RFexposure-2AD8UAEWB02-AEWB-Preliminary-v1.3-191010

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RF exposure compliance assessment
Massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna Products – AEWB

FCC ID: 2AD8UAEWB01                                         FCC ID: 2AD8UAEWB02




Author                                         Kamil Bechta

Owner                                          Christophe Grangeat

Organization                                   MN 5G&SC Arch

Approver                                       W. S. Majkowski

Document Type                                  Preliminary test report

Document ID                                    LPITPN2I4Q5L-1109616211-668
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Change History

Version   Status     Date          Author          Owner              Reviewed by        Reviewed       Approver           Approval        Description of changes
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1.0       Preliminary 08-07-2019   K. Bechta       C. Grangeat        C. Grangeat        08-07-2019                                        Initial model calculation

1.1       Preliminary 24-07-2019   K. Bechta       C. Grangeat        C. Grangeat        24-07-2019     W.S. Majkowski     24-07-2019      FCC ID added

1.2       Preliminary 09-10-2019   K. Bechta       C. Grangeat        C. Grangeat        09-10-2019     W.S. Majkowski     09-10-2019      FCC ID added for 2AD8UAEWB02

1.3       Preliminary 10-10-2019   K. Bechta       C. Grangeat        C. Grangeat        10-10-2019     W.S. Majkowski     10-10-2019      Document ID added




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Contents
1             General content .................................................................................................................... 4

2             References............................................................................................................................. 4

              Applicable RF exposure standards and regulations ........................................................ 4

              Product and assessment method ...................................................................................... 5

3             RF exposure limits ................................................................................................................ 5

4             Description of the equipment under test (EUT) .............................................................. 6

5             RF exposure assessment method...................................................................................... 8

6             RF exposure computation results ...................................................................................... 8

7             Conclusion and installation recommendations................................................................ 13




List of Tables
Table 1 – Applicable RF exposure levels in n260 band expressed in power density.......................... 5
Table 2 – AEWB product general technical characteristics .................................................................... 6
Table 3 – Measured AEWB antenna gain characteristics for various beam steering directions in
2TX2RX configuration (from [12]) ............................................................................................................ 7
Table 4 – Validation of the antenna model at 38.5 GHz for 2TX2RX configuration ..................................... 8
Table 5 - AEWB RF exposure compliance distances based on the time-averaged maximum transmitted
power of 1.33 W (corresponding to 1.26 W rated max transmitted power) ............................................... 13
Table 6 - AEWB RF exposure compliance distances based on the time-averaged actual maximum
transmitted power of 0.33 W (corresponding to 0.315 W rated max transmitted power) ........................ 13




List of Figures
Figure 1 – Shape of the compliance boundary used for the RF exposure compliance assessment
(from [4]). ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 2 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted power
of 1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = 0° .................................................... 9



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Figure 3 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum transmitted
power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = 0° ........................................ 9
Figure 4 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted power
of 1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 45° & elevation = 0°................................................ 10
Figure 5 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum transmitted
power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 45° & elevation = 0°.................................... 10
Figure 6 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted power of
1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 60° & elevation = 0°............................................................. 11
Figure 7 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum transmitted
power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 60° & elevation = 0°.................................... 11
Figure 8 – Side view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted power
of 1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = -30° .............................................. 12
Figure 9 – Side view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum transmitted
power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = -30° .................................. 12




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1            General content
This test report is addressing human exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-
EMF) transmitted by the following massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna (MAA) Product (see §2.2):

Nokia AirScale MAA 8T8R 512AE n260 8W AEWB
FCC ID: 2AD8UAEWB01              FCC ID: 2AD8UAEWB02


It provides the RF exposure compliance boundaries for these products regarding both general
population and occupational exposure. Outside of these compliance boundaries, human
exposure to RF-EMF is below the limits defined by the US Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), Canada Safety Code 6, Australia ARPANSA and European regulations (see §2.1 and 3).


2            References
             Applicable RF exposure standards and regulations


[1] EU 1999/519/EC, “Council Recommendation on the limitation of exposure of the general
         public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)”, July 1999

[2] EU 2013/35/EU, “Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum
    health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from
         physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (20th individual Directive within the meaning of
         Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) and repealing Directive 2004/40/EC”, June 2013

[3] EN 50385:2017, “Product standard to demonstrate the compliance of base station
         equipment with radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure limits (110 MHz - 100 GHz),
         when placed on the market”, July 2017

[4] IEC/EN 62232:2017, “Determination of RF field strength, power density and SAR in the
         vicinity of radiocommunication base stations for the purpose of evaluating human
         exposure”, September 2017.

[5] AS/NZS 2772.2, "Radiofrequency fields Part 2: Principles and methods of measurement and
    computation-3 kHz to 300 GHz", 2016

[6] ARPANSA “Maximum Exposure Levels to Radiofrequency Fields — 3 kHz to 300 GHz”,
         Radiation Protection Series Publication No. 3, 2016

[7] Canada Safety Code 6, “Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic
         Energy in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz”, June 2015

[8] Canada RSS-102, “Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication
    Apparatus (All Frequency Bands)”, Issue 5, March 2015,

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[9] US FCC 47CFR 1.1310 “Radiofrequency radiation exposure limits”, August 1997.

[10] US FCC OET Bulletin 65, “Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to
         Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and its supplements”, edition 97-01, August 1997.

            Product and assessment method


[11] Nokia, “Massive MIMO Adaptive Antenna Product Description”.

[12] Nokia, “AEWB-X31 474609A, Antenna Performance Test Report”, 09-05-2019.

[13] Microwave Vision Group (MVG), “EMF Visual User Manual”, SEWB/EMF-VISUAL-UM.1/v2019.1.

[14] Z. Altman, B. Begasse, C. Dale, A. Karwowski, J. Wiart, M. Wong and L. Gattoufi, “Efficient
         models for base station antennas for human exposure assessment”, IEEE Trans.
         Electromagnetic Compatibility, Nov 2002, vol.44, pp. 588-592.

[15] P. Baracca, A. Weber, T. Wild and C. Grangeat, “A Statistical Approach for RF Exposure
     Compliance Boundary Assessment in Massive MIMO Systems”, WSA 2018,
         https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.08351.

[16] IEC TR62669:2019, “Case studies supporting the implementation of IEC 62232”.


3           RF exposure limits
The applicable RF exposure limits are defined by [1] and [2] to in Europe and ICNIRP countries,
by [5] in Australia and New Zealand, by [7] in Canada and by [9] in the US and related countries
such as Bolivia, Estonia, Mexico and Panama. The applicable power density limits are recalled in
Table 1 for the frequency range applicable to the equipment under test.

           Table 1 – Applicable RF exposure levels in n260 band expressed in power density

           Region of application                  General                Occupational/Controlled
                                           Population/Uncontrolled              Exposures
                                                 Exposures

  EU/ICNIRP, Australia/NZ, Canada,                10 W/m²                       50 W/m²
                US/related




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4        Description of the equipment under test (EUT)
The main technical characteristics of AEWB product are reproduced in Table 2 and Table 4.

                      Table 2 – AEWB product general technical characteristics

 Product name                              Nokia AirScale MAA 8T8R 512AE n260 8W AEWB
 Model number                              474609A
 Certificate Identification                2AD8UAEWB01 and 2AD8UAEWB02

 Rated max Tx power                        1.26 W (31 dBm)
 Number of TXRX                            2TX2RX                        8TX8RX
 Beamforming                               Yes
 SW supported techno.                      TDD NR
 Band / Frequency range                    37 – 40 GHz (3GPP Band n260)
 Nb of antenna elements                    16 (horizontal) x 16          8 (horizontal) x 8 (vertical)
                                           (vertical) x 2                x 2 (polarizations) x 4
                                           (polarizations) x 1 (panel)   (panels)
 Gain                                      29 dBi                        23 dBi
 Horizontal half-power beamwidth           6.3° (boresight)              12.6° (boresight)
 Vertical half-power beamwidth             4.9° (boresight)              9.8° (boresight)
 EIRP                                      60 dBm                        54 dBm
 Beam steering range                       ± 45° (horizontal @ 3dB), ± 60° (horizontal @ 6dB);
                                           ± 30° (vertical @ 3dB)
 Dimensions


                                           Height: 600 mm

                                           Depth: 120 mm

                                           Width: 305 mm




 Technology duty cycle factor              75 %

 Transmitted power tolerance               1.5 dB




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NOTE: The RF exposure assessment is performed for the configuration with 2TX2RX that is
providing conservative values of the compliance distances for 8TX8RX. The antenna pattern
characteristics are derived from [12].



 Table 3 – Measured AEWB antenna gain characteristics for various beam steering directions in
                                    2TX2RX configuration (from [12])

                                                                   Gain (dBi)
                     Azimuth        Elevation
                                                                   38.5 GHz

                                                                     29.3
                        0°                 0°


                                                                     25.3
                      +/-60°               0°


                        0°            +/-30°                         28.4



In order to provide a conservative assessment on the frequency range, we performed the
calculation at 38.5 GHz using the maximum gain over all similar steering directions. The
compliance boundary is defined by the box shape perimeter shown in Figure 4 of
IEC 62232:2017 [4] and displayed in Figure 1. The distances Df, Ds, Da,u and Da,d are taken
from the nearest point of the antenna. For convenience, the distances Dsc, Duc and Ddc
(respectively) taken from antenna center are also provided.




         Figure 1 – Shape of the compliance boundary used for the RF exposure compliance
                                            assessment (from [4]).


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5        RF exposure assessment method
RF exposure assessment is performed using the synthetic model computation method defined
in B.4.4.1 of IEC 62232:2017 [4]. Calculations are performed with the “EMF Visual” software
release 4.0 (see [13] and [14]).

The validation of the model is performed in the configuration with the beam in front
(azimuth = 0° and elevation = 0°). The validation results are provided in Table 4.

         Table 4 – Validation of the antenna model at 38.5 GHz for 2TX2RX configuration

                                            Product               EMF Visual Model   Deviation

                                           (from [12])

                  Gain                      29.3 dBi                  29.3 dBi        0.0 dB

 Horizontal half-power beamwidth              6.4°                      6.5°           0.1°

    Vertical half-power beamwidth             4.9°                      5.0°           0.1°



For each configuration, the directivity pattern is derived from the simulation model and the
antenna gain is adjusted to match exactly the measured values for accurate scaling.

The RF compliance distances are provided for the time-averaged maximum transmitted power
of 1.33 W and, for information, the time-averaged actual maximum transmitted power
of 0.33 W taking a 95th percentile approach as defined in [4], [15] and [16]. These values
include a technology duty cycle factor of 75 % (see Table 2) for time averaging and a power
tolerance of 1.5 dB due to electronic component dispersion and operational environmental
conditions (temperature).


6        RF exposure computation results
The computed power density 2D distributions are displayed in Figure 2 to Figure 9 for RF
exposure limits defined in [1], [2] for EU/ICNIRP countries, [5] Australia/NZ, [7] Canada and [9]
for US/related countries.




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                                                 Grid: 10 cm

                               10 W/m²                                       50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures          Occupational/Controlled Exposures


    Figure 2 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted
               power of 1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = 0°




                                                          Grid: 10 cm


                               10 W/m²                                       50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures          Occupational/Controlled Exposures


         Figure 3 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum
         transmitted power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = 0°




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                                                                   Grid: 10 cm


                               10 W/m²                                    50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures       Occupational/Controlled Exposures


    Figure 4 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted
              power of 1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 45° & elevation = 0°




                                      Grid: 10 cm


                               10 W/m²                                    50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures       Occupational/Controlled Exposures


          Figure 5 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum
      transmitted power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 45° & elevation = 0°



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                                                 Grid: 10 cm


                               10 W/m²                                     50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures        Occupational/Controlled Exposures


    Figure 6 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted
            power of 1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 60° & elevation = 0°




                            Grid: 10 cm


                               10 W/m²                                     50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures        Occupational/Controlled Exposures


          Figure 7 – Top view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum
     transmitted power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 60° & elevation = 0°




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According to simulation results presented in Figure 4 - Figure 7, the RF exposure assessment is
performed for the azimuthal beam steering range of 45° that is providing conservative values of
the compliance distances for azimuthal beam steering range of 60°.




                                                                            Grid: 10 cm




                               10 W/m²                                    50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures       Occupational/Controlled Exposures


   Figure 8 – Side view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged maximum transmitted
              power of 1.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = -30°




                                            Grid: 10 cm


                               10 W/m²                                    50 W/m²
              General Population/Uncontrolled Exposures       Occupational/Controlled Exposures


          Figure 9 – Side view of AEWB power density for the time-averaged actual maximum
     transmitted power of 0.33 W and the beam oriented in azimuth = 0° & elevation = -30°




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7           Conclusion and installation recommendations
The RF exposure compliance distances for the Nokia AirScale MAA 8T8R 512AE n260 8W AEWB
product are summarized in Table 5 for EU/ICNIRP [1][2], Australia/NZ [5], Canada [7] and
US/related [9] requirements.
    Table 5 - AEWB RF exposure compliance distances based on the time-averaged maximum
      transmitted power of 1.33 W (corresponding to 1.26 W rated max transmitted power)

                Region of application:                    General             Occupational/Controlled
       EU/ICNIRP, Australia/NZ, Canada and         Population/Uncontrolled          Exposures
                     US/related                          Exposures

      RF-EMF power density exposure limits                10 W/m²                    50 W/m²

                Distance in front (Df)                     3.0 m                      1.0 m

              Distance to the side (Ds)                    1.6 m                      0.6 m

    Distance below and above (Da,d and Da,u)               1.2 m                      0.3 m

              Distance to the side (Dsc)                   1.7 m                      0.7 m

     Distance below and above (Ddc and Duc)                1.5 m                      0.6 m



The RF exposure compliance distances based on the actual maximum transmitted power
considering a 95th percentile approach are summarized in Table 6. These values are provided for
information about the RF exposure levels that may be reached in operational conditions
considering a time-averaging window of 6 minutes according to [4], [15] and [16].

     Table 6 - AEWB RF exposure compliance distances based on the time-averaged actual
    maximum transmitted power of 0.33 W (corresponding to 0.315 W rated max transmitted
                                          power)

      For information in EU/ICNIRP, Austalia/NZ,            General           Occupational/Controlled
    Canada [7] and US/related countries based on    Population/Uncontrolled         Exposures
    IEC/EN 62232:2017 [4] and IEC TR62669 [16]             Exposures

          RF-EMF power density exposure limits             10 W/m²                   50 W/m²

                  Distance in front (Df)                     1.1 m                    0.5 m

                Distance to the side (Ds)                    0.7 m                    0.2 m

      Distance below and above (Da,d and Da,u)               0.3 m                    0.0 m

               Distance to the side (Dsc)                    0.8 m                    0.3 m

      Distance below and above (Ddc and Duc)                 0.6 m                    0.3 m




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Installation of the Nokia AirScale MAA 8T8R 512AE n260 8W AEWB product shall be performed in
accordance with all applicable manufacturer's recommendations and national laws and
regulations related to human exposure to radiofrequency fields. In particular:

    •     The operator or entity putting the equipment into service shall take the necessary
          measures to ensure that the general population cannot access the area within the
          general population/uncontrolled compliance boundary in the vicinity of the transmitting
          antennas (see Table 5 – Table 6).
    •     Depending on the site installation configuration, the operator or the entity putting the
          equipment into service determines the most suitable place to display the appropriate
          warning signs and any other necessary information or precautionary measures.
    •     Workers that are required to operate in the close proximity of the transmitting antennas
          connected to the equipment, for example installation and maintenance personnel, need
          to be informed about the potential risks of human exposure to RF fields and how to
          protect against them. They should strictly follow instructions provided by their employer.
          They should stand-off the occupational/controlled exposure compliance boundary
          defined in the vicinity of transmitting antennas (see Table 5 – Table 6). If it is necessary
          to operate within this compliance boundary, workers shall make sure that the
          transmitters contributing to exposure in this area are all switched off, or they must
          contact the relevant operator(s) to switch off emissions during operation period.



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