10 female connector), supporting RET
signal transmission
C T/R TX/RX port C (4.3-10 female connector)
D T/R TX/RX port D (4.3-10 female connector)
B T/R TX/RX port B (4.3-10 female connector), supporting RET
signal transmission
RET Communication port for the RET antenna, supporting RET
signal transmission
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(2) Ports in the RTN(+) Power supply socket,

cabling cavity NEG(-)
CPRI0 Optical/electrical port 0, connected to the BBU or an
upper-level RRU
CPRI1 Optical/electrical port 1, connected to a lower-level
RRU or the BBU
(3) Indicator RUN

ALM
ACT
VSWR
CPRI0
CPRI1
NOTE

The port for transmitting RET signals is determined by the software.

Connect the CPRI0 port to the BBU by default in the single-mode scenario
3. RRU indicators
Table 1-2 RRU Indicators
Indicator Color Status Meaning
RUN Green Steady on The power input is available, but the board is
faulty.
Steady off No power input is available, or the board is faulty.
Blinking (on for The board is running properly.
1s and off for
1s)
Blinking (on for The board software is being loaded, or the board
0.125s and off is not working.
for 0.125s)
ALM Red Steady on Alarms are generated, and the module must be
replaced.
Blinking (on for Alarms are generated. The alarms may be caused
1s and off for by faults on the related boards or ports. Therefore,
1s) you need to locate the fault before deciding
whether to replace the module.
Steady off No alarms are generated.
ACT Green Steady on The board is working properly when TX
channels are enabled or software is being loaded
to a board that is not started.
Blinking (on for The board is running with TX channels
1s and off for disabled.
1s)
VSWR Red Steady off No voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) alarm
is generated.
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Blinking (on for VSWR alarms are generated on the B T/R

1s and off for or B T port.
1s)
Steady on VSWR alarms are generated on the A T/R
or A T port.
Blinking (on for VSWR alarms are generated on the A T/R
0.125s and off and B T/R or A T and B T ports.
for 0.125s)
CPRI0 Red Steady green The CPRI link is running properly.
and Steady red An optical module fails to receive or transmit
green signals possibly because the optical module is
faulty or the optical fiber is broken.
Blinking red (on The CPRI link is out of lock because of faults on
for 1s and off for the mutual lock of dual-mode clock sources or
1s) mismatched data rates on CPRI ports.
Steady off The optical module cannot be detected or is
powered off.
CPRI1 Red Steady green The CPRI link is running properly.
and
green
Steady red An optical module fails to receive or transmit
signals possibly because the optical module is
faulty or the optical fiber is broken.
Blinking red The CPRI link is out of lock because of faults on
(on for 1s and the mutual lock of dual-mode clock sources or
off for 1s) mismatched data rates on CPRI ports.
Steady off The optical module cannot be detected or is
powered off.

NOTE

VSWR indicators on RRUs providing one or more than two TX channels have two
types of status:
 Steady off: No VSWR alarm is generated.
 Steady on: VSWR alarms are generated on one or more ports.

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2 Technical Specifications
1. Supported RATs and Frequency Bands
Table 2-1 RATs and frequency bands supported by an RRU3971a
Receive Transmit
Frequency IBW
Type Frequency Band Frequency Band RAT
Band (MHz) (MHz)
(MHz) (MHz)

LTE FDD, GL, LM,

RRU3971a 1800 1710 to 1785 1805 to 1880 GLM, LN (uplink), 45
GLN (uplink)

2. RF Specifications
The following table lists radio frequency (RF) specifications of an RRU3971a.
NOTE:
 ATBR in the Transmit and Receive Channels column indicates that this RF module has A transmit
channels and B receive channels.
 CxD W in the Output Power column indicates that this RF module is configured with C transmit
channels and the maximum output power of each transmit channel is D W.
 EF MSR indicates that E and F data is carried on the same transmit channel of an RF module.
 EF non-MSR indicates that E and F data is carried on two different transmit channels of an RF module.
 GSM receiver sensitivity is measured, as recommended in 3GPP TS 51.021, at the antenna connector on
condition that the channel rate reaches 13 kbit/s and the bit error rate (BER) is not higher than 2%.
 LTE FDD receiver sensitivity is measured, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.104, under a 5 MHz channel
bandwidth based on the FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs) standard.
 NB-IoT receiver sensitivity is measured, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.104, under a 200 KHz channel
bandwidth and a 15 KHz subcarrier spacing based on the FRC A14-1 in Annex A.14 (π/2 BPSK, R =
1/3, 1 RB) standard.

Table 2-2 RRU Capacity and Receiver Sensitivity

Receiver Sensitivity (dBm)
Transmit
and Receiver
Capacity Receiver
Receive Receiver Sensitivity Sensitivity
Sensitivity with
Channels with Two Antennas with Four
One Antenna
Antennas

4T4R GSM: 8 TRXs GSM: -114.0 GSM: -116.8 GSM: -119.5

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Receiver Sensitivity (dBm)
Transmit
and Receiver
Capacity Receiver
Receive Receiver Sensitivity Sensitivity
Sensitivity with
Channels with Two Antennas with Four
One Antenna
Antennas

LTE FDD: 2 carriers, the LTE FDD: - LTE FDD: -109.4 (theoretical
bandwidth per carrier is 5 106.6 NB-IoT: -130.1 value)
MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, or NB-IoT: -127.3 LTE FDD: -
20 MHz. 112.1
NB-IoT: 1 carrier NB-IoT: -132.8
NR: 1 carrier

Table 2-3 RRU Typical Output Power

Output
Total Total Output Bandwidth of
Power
Frequency Working Number Number of Power per LTE FDD
per GSM
Band(MHz) mode of GSM LTE FDD LTE FDD Carrier
Carrier
Carriers Carriers Carrier (W) (MHz)
(W)
1800 LTE FDD 0 1(MIMO) 0 4x40 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 LTE FDD 0 2(MIMO) 0 4x20 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 2 1(MIMO) 15 4x25 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 2 1(MIMO) 20 4x20 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 2 2(MIMO) 20 4x10 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 4 1(MIMO) 10 4x20 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 4 1(MIMO) 15 4x20 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 4 1(MIMO) 20 4x20 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 4 2(MIMO) 10 4x10 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 8 1(MIMO) 10 4x20 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 8 1(MIMO) 15 4x10 5, 10, 15, 20

1800 GL 8 2(MIMO) 10 4x10 5, 10, 15, 20

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Table 2-4 RRU Power consumption

Output
Output Power Typical Power Average Maximum
Working Power per
Configuration per LTE FDD Consumption Power
mode GSM
Carrier (W) (W) Consumption (W)
Carrier (W)

LO 3x10 MHz,1 carrier / 4x20 1265 1760

GSM S2/2/2+LTE 3x10
GL 20 4x20 1040 1325
MHz, 1 carrier
NOTE: BBU configurations:
• GSM: one GTMU
• LTE FDD: one UMPTb1 and one LBBPd1 when one carrier is configured; one
UMPTb1 and one LBBPd3 when two carriers are configured

3. Uplink frequency spectrum sharing

Table 2-5 Uplink frequency spectrum sharing of RRU3971a (LN, 1800 MHz, 4R)

RAT Total Number of Total Number Bandwidth of Bandwidth of

LTE FDD of NR Carriers LTE FDD NR Carrier
Carriers Carrier (MHz) (MHz)

LTE FDD + NR 2 1 15, 20 15, 20

Table 2-6 Uplink frequency spectrum sharing of RRU3971a (GLN, 1800 MHz, 4R)

RAT Total Total Total Number Bandwidth of Bandwidth of

Number of Number of of NR LTE FDD NR Carrier
GSM LTE FDD Carriers Carrier (MHz) (MHz)
Carriers Carriers

GSM + LTE 4 2 1 15, 20 15, 20

FDD + NR

GSM + LTE 8 2 1 15, 20 15, 20

FDD + NR

4. Engineering Specifications
The following table lists the equipment specifications of an RRU3971a.
Table 2-7 Equipment specifications of an RRU3971a

Type Input Power Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight (kg)

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Table 2-7 Equipment specifications of an RRU3971a

Type Input Power Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight (kg)

RRU3971a -48 V DC; voltage range: - 400 mm x 300 mm x 100 15 (without the housing)
36 V DC to -57 V DC mm (without the housing)
The following table lists the environmental specifications of an RRU3971a.
Table 2-8 Environmental specifications of an RRU3971a

Type Operating Relative Humidity Absolute Humidity Atmospheric

Temperature Pressure

RRU3971a With solar 5% RH to 100% 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3 70 kPa to 106 kPa

radiation: -40°C to RH
+50°C
Without solar
radiation: -40°C to
+55°C

NOTE:
According to the installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration, the output power of
some RRUs may temporarily decrease when they work within the range of 10°C higher than the
allowed highest temperature.
The following table lists the compliance standards for an RRU3971a.
Table 2-9 Compliance standards for an RRU3971a

Item Standard

RF  3GPP TS 45.005
 3GPP TS 36.141
 3GPP TS 38.104
 3GPP TS 37.141

Operating environment ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1: "Non-weather

protected locations"

Storage environment ETSI EN300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) class1.2 "Weather protected, not
temperature-controlled storage locations"
NOTE:
 The validity period is one year.
 The product can function properly within the validity period if the
storage environment meets the preceding standards.

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Table 2-9 Compliance standards for an RRU3971a

Item Standard

Shockproof protection NEBS GR63 zone4

Ingress Protection Rating IP65

Surge protection  IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1: General

principles
 IEC 62305-3 Protection against lightning - Part 3: Physical damage
to structures and life hazard
 IEC 62305-4 Protection against lightning - Part 4: Electrical and
electronic systems within structures
 ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at remote
electronic sites
 ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against lightning
discharges
 ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base stations
 ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering(EE): Earthing and
bonding configuration inside telecommunications centers
 YD/T 2324-2011 Lightning protection requirements and test
methods for Radio Base Stations (RBSs)
 GB 50689-2011 Code for design of lightning protection and
earthing engineering for telecommunication bureaus (stations)

The surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU3971a.

NOTE:
Unless otherwise specified, the surge protection specifications depend on the surge
waveform of 8/20 μs.
All the surge current items, unless otherwise specified as Maximum discharge current, refer
to Nominal discharge current.
Table 2-10 Surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU3971a

Port Surge Protection Surge Protection Specifications

Mode

Power supply port Surge current 20 kA

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5. Specifications of CPRI Ports
Table 2-11 Specifications of CPRI ports on an RRU3971a
Number CPRI Topolo Cascading Maximum Distance from a BBU (km)
of CPRI Data Rate gy Level
Ports (Gbit/s)
2 1.25, 2.5, Star, CPRI GL:
4.9, or 9.8 chain, MUX: The maximum distance from the BBU varies with the types
or dual-  GL: 4 of LTE BBPs configured.
 LM: 4  When the LBBPc, LBBPd1, or UBBPd3 is configured:
star
 GLM: 20
4  When the LBBPd2 or UBBPd4 is configured: 40
 When the LBBPd3, UBBPd5, or UBBPd6 is configured
 40 if the cell number is less than or equal to 3
 20 if the cell number is greater than or equal to 4
LM: 20
GLM: 20
LN/GLN (configured with UBBPfw1): 10

6. Antenna Capability
Table 2-12 Antenna capability of an RRU3971a

Type TMA Support Supported RET Antenna

RRU3971a Supported AISG2.0 and AISG1.1

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3 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 3-1 Acronyms and abbreviations

Abbreviation Full Name

3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
BBU Baseband Unit
BER Bit Error Ratio
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
LBBP LTE BaseBand Processing Unit
LTE Long Term Evolution
MIMO Multi-input and Multi-output
MSR Multi-Standard Radio
RAN Radio Access Network
RNC Radio Network Controller
RRU Remote Radio Unit
SDR Software Defined Radio

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