Rrh2x40 For GSM, Wcdma and Lte 2015

Alcatel-Lucent
RRH2x40 900 and 1800 for GSM,

WCDMA and LTE
Product Description
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Document number: CMN/BTS/INF/037380

Document Issue: 01.07/EN
Document Status: Standard
Date of Issue: 01/November/2012
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RRH2x40 Product Description (900 and 1800 MHz) Nov. 2012
Contents
1 Multi-Carrier RRH2x40 overview ............................................................................................ 4
2 Benefits of RRH2x40 ................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Great RF performance: ................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Reduced OPEX: ........................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Reduced CAPEX:......................................................................................................... 7
3 RRH2x40 Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 8
3.1 RRH2x40 architecture .................................................................................................. 9
3.1.1 General GSM Multicarrier Architecture ............................................................ 10
3.1.2 General WCDMA Multicarrier Architecture ..................................................... 11
3.1.3 General LTE Multicarrier Architecture .............................................................. 11
4 RRH2x40 configurations ........................................................................................................ 12
4.1 2G only ....................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 GSM+WCDMA: 1 PA 2G + 1 PA 3G ........................................................................ 13
4.3 WCDMA only: 2 PA 3G ............................................................................................. 13
4.4 LTE only: 2 PA 4G ..................................................................................................... 14
5 Site configurations .................................................................................................................. 15
6 Mechanics ............................................................................................................................... 17
6.1 RRH2x40 mechanics .................................................................................................. 17
7 Technical data of Distributed BTS solution (RRH2x40 & SUMX19”) .................................. 18
8 Environmental and Regulatory Compliance ........................................................................... 19
8.1 Environmental Compliance ........................................................................................ 19
8.1.1 Operation Temperature and Humidity ............................................................... 19
8.1.2 Special Climatic Conditions .............................................................................. 19
8.2 Regulatory Compliance .............................................................................................. 20
8.2.1 Safety ................................................................................................................. 20
8.2.2 Health................................................................................................................. 20
8.2.3 EMC................................................................................................................... 20
8.2.4 RF ...................................................................................................................... 20
8.2.5 CE MARK ......................................................................................................... 20
8.3 Product Environmental Attributes .............................................................................. 21
9 Applicable Documents ............................................................................................................ 22
10 Glossary .......................................................................................................................... 25
Document number: CMN/BTS/INF/037380 2

Date of Issue: 01/December/2012
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1 Multi-Carrier RRH2x40 overview
Alcatel-Lucent Multi-Standard distributed BTS solution is based on the RRH2×40 unit, built on
the principle of MCPA technology. There is also a synonym often used for the RRH2x40 calling
it MC-RRH 900 which serves the entire EGSM 900 band or MC-RRH 1800 which serves the
entire GSM 1800 band.
Multi-Standard means that RRH2x40 is hardware-ready to support operation in GSM, WCDMA

or LTE technologies, and in mixes of these technologies. This document includes descriptions
of GSM-only and mixed GSM-WCDMA configurations. The mixed GSM-WCDMA configuration
transmits one technology on each antenna of the RRH2x40, but uses both antennas to provide
a common Receive Diversity uplink to both technologies.
The RRH2×40 is an outdoor Remote Radio Head which can be mounted close to the antenna.
This has the advantage to reduce feeder losses and therefore improve coverage. It reduces
also the required BTS footprint.
One RRH2×40 serves one sector. It encompasses all the functionalities of the MC-TRX and
additionally the ones of the Antenna Network.
To build a GSM site basically the following equipment is needed:

Figure 1: RRH2x40 site example
- RRH2x40: The main radio unit containing the transmitter and receiver functions as
well as the GSM baseband processing.
- Antennas: Normal GSM antennas to be used
- AC/DC conversion: Required to provide 48V DC for the RRH2x40 and provide battery
backup in case of loss of power grid
- SUMX19’’: Provides the GSM transmission termination and Base Station Control
function (for further information on SUMX19’’ please refer to A28)
To add WCDMA, a WCDMA digtal unit (typically a 9326 or 9926 d2U) is used to provide
WCDMA baseband functions, and this is mounted in the same cabinet as the SUMX19”. A
second optical fibre is used to connect the d2U to a CPRI port on the RH2x40.

2 Benefits of RRH2x40
RRH2x40 provides RF power of 2 times 40W, supporting high downlink powers and is
ideally suited to provide up to 6 GSM carriers.
In GSM-WCDMA mode, one Tx path with 40W is allocated to GSM, supporting 4 carriers.
The other Tx path with 40W is allocated to WCDMA, supporting typically 1 carrier at
40W or 2 carriers at 20W.
RRH2x40 is designed to make available all the benefits of a Distributed BTS – excellent
RF characteristics, low OPEX and low CAPEX. These benefits are available whether the
operator chooses a truly distributed deployment, or groups RRHs and digital units to
implement a conventional Macro BTS site.
2.1 Great RF performance:

 Major reductions in RF losses mean higher radiated RF power – and consuming
less power and generating less heat while doing so.
 A conventional GSM BTS provides power to the BTS antenna feeder were some
RF power is lost on the way to the antenna. By comparison, RRH can be
mounted adjacent to the antenna, delivering its full power with minimal losses
in jumpers for antenna connection.
 Elimination of the feeder losses means RRH2x40 delivers twice more RF while
consuming less power.
 Thanks to their small size and weight, the operator can locate the RRH where
RF engineering desires, minimizing trade-offs between optimum and available
RF locations.
 For deployments where larger distances are required between RRH and
antenna, RRH can still be used. It supports TMA (both conventional and AISG),
providing equivalent or higher performance than a conventional Macro BTS.
2.2 Reduced OPEX:
 Up to 50% reduction in power consumption: mounting RRH2x40 close to the

antenna virtually eliminates feeder losses, lowering the RF power required and
correspondingly reducing power consumption.
 Air conditioning costs for cabins are reduced by mounting RRH outside the
cabin, unlike traditional Macro BTSs where PAs are mounted inside the BTS
cabinet.
 Transmission costs to remote areas are reduced: E1s/T1s can be leased at a
convenient location, with traffic passed to the RRH2x40 by low cost optical
fibre.

 RRH is virtually a no-footprint solution and a noise-free (no fan) module: it

minimizes impacts on the neighbourhood and makes negotiation with site
owners easier.
 The much reduced footprint (area) and weight of RRH2x40 compared to a
traditional Macro BTS supports considerable reductions in monthly site rental
fees.
 The digital units and associated ancillary equipment can be deployed remote
from the antennas, reducing the equipment in premium rental locations. For
example, the SUMX19’’ can be placed in a basement or BTS host, with
connection to the RRH via fibre.
 Operation and management is simplified as number of BTSs that need to be
managed is reduced (one digital BTS can serve several remote sites) and they
are in the same location.
2.3 Reduced CAPEX:
 A site can be on air in less than one day, a fraction of the time required for a
traditional BTS.
 RRH can be installed where size and weight prevent deployment of traditional
Macro BTSs, providing coverage and capacity in previously inaccessible
locations.
 MC-RRH is an easy-to-install product: the installation can be done by a single
person: there is no need for a crane, reducing installation times and costs.
 Savings in civil works are achieved by removing the need for reinforcing steel
frames or concrete plinths to support heavy BTS cabinets. (Cabinets may weigh
hundreds of Kg, while RRH2x40 weighs only 18Kg)
 A single SUMX19’’ can serve several remote sites further reducing equipment
costs.
 When mounting MC-RRH adjacent to the antenna, the need for costly long RF
feeders and TMAs is eliminated.

3 RRH2x40 Characteristics
Figure 2: RRH2x40 without Sun cover in the Alcatel-Lucent Lab
A specific RRH2×40 is designed to work in a specific frequency band: the RRH2x40-09 is

addressing the GSM 900MHz band and the RRH2x40-18 is addressing the GSM 1800MHz
band. The Remote Radio Head contains the Transceiver and realizes the transmission
and reception of radio frequencies in the corresponding band. In case of GSM it also
realizes the baseband processing.
The basic characteristics are shown in the table below:
RRH2x40
Working frequency
880-915 MHz / 925-960 MHz 1710-1785 / 1805-1880
bands
20 liters
Volume
24 liters (incl. Sun cover)
Dimensions
300x449x170mm
HxWxD
Weight 18 kg
Typical single
GSM: -112,5 dBm
branch Rx
WCDMA 125.5 dBm:
Sensitivity
Instantaneous
25 MHz
bandwidth

External alarms 2 (open/close)

Operating
-40°C and 55°C (no fan required)
Temperature
The wind load is <200N at 150km/h wind speed, when RRH2X is
Maximum Windload equipped with solar shield. Maximum wind load is less than 350
N at 250Km/h wind speed
Max. Solar Radiation 1120W/m²
Operational mode: rel.Humidity 15%-100%, abs. Humidity
Humidity
0,26g/m³ - 25g/m³
Table 1:RRH characteristics
It is a lightweight device able to be carried by one single person.
Figure 3: RRH2x40 one man carry
To protect against high solar load the RRH2x40 is equipped with a sun protection cover.
3.1 RRH2x40 architecture
The RRH2×40 module has the same Multi-standard capabilities as the MC-TRX: GSM only,
GSM+WCDMA, GSM+LTE, WCDMA only, LTE only.
The RRH2×40 architecture is based on 2 MCPA, each at 40W, as shown in the picture below, in
order to be MIMO ready with a single RRH2x40 module. The name is derived from this
architecture meaning it uses 2 times a 40W PA. Unlike for the MC-TRX where the use of 2
modules per sector for MIMO configuration is acceptable inside a macro Base Station, for the
RRH2x40, the space/weight constraints are more stringent and MIMO configurations need to
be supported on a single module.

Figure 4: Internal architecture of RRH2×40
The GSM digital base band processing is embedded in the RRH2×40 (as for MC-TRX). A GSM
system has not the same strong processing requirements as WCDMA. Therefore a pooling gain
via an externalized GSM baseband processing unit cannot be achieved. In term of system
robustness it is also better to include it because if the GSM baseband fails only one sector is
affected but not the entire site is out of service.
The specific components added into the RRH2x40 for the GSM baseband processing are
neglect able from an MTBF point of view. The foreseen GSM baseband capacity is sufficient to
cover today features as well as the upcoming GSM enhancements. Nevertheless the MC-RRH
is also able to be used as a pure remote unit if the future requires also in GSM a centralized
baseband processing.
3.1.1 General GSM Multicarrier Architecture
In a classical GSM BTS, each carrier is amplified separately. The common GSM BTS installation
consists usually of two antennas per sector for Rx diversity. In cells with more than two TRX,
carriers need to be combined before being transmitted via one of the two antennas. This
combining results in big power losses (To combine two carriers to one single antenna needs
one stage of combining which results in a loss of at least 3 dB, i.e. 50% of the power is lost).
The MC-RRH (RRH2x40) is based on the same Multi Carrier technology known from the
MC-TRX. It aims to overcome the power loss in combiner stages. Within a Multi Carrier Power
Amplifier, the carriers are combined before being converted to an analogue signal. The
analogue signal (the sum of several carriers) is then amplified through one single PA. One
single Tx path out of the amplifier module contains already several GSM carriers and does not
need to be combined anymore.This amplified signal is then transmitted through one antenna.

Key benefits of Multi Carrier technology
The Multi Carrier technology brings a great flexibility and provides new exciting possibilities:
Due to the de facto removal of wideband combining of GSM carriers in the path to the
antenna the overall power efficiency of a GSM BTS is increased. Radio power is simply not
lost in the combiner stages anymore.
3.1.2 General WCDMA Multicarrier Architecture
When used in GSM-WCDMA mode or W-CDMA mode, the same principle of no combiner is
maintained. The 2x40W of RF is made available at the antenna connector after only minimal
duplexer losses, whether 1 carrier, 2 carriers or more are configured.
3.1.3 General LTE Multicarrier Architecture
When used in LTE mode, the same principle of no combiner is maintained. The 2x40W of RF is
made available at the antenna connector after only minimal duplexer losses, whether 1
carrier, 2 carriers or more are configured.

4 RRH2x40 configurations
RRH2x40 Output power

The RRH2x40 output power depends on the number of carriers configured per module and
the mix of technologies running. For an RRH2x40 the output power provided is equivalent as
Top of Cabinet (ToC) or ‘at the antenna connector’.
4.1 2G only
The following table describes the output power values in case of pure GSM.
GMSK GMSK Output

Output Output power
Power Power
8-PSK
GMSK Moderate
GSM Output Power High Power
Carriers Power Overbooking Overbooking
1 carrier 40W 40W 40W 27W
2 carriers 40W 40W 40W 27W
7 carriers* 8W 10W 16W 5W
8 carriers* 8W 10W 16W 5W
Table 2: RRH2x40 performances with all carriers at full power

*hardware ready
The RRH2x40 supports antenna diversity.

4.2 GSM+WCDMA: 1 PA 2G + 1 PA 3G
This configuration adds a WCDMA 9326 or 9926 d2U digital unit to the core GSM configuration.
The GSM SUMX19” retains OAM control of the RRH. WCDMA WMS manages configuration of the
WCDMA functions and any WCDMA-specific alarms. The WCDMA digital unit is connected to
the RRH2x40 using a dedicated CPRI optical fibre to one of the CPRI ports on the RRH. More
details about the WCDMA digital unit area available at [A27]. One PA is allocated for use by
GSM and the other PA for use by WCDMA. The Rx signals on both antennas are made available
as a diversity pair to both GSM and WCDMA.
The GSM part functions are already described in the previous sections
The WCDMA part provides 1 or 2 WCDMA carriers anywhere within the RRHs 25MHz
operational bandwidth. The 2 carriers may be adjacent, or disaggregated. Extra-narrow Rx
filters are planned, to reduce inter-technology interference in crowded spectrum where the
full 5MHz normally allocated to WCDMA is not available.
The table below shows some configurations with one PA dedicated per technology, i.e. one PA
for GSM and one PA for WCDMA. These are target values and are subject to the SW support in
the corresponding release.
Output Power: Multi-mode

GSM PA WCDMA PA
GMSK WCDMA
GSM GMSK Class 2 configuration
configuration Class 2 with Power
Overbooking
1 GSM 1x40W 1x40W 1 Carrier 1x40W
2 GSM 2x17W 2x17W 2 Carriers 2x20W
3 GSM 3x13W 3x15W
4 GSM 4x8W 4x10W
4.3 WCDMA only: 2 PA 3G
This configurations allows the MC-RRH to be operated in 3G mode only, i.e. without any GSM
dependency.
The WCDMA WMS manages configuration of the entire MC-RRH. The WCDMA digital unit is
connected to the RRH2x40 using a dedicated CPRI optical fibre to one of the CPRI ports on
the RRH. More details about the WCDMA digital unit area available at [A27]. Both PAs are
allocated for use by WCDMA. The Rx signals on both antennas are made available as a
diversity pair to WCDMA.

The WCDMA part provides 1 or 2 WCDMA carriers anywhere within the RRHs 25MHz
operational bandwidth. The 2 carriers may be adjacent, or disaggregated. Extra-narrow Rx
filters are planned, to reduce inter-technology interference in crowded spectrum where the
full 5MHz normally allocated to WCDMA is not available. It is anticipated that additional
functionality and configurations will be introduced in future releases.
The table below shows some configurations with both PA dedicated to 3G
Output Power: 3G
PA1 PA2
W-CDMA
configuration
1x20W
1 carrier
1x40W
1x20W 1x20W
2 carriers
1x40W 1x40W
2x20W 1x20W
3 carriers
4 carriers 2x20W 2x20W
(HW-ready)
4.4 LTE only: 2 PA 4G
This configurations allows the MC-RRH to be operated in 4G mode only, i.e. without any GSM
dependency.
The LTE SAM manages configuration of the entire MC-RRH. The LTE digital unit is connected
to the RRH2x40 using a dedicated CPRI optical fibre to one of the CPRI ports on the RRH.
More details about the LTE digital unit area available at [A27]. Both PAs are allocated for use
by WCDMA. The Rx signals on both antennas are made available as a diversity pair to LTE.
The table below shows some configurations with both PA dedicated to LTE
Output Power: LTE
LTE
PA1 + PA2
configuration
2x20W with MIMO
1 carrier 2x30W with MIMO
2x40W with MIMO

5 Site configurations
There are different site configurations possible. A site contains generally the following parts:
 Two antennas per RRH2x40 (or a cross polarized antenna)

 One or more RRH2x40
 One SUMX19’’
 A Power supply cabinet hosting the SUMX19’’, transmission equipment and optionally
backup batteries
Figure 5: 3 sector site with RRH2x40
One SUMX19’’ is able to control several RRH2x40 in 2G mode. Up to 3 RRH2x40 are supported,
interconnected in a star configuration. The HW supports more than 3 RRH2x40 per SUMX19’’
thanks to chain and ring configuration, foreseen to interconnect RRH2x40. All RRH2x40
interconnected to the same SUMX19’’ are forming a distributed BTS.
In 3G or LTE mode (multistandard), the MC-RRH can be connected to the 9926 BBU.

Figure 6: GSM-WCDMA multi-standard Distributed architecture
The SUMX19’’ is a controller and manages transmission, alarms and O&M.
If a site shall be upgraded with a second technology like WCDMA or LTE it needs additional
baseband capacity for processing. Therefore a BBU (Base Band Unit), often also called d2U,
needs to be added to the site and interconnected to the RRH2x40.
In a multi-standard distributed configuration the SUMX19’’ and the BBU can be

interconnected separately to the RRH2x40. This is desirable for redundancy reasons to keep
at least one service up and running if the other one fails. The HW is also ready to support
with later SW releases to interconnect the SUMX19’’ via local electrical Ethernet to the
WCDMA/LTE BBU module. In this case the WCDMA/LTE BBU operates as a cross-connect and is
connected to the RRH2×40 with CPRI optical cable. This has the advantage that only one
single fibre is required towards each RRH2x40 and contains the GSM and WCDMA or LTE
signals.
SUMX19’’ box and WCDMA/LTE BBU can be hosted in an existing cabinet (with enough space
for additional standard 19” equipment) or in a dedicated Site Support Cabinet (SSC). The SSC
will integrate AC/DC converters and batteries for power back-up.

6 Mechanics
6.1 RRH2x40 mechanics
The figure below shows sketches of the outer shape.
External
alarms
Grounding AISG RF
RF CPRI
Optical
Ethernet Power
Figure 7: RRH2x40 mechanic view including sunshield
The RRH2x40 provides the following connectivity, all appropriately weatherproofed:

- 2x 7/16 RF connector
- 2x optical for GE via SFP cages
- 2x optical for CPRI via SFP cages
- 1x power connector for 48V DC
- 1x AISG connector
- 1x external alarm connector for 2 open/close alarms
The required clearances for handing, installation, and connectivity for the RRH2x40 are
given in the table below:
Side Top Bottom

20cm 50cm 50cm
Table 3: RRH clearance

7 Technical data of Distributed BTS solution (RRH2x40 & SUMX19”)
Present chapter gives a summary of various technical data.
General data
Radio Access RRH2x40: GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA, LTE
SUMX19”: GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Receive Diversity 2 Rx Diversity
Power Supply -48V DC (-40,5…-60V )
Power Rating -38V DC ….-60V DC, max 11A
Max 510W for power supply dimensioning
Surge Protection First level (no damage on equipment, no service
interruption): +/- 2kV
Second level (no safety hazard, service interruption
acceptable): +/- 6kV
TRX output power (TRX output) See chapter “RRH2x40 Output power”
TRX output power tolerance - 0.5 / + 1 dB for GMSK and 8 PSK modulations
External alarms 2 (open/close)
Diversity algorithms • Combined diversity with maximum ratio
combining technology
• Selective beam-forming combining with temporal
reference algorithms and spatial reference
algorithms
Frequency hopping • Baseband hopping
• Radio (or synthesizer) hopping
Power control According to GSM: Dynamic 30 dB - step size 2 dB
Speech codec HR, FR, EFR and AMR
Ciphering algorithms A5/1, A5/2, A5/3 are supported.
Provisions are taken for A5/4 to A5/7 when defined
Noise figure Typical: 2,2 dB
Guaranteed: 2,7 dB
Protection level IP65
Table 4: RRH – SUMX19’’ summary table

8 Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
8.1 Environmental Compliance
8.1.1 Operation Temperature and Humidity
RRH2x40 is designed to operate under climatic conditions defined in [A10] except for
low temperature, high temperature and low, high absolute humidity:
 The total operational temperature range of RRH2x40 is -40°C/+50°C

2
(including solar radiation at 1120W/m ). +50/+55°C temperature range is also
supported with de-rated output power.
 RRH2x40 is designed to operate under the absolute humidity range of 0.26 g/m3
- 25 g/m3 and the relative humidity range 15% - 100%.
RRH2x40 is designed to operate under climatic conditions defined in [A11] class 4.1E,
except for low temperature (-40°C), high temperature (+50°C) and high absolute
humidity (36g/m3).
At cold start (-40°C), RRH2x40 is in normal operation in less than one hour.
8.1.2 Special Climatic Conditions
RRH2x40, when fully installed, can withstand the over-turning force exerted by a wind
speed of 200km/h as defined in [A10].
8.1.2.1 Biological Conditions
RRH2x40 may be deployed in locations where the biological conditions are those
defined in [A10].
8.1.2.2 Chemical Active Substance
RRH2x40 may be deployed in locations where the maximum levels of chemical

contaminants are those defined in [A10].
8.1.2.3 Mechanically Active Substance
RRH2x40 may be installed at locations where the maximum levels of sand and dust are
those defined in [A10].
8.1.2.4 Acoustic Noise
RRH2x40 does not have fans (cooling is performed by natural convection using heat
sinks) as a result, the operation of RRH2x40 is silent and no vibrations are produced.
8.1.2.5 Vibration and Shock
Once fully installed, RRH2x40 meets the requirements as specified in [A10]
8.1.2.6 Earthquake Vibration and Shock
N/A.
8.1.2.7 Ingress Protection
Once fully installed, RRH2x40 is weather resistant to prevent ingress of rain, snow,
dust, and other solid foreign objects to a minimum level of IP65 as specified in [A15].
8.1.2.8 Storage
Storage of RRH2x40 complies with environmental conditions defined in [A8]
(Weather protected, not temperature-controlled storage locations).
8.1.2.9 Transportation
Transportation of RRH2x40 complies with environmental conditions defined in [A9]
(Public transportation).
8.2 Regulatory Compliance
8.2.1 Safety
RRH2x40 is designed to meet the following Safety Regulatory standards:
 IEC 60950-1 (document [A16])

 EN 60950-1 (document [A17])
 EN 60215-1 (document [A18])
8.2.2 Health
RRH2x40 is designed to meet the following health standards:
 EN 50385 (document [A24])
8.2.3 EMC
RRH2x40 is designed to meet the following EMC standards:
 3GPP 25113 (document [A3])

 EN 301 489-1 (document [A4])
 EN 301 489-8 (document [A5])
8.2.4 RF
RRH2x40 is designed to meet the following radio standards:

 EN 301 908-1 (document [A6])
 EN 301 908-3 (document [A7])
8.2.5 CE MARK

RRH2x40 meets the following European standards:
 European Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS, document [A21])

 European Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE, document [A22])
 European Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE, document [A23])
8.3 Product Environmental Attributes
Alcatel-Lucent is committed to develop and improve operations and technologies taking into
consideration the efficient use of energy and materials, giving preference to renewable
resources, minimizing waste and adverse environmental aspects.
Alcatel-Lucent develops and manufactures products and services that are safe for their
intended use, efficient in their use of energy, protective to the environment and that can be
recycled or disposed of safely, including their packaging.
Materials
The above described product does not contain:
- asbestos,
- cadmium (in plastic materials, packaging and inks),
- mercury,
- ozone depleting substances, according to those categories that are
already banned in the Montreal protocol
- chloroparaffins with chain length 10-13 C atoms, chlorination greater than
50% contained in the mechanical plastic parts heavier than 25g,
- lead contained in mechanical plastic parts heavier than 25g,
- PCB or PCT,
- polybrominated biphenyls and their ethers (CAS 32534-81-9, 32536-52-0,
1163-19-5, 13654-09-6) contained in mechanical plastic parts heavier than
25g,
in concentrations exceeding the natural background.
Disassembly
The system is designed for easy disassembly, by using screws and rivets for mechanical
assembly of racks and modules
Product packaging
The packaging of the RRH2x40 complies with the Directive 94/62/CE concerning packaging
and packaging waste. Depending on the means of transportation the distributed BTS is
packed in a cardboard or wooden box, which can easily be recycled after use. Environmental
harmful materials are not used for packaging. The packaging materials are marked according
to ISO 11 469. If required by the customer and agreed by both parties, Alcatel-Lucent can
take care of the proper disposal of all packaging materials.

Take back information

On request of the customer, Alcatel-Lucent can take care of the take back of the depreciated
equipment and of the ecological safe and appropriate disposal. For that purpose,
Alcatel-Lucent co-operates with qualified recycling companies.
Documentation
In order to reduce the paper consumption for Customer Documentation, Alcatel-Lucent
delivers the Generic Customer Documentation as a CD-ROM. This allows the operator to put
the documentation on a server accessible by all relevant people without any additional paper
copies.
Additionally more specific documentation as e.g. information about products and solutions,
services and support, training events etc. will be provided by means of an Extranet
accessible by all customers. This will allow distribution of up-to-date information very
quickly and without wasting natural resources.
9 Applicable Documents
[A1] 3GPP TS25.104, v 6.8.0: Base Station radio transmission and reception (FDD)
[A2] 3GPP TS25.141, v 6.8.0: Base Station conformance testing (FDD)
[A3] 3GPP TS25.113: Base Station and repeater Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
[A4] EN 301 489-1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters

(ERM); Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment
and services; Part 1: Common technical requirements

(ERM); Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment
and services; Part 8:

(ERM); Base Stations(BS) and User Equipment (UE) for IMT2000
Third-Generation cellular networks; Part 1: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000,
introduction and common requirements, covering essential requirements of
article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive

(ERM); Base Stations(BS) and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000
Third-Generation cellular networks; Part 3: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000,
CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) (BS) covering essential requirements of
article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
[A8] ETS 300 019, part 2-1, class 1.3E

Classification of groups of environmental parameters and their severities – Storage
(Weather protected, not temperature-controlled storage locations)
[A9] ETS 300 019, part 2-2, class T2.3

Classification of groups of environmental parameters and their severities –
Transportation
(Public transportation)
[A10] ETSI 300 019 part2-4 Classification of groups of environmental parameters

and their severities - Stationary use at non-weather protected locations
relative humidity levels (between 15% and 100%) condensing and absolute
humidity (25g/m3), vibration and shock class3.1
[A11] ETS 300 019-1-4 Classification of environmental conditions - Stationary use at

non-weather protected locations
[A12] ETS 300 019-2-4 Specification of environmental tests - Stationary use at

non-weather protected locations
[A13] IEC 60721-2-6 Classification of environmental conditions Part 2:

Environmental conditions appearing in nature – Earthquake vibration and
shock. : Zone 4
[A14] GR-63-CORE Telcordia NEBS Requirements: Physical Protection. R4.4.4 &

R5.4.1 - Zone 4
[A15] IEC 60529 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Code)
[A16] IEC 60950-1 Safety of information technology equipment
[A17] EN 60950-1 Safety of information technology equipment
[A18] EN 60215-1 Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification,

requirements and user's guide
[A19] CPRI Specification V2.1: Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI): Interface
Specification
[A20] ETS 300 132-2 Power supply interface at the input to telecommunications
equipment, operated by direct current (dc)
[A21] European Directive 2002/95/EC Directive of the European Parliament and of

the Council of 27 January 2003 on the Restriction of the use of certain
Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)

the Council of 27 January 2003 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

the Council of 9 March 1999: R&TTE

[A24] EN 50385 Product standard to demonstrate the compliances of radio base

stations and fixed terminal stations for wireless telecommunication systems
with the basic restrictions or the reference levels related to human exposure
to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (110 MHz – 40 GHz)
[A25] ITU-T G652: SERIES G: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND MEDIA, DIGITAL SYSTEMS
AND NETWORKS - Transmission media characteristics – Optical fibre cables:
Characteristics of a single-mode optical fibre and cable
[A26] ITU-T G651: SERIES G: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND MEDIA, DIGITAL SYSTEMS
AND NETWORKS - Transmission media characteristics – Optical fibre cables:
Characteristics of a 50/125 µm multimode graded index optical fibre cable
[A27] Product Description of WCDMA digtal unit is available at:

UMT/BTS/INF/024277 V03.01 EN 9326 digital 2U V2 NodeB Product
Description
[A28] Alcatel-Lucent SUMX nineteen inch Product Description

(GSM/BTS/INF/038304)

10 Glossary
AISG Antenna Interface Study Group: a specification for

interfacing with Antenna Line Devices
BBU Baseband Unit
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CAPEX Capital Expenditures
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Key
GPS Global Positioning System
MCPA Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MC-RRH Synonym for RRH2x40, stands for Multi Carrier Radio
Remote Head
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NTP Network Time Protocol
OPEX Operational Expenditures
RF Radio Frequency
RRH Radio Remote Head
RRU Radio Remote Unit
SSC Site Support Cabinet
SUMX Station Unit Module type X
SUMX19’’ Station Unit Module type X nineteen inch
TDM Time Division Multiplex
TMA Tower Mounted Amplifier
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, also called
UMTS
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RRH2x40 900 and 1800 for GSM,

Document number: CMN/BTS/INF/037380

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1 Multi-Carrier RRH2x40 overview

Multi-Standard means that RRH2x40 is hardware-ready to support operation in GSM, WCDMA

To build a GSM site basically the following equipment is needed:

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Figure 1: RRH2x40 site example

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2.1 Great RF performance:

2.2 Reduced OPEX:

 Up to 50% reduction in power consumption: mounting RRH2x40 close to the

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 RRH is virtually a no-footprint solution and a noise-free (no fan) module: it

2.3 Reduced CAPEX:

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Figure 2: RRH2x40 without Sun cover in the Alcatel-Lucent Lab

A specific RRH2×40 is designed to work in a specific frequency band: the RRH2x40-09 is

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External alarms 2 (open/close)

Table 1:RRH characteristics

It is a lightweight device able to be carried by one single person.

Figure 3: RRH2x40 one man carry

3.1 RRH2x40 architecture

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Figure 4: Internal architecture of RRH2×40

3.1.1 General GSM Multicarrier Architecture

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Key benefits of Multi Carrier technology

3.1.2 General WCDMA Multicarrier Architecture

3.1.3 General LTE Multicarrier Architecture

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RRH2x40 Output power

GMSK GMSK Output

Table 2: RRH2x40 performances with all carriers at full power

The RRH2x40 supports antenna diversity.

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Output Power: Multi-mode

4.3 WCDMA only: 2 PA 3G

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The table below shows some configurations with both PA dedicated to 3G

4.4 LTE only: 2 PA 4G

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 Two antennas per RRH2x40 (or a cross polarized antenna)

Figure 5: 3 sector site with RRH2x40

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Figure 6: GSM-WCDMA multi-standard Distributed architecture

The SUMX19’’ is a controller and manages transmission, alarms and O&M.

In a multi-standard distributed configuration the SUMX19’’ and the BBU can be

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6.1 RRH2x40 mechanics

The figure below shows sketches of the outer shape.

Figure 7: RRH2x40 mechanic view including sunshield

The RRH2x40 provides the following connectivity, all appropriately weatherproofed:

Side Top Bottom

Table 3: RRH clearance

7 Technical data of Distributed BTS solution (RRH2x40 & SUMX19”)

Present chapter gives a summary of various technical data.