ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description Version Date Author Reviewer Notes V1.0 2017-07-24 Liu Qiang Wei Yuan Newly write the product description, including product highlights, function, system structure, technical specification, installation modes, networking modes, etc. 2018 ZTE Corporation. All rights reserved. ZTE CONFIDENTIAL: This document contains proprietary information of ZTE and is not to be disclosed or used without the prior written permission of ZTE. Due to update and improvement of ZTE products and technologies, information in this document is subjected to change without notice. ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 1 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 FCC Related Statements ................................................................................................ 4 2 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 6 3 Product Highlights .......................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Unified Platform .............................................................................................................. 7 3.2 Green Base Station ........................................................................................................ 7 3.3 Large Capacity, High Performance, MIMO and BF ......................................................... 7 3.4 Integrated Antenna, Improved Performance and Lower Installation Costs ...................... 8 3.5 Camouflage Design and Easy Site Selecting ................................................................. 8 4 Functionality .................................................................................................................... 9 5 System Structure .......................................................................................................... 10 6 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................. 13 6.1 System Indices ............................................................................................................. 13 6.2 Weight and Dimensions ............................................................................................... 14 6.3 Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................................. 14 6.4 Environmental Requirements ....................................................................................... 14 6.4.1 Working Environment Requirements ......................................................................... 14 6.4.2 Storage Environment Requirements .......................................................................... 15 7 Installation Modes ......................................................................................................... 16 8 Networking Modes ........................................................................................................ 17 9 Glossary......................................................................................................................... 18 2 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description FIGURES Figure 2-1 Position of the A8988S in the TD-LTE System .................................................... 6 Figure 5-1 External View of ZXSDR A8988S.................................................................... 10 Figure 5-2 Side Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S ............................................................ 10 Figure 5-3 Bottom Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S ........................................................ 11 Figure 7-1 Pole-mounted Installation .............................................................................. 16 Figure 7-2 Wall-mounted Installation ................................................................................ 16 Figure 8-1 Star Networking Deployment of the ZXSDR A8988S ...................................... 17 TABLES Table 5-1 Side Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S ............................................................. 11 Table 5-2 Bottom Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S ......................................................... 12 Table 6-1 System Indices of the ZXSDR A8988S ............................................................ 13 Table 6-2 Weight and Dimensions of the ZXSDR A8988S ............................................... 14 Table 6-3 Electrical Characteristics of the ZXSDR A8988S .............................................. 14 Table 6-4 Working Environment Requirements of the ZXSDR A8988S ............................ 14 Table 6-5 Storage Environment Requirements of the ZXSDR A8988S ............................ 15 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 3 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 1 FCC Related Statements Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his 4 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description own expense. This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 1.26 m between the radiator & your body.-
ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 5 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 2 Overview The ZXSDR A8988S is an 8T8R AAU integrated with antenna, and its ultra wide bandwidth and large capacity make it quite suitable for macro coverage in various scenarios. Generally, the existing distributed base stations use the BBU + RRU architecture. As an AAU, the ZXSDR A8988S is connected with the Base Band Unit (BBU) by optical fibers to form an integrated base station. It has internal antennas to provide the Uu interface to the User Equipment (UE). Figure 2-1 shows its position in the TD-LTE system. Figure 2-1 Position of the A8988S in the TD-LTE System 6 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 3 Product Highlights 3.1 Unified Platform The ZXSDR A8988S is based on the unified SDR platform, and can smoothly evolve to support future new technologies. It supports TD-LTE, and provides smooth evolution to LTE-A. The ZXSDR A8988S satisfies a variety of networking requirements, and maximizes operators investments. 3.2 Green Base Station The ZXSDR A8988S supports OBW 50MHz, reducing the number of devices and avoiding the hardware upgrade replacement. Multiple high-efficiency power amplifier technologies are used, including Crest Factor Reduction (CFR), Digital Pre-distortion (DPD) and Doherty, effectively reduce the power consumption. The ZXSDR A8988S supports natural heat dissipation, power saving and without any noise. Timeslot energy saving and voltage regulation energy saving are provided to save power consumption. 3.3 Large Capacity, High Performance, MIMO and BF The ZXSDR A8988S supports OBW 50MHz filling 3650-3700 MHz. The EIRP of the ZXSDR A8988S is 40 dBm/10 MHz, meeting the requirements of FCC part 90 (90.1321 Power and antenna limits). The ZXSDR A8988S supports Carrier Aggregation (CA), effectively improving the system capacity. ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 7 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description The ZXSDR A8988S supports MIMO and BF, greatly optimizing the spectrum efficiency and bringing an excellent user experience. 3.4 Integrated Antenna, Improved Performance and Lower Installation Costs The ZXSDR A8988S is integrated with antenna, reducing the project time and improving the project quality without RF cable installation. Reducing the loss of jumper and connector, the capacity of the uplink and downlink is enhanced. 3.5 Camouflage Design and Easy Site Selecting The features of the ZXSDR A8988S, beautified design, high integration, lightweight and compact, can reduce the difficulty of site selecting and make it suitable for outdoor camouflage macro coverage. 8 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 4 Functionality The ZXSDR A8988S has the following functions:
Eight-channel antenna to receive and transmit signals, MIMO and BF technologies, integrated antenna Channel bandwidth: 10MHz, 20MHz Uplink and downlink timeslot configuration GPS backhaul and channel calibration BBU-RRU interface DC power supply Local maintenance terminal (LMT), monitoring and management ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 9 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 5 System Structure An aluminum-alloy die-casting chassis with plastic antenna housing is used for the ZXSDR A8988S. The chassis has the traits of light weighted and excellent heat dissipation. With AAS integrated design, the ZXSDR A8988S has the features of small size and compact structure. The following figure shows the external view of the ZXSDR A8988S. Figure 5-1 External View of ZXSDR A8988S The external interfaces of the chassis are distributed in the side operation maintenance unit and in the bottom chassis. The side operation maintenance unit includes an embedded DC power interface and two optical interfaces (OPT1 and OPT2). The indicators and operation maintenance unit are located on the same side so that the operational status of ZXSDR A8988S can be easily observed. The following figure shows the side interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S. Figure 5-2 Side Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S 10 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description The following table shows the type and connector of the side interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S. Table 5-1 Side Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S No. Label Interface 1 OPT1 Optical interface, BBU and RRU Interface/RRU superior cascading interface 2 OPT2 Optical interface, BBU and RRU Interface/RRU subordinate cascading interface 3 PW
-48 V power input interface The following figure shows the bottom interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S. Figure 5-3 Bottom Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 11 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description The following table shows the type and connector of the bottom interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S. Table 5-2 Bottom Interfaces of the ZXSDR A8988S No. Label Interface 1 2 3 MON/AISG MON/AISG interface PE Protective earth interface RGPS RGPS interface 12 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 6 Technical Specifications 6.1 System Indices Table 6-1 System Indices of the ZXSDR A8988S Item Description Duplexing Mode TDD Operating band Part 96: 3550-3700 MHz, band 48 Part 90, subpart Z: 3650-3700 MHz Channel Raster 100 kHz Instantaneous Bandwidth Occupied Bandwidth EIRP Part 96: 150 MHz Part 90, subpart Z: 50 MHz Part 96: 80 MHz Part 90, subpart Z: 50 MHz Part 96: Maximum 47 dBm/10 MHz Part 90, subpart Z: Maximum 40 dBm/10 MHz Reference Sensitivity Levels
-103 dBm Antenna Type Antenna Gain Integrated-antenna 12 dBi Frequency Error 0.05 ppm Physical Interface Optical interface, power interface, monitoring interface, LMT interface IP Code/IEC standard 60529 RRU IP66, Antenna IP55 MTBF MTTR
> 180000 hours
< 1 hour ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 13 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 6.2 Weight and Dimensions Table 6-2 Weight and Dimensions of the ZXSDR A8988S Item Description Total Weight 13 kg Dimensions (H x W x D) 450 x 372 x 93 (mm) 6.3 Electrical Characteristics Table 6-3 Electrical Characteristics of the ZXSDR A8988S Item Description
-48 V DC (-37 V DC to -60 V DC) Operational Power Supply 100/110/220 V AC (90 V AC to 290 V AC, external Power Consumption lighting protection box) 168 W (DL/UL 2:2) (typical) 199 W (DL/UL 3:1) (typical) 6.4 Environmental Requirements 6.4.1 Working Environment Requirements Table 6-4 Working Environment Requirements of the ZXSDR A8988S Item Description Temperature
-40C to +55C Normal Operating Humidity 4% to 100%
Air Pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa 14 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 6.4.2 Storage Environment Requirements Table 6-5 Storage Environment Requirements of the ZXSDR A8988S Item Description Temperature
-50C to +70C Normal Operating Humidity 5% to 100%
Air Pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 15 ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 7 Installation Modes The ZXSDR A8988S can be installed in the following modes:
Pole-mounted installation Figure 7-1 Pole-mounted Installation Wall-mounted installation Figure 7-2 Wall-mounted Installation 16 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 8 Networking Modes The ZXSDR A8988S supports star networking solution. In the star network, each AAU/RRU is connected to the BBU as the end equipment to facilitate maintenance and engineering. The network of this type ensures reliable signal transmission due to the simple transmission route. The following figure shows the star networking deployment of the ZXSDR A8988S. Figure 8-1 Star Networking Deployment of the ZXSDR A8988S ZTE Confidential & Proprietary 17 Fiber ZXSDR A8988S S3600 Product Description 9 Glossary AAU BBU CA CFR DPD Active Antenna Unit Base Band Unit Carrier Aggregation Crest Factor Reduction Digital Pre-distortion eNodeB Evolved Node B EPC IBW IP66 IQ LMT LTE MIMO MTTR MTBR OAM OBW RRU SDR Evolved Packet Core Instantaneous Bandwidth International Protection code 66 In-phase - Quadrature phase Local Maintenance Terminal Long Term Evolution Multiple-Input Multiple-Out-put Mean Time To Repair Mean Time Between Failures Operation and Maintenance Occupied Bandwidth Remote Radio Unit Software Defined Radio TD-LTE Time Division Duplex-Long Term Evolution 18 ZTE Confidential & Proprietary