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UBBP
Contents
3.2.3.6.5UBBP

3.2.3.6.5UBBP
Theuniversalbasebandprocessingunit(UBBP)canbeconfiguredinaBBU3900or
BBU3910.

Specifications
ThefollowingtableliststypesofUBBP.
Table1TypesofUBBP
Board

UBBPd1
UBBPd2

Applicable Mode

GSM
UMTS
GUbasebandconcurrency

UBBPd3

GSM
UMTS
LTEFDD
GUbasebandconcurrency
GLbasebandconcurrency

UBBPd4

GSM
UMTS
LTEFDD
LTETDD
GUbasebandconcurrency
GLbasebandconcurrency

UBBPd5

GSM
UMTS
LTEFDD
GUbasebandconcurrency
GLbasebandconcurrency

UBBPd6

GSM
UMTS

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LTEFDD
LTETDD
GUbasebandconcurrency
GLbasebandconcurrency
ULbasebandconcurrency
GULbasebandconcurrency
UBBPd9

LTETDD

SpecificationsofUBBPboardsworkinginGSMmode
ThefollowingtableliststhenumberofcarrierssupportedbyUBBPboardsworkingin
GSMmode.
Table2Carrierspecifications
Board

Number of 2R Carriers

Number of 4R Carriers

UBBPd1,UBBPd2,UBBPd3,
orUBBPd4

24

12

UBBPd5

36

18

UBBPd6

48

24

SpecificationsofUBBPboardsworkinginUMTSmode
Table3andTable4listthebasebandspecificationsandsignalingspecificationsofUBBP
boardsworkinginUMTSmode,respectively.
Table3Basebandspecifications
Board

Number of
Cells

Uplink CE

Downlink
CE

Number of
HSDPA
Codes

Number of
HSDPA
UEs

Number of
HSUPA
UEs

UBBPd1

384

512

6x15

288

288

UBBPd2

512

768

6x15

384

384

UBBPd3

384

512

6x15

288

288

UBBPd4

512

768

6x15

384

384

UBBPd5

768

768

6x15

512

512

UBBPd6

12

1024

1024

12x15

768

768

Table4Signalingspecifications
Board

Signaling Specifications (CNBAP/s)

UBBPd1,UBBPd2,UBBPd3,UBBPd4,or
UBBPd5

200

UBBPd6

300

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NOTE:
ForcombinedsignalingspecificationsoftheWBBP,seesection"SignalingSpecifications"in3900Series
BaseStationTechnicalDescription.

SpecificationsofUBBPboardsworkinginLTEFDDmode
Table5,Table6,Table7,andTable8listthespecificationsofcells,themaximumnumber
ofUEsinRRCconnectedmode,andmaximumuplinkanddownlinkthroughput,and
signalingspecificationssupportedbyUBBPboardsworkinginLTEFDDmode,
respectively.
Table5Specificationsofcells
Board

Number of Cells

Cell Bandwidth

Antenna
Configuration

UBBPd3

1.4MHz,3MHz,5
MHz,10MHz,15
MHz,or20MHz

3x20MHz1T1R
3x20MHz1T2R
3x20MHz2T2R

UBBPd4

1.4MHz,3MHz,5
MHz,10MHz,15
MHz,or20MHz

3x20MHz1T1R
3x20MHz1T2R
3x20MHz2T2R
3x20MHz2T4R
3x20MHz4T4R

UBBPd5

1.4MHz,3MHz,5
MHz,10MHz,15
MHz,or20MHz
ss

6x20MHz1T1R
6x20MHz1T2R
6x20MHz2T2R

UBBPd6

1.4MHz,3MHz,5
MHz,10MHz,15
MHz,or20MHz

6x20MHz1T1R
6x20MHz1T2R
6x20MHz2T2R
6x20MHz2T4R
6x20MHz4T4R

Table6MaximumnumberofUEsinRRCconnectedmode
Board

Cell Bandwidth

Maximum Number of
UEs in RRC
Connected Mode

Maximum Number of
Synchronized UEs

UBBPd3orUBBPd4

1.4MHz

504

504

3MHz

1080

1080

5MHz

1800

1800

10MHz,15MHz,or
20MHz

3600

3600

1.4MHz

1008

1008

3MHz

2160

2160

UBBPd5orUBBPd6

5MHz,10MHz,15
3600
3600
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5MHz,10MHz,15
MHz,or20MHz

3600

3600

Table7Maximumthroughput
Board

Maximum Throughput

UBBPd3

Downlink:450Mbit/s
Uplink:225Mbit/s

UBBPd4

Downlink:600Mbit/s
Uplink:225Mbit/s

UBBPd5

Downlink:600Mbit/s
Uplink:300Mbit/s

UBBPd6

Downlink:900Mbit/s
Uplink:450Mbit/s

Table8Signalingspecifications
Board

Signaling Specifications (BHCA)

UBBPd3orUBBPd4

90000

UBBPd5orUBBPd6

180000

Themaximumnumberofdataradiobearers(DRBs)supportedbyaUBBPisthreetimes
themaximumnumberofUEsinRRCconnectedmode.
SpecificationsofUBBPboardsworkinginLTETDDmode
Table9,Table10,Table11,andTable12listthespecificationsofcells,themaximum
numberofUEsinRRCconnectedmode,andmaximumuplinkanddownlinkthroughput,
andsignalingspecificationssupportedbyUBBPboardsworkinginLTETDDmode,
respectively.
Table9Specificationsofcells
Board

Number of Cells

Cell Bandwidth

Antenna
Configuration

UBBPd4

5MHz,10MHz,15
MHz,or20MHz

3x20MHz2T2R
3x20MHz4T4R

UBBPd6

5MHz,10MHz,15
MHz,or20MHz

6x20MHz2T2R
6x20MHz4T4R

UBBPd9

10MHzor20MHz

3x20MHz8T8R

Table10MaximumnumberofUEsinRRCconnectedmode
Board

Cell Bandwidth

Maximum number of UEs in

RRC connected mode

UBBPd4,UBBPd6,or

5MHz

1800

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UBBPd9

10MHz

3600

15MHz
20MHz

Table11Maximumthroughput
Board

Maximum Throughput

UBBPd4

Downlink:600Mbit/s
Uplink:225Mbit/s

UBBPd6

Downlink:900Mbit/s
Uplink:450Mbit/s

UBBPd9

Downlink:900Mbit/s
Uplink:450Mbit/s

Table12Signalingspecifications
Board

Signaling Specifications (CAPS)

UBBPd4

100

UBBPd6orUBBPd9

200

NOTE:
ThesignalingspecificationsforTDDscenariosarethemaximumonesfortypicalscenariosofnormalcells.

Themaximumnumberofdataradiobearers(DRBs)supportedbyaUBBPisthreetimes
themaximumnumberofUEsinRRCconnectedmode.
NOTE:
ForsignalingspecificationsoftheeNodeB,seesection"SignalingSpecifications"in3900SeriesBase
StationTechnicalDescription.Forthemaximumnumberofdataradiobearers(DRBs),themaximum
numberofUEsinRRCconnectedmodesupportedbyasinglecell,themaximumnumberofUEsinRRC
connectedmodesupportedbytheeNodeB,andthemaximumuplinkanddownlinkthroughputofasingle
cellorUE,seesection"BasebandSpecifications"in3900SeriesBaseStationTechnicalDescription.

Panel
ThefollowingfigureshowstheUBBPd1panel.TheUBBPd1toUBBPd9boardshave
silkscreensUBBPd1toUBBPd9indicatingtheirboardtypesonthelowerleftside,
respectively.ThefollowingfigureusestheUBBPd1asanexample.
Figure1UBBPd1panel

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Function
TheUBBPperformsthefollowingfunctions:
ProvidesCPRIportsforcommunicationwithRFmodules.
Processesuplinkanddownlinkbasebandsignals.
Supportsthemultiplexofbasebandresourcesamongdifferentmodes,thereby
implementingmultimodeconcurrency.

WorkingPrinciple
ThefollowingfigureshowstheworkingprincipleoftheUBBP.
Figure2WorkingprinciplesofaUBBP

Port
ThefollowingtabledescribesthesixCPRIportsandoneHEIportonaUBBP.
Table13PortsonaUBBP
Silkscreen

Connector

Quantity of CPRI
Ports

Description

CPRI0toCPRI5

SFPfemaleconnector

Theyarethedata
transmissionports
connectingtheBBUto
RFmodules,and
supporttheinputand
outputofopticaland
electricaltransmission
signals.

HEI

QSFPconnector

Reserved

ThefollowingtableliststhespecificationsofCPRIportsontheUBBP.
Table14SpecificationsofCPRIportsontheUBBP
Board

Quantity of CPRI
Ports

CPRI Port Rate

(Gbit/s)

Topology Type

UBBPd

1.25,2.5,4.9,6.144,or Star,chain,andring
9.8
topologies

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ThefollowingtableliststhemappingbetweentheCPRIportrateandthenumberof
carrierssupportedbyaUBBPworkinginGSMmode.
Table15MappingbetweentheCPRIportrateandthenumberofcarriers
CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s)

Number of 1T2R Carriers

Number of 2T2R or 1T4R

Carriers

1.25

24

12

2.5

48

24

4.9

48

24

9.8

48

24

CPRIportswithdifferentratesontheUBBPworkinginUMTSmodesupportdifferent
numbersofcells,aslistedinthefollowingtable.
Table16MappingbetweentheCPRIportrateandthenumberofcellsinaUMTS
scenario
CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s)

Number of 1T2R Cells

Number of 2T2R Cells

1.25

4*a

2.5

8*a

4.9

16

16*a

6.144

24

24*a

9.8

32

32*a

a:*intheprecedingtableindicatesthatthenumberof2T2RcellsishalvediftwoTXantennas
enabledwiththevirtualantennamapping(VAM)functionareseparatelyconnectedtotwoRF
modulescarriedondifferentCPRIlinks.

CPRIportswithdifferentratesontheUBBPworkinginLTEFDDmodesupportdifferent
numbersofcells,aslistedinthefollowingtable.
Table17MappingbetweentheCPRIportrateandthenumberofcellsinanLTE
FDDscenario
CPRI Port Rate (Gbit/s)

Number of 4x4 MIMO Cells

Number of 2x2 MIMO Cells

1.25

4x4MIMOcellsarenot
recommendedbecausethe
transmissionbandwidthofthe
CPRIportsislimited.

4(cellbandwidth3
MHz)
2(cellbandwidth5
MHz)
1(cellbandwidth
10MHz)

2.5

1(cellbandwidth10MHz)

4(cellbandwidth5
MHz)

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2(cellbandwidth
10MHz)
1(cellbandwidth=
15MHzor20MHz)
4.9

2(cellbandwidth
10MHz)
1(cellbandwidth=
15MHzor20MHz)

4(cellbandwidth
10MHz)
2(cellbandwidth=
15MHzor20MHz)

6.144

2(cellbandwidth
10MHz)
1(cellbandwidth=
15MHzor20MHz)

4(cellbandwidth
10MHz)
2(cellbandwidth=
15MHzor20MHz)

9.8

4(cellbandwidth
10MHz)
2(cellbandwidth=
15MHzor20MHz)

4(cellbandwidth
10MHz)
4(cellbandwidth=
15MHzor20MHz)

CPRIportswithdifferentratesontheUBBPworkinginLTETDDmodesupportdifferent
numbersofcells,aslistedinthefollowingtable.
Table18MappingbetweentheCPRIportrateandthenumberofcellsinanLTE
TDDscenario
CPRI Port
Rate (Gbit/s)

CPRI
Compressiona

Number of 8T8R
Cells

Number of 4T4R
Cells

Number of 2T2R
Cells

2.5

Notinuse

None

2(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
None
(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

4(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
2(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

Inuse

None

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
1(cell

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
3(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
2(cell

bandwidth
=15MHz

bandwidth
=15MHz

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4.9

9.8

=15MHz
or20
MHz)

=15MHz
or20
MHz)

Notinuse

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
None
(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

4(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
2(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

8(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
4(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
2(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

Inuse

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=or15
MHz20
MHz)

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
3(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
2(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
6(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
4(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

Notinuse

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
2(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
1(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

8(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
4(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
2(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

16(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz)
8(cell
bandwidth
=10
MHz)
4(cell
bandwidth
=15MHz
or20
MHz)

Inuse

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz
or15
MHz)
3(cell

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz
or15
MHz)
6(cell

None
(cell
bandwidth
=5MHz
or15
MHz)
12(cell

bandwidth
=10

bandwidth
=10

bandwidth
=10

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=10
MHz)
2(cell
bandwidth
=20
MHz)

=10
MHz)
4(cell
bandwidth
=20
MHz)

=10
MHz)
8(cell
bandwidth
=20
MHz)

Indicator
ThefollowingtabledescribesthethreestatusindicatorsontheUBBPpanel.
Table19IndicatorsontheUBBPpanel
Silkscreen

Color

Status

Description

RUN

Green

Steadyon

Thereispowersupply,butthe
boardisfaulty.

Steadyoff

Thereisnopowersupply,orthe
boardisfaulty.

Blinking(onfor1sandofffor
1s)

Theboardisrunningproperly.

Blinking(onfor0.125sandoff
for0.125s)

Softwareisbeingloadedtothe
board.

Steadyon

Analarmisgeneratedonthe
board.

Steadyoff

Theboardisrunningproperly.

Blinking(onfor1sandofffor
1s)

Analarmisgenerated,andyou
needtolocatethefaultbefore
determiningwhethertoreplace
theboard.

Steadyon

Theboardservesasanactive
board.

ALM

ACT

Red

Green

Steadyoff

Theboarddoesnot
serveasanactive
board.
Theboardhasnotbeen
activated.
Theboardisnot
providinganyservices.

Besidesthethreeprecedingstatusindicators,theUBBPprovidessixindicatorsindicating
thestatusofSFPlinksandoneindicatorindicatingthestatusofQSFPlink.Thesix
indicatorsandtheoneindicatorareaboveSFPportsandQSFPports,respectively,as
describedinthefollowingtable.
Table20IndicatorsfortheSFPportsontheLBBPpanel
Silkscreen

Color

Status

Description

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CPRIx

Redorgreen Steadygreen

TheCPRIlinkisfunctioningproperly.

Steadyred

Anopticalmodulefailstotransmitor
receivesignalsduetooneofthefollowing
causes:
Theopticalmoduleisfaulty.
Thefiberopticcableisbroken.

Blinkingred(onfor
0.125sandofffor
0.125s)

TheRFmoduleconnectedtotheCPRIlink
hasahardwarefault.

Blinkingred(onfor
1sandofffor1s)

TheCPRIlinkisoutoflockduetooneof
thefollowingcauses:
Thereisnomutuallockbetween
dualmodereferenceclocks.
TheCPRIportratedoesnot
matchtherateoftheoptical
module.

Steadyoff

Theopticalmodulecannotbe
detected.
TheCPRIelectricalcableisnot
connected.

Table21IndicatorsfortheQSFPportontheLBBPpanel
Silkscreen

Description

HEI

Connectedtootherbasebandprocessing
boardsatosharebasebandresources.

a:AUBBPworkinginUMTSmoderatherthananyothermodecaninterconnectwith
otherbasebandprocessingboards.
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