Active Antenna Introduction

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Author/ Email: Giambattista Capirchio

Version: V1.0(20YYMMDD)
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Contents
Product Overview
AAU3902
AAU3911
Italy VDF introduction
Product overview AAU3902
Hardware Structure
Features and benefit
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AAU3902 - Hardware Structure
AU
module
1.8 RU module
PIU-S/PIU-2R
module
2.1 RU
module
MU 48 V power
module input
1.8RU Two CPRI
indicator ports
High-frequency 1.8-
26
2.1 RU ANT2 DIN port
indicator
A pair of AISG ports
MU
indicator
Low-frequency
900 MHz
ANT1 DIN port
AAU3902 - Equipment Specifications
Item AAU3902
Dimensions 2000 mm x 350 mm x 260 mm
Weight Single frequency band: 51 Kg
Dual-frequency band: 60 Kg
EIRP 2.1 GHz 2x40 W+17 dBi antenna gains

1.8 GHz 2x40 W+16.7 dBi antenna gains
Receiver sensitivity U2100: 125.8 dBm
G1800: 114 dBm

L1800: 106.6 dBm
Transient working bandwidth 2100 MHz: 40 MHz
G1800: 35 MHz
Specifications L1800: 40 MHz
Number of channels 4T4R
Power consumption Single frequency band:

Typical power consumption: 405 W
Maximum power consumption: 445 W
Dual frequency bands:
Typical power consumption: 745 W
Maximum power consumption: 830 W
Power supply 48 V DC (36 V to 57 V)
Maximum wind resistance 980 N/650 N/960 N at 150 km/h

Front/lateral/rear 1650 N/110 N/1500 N at 200 km/h
AAU3902 - AU
Specifications of an AU
Antenna unit (AU) is a 2H1L antenna, which is the
major bearer of an AAS module. Mounting brackets, Low- High- High-
frequency frequency frequency
RU, MU, and PU are installed on the AU. An AU02 passive active
Antenna passive
antenna antenna
H L (2 m)
provides the following parts and functions: antenna
Frequency 790 MHz to 1710 MHz to 1710 MHz to
1. Enclosure frame and radome H(1.4 m) Band 960 MHz 2690 MHz 2690 MHz
2. Antenna element 17 dBi 17 dBi
Antenna 16 dBi
3. Reflection panel Gain
Vertical 10o 4 to 6o 4o to 6o
4. Feeding network Beamwidth
5. Phase shifter Horizontal 65o 65o 65o
Beamwidth
6. Driving mechanism of the RET Passive:
1710 to 2690 MHz Active: RET 0 to 10o 2o to 10o 0 to 12o
1710 to 2690 MHz
7. High-speed blind-mate ports for the Passive:
Adjustment
790 to 960 MHz Range
communication between AUs and CMs,
Mechanical 3, 1.5, 0, +1.5, +3
between AUs and RUs, and between AUs and Tilt
PIUs Slot 1 N/A N/A 1920 MHz to

2170MHz
8. Blind-mate RF ports: There are four RF ports Slot 3 N/A N/A 1710 MHz to
1880 MHz
on each active module. The four RF ports are
2500 MHz to
connected to the blind-mate connectors on 2690 MHz
antennas.
AAU3902 - RU
A radio unit (RU) is an active RF module, which uses 4T4R Specifications of 2100-1800 MHz RU
and supports two TRXs for one antenna polarization. The Item RU44-2.1 GHz RU44-1.8 GHz
circuit is basically the same as that of an RRU. The 2100 Frequency Band 1920 MHz to 1725 MHz to
1980MHz 1785MHz
MHz RU delivered in this version has the following parts and
2110 MHz to 1820 MHz to
functions: 2170MHz 1880MHz
1. Channel processing, clipping, and digital IF signal Working Mode UMTS GSM or LTE
Hardware 4T4R 4T4R
processing such as DPD
Structure
2. TX and RX RF links processing Output Power 2x40 W 2x40 W
3. Active antenna calibration and compensation Power 405 W 405 W
4. DBF parameter configuration Consumption
Receiver 125.5 dBm GSM: 114 dBm
5. Antenna polarization Sensitivity/Single
LTE: 106.6 dBm
6. Local operation and maintenance for RUs Channel
Receiver Cannot be tested Cannot be tested
DPD Channel CPU Clock and Power
Sensitivity/Four
correction local supply Channels
frequency
Carrier 8 (1T2R) or 4 GSM:8 (1T2R)
(2T2R, 1T4R, and LTE: 2 (2T2R,
RF PA 2T4R) 2T4R, and 4T4R)
SD6212 RFRF
Channel PA
PA
FPGA Channel PA
RF
Channel
Channel
Transient Working 40 MHz/PA, 60 GSM: 35 MHz/PA
Channel
correctio IF Bandwidth MHz/Rx LTE: 40MHz/PA,
T/R IQ RF LN
n handl
RF
60 MHz/Rx
Connect RF
Channel LNA
LN
DBF ing
Channel
RF
Channel LNAA Blind-mate
ed to the SEDES Duplexer 60 MHz 60 MHz
Channel A RF
MU Maintena Bandwidth
nce and connector
test Connected Power Supply 48 V DC (36 V 48 V DC (36 V
to the
antenna
DC to 57 V DC) DC to 57 V DC)
port on the
AU
AAU3902 - MU
A management unit (MU) is the common management of
an AAU, which has the following parts and functions:
Protection
and filtering
1. CPRI convergence and distribution
Power T/R IQ and power
2. Ports for power supply and CPRI hardware supply Connected to slot 3
3. Light protection, slow start-up, electromagnetic Fan control
Clock
interference (EMI) prevention, and filtering
CPU T/R IQ and power
4. AAS O&M and RU management Connected to slot 2
FGPA
5. Control of the antenna built-in motor and level-2 CPRI
deframing
phase shifter CM controls
frame forming
T/R IQ and power
6. Control of the PU (with motor) Maintenance
and test
Connected to slot 1
SERDES
CPRI 48 V
Logical Structure of an MU
AAU3902 RET Scheme
Active unit
2.1A 1. The RET of the 3-array antenna can be
controlled independently.
High-frequency active array
CMB1 TRX 2. Only inner control is supported for the high-
V2D6 TRX
frequency active array.
V network
Low-frequency passive array + phase shifter
TRX 3. Inner and outer controls are both supported

TRX
for the passive arrays.
4. Inner control depends on the CPRI port. The
MU performs the interpretation and
High-frequency passive array + phase shifter
Level-2
phase hierarchical control for the motors. The
shifter antenna has three motors controlling the three
1.8/2.6A arrays, respectively. The motors are controlled
CMB2 TRX by one remote control unit (RCU).
TRX 5. Outer control is performed through a pair of
outer multi-core ports at the bottom of the
TRX
TRX antenna. The ports can be cascaded. One
multi-core control channel is provided in the
LVTTL antenna controlling the motors of the two
Motor1 CM passive arrays. The channel supports cascading
Motor and is identified by a serial number.
RS485 Passive motor
6. Outer control does not support the OOK port.
control control
Motor 2 Phase shifter When outer passive modules use the OOK
on the
antenna ports, connect the SBT to the antenna to
Hierarchical isolate and demodulate the OOK signals.
control for
motors
Motor 3
CPRI
AAU3902 Benefit
Enabling flexible combinations of multiple

Capacity sectors and RF channels
Architecture
Site Coverage
Achieving
Requiring wide and deep
less antenna coverage
space and
reducing
boxes
Site Solution
Cost Saving Item Benefit Advantage (comparing with the RRU)
1. Antennas support multiple frequency bands

1. Saving antenna space
Space and modes.
2. Saving lease costs 2. Only one box is required.
1. Reducing installation
Time duration Feeders are not required.
2. Reducing shutdown duration
Materials Not requiring feeders 1. Feeders are not required.
The cable loss between the AARU and AAAU is
Consumption Reducing cable losses
small
1. Incorrect feeder connections are prevented.
Maintenance Reducing maintenance costs 2. Alarms related to the VSWR and antennas are
prevented.
Capacity Solution
Capacity
Measure Supported by the AAS Module
Expansion Method
More spectrum Add more frequencies. Yes
resources
Add more frequency bands. Yes if AARUs operating the related frequency bands are installed
Multiple sectors: transition from three-sector to Yes. A single AAS module can support two sectors. A single
six-sector; AARU supports different sector combinations.
Multiple channels: transition from 1-channel to 2- Yes. A single AAS module supports four RF channels and
Networking: channel and then to 4-channel; four-way transmit therefore can achieve four-way receive or transmit diversity. A
multiple or receive diversity single AARU supports different RF channel combinations.
sectors/channels/s
ites, or Hetnet Multiple sites: short distance between sites Yes
Frequency reuse (GSM only): transition from 4x3

Yes
to 1x3
Hetnet: mini base stations, indoor-coverage base
No, except for mini or pico base stations that use AAS modules
stations, WIFI, and Femto
Yes
Interference cancellation and suppression
Higher order modulation and demodulation:
Features HSPA+, EDGE Yes
Carrier aggregation (LTE only)
Signaling traffic bursts: O&M Link Backup,
Yes
Capacity Optimization for Small-Packet Services
Transfer spectrum resources to advanced modes Yes
Inter-RAT
Spectrum resources sharing Yes
refarming
Power resources sharing Yes
AAU3902 Features
Vertical Multiple Sectors

- increases site capacity.
4-Way Receive Diversity

- increase uplink capacity.
User Specific Tilt

- increase system capacity.
Vertical Multiple Sectors
Application Scenarios
The downlink load of the target cell has reached or exceeded the downlink load threshold
(70%) for capacity expansion.
In densely-populated urban areas, the site height higher than 25 m is recommended, and the
distance between two eNodeBs is about 500 m.
In common urban areas, the site height higher than 30 m is recommended, and the distance
between two eNodeBs is less than 1000 m.
The Cell A downtilt angle on the site is smaller than or equal to 10. CELL A CELL A
Traffic is available near the site. Deploy this feature in scenarios where traffic in inner cells
accounts for 40% to 80% of the total traffic.
Solution
The Vertical Multiple Sectors feature splits a sector served by AAS modules into an inner sector and an outer sector. The inner and outer
sectors correspond to an inner cell and an outer cell, respectively. These cells use the same frequency but have overlapping areas.
Benefits
This feature cover the area with one more sector to let users reuse radio resource which may lead to increase on capacity without adding
frequencies or RF modules. In the user non-uniform distributed scenario, the gain is as follow.
UMTS: Increases network capacity by 30% to 70% compared with the capacity of a site in a horizontal three-sector networking.
LTE: Increases network capacity by 20% to 40% compared with the capacity of a site in a horizontal three-sector networking.
Specifications and Limitations
The cells served by this feature do not support four-way receive diversity due to limited capabilities of AAS modules.
AAU3902 is required.
Vertical Multi-Sector DL Capacity Gain
DL Cell Average Throughput for Full Buffer
30-70%
20-40%
3 Sector 3 Sector
Scenario: Non-uniform UE distribution, Hotspot

UMTS LTE
located close to site, More UE located in inner cell
Using the beamforming technology to split a sector UL Cell Average Throughput for Full Buffer
into an inner and an outer sector, this feature doubles 50-100%
cell resources and increases the average cell 30-60%
throughput
Impact on KPI 3 Sector 3 Sector

After cell split, the cell edge user RSRP will decreased
due to the transmit power shared with inner cell and
UMTS LTE
outer cell.
After cell split, the user SINR will decreased about 2 to In the burst service, the user average throughput gain will
3 dB especially in the over shooting area of inner cell smaller than that in full buffer service.
and outer cell.
Virtual Four Uplink Channels (Vertical)
Application Scenarios
Uplink capacity is limited and no extra frequencies are available, such as in densely
populated areas.
There are no problems such as service drop or access failure due to coverage.
The uplink interference over thermal (IoT) in the cell is high.
Solution
The Vertical Four Uplink Channels feature enables four-way receive diversity for a sector
by allocating four connection ports to the sector vertically. Without this feature,
conventional RRUs or RFUs must use two sets of dual-polarized antennas to enable four- Inner beam 4RxD Outer beam
way receive diversity.
This feature provides extra receive diversity gains and array gains, thereby increasing the
uplink throughput and network capacity Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
Benefits
Note
UMTS: Compared with two-way receive diversity, this feature helps increase uplink 1) The interference between areas 1 and 3 is
capacity by 40% to 60%. small due to the gap area: area 2.
LTE: Compared with two-way receive diversity, this feature helps increase uplink capacity 2) UEs in area 2 obtain four-way receive
by 10% to 45%. diversity gains because their signals can be
received by inner and outer beams.
Specifications and Limitations 3) The RoT for the average uplink load specific
The cells served by user specific tilt and four-way receive diversity, and do not support the to four-way signals is twice larger than the RoT
Vertical Multiple Sectors feature due to limited capabilities of AAS modules. for the average uplink load specific to two-way
signals.
Virtual Four Uplink Channels (Vertical) Capacity Gain
Cell Average Throughput for Full Buffer Service
40-60%
AAS Virtual 4 Channels
Benefits 10-45%
Improve receiver
sensitivity and
uplink coverage.
2Rx 2Rx
UMTS 4Rx LTE 4Rx
User Average Throughput for Burst Service
V4R VS 2R User Avg. Tput Gain

50.00%
With 4 antennas per sector for 45.00%
receiving 40.00%
35.00%
Using the beamforming technology
Gain(%)
30.00%
two vertical beams which radiate at 25.00%
20.00%
+45 polarization and at -45 15.00%
polarization 10.00%
5.00%
In area B where these two beams 0.00%
5% 10% 50% 70%
overlap, the function enables four-way
max 10.03% 10.19% 29.54% 43.97%
receive diversity
min 6.03% 7.60% 21.79% 34.44%
User Specific Tilt (LTE Only)
Application scenario
Cells selected for user specific tilting provide continuous coverage.
There are no coverage problems, or there are coverage problems but the
problems are not serious, for example, in densely populated urban areas. In
densely populated urban areas, the site height is higher than 25 m, and the
distance between two eNodeBs is equal to or less than 500 m. In common urban
areas, the site height is higher than 30 m, and the distance between two eNodeBs
is less than 1000 m.
The downtilt angle on the site is smaller than or equal to 10.
There is traffic in cell centers.
UEs support 4x2 or 4x4 closed-loop MIMO.
Solution
The AAS can use an active antenna to form two transmit beams in each polarization direction for a total of four transmit beams in the
two polarization directions. Together with LOFD-001003 DL 4x2 MIMO or LOFD-001060 DL 4x4 MIMO in closed-loop mode, the AAS
generates four downlink channels on the vertical plane in a cell.
As shown in Figure , the red beam is a wide beam generated for control channels and the other three beams are narrow beams
generated for traffic channels. These narrow beams are formed for different UEs based on the precoding matrix indicators (PMIs)
reported by these UEs and the associated codebooks. For the server cell, the UST has beamforming gain, and for the neighbor cell,
the UST has inter cell interference reduction gain.
Benefit
This feature increases the signal power of UEs close to the AAS and reduces the interference with other cells, thereby increasing
system capacity.
Specification and restriction
The cells served by user specific tilt and four-way receive diversity, and do not support the Vertical Multiple Sectors feature due to limited
capabilities of AAS modules.
User Specific Tilting DL Capacity GainLTE Only
Cell Average Throughput for Full Buffer Service

15%~30%
User Specific Tilting
22
PMI PMI PMI PMI PMI PMI

1 2 3 1 2 3
User Average Throughput for Burst Service
UST 4x2 VS 2x2 User Avg. Pcv Tput Gain
According to the Uplink PMI feedback from UE, The user level 30%
beam-forming will be Created. 25%
20%
Different Beam will Randomize Intra-frequency interference. 15%
10%
5%
0%
5% 10% 50% 70%
max 7.28% 10.96% 24.26% 26.64%
min 3.14% 6.93% 10.70% 17.99%
Executive Summary for AAU3902 Field Trial
Vertical 4 Receive Diversity
AAU3902 is a new type of antenna which differently from
traditional passive modules allows to enable advanced
beamforming functions in accordance with our needs . Below
the results reached for each of active features tested:
1. V4R(Virtual Four Receive Diversity) can bring an average

UL gain about 33% and achieve up to 40%. Moreover in
static test there is a gain up to 45% in UL Throughput and
Vertical Multiple Sector UE TX power saving up to 5 dBm.
2. VMS can bring an average utmost UL capacity gain about

61% based on the network condition of trial site and
achieve up to 89%. VMS can bring an average DL
capacity gain about 131% and achieve up to 195%.
3. Although based on simulation UL/DL tilt has no benefit for

the twosectors the feature has been tested. No
degradation for main KPI: improvement in terms of DCR
UL/DL Different Tilt HSXPA and HSDPA_RAB failure rate
Product overview AAU3911
Hardware Structure
Features and benefit
Hardware Structure - AAU3911
Mounting
kit Upper
handle
Plastic
cover RU in the
upper slot
Plastic cover
bracket AU
RU in the lower
slot
Lower
handle
Equipment Specifications of AAU3911
Item AAU3911
Dimensions With metal cover: 2020 mm (H) x 359 mm (W) x 290
mm (D) (79.53 in. x 14.13 in. x 11.42 in.)
Weight Single frequency band: about 49 Kg

Dual frequency bands: about 63 Kg
EIRP 2 x 64.8 dBm (1.8 GHz/2.1 GHz)
2 x 64.8 dBm (AWS including Combiner)
2 x 63.5 dBm (2.6 GHz)
Instantaneous Bandwidth 1.8 GHz GO/GL: 35 M; LO: 40 M
2.1 GHz UO: 60 M
Specifications AWS UL: 45 M
2.6 GHz LO: 50 M
Number of Channels 2T4R (AWS/2.1 GHz/2.6 GHz)
2T4R' (1.8 GHz/2.1 GHz)
Power Consumption Single Band A: about 330 W (2.6 GHz 2T4R) to 385
W (2.1 GHz/AWS 2T4R)
to 350 W (2.1 GHz 2T4R'/1.8 GHz 2T4R')
Power -48 V DC (-36 V to -57 V)
Introduction to Functional Modules of AAU3911
Functional modules of AAU3911 consist of the active module RU and the antenna module AU.
An RU is an RF unit, which transmits and transforms signals between BBU and the antenna system. The types of RU
include:
Power
Frequency Number
RU Code Consumption Bandwidth Power Sensitivity
Band of TR
(100% Load)
UMTS:
RU3832 2100 2T4R 02310PPY 385 W UO: 60 MHz 2 x 60 W
-126.1 dBm
UMTS:
UO: 60 MHz -126.1 dBm
RU3832 AWS 2T4R 02310QNU 385 W
LO: 50 MHz
2 x 60 W
LTE:
-106.5 dBm
GO/GL: 35 1800: GSM: -114.0 dBm
RU3952m 1800 2T4R' 0231XXXX XXXW MHz 2 x 40 W LTE:
LO: 40 MHz -106.5 dBm
UMTS:
RU3952m 2100 2T4R' 0231XXXX XXXW UO: 60 MHz 2 x 60 W
-126.1 dBm
LTE:
RU3260 2600 2T4R 02310QER 330 W LO: 50 MHz 2 x 40 W -106.5 dBm@ (1T1R 25
RB)
An AU is an antenna unit, which is the main bearing part in AAU3911. The AU can be categorized into four types
according to the frequency band that it supports.
AU Frequency Band in the Upper Slot (MHz) Frequency Band in the Lower Slot (MHz)
AU11Ia 2500 to 2690 1710 to 2170 + 690960
AU11Ib 1710 to 2690 690960
AU11Ic 1710 to 2170 25002690 + 690960
AU11Id 2305 to 2360 25002690 + 690960
Introduction to Functional Modules of
AAU3911 RU
AAUs can use three types of RUs: RU of 2T4R, RU of 2T2R, and RU of 4T4R, which support different
numbers of receiving and sending channels.
The main functions of RU are as follows:
1. Receives downlink baseband data from the BBU and transmits uplink baseband data to the BBU,
enabling communications between the RU and the BBU.
2. Receives RF signals from the antenna system, down-converts the received signals to IF signals,
amplifies the IF signals and performs ADC. The TX channel filters downlink signals, performs DAC and
up-converts RF signals to the TX band.
3. Provides the duplexing function for RF channels, enables RX signals and TX signals to share the same
antenna path, and filters the RX and TX signals.
Exterior of RU
4T4R/2T4R 2T2R
Introduction to Ports of RU 2T4R/4T4R
Item Silkscreen Remarks
(1) Ports in the RTN (+) Power port
cabling cavity
NEG (-)
CPRI0 Optical/electrical port 1
CPRI1 Optical/electrical port 1
(2) Ports at the ANT_TX/RXA TX/RX port A,
bottom supporting RET signal
transmission
ANT_RXC RX port C
ANT_RXD RX port D
ANT_TX/RXB TX/RX port B
EXT_ALM Alarm port

RET Communication port for
the RET antenna,
supporting RET signal
transmission
The difference between the ports on 2T4R and 2T2R RUs lies only in the number of RF ports at the bottom.
Other ports including those for power, CPRI, RET, alarm, and indicator are the same.
Ports of 4T4R and 2T4R RUs are the same. On the 4T4R RU, port C and port D can be shared between RX and
TX.
Introduction to the Components of
AAU3911 AU
The functions of the AU are as follows:
Provides an antenna array and a feeder, phase shift network and transmission
system.
Provides the built-in antenna motor to control the circuit.
Provides antenna capability information, combiner types, and RU in-position
information reporting.
Provides overall installation and RU installation ports.
Provides passive ports for RRUs and RFUs.
Exterior of AU
Electrical Parameters of AU
AU Electrical Parameter
1710 1920 2500
Frequency Range (MHz) 690820 790862 824894 880960
1880 2170 2690
Gain (dBi) 15 15.5 15.5 16 17 17.5 18
65 63
Horizontal 3 dB Beam Width ()
9.5 6.4
Vertical 3 dB Beam Width ()
Side Lobe Suppression for First Side Lobe Above >17 >17
Main Beam (Typ.) (dB)
>25 >25
Front to back ratio, copolar (Typ.) (dB)
Polarization +45, -45
Electrical Downtilt () 0 - 10, continuously adjustable
<1.5
VSWR
Intra-system: 28
Isolation Between Ports (dB) Inter-system: 28 (typ: 30)
Maximum Input Power per Port (W) 80 80
160 0
Maximum Total Input Power (W)
-153 (2 x 43 dBm carrier)
Intermodulation IM3 (dBc)
50
Impedance ()
Grounding DC Ground
Note: The 0.3 dB loss of combiner needs to be considered for counting the gain of an AU with a
built-in combiner.
Types of AU
AU11Ia AU11Ib AU11Ic AU11Id
2500 to 2690 1710 to 2690 1710 to 2170 2305 to 2360
1710 to 2170 2500 to 2690 2500 to 2690
690 to 960 690 to 960 690 to 960 690 to 960

Diagram of the System Logical Relationship of AU
Module
Dimensions of the semi-integrated antenna (L x W x

D): 2000 mm x 359 mm x 151 mm (not including the
plastic cover)
Weight of the antenna: 30 Kg (including the cover; not
including the handle, the installation conversion bracket
and so on)
Different dual-polarized antenna arrays are installed
side by side, including two high-frequency antenna
arrays and one low-frequency antenna array, where one
high-frequency antenna array is coaxial with the low-
frequency antenna array.
High-frequency combiners at the array level are built
in, supporting shared use of RF array and phase shift
feed network. The degree of downtilt freedom
(number of independent tilts) is 3.
Description of Ports on the AU 2
6 5 4 3
No. Name Number Ports Remarks

RU RF port in the ANT_TX/RXA, ANT_TX/RXB, ANT_TX/RXC, In the middle of the
1 4
upper slot ANT_TX/RXD back of the antenna
RU AISG port in the In the middle of the
2 1 AISG IN FOR RU
upper slot back of the antenna
ANT_TX/RXA, ANT_TX/RXB, ANT_TX/RXC,
RU RF port in the At the bottom of the
3 6 ANT_TX/RXD (high band), ANT_A, ANT_B (low
lower slot antenna
band)
RU AISG port in the At the bottom of the
4 1 AISG IN FOR RU
lower slot antenna
At the bottom of the
5 P RRU AISG port 1 AISG IN
antenna
P RRU AISG At the bottom of the
6 1 AISG OUT
cascading port antenna
Logical Principle of AAU3911 RET
Antenna The RET of AAU3911 antenna is realized through the AISG. The antenna has
three built-in logical RCUs for remote adjustment of the three antenna tilt
angles. The RET system provides four AISG ports. Two of the AISG ports are
Phaser for tilt adjustment of active RUs in the upper and lower slots, and the two
Subunit1 ports are located in the middle and at the bottom of the antenna. The other
Subunit2 two AISG ports at the bottom of the antenna are for the passive tilt
Subunit3 adjustment or RRU cascading. Each logical RCU has its RCU ID.
For the logical RCU, software design constraints are as follows:
Each RCU can set up only one AISG link. Two links cannot be set up.
RU-A(U) RCU1
RU-A(D)
AISG
RCU2 MOT After the RCU link is established, the RCU serial number is not displayed in
RRU-P RCU3 the scanning result of other RET ports.

The internal logical RCUs, which do not have links, can be scanned by any
RET ports.
When TX and RX channels share an antenna, the
The link setup complies with the first-come-first-served principle. If you
TX RU controls the antenna array tilt angle.
want to switch to another configuration, you must disconnect the
If two TX channels share one antenna in the
established link at first. And then, it can be used.
outgoing feeder, the active RU controlling the
antenna tilt array is recommended.
RF Cable Connections of AU11Ic
The ones on the left part correspond to the connection in the upper slot. The ones on the right
part correspond to the connection in the lower slot.
Functions and Features of AAU3911
AAU3911 integrates functions of the RF module into the antenna. The features of
AAU3911 are as follows:
A maximum of two active bands can be integrated in AAU3911.
Compared with traditional RRUs, AAU3911 can reduce the jumper loss by
about 0.8 dB and save 10% of power by integrating RF modules into the
antenna.
AAU3911 adopts the modularized structure and supports fast installation and
maintenance, reducing product delivery time.
AAU3911 supports uplink 4-way receive diversity, eliminating the bottleneck of
uplink receiving capacity.
AAU3911, as an active antenna unit, can be connected to RRUs or RFUs in the
live network.
AAU3911 has strong evolution ability. It is convenient to evolve from 2T2R to
2T4R and from 1A+2P to 2A+1P.
High Integration and Simplified Sites
15 Boxes 6 Boxes
6 Antennas Clean Site

2 Active bands
9 RRUs
integrated
(2.1 GHz+1.8 GHz) Fewer Boxes
3 RRUs
Lower OPEX
Site rental reduced

Site design and installation
Traditional RRU AAU3911 simplified
Maintenance fee saved
Scenarios: S111 site,
UMTS (2.1 GHz) + LTE+GSM (1.8 GHz) + GSM (900
MHz)
Less Feeder Loss and Power Consumption
AAU
Solution 0 Feeder loss
(decreased by
0.8 dB)
3 dB cable loss 0.8 dB jumper Power and CPRI 10% power saving
loss
(5 m)
Increased Uplink Capacity
Four-way Uplink Receive Diversity 60% Increase

AAU3911
With 4 antennas 2Rx
per sector for 4Rx
receiving
Average Cell Throughput
2Rx -> 4Rx Commercial trial network of operator

XXX (2012)
AAU3911 Feature & benefit
Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid

- in dual band network reduces the costs for implementing
the 4 Antenna receive diversity
Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid
The Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid feature allows a radio frequency (RF) module
to receive and transmit signals on one frequency band and receive signals on
another.
Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid - Modules
AAU3911 can work with RU3952m at 1800MHz and 2100MHz
Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid - Benefits
The Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid feature achieves dual-band four receive
(RX). When used in newly deployed dual-band networks or during
transitions from single-band networks to dual-band networks, this feature
requires fewer external combiners or antennas, reducing costs.
Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid - Benefits
The Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid feature achieves dual-band four receive
(RX). When used in newly deployed dual-band networks or during
transitions from single-band networks to dual-band networks, this feature
requires fewer external combiners or antennas, reducing costs.
Common scenario Inter-frequency mutual aid scenario
FOA AAU3902 scenario
Active antenna configuration
o LTE1800 V4R + UMTS2100 VMS (V4R)
Passive antenna configuration

o LTE800 + GSM900 + LTE2600
RU1800
48V
DCDU
BBU UMTS
UPE
U
WBBPf3 RU2100
FA
N WBBPf3
UPE
U
WBBPf3 UMPTb2 Iu-b (IP) +
S1/X2 (IP)
MU
CPRI
DCDU
BBU GL
UCIU
800-900 MHz
LBBPd2
FA
GTMU
N LBBPd2 CPRI
UPE
U
LBBPd1 UMPTb2 A-bis (TDM)
TMA
800-
900
Active antenna configuration
o LTE1800 2T4R + GSM1800 2T2R +
UMTS2100 2T2R
Passive antenna configuration

o LTE800 + GSM900 + LTE2600
FOA AAU3911 Scenario
48V
CPRI RU3952m
2T4R
(1800)
CPRI
DCDU
BBU UMTS
WBBPf3
UPE
U
48V
WBBPf3
FA
N WBBPf3
UPE
CPRI RU3952m
2T4R
U
WBBPf3 UMPTb2 Iu-b (IP) + (2100)
S1/X2 (IP)
CPRI
DCDU
BBU GL
UCIU
800-9000 MHz
LBBPd1
FA
GTMU
N
UPE
U
LBBPd2 UMPTb2 A-bis (TDM)
TMA
2600 MHz
800-
non usato 900
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EIRP 2.1 GHz 2x40 W+17 dBi antenna gains

G1800: 114 dBm

Power consumption Single frequency band:

Maximum wind resistance 980 N/650 N/960 N at 150 km/h

PIUs Slot 1 N/A N/A 1920 MHz to

TRX 3. Inner and outer controls are both supported

Enabling flexible combinations of multiple

1. Antennas support multiple frequency bands

Frequency reuse (GSM only): transition from 4x3

Vertical Multiple Sectors

4-Way Receive Diversity

User Specific Tilt

Scenario: Non-uniform UE distribution, Hotspot

Impact on KPI 3 Sector 3 Sector

UMTS 4Rx LTE 4Rx

User Average Throughput for Burst Service

V4R VS 2R User Avg. Tput Gain

Cell Average Throughput for Full Buffer Service

PMI PMI PMI PMI PMI PMI

1. V4R(Virtual Four Receive Diversity) can bring an average

2. VMS can bring an average utmost UL capacity gain about

3. Although based on simulation UL/DL tilt has no benefit for

Weight Single frequency band: about 49 Kg

EXT_ALM Alarm port

2500 to 2690 1710 to 2690 1710 to 2170 2305 to 2360

1710 to 2170 2500 to 2690 2500 to 2690

690 to 960 690 to 960 690 to 960 690 to 960

Dimensions of the semi-integrated antenna (L x W x

No. Name Number Ports Remarks

RRU-P RCU3 the scanning result of other RET ports.

6 Antennas Clean Site

Site rental reduced

Four-way Uplink Receive Diversity 60% Increase

Average Cell Throughput

2Rx -> 4Rx Commercial trial network of operator

Inter-Frequency Mutual Aid

AAU3911 can work with RU3952m at 1800MHz and 2100MHz

Common scenario Inter-frequency mutual aid scenario

Passive antenna configuration

Passive antenna configuration

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