Optical data transmitter Fronthaul 6000

Overview
Ericsson Fronthaul 6000 provides 5G optical fronthaul transport for Ethernet, CPRI and eCPRI, either separately or concurrently. The platform combines DWDM passive units and Ericsson calibrated colored SFP modules to deliver high fiber density, up to 25G per link and ultra-low latency for centralized RAN and dense urban deployments.

Fronthaul 6000 passive

• DWDM passive filters supporting up to 24 services over a single fiber strand
• Indoor and outdoor variants with modular options for main, remote and integrated remote sites
• Support for arbitrary network topologies and optional 1+1 protection
• Compact designs optimized for low cost and small footprint

Ericsson colored optics (Small Form Pluggable - SFP)

• Ericsson qualified, certified and tested modules
• Cost-efficient 10G and 25G fixed and tunable variants
• Support for C-Band and O-Band applications
• Available as fixed-wavelength or fully tunable modules

Key benefits

• Flexible topologies: Supports C-RAN and diverse topologies with both active and passive WDM transmission
• Deployment versatility: Indoor and outdoor hardware, rail-mount and handhole/pole variants for varied site types
• Performance at scale: High fiber density and 25G capacity with negligible latency to enable advanced 5G radio performance

Product highlights

• DWDM passive filters for scalable optical RAN connectivity
• 25G per-link capacity and low-latency transport for RAN centralization
• Packaging and modular variants covering dense urban centralization and remote-site deployments

Included products (Passive)

• Fronthaul 6681 — Indoor passive filter unit for main sites, up to 24 services on 1 line (1+1 protection optional). Supports mixes of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI and Ethernet.
• Fronthaul 6683 — Indoor modular passive unit for main sites; up to 72 services and up to 8 lines. Supports CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI and Ethernet.
• Fronthaul 6689 — Indoor modular passive unit for remote sites; up to 27 services and up to 6 lines. Supports mixed service types.
• Fronthaul 6387 — Outdoor passive filters box for remote sites; modular up to 18 services on a single fiber.
• Fronthaul 6389 — Outdoor passive filters box for remote sites; modular up to 24 services on a single fiber.
• Fronthaul 6585 — Outdoor passive filters box for integrated remote sites; up to 9 services on a single fiber.
• Fronthaul 6587 — Outdoor passive box for handhole/wall/rail/pole/strand; modular up to 18 services.
• Fronthaul 6589 — Outdoor passive box optimized for handhole sites including splice cassette; modular up to 18 services.

Included products (Ericsson Colored Optics)

• Colored DWDM 10G Fixed SFP+ — 48 variants (20 km and 40 km budget options)
• Colored DWDM 10G Full tunable SFP+ — 1 variant (self-tunable across 48 frequencies, 70 km budget)
• Colored DWDM 25G Fixed SFP28 — 48 variants (10 km or 13 km budget options)
• Colored DWDM 25G Full tunable SFP28 — 1 variant (self-tunable across 48 frequencies, 15 km budget)
• Colored LAN-WDM 25G Fixed SFP28 — 12 variants (40 km budget)

Technical specifications

• Supports Ethernet, CPRI and eCPRI transport separately or concurrently
• DWDM passive support: up to 24 services over a single fiber strand
• Capacity options up to 25G per link
• Negligible latency suitable for advanced 5G radio performance and RAN centralization
• Indoor and outdoor hardware variants; modular designs for main, remote and integrated remote sites
• Optional 1+1 protection for redundant topologies
• Ericsson qualified SFP portfolio: fixed and fully tunable modules for 10G and 25G, supporting C-Band and O-Band
• Optical budgets and distance variants across SFP types (examples: 10/13/20/40/70 km depending on module)
• Modular units support mixes of CPRI, eCPRI, OBSAI and Ethernet services