Dec 31 2006 Internal Use (Only)

ENE040613040001 HUAWEI BSC6000

Hardware Structure and
System Description
www.huawei.com

ISSUE 1.0

GSM BSS Training Team

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

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Reference

 HUAWEI BSC6000 Hardware Reference

 HUAWEI BSC6000 System Description

 HUAWEI BSC6000 Architecture and Principles

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Purpose

After learning this course, you should understand

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

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 Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 Working Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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Location of the BSC6000 in the GSM Network

 The HUAWEI BSC6000 is a new generation GSM BSC product after the HUAWEI
BSC32.

MSC HLR

BTS
MS

A
Gs
BSC
BTS
MS
PCU SGSN GGSN
Pb
Gb

BTS .
MS

Abis PDN
Um

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

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

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

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Summary

This chapter describes the following contents:

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

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 Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 Working Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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 Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

 Rack and Subrack

 Board

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Abbreviation

Abbreviation Full Name

GBCR GSM BSC Control Processing Rack

GBSR GSM BSC Service Processing Rack

GBAM GSM Back Administration Module
GEPS GSM Extended Processing Subrack
GMPS GSM Main Processing Subrack
GTCS GSM TransCoder Subrack
GIMS GSM Integrated Management System

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

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

GBAM

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

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

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

Port for keyboard

Port for mouse cable Port for display cable cable

Power switch

DC input power socket

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

Front of GBAM

Rear of GBAM

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

Air defence
subrack

Dummy
panel

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Subrack
 Subrack: The subrack complies with the
IEC60297 standard. The width of it is 19 inches. Fan box
A backplane is in the middle of the subrack, and
Board
boards are inserted from the front and the rear
of the subrack. Both the front subrack and the
rear subrack provide 14 slots. The slots are
numbered 00–27 from the front to the rear. Cabling
Trough

14 20 27
 The BSC6000 contains three subracks: Interface
 GMPS main processing subrack
后插单板
board
 GEPS extension processing subrack
背板 Mother
 GTCS voice processing subrack
board

前插单板 Service
00 06 13
board

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

GXPUM Slot 0 ～ 2

GTNU Slot 4 ～ 5

GSCU Slot 6 ～ 7

GGCU Slot 12 ～ 13

GEIUB Slot 18 ～ 27

GEIUT Slot 16 ～ 17

GEIUP Slot 14 ～ 15

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

GXPUM slot 0 ～ 2

GTNU slot 4 ～ 5

GSCU slot 6 ～ 7

GEIUB slot 18 ～ 27

GEIUT slot 16 ～ 17

GEIUP slot 14 ～ 15

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 Subrack——GTCS
 GTCS: A GTCS (GSM TransCoder Subrack ) performs transcoding, rate adaptation and sub-
multiplexing.
 When the BSC6000 uses E1 transmissions on the A interface, a GTCS provides a maximum of
3,840 speech channels.
 When the BSC6000 uses STM-1 transmissions on the A interface, a GTCS provides a maximum of
7,680 speech channels.

GTNU slot 4 ～ 5

GSCU slot 6 ～ 7

GDPUC slot 8 ～
13&0 ～ 3

GEIUT slot 14 ～ 17

GEIUA slot 18 ～ 27

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 Dip switch of Subracks
Bit Meaning
 The switch state “ON” means 0 and “OFF” 1 Subrack number control bit
means 1. The highest bit of DIP corresponds 2 Subrack number control bit
with the highest bit of the byte. 3 Subrack number control bit
 The odd parity check is used for DIP. In the 4 Subrack number control bit
eight DIP bits, the quantity of “1” must be 5 Subrack number control bit

odd. 6 Odd parity check bit

 Use the following method to set: First set the 7

It is undefined, and is generally set as
“0”.
DIP bit 1–5 and 8. DIP bit 7 is generally “0”. The automatic DIP bit of the GSCU
Then count the quantity of “1” in the current board in the central subrack is:
 0, the starting of boards is highly
DIP bits. If the quantity is even, set DIP bit 6 dependent on the GBAM server,
namely that the boards load from the
as “1”. If the quantity is odd, set DIP bit 6 as server after starting.
8  1, the starting of boards is less
“0”. dependent on the GBAM server,
namely that the boards check the
1 8
ON validity of the Flash file when starting,
and load from the Flash file if the Flash
file is valid or load from the server if
the Flash file is invalid.

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 Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

 Rack and Subrack

 Board

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

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Board——GGCU
 The GGCU is the general clock unit in the BSC6000. The active GGCU and
GGCU
the standby GGCU are configured in slots 12 and 13 in the GMPS. The GGCU
RUN
board provides synchronous timing signals for the system
ALM
ACT  The GGCU has the following functions:
ATN-IN  Generating and keeping synchronous clock signals
0
 Keeping the consistency of synchronization information output from the
1

2
active and standby GGCUs
CLKOUT

3
Matching
4 Port Function
5 Connector
6

7
CLKOUT0 ～ Synchronization signal output port, used to RJ45
9 output 8 kHz clock signals to the GSCU
8

9 COM0 ～ 1 Standby RJ45

COM0

COM1 TESTOUT Standby SMB male connector

CLKLIN0 TESTOUT

TESTIN Standby SMB male connector

TESTIN

CLKIN0 ～ 1 Synchronization clock signal input port, used to SMB male connector
CLKLIN1

input one route of external 2.048 MHz signal and

PARC
2.048 Mbit/s code stream signals

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

Port Function Matching

EHT0 ～ 9 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet ports, used to connect subracks RJ45

EHT10 ～ 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet ports, used to connect GBAM RJ45
11 (Only the main subrack is connected with the GBAM)
RJ45
COM Debugging port

Clock source port, used to receive the 8 kHz clock signals RJ45
CLKIN
from the panel of the GGCU
TESTOUT Clock test signal port, used to output clock test signals SMB connector

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Board ——GTNU
GTNU  The GTNU is the TDM switching unit in the BSC6000. The active GTNU and the
standby GTNU are inserted in slots 4 and slot 5 of the GMPS/GEPS/GTCS. The
RUN
ALM GTNU board performs the TDM switching function, which is the TDM switching
ACT

center of the system.

TNM5 TNM4 TNM3TNM2 TNM1 TNM0

 The GTNU has the following functions:

 Providing 128 K  128 K TDM switching
 Allocating TDM network resources, establishing, and releasing radio links
Front plane

Rear plane
LVDS TDM switching LVDS
module
6 128K*128K 24

Matching
Port Function
connector
TDM high-speed serial port, used to connect the GTNUs DB14
PARC
TDM0 ～ 5
between subracks

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

Paging control Voice call control

System information management Packet service control
Channel assignment Handover
LINK BTS common service management Power control
10/100/1000BASE-T

ACT

Matching
Port Function
connector

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

PARC

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Board——GXPUC
GXPU  The GXPUC is the cell broadcast processing unit in the BSC6000. The
active GXPUC and standby GXPUC are inserted in slots 8 and slot 9 in
RUN
ALM
ACT
the GMPS or GEPS. The GXPUC performs the message cell broadcast
function of the system.
 The GXPUC has the following functions:
 Providing a port for connecting the Cell Broadcast Center (CBC)
 Storing cell broadcast messages
 Scheduling cell broadcast messages based on the Cell Broadcast
Channel (CBCH)
LINK
10/100/1000BASE-T

ACT

Matching
Port Function
connector

GE/FE Ethernet port, RJ45

10/100/1000BASE-T0 ～ 3
PARC
reserved

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Board ——GEIU / GOIU
 The GEIU / GOIU can be categorized into the following types :
GEIU GOIU
 The GEIUB/GOIUB is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the Abis interface.
RUN RUN  The GEIUP/GOIUP is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the Pb interface.
ALM ALM
ACT ACT
 The GEIUT/GOIUT is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the Ater interface.
 The GEIUA/GOIUA is the GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for the A interface.
TX
RX
 The GEIU/GOIU has the following functions:
E1/T1(24~31)  Processing the SS7 MTP2 protocols
LOS
 Processing the Link Access Procedure on the D channel (LAPD) protocols
 Providing maintenance links when GTCS subracks are configured at the
E1/T1(16~23)
MSC side
 Performing inter-board Tributary Protect Switching (TPS)
E1/T1(8~15)
Matching
Interface Function
connector

E1/T1(0~7) E1/T1(0 ～ E1/T1 port, used to transmit and receive E1/T1 signals on DB44
TESTOUT2M1 2M0
TESTOUT2M1 2M0

31) routes 0–7

2.048 MHz clock source output port, used to output the SMB male
2M0 ～ 1
extracted line clock as the system clock source connector
PARC PARC
2.048 MHz clock output port, used to output the testing SMB male
TESTOUT
clock of the system connector

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

DIP Bit Description 75Ω 120Ω

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

The GDPUC is the circuit service processing unit in the BSC6000. The
GDPUC board can be inserted in slot 0 to slot 3, slot 8 to slot 13 of the
RUN
ALM
ACT

GTCS subrack. The board performs the voice and data service
processing functions. It works in resource pool mode.

 The GDPUC has the following functions:

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

PARC

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Summary

Summary This chapter describes the following contents:

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

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 Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 System Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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 Chapter 3 System Principle

 Module Function

 System Signal Flow

 Software Loading

 Alarm Channel

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

Connection
between TDM switching subsystem
subracks

E1/STM-1 to BTS
Interface
Service Service and E1/STM-1 to PCU
processing control signaling
subsystem subsystem processing E1/STM-1 to MSC
subsystem
Clock
subsystem

Connection
between GE switching subsystem
subracks

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

Logical Unit Physical entity

TDM access bearer unit GEIUB/GOIUB, GEIUP/GOIUP, GEIUT/GOIUT, GEIUA/GOIUA

TDM switching unit GTNU

TDM processing bearer unit GDPUC

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

GTNU (active) GTNU (standby)

Slot 0 Slot 2 Slot 27

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

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

1＃ 2＃
Pin 14
Pin1
A

GTNU GTNU GTNU GTNU

X2

X1

1
23
W2

W1
W4

W3

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GE Switching Subsystem

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

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

GSCU1
12 48

Port on the backplane

GSCU GSCU

Port on the panel

Active Standby GSCU0
12 48
GE switching
GE module GE
Inter-subrack
60G

Slot 1 Slot 2 ……… Slot 26

Connection between a board and the active GSCU through a GSCUs to slots: 48G
backplane GE path The GSCU provides 12 ports for inter-subrack
Connection between a board and the standby GSCU interconnection: 12 x 1G
through a backplane GE path Total: 48G+12x1G=60G

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 GE Switching Interconnection
GSCU (main subrack) GSCU (extension subrack)
GE 0 GE 0
1
GE TRUNK1 ＃ GE 1
GE 1

GE 2
2 GE 0 GSCU0 GSCU1 Extension
GE TRUNK2
GE 3 ＃ GE 1 subrack

GE 4
3 GE 0 Four inter-
GE TRUNK3 subrack 1G
＃ GE 1
GE 5
GSCU0 GSCU1 main
network
cables subrack
GE 6
GE TRUNK4
GE 7

GE 8
GSCU0 GSCU1 Extension
subrack
GE 9 GBAM

GE TRUNK5 GE 10
HiG interconnection
30G bandwidth
GE TRUNK6 GE 11

CPU FE FE

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 Structure of Inter-Subrack Interconnection
A interface

GTCS GTCS

Main GTCS GTCS

TC
Ater interface
Abis interface
Pb interface

GEPS GEPS

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

GTNU full interconnection

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

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

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Interface and Signaling Processing Subsystem
 The interface and signaling subsystem provides interfaces of BSC, BTS, and NSS, which performs
signaling processing function of data link layer.
 Providing A/Abis/Pb/Ater interfaces
 Supporting cell broadcast message service processing
A
 Supporting the MTP2 protocol of SS7 Abis GMPS/ Ater
BTS GTCS MSC
 Supporting the LAPD protocol GEPS
BSC
 The trunk cable is categorized into the following types: Pb Cb
 75Ω coaxial cable
PCU CBC
 75Ω Y-shaped coaxial cable
 120Ω twisted pair cable
 120ΩY-shaped twisted pair cable

Port: DB44 connector

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Clock Subsystem

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

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

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

Backplane Distribution cable

transmission transmission

GSCU GSCU GSCU

Backplane Backplane Backplane

transmission
transmission transmission
board
Service

board
Service

board
Service

board
Service

board
Service

board
Service
GMPS GEPS GEPS

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Clock synchronization Interconnection
The connection of the GGCU of the main subrack and the GSCU of the extension subrack is shown
as following figure:
The active GGCU and the standby GGCU output 10-way signal channel respectively. A signal
channel of an active GGCU and that of a standby GGCU are integrated through the Y-shaped
cable.
GGCU support six service subracks, one is the GMPS, others five are the GEPSs where the

8
1

1
10 cables from GSCUs to GGCU can be connected at most.

X2

X3
Any of component including GGCU, Y-shaped cable, and GSCU is faulty, the system clock still

1
can work normally.

W2

W3
GEPS
GMPS GSCU GSCU
GGCU GGCU Y-shaped
cable
…
…

GEPS

W1
1
GSCU GSCU

X1
1
8
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 Chapter 3 System Principle

 Module Function

 System Signal Stream

 Software Loading

 Alarm Path

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Signal Flow of Basic Voice Service
Voice service

MSC
G G G G G
G
E E E E
I
T
I
T I
BTS N I G
U U U N U
U D
B T T U P
A
U
C
Abis Ater A interface
interface interface
GMPS/GEPS GTCS

Front board E1/T1 cable

TDM switching
Rear board
on the backplane

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PS Service Signal Flow
 PS service:

G G
G
E E
T
I I
BTS N PCU SGSN
U U
U
B P

GMPS/GEPS
Abis
interface Pb interface Gb interface

Front board E1/T1 cable

Rear board Backplane TDM switching

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

64K
16K

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

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

64K

64K
GDPUC
(TC)
BM subrack
TC subrack

Voice service, non-crossover subrack switch

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

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SS7 on the A Interface

The signals are processed through the MTP2, and

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

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

GMPS/GEPS Ater GTCS A

interface interface

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

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

GSCU Ater 接口 A 接口
Abis 接口 GEIUT GEIUT GTNU GEIUA

BM 框 TC 框

A 接口
GSCU GEIUT GEIUT GTNU GEIUA
G
Abis 接口
E
I
U
B

BM 框
TC 框
cross-subrack signaling flow
Normal signaling Flow

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Signaling Flow on the Abis Interface

The signals are processed through the LAPD,

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

GMPS/GEPS Abis
interface

Front board E1/T1 cable

Rear board GE switching on the backplane

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Signaling Signal Flow on the Ater Interface
Internal Signaling Signal
The signals are processed through the MTP2,
and then sent to the GXPUM in the mode of
the internal signaling flow

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

GMPS/GEPS Ater GTCS

interface
The signals are processed through the
MTP2, and then sent to the GSCU in the
mode of internal signaling flow

Front board E1/T1 cable

Rear board GE switching on the backplane

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Signaling Signal Flow on the Pb Interface
Pb signaling signal

The signals are processed through the LAPD,

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

GMPS/GEPS Pb interface

Front board E1/T1 cable

Rear board GE switching on the backplane

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 O&M Flow
HDLC link

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

LAN Switch GMPS Ater GTCS （ remot

e）

L
M

Service board
T G 业 G
M2000 S 务 S
C 单 C
E1/T1 cable U 板 U
Ethernet cable
GE switch on backplane
GEPS GTCS （ local ）

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 Chapter 3 System Principle

 Module Function

 System Signal Flow

 Software Loading

 Alarm Path

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 Software Loading
 The loading process is the process that a board obtains program files and data files after the service
subrack or the board starts or restarts.

 The BSC6000 software loading control system has two layers:

 The GBAM is the first-level center of the entire BSC software loading management. The
loading and power-on of the GBAM are independent of other boards. The GBAM processes the
loading control requests of the GSCU in the GMPS.
 The GSCU in the GMPS is the second-level center of the loading control system. The GSCU
processes the loading control requests of the service boards in the GMPS, GEPS, and GTCS.

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Software Loading Path (GTCS at Local)

GTCS
GMPS
G GMPS
G
G GEPS

Service
S

board
S
B C
C Main GTCS
A U
U Service extension GTCS
M
board

GE on the backplane

Inter-subrack Cable
G G
S
Service

Service
board

board
C C
U U
GEPS GTCS

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Software Loading Path (Remote GTCS)

GMPS GTCS
E
I E G GMPS
G G U

Service
I S

board
S T GEPS
B U C
A C T U
Main Remote GTCS

M U Service
extension GTCS
board

GE on the backplane

G Inter-subrack Cable
G
S
Service

Service
board

board
HDLC
C C
U U
GEPS GTCS

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

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Loading Software to the Other Boards in GMPS/GEPS
 After the software of the GSCU is loaded, the loading of the software for the other boards in the
subrack starts.
1. After a board is started, it broadcasts the BOOTP request. The request contains the physical
address of this board and the software version information stored in the flash.
2. After the GSCU receives the BOOTP request, it transparently transmits this request to the
GSCU in the GMPS if the subrack is not the GMPS.
3. The GSCU in the GMPS calculates the IP address of the board based on the physical
address of the board, and then obtains the loading control character from the configuration
data of the board.
 If the loading control character is Load from Flash, then the GSCU in the GMPS responds to the
BOOTP request. The response carries the IP address and the loading control character, notifying
the board to obtain the program files from the flash and load them.
 If the loading control character is Auto, then the GSCU in the GMPS determines whether the
software version in the flash of this board is consistent with that in the software area of the GBAM,
and then responds to the BOOTP request. The response carries the IP address and the loading
control character.
 If the loading control character is Load from Server, then the GSCU directly downloads the
application files from the version section on the GBAM.

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Loading Software to the Other Boards

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

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Loading Software to the Boards in a Remote GTCS
 The GSCU in the main GTCS is a second-level loading control center. The loading of the remote
GTCSs can be independent on the Ater O&M link to some extent.
 When the Ater O&M link is broken, the GSCU in the main GTCS processes the loading
requests from the boards in the subrack.
 When the Ater O&M link is normal, the GSCU in the GMPS processes all the loading requests
from the remote GTCSs and the GSCU in the GTCS stops working as a loading control
center.

 The software loading for a remote GTCS consists of:

 Loading Software to the GSCU
 Loading Software to the other boards
The process of loading software to the remote service boards is similar to that of loading
software to the local service boards. The differences are as follows:
 The files downloaded from the GBAM are first saved in the remote loading control center
before being downloaded to the other boards.
 The remote service boards download files through Ater O&M links, which work in
active/standby mode. The bandwidth of each Ater O&M link is 164 kbit/s to 3064 kbit/s.

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 Chapter 3 System Principle

 Module Function

 System Signal Flow

 Software Loading

 Alarm Path

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Connection of Alarm Box

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

Alarm Convert
management
module

GBAM LMT
Alarm box

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

GMPS
LMT
Service GBAM Alarm box
GSCU Convert
board

GEPS

Service
board GSCU

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

GTCS GMPS
LMT
Service GBAM Alarm box
GEIUT GEIUT GSCU Convert
board

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

GMPS
LMT
BTS GBAM Alarm box
GEIUB GSCU Convert

GEPS

BTS GEIUB GSCU

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Summary

Summary  This chapter describes operating process of the BSC6000, including

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

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 Chapter 1 System Description

Chapter 2 Hardware Structure

Chapter 3 System Principle

Chapter 4 Typical Configuration

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

Summary  This chapter describes the configuration principles of the BSC6000

and lists some typical configurations in the actual deployment.

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