Product Change Notice

Huawei PCN ALD-20190006

AQU4518R8v06 Antenna EOM

Release History

Version Revision History Release Date

Draft 1.0 Draft Release 2019-05-27

Official 1.0 Official Release 2019-05-31

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Contents

1. Key Terms .......................................................................................................................... 3

2. Abstract .............................................................................................................................. 3

3. PCN Information ............................................................................................................... 4

4. Reason for Change ............................................................................................................ 4

5. Systems and Products Affected........................................................................................ 4

6. BOM Code Affected .......................................................................................................... 5

7. Change Description........................................................................................................... 5

7.1 Changes in Specifications ................................................................................................ 5

7.2 Changes in Appearance .................................................................................................... 5

7.3 Changes in Dimensions and Weight ............................................................................... 5

7.4 Changes in the External Ports of a Module..................................................................... 6

7.5 Changes in the Installation Method ................................................................................ 6

8. Compatibility..................................................................................................................... 6

9. Change Impact ................................................................................................................... 6

10. Changes in the Documentation........................................................................................ 7

11. Other Changes ................................................................................................................... 7

12. Suggestions for Operators ................................................................................................ 7

13. Attachments ....................................................................................................................... 7

14. Remarks.............................................................................................................................. 7

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1. Key Terms
Terminology Description Definition

The date after which orders for products, boards, components or

software are no longer accepted
EOM End of Marketing NOTE
This applies to new deployments and capacity expansions. For boards
and components, it also applies to spare parts.

Last Order Date of The date after which orders for spare parts of a product are no longer
LODSP
Spare Parts accepted

Product Change
PCN Describes changes to a product.
Notice

2. Abstract
Marketing of the following Huawei's antenna products will be discontinued on May.31, 2020. After this date,
orders for this antenna will no longer be accepted.

Model BOM Description

DXXXX-1710-2170/1710-2170/2490-2690/2490-2690-65/65/65/65-
AQU4518R8v06 27011444-001 18i/18i/18i/18i-M/M/M/M-R

This change notice is for customers who use Huawei antenna.

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3. PCN Information
PCN Number ALD-20190006

Supplier Information Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

PCN Classification DN

The start date when new boards or

Implementation date components or new changes are 2019/11/1
available.

The date when orders for old

EOM components are no longer 2020/5/31
Milestone accepted.

Date after which Huawei no

EOS longer provides services for old NA
hardware

4. Reason for Change

The antenna AQU4518R8v06 reached the product lifecycle and will be replaced by AQU4518R8v07. The
AQU4518R8v07 provides the following changes:
1. AQU4518R8v07 adopts EasyRET2.0 platform, the replaced antenna adopts EasyRET1.0 platform.
2. The antenna AQU4518R8v07 is mainly used for one operator, so the AISG interface is changed from two
pairs to one pair.

5. Systems and Products Affected

System Subsystem Hardware Software

Antenna Feeder Products Antenna Yes NA

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6. BOM Code Affected

New Board/Component Old Board/Component Complete
BOM Code Model Description BOM Code Model Description Replacement

DXXXX-1710-
DXXXX-1710-2170/1710-
2170/1710-2170/2490-
2170/2490-2690/2490-
AQU4518 2690/2490-2690-
27011444-002 27011444-001 AQU4518R8v06 2690-65/65/65/65- Yes
R8v07 65/65/65/65-
18i/18i/18i/18i-M/M/M/M-
18i/18i/18i/18i-
R
M/M/M/M-R

7. Change Description
7.1 Changes in Specifications
Change in the appearance of AQU4518R8v07 described as follow:

Item New Board or Component Old Board or Component

Antenna Model AQU4518R8v07 AQU4518R8v06

Antenna Bottom Cap

7.2 Changes in Appearance

None

7.3 Changes in Dimensions and Weight

Changes of AQU4518R8v07 described as follow:

Item New Board or Component Old Board or Component

Model AQU4518R8v07 AQU4518R8v06

Antenna weight (kg) 19 18.1

Antenna packing weight (kg) 26.2 25.3

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7.4 Changes in the External Ports of a Module

AQU4518R8v07 adopts EasyRET2.0 platform, the EasyRET 2.0 platform and EasyRET 1.0 platform are
compared as follows:

Item New Board or Component Old Board or Component

Antenna Model AQU4518R8v07 AQU4518R8v06

Antenna Bottom Cap

One pair of AISG interfaces supports RET Two pairs of AISG interfaces support RET
AISG Interface management and sharing scenario for 2 operators
management

1. Electrical downtilt value can be read on both

sides of indicator.
2. Indicators are retractable on antenna panel.
Pull out the indicator perpendicular to the antenna
panel manually for angle confirmation.

Electrical downtilt
No
indicator

RET Module Replaceable Not replaceable

7.5 Changes in the Installation Method

None

8. Compatibility
None

9. Change Impact
Safety Risks NA
Fire Risks NA

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Services NA
Communications NA
Maintenance NA
Reliability Enhanced reliability
Power System/Power NA
Consumption

Traffic NA

10. Changes in the Documentation

Antenna&AF products datasheet

11. Other Changes

None

12. Suggestions for Operators

None

13. Attachments
None

14. Remarks
If you have any questions about this PCN, contact your local Huawei sales representative or Huawei technical
support.

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