Configuration &

Technical Solution 5G
AMX Claro CO – n78
Jan 20, 2022

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Version Status Date Handled by Comments
1.0 Delivered 2021-Dic-16 Claro / Nokia First document version for technical solution

1.1 Revision 2021-Dic-16 Claro / Nokia TX details added

2022-Jan-03
1.2 Revision Nokia TX updated

2.0 Delivered 2022-Jan-20 Nokia Detailed TH calculation

2.1 Delivered 2022-Jan-20 Nokia 1 Slide with the summary of the scope for 5G deployment

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Content
1. Scope of 5G deployement and 5G Configuration
2. Site Configuration 5G Evolution
3. TX Connectivity
4. Air Interface Driven Access - TX dimensioning
5. General site requirements & Datasheets

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 Scope of 5G deployment CLARO COL – Radio Access
1000 Sites
Bogota: 750 Phase 3
Medellin: 150 (500 sites, BOG, AQQA 32T32R (3,3 – 3,7 GHz)
Barranquilla: 100 5G22R3) AQQN 64T64R (3,3 – 3,7 GHz)
• 100 Sites n78 64T64R ABIO+ASIB+AMIA+ACOC
• 400 Sites n78 32T32R
500 Sites
Bogota: 250 Phase 2
Medellin: 150 (325 sites, BOG, MED, BAQ, AQQA 32T32R (3,3 – 3,7 GHz)
Barranquilla: 100 5G22R2) ABIO+ASIB+AMIA+ACOC
• 325 Sites n78 32T32R
175 Sites
Bogota: 175 Phase 1 AEQB 64T64R (3,4 – 3,6 GHz)
(167 sites BOG, 5G21B) ABIO+ASIB+AMIA+ACOC
• 167 Sites n78 64T64R BBU reuse for existing DSS sites whose location
o 43 existing DSS -> n78 match with n78 commercial deployment targets
o 124 new sites (+1 ABIL, RF modules & SW para DSS -> n78)
27 Sites n78
95 DSS Phase Trial
1 Indoor ASiR N78: 8 BOG, 9 MED, 8 CAL, 2 BBJA Formalization of supplies deployed
during the execution of the trial. The following items depend on the detailed list of sites and
• 23 Sites n78 64T64R (6 in BOG) their distribution by phases: Amounts of cluster tuning
• 04 Sites n78 32T32R (2 in BOG) Quantities HW, SW, services services, OJTs, Trainings, Fast Pass/updates/upgrades of OSS,
according to implemented
• 95 Sites DSS and umbrella management platforms.
configurations
• 01 Site Indoor Plaza Claro • Pending the detailed list of sites for phase 2 and adjuted
final list of sites considering Ecopetrol refinery

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1. 5G Configuration - Summary

5G n78 100MHz 1S 2S 3S
1+1+1 mMIMO

Final release: SRAN/5G 22R3-SR

3GPP supported agg. to n78+b28
GPS with Anchor B7
Synch
SRAN (Existing)

L700 L1900
L2600 ABIO 5G
ASIA common ASIB common

*Trial Configuration use ASIK/ASIB, 2xABIL for

BB and AEQB/AEQZ for mMIMO
 2. Site Configuration 5G Evolution
Target configuration
LW 1900Mhz
L 2600Mhz W 850Mhz L 700MHz Comments
3xFHFB/AHFIB RRH (B2) LTE WCDMA 2+2+2 LTE (2T/4R) 1+1+1 5G n78 100MHz
1/1/1 @10-15MHz 20W - @20W
RADIO
1+1+1 mMIMO
sec 1

(B7) LTE 2/2/2 4T4R @30W 1T2R Target Configurations:

MIMO 4T4R
20W/20W 20+10MHz • Radio FHFB for LTE1900 +
LTE 3G 1/1/1 20W 1T4R WCDMA1900.
FRHG/AHHB • FRHG, AHHB RRH used, with 2/2/2 in 2600 Band

sec 3
sec 1

Sec 2
sec 3
sec 1

sec 2
sec 3

@20W each carrier

sec 1

sec 2

sec 3
L1:4Tx&4Rx
WCDMA WCDMA WCDMA
LTE
FHFB BASE BAND 5G 5G 5G

LTE LTE LTE Target Configurations:

LTE LTE LTE
• Airscale base band and FSMF reuse
sec 2

L1:4Tx&4Rx
• 1 ABIA for dual carrier MIMO 4x4 – 3 sectors (6
LTE LTE LTE L1:4Tx&4Rx L2:4Tx&4Rx L3:4Tx&4Rx
FHFB L4:4Tx&4Rx L5:4Tx&4Rx L6:4Tx&4Rx cells)
LTE AHPCA AHPCA AHPCA • OptionalmMIMO mMIMO
use of ASIB control card SRAN,mMIMO
future
L1:4Tx&4 L2:4Tx&4 L3:4Tx&4
Rx Rx Rx 5G use.
FRHG FRHG FRHG
*AHFIB CPRI link. CPRI
L1:4Tx&4Rx - Mixing FHFB and AHFIB OBSAI
*AHHB one (1) (9.8Gb)
FHFB is not supported fiber per module
(6Gb) CPRI link.

TX Eth/ SRAN 5G
ToP RP3-01 GPS Synch
L E EXP
L E EXP
FSMF: WCDMA SYN IN
TX Eth
SRANL L ABIO 5G
ASIA S.OUT
ASIB
FBBA: WCDMA FBBA: EXP
19
RP3-01
HDMI Syn.
SRIO TX Eth
WCDMA 1900: *Trial Configuration use ASIK/ASIB, 2xABIL for
1+1+1 SRAN19
S.OUT S.IN

FBBA/C:
FSMF: WCDMA

WCDMA FBBA/C: WCDMA

BB and AEQB/AEQZ for mMIMO
 3. TX Connectivity
700/850/ 2600 MHz Comments
•
1900 MHz SRAN GPS Synch
SynE feature SRAN18SP -
SR000844/LTE563 Synchronous Ethernet
TX Eth EXP Generation needed.
WCDMA/GSM
TX Eth ToP-2 L L EXP • SRAN is not supported in IRU networks
FSMF: LTE SRAN L L ABIO 5GP
TX Eth
without 4G Hub, as VLAN can not
mapped.
FBBA: LTE FBBA: LTE ASIA ASIB
EXP
Hdmi
Sync
19
RP3-01 HDMI SRIO
Sync
LTE/ToP-1 • 5G expansion TX and Synch need a
direct source.
Optional: FSMF: WCDMA
Synchronization • Required min two (2) ToP sessions for
with existing FBBA/C: WCDMA FBBA/C: WCDMA
each base band. In case of FSMF for
HDMI
1900, it requires one additional ToP
ETH / TX + Packet Abis ETH / TX +
SyncE session for the first in the chain.
Transmission ToP-3 • The synchronization after FSMF SRAN
must be through of HDMI cable.
FSMF: GSM
Existing 2G • The main synchronization for 5G is GPS
FSMF: SRAN phase, and chained base bands receive
Synch HDMI TX
FBBC: SRAN FBBC: SRAN Phase/SyncE Synchronization from main
FSMF: GSM
Optional 2G source.
• Max length for HDMI Synchronization
Split band Synch HDMI TX
cables 15m.
• Chaining HDMI and Fibers are 2m length
FSMF: SRAN

FBBC: SRAN FBBC: SRAN

Optional
2nd Nodes
3.1 TX 5G Details option “C” (prefered)

Backplane Interfaces for Subrack Sharing (LTE4623/SR002025/5GC001028) feature is used for:

• backhaul over the backplane (ASIA <-> ASIB)

• synchronization over the backplane Option C

Ethernet, backplane shared
transport 4G/5G through ASIA.

MRBTS LTE 2600/700 TX 4G/5G MRBTS 5G

Backplane
LTE 2600 + 700 5G

ASIA ASIB
GPS Sync
3.1 TX 5G DETAILS option “D”
• Separate Ethernet Port for 5G Tx Option D
Ethernet, independent
• Additional IP address for 5G
transport cable through ASIB
• Synchronization over external HDMI Cable ASIA <-> ASIB

MRBTS LTE 2600/700 MRBTS 5G

TX - 4G TX - 5G

LTE 2600 + 700 5G

HDMI Cable

ASIA ASIB
GPS Sync
 3.2 SYNCH 5G Details
HDMI Cable is used for synchronization according the diagram (red line).
 4. Air Interface Driven Access - TX dimensioning
5G n78 LTE 2600 + 700

Sector #1

Sector #2

Sector #3
U-Plane DL UL DL UL
All-Average 1,950.7 1,460.4 298.7 140.9
All-Average/Single-Peak 1,950.7 1,460.4 298.7 140.9
All-but-one-Average+Single-Peak 2,837.8 1,689.1 577.5 242.4
All-Peak 4,715.8 1,800.4 1,974.9 845.6
3 x mMIMO C-Plane 19.5 14.6 3.0 1.4
100 MHz
X2 (All-Average) 29.9 14.1 9.0 4.2
Band 78 (3.5 GHz)
X2 (All-Average/Single-Peak) 29.9 14.1 9.0 4.2
X2 (All-but-one-Average+Single-
3 x RRH Peak)
57.7 24.2 17.3 7.3
15+15 MHz X2 (AllPeak) 197.5 84.6 59.2 25.4
Band 7 (2600 MHz)
TOTAL: DL UL DL UL
All-Average 2,000.1 1,489.1 310.7 146.5
3 x RRH
All-Average/Single-Peak 2,000.1 1,489.1 310.7 146.5
10 MHz
All-but-one-Average+Single-Peak 2,915.0 1,727.9 597.8 251.0
Band 28 (700 MHz)
All-Peak 4,932.8 1,899.6 2,037.1 872.4

System Module
U-plane Transport DL capacity

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 5.9Gbps

3.5Gbps

2,3Gbps

1,5Gbps
5G only DL
1cell peak

5G+LTE
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5G+LTE 5G+LTE
5. General site requirements & Datasheets

Unit Unit Medium /

Weight Volume On-Air Typical busy Notes
Base band kg L W W W
ASIB 63 129
ABIO 1/2 120
ASIK 82
ABIL 136 190
mMIMO Module (antenna + RF)
941 1221 1371 _@320W
AQQL AirScale MAA 64T64R 192AE n78 320W 36 49
930 1110 1230 _@200W
543 828 983 _@320W
AQQA AirScale MAA 32T32R 192AE n78 320W 19 30
535 720 820 _@200W
489 688 780 _@240W
AQQY AirScale MAA 32T32R 128AE n78 240W 17 27.9
490 650 740 _@200W
520 705 780 _@200W
AEQB AirScale MAA 64TRX 200W Bd42 42 71
515 640 680 _@100W
343 510 580 _@200W
AEQZ AirScale MAA 32T32R n78 200W 28 45
335 450 490 _@100W

*Specific site requirements will be based on RF Desig, mMIMO

order (module), power configured and RF load (traffic)
Power estimation (max)
Energización de AEQB x3 con FPFH existentes
Power consumption AEQB = 1143W x3 = 3429W
FPFH (tope de torre) FPFH (piso)
FPFH con 3 salidas libres
FPFH energizado con 2 corridas de 2x25mm @2 breaker ≥ 52A
Configurar cada salida a AEQB @35A
Distribuir a cada AEQB con cable ≥ 10mm Subir una corrida de 16mm por AEQB
En las salidas del FPFH setear  Output Mode: ON (luego de un corte vuelve encendido)

Consumos en FCOB
FCOB 150W
SubRack #1 (ASIA + 2 ABIA) 445W
SubRack #2 (ASIK + 2 ABIL) 580W

Supuestos para el cálculo

Voltage on duty 54Vdc
Current max 120A
Cross section 50mm
Temp max 50°C
Length 35mts (+/-10mts) *5G se necesita que un sitio tenga un Δ 4,6kW
Voltage Drop 5% (@54Vdc ~ 3Vdc)

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ABIO AirScale Capacity Unit

High-capacity unit for LTE and NR

Product Benefits
• 4G/5G high-capacity plug-in unit
• 5G wideband and both 4G and 5G narrowband cells are supported
• 4G and 5G cells can be supported simultaneously
• Simultaneous use of OBSAI/CPRI/eCPRI fronthaul interfaces

Specification* Details
RAT standards LTE, NR
Common unit support ASIB, ASIL
Subrack compatibility AMIA, AMOB, AMOD
Fronthaul interfaces 9x SFP28
Supported fronthaul interface types OBSAI, CPRI, eCPRI
Operational temperature range -5°C to +55°C / Front-to-Back airflow
Dimensions (H x W x D) 25 x 219 x 364 mm
Weight 2.65 kg

Restricted Market availability as productization ramp-up takes place.

For more details, please contact MN PLM

* HW specifications such as capacity, performance and functions are subject to the SW roadmap, configurations & traffic model and
use case combined with the specific variant in use. Variant details are found in the datasheets.

SR002605
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AQQA AirScale MAA 32T32R 192AE n78 320W - eCPRI

Wide band massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna Solution for n78 (3.3-3.7 GHz)
Product Benefits
• Adaptive Antenna System for optimized capacity and coverage
• Digital beamforming for multi-user MIMO
• Beamforming capable 32T32R with total 320W output power
• Wide frequency range with 200 MHz occupied BW

Specification* Details (Preliminary)

RAT standards NR, ready for LTE
TX/RX, BF, AEs 32T32R, Digital Beamforming, 192AE
Max Output Power 320 W
Supported Bands n78 TRX: 3300-3700 MHz
Instantaneous bandwidth (IBW) 400 MHz
Occupied bandwidth (OBW) 200 MHz
NR Carrier bandwidth Up to 100 MHz, 2 CC combinations
Fronthaul Support eCPRI
Supply voltage -48 V DC
Operational temperature range -40 °C to +55 °C / Active Cooling
Dimensions (H x W x D) 707 x 395 x 106 mm
Volume / Weight 30 l / <19 kg

* HW specifications such as capacity, performance and functions are subject to the SW roadmap, configurations & traffic model and
use case combined with the specific variant in use. Variant details are found in the datasheets.

CB006545
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AQQL AirScale MAA 64T64R 192AE n78 320W - eCPRI

Wide band massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna Solution for n78 (3.4-3.8 GHz)
Product Benefits
• Adaptive Antenna System for optimized capacity and coverage
• Digital beamforming for multi-user MIMO
• Beamforming capable 64T64R with total 320 W output power
• Wide frequency range with 200 MHz occupied BW

Specification* Details (Preliminary)

RAT standards NR, ready for LTE
TX/RX, BF, AEs 64T64R, Digital Beamforming, 192AE
Max Output Power 320 W
Supported Bands n78 TRX: 3400-3800 MHz
Instantaneous bandwidth (IBW) 400 MHz
Occupied bandwidth (OBW) 200 MHz
NR Carrier bandwidth Up to 100 MHz, 2 CC combinations
Fronthaul Support eCPRI
Supply voltage -48 V DC
Operational temperature range -40 °C to +55 °C / Active Cooling
Dimensions (H x W x D) 1001 x 448 x 113 mm
Volume / Weight 49 l / 36 kg

* HW specifications such as capacity, performance and functions are subject to the SW roadmap, configurations & traffic model and
use case combined with the specific variant in use. Variant details are found in the datasheets.

CB006277
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AQQY AirScale MAA 32T32R 128AE n78 240W - eCPRI

Wide band massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna Solution for n78 (3.4-3.8 GHz)
Product Benefits
• Adaptive Antenna System for optimized capacity and coverage
• Digital beamforming for multi-user MIMO
• Beamforming capable 32T32R with total 240W output power
• Wide frequency range with 200 MHz occupied BW

Specification* Details (Preliminary)

RAT standards NR, ready for LTE
TX/RX, BF, AEs 32T32R, Digital Beamforming, 128AE
Max Output Power 240 W
Supported Bands n78 TRX: 3400-3800 MHz
Instantaneous bandwidth (IBW) 400 MHz
Occupied bandwidth (OBW) 200 MHz
NR Carrier bandwidth Up to 100 MHz, 2 CC combinations
Fronthaul Support eCPRI
Supply voltage -48 V DC
Operational temperature range -40 °C to +55 °C / Active Cooling
Dimensions (H x W x D) 625 x 395 x 100 mm
Volume / Weight 27.9 l / 17 kg

* HW specifications such as capacity, performance and functions are subject to the SW roadmap, configurations & traffic model and
use case combined with the specific variant in use. Variant details are found in the datasheets.

5GC002433
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AEQB AirScale MAA 64T64R 192AE n78 200W - eCPRI

Wide band massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna Solution for n78 (3.4-3.6 GHz)
Product Benefits
• Adaptive Antenna System for optimized capacity and coverage
• Digital beamforming for multi-user MIMO
• Connectivity with AirScale BBU via eCPRI
• Beamforming capable 64T64R with total 200 W output power

Specification* Details
RAT standards NR, ready for LTE
TX/RX, BF, AEs 64T64R, Digital Beamforming, 192AE
Max Output Power 200 W
Supported Bands n78 TRX: 3400-3600 MHz
Instantaneous bandwidth (IBW) 200 MHz
Occupied bandwidth (OBW) 100 MHz (100 MHz + 100 MHz Split Mode)
NR Carrier bandwidth Up to 100 MHz, 2 CC combinations
Fronthaul Support eCPRI
Supply voltage -48 V DC
Operational temperature range -40 °C to +55 °C / Natural Convection Cooling
Dimensions (H x W x D) 750 x 450 x 240 mm
Volume / Weight 71 l / 42 kg

* HW specifications such as capacity, performance and functions are subject to the SW roadmap, configurations & traffic model and
use case combined with the specific variant in use. Variant details are found in the datasheets.

5GC001113
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AEQZ AirScale MAA 32T32R 192AE n78 200W - eCPRI

Wide band massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna Solution for n78 (3.3-3.6 GHz)
Product Benefits
• Adaptive Antenna System for optimized capacity and coverage
• Digital beamforming for multi-user MIMO
• Connectivity with AirScale BBU via eCPRI
• Beamforming capable 32T32R with total 200 W output power

Specification* Details
RAT standards NR, ready for LTE
TX/RX, BF, AEs 32T32R, Digital Beamforming, 192AE
Max Output Power 200 W
Supported Bands n78 TRX: 3300-3600 MHz
Instantaneous bandwidth (IBW) 300 MHz
Occupied bandwidth (OBW) 100 MHz (ready for 100 MHz + 100 MHz Split Mode)
NR Carrier bandwidth Up to 100 MHz, 2 CC combinations
Fronthaul Support eCPRI
Supply voltage -48 V DC
Operational temperature range -40 °C to +55 °C / Natural Convection Cooling
Dimensions (H x W x D) 730 x 403 x 185 mm
Volume / Weight 45.5 l / 28.5 kg

* HW specifications such as capacity, performance and functions are subject to the SW roadmap, configurations & traffic model and
use case combined with the specific variant in use. Variant details are found in the datasheets.

5GC002303
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AYGE GNSS (GPS) Receiver

Multi-GNSS, dual frequency receiver unit

Product Benefits
• Supports GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS with HW readiness for NavIC.
• Supports dual frequency
AYGE
• Supports concurrent tracking GNSS constellations. GNSS
• Jamming and spoofing detection. Receiver
• Fits currently deployed GPS brackets and cables to facilitate simple unit
replacements

Specification* Details (Preliminary)

RAT standards LTE, NR
Supply voltage 14.8 V DC, supplied from system module HDMI sync-in port
Operational temperature range -40 °C to +80 °C / Natural Convection Cooling
GPS Cable Assembly and GPS
Dimensions (H x W x D) Diameter 100 mm, height 83 mm
Mounting Bracket
Volume / Weight 0.5 l / 0.3 kg

* HW specifications such as capacity, performance and functions are subject to the SW roadmap, configurations & traffic model and
use case combined with the specific variant in use. Variant details are found in the datasheets.

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