User's Manual

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EAB/RWB/ZG Christina Wilson 18/1551–HRB 105 102/1 Uen
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RBS Main Services and Functions
The RBS provides radio resources for the RAN. It provides radio transmission
and reception in one cell. The RBS functionality is subdivided into traffic and
O&M functions:
• The traffic related functions handle the user data traffic and control
communication with the RNC and the UE. This also includes the handling
of cells, transport channels, and ATM links.
• The O&M functions ensure that the system becomes and remains
operational, handles equipment malfunctions, and monitors the RBS
performance.
RBS Characteristics and Configurations
For detailed information on product safety, product data and environmental
characteristics, please refer to
Health and Safety Information, RBS 3104,
7/12446–HRB 105 102
and Product Data RBS 3104, 1/1553–COH 109 392 .
The RBS has a modular architecture with scalable capacity. For detailed
information on different RBS configurations, please refer to
Configuration
Data RBS 3104.
4 Hardware Structure
This section describes the units, the climate system, the internal cables and
the connection field in the RBS 3104.
An RBS 3104 consists of a single cabinet configured to handle one Radio
Frequency carrier in one sector.
The cabinet contains a subrack that can be equipped with several plug in
units (PIU) depending on configuration and various traffic and transmission
capacities. The location of the subrack, the climate system and other modules
in the cabinet is shown in figure 2.