AAU5613 Product Description
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Date
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Contents
1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Exterior ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Ports .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Frequency Band ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.4 Capacity ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.5 eCPRI Port Specifications ............................................................................................................................................ 4
2.6 Output Power ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.7 Static Sensitivity ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.8 Power Consumption...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.9 Power Supply ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.10 Physical Specifications ............................................................................................................................................... 5
2.11 Environmental Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... 8
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1 Overview
1
Overview
The AAU5613 is an RF module that integrates array antennas and RF units and supports
massive MIMO.
1.1 Exterior
1.2 Ports
1.1 Exterior
Figure 1-1 shows the AAU5613 exterior.
Figure 1-1 AAU5613 exterior
1.2 Ports
Table 1-1 Ports on an AAU
Item
Silkscreen
Description
1
CPRI0
Rate specifications: 25.78125 Gbit/s or 10.3125 Gbit/s
2
CPRI1
Rate specifications: 25.78125 Gbit/s or 10.3125 Gbit/s
3
PWR
–48 V DC power input port
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Item
Silkscreen
Description
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AISU
Connects to an external position detection module.
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Technical Specifications
2.1 Frequency Band
2.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications
2.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm
2.4 Capacity
2.5 eCPRI Port Specifications
2.6 Output Power
2.7 Static Sensitivity
2.8 Power Consumption
2.9 Power Supply
2.10 Physical Specifications
2.11 Environmental Specifications
2.1 Frequency Band
Table 2-1 AAU5613 frequency band
Frequency Band
Frequency Range
Carrier
Bandwidth
IBW
OBW
N78 (3.5 GHz)
3400 MHz to 3600
MHz
40 MHz, 60
MHz, 80
MHz, and
100 MHz
200 MHz
200 MHz
N78 (3.7 GHz)
3600 MHz to 3800
MHz
40 MHz, 60
MHz, 80
MHz, and
100 MHz
200 MHz
200 MHz
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2.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications
Table 2-2 Antenna electrical specifications of the AAU5613
Frequency Band (MHz)
3400 to 3600
3600 to 3800
Polarization Mode
+45° and –45°
Gain (dBi)
24
Horizontal Beam Sweeping Range (°)
-60 to 60
Vertical Beam Sweeping Range (°)
-15 to 15
Port Impedance (Ω)
50
Surge Protection
DC grounding
2.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm
The adjustment range of the mechanical downtilt supporting arm is –20° to +20°.
2.4 Capacity
Table 2-3 AAU5613 capacity
Frequency Band
Capacity
N78 (3.5 GHz) or N78 (3.7 GHz)

5G NR: A maximum of five carriers are
supported.
2.5 eCPRI Port Specifications
Table 2-4 eCPRI port specifications of the AAU5613
Silkscreen
eCPRI Port
Rate (Gbit/s)
eCPRI
Topology
Cascading
Capability
Maximum
Distance from the
BBU (km)
CPRI0 or
CPRI1
25.78125 or
10.3125
Star or chain
topology
3
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2.6 Output Power
Table 2-5 describes the AAU5613 output power.
Table 2-5 AAU5613 output power
Frequency Band
Maximum Total Transmit Power
N78 (3.5 GHz) or N78 (3.7 GHz)
200 W
2.7 Static Sensitivity
Table 2-6 Static sensitivity
Frequency Band
Static Sensitivity
N78 (3.5 GHz) or N78 (3.7 GHz)
TBD
2.8 Power Consumption
Frequency Band
Typical Power Consumption
N78 (3.5 GHz) or N78 (3.7 GHz)
1200W
The typical power consumption is measured when the ambient temperature is 25°C and the AAU is
100% loaded. The actual typical power consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.
2.9 Power Supply
The AAU5613 requires –48 V DC power input and has an operating voltage range of –36 V
DC to –57 V DC.
2.10 Physical Specifications
The following table lists the physical specifications of the AAU5613.
Table 2-7 Physical specifications of the AAU5613
Item
Specifications
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Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x D)
795 mm x 395 mm x 220 mm
Weight
~ 45 kg (not including mounting kits)
2.11 Environmental Specifications
The following table lists the environmental specifications of the AAU5613.
Table 2-8 Environmental specifications
Item
Specifications
Operating
temperature
–40°C to +55°C (without solar radiation)
Operating
wind speed
150 km/h
Rated wind
velocity
200 km/h
Relative
humidity
5% RH to 100% RH
Atmospheric
pressure
70 kPa to 106 kPa
Operating
environment
The operating environment of the AAU5281 must comply with the
following standards:
Anti-seismic
protection

3GPP TS38.141

ETSI300019-1-4 V2.2.1(2014-04) Class 4.1: "Non-weatherprotected
locations"

YD5083-1999: Interim Provisions for Test of Anti-seismic
Performances of Telecommunications Equipment (telecom industry
standard in People's Republic of China)

ETSI300019-2-3(V2.4.1 2015-12)

GR63-CORE,Issue 4, April 2012 Zone4
Ingress
protection
(IP) rating
IP65
Surge
protection

IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1: General principles

IEC 62305-3 Protection against lightning - Part 3: Physical damage to
structures and life hazard

IEC 62305-4 Protection against lightning - Part 4: Electrical and
electronic systems within structures

ITU-T K.35 Bonding configurations and earthing at remote electronic
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ITU-T K.56 Protection of radio base stations against lightning
discharges

ITU-T K.97 Lightning protection of distributed base stations

ETSI EN 300 253 Environmental Engineering(EE): Earthing and
bonding configuration inside telecommunications centers

YD 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements and test methods for
radio base stations

GB/T 50689-2011: Code for design of lightning protection and
earthing engineering for telecommunication bureaus (stations)
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table 3-1 Acronyms and abbreviations
Acronym or Abbreviation
Full Name
AAU
active antenna unit
BBU
baseband unit
CPRI
Common Public Radio Interface
EIRP
Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power
IBW
Instantaneous Bandwidth
OBW
occupied bandwidth
3GPP
3rd Generation Partnership Project
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