Environmental requirements
Environmental requirements for outdoor installations
In an outdoor installation temperature, humidity, and ventilation cannot be controlled.
The RRH cabinets are weather-hardened to operate under the environmental conditions
listed in the table below.
Condition
Specification
Operating
temperature
-40 °C to +46 °C (-40 °F to +115 °F)
Extended operating
temperature
-40 °C to 50 °C (-40 °F to 122 °F)
Relative humidity
5 to 100% (non-condensing but not to exceed 0.024 kg water/kg of dry
air)
Enclosure rating
Type 3R (NEMA)
IP35 (IEC 60529)
Acoustic noise
suppression
65 dBA at 25 °C (77 °F) at sea level
Operating altitude
-60.96 to 1798 m (-200 to 5,900 ft.) above sea level
Extended operating
altitude
-60.96 to 3048 m (-200 to 10,000 ft.). An operating temperature
de-rating of 1 °C per 1000 feet above 6000 feet is allowed
Wind driven rain
Refer to Telcordia GR-487-CORE
Dust and water
ingress
Refer to Telcordia GR-487-CORE
Bullet resistance
Refer to Telcordia GR-487-CORE
Wind resistance
Refer to Telcordia GR-487-CORE
Storage requirements
Refer to Telcordia GR-63-CORE, Section 4.1.1
RRH heat dissipation
The following table provides heat dissipation information for the various types of RRHs.
RRH type
Estimated DC heat dissipation [typical/maximum]
1900 MHz
750 watts
800 MHz
425 watts
Basic site preparation requirements and footprints for
RRHs
Site requirements for RRHs
Environmental requirements
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Issue 1
March 2012