BSC 6910

Configuration
Principle(Global)
(BSC/RNC by kandasami)

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 Revisions
Date Subject Revision Created By
12/01/2016 SRAN10.1&GBSS17.1&RAN Draft V1.0 Kandasami
17.1 BSC6910

Date Department StakeHolders Reviewed

Date
5/11/2015 Dispatch Sreenivasan Ramadass,
Jeeva Rathinam
5/11/2015 RAN Senthil Prathapan
5/11/2015 FLM Sreenivasan Ramadass,
Arul Prasath
5/11/2015 IM Senthil Natarajan

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 Contents

1.Introduction.
2.Application Overview.
3.Product Configurations.
4. Interface boards
5. Hardware Expansion and Upgrade Configurations
6 Spare parts and Configuration
7. Appendix
8.Acronyms and Abbreviations

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 01-Introduction of BSC6910 for VHA

1.1 Overview
This document describes the product specifications, configuration principles, upgrade, and
capacity expansion regarding the BSC6910 V100R017C10.

The BSC6910 can be configured as a BSC6910 GSM, BSC6910 UMTS, or BSC6910 GSM
+UMTS (GU) to adapt to various application scenarios:

l A BSC6910 GSM works in GSM Only (GO) mode and functions as a GSM BSC.
l A BSC6910 UMTS works in UMTS Only (UO) mode and functions as a UMTS RNC.
l A BSC6910 GU works in GSM&UMTS (GU) mode and functions as a GSM BSC and
UMTS RNC.

1.2 Version Difference

The mobile broadband network is experiencing an exponential growth of traffic volume, with
urgent requirement of intense coordination among different services and pacing evolution toward
cloud computing system for wireless network equipment (NE). To meet this challenge, Huawei
launches its new base station controller product, the BSC6910. It uses a hardware structure based
on HW6910 R17, and a new BSC6900-based software structure.

Table 2-1 describes the version differences between HW6910 R15 and later versions.

Table 2-1 Version differences between HW6910 R15 and later versions

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 Hardware Version

Hardw Version Difference

are
Versio
n
HW6910 HW6910 R15 supports GOUe, GCUb, and
R15 GCGb boards (in versions later than
R15C00SPC580),
which can coexist with GOUc, GCUa, and GCGa
boards. They have the same specifications but.
However, an old board and its corresponding new
board cannot work in active/standby mode.
HW6910 HW6910 R16 has introduced SCUc boards to
R16 expand the switching bandwidth between
extension subracks and slot bandwidth.
Using HW6910 R16, an old board and its
corresponding new board (for example, GOUc
and GOUe, GCGa and GCGb, and GCUa and
GCUb) can work in active/standby mode.
HW6910 HW6910 R17 has introduced DEUa boards to
R17 support WRFD-170201 Seamless Crystal Voice
and WRFD-171201 Crystal Voice in Deep
Coverage.
 In the UMTS network, an RNC pool can be configured by using
BSC6910s alone or BSC6910s and BSC6900s if the RNC in Pool
feature is activated. RNCs within an RNC pool work in node
redundancy and resource sharing modes.
The following table describes HW6910 R17 hardware.

Model Name Description Function Application

Scenario

QM1D00EGPU EGPU Evolved General Processes GSM & UMTS

00 a Processing Unit REV:a services and
allocates services
on the GSM UP
and CP.

QM1D00EXPU EXPU Evolved Extensible Processes GSM

00 a Processing Unit services and
allocates services
on the GSM UP
and CP.

WP1D000DPU DPUf CS Data Processing Provides TC GSM

05 Unit (1920 CIC) processing of CS
services and
works in N+1
backup mode

QM1D00EOM EOMU Evolved Operation and Provides the GSM & UMTS
U00 a Maintenance Unit evolved operation
and maintenance
function.

QM1D00ESAU ESAU Evolved Service Provides evolved GSM & UMTS

00 a Aware Unit service
awareness.

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Model Name Description Function Application
Scenario

QM1D00EXO EXOU Evolved 10GE Provides two GSM & UMTS

U00 a Optical interface channels over
Unit 10GE optical
ports.

QM1D00ENIU ENIUa Evolved Provides GSM & UMTS

00 Network enhanced network
Intelligence intelligence
Unit REV:a (REV: a).

WP1D000DEU DEUa Data Provides UMTS

00 Enhancement enhanced data
Processing Unit processing, used
for
WRFD-170201
Seamless Crystal
Voice and
WRFD-171201
Crystal Voice in
Deep coverage.

WP1D000SCU SCUb GE Switching Provides packet GSM & UMTS

01 network and switching and
Control Unit REV:b network control
(REV: b).

WP1D000SCU SCUc GE Switching Provides packet GSM & UMTS

03 network and switching and
Control Unit REV:c network control
(REV: c).

WP1D000FG2 FG2c IP Interface Unit IP: A/ GSM & UMTS

01 (12 FE/4 GE, Abis/Lb/Gb/Iur-g
Electric) IP: Iu/Iub/Iur/Iur-
g

WP1D000GOU GOUe IP Interface Unit IP: A/ GSM & UMTS

03 (4 GE, Optical) Abis/Lb/Gb/Iur-g
IP: Iu/Iub/Iur/Iur-
g

WP1D000AOU AOUc ATM Interface Unit ATM: Iub UMTS

01 (4 STM-1,
Channelized)
WP1D000UOI UOIc ATM Interface Unit ATM: Iu- UMTS
01 (8 STM-1, CS/Iub/Iur
Unchannelized)

WP1D000POU POUc TDM or IP TDM: A/Abis GSM

01 Interface Unit (4 IP over STM-1:
STM-1, Abis
Channelized) 9
Model Name Description Function Application
Scenario

WP1D000GCU GCUb General Clock Unit Obtains the GSM & UMTS
02 system clock
source, performs
the functions of
phase-lock and
holdover, and
provides clock
signals.

QW1D000GC GCGb GPS & Clock Obtains the GSM & UMTS
G02 Processing Unit system clock
source, performs
the functions of
phase-lock and
holdover, and
provides clock
signals.

QM1B0PBCDP N/A Assembly Cabinet Cabinet GSM & UMTS

00

QM1K00PBCS N/A Backplane Subrack, Subrack GSM & UMTS

00 PARCb

Notes:
A BSC6900 cannot be upgraded to the BSC6910 by upgrading the software.
New software versions are compatible with old hardware versions. For
example, RAN17 software versions can work with HW6910 R15, HW6910
R16 and HW6910 R17 hardware version.

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 2.Application Overview

The hardware platform of the BSC6910 is characterized by high integration,

high performance, and modular structure. These characteristics enable the
BSC6910 to meet networking requirements in different scenarios and provide
operators with a high-quality network at a low cost. Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-
2 show the exterior and configurations of a single-cabinet BSC6910,
respectively.

Figure 2-1 Exterior of a single-cabinet BSC6910 (N68E-22)

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Figure 2-2 BSC6910 configurations (front view and rear view)

Working Mode Minimum Configuration Maximum configuration

BSC6910 GSM 1 cabinet 2 cabinets

1 subrack (MPS) 3 subracks (1 MPS + 2 EPSs)

BSC6910 UMTS 1 cabinet 2 cabinets

1 subrack (MPS) 6 subracks (1 MPS + 5EPSs)

BSC6910 GU 1cabinet 2 cabinets

2subracks (one for UMTS and the 6 subracks (1 MPS + 5EPSs)
other for GSM)
 Table 2-2 BSC6910 specifications
Workin Maximum Specification Per
g Mode Cabinet
BSC691 In all-IP transmission mode: 8000
0 GSM BTSs, 8000 cells, 24,000 TRXs,
150,000 Erl, 96,000 PDCHs,
52,000,000 integrated BHCA, 8
Gbit/s PS throughput
TDM: 7000 BTSs, 7000 cells, 7000
TRXs, 43,750 traffic (Erl), 28,000
PDCHs, 15,000,000 integrated
BHCA, 2.688 Gbit/s PS throughput
BSC691 10000 NodeBs, 20000 cells, 32 M
0 UMTS BHCA, 60 Gbit/s PS throughput/
125000 CS Erlang
BSC691 UMTS (2 subracks: 1 MPS and 1
0 GU EPS):
3330 NodeBs, 6660 cells,
21,300,000 BHCA, 39.3 Gbit/s PS
throughput or 82,000 CS traffic (Erl)
GSM (1 EPS):
l In all-IP transmission mode:
8000 BTSs, 8000 cells, 8000
TRXs, 50,000 traffic (Erl),
32,000 PDCHs, 17,300,000
integrated BHCA, 3 Gbit/s PS
throughput
l In TDM mode: 3000 BTSs, 3000
cells, 3000 TRXs, 18,750 traffic
(Erl), 12,000 PDCHs, 6,500,000
integrated BHCA, 1.1 Gbit/s PS
throughput
Item N68E-22 Specification
Dimensions (H x W x D) 2200 mm x 600 mm x 800
mm (86.61 in. x 23.62 in. x
31.50 in.)
Weight per cabinet 370 kg (815.9 lb)
Maximum Specification for Two
Cabinets
N/A
10000 NodeBs, 20000 cells, 64 M
BHCA, 120 Gbit/s PS throughput/
250000 CS Erlang
UMTS (one MPS and four EPSs)
10,000 NodeBs, 20,000 cells,
53,300,000 BHCA, 99.8 Gbit/s PS
throughput or 208,000 CS traffic (Erl)
GSM (three subracks that can be
configured across cabinets: 2 EPSs):
l In all-IP transmission mode: 8000
BTSs, 8000 cells, 24,000 TRXs,
150,000 Erl, 96,000 PDCHs,
52,000,000 integrated BHCA, 8
Gbit/s PS throughput
l In TDM mode: 7000 BTSs, 7000
cells, 7000 TRXs, 43,750 traffic
(Erl), 28,000 PDCHs, 15,000,000
integrated BHCA, 2.688 Gbit/s PS
throughput
N68E-21-N Specification
2130 mm x 600 mm x 800
mm (83.86 in. x 23.62 in. x
31.50 in.)
430 kg (948.2 lb)
Item N68E-22 Specification N68E-21-N Specification

Load-bearing capability of 450 kg/m2 (0.64 bf/in.2)

the floor

Table 2-4 describes the BSC6910 power specifications.

Table 2-4 BSC6910 power specifications

Item Value

Power input -48 V DC power supply (Each subrack requires four 100 A
inputs.)

Power range 57 V to 40 V

Power consumption of The power consumption should be equal to or less than 7100 W
a single cabinet to reduce the impact of cabinet heat dissipation on the equipment
room. The practical power consumption of a cabinet can reach
12000 W.

NOTE

l The BSC specifications cannot be obtained by accumulating specifications of boards.

l The BSC specifications are designed based on customers' requirements and the product plan. During
product specification design, business factors and technical factors, such as system load and board
quantity limitations, are taken into consideration to define an equivalent system specification.
l The specifications for each version may change.
l The definition of BHCA in GSM is different from that in UMTS. The BHCA defined in UMTS is the
number of call attempts and the BHCA capability varies with the traffic model. The BHCA defined in
GSM is the maximum number of equivalent BHCA under Huawei traffic model. All user activities,
including CS location updates, CS handovers, PS TBF setups, PS TBF releases, and PS paging, can be
converted into equivalent BHCA. This better reflects the impact of the traffic-model change on system
performance. In full configuration, when the BHCA reaches the maximum, the system reaches the
designed maximum processing capability if the average GCP CPU usage does not exceed 75% of the
average flow control threshold.
l The UMTS BHCA capacity is based on smartphone traffic model, and the UMTS PS throughput
capacity is based on high-PS traffic model. For details about traffic models, see 7.2.1 UMTS Traffic
Model.
 3.Product Configurations

3.1 BSC6910 GSM Product Configurations

This section describes hardware configurations and how to calculate the number of required
licenses when the BSC6910 is working in the GO mode.

The configurations of the BSC6910 can be divided as follows:

l Configurations of hardware, including the cabinets, subracks, general processing units,

operation and maintenance units, network intelligent units, interface boards, and clock
boards
l Configurations of hardware capacity licenses, including licenses for "Iub Total
Throughput", "Active User" and "Evolved Network Intelligence Throughput".

3.1.1 Hardware Specification Redundancy

To ensure the network emergency handling capability and meet the requirements of service
growth in a certain period of time, certain hardware redundancy must be taken into account
during calculation of hardware resources. Hardware specifications minus redundant
specifications is the actually required hardware specifications. Hardware modules consist of
service processing units and interface boards.

You must negotiate with customers about hardware redundancy. Generally, 30% redundancy
is recommended.

For example, when calculating the number of DPUf boards for processing CS user-plane data
in A over TDM mode:

Redundancy Formula for Calculating the Number of DPUf Boards

No redundancy RoundUp(MaxACICPerBSCTDM/TCNoPerDPUf,0) Number of

existing DPUf boards + 1

30% redundancy RoundUp(MaxACICPerBSCTDM/(TCNoPerDPUf x 70%),0)

Number of existing DPUf boards + 1
3.1.2 Cabinets
Table 3-1 Cabinet configurations

Part Number Description Remarks

QM1B0PBCDP00 Cabinet N/A

To achieve maximum capacity, a BSC6910 GSM can be configured with up to

three subracks in a single cabinet. In GU mode, the three subracks can be
distributed across two cabinets.

3.1.3 Subracks

Table 3-2 Subrack Configurations

Part Number Name Description Function Description

QM1K00PBCS00 Subrack Unified service Processes basic services.
architecture
basic subrack

WP1M00EPEM00 Power Power input Each subrack has its

Distributi module (version: own power supply,
o n Box a) which is provided by
two power
distribution boxes.
1.Provides power
supply, surge
protection, and
filtering.
2.Detects the input
power and input
voltage of a subrack.
3.Monitors the status
of air circuits and of
surge protection
circuits.

The MPS and EPS of the BSC6910 have the same physical structure. They both use PARCb
subracks. The difference is that the MPS houses the EOMUa, GCUb, GCGb, and EGPUa/ EXPUa
boards (logical function: RMP), which are not housed in the EPS.
The following table lists fixed boards in the BSC6910.
 Table 3-3 Fixed board configurations

Board Logical Description Function Configuration Principle

Functio Description
n

EGPUa RMP Resource Provides the One pair of boards is

/ Management resource configured on the BSC in
EXPUa Processing management 1+1 backup mode. The
function. board is the same as that
used by the universal
service processor (USP).
EOMU OMU Evolved Provides the One pair of boards is
a Operation and evolved operation configured on the BSC in
Maintenance and maintenance 1+1 backup mode. Each
Unit function. EOMUa board is installed
in two slots.
SCUb/ SCU GE Switching Provides the PS One pair of boards is
SCUc network and switching and installed in each subrack in
Control Unit control function. 1+1 backup mode. A
maximum of three pairs
can be configured on the
BSC.
GCUb GCU General Clock Provides the One pair of boards is
/GCGb unit (with GPS) general clock. configured on the BSC in
The GCGb 1+1 backup mode.
supports the GPS
function.

Configuration Principles for the MPS

A BSC6910 must be equipped with one MPS only. The MPS configurations are as follows:
1. Slot allocation: 8 and 9: EGPUa/EXPUa (fixed) 10 to 13: EOMUa (recommended) 14 and
15: GCUb or GCGb (fixed) 20 and 21: SCUb/SCUc (fixed)
2. If the GPS clock is not required, each BSC6910 is configured with two GCUb boards,
working in 1+1 redundancy mode. If the GPS clock is required, each BSC6910 is
configured with two GCGb boards, working in 1+1 redundancy mode.
3. If the customer uses Huawei Nastar or SON equipment, one to two ESAUa boards are
required. It is recommended that the ESAUa boards be installed in slots 0 to 3. Slots 0 to 3 in
the MPS should be reserved for ESAUa boards even if they are not configured.
4. The EGPUa/EXPUa boards can be inserted in any vacant slots that are not a fixed slot. An
MPS can provide 14 slots for the EGPUa/EXPUa boards.
5. The DPUf boards can be inserted in any vacant slots that are not fixed slots. An MPS can
provide 14 slots for the DPUf board.
6. Interface boards can be inserted only in slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 27. Do not insert
EGPUa/EXPUa/ESAUa boards into these slots.
7. If the SCUb is used and GOUe, FG2c, EXOUa, and POUc are used as interface boards, the
EXOUa board can be inserted only in slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 25, and GOUe,
 FG2c, and POUc boards can be iAmong them, slots 16 to 19 and 22 to 25 are preferred. If
the SCUc is used, all interface boards GOUe/FG2c/EXOUa/POUc can be inserted in any
slot among slots 16 to 19 and 22 to 27nserted in slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 25, or slots 26
to
27..
8. An MPS provides 18 universal slots and 10 interface board slots. If the SCUb is used,
EXOUa can be inserted only in slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 25. If the SCUc is used,
EXOUa can be inserted in any slot among slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 27.

Configuration Principles for the EPS

1. Slots 20 and 21 are reserved for the SCUb/SCUc board.
2. The EGPUa/EXPUa boards can be inserted in other vacant slots. An EPS can provide
26 slots for EGPUa/EXPUa boards.
3. The DPUf board can be inserted in any vacant slots that are not fixed slots. The EPS
can provide 26 slots for the DPUf board.
4. Interface boards can be inserted only in slots 14 to 19 and slots 22 to 27. Do not
insert EGPUa/EXPUa/ESAUa/DPUf boards into these slots.
5. If the SCUb is used and if GOUe, FG2c, EXOUa, and POUc are used as interface
boards, the EXOUa board can be inserted only in slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 25, and
GOUe, FG2c, and POUc boards can be inserted in slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 25, or
slots 14 to 15 and slots 26 to 27. Among them, slots 16 to 19 and 22 to 25 are
preferred. If the SCUc is used, all interface boards EXOUa/FG2c/GOUe/POUc can be
inserted in any slots among slots 14 to 19 and slots 22 to 27.
6. An EPS provides 26 universal slots and 12 interface board slots. If the SCUb is
used, EXOUa can be inserted only in slots 16 to 19 and slots 22 to 25. If the SCUc
is used, EXOUa can be inserted in any slot among slots 14 to 19 and slots 22 to 27.
Configuration Methods for the Number of EPSs
New deployment

Number of EPSs = Max (Number of required EPSs_1, Number of required EPSs_2, Number of
required EPSs_3)

Number of required EPSs_1 = Roundup [(Number of required EXOUa boards Number of

EXOUa boards that can be housed in an MPS)/Number of EXOUa boards that can be housed in an
EPS]

Number of required EPSs_2 = Roundup [(Number of required interface boards Number of

interface boards that can be housed in an MPS)/Number of interface boards that can be housed in an
EPS]

Number of required EPSs_3 = Roundup [(Number of required EGPUa/EXPUa boards +

Number of required interface boards Number of universal slots provided by the MPS)/
Number of universal slots provided by one EPS]

NOTE

Calculate the number of EPSs based on the SCUb configuration, regardless of whether the SCUb or SCUc
is installed.

Table 3-4 List of EPS counters

Counter Value Description

Number of EXOUa boards housed in MPS 8 N/A

Number of EXOUa boards housed in EPS 8

Number of interface boards housed in MPS 10 The number of required

interface boards includes the
Number of interface boards housed in EPS 12 number of EXOUa boards.

Number of universal slots in MPS 14 N/A

Counter Value Description

Number of universal slots in EPS 26

Capacity expansion
Number of required EPSs = Number of EPSs required after capacity expansion Number of
EPSs configured before capacity expansion
Cabinet power consumption calculation
The maximum power supply of a subrack is 4000 W. The maximum power consumption of a
cabinet is 7100 W.
For the calculation formula, see the following attachment.
BSC_Power_Consumption_Tool.xls

NOTE

l Average power consumption (Pavg) is the estimated value in a typical operating environment. The
maximum power consumption mentioned in hardware description is obtained when all devices on
boards are full-loaded. This maximum power consumption will not be obtained under the actual
system running conditions. Therefore, Pavg is provided for power consumptioncalculation.
l Maximum subrack power consumption is 4000 W (including the power consumption of fans) which
is obtained when all slots of the subrack are configured with boards. It is recommended that power
distribution be configured as 4000 W per subrack. This can save power distribution adjustmentupon
future capacity expansion.
l Maximum cabinet power consumption is 7100 W which is the upper limit of the heat dissipation
capability in the equipment room and obtained based on survey and research. Therefore, the
maximum cabinet power consumption is not 12,000W.

3.1.4 License
Table 4-5 Hardware capacity licenses for BSC6910 V100R017C10

Abbreviation Name Description Value

Range
LGMIBHTC BSC TRX hardware Number of simultaneously 0~24000
capacity (per TRX) activated carriers
LGMIBHDC BSC PDCH hardware Number of simultaneously 0~96000
capacity (per PDCH) activated PDCHs
LGW1DPIHC02 Evolved Network ENIUa hardware capacity N/A
Intelligence Processing license
Throughput (per 50Mbit/s)

The ENIUa does not have hardware processing capability. The Resource-BSC6910- LGW1DPIHC02-
Evolved Network Intelligence Processing Throughput(per 50Mbit/s) license must be loaded for the board.
Each license provides a processing capability of 50 Mbit/s. A maximum number of N licenses can be loaded,
where N is equal to the result of NIU.
Service Processing Modules

Board Logic Description Function Specificatio Remarks

al Description ns
Funct
ion

EXPUa RMP Resource Performs This function One pair of

Management resource allows the boards is
Processing management. resource configured on
management the BSC.
of systems.

GCUP GSM BSC Processes CS This board is The BHCA is

Control plane and PS services used for calculated
and User plane on both the control-plane based on
Processing user plane (UP) and user-plane Huawei default
and control integration. traffic model.
plane (CP). The
specifications
are as follows:
TRX: 1000
BTS: 600
Cell: 600
PDCH: 3000
GMCP GSM BSC Provides the N/A The number of
Mathematics IBCA the GMCP
Calculation calculation board is
Processing function. calculated
based on IBCA
requirements at
network
deployment.
The number of
the GMCP
board is
calculated
based on IBCA
requirements at
network
deployment. If
the IBCA
feature is
required, the
GMCP boards
are required.
Board Logic Description Function Specificatio Remarks
al Description ns
Funct
ion

ENIUa NIU Evolved Provides PS throughput The ENIUa

Network intelligent supported by board needs to
Intelligence Unit service each ENIUa be configured
identification. board: 8000 if the
Mbit/s intelligent
service
awareness
function is
required.

ESAUa SAU Evolved Service Provides The SAU If the customer

Aware Unit evolved service collects, has purchased
aware function. filters, and the Nastar or
reports data of SON
service boards equipment, a
to the Nastar. maximum of
two ESAUa
boards can be
configured on
the BSC.

DPUf DPU CS Data Provides CS TC function: The DPUf

Processing Unit service 1920 CIC board supports
(1920 CICs) processing and circuits (A 1920 CIC
works in N+1 over TDM) circuits when
backup mode non-wideband
AMR coding
schemes are
used. When
wideband
AMR coding
schemes are
used, the DPUf
board supports
960 CIC
circuits. That
is, the multi-
core board
processing
capabilities
consumed by
wideband
AMR services
are twice those
consumed by
non-wideband
AMR services.
 By default, the following boards are delivered: EGPUa, EXPUa, ENIUa, ESAUa, and DPUf.

Configuration Principles for the Finished Board EGPUa/EXPUa

BSC6910 universal service processing boards (finished boards) consist of EGPUa and EXPUa.
EXPUa is used only for GSM networks. A universal service processing board has logical
functions of RMP, GCUP, GMCP, and NASP, as shown in the preceding table.

l EGPUa/EXPUa can be used in both GO and GU modes. By default, EGPUa is used.

l In UO mode, EGPUa can be used but EXPUa cannot be used.
Principles for configuring EGPUa/EXPUa (logical function type: RMP): In GO mode,
EXPUaEGPUa can be configured as RMP. By default, the EGPUa is configured as RMP. In
GU or UO mode, only the EGPUa board can function as RMP.
l Principles for configuring EGPUa/EXPUa (logical function type: GMCP): In GO or GU
mode, EXPUa/EGPUa can be configured as GMCP. By default, the EGPUa is configured as
GMCP.
l Principles for configuring EGPUa/EXPUa (logical function type: NASP): EGPUa can be
configured as NASP, but EXPUa cannot.

Configuration Principles for RMP

Only one pair of RMPs is installed in the MSP subrack in 1+1 backup mode for the entire
system.

Configuration Principles for GCUP

Configure the GCUP board based on the BSC capacity plan. The BSC6900 and BSC6910
calculate the required number of service processing units using different methods.

The BSC6900 calculates the numbers of CP boards (XPUa and XPUb) based on either the number
of planned TRXs or the BHCA. The numbers of PS UP boards (DPUd and DPUg) are calculated
based on the number of planned PDCHs. The numbers of CS UP boards (DPUc and DPUf) are
calculated based on the predicted traffic.

For the BSC6910, the CP board and UP board are integrated on the GCUP board. To calculate the
number of GCUP boards, divide the site specifications and the predicted specifications separately
by the number of TRXs, number of PDCHs, BHCA, or traffic. The maximum number among the
obtained four numbers is the number of GCUP boards. The number of standby GCUP boards can
be manually configured (recommended redundancy mode: N+1). By default, no standby GCUP
board is configured. A minimum of two GCPU boards are configured.
Item Value Description

TRX 1000 NA
(TRXNoPerEGPU)

Cell 600

BTS 600

Traffic Volume 6250 6.25 Erl per TRX

(VoiceErlPerEGPU)
 Item Value Description

PDCH 3000 3 PDCHs per TRX

(PDCHPerEGPU)

PS Throughput 300 Mbit/s EGPUa/EXPUa: 3000 x 100 kbit/s, EGRPS2A

Equivalent BHCA 2,200,000 Calculated based on the actual Benchmark

(BHCAPerEGPU) weights (including PS)
The BHCA is calculated based on Huawei default
traffic model.
EGPUa/EXPUa supports 22,000,000.

By default, GCUP can be configured in N+1 redundancy mode. You can manually configure the number of
redundant GCUP boards. A BSC is configured with a minimum of two GCUP boards.

1. Calculating the number of required EGPU based on the number of TRXs:

Number of required EGPUs = ROUNDUP(TotalTRXNo/TRXNoPerEGPU,0) Number of existing EGPUs + 1

Number of TRXs (TotalTRXNo): calculated based on the network plan

2. Calculating the number of required EGPU based on the: CS user-plane traffic volume:

Number of required EGPUs = ROUNDUP(TotalVoiceErl/VoiceErlPerEGPU,0) Number of existing EGPUs + 1

Total traffic volume (TotalVoiceErl): calculated based on the network plan

Note: When the VAMOS feature is enabled, the traffic volume supported by a single TRX increases. Therefore,
the number of EGPUs calculated by using the preceding formula increases.

3. Calculating the number of required EGPU based on the number of PS user-plane PDCHs:

Number of required EGPUs = ROUNDUP(TotalPDCH/PDCHPerEGPU,0) Number of existing EGPUs + 1

Maximum number of activated PDCHs (TotalPDCH): calculated based on number of users and traffic model

4. Calculating the number of required EGPU based on the signaling-plane BHCA:

Number of required EGPUs = ROUNDUP(TotalBHCA/BHCAPerEGPU,0) Number of existing EGPUs + 1

BHCA (TotalBHCA): calculated based on number of users and traffic mode

5. Calculating the number of required EGPU boards based on the number of cells:

Number of required EGPUs = ROUNDUP(TotalCellNo/CellNoPerEGPU,0) Number of existing EGPUs + 1

 6. Calculating the number of required EGPU boards based on the number of BTSs:

Number of required EGPUs = ROUNDUP(TotalBTSNo/BTSNoPerEGPU,0) Number of

existing EGPUs + 1

7. The number of required EGPU boards to be configured is equal to the maximum value of all
the values.

Configuration Principles for DPUf (A over TDM)

In A over TDM, DPUf boards must be configured to process CS user-plane data. The number of
required DPUf boards is determined based on the number of CIC circuits. DPUf boards can work
in N+1 backup mode.

Number of DPUf boards = Roundup(MaxACICPerBSCTDM/ TCNoPerDPUf,0) Number of

existing DPUf boards + 1

MaxACICPerBSCTDM indicates the maximum number of CIC circuits required for the A
interface of a BSC. It is calculated based on the traffic model.

Configuration Principles for GMCP

The GMCP board is configured based on IBCA requirements at network deployment. If the IBCA
function is enabled, the number of GMCP boards depends on the number of TRXs that have been
enabled with the IBCA function. At least two GMCPs must be configured. A maximum of eight
GMCPs are allowed. Generally, one GMCP board in the BSC6910 supports 2000 TRXs. In this
version, the BSC6910 supports a maximum of 6000 TRXs enabled with the IBCA function. When
the IBCA function is used between BSCs, a maximum of 3000 TRXs (TRXs for external
neighboring cells that are enabled with the IBCA function) for external neighboring cells are
supported. The total number of GMCP boards is calculated using the following formula:

Number of required GMCP boards = Roundup (TotalTRXNo/2000, 0) Number of existing

GMCP boards.
Number of TRXs Number of Number of MCPs
TRXs in
External
Neighboring
Cells
2000 3000 2
4000 3000 2
6000 3000 3

Configuration Principles for NASP

The NASP board is configured based on Intelligent Wi-Fi Detection and Selection requirements at network
deployment. If this feature is required, one NASP board must be configured in each BSC. Configuration
Principles for ENIUa
The ENIUa board needs to be configured if the service awareness function is required. If
the function is enabled, one ENIUa board is configured for each BSC.
Configuration Principles for ESAUa
If the customer has purchased the Nastar/SON/RAN Service Visibility Based on
PRS equipment, one or two ESAUa boards must be configured on the BSC.
4.Interface Boards
The BSC6910 supports FE electrical ports, GE optical ports, and 10GE optical ports in
IP networking, and supports channelized STM-1 ports in TDM networking.

The BSC6910 supports FE electrical ports, GE optical ports, and 10GE optical ports
in IP networking, and supports channelized STM-1 ports in TDM networking.

Part Number Name Description Interfaces Remarks

WP1D000FG201 FG2c IP Interface Unit (12 IP: A/ N/A
FE/4 GE, Electric) Abis/Lb/Gb/Iur-
WP1D000GOU03 GOUe IP Interface Unit (4 GE, g N/A
Optical)
QM1D00EXOU00 EXOUa Evolved 10GE Optical The
interface Unit transmissio
n
equipment
interconne
cted to the
BSC must
have the
same
number of
10GE ports
as the
interface
board.
WP1D000POU01 POUc TDM or IP Interface TDM: A/Abis N/A
Unit (4 STM-1, IP over STM-1:
Channelized) Abis

By default, the following boards are delivered: FG2c, GOUe, EXOUa, and POUc.
 Table 4-1 Interface board specifications

Part Number Tran Port Port TRX A CIC Ater Gb

smis Type No. (64K) CIC Throug
sion (16K) hput(M
Type bit/s)
WP1D000FG2 IP FE/GE 12/4 2048 23,040 N/A 2000
01 (FG2c) electrical
port
WP1D000GOU IP GE 4 2048 23,040 N/A 2000
03(GOUe) optical
port
QM1D00EXO IP 10GE 2 8000 75,000 N/A 8000
U00 (EXOUa) optical
port
WP1D000POU TDM CSTM-1 4 1024 7680 N/A N/A
01 (POUc) port
IP IP 4 2048 N/A N/A N/A
CSTM-1

NOTE

In Abis over TDM, a POUc board supports a maximum of 1024 TRXs when both of the following
conditions are met:
The traffic model is 6.25 Erlangs per TRX. Three PDCHs are configured on each TRX on the average
and the MCS-7 is used, or two PDCHs are configured on each TRX on the average and the MCS-9 is
used.
In fixed Abis networking, idle timeslots and monitoring timeslots must be properly configured.
Otherwise, the number of TRXs supported by the POUc cannot reach the maximum specification.
After the VAMOS feature is enabled, extra Abis bandwidth is required, which also affects the TRX
specifications of interface boards. GBSS17.1

Configuration principle of interface boards: The total number of required interface boards
equals the sum of interface boards required on each interface. Interface boards work in 1+1
active/standby mode. The BSC6910 does not support the BM/TC separated mode and therefore
does not have the Ater interface. The A, Gb, and Abis interfaces must be configured on the BM
side. You are advised to configure the A, Gb, and Abis interfaces on different interface boards.

Calculation of Abis interface boards

1. Select the types of interface boards based on the network plan. The number of required
Abis interface boards is calculated based on either the service capability (number of
supported TRXs) or number of required ports. Use the larger of the two values to
determine the number of required Abis interface boards.
To determine the number of Abis interface boards, you can use the following formula:
number of Abis interface boards = 2 x Roundup (Max (Number of TRXs in a
transmission mode/Number of TRXs supported by the interface board, Number of ports
in a transmission mode/Number of ports supported by the interface boards), 0)
Abis interface configuration precautions:
In Abis over TDM networking, the BSC6910 supports only the POUc board. If a TDM over E1/T1 link is used
for the transmission to the BSC over Abis interfaces, the TDM over E1/T1 must be converted to a TDM over
STM-1 link using a device that performs optical-to-electrical conversion, for example, Huawei optical switch
node (OSN) products.
The POUc must meet the following requirements:
Number of TRXs supported by the POUc x (Average number of Erlangs per TRX + Average number of
PDCHs per TRX x Number of timeslots required for PS transmission) 16,384
The following table lists the number of timeslots required for PS transmission.

Number of timeslots required for Value

PS transmission
CS-1 1
CS-2 1
CS-3 2
CS-4 2
MCS-1 1
MCS-2 1
MCS-3 2
MCS-4 2
MCS-5 2
MCS-6 2
MCS-7 3
MCS-8 4
MCS-9 4

For example:
a. Assume that the POUc supports 1024 TRXs, the average number of Erlangs per TRX is 6.25, the
average number of PDCHs per TRX is 3, and the number of timeslots required for PS transmission is 3
when MCS-7 is used. Then, the calculation result is 15,616, which is less than 16,384.
b. If a POUc supports 1024 TRXs, the average number of Erlangs per TRX is 6.25, the average number of
PDCHs per TRX is 4, and the number of timeslots required for PS transmission is 4 when MCS-9 is used,
then the calculation result is 22,784, which is greater than 16,384. In this case, the number of TRXs
supported by the POUc should be reduced to 736.
c. If the BTS provides IP over E1 links, the BSC provides IP transmission links, and the transmission
equipment provides Abis interfaces for IP over E1 links, only GE
 interface boards FG2c or GOUe, instead of the 10GE interface board EXOUa, can be
configured on the BSC6910.
d. If the BSC provides IP over E1 links, the POUc board must be configured in the
BSC6910.

Calculation of A interface boards

Select the types of interface boards based on the network plan. The number of A interface boards
is calculated based on the service capability (number of supported CICs) using the following
formula:
Number of A interface boards = 2 x Roundup (ACICNumber/Number of CICs supportedby an A
interface board, 0)
Configuration precautions:
In A over TDM networking, the BSC6910 must be configured with the POUc board (TDM over
STM-1), which does not support TDM over E1/T1. If the BSC uses TDM over E1/T1 to connecting
the CN, an optical-to-electrical conversion module (for example, Huawei OSN) must be installed to
convert E1/T1 signals to STM-1 signals.

Calculation of Gb interface boards

Select the types of interface boards based on the network plan. The number of Gb interface boards
is calculated based on the service capability (bandwidth) using the following formula:
Number of Gb interface boards = 2 x Roundup (Gb Throughput/BSC data flow over Gb
interface supported by the interface board, 0)

Calculation of total interface boards

Calculate the total number of interface boards using the following formula:
Number of interface boards = Number of Abis interface boards + Number of A interface boards
+ Number of Gb interface boards

Calculation of total interface boards when multiple interfaces share one interface
board
For GSM, each interface uses its own interface boards by default. Only the EXOUa board can be
shared by multiple interfaces, as listed in the following table.

Board Logical Function Interface Board Shared by Multiple

Interfaces

EXOUa IP (10GE) Can be shared by the Abis, A, and Gb interfaces

 with other interfaces, the data configuration is difficult, the maintenance cost is high, and even the
reliability may be affected when the traffic module is complex.
l There is no admission control on the Gb interface. Therefore, it is recommended that the Gb interface
not use the same interface board as other interfaces.
l Multiple interfaces (Abis, A, and Gb) sharing one interface board applies only to small- capacity
BSCs.

To calculate the total interface boards when multiple interfaces share one interface board use the
following formulas:

Number of Interface boards = 2 x Roundup (Number of Abis Interface boards + Number of A Interface
boards + Number of Gb Interface boards, 0)

Number of Abis Interface boards = Max (Number of TRXs in a transmission mode/Number of TRXs
supported by the interface board, Number of ports in a transmission mode/Number of ports supported by
the interface boards)

Number of A Interface boards = ACICNumber/Number of CICs supported by an A interface board

Number of Gb Interface boards = GbThroughput/BSC data flow over Gb interface supported by the
interface board

General Principles for Slot Configurations

In the BSC6910, EGPUa/EXPUa boards work in intra-BSC resource pool mode. Services of TRXs
connected to interface boards in a subrack are preferentially processed by service processing units in the
same subrack. If the resources required by a subrack exceed the specified threshold, load sharing is
implemented between subracks of the BSC. The purpose is to reduce resources used for inter-subrack
switching. Boards are configured according to the following principles:

1. Ensure that interface boards and processing boards are distributed evenly among subracks. This
reduces the consumption of processor resources and switching resources by inter-subrack switching.
Interface boards can be configured only in rear slots, and service processing units can be configured
in non-fixed slots. It is recommended that service processing units be configured in front slots.
Under a BSC, A interface boards, Abis interface boards, and service processing units must be
distributed as evenly as possible among subracks. Configuring the same type of board in the same
subrack lowers system reliability.
2. You do not have to specify the subrack and slot number for configuring M3UA links. The number
of M3UA links are greater than or equal to (recommended) the number of EGPUa/EXPUa boards
(logical function: GCUP).
3. General principles for board configuration: The basic principles during network plan and design do
not change by devices. The basic principles include but are not limited to the following:
Each LAC can receive more than 120 paging requests per second over the Um interface when a
single CCCH is configured. Therefore, it is recommended that 512 TRXs for each LAC be
configured in the case of a single CCCH. The TRX number can be adjusted by traffic.
Consecutive PDCHs are configured so that uses can use multiple consecutive slots.
Other basic principles during GSM network plan.
4. General principles for slot restrictions: The GCUb/GCGb, EOMUa, SCUb/SCUc,
EGPUa/EXPUa (logical function type: RMP) boards are inserted in fixed slots. The interface
boards and service boards can be inserted in slots within a specific range. For details, see the
descriptions about subrack configurations.
 Auxiliary Material Configurations

Part Number Name Description Configuration

Table 4-9 Auxiliary materials and configuration
Method methods
QW1P0STMOM00 STM-1 Optical Connector STM-1 optical Full configuration
module (active/standby)
QW1P00GEOM00 GE Optical Connector GE optical
module
QM1P00GEOM01 10 GE Optical Connector 10GE optical Full configuration
module
QW1P0FIBER00 Optical Fiber Optical fiber Configured
based on the
number of
optical modules
QW1P0000IM00 Installation Material Package Installation One installation
material suite material suite
configured for
each BSC6910
cabinet
(WP1B4PBCBN
0 0)
QMAI00EDOC00 Documentation Electronic A set of electronic
documentatio documentation
n delivered with
each BSC6910

The methods for calculating auxiliary materials are as follows:

l Number of STM-1 optical connectors (QW1P0STMOM00) = Number of
POUc boards x 4
l Number of GE optical connectors (QW1P00GEOM00) = WP1D000GOU03
quantity x 4
l Number of 10GE optical connectors (QM1P00GEOM01) =
QM1D00EXOU00 quantity x 2
l Number of optical fibers (QW1P0FIBER00) = (Number of STM-1 optical
connectors + Number of GE optical connectors + Number of 10GE optical
connectors) x 2
Example BSC6910 GSM Configuration
The process for typical configuration can be carried out as follows:
BSC6910 GSM Configuration
The process for typical configuration can be carried out as follows:

Step 1 Input requirements.

Operator provides the network requirements which must include the information contained in the
following figure. Here is an example.

The input information is as follows:

Parameter Value

voice traffic /sub/BH (Erlang) 0.02

voice call duration (seconds) 60
SMS/LA setup duration(seconds) 0
percent of Mobile originated calls 50%
percent of Mobile terminated calls 50%
average LUs/sub/BH 1.2
average IMSI Attach/sub/BH 0.15
average IMSI Detach/sub/BH 0.15
average MOCs/sub/BH 0.6
Parameter Value
average MTCs/sub/BH 0.6
MR report/sub/BH 144
average MO-SMSs /sub/BH 0.6
average MT-SMSs /sub/BH 1
average intra-BSC HOs /sub/BH 1.1
average inter-BSC HOs /sub/BH 0.1
paging retransfer /sub/BH 0.56
Grade of Service (GoS) on Um interface 0.01
Grade of Service (GoS) on A interface 0.001
percent of HR (percent of Um interface resources occupiedby 50%
HR voice call)

Step 2 Perform the measurements.

The following figure shows the dimensions that are used for calculating the
configurations.

Item Name Specifications

1 TRX support capability A1

2 Abis GE QTY A2

3 A CIC QTY A3

4 IWF QTY A4

5 BHCA A5

6 Gb data flow A6
 Item Name Specifications

7 PDCH QTY A7

Item Name Configuration Before

Capacity Expansion
1 Subracks (MPS and EPS) B1
2 Evolved General Processing Unit (EGPUa) B2
or Evolved Extensible Processing Unit
(EGPUa)
3 Interface board B3
4 Cabinet B4

BSC6910 GSM Recommended Capacity for Delivery

For the sake of network security, the actual capacity of a configured BSC6910 is much lower
than the specified maximum capacity. BSC6910s with excessively large capacity are not
delivered in a large scale on the live network. Therefore, it is recommended that the BSC6910
capacity be controlled for the initial network deployment.
For a BSC6910 GSM, the number of TRXs must be less than 6000.
During live network planning and delivery, to ensure network reliability and security, the
GBFD-113725 BSC Node Redundancy feature must be used for large-capacity BSCs. During
long-term network planning, if a single GSM BSC serves 6000 to 12,000 TRXs, the
GBFD-113725 BSC Node Redundancy feature must be enabled to achieve 1+1 backup and
ensure large-capacity network security. If the GBFD-113725 BSC Node Redundancy feature is
enabled, the number of activated TRXs and the number of standby TRXs must be both less
than 12,000.
4.3 BSC6910 UMTS Product Configurations
This section describes how to configure hardware and calculate the number of required
licenses when the BSC6910 works in UMTS mode.
The configurations of the BSC6910 can be divided as follows:
l Configurations of hardware, including the cabinets, subracks, general processing units,
operation and maintenance units, network intelligent units, interface boards, and clock
boards
l Configurations of hardware capacity licenses, including licenses for "Iub Total
Throughput", "Active User" and "Evolved Network Intelligence Throughput".
The capacity of BSC6910 UMTS depends on the number of EGPUa boards, the power
consumption, and the actual hardware processing capacity under a specific traffic model. A
maximum of 128 EGPUa boards can be configured for a dual-cabinet BSC6910 UMTS,
excluding the pair of EGPU boards used for resource management. The EGPUa board can
process services on both CP and UP at one time. Under Huawei smartphone traffic model, the
maximum BHCA reaches 64,000,000 on the CP. Under Huawei high-PS traffic model, the
maximum PS throughput reaches 120 Gbit/s on the UP. However the CP and UP cannot reach
the maximum value at one time. The maximum traffic volumes on the CP and UP are closely
related to the traffic model. Figure 4-1 shows the relationship between the BHCA and the PS
throughput.
Figure 4-1 Relationship between capacity of control plane and useplane

4.3.1 Cabinets
The following table describes cabinet
configurations.

Table 4-10 Cabinet configurations

Part Number Description Function

QM1B0PBCDP00 Cabinet Cabinet

A BSC6910 can be configured with a maximum of two cabinets. A maximum of three subracks can be
configured in each cabinet. The number of cabinets required is calculated as follows:

New deployment
Number of cabinets = MAX (Number of cabinets_1, Number of cabinets_2) Number of

cabinets_1 = ROUNDUP [(Number of MPSs + Number of EPSs)/3] The number of MPSs is

1.

Number of cabinets_2 = ROUNDUP [SUM(Power consumption of all boards + power consumption

of fan boxes)/7100]

The power consumption of a single subrack on the BSC6910 is 4000 W. The maximum power consumption
of a single cabinet on the BSC6910 is 7100 W.
For the calculation formula, see the following attachment:

BSC_Power_Consumption_Tool.xls
Configuration Principles for Interface Boards and Service
Boards
Service boards and interface boards must be distributed evenly among subracks to reduce the
CPU and swapping resources consumed during inter-subrack swaps and avoid traffic volume
restrictions caused by limited inter-subrack bandwidths. For example, if there are 12 EGPU
boards (for the control plane), 9 EGPU boards (for the user plane), 3 EXOUa boards, and 3
subracks, then is recommended that 4 EGPU boards (for control plane), 3 EGPU boards (for
the user plane), and 1 EXOUa board be configured in each subrack.
Iu interface boards in each subrack form a resource pool. A route to the core network is
configured on each Iu interface board.
Iub interface boards in each subrack form a transmission resource pool. Routes to all the
NodeBs are configured on each Iub interface board.

Board Redundancy Modes

Table 4-3 1 describes the redundancy modes for various
boards.
 Table 4-31 Board redundancy modes

Board Description Redundancy Mode Number of Slots

EGPUa Evolved General Processing Unit N+1 backup in resource pool mode Any universal slots
(logical function:
GCUP/UCUP/ UMSP)

EOMUa Active/standby mode An EOMUa board is installed in

Evolved Operation and Maintenance
two slots in the MPS only.
Unit Active and standby boards are
installed in four consecutive slots
starting with an odd-numbered
slot. All the boards are
configured in the same plane
(rear or back plane).

ESAUa Separately configured Zero to two ESAUa boards

Evolved Service Aware Unit
must be configured, and every
ESAUa board is installed in
two slots.

EXOUa Evolved 10GE Optical interface Active/standby mode Any universal slots
Unit

ENIUa Evolved Network Intelligence Unit REV:a N+1 backup in resource pool mode Any universal slots

SCUb GE Switching network and Control Unit REV:b Active/standby mode Fixed slots

SCUc GE Switching Network and Control Unit REV:c Active/standby mode Fixed slots

FG2c IP Interface Unit (12 FE/4 GE, Electric) Active/standby mode Any universal slots

AOUc ATM Interface Unit (4 STM-1, Active/standby mode Of the two boards in each pair,
Channelized) one must be installed in an odd-
numbered slot and the other in
an adjacent even- numbered
slot.
UOIc ATM Interface Unit (8 STM-1, Active/standby mode Of the two boards in each pair,
Unchannelized) one must be installed in an odd-
numbered slot and the other in
an adjacent even- numbered
slot.
GCUb General Clock Unit Active/standby mode Fixed slots

GCGb GPS&Clock Processing Unit Active/standby mode Fixed slots

DEUa Data Enhancement Processing Unit N+1 backup in resource pool mode Any universal slots
 Restrictions on Inter-Subrack Switching
A pair of active and standby SCUb boards can process data at 40 Gbit/s on the
physical layer. The SCUb boards in various subracks are connected in chain
mode. If either of the active and standby board becomes faulty, the processing
capability is halved.
A pair of active and standby SCUc boards can process data at 320 Gbit/s on
the physical layer. The SCUc boards in various subracks are connected in
chain mode. If either of the active and standby board becomes faulty, the
processing capability is halved.
If the service boards are not evenly configured among the subracks or services are
not evenly deployed among the subracks, the volume of inter-subrack data flows
may sharply increase. Once the volume exceeds the capacity, services are
interrupted. Therefore, all types of service processing boards (including EGPUa
and ENIUa) and interface boards must be evenly configured among subracks.
The user-plane capacity of each subrack should be similar.
For example, if there are 15 EGPUa boards, 3 ENIUa boards,2 ESAUa boards, 8
pairs of Iub GOUe boards, 6 Iu GOUe boards, and 6 subracks, Complying with
the even-configuration principle, configure data as follows: Configure 2 or 3
EGPUa boards, 0 or 1 ENIUa board for each subrack.Configure 1 or 2 pairs of
Iub GOUe boards and 1 pair of Iu GOUe boards.
Configure more Iub GOUe boards and ENIUa boards in the subrack with more
EGPU boards. ESAUa boards are configured in reserved slots in MPS. The
following table lists a recommended configuration.

Table 4-23 Recommended board configuration

Subrac k Number of Number of Number of Number of Iu Number of

EGPUa ENIUa Iub GOUe GOUe Boards ESAUa
boards boards Boards (Pair) (Pair) Boards(pcs)
MPS 3 1 2 1 2
EPS1 3 1 2 1 0
EPS2 3 1 1 1 0
EPS3 2 0 1 1 0
EPS4 2 0 1 1 0
EPS5 2 0 1 1 0
Total 15 3 8 6 2
Example BSC6910 UMTS Configuration

The procedure of typical configuration can be carried out as follow steps.

Step 1 Input the traffic model and the user number

The operator provides the network capacity requirement which should include the
information listed in Table 4-24.

Table 4-24 Network specifications

Totalsubscribers 800,000
TotalNodeBs 600
Totalcells 3000
Voice traffic per CS voice subscriber in BH (Erlang) 0.02
CS voice call duration(sec.) 75
Handover times per CS call 8
CS voice call per subscriber per BH 0.96
PS call per subscriber per BH 2
Proportion of SHO for CS call 0.3
Handover times per PS call 5
Mean holding time (MHT) in DCH/H/FACH state per PS 52
call(sec)

PS channel switch times per PS call 3

Cell update times per PS call 3
Proportion of SHO for PS call 0.3
PS throughput (Including R99 and HSPA, UL+DL) per PS 4500
subscriber in BH (bit/s)
NAS (Attach, Detach, LAU, RAU) and SMS per subscriber per 3.6
BH
Iub interfacetype 10GE
Iu/Iur interfacetype 10GE
Ratio of traffic over Iur interfaces to Iub interfaces 8%
Whether to enable service awareness (WRFD-020132 Web Yes
Browsing Acceleration, WRFD-020133 P2P Downloading
Rate Control during Busy Hour, WRFD-150252 Video
Service Rate Adaption,
WRFD-150253 VoIP Application Management, WRFD-
150254 Differentiated Service Based on Application
Resource Reservation, offline user experience evaluation,
WRFD-171210 Radio-Aware VideoPrecedence)

ESAUa for theNastar Yes

GPS support Yes
WRFD-170201 Seamless Crystal Voice required Yes
WRFD-171201 Crystal Voice in Deep Coverage required Yes

Ratio of WB-AMR to total CS services 5%

 Calculate the capacity requirements on the control plane, user
plane, and transmission plane, and the board capabilities
under the traffic model.
1. Total Iu-PS throughput requirement (based on sample input, the value is 3600
Mbit/s)
= Total Subscribers x PS throughput (Including R99 and HSPA, UL+DL)
per PS subscriber in BH (bit/s) = 800,000 x 4,500 bit/s= 3600 Mbit/s
2. Total Iu-CS Erlang requirement (based on sample input, the value is 16,000 Erl)
Total Iu-CS Erl = Total Subscribers x Voice Traffic per CS voice subscriber
in BH (Erlang) = 800,000 x 0.02 = 16000
3. Total Iu-PS TEID requirement (based on sample input, the value is 23,111)
= Total Subscribers x [Mean holding time (MHT) in DCH/H/FACH state per PS
call(sec)
+ Mean holding time (MHT) in PCH per PS call(sec))] x PS call per subscriber
per BH/ 3600 = 800,000 x (52 + 0) x 2/3,600 = 23,111
4. Iu-PS session setup/release times requirement (based on sample input, the
value is 1778 times/s)
IuPS session setup/release times = Total Subscribers x [PS call per subscriber
per BH x (1 + PS channel switch times per PS call x 0.5 + Cell update times per
PS call x 0.5)]/ 3600 = 800,000 x [2 x (1 + 3 x 0.5 + 3 x 0.5)]/3600 = 1778
See Table 4-20 for the coefficient.
5. Total Iub PS throughput requirement (based on sample input, the value is 4680
Mbit/s)
= Total Subscribers x PS throughput (Including R99 and HSPA, UL+DL) pr
PS subscriber in BH (bit/s) x (1 + Proportion of SHO for PS call)= 800,000
x 4,500 x (1
+ 0.3) bit/s = 4680Mbit/s
6. Total Iub CS Erlang requirement (based on sample input, the value is 20,800 Erl)
Total Iub CS Erlang = Total Subscribers x Voice Traffic per CS voice subscriber
in BH (Erlang) x (1 + Proportion of SHO for CS call) = 800,000 x 0.02 x (1 +
0.3) = 20,800
7. Total BHCA requirement (based on sample input, the value is 2,368,000)
Total BHCA = Total Subscribers x (CS Voice call per subscriber per BH + PS
call per subscriber per BH) = 800,000 x (0.96 + 2) = 2,368,000
8. Total NodeB number requirement (based on sample input, the value is 600)
9. Total Cell number requirement (based on the sample input, the value is 3000)
= Total Cells= 3000
10. Total active users requirement (based on sample input, the value is 39,111)
Total active users = Total Subscribers x [Mean holding time (MHT) in DCH/H/FACH
state per PS call (sec) x PS call per subscriber per BH/3600 + Voice Traffic per CS voice
subscriber in BH(Erlang)] = 800,000 x (52 x 2/3600 + 0.02) = 39,111
11. Total online users requirement (based on sample input, the value is 39,111)
= Total Subscribers x {[Mean holding time (MHT) in DCH/H/FACH state per PS
call(sec) + Mean holding time (MHT) in PCH state per PS call(sec)] x PS call per
subscriber per BH/3600 + Voice Traffic per CS voice subscriber in BH(Erlang)} =
800000 x [(52 + 0) 2/3600 + 0.02] = 39111
12. Total Iub CID/UDP requirement (based on sample input, the value is 124,800)
= Total Subscribers x {Mean holding time (MHT) in DCH/H/FACH state per PS
call(sec) x PS call per subscriber per BH/3600 x [1 + 2 x (1+Proportion of SHO for PS
call)] + Voice Traffic per CS voice subscriber in BH(Erlang) x 2 x (1 + Proportion of
SHO for CS call)} = 800000 x {52 x 2/3600 x [1 + 2 x (1 + 0.3)] + 0.02 x 2 x (1 + 0.3) }
= 124800
13. In this traffic model,
calculate the BHCA capability (592,000) supported by each EGPUa CP only board.
EGPUa CP only resources per subscriber = [CS Voice call per subscriber per BH x (W1
+ Handover times per CS call x W2) + PS call per subscriber per BH x (w3 + PS channel
switch times per PS call x w7 + Cell update times per PS call x w8 + Handover times per
PS call x w6) + NAS (Attach, Detach, LAU, RAU) and SMS per subscriber per BH x
w9]/3600 = 14.96%/3600 = 0.0042%
Number of subscribers supported by each EGPUa CP only board = (70% 10%) x 14/
EGPUa CP only resource consumed per subscriber = (70% 10%) x 14/0.0042% =
200,000
BHCA supported by per EGPUa CP only board = Number of subscribers supported by
each EGPUa CP only board x (CS Voice call per subscriber per BH + PS call per
subscriber per BH) = 200,000 x (0.96 + 2) = 592,000
14. In this traffic model,
estimate the PS throughput of the EGPUa UP only board (13680 Mbit/s).
PS RAB mean data rate (UL+DL) (kbit/s) = [PS throughput (Including R99 and HSPA,
UL+DL) per PS subscriber in BH (bit/s) x 3600/1000] /[PS call per subscriber per BH x
 BSC6910 UMTS Recommended Capacity for Delivery
For the sake of network security, the actual capacity of a configured BSC6910 is much lower than the
specified maximum capacity. BSC6910s with excessively large capacity are not delivered in a large scale
on the live network. Therefore, it is recommended that the BSC6910 capacity be controlled for the initial
network deployment.
For per BSC6910 the NodeB number should less than 600. If the RNC in Pool feature is enabled, the
number of NodeBs served by a BSC6910 is increased to be within 900.

Because network planning is a long-term action, the delivery of BSC capacity is on

per-phase basis. To ensure network reliability and security, active/standby
configuration must be used for large-capacity BSCs. Specifically, use the
active/standby configuration for to double the hardware capacity of the BSC6910. In
long-term network planning, if a single BSC serves 600 to 1200 NodeBs, the RNC
in Pool feature must be enabled to achieve 1+1 backup and ensure large-capacity
network security.
 5.Hardware Expansion and Upgrade
Configurations
The service processing capability is enhanced by expanding hardware capacity. Follow the minimum hardware configuration principle during
capacityexpansion.

5.1 BSC6910 G S M

Capacity expansion can be performed using the following methods:

l Improving the service processing capability of the system through hardwareexpansion

l Improving the service processing capability of the system byconfiguring capacity licenses

You can use either of or both of the two methods based on the network traffic model and traffic volume
requirements.

Follow the minimum hardware configuration principle during capacity expansion.

5.1.1 Precautions

The BSC6900 cannot be upgraded to the BSC6910 by upgrading the software, and can be upgraded only by
migrating the hardware. If the BSC6900 is upgraded to the BSC6910, the BSC license of BSC6900 can be used
for the BSC 6910 only after the license is quoted and applied for again. However, the BTS license of the
BSC6900 that has been quoted can be directly used for the BSC6910 using license adjusting tools.

The BSC6910 supports the following boards: SCUb, SCUc, EOMUa, ESAUa, GCUa, GCGa, GCUb, GCGb,
EGPUa/EXPUa, DPUf, FG2c, GOUc, GOUe, EXOUa, and POUc. The
BSC6910 does not support other BSC6900 boards.

In A over IP networking, the EGPUa/EXPUa boards with the logical function type GCUP used in the BSC6910
replace the XPUb, DPUf (for A over IP), and DPUg boards used in the BSC6900. In A over TDM networking,
the EGPUa/EXPUa and DPUf boards must be configured in the BSC6910.

In the BSC6910 V100R016C00, the Ater and Pb interfaces are removed. The Abis and A interfaces support IP and
TDM transmission modes, whereas other external interfacessupport only IP transmission mode.

2. Hardware Capacity License Expansion

Before hardware capacity expansion, sufficient hardware capacity licenses for "BSC HW TRX Capacity (per
TRX)" and "BSC HW PDCH Capacity (per PDCH)" must be obtained. The number of licenses to be increased
depends on the difference in TRX or PDCH capacity before and after capacityexpansion.

3. Examples o f Hardware Expansion

Total Replacement

An operator may want to increase equipment integration and achieve a larger capacity with existing cabinets and
subracks. In this case, a total replacement is recommended. In a total replacement, the capacity is considered first.

The Unistar quotation template is used to work out a BSC equipment list based on the specifications of the new
hardware version. The boards required for the capacity expansion are determined through a comparison with
existing boards that can be reused. Boards that cannot be reused must be removed.

The procedure for a total replacement is as follows:

Fill in the Unistar calculation table and calculate the configuration required after the capacity expansion.
Record the board and equipment configurations before the capacity expansion.

The components required in the capacity expansion are the components after the capacity expansion minus those
before the capacity expansion.

Item Name Configuratio n Configuratio n Number of

Before Capacity After Capacity Component s
Expansion Expansion to Be Added
1 Subracks (MPS, EPS) A1 B1 B1 A1
4 EGPUa/EXPUa A2 B2 B2 A2
5 Interface boards A3 B3 B3 A3
6 Cabinets A4 B4 B4 A4
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 5.2.1 Hardware Expansion and Upgrade Configurations
.

The following table lists BSC6910 V100R017C10 boards

Hardwa Boards
re
Version
HW6910 SCUb, GCGa, GCUa, AOUc, UOIc, FG2c, GOUc, EGPUa, EXOUa, EOMUa, ESAUa, ENIUa,
R15 GCGb, GCUb, GOUe, GCUb, GCGb
HW6910 SCUb, AOUc, UOIc, FG2c, EGPUa, EXOUa, EOMUa, ESAUa, ENIUa, GCGb, GCUb,
R16 GOUe, SCUc
HW6910 SCUb, SCUc, AOUc, UOIc, FG2c, EGPUa, EXOUa, EOMUa, ESAUa, ENIUa, GCGb,
R17 GCUb, GOUe, DEUa

The following table lists the number of components to be added to the BSC6900 UMTS that adopts HW6910 R17
hardware for capacity expansion.

Ite Name Configuration Configuration Added

m Before After Capacity Quantity
Capacity Expansion
Expansion
1 Cabinet A1 B1 B1 A1
2 MPS A2 B2 B2 A2
3 EPS A3 B3 B3 A3
4 Clock board A4 B4 B4 A4
5 Evolved General A5 B5 B5 A5
Processing Unit (for
Control Plane)
6 Evolved General A6 B6 B6 A6
Processing Unit for User
Plane
7 Interface boards A7 B7 B7 A7

NOTE

A1 through A7 and B1 through B7 indicate the number of components.

5.2.2 Examples of Hardware Expansion

Assume that the network configurations before capacity expansion are as follows: Traffic: 10,050
Erl Transmission rate: 2000 Mbit/s (based on the uplink and downlink transmission rates 64 kbit/s
and 384 kbit/s) BHCA: 1,668,000 (using the Smartphone traffic model) Number of NodeBs: 700
Number of cells: 1400 IP transmission (10GE optical port) over the
 6 Spare Parts Configurations
1. BOM of Spare Parts
BOM_List.xls

2. Configuration Principles for Spare Parts

Spare parts configurations are calculated using the Poisson algorithm (recommended) and the
percentage algorithm.
Use the Poisson algorithm to calculate the number of spare parts unless otherwise specified by the
customer.

6.2.1 Poisson Algorithm

The Poisson algorithm is integrated in the configurator, and therefore you do not need to
calculate the number of spare parts manually.
The Poisson algorithm is as follows:

x indicates the number of configured spareparts.

Pis the damage rate of boards acceptable for an operator. Generally, P(x) is greater than or equal to 85%
and less than 100%.
In the following figure, P(x) is 99%.
(2) = 2.71828183
= Number of boards applied on the network x Annual damage rate of boards x Replenishment
period/365
The replenishment period is usually 60 days.
Quantity of boards applied on the network is the number of boards inserted in both the active BSCs.
There are 1000 boards (BOM: 02319428) applied on the network.
The annual damage rates of boards are provided by the spare parts center. Each board has its own annual damage
rate.
For example, the annual damage rate of the board (BOM: 02319428) is 0.005000.
The value of the board (BOM: 02319428) is calculated as follows: = 1000 x 0.005000 x 60/365 = 0.8219178

According to the Poisson algorithm, the number of backup boards (BOM: 02319428) is 4.

2. Percentage Algorithm
If the operator specifies the percentage algorithm, use the percentage algorithm to calculate
the number of spare parts.

3. Notes
The number of spare parts calculated using the Poisson algorithm satisfies only basic
requirements of the live network. If the operator requires the service level agreement (SLA),
persuade the operator to purchase Huawei spare parts management services (SPMSs).
7 Appendix

7.1 GSM Configuration Reference

7.1.1 GSM Traffic Model

This section describes the GSM traffic model.

Table 7-1 GSM traffic model

Parameter Value

voice traffic /sub/BH (Erlang) 0.02

voice call duration (seconds) 60

percent of Mobile originated calls 50%

percent of Mobile terminated calls 50%

average LUs/sub/BH 1.2

average IMSI Attach/sub/BH 0.15

average IMSI Detach/sub/BH 0.15

average MOCs/sub/BH 0.6

average MTCs/sub/BH 0.6

MR report/sub/BH 144

average MO-SMSs /sub/BH 0.6

average MT-SMSs /sub/BH 1

average intra-BSC HOs /sub/BH 1.1

average inter-BSC HOs /sub/BH 0.1

paging retransfer /sub/BH 0.56

Parameter Value

Grade of Service (GoS) on Um interface 0.01

Grade of Service (GoS) on A interface 0.001

percent of HR (percent of Um interface resources occupied by HR 50%

voice call)

Uplink TBF Est & Rel / Second/TRX 1.75

Downlink TBF Est & Rel / Second/TRX 0.9

PS Paging / Sub/BH 1.25

1. Table 7-2 provides the capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in Abis over TDM, A over TDM, and
Gb over IP modes.

Table 7-2 Capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in Abis over TDM, A over TDM, and Gb over IP
modes

Name Typical Configuration

Number of subracks 1
Maximum number of TRXs 1024
Maximum number of equivalent 2200
BHCA (k)
Maximum traffic volume (Erlang) 6250
Maximum number of activated 4096
PDCHs (MCS-9)

2. Table 7-3 provides the capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in Abis over TDM, A over IP, and Gb over IP
modes.

Table 7-3 Capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in Abis over TDM, A over IP, and Gb over IP modes
Name Typical Configuration
Number of subracks 1
Maximum number of TRXs 3000
Maximum number of equivalent BHCA 6500
(k)
Maximum traffic volume (Erlang) 18750
Maximum number of activated PDCHs 12000
(MCS-9)
3. Table 7-4 provides the capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in all-IP transmission mode.

Table 7-4 Capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in all-IP transmission mode

Name Typical Configuration

Number of subracks 1

Maximum number of TRXs 3000

Maximum number of equivalent 6500

BHCA (k)

Maximum traffic volume (Erlang) 18750

Maximum number of activated 12000

PDCHs (MCS-9)

4. Table 7-5 provides the capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in all-IP transmission mode with BSC Node
Redundancy enabled.

Table 7-5 Capacity of a BSC6910 GSM in all-IP transmission mode with BSC Node Redundancy

Name Typical Configuration

Number of subracks 1

Maximum number of TRXs 4000

Maximum number of equivalent 8668

BHCA (k)

Maximum traffic volume (Erlang) 25000

Maximum number of activated 16000

PDCHs (MCS-9)
 7.1.2 GSM Hardware Specifications

GSM board specifications

Table 7-6 GSM board configurations

Parameter ID Meaning Specifi Board

cations

TrxPerEGPU Number of TRXs supported by each 1000 EGPUa/

EGPUa/EXPUa board EXPUa

BHCAPerEGPU BHCA supported by each EGPUa/ 2,200,00

EXPUa board 0

ErlPerEGPU Traffic volume (Erl) supported by each 6250

EGPUa/EXPUa board

PDCHPerEGPU Number of PDCHs supported by each 3000

EGPUa/EXPUa board

10GEPortPerEXOUa Number of 10GE ports supported by 2 EXOUa

each EXOUa board

TRXNoPerEXOUa Number of TRXs supported by each 8000

EXOUa board over the Abis interface in
IP transmission mode

ACICPerEXOUa Number of CIC circuits supported by 75,000

each EXOUa board over the A interface
in IP transmission mode

GbTputPerEXOUa Throughput (Mbit/s) supported by each 8000

EXOUa board over the Gb interface in
IP transmission mode

LogicalPortPerEXOUa Number of logical ports supported by 1500

the EXOUa board in IP transmission
mode

TCNoPerDPUf TC processing capability supported by 1920 DPUf

each DPUf board

GEPortPerFG2c Number of GE ports supported by each 4 FG2c

FG2c board

FEPortPerFG2c Number of FE ports supported by each 12

FG2c board

GEPortPerGOUc Number of GE ports supported by each 4 GOUc

GOUc board

GEPortPerGOUe Number of GE ports supported by each 4 GOUe

GOUe board
Parameter ID Meaning Specifi Board
cations
GbTputPerFG2c Throughput (Mbit/s) supported by each 2000 FG2c/GOUc/
FG2c or GOUc/GOUe board over the GOUe
Gb interface in IP transmission mode

TRXNoPerFG2c Number of TRXs supported by each 2048

FG2c or GOUc/GOUe board over the
Abis interface in IP transmission mode

ACICPerFG2c Number of CICs supported by each 23,040

FG2c or GOUc/GOUe board over the A
interface in IP transmission mode

LogicalPortPerFG2c Number of logical ports supported by 490

each FG2c or GOUc/ GOUe board in
IP transmission mode
STM1PortPerPOUc Number of STM-1 ports supported by 4 POUc
each POUc board
TRXHRPerPOUcTDM Number of TRXs supported by each 1024 POUc: TDM
POUc board in TDM transmission mode

TRXPerPOUcIP Number of TRXs supported by each 2048 POUc: IP

POUc board over the Abis interface in
IP transmission mode
ACICPerPOUcTDM Number of CIC circuits supported by 7680 POUc: TDM
each POUc board over the A interface
in TDM transmission mode

MaxInterSubrackIPS- Maximum switching capability 40 BSC

witch between subracks of the BSC Gbit/s

Board usage
Each type of board on the BSC6910 has its specifications, which are calculated by
collectively considering the capacity on various aspects (including BHCA capacity,
TRX capacity, CIC capacity, and bandwidth capacity).

The specifications for a board indicate the capacity for a board running with long-
term stability. When a board is processing services, its bandwidth capacity, service
parsing and forwarding capacity, and signaling parsing and forwarding capacity must
be taken into consideration. Therefore, Huawei uses the board usage to represent the
board capacity.

Board usage = Traffic volume on the BSC(BHCA and number of TRXs)/Maximum

board specification
8Acronyms and Abbreviations

Table 8-1 Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name

AMR Adaptive Multirate

ATM asynchronous transfer mode

BH busy hour

CN core network

CP Control Plane

EPS Extended processing subrack

GPS Global Positioning System

Iu Interface between RNC and CN

Iub Interface between RNC and NodeB

Iur Interface between RNCs

MPS main processing subrack

NodeB Base station in WCDMA networks

ROUNDUP The mathematical operation of rounding a number up to

the next higher integer

RNC radio network controller

UP User Plane

WB-AMR wide band adaptive multirate

Thank You