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RRU5935E

V100R018C10

Technical Specifications

Issue 03
Date 2022-07-29

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Contents

1 RRU5935E Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 1


2 Changes in RRU5935E Technical Specifications............................................................... 3
3 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Technical Specifications.........................................5
3.1 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications................................................................................................ 5
3.2 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna Specifications..................................................................................11
3.3 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering Specifications........................................................................... 12
3.4 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications................................................................................ 14

4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.............................................................................16

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NOTICE

The specifications that are not mentioned in this document or described as


unsupported may be configurable. The product supports only the specifications
that are mentioned in this document and meet specific constraints. If the
specifications that are not mentioned in this document or described as
unsupported are configured, services may be affected or the network may be out
of service.

Overview
The RRU5935E is an outdoor RF remote radio unit, which performs modulation,
demodulation, data processing, and combining and dividing for baseband signals
and RF signals. This document describes the radio frequency (RF) specifications,
engineering specifications, and common public radio interface (CPRI) port
specifications of the RRU5935E.

Product Versions
The following table lists the base station product versions related to the RRU.

Product Name Solution Version Product Version

RRU5935E SRAN18.1 V100R018C10


For details about software versions
of RF modules, see Description >
Hardware Description > 3900 &
5900 Series Base Station
Software and Hardware
Compatibility Description.

Intended Audience
This document is intended for:

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● Network planners
● Onsite engineers
● System engineers

Organization

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Specifications

This chapter describes the changes in RRU5935E Technical Specifications.

03 (2022-07-29)
This is the third commercial release.

Compared with Issue 02 (2022-06-27), this issue does not include any new topics.

Compared with Issue 02 (2022-06-27), this issue includes the following changes.

Topic Change Description

1 RRU5935E Technical Added the description that performance can only


Specifications be ensured under the presented specifications.

Compared with Issue 02 (2022-06-27), this issue does not exclude any topics.

02 (2022-06-27)
This is the second commercial release.

Compared with Issue 01 (2022-03-08), this issue does not include any new topics.

Compared with Issue 01 (2022-03-08), this issue includes the following changes.

Topic Change Description

4 RF Output Power Optimized the output power configuration rules.


Configuration Rules

3.4 RRU5935E (1800 Added descriptions of the reference for the CPRI
MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI compression ratios supported by RF modules.
Port Specifications

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Compared with Issue 01 (2022-03-08), this issue does not exclude any topics.

01 (2022-03-08)
This is the first commercial release.
Compared with Draft A (2021-12-30), this issue does not include any new topics
or changes, or exclude any topics.

Draft A (2021-12-30)
This is a draft.
Compared with Issue 01 (2021-03-05) of V100R017C10, this issue does not include
any new topics.
Compared with Issue 01 (2021-03-05) of V100R017C10, this issue includes the
following changes.
Topic Change Description

3.1 RRU5935E (1800 Added support for the configuration of 25 MHz


MHz+2100 MHz) RF bandwidth for NR FDD carriers when the
Specifications RRU5935E works in the 1800 MHz or 2100 MHz
frequency band.

Compared with Issue 01 (2021-03-05) of V100R017C10, this issue does not


exclude any topics.

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3 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)


Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) include RF


specifications, engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

3.1 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications


The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs),
frequency bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and
receiver sensitivity.
3.2 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna Specifications
Antenna specifications include the frequency band range, polarization mode, gain,
and port power capacity.
3.3 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering Specifications
The engineering specifications include the input power, dimensions, weight, power
consumption, and environmental specifications.
3.4 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications
The CPRI port specifications include the number of CPRI ports, port protocol, port
rate, and maximum level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.

3.1 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications


The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs),
frequency bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and
receiver sensitivity.
● In the following, G is short for GSM, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE
FDD, M is short for LTE NB-IoT, and N (FDD) is short for NR FDD.

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Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

Table 3-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an RRU5935E


Frequen Protocol RX TX RAT IBW
cy Band -defined Frequency Frequency (MHz)
(MHz) Band Band Band
(MHz) (MHz)

1800+21 Band 3/ 1800: 1710 1800: 1805 1800 MHz: LTE 1800:
00 n3+Band to 1785 to 1880 FDD, GL, LM, 40
1/n1 2100: 1920 2100: 2110 GLM, NR FDD, 2100:
to 1980 to 2170 GN (FDD), LN 40
(FDD), GLN
(FDD), LMN
(FDD), GLMN
(FDD)
2100 MHz:
UMTS, LTE FDD,
UL, NR FDD, UN
(FDD), LN
(FDD), ULN
(FDD)
1800 MHz+2100
MHz: LTE FDD,
GL, UL, GUL,
LM, GLM, ULM,
GULM, NR FDD,
LN (FDD), GLN
(FDD), ULN
(FDD), GULN
(FDD), LMN
(FDD), GLMN
(FDD), ULMN
(FDD), GULMN
(FDD)

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NOTE

● An RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) can work in the 1800 MHz frequency band, 2100
MHz frequency band, or both frequency bands.
● When the RRU5935E works in one frequency band, frequency band is used to indicate
the band. When the RRU5935E works in multiple frequency bands at the same time,
frequency band 1+frequency band 2 is used to indicate the bands. For example,
RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz).
● The RRU5935E provides the passive intermodulation (PIM) cancellation function when
working in LTE FDD mode.
● Passive intermodulation (PIM) refers to the intermodulation effect caused by
nonlinearities in the passive components of an antenna system when high-power
signals of multiple frequencies are transmitted. This intermodulation effect
decreases the uplink sensitivity and negatively affects the network quality.
● The maximum gain of PIM cancellation can reach 15 dB. This function reduces the
negative impact of the intermodulation effect on the system. The following factors
impact PIM cancellation performance:
● Antennas: For example, the antenna experiences water corrosion, the antenna
is aged, or the screws inside the antenna are loose.
● Connectors: For example, the jumper connector is not securely connected, and
the jumper port is corroded by water or aged.
● External PIM issues: For example, metal obstacles (steel rope of the guyed
mast, metal fence, lightning protection ground bar, or billboard) exist near
the radiation surface of the antenna.
● Other factors that may cause PIM
● An RRU must be used in a simple antenna networking scenario where the RRU
uses a fixed-length jumper (≤ 6 m) to directly connect to the antenna. In this
scenario, there is no intermediate component such as a combiner between the RRU
and the antenna. The fixed-length jumper is used because it can effectively
mitigate the PIM effect.

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TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 3-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Frequenc Protocol- TX/RX Capacityb Supported
y Band defined Modea Bandwidth
(MHz) Band (MHz)

1800+210 Band 3/ 1800: GSM: 4 carriers LTE FDD:


0 n3+Band 2T2R UMTS: 4 carriers 5/10/15/20
1/n1 2100: (without MIMO) and 4 NR FDD:
2T2R carriers (with MIMO) ● 1800 MHz:
LTE FDD: 2 carriers 5/10/15/20/2
(1800 MHz), 4 carriers 5/30
(2100 MHz), and 6 ● 2100 MHz:
carriers (1800 MHz 5/10/15/20/2
+2100 MHz) 5/30/40
LTE NB-IoT: 2 carriers
NR FDD: 2 carriers
(1800 MHz), 4 carriers
(2100 MHz), and 6
carriers (1800 MHz
+2100 MHz)

a: mTnR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses m
transmit channels and n receive channels.
b: The number of carriers in the Capacity column refers to the maximum
number of carriers that can be configured for the module with the RAT
configured, not the number of carriers that can be configured for a single
channel. For details about the module-level and channel-level carrier
configurations supported in single-mode and multimode scenarios, see the
Output Power Configuration column in the following table. When the module
is used with a feature, see the feature specifications in the corresponding
feature parameter description to learn the module-level or channel-level carrier
configurations that are supported after the feature is enabled.

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NOTE

● The NB-IoT multi-carrier function is an NB-IoT multi-carrier transmission technology


introduced based on 3GPP Release 13. A cell can have multiple carriers and assigns UEs
to multiple carriers to increase cell capacity. For details about this function and related
parameter settings, see NB-IoT Enhancements (FDD) in the eRAN FDD Feature
Documentation.
● The bandwidth information in Supported Bandwidth is the standard bandwidth that
can be configured for a carrier when only one carrier is configured for the module
working in a single mode. In any carrier combination scenario, the difference between
the absolute value of the highest frequency and the absolute value of the lowest
frequency of the involved carriers operating on the same band cannot exceed the
instantaneous bandwidth (IBW). For details about the bandwidth that can be configured
for each carrier in each carrier combination scenario, see Output Power Configuration
in the following table. For details about the non-standard bandwidths that can be
configured for LTE FDD carriers, see Compact Bandwidth (FDD).
● In the Supported Bandwidth column, the 5/10/15/20 MHz bandwidth per NR FDD
carrier is supported from 5G RAN3.1 onwards, the 30/40 MHz bandwidth per NR FDD
carrier is supported from 5G RAN5.1 onwards, and the 25 MHz bandwidth per NR FDD
carrier is supported from 5G RAN6.0 onwards.

Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 3-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz
+2100 MHz)
Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration
Band (MHz) Powera

1800+2100 1800 MHz: 2x5 W Typical Power Configurations for


2100 MHz: 2x5 W RRUs (Excluding NB-IoT)
1800 MHz+2100 MHz: Typical Power Configurations for
2x2x5 W RRUs (NB-IoT only)

a: mxP W in the Maximum Output Power column indicates that the number of
TX channels of the RF module is m and the maximum output power of each
channel is P W.

When the RRU5935E works both 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands, any
combination of the carrier configurations and output power of 1800 MHz and
2100 MHz can be used. For example, the output power configuration of UL (1800
MHz LTE FDD+2100 MHz UMTS) can be any combination of 1800 MHz LTE FDD
and 2100 MHz UMTS output power configurations.

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NOTE

● The Typical Power Configurations document includes the configurable carrier


combinations and the output power of each carrier in each combination. Before
referring to this document, you must be familiar with the output power configuration
rules. For details, see 4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.
● The carrier bandwidths supported by carriers with different power may be different. For
details about the output power of carriers and supported carrier bandwidth, see Typical
Power Configurations. Output Power per Carrier indicates the maximum output
power of each carrier under the corresponding configuration to ensure network
performance. The actually configured carrier power of RF modules can be less than or
equal to the value of Output Power per Carrier in the document. The power
configuration that is not supported in the document may be configurable on the
software. Performance can only be ensured under the power configurations listed in the
document.

Receiver Sensitivity

Table 3-4 Receiver sensitivity of an RRU5935E


Frequency Band Receiver Sensitivity with Receiver Sensitivity with
(MHz) One Antenna (dBm) Two Antennas (dBm)

1800+2100 GSM: -110.0 GSM: -112.8


UMTS: -123.0 UMTS: -125.8
LTE FDD: -104.0 LTE FDD: -106.8
LTE NB-IoT: -127.3 LTE NB-IoT: -130.1
NR FDD: -103.7 NR FDD: -106.5

NOTE

● The GSM receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 51.021, is measured at the


antenna connector assuming that the channel rate is 13 kbit/s and the bit error rate
(BER) is lower than or equal to 2%.
● The UMTS receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 25.141, is measured at the
antenna connector assuming that the channel rate is 12.2 kbit/s and the bit error rate
(BER) is lower than or equal to 0.001.
● The LTE FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs)
standard.
● The LTE NB-IoT receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured
under a 200 kHz bandwidth and a 15 kHz subcarrier spacing based on the FRC A14-1 in
Annex A.14 (π/2 BPSK, R = 1/3, 1 RB) standard.
● The NR FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 38.141, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3) standard.

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RF Compliance Standards

Table 3-5 RF compliance standards for an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)


Item Standard

UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

NR standard 3GPP TS 38.104

Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

3.2 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna


Specifications
Antenna specifications include the frequency band range, polarization mode, gain,
and port power capacity.
An RRU5935E can use internal or external antennas. The following table lists the
antenna electrical specifications of the RRU5935E with internal antennas.

NOTE

The module using internal antennas does not provide ports for connecting to external
antennas and cannot be reconstructed to use external antennas.

Table 3-6 Electrical specifications of antennas


Item Indicator Specifications

Internal Frequency range (MHz) 1710 to 1880 1920 to 2170


antenna
Polarization mode (°) ±45 ±45

Gain (dBi) 11 11

Horizontal half-power 75 75
beamwidth (°)

Vertical half-power 33 33
beamwidth (°)

Power capacity of each 10 10


port (W)

Equipment VSWR < 2.0 < 2.0


VSWR

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3.3 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering


Specifications
The engineering specifications include the input power, dimensions, weight, power
consumption, and environmental specifications.

Input Power

Table 3-7 Input power of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)


Power Input Type Operating Voltage

AC ● Maximum operating voltage: 90 V AC to 290 V


AC
● Rated operating voltage: 100 V AC to 240 V AC

Dimensions and Weight

Table 3-8 Dimensions and weight of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)


Item Specifications

Dimensions (H x W x D) 350 mm x 210 mm x 113 mm (13.78 in. x 8.27 in. x


4.45 in.) (8 L)

Weight 9.5 kg (20.95 lb, excluding mounting kits)

Module Power Consumption

Table 3-9 Power consumption of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)


Frequency Band (MHz) Typical Power Consumption (W)a

1800+2100 140

a: The typical power consumption of an RF module is measured when the


ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the traffic load reaches 50%. The
actual power consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.

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Environmental Specifications

Table 3-10 Environmental specifications of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Item Specifications

Operating temperature ● Without solar radiation: –40°C to +55°C (-40°F


to +131°F)
● With solar radiation of 1120 W/m2: -40°C to
+50°C (-40°F to +122°F)

Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH

Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3

Altitude ≤ 4000 m (13123.36 ft)

NOTE

The output power of an RRU temporarily decreases when it operates at temperature ranges
10ºC (18ºF) less than or equal to its maximum rated value. This is dependent on
installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration.

Table 3-11 Surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU5935E (1800 MHz


+2100 MHz)

Port Surge Protection Mode Specifications

AC power port Surge current 20 kA

NOTE

● Unless otherwise specified, the lightning protection specifications depend on the surge
waveform of 8/20 μs.
● Unless otherwise specified as maximum discharge current, all the surge current items refer
to nominal discharge current.

Table 3-12 Environment compliance standards for an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100


MHz)

Item Specifications

Operating environment ETSI EN 300 019-1-4 Class 4.1

Storage environmenta ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 Class 1.2

Shockproof protection NEBS GR63 zone4

Ingress protection rating IP65

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Item Specifications

Surge protection ● IEC 62305-1


● ITU-T K.35
● ITU-T K.56
● ITU-T K.97
● ETSI EN 300 253

a: The validity period is one year. The product can function properly within the
validity period if the storage environment meets the preceding standards.

3.4 RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port


Specifications
The CPRI port specifications include the number of CPRI ports, port protocol, port
rate, and maximum level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.

Table 3-13 CPRI port protocol and rate of an RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Number of CPRI Ports Protocol Type Port Rate (Gbit/s)

2 CPRI 2.5/4.9/9.8

The maximum level of cascading between an RRU and a BBU depends on the
cascading capability of the RRU working in different RATs and the bandwidth
resources of the CPRI ports on the BBU side. The following table provides the
maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an RRU and a BBU
when the RRU works in a single mode. When the RRU works in multimode
concurrency scenarios, the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance
between the multimode RRU and a BBU are determined by the capabilities for the
mode with the lowest capabilities.

Table 3-14 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an


RRU5935E (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) and a BBU
Mode Maximum Level of Maximum Distance from a BBU (km)
Cascading with a
BBU

GSM 6 40

UMTS 6 40

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Mode Maximum Level of Maximum Distance from a BBU (km)


Cascading with a
BBU

LTE FDD 4 ● When the LBBPc or LBBPd1 is


configured: 20
● When the LBBPd2 or UBBP is
configured: 40
● When the LBBPd3 is configured: 40
(number of cells ≤ 3); 20 (number
of cells ≥ 4)

LTE NB-IoT 4 20

NR FDD 4 20

NOTE

● For details about the CPRI topologies supported by each RRU model, see RF Unit and
Topology Management.
● For details about the ALD capabilities supported by each RRU model (for example, the
capabilities of RF ports supporting RET antennas and TMAs), see ALD Management.
● For details about the CPRI compression ratios supported by LTE-capable RRUs, see CPRI
Compression in eRAN Feature Documentation. For details about the CPRI compression
ratios supported by NR-capable RRUs, see CPRI Compression in 5G RAN Feature
Documentation.

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4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules

This chapter describes the rules for configuring RF output power.

General Rules
● The total output power of all carriers on a single channel cannot exceed the
maximum output power of a single channel.
● The output power is 1 dB less than the standard power when a module is
located at an altitude of 3500 m (11482.80 ft) to 4500 m (14763.60 ft) and is
2 dB less than the standard power when a module is located at an altitude of
4500 m (14763.60 ft) to 6000 m (19684.80 ft).

NOTICE

If RF modules working in multiple frequency bands are used, pay attention to the
following: If a single channel is configured with multiple cells in different
frequency bands and the carrier output power of each cell in a frequency band is
less than the minimum configurable output power of the cell, the performance of
the cell in the frequency band cannot be ensured, and the performance of the
cells that work in other frequency bands and share the same channel as the cell is
also significantly affected. Therefore, such configuration needs to be avoided. (To
ensure cell performance, the minimum configurable output power of a cell varies
depending on the RAT. For details, see the output power configuration rules of
each RAT.)
For example, a single channel of an RF module is configured with one NR cell in
the 1800 MHz frequency band and one LTE cell in the 2100 MHz frequency band.
The carrier output power of the NR cell in the 1800 MHz frequency band is 1 mW,
which is less than the minimum configurable output power per channel for the NR
cell of the module. In this case, the performance of the NR cell cannot be ensured.
In addition, the performance of the LTE cell in the 2100 MHz frequency band on
the same channel deteriorates significantly even if its output power meets the
requirements.

GSM Output Power Configuration Rules


● The standard bandwidth per GSM carrier is 200 kHz.

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● If the output power per GSM carrier on a single channel is required to be 60


W, the corresponding power license item must be purchased.
● Before using the GSM power sharing function, ensure that the license item
"LGMIDPS-Dynamic Power Sharing (per TRX)" has been purchased. To enable
the power sharing function, run the SET GCELLCHMGAD command with
QTRUPWRSHARE set to DYNAMIC and MultiGSMDynPWShareSW set to
ON.
● For the GBTS and eGBTS, the output power per carrier of the same RF module
is the same. However, the unit of the output power per carrier is W for the
GBTS and dBm for the eGBTS. Power P (unit: W) can be converted to x (unit:
dBm) by using the following formula: .
For example, when an RF module works in GSM mode, the output power per
carrier that can be configured for the GBTS is 60 W (GMSK). Then, the output
power per carrier that can be configured for the eGBTS is
, which is rounded
off to 47.8 dBm (GMSK).
● To ensure the performance of a GSM cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per
channel for the GSM cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF
module (unit: W) divided by 100. For example, the maximum output power of
an RF module is 2x80 W. When you configure a GSM cell, the minimum
configurable carrier output power per channel for the GSM cell is 0.8 W (80
W/100).
● The following table lists the available power configurations for each GSM
carrier.

Table 4-1 Available power configurations for each GSM carrier


Output Power per Carrier (W) Output Power per Carrier (dBm)

80.0 49.0

60.0 47.8

40.0 46.0

31.0 44.9

30.0 44.8

27.0 44.3

25.0 44.0

20.0 43.0

16.0 42.0

15.0 41.8

14.0 41.5

13.3 41.2

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Output Power per Carrier (W) Output Power per Carrier (dBm)

13.0 41.1

12.0 40.8

11.0 40.4

10.0 40.0

9.5 39.8

9.0 39.5

8.5 39.3

8.0 39.0

7.5 38.8

7.0 38.5

6.0 37.8

5.5 37.4

5.0 37.0

4.0 36.0

3.7 35.7

3.1 34.9

3.0 34.8

2.5 34.0

2.0 33.0

1.5 31.8

1.0 30.0

UMTS Output Power Configuration Rules


● The standard bandwidth per UMTS carrier is 5 MHz.
● The maximum output power of a UMTS cell is 100 W. To ensure the
performance of the UMTS cell and other cells that share the same channel as
the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per channel for the
UMTS cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF module (unit: W)
divided by 100. For example, the maximum output power of an RF module is
2x80 W. When you configure a UMTS cell, the minimum configurable carrier
output power per channel for the UMTS cell is 0.8 W (80 W/100).

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LTE FDD Output Power Configuration Rules


● When two LTE FDD carriers are configured, it is recommended that the power
spectral density (PSD) of the two carriers be set to the same value. PSD =
Carrier output power/Carrier bandwidth (1.4 MHz and 3 MHz bandwidths are
considered as 5 MHz bandwidth in this formula.)
● To ensure the performance of an LTE cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per
channel for the LTE cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF
module (unit: W) divided by 16. For example, the maximum output power of
an RF module is 2x80 W. When you configure an LTE cell, the minimum
configurable carrier output power per channel for the LTE cell is 5 W (80 W/
16).

LTE NB-IoT Output Power Configuration Rules


● The formulas for calculating the minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF
module are as follows:
– Minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF module when NB-IoT cells work
in guardband or in-band mode = min(23 dBm, maximum output power
per PA for an RF module – 40 dB)
– Minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF module when NB-IoT cells work
in standalone mode = min(23 dBm, maximum output power per PA for
an RF module – 20 dB)
● In standalone mode, the bandwidth spacing between two NB-IoT carriers
must be less than or equal to 300 kHz.
● When the LTE bandwidth is 5 MHz, LTE NB-IoT cells cannot be deployed in
guardband mode.
● After the NB-IoT multi-carrier function is enabled, one NB-IoT multi-carrier
cell can be configured with multiple NB-IoT carriers.
– When an NB-IoT multi-carrier cell is configured in standalone mode, a
maximum of four NB-IoT carriers can be configured.
– When an NB-IoT multi-carrier cell is configured in in-band mode and the
LTE bandwidth is 5 MHz, a maximum of four NB-IoT carriers can be
configured. If the LTE bandwidth is 10/15/20 MHz, a maximum of eight
NB-IoT carriers can be configured for an NB-IoT multi-carrier cell.
– When a cell is configured with multiple NB-IoT carriers, the cell can have
only one anchor carrier but can have multiple non-anchor carriers.
NOTE

The NB-IoT multi-carrier function is an NB-IoT multi-carrier transmission


technology introduced based on 3GPP Release 13. A cell can have multiple
carriers and assigns UEs to multiple carriers to increase cell capacity. For details
about this function and related parameter settings, see NB-IoT Enhancements
(FDD) in the eRAN FDD Feature Documentation.

NR Output Power Configuration Rules


To ensure the performance of an NR cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per channel
for the NR cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF module (unit: W)

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divided by 16. For example, the maximum output power of an RF module is 2x80
W. When you configure an NR cell, the minimum configurable carrier output
power per channel for the NR cell is 5 W (80 W/16).

Multimode Output Power Configuration Rules


● GUL/GUN (FDD)/GULN (FDD) carriers cannot be configured on the same
channel simultaneously in a single frequency band.
● The output power per carrier must be balanced among multiple channels if
possible.
● To ensure the performance of a cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum total configurable output power of all
carriers per channel is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF module
(unit: W) divided by 16. For example, if the maximum output power of an RF
module is 2x80 W, the minimum total output power of all carriers per each
channel is 5 W (80 W/16).
● Non-MSR and MSR
– Non-MSR: Carriers of different RATs cannot be configured on the same
RF channel. For example, a 2T RF module supports GU. If GSM carriers
are configured on PA1, then UMTS carriers cannot be configured on PA1.
That is, UMTS carriers can be configured only on PA2, and GSM carriers
cannot be configured on PA2.
– MSR: Carriers of different RATs can be configured on the same RF
channel. For example, a 2T RF module supports GU. Both GSM carriers
and UMTS carriers can be configured on PA1 or PA2 simultaneously.
● When one LTE FDD carrier and one NR FDD carrier are configured, it is
recommended that the power spectral density (PSD) of the two carriers be set
to the same value. PSD = Carrier output power/Carrier bandwidth (1.4 MHz
and 3 MHz bandwidths are considered as 5 MHz bandwidth in this formula.)
● The GU frequency spacing can be calculated using the following formula: GU
frequency spacing ≥ [(GSM bandwidth/2) + (UMTS bandwidth/2)].

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