3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Technical Description (V100R017C00 - Draft A) (PDF) - EN
3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Technical Description (V100R017C00 - Draft A) (PDF) - EN
3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Technical Description (V100R017C00 - Draft A) (PDF) - EN
V100R017C00
Technical Description
Issue Draft A
Date 2020-07-31
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Contents
Huawei 3900 & 5900 series base stations adopt a uniform modular design for
multiple radio network systems. These base stations support the co-existence of
devices serving different RATs at the same site, sharing of base station resources,
and unified operation and maintenance. With these merits, operators'
requirements of evolution to multi-RAT base stations become possible. This
document describes the network architecture, logical structure, hardware devices,
operation & maintenance methods, and reliability of 3900 & 5900 series base
stations.
NOTE
● 3900 & 5900 series base stations described in this document do not include the DBS3900
LampSite or DBS5900 LampSite. For details about the DBS3900 LampSite and DBS5900
LampSite, see LampSite Technical Description.
● In this document, G is short for GSM, U is short for UMTS, L is short for LTE FDD, T is short
for LTE TDD, N is short for NR, and M is short for LTE NB-IoT.
● Unless otherwise specified, in this document, LTE and eNodeB always include FDD, TDD, and
NB-IoT. In scenarios where they need to be distinguished, LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and LTE NB-
IoT are used. The same rules apply to eNodeB.
Product Version
The following table lists the product versions related to this document.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
● Network planning engineers
● Field engineers
● System engineers
Organization
1.1 Changes in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Technical Description
This section describes the changes in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Technical
Description.
1.2 Network Architecture
Radio access network (RAN) consists of the RAN physical layer and RAN logical
layer.
1.3 Logical Structure
This section describes the logical structure of base stations in terms of subsystems
and functional structures.
1.4 Operation and Maintenance
Huawei provides convenient and flexible operation and maintenance methods for
3900 & 5900 series base stations.
1.5 Hardware
3900 & 5900 series base stations adopt a modular design, which consists of
function modules (the BBU and RF modules) and cabinets. The BBU and RF
modules can be combined with different types of cabinets to adapt to different
application scenarios and meet customer requirements for fast and cost-effective
network deployment.
1.6 Product Specifications
Product specifications of the 3900 & 5900 series base stations include technical
specifications and engineering specifications of function modules, and engineering
specifications of each type of cabinet and auxiliary product for base stations.
1.7 Reliability
Huawei base stations adopt a platform design so that hardware can be shared on
this platform. This provides mature communications technologies and stable
transmission reliability.
Draft A (2020-07-31)
This is a draft.
Compared with Issue 02 (2020-05-21) of V100R016C10, this issue does not include
any new topics or changes, or exclude any topics.
● The RAN physical layer consists of physical devices in a base station and base
station controller. Base station devices communicate with base station
controller devices through the transport network.
● The RAN logical layer consists of logical functions implemented on a base
station and base station controller. Base station logical functions
communicate with base station controller logical functions through interface
protocols.
Figure 1-1 shows the position of BTS Node at the RAN physical layer. Table 1-1
describes the RAN physical layer.
Object Description
Object Description
Transport Forwards data between BTS Nodes and BSC Nodes and
network between BTS Nodes and the OMCc. Multiple RATs can share
one transport network or use an independent transport
network.
a: mobile station
b: user equipment
c: operation and maintenance center
d: mobility management entity
e: serving gateway
f: evolved packet core
g: 5G Core Network
MS Mobile station.
Object Description
UE User equipment.
Object Description
Object Description
UE User equipment.
eNodeB Service Services provided by LTE base stations. This object performs
logical functions of LTE base stations. These functions
include radio resource management, radio channel
management, mobility management, physical layer
protocol processing, signaling procedure processing, and
access control.
Object Description
Figure 1-5 shows the position of gNodeB Service in the 5G RAN logical network in
non-standalone (NSA) networking. Table 1-5 describes 5G RAN logical network in
NSA networking.
Object Description
UE User equipment.
NOTE
● In NSA networking, 5G access is deployed based on the existing LTE radio access network
and core network as anchor points for mobility management and coverage. For details on
NSA networking, see NSA Networking based on EPC and X2 and S1 Self-Management in
NSA Networking.
● Option 3 and Option 3X are 5G NSA networking architectures defined by 3GPP. Data split
anchors are different in these two architectures. For details, see NSA Networking based on
EPC.
Figure 1-6 shows the position of gNodeB Service in the 5G RAN logical network in
standalone (SA) networking. Table 1-6 describes 5G RAN logical network in SA
networking.
Object Description
UE User equipment.
Object Description
NOTE
1.2.3 BTS Mapping Between the RAN Physical Layer and RAN
Logical Layer
The logical functions of a base station are deployed on physical devices. One
physical device can be deployed with one or several logical functions.
The following figure shows the BTS mapping between the RAN physical layer and
RAN logical layer.
Figure 1-7 BTS mapping between the RAN physical layer and RAN logical layer
The red, green, purple, and blue lines in the figure indicate the mapping of each
Service in the logical layer to each BTS Node in the physical layer. BTS Node is
classified into single-RAT or multi-RAT base stations based on the types of services
deployed.
● Single-RAT base station: Only one type of service is deployed.
● Multi-RAT base station: At least two types of services are deployed.
NOTE
● Only one mode exists in a single-mode base station and at least two modes exist in a
multimode base station.
● Example 1: GSM base stations and UMTS base stations only have one mode. They are
single-mode base stations.
● Example 2: LTE base stations have three modes: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, and LTE NB-IoT.
Therefore, LTE-only base stations can be LTE FDD single-mode base stations or LM or
LT dual-mode base stations.
● The mapping of GBTS Service to BTS Node1 indicates that BTS Node1 is a GSM base station.
The mapping of BTS Node2 to NodeB Service and eNodeB Service indicates that BTS Node2
is a UL dual-mode base station or ULM triple-mode base station. This method applies to
other base stations.
Figure 1-8 shows the BTS subsystems and Table 1-7 describes the subsystems.
1 BTS CTL subsystem The BTS control subsystem controls and manages
resources in a base station. This subsystem
provides the management plane interface between
the base station and the OMC, the control plane
interface between the base station and other NEs,
and the interface for controlling and negotiating
common devices in a multimode base station.
5 BTS TAS subsystem The BTS clock subsystem synchronizes the base
station clock with external clock sources. This
subsystem provides ports to connect the base
station clock to external clock sources. Multiple
RATs can share one clock or each RAT uses an
independent clock.
NOTE
● BTS TRP subsystem: For details on IP transmission, see IPv4 Transmission or IPv6
Transmission.
● BTS BB subsystem: The UMTS RAT supports the baseband resource pool. For details, see
NodeB Baseband Resource Management. 5G supports the UL and DL Decoupling
feature. For details, see UL and DL Decoupling.
● BTS RF subsystem: For details on CPRI topologies, see RF Unit and Topology
Management.
● BTS TAS subsystem: For details on time management, see Time Management. For
details on the clock synchronization modes supported by each RAT, see the
corresponding Synchronization. For details on multi-RAT clock sharing, see Common
Clock.
● BTS MPE subsystem: For details on power supply management, see Power Supply
Management. For details on environment monitoring management, see Monitoring
Management.
● To obtain the preceding reference documents, choose Description > Function
Description in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation.
The following figure shows the functional structure of a BTS. A BTS Node shields
software and hardware differences from Services by using abstracted resources
and a unified interface design. In this way, Services can be flexibly deployed on
each type of resources and share these resources.
Object Description
BTS Node For details, see 1.2.1 BTS at the RAN Physical
Layer.
eNodeB Service/GBTS For details, see 1.2.2 BTS at the RAN Logical
Service/NodeB Service/ Layer.
gNodeB Service
● In a co-MPT base station, the BTS Node manages the software and hardware
platforms. Resources can be shared or used independently for each Service to
achieve flexible resource scheduling and allocation. This facilitates the
evolution of multimode base stations.
● In a co-MPT base station, different modes can be flexibly combined to
implement GSM, UMTS, LTE, and NR single-mode base stations, or multimode
base stations including RATs above.
NOTICE
If operations that affect services are performed on the shared resources, services
of RATs that share these resources will be affected. These operations include
parameter adjustments, resets, board additions and removals, power-off, blocking,
loopbacks, offline tests, offline performance tests, and software upgrades and
rollbacks.
GBTS 3900 series base stations deployed only with GBTS Service
eGBTS 3900 & 5900 series base stations deployed only with GBTS Service
NodeB 3900 & 5900 series base stations deployed only with NodeB Service
eNode 3900 & 5900 series base stations deployed only with eNodeB Service
B
gNode 3900 & 5900 series base stations deployed only with gNodeB Service
B
still share part of the resources, such as site devices, cabinets, the BBU,
transmission resources, clocks, RF modules, and the antenna system. The
fewer the resources are shared, the fewer each Service depends on each other.
The more the resources are shared, the more each Service depends on each
other. The BTS Nodes communicate with each other through the Itf_RBS_MRI
interface to negotiate how to allocate shared resources and prevent resource
conflicts.
● A separate-MPT base station can be an NR, LTE, UMTS, or GSM single-mode
base station, or a multimode base station involving any combinations of NR,
LTE, UMTS, and GSM.
NOTE
5900 series base stations support eGBTSs, and do not support GBTSs.
NOTE
● 5900 series base stations support eGBTSs, and do not support GBTSs.
● In the Multi-RAT column, Can be shared means that multiple RATs can either share this
function or not. Cannot be shared means that multiple RATs cannot share this function. In
this case, this function can be enabled independently for each RAT.
● The GBTS, eGBTS, NodeB, eNodeB, gNodeB, and MBTS in the following tables are separate-
MPT base stations.
● To obtain the following reference documents, choose Description > Function Description in
3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation.
Clock Synchronization
The following table lists different functions implemented by separate-MPT and co-
MPT base stations.
Transmission Protocol
The following table lists different functions implemented by separate-MPT and co-
MPT base stations.
NodeB ATM/IP
eNodeB IP
Co-MPT ATM/IP
NOTE
For details on ATM transmission, see ATM Transport. For details on IP transmission, see IPv4
Transmission or IPv6 Transmission. For details on the networking where multiple RATs share
the transport network, see Common Transmission.
CPRI Topology
The following table lists different functions implemented by separate-MPT and co-
MPT base stations.
NOTE
For details on the CPRI ring topology, load sharing topology, and dual-star topology, see RF
Unit and Topology Management. For details on the CPRI trunk chain topology, see RMU.
CPRI MUX
The following table lists different functions implemented by separate-MPT and co-
MPT base stations.
Co-MPT Supported
NOTE
1.4.1 Overview
This section describes the related concepts of operation and maintenance (OM)
for 3900 & 5900 series base stations in terms of OM methods, base station types,
and NE types.
OM Methods
3900 & 5900 series base stations can be maintained in the following methods:
● Local maintenance: OM personnel maintain the base station on the base
station SMT or LMT through the local maintenance port on the base station.
● Remote maintenance: OM personnel maintain the base station on the (OSS
for short) or LMT in the equipment room or the centralized management
center.
Based on the number of RAT Services deployed, base stations on the OSS are
classified into the following two types:
● A base station deployed with only one RAT is called a single-RAT base station.
● A base station deployed with two or more RATs is called a multi-RAT base
station. Multi-RAT base stations such as separate-MPT and co-MPT multi-RAT
base stations are indicated by Multi-RAT Base Station or Multimode Base
Station on the OSS. To simplify base station classification, a co-MPT base
station deployed with only one RAT is also classified as a multi-RAT base
station.
NE Types
Each BTS Node in a multi-RAT base station has an independent OM channel. The
BTS Node together with the RAT Service deployed on it are called an NE, which
can be independently managed by the SMT, LMT, or .
The following figure shows the NE management architecture of 5900 series base
stations on the OSS. The NE management architecture of 3900 series base stations
is similar to that of 5900 series base stations. They only differ in NE names.
NOTE
● The GBTS is managed by the BSC and is not an independent NE on the OSS client. Therefore,
the GBTS is not displayed on the OSS. For details about the operation and maintenance of a
GBTS, see GSM Initial Configuration Guide and GBSS Reconfiguration Guide.
● The eGBTS has the same OM system as a co-MPT multimode base station. The NE type of
the eGBTS is BTS3900 or BTS5900.
NE Types
A single-RAT base station has one OM interface, represents one NE, and is
connected to one OSS.
NE types for 3900 series single-RAT base stations are as follows:
● A NodeB is displayed as BTS3900 WCDMA on the OSS.
● An eNodeB is displayed as BTS3900 LTE on the OSS.
● A gNodeB is displayed as BTS3900 5G on the OSS.
NE types for 5900 series single-RAT base stations are as follows:
● A NodeB is displayed as BTS5900 WCDMA on the OSS.
● An eNodeB is displayed as BTS5900 LTE on the OSS.
● A gNodeB is displayed as BTS5900 5G on the OSS.
OM Systems
Figure 1-13 shows the OM systems of the NodeB, gNodeB, and eNodeB of 5900
series base stations. The OM systems of 3900 series base stations are similar to
those of 5900 series base stations. They only differ in NE names.
NE Types
Multiple RATs in a co-MPT multi-RAT base station are deployed on the same main
control board. These RATs share one OM interface, represent one NE, and are
connected to one OSS.
A 3900 series co-MPT base station is displayed as BTS3900 on the OSS.
A 5900 series co-MPT base station is displayed as BTS5900 on the OSS.
OM Systems
Figure 1-14 shows the OM system of a 5900 series co-MPT base station. The OM
systems of 3900 series base stations are similar to those of 5900 series base
stations. They only differ in NE names.
NE Types
Multiple RATs in a separate-MPT multi-RAT base station are deployed on different
main control boards. These RATs have different OM interfaces, represent different
NEs, and are connected to one OSS through their own OM channels.
NEs in a separate-MPT multi-RAT base station are independently managed on the
base station SMT or LMT.
On the OSS, NEs in a separate-MPT multi-RAT base station have the same DID.
The OSS provides a unified GUI to manage NEs in a separate-MPT multi-RAT base
station. The separate-MPT multi-RAT base station is indicated by MBTS on the
OSS. Different RATs have different NE types, including BTS3900 WCDMA,
BTS3900 LTE, BTS3900 5G, BTS5900 WCDMA, BTS5900 5G, and BTS5900 LTE.
OM Systems
Figure 1-15 shows the OM system of a 5900 series separate-MPT base station.
The OM systems of 3900 series base stations are similar to those of 5900 series
base stations. They only differ in NE names.
In a separate-MPT multi-RAT base station where multiple NEs share resources, the
shared resources must be coordinated.
NOTICE
If operations that affect services are performed on the shared resources, services
of RATs that share these resources will be affected. These operations include
parameter adjustments, resets, board additions and removals, power-off, blocking,
loopbacks, offline tests, offline performance tests, and software upgrades and
rollbacks.
Table 1-14 lists the difference between unilateral management and multilateral
management.
Config Only one NE is For multiple NEs, all are configured with
uration configured with resource sharing parameters and these
manag resource sharing parameters must have consistent settings to
ement parameters. The prevent resource conflicts. The multi-node
shared resources can OMC configuration tool can automatically
be used on other NE associate with the shared resources to ensure
sides without consistent parameter configuration.
configurations.
Fault Only one NE reports, For multiple NEs, all report alarms related to
manag locates, and clears the shared resources. On the multi-node OMC
ement alarms related to the alarm management tool, the O&M personnel
shared resources. can specify one NE to locate and clear the
reported alarms while alarms reported by
other NEs are shielded.
When handling an alarm related to shared
resources (excluding an inter-NE configuration
conflict alarm), operators need to handle it
only on one NE. After the alarm is cleared on
the NE, the alarm is also cleared on other NEs.
Perfor Only one NE reports For multiple NEs, all report performance
mance performance measurement results of the shared resources.
manag measurement results
ement of the shared
resources.
Softwa Only one NE For multiple NEs, all manage the resource
re manages the sharing software. The operating personnel can
manag resource sharing grant loading control rights to one NE for
ement software. software upgrades and rollbacks. Loading
control rights can be automatically configured
by the multi-node OMC software management
tool if the base station uses Huawei standard
version mapping. Loading control rights must
be manually configured if non-standard
Huawei version mapping is used. In principle,
the loading control rights are configured in
descending order of version and RAT (for
example, NR > LTE > UMTS > GSM).
Invento Only one NE reports Multiple NEs report the inventory information
ry the inventory about the shared resources. The multi-node
manag information about OMC software management tool can
ement the shared resources. automatically associate with the inventory
information about the shared resources.
NOTE
● Consistent parameter configuration: Parameters configured for the same object must
have the same values for different NEs. Parameters configured for different objects
cannot have same values for different NEs.
● For details about parameter settings for shared resources, see 3900 & 5900 Series Base
Station MO and Parameter Reference.
● For details about reporting and handling alarms related to shared resources, see 3900 &
5900 Series Base Station Alarm Reference.
When unilateral management is used, the personnel can specify one RAT to
manage the shared resources based on site situations. For example:
● Newly deployed base stations: Different RATs of newly deployed base stations
are listed in descending order of management priority: GSM > UMTS > LTE >
NR. For example, in a newly deployed GU base station, it is recommended
that GSM manage the shared resources.
● Capacity expansion: It is recommended that the existing RAT manage the
shared resources. For example, during an evolution from GSM to GU, it is
recommended that GSM manage the shared resources.
The management method varies according to different types of shared resources.
Table 1-15 lists the management method for different types of shared resources.
NOTE
1.5 Hardware
3900 & 5900 series base stations adopt a modular design, which consists of
function modules (the BBU and RF modules) and cabinets. The BBU and RF
modules can be combined with different types of cabinets to adapt to different
application scenarios and meet customer requirements for fast and cost-effective
network deployment.
3900 & 5900 series base stations are classified into macro and LampSite base
stations. This document describes only macro base stations. For details on
LampSite base stations, see the corresponding LampSite technical description
documents.
stations (BTS3900C), and distributed base stations (DBS3900). The following table
lists the function modules and cabinets applicable to macro base stations.
Table 1-16 Function modules and cabinets applicable to macro base stations
Application Base Function Cabinet
Scenario Station Module
Model
Table 1-17 Function modules and cabinets applicable to macro base stations
Application Base Function Cabinet
Scenario Station Module
Model
NOTE
● A base station may have multiple types of cabinets. The preceding table provides only a
general overview. For details on the mapping between base stations and cabinets, see "3900
& 5900 Series Base Station Cabinet Description". For example, see APM30H Hardware
Description for specific information.
● To meet customer requirements, Huawei also provides the macro + distributed base station
solution. The function module RRU/AAU of a distributed base station receives power from
the power cabinet in a separated base station. This solution enables flexible networking and
large potential for future capacity expansion and evolution. For details on a macro +
distributed base station, see section "Configured with RFUs and RRUs" in 3900 & 5900 Series
Base Station Model Description.
● To obtain the information, choose Description > Hardware Description in 3900 & 5900
Series Base Station Product Documentation.
Function Modules
For details on technical specifications and engineering specifications of BBUs, see
BBU Technical Specifications.
NOTE
● For details on input power specifications of RF modules, see the section related to power
requirements in the corresponding base station in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Model
Description.
● For details on specifications of RRU/AAU power cables, see the section related to power
cables in the corresponding RRU/AAU hardware description.
● To obtain the specifications, choose Description > Technical Specifications in 3900 & 5900
Series Base Station Product Documentation.
NOTE
To obtain the user guide, choose Installation and Commissioning > Auxiliary Product
Installation Guide in 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Product Documentation.
1.7 Reliability
Huawei base stations adopt a platform design so that hardware can be shared on
this platform. This provides mature communications technologies and stable
transmission reliability.
System Reliability
Base stations feature a reliability design with load sharing and redundancy
configuration, optimized fault detection and isolation technologies for boards and
the system. This greatly enhances system reliability.
Hardware Reliability
Software Reliability
Redundancy The system stores key data such as software versions and data
backup configuration files to ensure normal operation of the system
when errors occur in the data.
Error When software errors occur, the system can still work with its
tolerance self-healing and error tolerance capabilities, which are supported
by the following functions: