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Dec 31 2006 Internal Use (Only)

ENE040613040001 HUAWEI BSC6000


Hardware Structure and
System Description
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ISSUE 1.0

GSM BSS Training Team

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Preface

 This course describes the hardware structure of


the HUAWEI BSC6000 system, board module
functions, system operating principles, system
signal flows, and O&M flows. In addition, this
course describes the principles of hardware
configuration and lists some typical
configurations.

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Reference

 HUAWEI BSC6000 Hardware Reference


 HUAWEI BSC6000 System Description
 HUAWEI BSC6000 Architecture and Principles

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Purpose

After learning this course, you should understand


the following contents:
 HUAWEI BSC6000 function and features
 HUAWEI BSC6000 hardware structure
 HUAWEI BSC6000 system principle
 HUAWEI BSC6000 typical configuration

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Contents

Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 Working Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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Location of the BSC6000 in the GSM Network
 The HUAWEI BSC6000 is a new generation GSM BSC product after the HUAWEI
BSC32.

MSC HLR

BTS
MS

A
Gs
BSC
BTS
MS
PCU SGSN GGSN
Pb
Gb

BTS .
MS

Abis PDN
Um

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Features of the BSC6000 System
 Large capacity, high integration
 Supporting 2048TRX at the full rate; supporting 1024TRX at the half rate
 Maximum of traffic: 12,000 Erl; BHCA : 2,340,000;
 Full-configuration subscriber: 600 000
 In case of using the E1 interface board, a maximum of the system is four racks
 In case of using the STM-1 interface board, a maximum of the system is three racks
 Low cost, low power consumption
 256TRX power consumption (including GTCS ) :
 1640W (A interface in E1 mode)
 1570W (A interface in STM-1 mode)
 2048TRX power consumption (including GTCS) :
 6920W (A interface in E1 mode)
 5620W (A interface in STM-1 mode)
 Flexible configuration
 Supporting multiple types of networking between BSCs and BTSs
 Service-oriented hardware configuration
 Multiple clock sources

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Features of the BSC6000 System
 Comprehensive functions; advanced management algorithm for radio resource
 The service functions is categorized into basic functions and optional functions. To protect
investment, the carriers choose proper functions that are applied to a specified network
function and capacity.
 HW_II Power Control Algorithm
 HW_II Handover Algorithm: supporting about 10 handover algorithms, such as hierarchical
handover, layer handover, and PBGT handover
 Multiple radio resource allocation technology and flexible radio channel switch mechanism
 Practical O& M functions
 Friendly GUI
 Flexible network parameter configuration
 Remote maintenance
 Abundant Online Help

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Features of the BSC6000 System
 Smooth capacity expansion and upgrade
 Supporting smooth, in-service capacity expansion
 Supporting in-service patching
 Strong performance, advanced design
 Supporting 2M signaling link
 Supporting local multiple signaling points
 Supporting TC resource pool
 Supporting full-index report performance statistics

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Summary

This chapter describes the following contents:


Summary • Design mentality of the HUAWEI BSC6000 system
• System specifications
• Functions and Features

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Contents

Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 Working Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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Contents

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

 Rack and Subrack

 Board

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Abbreviation

Abbreviation Full Name


GBCR GSM BSC Control Processing Rack
GBSR GSM BSC Service Processing Rack
GBAM GSM Back Administration Module
GEPS GSM Extended Processing Subrack
GMPS GSM Main Processing Subrack
GTCS GSM TransCoder Subrack
GIMS GSM Integrated Management System

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Structure of Rack
 Model: The BSC6000 uses HUAWEI N68-22 rack. The rack design
complies with the IEC60297 and IEEE standards.
 Structure
 Dimension: 600mm (width) x800mm (depth) x 2200mm (height)
 Weight: Empty rack ≤ 150kg; full configuration ≤350kg
 Type
The BSC6000 rack is categorized into two types:
 GBCR: GSM BSC Control Processing Rack
 GBSR: GSM BSC Service Processing Rack

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Rack—— GBCR
Power
distribution
 GBCR (GSM BSC Control Processing Rack ):
box
It must be configured with main processing
subrack and GBAM server. It processes the
Subrack
BSC6000 services and performs operations and
maintenance. Cabling
 In the GBCR, a GIMS and at most two subrack Air
defence
subracks can be configured .
subrack
 GIMS: GSM Integrated Management System
consists of the following components:
 One KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) Subrack
 One LAN Switch
 One GBAM (GSM Back Administration
Dummy
Module) server
panel
KVM
LAN
Switch

GBAM

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Rack ——GBSR
GBSR (GSM BSC Service Processing Rack ): It is only Power
configured with subracks. It performs service processing distribution
functions of the BSC6000. box
One service rack can be configured with three
subracks.
According to the requirement of service quantity,
each BSC6000 system contains a maximum of three
service racks. Air
defence
subrack

插框
subrack

Air defence
subrack

Dummy
panel

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Subrack
 Subrack: The subrack complies with the
IEC60297 standard. The width of it is 19 inches.
A backplane is in the middle of the subrack, and Fan box
boards are inserted from the front and the rear
of the subrack. Both the front subrack and the Board
rear subrack provide 14 slots. The slots are
numbered 00–27 from the front to the rear.
 The BSC6000 contains three subracks:
 GMPS main processing subrack
 GEPS extension processing subrack Cabling
 GTCS voice processing subrack Trough

Front of subrack Rear of subrack

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Subrack——GMPS
 GMPS: It performs the basic service processing and operation maintenance functions. In addition,
it provides system clock. The GMPS is configured in the GBCR. Compared with the GEPS
subrack, the GMPS also is configured with the GGCU board.
 It can process the services of a maximum of 512 TRXs in full configuration.

GXPUM Slot 0 ~ 2

GTNU Slot 4 ~ 5

GSCU Slot 6 ~ 7

GGCU Slot 12 ~ 13

GEIUB Slot 18 ~ 27

GEIUT Slot 16 ~ 17

GEIUP Slot 14 ~ 15

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Subrack——GEPS
 GEPS: It performs basic service processing function of the BSC6000. Each BSC6000 has 0–3
GEPS that can be configured in the GBCR or GBSR.
 It can process the services of a maximum of 512 TRXs in full configuration.

GXPUM slot 0 ~ 2

GTNU slot 4 ~ 5

GSCU slot 6 ~ 7

GEIUB slot 18 ~ 27

GEIUT slot 16 ~ 17

GEIUP slot 14 ~ 15

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Subrack——GTCS
 GTCS: A GTCS (GSM TransCoder Subrack ) performs transcoding, rate adaptation and sub-
multiplexing.
 When the BSC6000 uses E1 transmissions on the A interface, a GTCS provides a maximum of
3,840 speech channels.

GTNU slot 4 ~ 5

GSCU slot 6 ~ 7

GEIUB slot 9 ~ 13

GEIUT slot 14 ~ 17

GEIUA slot 18 ~ 27

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Subrack——GTCS
 When the BSC6000 uses STM-1 transmissions on the A interface, a GTCS provides a maximum of
7,680 speech channels.

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Contents

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

 Rack and Subrack

 Board

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Abbreviation
Abbreviation Full name
GGCU GSM General Clock Unit
GSCU GSM Switching and Control Unit
GTNU GSM TDM Switching Unit
GXPUC GSM Extended Processing Unit for Cell
broadcast service
GXPUM GSM Extended Processing Unit for Main service
GDPUC GSM Data Processing Unit for CS service
GEIUA GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for A
GEIUB GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for Abis
GEIUP GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for Pb
GEIUT GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for Ater
GOIUA GSM Optic Interface Unit for A
GOIUB GSM Optic Interface Unit for Abis
GOIUP GSM Optic Interface Unit for Pb
GOIUT GSM Optic Interface Unit for Ater

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Board——GGCU
 The GGCU is the general clock unit in the BSC6000. The active GGCU and
GGCU the standby GGCU are configured in slots 12 and 13 in the GMPS. The GGCU
board provides synchronous timing signals for the system
RUN
ALM
ACT
 The GGCU has the following functions:
 Generating and keeping synchronous clock signals
ATN-IN

0  Keeping the consistency of synchronization information output from the


1
active and standby GGCUs
2
CLKOUT

3 Matching
4
Port Function
Connector
5

6 CLKOUT0 ~ Synchronization signal output port, used to RJ45


7 9 output 8 kHz clock signals to the GSCU
8 COM0 ~ 1 Standby RJ45
9
TESTOUT Standby SMB male connector
COM0

COM1
TESTIN Standby SMB male connector
CLKLIN0 TESTOUT

CLKIN0 ~ 1 Synchronization clock signal input port, used to SMB male connector
TESTIN

input one route of external 2.048 MHz signal and


2.048 Mbit/s code stream signals
CLKLIN1

PARC

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Board——GSCU
 The GSCU is the switching control unit in the BSC6000. The active GSCU and
the standby GSCU are inserted in slots 6 and 7 of the GMPS/GEPS/GTCS.
The GSCU board provides maintenance management of the subrack and GE
switching platform for the subrack.
 The GSCU has the following functions:
 Performing maintenance management of the subrack
 Providing a GE platform for the subrack
 Providing clock information for the other boards in the same subrack
except the GGCU

Matching
Port Function
EHT0 ~ 8 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet ports, used to connect subracks RJ45
ETH9 Connecting to the DEBUG port, used as a service path RJ45
EHT10 ~ 11 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet ports, used to connect subracks RJ45
Connecting with the ETH9 port 10/100/1000BASE-T9, used RJ45
DEBUG
as a service path
Clock source port, used to receive the 8 kHz clock signals RJ45
CLKIN
from the panel of the GGCU
TESTOUT Clock test signal port, used to output clock test signals SMB connector

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Board ——GTNU
GTNU
 The GTNU is the TDM switching unit in the BSC6000. The active GTNU and the
standby GTNU are inserted in slots 4 and slot 5 of the GMPS/GEPS/GTCS. The
RUN
ALM
GTNU board performs the TDM switching function, which is the TDM switching
ACT
center of the system.
 The GTNU has the following functions:
TN M 5 TN M 4 TN M 3TN M 2 TN M 1 TN M 0

 Providing 128 K  128 K TDM switching


 Allocating TDM network resources, establishing, and releasing radio links

Matching
Port Function connector

DB14
TDM high-speed serial port, used to connect the GTNUs
TDM0 ~ 5
between subracks

PARC

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Board——GXPUM
GXPU  The GXPUM is the main service processing unit in the BSC6000. The active
GXPUM and the standby GXPUM are inserted in slots 0 and 1 of the GMPS or
RUN
ALM
ACT
GEPS. One GXPUM has four built-in CPUs that perform central service processing
function.
 The GXPUM has the following functions:

 Paging control  Voice call control


 System information management  Packet service control
 Channel assignment  Handover
LINK
 BTS common service management  Power control
1 0 /1 0 0 /1 0 0 0 B A S E -T

ACT

Matching
Port Function
connector

10/100/1000BASE-T0 ~ 3 GE/FE Ethernet port, reserved RJ45


PARC

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Board——GXPUC
GXPU
 The GXPUC is the cell broadcast processing unit in the BSC6000. The active
GXPUC and standby GXPUC are inserted in slots 10 and slot 11 in the
RUN
ALM
GMPS or GEPS. The GXPUC performs the message cell broadcast function
ACT
of the system.
 The GXPUC has the following functions:
 Providing a port for connecting the Cell Broadcast Center (CBC)
 Storing cell broadcast messages
 Scheduling cell broadcast messages based on the Cell Broadcast
Channel (CBCH)

LINK
1 0 /1 0 0 /1 0 0 0 B A S E -T

ACT

Matching
Port Function
connector
GE/FE Ethernet port, RJ45
10/100/1000BASE-T0 ~ 3
reserved
PARC

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Board ——GEIU / GOIU
 The GEIU / GOIU can be categorized into the following types :
GEIU GOIU
 The GEIUB/GOIUB is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the Abis interface.
 The GEIUP/GOIUP is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the Pb interface.
RUN RUN
ALM ALM  The GEIUT/GOIUT is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the Ater interface.
ACT ACT
 The GEIUA/GOIUA is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the A interface.
 The GEIU/GOIU has the following functions:
TX
RX  Processing the SS7 MTP2 protocols
E1/T1(24~31)  Processing the Link Access Procedure on the D channel (LAPD) protocols
 Providing maintenance links when GTCS subracks are configured at the MSC
LOS
side
E1/T1(16~23)  Performing inter-board Tributary Protect Switching (TPS)

Matching
Interface Function
E1/T1(8~15)
connector
E1/T1(0 ~ E1/T1 port, used to transmit and receive E1/T1 signals DB44
31) on routes 0–7
E1/T1(0~7)
2.048 MHz clock source output port, used to output the SMB male
TESTOUT2M1 2M0
TESTOUT2M1 2M0

2M0 ~ 1
extracted line clock as the system clock source connector

2.048 MHz clock output port, used to output the testing SMB male
TESTOUT
clock of the system connector
PARC PARC

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Board——GEIU
 The DIP switches of the GEIU board is set through the 75-ohm coaxial cable transmission mode. Reset
the DIP switches of the GEIU board if onsite engineers adopt other transmission modes.

DIP Bit Description 75Ω 120Ω


switc
h
S1 1 Used to select the impedance on E1/T1 links 0–7 ON OFF
2 Used to select the impedance on E1/T1 links 8–15 ON OFF
3 Used to select the impedance on E1/T1 links 16– ON OFF
23
4 Used to select the impedance on E1/T1 links 24– ON OFF
31
5~8 Unused ON OFF
S3 1~8 Used to set the protection grounding of the ON OFF
transmitting end of E1/T1 links 0–7
S4 1~8 Used to set the protection grounding of the ON OFF
transmitting end of E1/T1 links 8–15
S5 1~8 Used to set the protection grounding of the ON OFF
transmitting end of E1/T1 links 16–23
S6 1~8 Used to set the protection grounding of the ON OFF
transmitting end of E1/T1 links 24–31
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Board——GDPUC
DPUa

The GDPUC is the circuit service processing unit in the BSC6000. The
RUN GDPUC board can be inserted in slot 0 to slot 3, slot 8 to slot 13 of the GTCS
ALM
ACT
subrack. The board performs the voice and data service processing
functions. It works in resource pool mode.

 The GDPUC has the following functions:


 Encoding and decoding speech services
 Performing data service rate adaptation
 Performing Tandem Free Operation (TFO)
 Performing voice enhancement function
 Automatically detecting voice faults

PARC

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GBAM
 The GBAM is a server installed with OMU software, which is used to perform operation and maintenance
for the BSC6000.
 It has the following functions:
 Controlling the communications between the LMT and boards, supporting data configuration for
boards through the LMT; collecting and filtering performance and alarm data
 Responding to the commands from the LMT, processing the commands, and then forwarding the
commands to the boards in the BSC6000
 Filtering the results from boards and then returning the results to the LMT

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Board——GBAM Module Port

CD-ROM
Power button
Port for the RJ45 NICadaptive
10M/100M 接口
mouse and
Ethernet port
Display port keyboard

RJ45 Serial port Grounding


RJ45
RJ45NIC 接口
NIC port DC input power socket
screw

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KVM
 The KVM is a device integrating a keyboard, a
display, and a mouse. It is the operating
platform of the GBAM.

Port for keyboard


Port for mouse cable Port for display cable cable

Power switch

DC input power socket

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Fan Box
 The PFPU board and the PFCU board are configured in the fan box.
 The PFPU is inserted in the rear part of the fan box. It provides power supply for nine fans, keeps
the voltage stable through a stabilizing tube, and ensures normal operations of the fans.
 The PFCU is inserted in the front part of the fan box. It has the following functions:
 Monitoring the running status of the fans in the fan box
 Communicating with the GSCU and reporting the working status of the fan box
 Detecting the temperature of the fan box, collecting temperature data with a temperature sensor

 Showing the current status of fan box


and providing alarms through LED

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Power Distribution Box
 The power distribution box has the following configurations:
 Checking two channels of - 48 V input voltage
 Detecting one route of external temperature sensor; detecting one route of external humidity
sensor; detecting two lightning protection components; detecting the status of six distributed-
power output switches
 Emitting audio and visual alarms
 Communicating with the GSCU and reporting the status of the power distribution box and
exchanging O&M information with the GSCU

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Summary

Summary This chapter describes the following contents:


• Structure of the BSC6000
• rack
• Subrack
• Structures and functions of boards

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Contents

Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 System Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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Contents

Chapter 3 System Principle


 Module Function
 System Signal Flow
 Software Loading
 Alarm Channel

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System Logical Structure
 The BSC6000 system consists of the following logical functional subsystems:
 TDM Switching Subsystem
 GE Switching Subsystem
 Service Processing Subsystem
 Service Control Subsystem
 Interface and Signaling
Processing Subsystem
 Clock Subsystem

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TDM Switching Subsystem
 The Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) switching subsystem provides circuit switched domain (CS)
switching for the system.
 The TDM switching subsystem has the following functions:
 Providing TDM bearers for the A, Abis, Ater, and Pb interfaces
 Performing TDM switching and providing circuit switched domain (CS) switching for the system
 Providing TDM bearers for the system service processing

Logical Unit Physical entity

TDM access bearer GEIUB/GOIUB, GEIUP/GOIUP, GEIUT/GOIUT,


unit GEIUA/GOIUA

TDM switching unit GTNU


TDM processing
GDPUC
bearer unit

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TDM Access Bearer Unit
 The TDM access bearer unit provides TDM bearers for the services on the A, Abis, Ater, and Pb
interface. The hardware of it consists of GEIUB, GEIUP, GEIUT, and GEIUA. Each board has the same
hardware structure that contains backplane and subboard. Through loading software, the functions of A,
Abis, Ater, and Pb interface can be enabled.

Ports on the backplane


21 x 8 Mbit/s HW 2
TDM switching
E1/T1 or
STM-1 module
subboard
21 x 8 Mbit/s HW 2
32 kbit/s x 32 kbit/s

LVDS port LVDS port

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Trunk Cable
 The trunk cable is categorized into the following types:
 75Ω coaxial cable
 75Ω Y-shaped coaxial cable
 120Ω twisted pair cable
 120ΩY-shaped twisted pair cable

Port: DB44 connector

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Trunk Cable
 Connecting the 75Ω Y-shaped coaxial cable

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TDM Switching Unit
 The GTNU board operates in active and standby modes.
 When other boards perform active-standby switchover, the GTNU board detects the speech
channels on the LVDS links.
 When the GTNUs perform active-standby switchover, other boards detect the speech channels on
the LVDS links.
 Intra-Subrack TDM Switching: Other boards in the subrack connect the active/standby boards through
the Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) high-speed serial ports

GTNU (active) GTNU (standby)

Board 1 Board 2 Board 24


………
Connection between a board and the active GTNU
through a backplane TDM path
Connection between a board and the standby GTNU
through a backplane TDM path

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TDM Switching Unit
 Inter-Subrack TDM Switching: The TDM switching units interconnect with each other through GTNU
crossover cables.
GTNU

GTNU0 GTNU1

Port on the backplane


Port on the panel
Interconnecti
on LVDS TDM switching moduleLVDS
LVDS serial GTNU0 GTNU1 128K x 128K
(bearing on 6 24
the HW
cable )

GTNU0 GTNU1

The GTNU to each slot: 4K;


24x4k=96k
Six ports provided by the GTNU: 6x4k=24k
8k redundancy: 128k-96k-24k=8k

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Inter-Subrack Interconnections of GTNU
Crossover Cables
 The right figure shows the interconnections GMPS 0# GEPS 3#
of GTNU crossover cables when four GTNU GTNU GTNU GTNU
service subracks are configured.

GEPS 1# GEPS 2#
GTNU GTNU GTNU GTNU

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GTNU Crossover Ethernet Cable

1 2 3
Pin14 Pin1
A B
W1 W3

Pin1 X1 X3 Pin14

A W2 W4 B

X2 X4

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TDM Processing Bearer Unit
 The TDM processing bearer unit performs TDM bearers for the GDPUC services.
 The TDM switching module on the GDPUC provides 16 K  16 K timeslot switching. It can switch
timeslots between the backplane and the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) module.

Ports on the backplane


22 x 16 Mbit/s HW 2
TDM switching
DSP module
22 x 16 Mbit/s HW 2
16 kbit/s x 16 kbit/s

LVDS port LVDS port

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GE Switching Subsystem
 The Gigabit Ethernet (GE) switching subsystem performs GE switching of signaling and O&M interface.
 The hardware of the subsystem consists of the following entities:
 Backplane
 GSCU board
 GE interface units of the boards in the subsystem
The GSCU performs operation and maintenance of its subrack and provides GE switching for the other
boards in the same subrack.

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GE Switching Unit
 Intra-subrack active/standby GSCU boards: HiG interconnection; 30G bandwidth
 Intra-subrack GE switching: The GSCU board provides 48G GE switching capability. The slot 14, slot 15,
slot 26, and slot 27 are distributed 1G respectively. The slot 6 and slot 7 are not distributed. Other slots
are distributed 2G respectively.

GSCU GSCU
Active Standby

Board 1 Board 2 ……… Board 26

Connection between a board and the active GSCU through a


backplane GE path HiG interconnection
Connection between a board and the standby GSCU
through a backplane GE path

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GE Switching Unit
 Inter-subrack GE switching: start interconnection through crossover networks
HiG interconnection 30G
bandwidth

GSCU1
GSCU0 GSCU1 12 48

Port on the backplane


Extension GSCU0

Port on the panel


subrack
12 48
GE switching
Four inter-
GSCU0 GSCU1 main GE module GE
subrack 1G
network subrack Inter-subrack
cables 60G

GSCU0 GSCU1 Extension


subrack
GSCUs to slots: 48G
The GSCU provides 12 ports for inter-subrack
HiG interconnection interconnection: 12 x 1G
30G bandwidth Total: 48G+12x1G=60G

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GE Switching
GSCU (main
Interconnection
GSCU
Scheme
subrack) (extension
 To ease the cabling
subrack)
GE 0
1 GE 0  To realize inter-subrack interconnection
GE TRUNK1 # GE 1
GE 1 through the GE0/GE1 ports
 To realize interconnection between the GSCU
GE 2 GE 0
GE TRUNK2 2
and GBAM through the GE10/GE11 ports
GE 3 # GE 1
 To develop interconnections between six
GE 4 GE 0 subracks
3
GE TRUNK3
GE 5
# GE 1

LMT
GE 6
GE TRUNK4
GE 7
M2000/NM center
LanSwitch
GE 8

GE 9

GE TRUNK5 GE 10 GBAM

GE TRUNK6 GE 11

CPU FE FE

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Structure of Inter-Subrack Interconnection
A interface

GTCS GTCS

GTCS GTCS
TC
Ater interface
Abis interface
Pb interface

GEPS GEPS

GMPS GEPS
BM
 The subracks in the BSC6000V100R001 compose an interconnection switching network
through cascades.

GSCU star interconnection

GTNU full interconnection

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Service Processing Subsystem
 The hardware entity of the service processing subsystem is the GDPUC board. It performs the following
functions:
 Transcoding
 Rate adaptation

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Service Control Subsystem
 The service control subsystem has the following functions:
Paging control, system information management, channel assignment, voice call control, PS service
control, handover, and power control
 The hardware entities:
 The GXPUM board
 The GXPUC board
 The GBAM server
 The GSCU board in the GTCS subrack
 The GXPUM board performs the main service processing of the BSC6000, which includes four CPU
processing units.
The four CPU processing units have the following functions:
 CPU0: paging control, system information management, channel assignment, and BTS common
service management
 CPU1 ~ 3: voice call control, PS service control, handover, and power control
 The GXPUC board performs the cell broadcast function; the GBAM server performs BTS O&M
management; the GSCU board in the GTCS subrack performs the TC resource pool management

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Interface and Signaling Processing Subsystem
 The interface and signaling subsystem provides interfaces of BSC, BTS, and NSS, which performs
signaling processing function of data link layer.
 Providing A/Abis/Pb/Ater interfaces
 Supporting cell broadcast message service processing
 Supporting the MTP2 protocol of SS7
 Supporting the LAPD protocol

A
Abis Ater
GMPS/ GTCS MSC
BTS GEPS
BSC

Pb Cb

PCU CBC

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A Interface Processing Unit
 Signaling stream:
Transparently transmitted in the;
sent from the E1/STM-1 GTCS
interface module for the Ater A interface Ater interface
TDMswitching
interface to that in the MSC E1/STM-1 E1/STM-1
subsystem
GMPS/GEPS; processed by the Interface module Interface module
MTP2 processing module; Sent
to the service control subsystem Service
as an internal signaling stream Processing
 Service stream: Sent to the subsystem
BSC6000 through the E1/STM-1
interface module for the A
interface; Directly switched to GMPS/GEPS Ater interface
the service processing
E1/STM-1
subsystem through the TDM Interface module
switching subsystem

Service MTP2
processing Processing
subsystem module

Signaling Service
stream stream Internal signaling stream

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Abis Interface Processing Unit

 Signaling stream: Switched on the E1/STM-1 interface module for the Abis interface; processed by the
LAPD processing module; sent to the service control subsystem as an internal signaling stream
 Service stream: Switched as follows through the E1/STM-1 interface module for the Abis interface:
• To the Ater interface (speech service)
• To the Pb interface (data service)

Abis interface processing unit

Abis interface
BTS Ater/Pb interface
E1/STM-1
interface module

LAPD Service
processing module control subsystem

Signaling Service Internal signaling


stream stream stream

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Ater Interface Processing Unit
 Signaling stream: Sent to the E1/STM-1
interface module for the Ater interface in GTCS
MTP2
each subrack; processed by the MTP2 Service control processing
processing module; sent to the service subsystem module
control subsystem as an internal signaling
stream A ter interface
Service
E1/STM-1 interface
 Service stream: Directly switched to the processing module
service processing subsystem by the TDM subsystem
switching subsystem HDLC
processing module
 Maintenance message stream:
Transmitted between the GMPS/GEPS and
a GTCS over IP
Note: GMPS/GEPS
The HDLC module can shield the MTP2
Service control processing
transmission mode on the Ater interface . subsystem module

A ter interface
Abis interface E1/STM-1 interface
module
HDLC
processing
module

Signaling stream Service stream


Internal signaling Maintenance message
stream stream

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Pb Interface Processing Unit
 Signaling stream from the Pb interface: Switched on the E1/STM-1 interface module for the Pb
interface; processed by the LAPD module; sent to the service control subsystem as an internal
signaling stream
 Service stream from the Pb interface : Switched to the Abis interface by the E1/STM-1 interface module
for the Pb interface

Pb interface processing unit

Pb interface
PCU Abis interface
E1/STM-1 processing module

LAPD processing module Service control subsystem

Signaling stream Internal signaling stream


Service stream

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Cb Interface Processing Unit
 The Cb interface processing unit contains a Cb interface module. It is configured on the GXPUC board in
the GMPS or GEPS.
 The signaling stream from the Cb interface is processed by the Cb interface module and then sent to the
service control subsystem as an internal signaling stream. If there is no service stream, The GXPUC
generates service steams.

Cb interface processing unit

Cb interface
CBC Service control subsystem
processing module

Signaling stream Internal signaling stream

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Clock Subsystem
 The hardware entity of the clock subsystem is the GSM General ClocK Unit (GGCU).
 The clock sources of the BSC6000 are as follows:
 Building Integrated Timing Supply System (BITS)
There are two types of BITS clock: 2 MHz clock and 2 Mbit/s clock. The 2 Mbit/s clock source has
higher anti-interference capabilities than the 2 MHz clock source.
 Line clock
The line clock extracted from the A interface is processed and generates 2 MHz clock and 8
kHz clock. The 2 MHz clock signals output from the A interface panel and then are sent to the
GGCU board in the GMPS subrack.
Note:
The R01 does not support this clock.
 Local free-run clock

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Clock Subsystem
 GGCU Reference Clock Input
 To input the active-standby clock of the GGCU, you can use the signals provided by the BITS and
the 2.048MHz clock signal extracted from the upper-level clock by the interface panel in the service
subrack.
 The GGCU backplane uses the interface panel of the same subrack to extract the 8 KHz clock
signals from the upper-level clocks.
 Reference Clock for the GMPS or GEPS
 The reference clocks are provided by the GGCU. The reference clocks generate 8kHz clock signals
through the GGCU.
 GMPS: The clock signals are sent to the GSCU in the GMPS subrack through the backplane. Then,
the clock signals are sent to other boards in the same subrack.
 GEPS: The clock signals are sent to the GSCU board in the GEPS subrack through the clock cable.
Then, the signals are sent to other boards through the backplane.
 Reference Clock for the GTCS
 Each GTCS extracts line clock from the A interface. The link clock is processed through A interface
panel and then generates 8 KHz clock signals.
 The clock signals are sent to the GSCU in the subrack through the backplane. Then the clock
signals are sent to other boards in the same subrack.

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System Clock Scheme
Time synchronization Active/standby GGCU Transmission synchronization
primary reference In the subrack 0 reference source

Backplane Distribution cable


transmission transmission

GSCU GSCU GSCU

Backplane Backplane Backplane


transmission
transmission transmission
Service board

Service board

Service board

Service board

Service board

Service board
GMPS GEPS GEPS

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Clock synchronization Interconnection
 The connection of the GGCU of the main subrack and the GSCU of the extension subrack is shown as
following figure:
 The active GGCU and the standby GGCU output 10-way signal channel respectively. A signal
channel of an active GGCU and that of a standby GGCU are integrated through the Y-shaped cable.
 There are six service subracks: one is the GMPS; another five are the GEPSs where the 10 GSCUs
are inserted.
 Any of component including GGCU, Y-shaped cable, and GSCU is faulty, the system clock still can
work normally.
 The Y-shaped cable can ensure the switchover of the GGCU, which does not affect the GSCU to
receive clock.
GEPS
GMPS GSCU GSCU
GGCU GGCU Y-shaped
cable

GEPS
GSCU GSCU

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Clock Cable

1
2 1
8

W2 1
8 X2
1
W1
X1 8

W3 1
X3

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Configuration for the Clock in the GGCU
 Configuration for the clock in the GGCU:
 If there is no BITS, extract the synchronization reference clock from the interface board of main
subrack, so that the synchronization reference clock can be sent to the GGCU through the
backplane. Other distribution cables are not required. In this case, the GGCU chooses the clock
reference of backplane.
 If BITS is available, the GGCU should be equipped with distribution cables. If other
synchronization reference clocks are required, the GGCU chooses line clock and BITS clock as
the clock reference. It uses the BITS first.

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Clock Subsystem Control
 To realize O&M for the GGCU, transmit the operation and maintenance information of O&M
terminal to the GBAM server, and then send it to the GSCU board of the GMPS.

GSCU GBAM LMT

GGCU

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Contents

Chapter 3 System Principle


 Module Function
 System Signal Stream
 Software Loading
 Alarm Path

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Signal Flow of Basic Voice Service
 Voice service:
 The voice signal is sent to the GEIUB of service subrack through the Abis interface (16/8Kbit/s
sub-timeslot).
 The GEIUB demultiplexes the voice signal into 64 kbit/s timeslots and sends them to the GEIUT
through the GTNU in the same subrack. The GEIUT multiplexes the 64 kbit/s timeslots into 16
kbit/s timeslots and sends them to the GTCS through the Ater interface.
 The GEIUT in the GTCS demultiplexes the received 16 kbit/s timeslots into 64 kbit/s timeslots and
sends them to the GDPUC through the GTNU in the GTCS. The GDPUC performs voice
transcoding and rate adaptation on the timeslots and then sends them back to the GTNU. The
GTNU switches the timeslots to the GEIUA, which sends the timeslots to the MSC through the A
interface.

G G G G G
G MSC
E E E G E
T T
BTS I
N
I I D I
U U U N P U
U
B T T U U A
Abis GMPS/GEPS GTCS C A interface
interface
Front board E1/T1 cable
TDM switching
Rear board
on the backplane

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Switch of Voice Signal
 The basic voice signal flow should be switched nine times. If every call connection performs nine-switch,
it costs long time and affects connection speed.
 The nine-switch is categorized into three types:
 Switch on the GDPUC
The switch is set up when the board is initialized, which need not to be modified.
 Switch on the GEIUx
The switch is set up according to data configuration after the board is initialized. That is to say, the
switch should be set up after the board receives data configuration. The switch can be modified if
the data configured is changed.
 Switch on the GTNU 上
The switch is set up in every call connection course.

G G G G G
G G
E E E D E
T T
I I I PD I
N N
U U U US U
U U
B T T CP A

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Pick-Up of Voice Signal
 During accessing MS, when a MSC receives an assignment request, the BSC distributes a TCH channel
to the carrier that bears the MS and detects the CIC of this call distributed by the MSC.
 Set up a path of the TC subrack. Distribute an idle DSP in the TC subrack where the CIC is. In
addition, distribute an idle Ater interface timeslot (16K). Then build the switch between the CIC and
the DSP and the switch between the DSP and the Ater.
 The connections of E1 cables between the BM subrack and the TC subrack through the Ater
interface are determined by the data configuration. When Ater interface timeslot is distributed in the
TC subrack, the Ater interface timeslot in the corresponding BM subrack is confirmed. Then, set up
the switch between the Ater and the Abis, which may cross the BM subrack.

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PS Service Signal Flow
 PS service:
 The PS data signal is sent to the GEIUB board in the GMPS/GEPS through the Abis interface. The
call uses one to four 16 kbit/s timeslots on the Abis interface according to CS1–4 or MCS1–9.
 The GEIUB demultiplexes the timeslots into 64 kbit/s timeslots and sends them to the GTNU,
which switches the 64 kbit/s timeslots to the GEIUP.
 The GEIUP multiplexes the timeslots into 16 kbit/s timeslots and sends them to the PCU through
the Pb interface. Then, the timeslots are sent to SGSN through the Gb interface.

G G
G
E E
T
I I
BTS N PCU SGSN
U U
U
B P
Abis GMPS/GEPS Pb Gb
interface interface
interface
Front board E1/T1 cable
Rear board Backplane TDM
switching

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Service Signal Flow
Ater interface
Abis interface GTNU A interface
16K GEIUB 64K GTNU 64K GEIUT 16K GEIUT 64K 64K GEIUA 64K
16K 64K

64K
16K

64K
16K GEIUP
Pb interface 64K GDPUC
64K BM subrack
TC subrack

A interface
64K 16K 64K GTNU 64K 64K
GEIUB GTNU GEIUT GEIUT GEIUA
Abis interface

64K

64K
GDPUC
(TC)
BM subrack
TC subrack

Voice service, non-crossover subrack switch


PS service, non-crossover subrack switch
Voice service, crossover subrack switch PS service, crossover subrack switch

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SS7 on the A Interface

The signals are processed through the MTP2, and


then sent to the GXPUM in the mode of internal
signaling flow

G G G G G
G
X E E E
S T MSC
P I I I
U
C
U U N U
U U
M T T A

GMPS/GEPS Ater GTCS A


interface interface

E1/T1 cable
Front board
TDM switching on
Rear board the backplane
GE switching on the
backplane

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Signaling Signal Flow on the Abis Interface

The signals are processed through the LAPD,


and then sent to the GXPUM in the mode of
internal signaling flow
G G
G
X E
S
P I BTS
C
U U
U
M B

GMPS/GEPS Abis
interface

E1/T1 cable

Front board TDM switching


on the backplane
Rear board
GE switching on
the backplane
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Signaling Signal Flow on the Ater Interface

The signals are processed through the MTP2,


and then sent to the GXPUM in the mode of
the internal signaling flow

G G G G
G
X E E
S S
P I I
U
C
U U C
U U
M T T

GMPS/GEPS Ater GTCS


interface
The signals are processed through the
MTP2, and then sent to the GSCU in the
mode of internal signaling flow
E1/T1 cable
TDM switching
Front board
on the backplane
Rear board
GE switching on
the backplane

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Signaling Signal Flow on the Pb Interface

The signals are processed through the LAPD,


and then sent to the GXPUM in the mode of
internal signaling flow
G G
G
X E
S
P I PCU
C
U U
U
M P

GMPS/GEPS Pb interface

E1/T1 cable
Front board TDM switching
on the backplane
Rear board
GE switching
on the
backplane
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Signaling Signal Flow on the Cb Interface

The signals are processed through


the Cb interface module, and then
sent to service control subsystem in
the mode of internal signaling flow

G G
G
X X
S
P P CBC
C
U U
U
M C

GMPS/GEPS Cb interface

Network cable
TDM switching
Front board
on the backplane
Rear board
GE switching
on the
backplane
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Signal Flow of Cross-Subrack Call
 Cross-subrack call: The switch of voice signal between two BM subracks is called cross-subrack
call.
 Description of user plane cross-subrack call: For a call, the subrack that bears the Abis
interface is determined by the carrier that accesses users; the subrack that bears the A interface
and the subrack that bears corresponding Ater interface are distributed by the MSC. Thus, the
switch cannot be performed in a same subrack.
G G G G
E X E E
I P I I
U U U U
B M T T

G G G
E D E
I P I
U U U
A C T

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Signal Flow of Cross-Subrack Call
 Description of control plane cross-subrack call: When access subrack bears a heavy load, other
subracks can share signaling.
 The user plane cross-subrack and control plane cross-subrack are independent.

G G G G G
E X E X E
I P I P I
U U U U U
B M T M T

G G G
E D E
I P I
U U U
A C T

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System Signal Flow
 Voice service
BTS - GEIUB - GTNU - GEIUT - GEIUT - GTNU - GDPUC - GTNU - GEIUA - MSC
 PS service:
BTS - GEIUB - GTNU - GEIUP - PCU
 SS7 on the A Interface
MSC - GEIUA - GTNU - GEIUT - GEIUT - GSCU - GXPUM
 Signal signaling flow on the Abis interface
BTS - GEIUB - GSCU - GXPUM
 Signal signaling flow on the Pb interface
PCU - GEIUP - GSCU - GDPUC - GSCU - GXPUM
 SS7 on the Ater interface
GSCU - GEIUT - GEIUT - GSCU - GXPUM

Board in the BM

Board in the TC

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O&M Flow
HDLC link

Service board
Service G G
G G
L G board E E
B S S
M I I
A C
U U C
T M U U
T T

GMPS Ater GTCS


interface

Service board
G
S
C
U E1/T1 cable
Network cable
GEPS GE
switching on
the
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O&M Flow

 O&M path of the GMPS


LMT - GBAM - GSCU - boards of the GMPS
 O&M path of the GEPS
LMT - GBAM - GSCU - inter-subrack interconnection cable - GSCU - boards of the GEPS
 O&M path of the GTCS
LMT - GBAM - GSCU - GXPUM - GSCU - GEIUT - HDLC - GEIUT - GSCU - boards
of the GTCS
 O&M path of the BTS
LMT - GBAM - GSCU - GXPUM - GSCU - GEIUB - BTS

Board in the
BM
Board in
the TC

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Contents

Chapter 3 System Principle


 Module Function
 System Signal Flow
 Software Loading
 Alarm Path

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Software Loading
 The loading process is the process that a board obtains program files and data files after the
service subrack or the board starts or restarts.
 The loading process has two phases:
 BOOTP phase: A board obtains its IP address, software loading control mode, and program
software by sending a Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) request.
 LOAD phase: A board obtains its data files and other files.

 The BSC6000 software loading control system has two layers:


 The GBAM is the level 1 center of the entire BSC software loading management. The loading
and power-on of the GBAM are independent of other boards. The GBAM processes the loading
control requests of the GSCU in the GMPS.
 The GSCU in the GMPS is the level 2 center of the loading control system. The GSCU
processes the loading control requests of the service boards in the GMPS, GEPS, and GTCS.
The GSCU in the remote service subrack is the level 2 sub-center of the loading control
system. It enables the loading of the remote GTCSs not to completely depend on HDLC
links.

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Software Loading Path
GTCS

GMPS E E G
S
I I S
M
G G U U C
U
B S T T U
A C
M U S
M G
U S
S
GTCS M
C
U
G U
S
S
M
C
U
U GE on the GMPS
backplane
GEPS
GEPS Inter-subrack
GE Remote subrack
HDLC with DMU’
Remote subrack

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Software Loading Path (GTCS at native)
GTCS

GMPS G
S
S
G M
G C
S U
B U
C
A
U S
M
M G
U S
S
GTCS M
C
U
G U
S
S
M
C
U
U GE on the GMPS
backplane
GEPS
GEPS Inter-subrack
GE Remote subrack
HDLC with DMU’
Remote subrack

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Software Loading for the GSCU in the GMPS
 The process of the software loading for the GSCU is as follows:
1. After the GSCU starts up, it broadcasts the BOOTP request.
 If the GBAM is online, it processes and responds to the request.
 If the GBAM is not started or is offline, the GSCU starts up and loads data from its own
flash memory, acts as a level-2 loading control center, and then processes the BOOTP
requests of the other boards.
2. After receiving the response from the GBAM, the GSCU determines whether to obtain the
latest application files from the GBAM based on the loading control characters and the
software version in the flash memory.
3. If the GSCU needs to obtain the program files from the GBAM, it obtains the program
software from the software area in the GBAM and writes it into the flash. It then loads the
software from the flash.
4. After the program files are loaded, the GSCU starts to load the data files. The loading
process of the data files is the same as that of the program files.

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Software Loading for the Other Boards in the
GMPS
 After the software of the GSCU is loaded, the loading of the software for the other boards in the
subrack starts.
1. After a board is started, it broadcasts the BOOTP request. The request contains the physical
address of this board and the software version information stored in the flash.
2. After the GSCU receives the BOOTP request, it transparently transmits this request to the
GSCU in the GMPS if the subrack is not the GMPS.
3. The GSCU in the GMPS calculates the IP address of the board based on the physical
address of the board, and then obtains the loading control character from the configuration
data of the board.
 If the loading control character is Load from Flash, which notifying the board to obtain
the program files from the flash and load them.
 If the loading control character is Auto, then the GSCU in the GMPS judges whether the
software version in the flash of this board is consistent with that in the software area of
the GBAM. If the software versions are consistent, the GSCU notifies the board to
obtain the program files from the flash and load them. If the software versions are
inconsistent, the GSCU notifies the board to download the program files from the
GBAM.

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Software Loading for the Other Boards in the GMPS
4. When the program files runs, the board sends a LOAD request to the GSCU in the GMPS to
query the files except the program files.
5. The GSCU in the GMPS returns a file list to the board. Based on the file list, the board
responds to the GSCU with the file version information in the flash.
6. The GSCU compares the version information and responds to the board with the information
(carrying the GBAM address) about the files to be updated.
7. The board downloads the files from the software area in the GBAM and loads them.

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Software Loading for the Boards in a GTCS

 The GSCU in the main GTCS is a level 2 loading control sub-center. It enables the loading of the
remote GTCSs not to completely depend on HDLC links.
 When the HDLC link is broken, the GSCU in the main GTCS processes the loading requests
from the boards in the subrack.
 When the HDLC link is normal, the GSCU in the GMPS processes all the loading requests
from the remote GTCSs and the GSCU in the GTCS stops working as a loading control sub-
center.
 The software loading for a remote GTCS consists of:
 Software loading for the GSCU (see the next page)
 Software loading for the other boards
The process for loading software for the remote service boards is similar to that of loading
software for the local service boards. The differences are as follows:
 The files downloaded from the GBAM are saved in the remote loading control center, and
then downloaded to the other boards.
 The remote service boards download files through the HDLC link. The bandwidth of the
HDLC link can be dynamically adjusted to meet the requirement for the file transmission
rate.

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Software Loading for the GSCU in the GTCS
 After the local GEIUT board starts up, it sets up a HDLC link to the remote GEIUT.
The process for loading software to the GSCU in a GTCS is as follows:
1. The remote GEIUT sends a BOOTP request to the GSCU in the same subrack. The GSCU
cannot process the request before its startup.
2. The remote GEIUT sends a BOOTP request on the HDLC link.
3. The local GEIUT receives the BOOTP request on the HDLC link and broadcasts the request
on the GE ports over the local subrack.
4. The GSCU in the GMPS receives the BOOTP request, responds with a message, processes
the request, and then loads software to the remote GEIUT on the HDLC link.
5. After power-on, the remote GSCU sends a BOOTP request.
6. The BOOTP request is sent to the GSCU in the GMPS through the HDLC link. This GSCU
loads software to the remote GSCU.
7. If the HDLC link is broken, the GSCU in the main GTCS at the remote end starts up from its
flash memory and acts as a remote loading control sub-center.
8. When the HDLC link recovers, the remote loading control sub-center stops processing the
BOOTP requests from the other boards at the remote end.

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Contents

Chapter 3 System Principle


 Module Function
 System Signal Flow
 Software Loading
 Alarm Path

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Connection of Alarm Box
 Connection scheme: The alarm box accesses LMT client through serial ports
 When an alarm is reported, the LMT uses the convert program to drive the alarm box to
generate visual and audio indications.
 The user performs alarm box management, such as terminating alarm sounds and disabling
alarm indicators.

Alarm management Convert


module

Alarm box
GBAM LMT client

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Report of Alarm from Local Subrack
 The report process of alarm from local subrack:
 The service board generates alarm.
 The alarm is shielded and filtered on the service board, and then is reported to the GBAM
through GE switching.
 The GBAM reports the alarm to LMT/EMS and records alarm log.
 The alarm box is driven through the Convert module of LMT, and then outputs the alarm.

GMPS
Service board

LMT
GBAM Alarm box
GSCU Convert

GEPS
Service board

GSCU

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Report of Alarm from Remote Subrack
 The report process of alarm from remote subrack is shown as follows:
 The service board of remote subrack generates alarm.
 The alarm is shielded and filtered on the service board.
 The alarm is transferred to the local GEIUT through the GE switching, and then sent to the
GEIUT of main subrack through the SS7 of the Ater interface.
 The local GEIUT reports the alarm to the GBAM through GE switching.
 The GBAM reports the alarm to LMT/EMS and records alarm log.
 The alarm box is driven through the Convert module of LMT, and then outputs the alarm.

GTCS GMPS
Service board

LMT
GBAM Alarm box
GEIUT GEIUT GSCU Convert

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Report of Alarm from BTS
 Report process of alarm from BTS
 The BTS generates alarm that is shielded and filtered in the BTS.
 The alarm is sent to the local EIUB through the OML. After processed through the LAPD
protocol on the EIUB, the alarm is sent to the GBAM through GE switching.
 The GBAM reports the alarm to LMT/EMS and records alarm log.
 The alarm box is driven through the Convert module of LMT, and then outputs the alarm.

GMPS
LMT
BTS GBAM Alarm box
GEIUB GSCU Convert

GEPS

BTS GEIUB GSCU

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Summary

 This chapter describes operating process of the BSC6000, including


module function, software loading, system signal flow, and alarm
path.
Summary

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Contents

Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 System Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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Configuration Principles
 The GEIU/GOIU provide E1 port or STM-1 port. To ensure the orderliness of rack, insert the GEIU
/GOIU boards at the rear of slots.
 The Abis interface supports four mulitiplexing modes, including 4: 1, 3: 1, 2: 1, and 1: 1.
 Each GEIUB board at most supports 256 Lapd links
 The proportion between the number of the Ater interface boards and that of A interface boards is 1: 4,
so that the multiplexing capability of the Ater interface can be supported.
 Each GDPUC board can processes 968-way voice. The GDPUC board uses N+1 redundancy
configuration. All the TC resources are shared through the resource pool.

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Configuration Principles
 Except the GTNU and the GSCU, other boards can be inserted at random.
 But, in the configuration operation provided by the LMT, each board should be inserted in the
specified slots:
 Two GSCUs should be inserted in the slot 6 and slot 7 of the GMPS/GEPS/GTCS. They
work in active/standby mode.
 Two GTNUs should be inserted in the slot 4 and slot 5 of the GMPS/GEPS/GTCS. They
work in active/standby mode.
 Two GGCUs should be inserted in the slot 12 and slot 13 of the GMPS. They work in
active/standby mode.
 The GXPUMs can be inserted in slot 0 and slo1 of the GMPS/GEPS according to
requirements.
 The GXPUCs can be inserted in slot 8 and slot 9 of the GMPS/GEPS according to
requirements.
 The GDPUCs can be inserted in slot 0 to slot 3 and slot 8 to slot 13 of the GTCS according
to requirements.

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Configuration Principles
 Two GEIU boards must be configured into active board and standby board.
 The GEIUBs/GOIUBs can be inserted in slot 18 to slot 27 of the GMPS/GEPS according to
requirements.
 The GEIUPs/GOIUPs can be inserted in slot 14 and slot 15 of the GMPS/GEPS according to
requirements.
 The GEIUTs/GOIUTs can be inserted in slot 16 and slot 17 of the GMPS/GEPS and slot 14 to
slot 17 of the GTCS according to requirements.
 The GEIUAs/GOIUAs can be inserted in slot 18 to slot 27 of the GTCS according to
requirements.

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Typical Configuration
 Capacity of this configuration:
The BSC supports 256TRX full
rate/128TRX half rate;
 The EIUB is configured according
to the number of BTS and the
number of carrier.
 Based on the service capacity,
the GDPUC is configured through
N+1 redundancy.
 The EUIP is configured optionally
according to actual services.
 The GXPUC is configured
optionally according to the actual
services.

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Typical Configuration
 Capacity of this configuration:
The BSC supports 512TRX full
rate/256TRX half rate ;
 The EIUB is configured according
to the number of BTS and the
number of carrier.
 Based on the service capacity,
the GDPUC is configured through
the N+1 redundancy.
 The EUIP is configured optionally
according to actual services.
 The GXPUC is configured
optionally according to actual
services.

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Typical Configuration
 The capacity of this
configuration: The BSC
supports 1024TRX full
rate/512TRX half rate.
 The EIUB is configured according
to the number of BTS and the
number of carrier.
 Based on service capacity, the
GDPUC is configured through
N+1 redundancy
 The EIUP is configured optionally
according to actual services.
 The GXPUC is configured
optionally according to actual
services.

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Typical Configuration
 Capacity of full configuration: When a BSC6000 is fully configured, it supports 2048TRX full
rate/1024TRX half rate.

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Summary

 This chapter describes the configuration principles of the BSC6000


Summary
and lists some typical configurations in the actual deployment.

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