
ZXSDRR8964
TD-LTERemoteRadioUnit
UserManual
Version:V5.00
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RevisionHistory
RevisionNo.RevisionDateRevisionReason
R1.02013–09–12Firstedition
SerialNumber:SJ-20110921 170448-002
PublishingDate:2013-09-12(R1.0)
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AboutThisManual
Purpose
ThismanualdescribesZXSDRR8964devicedescription,technicalspecications,and
maintenance.
IntendedAudience
Thisdocumentisintendedfor:
lCommissioningandmaintenanceengineer
lHardwareinstallationandsitetestingengineer
PrerequisiteSkillandKnowledge
Tousethisdocumenteffectively,usersshouldhaveageneralunderstandingofwireless
telecommunicationstechnology.FamiliaritywithLTEsystemanditsvariouscomponents
ishelpful.
WhatIsinThisManual
Thismanualcontainsthefollowingchapters:
ChapterSummary
Chapter1FCCStatementDescribestheFCCstatementrelatedtothe
device.
Chapter2ProductOverviewDescribesproductfunction,typicalapplication,
networkingmode,technicalindices,etc.
Chapter3T echnicalSpecicationDescribesproductindices.
Chapter4ProductDescriptionDescribesproductinterfaces,indicatorsand
cables.
Chapter5ProductMaintenanceDescribesproductcablereplacement.
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Chapter1
FCCStatement
Note:
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedin
acommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradio
frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipment
inaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillbe
requiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.
Cablelossbetweentransmitterandantennais1dB.
Note:
Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferencein
whichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.
Note:
FCCRadiationExposureStatement:ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiation
exposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbe
installedandoperatedwithminimumdistance8mbetweentheradiator&yourbody .
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Chapter2
ProductOverview
TableofContents
ZTEDistributedBaseStationSolution........................................................................2-1
RRULocationinLTEWirelessNetwork......................................................................2-2
RRUTypicalApplication.............................................................................................2-2
DeviceAppearance....................................................................................................
DeviceFunctions........................................................................................................2-4
DeviceFeatures.........................................................................................................
DeviceInstallationScenarios......................................................................................2-5
DeviceNetworking.....................................................................................................2-5
OperationandMaintenanceIntroduction....................................................................
2.1ZTEDistributedBaseStationSolution
2-3
2-4
2-5
Tosupplythecustomerwithmorecompetitivecommunicationequipmentandsolutionin
themarket,ZTEdevelopsandpromotesZTESDRBBU(basebandunit)+RRU(remote
RFunit)distributedBSsolutiontimely,whichjointlyperformLTEBSservice.
ZTE'sLTEBBU+RRUdistributedBSsolutionhasthefollowingpredominance:
1.ClearerandSimplerNetwork
Insteadofrunninghardwareindependentplatformsforeachtechnology,operatorscan
havevariouswirelesstechnologiesimplementedinsoftwareonthesamehardware
platform.
2.LowerTCO(T otalCostofOwnership)
Fewerengineersarerequiredsincethereisasingleplatformtomanageandmaintain.
Theoperationalexpendituresarekepttominimumcomparedtorunningseveral
hardwareplatforms.
TheTCOforamobilenetworkismuchlowerinperformingupgradesforthenew
wirelesstechnologyduetomulti-technologydeploymentsupportedbySDR-platform.
3.LowerInvestmentRisk
Sincehardwareplatformscanbereused,thereissignicantlylessinvestmentrisk
fordeployinghardware.Wirelesstechnologiesdevelopsofast,andinvestingonone
technologyonlymaybringrisktooperators.SDR-basedsolutionswilldecreasethe
investmentrisksinceSDRplatformcansupportvarioustechnologies.
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2.2RRULocationinLTEWirelessNetwork
ZXSDRR8964isacompactL TEremoteradiofrequencyunit,whichadoptsthedigital
pre-distortiontechnology,high-efciencypowerampliertechnologyandSDRtechnology.
ZXSDRR8964andBBUformanintegratedeNodeBtoaccomplishradiotransmission
withinitscoverageandcontrolradiochannels.
Figure2-1illustratesthepositionofZXSDRR8964(RRU)innetwork.
Figure2-1DeviceLocationinNetwork
2.3RRUTypicalApplication
Figure2-2illustratesthetypicalapplicationofZXSDRR8964.
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Figure2-2RRUTypicalApplication
Chapter2ProductOverview
2.4DeviceAppearance
TheappearanceofZXSDRR8964isshowninFigure2-3.
Figure2-3DeviceAppearance
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