4 FAQs about Micro base station power supply parameters

What are the main components of a base station Power model?

The main components are the baseband processing unit, analog frontend, power amplifier, and power supply as well as active cooling. As the main components are common to most of the models, they can be easily combined to form a new model. Most of the base station power models are based on measurements of LTE (4G) hardware or theoretical assumptions.

What are base station models?

The base station models vary in their approaches and potential use cases. Hereafter, the models are grouped according to these aspects. Main component models only model the power consumption of the main base station components (power amplifier, analog frontend, baseband unit, active cooling, power supply) separately.

Do base stations dominate the energy consumption of the radio access network?

Furthermore, the base stations dominate the energy consumption of the radio access network. Therefore, it is reasonable to focus on the power consumption of the base stations first, while other aspects such as virtualization of compute in the 5G core or the energy consumption of user equipment should be considered at a later stage.

Which macro base station is used in Debaillie model?

For this comparison, the 3-sector macro base station (large base station for Debaillie model) parameter value setup is used. The Debaillie model is combined with the class B power amplifier power model from, as it is a common power amplifier type for base stations.

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