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Contents

1 BBU5900A Description................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Functions ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1.2 Exterior ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1.3 Board Configuration .................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.1.3.1 Board Configuration for a Single-Mode BBU5900A ............................................................................................. 3
1.1.3.2 Board Configuration for a Co-MPT BBU5900A .................................................................................................. 10
1.1.4 BBU5900A Boards .................................................................................................................................................. 15
1.1.4.1 UMPT ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.1.4.2 UBBP .................................................................................................................................................................... 19
1.1.4.3 UPEU .................................................................................................................................................................... 21
1.1.4.4 UEIU..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
1.1.4.5 FAN ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24
1.2 Board Technical Specifications ................................................................................................................................... 25
1.2.1 Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards ................................................................................................... 25
1.2.1.1 GSM Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards ....................................................................................... 25
1.2.1.2 UMTS Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .................................................................................... 26
1.2.1.3 LTE Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards ........................................................................................ 26
1.2.1.3.1 LTE FDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards............................................................................. 26
1.2.1.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards ........................................................................ 26
1.2.1.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .............................................................. 27
1.2.1.3.4 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .............................................................. 27
1.2.1.3.5 LTE FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .................................................................. 28
1.2.1.4 NR Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .......................................................................................... 28
1.2.1.4.1 NR FDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .............................................................................. 29
1.2.1.4.2 NR TDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .............................................................................. 29
1.2.1.4.3 NR FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards.................................................................... 29
1.2.1.5 Multimode Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards .............................................................................. 30
1.2.2 Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .......................................................................................... 35
1.2.2.1 GSM Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units ............................................................................. 35
1.2.2.2 UMTS Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units ........................................................................... 36
1.2.2.3 LTE Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units ............................................................................... 37
1.2.2.3.1 LTE FDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units ................................................................... 37

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1.2.2.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .............................................................. 47

1.2.2.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .................................................... 52
1.2.2.3.4 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .................................................... 57
1.2.2.3.5 LTE FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units ......................................................... 60
1.2.2.3.6 LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .......................................... 63
1.2.2.4 NR Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units ................................................................................ 66
1.2.2.4.1 NR FDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .................................................................... 67
1.2.2.4.2 NR TDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .................................................................... 69
1.2.2.4.3 NR FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .......................................................... 76
1.2.2.5 Multimode Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units .................................................................... 78
1.3 BBU5900A Technical Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 100
1.3.1 GSM Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ................................................................................................. 100
1.3.2 UMTS Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A .............................................................................................. 100
1.3.3 LTE Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A .................................................................................................. 101
1.3.3.1 LTE FDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ...................................................................................... 101
1.3.3.2 LTE TDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ...................................................................................... 102
1.3.3.3 LTE NB-IoT Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A .................................................................................. 103
1.3.3.4 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ........................................................................ 103
1.3.3.5 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ........................................................................ 104
1.3.3.6 LTE FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ............................................................................ 104
1.3.4 NR Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A .................................................................................................... 105
1.3.4.1 NR FDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ........................................................................................ 105
1.3.4.2 NR TDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ........................................................................................ 105
1.3.5 Multimode Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A ........................................................................................ 106
1.3.6 BBU5900A Equipment Specifications .................................................................................................................. 110
1.4 CPRI Port Technical Specifications .......................................................................................................................... 113
1.5 Transmission Port Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 118
1.6 Traffic Model ............................................................................................................................................................ 119
1.6.1 LTE Traffic Model ................................................................................................................................................. 119
1.6.1.1 LTE FDD Traffic Model ..................................................................................................................................... 119
1.6.1.2 LTE TDD Traffic Model ..................................................................................................................................... 123
1.6.1.3 LTE NB-IoT Traffic Model ................................................................................................................................. 127
1.6.2 NR Traffic Model................................................................................................................................................... 128
1.7 Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................... 130
1.8 Appendix ................................................................................................................................................................... 132

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1 BBU5900A Description

The BBU is a baseband unit that centrally manages the entire base station system.
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Board Technical Specifications
A BBU can be configured with the main control board, baseband processing unit, power and
environment monitoring board, and fan. This document describes the technical specifications
of main control boards and baseband processing units. For technical specifications of other
boards, see the related BBU hardware description.
1.3 BBU5900A Technical Specifications
The BBU5900A can be configured with 1 main control board and 1–3 baseband processing
units. The capacity and signaling specifications of the BBU5900A vary with the types and
numbers of main control boards and baseband processing units. This section describes the
capacity specifications, signaling specifications, and equipment specifications of the
BBU5900A working in different modes in typical board configurations.
1.6 Traffic Model
On live networks, the specifications of the main control aboard and baseband processing unit
depend on the processing capability of the hardware and the traffic model. The configuration
specifications of the main control board, baseband processing unit, and BBU vary by traffic
model. This section describes Huawei traffic models.
1.7 Acronyms and Abbreviations
1.8 Appendix

1.1 Introduction

 In this document, "G" is short for GSM, "U" for UMTS, "L" for LTE FDD, "T" for LTE TDD, "M"
for LTE NB-IoT, and "N" for NR. In addition, "N (FDD)" is short for NR (FDD) and "N (TDD)" is
short for NR (TDD).

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 Unless otherwise specified, in this document, "LTE" always includes LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LTE
FDD+NB-IoT, and LTE FDD+TDD. In scenarios where it needs to be distinguished, LTE FDD, LTE
NB-IoT, LTE FDD+NB-IoT, and LTE FDD+TDD are used. Unless otherwise specified, in this
document, NR always includes both FDD and TDD. In scenarios where it needs to be distinguished,
NR FDD, NR TDD, N (FDD), and N (TDD) are used.

1.1.1 Functions
The BBU5900A AC and BBU5900A DC (both referred to as BBU5900A) are available as of
SRAN16.0. The BBU5900A is an outdoor baseband control unit that provides the following
functions:
 Manages the entire base station system in terms of OM, signaling processing, and system
clock.
 Provides physical ports for information exchange between the base station and the
transport network.
 Provides an OM channel between the base station and OMC.
 Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals, and provides CPRI ports for
communication with RF modules.
 Provides ports for receiving and transmitting signals from environment monitoring
devices.

1.1.2 Exterior
The following figure shows the exterior of a BBU5900A.

Figure 1-1 BBU5900A exterior

1.1.3 Board Configuration

The following figure shows the BBU5900A slots.

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Figure 1-2 Slot distribution in a BBU5900A

The slot configuration principles are as follows:

 The UBBP is installed, in descending order of priority, in slots 4, 2, and 0.
 The UMPT is installed in slot 6.
 The FANf is installed in slot 16.
 The FANh is installed in slot 17.
 The UPEUg or UPEUh is configured in slot 19.
 The UEIUd is installed in slot 18.

1.1.3.1 Board Configuration for a Single-Mode BBU5900A

Typical Configuration for GSM

Main control board: One UMPTe/UMPTg board is installed.
Interface board: The UBBP board is used.

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For GSM, only the non-baseband extension mode is supported.

Figure 1-3 Typical configuration for GSM

Typical Configuration for UMTS

Main control board: One UMPTe/UMPTg board is installed.
Baseband processing unit: A maximum of three UBBP boards are installed.

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Figure 1-4 Typical configuration for UMTS

Typical Configuration for LTE

Main control board: One UMPTe/UMPTg board is installed.
Baseband processing unit: A maximum of three UBBP boards are installed.

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Figure 1-5 Typical configuration for LTE FDD

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Figure 1-6 Typical configuration for LTE NB-IoT

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Figure 1-7 Typical configuration for LTE FDD+NB-IoT

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Figure 1-8 Typical configuration for LTE FDD+TDD

Typical Configuration for NR

Main control board: One UMPTe/UMPTg board is installed.
Baseband processing unit: A maximum of three UBBP boards are installed.

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Figure 1-9 Typical configuration for NR

1.1.3.2 Board Configuration for a Co-MPT BBU5900A

The typical board configuration for a BBU5900A in a co-MPT base station is as follows:
Main control board: One UMPTe/UMPTg board is installed.
Baseband processing unit: A maximum of three UBBP boards are installed.

LTE FDD is used as a typical board configuration example. The board configuration of LTE NB-IoT is
the same.

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Figure 1-10 Typical configuration for GU co-MPT

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Figure 1-11 Typical configuration for GL co-MPT (same as GM co-MPT and GLM co-MPT)

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Figure 1-12 Typical configuration for UL co-MPT (same as UM co-MPT and ULM co-MPT)

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Figure 1-13 Typical configuration for GUL co-MPT (same as GUM co-MPT and GULM
co-MPT)

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Figure 1-14 Typical configuration for LNR co-MPT

1.1.4 BBU5900A Boards

The BBU can be configured with the following boards and units:
 Main control and transmission board: universal main processing and transmission unit
(UMPT)
 Baseband processing unit: universal baseband processing unit (UBBP)
 Universal power and environment interface unit (UPEU)
 Universal environment interface unit (UEIU)
 Fan unit (FAN)

1.1.4.1 UMPT
The UMPT is a universal main processing and transmission unit. It can be
UMPTe/UMPTga/UMPTg. The UMPTe can work with the BBU5900A only in areas at -20°C
(-4 °F) or above.

Panel
Figure 1-15 shows the UMPTe1/UMPTe2 panel.

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Figure 1-15 UMPTe1/UMPTe2 panel

Figure 1-16 shows the UMPTga1/UMPTga2 panel.

Figure 1-16 UMPTga panel

Figure 1-17 shows the UMPTg1/UMPTg2 panel.

Figure 1-17 UMPTg1/UMPTg2 panel

Functions
The UMPT performs the following functions:
 Controls and manages the entire base station in terms of configuration, equipment,
performance monitoring, radio resources, and active/standby switchovers.
 Processes signaling messages.
 Provides a reference clock, transmission ports, and an OM channel to the OMC (LMT or
OSS).
 Provides the BBU interconnection port and exchanges control data, transmission data,
and clock signals.

Ports
Table 1-1 describes the ports on the UMPTe.

Table 1-1 Ports on the UMPTe

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

FE/GE0, FE/GE2 RJ45 2 FE/GE electrical ports
XGE1, XGE3 SFP 2 XGE optical ports

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CI SFP female 1 BBU interconnection port
USB USB 1 A USB flash drive can be
inserted into the port for
software upgrade and base
station commissioning.
CLK USB 1 Used for multiplexing TOD
and test clock signals
GNSS SMA 1 Used for transmitting RF
signals received from the
antenna to the satellite card.
RST - 1 Reset button

Table 1-2 describes the ports on the UMPTg.

Table 1-2 Ports on the UMPTg

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

FE/GE0, FE/GE2 RJ45 2 FE/GE electrical
ports
YGE1, YGE3 SFP 2 YGE optical ports
CI SFP female 1 BBU
interconnection port
USB USB 1 A USB flash drive
can be inserted into
the port for software
upgrade and base
station
commissioning.
CLK USB 1 Used for
multiplexing TOD
and test clock
signals
GNSS SMA 1 Used for
transmitting RF
signals received
from the antenna to
the satellite card.
RST - 1 Reset button

The following table describes the ports on the UMPTga.

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Table 1-3 Ports on a UMPTga panel

Silkscreen Connector Description

FE/GE0 and RJ45 connector FE/GE electrical signal transmission port
FE/GE2 The FE/GE electrical ports of the UMPTga support
surge protection. Therefore, no SLPU surge
protection box is required in an outdoor cabinet
with Ethernet electrical transmission applied.
XGE1 and SFP female 10GE optical signal transmission port with the
XGE3 connector maximum transmission rate of 10,000 Mbit/s
GPS SMA connector The GPS port on the UMPTga1 is reserved.
Used for transmitting RF signals received from the
antenna to the satellite card (GPS port on the
UMPTga2).
The GPS port of the UMPTga supports surge
protection. Therefore, no GPS surge protector is
required.
USB USB connector This port also functions as a commissioning
Ethernet port.
CLK USB connector  Used for receiving TOD signals
 Used for transmitting clock signals for testing
CI SFP female Used for connecting to another BBU or a USU
connector
RST - Used for resetting the board

Supported RATs
The following table lists the RATs supported by the UMPT.

Table 1-4 Supported RATs

Board Supported RAT

UMPTe1/UMPT Single-mode: GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LTE TDD, NR
e2 FDD, NR TDD
Multimode: any combination of single modes
NOTE
The UMPTe supports only LxN co-MPT, and does not support other co-MPT
multiple modes that contain NR.

UMPTg1/UMPT Single-mode: GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LTE TDD, NR
g2 FDD, NR TDD
Multimode: any combination of single modes
UMPTga1/UMP Single-mode: GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LTE TDD, NR
Tga2 FDD, NR TDD

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Board Supported RAT

Multimode: any combination of single modes

1.1.4.2 UBBP
The UBBP, a universal baseband processing unit, falls into the following types:
 UBBPd (UBBPd1/UBBPd2/UBBPd3/UBBPd4/UBBPd5/UBBPd6/UBBPd9)
 UBBPe
(UBBPe1/UBBPe2/UBBPe3/UBBPe4/UBBPe5/UBBPe6/UBBPex2/UBBPei/UBBPem)
 UBBPf (UBBPf1/UBBPf3)
 UBBPg (UBBPg1/UBBPg2/UBBPg2a/UBBPg3/UBBPg3a/UBBPg4)

 For details on the UBBPei, see RMU3900A Description.

 For details about the UBBPd9/UBBPem/UBBPf1/UBBPf3/UBBPg4, see DBS3900 LTE TDD
Product Description or DBS5900 LTE TDD Product Description.
 The UBBPg3a is available as of SRAN16.1.

The following table lists the RATs supported by the UBBP.

Table 1-5 RATs supported by the UBBP

Board Supported RAT

UBBPd1 GSM, UMTS, GU
UBBPd2 GSM, UMTS, GU
UBBPd3 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, LM
UBBPd4 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, LM
UBBPd5 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, LM
UBBPd6 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, UL, UM, LM, GUL,
LT, ULM
UBBPe1 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LM
UBBPe2 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LM
UBBPe3 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, ULM
UBBPe4 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, LT, ULM, TM, LTM
UBBPe5 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, LT, ULM, LTM
UBBPe6 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, LT, ULM, TM, LTM
UBBPex2 LTE FDD
UBBPg1 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, LT, ULM, TM, LTM
UBBPg2 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, NR FDD, UL, UM, LM, LT, LN
(FDD), LMN (FDD), ULM, LTM

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Board Supported RAT

UBBPg2a UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, NR FDD, NR TDD, UL, UM, LM, LT,
LN (FDD), ULM, LTM, LMN (FDD)
UBBPg3/UBB UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, NR FDD, NR TDD, UL, UM, LM, LT,
Pg3a LN (FDD), TN (TDD), LN (TDD)
ULM, LTM, LMN (FDD), LMN (TDD), LN (FDD) N (TDD), LMN
(FDD) N (TDD)

 TheUBBPg2/UBBPg2a/ board supports NR FDD as of SRAN16.0.

 The UBBPd6/UBBPe4/UBBPe5/UBBPe6/UBBPg1 board supports FTM as of SRAN15.1.

Panel
The UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5, and UBBPd6 have the same panel, as
shown in Figure 1-18.

Figure 1-18 UBBPd panel

Figure 1-19 shows the UBBPe1, UBBPe2, UBBPe3, UBBPe4, UBBPe5, or UBBPe6 panel.

Figure 1-19 UBBPe panel

Figure 1-20 shows the UBBPex2 panel.

Figure 1-20 UBBPex2 panel

Figure 1-21 shows the UBBPg panel.

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Figure 1-21 UBBPg panel

Functions
The UBBP performs the following functions:
 Provides CPRI ports for communication with RF modules.
 Supports deployment of multiple modes on one UBBP.

Ports
Table 1-6 describes the ports on the UBBPd/UBBPe/UBBPg.

Table 1-6 Ports on the UBBPd, UBBPe, or UBBPg

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP female 6 Data transmission ports that
interconnect with RF
modules. These ports
support input and output of
electrical and optical
signals.
HEI QSFP 1 Port that interconnects
baseband processing units
for data communication

1.1.4.3 UPEU
The UPEU is a universal power and environment interface unit. The BBU5900A is used with
the UPEUg/UPEUh.

Panel
Figure 1-22 shows the UPEUg panel.

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Figure 1-22 UPEUg panel

Figure 1-23 shows the UPEUh panel.

Figure 1-23 UPEUh panel

Functions
The UPEU performs the following functions:
 The UPEUg converts –48 V DC input power into +12 V power and –48 V power,
supplying power to boards and fans in the BBU, respectively. The UPEUg applies only
to the BBU5900A DC.
 The UPEUh converts 110 V/220 V AC input power into +12 V power and –48 V power,
supplying power to boards and fans in the BBU, respectively. The UPEUh applies only
to the BBU5900A AC.
 Provides the ports transmitting two channels of RS485 signals and the ports transmitting
seven channels of Boolean signals.

Ports
The following tables describe the ports on the UPEUg and UEPUh.

Table 1-7 Ports on the UPEUg

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

-48V HDEPC connector 1 Port for –48 V DC

power input

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Table 1-8 Ports on the UPEUh

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

PE AC-EPC1 connector 1 110 V/220 V AC
power input

1.1.4.4 UEIU
The UEIU, a universal environment interface unit, transmits information reported by the
environment monitoring device and alarm information to the main control board.

Panel
Figure 1-24 shows the UEIUd panel.

Figure 1-24 UEIUd panel

Functions
The UEIUd performs the following functions:
 Provides two ports, each transmitting one route of RS485 signals.
 Provides two ports, each transmitting four routes of Boolean signals, which can only be
dry contact or OC signals.
 Transmits information reported by the environment monitoring device and alarm
information to the main control board.

Ports
Table 1-9 describes the ports on the UEIUd.

Table 1-9 Ports on the UEIUd

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

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Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

EXT-ALM0 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean
inputs 0 to 3
EXT-ALM1 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean
inputs 4 to 5
Port for Boolean
output 6
MON0 RJ45 1 Port for RS485 input
0
MON1 RJ45 1 Port for RS485 input
1
GE IN RJ45 1 GE surge protection
port for connecting
to the UMPT
GE OUT RJ45 1 GE surge protection
port for connecting
to external
equipment

1.1.4.5 FAN
A FAN is a fan module in a BBU. The BBU5900A can be configured with the FANf and
FANh. The FANf is an inner air circulation fan and the FANh is an external air circulation fan.
They must be configured at the same time.

Panel
Figure 1-25 shows the FANf panel.

Figure 1-25 FANf panel

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Figure 1-26 shows the exterior of the FANh.

Figure 1-26 Exterior of the FANh

Functions
The FAN controls the rotational speed of the fans and monitors the temperature of the fan
module. The FAN reports the status of the fans and the fan module to the BBU and dissipates
heat from the BBU.

1.2 Board Technical Specifications

A BBU can be configured with the main control board, baseband processing unit, power and
environment monitoring board, and fan. This document describes the technical specifications
of main control boards and baseband processing units. For technical specifications of other
boards, see the related BBU hardware description.

1.2.1 Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

As system designs differ, the technical specifications supported by main control boards vary
with the RATs. When the specifications of a main control board are limited, you can replace it
with one of higher specifications or add a new one.

1.2.1.1 GSM Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The GSM technical specifications of a main control board mainly include the maximum
number of carriers. The maximum number of carriers supported by the main control board
may vary by the transmission mode.
In GSM scenarios, the UMPT supports only the SingleOM mode. The following table lists the
number of carriers supported by the UMPT.

Table 1-10 Number of carriers per UMPT in GSM mode

Board Number of Carriers

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 72

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Board Number of Carriers

UMPTga1/UMPTga2 72
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 72

1.2.1.2 UMTS Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The UMTS main control board carries only signaling specifications, and the signaling
specifications depend on the types and numbers of configured baseband processing units and
transmission boards.
The following sections describe the signaling specifications of the main control board,
baseband processing unit, and transmission board in different scenarios:
 1.3.2 UMTS Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

1.2.1.3 LTE Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The LTE technical specifications of a main control board include the technical specifications
when the main control board works in LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE NB-IoT, and various mode
concurrency scenarios.

1.2.1.3.1 LTE FDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The LTE FDD technical specifications of a main control board include the number of UEs in
RRC connected mode, number of UL synchronized UEs, number of DRBs, and signaling
specifications.
The following table lists the specifications per main control board in LTE FDD mode.

Table 1-11 Specifications per main control board in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of Number of Number Signaling

UEs in RRC UL of DRBs Specificatio
Connected Synchronize ns (BHCA)
Mode d UEs

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 14400 14400 43200 1620000

UMPTga1/UMPTga2 14400 14400 43200 1620000
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 28800 28800 86400 3240000

1.2.1.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The LTE NB-IoT technical specifications of a main control board include the number of UEs
in RRC connected mode, number of attached UEs, and signaling specifications.
The following table lists the specifications per main control board in LTE NB-IoT mode.

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Table 1-12 Specifications per main control board in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in Number of Signaling

RRC Connected Attached UEs Specifications
Mode (BHCA)

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 14400 5200000 2430000

UMPTga1/UMPTga2 14400 5200000 2430000
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 28800 10400000 4860000

1.2.1.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The LTE FDD+NB-IoT technical specifications of a main control board include the number
of UEs in RRC connected mode, number of attached UEs, and signaling specifications.
When the main control board works in both LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes, LTE FDD
and LTE NB-IoT dynamically share main control resources. The number of UEs in RRC
connected mode for LTE FDD, number of attached UEs for LTE NB-IoT, and signaling
specifications dynamically change based on the main control resource usage. However, the
number of UEs in RRC connected mode for LTE NB-IoT is a fixed value. The following table
lists the specifications per main control board.

Table 1-13 Specifications per main control board in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of Number of UEs in LTE FDD Signaling

UEs in RRC RRC Connected Specifications + LTE
Connected Mode for LTE FDD + NB-IoT Signaling
Mode for LTE Number of Attached Specifications
NB-IoT UEs for LTE NB-IoT (BHCA)
UMPTe1/UMP 14400 11500+1040000 1296000+484000
Te2
UMPTga1/UM 14400 11500+1040000 1296000+484000
PTga2
UMPTg1/UMP 28800 23000+2080000 2592000+968000
Tg2

1.2.1.3.4 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The LTE TDD+NB-IoT technical specifications of a main control board include the number
of UEs in RRC connected mode, number of attached UEs, and signaling specifications.
When the main control board works in both LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes, LTE TDD
and LTE NB-IoT dynamically share main control resources. The number of UEs in RRC
connected mode for LTE TDD, number of attached UEs for LTE NB-IoT, and signaling
specifications dynamically change based on the main control resource usage. However, the
number of UEs in RRC connected mode for LTE NB-IoT is a fixed value. The following table
lists the specifications per main control board.

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Table 1-14 Specifications per main control board in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in Number of UEs in RRC LTE TDD

RRC Connected Connected Mode for LTE Signaling
Mode for LTE TDD + Number of Specifications +
NB-IoT Attached UEs for LTE LTE NB-IoT
NB-IoT Signaling
Specifications
(BHCA)
UMPTe1/ 14400 11500+1040000 1296000+484000
UMPTe2
UMPTga1/ 14400 11500+1040000 1296000+484000
UMPTga2
UMPTg1/ 28800 23000+2080000 2592000+968000
UMPTg2

1.2.1.3.5 LTE FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

This section describes the technical specifications of the main control board working in both
LTE FDD and LTE TDD modes.
When the main control board works in both LTE FDD and LTE TDD modes, LTE FDD and
LTE TDD dynamically share main control resources, including the maximum number of UEs
in RRC connected mode, number of DRBs, and signaling specifications, as listed in the
following table.

Table 1-15 Specifications per main control board in LTE FDD+TDD mode
Board Number of Number of Number of Signaling
UEs in RRC UL DRBs Specifications
Connected Synchronized (BHCA)
Mode UEs
UMPTe1/UMP 14400 14400 43200 1620000
Te2
UMPTga1/UM 14400 14400 43200 1620000
PTga2
UMPTg1/UMP 28800 28800 86400 3240000
Tg2

1.2.1.4 NR Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The NR technical specifications of a main control board include the technical specifications
when the main control board works in NR FDD, NR TDD, and various mode concurrency
scenarios.

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1.2.1.4.1 NR FDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The NR FDD technical specifications of a main control board include the number of UEs in
RRC connected mode, number of DRBs, and signaling specifications.
The following table lists the specifications per main control board in NR FDD mode.

Table 1-16 Specifications per main control board in NR FDD mode

Board Number of UEs Number of Signaling

in RRC DRBs Specifications
Connected (BHCA)
Mode

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 3600 10800 648000

UMPTga1/UMPTga2 7200 21600 1080000
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 7200 21600 1296000

1.2.1.4.2 NR TDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The NR TDD technical specifications of a main control board include the number of UEs in
RRC connected mode, number of DRBs, and signaling specifications.
The following table lists the specifications per main control board in NR TDD mode.

Table 1-17 Specifications per main control board in NR TDD mode

Board Number of UEs Number of Signaling

in RRC DRBs Specifications
Connected Mode (BHCA)
UMPTe1/UMPTe2 3600 10800 648000
UMPTga1/UMPTga2 7200 21600 1080000
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 7200 21600 1296000

1.2.1.4.3 NR FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

The NR FDD+TDD technical specifications of a main control board include the number of
UEs in RRC connected mode, number of DRBs, and signaling specifications.
When the main control board works in both NR FDD and NR TDD modes, NR FDD and NR
TDD dynamically share main control resources. The following table lists the specifications
per main control board.

Table 1-18 Specifications per main control board in NR FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of UEs Number of Signaling

in RRC DRBs Specifications
Connected Mode (BHCA)

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Board Number of UEs Number of Signaling

in RRC DRBs Specifications
Connected Mode (BHCA)

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 3600 10800 648000

UMPTga1/UMPTga2 7200 21600 1080000
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 7200 21600 1296000

1.2.1.5 Multimode Technical Specifications of Main Control Boards

Co-MPT refers to the scenario where a main control board works in multiple modes.
Multimode co-MPT technical specifications include the number of carriers, cell number
specifications, and UE number specifications in co-MPT scenarios among GSM, UMTS, NR,
and LTE. Unless otherwise specified, in this section, LTE refers to LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and
LTE NB-IoT, and NR refers to NR FDD and NR TDD.

Co-MPT scenarios comply with the specifications of each single RAT. For example, if NR FDD does not
support 32T32R/64T64R cells, GULN does not support 32T32R/64T64R cells either.
When the UMPT works in GSM, UMTS, LTE, and NR modes, these modes dynamically share main
control resources in terms of signaling specifications, which is related to the processing configuration of
baseband processing units. Therefore, this document does not provide signaling specifications of a single
main control board working in multiple modes. Instead, this document provides signaling specifications
of main control boards and baseband processing units working in multiple modes in typical
configurations. For details, see 1.3.5 Multimode Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A.

GU Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in GU scenarios.

Table 1-19 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in GU mode

Board GSM UMTS

Number of Carriers Number of Cells

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 72 BBU3900: 24
BBU3910: 48
UMPTga1/UMPTga 72 48
2
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 72 48

GL Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in GL scenarios.

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Table 1-20 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in GL mode

Board GSM LTE

Number Number of Cells Number of UEs in

of RRC Connected
Carriers Mode

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 72 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 14400

32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTga1/UMPTga 72 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 14400
2 32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 72 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 14400
32T32R/64T64R: 36

GN Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in GN scenarios.

Table 1-21 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in GN mode

Board GSM NR

Number Number of Cells Number of UEs in

of RRC Connected
Carriers Mode
UMPTga1/UMPTga 72 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 36 3600
2 32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 72 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 3600
32T32R/64T64R: 36

UL Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in UL scenarios.

Table 1-22 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in UL mode

Board UMTS LTE

Number Number of Cells Number of UEs in

of Cells RRC Connected
Mode

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 BBU3900: 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 14400

24 32T32R/64T64R: 18
BBU3910:

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Number Number of Cells Number of UEs in

of Cells RRC Connected
Mode
48
UMPTga1/UMPTga 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 14400
2 32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 14400
32T32R/64T64R: 36

UN Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in UN scenarios.

Table 1-23 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in UN mode

Board UMTS NR

Number Number of Cells Number of UEs in

of Cells RRC Connected
Mode
UMPTga1/UMPTga 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 36 3600
2/ 32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 72 3600
32T32R/64T64R: 36

LN Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in LN scenarios.

Table 1-24 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in LN mode

Board LTE NR

Number of Cells Numbe Number of Cells Numbe

r of UEs r of
in RRC UEs in
Connect RRC
ed Connec
Mode ted
Mode

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 5400 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 2400

72 36

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Number of Cells Numbe Number of Cells Numbe

r of UEs r of
in RRC UEs in
Connect RRC
ed Connec
Mode ted
Mode
32T32R/64T64R: 18 32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTga1/UMPTga 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 7200 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 3600
2 72 36
32T32R/64T64R: 18 32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 14400 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 3600
72 72
32T32R/64T64R: 36 32T32R/64T64R: 36

GUL Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in GUL scenarios.

Table 1-25 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in GUL mode

Board GSM UMTS LTE

Number Number of Number of Cells Number

of Carriers Cells of UEs in
RRC
Connect
ed Mode

UMPTe1/UMPTe2 72 BBU3900: 24 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 14400

BBU3910: 48 72

UMPTga1/UMPTga 72 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 14400

2 72
32T32R/64T64R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 72 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T8R: 14400
72
32T32R/64T64R: 36

GLN Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in GLN scenarios.

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Table 1-26 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in GLN mode

Board GSM LTE NR

Number Number of Number Number Numb

of Carriers Cells of UEs in of Cells er of
RRC UEs in
Connect RRC
ed Mode Conne
cted
Mode
UMPTga1/UMPTga 72 2T2R/4T4R/8 7200 2T2R/4T4R 3600
2 T8R: 72 /8T8R: 36
32T32R/64T6 32T32R/64
4R: 18 T64R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 72 2T2R/4T4R/8 14400 2T2R/4T4R 3600
T8R: 72 /8T8R: 72
32T32R/64T6 32T32R/64
4R: 36 T64R: 36

ULN Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in ULN scenarios.

Table 1-27 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in ULN mode

Board UMTS LTE NR

Number Number of Number Number Numbe

of Cells Cells of UEs in of Cells r of
RRC UEs in
Connect RRC
ed Mode Connec
ted
Mode

UMPTga1/UMPTga 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T 7200 2T2R/4T 3600

2 8R: 72 4R/8T8R:
32T32R/64T64 36
R: 18 32T32R/
64T64R:
18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 48 2T2R/4T4R/8T 14400 2T2R/4T 3600
8R: 72 4R/8T8R:
32T32R/64T64 72
R: 36 32T32R/
64T64R:
36

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GULN Co-MPT
The following table lists the specifications per UMPT in GULN scenarios.

Table 1-28 Co-MPT specifications per UMPT in GULN mode

Board GSM UMT LTE NR

S

Num Num Number of Num Number of Nu

ber of ber of Cells ber Cells mbe
Carri Cells of r of
ers UEs UEs
in in
RRC RRC
Conn Con
ected nect
Mod ed
e Mod
e

UMPTga1/UMPTga2 72 48 2T2R/4T4R/ 7200 2T2R/4T4R/8 3600

8T8R: 72 T8R: 36
32T32R/64T 32T32R/64T6
64R: 18 4R: 18
UMPTg1/UMPTg2 72 48 2T2R/4T4R/ 14400 2T2R/4T4R/8 3600
8T8R: 72 T8R: 72
32T32R/64T 32T32R/64T6
64R: 36 4R: 36

1.2.2 Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

As system designs differ, the technical specifications supported by baseband processing units
vary with the RATs. When the specifications of a baseband processing unit are limited, you
can replace it with one of higher specifications or add a new one.

1.2.2.1 GSM Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

GSM baseband supports two work modes: In non-baseband extension mode, baseband
resources are processed by RF modules. In baseband extension mode, baseband resources are
processed by an independent baseband processing unit. Only the UBBPd board can process
GSM baseband resources. The UBBPe and UBBPg cannot.
The following table lists the carrier specifications per UBBPd working in GSM mode. In the
following table, 2R is short for 1T2R or 2T2R and 4R is short for 1T4R or 2T4R.
The following table lists the specifications per UBBPd in GSM mode.

Table 1-29 Specifications per UBBPd in GSM mode

Board Number of 2R Carriers Number of 4R Carriers

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UBBPd1/UBBPd2/UBB 24 12
Pd3/UBBPd4
UBBPd5 36 18
UBBPd6 48 24

1.2.2.2 UMTS Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

The UMTS technical specifications of a baseband processing unit include the number of cells,
number of UL/DL CEs, number of HSDPA codes, and number of HSDPA/HSUPA UEs. The
specifications of baseband processing units may vary with the types.
The specifications of the UBBP in this section are described as follows:
 In terms of cell specifications, 2R is short for 1T2R or 2T2R. For the UBBP, in terms of
cell specifications, 4R is short for 2T4R or 4T4R. The WBBP does not support hybrid
configuration of 2R and 4R cells.
 The number of HSDPA codes is AxB, in which A is the number of cells and B is the
number of HSDPA codes supported by each cell. In the following tables, the maximum
number of HSDPA codes supported by a board is provided when the board is configured
with 2R or 4R cells.
The following tables list the technical specifications per baseband processing unit in UMTS
mode.

Table 1-30 Technical specifications per UBBPd in UMTS mode

Board Numb Number Number of Number Number of
er of of 4R UL/DL CEs of HSDPA/HSUPA UEs
2R Cells HSDPA
Cells Codes

UBBPd1 6 3 384/512 6x15 288/288

UBBPd2 6 6 512/768 6x15 384/384
UBBPd3 6 3 384/512 6x15 288/288
UBBPd4 6 6 512/768 6x15 384/384
UBBPd5 6 6 768/768 6x15 512/512
UBBPd6 12 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768

Table 1-31 Technical specifications per UBBPe in UMTS mode

Board Numb Number Number of Number Number of

er of of 4R UL/DL CEs of HSDPA/HSUPA UEs
2R Cells HSDPA
Cells Codes

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Board Numb Number Number of Number Number of

er of of 4R UL/DL CEs of HSDPA/HSUPA UEs
2R Cells HSDPA
Cells Codes

UBBPe1 6 3 384/512 6x15 288/288

UBBPe2 6 6 512/768 6x15 384/384
UBBPe3 12 6 768/768 12x15 512/512
UBBPe4 12 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768
/UBBPe
5/UBBP
e6/UBB
Pei

Table 1-32 Technical specifications per UBBPg in UMTS mode

Board Numb Number Number of Number Number of

er of of 4R UL/DL CEs of HSDPA/HSUPA UEs
2R Cells HSDPA
Cells Codes
UBBPg1 12 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768
UBBPg2 12 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768
/UBBPg
2a
UBBPg3 12 6 1024/1024 12x15 768/768
/UBBPg
3a

In UMTS scenarios, the UBBP supports hybrid configuration of 2R and 4R cells. Assume that the UBBP
supports hybrid configuration of x 2R cells and y 4R cells. The following conditions must be met:
 UBBPd2/UBBPd4/UBBPd5/UBBPe2: (x + y) ≤ 6
 Other boards: (x + 2y) ≤ Number of 2R cells supported by the UBBP and y < Number of 4R cells
supported by the UBBP

1.2.2.3 LTE Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

The LTE technical specifications of a baseband processing unit include the technical
specifications when the baseband processing unit works in LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE NB-IoT,
and various mode concurrency scenarios.

1.2.2.3.1 LTE FDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

The LTE FDD technical specifications of a baseband processing unit include the number of
cells, number of UEs, number of DRBs, throughput, and signaling specifications.
These specifications are as follows:

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Table 1-33 LTE FDD technical specifications of baseband processing units

Category Description
Cell Number Cell number specifications refer to the number of cells with
Specifications different bandwidth and antenna configurations.
UE Number UE number specifications refer to the number of UEs in RRC
Specifications connected mode and number of uplink synchronized UEs.
DRB Number DRB number specifications refer to the number of DRBs.
Specifications
Throughput Throughput specifications include the uplink and downlink
Specifications throughput of cells and boards.
Signaling Specifications Signaling specifications are measured in BHCA. For the
definition of BHCA, see Control-Plane Traffic Model.
Number of CA UEs and  The number of carrier aggregation (CA) UEs is the sum of
Number of VoLTE UEs the maximum number of primary component carrier (PCC)
UEs and the maximum number of secondary component
carrier (SCC) UEs in different CA scenarios.
 The number of VoLTE UEs refers to the number of voice
service UEs using the IMS voice solution.

Cell Number Specifications

LTE FDD cells support bandwidth configurations of 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15
MHz and 20 MHz, and antenna configurations of 2T2R, 4T4R, 32T32R and 8T8R. This part
describes the maximum number of cells supported by each baseband processing unit with
different cell bandwidths and antenna configurations.

In LTE FDD scenarios, the combination specifications of LTE FDD cells and in-band LTE NB-IoT
carriers on each baseband processing unit are as follows:
 For a UBBPd, each LTE FDD cell can be combined with an in-band LTE NB-IoT carrier.
 For a UBBPe, each LTE FDD cell can be combined with four in-band LTE NB-IoT carriers.
 For a UBBPg, each LTE FDD cell can be combined with four in-band LTE NB-IoT carriers.

The following tables list the maximum number of cells per baseband processing unit in LTE
FDD mode.

Table 1-34 Number of cells per UBBPd in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of Cells

UBBPd3 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R

UBBPd4 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPd5 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R

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3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(1)
UBBPd6 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
(1): This board supports hybrid configuration of 2R and 4R cells. In hybrid configuration
scenarios, the total number of cells does not exceed the number of supported 4R cells.

Table 1-35 Number of cells per UBBPe in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of Cells

UBBPe1 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
UBBPe2 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe3 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe4 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
3x5/10/15/20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPe5 9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe6 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
6x5/10/15/20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPei 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPex2 2x5/10/15/20 MHz 32T32R

Table 1-36 Number of cells per UBBPg in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of Cells

UBBPg1 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
3x5/10/15/20 MHz 8T8R

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UBBPg2 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
6x5/10/15/20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPg2a 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
6x5/10/15/20 MHz 8T8R
3x5/10/15/20 MHz 32T32R
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 24x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
24x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
12x5/10/15/20 MHz 8T8R
6x5/10/15/20 MHz 32T32R
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 32T32R
6x5/10/15/20 MHz 8T8R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 32T32R

UE Number Specifications
In LTE FDD scenarios, the UE number specifications include the number of UEs in a cell and
the number of UEs supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the number of UEs supported by cells with different bandwidths in
LTE FDD scenarios.

Table 1-37 Number of UEs per cell in LTE FDD mode

Cell Bandwidth Number of UEs in RRC Number of UL

(MHz) Connected Mode Synchronized UEs

1.4 168 UBBP: 168

3 360 UBBP: 360
5 600(1) UBBP: 600
10/15/20 1200(2) UBBP: 1200
(1): If a sector split group contains multiple 32T32R cells, the number of UEs in RRC
connected mode in each sector split group is 600.
(2): If a sector split group contains multiple 32T32R cells, the number of UEs in RRC
connected mode in each sector split group is 1200.

The following table lists the number of UEs supported by each baseband processing unit in
LTE FDD scenarios when cells with different bandwidths are configured.

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Table 1-38 Number of UEs per UBBPd in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UL

Connected Mode Synchronized UEs

UBBPd3/UBBPd4  1.4 MHz: 504  1.4 MHz: 504

 3 MHz: 1080  3 MHz: 1080
 5 MHz: 1800  5 MHz: 1800
 10/15/20 MHz: 3600  10/15/20 MHz: 3600
UBBPd5/UBBPd6  1.4 MHz: 1008  1.4 MHz: 1008
 3 MHz: 2160  3 MHz: 2160
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600  5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600

Table 1-39 Number of UEs per UBBPe in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UL
Connected Mode Synchronized UEs

UBBPe1/UBBPe2  1.4 MHz: 504  1.4 MHz: 504

 3 MHz: 1080  3 MHz: 1080
 5 MHz: 1800  5 MHz: 1800
 10/15/20 MHz: 3600  10/15/20 MHz: 3600
UBBPe3/UBBPe4  1.4 MHz: 1008  1.4 MHz: 1008
 3 MHz: 2160  3 MHz: 2160
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600  5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600
UBBPe5  1.4 MHz: 1512  1.4 MHz: 1512
 3 MHz: 3240  3 MHz: 3240
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600  5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600
UBBPe6  1.4 MHz: 2016  1.4 MHz: 2016
 3 MHz: 4320  3 MHz: 4320
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 4800  5/10/15/20 MHz: 4800
UBBPei  1.4 MHz: 2016  1.4 MHz: 2016
 3 MHz: 4320  3 MHz: 4320
 10/15/20 MHz: 4800  10/15/20 MHz: 4800
UBBPex2  5 MHz: 1200  5 MHz: 1200
 10/15/20 MHz: 2400  10/15/20 MHz: 2400

Table 1-40 Number of UEs per UBBPg in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UL

Connected Mode Synchronized UEs

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Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UL

Connected Mode Synchronized UEs

UBBPg1  1.4 MHz: 1008  1.4 MHz: 1008

 3 MHz: 2160  3 MHz: 2160
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600  5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a  1.4 MHz: 2016  1.4 MHz: 2016
 3 MHz: 4320  3 MHz: 4320
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 4800  5/10/15/20 MHz: 4800
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a  1.4 MHz: 4032  1.4 MHz: 4032
 3 MHz: 8640  3 MHz: 8640
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 9600  5/10/15/20 MHz: 9600

DRB Number Specifications

The following tables list the number of DRBs per baseband processing unit in LTE FDD
mode.

Table 1-41 Number of DRBs per UBBPd in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of DRBs

UBBPd3/UBBPd4/UBB 10800
Pd5/UBBPd6

Table 1-42 Number of DRBs per UBBPe in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of DRBs

UBBPe1/UBBPe2/UBBP 10800
e3/UBBPe4/UBBPe5
UBBPe6 14400
UBBPei 14400
UBBPex2 7200

Table 1-43 Number of DRBs per UBBPg in LTE FDD mode

Board Number of DRBs

UBBPg1 10800
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 14400
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 28800

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Throughput Specifications
In LTE FDD scenarios, the throughput specifications include the throughput in a cell and the
throughput supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the throughput per cell with different configurations in LTE FDD
mode.

Table 1-44 Throughput per cell in LTE FDD mode

Cell Configuration Throughput (DL Throughput (DL

64QAM, UL 256QAM, UL
64QAM) (Mbit/s) 64QAM) (Mbit/s)
 1.4 MHz 2T2R DL: 8.7 DL: 11.832
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x2 UL: 8.784 UL: 8.784
MU-MIMO
 1.4 MHz 2T4R DL: 8.7 DL: 11.832
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 8.784 UL: 8.784
MU-MIMO
 1.4 MHz 4T4R DL: 8.7 DL: 20.616
 DL 4x4 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 8.784 UL: 8.784
MU-MIMO
 3 MHz 2T2R DL: 22 DL: 29.296
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x2 UL: 22.128 UL: 22.128
MU-MIMO
 3 MHz 2T4R DL: 22 DL: 29.296
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 22.128 UL: 22.128
MU-MIMO
 3 MHz 4T4R DL: 44 DL: 59.526
 DL 4x4 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 22.128 UL: 22.128
MU-MIMO
 5 MHz 2T2R DL: 36 DL: 48.936
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x2 UL: 36.672 UL: 36.672
MU-MIMO
 5 MHz 2T4R DL: 36 DL: 48.936
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 36.672 UL: 36.672
MU-MIMO
 5 MHz 4T4R DL: 73 DL: 97.896
 DL 4x4 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 36.672 UL: 36.672
MU-MIMO
 10 MHz 2T2R DL: 73 DL: 97.896
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x2 UL: 73.392 UL: 73.392

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Cell Configuration Throughput (DL Throughput (DL

64QAM, UL 256QAM, UL
64QAM) (Mbit/s) 64QAM) (Mbit/s)
MU-MIMO
 10 MHz 2T4R DL: 73 DL: 97.896
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 73.392 UL: 73.392
MU-MIMO
 10 MHz 4T4R DL: 150 DL: 175.6
 DL 4x4 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 73.392 UL: 73.392
MU-MIMO
 15 MHz 2T2R DL: 110 DL: 149.776
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x2 UL: 110.112 UL: 110.112
MU-MIMO
 15 MHz 2T4R DL: 110 DL: 149.776
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 110.112 UL: 110.112
MU-MIMO
 15 MHz 4T4R DL: 220 DL: 299.856
 DL 4x4 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 110.112 UL: 110.112
MU-MIMO
 20 MHz 2T2R DL: 150 DL: 195.816
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x2 UL: 150.752 UL: 150.752
MU-MIMO
 20 MHz 2T4R DL: 150 DL: 195.816
 DL 2x2 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 150.752 UL: 150.752
MU-MIMO
 20 MHz 4T4R DL: 299 DL: 391.656
 DL 4x4 MIMO+UL 2x4 UL: 150.752 UL: 150.752
MU-MIMO

The following tables list the throughput per baseband processing unit in LTE FDD mode.

Table 1-45 Throughput per UBBPd in LTE FDD mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPd3 DL: 450

UL: 225
UBBPd4 DL: 600
UL: 225
UBBPd5 DL: 600
UL: 300

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Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPd6 DL: 1200
UL: 600

Table 1-46 Throughput per UBBPe in LTE FDD mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPe1 DL: 450
UL: 225
UBBPe2/UBBPe3 DL: 600
UL: 300
UBBPe4/UBBPe5 DL: 1200
UL: 600
UBBPe6 DL: 2400
UL: 1200
UBBPei DL: 2400
UL: 1200
UBBPex2 DL: 2400
UL: 600

Table 1-47 Throughput per UBBPg in LTE FDD mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPg1 DL: 1200
UL: 600
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a DL: 2400
UL: 1200
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a DL: 4800
UL: 2400

Signaling Specifications
The following tables list the signaling specifications per baseband processing unit in LTE
FDD mode.

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Table 1-48 Signaling specifications per UBBPd in LTE FDD mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPd3/UBBPd4 270000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 396000

Table 1-49 Signaling specifications per UBBPe in LTE FDD mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPe1/UBBPe2 270000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 432000
UBBPe5 540000
UBBPe6 648000
UBBPei 648000
UBBPex2 432000

Table 1-50 Signaling specifications per UBBPg in LTE FDD mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPg1 432000
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 720000
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 1296000

Number of CA UEs and Number of VoLTE UEs

The maximum number of CA UEs supported by a baseband processing unit is the sum of the
maximum number of primary component carrier (PCC) UEs and the maximum number of
secondary component carrier (SCC) UEs supported by the board, including the specifications
in different CA scenarios. This specification, calculated based on model 1, meets the
following requirements:
 Number of non-CA UEs + Number of PCC CA UEs x [1 + (N - 1) x0.5] + Number of
SCC CA UEs x 0.5 ≤ Number of UEs in RRC connected mode, where N indicates the
number of aggregated carriers, for example, N = 2 in 2CC CA.
 The maximum number of PCC CA UEs cannot exceed the PCC values listed in the
following tables. For example, the UBBPd3 board supports a maximum of 750
PCC-served 2CC CA UEs or 500 PCC-served 3CC CA UEs when it carries only
PCC-served UEs.
 Number of non-CA UEs + Number of PCC CA UEs + Number of SCC CA UEs ≤
Number of UEs in RRC connected mode

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The following tables list the number of CA UEs and the number of VoLTE UEs per baseband
processing unit.

Table 1-51 Number of CA UEs and number of VoLTE UEs per UBBPd in LTE FDD mode

Board Number Number Number Number Number of

of 2CC of 3CC of 4CC of 5CC VoLTE UEs
CA UEs CA UEs CA UEs CA UEs (with ROHC)
UBBPd3/UBBPd 750 500 375 300 720
4
UBBPd5/UBBPd 1100 730 550 440 1000
6

Table 1-52 Number of CA UEs and number of VoLTE UEs per UBBPe in LTE FDD mode

Board Number Number Number Number Number of

of 2CC of 3CC of 4CC of 5CC VoLTE UEs
CA UEs CA UEs CA UEs CA UEs (with ROHC)
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 750 500 375 300 720
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 1200 800 600 480 1200
UBBPe5 1500 1000 750 600 1400
UBBPe6 1800 1200 900 720 1600
UBBPei 1800 1200 900 720 1600
UBBPex2 1200 800 600 480 1600

Table 1-53 Number of CA UEs and number of VoLTE UEs per UBBPg in LTE FDD mode

Board Number Number Number Number Number of

of 2CC of 3CC of 4CC of 5CC VoLTE UEs
CA UEs CA UEs CA UEs CA UEs (with ROHC)

UBBPg1 1200 800 600 480 1200

UBBPg2/UBBPg 1800 1200 900 720 1800
2a
UBBPg3/UBBPg 2700 1800 1350 1080 3200
3a

1.2.2.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

The LTE NB-IoT technical specifications of a baseband processing unit include the number of
cells, number of UEs, throughput, and signaling specifications.

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These specifications are as follows:

Table 1-54 LTE NB-IoT technical specifications of baseband processing units

Category Description
Cell Number Cell number specifications refer to the number of cells with
Specifications different bandwidth and antenna configurations.
UE Number UE number specifications refer to the number of UEs in RRC
Specifications connected mode and number of attached UEs.
Throughput Throughput specifications include the uplink and downlink
Specifications throughput of cells and boards.
Signaling Specifications Signaling specifications are measured in BHCA. For the
definition of BHCA, see Control-Plane Traffic Model.

Cell Number Specifications

The bandwidth of a single LTE NB-IoT carrier is 200 kHz. A single LTE NB-IoT cell supports
a single carrier and multiple carriers. The antenna configuration can be 2T2R or 4T4R.
From SRAN16.1 onwards, a single cell on the UBBP supports flexible carrier configuration.
That is, a cell can be configured with any number of carriers within the board specifications
(number of cells and number of carriers). The number of cells supported by a baseband
processing unit is expressed by A carriers (200 kHz, 2T2R/4T4R) over B cells, where A
indicates the number of carriers and B indicates the number of cells. A 200 kHz 2T2R/4T4R
carriers can be allocated to B cells. Different series baseband processing units have the
following restrictions in flexible carrier configuration scenarios:
 When the UBBPd/UBBPe works in multiple modes including LTE NB-IoT, a maximum
of two carriers can be configured for a single cell.
 A maximum of eight carriers can be configured for a single cell served by the UBBPg.
The following tables list the number of cells per baseband processing unit in LTE NB-IoT
mode.

Table 1-55 Number of cells per UBBPd in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Number of Cells

UBBPd3 6 carriers (200 kHz, 2T2R) over 6 cells
UBBPd4 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPd5 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 9 cells
UBBPd6 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 9 cells

Table 1-56 Number of cells per UBBPe in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Number of Cells

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Board Number of Cells

UBBPe1 12 carriers (200 kHz, 2T2R) over 6 cells
UBBPe2 12 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells
UBBPe3 12 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 9 cells
UBBPe4 12 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 9 cells
UBBPe5 24 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 12 cells
UBBPe6 24 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 15 cells

Table 1-57 Number of cells per UBBPg in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Number of Cells

UBBPg1 27 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 9 cells

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 45 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 15 cells
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 81 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 27 cells

UE Number Specifications
In LTE NB-IoT scenarios, the UE number specifications include the number of UEs in a cell
and the number of UEs supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the number of UEs per cell in LTE NB-IoT mode.

Table 1-58 Number of UEs per cell in LTE NB-IoT mode

Cell Bandwidth (kHz) Number of UEs in RRC Number of Attached UEs

Connected Mode

200 600 50000

400 1200 100000
600 1200 150000
1600 1200 150000

The following tables list the number of UEs in RRC connected mode and the number of
attached UEs per baseband processing unit.

Table 1-59 Number of UEs per UBBPd in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of Attached UEs

Connected Mode

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Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of Attached UEs

Connected Mode

UBBPd3/UBBPd4 3600 865000

UBBPd5/UBBPd6 3600 1270000

Table 1-60 Number of UEs per UBBPe in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of Attached UEs

Connected Mode

UBBPe1/UBBPe2 3600 865000

UBBPe3/UBBPe4 3600 1385000
UBBPe5 3600 1385000
UBBPe6 4800 1385000

Table 1-61 Number of UEs per UBBPg in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of Attached UEs

Connected Mode

UBBPg1 3600 1385000

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 4800 2312000
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 9600 4162000

Throughput Specifications
In LTE NB-IoT scenarios, the throughput specifications include the throughput in a cell and
the throughput supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the throughput per cell in LTE NB-IoT mode.

Table 1-62 Throughput per cell in LTE NB-IoT mode

Cell Configuration Throughput (Mbit/s)

200 kHz 4T4R DL: 0.106
UL: 0.2
400 kHz 4T4R DL: 0.222
UL: 0.4
600 kHz 4T4R DL: 0.338
UL: 0.6

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Cell Configuration Throughput (Mbit/s)

1600 kHz 4T4R DL: 0.918
UL: 1.6

The following table lists the throughput per baseband processing unit.

Table 1-63 Throughput per UBBPd in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPd3/UBBPd4 DL: 0.666
UL: 1.2
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 DL: 0.954
UL: 1.8

Table 1-64 Throughput per UBBPe in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPe1/UBBPe2 DL: 1.332

UL: 2.4
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 DL: 1.332
UL: 2.4
UBBPe5 DL: 2.664
UL: 4.8
UBBPe6 DL: 2.664
UL: 4.8

Table 1-65 Throughput per UBBPg in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPg1 DL: 2.826

UL: 5.4
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a DL: 4.71
UL: 9
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a DL: 8.262
UL: 14.4

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Signaling Specifications
The following tables list the signaling specifications per baseband processing unit.

Table 1-66 Signaling specifications per UBBPd in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPd3/UBBPd4 405000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 594000

Table 1-67 Signaling specifications per UBBPe in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPe1/UBBPe2 405000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 648000
UBBPe5 810000
UBBPe6 972000

Table 1-68 Signaling specifications per UBBPg in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPg1 648000
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 1080000
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 1944000

1.2.2.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

This section describes the technical specifications of a baseband processing unit working in
both LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.
These specifications are as follows:

Table 1-69 LTE FDD+NB-IoT technical specifications of baseband processing units

Category Description
Cell Number Cell number specifications refer to the number of cells with
Specifications different bandwidth and antenna configurations.
UE Number UE number specifications refer to the number of UEs in RRC
Specifications connected mode and number of attached UEs.
Throughput Throughput specifications include the uplink and downlink

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Category Description
Specifications throughput of boards.
Signaling Specifications Signaling specifications are measured in BHCA. For the
definition of BHCA, see Control-Plane Traffic Model.

Cell Number Specifications

When the baseband processing unit works in both LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes, the
number of cells is expressed by A+B, where A and B indicate the number of cells supported
by LTE FDD and that supported by LTE NB-IoT, respectively. The following tables list the
number of cells per baseband processing unit in both LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.

In LTE FDD+NB-IoT scenarios, the combination specifications of LTE FDD cells and in-band LTE
NB-IoT carriers on each baseband processing unit are as follows:
 For a UBBPd/UBBPe, each LTE FDD cell can be combined with two in-band LTE NB-IoT carriers.
 For a UBBPg, each LTE FDD cell can be combined with three in-band LTE NB-IoT carriers.

Table 1-70 Number of cells per UBBPd in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPd3 3x1.4/3/5/10 MHz 2T2R + 3 carriers (200 kHz, 2T2R) over 3 cells
UBBPd4 3x1.4/3/5/10 MHz 4T4R + 3 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPd5 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R + 3x1.4/3/5/10 MHz 2T2R + 3 carriers
(200 kHz, 2T2R) over 3 cells
3x1.4/3/5/10 MHz 4T4R + 3 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 2T2R) over 3
cells
UBBPd6 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x1.4/3/5/10 MHz 4T4R + 3 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
cells

Table 1-71 Number of cells per UBBPe in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPe1 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 2T2R) over 3
cells
UBBPe2 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
cells
UBBPe3 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 2T2R) over 3

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Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

cells
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
cells
UBBPe4 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
cells
UBBPe5 9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
cells
UBBPe6 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
cells
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 12 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6
cells(1)
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NBIOT_ENHANCE(NBIOT Enhance).

Table 1-72 Number of cells per UBBPg in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPg1 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
cells
UBBPg2/UBBP 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3
g2a cells
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 18 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6
cells(1)
UBBPg3/UBBP 24x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6
g3a cells
18x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 27 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 12
cells(1)
3x5/10/15/20 MHz 32T32R + 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9
carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NBIOT_ENHANCE(NBIOT Enhance).

UE Number Specifications
When the baseband processing unit works in both LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes, LTE
FDD and LTE NB-IoT dynamically share baseband resources. The number of UEs in RRC
connected mode for LTE FDD and the number of attached UEs for LTE NB-IoT dynamically
change based on the baseband resource usage. This section provides the specifications in
typical resource usage. The number of UEs in RRC connected mode for LTE NB-IoT is a
fixed value. This part uses 20 MHz bandwidth for LTE FDD cells and 200 kHz bandwidth for

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LTE NB-IoT cells as an example to describe the UE number specifications supported by each
baseband processing unit.
The following tables list the number of UEs per baseband processing unit in both LTE FDD
and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-73 Number of UEs per UBBPd in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
FDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 2500+250000 1800
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 2500+380000 1800

Table 1-74 Number of UEs per UBBPe in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
FDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT
UBBPe1/ UBBPe2 2500+250000 1800
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 2500+410000 3600
UBBPe5 2500+410000 3600
UBBPe6 3350+410000 4800

Table 1-75 Number of UEs per UBBPg in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
FDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT

UBBPg1 2500+410000 3600

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 3350+693000 4800
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 6720+1248000 9600

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Throughput Specifications
The following table lists the throughput of the baseband processing units working in both LTE
FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-76 Throughput per UBBPd in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPd3 DL: 225
UL: 150
UBBPd4 DL: 300
UL: 150
UBBPd5 DL: 450
UL: 225
UBBPd6 DL: 900
UL: 450

Table 1-77 Throughput per UBBPe in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPe1 DL: 450
UL: 225
UBBPe2/UBBPe3 DL: 600
UL: 300
UBBPe4/UBBPe5 DL: 1200
UL: 600
UBBPe6 DL: 2400
UL: 1200

Table 1-78 Throughput per UBBPg in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPg1 DL: 1200
UL: 600
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a DL: 2400
UL: 1200
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a DL: 4800
UL: 2400

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Signaling Specifications
The following tables list the signaling specifications per baseband processing unit in both LTE
FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-79 Signaling specifications per UBBPd in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board LTE FDD Signaling Specifications + LTE NB-IoT

Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPd3/UBBPd4 189000+121000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 277000+177000

Table 1-80 Signaling specifications per UBBPe in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board LTE FDD Signaling Specifications + LTE NB-IoT

Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPe1/UBBPe2 189000+121000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 302000+193000
UBBPe5 378000+242000
UBBPe6 454000+292000

Table 1-81 Signaling specifications per UBBPg in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board LTE FDD Signaling Specifications + LTE NB-IoT

Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPg1 302000+193000
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 504000+324000
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 907000+583000

1.2.2.3.4 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

This section describes the technical specifications of a baseband processing unit working in
both LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.
These specifications are as follows:

Table 1-82 LTE TDD+NB-IoT technical specifications of baseband processing units

Category Description
Cell Number Cell number specifications refer to the number of cells with

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Category Description
Specifications different bandwidth and antenna configurations.
UE Number UE number specifications refer to the number of UEs in RRC
Specifications connected mode and number of attached UEs.
Throughput Throughput specifications include the uplink and downlink
Specifications throughput of boards.
Signaling Specifications Signaling specifications are measured in BHCA. For the
definition of BHCA, see Control-Plane Traffic Model.

Cell Number Specifications

When the baseband processing unit works in both LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes, the
number of cells is expressed by A+B, where A and B indicate the number of cells supported
by LTE TDD and that supported by LTE NB-IoT, respectively. The following tables list the
number of cells per baseband processing unit in both LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-83 Number of cells per UBBPe in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE TDD Cells + Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPe4 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPe6 12x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells

Table 1-84 Number of cells per UBBPg in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE TDD Cells + Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPg1 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPg2/UBBP 12x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
g2a
9x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 18 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells(1)
UBBPg3/UBBP 24x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells
g3a
18x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 27 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 12
cells(1)
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NBIOT_ENHANCE(NBIOT Enhance).

UE Number Specifications
When the baseband processing unit works in both LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes, LTE
TDD and LTE NB-IoT dynamically share baseband resources. The number of UEs in RRC
connected mode for LTE TDD and the number of attached UEs for LTE NB-IoT dynamically
change based on the baseband resource usage. This section provides the specifications in
typical resource usage. The number of UEs in RRC connected mode for LTE NB-IoT is a

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fixed value. This part uses 20 MHz bandwidth for LTE TDD cells and 200 kHz bandwidth for
LTE NB-IoT cells as an example to describe the UE number specifications supported by each
baseband processing unit.
The following tables list the number of UEs per baseband processing unit in both LTE TDD
and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-85 Number of UEs per UBBPe in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
TDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT
UBBPe4 2500+410000 3600
UBBPe6 3350+625000 3600

Table 1-86 Number of UEs per UBBPg in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
TDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT

UBBPg1 2500+410000 3600

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 3350+693000 4800
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 6720+1248000 9600

Throughput Specifications
The following tables list the throughput specifications per baseband processing unit in both
LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-87 Throughput per UBBPe in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPe4 DL: 1200
UL: 600
UBBPe6 DL: 2400
UL: 1200

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Table 1-88 Throughput per UBBPg in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPg1 DL: 1200
UL: 600
UBBPg2 DL: 2400
UL: 1200
UBBPg2a DL: 2400 (4T4R/8T8R); 2700 (32T32R/64T64R)
UL: 1200 (4T4R/8T8R); 1400 (32T32R/64T64R)
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a DL: 4800 (4T4R/8T8R); 5400 (32T32R/64T64R)
UL: 2400 (4T4R/8T8R); 2700 (32T32R/64T64R)

Signaling Specifications
The following tables list the signaling specifications per baseband processing unit in both LTE
TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-89 Signaling specifications per UBBPe in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board LTE TDD Signaling Specifications + LTE NB-IoT

Signaling Specifications (BHCA)
UBBPe4 302000+193000
UBBPe6 454000+292000

Table 1-90 Signaling specifications per UBBPg in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board LTE TDD Signaling Specifications + LTE NB-IoT

Signaling Specifications (BHCA)
UBBPg1 302000+193000
UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 504000+324000
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 907000+583000

1.2.2.3.5 LTE FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

This section describes the technical specifications of a baseband processing unit working in
both LTE FDD and LTE TDD modes.

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Cell Number Specifications

LTE FDD+TDD specifications are supported only when LTE TDD SA1 or SA2 is used. Unless
otherwise specified, both the LTE TDD SA1 and SA2 support this specification.

The following tables list the cell number specifications per baseband processing unit in both
LTE FDD and LTE TDD modes.

Table 1-91 Number of cells per UBBPd in LTE FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells

UBBPd6 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

Table 1-92 Number of cells per UBBPe in LTE FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells

UBBPe4 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

UBBPe5 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(2)
UBBPe6 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(1)
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).
(2): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to TDD_ENHANCE(TDD Enhance).

Table 1-93 Number of cells per UBBPg in LTE FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells

UBBPg1 3x20 MHz 4T4R + 3x20 MHz 4T4R
3x20 MHz 4T4R + 3x20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)
UBBPg2 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(1)
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPg2a 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(1)

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Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells

3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1)
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)(1)
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)(2)
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 12x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
18x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(1)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 18x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R(2)
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 12x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1)
18x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)(1)
18x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1)(1)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 18x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)(2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1)(2)
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x20 MHz 32T32R/64T64R(3)
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).
(2): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to TDD_ENHANCE(TDD Enhance).
(3): The Work Mode is set to HYBRID_BALANCE(Hybrid Balance).

UE Number Specifications
The following tables list the UE number specifications per baseband processing unit in both
LTE FDD and LTE TDD modes.

Table 1-94 Number of UEs per UBBPd in LTE FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

UBBPd6 3600

Table 1-95 Number of UEs per UBBPe in LTE FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

UBBPe4 3600
UBBPe5 3600

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Board Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

UBBPe6 4800

Table 1-96 Number of UEs per UBBPg in LTE FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

UBBPg1 3600
UBBPg2 4800
UBBPg2a 4800
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 7200

1.2.2.3.6 LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing

Units
This section describes the technical specifications of a baseband processing unit working in
LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Cell Number Specifications

LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT specifications are supported only when LTE TDD uplink-downlink subframe
configuration SA1 or SA2 is used. Unless otherwise specified, both the LTE TDD uplink-downlink
subframe configurations SA1 and SA2 support this specification.

When the baseband processing unit works in LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT modes,
the number of cells is expressed by A+B+C, where A, B, and C indicate the number of cells
supported by LTE FDD, that supported by LTE TDD, and that supported by LTE NB-IoT,
respectively.
The following tables list the number of cells per baseband processing unit in LTE FDD, LTE
TDD, and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-97 Number of cells per UBBPd in LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells +

Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPd6 3x1.4/3/5/10 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3 carriers (200 kHz,
4T4R) over 3 cells

Table 1-98 Number of cells per UBBPe in LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells +

Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

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Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells +

Number of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPe4 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers

(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPe5 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(1)
UBBPe5 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(2)
UBBPe6 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPe6 9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(1)
UBBPe6 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(2)
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).
(2): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to TDD_ENHANCE(TDD Enhance).

Table 1-99 Number of cells per UBBPg in LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells + Number
of LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPg1 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200

kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPg2 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200
kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200
kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(1)
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200
kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R + 9 carriers (200
kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
UBBPg2a 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200
kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200
kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(1)
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200
kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2) + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
9x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2) + 9 carriers

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Board Number of LTE FDD Cells + Number of LTE TDD Cells + Number
of LTE NB-IoT Cells
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(1)
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2) + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(2)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1) + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells
3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1)+ 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells(2)
UBBPg3/U 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 12x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers
BBPg3a (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 9 cells
18x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells(1)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 18x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells(2)
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 12x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2)
18x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2) + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells(1)
18x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1) + 3x400
kHz 4T4R + 3x600 kHz 4T4R + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells(1)
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 18x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA2) + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells(2)
12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1) + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells
6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 9x10/15/20 MHz 8T8R (SA1) + 9 carriers
(200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells(2)
UBBPg3/U 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 6x10/15/20 MHz 32T32R/64T64R (SA2)
BBPg3a + 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 6 cells
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).
(2): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to TDD_ENHANCE(TDD Enhance).

UE Number Specifications
When the baseband processing unit works in LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT modes,
these modes dynamically share the baseband resources.
 LTE FDD and LTE TDD share the number of UEs in RRC connected mode.
 The number of UEs in RRC connected mode for LTE FDD+TDD and the number of
attached UEs for LTE NB-IoT dynamically change based on the baseband resource usage.
This section provides the specifications in typical resource usage.
 The number of UEs in RRC connected mode for LTE NB-IoT is a fixed value.

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This part uses 20 MHz bandwidth for LTE FDD or LTE TDD cells and 200 kHz bandwidth
for LTE NB-IoT cells as an example to describe the UE number specifications supported by
each baseband processing unit.
The following tables list the number of cells per baseband processing unit in LTE FDD, LTE
TDD, and LTE NB-IoT modes.

Table 1-100 Number of UEs per UBBPd in LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
FDD+TDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT
UBBPd6 2500+380000 1800

Table 1-101 Number of UEs per UBBPe in LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
FDD+TDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT
UBBPe4 2500+410000 3600
UBBPe5 2500+410000 3600
UBBPe6 3350+410000 3600

Table 1-102 Number of UEs per UBBPg in LTE FDD+TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode for LTE Connected Mode for LTE
FDD+TDD + Number of NB-IoT
Attached UEs for LTE
NB-IoT

UBBPg1 2500+410000 3600

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 3350+693000 4800
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 6720+1248000 9600

1.2.2.4 NR Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

The NR technical specifications of a baseband processing unit include the technical
specifications when the baseband processing unit works in NR FDD, NR TDD, and in various
mode concurrencyscenarios.

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1.2.2.4.1 NR FDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

The NR FDD technical specifications of a baseband processing unit include the number of
cells, number of UEs, throughput, and signaling specifications.
These specifications are as follows:

Table 1-103 NR FDD technical specifications of baseband processing units

Category Description
Cell Number Cell number specifications refer to the number of cells with
Specifications different bandwidth and antenna configurations.
UE Number UE number specifications refer to the number of UEs in RRC
Specifications connected mode.
Throughput Throughput specifications include the uplink and downlink
Specifications throughput of cells and boards.
Signaling Specifications Signaling specifications are measured in BHCA. For the
definition of BHCA, see 1.6.2 NR Traffic Model.

Cell Number Specifications

The following table lists the number of cells per UBBPg in NR FDD mode.

Table 1-104 Number of cells per UBBPg

Board Number of Cells

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 12x5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
12x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 12x5/10/15/20 MHz 2T2R
12x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

UE Number Specifications
In NR FDD scenarios, the UE number specifications include the number of UEs in a cell and
the number of UEs supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the number of UEs in RRC connected mode per cell with different
configurations in NR FDD mode.

Table 1-105 Number of UEs per cell in NR FDD mode

Cell Configuration Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

5 MHz 4T4R 100

10 MHz 4T4R 200

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Cell Configuration Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

15 MHz 4T4R 400
20 MHz 4T4R 400

The following table lists the number of UEs in RRC connected mode per baseband processing
unit.

Table 1-106 Number of UEs per UBBPg in NR FDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 1200
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 1200

Throughput Specifications
In NR FDD scenarios, the throughput specifications include the throughput specifications in
an NR FDD cell and the throughput specifications supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the throughput per cell with different cell configurations in NR FDD
mode.

Table 1-107 Throughput per cell in NR FDD mode

Cell Throughput (NSA, DL Throughput (SA, DL 256QAM,

Configuratio 256QAM, UL 64QAM) UL 64QAM) (Mbit/s)
n (Mbit/s)

5 MHz 2T2R DL: 48 DL: 45

UL: 39 UL: 39
10 MHz 2T2R DL: 100 DL: 95
UL: 86 UL: 85
15 MHz 2T2R DL: 170 DL: 160
UL: 130 UL: 130
20 MHz 2T2R DL: 230 DL: 230
UL: 170 UL: 170
5 MHz 4T4R DL: 91 DL: 85
UL: 39 UL: 39
10 MHz 4T4R DL: 190 DL: 180
UL: 86 UL: 85
15 MHz 4T4R DL: 340 DL: 320
UL: 130 UL: 130

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Cell Throughput (NSA, DL Throughput (SA, DL 256QAM,

Configuratio 256QAM, UL 64QAM) UL 64QAM) (Mbit/s)
n (Mbit/s)

20 MHz 4T4R DL: 470 DL: 450

UL: 170 UL: 170

The following table lists the throughput per baseband processing unit in NR FDD mode.

Table 1-108 Throughput per UBBPg in NR FDD mode

Board Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a DL: 900
UL: 450
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a DL: 900
UL: 450

Signaling Specifications
The following table lists the signaling specifications per baseband processing unit in NR FDD
mode.

Table 1-109 Signaling specifications per UBBPg in NR FDD mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPg2/UBBPg2a 216000
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 432000

1.2.2.4.2 NR TDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

The NR TDD technical specifications of a baseband processing unit include the number of
cells, number of UEs, throughput, and signaling specifications.
These specifications are as follows:

Table 1-110 NR TDD technical specifications of baseband processing units

Category Description
Cell Number Cell number specifications refer to the number of cells with
Specifications different bandwidth and antenna configurations.
UE Number UE number specifications refer to the number of UEs in RRC
Specifications connected mode.
Throughput Throughput specifications include the uplink and downlink

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Category Description
Specifications throughput of cells and boards.
Signaling Specifications Signaling specifications are measured in BHCA. For the
definition of BHCA, see 1.6.2 NR Traffic Model.

Cell Number Specifications

NR TDD cells support the following spectrum types:
 Sub-6 GHz
Sub-6 GHz indicates frequency bands below 6 GHz. When multiple NR TDD sub-6 GHz
cells are established on one baseband processing unit, in most cases, the bandwidths,
TX/RX mode, and slot assignment must be consistent for the cells and the CPRI/eCPRI
interface types must be consistent for the involved RF modules. According to 3GPP
specifications, the maximum single-carrier bandwidth is 100 MHz, including 20 MHz,
30 MHz, 40 MHz, 50 MHz, 60 MHz, 70 MHz, 80 MHz, 90 MHz, and 100 MHz, and the
supported antenna configurations include 4T4R, 8T8R, 32T32R, and 64T64R.
When the spectrum type is sub-6 GHz, the cell number specifications are expressed by
AxB nTnR, indicating A cells, B bandwidth of each cell, and nTnR antenna
configuration.
For example, 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 64T64R indicates three cells, where
the bandwidth of each cell can be 20 MHz, 30 MHz, 40 MHz, 50 MHz, 60 MHz, 70
MHz, 80 MHz, 90 MHz, or 100 MHz, and the cell antenna configuration is 64T64R.

When 32T32R or 64T64R cells are configured for the UBBPg3/UBBPg3a, hybrid configuration of
different bandwidths is allowed.
 Sub-6 GHz+SUL
NR TDD-sub-6 GHz+NR SUL indicates that sub-6 GHz is used together with sub-3 GHz
(such as n80, n82, n83, n84, and n86) frequency bands. Sub-3 GHz is used only for
uplink data transmission (SUL). The SUL frequency bands n83 and n82 require 10 MHz
bandwidth, and the frequency bands n80, n84, and n86 require 15 MHz or 20 MHz
bandwidth. When multiple SUL cells are configured, the SUL cells must be configured
with the same number of receive antennas and same bandwidth.
The SUL cell number specifications are expressed by CxD nR, indicating C cells, D
bandwidth of each cell, and nR antenna configuration. For example, 3x10/15/20 MHz
2R/4R indicates three cells, where the bandwidth of each cell can be 10 MHz, 15 MHz,
20 MHz, and the antenna configuration is 2R or 4R.
When the spectrum type is sub-6 GHz+SUL, the cell number specifications are
expressed using the sum of the sub-6 GHz cell number specification and SUL cell
number specifications, that is, AxB nTnR+CxD nR.
For example, 3x40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 64T64R+3x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R indicates
three sub-6 GHz cells, where the bandwidth of each cell can be 40 MHz, 50 MHz, 60
MHz, 70 MHz, 80 MHz, 90 MHz, or 100 MHz, and the cell antenna configuration is
64T64R, and three SUL cells, where the bandwidth of each cell can be 10 MHz, 15 MHz,
or 20 MHz, and the antenna configuration is 2R/4R.
 mmWave
mmWave indicates millimeter wave bands. 3GPP defines the n257, n258, n260, and
n261 bands as mmWave. A high frequency band has a relatively wide spectrum

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bandwidth, such as 400 MHz and 800 MHz. However, the single-carrier bandwidths
defined in 3GPP specifications are 100 MHz and 200 MHz, and the supported antenna
configurations are 4T4R, 8T8R, 32T32R, and 64T64R. Therefore, when the spectrum
type is mmWave, the cell number specifications are expressed by ExFxG nTnR, where E
indicates the number of sectors, F indicates the number of carriers in each sector, and G
indicates the bandwidth of each carrier. The bandwidth of each sector is 8x100 MHz,
4x100/200 MHz, or 2x100/200 MHz.
For example, 3x4x100 MHz 4T4R indicates three sectors, four carriers for each sector,
and 100 MHz bandwidth of each carrier. It can be understood as three sectors each with
400 MHz or twelve cells each with 100 MHz.
The cell number specifications in mmWave scenarios vary by the CPRI or eCPRI port
used by the baseband processing unit.
The following tables list the maximum number of cells per baseband processing unit in
different spectrum type, bandwidth, and antenna configurations.

Table 1-111 Number of cells per UBBPg in NR TDD mode

Board Frequenc Number of Cells

y Band
Type of a
Cell

UBBPg2a Sub-6 GHz 6x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 4T4R

3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 8T8R
3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 32T32R
3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 64T64R
Sub-6 3x40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 32T32R + 3x10/15/20
GHz+SUL MHz 2R/4R
3x40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 64T64R + 3x10/15/20
MHz 2R/4R
UBBPg3 Sub-6 GHz 12x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 4T4R
6x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 8T8R
3xA 32T32R + 3xB 32T32R(2)
3xA 64T64R + 3xB 64T64R(2)
UBBPg3 Sub-6 3xA 32T32R+3xB 32T32R(1) + 6x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
GHz+SUL
3xA 32T32R+3xB 32T32R(2) + 3x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
3xA 64T64R+3xB 64T64R(1) + 6x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
3xA 64T64R+3xB 64T64R(2) + 3x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
UBBPg3 mmWave 3x4x100 MHz 2T2R (CPRI)
3x4x200 MHz 2T2R (CPRI)
3x4x100 MHz 4T4R (CPRI)

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Board Frequenc Number of Cells

y Band
Type of a
Cell

3x2x200 MHz 4T4R (CPRI)

UBBPg3 mmWave 3x4x100 MHz 4T4R (eCPRI)
3x4x200 MHz 4T4R (eCPRI)
UBBPg3 mmWave 3x4x100 MHz 8T8R (eCPRI)
3x2x200 MHz 8T8R (eCPRI)
UBBPg3a Sub-6 GHz 12x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 4T4R
6x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 8T8R
6x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 32T32R
6x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 64T64R
UBBPg3a Sub-6 3xA 32T32R+3xB 32T32R(3) + 6x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
GHz+SUL
3xA 64T64R+3xB 64T64R(3)+ 6x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
6x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 32T32R +
6x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
6x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 64T64R +
6x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
UBBPg3a mmWave 3x4x100 MHz 2T2R (CPRI)
3x4x200 MHz 2T2R (CPRI)
3x4x100 MHz 4T4R (CPRI)
3x2x200 MHz 4T4R (CPRI)
3x4x200 MHz 4T4R (eCPRI)
3x4x100 MHz 8T8R (eCPRI)
3x2x200 MHz 8T8R (eCPRI)
(1): A or B indicates the cell bandwidth. Each supports 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz.
In 3xA 32T32R+3xB 32T32R and 3xA 64T64R+3xB 64T64R configurations, the sum of A
and B cannot exceed 100 MHz. When the sum of A and B is 100 MHz, the combination of
30 MHz and 70 MHz is not supported, and the combination of 50 MHz and 50 MHz is not
supported. In addition, A or B bound to SUL must be greater than or equal to 40 MHz.
(2): A or B indicates the cell bandwidth. Each supports 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz.
In 3xA 32T32R+3xB 32T32R and 3xA 64T64R+3xB 64T64R configurations, the sum of A
and B cannot exceed 120 MHz. When the sum of A and B is 120 MHz, the combination of
30 MHz and 90 MHz is not supported, and the combination of 50 MHz and 70 MHz is not
supported. In addition, A or B bound to SUL must be greater than or equal to 40 MHz.
(3): A or B indicates the cell bandwidth. Each supports 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz.
In 3xA 32T32R+3xB 32T32R and 3xA 64T64R+3xB 64T64R configurations, the sum of A
and B cannot exceed 200 MHz. In addition, A or B bound to SUL must be greater than or

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Board Frequenc Number of Cells

y Band
Type of a
Cell
equal to 40 MHz.

UE Number Specifications
In NR TDD scenarios, the UE number specifications include the number of UEs in a cell and
the number of UEs supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the number of UEs in RRC connected mode per cell with different
spectrum types in NR TDD mode.

Table 1-112 Number of UEs per cell in NR TDD mode

Frequency Band Type Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

of a Cell

Sub-6 GHz UBBPg:

 400 (cell bandwidth = 20/30 MHz)
 1200 (cell bandwidth = 40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz)
mmWave Per sector: 400

The following tables list the number of UEs in RRC connected mode supported by each
baseband processing unit.

Table 1-113 Number of UEs per UBBPg in NR TDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

UBBPg2a 1200
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a Sub-6 GHz: 2400
mmWave: 1200

Throughput Specifications
In NR TDD scenarios, the throughput specifications include the throughput specifications in a
cell and the throughput specifications supported by a baseband processing unit.
The following table lists the throughput specifications of NR TDD cells with different
spectrum types, bandwidths, and antenna configurations using the uplink-downlink subframe
configuration 4:1 as an example.

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Table 1-114 Throughput per cell in NR TDD mode

Cell Configuration Throughput (NSA, DL Throughput (SA, DL

256QAM, UL 64QAM) 256QAM, UL 64QAM)
(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 690 DL: 650
 40 MHz 4T4R UL: 72 UL: 70
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1000 DL: 1000
 60 MHz 4T4R UL: 100 UL: 100
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1400 DL: 1300
 80 MHz 4T4R UL: 140 UL: 140
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1800 DL: 1700
 100 MHz 4T4R UL: 180 UL: 180
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 300 DL: 300
 20 MHz 8T8R UL: 63 UL: 66
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 630 DL: 590
 40 MHz 8T8R UL: 130 UL: 140
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 800 DL: 770
 50 MHz 8T8R UL: 170 UL: 180
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 970 DL: 920
 60 MHz 8T8R UL: 210 UL: 210
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1300 DL: 1200
 80 MHz 8T8R UL: 290 UL: 290
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1400 DL: 1400
 90 MHz 8T8R UL: 330 UL: 330
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1600 DL: 1600
 100 MHz 8T8R UL: 370 UL: 370
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1000 DL: 1000
 20 MHz 32T32R UL: 63 UL: 63
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 2200 DL: 2000
 40 MHz 32T32R UL: 130 UL: 130
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 2800 DL: 2600
 50 MHz 32T32R UL: 170 UL: 170
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 3500 DL: 3100
 60 MHz 32T32R UL: 210 UL: 210
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 4600 DL: 4300
 80 MHz 32T32R UL: 290 UL: 290

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Cell Configuration Throughput (NSA, DL Throughput (SA, DL

256QAM, UL 64QAM) 256QAM, UL 64QAM)
(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 5200 DL: 5000
 90 MHz 32T32R UL: 330 UL: 330
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 5900 DL: 5600
 100 MHz 32T32R UL: 370 UL: 370
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 1000 DL: 1000
 20 MHz 64T64R UL: 63 UL: 63
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 2200 DL: 2000
 40 MHz 64T64R UL: 130 UL: 130
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 2800 DL: 2600
 50 MHz 64T64R UL: 170 UL: 170
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 3500 DL: 3100
 60 MHz 64T64R UL: 210 UL: 210
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 4600 DL: 4300
 80 MHz 64T64R UL: 290 UL: 290
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 5200 DL: 5000
 90 MHz 64T64R UL: 330 UL: 330
 Sub-6 GHz DL: 5900 DL: 5600
 100 MHz 64T64R UL: 370 UL: 370
 mmWave DL: 1000 DL: 1000
 1x100 MHz 4T4R UL: 250 UL: 250
 mmWave DL: 2100 DL: 2000
 1x200 MHz 4T4R UL: 510 UL: 510
 mmWave DL: 4200 DL: 4000
 4x100 MHz 4T4R UL: 1020 UL: 1020
 mmWave DL: 8400 DL: 80000
 4x200 MHz 4T4R UL: 2040 UL: 2040

The following tables list the throughput specifications per baseband processing unit.

Table 1-115 Throughput per UBBPg in NR TDD mode

Board Frequency Throughput Throughput

Band Type of a (DL:UL=4:1) (DL:UL=8:2)
Cell (Gbit/s) (Gbit/s)

UBBPg2a Sub-6 GHz DL: 6 DL: 6

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Board Frequency Throughput Throughput

Band Type of a (DL:UL=4:1) (DL:UL=8:2)
Cell (Gbit/s) (Gbit/s)
UL: 0.91 UL: 0.91
UBBPg3/UBBPg3 Sub-6 GHz DL: 9 DL: 9
a UL: 1.365 UL: 1.365
UBBPg3/UBBPg3 mmWave DL: 14.5 Not supported
a UL: 2.9

Signaling Specifications
The following tables list signaling specifications per baseband processing unit in NR TDD
mode.

Table 1-116 Signaling specifications per UBBPg in NR TDD mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPg2a 216000
UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 432000

1.2.2.4.3 NR FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

This section describes the technical specifications of a baseband processing unit working in
both NR FDD and NR TDD modes. NR FDD+TDD co-BBP inherits the specifications and
restrictions from single-mode NR FDD and NR TDD, including the antenna configuration and
cell bandwidth. For example, if NR FDD supports 2T2R and 4T4R baseband specifications,
NR FDD in NR FDD+TDD co-BBP scenarios also supports 2T2R and 4T4R.
These specifications are as follows:

Table 1-117 NR FDD+TDD technical specifications of baseband processing units

Category Description
Cell Number Cell number specifications refer to the number of cells with
Specifications different bandwidth and antenna configurations.
UE Number UE number specifications refer to the number of UEs in RRC
Specifications connected mode.
Signaling Specifications Signaling specifications are measured in BHCA. For the
definition of BHCA, see 1.6.2 NR Traffic Model.

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Cell Number Specifications

When the baseband processing unit works in both NR FDD and NR TDD modes, the number
of cells is expressed by A+B or A+B+C, where A and B indicate the number of cells supported
by NR FDD and that supported by NR TDD, respectively, and C indicates the number of SUL
cells.
The following table lists the number of cells per baseband processing unit in both NR FDD
and NR TDD modes.

Table 1-118 Number of cells per UBBPg in NR FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of NR FDD Cells + Number of NR TDD Cells

UBBPg3 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100
MHz 32T32R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100
MHz 64T64R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
UBBPg3a 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100
MHz 32T32R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R
3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R + 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100
MHz 64T64R + 3x10/15/20 MHz 2R/4R

UE Number Specifications
When the baseband processing unit works in both NR FDD and NR TDD modes, NR FDD
and NR TDD dynamically share UE number specifications. The following table lists the UE
number specifications per baseband processing unit.

Table 1-119 Number of UEs per UBBPg in NR FDD+TDD mode

Board Number of UEs in RRC Connected Mode

UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 2400

Signaling Specifications
When the baseband processing unit works in both NR FDD and NR TDD modes, NR FDD
and NR TDD dynamically share signaling specifications, as listed in the following table.

Table 1-120 Signaling specifications per UBBPg in NR FDD+TDD mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPg3/UBBPg3a 432000

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1.2.2.5 Multimode Technical Specifications of Baseband Processing Units

Co-BBP refers to the scenario where a baseband processing unit works in multiple RATs,
including GSM/UMTS/LTE/NR. Co-BBP specifications vary by the UBBP.

 G is short for GSM, U for UMTS, L for LTE FDD, T for LTE TDD, and M for LTE NB-IoT. In
addition, N (FDD) is short for NR (FDD). N (TDD) is short for NR (TDD).
 Co-BBP scenarios comply with the specifications of each single RAT.
 When working in multiple RATs, some UBBPs support setting the Standard Ratio parameter to
FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance), TDD_ENHANCE(TDD Enhance), NR_ENHANCE(NR
Enhance), and NBIOT_ENHANCE(NBIOT Enhance). The settings allow LTE FDD, LTE TDD,
NR, and LTE NB-IoT to occupy more baseband resources. Unless otherwise specified, the
specifications refer to the co-BBP specifications when the Standard Ratio parameter is set to
DEFAULT(Default).

GU Co-BBP
Only the UBBPd supports GU co-BBP. The following table lists the specifications per
UBBPd.

Table 1-121 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPd in GU mode

RAT GSM UMTS

Item Num Num Number of Number of Numbe Number of

ber ber of Cells UL/DL CEs r of HSDPA/HSU
of 2R 4R HSDPA PA UEs
Carri Carri Codes
ers ers

UBBPd1 12 6 2R: 6 192/256 6x15 144/144

4R: 3
UBBPd2 12 6 2R: 6 256/384 6x15 192/192
4R: 3
UBBPd3 12 6 2R: 6 192/256 6x15 144/144
4R: 3
UBBPd4 12 6 2R: 6 256/384 6x15 192/192
4R: 3
UBBPd5 18 9 2R: 6 384/512 6x15 288/288
4R: 3
UBBPd6 24 12 6 512/768 6x15 384/384

GL Co-BBP
Only the UBBPd supports GL co-BBP. The following table lists the specifications per UBBPd.
For a UBBPd3/UBBPd4 board working in co-BBP mode of which the supported RATs
include GSM and LTE, no in-band NB-IoT cell can be configured for an LTE FDD cell.

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Table 1-122 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPd in GL mode

RAT GSM LTE FDD

Item Num Num Number of Number of Throughp Signalin

ber of ber of Cells UEs in RRC ut g
2R 4R Connected (Mbit/s) Specific
Carri Carri Mode ations
ers ers (BHCA)
UBBPd3 12 6 3x1.4/3/5/10  1.4 MHz: DL: 225 198000
(1)
MHz 2T2R 504 UL: 112.5
 3 MHz: 1080
 5 MHz: 1800
 10 MHz:
3600
UBBPd4 12 6 3x1.4/3/5/10  1.4 MHz: DL: 225 198000
(1)
MHz 2T2R 504 UL: 112.5
 3 MHz: 1080
 5 MHz: 1800
 10 MHz:
3600
UBBPd5 18 9 3x1.4/3/5/10/1  1.4 MHz: DL: 600 198000
5/20 MHz 504 UL: 225
4T4R  3 MHz: 1080
 5 MHz: 1800
 10/15/20
MHz: 3600
UBBPd6 24 12 3x1.4/3/5/10/1  1.4 MHz: DL: 600 198000
5/20 MHz 504 UL: 225
4T4R  3 MHz: 1080
 5 MHz: 1800
 10/15/20
MHz: 3600
(1): In GL co-BBP scenarios, the UBBPd3 and UBBPd4 do not support combination of
LTE FDD cells with in-band NB-IoT carriers.

UL Co-BBP
The following tables list the UL co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-123 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPd in UL mode

RAT UMTS LTE FDD

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Item Nu Nu Nu Numbe Number of Number of Thro Sig

mb mbe mbe r of Cells UEs in RRC ughp nal
er r of r of HSDPA Connected ut ing
of UL/ HS /HSUP Mode (Mbi Sp
Cel DL DP A UEs t/s) eci
ls CEs A fic
Cod ati
es ons
(B
HC
A)

UBBPd6 6 512/ 6x15 384/384 3x1.4/3/5/10/  1.4 MHz: DL: 198

768 15/20 MHz 504 600 000
4T4R  3 MHz: UL:
1080 225
 5 MHz:
1800
 10/15/20
MHz:
3600

Table 1-124 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPe in UL mode

RAT UMTS LTE FDD

Item Nu Nu Nu Numbe Number of Number of Thro Sig

mb mbe mbe r of Cells UEs in RRC ughp nal
er r of r of HSDPA Connected ut ing
of UL/ HS /HSUP Mode (Mbi Sp
Cel DL DP A UEs t/s) eci
ls CEs A fic
Cod ati
es ons
(B
HC
A)
UBBPe3 2R: 384/ 6x15 288/288 3x1.4/3/5/10/  1.4 MHz: DL: 198
(1)
6 512 15/20 MHz 504 450 000
4R: 2T2R  3 MHz: UL:
3 1080 225
 5 MHz:
1800
 10/15/20
MHz:
3600
UBBPe4 6 512/ 6x15 384/384 3x1.4/3/5/10/  1.4 MHz: DL: 198
(1)
768 15/20 MHz 504 600 000

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RAT UMTS LTE FDD

Item Nu Nu Nu Numbe Number of Number of Thro Sig

mb mbe mbe r of Cells UEs in RRC ughp nal
er r of r of HSDPA Connected ut ing
of UL/ HS /HSUP Mode (Mbi Sp
Cel DL DP A UEs t/s) eci
ls CEs A fic
Cod ati
es ons
(B
HC
A)
4T4R  3 MHz: UL:
1080 225
 5 MHz:
1800
 10/15/20
MHz:
3600
UBBPe5 6 512/ 6x15 384/384 6x1.4/3/5/10/  1.4 MHz: DL: 198
768 15/20 MHz 1008 600 000
2T2R  3 MHz: UL:
2160 300
 5/10/15/2
0 MHz:
3600
UBBPe6 6 512/ 6x15 384/384  6x1.4/3/5/  1.4 MHz: DL: 306
768 10/15/20 1008 1200 000
MHz  3 MHz: UL:
4T4R 2160 600
 3x5/10/15  5/10/15/2
/20 MHz 0 MHz:
8T8R 3600
UBBPe6 3 256/ 3x15 192/192  9x1.4/3/5/  1.4 MHz: DL: 306
(2)
384 10/15/20 1512 1200 000
MHz  3 MHz: UL:
4T4R 3240 600
 3x5/10/15  5/10/15/2
/20 MHz 0 MHz:
8T8R 3600
UBBPei( 6 512/ 6x15 384/384 6x1.4/3/5/10/  1.4 MHz: DL: 306
1)
768 15/20 MHz 1008 1200 000
4T4R  3 MHz: UL:
2160 600
 5/10/15/2
0 MHz:

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RAT UMTS LTE FDD

Item Nu Nu Nu Numbe Number of Number of Thro Sig

mb mbe mbe r of Cells UEs in RRC ughp nal
er r of r of HSDPA Connected ut ing
of UL/ HS /HSUP Mode (Mbi Sp
Cel DL DP A UEs t/s) eci
ls CEs A fic
Cod ati
es ons
(B
HC
A)
3600
(1): In UL co-BBP scenarios, the UBBPe3, UBBPe4, and UBBPei do not support
combination of LTE FDD cells with in-band LTE NB-IoT carriers.
(2): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).

Table 1-125 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in UL mode

RAT UMTS LTE FDD

Item Nu Nu Nu Numbe Number of Number of Thro Sig

mb mbe mbe r of Cells UEs in RRC ughp nal
er r of r of HSDPA Connected ut ing
of UL/ HS /HSUP Mode (Mbi Sp
Cel DL DP A UEs t/s) eci
ls CEs A fic
Cod ati
es ons
(B
HC
A)
UBBPg1 6 512/ 6x15 384/384 3x1.4/3/5/10/  1.4 MHz: DL: 198
768 15/20 MHz 504 600 000
4T4R  3 MHz: UL:
1080 225
 5 MHz:
1800
 10/15/20
MHz:
3600
UBBPg2 6 512/ 6x15 384/384  6x1.4/3/5/  1.4 MHz: DL: 360
/UBBPg 768 10/15/20 1008 1200 000
2a MHz  3 MHz: UL:
4T4R 2160 600
 3x5/10/15  5/10/15/2
/20 MHz

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RAT UMTS LTE FDD

Item Nu Nu Nu Numbe Number of Number of Thro Sig

mb mbe mbe r of Cells UEs in RRC ughp nal
er r of r of HSDPA Connected ut ing
of UL/ HS /HSUP Mode (Mbi Sp
Cel DL DP A UEs t/s) eci
ls CEs A fic
Cod ati
es ons
(B
HC
A)
8T8R 0 MHz:
3600
UBBPg2 3 256/ 3x15 192/192  9x1.4/3/5/  1.4 MHz: DL: 360
/UBBPg 384 10/15/20 1512 1200 000
2a(1) MHz  3 MHz: UL:
4T4R 3240 600
 3x5/10/15  5/10/15/2
/20 MHz 0 MHz:
8T8R 3600
UBBPg3 2R: 1024 12x1 768/768  12x1.4/3/  1.4 MHz: DL: 648
/UBBPg 12 /102 5 5/10/15/2 2016 2400 000
3a 4R: 4 0 MHz  3 MHz: UL:
6 4T4R 4320 1200
 6x5/10/15  5/10/15/2
/20 MHz 0 MHz:
8T8R 4800
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).

UM Co-BBP
The following tables list the UM co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-126 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPd in UM mode

RAT UMTS LTE NB-IoT

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Item Nu Num Nu Numbe Number Num Num Thro Sig

mbe ber mbe r of of Cells ber ber ughp nali
r of of r of HSDP of of ut ng
Cell UL/D HS A/HSU Attac UEs (Mbit Spe
s L CEs DP PA UEs hed in /s) cifi
A UEs RRC cati
Cod Conn ons
es ected (BH
Mod CA)
e

UBBPd6 2R: 512/7 6x15 384/384 3 carriers 6350 1800 DL: 297
6 68 (200 00 0.318 000
4R: kHz, UL:
3 4T4R) 0.6
over 3
cells

Table 1-127 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPe in UM mode

RAT UMTS LTE NB-IoT

Item Nu Num Nu Numbe Number Num Num Thro Sig

mbe ber mbe r of of Cells ber ber ughp nali
r of of r of HSDP of of ut ng
Cell UL/D HS A/HSU Attac UEs (Mbit Spe
s L CEs DP PA UEs hed in /s) cifi
A UEs RRC cati
Cod Conn ons
es ected (BH
Mod CA)
e

UBBPe3 2R: 384/5 6x15 288/288 3x200 6350 1800 DL: 297
6 12 kHz 00 0.666 000
4R: 2T2R UL:
3 6 carriers 1.2
(200
kHz,
4T4R)
over 3
cells
UBBPe4 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 3x200 6350 1800 DL: 297
68 kHz 00 0.666 000
4T4R UL:
6 carriers 1.2
(200
kHz,
4T4R)
over 3
cells

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RAT UMTS LTE NB-IoT

Item Nu Num Nu Numbe Number Num Num Thro Sig

mbe ber mbe r of of Cells ber ber ughp nali
r of of r of HSDP of of ut ng
Cell UL/D HS A/HSU Attac UEs (Mbit Spe
s L CEs DP PA UEs hed in /s) cifi
A UEs RRC cati
Cod Conn ons
es ected (BH
Mod CA)
e

UBBPe5 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 6 carriers 6350 1800 DL: 297

68 (200 00 0.666 000
kHz, UL:
4T4R) 1.2
over 3
cells
UBBPe6 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 12 9830 3600 DL: 459
68 carriers 00 1.332 000
(200 UL:
kHz, 2.4
4T4R)
over 6
cells

Table 1-128 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in UM mode

RAT UMTS LTE NB-IoT

Item Nu Num Nu Numbe Number Num Num Thro Sig

mbe ber mbe r of of Cells ber ber ughp nali
r of of r of HSDP of of ut ng
Cell UL/D HS A/HSU Attac UEs (Mbit Spe
s L CEs DP PA UEs hed in /s) cifi
A UEs RRC cati
Cod Conn ons
es ected (BH
Mod CA)
e

UBBPg1 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 9 carriers 6350 1800 DL: 297

68 (200 00 0.942 000
kHz, UL:
4T4R) 1.8
over 3
cells
UBBPg2 6 512/7 6x15 384/384 18 1156 3600 DL: 540
/UBBPg 68 carriers 000 1.884 000
2a (200 UL:

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Item Nu Num Nu Numbe Number Num Num Thro Sig

mbe ber mbe r of of Cells ber ber ughp nali
r of of r of HSDP of of ut ng
Cell UL/D HS A/HSU Attac UEs (Mbit Spe
s L CEs DP PA UEs hed in /s) cifi
A UEs RRC cati
Cod Conn ons
es ected (BH
Mod CA)
e
kHz, 3.6
4T4R)
over 6
cells
UBBPg3 2R: 1024/ 12x1 768/768 36 2081 4800 DL: 972
/UBBPg 12 1024 5 carriers 000 3.678 000
3a 4R: (200 UL:
6 kHz, 7.2
4T4R)
over 12
cells

LN (FDD) Co-BBP
The following table lists the LN (FDD) co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-129 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in LN (FDD) mode

RAT LTE FDD NR FDD

Item Number Number Thro Sig Numbe Numbe Thro Sig

of Cells of UEs in ughp nali r of r of ugh nali
RRC ut ng Cells UEs in put ng
Connecte (Mbi Spe RRC (Mb Spe
d Mode t/s) cifi Connec it/s) cifi
cati ted cati
ons Mode ons
(BH (BH
CA) CA)
UBBPg2 6x1.4/3/5/1  1.4 DL: 360 6x5/10/ 600 DL: 108
/UBBPg 0/15/20 MHz: 1200 000 15/20 600 000
2a MHz 4T4R 1008 UL: MHz UL:
 3 MHz: 600 4T4R 300
2160
 5/10/15
/20
MHz:

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RAT LTE FDD NR FDD

Item Number Number Thro Sig Numbe Numbe Thro Sig

of Cells of UEs in ughp nali r of r of ugh nali
RRC ut ng Cells UEs in put ng
Connecte (Mbi Spe RRC (Mb Spe
d Mode t/s) cifi Connec it/s) cifi
cati ted cati
ons Mode ons
(BH (BH
CA) CA)
3600
UBBPg3 12x1.4/3/5/  1.4 DL: 648 6x5/10/ 600 DL: 216
/UBBPg 10/15/20 MHz: 2400 000 15/20 600 000
3a MHz 4T4R 2016 UL: MHz UL:
 3 MHz: 1200 4T4R 300
4320
 5/10/15
/20
MHz:
4800

TN (TDD) Co-BBP
The following table lists the TN (TDD) co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-130 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in TN (TDD) mode

RAT LTE TDD NR TDD

Item Number Number Thro Sig Numbe Numbe Thro Sig

of Cells of UEs in ughp nali r of r of ugh nali
RRC ut ng Cells UEs in put ng
Connecte (Mbi Spe RRC (Mb Spe
d Mode t/s) cifi Connec it/s) cifi
cati ted cati
ons Mode ons
(BH (BH
CA) CA)

UBBPg3  12x5/10 4800 DL: 648 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216

/15/20 1800 000 GHz: 3750 000
MHz UL: 3x100 UL:
4T4R 240 MHz 450
 12x10/1 8T8R
5/20
MHz
8T8R
(SA2)
 6x10/15

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RAT LTE TDD NR TDD

Item Number Number Thro Sig Numbe Numbe Thro Sig

of Cells of UEs in ughp nali r of r of ugh nali
RRC ut ng Cells UEs in put ng
Connecte (Mbi Spe RRC (Mb Spe
d Mode t/s) cifi Connec it/s) cifi
cati ted cati
ons Mode ons
(BH (BH
CA) CA)
/20
MHz
8T8R
(SA1)
UBBPg3 3x10/15/20 3600 DL: 360 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
(1) MHz 1013 000 GHz+S 6000 000
32T32R/64 UL: UL: UL:
T64R 140 3x100 540
MHz
32T32R
/64T64
R+
3x20
MHz 4R
UBBPg3  12x5/10 4800 DL: 648 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
a /15/20 1800 000 GHz: 3750 000
MHz UL: 3x100 UL:
4T4R 240 MHz 450
 12x10/1 8T8R
5/20
MHz
8T8R
(SA2)
 6x10/15
/20
MHz
8T8R
(SA1)
UBBPg3 3x10/15/20 3600 DL: 360 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
a(1) MHz 1013 000 GHz+S 6000 000
32T32R/64 UL: UL: UL:
T64R 140 3x100 540
(SA2) MHz
32T32R
/64T64
R+
3x20
MHz 4R
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NR_ENHANCE(NR Enhance).

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LN (TDD) Co-BBP
The following table lists the LN (TDD) co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-131 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in LN (TDD) mode

RAT LTE FDD NR TDD

Item Number Number Thro Sig Numbe Numbe Thro Sig

of Cells of UEs in ughp nali r of r of ugh nali
RRC ut ng Cells UEs in put ng
Connecte (Mbi Spe RRC (Mb Spe
d Mode t/s) cifi Connec it/s) cifi
cati ted cati
ons Mode ons
(BH (BH
CA) CA)
UBBPg3  12x1.4/  1.4 2400/ 648 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
/UBBPg 3/5/10/1 MHz: 1200 000 GHz: 3750 000
3a 5/20 2016 3x100 UL:
MHz  3 MHz: MHz 450
4T4R 4320 8T8R
 6x1.4/3/  5/10/15
5/10/15/ /20
20 MHz MHz:
8T8R 4800
UBBPg3 6x1.4/3/5/1  1.4 1200/ 360 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
(1)
0/15/20 MHz: 600 000 GHz: 6000 000
MHz 4T4R 1008 3x100 UL:
 3 MHz: MHz 540
2160 32T32R
/64T64
 5/10/15 R
/20
MHz:
3600
UBBPg3 9x1.4/3/5/1  1.4 2400/ 648 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
a 0/15/20 MHz: 1200 000 GHz: 6000 000
MHz 4T4R 1512 3x100 UL:
 3 MHz: MHz 540
3240 32T32R
/64T64
 5/10/15 R
/20
MHz:
3600
UBBPg3 3x1.4/3/5/1  1.4 600/2 360 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
(1)
0/15/20 MHz: 25 000 GHz + 6000 000
MHz 4T4R 504 SUL: UL:
3x100

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RAT LTE FDD NR TDD

Item Number Number Thro Sig Numbe Numbe Thro Sig

of Cells of UEs in ughp nali r of r of ugh nali
RRC ut ng Cells UEs in put ng
Connecte (Mbi Spe RRC (Mb Spe
d Mode t/s) cifi Connec it/s) cifi
cati ted cati
ons Mode ons
(BH (BH
CA) CA)
 3 MHz: MHz 540
1080 32T32R
 5 MHz: /64T64
1800 R+
3x20
 10/15/2 MHz
0 MHz: 2R/4R
3600
UBBPg3 6x1.4/3/5/1  1.4 1200/ 388 Sub-6 1200 DL: 216
a(1) 0/15/20 MHz: 600 000 GHz: 6000 000
MHz 4T4R 1008 3x100 UL:
 3 MHz: MHz 540
2160 32T32R
/64T64
 5/10/15 R+
/20 3x20
MHz: MHz
3600 2R/4R
(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NR_ENHANCE(NR Enhance).

GUL Co-BBP
The following table lists the GUL co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-132 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPd in GUL mode

RAT Item UBBPd6

GSM Number of 2R 12
Carriers
Number of 4R 6
Carriers

UMTS Number of Cells 2R: 6

4R: 3
Number of UL/DL 256/384
CEs

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Number of HSDPA 6x15

Codes
Number of 192/192
HSDPA/HSUPA UEs

LTE Number of Cells 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

FDD
Number of UEs in  1.4 MHz: 504
RRC Connected  3 MHz: 1080
Mode
 5 MHz: 1800
 10/15/20 MHz: 3600
Throughput (Mbit/s) DL: 600
UL: 225
Signaling 198000
Specifications
(BHCA)

ULM Co-BBP
The following tables list the ULM co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-133 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPd in ULM mode

RAT Item UBBPd6

UMTS Number of Cells 6

Number of UL/DL 512/768
CEs
Number of HSDPA 6x15
Codes
Number of 384/384
HSDPA/HSUPA
UEs
LTE Number of Cells 3x1.4/3/5/10 MHz 4T4R
FDD
Number of UEs in  1.4 MHz: 504
RRC Connected  3 MHz: 1080
Mode
 5 MHz: 1800
 10 MHz: 2520
Throughput (Mbit/s) 300/112.5
Signaling 138000
Specifications
(BHCA)

LTE Number of Cells 3 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3 cells

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NB-IoT Number of Attached 635000

UEs
Number of UEs in 1800, which can be shared with LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 in
RRC Connected total
Mode
Throughput (Mbit/s) DL: 0.318
UL: 0.6
Signaling 297000
Specifications
(BHCA)

Table 1-134 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPe in ULM mode

RAT Item UBBPe3 UBBPe4 UBBPe5 UBBPe6

UMTS Number of 6 (2R) 6 6 6

Cells 3 (4R)
Number of 384/512 512/768 512/768 512/768
UL/DL CEs
Number of 6x15 6x15 6x15 6x15
HSDPA
Codes
Number of 288/288 384/384 384/384 384/384
HSDPA/HS
UPA UEs

LTE Number of 3x1.4/3/5/10 3x1.4/3/5/10 6x1.4/3/5/10/ 6x1.4/3/5/10/

FDD Cells MHz 2T2R MHz 4T4R 15/20 MHz 15/20 MHz
2T2R 4T4R
Number of  1.4 MHz:  1.4 MHz:  1.4 MHz:  1.4 MHz:
UEs in RRC 504 504 1008 1008
Connected  3 MHz:  3 MHz:  3 MHz:  3 MHz:
Mode 1080 1080 2160 2160
 5 MHz:  5 MHz:  5/10/15/2  5/10/15/2
1800 1800 0 MHz: 0 MHz:
 10 MHz:  10 MHz: 2520 2520
2520 2520
Throughput DL: 255 DL: 300 DL: 600 DL: 1200
(Mbit/s) UL: 112.5 UL: 112.5 UL: 300 UL: 600
Signaling 138000 138000 216000 216000
Specification
s (BHCA)

LTE Number of 3 carriers 3 carriers 6 carriers 6 carriers

Cells (200 kHz, (200 kHz, (200 kHz, (200 kHz,

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cells 3 cells cells cells
Number of 635000 635000 635000 635000
Attached
UEs
Number of 1800, which 1800, which 1800, which 1800, which
UEs in RRC can be shared can be can be shared can be shared
Connected with LTE shared with with LTE with LTE
Mode FDD; ≤ 3600 LTE FDD; ≤ FDD; ≤ 3600 FDD; ≤ 3600
in total 3600 in total in total in total
Throughput DL: 0.318 DL: 0.318 DL: 0.666 DL: 0.666
(Mbit/s) UL: 0.6 UL: 0.6 UL: 1.2 UL: 1.2
Signaling 297000 297000 297000 297000
Specification
s (BHCA)

Table 1-135 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in ULM mode

RAT Item UBBPg1 UBBPg2/UBBP UBBPg2/UBBP UBBPg3/UB

g2a g2a(1) BPg3a

UMT Number of 6 6 3 12 (2R)

S Cells 6 (4R)
Number of 512/768 512/768 256/384 1024/1024
UL/DL CEs
Number of 6x15 6x15 3x15 12x15
HSDPA
Codes
Number of 384/384 384/384 192/192 768/768
HSDPA/HSU
PA UEs
LTE Number of 3x1.4/3/5 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/ 9x1.4/3/5/10/15/ 12x1.4/3/5/10
FDD Cells /10/15/20 20 MHz 4T4R 20 MHz 4T4R /15/20 MHz
MHz 4T4R
4T4R
Number of  1.4  1.4 MHz:  1.4 MHz:  1.4 MHz:
UEs in RRC MHz: 1008 1512 2016
Connected 504  3 MHz:  3/5/10/15/20  3/5/10/15/
Mode  3 2160 MHz: 2520 20 MHz:
MHz:  5/10/15/20 3360
1080 MHz: 2520
 5
MHz:
1800
 10/15/

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20
MHz:
2520
Throughput 600/225 1200/600 1200/600 2400/1200
(Mbit/s)
Signaling 138000 252000 252000 453000
Specifications
(BHCA)

LTE Number of 3 carriers 6 carriers (200 6 carriers (200 9 carriers

NB-I Cells (200 kHz, kHz, 4T4R) kHz, 4T4R) (200 kHz,
oT 4T4R) over 3 cells over 3 cells 4T4R) over 6
over 3 cells
cells
Number of 190000 347000 347000 624000
Attached UEs
Number of 1800, 1800, which can 1800, which can 1800, which
UEs in RRC which be shared with be shared with can be shared
Connected can be LTE FDD; ≤ LTE FDD; ≤ with LTE
Mode shared 3600 in total 3600 in total FDD; ≤ 4800
with LTE in total
FDD; ≤
3600 in
total
Throughput DL: DL: 0.666 DL: 0.666 0.942/1.8
(Mbit/s) 0.318 UL: 1.2 UL: 1.2
UL: 0.6
Signaling 89000 162000 162000 291000
Specifications
(BHCA)

(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).

LMN (FDD) Co-BBP

The following tables list the LMN (FDD) co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-136 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in LMN (FDD) mode

RAT Item UBBPg2/UBBPg2a UBBPg3/UBBPg3a

LTE FDD Number of 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 12x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz

Cells 4T4R 4T4R
Number of  1.4 MHz: 1008  1.4 MHz: 2016
UEs in RRC  3 MHz: 2160  3/5/10/15/20 MHz: 3360
Connected
 5/10/15/20 MHz: 2520

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Mode
Throughput DL: 1200 DL: 2400
(Mbit/s) UL: 600 UL: 1200
Signaling 252000 453000
Specification
s (BHCA)
LTE Number of 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) 9 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R)
NB-IoT Cells over 3 cells over 6 cells
Number of 347000 624000
Attached
UEs
Number of 1800, which can be shared 1800, which can be shared
UEs in RRC with LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 in with LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 in
Connected total total
Mode
Throughput DL: 0.666 DL: 0.942
(Mbit/s) UL: 1.2 UL: 1.8
Signaling 162000 291000
Specification
s (BHCA)

NR FDD Number of 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R 6x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

Cells
Number of 600 600
UEs in RRC
Connected
Mode
Throughput DL: 600 DL: 600
(Mbit/s) UL: 300 UL: 300
Signaling 108000 108000
Specification
s (BHCA)

LMN (TDD) Co-BBP

The following table lists the LMN (TDD) co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-137 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in LMN (TDD) mode

RAT Item UBBPg3/U UBBPg3( UBBPg3(1) UBBPg3a UBBPg3a

BBPg3a 1) (1)

LTE Number 12x1.4/3/5/ 3x1.4/3/5 6x1.4/3/5/1 9x1.4/3/5/1 6x1.4/3/5/

FDD of Cells 10/15/20 /10/15/20 0/15/20 0/15/20 10/15/20
MHz 4T4R MHz MHz 4T4R MHz 4T4R MHz

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4T4R 4T4R
Number  1.4  1.4  1.4  1.4 1.4 MHz:
of UEs in MHz: MHz: MHz: MHz: 1008
RRC 2016 504 1008 1512 3 MHz:
Connecte  3/5/10/1  3  3 MHz:  3 MHz: 2160
d Mode 5/20 MHz: 2160 3240 5/10/15/2
MHz: 1080  5/10/15/  5/10/15/ 0 MHz:
3360  5 20 20 3600
MHz: MHz: MHz:
1800 2520 3600
 10/15/
20
MHz:
2520
Throughp DL: 2400 DL: 600 DL: 1200 DL: 2400 DL: 1200
ut UL: 1200 UL: 225 UL: 600 UL: 1200 UL: 600
(Mbit/s)
Signaling 453000 252000 252000 453000 388000
Specificat
ions
(BHCA)
LTE Number 9 carriers 3 carriers 6 carriers 6 carriers 6 carriers
NB-IoT of Cells (200 kHz, (200 (200 kHz, (200 kHz, (200 kHz,
4T4R) over kHz, 4T4R) over 4T4R) over 4T4R)
6 cells 4T4R) 3 cells 3 cells over 3
over 3 cells
cells
Number 624000 190000 347000 347000 190000
of
Attached
UEs
Number 1800, which 1800, 1800, 1800, 1800,
of UEs in can be which which can which can which can
RRC shared with can be be shared be shared be shared
Connecte LTE FDD; shared with LTE with LTE with LTE
d Mode ≤ 4800 in with LTE FDD; ≤ FDD; ≤ FDD; ≤
total FDD; ≤ 3600 in 3600 in 3600 in
3600 in total total total
total
Throughp DL: 0.942 DL: DL: 0.666 DL: 0.666 DL: 0.666
ut UL: 1.8 0.318 UL: 1.2 UL: 1.2 UL: 1.2
(Mbit/s) UL: 0.6
Signaling 291000 89000 162000 162000 89000
Specificat
ions
(BHCA)

NR Number Sub-6 GHz: Sub-6 Sub-6 GHz: Sub-6 GHz: Sub-6

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TDD of Cells 3x100 MHz GHz+SU 3x100 MHz 3x100 MHz GHz+SU
8T8R L: 3x100 32T32R/64 32T32R/64 L: 3x100
MHz T64R T64R MHz
32T32R/ 32T32R/6
64T64R 4T64R +
+ 3x20 3x20
MHz MHz
2R/4R 2R/4R
Number 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200
of UEs in
RRC
Connecte
d Mode
Throughp DL: 6000 DL: 6000 DL: 3750 DL: 3750 DL: 6000
ut UL: 540 UL: 540 UL: 450 UL: 450 UL: 540
(Mbit/s)
Signaling 216000 216000 216000 216000 216000
Specificat
ions
(BHCA)

(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NR_ENHANCE(NR Enhance).

LN (FDD+TDD) Co-BBP
The following table lists the LN (FDD+TDD) co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-138 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in LN (FDD+TDD) mode

RAT Item UBBPg3(1) UBBPg3a(1)

LTE Number of Cells 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz

FDD 4T4R 4T4R
Number of UEs in 1.4 MHz: 504 1.4 MHz: 1008
RRC Connected 3 MHz: 1080 3 MHz: 2160
Mode
5 MHz: 1800 5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600
10/15/20 MHz: 3600
Throughput DL: 600 DL: 1200
(Mbit/s) UL: 225 UL: 600
Signaling 360000 388000
Specifications
(BHCA)

NR Number of Cells 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

FDD
Number of UEs in 5 MHz: 300 5 MHz: 300
RRC Connected

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Mode 10/15/20 MHz: 600 10/15/20 MHz: 600

Throughput DL: 300 DL: 300
(Mbit/s) UL: 150 UL: 150
Signaling 108000 108000
Specifications
(BHCA)
NR Number of Cells Sub-6 GHz: Sub-6 GHz:
TDD 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/9 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/1
0/100 MHz 00 MHz 32T32R/64T64R
32T32R/64T64R
Number of UEs in 1200 1200
RRC Connected
Mode
Throughput DL: 6000 DL: 6000
(Mbit/s) (DL:UL = UL: 540 UL: 540
4:1)
Signaling 216000 216000
Specifications
(BHCA)

(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NR_ENHANCE(NR Enhance).

LMN (FDD+TDD) Co-BBP

The following table lists the LMN (FDD+TDD) co-BBP specifications per UBBP.

Table 1-139 Co-BBP specifications per UBBPg in LMN (FDD+TDD) mode

RAT Item UBBPg3(1) UBBPg3a(1)

LTE Number of 3x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 6x1.4/3/5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

FDD Cells 4T4R
Number of  1.4 MHz: 504 1.4 MHz: 1008
UEs in RRC  3 MHz: 1080 3 MHz: 2160
Connected
 5 MHz: 1800 5/10/15/20 MHz: 3600
Mode
 10/15/20 MHz: 2520
Throughput DL: 600 DL: 1200
(Mbit/s) UL: 225 UL: 600
Signaling 252000 388000
Specificatio
ns (BHCA)
LTE Number of 3 carriers (200 kHz, 6 carriers (200 kHz, 4T4R) over 3

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Number of 190000 190000
Attached
UEs
Number of 1800, which can be shared 1800, which can be shared with
UEs in RRC with LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 in LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 in total
Connected total
Mode
Throughput DL: 0.318 DL: 0.666
(Mbit/s) UL: 0.6 UL: 1.2
Signaling 89000 89000
Specificatio
ns (BHCA)

NR Number of 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R 3x5/10/15/20 MHz 4T4R

FDD Cells
Number of 5 MHz: 300 5 MHz: 300
UEs in RRC 10/15/20 MHz: 600 10/15/20 MHz: 600
Connected
Mode
Throughput DL: 300 DL: 300
(Mbit/s) UL: 150 UL: 150
Signaling 108000 108000
Specificatio
ns (BHCA)

NR Number of Sub-6 GHz: Sub-6 GHz:

TDD Cells 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/9 3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100
0/100 MHz MHz 32T32R/64T64R
32T32R/64T64R
Number of 1200 1200
UEs in RRC
Connected
Mode
Throughput DL: 6000 DL: 6000
(Mbit/s) UL: 540 UL: 540
Signaling 216000 216000
Specificatio
ns (BHCA)

(1): The Standard Ratio parameter is set to NR_ENHANCE(NR Enhance).

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1.3 BBU5900A Technical Specifications

The BBU5900A can be configured with 1 main control board and 1–3 baseband processing
units. The capacity and signaling specifications of the BBU5900A vary with the types and
numbers of main control boards and baseband processing units. This section describes the
capacity specifications, signaling specifications, and equipment specifications of the
BBU5900A working in different modes in typical board configurations.

1.3.1 GSM Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The GSM technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity and signaling
specifications (both indicated by the number of TRXs).
The following table lists the capacity and signaling specifications per BBU5900A in GSM
mode.

Table 1-140 Capacity and signaling specifications per BBU5900A in GSM mode

Board Capacity Signaling Specifications

Configuration

1 UMPT 72 TRXs 72 TRXs

1.3.2 UMTS Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The UMTS technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity and signaling
specifications.

Capacity Specifications
The following table lists the maximum capacity per BBU5900A in UMTS mode.

Table 1-141 Capacity per BBU5900A in UMTS mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPT + 3 UBBPd6  Number of cells: 36
 Number of UL/DL CEs: 3072/3072

Signaling Specifications
The following table lists the signaling specifications per BBU5900A in UMTS mode in
typical board configurations.

Table 1-142 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in UMTS mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications (CNBAPS)

1 UMPT + 3 900
UBBPd1~UBBPd5

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1 UMPT + 3 UBBPd6 1200
1 UMPT + 3 900
UBBPe1/UBBPe2
1 UMPT + 3 1200
UBBPe3~UBBPe6
1 UMPT + 3 1200
UBBPg1~UBBPg3

1.3.3 LTE Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The LTE technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the technical specifications when
the BBU5900A works in LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE NB-IoT, and various mode concurrency
scenarios.

1.3.3.1 LTE FDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The LTE FDD technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity and signaling
specifications.

Capacity Specifications
The following table lists the maximum capacity per BBU5900A in LTE FDD mode.

Table 1-143 Capacity per BBU5900A in LTE FDD mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg2 + 3 UBBPg3  Number of cells: 72x20 MHz 2T2R/4T4R or 36x20 MHz
8T8R
 Throughput: The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at
the MAC layer is 20 Gbit/s.
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 28800
 Number of DRBs: 86400

Signaling Specifications
The following table lists the signaling specifications per BBU5900A in LTE FDD mode in
typical board configurations.

Table 1-144 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in LTE FDD mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

1 UMPTe2 + 3 UBBPe6 1620000
1 UMPTg2 + 3 UBBPg3 3240000

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1.3.3.2 LTE TDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

This section describes the capacity and signaling specifications of the BBU5900A working in
LTE TDD mode.

Capacity Specifications
The capacity specifications of the BBU5900A working in LTE TDD mode are restricted by
the main control board. The following table lists the capacity specifications per BBU
configured with different main control boards.

Table 1-145 Capacity per BBU5900A in LTE TDD mode

Board Capacity Specifications

Configuratio
n

1 UMPTe  Number of cells: 72x20 MHz 8T8R or 18x20 MHz 64T64R

 Throughput: The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC
layer is 10 Gbit/s.
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 14400
 Number of DRBs: 43200
1 UMPTg  Number of cells: 72x20 MHz 8T8R or 36x20 MHz 64T64R
 Throughput: The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC
layer is 20 Gbit/s.
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 28800
 Number of DRBs: 86400

Signaling Specifications
The following table lists the signaling specifications per BBU5900A in LTE TDD mode in
typical board configurations.

Table 1-146 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in LTE TDD mode

Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

Configuration
1 UMPTe + 2 1296000
UBBPe6
1 UMPTe + 4 1620000
UBBPe6
1 UMPTg + 2 1440000
UBBPg2
1 UMPTg + 4 2880000
UBBPg2

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Configuration
1 UMPTg + 2 2592000
UBBPg3
1 UMPTg + 4 3240000
UBBPg3

1.3.3.3 LTE NB-IoT Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The LTE NB-IoT technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity and
signaling specifications when the BBU5900A works in LTE NB-IoT mode.

Capacity Specifications
The following table lists the maximum capacity per BBU5900A in LTE NB-IoT mode.

Table 1-147 Capacity per BBU5900A in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg2 + 3 UBBPg3  Number of cells: 81x600 kHz 4T4R or 27x1600 kHz 4T4R
 Throughput: uplink data rate at the MAC layer: 86.4
Mbit/s; downlink data rate at the MAC layer: 45.2 Mbit/s
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 28800
 Number of attached UEs: 10400000

Signaling Specifications
The following table lists the signaling specifications per BBU5900A in LTE NB-IoT mode in
typical board configurations.

Table 1-148 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in LTE NB-IoT mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

1 UMPTe2 + 3 UBBPe6 2430000

1 UMPTg2 + 3 UBBPg3 4860000

1.3.3.4 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The LTE FDD+NB-IoT technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity
specifications when the BBU5900A works in both LTE FDD and LTE NB-IoT modes.
The following table lists the maximum capacity per BBU5900A in both LTE FDD and LTE
NB-IoT modes.

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Table 1-149 Capacity per BBU5900A in LTE FDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg2 + 3 UBBPg3  Number of cells: 72 (20 MHz 4T4R for LTE FDD cells and
400 kHz 4T4R for LTE NB-IoT cells)
 Throughput: The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at
the MAC layer is 20 Gbit/s.
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 28800

1.3.3.5 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The LTE TDD+NB-IoT technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity
specifications when the BBU5900A works in both LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes. The
UMPT supports LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT concurrency only when LTE TDD
uplink-downlink subframe configuration SA1 or SA2 is used.

TDD+NB-IoT specifications are supported only when TDD subframe configuration 1 or 2 is used.

When the BBU5900A works in both LTE TDD and LTE NB-IoT modes, LTE TDD and LTE
NB-IoT share the specifications of the main control board. The following table lists the
maximum capacity per BBU5900A.

Table 1-150 Capacity per BBU5900A in LTE TDD+NB-IoT mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 3 UBBPg3  Number of cells: 72 (20 MHz 4T4R for LTE TDD cells and
400 kHz 4T4R for LTE NB-IoT cells)
 Throughput: The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at
the MAC layer is 20 Gbit/s.
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 28800

1.3.3.6 LTE FDD+TDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

This section describes the capacity specifications of the BBU5900A working in both LTE
FDD and LTE TDD modes.
When the BBU5900A works in both LTE FDD and LTE TDD modes, LTE FDD and LTE
TDD share the specifications of the main control board and baseband processing unit. The
following table lists the capacity per BBU5900A.

Table 1-151 Capacity per BBU5900A in LTE FDD+TDD mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 3 UBBPg3  Number of cells: 72 (4T4R, 20 MHz)
 Throughput: The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at
the MAC layer is 20 Gbit/s.

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 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 28800
 Number of DRBs: 86400

1.3.4 NR Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The NR technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the technical specifications when
the BBU5900A works in NR FDD and NR TDD scenarios.

1.3.4.1 NR FDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The NR FDD technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity and signaling
specifications.

Capacity Specifications
The following table lists the maximum capacity per BBU5900A in NR FDD mode.

Table 1-152 Capacity per BBU5900A in NR FDD mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 3 UBBPg3  Number of cells: 36x20 MHz 4T4R

 Throughput: 25 Gbit/s (DL+UL)
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 3600
 Number of DRBs: 10800

Signaling Specifications
The following table lists the maximum signaling specifications per BBU5900A in NR FDD
mode.

Table 1-153 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in NR FDD mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

1 UMPTg + 3 UBBPg3 1296000

1.3.4.2 NR TDD Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The NR TDD technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity and signaling
specifications when the BBU5900A works in NR TDD mode.

Capacity Specifications
The following table lists the capacity per BBU5900A in NR TDD mode.

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Table 1-154 Capacity per BBU5900A in NR TDD mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 3 UBBPg3a  Number of cells (sub-6 GHz): 36x100 MHz 4T4R, 18x100
MHz 8T8R, or 18x100 MHz 32T32R/64T64R
 Throughput: 25 Gbit/s (DL+UL)
 Number of UEs in RRC connected mode: 7200
 Number of DRBs: 21600

Signaling Specifications
The following table lists the signaling specifications per BBU5900A in NR TDD mode.

Table 1-155 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in NR TDD mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

1 UMPTg + 3 UBBPg3a 1296000

1.3.5 Multimode Technical Specifications of the BBU5900A

The multimode technical specifications of the BBU5900A include the capacity and signaling
specifications when the BBU5900A works in GSM, UMTS, LTE, and NR concurrency
scenarios.

Capacity Specifications

 G is short for GSM, U for UMTS, L for LTE FDD, T for LTE TDD, and M for LTE NB-IoT. In
addition, N (FDD) is short for NR (FDD). N (TDD) is short for NR (TDD).
 If GSM is configured with 72 TRXs, each TRX can be configured with only one SDCCH; if GSM is
configured with 24 TRXs, each TRX can be configured with three SDCCHs.
 The UL capacity specifications of a UL base station are the same as those of a GUL base station.
 In typical GL/UL/GUL scenarios, LTE FDD and LTE TDD dynamically share the LTE
specifications of the main control board.
 In typical GL/UL/GUL scenarios where the capacity specifications of GSM and UMTS remain
unchanged, the allocation of LTE capacity specifications of the main control board is affected after
NB-IoT is introduced. LTE FDD and NB-IoT share the maximum numbers of original LTE FDD
cells and UEs in RRC connected mode on the main control board.
 Both LTE and NR cells support multiple bandwidths. For example, LTE FDD cells support
bandwidth configurations of 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, and 20 MHz. For
simplicity, the cell number specifications of LTE and NR cells in this section only use the maximum
bandwidth. For example, the 20 MHz bandwidth is used for LTE FDD cells.

The following tables list the capacity per BBU5900A in multiple modes.

Table 1-156 Capacity per BBU5900A in GU mode

Board Configuration Capacity

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1 UMPTg + 3  GSM: 72 TRXs
UBBPg1_U  UMTS: 36 cells

Table 1-157 Capacity specifications per BBU5900A in GL mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 3  GSM: 72 TRXs
UBBPg2_L  LTE FDD: 36x20 MHz 2T2R cells, 14400 UEs in RRC
connected mode

Table 1-158 Capacity per BBU5900A in UL mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 1  UMTS: 12 cells
UBBPg1_U + 2  LTE FDD: 24x20 MHz 2T2R cells, 9600 UEs in RRC
UBBPg2_L connected mode

Table 1-159 Capacity specifications per BBU5900A in LN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 1  LTE FDD: 12x20 MHz 4T4R cells, 4800 UEs in RRC
UBBPg2_L + 2 connected mode
UBBPg3_N (TDD)  NR TDD: 12x100 MHz 8T8R or 6x100 MHz 64T64R cells,
3600 UEs in RRC connected mode

Table 1-160 Capacity per BBU5900A in TN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 1  LTE TDD: 12x20 MHz 4T4R cells, 4800 UEs in RRC
UBBPg2_T + 2 connected mode
UBBPg3_N (TDD)  NR TDD: 12x100 MHz 8T8R or 6x100 MHz 64T64R cells,
3600 UEs in RRC connected mode

Table 1-161 Capacity per BBU5900A in GUL mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 1  GSM: 72 TRXs

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UBBPg1_U + 2  UMTS: 12 cells
UBBPg2_L  LTE FDD: 24x20 MHz 2T2R cells, 9600 UEs in RRC
connected mode

Table 1-162 Capacity per BBU5900A in GULN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 1  GSM: 72 TRXs
UBBPg1_U + 1  UMTS: 12 cells
UBBPg2_L + 1
 LTE FDD: 12x20 MHz 4T4R cells, 4800 UEs in RRC
UBBPg3_N (TDD)
connected mode
 NR TDD: 6x100 MHz 8T8R or 3x100 MHz 64T64R cells,
2400 UEs in RRC connected mode

Table 1-163 Capacity per BBU5900A in GUTN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Capacity

1 UMPTg + 1  GSM: 72 TRXs
UBBPg1_U + 1  UMTS: 12 cells
UBBPg2_T + 1
 LTE TDD: 12x20 MHz 4T4R cells, 4800 UEs in RRC
UBBPg3_N (TDD)
connected mode
 NR TDD: 6x100 MHz 8T8R or 3x100 MHz 64T64R cells,
2400 UEs in RRC connected mode

Signaling Specifications
The following tables list the signaling specifications per BBU5900A in multiple modes.

Table 1-164 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in GU mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications

1 UMPTg + 3  GSM: 24 TRXs
UBBPg1_U  UMTS: 600 CNBAPS

Table 1-165 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in GL mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications

1 UMPTg + 3  GSM: 24 TRXs
UBBPg2_L

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 LTE FDD: 1350000 BHCA

Table 1-166 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in UL mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications
1 UMPTg + 1  UMTS: 350 CNBAPS
UBBPg1_U + 2  LTE FDD: 1350000 BHCA
UBBPg2_L

Table 1-167 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in LN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications

1 UMPTg + 1  LTE FDD: 720000 BHCA
UBBPg2_L + 2  NR TDD: 648000 BHCA
UBBPg3_N (TDD)

Table 1-168 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in TN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications
1 UMPTg + 1  LTE TDD: 720000 BHCA
UBBPg2_T + 2  NR TDD: 648000 BHCA
UBBPg3_N (TDD)

Table 1-169 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in GUL mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications

1 UMPTg + 1  GSM: 24 TRXs
UBBPg1_U + 2  UMTS: 350 CNBAPS
UBBPg2_L
 LTE FDD: 1170000 BHCA

Table 1-170 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in GULN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications

1 UMPTg + 1  GSM: 24 TRXs
UBBPg1_U + 1  UMTS: 300 CNBAPS
UBBPg2_L + 1
 LTE FDD: 720000 BHCA
UBBPg3_N (TDD)
 NR TDD: 432000 BHCA

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Table 1-171 Signaling specifications per BBU5900A in GUTN (TDD) mode

Board Configuration Signaling Specifications

1 UMPTg + 1  GSM: 24 TRXs
UBBPg1_U + 1  UMTS: 300 CNBAPS
UBBPg2_T + 1
 LTE TDD: 720000 BHCA
UBBPg3_N (TDD)
 NR TDD: 432000 BHCA

1.3.6 BBU5900A Equipment Specifications

BBU5900A equipment specifications include the input power specifications, dimensions,
weight, typical power consumption, environmental specifications, and surge protection
specifications.

Input Power
The following table lists the input power specifications of a BBU5900A.

Table 1-172 Input power of a BBU5900A

Item Specifications
DC input power Input power type: –48 V DC
Operating voltage range: –38.4 V DC to –57 V DC
AC input power Input power type: 110 V AC single-phase
Operating voltage range: 90 V AC to 135 V AC
Input power type: 220 V AC single-phase
Operating voltage range: 176 V AC to 290 V AC

Dimensions and Weight

The following table lists the dimensions and weight of a BBU5900A.

Table 1-173 Dimensions and weight of a BBU5900A

Item Specifications
Dimensions (H x W 400 mm x 160 mm x 380 mm (15.75 in. x 6.30 in. x 14.96 in.)
x D)
Weight BBU5900A ≤ 20 kg (44.10 lb, full configuration)

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Typical Power Consumption

The following table provides typical power consumption specifications of a BBU5900A.

Table 1-174 Typical power consumption of a BBU5900A

Item Specifications
Typical power 210 W
consumption

Environmental Specifications
The following table lists the environmental specifications of a BBU5900A.

Table 1-175 Environmental specifications of a BBU5900A

Item Specifications

Operating temperature With solar radiation: –40°C to +50°C (–40°F to +122°F)

Relative humidity 5% RH to 100% RH
Ingress protection rating IP55
Altitude 4000 m (13123.36 ft)
Starting from the altitude of 1800 m, the temperature limit
degrades 1°C when the altitude increases 100 m.

Table 1-176 Noise specifications of a BBU5900A (ambient temperature: 25°C or 77°F)

Distance (m) Sound

Pressure
Front Rear Right Left Top Level
(dBA)
6 5 6.5 5.5 7 45
3.5 2.5 3.5 3 4 50
1 <1 2 1 2 55
<1 <1 <1 <1 <1 60

Table 1-177 Noise specifications of a BBU5900A (ambient temperature: 45°C or 113°F)

Distance (m) Sound

Pressure
Front Rear Right Left Top Level
(dBA)

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Distance (m) Sound

Pressure
Front Rear Right Left Top Level
(dBA)

6.5 5.5 8.5 6 8.5 55

3.5 3.0 5.0 3.5 5 60
2 1.5 2.5 1.5 2.5 65
<1 <1 1 <1 1 70

Compliance Standards
The following table lists the compliance standards for a BBU5900A.

Table 1-178 Standards compliance for a BBU

Item Standard
Security standards IEC/EN/UL60950-1
IEC/EN/UL60950-22
IEC/EN/UL62368-1
Operating ETSI EN 300019-1-4 V2.2.1 (2014-04) Class 4.1:
environment "Non-weatherprotected locations"
Storage environment ETSI EN300019-1-1 V2.2.1 (2014-04) Class1.2 "Weather
protected, not temperature-controlled storage locations"
NOTE
 The validity period is one year.

 The product can function properly within the validity period if the
storage environment meets the preceding standards.

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 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/T 2324-2011: Lightning protection requirements and test
methods for radio base stations
 GB 50689-2011 Code for design of lightning protection and

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Item Standard
earthing engineering for telecommunication bureaus (stations)

1.4 CPRI Port Technical Specifications

CPRI Port Specifications per Baseband Processing Unit

Table 1-179 CPRI port specifications per baseband processing unit

Board Port Appli Protocol CPRI Port Rate Topology

Qua cable Type (Gbit/s)
ntity Optic
al
Modu
le
Type
UBBPd/UB 6 SFP CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/6.1/9.8/10.1 Star, chain,
BPe/UBBPe ring, or load
x2 sharing
UBBPei 2 QSFP CPRI 39.2/40.55a Trunk chain
UBBPf3 6 SFP eCPRI 25 Star or load
sharing
UBBPg1 6 SFP CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/6.1/9.8/10.1 Star, chain,
ring, or load
sharing
UBBPg2 6 SFP CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/6.1/9.8/10.1 Star, chain,
ring, or load
sharing
UBBPg2 6 DSFP Channel 1: 2.5/4.9/6.1/9.8/10.1 Star, chain,
CPRI ring, or load
Channel 2: sharing
CPRI
UBBPg2a/U 6 DSFP Channel 1: 2.5/4.9/6.1/9.8/10.1 Star, chain,
BBPg3/UBB CPRI ring, or load
Pg3a Channel 2: sharing
CPRI
UBBPg2a/U 6 DSFP Channel 1: eCPRI: 10 Star, chain,
BBPg3/UBB eCPRI CPRI: ring, or load
Pg3a Channel 2: 2.5/4.9/6.1/9.8/10.1 sharing
CPRI
UBBPg2a 6 SFP CPRI 1.25/2.5/4.9/6.1/9.8/10.1 Star, chain,

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Board Port Appli Protocol CPRI Port Rate Topology

Qua cable Type (Gbit/s)
ntity Optic
al
Modu
le
Type
/24.3 ring, or load
sharing
UBBPg2a/U 6 SFP eCPRI 10/25 Star or load
BBPg3/UBB sharing
Pg3a
UBBPg4 3 QSFP CPRI 40.55/97.32 Star or chain
a: Each CPRI port supports four CPRI links. The CPRI port rate refers to the total rate of
the four CPRI links.
b: In this scenario, the QSA28 or QDA adapter must be configured.

(1): The topologies vary with the RATs and scenarios. For details, contact Huawei frontline engineers.
(2): The specifications are supported using a QSFP28 to SFP28 adapter (QSA28) or QDA.

CPRI Bandwidth Access Capability

Table 1-180 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of carriers in GSM mode

CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of Carriers Number of Carriers

(1T2R ) (2T2R/1T4R)

1.25 24 12
2.5 48 24
4.9 48 24
9.8 48 24

Table 1-181 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in UMTS mode.

CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of Cells (1T2R) Number of Cells (2T2R)

1.25 4 4a
2.5 8 8a
4.9 16 16a
6.144 24 24a

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CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of Cells (1T2R) Number of Cells (2T2R)
9.8 32 32a
40.55 48 48a
a: The number of 2T2R cells is halved if the 2T2R cells support the VAM function and the
two TX antennas used by the VAM function are separately connected to two RF modules
carried on different CPRI links.

Table 1-182 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in LTE FDD mode.

CPRI Number of Number of Cells Number of Cells

Port Cells (1T2R/2T2R) (1T1R)
Rate (2T4R/4T4R)
(Gbit/s
)
1.25 4x4 MIMO cells  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 3  8 (cell bandwidth ≤ 3
are not MHz) MHz)
recommended  2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5
because of the MHz) MHz)
limited
transmission
 1 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
bandwidth of the MHz) MHz)
CPRI ports.  1 (cell bandwidth =
15/20 MHz)
2.5 1 (cell bandwidth  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5  8 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5
≤ 10 MHz) MHz) MHz)
 2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
MHz) MHz)
 1 (cell bandwidth = 15/20  2 (cell bandwidth =
MHz) 15/20 MHz)
4.9  2 (cell  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  8 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
bandwidth ≤ MHz) MHz)
10 MHz)  2 (cell bandwidth = 15/20  4 (cell bandwidth =
 1 (cell MHz) 15/20 MHz)
bandwidth =
15/20 MHz)
6.144  2 (cell  5 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  10 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
bandwidth ≤ MHz) MHz)
10 MHz)  2 (cell bandwidth = 15/20  5 (cell bandwidth =
 1 (cell MHz) 15/20 MHz)
bandwidth =
15/20 MHz)
9.8  4 (cell  8 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  16 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
bandwidth ≤ MHz) MHz)
10 MHz)  4 (cell bandwidth = 15/20  8 (cell bandwidth =
 2 (cell MHz) 15/20 MHz)

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CPRI Number of Number of Cells Number of Cells

Port Cells (1T2R/2T2R) (1T1R)
Rate (2T4R/4T4R)
(Gbit/s
)
bandwidth =
15/20 MHz)
10.1376  5 (cell  10 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  20 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
bandwidth ≤ MHz) MHz)
10 MHz)  5 (cell bandwidth = 15/20  10 (cell bandwidth =
 2 (cell MHz) 15/20 MHz)
bandwidth =
15/20 MHz)
39.2  16 (cell  32 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  64 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
bandwidth ≤ MHz) MHz)
10 MHz)  16 (cell bandwidth =  32 (cell bandwidth =
 8 (cell 15/20 MHz) 15/20 MHz)
bandwidth =
15/20 MHz)
40.55  20 (cell  40 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  80 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
bandwidth ≤ MHz) MHz)
10 MHz)  20 (cell bandwidth =  40 (cell bandwidth =
 8 (cell 15/20 MHz) 15/20 MHz)
bandwidth =
15/20 MHz)

Table 1-183 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in LTE NB-IoT mode

CPRI Port Rate Number of Cells Number of Cells

(Gbit/s) (1T2R/2T2R) (2T4R/4T4R)

1.25 4 2
2.5 8 4
4.9 16 8
9.8 32 16

Table 1-184 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in NR mode

M CPR Number of Cells Number of Cells Number of Number of

od I (Sub-6 GHz (Sub-6 GHz Cells Cells
e Port 64T64R/32T32R) 8T8R) (mmWave (mmWave
Rate 4T4R) 2T2R)
(Gbi
t/s)

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M CPR Number of Cells Number of Cells Number of Number of

od I (Sub-6 GHz (Sub-6 GHz Cells Cells
e Port 64T64R/32T32R) 8T8R) (mmWave (mmWave
Rate 4T4R) 2T2R)
(Gbi
t/s)
eC 1x25  2 (cell bandwidth -  4 (cell -
PR = 20/30/40/50 bandwidth
I MHz) = 100
 1 (cell bandwidth MHz)
= 60/70/80/90/100  4 (cell
MHz) bandwidth
= 200
MHz)
eC 1x10  2 (cell bandwidth - - -
PR = 20 MHz)
I  1 (cell bandwidth
= 30/40 MHz)
CP 1x25 - 2 (cell bandwidth = -  4 (cell
RI 20/30/40/50/60/70/8 bandwidt
0/90/100 MHz) h = 100
MHz)
 4 (cell
bandwidt
h = 200
MHz)
CP 1x10 -  2 (cell - -
RI bandwidth =
20/30/40 MHz)
 1 (cell
bandwidth =
50/60/70/80
MHz)

The cell types and the number of supported cells or sectors in the preceding table only apply to typical
scenarios. For cell types that are not listed here, contact Huawei engineers to obtain the corresponding
number of supported cells.

Maximum Distance Between BBU and AAUs/RRUs

The maximum distance between a BBU and AAUs/RRUs depends on the capabilities of optical modules
or fronthaul solutions.
The following maximum distances between a BBU and AAUs/RRUs are based on fronthauls in a
point-to-point direct drive mode.

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Table 1-185 Maximum distance between a BBU and RRUs

RAT Maximum Distance Between BBU and AAUs/RRUs

GSM 40 km
UMTS 40 km
LTE  UBBPd/UBBPe: 40 km
 UBBPg: 40 km (CPRI); 20 km (eCPRI)
NR  10 km: 25 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (sub-6 GHz).
 10 km: 40 Gbit/s or 100 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD
(sub-6 GHz) with AAUs using CPRI ports.
 20 km: 10 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (sub-6 GHz) with
AAUs using eCPRI ports.
 10 km: 25 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (sub-6 GHz) with
AAUs using eCPRI ports.
 10 km: 25 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (mmWave) with
AAUs using eCPRI ports.
 20 km: 10 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (mmWave) with
AAUs using eCPRI ports.
GU 40 km
GL  UBBPd/UBBPe: 40 km
 UBBPg: 40 km (CPRI); 20 km (eCPRI)
UL
GUL

1.5 Transmission Port Technical Specifications

Table 1-186 Transmission port specifications per main control board

Board Transmission Port Port Capacity Full/Half-Dup

Mode Quantity lex
UMPTe1/U Transmission 2 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Full/Half-duplex
MPTe2 over FE/GE
electrical ports
Transmission 2 100/1000/10000 Full-duplex
over Mbit/s
FE/GE/10GE
optical ports
UMPTg1/U Transmission 2 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Full/Half-duplex
MPTg2 over FE/GE
electrical ports
Transmission 2 100/1000/10000/250 Full-duplex

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Board Transmission Port Port Capacity Full/Half-Dup

Mode Quantity lex
over 00 Mbit/s
FE/GE/10GE/25
GE optical ports

1.6 Traffic Model

On live networks, the specifications of the main control aboard and baseband processing unit
depend on the processing capability of the hardware and the traffic model. The configuration
specifications of the main control board, baseband processing unit, and BBU vary by traffic
model. This section describes Huawei traffic models.

1.6.1 LTE Traffic Model

This section describes the traffic models for LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT. The
traffic models for LTE FDD and LTE TDD are the same.

1.6.1.1 LTE FDD Traffic Model

This section defines the LTE FDD traffic models.
The LTE FDD traffic models include:
 Model 1
This traffic model derives from a typical LTE network where smartphones dominate.
UEs in this traffic model are characterized by short online duration, frequent network
access and connection release, high mobility, and a large number of small-packet data
services.
 Model 2
This traffic model derives from a typical LTE network where data cards dominate. LTE
dongles and customer premises equipment (CPE) are examples of such data cards. UEs
in this traffic model are characterized by long online duration, low mobility, and a large
number of large-packet data services.

Control-Plane Traffic Model

The following table describes the control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2.

Table 1-187 Control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2

Signaling Procedure Specifications for Specifications for

Traffic Model 1 Traffic Model 2
PS Call Attempt Number per 180 20
User@BH(1) (times)
For example, PS call density
Dedicated Bearer Attempt Number per 5 1

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Traffic Model 1 Traffic Model 2
User@BH (times)
TAU & Attach & Detach per 30 5
User@BH (times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover Number per 10 1
User@BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 40 2
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 40 2
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Inter-RAT Handover Attempt Number 3 0
per User@BH (times)
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 12 0
Number per User@BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover 0 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection 5 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
CA Scell Configuration Update 10 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number per 0 0
User@BH (times)
Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number per 0 0
User@BH (times)
RRC Re-Establish Number per 2 0
User@BH (times)
A3 Reports per User @BH (times) 0 0
Relaxed Backhaul CA Scell 0 0
Configuration Update Attempt
Number per User @BH (times)

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Traffic Model 1 Traffic Model 2
NSA SgNB Configuration Update 0 0
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Paging number@BH (times) 1260000 100000
(1)
: @BH means "at busy hours". Traffic models described in the table are obtained during
busy hours.

Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA) is the number of calls attempted at a busy hour. Signaling
procedures required for completing a call may include call setup and release (including CS
fallback if it occurs) and the following activities during the on-hold call: handover, tracking
area update (TAU), bearer setup and release, and switching between the in-synchronization
state and the out-of-synchronization state. BHCA indicates the signaling processing
capabilities of a system. A busy-hour call initiated on different operator networks involves
different types and numbers of signaling procedures and therefore consumes different
amounts of eNodeB resources. As a result, the BHCA capability varies depending on the call
model.
Based on the definition of traffic model 1, one BHCA (that is, one combined PS call) is
defined by taking every item in traffic model 1 divided by the PS call density. The details of
one BHCA are listed below.

Table 1-188 Definition of one BHCA

Definition of a Combined Call or One Times
BHCA

PS Call Attempts 1
Dedicated Bearer Attempts 0.0278
TAU & Attach & Detach Attempts 0.1667
Intra-eNodeB Handover Attempts 0.0556
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 0.2222
Attempts
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 0.2222
Attempts
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0
Attempts
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0
Attempts
Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0.0167
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempts 0.0167
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover 0
Attempts

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BHCA
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection 0.0278
Attempts
CA Scell Configuration Update Attempts 0.0556
Syn2Unsyn Attempts 0
Unsyn2Syn Attempts 0
RRC Re-Establish Attempts 0.0111
A3 Reports 0
Relaxed Backhaul CA Scell Configuration 0
Update Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
NSA SgNB Configuration Update Attempt 0
Number per User @BH (times)

User-Plane Traffic Model

The following table describes the user-plane specifications for traffic model 1.

Table 1-189 User-plane specifications for traffic model 1

Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic DL: UL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume Ratio
Call (KB)
Web browsing & 35.00 250 15
E-mail
Video downloading, 0.35 20000 50
uploading &
streaming
SNS 15.00 200 4
IM 15.00 5 0.7
Music & APP 0.50 5000 30
downloading &
Streaming
File sharing & 0.10 400 0.1
Storage
Video call 0.20 3000 1
Heart beat 25.00 0.1 1
Other 8.85 50 1

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The following table describes the user-plane specifications for traffic model 2.

Table 1-190 User-plane specifications for traffic model 2

Service Type PS Call Attempt UL Traffic DL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume per PS
Call (KB) Call (KB)

FTP 100 600 6000

1.6.1.2 LTE TDD Traffic Model

This section defines the LTE TDD traffic models.
The LTE TDD traffic models include:
 Model 1
This traffic model derives from a typical LTE network where smartphones dominate.
UEs in this traffic model are characterized by short online duration, frequent network
access and connection release, high mobility, and a large number of small-packet data
services.
 Model 2
This traffic model derives from a typical LTE network where data cards dominate. LTE
dongles and customer premises equipment (CPE) are examples of such data cards. UEs
in this traffic model are characterized by long online duration, low mobility, and a large
number of large-packet data services.

Control-Plane Traffic Model

The following table describes the control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2.

Table 1-191 Control-plane specifications for traffic models 1 and 2

Signaling Procedure Specifications for Specifications for

Traffic Model 1 Traffic Model 2
PS Call Attempt Number per 180 20
User@BH(1) (times)
For example, PS call density
Dedicated Bearer Attempt Number per 5 1
User@BH (times)
TAU & Attach & Detach per 30 5
User@BH (times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover Number per 10 1
User@BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 40 2
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)

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Traffic Model 1 Traffic Model 2
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 40 2
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Inter-RAT Handover Attempt Number 3 0
per User@BH (times)
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 12 0
Number per User@BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover 0 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection 5 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
CA Scell Configuration Update 10 0
Attempt Number per User@BH
(times)
Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number per 0 0
User@BH (times)
Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number per 0 0
User@BH (times)
RRC Re-Establish Number per 2 0
User@BH (times)
A3 Reports per User @BH (times) 0 0
Relaxed Backhaul CA Scell 0 0
Configuration Update Attempt
Number per User @BH (times)
NSA SgNB Configuration Update 0 0
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Paging number@BH (times) 1260000 100000
(1):
@BH means "at busy hours". Traffic models described in the table are obtained during
busy hours.

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Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA) is the number of calls attempted at a busy hour. Signaling
procedures required for completing a call may include call setup and release (including CS
fallback if it occurs) and the following activities during the on-hold call: handover, tracking
area update (TAU), bearer setup and release, and switching between the in-synchronization
state and the out-of-synchronization state. BHCA indicates the signaling processing
capabilities of a system. A busy-hour call initiated on different operator networks involves
different types and numbers of signaling procedures and therefore consumes different
amounts of eNodeB resources. As a result, the BHCA capability varies depending on the call
model.
Based on the definition of traffic model 1, one BHCA (that is, one combined PS call) is
defined by taking every item in traffic model 1 divided by the PS call density. The details of
one BHCA are listed below.

Table 1-192 Definition of one BHCA

Definition of a Combined Call or One Times

BHCA

PS Call Attempts 1
Dedicated Bearer Attempts 0.0278
TAU & Attach & Detach Attempts 0.1667
Intra-eNodeB Handover Attempts 0.0556
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 0.2222
Attempts
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 0.2222
Attempts
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0
Attempts
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0
Attempts
Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0.0167
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempts 0.0167
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover 0
Attempts
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection 0.0278
Attempts
CA Scell Configuration Update Attempts 0.0556
Syn2Unsyn Attempts 0
Unsyn2Syn Attempts 0
RRC Re-Establish Attempts 0.0111
A3 Reports 0
Relaxed Backhaul CA Scell Configuration 0

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BHCA
Update Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
NSA SgNB Configuration Update Attempt 0
Number per User @BH (times)

User-Plane Traffic Model

The following table describes the user-plane specifications for traffic model 1.

Table 1-193 User-plane specifications for traffic model 1

Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic DL: UL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume Ratio
Call (KB)
Web browsing & 35.00 250 15
E-mail
Video downloading, 0.35 20000 50
uploading &
streaming
SNS 15.00 200 4
IM 15.00 5 0.7
Music & APP 0.50 5000 30
downloading &
Streaming
File sharing & 0.10 400 0.1
Storage
Video call 0.20 3000 1
Heart beat 25.00 0.1 1
Other 8.85 50 1

The following table describes the user-plane specifications for traffic model 2.

Table 1-194 User-plane specifications for traffic model 2

Service Type PS Call Attempt UL Traffic DL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume per PS
Call (KB) Call (KB)

FTP 100 600 6000

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1.6.1.3 LTE NB-IoT Traffic Model

This section defines the LTE NB-IoT traffic models.
On live networks, the service capacity of an LTE NB-IoT eNodeB depends on system
processing capabilities and the traffic model. This section describes the traffic models defined
in 3GPP TR 45.820.

Table 1-195 Packet interval

Access Interval (Hour) User Ratio

24 40%
2 40%
1 15%
0.5 5%

Table 1-196 User distribution

Coverage Class Ratio

0 (0 dB) 100%
1 (10 dB) 0%
2 (20 dB) 0%

Control-Plane Traffic Model

Table 1-197 Control-plane specifications for the traffic model

Signaling Procedure Specifications for the Traffic Model

PS Call Attempt Number per User@BH(1) 0.467
(times)
Dedicated Bearer Attempt Number per 0
User@BH (times)
TAU & Attach & Detach per User@BH 0.00322(2)
(times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover Number per 0
User@BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 0
Attempt Number per User@BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 0
Attempt Number per User@BH (times)

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Signaling Procedure Specifications for the Traffic Model

Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0
Attempt Number per User@BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0
Attempt Number per User@BH (times)
Inter-RAT Handover Attempt Number per 0
User@BH (times)
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt Number per 0
User@BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover Attempt 0
Number per User@BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 0
Number per User@BH (times)
CA Scell Configuration Update Attempt 0
Number per User@BH (times)
Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number per User@BH 0
(times)
Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number per User@BH 0
(times)
RRC Re-Establish Number per User@BH 0
(times)
Paging number@BH (times) 400

 (1):
@BH means "at busy hours". Traffic models described in the table are obtained during busy
hours.
 (2): The value of the TAU timer is extended to 310 hours.

User-Plane Traffic Model

Table 1-198 User-plane specifications for the traffic model

Service Type PS Call Attempt UL Traffic DL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume per PS
Call (KB) Call (KB)

Uplink data 100 0.1 0

1.6.2 NR Traffic Model

This section describes the traffic models for NR FDD and NR TDD. The traffic models for
NR FDD and NR TDD are the same.

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Control-Plane Traffic Model

Table 1-199 Control-plane traffic model

Traffic Model Item Unit NSA Traffic SA Traffic Model

Model

PS Call Attempt Number times 0.0000 1.0000

Dedicated Bearer times 0.0000 0.0278
Attempt Number
TAU&Aattach&Detach times 0.0000 0.0278
SgNB Addition Number times 1.0000 0.0000
SgNB Release Number times 0.7778 0.0000
SgNB Modify Number times 0.0556 0.0000
SgNB Change Number times 0.2222 0.0000
Intra-gNodeB Handover times 0.0000 0.1111
Number
Inter-gNodeB Xn Based times 0.0000 0.1667
Handover Out Attempt
Number
Inter-gNodeB Xn Based times 0.0000 0.1667
Handover In Attempt
Number
Inter-gNodeB NG2 times 0.0000 0.0278
Based Handover Out
Attempt Number
Inter-gNodeB NG2 times 0.0000 0.0278
Based Handover In
Attempt Number
Inter-RAT Handover times 0.0000 0.0278
Attempt Number
CA Scell Addition times 0.3333 0.3333
Attempt Number
RRC Reconfiguration times 0.0167 0.0167
Number (SRAN16.1)
RRC Re-Establishment times 0.0000 0.0111
Attempt Number
RRC Resume Number times 0.0000 0.0111
(SRAN16.1)
Paging Number per times 0.0000 1260000
gNodeB per Busy Hour
(SRAN16.1)

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Traffic Model Item Unit NSA Traffic SA Traffic Model

Model

(1): Paging is not included in one BHCA definition.

User-Plane Traffic Model

Table 1-200 User-plane traffic model

Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic UL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume Ratio
Call (KB)
Web browsing & 35 250 15
E-mail
Video downloading, 3 25000 50
uploading &
streaming
AR/VR 0.1 300000 50
SNS 15 200 4
IM 15 5 0.7
Music & APP 1 6000 30
downloading &
Streaming
File sharing & 0.2 400 0.1
Storage
Video call 0.2 3000 1
Heart beat 25 0.1 1
Other 5.5 50 1

1.7 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 1-201 Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name

BBU baseband unit
CAPS call attempts per second
CE channel element

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Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name

CNBAPS Common NodeB Application Parts
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
eCPRI Enhanced CPRI
DL Downlink
FE fast Ethernet
GE Gigabit Ethernet
GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS Global Positioning System
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
HDLC High-Level Data Link Control
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
IC interference cancellation
IP Internet Protocol
LMT local maintenance terminal
LTE Long Term Evolution
MAC Media Access Control
MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
NB-IoT Narrowband Internet of Things
OC-3 optical carrier level 3
OM operation and maintenance
OMC operation and maintenance center
SMT site maintenance terminal
STM-1 Synchronous Transport Module level 1
SUL supplementary uplink
UBRI universal baseband radio interface unit
UEIU universal environment interface unit
UL Uplink
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UMPT universal main processing and transmission unit
UPEU universal power and environment interface unit

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1.8 Appendix
Table 1-202 Sub-6 GHz spectrum list (SUL)

Name Duplex Mode and Frequency Band

n80 SUL: 1710–1785 MHz

n81 SUL: 880–915 MHz
n82 SUL: 832–862 MHz
n83 SUL: 703–748 MHz
n84 SUL: 1920–1980 MHz
n86 SUL: 1710–1780 MHz

Table 1-203 Sub-6 GHz spectrum list (TDD)

Name Duplex Mode and Frequency Band

n77 TDD: 3.3–4.2 GHz
n78 TDD: 3.3–3.8 GHz
n79 TDD: 4.4–5.0 GHz

Table 1-204 mmWave spectrum list

Name Duplex Mode and Frequency Band

n257 TDD: 26.5–29.5 GHz
n258 TDD: 24.25–27.5 GHz
n260 TDD: 37–40 GHz
n261 TDD: 27.5–28.35 GHz

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