Bbu Board Typs
Bbu Board Typs
The WCDMA Main Processes and Transmission unit (WMPT) of the BBU3900 processes the
signals and manages the resources for other boards.
Panel
Functions
LEDs
Ports
DIP Switches
The WMPT has two DIP switches: SW1 for setting the E1/T1 working mode and SW2 for
setting the protection grounding for the E1/T1 cables receiving 4-way signals. Figure 3 shows
the DIP switches on the WMPT.
GTMU
The GSM Transmission & Timing & Management Unit for BBU (GTMU) is the basic
transmission and control function entity of the BBU. It provides the reference clock,
maintenance port, and external alarm collection port, monitors the power supply, and controls
and manages the entire base station.
Panel
The GTMU is classified into two types: GTMU and GTMUb. Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the
panels of the GTMU and GTMUb.
LEDs
Ports
The RST button on the panel of the GTMU is used for resetting the board.
DIP Switches
On the GTMU, there are five DIP switches, each of which has four bits. DIP switches S1 and S2
must be set together. The functions of the five DIP switches are as follows:
S1 is used to select the E1 resistance. Table 4 provides details on the DIP switch.
S2 is used to select the grounding mode of E1/T1 cables. Table 5 provides details on the
DIP switch.
S3 is reserved.
S4 is used to select the E1 bypass. Table 6 provides details on the DIP switch.
S5 is used for timeslot settings when the E1 bypass is selected. Table 7 provides details
on the DIP switch.
Bits 3 and 4 of S1 should be kept as out-of-factory state, without any manual setting on site. The
out-of-factory state should be OFF. If the bits are ON, set them to OFF.
WBBP
The WCDMA Baseband Process Unit (WBBP) in the BBU3900 processes baseband signals.
Panel
The WBBP has three types of panels, as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3.
Figure 1 Panel of the WBBPa
Function
Provides the CPRI ports for communication between the BBU and the RF module, and
supports the CPRI interface in 1+1 backup mode.
Processes uplink and downlink baseband signals.
The WBBPd supports interference cancellation (IC) within the board.
The WBBPd supports the IC function of uplink data when installed in slot 2 or slot 3.
LED
There are three LEDs on the panel of the WBBP. Table 2 describes the LEDs on the WBBP and
their status.
The WBBPa and the WBBPb both provide three LEDs indicating the status of the Small Form-
factor Pluggable (SFP) links, which are below the SFP ports. The WBBPd provides six LEDs
indicating the status of the SFP links, which are above the SFP ports.
Ports
Table 4 describes the three CPRI ports on the panel of the WBBPa and WBBPb.
Table 5 describes the six CPRI ports on the panel of the WBBPd.
Table 5 Ports on the panel of the WBBPd
Label Connector Type Description
CPRI0, CPRI1, CPRI2, SFP female Data transmission port
CPRI3/EIH0, interconnected to the RF module. It
CPRI4/EIH1, supports the input and output of
CPRI5/EIH2 optical and electrical transmission
signals.
FAN
The FAN unit of the BBU3900 controls the fan speed, monitors the temperature of the FAN unit,
and dissipates the heat from the BBU.
Panel
Functions
The FAN unit has one LED, indicating the running status of the module. Table 1 describes the
LED on the FAN unit and its status.
UPEU
The Universal Power and Environment Interface Unit (UPEU) is a mandatory board of the
BBU3900. It converts -48 V or +24 V DC power to +12 V DC power.
Panels
The UPEU is classified into the Universal Power and Environment Interface Unit Type A
(UPEUA) and the Universal Power and Environment Interface Unit Type B (UPEUB). The
UPEUA converts -48 V DC power to +12 V DC power and the UPEUB converts +24 V DC
power to +12 V DC power. Figure 1 shows the UPEUA panel and Figure 2 shows the UPEUB
panel.
Figure 1 Panel of the UPEUA
Functions
LEDs
The UPEU has one LED that indicates the operating status of the board. Table 1 describes the
LED and its status.
Table 1 LED on the UPEU and its status
Label Color Status Description
RUN Green On The UPEU is
operational.
Off Input power is
unavailable or the
board is faulty.
Ports
The UPEU provides two RS485 ports and two ports for eight Boolean signals. When configured
in different slots, the ports on the UPEU have different functions. Figure 3 shows the slots in the
BBU.
UEIU
The Universal Environment Interface Unit (UEIU) transmits monitoring and alarm signals from
the external devices to the main control and transmission unit.
Panel
Functions
Ports
The UEIU is configured in slot 18. It provides four ports with two ports transmitting two RS485
input signals and the other two ports transmitting eight Boolean signals.
UTRP
The Universal Transmission Processing unit (UTRP) is the transmission extension board of the
BBU3900. It provides eight E1s/T1s, one unchannelized STM-1/OC-3 port, and four electrical
ports or two optical ports.
Specification
Panels
Figure 1 shows the panel of the UTRP2 supporting two optical ports.
Figure 2 shows the panel of the UTRP3 and UTRP4 supporting eight E1s/T1s.
Figure 4 shows the panel of the UTRP9 supporting four electrical ports.
Functions
The UTRP2 provides two 100M/1000M Ethernet optical ports, performs functions of the
MAC layer, receives and transmits data on Ethernet links, and analyzes the MAC
address.
The UTRP3 provides eight E1s/T1s and performs inverse multiplexing and
demultiplexing on a single ATM cell flow on the eight E1/T1 links.
The UTRP4 provides eight E1s/T1s, frames and deframes HDLC frames, and allocates
and controls the 256 HDLC timeslot channels.
The UTRP6 supports one unchannelized STM-1/OC-3 port.
The UTRP9 provides four 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet electrical ports and performs the
functions of the MAC layer and physical layer.
Cold backup is supported.
LEDs
UTRP2 and UTRP9 provide two LEDs for indicating the status of the current link. Table 3
describes the LEDs on the Ethernet ports of the UTRP2 and UTRP9.
Ports
Table 4 describes the ports of the UTRP2 supporting two optical ports.
Table 5 describes the ports on the UTRP3 and UTRP4 supporting eight E1s/T1s.
Table 5 Ports on the panel of the UTRP3 and UTRP4 supporting eight E1s/T1s
Label Port Type Quantity Connector Type
E1/T1 E1/T1 port 2 DB26 connector
Table 7 describes the ports of the UTRP9 supporting four electrical ports.
DIP Switches
The UTRP3 or UTRP4 has three DIP switches numbered from SW1 to SW3. SW1 and SW2 are
used to set the grounding status of the eight E1s. SW3 is used to set matched impedance for the
eight E1s. Figure 5 shows the DIP switch on the UTRP3 or UTRP4.
Table 8, Table 9, and Table 10 describe how to set the DIP switches on the UTRP3 or UTRP4.
CAUTION:
SW1 and SW2 are set to OFF (balanced mode) by default. When the eight E1s are faulty, all the
DIP bits of SW1 and SW2 should be set to ON to rectify faults. SW1 corresponds to E1s No.4 to
No.7 and SW2 corresponds to E1s No.0 to No.3.
USCU
This section describes the Universal Satellite card and Clock Unit (USCU).
Panel
There are two types of USCU: USCUb0, USCUb1 and USCUb2, as shown in Figure 1 and
Figure 2.
(1) GPS port (2) RGPS port (3) TOD port (4) M-1PPS port (5) BITS port
Functions
The USCU provides interface for an external RGPS device (such as a reused device of
the operator), Metro1000 device, BITS device, and TOD input.
The USCUb0 does not incorporate the satellite card.
The USCUb1 has the GPS receiver. It is used for clock synchronization or obtaining
accurate clock signals from transmission devices.
A dual-satellite receiver is configured in a USCUb2, which supports GPS, GLONASS, or
COMPASS clock signals.
LED
Ports
UBRI
The Universal Baseband Radio Interface Board (UBRI) provides extended CPRI optical or
electrical ports to implement convergence, distribution, and multi-mode transmission on the
CPRI.
Panel
Functions
The UBRI provides six LEDs indicating the status of the CRRI links, which are above the SFP
ports. Table 2 describes the CPRI link status LED.
Ports
MRFU
A multi-mode radio frequency unit (MRFU) supports a maximum of six carriers. The MRFU
(Multi-Mode Radio Frequency Unit) is a type of the multi-mode radio frequency unit and
supports up to 6 carriers for GSM, 4 carriers for UMTS, and 1 carrier for LTE.
Panel
MRFUs fall into three types: MRFU V1, MRFU V2, and MRFU V2a. The three types of
MRFUs can be identified by their labels. As shown in Figure 1, there is "V0" or "V1" on the
label of a MRFU V1, there is "V2" on the label of a MRFU V2, and there is "V2a" on the label
of a MRFU V2a.
Figure 1 MRFU Panel
Function
Modulates and converts the signals to the TX band by up-converting the intermediate
frequency (IF) signals, filters and amplifies the signals and then transmits the signals to
the antenna through the duplexer.
Receives radio frequency (RF) signals from the antenna system, down-converts the
signals to IF signals, and then transmits them to the baseband unit (BBU) after an
amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, digital down-conversion, matched filtering,
and Digital Automatic Gain Control (DAGC).
Performs power control.
Provides Voltage Standing Wave Ration (VSWR) detection.
Supplies power to the tower mounted amplifier (TMA) and controls the remote electrical
tilt (RET) antenna.
Controls Digital Predistortion (DPD) based on feedback signals.
Generates the common public radio interface (CPRI) clock, recovers the CPRI clock
from loss of synchronization, and detects alarms.
Principles
A MRFU consists of the high-speed interface unit, signal processing unit, power amplifier, and
duplexer. Figure 2 shows the principle of the MRFU.
Converts the signals from the BBU for the signal processing unit.
Converts the signals from the signal processing unit for the BBU.
A signal processing unit consists of two uplink RX channels and one downlink TX channel.
A power amplifier (PA) amplifies the low-power RF signals that are received from the signal
processing unit.
The functions of the duplexer are as followings:
Indicators
Ports
WRFU
One WCDMA Radio Filter Unit (WRFU) supports 2 carriers or 4 carriers.
Panel
Functions
Implements the direct frequency conversion technique in the transmit channel. The
baseband signals are modulated to WCDMA RF signals. After being filtered and
amplified or being combined, the RF signals are transmitted through the duplex filter to
the antenna for radio transmission.
Receives UL RF signals from the antenna system and then down-converts the received
signals to IF signals. After amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, digital down-
conversion, matched filtering, automatic gain control (AGC), the IF signals are sent to the
BBU for further processing.
Implements power control and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) detection
Provides reverse power detection
Provides frequency synthesis and loopback test
Generates the CPRI clock, recovers the CPRI clock from loss of synchronization, and
detects alarms
Supports 40 W (2 carriers) and 80 W (4 carriers) power outputs
Principle
The WRFU consists of the high-speed interface unit, signal processing unit, power amplifier, and
duplex unit. Figure 2 shows the principle of the WRFU.
Transmits the signals received from the BBU to the signal processing unit
Transmits the signals received from the signal processing unit to the BBU
The signal processing unit consists of two UL RX channels and one DL TX channel.
The power amplifier amplifies the low-power RF signals from the signal processing unit.
The duplexer has the following functions:
LEDs
Ports
MRFUd
The MRFUd (Multi-Mode Radio Frequency Unit Type D) is a type of the multi-mode radio
frequency unit and supports up to 8 carriers for GSM, 6 carriers for UMTS, and 2 carriers for
LTE.
Panel
Functions
Modulates and converts the signals to the TX band by up-converting the intermediate
frequency (IF) signals, filters and amplifies the signals or combines the signals, and then
transmits the signals to the antenna through the duplexer.
Receives RF signals from the antenna system, down-converts the signals to IF signals,
and performs amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, digital down-conversion,
matched filtering, and digital automatic gain control (DAGC), and then transmits the
signals to the BBU for further processing.
Performs power control.
Provides Voltage Standing Wave Ration (VSWR) detection.
Supplies power to the TMA and controls the RET antenna.
Controls Digital Predistortion (DPD) based on feedback signals.
Generates the CPRI clock, recovers the CPRI clock from loss of synchronization, and
detects alarms.
Principle
The MRFUd consists of the high-speed interface unit, signal processing unit, power amplifier
(PA), and duplexer. Figure 2 shows the logical structure of the MRFUd.
Transmits the signals received from the BBU to the signal processing unit.
Transmits the signals received from the signal processing unit to the BBU.
The signal processing unit consists of two uplink RX channels and two downlink TX channels.
LEDs
Ports
WRFUd
The WRFUd (WCDMA Radio Frequency Unit Type D) is a type of the WCDMA radio filter
unit and supports up to 6 carriers for UMTS.
Panel
Functions
Implements the direct frequency conversion technique in the TX channel. The baseband
signals are modulated to WCDMA RF signals. After being filtered and amplified or being
combined, the RF signals are transmitted through the duplex filter to the antenna for radio
transmission.
Receives uplink RF signals from the antenna system and then down-converts the received
signals to intermediate frequency (IF) signals. After amplification, analog-to-digital
conversion, digital down-conversion, matched filtering, automatic gain control (AGC),
the IF signals are sent to the BBU for further processing.
Implements power control and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) detection.
Performs reverse power detection.
Synthesizes frequencies and loop tests.
Generates the CPRI clock, recovers the CPRI clock from loss of synchronization, and
detects alarms.
Principle
The WRFUd consists of the high-speed interface unit, signal processing unit, power amplifier
(PA), and duplexer. Figure 2 shows the logical structure of the WRFUd.
Transmits the signals received from the BBU to the signal processing unit.
Transmits the signals received from the signal processing unit to the BBU.
The signal processing unit consists of two uplink RX channels and two downlink TX channels.
LEDs
Ports
DCDU-11A
The DCDU-11A provides DC power to all components in the cabinet.
Functions
Panel
Ports
Table 1 describes wiring terminals, ports, and switches on the DCDU-11A panel.
Table 1 Wiring terminals, ports, and switches on the DCDU-11A panel
Port Type Label Connector Description
Power input NEG(-) OT terminal Negative power input wiring
wiring terminal terminal
RTN(+) Positive power input wiring
terminal
Power output LOAD0 to LOAD9 tool-less female Power output ports:
port power connector
(pressfit type) Ports LOAD0 to LOAD5 supply
power to RFU0 to RFU5.
Fan Box
The fan box in a CRS cabinet is used for ventilation and heat dissipation of a 6-RFU subrack or
3-RFU subrack.
Table 1 lists the connections of the power cable for the fan box in a reused cabinet.
Table 1 Connections of the power cable for the fan box in a reused cabinet
Fan Box Type Fan Box Model Application Scenario
Fan box for the 6-RFU FAN 03B CRS NC1
subrack
FAU04D-01 CRS ER1&ER2&ER3, CRS
Table 1 Connections of the power cable for the fan box in a reused cabinet
Fan Box Type Fan Box Model Application Scenario
NU1, CRS AD1, and CRS
AV1
Fan box for the 3-RFU Axial-flow fan box for the 3-RFU CRS NS8, CRS NS18, and
subrack subrack CRS NU2
Centrifugal fan box for the 3-RFU CRS AH1 and CRS AS1
subrack
Panel
Fan boxes for the 6-RFU subracks fall into two types: FAN03B and FAU04D-01, of which the
panels are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
Fan boxes for 3-RFU subracks fall into two categories: axial-flow fan boxes and centrifugal fan
boxes, of which the panels are shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4.
Figure 5 and Figure 6 show an axial-flow fan and a centrifugal fan, respectively.
Figure 5 Axial-flow fan
Functions
Indicators
Table 2 describes the indicators on the panel of the fan box for the 6-RFU subrack.
Table 2 Indicators on the panel of the fan box for the 6-RFU subrack
Label Color Status Description
RUN Green On for 0.125s and off for The unit is functional but fails to
0.125s communicate with the BBU or an
upper-level fan box.
On for 1s and off for 1s The unit is functional and
communicating with the BBU or an
upper-level fan box.
Steady off There is no power supply, or the
module is faulty.
ALM Red On for 1s and off for 1s The module is reporting alarms.
Steady off No alarm is generated.
There is no indicator on the panel of the fan box in the 3-RFU subrack. The status of the fan box
for the 3-RFU subrack is shown by the indicators on the MON. For details, see the Indicators.
Port
Table 3 describes the ports on the panel of the fan box for the 6-RFU subrack.
Table 3 Ports on the panel of the fan box for the 6-RFU subrack
Port Label Connector Description
Power supply -48 V 3V3 power The port is used to introduce
socket connector the -48 V DC power supply.
Sensor port SENSOR RJ45 connector The port is connected to the
ELU.
Communication COM OUT RJ45 connector Connected to the lower-level
port fan box.
COM IN RJ45 connector Connected to the BBU or an
upper-level fan box.
There is no port on the panel of the fan box in the 3-RFU subrack. Two pairs of cables, which are
connected to 4-pin connectors, are led out from a hole on the fan box.
Figure 1 ELIA
CMUE
The Central Monitoring Unit type E (CMUE) is a centralized monitoring unit, which mainly
monitors the fans, Heater Assembly Unit (HAU), and cabinet temperature.
Functions
Electronic label The CMUE reports the electronic label of the board and other external
cabinets.
Providing protection If ports are connected reversely, the current is lowered by the
against reverse corresponding PTC or resistance.
connections of the
smoke, water, and
temperature sensors
Exterior
Figure 1 CMUE
Port
(9) COM_OUT RS485 signal port. It communicates with lower-level cascading ports and
reports monitoring information.
Indicators
DIP Switch
On the CMUE, there is a DIP switch J18, which is used to set the working mode of the CMUE
according to the cabinet type. Figure 3 shows the position of the DIP switch on the CMUE.
In different types of cabinet, the DIP switch on the CMUE is set in different ways, as shown in
Figure 4.
NOTE:
The red rectangles in Figure 4 show the positions for installing jumper caps.
Specifications
HAU
A heater assembly unit (HAU) is used to keep the working temperature inside the cabinet in the
normal range.
Functions
Exterior
Figure 1 HAU
Ports
Indicators
Specifications