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SRAN on baseband
dimensioning
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Section Objectives
• At the end of this section you will be able to:
- perform baseband dimensioning in SRAN deployments
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Section Content
• Impact of SRAN on baseband dimensioning
- How baseband dimensioning is affected by SRAN configurations
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SRAN baseband
Before & after
Before - Classical RF sharing SRAN introduced (SBTS 16)
RF sharing RF sharing
900 900
RF sharing
GSM WCDMA GSM LTE
System Module System Module System Module System Module
Common
System Module (LTE + WCDMA + GSM)
900 1800
One common System Module supporting
up to 3 RATs and dedicated / shared RF modules
GSM WCDMA LTE
System Module System Module System Module
Each RAT requires dedicated System Module
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SRAN baseband
SBTS 16 - Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station
SRAN 16 System Module
LTE System Module sharing
+
FSMF System Module
(plus optional capacity Common O&M
WCDMA System Module extension FBBA/C cards)
Up to 3 RATs sharing FSMF System
+ Module. BB capacity statically
distributed among RATs
Note: FSMF and future HW is foreseen to
Common Transport
GSM System Module support Single RAN SW
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SRAN baseband
Flexi Multiradio 10 System Module (SM) – Product highlights
Flexi Multiradio Easy capacity Integrated
10 BTS expansion common transport
FSMF System Add-in sub- Common
Module modules (LTE/WCDMA/LTE)
transport
Share FBBA/C card IP/Eth
LTE/GSM backhaul
Optional sub-
WCDMA/GSM
module
LTE/WCDMA
LTE/GSM/WCDMA expanding SBTS
BB capacity
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SRAN baseband
SBTS 16/16.2 - Flexi BTS System Module
SBTS 16.2 planned support:
LTE: WCDMA: GSM:
SBTS - FSMF - FSMF
- FSMF
- FBBA
- FBBA*
- FBBC
- FBBC
System Module rel.3
FSMF + FBBA/C
and future HW Note: WBTS supports FSMF and FBBA cards only
SBTS 16 PT supports FSMF and FBBC cards
* FBBA support for LTE planned (16.2) / please
confirm with SRAN PMs before communicating
to customer
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SRAN baseband
FBBC usage in WCDMA
FBBA/C bb capacity = 6 subunits
FSMF + 2x FBBA FSMF + 2x FBBC
• 6 x OBSAI interface for Radio Modules • 8 x OBSAI interface for Radio Modules
• 1 x OBSAI cable needed between FSMF and each FBBC
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SRAN baseband
SBTS baseband resources sharing
How SBTS baseband resources are shared between RATs ?
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SRAN baseband
SBTS baseband resources sharing
SBTS supported RAT combinations:
1 RAT: 2 RATs: 3 RATs:
- GSM - GSM + WCDMA - GSM + WCDMA + LTE
- GSM + LTE
- WCDMA
- WCDMA + LTE
- LTE
System Module sharing combinations
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SRAN baseband
SBTS baseband resources sharing
• BTS baseband capacity allocation between activated RATs is statically assign with FSMF or FBBA/C card
granularity, with one exception mentioned below:
• FSMF baseband capacity can be shared between:
• GSM and LTE
• GSM and WCDMA
- Note: In System Module sharing mode GSM is always allocated at FSMF (not FBBA/C card)
GSM LTE (RCS conf) GSM WCDMA
• Additional baseband resources for WCDMA or LTE can be allocated with FBBA/C cards.
GSM WCDMA GSM WCDMA
WCDMA WCDMA WCDMA
• FSMF or FBBC card baseband capacity cannot be shared between LTE and WCDMA .
WCDMA
WCDMA LTE
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SRAN baseband GSM
SBTS baseband resources sharing
WCDMA
• GSM and WCDMA System Module sharing mode
• Depending on available FBBA/C cards SBTS provides the following baseband resources for WCDMA
RAT.
SBTS GSM WCDMA subunits
FSMF
GSM WCDMA
24 TRX 3,5 su
FSMF + FBBA/C
24 TRX 9,5 su GSM WCDMA
WCDMA
FSMF + 2x FBBA/C
24 TRX 15,5 su GSM WCDMA
WCDMA WCDMA
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SRAN baseband LTE
SBTS baseband resources sharing
There are three LTE baseband SW allocation types, depending on LTE radio configuration (supported
bandwidth / # cells / features):
• Reduced Cell Set (RCS)
• Basic Cell Set (BCS)
• Extended Cell Set (ECS)
Each configuration affects BB allocation (-> amount of FSMF/FBBC cards)
Reduced cell set (RCS) Basic cell set (BCS) Extended cell set (ECS)
• up to 3x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO with • up to 6x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO • 3x20MHz LTE with
CoMP in FSMF • up to 3x10MHz LTE 4TX/4RX 4TX/4RX capability
• up to 4x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO • up to 3x20MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO Extended cell set between 2
without CoMP in FSMF 4TX/4RX = 4x2MIMO, 4x4MIMO or/and FBBCs is not supported.
4RX diversity mode
Allows to allocate LTE and GSM (up to 24 Requires whole FSMF or FBBC card for Requires whole FSMF and 1x FBBC card
TRXs) in same FSMF LTE processing for LTE processing
FSMF core baseband capacity shared
between LTE and GSM
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SRAN baseband LTE
SBTS baseband resources sharing
Reduced cell set (RCS)
• up to 3x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO LTE + GSM (up
GSM
with CoMP in FSMF to 24 TRXs)
• up to 4x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO FSMF
without CoMP in FSMF
Basic cell set (BCS)
• up to 6x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO LTE allocation in
or
• up to 3x10MHz LTE 4TX/4RX FSMF or FBBC card
• up to 3x20MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO FSMF FBBC
4TX/4RX = 4x2MIMO, 4x4MIMO or/and 4RX
diversity mode
Extended cell set (ECS)
• 3x20MHz LTE with 4TX/4RX LTE allocation in
capability FSMF and FBBC
Extended cell set between 2 FBBCs card
FSMF + FBBC
is not supported.
Note that different LTE SW allocation are possible in single BTS (e.g. 2x BCS or RCS + BCS) assuming suitable HW capacity
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SRAN baseband LTE
SBTS baseband resources sharing
WCDMA
LTE + WCDMA sharing case requires at least one FBBA*/C card.
Basic cell set (BCS)
WCDMA WCDMA: 5,5 subunits • up to 6x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO
LTE: Basic cell set configuration • up to 3x10MHz LTE 4TX/4RX
LTE
• up to 3x20MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO
FSMF + FBBC 4TX/4RX = 4x2MIMO, 4x4MIMO or/and
4RX diversity mode
WCDMA: 11,5 subunits Extended cell set (ECS)
WCDMA LTE: Basic cell set configuration • 3x20MHz LTE with
WCDMA LTE 4TX/4RX capability
FSMF + 2x FBBC
Extended cell set between
2 FBBCs is not
supported.
WCDMA WCDMA: 5,5 subunits
LTE LTE LTE: 2x Basic cell set configuration
FSMF + 2x FBBC
Exemplary configurations
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SRAN baseband GSM
SBTS baseband resources sharing
LTE
GSM + LTE sharing case requires in minimum FSMF baseband capacity
GSM: Up to 24 TRX Reduced cell set (RCS)
GSM LTE (RCS conf) LTE: Reduced cell set configuration • up to 3x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO with
CoMP in FSMF
FSMF • up to 4x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO without
CoMP in FSMF
GSM LTE(RCS conf) GSM: Up to 24 TRX
LTE: Reduced cell set configuration +
LTE
Basic cell set configuration
FSMF + FBBC
GSM LTE (RCS conf) WCDMA: 5,5 subunits
LTE LTE LTE: 2x Basic cell set configuration
Exemplary configurations
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SRAN baseband GSM
SBTS baseband resources sharing
LTE
GSM + LTE sharing case requires in minimum FSMF baseband capacity
WCDMA
GSM: Up to 24 TRX Reduced cell set (RCS)
GSM WCDMA
WCDMA LTE
LTE: Basic cell set configuration • up to 3x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO with
WCDMA: 11.5 subunits CoMP in FSMF
FSMF + 2x FBBC • up to 4x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO without
CoMP in FSMF
GSM: Up to 24 TRX Basic cell set (BCS)
GSM LTE (RCS conf)
LTE: Reduced cell set configuration +
LTE WCDMA Basic cell set • up to 6x10MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO
WCDMA: 5,5 subunits • up to 3x10MHz LTE 4TX/4RX
FSMF + FBBC • up to 3x20MHz LTE 2x2 MIMO
4TX/4RX = 4x2MIMO, 4x4MIMO or/and
4RX diversity mode
GSM LTE (RCS conf) GSM: Up to 24 TRX
WCDMA WCDMA LTE: Reduced cell set configuration
WCDMA: 11.5 subunits
FSMF + 2x FBBC
Exemplary configurations
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SRAN baseband
SBTS baseband resources sharing - Summary
• System Module sharing functionality allows to share single BTS baseband resources between different
RATs (i.e. GSM / WCDMA / LTE).
• SBTS supports also single RAT scenarios.
• RAT baseband dimensioning rules remain unchanged as such.
• SBTS supported configuration can be found in the following excel file describing SBTS profiles.
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