AAU5726 Technical Specifications

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6.2.4.6 AAU5726 Technical Specifications

AAU5726
V100R016C10
Technical Specifications

Issue 02
Date 2020-07-02
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6.2.4.6 Contents
1 AAU5726 Technical Specifications

2 Changes in AAU5726 Technical Specifications

3 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Technical Specifications

3.1 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications
3.2 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna Specifications
3.3 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS
3.4 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering Specifications
3.5 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications

4 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Technical Specifications

4.1 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) RF Specifications
4.2 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Antenna Specifications
4.3 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) EIRP & EIRS
4.4 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Engineering Specifications
4.5 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) CPRI Port Specifications

5 Power Configuration Rules for RF Modules

1 AAU5726 Technical Specifications

An AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit. This document provides a reference for planning
and deploying an AAU5726. It describes the radio frequency (RF) specifications, antenna
specifications, equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP), equivalent isotropic receiver
sensitivity (EIRS), engineering specifications, and common public radio interface (CPRI) port
specifications of the AAU5726.
Product Versions

Product Name Solution Version Product Version

AAU5726  SRAN16.1 V100R016C10

For details about the software
 eRAN16.1 versions of RF modules, see the
 RAN22.1 document describing software
and hardware compatibility.

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

Organization
1 AAU5726 Technical Specifications

An AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit. This document provides a reference for planning
and deploying an AAU5726. It describes the radio frequency (RF) specifications, antenna
specifications, equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP), equivalent isotropic receiver
sensitivity (EIRS), engineering specifications, and common public radio interface (CPRI) port
specifications of the AAU5726.
2 Changes in AAU5726 Technical Specifications

This section describes the changes in AAU5726 Technical Specifications.

3 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) include RF specifications,

antenna specifications, EIRP, EIRS, engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.
4 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) include RF specifications, antenna

specifications, EIRP, EIRS, engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.
5 Power Configuration Rules for RF Modules

This section describes the power configuration standards for RF modules, RF channel
configuration rules, and remarks.
2 Changes in AAU5726 Technical Specifications

This section describes the changes in AAU5726 Technical Specifications.

02 (2020-07-02)
This is the second commercial release.
Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue includes the following new topics:
4 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Technical Specifications

Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue does not include any changes or 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.
AAU5726 Technical Specifications is a separate document created for this release. Its content
derives from the sections "AAU5726 Technical Specifications" and "Power Configuration Rules
for RF Modules" in AAU Technical Specifications. In this and subsequent releases, this content is
removed from AAU Technical Specifications and constitutes a separate document.
Compared with AAU Technical Specifications of Issue 04 (2019-10-25) in V100R015C10, this
issue does not include any new topics or changes, or exclude any topics.

3 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) include RF specifications,

antenna specifications, EIRP, EIRS, engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

3.1 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) RF Specifications

 The RF specifications include radio access technologies (RATs), frequency bands, TX/RX
modes, capacity, output power, and receiver sensitivity.
 Unless otherwise specified, in the following, LTE and eNodeB always include LTE FDD,
LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT. In scenarios where they need to be distinguished, LTE FDD,
LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT are used. The same rules apply to eNodeB.
 In the following, G is short for GSM, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE FDD, T is
short for LTE TDD, M is short for LTE NB-IoT, N is short for NR, N (FDD) is short for
NR FDD, and N (TDD) is short for NR TDD.

Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

Table 3-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Frequency Protocol- RX Frequency TX Frequency RAT IBW (MHz)

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

1800+2100 Band 3+Band 1800: 1710 to 1800: 1805 to 1800 MHz: LTE 1800: 40
1 1785 1880 FDD 2100: 40
2100: 1920 to 2100: 2110 to 2100 MHz: LTE
1980 2170 FDD and UL

TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 3-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Frequency Band TX/RX Modea Capacity Supported Bandwidth

(MHz) (MHz)b

1800+2100 32T32R 1800 MHz LTE FDD: 5/10/15/20

 LTE FDD: 2 carriers
2100 MHz
 LTE FDD: 2 carriers
 UL: 2 UMTS carriers+2 LTE
FDD carriers
1800 MHz+2100 MHz
 LTE FDD: 4 carriers
 2 UMTS carriers (with
MIMO)+4 LTE FDD carriers

a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A transmit channels and B
receive channels.
 Frequency Band TX/RX Modea Capacity Supported Bandwidth
(MHz) (MHz)b

b: The bandwidth information in Supported Bandwidth is the standard bandwidth that can be
configured for a single-mode carrier when only one carrier is configured. In any carrier combination
scenario, the total bandwidth of all carriers cannot exceed the IBW value. For details about the
bandwidth that can be configured for each carrier in each carrier combination scenario, see Typical
Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules.

The number of carriers and the maximum bandwidth in actual use depend on the configurations of optical modules
and baseband processing units.

Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 3-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Frequency Band Maximum Output Power Output Power Configuration

(MHz)

1800+2100 1800 MHz: 200 W For typical configurations, see Typical Power
2100 MHz: 200 W Configuration Reference for AAU Modules.
1800 MHz+2100 MHz: 300
W

a: CxD W in the Output Power column indicates that the RF module has C transmit channels and the
maximum output power of each transmit channel is D W.

 The output power of the 5 MHz LTE carrier cannot exceed 60 W when the AAU5726 is configured with
multiple LTE carriers.
 The Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules 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 5 Power Configuration Rules for
RF Modules.
 Each Output Power per Carrier (W) value in the Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules
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.

RF Compliance Standards
Table 3-4 RF compliance standards for an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
 Item Standard

UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

3.2 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Antenna Specifications

The antenna specifications include the frequency range, gains, and beam range of the antenna.

Antenna Specifications
Table 3-5 Antenna electrical specifications of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Item Specifications

Frequency Range (MHz) 1710 to 1880 1920 to 2170

Broadcast beam Gain (dBi) 15.7 15.7

Horizontal beamwidth (°) 65±5 65±5

Vertical beamwidth (°) 8±1 6.5±1

Vertical tilt range (°) 5 to 9 5 to 9

Upper sidelobe suppression 12±2 12±2

(dB)

Horizontal edge power 12±2 12±2

decrease between +60° and -
60° (dB)

Front-to-back ratio (dB) ≥ 28 ≥ 28

Downtilt precision (°) ±1 ±1

Traffic beama Gain (dBi) 22.5 22.5

Horizontal beamwidth (°) 13±2 12±2

Vertical beamwidth (°) 8±1 6.5±1

a: In this scenario, the horizontal and vertical beam directions are 0° and 8°, respectively.
Antenna Patterns
The blue line represents the horizontal directivity patten, and the red line represents the vertical
directivity pattern.
Figure 3-1 Pattern sample of AAU5726 broadcast beams in a macro coverage scenario

Figure 3-2 Pattern sample of AAU5726 traffic beams

3.3 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS

 The EIRP and EIRS of an AAU are used to measure the capability of transmitting and receiving
signals.
Table 3-6 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) EIRP & EIRS
Frequency Band (MHz) EIRP EIRS

1800+2100 1800 MHz or 2100 MHz: LTE FDD: -105 dBm - 22.5 dBi
 Broadcast beam: 53 dBm + UMTS: -124 dBm - 15.7 dBi
15.7 dBi = 68.7 dBm
 Traffic beam: 53 dBm +
22.5 dBi = 75.5 dBm
1800 MHz+2100 MHz:
 Broadcast beam: 54.7 dBm
+ 15.7 dBi = 70.4 dBm
 Traffic beam: 54.7 dBm +
22.5 dBi = 77.2 dBm

 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.

3.4 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) Engineering Specifications

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

Input Power
Table 3-7 Input power of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Power Supply Type Operating Voltage

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

When the AAU5726 is powered by the EPU02S or SDU60-02, a maximum of -63 V DC input power is supported.

Module Power Consumption

Table 3-8 Power consumption of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
 Frequency Band (MHz) Typical Power Consumption (W)a

1800+2100 1050

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.

Dimensions and Weight

Table 3-9 Dimensions and weight of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Frequency Band (MHz) Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight

1800+2100 1080 mm x 670 mm x 220 mm 50 kg (110.25 lb, excluding the

(42.52 in. x 26.38 in. x 8.66 in.) handles and mounting kits)

Environmental Specifications
Table 3-10 Environmental specifications of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Item Specifications

Operating temperature Without solar radiation: -40°C to +55°C (-40°F to +131°F)

With solar radiation: -40°C to +50°C (-40°F to +122°F)

Wind load (Assume that the  Front: 1080 N

wind speed is 150 km/h.)
 Side: 245 N
 Rear: 1105 N

Operating wind speed 150 km/h

Survival wind speed 200 km/h

Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH

Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3

Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa

 The output power of an AAU temporarily decreases when it operates at temperature ranges 10°C (50°F) less than or
equal to its maximum rated value. This is dependent on installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration.

Table 3-11 Surge protection specifications of ports

Port Surge Protection Mode Surge Protection Specifications

Power port Surge current 20 kA

 Unless otherwise specified, the lightning protection specifications depend on the surge waveform of 8/20 μs.
 All the surge current items, unless otherwise specified as Maximum discharge current, refer to Nominal
discharge current.

Compliance Standards
Table 3-12 Compliance standards for an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)

Item Standard

Operating environment ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1: "Non-weatherprotected

locations"

Storage environmenta ETSI EN 300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) Class 1.2 "Weatherprotected, not
temperature-controlled storage locations"

Shockproof protection  ETSI300019-2-3

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
 Item Standard

 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.

3.5 AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications

The CPRI port specifications of an AAU include the CPRI port protocol, rate, and maximum
level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.
Table 3-13 CPRI port protocol and rate of an AAU5726 (1800 MHz+2100 MHz)
Number of CPRI Protocol Type Port Rate (Gbit/s)
Ports

2 CPRI 10.1/24.3
Table 3-14 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an AAU5726 (1800
MHz+2100 MHz) and a BBU
Module Maximum Level of Cascading with a Maximum Distance from a BBU
BBU

AAU5726 Not supported 20 km (12.43 mi.)

 For details about the CPRI topologies supported by each type of AAU, see RF Unit and Topology
Management.
 For details about the ALD capabilities supported by each type of AAU (for example, the capabilities of RF
ports supporting RET antennas and TMAs), see ALD Management.

4 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) include RF specifications, antenna

specifications, EIRP, EIRS, engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

4.1 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) RF Specifications

 The RF specifications include radio access technologies (RATs), frequency bands, TX/RX
modes, capacity, output power, and receiver sensitivity.
 Unless otherwise specified, in the following, LTE and eNodeB always include LTE FDD,
LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT. In scenarios where they need to be distinguished, LTE FDD,
LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT are used. The same rules apply to eNodeB.
 In the following, G is short for GSM, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE FDD, T is
short for LTE TDD, M is short for LTE NB-IoT, N is short for NR, N (FDD) is short for
NR FDD, and N (TDD) is short for NR TDD.

Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

Table 4-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Frequency Protocol- RX Frequency TX Frequency RAT IBW (MHz)

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

AWS+PCS Band AWS: 1710 to AWS: 2110 to AWS: LTE FDD AWS: 40
66+Band 2 1780 2180 PCS: LTE FDD PCS: 40
PCS: 1850 to PCS: 1930 to and UL
1910 1990

TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 4-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Frequency Band TX/RX Modea Capacity Supported Bandwidth

(MHz) (MHz)b

AWS+PCS 32T32R AWS: LTE FDD: 5/10/15/20

 LTE FDD: 2 carriers
PCS:
 LTE FDD: 2 carriers
 UL: 2 UMTS carriers+2 LTE
FDD carriers
AWS+PCS
 LTE FDD: 4 carriers
 2 UMTS carriers (with
MIMO)+4 LTE FDD carriers

a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A transmit channels and B
receive channels.
 Frequency Band TX/RX Modea Capacity Supported Bandwidth
(MHz) (MHz)b

b: The bandwidth information in Supported Bandwidth is the standard bandwidth that can be
configured for a single-mode carrier when only one carrier is configured. In any carrier combination
scenario, the total bandwidth of all carriers cannot exceed the IBW value. For details about the
bandwidth that can be configured for each carrier in each carrier combination scenario, see Typical
Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules.

Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 4-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Frequency Band Maximum Output Power Output Power Configuration

(MHz)

AWS+PCS AWS: 200 W For typical configurations, see Typical Power

PCS: 200 W Configuration Reference for AAU Modules.
AWS+PCS: 300 W

a: CxD W in the Output Power column indicates that the RF module has C transmit channels and the
maximum output power of each transmit channel is D W.

 The output power of the 5 MHz LTE carrier cannot exceed 60 W when the AAU5726 is configured with
multiple LTE carriers.
 The Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules 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 5 Power Configuration Rules for
RF Modules.
 Each Output Power per Carrier (W) value in the Typical Power Configuration Reference for AAU Modules
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.
 When the AAU5726 works both in AWS and PCS frequency bands, third-order passive intermodulation
(PIM3) products may fall in the RX frequency bands. The AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) does not support the
scenario where the PIM3 products fall in the RX frequency bands. Therefore, before configuring carriers,
check spectrum combinations to prevent this issue. The PIM3 products can be prevented from falling into the
RX frequency bands if the difference between the absolute value of the highest frequency in the TX frequency
band of the AAU (AWS) (indicated by F2 in the following figure) and the absolute value of the lowest
frequency in the TX frequency band of the AAU (PCS) (indicated by F1 in the following figure) is less than or
equal to 200 MHz.
RF Compliance Standards
Table 4-4 RF compliance standards for an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Item Standard

UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

4.2 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Antenna Specifications

The antenna specifications include the frequency range, gains, and beam range of the antenna.

Antenna Specifications
Table 4-5 Antenna electrical specifications of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Item Specifications

Frequency Range (MHz) AWS PCS

Broadcast beam Gain (dBi) 15.7 15.7

Horizontal beamwidth (°) 65±5 65±5

Vertical beamwidth (°) 6.5±1 7.5±1

Vertical tilt range (°) 5 to 9 5 to 9

Upper sidelobe suppression 12±2 12±2

(dB)
 Item Specifications

Frequency Range (MHz) AWS PCS

Horizontal edge power 12±2 12±2

decrease between +60° and -
60° (dB)

Front-to-back ratio (dB) ≥ 28 ≥ 28

Downtilt precision (°) ±1 ±1

Traffic beama Gain (dBi) 22.5 22.5

Horizontal beamwidth (°) 12±2 12.5±2

Vertical beamwidth (°) 6.5±1 7.5±1

a: In this scenario, the horizontal and vertical beam directions are 0° and 8°, respectively.

Antenna Patterns
The blue line represents the horizontal directivity patten, and the red line represents the vertical
directivity pattern.
Figure 4-1 Pattern sample of AAU5726 broadcast beams in a macro coverage scenario
 Figure 4-2 Pattern sample of AAU5726 traffic beams

4.3 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) EIRP & EIRS

The EIRP and EIRS of an AAU are used to measure the capability of transmitting and receiving
signals.
Table 4-6 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) EIRP & EIRS
Frequency Band (MHz) EIRP EIRS

AWS+PCS AWS or PCS: LTE FDD: -105 dBm - 22.5 dBi

 Broadcast beam: 53 dBm + UMTS: -124 dBm - 15.7 dBi
15.7 dBi = 68.7 dBm
 Traffic beam(1): 53 dBm +
22.5 dBi = 75.5 dBm
AWS+PCS:
 Broadcast beam: 54.7 dBm
+ 15.7 dBi = 70.4 dBm
 Traffic beam(1): 54.7 dBm +
22.5 dBi = 77.2 dBm

(1): EIRP of the traffic beam in LTE mode

 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.

4.4 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) Engineering Specifications

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

Input Power
Table 4-7 Input power of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Power Supply Type Operating Voltage

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

When the AAU5726 is powered by the EPU02S or SDU60-02, a maximum of -63 V DC input power is supported.

Module Power Consumption

Table 4-8 Power consumption of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

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

AWS+PCS 1050

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.

Dimensions and Weight

Table 4-9 Dimensions and weight of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Frequency Band (MHz) Dimensions (H x W x D) Weight

AWS+PCS 1080 mm x 670 mm x 220 mm 50 kg (110.25 lb, excluding the

(42.52 in. x 26.38 in. x 8.66 in.) handles and mounting kits)

Environmental Specifications
Table 4-10 Environmental specifications of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)
 Item Specifications

Operating temperature Without solar radiation: -40°C to +55°C (-40°F to +131°F)

With solar radiation: -40°C to +50°C (-40°F to +122°F)

Wind load (Assume that the  Front: 1080 N

wind speed is 150 km/h.)
 Side: 245 N
 Rear: 1105 N

Operating wind speed 150 km/h

Survival wind speed 200 km/h

Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH

Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3

Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa

The output power of an AAU temporarily decreases when it operates at temperature ranges 10°C (50°F) less than or
equal to its maximum rated value. This is dependent on installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration.

Table 4-11 Surge protection specifications of ports

Port Surge Protection Mode Surge Protection Specifications

Power port Surge current 20 kA

 Unless otherwise specified, the lightning protection specifications depend on the surge waveform of 8/20 μs.
 All the surge current items, unless otherwise specified as Maximum discharge current, refer to Nominal
discharge current.

Compliance Standards
Table 4-12 Compliance standards for an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)

Item Standard

Operating environment ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1: "Non-weatherprotected

locations"
 Item Standard

Storage environmenta ETSI EN 300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) Class 1.2 "Weatherprotected, not
temperature-controlled storage locations"

Shockproof protection  ETSI300019-2-3

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.

4.5 AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) CPRI Port Specifications

The CPRI port specifications of an AAU include the CPRI port protocol, rate, and maximum
level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.
Table 4-13 CPRI port protocol and rate of an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS)
Number of CPRI Protocol Type Port Rate (Gbit/s)
Ports

2 CPRI 10.1/24.3
Table 4-14 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an AAU5726 (AWS+PCS) and
a BBU
 Module Maximum Level of Cascading with a Maximum Distance from a BBU
BBU

AAU5726 Not supported 20 km (12.43 mi.)

 For details about the CPRI topologies supported by each type of AAU, see RF Unit and Topology
Management.
 For details about the ALD capabilities supported by each type of AAU (for example, the capabilities of RF
ports supporting RET antennas and TMAs), see ALD Management.

5 Power Configuration Rules for RF Modules

This section describes the power configuration standards for RF modules, RF channel
configuration rules, and remarks.

RF Compliance Standards
When you configure power for RF modules, comply with the following standards:
 GSM: multi-carrier base transceiver station (MCBTS) in 3GPP TS 45.005
 UMTS: 3GPP TS 25.141
 LTE: 3GPP TS 36.141
 NR TDD: 3GPP TS 38.104
 Multimode: multi-standard radio (MSR) in 3GPP TS 37.141

RF Channel Configuration Rules

When multimode RF modules work in a single mode, the rules for configuring RF channels are
the same as those for configuring RF channels in single-mode RF modules. The following table
provides the rules for configuring RF channels in multimode RF modules working in multiple
modes.
Table 5-1 Rules for configuring RF channels in multimode RF modules
 RF Module RF Channel Configuration Rule
Type

1T RF Non-MSR standard: One RF module can serve only one RAT and the rules for
module configuring RF channels in such an RF module is the same as those for configuring RF
channels in a single-mode RF module.

MSR standard: One RF module can serve two RATs at the same time, and the two RATs
can be carried over the same transmit channel.

2T RF Non-MSR standard: Multiple RATs cannot be configured on one RF channel. For

module example, GSM carriers are carried over TX channel A while UMTS carriers are carried
over TX channel B.

MSR standard: One RF channel can be configured with two RATs.

Power of two transmit channels must be balanced if possible.

1T RF module: module that has only one transmit channel. 2T RF module: module that has two transmit channels.

NR Configuration Rules
To ensure the performance of an NR cell in low frequency bands, the minimum configurable
output power of the NR cell is equal to the total rated power of an RF module (unit: W) divided
by 10. To ensure the performance of an NR cell in high frequency bands, the minimum
configurable EIRP of an RF module is equal to the rated EIRP of the RF module (unit: dBm)
minus 10.

The AAU5612 is used as an example. The maximum output power of the AAU5612 is 200 W. When you configure
an NR cell, the minimum output power of the NR cell is 20 W (equal to 200 W divided by 10).

 In this document, a transmit channel is represented by PA. For example, n transmit channels
of an RF module are represented by PA1, PA2, ..., and PAn. The two transmit channels of a
2T RF module are represented by PA1 and PA2. Unless otherwise specified, the power
configuration values of all PAs of an RF module can be interchanged.
 In this document, each value in the Output Power per Carrier (W) column indicates the
maximum output power of each carrier under the corresponding configuration while
ensuring the network performance. Output Power per GSM Carrier With Dynamic
Power Sharing is the available maximum output power for every carrier during dynamic
power sharing. If this power is exceeded, the system cannot guarantee the network
performance and will report an alarm.
  The actually configured carrier power of RF modules can be less than or equal to the value in the
Output Power per Carrier (W) column in this document.
 The specifications that are not supported in this document may be configurable. Only the performance
with the configuration within the committed specification scope is ensured.

 In MIMO carrier scenarios, MxN W indicates that an MIMO carrier is configured in M

PAs, and each PA is configured with power of N W.

 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.
 A requirement for the GU frequency spacing is as follows: GU frequency spacing ≥ [(GSM
bandwidth/2) + (UMTS bandwidth/2)].
 The typical configuration tables for PAs of GSM RF modules provided in this document
only list power values in GMSK mode because power values in 8PSK mode cannot be
configured.
 For the GBTS and eGBTS, the output power per carrier of the same RF module is the same.
For GBTSs, the unit of the output power per carrier is W. For eGBTSs, the unit of the
output power per carrier is dBm. The conversion relationship is as follows: dBm = 10 x log
(1000 x W, 10) For example, when there is only one carrier on an AAU (GSM, 1900 MHz),
the output power per carrier for a GBTS is 60 W (GMSK), and that for an eGBTS is 47.8
dBm (GMSK) which is the result of ROUND(10 x log (1000 x 60, 10)).
 The formulas for calculating the minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF module are as
follows:
 Minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF module when NB-IoT cells work in
guardband or in-band mode = Total rated power per PA/10000
 Minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF module when NB-IoT cells work in
standalone mode = Total rated power per PA/100

For example, an AAU3920 supports a maximum output power configuration of 2x80 W. The minimum NB-
IoT power per PA for an AAU3920 when NB-IoT cells work in standalone mode is calculated as follows:
Minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an AAU3920 = 80 W/100 = 0.8 W.

 When two LTE NB-IoT carriers are configured, the bandwidth spacing between the two
NB-IoT carriers cannot be greater than 300 kHz.