Base Station Controller

BASE STATION CONTROLLER
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1 © Nokia Siemens Networks Presentation:Sandeep Arora/8th June’07 GPRS Overview
BASE STATION CONTROLLER
BSC Functions:
1.Configuration and management of the radio resources

2.Handover Management
3.Frequency hopping management
4.Signalling between BSC-MSC and BSC-BTS
5.Interfaces
6.Terrestrial channel management
7.Operation and Maintenance
BSC Function in GPRS :
1.Manage GPRS specific radio network configuration

2.Control access to radio resources
3.Share radio resources between GPRS and circuit switched use
4.Handle signalling between MS,BTS and SGSN
5.Transfer GPRS data.
Block diagram of BSC
Types of BSC
BSC2I
BSC3I
Architecture of BSC3i
COMP UNITS IN BSC
OMU
BCSU
MCMU
Cabinent Position of Units in BSC
NON COMP UNITS :
FDU – Floppy Disk Unit
WDU – Winchester disk Unit
OMU- Operation & Maintenance Unit
Five main task of OMU:
1.Traffic control function
2.Maintenace function
3.System configuration administration function
4.System management function
5.LAN topology management (in S12)
Block diagram of OMU in BSC3i (1000,2000)
Plug in units in OMU
1.Processor
2.Power supply (PSC6_A)
3.AS7
4.SERO
5.HWAT
AS7 :
Adaptation Signalling link (CCS7) for X.25 & LAPD connections.
SERO :
The function of transferring data from OMU to the external printer port is
performed by this card.
HWAT :
This card collects external & internal alarms coming from BSC & transfers it
to OMU
Architecture of OMU
Power Consumption of OMU :
BCSU-Base station controller signalling unit :
BCSU :
1.Handles traffic of the BSC.
2.Signalling towards the BSC and the MSC.
3.Controlling the BTS.
Parts of BCSU :
1.A interface
2. Abis interface
1.A interface :
a. Performing the function of the MTP and SCCP of SS7.
b. Controlling the mobile and base station signalling (BSSAP).
c. Performing all messages handling and processing functions of the singnalling

channels connected to it.
2.ABIS interface :
It control the air interface channels associated with TRX’s and ABIS
signalling channels.
BCSU CAPACITY
1. One BCSU control the traffic of 110 TRX(BSC3i-660)
2. One BCSU control the traffic of 200 TRX(BSC3i-1000/2000)
3. One BCSU control the traffic of 500 TRX(BSC3i-3000)
Plug in units in BCSU :
1.PSC6_A
2.PCU
3.AS7
4.Processor
Architecture of BCSU :
Block diagram of BCSU (S12)
MCMU - Control functionality
MCMU=Marker + Cellular Management Unit.
Marker:
It control and supervises the 8kbits/s bit group switch (GSWB) unit & perform
connecting and releasing of the circuits.
Cellular Management Unit:
This part is responsible for cells & radio channels. It manages the
configuration of the cellular network.
MCMU also acts as a BSC SYS(BSC Maintenance) unit in case of OMU

Failure
Plug in units of MCMU :
1.Power supply card
2.Processor card
3.SWCOP card
SWCOP - Switching Control Operating Processor
Is the control processor of the switching network.
It controls one or two 256 PCM circuit switching network blocks.
Performs the functions required by the switching and supervision message.
It supervises its switching network blocks independently.
The Switch Control Interface writes the required connections into the switch
control memory and reads its contents
Architecture of MCMU :
Power Consumption of MCMU :
GROUP SWITCH
1.Conveys the traffic passing through the BSC and switches the
tones to the subscribers of the exchange and to the trunk circuits.
2. The operation of the Bit Group Switch is controlled and supervised

by the Marker and Cellular Management Unit.
3. BSC3i 1000/2000 consists of eight pieces of SW256B plug-in units

having 2048 pcs of 2 Mbit/s internal PCMs
4. The Bit Group Switch in BSC3i 660 consists of four SW128B plug-
in units having 512 pcs of 2 Mbit/s internal PCMs (GSW1KB).
Command calander ( CAL) :
CAL :
Is used to execute MML commands and disk command files

automatically.
Used to carry out routine tasks repeatedly that do not need that do
not to be supervised.
BSC BACKUP :
SCMANA :
- Software Cofiguration Management Directory.
Includes SOMAFI file
This stores information about the created software builds.
Software builds contains BLCODE,LFILES,MMDIRE,CONVPR &

ASWIR.
SOMAFI – System Configuration Management File :
It contains general information about all the software packages in the

system
It includes Name, Disk directory, Status & identify of every packages.
When the system or a single unit is started up Or restarted , this file is

checked so that files are loaded from the correct packages into the
computer units memory.
This file is located in SCMANA directory.
BLCODE – Boot Loadable Code Directory
1. Contains all the software program code modules & the MAFILE
of a software build.
2. The master file of the system is MAFILE. Each build as its own
master file.
MAFILE - Master File
It’s Software build master list file.
Located in BLCODE directory
It contains a list of all load modules of the build together with

version data.
BSDATA:
-BSS Radio Network Configuration Database
BSC cofiguration database – contains the configuration date and the

control parameters of the radio network in the BSS. ( BSC function control
parameter, BTS, Handover control & power control parameter…
EQUIPM:
Equipment database defines the network configuration of the network.

(Rack catridges functional units & plug in units )
SFDATA:
The management of subscriber data in the BSC
OEDATA:
- Configuration database of the OSI layers.
It includes the configuration data of the OSI environment.
Includes OSI address, OSI application
LFILES :
-Loadable Files Directory
1.Contains all data files initially loaded in the system.
2. All files updated by the system ( Unit restart)
MMDIRE :
- Man Machine Interface System Directory
Contains all MML programs, text files & menus.
CONVPR :
- Conversion Program Directory.
Contains conversion program which might be needed during major sw update.
Conversion programs must run inorder to deliver old data to the new version
ASWIR
- Application Specific Work file Directory
Files created by the user or software are stored in this directory.
CLS- Clock and Synchronization Unit
It generates basic timing signals needed for the units.
The synchronization signal is extracted from the external PCM circuit signal coming to the
network
element.
It contains Synchronization unit & clock buffer.
Block Diagram of CLS
Clock and Tone Generator ( CLxTG) :
1.The synchronization unit is implemented by CLxTG plug in unit.
2.It receives the 8kHz & 16MHz synchronization signal by ET.
3.CLTG is connected to OMU through GSW by means of control

channel.
CLAB- Clock and Alarm Buffer :
It receives the timing signals from the synchronization unit via bus.
The basic timing signals distributed to the catridges are generated by these
signals.
Functions of CLAB :
1. Collection of wired alarms.

2.Distribution of basic timing signals.
3.Supervision and testing of wired alarms.
4.Communication with HWAT via the supervision bus for wired alarms.
Logical Structure of BSC
Traffic control function:
1. Subscriber management
2.Accounting management
3.Routing administration
4.Traffic administration
LAN topology Management :
LAN supervision
Maintenance Function
1.Supervision
2.Alarm output
3.Recovery
4.Diagnostics
System administration & configuration management :
1. N/w element expansion

2. Intro of new features in the N/W element & in the N/W.
System Management :
1.Input,output management function.
2.MMI system
3.File management
PCU :
- Packet Control Unit (For GPRS)
Capacity of PCU-1:
64-BTS , 128-TRX’s & 256 TCH(16kbits/s) for GPRS
EDGE use.
For PCU-2 :
128 BTS, 256 TRX’s & 256 TCH (16kbits/s)
Capacity for BSC3i-2000 with full configuration :
Maximum we can use 50 PCU units( Logically 100 units).

So, totally 100*256 = 25600TCH (16kbits/s) per BSC3i we can
use.
For BSC3i – 660 :
Maximum 12 PCU units (logically 24 PCU units) .

We can use 256*24=6144 TCH per BSC3i we can use.
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BASE STATION CONTROLLER

1.Configuration and management of the radio resources

1.Manage GPRS specific radio network configuration

FDU – Floppy Disk Unit

WDU – Winchester disk Unit

Five main task of OMU:

1.Traffic control function

3.System configuration administration function

4.System management function

5.LAN topology management (in S12)

2.Power supply (PSC6_A)

1.Handles traffic of the BSC.

2.Signalling towards the BSC and the MSC.

3.Controlling the BTS.

a. Performing the function of the MTP and SCCP of SS7.

b. Controlling the mobile and base station signalling (BSSAP).

c. Performing all messages handling and processing functions of the singnalling

1. One BCSU control the traffic of 110 TRX(BSC3i-660)

2. One BCSU control the traffic of 200 TRX(BSC3i-1000/2000)

3. One BCSU control the traffic of 500 TRX(BSC3i-3000)

MCMU=Marker + Cellular Management Unit.

Cellular Management Unit:

MCMU also acts as a BSC SYS(BSC Maintenance) unit in case of OMU

1.Power supply card

Is the control processor of the switching network.

It controls one or two 256 PCM circuit switching network blocks.

Performs the functions required by the switching and supervision message.

It supervises its switching network blocks independently.

2. The operation of the Bit Group Switch is controlled and supervised

3. BSC3i 1000/2000 consists of eight pieces of SW256B plug-in units

Is used to execute MML commands and disk command files

Includes SOMAFI file

This stores information about the created software builds.

Software builds contains BLCODE,LFILES,MMDIRE,CONVPR &

It contains general information about all the software packages in the

It includes Name, Disk directory, Status & identify of every packages.

When the system or a single unit is started up Or restarted , this file is

This file is located in SCMANA directory.

It’s Software build master list file.

Located in BLCODE directory

It contains a list of all load modules of the build together with

BSC cofiguration database – contains the configuration date and the

Equipment database defines the network configuration of the network.

- Configuration database of the OSI layers.

It includes the configuration data of the OSI environment.

Includes OSI address, OSI application

1.Contains all data files initially loaded in the system.

2. All files updated by the system ( Unit restart)

Contains all MML programs, text files & menus.

Contains conversion program which might be needed during major sw update.

Files created by the user or software are stored in this directory.

It generates basic timing signals needed for the units.

It contains Synchronization unit & clock buffer.

1.The synchronization unit is implemented by CLxTG plug in unit.

2.It receives the 8kHz & 16MHz synchronization signal by ET.

3.CLTG is connected to OMU through GSW by means of control

1. Collection of wired alarms.

LAN topology Management :

System administration & configuration management :

1. N/w element expansion

1.Input,output management function.

Maximum we can use 50 PCU units( Logically 100 units).

For BSC3i – 660 :