CPRI Solution

This technical poster provides only a general overview and does not constitute any offers or commitments. For detailed
information, see the product or feature documentation delivered with the software.

01 Definition
Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) refers to the interface between a baseband board and
an RF module in a base station.

RF module
RF module
(RRU/RFU/AAU)
RMU
BBU CPRI CPRI CPRI
UBBP UBBPei
CPRI CPRI
Baseband board:
baseband processing board (LBBP/WBBP/UBBP) CPRI port
or baseband interface board (UBRI) XCI port

02 Topology

1 Star Topology

BBP Application scenario

Most areas, especially densely

populated areas

2 Chain Topology

Application scenario
BBP
Long and narrow, and loosely populated
areas, such as highways and railways
 3 Ring Topology

BBP BBP BBP

BBP BBP

Intra-board cold backup Inter-board cold backup Hot backup ring topology
ring topology ring topology
Application scenario Application scenario
Long and narrow, and loosely populated areas, such as Most areas, especially densely populated areas
highways and railways Each hot backup ring only involves one RF module.
Each BBU has one CPRI link connecting to an RRU at a time. Each one of the two CPRI ports has a CPRI link
When this CPRI link becomes faulty, services are switched over and transmits identical user-plane data, leading to
to another link, providing higher reliability than a chain topology. higher reliability than a star topology.

4 Trunk Chain Topology

RMU

Application scenario
Insufficient number of CPRI links for long-distance
UBBPei transmission or insufficient CPRI bandwidth

5 Dual-Star Topology

UCIU
WBBP
GTMU GTMU
WBBP UMPT
Intra-subrack dual-star topology Inter-subrack dual-star topology

Application scenario Separate-MPT multimode base stations

6 Load Sharing Topology

L G
BBP BBP UBBP_L
BBP
UBBP_G
Intra-board load sharing topology Inter-board load sharing topology Multimode load sharing topology
Application scenario Application scenario Application scenario
Insufficient physical bandwidth of a Multi-carrier RF modules Co-MPT multimode base stations
CPRI port to provide the required
bandwidth for all cells Different user-plane data
03 GSM/UMTS/LTE Single-mode CPRI Solution

1 Network Topology Overview

Network Topology GSM UMTS LTE(FDD) LTE(TDD) LTE(NB-IoT)

Star topology Y Y Y Y Y

Chain topology Y Y Y Y Y

Intra-board cold
backup ring Y N Y Y Y
Ring
topology Inter-board cold
backup ring N Y Y N N

Hot backup ring N N Y N N

Trunk chain topology N Y Y Y N

Intra-board load
Load sharing N N Y N N
sharing
topology
Inter-board load N N Y N N
sharing

2 LTE CPRI Sharing

When multiple LTE baseband processing/interface boards are installed in one BBU, CPRI sharing
enables CPRI ports on one baseband board to be shared by other baseband boards, which
increases the flexibility of fiber connections and reduces the required number of fiber optic cables.

LBBP Cell 0 LBBP

LBBP LBBP

Cell 1 Backplane Cell 0+Cell 1

TDD FDD NB-IoT

3 LTE CPRI Compression

CPRI Compression reduces the required amount of CPRI bandwidth resources and enables each
CPRI port to support more carriers or RF modules through compressed user-plane data bit width
and a reduced sampling rate.
Bandwidth 5.5 Gbit/s
before compression CPRI bandwidth 4.9 Gbit/s Failure
010101010101010101 Fiber optic cable/Ethernet
cable/Electrical cable

Bandwidth 2.7 Gbit/s

after compression CPRI bandwidth 4.9 Gbit/s Success
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Fiber optic cable/Ethernet 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
cable/Electrical cable

TDD FDD NB-IoT

04 Multimode CPRI Solution

1 CPRI MUX
CPRI Multiplex (CPRI MUX) enables multiple modes to use a CPRI port to transmit data.
Multimode RF modules are connected to a baseband processing/interface board of mode A through
CPRI links. Another baseband processing/interface board of mode B is connected to the previous
board through the BBU backplane and indirectly communicates with the multimode RF modules.
CPRI MUX reduces CPRI cable connections, and applies to all multimode base stations.
Converging party
Mode A (converging board)

CPRI Port Switch BB Device

Backplane UMPT(AB)

Switch BB Device
CPRI Port

Mode B (converged board) Data of mode A

Converged party Data of mode B

2 Dual Star Topology in Separate-MPT Scenarios

In a separate-MPT base station, the dual star topology is generally used, with each multi-mode RF
module providing separate CPRI cables to connect to baseband boards of different modes.

U G L G U L
GTMU LBBP GTMU LBBP
WMPT
WBBP LMPT WBBP LMPT

3 Star Topology with CPRI MUX in Separate-MPT Scenarios

In a separate-MPT base station, CPRI MUX can be enabled. A UL separate-MPT base station is used
as an example.

In the RRUCHAIN MO, set Access Type to PEERPORT on the

LBBP WMPT converged party. Specify the cabinet, subrack, slot, and optical
U+L WBBP LMPT port numbers of the CPRI port on the converging party, respectively.

4 Dual Star Topology with CPRI MUX in Separate-MPT Scenarios

In a separate-MPT triple-mode base station, the dual star topology with CPRI MUX is generally used.
Two modes (separate-MPT or co-MPT) use CPRI MUX, and form a separate-MPT dual star topology
with the third mode. For example, the GSM and UMTS (separate-MPT) use CPRI MUX, and form a
GU+L dual star topology with LTE.

G+U
L
GTMU
WBBP LBBP
UMPT UMPT
 5 Trunk Chain Topology with CPRI MUX in Separate-MPT Scenarios
Only a UL separate-MPT base station supports the trunk chain topology.

RMU

U
U+L
UBBP_U UMPT_U L U+L
UBBPei_L UMPT_L

6 Chain Topology with CPRI MUX in Co-MPT Scenarios

A Co-MPT base station supports various network topologies using CPRI MUX, and requires no software
configuration to support CPRI MUX. When baseband boards of each mode separately provide CPRI ports
to connect to RF modules of each corresponding mode, the CPRI MUX solution is the same as that for
single-mode base stations.
GU co-MPT base station FT co-MPT base station

GU GU GU GU FDD FDD TDD TDD

G+U F+T

UBBP_L(T)
UBBP_U UMPT_GU UBBP_L(F) UMPT_L(FT)

7 Load Sharing Topology with CPRI MUX in Co-MPT Scenarios

G+U L
UBBP_L
UBBP_U UMPT_GUL

8 Trunk Chain Topology with CPRI MUX in Co-MPT Scenarios

RMU
GUL GUL GUL GUL

G+U+L

UBBP_U
UBBPei UMPT_GUL

Glossary CPRI Common Public Radio Interface CPRI MUX CPRI Multiplex

Documentation Dept, WN
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