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BBU5900
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Technical Specifications
Issue 01
Date 2018-09-30
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Contents
1 BBU5900 Technical Specifications............................................................................................. 1

1.1 Changes in BBU5900 Technical Specifications............................................................................................................. 2
1.2 BBU5900 Technical Specifications ...............................................................................................................................2
1.2.1 eGBTS Technical Specifications................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.2 NodeB Technical Specifications..................................................................................................................................3
1.2.3 eNodeB Technical Specifications................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2.3.1 Technical Specifications of the FDD eNodeB..........................................................................................................4
1.2.3.2 Technical Specifications of the TDD eNodeB........................................................................................................12
1.2.3.3 Technical Specifications of the NB-IoT eNodeB................................................................................................... 37
1.2.3.4 Technical Specifications of the FDD+NB-IoT eNodeB.........................................................................................41
1.2.3.5 Technical Specifications of the TDD+NB-IoT eNodeB.........................................................................................42
1.2.3.6 Technical Specifications of the FDD+TDD eNodeB............................................................................................. 43
1.2.4 Multi-RAT Base Station Technical Specifications.................................................................................................... 43
1.2.5 Board Technical Specifications................................................................................................................................. 46
1.2.5.1 Technical Specifications of Main Control and Transmission Boards.....................................................................46
1.2.5.2 Technical Specifications of BBPs...........................................................................................................................49
1.2.6 BBU5900 Equipment Specifications.........................................................................................................................77
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The BBU5900 is a baseband processing unit and centrally manages the entire base station.
This document describes the product and engineering specifications of the BBU5900.
NOTE
l In this document, G is short for GSM, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE FDD, T is short for LTE
TDD, and M is short for LTE NB-IoT.
l Unless otherwise specified, LTE refers to LTE FDD, LTE TDD, or LTE NB-IoT, and eNodeB refers to
LTE FDD eNodeB, LTE TDD eNodeB, or LTE NB-IoT eNodeB. In scenarios where they need to be
distinguished, LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT are used. The same rules apply to eNodeB.
Product Version
The following table lists the product versions related to this document.
Product Name Solution Version Product Version
BTS5900 l SRAN13.1 V100R013C10

l GBSS20.1
BTS5900L
l RAN20.1
BTS5900A l eRAN13.1
DBS5900 l SRAN13.1
l GBSS20.1
l RAN20.1
l eRAN13.1
l eRAN TDD 13.1
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
l Network planning engineers

l Field engineers
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l System engineers
Organization
1.1 Changes in BBU5900 Technical Specifications
This section describes changes in BBU5900 Technical Specifications.
1.2 BBU5900 Technical Specifications
This section describes the technical specifications of BBUs, including capacity, baseband,
signaling, CPRI, transmission port, and equipment specifications.
1.1 Changes in BBU5900 Technical Specifications

This section describes changes in BBU5900 Technical Specifications.
01 (2018-09-30)
This is the first commercial release.
The content of BBU5900 Technical Specifications is removed from 5900 Series Base Station
Technical Description. From this issue onwards, this content constitutes a separate document.
1.2 BBU5900 Technical Specifications

This section describes the technical specifications of BBUs, including capacity, baseband,
signaling, CPRI, transmission port, and equipment specifications.
1.2.1 eGBTS Technical Specifications

This section describes the capacity specifications of the eGBTS.
Capacity Specifications
The following table lists the capacity specifications of the eGBTS.
Table 1-1 Capacity specifications of the eGBTS
BBU NE Specifications Board Configuration
BBU5900 eGBTS A single site supports a maximum 1 UMPTb+2 UBBPd boards

of 12 cells and each cell supports
a maximum of 24 TRXs.
l IP over FE transmission: 72
TRXs
l IP over E1 transmission: 48
TRXs

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1.2.2 NodeB Technical Specifications

This section describes the capacity and signaling specifications of the NodeB.
The following table lists the capacity specifications of the NodeB.
Table 1-2 Capacity specifications of the NodeB

BBU Specifications Board Configuration
BBU5900 A maximum of 48 cells are 1 UMPTb+6 UBBPd6

supported.
l Uplink: 6144 CEs
l Downlink: 6144 CEs
Signaling Specifications
The following table lists typical board configurations and the corresponding signaling
specifications of the NodeB.
Table 1-3 Typical board configurations and corresponding signaling specifications of the
NodeB
Main Control UBBPd1/UBBPd2/ UBBPd6/UBBPe3/ Signaling
Board UBBPd3/UBBPd4/ UBBPe4/UBBPe5/ Specifications
UBBPd5/UBBPe1/ UBBPe6 Boards (CNBAPS)
UBBPe2 Boards
UMPTb/UMPTe 1 0 500
UMPTb/UMPTe 2 0 700
UMPTb/UMPTe 3 0 900
UMPTb/UMPTe 4 0 1100
UMPTb/UMPTe 0 1 600
UMPTb/UMPTe 0 2 900
UMPTb/UMPTe 0 ≥4 1500

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1.2.3 eNodeB Technical Specifications

This section describes the technical specifications of the eNodeB.
1.2.3.1 Technical Specifications of the FDD eNodeB

This section describes technical specifications of an FDD eNodeB, including capacity
specifications, the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode, the maximum number
of data radio bearers (DRBs), throughput specifications, signaling specifications, and traffic
models. FDD eNodeB specifications include items such as the number of UEs and signaling
processing capability. If an item reaches the specified limit, replace existing boards or add
new boards to expand capacity.
The following table provides the capacity specifications of an FDD eNodeB.
Table 1-4 Capacity specifications of an FDD eNodeB
Item Specifications
Max cells per BBU l When configured with a UMPTb board: 36 cells (2T2R/
2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz)
l When configured with a UMPTe board: 72 cells (2T2R/
2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz)
Max throughput per l When configured with UMPTb1/UMPTb2 boards:

FDD eNodeB – 1 UMPTb1/UMPTb2 board: The sum of uplink and
downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 1.5 Gbit/s.
– 2 UMPTb1/UMPTb2 boards: The sum of uplink and
downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 3 Gbit/s.
l When configured with UMPTb3/UMPTb9 boards:
– 1 UMPTb3/UMPTb9 board: The sum of uplink and
l When configured with a UMPTe board: The sum of uplink
and downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 10 Gbit/s.
Max UEs in RRC l When configured with a UMPTb board: 10,800

connected mode per l When configured with UMPTe boards:
FDD eNodeB
– 1 UMPTe board: 14,400
– 2 UMPTe boards: 28,800
Max DRBs per FDD l When configured with a UMPTb board: 32,400
eNodeB l When configured with a UMPTe board: 43,200

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Maximum Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

The following table lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per cell
served by an FDD eNodeB.
Table 1-5 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per cell served by an FDD
eNodeB
Cell BW Max UEs in RRC Connected Max UL Synchronized
Mode per Cell UEs per Cell
1.4 MHz 168 168
3 MHz 360 360
5 MHz 600 600
10/15/20 MHz 1200 1200
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode when an
FDD eNodeB uses the typical board configuration.
Table 1-6 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per FDD eNodeB
Board Configuration Max UEs in RRC Connected Mode
1 UMPTb+3 UBBPd5 10,800
NOTE
Specifications in the preceding table are provided based on the assumption that the cell bandwidth is 20
MHz.
Maximum Number of DRBs

The maximum number of DRBs per UE is 8.
Throughput Specifications
The following tables provide the uplink and downlink throughput per UE, per cell, and per
baseband processing unit (BBP) supported by an FDD eNodeB.

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Table 1-7 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per UE supported by an FDD eNodeB
(DL 64QAM, UL 64QAM)
TX/RX Multipl Throug Throug Throug Throug Throug Throug

Mode e- hput hput hput hput hput hput
Antenn (Mbit/s) (Mbit/s) (Mbit/s) (Mbit/s) (Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
a (Cell (Cell (Cell (Cell (Cell (Cell
Techno BW: 20 BW: 15 BW: 10 BW: 5 BW: 3 BW: 1.4
logy MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
2T2R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

MIMO
UL 1x2 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

SIMO
2T4R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

MIMO
UL 1x4 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

SIMO
4T4R DL 4x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

MIMO
DL 4x4 299 220 150 73 44 17

MIMO
UL 1x4 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

SIMO
Table 1-8 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per UE supported by an FDD eNodeB
(DL 256QAM)

2T2R DL 2x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

MIMO
2T4R DL 2x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

MIMO
4T4R DL 4x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

MIMO
DL 4x4 391.656 299.856 175.6 97.896 59.526 20.616

MIMO
(TM4)

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NOTE
When LBBPd boards are used for 256QAM, the maximum throughput per UE is only 295.30 Mbit/s in
the scenario of 20 MHz cell bandwidth and DL 4x4 MIMO due to limitations of board throughput
specifications.
Table 1-9 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per cell served by an FDD eNodeB (DL
64QAM, UL 64QAM)
2T2R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

MIMO
UL 1x2 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

SIMO
UL 2x2 150.752( 110.112( 73.392 36.672 22.128 8.784

MU- 5) 5)
MIMO
2T4R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

MIMO
UL 1x4 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

SIMO
UL 2x4 150.752( 110.112( 73.392 36.672 22.128 8.784

MU- 5) 5)
MIMO
4T4R DL 4x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

MIMO
DL 4x4 299 220 150 73 44 17

MIMO
UL 1x4 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

SIMO
UL 2x4 150.752( 110.112( 73.392 36.672 22.128 8.784

MU- 5) 5)
MIMO
NOTE
(5):
Maximum uplink throughput per cell served by the LBBPc (2x2 MU-MIMO, 64QAM) is 100
Mbit/s.

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Table 1-10 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per cell served by an FDD eNodeB
(DL 256QAM)

2T2R DL 2x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

MIMO
2T4R DL 2x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

MIMO
4T4R DL 4x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

MIMO
DL 4x4 391.656 299.856 175.6 97.896 59.526 20.616

MIMO
(TM4)
NOTE
When LBBPd boards are used for 256QAM, the maximum throughput per cell is only 295.30 Mbit/s in
the scenario of 20 MHz cell bandwidth and DL 4x4 MIMO due to limitations of board throughput
specifications.
Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA) is the number of calls attempted at a busy hour. Signaling
procedures required for completing a call may include call setup and release (including CS
fallback if it occurs) and the following activities during the on-hold call: handover, tracking
area update (TAU), bearer setup and release, and switching between the in-synchronization
state and the out-of-synchronization state. BHCA indicates the signaling processing
capabilities of a system.
A busy-hour call initiated on different operator networks involves different types and numbers
of signaling procedures and therefore consumes different amounts of eNodeB resources. As a
result, the BHCA capability varies depending on the call model.
The following table lists the signaling specifications of an FDD eNodeB based on the typical
board configuration and the definition of one BHCA, which is provided in Traffic Model.
Table 1-11 Signaling specifications of an FDD eNodeB with the typical board configuration
Board Configuration Signaling Specifications (BHCA)
1 UMPTb+3 UBBPd6 1,188,000
1 UMPTe+3 UBBPe6 1,620,000

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NOTE
Traffic Model
On live networks, the traffic capacity of an FDD eNodeB depends on the traffic model in
addition to system processing capacities. This section describes two traffic models.
l Traffic model 1 derives from a typical LTE network where smartphones dominate. UEs
in this traffic model are characterized by short online duration, frequent network access
and connection release, high mobility, and a large number of small-packet data services.
l Traffic model 2 derives from a typical LTE network where data cards dominate. LTE
dongles and customer premises equipment (CPE) are examples of such data cards. UEs
in this traffic model are characterized by long online durations, low mobility, and many
large-packet data services.
Traffic models used on operator networks may differ from those defined by Huawei.
Operators can use either of the two traffic models based on network characteristics to perform
initial network planning, and construct an industry-leading LTE network through continuous
capacity monitoring and expansion.
The following table describes the control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2.
Table 1-12 Control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2

Signaling Procedure Specifications for Specifications for Traffic
Traffic Model 1 Model 2
PS Call Attempt Number per 180 20

User @BH(1) (times)
For example, PS Call Density
Dedicated Bearer Attempt 5 1

Number per User @BH (times)
TAU & Attach & Detach per 30 5

User @BH (times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover 10 1
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based 40 2
Handover Out Attempt Number
per User @BH (times)
Handover In Attempt Number
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based 0 0

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Inter-RAT Handover Attempt 3 0

Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 12 0

CSFB Based Inter-RAT 0 0

Handover Attempt Number per
User @BH (times)

Redirection Attempt Number
CA Scell Configuration Update 10 0

Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number 0 0

Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number 0 0

RRC Re-Establish Number per 2 0

User @BH (times)
A3 Reports per User @BH 0 0

(times)
Paging number @BH (times) 1,260,000 100,000
The following table describes the user-plane specifications for traffic model 1.
Table 1-13 User-plane specifications for traffic model 1

Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic Volume DL:UL Traffic
Ratio (%) per PS Call (KB) Volume Ratio
Web browsing & E- 35.00 250 15

mail
Video downloading, 0.35 20,000 50

uploading &
streaming
SNS 15.00 200 4
IM 15.00 5 0.7

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Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic Volume DL:UL Traffic

Ratio (%) per PS Call (KB) Volume Ratio
Music & APP 0.50 5000 30

downloading &
Streaming
File sharing & 0.10 400 0.1

Storage
Video Call 0.20 3000 1
Heartbeat 25.00 0.1 1
Other 8.85 50 1

Service PS Call Attempt UL Traffic Volume DL Traffic Volume per
Type Ratio (%) per PS Call (KB) PS Call (KB)
FTP 100 600 6000
Based on the definition of traffic model 1, one BHCA (that is, one combined PS call) is
defined by taking every item in traffic model 1 divided by the PS call density. The details of
one BHCA are listed below. Based on this table, the BHCA specifications of equipment can
be defined in following chapters.
Table 1-15 Definition of a combined call or one BHCA

Item Times
PS Call Attempts 1
Dedicated Bearer Attempts 0.0278
TAU & Attach & Detach Attempts 0.1667
Intra-eNodeB Handover Attempts 0.0556
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 0.2222

Attempts
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 0.2222

Attempts
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0

Attempts

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Item Times
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0

Attempts
Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0.0167
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempts 0.0167
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection 0.0278

Attempts
CA Scell Configuration Update Attempts 0.0556
Syn2Unsyn Attempts 0
Unsyn2Syn Attempts 0
RRC Re-Establish Attempts 0.0111
A3 Reports 0
1.2.3.2 Technical Specifications of the TDD eNodeB

This section describes the capacity specifications, cell specifications, number of UEs in RRC
connected mode, number of DRBs, throughput specifications, signaling specifications, and
transmission ports of a TDD eNodeB. eNodeB TDD specifications include items such as the
number of UEs and signaling processing capability. If an item reaches the specified limit,
replace existing boards or add new boards to expand capacity.
NOTE
UMPTb boards mentioned in this section include UMPTb2 and UMPTb9 boards.
The following table lists the capacity specifications of a TDD eNodeB.
Table 1-16 Capacity specifications of a TDD eNodeB

Item Specifications
Max cells per BBU l When configured with a UMPTb board: 36 cells
(2T2R/4T4R, 5/10/15/20 MHz) or 18 cells (8T8R,
10/15/20 MHz)
l When configured with a UMPTe board: 72 cells
(2T2R/4T4R, 5/10/15/20 MHz), 36 cells (8T8R,
10/15/20 MHz), or 18 cells (32T32R/64T64R,
10/15/20 MHz)

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Item Specifications
Max throughput per TDD l When configured with UMPTb2 boards:

eNodeB – 1 UMPTb board: The sum of uplink and
downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 1.5
Gbit/s.
– 2 UMPTb boards(2): The sum of uplink and
l When configured with a UMPTb9 board: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 2
Gbit/s.
l When configured with a UMPTe board: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer is
10 Gbit/s.
Max UEs in RRC connected l When configured with a UMPTb board: 10,800
mode per TDD eNodeB l When configured with UMPTe boards:
Max DRBs per TDD eNodeB l When configured with a UMPTb board: 32,400
l When configured with a UMPTe board: 43,200
NOTE
(2):When two main control boards are configured, transmission extension is supported and the maximum
throughput per TDD eNodeB can reach 3 Gbit/s only if the two main control boards are the UMPTb boards.

The following table lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per cell
served by a TDD eNodeB.
Table 1-17 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per cell served by a TDD
eNodeB
Cell BW Subframe Max UEs in RRC Max UL Synchronized
Configuration Connected Mode UEs per Cell
per Cell
5 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 600 300
10 MHz SA1 (2:2) 1200 600
SA2 (3:1) 1200 600
15 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 1200 900
20 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 1200 1200

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Table 1-18 lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode when a TDD eNodeB
uses the typical board configuration.
Table 1-18 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per TDD eNodeB
Board Configuration Max UEs in RRC Max UL Synchronized UEs
Connected Mode
1 UMPTb+6 UBBPd4 10,800 10,800
1 UMPTe+6 UBBPe4 14,400 14,400
NOTE
Specifications in the preceding table are provided based on the assumption that the cell bandwidth is 20
MHz.
Maximum Number of DRBs

The maximum number of DRBs per UE is 8.
Throughput Specifications
l The following table lists the uplink and downlink throughput per cell served by a TDD
eNodeB (DL 64QAM, UL 16QAM, CAT6 UE).
Table 1-19 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per TDD cell (DL 64QAM, UL
16QAM, CAT6 UE)
TX/RX Mode Subframe Throughput
Configuration
2T2R 1 (2:2) Table 1-23
2 (3:1) Table 1-24
4T4R 1 (2:2) Table 1-25
2 (3:1) Table 1-26
8T8R 1 (2:2) Table 1-27
2 (3:1) Table 1-28
64T64R 1 (2:2) Table 1-29
2 (3:1) Table 1-30
l The following table lists the uplink and downlink throughput per UE served by a TDD

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Table 1-20 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per UE (DL 64QAM, UL
16QAM, CAT6 UE)
Configuration
2T2R 1 (2:2) Table 1-31
2 (3:1) Table 1-32
4T4R 1 (2:2) Table 1-33
2 (3:1) Table 1-34
8T8R 1 (2:2) Table 1-35
2 (3:1) Table 1-36
64T64R 1 (2:2) Table 1-37
2 (3:1) Table 1-38
l The following table lists the uplink and downlink throughput per cell served by a TDD
Table 1-21 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per cell (DL 64QAM, UL
16QAM, CAT4 UE)
Configuration
2T2R 1 (2:2) Table 1-39
2 (3:1) Table 1-40
4T4R 1 (2:2) Table 1-41
2 (3:1) Table 1-42
8T8R 1 (2:2) Table 1-43
2 (3:1) Table 1-54
64T64R 1 (2:2) Table 1-45
2 (3:1) Table 1-46
l The following table lists the uplink and downlink throughput per UE served by a TDD

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Table 1-22 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per UE (DL 64QAM, UL
16QAM, CAT4 UE)
Configuration
2T2R 1 (2:2) Table 1-47
2 (3:1) Table 1-48
4T4R 1 (2:2) Table 1-49
2 (3:1) Table 1-50
8T8R 1 (2:2) Table 1-54
2 (3:1) Table 1-52
64T64R 1 (2:2) Table 1-53
2 (3:1) Table 1-54
NOTE
The slash (/) indicates that the item is not supported.
Table 1-23 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per cell served by a TDD eNodeB (DL
64QAM, UL 16QAM, CAT6 UE, 2T2R, SA1 (2:2))
Multiple- Cell BW (20 Cell BW (15 Cell BW (10 Cell BW (5
Antenna MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
DL 2x2 MIMO 80 Mbit/s 58 Mbit/s 40 Mbit/s 18 Mbit/s
UL 1x2 SIMO 20 Mbit/s 15 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s 4 Mbit/s
Technology

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Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO 77 Mbit/ 74 Mbit/ 59 Mbit/s /

(TM9) s@LBBPd; 125 s@LBBPd; 90
Mbit/ Mbit/
s@UBBPd s@UBBPd

(TM3)

(TM4)
UL 2x2 SU- / / / /
MIMO
UL 2x4 MU- 30 Mbit/s 30 Mbit/s 19 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s

MIMO

Technology

(TM9) s@LBBPd; 176 s@LBBPd;
Mbit/ 128 Mbit/
s@UBBPd s@UBBPd

(TM3)

(TM4)
UL 2x2 SU-MIMO 20 Mbit/s 14 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s /
UL 2x4 MU- 15 Mbit/s 15 Mbit/s 8 Mbit/s 5 Mbit/s

MIMO

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Multiple-
Cell BW (20 Cell BW (15 Cell BW (10 Cell BW (5
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
DL 2x2 MIMO 80 Mbit/s 58 Mbit/s 40 Mbit/s /
77 Mbit/ 74 Mbit/ 59 Mbit/s /

DL 4x4 MIMO s@LBBPd; 125 s@LBBPd; 90
(TM9) Mbit/s@UBBPd Mbit/
s@UBBPd

(TM3)

(TM4)
UL 1x8 SIMO 20 Mbit/s 15 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s /
UL 2x2 SU-MIMO / / / /

UL 2x8 MU- s@LBBPd; 40 s@LBBPd; 30
MIMO Mbit/s@UBBPd Mbit/
s@UBBPd
UL 4x8 MU- / / / /
MIMO
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

DL 4x4 MIMO s@LBBPd; 176 s@LBBPd;
(TM9) Mbit/s@UBBPd 128 Mbit/
s@UBBPd

(TM3)

(TM4)

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

UL 2x8 MU- s@LBBPd; 20 s@LBBPd; 15
MIMO Mbit/s@UBBPd Mbit/
s@UBBPd
UL 4x8 MU- 40@UBBPd/ 30@UBBPd/ 20@UBBPd/ /

MIMO UBBPe UBBPe UBBPe
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

(TM9)

(TM3)

(TM4)
DL 4-layer MU 136 Mbit/s 100 Mbit/s 64 Mbit/s /

beamforming

beamforming

beamforming
DL 24-layer MU / / / /
beamforming
UL 2x64 MU- 40 Mbit/s 32 Mbit/s 20 Mbit/s /

MIMO

MIMO
UL 8x64 MU- 80 Mbit/ 80 Mbit/ 80 Mbit/ /

MIMO s@UBBPem s@UBBPem s@UBBPem

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

beamforming

beamforming

beamforming
DL 24-layer MU 1092 Mbit/ 812 Mbit/ 542 Mbit/ /

beamforming s@UBBPf1 s@UBBPf1 s@UBBPf1
UL 2x64 MU- 20.4 Mbit/s 14 Mbit/s 9.7 Mbit/s /

MIMO

MIMO

MIMO
Table 1-31 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per UE served by a TDD eNodeB (DL
Technology

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Technology
Technology

Mbit/s@UBBPd Mbit/
s@UBBPd

(TM3)

(TM4)
UL 2x4 MU- / / / /
MIMO
Technology

Mbit/s@UBBPd Mbit/
s@UBBPd

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Technology

(TM3)

(TM4)
UL 2x4 MU- / / / /
MIMO
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

s@UBBPd

(TM3)

(TM4)
UL 2x8 MU- / / / /
MIMO
UL 4x8 MU- / / / /
MIMO

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

s@UBBPd

(TM3)

(TM4)
UL 2x8 MU-MIMO / / / /
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

(TM9)

(TM3)

(TM4)

beamforming

beamforming

beamforming

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

beamforming

MIMO

MIMO

MIMO
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)
DL 4-layer MU 46.7 Mbit/s 34 Mbit/s 23.3 Mbit/s /

beamforming

beamforming

beamforming

beamforming

MIMO

MIMO

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

MIMO
Technology
Technology
Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

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Technology
UL 2x4 MU-MIMO 30 Mbit/s 30 Mbit/s 20 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s
Multiple-Antenna Cell BW (20 Cell BW (15 Cell BW (10 Cell BW (5
Technology MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)
UL 2x4 MU-MIMO 15 Mbit/s 15 Mbit/s 8 Mbit/s 5 Mbit/s
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

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s@LBBPd; 40 s@LBBPd; 30
UL 2x8 MU-MIMO
Mbit/s@UBBPd Mbit/
s@UBBPd
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

s@LBBPd; 20 s@LBBPd; 15
UL 2x8 MU-MIMO
Mbit/s@UBBPd Mbit/
s@UBBPd
40 Mbit/ 30 Mbit/ 20 Mbit/ /

UL 4x8 MU-MIMO s@UBBPd/ s@UBBPd/ s@UBBPd/
UBBPe UBBPe UBBPe
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)

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DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

beamforming

beamforming

beamforming
DL 24-layer MU / / / /
beamforming
UL 2x64 MU-MIMO 40 Mbit/s 32 Mbit/s 20 Mbit/s /
UL 4x64 MU-MIMO 80 Mbit/s 64 Mbit/s 40 Mbit/s /
80 Mbit/ 80 Mbit/ 80 Mbit/ /

UL 8x64 MU-MIMO
s@UBBPem s@UBBPem s@UBBPem
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

beamforming

beamforming

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
DL 16-layer 756 Mbit/s 544 Mbit/s 378 Mbit/s /

MU
beamforming
DL 24-layer 1092 Mbit/ 812 Mbit/ 542 Mbit/ /

MU s@UBBPf1 s@UBBPf1 s@UBBPf1
beamforming
UL 2x2 SU- / / / /
MIMO
2x64 UL 20 Mbit/s 14 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s /

VMIMO

VMIMO

VMIMO
Technology
Technology

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Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)
UL 2x2 SU- / / / /
MIMO
UL 2x4 MU- / / / /
MIMO
Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)
UL 2x2 SU- 20 Mbit/s 14 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s /

MIMO
UL 2x4 MU- / / / /
MIMO

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)
UL 2x2 SU- / / / /
MIMO
UL 2x8 MU- / / / /
MIMO
UL 4x8 MU- / / / /
MIMO
Table 1-52 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput of a single UE served by an eNodeB
TDD (DL 64QAM, UL 16QAM, CAT4 UE, 8T8R, SA2 (3:1))
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)
UL 2x2 SU- 20 Mbit/s 14 Mbit/s 10 Mbit/s /

MIMO
UL 2x8 MU- / / / /
MIMO

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
UL 4x8 MU- / / / /
MIMO
Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

beamforming

beamforming

MU
beamforming

MU
beamforming
UL 2x2 SU- / / / /
MIMO

MIMO

MIMO

MIMO

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Multiple-
Antenna
MHz) MHz) MHz) MHz)
Technology

(TM9)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM3)
DL 4x4 MIMO / / / /
(TM4)

beamforming

beamforming
DL 16-layer 47.3 Mbit/s 34 Mbit/s 23.6 Mbit/s /

MU
beamforming
DL 24-layer 47.3 Mbit/s 34 Mbit/s 23.6 Mbit/s /

MU
beamforming
UL 2x2 SU- / / / /
MIMO

(VMIMO)

(VMIMO)

(VMIMO)
Signaling Specifications of a TDD eNodeB

fallback if it occurs) and the following activities during the on-hold call: handover, tracking
area update (TAU), bearer setup and release, and switching between the in-synchronization
state and the out-of-synchronization state. BHCA indicates the signaling processing
capabilities of a system.
of signaling procedures and therefore consumes different amounts of eNodeB resources. As a
result, the BHCA capability varies depending on the call model.

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Traffic Model lists the signaling specifications of a TDD eNodeB based on the typical board
configuration and the definition of BHCA.
Table 1-55 Signaling specifications and number of UEs in RRC connected mode per TDD
eNodeB
1 UMPTb+4 UBBPd6 1,440,000
1 UMPTe+2 UBBPe6 1,296,000
1 UMPTe+4 UBBPe6 1,620,000
NOTE
The signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 2,880,000 BHCA.
If the traffic model changes, the BHCA specifications of the equipment change
correspondingly.
Traffic Model
On live networks, the service capacity of a TDD eNodeB depends on system processing
capacities in addition to the traffic model used. This section describes two traffic models.
l Traffic model 1 derives from a typical LTE network where smartphones dominate. UEs
in this traffic model are characterized by short online duration, frequent network access
and connection release, high mobility, and a large number of small-packet data services.
l Traffic model 2 derives from a typical LTE network where data cards dominate. LTE
dongles and customer premises equipment (CPE) are examples of such data cards. UEs
in this traffic model are characterized by long online durations, low mobility, and many
large-packet data services.
The following table describes the control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2.
NOTE
(1): @BH means "at busy hour". Traffic models described in the table are obtained during busy hours.
Table 1-56 Control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2

PS Call Attempt Number per 180 20

User @BH(1) (times)
For example, PS Call Density

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Dedicated Bearer Attempt 5 1

TAU & Attach & Detach per 30 5

User @BH (times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover 10 1
Inter-RAT Handover Attempt 3 0

Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 12 0


Handover Attempt Number per
User @BH (times)

Redirection Attempt Number
CA Scell Configuration Update 10 0

Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number 0 0

Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number 0 0

RRC Re-Establish Number per 2 0

User @BH (times)
A3 Reports per User @BH 0 0

(times)

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Paging number @BH (times) 1,260,000 100,000
Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic DL:UL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume Ratio
Call (KB)
Web browsing & E- 35.00 250 15

mail
Video downloading, 0.35 20,000 50

uploading &
streaming
SNS 15.00 200 4
IM 15.00 5 0.7
Music & APP 0.50 5000 30

downloading &
Streaming
File sharing & 0.10 400 0.1

Storage
Video Call 0.20 3000 1
Heartbeat 25.00 0.1 1
Other 8.85 50 1
Service Type PS Call Attempt UL Traffic DL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume per PS
Call (KB) Call (KB)
FTP 100 600 6000
Based on the definition of traffic model 1, one BHCA (that is, one combined PS call) is
defined by taking every item in traffic model 1 divided by the PS call density. The details of

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one BHCA are listed below. Based on this table, the BHCA specifications of equipment can
be defined in following chapters.
Table 1-59 Definition of a combined call or one BHCA

Item Times
PS Call Attempts 1
Dedicated Bearer Attempts 0.0278
TAU & Attach & Detach Attempts 0.1667
Intra-eNodeB Handover Attempts 0.0556
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 0.2222

Attempts
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 0.2222

Attempts

Attempts

Attempts
Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0.0167
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempts 0.0167
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection 0.0278

Attempts
CA Scell Configuration Update Attempts 0.0556
Syn2Unsyn Attempts 0
Unsyn2Syn Attempts 0
RRC Re-Establish Attempts 0.0111
A3 Reports 0
1.2.3.3 Technical Specifications of the NB-IoT eNodeB

This section describes the technical specifications of an NB-IoT eNodeB, including capacity
specifications, number of UEs in RRC connected mode, signaling specifications, and traffic
models. NB-IoT eNodeB specifications include items such as the number of UEs and
signaling processing capability. If an item reaches the specified limit, replace existing boards
or add new boards to expand capacity.
The following table provides the capacity specifications of an NB-IoT eNodeB.

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Table 1-60 Capacity specifications of an NB-IoT eNodeB
Item Specifications
Max cells l When configured with a UMPTb board: 36 cells (2T2R/

2T4R/4T4R, 200 kHz)
l When configured with a UMPTe board: 72 cells (2T2R/
2T4R/4T4R, 200 kHz)
Max throughput l When configured with a UMPTb board: The uplink data
rate at the MAC layer is 7.2 Mbit/s; the downlink data
rate at the MAC layer is 3.8 Mbit/s.
l When configured with a UMPTe board: The uplink data
rate at the MAC layer is 14.4 Mbit/s; the downlink data
rate at the MAC layer is 7.6 Mbit/s.
mode l When configured with a UMPTe board: 14,400

NOTE
Specifications in the following table are provided based on the assumption that the cell bandwidth is 200
kHz.
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs per cell served by an NB-IoT eNodeB.
Table 1-61 Maximum number of UEs per cell served by an NB-IoT eNodeB
Item Specifications
Max UEs in RRC connected mode per 600

cell
Max UEs per cell 50,000 (200 kHz cell)

100,000 (400 kHz cell)
The following table provides the maximum number of UEs when an NB-IoT eNodeB uses the
typical board configuration.
Table 1-62 Maximum number of UEs supported by an NB-IoT eNodeB
Board Configuration Max UEs in RRC Max Covered UEs

Connected Mode
1 UMPTb+3 UBBPd6 10,800 3,810,000
1 UMPTe+3 UBBPe6 14,400 5,200,000

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fallback if it occurs) and the following activities during the on-hold call: handover, TAU,
bearer setup and release, and switching between the in-synchronization state and the out-of-
synchronization state. BHCA indicates the signaling processing capabilities of a system.
of signaling procedures and therefore consumes different amounts of LTE system resources.
As a result, the BHCA capability varies depending on the call model.
The following table lists the signaling specifications of an NB-IoT eNodeB with the typical
board configuration.
Table 1-63 Signaling specifications of an NB-IoT eNodeB

1 UMPTb+3 UBBPd6 1,782,000
1 UMPTe+3 UBBPe6 2,430,000
NOTE
The signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 4,860,000 BHCA.
Traffic Model
On live networks, the traffic capacity of an NB-IoT eNodeB depends on the traffic model in
addition to system processing capacities. This section describes the traffic models defined in
3GPP TR 45.820.
Table 1-64 Packet interval

Access Interval (Hour) User Ratio
24 40%
2 40%
1 15%
0.5 5%
Table 1-65 User distribution

Coverage Class Ratio
0 (0 dB) 100%
1 (10 dB) 0%

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Coverage Class Ratio
2 (20 dB) 0%
Table 1-66 Control-plane specifications for the traffic model

Signaling Procedure Specifications for the Traffic Model
PS Call Attempt Number per User @BH(1) 0.467

(times)
Dedicated Bearer Attempt Number per User 0

@BH (times)
TAU & Attach & Detach per User @BH 0.00322(2)

(times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover Number per User 0

@BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 0

Attempt Number per User @BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 0



Inter-RAT Handover Attempt Number per 0

User @BH (times)
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt Number per 0

User @BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover Attempt 0

CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 0

CA Scell Configuration Update Attempt 0

Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number per User @BH 0

(times)
Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number per User @BH 0

(times)
RRC Re-Establish Number per User @BH 0

(times)

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Signaling Procedure Specifications for the Traffic Model
Paging number @BH (times) 400
NOTE
l (1): @BH means "at busy hour". Traffic models described in the table are obtained during busy hours.
l (2): Periodic TAU timer is extended to 310 hours.
Table 1-67 User-plane specifications for the traffic model
Service PS Call Attempt UL Traffic Volume DL Traffic Volume per

Type Ratio (%) per PS Call (KB) PS Call (KB)
Uplink 100 0.1 0

data
1.2.3.4 Technical Specifications of the FDD+NB-IoT eNodeB

This section describes the capacity specifications, cell specifications, number of UEs,
throughput specifications, and signaling specifications of an FDD+NB-IoT eNodeB.
The following table lists the capacity specifications of an LM eNodeB.
Table 1-68 Capacity specifications of an LM eNodeB
Item Specifications
Max cells l When configured with a UMPTb board: 36 cells (LTE

FDD: 2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz; LTE NB-IoT: 2T2R/
2T4R/4T4R, 200 kHz)
l When configured with a UMPTe board: 72 cells (LTE
FDD: 2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz; LTE NB-IoT: 2T2R/
2T4R/4T4R, 200 kHz)
Max throughput l When configured with a UMPTb1/UMPTb2 board: The

sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer
is 1.5 Gbit/s.
l When configured with a UMPTb3/UMPTb9 board: The
sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer
is 2 Gbit/s.
l When configured with a UMPTe board: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 10
Gbit/s.

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Item Specifications
mode l When configured with a UMPTe board: 14,400
NOTE
LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT share the capacity of the main control board in terms of the maximum
number of cells and the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode.
Maximum Number of UEs

The following table lists the maximum number of UEs per NB-IoT cell served by an FDD
+NB-IoT eNodeB.
Table 1-69 Maximum number of UEs per cell served by an FDD+NB-IoT eNodeB
Item Specifications
Max UEs in RRC connected mode per 600

NB-IoT cell
Max UEs per NB-IoT cell 50,000 (200 kHz cell)

80,000 (400 kHz cell)
1.2.3.5 Technical Specifications of the TDD+NB-IoT eNodeB

This section describes the cell specifications, number of UEs, throughput specifications, and
signaling specifications of a TDD+NB-IoT eNodeB.
NOTE
TDD+NB-IoT specifications are supported only when TDD uplink-downlink subframe configuration 1 or 2 is
used.
Maximum Number of UEs

The following table lists the maximum number of UEs per NB-IoT cell served by a TDD
+NB-IoT eNodeB.
Table 1-70 Maximum number of UEs per cell served by a TDD+NB-IoT eNodeB
Item Specifications
Max UEs in RRC Connected mode per NB-IoT cell 600
Max UEs per NB-IoT cell 50,000

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1.2.3.6 Technical Specifications of the FDD+TDD eNodeB

This section describes the capacity specifications and signaling specifications of a 5900 series
base station working in FDD+TDD mode.
The following table provides the capacity specifications of a 5900 series base station working
in FDD+TDD mode.
Table 1-71 Capacity specifications
Item Specifications
Max cells l When configured with a UMPTb board: 36 cells

l When configured with a UMPTe board: 72 cells
Max throughput l When configured with UMPTb1/UMPTb2 boards:

downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 1.5 Gbit/s.
l When configured with UMPTb3/UMPTb9 boards:
l When configured with a UMPTe board: The sum of uplink
and downlink data rates at the MAC layer is 10 Gbit/s.
Max UEs in RRC l When configured with a UMPTb board: 10,800

connected mode l When configured with UMPTe boards:
l
Max DRBs l When configured with a UMPTb board: 32,400

l When configured with a UMPTe board: 43,200
NOTE
l LTE FDD and LTE TDD dynamically share the specifications of the main control board.
1.2.4 Multi-RAT Base Station Technical Specifications

This section describes the capacity specifications, baseband specifications, and signaling
specifications of a multi-RAT 5900 series base station.

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The following tables list the capacity specifications of a 5900 series base station working in
GU/GL/GUL mode.
NOTE
l For GSM, GA/A/A indicates that three cells are configured and each cell has A TRXs.
l For UMTS, BxC indicates that B sectors are configured and each sector has C carriers.
l For LTE, DxE MHz indicates that D cells are configured and each cell is configured with E MHz
bandwidth.
l The capacity specifications of a UL base station are the same as those of a GUL base station.
l In typical GL/UL/GUL scenarios, LTE FDD and LTE TDD dynamically share the LTE specifications on
the main control board.
l If GSM is configured with 72 TRXs (G24/24/24), each TRX can be configured with only one SDCCH; if
GSM is configured with 24 TRXs (G8/8/8), each TRX can be configured with three SDCCHs.
l In typical GL/UL/GUL scenarios where the capacity specifications of GSM and UMTS remain
unchanged, the allocation of LTE capacity specifications of the main control board is affected after NB-
IoT is introduced. That is, LTE FDD and NB-IoT now share the original maximum number of LTE FDD
cells and UEs in RRC connected mode of the main control board.
Table 1-72 Capacity specifications (GU)

BBU5900 GSM G24/24/24+UMTS 3x12 (UL: 5120 1 UMPTb_GU+5 UBBPd6

CEs, DL: 5120 CEs)
Table 1-73 Capacity specifications (GL)

BBU5900 GSM G24/24/24+36 LTE FDD cells 1 UMPTb_GL+6 UBBPd6

(2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth, 7200
UEs in RRC connected mode, sum of
uplink and downlink data rates per
eNodeB at the MAC layer: 1500 Mbit/s)
BBU5900 GSM G24/24/24+72 LTE FDD cells 1 UMPTe_GL+6 UBBPe6

(2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth, 14,400
UEs in RRC connected mode, sum of
uplink and downlink data rates per
eNodeB at the MAC layer: 10 Gbit/s)

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Table 1-74 Capacity specifications (GUL)

BBU5900 GSM G24/24/24+18 UMTS cells+18 LTE 1 UMPTb+3 UBBPd5_U+3

FDD cells (3x[6x20 MHz], 2T2R, UBBPd5_L
10/15/20 MHz bandwidth, 7200 UEs in
RRC connected mode)
BBU5900 GSM G24/24/24+24 UMTS cells+48 LTE 1 UMPTe+2 UBBPe4_U+4

FDD cells (4x[12x20 MHz], 2T2R, UBBPe6_L
10/15/20 MHz bandwidth, 14,400 UEs in
RRC connected mode)
Table 1-75 lists the signaling specifications of a co-MPT multimode base station with typical
configurations.
NOTE
l If GSM is configured with 72 TRXs (G24/24/24), each TRX can be configured with only one
SDCCH; if GSM is configured with 24 TRXs (G8/8/8), each TRX can be configured with three
SDCCHs.
l The following specifications are met only in typical configurations. For example, the number of
SCTP links required for GSM can be reached only when the typical configuration is used.
l LTE FDD and TDD dynamically share the LTE specifications of the main control board.
l In typical GL/UL/GUL scenarios where the signaling specifications of GSM and UMTS remain
unchanged, the allocation of LTE FDD signaling specifications (BHCA) on the main control board is
affected after NB-IoT is introduced. That is, LTE FDD and NB-IoT share LTE signaling processing
specifications of the main control board. For commercial networks, it is recommended that 30% of
the signaling processing specifications be allocated to LTE NB-IoT.
Table 1-75 Signaling specifications of a co-MPT multimode base station

RAT Signaling Specifications (Typical Board Configuration
Configuration)
GU 24 GSM TRXs+1000 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTb1+5 UBBPd1
GU 48 GSM TRXs+500 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd1+1

UBRIb
GU 24 GSM TRXs+1000 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTe1+5 UBBPd1
GU 48 GSM TRXs+500 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTe1+2 UBBPd1+1

UBRIb
GL 48 GSM TRXs+414,000 LTE FDD BHCA 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd3_L
GL 48 GSM TRXs+1,170,000 LTE FDD BHCA 1 UMPTe1+6 UBBPd3_L
GL 24 GSM TRXs+1,350,000 LTE FDD BHCA 1 UMPTe1+6 UBBPe6_L
UL 350 UMTS CNBAPS+270,000 LTE FDD 1 UMPTb1+1 UBBPd2_U+1

BHCA UBBPd3_L

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RAT Signaling Specifications (Typical Board Configuration

Configuration)
UL 350 UMTS CNBAPS+504,000 LTE FDD 1 UMPTb1+1 UBBPd2_U+2

BHCA UBBPd3_L
UL 350 UMTS CNBAPS+1,350,000 LTE FDD 1 UMPTe1+1 UBBPd6_U+5

BHCA UBBPd3_L
UL 600 UMTS CNBAPS+1,206,000 LTE FDD 1 UMPTe1+1 UBBPd6_U+5

BHCA UBBPe6_L
GUL 18 GSM TRXs+500 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd2_U+1

+270,000 LTE FDD BHCA UBBPd3_L
GUL 24 GSM TRXs+800 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTb1+4 UBBPd1_U+1

+234,000 LTE FDD BHCA UBBPd3_L
GUL 24 GSM TRXs+350 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTe1+1 UBBPd6_U+5

+1,170,000 LTE FDD BHCA UBBPd3_L
GUL 24 GSM TRXs+600 UMTS CNBAPS 1 UMPTe1+2 UBBPd6_U+4

+900,000 LTE FDD BHCA UBBPe6_L
1.2.5 Board Technical Specifications

This section describes the baseband specifications and signaling specifications of main control
boards and BBPs.
NOTE
A capacity license is required to support board specifications.
1.2.5.1 Technical Specifications of Main Control and Transmission Boards

This section describes technical specifications of main control boards, including the capacity
specifications, maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode, maximum number of
uplink synchronized UEs, maximum number of DRBs, throughput specifications, signaling
specifications, maximum number of VoLTE UEs, maximum number of CA UEs, CPRI port
specifications, and transmission port specifications.
LTE FDD
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per main
control board working in LTE FDD mode.
Table 1-76 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per main control board
Board Max UEs in RRC Max UL Synchronized

Connected Mode UEs
UMPTb 10800 10800

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Board Max UEs in RRC Max UL Synchronized

Connected Mode UEs
UMPTe 14400 14400
The following table lists the maximum number of DRBs per main control board.
Table 1-77 Maximum number of DRBs per board
Board Max DRBs
UMPTb 32400
UMPTe 43200
The following table lists the signaling specifications of the boards based on the definition of
one BHCA in Traffic Model.
Table 1-78 Board signaling specifications
Board Specifications (BHCA)
UMPTb 360000
UMPTe 1620000
LTE TDD
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per main
control board working in LTE TDD mode.
Table 1-79 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per main control board
Board Max UEs in RRC Connected Mode
UMPTb 10800
UMPTe 14400
The maximum number of DRBs per UMPT is three times the maximum number of UEs in
RRC connected mode per board.
The following table lists the signaling specifications of the UMPT boards based on the
definition of one BHCA in Traffic Model.

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Table 1-80 Signaling specifications per UMPT working in LTE TDD mode
UMPTb 360000
UMPTe 1620000
LTE NB-IoT
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs per main control board working in
LTE NB-IoT mode.
Table 1-81 Maximum number of UEs per main control board
Board Max UEs in RRC Max UEs

Connected Mode
UMPTb 10800 1150000
UMPTe 14400 5200000
The following table lists the signaling specifications per main control board working in LTE
NB-IoT mode.
UMPTb 540000
UMPTe 2430000
FDD+NB-IoT
The following table lists the number of UEs per main control board working in LM mode.
Table 1-83 Maximum number of UEs per main control board working in LM mode
Board Max LTE NB-IoT UEs in Max LTE FDD+NB-IoT

RRC Connected Mode UEs(1)
UMPTb 10800 7500+345000
UMPTe 14400 11500+1040000

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NOTE
l (1):
In A+B in the preceding table, A indicates the maximum number of LTE FDD UEs in RRC
connected mode supported by this board and B indicates the maximum number of LTE NB-IoT UEs
supported by this board.
l In the preceding table, LTE FDD cell bandwidth is 20 MHz and LTE NB-IoT cell bandwidth is 200
kHz.
The following table lists the signaling specifications per main control board working in LM
mode.

Board LTE FDD+NB-IoT Signaling
Specifications (BHCA)(1)
UMPTb 252000+161000
UMPTe 1296000+484000
NOTE
l (1):
In A+B in the preceding table, A indicates the maximum LTE FDD signaling specifications
supported by this board and B indicates the maximum LTE NB-IoT signaling specifications
l The signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 4,860,000 BHCA.
FDD+TDD
The following table lists the signaling specifications per main control board working in LT
mode.
Table 1-85 Signaling specifications

UMPTb 360000
UMPTe 1620000
NOTE
LTE FDD and LTE TDD dynamically share the specifications of the main control board.
1.2.5.2 Technical Specifications of BBPs

This section describes technical specifications of baseband processing boards, including the
capacity specifications, maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode, maximum
number of uplink synchronized UEs, maximum number of DRBs, throughput specifications,
signaling specifications, maximum number of VoLTE UEs, maximum number of CA UEs,
CPRI port specifications, and transmission port specifications. If any specifications reach the
limit, replace existing boards or add new boards to expand capacity.

BBU5900
GSM
The following table lists the carrier specifications per UBBP working in GSM mode.
Table 1-86 Carrier specifications
Board 2R Carriers 4R Carriers
UBBPd1/UBBPd2/ 24 12
UBBPd3/UBBPd4
UBBPd5 36 18
UBBPd6 48 24
UMTS
The following table lists the baseband specifications per UBBP working in UMTS mode.
NOTE
l For details about the UBBP supporting 2R or 4R cells, see NodeB Baseband Resource Management
Feature Parameter Description.
l For a UBBP series board, 2R and 4R cells can be configured together. Assume that the board
supports mixed configuration of x 2R cells and y 4R cells in UMTS mode (x and y are greater than
0). The following conditions must be met:
l UBBPd2/UBBPd4/UBBPd5/UBBPe2: (x + y) ≤ 6
l UBBPd1/UBBPd3/UBBPd6/UBBPe1/UBBPe3/UBBPe4/UBBPe5/UBBPe6/UBBPei: (x + 2y)
≤ Number of 2R cells supported by the board and y < Number of 4R cells supported by the
board
Table 1-87 Baseband specifications
Boar 2R 4R Cells UL/DL CEs HSDPA HSDPA/

d Cells Codes HSUPA UEs
UBBP 6 l Normal: 3 384/512 6x15 288/288

d1 l Economic
al: 3
UBBP 6 l Normal: 6 512/768 6x15 384/384

d2 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 6 l Normal: 3 384/512 6x15 288/288

d3 l Economic
al: 3
UBBP 6 l Normal: 6 512/768 6x15 384/384

d4 l Economic
al: 6

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Boar 2R 4R Cells UL/DL CEs HSDPA HSDPA/

d Cells Codes HSUPA UEs
UBBP 6 l Normal: 6 768/768 6x15 512/512

d5 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 12 l Normal: 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768

d6 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 6 l Normal: 3 384/512 6x15 288/288

e1 l Economic
al: 3
UBBP 6 l Normal: 6 512/768 6x15 384/384

e2 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 12 l Normal: 6 768/768 12x15 512/512

e3 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 12 l Normal: 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768

e4 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 12 l Normal: 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768

e5 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 12 l Normal: 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768

e6 l Economic
al: 6
UBBP 12 l Normal: 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768

ei l Economic
al: 6
LTE FDD
The following table describes the cell specifications per UBBP working in LTE FDD mode.
Table 1-88 UBBP cell specifications

Board Cells Cell BW (MHz) Antenna Configuration
UBBPd3 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20 MHz 1T1R

3x20 MHz 1T2R
3x20 MHz 2T2R

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UBBPd4 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20 MHz 1T1R

3x20 MHz 1T2R
3x20 MHz 2T2R
3x20 MHz 2T4R
3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPd5 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6x20 MHz 1T1R

6x20 MHz 1T2R
6x20 MHz 2T2R
3x20 MHz 2T4R
3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPd6 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6x20 MHz 1T1R

6x20 MHz 1T2R
6x20 MHz 2T2R
6x20 MHz 2T4R
6x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe1 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20 MHz 1T1R

3x20 MHz 1T2R
3x20 MHz 2T2R
UBBPe2 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20 MHz 1T1R

3x20 MHz 1T2R
3x20 MHz 2T2R
3x20 MHz 2T4R
3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe3 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6x20 MHz 1T1R

6x20 MHz 1T2R
6x20 MHz 2T2R
3x20 MHz 2T4R
3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe4 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 BW = 1.4/3/5/10/15/20:

l 6x20 MHz 1T1R
l 6x20 MHz 1T2R
l 6x20 MHz 2T2R
l 6x20 MHz 2T4R
l 6x20 MHz 4T4R
BW = 5/10/15/20:
l 3x20 MHz 8T8R

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UBBPe5 9 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 9x20 MHz 1T1R

9x20 MHz 1T2R
9x20 MHz 2T2R
9x20 MHz 2T4R
9x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe6 12 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 BW = 1.4/3/5/10/15/20:

l 12x20 MHz 1T1R
l 12x20 MHz 1T2R
l 12x20 MHz 2T2R
l 12x20 MHz 2T4R
l 12x20 MHz 4T4R
BW = 5/10/15/20:
l 6x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPei 12 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 12x20 MHz 1T1R

12x20 MHz 1T2R
12x20 MHz 2T2R
12x20 MHz 2T4R
12x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPex2 2 5/10/15/20 2x20 MHz 32T32R
NOTE
l Hybrid configurations of 1R and 2R cells are supported. In these configurations, the total number of cells
cannot exceed the maximum number of 2R cells.
l Hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R cells or 2R and 4R cells are supported. In these configurations, the
total number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 4R cells.
l Software mapping of the UBBPex2 is as follows: BTS3900 V100R013C10SPC230 (or later), BTS3900
V100R015C00SPC120 (or later), and BTS3900 V100R015C10SPC080 (or later).
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per UBBP
working in LTE FDD mode.
Table 1-89 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per UBBP
Board Cell BW Max UEs in RRC Max UL
Connected Mode Synchronized UEs
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 1.4 MHz 504 504
3 MHz 1080 1080
5 MHz 1800 1800
10/15/20 MHz 3600 3600

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Board Cell BW Max UEs in RRC Max UL

Connected Mode Synchronized UEs
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 1.4 MHz 1008 1008
3 MHz 2160 2160
5/10/15/20 MHz 3600 3600
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 1.4 MHz 504 504
3 MHz 1080 1080
5 MHz 1800 1800
10/15/20 MHz 3600 3600
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 1.4 MHz 1008 1008
3 MHz 2160 2160
5/10/15/20 MHz 3600 3600
UBBPe5 1.4 MHz 1512 1512
3 MHz 3240 3240
5/10/15/20 MHz 3600 3600
UBBPe6 1.4 MHz 2016 2016
3 MHz 4320 4320
5/10/15/20 MHz 4800 4800
UBBPei 1.4 MHz 2016 2016
3 MHz 4320 4320
5/10/15/20 MHz 4800 4800
UBBPex2 5 MHz 1200 1200
10/15/20 MHz 2400 2400
The following table lists the maximum number of DRBs per BBP.
Table 1-90 Maximum number of DRBs per BBP
Board Max DRBs
UBBPd3/UBBPd4/UBBPd5/UBBPd6 10,800
UBBPe1/UBBPe2/UBBPe3/UBBPe4/ 10,800
UBBPe5
UBBPe6 14,400

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Board Max DRBs
UBBPei 14,400
UBBPex2 7200
The following table lists the uplink and downlink throughput per UBBP working in LTE FDD
mode.
Table 1-91 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per UBBP

Board Max DL Throughput per BBP Max UL Throughput per BBP
(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
UBBPd3 450 225
UBBPd4 600 225
UBBPd5 600 300
UBBPd6 1200 600
UBBPe1 450 225
UBBPe2 600 300
UBBPe3 600 300
UBBPe4 1200 600
UBBPe5 1200 600
UBBPe6 2400 1200
UBBPei 2400 1200
UBBPex2 2400 600
The following table lists the signaling specifications of the boards based on the definition of
one BHCA in Traffic Model.

UBBPd3/UBBPd4 270,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 270,000
UBBPe5 540,000

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UBBPe6 648,000
UBBPei 648,000
UBBPex2 432,000
In addition to highly efficient data services, the LTE network provides high quality VoLTE
services by specifying the QoS class identifier (QCI). VoLTE services are characterized by a
low data rate and a large number of regular small packets, which place high requirements on
the system processing delay and packet processing speed.
Capacity specifications of VoLTE refer to the maximum number of VoLTE UEs that can be
processed by the eNodeB when radio conditions are not considered. The following table lists
the maximum number of VoLTE UEs per BBP.
Table 1-93 Maximum number of VoLTE UEs per BBP

Board Max VoLTE UEs (with ROHC)
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 720
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 1000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 720
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 1200
UBBPe5 1400
UBBPe6 1600
UBBPei 1600
UBBPex2 1600
As one of the most important features in LTE-A networks, CA provides a peak data rate of 1
Gbit/s by aggregating contiguous carriers or non-contiguous carriers. A CA UE is served by a
primary component carrier (PCC) and at least one secondary component carrier (SCC).
According to the architecture and working principles of CA, a UE on its PCC consumes more
baseband processing resources than a non-CA UE performing data services, and a UE on one
of its SCCs consumes fewer baseband processing resources than a non-CA UE performing
data services.
Huawei uses model 1 to define the maximum number of CA UEs. The following table lists
the maximum number of CA UEs per BBP.

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Table 1-94 Maximum number of CA UEs per BBP in an FDD eNodeB

Board Max 2CC CA Max 3CC CA Max 4CC CA Max 5CC CA
UEs UEs UEs UEs
UBBPd3 750 (750 PCC 500 (500 PCC 375 (375 PCC 300 (300 PCC
+ 750 SCC) + 500 SCC + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 500 SCC) + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 375 SCC) + 300 SCC
+ 300 SCC)
UBBPd4 750 (750 PCC 500 (500 PCC 375 (375 PCC 300 (300 PCC
+ 750 SCC) + 500 SCC + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 500 SCC) + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 375 SCC) + 300 SCC
+ 300 SCC)
UBBPd5 1100 (1100 730 (730 PCC 550 (550 PCC 440 (440 PCC
PCC + 1100 + 730 SCC + 550 SCC + 440 SCC
SCC) + 730 SCC) + 550 SCC + 440 SCC
+ 550 SCC) + 440 SCC
+ 440 SCC)
UBBPd6 1100 (1100 730 (730 PCC 550 (550 PCC 440 (440 PCC
PCC + 1100 + 730 SCC + 550 SCC + 440 SCC
SCC) + 730 SCC) + 550 SCC + 440 SCC
+ 550 SCC) + 440 SCC
+ 440 SCC)
UBBPe1 750 (750 PCC 500 (500 PCC 375 (375 PCC 300 (300 PCC
+ 750 SCC) + 500 SCC + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 500 SCC) + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 375 SCC) + 300 SCC
+ 300 SCC)
UBBPe2 750 (750 PCC 500 (500 PCC 375 (375 PCC 300 (300 PCC
+ 750 SCC) + 500 SCC + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 500 SCC) + 375 SCC + 300 SCC
+ 375 SCC) + 300 SCC
+ 300 SCC)
UBBPe3 1200 (1200 800 (800 PCC 600 (600 PCC 480 (480 PCC
PCC + 1200 + 800 SCC + 600 SCC + 480 SCC
SCC) + 800 SCC) + 600 SCC + 480 SCC
+ 600 SCC) + 480 SCC
+ 480 SCC)
UBBPe4 1200 (1200 800 (800 PCC 600 (600 PCC 480 (480 PCC
PCC + 1200 + 800 SCC + 600 SCC + 480 SCC
SCC) + 800 SCC) + 600 SCC + 480 SCC
+ 600 SCC) + 480 SCC
+ 480 SCC)

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Board Max 2CC CA Max 3CC CA Max 4CC CA Max 5CC CA

UEs UEs UEs UEs
UBBPe5 1500 (1500 1000 (1000 750 (750 PCC 600 (600 PCC
PCC + 1500 PCC + 1000 + 750 SCC + 600 SCC
SCC) SCC + 1000 + 750 SCC + 600 SCC
SCC) + 750 SCC) + 600 SCC
+ 600 SCC)
UBBPe6 1800 (1800 1200 (1200 900 (900 PCC 720 (720 PCC
PCC + 1800 PCC + 1200 + 900 SCC + 720 SCC
SCC) SCC + 1200 + 900 SCC + 720 SCC
SCC) + 900 SCC) + 720 SCC
+ 720 SCC)
UBBPei 1800 (1800 1200 (1200 900 (900 PCC 720 (720 PCC
PCC + 1800 PCC + 1200 + 900 SCC + 720 SCC
SCC) SCC + 1200 + 900 SCC + 720 SCC
SCC) + 900 SCC) + 720 SCC
+ 720 SCC)
UBBPex2 1200 (1200 800 (800 PCC 600 (600 PCC 480 (480 PCC
PCC + 1200 + 800 SCC + 600 SCC + 480 SCC
SCC) + 800 SCC) + 600 SCC + 480 SCC
+ 600 SCC) + 480 SCC
+ 480 SCC)
NOTE
l In traffic model 1, the value of (Number of non-CA UEs carried on a BBP + Number of PCC-served UEs
on the board x [1 + (N – 1) x 0.5] + Number of SCC-served UEs on the board x 0.5) is less than or equal
to the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode supported by the board. N is the number of
component carriers for CA. For example, the value of N is 2 for 2CC CA.
l The maximum number of PCC-served UEs per board cannot exceed the value listed in this table.
For example, the UBBPd3 board supports a maximum of 750 PCC-served 2CC CA UEs or 500
PCC-served 3CC CA UEs when it carries only PCC-served UEs.
l In traffic model 1, the sum of (Number of non-CA UEs + Number of PCC-served UEs + Number of
SCC-served UEs carried on a board) is less than or equal to the maximum number of UEs in RRC
connected mode on the board.
LTE TDD
The following table describes the cell specifications per UBBP working in LTE TDD mode.
Board Cells Cell BW (MHz) Antenna

Configuration
UBBPd4 3 5/10/15/20 3x20 MHz 2T2R

3x20 MHz 4T4R

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Board Cells Cell BW (MHz) Antenna

Configuration
UBBPd6 6 5/10/15/20 6x20 MHz 2T2R

6x20 MHz 4T4R
3 10/15/20 3x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPd9 3 10/15/20 3x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPe4 6 5/10/15/20 6x20 MHz 2T2R

6x20 MHz 4T4R
3 10/15/20 3x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPe6 12 5/10/15/20 12x20 MHz 2T2R

12x20 MHz 4T4R
6 10/15/20 6x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPem 2 10/15/20 2x20 MHz 64T64R
UBBPei 12 5/10/15/20 12x20 MHz 2T2R

12x20 MHz 4T4R
6 10/15/20 6x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPf1 3 10/15/20 3x20 MHz 64T64R
NOTE
l The UBBPe/UBBPei supports the hybrid configuration of 2R and 4R cells. In this scenario, the
UBBPe/UBBPei can be configured with a maximum of six cells.
l The UBBPe/UBBPei supports hybrid configurations of 2R and 8R cells or 4R and 8R cells. In this
scenario, the UBBPe/UBBPei can be configured with a maximum of three cells.
l The UBBPem/UBBPf1 cannot be used with the UMPTb.
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per UBBP
working in LTE TDD mode.
Table 1-96 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode per UBBP
Board Cell BW Subframe Max UEs in Max UL

Configuration RRC Synchronized
Connected UEs
Mode
UBBPd4 5 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 1800 900
10/15/20 SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 3600 1800

MHz
UBBPd6 5 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 1800 1800

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Board Cell BW Subframe Max UEs in Max UL

Configuration RRC Synchronized
Connected UEs
Mode
10/15/20 SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 3600 3600

MHz
UBBPd9 10/15/20 SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 3600 3600

MHz
UBBPe4 5 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 3600 1800
10/15/20 SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 3600 3600

MHz
UBBPe6 5 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 4800 3600
10/15/20 SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 4800 4800

MHz
UBBPem 10 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 2400 1200
15 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 2400 1800
20 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 2400 2400
UBBPei 5 MHz SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 4800 3600
10/15/20 SA1 (2:2)/SA2 (3:1) 4800 4800

MHz
UBBPf1 10 MHz SA2 (3:1) 3600 1800
15 MHz SA2 (3:1) 3600 2700
20 MHz SA2 (3:1) 3600 3600
The maximum number of DRBs per UBBP is three times the maximum number of UEs in
RRC connected mode per board.
Table 1-97 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per BBP in a TDD eNodeB
(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
UBBPd6 1200 600
UBBPd9 1200 600
UBBPe4 1200 600
UBBPe6 2400 1200
UBBPem 2400 1200

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(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
UBBPei 2400 1200
UBBPf1 2700 1400
The following table lists the signaling specifications of the UBBP boards based on the
definition of one BHCA in Traffic Model.
Table 1-98 Signaling specifications per UBBP working in LTE TDD mode
UBBPd4 270,000
UBBPe4 432,000
UBBPe6 648,000
UBBPem 648,000
UBBPei 648,000
UBBPf1 648,000
LTE NB-IoT
The following table describes cell specifications per UBBP working in LTE NB-IoT mode.

Board Max Cells Cell BW (kHz) Antenna
Configuration
UBBPd3 6 200 6x200 kHz 1T1R

6x200 kHz 1T2R
6x200 kHz 2T2R
UBBPd3(5) 3 400 3x400 kHz 1T1R

3x400 kHz 1T2R
3x400 kHz 2T2R

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Configuration

6x200 kHz 1T2R
6x200 kHz 2T2R
6x200 kHz 2T4R
6x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd4(5) 3 400 3x400 kHz 1T1R

3x400 kHz 1T2R
3x400 kHz 2T2R
3x400 kHz 2T4R
3x400 kHz 4T4R

9x200 kHz 1T2R
9x200 kHz 2T2R
6x200 kHz 2T4R
6x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd5(6) 3 400 3x400 kHz 1T1R

3x400 kHz 1T2R
3x400 kHz 2T2R
3x400 kHz 2T4R
3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd5(6) 3+3 200+400 3x200+3x400 kHz 1T1R

3x200+3x400 kHz 1T2R
3x200+3x400 kHz 2T2R

9x200 kHz 1T2R
9x200 kHz 2T2R
9x200 kHz 2T4R
9x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd6(7) 3+3 200+400 3x200+3x400 kHz 1T1R

3x200+3x400 kHz 1T2R
3x200+3x400 kHz 2T2R
3x200+3x400 kHz 2T4R
3x200+3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe1 6 200 6x200 kHz 1T1R

6x200 kHz 1T2R
6x200 kHz 2T2R

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Configuration

6x400 kHz 1T2R
6x400 kHz 2T2R

6x200 kHz 1T2R
6x200 kHz 2T2R
6x200 kHz 2T4R
6x200 kHz 4T4R

6x400 kHz 1T2R
6x400 kHz 2T2R
6x400 kHz 2T4R
6x400 kHz 4T4R

9x200 kHz 1T2R
9x200 kHz 2T2R
6x200 kHz 2T4R
6x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe3(8) 6 400 6x400 kHz 1T1R

6x400 kHz 1T2R
6x400 kHz 2T2R
6x400 kHz 2T4R
6x400 kHz 4T4R

9x200 kHz 1T2R
9x200 kHz 2T2R
9x200 kHz 2T4R
9x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe4(9) 6 400 6x400 kHz 1T1R

6x400 kHz 1T2R
6x400 kHz 2T2R
6x400 kHz 2T4R
6x400 kHz 4T4R

BBU5900

Configuration
UBBPe5 12 200 12x200 kHz 1T1R

12x200 kHz 1T2R
12x200 kHz 2T2R
12x200 kHz 2T4R
12x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe5 12 400 12x400 kHz 1T1R

12x400 kHz 1T2R
12x400 kHz 2T2R
12x400 kHz 2T4R
12x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe6 15 200 15x200 kHz 1T1R

15x200 kHz 1T2R
15x200 kHz 2T2R
15x200 kHz 2T4R
15x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe6(10) 12 400 12x400 kHz 1T1R

12x400 kHz 1T2R
12x400 kHz 2T2R
12x400 kHz 2T4R
12x400 kHz 4T4R

BBU5900
NOTE
l Hybrid configurations of 1R and 2R cells are supported. In these configurations, the total number of
cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 2R cells.
l Hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R cells or 2R and 4R cells are supported. In these configurations,
the total number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 4R cells.
l (5):If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed three. If more than
three 200 kHz 4T4R cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be set up.
l (6):
l For 4T4R cells, if a 400 kHz 4T4R cell has been set up, the total number of 4T4R cells cannot
exceed three. If more than three 200 kHz 4T4R cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be
set up.
l For 2T4R cells, if more than six 2T4R cells have been set up, no 4T4R cell can be set up. If a
400 kHz 2T4R cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six and the total
number of 400 kHz cells cannot exceed three. If more than six 200 kHz cells have been set up,
no 400 kHz cell can be set up.
l (7):
If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six and the total
number of 400 kHz cells cannot exceed three. If more than six 200 kHz cells have been set up, no
400 kHz cell can be set up.
l (8):
If a 400 kHz cell or a 4T4R cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six. If
more than six 2T4R cells have been set up, neither 400 kHz cells nor 4T4R cells can be set up.
l (9):
If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six. If more than six
200 kHz cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be set up.
l (10): If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed twelve. If more than
twelve 200 kHz cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be set up.
The following table lists the maximum number of UEs per BBP working in LTE NB-IoT
mode.
Table 1-100 Maximum number of UEs per BBP
Board Max UEs in RRC Max Covered UEs

Connected Mode
UBBPd3 3600 (6x200 kHz 2T2R) 865,000

1800 (3x400 kHz 2T2R)
UBBPd4 3600 865,000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 3600 1,270,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 3600 865,000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 3600 1,385,000
UBBPe5 3600 1,385,000
UBBPe6 4800 1,385,000
The following table provides the maximum uplink and downlink throughput per BBP working
in LTE NB-IoT mode.

BBU5900
Table 1-101 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per BBP in an LTE NB-IoT eNodeB
Board Max DL Throughput per Max UL Throughput per
BBP (Mbit/s) BBP (Mbit/s)
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 0.636 (6x200 kHz) 1.2

0.666 (3x400 kHz)
UBBPd5 0.954 (9x200 kHz 2T2R) 1.8 (9x200 kHz 2T2R)

0.666 (3x400 kHz 4T4R) 1.2 (3x400 kHz 4T4R)
UBBPd6 0.954 1.8
UBBPe1 0.636 (200 kHz) 1.2 (200 kHz)

1.332 (400 kHz) 2.4 (400 kHz)
UBBPe2 0.636 (200 kHz) 1.2 (200 kHz)

1.332 (400 kHz) 2.4 (400 kHz)
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 0.954 (9x200 kHz) 1.8 (200 kHz)

1.332 (6x400 kHz) 2.4 (400 kHz)
UBBPe5 1.272 (200 kHz) 2.4 (200 kHz)

2.664 (400 kHz) 4.8 (400 kHz)
UBBPe6 1.59 (200 kHz) 3 (200 kHz)

2.664 (400 kHz) 4.8 (400 kHz)
The following table lists the signaling specifications of a BBP working in LTE NB-IoT.

UBBPe5 810,000
UBBPe6 972,000
FDD+NB-IoT
The following table lists the cell specifications of the BBPs working in LM mode.

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Table 1-103 Cell specifications of BBPs

Board LTE FDD Cell LTE NB-IoT Cell
Specifications Specifications
UBBPd3 3x10 MHz 2T2R 3x200 kHz 2T2R
UBBPd5 3x20 MHz 2T2R+3x10 MHz 3x200 kHz 2T2R

2T2R
3x10 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R

2T4R
UBBPd5 3x20 MHz 2T2R/2T4R+3x10 3x200 kHz 2T2R/2T4R

MHz 2T2R/2T4R

4T4R
UBBPe1 3x20 MHz 2T2R 3x400 kHz 2T2R

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NOTE
l Hybrid configurations of 1R and 2R cells are supported. In these configurations, the total number of
cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 2R cells.
l Hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R cells or 2R and 4R cells are supported. In these configurations,
the total number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 4R cells.
l When the UBBPd is used to serve LTE NB-IoT cells, the maximum throughput of the board
decreases. The decrease in the maximum throughput is proportional to the decrease in the total
bandwidth of LTE cells.
l For a UBBPd/UBBPe, each LTE FDD cell can be associated with one inband LTE NB-IoT cell. (For
a UBBPd, if Standard Ratio is set to FDD_ENHANCE, FDD cells cannot share bandwidth to set
up inband NB-IoT cells.)
l Work Mode can be set to FDD_NBIOT_CUSTOM only for the LBBPd3 and LBBPd5 boards.
l For an LBBPd, each LTE FDD cell can be associated with one inband carrier. For a UBBPd/UBBPe,
each LTE FDD cell can be associated with two inband carriers. For an LBBPd, FDD cells cannot be
associated with 4T4R inband NB-IoT carriers. For a UBBPd, if Standard Ratio is set to
FDD_ENHANCE, FDD cells cannot be associated with inband NB-IoT carriers.
l For a UBBPd5/UBBPd6, if Standard Ratio is set to NBIOT_ENHANCE, the configuration of
3x400 kHz 4T4R LTE NB-IoT cells is supported. For a UBBPe6, if Standard Ratio is set to
NBIOT_ENHANCE, the configuration of 6x400 kHz 4T4R LTE NB-IoT cells is supported.
The following table lists the number of UEs supported per BBP working in LM mode.
Table 1-104 Maximum number of UEs per BBP working in LM mode

Board Max LTE NB-IoT UEs in Max LTE FDD+NB-IoT
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 1800 2500+250,000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 1800 2500+380,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 1800 2500+250,000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 1800 2500+410,000
UBBPe5 1800 2500+410,000
UBBPe6 1800 3350+410,000
NOTE
l (1):
In A+B in the preceding table, A indicates the maximum number of LTE FDD UEs in RRC
l In the preceding table, LTE FDD cell bandwidth is 20 MHz and LTE NB-IoT cell bandwidth is 200
kHz.
l In LM scenarios, LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT share baseband resources.
The following table provides the uplink and downlink throughput per BBP working in LM
mode.

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Table 1-105 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per BBP working in LM mode
(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
UBBPd3 225 150
UBBPd4 300 150
UBBPd5 450 225
UBBPd6 900 450
UBBPe1 450 225
UBBPe2 600 300
UBBPe3 600 300
UBBPe4 1200 600
UBBPe5 1200 600
UBBPe6 2400 1200
The following table lists the signaling specifications of the BBPs working in LM mode.

Board LTE FDD+NB-IoT Signaling
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 189,000+121,000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 277,000+177,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 189,000+121,000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 302,000+193,000
UBBPe5 378,000+242,000
UBBPe6 454,000+292,000
NOTE
l (1):
In A+B in the preceding table, A indicates the maximum LTE FDD signaling specifications

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TDD+NB-IoT
NOTE
TDD+NB-IoT specifications are supported only when TDD uplink-downlink subframe configuration
SA1 or SA2 is used.
The following table lists the cell specifications of the UBBPs working in TM mode.
Board LTE TDD Cell LTE NB-IoT Cell

Specifications(1) Specifications

(1): This table lists the maximum specifications. Lower specifications are supported.
The following table lists the number of UEs supported per UBBP working in TM mode.
Table 1-108 Maximum number of UEs per UBBP working in TM mode
Board Max LTE NB-IoT UEs in Max LTE TDD+NB-IoT

UBBPe4 1800 2500+410,000
UBBPe6 1800 3350+625,000
NOTE
l (1):
In A+B in the preceding table, A indicates the maximum number of LTE TDD UEs in RRC
l Specifications in the preceding table are provided based on the assumption that the LTE TDD cell
bandwidth is 20 MHz.
The following table provides the uplink and downlink throughput per BBP working in TM
mode.
Table 1-109 Maximum uplink and downlink throughput per BBP working in TM mode

(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
UBBPe4 1200 x DL subframe ratio l 450 x UL subframe ratio of

SA1 (2:2)
l 600 x UL subframe ratio of
SA2 (3:1)

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(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
UBBPe6 2400 x DL subframe ratio l 900 x UL subframe ratio of

SA1 (2:2)
l 1200 x UL subframe ratio of
SA2 (3:1)
The following table lists the signaling specifications of a UBBP working in TM mode.
Table 1-110 UBBP signaling specifications

Board LTE TDD+NB-IoT Signaling
UBBPe4 302,000+193,000
UBBPe6 454,000+292,000
NOTE
l (1):
In A+B in the preceding table, A indicates the maximum LTE TDD signaling specifications
Multi-RAT
In co-BBP scenarios, the baseband signals of multiple RATs are processed by one baseband
processing board. Co-BBP specifications refer to the maximum processing capability per
baseband processing board when it processes baseband signals of multiple RATs at the same
time. For example, GL co-BBP specifications refer to the maximum processing capability per
baseband processing board when it processes GSM and LTE FDD baseband signals
simultaneously.
The following tables provide GU/GL/UL/UM/GUL/ULM co-BBP specifications.
NOTE
l For a UBBPd3/UBBPd4 board working in co-BBP mode of which the supported RATs include GSM
and LTE (for example, GL co-BBP), an LTE FDD cell cannot be associated with any inband NB-IoT
cell.
l In co-MPT scenarios, a UBBPe board can function as a GSM CPRI interface board, connecting to
RF modules that process GSM baseband signals.
l If LTE and related NB inband cells are set up on different baseband processing boards, baseband
signals can be forwarded by the UBBP but cannot be forwarded by the WBBP.

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Table 1-111 Co-BBP specifications (GU)

RAT GSM UMTS
Item TRXs TRXs Cells UL/DL CEs HSDPA HSDPA/

(2R) (4R) Codes HSUPA UEs
UBBPd1 12 6 6 (2R) 192/256 6x15 144/144

3 (4R)
UBBPd2 12 6 6 (2R) 256/384 6x15 192/192

3 (4R)
UBBPd3 12 6 6 (2R) 192/256 6x15 144/144

3 (4R)
UBBPd4 12 6 6 (2R) 256/384 6x15 192/192

3 (4R)
UBBPd5 18 9 6 (2R) 384/512 6x15 288/288

3 (4R)
UBBPd6 24 12 6 512/768 6x15 384/384

(2R/4R
)
Table 1-112 Co-BBP specifications (GL)

RAT GSM LTE FDD
Item TRXs TRXs Max Cells Max UEs in RRC Max DL/UL
(2R) (4R) Connected Mode Throughput
(Mbit/s)
UBBPd3 12 6 3 (2R, 1.4/3/5/10 l 1.4 MHz: 504 225/112.5

MHz) l 3 MHz: 1080
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10 MHz: 3600
UBBPd4 12 6 3 (2R, 1.4/3/5/10 l 1.4 MHz: 504 220/112.5

MHz) l 3 MHz: 1080
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10 MHz: 3600
UBBPd5 18 9 3 (2R/4R, l 1.4 MHz: 504 600/225

1.4/3/5/10/15/20 l 3 MHz: 1080
MHz)
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10/15/20 MHz:
3600

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RAT GSM LTE FDD
UBBPd6 24 12 3 (2R/4R, l 1.4 MHz: 504 600/225

1.4/3/5/10/15/20 l 3 MHz: 1080
MHz)
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10/15/20 MHz:
3600
Table 1-113 Co-BBP specifications (UL)

RAT UMTS LTE FDD
Item Cells UL/D HSDPA HSDPA/ Max Max UEs in Max

L CEs Codes HSUPA Cells RRC Connected DL/UL
UEs Mode Through
put
(Mbit/s)
UBB 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 3 l 1.4 MHz: 504 600/225

Pd6 (2R/4R) 68 (2R/4 l 3 MHz: 1080
R)
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10/15/20
MHz: 3600
UBB 6 (2R) 384/5 6x15 288/288 3 (2R) l 1.4 MHz: 504 450/225
Pe3 3 (4R) 12 l 3 MHz: 1080
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10/15/20
MHz: 3600
UBB 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 3 l 1.4 MHz: 504 600/225

Pe4 (2R/4R) 68 (2R/4 l 3 MHz: 1080
R)
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10/15/20
MHz: 3600
UBB 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 6 (2R) l 1.4 MHz: 600/300

Pe5 (2R/4R) 68 1008
l 3 MHz: 2160
l 5/10/15/20
MHz: 3600

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RAT UMTS LTE FDD
UBB 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 l 6 l 1.4 MHz: 1200/600

Pe6 (2R/4R) 68 (2R 1008
/4R l 3 MHz: 2160
)
l 5/10/15/20
l 3 MHz: 3600
(8R
)
UBB 3 256/3 3x15 192/192 l 9 l 1.4 MHz: 1200/600

Pe6(1 (2R/4R) 84 (2R 1512
) /4R l 3 MHz: 3240
)
l 5/10/15/20
l 3 MHz: 3600
(8R
)
UBB 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 6 l 1.4 MHz: 1200/600

Pei (2R/4R) 68 (2R/4 1008
R) l 3 MHz: 2160
l 5/10/15/20
MHz: 3600
NOTE
(1):
This specification can be provided only when the Standard Ratio parameter is set to
FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).
NOTE
(1)(2): This specification can be provided only when the Standard Ratio parameter is set to
FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).
Table 1-114 Co-BBP specifications (UM)

RA UMTS LTE NB-IoT
T
Ite Cells UL/ HS HSD Max Max Max Max Max

m DL DP PA/ Cells UEs Signali UEs in DL/UL
CEs A HSU ng RRC Throughpu
Cod PA Specific Conne t (Mbit/s)
es UEs ations cted
(BHCA Mode
)
UB 6 512/ 6x1 384/ 3 (4R, 520,0 243,000 1800 0.318/0.6

BPd (2R) 768 5 384 200 00
6 3 kHz)
(4R)

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RA UMTS LTE NB-IoT

T
UB 6 384/ 6x1 288/ 3 (4R, 635,0 297,000 1800 0.666/1.2

BPe (2R) 512 5 288 400 00
3 3 kHz)
(4R)
UB 6 512/ 6x1 384/ 3 (4R, 635,0 297,000 1800 0.666/1.2

BPe (2R/4 768 5 384 400 00
4 R) kHz)
UB 6 512/ 6x1 384/ 3 (4R, 635,0 297,000 1800 0.666/1.2

BPe (2R/4 768 5 384 400 00
5 R) kHz)
UB 6 512/ 6x1 384/ 6 (4R, 983,0 459,000 3600 1.332/2.4

BPe (2R/4 768 5 384 400 00
6 R) kHz)
NOTE
(1):
This specification can be provided only when Standard Ratio is set to NR_ENHANCE(NR
Enhance).
Table 1-115 Co-BBP specifications (GUL)
RAT Item UBBPd6
GSM TRXs (2R) 12
TRXs (4R) 6
UMTS Cells 6 (2R)

3 (4R)
UL/DL CEs 256/384
HSDPA Codes 6x15
HSDPA/HSUPA 192/192
UEs
LTE FDD Max Cells 3 (2R/4R, 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz)
Max UEs in RRC l 1.4 MHz: 504

Connected Mode l 3 MHz: 1080
l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10/15/20 MHz: 3600
Max DL/UL 600/225

Throughput (Mbit/s)

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Table 1-116 Co-BBP specifications (ULM) (UBBPd6/UBBPe3/UBBPe4)

RAT Item UBBPd6 UBBPe3 UBBPe4
UMTS Cells 6 (2R/4R) 6 (2R) 6 (2R/4R)

3 (4R)
UL/DL CEs 512/768 384/512 512/768
HSDPA Codes 6x15 6x15 6x15
HSDPA/HSUPA 384/384 288/288 384/384

UEs
LTE Max Cells 3 (4R, 1.4/3/5/10 3 (2R, 1.4/3/5/10 3 (4R,

FDD MHz) MHz) 1.4/3/5/10 MHz)
Max UEs in l 1.4 MHz: 504 l 1.4 MHz: 504 l 1.4 MHz:
RRC Connected l 3 MHz: 1080 l 3 MHz: 1080 504
Mode l 3 MHz: 1080
l 5 MHz: 1800 l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10 MHz: 2520 l 10 MHz: 2520 l 5 MHz: 1800
l 10 MHz:
2520
Max DL/UL 300/112.5 255/112.5 300/112.5

Throughput
(Mbit/s)
LTE NB- Max Cells 3 (4R, 200 kHz) 3 (2R, 200 kHz) 3 (4R, 200 kHz)
IoT
Max UEs 635,000 635,000 635,000
Max Signaling 297,000 297,000 297,000

Specifications
(BHCA)
Max UEs in 1800, which can 1800, which can 1800, which can
RRC Connected be shared with be shared with be shared with
Mode LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 LTE FDD; ≤
in total in total 3600 in total
Max DL/UL 0.318/0.6 0.318/0.6 0.318/0.6

Throughput
(Mbit/s)
Table 1-117 Co-BBP specifications (ULM) (UBBPe5/UBBPe6)

RAT Item UBBPe5 UBBPe6
UMTS Cells 6 (2R/4R) 6 (2R/4R)
UL/DL CEs 512/768 512/768
HSDPA Codes 6x15 6x15

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HSDPA/HSUPA UEs 384/384 384/384
LTE Max Cells 6 (2R, 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6 (4R, 1.4/3/5/10/15/20

FDD MHz) MHz)
Max UEs in RRC l 1.4 MHz: 1008 l 1.4 MHz: 1008

Connected Mode l 3 MHz: 2160 l 3 MHz: 2160
l 5/10/15/20 MHz: l 5/10/15/20 MHz:
2520 2520
Max DL/UL 600/300 1200/600

Throughput (Mbit/s)
LTE NB- Max Cells 3 (2R, 400 kHz) 3 (4R, 400 kHz)
IoT
Max UEs 635,000 635,000
Max Signaling 297,000 297,000

Specifications
(BHCA)
Max UEs in RRC 1800, which can be 1800, which can be

Connected Mode shared with LTE FDD; shared with LTE FDD; ≤
≤ 3600 in total 3600 in total
Max DL/UL 0.666/1.2 0.666/1.2

Throughput (Mbit/s)
1.2.6 BBU5900 Equipment Specifications

BBU equipment specifications include the input power specifications, dimensions, weight,
heat dissipation capabilities, environmental specifications, and surge protection specifications.
Input Power Specifications

The following table lists the input power specifications of a BBU5900.
Table 1-118 Input power
Type Specifications
BBU5900 When configured with a UPEUe: –48 V DC
Table 1-119 Voltage range
Type Specifications
BBU5900 When configured with a UPEUe: –38.4 V DC to –57 V DC

BBU5900
Dimensions and Weight

The following table lists the dimensions and weight of a BBU5900.
Table 1-120 Dimensions and weight
Item Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x D) 86 mm x 442 mm x 310 mm
Weight BBU5900 ≤ 18 kg (full configuration)
Heat Dissipation Capabilities

The following table lists the heat dissipation capabilities of a BBU5900.
Table 1-121 Heat dissipation capability
Type Specifications
BBU5900 When configured with a FANf: 2100 W
Environmental Specifications
The following table lists the environmental specifications of a BBU5900.
Table 1-122 Environmental specifications
Item Specifications
Operating temperature Long-term operation: –20°C to +55°C
Relative humidity 5% RH to 95% RH
Ingress protection rating IP20
Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa
Noise sound power level ETS 300 753 3.1

≤ 7.2 bels
Storage time It is recommended that the product be installed and put into use
within a year after being delivered. Otherwise, it may
malfunction.
Compliance Standards
The following table lists the compliance standards for a BBU5900.

BBU5900
Table 1-123 Standards compliance for a BBU

Item Standard
Storage environment ETSI EN300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) class1.2 "Weather

protected, not temperature-controlled storage locations"
NOTE
l The validity period is one year.
l The product can function properly within the validity period if the
storage environment meets the preceding standards.
Surge protection l IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1: General

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

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BTS5900 l SRAN13.1 V100R013C10

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1.2 BBU5900 Technical Specifications

1.2.1 eGBTS Technical Specifications

Table 1-1 Capacity specifications of the eGBTS

BBU NE Specifications Board Configuration

BBU5900 eGBTS A single site supports a maximum 1 UMPTb+2 UBBPd boards

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1.2.2 NodeB Technical Specifications

Table 1-2 Capacity specifications of the NodeB

BBU5900 A maximum of 48 cells are 1 UMPTb+6 UBBPd6

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1.2.3 eNodeB Technical Specifications

1.2.3.1 Technical Specifications of the FDD eNodeB

Table 1-4 Capacity specifications of an FDD eNodeB

Max throughput per l When configured with UMPTb1/UMPTb2 boards:

Max UEs in RRC l When configured with a UMPTb board: 10,800

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Maximum Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

1.4 MHz 168 168

3 MHz 360 360

5 MHz 600 600

10/15/20 MHz 1200 1200

1 UMPTb+3 UBBPd5 10,800

Maximum Number of DRBs

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2T2R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

UL 1x2 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

2T4R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

UL 1x4 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

4T4R DL 4x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

DL 4x4 299 220 150 73 44 17

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2T2R DL 2x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

2T4R DL 2x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

4T4R DL 4x2 195.816 149.776 97.896 48.936 29.296 11.832

DL 4x4 391.656 299.856 175.6 97.896 59.526 20.616

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2T2R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

UL 1x2 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

UL 2x2 150.752( 110.112( 73.392 36.672 22.128 8.784

2T4R DL 2x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

UL 1x4 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

UL 2x4 150.752( 110.112( 73.392 36.672 22.128 8.784

4T4R DL 4x2 150 110 73 36 22 8.7

DL 4x4 299 220 150 73 44 17

UL 1x4 75.376 55.056 36.696 18.336 11.064 4.392

UL 2x4 150.752( 110.112( 73.392 36.672 22.128 8.784

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