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RRU3908 Description Contents
Contents
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Appearance ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Physical Ports ................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 4

2.1 Frequency Band ............................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Capacity ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Receiver Sensitivity ......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Output Power ................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Power Consumption ....................................................................................................................................... 11
2.6 Input Power .................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.7 Equipment Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 13
2.8 Environment Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 13
3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 14

RRU3908 Description 1 Introduction
1 Introduction
The RRU3908 is an outdoor remote radio unit. It is the radio frequency (RF) part of a
distributed base station and can be located near antennas. The RRU3908 can modulate,
demodulate, combine, and divide baseband and RF signals. It also processes baseband and RF
signal data. With the Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology, the RRU3908 can work
either in GU or GL dual-mode through software configuration modification.
1.1 Appearance
Figure 1-1 shows the appearance of the RRU3908 (DC).
Figure 1-1 Appearance of the RRU3908 (DC)
1.2 Physical Ports

RRUs have a modular design. Its external ports are located in the cabling cavity and at the
bottom of the module.

Table 1-1 Physical ports on the RRU3908 V1
Port Connector Quantity Function

RF port DIN 2 Connects to an antenna
Interconnection port DB2W2 1 Connects to the another RF
for receiving RF module
signals
Common public DLC 2 Connects to the baseband
radio interface unit (BBU3900)
(CPRI) port
Power supply socket OT 2 Receives -48 V DC power
RET port DB9 1 Connects to a remote control
unit (RCU)
MON port DB15 1 Port for monitoring and
maintenance
Table 1-2 Physical ports on the RRU3908 V2
Port Connector Quantity Function

RF port DIN 2 Connects to an antenna
Interconnection port DB2W2 1 Connects to the another RF
for receiving RF module
signals
Common public DLC 2 Connects to the baseband
radio interface unit (BBU3900)
(CPRI) port
Power supply socket Easy power 2 Receives -48 V DC power
receptacle (pressfit
type)
RET port DB9 1 Connects to a remote control
unit (RCU)
MON port DB15 1 Port for monitoring and
maintenance
A BBU3900 and RRU3908 are connected through a CPRI port using an electrical or optical
cable to transmit CPRI signals.
The BBU3900 and the RRU3908 are connected in dual-star topology. In this topology, the
CPRI port on the GTMU or UBRI is connected to CPRI_W on the RRU3908, and the CPRI
port on the WBBP or LBBP is connected to CPRI_E on the RRU3908, as shown in Figure
1-2.

Figure 1-2 Dual-star topology

RRU3908 Description 2 Technical Specifications
2 Technical Specifications
2.1 Frequency Band

Table 2-1 RRU3908 V1 frequency band
Frequency RX Frequency Band (MHz) TX Frequency Band (MHz)

Band (MHz)
850 824–849 869–894

900 880–905 925–950
890–915 935–960
1800 1710–1755 1805–1850
1740–1785 1835–1880
1900 1850–1890 1930–1970
1870–1910 1950–1990
Table 2-2 RRU3908 V2 frequency band
Frequency RX Frequency Band (MHz) TX Frequency Band (MHz)

Band (MHz)
850 824–849 869–894

900 880–915 925–960
890–915 935–960

2.2 Capacity
Table 2-3 Single-mode capacity
Mode Capacity
GSM  Each RRU3908 V1 supports 6 TRXs.

 Each RRU3908 V2 supports 8 TRXs.
UMTS Each RRU3908 supports 4 carriers.
When operating in the 900 MHz frequency band, RRU3908 V2 supports 3 or 4

UMTS carriers.
LTE  RRU3908 V1 (1800 MHz): Each RRU3908 V1 supports 1 carrier.

The LTE bandwidth is 5, 10, 15, or 20 MHz.
RRU 3908V1 is hardware ready for LTE in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 1900 MHz.
 RRU3908 V2: Each RRU3908 V2 supports 1 carrier. The LTE
bandwidth is 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, or 20 MHz.
Table 2-4 Dual-mode capacity
Mode Capacity
GSM + UMTS  RRU3908 V1: For detailed specifications, see Table 2-8.
 RRU3908 V2: For detailed specifications, see Table 2-10 and Table
2-11.
GSM + LTE RRU3908 V2 (900 MHz): For detailed specifications, see Table 2-12.
2.3 Receiver Sensitivity

Table 2-5 RRU3908 V1 receiver sensitivity
Mode Frequency 1-Way Receiver 2-Way Receiver 4-Way Receiver

Band (MHz) Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity
(dBm) (dBm) (dBm)
GSM 850/900/1800/1 -113 -115.8 -118.5 (theoretical

900 value)
UMTS 850/900/1900 -125.5 -128.3 -131
LTE 1800 -106.3 -109.1 -111.8

Table 2-6 RRU3908 V2 receiver sensitivity
Mode Frequency 1-Way Receiver 2-Way Receiver 4-Way Receiver

Band (MHz) Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity
(dBm) (dBm) (dBm)
GSM 850/900 PGSM -113.5 -116.3 -119 (theoretical

value)
900 EGSM -113.3 -116.1 -118.8 (theoretical
value)
UMTS 850/900 PGSM -125.5 -128.3 -131
900 EGSM -125.3 -128.1 -130.8
LTE 900 PGSM -106.3 -109.1 -111.8
900 EGSM -106.1 -108.9 -111.6

 The receiver sensitivity of GSM, as recommended in 3GPP TS 51.021, is measured in the central
band (80% of the entire operating band, excluding the edge band) at the antenna connector on the
condition that the channel rate is 13 kbit/s and the Bit Error Rate (BER) is not higher than 2%.
 The receiver sensitivity of UMTS, as recommended in 3GPP TS 25.104, is measured in the entire
operating band at the antenna connector on the condition that the channel rate is 12.2 kbit/s and the
BER is not higher than 0.001.
 The receiver sensitivity of LTE is measured, as recommended in 3GPP TS 36.104, under a 5 MHz
channel bandwidth based on the FRC A1-3 in Annex A.1 (QPSK, R = 1/3, 25 RBs) standard.
2.4 Output Power

 RRU3908 modules operating in GSM mode and in the 900 or 1800 MHz frequency band comply
with the standard EN 301 502 V9.2.1.
 RRU3908 modules operating in UMTS, LTE, or Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) mode and in 900 or
1800 MHz frequency band comply with the standard ETSI EN 301 908 V5.2.1 and 3GPP TS
37.104.
 RRU3908 modules operating in GSM mode and in the 850 or 1900 MHz frequency band comply
with the standard 3GPP TS 45.005 V10.2.0 & 3GPP TS 51.021 V10.2.0.
 RRU3908 modules operating in UMTS, LTE, or Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) mode and in 850 or
1900 MHz frequency band comply with the standard 3GPP TS 37.104 V10.4.0 & TS 37.141
V10.4.0.
 For S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6, the GSM output power in 8PSK mode is the same as that in GMSK
mode with the improvement in the hardware capability. With the GBFD-118104 Enhanced EDGE
Coverage feature, RF modules working in GSM mode with the S7 or S8 configuration can also have
the same power no matter they use the GMSK or 8PSK modulation scheme. This feature is under
license control and therefore you must purchase the license before you can use this feature.
 *: The UMTS mode is supported in terms of hardware.
 The output power is 1 dB lesser than the standard power when the RRU3908 is located at a height of
3500 m to 4500m; and is 2 dB lesser than the standard power when the RRU3908 is located at a
height of 4500 m to 6000m.
 Factors such as the site-to-site distance, frequency-reuse factor, power control algorithm, and traffic
model affect the gain achieved by dynamic power allocation. Therefore, in most cases, the network
planning can be based on the power specification achieved by dynamic power allocation.
 In power sharing mode, the power control and DTX functions must be enabled. In GBSS8.1, the
dynamic power sharing feature is mutually exclusive with the GBFD-113201 Concentric Cell,
GBFD-114501 Co-BCCH Cell, GBFD-118001 BCCH Dense Frequency Multiplexing, and
GBFD-117501 Enhanced Measurement Report (EMR) features. In GBSS9.0 and later versions, the
dynamic power sharing feature can be used together with these features. However, the dynamic
power sharing feature currently cannot be used together with the GBFD-117002 IBCA (Interference
Based Channel Allocation), GBFD-117001 Flex MAIO, GBFD-118701 RAN Sharing, and
GBFD-114001 Extended Cell features in GBSS8.1, GBSS9.0, and later versions.
 Power sharing assumes a random distribution of UEs in the cell.
Table 2-7, Table 2-8 list the typical configurations of the RRU3908 V1.

Table 2-7 Typical RRU3908 V1 configuration (850 MHz/900 MHz/1800 MHz/1900 MHz,
single-mode)
Number Number Number Output Output Output Output

of GSM of UMTS of LTE Power Sharing Power per Power per
Carriers Carriers Carriers per Power UMTS LTE
GSM per GSM Carrier Carrier
Carrier Carrier (W) (W)
(W) (W)
1 0 0 40 40 0 0
2 0 0 40 40 0 0
3 0 0 20 20 0 0
4 0 0 15 20 0 0
5 0 0 12 12 0 0
6 0 0 10 12 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 40 0
0 1 0 0 0 2 x 30 0
0 2 0 0 0 30 0
0 2 0 0 0 2 x 15 0
0 3* 0 0 0 20* 0
0 4* 0 0 0 15* 0
0 0 1 (MIMO) 0 0 0 2 x 30
Table 2-8 Typical RRU3908 V1 configuration (900 MHz, GU Non-MSR)
Number Number of Output Power per Output Power per UMTS

of GSM UMTS GSM Carrier (W) Carrier (W)
Carriers Carriers
1 1 40 30
1 1 30 40
1 2 30 20
2 1 20 30
2 1 15 40
2 2 15 20
3 1 10 30
3 2 10 10
4 1 7.5 20

Number Number of Output Power per Output Power per UMTS

of GSM UMTS GSM Carrier (W) Carrier (W)
Carriers Carriers
4 2 7.5 10
5 1 6 20
LTE bandwidth is 5 or 10 MHz. GSM plus LTE bandwidth must not exceed 15 MHz.
Table 2-9, Table 2-10, Table 2-11, and Table 2-12 list the typical configurations of the
RRU3908 V2.
Table 2-9 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (850 MHz/900 MHz, single-mode)
Number Number Number Output Output Output Output

of GSM of UMTS of LTE Power Sharing Power per Power per
Carriers Carriers Carriers per Power UMTS LTE
GSM per GSM Carrier Carrier
Carrier Carrier (W) (W)
(W) (W)
1 0 0 40 40 0 0
2 0 0 40 40 0 0
3 0 0 20 20 0 0
4 0 0 20 20 0 0
5 0 0 13 15 0 0
6 0 0 13 15 0 0
7 0 0 10 13 0 0
8 0 0 10 13 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 60 0
0 1 (MIMO) 0 0 0 2 x 40 0
0 2 0 0 0 40 0
0 2 (MIMO) 0 0 0 2 x 20 0
0 3 0 0 0 20 0
0 3 (MIMO) 0 0 0 2 x 10 0
0 4 0 0 0 20 0
0 4 (MIMO) 0 0 0 2 x 10 0
0 0 1 (2T2R) 0 0 0 2 x 40

Table 2-10 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (850 MHz/900 MHz, GU Non-MSR)
Number of Number of Output Power per Output Power per

GSM Carriers UMTS Carriers GSM Carrier (W) UMTS Carrier (W)
1 1 40 40
2 1 20 40
3 1 13 40
4 1 10 40
5 1 6 20
1 2 40 20
2 2 20 20
3 2 13 20
4 2 10 20
Table 2-11 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (850 MHz/900 MHz, GU MSR)
Number of Number of Output Power per Output Power per

GSM Carriers UMTS Carriers GSM Carrier (W) UMTS Carrier (W)
1 1 20 2 x 20
2 1 20 2 x 20
3 1 20 20
3 1 15 2 x 10
4 1 13 20
4 1 15 2 x 10
5 1 10 30
When there are no more than three GSM carriers, LTE bandwidth can be 1.4, 3, 5, 10, or 15 MHz in the
900 MHz frequency band. When there are more than three GSM carriers, LTE bandwidth can be 1.4, 3,
5, or 10 MHz in the 900 MHz frequency band.
Table 2-12 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (900 MHz, GL MSR)
Number of Number of Output Power per Output Power per LTE

GSM Carriers LTE Carriers GSM Carrier (W) Carrier (W)
1 1 20 2 x 20

2 1 20 2 x 20
3 1 15 2 x 10
4 1 15 2 x 10
4 1 12 2 x 15
2.5 Power Consumption

 The typical power consumption and the maximum power consumption are measured when the base
station works at a temperature of 25°C.
 The typical power consumption for GSM is reached when the base station works with 30% load and
power control and DTX are enabled. The maximum power consumption for GSM is reached when
the base station works with 100% load.
 The typical power consumption for UMTS is reached when the base station works with 40% load.
The maximum power consumption for UMTS is reached when the base station works with 100%
load.
 The typical power consumption for LTE is reached when the base station works with 50% load. The
maximum power consumption for LTE is reached when the base station works with 100% load.
Table 2-13 Power consumption of the DBS3900 (configured with RRU3908 V1, 900 MHz)
Mode Configuration Output Power Typical Power Maximum

per Carrier (W) Consumption Power
(W) Consumption
(W)
GSM S2/2/2 20 760 910
S4/4/4 20 730 1070

S6/6/6 12 730 1070
UMTS 3x1 20 490 590
3x2 20 640 790
3x3 20 880 1100
3x4 15 880 1110
GSM+ GSM S2/2/2 + GSM: 20 870 1090
UMTS UMTS 3 x 1 UMTS: 20
GSM S4/4/4 + GSM: 10 820 1050
UMTS 3 x 1 UMTS: 20
GSM S4/4/4 + GSM: 10 820 1050
UMTS 3 x 2 UMTS: 10

Table 2-14 Power consumption of the DBS3900 (configured with RRU3908 V1, 1800 MHz)
Mode Configuratio Output Typical Power Maximum

n Power per Consumption Power
Carrier (W) (W) Consumption
(W)
GSM S2/2/2 20 615 720
S4/4/4 20 855 1190
LTE 3 x 10 MHz 40 750 880
Table 2-15 Power consumption of the DBS3900 (configured with RRU3908 V2, 850 MHz/900
MHz)
Mode Configuration Output Power Typical Power Maximum

per Carrier (W) Consumption Power
(W) Consumption
(W)
GSM S2/2/2 20 550 650
S4/4/4 20 770 1085

S6/6/6 13 740 1085
UMTS 3x1 20 450 520
3x2 20 565 710
GSM + GSM S2/2/2 + GSM: 20 920 1170
UMTS UMTS 3 x 1 UMTS: 40
GSM S3/3/3 + GSM: 13 890 1170
UMTS 3 x 1 UMTS: 40
GSM S4/4/4 + GSM: 10 880 1180
UMTS 3 x 1 UMTS: 40
LTE 3 x 10 MHz 2 x 20 675 800
2.6 Input Power

Table 2-16 Input power
Item Specifications
Input power –48 V DC; voltage range: –36 V DC to –57 V DC

2.7 Equipment Specifications

Table 2-17 Equipment specifications
Item Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x D) 485 mm x 380 mm x 170 mm (with the housing)

Weight 23 kg (with the housing)
2.8 Environment Specifications

Table 2-18 Environment specifications
Item Specifications
Operating temperature RRU3908 V2 –40℃ to + 55℃ (without solar radiation)

–40℃ to + 50℃ (with solar radiation)
RRU3908 V1 –40℃ to + 50℃ (without solar radiation)

–40℃ to + 45℃ (with solar radiation)
Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH

Absolute humidity 1 g/m3 to 30 g/m3
Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa
Operating environment The RRU complies with the following standards:
 3GPP TS 45.005
 3GPP TS 25.141
 3GPP TS 36.141
 3GPP TS 37.141
 ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.1.2 (2003-04) Class 4.1: "Non-weather
protected locations."
Shockproof protection NEBS GR63 zone4

Ingress Protection (IP) IP65
rating

RRU3908 Description 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation Full Name

3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
BBU Baseband Unit
BER Bit Error Ratio
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
GSM Global Service Mobile
GTMU GSM Timing and Main Control Unit
LBBP LTE BaseBand Processing Unit
LTE Long Term Evolution
MIMO Multi-input and Multi-output
MSR Multi-Standard Radio
RAN Radio Access Network
SDR Software Defined Radio
UBRI Universal Baseband Radio Interference Board
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
WBBP WCDMA Baseband Processing unit


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2 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 4

3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 14

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Figure 1-1 Appearance of the RRU3908 (DC)

1.2 Physical Ports

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Table 1-1 Physical ports on the RRU3908 V1

Port Connector Quantity Function

Table 1-2 Physical ports on the RRU3908 V2

Port Connector Quantity Function

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Figure 1-2 Dual-star topology

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2.1 Frequency Band

Frequency RX Frequency Band (MHz) TX Frequency Band (MHz)

850 824–849 869–894

Table 2-2 RRU3908 V2 frequency band

Frequency RX Frequency Band (MHz) TX Frequency Band (MHz)

850 824–849 869–894

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GSM  Each RRU3908 V1 supports 6 TRXs.

When operating in the 900 MHz frequency band, RRU3908 V2 supports 3 or 4

LTE  RRU3908 V1 (1800 MHz): Each RRU3908 V1 supports 1 carrier.

Table 2-4 Dual-mode capacity

2.3 Receiver Sensitivity

Mode Frequency 1-Way Receiver 2-Way Receiver 4-Way Receiver

GSM 850/900/1800/1 -113 -115.8 -118.5 (theoretical

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Table 2-6 RRU3908 V2 receiver sensitivity

Mode Frequency 1-Way Receiver 2-Way Receiver 4-Way Receiver

GSM 850/900 PGSM -113.5 -116.3 -119 (theoretical

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2.4 Output Power

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Number Number Number Output Output Output Output

Table 2-8 Typical RRU3908 V1 configuration (900 MHz, GU Non-MSR)

Number Number of Output Power per Output Power per UMTS

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Number Number of Output Power per Output Power per UMTS

Table 2-9 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (850 MHz/900 MHz, single-mode)

Number Number Number Output Output Output Output

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Table 2-10 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (850 MHz/900 MHz, GU Non-MSR)

Number of Number of Output Power per Output Power per

Table 2-11 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (850 MHz/900 MHz, GU MSR)

Number of Number of Output Power per Output Power per

Table 2-12 Typical RRU3908 V2 configuration (900 MHz, GL MSR)

Number of Number of Output Power per Output Power per LTE

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2.5 Power Consumption

Mode Configuration Output Power Typical Power Maximum

S4/4/4 20 730 1070

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Mode Configuratio Output Typical Power Maximum