VMUX-400 Pps

May 2007
Abis & Ater Optimization
Presented by:
CBNetworks
Technical Support
support.technique@cbnetworks.fr
http://www.cbnetworks.fr
Agenda
Background
Vmux-400/420 features
How does it work?
Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool
Statistics
Interoperability
Applications
http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 2

Optimization Market Needs
Market potential:
1 Billion potential cellular subscribers in GSM rural areas (Nokia
Chairman)
Cellular backhaul relies on leased lines, private networks and
satellite connections
Backhaul costs reach 40-60% of the operators OpEx
2.5G / 3G services and mobile users increase incurs additional
network investments (optimized 2G leased lines can be transferred
to 3G networks)
Connectivity optimization reduces costs

GSM Network Architecture
Interface: E(PCM) A(PCM) / Ater* Abis
Solution: Vmux-2100/ Vmux-2100 / 420* Vmux-400/420
Gmux-2000
BSC
BTS
BTS
PSTN
MSC BSC
BTS BTS
BTS
MSC
BSC
BTS BTS
BTS
HLR VLR
*Depends on the GSM Transcoder location: BTS
- if located at MSC Ater (Vmux-420)
- if located at BSC A Interface (Vmux-2100/Gmux-2000)
BTS Base Transceiver Station BSC Base Station Controller (= BSS)

MSC Mobile Switching Centre HLR & VLR Home & Visitor Location Registers
Optimization and not Compression
BSC
Ater Abis Optimized data
BTS
ABIS/ ATER contains:

1. Compressed voice
2. Idle channels
3. Silence within active calls
4. Signaling + headers [ = overhead]
5. Data (such as GPRS / EDGE)

Agenda
Background
How does it work?
Statistics
Interoperability
Applications

Vmux-400 Features
Average Optimization: Up to 3:1 (fractional uplink)
User Input: 1 or 2xE1/T1 (ordering option)
Uplink Interfaces: E1/T1, ETH/IP, Serial (all built-in)
Clocking: Clock is transferred even when using ETH/IP
uplink
Power Options: AC/DC
Data compression: (NEW)
Compresses ~ 10% - 15% more
during peak hours (License is needed)
Point to Multipoint (using bundles)
Voice CODECs
Interoperability with all Major vendors
Tools, such as Bandwidth Calculator, Configurator
Vmux-420 (Beta) Features
All Vmux-400 features (except Serial Uplink & T1)
User Input: Up to 12xE1 (4, 8, or 12 - ordering option)
Uplink Interfaces: Up to 6xE1 or ETH/IP (all built-in)
Chassis: 1U, 19 wide
Redundancy: full redundancy (Carrier Class Product)
Dry Contact Alarm Relay
TDM trunks aggregation (grooming)
Interoperability between Vmux-400 and Vmux-420

Vmux-420 Back Panel
2 Fully redundant Main Modules, in case of H.W

malfunction
All ports connected to both Main Modules, supplying FULL
redundancy

Vmux-400/420 Management
User terminal
Telnet
RV-LITE + SNMP traps
ConfiguRAD

Agenda
Background
How does it work?
Statistics
Interoperability
Applications

Operation
Optimization process
1. Suppress Idle channels
2. Suppress traffic when there are Silence frames within active calls*
3. Remove Signaling HDLC flags (only valid signaling is transferred)
Suppress signaling FISU & LSSU (ATER segment only)
Vmux-400/420
FROM Vmux-400/420 ABIS (/ ATER)

Optimized Data Compressed Voice
BSC 1
(MSC) BTS (/BSC)
Optimization
(* when DTX mode is active in the GSM network)

Data Compression
How does it works?
- The data compression unit accumulates information coming from the optimization unit and
compresses it. The information is compressed similar to Zip a file in PC
Performance
- Saves about 10 - 15% bandwidth during peak hours.
- Higher performance when there is more Data traffic (GPRS / EDGE - up to 50%)
- There are 2 compression levels: Normal level and High level.
Why Data?
- The output from the optimization unit contains data and not voice
- This is non-destructive compression.
Tradeoff for High Packet loss level
- Sensitive to packet loss therefore it is only good for networks with low packet loss.
License dependant
Vmux-400/420
Vmux-400/420 ABIS / ATER

Optimized + Compressed Data Compressed Voice
1 2
BTS
Optimization Data
Compression
Traffic Types Supported VOICE
Voice Codecs:
FR (Full Rate)
EFR (Enhanced Full Rate)
AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate)
HR (Half Rate) Up to 24 timeslots

AMR-HR Per Vmux-400 *
Vmux-400/420 can automatically

detect the GSM sub-channel rate
(16kbps or 8kbps)
* Current H.W. limitation (there is no limitation for the Vmux-420)

Traffic Types Supported DATA
SMS / WAP:
Transferred as part of the signaling channel.
GPRS:
CS* 1,2,3 and 4 transported over timeslots
configured for TRAU traffic => BTS can use
any TRAU timeslot to transmit GPRS
EDGE:
Transported over timeslots configured for
TRANSPARENT.
BTS must use a predefined set of
timeslots for EDGE services
*CS = Code Scheme

Clocking over TDM/IP Link
RCV (Uplink) RCV (Ingress)

TDM\IP
Network
Vmux-400 Vmux-400/420
ADAPTIVE = ENABLE ADAPTIVE = ENABLE

For IP uplink For IP uplink
BTS BSC
(LBT) )Clk Source(
Clock transferred from BSC to BTS over any transmission

network (Adaptive clock recovery mechanism enables to transfer
the clock over ETH/IP unique feature!)

Clocking over Satellite IP Link
Internal RCV (Ingress)
Vmux-400/OCXO Vmux-400/420
ADAPTIVE = DISABLE IP network ADAPTIVE = DISABLE
BTS BSC
(LBT) )Clk Source(
OCXO* (ordering option) for highly accurate internal oscillator

operating at 2.048Mhz 0.5 ppm (use when IP network jitter is
higher than 50 msec)
* Only needed on the BTS side

Signaling Rate Detection
Signaling Rate Detection
Vmux-400/420 can automatically detect the data rate of the signaling channels (16,
32 or 64Kbps)
Before Vmux- 400/420 detects After Vmux- 400/420 detects
signaling channels rate signaling channels rate
Ts# Type Byte Bundle# Ts# Type Byte Bundle#
Reversal Reversal
1 Dynamic Yes 1 1 Sig64 Yes 1

| 3 Dynamic Yes 1 | 3 Sig64 Yes 1
v 4 Dynamic Yes 1 v 4 Dynamic Yes 1
5 Dynamic Yes 1 5 Dynamic Yes 1
Available Time Slot Types:

TRAU: GSM Speech
All
Allset
setto
toDynamic
Dynamic Sig64/Sig32/Sig16: HDLC Signaling, 64/32/16 kbps
Trp64/Trp32/Trp16: Transparent data, 64/32/16 kbps
Timeslot Type Detection (Ericsson)
Timeslot Type Detection (Ericsson)
Ericsson
After reboot, the Ericsson BSS changes timeslot assignment for speech and signaling. To
support this Vmux-400/420 can automatically detect the timeslot type (speech or signaling).
Before Vmux-400/420 detects timeslots type After Vmux-400/420 detects timeslots type
Ts# Type Byte Bundle# Ts# Type Byte Bundle#
Reversal Reversal

| 3 Dynamic Yes 1 | 3 Sig64 Yes 1
v 4 Dynamic Yes 1 v 4 TRAU Yes 1
5 Dynamic Yes 1 5 TRAU Yes 1

All
Allset
setto
toDynamic
Dynamic TRAU: GSM Speech
Sig64/Sig32/Sig16: HDLC Signaling, 64/32/16 kbps
Agenda
Background
How does it work?
Statistics
Interoperability
Applications

Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool:
Step 1
1. Site survey
1. Site survey 2. Configuration
3. Bandwidth
estimation
Collecting information from the Configuration Tool
mobile operator:
- GSM segment: ATER/ ABIS

- Vendor
- Uplink type: TDM / IP
- Timeslot assignment
- Downstream DTX (y/n)
- Clock transfer

Step 2
1. Site survey
2. Configuration parameters 2. Configuration
3. Bandwidth
estimation
Configure device according to Configuration Tool
the information we got from
the survey.

EXAMPLE:
Alcatel Time Slot Configuration
1. Site survey
BSC/BTS Configuration:
2. Configuration
(6 x TRX, 48 GSM speech channels)
3. Bandwidth
estimation
Vmux-400 Time Slot Table: Configuration Tool

Display Time Slots Configuration
Ts# Type Byte Reversal Bundle#

1 -- Yes 1
2 Sig64 Yes 1
| 3 TRAU Yes 1
v 4 TRAU Yes 1
5 Sig16 Yes 1
6 TRAU Yes 1
7 TRAU Yes 1
8 TRAU Yes 1
9 TRAU Yes 1
10 TRAU Yes 1

TRAU: GSM Speech
Step 3
1. Site survey
3. Bandwidth considerations 2. Configuration

3. Bandwidth
estimation
Bandwidth is influenced by the Configuration Tool
following parameters:
Fixed
- Timeslot assignment
- Uplink type (IP or TDM)
- Using Downstream DTX.
Estimated
- Estimated silence within calls
- Estimated idle channels

1. Site survey
Vmux-400/420 Configuration tool
2. Configuration
3. Bandwidth
estimation

Configuration Tool
Vmux-400 Configuration guide
Try
Try itit in
in workshop
workshop
Available at: http://www.cbnetworks.fr/ftp/rad/outils/ InfoCenter Technical Resources

Agenda
Background
How does it work?
Statistics
Interoperability
Applications

Statistics
Uplink statistics: TDM/Serial/Ethernet uplink:

Evaluate bandwidth on uplink
Signaling statistics:
Verify signaling channels are up
TRAU statistics:
TRAU traffic analyzing
Bandwidth control statistics:
Display calls stopped or discarded
BW utilization statistics:
Display enhanced information
on bandwidth consumption

Agenda
Background
How does it work?
Statistics
Interoperability
Applications

Vmux-400 Interoperability
Interoperable with all major vendors:
Ericsson, Siemens, Nokia, Alcatel-

Lucent, Huawei, Motorola, Nortel,
Vmux-400/420

Agenda
Background
How does it work?
Statistics
Interoperability
Applications

GSM Service to Remote / Rural
Regions
Remote Site
Central Office /ETH Vmux-400

IP
E1
MSC BSC ETH/IP BTS
Vmux-400
E1s E1
Hub
Transceivers Remote Site
E1
Vmux-400
/ETH Vmux-400
IP
E1
Central site BTS
solution is needed
Connection via satellite, microwave, terrestrial links, flexible
interfacing (IP/ETH/SERIAL/E1)
Effective solution where the cellular operator pays for expensive
transmission links
GSM Service to Remote / Rural
Regions
Remote Site
Central Office /ETH Vmux-400

IP
E1
MSC BSC BTS
Vmux-420
E1s
Hub
Transceivers Remote Site
ETH/IP
Up to 12 E1
/ETH Vmux-400
IP
E1
BTS
Connection via satellite, microwave, terrestrial links, flexible

interfacing (IP/ETH/SERIAL/E1)
Effective solution where the cellular operator pays for expensive
transmission links
Summary
RAD offers a full MSC-BSC-BTS cellular backhaul solution
Cost effective voice optimization solution for central and

remote sites
Up to 3:1 optimization of Abis/ Ater interface
Up to 10% - 15% saving with Data Compression
Connects over any uplink
Interoperable with all major vendors

thank you
for your attention
Technical Support
support.technique@cbnetworks.fr
http://www.cbnetworks.fr
Vmux-400 Ports
Control Port
E1 Uplink Serial Uplink

ETH Management
(Egress/Output) (Egress/Output)
to network to network
User E1 Ports* ETH/IP Uplink

(Ingress/Input) (Egress/Output)
from BTS/BSC/MSC to network
* Ordering Options: 1 or 2 ingress E1 ports

Vmux-420 Ports
Up to 6 E1 Uplink Control
Up to 12 User E1
(Egress/Output) Port 2 Redundant
Ports*
to network Power
(Ingress/Input)
ETH supplies
from
Management Alarm
BTS/BSC/MSC ETH/IP Uplink Relay
port
(Egress/Output)
to network
* Ordering Options: - 4,8 or 12 Ingress E1 ports

- 2,4 or 6 Egress E1 ports
GSM Subchannel Rate Detection
GSM Subchannel Rate Detection
Full Rate (FR): Each voice
channel is carried in a 16 kbps
sub channel
Half Rate (HR): Each voice

channel is carried in a 8 kbps sub
channel
Vmux-400/420 can automatically

detect the GSM subchannel rate
(16 kbps or 8 kbps)

Ericsson Time Slot Configuration
BSC/BTS Configuration:
(10.5 x TRX, 84 GSM speech channels)
CH Sub Channel Content
1 CONC TRXC SIGNAL

How to configure Vmux-4.xx according to
2 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 SPEECH/DATA the timeslots table?
3 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 SPEECH/DATA
4 UNDEF IDLE
5 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 SPEECH/DATA TS1, 21, 30 : Sig64
6 UNDEF IDLE
7 UNDEF IDLE TS2, 3, 5, 11-20, 24, 29, 31 : TRAU
8 UNDEF IDLE
9 UNDEF IDLE TS4, 6-10, 22-23, 25-28: : N/C.
10 UNDEF IDLE
21 CONC TRXC SIGNAL
22 UNDEF IDLE
23 UNDEF IDLE
24 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 SPEECH/DATA Available Time Slot Types:
25 UNDEF IDLE
26 UNDEF IDLE TRAU: GSM Speech
27 UNDEF IDLE
28 UNDEF IDLE
29 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 MPLEX16 SPEECH/DATA Trp64/Trp32/Trp16: Transparent data, 64/32/16 kbps
30 CONC CF/TRXC SIGNAL

Statistics: BW Utilization Statistics
Vmux400 / BSC ALRM
Display Total Accumulated Number
Numberof
ofseconds
seconds
accumulated
accumulatedfor
foreach
each
bandwidth
bandwidthrange
range
[ < 64 Kbps] ... (236024) [704 -767 Kbps] ... (44)

[ 64 -127 Kbps] ... (5) [768 -831 Kbps] ... (354)
[128 -191 Kbps] ... (314) [832 -895 Kbps] ... (233)
[192 -255 Kbps] ... (1203) [896 -959 Kbps] ... (23)
[256 -319 Kbps] ... (3455) [960 -1023 Kbps] ... (4)
[320 -383 Kbps] ... (14563) [1024-1087 Kbps] ... (0)
[384 -447 Kbps] ... (21003) [1088-1151 Kbps] ... (0)
[448 -511 Kbps] ... (13900) [1152-1215 Kbps] ... (4)
[512 -575 Kbps] ... (4231) [1216-1279 Kbps] ... (0)
[576 -639 Kbps] ... (911) [1280-1343 Kbps] ... (0)
[640 -703 Kbps] ... (43) [1344-1407 Kbps] ... (0)
... (N)
>

Mobile Platforms
MSC BSC Vmux-400 Vmux-400

E1s Serial/
IP/E1 Serial/IP/E1
E1
E1
BTS
Supply service to mobile platforms such as cruise ships

Mobile Platforms
MSC BSC Vmux-400 Vmux-400

E1s Serial/
IP/E1 Serial/IP/E1
E1
E1
BTS
Supply service in large and crowded events using trucks

Terrestrial Daisy Chained BTSs
FE1
BTS
FE1
BTS
MSC BSC Vmux-400 / 420 Vmux-400
E1s E1 E1
BTS
TDM or IP E1
FE1
DXC
BTS
FE1
FE1 BTS
BTS
Requires Drop & Insert capability at the BTS

Suitable when each BTS serves a small area

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May 2007

Abis & Ater Optimization

How does it work?

Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 2

Connectivity optimization reduces costs

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 3

BTS Base Transceiver Station BSC Base Station Controller (= BSS)

Ater Abis Optimized data

ABIS/ ATER contains:

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 5

How does it work?

Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 6

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 8

2 Fully redundant Main Modules, in case of H.W

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 9

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 10

How does it work?

Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 11

FROM Vmux-400/420 ABIS (/ ATER)

(* when DTX mode is active in the GSM network)

Vmux-400/420 ABIS / ATER

HR (Half Rate) Up to 24 timeslots

Vmux-400/420 can automatically

* Current H.W. limitation (there is no limitation for the Vmux-420)

*CS = Code Scheme

RCV (Uplink) RCV (Ingress)

ADAPTIVE = ENABLE ADAPTIVE = ENABLE

Clock transferred from BSC to BTS over any transmission

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 16

Internal RCV (Ingress)

ADAPTIVE = DISABLE IP network ADAPTIVE = DISABLE

OCXO* (ordering option) for highly accurate internal oscillator

* Only needed on the BTS side

1 Dynamic Yes 1 1 Sig64 Yes 1

Available Time Slot Types:

1 Dynamic Yes 1 1 Sig64 Yes 1

Available Time Slot Types:

How does it work?

Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 20

- GSM segment: ATER/ ABIS

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 21

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 22

Vmux-400 Time Slot Table: Configuration Tool

Ts# Type Byte Reversal Bundle#

Available Time Slot Types:

3. Bandwidth considerations 2. Configuration

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 24

Available at: http://www.cbnetworks.fr/ftp/rad/outils/ InfoCenter Technical Resources

How does it work?

Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 26

Uplink statistics: TDM/Serial/Ethernet uplink:

http://www.cbnetworks.fr - support.technique@cbnetworks.fr Abis & Ater Gateway TS-2007 Slide 27

How does it work?

Vmux-4.xx Configurator Tool