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SRAN10.1&GBSS17.1&RAN17.1 BSC6900

Product Description
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Change History
Changes between document issues are cumulative. The latest document issue contains all the
changes made in earlier issues.
01 (2015-03-25)
Compared with Draft A (2015-01-15), this issue has no changes.
Draft A (2015-01-15)
Compared with Issue 01 (2014-04-29) of SRAN9.0&GBSS16.0&RAN16.0, Draft A of
SRAN10.1&GBSS17.1&RAN17.1 includes the following changes.
Change Type Change Description
Technical  Added DEUa and ASUa boards.
change
Change Type Change Description
Added the single radio controller (SRC) software structure to support
quick deployment of new services.
Editorial Added descriptions of support for the built-in eCoordinator.
change
Contents
About This Document
1 Introduction
1.1 Positioning
1.2 Benefits
2 Architecture
2.1 Overview
2.2 Hardware Architecture
2.2.1 Cabinets
2.2.2 Subracks
2.2.3 Boards
2.3 Software Architecture
2.4 Reliability
2.4.1 System Reliability
2.4.2 Hardware Reliability
2.4.3 Software Reliability
3 Configurations
3.1 Overview
3.2 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 GSM
3.2.1 Hardware Configuration Capacity in BM/TC Combined Mode
3.2.2 Hardware Configuration Capacity in BM/TC Separated Mode
3.3 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 UMTS
3.3.1 Capacity in the Balanced Traffic Model
3.3.2 Capacity in the High PS Traffic Model
3.3.3 Capacity in the Smartphone Traffic Model
3.4 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 GU
4 Operation and Maintenance
4.1 Overview
4.2 Benefits The BSC6900 provides the following O&M benefits:
5 Technical Specifications and Compliance Standards
5.1 Technical Specifications
5.1.1 Capacity Specifications
5.1.2 Structural Specifications
5.1.3 Clock Specifications
5.1.4 Electrical Specifications
5.1.5 Space Specifications
5.1.6 Environmental Specifications
5.1.7 Transmission Ports
5.1.8 Reliability Specifications
5.2 Compliance Standards
5.2.1 Power Supply Standard
5.2.2 Grounding Standard
5.2.3 Environment Standards
5.2.4 Safety Standards
5.2.5 EMC Standards
5.2.6 Environment Standards
A Acronyms and Abbreviations
1 Introduction

1.1 Positioning
This document applies to BSC6900 V900R017C10 .
With the development of the MBB network, multimode and multi-band networking becomes
the mainstream scenario. In this complex scenario, network coordination and optimization
required by intra-RAT, inter-RAT, and inter-layer networks becomes a major focus of
operators. To take up this challenge, Huawei launches the single radio controller (SRC)
solution. As an upgrade of the MBSC (base station controller in GU mode), the SRC takes the
role of the coordination, control, and policy center on the access network side in the LTE era,
focusing on improving user experience, improving wireless network resource usage
efficiency, and maximizing the wireless network value.

The SRC solution provides the functions demonstrated in the following figure.

Based on the unified hardware platform, the SRC implements control of each RAT and inter-
RAT coordination. The SRC solution now supports BSC and RNC functions provided by the
BSC6900 and BSC6910 and the LTE centralized coordination function provided by the
ECO6910), and will support Pico Controller and WLAN AC and upgrade to the service-
oriented radio (SOR) controller.
The rapid development of mobile communications technologies has forced multiple network
systems to coexist. Telecom operators worldwide have to deploy multiple networks, resulting
in increased capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX). Today's
market demand is very focused on reducing CAPEX and OPEX. Therefore, the convergence
of multiple network systems, which helps reduce expenditures, has become a major focus for
telecom operators.
The BSC6900 is an important network element (NE) in the Huawei SingleRAN solution. The
BSC6900 employs industry-leading multiple radio access technologies (RATs), IP
transmission mode, and modular design. The BSC6900 also incorporates the functions of a
UMTS RNC and a GSM BSC, meeting the need for multi-RAT convergence in the mobile
network. The BSC6900 performs functions such as radio resource management (RRM), base
station management, power control, and handover control.
The BSC6900 can be flexibly configured as a BSC6900 GSM, BSC6900 UMTS, or BSC6900
GSM+UMTS (GU). The BSC6900 GSM or BSC6900 UMTS is referred to as the BSC6900
in independent mode, while the BSC6900 GU is referred to as the BSC6900 in integrated
mode.
The BSC6900 GSM operates as an independent NE to access GSM networks and functions as
a GSM BSC. Compliant with the 3GPP R11, the BSC6900 GSM supports Enhanced Data
rates for GSM Evolution plus (EDGE+), and can be upgraded to a BSC6900 GU by adding
UMTS boards and upgrading software.
The BSC6900 UMTS operates as an independent NE to access UMTS networks and functions
as a UMTS RNC.Compliant with the standard 3GPP Release R11, a BSC6900 UMTS can be
upgraded to a BSC6900 GU by adding GSM boards and upgrading software.
The BSC6900 GU operates as an integrated NE to access a network where GSM and UMTS
services coexist. In this context, the BSC6900 functions as a GSM BSC and a UMTS RNC.
When the BSC6900 GU accesses the GSM network, the 3GPP Release 10 applies. When the
BSC6900 GU accesses the GSM network, the 3GPP R10 applies. When the BSC6900 GU
accesses the UMTS network, the 3GPP R11 applies.
By using the newly added ASUa boards, the eCoordinator can be integrated into the BSC6900
and then connects to the eNodeB to implement GULW coordination.
Figure 1-1 shows the BSC6900 appearance.
Figure 1-1 BSC6900 appearance
The BSC6900 connects to GSM and UMTS core networks (CNs) and manages base stations
in both GSM and UMTS networks. Figure 1-2 shows the position of the BSC6900 in the
network.
Figure 1-2 Position of the BSC6900 in the network

The interfaces between the BSC6900 and other NEs in the GSM network are as follows:
 Abis: the interface between the BSC6900 and the BTS
 A: the interface between the BSC6900 and the MSC or MGW
 Gb: the interface between the BSC6900 and the SGSN
 Lb: the interface between the BSC6900 and the SMLC
The A and Gb interfaces are standard interfaces through which the BSC6900 can be
interconnected to equipment from different vendors.
The interfaces between the BSC6900 and other NEs in the UMTS network are as follows:
 Iub: the interface between the BSC6900 and the NodeB
 Iur: the interface between the BSC6900 and the RNC
 Iur-g: the interface between the BSC6900 and the BSC
Iu-CS: the interface between the BSC6900 and the mobile switching center (MSC) or
media gateway (MGW)
 Iu-PC: the interface between the BSC6900 and the serving mobile location center (SMLC)
 Iu-PS: the interface between the BSC6900 and the serving GPRS support node (SGSN)
 Iu-BC: the interface between the BSC6900 and the cell broadcast center (CBC)
These interfaces are standard interfaces through which the BSC6900 can be interconnected to
equipment from different vendors.
The interface between the BSC6900 and other NEs in the WLAN network is as follows:
 AC: the interface between the BSC6900 and the AC
The AC interface is a Huawei-proprietary interface.
The interfaces between the BSC6900 and the eCoordinator are as follows:
 Sr: the interface between the RNC and the eCoordinator
 Sg: the interface between the BSC and the eCoordinator
The Sr and Sg interfaces are Huawei-proprietary interfaces.

1.2 Benefits
Flexible Topologies, Smooth Evolution, and Outstanding Capability in
Multi-RAT Convergence
 The BSC6900 can be flexibly configured as a BSC6900 GSM, BSC6900 UMTS, or
BSC6900 GU. Therefore, it is applicable to various networking scenarios.
The BSC6900 can be configured as any of the three types, smoothing the evolution from
GSM to GU, and between GU and UMTS.
 The functions of BSC6900 boards can be configured online to dynamically shift network
loads between GSM and UMTS networks.
 The BSC6900 can be configured with ASUa boards to support the built-in eCoordinator,
and therefore support the coordination functions among GSM, UMTS, LTE, and WLAN
networks.
The BSC6900 is compatible with the BSC6810 and BSC6000 hardware. Both BSC6810 and
BSC6000 in the live network can be converted to a BSC6900 with a software upgrade.

High Integration and Large Capacity

In keeping with the trend toward higher capacity with fewer sites, the BSC6900 saves space
in the equipment room and reduces power consumption. In addition, the BSC6900 meets the
need for rapid service growth and maximizes operators' return on investment (ROI).
 The BSC6900 employs dual switching planes between IP and time division multiplexing
(TDM). It provides up to 480 Gbit/s data switching capacity on the IP plane and 128 kbit/s x
128 kbit/s data switching capacity on the TDM plane.
 BSC6900 boards use multi-core processors, significantly increasing their data processing
capabilities.

Improved Usage Efficiency of Transmission Bandwidth By Sharing of

Transmission Resources
 The BSC6900 provides a highly efficient transmission resource management algorithm,
which enables GSM and UMTS networks to share transmission bandwidth. In this way, the
usage efficiency of transmission bandwidth increases by 5% to 10%.
GSM and UMTS networks share IP interface boards of the BSC6900 so that GSM and
UMTS data can be simultaneously transmitted.
 The BSC6900 supports the following flexible transmission modes shared between GSM
and UMTS networks:
− Abis/Iub over IP
− GSM/UMTS co-transmission based on TDM timeslot switching
− A/Iu-CS over IP
− Gb/Iu-PS over IP

Compatible Hardware in Different Networks

The BSC6900 uses the same hardware platform as the BSC6000 and the BSC6810, and
accordingly all BSC6000 and BSC6810 hardware can be used by the BSC6900.
 The BSC6900 shares all the hardware and software of radio resource management modules,
operation and maintenance (O&M) modules, and clock synchronization modules with the
BSC6000 and the BSC6810.
 The BSC6900 shares hardware of most service processing modules, signaling processing
modules, and interface processing modules with the BSC6000 and the BSC6810. In addition,
the working mode of boards can be configured online.
The BSC6900 maximizes the sharing of spare parts between GSM and UMTS networks,
simplifying the management of spare parts and maximizing operators' ROI.

Reduced OPEX By Sharing of the O&M System

The BSC6900 integrates the two separate O&M systems of the traditional GSM and UMTS
networks, facilitating maintenance of the multi-RAT system and improving user experience.
The BSC6900 uses a Web-based local maintenance terminal (LMT) without the need to
install client software. Users can log in to the Web LMT to perform O&M of the BSC6900.
The use of the Web LMT simplifies operations such as equipment commissioning and
software upgrades, thereby reducing O&M costs.
Increased Network Capacity By Optimization of the Co-RRM Algorithm
The Co-RRM algorithm is used to implement unified management and intelligent scheduling
of radio resources in GSM and UMTS networks.
The traditional Co-RRM algorithm performs signaling procedures across the CNs to exchange
network load information between GSM and UMTS networks. The Co-RRM algorithm
optimized by Huawei constructs network load information as internal messages to achieve
rapid transmission of such information within the BSC6900.
 The advantages of the optimized co-RRM algorithm are as follows:
 No dependency on CN equipment Reduced delay, real time load adjustment, and increased
success rate of inter-RAT handovers
 Decreased signaling flow over standard interfaces and saving interface resources
The optimized Co-RRM algorithm maximizes the sharing of radio resources between GSM
and UMTS networks, increasing network capacity.

Improved Resource Usage Efficiency By Interoperability Among

GSM/UMTS/LTE Networks
In seamless coverage scenarios, radio resources can be shared between GSM and LTE
networks or between GSM and UMTS networks, improving resource usage efficiency.
In seamless coverage scenarios with UMTS and LTE networks, the BSC6900 allows cell
selection between UMTS and LTE networks and handovers from LTE networks to UMTS
networks. This way, radio resources can be shared, improving resource usage efficiency.

Building the SRC Software Architecture to Support Rapid Deployment and

Independent Evolution of New Services
The BSC6900 uses an architecture of hardware resource sharing, transmission resource
sharing, and service isolation. This way, new services (services provided by the ECO6910)
can be deployed on a built-in module (built-in ECO6910) of the BSC6900.
The BSC6900 provides computing resources, storage resources, and network resources for
new services. The new services can be deployed on the BSC6900 without requiring new
hardware and transmission network, rendering a rapid deployment of new services.
BSC6900 services and newly deployed services are separated from each other and do not
affect each other. The built-in ECO6910 version can be upgraded independently without
affecting BSC6900 services. A BSC6900 upgrade affects newly deployed services. In the case
of BSC6900 and built-in ECO6910 upgrades, the BSC6900 can be at most two versions later
than the built-in ECO6910.
Deployment of new services does not affect the O&M interface of the BSC6900.
2 Architecture
2.1 Overview
The BSC6900 has a modular design, uses full interconnection among subracks, and applies
distributed resource pools to manage service processing units, thereby increasing resource
usage efficiency and improving system reliability. Its backplane is universal and every slot is
compatible with different types of boards so that various functions can be performed, thereby
improving the universality and future evolution capability of the hardware platform.
The BSC6900 can be flexibly configured as a BSC6900 GSM, BSC6900 UMTS, or BSC6900
GU. The BSC6900 GU integrates the functions of the BSC6900 GSM and the BSC6900
UMTS through the unified software management, shared OMU and GCU/GCG, and
configuration of GSM service boards and UMTS service boards in separate subracks. The
main processing subrack (MPS) can be a GSM subrack or a UMTS subrack.
Figure 2-1 Example configurations of the BSC6900 GU, BSC6900 GSM, and BSC6900
UMTS

2.2 Hardware Architecture

2.2.1 Cabinets

The BSC6900 uses the Huawei N68E-22 cabinet and N68E-21-N cabinet. The design
complies with the IEC60297 and IEEE standards.
Based on the subrack configuration, BSC6900 cabinets are classified into the main processing
rack (MPR), extended processing rack (EPR), and transcoder rack (TCR), as described in
Table 2-1. These subracks are configured from the bottom up.
Table 2-1 Classification of the BSC6900 GU cabinets
 Cabinet Contained Subrack Configuration Configuration
Principle Principle
MPR Main processing One main processing Only one MPR is
rack subrack (MPS) , and configured.
0~2 extended
processing subrack
(EPSs)
EPR Extended processing 1~3 EPSs No EPR or only on
rack EPR is configured,
depending on the
actual service
capacity.
TCR (only for the Transcoder rack 1~3 TCSs In BM/TC separate
BSC6900 GSM and mode, 0 to 2 TCRs
the BSC6900 GU) are configured.

2.2.2 Subracks

In compliance with the IEC60297 standard, the BSC6900 subrack has a standard width of 19
inches. The height of each subrack is 12 U (533.4 mm or 21 in.). Boards are installed on the
front and rear sides of the backplane, which is positioned in the center of the subrack.
Each subrack provides 28 slots. The slots on the front of the subrack are numbered from 0 to
13, and those on the rear are numbered from 14 to 27.
Figure 2-2 shows the front view and rear view of a subrack.
Figure 2-2 Front view (left) and rear view (right) of a subrack

BSC6900 subracks are classified into the main processing subrack (MPS), extended
processing subrack (EPS), and transcoder subrack (TCS), as described in Table 2-2.
Table 2-2 Classification of BSC6900 subracks
Subrack Quantity Function
MPS 1 Performs central switching and provides
service paths for other subracks. It also
 Subrack
EPS
TCS (only for the BSC6900
GSM and the BSC6900 GU
in BM/TC separated mode)
Quantity Function
provides the interfaces for service processin
O&M, and system clock.
0-5 Performs user-plane data processing and
signaling control.
0-4 Processes CS services and performs voice
adaptation and code conversion.

2.2.3 Boards

Table 2-3 lists hardware versions and their corresponding boards.

Table 2-3 Hardware versions and their corresponding boards
Hardware Corresponding Boards
Version
HW60 R8 OMUb, SCUa, TNUa, GCUa, DPUc, DPUd, XPUa, EIUa, FG2a, GOUa
OIUa, and PEUa
HW68 R11 OMUa, SCUa, GCGa, GCUa, DPUb, SPUa, AEUa, AOUa, FG2a, GOU
PEUa, POUa, and UOIa
HW69 R11 OMUa, SCUa, TNUa, GCGa, GCUa, DPUc, DPUd, DPUe, SPUb, XPU
AEUa, AOUc, EIUa, FG2c, GOUc, OIUa, PEUa, POUc, UOIa, and
UOIc
HW69 R13 OMUc, SAUa, SAUc, SCUb, TNUa, GCGa, GCUa, DPUe, DPUf,
DPUg, SPUb, XPUb, NIUa, AEUa, AOUc, EIUa, FG2c, GOUc, OIUa,
PEUa, POUc, and UOIc
HW69 R15 OMUc, SAUc, SCUb, TNUa, GCGa, GCUa, DPUe, DPUf, DPUg, SPUb
XPUb, NIUa, AEUa, AOUc, EIUb, FG2c, GOUc, OIUb, PEUc, POUc,
and UOIc
HW69 R16 OMUc, SAUc, SCUb, TNUb, GCGb, GCUb, DPUg, SPUc, XPUc,
NIUa, AEUa, AOUc, EIUb, FG2c, GOUe, OIUb, PEUc, POUc, and UO
HW69 R17 OMUc, SAUc, SCUb, TNUb, GCGb, GCUb, DPUg, SPUc, XPUc, NIU
AEUa, AOUc, EIUb, FG2c, GOUe, OIUb, PEUc, POUc, UOIc, DEUa,
and ASUa

The board names that are boldfaced in Table 2-3 are new, compared with the previous
hardware version.
Table 2-4 describes the mapping between hardware versions and software versions.
Table 2-4 Mapping between hardware versions and software versions
BSC6000 BSC6810 BSC6900
 Hardware GBSS8.1 RAN11.0 SRAN3.0/GBSS9.0/RAN11.1 SRAN5.0/GBSS12.
Version
HW60 Supported Not Supported Supported
R8 supported
HW68 Not Supported Supported Supported
R11 supported
HW69 Not Not Supported Supported
R11 supported supported
HW69 Not Not Not supported Not supported
R13 supported supported
HW69 Not Not Not supported Not supported
R15 supported supported
HW69 Not Not Not supported Not supported
R16 supported supported
HW69 Not Not Not supported Not supported
R17 supported supported

BSC6900 boards can be classified into O&M boards, switching processing boards, clock
processing boards, signaling processing boards, service processing boards, service awareness
boards, and interface boards, as described in Table 2-5.
Table 2-5 Classification of BSC6900 boards
Board Board Name Function RAT
Type
O&M OMUc  Performs configuration  BSC6900 GSM
board management, performance  BSC6900 GU
management, fault management,  BSC6900 UMTS
security management, and software
loading management for the
BSC6900.
 Works as the O&M bridge of the

LMT/U2000 to provide the BSC6900

O&M interface for the LMT/U2000
and to enable communication between
the BSC6900 and the LMT/U2000.
 Works as an interface to provide the

Web-based online help.

SAUa  Collects data regarding the call  BSC6900 GSM
SAUc history record (CHR) and pre-  BSC6900 GU
processes the collected data.  BSC6900 UMTS
 Filters and summarizes raw data of

the BSC6900 as required by the

Nastar and uploads the pre-processed
Board Board Name Function RAT
Type
data through the U2000 to the Nastar
for analysis.
Switching SCUb  Provides Media Access Control  BSC6900 GSM
processing (MAC)/Gigabit Ethernet (GE)  BSC6900 GU
board switching and enables the  BSC6900 UMTS
convergence of asynchronous transfer
mode (ATM) and IP networks.
 Provides data switching paths.

 Provides system-level or subrack-

level configuration and maintenance.

 Distributes clock signals for the

BSC6900.
 The switching capability of an

SCUb is four times that of an SCUa.

TNUa/TNUb  Provides the TDM switching and  BSC6900 GSM
serves as the center of the circuit  BSC6900 GU
switched domain.
 Allocates resources of the TDM

network and establishes network

connections.
 Provides communication processing

on the GE port.
Clock GCUa/GCUb  Obtains the system clock source,  BSC6900 GSM
processing GCGa/GCGb performs phase-lock and holdover,  BSC6900 GU
board and provides clock signals.  BSC6900 UMTS
 Unlike the GCUa/GCUb board, the

GCGa/GCGb board can receive and

process GPS signals.
Signaling SPUb/SPUc  Manages user-plane and signaling-  BSC6900 GSM
processing plane resources in the subrack and  BSC6900 GU
board processes signaling.  BSC6900 UMTS
 Processes the signaling on the

GSM/UMTS signaling plane.

 The processing capability of the

SPUb board is 55% higher than that of

the SPUa board.
 The SPUc board has the same

capability as the SPUb.

XPUb/XPUc  Processes the signaling on the GSM  BSC6900 GSM
signaling plane.  BSC6900 GU

 The processing capability of the

XPUb/XPUc board is 55% higher

than that of a XPUa board.
Board Board Name Function RAT
Type
 The XPUc board has the same
capability as the XPUb.
Service DPUe  Processes voice and data services  BSC6900 GSM
processing within the system.  BSC6900 GU
board  The DPUe board processes UMTS  BSC6900 UMTS
voice services, UMTS data services,
and GSM data services.
DPUf Encodes and decodes GSM voice  BSC6900 GSM
services, converts the speech frame  BSC6900 GU
format over the IP speech channel,
and processes voice services in the
system.
DPUg Processes GSM data services.  BSC6900 GSM
 BSC6900 GU

DEUa Supports the Seamless Crystal Voice  BSC6900 UMTS

feature.  BSC6900 GU

ASUa Processes services for the built-in  BSC6900 GSM

ECO6910.  BSC6900 GU

 BSC6900 UMTS

Service NIUa Provides the service identification  BSC6900 GSM

awareness function. It works with the service  BSC6900 GU
board processing boards to schedule  BSC6900 UMTS
different types of services.
Interface AEUa  Provides 32 channels of ATM over  BSC6900 GU
board E1s/T1s.  BSC6900 UMTS

 Extracts clock signals and sends the

signals to the GCUa/GCUb or

GCGa/GCGb board.
AOUc  Provides four channels of ATM over  BSC6900 GU
channelized optical STM-1/OC-3.  BSC6900 UMTS

 Supports ATM over E1/T1 over

SDH/SONET.
 Provides 252 E1s or 336 T1s.

 Extracts clock signals and sends the

signals to the GCUa/GCUb or

GCGa/GCGb board.
EIUb  Provides 32 E1s/T1s.  BSC6900 GSM
 Transmits, receives, encodes, and  BSC6900 GU

decodes the 32 E1s/T1s. The E1

transmission rate is 2.048 Mbit/s; the
T1 transmission rate is 1.544 Mbit/s.
 Board Board Name Function RAT
Type
FG2c  Provides 12 channels over FE or 4  BSC6900 GSM
channels over GE.  BSC6900 GU

 Supports IP over FE/GE.  BSC6900 UMTS

GOUc/GOUe  Provides four channels over GE.  BSC6900 GSM

 Supports IP over GE.  BSC6900 GU

 BSC6900 UMTS

OIUb Provides one channelized STM-1 with  BSC6900 GSM

the rate of 155.52 Mbit/s.  BSC6900 GU

PEUc Provides 32 channels of IP over  BSC6900 GSM

E1s/T1s.  BSC6900 GU

 BSC6900 UMTS

POUc  Provides four channels of TDM/IP  BSC6900 GSM

over channelized optical STM-1/OC-  BSC6900 GU
3.  BSC6900 UMTS
 Supports IP over E1/T1 over

SDH/SONET.
 Provides the load bearer capability

of 252 E1s or 336 T1s.

 Extracts clock signals and sends the

signals to the GCUa/GCUb or

GCGa/GCGb board.
UOIc  Provides eight channels over  BSC6900 GU
unchannelized STM-1/OC-3c.  BSC6900 UMTS

 Supports ATM over SDH/SONET.

 Extracts clock signals and sends the

signals to the GCUa/GCUb or

GCGa/GCGb board.

2.3 Software Architecture

The BSC6900 software is designed with a layered architecture. Each layer is dedicated to its
own functions and provides services for other layers. At the same time, the technical
implementation and physical topology of each layer is isolated from other layers. Figure 2-3
shows the software architecture of the BSC6900.
Figure 2-3 Software architecture of the BSC6900
Table 2-6 describes the functions of each layer in the BSC6900 software architecture.
Table 2-6 Functions of each layer in the BSC6900 software architecture
Layer Function
Infrastructure  Provides the hardware platform and hides the lower-layer
hardware implementation from upper layers.
 Hides the differences between operating systems, and provid

enhanced and supplementary functions for the system.

System management Provides the O&M interface to perform the O&M functions of
plane (SMP) the system.
Internal Communication  Transfers internal maintenance messages and service control
Control Plane (ICCP) messages between different processors, implementing efficien
control over distributed communication.
 Operates independently of the infrastructure layer.

Service Transport  Transfers service data on the user plane and control plane at
Control Plane (STCP) the network layer between NEs.
 Separates the service transport technology from the radio

access technology and makes the service transport transparent

the upper-layer service.
 Provides service bearer channels.

Application  Implements the basic functions of service control and

concentrates on the upper-layer service control, such as call
processing, mobility management, and RRM.
 Hides the topology characteristics of various resources in the

network and in the equipment.

 Provides the resource access interface, hides the distribution

internal resources and network resources, maintains the

mapping between the service control and the resource instance
and controls the association between various resources.
 Manages the resources and O&M status, responds to the

resource request from the upper layer, and hides the resource
implementation from the upper layer.
 Isolates the upper-layer services from the hardware platform

to facilitate the hardware development.

2.4 Reliability
The design of the BSC6900 makes wide use of resource pooling and redundant design
characteristics. Board fault detection and isolation have been optimized and software fault
tolerance has been improved to enhance system reliability.

2.4.1 System Reliability

The BSC6900 system reliability design is characterized by:

 High-reliability architecture
The dual switching plane design, with up to 480 Gbit/s star switching capability per subrack,
prevents single point of failure (SPOF) during deployment of a high-capacity BSC6900.
The port trunking function is employed on switching boards. This function allows data
backup in case of link failures, preventing inter-plane switching and cascading switching, and
improving reliability of intra-system communication.
Dual planes are used in clock transmission between the GCUa/GCUb/GCGa/GCGb board and
the SCUb board. Therefore, an SPOF does not affect the normal operation of the system
clock.
 Resource pool design
In case of overload, the system implements load sharing on the control plane and on the user
plane by employing a resource pool design. This effectively prevents resource suspension
caused by an overload, improving resource usage efficiency and system reliability.
 Redundancy mechanism
All BSC6900 hardware uses a redundancy mechanism. A rapid switchover between active
and standby parts improves system reliability. In addition, with a quick fault detection and
recovery mechanism, the impact of faults on services is minimized.
 Flow control
The system performs flow control based on the CPU and memory usage. The BSC6900 can
continue working by regulating the items pertaining to performance monitoring, resource
auditing, and resource scheduling in the case of CPU overload and resource congestion. In
this way, system reliability is enhanced.

2.4.2 Hardware Reliability

The BSC6900 hardware reliability design is characterized by:

 Multi-level cascaded and distributed cluster control mode. Several CPUs form a cluster
processing system. The communication channels between CPUs are based on the redundancy
design or anti-suspension/breakdown design.
 Redundancy design, as described in Table 2-7, to support hot swap of boards and backup of
boards and ports. Therefore, the system has a strong fault tolerance capability.
Table 2-7 Board redundancy
 Board Redundancy Mode
AEUa Board redundancy
AOUc Board redundancy + MSP 1:1 or MSP 1+1 optical port
redundancy
DPUe/DPUf/DPUg/DEUa Board resource pool
EIUb Board redundancy
FG2c Board redundancy + board resource pool + GE/FE port
redundancy or load sharing
GCUa/GCUb/GCGa/GCGb Board redundancy
GOUc/GOUe Board redundancy + board resource pool + GE port
redundancy or load sharing
OIUb Board redundancy
OMUc Board redundancy
PEUc Board redundancy
POUc Board redundancy + MSP 1:1 or MSP 1+1 optical port
redundancy
SAUa/SAUc Independently configured
SCUb Board redundancy + port trunking on GE ports
SPUb/SPUc/XPUb/XPUc Board redundancy
NIUa Board resource pool
TNUa/TNUb Board redundancy
UOIc Board redundancy + MSP 1:1 or MSP 1+1 optical port
redundancy
ASUa Board resource pool

 An isolation mechanism. If entity A fails to accomplish a task, entity B that has the same
functions as entity A takes over the task. In this case, entity A is isolated until it is restored.
 The ability to restart the board to rectify the fault when a board with a unique function is
faulty.
 Dual-basic input/output system (BIOS) support. Faults in one BIOS do not affect the
startup or operation of boards.
 Nonvolatile memory used to store important data.
 Advanced integrated circuits. The system features high integration, sophisticated
technology, and high reliability.
 High-quality components through aging tests and strict selection, and strict quality control
in the process of assembling hardware, ensuring long-term high stability and reliability.

2.4.3 Software Reliability

The BSC6900 software reliability design is characterized by:
 Scheduled checks on critical resources
A software check mechanism checks various software resources in the system. If resources
are out of service due to software faults, this mechanism can release abnormal resources and
generate related logs and alarms.
 Task monitoring
When software is running, a monitoring process monitors internal software faults and some
hardware faults. The monitoring process then reports the status or errors, of running tasks, to
the O&M system.
 Data checking
A software integrity check and digital signature technique are used to prevent software from
being tampered with during transmission and storage.
The software performs scheduled or event-driven data consistency checks, restores data
selectively or preferably, and generates logs and alarms.
 Data backup
Both the data in the OMU database and the data of other boards can be backed up to ensure
data reliability and consistency.
 Operation log storage
The system automatically logs operations. These operation logs help users locate and rectify
faults caused by misoperations.
3 Configurations
3.1 Overview
In the BSC6900, the MPS or EPS can be configured with either GSM or UMTS service
processing boards.
When the BSC6900 is configured as a BSC6900 GU or BSC6900 GSM, TCS configuration is
supported. Depending on the TCS configuration, a BSC6900 GU or BSC6900 GSM can
support wither of two modes: BM/TC combined and BM/TC separated, as described in Table
3-1. The basic module (BM) refers to the MPS and EPS, and the transcoder (TC) refers to the
TCS. When the BSC6900 is configured as a BSC6900 UMTS, these configuration modes do
not apply.
Table 3-1 Configuration modes of a BSC6900 GU or BSC6900 GSM
Configuration Mode Description Characteristics
BM/TC combined The TCS is not configured. With capacity held constant,
The TC functions are fewer cabinets and fewer
implemented by boards which subracks are required in a BSC
are inserted into slots in the improving hardware integration
MPS or EPS.
This configuration mode
applies to A over TDM.
The TCS is not configured. The BSC is directly connected
The TC functions are the CN equipment, reducing the
implemented by the media operators' CAPEX. In addition,
gateway (MGW). This the number of speech coding an
configuration mode applies to decoding times decreases,
A over IP. improving speech quality. The
over IP mode meets the needs o
network evolution.
BM/TC separated This mode is applicable in Conserves transmission resourc
scenarios where the BSC is between the BSC and the MSC
configured in a remote
equipment room and the MPS
works in GSM mode. In this
mode, the TCS is placed in the
TCR on the MSC side.

Capacity configurations differ between the BSC6900 GSM, BSC6900 UMTS, and BSC6900
GU. For details, see 3.2 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 GSM, section 3.3 Capacity
Configuration of the BSC6900 UMTS, and 3.4 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 GU.
3.2 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 GSM
Busy hour call attempts (BHCA) specifications of a BSC in this document are based on a
Huawei GSM traffic model. The following table lists key parameters.
Table 3-2 GSM Traffic Model
Parameter Name 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
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 50%
occupied by HR voice call)
Uplink TBF Est & Rel / Second/TRX 1.75
Downlink TBF Est & Rel / Second/TRX 0.9
PS Paging / Sub/BH 1.25

3.2.1 Hardware Configuration Capacity in BM/TC Combined Mode

Table 3-3 Typical capacity of a BSC6900 GSM in TDM transmission mode (HW69 R17
boards, BM/TC combined mode)
Specifications/Subrack 1 MPS 1 EPS 1 MPS+1 EPS 1 MPS+2 EPS
Configuration
Maximum number of 1 1 1 1
cabinets
 Specifications/Subrack 1 MPS 1 EPS 1 MPS+1 EPS 1 MPS+2 EPS
Configuration
Maximum number of 1,750 2,625 4,375 5,900
equivalent BHCA (k)
Maximum traffic 6500 9750 16,250 24,000
volume (Erlang)
Maximum number of 1024 1536 2560 4096
TRXs
Maximum number of 4096 6144 10,240 16,384
activated packet data
channels (PDCHs)
(MCS-9)

In BM/TC combined mode, the hardware configuration specifications in A over IP mode are
described as follows:
1. Table 3-4 lists the typical configuration specifications of the BSC6900 GSM using the
HW69 R17 hardware in Abis over TDM mode.
Table 3-4 Typical capacity of a BSC6900 GSM (HW69 R17 boards, Abis over TDM and A
over IP mode)
Specifications/Subrack 1 MPS 1 EPS 1 MPS+1 EPS 1 MPS+2 EPS
Configuration
Maximum number of 1 1 1 1
cabinets
Maximum number of 1,750 3,500 5,250 5,900
equivalent BHCA (k)
Maximum traffic 6500 13,000 19,500 24,000
volume (Erlang)
Maximum number of 1024 2048 3072 4096
TRXs
Maximum number of 4096 8192 12,288 16,384
activated packet data
channels (PDCHs)
(MCS-9)

2. Table 3-5 lists the typical configuration specifications of the BSC6900 GSM using the
HW69 R17 hardware in Abis over IP mode.
Table 3-5 Typical capacity of a BSC6900 GSM (HW69 R17 boards, Abis over IP and A over
IP mode)
 Specifications/Subrack 1 MPS 1 EPS 1 MPS+1 EPS 1 MPS+2 EPS
Configuration
Maximum number of 1 1 1 1
cabinets
Maximum number of 1,750 6,125 7,875 11,000
equivalent BHCA (k)
Maximum traffic 6500 22,750 29,250 45,000
volume (Erlang)
Maximum number of 1024 3584 4608 8192
TRXs
Maximum number of 4096 14,336 18,432 32,768
activated PDCHs
(MCS-9)

3.2.2 Hardware Configuration Capacity in BM/TC Separated Mode

Table 3-6 lists the typical configuration specifications of the BSC6900 GSM using the HW69
R17 boards in BM/TC separated mode and with the Abis interface not using IP transmission.
Table 3-6 Typical capacity of a BSC6900 GSM (HW69 R17 boards, BM/TC separated mode,
Abis interface not using IP transmission)
Specifications/Subrack 1 MPS+1 TCS 1 EPS+1 TCS 1 MPS+1 EPS+2 1 MPS+2
Configuration TCS EPSs+3 TCSs
Maximum number of 2 2 2 2
cabinets
Maximum number of 1,750 2,625 4,375 5,900
equivalent BHCA (k)
Maximum traffic 6500 9750 16,250 24,000
volume (Erlang)
Maximum number of 1024 1536 2560 4096
TRXs
Maximum number of 4096 6144 10,240 16,384
activated packet data
channels (PDCHs)
(MCS-9)

Table 3-7 lists the typical configuration specifications of the BSC6900 GSM using the HW69
R17 boards in BM/TC separated mode and with the Abis interface using IP transmission.
Table 3-7 Typical capacity of a BSC6900 GSM (HW69 R17 boards, BM/TC separated mode,
Abis interface using IP transmission)
 Specifications/Subrack 1 MPS+1 TCS 1 EPS+1 TCS 1 MPS+1 EPS+3 1 MPS+2
Configuration TCSs EPSs+3 TCSs
Maximum number of 2 2 2 2
cabinets
Maximum number of 1,750 3,500 5,250 5,900
equivalent BHCA (k)
Maximum traffic 6500 13,000 19,500 24,000
volume (Erlang)
Maximum number of 1024 2048 3072 4096
TRXs
Maximum number of 4096 8192 12,288 16,384
activated packet data
channels (PDCHs)
(MCS-9)

3.3 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 UMTS

The BSC6900 UMTS supports flexible configuration of control-plane and user-plane data in
various scenarios. In each scenario, the capacity supported by the BSC6900 UMTS depends
on actual traffic models.
The following sections provide capacity of the BSC6900 UMTS under three typical traffic
models:
 Balanced traffic model
Under this model, voice services and data services are balanced in the network.
 High-PS traffic model
Under this model, subscribers initiate far more data services than voice services. This model
is characterized by a high average PS throughput.
 Smartphone traffic model
Under this model, control-plane signaling is frequently exchanged and small-sized packets are
transmitted over the user plane.

3.3.1 Capacity in the Balanced Traffic Model

Table 3-8 describes the balanced traffic model for the BSC6900 UMTS.
Table 3-8 Balanced traffic model for the BSC6900 UMTS (per user during busy hours)
Item Specifications Description
Voice Traffic per CS voice 20 mE AMR voice RAB, 0.96 BHCA
subscriber in BH
CS data traffic per CS data 1.5 mE UL/DL 64 kbit/s CS RAB, 0.04 BHCA
subscriber in BH
 Item
PS throughput (Including
R99 and HSPA, UL+DL)
per PS subscriber in BH
Proportion of soft handovers
Handover times per CS call
(SHO) (times/call)
Handover times per PS call
(SHO) (times/call)
NAS signaling per
subscriber per BH (times)
Iur-to-Iub traffic ratio
Specifications Description
4500 bit/s 2 BHCA, UL 64 kbit/s/DL 384 kbit/s
30% The number of calls(in percent) with 2
hangover legs(others have 1 leg)
8 Average soft handover times per CS call
5 Average soft handover times per PS call
3.6 Number of NAS procedures between the
CN and UEs, including location area
updates, IMSI attach/detach occurrences,
routing area updates, GPRS attach/detach
occurrences, and SMSs
8% Ratio of Iur traffic to Iub traffic

Table 3-9 lists the configuration capacity of the BSC6900 UMTS using the HW69 R17 board
in the balanced traffic model.
Table 3-9 Capacity of a BSC6900 UMTS in typical configurations under the balanced traffic
model (HW69 R17 boards)
Number of CS Voice PS Service Capacity BHCA Number of Numbe
Subscribers Service (Iub UL+DL) (k) Active Users of
Capacity (Mbit/s) Online
(Erlang) Users
1,760,000 45,738 7920 5,300,000 229,000 869,00

 The BHCA, CS and PS service capacities can reach the maximum at the same time.
Number of On-net Users refers to the number of users who have accessed a UMTS
network during peak hours.
 Number of Active Users refers to the number of users that are simultaneously in the active
state, including the CELL_DCH and CELL_FACH states.
 Number of Online Users refer to the number of users that are simultaneously online,
including the users in the CELL_DCH, CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH, and URA_PCH states.

3.3.2 Capacity in the High PS Traffic Model

Table 3-10 describes the high PS traffic model for the BSC6900 UMTS.
Table 3-10 High-PS traffic model for the BSC6900 UMTS (per user during busy hours)
 Item Specifications Description
CS voice traffic volume 3 mE AMR speech service, 0.144 BHCA
CS data traffic volume 0.2 mE UL/DL 64 kbit/s CS RAB, 0.0053 BHCA
PS throughput 43,500 bit/s UL 64 kbit/s/DL 384 kbit/s, 3 BHCA
Proportion of soft 30% Proportion of calls using two or more channe
handovers simultaneously to all calls
Handover times per CS 8 Average number of handovers per CS call
call (SHO) (times/call)
Handover times per PS 5 Average number of handovers per PS call
call (SHO) (times/call)
NAS signaling per 3.6 Number of NAS procedures between the CN
subscriber per BH and UEs, including location area updates, IM
(times) attach/detach occurrences, routing area
updates, GPRS attach/detach occurrences, an
SMSs
Iur-to-Iub traffic ratio 8% Ratio of Iur traffic to Iub traffic

Table 3-11 lists the configuration capacity of the BSC6900 UMTS using the HW69 R17
board in the high PS traffic model.
Table 3-11 Capacity of a BSC6900 UMTS in typical configurations under the high-PS traffic
model(HW69 R17 boards)
Number of CS Voice PS Service BHCA Number of Number
Subscribers Service Capacity (Iub Active Online
Capacity UL+DL) (Mbit/s) Users Users
(Erlang)
925,000 3600 40,200 2,900,000 243,000 567,000

 The BHCA, CS and PS service capacities can reach the maximum at the same time.
In the high PS traffic model, the specification of each SPUb board is 112,000 BHCA. For
details, see SRAN10.1 & GBSS17.1 & RAN17.1 BSC6900 Configuration Principle.
Number of On-net Users refers to the number of users who have accessed a UMTS
network during peak hours.
 Number of Active Users refers to the number of users that are simultaneously in the active
state, including the CELL_DCH and CELL_FACH states.
 Number of Online Users refer to the number of users that are simultaneously online,
including the users in the CELL_DCH, CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH, and URA_PCH states.

3.3.3 Capacity in the Smartphone Traffic Model

Table 3-12 describes the smartphone traffic model for the BSC6900 UMTS.
Table 3-12 Smartphone traffic model for the BSC6900 UMTS
Item
Voice Traffic per CS voice
subscriber in BH
PS throughput (Including
R99 and HSPA, UL+DL)
per PS subscriber in BH
Proportion of soft handover
Handover times per CS call
(SHO) (times/call)
Handover times per PS call
(SHO) (times/call)
Inter-PDCH handovers per
PS call
NAS signaling per
subscriber per BH (times)
Iur-to-Iub traffic ratio
Specifications Description
30 mE AMR voice RAB, 0.7 CS BHCA
1600 bps 8 PS BHCA
34% Number of calls with two or more hangov
legs
4 Average soft handover times per CS call
1 Average soft handover times per PS call
2.3 Including all switching between different
connected RRC states and different
channels per PS call
2.8 Number of NAS procedures between the
CN and UEs, including location area
updates, IMSI attach/detach occurrences,
routing area updates, GPRS attach/detach
occurrences, and SMSs
8% Ratio of Iur traffic to Iub traffic

Table 3-13 lists the configuration capacity of the BSC6900 UMTS using the HW69 R17
board in the smartphone traffic model.
Table 3-13 Capacity of a BSC6900 UMTS in typical configurations under the smartphone
traffic model (HW69 R17 boards)
Number of CS Voice PS Service BHCA Number of Number o
Subscribers Service Capacity (Iub Active Users Online
Capacity UL+DL) Users
(Erlang) (Mbit/s)
1,440,000 47,000 1860 12,800,000 230,000 869,000

 The BHCA, CS and PS service capacities can reach the maximum at the same time.
In the smartphone traffic model, the specification of each SPUb board is 266,000 BHCA.
For details, see SRAN10.1 & GBSS17.1 & RAN17.1 BSC6900 Configuration Principle.
Number of On-net Users refers to the number of users who have accessed a UMTS
network during peak hours.
 Number of Active Users refers to the number of users that are simultaneously in the active
state, including the CELL_DCH and CELL_FACH states.
 Number of Online Users refer to the number of users that are simultaneously online,
including the users in the CELL_DCH, CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH, and URA_PCH states.

3.4 Capacity Configuration of the BSC6900 GU

Table 3-14 lists the capacity of a BSC6900 GU using the HW69 R17 hardware.
Table 3-14 Capacity of a BSC6900 GU (HW69) R17
Typical 1 MPS (GSM)+2 1 MPS (GSM)+2 1 MPS 1 MPS
Configuration / EPSs (GSM)+2 EPSs (GSM)+2 (UMTS)+4 EPSs (UMTS)+4 EPS
Specifications EPSs (UMTS) EPSs (UMTS) (UMTS)+1 EPS (UMTS)+1 EPS
GSM in All- GSM in All-IP (GSM) (GSM)
TDM and Mode GSM in All- GSM in All-IP
BM/TC TDM and Mode
Combined Mode BM/TC
Combined Mode
Maximum 53,600 53,600 140,700 140,700
UMTS traffic
volume (Erlang)
Maximum 12,800 12,800 33,600 33,600
UMTS PS
(UL+DL) data
throughput
(Mbit/s)
Maximum 1440 1440 3060 3060
number of
NodeBs
Maximum 2400 2400 5100 5100
number of
UMTS cells
Maximum 4096 8192 1536 3584
number of GSM
TRXs
Maximum 5900 11,000 2625 6125
number of
equivalent
BHCA for GSM
(k)
Maximum 16,384 32,768 6144 14,336
number of
activated
PDCHs for
GSM (MCS-9)
Maximum GSM 24,000 45,000 9750 22,750
traffic volume
(Erlang)
4 Operation and Maintenance
4.1 Overview
The BSC6900 provides convenient local and remote maintenance; and supports multiple
flexible O&M modes.
The BSC6900 provides hardware-independent O&M functions, such as security management,
fault management, alarm management, equipment management, and software management.
Users can use man-machine language (MML) commands to perform O&M and configuration
functions and use the graphical user interface (GUI) to perform O&M functions. This meets
the operational requirements from different users.
Figure 4-1 shows the O&M system of the BSC6900.
Figure 4-1 O&M system of the BSC6900

The O&M system of the BSC6900 employs a browser/server (B/S) mode. The OMU board of
the BSC6900 works as the server, and the LMT is used for local maintenance. The U2000 is
the centralized O&M system, which is used for remote maintenance.
The alarm box connects to the LMT to provide audible and visible alarm indications.

OMU boards described in this document refer to the OMUa, OMUb, and OMUc boards.
4.2 Benefits The BSC6900 provides the following O&M
benefits:
Web-based LMT for Improving User Experience
The O&M system of the BSC6900 uses a web-based LMT. All operation results are displayed
on the LMT through the web browser. You can connect the LMT to the OMU board to
perform O&M operations for the BSC6900 and to obtain LMT online help.
Web-based LMT does not require software installation or upgrades, simplifying user
operations and improving user experience.

Diversified O&M Modes for Convenient Operation and Maintenance

The BSC6900 provides both local and remote maintenance and supports multiple O&M
modes to meet the needs in various O&M scenarios.
For local maintenance, the LMT can access the BSC6900 through:
 The port on the panel of the OMU board
 The virtual local area network (VLAN)
 The Intranet and Internet
The U2000 used for remote maintenance can access the BSC6900 in the following ways:
 The VLAN
 The Intranet and Internet

Powerful Hardware Management Functions for Quickly Locating and

Rectifying Hardware Faults
The BSC6900 provides a pre-warning mechanism for hardware faults, ensuring that sufficient
time will be available to rectify the faults before services are interrupted.
The BSC6900 provides functions such as status query, data configuration, and status
management of internal devices.
When a hardware fault occurs, the BSC6900 alerts users by generating alarms and flashing
indicators and guides the users in troubleshooting. Alarms are cleared upon the rectification of
the faults.
The BSC6900 can isolate a faulty part by performing an operation such as activating or
deactivating the faulty part. When a faulty part needs to be replaced, the hot swap function
enables quick power-on of the substitute, reducing the time required to rectify faults.
In the event of an emergency, you can perform a board reset or similar operation to quickly
rectify the fault.

Advanced Software Management Functions for Secure and Smooth

Upgrades
The BSC6900 provides a remote upgrade tool, which enables the operator to upgrade the
software at the operation maintenance center (OMC) without interrupting ongoing services.
The remote upgrade tool can back up crucial data in the system. If the upgrade fails, version
rollback can be performed immediately and the system quickly returns to normal.
To confirm the software version, after an upgrade is complete, a version consistency check is
performed.

Rich Tracing and Detection Mechanisms for Reliably Monitoring the

Network Status
The BSC6900 provides tracing and monitoring functions on multiple layers and multiple
levels to accurately locate faults. The signaling tracing functions include user tracing,
interface tracing, and message tracing, and the fault detection functions can be performed at
the physical layer, data link layer, and so on.
Tracing messages are saved as files which can be viewed through the review and tracing
functions of the LMT.

Easy Equipment Installation and Commissioning, and Efficient Network

Upgrade Scheme for Quick Network Deployment
Before delivery, boards and operating systems are installed in, and common data is configured
for, the BSC6900. You only need to install the cabinets and cables on site. After the hardware
installation is complete, you can load software and data files to commission the software and
hardware.
Board adjustments and software upgrades can be performed to configure the BSC6900 as one
of three types: GSM, UMTS, and GU. This helps smooth the transition from GSM to GU and
between GU and UMTS. In addition, the BSC6900 provides the GSM/UMTS convergence
solution and help operators maximize return on investment (ROI).

Robust Security Operation Mechanism for Preventing Misoperations

The BSC6900 provides a man-machine interface and prompts users to confirm important
operations. This ensures that operations are performed only when they are required and
prevents service interruptions caused by users.
5 Technical Specifications and
Compliance Standards
5.1 Technical Specifications
5.1.1 Capacity Specifications

BSC6900 Item Specifications

BSC6900 Maximum number of equivalent TDM: 5900
GSM/BSC6900 GU BHCA (k) IP: 11,000
(GSM capacity)
Traffic volume (Erlang) TDM: 24,000
IP: 45,000
Number of TRXs TDM: 4096
IP: 8192
Number of CICs over the A TDM: 30,720
interface IP: 61,440
Number of activated PDCHs TDM: 16,384
(MCS-9) IP: 32,768
Gb interface throughput (Mbit/s) TDM: 1536
IP: 3072
Number of subscribers All TDM:1,200,000
All IP:2,200,000
Number of BTSs per BSC 2048
Number of cells per BSC 2048
Number of internal and external 64
neighboring GSM cells per cell
Number of external neighboring 64
UMTS cells per cell
Number of external neighboring 64
LTE cells per cell
Number of external neighboring 10,240
GSM cells per BSC
Number of external neighboring 10,240
UMTS cells per BSC
Number of external neighboring 10,240
LTE cells per BSC
 BSC6900 Item Specifications
BSC6900 UMTS BHCA (k) 5300
BHCA (k)(including SMS) 7000
Traffic volume (Erlang) 167,500
PS (UL+DL) data throughput 40,000
(Mbit/s)
Number of NodeBs 3060
Number of cells 5100
BSC6900 GU (UMTS BHCA (k) 2630
capacity) BHCA (k)(including SMS) 3120
Traffic volume (Erlang) 140,700
PS (UL+DL) data throughput 33,600
(Mbit/s)
Number of NodeBs 3060
Number of cells 5100
NOTE
On live networks, the actual capacity of a BSC6900 depends on the number of configured
subracks and boards.

5.1.2 Structural Specifications

Item Specifications
Cabinet standard The structural design conforms to the IEC60297 and
IEEE standards.
Dimensions (H x W x D) N68E-22 cabinet: 2200 mm x 600 mm x 800 mm
(86.61 in. x 23.62 in. x 31.50 in.)
N68E-21-N cabinet: 2130 mm x 600 mm x 800 mm
(83.86 in. x 23.62 in. x 31.50 in.)
Height of available space N68E-22 cabinet: 46 U (2044.7 mm or 80.5 in.)
N68E-21-N cabinet: 44 U (1955.8 mm or 77 in.)
Weight N68E-22 cabinet: ≤ 320 kg (705.6 lb)
N68E-21-N cabinet: ≤ 380 kg (837.9 lb)
Floor bearing of the equipment ≥ 450 kg/m2 (0.64 bf/in.2)
room

5.1.3 Clock Specifications

 Item Specifications
Precision It meets the requirements for the stratum-3
clock.
Accuracy ±4.6 x 10-6
Pull-in range ±4.6 x 10-6
Frequency offset 2 x 10-8/day
Initial frequency offset 1 x 10-8

5.1.4 Electrical Specifications

Sub-Item Specifications
Power input -48 V DC
Power range -40 V to -57 V
Power consumption of a single GSM MPS: ≤ 1300 W
subrack EPS: ≤ 1300 W
TCS: ≤ 1000 W
Power consumption of a single UMTS In ATM transmission mode:
subrack  MPS: ≤ 1700 W

 EPS: ≤ 1730 W

In IP transmission mode:
 MPS: ≤ 1490 W

 EPS: ≤ 1450 W

Power consumption of a single cabinet 5100 W (The cabinet power consumption

equal to the sum of the power consumptio
of all the subracks in the cabinet.)
NOTE
The power consumption specifications of a GSM subrack refer to the maximum power
consumption in typical configurations.
The power consumption specifications of a UMTS subrack differ between the ATM and I
transmission modes.
 In ATM transmission mode, the Iu interface uses unchannelized STM-1 transmission, a

the Iub interface uses channelized STM-1 transmission.

 In IP transmission mode, the Iu and Iub interfaces use GE optical transmission.

The power consumption in live networks is subject to specific configurations. You can
calculate the power consumption of a cabinet in any subrack combination mode by using
the preceding specifications.

5.1.5 Space Specifications

Figure 5-1 Space requirements for the equipment room

 If cables are routed overhead, the distance between the cabinet top and the ceiling of the
equipment room must be greater than or equal to 1000 mm.
 If cables are routed under the floor, the height of the ESD floor must be greater than or
equal to 200 mm.
 The spacing shown in Figure 5-1 is the minimum possible value. The actual spacing is
wider than that shown in Figure 5-1.

5.1.6 Environmental Specifications

Item Specifications
Storage Environment Transportation Operating
Environment Environment
Temperature range -40°C to +70°C -40°C to +70°C Long-term: 0°C to
45°C
Short-term: -5°C to
+55°C
Humidity range 10% RH to 100% 5% RH to 100% RH Long-term: 5% RH
RH to 85% RH
Short-term: 5% RH
to 95% RH
NOTE
Short-term operation refers to an operation with duration of not more than 96 hours at a
time and with the accumulative duration not more than 15 days a year.

5.1.7 Transmission Ports

Transmission Type Connector

E1/T1 DB44
 Transmission Type Connector
Channelized STM-1/OC-3 LC/PC
Unchannelized STM-1/OC-3c LC/PC
FE RJ45
GE RJ45
LC/PC

5.1.8 Reliability Specifications

Item Specifications
System availability > 99.999%
Mean time between failures (MTBF) ≥ 525,000 hours
Mean time to repair (MTTR) ≤ 1 hour

5.2 Compliance Standards

5.2.1 Power Supply Standard

Item Standard
Power supply ETS300 132-2

5.2.2 Grounding Standard

Item Standard
Grounding ETS300 253

5.2.3 Environment Standards

Item Standard
Noise ETS300 753
GR-63-CORE

5.2.4 Safety Standards

 Item Standard
Earthquake-resistance ETS300 019-2-4-AMD
GR-63-CORE
YDN5083
Safety IEC60950, EN60950, UL60950
IEC60825-1
IEC60825-2
IEC60825-6
GB4943
GR-1089-CORE
Surge protection IEC 61024-1 (1993)
IEC 61312-1 (1995)
IEC 61000-4-5 (1995)
ITU-T K.11 (1993)
ITU-T K.27 (1996)
ITU-T K.41 (1998)
EN 300 386 (2000)
GR-1089-CORE (1999)
YDJ 26-89
GB 50057-94
YD5098-2001

5.2.5 EMC Standards

Item Standard
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ETSI EN 300 386 V1.3.2 (2003-05)
CISPR 22 (1997)
IEC61000-4-2
IEC61000-4-3
IEC61000-4-4
IEC61000-4-5
IEC61000-4-6
IEC61000-4-29
GB9254-1998
FCC Part 15
 Item Standard
NEBS Bellcore GR-1089-CORE issue 2

5.2.6 Environment Standards

Item Standard Class

Storage environment ETS300 019-1-1 CLASS 1.2
Transportation environment ETS300 019-1-2 CLASS 2.3
Operating environment ETS300 019-1-3 CLASS 3.1
A Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name

3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
AMR Adaptive Multirate
ATM asynchronous transfer mode
BHCA busy hour call attempts
BIOS basic input/output system
BM/TC basic module/transcoder
BSC base station controller
BTS BTS
CBC cell broadcast center
CHR call history record
CN core network
Co-RRM co-radio resource management
CPU central processing unit
CS circuit switched
DSP digital signal processor
EPR extended processing rack
EPS extended processing subrack
FE fast Ethernet
GE Gigabit Ethernet
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
GUI graphical user interface
GULW GSM UMTS LTE WLAN
ICCP Internal Communication Control Plane
IP Internet Protocol
LMT local maintenance terminal
LTE Long Term Evolution
MAC Media Access Control
MGW media gateway
MME mobile management entity
MML man-machine language
Acronym or Abbreviation Full Name
MPR main processing rack
MPS main processing subrack
MSC mobile switching center
MSP multiplex section protection
MTBF mean time between failures
MTTR mean time to repair
NAS non-access stratum
OM operation and maintenance
OS operating system
PDCH packet data channel
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
PS packet switched
RNC radio network controller
RRM radio resource management
SDH synchronous digital hierarchy
SGSN serving GPRS support node
STCP Service Transport Control Plane
SOR service-oriented radio
SRC single radio controller
STM-1 Synchronous Transport Module level 1
SMLC serving mobile location center
SMP system management plane
TCH traffic channel
TCR transcoder rack
TCS transcoder subrack
TDM time division multiplexing
TRX transceiver
UE user equipment
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System
VLAN virtual local area network