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3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation

Product Version: V100R016C00
Library Version: Draft A
Date: 2019-09-10

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AAU5711a Technical Specifications

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6.2.5.3.4 AAU5711a Technical Specifications

6.2.5.3.4 AAU5711a Technical Specifications

The AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit.

Active Unit Specifications

The specifications of the active unit in the AAU5711a include the supported frequency bands and modes,
capacity, output power, power consumption, and static receiver sensitivity.

Table 1 Frequency bands and modes supported by an AAU5711a

Type Frequency RX Frequency TX Frequency Mode IBW
Band (MHz) Band (MHz) Band (MHz) (MHz)

AAU5711a 1800 1710 to 1785 1805 to 1880 LTE FDD 45

AAU5711a 2600 2500 to 2570 2620 to 2690 LTE FDD 70

NOTE:

• When the AAU5711a is working in the 2600 MHz frequency band and the carrier IBW is
larger than 60 MHz, the frequency of the third-order intermodulation product may fall in
the receive frequency range of a configured carrier under certain spectrum combinations,

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which deteriorates the AAU performance. Ensure that spectrum combinations will not
cause such a problem before configuring carriers.
• There are special laws and regulations in Europe and Australia. Currently, the AAU5711a
(2.6 GHz) cannot be commercially used in the preceding areas.

Table 2 TX/RX channels, capacity, and output power of an AAU5711a

Type Frequency TX/RX Capacity Output Power (W)
Band (MHz) Channel

AAU5711a 1800 32T32R 2 LTE carriers. The 160

bandwidth is 5, 10, 15, For details about
or 20 MHz. typical output power
configurations, see
AAU5711a 2600 32T32R 2 LTE carriers. The Typical Power Configuration
bandwidth is 5, 10, 15, Reference for AAU.
or 20 MHz.

NOTE:
The number of carriers and the maximum bandwidth in actual use depend on the configurations of
optical modules and baseband processing units.

Table 3 EIRP, EIRS, and power consumption of an AAU5711a

Type Frequency EIRP EIRS Typical Power
Band (MHz) Consumption (W)

AAU5711a 1800 Broadcast beam: 52 –106 dBm – 23.2 710

dBm + 16.5 dBi = dBi
68.5 dBm
Traffic beam: 52
dBm + 23.2 dBi =
75.2 dBm

AAU5711a 2600 Broadcast beam: 52 –106 dBm – 24.6 760

dBm + 17.5 dBi = dBi
69.5 dBm
Traffic beam: 52
dBm + 24.6 dBi =
76.6 dBm

NOTE:

• The Typical Power Consumption column provides the power consumption of the
AAU5711a, excluding the power consumption of external RF modules. The typical power
consumption is measured when the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the AAU is
50% loaded.

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• LTE EIRP and EIRS, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.104, are measured according to the
FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs) standard assuming that the 5 MHz
bandwidth is used.

Antenna Specifications
The AAU5711a uses an 8x8 or 8x12 array structure and consists of 64 or 96 dual-polarized elements.
Table 4 lists its antenna electrical specifications. Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the pattern of broadcast
beams in macro coverage scenarios and pattern of traffic beams, respectively.

Table 4 Antenna electrical specifications of an AAU5711a

Item Specifications Specifications

Frequency Range (MHz) 1800 2600

Broadcast beam Gain 16.5 dBi 17.5 dBi

Horizontal beamwidth 65º±5º 65º±5º

Vertical beamwidth ≥ 8.5° ≥ 5.5°

Vertical tilt range 4° to 10° 5° to 10°

Upper sidelobe 12±2 dB 12±2 dB

suppression

Horizontal edge power 12±2 dB 12±2 dB

decrease between +60°
and –60°

Front-to-rear ratio ≥ 28 dB ≥ 28 dB

Downtilt precision ±1° ±1°

Traffic beam(1) Gain 23.2 dBi 24.6 dBi

Horizontal beamwidth ≤ 15° ≤ 13°

Vertical beamwidth ≤ 10° ≤ 7°

NOTE:
In the table, (1) refers to the traffic beam specifications in typical scenarios where the horizontal and
vertical beam directions are 0° and 8°, respectively.

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Figure 1 Pattern sample of AAU5711a broadcast beams in the macro coverage scenario

Figure 2 Pattern sample of AAU5711a traffic beams

Engineering Specifications
The following table lists the equipment specifications of an AAU5711a.

Table 5 Equipment specifications of an AAU5711a

Type Frequency Power Dimensions (H x W Weight
Band (MHz) x D)

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Type Frequency Power Dimensions (H x W Weight

Band (MHz) x D)
AAU5711a 1800 –48 V DC; voltage 1000 mm x 640 53 kg (116.87 lb)
range: –36 V DC to mm x 175 mm
–57 V DC (39.37 in. x 25.20
in. x 6.89 in.)

AAU5711a 2600 –48 V DC; voltage 1000 mm x 520 52 kg (114.66 lb)

range: –36 V DC to mm x 175 mm
–57 V DC (39.37 in. x 20.47
in. x 6.89 in.)

The following table lists the environmental specifications of an AAU5711a.

Table 6 Environmental specifications of an AAU5711a

Item Specifications

Operating temperature Without solar radiation: –40°C to +55°C (–40°F to +131°F)

With solar radiation: –40°C to +50°C (–40°F to +122°F)

Wind load AAU5711a (1800 MHz)

• Front: 835 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150
km/h.)
• Side: 150 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
• Rear: 910 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
AAU5711a (2600 MHz)
• Front: 695 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150
km/h.)
• Side: 170 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
• Rear: 770 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)

Operating wind speed 150 km/h

Rated wind velocity 200 km/h

Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH

Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa

NOTE:
According to the installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration, the output power of an
AAU decreases when the AAU reaches a temperature 10°C less than its maximum operating
temperature.

The following table lists the compliance standards for an AAU5711a.

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Table 7 Compliance standards for an AAU5711a

Item Standard

RF • 3GPP TS 45.005
• 3GPP TS 25.141
• 3GPP TS 36.141
• 3GPP TS 37.141

Operating environment • 3GPP TS 36.141

• ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1:
"Non-weatherprotected locations"

Storage environment ETSI EN300019-1-1 V2.1.4 (2003-04) Class 1.2:

"Weatherprotected, not temperature-controlled storage locations"
NOTE:
• The validity period is one year.
• The product can function properly within the validity
period if the storage environment meets the preceding
standards.

Shockproof protection • ETS300-2-3 4M5

• YD5083 from the Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications

Ingress protection IP65

rating

Surge protection • IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1:

General principles
• IEC 62305-3 Protection against lightning - Part 3:
Physical damage to structures and life hazard
• IEC 62305-4 Protection against lightning - Part 4:
Electrical and electronic systems within structures
• ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at
remote electronic sites
• ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against
lightning discharges
• ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base
stations
• ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering (EE):
Earthing and bonding configuration inside
telecommunications centers
• YD/T 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements
and test methods for radio base stations

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Item Standard
• GB 50689-2011: Code for design of lightning
protection and earthing engineering for
telecommunication bureaus (stations)

The following table lists the surge protection specifications of ports on an AAU5711a.

NOTE:

• Unless otherwise specified, the surge protection specifications depend on the surge
waveform of 8/20 μs.
• All the surge current items, unless otherwise specified as Maximum discharge current,
refer to Nominal discharge current.

Table 8 Surge protection specifications of ports on an AAU5711a

Port Surge Protection Mode Surge Protection Specifications

Power supply port Surge current Differential mode: 10 kA

Common mode: 20 kA

Specifications of CPRI Ports

The following tables list the specifications of CPRI ports on an AAU5711a.

Table 9 Specifications of CPRI ports on an AAU5711a

Type Number of Protocol CPRI Data Rate CPRI Topology
CPRI Ports Type (Gbit/s)

AAU5711a 2 CPRI 10.1 or 24.3 Star or load sharing

Table 10 AAU5711a CPRI cascading levels and maximum distance from the BBU
Type Cascading Level Maximum Distance from the
BBU (km)

AAU5711a Cascading not supported 20

Parent Topic: Technical Specifications of AAUs

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