Operation and Maintenance (RAN15.0 - 01)

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Operation and Maintenance Feature

Parameter Description
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Date 2013-04-28
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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description Contents
Contents
1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1

1.1 Scope..............................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Intended Audience..........................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Change History...............................................................................................................................................................1
2 Inventory Management................................................................................................................3
2.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Principles of the Inventory Management System...........................................................................................................4
2.3 Electronic Label..............................................................................................................................................................5
3 DBS Topology Maintenance.......................................................................................................7

4 Software Management..................................................................................................................8
4.1 BSC/RNC Software Management..................................................................................................................................8
4.1.1 Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................8
4.1.2 File Loading Initiated by Boards.................................................................................................................................8
4.1.3 Online File Loading.....................................................................................................................................................9
4.2 NodeB Software Management......................................................................................................................................10
4.2.1 Overview...................................................................................................................................................................10
4.2.2 Remote Operation and Maintenance.........................................................................................................................11
4.2.3 NodeB Software USB Download..............................................................................................................................11
5 Engineering Guidelines.............................................................................................................13
5.1 Guidelines for Inventory Management.........................................................................................................................13
6 Parameters.....................................................................................................................................16
7 Counters........................................................................................................................................17
8 Glossary.........................................................................................................................................18
9 Reference Documents.................................................................................................................19
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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 1 About This Document
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes the Operation and Maintenance, including its technical principles and
engineering guidelines.
This document covers the following features:
l MRFD-210303 Inventory management

l MRFD-210309 DBS topology maintenance
l MRFD-210401 BSC/RNC Software Management
l MRFD-210402 BTS/NodeB Software Management
l MRFD-210310 BTS/NodeB Software USB Download
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:
l Need to understand the features described herein

l Work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information about the changes in different document versions. There are
two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
l Feature change
Changes in features of a specific product version
l Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information that was not described in the earlier version
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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 1 About This Document
01 (2013-04-28)
This issue includes the following changes.
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change
Feature change None. None.
Editorial change This issue optimizes the None.

description.
Draft A (2013-01-30)
Compared with issue 02 (2012-07-20) of RAN14.0, Draft A (2013-01-30) of RAN15.0 includes
the following changes.
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change
Feature change None. None.
Editorial change This issue optimizes the None.

description.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 2 Inventory Management
2 Inventory Management
This section describes the principles of the inventory management system (corresponding to
feature MRFD-210303 Inventory Management).

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2.1 Overview
Deployed in the M2000, the inventory management system obtains the inventory information
from the managed network elements (NEs) through various interfaces. With the inventory
management feature, the M2000 provides the centralized management of the information about
the physical assets and the software and patch versions of the devices on the network, providing
the operator with a uniform and easy method of inventory management. For example, the feature
helps the operator to manage the remaining assets or trace the information about the faulty board
such as the batch number.
The inventory management feature includes the following functions:
l Collection, summary, and storage of the information about the physical assets and versions.
l Graphical User Interface-based (GUI-based) management, such as display of the inventory
data, query by condition, and modification, import, export, and synchronization of the
inventory data.
l Collection of the inventory information of the entire network in the format of .xml and
reporting of the information to the third-party integrated inventory (assets) management
system.
The inventory management system is applied in the following scenarios:
l When a device is faulty and the hardware needs to be replaced, the maintenance personnel
can obtain the hardware specifications and the place for storing the spare part. This helps
the maintenance personnel to carry the appropriate spare part to exchange the faulty
hardware on site.
l As the network devices are aging during the operation, the inventory management system
can provide precautions to exchange the device when the normal service life of the device
ends.
l The inventory management system can provide timely and accurate data for service
decision in the scenarios such as the fault diagnosis and processing and the system upgrade
and expansion.
l Deployed in the M2000, the inventory management system obtains the inventory
information from the managed NEs through various interfaces. Part of the inventory
information is manually entered through the inventory management system or imported
through other files.
l After querying the electronic label of a board with optical modules, the inventory
management system traverses all optical modules on the board by port number and obtains
the electronic labels of all optical modules.
2.2 Principles of the Inventory Management System

Figure 2-1 shows the procedure for synchronizing the physical information in the device file.

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Figure 2-1 Procedure for synchronizing the physical information in the device file
The synchronization procedure is as follows:
l The M2000 provides the GUI for the user to trigger the device file synchronization.
l The M2000 server performs file synchronization with the BSC through the FTP. The file
name and NE ID are specified and provided by the M2000.
l Part of the synchronized data serves as the inventory management data and is recorded in
the inventory database of the M2000.
2.3 Electronic Label

The electronic label identifies the object code in the form of electronic data. The electronic label
is applied in the make and buy hardware device of Huawei. The inventory management system
automatically triggers the query of the electronic labels when triggering the NE to export the
device file. Then, the queried electric labels are filled in the corresponding fields in the .xml
format.
The electric label provided by Huawei includes the following contents:
l BoardType
l BarCode
l Item
l Description
l Manufactured

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l VendorName (Huawei)
l IssueNumber
l CLEICode
l BOM
l RET system
Figure 2-2shows the interaction between the electronic label and the inventory management
system.
Figure 2-2 Interaction between the electronic label and the inventory management system (taking the BTS as an
example)
The interaction procedure is as follows:
l The inventory management system automatically triggers the query of the electronic labels
when the BTS exports the device file. Then, the queried electric labels are filled in the
corresponding fields in the .xml format.
The synchronized inventory information, including the electric label information, is stored in
the inventory database of the M2000.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 3 DBS Topology Maintenance
3 DBS Topology Maintenance
The distributed base station (DBS) supports the automatic scan of the RRU topology. The LMT
provides the topology maintenance for the distributed base station. The DBS topology
maintenance feature (corresponding to feature MRFD-210309 DBS Topology Maintenance)
provides convenient OM functions for the DBS, thereby reducing the OM expenditure of the
operators. The BTS3902E and BTS3803E cannot support this feature.
The functions supported by this feature are as follows:
l The topology of the distributed base station is displayed in a visualized way.

l Different colors are used to indicate the status of each BBU, RRU, and CRPI link.
l The BBU or RRU can be selected directly on the display for maintenance.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 4 Software Management
4 Software Management
4.1 BSC/RNC Software Management

This section describes the principles of file loading initiated by boards and online file loading.
The BSC/RNC software management function corresponds to the feature MRFD-210401 BSC/
RNC Software Management.
4.1.1 Overview
Huawei MBSC supports the uniform software management of GBSS and RAN, facilitating the
remote management of the MBSC software and improving the efficiency of software upgrade
and data downloading.
With this feature, users can implement the following operations on the M2000.
l Querying the software version and its status

l Uploading, downloading, and activating the program files, patch files, and license files
l Using the OMU of the MBSC as the FTP server and transmitting files such as program
files and patch files between the FTP server and FTP client
l Using the MBSC as the transmission medium to transmit files between the M2000 and the
MBTS
In addition, users can manage the programs, patches, licenses, data, and logs through the Web
LMT. MBSC supports the integrity check of the software. The BSC performs the integrity check
of the software after software loading and before software operation, and then completes the
digital signature verification .
4.1.2 File Loading Initiated by Boards

In the RNC system, only the EPS/MPS is available.
Figure 4-1 shows the loading process in the RNC system.

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Figure 4-1 Loading process
l If the OMU board is in online mode, the loading process is as follows:

1. After being started, a board broadcasts the BOOTP request message.
2. After receiving the BOOTP request message from the SCU board, the OMU board writes
the load key, IP address, and version information into the BOOTP acknowledgment
message and sends the message to the SCU board.
3. After receiving the BOOTP acknowledgment message, the SCU board loads the program
files and data files according to the load key.
4. After completing the loading, the SCU board in the MPS processes the BOOTP request
messages from other boards in the MPS and from the SCU board in the EPS.
5. After loading the program files and data files, the SCU board in the EPS processes the
BOOTP request messages from other boards in the EPS.
6. After receiving the BOOTP acknowledgment message, other boards load the program files
and data files according to the load key.
7. The loading is complete.
l If the OMU board is in not stated or in offline mode, the loading process is as follows:
1. After being started, a board broadcasts the BOOTP request message.
2. If no response is returned after 30s, the SCU board in the MPS loads the program files and
data files from the Flash.
3. After completing the loading, the SCU board in the MPS processes the BOOTP request
messages from other boards in the MPS and from the SCU board in the EPS.
4. After loading the program files and data files, the SCU board in the EPS processes the
BOOTP request messages from other boards in the EPS.
5. After receiving the BOOTP acknowledgment messages, all other boards in the MPS/EPS
load the program files and data files according to the load key.
6. The loading is complete.
4.1.3 Online File Loading

The MBSC supports the online loading of the program files and data files. In addition, the file
name and number of the loaded software can be dynamically adjusted.

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When a version is upgraded or a patch is installed, the files to be loaded are indicated by the
new version list delivered by the OMU.
In the case of the EPS/MPS, the OMU directly downloads the files to the board through the FTP
and then writes them to the Flash.
4.2 NodeB Software Management

This section describes functions supported by NodeB software management, and remote
operation and maintenance through NodeB software management.
The NodeB software management function corresponds to the feature MRFD-210402 BTS/
NodeB Software Management.
4.2.1 Overview
The BTS/NodeB software management feature enables the operator to remotely manage the
software installation and upgrade of the MBTS. This feature supports enhanced functions such
as automatic change of the signaling bandwidth, software download based on the configuration,
software download resumption, download and activation of software in batches, and hot
patching.
The operator can perform the following operations through MML commands:
l Efficient and correct installation and upgrade of the software

l Check on compatibility of the software and hardware versions to ensure successful software
installation and upgrade
l Version management, for example, the hardware and software version check
l Automatic data conversion during the software upgrade
In RAN5.1, the following enhancement features are introduced in UMTS:
l UBR/UBR+ (Unspecified Bit Rate Plus) is supported on the OM channel. When the traffic
is heavy, the OM channel rate is fixed at 64 kbit/s. When the traffic is light, the OM channel
bandwidth is automatically increased to achieve higher software downloading efficiency.
l Software download based on the configuration can reduce 30% of the software package
and shorten the download time. When a board is added, the system automatically downloads
the software of the board, to improve the download efficiency.
l If the network recovers in 24 hours after the network breakdown, the system supports
software download resumption to prevent repeated software download.
l Each time, the automatic software download and activation can be performed on a
maximum of 500 MBTSs in a batch. The default value is 50 MBTSs in one batch.
l Hot patching without resetting the MBTS is supported to minimize the negative impact on
the traffic.
In RAN12.0, the following enhancement features are introduced in UMTS:
l Configuration of OMCH service priorities

If the OM stream has only one priority, its priority is set to the lowest level, namely, Best
Effort (BE); if the network is congested, the OM data and commands in the OM stream
may be delayed or discarded. If the OM priority is set to the highest level, namely, Expedited

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Forwarding (EF), a large number of loaded and uploaded files of the Node B occupy the
network bandwidth, affecting other services.
RAN12.0 supports the configuration of OMCH service priorities in ATM or IP transport
of Iub. Different OM services can be identified through different DSCPs and different
VLAN priorities. The OM stream that has high real-time requirements and occupies a small
bandwidth can be identified as the highest level (EF). The OM stream that has low real-
time requirements and occupies a large bandwidth to download or upload files can be
identified as the lowest level (BF).
l Upgrading with combination software
The function can reduce the number of upgrading and resetting NodeB. The basic software,
cold patch and hot patch can be downloaded simultaneously and then activated at a time.
4.2.2 Remote Operation and Maintenance

With software management, operation and maintenance can be performed remotely on NodeBs
in batches. This helps save the cost of local maintenance and increase maintenance efficiency.
The remote operation and maintenance are mainly performed on the M2000.
The remote upgrade of NodeBs in batches consists of the following steps:
1. The NodeB software package is uploaded to the M2000 server.

2. The NodeB software package is downloaded to NodeBs.
3. The NodeB software is activated.
For details about data configuration, see the related initial configuration guide. For details about
upgrades, see the related upgrade guide.
4.2.3 NodeB Software USB Download

This section describes the function of NodeB software download through USB ports
(corresponding to feature MRFD-210310 BTS/NodeB Software USB Download).
This function enables the software upgrade to be performed through the USB disk without using
a portable computer. With this feature, the software upgrade is independent ofIub transmission.
Therefore, the upgrade time is shortened, and the MBTS can be set up quickly with a low cost.
After the software is activated and the system begins to operate, hardware faults can be detected
based on the indicators on the BBU panel so that the faults can be rectified in the shortest time.
In addition, maintenance personnel do not need to visit sites, because they can perform software
commissioning remotely.
The 3900 series MBTSs provide USB ports, through which the host software can be downloaded.
After the MBTS hardware is installed, the system automatically upgrades the software when the
USB disk is inserted.
When upgrading the NodeB software through the USB disk, pay attention to the following
situations:
l If the USB disk stores the NodeB software only, the software is upgraded automatically.
l If the USB disk stores the data configuration file only, the file is automatically downloaded.
And the configuration data takes effect automatically.

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NOTE
The files stored in the USB device are encrypted through the USB encryption function. This function
prevents the risk of information disclosure or information tampering when the USB device is delivered or
due to stealing of the files in the USB device. The USB encryption function also supports the integrity
check of the files in the USB device to ensure that the data is not tampered when the USB device is delivered.
The NodeB can decrypt the files in the USB device.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 5 Engineering Guidelines
5 Engineering Guidelines
5.1 Guidelines for Inventory Management

This chapter describes the items in inventory management. For details, see Inventory
Management in the M2000 documentation.
Providing Comprehensive Inventory Information

The inventory management system of the M2000 provides the inventory management function
for the physical objects and logical objects on the entire network.
l The physical objects include racks, frames, slots, boards, ports, and antennas.
l The logical objects include software/patch, cells (optional), and TRXs (optional).
In addition, the inventory management system manages the manually entered data.
The inventory management system provides abundant asset attributes to help the user to obtain
the origin, batch number, and number of the legacy boards on the existing network. This
facilitates the management of the assets and the tracing of the faults.
The inventory management system supports the following NE types: BSC6900, BSC6910,
BSC6810, BSC6800, CBSC, BSC6000, NodeB3812, SGSN, UAG, HLR, MSC Server, MGW,
GGSN80, NodeB3806, NodeB3806A, NodeB3802C, PCU, NodeB3812E, DBS3836,
NodeB3836, NodeB3836A, NodeB3836AE, DBS3900 WCDMA, BTS3900 WCDMA,
BTS3900A WCDMA, BTS3900AE WCDMA, BTS3803E WCDMA, BTS3902E WCDMA,
MSCe, DBS3800, NodeB3812A, NodeB3812AE, ICS, TGW1000, DBS3900 WiMAX, CHLR-
SC, CHLR-DC, and pBTS3701.
Managing Inventory Information

The inventory management system on the M2000 provides the user with complete graphical
interfaces, helping the user to directly query the inventory information of the assets on the
existing network. The graphical interface clearly lists the data hierarchy.
The inventory data is classified into physical data and logical data. The physical data includes
the data about the rack, frame, board, port, and slot. The logical data includes the data about the
software version.

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Synchronizing Inventory Data

The inventory data synchronization refers to the synchronization of the inventory data in the NE
file to the database of the M2000 so that the data of the NE is consistent with the data in the
database of the M2000.
The synchronization is classified into manual synchronization and periodic synchronization.
l Manual synchronization Multiple graphical inventory data synchronization tasks are

supported. In addition, one task can involve multiple NEs.
l Periodic synchronization
When the NE file data is changed, the data can be synchronized to the database of the
M2000 when the set inventory management period expires.
Management of the Manually Entered Inventory Data

When a device cannot automatically report the inventory data, you can manually enter the data.
The manually entered data is stored in the database of the M2000 but is not delivered to the NE.
l Adding Inventory Data

You can manually enter the inventory data in the following ways:
– Adding the nodes of the inventory types in batches (the file in .csv and .xml formats are
supported)
– Adding a piece of inventory data at the Mo node
– Importing the file in .xml format at the NE node
All the newly entered inventory data is displayed in green on the GUI.
l Deleting Inventory Data
You can manually delete the manually entered data (including the data of the sub-nodes).
The data reported by the NE cannot be deleted manually.
l Importing Inventory Data
The inventory data can be imported at the NE node or the MOC inventory type node.
– At the NE node, the data file in only the .xml format can be imported.
– At the MOC inventory type node, the data file in both the .xml format and the .csv
format can be imported.
l Modifying Inventory Data
– For the inventory data reported by the NE, the value of the rack, frame, slot, port, and
board can be modified.
– For the manually entered data, all the key attribute values (marked by *) cannot be
modified.
l Searching For Inventory Data
When you search for the inventory data, both the data reported by the NE and the manually
entered data are displayed on the GUI.
l Exporting Inventory Data
The overall inventory data (including the inventory data reported by the NE and the
manually entered data) or only the manually entered inventory data can be exported.
The inventory data can be exported manually or periodically.

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l Flexible Inventory Northbound Interface

The inventory management system can periodically or manually export the inventory data
file in the .xml format for the northbound interface. The third-party inventory management
system or the NMS can obtain the file in the .xml format through the FTP.
The setting of objects and filtering conditions specific to the northbound interface is
supported. The user can preset the assets to be provided and the filtering condition. In this
manner, the inventory data that meets the conditions are exported, which are then provided
for the third-party inventory management system for analysis.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 6 Parameters
6 Parameters
There are no specific parameters associated with this feature.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 7 Counters
7 Counters
There are no specific counters associated with this feature.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 8 Glossary
8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

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Operation and Maintenance Feature Parameter Description 9 Reference Documents
9 Reference Documents
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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

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1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1

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1 About This Document

This document covers the following features:

l MRFD-210303 Inventory management

1.2 Intended Audience

l Need to understand the features described herein

1.3 Change History

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Feature change None. None.

Editorial change This issue optimizes the None.

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature change None. None.

Editorial change This issue optimizes the None.

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The inventory management feature includes the following functions:

The inventory management system is applied in the following scenarios:

2.2 Principles of the Inventory Management System

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The synchronization procedure is as follows:

2.3 Electronic Label

The electric label provided by Huawei includes the following contents:

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The interaction procedure is as follows:

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3 DBS Topology Maintenance

The functions supported by this feature are as follows:

l The topology of the distributed base station is displayed in a visualized way.

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4.1 BSC/RNC Software Management

l Querying the software version and its status

4.1.2 File Loading Initiated by Boards

Figure 4-1 shows the loading process in the RNC system.

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Figure 4-1 Loading process

l If the OMU board is in online mode, the loading process is as follows:

4.1.3 Online File Loading

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4.2 NodeB Software Management

l Efficient and correct installation and upgrade of the software

In RAN5.1, the following enhancement features are introduced in UMTS:

In RAN12.0, the following enhancement features are introduced in UMTS:

l Configuration of OMCH service priorities

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4.2.2 Remote Operation and Maintenance

The remote upgrade of NodeBs in batches consists of the following steps:

1. The NodeB software package is uploaded to the M2000 server.

4.2.3 NodeB Software USB Download

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5.1 Guidelines for Inventory Management

Providing Comprehensive Inventory Information

Managing Inventory Information

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