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Contents

1 RRU5901 Description ................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Exterior and Physical Ports ........................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Version Differences ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

2 RRU5901 (1800 MHz) Technical Specifications ...................................................................... 5

2.1 RRU5901 (1800 MHz) RF Specifications .................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 RRU5901 (1800 MHz) Engineering Specifications ..................................................................................................... 8
2.3 RRU5901 (1800 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications ...................................................................................................... 10

3 RRU5901 (AWS) Technical Specifications ............................................................................. 12

3.1 RRU5901 (AWS) RF Specifications........................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 RRU5901 (AWS) Engineering Specifications ............................................................................................................ 15
3.3 RRU5901 (AWS) CPRI Port Specifications ............................................................................................................... 17

4 Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 19

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1 RRU5901 Description

The RRU5901 is an outdoor remote radio unit that is powered by a power cabinet. It is the RF
part of a distributed base station and can be installed near an antenna. The RRU5901 performs
modulation, demodulation, data processing, and combination and division of baseband signals
and RF signals.
With the software-defined radio (SDR) technology, the RRU5901 can work in multiple modes
through software configuration.

1.1 Exterior and Physical Ports

Figure 1-1 shows the exterior of an RRU5901.

Figure 1-1 Exterior of an RRU5901

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The RRU uses a modular design. Its external ports are located at the bottom of the module
and in the cabling cavity.
Figure 1-2 shows the physical ports on the RRU5901 and Table 1-1 describes these ports.

Figure 1-2 Physical ports on the RRU5901

Table 1-1 Physical ports on the RRU5901

Port Type Connector Type Quantit Description

y

RF port 4.3-10 connector 4 Connects to the antenna system.

CPRI port DLC connector 2 Connects to a BBU.
Power port Female fast 1 Supports -48 V power input.

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Port Type Connector Type Quantit Description

y
connector (pressfit
type)
RET port DB9 connector 1 Connects to a remote control unit
(RCU).
Alarm port DB15 connector 1 Receives alarm signals from external
devices.

1.2 Version Differences

This section describes the version mapping information and application differences of the
RRU5901 in different versions.

RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

The mapping version information about the RRU5901 (1800 MHz) is as follows:
 Earliest mapping software version of the base station: SRAN12.1
 PnP software versions supported by the base station: SRAN10.1 and SRAN11.1
The following describes the specification differences when the RRU5901 (1800 MHz) is used
in different versions:
 From SRAN12.1 onwards, the RRU5901 (1800 MHz) can work in NB-IoT mode.
 From SRAN15.0 onwards, the RRU5901 (1800 MHz) can be configured with NR FDD
carriers only in the uplink by using the UL and DL decoupling feature, which means that
the RRU5901 supports NR SUL.
 From SRAN15.1 onwards, the RRU5901 (1800 MHz) supports the NB-IoT multi-carrier
function.
 From SRAN16.0 onwards, the RRU5901 (1800 MHz) can work in NR FDD mode.
 From SRAN16.1 onwards, the RRU5901 (1800 MHz) can work in GN (FDD), GLN
(FDD), or LMN (FDD) mode.

RRU5901 (AWS)
The mapping version information about the RRU5901 (AWS) is as follows:
 Earliest mapping software version of the base station: SRAN16.0
 PnP software versions supported by the base station: SRAN13.1 and SRAN15.1
The following describes the specification differences when the RRU5901 (AWS) is used in
different versions:
 From SRAN15.1 onwards, the RRU5901 (AWS) can work in NB-IoT mode.
 From SRAN15.1 onwards, the RRU5901 (AWS) can be configured with NR FDD
carriers only in the uplink by using the UL and DL decoupling feature, which means that
the RRU5901 supports NR SUL.

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 From SRAN16.1 onwards, the RRU5901 (AWS) can work in NR FDD mode.

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Specifications

The technical specifications of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz) include RF specifications,

engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

2.1 RRU5901 (1800 MHz) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs), frequency
bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and receiver sensitivity.
 In the following, G is short for GSM, L is short for LTE FDD, M is short for LTE
NB-IoT, and N (FDD) is short for NR FDD.
 In the following, NR SUL indicates that NR FDD is supported only in the uplink. It is
abbreviated as N (SUL).

Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

Table 2-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Frequency Protocol- RX TX RAT IBW

Band defined Frequency Frequency (MHz)
(MHz) Band Band (MHz) Band (MHz)

1800 Band 3/n3 1710 to 1785 1805 to 1880 LTE FDD, GL, 45
LM, LN (SUL),
GLN (SUL), NR
FDD, GN (FDD),
LN (FDD), GLN
(FDD), LMN
(FDD)

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TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 2-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Frequency Protocol- TX/RX Capacity Supported

Band defined Modea Bandwidth
(MHz) Band (MHz)
1800 Band 3/n3 4T4R GSM: 8 carriers LTE FDD:
LTE FDD: 2 carriers 5/10/15/20
LTE NB-IoT: 8 carriers NR SUL: 15/20
when the NB-IoT NR FDD:
multi-carrier function is 5/10/15/20
enabled and 1 carrier when
the NB-IoT multi-carrier
function is disabled
NR SUL: 1 carrier
NR FDD: 1 carrier
a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A transmit
channels and B receive channels.

Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 2-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Frequency Maximum Output Powera Output Power Configuration

Band (MHz)

1800 4x40 W Typical Power Configuration

Reference for RRU (Excluding
NB-IoT)
NB-IoT Typical Power Configurations
(RRU)
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.

 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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NR SUL Carrier Configurations

This section describes the numbers of LTE FDD carriers and NR FDD carriers that can be
configured on the LTE uplink spectrum after the LTE and NR uplink spectrum sharing feature
is enabled.

Table 2-4 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5901 (LN, 1800 MHz, 4R)
Maximum Number of Maximum Number of Bandwidth per NR SUL
LTE FDD Carriers NR SUL Carriers Carrier (MHz)

2 (MIMO) 1 15/20

Table 2-5 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5901 (GLN, 1800 MHz, 4R)

Maximum Maximum Maximum Bandwidth per

Number of GSM Number of LTE Number of NR NR SUL Carrier
Carriers FDD Carriers SUL Carriers (MHz)

8 1 (MIMO) 1 15/20
4 2 (MIMO) 1 15/20

The uplink bandwidth of an LTE carrier enabled with uplink spectrum sharing must be the same as the
uplink bandwidth of an NR carrier. For detailed bandwidth, see the value in the Bandwidth per NR
SUL Carrier (MHz) column in the preceding table. The uplink bandwidth of an LTE carrier that is not
enabled with uplink spectrum sharing is not limited by the NR SUL bandwidth.

Receiver Sensitivity

Table 2-6 Receiver sensitivity of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Frequency Protocol- Receiver Receiver Receiver

Band defined Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity with
(MHz) Band with One with Two Four Antennas
Antenna (dBm) Antennas (dBm)
(dBm)

1800 Band 3/n3 GSM: -114.0 GSM: -116.8 GSM: -119.5

LTE FDD: -106.6 LTE FDD: -109.4 (theoretical value)
LTE NB-IoT: LTE NB-IoT: LTE FDD: -112.1
-127.3 -130.1 LTE NB-IoT: -132.8
NR FDD: -106.3 NR FDD: -109.1 NR FDD: -111.8

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 The GSM receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 51.021, is measured at the antenna
connector assuming that the channel rate is 13 kbit/s and the bit error rate (BER) is lower than or
equal to 2%.
 The LTE FDD 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.
 The LTE NB-IoT receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured under a 200
KHz bandwidth and a 15 KHz subcarrier spacing based on the FRC A14-1 in Annex A.14 (π/2
BPSK, R = 1/3, 1 RB) standard.
 The NR FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 38.141, is measured under a 5 MHz
bandwidth based on the Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3) standard.

RF Compliance Standards

Table 2-7 RF compliance standards for an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Item Standard

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

NR standard 3GPP TS 38.104
Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

2.2 RRU5901 (1800 MHz) Engineering Specifications

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

Input Power

Table 2-8 Input power of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Power Input Type Operating Voltage

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

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.

Dimensions and Weight

Table 2-9 Dimensions and weight of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Item Specification

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Item Specification
Dimensions (H x W x D) 400 mm x 300 mm x 100 mm (15.75 in. x 11.81 in. x 3.94
in.) (12 L)
Weight 15 kg (33.08 lb, excluding mounting kits)

Module Power Consumption

Table 2-10 Power consumption of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Frequency Band (MHz) Typical Power Consumption (W)a

1800 337
a: The typical power consumption of an RF module 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.

Environmental Specifications

Table 2-11 Environmental specifications of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Item Specification
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

According to the installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration, the output power of some
RRUs may temporarily decrease when they work in the highest 10°C temperature range.

Table 2-12 Surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Port Surge Protection Mode Specifications

DC power port Surge current 20 kA

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 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 2-13 Environment compliance standards for an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

Item Specifications
Operating environment ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1:
"Non-weather protected locations"
Storage environmenta ETSI EN300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) Class1.2 "Weather
protected, not temperature-controlled storage locations"
Shockproof protection NEBS GR63 zone4
Ingress protection rating IP65
Surge protection  IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1:
General principles
 IEC 62305-3 Protection against lightning - Part 3:
Physical damage to structures and life hazard
 IEC 62305-4 Protection against lightning - Part 4:
Electrical and electronic systems within structures
 ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at
remote electronic sites
 ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against
lightning discharges
 ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base
stations
 ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering (EE):
Earthing and bonding configuration inside
telecommunications centers
 YD/T 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements
and test methods for radio base stations
 GB 50689-2011: Code for design of lightning
protection and earthing engineering for
telecommunication bureaus (stations)
a: The validity period is one year. The product can function properly within the validity
period if the storage environment meets the preceding standards.

2.3 RRU5901 (1800 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.

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Table 2-14 CPRI port protocol and rate of an RRU5901 (1800 MHz)

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

2 CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/9.8

The following table lists the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an
RRU and a BBU when the RRU works in a single mode. When the RRU works in multimode
concurrency scenarios, the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between the
multimode RRU and a BBU are determined by the capabilities for the mode with the lowest
capabilities.

Table 2-15 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an RRU5901 (1800
MHz) and a BBU

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

Cascading with a BBU

GSM 6 40
LTE FDD 4  When the LBBPc or LBBPd1 is
configured: 20
 When the LBBPd2 or UBBP is
configured: 40
 When the LBBPd3 is configured: 40
(number of cells ≤ 3); 20 (number of
cells ≥ 4)
LTE NB-IoT 4 20
NR SUL 4 20
NR FDD 4 20

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3 RRU5901 (AWS) Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of an RRU5901 (AWS) include RF specifications, engineering

specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

3.1 RRU5901 (AWS) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs), frequency
bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and receiver sensitivity.
 In the following, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE FDD, M is short for LTE
NB-IoT, and N (FDD) is short for NR (FDD).
 In the following, NR SUL indicates that NR FDD is supported only in the uplink. It is
abbreviated as N (SUL).

Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

Table 3-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an RRU5901 (AWS)

Frequency Protocol- RX TX RAT IBW

Band defined Frequency Frequency (MHz)
(MHz) Band Band (MHz) Band (MHz)

AWS Band 1710 to 1780 2110 to 2180 UMTS, LTE 70

66/n66 FDD, UL, LM,
LN (SUL), ULN
(SUL), NR FDD,
UN (FDD), LN
(FDD), ULN
(FDD), LMN
(FDD)

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TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 3-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an RRU5901 (AWS)

Frequency Protocol- TX/RX Capacity Supported

Band defined Modea Bandwidth
(MHz) Band (MHz)
AWS Band 4T4R UMTS: 8 carriers LTE FDD:
66/n66 LTE FDD: 2 carriers 5/10/15/20
LTE NB-IoT: 1 carrier NR SUL: 15/20
NR SUL: 1 carrier NR FDD:
5/10/15/20
NR FDD: 1 carrier
a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A transmit
channels and B receive channels.

Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 3-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an RRU5901 (AWS)

Frequency Maximum Output Powera Output Power Configuration

Band (MHz)

AWS 4x40 W Typical Power Configuration

Reference for RRU (Excluding
NB-IoT)
NB-IoT Typical Power Configurations
(RRU)
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.

 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.

NR SUL Carrier Configurations

This section describes the numbers of LTE FDD carriers and NR FDD carriers that can be
configured on the LTE uplink spectrum after the LTE and NR uplink spectrum sharing feature
is enabled.

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Table 3-4 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5901 (LN, AWS, 4R)

Maximum Number of Maximum Number of Bandwidth per NR SUL

LTE FDD Carriers NR SUL Carriers Carrier (MHz)

2 (MIMO) 1 15/20

Table 3-5 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5901 (ULN, AWS, 4R)

Total Number of Total Number of Total Number of Bandwidth per

UMTS Carriers LTE FDD Carriers NR SUL Carriers NR SUL Carrier
(MHz)

4 2 (MIMO) 1 15/20
3 (MIMO) 1 (MIMO) 1 15/20
2 (MIMO) 2 (MIMO) 1 15/20

The uplink bandwidth of an LTE carrier enabled with uplink spectrum sharing must be the same as the
uplink bandwidth of an NR carrier. For detailed bandwidth, see the value in the Bandwidth per NR
SUL Carrier (MHz) column in the preceding table. The uplink bandwidth of an LTE carrier that is not
enabled with uplink spectrum sharing is not limited by the NR SUL bandwidth.

Receiver Sensitivity

Table 3-6 Receiver sensitivity of an RRU5901 (AWS)

Frequency Protocol- Receiver Receiver Receiver
Band defined Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity with
(MHz) Band with One with One Four Antennas
Antenna (dBm) Antenna (dBm) (dBm)

AWS Band UMTS: -126.1 UMTS: -128.9 UMTS: -131.6

66/n66 LTE FDD: -106.9 LTE FDD: -109.7 LTE FDD: -112.4
LTE NB-IoT: LTE NB-IoT: LTE NB-IoT: -132.8
-127.3 -130.1 NR FDD: -112.1
NR FDD: -106.6 NR FDD: -109.4

 The UMTS receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 25.141, is measured at the antenna
connector assuming that the channel rate is 12.2 kbit/s and the bit error rate (BER) is lower than or
equal to 0.001.
 The LTE FDD 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.
 The LTE NB-IoT receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured under a 200
KHz bandwidth and a 15 KHz subcarrier spacing based on the FRC A14-1 in Annex A.14 (π/2
BPSK, R = 1/3, 1 RB) standard.

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 The NR FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 38.141, is measured under a 5 MHz
bandwidth based on the Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3) standard.

RF Compliance Standards

Table 3-7 RF compliance standards for an RRU5901 (AWS)

Item Standard
UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104
LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104
NR standard 3GPP TS 38.104
Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

3.2 RRU5901 (AWS) Engineering Specifications

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

Input Power

Table 3-8 Input power of an RRU5901 (AWS)

Power Input Type Operating Voltage

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

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.

Dimensions and Weight

Table 3-9 Dimensions and weight of an RRU5901 (AWS)

Item Specification

Dimensions (H x W x D) 400 mm x 300 mm x 100 mm (15.75 in. x 11.81 in. x 3.94

in.) (12 L)
Weight 15 kg (33.08 lb, excluding mounting kits)

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Module Power Consumption

Table 3-10 Power consumption of an RRU5901 (AWS)

Frequency Band (MHz) Typical Power Consumption (W)a

AWS 355
a: The typical power consumption of an RF module 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.

Environmental Specifications

Table 3-11 Environmental specifications of an RRU5901 (AWS)

Item Specification
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

According to the installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration, the output power of some
RRUs may temporarily decrease when they work in the highest 10°C temperature range.

Table 3-12 Surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU5901 (AWS)

Port Surge Protection Mode Specifications

DC power port Surge current 20 kA

 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 3-13 Environment compliance standards for an RRU5901 (AWS)

Item Specifications

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Item Specifications
Operating environment ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1:
"Non-weather protected locations"
Storage environmenta ETSI EN300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) Class1.2 "Weather
protected, not temperature-controlled storage locations"
Shockproof protection NEBS GR63 zone4
Ingress protection rating IP65
Surge protection  IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1:
General principles
 IEC 62305-3 Protection against lightning - Part 3:
Physical damage to structures and life hazard
 IEC 62305-4 Protection against lightning - Part 4:
Electrical and electronic systems within structures
 ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at
remote electronic sites
 ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against
lightning discharges
 ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base
stations
 ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering (EE):
Earthing and bonding configuration inside
telecommunications centers
 YD/T 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements
and test methods for radio base stations
 GB 50689-2011: Code for design of lightning
protection and earthing engineering for
telecommunication bureaus (stations)
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 RRU5901 (AWS) 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 3-14 CPRI port protocol and rate of an RRU5901 (AWS)

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

2 CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/9.8

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The following table lists the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an
RRU and a BBU when the RRU works in a single mode. When the RRU works in multimode
concurrency scenarios, the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between the
multimode RRU and a BBU are determined by the capabilities for the mode with the lowest
capabilities.

Table 3-15 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an RRU5901 (AWS)
and a BBU

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

Cascading with a BBU

UMTS 6 40
LTE FDD 4  When the LBBPc or LBBPd1 is
configured: 20
 When the LBBPd2 or UBBP is
configured: 40
 When the LBBPd3 is configured: 40
(number of cells ≤ 3); 20 (number of
cells ≥ 4)
LTE NB-IoT 4 20
NR SUL 4 20
NR FDD 4 20

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Description 4 Acronyms and Abbreviations

4 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 4-1 Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym or Full Name
Abbreviation

3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project

BBU Baseband Unit
BER Bit Error Rate
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
LTE Long Term Evolution
MIMO Multi-input and Multi-output
MSR Multi-Standard Radio
NR New Radio
RAN Radio Access Network
RRU Remote Radio Unit
SDR Software-Defined Radio
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

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