GBSS13.0 Basic Feature Description

GBSS13.0

Basic Feature Description

Issue V1.1

Date 2011-03-31

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Contents

1 Basic Features ...................................................................................................................................... 7

1.1 System Improvement........................................................................................................................................ 7

1.1.1 GBFD-110000 GBSS9.0 System Improvement ...................................................................................... 7

1.1.2 GBFD-110001 GBSS12.0 System Improvement .................................................................................... 8

1.1.3 GBFD-110030 3GPP Protocol Compliance ............................................................................................ 9

1.1.4 GBFD-110002 GBSS13.0 System Improvement .................................................................................. 10

1.2 Radio Service Function .................................................................................................................................. 12

1.2.1 GBFD-110101 Frequency Band ............................................................................................................ 12

1.2.2 GBFD-114401 Multi-band Sharing One BSC....................................................................................... 13

1.2.3 GBFD-114901 Support for E-GSM and R-GSM Frequency Band ....................................................... 14

1.2.4 GBFD-110201 Telephone Service (TS11) ............................................................................................ 16

1.2.5 GBFD-110202 Emergency Call Service (TS12) ................................................................................... 17

1.2.6 GBFD-110203 Point To Point Short Message Service (TS21, TS22) ................................................... 18

1.2.7 GBFD-110204 G3 Fax (TS61, TS62) ................................................................................................... 19

1.2.8 GBFD-110205 Bearer Service (CSD) ................................................................................................... 20

1.3 Mobility Management .................................................................................................................................... 22

1.3.1 GBFD-110301 Location Updating ........................................................................................................ 22

1.3.2 GBFD-110302 IMSI Detach ................................................................................................................. 24

1.3.3 GBFD-110303 CS Paging ..................................................................................................................... 25

1.3.4 GBFD-110304 Authentication .............................................................................................................. 27

1.3.5 GBFD-110601 HUAWEI I Handover ................................................................................................... 28

1.3.6 GBFD-110607 Directed Retry .............................................................................................................. 31

1.3.7 GBFD-110608 SDCCH Handover ........................................................................................................ 32

1.3.8 GBFD-110401 Basic Cell Selection ...................................................................................................... 33

1.3.9 GBFD-110402 Basic Cell Re-selection................................................................................................. 35

1.4 Connection Management................................................................................................................................ 37

1.4.1 GBFD-110501 Call Control .................................................................................................................. 37

1.4.2 GBFD-110502 Assignment and Immediate Assignment ....................................................................... 38

1.4.3 GBFD-110503 Call Reestablishment .................................................................................................... 40

1.4.4 GBFD-112501 TCH Re-assignment ..................................................................................................... 41

1.5 Radio Resource Management ......................................................................................................................... 42

1.5.1 GBFD-111001 TRX Management ........................................................................................................ 42

1.5.2 GBFD-111002 Radio Link Management .............................................................................................. 43

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1.5.3 GBFD-111003 Radio Common Channel Management ......................................................................... 45

1.5.4 GBFD-111004 Radio Dedicated Channel Management........................................................................ 46

1.5.5 GBFD-111005 Enhanced Channel Assignment Algorithm ................................................................... 48

1.6 Operation and Maintenance............................................................................................................................ 50

1.6.1 MRFD-210301 Configuration Management ......................................................................................... 50

1.6.2 MRFD-210302 Performance Management ........................................................................................... 52

1.6.3 MRFD-210303 Inventory Management ................................................................................................ 55

1.6.4 MRFD-210304 Faulty Management ..................................................................................................... 57

1.6.5 MRFD-210305 Security Management .................................................................................................. 61

1.6.6 MRFD-210309 DBS Topology Maintenance ........................................................................................ 62

1.6.7 MRFD-210310 BTS/NodeB Software USB Download ........................................................................ 64

1.6.8 GBFD-111202 O&M of BTS ................................................................................................................ 65

1.6.9 GBFD-111203 O&M of BSC ................................................................................................................ 67

1.6.10 GBFD-111207 BTS Test Function ...................................................................................................... 69

1.6.11 GBFD-111210 Integrated Network Management Interface ................................................................ 71

1.6.12 GBFD-116501 Man Machine Language (MML) ................................................................................ 73

1.6.13 GBFD-116402 Maintenance Mode Alarm .......................................................................................... 74

1.6.14 GBFD-113523 NAT Beside OM ......................................................................................................... 75

1.7 Software Management.................................................................................................................................... 77

1.7.1 MRFD-210401 BSC/RNC Software Management ............................................................................... 77

1.7.2 MRFD-210402 BTS/NodeB Software Management ............................................................................ 78

1.7.3 GBFD-111213 Remote Upgrade of the BSC&BTS Software ............................................................... 80

1.7.4 MRFD-210403 License Management ................................................................................................... 81

1.8 GBSS Network Architecture .......................................................................................................................... 83

1.8.1 GBFD-114601 Multi-Cell Function ...................................................................................................... 83

1.8.2 GBFD-111501 BTS Combined Cabinet ................................................................................................ 84

1.8.3 GBFD-111502 BTS Hybrid Cabinet Group .......................................................................................... 85

1.8.4 GBFD-118801 BSC Cabinet/Subrack Sharing...................................................................................... 86

1.8.5 MBFD-210204 Star Topology ............................................................................................................... 88

1.8.6 MBFD-210205 Chain Topology ........................................................................................................... 88

1.8.7 MBFD-210206 Tree Topology .............................................................................................................. 89

1.8.8 GBFD-118621 Connection Inter BSC over IP ...................................................................................... 90

1.9 System Reliability .......................................................................................................................................... 91

1.9.1 GBFD-111701 Board Switchover ......................................................................................................... 91

1.9.2 GBFD-111705 Flow Control ................................................................................................................. 92

1.9.3 GBFD-112301 Remote EAC Maintenance ........................................................................................... 94

1.9.4 GBFD-111214 Operation & Maintenance System One-Key Recovery ................................................ 95

1.9.5 GBFD-111211 Reporting the Temperature List of the BTS Equipment Room ..................................... 96

1.9.6 MRFD-210101 System Redundancy..................................................................................................... 97

1.9.7 MRFD-210102 Operate System Security Management ........................................................................ 98

1.9.8 MRFD-210103 Link Aggregation ....................................................................................................... 100

1.9.9 MRFD-210104 BSC/RNC Resource Sharing ..................................................................................... 101




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1.9.10 GBFD-117804 Intelligent Shutdown of TRX Due to PSU Failure ................................................... 102

1.9.11 GBFD-511003 Call-Based Flow Control .......................................................................................... 103

1.10 Basic features ............................................................................................................................................. 104

1.10.1 GBFD-110901 Adjustment of Adaptive Timing Advance................................................................. 104

1.10.2 GBFD-110801 Processing of Measurement Report .......................................................................... 105

1.10.3 GBFD-110802 Pre-processing of Measurement Report.................................................................... 106

1.10.4 GBFD-111101 System Information Sending..................................................................................... 107

1.10.5 GBFD-111102 Forced System Information Sending by OMC.......................................................... 109

1.10.6 GBFD-111901 Supporting Three-Digit MNC ................................................................................... 110

1.10.7 GBFD-116101 Support of Daylight Saving Time ............................................................................. 111

1.10.8 GBFD-113001 SDCCH Dynamic Adjustment .................................................................................. 112

1.10.9 GBFD-112401 Cell Frequency Scan ................................................................................................. 113

1.10.10 GBFD-111806 STP (Signaling Transport Point) ............................................................................. 114

1.10.11 GBFD-111802 14-Digit Signaling Point Code ................................................................................ 115

1.10.12 MRFD-210801 Interface Message Tracing ..................................................................................... 117

1.10.13 MRFD-210802 User Signaling Tracing .......................................................................................... 118

1.10.14 GBFD-112203 Cell Tracing ............................................................................................................ 119

1.10.15 GBFD-111301 LAPD Multiplexing at Abis Interface ..................................................................... 120

1.10.16 GBFD-114802 Discontinuous Reception (DRX) ............................................................................ 122

1.10.17 GBFD-111601 BTS Power Management ........................................................................................ 123

1.10.18 GBFD-110703 Enhanced Power Control Algorithm ....................................................................... 124

1.10.19 GBFD-113525 DTMF Downlink Message Filter............................................................................ 126

1.10.20 GBFD-115201 High Speed Signaling ............................................................................................. 127

1.10.21 GBFD-110521 Guaranteed Emergency Call ................................................................................... 128

1.10.22 GBFD-511001 License Control for Urgency .................................................................................. 130

1.11 Interface Features ....................................................................................................................................... 131

1.11.1 GBFD-111801 Ater Interface 4:1 Multiplexing ................................................................................ 131

1.11.2 GBFD-119001 Gb Interface Function ............................................................................................... 132

1.11.3 GBFD-111803 A Interface Circuit Management ............................................................................... 133

1.11.4 GBFD-111804 A Interface Protocol Process ..................................................................................... 135

1.11.5 GBFD-111805 A Interface Occupation Rate Monitoring .................................................................. 136

1.11.6 GBFD-113904 Satellite Transmission over Pb Interface................................................................... 137

1.12 PS Services Features .................................................................................................................................. 138

1.12.1 GBFD-119101 Packet Channel Combination Type........................................................................... 138

1.12.2 GBFD-119102 Packet System Information ....................................................................................... 140

1.12.3 GBFD-119103 MS Types .................................................................................................................. 142

1.12.4 GBFD-119104 MAC Mode............................................................................................................... 143

1.12.5 GBFD-119105 RLC Mode ................................................................................................................ 144

1.12.6 GBFD-119106 Coding Scheme......................................................................................................... 145

1.12.7 GBFD-119107 Networking Control Mode........................................................................................ 146

1.12.8 GBFD-119108 Network Operation Mode Support ........................................................................... 147

1.12.9 GBFD-119109 QoS (Best Effort) ...................................................................................................... 149




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1.12.10 GBFD-119110 Access ..................................................................................................................... 150

1.12.11 GBFD-119111 Assignment.............................................................................................................. 151

1.12.12 GBFD-119112 PS Paging................................................................................................................ 153

1.12.13 GBFD-119113 Timing Advance Update ......................................................................................... 154

1.12.14 GBFD-119115 Power Control ......................................................................................................... 155

1.12.15 GBFD-119116 Uplink Flow Control ............................................................................................... 156

1.12.16 GBFD-119117 Downlink Flow Control .......................................................................................... 158

1.13 Antenna System Solution ........................................................................................................................... 159

1.13.1 MRFD-210601 Connection with TMA (Tower Mounted Amplifier) ................................................ 159

1.13.2 MRFD-210602 Remote Electrical Tilt .............................................................................................. 161

1.13.3 MRFD-210604 2-Way Antenna Receive Diversity ........................................................................... 164

1.14 Synchronization Mechanism ...................................................................................................................... 165

1.14.1 MRFD-210501 BTS/NodeB Clock ................................................................................................... 165

1.14.2 MRFD-210502 BSC/RNC Clock ...................................................................................................... 167

1.15 Maintainability and Testing ........................................................................................................................ 168

1.15.1 GBFD-119301 Voice Fault Diagnosis ............................................................................................... 168

1.16 Documentation ........................................................................................................................................... 170

1.16.1 MRFD-210701 Documentation......................................................................................................... 170

2 Acronyms and Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... 172

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1 Basic Features

1.1 System Improvement

1.1.1 GBFD-110000 GBSS9.0 System Improvement

Availability

This feature is introduced in GBSS9.0.

Summary

The GBSS9.0 complies with the 3GPP R6. When using new signaling processing board and

interface boards, the GBSC supports up to 3072 TRXs and the GSM network can evolve to

the UMTS network.

Benefits

With this feature, the BSC of large capacity is provided. Thus, the equipment footprint, the

O&M cost, the power consumption, and the CAPEX and OPEX are reduced.

The MBSC can be enabled with this feature. This makes it easy for the GSM network to

evolve to the UMTS network.

Description

The GBSS9.0 complies with the 3GPP R6 and provides the following enhancements:

1. The BSC supports up to 3072 TRXs.

2. The newly introduced signaling processing board XPUb and interface boards POUc,

GOUc, and FG2c improve the processing capability of boards.

3. This feature supports the MBSC. In this way, the network can be configured as GSM

only, UMTS only, or GSM&UMTS. The switching among these three configurations is

easy. Thus, a smooth evolution from GSM to GSM&UMTS to UMTS is achieved.

4. In MBSC mode, co-O&M, co-radio resources management, co-IP transmission, and

co-hardware equipment are supported.

5. GBSS9.0 supports EDGE+ Evolution, including Uplink EGPRS2-A, Downlink

EGPRS2-A, MSRD, Dual Carriers in Downlink, and Latency Reduction.




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6. GBSS9.0 supports IP Enhancement, including A IP over E1/T1, Abis IP over E1/T1,

UDP MUX for A Transmission, A over IP, and 3GPP Protocol Compliance.

7. GBSS9.0 supports voice quality improvement, including AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi

Rate Wide Band), Automatic Noise Compensation (ANC), and Enhancement Packet

Loss Concealment (EPLC).

8. GBSS9.0 supports EGPRS Service Enhancement, including Conversational QoS, PS

Handover, and Early TBF Establishment.

9. GBSS9.0 supports Dynamic Cell Power Off for energy saving.

10. GBSS9.0 supports Intelligent Shutdown of TRX Due to PSU Failure for improving the

system reliability.

Enhancement

None

Dependency

Impacts on the BSC hardware

The XPUb board is introduced for signaling processing.

The interface boards POUc, GOUc, and FG2c are introduced.

Impacts on the BTS hardware

Please refer to the BTS Dependency of feature list.

Dependency on other features of the GBSS

None

Dependency on other NEs

None


Availability


Summary

This feature provides the following enhancements and improvements in GBSS12.0:

Increased system capacity

Support of more network topologies

Improved reliability of the network topologies

Improved maintainability and testability

Benefits The system capacity is increased in GBSS12.0, and less equipment can be used to

provide the same capacity as before. Therefore, the required footprint in the equipment

room and the power consumed by each TRX are reduced.




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GBSS12.0 supports more network topologies to meet the trend of all-IP network.

The reliability of the network topologies is improved in GBSS12.0. In this way, the

reliability of the GBSS system is improved in the case of sudden traffic burst.

The operation and maintenance efficiency is improved in GBSS12.0.

Description

The System Improvement of GBSS12.0 feature is described as follows:

1. The capacity of the BSC system is increased.

In full configuration, the BSC supports 4,096 TRXs and a traffic volume of 24,000 Erlang.

2. The BSC of GBSS12.0 supports more network topologies.

The A interface supports TDM/IP dual stack and supports the gradual evolution from A over

TDM to A over IP.

3. The reliability of the network topologies is improved.

Various flow control measures are taken to improve the reliability of the GBSS system in the

case of sudden traffic burst.

4. The maintainability and testability are improved.

To improve the operation and maintenance efficiency, GBSS12.0 provides fault detection

measures to detect the fault in speech services. In this way, a problem on the existing network

can be quickly identified.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None


None


None


None

1.1.3 GBFD-110030 3GPP Protocol Compliance

Availability





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Summary

Huawei GBSS equipment complies with the 3GPP specifications.

Benefits

In compliance with the 3GPP R6, this feature enables the interconnection with other NEs that

comply with the 3GPP R99, R4, R5, or R6. Thus, it brings diverse services with optimal

performance to the subscribers and improves the competitiveness of operators.

Description

GBSS6.1 complies with the 3GPP R99/R4.

Enhancement




GBSS9.0 complies with the 3GPP R99/R4/R5/R6.

GBSS12.0 complies with the 3GPP R99/R4/R5/R6.

GBSS13.0 complies with the 3GPP R99/R4/R5/R6/R8.

Dependency


None




None


If new features defined in the 3GPP R6 need to be provided, the MSC and MS must comply

with the related specifications.


Availability


Summary

This feature provides the following enhancements and improvements in GBSS13.0:

New TC board DPUf and enhanced system integration




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Support of VAMOS

Improved voice quality and support of the E-coder, EPLC, EVAD

Support of identification of packet services

Improved transmission efficiency and support of Abis IPHC (IP header compression) and

Abis PPP multiplexing.

Improved maintainability and testability

Benefits A BSC cabinet supports 4,096 TRXs, which reduces the footprint in the equipment room

and reduces the power consumption per TRX.

The VAMOS solution is provided, which improves the spectral efficiency and network

capacity.

The voice quality is improved, which enhances the customer satisfaction.

Identification of packet services improves the radio resource efficiency and increases the

income of data services for operators.

The Abis transmission solution enhances the transmission efficiency.

The maintainability and testability improve the OM efficiency and network security.

Description

The System Improvement of GBSS13.0 feature is described as follows:

1. The integration of the BSC system is enhanced.

A new TC board DPUf is introduced. In full configuration, a BSC cabinet supports 4,096

TRXs and a traffic volume of 24,000 Erlang.

2. The spectral efficiency and system capacity is increased.

With the increasing number of radio voice users and the 900 MHz refarming started in cities

of some countries, the GSM spectral resources may be limited. The VAMOS solution

supported by GBSS13.0 improves spectral efficiency, thus relieving the limitation on system

capacity.

3. The voice quality is enhanced.

The E-coder function is supported. The voice experience and MOS of users are improved by

optimizing the voice coding and decoding algorithms of EFR, AMR users. In addition,

identification of ring back tone and music is enhanced through the improved VAD technology:

music identification rate > 99%; improvement of the subjective MOS of the ring back tone >

0.1.

4. The identification of packet services is supported.

The QoS based on the packet service identification is supported. In this way, types and

characteristics of packet service applications are differentiated and the BSC allocates

appropriate radio resources for each service. Radio resources can be avoided being wasted by

low-rate data services and the resource usage of the whole network is improved. In addition,

the user experience of data service is enhanced and the income of data services increases for

operators.

5. The transmission efficiency is improved.




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The Abis IP HC (IP header compression) and Abis PPP multiplexing are supported to improve

the transmission efficiency at on the Abis interface.

6. The maintainability and testability are improved.

The OM and fault location functions, such as BTS antenna FDR fault detection, real-time

monitoring of IP transmission status, and automatic configuration of the IP addresses, are

supported to improve the OM efficiency.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


A new TC board DPUf is added.


None


None


None

1.2 Radio Service Function

1.2.1 GBFD-110101 Frequency Band

Availability


Summary

Huawei GBSS equipment supports the following frequency bands: GSM850, GSM900,

DCS1800, and PCS1900.

Benefits

With this feature, the BTS supports multiple frequency bands and thus TRXs of different

frequency bands can be inserted into the slots in the same cabinet. In this way, the number of

required cabinets and the area required for the equipment room are reduced.

GBSS equipment supports multiple frequency bands. Thus, the GSM network can be

deployed with different frequency bands to meet the requirements of operators.




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Description

The following table lists the frequency bands supported by Huawei GBSS equipment.

Frequency Band

Uplink Frequency (MS TX, BTS RX)

Downlink Frequency (BTS TX, MS RX)

ARFCN

850 MHz 824–849 MHz 869–894 MHz 128–251

900 MHz

(P-GSM)

890–915 MHz 935–960 MHz 1–124

1800 MHz 1710–1785 MHz 1805–1880 MHz 512–885

1900 MHz 1850–1910 MHz 1930–1990 MHz 512–810

The GSM900 frequency band contains the standard P-GSM and extended E-GSM and

R-GSM. The GSM900 listed in the preceding table refers to P-GSM. For details of E-GSM

and R-GSM, see the optional feature GBFD-114901 "Support for E-GSM and R-GSM

Frequency Band."

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.2.2 GBFD-114401 Multi-band Sharing One BSC

Availability


Summary

Multi-band sharing one BSC enables operators to deploy a multi-band network, that is, one

BSC supports multiple bands. This feature enables operators to expand frequency bands, and

thus alleviates the problem of insufficient frequency resources.




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Benefits

Multi-band sharing one BSC enables a network to support multiple frequency bands and

enables operators to expand frequency bands.

Description

Huawei GBSS supports GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900, and GSM850. Huawei GBSS

supports multi-band network sharing one BSC. DCS1800 and PCS1900, when these two

frequency bands build a multi-band network, some restriction list below:

DCS1800 cell and PCS1900 cell cannot be configured as neighboring cell

One cell’s neighboring cell cannot has DCS1800 cell and PCS1900 cell at the same time

Huawei GBSS supports the following types of multi-band networks:

GSM850+GSM900+DCS1800

GSM850+GSM900+PCS1900

In a multi-band network, the parameters associated with the cell selection and handover can

be set according to the specific frequency band so that the strategies of cell selection, cell

reselection, and handover between different bands can be implemented.

The dual-band network is the most common multi-band network. The dual-band network

consists of two types: GSM900+DCS1800 and GSM850+PCS1900.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None


Refer to the BTS dependency in the GBSS13.0 Feature List.

Dependency on other GBSS features

None


None

1.2.3 GBFD-114901 Support for E-GSM and R-GSM Frequency Band

Availability





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Summary

Huawei GBSS equipment supports the E-GSM900 and R-GSM900 frequency bands.

Benefits

This feature provides the following benefits:

This feature enables services to be processed on the extended frequency bands and extends

the frequency range.

The state radio regulatory commission of each country is responsible for the division and

selling of the frequency resources of the country. The GSM900 is the commonly used

frequency band. To fully utilize frequency resources, the P-GSM900 frequency band is

extended to bring more benefits to governments and operators.

In this way, the related government organizations can make profits by selling this frequency

band.

In addition, the operators obtain more radio resources and thus make more profits by

providing better services to end users.

Description

The operating frequency of E-GSM (including the standard GSM900) is as follows:

Uplink: 880–915 MHz

Downlink: 925–960 MHz

ARFCN: 0–124, 975–1023

The operating frequency of R-GSM (dedicated to the railway communications) is as follows:

Uplink: 876–915 MHz

Downlink: 921–960 MHz

ARFCN: 0–124, 955–1023

The E-GSM900, R-GSM900, and P-GSM900 belong to the same frequency band while their

frequencies are not adjacent. Therefore, the extended frequency bands of E-GSM and R-GSM

are introduced. The E-GSM extended frequency band refers to the E-GSM frequency band

excluding the P-GSM frequency band. The R-GSM extended frequency band refers to the

R-GSM frequency band excluding the E-GSM frequency band.

For the cells configured with E-GSM extended frequency band or R-GSM frequency band,

the system adopts different channel assignment strategies according to the frequency band

supporting capability of the MS and the channel. During the immediate assignment, the

system assigns a channel to the MS based on the frequency band supported by the BCCH

carrier. When assigning a channel, the system obtains the classmark of the MS and then

determines whether a channel is supported by the MS. Among all the channels supported by

the MS, the system preferentially assigns a channel that is not in the intersection of the

frequency bands to the MS. For example, if an MS supports the E-GSM band, and the

available channels are carried on the P-GSM band and the E-GSM extended band, the system

preferentially assigns the channel on the E-GSM extended band to the MS. The band

intersection, that is, P-GSM band, is reserved for other MSs with weak multiband capability.




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Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


E-GSM and R-GSM should be support by MS.

1.2.4 GBFD-110201 Telephone Service (TS11)

Availability


Summary

Huawei GBSS supports the telephone service (TS11) specified in GSM specifications.

The telephone service can be classified into mobile-originated calls (MOC) and

mobile-terminated calls (MTC). The full rate (FR) speech coding is adopted by default. The

speech calls can be made not only between MSs within a GSM PLMN, but also between a

PLMN MS and a subscriber of PSTN or other communication networks.

Benefits

Telephone service is a basic speech service specified in GSM specifications. It is also one of

the basic speech service functions provided by the operators. The excellent speech service

provided by Huawei BSS provides the following benefits:

Telephone services with high quality, hence better user experience for subscribers

Better brand reputation, hence increase in the operators' profit

Description

Telephone service (TS11) specified in GSM specifications is a basic function of the GSM

equipment. It is also a basic service provided by Huawei GBSS.

In terms of the called party, the telephone service is classified into MOCs and MTCs. The

telephone service supports the speech calls between MSs within a GSM PLMN, also between

a PLMN MS and a subscriber of PSTN or other communication networks.

In the BSS, the transcoder & rate adaptation unit (TRAU) is responsible for the speech

conversion between the GSM speech codings and the 64 kbit/s PCM coding. If the speech




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coding schemes specified in optional features are not activated for a common call, the full rate

speech coding is adopted by default.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.2.5 GBFD-110202 Emergency Call Service (TS12)

Availability


Summary

Huawei GBSS supports the emergency call service (TS12) specified in GSM specifications

and provides higher priority for the emergency call service.

Benefits

Emergency call service enables a subscriber to contact local services for assistance in case of

emergency. For subscribers in emergencies, the emergency call service is of great importance.

During an emergency, the subscriber can dial the specified emergency service number

free of charge for assistance even if the MS is suspended or the subscriber is a defaulting

subscriber.

The emergency call service takes precedence over other services in accessing the

network. Even located in congested cells, the subscriber can contact the aid agencies by

dialing the emergency service number.

Description

Emergency call service (TS12) specified in GSM specifications is a basic function of the

GSM equipment. It is also a basic service provided by Huawei GBSS.

The emergency call takes precedence over common calls. Compared with common calls, the

procedure of the emergency call is simplified to accelerate the call establishment and to

ensure a higher call establishment success rate. For example, during the immediate




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assignment procedure, a traffic channel (TCH) can be assigned directly so that an emergency

call can be quickly and easily allocated with radio resources.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.2.6 GBFD-110203 Point To Point Short Message Service (TS21, TS22)

Availability


Summary

Huawei GBSS supports the TS21 and TS22 services specified in GSM specifications, that is,

the sending and receiving of short messages.

Benefits

The point-to-point short message service is more and more widely used in daily life and work.

As a value-added service, the short message service is a complement to the non-diversified

mobile speech services of the GSM. The MS can exchange information with other MSs by

using the point-to-point short message services.


The point-to-point short message service meets the subscribers' increasingly diversified

data service requirements.

The point-to-point short message service has become an increasingly important source of

operators' revenue and makes the operators' profit more diversified.

The point-to-point short message service can be provided as the SP service to enrich the

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Description

Mobile-terminated (MT) point-to-point short message service (TS11) and mobile-originated

(MO) point-to-point short message service (TS12) specified in GSM specifications are basic

functions of the GSM equipment. They are also basic services provided by Huawei GBSS.

The point-to-point short message service can be used to exchange information in plain text.

With this service, the subscribers can exchange simple information with each other and the

operators can send service promotion information and sale information. Both the short

message center (SMC) and the MS can initiate the point-to-point short message service. The

BSS supports the sending and receiving of the short messages. On receiving the signaling of a

short message from the MSC, the BSS forwards the short message to the MS. In turn, on

receiving a short message from the MS, the BSS forwards the short message to the MSC.

The short message here refers to the one that is transmitted through SS7 signaling. The short

message service implemented in the PS domain is not included. The PS short message is a

function mainly implemented by the SGSN. The PS short message is treated as a common

data service on the BSC side.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


The SMS center is needed.

1.2.7 GBFD-110204 G3 Fax (TS61, TS62)

Availability


Summary

Huawei GBSS supports the TS61 and TS62 services specified in GSM specifications. TS61

refers to the G3 alternate voice and fax service and TS62 refers to the G3 automatic voice and

fax service. The TS61 and TS62 enable the MS to send and receive the fax.




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Benefits

The G3 fax feature is a value-added mobile data service that allows MSs to send and receive

the voice fax. The G3 fax feature complements the non-diversified mobile speech service of

the GSM and enables MSs to carry out fax services.


This feature enables the MS to receive and send fax any time anywhere and meets the

diversified requirements of the subscribers.

This feature enabled operators to provide mobile fax service to extend the service range

and the source of revenue.

Description

TS61 fax and TS62 fax services specified in GSM specifications are basic functions of the

GSM equipment. They are also basic services provided by Huawei GBSS.

With the TS61 fax and TS62 fax services, the MS can send and receive the voice fax.

The fax service is realized through other upper-layer protocols. Therefore, the BSS provides

the lower-layer connection but does not process the upper-layer services.

The main device required by this feature is deployed in the CN.

This feature can’t be used in A IP scenario.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.2.8 GBFD-110205 Bearer Service (CSD)

Availability


Summary

Huawei BSS supports the traditional CSD services and the data services of multiple rates.




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Benefits

Both CSD and GPRS are the standard 2G data services.

Data services are more and more widely used in daily life and work. As a value-added mobile

data service, CSD complements the non-diversified GSM mobile speech services to some

extent. With the CSD service, the MS can connect to the operators' data network or even to

the Internet.

This feature provides the follows benefits:

The CSD service meets the subscribers' increasingly diversified data service

requirements. The CSD service also enables data transfer between networks.

The CSD service has become an increasingly important source of operators' revenue and

increases the operators' profit.

Operators can provide diversified services on the data platform of CSD to attract more

subscribers, thereby achieving more profit.

Unlike GPRS, CSD does not require the change of the existing BSS hardware. Instead,

CSD can be implemented directly in the existing system without adding the PCU device

or hardware and software. This reduces the space required by the equipment room and

facilitates the management of the equipment room. Moreover, the CSD increases the

choices of data services.

Description

Huawei GBSS supports various bearer services specified in GSM specifications. The GBSS

provides the lower-layer connection but does not process the upper-layer services. The bearer

service can be used in low-rate data service applications. Huawei GBSS supports the

following bearer services:

BS21 asynchronous duplex circuit data service, transparent/nontransparent, 300 bps


BS23 asynchronous duplex circuit data service, transparent/nontransparent, 1200/75 bps

(Remark 1)




BS31 synchronous duplex circuit data service, transparent/nontransparent, 1200 bps




BS41 PAD access service, asynchronous circuit, transparent/nontransparent, 300 bps


BS43 PAD access service, asynchronous circuit, transparent/nontransparent, 1200/75 bps

(Remark 1)




BS51 packet access service, 2.4 kbps, synchronous, UDI, nontransparent





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BS61 alternate speech/data service, transparent/nontransparent

BS81 speech followed by data service

Remark 1: Bearer services BS23 and BS43 are applicable to the MOC only. In BS23 and

BS43 services, the data rate of 75 bit/s is applicable to the uplink and the data rate of 1200

bit/s is applicable to the downlink.

Enhancement

GBSS8.0

The service of 14.4 kbit/s is realized as an optional feature of GBSS8.0, that is, 119405

14.4Kbps Circuit Switched Data.

Dependency


None




None


None

1.3 Mobility Management

1.3.1 GBFD-110301 Location Updating

Availability


Summary

To ensure that services such as paging service can be processed normally, the network needs

to know the location of the MS. The MS registers to the network through the location

updating procedure. In this way, the VLR and HLR keep track of the location information

about the MS, thus ensuring the normal communication of MSs.

Benefits

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Description

The location updating procedure is the signaling procedure for the MS to update the location

information on the network. This ensures that the location information about the MS stored in

the HLR and VLR is consistent with the actual location information about the MS.

The general location updating procedure is as follows:

1. The MS initiates the access request with the location updating as the access cause;

2. The network side allocates a signaling channel to the MS;

3. The MS sends a location updating request on this signaling channel;

4. The NSS side determines whether to accept the location updating request based on the

identity of the MS.

In different scenarios, three types of specific location updating procedures are initiated:

normal location updating, periodic location updating, and IMSI attach location updating.

Normal location updating

When the location of an MS changes, the MS initiates a normal location updating

procedure. During the normal location updating procedure, the network side may initiate

other supplementary procedures, such as the classmark interrogation, identification

request, authentication, and ciphering mode setting.

Periodic location updating

When timer T3212 expires, the MS initiates the periodic updating procedure. The value

of T3212 is provided by the network in the system information type 3 message. The MS

resolves this system information message to obtain the value of the T3212 timer.

IMIS attach location updating procedure

The IMSI attach location updating is a complement to the IMSI detach procedure. The

network uses the system information type 3 message to indicate whether the IMSI attach

and IMSI detach are allowed. If the network indicates that the IMSI attach and IMSI

detach are required, the MS triggers the IMSI attach procedure when the IMSI is

activated. When the MS activates the IMSI or the MS has moved from a non-coverage

area to a coverage area, the IMSI attach procedure is triggered if the IMSI attach is

allowed and the stored location area of the MS is the same as the location area of the

serving cell.

Location updating ensures smooth communication by updating the information about the

location of MSs stored in the VLR and HLR in real time.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None




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None

1.3.2 GBFD-110302 IMSI Detach

Availability


Summary

After the IMSI is detached, the subscriber is marked as an invalid subscriber by the network.

Then, the network does not send any paging message to this subscriber.

Benefits

IMSI detach is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS speech services.

Description

IMSI attach and detach are IMSI-specific procedures. When an MS is powered off, it sends

the network the last message containing the detach request. On receiving this message, the

MSC/VLR sets the subscriber status to invalid. Then, the network does not page this

subscriber.

During the IMSI detach, the subscriber status is set only on the MSC/VLR but not on the

HLR. After the MS powers on again, the MS performs the IMSI attach procedure if the

current location area of the MS is the same as the location area registered before the MS is

powered off. Otherwise, the MS performs the normal location updating procedure to make the

location information stored in the HLR and VLR the same as the actual location area of the

MS.

The network informs the MS whether the IMSI attach or detach is allowed by sending the

system information type 3 message.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None




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1.3.3 GBFD-110303 CS Paging

Availability


Summary

The network instructs the MS as the called party to access the network through the paging

procedure to complete the call establishment.

Benefits

Paging is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS speech services. The paging

algorithm determines the paging efficiency of the GBSS.

The paging algorithm provides the following benefits:

The paging processing capability is one of the KPIs that indicate the system capability.

Huawei GBSS paging algorithm guarantees the paging processing capability while

maintaining the paging efficiency and reducing the paging load.

The paging algorithm prevents the paging from being missed so that the subscriber can

receive calls. Thus, complaints decrease and customer satisfaction increases.

Description

Paging procedure: To answer the call timely, the MS in idle state listens to the paging channel

all the time. If there is a paging message to the MS, the MS responds to the paging and

completes the subsequent procedure as a called party.

The pagings are classified into PS pagings and CS pagings. When there is downlink data to be

transferred to the MS, the SGSN initiates the PS paging procedure. If a packet common

control channel (PCCCH) is configured, the PS paging message is transmitted on the PCCCH.

If PCCCH is not configured, the PS message is transmitted on PCH.

The CS paging message is sent on PCH. When a call arrives at the MSC that serves the MS,

the MSC determines the location area of the MS and then sends the paging message to all

BSCs in this location area. The BSCs determine the paging cell based on the location area and

determine the paging group that the MS belongs to based on the IMSI. Then, the BSC sends

the paging message to the corresponding BTS. The BTS then sends the paging message to the

MS on the assigned PCH.

Huawei GBSS supports the following three standard paging modes:

Common paging mode

The paging message is transmitted on only the configured PCH and the IMSI defined

channel.

Complete paging mode

When an MS group is informed in this mode, the paging message of this group may be

transmitted on any PCH of the same timeslot. When dynamic change of PCH

configuration occurs, paging message loss can be avoided in this mode.

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The BSS adds the paging message of a group to another paging channel to avoid

temporary overload. That is, the MS receiving common paging messages on channel N

can get the paging message on the next paging channel N+2.

Huawei GBSS supports paging message queuing, paging retransmission, simultaneous

processing of multiple pages, and paging flow control. This can effectively improve and

ensure the paging capacity of the BSC.

Paging message queuing

The transmission of paging messages on the Um interface is limited on the basis of

paging groups. The paging message of one paging group can only be transmitted on the

paging block corresponding to the paging group. Therefore, the paging message queuing

is implemented on the BTS. That is, during the period when the BTS waits for

transmission, the paging messages from the BSC are buffered on the BTS. Upon the

transmission, the BTS selects the appropriate paging messages from the queue to

transmit on the corresponding block. If many paging messages have the same

transmission priority, the BTS processes these messages according to the FIFO principle.

Paging retransmission

Generally, both the CN and BSS of the GSM network allow paging retransmission. A

two-level retransmission mechanism is provided. One retransmission is initiated by the

CN to handle long intermittence during the paging transmission. The retransmission

initiated by the CN takes a relatively long time. The other retransmission is implemented

on the BTS. The retransmission initiated by the BTS takes a relatively short time. Hence,

the two-level retransmission mechanism reduces the signaling load on the Abis interface

and A interface. Huawei BSS supports the paging retransmission. That is, when there is

no paging message or immediate assignment message to be transmitted on the

corresponding sending block, the paging messages that are already transmitted are

retransmitted on this sending block. The maximum number of paging retransmissions

can be specified by the system parameter.

Simultaneous processing of multiple paging messages

Each paging command from the BSC comprises only one paging message sent to one

MS, but each paging request on the Um interface may pack a maximum of four paging

messages sent to four different MSs. Therefore, to improve the efficiency of the paging

processing, the number of paging commands to the MS included in the paging message

on the Um interface should be as many as that is specified. In detail, a maximum of four

paging messages can be included. When the sending block of a paging group is polled,

the BTS searches for the paging messages to be transmitted in the paging queue

corresponding to the paging group. Then, based on the maximum combination principle,

the BTS packs these paging messages or several of the paging messages as appropriate

type of paging request on the Um interface. The paging request is then sent on the

sending block to the MSs. In this way, the paging commands of multiple MSs can be

transmitted on the Um interface.

Paging flow control

When the paging flow from the MSC exceeds the processing capability of the BSS, the

BSS initiates the selective flow control based on the current network situation to ensure

the robustness and proper operation of the system, the high efficiency of the paging

capacity, and the smoothness and stability of services.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


None




None


None

1.3.4 GBFD-110304 Authentication

Availability


Summary

Authentication is an identity verification procedure. With the authentication, only legal

subscribers can access the network.

Benefits

Authentication is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS speech services. This

feature ensures that only the legal subscribers can access the network, thereby guaranteeing

the security of the network and services.

Description

Authentication is a procedure in which the GSM network verifies the validity of the identity

of an MS.

The purpose of authentication is to prevent unauthorized subscribers from accessing the

network and to protect the private information of authorized subscribers.

The network initiates the authentication procedure in the following situations:

The MS requests to change the information restored in VLR or HLR.

Service access such as MOC, MTC, MS activation or deactivation, or supplementary

services is required.

Initial network access is required after MSC/VLR reboot.

The ciphering key Kc sequence is mismatched.

The network needs to determine whether the MS is accessible to network.

Parameters for the MS to calculate new ciphering key is required.

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After the RR connection between the MSC and the BSS is established, the network can

decide whether to initiate the authentication procedure to verify the subscriber's identity. The

BSS is mainly responsible for the RR connection establishment and the transparent

transmission between the MSC and the MS. When the network determines to initiate the

authentication procedure, the MSC/VLR sends the MS an Authentication Request message to

trigger the authentication procedure. The MS responds to this request with an Authentication

Response message and reports the calculated result to the CN for approval for the

authentication.

Authentication strengthens the network identification of subscribers and ensures their

security.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.3.5 GBFD-110601 HUAWEI I Handover

Availability


Summary

This feature involves the following phases: MR reporting, MR processing, handover decision,

and handover execution. In the handover decision phase, an appropriate candidate cell is

selected for the handover.

Benefits

With this feature, the MSs in movement can continue with the ongoing call.

Handover is an important method to ensure the voice quality.

Handover optimizes the overall performance of the system by adjusting the traffic volume of

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Description

The GSM service area is composed of a number of cells that provide continuous coverage.

The handover technique is introduced into the GSM system to enable the MSs in movement

to continue with the ongoing calls within the coverage area, thus optimizing the network

performance.

This feature involves the following phases: MR reporting, MR processing, handover decision,

and handover execution. The NEs involved in the handover include the MS, BSS, and MSC.

The measurement and MR reporting are implemented by the MS and BTS. The MS measures

the downlink level strength, downlink quality, and TA of the GSM cell and then reports the

information to the BTS. The BTS measures the receive level strength and quality of the MS

and then reports all the information to the BSC. Generally, the MR processing is implemented

by the BSC. The BSC performs the basic functions such as filtering and interpolation to

provide reference for the subsequent handover decisions. If the BTS performs the

pre-processing of MRs, the MR processing can be implemented by the BTS. Based on

different factors such as radio signal quality, radio signal level, speed, load, and requirement

of operators, the handover decision algorithm determines which candidate cell to be used as

the target cell for handover. After the target cell is selected, the handover procedure is initiated.

If the handover failure or rollback occurs, the MR indicating the result is reported to the

handover decision module. Then, the handover decision algorithm selects another candidate

cell as the target cell.

The handover decision algorithm is categorized into five types: high-speed railway fast

handover, emergency handover, enhanced dual-band network handover, load handover, and

normal handover. The emergency handover is of five types: TA handover, bad quality

handover, quick level drop handover, interference handover, and no downlink measurement

report handover. The normal handover is of the following types: edge handover, hierarchical

handover, PBGT handover, concentric cell handover, AMR handover, and better 3G cell

handover.

High-speed railway fast handover: This handover reduces the filtering time, speeds up the

handover and determines whether to trigger the handover based on the frequency offset and

signal level. In addition, the neighboring cell on a chain is selected to improve the reliability.

TA handover: The timing advance can be used as a standard to limit the cell coverage to

some extent. The BSC determines whether the TA value of the current MS exceeds the timing

advance limit (TALIM). If the TALIM is exceeded, the BSC initiates an emergency handover

with the cause value being great TA value. The TA value ranges from 0 to 63. The step of each

bit corresponds to the distance from the MS to the BTS, which is 553.5 m. The TA value 63

corresponds to a distance of 35 km. If the serving cell meets the conditions to trigger a TA

emergency handover, penalty is performed on the originating cell after a successful to prevent

a handover back to this cell due to other causes. The TA handover algorithm has been

optimized to meet the special requirements of the extended cells.

Quick level drop handover: This handover is responsive to the signals with rapid signal

level drop. The average value filtering and P/N decision methods are used in edge handover

and PBGT handover, and therefore the time for measurement and decision is prolonged. Thus,

these handovers are not sensitive to rapid level drop in a short period. Therefore, concerning

the rapid level drop, you can perform finite impact response (FIR) filtering on the original

receive level. This filtering method is responsive to the rapid level drop based on the drop

slope of the original receive level.

When the quick level drop handover is triggered, the selected target cell should have the

highest priority based on the ranking in the preprocessing. If the candidate GSM cells do not

meet the handover conditions and there are neighboring 3G cells available, the inter-RAT




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handover is performed if allowed. Otherwise, the algorithm determines to perform the

emergency handover of other types.

Edge handover: Edge handover is a type of rescue handover based on the signal level. To

trigger an edge handover, the receive level of the target cell should be at least one hysteresis

value (hysteresis of inter-cell handover) higher than the receive level of the serving cell.

When the receive level of the serving cell is lower than the edge handover threshold and the

P/N criterion is met within a period of measurement time, the edge handover is triggered for

the MS to maintain proper communication quality.

Bad quality handover: The transmission quality of the link is measured in bit error ratio

(BER). The BSC determines the quality of a radio link based on the quality level in the MR.

There are eight quality levels ranging from 0 to 7. Level 0 is the best and level 7 is the worst.

Bad quality level may be resulted from low signal power or channel interference. When the

receive quality of the serving cell is lower than the BQ handover threshold, the BSC starts the

handover algorithm for the MS to maintain proper communication quality. This procedure is

called BQ handover. If the serving cell meets the conditions to trigger the bad quality

handover, penalty is performed on the originating cell after a successful handover to prevent a

handover back to the cell due to other causes.

Interference handover: When the receive level of the serving cell is good, the network starts

the interference handover for the MS to maintain proper communication quality if the receive

quality deteriorates to a certain degree. If interference handover is triggered, the quality of the

channel in the serving cell is affected to some extent. Conversation, however, can be

maintained. At the same time, the receive level of the serving cell is relatively high and other

channel in the serving cell may be affected to some extent. Therefore, the intra-cell handover

is recommended.

PBGT handover: PBGT handover is also referred to as better cell handover. The PBGT

handover is based on the path loss. In PBGT handover, the system searches in real-time for a

cell with less path loss and in compliance with the system requirements. Then, the BSC

determines whether a handover is required. Compared with other handover algorithms, the

PBGT handover is triggered on the basis of path loss instead of receive level.

Hierarchical handover: The radio systems with the same coverage can be divided into four

layers. The highest layer, also the fourth layer, is the umbrella-shaped GSM900 cell with wide

coverage. This GSM900 cell implements the coverage and the connection of the fast-moving

MS. The third layer is composed of GSM900 macro cells. These are the most widely used

cells of the current system. Most of the MSs camp on this layer. The second layer is

composed of DCS1800 micro cells with smaller coverage. The DCS1800 cell is also the target

cell for capacity expansion aiming at solving the problem of insufficient frequency resources.

The bottom layer is composed of DCS1800 pico cells, which aims to meet the requirements

of the hot spot or the blind spot. The cell at the lower layer has a higher priority than the cell

at the higher layer.

Inter-layer handover: This handover is performed between different layers or between

different hierarchies at the same layer. The inter-layer handover is not performed between

cells at the same layer and the same hierarchy. If the following situations occur in a layered

and hierarchical network:

A cell with a higher priority exists.

The cell meets the conditions to trigger the hierarchical handover. That is, the signal

level of a neighboring cell is higher than the sum of inter-layer handover threshold and

hysteresis.

The P/N criterion is met. That is, within period P, the conditions to trigger the handover

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Then, the call is handed over to the cell with a higher priority even if the serving cell can

provide good services. The purpose of hierarchical handover is to direct the traffic of the MS

to the cell with a higher priority so that the traffic can be distributed more properly.

During the call, the hierarchical handover flexibly adjusts the traffic distribution between

different layers to meet the requirements of various networking modes.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.3.6 GBFD-110607 Directed Retry

Availability


Summary

Directed retry is a special type of handover. That is, during the assignment procedure, the

BSC initiates the directed retry procedure to switch the MS to a neighboring cell if no TCH is

available or the traffic load is heavy in the serving cell.

Benefits


This feature helps reduce the call access failure due to TCH congestion in the serving

cell, and hence increases the access success rate.

This feature can balance the traffic load between different cells, and hence avoids the

traffic load imbalance among cells.

Description

When the MS initiates a call, the BSC determines the assignment procedure that is to be used

according to the load of the current cell if the BSC receives an ASSIGN REQ message from

the MSC. There are three types of assignment procedures: normal assignment procedure,

mode modification procedure, and directed retry procedure. If the load of the cell is so high




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that the cell does not admit a new service or that a newly admitted service will affect the

existing services, the BSC determines to perform a directed retry. The directed retry procedure

is as follows:

The BSC sends a CHAN ACTIV message to the target cell.

After receiving a CHAN ACTIV ACK message, the BSC requests circuit service resources.

After the requested resources are allocated successfully, the BSC sends an HO CMD to the

MS through the originating cell.

The MS sends an HO ACC message in the target cell to attempt to access the network. The

BTS sends an HO DETECT message to notify the BSC of the request and sends the PHY

INFO message to the MS.

The MS accesses the network through the FIRST SABM frame. Then, the BTS sends an EST

IND message and a UA frame to the MS for acknowledgment.

The MS sends an HO CMP message to the BSC through the target cell. Then, the BSC sends

an ASS CMP message to the MSC to process signaling in other assignment procedures. The

mobile originated procedure is complete.

Based on the homing BSC and MSC of the serving cell and target cell, the directed retry can

be classified into these types: intra-BSC directed retry, inter-BSC directed retry, and

inter-MSC directed retry. The directed retry helps reduce the call access failures due to TCH

congestion in the serving cell, increase the access success rate, and improve the network

quality.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.3.7 GBFD-110608 SDCCH Handover

Availability





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Summary

SDCCH handover refers to the handover from one SDCCH to another SDCCH in the

immediate assignment procedure.

Benefits

This feature helps improve the access success rate of MSs on the edge of the network.

Description

The SDCCH handover refers to the handover from one SDCCH to another SDCCH. This

feature helps improve the access success rate of MSs on the edge of the network, thus

improving the network quality.

The handover decision in SDCCH status is the same as that in TCH status. That is, the TA

handover, interference handover, BQ handover, signal level rapid fall handover, and edge

handover are allowed, and the load handover, PBGT handover, concentric handover, and

AMR handover are not allowed. In addition, the parameter used for handover decision in

SDCCH status is the same as that used for handover decision in TCH status.

Generally, the time for seizing the SDCCH is short, and thus the SDCCH handover seldom

occurs. To prevent unnecessary handovers due to inaccurate MR in the initial phase of call

setup, the minimum time to start the SDCCH handover can be configured to control the

handover rate of the signaling channel.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.3.8 GBFD-110401 Basic Cell Selection

Availability





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Summary

When the MS is powered on or moves from a blind spot to a coverage area, the MS searches

for all frequencies that the PLMN allows and selects a proper cell to camp on. This procedure

is called cell selection.

Benefits

This feature facilitates the automatic selection of the network on the MS and avoids the

complexity of manual operations.

Description

The cell selection involves two scenarios:

The MS does not store any information about the BCCH TRX.

The MS sets a search frequency band first. When the MS is tuned to the frequency with

the highest level, it decides whether this frequency is the BCCH TRX. If it is the BCCH

TRX, the MS tries to decode the SCH to synchronize with this frequency and read the

BCCH system broadcast messages. The MS camps on this cell if the MS can decode the

BCCH data correctly and confirms that this cell belongs to the selected PLMN,

parameter C1 exceeds 0, and that the access to this cell is not denied. Otherwise, the MS

is tuned to the frequency with the second highest level and repeats the decoding and data

verification procedures until the MS finds the available cell.

The MS stores the information about the BCCH frequency.

The MS searches for the stored BCCH frequency first. If the MS can decode the BCCH

data of the cell but cannot camp on this cell, it checks the BA (BCCH) list. If none of the

BCCH frequency in the list is suitable, the MS initiates the cell selection procedure

without the BCCH message mentioned earlier.

Whether an MS can select a cell to camp on is also influenced by the following factors:

Two parameters in system information 1

Cell bar access (CBA): It indicates whether a cell allows access of an MS. Cell bar

access is a one-bit code: Value 0 indicates that the access is allowed, and value 1

indicates that the access is not allowed. This parameter does not influence the access of

MSs that are handed over to the cell.

Access control (AC): It can be graded from level 0 to level 9 and from level 11 to level

15. Usually each GSM subscriber has an access level and each level is represented by

one bit: Value 1 indicates that the current cell does not allow the access of the MS with

the corresponding level value. Otherwise, the access is allowed. Subscribers with level

11 to level 15 have higher priority over subscribers with level 0 to level 9 in access, but

there is no priority difference within level 11 to level 15 or within level 0 to level 9.

The minimum receive level allowed in system information 3:

RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN: It is the signal level threshold represented by a 6-bit code. The

range 0 to 63 corresponds to the level value range –110 dBm to –47 dBm.

Access parameter CBQ in system information 4

Cell Bar Qualify (CBQ): It is a one-bit code. CBQ and CBA together indicate the

priority status of the cell. For details, see the following table.

CBQ CBA Priority Status of Cell Selection

Cell Reselection Status

0 0 Normal Normal




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0 1 Barred Barred

1 0 Low Normal

1 1 Low Normal

Enhancement

None

Dependency


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None


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1.3.9 GBFD-110402 Basic Cell Re-selection

Availability


Summary

The MS in idle mode reselects the cell based on the trigger condition to find a cell that can

provide better services. This procedure is called cell reselection.

Benefits

The MS is always bound to a relatively good cell to obtain better service quality.

Description

The MS in idle mode periodically measures the receive level of the downlink BCCH TRX of

the serving cell and that of all downlink BCCH TRX in the BA list indicated by the BCCH

system information. Based on the corresponding algorithm, the MS then calculates the C2

value and determines whether to select a new serving cell. The MS periodically reselect cells

based on the cell reselection algorithm. In this way, the MS can find a cell that can provide

better service. This feature enables the MS to bind to a relatively good cell to obtain better

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The cell reselection of the MS is based on the BA list provided in the system broadcast

information about the serving cell. The GSM network has two BA lists. One is transmitted in

the system information on the BCCH, used for cell selection and reselection of MSs in idle

mode. The other is transmitted in the system information on the SACCH, used to inform the

MS about which BCCH TRX is used for handover monitoring in dedicated mode.

The MS triggers the cell reselection procedure in any one of the following scenarios (if the C2

algorithm is not activated, that is, C2 = C1):

The C2 value of a cell (belonging to the same location area as the current cell) exceeds

the C2 value of the current cell for five consecutive seconds.

The C1 value of a cell (belonging to a location area different from that of the current cell)

exceeds the sum of the C2 value of the current serving cell and cell selection hysteresis

value for five consecutive seconds.

The current serving cell is barred.

The MS detects a downlink failure.

The C1 value of the serving cell is less than 0 for five consecutive seconds.

The access attempt fails after the number of retransmissions exceeds the maximum one

during the random access of the MS.

The following parameter in system information 4 determines whether to activate the C2

calculation:

PI (Cell Reselect Parameters Indication) indicates whether the MS uses C2 as cell reselection

parameter and whether the parameters related to the C2 formula exist. It is a one-bit code: 0

indicates that the MS uses C1 as the cell reselection parameter; 1 indicates that the MS uses

C2 retrieved from the system information as the cell reselection parameter.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




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1.4 Connection Management

1.4.1 GBFD-110501 Call Control

Availability


Summary

Through the call control procedure, the BSS provides required radio resources and terrestrial

circuit to the call so that the CN can complete the call connection procedure.

Benefits

Call control is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS speech services.

Description

Huawei GBSS supports MOC, MTC, and emergency call. Through resource management

algorithms and control functions, the BSC provides the transmission channel for the call

control signaling between the MS and the MSC by establishing the RR connection. In the call

control, the BSS handles the call requests by priorities. For example, the emergency call takes

precedence over common calls, and thus the BSS preferentially allocate the required

resources to the emergency call. For the BSC, the call control mainly involves the radio

channel allocation, A interface resource allocation with the coordination of MSC, and TCH

release. The following call procedures are supported:

MOC

MTC

Emergency call

MS-originated call release

Network-originated call release

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None





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None

1.4.2 GBFD-110502 Assignment and Immediate Assignment

Availability


Summary

Immediate assignment and assignment are two important procedures during the call setup.

Through the immediate assignment procedure, the MS can establish an RR connection with

the network. Through the assignment procedure, the network assigns TCHs to the MS. In this

way, a stable service connection is established between the network and the MS.

Benefits

Immediate assignment and assignment are basic features for the operators to provide the CS

speech services. Excellent immediate assignment and assignment algorithms ensure relatively

high KPIs, and thus improves the radio network performance.

Description

Huawei GBSS supports the immediate assignment procedure, immediate assignment

combination, and corresponding assignment procedure specified in GSM specifications.

The purpose of the immediate assignment is to establish the RR connection between the MS

and the network.

Through the assignment procedure, the BSS assigns the TCH to the MS. The assignment is

classified into early assignment for MOC, late assignment for MOC, very early assignment

for MOC, early assignment for MTC, late assignment for MTC, and very early assignment for

MTC.

Immediate assignment

The immediate assignment procedure is initiated every time the MS responds to the

paging request or the MS initiates a service request. The purpose of the immediate

assignment is to establish the RR connection between the MS and the network. In the

immediate assignment procedure, the MS sends a CHANNEL REQUEST message on

the random access channel (RACH). The network then responds with an IMMEDIATE

ASSIGNMENT message to instruct the MS to access the network through the dedicated

channel. This channel can be a stand-alone dedicated control channel (SDCCH) or a

TCH. Huawei BSC supports cell-level SDCCH immediate assignment and TCH

immediate assignment.

Immediate assignment combination

Each immediate assignment from the BSC on the Abis interface includes the response

for only one MS's channel request message. The response messages for channel request

on the Um interface, however, are of three types: immediate assignment, immediate

assignment extended and immediate assignment reject. One immediate assignment

extended may include the responses for two immediate assignment messages and one

immediate assignment reject may include the immediate assignment commands (reject

type) for a maximum of four MSs. To improve the processing efficiency on the Um

interface, the BTS encapsulates as many immediate assignment commands as possible

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message on the Um interface and sends it to the MS. This type of processing method is

called immediate assignment combination.

Early assignment for MOC

Early assignment for MOC is a procedure in which the MOC is assigned a TCH before

the call is established. After the immediate assignment is complete, the network sends

the assignment command to the MS, requesting the calling party to seize the TCH even

if the Altering message is not received. In this case, the ring tone is generated by the

network.

Late assignment for MOC

In terms of signaling, the network sends the assignment command to the MS only after

the Alerting message from the called party is received, requesting the calling party to

seize the TCH. In this case, the ring tone is generated by the MS because no TCH is

available before the connection is established.

Very early assignment for MOC

The very early assignment for MOC is a procedure in which the TCH instead of the

SDCCH is assigned to the calling party during the immediate assignment phase. This

function increases the service access speed. The system performs the authentication,

ciphering, other signaling exchanges, and subsequent call connection procedures on the

TCH. After receiving the ASS REQ message from the network, the BSS changes the

TCH used for signaling exchanges to a real TCH through the Mode Modify command.

Early assignment for MTC

Early assignment for MTC is a procedure in which the MTC is assigned with a TCH

before the call is established. In terms of signaling, the MTC establishment is triggered

when the Paging Request message from the network is received. After the immediate

assignment is complete, the network sends the assignment command to the MS,

requesting the called party to seize the TCH even if the Altering message is not received.

In this case, the ring tone is generated by the network.

Late assignment for MTC

In terms of signaling, the network sends the assignment command to the MS only after

the Alerting message is received, requesting the called party to seize the TCH. In this

case, the ring tone is generated by the MS because no TCH is available before the

connection is established.

Very early assignment for MTC

The very early assignment for MTC is a procedure in which the TCH instead of the

SDCCH is assigned to the called party during the immediate assignment phase. This

function increases the service access speed. The system performs the authentication,

ciphering, other signaling exchanges, and subsequent call connection procedures on the

TCH. After receiving the ASS REQ message from the network, the BSS modifies the

TCH used for signaling exchanges to a real TCH through the Mode Modify command.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None





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None


None

1.4.3 GBFD-110503 Call Reestablishment

Availability


Summary

When the MS encounters a radio link failure during the call, the call reestablishment

procedure can be used to reestablish the radio link connection so that the original call can

proceed.

Benefits

The call is reestablished quickly after a call drop caused by the radio link failure. This

mechanism shortens the call intermission, and thus improves the user experience.

Description

Call reestablishment is a procedure for connection recovery after the MS encounters a radio

link failure during the call. Call reestablishment may occur in a new cell or new location area.

The initiation of the call reestablishment attempt depends on the call status and whether the

cell allows call reestablishment.

After detecting a radio link failure, the BTS sends a radio link failure message to the BSC.

The BSC then releases the corresponding radio resource and waits for the MS to initiate the

call reestablishment.

After detecting a radio link failure, the MS sends a Channel Request message for call

reestablishment) in the selected cell (the original cell or a new cell) to the BSS. The BSS then

initiates and completes the immediate assignment procedure. After the immediate assignment

is complete, the MS sends a call reestablishment request to the MSC.

The MSC initiates the encryption and assignment procedures. The call establishment is almost

complete. The MSC sends a status query message to the MS to confirm whether the call status

or attach status matches the status information stored on the MSC. The MS sends the MSC a

status message to report the call status or attach status. The call reestablishment is complete.

During the call reestablishment, the MS cannot return to idle mode. Therefore, when the MS

selects a cell in a different location area as the target cell for call reestablishment, the location

updating procedure cannot be performed until this call terminates.

The MSC controls the call reestablishment procedure, and the BSC is responsible for the

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Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.4.4 GBFD-112501 TCH Re-assignment

Availability


Summary

The TCH re-assignment refers to that the BSC re-assigns a TCH to the MS after a TCH

assignment fails.

Benefits


Minimizes the impact on the call continuity caused by the TRX channel fault, and thus

ensures a successful first dialing.

Greatly reduces the assignment failures caused by the frequency interference in a cell,

and thus minimizes the impact on the call continuity and improve the service quality.

Description

During a call, the BSC assigns a TCH to the MS after receiving an assignment request

message from the MSC. Then, the assignment command is issued to the MS through the Um

interface. If the TCH assignment fails because of various causes such as the co-channel

interference, the BSC re-assigns another TCH to the MS instead of sending an assignment

failure message to the MSC. If the TCH re-assignment is successful, the BSC sends a

message to the MSC, indicating that the assignment is complete; otherwise, the BSC sends a

message to the MSC, indicating that the assignment fails.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


None




None


None

1.5 Radio Resource Management

1.5.1 GBFD-111001 TRX Management

Availability


Summary

TRX management involves four procedures about the TRX to support the signaling flow on

the control plane of layer 3.

Benefits

TRX management is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS speech services. This

feature enables the management of the error reporting, flow control, and radio resources of the

TRX such as SACCH resources.

In Huawei GBSS, this feature can be implemented completely on the BSC side. Thus, the

management operations on the BTS are avoided, O&M is simplified, O&M expenditure is

reduced, and thereby O&M efficiency is improved.

Description

To enable the Abis interface to support the signaling flow on the control plane of layer 3

specified by 3GPP TS 44.018/3GPP TS 24.008, a set of TRX-level service management

procedures are provided. This set of procedures is referred to as TRX management.

Procedures involved in the TRX management are all completed at the BTS or BSC without

being directed to the core network elements. The procedures are as follows:

SACCH filling information modification procedure

The BSC informs the BTS of the new system information used on all downlink SACCHs

so that the BTS can instruct the MS to initiate the system information updating

procedure.

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The BTS informs the BSC of the interference level on the idle dedicated channels of

each TRX. Thus, the BSC is completely informed of the interference level of the current

idle channels to facilitate subsequent channel assignments.

Flow control procedure

The frame unit controller (FUC) on a TRX informs the BSC of the TRX overload due to

CCCH overload, AGCH overload, or TRX processor overload.

Error reporting procedure

The BTS informs the BSC of the detected downlink errors that cannot be reported by

other procedures.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.5.2 GBFD-111002 Radio Link Management

Availability


Summary

Radio link management involves not only the establishment and release of radio links but also

the transfer of layer 3 messages.

Benefits

Radio link management is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS speech services.

This feature involves the establishment and release of radio links, the transfer of layer 3

messages, and the real-time monitoring of radio links, and thus facilitates the basic radio link

management.

Description

Radio link management, mainly used for the establishment and release of radio links and the

message forwarding, manages the data link layer. Through the procedures in the radio link

management, the BTS and the BSC can perform channel status management, initial service




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establishment and service release. The procedures involved in the radio link management are

as follows:

Link establishment and release procedures

Link establishment indication: Through this procedure, the BTS informs the BSC that

the multi-frame link has been established. The BSC establishes an SCCP link to the

MSC according to this indication procedure.

Link establishment request: Through this procedure, the BSC requests to establish a

multi-frame link on the radio path.

Link release indication: Through this procedure, The BTS informs the BSC that the radio

link release initiated by the MS is complete.

Link release request: Through this procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to release a

radio link.

Transparent transmission of layer 3 messages

Transmission of a transparent layer 3 message in acknowledged mode: Through this

procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to forward a transparent layer 3 message on the

Um interface in acknowledged mode.

Reception of a transparent layer 3 message in acknowledged mode: Through this

procedure, the BTS informs the BSC that a transparent layer 3 message on the Um

interface is received in acknowledged mode.

Transmission of a transparent layer 3 message in unacknowledged mode: Through this

procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to forward a transparent layer 3 message in

unacknowledged mode.

Reception of a transparent layer 3 message in unacknowledged mode: Through this

procedure, the BTS informs the BSC that a transparent layer 3 message on the Um

interface is received in unacknowledged mode.

Notification and handling of the link fault

Link error indication: Through this procedure, the BTS informs the BSC of the errors on

the radio link layer.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None




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1.5.3 GBFD-111003 Radio Common Channel Management

Availability


Summary

Radio common channel management involves the management of common control channels

such as PCH, RACH, AGCH, NCH, PPCH, PRACH, and PAGCH.

Benefits

Radio common channel management is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS

speech services.

Description Common control channels

Common control channels include PCH, RACH, AGCH, NCH, PPCH, PRACH, and

PAGCH.

Paging Channel (PCH): Downlink channel. The MS listens to the PCH at intervals to

determine whether there is a call request from the MSC.

RACH: Uplink channel: The MS accesses the network through the RACH and requests

the network to assign an SDCCH.

Access Grant Channel (AGCH): Downlink channel. The network informs the MS of the

assigned dedicated channel (SDCCH or TCH) through the AGCH.

Notification Channel (NCH): Downlink channel, used for voice group call service

(VGCS) and voice broadcast service (VBS).

Packet Paging Channel (PPCH): Downlink channel. The MS listens to the PPCH at

intervals to determine whether there is a packet call to the MS from the SGSN.

Packet Random Access Channel (PRACH): Uplink channel. The MS requests for

network access through the PRACH.

Packet Access Grant Channel (PAGCH): Downlink channel. The network informs the

MS of the assigned packet data service channel through the PAGCH.

Radio common channel management

The radio common channel management procedures involve the signaling procedures of

MS access and assignment, and also the resource management of the common channel.

The involved procedures are as follows:

Channel request by MS: This procedure is triggered when the TRX detects a random

access request (channel request message) from the MS.

Paging: This procedure is used to page an MS on a paging sub-channel. It is used for the

MOC and initiated by the MSC through the BSC. The BSC determines the paging group

to be used according to the IMSI of the called MS. The values of this paging group are

sent to the BTS along with the identity information of the MS.

Immediate assignment: When the MS first accesses the BTS, the BSC assigns a

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CCCH load indication: The BTS informs the BSC of the load information on a CCCH

timeslot. If this load exceeds the load limit predefined in the system, the BTS sends the

CCCH overload indication to the BSC periodically.

Delete indication: Through this procedure, the BTS informs the BSC that one immediate

assignment message is deleted without being put in the AGCH queue due to AGCH

overload. To do this, the BTS sends a Delete indication message to the BSC.

Broadcast information modification: The BSC informs the BTS of the new information

to broadcast on the BCCH. To do this, the BSC sends a BCCH information message to

the BTS.

Short message cell broadcast: Through this procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to send

the cell broadcast short message.

VGCS establishment notification: On receiving the VGCS ASSIG REQ message from

the CN, the BSC establishes a VGCS channel immediately or later based on the strategy

information in the VGCS ASSIG REQ message. Then, the BSC sends the Notification

information to the BTS. The BTS then sends this information to the MS. On receiving

this information, the MS responds to the information accordingly.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.5.4 GBFD-111004 Radio Dedicated Channel Management

Availability


Summary

Radio dedicated channel management involves the assignment, activation, release,

management, and reporting of the dedicated channels such as SDCCH, SACCH, and TCH.

Benefits

Radio dedicated channel management is a basic feature for the operators to provide the CS

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Description

Radio dedicated channel management involves the assignment, activation, release,

management, and reporting of the dedicated channels such as SDCCH, SACCH, and TCH.

The involved procedures are as follows:

Channel activation: Through this procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to activate a dedicated

channel for an MS. After this channel is activated, the BSC assigns this channel to the MS

through the Immediate Assign, Assign Command, Additional Assign or Handover Command

message.

Channel mode modification: Through this procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to change the

mode of an activated channel.

Handover detection: This procedure is used to detect the access of the switched MS between

the target BTS and the target BSC.

Start of encryption: This procedure is used to initiate the encryption procedure specified by

GSM TS 04.08.

Measurement reporting: This procedure consists of the mandatory basic measurement

reporting procedure and the optional measurement reporting procedure with pre-processing.

Through these two procedures, the BTS reports to the BSC all the parameters related to

handover decision.

SACCH deactivation: Through this procedure, the BSC deactivates the related SACCH of a

TRX according to the requirement of the channel release procedure specified by GSM TS

04.08.

Radio channel release: Through this procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to release a radio

channel that is not in use.

MS power control: Through this procedure, the BSS controls the transmit power of the MS

related to an activated channel. The MS power control decision should be implemented on the

BSC or BTS.

BTS transmit power control: Through this procedure, the BSS controls the transmit power of

the activated channel on the TRX. BSS transmit power control should be implemented on the

BSC or BTS.

Connection failure: Through this procedure, the BTS informs the BSC that an activated

dedicated channel is disconnected.

SACCH information modification: Through this procedure, the BSC instructs the BTS to

change the filling information (system information) on an SACCH.

Talker detection: During a VGCS call, on receiving the Talker uplink access from the MS on

the idle uplink VGCS channel, the BTS constructs the VGCS UPLINK GRANT message on

the activated dedicated channel and reports to the BSC the detected Access delay received

from the MS.

Listener detection: When there is no listener in the cell, the dedicated radio downlink channel

allocated to the VGCS/VBS should be released timely to improve the resource utilization. The

BSC periodically broadcasts the Uplink free message in the cell. After all the listeners receive

this message, a Talker uplink access message is sent to the BTS on the idle uplink VGCS

channel. The BTS constructs the VGCS UPLINK GRANT message on the activated

dedicated channel and sends a listener detection message to the BSC. The BTS uses this

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Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.5.5 GBFD-111005 Enhanced Channel Assignment Algorithm

Availability


Summary

Enhanced channel assignment algorithm is adopted to allocate the optimum channel based on

various factors.

Benefits

By taking into account of various factors, this feature enables the BSS to allocate the

optimum channel to each call, and hence ensures better voice quality for subscribers.

This feature enables the BSS to provide as many services as possible by using limited channel

resources, thus maximizing the service capacity of the network.

Description Channel assignment priorities:

Enhanced channel assignment algorithm is adopted for the selection of an optimum

channel. Each channel is assigned with a priority level. The channel of lower priority

level is less likely to be allocated than the channel of higher priority level.

Enhanced channel assignment algorithm provides four types of priority levels: capacity,

quality, PS coordination, and management. The four types of priorities work together and

form the overall priority of each radio channel. A higher overall priority value indicates a

higher priority level and an earlier assignment of the radio resource accordingly. Four

factors are considered in determining the priority level: capacity, quality, PS coordination,

and management. The priority level has the following sub-priorities: frequency band,

data rate, concentric cell, AMR, interference, seizure record, number of PDCHs, and

TRX.

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Channel assignment based on interference: The channels with less interference should be

preferentially assigned except in the following situations: One situation is that for the

high priority calls or subscribers, the MSC should prevent the assignment of channels

whose interference exceeds a predefined interference threshold. Another situation is that

to improve the call completion rate and voice quality, the calls with better receive level

should be assigned relatively high-interference channels and those with worse receive

level should be assigned relatively low-interference channels, taken into account the

maximum transmit power of the MS and the path loss in a certain call environment.

Channel assignment based on channel configuration: Take into account factors such as

whether the channel and BCCH belong to the same TRX. Channel assignment based on

channel configuration helps reduce the network interference and hence improve the

network quality.

Channel assignment based on history record: This algorithm has the memory function.

The history record consists of the information on successful and failed channel seizures

and on the call drops during the seizures. In addition, the BSC needs to determine

whether a failed seizure and a call drop during a seizure are caused by radio channel

faults. Such history records provide reliable basis for the current channel assignment.

Channel assignment based on load balance: This mechanism facilitates the even

distribution of channel seizures on different TRXs. This not only reduces the co-channel

and adjacent-channel interference but also prevents the situation wherein a large number

of calls are carried on certain TRXs.

Channel assignment based on specific calls: Specific calls such as intra-cell handover

and concentric cell handover have special channel assignment strategies. The intra-cell

handovers are mainly triggered by factors related to channel quality. Thus, the frequency

of the TRX that carries the original channel is likely to be interfered. If the original

channel is in frequency hopping mode, certain frequencies in the frequency hopping

group are likely to be interfered to a great extent. Therefore, a channel of a different

TRX or a different frequency hopping group as the original channel should be allocated

for the intra-cell handover.

Enhancement

GBSS8.1

Preferentially allocating channels on BCCH carrier for non-AMR speech services: Generally,

in a tight frequency reuse network, loose frequency reuse pattern, such as 4 x 3 mode, is

applied to the BCCH TRX; tight frequency reuse pattern, such as 1 x 3 mode, is applied to the

TCH TRX. The non-AMR speech (including FR, EFR, and HR) is more sensitive to

interference than the AMR speech. Therefore, if the network supports the AMR speech,

adhere to the following principles in channel assignment: For MSs that do not support AMR

speeches, preferentially allocate the channels on the carriers in loose frequency reuse pattern,

such as the BCCH carrier. For MSs that support the AMR speech, allocate the channels on the

carriers in tight frequency reuse pattern to improve the overall voice quality in the network.

Dependency


None







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None


None

1.6 Operation and Maintenance

1.6.1 MRFD-210301 Configuration Management

Availability

This feature is introduced in GBSS6.1 and RAN2.0.

Summary

This feature provides operators with the method for collecting and managing the information

about NEs (MBSC and MBTS). It can control the links between the NEs. The graphic user

interface (GUI) makes it easy for configuration management.

Benefits

This feature provides a descriptive overview of the current status of the network and supports

fast installation, capacity expansion, and data configuration of the network.

Description

This feature provides operators with the method for collecting and managing the information

about NEs (MBSC and MBTS). It can control the links between the NEs. The graphic user

interface (GUI) makes it easy for configuration management.

The NE configuration can be classified into five levels:

1. Initial configuration

Design the initial configuration of the MBSC and MBTS.

2. Basic site configuration

Configuration of the O&M communication between the MBSC, MBTS, and the M2000

3. External site hardware configuration on the MBTS side

Configuration of TMA data and antennas

4. MBTS configuration and site-specific configuration on the MBTS side

Data configuration of the A/Iu interface, Abis/Iub interface, Iur-g/Iur interface, and the

transport network

5. Cell/TRX configuration on the MBSC side

Data configuration of cells, channels, and neighboring cells

Configuration from level 1 to level 3 can be implemented either with the GUI of the

configuration tool or with the pre-defined configuration files on the LMT. Configuration of




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level 4 and level 5 can be implemented either through the M2000 or through the configuration

tool.

Online/Offline data configuration and status query

The configuration data is not sent to the host until it takes effect. This improves the

efficiency of configuring a large quantity of data. The MBSC supports offline

configuration based on host subracks. Therefore, the services are not interrupted during

capacity expansion.

During the switchover of the IP interface board and the ATM/TDM interface board,

offline configuration supports the modification of the interface board type and the

switchover of the active/standby boards.

Online data configuration enables the data to be sent to the host immediately after the

configuration. There is no need to reset the system or reload the data.

X.731 defines the object status. The operators can query the object status such as the

board status or cell status and the time of the latest status change.

Configuration right control

With the configuration right control, data can be configured only on the LMT of the

MBSC/MBTS or the M2000 client. In addition, the operators always have the

configuration right. This improves the reliability of the system.

Configuration rollback on the MBSC side

When the equipment or network malfunctions due to improper data modification,

operators can perform the rollback operation to restore the system in a short time.

MBSC data backup

Two OMUs work in active/standby mode. The system synchronizes the data on the

standby OMU with that on the active OMU.

The MBSC supports automatic backup and manual backup. It provides a data backup

and restoration tool.

Setting of network parameters

The radio network parameters are of two types: MBSC-oriented parameters and

cell-oriented parameters, which are used in different radio conditions. The MBSC can

check the integrity and consistency of configuration data such as the data of a cell.

Detection of missing neighboring cell

Based on the measurement information from the user equipment (UE), the neighboring

cells missed for configuration can be detected and reported. This helps the operators

optimize the configuration of neighboring cells and thus improves the network planning

efficiency.

Enhancement

RAN5.1 supports the modification of the interface board type and active/standby state of

boards in offline mode.

RAN5.1 supports the query of the time when the latest status changes.

RAN10.0 supports the reporting of MBTS status to the M2000.

GBSS9.0&RAN11.1

Web LMT: The operation and maintenance GUI of the MBSC uses the Web LMT based on

the browser/server mode. The configuration GUI uses the CME. The MML client is

incorporated in the Web LMT and thus the configuration and maintenance for the MBSC can

be carried out through the MML commands. After the Web LMT is used, there is no need to




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install the LMT software on the local PC. The configuration and maintenance for the MBSC

can be carried out through the Web browser. In addition, the upgrade of the software on the

local PC is not required when the MBSC software is upgraded, and thus the operation

efficiency is significantly improved.

GBSS12.0

Cell Frequency Band Modification in One Key: The frequency band of a cell can be

changed through MML commands or CME reconfiguration. The new frequency band or

bands must contain the earlier frequency band of the cell. For example, change a GSM900

cell to a GSM900/DCS1800 cell. This feature applies only to the frequency band adjustment

scenario where a single-band network is changed to a dual-band network.

Dependency

Impacts on the hardware of the MBSC

None

Impacts on the hardware of the MBTS


Dependency on other features of the GBSS/RAN

None


Configuration management is implemented through the M2000 or the LMT.

1.6.2 MRFD-210302 Performance Management

Availability


Summary

This feature periodically takes samples of counters about the management objects, bearer

resources, and services. The sampled data is then collected, saved, monitored, and analyzed.

In this way, the operating status of the network can be obtained. Thus, this feature helps

operators quickly locate and solve problems and optimize the network.

Benefits

This feature provides an efficient method for monitoring the network performance and

facilitates the network troubleshooting and optimization. The real-time performance

monitoring is a more effective feature.

Description

Performance management helps collect the measurable performance data to obtain the

network operating status, thus helping the operators quickly locate and solve problems and

optimize the network.

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This feature provides operators with a method for managing the measurable performance

data.

For the new commissioning NEs (MBSC and MBTS), the pre-defined performance statistics

completely starts after the initial start-up or restart. The performance statistics can be

suspended or restored manually.

The MBSC and MBTS provide the interfaces between them and the M2000, allowing the

M2000 to collect necessary statistic data and to configure the related parameters including

statistic counters and periods.

The statistic data is saved on the M2000 in binary-formatting files in every statistic period.

The result files are saved on the MBTS for up to 24 hours or on the MBSC for up to 10 days.

If a fault occurs in data transmission, you can obtain the lost data through the M2000.

Performance measurement counter

The performance measurement counters include key counters and other counters. The key

counters are used to generate the KPIs of the network which are defined on the M2000, and

these pre-defined counters are initialized immediately after the MBSC and the MBTS start.

The KPIs, related original counters, and formula can be added, modified, and deleted on the

M2000. Other counters indicating the network performance can also be added as required.

In the UMTS network, the following measurement objects are supported:

Cell measurement

Neighboring cell measurement

Inter-RAT neighboring cell measurement

RNC overall measurement

ATM transport measurement

IP transport measurement

Standard interface measurement

NE hardware measurement

Real-time performance monitoring

This feature supports the real-time performance monitoring and displays the details of the

monitoring result in the GUI. Thus, it facilitates the troubleshooting, drive test, network

optimization, and other operations.

The monitoring tasks are managed by the M2000 client. The data monitored is displayed in

curve and stored in a file automatically for later review.

The following items can be monitored in real time:

Equipment performance: CPU usage, clock source quality, and so on.

Connection performance: SIR measurement, UE transmit power, and so on.

Cell performance: PCPICH transmit power, number of UEs in the cell, and so on.

Link performance: IMA group, UNI link, and so on.

Service performance: RF performance, UL channel scanning, and resource usage.

In the GSM network, the following performance counters are supported:

The measurements can be classified into the following types according to the measurement

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Cell measurement

TRX measurement

Neighboring cell measurement

The measurements can be classified into the following types according to the MS status:

Paging

Call

Measurement report

Channel allocation

Enhanced performance measurement:

Measurement of incoming and outgoing cell handovers

This measurement provides data about the incoming and outgoing cell handovers. The

collected measurement data assists the operators in network adjustment and

optimization.

Undefined adjacent cell measurement

This measurement provides BSIC, BCCH frequency, average signal strength, number of

MRs of adjacent cells that are included in the BA list but not included in the adjacent cell

relation table. The collected measurement data assists the operators in network

adjustment and optimization.

Defined adjacent cell measurement

This measurement provides BSIC, BCCH frequency, average signal strength, number of

MRs of the defined adjacent cell. The collected measurement data assists the operators in

network adjustment and optimization.

Uplink and downlink balance measurement

This measurement provides the data about the balance between the uplink and downlink

of TCHs. The uplink and downlink balance level is graded according to the receive

levels in the uplink and downlink. The collected measurement data assists the operators

in network adjustment and optimization.

Call drop measurement

This measurement provides the average level and quality in the uplink and downlink,

and also the average TA value of SDCCH call drops and TCH call drops. The collected

measurement data assists the operators in network adjustment and optimization.

BTS out-of-service measurement

This measurement is provided by the performance management of the BSC together with

the M2000. This measurement provides the start time of BTS out-of-service, end time of

BTS out-of-service (or service recovery time), and the duration of BTS out-of-service.

Enhancement

UMTS

RAN5.1 supports HSDPA-related counters and monitoring items.

RAN6.0 supports HSUPA-related counters and monitoring items.

RAN10.0 supports the real-time performance monitoring on the IP patch.

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GBSS8.0 supports the real-time performance monitoring and the counter measurement related

to the built-in PCU.

GBSS8.1 supports real-time traffic measurement, enhanced IP performance measurement, and

measurement period of 24 hours. In addition, it supports the measurement of traffic statistics

of group call and group broadcast on the BSC level and cell level.

GBSS12.0

Report Speed Improvement of M2000 Northbound Interface: The speed of reporting

traffic statistics over the northbound interface of the M2000 is improved by moving the

calculation functionality of KPIs from the M2000 to the BSC. The BSC calculates the KPIs

based on the measured counters, and then sends the calculation result to the M2000. After

synchronizing its measurement period with the measurement period of the BSC, the M2000

obtains the calculation result of the BSC. In this way, the M2000 can generate the northbound

interface KPIs in a short period of time. In ideal conditions, the M2000 can generate the

northbound interface KPIs in 10 to 15 minutes after synchronizing its measurement period

with the measurement period of the BSC. The period of time required depends on the capacity

of the BSC.

Dependency


None




None


Performance management and the real-time performance monitoring are implemented by the

M2000.

1.6.3 MRFD-210303 Inventory Management

Availability


Summary

This feature assists in reporting the information about the physical and logical objects of the

NEs to the M2000, and also assists in managing this information on the M2000.

Benefits

As a large number of devices are deployed on networks, it becomes difficult to manage

equipment. For ease of equipment management, operators need to obtain the information

about the physical device and some important logical information. With this feature, the

information can be reported to the M2000, thus facilitating the asset management. In addition,

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Description

The inventory management helps operators to manage the network assets and configuration

data. With this function, network assets and configuration data can be managed on the

M2000.

The objects that are managed by this function include physical objects (such as rack, frame,

slot, board, and fan) and logic objects (such as cell, software, and patch).

Upon a request from the M2000, the information about the network assets and configuration

data are generated in an .xml file and then are sent to the M2000. The M2000 saves the

uploaded information in the network inventory database.

Upon a request from the M2000, the MBSC reports its information about the assets and

configuration to the M2000. In terms of the method of collecting and reporting the

information about the base station, the UMTS network is different from the GSM network.

In the UMTS network, the NodeB works as an independent NE and supports the reporting of

its inventory information to the M2000.

In the GSM network, the inventory of the BTS is jointly controlled by the BSC and the BTS.

The BTS inventory management system is deployed on the M2000. The M2000 sends the

required inventory information command to the BSC through the southbound interface. On

reception of this command, the BSC queries the inventory information about all the BTSs,

generates files, and sends the files to the M2000. Then, the M2000 interprets the files and

saves them in the database. Some inventory information can be imported through the manual

input or other files. The M2000 supports the query, synchronization, modification, export, and

import of the BTS inventory information.

The BTS supports the reporting of the information about the electronic label, software version,

and hardware version of the BTS boards as well as the information about the manufacturer of

the heat exchanger. In addition, the BTS also supports the input and reporting of the bar code

of the BTS cabinet.

Board electronic label Board software version and hardware version Information about the manufacturer of the heat exchanger Cabinet electronic bar code

Obtain BTS inventory information and generate the BTS inventory file and generate the BTS inventory file

Inventory management system: Obtain the inventory file, interpret inventory information, and support the GUI display, modification, export, and import of the BTS inventory information.

M2000

BSC

BTS

Query Return results

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As the ID of a board, the electronic label provides the basis for board replacement, presents a

traceable mark in the entire lifecycle of the board, and supplies the data required for the

management, tracing, and maintenance of the board. The information about the electronic

label of the BTS board includes: the board model, bar code, BOM code, description,

production date, name of the manufacturer, and release number.

The M2000 provides the import or modification function for the inventory information that is

not supported by the BTS. That is, the information can be manually entered. The information

includes the information about the BTS antenna, electronic label of the board that fails to

report the electronic label (mainly purchased parts), and the ultimate service time of the board

information area. This information is not sent to the BTS for storage but is saved only in the

inventory management system on the M2000.

In addition, no storage part is available in the BTS cabinet, and thus the bar code of the

cabinet needs to be manually entered on the M2000 or the LMT. The BTS supports the input

of this information and also the storage of it in the main control board of the BTS. Then, the

BTS sends the information to the BSC through the inventory management interface.

Enhancement

UMTS

None

GSM

GBSS8.0 supports the reporting of the electronic label of the BTS board according to

electronic label standards 3.0.

GBSS8.1 adds the reporting of the information about the software and hardware versions of

the BTS boards, manufacturer of the heat exchanger, electronic labels of the BBU backplane,

fan board, and power monitoring board, and the input and query of the electronic bar code of

the cabinet.

Dependency


None




None


Inventory information can be queried only on the M2000. Therefore, the M2000 should

support the inventory management feature.

1.6.4 MRFD-210304 Faulty Management

Availability





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Summary

This feature involves various fault management functions such as system auto test, fault

detection, fault monitoring, and fault rectification of the UTRAN. This enables the operators

to learn about the network fault timely and take proper measures to avoid service interruption.

Benefits


Enables the automatic monitoring of the network equipment.

Enables the operators to learn about the actual state of the network timely and

comprehensively by querying the active alarm list and alarm log.

Facilitates the manual board test, with which the operators can identify the faulty board

timely.

Description

The fault management involves system auto test, fault detection, fault monitoring, and fault

rectification. This enables the operators to learn about the network fault timely and take

proper measures to avoid service interruption.

The automatic hardware test of the system is performed during the startup of the MBSC or

MBTS. When the MBSC or MBTS is in operation, the system status monitoring can also be

started manually if required.

Fault detection

This involves the fault detection of the physical layer, transmission link layer, and others.

The fault detection can be started manually. Operators can either browse the monitoring

result online or save the monitoring result as files.

Alarm management

Operators can browse the real-time alarm information, query the history alarm

information, and save the alarm information as required. The online help provides

detailed methods for clearing alarms.

Alarm correlation processing

Based on certain built-in mechanism, the alarm correlation handling mechanism enables

the system to keep the most important alarms instead of all the related alarms when a

fault occurs. The number of alarms can be greatly reduced in this way and network

problems can be easily identified and handled. This mechanism is pre-defined and

incorporated in the NEs such as MBSC and MBTS. More alarm correlation processing

mechanisms can be defined by the operators on the M2000.

The operators may also filter the alarms of an object. The alarms of this object, if filtered, are

not reported.

The alarms of the access network include MBSC alarm and MBTS alarm.

MBSC alarm

The MBSC alarm system provides two types of alarm output devices: alarm console and

alarm box. The alarm box provides visual and audible alarms. The alarm console is a part of

the OMC. It provides detailed alarm information, recovery suggestion, and alarm box control.

The MBSC alarm system is composed of the BAM alarm module, centralized network

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the fault information detected by the MBSC system to the maintenance personnel through

alarm information. The maintenance personnel can then rectify the fault accordingly.

Alarm severity

According to the severity and influence of the alarms, there are four alarm severity: critical,

major, minor, and warning. Different severity of alarms is presented in different manner, such

as color and sound.

Alarm classification

According to its subsystem and subsystem type, alarms can be classified into fault alarm and

event alarm. Clearance alarms are provided for fault alarms. Event alarm has no

corresponding clearance alarm.

According to the cause of alarms, alarms can be classified into inter-module communication

alarm, signaling subsystem alarm, clock subsystem alarm, and power supply subsystem alarm.

These alarms help the maintenance engineers quickly locate the faults. This feature also

provides alarm about software running, such as CPU overload alarm and GBAM hard disk

capacity alarm.

Alarm location and recovery suggestions

The alarm console provides detailed alarm information, including the ID of the board for

which the alarm is generated, the potential cause and possible consequence of the alarm, and

the recovery suggestion.

Alarm box control

The alarm box control provides manual control of the alarm box. You can mute the alarm

sound or turn off the LED for the alarm box manually by related MML command. The alarms

can be printed in real time. The alarm parameters data can be configured and modified. Based

on the configuration, the MBSC can automatically control where the alarms will be sent, such

as to alarm box or to OMC alarm console. This enables flexible alarm control.

Alarm query

The alarms can be queried in various conditions. You can browse the fault alarm, emergency

event alarm, or other event alarms in real time on the alarm console. You can also query the

history fault alarm, recovery alarm, and event alarm according to alarm serial number, alarm

ID, date and time of alarm, alarm module number, function number, or alarm level. The

queried history alarms can be saved.

Environment monitoring unit

Each subrack of the BSC6900 can connect to an environment monitoring unit (EMU) through

the serial ports. The EMU has four types of ports: fixed analog ports (four) used for receiving

–48 V voltage, –24 V voltage, temperature, and humidity alarms; extended external analog

ports (four); fixed external Boolean ports (four) used for receiving water, smoke, infrared, and

door status alarms; and extended external Boolean ports (32).

Alarm information is stored on the M2000. MBSC has buffer capability. A maximum of 150

thousand history alarm records can be stored.

MBTS alarm

MBTS alarms can be queried according to the site number, cell number, or TRX number

(applicable to BTS) so as to confirm the failure and clearance states.

MBTS alarms can be queried and displayed on both the alarm console at the remote end and

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The MBTS alarm supports the input interface of the environment alarm. The environment

alarms supported by the MBTS are fire, smoke, temperature, humidity, door control, and main

supply alarms. The ranges of alarms can be controlled by alarm threshold setting on the

MBSC. The MBTS also supports the function of clearing environment alarms to provide

flexible clearance of the alarms.

Enhancement

UMTS

RAN5.1 supports the handling of HSDPA related alarms.

RAN6.0 supports the handling of HSUPA related alarms.

RAN6.0 supports the E1/T1 BER measurement.

RAN10.0 supports the fault diagnosis of the IP path.

RAN10.0 supports the reporting of the status of the MSC resource pool.

In RAN11.0, the RNC supports the alarms of external AC power.

GSM

The GBSS8.0 supports the clearance of PS-related alarms, including device alarms and

service alarms.

The GBSS8.1 supports suppression of the intermittent and repeated alarms, alarm correlation

processing, and enhanced alarm positioning information.

The GBSS12.0 support Alarm Restraint:

Alarm Restraint: Through alarms operators can monitor the network and timely detect a

fault. The number of alarms and the proper generation of alarms directly affect the efficiency

in fault rectification. To prevent the generation of a great number of alarms, the generation of

repeated alarms, and the generation of multiple alarms caused by one fault, the alarms are

suppressed on the basis of temporal correlation and spatial correlation.

To suppress alarms based on temporal correlation, the BSC compares each generated alarm

with the related alarms generated before and after the alarm. Based on the comparison result,

the BSC determines whether to report the alarm.

To suppress alarms based on spatial correlation, the BSC correlates the alarms that must be

reported. In this way, the information about multiple alarms is displayed in one alarm.

The purpose of the preceding two measures is to integrate multiple alarms into one alarm. In

this way, the number of alarms is reduced, whereas the usability of the alarm is increased. The

system does not discard the suppressed alarms, and users can query these alarms.

Dependency


None







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None


The fault management is implemented through the M2000 or the MBSC/MBTS LMT.

1.6.5 MRFD-210305 Security Management

Availability


Summary

This feature enhances the network security management by providing various user

authorization and management mechanisms.

Benefits

This feature provides user authorization and management mechanism, thus enhancing the

network security management.

Description

Security management enhances the system security in terms of the following aspects:

Facilitates user management such as the management of user accounts, user rights, and

user command groups.

Supports the backup and restore of the system data.

Adopts the Windows security policies for the IP services of the BAM to protect the

system from network attacks.

Supports the installation of antivirus software such as Norton, Macfee, and Officescan.

Collects the database operation logs and auditing logs.

Reports corresponding alarms when network attacks are detected or the number of

unauthorized accesses exceeds the threshold.

Supports FTP over the Security Socket Layer (SSL).

Supports SSL for the communication between the OMC and the GBSS/RAN. This

enables the encryption of all transmitted data.

Adds authority control for the binary interface between the GBSS/RAN and the OMC.

Records the information about the operation logs for the binary interface between the

GBSS/RAN and the OMC.

Enhancement

UMTS

RAN6.0 supports the SSL encryption of the FTP transmission.

RAN10.0 supports the SSL encryption of the data transmitted between the GBSS/RAN and

the OMC.

RAN11.0 supports the authority control and log recording for the binary interface between the

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GSM

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.6.6 MRFD-210309 DBS Topology Maintenance

Availability

This feature is introduced in GBSS8.0 in the GSM and RAN 5.0 in the UMTS.

Summary

The LMT provides the topology maintenance for the distributed base station, and thus

facilitates the maintenance operations.

Benefits

This feature provides convenient O&M functions for the distributed base station, thus

reducing the O&M expenditure of the operators.

Description

The distributed base station supports the automatic scan of the RRU topology. The LMT

provides the topology maintenance for the distributed base station. The functions that

supported by this feature are as follows:

The networking structure of the distributed base station is displayed in a visualized way.

Different colors are used to mark the status of each BBU, RRU, and CRPI link.

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Figure 1-1 UMTS NodeB topology

Figure 1-2 GSM base station topology

Enhancement

The RAN6.0 supports the automatic scan of the RRU topology.

Dependency


None






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None


None

1.6.7 MRFD-210310 BTS/NodeB Software USB Download

Availability


Summary

With this feature, the user or the maintenance personnel can download and activate the MBTS

software through the USB without using the laptop. Thus, the MBTS can be set up easily and

quickly.

Benefits

With this feature, the software upgrade is independent of Abis/Iub transmission. Thus, the

upgrade is shortened and the MBTS can be set up quickly with a low cost. In addition, the

maintenance personnel need not enter the site again because they can perform the software

commissioning remotely.

Description

The 3900 series MBTSs provide the USB port to download and activate the host software.

After the MBTS hardware is installed, the system automatically upgrades the software when

the USB disk is inserted.

This feature enables the software upgrade to be performed through the USB without using a

laptop. With this feature, the software upgrade is independent of Abis/Iub transmission. Thus,

the upgrade is shortened and the MBTS can be set up quickly with a low cost. After the

software is activated and the system begins to operate, the hardware fault can be detected

according to the indicator on the BBU panel so that the fault is rectified in the shortest time.

In addition, the maintenance personnel need not enter the site again because they can perform

the software commissioning remotely.

Enhancement

GBSS13.0

USB encryption: In the case that the USB disk is used for loading the software package and

data configuration file to an NE, the configuration information in the USB disk may be

maliciously stolen or contracts viruses if there is no necessary security protection measures.

Therefore, during the GBSS13.0 development, a standard security algorithm and special file

protection tool are used to encrypt files in the USB disk. This ensures that the data in the USB

disk is not maliciously stolen or rewritten during the data transfer. Even if the data is stolen,

the detailed information cannot be obtained. In addition, integrity protection is performed on

the data and files in the USB disk to ensure that the data is not rewritten during the

transmission and the data source is reliable. Accordingly, a specific decryption function is

developed for the BTS. Furthermore, the password control is implemented on the usage of the




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USB. This ensures that the OM engineers are authorized to operate and maintain the NE, and

the security risks due to human factors are reduced to the minimum extend.

Dependency

Impact on the hardware of the MBSC

None

Impact on the hardware of the MBTS



None


None

1.6.8 GBFD-111202 O&M of BTS

Availability


Summary

Through the BTS OMC at the local end or the remote end, O&M can be performed for BTS

logical objects or BTS boards. The logical objects include site, cell, baseband (BT), channel

(CH), radio carrier (RC), and timeslot.

Benefits

The BTS O&M has powerful functions, facilitates and simplifies the O&M, and reduces the

O&M expenditure.

Huawei GBSS BTS O&M system provides the following benefits:

Flexible operations enable the operators to perform the O&M at either the local end or

remote end as required by the engineering or O&M.

Compared with O&M at separated sites, the O&M system provided by Huawei GBSS

reduces the manual operations and the O&M cost because Huawei GBSS supports the

centralized O&M for BTSs controlled by one BSC.

The remote O&M system helps promptly locate and solve the problem of BTS operation,

and hence reduces the operating expenditure.

Description

The BTS O&M involves the following operations: query, loading, and activation of software

version; query of site attributes; query of the usage of various resources; transmission

performance test; reset in levels; environment monitoring; alarm shielding; query of ring

networking parameters.

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This function reduces the work of maintenance personnel and also the possibility of improper

operations, particularly in the case of large-scale operation. Huawei GBSS supports the four

types of operations for multiple BTSs: query of fault, query of software version, forced

loading of software, and software activation.

O&M of cell

O&M of cell involves the following operations: cell attribute query, cell administrative state

change, cell system information sending, and forced cell handover. The forced cell handover

provided by the BSC refers to the forced handover with or without an assigned target cell. The

BSC selects a target cell based on the MR to ensure that the handover is successful. The

forced cell handover is used to switch the subscribers in a cell to another cell before the BTS

maintenance to ensure that no call drops occur during the BTS maintenance.

O&M of BT

O&M of BT involves the following operations: query of BT attribute, reset in levels for BT,

query and change of BT administrative state, and BT test.

O&M of CH

O&M of CH involves the following operations: query of CH attribute, query and change of

CH administrative state, forced CH handover, and related O&M of CH.

O&M of RC

O&M of RC involves the following operations: O&M of TRX administrative state, query of

TRX attributes, and automatic frequency calibration.

O&M of BTS involves also board specific operations such as query, maintenance, and reset of

the BTS boards. You can select specific boards on the O&M system to query information such

as the software and hardware information, extended power information. In addition, you can

reset boards and query board alarms on the O&M system. For certain boards, you can also set

the clock. By checking the operating status displayed on the LMT, you can be fully aware of

the state of the BTS.

All O&M functions can be implemented at either the remote end or local end, facilitating the

use and query. The general maintenance or operation of the logical object can be performed at

the remote end. In the case of hardware replacement, all O&M can be performed at the local

end.

Enhancement

GBSS8.1

Flexible OML configuration:

In the case of fixed OML configuration, the OML must be configured on timeslot 31 of E1 or

timeslot 24 of T1. Any timeslot other than timeslot 31 on the E1 of the upper-layer BTS is

allocated to the OML of the lower-level BTSs. This type of configuration meets the

requirement in most cases but not in the case of swapping. The OML cannot be configured for

the BTS in the case of swapping where the OML of the new BTS should be configured on the

same timeslot as the existing transmission devices.

This problem can be solved by the flexible OML configuration. Before putting the BTS into

operation, configure the data on the BSC side to reserve the E1 timeslots to be used by other

transmission devices. During the configuration of OML for the BTS, the OMLs of the BTS

and its lower-level BTSs are configured on the timeslots other than those reserved ones. In

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GBSS13.0

IP transmission of the monitoring device: The BTS may be connected to external

monitoring device from customers. The monitoring device supports IP transmission. In this

version, vacant FE electrical port or electrical port of the BTS is connected to the IP port of

the monitoring device, thus providing data routing and forwarding functions for the

monitoring device. The monitoring data is reported to the PC or other maintenance terminals

through the transmission network for analysis of the monitoring information. The BTS only

provides the routing and forwarding functions and does not support the analysis of monitoring

information of customers.

Only the BTS3900/A/L/DBS3900 (GTMUb) and BTS3012 series BTSs support this function.

Dependency


None




None


None

1.6.9 GBFD-111203 O&M of BSC

Availability


Summary

Users access the NE through the LMT or M2000 to perform routine maintenance and

operation such as data configuration, alarm management, security management, performance

data collection and analysis, and loading and upgrading so that the NE functions properly.

Benefits


Users can add, delete, modify, query the configured data, and perform various

maintenance operations for the NE so that the NE can provide services as required.

Users can monitor and learn about the operating status of the NE in real time to promptly

locate and rectify the fault.

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Description

The graphical interface makes the O&M of BSC easy to understand and easy to use. The

O&M of BSC mainly provides the following functions:

Configuration management

The data configuration of the BSC and the BTS under the control of this BSC is

managed. The data configuration for the BSC can be performed on the LMT either

online or offline.

Software management

As an important function of the O&M system, software management involves operations

such as loading, management, and activation. The management objects include software

of each board, software patch, license, and BOOTROM. The operations of these four

types of software facilitate convenient and proper management of BSC software.

O&M of board

O&M of board involves the reset and switchover of boards, the monitoring of CPU and

DSP, and the reset of subracks or the system. Users perform different operations to solve

the problems or maintain the system in different situations.

System monitoring

System monitoring involves monitoring and offline browsing of the CPU/DSP usage. A

maximum of four objects can be monitored in a task. Multiple monitoring tasks can be

performed at the same time. Monitoring of the CPU/DSP usage enables the users to learn

about the system load in real time.

Query of call resources

Based on the IMSI or other information of a subscriber provided by the maintenance

personnel, the system queries all the resources the subscriber uses in the GBSS. These

resources include the BTS, sector, TRX, circuits on the Abis interface, Ater interface

information about the BSC, A interface information, TC resources, and board

information. All the information helps maintenance personnel quickly locate problems

and faults.

Maintenance of interface and link

Maintenance of interface and link involves the management of LAPD link, SS7 link, and

the trunk circuit on each interface. For example, query of the status of the LAPD link,

SS7 link, and trunk circuit, changing the status of trunk circuit, blocking and unblocking

of the LAPD link and SS7 link.

Time synchronization

Huawei BSC implements the time synchronization with the upper-level NMS through

BAM to complete the synchronization of all NEs managed by a centralized NMS. The

BAM distributes the synchronized clock to all the BSC boards to synchronize all the

elements of the system.

Through powerful maintenance functions, the maintenance personnel can quickly get

familiar with the BSC LMT and master the usage of Huawei equipment to maintain

Huawei GBSS in a simple and efficient way.

Enhancement

GBSS7.0

E1/T1 transmission BER detection: You can obtain the information on the E1/T1 transmission

quality on the maintenance system. The following information can be viewed: BER, errored

second (ES), errored second ratio (ESR), severely errored second ratio (SESR), number of




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frames failed in CRC, and number of synchronization bit check errors. The information

provides the maintenance personnel with a visualized view of the transmission quality. E1/T1

transmission BER detection complies with G.821 specifications.

Operation log reported to the centralized NMS: The BSC supports the query and export of

operation logs by time. The exported logs are saved in .xml format. The BSC compresses the

operation logs and uploads them to the centralized NMS by time or by file size. The

centralized NMS can translate the operation logs in .xml format. It also supports the query by

time.

GBSS8.0

The O&M of the built-in PCU is supported.

Dependency


None




None


None

1.6.10 GBFD-111207 BTS Test Function

Availability


Summary

BTS test involves site test, baseband test, baseband idle timeslot test, TCH loopback test,

transmission performance test, cyclic redundancy check (CRC), and BTS antenna fault

detection.

Benefits

One of the major problems faced by all operators is quick and easy location of the cause and

faulty module of the BTS problems.

The OMC at the remote end and local end provided by Huawei GBSS enables the BTS test

and also the centralized and remote BTS test. This facilitates the commissioning at the local

end during installation and also the centralized management through the NMS and the OMC

remotely during the O&M process. Huawei GBSS BTS test feature provides the following

benefits:

Flexible operations are supported. Operators can perform the O&M at either the local

end or remote end as required by the engineering or O&M.




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Compared with fault management at separated sites, the BTS O&M system provided by

Huawei GBSS reduces the manual operations and the O&M expenditure because

Huawei GBSS supports the centralized management for BTSs under one BSC.

Various test functions help the maintenance personnel to locate the fault and identify the

faulty module without the use of test devices. This enables the automatic problem

detection and thus saves the maintenance expenditure.

Description

Site test: In the site test, the board hardware is tested. The boards can be TMU board, TRX,

and CDU. The hardware test enables early detection and recovery of hardware failure.

Baseband test: Baseband test involves BIU loopback test and TRX self-test. In BIU loopback

test, the timeslot transmission of the TRX signaling channel on the BTS DBUS is tested. The

TRX sends the signaling channel data to the signaling timeslot of the BTS DBUS. After the

loopback through the TMU, the TRX receives the data sent by the TRX itself. The TRX

compares the data with the original data, and then reports the BER to obtain the link quality

of the signaling channel on the BTS DBUS. In TRX self-test, the running status of the TRX is

tested.

Baseband idle timeslot test: During the network optimization, you need to manually set the

network to maximum interference mode to obtain the maximum interference of the entire

network. This is achieved by sending the dummy burst on all idle timeslots of a specific area.

In the test start command, set the test time to 1 to 24 hours. The test can be stopped

automatically by software or stopped manually on the LMT.

TCH loopback test: TCH loopback test involves BIU loopback test and TRX RF self-loop test.

In the BIU loopback test, the timeslot transmission of the TRX TCH on the BTS DBUS is

tested. The TRX sends the TCH data to the traffic timeslot of the BTS DBUS. After the

loopback through the TMU, the TRX receives the data sent by the TRX itself. The TRX

compares the data with the original data, and then reports the BER to obtain the link quality

of the TCH on the BTS DBUS. In the TRX RF self-loop test, the quality of the RX channel

and TX channel of the TRX is tested. TRX RF self-test is carried out by the digital signal

processing unit in the TRX. Through the baseband processing unit and the loopback of the RF

unit, the data is transmitted through baseband processing unit again and returned to the digital

signal processing unit. The digital signal processing unit compares the data with the original

data and reports the BER to obtain the quality information regarding the TX and RX channels.

Transmission performance test: The transmission performance of the E1 port specified by the

BTS. The transmission performance information regarding a specified TMU board can be

learned quickly through the E1 loopback test. Two types of loopback modes are available: E1

loopback and timeslot loopback. When E1 loopback is selected, all the timeslots of a specified

E1 port are tested. When timeslot loopback is selected, the number of the timeslot should be

specified. One timeslot can be tested in one test.

CRC: Operators can decide whether to adopt CRC for the transmission between the BTS and

the BSC.

Enhancement

GBSS7.0

BTS antenna system connection detection: This feature is performed for the deployment and

cutover of the BTS and for the troubleshooting of the BTS antenna system. The feature

involves the call test and antenna system intermodulation detection.




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Call test: You can enable the call of a specified MS to perform traverse handover on the

channels in a cell through the Site Maintenance System and the BSC host. Thus, the BTS can

test the channels and then report the test result to the Site Maintenance System through the

BSC. The test result is saved as a file for the analysis by tools. The following issues can be

tested: incorrect connection of the antenna system, main and diversity problems, uplink and

downlink balance, one-way audio, and no audio.

Antenna system intermodulation detection: Interference on each frequency band is detected

through the frequency band scanning.

Co-frequency and adjacent frequency check in one BTS: This function is performed during

data configuration to provide accurate information to operators. This helps to avoid the

configuration of the same frequency and adjacent frequencies for one BTS especially for one

cell due to improper operation. Such configuration may cause intra-network interference, but

if the configuration is confirmed by the operator, it can be issued.

GBSS8.1

Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) detection: In the early stage of the network deployment,

VSWR is a key item in the acceptance test. A specialized test tool is required to measure the

VSWR on site and to verify the installation of the antenna system. The VSWR detection

function controls the test of the BTS remotely without using any specialized tools, and thus

saves cost because the maintenance personnel need not conduct the test on site. The

maintenance personnel only need to send a VSWR detection command to the BSC through

the M2000 or MML client. The BSC then forwards the command to the BTS. The BTS

configures the test mode and then carries out the VSWR test. After that, the BTS restores to

the work mode. After the test, the BSC reports the test result to the M2000 or MML client. On

the M2000, you can perform VSWR tests in batches and set the VSWR threshold. The

precision of the reported VSWR is 0.01 with a deviation more than ±0.2 in comparison with

the VSWR obtained by using a specialized tool.

Dependency


None




None


None

1.6.11 GBFD-111210 Integrated Network Management Interface

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Summary

GBSS products access Huawei mobile integrated network management system M2000

through the integrated network management interface.

Benefits

The M2000 is located in the element management-layer (EM-layer) of the telecommunication

management network (TMN) model. It provides a network management interface for the

upper-level network management system (NMS).


The integrated operation and maintenance of the GBSS can be implemented on the

M2000.

The upper-level NMS or the NMS of other vendors can be accessed through the

northbound interface provided by the M2000.

Description

The M2000 is an integrated management system on NE level. It supports the integrated

operation and maintenance of mobile devices. With flexible access modes, the remote

network element devices can access the M2000 through the wide area network (WAN). The

LMT can be placed anywhere on the network. In normal communications, the centralized

maintenance is performed; when the communication with the M2000 is interrupted, the local

maintenance is initiated. In addition, the M2000 provides the northbound interface to access

the upper-level network management system or the network management system of other

vendors.

The GBSS accesses the M2000 through the integrated network management interface of the

LMT. In addition, users can implement functions such as software management, configuration,

maintenance, alarm management, performance statistics, and security management through

the integrated network management interface.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


This feature should be supported by the M2000.




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1.6.12 GBFD-116501 Man Machine Language (MML)

Availability


Summary

The BSS supports NE operation and maintenance through MML commands.

Benefits

MML stands for man machine language. In the daily operation and maintenance, compared

with GUI, MML is more effective and supports the scripts. This feature provides the

following benefits:

Supporting the maintenance of the BSS through MML commands

Maintaining one or more NEs through MML scripts

Description

The BSS supports NE operation and maintenance by running MML commands on the M2000

or LMT. Compared with GUI, MML is more effective. You can configure and maintain

multiple NEs by running MML scripts or performing multiple operations on one NE. MML

improves maintenance efficiency, reduces improper manual operations, and greatly reduces

O&M cost of operators.

The MML command supports the following operation modes:

− Entering MML commands and parameters directly.

− Entering MML commands and parameters through the GUI.

− Providing the MML batch processing function. Many MML commands are written in

a file. The LMT reads the MML commands in the file and executes these commands

automatically.

− Instant and timed batch processing.

− Recording the MML commands and saving the results of the execution of the MML

commands automatically.

− Recording operations in the operation logs.

− MML pre-activation.

The MML command supports the following operations:

− Configuring data, including the BTS data using the MML commands.

− Performing alarm maintenance functions such as browsing, querying, and manually

recovering alarms, configuring environment alarms, and shielding alarms using MML

commands.

− Maintaining BSC devices, transmission devices, signaling links, and interfaces. That

is, using the MML commands, you can maintain the BSC and transmission devices,

such as status query and board switchover.

− Maintaining BTS boards and TRXs.

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− Performing security management functions such as adding, deleting, and modifying

user information, managing rights of the users, and querying operation logs.

− Performing software management functions such as upgrading the BSC software,

BTS software, patches, and maintaining the BIOS and license.

− Performing other functions such as setting time and DST.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.6.13 GBFD-116402 Maintenance Mode Alarm

Availability


Summary

This feature distinguishes the maintenance mode alarms from the ordinary alarms to avoid the

impact of the maintenance mode alarms on the ordinary alarms.

Benefits

This feature prevents sudden increase in the number of alarms during engineering operations

such as network upgrade and maintenance, thus improving the network maintenance

efficiency.

Description

With the network operation and development, the engineering operations such as network

upgrade, capacity expansion, and commissioning of the BSS system are inevitable. Therefore,

a large amount of maintenance mode alarms are generated because of the temporary state of

the engineering operations. If these alarms are not separated from the ordinary alarms, the

ordinary alarms generated by the BTS/BSC are masked. This greatly affects the operators'

normal monitoring of the network.

This feature distinguishes the maintenance mode alarms from the ordinary alarms. By setting

the engineering object before engineering operations, the EMS/NMS system can distinguish




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the maintenance mode alarms from the ordinary alarms. In addition, the EMS/NMS system

can configure the receiving strategy of the maintenance mode alarms and filter out the

maintenance mode alarms, thus reducing the impact of the maintenance mode alarms on the

system load.

This feature supports configuration of the BTS or the BSC as the engineering object. When

the BTS is configured as the engineering object, all the related device alarms, service alarms,

and transmission alarms are maintenance mode alarms. When the BSC is configured as the

engineering object, all the BSC alarms and the alarms about the BTSs managed by the BSC

are maintenance mode alarms. The duration of the maintenance mode alarm can be set. The

engineering object is restored to non-engineering object after the set duration. The alarms

generated by the non-engineering object are viewed as ordinary alarms.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


The following M2000 feature must be activated:

WOFD-014300 Maintenance Mode Management

1.6.14 GBFD-113523 NAT Beside OM

Availability


Summary

With this feature, the network address translation (NAT) firewall is deployed on the LMT side

and the M2000 side to maintain the network security without affecting the normal

connections between devices.

Benefits

Firewall is a basic technology to maintain the network security. The NAT firewall protects the

internal network by hiding the internal network address through the NAT technology. Thus,

the network security is enhanced. According to the actual requirements, the customer can

deploy the NAT firewall as follows:

Deploy the NAT firewall on the M2000 to prevent the attack from the network.




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Deploy the NAT firewall on the LMT so that multiple LMTs on the same network segment

are connected to the GBSC by using the same IP address, thus saving the public network IP

resources.

Description

To guarantee the network security of the GBSS system, the NAT firewall needs to be

deployed between the GBSC and the LMT or the M2000. The NAT technology converts the

IP address in the IP header to another IP address. Through the NAT firewall, the IP address

and port number in the IP packet of the network device are changed. The GBSC is

interconnected to the LMT and the M2000. When one side initiates the connection, the other

side cannot be normally connected because the new IP address and port number of the other

side are inaccessible.

M2000

LMT NAT Firewall

IP transmission

network

BSC6000

NAT Firewall

The NAT beside OM feature supports the deployment of the NAT firewall on the M2000 and

the LMT but not on the GBSC. After starting the NAT firewall, configure the GBSC as the

server and the M2000 and the LMT as the clients. Then, initiate the connections from the

M2000 and the LMT to the GBSC. In this manner, the GBSC can be connected normally

because the IP address of the GBSC is not converted through the NAT technology.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None




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1.7 Software Management

1.7.1 MRFD-210401 BSC/RNC Software Management

Availability


Summary

This feature provides functions of software installation, software upgrade, and patch

installation of the MBSC. This facilitates the remote management of the MBSC software.

Benefits

This feature provides functions of software installation, software upgrade, and patch

installation of the MBSC, thus reducing the O&M cost for operators.

Description

The MBSC supports the software management. This feature facilitates the remote

management of the MBSC software. The operators can run the MML commands to:

Query the information about the software version and other information about the

running system.

Upload, download, and activate the program file, patch file, and license file, and copy

the data files and log files to the FTP server.

Use the BAM server of the MBSC as the FTP server and transmit files such as program

file and patch file by using the wildcard between the FTP server and the FTP client.

Perform the remote patch upgrade of the BAM server of the MBSC.

Use the MBSC as the transmission medium to transmit files between the M2000 and the

MBTS.

In addition, the operators can control the product software through the operation and

maintenance center (OMC), including the program, patch, license, data, and log. The OMC

can identify and match the product software version. In this way, the efficiency of product

upgrade and data downloading is improved.

Enhancement

UMTS

RAN5.1 supports the remote patch upgrade of the RNC BAM.

RAN6.1 supports the software management based on two versions, thus facilitating the

upgrade and rollback of versions.

RAN10.0 supports the combined patch management functions of the BAM and RBS.

RAN11.0 supports the validity check of the configuration scripts before upgrade and supports

the verification of the system configuration after upgrade. This reduces manual intervention

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RAN11.0 significantly shortens the duration of service disruption caused by the upgrade of a

fully-configured RNC. In this way, the upgrade with a minimal loss, which is applicable only

to the BSC6810, is achieved.

GSM

GBSS8.1 supports the remote upgrade of the BSC and BTS software.

GBSS13.0

Software digital signature of the controller: The integrity and correctness of the software are

ensured through the software digital signature solution. The software digital signature is a

solution where digital signature is added to the software and the information containing the

digital signature is compressed into the software package before the product software is

released. When the M2000 delivers the software to NEs or the software is directly loaded to

NEs, it verifies the digital signature. The software package is considered as integrate, reliable,

and usable only after it passes the verification. Otherwise, the software package is considered

as illegal.

Dependency


None




None



1.7.2 MRFD-210402 BTS/NodeB Software Management

Availability


Summary

This feature enables the operator to remotely manage the software installation and upgrade of

the MBTS. This feature supports enhanced functions such as automatic change of the

signaling bandwidth, software downloading based on the configuration, software

downloading resumption, downloading and activation of software in batches, and hot

patching.

Benefits

This feature provides efficient and accurate software installation, software upgrade, and

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Description

This feature helps the operator to remotely manage the MBTS software. The operator can

perform the following operations through MML commands:

Efficient and correct installation and upgrade of the software

Check on compatibility of the software and hardware versions to ensure successful

software installation and upgrade

Version management, for example, the hardware and software version query

Automatic data conversion during the software upgrade

The process of upgrading the software of the network element is as follows:

Download the software package from the OMC M2000 to the MBTS through the

OMCH.

Run the software activation command on the OMC M2000 client.

The MBTS automatically loads the software to the corresponding board and switches

over the active and standby directories on the MBTS.

The following are the enhancement features of the MBTS software management:

UBR/UBR+ is supported on the OMCH. When the traffic is heavy, the OMCH rate is

fixed at 64 kbit/s. When the traffic is light, the OMCH bandwidth is automatically

increased to increase the software downloading efficiency.

Software downloading based on the configuration can reduce 30% of the software

package and shorten the downloading time. When a board is added, the system supports

only the software downloading for the corresponding board to improve the downloading

efficiency.

If the network recovers in 24 hours after the network breakdown, the system supports

software downloading resumption to avoid that the software is downloaded repeatedly.

A maximum of 500 MBTSs can be selected to download and activate the software in

batches automatically. The default value is 50 MBTSs in one batch.

Hot patching without resetting the MBTS is supported to minimize the negative impact

on the traffic.

Enhancement

In RAN5.1, the following enhancement features are introduced:

UBR supported on the OMCH

Software downloading based on the configuration

Software downloading resumption

Downloading and activation of the software in batches

Hot patching

GBSS12.0

Remote Loading Speed Improvement of BTS Software: The speed of BTS/NodeB

software remote loading is increased. The time required for software loading is shortened to

15 to 20 minutes for one BTS.

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When the software and configuration file are transmitted between the M2000 and the

controller BSC, the files may be not integrate because of instable transmission links or

malicious attacks. The GBSS integrity check can be used to check the correctness and

integrity of the software and configuration file.

Dependency


None




None



1.7.3 GBFD-111213 Remote Upgrade of the BSC&BTS Software

Availability


Summary

Remote upgrade of the BSC&BTS software involves the remote upgrade of the BSC and BTS

software.

Benefits


This feature is especially applicable to the system upgrade in the rural area. Multiple

network elements can be upgraded simultaneously without local operation, thus

improving the working efficiency of the maintenance personnel.

The upgrade of the GBSS can be remotely implemented on the M2000. As this feature

supports batch upgrade of multiple network elements, this can save the time and

workload of the maintenance personnel, and reduce the time of the service disruption

caused by the system upgrade.

The remote software upgrade can be implemented through the GUI of the M2000 for

ease of operation.

Description

Remote upgrade of the BSC&BTS software involves the remote upgrade of the BSC and BTS

software, and the automatic remote upgrade of the LMT.

Remote upgrade of the BSC software

Huawei BSS supports remote upgrade of the host software and OMU software of the

BSC through the integrated network management system (M2000). The remote upgrade




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of the BSC software provides downloading, uploading, and activation of the BSC host

software and OMU software. In case the upgrade fails, this function also enables the

rollback of the BSC software version and data configuration. After the software is loaded

successfully, the system automatically loads and activates the license file. The remote

upgrade also supports the upgrade of the cold patches and hot patches.

Remote upgrade of the BTS software

The remote upgrade of the BTS software involves three steps: downloading the BTS

software to the BSC from the M2000, loading the BTS software to the BTS boards

through the BSC, and activating the BTS software of the BTS boards through the BSC.

After the BTS software is downloaded to the BSC through the M2000, both the one-key

upgrade and the automatic upgrade are supported. In the case of one-key upgrade, the

maintenance personnel load and activate the BTS software through the M2000. In the

case of automatic upgrade, the maintenance personnel configure the information about

the BTS software version to be upgraded and then the BSC automatically upgrades the

BTS software without manual intervention.

Automatic LMT remote upgrade

LMT is the GUI based maintenance terminal of the GBSC. The LMT version must

match the GBSC version. To simplify the maintenance, the GBSC downloads the

corresponding LMT version through the M2000 during the GBSC software upgrade. The

LMT is then installed automatically and restarted. If the LMT automatic installation fails,

the LMT is rolled back to the previous version. To avoid downloading the LMT

installation package for each upgrade, you can download the patch package and install

only the updated part.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None



1.7.4 MRFD-210403 License Management

Availability


Summary

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Benefits

With this feature, the operators can purchase the license based on the network development,

thus reducing the initial cost of the network deployment.

Description

The license file is used to determine whether the optional features are available and how

many optional features are available.

The MBSC and the BTS share one license file. The NodeB uses its own license file. The

license files can be downloaded remotely to the MBSC and NodeB. The operators can

manage and query the contents in the license file through the LMT or the M2000 client.

The characteristics of the MBSC (include BTS) license management are as follows:

The MBSC and BTS share one license file.

The license file is downloaded from the M2000 and is controlled and activated on the

MBSC side.

The license can be used within one MBSC but not between the MBSCs.

The characteristics of the NodeB license management are as follows:

All the NodeBs under one RNC share one license file. That is, one RNS corresponds to

one license file. Each license file records the license information about all NodeBs in the

RNS.

The license is distributed on the M2000 and is controlled by the NodeB. The distribution

results are sent to the NodeB from the M2000.

The license information can be distributed between NodeBs but not between RNCs. The




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total number of a control item cannot exceed the number recorded in the license file.

New or upgraded license files can be ordered from Huawei.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None



1.8 GBSS Network Architecture

1.8.1 GBFD-114601 Multi-Cell Function

Availability

This feature is available from GBSS6.1.

Summary

When this feature is enabled, one BTS can be configured with up to 12 cells.

Benefits

This feature meets the requirement for special networking and saves the investment of

operators.

Description

In some special scenarios, one BTS is required to support more than three cells. In the

GSM900/DCS1800 dual-band networking, the following configurations are required:

GSM900 Sx/x/x and DCS1800 Sy/y/y. In this case, one BTS should be configured with six

cells.

In Huawei GBSS, one BTS supports up to 12 cells and meets the requirements of special

networking scenarios, especially the dual-band networking. This saves the investment of

operators.




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Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.8.2 GBFD-111501 BTS Combined Cabinet

Availability


Summary

With BTS combined cabinets, the capacity of the BTS site is greatly increased.

Benefits

The high-capacity sites can reduce the construction cost of the equipment rooms for operators.

Thus, the deployment of large sites in urban areas helps to reduce the number of sites,

increase the network capacity, and save the construction cost.

Description

The number of TRXs available in one BTS cabinet is limited; thus, if the number of TRXs

required by the synchronous cells is greater than one BTS cabinet can handle, then the

combined cabinets should be used. A maximum of two BTS cabinets can be combined into a

cabinet group. With the high-capacity sites, operators can reduce the construction cost of the

equipment rooms. Thus, the deployment of large sites in urban areas helps to reduce the

number of sites, increase the network capacity, and save the construction cost.

In combined cabinets, the cabinet configured with the main control unit is the main cabinet

and the cabinet not configured with the main control unit is the extension cabinet. The main

cabinet and extension cabinet share the common boards. The clock signals, data, O&M

signals are transmitted from the main cabinet to the extension cabinet through certain cabling.

The capability of combined cabinets supported by the BTS is as follows:

The BTS312 and BTS3012 support the combination of two cabinets while the BTS3006C and

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The BTS3002C, BTS3012II, and BTS3012AE do not support the combination of cabinets.

For the BTS3900, BTS3900A, and DBS3900, one BBU supports the maximum cell

configuration of S12/12/12.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.8.3 GBFD-111502 BTS Hybrid Cabinet Group

Availability


Summary

With BTS hybrid cabinet group, the capacity of the BTS site is greatly increased.

Benefits

The BTS hybrid cabinet group feature increases the capacity of the current network and thus

facilitates the smooth network upgrade for improved network performance and increased

functions.

Description

Regardless of the number of cabinets that constitute the cabinet group, one cabinet group

supports a maximum of 24 TRXs. If the number of TRXs in a synchronous cell exceeds 24,

then multiple cabinet groups should be combined. Generally, this is used for capacity

expansion. The cabinets that constitute the cabinet group can be of the same type or of

different types. The total number of TRXs in a cabinet group of a synchronous site cannot

exceed 72.

The cabinet group that provides the clock sources for the cells is called the main cabinet

group, which is configured with one or two TMU boards; the other cabinet groups are called

extension cabinet groups. The main cabinet in a cabinet group can be configured with one

TMU board. The E1 cables connect the TMU boards of the main cabinets. The clock signals

and O&M signaling between the cabinet groups are transmitted over the cabling between the




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main cabinet of the main cabinet group and the main cabinet of an extension cabinet, and then

the clock signals and O&M signaling are transmitted from the main cabinet of a cabinet group

to the extension cabinet of the cabinet group.

The capability of cabinet groups supported by the BTS is as follows:

Cabinet group of the same cabinet type:

The BTS312 and BTS3012 support three cabinet groups, each with two combined cabinets,

thus enabling an S24/24/24 synchronous site.

The BTS3012II supports the grouping of three cabinets, thus enabling an S18/18/18

synchronous site.

The BTS3012AE supports the grouping of three cabinets, thus enabling an S12/12/12

synchronous site.

The BTS3006C supports two cabinet groups, each with three combined cabinets, thus

enabling an S12/12/12 synchronous site.

The BTS3002E supports two cabinet groups, each with three combined cabinets, thus

enabling an S4/4/4 synchronous site.

The cabinet group is not applicable to the BTS3900, BTS3900A, and DBS3900.

Cabinet group of different cabinet types:

The BTS3012 can be grouped with the BTS312 and BTS30.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.8.4 GBFD-118801 BSC Cabinet/Subrack Sharing

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Summary

Based on the Platform of Advanced Radio Controller (PARC), BSC cabinet/subrack sharing

enables the BSC, TC, PCU, and MGW to share one cabinet.

Benefits

Currently, operators become more and more concerned about the cost, so the reduction of

equipment construction and maintenance costs becomes increasingly important. This feature

enables operators to reduce the cost from the following aspects and to realize smooth

evolution from 2G network to 3G network.

The shared-cabinet technique helps to achieve network integration, save the equipment

floor space, and reduce the O&M cost.

Multiple equipment that share one cabinet can unify the maintenance for 2G and 3G

networks, the access and core networks. Then, the O&M cost is reduced.

Description

Cabinet sharing among the BSC, TC, and MGW: Huawei BSC allows the BSC, TC, and

MGW to share one cabinet for reducing space and cost. Huawei softswitch products include

the MSC server (MSS) and MGW. The MSC server is responsible for call control and

signaling, and the MGW is responsible for switching and service bearing.

The equipment can be deployed in a distributed way: The MSC server is deployed in the

center of a big city and the MGW is deployed in a place close to the access network. With this

optimized networking configuration, the calling party and called party are controlled by the

same MGW and the voice data is only switched in the MGW instead of the MSC server, thus

saving transmission resources.

Enhancement

GBSS8.0

Subrack sharing among the BSC, TC, and PCU: Huawei BSC allows the BSC, TC, and PCU

to share one subrack. One subrack can provide CS services and PS services. Then, one cabinet

can provide CS services and PS services for 2,048 TRXs. Thus, the system integration is

greatly improved and the space and O&M cost are reduced.

Dependency


None




None


None




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1.8.5 MBFD-210204 Star Topology

Availability


Summary

With this feature, each MBTS is directly connected to the MBSC through the transmission

link.

Benefits

Star topology is a traditional networking scheme. The network architecture is simple and the

link reliability is high. Thus, the maintenance cost is reduced.

Description

The star topology applies to urban areas, especially densely populated areas. In star topology,

each MBTS is directly connected to the MBSC through the transmission link. The MBTSs are

mutually independent. Thus, the network architecture is simple. This topology usually applies

to sites in large configuration.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.8.6 MBFD-210205 Chain Topology

Availability


Summary

With this feature, the MBTSs can be connected in chain topology.




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Benefits

Chain topology is a traditional networking scheme. With this feature, the timeslot switching

function of the MBTS enables the timeslots of a MBTS to be shared with the lower-level

MBTSs for transmission. Thus, the transmission cost and investment on the timeslot

switching device are saved.

Description

The chain topology is used along the highways or railway tracks and in sparsely populated

areas. It can greatly save the transmission resources. In some cases, multiple E1 links can be

used for transmission in chain topology. The levels of MBTSs in chain topology should not

exceed five.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.8.7 MBFD-210206 Tree Topology

Availability


Summary

With this feature, the MBTSs can be connected in tree topology.

Benefits

Tree topology is a traditional networking scheme and applies to the microwave transmission

network. With this feature, the timeslot switching function of the MBTS enables the timeslots

of a MBTS to be shared with the lower-level MBTSs for transmission. Thus, the transmission

cost and investment on the timeslot switching device are saved.




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Description

The tree topology is used in the large and sparsely populated areas. The tree topology has a

lower demand for the transmission cables than the star topology. The transmission reliability,

however, is reduced and the construction and maintenance are complicated because signals

pass through many nodes. In addition, the fault in one MBTS may affect the normal operation

of its lower-level MBTSs. The tree topology applies to areas in which the subscriber

distribution is complicated. In addition, capacity expansion is difficult because it may involve

big modification of the network architecture.

In tree topology, the MBTS obtains the clock signals by locking to the upper-level network.

Each phase-lock can decrease the quality of the clock signals. Therefore, the levels of MBTSs

must not exceed five.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.8.8 GBFD-118621 Connection Inter BSC over IP

Availability


Summary

This feature provides an IP-based connection between BSCs for information exchange.

Benefits


Provides a direct transmission path between BSCs.

Provides a direct channel to exchange information between BSCs and enables the

inter-BSC soft-synchronized network and IBCA functions.




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Description

The IP-based inter-BSC connection enables operators to use the IP network to connect the

BSCs so that the BSCs can communicate with each other directly. This feature is applicable to

the scenarios of inter-BSC information exchange. For example, when the inter-BSC

soft-synchronized network or the IBCA is enabled, this feature is required. The inter-BSC

connection supports only the inter-BSC signaling switching. The CS or PS is not supported.

The BSC must be configured with the IP interface board. Huawei IP interface boards support

FE and GE interfaces, which support the IPv4 protocol. The BSCs in the same equipment

room may be connected through layer 2 switches. The BSCs in different equipment rooms

may be connected through layer 3 switches. The interconnection method depends on the local

network planning of the BSC.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


If Abis over IP or A over IP is applied, the IP interface boards of two BSCs can be connected

through the switches. If Abis over IP or A over IP is not applied, a pair of IP interface boards

needs to be added to each BSC.




None


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1.9 System Reliability

1.9.1 GBFD-111701 Board Switchover

Availability


Summary

In daily operations, the active board takes charge of the normal operation of the services and

the standby one performs real-time backup for the active board. When the active board is

faulty, the services are switched to the standby board for continuous operation of the system.




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Benefits

The reliability of the BSS and the MTBF of the system is greatly improved, and the service

disruptions caused by the faults of a board are reduced.

Description

To guarantee the reliable operation of the system, Huawei GBSS provides redundancy

solutions for all the boards (except for the boards designed for the resource pool), that is, the

boards are classified into the active board and the standby board. The active board processes

services while the standby board performs real-time backup for the active one. When the

active board is faulty or needs to be replaced, the services can be switched over to the standby

board. In this way, the system can work continuously.

There are two kinds of switchovers. One is automatic switchover. That is, the services are

automatically switched over from the active board to the standby board. Another one is

manual switchover. That is, the maintenance personnel perform the board switchover on the

LMT. The maintenance personnel send an immediate switchover command to the system, and

a specially designed maintenance module instructs relevant boards to perform switchover.

To perform the active/standby switchover successfully, the following conditions must be met:

The standby board must be in position and work normally. No major or critical alarm is

reported. When the standby board is switched over to the active one, the original active board

will reset automatically. If this board starts normally, it will be the standby one. In this way,

the boards are kept in backup status.

The boards that support the board switchover include the GOMU, GGCU, GSCU, GTNU,

GXPUM, and all types of interface boards. The service processing boards such as the

GDPUX are designed in the resource pool mode.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.9.2 GBFD-111705 Flow Control

Availability





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Summary

When the system is overloaded, the system reduces the traffic of the access system or disables

some maintenance functions according to the priorities. In this way, the normal operation of

the main services in the system is ensured, and the normal traffic and load can be restored in a

relatively short time.

Benefits

This feature ensures the stable and reliable operation of the system.

Description

When the system load exceeds the processing capability due to excessive traffic volume or

other causes, the BSC initiates the flow control and takes measures for the normal provision

of important services. In this way, the system robustness is improved.

GBSS flow control involves the internal flow control and traffic flow control.

The internal flow control prevents load increase caused by O&M or restricts some supporting

functions when the traffic is relatively high. This protects the system against breakdown and

ensures the successful access of user services.

Service flow control restricts some common services to ensure the provision of key services

when the traffic exceeds certain level. In this way, the system load can be restored to the

normal state quickly. When the network sends many paging messages or many MSs access

the network at the same time, the services may not be processed in time. In this case, the

system may discard some paging messages or reject some access requests, so that the traffic

can be controlled within a defined range.

In terms of the service design, the system performs different protections on different levels to

maintain the KPIs in the normal state when the traffic is overloaded in some areas caused by

the imbalance of the service distribution. In this case, the flow control involves the RSL flow

control, flow control of the single BTS, and overload protection of the TRX.

Through the flow control algorithms of different levels, the system automatically provides the

flow control protection after the services exceed the system specifications, and takes measures

to stabilize the system load, thus maintaining the user service within the range allowed by the

system and ensuring the robustness of the system to prevent the breakdown caused by the

overload. In addition, the system can automatically change the restriction measures according

to the decrease in the load. In this way, the system can be restored to the normal state quickly.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None







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None


None

1.9.3 GBFD-112301 Remote EAC Maintenance

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the remote EAC maintenance.

Benefits


Improves the maintenance efficiency

Reduces the O&M cost for the operators

Description

The remote EAC maintenance feature allows the users to query data, set parameters, and run

commands on the BTS environment monitor device through the LMT.

After the EAC is configured, 32-channel Boolean value input/digital value input, 8-channel

digital value output, and 8-channel analog input are supported. The burglar alarm, temperature

alarm, humidity alarm, fire alarm, and other alarms are also supported. This feature allows the

users to query data, set parameters and execute commands on the BTS environment monitor

device through the LMT, including reset and clear the burglar alarm, set the thresholds of the

temperature and humidity, set the alarm, and query the temperature or humidity. Once

generated, the environment alarm should be reported to the central equipment room, and then

the maintenance personnel should be notified for further processing.

The EAC can be maintained remotely, thus improving the maintenance efficiency.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None




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None

1.9.4 GBFD-111214 Operation & Maintenance System One-Key Recovery

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the quick recovery of the operating system or the configuration data.

Benefits


Reduces the complexity of the backup and recovery of the operating system or the

configuration data of the GOMU or the BAM server.

Reduces the time of the service disruption caused by the operation and maintenance.

Description

The O&M system of Huawei BSS includes the GBAM and GOMU. Both adopt the Linux

operating system. If the operating system is corrupted, you can run commands to recover the

operating system by connecting a PC that supports the boot from CD-ROM to the GOMU or

BAM server.

The CD-ROM delivered with Huawei equipment contains the initial backup of the system,

and operators can restore the BSC to the default state. In addition, operators can back up the

BSC operating system or configuration data at any time, and restore the system to the status

of the backup time.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None




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1.9.5 GBFD-111211 Reporting the Temperature List of the BTS Equipment Room

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the temperature monitoring switch of the BTS equipment room,

real-time query, and downloading of the temperature information log of the BTS equipment

room.

Benefits

The temperature of the BTS equipment room affects the ventilation of the BTS equipment

room and the power consumption of the air conditioner. In addition, it may cause a fire

warning.

As the operational expenditure of mobile operators increases, maintaining the functionality

and reducing the manpower of the operation and maintenance have become an effective

method of reducing the cost. This feature provides the following benefits:

This feature not only reduces the manpower of the O&M and check, but also helps

operators monitor the temperature of the BTS equipment room. In addition, the air

conditioner can be remotely adjusted by other ways according to the actual situation. In

this way, the energy consumption can be reduced and operators achieve the aim of

becoming green operators.

This feature not only reduces the manpower, but also finds the safety problems in

advance such as the abnormal temperature change, fire, and outside damage.

Description

This feature can start and stop the detection of the temperature information of the BTS

equipment room.

The detection of the temperature information of the BTS equipment room is started or

stopped through the site maintenance terminal or LMT. Users can set the period of reporting

the temperature of the BTS equipment room. A message is displayed on the site maintenance

terminal or LMT, indicating whether the reporting of the temperature information of the BTS

equipment room is started or stopped successfully.

On the M2000 client, you can download the files of the temperature of the equipment room

from the OMU in FTP mode. In addition, you can also query the files of the temperature

information of the equipment room and save the query results on the client.

Enhancement

None

Dependency





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None




None


None

1.9.6 MRFD-210101 System Redundancy

Availability


Summary

This feature provides the reliability designs such as the active/standby mode, load sharing,

and redundancy configuration, thus improving the system reliability.

Benefits

This feature improves the system stability and thus ensures the network performance.

Description

To ensure the reliable operation of the system, reliability designs such as the active/standby

mode, load sharing, and redundancy configuration are widely used in Huawei GBSS/RAN.

In resource pool mode, the load sharing is performed among processing units in the pool. The

processing unit is not backed up. When one or multiple processing units are faulty, the

ongoing services are disrupted, and the new services requests are allocated to other normal

processing units in the resource pool.

In active/standby mode, the active board processes services while the standby board acts as a

backup of the active one. When the active board is faulty or needs to be replaced, the services

can be switched over to the standby board. In this way, the system can work continuously.

There are two types of switchover. One is automatic switchover. That is, the services are

automatically switched over from the active board to the standby board when the active board

is faulty. The other one is manual switchover. That is, the maintenance engineer performs the

board switchover on the LMT. If the active/standby switchover is allowed, a dedicated

maintenance module instructs the relevant boards to perform the switchover after the

maintenance engineer sends an immediate switchover command to the system.

To perform the active/standby switchover successfully, the following conditions must be met:

The standby board must be in position and work normally.

No major or critical alarm is reported.

When the standby board is switched over to the active one, the previously active board will be

reset automatically. If this board restarts normally, it becomes the standby one. In this way,

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Redundancy configuration consists of the following units: boards, transmission interfaces,

power, and fans. The software version and important data configuration file are backed up to

ensure that the system works normally even if exception occurs in the file or data.

For the BSC6900, the dual-switching system of the control plane and user plane is applied. In

addition, the resource pool of control plane and user plane is designed. For the service

processing boards, the resource pool is adopted. That is, load-sharing is performed in the

resource pool. For other boards, the backup mode is adopted. That is, the boards of the same

type in two neighboring slots work in active/standby mode. The resource pool is

independently established within the GSM or UMTS.

Huawei BTS/NodeB supports the board-level backup. Two boards of the same type work in

active/standby mode. When the active board is faulty, an active/standby switchover is

performed and the previously standby board works in active mode.

For the interface board, the board backup mode is adopted. Some interface boards support the

standard backup modes specified in protocols, such as MSP 1+1 or MSP 1:1.When detecting

that the board is faulty, the system re-establishes the transmission of the ongoing services on

the standby board by adopting an active/standby switchover. When detecting that the active

channel is damaged, the system enables the transmission of the ongoing services to recover on

the standby channel by adopting an active/standby switchover.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.9.7 MRFD-210102 Operate System Security Management

Availability


Summary

This feature provides the customized security policy and patch management for the operating

system on the OMU.




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Benefits

This feature ensures system reliability and prevents the security threats and attacks on the

operating system.

Description

This feature provides the customized security policy and patch management for the operating

system on the OMU.

Customized security management of the operating system:

The customized security policy protects the operating system from being attacked and thus

enhances the security of the operating system. This feature can be applied to the Windows

2003 Server and the Linux operating system. The customize security policies are as follows:

Execution policy

You can execute one or more policies and record the execution results in log files.

Rollback policy

After executing a security policy, if you want to restore the system to the previous state or

customize the policy again, then you can restore the executed policy.

Generating backup files

You can save the current status of a policy into a file. This file can be used as a backup for

rollback.

Saving settings

You can save the current policy settings.

Exporting settings

You can export the current policy settings to another file.

Importing settings

You can import the file containing the policy settings into the system. In this way, the system

has the same settings.

Importing the configuration file of the earlier version

You can import the configuration file of the earlier version to the SetWin.

Reloading the configuration file

The SetWin has an inherent configuration file. You can reload this configuration file to the

SetWin.

Patch management of the operating system:

Based on the type of the operating system, you can timely perform the patch compatibility

test to ensure that the patch is valid. The patch list corresponding to the operating system is

provided at least twice a year.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


None




None


None

1.9.8 MRFD-210103 Link Aggregation

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the transmission of two combined FEs, thus improving the reliability of

FE transmission and meeting the requirements of higher data flow.

Benefits

This feature provides the method for improving the transmission reliability.

Description

Huawei GBSS/RAN implements the link aggregation based on IEEE802.3ad, thus improving

the system reliability and providing higher bandwidth.

This feature applies to the scenario where high reliability is required, for example, on the

ports of the MBSC and the hub NodeB where links are bundled together.

Figure 1-3 Networking for Link Aggregation

Interface

board 1

Interface

board 2

Router 1 RNC

Interface board

1

Interface

board 2

Router 2 Hub NODEB

Bearer

network

Interface board 1

Interface

board 2

Interface

board 1

Interface

board 2

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


IP interface board is needed.




None


None

1.9.9 MRFD-210104 BSC/RNC Resource Sharing

Availability


Summary

This feature provides the resource sharing of the user plane and control plane in the MBSC by

adopting the intra-subrack/inter-subrack load sharing mechanism of boards.

Benefits

This feature improves the resource utilization and increases the call success rate. It also

maximizes the capacity usage in different traffic modes.

Description

The BSC/RNC Resource Sharing feature is classified into user plane resource sharing and

control plane resource sharing.

Control plane resource sharing applies to CPU usage and memory. When the CPU usage of a

certain signaling processing unit is too high or when the memory of a certain signaling

process unit is insufficient, the new call is transferred to other signaling processing unit with a

low load.

User plane resources are shared dynamically within the system based on resource pool and

load sharing. If a certain user plane processing unit is overloaded, the new traffic can be

allocated to other user plane processing unit with lower load.

For the MBSC, the service type-based resource pools are as follows: GSM control plane

resource, GSM user plane resource, UMTS control plane resource, and UMTS user plane

resource. The resource sharing within the pool is supported, but the resource sharing between

pools is not supported.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


None




None


None

1.9.10 GBFD-117804 Intelligent Shutdown of TRX Due to PSU Failure

Availability

This feature is introduced in GBSS 9.0.

Summary

If a BTS uses an AC power input and the power switch unit (PSU) is faulty, the power

amplifiers of some TRXs are shut down to reduce the power demand of the BTS to ensure the

normal operation of the BTS.

Benefits

This feature ensures that the remaining PSUs are not overloaded and prevents the BTSs being

powered off when some PSUs are faulty. Thus, the BTS can continue to work uninterrupted.

This feature can reduce the battery consumption.

This feature can avoid the deterioration of the KPIs due to the sudden power failure of the

BTS.

Description

When a BTS uses an AC power input, the PSU is needed for the AC/DC conversion. When

some PSUs are faulty, the output of the remaining PSUs cannot satisfy the power demand of

the BTS. In this case, the overcurrent protection mechanism of the PSU takes effect, which

leads to the power failure of the BTS.

In such a case, the BTS shuts down parts of the TRXs to reduce the power demand. To ensure

that the normal services are not affected, the BTS calculates the number of TRXs that need to

be shut down and then reports the number to the BSC. When the BSC receives the message

from the BTS, it stops allocating new calls to the TRXs to be shut down. When no service is

carried on the TRX to be shut down, the BTS shuts down the power amplifier of the TRX.

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Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.9.11 GBFD-511003 Call-Based Flow Control

Availability


Summary

In case of emergencies or disasters, congestion occurs. When the traffic load is high, flow

control measures will be taken. This feature allows mobile originated calls (MOCs) and

mobile terminated calls (MTCs) to be subjected to different flow control policies.

Benefits

With this feature, telecom operators can ensure the success rate of MOCs or MTCs by using

different flow control policies in the case of emergencies or disasters.

Description

In case of emergencies or disasters, the traffic load may become very high as there will

usually be a large number of MOCs and MTCs. In such a case, flow control needs to be

performed to hold the system load to a proper level.

This feature identifies MOCs and MTCs by different flags and protects either MOCs or MTCs

from the effects of flow control. It also allows telecom operators to decide whether to discard

signaling of MOCs or MTCs using flow control.

The precedence of MOCs and MTCs in flow control is customer-definable.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


None


None


None


None

1.10 Basic features

1.10.1 GBFD-110901 Adjustment of Adaptive Timing Advance

Availability


Summary

The BTS informs the MS of the timing advance (TA) value by adopting adaptive rules so that

the communication between the BTS and the MS is synchronized.

Benefits

This feature is the basis for services between the MS and the BTS such as synchronization

and calls. The synchronization of the network can be achieved only after this feature is

enabled. Without this feature, all services cannot be properly processed.

Description

An interval of three timeslots exists between the TX signals and RX signals of the MS,

because the MS sends and receives signals with one frequency synthesizer.

After receiving the incoming signals, the MS transmits the outgoing signals at the time delay

of three timeslot plus TA value. Therefore, the TA value sent from the BTS to the MS is

essential. This ensures that the data from MSs at different distances from the BTS arrives at

the BTS in sequence, thus reducing the interference between signals. This in turn reduces the

interference in the entire network.

When the MS engaged in a call approaches the BTS or moves away from the BTS, the

information that is sent on a timeslot by the MS to the BTS overlaps with the information of

another call received on the next timeslot. In this case, interference is generated.

Therefore, when a call is ongoing, the BTS monitors the arrival of calls and sends commands

to the MS in the system information on the downlink SACCH. In the commands, the BTS

informs the MS of the time to be advanced so that the data sent by the MS can arrive at the




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BTS timely. The time is referred to as TA. The TA value ranges from 0 us to 233 μs (including

0 μs and 233 μs). The value affects the coverage range of the cell.

With this feature, the MS TA offset maintains an accuracy of +1/-1 symbol periods.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.2 GBFD-110801 Processing of Measurement Report

Availability


Summary

The measurement result in the MR is an important reference for power control and handover

decision. The MR processing mainly involves decoding the MR to obtain the measurement

result.

Benefits

The MR includes information required by various BSS algorithms, such as the frequencies,

signal strength, and TA value. The MR is the precondition of power control and handover.

The network can provide high performance only when the MR is supported.

Description

The MR processing is used to report the measurement results and parameters to the BSC for

handover decision and power control. The MR is classified into uplink MR and downlink

MR.

Uplink MR

The uplink MR includes the measurement information on the uplink receive level and

receive quality measured on the TRX.

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The downlink MR includes mainly the measurement information on downlink receive

level and downlink receive quality of the serving cell, and downlink receive level of the

neighboring cell measured by the MS. The downlink measurement result is reported to

the BTS by the MS through the Measurement Report message.

The BTS periodically reports the measurement results of the uplink and downlink to the

BSC through the Measurement Report message. The interval of MR reporting is

consistent with the SACCH multi-frame cycle.

In certain situations, the BTS cannot receive the downlink measurement result from the

MS. In such cases, the Measurement Report message includes only the uplink

measurement result.

After receiving the MR, the BSC performs interpolation and filtering on the

measurement result in the uplink and downlink. Then, the BSC saves the results for

power control and handover decision.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.3 GBFD-110802 Pre-processing of Measurement Report

Availability


Summary

Pre-processing of measurement report enables the BTS to perform part of the MR processing

work that the BSC is responsible for, such as interpolation and filtering performed for the

measurement result in the uplink and downlink. After processing, the BTS sends the

processed measurement result to the BSC. This reduces the processing load of the BSC.

Benefits

This feature reduces the signaling flow on the Abis interface, and thus reducing the possibility

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This feature helps reduce the CPU load of the board for signaling processing of the speech

services.

Description

This feature enables the BTS to perform part of the MR pre-processing work that BSC is

responsible for, such as interpolation and filtering. After being processed by the BTS, the

measurement result is reported to the BSC through the Pre-Processed Measurement Report

message.

This feature can be enabled or disabled through the configuration of related parameters. In

addition, the period to report the preprocessed MR is also configurable.

BTS preprocessing of the MR can reduce the signaling flow on the Abis interface and

improve the multiplexing efficiency of the signaling channel.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


This feature should be supported by the BTS.

1.10.4 GBFD-111101 System Information Sending

Availability


Summary

Huawei GBSS supports the function of setting cell system information through the BSC and

periodical sending the system information by the BTS. On receiving the system information,

the MS adjusts its settings based on the content in the system information.

Benefits

The system information is a key index used by operators to adjust the network and control the

behavior of the MS. The system information also plays an important role in network

optimization.

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Better understanding of the system information helps improve the network structure and

build high quality network.

Description

System information contains the primary radio network parameters on the Um interface. The

parameters are as follows: network identification parameters, cell selection parameters,

system control parameters, and network function parameters. Through receiving system

information, the MS can access the network and make full use of various services provided by

the network.

Huawei BSS supports 13 system information types: 1, 2, 2bis, 2ter, 2quater, 3, 4, 5, 5bis, 5ter,

6, 7, and 13. Among them, types 1, 2, 2bis, 2ter, 2quater, 3, 4, 7, and 13 are broadcast

messages transmitted on the BCCH in idle mode. Types 5, 5bis, 5ter, and 6 are associated

messages transmitted on the SACCH in connected mode.

Among the 13 system information types, 1, 2, 2bis, 2ter, 3, 4, 5, 5bis, 5ter, and 6 are basic

system information messages. Types 7 and 13 are system information transmitted to support

the GPRS. Type 2quater is the system information transmitted to support the inter-RAT

handover and inter-RAT reselection.

System information messages are sent in two different ways: broadcast message and

associated message.

When the MS is in idle mode, it communicates with the network through the broadcast

system information. Through the broadcast system information received from the network,

the MS learns its current location and the available service types. Some parameters in the

system information can also help control the cell reselection of the MS.

When the MS is engaged in a call, it communicates with the network through the associated

system information. The network uses certain content in the associated system information to

control the transmission, power, and handover of the MS.

The broadcast system information is closely related to the channel-associated message. The

content in the broadcast system information can overlap with that in the associated message.

The content in the associated message might be inconsistent with that in the broadcast system

information, because the associated message affects only one MS, while the broadcast system

information affects all MSs in idle mode.

System information contains the following key parameters of the network:

Network identity parameter

ATT (IMSI attach-detach allowed)

CCCH CONF (common control channel configuration)

BS AG BLKS RES (number of blocks reserved for access granted)

BS PA MFRMS (paging channel multi-frames)

T3212 (Periodical location updating timer)

Cell Channel Description

Neighbor Cells Description

MBR (Multiband Report)

CELL_BAR_ACCESS

This parameter indicates whether a cell allows the access of an MS. It is a one-bit code:

Value 0 indicates that the access is allowed, and value 1 indicates that the access is not




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allowed. This parameter does not influence the access of MSs that are handed over to the

cell.

PI (cell re-selection parameter indicator)

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.5 GBFD-111102 Forced System Information Sending by OMC

Availability


Summary

Huawei BSS supports the function that the system information can be sent forcibly to a

certain cell through the BSC and the system information of certain cells is updated forcibly.

Benefits

The system information is a key index used by operators to adjust the network and control the

behavior of the MS. The system information also plays an important role in network

optimization. With this feature, the network quality can be further improved as follows:

Proper system information mechanism is essential to a quality network. This feature

enables the network optimization personnel to adjust the parameters and verify the

adjustment for specific cells in real time, thus facilitating the network optimization.

When problems occur in the network, this feature helps assist the maintenance personnel

in troubleshooting.

This feature enables the operators to improve the network quality, provide better services to

MSs, and improve the user satisfaction.

Description

Through the LMT, the system information of a cell can be forcibly updated and sent. During

the network optimization, the system information on the Abis interface can be traced for




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checking certain system information configuration. The parameter configuration of system

information can be obtained immediately by using the function of sending system information

forcibly.

This feature helps network optimization personnel and maintenance personnel to verify

network parameters after parameter adjustment.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.6 GBFD-111901 Supporting Three-Digit MNC

Availability


Summary

This feature supports both 3-digit and 2-digit MNCs.

Benefits

This feature meets the networking requirements of operators whose MNC is 3 digits.

Description

MNC can be configured as 3 digits or 2 digits according to the network planning.

For the countries and areas with multiple mobile networks, 2-digit MNC cannot specify all

the networks. In this case, 3-digit MNC can be adopted. The number of networks specified by

the MNC is increased from 100 to 1000.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.7 GBFD-116101 Support of Daylight Saving Time

Availability


Summary

The BSS supports the daylight saving time (DST), which can be configured and queried to

meet the requirements of the countries where the daylight saving time is applied.

Benefits

In normal cases, the DST is one hour earlier than the standard time. With this feature, the

system time can be automatically changed without manual intervention according to the

specified rules.

Description

Huawei BSS can set and query the time zone and DST change rules on the M2000 or LMT.

With the DST change rules, you can select the date configuration, week configuration, or

hybrid configuration. Date configuration indicates the DST starts from or ends on a certain

date in a certain month. Week configuration indicates that the DST starts from or ends on a

certain day of a certain week in a certain month. Hybrid configuration indicates that the DST

starts from or ends on a certain day after a certain date in a certain month.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None





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None


None

1.10.8 GBFD-113001 SDCCH Dynamic Adjustment

Availability


Summary

This feature can dynamically adjust the number of SDCCHs according to the load of the

TCHs and SDCCHs. In this way, the effect of the initial configuration of the SDCCH on the

system is minimized and radio resources are fully utilized.

Benefits


Optimizes the usage of the TCHs and SDCCHs, and reduces the occurrence of SDCCH

congestion.

Minimizes the impact of the initial configuration of the SDCCH on the system, reduces

the requirements on the accuracy of the estimation of the SDCCH, and reduces the

workload for changing the configuration.

Reduces the call access failure caused by the congestion of the SDCCH, improves the

call access rate, and increases the operator revenue.

Description

In normal cases, the demands on the SDCCH are calculated on the basis of the traffic model.

That is, current traffic distribution and related statistics. The increase of the SMS service,

however, leads to the more demands on the SDCCH. Thus, the prediction on the demanded

SDCCHs becomes very complex.

If the number of MSs in a cell increases sharply in a short time, many MSs fail to access the

network due to no available SDCCH. In this case, the SDCCH dynamic adjustment feature

can convert the TCH into the SDCCH dynamically to enable more MSs to access the network.

The dynamic adjustment of SDCCH takes cell as unit. If the SDCCH dynamic adjustment is

allowed, the system automatically converts the TCH into the SDCCH, provided that the

following conditions are met:

The number of idle SDCCHs is lower than or equal to the threshold of the idle SDCCH.

The number of SDCCHs in a cell is lower than or equal to the maximum number of

SDCCHs in a cell.

The number of idle TCHs in a cell is higher than 4 or higher than the number of TRXs

configured in a cell. At the same time, the BSC sends the configuration command to the

BTS to convert the TCH into the SDCCH, and updates the channel table of the BSC.




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When the number of SDCCHs is higher than the defined threshold after the TCH Minimum

Recovery Time, the SDCCHs are converted into the TCHs.

Forced restoration of SDCCH: If you disable the SDCCH/TCH dynamical adjustment feature,

all the SDCCHs converted from TCH are restored to their original form (TCH).

This feature can reduce the requirement on the accuracy of the estimation of the demand on

SDCCH, and reduce the workload for changing the configuration. In addition, it can increase

the system capacity and the call access rate.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.9 GBFD-112401 Cell Frequency Scan

Availability


Summary

With this feature, you can test the uplink interference on the basis of the traffic measurement

without the test device.

Benefits


The maintenance personnel can test the uplink interference without the test device. In

this way, the accuracy of the frequency configuration is improved and an overview of the

uplink interference is provided.

Operators can evaluate the electromagnetic environment without the addition of new

devices, which is an observation method of network planning and optimization.

This feature improves the maintenance efficiency and reduces the O&M cost for

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Description

This feature uses the idle TCH to test uplink receive level of all the frequencies of the

specified frequency band. Engineers can use this result to select a proper operating frequency.

This feature is introduced to Huawei products for testing the interference. Because this feature

scans the uplink level, the result indicates the signal strength of the frequency in the cell.

Engineers can use the result to select a proper operating frequency.

The GBSS implements the cell frequency scanning on the basis of the traffic measurement

result. Under the condition that the call is not affected, the feature uses an idle frame in a TCH

in the cell (the TCH in the BCCH TRX is assigned preferably) to periodically scan the uplink

receive level of specified frequencies. It takes about one minute to scan 50 frequencies. A

frequency scan task can register up to 124 frequencies. It takes about three minutes to traverse

all the frequencies.

The result of the frequency scanning is the average value of the uplink receive levels scanned

from the beginning of the scan task to the end of the scan task. The uplink frequency scan

feature is to test the interference level that affects the uplink receive quality in the radio

environment. It can measure the uplink interference of a specific frequency.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.10 GBFD-111806 STP (Signaling Transport Point)

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the signaling transfer function based on the SCCP/M3UA, which

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Benefits

With the development of mobile communications, the networking modes of the core network,

transport network, and access network are more flexible. Huawei GBSS supports this feature

to meet the requirements of the operators in terms of the networking mode. Through this

feature, more flexible networking mode can be supported. This feature provides the following

benefits:

Implements the transfer between the CN and the BSC signaling through the MGW, thus

separating the signaling plane from the user plane.

Implements different levels of the transmission security, thus ensuring the security of the

core service in an efficient way and reducing the transmission cost.

Description

Huawei GBSS supports the signaling transfer function on the A interface based on the

SCCP/M3UA. Through this feature, the BSC can be connected to the MGW through the

signaling transfer mode, thus providing more transmission networking modes.

Currently, the GBSS supports a maximum of 32 STPs.

In the case of 24-digit signaling point, the value of STP code ranges from 0x1 to 0xFFFFF1.

In the case of 14-digit signaling point, the value of STP code ranges from 0x1 to 0x03FF1.

The STP codes should be different from the codes of the existing OSP, STP, or DSP.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


This feature should be supported by the CN.

1.10.11 GBFD-111802 14-Digit Signaling Point Code

Availability





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Summary

Huawei GBSS supports the connection of the SS7 signaling system and the MSC. The SS7

signaling system adopts 14-digit signaling point code. The signaling point code includes three

parts: macro cell code, zone code, and signaling point code.

Benefits

The signaling point code has different code modes based on different countries and areas.

Generally, it is classified into two types: 14-digit (international) and 24-digit (national)

signaling code modes. Huawei GBSS supports both code modes. This feature provides the

following benefits:

This feature conforms to the requirements of different signaling systems, thus facilitating

the use of networking in different countries and areas.

The equipment transferred to the area using different code modes can still be used.

Description

This feature supports 14-digit international signaling point.

The code capacity of 14-digit signaling point code is 16,384 codes. 14-digit signaling point

code is classified into three parts: macro cell code, zone code, and signaling point code.

24-digit signaling point code is applied in China since 1990. It is also called uniform code or

one-layer code. This code specifies that all the signaling points of the SS7 signaling network

in China must use 24-digit signaling point code. According to the actual situation, 24-digit

signaling point code is classified into three signaling zones in terms of the structure. That is,

eight digits for codes of main signaling zone, eight digits for codes of sub-signaling zone, and

eight digits for signaling point codes.

In the signaling network, a signaling point communicates with other signaling points through

the signaling point code. The signaling point code identifies the signaling points that can

communicate with the signaling points in a signaling network.

To facilitate the management of the signaling network, the CCITT specifies in Rec. Q705 that

the international signaling network and other national signaling networks should be

independently deployed. Therefore, the signaling point codes are also independent. In Rec.

Q708, the plan of the international signaling point code is specified. In addition, the national

signaling point codes can be determined by the administrative department according to the

actual situations of each country.

Each country can adopt 14-digit signaling point code or 24-digit signaling point code as

required.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None





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None


This feature should be supported by the CN.

1.10.12 MRFD-210801 Interface Message Tracing

Availability


Summary

This feature is used for interface message tracing in online/offline mode, tracing result review,

and routine equipment management.

Benefits

This feature simplifies the process of monitoring the signaling over the radio transmission

interfaces and facilitates network optimization and fault rectification.

Description

This feature is used for interface message tracing in online/offline mode and routine

equipment management.

With this feature, the GBSS/RAN can trace messages in real time, stop updating, save the

tracing messages, review the tracing result, and check the time when the message is sent. In

this way, the maintenance personnel can accurately locate and solve problems. In addition, all

the interfaces have the condition filtering function. Therefore, the maintenance personnel can

reduce the number of traced messages through condition filtering, thus improving the tracing

accuracy.

In the case of the GBSS system:

The BSSAP, MTP2, MTP3, and SCCP messages can be traced over the A interface as

required. The BSSAP messages can be filtered according to the message types such as the

BSSMAP, paging messages, and DTAP messages. You can also select the traced messages

according to the cell.

The RSL, OML, and LAPD messages can be traced over the Abis interface. The LAPD

messages can be filtered according to the site and TRX number. The RSL messages can be

filtered according to the message type, such as the measurement report, paging, and channel

request. The OML messages can also be filtered according to the message type.

The application layer messages and the LAPD messages can be traced over the Pb interface.

The LAPD message can be selected and traced according to the timeslot number. The

application layer messages can be traced according to the site number and the message types

such as paging.

In the case of the RAN system:




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The operator can verify the configuration data, locate and solve problems by tracing the

messages over the Iu, Iub, Iur, and Uu interfaces. After the configuration data is set, the

operator can determine the correctness of the signaling links by tracing and interpreting the

messages over the Iu, Iub, Iur, and Uu interfaces. The operators can also locate exceptions

when exceptions occur.

Therefore, tracing and interpreting the messages over the Iu, Iub, Iur, and Uu interfaces can

take the place of the signal analyzer to perform the interoperability test between the RNC and

other network elements.

All the interfaces can filter the messages according to the message layer or the logical object.

In this way, the number of traced maintenance signaling can be greatly reduced. Thus, the

tracing accuracy is improved and the problem location speed is accelerated.

Operators can also use this feature to optimize the network.

Enhancement

UMTS

None

GSM

The GBSS8.0 supports the tracing over the Gb interface and the packet message tracing over

the Um interface.

GBSS8.1 supports the tracing of the VGCS/VBS messages

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.13 MRFD-210802 User Signaling Tracing

Availability


Summary

With this feature, the signaling of an MS can be traced on the GBSS/RAN side. In a tracing

window, all the signaling of an MS in the GBSS/RAN can be traced. In addition, you can

manage the tracing task, save the messages, and review the tracing result.




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Benefits

This feature facilitates the monitoring of specified MS’s signaling and thus facilitates network

optimization and fault rectification.

Description

With this feature, the characteristic words of the called MS are entered on the LMT for tracing

the signaling of the calling MS. The characteristic words include IMSI, TMSI, MSISDN, and

IMEI. The host decodes the signaling of each call. If the information of the MS matches the

characteristic words of the MS to be traced, the signaling of this call is returned to the LMT

for display. This feature traces the signaling of an MS on various interfaces, saves the

messages, and reviews the tracing result. In this way, the message tracing on each interface

can be avoided, thus improving the troubleshooting efficiency and facilitating the problem

locating of an MS.

With this feature, the signaling of the specified MS is traced to evaluate the network status,

based on which operators can perform network optimization.

Enhancement

UMTS

None

GSM

GBSS8.1 supports the PS single user tracing and VGCS/VBS message tracing.

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.14 GBFD-112203 Cell Tracing

Availability


Summary

With this feature, you can trace all the signaling of multiple calls in a cell. In this way, the

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Benefits

When you handle the voice problems, especially the problems related to the signaling

procedure and performance, you need to analyze the signaling on the A or Abis interface. The

common methods are drive test (DT) or dialing test. Together with the traced data obtained by

the signaling unit, the signaling can be analyzed. This process, however, is very complex and

expensive.

The cell tracing log facilitates to locate the network problem. You can directly trace calls in

the existing network, and thus save the cost of the DT and dialing test for locating the

problem.

Description

You can issue the cell tracing command on the M2000 to trace the calls of a specific cell. A

maximum of 16 calls in the specific cell can be traced at a time. The cell tracing feature

applies the first-in first-tracing principle. After a tracing task is started, the first accessed 16

calls in the traced cell are traced. If a call is complete, a newly accessed call is traced.

You can choose the cells to be traced on the basis of the CELLID. The GBSC enables users to

save and review the tracing log. You can also choose to trace only the signaling on the A or

Abis interface. When the message on the Abis interface is traced, you can determine whether

to trace the MR.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None



1.10.15 GBFD-111301 LAPD Multiplexing at Abis Interface

Availability


Summary

Each BTS has an operation and maintenance link (OML) that works at the rate of 64 kbit/s.

Each TRX has a radio signaling link (RSL) that works at the rate of 64 kbit/s. This feature




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allows multiple RSLs and OMLs to be multiplexed onto one 64 kbit/s timeslot on the Abis

link in TDM transmission mode.

Benefits

Except for the timeslot 0 used for synchronization, there are 31 timeslots on one E1 link are

used for the signaling and service transmission. If the signaling compression technology is not

used, one E1 link can only carry the data and signaling of only 10 TRXs. In some areas where

the transmission resources are limited or expensive, saving transmission bandwidth is a major

concern of operators. This feature allows a maximum of 15 TRXs to be carried on one E1

link.

With the rapid development of data services, the transmission resources on the Abis interface

become more and more limited. For example, an EGPRS service with the MCS9 coding

scheme occupies four 64 kbit/s channels, and EDGE Evolution requires a higher bandwidth.

If the signaling and services are not compressed, the new services developed by operators will

consume a huge amount of transmission resources. This feature multiplexes the bandwidth

onto the signaling links and thus saves the transmission resources on the Abis interface.

Description

In Huawei BSC, the interface board connected to the BTS supports two multiplexing modes:

16 kbit/s sub-timeslot exchange and N:1 multiplexing. These two modes are targeted at the

RSL or OML signaling channels. The TCH adopts the exclusive mode. The full-rate speech

channel is 16 kbit/s and the half-rate speech channel is 8 kbit/s.

If full-rate channels are configured in the TRX, the BSS allows the signaling of four RSLs to

be multiplexed onto one 64 kbit/s timeslot on the E1 link. Then, the calls of multiple TRXs

can be carried on one E1 link, thus saving the transmission resources on the Abis interface. If

4:1 multiplexing mode is applied, Huawei BSS allows a maximum of 15 TRXs to be carried

on one E1 link.

If half-rate channels are configured in the TRX, the N:1 multiplexing mode is applied to the

Abis interface, where N can be 2, 3, or 4. The capacity of the speech channel doubles. Thus,

the signaling volume on the RSL of each TRX is doubles. Therefore, the 2:1 multiplexing

mode is used by default. That is, the RSLs of a maximum of two TRXs can be multiplexed

onto one 64 kbit/s timeslot on the E1 link. The multiplexing ratio is closely related to the total

number of TRXs that one E1 supports. Because the traffic volume on the signaling channel in

half-rate configuration mode is heavy, the recommended value of N is 2, that is, 2:1 is the

recommended multiplexing ratio. In this case, one E1 link supports a maximum of 13 TRXs

in half-rate configuration.

If the BTSs are cascaded, they can have different multiplexing ratios. For example, three

BTSs are cascaded in S1/1/1 cell configuration. Then, the multiplexing ratio of the level 1,

level 2, and level 3 BTSs can be set to 4:1, 2:1, and 4:1 respectively.

Enhancement

GBSS7.0

When GBFD-117301 Flex Abis is enabled, N in the N:1 multiplexing mode can be set to 5 or

6 for a higher multiplexing ratio. For details, refer to the description of GBFD-7301 Flex

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Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.16 GBFD-114802 Discontinuous Reception (DRX)

Availability


Summary

Discontinuous Reception (DRX) means that the MS monitors the messages in the specified

timeslots according to the parameters configured in the system. This reduces the power

consumption of the MS and prolongs the standby time of the MS.

Benefits

This feature greatly reduces the power consumption of the MS and prolongs the standby time

of the MS.

Description

If the MS in idle mode selects a cell as its serving cell, it can listen to the paging message in

the cell. The DRX is introduced to reduce the power consumption of the MS. That is, each

MS (corresponding to an IMSI) corresponds to a dedicated paging group. Each paging group

corresponds to a paging sub-channel of the cell. The MS can calculate its paging group

according to the last three digits of the IMSI and the configuration of the paging channels of

the serving cell, and thus calculates the location of the paging sub-channel of this paging

group. In idle mode, the MSs of a paging group listen to the paging messages only on the

fixed paging sub-channel (during this period, it can also monitor the receive level of the

BCCH TRX of the non-serving cell) and ignore the paging messages on other paging

sub-channels or even shut down some hardware devices. This can reduce the power

consumption of the MS, provided that the necessary network message measurement task is

implemented within a certain period.

The number of paging sub-channels of each cell can be calculated according to the CCCH

type, BS AG BLKS RES (in 51 multi-frames, some data blocks are used for the AGCH block),

and BS PA MFRMS (the number of 51 multi-frames used for a paging on the paging

sub-channel).

In the GSM system, the CCCH is classified into the AGCH and the PCH. The main function

of the CCCH is to send immediate assignment messages and paging messages. The CCCH




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can be borne by a physical channel or multiple physical channels. The CCCH can share a

physical channel with the SDCCH. The combination of the CCCH in the cell is determined by

the parameter CCCH CONF. The settings of CCCH CONF must be consistent with the actual

configurations. When the cell has only one TRX, it is recommended that the CCCH shares a

physical channel with the SDCCH (meanwhile, there are three CCCH message blocks).

In some cases, the paging traffic in an LA is excessively high, and one physical channel is

insufficient for sending paging messages. Therefore, the GSM specifications specify that the

BCCH TRX can be configured with multiple CCCHs, but the CCCHs can only be configured

on timeslots 0, 2, 4, and 6.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


This feature should be supported by the MS

1.10.17 GBFD-111601 BTS Power Management

Availability


Summary

BTS power management supports hierarchical power-off and voltage abnormal protection.

Benefits

This feature enhances power management and self-protection of the BTS, thus improving the

reliability of the system, prolonging the lifespan of products and serving time of the system.

With this feature, both the BTS stability and the QoS are improved. In addition, the O&M

cost for the BTS is reduced, thus increasing the revenues of operators.

Description

Huawei BTS can flexibly deal with the system load according to the actual situations, thus

prolonging the serving time of the system.




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When there is no mains supply, the BTS hierarchical power-off function reduces the power

consumption and raises the duration of the storage battery. On one hand, when the mains

supply is not available, all the TCH TRXs are shut down except the BCCH TRX. This is

called soft shutdown. On the other hand, when the capacity of the storage batteries drops to

the preset value, all the TRXs are powered off automatically to protect the storage batteries.

This is called hard shutdown. The use of the automatic power-off mode is configurable.

This feature mainly applies to the BTSs in cascading connection. When the mains power of

the upper-level BTS is powered off and the mains power of the lower-level BTS is normal,

this feature can prolong the working time of the transmission module of the upper-level BTS

to reduce the impact on the lower-level BTS.

When the working temperature is high or the temperature regulation unit does not work

properly, the TMU shuts down the power amplification of some TRXs if the temperature

exceeds the threshold in the cabinet. This prevents any negative impact on the system. If the

TRX is faulty or the VSWR exceeds the limit, to minimize the chance of total damage, the

TRX is allowed to quit the services and shut down the power, including the power of the

power amplifier. Whether this function is to be enabled and the parameters to be used can be

set. Therefore, the flexibility of the system is improved.

In this way, the power management and self-protection for the BTS are enhanced, thus the

reliability of the system is improved and the lifespan of the products is prolonged.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.18 GBFD-110703 Enhanced Power Control Algorithm

Availability


Summary

Huawei enhanced power control algorithm is designed on the basis of Huawei network

optimization experiences. The enhanced power control algorithm has the following

characteristics: MR compensation, prediction filtering, dual-threshold power control

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upper threshold adjustment, and separate configuration for the uplink and downlink power

control steps. With all these characteristics, this feature improves the accuracy of the power

control and also ensures the stability and efficiency of the algorithm.

Benefits


Improves the effectiveness and accuracy of the power control.

Reduces the interference in the network.

Reduces the power consumption of the MS and BTS.

Increases the effective capacity of the network.

Improves the network operation quality.

Description

Power control is an important method for radio link control. The system decides whether the

transmit power of the MS and the BTS should be adjusted, based on the expected values of

the system parameters and MRs concerning uplink/downlink receive level and signal quality

received from the BTS. Power control on the radio link is aimed at reducing the transmit

power without sacrificing the transmit quality. In this way, power control is implemented

while the quality of the radio links is maintained. When the transmit power levels of the MS

or BTS are minimized, interference to other channels is reduced.

Power control procedure

The power control procedure involves MR preprocessing, power control decision, and

power control implementation.

Key technologies

MR compensation: The level in the MR is compensated to a level corresponding to the

current transmit power. In power control decision, the power control module extracts

several receive level values and receive quality values from history MRs. These MRs

may be obtained under different transmit power. Therefore, in order to ensure the

accuracy of the receive level, the receive level values from the history MRs must be

compensated if the transmit power in these MRs changes. Filter these MRs after

interpolation and compensation so that the power control decision is more effective.

Prediction filtering: An interval exists between power control decision and power

adjustment. Thus, the MR on which the power control decision is based does not

accurately reflect the radio environment when power adjustment occurs, but misses the

latest changes of receive level and receive quality. Therefore, there is a delay for power

adjustment. Prediction filtering enables the MR on which the power control decision is

based to accurately reflect the radio environment when power adjustment occurs. Thus,

the delay for power adjustment can be minimized. The principle of prediction filtering is

that the variation of receive level and receive quality maintains continuity in a short

period of time. Sample the preceding N MRs, and perform weighted filtering, and then

predict the subsequent zero to three MRs. Generally, the interval between power control

decision and power adjustment is 3 MRs (about 1.5s). Thus, prediction filtering can

ensure the accuracy of prediction. Power control decision is implemented by filtering the

predicted MRs along with the interpolated MRs and compensated history MRs.

Dual-threshold power control algorithm: The receive level can be within the scope of the

dual-threshold. The effect of both level and quality on power control is considered. This

improves the system flexibility and prevents the oscillation.




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Variable step power control: This technology helps achieve quick and accurate power

adjustment. When the level or the quality is far from the expected value, large step of the

power is adopted for power adjustment. When the level or the quality is close to the

expected value, small step of the power is adopted for power adjustment.

Adaptive power control: This technology changes the power control strategy based on

the communication environment, making the power control effective and stable. This is

reflected in the following aspects: automatically changing the maximum variable step of

the power control based on the communication environment and adopting corresponding

power control strategy based on the communication environment.

Bad quality signal strength upper threshold adjustment: When the receive quality is good,

decrease the value of upper threshold of the uplink (downlink) level to reduce the

transmit power of the MS (BTS). When the receive quality is poor, increase the value of

upper threshold of the uplink (downlink) level to improve the voice quality.

Separate configuration for the uplink and downlink power control steps: This method

facilitates the flexible and rapid power control based on the actual situation of the

network. When the uplink (downlink) signal quality or the receive quality degrades

abruptly, the power can be adjusted upward quickly to prevent call drop.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.19 GBFD-113525 DTMF Downlink Message Filter

Availability


Summary

This feature checks and completely deletes the DL DTMF messages on the user plane and

control plane of the Abis interface.

Benefits

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Description

This feature shields the DL DTMF messages on the user plane and control plane of the Abis

interface. In this case, after the call is set up, the called cell phone will not receive DTMF

signals. By shielding DL DTMF signals, this feature enhances the GBSS network security.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.10.20 GBFD-115201 High Speed Signaling

Availability


Summary

With this feature, N timeslots in an E1 are bound for the physical transmission of the SS7

signaling. A maximum of 2 Mbit/s E1 bandwidth (N = 31) can be used.

Benefits

This feature breaks the capacity limitation of a single signaling point using the narrowband

signaling. In addition, this feature saves the signaling point resources and reduces the

networking complexity while meeting the signaling bandwidth requirements of the high

processing capacity of the BSC.

Description

With network expansion, development of new services, popularization of the short message

service and wireless intelligent network service, and increase in the traffic volume, the

signaling flow between different signaling points increases rapidly. According to the protocols

related to the SS7 signaling, a maximum of 16 signaling links are allowed between single

signaling points. If the 64 kbit/s signaling link is used, a maximum of 1 Mbit/s bandwidth can

be provided for a single signaling point in the entire system. This is far from the requirements

for the signaling link bandwidth when the BSC is in full configuration.




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With this feature, the N timeslots in an E1 are bound for the physical transmission of the SS7

signaling. Therefore, the bandwidth of a signaling link is extended to N x 64 kit/s and a

maximum of 2 Mbit/s E1 bandwidth (N = 31) can be used. The high-speed signaling has the

following characteristics:

Large capacity

This feature breaks the capacity limitation of a single signaling point using the narrowband

signaling, saves the signaling point resources, and reduces the networking complexity while

meeting the signaling bandwidth requirements of the high processing capacity of the BSC.

Flexible bandwidth configuration

The bandwidth of the high-speed signaling link is N x 64 kbit/s, where N ranges from 1 to 31.

This enables the operator to flexibly configure the physical bandwidth according to the traffic

volume of the BSC, thus reducing the transmission cost.

Low delay

The high-speed signaling link uses bound timeslots to carry the signaling data. This

effectively reduces the transmission delay over the A interface when the traffic volume is low,

thus reducing the call establishment duration to some extent.

This feature is used together with the Local Multiple Signaling Points feature to support more

flexible signaling networking mode.

Enhancement

GBSS7.0

This application enhancement supports the use of high-speed signaling in the MSC pool.

Dependency


None




None


The CN must support this feature.

1.10.21 GBFD-110521 Guaranteed Emergency Call

Availability





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Summary

In the cells with heavy traffic, the emergency call procedure is enhanced to improve the

success rate of emergency call establishment.

Benefits

The success rate of emergency call establishment is guaranteed when the traffic in the

network is heavy.

Description

In most networks, the emergency call services specified by GSM specifications are mandatory.

Compared with a common call, an emergency call has a higher priority and faster access

capability. Thus, the access rate and success rate of call establishment of the emergency call is

guaranteed. However, in emergency situations such as an earthquake, tsunami, or flood, the

traffic in the network is heavy. Hence, the emergency call service may not be implemented

due to the lack of resources.

To avoid this circumstance, in the cells with heavy traffic, the emergency call procedure is

enhanced to improve the success rate of emergency call establishment.

To ensure that the TCH can be assigned to the MS that initiates an emergency call, the TCH is

preferentially assigned in the immediate assignment and the channel mode is modified during

service assignment. If no TCH is available in the immediate assignment, an SDCCH is

assigned to the emergency call and the channel preemption is performed. If the channel is

successfully preempted, the channel is reserved for the emergency call and then assigned to

the emergency call during service assignment. Thus, even if the traffic is heavy in the network,

the success rate of emergency call establishment can be maximized.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

The resources for common users can be preempted as set on the CN side.




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1.10.22 GBFD-511001 License Control for Urgency

Availability


Summary

With this feature, the license limitation is withdrawn in emergencies so that the operator can

handle the sudden increase in network capacity.

Benefits

With this feature, the operator can temporarily withdraw the license limitation in the case of a

sudden increase in traffic volume due to natural disasters or holidays. Thus, the equipment

can be used effectively to optimum capacity.

Description

The license limitation is withdrawn through manual execution of the MML commands on the

LMT or M2000. Thus, the equipment can be used effectively to optimum capacity.

For each R version, the operation personnel have three chances to withdraw the license

limitation through the MML commands. The operation takes effect immediately after the

commands are executed. The validity period is seven days. After the three chances are used

up, a new chance can be obtained only through the software upgrade.

In the case of the WCDMA network, this feature withdraws the license limitation of the RAN

because the NodeB has its own license files. In the case of the GSM, this feature withdraws

the license limitation of the BSC and BTS because the license of the BTS is sent by the BSC.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None



Dependency on other GBSS features/RAN

None


None




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1.11 Interface Features

1.11.1 GBFD-111801 Ater Interface 4:1 Multiplexing

Availability


Summary

Huawei GBSC supports 4:1 multiplexing on the Ater interface. The previous PCM frame of

64 kbit/s can be converted into the TRAU frame of 16 kbit/s to save the transmission

bandwidth.

Benefits

During network deployment, the transmission cost takes up much of the investment.

Assuming that the network quality is ensured, this feature can reduce the transmission

bandwidth in the following ways:

Through the configuration of the TC subrack on the MSC side (BM/TC separated mode),

the compression multiplexing is implemented to save the transmission bandwidth and to

reduce the transmission cost.

Operators can use the same amount of transmission investment to build a more reliable

network.

Description

Huawei GBSC supports 4:1 multiplexing on the Ater interface. That is, the four timeslots on

the E1 of the A interface can be multiplexed onto a timeslot on the Ater interface through the

Ater interface processing board.

In the telephone exchange network, the voice coding scheme is Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)

and the rate is 64 kbit/s. To save the radio channel resources, the GSM system adopts the

voice coding scheme RPE-LTP or CELP and the rate is 13 kbit/s (16 kbit/s for transmission).

If the PSTN subscriber calls the GSM mobile subscriber, the voice codec is converted from

13 kbit/s codec to 64 kbit/s codec. The voice codec conversion is implemented in the TC

(TRAU) unit. Before conversion, the voices is exchanged and transmitted on the channels of

16 kbit/s in the BSC.

The Ater interface is an internal interface between the TC processing unit and the service

processing module. On the Ater interface, Huawei GBSC supports the multiplexing of four

voice channels to an E1 timeslot of 64 kbit/s. When the TC subrack is configured on the MSC

side, the remote transmission resource can be saved by 75%.

Huawei GBSC supports the configuration of the TC subrack on the BSC side or on the MSC

side to provide the flexible networking for operators.

Enhancement

GBSS7.0




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Resource pool of the Ater interface: GBSS7.0 introduces the concept of the resource pool of

the Ater interface. The links on the Ater interface used as a resource pool can be inconsistent

with the CICs on the A interface.

This feature supports the Ater timeslot of 8 kbit/s (require the support from GBFD-6901 Flex

Ater): the timeslots on the Ater interface involves the timeslots of 16 kbit/s and 8 kbit/s. When

a call connection is established, according to the service type, the Ater timeslots of 16 kbit/s

are allocated if the TCHFs are allocated on the Um interface; the Ater timeslots of 8 kbit/s are

allocated if the TCHHs are allocated on the Um interface. In this way, the resources on the

Ater interface can be fully used and the resources can be saved by over 75%.

Dependency


None




None


None

1.11.2 GBFD-119001 Gb Interface Function

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the processing of PS services in the BSC, that is, the built-in PCU

function.

Benefits


The Gb interface is introduced to Huawei GBSS, which can support the processing of PS

services, that is, the built-in PCU function. The external PCU is not required. In this way,

the network elements are greatly integrated, the occupied space is smaller, and the

energy consumption is lower.

The processing specifications of the built-in PCU are greater than the processing

specifications of the external PCU. This helps operators to process PS services in an

efficient way.

The LMT is shared by the built-in PCU and the BSC. This reduces the O&M cost of

operators.




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Description

For GBSS8.0 and later versions, PS services can be processed directly in the BSC, that is, the

built-in PCU function. As a basic feature, the Gb interface is introduced to support uplink and

downlink NS SDU transmission specified in the GSM specifications, load sharing, LLC PDU

transmission, packet paging, radio access capability indication, radio access capability update,

radio status indication, GPRS service suspension, recovery, Flush LL, flow control, and

BSSGP Virtual Connection (BVC) blocking or reset.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


In the case of the built-in PCU, the Gb interface board and the GDPUP need to be configured.




None


None

1.11.3 GBFD-111803 A Interface Circuit Management

Availability


Summary

This feature is to control the maintenance of the single circuit of the terrestrial circuits or the

whole PCM circuit group. When the TC subrack is configured on the BSC side, the circuit

management of the A interface can be performed directly.

Benefits

From the perspective of the O&M and transmission quality, the remote circuit management

enables the operators to provide the value-added services for subscribers and thus enhances

the network quality.

Huawei GBSS provides all the functions of the circuit management through the LMT, thus

facilitating the remote maintenance of the TC subrack such as the debugging and problem

locating. Compared with the independent O&M of the TC subrack, this feature improves the

efficiency of the O&M and reduces the O&M cost.




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Description

Huawei GBSC supports the circuit management of the A interface, which involves the circuit

assignment, blocking, circuit group blocking, and unblocking of the A interface.

This feature provides the following functions:

Controls the maintenance of the single circuit of the terrestrial circuits or the whole PCM

circuit group.

Provides the blocking or unblocking of the single circuit of the terrestrial circuits caused

by the intervention of the LMT or equipment fault.

Provides the blocking or unblocking of the circuit group of the terrestrial circuits caused

by the intervention of the LMT or equipment fault.

Provides the message retransmission mechanism when the terrestrial circuit management

message (circuit blocking, unblocking, or reset) is sent and no response is received

within the predefined period.

Supports the uninstalled circuit function.

Circuit assignment of the A interface:

During a call or the handover, the circuits of the A interface that are specified in the MSC

signaling can be allocated and occupied. After the circuits are allocated and occupied, the

BSC sends an Assignment Complete message to the MSC.

Circuit blocking:

When the circuit on the BSS side is unavailable, the BSC should notify the MSC that the

circuit is changed to unavailable. This process uses the circuit blocking function. The message

of the A interface blocking contains the circuit identification code (CIC) used by the circuits

of the A interface. The status of the circuits on both sides of the A interface keeps consistent

during the implementation of the circuit blocking function.

Circuit unblocking:

When the fault of the BSC is rectified or the circuit status is available, the BSC should notify

the MSC of the change in the circuit status. The message of the A interface unblocking

contains a circuit of the A interface, which is identified by the CIC.

Circuit group blocking:

When several circuits of the A interface need to be blocked, the command to block the circuit

group is used. The command includes multiple A interface circuits, which are identified by the

CICs.

Circuit group unblocking:

When several circuits of the A interface need to be unblocked, the command to unblock the

circuit group is used. The command includes multiple A interface circuits, which are

identified by the CICs.

Uninstalled circuit:

During the circuit blocking, unblocking, reset, assignment, incoming BSC handover, or BSC

reset procedure, if the specified circuit does not exist, the BSC sends an uninstalled circuit

message to the MSC.

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When the local fault occurs on the system, use this function to restore the circuit status

information of the BSC or MSC (for example, abnormal SCCP connection release). If a

circuit becomes idle after abnormal SCCP connection release, the BSC notifies the MSC of its

status.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.11.4 GBFD-111804 A Interface Protocol Process

Availability


Summary

Huawei BSS supports the A interface-based signaling and protocol processing, which is a

basic signaling function specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits

Huawei BSS supports the A interface-based signaling and protocol processing, which

conform to the international protocol. With this feature, Huawei BSS can be interconnected

with the CN of other vendors that complies with the GSM specifications. In addition,

operators can perform the evaluation and bidding in an efficient way, thus preventing

monopoly and reducing the operation cost.

Description

Huawei BSS implements the A interface-based signaling and protocol process, which

supports the following functions:

Connectionless and connection-oriented SCCP services

RR layer connection, MM layer connection and message sending

Transparent transmission of the DTAP message on the A interface

Incoming/outgoing handover




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Internal handover

Handover candidate query

Paging procedure

Flow control

Traffic access control

Classmark update

Connection release

Encryption mode control process

MS message initialization

Data link control

Message check

Circuit group

Processing of abnormal SCCP connection

Queuing

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.11.5 GBFD-111805 A Interface Occupation Rate Monitoring

Availability


Summary

This feature is to monitor the real-time status and usage of the circuits on the A interface and

TC resources through performance measurement.

Benefits

A interface occupation rate monitoring is an important feature for ensuring the network

quality. This feature provides the following benefits for the operators:




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Learn the usage of the circuit resources of the A interface in time, thus providing a basis

for the system capacity expansion.

Know about the distribution status of the circuit resources of the A interface in time.

Coordinate the configuration of transmission resources among different networks. Add,

reduce, and re-allocate the transmission resources on the basis of the usage of resources,

thus reducing the network operation cost.

Find the defects of the network planning, thus improving the principles and methods of

the existing network planning.

Description

This feature is to monitor the usage of the circuits on the A interface and TC resources

through performance measurement of the BSC.

The reports on the occupation rate of the circuit on the A interface and TC resources make the

operators know better about the usage of present resources.

When the circuit occupation rate exceeds the preset threshold, the system will automatically

report an alarm, reminding the user of expanding the capacity of the A interface according to

the actual situation.

The operators add or reduce the circuit resources of the A interface based on the usage of the

circuit resources of the A interface, thus providing better services for subscribers.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.11.6 GBFD-113904 Satellite Transmission over Pb Interface

Availability


Summary

With this feature, the operator can deploy the network to provide radio services in the areas

that are difficult to be reached through conventional transmission.




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Benefits


This feature enables the operator to deploy the BSS system to provide PS services in special

geographical areas or emergency conditions.

The satellite transmission resources over the Pb interface can be shared with other interfaces.

Description

This feature enables the operator to deploy the network to provide radio services in the areas

that are difficult to be reached through conventional transmission. The PCU can be configured

in the CN equipment room and shared by multiple BSCs.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.12 PS Services Features

1.12.1 GBFD-119101 Packet Channel Combination Type

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the packet channel combination type specified in the GSM

specifications.

Benefits





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This feature supports the packet channel combination type specified in the GSM

specifications.

According to the actual situation, operators determine whether to activate the PBCCH.

Then, adjust the rate of the PDTCH in a flexible way to perform the network planning

properly.

Description

According to 3GPP TS 43.064, the packet channel is classified into the following types:

Packet Broadcast Control Channel (PBCCH)

The PBCCH is used only on the downlink. It broadcasts specific system information. If

the PBCCH is not available, the BCCH takes the roles of system information

broadcasting.

Packet Common Control Channel (PCCCH)

The PCCCH is the logical channel of common control signaling of the packet data. It is

classified into the following channel types: PRACH, PPCH, and PAGCH.

Packet Random Access Channel (PRACH):

It is used only on the uplink. The MS requests to allocate the PDTCH on this channel.

Packet Paging Channel (PPCH):

It is used only on the downlink. The BSS pages the MS through the PPCH. The paging

group functionality is applied to the PPCH, and the DRX is also supported. The PPCH

can be used for paging in CS services as well as in PS services. However, the paging in

CS services is applicable to only Class A MS and Class B MS. When the MS is operating

in packet transmission mode, the PACCH can be used to page the MS that performs the

CS services.

Packet Access Grant Channel (PAGCH):

It is used only on the downlink. Before the MS starts packet transmission, the PAGCH

transmits the allocated resources to the MS, thus enabling the packet transmission. In

addition, when the MS is operating in packet transmission mode, the PACCCH can be

used to transmit the allocated resources to the MS on the downlink.

Packet Data Traffic Channel (PDTCH):

It is used for the data transfer in PS mode. In multislot mode, an MS can use multiple

PDTCHs to transfer data.

Packet Dedicated Control Channel (PDCCH): It is classified into the PTCCH and the

PACCH.

Packet Timing Advance Control Channel (PTCCH)

It is used to control the timing advance of the MS.

Packet Associated Control Channel (PACCH)

It is used to transfer the signaling information. The signaling information consists of the

verification and the power control information. The PACCH also carries the information

about resource allocation and re-allocation, thus enabling the capacity allocation of the

PDTCHs or the addition of PACCHs in future. A PACCH can be allocated to one or

multiple PDTCHs of an MS.

This feature supports the following channel combination:

Combined PDTCH: PDTCH+PACCH+PTCCH




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Enhancement

GBSS8.1

GBSS8.1 supports the PBCCH or PCCCH. The following channel combinations are

supported:

Combined PBCCH: PBCCH+PCCCH+PDTCH+PACCH+PTCCH

Combined PCCCH: PCCCH+PDTCH+PACCH+PTCCH

Dependency


Embedded PCU should be used, the Packet Process board and Gb interface board is required.

In the multi-band cell, the PBCCH or PCCCH needs to be configured on the TRX in the

compatible frequency band of the BCCH. The PBCCH/PCCCH supports packet data

transmission.


None


This feature depends on the following features:

GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.2 GBFD-119102 Packet System Information

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the message types of the packet system information specified in the

GSM specifications.

Benefits


This feature supports the message types of the packet system information specified in the

GSM specifications and provides the packet access service.

Operators adjust the configuration parameters related to the packet system information in

a flexible way to control the operation of the network and the MS. For example, the

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Description

Packet System Information (PSI) contains the primary radio network parameters of the Um

interface such as network identification parameters, cell selection parameters, system control

parameters, and network function parameters. The reception of the system information

enables the MS to select and access the network properly and to fully utilize multiple services

provided by the network.

The messages of the packet system information are transmitted on the BCCH or the SACCH.

The GPRS service support indication is carried in SI3, SI4, SI7 or SI8, and the parameters

related to the GPRS services are carried in SI13. The DTM support information is carried in

SI6.

SI13 is broadcasted on the BCCH provided that the cell supports GPRS services. The

configuration of the PBCCH is optional for a cell. SI13 is received by the MS, indicating

whether the PBCCH is configured in a cell. The PBCCH mainly broadcasts the messages of

the GPRS packet system information.

Messages of the packet system information are PSI1, PSI2, PSI3, PSI3bis, and PSI13.

PSI1: Mainly contains the information about the cell selection, PRACH control, control

channel, and power control parameter.

PSI2: Mainly contains the information such as the reference frequency list, cell allocation

table, GPRS mobile allocation table, and PCCCH description.

PSI3: Mainly contains the information about the BCCH allocation list of the neighboring cell

and cell selection parameters of the serving cell and non-serving cell. PSI3bis: Mainly

contains the information about the BCCH allocation list of the neighboring cell and cell

selection parameters of the non-serving cell.

PSI13: Like SI13 broadcasted on the BCCH, this message mainly contains the access-related

information associated with the GPRS cells.

PSI1–PSI3: These messages can be broadcasted on the PBCCH or the PACCH. PSI13 can be

broadcasted only on the PACCH.

If the PBCCH is available in a cell, then the PSI13 is not broadcasted on the PACCH. In the

case of the MS in the transmission state, PSI1 is periodically broadcasted on the PACCH. If

the PBCCH is not available in a cell, then only PSI13 is periodically broadcasted on the

PACCH.

Huawei BSS allows the transmission of all GPRS-related system information, thus enabling

the controlling retransmission, high-speed retransmission, and low-speed retransmission of

the system information. In addition, Huawei BSS controls the transmission of the system

information on the PACCH based on the actual configuration of the PBCCH or the PCCCH in

a cell.

Enhancement

In GBSS8.1, the DTM support information is carried in SI6.

Dependency


Embedded PCU should be used, and the packet processing board and Gb interface board are

required.




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GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.3 GBFD-119103 MS Types

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the MS types specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits


This feature is a basic feature for operators to use the built-in PCU to perform PS

services.

This feature supports different types of the MSs specified in the GSM specifications to

perform PS services.

Description

Huawei BSC supports the following MS types:

Class A MS:

The class A MS supports simultaneous attach of GPRS and IMSI, and the MS supports

simultaneous operation of GPRS and CS services.

Class B MS:

The class B MS supports simultaneous attach of GPRS and IMSI, but the MS can operate

only one service at a time.

Class C MS:

The class C MS can access only the GSM or GPRS network at a certain time. If the MS

supports both PS and CS services, the services can be only switched over manually and

cannot be implemented simultaneously.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency


Embedded PCU should be used, the Packet Process board and Gb interface board is required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


This feature should be supported by the MS.

1.12.4 GBFD-119104 MAC Mode

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the MAC mode specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature supports the MAC mode specified in the GSM specifications. After the MS

accesses the network, the USF is scheduled to ensure that the PS services of the MS are

processed continuously and multiple MSs can be multiplexed on a PDCH.

Description

Huawei GBSS supports two MAC modes: dynamic allocation and extended dynamic

allocation. This feature supports dynamic allocation.

Dynamic allocation

The MS in the ready state obtains the USF information by decoding RLC/MAC headers,

and then determines whether an uplink radio block or a group of uplink radio blocks are

used to transmit data on the PDCH during the period of transmitting the next block. In

this way, the BSS can control the uplink access of multiple MSs on a timeslot.

Enhancement

None




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Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS

The extended dynamic allocation depends on GBFD-119401 EDA.


None

1.12.5 GBFD-119105 RLC Mode

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the RLC mode specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature determines the RLC mode and establishes PS services based on the

information contained in the uplink packet resource request sent by the MS or LLC PDU

sent by the CN.

Description

Two RLC modes are supported: RLC acknowledged mode and RLC unacknowledged mode.

The RLC mode of the uplink TBF is dependent on the type of the service requested by the MS;

the RLC mode of the downlink TBF, however, is dependent on the RLC mode of the QoS

parameters contained in the downlink LLC PDU.

RLC acknowledged mode: In this mode, the receiver acknowledges the received RLC data

blocks, and each data block transmitted on the TBF should be acknowledged; otherwise, the

sender shall resend the lost blocks. Each data block transmitted on the TBF should be

acknowledged until the transmission of all the data is complete and acknowledged. In this

case, the TBF can be released. This mechanism ensures the transmission reliability of the

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RLC unacknowledged mode: In this mode, the receiving party acknowledges the received

RLC data blocks as in RLC acknowledged mode. The data block, however, does not require

the acknowledgment from the sending party. The lost data or erroneously transmitted data are

replaced by filling bits. After the data transmission is complete, the TBF can be released.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.6 GBFD-119106 Coding Scheme

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the GPRS CS coding schemes specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature supports GPRS CS-1 and CS-2 specified in the GSM specifications.

Description

According to the GSM specifications, the GPRS can use four coding schemes, namely, CS-1,

CS-2, CS-3, and CS-4. CS-1 and CS-2 have a data rate of 9.05 kbit/s and 13.4 kbit/s

(containing the header of the RLC block). This ensures 100% and 90% cell coverage, thus

meeting the co-channel interference requirement of C/I = 9 dB.




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The requirements for the radio transmission quality vary with the transmission rate of the

coding schemes. The higher the transmission rate, the higher the requirements for the radio

transmission quality. The half-rate and 1/3 rate bits in the RLC blocks of CS-1 and CS-2 are

used for the forward error correction (FEC). Thus, the C/I requirement is reduced.

During the data transmission, the BSC dynamically adjusts the channel coding or decoding

mode according to the retransmission rate of the RLC blocks transmitted on the uplink or

downlink TBF. This improves the transmission rate on the basis of guaranteed transmission

quality, thus fully utilizing the radio resources.

This feature supports CS-1, CS-2, and dynamic adjustment between CS-1 and CS-2.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


Embedded PCU should be used, and the packet processing board and Gb interface board

required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


This feature should be supported by the MS.

1.12.7 GBFD-119107 Networking Control Mode

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the network control mode specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits



services.




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This feature supports the network control mode specified in the GSM specifications.

Operators can adjust the network control mode according to the different cell reselection

policies.

Description

The following describes three network control modes in cell reselection concerning the

relations between the MS, network, and MR.

NC0: In this mode, the MS performs autonomous cell reselection without sending the MR to

the network.

NC1: In this mode, the MS performs autonomous cell reselection and sends the MR to the

network.

NC2: In this mode, the network controls the cell reselection and the MS sends the MR to the

network. In this case, the MS does not perform autonomous cell reselection.

This feature supports both NC0 and NC1.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.8 GBFD-119108 Network Operation Mode Support

Availability


Summary

This feature supports Network Operation Mode II and Network Operation Mode III specified

in the GSM specifications.




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Benefits



services.

This feature supports Network Operation Mode II and Network Operation Mode III

specified in the GSM specifications. In this way, operators can adjust the network

operation mode according to different networking modes and paging policies.

Description

The GSM specifications define three network operation modes according to the paging mode

adopted for CS and GPRS services: Network Operation Mode I, Network Operation Mode II,

and Network Operation Mode III.

Network Operation Mode I:

The BSS sends the CS paging message and the PS paging message to the GPRS-attached MS

on the PCH of the CCCH or the PPCH of the PCCCH. In this case, the MS listens to only the

PCH or the PPCH. If the PDCH is allocated to the MS, then the BSS sends a CS paging

message to the MS on this channel provided that the Gs interface is used and the paging

coordination function is enabled.

Network Operation Mode II:

The BSS sends the CS paging message and the PS paging message to the GPRS-attached MS

on the PCH of the CCCH. In this case, the MS listens to only the PCH of the CCCH and the

paging coordination function is not required.

Network Operation Mode III:

The BSS sends a CS paging message to the GPRS-attached MS on the PCH of the CCCH. If a

PPCH is configured in a cell, the PS paging message is sent on this channel. Otherwise, the

PS paging message is sent on the PCH of the CCCH. If a PPCH is configured in a cell, the

MS should listen to the CS paging channel and PS paging channel simultaneously. In this case,

the paging coordination function is not required.

Network Operation Mode

CS Paging Message

GPRS Paging Message

Paging Coordination

Ⅰ PPCH PPCH Required

PCH PCH

PACCH Not used

Ⅱ PCH PCH Not required

Ⅲ PCH PPCH Not required

PCH PCH

The network operation mode is sent to the MS through the system information. In addition,

the network operation modes should be consistent in a routing area (RA).




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Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.9 GBFD-119109 QoS (Best Effort)

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the quality of service (QoS) (Best Effort) specified in the GSM

specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature allocates more resources to the MS, and improves the packet throughput of

the MS, thus meeting the requirements of the QoS.

Description

The Quality of Service (QoS) of the GPRS network contains the following specifications:

priority, delay level, reliability level, peak throughput level, average throughput level, and

guaranteed bit rate. Each specification can be further divided into multiple levels. These

specifications are end-to-end requirements of the entire packet data transfer. The

specifications involve the radio resources, frame relay link resources on the Gb interface or IP

transmission resource, transmission bandwidth of the GPRS backbone network, and

processing capability of different GPRS devices.




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Huawei BSC6000 allocates more resources to the MS with best effort QoS. In addition, the

BSC6000 adopts the polling scheduling mode to balance the bandwidth for multiple MSs that

are multiplexed on a packet channel.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.10 GBFD-119110 Access

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the packet access specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature supports the packet access initiated by the MS that is specified in the GSM

specifications.

Description

The RLC/MAC layer of an MS initiates a packet access if the MS needs to transmit data. The

packet access of an MS has the following types: short access, one phase access, two phase

access, and single block access without TBF establishment.

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If less than eight RLC blocks are transmitted, the channel request type of the MS is short

access. The number of blocks should be calculated on the basis of CS-1. If more than

eight RLC blocks are transmitted and the requested RLC mode is the acknowledged

mode, the channel request type of the MS should be one phase access or two phase

access. If the data to be sent is an MR, then the channel request type of the MS should be

single block access without TBF establishment. The following channel request types are

also defined: paging response, cell update, and mobility management. These channel

request types are generally processed in one phase access or two phase access manner.

Access procedure

Short access and one phase access: Radio resources such as TFI and USF are allocated to

the MS after the BSS receives a Packet Channel Request message.

Two phase access: A radio block is allocated to the MS after the BSS receives a Packet

Channel Request message. The MS sends a Packet Resource Request message on the

allocated radio block to request resources. Upon reception of this message, the BSS

allocates resources such as TFI and USF to the MS. Then, the MS sends data on the

allocated resources.

The Packet Channel Request message is an 8-bit or 11-bit access burst, which carries a

small amount of information. The Packet Resource Request message, however, is an

RLC/MAC signaling packet in CS-1 coding scheme. Thus, the two phase access can

carry relatively more information (including the TLLI, multislot capability of the MS,

and radio priority). This helps allocate appropriate resources to the MS.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.11 GBFD-119111 Assignment

Availability





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Summary

This feature supports the packet assignment procedure specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature supports the PS services initiated by the network or MS.

Description

The packet assignment is a process for allocating packet radio resources to the MS and

establishing TBF. Huawei BSS supports the uplink or downlink assignment on the CCCH or

PACCH.

Uplink assignment on the CCCH:

When the MS in packet idle mode (no TBF available) initiates an uplink access, the BSS

allocates resources to the MS to establish an uplink TBF after receiving a Packet Channel

Request message (one phase access) or a Packet Resource Request (two phase access) on the

CCCH.

Uplink assignment on the PACCH:

When the MS is in downlink packet transfer mode, it sends a DOWNLINK ACK message

containing the uplink channel request to request the establishment of the TBF. Upon reception

of this message, the BSS allocates resources to the MS to establish an uplink TBF.

Downlink assignment on the CCCH:

When the MS is in packet idle mode (no TBF available), the BSS allocates resources to the

MS on the CCCH to establish the downlink TBF after receiving an LLC PDU that is sent

from the SGSN to the MS.

Downlink assignment on the PACCH:

When the MS is in uplink packet transfer mode (uplink TBF available), the BSS allocates

resources to the MS on the PACCH to establish the downlink TBF after receiving an LLC

PDU that is sent from the SGSN to the MS.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.






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GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.12 GBFD-119112 PS Paging

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the GPRS PS paging procedure specified in the GSM specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature supports the basic GPRS PS paging procedure, which can establish a packet

call initiated by the network.

Description

When the downlink data is sent to the MS, the SGSN needs to initiate a PS paging procedure

to accurately locate the MS.

The SGSN sends a paging request message to the BSC on the Gb interface. Then, the BSC

converts this message into the Packet Paging Request message and sends it to the MS. If the

PCCCH is available in the BSC, this message is sent on the PPCH; if the PCCCH is not

available in the BSC, this message is sent on the PCH.

Upon reception of the Packet Paging Request message, the MS initiates the procedure for

establishing an uplink TBF. Then, the MS sends the paging response packet in data form to

the BSC on the Um interface and the BSC forwards it to the SGSN. After the SGSN receives

the paging response packet, the downlink data is transmitted provided that the paging

response packet is processed.

PS paging on the CCCH

In Network Operation Mode II, the PS paging is sent on the CCCH.

In Network Operation Mode III, the PS paging is sent on the CCCH if the PCCCH is not

configured in the cell.

CS paging on the CCCH

In Network Operation Mode II or Network Operation Mode III, the CS paging is sent on

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This feature supports the paging in Network Operation Mode II and Network Operation Mode

III.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.13 GBFD-119113 Timing Advance Update

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the timing advance (TA) update procedure specified in the GSM

specifications.

Benefits



services.

This feature supports the basic TA update procedure to ensure that the MS can obtain the

correct TA and keep the continuity of the packet call.

The TA is a basis for the feature of the packet concentric cell handover.

Description

Huawei BSC6000 supports the continual TA update on the packet timing advanced control

channel (PTCCH). In the uplink or downlink assignment message, the BSC allocates TAI to

the MS to identify the PTCCH. The MS periodically sends a random access burst on the




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specified uplink PTCCH and the BSS obtains the TA from the burst and sends it to the MS on

the downlink PTCCH.

During the initial establishment of the TA, the BSS obtains the TA from the Packet Channel

Request message sent by the MS, and sends the Packet Uplink/Downlink Assignment

message containing the TA to the MS. The MS uses this TA until the continual timing advance

update procedure is complete and a new TA is obtained.

TA of packet downlink assignment: If no valid TA can be obtained through the downlink

assignment, the BSS sends the packet POLLING message and obtains the TA from the

random access burst that is used by the MS.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.14 GBFD-119115 Power Control

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the uplink open-loop power control procedure specified in the GSM

specifications.

Benefits



services.




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This feature supports the uplink open-loop power control procedure specified in the

GSM specifications.

Based on the adjustment of the parameter configuration, operators can reduce the MS

power consumption and interference in an efficient way, and thus improve the system

capacity.

Description

This feature improves the usage of frequencies, increases the system capacity, and reduces the

power consumption of the MS. Because there is no continuous bi-directional connection

during the transmission of packet data, the power control of the GPRS is more complex.

Huawei BSC6000 provides the uplink open-loop power control algorithm. The formula of the

algorithm complies with 3GPP TS 45.008.

The basic principle of the open-loop power control is to assume that the path loss in the

uplink is the same as the path loss in the downlink. Therefore, the MS can adjust the output

power based on the receive level.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.15 GBFD-119116 Uplink Flow Control

Availability


Summary

This feature is to effectively control the random access on the PRACH or the RACH by

prolonging the retransmission interval of the random accesses or prohibiting the access of the

MSs of a certain access class.




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Benefits



services.

This feature ensures the capacity of the BSC and the service quality on the basis of the

reasonable flow control of the random access on the PRACH or the RACH.

Description

If excessive MSs request GPRS resources within a cell or BSC at the same time, the GPRS

resources may be insufficient and the uplink may be congested.

The uplink flow control is used to control the service requests (including the response to

paging) that are initiated by the MS, and to delay the response to these service requests. The

control of uplink service requests is implemented through the control of the number of

random access requests on the PRACH/RACH. The delay of the response to the service

requests initiated by the MS is implemented through the queue indication procedure.

Decreasing the number of random access requests on the PRACH/RACH is implemented

through prolonging the random access retransmission interval or prohibiting the access of the

MSs of a certain class. Prolonging the retransmission interval of the random access may affect

the response speed and service quality of the system but it helps improve the capacity of the

system. Therefore, it is applicable to some suitable situations. Prohibiting the MSs of a certain

access class may affect the service quality of the system.

In addition, Huawei BSC6000 handles the overload in a policy from the service perspective

and the operation perspective. For different types of overloads, there are different handling

policies.

For example, for the overload of radio resources, the system reduces the load to be processed

on the basis of priorities by performing the following steps until the overload problem is

solved:

Delay the response to the access request with low QoS or reject the access request with

low QoS.

Release the TBF of the MS with low QoS.

Take turns to block the MSs of a certain class from accessing the network.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.







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GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.12.16 GBFD-119117 Downlink Flow Control

Availability


Summary

This feature supports the procedure for the flow control on the Gb interface.

Benefits



services.

On the basis of the flow control policy of the Gb interface and the parameter

configuration, this feature prevents frequent data loss caused by the congestion on the

Gb interface or the transmission interruption caused by insufficient flow.

This feature enhances the user experience and ensures the packet throughput of the BSS.

Description

Because the physical media and transmission protocols on the Gb interface are different from

those on the Um interface, the two interfaces have different data transmission rates. The data

rate on the Gb interface is greater than that on the Um interface. In addition, the data

transmission rate in the downlink on the Um interface is subject to various factors such as the

multislot capability of the MS, radio quality, and radio channels available in the cell. In

addition, the data transmission rate is unstable. Therefore, the flow control of downlink data is

required.

When the cell status is normal, the BSC initiates the flow control procedure. The BSC reports

the bucket size and rate of the cell according to the radio packet channels in the cell. In

addition, the BSC reports the bucket size and rate of the MS according to the resource

occupation of the MS. Based on the reported parameters, the SGSN adjusts the downlink data

rates of the cell and of each MS to implement the flow control.

The bucket of a cell refers to the maximum packet data storage space that is reserved for the

cell. The bucket varies according to the number of packet channels in the cell.

The bucket of an MS refers to the maximum packet data storage space that is reserved for the

MS. The bucket varies according to the number of channels that are allocated to the MS.

When the cell status is normal, the BSC initiates the flow control procedure. The BSC reports

the bucket size and rate of the cell according to the radio packet channels in the cell. In

addition, the BSC reports the bucket size and rate of the MS according to the resource




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occupation of the MS. Based on the reported parameters, the SGSN adjusts the downlink data

rate of the cell and of each MS to implement the flow control.

The bucket rate refers to the data transmission rate. The BSC can perform data flow control in

the downlink. It periodically reports the bucket sizes and rates of the current cell and of an

MS to the SGSN and adjusts the reported parameters based on the changes in cell packet

resources and in the resource occupation of the MS.

Downlink flow control involves downlink BVC flow control and downlink MS flow control:

Downlink BVC flow control:

The BSC reports the flow control parameters such as the maximum bucket size and the

leak rate of the BVC to the SGSN.

Downlink MS flow control:

The SGSN reports flow control parameters such as the maximum bucket size and the

leak rate of the MS to the SGSN.

Enhancement

None

Dependency



required.





GBFD-114101 GPRS

GBFD-114201 EGPRS


None

1.13 Antenna System Solution

1.13.1 MRFD-210601 Connection with TMA (Tower Mounted Amplifier)

Availability





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Summary

This feature provides a solution to the TMA connection. Huawei MBTS complies with the

AISG1.1 and AISG2.0 protocols.

Benefits

In the uplink coverage-limited network, the use of the TMA can improve the receiver

sensitivity, enlarge the cell radius, reduce the number of MBTSs, and save the cost.

Description

The TMA is used to amplify the uplink signals. It is an optional device for the antenna and

feeder system. The TMA can compensate the feeder loss caused by long feeders. Thus, the

uplink sensitivity is increased and the uplink coverage capability is improved.

Huawei MBTS supports the third-party TMA, including AISG TMA.

The MBTS supplies power to and controls the TMA. Huawei MBTS can provide 10 V to 13

V output voltage to the TMA. When a major alarm related to the TMA is reported, the system

automatically sets the attenuation value of the RX channel to 0. After the alarm is cleared, the

system automatically sets the attenuation value of the RX channel to the configured value.

In the case of the AISG TMA, the RET control signal, power, and RF signal are transmitted

through the feeder cable. Thus, operation and maintenance of the AISG TMA is easy. Smart

bias tee (SBT) provides power supply to the TMA and the RET control signal to the RCU

through the feeder cable.

Huawei provides dual TMAs. Each TMA consists of two TX/RX branches, and only one

TMA is required in each sector. Each TMA includes also a supervision and alarm unit in the

low noise amplifier (LNA). The functions of both branches are the same and the function of

one pair of branches is described as follows.

The RX channel of each branch consists of two RX filters and an LNA. The LNA can be

automatically bypassed when the DC is faulty. There is a bias tee in the BTS port of the TMA.

For the SMART TMA, this bias tee is called the smart bias tee. Bias tee can separate the DC

current from the RF signals and provide power supply to the LNA and the RET control signal

to the RCU. The TX channel includes a TX filter.




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Huawei MBTS supports two kinds of TMA with the gain of 24 dB and 12 dB.

Enhancement

1) GSM

The GBSS6.1 complies with the AISG1.1 protocol.

2) UMTS

The RAN5.0 supports STMA and complies with the AISG1.1 protocol.

The RAN6.1 supports STMA and complies with the AISG2.0 protocol.

Dependency


None




None


None

1.13.2 MRFD-210602 Remote Electrical Tilt

Availability


Summary

The feature provides a solution to remote adjustment of the antenna tilt. The user can adjust

the remote electrical tilt (RET) antenna tilt on the M2000 or LMT.

Benefits


The RET antennas in multiple sites can be remotely adjusted, thus the efficiency of

adjusting the antenna tilt is improved and the cost of network optimization is reduced.

The adjustment of the RET antenna is not affected by the weather.

It is easy to adjust the RET antenna of a site that is difficult to reach.

Description

The tilt of the RET antenna can be adjusted remotely.




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After an antenna is installed, the antenna tilt needs to be adjusted to optimize the network.

The antenna tilt can be remotely adjusted through the electrical control.

The phase shifter of the antenna can be controlled by the stepper motor outside the antenna.

You can adjust the antenna tilt when the system is powered on and monitor the tilt in real time.

Therefore, the precise remote adjustment of the antenna tilt can be achieved.

The following figure shows the operating principle of the RET antenna.

Figure 1-4 Working principle of the RET antenna

RCU

Phase shifter

Pulling bar

Radome

Control cable

(DC+ control signals)

Remote Control Unit (RCU) is the driving motor of the phase shifter of the RET antenna. The

RCU receives and executes the control commands from the MBTS to drive the stepper motor.

A pulling bar connects the stepper motor and the phase shifter. When the stepper motor is

triggered, the pulling bar moves and then the phase of the phase shifter changes through the

gears. In this situation, the phase of each element of the array antenna changes regularly. Then,

the direction of the main beam of the antenna changes accordingly. Thus, the antenna tilt is

adjusted.

The MBTS supplies the DC power to the stepper motor and communicates with it through the

AISG interface on the motor.

In the Huawei RET solution, the RET antenna can be controlled remotely or locally through a

command sent from the M2000 or LMT.

The MBTS modulates that command to the On-Off-Keying (OOK) signals. The RF module

transfers the DC power and the OOK signals to the STMA or the SBT through the feeder

cables. The STMA or the SBT demodulates the OOK signals to RS485 signals and then sends

the RS485 signals and part of the DC power to the RCU. No additional control cable is

required.

The Huawei RET solution supports the RET cascading control. Several cascading RET

antennas can be controlled by the signals coming from the same control cable. The cascading

solution helps save the cost of the SBTs.




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Antenna

MBTS

RC

U SBT

Antenna

RC

U

Sector 1

Antenna

RC

U

Sector 2 Sector 3

The Huawei RET solution supports the 2G/3G RET cascading control. The 3G RET antennas

can be cascaded with the 2G RET antennas. At the OMC of the 2G RET antenna, you can

control the tilt of the 3G RET antenna. Meanwhile, at the OMC of the 3G RET antenna, you

can control the tilt of the 2G RET antenna. The cascading helps save the cost of SBTs and

STMAs when the 2G and 3G RET antennas are installed in the same place.

3G/2G NodeB 2G/3G BTS

RC

U

SBT

Dual-band Antenna

RC

U 2G 3G




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Enhancement

1) GSM

None

2) UMTS

In RAN6.0, the 3G RET cascading control and 2G/3G RET cascading control are supported.

RAN6.1 complies with the AISG2.0 protocol.

Dependency


None


1) BTS

This feature is supported by the all types of BTSs except for the BTS3600C and BTS3002E.

2) Node B

None

3) MBTS

None


None


None

1.13.3 MRFD-210604 2-Way Antenna Receive Diversity

Availability

This feature is introduced in GBSS6.1 and RAN 2.0.

Summary

This feature is a technique for improving the receive performance of the uplink channels.

Benefits

This feature improves receiver sensitivity and uplink coverage, thus reducing the CAPEX.

Description

With this feature, the same signal is received by two antennas. Then the two ways of signals

on the two antennas are combined after being processed. Thus, the signal attenuation is

reduced.




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This feature enhances the RX capability of uplink channels. Huawei MBTS supports both

receive diversity and none receive diversity.

With this feature, the MBTS does not require additional devices and algorithms. Compared

with one-way none receive diversity, this feature requires twice the number of RX channels.

In typical scenarios, the receiver sensitivity can be improved by 2 to 3 dB.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




None


None

1.14 Synchronization Mechanism

1.14.1 MRFD-210501 BTS/NodeB Clock

Availability


Summary

The synchronization of the MBTS clock provides the basis for the frame synchronization. The

MBTS uses this feature to obtain the reference clock sources for the internal frame

synchronization. The MBTS supports three clock synchronization modes: synchronization

with the Iub/Abis clock, synchronization with the BITS clock, and synchronization with GPS

clock. In addition, the MBTS internal clock can work in free-run mode to temporarily provide

reference source.

Benefits

With this feature, the internal clock can be synchronized with the transmission network

without using the auxiliary equipment, thus saving the cost. In addition, the precision of the

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Description

In compliance with the 3GPP specifications, the frequency stability of the master clock of the

MBTS must be between –0.05 ppm and +0.05 ppm. The MBTS can work in multiple clock

synchronization modes to suit different clock topologies:

Synchronization with the Iub/Abis clock (default mode)

The clock source of the MBTS is synchronized with the line clock sources of its

upper-level NE such as the MBSC.

Synchronization with GPS

The GPS card is optional unless the MBTS uses a GPS clock as its clock source.

The clock signals are processed and synchronized as follows:

The GPS antenna and feeder system receives GPS signals at 1575.42 MHz, and then

transmits the signals to the GPS card. The system can trace up to eight (normally three or

four) satellites simultaneously. The GPS card processes the signals and transmits them to

the main clock module.

Synchronization with the BITS clock

The MBTS can synchronize its clocks with the 2 MHz clock signals from an external

reference clock. The reference clock can be a BITS clock or a 2 MHz clock from the

transmission equipment.

Through phase locking and frequency dividing, the main clock module converts the

clock signals into various clock signals required by the MBTS, for example, F_CLK,

CLK_4X, and BFN.

In addition to the preceding three synchronization modes, the MBTS internal clock can work

in free-run mode to keep the MBTS running.

The enhanced stratum 3 OCXO with a high precision works as the master clock of the MBTS.

The OCXO can guarantee the normal operation of the MBTS for up to 90 days.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None


1) BTS

The BTS3006C and BTS3002E do not support the GPS clock input.

2) NodeB

None

3) MBTS

None





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None


None

1.14.2 MRFD-210502 BSC/RNC Clock

Availability


Summary

With this feature, five types of clock sources are supported. Each clock source supports

functions such as 1+1 backup, management of the clock source, query of the clock status, and

maintenance of the link clock.

Benefits

This feature provides various clock input schemes for operators.

The clock source backup function prevents the primary clock faults from affecting services.

Description

MBSC clock provides reliable clock sources for the MBSC to meet the requirements of the

clock precision defined in the 3GPP specifications. Every type of clock source supports 1+1

backup.

The MBSC clock subsystem consists of the clock processing board GCUa/GCGa and the

clock processing unit in each subrack. The external reference clock signals are t ransmitted to

the GCUa/GCGa. After a phase lock on the GCUa/GCGa, the clock signals are changed to 8

KHz clock signals. The signals are then transmitted to the SCUa in the same subrack through

the backplane and to the SCUa in the EPS through clock signal cables. Then, the 8 KHz clock

signals on the SCUa are transmitted to other boards in the same subrack through the

backplane.

When the clock source is faulty, the MBSC reports the related alarms and starts the 1+1

backup scheme to ensure the normal operation of the system.

The MBSC clock sources are as follows:

Building integrated timing supply system (BITS)

Line clock extracted from the A/Iu or Abis/Iub interface

Global positioning system (GPS) satellite synchronization clock

8 KHz clock provided by an external device

Local oscillator clock

The MBSC provides the clock control setting functions, including management of the clock

source, query of the clock status, and maintenance of the line clock. The MBSC requires only

one clock source, and the clock source can work in automatic, manual, or self-oscillation

mode.

Automatic




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In automatic mode, you need not specify a clock source for the current clock. The system

automatically selects a clock source with the highest priority.

Manual

In manual mode, you need to manually specify a clock source for the current clock. The

system does not automatically switch to another clock source even if this clock source is

faulty.

Self-oscillation

The self-oscillation mode is the default clock working mode of the system.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


The GCGa should be configured if the GPS satellite synchronization clock is used.




None


None

1.15 Maintainability and Testing

1.15.1 GBFD-119301 Voice Fault Diagnosis

Availability


Summary

This feature enables the BSC to check for crosstalk on the network through software. When

crosstalk occurs during a call, the information about the call is recorded in the log, and the

corresponding alarm mechanism is triggered.

Benefits Based on the alarm information, a speech quality problem can be identified soon after it

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The information about the call during which crosstalk occurs is recorded in the log. The

recorded information helps to identify the problem, thus improving the maintenance

efficiency.

Description

Users are likely to complain if crosstalk frequently occurs on the network. Identifying a

crosstalk problem, however, can be difficult if the information related to the crosstalk is not

recorded in time.

With this feature enabled, a call is automatically monitored to check whether crosstalk occurs

during the call. If crosstalk occurs during the call, the information about the call, including the

calling number, called number, serving cell, occupied channel, and serving TRX, is recorded.

In this way, maintenance engineers can obtain the data that is crucial to problem identification

without simulating the conditions of the call.

This feature provides alarm mechanism specific to crosstalk. That is, the number of crosstalk

occurrences in a BSC is periodically recorded. When the number of crosstalk occurrences

exceeds a predefined threshold, an alarm is generated. The purpose of the alarm mechanism is

that a network quality problem can be identified and solved before users complain about it.

The crosstalk monitoring mechanism applies to only the following speech coding schemes:

FR, EFR, AMR_FR (excluding 12.2 kbit/s), and AMR_HR (excluding 6.7 kbit/s and 7.4

kbit/s). In addition, the crosstalk monitoring mechanism can only be used to detect the

crosstalk that is caused by faults inside the BSS. It cannot be used to detect the crosstalk that

is related to the Um interface or the MSC.

This feature is working with TDM transmission.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None


See the feature list.


This feature cannot be enabled together with any of the following features:

GBFD-117701 BSC Local Switch

GBFD-117702 BTS Local Switch

GBFD-115701 TFO

GBFD-115702 TrFO


None




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1.16 Documentation

1.16.1 MRFD-210701 Documentation

Availability


Summary

The feature describes the available documentation of the products.

Benefits

With this feature, the operators can obtain the product information and can perform

maintenance operations accordingly.

Description

The customer documentation includes the following documents:

MBSC documents

NodeB documents

BTS documents

The documentation covers the hardware description, installation, commissioning, operation,

and maintenance of the MBSC and MBTS.

The following table describes the documents:

Document Category Description

Product Description Describes the architecture, hardware configuration,

operation and maintenance, and technical specifications

of the product.

Hardware Description Describes the hardware of NEs, such as the cabinet,

board, and cable.

Installation Guide Describes the procedures for installing the cabinet,

boards, and cables.

Initial Configuration Guide Describes how to perform the initial configuration of

NEs.

Commissioning Guide Describes how to commission the NE to ensure that the

new NE can gain access to the BSS/RAN system.

LMT User Guide Describes the GUI, functions, and operations of the

LMT.

Site Maintenance Guide Describes the hardware maintenance items and the

component replacement procedures




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Document Category Description

Routine Maintenance Guide Describes the routine maintenance methods of the MBSC

and MBTS.

Reconfiguration Guide Describes the common tasks and methods of data

reconfiguration of the MBSC and MBTS.

Reference The reference documents are as follows:

− MML command reference: describes the

information about meanings, recommended values, and

default values of the parameters of each command.

− Alarm reference: describes the information about

meanings of the alarms and how to clear them.

− Performance counter reference: describes the

information about meanings and measurement points of

each counter.

The documents have the following characteristics:

Topic-oriented: Based on the DITA technology, the information is provided under

separate topics.

Powerful advanced search: The information can be searched according to products or

data types.

Enhancement

None

Dependency


None




The documentation CD-ROM is delivered with the product.


None




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2 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Full Name

3G 3 rd Generation Mobile Communication System

3GPP2 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2

8PSK 8 Phase Shift Keying

AAL ATM Adaptation Layer

AB Access Burst

AbisPC Abis interface Port Control

ACCH Associated Control CHannel

ACS Active Codec Set

AEC Acoustic Echo Cancellation

AFC Automatic Frequency Correction

AGCH Access Grant CHannel

AGT Agent

AICP A Interface Common Procedure

ALC Automatic Level Control

ALM Alarm

AMR Adaptive Multi Rate

AMRFS Adaptive Multi Rate Full Speed

AMRHS Adaptive Multi Rate Half Speed

ANR Automatic Noise Restraint

APM Advanced Power Module

APN Access Point Name

APP Application

APS Automatic Protection Switchback

ARP Address Resolution Protocol

ARQ Automatic ReQuest for retransmission




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ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATT Attach-Detach allowed

BA BCCH Allocation

BAM Back Administration Module

BBU Baseband Control Unit

BCCH Broadcast Control CHannel

BEP Bit Error Probability

BER Bit Error Rate

BFD Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

BG Border Gateway

BIU Base station Interface Unit

BKP Backplane Board

BM Basic Module

BMACT Basic Module Active Codec Type

BMRC BM Resource Control

BOM Bill Of Materials

BQ Bad Quality

BR Backward Reporting

BSC Base Station Controller

BSCOM BSC O&M

BSIC Base Station Identity Code

BSSAP Base Station Subsystem Application Part

BSSAP+ Base Station Subsystem Application Part Plus

BSSGP Base Station System GPRS Protocol

BTS Base Transceiver Station

BTSCP BTS Common Processing

BTSOM BTS O&M

BTSTRC BTS Transmission Resource Control

BVC BSSGP Virtual Connection

BVCI BSSGP Virtual Connection Identifier




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CACS Common Active Codec Set

CAPEX Capital expenditures

CBC Cell Broadcast Center

CBCH Cell Broadcast CHannel

CBE Cell Broadcast Entity

CBIP Cell Broadcast Interface Process

CBSC CDMA2000 Base Station Controller

CCB Call Control Block

CCCH Common Control Channel

CCU Channel Codec Unit

CDB Cell Broadcast Database

CDU Combining and Distribution Unit

CECCM CEll CCM process

CECHM CEll Channel Management

CEGPRS Cell GPRS Processing

CELP Code-Excited LPC

CESP Cell Service Process

CGI Cell Global Identifier

CHR Call History Record

CI Cell Identify

CI Cell Identity

CIC Circuit Identity Code

CIU Circuit Interface Unit

CM Configuration Manage

CMI Codec Mode Indication

CMR Codec Mode Request

CPRI Common Protocol Radio Interface

CPUX xpu CPU eXtended

CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check

CRDLC Call Radio Link Control




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Abbreviations

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CS Coding Scheme

CSD Circuit Switched Data

CV Countdown Value

CW Call Wait

DACS Distant Active Codec Set

DBAPI DataBase API

DBG Debug

DBMI DataBase Management Interface

DBUS Data-BUS

DCS 1800MHz Digital Cellular System 1800MHz

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Diffserv Differentiated Services

DOPRA Distributed Object-oriented Programmable Realtime Architecture

DPU Data Process Unit

DRFU Double Radio Filter Unit

DRX Discontinuous Reception

DSCP DiffServ Code Point

DSPC DSP for transCoder

DSPI DSP for Integrated

DSPOM DSP O&M

DSPOM_AGT DSP OM Agent

DSPP DSP for Pcu

DT Debug Terminal

DTAP Direct Transfer Application Part

DTCB Distance To Cell Board

DTM Dual Transfer Mode

DTM Dual Transfer Mode

DTMF Dual-Tone Multi-frequency

DTX Discontinuous Transmission

ECSD Enhanced Circuit Switched Data




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ECT Explicit Call Transfer

EDA Extended Dynamic Allocation

EFR Enhanced Full Rate

EFR Enhanced Full Rate

E-GSM Extended GSM-900 Band (includes Standard GSM-900 band)

EICC Enhanced Interference Counteract Combining

EML Extended Operation and Maintenance Link

EM-layer Element Management-layer

eMLPP enhanced Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emption service

EMR Enhanced Measurement Report

ES Errored Second

ESL Extend Signaling Link

ESR Errored Second Ratio

ETHERNET

OAM

ETHERNET OAM

ETRAU EGPRS TRAU

FACCH Fast Associated Control CHannel

FAI Final Ack Indicator

FBI Final Block Indicator

FCS Frame Check Sequence

FDR Frequency Domain Reflectometer

FE Fast Ethernet

FEC Forward Error Correction

FER Frame Erase Ratio

FER Frame Erase Ratio

FH Frequency Hopping

FIR Finite Input Response

Flex Abis Flex Abis

FM Forward Monitoring

FN Frame Number




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FR Frame Relay

FR Full Rate

FR AMR Full Rate AMR

FS Full Speed

FTP FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL

FTPS FTP Over SSL

FUC Frame Unit Controller

Gb Gb interface

GBSC GSM Base Station Controller

GBSS GSM Base Station Subsystems

GDPUC GDPU for transCoder

GDPUX GDPU for eXtensible use

GE Gigabit Ethernet

GEHUB GSM E1/T1 High level Data Link Control Unit for aBis

GEIUB GSM E1/T1 Interface Unit for aBis

GEPUG GSM E1/T1 Packet Unit for Gb

GFGUA GSM FE/GE electronic interface Unit for A

GFGUB GSM FE/GE electronic interface Unit for Abis

GFGUG GSM FE/GE electronic interface Unit for Gb

GGCU GSM General Clock Unit

GGOUA GSM GE optical interface Unit for A

GGOUB GSM GE optical interface Unit for Abis

GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (modulation)

GOMU GSM Operation and Maintenance Unit

GPRS General Packet Radio Service

GPS Global Position System

GRFU GSM Radio Frequency Unit

GRLM GPRS Radio Link Management

GRRM GPRS Radio Resource management

GSCU GSM Switching and Control Unit




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GSM-R Railways Global System for Mobile Communication

GSN Gigabyte System Network

GTMU GSM Timing and Main control Unit

GTNU GSM TDM switching Network Unit

GTRAU GPRS TRAU

GTRAUE GPRS TRAU Enhancement

GTRAUIP GPRS TRAU IP transmission

GUI Graphical User Interface

GXPUM GSM eXtensible Processing Unit for Main service

HDLC High-Level Data Link Control

HLR Home Location Register

HMC High Multislot Classes

HR Half Rate

HR AMR Half Rate AMR

HS Half Speed

HSCSD High Speed Circuit Switched Data

HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol

HubBTS Hub Base Transceiver Station

IACS Immediate Active Codec Set

IBCA Interference Based Channel Allocation

ICB Inner Combiner bypass

ICC Interference Rejection Combining

ICMP Internet Control Messages Protocol

IDC Instance Distribution Control

IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity

IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity

IP Internet Protocol

IR Incremental redundancy

ISI Inter-Symbol Interference

IWF Interworking Function




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KPI Key Performance Index

L3IF Layer-3 Interface

LA Link adaptation

LAC Location Area Code

LACS Local Active Codec Set

LAI Location Area Identity

LAN Local Area Network

LAPD Link Access Protocol on D channel

LLC Logic Link Control

LMT Local Maintenance Terminal

LRM Local Resource Management

M3UA MTP3 User Adaptation Layer

MA Mobile Allocation

MAC Medium Access Control

MACS Maximum number of Codes Modes in the Active Codec Set

MAIO Mobile Allocation Index Offset

MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme

MGW Media Gateway

MML Man-Machine Language

MNC Mobile Network Code

MOS Mean Opinion Scores

MPTY MultiParty

MR Measurement Report

MSC Main Switching Center

MSIC MS Instance Control

MSIP MS Instance Processing

MSISDN Mobile Station International ISDN Number

MTBF Mean Time Between Failures

MTLS Mapping and Transfer between LAPD entity and Service entity

MTP2 Message Transfer Part 2

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MTP3 Message Transfer Part 3

MTSS Mapping and Transfer between SCCP entity and Service entity

NACC Network Assisted Cell Change

NAT Network Address Translation

NCH Notification Channel

NLN Notification List Number

NM Network Management

NMS Network Management System

NRI Network Resource Identifier

NS Network Service

NSE Network Service Entity

NSEI Network Service Entity Identifier

NSS Network Subsystem

NSVC Network Service Virtual Connection

OACS Optimized Active Codec Set

OMC Operations & Maintenance Centre

OML Operation and Maintenance Link

OPEX Operating Expense

PACCH Packet Associated Control CHannel

PAGCH Packet Access Grant CHannel

PARC Platform of Advanced Radio Controller

Pb PCU-BSC interface link

PBCCH Packet Broadcast Control CHannel

PBGT Power Budget Handover

PBIP Pb Interface Processing

PBT Power Boost Technology

PCCCH Packet Common Control CHannel

PCH Paging CHannel

PCM Pulse Code Modulation

PCS 1900MHz Personal Communications Service 1900MHz




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PCU Packet Control Unit

PDCH Packet Data CHannel

PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

PDTCH Packet Data Traffic CHannel

PDU Power Distribution Unit

PGC Paging Control

P-GSM Primary GSM-900 Band

PIU Packet Interface Unit

PLMN Public Land Mobile Network

PMU Power Management Unit

PoC Push to Talk over Cellular

PPCH Packet Paging CHannel

PQ Priority Queue

PRACH Packet Random Access CHannel

PS Packet Switch Domain

PSI Packet SI Status

PSU Power Supply Unit

PT Payload Type

PTCCH Packet Timing Advanced Control CHannel

P-TMSI Packet-Temporary Mobile Station Identity

PTP Point-To-Point

PTRAU Packet Transcoder/Rate Adaptor Unit

PTT Push-To-Talk

PTU Packet Transmission Unit

PVC Permanent Virtual Connection

QoS Quality of Service

QTRU Quadruple Transmission Receiver Unit

RACH Random Access CHannel

RC Resource control & Common procedure

RFC Request for Comments




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RFU Radio Frequency Unit

RIM Reference Information Manager

RLC Radio Link Control

RNC WCDMA Radio Network Controller

RPE-LTP Regular Pulse Excitation-Long Term Prediction

RQI Radio Quality Indicator

RR Radio Resources

RRBP Relative Reserved Block Period

RSL Radio Signaling Link

RTCP Real-time Transport Control Protocol

RTP Real-time Transport Protocol

RX Reception

SACCH Slow Associated Control CHannel

SAIC Single Antenna Interference Cancellation

SAPI Service Access Point Identifier

SCCP Signaling Connection Control Part

SCH Synchronization CHannel

SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol

SCU Switch Control Unit

SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

SESR Severely Errored Second Ratio

SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node

SID Silence Descriptor

SIGTRAN Signaling Transport

SMC Short Message Centre

SMLC Serving Mobile Location Center

SMS Short Message Service

SMSCB Short Message Service Cell Broadcast

SONET Synchronous Optical Network

SP Service Provider

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SPHY Single PHY

SSL Security Socket Layer

STP Signaling Transfer Point

TA Timing Advanced

TBF Temporary Block Flow

TC TransCoder

TCEC The TRAN Circuit Emulation Card

TCH Traffic CHannel

TCHF Traffic CHannel Full rate

TCP/IP Transfer Control Protocol /Internet Protocol

TD-SCDMA Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access

TEI Terminal Endpoint Identifier

TFI Temporary Block Flow Identifier

TFO Tandem Free Operation

TGPU TRAN GBTS Package Process Unit

THP Traffic handle Priority

TLLI Temporary link level identity

TLS Transport Layer Security

TMN Telecommunication Management Network

TMSI Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identifier

TMU Timing/transmission and Management Unit

TNU TDM switching Network Unit

TOP TDM Over Packet

TPEC The TRAN Packet over E1/T1 Card

TRAU Transcoder & Rate Adaptation Unit

TRAUE TRAU Enhancement

TRAUIP TRAU IP transmission

TRC Trace

TrFO Transcoder Free Operation

TRM Transport Resource Management




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Abbreviations

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TRU Transmission Receiver Unit

TRX Transceiver

TSU TDM Switching network Unit

TSYN TRAU Synchronization Unit

UDP User Datagram Protocol

UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

UOIP User traffic Data Over IP

UOP User Traffic Data Over Packet

USCU Universal Satellite card and Clock Unit

USF Uplink Status Flag

VAD Voice Activity Detector

VBS Voice Broadcast Service

VGCS Voice Group Call Service

VISP Versatile IP and Secure Platform

VLAN Virtual LAN

VLR Visitor Location Register

VoIP Voice over IP

VPN Virtual Private Network

VQI Voice Quality Index

WAN Wide Area Network

WBBP WCDMA Baseband Processing unit

WCDMA Wideband CDMA

WFQ Weighted Fair Queuing

WMPT WCDMA Main Processing Transmission unit

WRED Weighted Random Early Detection

WRR Weighted Round Robin

XPUX XPU eXtended

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