Multicontroller RNC

Ultimate power in pocket size

April 6th, 2010

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Why mcRNC?
Core ntw

Revolutionary RNC concept for WCDMA

High data capacity for mobile broadband traffic
mcRNC

High control plane capacity for smartphone traffic

IP based platform

High packing density solution

mcRNC

RNC2600 performance in 80% smaller size

mcRNC

Low OPEX
Plug and Play installation
mcRNC

Very small in size, minimized site space needed

Extremely low power consumption
No specific cooling required

Other major benefits

Co-siting with RNC2600 for additional capacity
Common platform with BSC

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New RNC on Multicontroller Platform

Core ntw

mcRNC

Most excellent solution for Smartphone traffic

One processing environment for all functions

Best resource optimization for different traffic

mixes including increased signaling traffic

Large scalability

Same HW for all functions

mcRNC

Distributed functionality and redundancy over

the HW

mcRNC

Perfect fit to both heavily centralized and

distributed network topology including AC and
DC supply option

mcRNC

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Low OPEX

Extremely small size and low power

consumption

No specific cooling required

Easy installation

Very low number of spares

Easy capacity upgrade

Easy traffic mix retuning without HW changes

mcRNC in a nutshell
Capacity upgradable to 35 Gbps
throughput in 8 modules
6 x 10/1 Gbps and 16 x 1 Gbps
Ethernet interfaces
Only 2 ms 2-way packet latency
No practical limit on simultaneous
HSPA users
Flexible capacity and connectivity
planning with common resource pool
Traffic profile retuning without HW
changes and service break
Fully HW redundant and operator
configurable with a min. 2 modules
Module size 4U (177mm), fits in 19
rack
AC and DC power supply options
Power consumption < 800 W /module
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Future proof structure - full compatibility

with existing and new WCDMA/HSPA
networks
Full-blown RNC supporting without HW
changes all the standard 3GPP voice and
data services with any traffic mix
To be used with any existing or new
NSN Ultra- or Flexi-BTS with native IP
interface
Fits for any standard core network
elements with native IP connectivity
SW configurable internal resource
sharing provides the best flexibility and
support for new and upcoming services,
like Smartphone traffic

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CS&PS
Core

Dimensioning basics for mcRNC

Only one processing environment for all the functions

Only one HW module type
Modules fully meshed
Full resource pooling for all the functionalities over the entire
network element of up to 8 modules
Resource allocations can be changed during the traffic
Impact/restart only on the resources, where the functionality is
changed
Resource reservation for redundancy as requested
Direct impact on overall capacity and/or connectivity

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Module configuration principles

Option for AC or DC power modules

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BOC-A

BOC-A

BOC-A

BOC-A

BOC-A

BOC-A

BOC-A

BOC-A

HDSAM-A

HD
U

Only one HW module

type
Each card inside can be
programmed to any
functionality

Flexible Dimensioning up to 50Gbps

RU40

Ultimate flexibility in capacity and connectivity planning

Unique type of processing resource servers all kind of RNC functionalities
SW defines mcRNC resource allocation in user plane, control plane,
management plane and transport plane
Flexible mcRNC dimensioning optimizes mcRNC capacity to meet best
real traffic load and profile requirements
Throughput evolution goes up to 50Gbps
Communities, presence,
browsing, email, maps,
gaming, TV, PC, video

SW Defined
Resource Allocation

Transport

Control
plane

SW Defined
Flexible Capacity

Connectivity

Management
User
Plane

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Data

Voice

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EIP
U
BOC-A
EIP
U
BOC-A

BOC-A

BOC-A

US
PU

EIP
U

BOC-A

BOC-A

EIP
U

US
PU
BOC-A
US
PU
BOC-A

BOC-A
US
PU
BOC-A

US
PU

US
PU
BOC-A
US
PU
BOC-A

BOC-A
US
PU
BOC-A

US
PU

US
PU
BOC-A
US
PU
BOC-A

BOC-A
CS
PU
BOC-A

US
PU

CS
PU
BOC-A
US
PU
BOC-A

BOC-A
CS
PU
BOC-A

CS
PU

CS
PU
BOC-A
CS
PU
BOC-A

CS
PU
BOC-A
CS
PU
BOC-A
CS
PU
BOC-A

CS
PU

BOC-A
CF
PU
BOC-A
CF
PU
BOC-A

HD
U

PT
U
BSAC-A

HDSAM-A

HDSAM-A HD
U

User specific services processing: The

rest of the processors (violet colour) are
shared between user specific UP and CP by
SW, (SN+)

PT
U

Control functions processing:

Mandatory for centralized functions,
one card in two modules (2N)

BSAC-A

External interface processing:

Min. two per configuration for
transport (SN+)

CS
PU

Cell specific services

processing: Number depends on
the coverage/connectivity, (N+M)

BOC-A

BOC-A

Physical units identical, functional

units SW definable with the
following principles

CS
PU

CS
PU

mcRNC HW configuration ( one example)

Standalone OMS with mcRNC

NetAct

Support for several

IPA2800-RNCs and/or
mcRNCs
Supports simultaneously up
to 10 RNCs
Less maintenance
Savings on HW & SW cost

OMS
Element Managers
GUI interface

Local user interface

Strong data aggregation
Commercial OMS HW
High capacity
High connectivity
Installation either on RNC
site or remotely (e.g. NetAct
site)

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BTS
O&M
OMU

OMU

OMU

BTSs
BTSs
BTSs

Market leading asset and resource usage

lowest total cost of ownership
Unique site solutions
Green values
OPEX savings

Simple structure easy to install

reduced installation and site costs
Less HW parts
lower spare part costs
Single processing environment for all
functions
less HW reduced expansion
downtime
traffic profile retuning without HW
changes and service break

Secured network services

configurable redundancy according to
operator needs

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Optimal transport for mcRNC

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mcRNC transport

mcRNC is designed for IP environment

direct IP/Eth interfaces in mcRNC front panels in each module
IP transport over PDH/TDM networks efficiently over E1/T1/JT1
Multilink-PPP (RAN1878)
support in BTS in RU30, aggregation in the IP router
improved transport efficiency for packet traffic over E1/T1/JT1

Efficient transport for small IP packets in RU30 (RAN1886)

Multiple IP interfaces from BTS in RU30 (RAN1317)
load sharing, traffic separation

ATM support only via co-siting solution together with

RNC2600
Direct ATM support from mcRNC under study (no decisions)
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Hybrid Backhaul with IP Interfaces

RU30

End-to-End solution for decoupling cost from capacity

Enabling cost-efficient backhaul of HSPA peak rates
Solution consists of Flexi WCDMA BTS using
features

RAN74: IP based Iub

RAN1878: IP over ML-PPP on

Operator benefits

Savings of Hybrid Backhaul,

including synchronisation over TDM

network
E1/T1/JT1 Interfaces
IP is the single transport technology
RAN1317: BTS Backhaul over Multiple Protects previous investment in TDM
IP Interfaces
infrastructure (e.g. microwave radios)
and IP router terminating TDM layer and MLPPP
n x E1/T1

TDM Network
Ethernet

3G BTS

Ethernet

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Ethernet

IP Router

Feature SW ID(s): RAN74, RAN1878, RAN1317

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RNC

Efficient Transport for Small IP Packets

RU30

Transport bandwidth optimization for small IP packets,

e.g. in case of voice frames

With 3GPP compliant Iub/IP protocol stack each voice frame is transported in its
individual UDP/IP packet, resulting in low transport efficiency with a voice
dominated traffic mix
This feature introduces a multiplexing scheme in BTS and RNC, which allows
transporting multiple voice frames within the same IP packet on Iub & Iur
The multiplexing itself is transparent to the traversed transport network, i.e.
intermediate routers see only a normal UDP/IP packet
This allows to improve transport efficiency by up to 50%, leading to reduced
bandwidth needs and thus lower costs
standard
complian
t
IP
packets,
e.g.
Iub/IP

Payload
1
Payload 2
Payload 3

Mux

Payload 3
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UD
P

IP

UD
P

IP

UD
P

IP

Demux

Payload 2

Payload
1

Feature ID(s): RAN1886

UD
P

IP

Common Multicontroller platform for

GSM and WCDMA/HSPA

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Combined BSC, RNC Multicontroller

installation
Efficient Multicontroller BSC, RNC installation common transport for both
technologies

BSC, RNC Multicontroller

installation

GSM / EDGE

Site router

Packet
GSM / EDGE
Swtiched
WCDMA
network

BSC

RNC
WCDMA

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Smooth
P RNC
capacity
C
upgrade
U
when need
for GSM TRX
or PCU
capacity
goes down

BSC and RNC in Multicontroller

Smooth capacity growth path for both directions
1

BSC basic module

BSC TRX extension module

BSC PS data extension module

RNC module

BSC in Multicontroller

RNC / BSC Multicontroller

1 100 TRX
2 048 Packet

Abis channels
for PS data

2 200 TRX
5 120 Packet

2 200 TRX
10 240 Packet

Abis channels
for PS data

Abis channels
for PS data

4
Standard 2

module
config.
capacity

Standard 3

at
p
th
w
ro
GStandard
3

or
f
h

module config.
capacity + 0.75 x
4th module
capacity

module
config.
capacity

RNC in Multicontroller
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2200 TRX
26 624 Packet

Abis channels
for PS data

al
n
o
i
dit
d
a

ac
p
ca

Standard 4

ity

module config.
capacity + 0.875 x
5th module
capacity

One NetAct for both BSC and RNC in

Multicontroller
One NetAct for all Radio Technologies
OSS
Core Network
GSM / EDGE

Packet
Switched
network
Packet
Switched
network

BSC

Packet
Switched
network

RNC
WCDMA

Multicontroller

Seamless management of different radio access technologies with integrated tools

Single point for centralized management of root-cause failures, service quality
indicators and traffic information

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Thank you!

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