{"id":271,"date":"2023-06-09T17:14:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T09:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2023-09-25T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T08:25:15","slug":"passive-wdm-technology-and-its-application-in-4g-5g-forward-transmission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/passive-wdm-technology-and-its-application-in-4g-5g-forward-transmission\/","title":{"rendered":"Passive WDM technology and its application in 4G\/5G forward transmission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1\u3001Brief description of passive wavelength division forward transmission scheme<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passive WDM uses WDM technology to combine the circuits from BBU\/DU to different RRU\/AAU using different wavelengths into a single fiber for transmission. For example, a macro station has 3 RRUs in a certain band of S111 stations and 6 transceiver ports from BBU to RRU, a 6-way OTM (optical terminal multiplexer) on each side of BBU and RRU can combine the transceiver signals between BBU and RRU into a single fiber, as shown in Figure 1.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-37.png\" alt=\"Passive WDM forwarding scheme\" class=\"wp-image-272\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1 Passive WDM forwarding scheme<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since OTM is a passive device, each service port\u2019s&nbsp;optical module needs&nbsp;to use different wavelengths&nbsp;which are referred to as&nbsp;color optical modules. The passive WDM system consists of two&nbsp;parts:&nbsp;OTM and color optical modules. When using the system,&nbsp;the optical modules&nbsp;of standard wavelengths&nbsp;(commonly used 1550nm or 1310nm) of BBU\/DU or RRU\/AAU (commonly known as gray light module or white light module) need to be replaced with color optical modules&nbsp;of the same rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The networking structure supported by passive WDM is divided into double-star type (see Figure 1) and bus type (see Figure 2). The double-star type network&nbsp;structure is mainly used for&nbsp;wireless front transmission, while the&nbsp;bus type is mainly used for&nbsp;coverage&nbsp;in&nbsp;scenarios&nbsp;such as&nbsp;highways, high-speed railways, and tunnels.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-38.png\" alt=\"Bus-type networking structure of passive WDM\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-38.png 487w, https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-38-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 2 Bus-type networking structure of passive WDM<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The services supported by the system are mainly related to optical modules, taking 10Gbps color optical modules as an example, the supported services&nbsp;include Base station&nbsp;Pre-transmission services (Option&nbsp;1&nbsp;to 7), Ethernet services (GE\/10GE) and SDH services (STM-4\/16\/64).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2\u3001System model and wavelength assignment<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the system is used to carry the wireless forward transmission service, it mainly adopts 6-in-1 (i.e. 1 fiber transmits 6 wavelengths), 12-in-1 and 18-in-1 models; when used for other business purposes, an 8-in-1 model will also be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since CWDM supports a maximum of 18 wavelengths, the system supports a maximum of 18-in-1 model, and models exceeding 18-in-1 need to use <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DWDM\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">DWDM<\/a>.&nbsp;The wavelengths used in common models are shown in Table 1.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-39.png\" alt=\"Wavelength assignment of common models for passive wavelength division\" class=\"wp-image-274\" width=\"668\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-39.png 514w, https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-39-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Table 1 Wavelength assignment of common models for passive wavelength division<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although all the wavelengths in the table can be used (non-G.652D fiber should avoid 1371, 1391nm and 1411nm wavelengths), for ease of management, it is recommended that the choice of wavelengths should be uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3, the system&#8217;s optical power budget index requirements<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the fiber optic network between BBU\/DU and RRU\/AAU is generally a complex structured ODN (Optical Distribution Network), the optical power budget of BBU\/DU and RRU\/AAU is taken into&nbsp;consideration in addition to the optical cable length. The insertion loss of the optical cable, the OTM and the number of live connectors in the optical link are also considered.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-40.png\" alt=\"OTM insertion loss reference table\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-40.png 553w, https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-40-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Table 2 OTM insertion loss reference table<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Usually, the optical fiber link length between BBU\/DU and RRU\/AAU in urban area is generally not more than 10.0km, and the number of live connectors in the link is about 8.&nbsp;Therefore,&nbsp;the optical power budget of the system needs to meet the requirements specified in&nbsp;Table 3.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-41.png\" alt=\"Optical power budget of the system\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-41.png 553w, https:\/\/ascentoptics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-41-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Table 3 Optical power budget of the system<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If there is significant deviation&nbsp;in the fiber link length, the number of active connectors,&nbsp;or the OTM insertion loss from Table 3, it should be recalculated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\u3001Brief description of passive wavelength division forward transmission scheme Passive WDM uses WDM technology to combine the circuits from BBU\/DU to different RRU\/AAU using different wavelengths into a single fiber for transmission. 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