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3.2.3.6.5 UBBP
3.2.3.6.5 UBBP
The universal baseband processing unit (UBBP) can be configured in a BBU3900 or
BBU3910.
Specifications
The following table lists types of UBBP.
Table 1 Types of UBBP
Board Applicable Mode
UBBPd1 GSM
UMTS
UBBPd2 GU baseband concurrency
UBBPd3 GSM
UMTS
LTE FDD
GU baseband concurrency
GL baseband concurrency
UBBPd4 GSM
UMTS
LTE FDD
LTE TDD
UBBPd5 GSM
UMTS
LTE FDD
UBBPd6 GSM
UMTS
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LTE FDD
LTE TDD
UL baseband concurrency
GUL baseband concurrency
UBBPd9 LTE TDD
Specifications of UBBP boards working in GSM mode
The following table lists the number of carriers supported by UBBP boards working in
GSM mode.
Table 2 Carrier specifications
Board Number of 2R Carriers Number of 4R Carriers
UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, 24 12
or UBBPd4
UBBPd5 36 18
UBBPd6 48 24
Specifications of UBBP boards working in UMTS mode
Table 3 and Table 4 list the baseband specifications and signaling specifications of UBBP
boards working in UMTS mode, respectively.
Table 3 Baseband specifications
Board Number of Uplink CE Downlink Number of Number of Number of
Cells CE HSDPA HSDPA HSUPA
Codes UEs UEs
UBBPd1 6 384 512 6x15 288 288
UBBPd2 6 512 768 6x15 384 384
UBBPd3 6 384 512 6x15 288 288
UBBPd4 6 512 768 6x15 384 384
UBBPd5 6 768 768 6x15 512 512
UBBPd6 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768
Table 4 Signaling specifications
Board Signaling Specifications (CNBAP/s)
UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, or 200
UBBPd5
UBBPd6 300
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NOTE:
For combined signaling specifications of the WBBP, see section "Signaling Specifications" in 3900 Series
Base Station Technical Description.
Specifications of UBBP boards working in LTE FDD mode
Table 5, Table 6, Table 7, and Table 8 list the specifications of cells, the maximum number
of UEs in RRC connected mode, and maximum uplink and downlink throughput, and
signaling specifications supported by UBBP boards working in LTE FDD mode,
respectively.
Table 5 Specifications of cells
Board Number of Cells Cell Bandwidth Antenna
Configuration
UBBPd3 3 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 3x20 MHz 1T1R

MHz, 10 MHz, 15 3x20 MHz 1T2R
MHz, or 20 MHz 3x20 MHz 2T2R

3x20 MHz 2T4R
3x20 MHz 4T4R

ss

6x20 MHz 2T4R
6x20 MHz 4T4R
Table 6 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode
Board Cell Bandwidth Maximum Number of Maximum Number of
UEs in RRC Synchronized UEs
Connected Mode
UBBPd3 or UBBPd4 1.4 MHz 504 504
3 MHz 1080 1080
5 MHz 1800 1800
10 MHz, 15 MHz, or 3600 3600

20 MHz
UBBPd5 or UBBPd6 1.4 MHz 1008 1008
3 MHz 2160 2160
5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 3600 3600

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5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 3600 3600

MHz, or 20 MHz
Table 7 Maximum throughput
Board Maximum Throughput
UBBPd3 Downlink: 450 Mbit/s
Uplink: 225 Mbit/s
Uplink: 225 Mbit/s
Uplink: 300 Mbit/s
Uplink: 450 Mbit/s
Board Signaling Specifications (BHCA)
UBBPd3 or UBBPd4 90000
The maximum number of data radio bearers (DRBs) supported by a UBBP is three times
the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode.
Specifications of UBBP boards working in LTE TDD mode
Table 9, Table 10, Table 11, and Table 12 list the specifications of cells, the maximum
number of UEs in RRC connected mode, and maximum uplink and downlink throughput,
and signaling specifications supported by UBBP boards working in LTE TDD mode,
respectively.
Table 9 Specifications of cells
Board Number of Cells Cell Bandwidth Antenna
Configuration
UBBPd4 3 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 3x20 MHz 2T2R

UBBPd6 6 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 6x20 MHz 2T2R

UBBPd9 3 10 MHz or 20 MHz 3x20 MHz 8T8R
Table 10 Maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode
Board Cell Bandwidth Maximum number of UEs in
RRC connected mode
UBBPd4, UBBPd6, or 5 MHz 1800

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UBBPd9
10 MHz 3600
15 MHz
20 MHz
Table 11 Maximum throughput
Board Maximum Throughput
Uplink: 225 Mbit/s
Uplink: 450 Mbit/s
Uplink: 450 Mbit/s
Board Signaling Specifications (CAPS)
UBBPd4 100
NOTE:
The signaling specifications for TDD scenarios are the maximum ones for typical scenarios of normal cells.
The maximum number of data radio bearers (DRBs) supported by a UBBP is three times
the maximum number of UEs in RRC connected mode.
NOTE:
For signaling specifications of the eNodeB, see section "Signaling Specifications" in 3900 Series Base
Station Technical Description. For the maximum number of data radio bearers (DRBs), the maximum
number of UEs in RRC connected mode supported by a single cell, the maximum number of UEs in RRC
connected mode supported by the eNodeB, and the maximum uplink and downlink throughput of a single
cell or UE, see section "Baseband Specifications" in 3900 Series Base Station Technical Description.
Panel
The following figure shows the UBBPd1 panel. The UBBPd1 to UBBPd9 boards have
silkscreens UBBPd1 to UBBPd9 indicating their board types on the lower left side,
respectively. The following figure uses the UBBPd1 as an example.
Figure 1 UBBPd1 panel
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Function
The UBBP performs the following functions:
Provides CPRI ports for communication with RF modules.
Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals.
Supports the multiplex of baseband resources among different modes, thereby
implementing multimode concurrency.
Working Principle
The following figure shows the working principle of the UBBP.
Figure 2 Working principles of a UBBP
Port
The following table describes the six CPRI ports and one HEI port on a UBBP.
Table 13 Ports on a UBBP
Silkscreen Connector Quantity of CPRI Description
Ports
CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP female connector 6 They are the data

transmission ports
connecting the BBU to
RF modules, and
support the input and
output of optical and
electrical transmission
signals.
HEI QSFP connector 1 Reserved
The following table lists the specifications of CPRI ports on the UBBP.
Table 14 Specifications of CPRI ports on the UBBP
Board Quantity of CPRI CPRI Port Rate Topology Type
Ports (Gbit/s)
UBBPd 6 1.25, 2.5, 4.9, 6.144, or Star, chain, and ring

9.8 topologies
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The following table lists the mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of
carriers supported by a UBBP working in GSM mode.
Table 15 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of carriers
CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of 1T2R Carriers Number of 2T2R or 1T4R
Carriers
1.25 24 12
2.5 48 24
4.9 48 24
9.8 48 24
CPRI ports with different rates on the UBBP working in UMTS mode support different
numbers of cells, as listed in the following table.
Table 16 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in a UMTS
scenario
CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of 1T2R Cells Number of 2T2R Cells
1.25 4 4*a
2.5 8 8*a
4.9 16 16*a
6.144 24 24*a
9.8 32 32*a
a: * in the preceding table indicates that the number of 2T2R cells is halved if two TX antennas
enabled with the virtual antenna mapping (VAM) function are separately connected to two RF
modules carried on different CPRI links.
CPRI ports with different rates on the UBBP working in LTE FDD mode support different
Table 17 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in an LTE
FDD scenario
CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s) Number of 4x4 MIMO Cells Number of 2x2 MIMO Cells
1.25 4x4 MIMO cells are not 4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 3

recommended because the MHz)
transmission bandwidth of the 2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5
CPRI ports is limited. MHz)
1 (cell bandwidth ≤
10 MHz)
2.5 1 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10 MHz) 4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5

MHz)
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2 (cell bandwidth ≤
10 MHz)
1 (cell bandwidth =
15 MHz or 20 MHz)
4.9 2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 4 (cell bandwidth ≤

10 MHz) 10 MHz)
1 (cell bandwidth = 2 (cell bandwidth =
15 MHz or 20 MHz) 15 MHz or 20 MHz)

10 MHz) 10 MHz)

10 MHz) 10 MHz)
CPRI ports with different rates on the UBBP working in LTE TDD mode support different
Table 18 Mapping between the CPRI port rate and the number of cells in an LTE
TDD scenario
CPRI Port CPRI Number of 8T8R Number of 4T4R Number of 2T2R
Rate (Gbit/s) Compressiona Cells Cells Cells
2.5 Not in use None 2 (cell 4 (cell

bandwidth bandwidth
= 5 MHz) = 5 MHz)
1 (cell 2 (cell
bandwidth bandwidth
= 10 = 10
MHz) MHz)
None 1 (cell
(cell bandwidth
bandwidth = 15 MHz
= 15 MHz or 20
or 20 MHz)
MHz)
In use None None None

(cell (cell
bandwidth bandwidth
= 5 MHz) = 5 MHz)
1 (cell 3 (cell
bandwidth bandwidth
= 10 = 10
MHz) MHz)
1 (cell 2 (cell
bandwidth bandwidth
= 15 MHz = 15 MHz
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= 15 MHz = 15 MHz
or 20 or 20
MHz) MHz)

(cell bandwidth bandwidth
bandwidth = 5 MHz) = 5 MHz)
= 5 MHz) 2 (cell 4 (cell
1 (cell bandwidth bandwidth
bandwidth = 10 = 10
= 10 MHz) MHz)
MHz) 1 (cell 2 (cell
None bandwidth bandwidth
(cell = 15 MHz = 15 MHz
bandwidth or 20 or 20
= 15 MHz MHz) MHz)
or 20
MHz)

(cell (cell (cell
bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth
= 5 MHz) = 5 MHz) = 5 MHz)
1 (cell 3 (cell 6 (cell
= 10 = 10 = 10
MHz) MHz) MHz)
= or 15 = 15 MHz = 15 MHz
MHz 20 or 20 or 20
MHz) MHz) MHz)

(cell bandwidth bandwidth
bandwidth = 5 MHz) = 5 MHz)
= 5 MHz) 4 (cell 8 (cell
bandwidth = 10 = 10
= 10 MHz) MHz)
MHz) 2 (cell 4 (cell
bandwidth = 15 MHz = 15 MHz
= 15 MHz or 20 or 20
or 20 MHz) MHz)
MHz)

(cell (cell (cell
= 5 MHz = 5 MHz = 5 MHz
or 15 or 15 or 15
MHz) MHz) MHz)
= 10 = 10 = 10
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= 10 = 10 = 10
MHz) MHz) MHz)
= 20 = 20 = 20
MHz) MHz) MHz)
Indicator
The following table describes the three status indicators on the UBBP panel.
Table 19 Indicators on the UBBP panel
Silkscreen Color Status Description
RUN Green Steady on There is power supply, but the

board is faulty.
Steady off There is no power supply, or the
board is faulty.
Blinking (on for 1s and off for The board is running properly.
1s)
Blinking (on for 0.125s and off Software is being loaded to the
for 0.125s) board.
ALM Red Steady on An alarm is generated on the

board.
Steady off The board is running properly.
Blinking (on for 1s and off for An alarm is generated, and you
1s) need to locate the fault before
determining whether to replace
the board.
ACT Green Steady on The board serves as an active

board.
Steady off The board does not
serve as an active
board.
The board has not been
activated.
The board is not
providing any services.
Besides the three preceding status indicators, the UBBP provides six indicators indicating
the status of SFP links and one indicator indicating the status of QSFP link. The six
indicators and the one indicator are above SFP ports and QSFP ports, respectively, as
described in the following table.
Table 20 Indicators for the SFP ports on the LBBP panel
Silkscreen Color Status Description
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CPRIx Red or green Steady green The CPRI link is functioning properly.
Steady red An optical module fails to transmit or
receive signals due to one of the following
causes:
The optical module is faulty.
The fiber optic cable is broken.
Blinking red (on for The RF module connected to the CPRI link
0.125s and off for has a hardware fault.
0.125s)
Blinking red (on for The CPRI link is out of lock due to one of
1s and off for 1s) the following causes:
There is no mutual lock between
dualmode reference clocks.
The CPRI port rate does not
match the rate of the optical
module.
Steady off The optical module cannot be
detected.
The CPRI electrical cable is not
connected.
Table 21 Indicators for the QSFP port on the LBBP panel
Silkscreen Description
HEI Connected to other baseband processing
boardsa to share baseband resources.
a: A UBBP working in UMTS mode rather than any other mode can interconnect with
other baseband processing boards.
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UBBPd1 6 384 512 6x15 288 288

UBBPd2 6 512 768 6x15 384 384

UBBPd3 6 384 512 6x15 288 288

UBBPd4 6 512 768 6x15 384 384

UBBPd5 6 768 768 6x15 512 512

UBBPd6 12 1024 1024 12x15 768 768

UBBPd3 3 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 3x20 MHz 1T1R

UBBPd4 3 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 3x20 MHz 1T1R

UBBPd5 6 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 6x20 MHz 1T1R

UBBPd6 6 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 6x20 MHz 1T1R

UBBPd3 or UBBPd4 1.4 MHz 504 504

3 MHz 1080 1080

5 MHz 1800 1800

10 MHz, 15 MHz, or 3600 3600

UBBPd5 or UBBPd6 1.4 MHz 1008 1008

3 MHz 2160 2160

5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 3600 3600

5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 3600 3600

UBBPd4 3 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 3x20 MHz 2T2R

UBBPd6 6 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 6x20 MHz 2T2R

UBBPd9 3 10 MHz or 20 MHz 3x20 MHz 8T8R

UBBPd4, UBBPd6, or 5 MHz 1800

CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP female connector 6 They are the data

HEI QSFP connector 1 Reserved

UBBPd 6 1.25, 2.5, 4.9, 6.144, or Star, chain, and ring

1.25 4x4 MIMO cells are not 4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 3

2.5 1 (cell bandwidth ≤ 10 MHz) 4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 5

4.9 2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 4 (cell bandwidth ≤

6.144 2 (cell bandwidth ≤ 4 (cell bandwidth ≤

9.8 4 (cell bandwidth ≤ 4 (cell bandwidth ≤

2.5 Not in use None 2 (cell 4 (cell

In use None None None

4.9 Not in use None 4 (cell 8 (cell

In use None None None

9.8 Not in use None 8 (cell 16 (cell

In use None None None

RUN Green Steady on There is power supply, but the

ALM Red Steady on An alarm is generated on the

ACT Green Steady on The board serves as an active

CPRIx Red or green Steady green The CPRI link is functioning properly.

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