Basics of PoTDM

Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions India Ltd.

21-Mar-2014
Packet A-bis Over TDM - Benefits
 Operator Can utilize the existing installed TDM Infrastructure.
 This Feature offers significant BW Savings in comparison with Traditional
TDM Transport. Feature such OSC or EDAP Enhancement can be fully
introduced without increasing the backhaul BW requirement.
 Offering Significant Saving In OPEX due to cost effective physical Media.
 Cost Reduction Due to Simplified Operations: Like Very Minimal
Configuration changes in A-bis Interface in case air interface is changed for
example BTS in upgraded with New TRXs.
 A-bis BW can be gained with PoTDM :
-Removing unnecessary bits and header information
- All Traffic is pooled to the same BW.
- BW Requirement is no longer constant and depends on actual need.
- Saving due to shorter and less silence frames.
 BW Can be shared by CS-PS Traffic- There are no Pre-defined limitations
except the Total BW provided by Physical Links.
ETP Capacity Information:
 ETP can only handle either Packet A-bis over Ethernet connections or
Packet A-bis over TDM connection at the same time.
 ETP can handle maximum 256 BCFs.
 The mcETP can handle a maximum of 1100 BCFs.
 ETP can handle certain maximum amount of logical PCUs.
• Up to 32 logical PCU2-Ds can be connected to one ETPT.
• Up to 8 logical PCU2-Es can be connected to one ETPT.
• Up to 11 logical mcPCUs can be connected to one mcETP.
 One ETP card converts up to 8192 CS channels from A-ter/TRAU to
Packet A-bis packets and vice versa. In Packet A-bis over Ethernet, A-bis
signaling (TRXSIG, OMUSIG) between BCSUs and BTS sites is not going
through ETPE in contrary to the Packet A-bis over TDM where the A-bis
signaling is going through ETPT.
Packet A-bis Over TDM -ETPT Card Over View

FOR CS user
part

FOR PS user part

Towards Site
witch/Router

Towards STMU
Packet A-bis Over TDM -Functional Description
PREREQUISITES

Min Software Requirements:-

BSC ->S15 PP 1.2-1
Flexi EDGE BTS ->EX4.0
BT plus BTS ->Supported via the feature RG301397 “Cositing with BS2xx”
Flexi Multiradio BTS-> EX4.1
NetAct ->OSS 5.2 CD Set 3

Hardware requirements:-
BSC BSC3i 1000 (one cabinet): Maximum of 2+2 ETP Modules.
BSC3i 2000 (two cabinets): Maximum of 6+6 ETP Modules.
FlexiBSC: Maximum of 6 + 6 ETP Modules.
ESB24 D : 2 numbers
PCU: min two PCU2D/PCU2E one each in working and spare BCSU
Flexi EDGE BTS the FIYA/FIYB or FIQA/FIQB modules are required for the Flexi EDGE. For
synchronization, FIQB/FIYB is the required module.
Up gradation kit It includes ADMODs,CABID,CARID,SFPmodules 8520&8521 ,Hot link cables and
Backplane cables.
6 Straight Ethernet cables 4 from LANUs ,from ETPEs to Site Switches.
Flexi BSC
with
ESB24-D
Standard LAN Connectivity as in NED
(Recommendation)
•PCULAN & CPULAN
interconnected using backplane
LAN Management Cable Nos.
BSCC_116 & BSCC_146
•LANU0 & LANU1 interconnected
using front panel Cable Nos.
BSCC_168/460/461/462
•CPULAN connected to Routers
from both ESB front ports ETH1
& ETH23
•PCULAN connected to Routers
from SWU2 & SWU3 front ports
ETH1 & ETH23
LAN Connectivity Changes

•Do not put cables

connecting ETH23 to site
routers from SWU0/1/2 &
3.
•Remove backplane
looping cables BSCC_116
& BSCC_146
•Remove front looping
cables BSCC_462
Flexi BSC LAN Connectivity (In Use)

OSS Routers GB Routers

HSRP/ VRRP HSRP/ VRRP

Questions ?