MRFUd Description

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Date

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Contents
1 Introduction.................................................................................1
2 Technical Specifications.................................................................3
2.1 Frequency Band.................................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Capacity.............................................................................................................................................................3
2.3 Receiver Sensitivity...........................................................................................................................................4
2.4 Output Power.....................................................................................................................................................4
2.5 Power Consumption...........................................................................................................................................7

3 Acronyms and Abbreviations.......................................................10

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Introduction

The MRFUd can be used in an enhanced indoor cabinet or an enhanced protective outdoor
cabinet. The MRFUd performs modulation, demodulation, data processing, and combination
and division of baseband signals and RF signals. With the Software Defined Radio (SDR)
technology, the MRFUd can work either in GU or GL dual-mode through software
configuration modification.
MRFUd has a dual-transmitter and dual-receiver structure, which supports higher output
power and carrier capacity.
Figure a.1shows the MRFUd.
Figure a.1 MRFUd

To meet the requirements for radio network deployment, the BBU3900 and MRFUd are
connected through a CPRI interface that uses an electrical or optical cable to transmit CPRI
signals.

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The BBU3900 and the MRFUd are connected in dual-star topology. That is, the CPRI port on
the GTMU is connected to CPRI0 on the MRFUd, and the CPRI port on the WBBP or LBBP
is connected to CPRI1 on the MRFUd, as shown in Figure a.2.
Figure a.2 Dual-star topology

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2.1 Frequency Band

Figure a.1 MRFUd frequency band
Frequency
Band

RX Frequency Band (MHz)

TX Frequency Band (MHz)

900MHz

880915

925960

1800MHz

1,7101,785

1,8051,880

2.2 Capacity
Figure a.1 Capacity
Mode

Capacity

GSM

Each MRFUd supports 8 TRXs.

UMTS

Each MRFUd supports 6 TRXs, and supports 4 carriers in MIMO

configuration

GSM+UMTS

G1U1G2U1G1U2G2U2

LTE

MRFUd

GSM+LTE

11.435101520MHz per PA

21.435101520MHz per PA

MRFUd G1L1G2L1G3L1G4L1G5L1G6L1
The LTE bandwidth can be 1.435101520MHz

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2.3 Receiver Sensitivity

Figure a.1 Receiver sensitivity
Mode

Receiver Sensitivity

UMTS

125.5 dBm

GSM

LTE

As recommended in 3GPP TS25.104, the receiver

sensitivity (full band) is measured at the antenna connector
on condition that the channel rate reaches 12.2 kbit/s and
the Bit Error Rate (BER) does not exceed 0.001.

Frequency band (MHz): 880 to 915, 925 to 960, 1800

113.7 dBm

Frequency band (MHz): 880 to 915, 925 to 960

114dBm

Frequency band (MHz): 1800

105.8 dBm

Frequency band (MHz): 900/1800 (BW > 5 MHz)

2.4 Output Power

The output power is 1 dB lesser than the standard power when the MRFUd is located at a height of 3500

m to 4500m; and is 2 dB lesser than the standard power when the MRFUd is located at a height of 4500
m to 6000m.
Factors such as the site-to-site distance, frequency-reuse factor, power control algorithm, and traffic

model affect the gain achieved by dynamic power allocation. Therefore, in most cases, the network
planning can be based on the power specification achieved by dynamic power allocation.
Power sharing cannot be used together with RAN sharing with BSS and RAN, concentric cell, Co-BCCH,

and IBCA.
In power sharing mode, the power control and DTX must be set to ON.
Power sharing assumes a random distribution of UEs in the cell.
Ther symbol * indicates that the default configuration is 40W, if 60W or 80W is required, you must

purchase the corresponding license.

Figure a.1 lists the typical configurations of the MRFUd at 900 MHz or 1800 MHz in
compliance with the specifications for multi-carrier base station in EN 301 502 V9.2.1.
Figure a.1 Typical configurations of the MRFUd (900 MHz or 1800 MHz)
Numb
er of
GSM
Carrier
s

Numbe
r of
UMTS
Carrier
s

Numb
er of
LTE
Carrier
s

Output
Power per
GSM
Carrier (W)

Output
Sharing
Power per
GSM Carrier
(W)

Output
Power per
UMTS
Carrier (W)

Output
Power per
LTE
Carrier
(W)

40(default)*

40(default)*

60(license)

60(license)

80(license)

80(license)

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Numb
er of
GSM
Carrier
s

Numbe
r of
UMTS
Carrier
s

Numb
er of
LTE
Carrier
s

Output
Power per
GSM
Carrier (W)

Output
Sharing
Power per
GSM Carrier
(W)

Output
Power per
UMTS
Carrier (W)

Output
Power per
LTE
Carrier
(W)

40(default)*

40(default)*

60(license)

60(license)

80(license)

80(license)

40

40

40

40

27

30

27

30

20

27

20

27

80

80

40

40

25

25

1(MIMO)

260

2(MIMO)

240

3(MIMO)

225

4(MIMO)

220

260

Carrier1
240
Carrier2
240

80

80

40

80

80

40

40

40

40

240

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Numb
er of
GSM
Carrier
s

Numbe
r of
UMTS
Carrier
s

Numb
er of
LTE
Carrier
s

Output
Power per
GSM
Carrier (W)

Output
Sharing
Power per
GSM Carrier
(W)

Output
Power per
UMTS
Carrier (W)

Output
Power per
LTE
Carrier
(W)

40

240

30

220

30

220

20

220

15

220

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2.5 Power Consumption

The typical power consumption for GSM is reached when the base station works with 30% load and

power control and DTX are enabled. The maximum power consumption for GSM is reached when the
base station works with 100% load.
The typical power consumption for UMTS is reached when the base station works with 40% load. The

maximum power consumption for UMTS is reached when the base station works with 100% load.
The typical power consumption for LTE is reached when the base station works with 50% load. The

maximum power consumption for LTE is reached when the base station works with 100% load.
The power consumption listed in Figure a.1 is based on the condition that the enhanced cabinet is used.

Figure a.1 Power consumption

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Item

Specification

BTS3900

Mode900MH
z/1800MHz

Configuration

Output Power per

Carrier (W)

Typical Power
Consumption
(W)

Maximum
Power
Consumption
(W)

GSM

32

20

750

885

34

20

855

1170

36

20

1155

1710

GSM 3 2 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

955

1135

GSM 3 3 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

985

1270

GSM 3 4 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

1210

1585

GSM 3 2 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1410

1765

GSM 3 3 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1560

1945

GSM 3 4 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1530

2065

31

20

720

795

32

20

795

960

LTE

31

40

1110

1395

Mode900MH
z/1800MHz

Configuration

Output Power per

Carrier (W)

Typical Power
Consumption
(W)

Maximum
Power
Consumption
(W)

GSM

32

20

795

930

34

20

900

1215

36

20

1200

1755

GSM 3 2 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

1000

1180

GSM 3 3 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

1030

1315

GSM 3 4 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

1255

1630

GSM 3 2 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1455

1810

(48V)

GSM+UMTS

GSM+LTE

UMTS

BTS3900
L
(48V)

GSM+UMTS

GSM+LTE

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Item

Specification
GSM 3 3 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1605

1990

GSM 3 4 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1575

2110

31

20

765

840

32

20

840

1005

LTE

31

40

1155

1440

Mode900MH
z/1800MHz

Configuration

Output Power per

Carrier (W)

Typical Power
Consumption
(W)

Maximum
Power
Consumption
(W)

GSM

32

20

760

895

34

20

865

1180

36

20

1165

1720

GSM 3 2 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

965

1145

GSM 3 3 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

995

1280

GSM 3 4 +
UMTS 3 1

20/20

1220

1595

GSM 3 2 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1420

1775

GSM 3 3 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1570

1955

GSM 3 4 +
LTE3 1

20/40

1540

2075

31

20

730

805

32

20

805

970

31

40

1120

1405

UMTS

BTS3900
A

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(48V)

GSM+UMTS

GSM+LTE

UMTS

LTE

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Full Name

3GPP

3rd Generation Partnership Project

AMR

Adaptive Multi Rate

BBU

Baseband Unit

BER

Bit Error Ratio

CPRI

Common Public Radio Interface

DTX

Discontinuous Transmission

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

GTMU

GSM Timing and Main control Unit

LBBP

LTE BaseBand Processing unit

LTE

Long Term Evolution

MIMO

Multi-input and Multi-output

MRFUd

Multi-Mode Radio Frequency Unit

RAN

Radio Access Network

RF

Radio Frequency

RNC

Radio Network Controller

RX

Receive

SDR

Software Defined Radio

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

WBBP

WCDMA Baseband Processing unit

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