RRU5516t

V100R021C10

Technical Specifications

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Contents

1 RRU5516t Technical Specifications......................................................................................1

2 Changes in RRU5516t Technical Specifications ...............................................................3
3 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) Technical Specifications...........................4
3.1 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) RF Specifications................................................................................. 4
3.2 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) Engineering Specifications............................................................ 20
3.3 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications................................................................. 22

4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.............................................................................24

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1 RRU5516t Technical Specifications

This document describes the radio frequency (RF) specifications, engineering

specifications, and common public radio interface (CPRI) port specifications of the
RRU5516t.

NOTICE

The specifications that are not mentioned in this document or described as

unsupported may be configurable. The device supports only the specifications that
are mentioned in this document and meet specific constraints. If the specifications
that are not mentioned in this document or described as unsupported are
configured, services may be affected or the network may be out of service.

Product Versions
The following table lists the base station product versions related to the RRU.

Product Name Solution Version Product Version

RRU5516t SRAN21.1 V100R021C10

For details about the software
versions of RF modules, see
Software and Hardware
Compatibility Description.

Intended Audience
This document is intended for:

● Network planners
● Onsite engineers
● System engineers

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2 Changes in RRU5516t Technical

Specifications

This section describes the changes in RRU5516t Technical Specifications.

Draft A (2024-12-31)
This is a draft.
Compared with Issue 02 (2024-06-29) of V100R020C10, this issue does not include
any new topics.
Compared with Issue 02 (2024-06-29) of V100R020C10, this issue includes the
following changes.

Topic Change Description

4 RF Output Power Optimized the output power configuration rules.

Configuration Rules

Compared with Issue 02 (2024-06-29) of V100R020C10, this issue does not

exclude any topics.

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3 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900

MHz) Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz)

include RF specifications, engineering specifications, and CPRI port specifications.

3.1 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) RF Specifications

The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs),
frequency bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and
receiver sensitivity.
3.2 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) Engineering Specifications
The engineering specifications include the input power, dimensions, weight, power
consumption, and environmental specifications.
3.3 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) CPRI Port Specifications
The CPRI port specifications include the number of CPRI ports, port protocol, port
rate, and maximum level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.

3.1 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) RF

Specifications
The RF specifications include the supported radio access technologies (RATs),
frequency bands, TX/RX modes, capacity, output power, carrier configurations, and
receiver sensitivity.
● In the following, G is short for GSM, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE
FDD, M is short for LTE NB-IoT, and N (FDD) is short for NR FDD.
● In the following, SUL is short for supplementary uplink and N (SUL) is short
for NR SUL.

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Supported Frequency Bands

Table 3-1 Frequency bands supported by an RRU5516t

Frequency Protocol- RX Frequency TX Frequency IBW
Band defined Band (MHz) Band (MHz) (MHz)
(MHz) Band

700+800+90 Band 28/ 700: 703 to 733 700: 758 to 788 700: 30a
0 n28+Band 800: 832 to 862 800: 791 to 821 800: 30a
20/
n20+Band 900: 880 to 915 900: 925 to 960 900: 35a
8/n8

a: The IBW can be achieved when no third-order passive intermodulation (PIM3)

products of TX signals fall in the RX frequency bands.

When the RX and TX signals are configured on different ports, the TX signals' PIM3
products will not fall in the RX frequency bands. In this case, the RRU5516t
supports a maximum of 2T2R. The configuration examples are as follows:
● RRU5516t (700 MHz): 2T is configured on RF ports A and B, and 2R is
configured on RF ports C and D.
● RRU5516t (800 MHz): 2T is configured on RF ports C and D, and 2R is
configured on RF ports A and B.
● RRU5516t (900 MHz): 2T is configured on RF ports A and B, and 2R is
configured on RF ports C and D.
The PIM3 products of TX signals will not fall in the RX frequency bands when the
RRU5516t meets the following conditions:
● IBW of the RRU5516t (700 MHz) ≤ 27.5 MHz
● IBW of the RRU5516t (800 MHz) ≤ 20.5 MHz
● IBW of the RRU5516t (900 MHz) ≤ 22.5 MHz
● IBW of the RRU5516t (700 MHz+900 MHz) ≤ 45 MHz (that is, the sum of the
IBW of the RRU5516t working in 700 MHz only and that of the RRU5516t
working in 900 MHz only is less than or equal to 45 MHz)

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NOTE

● The RRU5516t can work on the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, or 900 MHz frequency band. It can
also work on any two of the three frequency bands or on the three frequency bands at
the same time.
● If an RRU works in multiple frequency bands, its configuration must first meet the
requirements for configuration in single-band scenarios.
● In this document, RRU5516t (frequency band) is used to indicate the RRU5516t working
in one frequency band. When the RRU5516t works in multiple frequency bands at the
same time, frequency band 1+frequency band 2 or frequency band 1+frequency band
2+frequency band 3 is used to indicate the bands. For example, RRU5516t (700 MHz
+800 MHz).
● The RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) provides the passive intermodulation
(PIM) cancellation function.
● Passive intermodulation (PIM) refers to the intermodulation effect caused by
nonlinearities in the passive components of an antenna system when high-power
signals of multiple frequencies are transmitted. This intermodulation effect
decreases the uplink sensitivity and negatively affects the network quality.
● The maximum gain of PIM cancellation can reach 15 dB. This function reduces the
negative impact of the intermodulation effect on the system. The following factors
impact PIM cancellation performance:
● Antennas: For example, the antenna experiences water corrosion, the antenna
is aged, or the screws inside the antenna are loose.
● Connectors: For example, the jumper connector is not securely connected, and
the jumper port is corroded by water or aged.
● External PIM issues: For example, metal obstacles (steel rope of the guyed
mast, metal fence, lightning protection ground bar, or billboard) exist near
the radiation surface of the antenna.
● Other factors that cause PIM
● An RRU must be used in a simple antenna networking scenario where the RRU
uses a fixed-length jumper (≤ 6 m or 19.68 ft) to directly connect to the antenna.
In this scenario, there is no intermediate component such as a combiner between
the RRU and the antenna. The fixed-length jumper is used because it can
effectively mitigate the PIM effect.

Supported RATs

Table 3-2 RATs supported by an RRU5516t

Frequenc RAT
y Band
(MHz)

700+800+ 700 MHz: LTE FDD, LM, LN (SUL), NR FDD, LN (FDD), LMN (FDD)
900 800 MHz: LTE FDD, LM, LN (SUL), NR FDD, LN (FDD), LMN (FDD)
900 MHz: UMTS, LTE FDD, GU, GL, UL, GUL, GM, UM, LM, GUM,
GLM, ULM, NR FDD, GN (FDD), UN (FDD), LN (FDD), GUN (FDD),
GLN (FDD), ULN (FDD), MN (FDD), GMN (FDD), UMN (FDD), LMN
(FDD), GLMN (FDD), ULMN (FDD)
When the RRU5516t works on two or three frequency bands, the
supported RATs are the combinations of the RATs supported on
each single frequency band.

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TX/RX Modes and Capacity

Table 3-3 TX/RX modes and capacity of an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900
MHz)
Frequenc Protocol- TX/RX Capacityb Supported
y Band defined Modea Bandwidth
(MHz) Band (MHz)c

700+800+ Band 28/ 700: 4T4R GSM: 8 carriers LTE FDD:

900 n28+Band 800: 4T4R UMTS: 8 carriers 5/10/15/20
20/ (without MIMO); 4 NR SUL: 10
n20+Band 900: 4T4R
carriers (with MIMO) NR FDD:
8/n8
LTE FDD: 3 carriers (one ● 700 MHz:
band); 6 carriers (two 5/10/15/20/3
bands); 9 carriers (three 0
bands)
● 800 MHz:
LTE NB-IoT: 24 carriers 5/10/15/20
when the NB-IoT multi-
carrier function is ● 900 MHz:
enabled; 3 carriers 5/10/15/20
when the NB-IoT multi-
carrier function is
disabled
NR SUL: 1 carrier
NR FDD: 3 carriers (one
band); 6 carriers (two
bands); 9 carriers (three
bands)

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Frequenc Protocol- TX/RX Capacityb Supported

y Band defined Modea Bandwidth
(MHz) Band (MHz)c

a: mTnR in the TX/RX Mode column indicates that the RF module uses m
transmit channels and n receive channels.
b: The number of carriers in the Capacity column refers to the maximum
number of carriers that can be configured for the module with the RAT
configured, not the number of carriers that can be configured for a single
channel. For details about the module-level and channel-level carrier
configurations supported in single-mode and multimode scenarios, see the
Output Power Configuration column in the following table. When the module
is used with a feature, see the feature specifications in the corresponding
feature parameter description to learn the module-level or channel-level carrier
configurations that are supported after the feature is enabled.
c: The bandwidth information in Supported Bandwidth is the standard
bandwidth that can be configured for a carrier when only one carrier is
configured for the module working in a single mode. In any carrier combination
scenario, the difference between the absolute value of the highest frequency
and the absolute value of the lowest frequency of the involved carriers
operating on the same band cannot exceed the instantaneous bandwidth (IBW).
For details about the bandwidth that can be configured for each carrier in each
carrier combination scenario, see Output Power Configuration in the following
table. For details about non-standard bandwidths that can be configured for LTE
FDD carriers, see Compact Bandwidth (FDD) > Compact Bandwidth >
Requirements > Hardware > RF Modules in eRAN FDD Feature
Documentation.

NOTE

● The NB-IoT multi-carrier function is an NB-IoT multi-carrier transmission technology

introduced based on 3GPP Release 13. A cell can have multiple carriers and assigns UEs
to multiple carriers to increase cell capacity. For details about this function and related
parameter settings, see NB-IoT Enhancements (FDD) > Capacity Enhancement >
Multi-Carrier Transmission in eRAN FDD Feature Documentation.
● In the Supported Bandwidth column, the 5/10/15/20 MHz bandwidth per NR FDD
carrier is supported from 5G RAN3.1 onwards, and the 30 MHz bandwidth per NR FDD
carrier is supported from 5G RAN6.1 onwards.

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Output Power and Carrier Configurations

Table 3-4 Output power and carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (700 MHz
+800 MHz+900 MHz)
Frequency Maximum Output Output Power Configuration
Band (MHz) Powera

700+800+900 700 MHz: 4x100 W Typical Carrier and Power

800 MHz: 4x100 W Configurations for RRUs (Excluding
900 MHz: 4x100 W NB-IoT)
700 MHz+800 MHz: 4x100 Typical Carrier and Power
W Configurations for RRUs (NB-IoT
only)
700 MHz+900 MHz: 4x120
W
800 MHz+900 MHz: 4x120
W
700 MHz+800 MHz+900
MHz: 4x120 W

a: mxP W in Maximum Output Power indicates that the number of TX

channels of the RF module is m and the maximum output power of each
channel is P W. The output power that can be configured for each carrier
combination can be less than or equal to the maximum output power. For
details about the power configuration for each carrier combination, see Typical
Carrier and Power Configurations.

● When the RRU5516t works in both 700 MHz and 900 MHz, the total output
power of 700 MHz carriers on a single channel cannot exceed 100 W, that of
900 MHz carriers on a single channel cannot exceed 100 W, and that of 700
MHz and 900 MHz carriers on a single channel cannot exceed 120 W.
● When the RRU5516t works in both 800 MHz and 900 MHz, the total output
power of 800 MHz carriers on a single channel cannot exceed 100 W, that of
900 MHz carriers on a single channel cannot exceed 100 W, and that of 800
MHz and 900 MHz carriers on a single channel cannot exceed 120 W.
● When the RRU5516t works in 700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz, the total output
power of carriers in each band on a single channel cannot exceed 100 W, that
of 700 MHz and 800 MHz carriers on a single channel cannot exceed 100 W,
and that of 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 900 MHz carriers on a single channel
cannot exceed 120 W.

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NOTE

● The Typical Carrier and Power Configurations document includes the configurable
carrier combinations and the output power of each carrier in each combination. Before
referring to this document, you must be familiar with the output power configuration
rules. For details, see 4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules.
● The carrier bandwidths supported by carriers with different power may be different. For
details about the output power of carriers and supported carrier bandwidth, see the
Typical Carrier and Power Configurations document. Each Output Power per Carrier
value in the Typical Carrier and Power Configurations document indicates the maximum
output power of each carrier under the corresponding configuration while ensuring the
network performance. The actually configured carrier power of RF modules can be less
than or equal to the value of Output Power per Carrier. The power configurations that
are not mentioned in the Typical Carrier and Power Configurations document may be
configurable on the software. Performance can only be ensured under the listed power
configurations in the Typical Carrier and Power Configurations document.

NR SUL Carrier Configurations

This section describes the numbers of LTE FDD carriers and NR FDD carriers that
can be configured on the LTE uplink spectrum after the LTE and NR uplink
spectrum sharing feature is enabled.
RRU5516t (700 MHz)

Table 3-5 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 700 MHz, 4R)
Total Number of LTE Total Number of NR Bandwidth per NR SUL
FDD Carriers SUL Carriers Carrier (MHz)

3 (MIMO) 1 10

RRU5516t (800 MHz)

Table 3-6 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 800 MHz, 4R)
Total Number of LTE Total Number of NR Bandwidth per NR SUL
FDD Carriers SUL Carriers Carrier (MHz)

3 (MIMO) 1 10

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Table 3-7 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 700 MHz LN+800 MHz
LTE FDD, 4R)

700 MHz 800 MHz

Total Number of Total Number Bandwidth per Total Number of

LTE FDD Carriers of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers (MHz)

3 (MIMO) 1 10 3 (MIMO)

Table 3-8 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 800 MHz LN+700 MHz
LTE FDD, 4R)

800 MHz 700 MHz

Total Number of Total Number Bandwidth per Total Number of

LTE FDD Carriers of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers (MHz)

3 (MIMO) 1 10 3 (MIMO)

RRU5516t (700 MHz+900 MHz)

Table 3-9 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 700 MHz LN+900 MHz
LTE FDD, 4R)

700 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number of Total Number Bandwidth per Total Number of

LTE FDD Carriers of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers (MHz)

3 (MIMO) 1 10 3 (MIMO)

Table 3-10 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GLN, 700 MHz LN+900
MHz GL, 4R)

700 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Number Bandwidth per Total Total Number of

of LTE FDD of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier Num LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers Carriers (MHz) ber of
GSM
Carrie
rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 2 (MIMO)

1 (MIMO) 1 10 8 1 (MIMO)

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Table 3-11 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (ULN, 700 MHz LN+900
MHz UL, 4R)

700 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth per Total Total Number of

Number of Number of NR SUL Carrier Numbe LTE FDD Carriers
LTE FDD NR SUL (MHz) r of
Carriers Carriers UMTS
Carriers

2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 2 (MIMO)

Table 3-12 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GULN, 700 MHz LN+900
MHz GU, 4R)

700 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Number Bandwidth per Total Total Number of

of LTE FDD of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier Num UMTS Carriers
Carriers Carriers (MHz) ber of
GSM
Carrie
rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 4

Table 3-13 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GULN, 700 MHz LN+900
MHz GUL, 4R)

700 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth per Total Total Total

Number of Number of NR SUL Carrier Numbe Numb Number
LTE FDD NR SUL (MHz) r of er of of LTE
Carriers Carriers GSM UMTS FDD
Carrier Carrie Carriers
s rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 1 3 1 (MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 2 1 (MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 3 1 1 (MIMO)

RRU5516t (800 MHz+900 MHz)

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Table 3-14 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 800 MHz LN+900 MHz
LTE FDD, 4R)
800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number of Total Number Bandwidth per Total Number of

LTE FDD Carriers of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers (MHz)

3 (MIMO) 1 10 3 (MIMO)

Table 3-15 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GLN, 800 MHz LN+900
MHz GL, 4R)
800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Number Bandwidth per Total Total Number of

of LTE FDD of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier Num LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers Carriers (MHz) ber of
GSM
Carrie
rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 2 (MIMO)

1 (MIMO) 1 10 8 1 (MIMO)

Table 3-16 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (ULN, 800 MHz LN+900
MHz UL, 4R)
800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth per Total Total Number of

Number of Number of NR SUL Carrier Numbe LTE FDD Carriers
LTE FDD NR SUL (MHz) r of
Carriers Carriers UMTS
Carriers

2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 2 (MIMO)

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Table 3-17 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GULN, 800 MHz LN+900
MHz GU, 4R)

800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Number Bandwidth per Total Total Number of

of LTE FDD of NR SUL NR SUL Carrier Num UMTS Carriers
Carriers Carriers (MHz) ber of
GSM
Carrie
rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 4

Table 3-18 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GULN, 800 MHz LN+900
MHz GUL, 4R)

800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth per Total Total Total

Number of Number of NR SUL Carrier Numbe Numb Number
LTE FDD NR SUL (MHz) r of er of of LTE
Carriers Carriers GSM UMTS FDD
Carrier Carrie Carriers
s rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 1 3 1 (MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 2 1 (MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 3 1 1 (MIMO)

RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz)

For the RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz), NR SUL carriers can be
configured only in 700 MHz or 800 MHz in the uplink, and cannot be configured
in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands in the uplink at the same time.

Table 3-19 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 700 MHz LN+800 MHz
LTE FDD+900 MHz LTE FDD, 4R)

700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Bandwidth per Total Total Number of

of LTE FDD Number NR SUL Carrier Number of LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers of NR (MHz) LTE FDD
SUL Carriers
Carriers

3 (MIMO) 1 10 3 (MIMO) 3 (MIMO)

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Table 3-20 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (LN, 700 MHz LTE FDD+800
MHz LN+900 MHz LTE FDD, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number of Total Total Bandwidth Total Number of

LTE FDD Carriers Number of Number per NR SUL LTE FDD Carriers
LTE FDD of NR Carrier
Carriers SUL (MHz)
Carriers

3 (MIMO) 3 (MIMO) 1 10 3 (MIMO)

Table 3-21 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GLN, 700 MHz LN+800
MHz LTE FDD+900 MHz GL, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth Total Tot Total Number

Number Number per NR SUL Number of al of LTE FDD
of LTE of NR SUL Carrier LTE FDD Nu Carriers
FDD Carriers (MHz) Carriers mb
Carriers er
of
GS
M
Car
rie
rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 (MIMO) 4 1 (MIMO)

1 (MIMO) 1 10 1 (MIMO) 8 1 (MIMO)

Table 3-22 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GLN, 700 MHz LTE FDD
+800 MHz LN+900 MHz GL, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Total Bandwidt Tota Total Number of

of LTE FDD Number Numbe h per NR l LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers of LTE r of NR SUL Nu
FDD SUL Carrier mbe
Carriers Carriers (MHz) r of
GS
M
Carr
iers

2 (MIMO) 2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 1 (MIMO)

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700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Total Bandwidt Tota Total Number of

of LTE FDD Number Numbe h per NR l LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers of LTE r of NR SUL Nu
FDD SUL Carrier mbe
Carriers Carriers (MHz) r of
GS
M
Carr
iers

1 (MIMO) 1 (MIMO) 1 10 8 1 (MIMO)

Table 3-23 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (ULN, 700 MHz LN+800
MHz LTE FDD+900 MHz UL, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth Total Tot Total Number

Number Number per NR SUL Number of al of LTE FDD
of LTE of NR SUL Carrier LTE FDD Nu Carriers
FDD Carriers (MHz) Carriers mb
Carriers er
of
U
MT
S
Car
rie
rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 (MIMO) 4 1 (MIMO)

Table 3-24 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (ULN, 700 MHz LTE FDD
+800 MHz LN+900 MHz UL, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Total Bandwidt Tota Total Number of

of LTE FDD Number Numbe h per NR l LTE FDD Carriers
Carriers of LTE r of NR SUL Nu
FDD SUL Carrier mbe
Carriers Carriers (MHz) r of
UM
TS
Carr
iers

2 (MIMO) 2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 1 (MIMO)

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Table 3-25 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (ULN, 700 MHz LN+800
MHz LTE FDD+900 MHz GU, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth Total Tot Total Number

Number Number per NR SUL Number of al of UMTS
of LTE of NR SUL Carrier LTE FDD Nu Carriers
FDD Carriers (MHz) Carriers mb
Carriers er
of
GS
M
Car
rie
rs

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 (MIMO) 4 4

Table 3-26 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (ULN, 700 MHz LTE FDD
+800 MHz LN+900 MHz GU, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Number Total Total Bandwidt Tota Total Number of

of LTE FDD Number Numbe h per NR l UMTS Carriers
Carriers of LTE r of NR SUL Nu
FDD SUL Carrier mbe
Carriers Carriers (MHz) r of
GS
M
Carr
iers

2 (MIMO) 2 (MIMO) 1 10 4 4

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Table 3-27 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GULN, 700 MHz LN+800
MHz LTE FDD+900 MHz GUL, 4R)
700 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth Total Total Total Total

Number Number per NR SUL Number Numb Num Number
of LTE of NR Carrier of LTE er of ber of LTE
FDD SUL (MHz) FDD GSM of FDD
Carriers Carriers Carriers Carrie UMT Carriers
rs S
Carri
ers

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 1 3 1 (MIMO)
(MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 2 2 1 (MIMO)
(MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 3 1 1 (MIMO)
(MIMO)

Table 3-28 SUL carrier configurations of an RRU5516t (GULN, 800 MHz LN+700
MHz LTE FDD+900 MHz GUL, 4R)
800 MHz 700 MHz 900 MHz

Total Total Bandwidth Total Total Total Total

Number Number per NR SUL Number Numb Num Number
of LTE of NR Carrier of LTE er of ber of LTE
FDD SUL (MHz) FDD GSM of FDD
Carriers Carriers Carriers Carrie UMT Carriers
rs S
Carri
ers

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 1 3 1 (MIMO)
(MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 2 2 1 (MIMO)
(MIMO)

2 (MIMO) 1 10 2 3 1 1 (MIMO)
(MIMO)

NOTE

The uplink bandwidth of an LTE carrier enabled with uplink spectrum sharing must be the
same as the uplink bandwidth of an NR carrier. For detailed bandwidth, see the value in the
Bandwidth per NR SUL Carrier (MHz) column in the preceding table. The uplink
bandwidth of an LTE carrier that is not enabled with uplink spectrum sharing is not limited
by the NR SUL bandwidth.

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Receiver Sensitivity

Table 3-29 Receiver sensitivity of an RRU5516t

Frequency Receiver Receiver Sensitivity Receiver Sensitivity

Band Sensitivity with with Two Antennas with Four Antennas
(MHz) One Antenna (dBm) (dBm)
(dBm)

700+800+9 GSM: -113.5 GSM: -116.3 GSM: -119.0

00 UMTS: -125.6 UMTS: -128.4 (theoretical value)
LTE FDD: -106.5 LTE FDD: -109.3 UMTS: -131.1
LTE NB-IoT: -127.3 LTE NB-IoT: -130.1 LTE FDD: -112.0
NR FDD: -106.2 NR FDD: -109.0 LTE NB-IoT: -132.8
NR FDD: -111.7

NOTE

● The GSM receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 51.021, is measured at the

antenna connector assuming that the channel rate is 13 kbit/s and the bit error rate
(BER) is lower than or equal to 2%.
● The UMTS receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 25.141, is measured at the
antenna connector assuming that the channel rate is 12.2 kbit/s and the bit error rate
(BER) is lower than or equal to 0.001.
● The LTE FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs)
standard.
● The LTE NB-IoT receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.141, is measured
under a 200 kHz bandwidth and a 15 kHz subcarrier spacing based on the FRC A14-1 in
Annex A.14 (π/2 BPSK, R = 1/3, 1 RB) standard.
● The NR FDD receiver sensitivity, as recommended in 3GPP TS 38.141, is measured under
a 5 MHz bandwidth based on the Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3) standard.

NOTICE

With respect to configuration in actual networking, especially in leaky cable

networking scenarios such as subway and high-speed railway tunnel scenarios,
prevent high-power signals from directly entering the RX channel of an RF
module. Otherwise, the RF module may be damaged.

RF Compliance Standards

Table 3-30 RF compliance standards for an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900

MHz)

Item Standard

GSM standard 3GPP TS 45.005

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Item Standard

UMTS standard 3GPP TS 25.104

LTE standard 3GPP TS 36.104

NR standard 3GPP TS 38.104

Multimode standard 3GPP TS 37.104

3.2 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz)

Engineering Specifications
The engineering specifications include the input power, dimensions, weight, power
consumption, and environmental specifications.

Input Power

Table 3-31 Input power of an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz)

Power Input Type Operating Voltage

–48 V DC –36 V DC to –57 V DC

NOTE

● DC RRUs can use external power modules to support AC scenarios. For details about the
types of external power modules supported by each type of RRU, see section "RRU
Auxiliary Devices" in the corresponding RRU hardware description. For details about the
external power modules, see user guides of the corresponding models.

Dimensions and Weight

Table 3-32 Dimensions and weight of an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900

MHz)
Item Specifications

Dimensions (H x W x D) 480 mm x 356 mm x 170 mm (18.90 in. x 14.02 in.

x 6.69 in.) (29 L)

Weight 28 kg (61.74 lb, excluding mounting kits)

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Module Power Consumption

Table 3-33 Power consumption of an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz)

Frequency Band (MHz) Typical Power Consumption (W)a

700+800+900 850

a: The typical power consumption of an RF module is measured when the

ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F) and the traffic load reaches 50%. The
actual power consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.

Environmental Specifications

Table 3-34 Environmental specifications of an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900

MHz)
Item Specifications

Operating temperature ● Without sunlight exposure: –40°C to +55°C (–

40°F to +131°F)
● With sunlight exposure of 1120 W/m2: –40°C to
+50°C (–40°F to +122°F)

Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH

Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3

Altitude ≤ 4000 m (13123.36 ft)

NOTE

The output power of an RRU temporarily decreases when it operates at temperature ranges
10ºC (18ºF) less than or equal to its maximum operating temperature. This is dependent on
installation scenario, traffic load, and carrier configuration.

Table 3-35 Surge protection specifications of ports on an RRU5516t (700 MHz

+800 MHz+900 MHz)
Port Surge Protection Mode Surge Protection
Specifications

DC power port Surge current 20 kA

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NOTE

● Unless otherwise specified, the surge protection specifications are based on the surge
waveform of 8/20 μs.
● In surge protection specifications of ports, unless otherwise specified as maximum discharge
current, all the surge current items refer to nominal discharge current.

Table 3-36 Environment compliance standards for an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800

MHz+900 MHz)

Item Specifications

Operating environment ETSI EN 300 019-1-4 Class 4.1

Storage environmenta ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 Class 1.2

Shockproof protection NEBS GR63 zone4

Ingress protection rating IP65

Surge protection ● IEC 62305-1

● ITU-T K.35
● ITU-T K.56
● ITU-T K.97
● ETSI EN 300 253

a: The validity period is one year. The product can function properly within the
validity period if the storage environment meets the preceding standards.

3.3 RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) CPRI Port

Specifications
The CPRI port specifications include the number of CPRI ports, port protocol, port
rate, and maximum level of cascading and maximum distance with a BBU.

Table 3-37 CPRI port protocol and rate of an RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900
MHz)

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

2 CPRI 2.5/4.9/9.8/10.1/24.3

The maximum level of cascading between an RRU and a BBU depends on the
cascading capability of the RRU working in different RATs and the bandwidth
resources of the CPRI ports on the BBU side. The following table provides the
maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an RRU and a BBU
when the RRU works in a single mode. When the RRU works in multimode
concurrency scenarios, the maximum level of cascading and maximum distance

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between the multimode RRU and a BBU are determined by the capabilities for the
mode with the lowest capabilities.

Table 3-38 Maximum level of cascading and maximum distance between an

RRU5516t (700 MHz+800 MHz+900 MHz) and a BBU
Mode Maximum Level of Maximum Distance from a BBU (km)
Cascading with a
BBU

GSM 6 40

UMTS 6 40

LTE FDD 4 ● When the LBBPc or LBBPd1 is

configured: 20
● When the LBBPd2 or UBBP is
configured: 40
● When the LBBPd3 is configured: 40
(number of cells ≤ 3); 20 (number
of cells ≥ 4)

LTE NB-IoT 4 20

NR SUL 4 20

NR FDD 4 20

NOTE

● For details about the CPRI topologies supported by each RRU model, see RF Unit and
Topology Management > Topologies > Principles > RF Modules > Basic RRU
Information in the feature documentation of the corresponding RAT (for example,
eRAN Feature Documentation)..
● For details about the ALD capabilities supported by each RRU model (for example, the
capabilities of RF ports supporting RET antennas and TMAs), see ALD Management >
General Principles in the feature documentation of the corresponding RAT (for
example, eRAN Feature Documentation).
● For details about the CPRI compression ratios supported by LTE-capable RRUs, see CPRI
Compression > CPRI Compression > Requirements > Hardware in eRAN Feature
Documentation. For details about the CPRI compression ratios supported by NR-
capable RRUs, see CPRI Compression > CPRI Compression (Macro) > Requirements >
Hardware in 5G RAN Feature Documentation.

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4 RF Output Power Configuration Rules

The rules for configuring RF output power include both general rules that apply to
all RATs and specific rules for each RAT. This section outlines the general rules for
RF modules across all models. For details about the power configuration for each
carrier combination for each RF module, see Typical Carrier and Power
Configurations.

General Rules
● The total output power of all carriers on a single channel cannot exceed the
maximum output power of a single channel.
● It is recommended that a module be located at an altitude less than or equal
to 4000 m (13123.36 ft). The output power is 1 dB less than the standard
power when a module is located at an altitude of 3500 m (11482.80 ft) to
4500 m (14763.60 ft) and is 2 dB less than the standard power when a
module is located at an altitude of 4500 m (14763.60 ft) to 6000 m (19684.80
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NOTICE

● For details about the minimum configurable output power for each channel,
see the output power configuration rules of each RAT. Ensure that the carrier
output power of the cell is not less than the minimum configurable output
power of the RAT. Otherwise, the cell performance on the channel cannot be
ensured, and there is a possibility that the RF module functions abnormally and
hardware alarms are falsely reported.
● Assume that an RF module works in multiple frequency bands and a single
channel is configured with multiple cells in different frequency bands. To ensure
cell performance, avoid the following configuration: The carrier output power is
less than the minimum configurable output power for all of the cells that work
in the same frequency band. Such configuration cannot ensure the performance
of the cells in this frequency band, and significantly affects the performance of
the cells that share this channel and work in other frequency bands. The
minimum configurable output power of a cell varies depending on the RAT. For
details, see the output power configuration rules of each RAT.
For example, a single channel of an RF module is configured with one NR cell
in the 1800 MHz frequency band and one LTE cell in the 2100 MHz frequency
band. The carrier output power of the NR cell in the 1800 MHz frequency band
is 1 mW, which is less than the minimum configurable output power per
channel for the NR cell of the module. In this case, the performance of the NR
cell cannot be ensured. In addition, the performance of the LTE cell in the 2100
MHz frequency band on the same channel deteriorates significantly even if its
output power meets the requirements.

GSM Output Power Configuration Rules

● The standard bandwidth per GSM carrier is 200 kHz.
● If the output power per GSM carrier on a single channel is required to be 60
W, the corresponding power license item must be purchased.
● Before using the GSM power sharing function, ensure that the license item
"LGMIDPS-Dynamic Power Sharing (per TRX)" has been purchased. To enable
the power sharing function, run the SET GCELLCHMGAD command with
QTRUPWRSHARE set to DYNAMIC and MultiGSMDynPWShareSW set to
ON.
● For the GBTS and eGBTS, the output power per carrier of the same RF module
is the same. However, the unit of the output power per carrier is W for the
GBTS and dBm for the eGBTS. Power P (unit: W) can be converted to x (unit:
dBm) by using the following formula: .
For example, when an RF module works in GSM mode, the output power per
carrier that can be configured for the GBTS is 60 W (GMSK). Then, the output
power per carrier that can be configured for the eGBTS is
, which is rounded
off to 47.8 dBm (GMSK).
● To ensure the performance of a GSM cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per
channel for the GSM cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF
module (unit: W) divided by 100. For example, the maximum output power of
an RF module is 2x80 W. When you configure a GSM cell, the minimum

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configurable carrier output power per channel for the GSM cell is 0.8 W (80
W/100).
● The following table lists the available power configurations for each GSM
carrier. For details about the configurable GSM carrier power in different
carrier combinations, see Typical Carrier and Power Configurations.

Table 4-1 Available power configurations for each GSM carrier

Output Power per Carrier (W) Output Power per Carrier (dBm)

80.0 49.0

60.0 47.8

40.0 46.0

31.0 44.9

30.0 44.8

27.0 44.3

25.0 44.0

20.0 43.0

16.0 42.0

15.0 41.8

14.0 41.5

13.3 41.2

13.0 41.1

12.0 40.8

11.0 40.4

10.0 40.0

9.5 39.8

9.0 39.5

8.5 39.3

8.0 39.0

7.5 38.8

7.0 38.5

6.0 37.8

5.5 37.4

5.0 37.0

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Output Power per Carrier (W) Output Power per Carrier (dBm)

4.0 36.0

3.7 35.7

3.1 34.9

3.0 34.8

2.5 34.0

2.0 33.0

1.5 31.8

1.0 30.0

UMTS Output Power Configuration Rules

● The standard bandwidth per UMTS carrier is 5 MHz.
● The maximum output power of a UMTS cell is 100 W. To ensure the
performance of the UMTS cell and other cells that share the same channel as
the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per channel for the
UMTS cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF module (unit: W)
divided by 100. For example, the maximum output power of an RF module is
2x80 W. When you configure a UMTS cell, the minimum configurable carrier
output power per channel for the UMTS cell is 0.8 W (80 W/100).
● For details about the power configuration for each carrier combination when
the module works in UMTS mode, see Typical Carrier and Power
Configurations.

LTE FDD Output Power Configuration Rules

● When multiple LTE FDD carriers are configured, it is recommended that the
power spectral density (PSD) of each carrier be set to the same value. PSD =
Carrier output power/Carrier bandwidth (1.4 MHz and 3 MHz bandwidths are
considered as 5 MHz bandwidth in this formula.)
● To ensure the performance of an LTE cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per
channel for the LTE cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF
module (unit: W) divided by 16. For example, the maximum output power of
an RF module is 2x80 W. When you configure an LTE cell, the minimum
configurable carrier output power per channel for the LTE cell is 5 W (80 W/
16).
● For details about the power configuration for each carrier combination when
the module works in LTE FDD mode, see Typical Carrier and Power
Configurations.

LTE NB-IoT Output Power Configuration Rules

● The formulas for calculating the minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF
module are as follows:

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– Minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF module when NB-IoT cells work
in guardband or in-band mode = min(23 dBm, maximum output power
per PA for an RF module – 40 dB)
– Minimum NB-IoT power per PA for an RF module when NB-IoT cells work
in standalone mode = min(23 dBm, maximum output power per PA for
an RF module – 20 dB)
● In standalone mode, the bandwidth spacing between two NB-IoT carriers
must be less than or equal to 300 kHz.
● When the LTE bandwidth is 5 MHz, LTE NB-IoT cells cannot be deployed in
guardband mode.
● After the NB-IoT multi-carrier function is enabled, one NB-IoT multi-carrier
cell can be configured with multiple NB-IoT carriers.
– When an NB-IoT multi-carrier cell is configured in standalone mode, a
maximum of four NB-IoT carriers can be configured.
– When an NB-IoT multi-carrier cell is configured in in-band mode and the
LTE bandwidth is 5 MHz, a maximum of four NB-IoT carriers can be
configured. If the LTE bandwidth is 10/15/20 MHz, a maximum of eight
NB-IoT carriers can be configured for an NB-IoT multi-carrier cell.
– When a cell is configured with multiple NB-IoT carriers, the cell can have
only one anchor carrier but can have multiple non-anchor carriers.
NOTE

The NB-IoT multi-carrier function is an NB-IoT multi-carrier transmission

technology introduced based on 3GPP Release 13. A cell can have multiple
carriers and assigns UEs to multiple carriers to increase cell capacity. For details
about this function and related parameter settings, see NB-IoT Enhancements
(FDD) > Capacity Enhancement > Multi-Carrier Transmission in eRAN FDD
Feature Documentation.
● For details about the power configuration for each carrier combination when
the module works in LTE NB-IoT mode, see Typical Carrier and Power
Configurations.

NR Output Power Configuration Rules

● When multiple NR carriers are configured, it is recommended that the power
spectral density (PSD) of each carrier be set to the same value. The following
formula applies: PSD = Carrier output power/Carrier bandwidth.
● To ensure the performance of an NR cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum configurable carrier output power per
channel for the NR cell is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF
module (unit: W) divided by 16. For example, the maximum output power of
an RF module is 2x80 W. When you configure an NR cell, the minimum
configurable carrier output power per channel for the NR cell is 5 W (80 W/
16).
● For a single 4T cell, it is recommended that the carriers configured on the four
channels have the same power. Unbalanced power configurations are also
supported. For details about unbalanced power configurations, see Cell
Management > Cell Management > Principles > Cell-related Parameters >
Cell Power in 5G RAN Feature Documentation.
● For details about the power configuration for each carrier combination when
the module works in NR mode, see Typical Carrier and Power Configurations.

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Multimode Output Power Configuration Rules

● GUL/GUN (FDD)/GULN (FDD) carriers cannot be configured on the same
channel simultaneously in a single frequency band.
● The output power per carrier must be balanced among multiple channels if
possible.
● To ensure the performance of a cell and other cells that share the same
channel as the cell, the minimum total configurable output power of all
carriers per channel is equal to the total rated power per PA for an RF module
(unit: W) divided by 16. For example, if the maximum output power of an RF
module is 2x80 W, the minimum total output power of all carriers per each
channel is 5 W (80 W/16).
● Non-MSR and MSR
– Non-MSR: Carriers of different RATs cannot be configured on the same
RF channel. For example, a 2T RF module supports GU. If GSM carriers
are configured on PA1, then UMTS carriers cannot be configured on PA1.
That is, UMTS carriers can be configured only on PA2, and GSM carriers
cannot be configured on PA2.
– MSR: Carriers of different RATs can be configured on the same RF
channel. For example, a 2T RF module supports GU. Both GSM carriers
and UMTS carriers can be configured on PA1 or PA2 simultaneously.
● When LTE and NR carrier are configured, it is recommended that the power
spectral density (PSD) of each carrier be set to the same value. PSD = Carrier
output power/Carrier bandwidth (1.4 MHz and 3 MHz bandwidths are
considered as 5 MHz bandwidth in this formula.)
● The GU frequency spacing can be calculated using the following formula: GU
frequency spacing ≥ [(GSM bandwidth/2) + (UMTS bandwidth/2)].
● For details about the power configuration for each carrier combination when
the module works in multiple modes, see Typical Carrier and Power
Configurations.

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