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AirScale MAA 64T64R 192 AE n78 200 W (AEQE)

AEQE (474750A) is introduced by 5GC002116.

Functional description
Table:
AEQE functional specification

Property Value

Output power 200 W (64 x 3.125 W)

Output power of the cell per TX 22 to 35 dBm

QAM 256 QAM (DL)

QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM (UL)

Number of TXRX 64T64R

Outdoor installation Yes

Beamforming Digital, 64TRX, 4x12 dual polarized phased array

Number of streams/beams Up to 4 (HW ready to support up to 16)

SW supported technologies 5G NR

Duplex mode, supported standard TDD, 3GPP, CEPT A, ETSI

Frequency range n78: 3.48 GHz to 3.8 GHz, upper part of band 78

Max. iBW (instantaneous bandwidth) 200 MHz

oBW (occupied bandwidth) 100 MHz

Supported bandwidths 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 MHz

PIM cancellation No

Band 78 Antenna Specification

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Table:
AEQE antenna characteristics

Property Value

Antenna configuration 12, 8, 2 (±45° X-polarized), Logical (4,8,2)

Typical antenna gain (as defined by Basta) 24.5 dBi ±1 dB

Minimum azimuth beamwidth, HPBW 13° ± 2°

Azimuth scanning range ±45° (3dB), ±50° (4dB)

Envelope azimuthal beamwidth ±60° (7dB)

Minimum elevation beamwidth, HPBW 6.5° ± 1°

Envelope elevation beamwidth, HPBW +16° to –4°(upper SLS > 6 dB), +13° to –1°(upper
SLS > 10dB)

Elevation scanning range ±7 (upper SLS > 6 dB), ±4 (upper SLS > 10dB)

Vertical tilt (pre-tilt) angle +6°

Front to back ratio > 28 dB

Cross-polar discrimination (boresight) > 22 dB

Interfaces

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Figure: AEQE interfaces

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Table:
AEQE interfaces

Interface Label on the HW Number of Connector type Additional info

interfaces

Power Connector DC 1 2-pole connector APPC

Optical interface OPT 2 SFP28 9.8 Gbps, CPRI,

Nokia IP seal
AOPC

Remote Antenna RAE 1 8-pin circular AISG control

Extension signal to the
antenna line
devices

Monitor MON 1 SMA -

External Alarm EAC 1 MDR26 -

Control

Operational state UNIT/OPT1/OPT2 3 - Showing status of a

visual indication unit and optical
unit and optical interfaces
interfaces status

Grounding 1 2 x M5 or 1 x M8 -

LEDs for optical ports

Two LEDs are used to indicate the two optical ports status.
Table:
LEDs for primary link (OPT1)

LED status Priority Description Trigger condition

Green, stable 4 Fiber link works CPRI link is at F or G

properly state, no alarm is
triggered

Red, stable 3 The optical module fails TX fault, main link

to transmit or receive Loss of SFP RX signal
signals, caused by faulty
optical module or broken
optical fiber

Red, blinking 2 CPRI link is out of lock Loss of CPRI RX sync,

main link

Off 1 Optical module is not SFP removed

detected after power on

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Table:
LEDs for secondary link (OPT2)

LED status Priority Description Trigger condition

Green, stable 4 Fiber link works CPRI link is at F or G

properly state, no alarm is
triggered

Red, stable 3 The optical module fails TX fault, capacity link

to transmit or receive Loss of SFP RX signal
signals, caused by faulty
optical module or broken
optical fiber

Red, blinking 2 CPRI link is out of lock Loss of RX sync,

secondary link

Off 1 Optical module is not SFP removed

detected after power on

Antenna Line Devices (ALDs) support

Table:
AEQE interface for ALD support

Property Value

AISG RAE: AISG 3.0

CWA (for non-AISG installations) No

Voltage 14.5 V ± 1 V

Power per port 2W

Table:
AEQE electrical specifications

Property Value

Nominal supply voltage -48.0 V DC

Nominal input voltage range -40.5 V DC to -57.0 V DC

Extended input voltage range -36.0 V DC to -40.5 V DC

-57.0 V DC to -60.0 V DC

Power consumption

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Note:
AEQE power consumption in 5G mode will be provided with next release of this document.

LTE power reduction

Note:
The maximum power reduction ( dlCellPwrRed ) value is 13 dB. High power reduction values
may cause radio outages.

5G power backoff
The recommended power reduction values is defined as follows. High reduction values may cause
radio outages.

DL MIMO configuration open loop MIMO close loop MIMO

dlQam256PowerBackoffSu 1.5 dB 3 dB
b6

Related optional items

AMCA Nokia AirScale MAA Installation Kit (MIK) (474912A)
AMCB Nokia AirScale MAA Installation Kit (MIK) (474913A)
AMCC Nokia AirScale MAA Installation Kit (MIK) (475127A)
AMPF Nokia AirScale Mounting Bracket (475188A)
APPC AirScale2 55A DC plug 10–16 mm2 (474283A)
ASAD Plastic Boot MDR26-open EAC cable 5 m (475570A)

Installation options
Pole
Wall
Integration into Nokia Passive and Active Antenna (PAA) solution

Dimensions and weight

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Table:
AEQE dimensions and weight

Property Value Dimensions orientation

Height 750 mm (29.5 in.)

Width 450 mm (17.7 in.)

Depth 240 mm (9.4 in.)

Weight 42 kg (92.6 lb)

Environmental specifications
Table:
AEQE environmental specifications

Property Value

Maximum operational outdoor temperature (in the 55°C (131°F)

shade)
with fan or 10.8 km/h (6.7 mph) wind

Maximum operational outdoor temperature (in the 50°C (122°F)

sun)
with fan or 10.8 km/h (6.7 mph) wind

Maximum indoor temperature 45°C (113°F)

Minimum operational temperature -40°C (-40°F)

Wind load, Front/Rear/Side 472/527/234 N (EN1991-1-4, wind velocity 42m/s

(150 km/h)

Cooling method Convection

IP rating IP65

Feature interdependencies

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Note:
The 5GC001866: Delivery of Beam Set Realization to gNB feature is not supported with AEQE.

Warnings, cautions or notes related to the product

WARNING!
Risk of RF exposure.
To prevent RF exposure, place RF absorber or blanket in front of radome surface or keep 1.5 m
(4.92 ft) distance from the radome surface in controlled environment and 3 m (9.84 ft) distance
from the radome surface in uncontrolled environment (as labeled on the front panel).

WARNING!
Risk of electric shock.
Before turning RF power on, RF ports have to be terminated by nominal 50 Ω load (for
example, feeder with antenna). However, if these conditions are not met, the plastic caps that
are delivered within the unused RF ports should remain in place. The plastic caps isolate RF
port from the environment, and thus provide electric shock security in case RF power is
accidentally on.

NOTICE:
The unit without a fan should always be mounted in a vertical orientation with connectors on
the bottom side to ensure convection cooling.

Note:
The minimum start-up voltage is -40.5 V DC. If the input voltage is below/beyond the extended
limits, the unit might shut down.

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