Huawei Wireless Split Microwave OptiX RTN 900 Model Comparison

We’ve discussed the comparison of Huawei Optix RTN 300 series before. In Today’s post, I share you the comparison of OptiX RTN 900 series.

Huawei OptiX RTN 900 series is the industry’s first IP microwave product that integrates TDM, Hybrid, Packet, and Routing. It can meet voice transmission requirements for 2G networks, voice and data transmission requirements for 3G networks, broadband data transmission requirements for LTE networks, and also 5G-oriented evolution requirements. This effectively protects the infrastructure investments of operators.

Figure 1. RTN 950

Figure 2. RTN 950A

Figure 3. RTN 980

Figure 4. RTN 905 2F

Table 1. RTN 950 vs. RTN 950A vs. RTN 980 vs. RTN 905 2F

Product name	RTN 950	RTN 950A	RTN 980	RTN 905 2F
Main feature
N+1 protection	Y	Y	Y	N
SD and IF combination	N	N	N	N
CA	Y	Y	Y	Y
MIMO	Y	Y	Y	N
LH	N	N	N	N
1+1	Y	Y	Y	Y
XPIC	Y	Y	Y	Y
PLA	Y	Y	Y	Y
EPLA	Y	Y	Y	Y
EPLA+	Y	Y	N	N
AM	Y	Y	Y	Y
TDM	Y	Y	Y	Y
PWE3/MPLS	Y	Y	Y	Y
L3VPN	Y	Y	Y	Y
SDB	Y	Y	Y	Y
Microwave
Microwave type	Integrated IP microwave SDH microwave PDH microwave	Integrated IP microwave SDH microwave	Integrated IP microwave SDH microwave PDH microwave	Integrated IP microwave SDH microwave
RF configuration mode	N+0 (N ≤ 10) N x (1+0) (N ≤ 10) N+1 (N ≤ 7) 1+1 HSB/FD/SD XPIC 2CA 4×4 MIMO	N+0 (N ≤ 12) N x (1+0) (N ≤ 12) N+1 (N ≤ 7) 1+1 HSB/FD/SD XPIC 2CA 4×4 MIMO	N+0 (N ≤ 20) N x (1+0) (N ≤ 20) N+1 (N ≤ 7) 1+1 HSB/FD/SD XPIC 2CA 4×4 MIMO	N+0 (N ≤ 2) N x (1+0) (N ≤ 2) 1+1 HSB/FD/SD XPIC 2CA
Number of directions	10	12	20	2
Channel spacing	3.5 MHz 7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz 40 MHz 50 MHz 56 MHz 112 MHz	3.5 MHz 7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz 40 MHz 50 MHz 56 MHz 112 MHz	3.5 MHz 7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz 40 MHz 50 MHz 56 MHz 112 MHz	3.5 MHz 7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz 40 MHz 50 MHz 56 MHz 112 MHz
Modulation scheme	QPSK Strong QPSK 16QAM Strong 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 512QAM Light 1024QAM 1024QAM Light 2048QAM 4096QAM 8192QAM	QPSK Strong QPSK 16QAM Strong 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 512QAM Light 1024QAM 1024QAM Light 2048QAM 4096QAM 8192QAM	QPSK Strong QPSK 16QAM Strong 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 512QAM Light 1024QAM 1024QAM Light 2048QAM 4096QAM 8192QAM	QPSK Strong QPSK 16QAM Strong 16QAM 32QAM 64QAM 128QAM 256QAM 512QAM 512QAM Light 1024QAM 1024QAM Light 2048QAM 4096QAM 8192QAM
Maximum air interface capacity (Mbit/s)	1166-2500 (non-XPIC) 1165-2500 (XPIC) 563-1607 (MIMO) 1123-1423 (CA)	1166-2500 (non-XPIC) 1165-2500 (XPIC) 563-1607 (MIMO) 1123-1423 (CA)	1166-2500 (non-XPIC) 1165-2500 (XPIC) 563-1607 (MIMO) 1123-1423 (CA)	1166-2500 (non-XPIC) 1165-2500 (XPIC) 1123-1423 (CA)
Frequency band	6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 10.5 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz 42 GHz	6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 10.5 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz 42 GHz	6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 10.5 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz 42 GHz	6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 10.5 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 26 GHz 28 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz 42 GHz
Basic function
Product positioning	Access/Aggregation layer	Access/Aggregation layer	Aggregation layer	Access layer
Product type	Split	Split	Split	Split
Dimensions (H x W x D)	IDU: 442 mm x 220 mm x 88 mm	IDU: 442 mm x 220 mm x 88 mm	IDU: 442 mm x 220 mm x 225 mm	IDU: 442 mm x 220 mm x 44 mm
Height	2U	2U	5U	1U
Number of service slots	6	6	14	0
Service port type	E1 port STM-1 optical/electrical port FE optical/electrical port GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port	E1/T1 port STM-1 optical/electrical port FE optical/electrical port GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port	E1 port STM-1 optical/electrical port STM-4 optical port FE optical/electrical port GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port	E1 port STM-1 optical/electrical port FE optical/electrical port GE optical/electrical port 2.5GE optical port 10GE optical port