AIRSCALE

FDD LTE FL16A

LTE2722 Basic FDD Configurations for AirScale
Introduction
Introduction
AirScale System Module

Before FL16A After FL16A

• Flexi Multiradio 10 System Module • New AirScale System Module is introduced
• Flexi Multiradio 10 System Module stays in portfolio
Technical DetailsTechnical
Details
Two logical eNodeBs within same AirScale System Module
AMIA
AMIA AirScale Subrack
ABIA ABIA
ASIA AirScale Common (core module)
ABIA AirScale Capacity (Minimum one, maximum ABIA ABIA

three capacity extensions modules)

ABIA ABIA

ASIA ASIA

• Each half-subrack acts as separate logical eNodeB  ABIA

cards need to be plugged to the same half-subrack one logical eNB FDD one logical eNB FDD
than the related ASIA card (half-subrack) (half-subrack)

• ABIA cards can be plugged freely in half-subrack (it does

not matter if it is the lowest, middle or top slot)

• Inter-connection between ABIA and ASIA plug-in units is

done via AMIA backplane
 • Fig.1: Half Subrack (left hand side)
• In LTE16A each half subrack constitutes one logical eNB
• Logical eNB is defined by unique BTS Site ID, own transport
termination and own Site Configuration File (SCF)
• Call handovers between two logical eNBs from one AMIA • Fig.2: Half Subrack (right hand side)

• subrack are seen as Inter-eNB Handovers

1)
• Fig.3: Full Subrack
Each half rack can operate in own Duplex mode (TDD/FDD
convergence in one Subrack)

Logical eNB Logical eNB

AMIA Subrack 1)In FL/TL16A, full subrack configuration is seen as twological eNBs, each
composed of half subrack. In Future releases, full subrackwould be supported
as one logical eNB.
 LTE2114 AirScale Common ASIA

Interfaces
Common plug-in unit:
SIN
EIF5 • Centralized control processing
DC-IN EAC SOUT SEI1 SEI2 SRIO1 EIF1 EIF3
• Up to 2 units in one Subrack for
independent Base Stations or high
capacity configurations
• Integrated Ethernet transport
termination per subrack side
Connectivity to:
• Transport ( EIF 
 )
• External System Module Extension
•AirScale SM Subrack ( SEI )
SRIO2 EIF2 EIF4 LMP
•Flexi Multi Radio 10 SM ( SRIO )

Port # Physical I/F Usage Port # Physical I/F Usage

EIF1…2 2 SFP+ 1/10GE optical or 1GE electrical transport LMP 1 RJ-45 Local management port, 1G Ethernet
EIF3…5 3 RJ45 1GE electrical transport LEDs 14 Visual indication of status
SEI 2 MiniSAS-HD Subrack extension, 2x 10GE RESET 2 Plug-in unit RESET, with several scenarios
SRIO 2 SFP+ Rapid IO connection for Flexi Multi Radio 10
DC-IN 1 DC terminal -48V DC Input
EAC 1 HDMI External alarm & control, 6 alarms, 6 alarms/ctrls
SIN 1 HDMI Synchronization input, GPS interface
SOUT 1 HDMI Synchronization output
AirScale System Module - HW capacity activation license (LTE2517)

• AirScale System Module is protected with HW Activation License Key (HWA LK) Sales Item (SI)
• ABIA in basic extent (50% of BB capacity is available, remaining 50% is disabled) requires 1x HWA LK
• ABIA in full extent (100% of BB capacity) requires 2x HWA LK

Number of licenses
vs. Cell type
ABIA available capacity (#cells)

1x license 2x license BW/MHz TX/RX

(Basic extent) (Full extent)

4 8 5/10 2/2

• 1x license is required to use 50% of ABIA BB capacity 3 6 15/20 2/2

• 2x licenses are required to use 100% of ABIA BB capacity 2+2 4+4 5/10 + 15/20 2/2

2 4 5/10/15/20 4/4

• AirScale SM requires in minimum 1 license (1x ABIA in basic extent per AMIA) and up to 12 licenses (6x ABIA in full extent per
AMIA)
Usage of ABIA RF ports
ABIA • Each Capacity Extension module ABIA provides 6 optical
RF ports

• System Module (SM)  Radio Unit (RU) communication

RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4 RF5 RF6 can be done with usage of following protocols and data
rates:

• CPRI: 2.4 or 4.9 Gbps • OBSAI: 3 / 6 Gbps

• CPRI: 2.4 / 4.9 Gbps
• One ABIA can support either OBSAI or CPRI standard: all
Radio Units connected to same ABIA must use the same
interface technology, either OBSAI or CPRI

• OBSAI: 3 or 6 Gbps
• FDD BTS configurations are defined as building blocks (= Cell Sets) that can be combined with each
other to build a full BTS configuration

Up to two basic cell sets per ABIA One extended cell sets per ABIA

Basic cell set configuration Extended cell set configuration

Another basic cell set configuration

Building Base Station configuration  – cell sets (2/2)

Up to two basic cell sets per module: One extended cell set per module:
• both cell sets share 6 ports • up to 6 ports can be used
• One cell set can utilize max 4 ports, leaving 2 ports for • configurations in extended cell set are mainly defined to
the other allow ULCoMP and SuperCell between cells

Basic cell set: Basic cell set: Extended cell set:

for 2 Antennas (2Tx/2Rx):
• 3 cells @ 15/20MHz
or
• 2 cells @ 5/10MHz
+ +
2 cells @ 15/20MHz
or
• 4 cells @ 5/10MHz
for 4 Antennas
(4Tx/4Rx or 2Tx/4Rx):
• 2 cells @ 5/10/15/20MHz
for 2 Antennas (2Tx/2Rx): for 2 Antennas (2Tx/2Rx):
• 3 cells @ 15/20MHz • 6 cells @ 5/10/15/20 MHz
or
• 2 cells @ 5/10MHz
2 cells @ 15/20MHz
or
• 4 cells @ 5/10MHz
for 4 Antennas
for 4 Antennas (4Tx/4Rx or 2Tx/4Rx):
(4Tx/4Rx or 2Tx/4Rx):
• 2 cells @ 5/10/15/20MHz • 3 cells @ 5/10/15/20MHz

ABIA ABIA
Basic cell set configuration Mixture of different basic cell
sets can be handled by same
e.g. 3 x 20 MHz on OBSAI RUs
ABIA
Mixture of different cell sets (basic and extended) can be
handled within same AirScale System Module 
Up to the maximum capacity of AirScale System Module (in
terms of supported number of ABIA units)

Extended cell set configuration

e.g. 3 x 20 MHz + 3 x 10 MHz on CPRI RUs

Another basic cell set configuration

e.g. 4 x 10 MHz on OBSAI RUs

• Note:
• All Radio Units connected to same ABIA must use t he same
interface technology, either OBSAI or CPRI
• One AirScale System Module can handle cell sets built on Basic cell set configuration
different Radio Unit types, i.e. OBSAI and CPRI e.g. 3 x 20 MHz on OBSAI RUs
Example of configuration for AirScale SM
Single band
Sector5 Sector5 Sector6 Sector6
5/10/15/20 MHz LCR5:Tx&Rx LCR5:TxRx
Band A/B/C LCR6:Tx&Rx LCR6:TxRx

Sector3 Sector2 Sector1

LCR3:Rx LCR2:Rx LCR1:Rx
5/10MHz
Sector3 Sector2 Sector1
LCR3:Tx&Rx LCR2:Tx&Rx LCR1:Tx&Rx
Sector3 Sector3 Sector4 Sector4
LCR3:Tx&Rx LCR3:Tx&Rx LCR4:Tx&Rx LCR4:Tx&Rx

Band A/B

5/10MHz
OBSAI 6Gbps
Sector1 Sector1 Sector2
Sector3 Sector2 Sector1 Sector2
LCR1:Tx&Rx LCR1:TxRx LCR2:Tx&Rx
LCR3:Rx LCR2:Rx LCR1:Rx LCR2:TxRx

Sector3 Sector2 Sector1

LCR3:Tx&Rx LCR2:Tx&Rx LCR1:Tx&Rx

Band A 5/10/15/20MHz

OBSAI 6Gbps #2722_2c2

OBSAI 6Gbps
OBSAI 6Gbps
OBSAI 6Gbps
#2722_2a4
Technical details
Cell count in AirScale System Module

Cell type Max # of cells

per cell set per sub-

BW/MHz TX/RX per ABIA per eNB
(BB pool) rack

5/10 2/2 4 8 24 2*24

OBSAI 6Gbps
15/20 2/2 3 6 18 2*18
5/10 2 4
2/2 24 2*24
+ 15/20 +2 +4

5/10/15/20 4/4 2 4 12 2*12

AirScale synchronization aspects

eNB #1 eNB #2 • AMIA has a sync backplane connection between half-

subracks
• The synchronization backplane makes AMIA hardware-
ready for enhanced sync deployments that can be
implemented
in future with a software update
• In FL16A each half-subrack operates independently as a
Sync-Out Sync-In separate logical entity without synchronization via the
backplane
• In FL16A, synchronization can be distributed between
Common modules within a single subrack only in a
traditional way
Datasheet

Environmental protection IP55

Feature description:
• Flexi outdoor cabinet for AirScale System Module Height 600mm
• 4U internal space Width 380mm
• Power distribution for interior equipment Depth 600mm
• Installation options:
Weight Max 29 kg without site bac (Site bag 9 kg)
• Horizontal and vertical
Ingress Protection IP55
• Pole/wall/floor and stand alone installations
• Stackable of horizontal installation Operating Temperature -40°C ~ +55°C
• Stackable with Flexi modules (Top or bottom of Flexi)
Installation Temperature -20°C - +55°C
• The cabinet has the following functions:
• protection against external damage and foreign objects Airflow Direction Front side to back side

• The FCOB provides earthquake protection for internal modules Cold start
Nominal supply voltage
Input voltage range
Volume
Mass capacity
~2h from -40°C to -5°C
-40.5 … -57 V DC
Extended Service Voltage Range supported -3 6Vdc .. -60Vdc Floating
136.8L
Support Max 25Kg module inside

P ow er co ns ump tio n M in 30 W, T yp ic al 50 W , M ax (h ot ) 1 50 W, Co ld st ar t ( he at in g) 60 0W

Internalmechanicalinterface 19in ch rack, Heig ht:4U(Maximum) * 350mm(Depth)

FCOB cabinet
FCOB cabinet with with closed door
opened door
PIN No FCOB SIDE REMARKS BTS Com BTS Alarm Cable Position
1
2 EXT-ALARM1 MAIN FAIL LINE ID 5 MAIN FAIL from Rectifier to FCOB
3
4 EXT-ALARM2 RECTI FAIL LINE ID 6 RECTI FAIL from Rectifier to FCOB
5
6 EXT-ALARM3 LOW LOAD LINE ID 7 LOW BATT from Rectifier to FCOB
7
8 EXT-ALARM4 HIGH TEMP LINE ID 8 HIGH TEMP from Rectifier to FCOB
9
10 EXT-ALARM5 GENSET RUN LINE ID 9 GENSET RUN from Rectifier to FCOB
11
12 EXT-ALARM6 BATT CAGE LINE ID 10 BATT CAGE from Rectifier to FCOB
13
14 EXT-ALARM7 DOOR OPEN LINE ID 11 DOOR OPEN from Rectifier to FCOB
15
16 EXT-ALARM8 N/A N/A N/A N/A
T1
T2 TEMP SENSOR HIGH TEMP LINE ID 2 HIGH TEMP from internal FCOB
D1
D2 DOOR OPEN DOOR OPEN LINE ID 1 DOOR OPEN from internal FCOB