AirScale BTS

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Nokia 2017 Customer confidential
Access evolution

Capacity Centralization Virtualization 5G

Single RAN
Normal

Core & RAN Low Latency

RF Densification Distributed Clouds Multi-Cell

Coordination

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Nokia AirScale System Module
Unlimited capacity with maximized efficiency

Unlimited System Module 4 RAT sharing, LTE-A Pro, Huge connectivity

chaining 5G ready & Cloud
enhanced

3D floating pool One stop shop Leaner sites

Throughput per module Control, baseband, PSU, One software, integrated Efficient Nokia designed
Sync, backhaul, fronthaul 2x10Gbps backhaul new silicon technology
transport

10 Gbps Hexa resiliency Common Revolution inside

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Future proof capacity and connectivity
10 x capacity per System Module- unlimited chaining
10Gbit/s @ Single System Module Zero footprint
• RAT – agnostic HW
• Floating CA & CoMP pool- unlimited SM chaining for centralized RAN
• 5G ready Cloud enhanced design
• Backplane connectivity 3U
10x data High LTE cell Large CoMP & GSM/WCDMA/
throughput vs capacity CA pool size TDD-LTE/FDD-
LTE supported System Module ID Indoor with
Flexi 10
IP65 enclosures
(optional)
ID 10Gbit/s ID 96 cells ID 192 cells SRAN
in a box

AirScale PIUs BTS scalability Resiliency and GSM/WCDMA/

GSM & WCDMA for centralized redundancy TDD-LTE/FDD-
capacity vs. baseband LTE/LTE-A Pro ID = Indoor IP20
Flexi 10 PIUs processing (IP65 with enclosure)
ID ID Common
2 x Cells ID Unlimited Built- in Software

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 AirScale
Floating LTE CA and CoMP Pool

System Module Indoor

Radio connectivity
SM SM SM SM

3D • System Modules chaining

Building blocks Standalone SM Chaining

Sub-rack (1) + plug-in units (2) HW configurations (6) Baseband Hotel

ABIA

1-6
AMIA

3D floating pool
- Radio

ASIA … - Baseband
- Users
1-2

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 FDD-LTE 16A

AirScale RF units
SRAN 17

System Module Indoor

6 x (OBSAI 6 Gbps / CPRI 9.8 Gbps) RF interfaces

Building blocks
Sub-rack (1) + plug-in units (2) x6
ABIA 2 HW Activation licenses 1 HWA activates ½ of the ABIA
2 HWA per BB unit
1-6
AMIA

x2
ASIA
1-2 DC EAC Sync LMP
4xExtension IF 2x10GE 3x1GE

SM Chaining Backhaul

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Only 2 plug-in units - High connectivity
 60 Transport

Common plug-in unit:

• Centralized control processing
AirScale Common ASIA plug in unit • Up to 2 units in one Subrack for
SIN
DC-IN EAC SOUT SEI1 SEI2 SRIO1 EIF1 EIF3 EIF5 independent Base Stations or high capacity
configurations
• Integrated Ethernet transport termination
per subrack side
Connectivity to:
• Transport (EIF)
• External System Module Extension
• AirScale SM Subrack (SEI)
• Flexi Multi Radio 10 SM (SRIO)
SRIO2 EIF2 EIF4 LMP

Port # Physical I/F Usage Port # Physical I/F Usage

EIF1…2 2 SFP+ 1/10GE optical or 1GE electrical transport LMP 1 RJ-45 Local management port, 1G Ethernet
EIF3…5 3 RJ45 1GE electrical transport LEDs 14 Visual indication of status
SEI 2 MiniSAS-HD Subrack extension, 2x 10GE Plug-in unit RESET, with several
RESET 2
SRIO 2 SFP+ Rapid IO connection for Flexi Multi Radio 10 scenarios
DC
DC-IN 1 -48V DC Input
terminal
External alarm & control, 6 alarms, 6
EAC 1 HDMI
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alarms/ctrls
SIN 1 HDMI Synchronization input, GPS interface
Maximized efficiency
60% lower energy consumption - hexa resiliency- one SW
60% lower Energy consumption
Hexa resiliency
Control Control
• New System Module
SM Baseband Baseband
• New Radio Power supply Power supply
Loop 1 Loop 2

unlimited
Sync in/out Sync in/out
• Energy Efficiency features
SM Backhaul Backhaul
One SW – easy management, optimization Fronthaul Fronthaul

and upgrade SM

SM

Zero emission 2.0 High availability with hexa (6x) resiliency

Dual Loop and floating LTE CA & CoMP pool
• Edges looped to remove chain boundaries
• No central controller, no single-point-of failure
• No site routers needed for SM chaining

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 AirScale Cabinet Outdoor and other cabinet options
AirScale system module can be installed also to Flexi cabinets

FCIA FCOA
Launch item Flexi Cabinet Indoor Flexi Cabinet Outdoor
MWC’16
Launch item
MWC’16
FCOB
ACOD Flexi Cabinet Outdoor Compact
AirScale Casing Outdoor FMCA
Flexi Outdoor Case

7U 36U 40U 8U 3U

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System Module Evolution - Size vs. Capacity (Indoor)

Flexi Multiradio System Module

FSME 1x

Flexi Multiradio 10 System Module

FSMF 3x

AirScale SM Indoor 32x

Note: LTE capacity

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Nokia AirScale System Module Platform

• Multi-RAT capable HW: GSM, WCDMA, FDD LTE,TDD-LTE,LTE-A Pro &

5G ready Indoor System Module
• Modular approach: scalable capacity and superb connectivity
Capacity Capacity
• Backwards/forwards compatible electrical and mechanical interfaces
(RF, Transport, site solution) Capacity Capacity

3U
• Indoor and outdoor product variants
Capacity Capacity
• Common plug-in unit: control processing, integrated transport
functionality Common Common

• Capacity plug-in unit: RF fronthaul connections and baseband

processing
• Core plug-in unit: Common and baseband processing functions
• Outdoor Enclosure available when AirScale SM Indoor installed
outdoors

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Nokia AirScale SM Indoor – HW configuration

AirScale Subrack AMIA # Sites

Airscale BTS QTY Unit 2
473095A ASIA AirScale Common 1
473096A ABIA AirScale Capacity 2
473098A AMIA AirScale Subrack 1
Power
distribution 473240A FCOB FLEXI CABINET OUTDOOR 1
FPFH
Power distribution and rectifier 2
CS7182020 Slotpack S 48/1800 HE Rectifier Module 3
CS7182021 Slotpack Powercore 5,4kW, 19Inch, 1U 1
CS7136001 FPFH Flexi Power Distribution Module 1
473187A EMHH FLEXI 3U casing and high COVERS F&B 1

outdoor
casings
FCOB

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Nokia AirScale SM Indoor Technical Datasheet*
AirScale SM Indoor general specification Maximum AirScale SM Indoor
configuration
Capacity Per Capacity plug-in unit: 16 LTE cells (FDD/TDD) or 12 WCDMA carriers or 144 GSM TRX
Multi-RAT capable platform
Minimum configuration 1 Common PIU (transport and control), 1 Capacity PIU (baseband processing)
Maximum configuration 2 Common PIU , 6 Capacity PIU
Installation options 19 inch standard rack, pole and wall (with mounting plinth), inside Outdoor Enclosure
Interfaces per Common PIU Sync IN, Sync OUT (1pps, GNSS, ToD), Alarm inputs, Control outputs, LMP, 2x SRIO
System Extension Interface (2x SEI) for System Module chaining
Backhaul interfaces (3x 1G Ethernet electrical, 2x 1/10G Ethernet optical)

Interfaces per Capacity PIU 6 x OBSAI/CPRI up to 9.8Gbps RF interfaces (3 of the 6 CPRI interfaces support IQ compression)
Minimum AirScale SM Indoor
configuration
AirScale SM Indoor mechanical specifications
Dimensions H 128 mm x W 447 mm x D 400 mm
Installation Depth 400mm + cooling air space 50mm
Weight Minimum (Common PIU + Capacity PIU): 10.1kg
Maximum (2 Common PIU + 6 Capacity PIU): 23.5kg
Ingress protection IP20
Operational Temperature Range -5°C to 55°C
2x BTS AirScale SM Indoor minimum
AirScale SM Indoor electrical specifications configuration
Supply Voltage / Voltage Range Nominal: -48V DC / -40.5V to -57V
Power consumption 1 Common PIU & 1 Capacity PIU: typ 210W
1 Common PIU & 3 Capacity PIU: typ 420W
2 Common PIU & 6 Capacity PIU: typ 840W

*refer to latest roadmaps & BL for availability and feature commitments

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Baseband dimensioning

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Nokia AirScale Baseband SRAN17 target

LTE WCMDA GSM

16 cells 12 cells ¼ ABIA:
1x ABIA 5040 active 24 TRX
users ½ ABIA:
36 TRX

96 cells 48 cells 2x¼ ABIA:

Full AirScale SM 20160 48 TRX
active users 2x½ ABIA:
72 TRX

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Nokia AirScale Baseband SRAN18 target

LTE WCMDA GSM

16 cells 12 cells ¼ ABIA:
1x ABIA 5040 active 15% increase in
traffic capacity
24 TRX
users expected ½ ABIA:
36 TRX

96 cells 48 cells 2x¼ ABIA:

Full AirScale SM 30240 15% increase in 48 TRX
traffic capacity
active users expected 2x½ ABIA:
72 TRX

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AirScale System Module – FDD LTE BB
Cell capacity using LTE2733 BB pooling
Max Cell count: AirScale System Module:
• one subrack: AMIA
Cell type Max # of cells • 1 or 2 Common modules ASIA
• 1 .. 6 capacity module ABIA
per per eNB
BW/MHz Antennas per ABIA
½ ABIA 2xASIA + 6xABIA
ABIA ABIA
5/10 2 8 16 96
ABIA ABIA
15/20 2 6 12 72
ABIA ABIA
mixed 5/10
and 15/20
2 8 *) 16 *) 96 *) ASIA ASIA

mixed 5/10
and 15/20
4 4 *) 8 *) 48 *)

15/20 4 3 6 36
*) In case of mixture of 5/10MHz and 15/20MHz cells, max 50% of the
cells can be 15 or 20MHz
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Cell set mapping to AirScale System Module (FDD LTE)

One dual packed cell set

Up to two packed cell sets
per ABIA module:
per ABIA module:
• up to 6 ports can be used
• both cell sets share 6 ports
• Contains 2 baseband pools, to provide sufficient capacity for
• With this feature one cell set can utilize max 4 ports, leaving
multi-carrier and chaining configurations
2 ports left for the other
• UL CoMP and SuperCell possible inside each BB pool

packed cell set: packed cell set: Note about dual packed cell set
for 2 Antennas for 2 Antennas Cell numbers:
(2Tx/2Rx, 2x2 MIMO): (2Tx/2Rx, 2x2 MIMO): for 2 Antennas
(2Tx/2Rx, 2x2 MIMO):
• 15 MHz instead of 20 MHz
• 6 cells @ 20MHz • 6 cells @ 20MHz
or or
is supported as well • 12 cells @ 20MHz
• 8 cells @ 10MHz / 20MHz • 8 cells @ 10MHz / 20MHz • 5 MHz instead of 10 MHz or
mixed*) mixed *)
is supported as well • 16 cells @ 10MHz / 20MHz mixed*)
for 4 Antennas
for 4 Antennas for 4 Antennas (4x2 MIMO 4Rx div, 4x4 MIMO):
(4x2 MIMO 4Rx div, 4x4 MIMO): (4x2 MIMO 4Rx div, 4x4 MIMO):
• 6 cells @ 20MHz
• 3 cells @ 20MHz • 3 cells @ 20MHz or
or or
*) In case of mixture of • 8 cells @ 10MHz / 20MHz mixed*)
• 4 cells @ 10MHz / 20MHz • 4 cells @ 10MHz / 20MHz
mixed *) mixed *) 10MHz and 20MHz cells,
max 50% of the cells can
be 20MHz
ABIA ABIA
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Nokia AirScale System Module WCDMA Baseband Capacity

ASIA half-subrack
Max amount of cells Max amount of Max amount of
for ASIA half- LCGs per ASIA half- HSUPA users per
subrack subrack LCG
3x
24 cells 4 LCGs 600 HSUPA ABIA
users

Max amount of cells Max LCG capacity Max amount of • Up to 3x ABIA -> 24 subunits
per LCG HSDPA users per • Up to 24 WCDMA cells
LCG
• Sharing with LTE / GSM possible
• Up to 2xASIA + 6xABIA possible
12 cells 3x ABIA 600 HSDPA (with separate LCG for both half
users
sub-racks)
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Fundamentals of WCDMA Baseband dimensioning

Local Cell Group 1

Rel.4 subunit = AirScale System Module baseband

CCCH processing capacity unit
resources

HSDPA scheduler bb
resources

Statically allocated bb
resources (e.g. PIC) X =>
Baseband Part or number of
dimensioning ABIA cards
R99 bb resources result: Sum of
subunits

HSUPA bb resources

LCG1
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Nokia AirScale System Module WCDMA Baseband Capacity

Single Rel.4 subunit allows to allocate:

• 96 Rel.99 CE or
• 80 HSUPA users (FDPCH) / 40 HSUPA users (non-FDPCH) or
• HSUPA throughput up to 35Mbps* or
• 1 PIC pool (Interference Cancellation unit) providing IC for 6 cells at the same time or
• Optional CCCH processing (one CCCH pool = 0,5 subunit / two CCCH pools = 1 subunit) – if needed.

HSDPA schedulers resources automatically allocate 1,625 subunit from each LCG baseband
capacity.

Each LCG has 3x HSDPA schedulers, each scheduler is capable to support up to 240 HSDPA
users but totally max 600 HSDPA users are supported per LCG.

HSUPA scheduler supports up to 600 HSUPA users per LCG.

Single LCG covers up to 12 cells.

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3x HSUPA
Nokia AirScale System Module WCDMA Baseband Capacity

Typical/exemplary WCDMA capacity allocation (1x LCG scenario)

WCDMA available capacity Baseband capacity Max amount of Max amount of Max
for pure traffic use HSUPA users HSUPA users amount of
(FDPCH)** (non-FDPCH)** Rel.99 CE

4 subunits (0.5x ABIA) 2.875 su 220 110 276

6 subunits (0.75x ABIA) 4.375 su 340 170 420

8 subunits (1x ABIA) 6.375 su 500 250 612

12 subunits (1.5x ABIA) 10.375 su 600* 410 996

14 subunits (1.75 ABIA) 12.375 su 600* 490 1188

16 subunits (2x ABIA) 14.375 su 600* 570 1380

Exemplary WCDMA capacity allocation / 1 LCG scenario / no PIC / up to 12 (non-MIMO) cells / 10km cells range / 4 signatures / 2 way Rx Div

* 600 HSPA users per single LCG

** 0,125 su not available for HSUPA allocation to avoid ping – pong effect (R99 – HSUPA dynamic baseband resources sharing)
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Cell sets – baseband part

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 AirScale System Module – SRAN cell set mapping
Single RAT deployment
WCDMA
• 8 SU/ABIA
GSM • Minimum 4 SU / LCG
• Increments of 2 SU on top
• Up to 24 Wcells/ half sub-rack
• Up to 24TRX / ¼ ABIA • Up to 6 RF ports can be use*
• Up to 36TRX/ ½ ABIA • Additional ABIA can be
• One GSM instance / SBTS added as BB pool extension
• Up to 4 RF ports can be use* (max 3 in total within one half sub-rack) Optional BB
• depends on specific cell set definition • Separate LCG in case of 2xASIA extension
• depends on on neghbour cell sets increments

ABIA: GSM ABIA: WCDMA W W

SRAN cell set
SRAN cell set

W W Optional BB
extensions

W W

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2-RAT sharing deployment
SRAN WCDMA-GSM sharing
• GSM – 24 or 36TRX
SRAN LTE-GSM sharing • WCDMA – 4 or 6 SU in shared ABIA
• Increments of 4 SU in BB extension
LTE cell set + GSM • Up to 24 Wcells/ half sub-rack*
• Up to 6 RF ports can be use for
shared RF units
• GSM – 36TRX • Additional ABIA can be
• LTE – as per LTE cell sets definition added as BB pool extension
• One GSM instance / SBTS (max 3 in total within one half sub-rack)
Optional BB
extension
• Up to 6 RF ports can be use for increments

shared RF units

ABIA: LTE GSM ABIA: WCDMA W/G GSM

SRAN cell set

SRAN cell set

W W Optional BB
extensions

W W

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2-RAT sharing deployment
SRAN LTE-WCDMA sharing
LTE cell set + WCDMA
• LTE – as per LTE cell sets definition
• WCDMA – 4 SU in shared ABIA
• Increments of 4 SU
• Up to 24 Wcells/ half sub-rack*
• Up to 6 RF ports can be use for
SRAN LTE-GSM sharing shared RF units
LTE cell set + GSM • Additional ABIA can be
added as BB pool extension
(max 3 in total within one half sub-rack)

• GSM – 24 TRX
• LTE – as per LTE cell sets definition
• One GSM instance / SBTS GSM
• Up to 3 RF ports can be use for ABIA: WCDMA LTE
shared RF units
SRAN cell set

ABIA: LTE W W Optional BB

extensions

SRAN cell set

W W

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AirScale System Module – SRAN cell set mapping
3-RAT sharing deployment
SRAN LTE-WCDMA-GSM
sharing
• LTE – as per LTE cell sets definition
• GSM – 24 or 36TRX
• WCDMA – 4 or 6 SU in shared ABIA
• Increments of 2 SU on top of LCG
• Up to 24 Wcells/ half sub-rack*
• Up to 6 RF ports can be use for
Optional BB
shared RF units (LTE RFs connected extension
to LTE BB) increment
• Additional ABIA can be
added as BB pool extension
(max 3 in total within one half sub-rack)

ABIA: WCDMA W/G GSM

LTE W Optional BB
extensions

SRAN cell set

W W

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AirScale System Module – SRAN cell set mapping
3-RAT sharing deployment
SRAN LTE-WCDMA-GSM
sharing
• LTE – as per LTE cell sets definition
• GSM – 24 or 36TRX
• WCDMA – 4 or 6 SU in shared ABIA
• Increments of 2 SU on top of LCG
• Up to 24 Wcells/ half sub-rack*
• Up to 6 RF ports can be use for
shared RF units
• Additional ABIA can be
added as BB pool extension
(max 3 in total within one half sub-rack)

ABIA: LTE GSM

WCDMA W Optional BB
extensions

SRAN cell set

W W

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