RRU3203

V100R016C10

Technical Specifications

Issue 01
Date 2020-04-07

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Technical Specifications Contents

Contents

1 RRU3203 Technical Specifications....................................................................................... 1

2 Changes in RRU3203 Technical Specifications..................................................................2
3 RRU3203 (700 MHz) Technical Specifications.................................................................. 3
3.1 RRU3203 (700 MHz) RF Specifications........................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 RRU3203 (700 MHz) Engineering Specifications......................................................................................................... 5
3.3 RRU3203 (700 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications.............................................................................................................. 8

4 RF Output Power Configuration........................................................................................ 10

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Technical Specifications 1 RRU3203 Technical Specifications

1 RRU3203 Technical Specifications

This document describes the radio frequency (RF) specifications, engineering

specifications, and common public radio interface (CPRI) port specifications of the
RRU3203.

Product Versions
The following table lists the base station product versions related to the RRU.

Product Name Solution Version Product Version

RRU3203 SRAN16.1 V100R016C10

For details about the software
versions of RF modules, see Base
Station Software and Hardware
Compatibility Description.

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

Organization

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2 Changes in RRU3203 Technical

Specifications

This chapter describes the changes in RRU3203 Technical Specifications.

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.
RRU3203 Technical Specifications is a separate document created for this release.
Its content derives from section RRU3203 Technical Specifications under RRU
Technical Specifications. In this and subsequent releases, this content is removed
from RRU Technical Specifications and constitutes a separate document.
Compared with section RRU3203 Technical Specifications under RRU Technical
Specifications of Issue 05 (2019-10-25) in V100R015C10, this issue does not
include any new topics or changes, or exclude any topics.

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3 RRU3203 (700 MHz) Technical

Specifications

The technical specifications of an RRU3203 (700 MHz) include RF specifications,

engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

3.1 RRU3203 (700 MHz) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs),
frequency bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and
receiver sensitivity.
3.2 RRU3203 (700 MHz) Engineering Specifications
The engineering specifications include the input power, dimensions, weight, power
consumption, and environmental specifications.
3.3 RRU3203 (700 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications
The CPRI port specifications include the number of CPRI ports, port protocol, port
rate, and maximum level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.

3.1 RRU3203 (700 MHz) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs),
frequency bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and
receiver sensitivity.

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Supported Frequency Bands and RATs

Table 3-1 Frequency bands and RATs supported by an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Frequency Protocol RX TX RAT IBW

Band -defined Frequency Frequency (MHz)
(MHz) Band Band Band
(MHz) (MHz)

700 Band 12 699.25 to 729.25 to LTE FDD Single-

714.75 744.75 carrier:
15
Dual-
carrier:
11

TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 3-2 TX/RX modes and capacity of an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Frequency Protocol- TX/RX Capacity Supported

Band defined Modea Bandwidth
(MHz) Band (MHz)b

700 Band 12 2T2R LTE FDD: 2 carriers LTE FDD:

1.4/3/5/10/15

a: ATBR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses A
transmit channels and B receive channels.
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
Output Power Configuration in the following table. For details about the non-
standard bandwidths that can be configured for LTE FDD carriers, see Compact
Bandwidth (FDD).

Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 3-3 Output power and carrier configurations of an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration

Band (MHz) Powera

700 2x40 W Typical Power Configuration

Reference for RRU (Excluding NB-
IoT)

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Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration

Band (MHz) Powera

a: AxC W in the Maximum Output Power column indicates that the number of
TX channels of the RF module is A and the maximum output power of each TX
channel is C W.

NOTE

● The Typical Power Configurations 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 4 RF Output Power Configuration.
● Each value of Output Power per Carrier (W) in the Typical Power Configurations
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.

Receiver Sensitivity

Table 3-4 Receiver sensitivity of an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Frequency Protocol- Receiver Sensitivity Receiver Sensitivity
Band (MHz) defined Band with One Antenna with Two Antennas
(dBm) (dBm)

700 Band 12 -105.8 -108.6

NOTE

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.

RF Compliance Standards

Table 3-5 RF compliance standards for an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Item Standard

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

3.2 RRU3203 (700 MHz) Engineering Specifications

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

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Input Power

Table 3-6 Input power of an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Power Input Type Operating Voltage

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

NOTE

DC RRUs can use external power modules to support AC scenarios. For details about the
types of external power modules supported by each type of RRU, see section "RRU Auxiliary
Devices" in the corresponding RRU hardware description. For details about the external
power modules, see user guides of the corresponding models.

Dimensions and Weight

Table 3-7 Dimensions and weight of an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Item Specification

Dimensions (H x W x D) ● 480 mm x 356 mm x 140 mm (18.90 in. x 14.02

in. x 5.51 in.) (24 L, without the housing)
● 485 mm x 381 mm x 170 mm (19.09 in. x 15.00
in. x 6.69 in.) (31.4 L, with the housing)

Weight ● 21 kg (46.31 lb, without the housing and

mounting kit)
● 24 kg (52.92 lb, with the housing but without
the mounting kit)

Power Consumption of the Entire Base Station

Table 3-8 Power consumption of the DBS (-48 V DC) (configured with the
RRU3203 700 MHz)

Modea Base Station Output Typical Maximum

Configurationb Power per Power Power
Carrier (W) Consumption Consumption
(W)c (W)d

LTE FDD 3x20 MHz, 1 2x40 851 1037

carrier

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Modea Base Station Output Typical Maximum

Configurationb Power per Power Power
Carrier (W) Consumption Consumption
(W)c (W)d

a: For an LTE base station, one UMPTb1 and one LBBPd1 are configured in the
BBU when one carrier is used, and one UMPTb1 and one LBBPd3 are configured
when two carriers are used.
b: "AxB MHz, C carriers" is used for LTE, indicating that A cells are configured,
the bandwidth of each cell is B MHz, and there are C carriers in total. Unless
otherwise specified, this document assumes that one sector is configured with
one RF module.
c: The typical power consumption of LTE 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.
d: The maximum power consumption of LTE is measured when the ambient
temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the traffic load reaches 100%. The actual power
consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.

Environmental Specifications

Table 3-9 Environmental specifications of an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Item Specification

Operating temperature ● Without solar radiation: –40°C to +55°C (-40°F

to +131°F)
● With solar radiation of 1120 W/m2: -40°C to
+50°C (-40°F to +122°F)

Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH

Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3

Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa

NOTE

The output power of an RRU temporarily decreases when it operates at temperature ranges
10ºC (18ºF) less than or equal to its maximum rated value. This is dependent on
installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration.

Table 3-10 Surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Port Surge Protection Mode Specifications

DC power port Surge current 20 kA

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NOTE

● Unless otherwise specified, the lightning protection specifications depend on the surge
waveform of 8/20 μs.
● Unless otherwise specified as maximum discharge current, all the surge current items refer
to nominal discharge current.

Table 3-11 Environment compliance standards for an RRU3203 (700 MHz)

Item Specifications

Operating environment ETSI EN 300 019-1-4 Class 4.1

Storage environmenta ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 Class 1.2

Shockproof protection NEBS GR63 zone4

Ingress protection rating IP65

Surge protection ● IEC 62305-1

● ITU-T K.35
● ITU-T K.56
● ITU-T K.97
● ETSI EN 300 253

a: The validity period is one year. The product can function properly within the
validity period if the storage environment meets the preceding standards.

3.3 RRU3203 (700 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications

The CPRI port specifications include the number of CPRI ports, port protocol, port
rate, and maximum level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.

Table 3-12 CPRI port protocol and rate of an RRU3203 (700 MHz)
Number of CPRI Ports Protocol Type Port Rate (Gbit/s)

2 CPRI 1.25/2.5

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Table 3-13 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an

RRU3203 (700 MHz) and a BBU
Mode Maximum Level of Maximum Distance from a
Cascading with a BBU BBU (km)

LTE FDD When the CPRI data rate is ● When the LBBPc or LBBPd1
2.5 Gbit/s: is configured: 20
● Cell bandwidth ≤ 5 MHz: 3 ● When the LBBPd2 or UBBP
● Cell bandwidth = 10 MHz: is configured: 40
2 ● When the LBBPd3 is
● Cell bandwidth ≥ 15 MHz: configured: 40 (number of
cascading not cells ≤ 3); 20 (number of
recommended cells ≥ 4)

NOTE

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

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4 RF Output Power Configuration

This chapter describes the rules for configuring RF output power.

General Rules
● 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.
● The output power is 1 dB less than the standard power when an RF module is
located at a height of 3500 m (11482.80 ft.) to 4500 m (14763.60 ft.); and is
2 dB less than the standard power when the RF module is located at a height
of 4500 m (14763.60 ft.) to 6000 m (19684.80 ft.).

LTE FDD Output Power Configuration Rules

When two LTE FDD carriers are configured, it is recommended that the power
spectral density (PSD) of the two carriers be set to the same value. PSD = Carrier
output power/Carrier bandwidth (1.4 MHz and 3 MHz bandwidths are considered
as 5 MHz bandwidth in this formula.)

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