Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS
REMOTE RADIO HEAD
The Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS is a high-power, small form-factor Remote Radio Head (RRH) operating
in the AWS frequency band (1700/2100MHz - 3GPP Band 4). The Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS is designed
with an eco-efficient approach, providing operators with the means to achieve high quality and capacity
coverage with minimum site requirements.
A distributed eNodeB expands capital expenditures (CAPEX) and low
deployment options by using two operating expenditures (OPEX). The
components, a Base Band Unit (BBU) limited space available in some sites
containing the digital assets and a may prevent the installation of
separate RRH containing the radio- traditional single-cabinet BTS equip-
frequency (RF) elements. This modular ment or require costly cranes to be
design optimizes available space and employed, leaving coverage holes.
allows the main components of an However, many of these sites can
eNodeB to be installed separately, host an Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS
within the same site or several installation, providing more flexible
kilometres apart. site selection and improved network
quality along with greatly reduced
The Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS is installation time and costs.
linked to the BBU by an optical-fiber
connection carrying downlink and Fast, low-cost installation
uplink digital radio signals along
and deployment
with operations, administration and
maintenance (OA&M) information. The Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS is a
The Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS zero-footprint solution and operates
has two transmit RF paths, 40 W RF noise-free, simplifying negotiations
output power per transmit path, and with site property owners and mini-
is designed to manage up to four-way mizing environmental impacts.
receive diversity. The device is ideally Installation can easily be done by a
suited to support macro coverage, single person because the Alcatel-
with multiple-input multiple-output Lucent RRH2x40-AWS is compact and
(MIMO) 2x2 operation in up to 20 MHz weighs less than 20 kg (44 lb), eliminat-
of bandwidth. ing the need for a crane to hoist the
BTS cabinet to the rooftop. A site can
The Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS is be in operation in less than one day
designed to make available all the a fraction of the time required for
benefits of a distributed eNodeB, with a traditional BTS.
excellent RF characteristics, with low
Excellent RF performance Features Benefits
Because of its small size and weight, Zero-footprint deployment Leverages existing real estate
the Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS Easy installation, with a lightweight with lower site costs
can be installed close to the antenna. unit can be carried and set up by Reduces installation costs, with
Operators can therefore locate the one person fewer installation materials and
Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS where RF simplified logistics
Optimized RF power, with flexible
engineering is deemed ideal, minimiz-
site selection and elimination of Decreases power costs and minimiz-
ing trade-offs between available sites
a TMA es environmental impacts, with the
and RF optimum sites. The RF feeder
Convection-cooled (fanless) potential for eco-sustainable power
cost and installation costs are reduced
Noise-free options
or eliminated, and there is no need
for a Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA) Best-in-class power efficiency, Improves RF performance and adds
because losses introduced by the with significantly reduced flexibility to network planning
RF feeder are greatly reduced. energy consumption
The Alcatel-Lucent RRH2x40-AWS
provides more RF power while at the
same time consuming less electricity.
Antenna Antenna
RF feeder RF jumper
RRH
Radio Optical
link
Digital Digital
Backhaul Backhaul
Macro RRH for space-constrained cell sites Distributed
Technical specifications Passive convection cooling Optical characteristics Optical fiber length
(no fans) Type/number of fibers Up to 500 m (0.31 mi), using
Physical dimensions Enclosure protection MM fiber
Single-mode variant
Height: 620 mm (24.4 in.) IP65 (International Up to 20 km (12.43 mi), using
One Single Mode Single Fiber
Width: 270 mm (10.63 in.) Protection rating) per RRH2x, carrying UL and DL SM fiber
Depth: 170m (6.7 in.) using CWDM
RF characteristics Digital Ports and Alarms
Weight (without mounting kit): Single mode dual fiber (SM/DF)
less than 20 kg (44 lb) Frequency band: 1700/2100 MHz Two optical ports to support
Multi-mode variant daisy-chaining
(AWS); 3GPP Band 4
Power Two Multi-mode fibers per Six external alarms
Bandwidth: up to 20 MHz RRH2x: one carrying UL,
Power supply: -48VDC RF output power at antenna port: the other carrying DL
40 W nominal RF power for each
Operating environment Tx port
Outdoor temperature range: Rx diversity: 2-way or 4-way with
With solar load: -40C to optional Rx Diversity module
+50C (-40F to +122F) Noise figure: below 2.0 dB typical
Without solar load: -40C Antenna Line Device features
to +55C (-40F to +131F)
TMA and Remote electrical tilt
(RET) support via AISG v2.0
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