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SRAN6.0 BSC6900
(V900R013C00) Hardware
Evolution and Capacity Expansion

Global Technical Support

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Preface

BSC6900, as a critical network element (NE) in the Huawei

SingleRAN solution, adopts the advanced multiple radio access
technologies (RATs), IP transmission mode, and modular
structure. In addition, BSC6900 integrates the functions of the
radio network controller (RNC) in the UMTS system and the base
station controller (BSC) in the GSM system, thereby adapting to
the trend of multi-RAT integration in the mobile network.

As the BSC6900 is widely used, it is necessary to introduce its

new hardware and features. Upon completion of this course, you
will be able to know new features of the BSC6900.

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Guide

Before starting this course, you should:

Have known the hardware structure of the BSC6900

V900R012.

Have known the capacity specifications of the

BSC6900 V900R012.

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Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Know the evolution process of the BSC6900

Know the new hardware adopted by the BSC6900

Know the hardware configuration and capacity of the BSC6900

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Contents
1.

BSC6900 Evolution Overview

2.

BSC6900 Hardware Evolution

3.

BSC6900 Typical Hardware Configuration

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BSC6900 Position in the UMTS/GSM

System
UTRAN/GBSS

UE/MS

Uu/Um

CN

Iu/A/Gb

BSC6900 GU
Iu-CS/A

Iub
NodeB

is
Ab

CS

Iur
BTS

Iub/Abis

Dual-mode BTS

BSC6900 GU

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Iu-PS/Gb

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PS

BSC6900 Evolution Path

BSC6810
(UMTS)

Original hardware + new

hardware (optional) during
the software upgrade

BSC6900

BSC6900
applicable
to UMTS
only

applicable to
UMTS only
(UO)

Original hardware + new GSM

hardware (mandatory) during
the software upgrade
BSC6900

BSC6900 GU
(dual-mode)

GU (dualmode)
Original hardware + new
UTMS hardware (mandatory)
during the software upgrade

BSC6000
(GSM)

Original hardware + new

hardware (optional) during the
software upgrade

only

GBSS8.1/RAN10

BSC6900

BSC6900
applicable
to GSM

GBSS9.0/RAN11
2006

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applicable
to GSM

(GO)

only
2008

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GBSS12.0/13.0
2009
RAN12/13

Capacity Specifications (BSC)

Specification
Item

System Capacity

System Capacity
(BSC6000R8)

System Capacity
(BSC6900R11)

13000

19500

24000

Number of cells

2048

2048

2048

Number of TRXs

2048

3072

4096

15360

23040

30720

8192

12288

16384

512

1024

1536

Traffic (Erl)

Number of PDCHs
Number of activated PDCHs
(MCS-9)
Throughput of the Gb interface
(Mbit/s)

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(BSC6900R12/13)

Capacity Specification (RNC)

Item

System Capacity
(BSC6900V900R012)

System Capacity
(BSC6900V900R013)

Number of NodeBs

3060

3060

Number of cells

5100

5100

80400

100500

12 Gbit/s

24 Gbit/s

3220 K

3720 K

CS Erlang
PS Throughput
BHCA

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Contents
1.

BSC6900 Evolution Overview

2.

BSC6900 Hardware Evolution

3.

BSC6900 Typical Hardware Configuration

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SCUb

SCUa

SCUb

The SCUb board provides maintenance

management and GE switching platform
for the subrack where the SCUb is
inserted. In this way, MAC switching can be
carried out inside the BSC6900. The
internal switching contributes to
interconnections between modules in the
BSC6900.

The SCUb board can replace the original

SCUa board. Compared with the SCUa,
the switching capacity of the SCUb
increases significantly from 60 Gbit/s to
240 Gbit/s.

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SCUb Interconnections

The SCUb board is equipped with four 10GE+6 GE ports for

connecting to different modules, and two GE ports for connecting to
the external GBAM.

Ports 0 to 7 are GE ports. Every two adjacent ports form a trunk

(Trunk refers to a group of integrated ports and belongs to the data
link layer over TCP/IP). Ports 6 and 7 are used to connect to the
GBAM.

Ports 8 to 11 are 10GE ports.

If all subracks are equipped with SCUa boards, the subracks are
connected in star topology; if all subracks are equipped with SCUb
boards, the subracks are connected in chain topology.

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SCUb Interconnections
0

When the RNC or BSC TCS

subrack is configured at the
remote side, inter-subrack
SCUb boards are
interconnected by routing the
SFP+high-speed cable as
shown in the figure on the
right (MPR/EPR cabinets are
in full configuration) .
The SFP+high-speed cables
are in blue.
The unshielded straightthrough cables are in green.
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SCUb Interconnection
1

4
5

When the RNC or BSC

TCS subrack is
configured on the local
side, inter-subrack
SCUb boards are
interconnected by
routing the SFP+highspeed cable as shown
in the figure on the
right.
The SFP+high-speed
cables are in blue.
The unshielded
straight-through cables
are in green.

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OMUc

The OMUc board occupies one slot and is equipped with

one hard disk.

By using the Intel Jasper processor and Ibex Peak chip

set, the OMUc provides high-performance service
processing and calculation capabilities.

The OMUc board can be installed with a 2.5-inch SATA

hard disk of 500 GB.

The OMUc board can be installed in slots 0 to 3 or slots

20 to 27.

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DPUf

The DPUf provides the same functions as the DPUc, improved in the
capacity:

DPUc
Number of TC channels 960
IWF flow number

3740

DPUf
1920
7680

Note: The DPUf uses the interworking function (IWF). The DPUf supports
7680 channels only when all the interfaces in the BSC adopt IP
transmission; otherwise, the DPUf (IWF) supports 3840 channels.

Run the ADD BRD command to add a DPUf board.

For example:
ADD BRD: SRN=0, BRDCLASS=DPU, BRDTYPE=DPUf, SN=8,
ISTCBRD=NO, MPUSUBRACK=0, MPUSLOT=0

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DPUg

The DPUg supports the same function as the DPUb.

Compared with the DPUb/DPUd, the number of PDCHs enabled

by the DPUg is unchanged but the packet service processing
capacity (the number of subscribers connecting to the network
during a certain period) is evidently improved.

The DPUg supports 1024 PDCHs of MCS9 that are

simultaneously enabled.

Run the ADD BRD command to add a DPUg board.

For example:
ADD BRD: SRN=0, BRDCLASS=DPU, BRDTYPE=DPUg, SN=8,
MPUSUBRACK=0, MPUSLOT=0;
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NIUa

Network intelligence unit (NIUa) is added to the V9R13 for

DPI identification, that is, to identify protocols on the user
application layer (currently HTTP and P2P).

The DPUe or DPUb configuration ratio must be taken into

consideration in the NIUa planning. For the DPUe, 1: 4 is
recommended (that is, every four DPUes are configured
with one NIUa); for the DPUb, 1: 10 is recommended.

For marketing purpose, subscribers are required to

purchase NIUa boards (with 50 Mbit/s) and flow license
(the step size is 50 Mbit/s and maximally 3.2 Gbit/s) .

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Contents
1.

BSC6900 Evolution Overview

2.

BSC6900 Hardware Evolution

3.

BSC6900 Typical Hardware Configuration

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BSC6900 Hardware Capacity

Planning
Max. board number in MPS/EPS

MPS

10

EPS

14

The XPU and I/F boards work in A/S mode.

The DPU board works in resource pool mode.

User Trafc Processors

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X
PX
UP
bU
b

Capa
city
Expa
nsion

User trafc

X
PX
UP
bU
b

allin
g

ns
m

SPM
SPM
SPM
SPM

Sign

iss
io
n

bo

ar
ds

Interfac
Interfac
e
e
board
board

D
PD
UP
c U
c

D
PD
UP
dU
d

Traf
c
Cap
acit
y
Exp
ans
ion

TRM
TRM

Connectivity

tra

Capacity
Capacity

Signaling processors

Signaling Load

I/F

Use
r

MPS

XPUb

ectiv
ity
Expa
nsion

Hardware
Hardware

EPS

Conn

EPS

Typical Hardware Configuration (GO)

Differences of service process boards between BSC6000R8 and BSC6900R11/R12/R13

BSC6000V9R8

BSC6900V9R11/R12/R13

R13

Mai
nCon
trol
SP
Ub

Servi
ce
SPU
b

D
P
Uf

MainContro
l
SPUa

Servi
ce
SPU
a

Number of TRXs

270

360

640

640

Number of cells

384

384

768

768

Number of BTSs

384

384

768

768

102
4

102
4

Item

Number of activated
PDCHs (MCS-9)

DP
Uc

DP
Ud

DP
Uc

DP
Ud

Ave.
48
Max.
64

Number of singleDSP channels

Number of TCHs

DPU
g

960

IWF flow number

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960

374
0
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1024
Ave.
73
Max.
110

19
20
38
40
(T
DM
)/
76
80
(IP

Typical Hardware Configuration (GO)

Specification differences of interface boards between BSC6000R8 and

BSC6900R11/R12/R13

BSC6000V9R8
Item

Number of
TRXs
Number of
CICs at A
interface (64
K)
Gb (Mbit/s)

FG2
EIUa
a
384

384

OIU
a

PEU
a

384

960 6144 1920

128

BSC6900V9R11/R12/R13

GOUa FG2c

384

64

384

2048

POUc_TD
GOUc
M
2048

6144 23040 23040

1024

1024

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512

R13

POUc_I
P

POUc_T
DM

2048

512

3906

23040

7680
(using
DPUf)

504

504

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Maximum Configuration (V9R11 GO)

BSC6900 V9R11 (3072 TRXs)

BSC6000 (2048 TRXs)

EPS

512 TRXs

768 TRXs

EPS

EPS

1024 TRXs

EPS

768 TRXs

EPS

EPS

1024 TRXs

EPS

1024 TRXs

512 TRXs

MPS

MPS

512 TRXs

MPS

1024 TRXs MPS 1024 TRXs

BM/TC integrated
or A over IP

1024 TRXs

BM/TC integrated BM/TC separated

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EPS 2048 TRXs

A over IP

Max. Configuration (V9R12/R13 GO)

R12

R13

1536 TRXs

EPS

1024 TRXs

EPS

EPS 1536 TRXs 1536 TRXs

EPS

1024 TRXs

EPS

1024 TRXs

EPS

EPS

1536 TRXs 1536 TRXs

EPS

2048 TRXs

EPS

512 TRXs

MPS

MPS

1024 TRXs 1024 TRXs

MPS

1024 TRXs

MPS

R12/R13

BM/TC integrated

R12/R13

BM/TC separated

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A over IP

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Typical Configuration (V9R13 GO)

BM/TC separated (4096 TRXs)

Adopting DPUf/g boards

Abis/Ater/A interface: over TDM
(optical transmission)
Gb interface: FR (optical
transmission)

Due to lack of backplane TDM

resources, the POUc and OIUa of
the Ater interface are the same in
specification.
Number of DPUfs: 24000/1920 = 12.5
POUc (A): 24000/7680 = 3.2
POUc (Abis): 4096/512 = 8
POUc (Ater): 24000/7168 = 3.3

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Typical Configuration (V9R13 GO)

BM/TC integrated (4096 TRXs)

Adopting DPUf boards

Abis/Ater/A interface: over TDM (optical

transmission)

Gb interface: FR (optical transmission)

Number of DPUfs: 24000/1920 = 12.5

POUc (A): 24000/7680 =3.2
POUc (Abis): 4096/512 = 8

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Typical Configuration (GO)

All IP transmission

Adopting DPUf/g boards

All IP transmission

Abis/A/Gb interface: over IP

GOUc (A) = 24000/23040 = 1.04

DPUf = 24000/ 7680 = 3.2
FG2c= 4096/ 2048 = 2

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Typical Configuration (ATM Interfaces in UO

Mode)

Iub interface: AOUc board

Iu interface: UOIc board

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Typical Configuration (ATM Interfaces in UO Mode)

ATM interface

Iub/Iu interface: UOIc boards

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Typical Configuration (IP Interfaces in UO Mode)

IP interface

Iub/Iu interface: connect to GOUc

boards

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Typical Configuration (GU)

UO: 4 subracks; Iub/Iu interfaces

are connected to GOUc boards.

GO: 2 subracks; A/Abis interfaces

are connected to POUc boards.

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Summary

In this course, we have learned:

BSC6900 evolution path

Changes in BSC6900V900R013 hardware and

specification

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