ZXMW IDU NR8120 NR8120A NR8120D Digital Microwave Radio Transmission System ODU NR8250 NR8150 ZXMW NR8120A NR8120D Product Description
NR8000 Product Introduction
ZTE’s radio system NR8000 is a packet-based solution to offer carrier grade Ethernet transmission where the packet based traffic is predominant, giving consideration to support the still present TDM traffic. NR8000 represents the capability to allow smooth migration from the hybrid platform to the packet platform in the Mobile Backhauling networks.
NR8000 portfolio has released 7 models - NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120D, NR8150, NR8250, NR8950 and NR8000TR:
NR8120A/NR8120D is the enhanced hardware version of NR8120. Comparing with NR8120, some features are new added: HQoS, XPIC, 512 to 2048QAM, hardware architecture prepared for 4096QAM/MPLS/STM-1. NR8120A/D also provides much more traffic interfaces than NR8120. NR8120A provides 1 radio direction while NR8120D provides 2 radio directions.
NR8150 is a 1U height box which can support maximum 3 radio directions, which is usually used at terminal, repeater or hub site. When NR8150 IDU combining with NR8950, which can provide max. 12 radio directions and support the modulation range from QPSK to 2048 QAM.
NR8250 is a 2U height box that supports maximum 6 radio directions or 7 traffic cards to provide nodal solution. When NR8250 IDU combining with NR8950, which can provide max. 20 radio directions and support the modulation range from QPSK to 2048 QAM.
NR8950 is all outdoor microwave radio to provide all-packet transmission solution for mobile backhaul and private network.
NR8000TR consists of three basic units, IDU, ODU and OCU (Outdoor Coupling Unit). It supports multiple configurations, such as 6+0, 7+1, 8+0 XPIC to fulfill more scenarios, trunk, backbone transmission and so on.
NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120D, NR8150 and NR8250 share the universal outdoor parts, including ODU, waveguide and antenna. Furthermore, NR8250 and NR8150 share some of the traffic interface boards and core control units.
what is different between NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120D distinction Radio configuration list
The NR8120A/D adopts split-mount architecture, which includes indoor unit (IDU) and outdoor unit (ODU).
NR8120A/NR8120D can meet different transmission requirements via configuring different function boards. All the function boards should be installed together before power on because NR8120A/NR8120D doesn’t support hot-swapping
The IDU NR8120 comprises three parts:
Main board: Radio Core and Modem Unit (RCMU), power supply unit is integrated.
Common extension card: Radio Traffic Extension Card (RTE).
Common fan unit: Radio Fan Unit (RFA).
NR8120A/NR8120D board relationship
NR8120A/NR8120D Flexible configuration
| Board Type | Board Name | Description | Mounting position |
| RCMU | RCMUC (NR8120A main board) | Radio core and modem unit C (MPLS hardware ready): 1×modem unit+ 4×GbE(E) + 1×GbE/10GbE(O) + 1×GbE(O) + 1×EDI in +1×EDI out/SC + 1×NMS + 1×LMT + 1×CLK/MON+ 1×USB + 1×PROT + 1×PLA + 2*PS (PS:power supply, -48 V DC input, 150 W output). | Main board |
| RCMUD (NR8120D main board) | Radio core and modem unit D (MPLS hardware ready): 2×modem unit + 4×GbE(E) + 1×GbE/10GbE(O) + 1×GbE(O) + 1×EDI in +1×EDI out/SC + 1×NMS + 1×LMT + 1×CLK/MON+ 1×USB + 1×PROT + 1×PLA + 2*PS (PS:power supply, -48 V DC input, 150 W output). | ||
| RTE | RTEA | Radio Traffic Extension Card A: native16×E1. | Extension |
| RTEB | Radio Traffic Extension Card B:native or CES 16×E1. | Extension | |
| RTEC | Radio Traffic Extension Card C:2*STM-1+16×E1 (Will be released in future). | Extension | |
| RFA | RFAE | Radio Fan Unit E. | Fan |
| Item | Configuration Type | Max. Number of Configurations | |
| 1+0 | 2 | ||
| Non-protection | 2+0 east-to-west | 1 | |
| NR8120 | Protection | 1+1 HSB/SD/FD | 1 |
| NR8120A | Non-protection | 1+0 Non-protection | 1 |
| NR8120D | Non-protection | 1+0 Non-protection | 2 |
| Protection | 1+1 HSB/SD/FD | 1 | |
| XPIC | 2+0 XPIC | 1 | |
NR8120A is mainly used for 1+0 configuration and NR8120D is widely used for 2+0/2+0 XPIC/1+1 HSB/SD/FD configuration.
2+0, 2+0 XPIC or 1+1 HSB/FD/SD can be also realized by cascading two NR8120A IDUs together (Two IDUs Cascading will be released in future).
2+2 XPIC HSD/SD/FD or 4+0 XPIC can be realized by cascading two NR8120D IDUs together (Two IDUs Cascading will be released in future).
NR8120A&NR8120D typical configurations
| Link Type | Radio Configuration | |
| Unprotected Link | 1+0 | |
| Protected Link | *1+1 HSB/SD/FD(2 IDUs) | |
| NR8120A | XPIC Link | *2+0 XPIC (2 IDUs) |
| Unprotected Link | 1+0,2+0 | |
| Protected Link | 1+1 HSB/SD/FD | |
| 2+0 XPIC | ||
| NR8120D | XPIC Link | *4+0XPIC/2+2XPIC HSD/SD (2 IDUs) |
NR8120A&NR8120D Power consumption (reference value)
| Item | Configuration (Radio and interface) | Power Consumption (reference value) |
| Operation Environment: 25°C | ||
| 1 | 1+0 non-protection, 16×E1+6×GbE: NR8120A IDU+1×SRU (15 GHz) | 87 W |
| 2 | 1+1 HSB, 16×E1+6×GbE:NR8120D+2×SRU (15 GHz) | 128 W |
| 3 | 2+0 east-to-west, 6×GbE:NR8120D+2×SRU (15 GHz) | 136 W |
