Seeking cost-efficient ways to evolve networks and drive down OPEX, mobile

network operators (MNOs) are turning to Siemens for solutions. With years of
real-world, cost-cutting experience to its credit and thousands of installations
worldwide providing reliable performance for some of the worlds largest
carriers, the SURPASS hiD 3100 platform is the discerning MNOs solution of
choice.
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SURPASS hiD 3100
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Siemens Communications Mobile Networks
A single cost-effective solution for
UMTS, GPRS and GSM
3G networks are here and flourishing as
established 2G/2.5G mobile networks,
devoted to voice or data services, con-
tinue to grow. Today transport lease
fees may account for as much as 20% of
operating expense, or up to half of capital
expenditures may go to building your
own radio access transport. In both cases,
lowering costs and accommodating ad-
ditional traffic from new 3G or expanding
2G/2.5G services is critical. Siemens can
help you do this with SURPASS hiD 3100,
a range of future-proof multi-service
switches that streamlines access in your
GSM/GPRS/UMTS radio networks.
UMTS operators with established ATM
transport are familiar with the statistical
multiplexing of ATM aggregation. They
know it helps significantly reduce OPEX
by concentrating many underutilized E1s
into fewer and more bandwidth-efficient
links. And they know that by consolidat-
ing traffic into highly economical STM-1
trunks, they can economize scarce and
costly RNC ports. Hence SURPASS hiD
3100 is widely deployed in UMTS access
networks, where it cuts operating ex-
penses up to 30%.
Optimizing legacy GSM or GPRS traffic
onto 3GPP-standardized ATM transport
makes good business sense because it
lets MNOs converge highly economical
E1s of both 2G and 3G services onto the
ATM backhaul at almost no extra cost.
And forward-looking GSM/GPRS opera-
tors planning to deploy UMTS in the fore-
seeable future and seeking to conserve
bandwidth in legacy transport networks
would prefer to do this at little or no
marginal cost using a future-ready net-
work infrastructure.
Pay only for what you really use
SURPASS hiD 3100 serves to dynamically
adapt bandwidth resource consumption
to customers changing usage patterns.
With a unique optimizing functionality
that eliminates unnecessary data on BTS-
to-BSC Abis interfaces, or the BSC-to-
MSC Asub/Ater interface, SURPASS hiD
3100 lets you realize significant band-
width savings on incoming TDM links.
Why pay for hauling silence frames, un-
used channels or superfluous patterns
if these can be eliminated without com-
promising voice quality, while economiz-
ing up to 40% bandwidth?
Unrivalled service flexibility
The SURPASS hiD 3100 family of multi-
service switches comprises three fully
modular carrier-grade systems: Boasting
25-Gbps switching capacity, hiD 3140
High Speed accommodates 11 service
cards. The hiD 3140 and 3120 platforms
support 2-Gbps switching capacity and
accommodate 11 and five service cards,
respectively.
Benefits at a glance
Tremendous economizing power at
ultra-high density of up to 693 E1 ports
per chassis and up to six chassis per
standard rack
Up to 30% OPEX savings in the UTRAN
by aggregating many underutilized
E1s into fewer fully utilized links and
using channelized mode to reduce
STM-1 links in the SDH network
Dramatic OPEX savings in the GERAN
by reducing bandwidth demand by up
to 50% in Abis and Asub/Ater inter-
faces: Statistical multiplexing via pack-
etized compression enables significant
Abis interface overbooking
No adverse impact on voice quality and
minimal added Abis delay
Simplified RAN transport: one network
for both 2G & 3G traffic
Less RNC hardware (interface cards,
power supplies, controllers, etc) cuts
CAPEX
No-single-point-of-failure architecture
practically eliminates network down-
time. With fully redundant control,
switching, and services, SURPASS hiD
3100 supports network level rerouting,
hot insertion for all components, and
in-service software upgrades
Future-proof investment: Enjoy stand-
ardized ATM-based transport today
and evolve to IP over Ethernet or MPLS
transport tomorrow
Boost revenues by offering value-added
services on bandwidth freed by opti-
mizing Abis
Any-service-any-port approach for
ultra cost-effective flexibility
Vendor-agnostic Abis compression
Generous VP overbooking enabling
scalable, manageable networks with
industry-leading VPut traffic man-
agement
Features at a glance
Abis optimizer card
32-port E1 card for any-service-any-
port configuration among ATM, IMA
or optimized TDM for Abis/Asub/Ater
interface compression
Eliminates superfluous data unas-
signed channels, idle frames, surplus
patterns to reduce bandwidth
Available for SURPASS hiD 3100 plat-
forms
Codec-aware optimization for GSM
voice codecs including FR, EFR, HR etc.
Codec-agnostic optimization for GPRS,
EDGE, O&M, PCM and signaling chan-
nels with automatic detection
Cut costs and conserve bandwidth with the
Siemens mobile network optimizer
3G network
SURPASS hiD
3100
2G network
BSC
RNC
ATM
IP/MPLS/Ethernet-ready
Node B
Node B
GSM
BTS
GSM
BTS
GSM
BTS
GSM
BTS
E1
TDM
NE1
TDM
NE1
TDM
NE1
IMA
(STM-1)
STM-1
Node B
SURPASS hiD
3100
Configurable end-to-end delay factor
allowing user-selected tradeoff bet-
ween lower delay and improved com-
pression (reduced overhead)
8-ms or 13-ms end-to-end delay on
both fully compressed and transpar-
ently relayed Abis interfaces
Vendor-independent via simple file
importing of TRAU frame format
3G optimization capabilities
ATM/IMA card, configurable on a per
port basis
Supports 63, 32 E1 ports or channel-
ized STM-1 determined merely by
choice of personality module
ATMF UNI 3.1, UNI 4.0, IMA 1.0,
IMA 1.1
1:N redundancy on all E1/T1 (channel-
ized STM-1 and discrete E1) card types
with single protection card
Carrier grade
True multi-service platform supporting
ATM, Ethernet, IP, TDM, Frame Relay
Non-traffic interrupting, in-service
software upgrade
Redundant power supplies, control
cards, service interfaces and clock units
1 + 1 automatic protection switching
(APS) for STM-4/OC-12c and STM-1/-
OC-3c
1:1 and 1:N service card redundancy
Hot insertion on all service cards,
control cards and power supplies
Multiple source clocks with redundant
clock units: GR-253-CORE (Stratum 3)
and ITU-T G.813 (SEC) performance
ATM signaling: ATMF PNNI 1.0, IISP 1.0;
Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint
SVCs and SPVCs; ILMI 4.0
IP services: IP over frame relay, ATM and
Ethernet LAN; RIPv2, OSPFv2, static rout-
ing BGP.4; PPPoA, PPPoE, L2TP, RADIUS;
Virtual routing; MPLS LER
Network management and maintenance:
Siemens Advanced Provisioning
Manager (APM) and Alcatel 5620
Network Management Systems for
end-to-end management
EM-hiD Element Manager providing
full FCAPS geo-redundant manage-
ment capabilities via SNMP and CORBA
Fault management readily integrates
into other Siemens EMS solutions
Batch maintenance and remote soft-
ware download to multiple systems
Automatic self-diagnostics ATM OAM
F1-F5 support (ITU-T I.610)
Local Craft Terminal
Technical Data SURPASS hiD 3140HD/HS SURPASS hiD 3120
Number of slots 11+2 5+2
(service cards + control cards)
Power supply -48/-60 V DC; -48/-60 V DC;
optional AC rectifier 115/230 V AC
Max. power consumption 539 W 185 W
Dimensions (HxWxD) 52.4 cm x 48.5 cm x 26.9 cm 13.2 cm x 44 cm x 32.2 cm
Ambient temperature range -5C to 45C -5C to 45C
Standard compliance NEBS compliance
Bellcore GR-63-CORE and GR-1089-CORE
Interfaces Per card Per SURPASS Per SURPASS Per SURPASS
hiD 3140HD chassis hiD 3120 chassis hiD 3140HS chassis
E1/T1 configurable to 32/63 352/693 160/315 -
ATM/IMA per port
E1 Any-service-any-port configu- 32 352 160 -
ration among ATM, IMA or Abis
E1/T1 CES 32 320 128 -
structured/unstructured
E1/T1 Frame Relay 8 80 20 -
channelized/unchannelized
E3/T3 3 33 15 33
STM-1/OC-3c 4 44 20 44
Channelized STM-1 1 11 5 -
STM-4/OC-12c 1 11 5 11
10BaseT 4 40 16 -
100BaseT 2/16 (3140HS) 20 8 80
100BaseFX 2 20 8 -
1000BaseFX 2 - - 10
3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
BGP Border Gateway Protocol
BSC Base Station Controller
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CAPEX Capital Expenditure
CES Circuit Emulation Service
CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
EFR Enhanced Full Rate
EMS Element Management System
FCAPS Fault Management, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security
FR Full Rate
GERAN GPRS EDGE Radio Access Network
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global System for Mobile communication
HR Half Rate
IISP Interim Interswitch Signaling Protocol
ILMI Interim Local Management Interface
IMA Inverse Multiplexing for ATM
L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
LAN Local Area Network
MPLS LER Multi-Protocol Label Switching Label Edge Router
MSC Mobile Switching Center
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OPEX Operational Expenditure
OSPF Open Shortest Path First Routing Protocol
PCM Pulse Code Modulation
PNNI Private Network-Node Interface
PPPoA Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RAN Radio Access Network
RIP Routing Information Protocol
RNC Radio Network Controller
SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SPVC Soft Permanent Virtual Connection
STM Synchronous Transfer Mode
SVC Switched Virtual Connection
TDM Time Division Multiplexing
TRAU Transcoding and Rate Adaptation Unit
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UNI User-Network Interface
UTRAN Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
VP Virtual Path
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