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Contents
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Functions of the BBU3900 ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Appearance of the BBU3900............................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Boards of the BBU3900 ................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................. 7

2.1 BBU3900 Capacity .......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 BBU3900 Transmission Ports .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Input Power ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Equipment Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.5 Environment Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 8

3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... 9

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1 Introduction

Introduction

1.1 Functions of the BBU3900

The BBU3900 is a baseband control unit.It performs the following functions:

Managing the entire base station in a centralized manner, including OM, signaling
processing and system clock

Providing physical interfaces connecting the base station to the transport network for
information exchange

Providing a maintenance channel for connection with the OMC

Processing UL and DL baseband signals and providing CPRI ports for communication
with RF modules

Providing ports for communication with the environment monitoring devices

Two BBU3900s can be used to expand the capacity.

1.2 Appearance of the BBU3900

The BBU3900, which has a case structure, is 19 inches wide and 2 U high. It can be installed
in a indoor space or outdoor protective cabinet. Outdoor solution is applicable to outdoor
scenarios such as basement, balcony, corridor, and garage. Indoor solution is applicable to
indoor scenarios such as office and house. Figure 1-1 shows the BBU3900.
Figure 1-1 BBU3900

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1.3 Boards of the BBU3900

The BBU3900 can be configured with the following boards:

GSM Timing and Main control Unit (GTMU)

WCDMA Main Processing Transmission unit (WMPT)

LTE Main Processing Transmission unit (LMPT)

WCDMA Baseband Processing unit (WBBP)

LTE BaseBand Processing unit (LBBP)

Universal Transmission Processing unit (UTRP)

Universal Power and Environment Interface Unit (UPEU)

Universal Environment Interface Unit (UEIU)

Universal Satellite card and Clock Unit (USCU)

Universal Baseband Radio Interference board (UBRI)

FAN module

These boards support plug-and-play, and thus can be configured as required.

Table 1-1 lists the functions of BBU3900 boards.
Table 1-1 Functions of the BBU3900 boards
Board

Function

GTMU

Performs OM functions such as configuration management, equipment

management, performance monitoring, signaling processing, and radio
resource management

Provides an OM channel for the connection to the OMC (SMT, LMT or

M2000)

Provides a reference clock for the entire system

Provides four E1s, one FE electrical port, and one FE optical port

Provides six CPRI ports for the communication with RF modules

Performs OM functions such as configuration management, equipment

management, performance monitoring, signaling processing, radio
resources management, and active/standby switchover

Provides an OM channel for connection to the OMC (LMT or M2000)

Provides a reference clock for the entire system

Provides four E1s that support both ATM transport and IP transport

Provides one FE electrical port and one FE optical port. Both of them
support the IP transport.

WMPT

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Board

Function

LMPT

Performs OM functions such as configuration management, equipment

management, performance monitoring, signaling processing, and radio
resources management

Provides an OM channel for the connection to the OMC (LMT or M2000)

Provides a reference clock for the entire system

Provides Ethernet optical ports for the connection to transmission devices

or gateway devices

WBBPb: providing three CPRI ports for the communication with RF

modules

WBBPd: providing six CPRI ports for the communication with RF modules

Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals

The WBBPd supports interference cancellation (IC) within the board

The WBBPd supports the Interference Cancellation (IC) of uplink data and
must be installed in slot 2 or 3. When an RRU carries a cell with the IC
feature enabled, this RRU must be connected to a CPRI port on the
WBBPd

Provides six CPRI ports for the communication with RF modules

Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals

UTRP2: providing two FE/GE optical ports for Ethernet MAC layer
functions including sending and receiving Ethernet link data and MAC
address resolution

UTRP3: providing eight routes of ATM over E1s/T1s on which an ATM

data flow is inversely multiplexed and demultiplexed

UTRP6: providing one unchannelized STM-1/OC-3 port

UTRP9: providing four FE/GE electrical ports for the MAC layer and
physical layer functions of the Ethernet

Converts the -48 V DC or +24 V DC power input to the +12 V power input

Provides two ports with each transmitting one route of RS485 signals and
another two ports with each transmitting four routes of Boolean signals.

WBBP

LBBP

UTRP

UPEU

UEIU

Provides two ports with each transmitting one route of RS485 signals and
another two ports with each transmitting four routes of Boolean signals
Transmits the information reported by the environment monitoring unit and
alarm information to the main control board

USCU

UBRI

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Provides the input port for the external RGPS (such as reused devices),
BITS device, and TOD

USCUb1: providing a GPS-capable satellite card for time synchronization

or obtaining clock signals from transmission links

USCUb2: providing a dual-satellite card that supports both GPS and

GLONASS

Provides six CPRI ports for the communication with RF modules

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BBU3900 Board Configuration in Single Mode

Figure 1-2, Figure 1-3, and Figure 1-4 show the typical board configurations of the BBU3900
working in GSM mode, UMTS mode, and LTE mode respectively.
Figure 1-2 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in GSM mode

Figure 1-3 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in UMTS mode

Figure 1-4 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in LTE mode

BBU3900 Board Configuration in Dual Mode

Figure 1-5, Figure 1-6, and Figure 1-7 show the typical board configurations of the BBU3900
working inGU dual mode, GL dual mode, and UL dual mode respectively.

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Figure 1-5 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in GU dual mode

Figure 1-6 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in GL dual mode

Figure 1-7 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in UL dual mode

NOTE

In GU mode, GSM and UMTS share one BBU. The same applies to GL and UL modes.

BBU3900 Board Configuration in Triple Mode

Figure 1-8 and Figure 1-9 show the typical board configurations of the BBU3900 working in
GU+L triple mode and GL+U triple mode.

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Figure 1-8 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in GU+L triple mode

Figure 1-9 Typical board configuration of the BBU3900 in GL+U triple mode

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In GU+L mode, GSM and UMTS share one BBU, and LTE occupies another BBU. The same
applies to GL+U mode.

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Technical Specifications

2.1 BBU3900 Capacity

Table 2-1 BBU3900 capacity
Mode

Capacity

GSM

S24/24/24

UMTS

3 x 8 (1T2R, 2,304 CEs in the UL and 2,304 CEs + 15 24 HSDPA

codes in the DL)

GSM+UMTS

GSM S24/24/24 + UMTS 3 x 8 (1,920 CEs in the UL and 1,920 CEs +

15 24 HSDPA codes in the DL)

LTE

42 MIMO: 6 cells(5MHz/10MHz/15 MHz/20MHz)

22 MIMO: 12 cells(5MHz/10MHz/15 MHz/20MHz)

2.2 BBU3900 Transmission Ports

Table 2-2 BBU3900 transmission ports
Mode

Transmission Ports

GSM

GTMU

4 E1s/T1s, 1 FE electrical port, 1 FE optical port

UMTS

WMPT

4 E1s/T1s, 1 FE electrical port, 1 FE optical port

UTRP2

2 FE/GE optical ports

UTRP3

8 E1s/T1s

UTRP4

8 E1s/T1s

UTRP6

1 STM-1/OC-3 port

UTRP9

4 FE/GE electrical ports

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Mode

Transmission Ports

LTE

LMPT

2 FE/GE electrical ports

2 FE/GE optical ports
1 FE/GE electrical port + 1 FE/GE optical port

2.3 Input Power

Table 2-3 Input power
Item

Specification

Input power

UPEUc: -48 V DC
Voltage range: -38.4 V DC to -57 V DC

2.4 Equipment Specifications

Table 2-4 Equipment specifications
Item

Specification

Dimension (H x W x D )

86 mm x 442 mm x 310 mm

Weight

BBU3900 12 kg (in full configuration)

BBU3900 7 kg (in typical configuration)

2.5 Environment Specifications

Table 2-5 Environment specifications
Item

Specification

Operating temperature

-20C to +55C (long-term)

+55C to +60C (short-term)

Relative humidity

5% RH to 95% RH

Protection rating

IP20

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Full Name

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

BBU

Baseband Unit

BITS

Building Integrated Timing Supply System

CE

Channel Elements

CPRI

Common Public Radio Interface

DL

Downlink

EDGE

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

FE

Fast Ethernet

GE

Gigabit Ethernet

GBBP

GSM BaseBand Processing Unit

GLONASS

Global Navigation Satellite System

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSM

Global Service Mobile

GTMU

GSM Timing and Main control Unit

HDLC

High-level Data Link Control

HSDPA

High Speed Downlink Packet Access

IC

Interference Cancellation

IP

Internet Protocol

LBBP

LTE BaseBand Processing unit

LMPT

LTE Main Processing Transmission unit

LMT

Local Maintenance Terminal

LTE

Long Term Evolution

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Abbreviation

Full Name

MAC

Media Access Control

MIMO

Multi-input and Multi-output

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

WBBP

WCDMA Baseband Processing unit

WMPT

WCDMA Main Processing Transmission unit

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