BBU3910

Description

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Date 2019-03-30

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Contents

1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Functions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Exterior ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Boards ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3.1 UMPT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
1.3.2 GTMU ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.3 UBBP ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.4 UBRIb ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.3.5 UTRP ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.3.6 USCU....................................................................................................................................................................... 14
1.3.7 UPEU ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
1.3.8 UEIU........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
1.3.9 FAN ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
1.3.10 UCCU .................................................................................................................................................................... 19
1.4 Board Configuration ................................................................................................................................................... 21
1.4.1 Board Configuration for a Single-RAT BBU3910 ................................................................................................... 21
1.4.2 Board Configuration for a BBU3910 Working in Separate-MPT Scenarios ........................................................... 22
1.4.3 Board Configuration for a BBU3910 Working in Co-MPT Scenarios .................................................................... 25

2 Technical Specifications ............................................................................................................ 27

2.1 Baseband Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 27
2.1.1 GSM Baseband Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 27
2.1.2 UMTS Baseband Specifications .............................................................................................................................. 27
2.1.3 LTE Baseband Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 28
2.1.3.1 LTE FDD Baseband Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 28
2.1.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Baseband Specifications .................................................................................................................. 32
2.1.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Baseband Specifications ........................................................................................................ 36
2.1.3.4 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Baseband Specifications ........................................................................................................ 39
2.1.4 NR Baseband Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 40
2.1.5 Co-BBP Baseband Specifications ............................................................................................................................ 45
2.2 Capacity Specifications............................................................................................................................................... 56
2.2.1 GSM Capacity Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 56
2.2.2 UMTS Capacity Specifications................................................................................................................................ 56

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2.2.3 LTE Capacity Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 57

2.2.3.1 LTE FDD Capacity Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 57
2.2.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Capacity Specifications ................................................................................................................... 58
2.2.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Capacity Specifications ......................................................................................................... 58
2.2.3.4 LTE FDD+TDD Capacity Specifications ............................................................................................................. 59
2.2.4 NR Capacity Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 60
2.2.5 Multi-RAT Capacity Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 61
2.3 Signaling Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 64
2.3.1 LTE Signaling Specifications................................................................................................................................... 64
2.3.1.1 LTE FDD Signaling Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 64
2.3.1.2 LTE NB-IoT Signaling Specifications .................................................................................................................. 65
2.3.1.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Signaling Specifications ........................................................................................................ 65
2.3.1.4 LTE FDD+TDD Signaling Specifications ............................................................................................................ 66
2.3.1.5 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Signaling Specifications ........................................................................................................ 66
2.3.2 NR Signaling Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 66
2.3.3 Multi-RAT Signaling Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 67
2.4 CPRI Specifications .................................................................................................................................................... 69
2.5 Transmission Port Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 72
2.6 Equipment Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 74
2.7 Traffic Model .............................................................................................................................................................. 75
2.7.1 LTE FDD Traffic Model .......................................................................................................................................... 75
2.7.2 LTE NB-IoT Traffic Model ...................................................................................................................................... 78
2.7.3 NR Traffic Model..................................................................................................................................................... 80

3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 83

4 Appendix ...................................................................................................................................... 85

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1 Introduction

1.1 Functions
The BBU3910 is a baseband control unit. Compared with the BBU3900, its backplane has a
higher switching capability and its baseband boards installed in slots 0 to 5 can process
baseband signals. The BBU3910 performs the following functions:
 Manages the entire base station system in terms of operation and maintenance (OM) and
system clock.
 Processes signaling messages.
 Provides physical ports for information exchange between the base station and the
transport network.
 Provides an OM channel between the base station and the LMT, SMT, or U2000.
 Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals.
 Provides common public radio interface (CPRI) ports for communication with radio
frequency (RF) modules.
 Provides ports for receiving and transmitting signals from environment monitoring
devices.
A base station can be configured with a maximum of two interconnected BBU3910s, or one
BBU3900 interconnected with one BBU3910 to provide higher processing capabilities.

1.2 Exterior
The BBU3910, 19 inches wide and 2 U high, is a case structure. It can be installed in an
indoor or outdoor protective cabinet.
Figure 1-1 shows the exterior of the BBU3910.

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Figure 1-1 BBU3910 exterior

1.3 Boards
The BBU3910 can be configured with the following boards and units:
 Main control and transmission board: universal main processing and transmission unit b
(UMPTb), UMPTe, UMPTg, GSM transmission and timing and management unit b
(GTMUb), and GTMUc
 Baseband processing board: universal baseband processing unit d (UBBPd), UBBPe, and
UBBPg
 Universal baseband radio interface unit b (UBRIb)
 Universal transmission processing unit: UTRPa and UTRPc
 Universal satellite card and clock unit b (USCUb)
 Universal power and environment interface unit d (UPEUd)
 Universal environment interface unit (UEIU)
 Fan unit: FANd and FANe

1.3.1 UMPT
The UMPT is a universal main processing and transmission unit, which can be applied to
different radio access technologies (RATs). The UMPT falls into the following types:
 UMPTb1:
− Pre-configured with the multi-RAT software
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, and LTE FDD as of SRAN8.0
− Supporting only UMTS in RAN14.0
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, and LTE TDD when used together with the
USCU as of SRAN9.0
− Adding the support for LTE NB-IoT as of SRAN12.1
 UMPTb2:
− Pre-configured with the multi-RAT software
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, and LTE FDD as of SRAN8.0
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, and LTE TDD as of SRAN9.0

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− Adding the support for LTE NB-IoT as of SRAN12.1

 UMPTb3:
− Pre-configured with the multi-RAT software
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, and LTE TDD as of SRAN10.1
− Adding the support for LTE NB-IoT as of SRAN12.1
 UMPTb9:
− Pre-configured with the multi-RAT software
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, and LTE TDD as of SRAN10.1
− Adding the support for LTE NB-IoT as of SRAN12.1
 UMPTe:
− Pre-configured with the multi-RAT software
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, and LTE TDD as of SRAN11.1
− Adding the support for LTE NB-IoT as of SRAN12.1
− Adding the support for NR as of SRAN15.1
 UMPTg:
− Pre-configured with the multi-RAT software
− Supporting GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LTE TDD, and NR as of
SRAN15.1

Panel
Figure 1-2 shows the UMPTb1 panel.

Figure 1-2 UMPTb1 panel

Figure 1-3 shows the UMPTb2 panel.

Figure 1-3 UMPTb2 panel

Figure 1-4 shows the UMPTb3 or UMPTb9 panel.

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Figure 1-4 UMPTb3 or UMPTb9 panel

Figure 1-5 shows the UMPTe panel.

Figure 1-5 UMPTe panel

Figure 1-6 shows the UMPTg panel.

Figure 1-6 UMPTg panel

Functions
The UMPT performs the following functions:
 Controls and manages the entire base station in terms of configuration, equipment,
performance monitoring, radio resources, and active/standby switchovers.
 Processes signaling messages.
 Provides a reference clock, transmission ports, and an OM channel to the OMC (LMT or
U2020).
 Interconnects two BBUs and exchanges control information, transmission information,
and clock information.

Ports
Table 1-1 describes the ports on the UMTPb1 or UMPTb2.

Table 1-1 Ports on the UMTPb1 or UMPTb2

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

FE/GE0 RJ45 1 FE/GE electrical
port
FE/GE1 SFP 1 FE/GE optical port

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CI SFP female 1 Used for BBU
interconnection
USB USB 1 A USB flash drive
can be inserted into
the port for software
upgrade and base
station
commissioning.
CLK USB 1 Used for
multiplexing the
time of day (TOD)
clock and test clock
E1/T1 DB26 female 1 E1/T1 port
supporting input and
output of four
E1s/T1s
GPS SMA 1  The GPS port on
the UMPTb1 is
reserved.
 The GPS port on
the UMPTb2 is
used for
transmitting RF
signals from the
antenna to the
satellite card.
RST - 1 Reset button

Table 1-2 describes the ports on the UMPTb3 or UMPTb9.

Table 1-2 Ports on the UMPTb3 or UMPTb9

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FE/GE0 RJ45 1 FE/GE electrical port
FE/GE1 SFP 1 FE/GE optical port
CI SFP female 1 Connects to the UCIU
USB USB 1 A USB flash drive can be
inserted into the port for
software upgrade and base
station commissioning.
CLK USB 1 Used for multiplexing the
TOD clock and test clock

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GPS SMA 1  The GPS port on the
UMPTb3 is reserved.
 The GPS port on the
UMPTb9 is used for
transmitting RF signals
from the antenna to the
satellite card.
RST - 1 Reset button

Table 1-3 describes the ports on the UMPTe.

Table 1-3 Ports on the UMPTe

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

FE/GE0 and RJ45 2 FE/GE electrical
FE/GE2 port
XGE1 and XGE3 SFP 2 XGE optical port
CI SFP female 1 Connects to the
UCIU
USB USB 1 A USB flash drive
can be inserted into
the port for software
upgrade and base
station
commissioning.
CLK USB 1 Used for
multiplexing the
TOD clock and test
clock
GPS SMA 1 Used for
transmitting RF
signals from the
antenna to the
satellite card.
RST - 1 Reset button

Table 1-4 describes the ports on the UMPTg.

Table 1-4 Ports on the UMPTg

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

FE/GE0 and RJ45 2 FE/GE electrical

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FE/GE2 port
YGE1 and YGE3 SFP 2 YGE optical port
CI SFP female 1 Connects to the
UCIU
USB USB 1 A USB flash drive
can be inserted into
the port for software
upgrade and base
station
commissioning.
CLK USB 1 Used for
multiplexing the
TOD clock and test
clock
GPS SMA 1 Used for
transmitting RF
signals from the
antenna to the
satellite card.
RST - 1 Reset button

1.3.2 GTMU
The GTMU is the main control and transmission board for the GSM network. The BBU3910
supports only the GTMUb and GTMUc.

Panel
Figure 1-7 shows the GTMUb panel.

Figure 1-7 GTMUb panel

Figure 1-8 shows the GTMUc panel.

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Figure 1-8 GTMUc panel

Functions
The GTMU performs the following functions:
 Controls and manages the entire base station in terms of configuration, equipment,
performance, security, and radio resources.
 Processes signaling messages.
 Provides a reference clock, a port for external alarm signal input, CPRI ports,
transmission ports, and an OM channel to the OMC (LMT, SMT, or U2020).

Ports
Table 1-5 lists the ports on the GTMUb.

Table 1-5 Ports on the GTMUb

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP female 6 Data transmission

ports that
interconnect with
RF modules. These
ports support input
and output of
electrical and optical
signals.
EXT SFP female 1 Reserved port
ETH RJ45 1 Local maintenance
and commissioning
port
FE0 RJ45 1 FE electrical port
FE1 DLC 1 FE optical port
USB USB 1 Software loading
port
TST USB 1 Clock test port
E1/T1 DB26 female 1 E1/T1 port
supporting input and
output of four

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E1s/T1s
RST N/A 1 Reset button

Table 1-6 lists the ports on the GTMUc.

Table 1-6 Ports on the GTMUc

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP female 6 Data transmission

ports that
interconnect with
RF modules. These
ports support input
and output of
electrical and optical
signals.
ETH RJ45 1 Local maintenance
and commissioning
port
FE0 RJ45 1 FE electrical port
FE1 DLC 1 FE optical port
USB USB 1 Software loading
port
TST USB 1 Clock test port
E1/T1 DB26 female 1 E1/T1 port
supporting input and
output of four
E1s/T1s
RST N/A 1 Reset button

1.3.3 UBBP
The UBBP, a universal baseband processing unit, falls into the following types:
 UBBPd, including UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5, and UBBPd6
 UBBPe, including UBBPe1, UBBPe2, UBBPe3, UBBPe4, UBBPe5, UBBPex2, and
UBBPe6
 UBBPg, including UBBPg2 and UBBPg2a

 The UBBPd is available as of SRAN9.0.

 The UBBPe1, UBBPe2, UBBPe3, UBBPe4, UBBPe5, and UBBPe6 are available as of SRAN11.1.
 The UBBPex2 is available as of SRAN13.1.

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 For details on the UBBPei, see RMU3900A Description.

 For details of the UBBPem and UBBPf1, see DBS5900 LTE TDD Product Description.
 The UBBPg is available as of SRAN15.1.

The following table lists RATs supported by the UBBPd and UBBPe boards.

Table 1-7 RATs supported by the UBBPd and UBBPe boards

Board Supported RAT

UBBPd1 GSM, UMTS, GU
UBBPd2 GSM, UMTS, GU
UBBPd3 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, LM
UBBPd4 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, LM
UBBPd5 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, LM
UBBPd6 GSM, UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, GU, GL, UL, UM, LM, GUL,
ULM
UBBPe1 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LM
UBBPe2 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, LM
UBBPe3 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, ULM
UBBPe4 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, ULM, TM
UBBPe5 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, ULM
UBBPe6 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, ULM, TM
UBBPex2 LTE FDD
UBBPg2 UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, UL, UM, LM, ULM
UBBPg2a UMTS, LTE FDD, LTE NB-IoT, NR, UL, UM, LM, ULM

 The UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, and UBBPd4 boards support only UMTS as of RAN15.0
SPC350.
 LTE NB-IoT, LM, and UM are available as of SRAN12.1.
 The UBBPe4/UBBPe6 board supports TM as of SRAN13.1.
 ULM co-BBP is supported as of SRAN13.1.
 For information about the LTE TDD single mode, see DBS3900 LTE TDD Product Description.

Panel
The UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5, and UBBPd6 have the same panel, as
shown in Figure 1-9.

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Figure 1-9 UBBPd panel

shows the UBBPe1, UBBPe2, UBBPe3, UBBPe5, UBBPe6, or UBBPe4 panel.

Figure 1-10 UBBPe panel

Figure 1-11 shows the UBBPex2 panel.

Figure 1-11 UBBPex2 panel

Figure 1-12 shows the UBBPg panel.

Figure 1-12 UBBPg panel

Functions
The UBBP performs the following functions:
 Provides CPRI ports for communication with RF modules.
 Supports deployment of multiple RATs on one UBBP.

Ports
Table 1-8 describes the ports on the UBBPd, UBBPg, or UBBPe.

Table 1-8 Ports on the UBBPd, UBBPe, or UBBPg

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

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CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP female 6 Data transmission ports that
interconnect with RF modules.
These ports support input and output
of electrical and optical signals.
HEI QSFP 1 Port that interconnects baseband
processing boards for data
communication

1.3.4 UBRIb
The UBRIb, a universal baseband radio interface board, is available as of SRAN8.0.

Panel
Figure 1-13 shows the UBRIb panel.

Figure 1-13 UBRIb panel

Functions
The UBRIb performs the following functions:
 Provides extended CPRI electrical or optical ports.
 Provides CPRI convergence and forwarding.
 Connects to CPRI fiber optic cables of any RAT combination in a co-MPT GU, GL, or
GUL scenario when the UBRIb is used together with the UBBP. For example, in a
co-MPT GL base station, the UBRIb can connect to GO, LO, or GL RF modules using
CPRI fiber optic cables.

Ports
Table 1-9 lists the ports on the UBRIb.

Table 1-9 Ports on the UBRIb

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP 6 Data transmission
ports that
interconnect with
RF modules. These
ports support input
and output of
electrical and optical

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signals.
The CPRI ports
support the data rate
of 9.8 Gbit/s.

1.3.5 UTRP
The UTRP, a universal transmission processing unit, falls into the following twp types:
UTRPc and UTRPa.

Panel
Figure 1-14 shows the UTRPc panel.

Figure 1-14 UTRPc panel

Figure 1-15 shows the UTRPa panel.

Figure 1-15 UTRPa panel

Functions
 The UTRPc is available as of GBSS14.0, RAN14.0, eRAN3.0, and SRAN7.0. The
UTRPc performs the following functions:
− Provides transmission for the GSM, UMTS, and LTE networks and enables theses
networks to share the same IPsec tunnel.
− Provides two 100 Mbit/s or 1000 Mbit/s Ethernet optical ports and performs
Ethernet MAC layer functions, which include sending and receiving Ethernet link
data and parsing MAC addresses.
− Provides four 10 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s, or 1000 Mbit/s Ethernet electrical ports and
performs the functions of the MAC layer and physical layer.
− Supports co-transmission of GSM, UMTS, and LTE.
 The UTRPa is an extended transmission board for the UMTS network and is available as
of RAN15.1. The UTRPa provides eight E1/T1 links, where ATM cell flows are

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inversely multiplexed and de-multiplexed, performs HDLC deframing and framing, and
allocates and controls 256 HDLC timeslots.

Ports
Table 1-10 lists the ports on the UTRPc.

Table 1-10 Ports on the UTRPc

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

FE/GE0 to FE/GE1 SFP female 2 FE/GE optical ports

FE/GE2 to FE/GE5 RJ45 4 FE/GE electrical
ports

Table 1-11 lists the ports on the UTRPa.

Table 1-11 Ports on the UTRPa

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

E1/T1 (0 to 3) DB26 female 1 E1/T1 ports
providing four
E1s/T1s numbered
from 0 to 3
E1/T1 (4 to 7) DB26 female 1 E1/T1 ports
providing four
E1s/T1s numbered
from 4 to 7

1.3.6 USCU
The USCU, a universal satellite card and clock unit, falls into the following two types:
USCUb11 and USCUb14.

Panel
The USCUb11 and USCUb14 have the same panel, as shown in Figure 1-16.

Figure 1-16 USCUb11 or USCUb14 panel

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Functions
The USCU performs the following functions:
 The USCUb11 provides ports to communicate with the RGPS (for example the reused
equipment of the customer) and BITS equipment. It does not support GPS signals.
 The USCUb14 does not support RGPS signals. It contains a UBLOX satellite card.

Ports
The ports on the USCUb11 and USCUb14 are the same. Table 1-12 lists the ports on the
USCUb11 or USCUb14.

Table 1-12 Ports on the USCUb11 or USCUb14

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

GPS SMA 1 The GPS ports on
the USCUb14
receive GPS signals.
The GPS port on the
USCUb11 is
reserved and cannot
receive GPS signals.
RGPS PCB welded wiring 1  The RGPS port
terminal on the USCUb11
receives RGPS
signals.
 The RGPS port
on the USCUb4
is reserved and
cannot receive
RGPS signals.
TOD0 RJ45 1 Receives or
transmits
1PPS+TOD signals.
TOD1 RJ45 1 Receives or
transmits
1PPS+TOD signals,
and receives TOD
signals from the
M1000.
M-1PPS SMA 1 Receives 1PPS
signals from the
M1000.
BITS SMA 1 Receives BITS
clock signals, and
supports adaptive
input of 2.048 MHz
and 10 MHz clock

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sources.

GSM and UMTS do not support 1PPS+TOD clock signals.

1.3.7 UPEU
The UPEU is a universal power and environment interface unit for the BBU. The BBU3910
supports only the UPEUd.

Panel
Figure 1-17 shows the UPEUd panel.

Figure 1-17 UPEUd panel

Functions
 Converts –48 V DC input power into +12 V DC and provides an output power of 650 W.
 Provides two ports with each transmitting one route of RS485 signals and two ports with
each transmitting four routes of Boolean signals. The Boolean signals can only be dry
contact or open collector (OC) signals.

Ports
Table 1-13 lists the ports on the UPEUd.

Table 1-13 Ports on the UPEU

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

–48 V 3V3 1 Port for –48 V DC
power input
EXT-ALM0 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean
inputs 0 to 3
EXT-ALM1 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean
inputs 4 to 7
MON0 RJ45 1 Port for RS485 input

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0
MON1 RJ45 1 Port for RS485 input
1

1.3.8 UEIU
The UEIU, a universal environment interface unit, transmits information reported by the
environment monitoring device and alarm information to the main control board.

Panel
Figure 1-18 shows the UEIU panel.

Figure 1-18 UEIU panel

Functions
The UEIU performs the following functions:
 Provides two ports, each transmitting one route of RS485 signals.
 Provides two ports, each transmitting four routes of Boolean signals, which can only be
dry contact or OC signals.
 Transmits information reported by the environment monitoring device and alarm
information to the main control board.

Ports
Table 1-14 describes the ports on the UEIU.

Table 1-14 Ports on the UEIU

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

EXT-ALM0 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean

inputs 0 to 3
EXT-ALM1 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean
inputs 4 to 7

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MON0 RJ45 1 Port for RS485 input
0
MON1 RJ45 1 Port for RS485 input
1

1.3.9 FAN
The FAN is a fan unit for the BBU3910 and falls into two types: FANd and FANe.

Panel
Figure 1-19 shows the FANd panel.

Figure 1-19 FANd panel

Figure 1-20 shows the FANd panel.

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Figure 1-20 FANe panel

Functions
The FANd and FANe perform the following functions:
 Controls the rotation speed of the fans and monitors the temperature of the fan module.
 Reports the status of the fans and the fan module to the BBU and dissipates heat from the
BBU.

1.3.10 UCCU
The UCCU, a universal inter-connection combo unit, allows a long-distance connection
between the BBU and USU, allowing a remote distance connection in BBU interconnection
scenarios.

Panel
Figure 1-21 shows the UCCU panel.

Figure 1-21 UCCU panel

Functions
The UCCU exchanges baseband data between BBUs, allowing a long-distance connection
between the BBU and USU in BBU interconnection scenarios.

Ports
Table 1-15 lists the ports on the UCCU.

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Table 1-15 Ports on the UCCU

Silkscreen Connector Quantity Description

M0 to M3 QSFP 4 Function as primary
interconnection
ports and connect to
secondary
interconnection
ports.
Each optical port has
two CPRI TX/RX
channels with a
maximum rate of
10.1376 Gbit/s and
two SRIO TX/RX
channels with a
maximum rate of
6.25 Gbit/s.
M4/S1 QSFP 1 Functions as a
primary
interconnection port
and connects to a
secondary
interconnection port.
Has two CPRI
TX/RX channels
with a maximum
rate of 10.1376
Gbit/s and two SRIO
TX/RX channels
with a maximum
rate of 6.25 Gbit/s.
M5/S0 QSFP 1 Functions as a
secondary
interconnection port
and connects to a
primary
interconnection port.
Has four 10GE
TX/RX channels.

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1.4 Board Configuration

1.4.1 Board Configuration for a Single-RAT BBU3910
Figure 1-22 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in GSM (eGBTS)

Figure 1-23 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in GSM (GBTS)

Figure 1-24 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in UMTS

Figure 1-25 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in LTE

Figure 1-26 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in NR

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1.4.2 Board Configuration for a BBU3910 Working in

Separate-MPT Scenarios
Typical Configurations of a Single BBU
The following figures show the typical board configurations for a single BBU.

GU: indicates the BBU shared by GSM and UMTS. Other RAT combinations are the same.

Figure 1-27 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in GU (with an eGBTS)

Figure 1-28 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in GU (with a GBTS)

Figure 1-29 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in GL (with an eGBTS)

Figure 1-30 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in GL (with a GBTS)

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Figure 1-31 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in UL

Typical Configurations of Two Interconnected BBUs

The following figures show the typical board configuration principles for two interconnected
BBUs.

 Two BBU3910s can be interconnected only through UMPT+UMPT.

 A BBU3900 and a BBU3910 can be interconnected through UCIU+UMPT or UMPT+UMPT.
 When a BBU3900 and a BBU3910 are interconnected, the root BBU must be the BBU3900.
 BBU interconnection through UMPT+UMPT is available as of SRAN9.0. The UMPTs in the two
BBUs are connected using a control and clock signal link to exchange control data, transmission
data, and clock signals.

Figure 1-32 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in G&U+L (with an eGBTS)

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Figure 1-33 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in G&U+L (with a GBTS)

Figure 1-34 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in G&L+U (with an eGBTS)

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Figure 1-35 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in G&L+U (with a GBTS)

1.4.3 Board Configuration for a BBU3910 Working in Co-MPT

Scenarios
In a co-MPT multi-RAT base station, different RATs share a main control board.
The following figures show the typical board configurations for a BBU3910 working in G*U,
G*L, U*L, and G*U*L.

 G*U: indicates that GSM and UMTS share a UMPT. This rule also applies to G*L, U*L, and
G*U*L.
 UMPT-GU: indicates that a UMPT supports both GSM and UMTS. This rule also applies to
UMPT-GL, UMPT-UL, and UMPT-GUL.

Figure 1-36 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in G*U

Figure 1-37 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in G*L

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Figure 1-38 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in U*L

Figure 1-39 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in G*U*L

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2.1 Baseband Specifications

2.1.1 GSM Baseband Specifications
Table 2-1 GSM baseband specifications

Board GSM TRX

UBBPd1 24
UBBPd2 24
UBBPd3 24
UBBPd4 24
UBBPd5 36
UBBPd6 48

2.1.2 UMTS Baseband Specifications

Table 2-2 UMTS baseband specifications (per UBBP board)

Board Number Number Number Number Number Number

of Cells of UL of DL of of of
CEs CEs HSDPA HSDPA HSUPA
Codes UEs UEs

UBBPd1 6 384 512 6x15 288 288

UBBPd2 6 512 768 6x15 384 384
UBBPd3 6 384 512 6x15 288 288
UBBPd4 6 512 768 6x15 384 384
UBBPd5 6 768 768 6x15 512 512

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Board Number Number Number Number Number Number

of Cells of UL of DL of of of
CEs CEs HSDPA HSDPA HSUPA
Codes UEs UEs

UBBPd6 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768

UBBPe1 6 384 512 6x15 288 288
UBBPe2 6 512 768 6x15 384 384
UBBPe3 12 768 768 12x15 512 512
UBBPe4 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768
UBBPe5 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768
UBBPe6 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768
UBBPg2 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768
UBBPg2a 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768

2.1.3 LTE Baseband Specifications

2.1.3.1 LTE FDD Baseband Specifications

Table 2-3 Number of LTE FDD cells (per UBBP board)

Board Number of Cells

UBBPd3 3x20 MHz 2T2R
UBBPd4 3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPd5  6x20 MHz 2T2R
 3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPd6 6x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe1 3x20 MHz 2T2R
UBBPe2 3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe3  6x20 MHz 2T2R
 3x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe4  6x20 MHz 4T4R
 3x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPe5 9x20 MHz 4T4R
UBBPe6  12x20 MHz 4T4R
 6x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPex2 2x20 MHz 32T32R

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Board Number of Cells

UBBPg2  12x20 MHz 2T2R
 12x20 MHz 4T4R
 6x20 MHz 8T8R
UBBPg2a  12x20 MHz 2T2R
 12x20 MHz 4T4R
 6x20 MHz 8T8R
 3x20 MHz 32T32R

 Any hybrid configurations of 1R and 2R cells are supported. In these configurations, the total
number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 2R cells.
 As of SRAN11.1, the UBBPd4 supports hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R cells or 2R and 4R cells.
In these configurations, a maximum of three cells are supported.
 As of SRAN9.0 (V100R009C00SPC210), the UBBPd5 supports hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R
cells or 2R and 4R cells. In these configurations, a maximum of three cells are supported.
 As of SRAN9.0 (V100R009C00SPC210), the UBBPd6 supports hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R
cells or 2R and 4R cells. In these configurations, a maximum of three 2R cells and a maximum of
three 4R cells are supported. As of SRAN11.1, a maximum of six cells are supported in hybrid
configurations.
 The UBBPe supports hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R cells or 2R and 4R cells. In these
configurations, the total number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 4R cells.
 (1): The Standard Ratio parameter for the board is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).
 Software mapping of the UBBPex2 is as follows: BTS3900 V100R013C10SPC230 (or later),
BTS3900 V100R015C00SPC120 (or later), and BTS3900 V100R015C10SPC080 (or later).

Table 2-4 Number of LTE FDD UEs (per cell)

Cell Bandwidth Maximum Number of UEs Maximum Number of UL
(MHz) in RRC Connected Mode per Synchronized UEs per Cell
Cell

1.4 168 168

3 360 360
5 600 600
10/15/20 1200 1200

Table 2-5 Number of LTE FDD UEs (per MPT board)

Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of Uplink

UEs in RRC Connected Synchronized UEs
Mode

UMPTb 10,800 10,800

UMPTe 14,400 14,400

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Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of Uplink

UEs in RRC Connected Synchronized UEs
Mode

UMPTg 28,800 28,800

Table 2-6 Number of LTE FDD UEs (per UBBP board)

Board Cell Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

Bandwidth UEs in RRC Uplink Synchronized
(MHz) Connected Mode UEs
UBBPd3/ 1.4 504 504
UBBPd4
3 1080 1080
5 1800 1800
10/15/20 3600 3600
UBBPd5/ 1.4 1008 1008
UBBPd6
3 2160 2160
5/10/15/20 3600 3600
UBBPe1/ 1.4 504 504
UBBPe2
3 1080 1080
5 1800 1800
10/15/20 3600 3600
UBBPe3/ 1.4 1008 1008
UBBPe4
3 2160 2160
5/10/15/20 3600 3600
UBBPe5 1.4 1512 1512
3 3240 3240
5/10/15/20 3600 3600
UBBPe6 1.4 2016 2016
3 4320 4320
5/10/15/20 4800 4800
UBBPex2 5 1200 1200
10/15/20 2400 2400
UBBPg2 1.4 2016 2016
3 4320 4320

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Board Cell Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

Bandwidth UEs in RRC Uplink Synchronized
(MHz) Connected Mode UEs

5/10/15/20 4800 4800

UBBPg2a 1.4 2016 2016
3 4320 4320
5/10/15/20 4800 4800

Table 2-7 LTE FDD throughput (per cell)

Cell Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum

Bandwid Downlink Uplink Uplink Uplink
th (MHz) Throughput per Throughput Throughput Throughput
Cell (2x2 MIMO, per Cell (2x2 per Cell (1x4 per Cell (2x4
64QAM) (Mbit/s) MU-MIMO, SIMO, MU-MIMO,
64QAM) 64QAM) 64QAM)
(Mbit/s) (Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)

1.4 8.7 8.784 4.392 8.784

3 22 22.128 11.064 22.128
5 36 36.672 18.336 36.672
10 73 73.392 36.696 73.392
15 110 110.112 55.056 110.112
20 150 150.752 75.376 150.752

Table 2-8 LTE FDD throughput (per UE)

Cell Maximum Downlink Maximum Uplink Throughput per
Bandwidt Throughput per UE (2x2 UE (1x2 SIMO/1x4 SIMO, 64QAM)
h (MHz) MIMO, 64QAM) (Mbit/s) (Mbit/s)

1.4 8.7 4.392

3 22 11.064
5 36 18.336
10 73 36.696
15 110 55.056
20 150 75.376

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Table 2-9 LTE FDD throughput (per UBBP board)

Board Maximum Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPd3 DL: 450; UL: 225
UBBPd4 DL: 600; UL: 225
UBBPd5 DL: 600; UL: 300
UBBPd6  eRAN8.1
DL: 900; UL: 450
 eRAN11.0 and later versions
DL: 1200; UL: 600
UBBPe1 DL: 450; UL: 225
UBBPe2 DL: 600; UL: 300
UBBPe3 DL: 600; UL: 300
UBBPe4 DL: 1200; UL: 600
UBBPe5 DL: 1200; UL: 600
UBBPe6 DL: 2400; UL: 1200
UBBPex2 DL: 2400; UL: 600
UBBPg2 DL: 2400; UL: 1200
UBBPg2a DL: 2400; UL: 1200

2.1.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Baseband Specifications

The following table describes cell specifications of a UBBP working in LTE NB-IoT mode.

Table 2-10 Number of LTE NB-IoT cells (per UBBP board)

Board Number of Cells

UBBPd3 6x200 kHz 2T2R

UBBPd3(3) 3x400 kHz 2T2R
UBBPd4 6x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd4(4) 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd5  9x200 kHz 2T2R/2T4R
 6x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd5(4) 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd5(4) 3x200 kHz+3x400 kHz 2T2R
UBBPd6 9x200 kHz 4T4R

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UBBPd6(5) 3x200 kHz+3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe1 6x200 kHz 2T2R
UBBPe1 6x400 kHz 2T2R
UBBPe1 3x600 kHz 2T2R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPe2 6x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe2 6x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe2 3x600 kHz 4T4R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPe3  9x200 kHz 2T2R/2T4R
 6x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe3(6) 6x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe3 6x200 kHz 2T4R (SRAN15.1)
3x600 kHz 2T4R/4T4R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPe4 9x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe4(7) 6x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe4 3x600 kHz 4T4R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPe5 12x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe5 12x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe5 6x600 kHz 4T4R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPe5 3x1600 kHz 4T4R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPe6 15x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe6(8) 12x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe6 6x600 kHz 4T4R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPe6 3x1600 kHz 4T4R (SRAN15.1)
UBBPg2 15x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2 15x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2a 15x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2a 15x400 kHz 4T4R

 Any hybrid configurations of 1R and 2R cells are supported. In these configurations, the total
number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 2R cells.
 Hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R cells or 2R and 4R cells are supported. In these configurations,
the total number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 4R cells.

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 (3):
If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed three. If more than
three 200 kHz cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be set up.
 (4):

 For 4T4R cells: If a 400 kHz 4T4R cell has been set up, the total number of 4T4R cells cannot
exceed three. If more than three 200 kHz 4T4R cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be set up.
 For 2T4R cells: If more than six 2T4R cells have been set up, no 4T4R cell can be set up. If a 400
kHz 2T4R cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six and the total number of
400 kHz cells cannot exceed three. If more than six 200 kHz 2T4R cells have been set up, no 400
kHz cell can be set up.
 (5):If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six and the total number
of 400 kHz cells cannot exceed three. If more than six 200 kHz cells have been set up, no 400 kHz
cell can be set up.
 (6):
If a 400 kHz cell or a 4T4R cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six. If
more than six 2T4R cells have been set up, neither 400 kHz cells nor 4T4R cells can be set up.
 (7):
If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed six. If more than six
200 kHz cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be set up.
 (8):
If a 400 kHz cell has been set up, the total number of cells cannot exceed twelve. If more than
twelve 200 kHz cells have been set up, no 400 kHz cell can be set up.

The following table lists the maximum number of UEs supported by an LTE NB-IoT cell.

Table 2-11 Number of LTE NB-IoT UEs (per cell)

Board Cell Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

Bandwidt UEs in RRC Connected UEs per Cell
h Mode per Cell

UBBPd 200 kHz 600 50,000

UBBPe/UBBPg 200 kHz 600 50,000
UBBPd/UBBPe/ 400 kHz 1200 100,000
UBBPg
UBBPe 600 kHz 1200 150,000
UBBPe5/UBBP 1600 kHz 1200 150,000
e6

(9):
When Enhanced Multi-Carrier(NB-IoT) is enabled, a single 400 kHz NB-IoT cell supports a
maximum of 1200 UEs in RRC connected mode.

The following table lists the maximum number of UEs supported by a main control board
working in LTE NB-IoT.

Table 2-12 Number of LTE NB-IoT UEs (per main control board)

Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

UEs in RRC Connected UEs
Mode

UMPTb 10,800 1,150,000

UMPTe 14,400 5,200,000

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Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

UEs in RRC Connected UEs
Mode

UMPTg 28,800 10,400,000

The following table lists the maximum number of UEs supported by a baseband processing
board working in LTE NB-IoT.

Table 2-13 Number of LTE NB-IoT UEs (per baseband processing board)

Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

UEs in RRC Connected UEs
Mode

UBBPd3 3600 865,000

UBBPd4 3600 865,000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 3600 1,270,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 3600 865,000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 3600 1,385,000
UBBPe5 3600 1,735,000
UBBPe6 4800 2,080,000
UBBPg2 4800 2,312,000
UBBPg2a 4800 2,312,000

The following table provides the uplink and downlink LTE NB-IoT throughput per baseband
processing board.

Table 2-14 LTE NB-IoT throughput (per baseband processing board)

Board Maximum Downlink Maximum Uplink

Throughput per Throughput per
Baseband Processing Baseband Processing
Board (Mbit/s) Board (Mbit/s)

UBBPd3/UBBPd4 0.636 (6x200 kHz) 1.2

0.666 (3x400 kHz)
UBBPd5 0.954 (9x200 kHz 2T2R) 1.8 (9x200 kHz 2T2R)
0.666 (3x300 kHz 4T4R) 1.2 (3x400 kHz 4T4R)
UBBPd6 0.954 1.8
UBBPe1 0.636 (200 kHz) 1.2 (200 kHz)
1.332 (400 kHz) 2.4 (400 kHz)

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Board Maximum Downlink Maximum Uplink

Throughput per Throughput per
Baseband Processing Baseband Processing
Board (Mbit/s) Board (Mbit/s)
0.942 (600 kHz) 1.8 (600 kHz)
UBBPe2 0.636 (200 kHz) 1.2 (200 kHz)
1.332 (400 kHz) 2.4 (400 kHz)
0.942 (600 kHz) 1.8 (600 kHz)
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 0.954 (9x200 kHz) 1.8 (200 kHz)
1.332 (400 kHz) 2.4 (400 kHz)
0.942 (600 kHz) 1.8 (600 kHz)
UBBPe5 1.272 (200 kHz) 2.4 (200 kHz)
2.664 (400 kHz) 4.8 (400 kHz)
0.942 (600 kHz) 1.8 (600 kHz)
UBBPe6 1.59 (200 kHz) 3 (200 kHz)
2.664 (400 kHz) 4.8 (400 kHz)
1.884 (600 kHz) 3.6 (600 kHz)
UBBPg2 1.59 (200 kHz) 3 (200 kHz)
3.33 (400 kHz) 6 (400 kHz)
UBBPg2a 1.59 (200 kHz) 3 (200 kHz)
3.33 (400 kHz) 6 (400 kHz)

2.1.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Baseband Specifications

Table 2-15 Number of LTE FDD or NB-IoT cells

Board Maximum Number of LTE FDD Maximum Number of LTE

Cells NB-IoT Cells

UBBPd3 3x10 MHz 2T2R 3x200 kHz 2T2R

UBBPd4 3x10 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd5 3x20 MHz 2T2R+3x10 MHz 2T2R 3x200 kHz 2T2R
3x10 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd5 3x20 MHz 2T2R 3x400 kHz 2T2R
UBBPd6 3x20 MHz 4T4R+3x10 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPd6 3x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe1 3x20 MHz 2T2R 3x200 kHz 2T2R
UBBPe1 3x20 MHz 2T2R 3x400 kHz 2T2R

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Board Maximum Number of LTE FDD Maximum Number of LTE

Cells NB-IoT Cells

UBBPe2 3x20 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R

UBBPe2 3x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe3 6x20 MHz 2T2R/2T4R 3x200 kHz 2T2R/2T4R
3x20 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe3 6x20 MHz 2T2R 3x400 kHz 2T2R
3x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe4 6x20 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe4 6x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe5 9x20 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe5 9x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe6 12x20 MHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe6 12x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPe6 9x20 MHz 4T4R 6x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2 12x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2 9x20 MHz 4T4R 6x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2 12x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
a
UBBPg2 9x20 MHz 4T4R 6x400 kHz 4T4R
a

 Any hybrid configurations of 1R and 2R cells are supported. In these configurations, the total
number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 2R cells.
 Hybrid configurations of 1R and 4R cells or 2R and 4R cells are supported. In these configurations,
the total number of cells cannot exceed the maximum number of 4R cells.
 If a UBBPd is configured with LTE NB-IoT cells, the maximum board throughput will decrease and
the proportion of the maximum throughput to the total LTE cell bandwidth will decrease.
 If a UBBPe/UBBPd is configured, one LTE FDD cell can be associated with one in-band LTE
NB-IoT cell. (If a UBBPd is configured and Standard Ratio is set to FDD_ENHANCE, the LTE
FDD cells cannot be associated with in-band LTE NB-IoT cells.)

Table 2-16 Number of LTE FDD+NB-IoT UEs (per cell)

Cell Maximum Number of UEs in Maximum Number of UEs per Cell

Bandwidt RRC Connected Mode per
h Cell

200 kHz 600 50,000

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Cell Maximum Number of UEs in Maximum Number of UEs per Cell

Bandwidt RRC Connected Mode per
h Cell

400 kHz 1200 100,000

Table 2-17 Number of LTE FDD+NB-IoT UEs (per main control board)

Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of LTE

LTE NB-IoT UEs in FDD+NB-IoT UEs
RRC Connected Mode

UMPTb 10,800 7500+345,000

UMPTe 14,400 11,500+1,040,000
UMPTg 28,800 23,000+2,080,000

Table 2-18 Number of LTE FDD+NB-IoT UEs (per UBBP board)

Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of LTE

LTE NB-IoT UEs in FDD+NB-IoT UEs
RRC Connected Mode
UBBPd3/UB 1800 2500+250,000
BPd4
UBBPd5/UB 1800 2500+380,000
BPd6
UBBPe1/UB 1800 2500+250,000
BPe2
UBBPe3/UB 1800 2500+410,000
BPe4
UBBPe5 1800 2500+410,000
UBBPe6 1800 3350+410,000
UBBPg2 4800 3350+693,000
UBBPg2a 4800 3350+693,000

The maximum number of UEs supported by a board is affected by the traffic model. The maximum
number of UEs in the preceding tables is provided based on the LTE NB-IoT traffic model. For details
about the LTE NB-IoT traffic model, see 2.7 Traffic Model.

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Table 2-19 LTE FDD+NB-IoT throughput (per UBBP board)

Board Maximum Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPd3 DL: 225; UL: 150
UBBPd4 DL: 300; UL: 150
UBBPd5 DL: 450; UL: 225
UBBPd6 DL: 900; UL: 450
UBBPe1 DL: 450; UL: 225
UBBPe2 DL: 600; UL: 300
UBBPe3 DL: 600; UL: 300
UBBPe4 DL: 1200; UL: 600
UBBPe5 DL: 1200; UL: 600
UBBPe6 DL: 2400; UL: 1200
UBBPg2 DL: 2400; UL: 1200
UBBPg2a DL: 2400; UL: 1200

2.1.3.4 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Baseband Specifications

Table 2-20 Maximum number of LTE TDD or NB-IoT cells

Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

LTE TDD Cells LTE NB-IoT Cells

UBBPe4 6x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R

UBBPe6 12x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2 12x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R
UBBPg2a 12x20 MHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R

The preceding specifications are supported only when uplink-downlink subframe configuration 1 or 2 is
used for TDD.

Table 2-21 Number of LTE TDD+NB-IoT UEs

Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

LTE NB-IoT UEs in RRC LTE TDD+NB-IoT UEs
Connected Mode

UBBPe4 3600 2500+410,000

UBBPe6 3600 3350+625,000

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Board Maximum Number of Maximum Number of

LTE NB-IoT UEs in RRC LTE TDD+NB-IoT UEs
Connected Mode

UBBPg2 3600 3350+693,000

UBBPg2a 3600 3350+693,000

Table 2-22 LTE TDD+NB-IoT throughput

Board Maximum Throughput (Mbit/s)

UBBPe4 DL: 1200 x downlink subframe ratio

UL:
 450 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 1)
 600 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 2)
UBBPe6 DL: 2400 x downlink subframe ratio
UL:
 900 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 1)
 1200 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 2)
UBBPg2 DL: 2400 x downlink subframe ratio
UL:
 900 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 1)
 1200 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 2)
UBBPg2a DL: 2400 x downlink subframe ratio
UL:
 900 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 1)
 1200 x uplink subframe ratio (subframe
configuration 2)

2.1.4 NR Baseband Specifications

Table 2-23 NR cell and bandwidth specifications

Board Frequency Band Number of Cells

Type of a Cell

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Board Frequency Band Number of Cells

Type of a Cell
UBBP NR TDD sub-6 GHz 3*40MHz/60MHz/80MHz/100MHz 2T2R
g2a
3*40MHz/60MHz/80MHz/100MHz 4T4R
3*20MHz/30MHz/40MHz/50MHz/60MHz/70MHz/80M
Hz/90MHz/100MHz 8T8R
3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 32T32R
3x20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 3*20MHz/30MHz/40MHz/50MHz/60MHz/70MHz/80M
GHz+NR FDD SUL Hz/90MHz/100MHz 32T32R+3*10MHz/15MHz/20MHz
2R/4R
3*20MHz/30MHz/40MHz/50MHz/60MHz/70MHz/80M
Hz/90MHz/100MHz 64T64R+3*10MHz/15MHz/20MHz
2R/4R

 In the table, A indicates the carrier bandwidth 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 MHz.

 Sub-6 GHz indicates frequency bands ranging from 3 GHz to 6 GHz. 3GPP defines the n77, n78,
and n79 bands as sub-6 GHz.
 SUL is used to implement the UL and DL Decoupling feature. When UL and DL Decoupling is
configured, the SUL frequency band N83/N82 requires 10 MHz bandwidth resources, and the
frequency band N80/N84/N86 requires 15 MHz/20 MHz bandwidth resources.
 For detailed spectrum, see Appendix 1: NR Spectrum List.
 When multiple SUL cells are configured, the SUL cells must be configured with the same number of
receive antennas and same bandwidth.
 When multiple NR TDD sub-6 GHz cells are established on one baseband processing board, the
bandwidths and transmit and receive modes must be consistent for cells and the CPRI/eCPRI
interface types must be consistent for modules.

Table 2-24 Number of UEs per baseband processing board

Board Maximum Number of UEs in RRC Connected

Mode

UBBPg2a 600

Table 2-25 Number of UEs supported by a cell

Frequency Band Type of a Maximum Number of UEs in RRC Connected

Cell Mode per Cell

NR TDD sub-6 GHz 400

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Table 2-26 Baseband processing board throughput

Board Configuration Maximum DL Maximum UL

Throughput Throughput
(DL:UL = 4:1) (DL:UL = 4:1)
(Gbit/s) (Gbit/s)
UBBPg2a NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 3x100 3.75 0.45
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 3x100 5 0.6
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 3x100 5 0.6
MHz 64T64R

Table 2-27 Throughput per cell served by a baseband processing board (NSA) (SRAN15.1)

Cell Configuration Maximum DL Throughput Maximum UL

per Cell (DL:UL = 4:1) Throughput per Cell
(Gbit/s) (256QAM) (DL:UL = 4:1) (Mbit/s)
(64QAM)
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 20 0.306 63
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 40 0.637 139
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 50 0.809 177
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 60 0.977 214
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 80 1.309 293
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 90 1.495 332
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 100 1.672 372
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 20 1.080 63
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 40 2.267 139
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 50 2.857 177
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 60 3.519 214
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 80 4.689 293

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Cell Configuration Maximum DL Throughput Maximum UL

per Cell (DL:UL = 4:1) Throughput per Cell
(Gbit/s) (256QAM) (DL:UL = 4:1) (Mbit/s)
(64QAM)
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 90 5.293 332
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 100 5.960 372
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 20 1.080 63
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 40 2.267 139
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 50 2.857 177
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 60 3.519 214
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 80 4.689 293
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 90 5.293 332
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 100 5.960 372
MHz 64T64R

Table 2-28 Throughput per cell served by a baseband processing board (SA) (SRAN15.1)

Cell Configuration Maximum DL Throughput Maximum UL

per Cell (DL:UL = 4:1) Throughput per Cell
(Gbit/s) (256QAM) (DL:UL = 4:1) (Mbit/s)
(64QAM)
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 20 0.301 63
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 40 0.599 139
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 50 0.771 177
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 60 0.928 214
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 80 1.259 293
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 90 1.454 332

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Cell Configuration Maximum DL Throughput Maximum UL

per Cell (DL:UL = 4:1) Throughput per Cell
(Gbit/s) (256QAM) (DL:UL = 4:1) (Mbit/s)
(64QAM)
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 100 1.624 372
MHz 8T8R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 20 1.044 63
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 40 2.014 139
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 50 2.617 177
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 60 3.196 214
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 80 4.363 293
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 90 5.045 332
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 100 5.655 372
MHz 32T32R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 20 1.044 63
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 40 2.014 139
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 50 2.617 177
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 60 3.196 214
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 80 4.363 293
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 90 5.045 332
MHz 64T64R
NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 100 5.655 372
MHz 64T64R

Table 2-29 Number of UEs in a cell served by a main control board

Board Maximum Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode

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Board Maximum Number of UEs in RRC

Connected Mode

UMPTe 3600
UMPTg 7200

2.1.5 Co-BBP Baseband Specifications

Table 2-30 GU co-BBP baseband specifications

Board Numbe Numbe Numbe Numbe Numbe Numbe Numbe

r of r of r of r of r of r of r of
GSM UMTS UMTS UMTS UMTS UMTS UMTS
TRXs Cells UL CEs DL CEs HSDPA HSDPA HSUPA
Codes UEs UEs
UBBPd1 12 6 192 256 6x15 144 144
UBBPd2 12 6 256 384 6x15 192 192
UBBPd3 12 6 192 256 6x15 144 144
UBBPd4 12 6 256 384 6x15 192 192
UBBPd5 18 6 384 512 6x15 288 288
UBBPd6 24 6 512 768 6x15 384 384

As of SRAN11.1, in GL, UL, and GUL co-BBP scenarios, the UBBP board supports hybrid
configurations of 1R and 4R cells or hybrid configurations of 2R and 4R cells working in LTE.

Table 2-31 GL co-BBP baseband specifications

Board Numbe Number of Maximum Number of Maximum

r of LTE FDD LTE FDD UEs in RRC LTE FDD
GSM Cells Connected Mode Throughput
TRXs (Mbit/s)

UBBPd3 12 3x10 MHz  1.4 MHz bandwidth:  DL: 225

2T2R 504  UL: 112.5
 3 MHz bandwidth: 1080
 5 MHz bandwidth: 1800
 10 MHz bandwidth:
3600
UBBPd4 12 3x10 MHz  1.4 MHz bandwidth:  DL: 220
2T2R 504  UL: 112.5
 3 MHz bandwidth: 1080
 5 MHz bandwidth: 1800

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Board Numbe Number of Maximum Number of Maximum

r of LTE FDD LTE FDD UEs in RRC LTE FDD
GSM Cells Connected Mode Throughput
TRXs (Mbit/s)
 10 MHz bandwidth:
3600
UBBPd5 18 3x20 MHz  1.4 MHz bandwidth:  DL: 600
4T4R 504  UL: 225
 3 MHz bandwidth: 1080
 5 MHz bandwidth: 1800
 10/15/20 MHz
bandwidth: 3600
UBBPd6 24 3x20 MHz  1.4 MHz bandwidth:  DL: 600
4T4R 504  UL: 225
 3 MHz bandwidth: 1080
 5 MHz bandwidth: 1800
 10/15/20 MHz
bandwidth: 3600

Table 2-32 UL co-BBP baseband specifications

Boar Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Number of Maximum Maxi

d mb mb mb mb mb mb LTE FDD Number of mum
er er er er er er Cells LTE FDD LTE
of of of of of of UEs in RRC FDD
UM UM U U UM UM Connected Thro
TS TS M M TS TS Mode ughp
Cell UL TS TS HS HS ut
s CEs DL HS DP UP (Mbit
CE DP A A /s)
s A UEs UEs
Co
des
UBBP 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 3x20 MHz  1.4 MHz DL:
d6 5 4T4R bandwidth 600
: 504 UL:
 3 MHz 225
bandwidth
: 1080
 5 MHz
bandwidth
: 1800
 10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600

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Boar Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Number of Maximum Maxi

d mb mb mb mb mb mb LTE FDD Number of mum
er er er er er er Cells LTE FDD LTE
of of of of of of UEs in RRC FDD
UM UM U U UM UM Connected Thro
TS TS M M TS TS Mode ughp
Cell UL TS TS HS HS ut
s CEs DL HS DP UP (Mbit
CE DP A A /s)
s A UEs UEs
Co
des
UBBP 6 384 512 6x1 288 288 3x20 MHz  1.4 MHz DL:
e3 5 2T2R bandwidth 450
: 504 UL:
 3 MHz 225
bandwidth
UBBP 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 3x20 MHz : 1080 DL:
e4 5 4T4R 600
 5 MHz
bandwidth UL:
: 1800 225
 10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600
UBBP 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 6x20 MHz  1.4 MHz DL:
e5 5 2T2R bandwidth 600
: 1008 UL:
 3 MHz 300
bandwidth
: 2160
 5/10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600
UBBP 6 512 768 6x1 384 384  6x20  1.4 MHz DL:
e6 5 MHz bandwidth 1200
4T4R : 1008 UL:
 3x20  3 MHz 600
MHz bandwidth
8T8R : 2160
 5/10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600
UBBP 3 256 384 3x1 192 192  9x20  1.4 MHz DL:
e6(1) 5 MHz bandwidth 1200
4T4R : 1512 UL:
 3x20  3 MHz

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Boar Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Number of Maximum Maxi

d mb mb mb mb mb mb LTE FDD Number of mum
er er er er er er Cells LTE FDD LTE
of of of of of of UEs in RRC FDD
UM UM U U UM UM Connected Thro
TS TS M M TS TS Mode ughp
Cell UL TS TS HS HS ut
s CEs DL HS DP UP (Mbit
CE DP A A /s)
s A UEs UEs
Co
des
MHz bandwidth 600
8T8R : 3240
 5/10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600
UBBP 6 512 768 6x1 384 384  6x20  1.4 MHz DL:
g2 5 MHz bandwidth 1200
4T4R : 1008 UL:
 3x20  3 MHz 600
MHz bandwidth
8T8R : 2160
 5/10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600
UBBP 3 256 384 3x1 192 192  9x20  1.4 MHz DL:
g2(2) 5 MHz bandwidth 1200
4T4R : 1512 UL:
 3x20  3 MHz 600
MHz bandwidth
8T8R : 3240
 5/10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600
UBBP 6 512 768 6x1 384 384  6x20  1.4 MHz DL:
g2a 5 MHz bandwidth 1200
4T4R : 1008 UL:
 3x20  3 MHz 600
MHz bandwidth
8T8R : 2160
 5/10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600

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Boar Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Number of Maximum Maxi

d mb mb mb mb mb mb LTE FDD Number of mum
er er er er er er Cells LTE FDD LTE
of of of of of of UEs in RRC FDD
UM UM U U UM UM Connected Thro
TS TS M M TS TS Mode ughp
Cell UL TS TS HS HS ut
s CEs DL HS DP UP (Mbit
CE DP A A /s)
s A UEs UEs
Co
des
UBBP 3 256 384 3x1 192 192  9x20  1.4 MHz DL:
g2a(3) 5 MHz bandwidth 1200
4T4R : 1512 UL:
 3x20  3 MHz 600
MHz bandwidth
8T8R : 3240
 5/10/15/20
MHz
bandwidth
: 3600

(1), (2), (3) The Standard Ratio parameter for the board is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).

Table 2-33 UM co-BBP baseband specifications

Boa Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Maxim Ma Maxi Ma Ma

rd mb mb mb mb mb mb um xim mum xim xim
er er er er er er Numb um LTE um um
of of of of of of er of Nu NB-I Nu LTE
UM UM UM UM UM UM LTE mb oT mb NB-
TS TS TS TS TS TS NB-Io er Sign er IoT
Cell UL DL HS HS HS T Cells of aling of Thr
s CEs CEs DP DP UP LTE Spec LTE oug
A A A NB- ificat NB- hpu
Cod UEs UEs IoT ions IoT t
es UEs UEs (Mb
in it/s)
RR
C
Con
nect
ed
Mo
de
UB 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 3x200 520, 243,0 180 DL:
BPd 5 kHz 000 00 0 0.31

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Boa Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Maxim Ma Maxi Ma Ma

rd mb mb mb mb mb mb um xim mum xim xim
er er er er er er Numb um LTE um um
of of of of of of er of Nu NB-I Nu LTE
UM UM UM UM UM UM LTE mb oT mb NB-
TS TS TS TS TS TS NB-Io er Sign er IoT
Cell UL DL HS HS HS T Cells of aling of Thr
s CEs CEs DP DP UP LTE Spec LTE oug
A A A NB- ificat NB- hpu
Cod UEs UEs IoT ions IoT t
es UEs UEs (Mb
in it/s)
RR
C
Con
nect
ed
Mo
de
6 4T4R 8
UL:
0.6
UB 6 384 512 6x1 288 288 3x200 635, 297,0 180 DL:
BPe 5 kHz 000 00 0 0.31
3 2T2R 8
In UL:
SRAN1 0.6
3.1 and
later
versions
: 3x400
kHz
2T4R
UB 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 3x200 635, 297,0 180 DL:
BPe 5 kHz 000 00 0 0.31
4 4T4R 8
In UL:
SRAN1 0.6
3.1 and
later
versions
: 3x400
kHz
4T4R
UB 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 3x200 635, 297,0 180 DL:
BPe 5 kHz 000 00 0 0.66
5 4T4R 6
In UL:
SRAN1 1.2
3.1 and

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Boa Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Nu Maxim Ma Maxi Ma Ma

rd mb mb mb mb mb mb um xim mum xim xim
er er er er er er Numb um LTE um um
of of of of of of er of Nu NB-I Nu LTE
UM UM UM UM UM UM LTE mb oT mb NB-
TS TS TS TS TS TS NB-Io er Sign er IoT
Cell UL DL HS HS HS T Cells of aling of Thr
s CEs CEs DP DP UP LTE Spec LTE oug
A A A NB- ificat NB- hpu
Cod UEs UEs IoT ions IoT t
es UEs UEs (Mb
in it/s)
RR
C
Con
nect
ed
Mo
de
later
versions
: 3x400
kHz
4T4R
UB 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 6x200 983, 459,0 360 DL:
BPe 5 kHz 000 00 0 1.33
6 4T4R 2
In UL:
SRAN1 2.4
3.1 and
later
versions
: 6x400
kHz
4T4R
UB 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 6x400 1,15 540,0 360 DL:
BPg 5 kHz 6,00 00 0 1.33
2 4T4R 0 2
UL:
2.4
UB 6 512 768 6x1 384 384 6x400 1,15 540,0 360 DL:
BPg 5 kHz 6,00 00 0 1.33
2a 4T4R 0 2
UL:
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Table 2-34 ULM co-BBP baseband specifications (UBBPd6/UBBPe3/UBBPe4)

Board UBBPd6 UBBPe3 UBBPe4

Number of UMTS 6 (2T2R/2T4R)  6 (2T2R) 6 (2T2R/2T4R)

Cells  3 (2T4R)

Number of UMTS 512 384 512

UL CEs

Number of UMTS 768 512 768

DL CEs

Number of UMTS 6x15 6x15 6x15

HSDPA Codes

Number of UMTS 384 288 384

HSDPA UEs

Number of UMTS 384 288 384

HSUPA UEs

Number of LTE FDD 3x10 MHz 4T4R 3x10 MHz 2T2R 3x10 MHz 4T4R
Cells

Maximum Number  1.4 MHz  1.4 MHz  1.4 MHz

of LTE FDD UEs in bandwidth: bandwidth: 504 bandwidth: 504
RRC Connected 504  3 MHz  3 MHz bandwidth:
Mode  3 MHz bandwidth: 1080
bandwidth: 1080  5 MHz bandwidth:
1080  5 MHz 1800
 5 MHz bandwidth:  10 MHz
bandwidth: 1800 bandwidth: 2520
1800  10 MHz
 10 MHz bandwidth:
bandwidth: 2520
2520

Maximum LTE FDD DL: 300 DL: 225 DL: 300

Throughput (Mbit/s) UL: 112.5 UL: 112.5 UL: 112.5

Maximum Number 3x200 kHz 4T4R 3x200 kHz 2T2R 3x200 kHz 4T4R
of LTE NB-IoT Cells

Maximum Number 635,000 635,000 635,000

of LTE NB-IoT UEs

Maximum LTE 297,000 297,000 297,000

NB-IoT Signaling
Specifications

Maximum Number 1800 which can 1800 which can be 1800 which can be
of LTE NB-IoT UEs be shared with shared with LTE shared with LTE FDD;
in RRC Connected LTE FDD; ≤ FDD; ≤ 3600 in ≤ 3600 in total
Mode 3600 in total total

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Maximum LTE DL: 0.318 DL: 0.318 DL: 0.318

NB-IoT Throughput UL: 0.6 UL: 0.6 UL: 0.6
(Mbit/s)

Table 2-35 ULM co-BBP baseband specifications (UBBPe5)

Board UBBPe5

Number of UMTS Cells 6 (2T2R/2T4R)

Number of UMTS UL CEs 512

Number of UMTS DL CEs 768

Number of UMTS HSDPA Codes 6x15

Number of UMTS HSDPA UEs 384

Number of UMTS HSUPA UEs 384

Number of LTE FDD Cells 6x20 MHz 2T2R

Maximum Number of LTE FDD UEs  1.4 MHz bandwidth: 1008

in RRC Connected Mode  3 MHz bandwidth: 2160
 5/10/15/20 MHz bandwidth: 2520

Maximum LTE FDD Throughput DL: 600

(Mbit/s) UL: 300
Maximum Number of LTE NB-IoT 3x400 kHz 2T2R
Cells

Maximum Number of LTE NB-IoT 635,000

UEs

Maximum LTE NB-IoT Signaling 297,000

Specifications

Maximum Number of LTE NB-IoT 1800 which can be shared with LTE FDD; ≤
UEs in RRC Connected Mode 3600 in total

Maximum LTE NB-IoT Throughput DL: 0.666

(Mbit/s) UL: 1.2

Table 2-36 ULM co-BBP baseband specifications (UBBPe6)

Board UBBPe6

Number of UMTS Cells 6 (2T2R/2T4R)

Number of UMTS UL CEs 512

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Number of UMTS DL CEs 768

Number of UMTS HSDPA Codes 6x15

Number of UMTS HSDPA UEs 384

Number of UMTS HSUPA UEs 384

Number of LTE FDD Cells 6x20 MHz 4T4R

Maximum Number of LTE FDD UEs  1.4 MHz bandwidth: 1008

in RRC Connected Mode  3 MHz bandwidth: 2160
 5/10/15/20 MHz bandwidth: 2520

Maximum LTE FDD Throughput DL: 1200

(Mbit/s) UL: 600

Maximum Number of LTE NB-IoT 3x400 kHz 4T4R

Cells

Maximum Number of LTE NB-IoT 635,000

UEs

Maximum LTE NB-IoT Signaling 297,000

Specifications

Maximum Number of LTE NB-IoT 1800 which can be shared with LTE FDD; ≤
UEs in RRC Connected Mode 3600 in total

Maximum LTE NB-IoT Throughput DL: 0.666

(Mbit/s) UL: 1.2

Table 2-37 ULM co-BBP baseband specifications (UBBPg)

Board UBBPg2/UBBg2a UBBPg2/UBBg2a(1)

Number of UMTS Cells 6 3

Number of UMTS UL CEs 512 256

Number of UMTS DL CEs 768 384

Number of UMTS HSDPA 6x15 3x15

Codes

Number of UMTS HSDPA 384 192

UEs

Number of UMTS HSUPA 384 192

UEs

Number of LTE FDD Cells  6x20 MHz 4T4R  9x20 MHz 4T4R
 3x20 MHz 8T8R (only  3x20 MHz 8T8R
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MHz)

Maximum Number of LTE  1.4 MHz bandwidth:  1.4 MHz bandwidth:

FDD UEs in RRC Connected 1008 1512
Mode  3 MHz bandwidth: 2160  3/5/10/15/20 MHz
 5/10/15/20 MHz bandwidth: 2520
bandwidth: 2520

Maximum LTE FDD DL: 1200 DL: 1200

Throughput (Mbit/s) UL: 600 UL: 600

Maximum Number of LTE 3x400 kHz 4T4R 3x400 kHz 4T4R

NB-IoT Cells

Maximum Number of LTE 1,156,000 1,156,000

NB-IoT UEs

Maximum LTE NB-IoT 540,000 540,000

Signaling Specifications

Maximum Number of LTE 1800 which can be shared 1800 which can be
NB-IoT UEs in RRC with LTE FDD; ≤ 3600 in shared with LTE FDD;
Connected Mode total ≤ 3600 in total

Maximum LTE NB-IoT DL: 0.666 DL: 0.666

Throughput (Mbit/s) UL: 1.2 UL: 1.2

(1): The Standard Ratio parameter for the board is set to FDD_ENHANCE(FDD Enhance).

Table 2-38 GUL co-BBP baseband specifications

Board UBBPd6
GSM Number of GSM TRXs 12
UMTS Number of Cells 6
Number of UL CEs 256
Number of DL CEs 384
Number of HSDPA Codes 6x15
Number of HSDPA UEs 192
Number of HSUPA UEs 192
LTE Number of Cells 3x20 MHz 4T4R
Maximum Number of UEs  1.4 MHz bandwidth: 504
in RRC Connected Mode  3 MHz bandwidth: 1080
 5 MHz bandwidth: 1800
 10/15/20 MHz
bandwidth: 3600

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Maximum Throughput DL: 600; UL: 225

(Mbit/s)

2.2 Capacity Specifications

2.2.1 GSM Capacity Specifications
Table 2-39 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in GSM

Specifications Board Configuration

In GBSS16.0, GBSS17.1, GBSS18.1, and 1 GTMUb/GTMUc+1 UBRIb (optional)
later versions:
A single site supports a maximum of 32 cells
and each cell supports a maximum of 24
TRXs.
 TDM transmission: 48 TRXs
 IP over FE transmission: 60 TRXs
 IP over E1 transmission: 48 TRXs
In GBSS16.0, GBSS17.1, GBSS18.1, and 1 UMPTb+2 UBRIb
later versions: In GBSS18.1 and later versions: 1
A single site supports a maximum of 12 cells GTMUc+1 UBRIb
and each cell supports a maximum of 24
TRXs.
 IP over FE transmission: 72 TRXs
 IP over E1 transmission: 48 TRXs
In GBSS17.1, GBSS18.1, and later versions: eGBTS: 1 GTMUb+1 UBRIb (optional)
A single site supports a maximum of 24
TRXs and a maximum of 12 cells.
A single cell supports a maximum of 24
TRXs.

2.2.2 UMTS Capacity Specifications

Table 2-40 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in UMTS

Specifications Board Configuration

In RAN16.0, RAN17.1, RAN18.1, and later 1 UMPT+6 UBBPd6
versions:
48 cells (uplink: 6144 CEs; downlink: 6144
CEs)

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2.2.3 LTE Capacity Specifications

2.2.3.1 LTE FDD Capacity Specifications

Table 2-41 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in LTE FDD

Item Specifications
Maximum number of cells  One UMPTb:
In eRAN7.0:
36 cells (2T2R/2T4R, 20 MHz) or 18 cells
(4T4R, 20 MHz)
In eRAN8.1, eRAN11.1, and later versions:
36 cells (2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz)
 One UMPTe:
72 cells (2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz)
 One UMPTg:
144 cells (2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz); 72 cells
(8T8R, 20 MHz)
Maximum throughput  UMPTb1/UMPTb2:
In eRAN7.0, eRAN8.1, and eRAN11.1 and
later versions:
One UMPTb1/UMPTb2 board: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer
is 1.5 Gbit/s.
In eRAN8.1, eRAN11.1, and later versions:
Two UMPTb1/UMPTb2 boards: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer
is 3 Gbit/s.
 UMPTb3/UMPTb9:
One UMPTb3/UMPTb9 board: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer
is 2 Gbit/s.
Two UMPTb3/UMPTb9 boards: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC layer
is 4 Gbit/s.
 One UMPTe:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 10 Gbit/s.
 One UMPTg:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 20 Gbit/s.
Maximum number of UEs in RRC  One UMPTb: 10,800
connected mode  UMPTe:

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Item Specifications
One UMPTe board: 14,400
Two UMPTe boards: 28,800
 One UMPTg: 28,800
Maximum number of data radio  One UMPTb: 32,400
bearers (DRBs) per LTE FDD  One UMPTe: 43,200
eNodeB
 One UMPTg: 86,400

2.2.3.2 LTE NB-IoT Capacity Specifications

Table 2-42 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in LTE NB-IoT

Item Specifications
Maximum number of cells  One UMPTb:
36 cells (2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 200 kHz)
 One UMPTe:
72 cells (2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 200 kHz)
 One UMPTg:
144 cells (4T4R, 400 kHz)
Maximum throughput  One UMPTb:
The uplink data rate at the MAC layer is 7.2
Mbit/s. The downlink data rate at the MAC layer
is 3.8 Mbit/s.
 One UMPTe:
The uplink data rate at the MAC layer is 14.4
Mbit/s. The downlink data rate at the MAC layer
is 7.6 Mbit/s.
 One UMPTg:
The uplink data rate at the MAC layer is 86.4
Mbit/s. The downlink data rate at the MAC layer
is 45.2 Mbit/s.
Maximum number of UEs in RRC  One UMPTb: 10,800
connected mode  One UMPTe: 14,400
 One UMPTg: 28,800

2.2.3.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Capacity Specifications

Table 2-43 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in LTE FDD+NB-IoT

Item Specifications

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Item Specifications
Maximum number of cells  One UMPTb:
36 cells (2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz/200 kHz)
 One UMPTe:
72 cells (2T2R/2T4R/4T4R, 20 MHz/200 kHz)
 One UMPTg:
144 cells (4T4R, 20 MHz/400 kHz)
Maximum throughput  UMPTb1/UMPTb2:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 1.5 Gbit/s.
 UMPTb3/UMPTb9:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 2 Gbit/s.
 One UMPTe:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 10 Gbit/s.
 One UMPTg:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 20 Gbit/s.
Maximum number of UEs in RRC  One UMPTb: 10,800
connected mode  One UMPTe: 14,400
 One UMPTg: 28,800

After NB-IoT is available, LTE capacity specifications of the main control board are affected. LTE FDD
and NB-IoT share the maximum number of LTE cells and UEs on the main control board.

2.2.3.4 LTE FDD+TDD Capacity Specifications

Table 2-44 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in LTE FDD+TDD

Item Specifications
Maximum number of cells  One UMPTb: 36 cells
 One UMPTe: 72 cells
 One UMPTg: 144 cells
Maximum throughput  UMPTb1/UMPTb2:
− One UMPTb1/UMPTb2 board: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC
layer is 1.5 Gbit/s.
− Two UMPTb1/UMPTb2 boards: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC
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Item Specifications
 UMPTb3/UMPTb9:
− One UMPTb3/UMPTb9 board: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC
layer is 2 Gbit/s.
− Two UMPTb3/UMPTb9 boards: The sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the MAC
layer is 4 Gbit/s.
 One UMPTe:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 10 Gbit/s.
 One UMPTg:
The sum of uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer is 20 Gbit/s.
Maximum number of UEs in RRC  One UMPTb: 10,800
connected mode  UMPTe:
One UMPTe board: 14,400
Two UMPTe boards: 28,800
 One UMPTg: 28,800
Maximum number of DRBs for a  One UMPTb: 32,400
single eNodeB  One UMPTe: 43,200
 One UMPTg: 86,400

 LTE FDD and LTE TDD dynamically share the specifications of the main control board.
 LTE FDD cells support 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, or 20 MHz bandwidth.
 For details of bandwidths supported by LTE TDD cells, see DBS3900 LTE TDD Product
Description.

2.2.4 NR Capacity Specifications

Table 2-45 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in NR

Item Specifications Specifications

Maximum number Six UBBPg2a boards and one Six UBBPg2a boards and one
of cells UMPTe board: UMPTg board:
 NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 18  NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 18
cells, 100 MHz, 8T8R cells, 100 MHz, 8T8R
 NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 18  NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 18
cells, 100 MHz, 32T32R cells, 100 MHz, 32T32R
 NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 18  NR TDD sub-6 GHz: 18
cells, 100 MHz, 64T64R cells, 100 MHz, 64T64R
Maximum DL+UL: 10 Gbit/s DL+UL: 25 Gbit/s
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Item Specifications Specifications

Maximum number 3600 7200
of UEs in RRC
connected mode
Maximum number 10,800 21,600
of DRBs per
gNodeB

2.2.5 Multi-RAT Capacity Specifications

As listed in Table 2-46, Table 2-47, and Table 2-48:

 (1):
If GSM is configured with 72 TRXs (G24/24/24), each TRX can be configured with one
Standalone Dedicated Control Channel (SDCCH) only. If GSM is configured with 24 TRXs
(G8/8/8), each TRX can be configured with three SDCCHs.
 (2):
If the GTMUb serves as the main control board of eGBTS, the GSM capacity specification is
S8/8/8.
 The capacity specifications of a UL base station are the same as those of a GUL base station.
 LTE FDD and LTE TDD dynamically share the specifications of the main control board.
 In typical GL, UL, or GUL scenarios where the specifications of GSM and UMTS remain
unchanged, LTE capacity specifications of the main control board are affected after LTE NB-IoT is
available. LTE FDD and NB-IoT share the maximum number of original LTE FDD cells and UEs in
RRC connected mode on the main control board.

Table 2-46 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in GU

Specifications Board Configuration

In SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1, SRAN11.1,  1 GTMUb+1 UMPT+5 UBBPd6
and later versions: GSM  1 GTMUc+1 UMPT+5 UBBPd6
G24/24/24(2)+UMTS 3x16 (UL: 5120
CEs; DL: 5120 CEs)
In SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1, SRAN11.1, 1 UMPTb+5 UBBPd6
and later versions: GSM
G24/24/24(1)+UMTS 4x12 (UL: 5120
CEs; DL: 5120 CEs)

Table 2-47 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in GL

Specifications Board Configuration

In SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1, SRAN11.1,  1 GTMUb+1 UMPTb+5 UBBPd6
and later versions:  1 GTMUc+1 UMPTb+5 UBBPd6
GSM G24/24/24(2)+LTE 30 cells (2T2R,
20 MHz bandwidth, sum of uplink and
downlink data rates at the MAC layer
per eNodeB: 1500 Mbit/s)

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Specifications Board Configuration

In SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1, SRAN11.1, 1 UMPTb+6 UBBPd6
and later versions:
GSM G24/24/24(1)+LTE 36 cells (2T2R,
10/15/20 MHz bandwidth, 7200 UEs in
RRC connected mode, sum of uplink
and downlink data rates at the MAC
layer per eNodeB: 1500 Mbit/s)
In SRAN11.1 and later versions:  1 GTMUb+1 UMPTe+5 UBBPe6
GSM G24/24/24②+LTE 60 cells  1 GTMUc+1 UMPTe+5 UBBPe6
(2T2R, 20 MHz bandwidth, sum of
uplink and downlink data rates at the
MAC layer per eNodeB: 10 Gbit/s)
In SRAN11.1 and later versions: 1 UMPTe+6 UBBPe6
GSM G24/24/24①+LTE 72 cells
(2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth,
14400 UEs in RRC connected mode,
sum of uplink and downlink data rates at
the MAC layer per eNodeB: 10 Gbit/s)
GSM G24/24/24+LTE 36 cells 1 UMPTg+6 UBBPg2a
(2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth,
14400 UEs in RRC connected mode)

Table 2-48 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in GUL

Specifications Board Configuration

In SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1, SRAN11.1, and 1 UMPTb+3 UBBPd5_U+3 UBBPd5_L
later versions:
GSM G24/24/24(1)+UMTS 18 cells+LTE 18
cells (2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth, 7200
UEs in RRC connected mode)
In SRAN9.0, SRAN10.1, SRAN11.1, and  1 GTMUb+1 UMPTb_UL+3
later versions: UBBPd6_U+2 UBBPd5_L
GSM G24/24/24(2)+UMTS 36 cells+LTE 12  1 GTMUc+1 UMPTb_UL+3
cells (2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth, 7200 UBBPd6_U+2 UBBPd5_L
UEs in RRC connected mode)
In SRAN11.1 and later versions: 1 UMPTe+2 UBBPe4_U+4 UBBPe6_L
GSM G24/24/24(1)+UMTS 24 cells+LTE 48
cells (2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth,
14400 UEs in RRC connected mode)
In SRAN11.1 and later versions:  1 GTMUb+1 UMPTe_UL+2
GSM G24/24/24(2)+UMTS 36 cells+LTE 24 UBBPe4_U+2 UBBPe6_L
cells (2T2R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth,  1 GTMUc+1 UMPTe_UL+2

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14400 UEs in RRC connected mode) UBBPe4_U+2 UBBPe6_L
GSM G24/24/24+UMTS 24 cells+LTE 48 1 UMPTg+2 UBBPe4_U+4 UBBPg2a_L
cells (2T2R, 20 MHz bandwidth, 14400 UEs
in RRC connected mode)

Table 2-49 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in LN

Specifications Board Configuration

In SRAN15.1: 1 UMPTg+3 UBBPg2a+3 UBBPg2a

LTE 36 cells (3x[12x20 MHz], 4T4R,
14400 UEs in RRC connected mode)+NR 9
cells ([9x100 MHz], 8T8R, 1800 UEs in
RRC connected mode)
In SRAN15.1:
LTE 36 cells (3x[12x20 MHz], 4T4R,
14400 UEs in RRC connected mode)+NR 9
cells ([9x100 MHz], 64T64R, 1800 UEs in
RRC connected mode)

Table 2-50 Capacity specifications of a BBU working in GULN

Specifications Board Configuration

In SRAN15.1: 1 UMPTg+3 UBBPg2a_UL+3 UBBPg2a_N
GSM G24/24/24+UMTS 18 cells+LTE 18
cells (4T4R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth,
10800 UEs in RRC connected mode)+NR 9
cells ([9x100 MHz], 8T8R, 1800 UEs in
RRC connected mode)
In SRAN15.1:
GSM G24/24/24+UMTS 18 cells+LTE 18
cells (4T4R, 10/15/20 MHz bandwidth,
10800 UEs in RRC connected mode)+NR 9
cells ([9x100 MHz], 64T64R, 1800 UEs in
RRC connected mode)

The maximum number of LTE and NR cells are restricted by both main control board and baseband
processing board capabilities. This section only lists the maximum cell numbers in typical
configurations. In GULN concurrency scenarios, a maximum of 72 GSM cells, 48 UMTS cells, 72 LTE
cells, and 72 NR cells are supported.

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2.3 Signaling Specifications

2.3.1 LTE Signaling Specifications
Busy hour call attempt (BHCA) is the number of calls attempted at the busiest hour of a day.
Signaling procedures required for completing a call may include the following: call setup, call
release (including CSFB if it occurs), handover, tracking area update (TAU), DRB setup and
release, and transition from the uplink-synchronized state to the uplink-asynchronized state.
BHCA indicates the signaling processing capabilities of a system.
A busy-hour call initiated on different operators' networks involves different types and
numbers of signaling procedures, and therefore consumes different amount of eNodeB
resources. As a result, the BHCA capability varies with the traffic model.

2.3.1.1 LTE FDD Signaling Specifications

The following table lists the signaling specifications of main control boards and baseband
processing boards working in LTE FDD based on the definition of one BHCA in Table 2-81.

Table 2-51 Board signaling specifications

Board Specifications (BHCA)

UMPTb  eRAN7.0: 270,000

 eRAN8.1 and later versions: 360,000
UMPTe eRAN11.1 and later versions: 1,620,000
UMPTg 3,240,000
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 eRAN7.0: 252,000
eRAN8.1 and later versions: 270,000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6  eRAN7.0: 324,000
 eRAN8.1 and later versions: 396,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 eRAN11.1 and later versions: 270,000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 eRAN11.1 and later versions: 432,000
UBBPe5 eRAN11.1 and later versions: 540,000
UBBPe6 eRAN11.1 and later versions: 648,000
UBBPex2 eRAN13.1 and later versions: 432,000
UBBPg2 720,000
UBBPg2a 720,000

In eRAN7.0, the signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 480,000 BHCAs.

In eRAN8.1, the signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 1,440,000 BHCAs.
In eRAN11.1 and later versions, the signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed
3,240,000 BHCAs.

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2.3.1.2 LTE NB-IoT Signaling Specifications

Table 2-52 Board signaling specifications

Board Specifications (BHCA)

UMPTb 540,000
UMPTe 2,430,000
UMPTg 4,860,000
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 405,000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 594,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 405,000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 648,000
UBBPe5 810,000
UBBPe6 972,000
UBBPg2 1,080,000
UBBPg2a 1,080,000

2.3.1.3 LTE FDD+NB-IoT Signaling Specifications

The following table lists the signaling specifications of main control boards and baseband
processing boards working in LTE FDD+NB-IoT.

Table 2-53 Board signaling specifications

Board Specifications (BHCA)

UMPTb 252,000+161,000
UMPTe 1,296,000+484,000
UMPTg 2,592,000+968,000
UBBPd3/UBBPd4 189,000+121,000
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 277,000+177,000
UBBPe1/UBBPe2 189,000+121,000
UBBPe3/UBBPe4 302,000+193,000
UBBPe5 378,000+242,000
UBBPe6 454,000+292,000
UBBPex2 454,000+292,000
UBBPg2 504,000+324,000

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UBBPg2a 504,000+324,000

The signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 4,860,000 BHCAs.

2.3.1.4 LTE FDD+TDD Signaling Specifications

The following table lists the signaling specifications of main control boards working in LTE
FDD+TDD.

Table 2-54 Board signaling specifications

Board Specifications (BHCA)

UMPTb 360,000
UMPTe 1,620,000
UMPTg 3,240,000

In eRAN11.1 and later versions, the signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 3,240,000
BHCAs.

2.3.1.5 LTE TDD+NB-IoT Signaling Specifications

The following table lists the signaling specifications of main control boards and baseband
processing boards working in LTE TDD+NB-IoT.

Table 2-55 Board signaling specifications

Board Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPe4 302,000+193,000
UBBPe6 454,000+292,000
UBBPg2 504,000+324,000
UBBPg2a 504,000+324,000

2.3.2 NR Signaling Specifications

The following table lists the NR signaling specifications of the board based on the Huawei
control plane traffic model.

Table 2-56 NR signaling specifications

Board Specifications (BHCA)

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UMPTe 648,000
UMPTg 1,296,000

2.3.3 Multi-RAT Signaling Specifications

The following tables list the signaling specifications of co-MPT GU, GL, UL, LN, GULN,
and GUL base stations.

 If GSM is configured with 72 TRXs (S24/24/24), each TRX can be configured with one SDCCH
only; if GSM is configured with 24 TRXs (S8/8/8), each TRX can be configured with three
SDCCHs.
 Common NodeB Application Protocol (CNBAP) indicates the signaling traffic of a NodeB over the
Iub interface. The NBAP is defined in 3GPP specifications, and one CNBAP indicates one radio link
(RL) establishment procedure.
 In a typical GL, UL, and GUL scenario where the signaling specifications of GSM and UMTS
remain unchanged, LTE signaling specifications (BHCA) of the main control board are affected after
LTE NB-IoT is available. LTE FDD and NB-IoT share LTE signaling processing specifications of
the main control board. For commercial networks, it is recommended that 30% of the LTE signaling
processing specifications be allocated to LTE NB-IoT.

Table 2-57 Signaling specifications using a UMPT_GU board

Product Typical Specifications Recommended Board

Version Configuration
SRAN9.0, 24 TRXs+1000 CNBAPS 1 UMPTb1+5 UBBPd1
SRAN10.1, SRAN11.1 and later versions:
SRAN11.1,
and later 1 UMPTe+5 UBBPd1
versions 48 TRXs+500 CNBAPS 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd1+1 UBRIb
SRAN11.1 and later versions:
1 UMPTe+2 UBBPd1+1 UBRIb

Table 2-58 Signaling specifications using a UMPT_GL board

Product Typical Specifications Recommended Board

Version Configuration
SRAN9.0 48 TRXs+90,000 BHCAs 1 UMPTb1+1 UBBPd3+1 UBRIb
48 TRXs+180,000 BHCAs 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd3
SRAN10.1, 48 TRXs+414,000 BHCAs 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd3
SRAN11.1,
and later 48 TRXs+270,000 BHCAs 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd3+1 UBRIb
versions
SRAN11.1 and 24 TRXs+1,350,000 BHCAs 1 UMPTe+6 UBBPe4

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Version Configuration
later versions

Table 2-59 Signaling specifications using a UMPT_UL board

Product Typical Specifications Recommended Board

Version Configuration

SRAN9.0 350 CNBAPS+90,000 BHCAs 1 UMPTb1+1 UBBPd2_U+1

UBBPd3_L
350 CNBAPS+180,000 1 UMPTb1+1 UBBPd2_U+2
BHCAs UBBPd3_L
SRAN10.1, 350 CNBAPS+270,000 1 UMPTb1+1 UBBPd2_U+1
SRAN11.1, BHCAs UBBPd3_L
and later
versions 350 CNBAPS+504,000 1 UMPTb1+1 UBBPd2_U+2
BHCAs UBBPd3_L
SRAN11.1 and 600 CNBAPS+1,206,000 1 UMPTe+2 UBBPd6_U+4
later versions BHCAs UBBPe4_L

Table 2-60 Signaling specifications using a UMPT_GUL board

Product Typical Specifications Recommended Board
Version Configuration

SRAN9.0 18 TRXs+500 CNBAPS+90,000 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd2_U+1

BHCAs UBBPd3_L
24 TRXs+800 CNBAPS+90,000 1 UMPTb1+4 UBBPd1_U+1
BHCAs UBBPd3_L
SRAN10.1, 18 TRXs+500 CNBAPS+270,000 1 UMPTb1+2 UBBPd2_U+1
SRAN11.1, BHCAs UBBPd3_L
and later
versions 24 TRXs+800 CNBAPS+234,000 1 UMPTb1+4 UBBPd1_U+1
BHCAs UBBPd3_L
SRAN11.1 and 24 TRXs+600 CNBAPS+900,000 1 UMPTe+2 UBBPd6_U+4
later versions BHCAs UBBPe4_L

Table 2-61 Signaling specifications using a UMPT_LN board

Product Typical Specifications Recommended Board

Version Configuration

SRAN15.1 1,080,000 BHCAs+648,000 BHCAs 1 UMPTg+4 UBBPe4+2

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Product Typical Specifications Recommended Board

Version Configuration
UBBPg2a

Table 2-62 Signaling specifications using a UMPT_GULN board

Product Typical Specifications Recommended Board

Version Configuration

SRAN15.1 24 TRXs+300 CNBAPS+810,000 1 UMPTg+1 UBBPd6+3

BHCAs+486,000 BHCAs UBBPe6+2 UBBPg2a

2.4 CPRI Specifications

Maximum Distance Between the BBU and RRUs

Table 2-63 Maximum distance between the BBU and RRUs (single-RAT)

RAT Maximum Distance Between the BBU and RRUs

GSM 40 km
UMTS 40 km
LTE The maximum distances from different LTE baseband processing boards are as
follows:
eRAN7.0 and eRAN8.1:
 UBBPd3: 20 km
 UBBPd4: 40 km
 UBBPd5/UBBPd6:
− 40 km (cell quantity ≤ 3)
− 20 km (cell quantity ≥ 4)
In eRAN11.1 and later versions:
 UBBPd/UBBPe: 40 km

NR  10 km: 25 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (sub-6 GHz).
 10 km: 40 Gbit/s or 100 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (sub-6
GHz) with AAUs using CPRI ports.
 20 km: 10 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (sub-6 GHz) with
AAUs using eCPRI ports.
 10 km: 25 Gbit/s optical modules are used for NR TDD (sub-6 GHz) with
AAUs using eCPRI ports.

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Table 2-64 Maximum distance between the BBU and RRUs (multi-RAT)

RAT Maximum Distance Between the BBU and RRUs

GU 40 km
GL The maximum distances from different LTE baseband processing boards are as
follows:
UL
In SARN9.0 and SRAN10.1:
GUL  UBBPd3: 20 km

 UBBPd4: 40 km
 UBBPd5/UBBPd6:
− 40 km (cell quantity ≤ 3)
− 20 km (cell quantity ≥ 4)
In SRAN11.1 and later versions:
 UBBPd/UBBPe: 40 km

CPRI Ports

Table 2-65 CPRI port specifications

Board Port Numbe Prot CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Topology(1)

r of ocol
CPRI Typ
Ports e
GTMUb/ SFP 6 CPR 1.25/2.5 Star, chain, or
GTMUc I ring
UBRIb SFP 6 CPR 1.25/2.5/4.9/6.144/9.8 Star, chain, or
I ring
UBBPd/U SFP 6 CPR 1.25/2.5/4.9/6.144/9.8 Star, chain, or
BBPe I ring
UBBPg2 SFP 6 CPR 1.2288/2.457/4.915/6.144/9.83 Star, chain, ring,
I 0/10.1376 or load sharing
UBBPg2a SFP 6 CPR 1.2288/2.457/4.915/6.144/9.83 Star, chain, ring,
maximum I 0/10.1376/24.33024 or load sharing
capability
1
UBBPg2a SFP 6 eCP 10.3125/25.78125 Star or load
maximum RI sharing
capability
2

(1): The topologies vary with the RATs and scenarios. For details, contact Huawei frontline engineers.

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CPRI Bandwidth Access Capability

Table 2-66 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in a UMTS scenario

CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of 1T2R/2T2R* Cells

1.25 4
2.5 8
4.9 16
6.144 24
9.8 32

* indicates that the number of supported cells is reduced by half if the 2T2R cell supports VAM and the
two TX antennas are configured on two RF modules in two CPRI links for VAM.

Table 2-67 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in an LTE FDD scenario

CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of 2T4R/4T4R Number of 1T2R/2T2R

Cells Cells

1.25 4x4 MIMO cells are not  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 3

recommended because of MHz)
the limited transmission  2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5
bandwidth of the CPRI MHz)
ports.
 1 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
MHz)
2.5 1 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5
MHz) MHz)
 2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
MHz)
 1 (cell bandwidth = 15
MHz or 20 MHz)
4.9  2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
MHz) MHz)
 1 (cell bandwidth = 15  2 (cell bandwidth = 15
MHz or 20 MHz) MHz or 20 MHz)
6.144  2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
MHz) MHz)
 1 (cell bandwidth = 15  2 (cell bandwidth = 15
MHz or 20 MHz) MHz or 20 MHz)
9.8  4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10  8 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10
MHz) MHz)
 2 (cell bandwidth = 15  4 (cell bandwidth = 15
MHz or 20 MHz) MHz or 20 MHz)

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Table 2-68 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in an LTE NB-IoT
scenario

CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of 2T4R/4T4R Number of 1T2R/2T2R

Cells Cells

1.25 2 4
2.5 4 8
4.9 8 16
9.8 16 32

Table 2-69 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in an NR scenario

Mo CPRI Port Number of Cells (Sub-6 Number of Cells (Sub-6

de Rate (Gbit/s) GHz 64T64R/32T32R) GHz 8T8R)
eCP 1x25  2 (cell bandwidth = -
RI 20/30/40/50 MHz)
 1 (cell bandwidth =
60/70/80/90/100 MHz)
eCP 1x10  2 (cell bandwidth = 20 -
RI MHz)
 1 (cell bandwidth = 30/40
MHz)
CPR 1x25 - 2 (cell bandwidth =
I 20/30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100
MHz)
CPR 1x10 -  2 (cell bandwidth =
I 20/30/40 MHz)
 1 (cell bandwidth =
50/60/70/80 MHz)

2.5 Transmission Port Specifications

Table 2-70 GSM transmission port specifications

Board Specifications
GUMUb 1 E1/T1 port (transmitting 4 E1s/T1s), 1 FE electrical port, and 1 FE
optical port
GTMUc 1 E1/T1 port (transmitting 4 E1s/T1s), 1 FE/GE electrical port, and 1

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FE/GE optical port
UMPTb1/UMPTb 1 E1/T1 port (transmitting 4 E1s/T1s), 1 FE/GE electrical port, and 1
2 FE/GE optical port
UMPTb3/UMPTb 1 FE/GE electrical port and 1 FE/GE optical port
9
UMPTe 2 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 XGE optical ports
UMPTg 2 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 YGE optical ports
UTRPc 4 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 FE/GE optical ports
NOTE
As of SRAN13.0, when a GTMU/GTMUb/GTMUc is used as the main control
board in a BBU, GSM cannot serve as the primary RAT of the UTRPc in the
same BBU.

Table 2-71 UMTS transmission port specifications

Board Specifications
UMPTb1/UMPTb 1 E1/T1 port (transmitting 4 E1s/T1s), 1 FE/GE electrical port, and 1
2 FE/GE optical port
UMPTb3/UMPTb 1 FE/GE electrical port and 1 FE/GE optical port
9
UMPTe 2 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 XGE optical ports
UMPTg 2 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 YGE optical ports
UTRPc 4 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 FE/GE optical ports
UTRPa 2 E1/T1 ports (transmitting 8 E1s/T1s)

Table 2-72 LTE transmission port specifications

Board Specifications
UMPTb1/UMPTb 1 E1/T1 port (transmitting 4 E1s/T1s), 1 FE/GE electrical port, and 1
2 FE/GE optical port
UMPTb3/UMPTb 1 FE/GE electrical port and 1 FE/GE optical port
9
UMPTe 2 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 XGE optical ports
UMPTg 2 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 YGE optical ports
UTRPc 4 FE/GE electrical ports and 2 FE/GE optical ports

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Table 2-73 NR transmission port specifications

Board Specifications
UMPTg 2 YGE optical ports

This section describes only the transmission ports on a BBU working in a single RAT. The number of
transmission ports on a BBU working in multiple RATs equals the sum of the transmission ports on the
boards in each RAT.

2.6 Equipment Specifications

Table 2-74 Input power

Item Specifications
Input power UPEUc: –48 V DC
Voltage range: –38.4 V DC to –57 V DC
UPEUd: –48 V DC
Voltage range: –38.4 V DC to –57 V DC

Table 2-75 Dimensions and weight

Item Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x 86 mm × 442 mm × 310 mm
D)
Weight In SRAN8.0, SRAN9.0 and SRAN10.1 versions:
 BBU3910 in full configuration: ≤ 12 kg

 BBU3910 in typical configuration: ≤ 7 kg

In SRAN11.1 and later versions:
 BBU3910 in full configuration: ≤ 15 kg

 BBU3910 in typical configuration: ≤ 7 kg

Table 2-76 Heat dissipation

Configuration Specifications
FANd In SRAN8.0, SRAN9.0 and SRAN10.1 versions:
650 W
In SRAN11.1 and later versions:
1000 W

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Configuration Specifications
FANe In SRAN8.0, SRAN9.0 and SRAN10.1 versions:
650 W
In SRAN11.1 and later versions:
1000 W

Table 2-77 Environment

Item Specifications
Operating temperature –20ºC to +55ºC (long term)
+55ºC to +60ºC (short term)
Relative humidity 5% RH to 95% RH
Protection class IP20
Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa
Noise power level ETS 300 753 3.1
≤7.2 bels
Storage time The product must be installed and put into use within a year after
being delivered; otherwise, it may malfunction.

2.7 Traffic Model

2.7.1 LTE FDD Traffic Model
On live networks, the service capacity of an LTE FDD eNodeB depends on system processing
capabilities and the traffic model. This section describes two traffic models.
 Traffic model 1 derives from a typical LTE network where smartphones account for a
large proportion of all UEs accessing the network. UEs in this traffic model are
characterized by short online duration, frequent network access and release, high
mobility, and a large number of small-packet data services.
 Traffic model 2 derives from a typical LTE network where data cards account for a large
proportion of all UEs accessing the network. LTE dongle and customer premises
equipment (CPE) are examples of such data cards. UEs in this traffic model are
characterized by long online duration, low mobility, and a large number of large-packet
data services.
The traffic model of the control plane (CP) for models 1 and 2 is illustrated as follows:

(1):
Traffic models described in the following table are obtained in busy hours. @BH refers to at busy
hour.

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Table 2-78 CP specifications for traffic models 1 and 2

CP Signaling Process Specifications for Specifications for

Traffic Model 1 Traffic Model 2
PS Call Attempt Number per User 180 20
@BH(1) (times)
For example, PS Call Density
Dedicated Bearer Attempt Number per 5 1
User @BH (times)
TAU & Attach & Detach per User 30 5
@BH (times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover Number per 10 1
User @BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 40 2
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 40 2
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0 0
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0 0
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Inter-RAT Handover Attempt Number 3 0
per User @BH (times)
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 12 0
Number per User @BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover 0 0
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection 5 0
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
CA Scell Configuration Update 10 0
Attempt Number per User @BH
(times)
Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number per User 0 0
@BH (times)
Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number per User 0 0
@BH (times)
RRC Re-Establish Number per User 2 0

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CP Signaling Process Specifications for Specifications for

Traffic Model 1 Traffic Model 2
@BH (times)
Paging number @BH (times) 1260000 100000

The following table describes the user plane (UP) specifications for traffic model 1.

Table 2-79 UP specifications for traffic model 1

Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic DL: UL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume Ratio
Call (KB)
Web browsing & 35.00 250 15
E-mail
Video downloading, 0.35 20000 50
uploading &
streaming
SNS 15.00 200 4
IM 15.00 5 0.7
Music & APP 0.50 5000 30
downloading &
Streaming
File sharing & 0.10 400 0.1
Storage
Video Call 0.20 3000 1
Heart beat 25.00 0.1 1
Other 8.85 50 1

The following table describes the UP specifications for traffic model 2.

Table 2-80 UP specifications for traffic model 2

Service Type PS Call Attempt UL Traffic DL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume per PS
Call (KB) Call (KB)

FTP 100 600 6000

Based on the definition of traffic model 1, one BHCA, for example, one combined PS call, is
defined by taking every item in traffic model 1 divided by the PS call density. The details of
one BHCA are listed below.

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Table 2-81 Definition of one BHCA

Definition of a Combined Call or One BHCA Times

PS Call Attempts 1
Dedicated Bearer Attempts 0.0278
TAU & Attach & Detach Attempts 0.1667
Intra-eNodeB Handover Attempts 0.0556
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out Attempts 0.2222
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In Attempts 0.2222
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out Attempts 0
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In Attempts 0
Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0.0167
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempts 0.0167
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover Attempts 0
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection Attempts 0.0278
CA Scell Configuration Update Attempts 0.0556
Syn2Unsyn Attempts 0
Unsyn2Syn Attempts 0
RRC Re-Establish Attempts 0.0111

2.7.2 LTE NB-IoT Traffic Model

On live networks, the service capacity of an NB-IoT eNodeB depends on system processing
capabilities and the traffic model. This section describes the LTE NB-IoT traffic models
defined in the 3GPP TR 45.820 protocol.

Table 2-82 Packet interval

Access Interval (Hour) User Ratio

24 40%
2 40%
1 15%
0.5 5%

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Table 2-83 User distribution

Coverage Class Ratio

0 (0 dB) 100%
1 (10 dB) 0%
2 (20 dB) 0%

Average packet length is 100 bytes.

Table 2-84 CP traffic model specifications

CP Signaling Process Traffic Model Specifications

PS Call Attempt Number per User @BH(1) 0.467
(times)
Dedicated Bearer Attempt Number per User 0
@BH (times)
TAU & Attach & Detach per User @BH 0.00322(2)
(times)
Intra-eNodeB Handover Number per User 0
@BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover Out 0
Attempt Number per User @BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB X2 Based Handover In 0
Attempt Number per User @BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover Out 0
Attempt Number per User @BH (times)
Inter-eNodeB S1 Based Handover In 0
Attempt Number per User @BH (times)
Inter-RAT Handover Attempt Number per 0
User @BH (times)
Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt Number per 0
User @BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Handover Attempt 0
Number per User @BH (times)
CSFB Based Inter-RAT Redirection Attempt 0
Number per User @BH (times)
CA Scell Configuration Update Attempt 0
Number per User @BH (times)
Syn2Unsyn Attempt Number per User @BH 0
(times)

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CP Signaling Process Traffic Model Specifications

Unsyn2Syn Attempt Number per User @BH 0
(times)
RRC Re-Establish Number per User @BH 0
(times)
Paging number @BH (times) 400

 (1):
Traffic models described in the preceding table are obtained in busy hours. @BH refers to at busy
hour.
 (2): Periodic TAU timer is extended to 310 hours.

Table 2-85 UP traffic model specifications

Service Type PS Call Attempt UL Traffic DL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume per PS
Call (KB) Call (KB)

Uplink data 100 0.1 0

2.7.3 NR Traffic Model

The base station specifications are related to the traffic model of the live network. The
capability and specifications in the live network vary by traffic model. This document
provides the specifications based on the Huawei-defined traffic model, including the CP
traffic model and UP traffic model.

Table 2-86 CP traffic model (SRAN15.1)

Traffic Model Item Unit NSA Traffic SA Traffic Model

Model

PS Call Attempt Number times 0.0000 1.0000

Dedicated Bearer times 0.0000 0.0278
Attempt Number
TAU&Aattach&Detach times 0.0000 0.0278
SgNB Addition Number times 1.0000 0.0000
SgNB Release Number times 0.7778 0.0000
SgNB Modify Number times 0.0556 0.0000
SgNB Change Number times 0.2222 0.0000
Intra-gNodeB-DU times 0.0000 0.0556
Handover Number
Inter-gNodeB-DU, times 0.0000 0.0556

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Traffic Model Item Unit NSA Traffic SA Traffic Model

Model
Intra-gNodeB-CU
Handover Number
Inter-gNodeB-CU Xn times 0.0000 0.1667
Based Handover Out
Attempt Number
Inter-gNodeB-CU Xn times 0.0000 0.1667
Based Handover In
Attempt Number
Inter-gNodeB-CU NG2 times 0.0000 0.0278
Based Handover Out
Attempt Number
Inter-gNodeB-CU NG2 times 0.0000 0.0278
Based Handover In
Attempt Number
Inter-RAT Handover times 0.0000 0.0278
Attempt Number
CA Scell Addition times 0.3333 0.3333
Attempt Number
RRC Re-Establishment times 0.0000 0.0111
Attempt Number
Paging number times 0.0000 0.2500

Table 2-87 UP traffic model

Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic UL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume Ratio
Call (KB)
Web browsing and 35 250 15
email
Video downloading, 3 25,000 50
uploading, and
streaming
AR/VR 0.1 300,000 50
SNS 15 200 4
IM 15 5 0.7
Music, application 1 6000 30
downloading, and
streaming
File sharing and 0.2 400 0.1

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Service Type PS Call Attempt DL Traffic UL Traffic

Ratio (%) Volume per PS Volume Ratio
Call (KB)
storage
Video call 0.2 3000 1
Heartbeat 25 0.1 1
Other 5.5 50 1

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3 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 3-1 Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name

ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BBU Baseband Unit
BITS Building Integrated Timing Supply System
CAPS Call Attempt Per Second
CE Channel Elements
CNBAPS Common NodeB Application Parts
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
eCPRI Enhanced CPRI
DL Downlink
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
FE Fast Ethernet
GE Gigabit Ethernet
GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS Global Positioning System
GSM Global Service Mobile
HDLC High-level Data Link Control
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
IC Interference Cancellation
IP Internet Protocol
LMT Local Maintenance Terminal
LTE Long Term Evolution

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Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name

MAC Media Access Control
MIMO Multi-input and Multi-output
NB-IoT Narrow Band-Internet of Things
NR New Radio
OC-3 Optical Carrier Level 3
OM Operation and Maintenance
OMC Operation and Maintenance Center
RGPS Remote Global Positioning System
SMT Site Maintenance Terminal
STM-1 Synchronous Transport Mode-1
TOD Time of Day
UBRI Universal Baseband Radio Interference Board
UEIU Universal Environment Interface Unit
UL Uplink
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UMPT Universal Main Processing and Transmission Unit
UPEU Universal Power and Environment Interface Unit
USCU Universal Satellite card and Clock Unit
UTRP Universal Transmission Processing Unit

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4 Appendix

Table 4-1 Sub-3 GHz spectrum list (SUL)

Band Duplex Mode and Frequency Band

n80 SUL: 1710–1785 MHz
n81 SUL: 880–915 MHz
n82 SUL: 832–862 MHz
n83 SUL: 703–748 MHz
n84 SUL: 1920–1980 MHz
n86 SUL: 1710–1780 MHz

Table 4-2 Sub-6 GHz spectrum list (NR TDD)

Band Duplex Mode and Frequency Band

n77 TDD: 3.3–4.2 GHz

n78 TDD: 3.3–3.8 GHz
n79 TDD: 4.4–5 GHz

Table 4-3 mmWave spectrum list

Band Duplex Mode and Frequency Band

n257 TDD: 26.5–29.5 GHz

n258 TDD: 24.25–27.5 GHz
n260 TDD: 37–40 GHz

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