USRP™ N300

Simplifying SDR Deployment

USRP N300
Product Overview
The USRP N300 is a networked software defined radio that
provides reliability and fault-tolerance for deployment in
large scale and distributed wireless systems. The RF front
end features the AD9371 RFIC transceiver from Analog Features
Devices to provide 2X2 MIMO capability, up to 100 MHz of
RF Capabilities
instantaneous bandwidth, and an extended frequency range
• 2 RX, 2 TX
from 10 MHz to 6 GHz. The baseband processor uses the
• Filter banks
Xilinx Zynq-7035 SoC to deliver a large user programmable
• 10 MHz to 6 GHz
FPGA for real-time and low latency processing and a dual-
• Up to 100 MHz bandwidth per channel
core ARM CPU for stand-alone operation. Support for 1
Baseband Processing
GbE, 10 GbE, and Aurora interfaces over dual SPF+ ports
• Xilinx Zynq 7035
enables high throughput IQ streaming to a host PC or FPGA
- Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 800 MHz
co-processor. A flexible synchronization architecture, with
with 1 GB DDR3 RAM
support for clock reference, PPS time reference, GPSDO,
Software
and Ethernet-based synchronization using White Rabbit,
• UHD version 3.11.0.1 or later
enables implementation of high channel count MIMO
• RFNoC
systems. The USRP N300 also introduces a new generation
• GNU Radio
of USRP software that simplifies control and management
• C/C++
of multiple devices over the network with the unique
• Python
capability to remotely administrate tasks such as updating
Synchronization
software, rebooting, resetting to factory state, self-testing,
• Clock ref
host PC/ARM debugging, and monitoring system health.
• PPS time ref
• Trig/PPS out
Applications
• GPSDO included
Wireless Testbeds • White Rabbit
The flexible synchronization architecture enables Peripherals
implementation of large, scalable MIMO testbeds for a variety • 2 SFP+ (1/10 GbE, Aurora)
of advanced wireless research topics. The remote management • RJ45 (1 GbE)
features reduce the effort to deploy in server rooms or across • 1 Type A USB Host
buildings and test sites. • 1 Micro-USB (serial console, JTAG)
Power
Remote Radio Heads
• 12 V, 7 A DC
The RF front end is highly suitable for prototyping cellular Form Factor
basestation/UE applications. The USRP N300 can also be • Half-wide RU (357.1 x 211.1 x 43.7
deployed as small cells to serve dense networks such as urban mm)
centers and stadiums. • 2.78 kg
Specifications1

Specification Typical Unit Specification Typical Unit

Receiver 2
Conversion and Clock Performance
2

Number of Channels 2 – Sample Rates 122.88, 125, 153.6 MS/s

- Independently Tuned 0 – ADC Resolution 16 bits
- LO Sharing Pairs 1 –
DAC Resolution 14 bits
Gain Range3 -40 – 30 dB
Min. Frequency Step
Gain Step 1 dB 122.88 MS/s 7.32 Hz
Max Input Power -15 dBm 125 MS/s 7.45 Hz
Filter Banks 10 – 430 MHz 153.6 MS/s 9.15 Hz
430 – 600 MHz GPSDO Frequency Stability Unlocked5 0.1 ppm
600 – 1050 MHz GPSDO PPS Accuracy to UTC 5
<8 ns
1050 – 1600 MHz
1600 – 2100 MHz GPSDO Holdover Stability 5
< +/-50 µs
2100 – 2700 MHz 3 hours
2700 – 6000 MHz 25 °C
TX/RX Switching Time4 140 µs Power
Transmitter2 DC Input 12, 7 V, A
Number of Channels 2 – Power Consumption 50 – 80 W
- Independently Tuned 0 – Physical
- LO Sharing Pairs 1 – Dimensions 357 x 211 x 43.7 mm
Gain Range3 Weight 2.78 kg
10 MHz – 300 MHz -30 – 25 dB
300 MHz – 6 GHz -30 – 20 dB Environmental
Gain Step 1 dB Operating Temperature Range 0 – 50 °C
Filter Banks 10 – 300 MHz Storage Temperature Range -40 – 70 °C
300 – 723.17 MHz Operating Shock 30 g peak
723.17 – 1623.17 MHz (Tested in accordance with IEC 60068-2-27. half-sine
1623.17 – 3323.17 MHz Meets MIL-PRF-28800F Class 2 limits.)
11 ms pulse
3323.17 – 6000 MHz
Operating Random Vibration 5 – 500 Hz
TX/RX Switching Time4 140 µs (Tested in accordance with IEC 60068-2-64.) 0.3 g rms
Non-Operating Random Vibration 5 – 500 Hz
(Tested in accordance with IEC 60068-2-64. 2.4 g rms
Nonoperating test profile exceeds the require-
ments of MIL-PRF-28800F, Class 3.)

1
All specifications are subject to change without notice. This equipment information is only for product description and is not covered by warranty. Characteristic specifications are unwarranted values that
are representative of an average unit operating at room temperature.
2
Additional transceiver and converter specifications can be found on the AD9371 data sheet. http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD9371.pdf
3
RX and TX path gain does not correlate to UHD gain settings. The received signal amplitude and output power resulting from the gain setting varies over the frequency band and among devices.
4
Switching time is based on non-deterministic software control of the AD9371 transceiver. UHD modifications will be made to directly control the switch component at the TX/RX ports for faster performance.
5
Clock and timing specifications are based on information from component vendors and are not measured. Visit the USRP N310 hardware resources page: https://kb.ettus.com/N300/N310.
Specifications1

RX Noise Figure6 Frequency (GHz) Maximum Output Power (dBm)7

Frequency (GHz) TX/RX port (dB) RX2 port (dB) 0.01 – 0.5 16
1.8 6.8 5.8 5.8 0. 5 – 1 18
2.4 7.5 6.5 1–4 18
4.4 7.0 5.5 4–6 12
5.8 6.4 6.4

Frequency (GHz) RX Third Order Intermodulation Distortion (dBc) Frequency (GHz) TX Output Third-Order Intercept (OIP3) (dBm)
0. 5 – 3 < -80 0. 01 – 2 > 30
3–4 < -74 2–4 > 20
4–6 < -81 4–6 > 10

TX RX Phase Noise (dBc/Hz)

Frequency Offset 1.0 GHz 2.0 GHz 3.0 GHz 5.5 GHz
10 kHz -103 -97 -92 -85
100 kHz -105 -99 -98 -87
1 MHz -133 -128 -125 -116

6
Noise figure is measured at maximum gain state on the receive signal path.
7
Maximum output power is achieved when all transmit amplifiers are enabled.

About Ettus Research

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including the USRP™ (Universal Software Radio Peripheral) family of products. The USRP platform supports multiple
development environments on an expansive portfolio of high performance RF hardware, and enables algorithm design,
exploration, prototyping, and deployment of next generation wireless technologies across a wide variety of applications
spanning DC to 6 GHz such as cognitive radio, spectrum monitoring and analysis, remote sensing, advanced wireless
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