ZXSDR A8602 Product Description (RRU Imacro)

ZXSDR A8602 Product Description
UniRAN 16/UL Multi-Mode


Version Date Author Reviewer Notes
V1.00 2017/01/26 Yang Lisha Update 256QAM in LTE downlink
1. Introduce DC power supply

V1.10 2017/05/11 Yang Lisha
2. Delete S1800 module
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Benefits................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Application Scenarios .......................................................................................... 5
2 Product Architecture ......................................................................................... 5

2.1 Physical Appearance ........................................................................................... 5
2.2 Hardware Architecture ......................................................................................... 6
2.2.1 DTR & PA ............................................................................................................ 7
2.2.2 DFL ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.3 PWR .................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.4 OIB ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.5 Electrical Tilt Antenna .......................................................................................... 8
2.3 Software Architecture ........................................................................................... 8
2.4 Functionality......................................................................................................... 9
3 Technical Specifications ................................................................................. 10

3.1 Physical Specifications....................................................................................... 10
3.2 Performance Specifications ............................................................................... 10
3.2.1 Operation Frequency Band ................................................................................ 10
3.2.2 ToC Output Power ............................................................................................. 11
3.2.3 Capacity ............................................................................................................. 11
3.2.4 Static Receiving Sensitivity ................................................................................ 11
3.3 Antenna Specifications ...................................................................................... 12
3.4 Power Specifications.......................................................................................... 12
3.4.1 Power Requirements ......................................................................................... 12
3.4.2 Power Consumption........................................................................................... 13
3.5 Interface Specifications ...................................................................................... 13
3.6 Transmission ..................................................................................................... 14
3.7 Working Environment Specifications .................................................................. 14
3.8 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications ..................................................... 14
3.9 Reliability Specifications..................................................................................... 15
4 Glossary ........................................................................................................... 16
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FIGURES
Figure 2-1 Appearance ....................................................................................................... 6

Figure 2-2 System Structure ............................................................................................... 6
Figure 2-3 Software Architecture......................................................................................... 9
TABLES
Table 3-1 Physical Specifications.......................................................................................10

Table 3-2 Operation Frequency Band ................................................................................11
Table 3-3 ToC Output Power .............................................................................................11
Table 3-4 Capacity .............................................................................................................11
Table 3-5 Receiver Sensitivity ............................................................................................12
Table 3-6 Antenna Specifications.......................................................................................12
Table 3-7 Power Supply .....................................................................................................12
Table 3-8 Power Consumption ...........................................................................................13
Table 3-9 Description of A8602 External Interfaces ...........................................................13
Table 3-10 CPRI Interfaces................................................................................................14
Table 3-11 Environment Specifications ..............................................................................14
Table 3-12 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications ...................................................14
Table 3-13 Reliability Characteristics .................................................................................15

1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
ZTE ZXSDR A8602 (hereinafter A8602) is the latest released ultra broadband active
antenna unit from ZTE. It consists of remote unit and electrical tilt antenna, supporting
UMTS and LTE telecommunication systems. A8602 is superior in many aspects in active
antenna solution, ultra wide-band technology and dynamic output power sharing
function.
Compared with traditional solution, the RF module is integrated into antenna by active
antenna solution. In this way, the feeder loss is saved and the installation space is greatly
reduced on the tower, on the pole or against the wall.
The document is designed to give an overview of the characteristics of A8602 M1821, its
key benefits, the architecture, functionality and services, as well as the system
capabilities.
1.2 Benefits
 Integration of Antenna, Simplification of RAN Architecture
A8602 is integrated with remote radio unit and electrical tilt antenna. With this
design, the feeder connection between radio unit and antenna is removed and
feeder loss is saved. The combination also saves the dwindling installation
resources on the tower, on the pole or against the wall.
 Ultra Broadband, High Integration, Less Modules
A8602 M1821 supports ultra band of 365MHz, from 1805MHz to 2170MHz. When
there are network construction or reconstruction requirements both in 1800MHz and
2100MHz, one A8602 replaces two traditional RRUs with one in 1800MHz and the
other in 2100MHz. It greatly reduces module quantities and saves installation
space.

 Multi-Mode RRU, Smooth Evolution
A8602 M1821 supports LTE in 1800MHz and UMTS and LTE in 2100MHz. In
different phases during the evolution process towards LTE, Operators can find the
most appropriate configuration of A8602 through software upgrade to suit the
frequency spectrum holdings.
 Slim and Light, Suitable for Macro Coverage in Streets
At 17kg and 17L in slim columnar shape, A8602 requires less installation space. It
is easy to be installed in the streets in the dense urban area. After the network
coverage has been almost completed in dense area, the newly arisen issues should
be considered to improve the user experience, such as capacity expansion and
blind spot coverage in the streets between tall buildings. A8602 with 2*40W output
power and small size, is the appropriate choice for operators in the scenarios
mentioned above.
1.3 Application Scenarios
A8602 and Baseband Unit (BBU) comprise the distributed macro base station BS8700.
2 Product Architecture
2.1 Physical Appearance
The physical appearances of A8602 are shown in the following figure.

Figure 2-1 Appearance
2.2 Hardware Architecture
The hardware architecture of A8602 is shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2 System Structure
A8602
TX1 ANT1
CPRI 1 TX2
OIB
CPRI 2 DTR & PA
RX1 DFL Antenna

RX2 ANT2
PWR
AISG
A8602 includes 5 main hardware modules.

 Dual-channel Transceiver & Power Amplifier (DTR & PA)
 Optical interface board (OIB)
 Duplex Filter (DFL)
 Power module (PWR)
 Electrical Tilt Antenna
Functions of each module are specified below.
2.2.1 DTR & PA
The DTR has following functions:
 Processing of 2 received signals and 2 transmitted signals;
 Radio signal up/down conversion;
 Downlink IQ signal multiplexing and uplink signal de-multiplexing;
 Signal amplifying, filtering, A/D conversion and D/A conversion;
 Conversion between optical and electric signal;
 Capture of reference clock signal from baseband unit and distribution of clock signal
to other units;
 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) measurement and report;
 Hardware failure self-detection and alarm;
 Over-heat detection and alarm;
 Provision of communication interfaces: 2 CPRI interfaces;
 Reset function;
 Radio signal amplifying function;

 Temperature report function;
 Over-current, over-heat, over-power and over-standing wave protection function.
2.2.2 DFL
The DFL has following functions:
 Combination and isolation of transmitted and received signals;
 Filtering of the transmitted signal and received signal.
2.2.3 PWR
The PWR has following functions:
 -48VDC or 220VAC power supply input;
 Monitoring of input over-voltage/under-voltage, input power outage, output

over-voltage/under-voltage, output over-current alarm, and reporting to DTR & PA
board.
2.2.4 OIB
Optical interface board provides two ways of optical-electrical conversion in the CPRI
interface.
2.2.5 Electrical Tilt Antenna
Transmission and reception of radio frequency signal.
2.3 Software Architecture
The software architecture of A8602 can be divided into two layers: SDR Unified Platform
Software and Application Software. The architecture is shown in the following figure.

Figure 2-3 Software Architecture
OAM Application
Software
OSS SDR Unified

Platform
Linux BSP Software
Hardware
Hardware
System
The Operating and Maintenance (OAM) sub-system is the application layer. Its main
functions are software downloading, configuration, management, system maintenance
and measurement.
The Operation Support Sub-system (OSS) is the supporting layer in this entire
framework. It is a hardware independent layer that provides basic functions such as
scheduling, timer, and memory management, communication, sequencing control,
monitoring, alarming and logging.
The Board Support Package (BSP) provides device driver & initialization and supports
basic functions like alarming and monitoring. It also provides the related interfaces and
services to the Operating System.
2.4 Functionality
A8602 is the remote radio unit of distributed base station. The signal is transmitted
/received through A8602 to/from base band processing unit for further processing via
standard CPRI interface.
By applying the distributed system, the feeder loss will be eliminated when the radio unit
is positioned close to the antenna. The coverage is enlarged with this solution.

A8602 supports the following functionalities:
 Supports 1800M&2100MHz of operation bands by M1821 module
 Supports 2T2R in one box
 Support 256QAM modulation in LTE downlink and 64QAM in uplink
 Supports transmit power report function for every carrier
 Supports overload protection function for power amplifier
 Supports transmit channel switching on/off function
 Supports no affection to the running of BBU and other RRUs that connected to it in
case of failure
3 Technical Specifications
3.1 Physical Specifications
Table 3-1 Physical Specifications
Item Specification
Size (H*W*D) (mm) 770*170*150 mm (17L)
Weight (kg) 17kg
Color Silver gray
3.2 Performance Specifications
3.2.1 Operation Frequency Band

Table 3-2 Operation Frequency Band
Type Operation Radio Frequency Band
Uplink:1710 – 1785 MHz, Downlink:1805 – 1880 MHz

A8602 M1821
Uplink:1920 – 1980 MHz, Downlink:2110 – 2170 MHz
3.2.2 ToC Output Power
Table 3-3 ToC Output Power
Type TOC Output Power
A8602 M1821 2*40W
Note: The TOC here means the max capability of the hardware. The specific TOC output power is
limited by the license.
3.2.3 Capacity
A8602 M1821 supports LTE in band 3 (1800MHz) and UMTS/LTE in band 1 (2100MHz)
in the same time. It works in UMTS and LTE mode through software configuration. The
maximum RRU configurations in different modes are listed below and capacities of cells
in one row are supported simultaneously.
Table 3-4 Capacity
RRU LTE@1.8GHz UMTS@2.1GHz LTE@2.1GHz

(2*2 MIMO cell) (non-MIMO carrier) (2*2 MIMO cell)
A8602 M1821 1 4 1
3.2.4 Static Receiving Sensitivity
The static receiving sensitivity of A8602 is shown as following table.

Table 3-5 Receiver Sensitivity
Mode Frequency
Single Antenna (dBm) Dual Antennas (dBm)
Spectrum(MHz)
UMTS 2100 -126.5 -129.2
LTE 1800/2100 -106.4 -109.2
3.3 Antenna Specifications
Table 3-6 Antenna Specifications
Antenna Index Specification

Frequency Range (MHz) 1710~2170
Gain (dBi) 15
Polarization(°) ±45
Half - power Horizontal Beam width(°) 65±5
Half - power Vertical Beam width(°) 14±1
Electrical Tilt(°) -2 - +12
Front to Back Ratio(dB) ≥25
Isolation (dB) ≥25
Impedance (Ω) 50
Lightning protection Direct Ground
3.4 Power Specifications
3.4.1 Power Requirements
The following table describes the power supply and the fluctuation range.
Table 3-7 Power Supply
Item Specification
DC: -48V (-37V – -60V)

Power Supply
AC: 220V (176V – 264V)

3.4.2 Power Consumption
Power consumption of A8602 M1821 depends on its configuration. The value is given in
the typical configuration.
Table 3-8 Power Consumption
Configuration Typical PC (W) Peak PC (W)
1L(1.8GHz)+4U(2.1GHz),
270 (DC) 370 (DC)
2*20W/L,10W/U, total:
280 (AC) 380 (AC)
2*40W
3.5 Interface Specifications
A8602 provides four external interfaces, including power supply, grounding cable
interface and two CPRI interfaces. The description of interface types and connectors is
listed below.
Table 3-9 Description of External Interfaces
No. Label Interface Interface Type/Connector
Interface for communication

LC-type optical interface
1 OPT1 between the RRU and a BBU,
(IEC 874)
or RRU cascading interface
LC-type optical interface

2 OPT2 RRU cascading interface
(IEC 874)
DC power connector
3 PWR Power input interface
AC power connector
4 Grounding cable interface -
Additionally, A8602 provides 4 LED indicators. The indicators on the A8602 panel
indicate the operating status of the RRU.

3.6 Transmission
A8602 is connected to BBU through CPRI interfaces.
The following table lists more information about CPRI interfaces.
Table 3-10 CPRI Interfaces
Item Value Interface Type Speed Standard

[1]
CPRI interface 2 SFP (LC) 10Gbps CPRI V5.0
3.7 Working Environment Specifications
Table 3-11 Environment Specifications
Item Specification
Temperature -40 to +55 °C
Relative Humidity 5% to 100%
Waterproof/Dustproof IP65
≤5 Ω; earth resistance can be less than 10 Ω in

Ground thunder-less area where thunderstorm days is less than
20 per year.
3.8 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications
Table 3-12 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications
Item Specification
Contact Discharge: ±6000V

Static Discharge Immunity
Air Discharge: ±8000V
1
The speed here refers to the max capability of the hardware. The specific speed depends on the optical module
configuration.

3.9 Reliability Specifications
Table 3-13 Reliability Characteristics
Item Specification
MTBF ≥300,000 hours (AC)

≥310,000 hours (DC)
MTTR 1 hour
Availability index ≥99.999667% (AC)

≥99.999677% (DC)
Down duration ≤1.752 min/year (AC)

≤1.695 min/year (DC)

4 Glossary
Abbreviations Full Characteristics
BBU Base Band processing Unit
BSP Board Support Package
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
DL Downlink
DFL Duplexer & Filters

DPD Digital Pre-Distortion
LMT Local Maintenance Terminal

LNA Low-Noise-Amplifier
LTE Long Term Evolution

MCPA Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier
MIMO Multi Input Multi Output
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
MTTR Mean Time To Recovery
OAM Operating And Maintenance
OSS Operation Support Sub-system
PA Power Amplifier
PWR Power
DTR Dual-channel Transceiver
RF Radio Frequency
RRU Remote Radio Unit
SDR Software Defined Radio
ToC Top of Cabinet
UL Uplink
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

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ZXSDR A8602 Product Description

V1.00 2017/01/26 Yang Lisha Update 256QAM in LTE downlink

1. Introduce DC power supply

© 2017 ZTE Corporation. All rights reserved.

ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 1

2 Product Architecture ......................................................................................... 5

3 Technical Specifications ................................................................................. 10

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Figure 2-1 Appearance ....................................................................................................... 6

Table 3-1 Physical Specifications.......................................................................................10

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 Integration of Antenna, Simplification of RAN Architecture

 Ultra Broadband, High Integration, Less Modules

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 Multi-Mode RRU, Smooth Evolution

 Slim and Light, Suitable for Macro Coverage in Streets

1.3 Application Scenarios

2.1 Physical Appearance

The physical appearances of A8602 are shown in the following figure.

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Figure 2-1 Appearance

2.2 Hardware Architecture

The hardware architecture of A8602 is shown in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2 System Structure

CPRI 2 DTR & PA

RX1 DFL Antenna

A8602 includes 5 main hardware modules.

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 Dual-channel Transceiver & Power Amplifier (DTR & PA)

 Optical interface board (OIB)

 Duplex Filter (DFL)

 Power module (PWR)

 Electrical Tilt Antenna

Functions of each module are specified below.

2.2.1 DTR & PA

The DTR has following functions:

 Processing of 2 received signals and 2 transmitted signals;

 Radio signal up/down conversion;

 Downlink IQ signal multiplexing and uplink signal de-multiplexing;

 Signal amplifying, filtering, A/D conversion and D/A conversion;

 Conversion between optical and electric signal;

 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) measurement and report;

 Hardware failure self-detection and alarm;

 Over-heat detection and alarm;

 Provision of communication interfaces: 2 CPRI interfaces;

 Radio signal amplifying function;

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 Temperature report function;

 Over-current, over-heat, over-power and over-standing wave protection function.

The DFL has following functions:

 Combination and isolation of transmitted and received signals;

 Filtering of the transmitted signal and received signal.

The PWR has following functions:

 -48VDC or 220VAC power supply input;

 Monitoring of input over-voltage/under-voltage, input power outage, output

2.2.5 Electrical Tilt Antenna

Transmission and reception of radio frequency signal.

2.3 Software Architecture

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Figure 2-3 Software Architecture

OSS SDR Unified

Size (HWD) (mm) 770170150 mm (17L)