WCDMA

1. RAN Architecture and
Products
Gopichand Kongara
Technical Solutions Manager

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Agenda
 Introduction
 RBS
 RNC
 Transport/RXI

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WCDMA Radio Access Network

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Agenda
 Introduction
 RBS
 RNC
 Transport/RXI

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Main-Remote
w. RRU22
Micro
RBS 3303
Outdoor RBS 3106 Macro
Indoor RBS 3206 Macro
Release
2006
RBS models - Overview

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RBS 3206 Macro Indoor
Radio
 1x1 to 3x3 @ 40 W per carrier
 Dual Band
 Output Power: 20 to 80 W configurations
 Channel Element: UL/DL 1536/1536 CE
 Tx-diversity, 4-way RX-diversity
 HSDPA
 Prepared for Enhanced Uplink
Transport
 Up to 40 E1/T1/J1 ports or 16 STM-1 ports
 IP option
 Hub functionality with AAL2 switching
Size and Weight
 Size: 1950x600x400 mm
 Weight: 150 kg (3x1 config)
Power Supply
 Power Supply: +24, -48 VDC, AC Mains
 Power consumption 3x1 40 W: typ 1.0 kW

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RBS 3106 Macro Outdoor
Radio
 1x1 to 3x3 @ 40 W per carrier
 Dual Band
 Output Power: 20W/40 W per carrier
 Channel Element: UL/DL 1536/1536 CE
 Tx-diversity, 4-way RX-diversity
 HSDPA
 Prepared for Enhanced Uplink
Transport
 T1, T3, OC3
 IP option
 Hub functionality with AAL2 switching
Size and Weight
 Size: 63 1/2 x 51 1/5 x 37 in
 Weight (3x1 carrier): 1230 lbs (excl. batt.)
Power Supply
 Power Supply: AC Mains
 Power consumption 3x1 40W: typ 1.7 kW

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Filter units with antenna
RF connections
Radio units
Digital shelf for
base-band and
transmission cards
Connection field for
external signals
Optional batteries
Power supply units
RF cable inlets
Inside RBS 3106

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RBS 3303 Micro
 Capacity
– 1 carrier/cabinet at 20W
– Max 256/256 Channel Elements (DL/UL)
 Dimensions
– 15.8 x 13.4 x 22.8 in (WxDxH)
– 95 lbs (incl. batteries)
 Power
– -48 VDC or 100-240 VAC
– Backup Time > 1 Minute (option)
– Power Consumption (AC):
 Peak 750 W (with heater during cold start)
 Typical 350 W

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Separate channel element Boards for DL and UL
Down Link (DL), or TXB
 Up to 2 Boards in Macro RBS
 DL BB Board = 256 CE-R99 + HSDPA
Up Link (UL), RAXB
 Up to 8 Boards in Macro RBS
 UL BB Board = 128 CE CE
CE
384 kb/s
64 kb/s
Channel Element Boards
CE
Carrier #2 (5MHz)
Carrier #1 (5MHz)
Channel Element (CE) Consumption
CS/PS RAB Downlink Uplink
Speech 1 1
64 Kbps 2 4
128 Kbps 4 8
384 Kbps 8 16

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Agenda
 Introduction
 RBS
 RNC
 Transport/RXI

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RNC main tasks in network
• Manage the Radio Access
Bearers for user data transport
• Manage and optimize Radio
Network resources
• Control user mobility

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The 3 RNC Roles
RNC SRNC
Core Network
Node B Node B Node B Node B
Iu Iu
Iur
Iub Iub
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UE
UTRAN
SRNS
RNS
SRNC
• Each connected mode UE is
controlled by a Serving RNC
(SRNC)
• The SRNC terminates Iu
towards the CN
• The SRNC terminates Uu L2
UP & CP towards UE
DRNC SRNC
Core Network
Node B Node B Node B Node B
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UE
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SRNS
DRNS
Macro
Diversity
Combining/
splitting
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DRNC
• Inter RNC soft handover requires
a second RNC to be involved
• Such an RNC lending resources
to an SRNC for a specific UE acts
as a Drift RNC (DRNC).
CRNC
• Each RNC acts as
Controlling RNC (CRNC) for
the directly connected Node
B’s and their cells
• The CRNC controls the radio
resources of its cells
CRNC CRNC
Core Network
Node B Node B Node B Node B
Iu Iu
Iur
Iub Iub
Iub Iub
UTRAN
RNS
RNS

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RNC 3810
 RNC subracks housed in BYB 501 cabinet
 Small footprint: Size H x W x D (mm) 1800 x 600 x 400
 No rear or side access required
 Processing capacity increase with new
hardware modules
 Two Subrack Types
 Main
 Extension
 Scalable capacity
 1-6 subracks in 1-2 cabinets
 Only 6 basic board types
 Common platform, CPP
 HW designed for any mix of traffic (CS/PS)
 Hot expansion & repair, Redundant HW and Soft SW upgrade

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250mm
Cable shelf & air inlet
Fan
CPP Subrack
 Up to 28 boards per subrack
– Two Switch Core Boards (SCBs)
– 15 mm board spacing
– PBA size 225 × 265 mm
 Generic Slots
– 26 general device boards
 19" subrack
– Based on BYB 501
– Hot insertion of boards
– All connectors on board front
– EMC-shielded subracks
– Fan cooled (2 fans)
– Redundant power -48V

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 GPB – General purpose processor board
…. used to implement the Main Processor
 SPB – Special purpose processor board
…. used to process data streams in the user plane
 SCB – Switch control board
…. ATM switch, inter subrack communication
 SXB – Switch extension board
…. inter subrack communication extension
 TUB – Timing unit board
…. timing reference, system clock
 ETB – transmission interface boards
…. different implementation variants depending on interface type to
support
Boards in the RNC

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 Fully redundant HW
 Distributed processing in clusters
 “No impact” on single HW failure
High Availability
GPB General purpose Processor
SPB Special purpose Processor
TUB Timing Unit Board
ET Exchange Terminal
SCB Switch Control Board
SXB Switch Extension Board

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 Main Processor (MP)
 High service level
 Intended for central control and resource
handling SW and for management services
 MP Cluster
Give redundancy on program level
Enable SW Upgrade during
execution
 Board Processor (BP)
 Aimed for board controlling SW
 Slightly lower service level
 Special purpose Processor (SP)
 Aimed for data stream processing and signaling
Multi Processor system
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Main Processor Cluster
SXB
GPB
GPB
GPB SCB
SPB
TUB
ETB
RNC Subrack

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 These RNC types (configurations) were available when Cingular
selected RNC’s for their launch (prior to P1)
 The “type” figure reflects maximum Iub (in Mbps) capacity
– From 26,000 to 251,000 subs
– Up to 540 RBSs per node
– Max Iub traffic from 35 Mbps to 435 Mbps
RNC 3810 Configurations (HW release 4)
Type
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Type
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Type
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Type
275
Type
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Type
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Types selected by Cingular for launch

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RNC Capacity (Cingular current types)
RNC 3810
type 195
RNC 3810
type 435
Mixed
traffic
values
Subscribers 156 000 351 000 #
BHCA 298 000 671 000 #
Iu 64 145 Mb/s
Iur 4 9 Mb/s
Iub 97 217 Mb/s
Voice 3 120 7 020 Erlang
UDI64 480 1 070 Erlang
PS data 22 50 Mb/s
Max.
values
Iub 195
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435
540
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RBS #
Cells #
Cabinets 1 2 #

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Agenda
 Introduction
 RBS
 RNC
 Transport/RXI

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WCDMA Radio Access Network
3GPP: RBS =Node B
Iu=Iu CS and Iu PS
Iu PS -> Gb in GPRS
Iu CS -> A in GSM

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Unique AAL2 Switching functionality saves
up to 65% of the transmission link capacity
RXI 820 ATM/AAL2 switch
 Ericsson ATM node designed and
optimized for 3G/WCDMA networks
 Fully distributed HW support of all
real-time critical functions
 Telecom grade availability -
no single point of failure
 Small footprint
 Common platform to RNC, RBS &
RXI means synergies for O&M,
training and spare part
management

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Transmission Medium Flexibility
xDSL
xDSL
modem
xDSL
modem
SDH
PDH
TDM
MUX
TDM
MUX
Optical Fibre
Copper
Interface options:
E1/T1/J1, E3/T3, STM-1(VC4)/OC-3c, STM-1(VC12)/OC-3(VT-1.5)
Microwave connection
mini
link
mini
link
CEoIP CEoIP
IP
RNC 3810
End-RBS 3000
Hub-RBS 3000
RXI 820
SDH
ADM
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ADM

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Transport Channel Hierarchy RBS-RNC

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Iub Networking Alternatives
PDH/SONET
Solutions
ATM Cross
Connect Solutions
AAL2 Switching
Solutions

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Ericsson RAN Network Infrastructure
No AAL2 Switching
gives peak allocated
links
RBS site
ATM connection
for WCDMA traffic
Transmission
infrastructure
Without AAL2 Switching
• CBR ATM connections for
the RBS-RNC traffic are set
up individually
• Capacity requirements
decided by traffic peak case

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AAL2 Switching
enables sharing link
capacity for many
RBS’s, enabling
savings of up to 65%
Achieving similar benefits as of routed IP networks while preserving
strict radio characteristics requirements of e.g. delay & delay variation
Nodes performing
AAL2 Switching
RBS site
ATM connection
for WCDMA traffic
Transmission
infrastructure
With AAL2 Switching
• RBS-RNC traffic can share
capacity on aggregated links
• Redundancy achieved by
AAL2 load sharing
• QoS separation to ensure
preferential treatment for
voice over R99 PS over
HSDPA
• Efficient RNC port
expansion
Ericsson RAN Network Infrastructure

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Iub RAN Topologies
 Iub network topologies using ATM/AAL2
functionality in RBS and RXI
 Verified on network level
RBS
RBS
Hub RBS
/ RXI
Hub RBS
/ RXI
Hub RBS
/ RXI
Hub RBS
/ RXI

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