ALCATEL-LUCENT 9768

METRO RADIO OUTDOOR

V1.0 B7

The Alcatel-Lucent 9768 Metro Radio Outdoor (MRO) V1.0 B7 is a next-generation radio based
on the Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs groundbreaking lightRadio cube. Operating in 3GPP Band 7
(2.6 GHz), the Alcatel-Lucent 9768 MRO uses directional antennas to cost effectively extend
5-bar coverage and capacity to both indoor and outdoor locations. The 9768 MRO is small
enough to be mounted on a wall, on the side of a building or on a pole, yet powerful enough
to cover places where large numbers of subscribers congregate, such as in stadiums, large
enterprises and shopping malls.

The Alcatel-Lucent 9768 MRO has two

transmit antennas with 27 dBm conducted
power (34 dBm effective isotropic
radiated power (EIRP) at each antenna and
two receive antennas for two-way receive
(Rx) diversity.) The radio is ideally suited
to support dense metro hotspots, with
multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) 2x2
operation in up to 20 MHz of bandwidth.

Innovative architecture
Front

Back

Bottom

Based on the distributed eNodeB

architecture, the Alcatel-Lucent 9768
MRO integrates two lightRadio cubes and
a full-sector remote radio head (RRH)
into a single compact unit that connects
to an external baseband unit (BBU). The
BBU, conventional or clustered, may be
located at the same site as the MRO or at
a separate location. The MRO connects to
the BBU through an optical fiber, using
Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) and
supports CPRI daisy chaining, enabling
multiple MROs to connect to the BBU over
the same optical cable. This architecture
maximizes deployment flexibility while
optimizing the use of the operators BBU
digital assets and connectivity costs.

Features
Small, lightweight unit that is mountable
on a wall, on the side of a building or on
a pole
Two integrated directional antennas
Single Long Term Evolution (LTE) carrier
and sector
2-path Rx diversity and 2x2 MIMOenabled cross-polarization
Works with conventional or clustered
BBUs
Compatible with the Alcatel-Lucent 9926
Digital 2U NodeB (d2U)
CPRI daisy chaining

Benefits
Easily installed by one person in optimal
coverage locations
Lower interference leading to higher
degree of sectorization and greater power
efficiency
Provides high-quality indoor and outdoor
coverage
Faster and more reliable data connections
and higher data throughput

 Increased spectral efficiency with reduced

sensitivity to fading
Deployment flexibility coupled with the
optimized use of the BBU digital assets
Reduces costs by leveraging the same BBU
resources as the macro network
Enables multiple MROs to share the same
optical fiber backhaul to the BBU, reducing
connectivity costs

Technical specifications
Physical dimensions
Height: 454 mm (17.9 in)
Width: 173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth: 143 mm (5.6 in)

Weight
8 kg (17.6 lb) without mounting kit

Power
Power supply: 120/240 V AC

Operating environment
Operating temperature: -40C to +50C
(-40F to +122F)
Passive convection cooling (no fans for
noise-free operation)

RF characteristics
Operating band: 3GPP Frequency Band 7
(2.6 GHz)
Carrier bandwidth:
20 MHz
Hardware also supports 5 MHz, 10 MHz,
and 15 MHz (post trial version)
Directional antennas with 7 dBi gain and
3 dB horizontal beam width of 80 degrees
Maximum transmission power: 27 dBm
conducted output power (34 dBm EIRP)
at each antenna
64-QAM transmit error vector magnitude
(EVM) less than 7% at max rated power
2-path Rx diversity and 2x2 MIMO (crosspolarized antennas)
Sensitivity: -104 dBm measured at each
antenna port

Baseband interconnection
Connects to Alcatel-Lucent 9926 d2U
Fiber optic connection with CPRI line
rate 3
Two optical ports to support CPRI daisy
chaining with CPRI line rate 2-6 (post
trial version)

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