ZXWR R8840 Technical Specification

ZXWR R8840
Technical Specification
ZXWR R8840 Technical Specification
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Table of Contents
1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 6
1.1 Background .................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Standard ......................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Product Characteristics .................................................................................................. 7
2 System Structure .................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Mechanics ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Hardware Structure ........................................................................................................ 8
2.2.1 RTR (RRU Transceiver)...................................................................................... 9
2.2.2 DFL (Duplex Filter LNA): ................................................................................ 10
2.2.3 PA (Power Amplifier)........................................................................................ 10
2.2.4 RPW AC/DC (RRU Power AC/DC) ................................................................. 10
2.3 Software Structure........................................................................................................ 10
3 Product Function.................................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Service Function .......................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Other Function ............................................................................................................. 12
4 Operation and Maintenance................................................................................................ 13
4.1 Operation and Maintenance System ............................................................................ 13
4.2 Operation and Maintenance Function.......................................................................... 13
5 System indices ....................................................................................................................... 15
5.1 Technical Indices ......................................................................................................... 15
5.2 Reliability Indices ........................................................................................................ 16
5.3 EMC Indices................................................................................................................. 16
5.4 Safety Indices ............................................................................................................... 18
5.5 Noise of the Overall System ........................................................................................ 21
5.6 Storage Environment.................................................................................................... 21
5.7 Mechanical Adaptability.............................................................................................. 21
6 Networking............................................................................................................................ 22
7 Application Scene ................................................................................................................. 22
7.1 Scenario 1..................................................................................................................... 23
7.2 Scenario 2..................................................................................................................... 24
8 Capacity Upgrade Capability.............................................................................................. 25
8.1 Increase Transmit Power.............................................................................................. 25
8.2 More Carriers and More Sectors.................................................................................. 25
8.3 Transmit Diversity ....................................................................................................... 26
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9 Appendix A Terms .............................................................................................................. 27

10 Appendix B Abbreviations ................................................................................................. 28
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Figures and Tables
Figures
Figure 1 WCDMA system structure ................................................................... 6
Figure 2 R8840 Physical Structure ..................................................................... 8
Figure 3 R8840 Internal Structure ...................................................................... 8
Figure 4 Hardware Structure of R8840............................................................... 9
Figure 5 R8840 Software Structure .................................................................. 11
Figure 6 OMC and LMT access ....................................................................... 13
Figure 7 R8840 and BBUB networking............................................................ 22
Figure 8 R8840 inside equipment room installation in scenario 1 ................... 23
Figure 9 R8840 outside equipment room installation in scenario 1 ................. 24
Figure 10 R8840 outside equipment room installation in scenario 2 ................. 24
Figure 11 R8840 Capacity Upgrade Path（20W）............................................ 25
Figure 12 R8840 Capacity Upgrade Path (40W） ............................................. 26
Figure 13 Transmit Diversity of R8840.............................................................. 26
Tables
Table1 R8840 system indices ......................................................................... 15
Table2 Static Discharge Immunity ................................................................. 16
Table3 RF Electromagnetic Field Radiation Immunity.................................. 16
Table4 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Group Immunity ............................... 16
Table5 Surge (Impact) Immunity.................................................................... 17
Table6 RF Electromagnetic Field Conduction Immunity .............................. 17
Table7 Limit of Radiated Spurious Disturbance ............................................ 17
Table8 Limit of Power Supply Port Conduction Emission ............................ 17
Table9 Storage Environment .......................................................................... 21
Table10 R8840 mechanical adaptability of the overall system........................ 21
Table11 Terms and Definitions ........................................................................ 27
Table12 Abbreviations .. 28
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1 OVERVIEW
1.1 Background
In general, WCDMA system consists of three parts, which are Core Network, UMTS
Terrestrial Radio Access Network and User Equipment. As a subsystem of WCDMA,
5 UTRAN comprises two parts: Node B and RNC. Node B can be an integrated base
station or a combination of Base Band Unit and Remote Radio Unit. The WCDMA
system general topology is shown as Figure 1. Iub is defined as the interface between
Node B and RNC. Uu is the interface between UE and Node B.
10 Figure 1 WCDMA system structure
So far, ZTE has launched a mature WCDMA commercial system based on 3GPP
R4/R5/R6. ZTE provides a complete set of solutions from core network to radio access
network. Radio network subsystem (RNS) includes ZXWR RNC and a series of ZXWR
Node Bs.
15 ZXWR series Node B has abundant products categories including: Indoor Macro Node
B, Outdoor Medium Capacity Micro Node B, Small Capacity Micro Node B, Pico Node
B, BBU and RRU. All Node Bs are designed with unified hardware platform, adopting
all IP switching structure. ZXWR series Node B all have the characters of high degree
of integration, large capacity, expansion flexibility and high reliability.
20 ZXWR series Node B adopts modular layout which can be separated as base band
module and radio frequency module. The base band module and radio frequency unit are
independent processed. This enables the each has the independent evolution capability.
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Moreover, the high capacity Baseband Process boards, 30% high PA efficiency, multi
carriers TRXU, high sensitivity receiver and other innovational technique make ZXWR
series Node B become smaller in dimension while achieving low power consumption.
These characters will reduce operators' CAPEX and TCO. ZXWR series Node B
5 adopted advanced baseband algorithm based high capacity BP boards have realized
R99/HSDPA/HSUPA BB resource sharing. It will greatly reduce future evolution cost.
The DPD+Doherty based high efficiency PA has 30% efficiency. DPD adopts ZTE
invented design and algorithms. It is much advance than other vendors' and will provide
the lower operation cost solution to the operators.
10 ZXWR R8840 (R8840 for short) is a member of ZTE WCDMA Distribution Base
Station family, which is a outdoor RRU with high power transmission. It can be work
with ZTE series Baseband unit to form a distributed base station. BBUB is one of
product in ZTE BBU family. This document is a description of R8840 system structure,
product function and system indices, and an introduction of R8840’s typical networking
15 and application scenarios.
1.2 Standard
The protocol of the R8840 is fully compliant with the 3GPP R99/R4/R5/R6
specifications.
1.3 Product Characteristics

20 R8840 is outdoor RRU product with high transmission power. Characteristics of R8840
are as follows:
Compact design, light-weight, easy installation: only 19 liter in volume and 16.5 kg;
supporting the installation mounted on the mast, the wall, the tower top; no dedicated
equipment room is needed, easy for site selection, fast network building;
25 4 carriers design: support expansion from 1 carrier to 4 carriers; satisfy future network
capacity requirement
High efficiency power amplifier & low power consumption: 30% power efficiency
from ZTE self-developed high efficiency Doherty PA and DPD linear technology. With
20W PA & 40w PA configuration, the power consumptions are only 170W and 240W
30 respectively.
Multi-band frequency supported: support UMTS 850M/900M/1900M etc, only by

software upgrade and some hardware component changed; meet operator’s multi-band
frequency networking requirement.
Flexible power supply options: three kinds of power supply: 110V/220 AC and -48V
35 DC, support local and remote power supply; Safety design with under-voltage protection,
over-voltage protection and power reverse protection.
Security design: design for the scenario of outdoor and no dedicated equipment room.
Special key needed to open cabinet; cabinet can be firmed installed by lock and chain.

2 SYSTEM STRUCTURE
2.1 Mechanics
The R8840 employs compact cabinet design, as shown in Figure 2. Dimension of R8840
is H×W×D＝360×320×165 mm 3 .
5
Figure 2 R8840 Physical Structure
The main function module of R8840 includes: DFL (Duplex filter LNA), RTR (RRU
Transceiver), PA (Power Amplifier) and RPWAC/DC (RRU Power for AC or DC), as
shown in Figure 3.
RTR Module
DFL Module
RPWAC/DC
Module
PA Module
AISG Interface
Co-cabinet
Interface
10
Figure 3 R8840 Internal Structure
2.2 Hardware Structure

The hardware structure of R8840 is shown below in Figure 4:

INTERFACE
FIBER
Figure 4 Hardware Structure of R8840
2.2.1 RTR (RRU Transceiver)

5 The RTR has following functions:
Process received signal and transmit signal;
Radio signal uplink convert and downlink convert;
Downlink IQ signal multiplexing, uplink signal de-multiplexing;
Signal amplifying, filter, A/D convert, D/A convert;
10 Convert between optical signal and electric signal, optical wave multiplexing;
Capture reference signal from base band unit and provide the reference clock signal to
other units;
RTWP & TSSI measurement and report;
Standing wave measurement and report;
15 Hardware failure self-detection;
Alarm report;
Environment temperature monitor;
Provide communication interface: 2 CPRI interfaces, 2 external alarm input nodes, 2

external alarm port output nodes, 1 RS485 serial port for external monitor equipment
20 communication, 1 fast Ethernet port and 1 RS232 serial port for LMT, 1 AISG for
electrical tilt antenna, 1 co-cabinet port for realization of co-cabinet;

Reset function;
2.2.2 DFL (Duplex Filter LNA):

The DFL has following function:
Combined and isolate transmitted and received signal;
5 Filter the transmitted signal and received signal;
LNA (low-noise-amplifier) function;
LNA alarm report to RTR;
2.2.3 PA (Power Amplifier)

The PA has following function:
10 Performs radio signal amplifying function;
Temperature report function;
Over-current, over-heat, over-power, over-standing wave protecting function;
2.2.4 RPW AC/DC (RRU Power AC/DC)

The RPWAC/DC has following function:
15 RPWAC is the power unit for AC and RPWDC is the power unit for DC;
AC to DC or AC to AC convert function;
Alarm report to RTR for low-voltage, over-voltage, over-current etc.
2.3 Software Structure

The R8840 comprises module software package, OMC integrated network management
20 center and local maintenance terminal LMT.
1. Module software package
The module software package is essential for normal running of the R8840. It can be
divided into driver, supporting software and application software. Its functions are
shown in the following diagram:

Application OAM RFS
OSS
OS & Driver & Support

VxWorks BSP
Hardware System Hardware
Figure 5 R8840 Software Structure
OSS is the support layer in this entire framework, which is a hardware irrespectively
5 platform for running software and provides basic functions like scheduling, timer,
memory management, communication, sequencing control, monitoring, alarming and
logging.
Application layer consists of RFS and OAM subsystems. Its main function contains
software downloading, configuration, management, system maintenance, measurement
10 etc.
2. OMC
R8840 and BBUB constitute a full Node B. In remote maintenance system, R8840 is
managed as RF unit of one Node B.
OMC is uniform network management system of Node B system It has powerful

15 functions. It can not only manage single Node B but also total Node B network. The
uniform management center has many functions, such as security management, alarm
management, configuration management and diagnosis etc.
When OMC is running in RNC, it connects with Node B by IPOA. It can be combined
with centralized management center of RNC, to build RNS uniform management center.
20 3. LMT
LMT realizes single R8840 management. It is suitable for site maintenance. Its functions
including: configuration management, alarm management, performance management,
diagnosis test, etc.
LMT is running in local site through the interface of 100M Ethernet or RS232 with
25 R8840.

3 PRODUCT FUNCTION
3.1 Service Function

R8840 has the following radio frequency related functions:
Support the configuration of 5MHz/4.8MHz/4.6MHz channel interval;
5 Support 20W or 40W output power configuration;
Single R8840 support two receiving paths and one transmit path;
Support 3 carriers in 1 sector with 20W output configuration,;
Support 4 carriers in 1 sector with 40W output configuration;
Co-cabinet can support 4-antenna-receiving in 1 sector;
10 Co-cabinet can support transmit diversity, without adding antenna achieving same
receiving sensitivity;
Co-cabinet can support non-continuous frequency configuration;
Support RTWP report interval at 100ms and 2ms;
Support transmit power reporting function for every carrier;
15 Support over loading protection function for power amplifier;
Support measurement, compensation and adjustment function for channel delay;
Support transmit channel switching on/off function;
R8840 software fault for itself will not affect the running of BBU and other R8840
which connected to it;
20
3.2 Other Function
Support alarm interface for backup power;
Support alarm interface for lightning protector;

Support AISG interface for antenna electrical tilt;
Support input node / output node for external alarm;
Support TMA;
4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
5 4.1 Operation and Maintenance System

R8840 provides two ways for operation and maintenance, one is through centralized
OMC and the other is through LMT system, as shown in Figure 6.
Operation and maintenance information and clock control information is transmitted

through fiber between R8840 and BBUB. The protocol between baseband and RRU is
10 CPRI.
The main function of background operation including: configuration management,

performance management, alarm management and maintenance management. GUI is
provided for the background operation.
15
Figure 6 OMC and LMT access
4.2 Operation and Maintenance Function

R8840 provides powerful operation and maintenance functions as following described.
20 Configuration Management

－Software upgrade: online upgrade is supported; service interruption is less than 5

minutes. The upgrade will not affect the cascaded RRU; automatic software roll back is
supported in case of upgrade failure;
－Support the active of local software;
5 －Software download is less than 3 min;
－Data configuration: provide interface of data configuration;
－Support abnormal information report;
－Support automatic ID configuration;
－Support automatic identification and start according to existed configuration;
10 Performance management
－Monitor CPU/RAM utilization ratio;
－Detection of uplink frequency scanning and interference;
Alarm Management
－Alarm detection and report;
15 －RRU input power alarm: over-voltage or low-voltage alarm;
－Alarm of lightning protection for power;
－Detection and alarm of uplink channel and downlink channel failure;
－Over temperature alarm and protection;
－Detection and alarm of clock failure;
20 －Detection and alarm of link failure between BBUB and RRU;
－Detection and alarm of tower mounted amplifier and electrical tilt antenna failure;
－VSWR alarm;
－Detection and alarm of power amplifier failure;
－Indicator for important alarms such as transmission failure, feeder and antenna system
25 failure etc;
－User defined alarm supported, e.g. output node for external alarms
Maintenance Management
－Remote software reset on RRU without affecting other cascaded RRU;

－Local RRU reset;
－Automatic port switch function when using ring networking of RRU;
－Support power amplifier switch on or switch off function;
－Support the maintenance of remote electrical tilt antenna, with compliant of ASIG
5 protocol;
－Support loop test of fiber port on RRU side;
－Detection of transmitting and receiving channel failure;
－Support the maintenance of logging function;
－Measurement of transmission latency on fiber port;
10 －Frequency setting and query;
－Setting and query of maximum transmitting power;
－Support VSWR detection and display function;
5 SYSTEM INDICES
5.1 Technical Indices

15 Table1 R8840 system indices
Name ZXWR R8840
-125dBm @single antenna
Receiver -128dBm@2 antennas

Main performance
indices Sensitivity -130dBm@4antennas
Downlink
transmit power 20W/40W (output of cabinet)
Sector Configuration 1C1S to 4C1S
Uplink Frequency
band 1920～1980MHz
Downlink Frequency
band 2110～2170MHz
Multi Frequency band Upgrade to support UMTS850,UMTS900,UMTS1900
RF interface 2*1.25 Gbps or 2 *2.5Gbps interface
Environment
temperature -40℃～+55℃
Environment relative
humidity 10%~100%RH
-48V DC(－35V ~ -60V)
Power supply
220VAC(90V ~300V)

110VAC(85V~135V)
Size 360×320×165（H×W×D）mm
Weight 16.5 kg
Power consumption 40W PA < 240W, 20W PA < 170W
Grounded
requirement ≤5 Ω
Synchronization Mode Linear clock
5.2 Reliability Indices
MTBF≥100,000 hours
MTTR: 0.5 hours
Availability index = 99.9997%
5 Down duration ≤1.656 mins/year
5.3 EMC Indices

Table2 Static Discharge Immunity
Test Contact Air
Decision Principle
environment Discharge Discharge
Basic test ±6kV ±8kV Performance criterion B
Enhance test 8kV 15kV Performance criterion R
Table3 RF Electromagnetic Field Radiation Immunity

Frequency Range Features Test Decision
Intensity Principle
80 MHz～2000 MHz 80%AM(1kHz) 10 V/m Performance
criterion A
10
Table4 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Group Immunity

Test part Test Wave Repeat Decision
condition character Frequency Principle
Tr/Th
DC power ±2kV 5/50 ns 5 kHz B
port
AC power ±4kV 5/50 ns 5 kHz B
port
RF port ±2kV 5/50 ns 5 kHz B
Other ±1kV 5/50 ns 5 kHz B
electric port
beyond 3
meters

Table5 Surge (Impact) Immunity

DC Power port ±2kV 1.2/50(8/20) µs，2Ω B
Line—
Line(Ground)
AC Power port ±4kV 1.2/50(8/20) µs，2Ω B
Line—Line
AC Power port ±6kV 1.2/50(8/20) µs，12Ω B
Line—Ground
Table6 RF Electromagnetic Field Conduction Immunity

Frequency Range Test voltage Character Decision Principle
0.15 MHz～80 MHz 3V 80%AM（1kHz） Performance criterion
A
Table7 Limit of Radiated Spurious Disturbance

（e.r.p）
Power limitations（）
Frequency Range
/reference bandwidth
30 MHz≤f＜1000 MHz -36dBm/100kHz
1 GHz≤f＜12.75 GHz -30dBm/1MHz
Fc1-12.5 MHz＜f＜Fc2+12.5 MHz No requirement
Comments:
Fc1：lowest centre frequency of R8840
Fc2：highest centre frequency of R8840
Table8 Limit of Power Supply Port Conduction Emission

Frequency Limitation (dBuV)
Range Mean value
(MHz) peak value QP
AV
0.15～0.50 56～66 46～56
>0.50～5 56 46
>5～30 60 50
5 1. Performance criterion A (continuous phenomena)
A communication link must be set up at the start of the test, and should be always
maintained during the test.
During the test, the FER in the uplink and downlink is less than or equal to 1%.
At the end of the test, EUT can still work in the specified mode, the user control
10 function and stored data are not lost, and the communication link still keeps.
If the EUT is a pure transmitter, the test should be carried out in idle mode, and the EUT
cannot have incidental radiation during the test.
2. Performance criterion B (transient phenomena)
A communication link must be set up at the start of the test.
15 During the test for series or individual ports, the EUT can still work in the specified
mode, the user control function and stored data are not lost, and the communication link
still keeps.
If the EUT is a pure transmitter, the test should be carried out in idle mode, and the EUT
cannot have incidental radiation during the test.

3. Performance criterion C (interruption)
Temporary function loss is permitted. The specified function can be self-recovered,

recovered by the operator or by sequential normal operations.
4. Performance criterion R (survivability)
5 The device should be able to endure the test, without any damage or other interference
(such as software damage or mistake operation of fault protection device). At the end of
transient phenomenon, the device properly runs within the specified range (it is not
required to run properly during the test process). The interference can result in actions of
fuse or other specified devices, which can be replaced or reset before the restoration of
10 the normal running.
5.4 Safety Indices

It is compliant with EN60950. The parts not mentioned in this file are compliant with
EN60950.
Marks
15 The board connectors/plugs, jumpers, switches and test point, the power supply and the
ground are marked clearly, without obstacles of components, including fuse mark,
protection ground mark, warning label, power label, laser label, safety label, energy
label and heavy module label. All marks meet the requirements of safety codes of China
or the purchasing country (region). All marks are clear, complete, easy to understand,
20 and not erasable.
Overturn Protection
The rack is arranged symmetrically to enhance the stability of the equipment provided
that the performance indices and heat design requirements are met. In normal conditions,
the equipment will not turn over at a plane tilted at 10 degrees. The shell stands external
25 hit.
The rack and the shelf are fixed reliably and are not loose.
Fire Protection
The cabinet, PCB board, cables, power cables that are related to the anti-fire regulations
use the inflammable materials. The combustion time after these materials are lit is
30 compliant with the safety codes. The circuit design takes over-current and over-voltage
protections into account to prevent overhead caused by normal or faulty conditions.
There are fuss and anti-arc resistor protection in the power supply to further prevent
overheat and fire caused by shorted circuit. The overall design ensures that the internal
flame will not extend to the cabinet, that is, the cabinet isolates the fire.
35 Mechanical and Physical Damage

No sharp edges, angles, or smooth. No mechanical structure defects or technical

procedure problems that would lead to human damage.
Lightning Protection
R8840 mainly used in outdoor and upper air, so it’s easy to get lightning strike. Due to
5 limited space in R8840, an external level C lightning protection box is preferred. The
lightning protection system, which comprise by R8840, lightning protection box and
lightning rod, is satisfy 《 YD 5068-98 Mobile Communication Base Stations and
Grounding Design Specification》.
Components/Devices and Materials Requirements
10 During the product design, the selection of materials and devices is compliant with UL
(or CSA) and VDE (or TUV, NEMKO, and SEMKO) certification. These devices are:
PCB board, fuse, and fuse socket, EMI capacitor, photo-electric coupler, relay, power
switch, voltage-selective switch, cables, AC input socket, rheostat, insulation washer
and insulation tube, NTC heat-sensitive resistor, plastic materials of the product,
15 connectors, laser module in the device, power module, transformer, fans, and voltage-
sensitive resistor (TVS).
The product design, the selection of materials and devices is for environment protection
consideration and compliant with RoHS and WEEE. Please refer Q/ZX 12.208-2005
《Restriction and limitation of the use of certain Substances》and Q/ZX 12.209-2005
20 《Technical Requirement of Lead-free Component》.
Protective Grounding and Connection Requirements
The protective grounding symbol is near the first protective grounding of the
equipment and is easy to see after the PCB is assembled.
The protection grounding terminal does not have switch or over-current protection
25 device.
The protection grounding cable is in Kelly.
The design of the protection ground ensures that connecting the power supply first
connects to the protection ground and that disconnecting the power supply last
disconnects the protection ground.
30 The design ensures that during the maintenance, the protection grounding is not
disconnected when the working voltage is not disconnected.
The protection grounding does not depend on the telecommunication network.
IP Protection Class
The IP protection class is IP65.

Environmental Impact
The equipment uses materials that do not product gases that harm either human beings
or the atmosphere or the environment;
The noise produced by the ventilation fan of the equipment will not cause harmful
5 disturbances to the technicians.
The spurious emission produced by the equipment body or the spurious conduction
caused by the antenna feeder interface will not harm the technicians or the environment.

5.5 Noise of the Overall System

It uses natural heat dissipation method. When the system is in the full power output, the
noise power level is less than 5.5 Bels (55decibel). Please refer to ETS 300 753
（Equipment Engineering （EE）Acoustics Noise Emitted by Telecommunications
5 Equipment） for details.
Test measure please refer to standard: ISO 3744（Acoustics - Determination of sound

power levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Engineering method in an
essentially free field over a reflecting plane）.
5.6 Storage Environment

10 R8840 can work normally after storage at following conditions after 180 days.
Table9 Storage Environment

Storage（In weather protected location and with
Environment conditions
packaging）
Low temperature ℃ -40
High temperature ℃ 70
Low relative humidity ％ 10

High relative
％ 100
humidity
Temperature change
℃/min 1
rate
Low Air pressure kPa 70
High Air pressure kPa 106

2
Sun radiation W/m 1120
condensation
yes
condition
5.7 Mechanical Adaptability

The design of R8840 is fully considering the installation, maintenance convenient,
expansion flexibility. It has the enough mechanical strength and stiffness. The
15 installation has vibration protection capability.
Table10 R8840 mechanical adaptability of the overall system

Serial No. Item Adaptive Condition
1 Working vibration 2-9Hz, 1.5mm
9-200Hz, 5m/s2
2 Working pulse pulse curve: half sin wave;
peak accelerate 300m/s2;
pulse width:11ms;
Pulse orientation: 6 direction
pulse time:3/axis
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6 NETWORKING
R8840 provides 2 interfaces for the connection between baseband and RF. The data rate
of the interface can be 1.25Gbps or 2.5Gbps. It supports CPRI standard protocol and can
upgrade to support OBSAI protocol.
5 R8840 supports star, chain and loop networking with BBU. The topologies architecture
is shown in Figure 7. The cascade of R8840 supports chain and loop networking. In loop
networking mode, R8840 has double fiber loop-protect mechanism which wherever the
fiber is broken, it can automatic perform loop-protect switch.
In chain and loop networking mode, 4 RRU can be maximally cascaded and the
10 maximal distance is 100 Km; The maximal distance between BBU and first RRU can
reach 40 Km, but it’s kindly suggested that not more than 10Km.
15
Figure 7 R8840 and BBUB networking
7 APPLICATION SCENE
Radio remote unit R8840 is only for radio frequency processing, it cannot be use alone.
It should be work together with baseband unit like BBUB or Marco Node B B09 to form
20 a function of Node B.
R8840 can be used in the location like indoor area, outdoor area, with equipment room
area or without equipment room area.
The design of R8840 mainly used in outdoor and upper air, so it’s easy to get lightning
strike. Due to limited space in R8840, an external level C lightning protection box is

preferred. If R8840 install in less lightning area, no external lightning protection box
would be fine.
If R8840 use in outdoor area, sun radiation protection is preferred. The sun-shade would
be use and install at the top of R8840 cabinet. The sun-shade would have at least 50 mm
5 distance with the cabinet top and can cover 1/3 of the cabinet.
R8840 can use power supply of AC 220V or 110 and DC -48V. In outdoor scenario, if
AC is available, R8840 can use AC as power supply and use UPS as backup battery or
no consideration of backup battery. If DC is available, R8840 can use DC as power
supply and use UPS as backup battery or no consideration of backup battery.
10 Two typical application scenarios will be consider in following chapter.
7.1 Scenario 1
3G equipment use the existing 2G equipment rooms or shelter to achieve co-room or co-
cabinet with 2G and 3G.
Solution: BBUB can be installing inside of transmission cabinet, inside the 2G

15 equipment or just hang in the wall. R8840 can be mounted on the pole mast outside the
equipment room or hang in the wall inside the equipment room/shelter. The power
supply of R8840 and UPS can be provided from equipment room. The Figure 8 shows
the R8840 install inside the equipment room. The Figure 9 shows the R8840 installed
outside the equipment room.
Equipment Room
Feeder
Optical fiber E1/T1/STM-1
(Transmission)
condition
System
Monitor
Battery
Power
Air
AC/DC
20
Figure 8 R8840 inside equipment room installation in scenario 1

Equipment Room
Feeder
Lightning
Protector unit E1/T1/STM-1
(Transmission)
Optical fiber
condition
System
Monitor
Battery
Power
Air
Pole
AC/DC
Figure 9 R8840 outside equipment room installation in scenario 1
7.2 Scenario 2
5 In new 3G site, there is no equipment room and outdoor installation is preferred.
Solution: Adopt ZTE outdoor power supply cabinet W121, where BBUB can be
installed inside. At the same time it can solve the problem of power supply and UPS.
The R8840 would be mounted on the pole near antenna if optical fiber resource is
available.
10 R8840 use DC power supply and UPS backup battery from W121. The external
lightning protection box would be also used DC as power supply from W121 and can be
installed on pole or against wall. R8840 and BBUB are connected by optical fiber.
W121 would be located in the roof or a room near roof. It’s recommend that the distance
between power supply cabinet and R8840 is 30 – 100 m. The Figure 10 shows the
15 R8840 installed outside in scenario 2.
RRU
(DC input)
BBU
Optical fiber
DC lightning
protetor
Outdoor Power Supply Cabinet
Figure 10 R8840 outside equipment room installation in scenario 2

8 CAPACITY UPGRADE CAPABILITY

When the amount of traffic increases, R8840’s downlink capacity can be upgraded in a
number of different ways. The most typical upgrade options are:
Increases transmit power: use 40W output power instead of 20W output power.
5 More carriers and more sectors: two or more carriers if the operator’s frequency
allocation permits; two or more sectors if needed;
Transmit diversity with a 2nd power amplifier per sector;
8.1 Increase Transmit Power

R8840 provide two kinds of power amplifiers PA20 and PA40, which provide 20W and
10 40W at the output of cabinet. When PA20 is using, PA 40 can be used to replace PA20
to increase the transmit power to 40W (PA20 —> PA40). New PA40 need to be
introduced and software upgrade should be done during this process. Since the removed
PA20 cannot be used stand-alone, so it is recommended to use a new R8840 with 40W
PA to swap an old R8840 with 20W PA. Therefore, the replaced R8440 can also be
15 used in the future for network expansion.
8.2 More Carriers and More Sectors

20W PA configuration:
1 R8840 maximal supports 3 carriers in 1 sector; When 2 sectors are required, 2 R8840
are needed; when 3 sectors required, 3 R8840 are needed. Figure 11 shows the capacity
20 upgrade solutions for 20W PA.
Add R8840 Add R8840

1C1S (S1) 1C2S (S11) 1C3S (S111)
SW
Ad upgrade SW
Ad upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW d R SW d R
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
8 8
up 840 up 840
gr &c gr &c
ad ar ad ar
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r er
Add R8840 Add R8840
2C1S (S2) 2C2S (S22) 2C3S (S222)
SW
Ad upgrade SW
Ad upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW d R SW d R
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
8 8
up 840 up 840
gr &c gr &c
ad ar ad ar
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Add R8840 Add R8840
3C1S (S3) 3C2S (S33) 3C3S (S333)
SW upgrade SW upgrade
Figure 11 R8840 Capacity Upgrade Path（20W）

40W PA configuration:
1 R8840 maximal support 4 carriers in 1 sector; When 2 sectors are required, 2 R8840
are needed; when 3 sectors required, 3 R8840 are needed. Figure 12 shows the capacity
upgrade solution for 40 PA.
Add R8840 Add R8840

1C1S (S1) 1C2S (S11) 1C3S (S111)
SW
Ad upgrade SW
Ad upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
Add Carrier SW d R SW d R
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
8 8
up 840 up 840
gr gr
ad &ca ad &ca
e rri e rri
er er
Add R8840 Add R8840
2C1S (S2) 2C2S (S22) 2C3S (S222)
SW
Ad upgrade SW
Ad upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW d R SW d R
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
8 8
up 840 up 840
gr gr
ad &ca ad &ca
e rri e rri
er er
Add R8840 Add R8840
3C1S (S3) 3C2S (S33) 3C3S (S333)
SW
Ad upgrade SW
Ad upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW upgrade
SW d R SW d R
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
Add Carrier
8 8
up 840 up 840
gr &c gr &c
ad ar ad ar
e rie e ri
r er
Add R8840 Add R8840
4C1S (S4) 4C2S (S44) 4C3S (S444)
SW upgrade SW upgrade
5
Figure 12 R8840 Capacity Upgrade Path (40W）
8.3 Transmit Diversity

Since R8840 only provides 1 transit channel, the transmit diversity can be realize
through co-cabinet. Please refer Figure 13 for detail.
R8840 R8840
TX/RX
TX/RX RX
RX
Optical Fiber
10
Figure 13 Transmit Diversity of R8840

9 APPENDIX A TERMS
Table 11 lists the terms and definitions that are universal for this product.
Table11 Terms and Definitions

Term/Definition Description
Interconnection point between an RNC and a Core Network. It is also
Iu
considered as a reference point.
Iub Interface between an RNC and a Node B.
A logical interface between two RNC. Whilst logically representing a
Iur point to point link between RNC, the physical realization may not be a
point to point link.
Uu The Radio interface between UTRAN and the User Equipment.
A logical node responsible for radio transmission / reception in one or
Node B more cells to/from the User Equipment. Terminates the Iub interface
towards the RNC.

10 APPENDIX B ABBREVIATIONS
Table12 Abbreviations
Abbreviations Full Name

AISG Antenna Interface Standards Group
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
DFL Duplex Filter LNA
EMC Electro Magnetic Compatibility
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Package Access
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
MTTR Mean Time To Repair
OAM Operating And Maintenance
OMC Operation and Maintenance Centre
OSS Operating & Supporting Subsystem
PA20 Power Amplifier 20(W)
PA40 Power Amplifier 40(W)
RFS Radio Frequency Software
RPWAC RRU AC Power
RPWDC RRU DC Power
RRU RF Remote Unit
RTR RRU Transceiver
RTWP Received Total Wideband Power
TCO Total Cost of Ownership
TMA Tower Mounted Amplifier
TSSI Transmit Signal Strength Indicator
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project

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Copyright © 2007 ZTE Corporation Shenzhen P. R. China

Due to update and improvement of ZTE products and technologies, information

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9 Appendix A Terms .............................................................................................................. 27

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Figures and Tables

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10 Figure 1 WCDMA system structure

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1.3 Product Characteristics

Multi-band frequency supported: support UMTS 850M/900M/1900M etc, only by

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2.2 Hardware Structure

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2.2.1 RTR (RRU Transceiver)

Process received signal and transmit signal;

Radio signal uplink convert and downlink convert;

Downlink IQ signal multiplexing, uplink signal de-multiplexing;

Signal amplifying, filter, A/D convert, D/A convert;

RTWP & TSSI measurement and report;

Standing wave measurement and report;

15 Hardware failure self-detection;

Environment temperature monitor;

Provide communication interface: 2 CPRI interfaces, 2 external alarm input nodes, 2

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2.2.2 DFL (Duplex Filter LNA):

Combined and isolate transmitted and received signal;

5 Filter the transmitted signal and received signal;

LNA (low-noise-amplifier) function;

LNA alarm report to RTR;

2.2.3 PA (Power Amplifier)

10 Performs radio signal amplifying function;

Temperature report function;

Over-current, over-heat, over-power, over-standing wave protecting function;

2.2.4 RPW AC/DC (RRU Power AC/DC)

Alarm report to RTR for low-voltage, over-voltage, over-current etc.

2.3 Software Structure

1. Module software package

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Application OAM RFS

OS & Driver & Support

Hardware System Hardware

Figure 5 R8840 Software Structure

OMC is uniform network management system of Node B system It has powerful

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3.1 Service Function

Support the configuration of 5MHz/4.8MHz/4.6MHz channel interval;

5 Support 20W or 40W output power configuration;

Support 3 carriers in 1 sector with 20W output configuration,;

Support 4 carriers in 1 sector with 40W output configuration;

Co-cabinet can support 4-antenna-receiving in 1 sector;

Co-cabinet can support non-continuous frequency configuration;

Support RTWP report interval at 100ms and 2ms;

Support transmit power reporting function for every carrier;

15 Support over loading protection function for power amplifier;

Support measurement, compensation and adjustment function for channel delay;

Support transmit channel switching on/off function;

3.2 Other Function