Connection Inter BSC over IP

GBSS12.0
Feature Parameter Description

Issue 01

Date 2010-06-30

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Connection Inter BSC over IP Contents

Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1

2 Overview of Connection Inter BSC over IP ........................................................................2-1

3 Technical Description ..............................................................................................................3-1
4 Parameters .................................................................................................................................4-1
5 Counters ......................................................................................................................................5-1
6 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................6-1
7 Reference Documents .............................................................................................................7-1

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Connection Inter BSC over IP 1 Introduction

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the Connection Inter BSC over IP feature of Huawei GSM BSS. It provides an
overview of the functions and mechanisms regarding the Connection Inter BSC over IP feature
(GBFD-118621 Connection Inter BSC over IP).

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:
 Personnel who need to understand the connection inter-BSC over IP feature.
 Personnel who work with Huawei products

1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.
There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
 Feature change: refers to the change in the connection inter-BSC over IP feature of a specific product
version.
 Editorial change: refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not
described in the earlier version.

Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:
 01 (2010-06-30)
 Draft (2010-03-30)

01 (2010-06-30)
This is the first release of GBSS12.0.
Compared with issue draft (2010-03-30) of GBSS12.0, issue 01 (2010-06-30) of GBSS12.0 incorporates
the changes described in the following table.

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature None. None.
change
Editorial Parameters are presented in the None.
change form of Parameter ID instead of
Parameter Name.

Draft (2010-03-30)
This is the draft release of GBSS12.0.

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Connection Inter BSC over IP 2 Overview of Connection Inter BSC over IP

2 Overview of Connection Inter BSC over IP

IP technology is characterized by wide bandwidth, easy accessibility, high efficiency, and low cost. IP
technology is increasingly used in the mobile network.
The Connection Inter BSC over IP feature provides an IP-based connection between BSCs for
information exchange.
The TDM-based inter-BSC communication is hard to implement, because the information exchanged
between BSCs must be forwarded by the MSC through the A interface. The Connection Inter BSC over
IP feature enables operators to use the IP network for inter-BSC interconnection so that the BSCs can
communicate with each other directly. Note that the Connection Inter BSC over IP feature supports only
the signaling exchange between BSCs. It does not support the exchange of voice services or data
services between BSCs.
The Connection Inter BSC over IP feature applies to the scenarios where inter-BSC signaling exchange
is required. For example, when the inter-BSC soft-synchronized network or the inter-BSC Interference
Based Channel Allocation (IBCA) feature is enabled, the Connection Inter BSC over IP feature is
enabled to obtain the radio resource information about multiple BSCs, including the frequency offset,
interference, and load, thus facilitating resource sharing between different BSCs. .

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3 Technical Description
The Connection Inter BSC over IP feature is enabled only when the DPCT parameter is set to
IUR_G(IUR_G) in the case of IP transmission.
The IP-based inter-BSC connection is implemented through IP routers. Figure 3-1 shows the network
structure for IP-based inter-BSC connection.
Figure 3-1 Network structure for IP-based inter-BSC connection

Router
Router
Router

BSC1 BSC3

BSC2

The interface between BSCs uses the protocol stack for the Iur-g interface. The transport layer for this
interface is the same as the transport layer for the Iur-g interface. The radio network layer carries the
BSC signaling, which are transmitted in the form of customized messages. Figure 3-2 shows the
protocol stack for the interface between BSCs. For details, see3GPP TS 43.903.
Figure 3-2 Protocol stack for the interface between BSCs

RNSAP
SCCP
MTP3-B M3UA M3UA
SSCF-NNI SCTP SCTP
SSCOP IP
IP
AAL5
ATM DATA LINK

The BSC must be configured with interface boards that support IP transmission. The interface boards
that support IP transmission provide FE and GE ports, which comply with the IPv4 protocol.When
configuring the SS7 signaling point at one BSC, one must set the DPCT parameter to IUR_G(IUR_G).

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4 Parameters
Table 4-1 Parameters Description
Parameter NE MML Description
ID
DPCT BSC6900 ADD Meaning: DSP type.
N7DPC(Mandatory) STP: indicates the signaling transfer
point.
A: indicates the signaling point of the A
interface control signaling plane.
IUR_G: indicates the signaling point of
the base station controller that is
connected to the BSC.
LB: indicates the signaling point of the LB
interface.

GUI Value Range: STP(STP), A(A),

IUR_G(IUR_G), LB(LB)
Actual Value Range: STP, A, IUR_G, LB
Unit: None
Default Value: None

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Connection Inter BSC over IP 5 Counters

5 Counters
None.

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6 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

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Connection Inter BSC over IP 7 Reference Documents

7 Reference Documents
[1] 3GPP TS 43.903: “A-interface over IP Study”
[2] BSC6900 Feature List
[3] BSC6900 Basic Feature Description
[4] BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference
[5] BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference

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