BSC6900 Main Boards

Description
and
Functions
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By Paul IBRAHIM

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Abbreviation
Overview
BSC6900 Main Processing Subrack (MPR)
BSC6900 Extended Processing Subrack (EPR)
Main Processing Subrack (MPS)
Extended Processing Subrack (EPS)
RNC Logical Structure
Switching Subsystem
Functions of Switching Subsystem
Service Processing Subsystem
Components of Service Processing Subsystem
Functions of SPUb Board
Functions of DPUe Board
Clock Synchronization Subsystem
Functions of Interface Processing Subsystem
Transmission Architecture in Touch Network
OM Subsystem
Functions of OMUa Board
Position of BSC6900 in WCDMA System

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Abbreviation

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Abbreviation

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Overview
The interfaces between the BSC6900 and each NE in the UMTS
network are as follows:
Iub: the interface between the BSC6900 and the NodeB
Iur: the interface between the BSC6900 and the RNC
Iur-g: the interface between the BSC6900 and the BSC
Iu-CS: the interface between the BSC6900 and the mobile
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switching center (MSC) or media gateway (MGW)
Iu-PC: the interface between the BSC6900 and the serving
mobile location center (SMLC)
Iu-PS: the interface between the BSC6900 and the serving
GPRS support node (SGSN)
Iu-BC: the interface between the BSC6900 and the cell
broadcast center (CBC)

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BSC6900 Main Processing Rack

(MPR)
BSC6900 system MPR

including
Main Processing Subrack (MPS)
Extended Processing Subrack
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Power distribution box

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BSC6900 Extended Processing

Rack (EPR)
BSC6900 system EPR

including
Extended Processing Subrack
(EPS)
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EPR
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Main Processing Subrack (MPS)

BSC6900 main boards
Operation and maintenance unit (OMUa)
Signaling processing unit (SPUb)
Data processing unit (DPUe)
Switch and control unit (SCUa)
General Clock Unit (GCUa)
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Interface board (GOUc)

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Extended Processing Subrack

(EPS)
BSC6900 main boards

Interface Board (GOUc)

Signaling processing unit (SPUb)
Data processing unit (DPUe)
Switch and control unit (SCUa)

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RNC Logical Structure

Logically, the RNC consists of the following subsystems:
switching subsystem, service processing subsystem,
transport subsystem, clock synchronization subsystem,
Operation and Maintenance subsystem, power subsystem,
and environment monitoring subsystem
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Switching Subsystem
The switching subsystem performs switching of traffic
data, signaling, and OM signals.
The switching subsystem consists of MAC switching
logical modules.
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Functions of Switching
Subsystem
Switching Subsystem function:
Provides intra-subrack Medium Access Control (MAC)
switching
Provides inter-subrack MAC switching and TDM
switching
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Distributes clock signals and RFN signals to the service
processing boards

Switching Subsystem hardware:

The switching subsystem consists of the SCUa boards,
high-speed backplane channels in each subrack, and
crossover cables between SCUa boards.

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Position of the SCUa Board in

MPS

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Located at the 6th and 7th slot of the MPS subrack and
work in the active and standby mode.
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Service Processing Subsystem

The service processing subsystem mainly consists of
two logical modules: RNC control plane (CP) and RNC
user plane (UP).
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Components of Service
Processing Subsystem
The service processing subsystem consists of the
SPUb and DPUe boards. The SPUb boards
process signaling. The DPUe boards process
services.

Service processing subsystems can be increased

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as required, according to the linear superposition
principle. Thus, the service processing capability
of the BSC6900 is improved.
Service processing subsystems communicate
with each other through the switching
subsystem to form a resource pool and perform
tasks cooperatively.
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Functions of SPUb Board

The SPUb board is functionally divided into the
main control SPUb board and non-main control
SPUb board.
The main control SPUb board is used to manage the
user plane resources, control plane resources, and
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transmission resources in the system and process the
services on the control plane.
The non-main control SPUb board is used to process the
services on the control plane.

SPUb board has eight logical subsystems.

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Position of SPUb Boards in MPS

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Functions of DPUe Board

Multiplexes and demultiplexes; Processes
frame protocols.
Selects and distributes data.

Performs encryption, decryption, and

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paging.
Processes internal communication
protocols between the SPUb board and
the DPUe board
Holds 28 DSPs.
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Position of DPUe Boards in MPS

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Clock Synchronization
Subsystem
The clock synchronization subsystem provides the
following clock sources :
Building Integrated Timing Supply System (BITS) clock
Global Positioning System (GPS) clock
External 8 kHz clock
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LINE clock

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Position of GCUa Boards in MPS

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Functions of Interface
Processing Subsystem
Provides four channels over GE ports.
Provides the the routing-based backup
and load sharing.
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Provides the Automatic Protection

Switching (APS) function between the
active and standby boards.
Supports the Iu, Iur, and Iub interfaces.

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Position of GOUc Boards in MPS

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Transmission Architecture in
Touch Network
Iub Interface
Board

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Iu-ps Interface
Board

Iur and Iu-cs Interface

Board

Iub Switch

Microwave
NodeBs

Iu-ps Switch

SGSN

Iur and Iu-cs

Switch

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MW Other
RNCs

MGW

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Functions of OMUa Board

The OMUa board is the back administration
module of the BSC6900. It works as a bridge
for the communication between the Local
Maintenance Terminal (LMT) and the other
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boards
The OMUa board performs the following
functions:
Configuration management, performance management,
fault management, security management, and loading
management functions for the system .
Provides the LMT or M2000 users with the operation and
maintenance port of the BSC6900 system, to control the
communication between the LMT or M2000 and the SCUa

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Position of OMUa Boards in MPS

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Position of BSC6900 in WCDMA

System
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Iu

BSC6900

MSC Server
Iu-CS

Iub
NodeB

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Iur

NodeB

Iu-PS PS
Iub

NodeB

BSC6900

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Iu-BC

CBC

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THANK
YOU

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