BAM Back Administration Module iGWB iGateway Bill OSTA Open Standards Telecom Architecture WEPI E1_Pool Interface

Unit WCKI Clock Interface Unit WEAM E1 And ATM Forward Module WBFI Back insert FE Interface Unit WIFM IP Forward Module WHSC Hot-Swap and Control unit WBSG Broadband Signaling Gateway

WCCU Wireless Calling Control Unit WCSU Wireless Calling Control Unit and signaling process Unit WVDB VLR Database unit WCDB Central Data Base unit WMGC Media Gateway Control unit WSIU System Interface Unit WSMU System Management Unit SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface WALU Alarm Unit UPWR UMSC PSM Power module

The WCCU or WCSU is responsible for call control and protocol processing of the MTP3, MTP3b, MTP3 User Adaptation Layer (M3UA), ISUP, BSSAP, MAP, CAP, RANAP, and IuUP. When the WCCU is equipped with the CPC board, it functions as the WCSU. The WCSU can process messages of the narrowband signaling MTP2, whereas the WCCU cannot. The WCCU or WCSU has a bill pool, and each pair of WCCUs or WCSUs can store up to 160,000 bills. The CDRs are transmitted to the iGWB for processing through the Ethernet bus. The alarm information generated by the WCCU/WCSU is reported to the WSMU through the shared resource bus.

The WVDB is a front board used to store the subscription data of mobile subscribers. In a high-capacity application, multiple pairs of WVDBs are required to store the subscription data. The subscription data of

one subscriber is stored in the same pair of WVDBs. The principles for distributing subscriber data on different WVDBs is described in the section about WVDB (also named WVDB distribution agent function).

The WCDB is a front board in the basic subrack. It provides UMG resource management, outgoing trunk selection, distribution agent management (for example, MSRN allocation and WVDB maintenance command forwarding) functions. The WCDB contains global data that can be accessed by all WCCUs or WCSUs and WVDBs. As the WCDB is an accessed center, its load is relatively large. In the low-capacity configuration mode, its functions can be implemented by one pair of WCDBs. In a high-capacity configuration mode; however, different functions must be distributed to different WCDBs.
The alarms generated by the WCDB are reported to the WSMU through the Ethernet bus.

The WMGC is a front board in the basic subrack. It provides gateway registration, internal link status maintenance, gateway status and capability auditing, and gateway exception handling functions.

The WBSG is used to process IP /ATM packets after the WIFM/WAFM level-1 dispatch, to implement coding/decoding for signaling transmission protocols, such as UDP, TCP, SIGTRAN, MTP3, SAAL and MTP3b, and the H.248 bearer control protocol, and to dispatch messages to corresponding service processing units for transaction layer/service layer processing. The alarms generated by the WBSG are reported to the WSMU through the shared resource bus.

The WSIU is the back interface board of the WSMU. It is installed in back slot 6 and 8 in each subrack. It has the following functions:
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Provides Ethernet interfaces to the WSMU. Each WSIU is configured to the corresponding WSMU. Implements level conversion for asynchronous serial port signals from the WSMU, and provides two physical interfaces to this synchronous serial port.

Identifies subrack ID through the setting of the DIP switches.

The WHSC is a back board. One pair of WHSCs is installed in the back slots 7 and 9 in each subrack. The WHSC is used to:
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Bridges the left and right Ethernet buses to ensure that the WSMUs in slots 6 and 8 can manage the front boards (except WALU and UPWR) of the subrack. Ensures the switching of Ethernet buses in the subrack. Conducts board hot swap control. Conducts board power-on control. Provides two pairs of heartbeat detection interfaces for the WSMU/WHSC. Provides a 10/100 Mbit/s compatible Ethernet connection between the active WSMU and the standby WSMU. Provides six external FE ports.

The WCKI is a back board and is installed in slots 13 and 15 of the basic subrack. Each WCKI occupies two back board slots. The WCKI is used to provide stratum-2 and stratum-3 standard synchronization clocks for system networking and provide stable and precise clock signals to the system.

The WEPI is the back board of theWCSU, WSGU and WEAM. It has the following functions:
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It provides E1 interfaces for the WCSU, WSGU and WEAM. It is configured correspondingly to the three boards one by one, and provides physical interfaces of narrowband signaling to the boards. It processes MTP1 physical layer messages. It transfers system clock signals and provides clock synchronization in the subrack. It works with the WCSU to implement active/standby switchover through the H.110 bus.

The WBFI is the back interface board of the WIFM. It is used to perform FE driving, and provide external physical interfaces for the WIFM. It provides the FE interface and FE drive for the WIFM. It is configured in pair with the WIFM.

The BAM and the iGWB are installed in the integrated configuration cabinet. Both adopt the HP ProLiant DL380 G3 server. The BAM is the server of the operation and maintenance (O&M) system. It bridges the workstations (WSs) and the MSOFTX3000. The BAM forwards the O&M commands from local and remote WSs to the MSOFTX3000, and sends the responses from the MSOFTX3000 to the WSs. The BAM also stores and transfers the alarm and traffic measurement data. The BAM is an HP DL380 G3 server configured with two SCSI hard disks (hot-swappable), which adopts RAID 1 error tolerance technique for protection. RAID 1 employs complete mirroring technique, that is, all the data on a hard disk has a complete mirror on the other hard disk. If one hard disk is faulty, the control program restores the lost data from the mirrored hard disk and the running of the server is not affected. The iGWB is an intermediate billing device between the MSOFTX3000 and the billing center. It receives, pre-processes and stores bills at a speed of 1700 CDRs per second. In addition, the iGWB provides billing interfaces. The iGWB is a server (HP DL380 G3) that works in the active and standby mode. It is configured with five SCSI hard disks (hot-swappable) and adopts the "RAID5 + hot spare" redundancy and error tolerance technique for protection. The software in the MSOFTX3000 determines the BAM, iGWB as modules for processing. The value 0 is always assigned to the BAM and the value 1 is always assigned to the iGWB.

The WALU is a front board installed in slot 16 in each subrack. It has the following functions:
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Serves as a slave node to communicate with the master node (WSMU) through the serial port bus, and controls the indicator under the instructions of the WSMU. Monitors the temperature of the chassis and reports to the WSMU through the serial port bus. Collects and logically integrates fault detection signals and in-position signals of the four power modules, and reports them as the working status of the power system to the WSMU through the serial port bus. Displays the working status and in-position status of the UPWR through the indicators. Reports fault information and indicates the fault through the indicators when the temperature sensor fails to work normally.

The UPWR can be a front board or a back board. It provides power supply to all the other boards in the subrack. Each UPWR occupies two slotsslots 17 and 18 in the front or 19 and 20 at the back. It has the following functions: NOTE: By default, three UPWRs working in 2+1 backup mode are configured in a subrack. Two are inserted in front slots 17-18 and 19-20; one is inserted in back slots 19-20. A dummy panel is placed in back slots 17-18.
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Providing +3.3 V, +5 V, +12 V, -12 V DC power output. Supplying power for each board in the subrack. The UPWRs work in 2+2 backup mode. The WALU checks the UPWR status over the serial port cable on the backplane and reports the information to the WSMU.

The UPWRs work in the load-sharing mode.