AirVelocity 1500 Product Specification

AirVelocity 1500 Product Specification

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Written by: STS

Role: HW PLM

Status: Released

TABLE 1: APPROVALS

Name Role Approval Date

Product Management RKC VP Products
R&D MOH VP R&D
Quality YJO VP QA

TABLE 2: REVISION HISTORY

Rev Issue Date Descriptions By

0.1 21-Dec-2018 Initial Draft for GA IAS
1.0 24-Dec-2018 Cleanup IAS
1.1 20-May-2019 Antenna Gain correction MSF/YS
1.2 14-Aug-2019 Adding max power consumption YS
1.3 24-Sept-2020 EiRP update MSF
1.4 04-May-2021 Additional Variants + Updates YS/MSF
1.5 30-Oct-2022 Updates STS/MSF
1.5 23-Nov-2022 Correction STS/MSF

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 5
2. ACRONYM, ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS ........................................................................... 5
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................. 8
4. PRODUCT VARIANTS............................................................................................................... 9
5. PHYSICAL INTERFACES............................................................................................................ 9
5.1. COPPER ETHERNET PORT – POWER + DATA ............................................................................................ 9
5.2. FIBER SFP PORT .......................................................................................................................................... 10
5.3. DC-IN POWER PORT.................................................................................................................................... 10
5.4. GPS ANTENNA PORT................................................................................................................................... 10
5.5. LED DISPLAY................................................................................................................................................ 10
5.6. RESET ............................................................................................................................................................. 11
6. LTE FREQUENCY OPERATION.............................................................................................. 12
6.1. FREQUENCY OF OPERATION & DUPLEX METHODS................................................................................ 12
6.2. MULTIPLE ACCESS SCHEME ....................................................................................................................... 12
6.3. CHANNEL BANDWIDTHS ............................................................................................................................. 12
6.4. CHANNEL FREQUENCY RESOLUTION ........................................................................................................ 12
7. LTE ANTENNA SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 13
7.1. INTEGRAL SECTORIAL ANTENNA .............................................................................................................. 13
8. LTE RADIO PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................. 14
8.1. FREQUENCY STABILITY ............................................................................................................................... 14
8.2. MODULATION & FEC .................................................................................................................................. 14
8.3. FRAME DURATIONS & CYCLIC PREFIXES ................................................................................................. 14
8.4. TRANSMIT POWER ....................................................................................................................................... 14
8.5. TRANSMITTER DYNAMIC RANGE............................................................................................................... 14
8.6. TRANSMITTER SPURIOUS EMISSIONS ....................................................................................................... 15
8.7. TRANSMITTER ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE.......................................................................................... 15
8.8. RECEIVER SENSITIVITY LEVEL ................................................................................................................... 15
8.9. IN CHANNEL SELECTIVITY .......................................................................................................................... 15
8.10. ADJACENT CHANNEL SELECTIVITY ........................................................................................................... 15
8.11. RECEIVE DYNAMIC RANGE ......................................................................................................................... 16
8.12. MAXIMUM INPUT SIGNAL ........................................................................................................................... 16
8.13. MAXIMUM INPUT SIGNAL WITHOUT DAMAGE ........................................................................................ 16
8.14. RECEIVER SPURIOUS EMISSION ................................................................................................................. 16
9. LTE: IP DATA AND MAC FUNCTIONALITY.......................................................................... 17
9.1. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................................ 17

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9.2. RRM ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
9.3. MOBILITY....................................................................................................................................................... 17
9.4. SECURITY ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
9.5. PERFORMANCE.............................................................................................................................................. 18
10. LTE: TIME AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION ................................................................ 19
10.1. SYNCHRONIZATION COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................. 19
10.2. FREQUENCY ACCURACY............................................................................................................................... 19
10.3. PHASE ACCURACY ........................................................................................................................................ 19
10.4. SUPPORTED CLOCK SOURCES..................................................................................................................... 19
10.5. PTP................................................................................................................................................................. 19
10.6. NL – NETWORK LISTENING ....................................................................................................................... 20
11. NETWORK INTERFACES ....................................................................................................... 20
11.1. MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 20
11.2. S1 INTERFACE............................................................................................................................................... 20
11.3. X2 INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................................. 20
11.4. TRAFFIC SEPARATION ................................................................................................................................. 21
12. LTE: SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK .................................................................................... 22
13. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND POWER........................................................................... 23
13.1. DIMENSIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 23
13.2. WEIGHT.......................................................................................................................................................... 23
13.3. MOUNTING .................................................................................................................................................... 23
13.4. POWER SUPPLY............................................................................................................................................. 23
13.5. POWER CONSUMPTION ............................................................................................................................... 23
14. STANDARDS COMPLIANCE.................................................................................................... 24
14.1. CE MARKING................................................................................................................................................. 24
14.2. UKCA MARKING .......................................................................................................................................... 24
14.3. ENVIRONMENTAL ......................................................................................................................................... 24
14.4. EMC ............................................................................................................................................................... 25
14.5. ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE...................................................................................................................... 25
14.6. SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................... 25
14.7. ROHS & WEEE COMPLIANCE.................................................................................................................. 25
14.8. RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................. 26

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1. INTRODUCTION
This Hardware Product Specification describes Airspan’s AirVelocity 1500, Enterprise-Femto
eNodeB variant, its Hardware capabilities, dimensions and Standard Compliance.

This document is intended for readers with LTE working knowledge.

All information in this document is for general information only, and is subject for change without
notice. For the latest roadmap and features, please contact your nearest Airspan sales
representative.

2. ACRONYM, ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS

TABLE 3: ACRONYM, ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS

Short Long
3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project, responsible for LTE
ABS Almost Blank Subframes
Adjacent Channel Selectivity is a measurement of a receiver's ability to process
a desired signal while rejecting a strong signal in an adjacent frequency
ACS channel. ACS is defined as the ratio of the receiver filter attenuation on the
assigned channel frequency to the receiver filter attenuation on the adjacent
channel frequency
AWGN Additive White Gaussian Noise is a channel model in which the only
impairment to communication is a linear addition of white noise with a
constant spectral density and a Gaussian distribution of amplitude.
BER Bit Error Rate
CN Core Network
CP Cyclic Prefix
Convolution Turbo Code is a high-performance forward error correction (FEC)
CTC
code
Decibel. A logarithmic unit used to describe a ratio (such as power ratio in radio
dB
telecommunications)
An abbreviation for the power ratio in decibels (dB) of the measured power
referenced to one milliwatt (mW). It is used as a convenient measure of
dBm
absolute power because of its capability to express both very large and very
small values in a short form
eNodeB Evolved Node B, is the element in E-UTRAN of LTE

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Short Long
Encapsulating Security Payloads (ESP) provide confidentiality, data-origin
ESP authentication, connectionless integrity, an anti-replay service (a form of
partial sequence integrity), and limited traffic-flow confidentiality
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, is the air interface of
E-UTRAN
3GPP's Long Term Evolution
The Error Vector Magnitude or EVM (sometimes also called Receive
Constellation Error or RCE) is a measure used to quantify the performance of a
EVM/RCE
digital radio transmitter or receiver. It is measured in dB or percentage (%) –
the lower the better
Frequency-Division Duplexing. A transceiver mode where the transmitter and
FDD
receiver operate at different carrier frequencies
GPRS Tunneling Protocol for User data is a relatively simple IP based tunneling
GTP-U
protocol which permits many tunnels between each set of end points
HPBW Half Power Beam Width is the angular separation in an antenna, in which the
magnitude of the radiation pattern decreases by 50% (or -3 dB) from the peak
of the main beam
ICS In-channel selectivity is a measure of the receiver’s ability to receive a wanted
signal at its assigned Resource Block locations in the presence of an interfering
signal
Internet Protocol Security is a protocol suite for securing Internet Protocol (IP)
IPSec communications by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of a
communication session
LED Light Emitting Diode
LTE Long Term Evolution
Medium Access Controller – responsible for several functions such Scheduling,
MAC
Packet (De)Multiplexing, etc…
Multicast-Broadcast Single Frequency Network is an LTE feature designed to
MBSFN deliver services such as Mobile TV using the LTE infrastructure, and is expected
to be a competitor to DVB-H-based TV broadcast
MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme
Mobility Management Entity is the key control-node for the LTE access-
MME network. It is responsible, among other things for idle mode UE tracking and
paging procedure including retransmissions
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NL Network Listening
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) is a multiple access
OFDMA version of OFDM digital modulation scheme, used for eNodeB transmissions to
UEs

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Short Long
Packet Data Convergence Protocol. A Sub-Layer in LTE responsible for Security,
PDCP
IP Header (De)Compression, etc…
PDU Protocol Data Unit
Precision Time Protocol is used to synchronize clocks throughout a network. In
PTP
this document, PTP is referring to IEEE1588-2008 protocol
RB Resource Block
Radio Link Control. A Sub-Layer in LTE responsible for Ack/Nack, error
RLC
correction, packet reordering, etc…
ROHS Restriction Of Hazardous Substances
Radio Resource Control. A Sub-Layer in LTE responsible for Broadcast of
RRC
system information, paging, security functions, radio bearer control, etc…
Radio Resource Management is used to cover all functions that are related to
RRM
the assignment and sharing of radio resources among UEs
Serving Gateway. A Core entity in the LTE EPC architecture responsible for
routing and forwarding user data packets, while also acting as the mobility
S-GW
anchor for the user plane during inter-eNodeB handovers and as the anchor for
mobility between LTE and other 3GPP technologies
Single-Carrier FDMA is a frequency-division multiple access scheme, dealing
SC-FDMA with the assignment of multiple users to a shared communication resource.
Used in LTE for UE transmissions to the eNodeB
Stream Control Transmission Protocol is a reliable transport layer protocol,
SCTP
ensuring in-sequence transport of messages with congestion control like TCP
SDR Software Defined Radio
SyncE Synchronous Ethernet. A method for maintaining synchronous communication
over Ethernet using the physical layer (L1), as defined by ITU-T G.8262
Time-Division Duplexing. A transceiver mode where the transmitter and
TDD
receiver operate on the same carrier frequency
UE User Equipment. The end user in LTE
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
AirVelocity 1500 is part of Airspan’s 4G Pico eNodeB family. AirVelocity 1500 supports 3GPP’s Long
Term Evolution (LTE) eNodeB, providing high-speed data and mobility, in order to meet the
demands of the Broadband Wireless Access market.

AirVelocity 1500 is a super-compact, easy to install indoor pico-cell, allowing an operator to deploy
LTE broadband services capabilities in Public Venues, as well as Enterprise Offices. Supporting both
wall and ceiling mounting

AirVelocity 1500 is a high performance indoor pico eNB supporting single sector non-contiguous
dual carrier solution that can support up to a total of 40MHz bandwidth.

AirVelocity 1500 employs Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology, together with four transmit
paths, four receive paths, antennas and clock synchronization – all in a highly integrated, physically
small and light, targeted to blend seamlessly into the environment. This super compact pico
product minimizes physical footprint, power consumption and operator OPEX.

AirVelocity 1500 LTE radio implements a quad 25 dBm (4 x 315mW) transmit channels, with an
integral antenna.

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4. PRODUCT VARIANTS
AirVelocity 1500 supporting single sector non-contiguous dual carrier solution that can support up
to a total of 40MHz bandwidth.
AirVelocity 1500 supports the following frequency bands with their specific performance values:
TABLE 4: SUPPORTED LTE FREQUENCY BANDS

Band P/N Mounting Downlink Uplink Power Max Tx Power EIRP per
options Freq. Freq. Source per Channel carrier
(MHz) (MHz) dBm, mW per
channel
48, VNG15-U48- Ceiling, 3550 - 3550 - PoE++/ 4x 25dBm, 33dBm
42H, B08P3D wall 3700 3700 DC (4x 315mW) (2W)
43L VNG15-U48-
B08P3D-1
VNG15-U48-
B08P3D-2

5. PHYSICAL INTERFACES
This section defines all external Network and Maintenance equipment interfaces as well as System
LEDs.

5.1. COPPER ETHERNET PORT – POWER + DATA

The Copper Ethernet port is a standard RJ45
socket that supports Copper connections.
Power to the unit is received through this
interface using PoE++ protocol.
FIGURE 1 – AIRVELOCITY 1500 CONNECTORS

5.1.1. POE++ PORT SPECIFICATION

Power available at powered device 40W min. (class6)
Maximum power delivered 45W
Voltage range delivered 50.0–57.0 Vdc

Voltage range (at powered device) 50.0 Vdc min.

Maximum current 600 mA

Maximum cable resistance 12.5Ω

Power management 802.3bt

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Supported cabling Category 5e and Category 6

POE++ injector is an optional accessory sold separately. P/N: VNG-PSU-US-ID-POE++1, VNG-PSU-

EU-ID-POEpp1

5.2. FIBER SFP PORT

The fiber SFP port is a standard SFP socket that can support Fiber and Copper SFPs. Supported
pluggable SFP modules are listed in the following table.
Protocol Type Vendor Model
Ethernet SM 1000BASE-LX, 1310nm, DDM Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL
Ethernet SM 1000BASE-LX, 1310nm, DDM JDSU JSH-12L1DD1
Ethernet SM 1000BASE-LX/LH, 1310nm, DOM Cisco GLC-LH-SMD-RGD
Ethernet MM 1000BASE-SX, 850nm, DDM Finisar FTLF8519P3BTL
Ethernet MM 1000BASE-SX, 850nm, DDM JDSU PLRXPL-VI-S24-22
Ethernet MM 1000BASE-SX, 850nm, DOM Cisco GLC-SX-MMD-RGD

For other pluggable SFP modules please contact your nearest Airspan representative.

5.3. DC-IN POWER PORT

Connector Type Standard Circular, 5.5mm outer dimeter /2.1mm
inner diameter DC jack
Power Rating 12V DC, 5A
The DC power supply is an optional accessory sold separately. P/N: VNG-PSU-US-ID-AC-1, VNG-
PSU-EU-ID-AC-1

5.4. GPS ANTENNA PORT

Connector Type SMA Female
Characteristic Impedance 50 Ω
Recommended Antenna Tallysman TW4020
Cable Insertion Loss <6dB
GPS antenna is sold separately. P/N: VEL-GPS-KIT-10, VEL-GPS-KIT-10-1
The GPS antenna kit supplied with a 10m RF cable and can be mounted on a window or a wall
either indoors or outdoors.

5.5. LED DISPLAY

There are 3 LED indicators located on the panel:

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OK - A single tri-color LED (Green/Red/Blue) providing unit status indication.
PS - A single tri-color LED (Green/Red/Blue) providing the power source discovery.
BH - A single tri-color LED (Green/Red/Blue) providing the backhaul logical status.
Detailed LED behavior can be found in the installation manual.

5.6. RESET
The AirVelocity 1500 supports a reset pin (accessed via a special tool).

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6. LTE FREQUENCY OPERATION

6.1. FREQUENCY OF OPERATION & DUPLEX METHODS

AirVelocity 1500 supports Downlink/Uplink ratios of 40/60…90/10 for LTE (meeting LTE
specification limits). These ratios can be set per sector via Netspan (Airspan’s Management
System).

6.2. MULTIPLE ACCESS SCHEME

Downlink: OFDMA
Uplink: SC-OFDM

6.3. CHANNEL BANDWIDTHS

AirVelocity 1500 supporting single sector non-contiguous dual carrier solution that can support up
to a total of 40MHz bandwidth.
AirVelocity 1500 supports the following channel bandwidth: 10MHz and 20MHz per carrier.

6.4. CHANNEL FREQUENCY RESOLUTION

The center frequency is tunable with a 100 KHz resolution.

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7. LTE ANTENNA SYSTEM
The following antenna is designed specifically for deployments with AirVelocity 1500 and
specifications are included in this section.

7.1. INTEGRAL SECTORIAL ANTENNA

The integral sectorial antenna is a cross-polarized fixed antenna which is an inseparable part of the
unit. Use of an external antenna is not part of the product design.
TABLE 5: INTEGRAL SECTOR ANTENNA PARAMETERS

Parameter Directional 3.6 GHz

Frequency 3.55 – 3.7 GHz
Polarization Dual Slant ±45°
Boresight gain (typical) 9 dBi
Horizontal 3dB BW (typical) 65°
Vertical 3dB BW (typical) 60°

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8. LTE RADIO PERFORMANCE

8.1. FREQUENCY STABILITY

The AirVelocity 1500 reference frequency accuracy is better than ±0.05ppm.

8.2. MODULATION & FEC

AirVelocity 1500 supports QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM modulations on both Downlink and Uplink
with all Modulation and Coding Schemes defined in 3GPP TS 36.211.

8.3. FRAME DURATIONS & CYCLIC PREFIXES

8.3.1. FRAME DURATION
AirVelocity 1500 supports 10ms frames, as well as 1ms subframes, as defined by 3GPP.

8.3.2. CYCLIC PREFIX

The following Cyclic Prefixes (CP) are used:

TABLE 6: AIRVELOCITY 1500 CYCLIC PREFIXES FOR LTE

Subcarrier Spacing (KHz) Normal CP (us) Extended CP (us)

~5.2 for first DFT block
15 16.7
~4.7 for remaining DFT blocks

Extended CP is typically used for MBSFN, in order to compensate for timing differences between
transmissions received from different cells.
CP may be changed on a per sub-frame basis.

8.4. TRANSMIT POWER

Maximum Configurable Tx Power (per RF port): 4x 25 dBm

Transmit Power Accuracy: ±1dB in normal conditions

8.5. TRANSMITTER DYNAMIC RANGE

The transmitter supports a monotonic power control of 35dB with step size of 1dB.

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8.6. TRANSMITTER SPURIOUS EMISSIONS
AirVelocity 1500 complies with the “Category B” transmitter spurious emissions, as they are
defined in TS 36.104.

8.7. TRANSMITTER ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE

The Error Vector Magnitude or EVM (sometimes also called Receive Constellation Error or RCE) is a
measure used to quantify the performance of a digital radio transmitter or receiver. It is measured
in dB or percentage (%) – the lower the better.

AirVelocity 1500 transmitter EVM/RCE is no more than -28dB for all power levels.

8.8. RECEIVER SENSITIVITY LEVEL

The receiver sensitivity power level is the minimum mean power received at the antenna connector
at which a throughput requirement is being met for a specified reference measurement channel.
The sensitivity level is defined for QPSK ⅓ with allocation BW as indicated by TS 36.104 for local
area and home base stations.
TABLE 7: LTE RECEIVER SENSITIVITY LEVELS

Channel Bandwidth Allocation Size Reference Sensitivity

(MHz) (RB) Level (dBm)
10 25 -99
20 25 -99

8.9. IN CHANNEL SELECTIVITY

In-channel selectivity (ICS) is a measure of the receiver ability to receive a wanted QPSK½ signal at
its assigned resource block locations in the presence of an interfering signal received at a larger
power spectral density.
AirVelocity 1500 complies with ICS as defined by TS 36.104.

8.10. ADJACENT CHANNEL SELECTIVITY

Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) is defined as the measure of the receiver’s ability to receive a
wanted signal at its assigned channel frequency in the presence of an adjacent channel signal with a
specified center frequency offset of the interfering signal to the band edge of a victim system.

AirVelocity 1500 provides ACS of 45dB.

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8.11. RECEIVE DYNAMIC RANGE
AirVelocity 1500 receiver has a dynamic range of 40dB.

8.12. MAXIMUM INPUT SIGNAL

The AirVelocity 1500 receiver can receive a maximum on-channel signal of –55dBm.

8.13. MAXIMUM INPUT SIGNAL WITHOUT DAMAGE

The AirVelocity 1500 receiver can tolerate a maximum signal of -10dBm without damage.

8.14. RECEIVER SPURIOUS EMISSION

The spurious emissions are the power of emissions generated or amplified in a receiver that appear
at the receiver antenna connector. AirVelocity 1500 complies with the receiver spurious emission
as defined by TS 36.104 as well as ETSI EN 301 893.

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9. LTE: IP DATA AND MAC FUNCTIONALITY

9.1. GENERAL
AirVelocity 1500 can support both IPv4 and IPv6 and complies with 3GPP TS 36.321-323 and TS
36.331 Release 9 for the MAC, RLC, PDCP and RRC sub-layers.

9.2. RRM
The purpose of radio resource management (RRM) is to ensure the efficient use the available radio
resources. AirVelocity 1500 supports unique and sophisticated RRM algorithms to ensure an
efficient use of the radio resources. The RRM includes, among other things, a control of the radio
bearers, admission control and connection mobility control, dynamic resource allocation and Inter
Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC).

9.3. MOBILITY
AirVelocity 1500 can support Intra and Inter frequency handovers.

9.4. SECURITY
AirVelocity 1500 complies with eNodeB security requirements as specified by 3GPP TS 33.401,
supporting:
For RRC signaling and user plane traffic
 EEA0 (Null ciphering)
 128-EEA1 (SNOW 3G)
 128-EEA2 (AES)
For RRC signaling integrity protection
 EIA0 (Null integrity)
 128-EIA1 (SNOW 3G)
 128-EIA2 (AES)

In order to protect the S1 and X2 control plane, AirVelocity 1500 supports IPSec ESP according to
RFC 4303 as specified by TS 33.210. For both S1-MME and X2-C, IKEv2 certificates based
authentication according to TS 33.310 are implemented. For S1-MME and X2-C, tunnel mode IPSec
is supported.
In order to protect the S1 and X2 user plane, AirVelocity 1500 supports tunnel mode IPSec ESP
according to RFC 4303 as profiled by TS 33.210, with confidentiality, integrity and replay
protection.
AirVelocity 1500 includes an embedded X509 certificate bounded to its MAC Address. This shall be
used for authentication purposes

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9.5. PERFORMANCE
AirVelocity 1500 supports the following LTE performance characteristics:

User Capacity: 64 simultaneous connected UEs per carrier

Bearer Traffic: TDD 240 Mbps (downlink + uplink traffic)

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10. LTE: TIME AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION

10.1. SYNCHRONIZATION COMPLIANCE

AirVelocity 1500 meets the synchronization requirements as they are defined in TS 36.104 and TS
36.133.
Inter eNodeB synchronization is supported to enable both 1PPS frame synchronization for TDD
interference avoidance and frequency synchronization for ICI avoidance.

10.2. FREQUENCY ACCURACY

For Frequency stability, the same source is used for RF frequency and data clock generation. The
modulated carrier frequency of the eNodeB has an accuracy of ±0.05ppm observed over a period of
one subframe (1ms).

10.3. PHASE ACCURACY

Phase accuracy, (required for TD-LTE interference coordination and for both TD-LTE and FDD-LTE
when considering MBSFN or ABS) is 1usec or better.

10.4. SUPPORTED CLOCK SOURCES

AirVelocity 1500 supports three different external clock sources for providing the required
Frequency and Phase accuracy – GPS, PTP and NL. The user can configure the priority of each clock
source (if several are used simultaneously), to determine the redundancy scheme between them.
By default, GPS gets highest priority (when available).
If all valid clock sources fail, the eNodeB enters Holdover state until such time, when at least one
clock source becomes valid again.
Note that holdover can serve as a synchronization source for only a short period of time up to 2.5m.

10.4.1. GPS
AirVelocity 1500 comes equipped with a GPS receiver, connected to an external GPS antenna. See
section 5.1.1 for more details about the GPS connector.

10.5. PTP
AirVelocity 1500 implements IEEE1588-2008 Slave/Ordinary clock, able to recover the Frequency
and Phase information from the PTP packets, transmitted from an IEEE1588-2008 Grand Master
clock located in the customer’s network.
IEEE1588-2008 is a network protocol where a 1588 Grand Master clock syncs a full network or
several domains. As such, it is considered good practice for the Grand Master clock to be backed-up
by a secondary Grand Master.

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AirVelocity 1500 can be locked on to two Grand Masters and support Grand Master redundancy.

10.6. NL – NETWORK LISTENING

AirVelocity 1500 can also listen to the neighboring Macro eNBs located in its area and sync based
on their synchronization data.
AirVelocity 1500 supports inband network listening, within its own supported LTE band.

11. NETWORK INTERFACES

11.1. MANAGEMENT
AirVelocity 1500 is managed via Airspan’s EMS (Netspan) using SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 and supports
management using a default IP address.

11.2. S1 INTERFACE
The LTE S1 user plane interface (S1-U) is defined between the eNodeB and the S-GW in 3GPP TS
36.414. The S1-U interface provides non-guaranteed delivery of user plane PDUs between the
eNodeB and the S-GW. The transport network layer is built on IP transport and GTP-U is used on top
of UDP/IP to carry the user plane PDUs between the eNodeB and the S-GW. AirVelocity 1500
complies with the requirements set by TS. 36.414
The S1 control plane interface (S1-MME) is defined between the eNodeB and the MME. The transport
network layer is built on IP transport, similarly to the user plane but for the reliable transport of
signaling messages, SCTP is added on top of IP. The application layer signaling protocol is referred to
as S1-AP (S1 Application Protocol). AirVelocity 1500 complies with the requirement set by TS 36.413,
including:
 S1 paging function
 S1 UE context management function
 Intra LTE handover
 E-RAB service management function
 NAS signaling transport function
 Location reporting function
 Warning message transmission function

11.3. X2 INTERFACE
The X2 user plane interface (X2-U) is defined between eNodeBs in 3GPP TS 36.414. The X2-U
interface provides non-guaranteed delivery of user plane PDUs. The transport network layer is built
on IP transport and GTP-U is used on top of UDP/IP to carry the user plane PDUs. The X2-U interface
protocol stack is identical to the S1-U protocol stack. AirVelocity 1500 complies with the
requirements set by TS. 36.414.

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The X2 control plane interface (X2-CP) is defined between two neighbor eNodeBs. The transport
network layer is built on SCTP on top of IP. The application layer signaling protocol is referred to as
X2-AP (X2 Application Protocol).

11.4. TRAFFIC SEPARATION

Core traffic separation can be achieved using VLANs. This solution supports the following
configuration in the eNodeB:
 One VLAN and IP Interface for Management traffic
 One VLAN and IP Interface for S1AP per MME
 One VLAN and IP Interface for S1-U per S-GW
 One VLAN and IP Interface for X2AP (for Packet Forwarding to all neighbors)
 One VLAN and IP Interface for X2-C (for control messages to all neighbors)
 One VLAN and IP Interface for PTP traffic

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12. LTE: SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK
This Self Organizing Network (SON) concept includes several different functions from eNodeB
activation to radio parameter tuning.

Self-configuration process is defined as the process where newly deployed nodes are configured
by automatic installation procedures to get the necessary basic configuration for system operation.
This process works in pre-operational state. Pre-operational state is understood as the state from
when the eNodeB is powered up and has backbone connectivity until the RF transmitter is switched
on. Functions handled in the pre-operational state are: Basic Setup and Initial Radio Configuration.

Self-optimization process is defined as the process where UE & eNodeB measurements and
performance measurements are used to auto-tune the network. This process works in operational
state. Operational state is understood as the state where the RF interface is additionally switched on.
Functions handled in the operational state are Optimization and Adaptation.
AirVelocity 1500 supports an API that will enable it to be connected to a centralized SON server.

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13. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND POWER

13.1. DIMENSIONS
The AirVelocity 1500 dimensions including the antenna and radome are as follow (H x W x D):
TABLE 8: AIRVELOCITY 1500 DIMENSIONS
Variant Dimensions (H x W x D)
Omni, Directional 250 x 250 x 60 mm / 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.36 in.

13.2. WEIGHT
The weight of all AirVelocity 1500 mounting components is listed in the following table.

TABLE 9: AIRVELOCITY 1500 COMPONENTS WEIGHT

Component Weight
Main unit (including antenna) 2 Kg (4.4 Lbs.)
Mounting for the unit and the PSU (wall and ceiling) 200 gr

13.3. MOUNTING
AirVelocity 1500 supports wall mount by using the AirVelocity 1500 wall mounting kit. This kit
included with the product.
AirVelocity 1500 supports also ceiling and/or suspended ceiling mounting kit (sold separately).

13.4. POWER SUPPLY

AirVelocity 1500 supports direct connection to DC power source or to POE++ power source:
• RJ45 POE++ Operational Voltage Range: 50.0–57.0 Vdc, IEEE802.3bt class 6
• DC port Operational Voltage Range: 9-14Vdc

13.5. POWER CONSUMPTION

AirVelocity 1500 power consumption is described in the following table:
LTE Tx Power Before the Antenna
Duplex Power Consumption (W) 1
(dBm)
TDD 25 32W (40W Max)

1
Refers to average power consumption over time

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14. STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

14.1. CE MARKING
AirVelocity 1500 conforms to the European Union R&TTE Directive, and is therefore CE marked
accordingly.

EU Regulatory Requirement Applicable Standards

2014/53/EU (RED) DoC
2011/65/EU (RoHS2) DoC W18
Article 3.2 of the RED directive EN301 908-1, EN 301 908-14 V11.1.2
Article 3.1a of the RED directive EN62368-1,
Article 3.1b of the RED directive EN 301 489-50 V2.1.1:2017
Article 3.1b of the RED directive EN 301 489-1 V2.1.1:2017
Article 3.2 of the RED directive EN 50385:2017
EN303413 (RF Perf for GPS), EN 301 489-19 v2.1.0
Article 3.2 of the RED directive (for GPS)

14.2. UKCA MARKING

AirVelocity 1500 is targeted to be UKCA marked (pending regulations officially release)

14.3. ENVIRONMENTAL
AirVelocity 1500 meets the following environmental requirements:
 ETSI EN 300-019-1-3 Operational (weather protected locations)
 ETSI EN 300-019-1-1 Storage (weather protected, not temperature controlled locations)
 ETSI EN 300-019-1-2 Transportation

TABLE 10: AIRVELOCITY 1500 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

Type Details Standard Compliance
Operating temperature -5°C to 40°C ETSI 300 019 1-3 Class 3.1
Operating humidity 5% - 85% non-condensing ETSI 300 019 1-3 Class 3.1
Storage temperature -20°C to 70°C N/A
Storage humidity 5% - 95% non-condensing N/A
Rain and dust ingress protection IP40 N/A

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Type Details Standard Compliance
70-106 kPa as well as:
Operational altitude From -60m to 1800m @ 40°C N/A
From 1800m to 4000m @ 30°C
Solar radiation 700 W/m2 ETSI 300 019 1-3 Class 3.1

14.4. EMC
AirVelocity 1500 complies with the EMC requirement as specified by FCC Title 47 part 15 Class B
and Title 47 Part 96.
AirVelocity 1500 complies with the EMC requirement as specified by ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2
(2011-09) Class B, as well as EN 301 489-4 V1.4.1 (2009-05).

14.5. ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE

All AirVelocity 1500 ports meet the ESD requirements of EN61000 4-2. The test condition is level 3
for air discharge and level 2 for contact discharge.

14.6. SAFETY
AirVelocity 1500 conforms to IEC 60950, UL 60950, EN 60950-1:2006.
In addition to this specification, the following specifications covering human exposure to radio
frequency electromagnetic fields are also met:

 EN 50385:2002 Product standard to demonstrate the compliances of radio base stations

and fixed terminal stations for wireless telecommunication systems with the basic
restrictions or the reference levels related to human exposure to radio frequency
electromagnetic fields (110 - 40 GHz). General public
 EN 50401:2006 Product standard to demonstrate the compliance of fixed equipment for
radio transmission (110 - 40 GHz) intended for use in wireless telecommunication
networks with the basic restrictions or the reference levels related to general public
exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields, when put into service

14.7. ROHS & WEEE COMPLIANCE

• The chemical content of the equipment and its packaging meets the EU ROHS directive -
2002/95/EC (ROHS) – compliant with ROHS6 (up to 2009)
• The WEEE symbol is present on the product label as per the requirements of European
directive 2002/96/EC

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14.8. RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE
The following reliability data assumes worst case requirements. Overall reliability is improved
when considering the dual transceivers as a redundancy factor (this consideration is not included
in the quoted figures).

Average Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) = 25 years

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