ZXWR RNC Structure and Principle

ZTE University
Content

External Interfaces of RNC

ZXWR RNC Functional Units
ZXWR RNC Subracks
ZXWR RNC Features
ZXWR RNC Configuration
ZXWR RNC Cable Connection
UTRAN Structure
CN

RNC RNC

NodeB NodeB NodeB NodeB

UE
External Interfaces of RNC

MGW

OMC-B

Iu-cs
SGSN

RNC
OMC-R RNC

UE NodeB
Content

External Interfaces of RNC

ZXWR RNC Functional Units
ZXWR RNC Subracks
ZXWR RNC Features
ZXWR RNC Configuration
ZXWR RNC Cable Connection
Which Funcitonal unit will be comprised in RNC system
Functional Units of RNC
Process control
Provide FE/GE, plane signaling
E1/T1 or STM-1 and user plane
Iu interface Processinginformation

CN Unit
Access Switching Responsible for
general
Iur Unit Unit O&M Unit
processing and
implement
RNC O&M control
Provides a large-capacity
and non-blocking IP Peripheral
switching unit for system Environment
Iub Device
control management, Monitoring
monitor and
communication between alarm
Unit
service processing
SDR Node B boards and traffic
connection among PWR、FAN
multiple Access units

STM-1 E1/T1 FE/GE Ethernet RS485

O&M Unit
ROMB : RNC Operation & Maintenance Board
Responsible for global process handling of RNC.
Responsible for O&M proxy of whole RNC.
Managing states of each board, collecting information about each
board, and maintaining global static data of whole RNC.
Running RPU module to process routing protocol.
CLKG/ICM : Clock Generator
Responsible for the clock supply and external synchronization
Compared with CLKG, ICM has the function of GPS clock and
GPS positioning.
SBCX: X86 Single Board Computer

SBCX is used to store logs and performance data of RNC

and SDR Node B. Moreover, it provides the OMM services
of ZXWR RNC and SDR Node B.
Access Unit
DTB : Digital Trunk Board of RNC
Provides 32 channels of E1 interface. (Working with APBI and IMAB)
1 APBI + 2 DTB: Provides the complete E1 access and ATM
termination.
1 IMAB + 2 DTB: Provides the complete E1 access and ATM
termination.
SDTB2: Optical Digital Trunk Board 2

Provides 2 channels of SDH STM-1/SONET STS-3 access

Provides 126*E1 or 168*T1 multiplexing/de-multiplexing

APBE : ATM Process Board Enhanced

Providing ATM interface of 4STM-1;
Supporting 622M switching capacity and completing AAL2
and AAL5 termination of STM-1 physical interface in RNC;
Access Unit
GIPI&GIPI3 : GE IP Interface
GIPI provides FE, and GE interfaces and accomplishing IP interface function.
－ 1*GE optical or electrical interface or
－ 4*100M FE electrical interface
GIPI3 provides FE, and GE interfaces and accomplishing IP interface function.
－ 2*GE optical or electrical interface or
－ 4*100M FE electrical interface
EIPI: E1 IP Interface of RNC
Provides IP access over E1(working with DTB and SDTB2).
1 EIPI + 2 DTB: 64 E1 interface
2 EIPI + 2 SDTB2: 2 CSTM-1 interface

APBI : ATM Process Board With IMA

Supporting at most 64 E1 and 31 IMA groups, working with DTB and
SDTB to implement the IMA processing of E1 and CSTM-1 interface
Providing four STM-1 external interfaces, supporting the traffic of 622 M,
and implementing the AAL2 and AAL5 termination of RNC.
Switching Unit
GLI : Gigabit Line Interface
Providing 4 GE ports and each GE port works in 1+1 backup mode.
GE ports of adjacent GLIs provide GE port backup.

PSN : Packet Switch Network

Bi-directional user data switching capability, 40 Gbps in each direction

UIMC : Universal Interface Module of Control Plane

Accomplish internal ether switching function in the control

subrack.
Switching Unit
GUIM : GE Universal Interface Module
It works with the 1 G resource subrack, implementing the function
of RNC level-2 switching subsystem user plane switching.

THUB : Trunk Hub

THUB performs the congestion function of the control planes of all
resource shelves. Each resource shelf leads out two 100 M Ethernet
(control stream) to connect THUB. THUB connects the UIMC on the
local shelf through the 1 G electric interface. The expansion can be
performed in FE TRUNK mode. For the expansion of more shelves,
connect to 1 G Ethernet exchange through GE optical interface.
Processing Unit
RCB : RNC Control plane processing Board

Iu、Iub、Uu interface control plane protocal processing;

Radio resource management;

RUB: RNC User plane processing Board

Iu、Iub、Uu interface user plane data processing;

Peripheral Devices Monitor Unit
PWRD : Power Distributor
Power distribution;
Monitoring and controlling the environment temperature and
humidity, smog, infrared (alarm for illegal intrusion) and fans.

ALB : Alarm Box

Alarm box will send the different level alarms according to

different fault situations of the system in order to be managed
and intervened in time by the equipment management personnel.
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External Interfaces of RNC

ZXWR RNC Functional Units
ZXWR RNC Subracks
ZXWR RNC Features
ZXWR RNC Configuration
ZXWR RNC Cable Connection
ZXWR RNC Appearance
Blank panel

Power supply

Cooling fan

subrack
Cable tray

CE
 19 inch standard rack；
 One rack includes four Dust coverage
layer subracks, and
one subrack includes ZXWR RNC
seventeen slots
Dimension:2000×600×800（mm）
ZXWR RNC Subrack Structure
Uses BCTC as Backboard ,takes charge of
processing RNC control plane (RCB), and also
Control Subrack
includes ROMP,CLKG,THUB. THUB has the function
of Switching data.

Uses BGSN as Backboard,takes charge of

Resource Subrack processing RNC user plane (RUB) and includes
GIPI, APBE. If there are more than two resource
subracks, switch subrack is needed to switch data.

Uses BPSN as Backboard,takes charge of level

Switch Subrack 1switch , supplies switch unit for user plane.

Uses BGSN as Backboard ,supplies kinds of

Interface Subrack interfaces, such as E1,STM-1,channelized STM-
1,POS and so on.
ZXWR RNC Subrack – Main Control Subrack
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S S S R R U U R R C C T T
B B B C C I I O O L L H H
C C C B B M M M M K K U U
X X X C C B B G G B B

Board function
 RCB:RNC control board, process the signal of Iub and Uu.
 UIMC: Universal Interface Module of Control, realize the
Ethernet switch among the subracks.
 ROMB:RNC Operating & Maintenance Board
 CLKG: Clock Generator, supply the system clock
 THUB: Switching board, performing the congestion of the
control planes on all resource shelves.
 SBCX: O&M unit, storing log, storing performance data
ZXWR RNC Subrack – Common Control Subrack
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R R R R R R R R U U R R R R R R
C C C C C C C C I I C C C C C C
B B B B B B B B M M B B B B B B
C C

Board function

 RCB:RNC control board, process the signal of Iub

and Uu.
 UIMC: Universal Interface Module of Control, realize
the Ethernet switch among the subracks.
ZXWR RNC Subrack – Main Resource Subrack

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
G G A A R R R R G G G G R R R R G
I I P P U U U U U U I I U U U U I
P P B B B B B B I I P P B B B B P
I I E E M M I I I

Board function
 RUB:RNC User Board, process the protocol of user plane.
 GIPI:GE IP Interface ,provide FE, and GE interfaces
 APBE:ATM process board enhanced version, provide STM-1,
STM-4 interface
 GUIM: Universal Interface Module of BUSN, realize the
Ethernet switch among the subracks
ZXWR RNC Subrack – Common Resource Subrack

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
G G A A R R R R G G R R R R R R G
I I P P U U U U U U U U U U U U I
P P B B B B B B I I B B B B B B P
I I E E M M I

Board function
 RUB:RNC User Board, process the protocol of user plane.
 GIPI:GE IP Interface ,provide FE, and GE interfaces
 APBE:ATM process board enhanced version, provide STM-1,
STM-4 interface
 GUIM: Universal Interface Module of BUSN, realize the
Ethernet switch among the subracks
ZXWR RNC Subrack – Switch Subrack
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
S S U U
B B G G P P G G G G G G I I
C C L L S S L L L L L L M M
X X I I N N I I I I I I C C

Board function

 GLI: Gigabit Line Interface, adapt physical layer, process IP

packet and manage traffic volume
 PSN: Packet switch network, manage core switch.
 UIMC: Universal Interface Module of Control, realize the
Ethernet switch among the subracks
 SBCX: O&M unit
ZXWR RNC Subrack－Interface Subrack
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S S S S S S S S G G D D A S S E
D D D D D D D D U U T T P D D I
T T T T T T T T I I B B B T T P
A A A A A A A A M M I B B I

Board function
 SDTA : SDTA board provides 2 CSTM-1 interfaces to the RNC system and
60 IMA group processing.
 SDTB: provides 1 channels of SDH STM-1 access
 EIPI: provides IP access based on E1.
 GUIM: switch data among the boards in the interface subrack.
 DTB: Provides 32 E1 interface
 APBI: provides 64 E1 and 30 IMA group process
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External Interfaces of RNC

ZXWR RNC Functional Units
ZXWR RNC Subracks
ZXWR RNC Features
ZXWR RNC Configuration
ZXWR RNC Cable Connection
Large Capacity——2 Racks for 1 Million Subscribers
 Modularity design, ATM/IP
ZXWR RNC 2 Racks Capacity gateway function, transmission
and bandwidth convergency.
Subscribers 1 Million  RAU can expand independently
to provide access interface, easy
Traffic Vol. 76,800Erl
for future evolution to IP UTRAN.
BHCA 7,000k
ZXWR RNC
Switch Capacity 80Gbps
Max. Node B 1,960 Rack1 Rack1 Rack2
Max. Cell 5,880 L Resourc L Resource L Resource
e shelf 1 shelf 1 shelf
1
L Control L Control L Control
shelf 2 shelf 2 shelf
2
L L Control L
3 3 shelf 3
L L Resource L Switch
Iub Throughput：6.6Gbps shelf shelf
4 4 4
No.1 in the Industry
ZXWR RNC Product Characteristic
ZXWR RNC
ZXWR RNC product characteristic

 High integration, large capacity, full configuration

of one million subscribers needs only two racks.
 All-IP configuration, various interfaces
 Support ATM/IP dual protocol stacks, provides
ATM UTRAN and IP UTRAN network configuration

ZXWR RNC support IP UTRAN

 Reduce the transport resource by ATM-IP gateway function.

 Easier evolution to all IP UTRAU by the rich interfaces such
as IP over E1, ATM over E1/STM-1, IMA E1/channelized
STM-1, POS, FE, GE etc. ZXWR RNC interface shelf
ZXWR RNC Rich Interfaces(1)
ZXWR RNC Rich Interfaces(2)
Distributed Module Processing
Distributed Module Processing

CP Processing Broadband Signaling

UP Processing UP Processing GTP—U Processing

Interface Processing IP IP 接口处理模块

IP

 Different data is processed by different modules,

enhanced hardware compatibility, each module
can be upgraded and develop independently.
 Easy capacity expansion: modules stack.
ZXWR RNC Easy Capacity Expansion

Rack1 Rack1
Rack1 Rack2
L Resourc L Resourc
1 e shelf 1 e shelf L Resourc L Resourc
1 e shelf 1 e shelf
L Control L Control
shelf
L Control L Control
2 2 shelf shelf shelf
2 2
L L Control L Control L
3 3 shelf 3 shelf 3
L L Resourc L Resourc L Switch
4 e shelf 4 shelf
4 4 e shelf

300 650 One million

thousands thousands subscribers
subscribers subscribers
Excellent RRM
Advantage of RRM

More than 60 Rich

related RRM experience
patents in CDMA

Advanced
power Excellent
control Access control
arithmetic arithmetic
ZXWR RNC’s RRM

Well Reasonable
handover overload control
control
High reliability
Design Reliability

User Plane adopt

Switch plane resource pool
adopt double- The key module 1+1
plane backup, others N+1
backup

MTBF<1h/20
Remote online
years
monitor

Real time
Alerting Alerting data stored
Function time > 3 month
Easy to O&M

Easy to O&M Software

Flexible report
form customized
upgrade
online
On-line
board
Control shelf Friendly testing
Machine
interface
Resource shelf
Remote
O&M
Switch shelf

WAN
Remote O&M
Center
O&M O&M O&M
client client client
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External Interfaces of RNC

ZXWR RNC Functional Units
ZXWR RNC Subracks
ZXWR RNC Features
ZXWR RNC Configuration
ZXWR RNC Cable Connection
ZXWR RNC System Structure
Control Signal
DTB IMAB Data Signal
G
SDTB U GIPI
I
SDTA2 M
Interface Shelf
GLI
P

…
S
RCB N
GLI
U THUB
CLKG
I
M UIMC
ROMB Main
C
Control Shelf Switch Shelf
SBCX

1) THUB, ROMB, CLKG only

GIPI EIPI in main control shelf
G 2) SBCX in main control shelf
APBE U APBI or switch shelf
I
RUB M Main
Resource Shelf
Control Shelf Configuration Principle
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
S S S R R U U R R C C T T THUB, ROMB, CLKG
B B B C C I I O O L L H H and SBCX are
C C C B B M M M M K K U U
X X X C C B B G G B B configured once in the
main control shelf.
Other control shelves
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 only have UIMC and
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RCB boards.
R R R R R R R R U U R R R R R R
C C C C C C C C I I C C C C C C
B B B B B B B B M M B B B B B B
C C

Name Full Name Configuration Principle Backup Principle

ROMB RNC Operating & Maintenance Board Each RNC 1 pair 1+1
Depends on BHCA of the control
RCB RNC Control plane processing Board 1+1
plane traffic model
THUB Trunk HUB Each RNC 1 pair 1+1
CLKG Clock Generator Each RNC 1 pair 1+1
Each RNC 3 boards. 2 used for
SBCX X86 Single Board Computer 1+1
OMM, 1 for log service
UIMC Universal Interface Module of Control plane Each control shelf 1 pair 1+1
Resource Shelf Configuration Principle
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
G G A A R R R R G G G G R R R R G
I I P P U U U U U U I I U U U U I
P P B B B B B B I I P P B B B B P Each RNC office has 2
I I E E M M I I I GIPI (1+1) for OMCB in
slot 11/12 of main
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 resource shelf.
G G A A R R R R G G R R R R R R G
I I P P U U U U U U U U U U U U I
P P B B B B B B I I B B B B B B P
I I E E M M I

Name Full Name Configuration Principle Backup Principle

RUB RNC User plane processing Board Depends on user plan traffic model N+1

Universal Interface Module of User

GUIM Each resource shelf 1 pair 1+1
plane

GIPI Gigabit IP Interface Provides 1 GE or 4 FE interfaces Load sharing or 1+1

APBE ATM Process Board Enhanced Provides 4 ATM STM-1 interfaces Load sharing
Interface Shelf Configuration Principle

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
0 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 GUIM(1+1) for internal
S S S S S S S S G G D D A S S E switching.
D D D D D D D D U U T T P D D I Interface boards depend on
T T T T T T T T I I B B B T T P networking requirements.
A A A A A A A A M M I B B I

Name Full Name Configuration Principle Backup Principle

DTB Digital Trunk Board Provides 32 E1 Load sharing

Sonet Digital Trunk Board Provides 2 CSTM-1, with 60 IMA group

SDTA Load sharing or 1+1
with ATM
SDTB Sonet Digital Trunk Board Provides 1 CSTM-1 Load sharing or 1+1
ATM Process Board With
APBI Provides 30 IMA group Load sharing or 1+1
IMA
Universal Interface Module
GUIM Each resource shelf 1 pair 1+1
of User plane
Processing 64 IPoE1, 1EIPI+2DTB,
EIPI E1 IP Interface Load sharing
1EIPI+1SDTB
Switch Shelf Configuration Principle
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

G G G G G G P P G G U U
L L L L L L S S L L I I
I I I I I I N N I I M M
C C

Name Full Name Configuration Principle Backup Principle

PSN Packet Switching Network 1 pair in switch shelf 1+1

Each pair of GUIM(2 GE)

GLI GE Line Interface
corresponding to 1 GLI (4 GE)
1+1

Universal Interface Module of

UIMC Control plane
1 pair in switch shelf 1+1
RNC Configuration Parameter
Primary
• Total Users
• Total amount of TRXs
• Total Node B
• Traffic load per user
• Traffic load of VT/user.
• Average data capacity
per user in busy hour.
• Ratio of DL data vol.
• Iub transmission type
• Type of ATM Iub
• Number of ATM Iub
• Type of IP Iub
• Trans. type of Iu / Iur
Secondary
• Iub Macro-diversity ratio
• System congestion ratio
• Key boards redundancy
• GPS clock support
• Language of document
• Environment monitor
• Alarming system
• SDTB backup
Optional
• Equivalent traffic of
data in busy hour
• Average throughput of
each TRX
• Common channel flow
per TRX
• Average TRX/Node B
• GPS receiver support
• Average AAL2 PVC per
Node B
• E1 cable type

 Primary parameter: Parameter that must be provided by customer and filled.

 Secondary parameter: Necessary for some project and not necessary for others.

 Optional parameter: Maybe changed according to customer’s requirement

Content

External Interfaces of RNC

ZXWR RNC Functional Units
ZXWR RNC Subracks
ZXWR RNC Features
ZXWR RNC Configuration
ZXWR RNC Cable Connection
Cabinet Power Cable Installation

 External Power Cable：

 External power cable connects the cabinet-top filter with
the external DC distribution cabinet.

 Connection ：
S.N. Cable Qty. End A End A
23 - 48 V Power Cable 2 Blue: Filter – Blue: Local –48 V power
48 V input distribution box output
24 - 48 V Power Cable 2 Black: Filter – Black: Local –48 VGND DC
48 VGND power distribution box output
input
Cabinet Power Cable Installation

 Power Cable for Power Distribution Plug-in Box：

 To facilitate the connection of the power cable and the
grounding cable, each ZXWR RNC rack is designed to
bear one –48 V cable in-lead box on the top of the rack.
 Connection ：
 Users needn’t install cable of the power distribution box.
It’s pre-installed before delivery.
Cabinet Power Cable Installation

 Power Cable for Fan Shelf/Fan Plug-in Box：

 The power cable of cabinet-top fan shelf conducts –48
V that the bus-bar outputs to the fan monitoring board.
Cabinet Power Cable Installation
 Power Cable for Service Plug-in Box：
 The service plug-in box leads in -48 V with the 6-core power socket.
The cable falls into two parts: External line and internal line. The
external line connects from the bus-bar to the plug-in box filter,
while the internal line connects from plug-in box power filter to the
backplane.
Cabinet Grounding Cable Installation
 Grounding description：
 Grounding cable includes the grounding copper cable of
the shelf, the grounding cable of the cabinet door, and
the protection ground tandem cable inside the cabinet.

S.N. Cable Qty. End A End A

4 Grounding copper cable 4 Plug-in box PE port Grounding copper bus-bar
of the shelf
Grounding cable of 2 Cabinet grounding Cabinet door
cabinet door cable port
Protection ground 1 Cabinet-top Safety ground of the
tandem cable inside the protection ground equipment room
cabinet
Intra-cabinet Line Installation

 Application Scenario：
 The intra-cabinet line falls into the internal cable and
internal fiber. Usually, internal lines are ready before
delivery.

 Cable Classification：
 Clock Cable
 Interconnection Cable on Control Plane
 Interconnection Fiber on User Plane
 PD485 Cable and Fan Monitoring Cable
Out-of-cabinet Line Installation
 Application Scenario：
 Monitoring System Cable
Monitoring system cable include: Fan plug-in box monitoring cable,
environment monitoring transfer cable, door control monitoring cable,
infrared monitoring cable, temperature/humidity monitoring cable, and
smoke monitoring cable.
 Ethernet Cable
 Ethernet cable implements the external Ethernet connection to
Node B operation and maintenance center and ZXWR RNC
operation and maintenance center.
 External Fiber
 External fiber is used to connect CN and Node B.

 E1/T1 Cable
 E1/T1 cable is used to implement the external connection from the
ZXWR RNC to the CN.
Inter-cabinet Cable Installation

 Application Scenario：
 Inter-cabinet Cable
 Inter-cabinet Fiber
Exercise

 Please write down the main function units of RNC.

and write down the boards of each function units.
 RNC subrack include ( )( )( ) and
( ).
 1 GIPI board can provide ( ) stm-1 interfaces, 1
DTB board provide ( ) E1 interfaces, 1 SDTB
board provide ( ) CSTM-1 interface.