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WCDMA RAN, Rel. RU40, Operating Documentation, Issue 06 Commissioning Flexi Lite BTS WCDMA DN09146807 Issue 01B Approval Date 2014-01-31

Commissioning Flexi Lite BTS WCDMA

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Table of Contents This document has 89 pages

Summary of changes..................................................................... 8

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1 1.1 1.2

Introduction.................................................................................... 9 About WCDMA BTS site commissioning....................................... 9 Introduction to WCDMA BTS site commissioning.......................... 9

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Installing BTS Site Manager.........................................................14

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Launching BTS Site Manager...................................................... 17

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Monitoring Autoconfiguration and Autoconnection.......................24

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Updating BTS Site Software........................................................ 27

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Manual Commissioning................................................................30 Starting Manual Commissioning.................................................. 30 Defining Site Properties............................................................... 31 Defining Physical Layer Configuration......................................... 35 Defining Ethernet Switching......................................................... 37 Defining Quality of Service Settings.............................................38 Defining IP Interfaces...................................................................39 Defining Iub IP Settings................................................................43 Defining Timing over Packet Settings.......................................... 45 Defining Application Addresses Settings..................................... 46 Defining Synchronization Settings............................................... 47 Defining BTS Routing...................................................................48 Defining IP Filtering......................................................................50 Defining BTS Settings.................................................................. 52 Defining Module Settings............................................................. 55 Defining Automatic License Distribution Settings.........................56 Defining Local Cell Resources..................................................... 58 Defining Local Cell Settings......................................................... 60 Defining WCDMA Carrier Candidates and Local Cell Groups..... 61 Defining HSDPA Settings............................................................. 64 Defining HSDPA Throughput Settings..........................................66 Defining HSUPA Settings............................................................. 67 Defining HSPA Quality of Service Settings.................................. 68 Defining Antenna Line Settings....................................................70 Defining System Module External Fault and Control Settings..... 71 Sending Parameters to BTS Site................................................. 72 Defining Additional Site Settings.................................................. 73 Saving Commissioning Report.....................................................75

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Performing Template Commissioning.......................................... 77

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Performing Planned Commissioning............................................79

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Performing Reconfiguration Commissioning................................81

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Defining BTS Output Power Test................................................. 83

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BTS Commissioning Troubleshooting.......................................... 86

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Appendix A: Local Cell Group Settings........................................ 87 Defining Local Cell Groups.......................................................... 87

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Appendix B: Flexi License Management Details..........................88 General........................................................................................ 88 License Free Period..................................................................... 88 License Keys available for the WCDMA Flexi Lite BTS............... 88 The following License Keys are available for the Flexi BTS........ 88

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Commissioning overview....................................................................10

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Welcome page....................................................................................15

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Task Selection view............................................................................ 18

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Login screen view...............................................................................19

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Update Software screen view.............................................................20

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Self-signed certificate screen view..................................................... 20

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Certificate validation fails screen view................................................21

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Cannot verify certificate screen view.................................................. 22

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Successful connection screen view....................................................23

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BTS Site Manager main view ............................................................ 23

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Autoconfiguration dialog box.............................................................. 24

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Autoconfiguration completed dialog box.............................................25

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Autoconnection Registration dialog box............................................. 25

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Update SW to BTS Site dialog box.....................................................28

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Commissioning - Introduction page with Manual option selected.......31

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Site Properties page........................................................................... 32

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IP Addresses via DHCP dialog box.................................................... 33

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NTP Servers dialog box......................................................................34

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Security configuration......................................................................... 34

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Commissioning - Physical Layer Configuration page......................... 36

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Commissioning - Ethernet Switching page.........................................37

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Quality of Service page...................................................................... 39

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IP Interfaces - Settings page.............................................................. 40

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IP Interfaces - Transport Ethernet interface page...............................41

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IP interfaces - Creating new VLAN.....................................................42

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IP interfaces - BFD sessions settings.................................................43

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Iub IP settings page............................................................................44

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Timing over Packet settings page.......................................................45

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Commissioning - Application Addresses page................................... 46

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Commissioning - Synchronization Settings page............................... 48

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BTS Routing page.............................................................................. 49

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Commissioning - IP Filtering page......................................................50

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Commissioning - IP Filtering - New Rule page...................................51

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Commissioning - BTS Settings page..................................................53

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Passive Units dialog box.................................................................... 54

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Commissioning - Module Settings page............................................. 55

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Automatic License Distribution Settings page.................................... 57

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Commissioning - Local Cell Resources page.....................................58

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Local Cell Settings page.....................................................................60

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WCDMA Carrier Candidates and Local Cell Group Settings page.....62

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Commissioning - HSDPA Settings page.............................................65

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Commissioning - HSDPA Throughput Settings page......................... 66

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Commissioning - HSUPA Settings page.............................................67

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HSPA Quality of Service Settings page.............................................. 69

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Commissioning - Antenna Line Settings page....................................70

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Commissioning - System Module System Module External Fault and Control Settings.................................................................................. 71

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Send Parameters page.......................................................................72

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Additional Site Settings page..............................................................74

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Certificate management settings page............................................... 75

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Commissioning - Introduction page with Template option selected....77

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Commissioning - Introduction page with Planned option selected..... 79

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Commissioning - Introduction page with Reconfiguration option selected.............................................................................................. 81

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Enter BTS Tests dialog box................................................................ 83

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BTS Test Models dialog box............................................................... 84

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List of Tables

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System HW and SW requirements for BTS Site Manager................. 14

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License Keys available for the Flexi BTS........................................... 88

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Summary of changes Changes between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document issue contains all changes made to previous issues. Note that the issue numbering system is changing. For more information, see Guide to WCDMA RAN and I-HSPA Documentation.

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Note that this version of the document is applicable to RU30 Flexi Lite BTS.

Changes between issues 01A (2013-11-25, RU40) and 01B (2014-0131, RU40) •

Defining Site Properties Information on IP addresses updated.

Changes between issues 01 (2013-08-28, RU40) and 01A (2013-11-25, RU40) • • • • •

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Installing BTS Site Manager System HW and SW requirements updated Launching BTS Site Manager Note on time and date settings added. Defining Physical Layer Configuration Options “Power is use” and “Flush MAC switch table on LOS” added. Defining Quality of Service Settings Fields “VLAN Mapping in Use” and “VLAN Id” removed. Defining BTS Routing Preference and BFD sessions options removed. Step Define the Route reinstallation delay removed. Defining BTS Settings BTS ID option added. Defining Automatic License Distribution Settings Enable SW monitoring option updated. Antenna line supervision in use and RX signal level monitoring in use options added. Defining WCDMA Carrier Candidates and Local Cell Groups Parallel Interference Cancellation (PIC) option added.

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Introduction

1 Introduction 1.1 About WCDMA BTS site commissioning This document describes how to commission Flexi Lite WCDMA BTS sites using the Commissioning wizard in the BTS Site Manager software. This document provides instructions on how to proceed with manual commissioning when there is no commissioning file available, for template commissioning and planned commissioning with a commissioning file, and for reconfiguration of the already commissioned site. In addition there are chapters describing testing of the site after commissioning. Nokia Siemens Networks recommends that the user has the relevant knowledge of base station systems and equipment. Pay careful attention to all warnings and cautions. These instructions are based on the assumption that the user knows how to use basic computer software. At least the following actions are needed: installing SW, uninstalling SW and changing the IP address in the PC.

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NOTICE: Only properly trained and authorised personnel may perform installation, commissioning, or maintenance operations on any Nokia Siemens Networks base transceiver station (BTS). Screenshots included are representations and should be considered as examples only. The current release of the BTS Site Manager software may differ slightly from the shots depicted. Also, different BTS configurations reflect the views in the Commissioning wizard accordingly.

1.2 Introduction to WCDMA BTS site commissioning Generic commissioning tasks Commissioning is a sequence of tasks, such as visual checks and inspections, parameter and SW configurations, tests and reporting, to ensure that the stand-alone equipment in question has been properly installed, has no faulty modules and is ready for integration. The generic commissioning steps can be seen in the following Commissioning overview figure. The details of each step depend on the equipment and version in question and can be found in the relevant documentation.

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The autoconnection procedure starts automatically when the BTS is starting up and initializes transport connections to the upper network elements. During the autoconnection procedure, the transport part for online changes is disabled. Autoconnection procedure is stopped when a full configuration file is sent to the BTS and activated More information on the autoconnection and autoconfiguration issues can be found in Monitoring autoconfiguration and autoconnection chapter and in the WCDMA RAN rel. RU20 feature descriptions document.

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Commissioning overview

To get all the BTS capacity and features in use, required licenses need to be downloaded to the BTS from Nokia Siemens Networks NetAct™. For more information on licenses, see the License Management document.

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Visual checks and inspection The first part of the visual check is done before powering on the BTS site at the power system. When all is proven to be OK, the 'Power on' check is done and the LED status is verified. The equipment is checked visually to see that there are no fatal installation errors, which might lead to equipment damage during the power on. The following items are checked: • • • • •

the grounding power cabling and supply voltage other cables and fibres LED status during power up TX/RX/antenna connector torque check

Local SW download This step contains all the actions required to update and/or download SW to the equipment or to the PC for managing the equipment at the site. The exact order in the step sequence is equipment-specific and thus might take place after some self tests.

Parameter setup This contains all the actions required to set up the parameters for commissioning and for integration. Parameters might include software parameters fed in manually or as a file. The equipment specific product documentation describes the details. Some of the parameters need to be given during the test step. Note that when a parameter is not mentioned in a commissioning instruction, the parameter should be left at its default value even though it might be possible to change it.

Commissioning tests This contains the key tests that need to be carried out to ensure the basic functionality of the equipment in question. Some of the tests are activated automatically, some of them are run as a part of the Commissioning wizard and some might need to be activated separately. Some of the tests are optional and are run for diagnostic purposes if there is a reason to suspect the functionality. Typical tests and measurements: • • • •

external alarm and control tests site tests site support system alarms shown at the BTS RF max power measurement (optional test)

Some of the functional tests need more parameters than are available during the commissioning and thus can be run only after the network element has been integrated and it is able to get the rest of the parameters from the RNC.

Troubleshooting The purpose of troubleshooting is to rectify the problems found by analysing the test results and perhaps running some further tests to identify the cause of the problem. Information about troubleshooting hints and optional tests can be found in the equipment specific documentation. To avoid double work, it is essential to be aware of the current

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known problems. The Technical Notes (TN), List of Generic Faults and maintenance packages need to be studied from time to time for latest information about known problems and work-around solutions. Based on the experience and HW repair statistics about the cause of the faults one major group is 'no fault found'. To minimize unnecessary shipping, spare waiting and 'no fault found' reports, it is essential to double-check the suspected module one more time before sending it to repair. Once the module is suspected and the replacement seems to rectify the problem, the original suspected module needs to be tried once more. In many cases the actual reason which rectified the problem is power off/on-reset or plug off/push in reset. When the module is really suspected or proven faulty, the appropriate error report attached with possible log or test report files is filled. The following information needs to be clearly available in the report: • • • • • • • •

site and equipment identification Flexi Lite BTS identification based on which test the Flexi Lite BTS was suspected faulty what parameters were used what other tests failed what was the error/fault message/alarm number what was the used SW version responsible engineer (report filled by) and contact info

In case of module replacement the site inventory need to be updated.

Bar code reading and site inventory To be able to trace a given module based on the serial number or the version number, it is important to collect and keep the information about the module version and serial numbers up to date. The most advanced modules and their SW versions support the electronic serial and version number detection and recording. Some less advanced and passive modules do not necessarily have this feature and those modules need to be scanned. Most of the modules installed on the BTS have a set of extra serial and version number labels, which must be attached to the BTS cabinet door or in the inventory form in the site folder during the installation. During the bar code reading also these labels need to be scanned. More information on the bar code reading is available in the Nokia Siemens Networks NetAct™ documentation Using Bar Code Scanner and Using Asset Manager documents.

Reporting The most important part of the commissioning is the reporting. Without relevant reports the equipment can be considered not commissioned. The purpose of reporting is to keep track of the latest status of the equipment and the work done. Some new equipment supports features where the reports are automatically updated to the main database in the NetAct™ system, some need a few manual steps, and some reports need to be saved/printed manually. Typical reports are: •

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commissioning report produced by the Commissioning wizard of WCDMA BTS Site Manager

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snapshot file saved by WCDMA BTS Site Manager site inventory report delivery reclamation for missing items failure report for Flexi Lite BTS failure report for each new problem site deficiency report for outstanding problems site progress report

Some of the reports might be used as a technical appendix for a site acceptance document.

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2 Installing BTS Site Manager Purpose Follow these instructions to install BTS Site Manager software to your PC. Before you start You should be familiar with installing software to your PC and managing files in it. To set up and install the BTS Site Manager, you need to have an Internet connection available to download the BTS Site Manager installation file from Nokia Online Services (NOLS). The installation file can also be delivered on a removable media (CD-ROM, for example). Note that you will need administrator rights on your operating system in order to begin the installation. Check that your computer meets the system requirements listed in the following table. Table 1

System HW and SW requirements for BTS Site Manager

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Minimum: 1 GHz Recommended: 1.7 GHz

Memory

Minimum: 512 MB Recommended: 1 GB

Hard disk space

260 MB

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10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet card Communication cable(10baseT Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector)

Display

Recommended minimum resolution 1024x768 with 16 bit colours

Pointing device

Mouse, touch pad, track ball or equivalent with 2 click buttons

CD-ROM drive (for installation)

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Printer

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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Windows Server 2003/2008 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6 ES GNOME desktop

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Download the BTS Site Manager installation file. Save the file on your PC.

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If you have BTS Site Manager running on your PC, close it before starting the installation.

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Double-click the file to start the installation. The following page opens. Figure 2

Welcome page

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Click Next, read and accept the terms of the licence agreement.

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Click Next. Define the location where to install the BTS Site Manager. If you have earlier versions of the BTS Site Manager on your PC, you need to remove the installed versions before you can change the location. It is not required to remove earlier versions of the BTS Site Manager when a new version is installed. The correct BTS Site Manager version is selected automatically when the connection to the BTS is established. If the installation of the BTS Manager is unsuccessful, use the Clean Installation option to remove all BTS Site Manager versions from your PC and start the installation again.

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Click Next and inspect the summary information for the installation procedure.

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Click Next. The BTS Site Manager installer installs the software to the specified location.

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Click Finish. The BTS Site Manager installer closes and you can use the BTS Site Manager (see Launching BTS Site Manager).

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3 Launching BTS Site Manager Before you start Make sure the following conditions are fulfilled: •

If the PC is connected to the Flexi Lite BTS LMP port, specify your PC's network settings to match the following settings: – –

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IP address: 192.168.255.130 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0.

If you want to establish a connection to the BTS site locally, connect the PC to the LMP port on the Flexi Lite BTS using a twisted pair Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector. In a remote connection, the connection is established via DCN network. Check if actEthernetSec parameter allows local connection.

Note that one BTS can connect with only one BTS Site Manager at the same time. It is not advised to change Windows Date and Time settings after launching BTS Site Manager or establishing a connection to BTS. Date and Time change might lead to BTS Site Manager and a BTS crash.

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Start BTS Site Manager by clicking the icon on your desktop. The Task Selection view opens.

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Task Selection view

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If you want to establish a local connection, select the Local option from the IP Address list.

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If you want to establish a remote connection, define the IP address of the remote BTS.

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A remote connection works in an Management Plane address. It is not possible to establish a remote connection via BTS IP.

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Enter the User name and Password. The default user name is Nemuadmin and the default password nemuuser.

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Login screen view

Using web interface, local user account information can be reset to factory defaults (Nemuadmin/nemuuser) via local connection. 5

Click Connect. The progress of the operation is displayed in the Task Selection view. If multiple versions of BTS Site Manager are installed on the PC, the appropriate BTS Site Manager version is selected automatically. If the BTS Software is incompatible with the BTS Site Manager, the upgrade of the BTS Software is required. Otherwise a compatible version of BTS Site Manager needs to be installed.

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Update Software screen view

If you receive a message with the text “Incompatible software version”, click the “Update SW” button in order to proceed with the software update. Note that the update installation package and new installation package will be saved in different locations. The update installation package will be saved in the same folder with the existing BTS Site Manager. Figure 6

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Self-signed certificate screen view

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If you receive a message with the text “The BTS certificate is self-signed. Do you want to accept the connection?”, click the Accept button in order to proceed. Figure 7

Certificate validation fails screen view

If you receive a message with the text “Certificate validation fails. Do you want to accept the connection?”, click the Accept button in order to proceed.

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Cannot verify certificate screen view

If you receive a message with the text “Cannot verify CA certificate. Do you want to accept the CA certificate offered by the BTS?”, click the Accept button in order to proceed.

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Successful connection screen view

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BTS Site Manager main view

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4 Monitoring Autoconfiguration and Autoconnection Purpose Autoconnection is a feature which enables the automated connection of the new or uncommissioned BTS to a server in the network through which commissioning may be automatically performed. The automated connection means the automatic establishment of IP connectivity over which IP based registration messages can be sent. Using the location information of the newly installed BTS, OMS server can correlate the BTS with the required logical configuration. The benefit for the operator is a cheaper and quicker network rollout. After installation the automatic establishment of a connection allows the commissioning to be completed remotely without the need for a commissioner to visit the site.

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For detailed description of the BTS Autoconnection (RAN1298) and BTS Autoconfiguration (RAN1299) features, see WCDMA RAN, rel. RU20, Feature Descriptions document. Figure 11

Autoconfiguration dialog box

The dialog shown above is displayed automatically when connection is created to an uncommissioned BTS. Before you start BTS must be uncommissioned for the autoconnection and autoconfiguration to start.

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Observe the autoconnection phases. These phases consist of IP connectivity establishment, DHCP server connection and connections to dedicated and final O&M mediators. When the process is completed, the Autoconfiguration dialog box can be closed. Figure 12

Autoconfiguration completed dialog box

If autoconnection fails the Autoconnection Registration dialog is opened. Figure 13

Autoconnection Registration dialog box

Here the autoconnection site ID needs to be provided so that the BTS is identifiable to the upper network element and the autoconnection process can continue.

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Autoconfiguration and Autoconnection dialog boxes can be also accessed manually from Configuration menu in the BTS Site Manager main window. However, they still open only if the site is uncommissioned. 2

Observe the autoconfiguration phases. These phases consist of SW download, SW activation and reset, configuration file download and configuration file activation and reset phases. All are fully automated and no manual intervention is required. Autoconfiguration can be disabled by clicking the Disable button if for example the site needs to be commissioned manually. Also if autoconfiguration is not used at all you can close the dialog by clicking the Close button. Clicking the Enable button enables the autoconfiguration.

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Updating BTS Site Software

5 Updating BTS Site Software Purpose The software for the transmission sub-module is included in the software package for the BTS site and cannot be upgraded separately. Software upgrade can either be performed manually for each BTS using BTS Site Manager, or automatically via the Network Management System (NetAct). Updating the Flexi Lite BTS software is optional. It should be performed only if the BTS does not have the required software version. In the Update SW to BTS Site dialog box you can update new software to the BTS site. This procedure does not download those application files existing in the Flexi Lite WCDMA BTS or Flexi Transport sub-module that have the same version information. You can view the current SW versions in the Site Information dialog box by choosing the Software → SW Versions menu item.

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If the BTS site has a connection to Nokia Siemens Networks NetAct™, the NetAct will manage the BTS site SW (that is, checks the SW version and, if it is different than the SW in the NetAct database, downloads new SW in the BTS site). Please note that in order to perform update of BTS Site Software, port 13062 must be opened to use on the PC connected to the BTS.

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Launch BTS Site Manager.

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Choose the Software → Update SW to BTS Site menu item. The Update SW to BTS Site dialog box opens.

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Update SW to BTS Site dialog box

Click the Select File button to locate the master file containing the new software. The Select Build Descriptor dialog box opens. Locate and select the master file (TargetBD.xml or SW package zip file), and click the Open button. If you select the zip file, the files will be decompressed when you click Open. The new SW version is displayed in the Update SW to BTS Site dialog box.

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Select the Activate SW After Update check box to enable the activation of the new software in accordance with SW updating. Note that if you do not want to activate the new software at the same time with downloading it, you can leave the option unchecked, and the SW is downloaded to the BTS site in the background only. To activate the SW later with the Activate SW After Update option selected, you have to perform the SW update again.

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Click the Update button. The Update button is enabled if a valid master file has been selected.

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SW download takes about 20 minutes. The time depends on the number of items to be downloaded and the bandwidth of the DCN connection, for example. The Update Progress steps show the transfer status. Wait for the SW update to be completed. If the Activate SW After Update check box was selected, the SW will be activated and the site will be reset. If you want to stop the SW update, click the Stop button. If the SW download fails, update the software again. 6

If you want to view information on the SW download, click the View Report button. The Software Update Report dialog box opens.

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6 Manual Commissioning 6.1 Starting Manual Commissioning Purpose If no commissioning file is available, Flexi Lite WCDMA BTS site has to be commissioned manually. The Flexi Lite WCDMA BTS is commissioned with the Commissioning wizard in BTS Site Manager. Commissioning can be started when the modules are in 'Initialised' state. The wizard features Back, Next, Cancel and Help buttons for navigating. The Next button confirms the entered parameters and brings up the following page in each commissioning line. The Back button reverses to the previous page in the wizard. The Cancel button cancels all the entered parameters and closes the wizard. The Help button displays a context sensitive help topic for each page.

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At the moment the Commissioning wizard supports English alphabet only. Please remember this when entering text in the parameter fields. You need to fill in the fields displayed with a yellow star. Those parameters are mandatory. Please note that the screenshots in this document show different configurations. Before you start All parameters needed to configure the BTS site are determined at the network planning stage. It is essential that the input values match the expected values in the network plan. Do not select the values randomly. For more information on commissioning parameters, see the Flexi Lite BTS WCDMA Parameters Excel and Flexi Lite BTS Transport Module Parameters Excel in WCDMA RAN Operating Documentation, Parameters in NOLS PIC.

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Choose the View → Click the Commissioning button on the View Bar or choose the Commissioning menu item. The Commissioning - Introduction page opens.

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Commissioning - Introduction page with Manual option selected

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Select the commissioning target by clicking the appropriate option: BTS Site, BTS (Base Station) or TRS (Transmission sub-module).

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Click the Next button. See Defining site properties (if the BTS site or only the TRS is to be commissioned) or Defining BTS settings (if only the BTS will be commissioned) as how to continue.

6.2 Defining Site Properties Purpose In the Commissioning - Site Properties page you can define the identification information, IP addresses and common configuration options. This page is shown when the TRS or the BTS Site option was selected in the Commissioning - Introduction page. If you selected the BTS option, continue to Defining BTS settings.

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Enter the name of the BTS site in the Name field.

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Enter the location in the Location field (optional).

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Enter the description of the element in the Description field (optional).

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Enter the BTS identifier in the BTS Id field.

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The BTS identifier has to be defined according to an agreed value, which is usually determined at the network planning stage. You should not assign an arbitrary value for this parameter.

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Site Properties page

Define the IP addresses: Note that Real Tilt is unavailable in Flexi Lite BTS WCDMA, therefore changing the Real Tilt (RET1) IP address will not bring any effect. The supported format is IPv4. The following IP addresses should not be configured: • • • •

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default address (0.0.0.0) addresses in the subnet 127.x.x.x (reserved for loopbacks) addresses in the subnet 192.168.254.xxx (internal address) addresses in the subnet 192.168.255.xxx (internal address)

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If the defined IP address is not supported, you get an error message. Define the IP addresses: • •

TRS IP address Subnet Mask After the TRS IP address and Subnet Mask are defined, the IP Addresses via DHCP button becomes enabled. Clicking the button opens the IP Addresses via DHCP dialog box, where you can configure IP addresses that are delivered via DHCP for the external site equipment. The IP addresses should be part of the subnet defined by the TRS IP address and Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask address can be entered in IP form (for example: 255.255.255.0). Figure 17

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To define the External Equipment IP Addresses via DHCP, select the appropriate check boxes and enter the IP addresses. To define Other IP Addresses via DHCP, select the DHCP configuration types, and enter the identifiers and IP addresses. Click the OK button to save the changes and return to the Commissioning - Site Properties page. RNC IP address. NTP Server IP address

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Only one NTP server IP address is required. Additional NTP servers can be used to protect real-time updates, for example, if one NTP server is temporarily out of service. Clicking the NTP Servers button opens the NTP Servers dialog box, where you can configure more NTP IP addresses. Figure 18

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Enter the required IP addresses for NTP servers, press enter, click OK to save the changes and return to the Commissioning - Site Properties page. 6

Click the Next button and Security page appears.

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LDAP server IP address and Port (optional) The default LDAP port is 389. The LDAP server is used to authenticate remote users from the LDAP server via the DCN network. If the LDAP server address is not configured, users are authenticated using the local super user account information (user name/password) that can be defined during commissioning in the Commissioning - Authentication Settings page. CMP/CA server IP address and Port The CMP server is used to authenticate remote users from the LDAP server via the DCN network. The address is needed if certificates are to be managed automatically. Certificate Repository IP address and Port The CMP server and Certificate Repository are used for automatic certificate management. The address is needed if certificates are to be managed automatically. Automatic renewal Enter the CA certificate and trust anchor and the BTS certificate renewal days. Enter also the certificate revocation list update period in the CRL update interval field. TLS for OAM interface You might choose a Mode from the drop-down list. BTS firewall can be taken into use FTP server can be taken into use

Click the Next button.

6.3 Defining Physical Layer Configuration Purpose In the Commissioning - Physical Layer Configuration page you can configure physical interface properties, set primary and secondary synchronization timing sources. Flexi Transport advertises 1000 Mbps full duplex when Autodetect is configured in Ethernet interface 1 and Ethernet interface 2.

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EIF The EIF column shows the interface number. In use Select the check box in the In use column to take the interface in use. Speed and duplex Select the speed and duplex from the list in Speed and duplex column. Values for EIF1 are: Autodetect, 1000 Mbit/s Full Duplex, 100 Mbit/s Full Duplex, 10 Mbit/s Full Duplex.. Values for EIF2 can be: Autodetect, 1000 Mbit/s Full Duplex, 100 Mbit/s Full Duplex. Default value is Autodetect. Power is use Select the check box to activate Power in use for each interface. It is possible via fixed ethernet port to feed power via ethernet cable to connected device (for example microwave radio or WiFi AP). Flush MAC switch table on LOS Select the check box activate Flush MAC switch table on LOS for each interface. Max. capacity (Mbps) The Max. capacity (Mbps) column shows the maximum capacity of the Ethernet interface.

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6.4 Defining Ethernet Switching Purpose In the Commissioning - Ethernet Switching page you can define the Ethernet switching configuration. Figure 21

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Select the QoS aware Ethernet switching in use check box to enable QoS aware Ethernet switching.

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Define the Queue weights settings. Select the weight values for the queues from the drop-down list.

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Select the Accepted frame types for each interface from the drop-down list. Select the Default priority for the interfaces from the drop-down list. Enter the Default VLAN ID to Default VLAN ID column and the VLAN IDs to VLAN ID list column. Up to 16 entries might be defined, where each entry represents either a single VLAN or a range of VLAN identifiers.

Define the Ethernet interfaces shaper settings. • • •

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Select the VLAN aware switching check box to enable VLAN aware switching. Select the Default priority for internal switch interface from the drop-down list. Enter the Default VLAN ID for internal switch interface in the appropriate field.

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If the selected mode is DSCP, define the priority queue mapping for non-IP frames and the DSCP to priority queue mapping table. Separate different values by a comma in the mapping table. If the selected mode is VLAN-PCP, select the priority queues for untagged frames and for VLAN-PCPs in the Queue column. Select the priority queue value from the Priority queue for Non-IP frames dropdown list. The field is available only in the DSCP mode. Select the priority queue value from the Priority queue for untagged frames dropdown list. The field is available only in the VLAN-PCP mode.

Select the egress shaper rate in Mbit/s for the interfaces from the drop-down list. Select the ingress rate limiting value for the interfaces from the drop-down list. Select the Egress Burst Size.


6.5 Defining Quality of Service Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Quality of Service page you can configure Quality of Service settings for the Ethernet interfaces.

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Weight for each Per Hop Behaviour Enter the weight for each queue in the Weight column. The value range is from 1 to 10000. The weight for Expedited Forwarding cannot be changed. Per Hop Behaviour, VLAN Priority and DSCP values for different traffic types Select the Per Hop Behaviour (Queue) for each traffic type from the list in the Per Hop Behaviour column.


6.6 Defining IP Interfaces Purpose In the Commissioning - IP Interfaces page you can define Transport Ethernet and VLAN interfaces.

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Define Address and Bandwidth Enter the IP address of the Transport Ethernet interface in the Address field. Enter also the netmask bits. Enter the bandwidth in the Bandwidth field in Mbit/s. Define shaping information Select the traffic type value from the drop-down list. Enter the total shaper burst size in octets. Enter the shaper information rate in Mbit/s. Enter the shaper burst size in octets. Define committed information rate Enter the committed information rate in Mbit/s. Enable QoS Select the Enable QoS check box to enable Quality of Service monitoring. Include Ethernet overhead Select the Include Ethernet overhead check box to take Ethernet overhead into account.

Create new VLAN using the New VLAN button. You might define the following VLAN properties: • • • •

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Enter the VLAN ID Define the VLAN Address Define Shaper information rate and Shaber burst size. Select the Enable QoS check box , if needed.

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Select the BFD Sessions... button in order to configure BFD sessions settings Figure 26

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Enter the BFD ID Select BFD session in use check box Define Destination and Source IP addresses Enable faults for this BFD session Enter the UDP source port Define BFD group, BFD type, Desired minimum transmit interval, Required minimum receive interval and Detection multiplier


6.7 Defining Iub IP Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Iub IP page you can configure Iub IP settings. These pages are exclusive, that is Iub IP page is displayed, depending on chosen transport option. In Iub IP, the BTS and the RNC are connected via an IP/Ethernet network. Since all traffic is transported via the IP/Ethernet network, the network must be reliable enough and its delay and delay variation suitably low.

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Enter the Far End SCTP Subnet, Minimum SCTP Port and Minimum UDP Port. • •

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CAC Committed Bit Rate Define the egress transport capacity towards one IP interface in the CAC Committed Bit Rate field. The range is from 0.4 to 99.9 Mbps in 0.1 Mbps steps. The CAC Committed Bit Rate is a total bit rate, which is available for all guaranteed traffic at the Iub. Signalling bit rate and DCN bit rate are subtracted from the CAC Committed Bit Rate and the rest is available for the userplane data connections which are under transport connection admission control. Signalling Bit Rate Define the guaranteed transport capacity for the signalling links towards the RNC in the Signalling Bit Rate field. The range is from 50 kbps to 1 Mbps in 50 kbps steps. DCN Bit Rate Define the guaranteed transport capacity for the DCN link towards the RNC in the Signalling Bit Rate field. The range is from 50 kbps to 1 Mbps in 50 kbps steps.

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Local UDP port Enter the local UDP port value. Remote UDP port Enter the remote UDP port value. Multiplexing delay Select the multiplexing delay in ms from the multiplexing delay drop-down list. Multiplexing amount Define the multiplexing amount in packets.


6.8 Defining Timing over Packet Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Timing over Packet page you can configure Timing over Packet settings. Figure 28

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Define the Timing over Packet settings. Define the following settings: • • •

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6.9 Defining Application Addresses Settings In the Commissioning - Application Addresses page you can configure application addresses for different traffic planes. Application addresses can be virtual IP addresses or they can be configured to the same value as network interface IP addresses. Figure 29

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Define the same IP Interface address for all planes. If you want to use the same IP interface address for all planes, press the Select Same IP Interface for All Planes button.

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Define the IP addresses for all planes separately. You might define the IP addresses of the planes by entering them in the field, or by selecting them using the Select IP Interface drop-down list. Following IP addresses can be defined: • • • • •

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Define the IP interfaces for user planes when virtual addresses are used. User plane IP interface association configuration is required only when two user plane applications are configured and at least one of them is bound to a virtual IP address. If both user plane addresses have not been configured and at least one user plane address is not virtual, then the user plane IP interface configuration is disabled.

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6.10 Defining Synchronization Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Synchronization page you can configure the synchronization settings.

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Define the priority order of synchronisation timing sources. Select the sources from the list or click the Swap Priorities button.

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6.11 Defining BTS Routing Purpose In the Commissioning - BTS Routing page you can configure BTS routes. In Iub IP transport mode, a total of 100 static routes are supported.

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6.12 Defining IP Filtering Purpose In the Commissioning - IP Filtering page you can configure restricted mode exception rules, and activate or deactivate the restricted mode for LMP. In the so-called restricted mode of the LMP, it is possible to access only the local BTS site. All IP packets with public IP address in source or destination are to be discarded. You can define exception rules to the restricted mode so that any IP packet that matches for any rule in any ruleset is not discarded. In unrestricted mode other network elements within the same network can also be accessed. Figure 32

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If you want to modify an exception rule, select the rule from the tree view, and make the necessary modifications.

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If you want to delete an exception rule, select the rule from the tree view, and click the Delete Rule button.

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If you want to activate the restricted mode, click the Restricted Mode for LMP On button.

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6.13 Defining BTS Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - BTS Settings page you can define BTS information. This page is shown when the BTS or the BTS Site option was selected in the Commissioning - Introduction page. If you selected the TRS option, continue to Sending parameters to BTS site.

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BTS ID Enter the BTS ID in text format (maximum of 80 characters).

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Enter the BTS name in the BTS Name field if necessary. If you have defined the Name parameter in the Commissioning - Site Properties page during the TRS commissioning, this field is disabled.

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Enter the name of the configuration in the Configuration Name field. Maximum of 64 characters.

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Select the local time zone from the Time Zone list, if needed. The computer time zone is used as default.

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Select the Forward synchronization in co-siting, if needed.

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Select tbe External 2.048 MHz synchronization output in use in HO mode, if needed. If Forward synchronization in co-siting is not taken into use this check box is shown as not checked and disabled.

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Select the Activate security for Ethernet ports, if needed.

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If you want the BTS to enter into the test state after the commissioning, check Enter BTS to test state box.

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If you want to define information on passive units of the site, click the Passive Units button. The Passive Units dialog box opens. Figure 35

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Define the properties for the units. Click the OK button to save the changes and return to the Commissioning - BTS Settings page. 10 Select the synchronization sources for BTS Fault Management. There are three possible sources: GPS, External 2.048 MHz synchronization, and Transmission synchronization (TDM/SyncE/ToP). The selection in the commissioning defines only the synchronization sources for the fault management functionality, that is, which signal sources there should be present for the BTS. At least one of the synchronization sources must be selected to be in use for BTS fault management. In BTS synchronization, source with priority 1is the PPS signal from GPS, source with priority 2 the external 2.048 MHz signal connected to the Sync In interface, and source with priority 3 is the reference from the transmission interface. A signal is always used as a reference source when it is present, according to the priority order: the higher one overrules the lower one.

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11 Define the IP Iub signaling settings (optional). Define the Maximum association retransmissions and Maximum path retransmissions settings. You might choose values between 1 and 15 retransmissions.

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12 Define the module locations in the FSM and FR fields (optional). If you have defined the Location parameter in the Commissioning - Site Properties page during the TRS commissioning, the FSM field is disabled. 13 Click the Next button.

6.14 Defining Module Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Module Settings page you can set climate control profiling settings.

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6.15 Defining Automatic License Distribution Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Automatic License Distribution Settings page you can set up the automatic license distribution settings.

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There is the alternative mechanism of license distribution process. Because of high load of the BTS during startup, targetId verification procedure can be postponed until the BTS has entered OnAir state. This means that cells must be unlocked to establish once again targetId verification procedure. You can deploy automatic licensing feature for BTS during commissioning, which means that after a feature is activated in commissioning (by an activation parameter, by a configuration parameter or by presence of an object instance), the needed licenses for license based applications are loaded from the NetAct’s license pool to BTS and if free licenses are not available, then license missing fault is raised. Manual license management can also be used to download licenses manually from BTSSM to BTS.

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Select the Enable SW monitoring check box. Select the Enable SW monitoring check box if you want to enable the software monitoring. If Enable SW monitoring is activated during commissioning, then it is necessary to have Generic License active in License Management.

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Select the Automatic licensing in use check box. Select the Automatic licensing in use check box if you want to use the automatic licensing. If enabled, the BTS will either automatically request licenses from NetAct pool or the operator will be able to allocate the licenses manually to the BTS. If disabled, the automatic license requesting mechanism will be deactivated but it will be still possible for the operator to manually allocate the licenses to BTS.

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Antenna line supervision in use With this checkbox activated it is possible to monitor the TX antenna remotely. Antenna line supervision is integrated to the RF module of Flexi WCDMA BTS. It measures the VSWR, that is, the reflected RF power of the BTS TX antenna branch. This integrated HW-based functionality is enabled by a specific SW licence.

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RX signal level monitoring in use With this checkbox activated it is possible to monitor the performance of the antenna line. The antenna alarm gives information to the operator if, for example, an antenna is broken. By comparing the signal levels in both receiver antennas, an alarm is raised if there is higher than 4 dB difference in the received wideband noise between the main and diversity branches. If both main and diversity branches are under -112 dB, a cell fault and an alarm is raised for both branches.

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Define the R99 Channel Elements number. Enter the number of the R99 channel element licenses. This is used for automatic license activation purposes. Number of channel elements might be between 0 and value dependant on maximum HW capability.

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6.16 Defining Local Cell Resources Purpose In the Commissioning - Local Cell Resources page you can create local cells, and define antennas of the radio modules and carrier power to the local cells. Local Cell Resource (LCR) is a concept for defining all hardware that a logical wideband cell (WCEL) requires in the base station.

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Define the cell id for the first cell in the Local Cells list.

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Assign the antennas of radio modules to the local cell by selecting the appropriate check boxes. The Flexi Lite BTS can house a maximum of 4cells. Tx/Rx usage shall be defined separately for each antenna. Valid cell must contain at least one Tx and one Rx resources. Proper Tx/Rx usage is important when selecting the sector configuration types.

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Define the MIMO settings. If the configuration supports MIMO, select the MIMO type from the dropdown list.

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Select the Virtual antenna mapping in use checkbox. If the configuration supports VAM, you might select the Virtual antenna mapping in use checkbox.

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Select the carrier power for the local cell from the Carrier Power list. When the Tx antenna is used for the local cell with the maximum carrier power (the default carrier power for the local cell), it is not possible to create another local cell from the same Tx antenna. If the same Tx antenna is used for two or more local cells, a proportional part of the carrier power (a half - in case of 2 cells) has to be selected for the local cell.

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Click the New Cell button and repeat the procedure for each local cell you want to define. The New Cell button is enabled if the settings for the previously defined local cell are valid. Number of local cells, that might be created, depends on the HW configuration.

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Click the Next button. The Next button is enabled if you have created at least one local cell and the settings for all defined local cells are valid.

6.17 Defining Local Cell Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Local Cell Settings page you can define radio network controller (RNC) settings parameters for local cells. Figure 39

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6.18 Defining WCDMA Carrier Candidates and Local Cell Groups Purpose In the Commissioning - WCDMA Carrier Candidates and Local Cell Group Settings page you can define WCDMA carrier frequencies for local cells and assign local cells and baseband allocation for local cell groups. The allowed UTRAN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (UARFCN) values for frequency bands are displayed below the Carrier Candidate table. WCDMA carrier candidates are determined at the network planning stage. It is essential that the value input matches the expected value in the radio network plan. You should not select the values arbitrarily. The Equipment view displays the selected local cell and the radio module assigned to it highlighted.

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Enter the UARFCN for each local cell in the UARFCN column. Up to four different values might be defined for each frequency band. The frequencies are calculated according to the entered channel numbers and displayed in the Frequency MHz column. When local cells share the same radio module and filter, define the UARFCN values to differ at least the minimum carrier spacing but no more than the maximum carrier spacing displayed in the UARFCN Spacing (Min...Max) column. When running test models, lower WCDMA carrier frequency will be commissioned for a lower local cell ID within a sector. The carrier candidates are used in testing purposes and when validating local cell group settings. When the BTS is in the test dedicated state, you can run different test models, BER test and site tests. The parameter uses the so-called UARFCN convention defined in the IUB specification. The parameter specifies the downlink frequency.

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Select the Override Nominal Frequency check box if necessary and enter a frequency value for frequency bands needed. Enabling the override nominal frequency check box makes it possible to set a filter center TX frequency value for needed frequency bands also in multiband configurations. The filter center TX frequency defines absolute TX frequency in kHz for overriding nominal filter center frequency tuning. The parameter can be used to override the nominal filter tuning to minimize noise to the neighboring frequency bands. Because of high attenuation requirements in two system co-location cases, the setting needs to be possible for both high and low frequencies. If the parameter value is not defined, the TX filter frequency is evaluated as an average of the configured center frequencies from the RNC.

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Performing Mapping HSPA Local Cells to Baseband HW. User can map HSPA local cells to Baseband HW resources (to master system module and to extension system module). SCF parameter hspaMapping for local cells is used for mapping HSPA local cells to Baseband HW resources. It can get value FSM1 and FSM2. If mapping HSPA cells to HW is not commissioned, value “None” is used.

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6.19 Defining HSDPA Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - HSDPA Settings page you can set the HSDPA settings (HighSpeed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)). For more information on HSDPA settings, see the HSDPA in BTS and Dimensioning WCDMA RAN: Flexi BTS Baseband documents.

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Select the HSDPA settings. Select the checkboxes for HSDPA 16 QAM support and HSDPA Proportional Fair Resource Packet (PFRP) scheduler if you want BTS Site Managers to raise faults when the license for one of these features is missing or expired.

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Set the HSDPA capacity sets. With the HSDPA capacity set settings you might define the number of HSDPA licenses which are to be available in the BTS. Based on this information, required amount of HSDPA licenses are downloaded to the BTS form NetAct. You might define up to 3 different BTS processing sets. Set 2 and set 3 licenses override set 1 licenses.

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6.20 Defining HSDPA Throughput Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - HSDPA Throughput Settings page you can set the HSPA configuration and HSDPA throughput settings. For more information on HSDPA settings, see the HSDPA in BTS and Dimensioning WCDMA RAN: Flexi BTS Baseband documents. Figure 42

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Select the HSPA configuration from the drop-down list, if applicable.

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Define the HSDPA throughput. It is possible to define the Maximum throughput steps 1...35 for different schedulers.

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6.21 Defining HSUPA Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - HSUPA Settings page you can set the HSUPA settings (HighSpeed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)). For more information on HSPA settings, see the HSUPA in BTS and Dimensioning WCDMA RAN: Flexi BTS Baseband documents. Figure 43

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If you want to use the Frequency Domain Equalizer, select the Frequency Domain Equalizer in use check box.

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If you want to use the default HSUPA settings, select the Defaults in use check box.

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Enter the number of minimum HSUPA users in the Min. HSUPA Users (0…24) column. Select the capacity from the list in the Min. BB Decoding Capacity (Mbps) column.

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Enter the default CQI value for HS cell FACH state in the Default CQI value for HS cell FACH state column.

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Enter the Number of blind repetition for HS cell Fach state to define the number of blind repetitions for the HS cell FACH state.

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Select the Happy Bit Ratio Measurement settings. Select the checkboxes for the features you want to take in use. Enter also the UPH Threshold value if User Equipment Power Headroom (UPH) Filtering In Use is selected . If we consider the Happy Bit Ratio to be an indication on how well the BTS is able to serve UEs, that is to make them happy, then the UE transmission power limitations would interfere with the calculation. UPH Threshold parameter is used to filter the power limitation situations from the Happy Bit Ratio calculation. BTS discards the Happy Bits, that are reported to it, when the reported UPH value is below the configured threshold. If no UPH filtering is needed, then this parameter value should be set to 0.

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Define the HSUPA capacity sets. With the HSUPA capacity set settings you might define the number of HSUPA licenses which are to be available in the BTS. Based on that information, required amount of HSUPA licenses is downloaded to the BTS from NetAct.

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6.22 Defining HSPA Quality of Service Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - HSPA Quality of Service Settings page you can configure the settings for HSPA Quality of Service. For more information on HSPA settings, see the HSDPA in BTS and HSUPA in BTS documents.

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Enter the scheduling weight value in the HSPA Scheduling Weight (0...100) column. Define a weight value for each Scheduling Priority Indicator (SPI) value after defining in the RNC setup how the different traffic classes (Background, Interactive, Streaming) are mapped to different SPI values and which SPI values are configured with Nominal Bit Rates (NBR). For optimum division of resources, configure the weights in the BTS in accordance to the SPI mapping of RNC. SPI values which are mapped for Streaming traffic class are recommended to have low weight value (default is 1). Interactive and Background class SPIs can be configured freely. For more information, see PF-RAD-DS scheduler description in HSDPA in BTS Functional Area Description.

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Define the resource Reservation for non-NBR connections. This parameter can be used to define the percentage of the resources (air interface scheduling time and Iub throughput capacity) that cannot be used by the Nominal Bit Rate (NBR) connections in case of Uu or Iub congestion. The defined resources are then shared with the commissioned air interface scheduling weights to all active

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connections (including GBR/NBR/non-NBR). This ensures that the best effort (nonNBR) users do not starve as they get at least a weight defined portion of this parameter value. The parameter does not limit the recources used by the GBR connections. 4


6.23 Defining Antenna Line Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Antenna Line Settings page you can define the antenna settings. Figure 45

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Select the antenna from the Antennas list.

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Define the following antenna settings: • •

VSWR minor fault You might enter values between 1.5 and 3.5. VSWR major fault You might enter values between 1.5 and 3.5.

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6.24 Defining System Module External Fault and Control Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - System Module External Fault and Control Settings page you can define System Module External Fault and Control lines for external devices. Figure 46

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Define the following settings for the External Fault Lines: For the mains and FPM faults, you can only change the polarity and severity. The name of the fault line is set to the default value.

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Select the check box in the In Use column if the input device is in use. Enter the name of the input device in the Name column. Select the input device polarity from the list in the Polarity column: Normally Open or Normally Closed. Select the input device severity from the list in the Severity column: Critical, Major or Minor.

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Define the following settings for the External Control Lines: • • •

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Enter the start delay in the Start Delay column. This sets the start delay before fault is generated. Value range is 0...86400 seconds and the default value is 0. It is possible to define filtering times for external faults. For example the condition of the air filter may be monitored via external faults and wind may also cause faults occasionally. Unnecessary faults may be avoided by defining filtering times for external faults. Enter the cancel delay in the Cancel Delay column. This sets the cancelation delay before fault is canceled. Value range is 0...86400 seconds and the default value is 0.

Select the check box in the In Use column if the control is in use. Enter the control name in the Name column. Select the initial state from the list in the Initial State column: On or Off.


6.25 Sending Parameters to BTS Site Purpose In the Commissioning - Send Parameters page you can send the previously entered commissioning parameters to the BTS site. You can also view the commissioning parameters and save them in an XML file. Figure 47

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Define if you want to send all the parameters, or only changes. If you want to send only changes, select the Only changes field. If you want to send all the parameters, select the All parameters field. You might see the changes by selecting the View Changes button.

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If you want to view the commissioning parameters before sending them to the site, click the View Parameters button. The Commissioning - View Parameters dialog box opens. The parameters list is split in the sublevels, which you can expand or collapse by clicking the arrow. You can view the contents of the list by scrolling down the list. Click Close to close the dialog box and return to the Send Parameters page.

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If you want to save the commissioning parameters, click the Save Parameters button, and enter the file name and select the location for the file to be saved. Saving the parameters produces a commissioning file that can be used in the template and planned commissioning.

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Click the Send Parameters button. In the template, manual and reconfiguration commissioning, if you have not saved the parameters before clicking the Send Parameters button, you will be asked if you want to save the parameters before sending them. You can follow the parameter transfer status in the page. After the file transfer is complete, a site reset follows and the Next button will become enabled.

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6.26 Defining Additional Site Settings Purpose In the Commissioning - Additional Site Settings page you can change the local user account and manage certificates.

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To change the user name and password of the local account, click the Change Local Account button. The Change Local Account dialog box opens.

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6.27 Saving Commissioning Report Purpose In the Commissioning - Commissioning Report page you can save the commissioning report in a file on the PC. The report contains the parameters entered during commissioning, test results of the executed tests and list of active alarms if there are such alarms. The report is split in the sublevels, which you can expand or collapse by clicking the arrow. You can expand all levels at the same time by clicking the all levels by clicking the down the list.

button or collapse

button. You can view the contents of the report by scrolling

The report is an ASCII text file that you can open and check with any text editor.

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If you want to save the report, click the button, and enter the file name and select the location for the file to be saved. Click the Finish button to finish the commissioning.

Expected outcome You can check the status from the Status bar of the BTS Site Manager main window. If the commissioning was successful, the status bar should display 'Commissioned' or 'On Air' when exiting the wizard. After the successful commissioning, there should be no Commissioning parameter mismatch alarms shown in the Alarms view. Further information Typically the network configuration is stored on individual module serial number level to enable fast and efficient search in the network, in case such information is needed. One of the entry points for this data is after commissioning. Depending on the requirements of the IM system where this information is stored, there might be several options to collect the data. The most typical is to scan the modules with a bar code reader. Nokia Siemens Networks recommends a certain bar code reader HW and SW to enable more automated transfer of data to Nokia Siemens Networks NetAct™. More information is available in the NetAct documentation Using Bar Code Scanner and Using Asset Manager documents.

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Performing Template Commissioning

7 Performing Template Commissioning Purpose Template commissioning provides an option to commission network elements using a predefined template file. Since the same configurations are commonly used in several network elements, you can store a commissioning file and use it as a template file when commissioning elements for example with a similar hardware configuration. This will significantly reduce the number of parameters that need to be configured, mainly only site specific parameters need to be changed - BTS name, id and IP address, for example. Site specific parameters are configured on the Site Properties and BTS properties commissioning pages. All parameters needed to configure the BTS site are determined at the network planning stage. It is essential that the input values match the expected values in the network plan. For more information on commissioning parameters, see the Flexi Lite BTS WCDMA Parameters Excel and Flexi Lite BTS Transport Module Parameters Excel in WCDMA RAN Operating Documentation, Parameters in NOLS PIC. Commissioning can be started when modules are in 'Initialised' state.

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Select the commissioning target by clicking the appropriate option: BTS Site, BTS or TRS.

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Select the Template option.

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Select the commissioning file. You can select the file from the Select list that displays TRS and BTS commissioning files from the default folder. You can also enter the path and file name in the field, or browse for the commissioning file by selecting the Browse option. The supported file formats are XML and ZIP (including the XML format commissioning files). If you selected the BTS Site option, select the ZIP file containing both the BTS and TRS commissioning files or the BTS and TRS commissioning files one by one.

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Click the Next button. See Defining site properties (if the BTS site or only the TRS will be commissioned) or Defining BTS settings (if only the BTS will be commissioned) as how to continue.

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Performing Planned Commissioning

8 Performing Planned Commissioning Purpose Planned commissioning provides an option to commission network elements by loading to the Flexi Lite WCDMA BTS and/or Flexi Transport sub-module a commissioning file that has been specifically made for the BTS site. All parameters needed to configure the BTS site are determined at the network planning stage. It is essential that the input values match the expected values in the network plan. For more information on commissioning parameters, see the Flexi Lite BTS WCDMA Parameters Excel and Flexi Lite BTS Transport Module Parameters Excel in WCDMA RAN Operating Documentation, Parameters in NOLS PIC. The commissioning file can be made with the Plan Editor tool in NetAct Radio Access Configurator. The file is downloaded to the PC by means of the NetAct Radio Access Configurator - Site Configuration Tool. For more information on the procedures in planbased commissioning with Radio Access Configurator, see the Rolling out the WCDMA RAN document in the Nokia Siemens Networks NetAct Radio Access Configurator product documentation. You can also create the commissioning file with BTS Site Manager. For more information on the file creation, see the BTS Site Manager Online Help. Commissioning can be started when modules are in 'Initialised' state.

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Select the commissioning target by clicking the appropriate option: BTS Site, BTS or TRS.

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Select the Planned option.

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Select the commissioning file. You can select the file from the Select list that displays commissioning files from the default folder. You can also enter the path and file name in the field, or browse for the commissioning file by selecting the Browse option. The supported file formats are XML and ZIP (including the XML format files). If you selected the BTS Site option, select the ZIP file containing both the BTS and TRS commissioning files or the BTS and TRS commissioning files one by one.

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Click the Next button. The Commissioning - Send Parameters page opens. See Sending parameters to BTS site as how to continue the commissioning. If the selected file has XML validation errors or the commissioning file version differs from the version that the BTS Site Manager uses, you need to go through all the wizard pages. In that case see Defining site properties (if the BTS site or only the TRS will be commissioned) or Defining BTS settings (if only the BTS will be commissioned) as how to continue.

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Performing Reconfiguration Commissioning

9 Performing Reconfiguration Commissioning Purpose Reconfiguration commissioning provides an option to commission already commissioned network elements. The reconfiguration can be used when a new configuration can solve problems or when a new configuration can release HW resources for another site and/or make an element to function more efficiently. During the reconfiguration, the site remains operational up until the mandatory site reset at the end of the commissioning. All parameters needed to configure the BTS site are determined at the network planning stage. It is essential that the input values match the expected values in the network plan. For more information on commissioning parameters, see the Flexi Lite BTS WCDMA Parameters Excel and Flexi Lite BTS Transport Module Parameters Excel in WCDMA RAN Operating Documentation, Parameters in NOLS PIC. Commissioning can be started when modules are in 'Initialised' state.

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Select the commissioning target by clicking the appropriate option: BTS Site, BTS or TRS. You can select only the elements that are already commissioned. The BTS Site option is enabled only if both the TRS and BTS are commissioned.

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Select the Reconfiguration option. Selecting this option enables the Backup Commissioning Files button. Clicking the button opens the Backup Commissioning Files dialog box, where you can save the commissioning file for backup before changing the configuration.

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Click the Next button. See Defining site properties (if the BTS site or only the TRS will be commissioned) or Defining BTS settings (if only the BTS will be commissioned) as how to continue.

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Defining BTS Output Power Test

10 Defining BTS Output Power Test Purpose Running the BTS output power test after commissioning is optional. Before you start Before running any tests the BTS should be commissioned and an external measuring equipment (a power meter or a spectrum analyzer) should be connected to the BTS. The BTS should be reset to the Test Dedicated state before you can run the BTS output power test: 1. Choose the Tests → Enter BTS Test State menu item. You can follow the BTS reset status in the Enter BTS Tests dialog box.

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The site is now reset and ready for testing.

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Connect your external measuring equipment to the antenna port of the BTS cell to be tested.

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Choose the Tests → BTS Test Models menu item to open the BTS Test Models dialog box. In the BTS Test Models dialog box you can test the BTS cells with six test models. Test Model 1 is for testing the BTS output power.

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Click the Start button to run the test, and click the Stop button to stop the test. Once you have started the test, it will run until you stop it.

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Enter the reading from the external measuring equipment in the Result from external measuring equipment field.

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Click the Save As button to save the test results You can select whether you want to save the test results to an existing Commissioning Report or to a separate file.

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After you have run the desired tests, click the Close button.

10 Choose the Tests → Exit BTS Test State menu item to reset the BTS to leave the test state.

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11 BTS Commissioning Troubleshooting In the case of a failure in any part of the whole commissioning procedure, an alarm will appear in the Alarms view. The descriptions for various alarms and faults can be found in the Flexi WCDMA Base Station Faults document and in the BTS Site Manager Online Help. You can check the cause of a failure from the commissioning reports. Check also the LED states of modules. After successful commissioning the LED state is stable green. The commissioning procedure may fail, for example, when: • • •

autodetect feature did not find all modules in the BTS site no connection to the BTS - check that the BTS is powered up - the LED on a power supply module is a good indicator cabling is not connected correctly.

You can use a snapshot file for troubleshooting purposes. The snapshot file contains the current status of elements and BTS Site Manager: used HW configuration, logs, alarms, and HW and SW version information, for example. For more information on saving a snapshot file, see the Troubleshooting Flexi WCDMA Base Station document. You can view all site information in the Site Information dialog box by choosing the Tools → Site Information menu item in BTS Site Manager.

BTS Site Manager installation To set up and install the BTS Site Manager, see the instructions in Installing BTS Site Manager. To connect the PC to the BTS, see Launching BTS Site Manager. If the connection to the BTS is lost for some unexpected reason, it may take a few minutes before the reconnection is established.

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Appendix A: Local Cell Group Settings

12 Appendix A: Local Cell Group Settings 12.1 Defining Local Cell Groups Currently, Flexi Lite BTS supports only one Local Cell Group, which is not configurable.

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Appendix B: Flexi License Management Details


13 Appendix B: Flexi License Management Details 13.1 General General In the WCDMA Flexi BTS there are several HW and SW related features controlled by means of License Keys (LK). License Keys are protected files which are stored in the WCDMA Flexi BTS and have the following properties: • • •

They contain Feature information They define the available capacity related feature They are valid for a single System FSMx unit only

License Keys for WCDMA Flexi BTS are always delivered via the Net Act License Manager and stored on the master system unit. The needed License Key capacities are taken from NetAct dedicated Pool Licenses by the NetAct License Manager. In order to decouple the task of commissioning and HW replacement from the License Key download to BTS a so called “License Free Period” has been introduced.

13.2 License Free Period All Flexi Lite BTS Units which are either new or coming from NSN repair do provide a license Free Period of 14 days. During this time the WCDMA Flexi BTS can be configured independently of any license Keys. This makes new installations and Flexi Lite BTS swaps independent from centrally performed license Key download activities. The license free period is basically a timer which starts to run after the Flexi Lite BTS has been taken into use for the first time. The trigger for that timer to run is the initial reception of the SNTP signal (Simple Network Time Protocol). That time stamp is stored in the Flexi Lite BTS and available even if the Flexi Lite BTS is taken out of use during the license free period. If this Flexi Lite BTS is taken back into use at a later point in time the license free period has expired and can’t be reset by customers.

13.3 License Keys available for the WCDMA Flexi Lite BTS 13.3.1 The following License Keys are available for the Flexi BTS Table 2

License Keys available for the Flexi BTS

Description

Related feature ID

Control Type

LK free period

HSDPA Proportional Fair Resource Packet Scheduler

RAN849

On/ off

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License Keys available for the Flexi BTS (Cont.)

Description

Related feature ID

Control Type

LK free period

Antenna Line Supervision

RAN907

On/ off

Yes

License Based BTS Channel Capacity

RAN912

Capacity

Yes

Flexi BTS Rx Power Level Monitoring

RAN119

On/ off

Yes

Timing over Packet for Flexi BTS

RAN1254

On/ off‘

Yes

BTS Synchronous Ethernet

RAN1708

On/off

Yes

VLAN Traffic Differentiation

RAN1709

On/Off

Yes

HSUPA Interference Cancelation Receiver

RAN1308

On/Off

Yes

Frequency Domain Equalizer

RAN1702

On/Off

Yes

QoS aware Ethernet Switching

RAN1769

On/Off

Yes

HSDPA BTS processing set 1, 2, 3

RAN2123

Capacity

Yes

R99 CE capacity

RAN2123

Capacity

Yes

HSUPA BTS processing set

RAN2123

Capacity

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