RRU3278u

V100R016C10

Technical Specifications

Issue 02
Date 2021-02-28

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Technical Specifications Contents

Contents

1 RRU3278u Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 1

2 Changes in RRU3278u Technical Specifications............................................................... 2
3 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) Technical Specifications............................................................. 4
3.1 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) RF Specifications.......................................................................................................................4
3.2 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) Engineering Specifications.................................................................................................... 6
3.3 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications......................................................................................................... 9

4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.............................................................................10

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Technical Specifications 1 RRU3278u Technical Specifications

1 RRU3278u Technical Specifications

This document describes the radio frequency (RF) specifications, engineering

specifications, and common public radio interface (CPRI) port specifications of the
RRU3278u.

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

Product Name Solution Version Product Version

RRU3278u eRAN TDD 16.1 V100R016C10

For details about the software
versions of RF modules, see Base
Station Software and Hardware
Compatibility Description.

Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
● Network planners
● Onsite engineers
● System engineers

Organization

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Technical Specifications 2 Changes in RRU3278u Technical Specifications

2 Changes in RRU3278u Technical

Specifications

This chapter describes the changes in RRU3278u Technical Specifications.

02 (2021-02-28)
This is the second commercial release.

Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue does not include any new topics.

Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue includes the following changes.

Topic Change Description

3 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) Added receiver sensitivity specifications when

Technical Specifications multiple antennas are used.

Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue does not exclude any topics.

01 (2020-04-07)
This is the first commercial release.

Compared with Draft A (2020-01-20), this issue does not include any new topics
or changes, or exclude any topics.

Draft A (2020-01-20)
This is a draft.

RRU3278u Technical Specifications is a separate document created for this release.

Its content derives from section "RRU3278u Technical Specifications" under RRU
Technical Specifications. In this and subsequent releases, this content is removed
from RRU Technical Specifications and constitutes a separate document.

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Technical Specifications 2 Changes in RRU3278u Technical Specifications

Compared with section "RRU3278u Technical Specifications" under RRU Technical

Specifications of Issue 05 (2019-10-25) in V100R015C10, this issue does not
include any new topics or changes, or exclude any topics.

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3 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) Technical

Specifications

The technical specifications of an RRU3278u (3500 MHz) include RF specifications,

engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

3.1 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include the supported RATs, frequency bands, TX/RX modes,
capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and receiver sensitivity.
3.2 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) Engineering Specifications
The engineering specifications include the input power, dimensions, weight, power
consumption, and environmental specifications.
3.3 RRU3278u (3500 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 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include the supported RATs, frequency bands, TX/RX modes,
capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and receiver sensitivity.

Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

Table 3-1 RATs and frequency bands supported by an RRU3278u

Frequenc Protocol- Frequency RAT IBW OBW
y Band defined Band Range (MHz) (MHz)
(MHz) (MHz)

3500 Band 42 3520-3600 LTE TDD 80 80

3500 Band 42 3400-3480 LTE TDD 80 80

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TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 3-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Frequency Protocol- TX/RX Capacityb Supported

Band defined Modea Bandwidth (MHz)
(MHz) Band

3500 Band 42 8T8R 4 carriers 10/15/20

a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A
transmit channels and B 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 in single-mode
scenarios, not the number of carriers that can be configured for a single
channel. For details about the channel-level carrier configurations for the
module working in a single mode, see Output Power Configuration in the
following table. When the module is used with a feature, see the feature
specification informations in the corresponding feature parameter description to
learn the module-level or channel-level supported carrier configurations after
the feature is enabled.

Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 3-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration

Band (MHz) Powera

3500 8x20 W Typical Power Configuration

Reference for RRU (Excluding NB-
IoT)

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

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.
● Each value of Output Power per Carrier (W) in the Typical Power Configurations
document indicates the maximum output power of each carrier under the
corresponding configuration while ensuring the network performance. The actually
configured carrier power of RF modules can be less than or equal to the value of
Output Power per Carrier (W) in the document. The power configuration that is not
supported in the document may be configurable on the software. Huawei can only
promise the performance with the power configurations listed in the document.

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Receiver Sensitivity

Table 3-4 Receiver sensitivity of an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Frequ Proto Receiver Receiver Receiver Receiver

ency col- Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity
Band defin with One with Two with Four with Eight
(MHz ed Antenna Antennas Antennas Antennas
) Band (dBm) (dBm) (dBm) (dBm)

3500 Band -105 -107.8 -110.5 -113.3

42

NOTE

The LTE TDD 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.

RF Compliance Standards

Table 3-5 RF compliance standards for an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Item Standard

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

3.2 RRU3278u (3500 MHz) Engineering Specifications

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

Input Power

Table 3-6 Input power of an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Power Input Type Operating Voltage

-48 V DC -36 V DC to -57 V DC

NOTE

DC RRUs can use external power modules to support AC scenarios. For details about the
types of external power modules supported by each type of RRU, see section "RRU Auxiliary
Devices" in the corresponding RRU hardware description. For details about the external
power modules, see user guides of the corresponding models.

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Dimensions and Weight

Table 3-7 Dimensions and weight of an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Item Specifications

Dimensions (H x W x D) 480 mm x 356 mm x 140 mm (18.90 in. x 14.02 in.

x 5.51 in.) (24 L)

Weight 25 kg (55.13 lb, excluding mounting kits)

Power Consumption of the Entire Base Station

Table 3-8 Power consumption of the DBS (-48 V DC) (configured with the
RRU3278u 3500 MHz)

Modea Base Station Output Typical Maximum

Configurationb Power per Power Power
Carrier (W) Consumption Consumption
(W)c (W)d

LTE TDD 3x20 MHz 8x5 357 419

LTE TDD 3x20 MHz 8x10 430 548

LTE TDD 3x20 MHz 8x15 477 645

LTE TDD 3x20 MHz 8x16 501 678

LTE TDD 3x20 MHz 8x20 629 701

a: For an LTE base station, one UMPTb2 and one UBBPd9 are configured in the
BBU when one carrier is used, one UMPTb2 and two UBBPd9 boards are
configured when two carriers are used, and one UMPTb2 and two UBBPd9
boards are configured when three carriers are used.
b: "AxB MHz, C carriers" is used for LTE, indicating that A cells are configured,
the bandwidth of each cell is B MHz, and there are C carriers in total. Unless
otherwise specified, this document assumes that one sector is configured with
one RF module.
c: The typical power consumption of LTE 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.
d: The maximum power consumption of LTE is measured when the ambient
temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the traffic load reaches 100%. The actual power
consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.

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Environmental Specifications

Table 3-9 Environmental specifications of an RRU3278u (3500 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

Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa

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 3-10 Surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Port Surge Protection Mode Specifications

DC 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 3-11 Environment compliance standards for an RRU3278u (3500 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.

3.3 RRU3278u (3500 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 3-12 CPRI port protocol and rate of an RRU3278u (3500 MHz)

Number of CPRI Ports Protocol Type Port Rate (Gbit/s)

2 CPRI 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 lists the
maximum levels of cascading and maximum distance between an RRU and a BBU
when the RRU works in a single mode.

Table 3-13 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an

RRU3278u (3500 MHz) and a BBU

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

Cascading with a
BBU

LTE TDD Cascading not The length of optical fibers between

supported the BBU and RRU must be less than 10
km.

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.

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4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules

This chapter describes the rules for configuring RF output power.

General Rules
● For an nT RF module (n is 2, 4, or 8), the restriction is as follows:

, where PAi indicates the number of carriers of transmit

channel i; Pi indicates the output power of each carrier of transmit channel i;
PAt indicates the total number of carriers configured in this RF module; P
indicates the maximum output power supported by each carrier.
● The output power is 1 dB less than the standard power when an RF module is
located at a height of 3500 m (11482.80 ft.) to 4500 m (14763.60 ft.); and is
2 dB less than the standard power when the RF module is located at a height
of 4500 m (14763.60 ft.) to 6000 m (19684.80 ft.).

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