01-Omc031100 Bsc6900 GSM v900r011 Product Description Issue1

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Course Code OMC031100 Product BSC6900
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Product Version V900R011 Course Version ISSUE 1.14
Developer/Modifier Shen Qingyong Shen Qingyong Li Xi/64495
Time 2009-07-29 2009-08-29 2011-12-29
Approver Mi Jia Mi Jia
New/Update New Update Debug
Copyright 2009 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
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BSC6900 GSM Product Description

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Foreword
The BSC6900 is an important network element (NE) of Huawei Single RAN solution. It adopts the industryleading multiple radio access technologies, IP technologies transmission mode, and modular design. It features high capacity, high integration, high performance, and low power consumption
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References
BSC6900 Technical Description BSC6900 Product Description BSC6900 Hardware Description
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course you will be able to: course,
Understand BSC6900 function and features Master BSC6900 hardware structure Detail the signal flows in BSC6900 List the typical hardware configuration of BSC6900
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Contents
1. 1 System Description 2. Hardware Structure 3. System Signal Flow 4. 4 Typical Configuration
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Location of the BSC6900

The HUAWEI BSC6900 is a new generation GSM BSC product after BSC6000 and BSC6810
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High Integration and Low Cost

Supports 3,072 TRXs in a single cabinet 3 072 Supports the simultaneous activation of up to 12,288 PDCHs Maximum of traffic: 19,500 Erl; BHCA : 5,250,000
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Features of the BSC6900 System

High integration and low cost Easy configuration and convenient maintenance All-IP platform Smooth evolution for investment protection Web-based LMT
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Flexible Configuration
Hardware Configuration
BM/TC Separated Mode BM/TC Combined Mode A over IP Mode
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BSC6900 Evolution Paths

BSC6810
SW upgrade with Legacy HW + New HW (optional)
BSC6900
UMTS Only
BSC6900
UMTS Only
SW upgrade with Legacy HW + New HW (necessary)
BSC6900
Dual mode
BSC6900
Dual D l mode d
SW upgrade with Legacy HW + New HW (necessary)
BSC6000
SW upgrade with Legacy HW + New HW (optional)
BSC6900
GSM Only l
2008
BSC6900
GSM Only
GBSS8.1/RAN10
GBSS9.0/RAN11 2006
GBSS12.0/RAN12 2009
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Dual Mode Design

GSM&UMTS cabinet b GSM&UMTS co cabinet co-cabinet
RNC
BSC Software Upgrade
RNC
RNC
BSC
RNC
RNC
BSC
BSC
Smooth evolution from BSC to RNC with soft are upgrade e ol tion ith software pgrade Reducing CAPEX by reusing hardware Dynamic capacity adjustment between 2G&3G
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Feature of BSC6900Co OAM BSC6900 Co

Unified CME : Simultaneous 2G/3G data configuration, configuration correctness and efficiency guaranteed
Unified WEB LMT for maintenance: 2G/3G Maintenance more easy and intuitionistic
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Feature of BSC6900Co TRM BSC6900 Co
FP FP FP
FP FP
UDP UNI-BTS pTRAU pTRAU IP / PPP

IP SW Router 3G 2G IP 3G 2G IP SW Router
UDP IP / PPP
FP Interface board
pTRAU
pTRAU
Co-transmission
UNI-BSC
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Feature of BSC6900Co RRM BSC6900 Co

Service direction on UMTS/GSM S i di ti Load L d control between UMTS/GSM t lb t
Heavy Load Heavy Load
UMTS
UMTS
Load control by inter-RAT HO

Voice PS service Heavy Load Heavy Load
GSM
GSM
3G/2G cell load consideration make it more accurate for the service direction, better p performance achieved
3G/2G cell load consideration make traffic load spread in UMTS&GSM evenly, network usage efficiency improved
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Contents
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Contents
2. 2 Hardware Structure
2.1 Cabinets 2.2 Subracks 2.3 Boards 2.4 Cables
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BSC6900 Cabinet
The BSC6900 uses the standard N68E-22 cabinet N68E 22 The N68E-22 cabinet is of two types, the single-door cabinet and the doubledouble door cabinet
2200mm 2200mm
800mm 600mm 600mm
800mm
N68E-22 Cabinet (Single-door/Doubledoor)

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Components of the Cabinet

Based on functions functions, cabinets are classified into the main processing rack (MPR), extended processing rack (EPR), and transcoder rack (TCR)
(1) Filler panel (3) Air defense frame (5) Cable rack (2) Subrack (4) Power distribution box (6) Rear cable trough
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Components of the Cabinet

POWER BOX POWER BOX POWER BOX
EPS
TCS
EPS
TCS
MPS
EPS
TCS
MPR
EPR
TCR
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Power Distribution Box

POWER BOX
subrack2 subrack1 subrack0
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Subrack
436mm
12U
500mm
(1) Fan box (4) Front cable trough (7) DC power input port
(2) Mounting ear (5) Boards (8) Port for the monitoring signal cable of the power distribution box
(3) Guide rail (6) Grounding screw (9) Cover plate of the DIP switch
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Dip Switch on the Subrack

The DIP switch on the subrack has eight bits from 1 to 8
Subrack No.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Bit 1
0 ON 1 OFF 0 ON 1 OFF 0 ON 1 OFF
2
0 ON 0 ON 1 OFF 1 OFF 0 ON 0 ON
3
0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 1 OFF 1 OFF
4
0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 0 ON
5
0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 0 ON 0 ON
6
ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON
7
ON ON ON ON ON ON
8
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
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Slots in the Subrack

the boards are installed on both the front and rear sides of the backplane
( ) (1) Front slot
( ) (2) Backplane p
( ) (3) Rear slot
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Main Processing Subrack (MPS)

The MPS processes the basic services and performs the O&M function. In addition, the MPS provides clock for the system As the main processing subrack, the MPS is configured in the MPR. Only one MPS is configured in the BSC6900
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Main Processing Subrack (MPS)

BSC6900 must have only one MPS
Rear Board
Front Board
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Extended Processing Subrack (EPS)

As the extended processing subrack the EPS is subrack, configured in the MPR or EPR. It processes the basic services of the BSC6900 Compared with the MPS, the EPS is not configured with the GCUa and OMUa
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Extended Processing Subrack (EPS)

BSC6900 has no EPS or up to 4 EPS for GSM
Rear Board
Front Board
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TransCoder Subrack (TCS)

The TCS is the transcoder subrack. In BM/TC separated subrack configuration mode, the TCS is configured in the MPR, EPR, EPR or TCR It performs transcoding, rate adptation, and submultiplexing
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TransCoder Subrack (TCS)

BSC6900 has up to 4 TCS for GSM
Rear Board
Front Board
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BSC6900 Logical Structure

Clock (optional)
Clock Synchronization Subsystem To BTS To other BSC To MSC To SGSN OM Subsystem LMT/M2000 Interface Processing Subsystem Switching Subsystem Service Processing Subsystem
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Switching Subsystem
The switching subsystem performs the following functions
Provides intra-subrack Medium Access Control (MAC) switching Provides intra-subrack Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) switching Provides switching channels for traffic data Provides OM channels Distributes clock signals to the service processing boards
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Switching Subsystem (Cont ) (Cont.)
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Network Topologies Between Subracks

MAC switching - star topology
One node functions as the center node and it is connected to t each of th other nodes. Th communication between h f the th d The i ti b t the other nodes must be switched by the center node
TDM switching - mesh topology

There is a connection between every two nodes. When any y y node is out of service, the communication between other nodes is not affected
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TNUa Board
The TNUa board performs the following functions:
Provides 128 k * 128 k TDM switching Allocates the TDM network resources Only supports GSM
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SCUa Board
The SCUa board performs the following functions:
Provides the maintenance management function Provides configuration and maintenance of a subrack or of the entire BSC6900 Monitors the power supply, fans, and environment of the cabinet Enables inter-subrack connections Supports GSM&UMTS
Service Processing Subsystem

The service processing subsystem performs the following functions
Radio resource management and control Radio access management Cell broadcast service control CS service processing PS service processing
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Service Processing Subsystem
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XPUa Board
The XPUa board performs the following functions:
There are four logical processing units inside a Th f l i l i i i id XPUa board. It only supports GSM. Main Processing U it (MPU) manage th user M i P i Unit (MPU): the panel resources, signaling panel resources, and the DSP status of the subrack Signaling Processing Unit (SPU): process the signaling Main control XPUa supports 270TRXs and Nonmain control XPUa supports 360TRXs at most
XPUb Board
The XPUb board performs the following functions:
There are eight logical processing units inside a XPUb board. So its processing capability improves 75%-100% more than XPUa. It only supports GSM. Main Processing Unit (MPU): manage the user panel resources, signaling panel resources, and the DSP status of the subrack f h b k Signaling Processing Unit (SPU): process the signaling i li Main control XPUb and Non-main control XPUb can b th support 640 TRX at most both t TRXs t t
SPUa/SPUb Board
The SPUa/SPUb board performs the following functions:
The SPU /SPUb Th SPUa/SPUb support both GSM b h and UMTS. There are four/eight l i l units Th f / i ht logical it inside a SPUa/SPUb board. The processing capability of SPUb improves 75%-100% more than SPUa .
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DPUc Board
The DPUc board performs the following functions:
Provides the speech format conversion and data forwarding functions Encodes and decodes voice services Supports 960 speech transcoding and 3740 frames h di d f conversion Provides the Tandem Free Operation (TFO) function Provides the voice enhancement function Detects voice faults automatically Only supports GSM
DPUd Board
The DPUd board performs the following functions:
Processes the PS services on up to 1,024 simultaneously active PDCH where signals are coded i MCS9 ti PDCHs h i l d d in Processes packet links Detects packet faults automatically Only supports GSM y pp
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DPUb Board
The DPUb board performs the following functions:
Provides the speech format conversion and data forwarding f f d functions Encodes and decodes voice services Provides the Tandem Free Operation (TFO) function Performs the functions of the GTP-U IUUP, PDCP RLC GTP-U, IUUP PDCP, RLC, MAC, and FP protocols Provides the voice enhancement function id h i h f i Supports GSM and UMTS
Clock Synchronization Subsystem

CN BITS MPS To BTS
I N T I N T GCUa Clock module S C U a
GPS
8kHz
19.44MHz, 32 768MHz 8kHz 19 44MHz 32.768MHz,8kHz EPS To BTS

I N T
8KHz
S C U a S C U a
EPS
I N T
To BTS
19.44MHz, 32.768MHz,8kHz
19.44MHz, 32.768MHz,8kHz Clock cable
High-speed backplane channel
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GCUa Board
The GCUa board performs the following functions:
Traces, generates, and maintains the synchronization T d i i h h i i clock The t db GCU b Th standby GCUa board traces th clock phase of the dt the l k h f th active GCUa board. This ensures the smooth output of the clock phase in the case of active/standby switchover Supports GSM&UMTS
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Interface Processing Subsystem

Interface board category
Board Type Transport Mode TDM Port Type Electrical port Optical port FE/GE E1 STM 1 STM-1 GE Board EIUa OIUa FG2a/FG2c PEUa POUc GOUa/GOU c Support Mode GSM Only GSM&UMTS GSM&UMTS GSM&UMTS GSM&UMTS GSM&UMTS
INT IP
Electric al port Optical port
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The EIUa board performs the following functions:

Transmits, receives, encodes, and decodes 32 E1 /T1 T it i d dd d E1s/T1s Processes signals according to the LAPD protocol, SS7 MTP2 protocol Provides the Tributary Protect Switch (TPS) function between the active and standby EIUa boards Provides the OM links when the TCS is configured on the g MSC side Supports the A Abis, Pb and Ater interfaces A, Abis Supports 384TRX for Abis interface or 960 CICs for A interface i t f
EIUa Board
OIUa Board
The OIUa board performs the following functions:
Provides one STM-1 port for TDM transmission with the rate of 155.52 Mbit/s Processes signals according to the LAPD protocol, SS7 MTP2 protocol Provides the Automatic Protection Switching (APS) function between the active and standby OIUa boards Provides the OM links when the TCS is configured on the MSC side Supports the A, Abis, Pb and Ater interfaces Supports 384TRX for Abis interface or 1920 CICs for A interface
FG2a Board
The FG2a board performs the following functions:
Provides 8 channels over FE ports or 2 channels over GE electrical ports Provides the routing-based backup and load sharing Supports the Abis, A, and Gb interfaces Supports 384TRX for Abis interface ,6144 CICs for A interface or 128Mbps Gb throughput
FG2c Board
The FG2c board performs the following functions:
Provides 12 channels over FE ports or 4 channels over GE electrical ports Provides th P id the routing-based b k and l d ti b d backup d load sharing Supports the Abis, A, and Gb i t f S t th Abi A d interfaces supports 2048TRX for Abis interface, 23040 CICs f A interface or 1024Mbps Gb for f throughput
10M/100M 10M/100M/1000M
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PEUa Board
The PEUa board performs the following functions: p g Provides 32 channels of E1s/T1s for HDLC transmission Provides the Tributary Protect Switch (TPS) function between the active and standby PEUa boards Transmits, receives encodes Transmits receives, encodes, and decodes 32 channels of E1s/T1s. The E1 transmission rate is 2.048 Mbit/s; the T1 transmission rate is 1.544 Mbit/s. Supports the Abis and Gb interfaces Supports 384TRX for Abis interface or 64Mbps Gb throughput
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POUc Board
The POUc board performs the following functions: Provides 4 channels over channelized optical STM-1/OC-3 ports based on IP protocol Supports the PPP function Extracts line clock signals Provides the Automatic Protection Switching (APS) function between the active and standby POUc boards Supports the A Abis Gb Ater interfaces A, Abis, Gb, POUc over TDM supports 512TRX for Abis interface,3906 CICs for A interface or 504Mbps Gb throughput p g p POUc over IP supports 2048 TRX for Abis interface or 23040 CICs for A interface
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GOUa Board
The GOUa board performs the following functions:
Provides 2 channels over GE optical ports for IP transmission t i i Provides the routing-based backup and load sharing Supports the Abis and A interfaces Supports 384 TRX for Abis interface and 6144 CICs pp
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GOUc Board
The GOUc board performs the following functions:
Provides four channels over GE optical ports Provides the routing-based backup and load sharing Extracts line clock signals Supports the Abis, A, and Gb interfaces Supports 2048 TRX for Abis interface, 23040 CICs for interface A interface or 1024 Mbps Gb throughput
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OM Subsystem
S C U a
Internal network t k
S C U a S C U a
EPS
External network To M2000
O M U a
HUB
O M U a
S C U a
MPS
Internet cable serial cable i l bl Alarm box LMT
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OMUa Board
OMUa board is the Back Administration Module (BAM) of the BSC6900, it performs the following functions :
Configuration management, performance management, fault management, security management, and loading management functions for the system Providing with the operation and maintenance interface for the LMT/M2000 users
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Main Cables
Trunk Cables
75 coaxial cable and Active/Standby 75-ohm coaxial cable 120 twisted pair cable and Active/Standby 120 twisted pair cable
Network cables Optical Fibers l b Y-Shaped Clock Cable p PDB Monitoring Signal Cable
Trunk Cables
75 ohm 75-ohm Coaxial Cable /120-ohm Twisted Pair Cable /120 ohm
(1) DB44 connector
(2) Main label (Identifying the code, version, version and manufacturer information of the cable) (4) Metal case of the DB44 connector
(3) Label (Identifying a coaxial cable/twisted pair cable)
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Trunk Cables (Cont ) (Cont.)

Active/Standby 75-ohm Coaxial Cable 75 ohm
(1) DB44 connector (3) Label (Identifying a coaxial cable) (5) Label 2 (identifying a coaxial cable)
(2) Metal case of the DB44 connector (4) Main label (identifying the code, version, and manufacturer information of the cable)
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Trunk Cables (Cont ) (Cont.)

Active/Standby 120-ohm Twisted Pair Cable 120 ohm
(1) DB44 connector (3) Label 1 (identifying a twisted pair cable) (5) Label 2 (identifying a twisted pa cab e) t sted pair cable)
(2) Metal case of the DB44 connector (4) Main label (identifying the code, version, and manufacturer information of the cable)
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Ethernet Cable
Straight Through Straight-Through Cable
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Optical Cables
Optical cables are used to connect the optical interface board to the Optical Distribution Frame (ODF) or other NEs. NEs
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Y-Shaped Clock Cable

This cable transmits the 8 kHz clock signals from the GCUa/GCGa board in the MPS to the SCUa board in the EPS.
(1) Label (identifying a pair of twisted pair cables)
(2) RJ45 connector
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PDB Monitoring Signal Cable

The power distribution box (PDB) monitoring signal cable is used to transmit monitoring signals from the PDB to the subracks subracks.
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Questions
How many subsystems does BSC6900 have? And what are they? How to set the dip switches for MPS?
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Contents
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BSC6900 Signal Flows

User Plane User-Plane Signal Flow
GSM CS Signal Flow GSM PS Signal Flow
Control-Plane Signal Flow g

Signaling Flow on the A Interface Signaling Flow on the Abis Interface Si li Fl th Abi I t f Signaling Flow on the Gb Interface
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GSM CS Signal Flow

Abis over TDM and A over TDM
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GSM CS Signal Flow

Abis over HDLC/IP and A over TDM
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GSM CS Signal Flow

Abis over HDLC/IP and A over IP
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GSM PS Signal Flow

Abis over TDM
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Signaling Flow on the A Interface

A over TDM
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Signaling Flow on the A Interface

A over IP
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Signaling Flow on the Abis Interface

Abis over TDM/IP/HDLC
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Signaling Flow on the Gb Interface

Gb over IP/FR
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Typical Configuration of BSC6900

When the R11 boards are configured in BM/TC Combined mode
Index Number of cabinets BHCA(K) TrafficErl TRX number Number of active PDCHsMCS 9 PDCHsMCS-9 Gb interface throughputMbps 128 Capacity 1 875 3250 512 2048 MPS MPR
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Index Number of cabinets BHCA(K) TrafficErl TRX number Number of active PDCHsMCS 9 PDCHsMCS-9 Gb interface throughputMbps 384 Capacity 1 2625 9750 1536 6144 EPS
MPS MPR
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Index Number of cabinets BHCA(K) TrafficErl TRX number Number of active PDCHsMCS 9 PDCHsMCS-9 Gb interface throughputMbps 640 Capacity 1 4375 16250 2560 10240 MPS MPR EPS EPS
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Index Number of cabinets BHCA(K) TrafficErl TRX number Number of active PDCHsMCS 9 PDCHsMCS-9 Gb interface throughputMbps 768 Capacity 2 5250 19500 3072 12288 MPS MPR EPS EPS
EPS EPR
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When the R11 boards are configured in BM/TC separate mode
Index Number of cabinets BHCA(K) TrafficErl TRX number Number of active PDCHsMCS 9 PDCHsMCS-9 Gb interface throughputMbps 256 Capacity 2 1750 6500 1024 4096 MPS MPR TCS TCR
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Index Number of cabinets BHCA(K) TrafficErl TRX number Number of active PDCHsMCS 9 PDCHsMCS-9 Gb interface throughputMbps 512 Capacity 2 3500 13000 2048 8192 EPS TCS
MPS MPR
TCS TCR
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Index Number of cabinets BHCA(K) TrafficErl TRX number Number of active PDCHsMCS 9 PDCHsMCS-9 Gb interface throughputMbps 768 Capacity 2 5250 19500 3072 12288 MPS MPR TCS TCR EPS TCS EPS
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Summary
After this course we have learned the position of course, BSC6900 in GSM network, and the specifications of cabinets, subracks, boards, cables, cabinets subracks boards cables functions of subsystems, signal flows of control-plane and user-plane of each interfaces. At last, we learned typical configuration of BSC6900
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Glossary
EPS: Extended Processing Subrack MPS: Main Processing Subrack TCS: TransCoder Subrack LMT: Local Maintenance Terminal
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Course Code OMC031100 Product BSC6900

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Developer/Modifier Shen Qingyong Shen Qingyong Li Xi/64495

Time 2009-07-29 2009-08-29 2011-12-29

Approver Mi Jia Mi Jia

New/Update New Update Debug

Copyright 2009 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

BSC6900 GSM Product Description

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Location of the BSC6900

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High Integration and Low Cost

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Features of the BSC6900 System

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BSC6900 Evolution Paths

SW upgrade with Legacy HW + New HW (necessary)

SW upgrade with Legacy HW + New HW (necessary)

SW upgrade with Legacy HW + New HW (optional)

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Dual Mode Design

BSC Software Upgrade

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Feature of BSC6900Co OAM BSC6900 Co

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Feature of BSC6900Co TRM BSC6900 Co

UDP UNI-BTS pTRAU pTRAU IP / PPP

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Feature of BSC6900Co RRM BSC6900 Co

Load control by inter-RAT HO

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800mm 600mm 600mm

N68E-22 Cabinet (Single-door/Doubledoor)

Components of the Cabinet

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Components of the Cabinet

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Power Distribution Box

subrack2 subrack1 subrack0

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Dip Switch on the Subrack

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Slots in the Subrack

( ) (1) Front slot

( ) (3) Rear slot

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Main Processing Subrack (MPS)

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Main Processing Subrack (MPS)

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Extended Processing Subrack (EPS)

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