Baseband Hardware

Design Overview

June 2023
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 Baseband Baseline Configuration Options for New Builds/Upgrades
List of Configuration Options (only new builds or ODIN upgrades with currently enabled bands & cells are included)
Config Type Baseband Hardware Access TN Radio Hardware Technologies Cell Carriers
Ports

1 – Low Coverage BB-1 : Baseband 6631 1x 1GE/10GE Radio 2460 (2T4R) BB-1 : LTE / GSM / UMTS* BB-1 : L700, L800, G900, U900*

Radio 4466 (4T4R) / Radio 4480

2 – Mid Capacity BB-1 : Baseband 6631 1x 10GE BB-1 : GSM / LTE / NR BB-1 : G1800, L1800, L2100, NR2600*
(4T4R)
BB-1 : Baseband 6631 Radio 2460 (2T4R) & Radio 4480 BB-2 : GSM / UMTS* BB-2 : G900, U900*
3A – Low-Mid Cov / Cap 2x 10GE
BB-2 : Baseband 6631 (4T4R) BB-1 : NR / LTE BB-1 : L700, L800, L1800, L2100, NR2100
Radio 2460 (2T4R) & Radio 4480
3B – Low-Mid Cov / Cap BB-1 : Baseband 6631 1x 10GE BB-1 : GSM / NR / LTE BB-1 : G900,L700, L800, L1800, L2100, NR2100
(4T4R)
BB-1 : Baseband 6631 Radio 2460 (2T4R) & Radio 4466 BB-2 : GSM / UMTS* BB-2 : G900, U900*
4A – Low-Mid Cov / Cap 2x 10GE
BB-2 : Baseband 6631 (4T4R) BB-1 : NR / LTE BB-1 : L700, L800, L1800, L2100, NR2600*
Radio 2460 (2T4R) & Radio 4466
4B – Low-Mid Cov / Cap BB-1 : Baseband 6631 1x 10GE BB-1 : GSM / NR / LTE BB-1 : G900,L700, L800, L1800, L2100, NR2600*
(4T4R)
BB-1 : Baseband 6631 Radio 2460 (2T4R) & Radio 4466 BB-1 : LTE / GSM / UMTS* BB-1 : L700, L800, G900, U900*, L1800, L2100, L2600*
5 – Full Mod Cov / Cap 2x 10GE
BB-2 : Baseband 6651 (4T4R) & AIR3268 BB-2 : NR BB-2 : NR3500
4x Port Radios shown above, 2 port Radios are also an option if needed on site, Radio details are included in further slides.
* UMTS is not to be deployed for new sites and only 1x Baseband 6631 should be deployed
* If UMTS900 is live on an upgraded site it should be kept. This will change in the coming months.
* LTE2600 or NR2600 deployment is subject to location due to Dublin Airport Radar system, (Radar upgrade in Dublin airport is scheduled in the coming year)
Max 3x sectors is the standard site design that Baseband capabilities are based on.
Any designs out side of the above configs or max 3 sectors need to be reviewed and signed off by RAN Design before being planned for integration.

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Config 1 – 1x Baseband 6631 Connectivity

Low & Mid Configs without UMTS - Physical connection layout for 1x BB6631
1G SFP is required for Tx Backhaul, however 10G is preferred if available (TN/IDLe_B)
Baseband Tech RiLink CPRI Rate Type SFP Type BB Ri Radio Radio Ri Port
Name Port
BB-1 6631 LTE/GSM/UMTS RRU-1_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 A Radio 2460 RRU-1,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/GSM/UMTS RRU-2_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 B Radio 2460 RRU-2,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/GSM/UMTS RRU-3_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 C Radio 2460 RRU-3,DATA_1

BB-1
LTE / GSM / UMTS
BB6631

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TN_B and TN_E are reserved for Backhaul connection
Tx 10G Fibre is required
Backhaul

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Config 2 – 1x Baseband 6631 Connectivity

Low & Mid Configs without UMTS - Physical connection layout for 1x BB6631
10G SFP is required for Tx Backhaul (TN/IDLe_B)
Radio 4466 CPRI connections need 25Gbps SFPs and RiPorts K-Q
Baseband Tech RiLink CPRI Rate Type SFP Type BB Ri Radio Radio Ri Port
Name Port
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR/GSM RRU-4_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 K Radio 4466 RRU-4,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR/GSM RRU-5_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 L Radio 4466 RRU-5,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR/GSM RRU-6_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 M Radio 4466 RRU-6,DATA_1

Radio 4480 CPRI connections should used the same ports but require 10GSFPs

BB-1
LTE / NR FDD / GSM
BB6631

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TN_B and TN_E are reserved for Backhaul connection
10G Fibre is required
Tx
Backhaul

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Config 3A & 4A – 2x Baseband 6631 Connectivity
Low & Mid Configs - Physical connection layout for 2x BB6631
Config 4A Diagram and CPRI config shown, for config 3A the Radio 4480 would be used along with 10G SFPs, the CPRI ports selected are the same
IDL Cables installed for future proofing ERAN options
More details on the CPRI port connections on the following page
Type Point A Point B Cable
IDLe BB-1_TN/IDLe_A BB-2_TN/IDLe_A RPM777053
TN BB-1_TN/IDLe_C BB-2_TN/IDLe_C 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort A RRU-1_D1 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort B RRU-2_D1 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort C RRU-3_D1 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort K RRU-4_D1 25G Fibre BB-1
CPRI BB-1 RiPort L RRU-5_D1 25G Fibre LTE / NR FDD
BB6631
CPRI BB-1 RiPort M RRU-6_D1 25G Fibre
CPRI BB-2 RiPort A RRU-1_D1 10G Fibre

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CPRI BB-2 RiPort B RRU-2_D1 10G Fibre
IDLe TN TN/IDLe_B 10G Fibre connection is
CPRI BB-2 RiPort C RRU-3_D1 10G Fibre required for Backhaul
BB-2 Tx
CPRI BB-2 RiPort K RRU-4_D1 25G Fibre Backhaul
GSM / UMTS
CPRI BB-2 RiPort L RRU-5_D1 25G Fibre BB6631
CPRI BB-2 RiPort M RRU-6_D1 25G Fibre

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Config 3A & 4A – 2x Baseband 6631 Connectivity

Baseband 6631 supports 15 CPRI Ports, Radio 4466 CPRI connections need 25Gbps SFPs and RiPorts K-Q
Config 4A table shown, the same CPRI ports are used for Config 3A, except 10G SFPs
Baseband Tech RiLink CPRI Rate Type SFP Type BB Ri Radio Radio Ri Port
Name Port
BB-1 6631 LTE RRU-1_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 A Radio 2460 RRU-1,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE RRU-2_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 B Radio 2460 RRU-2,DATA_1
Radio 4466 Node Group Sync
BB-1 6631 LTE RRU-3_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 C Radio 2460 RRU-3,DATA_1 (Radio Mixed Mode)
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR RRU-4_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 K Radio 4466 RRU-4,DATA_1
Supported CPRI connections
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR RRU-5_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 L Radio 4466 RRU-5,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR RRU-6_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 M Radio 4466 RRU-6,DATA_1
BB-2 6631 GSM/UMTS RRU-1_D2 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 A Radio 2460 RRU-1,DATA_2
BB-2 6631 GSM/UMTS RRU-2_D2 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 B Radio 2460 RRU-2,DATA_2
BB-2 6631 GSM/UMTS RRU-3_D2 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 C Radio 2460 RRU-3,DATA_2
BB-2 6631 Future RRU-4_D2 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 K Radio 4466 RRU-4,DATA_2
BB-2 6631 Future RRU-5_D2 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 L Radio 4466 RRU-5,DATA_2 2x BB6631s
BB-2 6631 Future RRU-6_D2 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 M Radio 4466 RRU-6,DATA_2

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Config 3B & 4B (without UMTS) – 1x Baseband 6631 Connectivity
Low & Mid Configs without UMTS - Physical connection layout for 1x BB663
Config 4B Diagram and CPRI config shown, for config 3B the Radio 4480 would be used along with 10G SFPs, the CPRI ports selected are the same
10G SFP is required for Tx Backhaul

Baseband Tech RiLink CPRI Rate Type SFP Type BB Ri Radio Radio Ri Port
Name Port
BB-1 6631 LTE/GSM RRU-1_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 A Radio 2460 RRU-1,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/GSM RRU-2_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 B Radio 2460 RRU-2,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/GSM RRU-3_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 C Radio 2460 RRU-3,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR RRU-4_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 K Radio 4466 RRU-4,DATA_1
(TN/IDLe_B)
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR RRU-5_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 L Radio 4466 RRU-5,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 LTE/NR RRU-6_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 M Radio 4466 RRU-6,DATA_1

Baseband 6631 supports 15 CPRI Ports, Radio 4466 CPRI connections

need 25Gbps SFPs and RiPorts K-Q

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Tx
TN_B and TN_E are reserved for Backhaul connection Backhaul
Same CPRI ports used for Config 3B, except 10G SFPs BB-1 10G Fibre is required
LTE / NR FDD / GSM
BB6631
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Config 5 – Baseband 6631 & 6651 Connectivity
Full Mod Configs - Physical connection layout for 1x BB6651 & 1x BB6631
IDL Cables installed for future proofing ERAN options
More details on the CPRI port connections on the following page
Type Point A Point B Cable
IDLe BB-1_TN/IDLe_A BB-2_TN/IDLe_A RPM777053
TN BB-1_TN/IDLe_C BB-2_TN/IDLe_C 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort A RRU-1_D1 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort B RRU-2_D1 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort C RRU-3_D1 10G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort K RRU-4_D1 25G Fibre AIR 3268 B78Y
CPRI BB-1 RiPort L RRU-5_D1 25G Fibre
CPRI BB-1 RiPort M RRU-6_D1 25G Fibre
eCPRI BB-2 RiPort A AAS-1_D1 25G Fibre
BB-2
eCPRI BB-2 RiPort B AAS-2_D1 25G Fibre NR TDD /
eCPRI BB-2 RiPort C AAS-3_D1 25G Fibre NR FDD
CPRI BB-2 RiPort D RRU-1_D1 10G Fibre BB6651
TN/IDLe_B 10G Fibre connection is
CPRI BB-2 RiPort E RRU-2_D1 10G Fibre IDLe TN
required for Backhaul Tx
CPRI BB-2 RiPort F RRU-3_D1 10G Fibre Backhaul
CPRI BB-2 RiPort K RRU-4_D1 25G Fibre
BB-1
GSM / LTE
CPRI BB-2 RiPort L RRU-5_D1 25G Fibre
/ UMTS

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CPRI BB-2 RiPort M RRU-6_D1 25G Fibre BB6631
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Config 5 – Baseband 6631 & 6651 Connectivity
Full Mod Configs - IDL & Transmission Physical connection layout for 1x BB6651 & 1x BB6631, with no UMTS
Baseband 6631 supports 15 CPRI Ports, Radio 4466 CPRI connections need 25Gbps SFPs and RiPorts K-Q

Baseband Tech RiLink CPRI Rate Type SFP Type BB Ri Radio Radio Ri Port
Port
BB-1 6631 GSM/LTE/UMTS RRU-1_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 A Radio 2460 RRU-1,DATA_1
BB-1 6631 GSM/LTE/UMTS RRU-2_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 B Radio 2460 RRU-2,DATA_1 Radio 4466 Node Group Sync
BB-1 6631 GSM/LTE/UMTS RRU-3_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 C Radio 2460 RRU-3,DATA_1 (Radio Mixed Mode) Supported
BB-1 6631 LTE RRU-4_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 K Radio 4466 RRU-4,DATA_1 CPRI connections
BB-1 6631 LTE RRU-5_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 L Radio 4466 RRU-5,DATA_1 NR TDD Baseband NGS Priority must be
BB-1 6631 LTE RRU-6_D1 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 M Radio 4466 RRU-6,DATA_1 set to 1 , the highest priority
BB-2 6651 NR AAS-1_D1 25.8Gbps eCPRI RDH10275/2 A AIR 3268 AAS-1,DATA_1 (see Baseband Radio Mixed-Mode
BB-2 6651 NR AAS-2_D1 25.8Gbps eCPRI RDH10275/2 B AIR 3268 AAS-2,DATA_1 Support page)
BB-2 6651 NR AAS-3_D1 25.8Gbps eCPRI RDH10275/2 C AIR 3268 AAS-3,DATA_1
BB-2 6651 Future RRU-1_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 D Radio 2460 RRU-1,DATA_1
BB-2 6651 Future RRU-2_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 E Radio 2460 RRU-2,DATA_1
BB-2 6651 Future RRU-3_D1 10.3Gbps CPRI RDH10265/2 F Radio 2460 RRU-3,DATA_1
BB-2 6651 NR RRU-4_D2 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 K Radio 4466 RRU-4,DATA_2
BB-2 6651 NR RRU-5_D2 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 L Radio 4466 RRU-5,DATA_2
BB-2 6651 NR RRU-6_D2 24.3Gbps CPRI RDH10275/2 M Radio 4466 RRU-6,DATA_2 BB6631 & BB6651

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Baseband GPS Connectivity Robust GNSS active antenna
(Comba)
KRE 101 2395/2
The RF feeder cable and the RF jumper cable connect the GNSS W/H/D (including Bracket)
active antenna with the GNSS receiver unit. The RF feeder cable is 89mm/131mm/77mm
supplied uncut on cable drums. Each feeder cable is cut to length on-
Surge Arrester
site and N-type connectors are fitted to both ends. 1/2-inch RF NGC 901 45
feeder cables can be up to 100 meters long and 1/4-inch RF feeder 1/4" RF Cable – FAB 102 1639/01
cables up to 50 meters. 1/2" RF Cable – FAB 102 1044/04
Antenna – Surge Arrester
RF Jumper Cable
RF jumper cables are installed to not cause stress on the SMA TSR 951 345/1
connector on the GNSS receiver unit. RF jumper cables are used to Surge Arrester – Splitter
connect power dividers, GNSS active splitters, GNSS receiver units,
and surge arresters. GPS Splitter 1x4
RF Jumper Cable KRY 101 1946/1
GPS Receiver Unit TSR 951 357/1500
GRU 04 01 Splitter – GNS 04 #1
NCD90165/1

BB#1 Sync Port – gNB (TDD) RF Jumper Cable

TSR 951 357/1500 Spare RF connections for
Splitter – GNS 04 #2 Transmission Node or
BB#2 Sync Port – eNB/gNB (DSS) Digital Cables future requirements
RPM 113 6127/L
GPS Receiver Unit
BB#3 Sync Port – RBS/BTS GRU 04 01
NCD90165/1
Ericsson CSR Sync Port (R6000)

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Baseband Radio Mixed-Mode Support
Baseband 6631 or Baseband 6651 only support Node Group Sync feature for radio mixed-mode synchronisation
• One Node has to be configured with sync priority of 1, normally this should be the LTE node. If the LTE node is not in the node group with radio
mixed-mode then the next highest node type in the table below should have the priority set to 1
• Preferred selection Mode is 2 (REFERENCE_AND_NODE_PRIORITY) so the node with the best quality sync source will be the sync provider. If a
DUG is in the node group this mode is not supported and the selection mode should be 1 (NODE_PRIORITY).
• NR TDD Baseband node must have the highest Priority (1) when in Radio Mixed mode with Node Group Sync
• The syncRiPortCandidate should only reference Baseband RiPorts that are connected to shared radios (FieldReplaceableUnit :
isSharedWithExternalMe set to TRUE). Adding non shared radios or RiPorts not connected to any radio will impact Node restarts adding a 5-
6min delay to the Baseband restart.
• If a DUW is in Radio mixed-mode with any other node type, the DUW CPRI link must be connected to DATA_1 of the radio.
• Radio 4466 or radios with 4 CPRI ports require specific rilink mapping when in Radio Mixed-Mode, see associated CPRI slide
Sync Node Priority
Node Type
(1 – 15)
Baseband (LTE/NR) 1
Baseband (LTE/UMTS/GSM) 3
Baseband (2nd LTE) 5
DUW - UMTS only (2100) 7
DUW - UMTS only (900) 9
DUG - GSM only 11
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CPRI Fibre Labelling

CPRI Fibre Labelling

• BBU-1 (2G/4G)
• VFS1LD1, VFS1MD1 (example of fibre labelling
from BB-1 to Lowband and Midband RRUs for
Sector1)
• S1 for sector number
• L indicates fibre goes to Lowband RRU
or if M indicates fibre goes to Midband
RRU,
• D1 which data port on the RRU that
the CPRI cable is connected to

• BBU-2 (5G)
• VFS1HD1, VFS1LD2, VFS1MD2
• S1 for sector number
• H indicates goes TDD Air Highband
AAS
• L indicates fibre goes to Lowband RRU
or if M indicates fibre goes to Midband
RRU
• Dx which RRU Data port that the CPRI
is connected to

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DC Cable labelling
DC Cable Labelling
Lowband RRU (700 / 800 / 900)
• VFS1LDCA
• SX for sector number
• L for Lowband,
• DC for DC cable,
• DCA– which of the sector’s DC cables.
A connects to RRU DC port 1
B (if required) connects RRU DC port 2

Midband RRU (1800 / 2100 / 2600)

• VFS1MDCA, VFS1MDCB,
• SX for sector number
• M for Midband,
• DC for DC cable,
• DCA– which of the sector’s DC cables.
A connects to RRU DC port 1
B (if required) connects to RRU DC port 2

5G NR AIR High Band Antenna (3500)

• VFS1HDCA
VFS1LDCA VFS1MDCA • SX for sector number
VFS1HDCA • H for NR,
• DC for DC cable,
• DCA– which of the sector’s DC cables.
A connects to RRU DC port 1
B (if required) connects to RRU DC port 2
C (if required) connects to RRU DC port 3

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RF Tails labelling RF Tails Labelling
Lowband RRU
As we can only have 2Tx for all lowband technologies , and in the case of the 2460 RRU
with separate TX for the 700Mhz system vs combined Tx for the 800Mhz & 900Mhz
systems, whereas for the 2238 RRU all lowband frequencies are combined and
transmit/receive over same 2no. RF ports, the RF labelling has to be able to reflect both
deployment scenarios
• 2T/4R RRU variants (sector1 example)
• 800/900Mhz (RRU RF port -> Antenna RF port)
• VF89S1+ (A -> R1+)
• VF89S1- (B -> R1-)
• 700Mhz TX ports
• VF7S1+ (C -> R2+)
• VF7S1- (D -> R2-)
• 2T/2R RRU variants
• 700/800/900 Mhz
• VF789S1+ (A -> R1+)
• VF789S1- (B -> R1-)

Midband RRU
As we now have two variants of Midband RRUs , with and without 2600Mhz capability,
plus we could have a mixture of 2T/4R and 4T/4R for the different frequencies, the
Midband RRU labelling is being updated so that all deployment scenarios can be captured
by the same labelling convention
• 2T/4R plus 4T/4R configuration deployments (sector1 example)
• 1800/2100Mhz (2600Mhz) (RRU RF port -> Antenna RF port)
• VFS1Y1+ (A -> Y1+)
• VFS1Y1- (B -> Y1-)
• VFS1Y2+ (C -> Y2+)
• VFS1Y2- (D -> Y2-)

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