MSOFTX3000 Hardware Introduction ISSUE2.1

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MSOFTX3000 Hardware
Introduction
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will
understand:
Hardware configuration, types of buses and
their functions
Functions, external interfaces, cable
connection, and DIP setting of boards

Signal flow among boards
Cable configurations
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Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 2 Overall System
Chapter 3 Boards
Chapter 4 Signal Flow
Chapter 5 Cable Connection
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Chapter 1 Overview
Section 1 Introduction to the

MSOFTX3000
Section 2 Hardware Platform
Evolution
Section 3 OSTA2.0 Platform
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Introduction to the MSOFTX3000

The MSOFTX3000 provides functions such as location management, call control, and media
gateway control. It can be flexibly deployed as the VMSC server, GMSC server, TMSC server,
VLR, SSP, or STP.
MSOFTX3000 V2R8 is the basic version of the OSTA2.0 platform. It is upgraded from the OSTA1.0
platform without major changes in terms of product orientation, functions, and features.
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Chapter 1 Overview

MSOFTX3000
Evolution
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CPCI Platform Structure
Centralized power supply: The UPWR supplies power for all boards in a subrack.
Dual CPCI buses (that is, resource-sharing buses A and B) with the bandwidth of
22Gbps
Ethernet dual-platform and dual-star architecture
Master and slave serial buses
H.110 bus, providing switching capability of 4096 timeslots and 256 Mbps bandwidth
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Limitations of the CPCI Platform

Low scalability
Complex bus types and limited bandwidth:
CPCI bus: 2 x 2 Gbps

H.110 bus: 256 Mbps
Ethernet bus: 24 x 100 Mbps (in spite of expansion)
Limitations related to the power supply, structure, and heat dissipation: The maximum power consumption of
a single slot (50 W) constrains the performance improvement of boards.
Not hot-swapping subboards
Low reliability
The bus structure has inherited faults and potential single-point failures, for example, centralized power
supply, CPCI bus, and master/slave serial bus
The device control flow cannot be separated from the service flow. This may cause security problems.
Non-authentic Open Standard Platform
Carrier-specific standard: Expanded with multiple private interfaces based on the original CPCI standard (for
example, Ethernet bus, H.110 bus, back board size, and main/slave serial port bus)
No standard open software interface; tight coupling of hardware and software
High lifecycle costs
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Challenges
With the development of the telecom industry, carriers are increasingly having higher requirements related
to telecom devices, especially in the following aspects:
Simplicity: The platform should be capable of simplifying the design, manufacture, test, and application of
network devices.
Capacity: The platform should provide sufficient bandwidth, call rate, processor loading rate, and operating
efficiency to meet the current and future requirements.

Performance: The platform should be capable of supporting short delay and call setup duration and providing
high service performance and QoS.

Reliability: The reliability of the platform should reach 0.99999.
Serviceability: The platform should be capable of providing simple, strong, and cost-saving OAM&P.
Security: The platform should be capable of protecting key services from being intercepted and against Hacking.
Time to Market: Time to market for a new product should be shortened. (purchasing boards, subracks,
Middleware, and APIs from other vendors to reduce development workload)

Cost: Lifecycle costs should be reduced. (software and hardware architectures can ease the multiplexing among
different products and reduce development workload)

Regulatory Considerations: The platform should comply with international specification and standards.
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ATCA Specifications
Advanced Telecommunications Compute Architecture (ATCA ) is the largest specification effort in the history of
the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), with more than 100 companies participating. It
includes serials of specifications, for example, PICMG3.0, PICMG3.1, PICMG3.2, PICMG3.3, and PICMG3.4.
Sub-specifications:
3.1: Ethernet and Fiberchannel Transport
3.2: InfiniBand Transport
3.3 : StarFabric Transport
3.4 : PCI Express Transport
3.5 : Advanced Fabric Interconnect / Serial RapidIO
AMC module specification: hot swapping and subboard specification
The ATCA specification is developed based on the CPCI specification. It meets the new requirements of the
telecom industry with the following features:
Dual -48 VDC redundancy power
High-speed differential signal connector and high bus bandwidth
Proper board size (8U x 280mm) and slot distance (1.2 inch) for ease of heat dissipation
Hot-swap high-speed subboards
Standard IPMI bus for the management of any parts in the system
Open software and hardware architecture with the CGL operating system
Compliance with the NEBS and ETSU standards
High reliability with the dual-star architecture for service buses
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ATCA vs. CPCI

Attributes
CPCI
ATCA
Subrack size
9 U (height), 19 (width)
13 U/14 U (height), 19(width)
Board size
6 U x 160 mm x 0.8 inch
8 U x 280 mm x 1.2 inch
Board power
35 W-50 W
150 W-200 W
Backplane bandwidth
4 Gbps 2.4 Gbps
2.4 Tbps (Full Mesh)
Number of slots
21
14
Power system
Centralized power supply (5V, 12V,

3.3V)
Distributed power supply (Dual 48

V/ - 60 VDC)
I/O
Limited: FE
Extensive: GE, FC, SCSI and so on
Subboard
PMC, not hot-swap
PMC & AMC (hot-swap)
Management
OK
IPMI specification
Clock/upgrade/test bus
NO
Yes
Regulatory Conformance
Vendor specific
In standard
Subrack costs
Low
High
Lifecycle costs
High
Low
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Chapter 1 Overview

MSOFTX3000
Evolution
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ATCA System Structure
Update bus
IPMB bus
Various flexible service interfaces
Various flexible service interfaces

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Fabric 0Fabric 1Fabric 2Fabric 3

Cascade Switch Interfaces
Enhanced Features of Huawei OSTA2.0 Platform

Huawei OSTA2.0 platform is developed according to the requirement of core network
devices. The following enhanced features are implemented without making any changes to
the ATCA architecture:
Carrier-grade design: providing carrier-grade components with low power consumption and highreliability and redundancy design
Enhanced fault management: supporting pre-alerting, diagnosis, isolation, and recovery of fault
management in terms of the system, modules, and chips
Supporting remote maintenance
Meeting the NEBS L3 / ETSI standards
Providing a time precision module for precise charging
Providing a stratum-2 clock module
Providing built-in FC switching module and layer-2 and layer-3 switching module
Supporting subrack cascading to meet requirements for high capacity
Providing TDM interfaces, including E1/T1, STM-n, and ATM
Providing various access interfaces for storage devices, including the FC, SCSI, and SAS
Providing a built-in storage unit
Providing built-in routing function
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System Buses
The OSTA2.0 hardware platform
provides four types of buses:
IPMB
Base
Fabric
TDM
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PDB
SWI
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Description of System Buses

The OSTA2.0 hardware platform provides four types of buses:
IPMB bus: It is the device management bus in an OSTA2.0 subrack. With the
IPMB bus, the SMM monitors and manages all the hardware in the subrack. The
IPMB bus transmits all the information related to the hardware, such as alarms,
power-on/power-off operations, and fan speed adjustment.
Base bus: It is located on the management and control plane of the system. It
provides a channel for software loading, alarm reporting, and maintenance
message delivery.
Fabric bus: It provides a data channel for the system service plane. It transmits
the service information of the system.
TDM bus: It is used to deliver the system clock source and the narrowband
timeslot information of bearer boards.
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Questions
Compared with the OSTA1.0 platform, what are
advantages of the OSTA2.0 platform?

How many types of buses are provided by the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? What are the

corresponding functions of each type of bus?
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Answers
Compared with the OSTA1.0 platform, what are
advantages of the OSTA2.0 platform?

1.Strong scalability, great bandwidth, high integrity, and abundant service interfaces
2.Dual-star bus and distributed power supply ensure higher security.
3.Compliance with standard specifications; lower lifecycle costs
How many types of buses are provided by the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? What are the

corresponding functions of each type of bus?
The OSTA2.0 hardware system provides four types of buses:
1.IPMB bus: It is the device management bus in the OSTA 2.0 subrack. With the IPMA
bus, the SMM monitors and manages all the hardware in the subrack.
2.BASE bus: It is a management control plane bus of the system. It is g generally used
for software loading, and transmission of the alarm and maintenance information.
3.FABRIC bus: It is the data channel of the service plane. It is generally used to transmit
information related to services in the system.

4.TDM bus: It is used to transmit the information about the system synchronization clock
and narrowband timeslots among bearer boards.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 3 Boards
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Section 1 Cabinet
Section 2 Subrack
Section 3 PDB
Section 4 MRMU
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Cabinet
The MSOFTX3000 uses the N68E-22 cabinet:
Dimensions: 600 x 800 x 2200 (width x depth x

height)
Available space inside: 46 U (1 U = 44.45 mm )
A maximum of three OSTA2.0 subracks

configured for each subrack
Weight: 100 kg (400 kg in full configuration)
Single-door providing the air filter, with the

perforated rate reaching 51%
Supporting up to 8 KW heat dissipation
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Cabinet Configuration
MSOFTX3000 cabinets are classified into
integrated configuration cabinets and

service processing cabinets.
A cabinet is configured with a 3-U PDB that
supports the dual 3-input power supply and

dual 10-output power.
An integrated configuration cabinet can be
configured with two OSTA2.0 subracks, two

LAN Switches (for external networking), one
KVMS (optional), and one MRMU (optional).
A service processing cabinet is configured
with up to three OSTA2.0 subrack.

MSOFTX3000 V2R8 supports two cabinet
and four subracks in full configuration, as

shown in the figure.
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Overall System Configuration
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Section 1 Cabinet
Section 2 Subrack
Section 3 PDB
Section 4 MRMU
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PDB
Supporting dual-input, dual 2-input, and dual 3-
input power supply (dual 3-input is used for the

MSOFTX3000)
Input voltage: -40 to -72 V DC; Maximum input
current: 100 A
Supporting the dual 10-output power supply,
with maximum current of 50 A for each output

(not more than 100 A for each zone)
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PDB
Monitoring
panel
Air circuit breaker
1. Input terminal
2. Output terminal
3. DB15 serial port
4. Grounding point
5. RJ45 serial port
6. External Boolean
signal interface
Each PDB supports a maximum of four external Boolean alarm inputs.
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Power Switches that Control the Internal

Components
Cabinet
Switch
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configuration
cabinet
(A7 and A8) / (B7 and

B8)
SUBRACK-1 (expansion
subrack 1)
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subrack 0)
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B8)
subrack 3)
(A9 and A10) / ( B9 and

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subrack 2)
Service
processing
cabinet
Each subrack is controlled by four switches.

Refer to the mapping between the switches
and components during the cable configuration

and power-on/power-off operation.
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Section 1 Cabinet
Section 2 PDB
Section 3 Subrack
Section 4 MRMU
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OSTA2.0 Subrack
PEM
Fan box
Front view
Back view
Design Standard
Complies with NEBS GR-63-core and ETSI 300 019 CLASS 3.1 standards.
Dimension
619.5 mm (H) x 482.6 mm (W) x 450 mm (D)
Capacity
Provides 14 service slots (1.2 inch per slot).
Architecture
The backplane is plugged in the middle with boards installed back to back
(the sizes of front board and back board are different).
Cabling
Cables are led out from the rear of the subrack.
Heat Dissipation
Two fan boxes are located at the bottom of each subrack for front to back
airflow.
Power Supply
-40.5 V DC to -72 V DC
Temperature
Long-term operation: 5 40 ; short-term operation: - 5 50
Humidity
Long-term operation: 5% 85% ; short-term operation: 5% 90%
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Airflow path diagram
Subrack Power
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A subrack provides 1+1 redundancy power (-48V/-60V) through two PEMs.

The boards in a subrack are divided into two areas, namely, area 1 (slots 0 through 6) and area 2 (slots 7 through 13). Each
PEM provides two power inputs for each area, and each power input is configured with air circuit breakers for the purpose of
subrack-level delivery.
A front board works together with a back board and supplies power for the back board.
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Subrack Slots
A subrack contains a middle-positioned backplane, with front boards and back boards installed back to back.
The back boards that function as the interface boards supply power for the front boards. One front board
works together with one back board. If a front board does not require a back interface, you need not
configure a back board for it.
A subrack provides 14 service slots, of which slots 6 and 7 are permanently used for SWUs and SWIs and
the other slots are used for UPBs and USIs.

Front board size: 355.6 mm (8 U) x 280 mm x 30.5 mm (1.2 in.)
70 mm
Back board size: 355.6 mm (8 U) x 70 mm x 30.5 mm (1.2 in.)
280 mm
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Section 1 Cabinet
Section 2 Subrack
Section 3 PDB
Section 4 MRMU
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MRMU
Rear view
Front view
SN.
MRMU is short for Master Rack Monitoring Unit.
Description
Power ports
Detecting/control ports
Smoke sensor reset button
Serial communication ports
Provides a standard 10/100M Ethernet interface for communication5with theEthernet

NMS. port
Provides two RS485 ports for managing eight PDBs and eight DC fan boxes or eight RMUs and eight AC fan boxes.
Provides one external interface for connecting to a temperature and humidity sensor that are used for monitoring the status of the
cabinet.
Reserves three types of optional analog monitoring interfaces for the sensors with voltage ranging 0 to 5 V and current ranging 4 mA
to 20m A. The type of interface can be specified by users.
Implements the smoke alarm, water alarm, and intrusion alarm functions by being connected to the corresponding external sensors.
Reserves eight interfaces for Boolean detection.
Reserves four interfaces for control variable output, where two interfaces are used for relay output and other two interfaces for
optical coupling output.
Supports audible alarms (buzzer) and visual alarms (alarm indicator).

As an environment monitoring device, the MRMU is optional for the MSOFTX3000. It is configured only when the ambient
environment (such as equipment room temperature ) needs to be monitored or the PDB of a cabinet cannot provide
sufficient Boolean alarm interfaces.
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Questions
Which type of cabinet is used for the MSOFTX3000? How
many types of cabinets are there?

How many cabinets and subracks are supported by the
MSOFTX3000 in full configuration?

How many slots are provided by an OSTA2.0 subrack of the
MSOFTX3000? How many slots are service slots?

What are the power supply features of an OSTA2.0 subrack of
the MSOFTX3000?
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Answers
Which type of cabinet is used for the MSOFTX3000? How many types of
cabinets are there?

The N68E-22 cabinet is used for the MSOFTX3000 . There are two types of cabinets.
They are integrated configuration cabinet and service processing cabinet.
How many cabinets and subracks are supported by the MSOFTX3000 in
full configuration?
Two cabinets and four subracks are supported by MSOFTX3000 in full configuration.
How many slots are provided by an OSTA2.0 subrack of the
MSOFTX3000? How many slots are service slots?

A total of 14 slots are provided by an OSTA subrack. Among them, 12 slots are used as
service slots.
What are the power supply features of an OSTA2.0 subrack of the
MSOFTX3000?
An OSTA2.0 subrack supports area-based power supply and 1+1 redundancy power bus.
The subrack provides two PEMs to implement 1+1 power supply. The boards in the
subrack are divided into two areas. One area covers slots 0 through 6 and the other area
covers slots 7 through 13. Each PEM provides two power inputs and each power input is
responsible for each area
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Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 3 Boards
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Chapter 3 Boards
Section 1 General Introduction

Section 2 Device Management
Module
Section 3 Switching Module
Section 4 Service Processing
Module
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System Interconnection
To the NTP Server

To the NTP Server
The MSOFTX3000 hardware is

composed of main components
and auxiliary components.
To the billing center

To the billing Center
To the IP Backbone network
The main components are

composed of OSTA2.0
subracks, which work in selfcascading mode.
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integrated in a subrack. The
XPTU is deployed as a process
in the OMU board.
In the SOSM networking,
independent servers are
adopted for the BAM, iGWB,
and XPTU in a cabinet.
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OSTA2.0 Logical Structure

Equipment management
subsystem
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subsystem
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PEM
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Service processing subsystem

Logically, the MSOFTX3000 is composed of:
Equipment management subsystem, including SMMs and SDMs

Switch subsystem, including SWUs and SWIs
Service processing subsystem, including UPBs and USIs/ETIs
Electromechanical subsystem, including backplane, fan box, and PEM
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Chapter 3 Boards

Module
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Device Management Module

The device management module
is composed of SMMs and SDMs.

They are located under the fan
box at the bottom of a subrack.
PDB
Serial
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SWI
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SDM
SWU
SWU
SMM
SMM
The device management module
manages all components of a

subrack and the PDB.
FAN
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SMM (1)
SMM is short for shelf management module.

Features:
SMM position
in a subrack
It manages all hardware components in a subrack.
It implements device management, hot swapping management,

alarm management, log management, asset management, and
power management.
It supports the KVM over IP function.
Two SMMs reside at the bottom of a subrack. They work in

active/standby mode, 1+1 redundancy. Data synchronization
between the active and standby SMMs is implemented through
the dedicated IPMB and interface.
Interfaces:
(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
The SMM provides 40 dual-star IPMB interfaces that are

connected to the backplane and then connected to BMC
modules of each board.
The SMM provides four 10/100MBase-T Ethernet interfaces.

Two interfaces are used to connect to the SWUs through the
backplane; one interface is used for status and data
synchronization between two SMMs.; one interface is used to
connect to the SMM panel.
The front panel of the SMM provides one RS232 serial port.
(6)
RST
HSW
SMMD
SHELF MANAGEMENT MODULE
COM
(10)
(9)
ETH0
(8)
(7)
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SMM (2)
(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
RST
1: Minor
alarm
indicator
2: Major
alarm
indicator
5: ETH0
interface
6: HOTSWAP 7: Ejector
indicator
lever
HSW
3: Critical
alarm
indicator
4: COM
serial
port
8:
Reset
button
SMMD
9:
10: HEALTHY
Customized indicator
indicators
SHELF MANAGEMENT MODULE
COM
(10)
Indicator
HEALTHY
Color
Red or
green
ETH0
(8)
(9)
Meaning
Healthy
status
indicator
(7)
Description
Normal State
The HEALTHY indicator has four states:

Off: The SMM is not installed or powered on.
Steady green: The SMM works normally.
Flash green (at the frequency of 0.5 Hz): The SMM is in the standby state.
Steady red: The software is not started, or a hardware failure occurs.
Steady green
Blue
Hotswapping
indicator
The HOTSWAP indicator has four states:

Off: The SMM is running or is in the active state.
On: The SMM is powered off or the SMM is loading processes.
Fast blink: The SMM is being activated.
Slow blink: The SMM is being deactivated.
Off
Alarm
indicator
Red
Minor,
major, and
critical
alarm
indicators
The meanings of the three alarm

indicators are as follows:
!: A minor alarm is generated.
!!: A major alarm is generated.
!!!: A critical alarm is generated.
Off
Customized
indicator
Red or
green
Customized
indicator
You can define the state and meaning of this indicator.
HOTSWAP
Fast blink means that the indicator is on for 900 ms and off for 100 ms alternatively. Slow blink means that the indicator is on for 100 ms and off
for 900 ms alternatively.
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SMM (3)
The front panel of the SMM has a removable ejector lever. The ejector lever helps
to insert, remove, fasten, power on, and power off the SMM.
Status
Description
Before the ejector lever is closed, the HOTSWAP indicator is
Closed
on and the SMM is not powered on.

After the ejector lever is closed, the HOTSWAP indicator is on.
When the HOTSWAP indicator is off, the SMM works normally.
Before the ejector lever is opened, the SMM works normally.
After the ejector lever is opened, the HOTSWAP indicator
Open
changes to the slow blink state. When the HOTSWAP indicator is

on, the SMM is powered off. You can use the ejector lever to
remove the SMM.
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SDM is short for Shelf Data Module.

Features:
SDM (1)
It records subrack information such as the subrack name, bar

code, vendor, and delivery date.
It provides the information for the SMM to manage all hardware

in the system.
It is located at the rear and bottom of a subrack and requires two

slots. The SDM works in active/standby mode, and its front
board is the SMM.
Interfaces:
SDM position
in a subrack
One network interface and one RS232 serial port (COM1) used
for operation and maintenance: These two interfaces function as
the back interfaces for the SMM. They have the same function
as the interfaces provided by the SMM, but provide two physical
channels for the SMM. Therefore, these two interfaces cannot
be used together with the interfaces provided by the SMM.
One RS485 serial port (COM2) used for maintaining and

managing the PDB.
Indicators:
1
Indicator
COM2
COM1
Meaning
FRAME ID
HEALTHY
1: Ejector lever
2: HEALTHY indicator 3: ETH interface
4: COM2
5: COM1
Red
or
green
6: DIP switch
Description
Normal
State
Off: The SDM is not
ON
DIP
ETH
Color
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Healthy
status
indicator
installed in the subrack.

Steady green: The SDM
works normally.
Steady red: The SDM is
faulty.
Steady
green
SDM (2)
An SDM provides one removable ejector lever. The ejector lever helps to insert, remove, or
fasten the SDM. It cannot be used to power on or power off the SDM. The SDM is powered
by either of the two SMMs.
The DIP switch is used to set the subrack

number.
Positions of the switches for subrack 1

OFF:0
Eight switches from left to right represent 8digit binary numbers, ranging from 00000000
to 11111111 and correspond to subrack
numbers 0 to 255.
Left switch is for the most significant bit and

right switch is for the least significant bit.
ON (bottom) for 1 and OFF (upper) for 0
ON:1
Positions of the switches for subrack 128

OFF:0
Subrack
No.
0
1
2
3
4
5
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
off
off
on
on
off
off
off
on
off
on
off
on
ON:1
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Chapter 3 Boards

Module
Module
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Switch Module
A switching module is composed of SWUs and SWIs, which

are located in slots 6 and 7.
The SWUs provide switching functions through the BASE

plane, Fabric GE plane, and TDM plane.
The SWIs provide external interfaces for implementing

cascading of the BASE plane and Fabric GE plane.
The cascading of the TDM platform is implemented through

the Base plane.
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SDM
SDM
SWU
SWU
SMM
SMM
BASE
FABRIC
TDM
USI USI
or
or
ETI ETI
USI USI
or
or
ETI ETI
USI USI
or
or
ETI ETI
USI USI
or
or
ETI ETI
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USI USI
or
or
ETI ETI
USI USI
or
or
ETI ETI
SWU (1)
SWU is short for Switch Unit.
Features:
The SWU implements data switching among the boards in a

subrack through the backplane and data switching among
subracks through cascading interfaces provided by the SWIs.
Three planes: Base, Fabric, and TDM
Base plane:
Provides 12 interfaces for connecting to 12 UPB slots.
Provides two interfaces for connecting to the active and standby
SMMs.
Provides one interface for connecting to the Base plane of the
other SWU to implement redundancy of the Base plane.
Provides eight external interfaces provided by the SWIs.
Fabric plane:
Provides one interface for connecting to the Fabric plane of the
other SWU to implement redundancy of the Fabric plane.
Provides eight external interfaces provided by the SWIs.
TDM plane:
Provides eight cascading interfaces and sharing external.
interfaces with the Base plane to implement cascading among
subracks.
Implements the distribution of the system synchronization clocks
and interworking of the TDM service messages.
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1. Ejector lever
3. HEALTHY indicator
5. BMC COM serial
port
2. OOS indicator
4. SYSTEM indicator
6. SYS COM serial port
7. LAN0 port
9. LAN1 port
8. HOTSWAP indicator
SWU (2)
SWU0
GE Fabric Switch daughter

Card
TDM Switch daughter Card
SWU1
Currently, the MSOFTX3000 provides two types of the SWU, that is, SWU0 and SWU1.
The SWU0 provides switching functions only through the Base plane and GE Fabric plane. It is used for
broadband networking.
Based on the SWU0, the SWU1 is added with TDM switching functions. It can implement the clock distribution
among subracks and TDM switching. It is used for narrowband networking.
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SWU (3)
External ports
Port
5. BMC COM
serial port
6. SYS COM
serial port
7. LAN0 port
Function
Description
Used for locally updating or

loading the BMC software
Communication standard: RS232

Port type: RJ-45
Baud rate: 115,200 bit/s
No indicator
Used for local

management,
maintenance, and
debugging of the Base and
Fabric planes
Used for loading and

internal debugging
Communication standard: RS232

Port type: RJ-45
Baud rate: 115,200 bit/s
No indicator
By default, the SYS COM serial port

serves as the serial port of the Base plane. It can serve as the serial port
of the Base plane, Fabric GE plane through the BMC COM serial port
command.
10/100 Mbit/s Base-T autonegotiation
Port type: RJ-45
Cable type: UTP5
Two indicators
This port is used only for loading the drive software of the Base plane
and for internal debugging.
9. LAN1 port
Used for maintenance
10/100 Mbit/s Base-T autonegotiation

Port type: RJ-45
Cable type: UTP5
Two indicators
This port can be used for loading the drive software of the Fabric plane
and for accessing Fabric GE subboard as a debug network port.
It works only after the Base plane is started successfully.
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SWU (4)
Indicators
Name
Color
Meaning
Description
Normal Status
2. OOS
Red or
amber
Service
status
indicator
The OOS indicator has two states:

Off: The SWU works normally.
On or blinking: The SWU is out of
service.
Off
Steady green
3.
HEALTHY
Red or
green
Healthy
status
indicator

Off: The SWU is not powered on.
Steady green: The SWU works
normally.
Steady red: The SWU is faulty.
Flash red: An alarm is generated.
4. SYSTEM
Green
Customized
indicator
The SYSTEM indicator is reserved for

future use.
Hot-swap
indicator
The HOTSWAP indicator has four

states:
Off: The SWU is activated.
On: The SWU is inserted in the slot, but
is powered off or deactivated.
Fast blink: The SWU is in the
deactivated state and is requesting
activation.
Slow blink: The SWU is in the activated
state and is requesting deactivation.
8.
HOTSWAP
Blue
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SWI (1)
SWI is short for Switch Interface Unit.
Features:
It is the interface board of the SWU. It is used to connect to

external devices or implement cascading of several subracks.
It provides eight 10/100/1000M Base-T interfaces of the Base

plane. These interfaces also used for bearer of TDM
services.
It provides eight 10/100/1000M Base-T interfaces of the GE

Fabric plane.
It provides stratum-2 or stratum-3 clock functions, supporting

BITS clock source and line clock source.
Interfaces:
Interface
Description
2. BASE/TDM
interface
Eight Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

10/100/1000 Mbit/s Base-T autonegotiation; Two indicators
3. FABRIC interface
Eight Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

10/100/1000 Mbit/s Base-T autonegotiation; Two indicators
4. BITS clock input

interface
One SMB interface

Provides 2-Mbps/2-MHz external clock input.
1. Line clock input

interface
One RJ45 interface

Provides two 8k line cock input.
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SWIA0
SWIA1
1. Line clock input

interface
2. BASE/TDM
interface
3. FABRIC interface
4. BITS clock input

interface
5. Ejector lever
6. HOTSWAP
indicator
8. OSS indicator
SWI (2)
Indicators:
Name
Color
Meaning
Description
Normal
Status
8. OOS
indicator
Red or
amber
Service
status
indicator
The OOS indicator has two states:

Off: The SWI works normally.
On or blinking: The SWI is out of service.
Off
Healthy
status
indicator

Off: The SWI is not powered on.
Steady green: The SWI works normally.
Steady red: The SWI is faulty.
Flash red: An alarm
Steady
green
Hot-swap
indicator
The HOTSWAP indicator has four states:

Off: The SWI is activated.
On: The SWI is inserted in the slot, but is
powered off or deactivated.
Fast blink: The SWI is in the deactivated state
and is requesting activation.
Slow blink: The SWI is in the activated state
and is requesting deactivation.
7.
HEALTHY
indicator
6.
HOTSWAP
indicator
Red or
green
Blue
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Chapter 3 Boards

Module
Module
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Service Processing Module

A service processing module is composed of multiple blade servers. A blade server can
be a front board UPB, a back board USI, or a narrowband interface board ETI.
The UPBs, USIs, and ETI are installed in slots 0 through 5 and slots 8 through 13.
The UPB is classified into UPBA0 and UPBA1. The UPBA0 can serve as a service
processing board that is deployed with the CCU, IFM, or BSG process. The UPBA1 can
serve as a server that is deployed with the OMU or iGWB.
The USI is classified into USIA1 and USIA7. The USIA1 provides four GE interfaces and
can serve as an IP interface board or an interface board for the iGWB/XPTU. The USIA7
provides six GE interfaces and one RTC clock module. It can serve as an interface board
for the OMU.
The ETI is classified into ETIA0 and EITA2. The ETIA0 provides 32 E1/T1 interfaces. The
ETIA2 provides 16 E1/T1 interfaces and 2 GE interfaces. The function of the ETI is to
provide narrowband interfaces for the UPBA0s.
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UPB (1)
UPB is short for Universal Process Blade.
Features:
Strong processing capability: It can function as a hardware

carrier for the running of all services. Full configuration:
2 x Intel fourcore CPU
6 x 4 GB
DDR2
memory
2 x 2.5-inch
4 GB FLASH
SAS hard disk subboard
Certain communication capabilities, which enable multiple

service processing modules to form a stronger processing
system through switching modules.
Provides two Base GE interfaces to connect to SWUs
in slots 6 and 7 through the Base bus.
Provides two Fabric GE interfaces to connect to
SWUs in slots 6 and 7 through the Fabric bus.
Maintenance and management capability

Provides two IPMB buses to connect to the SMMs.
1. Hard disk holder
2. Memory
3. CPU cooling fin
4. Processor
5. Hard disk
6. Mainboard
7. Flash subboard
Supports the display, mouse, and keyboard.
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UPB (2)
Configuration:
According to service requirements, the MSOFTX3000 provides

two types of UPBs:
UPBA0: serving as a service processing board that can be deployed

with the processes, such as the CCU or IFM
CPU: 2 x 4 Core (2.13 GHz)
Memory: 6 x 4 GB
Hard disk: None
Subboard: 4 GB FLASH subboard
UPBA1: serving as a server that can be deployed with the OMU,

iGWB server, XPTU, or INU:
CPU: 2 x 4 Core (2.13 GHz)
Memory: 2x 4 GB
Hard disk: 2 x 146 GB (RAID1)
External interfaces:
Two USB 2.0 interfaces (compatible with the USB 1.1 specifications)
One RS232 interface (RJ-45 interface)
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Rules for naming boards:

A board name is generally composed of four
characters and one digit, in the format of
XXXM#. Where:
XXX identifies the board hardware function. It
cannot be easily modified after being defined.
For example, the SWU specifies a switch
board, and the UPB specifies a universal
processing blade board.
M is used to distinguish the different boards of
the same function module. It must be a
uppercase character, for example, the
character A of the UPBA. If another hardware
board is produced for the subsequent version,
it may be named UPBB or UPBC.
# indicates a digit and is used to distinguish
different configurations for the same hardware
board. For example, UPBA0 and UPBA1
indicate two different configurations of the
same hardware board UPBA.
UPB (3)
Indicators:
Name
13. OOS
indicator
Color
Meaning
Red or
amber
Service
status
indicator
Description
The OOS indicator can be in red (in north America) or amber (in
Europe). The color of the OOS indicator can be set through the BMC
command.
Off: The UPB works normally and the services are in progress.
On or blinking: The UPB is out of service.
12.
HEALTHY
indicator
11. SYSTEM
indicator
Red or
green
Healthy
status
indicator
Off: The UPB is not powered on. (The indicator blinks 10 times during
power-on.)
Steady green: The UPB works normally.
Blinking red: An alarm occurs in the UPB.
You can define the function of this indicator.

Off: The UPB is activated.
6.
HOTSWAP
indicator
8/10.
HD_ACT
indicator
On: The UPB is not powered on or is deactivated.
Blue
Green
7/9.
HD_RAID/AL
M indicator
Red or
green
Hot-swap
indicator
Hard disk
status
indicator
Hard disk
status
indicator
Fast blink (The indicator is on for 900 ms and then off for 100 ms
alternatively.): The UPB is being activated.

Slow blink (The indicator is on for 900 ms and then off for 100 ms
alternatively.): The UPB is being deactivated.
The HD_ACT indicator indicates whether the hard disk is activated or
being read or written.
Off: The hard disk is not installed or is deactivated.
On: The hard disk is activated.
Blinking: The hard disk is being read or written.
The HD_RAID/ALM indicator indicates whether the hard disk is in RAID
synchronization or whether a fault or alarm occurs.
Steady red: The hard disk is faulty.
Blinking red: The hard disk generates alarms.
Blinking green (at a frequency of 1 Hz): The hard disk is in RAID
synchronization.
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1. Captive screw
3. Hard disk 0
2. Hard disk 1
4. USB port
5. COM serial port
6. HOTSWAP
indicator
7. HD0_RAID/ALM
indicator
8. HD0_ACT
indicator
9. HD1_RAID/ALM
indicator
10. HD1_ACT
indicator
11. SYSTEM indicator
12. HEALTHY
indicator
13. OOS indicator
14. Ejector lever
USI (1)
USI is short for Universal Service Interface.
Features:
As a back board, the USI provides interfaces for the UPB to

communicate with external devices. It must be used together with the
UPB.
The USI can be installed with different subboards to provide different

interfaces.
Subboards used by the USI:

GE subboard: Configure 2 pcs for the USIA1 in the position of J3
and J2; configure 3 pcs for the USIA7 in the position of J3, J2,
and J1. Each GE subscriber provides two GE interfaces.
RTC subboard: Configure 1 pcs for the USIA7 in the position of
J4. As the back board of the OMU, the RTC subboard provides
the precise time source.
GE subboard
RTC subboard
1. Positioning pin
2. Subboard connector (J4)
6. Subboard positioning
hole
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USI (2)
External interfaces
One USB interface for connecting to the mouse and

keyboard
One VGA interface for connecting to the display
Four GE interfaces provided by the USIA1 and six GE

interfaces provided by the USIA7
Indicators:
Name
Color
Meaning
Description
4. OOS
indicator
Red or
amber
Service status
indicator
Off: The USI works normally and the services are
5.
HEALTHY
indicator
Red or
green
Healthy status
indicator
Off: The USI is not powered on. The indicator
8.
HOTSWAP
indicator
9. Network
interface
indicator
Blue
Yellow or
green
Hot-swap
indicator
Network
interface status
indicator
in progress.
On or blinking: The USI is out of service.
blinks 10 times during power-on.
Steady green: The USI works normally.
Blinking red: An alarm occurs in the USI.
Off: The USI is activated.
On: The USI is not powered on or is deactivated.
Fast blink: The USI is being activated.
Slow blink: The USI is being deactivated
Off: The network interface does not work.

Steady green: The network interface is in Link
state.
Steady yellow: The network interface is in Active
state. It is receiving and sending data.
USIA1
USIA7
1. Captive screw
3. Ejector lever
2. Shielding finger
4. OSS indicator
6. Filler panel
7. GE interface
8. HOTSWAP
indicator
9. Network interface
indicator
10. GE interface
11. USB port
The USI is classified into USIA1 and USIA7. The USIA7 is used as the back board of the OMU.
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ETI (1)
ETI is short for E1/T1 Interface Unit.
Features:
As a back board, the ETI provides E1/T1 interfaces and

extracts the line clock.
The ETI can implement the system clock synchronization and

processing of the narrowband MTP1 or MTP2 signaling. It
can also implement the timeslot switching function.
The ETI can be installed with either of the following

subboards:
GE subboard: Configure 1 pcs for the ETIA2, in the
postion of J6.
E1/T1 subboard: Configure 2 pcs for the ETIA0 and 1
pcs for the ETIA2.
GE
subboard
E1/T1subboard
1. Positioning pin
2. Subboard
connector (J27/J28)
3. Subboard
connector (J6)
4. Subboard
connector (J25/J26)
5. Subboard
positioning hole
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ETI (2)
External interfaces:
16 or 32 E1/T1 interfaces
Two 8-kHz clock interface
Two GE interfaces
Indicators:
Name
Color
Meaning
Description
4. OOS
indicator
Red or
amber
Service
status
indicator
Off: The ETI works normally and the services are in
5.
HEALTHY
indicator
Red or
green
Healthy
status
indicator
Off: The ETI is not powered on. The indicator blinks
8.
HOTSWAP
indicator
Blue
Hot-swap
indicator
Off: The ETI is activated.

On: The ETI is not powered on or is deactivated.
Fast blink: The ETI is being activated.
Slow blink: The ETI is being deactivated
9. Network
interface
indicator
Yellow or
green
Network
interface
status
indicator
progress.
On or blinking: The ETI is out of service.
10 times during power-on.
Steady green: The ETI works normally.
Blinking red: An alarm is generated.
Off: The network interface does not work.

Steady green: The network interface is in Link state.
Steady yellow: The network interface is in Active state.
It is receiving and sending data.
The ETI is classified into ETIA0 and ETIA2. The ETIA0 is a standard
configuration type, and the EITA2 is used only in offices that support less
than 600,000 subscribers. In this case, one EITA2 provides both
broadband interfaces and narrowband interfaces.
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ETIA0
1. Captive screw
3. Ejector lever
ETIA2
2. Shielding finger
4. OSS indicator
5. HEALTHY indicator 6. E1/T1 interface

7. GE interface
8. HOTSWAP
indicator
9. Network interface
indicator
8 kHz clock interface
Questions
How many subsystems is the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform
logically composed of?

Which board is used to set the subrack number in the MSOFTX3000
OSTA2.0 platform?
Which board is responsible for implementing subrack management in
the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform?

Which board is responsible for implementing subrack cascading in
the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? How many cascading subracks

are supported by the MSOFTX3000 hardware?
How many configuration types of does the UPB have in the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? What are their functions?

What kind of physical interfaces can be provided by the SUI in the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? How many types are these

interfaces classified into?
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Answers
How many subsystems is the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0
platform logically composed of?

Logically, the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform is composed of service
processing subsystem, switching subsystem, electromechanical
subsystem, and equipment management subsystem.
Which board is used to set the subrack number in the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform?

The SDM is used to set the subrack number in the MSOFTX3000
OSTA2.0 platform.
Which board is responsible for implementing subrack
management in the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform?

The SMM is responsible for implementing subrack management in the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform.
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Which board is responsible for implementing subrack cascading
in the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? How many cascading

subracks are supported by the MSOFTX3000 hardware?
The SWU and SWI together are responsible for implementing subrack cascading in the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform. The MSOFTX3000 hardware supports a maximum of
nine subracks for cascading.
How many configuration types of does the UPB have in the
MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? What are their functions?

In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, the UPB is classified into UPBA0 and UPBA1.
The UPBA0 can serve as a service process board that is configured with specified
processes such as the CCU or BSG. The UPBA1 can server as a server board that is
configured with the OMU or iGWB.
What kind of physical interfaces can be provided by the SUI in
the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform? How many types can these

interfaces be classified into?
In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, the USI provides the 100/1000M auto-sensing
Ethernet interfaces, which can be classified into the OMC interface, NTP interface,
charging interface, interception interface, and broadband signaling interface.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 3 Boards
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Section 1 Signal Flow of the IPMB Bus

Section 2 Signal Flow of the Base Plane
Section 3 Signal Flow of the Fabric Plane
Section 4 Signal Flow of the TDM Clock
and Signaling
Section 5 Others
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SWU
SWU
SMM
SMM
SWU
SWU
OMU
OMU
USI
USI
USI
USI
GE/FE
GE/FE
UPB
CSCF
UPB
UPB
CSCF
UPB
TDM plane (narrowband service plane)

Fabric plane (service plane)
Base pane (management plane)
IPMB plane (device management plane)

OM LAN
Switch
Lanswitch
OM LAN
Switch
Lanswitch
Management message flow

IPMB management message flow
LMT
IP Network
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Signal Flow of the IPMB Bus - Among Subracks
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWU
SMM
SMM
SMM
SMM
SWI
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWU
SWU
SWU
CSCF
UPB
OMU
CSCF
UPB
UPB
USI
USI
SUBRACK
2 2
GE/FE

LMT
UPB
CSCF
UPB
USI
USI
Lanswitch
OM LAN
switch

SWU
SWU
GE/FE
Lanswitch
OM
switch
LAN
OMU
OMU
SWI
IP Network
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UPB
CSCF
0
SUBRACK
0

and Signaling
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SWU
SWU
SMM
SMM
SWU
SWU
OMU
OMU
USI
USI
USI
USI
GE/FE
GE/FE
UPB
CSCF
UPB
UPB
CSCF
UPB

Lanswitch
OM LAN
switch
Lanswitch
OM LAN
switch

LMT
IP Network
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Signal Flow of the Base Bus - Among Subracks
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWI
SWU
SWU
CSCF
UPB
UPB
SWI
SWI
SWU
SWU
OMU
UPB
CSCF
UPB
2
USI
USI
SUBRACK 2
OMU
USI
USI
GE/FE

GE/FE
Lanswitch
OM LAN
switch
Base plane (management plane)
UPB
CSCF
UPB
Lanswitch
OM LAN
switch
IMPB plane (device management plane)

LMT
IP Network
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CSCF
UPB
SUBRACK 0

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Signaling
Section 5 Others
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SWU
SWU
UPB
OMU
UPB
OMU
USI
USI
USI
SWU
SWU
UPB
CSCF
UPB
UPB
CSCF
UPB

GE
Signaling
Switch
Lanswitch
LAN
GE
Signaling LAN Switch
IP Network
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Signal Flow of the Fabric Bus - Among Subracks
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWI
SWU
SWU
CSCF
UPB
UPB
2
USI
USI
SUBRACK 2

SWI
SWU
SWU
OMU
UPB
UPB
CSCF
UPB
SWI
OMU
UPB
UPB
CSCF
UPB
USI
USI
GE/FE
SUBRACK 0
GE/FE

Service flow
UPB
CSCF
UPB
IP Network
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and Signaling
Section 5 Others
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Signal Flow of the TDM Clock and Signaling

In a subrack
B
I
T
S
0
B
I
T
S
1
E
1
ETI*
E
1
ETI#
8kHz
2Mbps/2MHz
SWI
SWI
SWU
SWU
Each SWIA provides one BITS interface and

two 8-kHz line clock interfaces. After the SWIA
receives a BITS clock source, the BITS clock
source is divided into two sources in the SWIA.
One of the sources is used for the current board
and the other is used for the corresponding
standby board. Therefore, from the view of the
clock module, each SWIA can provide a
maximum of two BITS lock sources and two 8kHz line clock sources, that is, four clock
sources.

UPB
OMU
UPB
OMU
UPB
CSCF
UPB
UPB
CSCF
UPB

Service flow
ETI
ETI
Narrowband signaling flow

Narrowband clock flow
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Signal Flow of the TDM Clock and Signaling

Among subrack
B
I
T
S
0
B
I
T
S
1
E
1
ETI*
E
1
ETI#
8kHz
2Mbps/2MHz
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWI
SWI
SWU
SWU

IPMB plane (device management plane
UPB
SUBRACK 2
UPB
CSCF
UPB
UPB
ETI
ETI
OMU
UPB
UPB
UPB
UPB
Service flow
Narrowband signaling flow
ETI
ETI
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Narrowband clock flow

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Signaling
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Time Synchronization Signal Flow
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWI
SWU
SWU
CSCF
UPB
UPB
OMU
UPB
CSCF
UPB
2
USI
USI
SUBRACK 2
GE/FE

SWI
SWI
SWU
SWU
OMU
USI
USI
GE/FE
IP Network

Time synchronization signal flow
NTP
server
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UPB
CSCF
UPB
UPB
CSCF
UPB
SUBRACK 0
Description:
1. The RTC subboard is configured in the USI7, the back
board corresponding to the OMU.
2. The OMU sets and reads time in the RTC subboard
through the CPU.
3. Boards in a subrack or in different subracks implement
time synchronization through the Base plane and the NTP
protocol.
4. The RTC subboard provides a built-in Stratum-2 clock
oscillator (0.4PPM), which ensures the preciseness of the
time if the NTP server is disconnected.
Signal Flow of the KVM Over IP

SWI
SWU
SWU
SWU
SMM
SMM
SMM
SMM
SWI
SWI
SWU
SWU
SWU
SWU
SWU
CSCF
UPB
OMU
CSCF
UPB
UPB
USI
USI
SUBRACK
2 2
GE/FE
OMU
OMU
SWI
SWU
SWU
CSCF
UPB
UPB
USI
USI
UPB
CSCF
UPB
0
SUBRACK
0
GE/FE
OM
Switch
Lanswitch
LAN
OM LAN
Lanswitch
Switch

LMT
IP Network

In the ATCA platform, each UPB functions as a server, and the KVM over IP provides a remote KVM function. With the KVM over IP, you
can access to the information of any UPB (a maximum of eight boards at the same time) in any subrack over the OMC interfaces provided
by the OMU.
The UPB exchanges the VIG interface information and KVM analog information with the SMM through the IPMB bus. The SMM then packs
the information to IP packets and sends them to the local maintenance terminal through the OMC interface provided by the OMU board.
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Questions
How many types of signal flow are provided by the

If the hardware of a board is faulty in the MSOFTX3000
OSTA2.0 platform, how is an alarm generated for this failure?

In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, how is the clock
distribution among the narrowband clock subracks

implemented? How is the narrowband signal flow
implemented?
In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, how is the time
synchronization implemented?
In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, which boards does
the signal flow of KVM over IP pass through?
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Answers
How many types of signal flow are provided by the MSOFTX3000
OSTA2.0 platform?
There are four types of signal flow: IPMB bus signal flow, Base plane signal flow, Fabric plane
signal flow, and TDM bus signal flow.
If the hardware of a board is faulty in the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0
platform, how is an alarm generated for this failure?

The faulty board generates an alarm and reports the alarm to the SMM in the subrack through
the IPMB bus. The SMM then reports the alarm to the OMU through the Base plane.
In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, how is the clock distribution
among the narrowband clock subracks implemented? How is the

narrowband signal flow implemented?
The SWI in subrack 0 generates the internal reference clock after locking the external
reference clock, and then delivers the internal reference clock to the SWU in subrack 0. The
SWU then delivers the reference clock to each ETI in the current subrack through the TDM
bus. For the clock distribution among subracks, the SWU in subrack 0 delivers the internal
reference clock to the SWI in each expansion subrack through the Base cascading interfaces.
The SWI then retracts the reference clock and delivers it to the corresponding SWU, and the
SWU is responsible for delivers the reference clock to each ETI.
After being exported through the E1 interface of the ETI, the narrowband signaling is
processed for MTP1 and partial MTP2, and then delivered to the corresponding UPBs for
other processing.
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In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, how is the time
synchronization implemented?
The time synchronization is implemented through the Base bus. The OMU board
synchronizes time with NTP server through the NPT interface provided by its
corresponding back board and stores the time in the RTC subboard in the back
board. The time provided by the TRC subboard is considered as the system time
of the MSOFTX3000. All the modules in the system synchronize time through
the Base bus and NTP protocol.
In the MSOFTX3000 OSTA2.0 platform, which boards does
the signal flow of KVM over IP pass through?

The signal flow of the KVM Over IP passes through the UPBs, SMMs, SWUs,
and OMU board.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 3 Boards
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Chapter 5 Cascading and Cabling
Section 1 PDB Monitoring Cable

Section 2 Cascading Cable Among Subracks
Section 3 External Cable of the OMU/iGWB
Section 4 Broadband Service Cable
Section 5 Narrowband Service Cable
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Installation of PDB Cables
PDB
The PDB working status is monitored by
the SMMs in the subrack located at the

bottom of a cabinet. For example, in an
integrated configuration cabinet, the PDB is
monitored by the SMMs in subrack 0, and
in a service processing cabinet, the PDB is
monitored by the SMMs in subrack 2.
OSTA2.0 RACK
During installation, one end of the PDB
cable is connected to the serial port

connectors in the monitoring panel at the
rear of the PDB and the other end is
connected to the COM2 serial ports in the
SDMs.
OSTA2.0 RACK
The PDB cables are configured before
delivery; therefore, you need not configure

them on site.
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Installation of Power Cables from the PDB to

Internal Components of a Cabinet
Cabinet
Switches
Component
Integrate
d
configurat
ion
cabinet
(A7 and A8) / (B7 and B8)
subrack 1)
A2/B2
MRMU
A3
LANS-1
B3
LANS-0
A1
KVMS
(A9 and A10) / ( B9 and

B10 )
SUBRACK-0 (basic
subrack 0)
(A7 and A8 ) / ( B7 and

B8)
subrack 3)
(A9 and A10) / ( B9 and

B10 )
subrack 2)
Service
processin
g cabinet
Power cables have been bundled to cabinets before
delivery. If a cabinet is configured with subracks, LAN

Switches, and MTMU before delivery, the power cables
among these components have also been configured.
During capacity expansion, the power cables must be
reconnected on site.
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Section 2 Cascading Cable Among
Subracks
Section 3 External Cable of the OMU/iGWB
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Subrack Cascading
SWI
Subrack cascading is implemented

through the GE interfaces provided by the
SWIs. The SWIs in expansion subracks
are connected to the SWIs in the basic
subrack through cables. One cable is
required for the Base bus and Fabric bus.
Principle for using ports: from the top to

the bottom and the topmost port first
Only LAN0 is available in an expansion

subrack. (The narrowband clock is
extracted through LAN0 of the Base
plane.)
SWI
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SWI
SWI
SWI
SWI
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Base/TDM cascading interface

Fabric cascading interface
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Subrack Cascading Diagram
Base cascading interface
Fabric cascading interface
Subracks are connected using straight-through cables. Each subrack

should be configured with four cables.
The interfaced provided by the SWI should be used from top to bottom.
The LAN0 of an expansion subrack is permanently used for connection.
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Section 1 PDB Monitoring Cables

Subracks
Section 3 External Cables of the
OMU/iGWB
Section 4 Broadband Service Cables
Section 5 Narrowband Service Cables
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Cable Configuration of the Back Board

Corresponding to the OMU Board
OMC interface
NTP interface
Interception interface
The OMU board is generally configured in front slots 4 and 5 of subrack 0. Its corresponding back
board is the USIA7, which provides six 100M/1000M autonegotiation Ethernet interfaces.
The USIA7 provides three logical interfaces, namely, OMC interface, NTP interface, and interception
interface. For details, see the figure above.

Note that the physical cable connection must be consistent with the data configuration.
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Cable Configuration of the Back Board

Corresponding to the iGWB Board
Charging interface
The iGWB board is generally configured in front slots 4 and 5 and slot 8 and 9 of a subrack. Its
corresponding back board is the USIA1, which provides four 100M/1000M autonegotiation Ethernet
interfaces.
The iGWB board supports only one charging interface, which is the first interface (from the top to the
bottom) of the USIA1, that is, Card3 LAN0. For details, see the figure above.
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Subracks
Section 3 External Cable of the
OMU/iGWB
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Broadband Signaling Cable Configuration
Broadband interface

The back board corresponding to the UPB that is configured with an IFM process is the USIA1. Such
UPBs are generated configured in slots 0 and 1 of a subrack. The USIA1 provides four 100M/1000M
autonegotiation Ethernet interfaces.
The broadband interface refers to the first interface (from the top to the bottom) of the USIA1, that is,
Card3 LAN0. For details, see the figure above.
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Broadband Signaling Cable Configuration
All the broadband signaling is
routed to an LAN Switch and then

collectively routed to the IP bearer
network. (not applicable to China
Mobile)
LAN Switches are connected to
each other through two ports and

have been configured with the
Trunk function.
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Subracks
Section 3 External Cable of the
OMU/iGWB
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Narrowband Clock Cable Configuration

8 kHz clock interface
BITS0
BITS1
BITS clock interface
The SWIA1 provides narrowband clock interfaces, namely, 2-Mbps/2-MHz BITS clock for external synchronization
and 8-k clock interface. The SWIA1 can be installed only in back slots 6 and 7 of subrack 0.
The 8k clock is retrieved by the ETIA from the E1 links and then exported to the SWIA1. Note that the 8-kHz clocks of
the same SWIA1 must be provided by two different ETIAs.
The BITS clock is provided by the external BITS device. The ATCA platform supports two independent BITS clock
sources.
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Trunk Cabling Configuration
Trunk cable
connectors
The EITA0 or EITA2 provides narrowband

signaling interfaces for the system. Each interface
supports 16 E1 lines.
The trunk cables is classified into 75-ohm trunk

cables and 120-ohm trunk cables.
During cable layout, all the trunk cables are led

from the ETIs to a 2-U cabling though, and then
laid along the both sides of a cabinet.
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Questions
How to configure the cascading cables in the

Which logical interfaces are provided by the back board
corresponding to the OMU board? How are the cables

connected?
Which board provides the narrowband clock interface?
How many types of clock interfaces are provided? How

are the cables connected?
Where are the broadband signaling interfaces
configured in a subrack? How the cables are

connected?
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Answers
How to configure the cascading cables in the MSOFTX3000
OSTA2.0 platform?
Each OSTA2.0 subrack requires four straight through cables for cascading, with two
cables for each SWI, one for the Base plane, and one for the Fabric plane. The SWI
provides eight interfaces for the Base plane and eight interfaces for the Fabric plane.
All the interfaces provided by the SWI in subrack 0 can be used in the sequence from 0
to 7. For the other subracks, only interface LAN0 is available among the interfaces
provided by SWI. (For details, see P90.)
Which logical interfaces are provided by the back board
corresponding to the OMU board? How are the cables

connected?
The back board corresponding to the OMU board provides three types of interfaces:
OMC interface, NTP interface, and interception interface. The physical port numbers
corresponding to these three interfaces are Card2/Lan0, Card2/Lan1, and Card4/Lan0.
For details about the cable connection, see P93.
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Which board provides the narrowband clock interface?
How many types of clock interfaces are provided? How

are the cables connected?
The SWI (to be specific, SWIA1) provides the narrowband clock interfaces,
support the external BITS clock source and 8-kHz line clock source. For
details about the cable connection, see P99.
Where are the broadband signaling interfaces
configured in a subrack? How the cables are connected?

The narrowband signaling interface is generally configured in slots 0 and
1. The corresponding front board is configured with the IFM process. For
details about the cable connection, see P95.
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connection, and DIP setting of boards

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Section 1 Introduction to the

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Introduction to the MSOFTX3000

Section 1 Introduction to the

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CPCI Platform Structure

Ethernet dual-platform and dual-star architecture

Master and slave serial buses

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Limitations of the CPCI Platform

CPCI bus: 2 x 2 Gbps

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efficiency to meet the current and future requirements.

high service performance and QoS.

Middleware, and APIs from other vendors to reduce development workload)

different products and reduce development workload)

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3.2: InfiniBand Transport

3.3 : StarFabric Transport

3.4 : PCI Express Transport

3.5 : Advanced Fabric Interconnect / Serial RapidIO

AMC module specification: hot swapping and subboard specification

High-speed differential signal connector and high bus bandwidth

Hot-swap high-speed subboards

Compliance with the NEBS and ETSU standards

High reliability with the dual-star architecture for service buses

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ATCA vs. CPCI

13 U/14 U (height), 19(width)

6 U x 160 mm x 0.8 inch

8 U x 280 mm x 1.2 inch

4 Gbps 2.4 Gbps

2.4 Tbps (Full Mesh)

Centralized power supply (5V, 12V,

Distributed power supply (Dual 48

Extensive: GE, FC, SCSI and so on

PMC, not hot-swap

PMC & AMC (hot-swap)

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Section 1 Introduction to the

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ATCA System Structure

Various flexible service interfaces

Blade Blade Blade Blade Blade Blade

Base Fabric 0Fabric 1Fabric 2Fabric 3

Base Fabric 0Fabric 1Fabric 2Fabric 3

Cascade Switch Interfaces Two buses reserved for future use

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Fabric 0Fabric 1Fabric 2Fabric 3

Enhanced Features of Huawei OSTA2.0 Platform

management in terms of the system, modules, and chips

Supporting remote maintenance

Meeting the NEBS L3 / ETSI standards

Providing a time precision module for precise charging