What is a UBBP?

The universal baseband processing unit (UBBP) can serve as a baseband processing
board working in any mode.
A UBBP board can be configured in either a BBU3900 or a BBU3910.
  
For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

 
What are the functions and working principle of a UBBP board?
The UBBP performs the following functions:
l  Multiplexes baseband resources among different modes, thereby supporting
multimode concurrency.
l  Provides CPRI ports for communication with RF modules and processes uplink and
downlink baseband signals.
The working principle of the UBBP is shown in the following figure.

 
For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.
 
What are the types of UBBP boards?
From SRAN9.0 onwards, UBBP boards are classified into the following types: UBBPd1,
UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5, UBBPd6, and UBBPd9.
All UBBP boards have the same appearance: On the upper left of a UBBP panel, there
is a silkscreen "UBBP". On the lower left of a UBBP panel, there is a label indicating the
type of a UBBP board.

 
For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

 
What modes are supported by UBBP boards?
Board Type Applicable Mode
UBBPd1 l  GSM single mode
UBBPd2 l  UMTS single mode
l  GU baseband concurrency
UBBPd3 l  GSM single mode
UBBPd5 l  UMTS single mode
l  LTE FDD single mode
l  GU baseband concurrency
l  GL baseband concurrency
UBBPd4 l  GSM single mode
l  UMTS single mode
l  LTE FDD single mode
l  LTE TDD single mode
l  GU baseband concurrency
l  GL baseband concurrency
UBBPd6 l  GSM single mode
l  UMTS single mode
l  LTE FDD single mode
l  LTE TDD single mode
l  GU baseband concurrency
l  GL baseband concurrency
l  UL baseband concurrency
l  GUL baseband concurrency
UBBPd9 LTE TDD single mode
For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.
 
Each mode can use multiple UBBP boards. How to select UBBP boards for each
mode at a site?
The principles for configuring UBBP boards are as follows:
First, select UBBP boards according to the mode in which the UBBP boards work in.
For example, if the GSM mode is used, select any of the following UBBP boards:
UBBPd1, UBBPd2, UBBPd3, UBBPd4, UBBPd5, and UBBPd6.
Second, select UBBP boards according to specifications required by each mode. For
example, if the GSM mode is used and more than 24 2R carriers are required, only
the UBBPd5 and UBBPd6 boards can be used.
Third, select UBBP boards according to the mode to which the current mode is to be
evolved. For example, if the base station now works in GSM mode and needs to
work in GUL mode in the future, only the UBBPd6 board can be used because the
UBBPd5 board does not support GUL baseband concurrency.
For details, see section "BBU Board Configuration" in 3900 Series Base Station
Configuration Principle (Global).

 
Is a UBBP in a BBU3900 configured in the same slot as that in a BBU3910?
No matter whether it is in a BBU3900 or BBU3910, a UBBP can be configured in any of
slots 0 to 5, as shown in the following figure:

 
When configured in a BBU3900, UBBP boards in different slots provide different
capabilities.
l  In UMTS mode, only the UBBP board in slot 2 or 3 can provide CPRI ports.
l  In GSM mode, the UBBP board in any of slots 0 to 3 can provide CPRI ports.
l  In LTE mode, the UBBP board in any of slots 0 to 5 can provide CPRI ports.
When configured in a BBU3910, UBBP boards in different slots provide the same
capabilities, that is, the UBBP board in any slot can provide CPRI ports.
For details, see section "UBBP" in BBU Hardware Description.

 
What are the functions of the HEI port on a UBBP panel?
In a triple-mode base station, the HEI port on a UBBP/WBBPf in a BBU is connected to the HEI port on a
UBBP/WBBPf in the other BBU to transmit baseband data between two BBUs through UBBP+UBBP,
WBBPf+UBBP, or WBBPf+WBBPf.
Currently, only the UBBP boards working in UMTS mode support baseband interconnection.
  
For details, see BBU Interconnection Feature Parameter Description and section
"Inter-BBU Signal Cable Connections" of chapter "Cable Connections" in 3900
Series Base Station Cables.

 
What impact can be brought on services carried by a base station when a UBBP
board is replaced, or removed and inserted again?
Replacing, or removing and inserting again a UBBP board has the following impact on
services carried by a base station:
l  When the UBBP serving as the converging party in a base station using the CPRI
MUX feature is reset abnormally or removed and inserted again, data and voice
services of the converged party will be interrupted.
l  When the UBBP serving as the converged party in a base station using the CPRI
MUX feature is reset abnormally or removed and inserted again, data service rate of
the converging party will decrease. However, voice services of the converging party
will not be affected.

 
Can a UBBP be used as a spare part to replace a WBBP or LBBP?
No, a UBBP cannot be used as a spare part to replace a WBBP or LBBP.
If a WBBP or LBBP needs to be replaced by a UBBP, software configurations need to
be modified after hardware replacement is complete.
In terms of hardware, the operations of replacing a WBBP with a UBBP are the same as
those of replacing a WBBP with a new WBBP. For details, see section "Replacing the
WBBP" in the corresponding site maintenance guide. For details about the configuration
modification, see GBSS&RAN Reconfiguration Guide for BSC6910 and eRAN
Reconfiguration Guide.

Do you want to learn more about UBBP boards?

Then, show your questions!

 
For more information, you can visit Wireless Network Information Center
 
Product Solution Version Product Version Link
BBU Hardware Description SRAN9.0 MBTS V100R009C00 BBU Hardware Description
BBU Hardware Description SRAN10.1 MBTS V100R010C10 BBU Hardware Description
BBU Hardware Description SRAN11.1 MBTS V100R011C10 BBU Hardware Description
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BBU-Base Band Unit in Telecom:

Function|Details
 June 7, 2019  telecomkhabar  0 Comments base band unit, base band unit in telecom, baseband unit function in
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The function,concept and details of base band unit bbu in telecom

is given here. Base Band refers to original signal or un-modulated
signals. In other words, base band signals occupies the lowest
range of frequency spectrum. Base band unit(BBU) processes the
signal of original frequency before it is modulated. To clarify, in
base band – Frequency is not shifted to some other frequency
band by means of modulating.
BBU have DSP (Digital signal processor) that process the
conversion of signals between analog and digital signals. Above all,
it is known as heart of communication because it serves for
communication link between two end users. 

BBU along with RRU (Radio Remote Unit) formed as a BTS. Firstly,

RRU process the incoming and outgoing radio signals.
Subsequently, it also send the signals and receive signals (EM
waves) from Antenna through hollow guided Jumper cable.BTS is
Base Transceiver station. Altogether, BBU is connected with RRU
through CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface ) fiber cable for
making BTS. 
Fig: Typical BBU layout

Functions of BBU-
1) Provides common public radio interface (CPRI) ports or optical
links for communication with RRUs and processes uplink and
downlink baseband signals.
2) Provides S1 ports for communication between an E-UTRAN
NodeB (eNodeB) and an MME/S-GW, and X2 ports for
communication between eNodeBs.

3) Provides clock ports for clock synchronization, alarm monitoring

ports for environment monitoring, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
port for commissioning using a USB flash drive.
4) Manages the eNodeB through operation and maintenance (OM)
and signaling message processing.

To sum up from above figure,commonly BBU consists of FAN,

LBBP, UMPT, UPEU and other slots. Where necessary cards is
inserted for needed operation. This all slots commonly works as
the function of bbu in telecom. While, brief description of each
above components is given below:

a) FAN: The FAN dissipates heat from the BBU3900. It addition, it

also monitors the inlet temperature, controls the rotation speed of
the fans, and reports the status of the fans to the LMPT or UMPT in
the BBU3900.
b) LBBP: LBBP stands for LTE Base Band Processing Unit. Huawei
3900 series have 3 different LBBP, LBBPa, LBBPb and LBBPc. But in
Huawei BBU 3910, LBBP is termed as UBBP. LBBP and UBBP
difference is that LBBP is for LTE or 4G communication while UBBP
is for 2G and 3G communication. UBBP also have type 3 and type 2
cards, UBBP2 and UBBP3. These both LBBP and UBBP functions is
to:
1) Provides CPRI ports for communication with radio
frequency (RF) modules.
2) Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals.

Fig: UBBP2
and UBBP3 cards and CPRI cable shown in Huawei BBU 3910
c) UMPT: UMPT stands for Universal Main Processing and
Transmission Unit. Its functions are:
1) It Performs OM(Operation and Maintenance) functions. Further
it also do configuration management, equipment
management, performance monitoring, signaling processing, and
active/standby switch over.
 2) It Provides clock reference,transmission ports,and the
maintenance link connecting to the OMC. Here, OMC can be the
LMT or M2000 client.

d) UPEU: UPEU stands for Universal Power and Environment

interface unit. Its functions are:
 1) Converts power of -48v input into +12V with 300 watt and 650
watt power needed for BBU operation and Processing.
 2) It takes EMUB signals through RS485 serial communication and
converts into Boolean signals. Thus acts as interface unit for BBU
and EMUB unit. EMUB is Environment Monitoring unit for sensors
alarm.
BBU consists of GPS sensor which track the BBU installed location
and if BBU is stolen or theft the GPS coordinate is traced and sent
back to telecom operator control room.

There are many BBU models manufacture by various telecom

operators. The top 5 telecom equipment manufacturer are
Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei Technologies, Cisco Systems and
ZTE Corporation. Although these vendors have their own type type
BBU model though the basic knowledge is same. The different is
that of their power efficiency & processing and working speed.