With the implementation of the fifth generation of telecom networking, the 5G, it is not only meeting high-speed requirements but also creating a new ecosystem with the Internet of Things where these connected devices communicate with each other making life easier.

1. Next Level Communication
with 5G Networking

2. With the implementation of the fifth generation of
telecom networking, the 5G, it is not only meeting
high-speed requirements but also creating a new
ecosystem with the Internet of Things where these
connected devices communicate with each other
making life easier.

3. The 5G technologies with reduced latency, increased speed and high rates of
accuracy are developing a new mode of communication that creates an
experience like never before at your fingertips.

4. What is 5G?
The 5G technologies with
reduced latency, increased
speed and high rates of
accuracy are developing a
new mode of
communication that
creates an experience like
never before at your
fingertips. The new
technology offering
massive connectivity and
enhanced data speeds is
made possible with the
synchronized working of a
set of sub-applications

5. RF wave signals from a cell phone and/or IoT device are captured by the Antennas and
Remote Radio Units using advanced MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) which
form the head portion of a cellular tower.
The 5G Process

6. These signals are further converted to fiber optic signals via Beamforming techniques and
send for further processing. The C-RAN (Cloud Radio Access Network) architecture make
RRUs more scalable, flexible, efficient, and compatible making 5G networks faster and
efficient.
The 5G Process

7. Intricately designed Antennas
and Remote Radio Units
precisely pick up the high-speed
RF wave signals from a cell
phone and IoT device to
convert them into fiber optic
signals before being sent for
further processing and vice
versa.
Remote Radio Units (RRU)

8. From Industrial Ethernet connector like ix Industrial™ IP20 Connector to high speed
rugged outdoor I/O connectors, RJ45 modular jacks and transceivers, Amphenol has
the best solutions to offer for RRUs and Antennas. Amphenol
OCTIS™ EazyPwr™ connectors finds extensive application in Remote Radio heads and
other applications like Small cells, Macrocells, Microwave links and Distributed
Antenna Systems

9. These signals are further
transported to the Base Units
where they are converted to
electrical signals.
With 5G networking, the BBUs
are centralized with a single BBU
unit catering to multiple
networking towers making the
system less complex as well as
more efficient and economical,
with immense speed advantage.
Baseband Units (BBU)

10. Fiber optic signals arriving from the RRU
are converted to electrical signals at the
BBU and after adjusting for the baseband
frequencies, are further transported to the
core network.

11. Amphenol has a range of high-speed input-output connectors, USBs, and D-Subs that
help in the efficient functioning of these Base Units. With a 0.60mm pitch, Mini Cool
Edge IO connectors are next-generation OverPass™ solution capable of transmitting
high-speed signals up to 56G PAM4. Also supporting higher density data
transmission in a BBU is Amphenol's PCIe® M.2 Connector, which is PCIe® Gen 5
ready with 67 contacts on a 0.50mm pitch.

12. Edge Servers / Edge Data Center
Edge servers can be simply
described as high-power
computers or servers which are
placed near or at the "edge" of
the 5G network.
This makes the 5G network
multiple times faster by reducing
the latency, making it an ideal
technology for mission critical
equipment using Artificial
Intelligence.

13. Amphenol's Card-edge connectors, high-performing I/O solutions, DDRs, D-sub, SAS, SATA
connectors and High Speed Backplane connectors like ExaMAX+® are distributed within the
edge servers enhancing their performance and reliability.
Besides these, our range of standard, slim, micro and mini cool edge connectors in various
pitch sizes are an apt fit to the latest Edge Server.

14. Network Switches & Gateways
Network gateways, switches and servers are an integral part of the 5G network,
especially inside the 5G core, where all the post processing of the signal is carried out
before being sent to the data centers.

15. The gateways implement novel techniques like Network Function Virtualization
(NFV), Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Network Slicing to decode and multiplex the
signals and then route them to the data centers for further processing.

16. Amphenol’s high speed
input output connectors
and cables help to provide
rack connectivity to the
network switches and
gateways. Our high speed
copper connectors and
cable assemblies include a
vast list of proven high
performance low profile
solutions suitable for
advanced applications
like QSFP DD, SFP+, and
Mini SAS.

17. Transponders are interconnected units associated with the RRU or the BBU and play a
large part in the transport of the 5G signal. The first half of the transport procedure is
called fronthaul, where fiber optic signals from the RRU are fine-tuned by the transponder
Then passed on to the BBU and edge servers that are part of the CRAN. The latter half of
the procedure where the signals from the CRAN unit are passed on by optics or wireless to
the core and further on to the data center is called Backhaul.

18. Amphenol’s optical
transceiver products are
designed to suit 5G
applications including
fronthaul and backhaul. These
transceivers support advanced
technologies like BIDI, DWDM,
LWDM and tunable CWDM
and are available in data rates
ranging from 1G to 25G and
100G to 400G.
Our transceivers
including 400Gb/s QSFP DD
SR8 features outstanding BER
and high sensitivity and are a
perfect choice for the massive
data transfer rates involved.

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