BSS OAM BSC Architecture v4

1 Nokia Siemens Networks 2012
For internal use

Unique document identifier (ID) / Version number / Life cycle status
BSS OAM _ BSS Architecture
RSO EFLM -v4.0
RSO-EFLM / March 20'13
BSC Product Naming

BSC = Base Station Controller, a general term for all BSC versions
General
name
Product name Explanation

BSCi/2i BSCi
High Capacity (upgraded) version of the first generation DX 200 BSC (BSCE)
BSC2i
High Capacity version of the second generation DX 200 BSC2
Flexi BSC
product
family
BSC3i 660
660-TRX one-cabinet configuration, upgradeable to Flexi BSC
BSC3i 1000/2000
1000-TRX one-cabinet or 2000-TRX two-cabinet configuration, upgradeable to Flexi BSC
Flexi BSC
3000-TRX in one-cabinet configuration in RG10(BSS), 4200-TRX in one-cabinet
configuration in RG20(BSS)
Flexi BSC product family is a general term for all versions upgradeable to Flexi BSC configuration
Flexi BSC as product name is specific for the 3000 TRX one cabinet product/configuration

Evolution from BSC2i to mcBSC

Second generation

Up to 512 TRX (S6)
with 2 racks

PCU1

3
rd
Generation

BSC3i 660 configuration
(S10.5)
3
rd
Generation

1000 TRX with 1-cabinet
and up to 2000 TRXs with
2 cabinets (S12).
IP connectivity
PCU2D

BSC 2i Flexi BSC Multi controller BSC3i Hicap BSC 3i Lowcap
HW: 700 TRX steps up to
4,200 TRXs.

Full Native IP/Ethernet
connectivity
(optical/electrical)
Packet Abis (6+6), A over IP
(4), Gb / IP (3+3) and O&M
(1+1)

Modular and compact
design .
Easley Scalable.
4400 TRX in step 3.
Flexi BSC Evolution towards the Nokia Siemens
Networks Multicontroller Solution
RNC
RNC
BSC
BSC
BSC
TRXs
.
.
.
TRXs
Flexi
BSC

IP

BSC3i 1000/2000
BSC3i 660
Flexi BSC
Flexi BSC
Product Family
Combined 2G/3G
Controller
Stand-alone
2G BSC
site implementation
Flexi BSC
module extensions
All installed BSC3is can be upgraded to Flexi BSC specification
(660 TRX 1000 TRX 2000 TRX 3000 TRX)
)

DX 200
DX200 is a SW and
HW Platform for
Network Elements
DX200 is Modular,
Scalable and
Redundant
DX 200
DX200 is a SW and
HW Platform for
Network Elements
DX200 is
Modular,
Scalable and
Redundant
Modular
Refers to the design of
any system composed of separate
components that can be connected together.
The opposite of a modular architecture is
an integrated architecture, in which no clear
divisions exist between components
Independent smaller parts (modules) and use them
in different systems to drive multiple functionalities.
Personal Computers ( PCs) are classic example of a modular
system . Processors, main boards, graphics cards, hard
drives, power supply units, optical drives, etc are independent
units assembled to get a compelte system
DX 200
DX200 is a SW and
HW Platform for
Network Elements
DX200 is Modular,
Scalable and
Redundant
Scalable
Refers to how well a hardware or software system can
adapt to increased demands.
Redundant
N+1 Principle:
Units which are used in call setup and not critical for
calls in progress.
2n Principle:
Units which are critical for
calls in progress
DX200 Basic Principle
Operation and
maintenance

Control Part

Network Interface
Switching
Subscr
iber
lines
Trunk
circuit
lines
Load sharing based on
functional distribution
Network of independent
computers
High speed message bus
for inter-computer
communications
Fault tolerance achieved
by hardware redundancy

DMX & Chorus
DX200 Operating System.
DMX is the core of the DX200
Fault Tolerant Computing
Platform.

High performance
parallel processing
Motorola processors are being used in some DX200
network elements
New operating system is needed since DMX is tied to
Intel architecture.
Chorus OS is provided by SUN Microsystems
HW independent (available for most processors)
Microkernel architecture, real-time

CP816
PCU2D

DX200 is Used in Different Network Elements
MSC BSC HLR
MSS SGSN
And
many
more
Redundancy Types
N+1/R
N+1/L
Used in the BSC
Redundancy
Types
2N
No Redundancy
N+1
Redundancy principles 2N

Active
Hot
Standby
Faulty
Active
Spared unit is ready to take over the action all
the time. - GSWB, MCMU
Redundancy principles- N+1/Replaceable
Active
Active
Stand by
Active
Active
Active
Stand by
Active
Active
Faulty
Active
Active
In case of failure, information of WO unit must be loaded into the SP one before SP
starting the operation- BCSU
Redundancy principles- N+1/Load sharing
Active
Active
Active
Active
25%
25%
25%
25%
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Faulty
Active
Active
33%
33%
33%
0%
The same as n+1, but the redundant unit is used to shared the load of each WO
unit.
i.e. EIRU in HLR
Sub rack, Rack,
Cabinet,
Cartridge,
Functional unit,
PIUs, Cards..... ??
HW mechanics
Cabinet
Subrack
Plug-in
unit
Functional
unit
POWER SUPPLY
CONNECTOR GROUP
FILTER
FUSE UNIT
(PDFU)
DOOR RIGHT
RAIL FOR
SHELVES
CARTRIDGE
SHELF
COVER FOR WHEEL BOX ADJUSTABLE FEET WHEEL
HORIZONTAL
GROUNDING
BAR
DOOR LEFT
CARTRIDGE
SIDE COVER
PLATE - SCP
OR
EMC GASKET
FRAME
VERTICAL
GROUNDING
BAR
COVER FOR
POWER SUPPLY
CABLE
SUPPORT
For internal use
For internal use
BSC Architecture
BSC3i 660 Cabinet Configuration

PDFU 0
PDFU-A
GSWB 0
SW1C-C
C
L
S

0
,
1

C
L
O
C
-
B

GSWB 1
SW1C-C
ET4C 0
ET4C-B
(32*ET2E/A)
ET4C 1
ET4C-B
(30*ET2E/A)
FTRB 0 FTRB 1
FTRB 2 FTRB 3
CPRJ45 CPGO CPGO
PDFU 1
PDFU-A
PDFU 2
PDFU-A
PDFU 3
PDFU-A
OMU
CM2C-A
BCSU 1
CC3C-A
BCSU 0
CC3C-A
BCSU 2
CC3C-A
BCSU 4
CC3C-A
BCSU 3
CC3C-A
BCSU 5
CC3C-A
BCSU 6
CC3C-A
CC4C-A CC4C-A
MCMU 1 MCMU 0
BCSU BSC Signalling Unit
CLS Clock & Synchronisation Unit
ET Exchange Terminal
GSW Group Switch
MB Message Bus
MCMU Marker and Cellular
Management Unit
OMU Operation & Maintenance
Unit
PCU Packet Control Unit
BSC3i 660 Cabinet Configuration
PDFU 0
PDFU-A
GSWB 0
SW1C-C
C
L
S

0
,
1

C
L
O
C
-
B

GSWB 1
SW1C-C
ET4C 0
ET4C-B
(32*ET2E/A)
ET4C 1
ET4C-B
(30*ET2E/A)
FTRB 0 FTRB 1
FTRB 2 FTRB 3
CPRJ45 CPGO CPGO
PDFU 1
PDFU-A
PDFU 2
PDFU-A
PDFU 3
PDFU-A
OMU
CM2C-A
BCSU 1
CC3C-A
BCSU 0
CC3C-A
BCSU 2
CC3C-A
BCSU 4
CC3C-A
BCSU 3
CC3C-A
BCSU 5
CC3C-A
BCSU 6
CC3C-A
CC4C-A CC4C-A
MCMU 1 MCMU 0
GSW1KB
1 2 4 5 6 7 3
DBG
RST
J7
J6
WO
RUN
LF
OL
TE
AP
DRAM
SB
CPSI
SCSI
ETx0
ERx0
OPR OPR OPR
ON
OFF
ETx1
ERx1
J5
OPR
RST
J5
OPR
RST
E
T
H
1

E
T
H
2

E
T
H
1

E
T
H
2

MCSU
1 2 4 5 6 7 3 8 9 10
AP
DBG
RST
J7
J6
WO
RUN
LF
OL
TE
AP
DRAM
SB
CPSI
SCSI
ETx0
ERx0
OPR OPR
AP AP
OPR
ON
OFF
ETx1
ERx1
RUN0
RUN1
RUN0
RUN1
BCSU
OMU
For internal use
BSC3i 660 Block Diagram
Switching
Platform
Computing
platform
For internal use
Actually it is NOT
& COMPLICATED ?
Looks COMPLEX
For internal use
ETs
ETs
Switching
1. Well, that requires a input and output device
Inputs
Outputs
ETs
For internal use
ETs ETs
Switching
1. Well, that requires a input and output device - ETs
Inputs
Outputs
For internal use
ETs ETs
Switching
Inputs
Outputs
2. Input and output alone will not work right ? We need a switch to connect these two.
And here we call it as Group switch - GSW
GSW
For internal use
ETs ETs
Switching
Inputs
Outputs
2. We need a switch to connect these two, and here we call it as Group switch GSW.

GSW
For internal use
ETs ETs
Switching
Inputs
Outputs
We need a switch to connect these two, and here we call it as Group switch GSW.

GSW
We all know that a switch wont work
independently
We need somebody to
Operate\Control it
For internal use
ETs ETs
Switching
Inputs
Outputs
We need a switch to connect these two, and here we call it as Group switch GSW.

GSW
MCMU
MCMU
For internal use
Lets review the BASIC functionalities of a BSC
1. Switching
ET ET
Input device
GSW
MCMU
Output device
switch
Controlling\
computing unit
Switching platform
Computing
platform
For internal use
Lets review the BASIC functionalities of a BSC
1. Switching
MCMU & Other Computer units
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
CPU LAN SWITCH
PCU
LAN
SWITCH
SGSN
Gb over IP
BSC 3i GSW
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray

GSW 2KB Cartridge

Switch with a combined
capacity of 2048 PCM lines (8
SW256B units).
Time space Switch
2N redundancy (MCMU & GSW
together)
MCMU GSW pair (MCMU 0
connected to GSW 0)

Time space switch

GSW 2KB Cartridge

Any Inputs can be connected to any output.
Both time slot & lines can be switched.
1
2
3
n
x
1
2
3
n
y
Time Slot
change
Line
change
Time Stage Space Stage

SW 256B
Switches 8 Kbps channels (x= 8Kbps).
It supports 256 numbers of 2Mbps lines (n=256).
Each 2Mbps lines are having 256 8Kbps slots.
Total internal switching capacity = 65536
channels.

Time space switch
SW 256 Supports E1 and STMs
E1 : 8Mbit/s serial connections towards ET16 - via back panel
STM : 2 Hot Links / SW256 towards ETS2 - via front panel,
called SBI (Serial Broadband Interface) Bus.
Front panel Back panel
4 STM lines
(Hotlink Main)
4 STM lines (H/L
Protection)
towards ETS2
towards ET16
BSC 3i ET16 E1/T1 interface
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray

GT6C-A
(ETC 0-1)

GT4C-A (ETC 2-7)

ET 16
ET16 PIU
Full height ET interface plug-in unit
E1/T1 interfaces in steps of 16, max 800
E1/T1s
Only one variant of ET16 that fulfills E1, T1
requirements
BSC Capacity (High Cap &
Flexi)

50 ET16 PIUs = 800PCMs
GSW1KB/
GSW2KB
4*8Mbps
towards External
Connectivity for
A, Ater, Gb(FR)
& Abis
16 E1/T1
Interfaces

ETS2
ETS2
GSW0
GSW1
2*Hotlink
2*Hotlink
towards External
Connectivity for
A, Ater, Gb(FR)
& Abis
ETS2 provides an optical 4 STM-1 or OC-3 interface to SDH network
GSW Connectivity via Hotlink
2 separate interfaces per unit
+ Optical interface redundancy

BSC Capacity (High Cap &
Flexi)
Up to 16 ETS2 units in
BSC3i 1000/2000
Max. 16 STM-1/OC-3 I/F
BSC3i 1000/2000 Hardware and Functionality
2 Alternatives of ETS2:
Example cabling of ETS2
2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
ETS2 plug- in units in slots 1...4
Hotlinkcablesfrom
STM-1/OC-3interfaces
toGSW2KB1
Hotlinkcablesfrom
toGSW2KB0
A. Hotlink cablings from GT4C-A slots 1...4
Note1! If ET16piusareequipped
toGT4C-Acartridges(GTIC 0& 1)
insteadof Hotlinkcables, these
Hotlinkcablesarefastenedsomewhere
for not causinganyharm
2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
T x / Rx
Fa il
T X

1
R

R X
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
STM-1 / O C -3
T X

1
M

R X
T X

0
R

R X
T X

0
M

R X
O PR
SB 1 - 0
SB 1 - 1
SB 2 - 0
SB 2 - 1
ETS2 plug- in units in slots 1...4
Note2! Inproductionthese
Hotlinkcablescannot be
connectedonthePIU end,so
theyarefastenedsomewhere
for not causinganyharm and
theywillnot get damaged
STM-1/OC-3cablesfrom
tocustomer networkvia
CPGOpanel. Thesecables
arenot includedinthe
BSCC-C cabinet type
Front side Front side
B. STM-1/OC-3 cablings from GT4C-A slots 1...4
S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T

S
H
I M
4
T
PDH and SDH/Sonet Connectivity
E1/T1
STM-1/OC-3
E1/T1
STM-1/OC-3
STM-1/OC-3
E1/T1
736
8 + 8*
320
8 + 8*
288
16 + 16*
256
16 + 16*
16 + 16* 16 + 16*
800 384
2 1
Cabinets
BSC3i
Mixed examples 2
Mixed examples 1
SDH/Sonet Connectivity
(max.)
PCM Connectivity (max.)
2000 1000
Note: *) for redundancy
For internal use
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
CPU LAN SWITCH
PCU
LAN
SWITCH
SGSN
Gb over IP
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
MCMU
BCSU
OMU
C
P
U

8
1
6

A

P
S
C

6
A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

B

CPU INTERFACES
Processing Unit - CP816
OMU
BCSU
MCMU
Used in all BSC variants
as Processing plug in unit
for all computer units.
Serial Interface : 4 x 9600-38400 b/s. Front Panel
SCSI : 2 x 160 MB/s. Located in backplane
Ethernet : 4 x 1000 Mbits/s. Located in backplane
CP816-A CP816-AD/AC
J7
J6
Reset
Debugger
With SCSI W/O SCSI
The Debug switch forces the software into
the minidebugger mode.

Reset switch resets the unit.

LEDs
LED Row Label Color Comment
1 1 WO Green
The LED is illuminated when the
microcomputer unit is active.
2 1 RUN Green
The LED is turned on when NMI
is activated.
3 1 P0 (Eth 0) Yellow
LAN0 is active.
LAN1 is active.
5 2 TE Yellow
The LED is illuminated when the
microcomputer is in test state
(TE).
6 2 LF Red Software Controlled LED
LAN2 is active.
LAN3 is active
Local Login to CPU for
troubleshooting
purposes
SCSI Interface in CPU
is used to connect
storage devices
Different Variants of CPU are there to support vast
purposes.
CP816-A with SCSI interface used in OMU.
Interchangeability
Ability to substitute one
item for another of different
composition or origin without
loss in effectiveness,
accuracy, and safety of
performance

ICC
code
Switch settings
1 - 8 2 - 7 3 - 6 4 - 5
A OFF OFF OFF OFF
B ON OFF OFF OFF
C OFF ON OFF OFF
D ON ON OFF OFF
E OFF OFF ON OFF
Different cards are used
with various versions & to
act in accordance with we
use jumpers settings.

MCMU
MCMU
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray

2N
For internal use
MCMU
Marker
Marker and cellular management unit
Cellular
Management
Functions of the Marker
controls and supervises the GSW
responsible for reading and writing of
the GSW
finds free circuits (hunting), connects
and releases all Connections
Functions of the Cellular Management
Unit
Controls and supervises the cellular
network (circuit swiched Traffic)
LAN Switch unit:
Smooth Access to the
Operators IP Network

Provides IP interfaces
available for both control
plane (O&M IP)
and user plane traffic
(Gb/IP).

IP connectivity readily
available for future Lb
and BSC-BSC
interfaces
LAN Unit
MCMU- Marker & Cellular Management unit
G
S
W

0

G
S
W

1

S
W
C
O
P

S
W
C
O
P

E
S
B

E
S
B

MCMU 0 MCMU 0
ESB LAN
Three major functions
Marker
Cellular Management
LAN Switching

MCMU and GSW are acting as pairs (for switching)

MCMU
P
S
U

E
S
B

S
W
C
O
P

S
W
C
O
P

C
P
U

MCMU Cartridge
Computer units consist of
1. CPU
2. Power supply unit
3. Functional cards

SWCOP-A
SWCOP-A
The SWCOP-A plug-in unit is the
control processor of the switching
network.
It performs the
functions required by the switching and
supervision messages provided by the
control computer of the switching
network (CPU)
The SWCOP-A controls one or two
256 PCM circuit switching network
blocks. Two SWCOP-A / MCMU are used
in BSC3i High Cap.
MCMU
For internal use
BCSU
CPU LAN SWITCH
PCU
LAN
SWITCH
SGSN
Gb over IP
BCSU
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
ET
EMB LAN
GSW
Trx/ET Lapd
Trx/ET Lapd
BCSU functionalities
Signaling
Handover
Algorithm
LowerL
EV
UpperL
EV
UpperQU
AL
LowerQU
AL
Power Control Algorithm
Power control or Handover control?
Radio link measurement report
UL signal level
UL signal quality
DL signal level (serving cell)
DLsignal quality
MS-BS distance
MS speed
Signal level of the adjacent cells
Radio Link measurements
through SACCH

BSC
BCSU
BCSU
BCSU
0
n BCSU
Radio Link measurements
through TRX LAPD
PC threshold
HO threshold
Propagation Delay &Timing Advance

M2
M1
d
1
>>d
2
d
2
BTS Frame reference

MSs transmit
Propagation Delay t
p

TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS6 TS5 TS7
Bits Overlapping
BCSU Signaling functionalities
BCSU
BCSU
BCSU
0
n
ET
ET
ET
ET
0
n
BCSU
BTS
MSC/MSS
OMU
TRXSIG
ET-LAPD
CCS7
B
C
F

Abis-IF structure
TRXSIG
BCFSIG TCH GSW
ET
OMU
BCSU
D-BUS
BTS
1+1+1
BSC
B
C
F

Abis Structure
Abis Interface
compressed allocation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
31
fixed CCITT frame data
TCH 1 TCH 2 TCH 3
TCH 5 TCH 6 TCH 7
TCH 1 TCH 2 TCH 3
TCH 5 TCH 6 TCH 7
TCH 4
TCH 4
TCH 1 TCH 2 TCH 3
TCH 5 TCH 6 TCH 7 TCH 4
TRXSIG 1
TRXSIG 3
TRXSIG 5
BCFSIG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
0 fixed CCITT frame data
BCFSIG TCH 2 TCH 3
TCH 1 TCH 2 TCH 3
TRXSIG 2
TRXSIG 1
TRU
TRX-1
TRX-3
TRX-5
ET
ET
MCMU
PCU Functionality
GPRS transmission plane protocol stacks
PCU / PCU2
functionality
For internal use
MS
BTS BSC
SGSN GGSN
The SGSN is the most important
device in a data communication
network of the GPRS network is
equivalent to the MSC of the
GSM network.
Data traffic
GPRS Data flow
For internal use
MS
BTS
BSC
SGSN GGSN
BB/RF PCU
Baseband//RF
Functionality

Packet Control
Unit (PCU)
SW256
GPRS Data flow Additional units
For internal use
MS
BTS
BSC
SGSN GGSN
BB PCU
PCU
CS , PS separation.
Resource allocation &
Management .

Channel coding
Power control
T A etc
GSW
GPRS Data flow Additional units
For additional
switching capacity
required for switching
of GPRS calls
For internal use
MS BTS
BSC
SGSN GGSN
Gb Abis (TDM)
PCU
GSWB
Data handling PCU and GSWB
Frame
Relay
ET ET
For internal use
MS BTS
BSC
SGSN GGSN
Gb over IP Abis (TDM)
PCU
GSW
Packet handling PCU and ESB
ET
ESB
For internal use
MS BTS
Radio resource management- Resource
allocation
Number of GPRS
Time slots vary varies
BCSU
PCU
Territory
allocation
Allocation within
GPRS
BSC SGSN GGSN
For internal use
MS BTS BSC SGSN GGSN
Radio resource management- Scheduling
BCSU
PCU
Gb
For internal use
MS BTS BSC SGSN GGSN
Radio resource management- Flow control
BCSU
PCU
Gb
For internal use
MS
BTS BSC
SGSN
GGSN
Radio resource management- TA & Power
control
PCU
For internal use
PCU and its functionalities
BCSU PCU
ESB
GSW
Switching
Gb link
RRM
For internal use
BCSU location
BCSU PCU
ESB
GSW

BCSU
BCSU
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
Max 5 working BCSUs in
basic cabinet + spare =
1000 TRX

Max. capacity + max 5
working BCSUs in
extension cabinet = 2000
TRX max.
N+1

BCSU
BCSU
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
Plug-in units in BCSU
PSC6-A power supply
1-2 PCU-B or 1-5 PCU2-D
2 x AS7-C
CP816-A
BCSU

BCSU
C
P
U

8
1
6

A

P
S
C

6
A

PCU-B can be equipped only
to racks 06&07
PCU2-D can be equipped to
tacks 03&&07
It is possible to have mixture
of PCU variants in same
BCSU
P
C
U

P
C
U

P
C
U

P
C
U

P
C
U

P
C
U

A
S
7
C

A
S
7
C

Two AS7C cards are present
to handle the signaling part
AS7-C

GSW 0/1
A
S
7
-
C

C
P
U

BCSU
The AS7-C preprocessing unit for multichannel
signalling is a general purpose peripheral slot
computing plug-in unit.
5* 4M PCM
BSC Configurations BSC3i 660 BSC3i 1000 BSC3i 2000
Number of BCFSIG
LapD links per BCSU
84 200 200
Number of TRXSIG
LapD links per BCSU
110 200 200
Channel Capacity : 256
2M PCM : 10 (4+4+1)
The AS7-C plug-in unit fulfils various telecom
protocols such as SS7, LAPD and X.25.
AS7-D

GSW 0/1
A
S
7
-
D

C
P
U

BCSU
The AS7-D preprocessing unit for multichannel
9* 4M/8M PCM
BSC Configurations
FLEXI BSC
RG10
FLEXI BSC
RG20
Number of BCFSIG
LapD links per BCSU
500 700
Number of TRXSIG
LapD links per BCSU
500 700
2M PCM : 10 (4+4+1)
The AS7-D plug-in unit fulfils various telecom
PCU2D
PCU
PCU
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERFACE BUS (PCI)
PCU PCU CPU
Clock
Ethernet interfaces
10/100 BaseT
4M PCMs
8M PCMs
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
GSWB
GSW1KB
ESB24/26
PCI
LANU 0/2
LANU 1/3
1
2
RS232
Interfaces for
debugging
PCU2E
PCU
PCU
COMPACT PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERFACE BUS
(cPCI)
PCU PCU CPU
Clock
Ethernet interfaces
10/100/1000 BaseT
1
2
ESB24/26
cPCI
LANU 0/2
LANU 1/3
1
RS232
Interfaces for
debugging
Modes
1. Full 4M
2. Full 8M
3. 4 DSP PCMs+ 1
Shared PCM

GSW
Interfaces in PCU2D and PCU2E
RS232 interfaces.
RJ45 connectors for debugging
Backplane connections
PCM lines to GSWs.
Ethernet interfaces to LAN switch
Basic timing signals
PCI Bus
RS232 interfaces.
RJ45 connectors for debugging
Backplane connections
PCM lines to GSWs.
Ethernet interfaces to LAN switch
Basic timing signals
cPCI Bus
Clock alarm or during reset
Working
state
LED display
GREEN
GREEN
BLINK
WO-EX X -
WO-RE - X
BL-EX X -
BL-ID X -
BL-RE - X
TE-EX - -
SE-OU - -
SE-NH - -
PCU2 Capacity
Parameter PCU2-E PCU2-D
#BTS objects / logical PCU 384 128
#EGPRS cells / logical PCU 256 64
#GPRS/EGPRS TRX / logical PCU 1024 / 720 256 / 192
#Abis channels / logical PCU
#logical PCU 1 2
1024 256
#EDAP / logical PCU 60 16
#BCF / logical PCU 384 128
PCU configuration
Symmetric Asymmetric
Same PCU variant in a certain slot in all the BCSUs

No specific restrictions in this configuration

PCU variant specific features are supported only on
the cells served by the proper PCU variant.
Different PCU variant in a certain slot in different BCSUs

If any of the PCU1 units has a limited Abis connectivity
(128 channels), this limitation applies to all PCUs in that
slot, including PCU2

CS-3 and CS-4 are not supported by any of the PCU2s in
that slot.

PCU2-E cannot be installed on the same slot with a
different type of PCU
For internal use
OMU
BSC remote
config/admin
Collects
hardwired
alarms within
the BSC
OMU
x.25
TCPCM LAPD
Netact
TCSM
Interface for
USB
memory
Connects to
Printer
Houses to
mirrored Hard
disks
Connects
to VDU
Localizes faults &
Initiates recovery

OMU
OMU
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
BSC3i Hard Disks

Standard Hardware Unit in BSC3i
Duplicated Hard disk units per
BSC to ensure high reliability
Easy to change or upgrade
without traffic interruption

OMU

Standard Hardware Unit in BSC3i
Duplicated Hard disk units per
BSC to ensure high reliability
Easy to change or upgrade
without traffic interruption

AS7-C

GSW 0/1
A
S
7
-
C

C
P
U

BCSU
The AS7-C preprocessing unit for multichannel
5* 4M PCM
BSC Configurations BSC3i 660 BSC3i 1000 BSC3i 2000
Number of BCFSIG LapD
links per BCSU
84 200 200
Number of TRXSIG LapD
links per BCSU
110 200 200
The AS7-C plug-in unit fulfils various telecom
2M PCM : 10 (4+4+1)

AS7-D

GSW 0/1
A
S
7
-
D

C
P
U

BCSU
The AS7-D preprocessing unit for multichannel
9* 4M/8M PCM
BSC Configurations FLEXI BSC RG10 FLEXI BSC RG20
Number of BCFSIG LapD
links per BCSU
500 700
Number of TRXSIG LapD
links per BCSU
500 700
2M PCM : 10 (4+4+1)
The AS7-D plug-in unit fulfils various telecom
HWAT-A/B

GSW / CLS
A
S
7
-
C

C
P
U

OMU
Hardware Alarm Terminal conveys the
internal hardware alarms of the DX 200
system to the OMU.
S/O Control
CLS / CLAB
SBUS
Sends and receives the external alarms
of the exchange.
Performs the forced control of the
changeover of the Group Switch (GSW)
and the synchronization unit.
EXT.
ALARMS
0 1
0/1
For internal use
BSC3i 1000/2000 Block Diagram
SET
SET
ET
ET
SET TCSM3i
CLS
GSW2KB
ET TCSM2i or TCSM3i
CLS
PCU
BCSU
Internal LAN Switch
PIU for PCU LAN
MCMU OMU
Internal LAN Switch PIU for CPU LAN
EMB
Hard Disk
Drive
MO Drive
Gb over IP
SGSN
SGSN
BTS
SGSN
Gb over Frame Relay
BTS
SGSN
Gb over Frame
Relay
Ater A
MSC
MSC
Ater A
Connector Panel (EMC
and NE interaface)
For internal use
BSC LANs
EMB LAN
(Internal
communication of
computer units)

CPU LAN
(Internal LAN and
OSS over IP)
PCU LAN
(Packet Data -
towards GGSN )

LANU
MCMU
S
W
U
S
W
U
S
W
U
S
W
U
The Ethernet-based
message bus (EMB) is a
high performance
message bus.

For internal use
BSC LANs
EMB LAN
(Internal
communication of
computer units)

CPU LAN
(Internal LAN and
OSS over IP)
PCU LAN
(Packet Data -
towards GGSN )

LANU
MCMU
The Ethernet-based
message bus (EMB) is
a high performance
message bus.

For internal use
BSC LANs
EMB LAN
(Internal
communication of
computer units)

CPU LAN
(Internal LAN and
OSS over IP)
PCU LAN
(Packet Data -
towards GGSN )

LANU
MCMU
S
W
U
S
W
U
S
W
U
S
W
U

SWU Switching unit is the
generic name for the L2 Ethernet
switch plug-in unit integrated into
the BSC3i.
The purpose of the SWU is to
aggregate traffic from multiple
signaling and control units.
SW0 & SW1 SW2 SW9
SW 60 SW 61
For internal use

LANU
LAN U
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
Every LANU include 3 ESB switches (2 of them
are used for PCU and one for computer units)
and a PSU.
2 LANUs

For internal use

LAN U
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS
L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
G
S
W
2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
2 LANUs
Every LANU include 3 ESB switches, 2 of them
are used for PCU and one for computer units.
LANU The LAN Switching Unit hosts the SWUs for
CPULANs and PCULANs.
For internal use

PCU LAN
PCU-B, PCU2-D First and Second
generation Packet Control Units of BSC3i
have two (ifeth0 and ifeth1) 10/100 BaseT
Ethernet interfaces on the backplane. These
two Ethernet interfaces are shared by the
two logical PCUs of the PCU-B and PCU2-D
For internal use
EMB & CPU LAN

The Ethernet-based message bus (EMB) is a
high performance message bus. EMB has a
dedicated SWU pair of its own. The ESB26
plug-in units of the EMB SWUs are located
in the MCMUs.
CPU LAN, Managed by the cards
located in the LANU
For internal use
LAN connectivity in BSC
BSC LAN Topology
BSC LAN topology is the way of connection of the LAN devices to different internal units of the
BSC and to the outside IP network.

Topology Index BSC Type Topology file name
T1 BSCi / BSC2i TG4_BXSX.IMG
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
BSC3i 660 with ESB20-As
BSC3i 660 with ESB26-As
BSC3i 1000/2000 with ESB26s
Flexi BSC with ESB26s
Flexi BSC with ESB24-As
TG4_EXSX.IMG

For internal use
LANU External Connections
Both 1000Base-Sx LAN interfaces (ports 0407, 1215) for 1 Gbit/s uplinks and
10/100/1000Base-T/Tx LAN interfaces (ports 0003, 0811) for 10/100 Mbit/s & 1 Gbit/s
copper uplinks in CPRJ45-A panel will be used in S13 new delivery BSC3i. Uplinks can be
chosen from 3 uplink alternatives:
10 Mbit/s uplink (copper)
100 Mbit/s uplink (copper)
1 Gbit/s uplink (both copper
and optical available).
28
ASYMM 1
CLS 0, 1

EXTALINPUT
LAN INTERFACES
B A
EXT SYNC IN
INTERFACES EXT AL INTERFACES
C
L
A
S
S
1
L
A
S
E
R
P
R
O
D
U
C
T
I E
C
/ E
N
6
0
8
2
5
- 1
(V.24) (V.24)
(V.24) (V.24)
(V.11) (V.11)
24 25
02
10 11
03
18
SYMM 0
CLS 0, 1
19
SYMM 1
CLS 0, 1
16
LPT 0 VDU 0
26 27
17
00
08

01
09
21
Tx Rx
Tx Rx
Tx Rx
Tx Rx

Tx Rx
Tx Rx
Tx Rx
Tx Rx

06

14

07

15
VDU 2 LPT 2
LPT/VDU INTERFACES
VDU 1 VDU 2
20
ASYMM 0
CLS 0, 1
22 23
CURRENT-
CONTROLLED
ALINPUTS

04

12

05

13
1000Base-Sx uplinks 10/100/1000Base-T/Tx uplinks
EXTALOUTPUT
For internal use

ESB 26
ESB26 has 26 Ethernet
interfaces.
20 interfaces are internal,
they are connected to
functional units and to the
PCU-s.
Six interfaces are external.
They should be connected to
the external IP switches or
routers.
Externals are divided into:
2 fast Ethernet.
2 gigabit interfaces
2 optical interfaces
Serial Interface
RS232 Connection
Each ESB PIU has one
serial port
For internal use
For internal use

Clock to all
Cartridges
CLOC Generation &
Distribution is
handled by two
cards.

CLT 3G
CLAB
900 x 600 x 2000
MCMU
MCMU
OMU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
BCSU BCSU BCSU
ET or
ETS
ET or
ETS L
A
N
U

L
A
N
U

C
L
A
C

ET ET
G
S
W
2
K
B

C
L
O
C

PDFU 0 PDFU 1
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S
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2
K
B

Fan tray Fan tray
Fan tray Fan tray
CLT3G
CLAB
For internal use
CL3TG : Clock and Tone Generator
Number of
synchronization
inputs:
Four from PCM
lines
Two external
inputs (120 ohm
balanced/ 75 ohm
unbalanced)

OMU
Wired alarm
interface to
OMU
Generates the basic timing signals needed by the exchange, either
independently or synchronized to a frame alignment signal received from
the Exchange Terminal (ET) or external frequency standard (FS).
2N
For internal use
CLAB-S
2 x CLAB-S units
in base cabinet
and in extension
cabinet.
OMU
wired alarms
from the units
whose timing
it handles
CLOCK & ALARM BUFFER UNIT :
Distribute the clock signals to the units in the same cabinet.
Collect the wired alarms from the units whose timing it
handles & transfers them further to the OMU.
CL3TG
SBUS
2N
For internal use
PDFU-B (BSC3i)
The power distribution fuse unit (PDFU) distributes the
-48V/-60V DC power from the site power system to the
cartridges through the distribution cables.

The PDFU also contains the fuses for these cables,
along with alarm circuits for the incoming voltages and
its own fuses.
2 x PDFU-B units
(2N redundancy)

PDFU-B 0 PDFU-B 1
RECTIFIERS / BATTERIES
Distributed to
BSC
Cartridges
Power
Source 1
Power
Source 2
For internal use
PDFU-B (FLEXI BSC)
The power distribution fuse unit (PDFU) distributes the
-48V/-60V DC power from the site power system to the
cartridges through the distribution cables.

2 x PDFU-B units
(2N redundancy)

For internal use
FTRB-A (enhanced fan tray unit)
BOTTOM
TOP
New part air flow also in front
of plug-in unit front plates.
FTRB-A
front plate of plug-in unit
BSC3i 1000/2000 Plug in Units summary
Used also in
BSC3i 660

AS7-C
CL3TG
ESB26
HDPU-A
HWAT-A
MO91
ODPU-A
PCU2-D
PSC6-A
SERO-B
SWCOP-A
WDW73

New plug-in units in BSC3i
1000/2000
SW256B
ET16
ETS2
FTRB-A
Used also in
Nokia Core MSS, HLR, etc.

CLAB-S
CP816-A
Removed units from BSC3i 660
MB (Message Bus)
New Unit
LANU
EMB (Ethernet Message Bus)
For internal use
Unit Description Redundancy
BCSU BSC Signaling Unit (BCSU) N+1
MCMU Marker and Cellular Management Unit (MCMU) 2N
OMU Operation & Maintenance Unit (OMU) OMU supported by MCMUs
including System Disk and Magneto-Optical Drive 2N for hard disks
PCU Packet Control Unit (integrated in the BCSU) N+1
CLS Clock & Synchronization Unit (CLOC) 2N
ET Exchange Terminal (ETC) N+m
GSWB Bit Group Switch (GSW1KB) 2N
SWU LAN Switching Units 2N
EMB Ethernet Message Bus 2N
Functional units
Cartridge Types
PDH
IP
PCU BCSU
ET CLS GSWB
LAN switch
Hard disks
Optical drive
X 25
MCMU OMU
Message Bus
Ethernet

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