FDD-LTE eNodeB Hardware

System
ZTE University
Contents

 FDD-LTE eNodeB System Overview

 Distributed eNodeB Hardware System
 Indoor Macro Station Hardware System
 Outdoor Macro Station Hardware System
 ZXSDR BS8700 Configuration Principle

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 Product Overview of FDD LTE eNodeB
Product Type Applicable Scenario
eBBU
ZXSDR B8200 L200 Outdoor macro coverage
Indoor coverage
Multi-mode
ZXSDR BS8800/BS8900A/BS8900B Outdoor macro coverage
Indoor coverage
Multi-mode
ZXSDR BS8102/BS8912 Deep coverage, special
coverage
eRRU
ZXSDR R8861/R8862/R8862A Indoor coverage
Outdoor macro coverage
ZXSDR R8882 L200/L268/(multi-mode) Outdoor macro coverage
ZXSDR R8884 L200 Outdoor macro coverage
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 Position of eNodeB in the System

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 Distributed eNodeB Network
Distributed network architecture Network with indoor and outdoor
macro base stations

MME / S-GW
MME / S-GW

OMC
S1-MME

BBU RRU
CPRI
Iu-ant

LMT ANT

 eBBU and eRRU can be networked

eNodeB
in the following modes:
 Star topology
 Chain topology

eNodeB

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Contents

 System Overview of FDD-LTE eNodeB

 Distributed eNodeB Hardware System
 eBBU Hardware
 eRRU Hardware

 Indoor Macro Station Hardware System

 Outdoor Macro Station Hardware System
 ZXSDR BS8700 Configuration Principle

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 LTE eBBU Hardware Structure

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 External Interfaces of B8200

No. Interface Name Board

1 MON PM
2 -48V/-48VRTN PM
3 TX0/RX0~TX2/RX2 BPL
4 DEBUG/CAS/LMT CC
5 ETH0 CC
6 TX/RX CC
7 USB CC
8 REF CC
9 EXT CC
10 SA SA
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 B8200 Software Structure

 Unified SDR platform: Delivers BSP, OSS and OAM functions.

 LTE adaptation software layer: Delivers OAM, BRS, and DBS functions.
 LTE application layer: Delivers LTE protocol functions, including such functional
modules as the control plane subsystem, user plane subsystem, scheduler
subsystem, and baseband processing subsystem.

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 Technical Specifications of LTE eBBU

Technical Index Description

Dimensions 88.4 mm x 482.6 mm x 197 mm (H*W*D)

Weight 7.5 Kg

Battery index -48V DC (range: - 57V to - 40V)

Power consumption 80 W
(typical
configuration under
room temperature)
Temperature -20 ℃ to +50 ℃

Relative humidity 5% to 95%

Grounding index ≤ 5 Ω;
Below 10 Ω where the lightning weather is less than 20
days in one year

Note: The typical configuration is 1×PM+1×SA+1×CC16B+1×FAM.

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 Capacity Index of LTE eBBU

Board Configuration Site Type Capacity

BPL1/BPN0 + CC16B
3×20 MHz cells (2T2R/2T4R) DL/UL: 450 Mbps/225 Mbps

6×20 MHz cells (2T2R/2T4R) DL/UL: 600 Mbps/300 Mbps

3×20 MHz cells (4T4R) DL/UL: 600 Mbps/300 Mbps

BPL1A + CC16B 3×20 MHz cells (2T2R/2T4R) DL/UL: 600 Mbps/300 Mbps
BPN0 + CCE1
3×20 MHz cells (2T2R/2T4R) DL/UL: 450 Mbps/225 Mbps

6×20 MHz cells (2T2R/2T4R) DL/UL: 600 Mbps/300 Mbps

3×20 MHz cells (4T4R) DL/UL: 600 Mbps/300 Mbps

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 Rules of Configuring eBBU Boards

Board Slot Quantity (Min/Max)

CC/CCE Slots 1-2 ½
FS3/FS5 Slots 3-4 ½
BPL0/BPL1/BPN0 Slots 5-8 1/6 or 4
SA Slot 13 1/1

PM Slots 14-15 ½
FAM Slot 16 1/1

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 CC Board Function and Interface – CC16B

Interface Name Description

It is an Ethernet interface used for the S1/X2 protocol. It is a
ETH0 GE/FE adaptive electrical interface.
It is an Ethernet interface used for cascading, commissioning
or local maintenance. It is a GE/FE adaptive electrical
DEBUG/CAS/LMT interface.
It is an Ethernet optical interface used for the S1/X2
protocol. It is a GE/FE optical interface used with the ETH0 in
a mutually-exclusive way.
TX/RX The 1.25 Gbps optical module must be used.
It is an HDMI interface that provides one 1PPS + TOD input
EXT and one output, and outputs test clock signal.
REF It is an external GPS antenna interface.
USB It is a data update serial port.
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 CC Board Interface – CCE1

Interface Name Description

It is an Ethernet interface used for the S1/X2 protocol. It is a

ETH0 GE/FE adaptive electrical interface.

It is an Ethernet interface used for cascading, commissioning or

DEBUG/CAS/LMT local maintenance. It is a GE/FE adaptive electrical interface.
It is an Ethernet optical interface used for the S1/X2 protocol. It
is a GE/FE optical interface used with the ETH0 in a mutually-
exclusive way.
TX/RX The 1.25 Gbps optical module must be used.
It is an HDMI interface that provides one 1PPS + TOD input and
EXT one output, and outputs test clock signal.
REF It is an externally connected GPS antenna interface.
USB It is a data update serial port.
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 CC Board Indicator

Indicato Color Meaning

r
RUN Green RUN indicator
ALM Red Alarm indicator
MS Green Indicator of the master/slave status
REF Green Indicator of the reference source status
ETH0 Green Indicator for the external network interface
(ABIS/IUB)
ETH1 Green Indicator of the Debug/LMT/CAS status
E0S-E3S Green Indicator of the E1/T1 status

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 FS Board Function and Interface

FS5

FS5C

Interface Name Description

6 pairs of CPRI optical/electrical interfaces, used for BBU and

TX0 RX0~TX5 RX5 RSU/RRU connection.

ETH (FS5C) 10GE Ethernet interface, used for connecting other BBUs.

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 FS Board Indicators

Indicato Color Meaning

r
RUN Green Indicator of the operation status
ALM Red Indicator of the alarm status
MS Green Indicator of the master/slave status
SCS Green Indicator of the board clock status
FLS Green Indicator of the forward baseband link frame
locking status
RLS Green Indicator of the optical interface reverse link
frame locking

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 BPL Board Function and Interface
 BPL1/BPL1A panel

 BPN0 panel

Board Interface Name

Description
3 pairs of CPRI optical/electrical interfaces, used for
BPL1/BPL1A TX0/RX0~TX2/RX2 connecting to RRU/RSU.
6 pairs of CPRI optical/electrical interfaces, used for
BPN0 TX0/RX0~TX2/RX5 connecting to RRU/RSU.

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 BPL Board Indicators

Indicator Color Meaning

RUN Green Indicator of the operation status
ALM Red Indicator of the alarm status
BLS Green Indicator of backplane link status, reserved
BSA Green Indicator of board status alarm, reserved
LNK Green Indicator of Ethernet link status, reserved
CST Green Indicator of CPU status, reserved
OF0~OF2 Green Indicator of optical interface status

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 SA Board Function

 ZXSDR B8200 L200 supports configuration of a single SA

board.
 The SA board has the following functions:
 Controls the fan’s rotational speed and reports alarms.
 Provides external interfaces.
 Monitors the serial port.
 Monitors the board temperature.
RS485/232 interface
 Provides dry contacts and lightning protection for external interfaces.

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 FAN Module Function

 ZXSDR B8200 L200 supports configuration of a single fan

module.
 The fan module has the following functions:
 Automatically adjusts the rotational speed according to the operational
temperature of the device.
 Detects, controls and reports the fan status.

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 PM Board Function
 ZXSDR B8200 L200 supports supports 1+1 redundancy configuration. It performs load
balancing when the power consumption of eBBU exceeds the rated power of a single PM.

-48V input
PM3 panel

PM4 panel

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 Dedicated to Hotspot Coverage – BS8102

Specifications 245*177*46 mm (H*W*D)

Weight < 2 Kg

Operational frequency L2600: Band 7, L1800: Band 3, L2100: Band1

Operational bandwidth 20 MHz

1 omni-directional cell; number of activated users: 64; number of
Capacity
users with an RRC connection: 192
Data throughput (CAT3) 150Mbps (DL) /50Mbps (UL)

Output power (ToC) 2x125 mW

Receiver sensitivity -101 dBm (2R)

Power consumption < 20 W

Temperature -15°C to 45°C

Relative humidity 5% to 95%

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 Micro BBU – BS8912

Dimensions 360 mm x 230 mm x110 mm (H x Wx D)

Weight <10 Kg

Operational frequency BS8912 L1800: Band3 ; BS8912 L2100: Band 1; BS8912 L2600: Band 7

Operational bandwidth
5MHz/10MHz/15MHz/20MHz
supported
Processing capability S1@20M or S11@10MHz;150Mbps DL / 50Mbps UL; 600 users

Mobility ≤ 120 Km/h

Transmit power 2 x 5W
-105dBm@single antenna reception; -107.8dBm@ double antenna
Receiver sensitivity
reception

ETH*1, 1000M, Electrical, RJ45

S1/X2 interface
OPT*2, 1000M, Optical, SFP (LC)

Power supply mode -48V DC (-37VDC to - 60VDC ) or 220/110VAC (86V to 286VAC)

Power consumption Peak value: 130W@100% RF load: LTE 2.6GHz

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Contents

 System Overview of FDD-LTE eNodeB

 Distributed eNodeB Hardware System
 eBBU Hardware
 eRRU Hardware

 Indoor Macro Station Hardware System

 Outdoor Macro Station Hardware System
 ZXSDR BS8700 Configuration Principle

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 Appearance of RRU

ZXSDR 8861 ZXSDR R8882 ZXSDR 8862

ZXSDR R8884 ZXSDR R8864A

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1T2R RRU – ZXSDR R8861

R8861 9.9L and 12 kg

The R8861 is currently the industry's smallest
1T2R
module of its kind: 9.9L in volume and 12 kg in
weight. 60W (output power)
The compact design makes the R8861 easy to Support one 20M LTE carrier
transport and install on the wall or telecom tower,
Support cabinet sharing and transmit
with the load requirements on the wall or tower
much lowered. diversity

By changing the structure of the module design and using new materials, the efficiency of the power amplifier of the R8861 is higher than the existing SDR
products and the power consumption is further lowered. The low power consumption not only reduces the electricity consumption for network operation, but
also reduces the costs on battery and other power supply auxiliary products.

The R8861 module is more lightweight, with clear and concise external interfaces for fast and easy installation.
That is, 5 minutes could suffice for its installation, thus the much improved feature of ease-of-use.
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 Magic RRU – R8862/R8862A

R8862 Output power of the set top

12L, 14Kg remains the same, yet the
2T2R volume is smaller
2*60W
Volume (L) in the case of
APAC700/DD/
2*60W TOC
900/1800/2100/2600 MHz 体积缩小 50%

R8862A
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12L, 15Kg 12
2T4R

2*60W Industry level R8862/R8862A

900/1800/2100/2600

MHz
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 Magic RRU – R8862/R8862A

Syste
Model ToC
m
LTE R8862 AP700 2*40W 70MHz
LTE R8862 S8000 2*40W 1 RRU 可覆盖
GL R8862/R8862A S9000 2*60W
GL R8862/R8862A S1800 2*60W
R8862/R8862A S2600 瞬时带宽
UL R8862/R8862A S2100 2*60W
LTE R8862/R8862A S2600 2*40W
Small
Small size
size Large
Large power
power GUL
GUL multi-mode
multi-mode
GL dual-mode: 2*60W UL dual-mode: 2*60W LTE : 2*40W
1L(10M)+ 1L(20M)+ 1L(10M)+ 1L(20M)+ 20M+20M/PA
4G/PA 2G/PA 2U/PA 1U/PA

10M 10M 10M 10M

L L 20M 20M L L 20M 20M 20M 20M
G G or L L or L L L L
U U
G G
G G G G
U U U U 20M 20M
G G G G
L L

Smooth evolution with software upgrade

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 Super Large Output Power 2T4R RRU - R8882

R8882 R8882

17L, 23L, 24Kg

20Kg
2T4R 2T4R

2*40W 2*60W

700/DD/2600 810/850/900/1800/1900/
MHz
2100/AWS/2600 MHz

45 MHz System Frequency TOC

LTE 700M/DD/2.6G 2*40W
1 RRU can cover LTE AWS 2*60W
GL 900M/1800M 2*60W
IBW R8882 S1800(LTE) UL 9000/2100 2*60W
CL 810/850/1900/2100 2*60W

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 Super Large Output Power 2T4R RRU - R8882

Small
Small size
size large
large output
output power
power GUL
GUL multi-mode
multi-mode
GL dual-mode: 2*60W UL dual-mode : 2*60W LTE : 2*40W
1L(10M) + 1L(20M)+ 1L(10M)+ 1L(20M)+ 20M+20M/PA
4G/PA 2G/PA 2U/PA 1U/PA

10M 10M 10M 10M

L L 20M 20M L L 20M 20M 20M 20M
G G OR L L OR L L L L
U U
G G
G G G G
U U U U 20M 20M
G G G G
L L

Software configuration Smooth

upgrade

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 First Commercial Model in the Industry—4T4R
RRU-R8884

R8884 S2600 R8884 M8026 R8884 M1826

28L, 29Kg 28L, 29Kg 28L, 29Kg

4T4R 2*2T2R 2*2T2R

4*30W 2*2*40W 2*2*40W

2600 MHz 800&2600MHz 1800&2600M

Hz

Multi-mode RRU: Support multiple modes in the same frequency band

Larger bandwidth: Maximum transient bandwidth (IBW) up to 40MHz
Support MIMO, better performance
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 First Commercial Model in the Industry—4T4R
RRU-R8884

System Category Band TOC

LTE R8884 S2600 2600M 4*30W
800M 2*40W
LTE R8884 M8026
2600M 2*40W
GL 1800M 2*40W
R8884 S1826
LTE 2600M 2*40W
4
4 Channel
Channel Dual
Dual frequencies
frequencies Multiple
Multiple
modes
modes

GSM/LTE 1800M
4*4 MIMO
+2*2 MIMO @LTE
@LTE 2600M
2600M

2*2 MIMO @LTE 800M

2*2 MIMO @LTE
+2*2 MIMO @LTE
1800M
2600M
+2*2 MIMO @LTE
2600M
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 High-Performance 8-Channel RRU – ZXSDR
R8864A

The R8864A is made up by combing two 2T4R units and can

support 4T8R, 2T8R and 4T4R as needed.
26.4 L, < 30 Kg
1800/2100 MHz
Flexible installation with a pole, on the tower, or wall

Based on ZTE-developed multi-carrier power

R8864A 1.8G 2.1G
Name R8864A S1800 R8864A S2100 amplification (MCPA) technology, with the maximum IBW
Set-top output of up to 75MHz.
power
4*60W 4*60W
75 MHz
Operating
bandwidth
75M 60M
1 R8864A coverable
Transmit R8864A S1800 transient
transient 75M 60M bandwidth
bandwidth
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Contents

 System Overview of FDD-LTE eNodeB

 Distributed eNodeB Hardware System
 Indoor Macro Station Hardware System
 Outdoor Macro Station Hardware System
 ZXSDR BS8700 Configuration Principle

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 BS8800 Cabinet Layout

1. RF layer
2. Cabling tray
3. Power distribution shelf
4. Fan shelf
5. Wind deflector shelf
6. Baseband layer
7. Ventilation dummy panel

Cabinet specifications:
•Color: deep blue
•Dimensions: 950×600×450 (mm)
(H×W×D)
•Weight: < 150 kg (fully configured)

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 Technical Specifications of BS8800

Dimensions 950 * 600 * 450 mm (H*W*D)

< 100 Kg in the case of typical configuration

Weight
< 140 Kg in the case of full configuration
•LTE 2600 MHz/DD/AWS
•UL 2100 MHz
Operating frequency •GL 1800 MHz
•GUL: 900 MHz
•CL 850 MHz/1900 MHz
Operating bandwidth 40MHz

Capacity Maximum DL/UL:900/450 Mbps, 3600 users

DD/AWS/2600 M: 2 x 60 W
Output power (ToC)
Others: 2 x 80 W
•106dBm @ LTE single antenna
Receiver sensitivity •108.6dBm @ LTE dual antennas
•111dBm @ LTE 4 antennas

Power supply -48V DC (-57V to -40V DC)

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 Power Distribution Shelf, Fan Shelf, and Wind
Deflector Shelf
Power Distribution Shelf Wind Deflector Shelf

Fan Shelf

Part
Silkscreen Name Description

POWER Power interface Connects to the fan's power of the power distribution shelf

PWR Power indicator Green On: Indicating the fan shelf is connected to power

ALM Alarm indicator Red On: Indicating an existing alarm

RUN Run indication Green flash: Indicating proper operation

Monitoring Transmits fan status signal, connects to the MON interface of
MON interface the RSU
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 Functional Interfaces of RSU

Name Meaning
Connecting to the BBU or the CPRI optical interface of the
TX1/RX1
cascaded upper-level RSU
Connecting to the CPRI optical interface of the cascaded
TX2/RX2
lower-level RSU
Frequency expansion I/O interface, inputting/outputting
RXout/RXin
main Rx signals
ANT1(TX/RX1A) 1st Tx/Rx antenna feeder interface
ANT2(RX1B) 1st Rx diversity antenna feeder interface
ANT3(TX/RX2A) 2nd Tx/Rx antenna feeder interface
ANT4(RX2B) 2nd Rx diversity antenna feeder interface
AISG Connecting to the AISG interface of the antenna feeder
Providing four dry contact input interfaces and RS485
MON
environment monitoring interface
POWER Power supply interface
DBG Commissioning network interface and test interface

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Contents

 System Overview of FDD-LTE eNodeB

 Distributed eNodeB Hardware System
 Indoor Macro Station Hardware System
 Outdoor Macro Station Hardware System
 ZXSDR BS8700 Configuration Principle

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 BS8900A Cabinet Layout

BC8910A+PC8910A+RC8910A BC8910A+RC8911A

BC8910A+PC8910A+eRRU BC8910A+RC8910A

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 BC8910A Cabinet Layout (B900) - 1

1. Fan shelf BFAN2

2. Power supply shelf B900
3. Power distribution shelf ADPD1
4. Baseband unit ZXSDR B8200
5. Lightning protection shelf LPU
6. Power distribution shelf DCPD4

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 PC8910A Cabinet Layout

Battery

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 RC Cabinet Layout
RC8910A RC8911A

1. Power distribution shelf DCPD4K 1. Battery

2. Fan shelf RFAN3 2. Power distribution shelf DCPD1K
3. RF unit RSU82 3. Fan shelf RFAN1
4. RSU dummy module 4. RF unit RSU82
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 Power Supply Shelf of B900

1. Power crimping terminal

2. Power distribution unit
3. Monitoring interface
4. Rectifier group
5. Monitoring unit
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 Front Panel of the Power Distribution Shelf
1. DC_IN
2. AC_OUT
3. AC power supply block
4. Power distribution switch
5. Power distribution output

BC8910A cabinet AC configuration

1. DC_IN
2. Power distribution switch
3. Power distribution output
(DC_OUT)

RC8910A cabinet DC configuration

1. Power distribution output

(DC_OUT)
2. Power distribution switch
3. DC_IN

RC8911A cabinet DC configuration

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 Fan Shelf

BC8910A

RC8910A

RC8911A

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 Lightning Protection Shelf

Identifier Function Connecting

RS232/ RS232/RS485
RS485_EM monitoring interface Cabinet fan and power shelf
MON_IN/ External dry contact
OUT_GO interface External monitoring device
E1/T1 interface (not
E1/T1_GO used) -
ETH_0~ETH_
1 Ethernet interface Core network or adjacent eNodeB
BBU_A0~BBU
_A1 Ethernet interface ETH0~ETH1 interfaces of eBBU
BBU SCSI50 interface SA interface of eBBU

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Contents

 System Overview of FDD-LTE eNodeB

 Distributed eNodeB Hardware System
 Indoor Macro Station Hardware System
 Outdoor Macro Station Hardware System
 ZXSDR BS8700 Configuration Principle

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 Rules of Configuring the BBU Modules
Modul Qty. Description
e
name
PM 1 Required. BBU power supply module. It is PM3 when there are 1-2 BPLs; PM4 when there are 3
BPLs.
SA 1 Required. Site alarm module, supporting 8 dry contacts (6 outputs, 2 channels bi-directional),
supporting one expanded RS485/RS232 interface, supporting the fan monitoring.
CC 1-2 Required. Control and clock module, providing 10M/100M/1000M adaptive Ethernet electrical port or
a 1000M Ethernet optical port.
BPL 1-3 Required. LTE baseband processing board, each providing 3 pairs of RRU optical interface. It is
recommended to configure this board on no more than 3 BPL boards per BBU.
FS 0-2 Optional, fiber-optic switching board, each supporting up to 6 RRU optical ports for expanding the
optical port of the BPL.
UES 0 Optional, universal Ethernet converter board. Multiple base stations share the transmission or
expansion transmission interface.
SFP 1-18 Required. Optical module for BBU-RRU connection. The quantity depends on both the number of
RRUs and the RF networking mode.
1. Star-shaped network: Quantity of SFP modules is equal to that of RRUs
2. Chain-shaped network: Quantity of SFP modules is equal to that of RF chains
3. Hybrid networking: Quantity of SFP modules = quantity of RRUs in star-shaped networking +
quantity of RRU RFs in chain-shaped networking

SFP(1.2 0-1 When the S1 interface uses the GE optical port for physical connection, one SFP for each CC.
5G) The specific model of the optical module depends on the transmission length or actual attenuation of
a single light beam.

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 Rules of Configuring the RRU Modules

 Configuring R8882:
 The R8882 is a remote 2T2R/2T4R LTE RF unit. Its set-top transmit power
can reach 2*60W, with the maximum 45M continuous bandwidth
supported.
 When each cell performs 2T2R or 2T4R, the number of cells to be
supported is equal to the number of R8882s to be configured, and the
typical configuration is 3 cells.
 Configuring R8862A:
 The R8862A is a remote 2T2R/2T4R LTE RF unit but is smaller and lighter
if compared with the R8882 model. Its set-top transmit power can reach
2*40W/2*60W, with the maximum 45M continuous bandwidth supported.
 When each cell performs 2T2R or 2T4R, the number of cells to be
supported is equal to the number of R8862As to be configured, and the
typical configuration is 3 cells.

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 Rules of Networking RRU and BBU

Fiber R8862A
CC

Fiber
SA BB BPL R8862A

Fiber
PM R8862A

BBU

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 Rules of Networking RRU and BBU

Fiber Fiber
CC R8862A R8862A

Fiber Fiber
SA BB BPL R8862A R8862A

Fiber Fiber
PM R8862A R8862A

BBU

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 TDD+FDD Typical Configuration

Fiber
R8862A
CC BPL Fiber
R8862A
(FDD) Fiber
R8862A
SA BB
Fiber
R8972E
BPL Fiber
PM R8972E
(TDD) Fiber
R8972E
BBU

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