BTS3812E Hardware

System Structure
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Foreword

As an important part of UTRAN, NodeB mainly processes

the physical layer of the signals of Uu interface

BTS3812E is an indoor macro NodeB which is produced by

Huawei Co. Ltd.

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Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Explain the hardware structure of BTS3812E

Detail the working principle of different subsystems and boards of
BTS3812E

Detail the signal flow in BTS3812E

List the typical configurations of BTS3812E

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References

BTS3812E Product Description

BTS3812E Hardware Description

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Contents
1. BTS3812E Overview

2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure

3. BTS3812E Typical Configuration

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Contents
1. BTS3812E Overview

2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure

3. BTS3812E Typical Configuration

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Chapter 1 BTS3812E Overview

Section 1 Structure
Section 2 Performance

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Contents
1. BTS3812E Overview
1.1 Structure
1.2 Performance

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NodeB in UMTS Network

UTRAN

UE
Uu

CN
Iu
Iu-CS

RNC
Iub
Iu-BC

CS

NodeB
Iu-PS

Iur
PS

NodeB
Iu-BC

Iub

NodeB

RNC
CBC

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NodeB System Architecture

Clock synchronization source
Uu
Antenna & feeder
subsystem

GPS antenna & feeder system

UE
External reference clock
RNC

Iub

BTS3812E cabinet
-48V DC power
supply system

Transmission
device

-48V

Environment
Monitoring
device
O&M terminal

BTS3812E System

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BTS3812E Hardware Composition

MAFU subrack

MTRU subrack

FAN subrack
Busbar

Baseband subrack

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Contents
1. BTS3812E Overview
1.1 Structure
1.2 Performance

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BTS3812E Appearance

Dimensions:

Weight under full configuration:

205kg

The maximum power consumption:

1400mm(H)*600mm(W)*600mm(D)

1960W

Working voltage:

-48V DC/24V DC/220V AC

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BTS3812E Capacity & Coverage

System capacity

Each sector can support up to 4 carriers

Each cabinet can support up to 12 cells

Each cell can support up to 128 equivalent voice channels

Coverage ability

Each carriers maximum output power of MTRU is: 40W

The receive sensitivity of single antenna is better than:-126.2dBm

The receive sensitivity of two antennas is better than:-129.0dBm

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BTS3812E Characteristics

Transmission Type: E1/T1, STM-1, FE (Fast Ethernet), hybrid

Networking mode: star, chain, tree and hybrid

Synchronization clock sourcesclock extracted from Iub interface,

GPS, external clock and local free-run

Handover types: softer handover, soft handover and hard

handover

Services: CS (circuit domain) services, PS (packet domain)

services

Enhanced functionsRET (Remote Electric Tilt), HSDPA (High

Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink
Packet Access), MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast
Service)

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Contents
1. BTS3812E Overview

2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure

3. BTS3812E Typical Configuration

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Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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BTS3812E Logical Structure

RNC

Transport
Subsystem

Baseband
Subsystem

RF
Subsystem

Control Subsystem

BTS3812E cabinet

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antenna

Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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Control Subsystem

Composition

NodeB Main Processing & Timing unit (NMPT)

NodeB MONitor unit (NMON)

H H H H H H

H H H H

N N

B B U U U U

U U D D

U U

T T

B B L
I

L L L
P P P

L L L

P P P P

P
T

10

P
T

11

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13 14

15

16

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Control Subsystem - NMPT

Board number

Maximum configuration number is 2, working in active/standby

mode
Slot number: 10,11

Types of NMPT: with/without GPS card

Main Functions

Managing the entire NodeB

Processing various kinds of signaling (NBAP, ALCAP)

Providing system clock signals

Connecting to a maintenance terminal directly

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Control Subsystem - NMPT

Indicator

Color

RUN
ALM
ACT

State
ON

There is power input, but the NMPT

is faulty

OFF

There is no power input or the NMPT

is faulty

Flashing at 0.5
Hz

The NMPT is functional under

current configuration

Flashing fast at 4
Hz

Software is being loaded to the

NMPT, or the NMPT is not configured

OFF

The NMPT is functional

ON /Flashing at a
high frequency

The NMPT is in alarm status

ON

The NMPT is active

OFF

The NMPT is in standby mode

10M
FCLK

RUN

Green

GPS

ETH

Label

COM

ALM

Red

ACT

Green

RST

Meaning

NMPT

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Control Subsystem - NMPT

RUN
ALM
ACT

Port

Function

10M

Test port for the 10 MHz master clock

FCLK

Test port for Transmission Time Interval (TTI) frame

synchronization signals

GPS

Port for GPS clock signals

RST

Hardware reset button

ETH

Ethernet port for maintenance

COM

Serial port for debugging

10M
FCLK
GPS

ETH

Label

COM

RST

NMPT

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Control Subsystem - NMON

Board number

Optional, maximum configuration number is 1

Slot number: 16

Main Functions

Providing 32-line input and 7-line output interfaces for the

NodeB to monitor other equipments

Adjusting and controlling the RET through the MAFU

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Control Subsystem - NMON

Indicator

RUN

Color

State
ON

There is power input, but the NMON is

faulty

OFF

There is no power input or the NMON is

faulty

Flashing at 0.5 Hz

The NMON is functional under current

configuration

Flashing at 4 Hz

Software is being loaded to the NMON or

the NMON is not configured

OFF

The NMON is functional

ON/Flashing at a
high frequency

The NMON is in alarm status

ON

The NMON is working

OFF

The NMON software is not activated

Green

ALM

Red

ACT

Green

Meaning

Port

Function

MON

Boolean input or output port

RET

RET signal control port

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Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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Transport Subsystem

Composition

NodeB Digital Trunk Interface unit (NDTI)

NodeB Universal Transport Interface unit (NUTI)

N

H H H H H H

H H H H

N N

B B U U U U

U U D D

U U

T T

I
13 14

15

B B L

L L L

L L L

P P P

P P P P

10

11

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Transport Subsystem - NDTI

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 2

Slot 12,13

Interfaces of Board: 8 pairs of E1/T1 ports

Main Functions

Transferring data between the NodeB and the RNC

Providing E1/T1s to transmit ATM cells in IMA mode and UNI mode

Extracting clock signals from the Iub interface and provides clock
reference for the entire NodeB

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Transport Subsystem - NDTI

Indicator

RUN

ALM

ACT

Color

State
ON

Power input is available but the

board is faulty

OFF

Power input is unavailable or the

board is faulty

Flashing at 0.5 Hz

The board is operational under

current configuration

Flashing at 4 Hz

Software is being loaded or the

board is not configured

OFF

The board is operational

ON / Flashing at a
high frequency

The board is in an alarm status

ON

The board is operational

OFF

The board software is not started

Green

Red

Green

Meaning

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Transport Subsystem - NDTI

The NDTI provides nine DIP switches numbered from S3 to S11

For informing the software S11 selects the E1 or T1 work mode and
the matched impedance of the E1/T1 cables
Hardware setting

S3 to S6 are used to set the matched impedances

S7 to S10 are used to set the grounding status and reserved
1

ON

ON

ON

S7 S4
ON

S8 S3
1

ON

ON

ON

S9 S6
ON

S10 S5
ON

S11

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Transport Subsystem - NUTI

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 3

Slot 12,13,14,15

Interfaces of Board

8 E1/T1s and 2 electrical FE ports on each NUTI

Main Functions

Transferring data between the NodeB and the RNC

Supporting both ATM transport and IP transport

Supporting 3 types of sub-boards:

E1 transport sub-board:

Channelized STM-1 transport sub-board

Unchannelized STM-1 transport sub-board

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Transport Subsystem - NUTI

Indicator

RUN

Color

Red

ACT

Green

FE 0
FE 1

Meaning

ON

Power input is available but the board is

faulty

OFF

Power input is unavailable or the board

is faulty

Flashing at 0.5 Hz

The board is operational under current

configuration

Flashing at 4 Hz

Software is being loaded or the board is

not configured

OFF

The board is operational

ON / Flashing at a
high frequency

The board is in an alarm status

ON

The board is operational

OFF

The board software is not started

Green

ALM

Port

State

Function

Ports for traffic

The two ports are connected to the transmission device and then to the
RNC.The two ports are used to transmit and receive data at 100 Mbit/s

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Transport Subsystem - NUTI

The NUTI provides one DIP switches

For informing the software:

Eight E1/T1s support only one type of the matched impedance

Digits 1 and 2 are in use, and digits 3 and 4 are reserved. S11
informs the software of the matched impedance setting for the
E1/T1 cable

S11

ON

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Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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Baseband Subsystem

Composition

NodeB HSDPA Baseband processing and Interface unit (HBBI)

NodeB HSDPA supported Uplink Processing Unit (HULP)

NodeB HSDPA supported Down Link Processing Unit (HDLP)

N

H H H H H H

H H H H

N N

B B U U U U

U U D D

U U

B B L

T T

L L L
P P P

L L L

P P P P

10

11

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15

16

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Baseband Subsystem - HBBI

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 2

Slot 0,1

Main Functions

The HBBI interfaces the RF subrack with the baseband subrack

Process up to 128 equivalent voice channels for uplink and 256 CEs
for downlink and supports up to 3 cells

Form the uplink resource pool with HULPs

Form the downlink resource pool with HDLPs

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Baseband Subsystem - HBBI

Indicator

RUN

Color

Red

ACT

Green

CPRIA
CPRIB

Description

ON

The power input is operational but the

board is faulty

OFF

There is no power input or the board is

faulty

Flashing at 0.5 Hz

The board is operational under current

configuration

Flashing at 4 Hz

Software is being loaded or the board is

not configured

OFF

The board is operational

ON /Flashing at a high
frequency

The HBBI is in alarm status

ON

The board is operational

OFF

The HBBI software is not activated

Green

ALM

Port

State

Function
Both CPRIA and CPRIB have three CPRI ports, and each port connects to
one MTRU
The two ports connect to the BBIF0 or BBIF1 on the six MTRU panels
through cables

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Baseband Subsystem - HBOI

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 2

Slot 0,1

Main Functions

The HBOI provides an interface between the RRU and the baseband subrack
in the basic cabinet

Process up to 128 equivalent voice channels for uplink, 256 CEs for downlink
and supports up to 3 cells

Form the uplink resource pool with HULPs

Form the downlink resource pool with HDLPs

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Baseband Subsystem - HBOI

Indicator

RUN

Color

State
ON

The power input is operational but

the board is faulty

OFF

There is no power input or the

board is faulty

Flashing at 0.5 Hz

The board is operational under

current configuration

Flashing at 4 Hz

Software is being loaded or the

board is not configured

OFF

The board is operational

ON /Flashing at a
high frequency

The HBOI is in alarm status

ON

The board is operational

OFF

The HBOI software is not activated

Green

ALM

Red

ACT

Green
Port

OPT0/1/2

Description

Function
Optical ports 0 to 2 connect optical cables and transmit the RRU
signals

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Baseband Subsystem - HULP

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 6

Slot 2~7

Main Functions

Each HULP can process 128 equivalent voice channels and support 3 cells

On the data plane, the HULP processes UL baseband data in the NodeB,

including demodulation of common transport channels and dedicated channels,

channel estimation, rake receiving, softer combining and decoding

On the control plane, the HULP completes the signaling process from the
NMPT, transmits data such as feedback information, power control

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Baseband Subsystem - HDLP

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 2

Slot 8,9

Main Functions

Each HDLP can process 512 equivalent voice channels and support 6
cells

Encoding and modulating the user plane data from the NUTI/NDTI

Receiving power control signals from the HULP for TX diversity

control and DL power control

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Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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RF Subsystem

Composition

NBBI
MTRU

NodeB Multi-carrier TRansceiver Unit (MTRU)

Multicarrier Antenna Filter Unit (MAFU)

MTRU

MTRU

MTRU

MTRU

MTRU

MAFU

MAFU

MAFU

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MAFU

MAFU

MAFU

RF SubsystemMTRU

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 6 (0-5)

Main Functions

UL/DL conversion, signal amplification, filtering, A/D conversion, D/A

conversion, digital intermediate frequency conversion, digital predistortion
Each MTRU has one Tx channel and two Rx channels and supports
bi-carrier processing
When configure 50W amplifier, the maximum output power is 40W

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RF SubsystemMTRU
Indicator

RUN

ALM

ACT

Color

Green

Red

Green

State

Description

ON

The version is being checked or version

check fails

OFF

There is no power input; the MTRU is faulty;

or the number assigned for the slot hosting
MTRU is invalid

Flashing
at 0.5 Hz

The MTRU is functional under current

configuration

Flashing
at 4 Hz

Software is being downloaded or uploaded;

the MTRU is being initialized, or the MTRU
initialization fails

OFF

The MTRU is functional.

ON

The MTRU is in alarm status

ON

Version check succeeds and the TX channel

is physically switched on

OFF

The version is being checked or version

check fails

Flashing
at 0.5 Hz

Version check succeeds and the TX channel

is physically switched off

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RF SubsystemMTRU
Port

Function

COM

Communication port between the MAFU and the MTRU

TX

RF TX port

RXA

Primary RF RX port

RXB

Diversity RF RX port

BBIF0

Communication port between MTRU and NBBI or HBBI

BBIF1

Communication port between MTRU and NBBI or HBBI

PWR

Port for power supply and board position identification

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RF SubsystemMAFU

Board Number

Maximum configuration number is 6

Main Functions

Receiving RF signals from antenna and transmitting RF signals to

antenna
Supplying power to RET and TMA through feeder
Receiving the AISG signals from NMON, and sending them to RET
through feeder
Monitoring the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) of the antenna
system

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RF SubsystemMAFU
Indicator
PWR

Color
Green

ALM

State

Description

OFF

Power supply fails

ON

Power supply is normal

OFF

No alarm related to LNA or ALD current is reported

ON

Alarms related to LNA or ALD current are reported

OFF

No VSWR alarm is reported

ON

VSWR alarms are reported

Red

VSWR

Red

Port

Function

RET

Connects to the RET port on the NMON panel through cables

Transmits the RET control signals

TEST_TX/RXA

Test port

RXA0, RXA1

Output port for the primary RX channel

RXB

Output port for the RX diversity channel

TX

TX signal input port

PWR/COM

Power and communication port

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MTRU0

Rx0

Rx0

Rx1

Spliter

Tx
Tx

Rx1

Rx2

LNA

LNA

Duplexer

RF Subsystem 32 Configuration

RX Filter

ANT A

ANT B

MAFU0

Sector 0

MTRU2

Rx0

Rx0

Rx1

Rx1

Spliter

Tx
Tx

Rx2

LNA

LNA

Duplexer

HBBI 0

RX Filter

ANT A

ANT B

MAFU2

Sector 1

MTRU4

Rx0

Rx0

Rx1

Rx1

Sector 2

Rx2

Spliter

Tx
Tx

LNA

LNA

Duplexer

HBBI 1

RX Filter

MAFU4

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ANT A

ANT B

RF Subsystem34 Configuration
Rx2

Rx1

Rx0
Rx1
Rx2

LNA

LNA

Rx1

Rx1
Rx2

LNA

Rx1

Rx0
Rx1

Spliter

Tx

Tx
Rx0

Rx2

LNA

RX Filter

LNA

Duplexer

Rx0

Rx0

Rx1

Rx2

Spliter

Tx

Tx
Rx1

ANT B

MAFU3

HBBI 1
MTRU4

ANT A

RX Filter

MAFU2

Sector 1
MTRU3

LNA

Duplexer

MTRU2

Rx0

Spliter

Tx

Tx
Rx0

ANT B

RX Filter

MAFU1

HBBI 0

ANT A

RX Filter

Tx

Spliter

MTRU1

Duplexer

LNA

MAFU2

Sector 0
Tx
Rx0

LNA

Duplexer

Rx1

Rx1

Duplexer

MTRU0

Rx0

Spliter

Tx

Tx
Rx0

LNA

ANT A

RX Filter

LNA

Sector 2

Rx1

Rx0
Rx1
Rx2

Spliter

MTRU5

Tx

Tx
Rx0

LNA

LNA

RX Filter

MAFU5

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Duplexer

MAFU4

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ANT B

Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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Antenna and Feeder

Subsystem
Antenna

Antenna
stand
Jumper
Jumper
NTTA

Feeder
Jumper

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cabinet

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Feeder

Rules of choosing Feeders :

7/8" feeders used for the distance shorter than 50 m

5/4" feeders used for the distance longer than 50 m

1/2" super-flexible cables are used to connect:

Antennas and main feeders

Antennas and TMAs

Cabinet and main feeders

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Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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Power Supply
M
M
A
A
F
F
U
U
PWR/
COM
P7.6
P7.5

M
T
R
U
P8

M
A
F
U

M
A
F
U

M
A
F
U

M
A
F
U

P7.4

P7.3

P7.2

P7.1

M
T
R
U

M
T
R
U

M
T
R
U

M
T
R
U

M
T
R
U

P9

P10

P12

P13

P14

P7

P8
P9
P10
P11

PWR
Fan

PWR
N
C
C
P
PWR

P11
P12
P13
P14

P15
P15

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Lightning Protection

grounding clip
Tower
45 degree

lightning
arrester

grounding clip
Feeder

lightning
arrester

45 degree

NodeB

outdoor grounding bar

antenna
grounding point

indoor protecting ground

copper bar

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Contents
2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure
2.1 Logical Structure
2.2 Control Subsystem
2.3 Transport Subsystem
2.4 Baseband Subsystem

2.5 RF Subsystem
2.6 Antenna & Feeder Subsystem
2.7 Power Supply & Lightning Protection
2.8 Signal Flow

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BTS3812E Logical Structure

Transport
Subsystem

HULP
NDTI/
NUTI

MTRU

MAFU

Rx0

Rx path0

Antenna

NTTA

HBBI

Antenna
Rx1

Rx path1

HDLP

Tx

PA

Tx path

Duplexer

RNC

RF
Subsystem

Baseband
Subsystem

NMPT

Control
Subsystem

NMON

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BTS3812E cabinet

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NTTA

Signal Flow of Downlink Services

Uu

Uu

UE

M
A
F
U

Antenna
Feeder

UE

Antenna
Feeder

M
T
R
U

M
T
R
U

H
B
B
I

M
A
F
U

H
D
L
P

N
D
T
I

Iub
RNC

NodeB Cabinet
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H
B
B
I

N
D
T
I

NodeB Cabinet
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Iub
RNC

Signal Flow of Uplink Services

Uu

Uu

UE

M
A
F
U

Antenna
Feeder

UE

Antenna
Feeder

M
T
R
U

M
T
R
U

H
B
B
I

M
A
F
U

H
U
L
P

N
D
T
I

Iub
RNC

NodeB Cabinet
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H
B
B
I

N
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I

NodeB Cabinet
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Iub
RNC

Signal Flow of Signaling Processing

NDTI/
NUTI

RNC

HDLP
NDTI/
NUTI

NMPT
HULP

HBBI

NodeB Cabinet

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MTRU

MAFU

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Contents
1. BTS3812E Overview

2. BTS3812E Hardware Structure

3. BTS3812E Typical Configuration

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Input and Output of NodeB

Configuration

Input of NodeB Configuration (network planning parameters)

Number of sectors

Number of carriers, transmit power of each carrier

Number of tributary channels in transmit diversity mode

Number of tributary channels in receive diversity mode

Maximum number of CEs that the NodeB supports

Output of NodeB Configuration (hardware configuration parameters)

Number of boards

Layout of the slots

Connection between the boards

Routes between signals

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Configuration Principles

Basic principles:

Minimum number of trunk cables

Minimum number of feeders and antennas

Minimum number of modules

Add HBBI first when expanding capacity

If not specified, boards of the same type shall be inserted in

slots in an ascending slot number sequence

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Configuration PrincipleControl
Subsystem

NMPT

Types of NMPT: with or without GPS card

Numbers of NMPT: 1 without backup; 2 with backup

NMON

Numbers of NMON: optional, can be configured at most 1

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Configuration PrincipleTransport
Subsystem

NDTI
IMA mode

UNI mode

Number of E1s

Traffic flow / 1,859,000

Traffic flow / 1,920,000

Number of E1 cables

Number of E1s / 4

Number of E1s / 4

Number of NDTIs

Ceil (number of E1s / 8)

NUTI

Different sub-boards are configured according to the needs,

and E1/T1 should outlet from the front panel in the NUTI in slot

14 and 15

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Configuration PrincipleBaseband
Subsystem

HBBI/HBOI

HBBIs/HBOIs configured first for the Baseband Subsystem

HULP

number of HBBIs/HBOIs configured =max {ceil (number of cells / 3),

ceil [total UL demand / 128] }

number of HULPs configured = max {ceil ((number of cells 6) / 3),

ceil [(total UL demand 256) / 128] }

HDLP

number of HDLPs configured = max {ceil ((number of cells 6)/ 6),

ceil [(total DL demand 512) / 512] }

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Configuration PrincipleRF
Subsystem

MTRU

Must configure at least one, can configure up to six

Each MTRU can support bi-carriers processing (neighboring
carriers)

MAFU

Number of MAFUNumber of MTRU

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11 Configuration
MAFU

Configuration Requirements

2-way receive diversity

No transmit diversity

The output power on cabinet

Wireholder

MTRU
NBBI

b
u
s
b
a
r

top is 40 W/carrier

NFAN

No cascading
H
B
B
I

H
B
B
I

N
M
P
T

Air inlet

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M
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M
O
N

N
C
C
U

31 Configuration
MAFU

MAFU

Configuration Requirements

2-way receive diversity

No transmit diversity

The output power on cabinet

Wireholder

MTRU
NBBI

MTRU

top is 40 W/carrier

MAFU

MTRU

b
u
s
b
a
r

NFAN

No cascading
H
B
B
I

HH
BU
BL
I P

H
D
L
P

N
M
P
T

Air inlet

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U

32 Configuration
MAFU

MAFU

Configuration Requirements

2-way receive diversity

No transmit diversity

The output power on cabinet

Wireholder

MTRU
NBBI

MTRU

MTRU

b
u
s
b
a
r

NFAN

top is 20 W/carrier

MAFU

No cascading
H
B
B
I

H
B
B
I

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
D
L
P

H
D
L
P

N
M
P
T

Air inlet

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M
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34 Configuration
MAFU

MAFU

MAFU

MAFU

MAFU

MAFU

MTRU

MTRU b
u
s
b
a
r

Wireholder

Configuration Requirements

2-way receive diversity

No transmit diversity

The output power on cabinet

MTRU
NBBI

MTRU

MTRU

MTRU

NFAN

top is 20 W/carrier

No cascading

H
B
B
I

H
B
B
I

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
U
L
P

H
D
L
P

H
D
L
P

N
M
P
T

Air inlet

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