DRU Unit Description

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Contents

1 DRU Unit Description 1

1.1 Product Overview 1
1.2 Dimensions 2
1.3 Power Consumption and Heat Generation 2
1.4 Function Description 3
1.5 Interfaces 5

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1 DRU Unit Description

The Double Radio Unit (DRU) is a replaceable unit containing two Transceivers
(TRX). It is the interface between the Y links and the antenna system.

DRU

DC in

Y-link TMA PWR1

DRU
Reset
Fault
Operational TX/RX1
RF off
Local
Local/
Remote

TMA PWR2

TX/RX2
RX out 1

RX out 2

RX in 2

RX in 1

P015621C

Figure 1 DRU

1.1 Product Overview

The DRU is the interface between the Y links coming from the Distribution
Switch Unit (DXU) and the antenna system. The DRU consists of two
Transceivers (TRX), a combiner and distribution system, and a filter system.
The DRU interface also supports both GSMK and 8-PSK (EDGE) modulation.

The DRU has a hybrid combiner that can be used to combine the two
Transmitter (TX) terminals into one terminal. Through software configuration,
DRUs can operate in either combine mode or uncombine mode. Each TX

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terminal has an in-built bias injector that, when connected to the Tower-Mounted
Amplifier Control Module (TMA-CM), can supply the Tower-Mounted Amplifiers
(TMA) with power.

1.1.1 Main Functions

The DRU:

• Transmits and receives Radio Frequency (RF) signals

• Processes signals

1.1.2 Variants
Two variants of the DRU are available, depending on frequency band:

• E-GSM 900

• P-GSM 900

• GSM 1800

1.2 Dimensions
The table below shows the physical characteristics of the DRU:

Table 1 Size and Weight

Height Width Depth Weight
445 mm 90 mm 280 mm 10 kg

1.3 Power Consumption and Heat Generation

Table 2 Power Consumption and Heat Generation
Maximum Power Consumption Maximum Heat Generation
500 W 445 W

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1.4 Function Description

DRU
TX ctrl
TX data
RX data A
RX ctrl
RX data B

RX out 2
CPU Radio
system system RX in 1
RC system RXB RXA TX

Filter system
Combiner TMA PWR1
DSP and
system distribution
system TX/RX1
DPX Bias-T
A

Y link B TMA PWR2

HC
B
TX/RX2
A DPX Bias-T

Radio
system RXB RXA TX RX in 2

RX out 1

RX data B
RX ctrl
RX data A
TX ctrl
TX data

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Figure 2 Block Diagram

The DRU consists of the following main blocks:

• Central Processing Unit (CPU) system

• Digital Signal Processor (DSP) system

• Radio control system

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• Radio system

• Combiner and distribution system

• Filter system

1.4.1 CPU System

The CPU system controls the RBS. It consists of a CPU, support logic, memory,
and logic for handling the interfaces.

1.4.2 DSP System

The two DSP systems perform all the baseband signal processing necessary
for one TRX. For downlink, this includes Terrestrial Protocol Handling (TPH),
encoding, ciphering, and burst generation. For uplink, it includes equalization,
combining, decoding, and TPH.

1.4.3 Radio Control System

The two radio control systems are responsible for the following:

• Synchronizing and controlling the different parts of the radio

• Modulation and Digital-to-Analog (D/A) conversion of the data to transmit

• Filtering the received radio signal with a channel-selective filter

• Compensating the Receiver (RX) and TX delay and gain variations

The RC system is seen by the rest of the RBS as the front end to the radio,
which can be asked to transmit a burst of data, using a selected modulation, or
asked to receive a burst, using a selected digital filter.

All time critical radio control functions are performed by the RC system and no
computing support is required from the CPU system on a real-time basis.

1.4.4 Radio System

Each radio system contains two radio receivers and one radio transmitter
including power amplifiers.

The radio receiver receives RF-modulated uplink data from one or two diversity
branches and sends it to the RC system.

The radio transmitter generates the RF downlink signal from the modulated
baseband signal. It then sends the RF signal to the power amplifier, which
amplifies the downlink RF signals.

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1.4.5 Combiner and Distribution System

The combiner and distribution system handles the routing of the TX and RX
signals between the radio system and the filter system. The hybrid combiner
connects one or two transmitters to one antenna through software-controlled
relays. The DRU can be configured to operate in Hybrid Combined (HC) or
Uncombined (UC) mode. The RX signal can be distributed to several other
receivers by different switch setting to minimize the number of RX antennas, for
RX sharing, or for 4-Way Radio Diversity (4WRD) configuration.

1.4.6 Filter System

The filter system filters the TX and RX signals, the filtering of the RX signals
and duplexes them to a common antenna port. The filter system also contains
the bias injectors that provide power supplier to the TMA through the feeder.

1.5 Interfaces
The operator interfaces of the DRU are described in the following subsections.

1.5.1 Signal and Power Interfaces

The table below shows the external interfaces of the unit.

Table 3 Signal and Power Interfaces

Interface Description Type of
Connector
DC in Input power to the DRU Male mini-fit
Y link Interface between DXU and DRU Female mini
D-sub
TX/RX1 Connection to the antenna feeder for TX or Female 7/16
TX/RX
TX/RX2 Connection to the antenna feeder for TX or Female 7/16
TX/RX
RX in 1 RX input from another DRU Female QMA
RX in 2 RX input from another DRU Female QMA
RX out 1 RX output from TX/RX1 to share with other Female QMA
DRUs
RX out 2 RX output from TX/RX1 to share with other Female QMA
DRUs

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Interface Description Type of

Connector
TMA Power and control for the TMA connected to Female QMA
PWR1 TX/RX1
TMA Power and control for the TMA connected to Female QMA
PWR2 TX/RX2

1.5.2 Operator Interface

The tables below list the indicators and switches of the operator interface.

Table 4 Indicators
Indicator Color
Fault Red
Operational Green
RF off Yellow
Local Yellow

Table 5 Switches
Switch Function
DRU reset Resets the DRU
Local/remote Local or remote mode

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