NokiaSiemensNetworks MulticontrollerPlatform MulticontrollerBSCandTranscoder MulticontrollerRNC

One platform, several technologiesCommunicationsserviceproviders(CSP)cangainmajorbenefitsfromflexibleandadaptiveplatformsthatcanbeconfiguredeasilywithsoftware.NokiaSiemensNetworksistakingSingleRANtechnologytothenextlevelwithrevolutionaryhighcapacityandfuture-proofcontrollersforIP-basedradionetworksthatsupportGSMand3Gonthesamehardwareplatform.

NokiaSiemensNetworksMulticontrollerPlatformisaninnovativewaytoenableCSPstoexpandtheirnetworkswhilealsoinvestinginfuture-prooftechnology.TheplatformoffersaninnovativemodulararchitecturethatallowsCSPstoflexibly,rapidlyandcost-effectivelyscaleupcapacity,connectivityandfunctionalitytomatchtheirbusinessneedsandtheexpectationsoftheircustomers.

Fullycompliantwiththelatest3GPPandotherindustrystandards,theMulticontrollerPlatformdeliverstheflexibilityandversatilitythatCSPsneedtoprotecttheirinvestments.

Highly scalable connectivity, voice capacity and data throughputTheplatform’sintrinsicmodularityallowsittobeadaptedeasilytomeetthedemandsofanytrafficmixandnetworktopology.TheMulticontrollerPlatformfitsanynetworkarchitecture,whetherhighlycentralizedwithhighcapacityBSCsandRNCslocatedataswitchsite,oradistributedsetupinwhichradionetworkcontrollersarelocatedclosetosmall,remotebasestationareas.

Theplatform’sblendofhighlyflexiblehardwareanddistributedsoftwaremakesiteasytoexpandcapacityandimprovefunctionalitytomeetnetworkcapacityneedsanddeliveradvancedend-userservices.

FullyIP-based,highcapacityinternalswitchingandnativesupportforpackettransportallowrapidandefficientmanagementofvoiceanddatatraffic,aswellassupportingthehighestpeakdataratesattheairinterface,todayandtomorrow.

Reliable and dependableThecompactNokiaSiemensNetworksMulticontrollerPlatformisextremelyfaulttolerant,formaximumreliability.Allthecentralizedfunctionsofthenetworkelementareprotectedtoguaranteehighavailability,whilebothhardwareandsoftwarearesupervisedconstantly,withback-upcomponentsreadytotakeoverintheeventofafailure.Similarly,allprocessorsbackeachotherupcontinuously.

Reduced operational costsMulticontrollerPlatform’spowerconsumptioncanbelessthan1Wperconnectedbasestation,reducingoperatingcostsradically.Theequipment’sincrediblysmallsizebringsfurthercostsavingsinsiteinvestment,transportationandinstallation.

Thesimplearchitecturemakescommissioningeasyandfast.Sparepartmanagementisalsohighlycost-effective,becausefewerpartsareusedandmanymodulesareidentical,makingtheminterchangeableacrossdifferentfunctions.

Multipurpose,scalable,compact:MulticontrollerPlatformisakeycomponentoftheNokiaSiemensNetworksuniqueSingleRANsolution.

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Multicontroller BSC and TranscoderThishighcapacity,future-proofradionetworkcontrollerusesrevolutionaryhardwareandamodulararchitecturethatiseasilyscaledtofuture-proofCSPinvestments.

MulticontrollerBSCcanbeconfiguredtoservehighvoiceanddatatrafficvolumesand/ormanageahighnumberofcells.Moreover,modulescanbeaddedeasilytomeetchangingtrafficorusepatterns.Andwhennewtechnologiesneedtobeadopted,theMulticontrollerBSCcanbeconvertedintoa3GMulticontrollerRNCwithasimplesoftwareupgrade.

MulticontrollerBSCsupportsnativepackettransporttoensurethatallthetransportbandwidthsavingsthatcomewithPacketAbistransportarecaptured.MulticontrollerBSCcanalsooperateasthetimingmasterforBTSsynchronizationviatime-over-packet.

Theproductalsosupportsthesmoothevolutionofexistingnetworks.InstalledasanexpansiontoNokiaSiemensNetworksFlexiBSC,themulticontrollerprovidesflexibleincreasesincapacityandaddsmulticontrollercapabilitiestoprotectGSMcapacityinvestments.MulticontrollerBSCincludes

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Technical Data

CSvoicecapacity: >26,000Erl

PSdatacapacity: 1.1Gbps

Connectivity: Upto4,400TRXs;upto4,400cells;upto4,400basestations

Transportinterfaces: 16xGE,6x10GE

Availability: >99.999%

Redundancy: Moduleandplug-inunitlevelredundancy

Installationoptions: 2to8modules

Heightxwidthxdepth: 177x444x450mm(permodule)

Powerconsumption: ~800W(permodule)

Powersupply: -48V/-60V(DC);230V(AC)

transcoderimplementation,enablingtranscoderresourcestobelocatedphysicallywiththeBSCordeployedataseparatesitetosupportseveralBSCssimultaneously.Consequently,MulticontrollerBSCcanbeconnectedviathestandardizedA-Interfacetoanyothervendor’scorenetwork(3GPPRel.8basedAoverIP).

Multicontroller RNCCombiningtheadvantagesofthecompactandscalablehardwareplatformwiththoseofmodularandflexiblesoftware,MulticontrollerRNCisthebenchmarkfornetworkcontrollers.

MulticontrollerRNCoffersthemarket’shighestcapacitythatcanbeoptimizedeasilytomeettheneedsofanytrafficmixandnetworktopology.Theproductcanbeconfiguredtoservehighvoiceordatatraffic,andtoenhancecoverage.TheIubinterfacethroughputcanbeupto50Gbpstosupportthehighestpeakdataratesofcurrentandfutureairinterfaces.

Withnativesupportforpackettransport,MulticontrollerRNCalsomeetstheneedsofIP-basednetworks.

MulticontrollerRNCenablesexistingcapacitytobeexpandedsmoothlyandflexibly.ItcanbeinstalledasanexpansiontotheNokiaSiemensNetworksIPA2800RNCfamily,providingthebestwaytouseandbalanceControlPlaneandUserPlaneresourcesto:

• rapidlyfulfillincreasingdatathroughputdemand

• enhancethealways-onconnectivityofsmartphoneapplications

• provideseamlesssupportforthedatathroughputofHSPA+andbeyond.

ModularcapacitystepsandflexibleresourceallocationarenativelybuiltintoMulticontrollerRNC,helpingtomeetthechallengecreatedbysmartphonesthatcauseunpredictableincreasesinthevolumeofnetworkdataandsignalingtraffic.

MulticontrollerRNCcanbeevolvedwithsoftwareupgradestomeetfuturerequirements,thussafeguardingitsinvestment.

Technical Data

CSvoicecapacity: >200,000Erl

PSdatacapacity: Upto50Gbps

Connectivity: Upto~30,000cells

Transportinterfaces: 16xGE,6x10GE

Availability: >99.999%

Redundancy: Moduleandplug-inunitlevelredundancy

Installationoptions: 2to8modules

Heightxwidthxdepth: 177x444x450mm(permodule)

Powerconsumption: ~800W(permodule)

Powersupply: -48V/-60V(DC);230V(AC)

TheNokiaSiemensNetworksMulticontrollerPlatformcombinesacompactandscalablehardwareplatformwithmodularandflexiblesoftwaretocreateanewerainnetworkcontrollers.Unrivalledmodularityandspacesavingfeaturesmeetalltrafficandsignalingcapacityrequirementsandnetworktopologyneeds.

Flexibility,speed,expandability,reliabilityandlowoperatingcostsmakeMulticontrollerPlatformthenetworkcontrollerofchoice,nowandinthefuture.

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