AAU5831

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Document Version

Product Name Solution Version Product Version

AAU5831 SRAN16.0 and later V100R016C00 and later

5G RAN3.0 and later
eRAN TDD 16.0 and later
For details about the software
versions of radio frequency
(RF) modules, see Software
and Hardware Compatibility
Description.

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Contents

Exterior ............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

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1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Product Characteristics................................................................................................................. 3
3 System Architecture ...................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Exterior ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Physical Ports ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.3 Logical Architecture .................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

4 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 7

4.1 Frequency Band ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 8
4.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm ........................................................................................................................ 11
4.4 Capacity ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.5 eCPRI Port Specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 12
4.6 Output Power .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.7 Static Sensitivity ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.8 Power consumption .................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.9 Power supply .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.10 Equipment Specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 13
4.11 Environmental Specifications ................................................................................................................................... 13

5 Installation Scenarios and Requirements .............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

6 Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 15

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Description 1 Overview

1 Overview

The active antenna unit (AAU) is a new type of RF module following the radio frequency unit
(RFU) and remote radio unit (RRU). It incorporates the functions of RRUs and conventional
antennas and requires fewer site resources.

Figure 1-1 Evolution of Huawei base stations

The AAU5831 is one of Huawei's main products that implement massive MIMO in the 5G
NR network. The following figure shows the position of the AAU5831 in the 5G NR network.

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Figure 1-2 Position of the AAU5831 in the 5G NR network

The active module of the AAU5831 supports 32T32R. Through a sharp increase of transmit
and receive antenna channels, this product provides greater diversity, array, spatial
multiplexing, and interference suppression gains. This helps operators maximize the use of
existing site and spectrum resources, enhance the system performance, and improve wireless
network capacity. Passive ports of the AAU5831 support 4T4R and 8T8R RRUs. A single
antenna can solve the site issues encountered by customers.

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2 Product Characteristics

Leading Performance
 Multiple channels
The active module of the AAU5831 uses the massive MIMO technology and supports
32T32R. Massive MIMO features the adoption of massive antenna arrays for joint signal
reception and demodulation or transmission, and therefore significantly enhances
single-user link performance and multi-user spatial multiplexing capability, and
improves system link quality and transmission rates when compared with traditional
multiple-antenna technologies. Massive MIMO also enables the system to flexibly adjust
beam forms in both the horizontal and vertical planes. Passive ports of the AAU5831
support 4T4R and 8T8R RRUs. A single antenna can solve the site issues encountered by
customers.
 High power
The AAU5831 adopts the industry-leading power amplification technology,
Huawei-developed IF and RF chip, and unique antenna element technology. The module
features high power, large bandwidth, and small size. The advanced power amplification
technology achieves a maximum of 240 W power and supports a wider coverage area.

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3 System Architecture

3.1 Exterior
3.2 Physical Ports
3.3 Logical Architecture

3.1 Exterior
Figure 3-1 shows the exterior of the AAU5831.

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Figure 3-1 AAU5831 exterior

(1) Active module (A
module)
(4) Lower handle of the A
module
(7) Anti-falling safety
reinforcement hole
(2) Passive antenna (P (3) Upper handle of the A
module) module
(5) Upper handle of the P (6) Lower handle of the P
module module
- -

3.2 Physical Ports

Table 3-1 describes the physical ports on an AAU.

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Figure 3-2 Physical ports and indicators

Table 3-1 AAU5831 physical ports

Silkscreen Protocol Connector Quantity Description

CPRI0 eCPRI protocol SFP 1 Connects to a

BBU.
Maximum rate:
25 Gbit/s
CPRI1 eCPRI protocol SFP 1 Connects to a
BBU.
Maximum rate:
25 Gbit/s
Input N/A EPC9 1 Power input
port
Aux AISG 2.1 DB9 1 Connects to an
external
antenna
information
sensor unit
(AISU) module.
AISG IN1, ASIG 2.0 Standard AISG 2 One female port
AISG IN2, connector and one male

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Silkscreen Protocol Connector Quantity Description

AISG OUT1, port, both
and AISG located at the
OUT2 bottom of the
antenna
CAL N/A 4.3-10 1 Antenna
connector calibration port
(1) to (12) N/A 4.3-10 12 Antenna port
connector for connecting
to an external
RRU

4 Technical Specifications

4.1 Frequency Band

4.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications
4.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm
4.4 Capacity
4.5 eCPRI Port Specifications
4.6 Output Power
4.7 Static Sensitivity
4.8 Power consumption
4.9 Power supply
4.10 Equipment Specifications
4.11 Environmental Specifications

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4.1 Frequency Band

Table 4-1 AAU5831 active frequency bands

Frequ Frequency Range Carrier IBW OBW

ency Bandwidth
Band
Band 3600 MHz – 3800 LTE（TDD）： 200MHz 200MHz
43/n78 MHz 10/15/20 MHz
NR（TDD）：
20/30/40/50/60/70/8
0/90/100 MHz

Table 4-2 AAU5831 passive frequency bands

Frequency Range Number of Ports

1427 MHz to 2690 4
MHz
1710 MHz to 2690 4
MHz
690 MHz to 960 MHz 4

4.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications

Table 4-3 Electrical specifications of the AAU5831 NR antenna

Item NR Specifications

Frequency band 3600 MHz to 3800 MHz

Polarization mode +45°, –45°
Gain (dBi) 23.8
Horizontal sweeping range of –60° to +60°
broadcast beams
Vertical sweeping range of broadcast –15° to +15° (The sweeping scope includes the
beams adjustable range of the phase shifter.)
Number of antenna elements 192

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Table 4-4 Electrical specifications of the AAU5831 passive antenna (1710 MHz to 2690 MHz)

Item Specifications
Frequency Range 1710～1990 1920-2200 2490～2690
(MHz)
Polarization mode +45°, –45° +45°, –45° +45°, –45°
Electrical downtilt (°) Continuously Continuously Continuously
adjustable from 2 to adjustable from adjustable from 2 to
12 2 to 12 12
Coupling degree from -30±2 -30±2 -30±2
the calibration port to
each radiation port (dB)
Maximum input power ≤80 ≤80 ≤80
per port (W)
Gain At mid tilt 16.4 17.1 17.6
(dBi)
Over all 16.3±0.7 17.0±0.8 17.5±0.5
tilts
First upper side lobe -15 -15 -15
suppression (Typ.) (dB)
Horizontal half-power 69±5 64±8 57±5
beamwidth (°)
Vertical half-power 7.8±0.8 7±0.6 5.4±0.4
beamwidth (°)
Front-to-back ratio: 25 25 25
±30° (dB)
Port impedance (Ω) 50 50 50
Surge protection DC grounding DC grounding DC grounding

Table 4-5 Electrical specifications of the AAU5831 passive antenna (1427 MHz to 2690 MHz)

Item Specifications
Frequency Range 1427~1517 1710～1990 1920-2200 2490～2690
(MHz)
Polarization mode +45°, –45° +45°, –45° +45°, –45° +45°, –45°
Electrical downtilt (°) Continuously Continuously Continuously Continuously
adjustable adjustable adjustable adjustable
from 2 to 12 from 2 to 12 from 2 to 12 from 2 to 12
Coupling degree from -30±2 -30±2 -30±2 -30±2
the calibration port to
each radiation port (dB)

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Item Specifications
Maximum input power ≤80 ≤80 ≤80 ≤80
per port (W)
Gain At mid tilt 15.3 16.8 17.2 17.7
(dBi)
Over all 15.2±0.6 16.7±0.5 17.0±0.5 17.5±0.6
tilts
First upper side lobe -15 -15 -15 -15
suppression (Typ.) (dB)
Horizontal half-power 75±7 70±5 67±7 60±6
beamwidth (°)
Vertical half-power 9.4±0.4 7.9±0.7 7±0.7 5.4±0.4
beamwidth (°)
Front-to-back ratio: 25 25 25 25
±30° (dB)
Port impedance (Ω) 50 50 50 50
Surge protection DC DC DC DC
grounding grounding grounding grounding

Table 4-6 Electrical specifications of the AAU5831 passive antenna (690 MHz to 960 MHz)

Item Specifications
Frequency Range 690-803 790~862 824-894 880-960
(MHz)
Polarization mode +45°, –45° +45°, –45° +45°, –45° +45°, –45°
Electrical downtilt (°) Continuously Continuously Continuously Continuously
adjustable adjustable adjustable adjustable
from 2 to 12 from 2 to 12 from 2 to 12 from 2 to 12
Maximum input power ≤ 120 ≤ 120 ≤ 120 ≤ 120
per port (W)
Gain At mid tilt 14.4 14.7 14.9 15.2
(dBi)
Over all 14.3±0.4 14.6±0.4 14.7±0.5 15.1±0.5
tilts
First upper side lobe -15 -15 -15 -15
suppression (Typ.) (dB)
Horizontal half-power 70±6 67±5 67±4 65±5
beamwidth (°)
Vertical half-power 10.2±0.9 9.4±0.6 9.1±0.5 8.5±0.7
beamwidth (°)

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Item Specifications
Front-to-back ratio: 22 22 22 22
±30° (dB)
Port impedance (Ω) 50 50 50 50
Surge protection DC DC DC DC
grounding grounding grounding grounding

The total power of passive ports does not exceed 800 W.

4.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm

The adjustment range of the mechanical downtilt supporting arm is 0° to +8°.

4.4 Capacity
Table 4-7 AAU5831 NR capacity

Frequency Band TX/RX Channel NR Capacity

3700 MHz 32T32R A maximum of two carriers
are supported.

Table 4-8 AAU5831 LTE TDD capacity

Frequency Band TX/RX Channel LTE TDD Capacity
3700 MHz 32T32R A maximum of five carriers
are supported.

Table 4-9 AAU5831 TN TDD (LTE TDD+NR TDD) capacity

Frequency Band TX/RX Channel LNR TDD Capacity

3700 MHz 32T32R A maximum of one NR

TDD carrier and five LTE
TDD carriers are supported.

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4.5 eCPRI Port Specifications

Table 4-10 eCPRI port specifications

Item Specifications

Number of eCPRI ports 2

eCPRI port rate (Gbit/s)
eCPRI-based networking
Maximum distance from the BBU
10.3125 or 25.78125
Load sharing and star topologies are supported.
 When 25 Gbit/s optical modules are used, the
length of optical fibers between the BBU and
AAU must be less than 10 km.
 When 10 Gbit/s optical modules are used, the
length of optical fibers between the BBU and
AAU must be less than 20 km.

4.6 Output Power

Table 4-11 AAU5831 NR output power

Frequency Band Total NR Power

3700 MHz 240 W

The power spectral density (PSD) must be less than or equal to 4 W/MHz.

4.7 Static Sensitivity

Table 4-12 Static sensitivity of the AAU5831 NR

Frequency Band Static Sensitivity

3700 MHz –99 dBm for 1 RX

NR static sensitivity: When the ambient temperature is 25°C, the test configuration should comply with
3GPP TS 38.104 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 51 RBs).

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4.8 Power consumption

Frequency Band Typical Power Consumption
3700 MHz 713 W

The typical power consumption is measured when the module runs with 50% load at the 25°C ambient
temperature. The actual typical power consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.

4.9 Power supply

Table 4-13 Power Supply

Item Specifications

Input power –48 V DC; voltage range: –36 V DC to –63 V

DC

4.10 Equipment Specifications

Table 4-14 Equipment specifications of the AAU5831

Item Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x D) 2099 mm x 470 mm x 310 mm
Weight 65 kg (excluding mounting kits)

4.11 Environmental Specifications

The following table lists the environmental specifications of the AAU5831.

Table 4-15 Environmental specifications

Item Specifications
Operatin –40°C to +55°C (without solar radiation)
g
temperat
ure

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Item Specifications
Operatin 150 km/h
g wind
speed
Rated 200 km/h
wind
velocity
Wind  Front: 600 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
load  Side: 817 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
Relative 5% to 100%
humidity
Atmosph 70 kPa to 106 kPa
eric
pressure
Operatin The operating environment must comply with the following standards:
g  3GPP TS38.141
environm
 ETSI300019-1-4 V2.2.1 (2014-04) Class 4.1: "Non-weatherprotected
ent
locations"
Shockpro  YD5083-1999: Interim Provisions for Test of Anti-seismic Performances of
of Telecommunications Equipment (telecom industry standard in People's
protectio Republic of China)
n  ETSI300019-2-3(V2.4.1 2015-12)
 GR63-CORE,Issue 4, April 2012 Zone4
Ingress Active module: IP65
protectio Passive module: IP55
n rating
Surge  IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1: General principles
protectio  IEC 62305-3 Protection against lightning - Part 3: Physical damage to
n structures and life hazard
 IEC 62305-4 Protection against lightning - Part 4: Electrical and electronic
systems within structures
 ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at remote electronic sites
 ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against lightning discharges
 ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base stations
 ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering(EE): Earthing and bonding
configuration inside telecommunications centers
 YD 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements and test methods for
radio base stations
 GB/T 50689-2011: Code for design of lightning protection and earthing
engineering for telecommunication bureaus (stations)

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5 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 5-1 Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name

AAU active antenna unit
BBU baseband unit
CPRI common public radio interface
eCPRI enhanced common public radio interface
EIRP equivalent isotropically radiated power
IBW instantaneous bandwidth
OBW occupied bandwidth
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project

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