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AAU5611
Product Description
Issue 01
Date 2019-04-26
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AAU5611
Product Description Foreword
Foreword
Exterior
Document Version
Product Name Solution Version Product Version
AAU5611  SRAN15.1 and later V100R015C10 and later
 eRAN TDD 15.1 and For details about the software
later versions of radio frequency
 5G RAN2.1 and later (RF) modules, see Software
and Hardware Compatibility
Description.
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AAU5611
Product Description Contents
Contents
Foreword ........................................................................................................................................... ii
1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Product Characteristics................................................................................................................. 3
3 System Architecture ...................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Exterior ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Physical Ports ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.3 Logical Structure........................................................................................................................................................... 6
4 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 8

4.1 Frequency Band ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 9
4.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm .......................................................................................................................... 9
4.4 Capacity ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.5 eCPRI Port Specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 10
4.6 Output Power .............................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.7 Static Sensitivity ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.8 Power Consumption.................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.9 Power Supply .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.10 Equipment Specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 12
4.11 Environmental Specifications ................................................................................................................................... 12
5 Installation Scenarios and Requirements .............................................................................. 14

6 Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 17
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AAU5611
Product Description 1 Overview
1 Overview
The active antenna unit (AAU) is a new type of RF module following the RFU and RRU. It
incorporates the functions of RRUs and conventional antennas and requires less site
resources.
Figure 1-1 Evolution of Huawei base stations
The AAU5611 is one of Huawei's main products that implement massive MIMO in NR and
LTE TDD networks. The following figures show the position of the AAU5611 in NR and LTE
networks, respectively.
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AAU5611
Product Description 1 Overview
Figure 1-2 Position of the AAU5611 in the NR network
Figure 1-3 Position of the AAU5611 in the LTE network
The AAU5611 supports 64T64R. With a sharp increase in transmit and receive antenna
channels, this product provides greater diversity, array, spatial multiplexing, and interference
suppression gains. This helps operators to maximize the use of existing site and spectrum
resources, enhance the system performance, and improve wireless network capacity.

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Product Description 2 Product Characteristics
2 Product Characteristics
Leading Performance
 Multiple channels
The AAU5611 uses the massive MIMO technology and supports 64T64R. Massive
MIMO features the adoption of massive antenna arrays for joint signal reception and
demodulation or transmission, and therefore significantly enhances single-user link
performance and multi-user spatial multiplexing capability, and improves system link
quality and transmission rates when compared with traditional multiple-antenna
technologies. Massive MIMO also enables the system to flexibly adjust beam forms in
both the horizontal and vertical planes, significantly enhancing 3D coverage capability.
 High power
The AAU5611 adopts the industry-leading power amplification technology,
Huawei-developed IF and RF chip, and unique antenna element technology. The module
features high power, large bandwidth, and small size. The advanced power amplification
technology achieves a maximum of 160 W power and supports a wider coverage area.
High Integration
 Light weight and small size
The AAU5611 integrates the functions of antennas and RF modules with a total weight
of 47 kg and a small size (965 mm x 470 mm x 220 mm). Its weight and dimensions are
far less than those of the traditional RRU+antenna solution.
 Small frontal area
The frontal area (965 mm x 470 mm) of the AAU5611 is smaller than that of a common
antenna.
 Flexible deployment
The integrated design of the AAU5611 saves the jumper, external combiner, and the
installation space required by the RRU. This simplifies the antenna installation platform
and enables flexible deployment. Its support for 3D beamforming and tilt adjustment
reduces requirements on the antenna height and facilitates installation.

AAU5611
Product Description 3 System Architecture
3 System Architecture
3.1 Exterior
3.2 Physical Ports
3.3 Logical Structure
3.1 Exterior
Figure 3-1 shows the AAU5611 exterior.
Figure 3-1 AAU5611 exterior

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3.2 Physical Ports

Figure 3-2 describes the physical ports on an AAU.
Figure 3-2 AAU5611 physical ports
Table 3-1 Ports on an AAU
Silkscreen Protocol Connector Quantity Description

CPRI0 eCPRI protocol SFP 1 Connects to a
BBU.
Maximum rate:
25 Gbit/s
CPRI1 eCPRI protocol SFP 1 Connects to a
BBU.
Maximum rate:
25 Gbit/s
Input N/A EPC9 1 Power input
port
Aux AISG 2.1 DB9 1 Connects to an
external
antenna
information
sensor unit
(AISU) module.

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3.3 Logical Structure

An AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit. Its main function modules include the antenna
unit (AU), radio unit (RU), power module, and L1 processing unit.
Figure 3-3 shows the AAU logical structure.
Figure 3-3 Logical structure
Table 3-2 describes function modules of an AAU.
Table 3-2 Function modules of an AAU

Function Function Description
Module
AU Each antenna supports 96 dual-polarized elements to transmit and

receive radio waves.
RU  Performs down-conversion, amplification, analog-to-digital
conversion (using the ADC), and digital IF processing for RF signals
through the RX channel. (ADC is short for analog to digital
converter, and IF is short for intermediate frequency.)

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Function Function Description

Module
 Performs filtering, digital-to-analog conversion (using the DAC),
up-conversion, and analog signal amplification for downlink signals
through the TX channel. (DAC is short for digital-to-analog
converter.)
 Performs phase calibration for uplink and downlink RF channels.
 Provides –48 V DC power supply port.
 Provides protection and filtering functions.
Power module Supplies the operating voltage to the AU and RU.
L1 (physical  Implements the uplink and downlink processing at 5G NR and LTE
layer) TDD physical layers.
processing unit  Weights the channels.
 Provides eCPRI ports to converge or distribute eCPRI signals.

AAU5611
Product Description 4 Technical Specifications
4 Technical Specifications
4.1 Frequency Band

4.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications
4.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm
4.4 Capacity
4.5 eCPRI Port Specifications
4.6 Output Power
4.7 Static Sensitivity
4.8 Power Consumption
4.9 Power Supply
4.10 Equipment Specifications
4.11 Environmental Specifications
4.1 Frequency Band

Table 4-1 AAU5611 LTE TDD frequency band
Frequency Frequency Carrier IBW OBW

Band Range Bandwidth
(MHz)
2600 MHz 2575 MHz to 20 40 MHz 40 MHz

2615 MHz
Table 4-2 AAU5611 NR frequency band

(MHz)

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(MHz)
2600 MHz 2575 MHz to 20 40 MHz 40 MHz

2615 MHz
4.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications

Table 4-3 Antenna electrical specifications of the AAU5611 NR
Item NR Specifications
Frequency range 2575 MHz to 2615 MHz

Polarization mode +45° and –45°
Gain 24.8 dBi
Horizontal sweeping range of –60° to +60°
broadcast beams
Vertical sweeping range of broadcast –15° to +15°
beams
Number of antenna elements 192
Table 4-4 Antenna electrical specifications of the AAU5611 LTE TDD
Item LTE TDD Specifications

Frequency range 2575 MHz to 2615 MHz
Polarization mode +45° and –45°
Gain 24.8 dBi
Horizontal beamwidth adjustment 15° to 90°
range of broadcast beams
Vertical beamwidth adjustment range 6.5° to 27°
of broadcast beams
Number of antenna elements 192
4.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm

The adjustment range of the mechanical downtilt supporting arm is –20° to +20°.

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4.4 Capacity
Table 4-5 AAU5611 NR capacity
Frequency Band TX/RX Channel NR Capacity
2600 MHz 64T64R A maximum of two carriers

are supported.
Table 4-6 AAU5611 LTE TDD capacity
Frequency Band TX/RX Channel LTE TDD Capacity

2600 MHz 64T64R A maximum of two carriers
are supported.
Table 4-7 AAU5611 TN (LTE TDD+NR) capacity
Frequency Band TX/RX Channel LNR Capacity

2600 MHz 64T64R A maximum of one NR
carrier and one LTE TDD
carrier are supported.
4.5 eCPRI Port Specifications

Table 4-8 eCPRI port specifications
Item Specifications
Number of eCPRI ports 2
eCPRI port rate (Gbit/s) 10.3125 or 25.78125
eCPRI-based networking Load sharing or star
Maximum distance from the BBU  When 25 Gbit/s optical modules are used, the
length of optical fibers between the BBU and
AAU must be less than 10 km.
 When 10 Gbit/s optical modules are used, the
length of optical fibers between the BBU and
AAU must be less than 20 km.

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4.6 Output Power

Table 4-9 AAU5611 output power
Frequency Band Total Power
2600 MHz 160 W
4.7 Static Sensitivity

Table 4-10 Static sensitivity of the AAU5611 NR
Frequency Band Typical NR Static Sensitivity

2600 MHz –98.2 dBm for 1 RX
When the ambient temperature of the NR static sensitivity is 25°C, the test configuration should comply
with 3GPP TS 38.104 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 51 RBs).
Table 4-11 Static sensitivity of the AAU5611 LTE TDD
Frequency Band Typical LTE TDD Static Sensitivity

2600 MHz –104.2 dBm for 1 RX
When the ambient temperature of the LTE TDD static sensitivity is 25°C, the test configuration should
comply with 3GPP TS 36.141 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs).
4.8 Power Consumption

Table 4-12 Power consumption of an AAU5611
Frequency Band Typical Power Consumption

2600 MHz 960 W
The typical power consumption refers to the power consumption when the ambient temperature is 25°C
and the traffic load reaches 50%. The actual power consumption has a 10% deviation from this value.

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4.9 Power Supply

Table 4-13 Power supply
Item Specifications
Input power –48 V DC; voltage range: –36 V DC to –57 V

DC
4.10 Equipment Specifications

Table 4-14 Equipment specifications of an AAU5611
Item Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x D) 965 mm x 470 mm x 220 mm

Weight 47 kg (not including mounting kits)
4.11 Environmental Specifications

Table 4-15 Environmental specifications
Item Specifications
Operating –40°C to +55°C (without solar radiation)
temperature
Operating 150 km/h
wind speed
Rated wind 200 km/h
velocity
Wind load  Front: 710 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
 Side: 265 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
 Rear: 740 N (Assume that the wind speed is 150 km/h.)
Relative 5% RH to 100% RH
humidity
Atmospheri 70 kPa to 106 kPa
c pressure
Operating The operating environment must comply with the following standards:
environment  3GPP TS38.104

AAU5611
Item Specifications
 3GPP TS36.141
 3GPP TS37.105
 ETSI300019-1-4 V2.2.1 (2014-04) Class 4.1: "Non-weatherprotected
locations"
Shockproof  YD5083-1999: Interim Provisions for Test of Anti-seismic Performances
protection 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 IP65
protection
rating
Surge  IEC 62305-1 Protection against lightning - Part 1: General principles
protection  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
sites
 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)

AAU5611
Product Description 5 Installation Scenarios and Requirements
5 Installation Scenarios and Requirements
Installation Scenario
An AAU5611 can be installed on a pole on the rooftop or tower, as shown in the following
figure.
Figure 5-1 Installing the AAU5611 on a pole
(a) Downtilt supporting arm installed on the (b) Downtilt supporting arm installed on the
upper handle of an AAU lower handle of an AAU
Table 5-1 lists specifications of mounting kits.

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Table 5-1 Specifications of mounting kits
Item Mounting Kit+Mechanical Downtilt

Supporting Arm
Weight 9.7 kg
Mechanical downtilt –20° to +20°
Requirements for the Pole

The following table describes the requirements for the pole where the AAU is installed.
Installatio Weight-be Heightc Diameter Wall Number of

n Scenario aring (Φ) Thickness AAUs
Capacity
The AAU is 300 kg ≥ 1500 mm 70 mm ≤ Φ 4 mm 1
installed on ≤ 100 mm
the main
polea. ≥ 1500 mm 100 mm ≤ Φ 4 mm 2
≤ 114 mm
The AAU is 300 kg  Auxiliary 50 mm ≤ Φ 4 mm 1
installed on pole on ≤ 60 mm
the auxiliary the
poleb. tower: ≥
1500 mm
 Auxiliary
pole on
the
rooftop:
≥ 1500
mm
Auxiliary 60 mm ≤ Φ 3 mm 1
pole on the ≤ 114 mm
tower: ≥
1500 mm
Auxiliary 60 mm ≤ Φ 3 mm 2
pole on the ≤ 114 mm
rooftop: ≥
1500 mm
 a: When the AAU is installed on a main pole, the bottom of the pole must be secured on a support.
 b: When the AAU is installed on an auxiliary pole, both the upper and lower ends of the auxiliary
pole must be secured on the main pole.
 c: The height refers to the minimum length of a pole required for installing an AAU.

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Installation Clearance Requirements

The following figure shows the clearance requirements for installing an AAU on a pole.
Figure 5-2 AAU installation clearance
(1) Mounting kits: upper (2) Mounting kits: lower (3) Anti-falling safety
handle handle reinforcement hole

AAU5611
Product Description 6 Acronyms and Abbreviations
6 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table 6-1 Acronyms and abbreviations
Acronym or Full Name

Abbreviation
AAU active antenna unit

BBU baseband unit
CPRI common public radio interface
eCPRI enhanced common public radio interface
EIRP equivalent isotropically radiated power
IBW instantaneous bandwidth
OBW occupied bandwidth
NR New Radio
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project

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5 Installation Scenarios and Requirements .............................................................................. 14

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Figure 1-1 Evolution of Huawei base stations

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Figure 1-2 Position of the AAU5611 in the NR network

Figure 1-3 Position of the AAU5611 in the LTE network

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Figure 3-1 AAU5611 exterior

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3.2 Physical Ports

Figure 3-2 AAU5611 physical ports

Table 3-1 Ports on an AAU

Silkscreen Protocol Connector Quantity Description

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3.3 Logical Structure

Figure 3-3 Logical structure

Table 3-2 describes function modules of an AAU.

Table 3-2 Function modules of an AAU

AU Each antenna supports 96 dual-polarized elements to transmit and

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Function Function Description

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4.1 Frequency Band

4.1 Frequency Band

Frequency Frequency Carrier IBW OBW

2600 MHz 2575 MHz to 20 40 MHz 40 MHz

Table 4-2 AAU5611 NR frequency band

Frequency Frequency Carrier IBW OBW

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Frequency Frequency Carrier IBW OBW

2600 MHz 2575 MHz to 20 40 MHz 40 MHz

4.2 Antenna Electrical Specifications

Frequency range 2575 MHz to 2615 MHz

Table 4-4 Antenna electrical specifications of the AAU5611 LTE TDD

Item LTE TDD Specifications

4.3 Mechanical Downtilt Supporting Arm

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Frequency Band TX/RX Channel NR Capacity

2600 MHz 64T64R A maximum of two carriers

Table 4-6 AAU5611 LTE TDD capacity

Frequency Band TX/RX Channel LTE TDD Capacity

Table 4-7 AAU5611 TN (LTE TDD+NR) capacity

Frequency Band TX/RX Channel LNR Capacity

4.5 eCPRI Port Specifications

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4.6 Output Power

Frequency Band Total Power

2600 MHz 160 W

4.7 Static Sensitivity

Frequency Band Typical NR Static Sensitivity

Table 4-11 Static sensitivity of the AAU5611 LTE TDD

Frequency Band Typical LTE TDD Static Sensitivity

4.8 Power Consumption

Frequency Band Typical Power Consumption

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