ZXSDR R8852E Product Description

ZXSDR R8852E Product Description
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Benefits............................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Application Scenarios ....................................................................................... 6
2 Product Architectures .................................................................................... 7

2.1 Hardware Architecture ...................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 TRX .................................................................................................................. 7
2.1.2 DFL ................................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 PA8
2.1.4 Power ............................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Functionality...................................................................................................... 9
3 Technical Specifications .............................................................................. 10

3.1 Physical Specifications.................................................................................... 10
3.2 Performance Specifications ............................................................................ 10
3.2.1 Operation Frequency Band ............................................................................. 10
3.2.2 Capacity .......................................................................................................... 11
3.2.3 ToC Output Power .......................................................................................... 11
3.2.4 Bandwidth ....................................................................................................... 12
3.2.5 Receiver Sensitivity......................................................................................... 12
3.3 Power Specifications....................................................................................... 12
3.3.1 Power Requirements ...................................................................................... 12
3.3.2 Power Consumption........................................................................................ 13
3.4 Interface Specifications ................................................................................... 13
3.5 Transmission .................................................................................................. 15
3.6 Working Environment Specifications ............................................................... 15
3.7 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications .................................................. 15
3.8 Reliability Specifications.................................................................................. 16
4 Glossary ........................................................................................................ 17
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FIGURES
Figure 1-1 Physical Appearance ......................................................................................... 4

Figure 1-2 Deployment Scenarios ....................................................................................... 6
Figure 2-1 System Structure ............................................................................................... 7
Figure 3-1 External Interfaces at the Bottom and Side .......................................................13
TABLES
Table 3-1 Physical Specifications.......................................................................................10

Table 3-2 Operation Frequency Band ................................................................................10
Table 3-3 Capacity .............................................................................................................11
Table 3-4 ToC Output Power .............................................................................................11
Table 3-5 LTE Cell Bandwidth ...........................................................................................12
Table 3-6 Static Receiver Sensitivity ..................................................................................12
Table 3-7 Power Supply .....................................................................................................12
Table 3-8 Power Consumption ...........................................................................................13
Table 3-9 Description of the External Interfaces at the Bottom ...........................................14
Table 3-10 Description of the External Interfaces on the Right Side ...................................14
Table 3-11 CPRI Interfaces................................................................................................15
Table 3-12 Environment Specifications ..............................................................................15
Table 3-13 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications ...................................................16
Table 3-14 Reliability Characteristics .................................................................................16

1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
This document provides a high level description of ZTE ZXSDR R8852E (hereinafter
referred to as R8852E), which is the latest compact RRU (Remote Radio Unit) used in
ZTE wireless communication solution. Based on ZTE common innovative SDR platform,
R8852E can work in GSM, or LTE single mode or dual-mode ,and also can work in
GSM/LTE multi-mode in different frequency band. The volume of R8852E is 12 L, and its
weight is 16 kg.
R8852E features as small volume, high integration, wide working bandwidth and high
output power.
The document is designed to give an overview of the characteristics of R8852E. Three

types are introduced in this document, 1800 MHz ,2100 MHz and 900MHz, with its key
benefits, the architecture, functionality and services. The document also describes the
system capabilities.
Figure 1-1 Physical Appearance
NOTE: In this document, G is short for GSM, U is short for UMTS, L is short for FDD
LTE.

1.2 Benefits
 Smallest Size, High Integration
R8852E, with 2 * 80W rack top output power, has the smallest size in the industry.
With improvement in material and design, R8852E has smaller size than previous
product, saving 30% in weight and 40% in volume. It provides convenience in
transportation, installation and maintenance. It has lower load bearing requirements
for tower or poles to be installed on. This saves CAPEX for operators.
 Full working bandwidth, High output power, High performance
R8852E has 2*80W of high TOC output power. It enables operators to deploy sites
with large capacity & high output power for each cell, helps to absorb more traffic
and provide better signal for subscribers.
As frequency spectrums become scarce, resources allocated for operators tend to

be characterized with fragmentation and large span. RRUs with full working
bandwidth integrate more spectrum resources and help to decrease hardware
investment exponentially.
 SDR 2T4R design to ensure one clear and simple network
R8852E supports GSM, UMTS and LTE multiple technologies or supports GSM/LTE
multiple technologies. Design of R8852E 2T4R channels ensures the smooth
evolution of the system from GSM to LTE 2*4 MIMO. Instead of running hardware
on independent platforms for each technology, operators can implement various
wireless technologies through software configuration on the same hardware platform.
It fully satisfies operators’ requirements of hybrid network deployment and long term
evolution with lowest cost.
 Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
ZXSDR R8852E’s PA adopts advanced efficiency enhancement technologies to

realize high power efficiency, such as Doherty PA, DPD linear technology and MCPA

technology. It also supports dynamic adaptive PA power supply due to the output
power. Power consumption can be greatly decreased together with these features.
1.3 Application Scenarios
R8852E as the Remote Radio Unit and Baseband Unit (BBU) comprise distributed macro
base station BS8700. R8852E is suitable for high traffic area. Typical deployment
scenarios of R8852E are shown in the following figure:
Figure 1-2 Deployment Scenarios
RRU Installation
R8852E
B8200 Accommodation
BS8700

2 Product Architectures
2.1 Hardware Architecture
The hardware architecture of R8852E is shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1 System Structure
LED ANT1
PA_CTRL (TX1/RX1)
PA
FWD/REV TX1 ANT2
MON
TRX TX1_IN TX1_OUT (RX2)
DBG DFL
TX2_IN TX2_OUT
AISG
FWD/REV TX2
ANT3
PA_PWR1/PA_PWR2 (RX3)
OPT1 ANT4
OPT2 (TX4/RX4)
CONTROL
POWER
POWER R8852E
GND
R8852E includes 4 main hardware modules:
 Transceiver (TRX)
 Duplex Filters (DFL)
 Power Amplifier (PA)
 Power module (POWER)
2.1.1 TRX
The TRX has following functions.
 Provides 4 receiving signals and 2 transmitting signals;

 Converts uplink/downlink radio signal;
 Multiplexes downlink IQ signal and de-multiplexes uplink IQ signal;
 Amplifies and filters signals and implements A/D & D/A conversion;
 Implements low noise amplifier (LNA) function;
 Converts optical and electric signal;
 Captures reference clock signal from baseband unit and provides clock signal to
other units;
 Measures and reports voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR);
 Implements hardware failure self-detection and alarm;
 Detects and alarms over-heat situation;
 Implements low noise amplifier function;
 Provides communication interfaces of 2 CPRI interfaces, 1 DB15 interface for dry

contacts of external monitor equipment communication or AISG connection through
different kind of cables;
 Implements reset function.
2.1.2 DFL
The DFL has following functions.
 Combines and isolates transmitted and received signals;
 Filters the transmitted signal and received signal;
 Monitors DFL alarm.
2.1.3 PA
The PA has following functions.

 Performs radio signal amplifying function;
 Reports temperature information;
 Implements over-heat, over-power and over-standing wave protecting function.
2.1.4 Power
The POWER has following functions.
 Provides power supply function;
 Monitors input over-voltage/under-voltage, input power outage, output over-voltage/

under-voltage, output over-current alarm, and reports these situations to QTR board.
2.2 Functionality
R8852E is the remote radio unit of distributed base station. The signal is transmitted/
received through R8852E to/from base band processing unit for further processing via
standard CPRI interface.
By applying the distributed system, the feeder loss will be eliminated when the radio unit
is positioned close to the antenna. The coverage is enlarged with this solution.
The functions of R8852E include:
 Supports 900,1800 ,2100 MHz frequency bands;
 Supports LTE configuration of 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz scalable bandwidth in 1800

MHz and 5/10/15/20 MHz in 2100 MHz;
 Supports 2T4R in one box which can optimize spectrum efficiency greatly and
improve network uplink performance;
 Supports 256QAM modulation in LTE downlink and 64QAM in uplink;
 Supports transmit power report function for every carrier;
 Supports overload protection function for power amplifier;

 Supports transmit channel switching on/off function;
 Supports non-interruptible services in adjacent modules in case of one R8852E

software failure.
3 Technical Specifications
3.1 Physical Specifications
R8852E is the multi-carrier RRU with two transmitters. The physical Specifications are
listed below.
Table 3-1 Physical Specifications
Item Specifications
Size (H*W*D) (mm) 415× 296 × 104
Weight (kg) 16
Color Silver gray
3.2 Performance Specifications
3.2.1 Operation Frequency Band
Table 3-2 Operation Frequency Band
RRU Type Operation Frequency Band
B3, 1800 MHz

R8852E S1800 Rx: 1710 – 1785 MHz
Tx: 1805 – 1880 MHz
B1, 2100 MHz

R8852E S2100 Rx: 1920 – 1980 MHz
Tx: 2110 – 2170 MHz
R8852E S9000 B8,800MHz

RRU Type Operation Frequency Band

Rx:880~915MHz
Tx: 925~960MHz
3.2.2 Capacity
Table 3-3 Capacity
Band System RRU Capacity
R8852E LTE single mode 2 2T4R cells

S1800 8 GSM TRXs + 1 LTE 2T4R cell, or
GL dual-mode
4 GSM TRXs + 2 LTE 2T4R cell
R8852E LTE single mode 2 2T4R cells

S2100 UL dual-mode 2 LTE 2T4R cells + 4 UMTS carriers non-MIMO
LTE single mode 2 LTE 10MHz 2T4R Cells

R8852E
8 GSM TRXs + 1 LTE 10MHz 2T4R Cell, or
S9000 GL dual-mode
4 GSM TRXs + 2 LTE 10MHz 2T4R Cell
3.2.3 ToC Output Power
Table 3-4 ToC Output Power
RRU Type TOC Output Power[1]

R8852E 2*80W
Note: When “ZGO-04-01-011 Power Boost for 8PSK” is applied in GSM mode, the TOC output
power achieves the same in 8PSK modulation as in GMSK.
1 The TOC here means the max capability of the hardware. The specific TOC output power is limited by the
license.

3.2.4 Bandwidth
R8852E supports all LTE cell bandwidth defined in 3GPP.
Table 3-5 LTE Cell Bandwidth
RRU Type LTE Bandwidth

R8852E S1800 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 & 20 MHz
R8852E S2100 5, 10, 15 & 20 MHz
3.2.5 Receiver Sensitivity
The receiver sensitivity of R8852E is shown as following table:
Table 3-6 Static Receiver Sensitivity
Frequency Single Antenna Dual Antennas Four Antennas

Mode
Spectrum (MHz) (dBm) (dBm) (dBm)
GSM 1800 -113.5 -116 N/A
UMTS 2100 -126.5 -129.2 N/A
LTE 1800/2100 -106.4 -109.2 -112
3.3 Power Specifications
3.3.1 Power Requirements
The following table describes the power supply and the fluctuation range.
Table 3-7 Power Supply
Item Index
Power Supply DC: -48 V (-37 V – -60 V DC)
R8852E supports integrated lightning protection module for DC power supply. Its
protection level is 20 KA.

3.3.2 Power Consumption
Power consumptions of R8852E at normal ambient temperature are shown in the table
below:
Table 3-8 Power Consumption
Typical Power Peak Power

RRU Type Configuration
Consumption Consumption
R8852E 4 GSM TRXs + 1 LTE cell, 20W/GSM

310W 510W
S1800 TRX, 2*40W/LTE cell
2 LTE cells, 2*20W/LTE cell 275W 510W
R8852E 2 LTE cells, 2*20W/LTE cell 280W 520W

S2100 2 UMTS carriers +1 LTE cell,
340W 520W
40W/UMTS carrier, 2*40W/LTE cell
3.4 Interface Specifications
The external interfaces of the R8852E are located at the bottom and on the front side of
the chassis.
Figure 3-1 External Interfaces at the Bottom and Side

For a description of the external interfaces at the bottom of the R8852E chassis, refer to
the following table.
Table 3-9 Description of the External Interfaces at the Bottom
Interface
No. Label Interface
Type/Connector
AISG equipment interface

MON external monitoring
1 AISG/MON DB15 connector
interface
LMT O&M Ethernet interface
16 mm2 yellow-green
2 GND Protective grounding interface
rectangular terminal
TX/RX antenna interface 50 Ω DIN-mode

3 ANT1 (TX/RX)
Built-in one way NSBT connector
50 Ω DIN-mode
4 ANT2 (RX) RX antenna interface
connector
50 Ω DIN-mode
5 ANT3 (RX) RX antenna interface
connector
50 Ω DIN-mode
6 ANT4 (TX/RX) TX/RX antenna interface
connector
For a description of the external interfaces on the right side of the R8852E chassis, refer
to the following table.
Table 3-10 Description of the External Interfaces on the Right Side
Interface
No. Label Interface
Type/Connector
Communication between the RRU

LC-type optical interface
7 OPT1 and a BBU, or RRU cascading
(IEC 874)
interface
LC-type optical interface

8 OPT2 RRU cascading interface
(IEC 874)
2-pin customized
9 PWR Power input interface
connector

Additionally, R8852E provides 6 LED indicators. The indicators on the R8852E panel
indicate the operating status of the RRU.
3.5 Transmission
R8852E is connected to BBU through CPRI interfaces.
For more information about CPRI interfaces, refer to the following table.
Table 3-11 CPRI Interfaces
Item Value Interface Type Speed Standard
CPRI interface 2 SFP (LC) 6.144 Gbps [2] CPRI V4.2
3.6 Working Environment Specifications
Table 3-12 Environment Specifications
Item Characteristics
Temperature -40 to +55 °C
Relative Humidity 5% to 100%
Waterproof/Dustproof IP65
≤5 Ω; earth resistance can be less than 10 Ω in

Ground thunder-less area where thunderstorm days is less
than 20 per year.
3.7 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications
2 The speed here refers to the max capability of the hardware. The specific speed depends on the optical module
configuration.

Table 3-13 Electromagnetic Compatibility Specifications
Item Characteristics
Contact Discharge: ±6000V

Static Discharge Immunity
Air Discharge: ±8000V
Surge Impact Immunity DC Power port Line(Ground): ±2000V
3.8 Reliability Specifications
R8852E system reliability conforms to the national military GJB/Z299B Electronic

Equipment Reliability Estimation Manual and US military handbook MIL-HDBK-217F
Electronic Equipment Reliability Estimation.
Table 3-14 Reliability Characteristics
Item R8852E
MTBF ≥565,000 hours
MTTR 1 hour
Availability index ≥99.999823%
Down duration ≤0.930 min/year

4 Glossary
Abbreviations Full Name
BBU Base Band processing Unit
BSP Board Support Package
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
DL Downlink
DFL Duplexer & Filters

DPD Digital Pre-Distortion
GSM Global System for Mobile communications

LMT Local Maintenance Terminal
LNA Low-Noise-Amplifier
LTE Long Term Evolution
MCPA Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier
MIMO Multi Input Multi Output
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
MTTR Mean Time To Recovery
OAM Operating And Maintenance
OSS Operation Support Sub-system
PA Power Amplifier
PWR Power
QTR Quad-channel Transceiver
RF Radio Frequency
RRU Remote Radio Unit
SDR Software Defined Radio
ToC Top of Cabinet
UE User Equipment
UL Uplink
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

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ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 1

2 Product Architectures .................................................................................... 7

3 Technical Specifications .............................................................................. 10

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Figure 1-1 Physical Appearance ......................................................................................... 4

Table 3-1 Physical Specifications.......................................................................................10

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The document is designed to give an overview of the characteristics of R8852E. Three

Figure 1-1 Physical Appearance

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 Smallest Size, High Integration

 Full working bandwidth, High output power, High performance

As frequency spectrums become scarce, resources allocated for operators tend to

 SDR 2T4R design to ensure one clear and simple network

 Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

ZXSDR R8852E’s PA adopts advanced efficiency enhancement technologies to

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1.3 Application Scenarios

Figure 1-2 Deployment Scenarios

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2.1 Hardware Architecture

The hardware architecture of R8852E is shown in Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1 System Structure

R8852E includes 4 main hardware modules:

 Duplex Filters (DFL)

 Power Amplifier (PA)

 Power module (POWER)

The TRX has following functions.

 Provides 4 receiving signals and 2 transmitting signals;

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 Converts uplink/downlink radio signal;

 Multiplexes downlink IQ signal and de-multiplexes uplink IQ signal;

 Implements low noise amplifier (LNA) function;

 Converts optical and electric signal;

 Measures and reports voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR);

 Implements hardware failure self-detection and alarm;

 Detects and alarms over-heat situation;

 Implements low noise amplifier function;

 Provides communication interfaces of 2 CPRI interfaces, 1 DB15 interface for dry

 Implements reset function.

The DFL has following functions.

 Combines and isolates transmitted and received signals;

 Filters the transmitted signal and received signal;

 Monitors DFL alarm.

The PA has following functions.

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 Performs radio signal amplifying function;

 Reports temperature information;

 Implements over-heat, over-power and over-standing wave protecting function.

The POWER has following functions.

 Provides power supply function;

 Monitors input over-voltage/under-voltage, input power outage, output over-voltage/

The functions of R8852E include:

 Supports 900,1800 ,2100 MHz frequency bands;

 Supports LTE configuration of 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz scalable bandwidth in 1800

Size (HWD) (mm) 415× 296 × 104