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Alcatel-Lucent

Remote Radio Head 2X40W - 900 MHz for GSM and W-CDMA | UA08.1

Technical Description

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Issue 02.05 | February 2013

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Contents

About this document

Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................................................ viivii

Reason for reissue ....................................................................................................................................................................... viivii

New in this release ...................................................................................................................................................................... viivii

Intended audience ...................................................................................................................................................................... viiiviii

Supported systems ..................................................................................................................................................................... viiiviii

How to use this document ....................................................................................................................................................... viiiviii

Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................................................. viiiviii

Conventions used ....................................................................................................................................................................... viiiviii

Related information ..................................................................................................................................................................... ixix

Document support ........................................................................................................................................................................ ixix

Technical support ........................................................................................................................................................................... xx

How to order .................................................................................................................................................................................... xx

How to comment ............................................................................................................................................................................ xx

1 Roadmap to Distributed Base Station documentation

Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-11-1

Roadmap to Distributed Base Stations documentation ............................................................................................... 1-21-2

2 Basic characteristics

Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-12-1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-22-2

Functional description ............................................................................................................................................................. 2-42-4

RRH external interfaces ......................................................................................................................................................... 2-72-7

Equipment characteristics ................................................................................................................................................... 2-102-10

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3 Hardware description

Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3-13-1

RRH 2X40-09 Hardware description ................................................................................................................................ 3-23-2

Node B hardware requirements for RRH support ...................................................................................................... 3-113-11

4 Configurations

Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-14-1

Configurations ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4-24-2

5 Operating principles

Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5-15-1

OAM principles ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5-25-2

Index

Contents

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List of figures

1-1 Roadmap to Distributed Base Stations documentation ................................................................................ 1-31-3

2-1 2G-3G configuration ............................................................................................................................................... 2-32-3

3-1 RRH 2X40-09 bulkhead .......................................................................................................................................... 3-23-2

3-2 SUMx front panel ...................................................................................................................................................... 3-53-5

4-1 Star configuration scheme in a full 2G network ............................................................................................. 4-34-3

4-2 Daisy chain scheme example in a 2G full network ....................................................................................... 4-44-4

4-3 Combined configurations ....................................................................................................................................... 4-54-5

4-4 Topology scheme ....................................................................................................................................................... 4-54-5

4-5 Multi-standard configuration ................................................................................................................................. 4-64-6

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About this documentAbout this document

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to describe the Alcatel-Lucent Remote Radio Head

(RRH) that supports the following technologies:

• 2G (GSM)

• 3G (W-CDMA)

• 4G (LTE)

There are different variants of the RRH depending on the operational bandwidth and

depending on the transmitted power.

The RRH described here consists of two 900 MHz transmit paths of up to 40 W each path.

The document is about both 2G and 3G solutions, the 4G solution is not addressed. It is

called RRH 2X40-900.

Reason for reissue

The reissue reasons are:

Issue number Issue date Reason for reissue

02.05 February 2013 Standard issue

02.04 November 2012 Standard issue

02.03 September 2012 Standard issue

02.02 September 2011 Preliminary issue

02.01 June 2011 Draft issue

New in this release

New feature

• FRS 117823 Support of 2.2 MHz spacing between 2G and 3G carriers

RRH 2X40-900 operates in a reduced bandwidth down to 4.2 MHz. Therefore GSM

and W-CDMA signals use the same available spectrum.

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Intended audience

The audience for this document is Operations and maintenance personnel.

Supported systems

This document applies to Alcatel-Lucent W-CDMA UA08.1 system release.

How to use this document

No specific recommendation applies regarding the way readers should read this

document.

Prerequisites

None

Conventions used

Vocabulary conventions

For a list of the terms used in this document, see Alcatel-Lucent W-CDMA System -

Terminology, NN-20500-002.

For convenience, the terms RRH 2X40-900, RRH 2X40-09, or RRH are also used in this

publication.

It means this RRH variant:

• Supports two 40 W output power modules

• Operates in the 900 MHz bandwidth

The Station Unit Module supported by the RRH 2X40-09 is the SUMX 19. The

abbreviation used is the document SUMx refers to the SUMX 19.

Important! The SUMP or the SUMA is not supported by the RRH 2X40-900.

Typographical conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this document:

Appearance Description

Italicized text Emphasized information

graphical user interface text Text that is displayed in a graphical user

interface or in a hardware label.

IP reference, reference number Related document that is referenced in the

document

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Related information

For information on subjects related to the content of this document, refer to the

documents listed in the following table:

Refer to this document At this location For more information on

Alcatel-Lucent W-CDMA

System - Terminology,

NN-20500-002

http://support.alcatel-lucent.

com.

Terms used in Alcatel-Lucent

9300 W-CDMA documents.

Alcatel-Lucent 9326 digital

2U Node B V2 - Technical

Description,

NN-20500-203


com.

Alcatel-Lucent 9326 digital 2U

Node B V2 :

• Basic characteristics

• Hardware description

Alcatel-Lucent 9926 Base

Band Unit Node B for

W-CDMA - Technical

Description,

NN-20500-283


com.

Alcatel-Lucent 9926 Base Band

Unit Node B



Alcatel-Lucent 9396 digital

2U Node B - Technical

Description, 401-382-964


com.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9396 digital

2U Node B :



Alcatel-Lucent 93xx Node B

- Commissioning and Fault

Management User Manual:

TIL, NN-20500-019


com.

How to perform the Node B

installation, commissioning and

maintenance tasks using the

Node B TIL (Terminal for

Local Installation) tool

Distributed BTS Technical

Description - BTS

Document Sub-System

Description, 3BK 21679

AAAA TQZZA


com.

The Alcatel-Lucent Distributed

BTS for GSM:



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1 1Roadmap to Distributed

Base Station

documentation

Overview

Purpose

This chapter provides the roadmap for Distributed Base Station documentation.

Contents

Roadmap to Distributed Base Stations documentation 1-2

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Roadmap to Distributed Base Stations documentation

The following figure shows where the current document stands within the W-CDMA

customer documentation.

For a global view of the W-CDMA customer documentation, see the Roadmap chapter in:

• Alcatel-Lucent W-CDMA System - Document Collection Overview, NN-20500-050

• Alcatel-Lucent W-CDMA System - Access Network Elements Overview,

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Roadmap to Distributed Base Station documentation Roadmap to Distributed Base Stations documentation

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Figure 1-1 Roadmap to Distributed Base Stations documentation


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2 2Basic characteristics

Overview

Purpose

This chapter provides the basic characteristics of the RRH 2X40W.

Contents

Introduction 2-2

Functional description 2-4

RRH external interfaces 2-7

Equipment characteristics 2-10

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Introduction

Overview

The RRH is deployed in networks that support different technologies. Installing the

correct software is enough to migrate from one technology to another one.

It can also be shared by different operators (RAN sharing).

The RRH specified in this document operates in the following technologies:

• Single technology

– 2G only (GSM)

– 3G only (W-CDMA)

– 4G only (LTE )1

• Multi-technologies, using different modules for each technology:

– 2G/3G (GSM/W-CDMA)

– 2G/4G (GSM/LTE)1

– 3G/4G (W-CDMA/LTE )1

– 2G/3G/4G (GSM/W-CDMA/LTE)1

• Multi-technologies, using the same module for the different technologies:

– 2G/3G (GSM/W-CDMA)

– 2G/4G (GSM/LTE)1

– 3G/4G (W-CDMA/LTE)1

– 2G/3G/4G (GSM/W-CDMA/LTE1)

Note:1

The RRH 2X40-09 is hardware ready to the support LTE technology but the feature is

not yet implemented.

The RRH performs the transmission and reception of radio frequencies in the

corresponding frequency band. It also performs the baseband processing. It consists of

one digital-analog board and two power amplifier boards. The RRH 2X40-900 operates in

a reduced bandwidth down to 4.2 MHz, thus, GSM and W-CDMA signals use the same

available spectrum.

The RRH 2X40 supports antenna diversity.

If the 3G (or 4G) technology is used, the RRH is linked to the d2U or to the BBU through

a CPRI interface and optical fibers.

If the 2G technology is used, the RRH is connected to the BSC through a central

equipment called Station Unit Module (SUMx). This equipment is hosted either in an

existing BTS rack, or in a dedicated Site Support Cabinet (SSC). The SSC also integrates

AC/DC converters and batteries for power back-up.

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The following figure shows an example of configuration.

In this example the RRH is configured for 2G/3G configuration.

The RRH is physically connected to both:

• The SUMx through a GE interface

• The CCM through a CPRI interface

Figure 2-1 2G-3G configuration

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Functional description

Introduction

In transmission, the RRH:

• Receives the signal coming from the CPRI or the ethernet interface.

• Processes the signal.

• Sents it to the radio interface.

In reception, the RRH:

• Receives two RF signals from the antennas.

• Processes the two RF signals.

• Sends the two RF signals to the daisy chain or to the BBU.

In detail, the RRH supports the following functions:

• Radio access modem

• Optical access

• Configuration, supervision, alarm and failure monitoring

• Part of call processing

The SUMx (Station Unit Module in 19” housing) is a controller managing transmissions,

alarms, operations and maintenance tasks. It is necessary for the GSM configuration.

Radio access and modem

The radio functions are the following:

• Up-sampling, frequency up-conversion, amplification, and filtering

• Filtering, low noise amplification, frequency down-conversion and down-sampling

The modem functions are the following:

• Channel coding, modulation, summing and filtering

• Filtering, demodulation and channel decoding

The following diagram describes the functional process.

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Optical access

This function provides duplex optical communication towards the Node B site through

optical fibers using Single-Mode or Multi-Mode propagation:

• In Single-Mode propagation, two variants of SM SFP are available:

– The Single Mode Single Fiber (SM SF), one fiber carries both downlink and

uplink signals using Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM).

– The Single Mode Dual Fiber (SM DF), carries the DL/UL in two separate fibers,

one fiber carries the downlink signal, and another fiber carries the uplink signal.

• In Multi-Mode propagation, one fiber carries the downlink signal, and another fiber

carries the uplink signal.

Configuration/supervision

This function is in charge of configuring and supervising the modules as well as ensuring

inventory information reporting.

The remote inventory functionality allows the W-CDMA OAM access to determine the

state of the RRH.


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Call processing

The call processing function is in charge of radio resource management inside the base

station equipment. Call processing manages:

• W-CDMA services as described in 3GPP standards

• Internal configuration and implementation services

• Channel setup and management for both common and dedicated channels

• Cell management, power control, handover, and measurement processing

Station Unit Module (SUMx)

It integrates the following functions:

• Transmission functions

• Operations and maintenance tasks of the BTS

• Remote inventory function

• Clock distribution

• Provision of some external interfaces and management of internal interfaces

• Optional GPS board for GSM BTS releases which provides high accuracy clock and

enables a time and frequency synchronization for the BTS


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RRH external interfaces

RRH

The RRH is equipped with the following external interfaces:

Interface Description

Power supply Provides the mains power. The RRH is

supplied with a – 48 V DC power supply.

Ground Provides the grounding

Radio Provides the radio interface between the RRH

and the antenna

The radio interface consists of two RF ports

for the connection to the Tx/Rx Main and Rx

Diversity antennas for one sector only.

The radio interface impedance is 50 ohm.

CPRI1

Provides optical CPRI interface to the BBU

It consists of two optical links. One for the

communication between the RRH and the

optical module of a Node B (BBU), or the

previous RRH in a daisy-chain configuration

Optical1

Provides optical Gigabyte Ethernet interface

External alarms Two external customer alarms

AISG2

The RRH is equipped with an AISG interface

which is controlled by the controller module

(CCM) of the Node B. It can be used to

connect a Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA) or

a Remote Electrical Tilt Automatic (RETA)

unit.

1Optical interfaces

• There are two optical ports on the RRH: one master, one slave.

• The optical mode (SM or MM) is given by the distance between the Node B and the

RRH.

• The RRH master port is used in daisy chain mode to connect the second RRH.

• The SFP optical transceivers are Single Mode or Dual Mode.

• SFP optical transceiver Single Mode:

– RRH (slave port) to SUMx: SFP 1310 nm wavelength

– RRH (master port) to RRH (daisy chain): SFP 1550 nm wavelength

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SFP optical transceiver Multimode Mode:

– RRH (slave port) to SUMx: SFP 850 nm wavelenght

– RRH (master port) to RRH (daisy chain): SFP 850 nm wavelength

• The SFP optical transceivers are equipped with LC connectors.

2AISG interface

The RETA unit allows adjustment of the antenna tilt without tower climb, and depending

on configuration without site visit.

The AISG interface is used for RETA unit connection. It is also used to connect the Tower

Mounted Amplifier (TMA) when it is provided.

The AISG interface is controlled from the Node B digital unit. Control access is

performed on-site via a PC (loaded with a standard software) connected to the BBU or at

a remote location when using a remote access.

All physical and electrical specifications related to the RETA comply with the Antenna

Interface Standards Group (AISG).

SUMx

The SUMx module can be hosted in:

• An existing BTS cabinet (with enough space for additional standard 19” equipment)

• In a dedicated Site Support Cabinet (SSC)

The SSC integrates AC/DC converters and batteries for power backup.

In a distributed solution, the BTS (RRH 2X40W + SUMx) is connected to the BSC

through a TDM or IP transmissions.

The SUMx is connected to the RRH using three high speed optical connections.

The external interfaces are located at the front of the SUMx 19” box.


Transmission interface Abis TDM, Abis Ethernet

Radio HSL over Ethernet to RRH

Power supply – 48VDC

• The SUMx 19” is offered in one power

variant: DC power mode. It is designed to

be powered from -48VDC BTS power

plant as well as from any site support

cabinet.

• The acceptable variation in the input

voltage, under normal operation, is ranged

from -40.5 V to -57 V.


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High speed interfaces Five high speed interfaces with SFP

connection

One high speed Ethernet link

External alarms Eight external alarms adapted to the customer

requirements

E1 connections Four E1 physical interfaces


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Equipment characteristics

Mechanical Data

Mechanical data for the Alcatel-Lucent RRH and the SUMx:

Parameter RRH 2X40-09

without solar

shield

RRH 2X40-09 with

solar shield

SUMx

Height (mm) 300 300 483

Width (mm) 443 460 56

Depth (mm) 150 154 313

Weight (kg) < 18 3

Environmental Data

Environmental data for the Alcatel-Lucent RRH and the SUMx

Parameter RRH 2X40-09 SUMx

Climatic requirements For operation: ETSI EN 300

019-1-4 / ETS 300 019-1-4

class 4.1E

ETS 300 019-2-3 (class 3.2)

Operationing temperature -40 °C to +50 °C (up to

+55°C with solar shield)

–5 °C to +65 °C.

Absolute humidity 0.03 g/m 3 to 36 g/m 3 . 0.03 g/m 3 to 36 g/m 3

Cooling method Natural convection cooling

Maximum amount of solar

radiated energy on the

external surfaces

1120 W/m 2

Acoustic noise Noiseless In accordance with ISO 7779

are the following: LwAd = 56

dB(A) at 25°C

Electro Magnetic

Compatibility (EMC)

EN 300 132-2

EN 300 132-3

3GPP 25113

Safety EN 60215

IEC 215

EN 60 950

IEC 950

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Electrical data

Electrical data for the Alcatel-Lucent RRH and the SUMx:

Characteristics RRH 2X40-09 SUMx

Operating DC voltage -48 V (-40.5 / -57) -48 V from BTS power plant

or any site support cabinet

Power consumption 2Tx /2Rx max load 100%

• 390 W

AISG / RET max

• 42 W

30 W (fully loaded)

Battery back- up No battery back-up integrated

RF characteristics

RF characteristics for the Alcatel-Lucent RRH:

Characteristics RRH 2X40-09

Operating frequency band (MHz) 880-915 / 925-960

TX output power 40 W max

Carriers Depends on RF configuration, see tables

below

Rx Sensitivity (dbm) -112

RX diversity Yes

The RRH output power depends on the number of carriers configured per module and the

mix of technologies running.

The following table describes the output power values in case of pure GSM and

Multi-mode configurations for the RRH 2X40-09W.

Number of GSM

carriers

GMSK output

power class 2 (W)

GMSK output

power class 2 with

moderate power

overbooking (W)

8 PSK output

power (W)

1 40 40 27

2 40 40 27

3 17 17 11

4 17 17 11


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Number of GSM

carriers

GMSK output

power class 2 (W)

GMSK output

power class 2 with

moderate power

overbooking (W)

8 PSK output

power (W)

5 13 15 9

6 13 15 9

The following table describes the output power values in case of W-CDMA configuration

or mixed configurations for the RRH 2X40-09W.

Configurations W-CDMA output power GSM output power

1 W-CDMA carrier and 1

GSM carrier

40 W 40 W

2 non contiguous (within

15MHz) W-CDMA carriers

and 2 GSM carriers

2 carriers at 20 W 2 carriers at 20 W

1 W-CDMA carrier and 3

GSM carriers

1 carrier 20 W 3 carriers at 13 W



and 3 GSM carriers

2 carriers at 20 W 3 carriers at 13 W



and 4 GSM carriers

2 carriers at 20 4 carriers at 10W

Optical and topology characteristics

Optical and topology characteristics for the Alcatel-Lucent RRH:

Type of fibres Single-mode (SM) and Multi-mode (MM)

variant

Optical fibre length Up to 500 m, using MM fibre

Up to 20 km, using SM fibre

RRH configuration Star, Daisy Chain, Optical Ring

Up to 6 RRHs per fibre link

Maximum amount of solar radiated energy

on the external surfaces

1120 W/m 2


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Miscellaneous External alarms

• 2 for RRH 2X40-09W

• 8 for SUMx

Deployment and connectivity

The RRH is easy to install. It is a plug and play module.

The pieces of equipment listed below concern the RRH variants.

The RRH main body mechanics is equipped with the following pieces of equipment:

• Solar shield

The solar shield protects the RRH from solar radiation. It is factory-assembled to the

RRH main body.

• Connection box (also called cable box)

The connection box protects the RRH bottom connectors from climatic conditions.

These bottom connectors are reachable through an access panel

• Mounting kit

A mounting kit is required to install the RRH on a wall, a pole, or a floor.

• Handle

The handle facilitates installation. This handle is factory-assembled to the RRH main

body and should be removed after installation.


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3 3Hardware description

Overview

Purpose

This chapter describes:

• The RRH 2X40W bulkhead hardware

• The connectivity

• The LED indicators

• The SUMx

Contents

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RRH 2X40-09 Hardware description

Bulkhead description

The following figure shows a view of the RRH 2X40-09 bulkhead.

Connector description

This topic gives an overview of the connectors located on the RRH bulkhead and on the

SUMx front pannel.

Figure 3-1 RRH 2X40-09 bulkhead

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The external interfaces are located at the bottom side of the RRH housing.

Interface Connector

DC power input For DC power connection:

• Cable composed of two 6 mm² cores (10

AWG), blue (–48 V DC), black (0 V)

On unit side:

• Tyco connector type, three pin circular

female for DC connection

Ground Adapted ground cable

RETA The RRH is equipped with an interface for

controlling a RET antenna.

All physical and electrical specifications of

this interface concerned are compatible with

the AISG standard.

Interface between RRH and RETA (AISG

connector):

• Protocol: RS-485

• Circular connector: female, eight pins,

IEC 60 130-9, IP 67

• DC power specification: + 14 V DC

nominal

Antenna connections 7/16 female connectors for the connection

with the main or diversity antenna

External alarms Circular 12 pin connector for the connection of

two external customer alarms (two external

alarm pairs)

Ethernet interface One RJ-45 Ethernet port for local terminal

connection


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Interface Connector

Optical interfaces1

Two optical ports: one master, one slave2

The SFP optical transceivers are Single Mode

(SM) or Multi Mode (MM)3

.

SFP optical transceiver SM:

• RRH (slave port) to SUMx: SFP 1310 nm

• RRH (master port) to RRH (daisy chain):

SFP 1550 nm

SFP optical transceiver Multi Mode (MM):

• RRH (slave port) to SUMx: SFP 850 nm

• RRH (master port) to RRH (daisy chain):

SFP 850 nm

The SFP optical transceivers are equipped with

LC connectors.

Notes:

1. The optical interfaces support SFP transceivers which can be installed on field without

opening the RRH.

2. The RRH master port is used in daisy chain mode to connect the second RRH.

3. The optical mode (SM or MM) is given by the distance between the Node B and the RRH.

LED description

There is only one green-red bi-colored LED on the RRH. The BBU or the SUMx gets the

LED status periodically and reports it to the management system.

The following table lists the LED indicator states and the associated meaning.

LED status RRH state

OFF Power not applied

GREEN Powered and RRH is transmitting

BLINKING GREEN Powered, all OK but RF transmitting disabled

RED Major hardware failure

YELLOW CPRI link failure

BLINKING YELLOW Initial power on and firmware download in

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SUMx front panel

The following figure shows a view of the SUMx front panel.

The connection is located at the left side of the subrack front panel.

Figure 3-2 SUMx front panel


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It provides connection possibility for external interfaces as:

• Power supply

• Ground

• E1

• External alarms

This table describes the connector used for the interface located on the SUMx front panel:

Interface Connector

Ground Provides ground interface for the complete

subrack.

Power supply Provides power supply interface for all

subrack components.

Transmission interface, E1 PORT 1/2 Provides 2 Abis Interfaces.

9-pin Sub-D female

The connector is pre-equipped for both 75

ohm and 120 ohm impedance cables. The

impedance is selected by the type of cable

connector used.

Two more Abis Interfaces are possible with a

piggy-back board.

HSE 1/2 RJ-45 Ethernet connector

Provides two High Speed Ethernet interfaces

for future use.

HSO1, HSO2, HSO3 SFP connector

High speed optical interfaces for Remote

Radio Head connection.

OPT1, OPT2 SFP connector

Optical interfaces for future use

BTS Connection Area 37-pin Sub-D female

Provides the following digital interfaces:

• XBCB

• XRT

• XGPS, XGPS CLKX

• CLK1

• Abis relay control


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Interface Connector

BTS Terminal To connect a computer terminal.

Provides V.24 asynchronous serial interface

for local maintenance and configuration

purposes

Presence of a terminal automatically detected

External alarms Provides eight interfaces to connect eight

external alarms (adapted to the customer

requirements)

Test 9-pin Sub-D male

Provides remote access

GPS SMB male

Provides a synchronization output from an

optional on-board GPS receiver

TRANS1 RJ-45

Provides traffic connection to the IP network

MMI-ETH RJ-45

Used for connection with PC NEM

For local maintenance and configuration

purposes

AUX1 RJ-45

Connection for auxiliary equipment

There are eight LEDs on the SUMx front panel, which provide a visual indication of the

operational status of the SUMx module. The following table describes each LED and

defines the associated operational states.

SUMx LED description

LED Color Status Description

P1 Yellow Abis link 1 state

ON Abis link 1

configured and ok

Blinking Failure detected on

Abis link 1

OFF Abis link 1 not

configured (not used)



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ON Abis link 2

configured and ok


Abis link 2

OFF Abis link 2 not



ON Abis link 3

configured and ok


Abis link 1

OFF Abis link 3 not



ON Abis link 4

configured and ok


Abis link 4

OFF Abis link 4 not


OP Yellow Operational status

ON Module in

operational status

Short blinking Mismatch between

SW running on the

board and SW

version set by the

management system

Blinking Transient state to

reach operational

state

Fast blinking State of the module

unknown

OFF Module is not in

operational status

OMTr Yellow Status of the O&M transmission link


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ON OML connection

established

Blinking Transient state

corresponding to the

OML connection

establishment

Fast blinking Searching of the

OML on the Abis

(Scanning mode)

OFF OML disconnected,

no ongoing attempt to

establish the OML

connection

ON Green Power status

ON SUMx powered ON

OFF SUMx powered OFF

FAULT Red Alarm status

ON Fatal alarm on

SUMX or on any

SBL inside the BTS

Blinking Non fatal alarm on

SUMX or on any

SBL inside the BTS

Short blinking OCXO warm up

OFF No alarm

The backplane is a multi-layer PCB. It distributes the – 48/ – 60 V DC, to power the

subrack equipment, and the digital signals to the SUMx module.

On the rear side of the back panel there is a Ribbon Cable C 64 M (DIN 41612)

connector. It is used to interconnect the subracks and the SUMx 19”poste for future

applications.

The Abis Interface is the digital interface to the BSC. The SUMx provides four G.703

Abis interfaces.

They support the following communications links:

• TCH, which carries speech and/or data

• OML, which uses a LAPD protocol


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• RSL, which carries signaling data for the telecommunications functions

• Q1 Link, which carries transmission management data


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Node B hardware requirements for RRH support

Requirement

The following Node Bs are programmed to support RRH.

Parameter 2G 3G 2G/3G

BBU SUMX 19” Most relevant d2U

versions and

modules: x and e

modules

Most relevant d2U

versions and

modules: x and e

modules

SUMX 19”

RRH MC-RRH 2X40-09

supporting 2G only

mode

MC-RRH 2X40-09

supporting 3G only

mode

RRH 2X40-09

supporting 2G and

3G mixed mode

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Hardware description Node B hardware requirements for RRH support

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4 4Configurations

Overview

Purpose

This chapter describes the configurations of the RRH 2X40W.

Contents

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Configurations

Radio configurations

The RRH can be linked to the BBU, using different configurations:

• Star

• Daisy-chain

• Sector or repeater

The RRH is used as a:

• Full 2G module

• Full 3G module

• 2G/3G module

In a full GSM configuration, the SUMx is directly connected to the RRH 2X40W with

optical Ethernet cables (max. six RRH), while in a multistandard configuration the SUMx

is connected to the W-CDMA/LTE BBU module by the optical Ethernet cable and CPRI.

Star configuration

The star configuration information involves the following hardware components:

• RRH on the remote site

• An optical module on the Node B site, or a SUMx board

The implementation of the RRH solution allows to connect, in star configuration, a

maximum of six RRH to a BBU, or three RRHs to a SUMx. Each RRH provides service

to a single sector, which supports either a single-cell or a twin-cell configuration,

allowing a maximum of two managed cells per RRH. As a example, a maximum of

twelve remote cells can be provisioned with six RRH in a full 3G solution.

Configurations Configurations

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Daisy chain configuration

More cells can be provisioned by daisy-chaining three RRHs (or RFMs) to a single fiber

link coming from the BBU, or the SUMx.

Figure 4-1 Star configuration scheme in a full 2G network


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Sector or repeater configuration

An RRH operates in one of the following modes selected from OAM:

• Sector mode to use the RRH as another remote sector not configured at Node B

• Repeater mode to use the RRH as a local sector configured at Node B. This allows to

extend coverage of a local sector to rural or shadow areas.

When RRHs are used as repeaters on a 20-km optical fiber length, the cell size (set at the

OMC) of the last RRH in the daisy-chain cannot exceed 5 km.

To guarantee a continuity in mobility coverage, RRH cell management is based on the

following parameters:

• Optical fiber length

• Cell size

• Soft handover (SHO) between local and remote cells

Combined configurations

The connection scheme can also be a combination of chain and ring and star as shown in

the next figure.

Figure 4-2 Daisy chain scheme example in a 2G full network


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Any topology is possible, as long as there are

• Less than three links to the SUMx

• Less than two links to the RRH

Figure 4-3 Combined configurations

Figure 4-4 Topology scheme


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Multi-Standard configuration

The RRH can also be configured in a multi-technology environment as shown in the next

figure.

Multiple RRH per cell (optional)

To extend mobility coverage without adding cells to a Node B, Multiple RRH Sets (MRS)

can be used following the next rules:

• An MRS contains one Cell-Mode RRH (CM RRH) acting as a normal cell, and

several Repeater-Mode RRHs (RM RRHs) acting as repeaters.

• Up to four RM RRHs can be set in star or daisy-chain configuration.

• Up to three MRSs can be connected to a d2U Node B in star configuration; and up to

six in daisy-chain configuration.

• One MRS can support up to 12 cells and up to four carriers.

• One BBU can support up to 12 RRHs.

Figure 4-5 Multi-standard configuration

RRH

2G/3G

RRH

2G/3G

RRH

2G/3G

W-CDMA

d2u v2 / BBU

GSM

SUMx 19”

CPRIHSO

CPRI

CPRIHSO

HSO


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5 5Operating principles

Overview

Purpose

This chapter provides the RRH 2X40 operating rules according to the configuration

modes.

Contents

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OAM principles

OAM mastership rules

In 2G configuration the Operation and Maintenance Center (OMC 2G) is used as

management system, while in 3G it is the Wireless Management System (WMS 3G).

When RRH is in 2G and 3G mixed mode the 2G system (OMC 2G) is the master, and

RRH acts as a virtual machine for 3G usage. Therefore some actions such as hardware

reset, software upgrade are only managed by the OMC 2G.

This table provides the OAM mastership rules:

Supervison

2G BTS OMC 2G NA

3G BBU NA WMS 3G

RRH 2G PA and TRX

Tx path

OMC 2G NA

RRH 3G PA NA WMS 3G

RRH 2G/3G (Rx path, TMA) OMC 2G WMS 3G

RRH full reset OMC 2G NA

RRH virtual reset (resets only

one techno)

NA WMS 3G

Inventory

RRH 2G inventory, including

TMA

OMC 2G NA

RRH 3G inventory NA WMS 3G

2G BTS inventory including

cabinet

OMC 2G NA

3G d2U inventory NA WMS 3G

Software management

RRH software

download/activation

OMC 2G NA

RRH software version

reporting

OMC 2G WMS 3G

RRH and 3G BBU software

compatibility reporting

NA WMS 3G

Power management

RRH 2G PA OMC 2G NA

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RRH 3G PA NA WMS 3G

Frequency management

RRH 2G PA Frequency

configuration

OMC 2G NA

RRH 3G PA Frequency

configuration

NA WMS 3G

External alarms management

VSWR configuration (*),

RRH Ext alarm configuration

OMC 2G WMS 3G

2G Cabinet external alarms

configuration

OMC 2G NA

RRH provisioning and Cabling / RRH port mapping

2G OMC 2G NA

3G NA WMS 3G

Switching mode

Switch RRH from 2G mode

to 2G+3G mode

OMC 2G NA

Switch RRH from 2G+3G

mode to 2G

OMC 2G NA

Switch RRH from 2G+3G

mode to 3G

OMC 2G NA

Switch RRH from 3G mode

to 2G+3G

OMC 2G NA

Counter support

2G OMC 2G NA

3G NA WMS 3G/NPO

RET ALD according to AISG v2.0

RET control NA WMS 3G

Commissioning

RRH NEM NA

Capacity licensing

3G capacity licensing

(frequencies/power) for 3GPA

NA WMS 3G

2G capacity licensing OMC 2G NA


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(*) Note : Due to the software achitecture in 2G/3G MC-RRH, recovery actions

performed on 3G VSWR part have to be also performed on the 2G part. For more details

refer to document « BTS Alarm Dictionary / BTS Document / Reference Guide Release

B11 / 3BK 21625 AAAA PCZZA Ed.14.

Multi-techno interoperability

This table lists the impacts over the service of some operating actions:

Action Management system Service impact

RRH reset OMC 2G Outage on 2G and 3G

WMS 3G Re-initialisation of 3G SW

only,

No impact on 2G service

SUMx reset

SUMx failure

OMC 2G No impact on RRH Call IP

service

No impact on 3G service

2G BTS SW replacement OMC 2G SW upgrade with RRH load:

outage of 2G and 3G service

SW upgrade without RRH

load: outage of 2G service, no

outage of 3G service

2G power setting OMC 2G No impact on 3G service

3G power setting WMS 3G No impact on 2G service

2G frequency setting OMC 2G No impact on 3G service

3G frequencies setting WMS 3G No impact on 2G service


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Index

A alarms

characteristics, 2-10

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B bulkhead, 3-2

.............................................................

C characteristics

alarms, 2-10

depth, 2-10

frequency, 2-10

height, 2-10

sensitivity, 2-10

weight, 2-10

configurations

daisy chain, 4-2

repeater, 4-2

sector, 4-2

star, 4-2

connectors, 3-2

.............................................................

D daisy chain

configurations, 4-2

depth


documentation roadmap, 1-2

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E equipment, 2-10

.............................................................

F frequency


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H height


.............................................................

I interfaces, 2-7

interoperability, 5-2

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O OAM, 5-2

output power, 2-10

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P processing, 2-4

.............................................................

R repeater

configurations, 4-2

requirement, 3-11

roadmap

documentation, 1-2

rules, 5-2

.............................................................

S sector

configurations, 4-2

sensitivity


star

configurations, 4-2

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W weight


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