xTRM Customer Product Overview

Document number: Document issue: Document status: Date: UMT/BTS/INF/016862 01.02 / EN Standard 25/OCT/2005

External document

Copyright 2005 Nortel, All Rights Reserved Printed in France NORTEL CONFIDENTIAL The information contained in this document is the property of Nortel. Except as specifically authorized in writing by Nortel Networks, the holder of this document shall keep the information contained herein confidential and shall protect same in whole or in part from disclosure and dissemination to third parties and use same for evaluation, operation and maintenance purposes only. The content of this document is provided for information purposes only and is subject to modification. It does not constitute any representation or warranty from Nortel Networks as to the content or accuracy of the information contained herein, including but not limited to the suitability and performances of the product or its intended application. This is the Way. This is Nortel, Nortel, the Nortel logo, and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks. All other trademarks are the property of their owners.

xTRM Customer Product Overview

PUBLICATION HISTORY
24/OCT/2005
Issue 01.01 / EN, Standard Creation for the 2100MHz frequency band.

25/OCT/2005
Issue 01.02 / EN, Standard Spelling modifications.

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 2/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................4 1.1. 1.2. 2. 3. 4. OBJECT ....................................................................................................................................4 SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT .......................................................................................................4

RELATED DOCUMENTS ..............................................................................................................4 XTRM OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................................5 PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS & COMPATIBILITY...................................................................7 4.1. 4.2. 4.3.
XTRM CAPABILITITES ................................................................................................................7

RF CABLING .............................................................................................................................7 UPGRADE PATH ........................................................................................................................9

5.

ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................11 5.1. ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................................11

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 3/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

1.
1.1.

INTRODUCTION
OBJECT
This document describes the new version of radio transceiver that is offered for Nortel NodeBs. The content of this document is not a commitment from Nortel. Nortel reserves the right to change the technical specifications without notice until general availability of the product. For more information on feature availability, please refer to Feature Planning Guide, Baselines and Release Notes.

1.2.

SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT

The scope of this document is xTRM Customer Product Overview. This covers the high level description of the module. It shows the main characteristics for the 2100MHz frequency band.

2.

RELATED DOCUMENTS
[R1] UMT/BTS/INF/007944: UMTS BTS 12010, Version 2 Customer Product Overview [R2] UMT/BTS/INF/012284: UMTS BTS 12020, Version 2 Customer Product Overview

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 4/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

3.

XTRM OVERVIEW

Figure 1: xTRM Module The xTRM provides BBPD PA linearization function, Digital/Analog and Analog/Digital conversions and radio transceiver functions. The xTRM consists of two boards, the digital xTRM board (dxTRM) and radio xTRM board (rxTRM). dXTRM functions The dxTRM performs interface functions to transmit/receive signal samples to/from iCCM. The downlink samples are transferred to up to 6 Tx channelizer ASICs, which perform mainly pulse shaping, frequency shifting and peak power reduction (to improve PA efficiency). Each ASIC can support one UMTS channel. The ASICs can be cascaded so that the dxTRM transmits: three 1-carrier signals,
Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 5/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

or three 2-carrier signals, or two 3-carrier signals,

Base-band signals are then processed to enable the pre-distortion of the radio signal, according to the BBPD algorithm. Three PA feedback chains (one per PA) ensure the down-conversion and Analog/Digital conversion of the RF Tx signals to feed the BBPD algorithm: this one compares the feedback samples to the transmit samples and adjust automatically pre-distortion coefficients to minimize the error. On the uplink, the xTRM allows the reception of up to six dual-carrier signals. In other words, it manages the reception of two contiguous carriers on three sectors, including main and diversity RX paths. The dxTRM receives digital samples from the rxTRM. These samples are digitally match filtered and scaled by 6 Rx channelizer ASICs, each one handling one main and one diversity signals. The dxTRM retrieves configuration information and alarms via IC buses from DDMs and Tx splitter. It also has an RS-485 connection to the PA. rXTRM functions A rxTRM consists of three transmit chains and 3 dual-receive chains. On the RX side, radio signals received from DDM are down-converted, filtered, scaled and then Analog-to-Digital converted. The rxTRM receive function is designed for up to two UMTS carriers. On the Tx side, the rxTRM performs Digital-to-Analog conversion, frequency upconversion and amplification in the downlink direction. The downlink signal consists of up to 3 UMTS carriers.

Physical characteristics xTRM power consumption is 45W typically. The xTRM is 50mm wide. The weight of the xTRM is 4.5kg. The front faceplate is provided with: 3 RF outputs (Tx) 6 RF inputs (Rx) 3 BBPD feedback RF inputs 1 connector for digital communication with RF modules (PA, DDM and Tx splitter through RF ICO) 1 debug connector 2 LEDs to indicate power and module operational status.

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 6/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

4.

PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS & COMPATIBILITY

XTRM CAPABILITITES
On downlink, xTRM can support: 1 sector 3 carriers ( rxTRM limited to 15 MHz bandwidth ) 2 sectors 3 carriers 3 sectors 2 carriers

4.1.

On uplink, xTRM can support up to 3 sectors x Main&Div, up to 2 carriers. Up to 3 xTRM can be supported in 10 slots digital rack. xTRM can be mixed with any TRM and any MCPAs. xTRM in single carrier configuration has exactly the same behaviour than iTRM. xTRM is then compatible with all UMTS BTS. Refer to FPG to check the supported BTS according to software release.

BTS configuration OTSR1 / OTBR1 STSR1 / BTBR1 STSR2 /BTBR2 STSR3 / BTBR3 STSR1-D / 2-D STSR1+1 STSR3-D BTBR1-D / 2-D / 3-D O1 / O2

Number of xTRM 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1

O1-D / 2-D 1 Table 1: Possible configurations

4.2.

RF CABLING
This section describes the RF cabling between: xTRM PA DDM

The following figures show the RF modules and their interfaces carrying analog RF signals.

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 7/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

xTRM MCPA MCPA MCPA

DDM

DDM

DDM

Figure 2: STSR1/STSR2 configuration

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 8/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

xTRM

xTRM

xTRM MCPA MCPA MCPA MCPA MCPA MCPA

DDM

DDM

DDM

Figure 3: STSR3-D configuration

UPLINK PATH (BTS RECEPTION)

The receiver function in the xTRM is designed for dual-carriers operation. Thus, the 6 received signals (from the main and diversity antennas of the 3 sectors) are applied at the 6 Rx inputs of the xTRM, which is configured to receive two of the RF carriers supported by the BTS.

DOWNLINK PATH (BTS TRANSMISSION)

The xTRM has three Tx outputs, each of them can generate multi-carrier signals. When Tx diversity is used, it is recommended not to use one xTRM to generate main and diversity signals for a given sector. This allows better robustness in case of xTRM failure (some sectors could be reconfigured to operate without Tx diversity).

4.3.

UPGRADE PATH
The following section describes the operations to be performed in order to upgrade an existing site by increasing the number of RF carriers For STSR configuration, the upgrade from STSR1 to STSR2 does not require to change any BTS HW or cabling.
Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 9/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

The upgrade from STSR2 to STSR3 requires an additional xTRM. The possible paths for configuration upgrade are depicted in the following figure.

STSR1

STSR2

STSR3-D

STSR2+2

HW upgrade= + 1 xTRM + 3 MCPA STSR1+1 STSR2-D HW upgrade= - 1 xTRM SW upgrade

Figure 4: Possible paths for configuration upgrade Note: the number after STSR indicates the number of frequency carriers supported by the BTS. The letter D indicates that Tx diversity is supported.

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 10/11

xTRM Customer Product Overview

5.
5.1.

ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS

ABBREVIATIONS
ASIC BTS DDM dxTRM HW iCCM IC iTRM MCPA OTSR PA RoHS Rx rxTRM STSR TRM Tx UMTS WEEE xTRM Application Specific Integrated Circuit Base Transceiver Station Dual Duplexer Module Digital xTRM Hardware Second generation Core Controller Module Inter-Integrated Circuit Second generation TRM Multi Carrier Power Amplifier Omni-sectored Tx, tri-Sectored Rx Power Amplifier Restriction of Hazardous Substances Receiver Radio xTRM Tri-Sectored Tx, Tri-Sectored Rx Transceiver Module Transmitter Universal Mobile Telecommunication System Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment eXpandable TRM

END OF DOCUMENT

Nortel confidential

UMT/BTS/INF/016862

01.02 / EN

Standard

25/OCT/2005

Page 11/11