BTS ALU configuration & troubleshooting

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Open ALU 2G OMC .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
RNUSM & BSSUSM monitoring ............................................................................................................................................... 4
BTS equipment& function monitoring on BSSUSM ................................................................................................................ 5
BTS hardware troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Reset TRE/RSL ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
BSC Evolution fonctional description ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Boards lock/unlock …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
Show and export alarms …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
Check cell trafic ……………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………13
show cell parameters ..…..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14
BTS configuration.……….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……15
Create Abis ………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16
Create BTS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Create Sector / TRE ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
Create PRC............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Create TRX Radio frequency ................................................................................................................................................. 20
Activate PRC .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21

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 Connect to ALU 2G OMC
Open Iconbox

Open RNUSM

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 RNUSM opened:

Check and identify BTS/Cell

cell should be in this alignment status. In misaligned case, “!” is shown.

CS PS

You can see all possible omcr commands for the cell, lock, shuttdown, lock GPRS, show cell BVCI, show alarms…
In right click menu
Navigate from RNUSM to BSSUSM: Select BTS or cell, right click then “show Equipment”

Show, add & remove

adjacencies

Show GPRS BVCI

Show LAC / CI

Show Cell alarms

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 BSSUSM opened:

O&M/OML should be up
(green)

SUMA=OMU
RA=ANX=Sector

BTS equipment:
SUMA: OMU board
ANXG: RA combiner Sector / cell: Lock RA = Lock all the sector & TREs
OML: Operation & maintenance link
TRE/RSL
FACB: fan alarm & control board

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TRE/TRX troubleshooting:

Display related board

Select TRX (trgm, trag, tgt, trad..) then right click

Identify the command (lock, reset, show alarm, restart)
Leave the mouse in needed command

RSL=Radio Signaling Link

Click on Display BSC related VCE (virtual board) for
BSC MX 9130

Display BSC related Board case of BSC 9120

Show BSC Related Board: TCUC
case BSC G2

Show BSC Related Board: CCP

case BSC MX 9130

Show BSC Related VCE: VTCU

case of BSC MX 9130

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Case BSC G2 9120, related board is TCUC (support 4 TRE)

Right click: Restart,

Reset, lock, unlock,
show alarms …

Case BSC G2 9130, related VCE is virtual TCU (supports 4 TRE)

Available
commands:
Restart, Reset,
show LapdLinks

If RSL is down, you can do RSL lock/unlock

Restart TCUC / VTCU
Display LapdLinks show TCU use
In this case TCU 7 support OML for BTS781184_2, Reset command has impact on bts supervision

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Warning:
For BSC MX 9130, display related board TRE/RSL show CCP board in BSC
1CCP = 200 TRX, Reset, restart commands are not allowed

SSW: Gigabit Ethernet switch (in ATCA shelf) :

Exchange s between platform element / OMC
physical interface

OMCP: O&M Control Processing board: O&M

logical interface to OMCR.

CCP: Control Processing board VTCU: TCU

software & VDTC: DTC software.

TP GSM: Transmission Processing board,

Provides telecom transmission / transport
interfaces to the ATCA platform, SS7
termination

LIU Shelf: Interface for Radio Network links

BSC capacity = 200TRX * nbr CCP

(a) = active

(s) = Standby

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Export Alarms:
(Right click on NE and select “show alarms”)
FM current alarm management opened

Click to show next page

Select Export
format

Default path
/alcatel/var/home/nsn

Click to add file name

Use ftp to download alarm saved file

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How to modify alarm window sublist:

1- Click on “sublist” and “modify”in FM alarm main menu

2- Move hidden attribute to displayed attribute:

3- Apply

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Reset BTS Function

1. In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the [ BTS Syn. ] icon in the Equipment Alarm
Synthesis panel.
2. In the HW Equipment View, select the required BTS.
The selected BTS appears in the GSM Functional View panel.
3. In the GSM Functional View panel, select the required BTS.
4. Right click and select Expand All from the popup menu.
5. Select the required BTS function.
6. Right click and select Reset from the popup menu.
Shut Down BTS Function

1. In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the [ BTS Syn. ] icon in the Equipment Alarm
Synthesis panel.
2. In the HW Equipment View panel, select the required BTS.
The selected BTS appears in the GSM Functional View panel.
3. In the GSM Functional View panel, select the required BTS.
4. Right click and select Expand All from the popup menu.
5. Select the required BTS function.
6. Right click and select Shutdown from the popup menu.
The "Lock Panel" window opens.
7. Enter the required time (0 to 10 minutes) in the ’Wait Traffic Clear (min)’ field, and click on [ OK ].
The Administrative state in the Information panel changes from ’Unlocked’ to ’Locked’, if not already
locked.

Shut Down RSL Support Resource

Shutdown an RSL supports resource:
1. In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the BTS icon in the Functional Alarm Synthesis
panel.
2. In the GSM Functional View panel select the required BTS.
3. Right click and select Expand All from the popup menu.
4. Select the required support resource.
5. Right click and select Shut Down from the popup menu.
The "Lock Panel" window opens.
Enter the required time (0 to 10 minutes) in the’ Wait Traffic Clear (min)’ field, and click on [ OK ].
The RSL is put out of service at the required time.

Unlock BTS O&M Capability

Unlock the O&M supervision capability of BTS equipment:
1.In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the [ BTS Syn. ] icon in the Equipment Alarm
Synthesis panel.
2.In the HW Equipment View panel, select the required BTS.
3. In the GSM Functional View panel, select the BTS.
4. Right click and select Unlock from the popup menu.
The Administrative state in the Information panel changes from ’Locked’ to ’Unlocked
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Restart Board
1.In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the required icon in the
Equipment Alarm Synthesis panel.
2. In the HW Equipment View panel, select the required board.
3. Right click and select Restart from the popup menu

Reset a board:
1.In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the required icon in the
Equipment Alarm Synthesis panel.
2.In the HW Equipment View panel, select the required board.
3.Right click and select Reset from the popup menu

Lock a board:
1.In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the required icon in the Equipment Alarm Synthesis
panel.
2.In the HW Equipment View panel, select the required board.
3.Right click and select Lock from the popup menu.

Unlock Board
Unlock a board and return its related support resources to service:
1. In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the required icon in the Equipment Alarm Synthesis
panel.
2. In the HW Equipment View panel, select the required board.
3. Right click and select Unlock from the popup menu.

Lock / Unlock Cell Traffic

When a cell is locked, any existing traffic is dropped, and the cell is unable to establish new calls.
Lock or unlock a cell:
1. In the "RNUSM: PRC or SC" main window, select the required cell.
2. Right click and select Lock or Unlock from the popup menu.
Note:

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For the lock procedure, besides a warning that all ongoing calls will be lost, a question will appear,
requiring confirmation to lock the cell(s). Confirmation to unlock the cell(s) will be needed for the
unlock procedure as well.

Check Cell traffic:

From BSSUSM select USD USD Cell overview

Show PS/CS trafic on A

interface

Select Cell name / cell ID and cell report

Show TRX related TRE/RSL

TRX1=TRE2

Show cell PS
busy/available PDCH

Show cell CS busy/available

TCH

Show cell main parameters:

Select cell, right click then “edit”
Use “search” for radio parameter
Export cell parameters

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Navigate to Abis topology view, Identify BTS Abis, show Abis alarms, run Alarm Audit State BTS:
From BSSUSM window

Reset / Restart BTS

Run Remote inventory

Execute BTS HW Audit in case of HW modification:

Add TRE, remove TRE on site

Execute BTS Alarm Audit

Navigate to BTS Abis

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BTS Configuration

Create Abis Chain / Ring

This task creates an Abis Chain / Ring. The new Abis Chain / Ring appears in the ’Abis Navigator’
field. Chain is the default value for creating an Abis Chain / Ring.

Create an Abis chain / ring:

1. In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the Abis icon in the Functional Alarm Synthesis
panel.
The "Abis Topology View" window opens.

2. To create a chain, select Abis TP on the BSS.

3. Right click and select Create Abis Chain / Ring from the popup menu.
The "Create Abis Chain / Ring " window opens.
4. Enter the Abis Chain / Ring name.
5. Select the required value (Chain,Ring, or IP-chain) in the ’Abis Topology ’field, if necessary.
6.Select the Abis Connection Type and the TRE Allocation Mode.
For
TDM Mode, set the TSs as appropriate from the ’TS’ and ’ReservedTS’ views.
Ensure that all parameters are set appropriately.
7.Click on [ Create ].

Create BTS
1.In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the Abis icon in the Functional
Alarm Synthesis panel.
The "Abis Topology View" window opens.
2.Select the target Abis TP symbol (in the case of TDM) and under Ethernet Abis topology select the
target Abis Group (in the case of IPoEthernet BTS).
3.Right click and select Create BTS from the popup menu.
The "Create BTS " window opens.

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4.Click on the Basic tab, and enter the following:
The name of the new BTS
Set the ’QMux Address’
Set the appropriate Sector(s) and TRE(s) from the ’Sector Management’ panel Set the appropriate
’NExtraAbisTS ’, to define the BTS Extra Abis Timeslots (available only for TDM BTS) Optionally, to
add a second Abis, select a [ Secondary Abis ] in the ’Secondary Abis’ panel. To reset its value, click
on [ Reset ] (available only for TDM).
Optionally, enter ’Max Extra TS Primary’. Its default value is set to 31
(available only for TDM BTS).
5. Click on the Advanced tab The following parameters can be set:
Set the ’Master/Slave BTS’
If ’Slave’ is chosen, select the master BTS in the ’MasterBTS’ field.
Set the ’Multiplexing Rule’ Its default value is: [ 64 Kb/s statistic ] for 9100 BTS.
Set the ’Multiplexing Mode’.
Set the ’Usable TSs’ (only for TDM)
The following values are available: ’GPS-Synchronised’ if BTS cabinet is equipped with GPS SUMX
module ’NTP-Synchronised’ ’PCM-Synchronised’
Set ’FN_OFFSET_TIME_SYNCHRO’.
6. Verify that the parameters are set correctly
7. Click on [ Create ].

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Create BTS Sector and / or TRE

In the "BSSUSM: Main View" window, click on the Abis icon in the Functional
Alarm Synthesis panel.
The "Abis Topology View" window opens.
2. Select the required BTS.
3. Right click and select Modify BTS Characteristics from the popup menu.

Cut / past to move

BTS to diferente Abis

The "Modify BTS Characteristics" window opens.

4. Select the Basic tab, and select the sector(s).

5. Select the number of TREs used in each GSM / DCS frequency band. Add/remove TRE
6. Modify the ’NExtraAbisTS ’, if necessary.
7. Modify the ’Node Identifier’, if necessary.
8. Click on [ Apply ]. Add new sector
9. Click on [ Close ].

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Create PRC (provisioning radio configuration)

This task creates a PRC. A PRC is used to prepare a new or modified configuration ’offline’, before
applying it to the SC.
Procedure Create a PRC:

In the "RNUSM: PRC or SC(supervision configuration " main window, select Configuration -> Create
PRC
The "Create PRC" window opens.
2.In the ’Name’ field, type the name of the PRC to be created.
You can use any combination of the following characters: a-z, A-Z, 0 - 9, -, _(hyphen, underscore).
Blank spaces are permitted in the PRC name.
3. Optionally, type a free text describing the PRC in the ’Description’ field. The maximum length of the
field is 32 characters.
4. To restrict the access to the PRC, click on [ PRC Restricted ]. The default value is ’public’.
5. The [ Automatic Opening ] field, which is set by default, automatically opens
the PRC after creating it. To inhibit this option (not recommended), click on it.
6. Click on [ OK ].

Copy OMC Cells to PRC

This task copies one or more cells from the Supervised Configuration (SC) (recommended) or
another PRC to a PRC. When copying a mapped cell, the related hardware hierarchy is also copied.
The copied cell appears in the OMC Cells view in the "RNUSM: PRC" main window.
If the PRC is not opened, perform Steps 1 and 2 ; otherwise start with Step 3 and continue with the
procedure.

1.In the "RNUSM: PRC or SC" main window, select Configuration -> Open PRC.
The "Open PRC..." window opens.
2. Select the required PRC and click on [ Open ].
The PRC opens.
3. Select Population -> Copy From Configuration...
The "Copy From" window opens.

4. Select SupervisedConfiguration to work with equipment from the running configuration

(recommended). Click on [ Copy ].
The "Copy From: <PRC name>" window opens.

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5. Click on the OMC Cells tab, The Copy From OMC Cells view opens.
6. Copy to PRC:

To copy... Click on...

An individual cell the cell. the cell
several cells the required cells while holding [ Ctrl ].
all cells [ Select All ].
[ Edit Filter ]. The "Edit Filter" window
all cells of a BSS opens. In the ’Bsc Name’ field enter the
BSS name.
[ With cells and neighboring cells of BSS
all cells and neighboring cells of a BSS ] and
enter the BSS name.

7. Click on [ OK ].
8. When the selected OMC cell(s) appear(s) in the "PRC" window, click on [ Close ].
The easiest way to copy OMC cells to a PRC is to simply click on the OMC cells
in the "Matrix Browser" window with the middle mouse button and drag and drop them in the PRC in
the "Tree Browser" window

Create a TRX (logical part):

In the "RNUSM: PRC" main window, select the required cell.
2. Right click and select Edit from the popup menu.
The" Edit Cell" window opens.
3. Click on the Radio Channel Config. -> Timeslot Configuration tab.
The Timeslot Configuration view opens.

Add TRX

Select freq

Configure TCH/SDC

4. Click on [ + ].
The new TRX appears in the TRX / Timeslot table.
5. In the case of a shared BTS sector, set the TRX to [ Main ] or [ Secondary ], as appropriate.
6. If the number of TRXs is greater than one, click on [ Update Def. Val. ] to update the default values
of parameters that are dependent on the number of existing TRXs.

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Create Radio Frequency

Create a radio frequency:

1. In the "RNUSM: PRC" main window, select the required cell.
2. Right click and select Edit from the popup menu.
The "Edit Cell" window opens.
3. If needed, set the ’FREQUENCY_RANGE’ as appropriate.
4. Click on the Radio Channel Config. -> Frequencies tab.
The Frequencies view opens.
5. Click on the required frequencies in the Allocated Frequencies tables.
The selected frequencies change color.
To undo a selection, click on the frequency again.
6. Select a ’Hopping Type’ from the ’Hopping Type’ field.
7. Select an alternative hopping type, if desired, from the ’Altern. Hop. Type’ field.
8. Click on [ Apply ].

Add / remove frequencies

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Activate PRC
Rules:

The PRC Check All option performs all of the above checks, plus those specific to activation.
To run ’All’ checks: In the "RNUSM: PRC" main window, select Activation -> Check All
Up to nine PRCs can be opened and activated in parallel.
Only one PRC can be activated on a particular BSS at one time, in order to preserve data
integrity. The activation must be completed before another PRC can be activated on the BSS.
In the case of an activation collision, the PRC currently activated remains activated, but the
other PRC is not activated.

Activate a PRC:

In the "RNUSM: PRC" main window, select Activation -> Activate PRC.
The "PRC Activation Parameters" window opens.
Select “Without forcing administrative state”

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