What is a UBBP?

The universal baseband processing unit (UBBP) can serve as a baseband

processing board working in any mode.
A UBBP board can be configured in either a BBU3900 or a BBU3910.

For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

What are the functions and working principle of a UBBP board?

The UBBP performs the following functions:
Multiplexes baseband resources among different modes, thereby supporting
multimode concurrency.
Provides CPRI ports for communication with RF modules and processes uplink
and downlink baseband signals.
The working principle of the UBBP is shown in the following figure.
 For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

What are the types of UBBP boards?

From SRAN9.0 onwards, UBBP boards are classified into the following types:
UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5, UBBPd6, and UBBPd9.
All UBBP boards have the same appearance: On the upper left of a UBBP panel,
there is a silkscreen "UBBP". On the lower left of a UBBP panel, there is a label
indicating the type of a UBBP board.

For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

What modes are supported by UBBP boards?

Board Type Applicable Mode
UBBPd1 GSM single mode
UBBPd2 UMTS single mode
GU baseband concurrency
UBBPd3 GSM single mode
UBBPd5 UMTS single mode
LTE FDD single mode
GU baseband concurrency
GL baseband concurrency
UBBPd4 GSM single mode
UMTS single mode
LTE FDD single mode
LTE TDD single mode
GU baseband concurrency
GL baseband concurrency
UBBPd6 GSM single mode
UMTS single mode
LTE FDD single mode
LTE TDD single mode
GU baseband concurrency
GL baseband concurrency
UL baseband concurrency
GUL baseband concurrency
UBBPd9 LTE TDD single mode
For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

Each mode can use multiple UBBP boards. How to select UBBP boards for
each mode at a site?
The principles for configuring UBBP boards are as follows:
First, select UBBP boards according to the mode in which the UBBP boards work
in. For example, if the GSM mode is used, select any of the following UBBP
boards: UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5, and UBBPd6.
Second, select UBBP boards according to specifications required by each mode.
For example, if the GSM mode is used and more than 24 2R carriers are
required, only the UBBPd5 and UBBPd6 boards can be used.
Third, select UBBP boards according to the mode to which the current mode is to
be evolved. For example, if the base station now works in GSM mode and needs
 to work in GUL mode in the future, only the UBBPd6 board can be used because
the UBBPd5 board does not support GUL baseband concurrency.
For details, see section "BBU Board Configuration" in 3900 Series Base Station
Configuration Principle (Global).

Is a UBBP in a BBU3900 configured in the same slot as that in a BBU3910?

No matter whether it is in a BBU3900 or BBU3910, a UBBP can be configured in any
of slots 0 to 5, as shown in the following figure:

When configured in a BBU3900, UBBP boards in different slots provide different

capabilities.
In UMTS mode, only the UBBP board in slot 2 or 3 can provide CPRI ports.
In GSM mode, the UBBP board in any of slots 0 to 3 can provide CPRI ports.
In LTE mode, the UBBP board in any of slots 0 to 5 can provide CPRI ports.
When configured in a BBU3910, UBBP boards in different slots provide the same
capabilities, that is, the UBBP board in any slot can provide CPRI ports.
For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

What are the functions of the HEI port on a UBBP panel?

In a triple-mode base station, the HEI port on a UBBP/WBBPf in a BBU is connected to the HEI port
on a UBBP/WBBPf in the other BBU to transmit baseband data between two BBUs through
UBBP+UBBP, WBBPf+UBBP, or WBBPf+WBBPf.
Currently, only the UBBP boards working in UMTS mode support baseband
interconnection.
 For details, see BBU Interconnection Feature Parameter Description and section
"Inter-BBU Signal Cable Connections" of chapter "Cable Connections" in 3900
Series Base Station Cables.

What impact can be brought on services carried by a base station when a

UBBP board is replaced, or removed and inserted again?
Replacing, or removing and inserting again a UBBP board has the following impact
on services carried by a base station:
When the UBBP serving as the converging party in a base station using the CPRI
MUX feature is reset abnormally or removed and inserted again, data and voice
services of the converged party will be interrupted.
When the UBBP serving as the converged party in a base station using the CPRI
MUX feature is reset abnormally or removed and inserted again, data service
rate of the converging party will decrease. However, voice services of the
converging party will not be affected.

Can a UBBP be used as a spare part to replace a WBBP or LBBP?

No, a UBBP cannot be used as a spare part to replace a WBBP or LBBP.
If a WBBP or LBBP needs to be replaced by a UBBP, software configurations need
to be modified after hardware replacement is complete.
In terms of hardware, the operations of replacing a WBBP with a UBBP are the same
as those of replacing a WBBP with a new WBBP. For details, see section "Replacing
the WBBP" in the corresponding site maintenance guide. For details about the
configuration modification, see GBSS&RAN Reconfiguration Guide for
BSC6910 and eRAN Reconfiguration Guide.