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Product Description
Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)
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Contents
OVERVIEW
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Introduction
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KEY BENEFITS
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Introduction
Transcoding
High Capacity
Cost Effective Scaling
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PRODUCT FAMILY
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Introduction
Product Relationships
Product Evolution
Increased Capacity
Wider Codec Range
Benefits of Transcoder Pooling
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ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW
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Hardware
DFU
STU
TCU
STF-2000 Buses
Software
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PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY
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Speech Transcoding
Data Rate Adaptation
Functionality
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CAPACITY AND CONFIGURATION
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RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Overview
Physical Data
Environmental Data
Power Requirements
Service Voltage Ranges
Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV)
Power Consumption
EMC
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ACRONYMS
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Overview
Introduction
Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) is the leading digital mobile telephone standard in the world.
Lucent Technologies GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 cellular systems are the fundamental cornerstones of
the companys overall and wireless corporate strategies.
The Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000), illustrated in Figure 1, is a key component of these cellular
systems, providing highly reliable and cost effective speech transcoding, data rate adaptation and sub-multiplexing
functions.
Figure 1. STF-2000
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Key Benefits
Introduction
The STF-2000 key benefits include:
Transcoding function implemented according to the GSM Type 6 configuration
High capacity
Cost effective scaling
Future proofing
Independent Traffic Service Groups (TSGs)
High reliability and low spares requirement
A new connection panel
STF Maintenance Application-2000 (SMA-2000)
Fault recovery software
Alarm reporting
Compliance with recognised standards
Transcoding
Lucents Base Station Controller (BSC) implementation physically separates the STF-2000 transcoding function
from the BSC control and switching functions (GSM Type 6 configuration). This allows complete flexibility in
placement of equipment, combined with optimal use of transmission resources.
High Capacity
In a single, compact, ETSI-compliant frame the STF-2000 provides up to 1440 Traffic Channels (TCH) for fullrate, 720 TCH for dual-mode with STU/2.
Cost Effective Scaling

The STF-2000 modular structure provides cost-effective scalability to the optimum size for large and small
systems. To accommodate traffic growth, capacity can be increased in small increments with additional circuit
packs that can be hot inserted and configured without service interruption.
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Key Benefits
Future-proof
A unique, future-proof, pooling architecture allows cost-effective introduction of enhanced full-rate, or other future
transcoding algorithm such as Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) into systems with an embedded base of full-rate
subscribers. The architecture facilitates easy expansion, for example, supporting flexible introduction of higher
capacity interface cards.
Independent TSGs
The STF-2000 comprises two or three fully independent TSGs. This provides system operators the flexibility to
configure the TSGs for full-rate or dual-mode operation. The capability to configure individual TSGs
independently provides a high level of flexibility.
High Reliability
The STF-2000 utilises the minimum number of components, thereby improving reliability and decreasing spare
parts requirements.
New Connection Panel

Pre-configured internal cabling and prefabricated common site material for external cabling can reduce installation
time by up to 50%, and the new connection panel provides simplified deployment.
SMA-2000
Installation, configuration , testing and maintenance can be performed with the SMA-2000. This provides a
graphical user interface and is implemented on Lucents Integrated Maintenance Workstation (IMW-2000) a
standard Windows-based notebook PC. The SMA-2000 supports download to the STF-2000 of default and
customised configuration options and operating software. It also provides the capability to initiate loopback tests
and monitors the health and status of the STF-2000. Each STF-2000 is pre-configured during manufacture to
support rapid deployment.
Fault Recovery Software

Fault recovery software enables automatic recovery from internally and externally detected faults. Redundancy is
built into critical system components so that standby units can be readily switched into service if a fault occurs in
an active unit.
Alarm Reporting
This provides specific equipment failure notification to the OMC-2000 to alert network operators, and speed
restoration procedures.
Compliance
The STF-2000 complies with GSM technical specifications and meets European and US standards for safety and
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). It has been awarded European Community (CE) markings, and meets European
Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) and Bell Communications Research (BELLCORE) specifications for
physical and environmental design.
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Product Family
Introduction
The STF-2000 is a key element of Lucent Technologies GSM Base Station Sub-System (BSS) product family. It
is a standards-based system, fully compatible with GSM recommendations that may be used in GSM 900,
GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 applications.
As specified by GSM recommendations, the STF-2000 works in conjunction with the other elements of the BSS
and the MSC, to provide the call processing path for the provision of wireless service. Specifically, the STF-2000
interfaces and interworks with the other system elements, as illustrated in Figure 2.
Base
Transceiver
Station
(BTS-2000)
Traffic Service
Group 0 (TSG 0)
Base Station
Controller Frame
(BCF-2000)
Mobile Services
Switching Centre
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Figure 2. BSS-2000 Example Configuration (three TSGs)
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Product Relationships
The 5ESS-2000 Switch provides the cellular interface to the public switched telephone network
(PSTN). The interface to the STF-2000, is via the GSM-defined A interface.
The switching and control element of the Base Station Controller (BSC) is realised by the new Base
station Controller Frame (BCF-2000). The interface to the STF-2000 is via the Lucent-defined M
interface (described in the GSM recommendations as the Ater interface).
The Base Transceiver Station products (BTS-2000 family and Compact BTS-2000) provide the
radio link to the mobile subscribers.
Note: There is a close relationship between the BCF-2000 and the STF-2000. This provides the option of using a
combined pool of shared cabinet spares.
Product Evolution
The planned evolution of the STF-2000 has three key goals, which will be introduced via a smooth migration path:
Increased capacity
Wider codec range
Comprehensive transcoder pooling architecture
Increased Capacity
A new transcoder board will pave the way for an STF with higher capacity.
Wider Codec Range

A new transcoder board development will successively replace its first generation equivalent. This will be
designed to fully exploit the benefits of the dual codec STF-2000. In particular, it will provide enhanced codec
application capacity (Enhanced Full Rate, Adaptive Multi Rate). Later developments will also provide redesigned
interface boards, which will produce savings in both resources and costs.
Benefits of Transcoder Pooling

Pooling transcoders saves customer resources and hence reduces costs. Even during busy hours, the entire link
capacity is never actually used in full, nor are all calls (in dual codec networks) of one codec type. Pooling
strategies exploit these factors, rather than supplying simultaneous transcoder capacity for all codecs at the
theoretical maximum.
The STF-2000 offers operators the deployment of transcoding resources based on traffic models, statistical
estimations on the distribution of codec types and acceptable blocking rates.
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Architecture Overview
Hardware
The STF-2000 comprises two (Figure 3) or three (Figure 4) identical and interchangeable Traffic Service Group
(TSG) modules.
Each TSG consists of either two or three equipment shelves, comprising three types of unit:
Digital Facilities Unit (DFU)
Speech Transcoding Unit (STU)
TSG Control Units (TCU)
DFU
The DFU provides the physical terminations for both the M and A interfaces. Each DFU is capable of supporting
two terminations (one M and one A, or two A). Separate DFU models are available to terminate 120-ohm twistedpair cable via impedance converters or 100-ohm twisted-pair DSX-1 interfaces.
STU
The STU performs speech coding, data rate adaptation and subrate multiplexing on the M interface. Each STU can
support up to 30 full-rate speech/data channels or eight enhanced full-rate (EFR) channels. STUs connect through
DFUs to the relevant M and A interface ports. STU/2 supports up to 32 enhanced full-rate (EFR) channels.
TCU
The TCUs control all functions in a TSG, including the supervision of the installed DFUs and STUs. TCUs operate
in pairs to achieve redundancy, where one TCU is active and the other is in standby.
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Figure 4. STF Full Rate Configuration (3 TSG)
Note: To provide flexible handling of growth in Enhanced Full-Rate (EFR) subscriber numbers, a three Traffic
Service Group (TSG) configuration is available. This offers 50% more capacity at a lower EFR penetration rate.
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STF-2000 Buses
The STF-2000 circuit boards communicate with each other over two types of buses:
Private -- The two TCUs within each TSG, are interconnected by a private bus that uses the highlevel data link control (HDLC) protocol. The private buses are embedded in shelves 0 and 1 for
each TSG, requiring the TCUs to be installed in shelves 0 and 1. The standby TCU uses the private
bus to monitor the status of the active TCU, so that it can take control of the TSG in the event of
malfunction of the active TCU.
Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) -- Each TSG contains four TDM buses: TDM 0, TDM 1, TDM
2, and TDM 3. These buses interconnect all the units within a TSG and provide the transfer paths
for digital speech and user data.
The TCU communicates with the DFUs and STUs over TDM 0. As illustrated in Figure 5, the
external 2 Mbit/s lines to the BCF-2000 (M interface) and the MSC (A interface) are connected to
the TDM buses through the DFUs. Links with the BCF-2000 are connected to TDM 0. Links to the
MSC are connected to TDM 1, TDM 2, or TDM3.
The TDM buses are synchronised to one of the 2 Mbit/s lines on the A interface side through the
interconnecting DFU. The synchronisation line is selected using the SMA-2000 when the system is
commissioned. If the synchronisation line later becomes unusable, the active TCU switches to
another A interface with sufficient clock stability. The TCU generates two system clocks for the
TDM buses: a 2048 kHz timeslot clock and an 8 kHz framing clock.
Figure 5. Simplified TSG Block Diagram (Full-rate)
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Software
In the STF-2000, all software functions are accomplished by firmware modules in the TCU, DFU and STU.
Firmware is stored in electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) in each of these modules.
The SMA-2000 application is run on the IMW-2000 notebook PC and is used to download system configurations
and operational software. These are initially stored in the TCU EEPROM and subsequently loaded into its active
memory.
The operational software includes TCU application software, DFU software and STU software. During TSG
initialisation, the TCU broadcasts the DFU and STU software to the appropriate units in the STF-2000 frame.
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Product Functionality
The STF-2000 performs two principal functions:
Speech transcoding (speech transmissions)
Data rate adaptation (user data transmissions)
Speech Transcoding
Standard digital speech is coded at 64 kbit/s. In GSM, speech must be coded at 13 kbit/s (full-rate) for
transmission over the air interface. The STF-2000 converts incoming speech from 64 kbit/s to 13 kbit/s and
reverses the process for outgoing transmissions from the network. Control data is added to the converted speech,
which results in an overall traffic channel rate of 16 kbit/s. The transcoder and radio terminal use in-band
signalling to communicate with each other.
On the A interface between the STF-2000 and the MSC, each speech channel occupies 64 kbit/s. After
transcoding by the STF-2000, each speech channel occupies only 16 kbit/s (full-rate) on the M interface between
the STF-2000 and the BCF-2000. Four speech channels are carried on the 64 kbit/s timeslot occupied by a
standard channel, enabling a 4-to-1 reduction in the landline capacity required between the STF-2000, the BCF2000 and the BTS.
Data Rate Adaptation

For user data transmission, the STF-2000 provides data rate adaptation between the air interface to the mobile
station and the connection point to external networks, such as Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN),
Circuit Switched Packet Data Network (CSPDN) and Public Switched Packet Data Network (PSPDN).
Data rate adaptation is in accordance with the speed classes of the data services, whose bit rates range from 600
bit/s to 9.6 kbit/s.
The STF-2000 adapts the standard 64-kbit/s transmission rate of the A interface to the 12, 6, and 3.6 kbit/s
transmission rate of the air interface.
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Functionality
STF-2000 features provide the following functionality :
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4: 1 Digital Speech Compression/Expansion. The source encoding process in the STF-2000

compresses each 64 kbit/s speech channel into a 13 kbit/s (full-rate) channel with minimum loss
of fidelity. The addition of enhanced full-rate transcoding will provide standard landline toll
quality speech at the 13 kbits/s bit rate of normal full-rate speech.
Multiplexing/Demultiplexing. The compressed channels derived from four standard CEPT

digital speech channels are multiplexed and transmitted in the same 64 kbit/s bandwidth as a
single uncompressed channel.
Data Rate Adaptation. The STF-2000 performs data rate adaptation between the air interface
with the mobile station and the connection point to ext ernal networks such as ISDN, CSPDN and
PSPDN.
Through-Connection of CCS7 Signaling Channels. The STF-2000 transparently routes CCS7

signaling messages between the MSC and BSC components, without performing any processing
on these signals.
Internal Diagnostics and Alarm Reporting. The STF-2000 reports alarms through the TCU to
the BTS-2000 to indicate failure of a hardware component or communication line. Alarm
messages are relayed to the OMC-2000 to alert network operators and are also forwarded to the
SMA-2000, if connected.
Automatic Redundant Switchover and Fault Recovery. The STF-2000 has fault-recovery
software that allows it to recover automatically from internally and externally detected faults. No
single failure of any active device causes the complete loss of frame functionality. This has been
achieved, in part, by building redundancy into the system for critical system components.
Support for the SMA -2000. The SMA-2000 is run on the IMW-2000 notebook PC, which uses
the TCP/IP protocol to communicate with the STF-2000. The SMA-2000 is supplied with the
STF-2000, its purpose being to set and download configuration options, download operating
software, initiate loopback tests and monitor the STF-2000 health and status. The STF-2000
frame and all circuit boards can be tested using the SMA-2000 to perform resident diagnostics.
The SMA-2000 connects to the STF-2000 through the TCU circuit board.
Discontinuous Transmission. The STF-2000 implements the GSM Discontinuous Transmission

(DTX) feature with Comfort Noise Insertion, in order to reduce radio interference levels and
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Capacity and Configuration
The STF-2000 is currently configured to support standard full-rate speech transcoding and enhanced full-rate
transcoding (for improved speech quality). Each TSG may be configured to support standard full-rate channels
only or dual-mode operation (full-rate and enhanced full-rate channels).
A full-rate TSG (Table 1) contains two TCUs, up to 15 DFUs and up to 24 STUs. A dual-mode TSG (Table 2)
will contain two TCUs, up to 5 DFUs, and up to 38 STUs. The channel capacities of these TSG configurations
are described in the following text.
Due to the 1.5 Mbit transmission network in the USA (which uses the T1 protocol instead of E1) GSM 1900 has
three-quarters of the channel capacity of GSM 900/1800 in each mode (full-rate or enhanced full-rate).
Full-rate (2 TSGs)
GSM 900/1800
GSM 1900
per cabinet
per TSG
per cabinet
per TSG
No. of TCH
1440
720
1080
540
No. of A links
48
24
48
24
No. of M
links
12
12
No. of TCU
No. of DFU
up to 30
up to 15
up to 30
up to 15
No. of STU
up to 48
up to 24
up to 48
up to 24
Table 1 Full-rate Configuration Example (two TSGs)
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Dual-mode (3 TSGs)
900/1800
1900
per cabinet
per TSG
per cabinet
per TSG
No. of TCH
720
240
540
180
No. of A links
24
24
No. of M links
No. of TCU
No. of DFU
15
15
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Table 2. Dual -mode Configuration Example (three TSGs)
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Reliability and Availability
The availability of telecommunications equipment is dependent on both planned and unplanned outages. Factors
affecting availability include:
Service intervals and impact of system upgrades (planned outages).
Frequency and severity of fault situations (unplanned outages).
The STF-2000 is robust and fault-tolerant and a number of architectural features have been incorporated to
achieve this:
No Regular Service Intervals. The STF-2000 is designed to be completely free of regular

service actions. The only exception is that if an optional dust filter is used, it should be replaced
every two years.
Background Service Actions. Local maintenance can be performed with minimal operating
interference. Software updates and parameter changes can be performed in the background. New
images or configuration data are activated after a single system reboot.
Plug and Play. Hot insertion of system components allows a given STF-2000 configuration to
be upgraded without affecting current service. This feature is particularly valuable if a defective
component has to be replaced.
High MTBF of Circuit Boards. Each individual replaceable unit of the STF-2000 has a very
high reliability factor. The printed circuit boards are designed to have a theoretical Mean Time
Between Failure (MTBF ) of almost 100 years. The next generation of boards will provide a full
100 years MTBF.
Redundancy of Central Equipment. No single failure of any active device causes a complete
loss of frame functionality. This is achieved by building redundancy into critical components,
such as the Traffic Control Unit (TCU). If a fault occurs in an active component, the appropriate
standby controller is switched into service instead. A TCU that has been switched out of service,
can be removed from the frame, repaired and placed back into service.
N+1 Redundancy of Fan Unit. The fan unit is sufficiently dimensioned to ensure that if one fan
fails, it does not reduce the overall performance of the unit. Fan failures are reported to the
Operations and Maintenance Centre (OMC) and the defective unit can be replaced without
affecting operation.
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Graceful Degradation by Decentralisation. Each circuit pack is equipped with its own power
converter to prevent complete frame failure in the event of power supply problems. If any power
converter fails, only the capacity associated with its host circuit pack is affected. For example, the
loss of one DFU results in the loss of the associated interface capacity; the loss of one full-rate
STU results in the loss of one A-link (30 calls).
Robustness in Transcoder Pooling. The consequences of losing a pool transcoder can be

alleviated by building redundancy into the pool capacity. Additionally, as a fallback solution,
enhanced full-rate calls that cannot be served are automatically processed in full-rate coding.
Independence of Traffic Service Groups. A single STF-2000 frame houses two or three Traffic
Service Groups (TSGs). However, as the TSGs operate completely independently there is no
possibility of mutual interference or fault propagation between them. TSGs reside in a separate
sub-rack with their own mechanical housing (except the 2-TSG configuration), power line,
grounding and so on. A pair of redundant TCUs controls each TSG.
Fault Tolerant Software. Fault recovery software provides automatic recovery from both
internally and externally detected faults. A heartbeat mechanism between each TCU pair checks
for the presence and status of the peer TCU. Periodic sanity checks are performed as background
tasks between the active TCU and the transcoders respective interface cards. Each board's
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Environmental Characteristics
Overview
The STF-2000 is convenient and easy to install. All components and wiring may be accessed through the front of
the cabinet; which allows cabinets to be installed side-by-side and with their rear against the wall.
The equipment is shipped with all circuit packs preinstalled. With the new connection panel, it is possible to use
pre-configured internal cabling and prefabricated common site material for the external cabling. This solution
can reduce on-site installation time by up to 50%.
Physical Data
The STF-2000 is housed in a front-access equipment cabinet the physical data of which is detailed in Table 3.
Width
600mm (23.6 in)
Depth
600mm (23.6 in)
Height
2200mm* (86.6 in)
Weight
(fully equipped)
270kg (605 lb)
* Optional height: 2000 mm (79 in)

Table 3. STF-2000 Cabinet Dimensions
The top cover of the cabinet can be optionally omitted, as it is only necessary for the ETSI height specification
and has no functional role.
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Environmental Data
Table 4 details the environmental data.
Specification
Description
GSM 900/1800
GSM 1900
Storage conditions
ETS 300 019-1-1 Class 1-2
BELLCORE GR-63_CORE
Transport conditions
ETS 300 019-1-2 Class 2-2
BELLCORE GR-63_CORE
Operating Conditions
ETS 300 019-1-3 Class 3.1
BELLCORE GR-63_CORE
Operating Temperature Range
+5 C to +40 C
(+41o F to +104o F)
+5 to +40o C
(+41o F to +104o F)
Operating Humidity Range
5 to 85% noncondensing
5 to 85% noncondensing
Table 4. Environmental Data
Power Requirements
The STF-2000 operates from a -48 or -60 Vdc supply with battery backup. Power requirements for the STF-2000
include a battery plant with a protected AC power source and external ringing. The battery plant can be any
electronic switching system plant that provides -48 or -60 Vdc at the required current level, such as the Lucent
Technologies Lineage 2000 ECS battery plant.
Service Voltage Ranges

The STF-2000 hardware platform has the following power requirements under normal service conditions (which
means voltages at which the STF-2000 will operate within its specifications):
A required secondary s upply voltage range of -37.0 Vdc to -73.0 Vdc.
A voltage range at Output of Intra-frame Protection and Distribution Equipment of -36.0 Vdc to 72.0 Vdc.
Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV)

The output of a STF-2000 power converter is extra low voltage (ELV) when the input is ELV. For a converter
output to be SELV (safety extra low voltage), one of the following conditions must be true of the power plant 48 or -60 Vdc input:
The -48 or -60 Vdc input is SELV and floating with the converter output also floating, or
The -48 or -60 Vdc input is SELV and grounded with the converter output also grounded.
To qualify as SELV, the primary power plant equipment must comply with the requirements stated in EN 60
950, Safety Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment, or, in the US, the
corresponding UL 1950.
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Power Consumption
The frame -level power consumption of the STF-2000 is detailed in Table 5.
TSG type
Power Consumption
Full -rate
Max: 1500 Watts

Typical: 1100 Watts
Dual-mode
Max: 2000 Watts

Typical: 1200 Watts
Table 5. Power Consumptions
EMC
The STF-2000 complies with EMC requirements according to EN55022 and ETS 30342 (Europe) and FCC 15
Class B, BELLCORE GR-1089-CORE (US).
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Acronyms
The following acronyms are used in this document:
AMR
Adaptive Multi Rate
BCF
Base-station Controller Frame
BSC
Base Station Controller
BSS
Base Station System
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
CEPT
Conference of European Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
CSPDN
Circuit Switched Packet Data Network
DFU
Digital Facilities Unit
DSX-1
Digital Cross Connect for Digital Signal Level 1
E1
CEPT/ETSI standard 2048 Kbit/s digital transmission system
EFR
Enhanced Full Rate
ELV
Extra Low Voltage
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
ETSI
European Telecommunication Standards Institute
FR
Full Rate
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Acronyms
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communication
IMW-2000
Integrated Maintenance Workstation
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
MSC
Mobile-Services Switching Centre
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
OMC
Operations and Maintenance Centre
PC
Personal Computer
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
PSPDN
Public Switched Packet Data Network
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
SELV
Safety Extra Low Voltage
SMA-2000
STF Maintenance Application
STF-2000
Speech Transcoding Frame
T1
Terrestrial data channel handling 1.5 Mbits per second
STU
Speech Transcoding Unit
TCE
Transcoding Equipment
TCU
TSG Control Unit
TDM
Time Division Multiplex
TSG
Traffic Service Group
UL
Underwriter Laboratories
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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

Issue Number: 5.0

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

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Reason for Change

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CAPACITY AND CONFIGURATION

RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

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Transcoding function implemented according to the GSM Type 6 configuration

Cost effective scaling

Independent Traffic Service Groups (TSGs)

High reliability and low spares requirement

A new connection panel

STF Maintenance Application-2000 (SMA-2000)

Fault recovery software

Compliance with recognised standards

Cost Effective Scaling

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

New Connection Panel

Fault Recovery Software

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Figure 2. BSS-2000 Example Configuration (three TSGs)

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

Wider codec range

Comprehensive transcoder pooling architecture

Wider Codec Range

Benefits of Transcoder Pooling

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Digital Facilities Unit (DFU)

Speech Transcoding Unit (STU)

TSG Control Units (TCU)

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

Transcoder STU Pool

Transcoder STU Pool

STU EFR Pool

Figure 3. STF Dual Mode Configuration (2TSG)

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

Figure 4. STF Full Rate Configuration (3 TSG)

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

Figure 5. Simplified TSG Block Diagram (Full-rate)

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Speech Transcoding Frame-2000 (STF-2000)

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