HAAU5213

Hardware Description

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Date 2020-04-07

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Contents

1 HAAU5213 Hardware Description....................................................................................... 1

1.1 Changes in HAAU5213 Hardware Description.............................................................................................................. 2
1.2 AAU.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.1 AAU Exterior.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2 AAU Functions...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.3 AAU Technical Specifications........................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.4 AAU Ports and Indicators.................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.5 Optical Modules................................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 AAU Cables............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
1.3.1 AAU Cable List.................................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.2 AAU PGND Cable...............................................................................................................................................................11
1.3.3 AAU Power Cable.............................................................................................................................................................. 11
1.3.4 CPRI Optical Fiber............................................................................................................................................................. 13

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Overview
This document provides reference for planning and deploying a high frequency
active antenna unit 5213 (HAAU5213, which is referred to as AAU in this
document). It describes the exterior, ports, indicators, logical structure, and
technical specifications of the AAU as well as its cable types, connector
specifications, and installation positions of the connectors.

Product Versions
The following table lists the product versions related to this document.

Product Name Solution Version Product Version

HAAU5213 SRAN15.0 and later V100R015C00 and later

For details about the software
versions of RF modules, see
Software and Hardware
Compatibility Description.

Intended Audience
● System engineers
● Installation engineers
● Maintenance engineers
1.1 Changes in HAAU5213 Hardware Description
This section describes the changes in HAAU5213 Hardware Description.
1.2 AAU
An AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit.
1.3 AAU Cables
This section describes the cables connected to an AAU.

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1.1 Changes in HAAU5213 Hardware Description

This section describes the changes in HAAU5213 Hardware Description.

Draft C (2020-04-07)
This is a draft.
Compared with Draft B (2019-04-30), this issue does not include any new topics.
Compared with Draft B (2019-04-30), this issue includes the following changes.

Topic Change Description

1.2.3 AAU Technical Specifications Changed the section name "AAU

Engineering Specifications" to "AAU
Technical Specifications" and deleted
the specifications that are the same as
those in HAAU5213 Technical
Specifications.

Compared with Draft B (2019-04-30), this issue does not exclude any topics.

Draft B (2019-04-30)
This is a draft.
Compared with Draft A (2018-10-30), this issue does not include any new topics
or exclude any topics.
Compared with Draft A (2018-10-30), this issue includes the following changes.

Topic Change Description

1.2.3 AAU Technical Specifications Added power consumption of an

HAAU5213 (26 GHz).

Draft A (2018-10-30)
This is a draft.

1.2 AAU
An AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit.

1.2.1 AAU Exterior

This section describes the AAU exterior.

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Figure 1-1 shows the AAU exterior.

Figure 1-1 AAU exterior

(1) Mounting kit: handle (2) Traction ring

1.2.2 AAU Functions

An AAU integrates the antenna and RF unit. Its main function modules include the
antenna unit (AU), radio unit (RU), power module, and L1 processing unit.
Figure 1-2 shows the AAU logical structure.

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Figure 1-2 Logical structure

Table 1-1 describes function modules of an AAU.

Table 1-1 Function modules of an AAU

Function Function Description
Module

AU+RU Each antenna uses a 16x24x2 array and supports 768 antenna
elements to transmit and receive radio signals.

The RF unit processes signals, performs phase correction for

uplink and downlink RF channels, and provides protection and
filtering functions. The related sub-function modules are as
follows:
● CPRI port and digital intermediate frequency (IF): CPRI
signal transmission and digital IF processing
● ADC and DAC: Analog-to-digital conversion (using the ADC)
and digital-to-analog conversion (using the DAC) (ADC is
short for analog-to-digital converter and DAC is short for
digital-to-analog converter.)
● Low-power RF signal: Down-conversion and amplification
for RF signals; up-conversion and amplification for analog
signals
● Power amplifier (PA)/Phase shifter (PS): Signal power
amplification (using the PA), phase shift function (using the
PS), and analog weighting

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Function Function Description

Module

Power supply Supplies operating voltage to the AAU.

L1 (physical ● Provides eCPRI ports to process eCPRI signals.

layer) ● Implements the uplink and downlink processing at the 5G
processing NR physical layer.
unit
● Performs I/Q modulation, channel mapping, and digital
weighting.

1.2.3 AAU Technical Specifications

This section describes AAU technical specifications, including supported RATs,
frequency bands, RF specifications, engineering specifications, antenna capabilities,
and CPRI port specifications.
For details about AAU technical specifications, see HAAU5213 Technical
Specifications.

1.2.4 AAU Ports and Indicators

This section describes the physical ports and indicators on an AAU.
Figure 1-3 shows the physical ports and indicators on an AAU.

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Figure 1-3 Physical ports and indicators

Physical Ports
Table 1-2 describes the physical ports on an AAU.

Table 1-2 Physical ports

Item Silkscreen Connector Type Description

(1) Port AUX DB9 male Port for connecting to an

at the connector external antenna information
bottom sensor unit (AISU) to transmit
Antenna Interface Standards
Group (AISG) signals

(2) Ports CPRI1 DLC connector Optical ports each with a data
in the rate of 25.78125 Gbit/s. Optical

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Item Silkscreen Connector Type Description

cabling CPRI0 DLC connector modules must be inserted into

cavity the ports for optical fiber
installation.

RTN(+) Female fast –48 V DC power port

NEG(-) connector (screw-
free type)

Indicators
The positions of the indicators on the AAU are shown by (3) in Figure 1-3. Table
1-3 describes the indicators.

Table 1-3 Indicators

Silkscreen Color Status Description

RUN Green Steady on There is power supply, but the module

is faulty.

Steady off There is no power supply, or the

module is faulty.

Blinking (on The module is working properly.

for 1s and off
for 1s)

Blinking (on The module software is being loaded

for 0.125s and or the module is not working.
off for 0.125s)

ALM Red Steady on An alarm is generated, and the

module must be replaced.

Blinking (on An alarm is generated. The alarm

for 1s and off may be caused by a fault on a related
for 1s) module or port. Therefore, you need
to locate the fault before deciding
whether to replace the module.

Steady off No alarm is generated.

ACT Green Steady on The module is working properly when

TX channels are enabled or software
is being loaded to the module that is
not started.

Blinking (on The module is working properly with

for 1s and off TX channels disabled.
for 1s)

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Silkscreen Color Status Description

● CPRI0 Red or Steady green The common public radio interface

● CPRI1 green (CPRI) link is working properly.

Steady red The optical module fails to transmit

or receive signals (due to optical
module faults, broken optical fibers,
or other causes).

Blinking red The CPRI link is out of lock (due to a

(on for 1s and failure in clock lock between two
off for 1s) modes, CPRI port rate mismatch, or
other causes).
You are advised to check the system
configuration to locate the fault.

Steady off The optical module cannot be

detected or is powered off.

1.2.5 Optical Modules

An optical module transmits optical signals between an optical port and an optical
fiber.
Optical modules must be used in pairs on both ends of an optical fiber. The
following table describes the mapping.

NOTICE

An optical fiber must use the optical modules with the same specifications on
both ends. If optical modules with different specifications are used, performance
risks may arise, for example, alarms, bit errors, and interrupted links.

Table 1-4 Optical module mapping

Optical Module Type Mapping Between the BBU Side and AAU Side

SFP duplex (two-fiber SFP duplex optical modules with the same
bidirectional, duplex specifications
for short) optical
module

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Optical Module Type Mapping Between the BBU Side and AAU Side

SFP BIDI (single-fiber SFP BIDI optical modules are used on both sides.
bidirectional, BIDI for ● The receive and transmit wavelengths of optical
short) optical module modules on both sides have the mapping
relationship. For example, if the receive and transmit
wavelengths of the optical module on the BBU side
are 1270TX/1330RX, those on the AAU side are
1330TX/1270RX.
● Except for wavelengths, the specifications of optical
modules are the same.

The DSFP optical module is used on the BBU side and

the SFP BIDI optical module is used on the AAU side.
● The receive and transmit wavelengths of optical
modules on both sides have the mapping
relationship. For example, if the receive and transmit
wavelengths of the optical module on the BBU side
are 1270TX/1330RX, those on the AAU side are
1330TX/1270RX.
● Except for wavelengths, the specifications of optical
modules are the same.

Optical modules can be classified as single-mode and multimode optical modules,

which can be distinguished as follows:

● The puller of a single-mode optical module is blue and the puller of a

multimode optical module is black or gray.
● The transmission mode is displayed as "SM" on the label of a single-mode
optical module and "MM" on the label of a multimode optical module.
NOTE

● The exteriors and labels of optical modules in this section are for reference only. The
actual exteriors and labels may be different.
● Optical modules to be installed must match the rates of their corresponding ports.
● Only Huawei-certified optical modules meeting the following requirements can be used
for Huawei wireless devices:
● Environment, feature, and specifications requirements of devices on which optical
modules are to be installed
● Laser safety requirements in IEC 60825-1
● General safety requirements in IEC 60950-1
● The supported maximum remote distance varies with the optical module. For details,
see "CPRI Optical Fibers" in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Cables. CPRI optical fibers
are configured based on application scenarios.

SFP Optical Module

The following figure shows the exteriors of SFP optical modules.

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Figure 1-4 SFP optical modules

(1) SFP duplex (two-fiber bidirectional) optical (2) SFP BIDI (single-fiber bidirectional) optical
module module

There is a label on each optical module, which provides information such as the
rate, wavelength, and transmission mode, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 1-5 Label

(1) Rate (2) Wavelength (3) Transmission distance (4) Transmission mode

1.3 AAU Cables

This section describes the cables connected to an AAU.

1.3.1 AAU Cable List

AAU cables include a PGND cable, a power cable, and a CPRI optical fiber.
Table 1-5 lists AAU cables.

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Table 1-5 Cable list

Cable One End The Other End

Connector Installation Connector Installation

Position Position

1.3.2 AAU OT terminal Main ground OT terminal External ground

PGND (M6) terminal of the (M8) bar
Cable AAU

1.3.3 AAU Female fast POWER-IN Depending Power

Power connector port on the equipment
Cable (screw-free power
type), namely equipment
EPC9
connector

1.3.4 CPRI DLC connector CPRI0/CPRI1 DLC CPRI (SFP) port

Optical port connector on the BBU5900
Fiber

1.3.2 AAU PGND Cable

This section describes the exterior and specifications of an AAU PGND cable.

An AAU PGND cable connects an AAU and a ground bar for proper grounding of
the AAU. Figure 1-6 shows its exterior.

Figure 1-6 Exterior of a PGND cable

(1) OT terminal (M6, 16 mm2 or 0.025 (2) OT terminal (M8, 16 mm2 or 0.025
in.2) in.2)

NOTE

If the customer prepares a PGND cable, a copper-core cable with a minimum cross-
sectional area of 16 mm2 (0.025 in.2) is recommended.

1.3.3 AAU Power Cable

An AAU power cable is a –48 V DC shielded cable that feeds –48 V DC power into
an AAU.

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NOTE

● The maximum distance supported by an AAU power cable is 100 m (328.08 ft). Contact
Huawei engineers when an AAU power cable longer than 100 m (328.08 ft) is required.
● If a power device is provided by the customer, the recommended specification of the
circuit breaker on this power device is 20 A.

Exterior
The cable specifications depend on the actual AAU power and remote distance.
The connector at one end of an AAU power cable is a female fast connector
(screw-free type) and the connector at the other end depends on the power
device. The two connectors must be prepared onsite. Figure 1-7 shows the
exterior of an AAU power cable.

Figure 1-7 AAU power cable

(1) –48 V DC power (2) Shield layer (3) Female fast

cable connector (screw-free
type)

Cable Description
The following table describes the AAU power cable.

Table 1-6 AAU power cable

Cable Wire Wire Color in Most Regions Wire Color in Other
Name (European Standard/North Regions (UK)
American Standard)

AAU RTN(+) Brown/Black Blue

power
cable NEG(-) Blue/Blue Gray

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Table 1-7 AAU power supply solutions and power cable specifications

AAU Type Power Remote Wire Specifications OCB

Distribution Distance of a Power Cable Quantity
Module (European/North (European
American Standard) /North
American
Standard)

HAAU5213 DCDU-12B 0 m to 70 m 6 mm2 (0.009 in.2)/5.3 0/0

(0 ft to mm2 (0.008 in.2)
229.66 ft)

71 m to 100 10 mm2 (0.016 in. 1/0

m (232.94 ft 2)/8.2 mm2 (0.013 in.
to 328.08 ft) 2)

NOTE

● The HAAU5213 uses the following power supply solution:

One DCDU-12B with one group of power cables
● The OCB-01M must be used to convert power cables (on the DCDU-12B side) each with
a European-standard cross-sectional area of 10 mm2 (0.016 in.2) to power cables each
with a cross-sectional area of 6 mm2 (0.009 in.2). For details about the structure,
functions, installation, and maintenance of an OCB-01M, see OCB-01M User Guide.

1.3.4 CPRI Optical Fiber

Optical fibers are used to transmit eCPRI signals and must be used with SFP
optical modules.

Exterior

Figure 1-8 Exterior of a DLC optical fiber

(1) DLC connector (2) Breakout cable (3) Label on the

breakout cable

Figure 1-9 shows the connection of the optical fiber between a BBU5900 and an
AAU.

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Figure 1-9 Connection of the optical fiber between a BBU and an AAU

Signal Description
Table 1-8 describes the labels on the DLC optical fiber. The connection positions in
the table are recommended.

Table 1-8 Labels on the DLC optical fiber

Label on the Breakout Installation Position
Cable

1A CPRI RX port on the AAU

1B CPRI TX port on the AAU

2A TX port on the BBU

2B RX port on the BBU

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