Airscale Indoor System

Overview

Cristobal Grez B.
Radio Solution Manager
cristobal.grez@nokia.com

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Typical DAS deploy, from Passive to Hybrid
Indoor System Architectures

Passive DAS Architecture Active DAS Architecture Hybrid Active DAS Architecture

Coax Cable
Fiber Optic

Passive
Antennas Components &
Antennas

RF Splitter
Remote Units
Coaxial Cable

BTS Hotel BTS + Master

Unit

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ASiR vs. Legacy Distributed Antenna Systems
AirScale Indoor – lean and cost optimized solution
• pDAS designed for <2600MHz RRU Splitter
pDAS: Passive due to increasing cable losses
components such at higher frequencies
as feeders, • cmWave is already an issue due
splitters, and to cable attenuation - imagine
diplexers mmWave! BBU Antenna
Analog redistribute original
• Most are single path only –
RF Combiner
RF signal from RFMs
and dedicated cable run per Tx path RRU Multi-level Coupler
Hybrid
Indoor • aDAS hybrid system simplifies
System aDAS: Active, or
initial design but doesn’t
remove multiple components
externally powered
components are • Analog -> digital -> analog
used to distribute conversion makes solution BBU
MAU Antenna
signal bulky
RRU
MEU RU

• ASiR supports cheaper LAN

cable
Digital
ASiR: CPRI with LAN • 2T2R LTE pRRH and 4T4R 5G pRRH
Indoor connectivity • SW-only SFN reconfiguration
System and d-MIMO for MIMO 4x4 BBU
sHUB
• Quick 5G insertion pRRH

Fiber RF coax cabling LAN cabling

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Airscale Indoor Solution Overview.
Designed to Minimize TCO on NR Enablement
5G Overlay 4G ASiR 5G Insertion

Core Core Core

Shared BBU 4G 5G
option w/ 5G 4G
Macro 4G-5G Support
ASI-sHUB ASI-sHUB ASI-sHUB

CAT6a CAT cable reuse

w/PoE w/ traffic & power
ASI- pRRH(s)
5G 5G 4G 4G 5G
4G 5G 5G 4G

5G Stand-Alone 4G Stand-alone 5G Stand-Alone 5G -4G Chaining

Higher Power 5G pRRHs to Reduce Higher Power pRRHs allow leverage of 4G Radio Locations
Radio Site Locations
Limited Components added to enable 5G
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ASIR Deployment example
to EPC

ASiR- 6 Floor Building Setup

BBU sHUB1
5G AirScale BBU 4G AirScale BBU 2G/3G BBU
Optional
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ASiR-pRRH
SFN1 subcell1
ASiR-
sHUB2
SFN 2G/3G/4G Radio

Coax
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CPRI / Fiber
ASiR- SFN1 subcell2
sHUB3 ASiR-RFC

ASiR-sHUB
SFN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
SFN1 subcell3 CPRI / Fiber
ASiR-
sHUB4

ASiR-sHUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ASiR- SFN1 subcell4 SFN CPRI over 10GBASE-T Ethernet
sHUB5
5G ASiR-pRRH
AirScale BBU
SFN (5G)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ASiR- SFN1 subcell5 To EPC
sHUB6

4G ASiR-pRRH SFN (4G)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ASiR system example SFN (2G/3G/4G via RFC)
SFN1 subcell6

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Growth over time depending on demand
BBU
ASiR-
sHUB
6 Floor Building Setup Software based
1
performance.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ASiR- 6 Floor Building Setup ASiR-
SFN1 subcell1
SFN2 subcell1
BBU sHUB sHUB
1 2
ASiR- 6 Floor Building Setup
BBU sHUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1
SFN1 subcell1 ASiR- SFN1 subcell2

2
ASiR-
sHUB sHUB SFN2 subcell2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2 3 SFN1
Split x ASiR-
sHUB
SFN2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2
ASiR- SFN1 subcell2 ASiR- SFN1 subcell3
sHUB SFN2 subcell3
sHUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
3 4 ASiR- SFN3
sHUB SFN4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3
SFN1 subcell3 ASiR- SFN1 subcell4
ASiR-
sHUB SFN2 subcell4
sHUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
5
4 SFN5
ASiR-
SFN6
sHUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ASiR-
ASiR- SFN1 subcell5
SFN1 subcell4 sHUB SFN2 subcell5
sHUB
6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
5
ASiR- SFN7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 sHUB SFN8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SFN1 subcell6 5
ASiR- SFN1 subcell5 SFN2 subcell6
sHUB
6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ASiR- SFN9
sHUB SFN10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6
SFN1 subcell6

12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
SFN11
Split x SFN12

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Example of ASIR deployment LTE + WCDMA
CSP 1 BTS 3G CSP 2 BTS 3G
BBU + RF 1900Mhz BBU + RF 1900Mhz

Operador 3G LTE
CSP_1 EPC
CSP 1 1900Mhz 2600Mhz
EPC
ASiR- RFC CSP 2 1900Mhz 2600Mhz

Router

Airscale BBU ASiR- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

sHUB CSP_1 – 1900Mhz Cells 3G 1900Mhz
Floor 1 CSP_2 – 1900Mhz
EPC CSP_1 – 2600Mhz Cells LTE 2600Mhz
CSP_2 – 2600Mhz
CSP_2 EPC

ASiR- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
sHUB CSP_1 – 1900Mhz
Floor n
CSP_2 – 1900Mhz
CSP_1 – 2600Mhz
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CSP_2 – 2600Mhz
AirScale Indoor Radio System (ASiR)
Airscale Indoor Evolution – Step 0
|

2nd LTE CellLTE LTE LTE

1 LTE Cell
ASiR HUB

Airscale Indoor is configured as a DAS

LTE LTE LTE
• All Radio features and user experience
improvement come from the CSP
equipment LTE LTE LTE
• CPE bring baseband and radio equipment.
• Airscale baseband works as a control unit. ASiR HUB
LTE LTE LTE
• Basic setup for the system to work.
• One LTE and WCDMA Cell per CSP.
LTE LTE LTE

AirScale BBU

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Airscale Indoor Evolution – Step 1 and further.

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Airscale Indoor can grow from Step 0 to 1 or further
with the inclusion of software package that can
deliver:
• Improved user experience ASiR HUB
• D-MIMO4T4R, 256QAM Downlink, Carrier
Aggregation.
• Improved ASIR control.
• Airscale baseband become the
orchestrator of the whole solution.
• Realtime Counters for the whole solution.
• Improved CSP performance.
ASiR HUB
• Specific cell parametrization.
• More than one LTE or/and WCDMA cell
depending on the layout of the building.
• CSP can use Airscale baseband as main
unit for LTE, no need for third-party
baseband or radios.

AirScale BBU

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Airscale Indoor Evolution – Step 1 and further, cont

Core
Example of 3 CSP using RFC as main
unit and 1 CSP using Airscale
Baseband as main unit. ASiR sHUB

• Great value proposal due the lower Any BTS Core

CAPEX needed when using the

Airscale baseband for LTE.
• More than one CSP can use Any BTS
Airscale Baseband, based on a ASiR RFC

MORAN “multi operator radio ASiR sHUB

access network” architecture.

AS BBU Any BTS Core

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Airscale Indoor Evolution – 5G Evolution.
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Airscale Indoor Solution can evolve to 5G with the inclusion of 5G

pRRH (n78 band). Airscale baseband work as the main unit of 5G 5G 5G
control and OAM. ASiR HUB

5G 5G 5G

5G 5G 5G
ASiR HUB

5G 5G 5G

5G 5G 5G

AirScale BBU

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16 pRRU MRAT Indoor Solution
Schematic on Site Solution
LTE / WCDMA
LTE / WCDMA
CELL 1 (SFN) 4 x AHFHIA CELL 3 (SFN)
4 x AHFHIA

ASiR-HUB ASiR-HUB

LTE / WCDMA
LTE / WCDMA
12 x AHFHIA CELL 4 (SFN)
CELL 2 (SFN)
4 x AHFHIA

ASiR-HUB
ASiR-HUB

Libre Libre
ABIA ABIA
ABIA ABIA 2x AHFB AirScale Micro
ASiR-RFC
ASIB ASIB

LTE Node
12 WCDMA Node
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4G ASiR-pRRH (pico RRH) Specifications Summary 4G ASiR-pRRH Benefits
Specification Details
• Centralized flexible architecture enabling
LTE Access B3+B40, B1+B3, B2/B25+B66, B1+B3+B71, B2+B7+B661, B1+B3+B81 graceful 5G insertion
RF Output Power 50 to 200mW per Tx path for integrated antenna version • 2G/3G support via RF converter
50 to 125mW per Tx path for external antenna version
• Best performance vs. size (up to two
Carriers Up to four LTE carriers per unit; 2x200mW bands)
Up to three LTE carriers + one DAS carrier2 per unit;
• High capacity: up to 400Mbps per band
Up to two carriers3 per band
• 256 QAM, Carrier Aggregation
Carrier Bandwidth 5, 10, 15, 20MHz
• Carrier-grade software quality
Physical Size4 Dimensions: 210mm x 210mm x 50mm
Volume: 2.2L, Weight: 2kg • Proven plug & play for light touch install

Synchronization CPRI timing recovery • Enhanced scaling via SFN

Fronthaul port5 One 5GBASE-T Copper (CPRI over 5GBASE-T)

Antenna Configuration: 2 Tx/2 Rx (per band), Types: Integrated omni or external
antenna interface (SMA female)
Input Power PoE++ (802.3bt type 3), DC input via AC adapter is not supported

※ Physical design is subject to change during development phase.

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4G ASiR-pRRH Dimensions & Connector Interface
Integrated Antenna Version
ASiR-pRRH Status

Fronthaul Status
210mm 50mm 20mm
RF Power Status

LED Indicator
210mm

Front View Side View

Fronthaul / PoE IN Port
※ Physical design is subject to change during development phase.
Connector Interface

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4G ASiR-pRRH Mounting Options

The front side of the ASiR-

pRRH should be facing open
space to maximize device
50mm efficiency.

Wall Mounting Bracket Ceiling Mounted ASiR-pRRH 50mm 50mm 50mm 10mm
(included in the standard package)

50mm

Required Clearance

Ceiling Mount Clip

(included in the standard package)
Wall Mounted ASiR-pRRH

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ASiR-sHUB (Smart Hub): APHA System Solution
Specifications Summary ASiR-sHUB Benefits
Specification Details
• 2G/3G/4G/5G CPRI ready
CPRI to CPRI over 10GBASE-T converter
Type
PoE++ power injector • CPRI to 10GBASE-T conversion
ASiR-pRRH interface port Twelve 5G/10GBASE-T copper (CPRI over 10GBASE-T fronthaul) • Power injection into ASiR-pRRH via PoE++
• Twelve 10GBASE-T ports for flexible SFN
Four SFP ports for 9.8Gbps CPRI interface configuration
BBU interface
(also used for ASiR-sHUB chaining and 2G/3G RF converter interface)
• Four SFP ports allowing star/chaining
Maintenance port One 100/1000BASE-T copper. topologies
PoE output power1 94W per ASiR-pRRH interface port

DC voltage of PoE output 57 V DC

Input power 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60Hz

Output connection PoE++ (802.3bt type3 / type 4)

Dimensions 438mm x 360mm x 43.6mm; 19” rack mountable, 1 RU height

APHA: 474657A
Weight 6.5kg

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482.6mm

43.6mm
Grounding point
BBU/ASiR-sHUB interface port
(SFP+)
Maintenance port (RJ45)

360mm

ASiR-pRRH interface port (RJ45)

AC power (IEC 60320 C16)

438.0mm

Dimensions

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ASiR-RF Converter Specifications Summary ASiR-RFC Benefits
Specifications Details
• Inject GSM, WCDMA and LTE signal from
Type RF analog signal convert to CPRI digital data
external BTS
RF signal feed port Twelve SMA connetors in total for three RF bands
− Three sets of RF feed ports, each set includes four ports: TxRx- • Physical connectivity with ASiR-sHUB
Main/Tx-Main, Rx-Main, TxRx-Div/Tx-Div, Rx-Div.
• CPRI interface to ASiR-sHUB
− Simplex/Duplex Tx/Rx port
• Multi-Tech RF conversion
ASiR-sHUB Interface Port Eight SFP ports for 9.8Gbps CPRI interface
• Operation and Management
Maintenance port Two 100BASE-T interface with RJ-45 connector
Bands Multi-Band Capable (e.g., B1, B3, B7, B8,B2,B66)
Bandwidth Support GSM: 20MHz, WCDMA: 20MHz, LTE: 40MHz
Dimension 1U (445mm(W) × 260mm(D) × 44mm(H))
Weight (approx.) 7.5kg
Input power 100 - 240VAC, 50/60Hz
Synchronization CPRI timing

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ASiR-RF Converter Dimensions

273.6mm

260mm

440mm 44mm
445mm

483mm

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