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About This Manual Purpose This manual provides information about the ZXSDR R8872A, including functions, features, system architecture, operation and maintenance, and technical specifications. Intended Audience This manual is intended for: Network planning and optimization engineers Field designing engineers What Is in This Manual This manual contains the following chapters.
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Chapter 1 Overview The ZXSDR R8872A is an outdoor RRU. It works with the to form a distributed base station, implementing radio transmission and radio channel control in the coverage areas. Figure 1-1 shows an external view of the ZXSDR R8872A.
Software failure will not affect the running of connected BBU and other cascaded RRUs. Figure 1-2 shows the position of the ZXSDR R8872A in a radio network. Figure 1-2 ZXSDR R8872A Position in a Radio Network 1.2 Features The ZXSDR R8872A has the following features:...
Chapter 2 System Architecture Table of Contents Hardware Architecture....................2-1 Software Architecture ....................2-2 2.1 Hardware Architecture The ZXSDR R8872A contains five hardware modules, see Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 Hardware Architecture Transceiver It implements the transmitter and receiver functions, and provides interfaces and control.
Table of Contents Baseband-RF Networking ..................3-1 Operation and Maintenance ..................3-2 3.1 Baseband-RF Networking The ZXSDR R8872A supports star and line networks with the BBU. The ZXSDR R8872A and the BBU are connected with optical fibers. Star network Each has a point-to-point connection with the BBU, see Figure 3-1.
Remote Maintenance Remote maintenance is implemented through the EMS, which is connected to the through the TCP/IP protocol, and the BBU is connected to the ZXSDR R8872A through CPRI interface, see Figure 3-3. Multiple base stations can be maintained through one EMS.
Operating Environment....................4-1 Power Supply ......................4-2 Performance ......................4-2 Reliability........................4-5 Electromagnetic Compatibility ..................4-6 4.1 Physical Specifications For a description of the physical specifications of the ZXSDR R8872A, refer to Table 4-1. Table 4-1 Physical Specifications Item Specification Dimensions (H × W × D) 415 mm ×...
ZXSDR R8872A Product Description 4.3 Power Supply For the power supply requirements of the ZXSDR R8872A, refer to Table 4-3. Table 4-3 Power Supply Requirements Item Specification Power supply DC: –48 V DC (–37 V DC to –60 V DC)
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Chapter 4 Technical Specifications Table 4-4 ZXSDR R8872A S8500 Performance Requirements Item Specification Operating 850 MHz frequency Tx: 869–894 MHz band Rx: 824–849 MHz TOC output 2 x 80 W power Bandwidth LTE: 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, and 20 MHz Receiver Single antenna: –113.5 dBm...
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GSM 2 x 4TRXs+LTE 1 x 10 MHz 2T2R/2T4R Cell GSM 2 x 2TRXs+LTE 2 x 10 MHz 2T2R/2T4R Cells Transmis- CPRI interface, 2 x 6.144 Gbps sion Table 4-6 ZXSDR R8872A S1800 Performance Requirements Item Specification Operating 1800 MHz frequency Tx: 1805–1880 MHz...
GSM 2 x 2 TRXs , UMTS 2 x 1 CSs , and LTE 1 x 10 MIMO multi-mode 2T2R Cell Transmis- CPRI interface, 2 x 6.144 Gbps sion 4.5 Reliability For the reliability requirements of the ZXSDR R8872A, refer to Table 4-8. Table 4-8 Reliability Requirements Item Specification MTBF DC: ≥...
ZXSDR R8872A Product Description 4.6 Electromagnetic Compatibility For the electromagnetic compatibility requirements of the ZXSDR R8872A, refer to Table 4-9. Table 4-9 Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements Item Specification ESD immunity Contact discharge: ±6000 V Air discharge: ±8000 V Surge immunity DC power interface cable (grounding): ±2000 V SJ-20141127113509-001|2016-12-05 (R1.4)
- Local Maintenance Terminal - Long Term Evolution MCPA - Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures MTTR - Mean Time To Recovery - Operating and Maintenance - Operation Support Subsystem - Power Amplifier SJ-20141127113509-001|2016-12-05 (R1.4) ZTE Proprietary and Confidential...
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ZXSDR R8872A Product Description - Personal Computer - Remote Radio Unit - Total Cost of Ownership - Transmission Control Protocol SJ-20141127113509-001|2016-12-05 (R1.4) ZTE Proprietary and Confidential...