Airscale Baseband Unit - Overview

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Property Value
Height 128 mm (5.0 in.)  3U
Depth 400 mm (15.7 in.)
Width 447 mm (17.6 in.)
Factory default cooling Weight Empty: 4.94 kg (10.9 lb)
fan air flow direction is With blinds: 6.7 kg (14.8 lb)
With all units: 23.58 kg (52 lb)
from front-to-back
cooling.

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 AirScale Common ASIA plug in unit

Functions Dimensioning
• Switching and Routing – inc SRIO 2 ports • 1 ASIA for 1-3 ABIA
• Backhaul Interfaces • 2 ASIA for 4-6 ABIA
• Alarm Interface
• Power Connection : 20A -48VDC per ASIA
• GPS Sync Interface

• Up to 2 units in one Subrack for independent Base Stations or high

capacity configurations
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• Interfaces

AirScale Common ASIA Interfaces

Back haul

Inter BBU: 10GE Optional SFP+ 1/10GE

100/1000 Base-T

SRIO2 EIF2 EIF4 LMP

Port # Physical I/F Usage EIF

3 EIF
5
EIF1…2 2 SFP+ 1/10GE optical or 1GE electrical transport EIF
4

EIF3…5 3 RJ45 1GE electrical transport

SEI 2 MiniSAS-HD Subrack extension, 2x 10GE Port # Physical I/F Usage
SRIO 2 SFP+ Rapid IO connection for Flexi Multi Radio 10
LMP 1 RJ-45 Local management port, 1G Ethernet
DC-IN 1 DC terminal -48V DC Input
LEDs 14 Visual indication of status
EAC 1 HDMI External alarm & control, 6 alarms, 6 alarms/ctrls
SIN 1 HDMI Synchronization input, GPS interface RESET 2 Plug-in unit RESET, with several scenarios
SOUT 1 HDMI Synchronization output

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 Cell Type Max Cells / ABIA Total cells BBU
20 MHz, 4T4R 6 36

Interfaces

AirScale Capacity ABIA plug in unit

RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4 RF5 RF6

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 Example Configuration LTE Radio configuration = 12 Sector 3Carrier

Physically
1 Airscale BBU, 1 logical eNodeB, 6 ABIA, 2 ASIA, 6 CDD

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S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6
CDD  1 B30 B30 B30 B25 B25 B25
ABIA 3 B30 B30 B30 B25 B25 B25 ABIA 6 B30 B30 B30 B25 B25 B25
CDD  2 B66 B66 B66 B30 B30 B30
ABIA 2 B66 B66 B66 B30 B30 B30 ABIA 5 B66 B66 B66 B30 B30 B30
CDD  3 B25 B25 B25 B66 B66 B66
ABIA 1 B25 B25 B25 B66 B66 B66 ABIA 4 B25 B25 B25 B66 B66 B66
CDD  4 B30 B30 B30 B25 B25 B25
ASIA 1             ASIA 2            
CDD  5 B66 B66 B66 B30 B30 B30
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12
CDD  6 B25 B25 B25 B66 B66 B66
S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12
Dynamic resource sharing within BB pool
Example: dynamically shared RRC connections among 3 cells in BB pool
C1 Sector α

C1 Sector γ
De pe nding on t he t raffic de mand of individual se ct or, BB pool
C2 Sector α re source s are dynamically share d among ce lls. Example s:
C1 Sector β 1 ) Uniform t raffic de mand from all se ct ors:
C2 Sector γ
C2 Sector β 1)

Figure 1: 3-sector eNB (3 cells per carrier)

ABIA 2 ) Non- uniform t raffic de mand across se ct ors:

1)
BB Pool # 1 BB Pool # 2
Pool of 2520 RRC
Conne ctions

3 ce lls are mappe d to BB pool #1

BB Pool has capacity of 2520 RRC Conne ctions.
RRC conne ction configuration assume s a particular 1)Act ive
Us e r: RRC Conne ct e d us e r wit h at le as t one Dat a
call mode l, actual fie ld RRC conne ctions may vary. Radio Be are r e s t ablis he d

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Airscale BBU – Capacity Limits
FL19
 Adding 5G to Venues deployed with CDD
STADIUM USE
CASE

5G NR (mmW)
NOKIA
LTE 5G (mmW)
ARISCALE BBU* 5G (Sub6)

LTE Nokia mmWave Micro

LTE 5G NR (SUB-6) 5G NR (mmW)
5G NR (SUB-
6)
5G NR (mmW) Nokia CDD
BUILDING USE ERA Access Point
CASE
LTE +5G NR (SUB-6)
COMMSCOPE CAN

LTE +5G NR (SUB-6)

Nokia mmWave Pico

Nokia CDD deployments offer convenient upgrade for adding 5G service

­ 5G NR Sub6 added via Software upgrade, adding 5G cards to existing Airscale chassis
­ 5G NR mmWave is added via an overlay of mmWave radios, adding 5G cards to existing FSM4 chassis

*BBU Logical View shown – actual configuration per AT&T Eng Rules
AirScale BBU re-use in evolution to 5G : LTE+5G

LTE/5G operation in the same AirScale FSM4 chassis

AirScale sub-rack sharing allows:

• Sharing the AirScale sub-rack between 5G and LTE
• For easy 5G deployment in already existing LTE configuration
• 5G in one half, LTE in the other half
• Backhaul and Synchronization could be daisy-chained
• Both half are independent network elements

LTE only site Mixed LTE and 5G

AMIA AMIA
+5G
ABIALabel - Blue-black ABIALabel - Blue-black
ABIA ABIA
ABIA ABIA ABIL
ASIA ASIA ASIK

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AirScale System Module Indoor
ASIK & ABIL for 5G high capacity

• AirScale SM Indoor consist of AMIA

• 1 AirScale Subrack AMIA
• Subrack for 2G/3G/4G/5G ABIL
• 8 Slots: 2 common, 6 capacity
• 1…6 AirScale Capacity ABIL
• Supports either L1 or L1H
• Supports L2RT
• 2x QSFP+: 8x9.8 Gbps for CPRI fronthaul
• 2x SFP28:  2x25 GE for eCPRI  ASIK
• 1…2 AirScale Common A
• Local OAM, sync, transport and L2NRT
• L3 for Classical
• 2x SFP28: for 25/10 GE Backhaul interface
• Sync IN and OUT, External Alarms and Controls, LMT
• DC -48 V input, 25Amp
• Installation options: 19 inch, pole and wall, outdoor cabinet
• Dimensions 19” 3 U : H 128 x W 447 x D 400 [mm]
• Weight: 10.1 kg minimum 23.5 kg maximum
• Ingress protection IP20
• Operational temperature range -5 °C to 55 °C

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ASIK Common unit front panel and external interfaces
ASIK 474021A: ASIK AirScale Common Unit
TRS 1/
10G

DC in RESET EAC SIN SOUT LMP SEI1 Service EIF1 EIF2

Signal # Connector Description

DC in 1 DC terminal -48V DC input (25-30Amp DC Feed)
EAC 1 HDMI External alarm & control, 6 alarms, 6 alarms/ctrls
SIN 1 HDMI Synchronization input, GNSS interface
SOUT 1 HDMI Synchronization output
LMP 1 RJ45 Local management port, 1G Ethernet.
EIF 2 SFP28 Backhaul/Higher Layer Fronthaul interface. Support 1GE, 10GE and 25GE protocols. Up to 25GE per port.
Support for SyncE and IEEE1588.
SEI 1 QSFP+ System Extension Interface, 4 x 10GE
RESET 1 Button Plug-in unit RESET button, with several scenarios
SERVICE 1 Button Service button, recovery reset
LEDs 6 Visual indication of status

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ABIL Capacity unit front panel and external interfaces
ABIL 474020A: ABIL AirScale Capacity Unit

S-RF1 S-RF2 Q-RF1 Q-RF2

Port # Physical I/F Usage

S-RF1…2 2 SFP28 • Low Latency Fronthaul connection to Ethernet radios. Support for 10GE and 25GE protocols
• Details according to BCAI Ethernet Link layer specification 

Q-RF1…2 2 QSFP28 • Low Latency Fronthaul connection to CPRI or Ethernet radios. ABIL interfaces QRF1…2 shall
support CPRI9.8Gbps rate (or CPRI10.1376Gbps / 24.33024Gbps with FW update) + 10GE and
25GE Ethernet protocols. Optical CPRI to RF up to 10km (HW capability). One QSFP connector
has four CPRI/Ethernet links.
• Details according to BCAI Ethernet Link layer specification 

LEDs 5 • Visual indication of unit and interface status

*3 NR Dedicated or DSS carriers per ABIL

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Example Configuration
Shown is 6 Sectors, one DSS LTE Carrier B25 -

4G 5G

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S4 S5 S6
ABIL 2 N25 N25 N25 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S1 S2 S3 CDD 1 B25 B25 B25 B25 B25 B25 CDD 2 N25 N25 N25 N25 N25 N25
ABIA 1 B25 B25 B25 B25 B25 B25 ABIL 1 N25 N25 N25
ASIA 1   ASIK 1   

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*3 NR Dedicated or DSS carriers per ABIL
5G gNodeB mmWave Configuration
Up to 3Sectors per ½ Chassis
Sector #1 Sector #2 Sector #3
me mmWave mmWave
( AEWB ( AEWB ( AEWB
Or Or Or
AEWD/E ) AEWD/E ) AEWD/E ) 800MHz per ABIL = 1 ABIL per TRP
3ABILs per ASIK and ½ rack

OPT1 OPT2 OPT1 OPT2 OPT1 OPT2

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ABIL 800MHz
ABIL 800MHz
ABIL 800MHz
ASIK Spare ½ Chassis – could be LTE or 5G
backhaul AMIA#1 backhaul

gNB#1

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 Mercedes-Benz Stadium – LTE and 5G Solution with CDD MB Superdome, N. Orleans
• AT&T Market’s TA2 Design for LTE and 5G Capacity:
• LTE - 101 Sectors – Mid Band (PCS(15MHz), AWS1(10MHz), AWS3(5MHz), AWS3(10MHz),
WCS(10MHz))
• LTE - 62 Sectors – Low Band (700L (10MHz), 850 (5MHz))
• 5G - 12 Sectors 5G mmWave TRPs (estimated, awaiting AT&T input)

ALL 4G and 5G in 4 Racks 8 x LTE BBU’s 8 x LTE BBU’s 7 x LTE BBU’s 2 x 5G BBU’s

8 RU Fuse panels Fuse panels Fuse panels Fuse panels

GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND
Nokia Proposal Highlights
GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND

• Complete Nokia hardware equipped

87 CDDs GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND
• LTE hardware per approved design
GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND
32 RU • 5G mmWave TRPs estimated
GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND
(awaiting AT&T input)
GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND • Full services scope of work available and
GPS & GND GPS & GND GPS & GND
ready for review

GPS & GND GPS & GND

• Eg., Design, Integrate, Optimize,
Event Monitoring

12 mmWave TRPs RR 1 RR 2 RR 3 RR 4

e shown per rack for illustration purposes, site engineering to finalize final layout.
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