Nokia AirScale Base Station
Changes the way to build networks
An integral element of Nokia AirScale Radio Access, the AirScale Base Station offers a smooth and flexible journey towards 5G and Cloud connectivity. And when you need to evolve to different radio access technologies or network architectures to meet future demands, it’s ready too. Flexible, capable, lean, efficient – it sounds like a mobile operator’s wish list for a base station. And that is exactly what the Nokia AirScale Base Station delivers. Working with any radio access technology, the base station offers an easy route to 5G and cloud, while also providing all the capacity and connectivity you will need as your traffic grows. Multiband, compact and easy to install at a wide choice of sites, AirScale Base Station ensures your network can serve customers without delay. Already using Nokia Flexi Base Station? AirScale Base Station is fully compatible, as well as being ready for the next evolution in your network. Nokia AirScale changes the rules for how to build networks.
Flexible
Capable
Need to use GSM, WCDMA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LTE-A Pro and 5G? AirScale Base Station can work with them all – it has an unmatched ability to run all technologies simultaneously in the same cell and also combines two to three bands in a single radio. All the technologies are defined by software, making it the ideal Single RAN base station.
As traffic continues to boom, this base station can keep pace. AirScale provides ten times more capacity than previous generation equipment with the industry’s best-in-class baseband capacity per module. And you can keep adding modules, with no limit to cell capacity and no site switches or routers needed.
It supports LTE-A Pro features and is ideal for TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE convergence. As well as being compatible with existing Nokia Flexi Base Station solutions, protecting your investment, AirScale Base Station is ready to support you however you decide to evolve your network.
3D floating pools, CoMP (Coordinated Multi-Point) and LTE Carrier Aggregation floating pools, and enhancements from Cloud RAN, contribute to unlimited cell capacity and connectivity. What’s more, these cells can be of any size, from small RRHs to large macro units.
The Nokia AirScale System Module is ready for any network architecture. It is crafted for interior installations, providing the best possible integration density for Centralized RAN applications.
In addition, integrated PIM cancellation and high data rate fronthaul connections with IQ compression mean lowest churn for operators because subscribers get the top quality connectivity they expect.
On the other hand, in outdoor distributed RAN applications,the ability to support four radio access technologies simultaneously and its 5G readiness are vital. AirScale Base Station meets all needs.
Lean
Efficient
Ease of installation for base stations is another vital requirement and the AirScale’s small and lean size fits this criterion perfectly. AirScale base station is up to 60 percent smaller than earlier generation products making it the leanest multiband, multistandard and multimount product on the market.
Why use energy when there is no traffic to serve? The AirScale Base Station ensures you minimize energy consumption during zero traffic conditions.
AirScale System Module offers ten times more capacity in the familiar 3U Nokia form factor making it the market leader. AirScale multiband radios make the radio system and antenna lines up to 60 percent smaller and simpler, while the radio units are delivered with integrated OneClip zero bolt installation kit to reduce radio unit installation time by up to 66 percent. Single radio platform supports all possible installation options like antenna integration (Triple/multiband RAS), book-, wall-, tower- and pole (horizontal and vertical) mounted installation.
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Take the Power Prioritizer feature and the new baseband power management software which mutes unused processing sections. Envelope Tracking cuts radio unit energy use by ensuring the power amplifiers work at optimum efficiency in all traffic conditions. Optional Eden-NET Energy management module ensures a greener tomorrow. The result is a base station up to 60 percent more efficient than conventional solutions, permitting broader use of renewable energy sources, like solar power. With single, common software, it takes site simplification to the next level. What’s more, it further enhances efficiency with the in-build hexa resiliency that also enables highest possible network availability.
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Cut costs, not corners With higher efficiency, faster installation, more site options and the ability to serve an ever expanding number of subscribers, using the Nokia AirScale Base Station means total cost of ownership falls dramatically, by up to 50 percent. AirScale Base Station is built for the 5G, cloud and IoT era in which 50 billion connected devices will radically change the demands that networks must meet. Nokia AirScale is the only base station solution you’ll need for a long time because not only does it deliver high quality connectivity and coverage for unprecedented user experience, but it enables you to evolve our network as and when needed to meet changing requirements.
Single Radio Platform
Standalone or Antenna Integrated Choose the best fit for the site Flat Mount
Vertical Mount
Horizontal Mount
Antenna Integrated
Nokia AirScale Radio-Ultra lean and efficient sites
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Nokia AirScale Base Station Specifications**: 1. Nokia AirScale System Module Specification : Indoor system module general specification Capacity
Multi-RAT capable platform for GSM, WCDMA, TDD-LTE,FDD-LTE,LTE-A Pro & 5G ready Cloud enhanced
Minimum configuration
1 Common PIU (transport and control), 1 Capacity PIU (capacity extension)
Maximum configuration
2 Common PIU, 6 Capacity PIU
Installation options
19 inch standard rack, pole and wall (with mounting plinth)
Interfaces per Common PIU
Sync IN, Sync OUT (1pps, GNSS, ToD) Alarm inputs, Control outputs,LMP,2 X SRIO System extension interface (SEI) x 2 Backhaul interfaces (3x 1G Ethernet electrical, 2x 1/10G Ethernet optical)
Interfaces per Capacity PIU
6 x RP3-01/CPRI up to 9.8Gbps RF interfaces 3 of the 6 CPRI 9.8G interfaces support IQ compression
Indoor system module mechanical specifications Dimensions
H 128 mm x W 447 mm x D 400 mm
Installation Depth
400 mm + cooling air space 50mm
Weight
Minimum (Common PIU + Capacity PIU): 10.1kg Maximum (2 Common PIU + 6 Capacity PIU): 23.5kg
Ingress protection
IP20
Operational Temperature Range
-5°C to 55°C
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Indoor system module electrical specifications Supply Voltage / Voltage Range
Nominal: - 48V DC / -40.5V to -57V
Power consumption
1 Common PIU & 1 Capacity PIU:typ 210W
Note: min value do not include power shutdown savings, hence the consumption in low-traffic scenarios can be less than the min value
1 Common PIU & 3 Capacity PIU:typ 420W 2 Common PIU & 6 Capacity PIU:t yp 840W
Outdoor system module general specification Capacity
Multi-RAT capable platform for GSM, WCDMA and LTE (FDD- and TDD) up to 32 LTE cells
Minimum configuration
Outdoor core Plug-in module (transport and control functions)
Maximum configuration
2x Outdoor core Plug-in module (transport and control functions)
Installation options
19 inch standard rack, pole and wall (with mounting plinth)
Interfaces per one Core PIU
Sync IN, Sync OUT (1pps, GNSS, ToD) Alarm inputs, Control outputs System extension interface (SEI) Backhaul interface (1G Ethernet electrical, 2x 1/10G Ethernet optical) 6x RP3-01/CPRI up to 9.8Gbps RF interfaces (3 of the 6 CPRI 9.8G interfaces support IQ compression)
Outdoor system module mechanical specifications Dimensions
H 133mm x W 447mm x D 422mm
Weight
Minimum (Outdoor core Plug-in unit + casing): 12.5kg Maximum (2x Outdoor core Plug-in unit + casing): 19.5kg
Ingress protection
IP65
Operational Temperature Range
- 35°C to + 55°C
Outdoor system module electrical specifications Supply Voltage / Voltage Range
Nominal: -48V DC / -40.5V to -57V
Power consumption
1x Outdoor Core Plug-in unit: typ 200W 2x Outdoor Core Plug-in unit: typ 390W
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2. Nokia AirScale Radio Specification : Installation options
Standalone, stacking, book mounts or antenna integrated. Supports Distributed RAN , Centralized RAN & Cloud RAN sites: w/ fans: Wall, Pole, antenna integrated, horizontal book mount w/o fans: Wall, Pole, antenna integrated, vertical book mount
Frequency bands
Suitable for all 3GPP frequency bands
RF power amplifier technology
Multi-standard and multi-carrier power amplifier (MCPA)
Output power @ Radio antenna connectors
AirScale RRH 2T4R B3 120 W AHEA 2 x 60 W w/o fans AirScale RRH 4T4R B3 160 W AHEB 4 X 40 W w/o fans AirScale RRH 4T4R B66 160W FRIJ 4 X 40 W w/o fans AirScale RRH 2T2R B3 120W FHEL 2 x 60 W w/o fans AirScale Dual RRH 2T4R B1/3 200W FREG 2 X 100 W w/o fans
SM connections
AirScale RRH 2T4R B3 120 W AHEA CPRI/OBSAI, 2x fiber SFP, Chaining supported AirScale RRH 4T4R B3 160 W AHEB CPRI/OBSAI, 2x fiber SFP, Chaining supported AirScale RRH 4T4R B66 160W FRIJ 3xSFP, EAC, RET, DC PWR, 4xRF AirScale RRH 2T2R B3 120W FHEL 2xSFP, EAC, RET, DC PWR, 2xRF AirScale Dual RRH 2T4R B1/3 200W 3 X 6 Gbps SFP
Mass/Volume
AirScale RRH 2T4R B3 120 W AHEA 8 l/10 kg without covers AirScale RRH 4T4R B3 160 W AHEB 12 l/12 kg without covers AirScale RRH 4T4R B66 160W FRIJ 20.4 l/21 kg without covers AirScale RRH 2T2R B3 120W FHEL 12.5 l/12.5 kg without covers AirScale Dual RRH dual 2T4R B1/3 200W 21 l/21 kg without covers
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Instantaneous and Operational Bandwidth
AirScale RRH 2T4R B3 120 W AHEA 75 MHz & 75 MHz AirScale RRH 4T4R B3 160 W AHEB 75 MHz & 75 MHz AirScale RRH 4T4R B66 160W FRIJ Full Band up to 90MHz DL & 70MHz UL & 70 MHz AirScale RRH 2T2R B3 120W FHEL Up to 75MHz UL & 40 MHz AirScale dual RRH 2T4R B1/3 200W FREG Full Band (2 TX + 4 RX per band) Band 3: TX 1805 - 1880 MHz 2x60w RX 1710 - 1785 MHz • instantaneous BW 75MHz, occupied BW 40MHz Band 1: TX 2110 - 2170 MHz 2x40w RX 1920 - 1980 MHz • instantaneous BW 60MHz, occupied BW 40MHz
Power Supply
AC 90 - 264 V or DC 48 V
Cooling
Natural cooling or optional fan
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