ZXUN USPP

Universal Subscriber Profile Platform

Training Manual

System Architecture

ZTE UNIVERSITY
ZTE University, Dameisha
YanTian District, Shenzhen,
P. R. China
518083
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Contents

System Architecture ..................................................... 1

1 System Architecture .................................................. 2
1.1 Overview.............................................................................. 2
1.2 System Working Principles ...................................................... 2
1.3 FE Subsystem ....................................................................... 3
1.4 Provision Subsystem .............................................................. 5
1.5 UDS Subsystem .................................................................... 6
1.6 Network Management Subsystem ............................................ 7
1.7 Maintenance Tools Subsystem ................................................10
Glossary ..................................................................... 13
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System Architecture
After you have completed this course, you

will be able to:

>> Master Signaling front end processor
(FEP) Subsystem
>> Master Universal Directory Server
(UDS) Subsystem
>> Master Provision Subsystem
>> Master Network Management Subsys-
tem

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Chapter 1 System Architecture

After you have completed this chapter, you will know:
>> Overview
>> System Working Principles
>> FE Subsystem
>> Provision Subsystem
>> UDS Subsystem
>> Network Management Subsystem
>> Maintenance Tools Subsystem

1.1 Overview
ZXUN USPP system adopts the USPP structure. Each USPP system
comprises one or more FE Subsystems, one UDS Subsystem, one
or more Provision Subsystems, one Network Management Subsys-
tem and one Maintenance Tools Subsystem.

1.2 System Working Principles

Figure 1 illustrates the system architecture of ZXUN USPP.

FIGURE 1 ZXUN USPP SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

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ZXUN USPP system consists of FE Subsystem, UDS Subsystem,

Provision Subsystem, OMM Subsystem and O&M Subsystem,
which are respectively responsible for signaling and service
processing, data management, service handling, OMM functions
and data maintenance.

1.3 FE Subsystem
Hardware The front-end subsystem uses the 19 inch standard rack with a
Description net internal height of 42 U.
At full configuration, a single cabinet contains:
For a three-shelf cabinet
Three 9U service subracks, one 2U power distribution subrack,
three 1U fan subracks, two 3U ventilation subracks, one 3U
blank plane, and one 1U blank subrack, 42U high in all.
For a four-shelf cabinet
Four 9U service subracks, one 2U power subracks, three 1U
fan subracks, and one 1U blank subrack, 42U high in all.
The service subrack used by the FE subsystem is the BCTC sub-
rack.
A board consists of panel components, the functional PCB board
and daughter cards. The PCB board is installed with a connector
plug to insert into the socket on the backplane. The board name
is marked on the panel. At full capacity, the system contains 17
boards.
Table 1 lists ZXUN USPP boards and their functions.

TABLE 1 BOARD FUNCTIONS

Board Function

SPB The SPB provides the E1 interface. It processes

signaling on MTP2 and layers below, and forwards
MTP3 signaling packets to the Signaling MP board.

HSL board The ATM cells enter the HSL board through the E1/T1
interface, and then assigned to the TDM interface
on the HSL board after timeslot exchange. The HSL
board transfers TDM signals into ATM cells, and then
performs the reassembling, reorganization and SSCS
processing of AAL5, after which it sends service related
data to relevant service MP boards.

SIPI Board The SIPI board provides FE interfaces and forwards IP

packets. It forwards SCTP packets received from the
IP network to the Signaling MP board for processing.
The SIPI board works in pairs and is configured to
work in the load sharing mode.

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Board Function

SMP Board The SMP board processes services and signaling

packets. After the SMP board receives signaling
packets from the SIPI board, it processes the packets
on MTP3 and layers above according to the signaling
protocol stacks. When the SMP board needs to send
signaling packets, it forwards signaling packets down
layer by layer according to signaling packet protocols,
until the packets are forwarded to other NEs from
the SIPI board. To increase the dependability of the
signaling system, the SMP boards work in pairs and
are configured to work in the active/standby mode.
When the active SMP board is faulty, the standby SMP
board takes over to ensure the normal operation of
the system.

OMP Board The MOP board has two modules: the OMP module
and the RPU module.
The OMP module completes system control
management related functions. It saves the
configuration information and version files of devices,
and sends alarm messages, statistics messages, etc.
to the background.
The RPU module maintains the routing tables of the
entire NE. Routing packets received by SIPI interface
boards are forwarded to the RPU module. The RPU
module refreshes the routing tables in real time.
Based on routing tables, it creates forwarding tables,
which are forwarded to SIPI boards for the purpose
of synchronization.
The OMP boards work in pairs and are configured to
work in the active/standby mode. When the active
OMP board is faulty, the standby OMP board takes over.

TIPI Board The TIPI board is responsible for intra-office and

inter-office communications. In a cross-office network,
inter-office communications is needed as well as
intra-office communications between the front-end
and the background modules. The TIPI boards work
in pairs and are configured to work in the load sharing
mode.

UIMC Board The UIMC board ensures the message transmission

between boards in the service subrack. It connects
SIPI boards, SMP boards, OMP boards and TIPI boards.
The THUB boards work in pairs and are configured to
work in the active/standby mode.

THUB Board The THUB board is used for the expansion of the
distributive processing platform: each resource cabinet
deploys 2 FE ports (control stream) to connect to the
Converged Ethernet, and the THUB board is connected
to the control shelf and the UIMC board through the
Gigabit electrical port. The THUB boards work in pairs
and are configured to work in the active/standby mode.

CLKG Board The CLKG board provides Level-2 enhanced clock. It

obtains locked clock signals from the BITS/SPB board,
and provides 8kHz/s reference clock signals to the
SPB board, SIPI board and TIPI board to ensure the
synchronization between equipment clock and the
external network. The CLKG boards work in pairs and
are configured to work in the active/standby mode.

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Software The PP software in the FE subsystem of ZXUN USPP has the fol-
Description lowing functions:
Processes HLRe applications related protocols and services;
Reads/writes UDS data through the LDAP interface;
Ensures other NEs are correctly notified on user data modifi-
cation;
Controls overload;
Manages the data trunk interface;
Provides the control plane switch feature on the resource sub-
rack level;
Provides system environment monitoring and power manage-
ment functions.

1.4 Provision Subsystem

Composition It consists of the DBIO server, the interface message processor and
the agent. Each Provision Subsystem may comprise one or more
agents, DBIO servers and interface message processors. Figure 2
shows the structure of the Provision Subsystem.

FIGURE 2 ARCHITECTURE OF PROVISION SUBSYSTEM

Function The IMP provides the following functions:

Manages the IP connections with the BOSS;
Accesses all local DBIO servers;
Performs the protocol conversion between the binary inter-
face of the BOSS and the MML interface;

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Distributes MML commands of BOSS to local DBIO servers,

and returns the MML acknowledgements of local DBIO
servers to the BOSS.
The agent provides the following functions:
Accesses any local DBIO server;
Provides the service provisioning GUI of HLR, EIR, and
other applications.
The DBIO server provides the following functions:
Processes service handling MML requests of HLR, EIR, and
other applications;
Informs the FE subsystem, which then notifies other NEs
upon user data modification;
Generates rules based on MML requests, so that automatic
data access requests are generated;
Controls the overload and receiving-end load balance of the
DBIO server within the USPP system;
Implements the load balance function while sending re-
quests to the UDS;
Implements the virtual application function.

1.5 UDS Subsystem

Composition The UDS consists of one or more DSAs, as shown in Figure 3.

FIGURE 3 ARCHITECTURE OF UDS SUBSYSTEM

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Here DSA refers to the DSA cluster. One DSA cluster consists of 1
to 80 DSA nodes.
Function The UDS provides the following functions:
Stores HLR and EIR applications related subscriber data;
Realizes high data availability through synchronous replication
and active/backup switch, and implements remote disaster tol-
erance;
Provides standard and expansive LDAP interfaces for other sub-
systems to access subscriber data;
Controls the overload;
Ensures the load balance between the receiving end and the
sending end within the UDS Subsystem;
Provides the hot patching function;
Supports Windows/Linux/HPUX/AIX/SUNOS/VxWorks operat-
ing systems;
As the Telnet server, the UDS Subsystem supports Telnet login
and view of its running status.
Provides the dynamic schema load function.

Note:
Schema is the description and definition of data formats saved
in the directory service, including the objects, attributes and
DIT leveled structure of directory service.

1.6 Network Management

Subsystem
Dual-Layer The network management subsystem is in a dual-layer structure,
Structure including an EMS and multiple OMMs. The following figure shows
the architecture of the network management Subsystem.

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FIGURE 4 ARCHITECTURE OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM

(DUAL-LAYER NETWORK)

Single-Layer When the network management subsystem adopts the single-layer

Structure structure, its architecture is as shown in the following figure.

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FIGURE 5 ARCHITECTURE OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM

(SINGLE-LAYER NETWORKING)

Functions The network management subsystem performs the integrated and

local management of FE, PROVISION and UDS subsystems and
virtual applications of ZXUN USPP.
The local management functions (of OMM) include:
Provides OMM client access to implement the management
of FE, PROVISION and UDS subsystems, including security
management, performance statistics, fault management,
service observation (including failure observation), signaling
trace, configuration management, log management, file man-
agement, clock management and version management.
Provides the creation and authorization of local users and user
groups, so that global users and user groups can be created
and authorized using EMS commands.
Collects and stores performance statistical data of the local
equipment, and performance statistical reports based on
equipment and virtual applications, reports performance
statistical data to the EMS.
Provides configuration data storage, query, modification func-
tions, and synchronize configuration data to local devices,
modifies local configuration data and synchronize configu-
ration data to the local device according to synchronization
commands from EMS.
Provides the service observation and signaling tracing of local
devices, reports service observation and signaling tracing data
to the EMS.
Provides local equipment log storage and management func-
tions, and provides the log query interface to the EMS.

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Stores the fault alarm and fault data of local devices, reports
fault alarms to the EMS.
Provides the forward and backward compatibility functions of
the EMS.
The integrated management functions (of EMS) include:
Provides OMM client access to implement the management of
FE, PROVISION and UDS subsystems in ZXUN USPP, including
performance statistics, fault management, signaling tracing,
configuration management, and log management.
Provides the creation and authorization of global users and user
groups, and synchronizes global users and user groups to the
OMM.
Collects and stores performance statistical data from OMM, and
provides performance statistical reports according to devices
and consolidated virtual applications.
Stores, queries and modifies configuration data, and synchro-
nizes configuration data to all OMMs and devices.
Receives service observation and signaling tracing data from
OMMs, and provides service observation and signaling tracing
on all devices.
Queries log data on OMMs according to OMM client requests.
Receives fault alarms from OMMs, and stores the fault alarms
and fault data of all devices.

1.7 Maintenance Tools Subsystem

Structure The Maintenance Tools subsystem consists of the client and the
server.
The client should support Graphical User Interface (GUI). The
server is located on modules of FE/Provision subsystem and UDS
nodes of the DSA subsystem. Figure 6 shows the structure of the
Maintenance Tools Subsystem.

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FIGURE 6 ARCHITECTURE OF MAINTENANCE TOOLS SUBSYSTEM

Function It performs the log management and routine maintenance of the

three subsystems of ZXUN USPP: FE Subsystem, Provision Sub-
system, and UDS Subsystem. Its functions do not overlap with
OMM Subsystem. Specific functions include:
Manages and records system operation logs (including excep-
tion logs and provisioning logs);
Views and modifies FE/Provision/UDS running status;
Views and modifies key UDS data (including tables and index
of the memory database);
Imports/Exports data;
Defines DIT layer structure and content rules of UDS;
Manages hot patches.

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 Glossary

BCTC
Backplane of ConTrol Center
BITS
Building Integrated Timing Supply
BOSS
Business and Operation Support System
CLKG
CLOCK Generator
DBIO
DataBase Input & Output
DIT
Directory Information Tree
DSA
Directory System Agent
EIR
Equipment Identification Register
EMS
Element Management System
FE
Front End
FE
Fast Ethernet
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HLR
Home Location Register
IP
Internet Protocol
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MML
Man Machine Language
MTP2
Message Transfer Part layer 2
MTP3
Message Transfer Part layer 3
O&M
Operation & Maintenance
OMM
Operation & Maintenance Module
OMP
Operation & Maintenance Processor

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PCB
Printed Circuit Board
RPU
Route Protocol Unit
SIPI
Signaling IP bearer Interface
SPB
Signaling Processing Board
THUB
Trunk HUB
UDS
Universal Directory Server
UIMC
Universal Interface Module for Control plane (BCTC or BPSN)
USPP
Universal Subscriber Profile Platform

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