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ICELLACMSWRELEASE1.2.XRELEASENOTESOVERVIEW
AboutTheseReleaseNotes 7
VersionNumbering 8
MajorReleases 8
MinorReleases 8
ReleaseType 8
iCellSoftware 8
StarSolutionsCoreNetworkSoftware 9
InstallingNewSoftware 9
UpgradingSoftwareVersions 10
RestoringPreviousSoftware 10

ICELL ACMSWRELEASE1.2.6RELEASENOTES
ACMResolved Issues 11

ICELL ACMSWRELEASE1.2.5RELEASENOTES
ACMResolved Issues 13

ICELL ACMSWRELEASE1.2.4RELEASENOTES
NewFeatures 15
ACMResolved Issues 15

ICELL ACMSWRELEASE1.2.3RELEASENOTES
ACMResolved Issues 17

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LISTOFTABLES
Table1 RelatedDocumentation 7
Table2 CCCFieldValueDescriptions 8
Table3 ACMandBSSSoftwareCompatibility 9
Table4 StarSolutionsCoreNetworkSoftware 9
Table5 ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.6 11
Table6 ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.5 13
Table7 ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.4 15
Table8 ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.3 17

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LISTOFFIGURES
Figure1 MajorReleaseField 8
Figure2 MinorReleaseField 8
Figure3 ReleaseTypeField 8

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 ICELLACMSWRELEASE1.2.XRELEASE
1 NOTESOVERVIEW

AboutTheseReleaseNotes TheseReleaseNotescontaininformationimportanttotheinstallationand
configurationoftheGlobalStarSolutionsULC(StarSolutions)iCellIPRAN
(iCell)AlarmandControlModule(ACM)SWRelease1.2.x.Theyalsoincludeany
newfeaturesandinformationthatchangedafterthemaindocumentationset
wasreleased.

Allfeaturesandnewinformationforeach1.2.xreleasearedescribedinthe
followingsections:
iCellACMSWRelease1.2.6ReleaseNotes
iCellACMSWRelease1.2.5ReleaseNotes
iCellACMSWRelease1.2.4ReleaseNotes
iCellACMSWRelease1.2.3ReleaseNotes

ACMversion1.2.1and1.2.2areinternalreleasesonly.

UsetheseReleaseNotesinconjunctionwiththedocumentslistedinTable1.

Table1RelatedDocumentation

DocumentNo: Title
D00730GS iCellOperationandMaintenanceGuide
D00731GS iCellParameterReference
D01031GS iCellPicoInstallationandInitialConfigurationGuide
D02610GS iCellCompactMacro1XRTTBTSInstallation
andInitialConfigurationGuide
D02149GS iCellCompactMacroEVDOBTSInstallation
andInitialConfigurationGuide
D01114GS iCellPerformanceManagementGuide
D01115GS iCellFaultManagementGuide
D01449GS iCellMacroBSSInstallationandInitialConfigurationGuide
D01450GS iCellEVDOSW2.xReleaseNotes
D01469GS iCell8.0.xReleaseNotes
D02122GS iCellMulticarrierProvisioningGuide
D02129GS iCellMacroHardwareMaintenanceGuide

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VersionNumbering ThissectiondescribesthenumberingsystemusedbyStarSolutionstouniquely
identifysoftwarecomponentversions.Theversionnumberingschemeusesa
threepartformat:AA.BB.CCC.

MajorReleases TheAAfieldindicatesamajorreleasewithnewfunctionality.
Figure1MajorReleaseField

AA.BB.CCC The higher the number, the newer the software code
when compared to other AA numbers.

Forexample,ifthecurrentreleaseis2.3,thenextmajorreleasewillbe3.0.The
mostcurrentcomponentversionalwayshasahighernumberdesignation.

MinorReleases TheBBfieldindicatesaminorreleasewithfeatureenhancements,ordefectfixes.
Figure2MinorReleaseField

AA.BB.CCC The higher the number, the newer the software code
when compared to other BB numbers with the same AA
number.

Forexample,ifthecurrentreleaseis3.0,thenthenextreleasewillbe3.1.
Numbersoccasionallyskip,forexample,3.0couldincrementto3.2.

ReleaseType TheCCCfieldindicatesthetypeofrelease:MajorDeployment,Problem
Resolution,orProblemResolutionDebugRelease.
Figure3ReleaseTypeField

AA.BB.CCC The higher the number, the newer the software code
when compared to other CCC numbers with the same
AA.BB numbers.

Table2listsCCCfieldvaluedescriptionsusedtodeterminethereleasetype.
Table2CCCFieldValueDescriptions

Value Description
0through99 RepresentsaMajorDeploymentorFeatureIntroductionRelease.
100through199 RepresentsaProblemResolutionRelease.
200through255 RepresentsaProblemResolutionDebugRelease.

Forexample,ifthecurrentreleasewas3.1.10,thenextreleasewillbe3.1.11,
anditwouldbeaMajorDeploymentorFeatureIntroductionRelease.The
releasetypeisonthecoverofthisreleasenote.

iCellSoftware Table3liststheACMsoftwarereleasesrequiredforindividualiCellsoftware
releases.

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AllBaseStationControllersandBaseTransceiverStationsinacluster
configurationmustberunningthesamemajor+minorsoftwareversions.

Aclusterisacrossconfiguration,whereaBTShasanAbisconnectiontoanother
BSC.SeetheiCellSystemOverviewformoreinformationonclusteringintheiCell
Network.

The4.7.xand4.8.0releasesrequireACMsoftwarethatsupportstheexternal
PowerAmplifiertypeUTSiPA.

ACMversion1.2.1and1.2.2areinternalreleasesonly.

Table3ACMandBSSSoftwareCompatibility

ACMRelease SupportedBSSRelease
1.2.6 8.x.x
4.x.x
1.2.5 8.x.x
4.x.x
1.2.4 4.8.x
4.7.14.7.9
1.2.3 4.8.x
4.7.14.7.9
1.2.0 4.8.x
4.7.14.7.9

StarSolutionsCoreNetwork Table4liststhesoftwareversionsforNetworkElementsintheStarSolutions
Software CoreNetworkthatarecompatiblewithiCellsoftwarereleases.

Table4StarSolutionsCoreNetworkSoftware

Product Version
MobileSwitchingCenter(MSC) 4.4.1,4.5.1,4.5.2,4.5.3
OperationsandMaintenanceCenter(OMC) 4.5.1,4.5.2,4.5.3

InstallingNewSoftware TheACMsoftwareshouldnotbeinstalledbytheOperator.Pleasecontact
CustomerSupportfortheinstallationinstructionsforeachsoftwarerelease.

Anynewfeatureactivationsandproceduresforthereleasearedescribedbelow
inNewFeatureProcedures.

Anynewalarmsandresolutionproceduresintroducedinthereleaseare
describedbelowinNewAlarmResolutionProcedures.

Warning:
DonotattempttoinstalliCellsoftwarewithouttheassistanceofCustomer
Support

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UpgradingSoftware ACMsoftwarecanbeupgradedbytheOperator.Thecurrentsupportedupgrade
Versions pathisfromtheACM1.2.0softwarerelease,whichmustbeinstalledpriorto
ACM1.2.3installation.Softwarereleasedpriorto1.2.0doesnotsupportACM2
modulehardware.

PleasenoteACM1.2.xsoftwarereleasedoesnotsupportbackwards
compatibilitytoACM1.1.xversions.

RestoringPrevious ApreviousversionoftheACMsoftwareshouldnotberestoredbytheOperator.
Software PleasecontactCustomerSupportifthesoftwareupgrademustberolledback
andthepreviousversionrestored.

Caution:
DonotattempttorestorethepreviousversionoftheiCellsoftwarewithoutthe
assistanceofCustomerSupport

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2 NOTES

Warning:
Withina2FA2SectorConfiguration,donotremoveslot3and4SCPAatthe
sametime.

ACMResolved Issues ThissectionlistsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftwareRelease

1.2.6.

Table5listsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftwareRelease1.2.6.

Table5ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.6

CRNumber Description
9292 ACMDaemondied.

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iCellIPRANACMSWRelease1.2.xReleaseNotes
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3 NOTES

Warning:
Withina2FA2SectorConfiguration,donotremoveslot3and4SCPAatthe
sametime.

ACMResolved Issues ThissectionlistsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftwareRelease

1.2.5.

Table6listsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftwareRelease1.2.5.
Table6ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.5

Description
Slot3and6SCPAaredisabledafterACMstartupin2FA2Sectorconfiguration.
EntiresectorisdisabledwhenoneofthetwoSCPAispulledoutin2FA2Scase.

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4 NOTES

NewFeatures ThissectiondescribesnewfeaturesintroducedinACMSoftwareRelease1.2.4.
ACMSWRelease1.2.4supportsanewmacroSCPAfromMTIfor800MHz,
1900MHz,and450MHzbands.

ACMResolved Issues ThissectionlistsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftware

Release 1.2.4.

Table7listsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftwareRelease1.2.4.
Table7ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.4

Description
PAisdisabledwheneversectorisdisabledandreenabledwhensectorisenabled.
Sendserialcommandmightcausecrashduetoserialportnotconnected.
BTSsocketinactivegetsdisconnectedwithin3secondsinsteadof20seconds.
Toomuchloggingcausingcrashduetoraceconditiononupdatinglogdata.

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5 NOTES

ACMResolved Issues ThissectionlistsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftwareRelease

1.2.3.

Table8listsanddescribestheissuesresolvedinACMSoftwareRelease1.2.3.
Table8ResolvedIssues inACMSoftwareRelease1.2.3

Description
SoftwarecrashcausedifSNMPtrapsarelogged.
PotentialsoftwarecrashcausedifACSserialdataisNULLandchecksumisperformed.
Changedtimeoutfortelnetsessionstoexitafter5minsofinactivity.
Periodicchecksofslotdevices.
Log/Debugtimestampformatchanged.
WithMCPAasPA,ACSwithprecommiscapabletosupportallnumberofFAfrom1to4
(insteadofjust3FAor4FA).
AnincorrectPAgainvaluewasappliedtotheMCPA.

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