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ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen

ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander 2003-01-28 C

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Contents Page

1 Introduction ....................................................................... 2

1.1 Purpose ............................................................................ 2

1.2 Scope .............................................................................. 2

2 Radio Network Overview ....................................................... 2

3 RBS Overview ................................................................... 4

3.1 Main Functions .................................................................... 4

3.2 Hardware ........................................................................... 5

3.3 Software ............................................................................ 5

3.4 RBS Characteristics and Configurations ....................................... 5

4 Hardware Structure .............................................................. 6

4.1 Connection Field .................................................................. 7

4.2 CU .................................................................................. 8

4.3 BB Subrack ........................................................................ 8

4.4 RF Subrack ........................................................................ 9

4.5 MCPA Subrack .................................................................... 11

4.6 Transmission Interfaces .......................................................... 11

4.7 Internal Cables .................................................................... 11

5 Node Architecture ............................................................... 13

5.1 Structure ........................................................................... 14

5.2 Common Platform ................................................................. 16

6 Functions ......................................................................... 17

6.1 Application Functions ............................................................. 17

7 External Interfaces .............................................................. 20

7.1 lub Interface ....................................................................... 21

7.2 Uu Interface ........................................................................ 21

7.3 Mub Interface ...................................................................... 22

7.4 GUI ................................................................................. 23

7.5 VMI ................................................................................. 23

8 O&M ................................................................................ 24

8.1 Standard Operation ............................................................... 24

8.2 Alarms .............................................................................. 25

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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström Approved 1 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Node Description Contents A4 XSEIF R2 Page 1 1.1 1.2 Introduction . .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. Purpose ... ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ..
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander 1 2 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Introduction This document describes the indoor Radio Base Station (RBS) 3202 in a Radio Access Network (RAN) that uses Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) technology. 1.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 3 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Core Network Reference Network Management System Core Network/ other management applications RANOS RAN RNC RBS RAN customer services User Equipment B 00 00268A Figure 1 Radio Network Overview The Radio Network consists of the following parts: • Core Network The Core Network (CN) pr
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 4 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference RAN consists of the following parts: − RNC The RNC interacts with the CN as well as the RBSs and manages radio links. The RNC also controls mobility and optimizes the radio network resources.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander • 5 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Monitoring the RBS performance The RBS also contains all the software necessary for Element Management. 3.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström Approved 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander 3.4.1 6 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Safety and Product Data The RBS has a CE marking and fulfills requirements for RF, electromagnetric compatibility, and so on. For detailed information on safety, product data and environmental characteristics, please refer to HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION and PRODUCT DATA. 3.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 7 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference A F F B C D E F B 00 01511B Figure 2 Hardware Locations The letters in the figure above denote: • • • • • • A) Connection Field B) CU C) BB subrack D) RF subrack E) MCPA subrack F) Subrack Fans Each subrack houses a number of boards designed for different functions.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander 4.2 8 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference CU The CU keeps the RBS in operation if a short voltage drop should occur on the incoming -48 VDC distribution. 4.3 BB Subrack Baseband functionality handles dedicated and common channels to UE.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 9 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference RAXBs within a BB subrack share the load to achieve high availability. If one RAXB fails, the load is divided over the remaining RAXBs. This ensures the RBS continues to handle traffic, although with reduced capacity. 4.3.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 10 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C • D/A and A/D conversion • RF modulation and demodulation • RF carrier combining and splitting • Llow noise amplification for reception Reference The following sections give a brief description of the boards in the RF subrack. 4.4.1 SCB SCB is described at page 8 . 4.4.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 11 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C • channel filtering • delay and gain adjustment • A/D and D/A conversion • RF modulation and demodulation Reference A TRXB comprises two independent transceivers for two transmitter and receiver signal pairs. 4.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström Approved 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander 4.7.2 12 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Gamma Cable This cable connects the BBIFB and RFIFB. The cable carries serial traffic streams from the gamma interface. The BBIFB and RFIFB can connect two gamma cables, one for each antenna branch. 4.7.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström Approved 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander 4.7.11 13 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference CU Control Cable This cable is an AU interface connection for supervising and controlling the CU. This cable connects the SCB to the capacitor unit via the Connection Field. 4.7.12 XALM Interface Cable This cable connects the SCB to the Connection Field.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 14 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Control Plane Traffic Control O&M Infrastructure and Platform Transport Baseband Radio Antenna Near Parts User Plane B 00 00 617 Figure 3 Architectural Overview Basically, the functionality is divided into two main parts: • Control plane functionality — for traffic and
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander • 15 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Management view − Presentation Layer − Management Adaptation Layer − Resource Layer Platform View The platform view consists of two layers: the common platform layer and the application program layer.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 16 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference • Presentation layer — holds the GUI, which consists of, for example, HTML pages and Java applets. This includes work-flow oriented forms for configuration of the system, support for reading and presenting the event log, and so on.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström Approved 17 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Network and connection handling 6 • Transport Service • Signaling Service • Fractional ATM • Network Synchronization Functions The functions are divided into application and common platform functions.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Mub Iub/NBAP Iub/FP+AALO Performance Management Fault Management RBS Configuration Management Iub/NBAP Mub Reference Trafic Control Synchronization Checked Bearer Approved Radio Transpor ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 18 ( 25 ) Mub Iub/ FP Uu Infrastructure Application Specific Functions Platform Functions B 00 00274A Figure 4 Main
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström Approved 19 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Function Groups Task Configuration Management These functions create and delete MOs. Attributes of these MOs can be set and read. These functions are performed over the Mub interface. Some functions use the Iub interface.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström Approved 20 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference Function Groups Task Synchronization These functions provide correct data timing, and prevent data loss due to slip of sent and received information through the system. The functions also provide stable frequency references for RF stabilization.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 21 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference RNC Iub GUI Mub RBS VMI Uu UE B 00 00559 Figure 5 7.1 External Interfaces lub Interface The Iub interface is the standardized interface between the RBS and the RNC.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 22 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference The L2 comprises of Medium Access (MAC) and Radio Link Control (RLC). The MAC provides unacknowledged transfer of SDUs between peer MAC entities, and the RLC provides data transfer of SDU and can also support the retransmission protocol.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 23 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference IIOP (IP based Inter-ORB Protocol) is the protocol used in Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). IIOP is the main protocol used for O&M; both the EM and the network manager (RANOS) uses IIOP.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 24 ( 25 ) 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander Date Rev 2003-01-28 C Reference • The AIU board has RF jumpers/cables to be able to allow for different RBS configurations with the same board. The jumpers connects combiners and splitters that are applicable for a certain configuration. • The PCU contains a number of switches for the power system.
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E Open Information DESCRIPTION Prepared (also subject responsible if other) No ERA/RGN/PD Jennie Bergström 5/1551-HRB 105 102/1 Uen Approved Checked ERA/RKF/TU Carl Helander 8.2 25 ( 25 ) Date Rev 2003-01-28 C • Restart • Timing Unit (TU) switch • Object properties handling • Locking and unlocking of objects • Online help Reference Alarms The RBS alarms are collected in an alarm list.