Nokia Site Solutions

This document describes Site Engineering aspects as per Nokia standards

Mohamed Fadl , Site Engineering Manager ME

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Agenda • Site Solution Overview
• RAN equipment Overview
• System modules Overview
• Radio Units Overview
• Site Installation guidelines
• Power equipment Overview
• Rectifiers overview
• Power distribution units overview

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What is the key message or point of this slide?

RAN solution
Base Band
Radio Units

Power solution
AAOB Power Cabinet
Lithium Batteries

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Site Solution – an Overview
Site solution Site Solution is a cost, energy and serviceability optimized infrastructure element that is a receptacle
definition for hardware equipment (from MN and GS) on various environmental types and locations.

SITE SOLUTION
SITE SOLUTION PRODUCTS Fixing materials
• Network equipment
• Structural elements
• Power and mechanical Cables between radio Antenna
systems and system module

SITE DESIGN
Antenna cables
• Site locations Microwave radio & antenna
• Environmental factors
• Interfaces DC cables
Radio module
• National & customer requirements
• Design standards Pole BTS system module
Cable rails
PRODUCTS Power system & batteries
• mMIMO,
baseband, radio Cabinet, enclosure
& MWR products Support
• Passive antenna, structures Cooling
energy feeder
line,site
materials

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 • MN Macro Sites
• Site solution components

1 Base Band System

module.
2 Radio Units
3 Power Solution

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 RAN Equipment HW
introduction

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 Nokia AirScale System Module indoor
- AMIA Subrack -> LTE/SRAN/5G

Nokia AirScale System Module common units

- ASIB Common -> LTE/SRAN/5G Nokia AirScale System Module capacity units
- ABIA Capacity -> LTE/SRAN
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AirScale

The AirScale System Module is built of:

• one subrack:
AMIA AirScale Subrack

One sub-rack fits one or two independent logical SBTSs consisting of

ABIO ABIA
• one or two core modules
ASIA AirScale Common
• minimum one, maximum six capacity extension modules ABIO ABIA
ABIA AirScale Capacity
ABIO ABIA
Each ABIA can be used for allocation of LTE or SRAN cell sets
ASIA ASIA
Indoor subrack and must installed inside shelter or outdoor subrack one logical
[ACOC] and AMIA installation inside shelter or telecom room not SBTS
totally sealed will lead to HW faulty due to dust and water leaking LTE TDD eNB
one logical SBTS
ABIO Capacity
Baseband plug-in
A A AirScale
• User Plane
B Baseban
• RFM connectivity d
I Indoor

ASIA Common

3U
A A
Common unit
S S - Core or Common functions
• Control Plane
I
• Transport connectivity

AMIA Subrack
Half subrack Half subrack A A
•
•
housing for ABIA and ASIA plug-ins
Backplane interconnections between cards
Subrack M M - Subrack
I

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AMIA subrack

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 AirScale system module indoor general specification

Air scale System Module Capacity (first SW release) 1 ASIA & 1 ABIA: 8 LTE 20MHz cells with 2x2 MIMO
1 ASIA & 3 ABIA: 24 LTE 20MHz cells with 2x2 MIMO
2 ASIA & 6 ABIA: 48 LTE 20MHz cells with 2x2 MIMO
Minimum configuration 1 ASIA (transport and control), 1 ABIA (baseband extension)
Maximum configuration 2 ASIA, 6 ABIA
Installation options 19 inch standard rack, floor and wall (with mounting plinth)
Interfaces per ASIA Sync IN, Sync OUT (1pps, GNSS, ToD)
6 Alarm inputs
6 I/Os (can be either Alarm inputs or Control outputs)
2x System extension interface (SEI)
Backhaul interfaces (3x 1G Ethernet electrical, 2x 10G Ethernet optical)
LMP (local management), 2x sRIO
Interfaces per ABIA 6 x RP3-01/CPRI up to 9.8Gbps RF interfaces
3 of the 6 CPRI 9.8G interfaces support IQ compression

AirScale system module indoor mechanical specifications

Dimension H 128mm x W 447mm x D 400mm
Insertion Depth 400mm + 40mm free space for airflow at the rear side
Weight Minimum (ASIA + ABIA): 10.1kg
Maximum (2 ASIA + 6 ABIA): 23.5kg
Ingress protection IP20

Capacity plug-in (ABIA) front panel Operational Temperature Range -5°C to 55°C

AirScale system module indoor electrical specifications

Supply Voltage / Voltage Range Nominal: -48V DC / -40.5V to -57V
Power consumption 1 ASIA & 1 ABIA: typ 190W, max 327W
1 ASIA & 3 ABIA: typ 400W, max 596W
o ASIA: AXM5516 (Intel) transport and control processor. 2 ASIA & 6 ABIA: typ 790W, max 1248W
• 16xARM A15, 1.4 GHz. Linux
o ASIB: AXM5616 (Intel) transport and control processor.
• 16xARM A57, 1.6 GHz. Linux

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SM common & Capacity units

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 Air Scale system module indoor
Configurations
Maximum AirScale SM Indoor configuration

Minimum AirScale SM Indoor configuration

2x BTS AirScale SM Indoor minimum configuration

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 overview – Radios Details

Nokia 5G MAAs
Nokia AirScale RRHs
64 TRX
- AHEGF /AHEGHA 1800MHz/ 2100
AQQL MHZ

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475825A AHEGF AirScale RRH 4T4R B1/B3 400W AirScale High Power RRH
Technical data benefits
Specification Details
Standard WCDMA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR • Connectivity with AirScale BBU (via CPRI)
Band / Frequency range 3GPP band1 TX 2110-2170 MHz, RX 1920-1980 MHz
3GPP band3 TX 1805-1880 MHz, RX 1710-1785 MHz
• Dual band support in 1 unit
Max. supported modulation 256 QAM • Support for 3G/4G/5G
Number of TX/RX paths 4T4R-Band 1 & Band 3 • Deployment flexibility multiplexor different
Instantaneous bandwidth IBW B1 60MHz, B3 75MHz use cases with mounting options
Occupied bandwidth OBW B1 60MHz, B3 75MHz

Max. output power per TRX 100W per TX antenna, B1 60W max/B3 60W max, Total 400W

Dimensions (HxWxD) Standard = 308mm x 694mm x 131mm

Volume 29L (without cover)

Weight 32kg

Supply voltage / Connector type DC -48V / -36 to -60 V

Power consumption ETSI 24H Average 712W

Antenna ports 4 ports, 4.3-10+

Optical ports
Other interfaces / Connector type
Operational temperature range
2x RP3-01/CPRI 9.8Gbps, CPRI between SM and Radio. OBSAI or
CPRI for RF chaining.
AISG3.0 from ANT1, 2, 3, 4 and RET
(Power supply ANT1 and ANT3)
-40°C to 55°C (with no solar load)

Cooling Forced air cooling

Installation options Pole or Wall; Vertical or Horizontal Book Mount 475825A AHEGF
Ingress / Surge protection IP65, Class II 5 kA DC-port

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B3 FDD-LTE/NB-IoT/5G NR
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 FPKA: pole mounting kit Flexi and AirScale Optional Items

• FPKA, pole mounting kit (2 x kits in picture)

• For poles 60-120 mm (2.4 - 4.7 in.) in diameter

• Also for poles 30-59 mm diameter with limitations on
wind load requirements.
• Possible to install units both side and back (three sides)
• Can be use up to 4 Flexi/AS modules or 3 RRHs or FMSA
• Two FPKA kit per fixing are needed The FPKA has room for three Remote Radio Heads. It is possible to use
three installation directions.
471649A FPKA Flexi Pole Kit
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 RAN Equipment HW
Installation

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RFM installation on FPKA & FMFA
3

2
1

Fixing FPKA & FMFA Pole &

7
floor mounting kits

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RRH installation on FPKA

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

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RRH installation on FPKA

1 3 4
2

5 6
7

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 AAOB Power System
HW

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Narada 48NPFC200

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Schematic
Installation video link AAOB L FF+DC airco power cabinet installation video 20221129.mp4
(sharepoint.com)

AAOB L FF+DC airco power cabinet installation video 20221129.mp4 (sharepoint.com)

AAOB S DC airco battery cabinet installation video 20221230.mp4 (sharepoint.com)

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 Site Connectivity

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Powering Concept

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Fronthaul, GPS, backhaul connection
GPS

5G N78
AQQA/L AQQA/L
AQQA/L

L1800/L2100 /L2600

AHEGC/F

TDD-FD

ABIO

ABIO

ASIB

Sync IN
FUFBC fiber installed with FOTA connected to TXM
EIF1
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Penta Antenna (proposed)

Penta Antenna
Sector A

U2100/L1800

AHEGF/C Sec A

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 AAOB Power System
HW

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Narada 48NPFC200

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Schematic
Installation video link AAOB L FF+DC airco power cabinet installation video 20221129.mp4
(sharepoint.com)

AAOB L FF+DC airco power cabinet installation video 20221129.mp4 (sharepoint.com)

AAOB S DC airco battery cabinet installation video 20221230.mp4 (sharepoint.com)

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