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3 System Architecture...................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Physical Architecture.....................................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Cabinet Appearance .............................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.2 Frame Appearance ...............................................................................................................................3-3
3.2 Hardware Architecture ..................................................................................................................................3-5
3.2.1 Hardware Fundamentals ......................................................................................................................3-5
3.2.2 Cabinet Architecture ............................................................................................................................3-6
3.2.3 Frame Architecture...............................................................................................................................3-9
3.2.4 Logical Architecture...........................................................................................................................3-10
3.3 Software Architecture..................................................................................................................................3-15
3.3.1 Overview of Software Architecture ...................................................................................................3-15
3.3.2 Host Software.....................................................................................................................................3-15
3.3.3 LMT Software....................................................................................................................................3-17
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3 System Architecture
This chapter describes the hardware and software architecture of the UMG8900. Through this
chapter, you can learn the interfaces and components of the UMG8900 in general.
The following table lists the contents of this chapter.
Title Description
An N68-22 cabinet has a 46 U inside space (1 U = 44.45 mm [1.75 in.] = 1.75 inches). It
comprises a power distribution frame, three semi-integrated frames, a cabling trough, multiple
filler panels, a rack, multiple guide rails and one or more side hang fiber coilers. It is supplied
with –48 V/–60 V DC power. It conforms to IEC297 standards and meets the requirement for
flexible module configuration.
The N68-22 cabinet can adopt the front and back maintenance modes, and support upward
and downward cabling modes. The N68-22 cabinet can be placed and connected with cables
based on the actual conditions of the equipment room.
In addition, the N68-22 cabinet adopts the standard 19-inch structure. Other frames based on
the standard 19-inch structure can be placed in free space of the cabinet to improve the
utilization of the equipment room.
An SSM-256 frame has 32 front and back slots in total. In the main control frame, the
MOMU/MNET boards are configured by default. In a service frame, the MMPU/MNET
boards are configured by default.
An SSM-32 frame has 28 front and back slots in total. In the main control frame, the
MOMB/MTNC boards are configured by default. In a service frame, the MMPB/MTNC
boards are configured by default.
A fan box is integrated at the bottom of a cabinet. On the back of a cabinet, there are power
input and monitoring interfaces as well as the dual in-line package (DIP) switches that are
used to set frame No.
The UMG8900 frame is a semi-integrated frame with a fan box. The frame provides front and
back slots in pair to hold boards. The frame is 12U in height and the middle 9U is for boards.
A front board is 9U in height while a back board is 8U. Thus, 1U at the back of the frame is
for the filtering box.
Because a front slot differs from a back slot in height, front and back boards cannot be
inserted crossly.
Main control
frame
LMT Service
frame
SIWF
Central
switching frame
Service
frame
When the UMG8900 works as a VMSC, it needs to attach an SIWF to provide the IWF. The
UMG8900 and the SIWF connect with each other by FE and E1/T1, and communicate
through the internal protocol. Except the above case, no SIWF frame needs to be configured.
In the case of all SSM-256 frames, the UMG8900 frames can be logically classified into the
main control frame, central switching frame, service frame and control frame. The main
control frame is the control and management center of the equipment and also provides the
service processing function. The central switching frame provides switching and cascading
functions. The service frame provides the service processing function. The control frame only
processes call control messages but cannot process bearer services.
In the case of all SSM-32 frames or SSM-32 and SSM-256 mixed applications, an SSM-256
frame works as the central switching frame or the main control frame works as the central
switching frame at the same time. No control frame is configured.
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1 2
(1) Front view (2) Rear view (3) Power distribution frame (4) MGW frames
(5) Filler panels (6) Wiring bar (7) Rear cabling trough (8) Side hang fiber coilers
The structure of the UMG8900 extended assembly cabinet is shown in Figure 3-6.
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11
4 13
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7
8
8
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1 2
(1) Front view (2) Rear view (3) Power distribution frame
(4) Filler panels (5) SSM frame (6) Filler panel
(7) LAN Switch (8) LAN Switch cabling trough (9) SIWF frame
(10) Filler panel (11) Rear cabling trough (12) Wiring bar
(13) Side hang fiber coilers
In actual networking of the UMG8900, some factors need to be considered. These factors
include the cooperation with an SIWF, only E1/T1 interface applications, SSM-256
self-cascading, SSM-32 self-cascading, and SSM-32 and SSM-256 mixed cascading.
Therefore, the rules for configuring frames and cabinets are as follows:
z When only E1/T1 interfaces are used, at most 24 E32/T32 boards can be configured in a
single cabinet for the sake of easy cabling. If the E1/T1 application exceeds the above
capacity, the number of service frames in the cabinet need to be reduced.
z The central switching frame provides only cascading interfaces but no service interface.
Therefore, two service frames can be configured in the cabinet where the central
switching frame is located. The control frame provides only FE service interfaces.
Therefore, two service frames can also be configured in the cabinet where the control
frame is located or the control frame can be placed in a cabinet where two service frames
are already configured.
z When an SIWF frame is configured, the main control frame and the SIWF frame share a
cabinet numbered 0. In the case of multi-frame cascading, service frames are configured
according to the above rules.
z Cabinets are numbered from left to right. Frames are numbered from bottom to top.
z The main control frame is fixed to use logical frame No.1. The central switching frame is
fixed to use logical frame No.0. When the main control frame works as the central
switching frame at the same time, the central switching frame has no independent frame
No.
In actual applications, if not only E1/T1 interfaces are used, frame configuration can be
adjusted according to the E1/T1 interfaces configured in frames after the site engineering
survey. It is recommended to install three frames in a cabinet to increase the usability of the
cabinet and reduce the used space of the equipment room.
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T N N T
M M M M M M M M M M M M
N E E N
M M M M M M M M M M M M Back
U T T U
O O O O O O O O O O O O
N N N N N N N N N N N N
O O
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
M M
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
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M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
/ / Front
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
M M
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P P
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
U U
An SSM-256 frame provides 16 front and back slots respectively. The OMU, MPU, TNU and
NET boards use fixed slots. Other slots are common service slots.
In the SSM-256 frame, the physical board of the OMU/MPU is the MOMU/MMPU and the
physical boards of the TNU are the MTNU/TCLU/MTNB.
C C C C C C C C C C C C
O O O O O O O O O O O O
T T
M M M M M M M M M M M M
N N Back
M M M M M M M M M M M M
U U
O O O O O O O O O O O O
N N N N N N N N N N N N
C C C C C C C C C C C C
O O O O O O O O O O O O
M M M M M M OMU OMU M M M M M M
Front
M M M M M M MPU MPU M M M M M M
O O O O O O O O O O O O
N N N N N N N N N N N N
An SSM-32 frame is the same as an SSM-256 frame in appearance and structure and provides
front and back slots in pairs to hold boards. An SSM-32 frame provides 28 usable slots in total.
One main control board OMU/MPU and the corresponding back board TNU occupy two slots
in the middle. The master and slave OMU/MPU and TNU boards occupy total four slots.
In the SSM-32 frame, the physical board of the OMU/MPU is the MOMB/MMPB and that of
the TNU is the MTNC.
Except the main control boards, most boards in an SSM-32 frame are the same as those in an
SSM-256 frame.
The common slots can be inserted with various service boards. The CLK board is always
inserted in No.0 or 1 back slot in the main control frame. Some front and back boards must be
inserted opposite to each other. For example, if a front slot is inserted with a service board
HRB, the corresponding back slot must be inserted with an interface board such as an E8T,
P4L or E1G.
For the SSM-256 frames, the logical components of the UMG8900 hardware are shown in
Figure 3-9.
Signaling
adaptation Cascading Management and
module module control module
TDM GE FE
For the SSM-32 frames, the logical components of the UMG8900 hardware are shown in
Figure 3-10.
PPU/
SPF
CMU
OMU
/MPU
Signaling
adaptation Management and
module control module
TDM GE FE
The UMG8900 accesses and processes IP/ATM/TDM bearer services, interacts with the MGC,
processes media resources, and implements adaptation and transparent transmission of
signaling. The UMG8900 also provides auxiliary functions such as the management and
maintenance of the device, the clock and cascading functions.
Based on the functions and the distributed modular architecture, the hardware system of the
UMG8900 can be divided into:
z Media gateway control and management module
z TDM processing module
z Service resource module
z Packet processing module
z Signaling adaptation module
z Cascading module
The modules are described as follows.
z This module is responsible for the management and maintenance of the UMG8900. The
UMG8900 adopts the client/server mode. The client local maintenance terminal (LMT)
connects with the BAM of the UMG8900 to implement maintenance and management
operations on the UMG8900.
The PPU/CMU board provides the gateway control function. The OMU/MPU board provides
the management and maintenance function. The OMU/MPU board can also provide the
gateway control function. In small-capacity networking, the PPU/CMU board is optional.
The PPU and CMU boards can cooperate to provide the gateway control function. You can
configure this feature through software flexibly.
When the PPU and CMU boards cooperate to provide the gateway control function, the PPU
resolves and encapsulates the gateway control protocol H.248 while the CMU invokes and
manages the resources within the UMG8900 based on the gateway control messages.
The physical board corresponding to the PPU is the MPPB. The physical boards
corresponding to the CMU are the MCMF and MCMB. The physical boards corresponding to
the OMU are the MOMU and MOMB. The physical boards corresponding to the MPU are the
MMPU and MMPB. The MOMU/MMPU can only be configured in the SSM-256 frame
while the MOMB/MMPB can only be in the SSM-32 frame.
The MS2L can only be configured in the SSM-256 frame while the MS1L can only be in the
SSM-32 frame.
The clock processing module provides clock signals needed and supports access of various
clock reference sources. This module mainly includes the CLK and the corresponding
physical board is the MCLK.
The UMG8900 supports two clock modes. One mode is to provide the clock through the CLK
boards, which can provide stratum-2 or stratum-3 clock signals. The other mode is to provide
the clock through the TNU (MTNC) boards, which can provide only stratum-3 clock and can
only be configured in the SSM-32 frame.
The TDM switching module mainly includes the TNU boards. In the SSM-256 frame, the
corresponding physical boards are the MTNU, TCLU and MTNB. In the SSM-32 frame, the
corresponding physical board is the MTNC.
Cascading Module
The UMG8900 supports different application capacities through the single-frame and
multi-frame cascading modes. The cascading module provides the cascading of packet, TDM
and control service streams in the multi-frame cascading mode.
The BLU and FLU cooperate with the packet and TDM service processing modules to
perform the function of the cascading module.
The physical board corresponding to the BLU is the MBLU. The physical board
corresponding to the FLU is the MFLU.
Cascading boards can be used only in the SSM-256 frame.
The NLU board can also be used for cascading and its physical board is the MNLU. The NLU board is
mainly used for the GE packet cascading between SSM-32 frames or the cascading between SSM-32
and SSM-256 frames.
OMU
BAM LMT
Host software includes BAM and service application software. The LMT software
communicates with the host by way of the BAM.
Service resource
process module
Signaling
process Narrowband Packet
module service service
process process
module module
Hardware platform