ERAN8.1 BBU3910 Description Draft A (20141230)

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Contents
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Functions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Appearance ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Boards ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3.1 UMPT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
1.3.2 UBBP ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.3 UTRP ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3.4 USCU......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3.5 UPEUd ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.6 UEIU.......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.7 FAN ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.4 Board Configuration ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
2 Technical Specifications ............................................................................................................ 11

2.1 Baseband Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.1 Maximum Number of Cells Supported Per Board ................................................................................................... 11
2.1.2 UE Number Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.3 Maximum Throughput Per Board ............................................................................................................................ 12
2.1.4 Maximum Throughput Per Cell ............................................................................................................................... 13
2.1.5 Maximum Distance from the BBU .......................................................................................................................... 14
2.2 Capacity Specifications............................................................................................................................................... 14
2.3 Signaling Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 16
2.4 Transmission Ports ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.5 Input Power ................................................................................................................................................................. 17
2.6 Physical Specifications ............................................................................................................................................... 17
2.7 Environment Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 17
3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 18
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eRAN8.1 BBU3910 Description 1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Functions
The BBU3910 is a baseband control unit. Compared with the BBU3900, its backplane has
greater switching capability and the baseband boards installed in slots 0 to 5 all can process
baseband signals. The BBU3910 has the following functions:
 Manages the entire base station system in terms of operation, maintenance, and system
clock.
 Processes signaling messages.
 Provides physical ports for information exchange between the base station and the
transport network.
 Provides an OM channel between the base station and the LMT, SMT, or U2000.
 Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals.
 Provides CPRI ports for communication with the RF modules.
 Provides ports for communication with environment monitoring devices.
A base station can be configured with a maximum of two BBU3910s or one BBU3900 and
one BBU3910 to provide higher processing capabilities.
1.2 Appearance
The BBU3910, which has a case structure, is 19 inches wide and 2 U high. The BBU3910 can
be installed in an indoor or outdoor protective cabinet.
Figure 1-1 shows the appearance of the BBU3910.
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Figure 1-1 Appearance of the BBU3910
1.3 Boards
The BBU3910 can be configured with the following boards and units:
 Main control and transmission board: Universal Main Processing & Transmission unit
(UMPT)
 Baseband processing board: Universal BaseBand Processing unit (UBBP)
 Universal Transmission Processing unit (UTRP)
 Universal Satellite card and Clock Unit (USCU)
 Universal Power and Environment Interface Unit d (UPEUd)
 Universal Environment Interface Unit (UEIU)
 FANd unit
1.3.1 UMPT
The UMPT is a universal main control and transmission unit for the BBU3910. It manages the
entire eNodeB in terms of OM, processes signaling messages, and provides clock signals for
the BBU3910. There are two types of UMPTs: UMPTb1 and UMPTb2. Table 1-1 describes
the differences between each UMPT type.
Table 1-1 Difference between each UMPT type
Type Working Mode Equipped with a Data Rate of the CI

Satellite Card Interface (Gbit/s)
UMPTb1 LTE No 2.5

GUL multi-mode
UMPTb2 LTE Yes 2.5
GUL multi-mode

Panel
Figure 1-2 shows the UMPTb1 panel.
Figure 1-2 UMPTb1 panel
Figure 1-3 shows the UMPTb2 panel.
Figure 1-3 UMPTb2 panel
Functions
The UMPT performs the following functions:
 Controls and manages the entire base station in terms of configuration, equipment,
performance monitoring, radio resources, and active/standby switchovers.
 Processes signaling messages.
 Provides a reference clock, transmission ports, and an OM channel to the LMT or
U2000.
 Interconnects two BBU3910s and exchanges control information, transmission
information, and clock information between them.
Ports
Table 1-2 describes the ports on the UMPT.
Table 1-2 Ports on the UMPT
Identifier Connector Quantity Description

FE/GE0 RJ45 1 FE/GE electrical port
FE/GE1 SFP 1 FE/GE optical port
CI SFP female 1 Used for BBU
interconnection
USB USB 1 A USB flash drive
can be inserted into
the port for software
upgrade and base
station commissioning


CLK USB 1 Used for multiplexing
the time of day
(TOD) clock and test
clock
E1/T1 DB26 female 1 E1/T1 port supporting
four E1/T1s
GPS SMA 1  The GPS port on
the UMPTb1 is
reserved.
 The GPS port on
the UMPTb2 is
used for
transmitting radio
frequency (RF)
signals received
from the antenna
to the satellite
card.
RST - 1 Reset button
1.3.2 UBBP
There are four types of UBBPd: UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5 and UBBPd6. The UBBPd is
available as of SRAN9.0.
Panel
The UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5 and UBBPd6 have the same panel, as shown in Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4 UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5 or UBBPd6 panel
Function
The UBBP performs the following functions:
 Provides CPRI ports for communication with the RF modules.
 Provides a port for interconnection with another baseband board to share the baseband
resources.
Port
Table 1-3 describes the ports on the UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5 or UBBPd6.

Table 1-3 Ports on the UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5 or UBBPd6

CPRI0 to CPRI5 SFP female 6 Data transmission
ports that
interconnect the
BBU3910 and the
RF modules. These
ports support
electrical and optical
signal input and
output.
HEI QSFP 1 Currently reserved
1.3.3 UTRP
The type of UTRP is UTRPc.
Panel
Figure 1-5 shows the UTRPc panel.
Figure 1-5 UTRPc panel
Functions
 The UTRPc is available as of eRAN3.0. The UTRPc performs the following functions:
− Provides transmission for the LTE networks and enables these networks to share the
same IPSec tunnel.
− Provides two 100 M/1000 M Ethernet electrical ports and performs Ethernet MAC
layer functions, including sending and receiving Ethernet link data and parsing MAC
addresses. Provides four 10 M/100 M/1000 M Ethernet electrical ports and performs
the functions of the MAC layer and physical layer.
Ports
Table 1-4 describes the ports on the UTRPc.
Table 1-4 Ports on the UTRPc

FE/GE0 and SFP female 2 FE/GE optical ports
FE/GE1

FE/GE2 to FE/GE5 RJ45 4 FE/GE electrical ports
1.3.4 USCU
There are two types of USCU: USCUb11 and USCUb14.
Panel
The panel of the USCUb11 is the same as that of the USCUb14. Figure 1-6 shows the
USCUb11/USCUb14 panel.
Figure 1-6 USCUb11/USCUb14 panel
Functions
The USCU performs the following functions:
 The USCUb11 provides ports to communicate with the RGPS (for example the reused
equipment of the customer) and BITS equipment. It does not support GPS signals.
 The USCUb14 does not support RGPS signals. It contains a UBLOX satellite card.
Ports
The ports on the USCUb11 and USCUb14 are the same. Table 1-5 describes the ports on the
USCUb11/USCUb14.
Table 1-5 Ports on the USCUb11/USCUb14

GPS SMA 1 The GPS ports on the
USCUb14 receive GPS
signals.
The GPS port on the
USCUb11 is reserved. It
cannot receive GPS
signals.


RGPS PCB welded wiring 1 The RGPS port on the
terminal USCUb11 receives RGPS
signals.
The RGPS ports on the
USCUb14 are reserved.
They cannot receive RGPS
signals.
TOD0 RJ45 1 Receives or transmits
1PPS+TOD signals
TOD1 RJ45 1 Receives or transmits
1PPS+TOD signals, and
receiving TOD signals
from the M1000
M-1PPS SMA 1 Receives 1PPS signals
from the M1000
BITS SMA 1 Receives BITS clock
signals, supports adaptive
input of 2.048 MHz and 10
MHz clock reference.
1.3.5 UPEUd
The UPEUd is a power module for the BBU3910.
Panel
Figure 1-7 shows the UPEUd panel.
Figure 1-7 UPEUd panel
Functions
The UPEU performs the following functions:
 Provides two ports with each transmitting one RS485 signal and two ports with each
transmitting four Boolean signals. The Boolean signals can only be dry contact or open
collector (OC) signals.

 The UPEUd converts -48 V DC input power into +12 V DC and provides an output
power of 650 W.
Ports
Table 1-6 describes the ports on the UPEUd.
Table 1-6 Ports on the UPEUd
–48 V 3V3 1 Port for -48 V DC

power input
EXT-ALM0 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean
inputs 0 to 3
EXT-ALM1 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean
inputs 4 to 7
MON0 RJ45 1 Port for RS485 input 0
1.3.6 UEIU
The UEIU transmits information reported by the environment monitoring device and alarm
information to the main control board.
Panel
Figure 1-8 shows the UEIU panel.
Figure 1-8 UEIU panel
Functions
The UEIU performs the following functions:
 Provides two ports, each transmitting one RS485 signal.
 Provides two ports, each transmitting four Boolean signals, which can only be dry
contact or OC signals.

 Transmits information reported by the environment monitoring device and alarm

information to the main control board.
Ports
Table 1-7 describes the ports on the UEIU.
Table 1-7 Ports on the UEIU
EXT-ALM0 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean inputs 0 to 3

EXT-ALM1 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean inputs 4 to 7
1.3.7 FAN
The FANd is a fan unit for the BBU3910.
Panel
Figure 1-9 shows the FANd panel.
Figure 1-9 FANd panel
Functions
The FANd controls the rotation speed of the fans and monitors the temperature of the fan
module. The FANd reports the status of the fans and the fan module to the BBU and dissipates
heat from the BBU.
1.4 Board Configuration

Figure 1-10 show the typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in LTE mode.

Figure 1-10 Typical board configuration for a BBU3910 working in LTE mode

eRAN8.1 BBU3910 Description 2 Technical Specifications
2 Technical Specifications
2.1 Baseband Specifications

2.1.1 Maximum Number of Cells Supported Per Board
Table 2-1 Maximum number of cells supported per baseband board
Board Number of Cell Bandwidth Antenna

Cells （MHz） Configuration
UBBPd3 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20M 1T1R

3x20M 1T2R
3x20M 2T2R
UBBPd4 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20M 1T1R

3x20M 1T2R
3x20M 2T2R
3x20M 2T4R
3x20M 4T4R
UBBPd5 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6x20M 1T1R

6x20M 1T2R
6x20M 2T2R
UBBPd6 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6x20M 1T1R

6x20M 1T2R
6x20M 2T2R
6x20M 2T4R
6x20M 4T4R

2.1.2 UE Number Specifications

Table 2-2 UE number specifications
Board Cell Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum

Bandwi Number of Number of Number of Number of
dth(M UEs in RRC synchronized UEs in synchroni
Hz) Connected users Per RRC zed users
Mode Per Board Connected Per cell
Board Mode Per
cell
1.4 504 504 168 168
3 1080 1080 360 360

UBBPd3/
UBBPd4
5 1800 1800 600 600
10/15/20 3600 3600 1200 1200
1.4 1008 1008 168 168
3 2160 2160 360 360

UBBPd5
5 3600 3600 600 600
10/15/20 3600 3600 1200 1200
1.4 1008 1008 168 168
3 2160 2160 360 360

UBBPd6
5 3600 3600 600 600
10/15/20 3600 3600 1200 1200
2.1.3 Maximum Throughput Per Board

Table 2-3 Maximum throughput per baseband board
Board Specifications
UBBPd3 Downlink throughput: 450 Mbit/s

Uplink throughput: 225 Mbit/s


2.1.4 Maximum Throughput Per Cell

Table 2-4 Maximum throughput per cell
Cell Specifications
Bandwidth
(MHz)
 DL cell MAC layer throughput: 8.7Mbps (at 2x2 MIMO, 64QAM)
1.4
 UL cell MAC layer throughput: 6.4Mbps (at 2x2 MU-MIMO, 16QAM)
 UL cell MAC layer throughput: 3.2Mbps (at 1x4 SIMO, 16QAM)
 UL cell MAC layer throughput: 6.4Mbps (at 2x4 MU-MIMO, 16QAM)
 DL cell MAC layer throughput: 22Mbps (at 2x2 MIMO, 64QAM)
3
 UL cell MAC layer throughput: 16Mbps (at 2x2 MU-MIMO, 16QAM)
 UL cell MAC layer throughput: 8Mbps (at 1x4 SIMO, 16QAM)
5
10
15

Cell Specifications
Bandwidth
(MHz)
20
2.1.5 Maximum Distance from the BBU

Table 2-5 Maximum distance from the BBU
Board Specifications（km）
UBBPd3 20
UBBPd4 40
UBBPd5/UBBPd6 Cell quantity≤3: 40
Cell quantity≥4: 20
2.2 Capacity Specifications

 Maximum number of busy hour call attempts (BHCAs) per eNodeB:
The maximum number of busy hour call attempts (BHCAs) per eNodeB see 2.3
Signaling Specifications.
 Maximum throughput per eNodeB:
Table 2-6 lists the maximum throughput per eNodeB (packet size: 550 bytes).
Table 2-6 Maximum throughput per eNodeB (packet size: 550 bytes)
LMPT Uplink data rate at the MAC layer: 300Mbit/s
Downlink data rate at the MAC layer: 450Mbit/s
UMPT Uplink and downlink data rate at the MAC layer: 1500Mbit/s
 Maximum number of UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode per eNodeB FDD:

The maximum number of UEs in RRC_Connected mode supported by an eNodeB can be
calculated using the following formula:

Maximum number of UEs in RRC_Connected mode supported by an eNodeB =

Min (Maximum number of UEs in RRC_Connected mode supported by the main
control board, N x Maximum number of UEs in RRC_Connected mode supported
by a baseband board)
The main control board is the LMPT or UMPT.
Table 2-7 lists the maximum number of UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode supported by
the main control board.
Table 2-7 Maximum throughput per eNodeB (packet size: 550 bytes)
LMPT 5400
UMPT 10800
N is the number of baseband boards, the baseband boards is LBBP or UBBP. The
maximum number of UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode supported by baseband board
see 2.1.2 UE Number Specifications.
 Maximum Number of DRBs Supported:
The maximum number of data radio bearers (DRBs) per user is eight.
The maximum number of DRBs supported by an LMPT/UMPT/LBBP/UBBP is three
times the maximum number of UEs in RRC_Connected mode supported.
The maximum number of DRBs supported by an eNodeB is 32,400.
Table 2-8 lists the capacity specifications of the 3900 series base station in typical configurations.
Table 2-8 Capacity specifications of the 3900 series base station in typical configurations
Mode Configuration Item Specifications
LTE UMPTb2+6 Maximum number of 36 cells (2T2R);
（FDD） UBBPd6 cells per BBU
18 cells (2T4R/4T4R@20MHz)
Maximum number of 480000
busy hour call attempts
(BHCAs) per eNodeB
FDD
Maximum throughput per 1500Mbit/s
eNodeB FDD
Maximum number of 10800
UEs in
RRC_CONNECTED
mode per eNodeB FDD

2.3 Signaling Specifications

Table 2-9 lists the signaling specifications of the UMPT and LBBP.
Table 2-9 Signaling specifications of the UMPT and LBBP
Specification Signaling Specification(BHCA)
UMPTb1/UMPTb2 240000
UBBPd3, UBBPd4 110000
UBBPd5, UBBPd6 220000
The signaling specification of an eNodeB is calculated by the following formula:

In UBBPd+UMPT scenarios, eNodeB signaling specifications = N x UBBPd signaling
specifications, where N is the number of UBBPd boards.
NOTE
The signaling specifications of an eNodeB cannot exceed 480000 BHCA.
Table 2-10 lists the typical board combinations and the corresponding signaling specifications
of eNodeBs.
Table 2-10 Typical board combinations and the corresponding signaling specifications
Specification Signaling Specification(BHCA)
1 UMPTb+1 UBBPd 90000 (UBBPd3/UBBPd4)

180000 (UBBPd5/UBBPd6)
2.4 Transmission Ports

Table 2-11 Transmission ports
Boards Ports
UMPT One FE/GE electrical port +one FE/GE optical port+one
E1/T1 port. (Each E1/TI port provides 4 E1s/T1s.)
UTRPc Four FE/GE electrical ports + two FE/GE optical ports

2.5 Input Power

Table 2-12 Input power
Item Specification
Input power UPEUd: –48 V DC

Voltage range: –38.4 V DC to –57 V DC
2.6 Physical Specifications

Table 2-13 Physical specifications
Item Specification
Dimensions (height x width x length) 86 mm x 442 mm x 310 mm
Weight ≤ 12 kg (in full configuration)
≤ 7 kg (in typical configuration)
2.7 Environment Specifications

Table 2-14 Environment specifications
Item Specification
Operating temperature –20ºC to +55ºC (long-term)
+55ºC to +60ºC (short-term)
Relative humidity 5% RH to 95% RH
Protection class IP20
Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa to 106 kPa

eRAN8.1 BBU3910 Description 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation Full Name

ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BBU Baseband Unit
BHCA Busy Hour Call Attempts
BITS Building Integrated Timing Supply System
CE Channel Elements
CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
DL Downlink
DRB Data Radio Bearers
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
FE Fast Ethernet
GE Gigabit Ethernet
GL GSM and LTE
GPS Global Positioning System
HDLC High-level Data Link Control
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
IC Interference Cancellation
IP Internet Protocol
LMT Local Maintenance Terminal
LTE Long Term Evolution
MAC Media Access Control
MIMO Multi-input and Multi-output
OC-3 Optical Carrier Level 3

eRAN8.1 BBU3910 Description 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation Full Name

OM Operation and Maintenance
OMC Operation and Maintenance Center
QSFP Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
RGPS Remote Global Positioning System
SMT Site Maintenance Terminal
STM-1 Synchronous Transport Mode-1
TOD Time of Day
UEIU Universal Environment Interface Unit
UL UMTS and LTE
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UMPT Universal Main Processing and Transmission Unit
UPEU Universal Power and Environment Interface Unit
USCU Universal Satellite card and Clock Unit
UTRP Universal Transmission Processing Unit


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Figure 1-1 Appearance of the BBU3910

Table 1-1 Difference between each UMPT type

Type Working Mode Equipped with a Data Rate of the CI

UMPTb1 LTE No 2.5

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Figure 1-2 UMPTb1 panel

Figure 1-3 shows the UMPTb2 panel.

Figure 1-3 UMPTb2 panel

Table 1-2 Ports on the UMPT

Identifier Connector Quantity Description

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Identifier Connector Quantity Description

Figure 1-4 UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5 or UBBPd6 panel

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Table 1-3 Ports on the UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5 or UBBPd6

Identifier Connector Quantity Description

Figure 1-5 UTRPc panel

Table 1-4 Ports on the UTRPc

Identifier Connector Quantity Description

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FE/GE2 to FE/GE5 RJ45 4 FE/GE electrical ports

Figure 1-6 USCUb11/USCUb14 panel

Table 1-5 Ports on the USCUb11/USCUb14

Identifier Connector Quantity Description

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Identifier Connector Quantity Description

Figure 1-7 UPEUd panel

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Table 1-6 Ports on the UPEUd

Identifier Connector Quantity Description

–48 V 3V3 1 Port for -48 V DC

Figure 1-8 UEIU panel

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 Transmits information reported by the environment monitoring device and alarm

Table 1-7 Ports on the UEIU

Identifier Connector Quantity Description

EXT-ALM0 RJ45 1 Port for Boolean inputs 0 to 3

Figure 1-9 FANd panel

1.4 Board Configuration

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2.1 Baseband Specifications

Board Number of Cell Bandwidth Antenna

UBBPd3 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20M 1T1R

UBBPd4 3 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 3x20M 1T1R

UBBPd5 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6x20M 1T1R

UBBPd6 6 1.4/3/5/10/15/20 6x20M 1T1R

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2.1.2 UE Number Specifications

Board Cell Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum

1.4 504 504 168 168

3 1080 1080 360 360

10/15/20 3600 3600 1200 1200

1.4 1008 1008 168 168