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Base Station Subsystem | B12
Network Reconfiguration Recommendations
9YZ-03803-1862-PCZZA
Issue 5b | February 2013
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Contents
About this document
Purpose
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Reason for reissue
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New in this release
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Intended audience
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Supported systems
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How to use this document

Prerequisites
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Conventions used
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Related information
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Document support
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Technical support
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How to order ............................................................................................................................................................................... xvii

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How to comment ....................................................................................................................................................................... xvii
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Network Modifications
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1-1
Network Modification Process
About Network Modification Process ............................................................................................................................... 1-5
1-5
Reverse Procedure
About Reverse Procedure
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1-7
Procedural Guidelines
About Procedural Guidelines
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Choose Abis Transmission Settings

About Choosing Abis Transmission Settings ............................................................................................................... 1-13
1-13
Check for Sufficient Resources on Abis
About Checking for Sufficient Resources on Abis
.................................................................................................... 1-16
1-16
Display Timeslot Allocation ............................................................................................................................................... 1-16

1-16
Check Submultiplexing Scheme of RSL/OML ........................................................................................................... 1-16
1-16
Attempt to Add BTS .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-17
1-17
Optional Feature Limitation
About Optional Feature Limitation .................................................................................................................................. 1-21
1-21
Activate New B12 Features
Dynamic Power Voltage Adjustment (DPVA) ............................................................................................................. 1-24
1-24
Support of 1400 TRX / 7 CCP (6300 Erlangs) ............................................................................................................ 1-24
1-24
A User Plane over IP ............................................................................................................................................................. 1-25
1-25
VAMOS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-27
1-27
Types 28,18,19,110,180, GPRS in 15 Minutes Granularity
................................................................................... 1-29
1-29
RMS Type A&B&C Report in 15 Minutes Granularity ........................................................................................... 1-31

1-31
Ater GCH Equity per GP ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-32
1-32
About New B11 Features
IP Transport in BSS
.................................................................................................................................................... 1-33
1-33
............................................................................................................................................................... 1-33
1-33
AMR Signalling Improvements ........................................................................................................................................ 1-34

1-34
Improved Packet Connection Configurations .............................................................................................................. 1-35
1-35
Paging Coordination in BSS Support .............................................................................................................................. 1-36
1-36
Connect Supplementary Equipment to BTS ................................................................................................................. 1-37
1-37
A5/3 Ciphering Algorithm Support
................................................................................................................................. 1-38
1-38
Inter-BSS NACC/ Inter-RAT NACC (3G - ->2G) ..................................................................................................... 1-39

1-39
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Support of TFO on NB-AMR ............................................................................................................................................ 1-41

1-41
A Signalling over IP
.............................................................................................................................................................. 1-42
1-42
A-Flex ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-42

1-42
Gb Flex ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-43
1-43
Lb Interface
.............................................................................................................................................................................. 1-43
1-43
Description of Lb Interface ................................................................................................................................................. 1-43

1-43
Prerequisites for Lb Interface ............................................................................................................................................. 1-44
1-44
Activate Lb Interface Feature
............................................................................................................................................ 1-45
1-45
Deactivate Lb Interface Feature ........................................................................................................................................ 1-47

1-47
IURG ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-47
1-47
Avoid Ping Pong between CS and PS Zone
................................................................................................................. 1-48
1-48
TRX Dynamic Power Saving ............................................................................................................................................. 1-49

1-49
STM1 on 9130 BSC Evolution
......................................................................................................................................... 1-49
1-49
3G Search Prio wrong in PMO
......................................................................................................................................... 1-51
1-51
AMR WB Cell Load Handling .......................................................................................................................................... 1-52

1-52
Interworking with LTE in the packet domain
.............................................................................................................. 1-53
1-53
2G to LTE (TDD) Cell Re-selection ................................................................................................................................ 1-55

1-55
9130 BSC Availability Improvement.Weekly Standby Reset. ............................................................................... 1-57
1-57
CS/PS Outage Detection ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-61
1-61
OMCP-OMC Supervision Link Defense ....................................................................................................................... 1-62
1-62
RMS Improvement: Increase of the 42 BCCH-BSIC Pairs Limit ........................................................................ 1-64
1-64
Antenna Hopping
................................................................................................................................................................... 1-65
1-65
Network Synchronization of Radio TS
.......................................................................................................................... 1-66
1-66
Best Effort Qos Handling Without PFC Negotiation ................................................................................................ 1-67

1-67
QoS Implementation to Cope with QQ Congestion
.................................................................................................. 1-68
1-68
4 CCCH Time Slots in a Cell ............................................................................................................................................. 1-71

1-71
Radio Measurements Statistics Improved ..................................................................................................................... 1-72
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User Prioritized Action Based on SIM (SIM Card Access Control) .................................................................... 1-73
1-73
One Logical Cell ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1-73
1-73
STM1 in 9125 TC Equipped with TC STM1-IP Subrack
....................................................................................... 1-75
1-75
GboIP .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-77

1-77
Mx Capacity Improvement ................................................................................................................................................. 1-78
1-78
Multiple CCCH ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1-80
1-80
Ping Time Reduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 1-80
1-80
Improved Delayed UL TBF release ................................................................................................................................. 1-80
1-80
Dual Transfer Mode ............................................................................................................................................................... 1-82
1-82
Extended Dynamic Allocation ........................................................................................................................................... 1-83
1-83
Adaptive Multiple Rate - Wideband ................................................................................................................................ 1-84
1-84
2G to 3G/TDSCDMA Cell Reselection ......................................................................................................................... 1-86
1-86
Fast 3G Re-selection at 2G CS Call Release ................................................................................................................ 1-88
1-88
Alarm Management of External Equipment ................................................................................................................. 1-89
1-89
Enable Multislot Classes 30-33 ......................................................................................................................................... 1-90
1-90
Half-Rate Activation in Bulk Mode ................................................................................................................................. 1-91
1-91
How to Activate New B9 Features ................................................................................................................................... 1-93
1-93
Abis Dynamic .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1-93
1-93
M_EGCH Statistical Multiplexing ................................................................................................................................... 1-94
1-94
Enhanced Transmission Resource Management ......................................................................................................... 1-94
1-94
Counter Improvements ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-95
1-95
Electro Magnetic Environment
GPRS QoS Support
......................................................................................................................................... 1-95
1-95
............................................................................................................................................................... 1-97
1-97
Enhanced Packet Cell Reselection ................................................................................................................................... 1-98

1-98
Extended UL TBF Mode
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Autonomous Packet Resource Allocation (RAE4) .................................................................................................. 1-100

1-100
E-GSM: GPRS and Signalling in G1 Band Support ............................................................................................... 1-100
1-100
Improved 2G 3G Cell Reselection ................................................................................................................................. 1-101
1-101
Load Based 3G HO Filtering ........................................................................................................................................... 1-102
1-102
2G-to-3G HO Preparation ................................................................................................................................................. 1-102
1-102
EGPRS in Uplink Enhanced Support ........................................................................................................................... 1-103
1-103
RMS Improvement .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-103
1-103
SNMP Manager in OMC ................................................................................................................................................... 1-104
1-104
Unbalancing TRX Output Power ................................................................................................................................... 1-105
1-105
LCS
........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-106
1-106
E-GPRS
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1-108
Scenario Applicability
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2-1
Add Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS .......................................................... 2-3
2-3
Delete Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS ...................................................... 2-4
2-4
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS : Add TRE ............................................. 2-5
2-5
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Delete TRE
......................................... 2-6
2-6
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Add Sector ........................................... 2-7
2-7
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Remove Sector
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2-7
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Reconfigure BTS
TREs/Sectors ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2-8
2-8
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Create/Reconfigure
Multiband ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2-8
2-8
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Upgrade with New Modules ........................................................................................... 2-9
2-9
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Synchronize BTS Site Master/Slave ............................................................................ 2-9
2-9
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Desynchronize BTS Site Master/Slave ..................................................................... 2-10
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Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Replace BTS .................................... 2-10
2-10
Abis: Move BTS/Abis
Add BSS
.......................................................................................................................................................... 2-12
2-12
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2-13
9120/9130 BSS Evolution: Replace BSC ...................................................................................................................... 2-14

2-14
Change to IP Mode for 9130 BSC Evolution ............................................................................................................... 2-14
2-14
Move BSS: Different SGSN ............................................................................................................................................... 2-15
2-15
Introduce GPRS
Delete GPRS
...................................................................................................................................................................... 2-15
2-15
............................................................................................................................................................................ 2-16
2-16
Extend/Reduce or Modify GPRS
..................................................................................................................................... 2-17
2-17
Extend 9120 BSC and Ater Mux Interface
................................................................................................................... 2-18
2-18
Extend 9130 BSC Evolution and Ater Mux Interface ............................................................................................... 2-19
2-19
Reduce 9130 BSC Evolution
............................................................................................................................................. 2-20
2-20
Reduce 9120 BSC and Ater Mux Interface ................................................................................................................... 2-20

2-20
Add/Delete PCM
.................................................................................................................................................................... 2-21
2-21
Move Ater PCM ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2-22

2-22
Add/Delete GPU ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2-23
2-23
Add/Delete GP
........................................................................................................................................................................ 2-23
2-23
Move 9120 BSC, Same OMC-R
...................................................................................................................................... 2-24
2-24
Move 9130 BSC Evolution, Same OMC-R .................................................................................................................. 2-25

2-25
Move 9120 BSC, Different OMC-R
............................................................................................................................... 2-27
2-27
Move 9130 BSC Evolution, Different OMC-R ........................................................................................................... 2-28

2-28
Move BSS, Different 9125 TC .......................................................................................................................................... 2-29
2-29
Merge TC
.................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-30
2-30
Activate Ater Satellite ........................................................................................................................................................... 2-30

2-30
Deactivate Ater Satellite
Activate Abis Satellite
...................................................................................................................................................... 2-30
2-30
.......................................................................................................................................................... 2-30
2-30
Deactivate Abis Satellite ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-31

2-31
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X.25 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-31

2-31
IP
.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-31
2-31
Modify Logical Parameters Using MLU ....................................................................................................................... 2-32

2-32
Attach Secondary Abis ......................................................................................................................................................... 2-32
2-32
Detach Secondary Abis
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2-33
Additional Information
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3-1
3-1
Personnel Profiles ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3-1
3-1
Terminology ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3-2
3-2
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List of tables
1-1
Abis Link Capacity ................................................................................................................................................. 1-14

1-14
1-2
Timeslots Needed Per Number of TRX for Each Type of Submultiplexing
1-3
Number of RSL/OML per Timeslot
1-4
Error Messages for Add BTS .............................................................................................................................. 1-19
3-1
Personnel Profiles for Network Modification
..................................... 1-15
................................................................................................................. 1-16
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1-1
Reverse Procedure ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-8

1-8
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About this document

About this document
Purpose
This document provides an overview of network reconfiguration and offers guidelines

concerning network modification tasks.
Reason for reissue
Issue number
Reason for reissue
5b
Section Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Upgrade with New

Modules (p. 2-9) was updated
5a
Section Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro

BTS and 9100 BTS : Add TRE (p. 2-5) was updated.
The following section Types 28,18,19,110,180, GPRS

in 15 Minutes Granularity (p. 1-29) was updated.
The following sections were updated:
Ater GCH Equity per GP (p. 1-32)
Description (p. 1-29)
9130 BSC Availability Improvement.Weekly Standby

Reset. (p. 1-57) was updated.
Updates due to DPVA feature improvement in

Dynamic Power Voltage Adjustment (DPVA)
(p. 1-24)
First official release of the document for B12 Release.
New in this release
This section contains information about changes to the current document.

New features
None.
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Other changes
None.
Intended audience
This manual is intended for:
Network modification planners
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) technicians and systems designers

Operators responsible for carrying out the following O&M functions on assigned
BSSs:
As follows:
Configuration
Performance
Fault Management.
Supported systems
This document applies to BSS in technical release B12.

This document contains IP transport in the BSS related information.
The following convention applies for a 9125 TC equipped with a TC STM1 - IP subrack:
TC STM1 interface board is also referred as TCIF

TC STM1 IP interface board is also referred as TCIFI.
How to use this document
No specific recommendation applies regarding the way readers should read this
document.
Prerequisites
You must have a basic understanding of the following:
Mobile Telecommunications Network operations

Alcatel-Lucent O&M concepts for the BSS, as described in the Operations and
Maintenance Principles
The organization of the telecommunications network you are responsible for
operating.
Conventions used
This section gives information on conventions.

Vocabulary conventions
None.
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Emphasized information.
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Overview
Purpose
This section provides:
An overview of the network modification process

An overview of the reverse procedure
Procedural guidelines
Information about choosing Abis transmission settings
Network configuration hints

Information about checking for sufficient resources on Abis
Information about new Release B10 feature activation.
Information about new Release B11 feature activation.
Contents
1-5
About Network Modification Process
1-5
Reverse Procedure
1-7
1-7
1-9
1-9
1-13
About Choosing Abis Transmission Settings
1-13
1-16
1-16
Display Timeslot Allocation
1-16
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Check Submultiplexing Scheme of RSL/OML
1-16
Attempt to Add BTS
1-17
1-21
About Optional Feature Limitation
1-21
1-24
1-24
Support of 1400 TRX / 7 CCP (6300 Erlangs)
1-24
A User Plane over IP
1-25
VAMOS
1-27
1-29
RMS Type A&B&C Report in 15 Minutes Granularity
1-31
Ater GCH Equity per GP
1-32
1-33
1-33
IP Transport in BSS
1-33
AMR Signalling Improvements
1-34
Improved Packet Connection Configurations
1-35
Paging Coordination in BSS Support
1-36
Connect Supplementary Equipment to BTS
1-37
1-38
Inter-BSS NACC/ Inter-RAT NACC (3G - ->2G)
1-39
Support of TFO on NB-AMR
1-41
1-42
A-Flex
1-42
Gb Flex
1-43
Lb Interface
1-43
Description of Lb Interface
1-43
Prerequisites for Lb Interface
1-44
1-45
Deactivate Lb Interface Feature
1-47
IURG
1-47
1-48
TRX Dynamic Power Saving
1-49
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1-49
1-51
AMR WB Cell Load Handling
1-52
1-53
2G to LTE (TDD) Cell Re-selection
1-55
9130 BSC Availability Improvement.Weekly Standby Reset.
1-57
CS/PS Outage Detection
1-61
OMCP-OMC Supervision Link Defense
1-62
RMS Improvement: Increase of the 42 BCCH-BSIC Pairs Limit
1-64
Antenna Hopping
1-65
1-66
Best Effort Qos Handling Without PFC Negotiation
1-67
1-68
4 CCCH Time Slots in a Cell
1-71
Radio Measurements Statistics Improved
1-72
User Prioritized Action Based on SIM (SIM Card Access Control)
1-73
One Logical Cell
1-73
1-75
1-75
GboIP
1-77
Mx Capacity Improvement
1-78
Multiple CCCH
1-80
Ping Time Reduction
1-80
Improved Delayed UL TBF release
1-80
Dual Transfer Mode
1-82
Extended Dynamic Allocation
1-83
Adaptive Multiple Rate - Wideband
1-84
2G to 3G/TDSCDMA Cell Reselection
1-86
Fast 3G Re-selection at 2G CS Call Release
1-88
Alarm Management of External Equipment
1-89
Enable Multislot Classes 30-33
1-90
Half-Rate Activation in Bulk Mode
1-91
1-93
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How to Activate New B9 Features
1-93
Abis Dynamic
1-93
M_EGCH Statistical Multiplexing
1-94
Enhanced Transmission Resource Management
1-94
Counter Improvements
1-95
1-95
GPRS QoS Support
1-97
Enhanced Packet Cell Reselection
1-98
1-99
Autonomous Packet Resource Allocation (RAE4)
1-100
E-GSM: GPRS and Signalling in G1 Band Support
1-100
Improved 2G 3G Cell Reselection
1-101
Load Based 3G HO Filtering
1-102
2G-to-3G HO Preparation
1-102
EGPRS in Uplink Enhanced Support
1-103
RMS Improvement
1-103
SNMP Manager in OMC
1-104
Unbalancing TRX Output Power
1-105
1-106
LCS
1-106
E-GPRS
1-108
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Overview
The following figure shows the five major steps to modify the network.
Note: Steps 2 and 3 can be performed in reverse order. The Hardware Modification
step can also be performed after the Activation step.
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Reverse Procedure
Overview
Note: If problems are detected during a scenario, the time interval needed to detect
and correct the fault must take into account the time required to reach a stable
position.
Any investigations must be supported by the manufacturer's support technicians, who
must be called a maximum of 30 minutes after the fault detection. In all cases, the
rollback decision or the investigation continuation decision responsibility belongs to the
customer, but the manufacturer must supply all the elements necessary to make this
decision.
The customer must inform the manufacturer of the projected time required to reach a
stable state (for example: 6:00 AM).
The manufacturer must inform the customer of:
The presence of a problem, and its gravity and impact

The first results of investigations
The time required to reach a stable state after fault correction
The time interval needed for the rollback procedure.
The following figure describes the three major steps involved in a reverse procedure.
Note: Steps 1 and 2 can be performed in reverse order or in parallel.
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Figure 1-1 Reverse Procedure
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Overview
This section provides guidelines concerning several important aspects of network

modification:
Reporting telecom impacts

Ensuring Service Interface (V.11) (Qmux) continuity
Qmux addressing.
This section provides guidelines concerning several important aspects of network

modification:
Reporting Telecom Impact
Some network modification procedures have a telecom impact on the system (traffic lost
or reduced).
In these cases, operators must warn all the areas of their organization that could be
affected by this operation:
Supervision
Operations and Maintenance
Customer Care
Quality, etc.
Ensuring Service Interface (V.11) (Qmux) Continuity
For some procedures (e.g. adding a BTS to an existing Abis link), several BIE of the BTS
on the Abis link must be reprogrammed. In these cases, Qmux bus continuity and unique
addressing must be guaranteed across the network.
If these Qmux conditions are not respected, site access to the BTS is mandatory each time
the network is reconfigured.
Qmux Addressing
The OMC-R operator controls the Qmux address. For an existing BSS, the Qmux address
entered at the OMC-R must match the address installed in the equipment.
At migration, the Qmux address known in the BTS might not always be in line with the
Qmux address known in the BSC. The Qmux address known in the BTS is automatically
set (by OML auto-detection) to the BSC address.
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For new BTSs, the OMC-R operator must allocate a unique Qmux address for each BTS.
If the Qmux address is unique at the network level, the Qmux address can be kept when
moving BTS from one BSC to another. Otherwise, it is necessary to change the Qmux
address.
TCUC Overload Handling
TCUCs are BSC processors in charge of handling the TRX/TRE of the BTS. Their load
depends on the channels that they have to handle and on the traffic carried by these
channels (for example, whether a cell is at a location area border or not).
A TCUC can manage up to two dual-rate TRX/TRE, or up to four full-rate TRX/TRE. All
TRE/TRX for which the RSL are multiplexed together are managed by the same TCUC.
The mapping of TRX/TRE is influenced by two types of processes:
Hardware configuration process

This process allocates TRE/RSL (Frame Unit/Carrier Unit) to the TCUC.
To perform this allocation, the following parameters must be taken into account:
Full-rate/dual-rate TRE
Multiplexing scheme (no multiplexing, static, statistical 64k, statistical 16k)
Signaling load: high/normal (applicable for statistical 64k submultiplexing, to

limit multiplexing up to two full-rate TRX/TRE or one dual-rate TRX/TRE)
Multiplexing per BTS or per sector.
Mapping of TRX to TRE
This process maps the TRX (logical channels) on the available TRE. The main
constraint is to map TRX on TRE of the same frequency band.
The mapping of TRX/TRE to TCU is triggered by a number of circumstances:
Extensions
Modification of logical configurations
Failure recovery
Reshuffling.
Most of the processes tend to spread the load (for example, spread TRX handling
SDCCH). However, in the case of partial evolution of the configuration (e.g. modification
of one TRX), to avoid releasing calls, no action is performed to spread the load. This may
lead to overload situations for the TCUC. In this case, the BSC sends the
Processor Alarm[33];SDCCH-OVRL-BSC[9 (begin/end alarm) alarm. The operator
can see overload TCUC alarms by looking at the TCU_Load_Report window. For each
TCUC in overload situation (the alarm begin is received), the OMC-R displays the
corresponding alarm identifier.
The following sections provide some actions and configuration rules that the operator can
follow to either prevent or correct overload situations.
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Preventive Actions in Hardware Configuration Area
Beginning with Release B7, the BSS supports cells shared by two BTS. Each BTS can be
connected to any TSU of the BSC. If the shared cell is a multiband cell, all SDCCH are
concentrated on only one BTS (e.g. the 900 one) and the other BTS does not support any
SDCCH. Grouping all the 900 BTS on the same TSU will lead to an accumulation of
SDCCH on the same subset of processors. It is recommended to mix BTS 900 and BTS
1800 on the same TSU.
Preventive Actions in Logical Configuration Area
When defining the channels of the TRX, the operator must always spread the SDCCH as
much as possible.
Corrective Actions
There are a number of possible actions, which are more or less efficient, depending on the
configuration.
Remap Logical Channels (RNUSM - TRX Management)
This facility reconsiders the complete mapping of TRX/TRE for a certain cell. It does not
modify the used TCUC; it only remaps the logical channels on these TCUC.
This is:
Efficient for monoband cells mapped on several TCU

Efficient for multiband cells if the TRE of the outer band are carried by several TCUC
Not efficient if all the TRX manage the same number of SDCCH.
RSL Remapping - Balanced Load (BSSUSM)

From Release B8, the Extra Abis timeslots concept provides a potential solution when
performing RSL remapping. The BSC tries to free/find space on TCUs by moving the
extra timeslots of the BTS declared on that TSU. This may lead to telecom outage.
The operator has a choice of three levels of remapping:
Compact RSL/TCU remapping

Balanced load (with possible impact on other TCU)
Balanced load (with no impact on other TCU).
This facility spreads the TRE (and their attached TRX) on the TCU (hardware
configuration action).
It is not efficient when RSL are multiplexed together by groups of four:
BTS with more than four TRE

Static multiplexing
Statistical multiplexing with low signaling load

Multiplexing per BTS.
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Modify Multiplexing Conditions

This is a prerequisite for an efficient flat hotspot. Note, however, that this action increases
the Abis occupancy and so may be refused due to lack of timeslots on the Abis.
Several modifications are possible, for example:
Go to statistical multiplexing, with a high signaling load

Statistical multiplexing, with multiplexing per sector (this is not recommended if the
number of TRE per sector is three or seven).
Note: The above hints do not cover temporary degraded situations due to hardware
failures. In these situations, the first action to be performed is a repair.
Installing dual-rate TRE has a positive effect on the SDCCH load, because it leads to
using more TCUC but it is not a viable way to solve the overload situation.
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Overview
Use the following sections to choose the Abis transmission settings:
Position of the Qmux Bus
Abis Link Capacity.
Position of Qmux Bus
For an Alcatel-Lucent BTS, the transmission configuration is managed using the OML
link.
Abis Link Capacity
When no multiplexing applies, there is/are:
One OML per BTS which takes one 64 kbit/s timeslot

One RSL per TRE which takes one 64 kbit/s timeslot
Eight TCHs for each TRE, using two contiguous timeslots for non-9100 BTS and
9110 Micro BTS/9110 -E Micro BTS. Note that 9100 BTS and 9110 Micro BTS/9110
-E Micro BTS also use two timeslots, but they do not have to be contiguous.
The capacity of an Abis link, in terms of the number of BTS and the number of TRE
depends on:
The multiplexing of control channels

The type full-rate/dual-rate of the TRE.
The following possibilities for Abis multiplexing apply:
Static multiplexing
Statistical submultiplexing (64 kbit/s)

Statistical submultiplexing (16 kbit/s).
To modify the submultiplexing, use Modify OML and RSL Submultiplexing.

Static Multiplexing
Static multiplexing enables you to multiplex up to four RSL channels of the same BTS on
one single timeslot of the Abis frame. It allocates 16 kbit/s per RSL.
Note: Three RSLs cannot be multiplexed on one Abis timeslot.
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It is supported by the following hardware:
9120 BSC, 9130 BSC Evolution
9100 BTS/9110 Micro BTS.
Statistical Submultiplexing (64 kbit/s)
This enables you to multiplex one OML and up to four RSL of the same BTS onto a
single 64 kbit/s Abis timeslot. It dynamically allocates the bandwidth among the RSLs.
RSLs with more traffic get more bandwidth (up to the complete 64 kbit/s) than RSLs with
less traffic. If dual rate TREs are defined, only two RSL will be multiplexed together with
one OML on the same Abis timeslot.
Note: Three RSLs cannot be multiplexed on one Abis timeslot.
Statistical Submultiplexing (16 kbit/s)
This enables you to multiplex one OML and one RSL of the same BTS into a single 16
kbit/s timeslot nibble (in timeslot 0 of a TRX) available on the Abis in full-rate mode.
Statistical Submultiplexing (16 kbit/s) can be used for small capacity BTS.
Note: Intermediate transmission networks can be used on the Abis Interface (
External Submultiplexers). These can cause specific constraints, such as difficulty
in reconfiguring the 64 kbit/s cross-connects.
The following table describes the number of timeslots available in one Abis link for
use by the TCH and control channels.
Table 1-1
Supervision
Chain
Abis Link Capacity

By Qmux
By OML
Timeslot 0
Transparency (not
used by Qmux)
Timeslot 0 Use
(used by Qmux)
30
31
31
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The following table describes the number of timeslots needed per number of TRX for
each type of submultiplexing in one Abis link.
Table 1-2
No. of TRX
Timeslots Needed Per Number of TRX for Each Type of

Submultiplexing
Number of Timeslots Needed
No
Multiplexing
Static
Multiplexing
Statistical
Submultiplexing
(64 kbit/s)
Statistical
Submultiplexing
(16 kbit/s)
10
13
10
16
13
12
10
19
15
14
12
22
17
17
14
25
19
18
16
28
22
21
18
10
31
24
23
20
11
Not possible
26
26
22
12
Not possible
28
27
24
13
Not possible
Not possible
30
26
14
Not possible
Not possible
Not possible
28
15
Not possible
Not possible
Not possible
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Overview
Sufficient resources must exist on the Abis links when you perform a network
modification. For example, when you add a BTS, you must have enough free timeslots
for the TCHs, RSLs, OML and extra Abis TS.
To find out if sufficient resources exist, you can:
Display timeslot allocation
Check the submultiplexing scheme of the RSL

Attempt to add the BTS.
Display Timeslot Allocation

Overview
To find free timeslots on the Abis, use Display Abis Timeslot Allocation and note down
which timeslots are not being used.

Overview
The amount of resources that the signaling links use depends on whether multiplexing
(static or statistical) is used. The following table describes the number of RSL/OML per
timeslot.
Table 1-3
Type of
Multiplexing
OML per
Timeslot
RSL per
Timeslot
One Timeslot
Shared
Between OML
& RSLs
TRX-Timeslot
0 bits 1-2
used (no other
Timeslot
needed for
RSL, OML)
No Multiplexing
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Table 1-3
(continued)
Type of
Multiplexing
OML per
Timeslot
RSL per
Timeslot
One Timeslot
Shared
Between OML
& RSLs
TRX-Timeslot
0 bits 1-2
used (no other
Timeslot
needed for
RSL, OML)
Static
Multiplexing
(Dual-rate not
allowed)
4 (16 kbit/s per

RSL)
Statistical
Submultiplexing
(64 kbit/s)
1 OML+ 1 RSL
Statistical
Submultiplexing
(16 kbit/s)
(Dual-rate not
allowed)
1 OML+ 2 RSL
1 OML+ 4 RSL
-
1RSL+ 1 OML,
both at 16 kbit/s
at TRX-Timeslot
0 bits 1-2
Attempt to Add BTS

Overview
Attempt to add the BTS, using the Add BTS, New Cell(s) scenario.
In the case of a secondary Abis:
The allocation for OML, RSL and basic timeslots is done only on the first Abis in
limit of the available space
The MAX_EXTRA_TS_PRIMARY setting is taken into account only if the BTS has
a secondary Abis link
Extra Abis timeslots allocation is done on the primary Abis, if MAX_EXTRA_TS_PRIMARY>0, after allocating all the signaling links and basic timeslots. If
the secondary Abis is present, only Extra Abis timeslots can be allocated on it.
For example, when MAX_EXTRA_TS_PRIMARY is set to 6, the following allocation

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If MAX_EXTRA_TS_PRIMARY is set to 31, the primary Abis will be filled completely:
If MAX_EXTRA_TS_PRIMARY is set to 0, the primary Abis and the first TSU is

preserved for future extensions:
When defining the full-rate TCU occupancy, the Eq-FR (equivalent full-rate) is used.
For computing the required Eq-FR for add BTS operation, the operator must take into
account the following:
One TCU supports four Eq-FR

One TCU supports two Eq-DR
OneExtra Abis timeslot = 0.5 Eq-FR

Extra Abis timeslots are mapped only on TCUs supporting TRE full-rate and not on
TCUs supporting dual-rate TRE
Full-rate and dual-rate TREs cannot be combined on the same TCU.
In order to add a BTS on the Abis, the operator should first check:
If the number of available Eq-FR on TSU allows the addition of the BTS
Number of Eq-FR needed for the operation

Number of resources on primary and secondary Abis links.
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For TSU connectivity, the operator must take the following information into account:
One dual-rate TRX is equivalent to two full-rate TRX
One extra Abis TS used for PS traffic is equivalent with 0.5 full-rate TRX.
During the scenario, if no error messages are displayed, the BTS is successfully added. If
not, use the solutions provided in the following table to solve the resource problems on
the Abis.
Table 1-4
Error Messages for Add BTS
When ...
The following error message

appears:
Perform the following ...
There is a lack of TSU space

for RSL, OML and TCH
Lack of primary TSU Eq-FR

for RSL,OML and TCH:
requested: xxx, available:
yyy or Lack of primary TSU
Eq-FR for Extra Abis TS:
requested: xxx, available:
yyy, where:
Reshuffle TSU using Remap RSL.
xxx is the number of Eq-FR
RSL remapping is possible at three

levels:
Balanced load (with possible

impact on other TCU
Balanced load (with no impact

on other TCU).
needed for TCH/Extra Abis

timeslots for this TCU
There is a lack of TSU space

for Extra Abis timeslots on the
secondary TSU
yyy is the is the Eq-FR before

the command for this TSU.
Lack of secondary TSU

space: requested Eq-FR:
xxx, available Eq-FR: yyy,
where:
xxx is the number of Eq-FR
needed for TCH/Extra Abis

timeslots for this TCU
yyy is the is the Eq-FR before
the command for this TSU.

There is no space on Abis for
RSL, OML and basic timeslots
Lack of Abis TS for RSL,

OML and TCH: Requested
xxx, available: yyy, where:
xxxIs the total number of

timeslots required to be allocated
for RSL, OML and TCH
yyy Is the number of free usable
timeslots before the execution of
this command.
Reshuffle TSU using Remap RSL.

RSL remapping is possible at three
levels:
Balanced load (with possible

impact on other TCU
Balanced load (with no impact

on other TCU).
Defragment Abis Chain.

Fill-Up Primary Abis Chain if the
BTS must be declared on the
secondary Abis of another BTS.
Delete extra timeslots (pools) or
TRE.
Increase/decrease MAX_EXTRA_TS_
PRIMARY.
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Table 1-4
Error Messages for Add BTS
(continued)
When ...
The following error message

appears:
Perform the following ...
There is a lack of space for

Extra Abis timeslots
Lack of Abis TS for Extra

Abis TS: requested: xx,
available (1st/2nd Abis):
yy/zz, where:
Defragment Abis Chain.
xxIs the total number of

timeslots required to be allocated
for Extra Abis timeslots
yy/zzIs the number of free
Fill-Up Primary Abis Chain.

Delete extra timeslots (pools)or
TRE.
Increase/decrease MAX_EXTRA_TS_
PRIMARY
usable timeslots on
primary/secondary Abis for this
BTS, after the execution of the
RSL, OML and TCH mapping.
MAX_EXTRA_TS_PRIMARY
is not taken into account for this
computation.
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Overview
A checking mechanism is implemented at OMC level, in order to limit the number of

units when the optional feature is activated. Only the TRX is used as a unit for counting
and inside computation algorithms.
There is a configurable threshold with the default value set to 95%. When the number of
objects configured with any of the locked features is close to the threshold value, the user
receives a warning message.
The following features are locked according to a number of TRX:
EDGE(*)
CS3-CS4(*)
AMR_FR
AMR_HR(*)
Logical TRX
DR TRE
TxDiv TRE
E-GSM Cells
GAN HO
BTS RSL above 12
CS1-CS2( *)
2G-3G HO
2G-3G Interoperability
Streaming QoS(*)
Multi CCCH
2G-3G TDSCDMA
DTM( *)
EDA( *)
EN_MULTISLOT_CLASS_30_33
AMR WB
Repeated ACCH
Paging Coordination in BSS
A5/3 TRE
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A Signalling over IP (**)
TFO for EFR/FR/HR

TRX dynamic power save
A-Flex
GB over IP
Multi PLMN
Extended Cell
A-bis per satellite
A-Ter per satellite
SMS-CB
Basic LCS.
EN_A51(***)
MC-Module / MC-RRH configuration

Logical Cell
This feature is controlled by the number of TREs configured on the slave MC RRHs
used by the logical cell, together with the number of TRXs defined in the logical cell.
MC-modules configuration in multistandard
BTS Alarms Customization
This feature is alocated per number of BTSs for which external alarm profile is not set
to the default profile. If the number of BTSs for which the external alarm profile is
not the default one, exceeds the purchased limit, the centralized license server rejects
any configuration which requests other BTSs to use non-default profiles.
( *) For these features, there are two possible computation modes for counting used TRX:
Mode 1: The sum of all TRXs belonging to the cells where the feature parameter is set
to enabled.
Mode 2: For all cells having the feature parameter set to enabled and where GPRS is
activated, integer part of (sum MAX_PDCH for all cells)/8.
Note: Only one of the two modes is considered as activated at a time. The total
quantities for the GPRS related features are computed for both computation modes,
but the limit checking is done according to the active mode selected by the customer.
(**) For these features, only one computation mode is used to count the TRXs:
Mode 1: The sum of all TRX belonging to the cells where the feature parameter is set
to enabled.
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(***) This license flag is added in oflcf to lock the A5/1 feature. If the feature is
locked (EN_A51=0), the A5/1 button is grayed in the CELL_CIPH_SET panel in the
RNUSM: Edit Cell Window and it is not possible to change the ciphering algorithm to
A5/1. This is an "all or nothing" licence, and it is not allocated for a certain number of
TRXs.
Note: All the optional features are sold according to a number of TRX. If the operator
exceeds the number of TRX allocated by the contract, the creation and application of
a new configuration is refused at the next PRC activation.
Note: If an optional feature is not allocated by contract, the parameters used to
activate that feature are grey.
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Description
This feature reduces the power consumption of multi carrier devices (MC-TRX,
MC-RRH) in low load situations. It allows to switch the supply voltage for the power
transistor according to the current RF load situation. It requires to switch Power Supply
within the HW in the case of the current GSM Multi Carrier Amplifier generation. The
switching applies to GSM and is realized and adapts the power on a GSM radio timeslot
basis.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature:

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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the cells to be configured with DPVA.
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Right click and select Edit ... from the popup menu.
Result: The Edit Cell window opens.
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In Edit Cell window, click on PC Parameters, and next on General PC Ctrl tab.
If not already done, set the EN_POWER_SAVING parameter to Enable.
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In the Edit Cell window, click on Apply and then click on Close.
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If the above steps are performed from the PRC window, Activate PRC.
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Description
This feature allows the increase of the MxBSC Evolution capacity by adding two more
CCP boards on ATCA shelf without changing the capacity of the boards compared to the
B11 values (200 TRX/CCP). Inserting these new boards allows adding two new BSC
configurations: configuration 6 to support 1200 TRX and configuration 7 to support 1400
TRX.
The feature includes the commercially linked Abis/Ater flexibility option, which allows
flexible assignment of E1 links between Abis and Ater. It is supported from MxBSC
configuration 6 and 7 and it requires the A Signalling over IP and A User Plane over IP
features to be activated also.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature refer to Extend 9130 BSC Evolution.

To configure MxBSC using the Abis/Ater flexibility, the same mechanism as in STM1
context is used. Refer to GSM BSS Configuration Rules and Extend 9130 BSC Evolution
.

Description
The AUPoIP feature is available if the BSS is connected to a NGN (MSC-Server and
MGW) core network. Going from legacy TDM to IP Networks and implementing the
NGN concept means that both User and Control planes are managed separately through
IP.
As far as the A Interface is concerned, the A-Signalling over IP (B11 feature) already
splits User Plane/Control Plane on the A Interface and allows to manage A signalling over
IP and the User Plane being still carried over TDM.
The A User Plane over IP (B12 feature) completes the picture and allows to manage the A
User Plane over IP.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites apply to activate A User Plane over IP:
A Signalling over IP feature is activated
The parameters: AUPoTDM_COD_SUP and AUPoIP_COD_SUP are set with a value

in accordance with the target AUPoIP mode
The TPGSM capacity is in accordance with the target AUoIP mode.
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Activate Feature
To activate the feature refer to Change A Interface Mode.
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VAMOS
Description
VAMOS (Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot) allows
multiplexing of two users simultaneously on the same physical resource in the circuit
switched mode both in downlink and in uplink, using the same timeslot number, ARFCN
and TDMA frame number.
Hence, a basic physical channel capable of VAMOS supports up to 4 TCH channels along
with their associated control channels (FACCH and SACCH).
In DL the BTS transmits simultaneously to 2 MSs on the same timeslot and frequency
using two different training sequences (one for each MS) and with Adaptive-QPSK
modulation (variant of QPSK allowing flexible power control for the two users), which
allows to double the throughput compared to legacy GMSK.
The feature is available for 9130 BSC Evolution only.
Activate Feature
The 9130 BSC Evolution must be in IP transport mode.

Activate VAMOS:
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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the cells to be configured with VAMOS.
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If necessary, set the VAMOS cell telecom parameters.

VAMOS related parameters are present in Edit Cell window,
in:
Cell Information, Cell Description tab: TSC_1 and TSC_2
Cell Information, VAMOS Resource tab
HO Parameters, General HO Ctrl tab: EN_VAMOS_PAIRING_CA and

EN_VAMOS_UNPAIRING_CA
PC Parameters, VAMOS tab

HO & PC Thresholds, VAMOS tab.
To set the parameters values, use the Telecom Parameters Dictionary.

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In Edit Cell window, click on Cell Information, VAMOS Resource, Activation tab.
If not already done, set the Nb_TRX_VAMOS parameter to run the TRX/RSL mapping
algorithm dedicated to VAMOS in the cell.
If not already done, set the EN_VAMOS parameter to enabled, to enable VAMOS. Set also
EN_VAMOS_ON_BCCH as required, to enable or disable the VAMOS allocation on the
BCCH TRX.
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If necessary, use Modify BTS Characteristics to set the DR_TRE_VAMOS parameter for the
sectors corresponding to the cells on which VAMOS is activated.
The following rule applies:ALL_TRE >= TRE_DR >= DR_TRE_VAMOS.
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Description
This feature allows the user to configure some of the PM types with 15 minutes as
granularity.
To implement these requirements, the PMC configuration application is improved to be
more flexible, by allowing the granularity editing on a per PM type basis.
Activate Feature
The feature is available only for 9130 BSC Evolution.

Activate Types 28,18,19,110,180, GPRS in 15 Minutes Granularity
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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the required BSS.

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Result: The Edit BSS Telecom Parameters window opens.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Click on Procedures, RMS tab.

Set the EN_RED_GRANULARITY_OTHER parameter to enabled.
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Click on Apply and then click on Close.

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Set the PM types to be part of PMC and set the granularity for each PM type. Use
Alcatel-Lucent BSS - BSS Surveillance Handbook sectionDefine PMC List
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Perform the following actions on the corresponding MFS to set the granularity to 15
minutes:
1. From OMC-R log in to both active and standby stations and edit the
/usr/mfs/etc/GPMGP file. Replace GP= 60 with GP= 15.
2. From OMC-R open IMT and reset the standby station. Wait for the reset to finish and
then trigger a control stations switch-over.
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From OMC-R open IMT and reset the GP boards, one by one.
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Description
This feature allows the user to configure RMSI PM type with 15 minutes as granularity.
To implement this requirement, the PMC configuration application is improved to be
more flexible, by allowing the granularity editing on a per PM type basis.
Activate Feature
The feature is available only for 9130 BSC Evolution.

Activate RMS Type A&B&C Report in 15 Minutes Granularity
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If not already done, lock the PMC. Use Alcatel-Lucent BSS - BSS Surveillance
Handbook section Lock PMC.
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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the required BSS.

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Click on Procedures, RMS tab.

Set the EN_RED_GRANULARITY_RMSI parameter to enabled.
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Set the PM types to be part of PMC and set the granularity for RMSI PM type. Use
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Unlock the PMC. Use Alcatel-Lucent BSS - BSS Surveillance Handbook section Unlock
PMC.
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Description
Ater GCH Equity per GP is a new mechanism that forces the reallocation of GCH from
some TRX to other TRX, at GP level.
The main goal of Ater GCH equity per GP is to use the Ater GCH resource in a more
efficient way. The following aspects are covered:
A reactive mode corrects big differences in the GCH allocation or real GCH
congestion
An anticipation mode which increases the GCH allocation to TRX for which the real
GCH usage is near congestion.
Feature Activation
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From the GPRS Terminal window, select:

BUI -> Request
Result: The Request window opens.
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In the Request area, enter the following command: set CM[CM_1](spare522 = 1);
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Click on Send.
Result: The command is executed.
Tip: Click on Switch View to view the responses. Click again on Switch View to
view the requests.
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Click on Close.
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Overview
This section presents an overview of the Release B11 features.
IP Transport in BSS
Description
There are three modes:
Mixed mode BSS contains both TDM BTS and IPoE1 and/or IPoEth BTS. This
mode requires an IP backbone on Ater.

Full IP BSS contains no TDM BTS, only IPoE1 and/or IPoEth
Full IPoEth BSS uses only IPoEth (no Abis links using IPoE1).
There are two stages:
IPoE1 (Abis on E1, Ater on Eth)

IPoEth (Abis on Eth, Ater on Eth).
The IP transport mode is supported only in 9130 MFS Evolution, 9130 BSC Evolution,
Alcatel-Lucent BTS (with SUM-X board) and 9125 TC (with TCIF IP board).
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites apply to activate IP transport in the BSS:
IP over E1 is not supported by BTS configurations with only 9110 micro-BTS

Rings are not supported. The ring must be converted to a chain and thus the secondary
E1 access to the BSC is not used
TDM cross-connects are not supported. All timeslot cross-connects in the Abis link
must be removed (all Abis links must have the full 2 Mbit/s bandwidth available)
TP v3 with TPIP is required.
Note that the IP transport in GSM project will replace the existing TDM based transport
by an IP based transport.
Activate Feature
In order to activate the IP Transport Mode in BSS, you must perform Change to IP Mode
for 9130 BSC Evolution.
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Description
When an AMR (NB or WB) speech codec is used in the TCH, the
Repeated Downlink FACCH and Repeated SACCH functions reduce the ACCH
signalling error rate in poor radio conditions (FACCH and SACCH are sent twice).
Prerequisites
If the feature is licensed, the sum of the TRXs belonging to the cells with
EN_REP_DL_FACCH = Enabled or EN_REP_SACCH = Enabled cannot exceed the
upper limit specified in the oflcf file.
Activate Feature
Activate the feature:

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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the cells to be configured with RDFACCH
and RSACCH.
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Click on the AMR&TFO and next on the Repeated ACCH tab.

From the dropdown menu, set one of the following for the EN_REP_DL_FACCH
parameter:
Repeated DL FACCH enabled for LAPDm command frames
Repeated DL FACCH enabled for LAPDm command frames and also

for LAPDm response frames.
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Set the EN_REP_SACCH parameter to Repeated SACCH enabled.

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Description
This feature improves the current MFS bias mechanism in terms of ping performance and
EDA configuration usage.
Activate Feature

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Create a PRC containing the BSC to be configured.

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In the PRC, select the required BSC.

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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the Radio Res. Mngt. tab.
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Set the EN_FULL_FAST_USF_UL_EXTENDED parameter to Enable.

Its value is downloaded to the MFS through a resynchronization operation.
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From the PRC window, in the Edit BSS Telecom Parameters window, click on Apply and
then click on Close, and then Activate PRC.
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Description
This function provides additional support to the paging coordination in the BSS.
Activate Feature

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Create a PRC containing the BSC to be configured.

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In the PRC, select the required BSC.

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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the General tab.

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Set the EN_BSS_PAGING_COORDINATION to Enabled.

The parameter can only be set to Enabled if
network_operation_mode <> "Mode_1" and round_trip_delay < 500 ms for
all the cells of the concerned BSS.
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Description
The SUMX board of a BTS has four physical ports. In the scope of this feature, Abis port
4 is dedicated for connecting external equipment. The external equipment connected to
the fourth Abis is impacted until the Abis configuration on the BSC side is done
accordingly.
This feature introduces a new BTS parameter that specifies which TTP is to be used to
map (connect) the timeslots of the fourth Abis. It can be none, for when forwarding is
disabled. The BTS must be on the last position of a chain or ring. This feature is not
available for IP BTS.
Activate Feature

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In the BSSUSM main window, click on the Abis icon in the Functional Alarm Synthesis
panel.
Result: The Abis Topology View window opens.
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Select BTS from the Abis Navigator window.

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Right click, and select Modify BTS Characteristics from the popup menu.
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Fill in the Supplementary Equipment Abis Name panel with required information.
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Description
A5/3 is a new ciphering algorithm initially specified for UMTS, and now also defined for
GSM. It is used for circuit switched channels.
The feature introduces the CELL_CIPH_SET parameter at cell level, which defines which
ciphering algorithms are enabled. It is possible to enable A5/0 (no ciphering), A5/0 +
A5/1 or A5/0 + A5/1 + A5/3. The BTS (TDM or IP) only supports A5/3 for G4/G5 TREs.
A5/3 is an optional feature sold according to a number of TRX.
For a call, A5/3 is used if:
MS supports A5/3, as indicated in class mark 2
TRX supports A5/3

The operator has enabled A5/3 support for the cell
NSS allows the use of A5/3
DTM is not enabled in the cell or DTM is enabled and the Ciphering Mode Setting
Capability of the MS bit is enabled.
Activate Feature

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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the required cell.

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Click on Cell information tab and next on the Cell description tab.
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From the CELL_CIPH_SET panel, select A5/0 + A5/1 + A5/3

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Description
Note: The Inter-BSS NACC/ Inter-RAT NACC (3G- ->2G) feature depends on
NACC feature activation in the cell where the mobile is originally located. The RIM
procedure is launched only if the cell supports NACC. The EN_RIM_NACC parameter
cannot be set to a value which is different from Disabled unless the user has bought
the features.
The Inter-BSS NACC/ Inter-RAT NACC (3G - ->2G) feature is commercially optional
and its activation is managed through the EN_RIM_NACC parameter at BSS level. The
feature is managed on 'by a TRX quantity' basis, by considering the feature as PS related.
There are two modes to compute the total quantity of configured TRXs:
Mode 1: the sum of all TRXs of the cells belonging to BSCs with
EN_RIM_NACC <> Disabled
Mode 2: the sum of the MAX_PDCH values of the cells belonging to the BSCs with
EN_RIM_NACC <> Disabled, divided by 8.
The total quantity of configured TRXs cannot exceed an upper limit defined in the license
and limits file in /alcatel/var/share/netconf/oflcf.in
If this limit is exceeded, any further PRC activation is blocked. Separate protection is not
currently planned for inter-BSS NACC and inter-RAT NACC; one protection applies for
both.
The parameter EN_RIM_NACC can be:
Enable, then all the BVC SIG are reset and PS traffic in the BSS is stopped then
restarted
Disabled, then only the BVC SIG of the NSE of the BSS, connected to a SGSN
supporting the RIM-NAC feature are reset.

In any other case of modification, there is no impact on the PS traffic and on going TBFs
are not disrupted.
The RIM-NACC feature is optional, depending on the EN_RIM_NACC parameter value.
The EN_RIM_NACC parameter can take the following values:
RIM NACC is Enable
Inter BSS NACC only Enabled
Inter 3G NACC only Enabled
Inter BSS/3G NACC are Enable
Inter LTE NACC only Enabled

Inter BSS/LTE NACC are Enabled
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Inter 3G/LTE NACC are Enabled
Inter BSS/Inter RAT NACC are Enabled.
Activate Feature

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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the required BSC.

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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the RIM-NACC tab.

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Set the EN_RIM_NACC parameter to Enable.

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In the Edit BSS Telecom Parameters window, click on Apply and then click on Close.
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Description
The Tandem Free Operation (TFO) is a call configuration where a transcoder device is
physically present in the signal path, but the transcoding functions are bypassed.
Adaptive Multiple Rate (AMR) increases the quality of speech during conversations and
also increases the offered capacity due to the provision of half-rate channels.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites apply:
The BSC is a 9130 BSC Evolution

HR_AMR is available
FR_AMR is available.
Activate Feature

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Create PRC.
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Copy OMC Cells to PRC to copy the cells to be configured.

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In the PRC, select the required cells.

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Edit n Cells.
Result: The Edit n Cells window opens.
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In the tree view, from the Cell Parameters frame, click on the AMR&TFO tab and then
on the TFO tab.
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Select and set the EN_TFO_AMR_NB parameter to Enabled.
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From the PRC window, in the Edit n Cells window, click on Apply and then click on
Close, and then Activate PRC.
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Description
This feature is one of the solutions for the BSS to be connected to the NGN network. The
purpose of this feature is to transfer the SS7 signaling over the IP network between the
BSC and NGN core network.
The benefits of this feature are the following:
Improvement of the signaling transfer reliability and lower transfer delay

Higher signalling transfer bandwidth
Simple network configuration and flexible network construction
It supports multi-remote SS7 end points to be connected to the BSC.
The feature is an optional feature, and the A-signalling over TDM is still supported. The
TDM mode and IP mode are exclusive.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature, refer to Modify N7 Transport Mode for BSC Evolution.
A-Flex
Description
The A interface is used to connect the TC to the MSC.

The A-Flex feature allows a BSC to connect to more than one MSC. One BSC connects
up to 16 MSC servers.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature, refer to Activate A-Flex.
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Gb Flex
Description
The Gb interface is used to connect the BSS to the SGSN.

The Gb Flex feature allows a BSS to connect to more than one SGSN.
The Gb-flex feature is licensed at OMC level and the activation is per BSS. As the feature
depends on Gb over IP suport, which is also an optional feature, its license is part of the
algorithm. Thus, OMC may forbid setting the Gb transport mode to IP for an NSE or BSS
due to Gb over IP license and may forbid the association of the second NSE to a GPU due
to Gb Flex license.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature, refer to Configure GPRS.
Lb Interface
Overview
Perform the following tasks to modify the Lb Interface:
Description of Lb Interface (p. 1-43)
Prerequisites for Lb Interface (p. 1-44)
Activate Lb Interface Feature (p. 1-45)
Deactivate Lb Interface Feature (p. 1-47)
Overview
The Lb interface is a 3GPP standard interface between BSC and SMLC for location
service.
SMLC ("Service Mobile Location Centre") is the network element to handle the location
service.
The feature is only supported by 9130 BSC Evolution.
The feature is activated at BSS level on a per TRX quantity.
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Two location methods are supported on Lb interface:
Timing Advance positioning (also called Cell Id + TA method)
TA positioning + NMR.
Prerequisites for Lb Interface

Overview
Ensure that the Ethernet cables are connected and the routers are configured so that the
connection between the BSC and the SMLC is available.
There are four possible configurations of the flow separation:
COMMON TAGGING
DISTINCT OAM TEL
DISTINCT OAM AOIP BSS

DISTINCT OAM AOIP BSS IURG/LB
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Procedure
In order to activate the feature, perform the following steps:

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From OMC-R, perform the steps described in Create SMLC.

For the SMLC, the following information is required:
SMLC_Name
SMLC_TRAFFIC_MODE
LB_MIN_NB_ACTIVE_IPSP
SGW_INTERWORKING_LB
Note: For B11 MR3Ed1 only the IP mode is supported and the parameter must be set
to 0 (SGW_INTERWORKING_LB = 0).
Starting with the B11 MR3Ed2 the feature is also supported in TDM mode
(SGW_INTERWORKING_LB = 1).
SMLC_SPC.
For LBSL(s), the following information is required:
LB_SCTP_ENDPOINT_IP_ADDRESS_1
LB_SCTP_ENDPOINT_IP_ADDRESS_2
LB_SCTP_ENDPOINT_PORT.
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From the OMC-R, perform the steps described in Shut Down BSS Traffic, BSS-Tel
(WTC=4 min.) for the concerned BSS.
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From BSC Terminal, perform the steps described in Display / Modify IP Parameters.
Set the following parameters according to the rules described in Management of IP
transport in 9130 BSC Evolution section from BSS Telecom Routing Configuration:
START_LB_IP_ADDRESS_BSC
LB_IP_SUBNET_MASK_BSC
REACHABILITY_TEST_ADDR_LB
For the static route, in the case of vlan conf index 4, declare:
Dest-IP-Address
IP-Subnet-Mask
Gateway-IP-Address.
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A BSC reset is automatically triggered. Wait for the BSC reset to finish.
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From the OMC-R, perform the steps described in Unlock BSS Traffic (unlock BSS-TEL).
Note: Audits are automatically triggered.
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From OMC-R, perform the steps described in Activate Lb Interface.

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From the OMC-R, perform the steps described in Unlock LBSL to unlock all the LBSL(s)
of the SMLC.
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Procedure
In order to deactivate the feature, perform the following steps:

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From the OMC-R, perform the steps described in Lock LBSL to lock all the LBSL(s) of
the SMLC.
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From OMC-R, perform the steps described in Deactivate Lb Interface.

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The declared SMLC can be deleted. From the OMC-R, perform the steps described in
Remove SMLC to delete the declared SMLC.
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IURG
Description
IURG is the interface between RNC and BSC mainly to allow soft handover (without
involving CN).
IURG interface allows the source RNC to request directly the BSC to allocate in advance
the radio resource needed in the target BSS for a just triggered external TD -> GSM
handover.
One BSC supports up to 16 neighbor RNCs.
The feature is optional, has one BSC-level activation parameter and is controlled per TRX
quantity.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature, refer to BSS Methods Handbook, section Configure and Activate
IURG.
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Description
When a transition from DTM to dedicated mode occurs (DL/UL TBF release), a handover
cause 30 can be triggered to move the corresponding RTS (which handles CS) from the
PS traffic zone to the CS traffic zone, in order to free Radio Resources for further PS
transactions.
The aim of the feature is to delay the handover execution to avoid ping-pong between the
CS and PS zone, if the mobile enters DTM again before the delay has expired.
Prerequisites
The BSC is a 9130 BSC Evolution.

Activate Feature

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Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured.

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In the PRC, select the required cell.

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Click on the HO Parameters tab and then click on the General HO Ctrl tab.
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Set the N_DELAYED_HO_CAUSE30 parameter to something other than 0.

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From the PRC window, in the Edit Cell window, click on Apply and then click on Close,
and then Activate PRC.
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Description
This solution consists of switching off the Power Amplifier (PA) bias of a TRX as soon as
several consecutive timeslots are not used in DL on this TRX, which allows a significant
reduction in power consumption. The feature can be activated / deactivated from the
OMC-R via the EN_POWER_SAVING parameter. The default value of this parameter is
Disabled.
Activate Feature

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In the RNUSM: PRC or SC main window, select the required cell in the Matrix Browser
panel.
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Click on the PC Parameters tab and next on the General PC Ctrl tab.
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Set the EN_POWER_SAVING parameter to Enable.

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Description
This feature is available only for 9130 BSC Evolution equipped with TPGSMv3 boards.
Using STM1, the 9130 BSC Evolution can be configured without a LIU shelf. This
feature supports mixed configuration, LIU-E1 and VC12-E1.
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The feature is optional from a commercial point of view. Operators buy the feature with a
maximum number of STM1 Interfaces per OMC-R.
Activate Feature
To activate this feature, refer to Activate the STM1 Interface from the OMC-R.
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Description
The 3G Search Prio wrong in PMO feature allows a reselection from GSM to UMTS to
be possible in both packet idle and packet transfer modes. The PMO message is not
longer sent at the beginning of a packet transfer and the mobile uses instead the
broadcasted neighboring cells and reselection parameters for the reselection decision.
This is accomplished by using a new value for the following parameters:
EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION and EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION.
Activate Feature

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Open RNUSM Main Window, create a CS/PRC containing the cells to be configured with
3G Search Prio wrong in PMO.
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Select the required cells.

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Click on the UMTS tab and then click on the Reselection tab.
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In order to activate the feature, set the EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION parameter

or EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION parameter to
Enabled with 3G search activated with flexible prio
The EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION and

EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION parameters cannot be enabled at the same
time.
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Description
The AMR WB Cell Load Handling feature allows a call to be established in AMR NB HR
(or in HR in case NB-AMR HR would not be possible) in case of high cell load. This is
accomplished by using the following new parameters: EN_HR_FOR_AMR_WB_GMSK and
ADD_HR_IN_TFO_LIST.
The ADD_HR_IN_TFO_LIST parameter is available only for 9130 BSC.
Activate Feature

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Open RNUSM Main Window, create a PRC containing the cells to be configured.
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Right click and select Edit ....

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Click on the AMR&TFO tab and next on the AMR WB tab.

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In order to activate the feature, set the EN_HR_FOR_AMR_WB_GMSK parameter to

Enabled.
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Description
LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the evolution of 3G UMTS which targets very high
throughputs.
LTE means:
No more CS plane, voice is carried through VoIP

A flat IP architecture
Use of enhanced radio techniques, including MIMO & OFDM
E-UTRAN the equivalent of GERAN (2G) or UTRAN (3G) is a set of eNodeBs

connected to the same MME (Mobility Management Entity, part of the Core
Network).
The purpose of the Inter-working with LTE in the Packet domain feature is to manage 2G
versus LTE inter-working (in other words, the GERAN versus E-UTRAN inter-working),
with the following requirements:
Support of 2G to LTE-FDD reselection
GERAN CS User Plane is not managed (no CS Handover to be managed)

Inter-RAT NACC is managed for the E-UTRAN to GERAN direction only
Manage cell reselection in blind search mode.
The management of the reselection algorithm by the MS/UE takes into account additional
parameters (the so-called priority parameters ) which are not only related to
E-UARFCNs, but also to UARFCNs and 2G serving cells.
The feature is supported only by 9130 MFS Evolution and 9130 BSC Evolution.
Activate Feature
The feature is optional and can be activated at cell level through

EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION parameter.
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Open RNUSM Main Window, create a PRC containing the cells on which the LTE
reselection to be activated.
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Select LTE.
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In order to activate the feature, set the EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION

parameter to enabled.
The following rules apply when using this feature:
The EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION and

EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION parameters cannot be enabled at the same
time.
For a given BSS, we cannot have at the same time FDD_ARFCN_LIST defined at
BSS level and, at least, one 2G cell where both EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION
and EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled.
If both EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION and
EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled, they must have the same
value.
EN_FAST_3G_CELL_RESELECTION cannot be set on 3 if any of
EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION or
EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_ RESELECTION is = 0
EN_FAST_3G_CELL_RESELECTION cannot be set on 2 if
EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION = 0
MCC_LTE, MNC_LTE, CI_LTE uniquely identify an LTE cell inside the OMC. This
represents the telecom/O&M LTE cell identification, also called ECGI (E-UTRAN
Cell Global Identifier).
The allowed value ranges for ARFCN_LTE (FDD) are: [0..5379] U [5730..6599].
Note: For 2G-LTE interworking, Alcatel-Lucent recommends configuring
ARFCN_LTE (FDD) value compliant with the values recommended by 3GPP release
9, where band 6 (2650 - 2749) is not applicable anymore and band 11 (4750 - 4999) is
limited up to 4949.
For any given serving cell, no more than 8 distinct values of ARFCN_LTE(FDD) are
allowed in the neighbor LTE cells having RAT_LTE =FDD and targeted by 2g-LTE
reselection links.
For any given serving cell, no more than 20 outgoing 2g-LTE adjacencies are allowed.
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Description
LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the evolution of 3G UMTS which targets very high
throughputs.
LTE means:
No more CS plane, voice is carried through VoIP

A flat IP architecture
Use of enhanced radio techniques, including MIMO & OFDM
E-UTRAN the equivalent of GERAN (2G) or UTRAN (3G) is a set of eNodeBs

connected to the same MME (Mobility Management Entity, part of the Core
Network).
The purpose of the 2G to LTE (TDD) Cell Re-selection feature is to manage 2G versus
LTE inter-working (in other words, the GERAN versus E-UTRAN inter-working), with
the following requirements:
Support of 2G to LTE-TDD reselection
GERAN CS User Plane is not managed (no CS Handover to be managed)

Inter-RAT NACC is managed for the E-UTRAN to GERAN direction only
Manage cell reselection in blind search mode.
The management of the reselection algorithm by the MS/UE takes into account additional
parameters (the so-called priority parameters ) which are not only related to
E-UARFCNs, but also to UARFCNs and 2G serving cells.
The feature is supported only by 9130 MFS Evolution and 9130 BSC Evolution.
Activate Feature
The feature is optional and can be activated at cell level through

EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION parameter.
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Open RNUSM Main Window, create a PRC containing the cells on which the LTE
reselection to be activated.
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Select LTE.
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In order to activate the feature, set the EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION

parameter to enabled.
The following rules apply when using this feature:
For a given BSS, we cannot have at the same time TDD_ARFCN_LIST defined at
BSS level and, at least, one 2G cell where both
EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION and
EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled.
EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION and
EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION cannot be enabled at the same time.
If both EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION and

EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled, they must have the same
value.
If both EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION and

EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled, they must have the same
value.
EN_FAST_3G_CELL_RESELECTION can be set on 3 only if
As follows:
EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION and
EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled or
EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_RESELECTION and
EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled or
EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION and
EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled.
EN_FAST_3G_CELL_RESELECTION cannot be set on 2 if

EN_2G_TO_LTEFDD_CELL_RESELECTION = 0 and
EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION = 0.
The allowed value ranges for ARFCN_LTE (TDD) are: [36000.. 39649].
For any given serving cell, no more than n distinct values of ARFCN_LTE(TDD) are
allowed in the neighbor LTE cells having RAT_LTE =TDD and targeted by 2g-LTE
reselection links,
where n is:
4, if EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION and
EN_2G_TO_LTETDD_CELL_RESELECTION are enabled on the aim serving cell
and FAKE_FDD_MANAGEMENT = 1 on the aim serving BSC
8, otherwise.
For any given serving cell, no more than 20 outgoing 2g-LTE adjacencies are allowed.
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Description
The aim of this feature is to avoid the traffic disturbance due to the 9130 BSC hardware
failures.
There are 4 cases of outages due to hardware failures:
OMCP
CCP
TPGSM
MUX
To prevent the above 4 types of outages, the solution is to use a periodic reset of the
standby boards of the 9130 BSC.
The periodic reset of the standby boards lead to:
initialize again the standby board. This remove the potential software fault and leave
the standby board in the clean state
launch again the self test on the standby board. This detect an inactif fault covered by
the boot self test
This daily reset is launched on the following standby boards: OMCP, CCP, TPGSM,
MUX
An OMC-R script is developed and scheduled in crontab for daily runing. The script
manages a list of board types which is circularly parsed, one type being picked up from
the list at each run. The script triggers the reset on the standby boards of the chosen type
on all or some specified 9130 BSCs known by the 9153 OMC-R. The reset is triggered
only if the concerned standby board is in IT status.
Activate Feature
The name of the OMC-R script developed for the activation of this feature is:
resetSbBoards
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Input arguments:
an optional argument -bsc giving the BSC Id
an optional argument -board giving the board type (a string representing the RIT
label)
When -bsc argument is present, the script acts upon the given 9130 BSC only.
When -board argument is present, the script impact only the given board type.
When it is launched without any argument, the script choses the BSC and the board type
from the configuration file,
If -bsc/-board input arguments are present, they have priority over the config file.
The script uses a configuration file which mainly contains the following:
a list of boards that needs to be reset and for each type of board, the week day when
the reset must take place
For example, the list format is:

#[Board types]
0001 jbxomcp Monday //OMCP board
0002 jbxccp Wednesday //CCP board
0003 jbxtp Thursday //TP GSM board
0004 jbxmux Tuesday //Mux board (of the LIU Shelf)
The list can be modified using the vi text editor.

Note: First character of the day must be in uppercase, as in the above example.
Note: If the board type is provided via the -board input argument, no week day is
necessary to be specified; it is considered as if the current day is the board day.
As follows:
A list of non-working days. At each run, the script will check whether the current day
is present in this list and if yes, the script will exit.
#[Non-Working days]
dd.mm.yyyy
or
dd.mm.*
At each run, the script checks whether the current day is presentnin this list and if yes,
the script will exit.
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There are two possible formats for the list:

If for example, in the list there is the date 25.12.201025.12.2010, the script will
not run precisely on that day
If in the list, the date format is 25.12.*, the script will not run during any of the
25.12 days, whatever the year.
a list of BSC IDs on which reset action must be sent
#[Concerned BSCs]
ALL
or
#[Concerned BSCs]
ALL EXCEPT 6, 9, 13
or
#[Concerned BSCs]
1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 12
where:
ALL - means that all the 9130 BSC from the impacted OMC-R are considered to
perform the reset action.
ALL EXCEPT 6, 9, 13 - means that all the 9130 BSCs known by the OMC-R,
excepting the ones given in the list are considered.
1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 12 - If an explicit list of IDs is provided, only those 9130 BSCs are
considered. The IDs in the list are separated by comma and the list can be splited over
several lines.
the duration of the pause between two consecutive reset actions, expressed in seconds
- default value 30 seconds
For example:
#[Inter reset pause duration]
30 secs
the period of time after which the log file will be moved to old. The default value is 4
weeks
For example:
#[Period covered by a log file in weeks]
4
other configuration data if necessary
The script produces a log file: /alcatel/var/maintenance/log/resetSbBoards.log, gathering

information over several weeks.
The log file contains:
a line indicating the board type picked up for the current run
a subheader:
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#Timestamp; BSS_ID; BOARD_ID; ACTION_NAME; ACTION_RESULT;

ERRORS
a data line per command mode action built by filling in the timestamp (in local time),
the BSS Id and the board user label+R/S/S (if relevant), the action result code and,
when available, the concatenated error descriptions.
When the period covered by the log file is over, the log file is closed and will be renamed
by adding the .old extension (for archiving reasons).
The script, together with its configuration file are integrated with the OMC-R software.
The script is located in /alcatel/omc3/bss/usm/script/MxTools.
The script must be manually scheduled in axadmin crontab. For example, to run every
night at 3:00 am the following line should be added in axadmin crontab with
crontab -e
command:0 3 * * * /alcatel/omc3/bss/usm/script/MxTools/
resetSbBoards
After the 9153 OMC-R migration/SWR, the user must manually (re)schedule the tool in
axadmin crontab.
Before the 9130 BSC migration/SWR, the configuration file resetSbBoards.cfg must be
udpated so that to remove the concerned BSC from the "[Concerned BSCs]" section.
After the migration, the 9130 BSC can be inserted back in resetSbBoards.cfg, if necesary.
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Description
The objective of this feature is to improve the availability of the system. This means that
under normal conditions, the unavailability of the system is better than 5'15" per year.
This feature runs in full IP mode, mixed mode or TDM mode.
A new module TOAD (Telecom Outage Detector), is introduced in both active and
standby OMCP as a basic LINUX process.
The TOAD checks the number of call establishment per minute. When it detects there is
no call establishment, the process launches an end to end telecom tests towards Abis and
Ater interface. If both tests fails, it attempts to retrieve the traffic by running the take over
of the main boards, and finally, if the traffic still does not come up, it runs a BSC reset.
The TOAD process runs the BSC outage detection and defense only on the active OMCP
board, mainly to avoid double defense. It sends the outage report to the standby TOAD to
assure the case of OMCP take over following BSC outage detection.
Activate Feature
This feature is available only for 9130 BSC Evolution.This feature is activated and
managed through the EN-Tel-Outage-DET parameter.
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Open 9130 BSC terminal.

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Follow the menu Commands->BSS Operations->Modify BSC Parameters.

Result: The Modify BSC Parameters window opens.
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Click on the Watchdogtab.

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Set the EN-Tel-Outage-DET parameter on TRUE.

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Close the Modify BSC Parameters window.

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Close 9130 BSC terminal.

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Description
The aim of this feature is to improve the connection between 9130 BSC Evolution and
OMC-R, in case of communication via IP or A interface over MLPPP, to save the basic
requirement regarding the availability time.
The mechanism for BSC-OMC Supervision Link Defense feature is described below:
OMCP supervision
Despite of direct IP or MLPPP connection, OSI stack calculate the number of
connections failure of EIMR to OMCR. Once the connection is sucessfully, the
counter is set to 0. If the counter exceed a certain threshold (normally it takes about
10 min), OSI stack sends a notification to FM and FM triggers OMCP takeover.
OMCP takeover is trigerred except the following cases:
The standby OMCP is not in IT/FIT state

All E1 carrying MLPPP fail toward TC except IP mode
All A TRUNK carrying MLPPP fail
All MLPPP broken
T_GUARD_MLPPP is not running.

TP supervision
If MLPPP is broken for a certain time, FM gets an internal notification from TP. After
this notification, a 5 min. timer T_GUARD_MLPPP is to be started. During the
timer running, if FM receives the notification that MLPPP is fully or partially
recovered, then no defence is triggered and the timer is stopped, otherwise:
FM trigger TP takeover execpt the following cases:
The standby TP is not in IT/FIT state
No on-going scenario on active TP.
The defence is triggered by using the internal flag MLPPP_STATE_FLAG. When
the defence is triggered the flag MLPPP_STATE_FLAG is set to TRUE. When the
TP detects the state change of MLPPP, it notifies the FM. If MLPPP is fully or
partially recovered, the flag MLPPP_STATE_FLAG is set back to FALSE. The
defence is triggered only if the flag MLPPP_STATE_FLAG is FALSE. By default,
MLPPP_STATE_FLAG is TRUE.
During the OMC-R SWR, the communication with BSC is lost due to OMC-R reset but
the defense mechanism is not triggered. Before the OMC-R reset, OMC-R sends a
notification to BSC to stop the BSC-OMC supervision link defense temporarily. After the
OMC-R SWR/reset , OMC-R notice the BSC to recover the setting (if disable before,
keep disable, if enable before, recover to enable).
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Activate Feature
This feature is available only for 9130 BSC Evolution.This feature is activated and
managed through the EN-OMCR-Conn-DET parameter.
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Open 9130 BSC terminal.

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Follow the menu Commands->BSS Operations->Modify BSC Parameters.

Result: The Modify BSC Parameters window opens.
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Select the Watchdogtab.

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Set the EN-OMCR-Conn-DET parameter on TRUE.

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Click on OK
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Close the Modify BSC Parameters window.

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Close 9130 BSC terminal.

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Description
The BCCH/BSIC pairs limit is increased from 42 to 154.

The RMS campaign is designed in a daily basis. The number of pairs is increased to
allowed to report more interferers by the mobiles through the referred TRX.
Note: There is a delay of the RMS file availability after the activation is finished.
Activate Feature

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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the required BSC

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Click on the Ho/Reselection tab and next on the Extra BCCH tab.
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Set the EN_MORE_RMS_BCCH_BSIC parameter to Enable.

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Antenna Hopping
Description
Antenna hopping means that the sequence of bursts comprising a radio block are
transmitted over more than one antenna.
The aim of this feature is to get diversity of the radio path to the mobile. The number of
paths provided by frequency hopping can be multiplied with the number of antennas
involved in the antenna hopping.
The feature is provided by the twin module and the number of antennas for antenna
hopping is two.
Activate Feature
For the Antenna hopping feature to function, the BTS must have a specific hardware
configuration with Twin TRE cabled with TxDiv capability true but with TxDiv usage
false. For a detailed description refer to BSS Configuration Rules, section Antenna
Hopping.
Activate antenna hopping feature:
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Click on the Cell information and then click on Ded. Radio Res. 1/2 tab.
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Set the EN_ANTENN_HOPPING parameter to Enable.

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Description
This feature is used to reduce interferences on frequencies used by a BTS set with GPS
synchronization mode.
The feature requires the installation of a GPS receiver in the BTS cabinet. On site a GPS
antenna must be available. In a configuration with master/slaves BTS the GPS receiver is
mandatory only in the master BTS. The corresponding RIT (replaceable item) of the GPS
receiver has to be reported in the BTS remote inventory.
Activate Feature
To activate the network synchronization of radio time slots:

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In the BSSUSM: Abis Topology View select the required BTS.

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Right click and select Modify BTS Characteristics from the popup menu.
Result: The Modify BTS Characteristics window opens.
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Click on the Advanced tab.

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In the Network synchronisation panel select GPS-Synchronised.

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Set the FN_OFFSET_TIME_SYNCHRO parameter.

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Description
This feature offers the possibility of differentiated handling of particular packet

applications such as QQ, to process them with a low priority than other Best Effort PS
traffic.
A new Optional Information Element in BSSGP DL UNIT DATA Header named Service
Class Indicator (SCI) must be included by the SGSN. When included, the BSS will
decode it to detect QQ message.
This feature is only for 9130 MFS Evolution, is optional, has one cell level activation
parameter: EN_INSTANT_MSG_SERVICE_QOS and is controlled per TRX quantity.
Activate Feature
Attention: If this feature is activated during the migration towards B11

MR3e1.1QD1, it must not be activated before the MFS migration is finished.
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panel.
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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the QoS tab.

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Set the EN_INSTANT_MSG_SERVICE_QOS parameter to Enable.

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Procedure:
To use this feature:

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In the RNUSM, PRC or SC windows, select the required BSC

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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the QOS tab.

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The values of TBF relative priority used for Instant message service can be controlled by
setting the following parameters:
As follows:
HIGH_PRECEDENCE_INSTANT_MSG_ PRIORITY
NORMAL_PRECEDENCE_INSTANT_MSG_ PRIORITY
LOW_PRECEDENCE_INSTANT_MSG_ PRIORITY
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If the EN_PFC_FEATURE is also activated, the other parameters related to TBF scheduling
priority can be tuned so as to comply with the behavior expected by the operator (instant
messages to have a lower priority than Best Effort and other Background and Interactive
Traffic).
If the PFC feature is not activated, then only the BEST_EFFORT_PRIORITY parameter
can be tuned.
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Description
This feature is an improvement of the Best Effort Qos Handling Without PFC
Negotiation (p. 1-67) feature.
This feature offers the possibility of reduced PDCH allocation and reduced delayed
downlink TBF release timer for PCC/QQ traffic in order to avoid radio congestion.
PDCH number allocated for QQ service can be decreased during congestion condition.
Delayed downlink TBF release timer can be configured according to service type. Radio
resource is released through decreasing delayed DL TBF release timer for QQ service.
This feature is only for 9130 MFS Evolution, it is optional and it is controlled on a per
TRX quantity. The feature is available starting with B11 MR3Ed1.3.
Activate Feature
The feature is activated via the following parameters:
GPRS_MULTISLOT_CLASS_CONG_IM
T_NETWORK_RESPONSE_TIME_IM
PS_RADIO_CONG_RATIO
The GPRS_MULTISLOT_CLASS_CONG_IM and T_NETWORK_RESPONSE_TIME_IM

parameters cannot have a value different than 0 if the related MFS is not 9130 MFS
Evolution or if the aim BSC is older than B11.
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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the QoS tab.

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In the Instant Messaging box set the GPRS_MULTISLOT_CLASS_CONG_IM,

T_NETWORK_RESPONSE_TIME_IM and PS_RADIO_CONG_RATIO parameter.
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Description
This feature increases CCCH capacity by allowing the operator to configure up to four
CCCH time slots in a cell.
Activate Feature
Note: Multiple CCCH cannot be configured in extended cells. To activate multiple

CCCH using three or four time slots in concentric cells, it is necessary that the outer
zone of the concentric cell has at least two TRX.
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Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured with Multiple CCCH.

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In the PRC, select the required cells

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Right click and select Edit from the Popup Menu

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Click on Radio Channel Configuration tab and next on the Timeslot Configuration tab
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Modify the radio TS2, TS4 or TS6 from BCCH TRX to CCCH.
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From the PRC window, in the Edit Cell window click on Apply and next click on Close
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Description
Radio Measurement Statistics Improved (RMSI) are included in a new PM Type 20 which
contains the parameters and the counters for radio measurement for all the cells or a list of
cells of the BSC.
The new counters included in RMSI are defined from the beginning on 64 levels.
The RMSI counters provide the same kind of measurements than RMS in Type 31 but as
RMSI counters (built in BSC) at 1 hour period and RMS counters (built in BTS) at 1 day
period could be requested at the same time, RMSI counters are provided in a different PM
Type than Type 31.
The following improvements are achieved with RMSI:
Extension of reporting from 10 to 64 on type A and B (for some existing counters)

Hourly reporting of RMS
RMS file format modification

Internal interface to manage RMS report.
The feature is supported on 9130 BSC Evolution only.

The feature is optional from commercial point of view and controlled on a per TRX
quantity basis. The feature is activated by setting the EN_RMS_IMPROVED parameter.
Activate Feature

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From RNSUM select the required BSC, right click and select Edit. The Edit BSS
Telecom Parameters window opens.
Click on Procedures tab and then click on the RMS tab.
Set the EN_RMS_IMPROVED parameter to Enabled and click on Apply.
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If not already done, add the PM Type 20 RMSI in the PMC Raw Types List. Use BSS
Surveillance Handbook section Define PMC List
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From OMC-R Iconbox click on Parser, Obsynt & Alerter (OBSAL). The OBSAL
window opens. From Administration menu select CSV Qos files (PM20) to enable the
csv files production for PM type 20: RMSI in /alcatel/var/share/AFTR/APME/CSV
.
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If not already done, unlock the PMC. Use BSS Surveillance Handbook section Unlock
PMC.
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User Prioritized Action Based on SIM (SIM Card Access Control)

Description
This feature provides a fast mechanism to bar/unbar the access classes for a set of cells
(possibly all the cells of a BSC). This feature controls the traffic through partial access
class 0-9 barring, managed by a round robin algorithm according to the start position, the
sliding windows (corresponding to the number of Access Classes to bar) and the sliding
speed parameters.
The feature is supported by 9130 BSC Evolution only. It is optional, and controlled on a
per TRX quantity basis.
The feature is activated/deactivated at OMC-R using a new flag EN_ACC.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature, refer to BSS Methods Handbook, section User Prioritized Action
Based on SIM (SIM Card Access Control).
One Logical Cell

Description
This feature is intended for coverage of train tracks or other situations where concentrated
traffic moves between sites. The target of the feature is to spread one cell over several
transceivers/sites, so that the coverage is enlarged without creating several cells. Each
logical cell consists of a number of receive/transmit sites, and has a number of TRX. Each
TRX is supported in each receive/transmit site. By using several MC-RRH per cell, the
feature provides a larger coverage than a cell on a single MC-RRH, but without
increasing the capacity, so it is especially suited for applications where the offered traffic
is not evenly spread geographically, but highly concentrated and moving from one
MC-RRH to another. Typical application is along a railway track.
With the one logical cell feature, the hand-over rate can be decreased to once every 6x16
seconds (assuming 6 MC-RRH per cell). Another advantage is the reduction of
accumulated outage time during a call.
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The feature is supported by 9130 BSC Evolution on distributed BTSs only.

The feature is activated/deactivated at OMC-R using BTS Remote Settings's Coverage
Mode parameter.
Activate Feature
To activate the feature, refer to BSS Configuration Handbook, section Modify BTS Remote
Settings.
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Description
STM1 is only available in a 9125 TC with a TC STM1-IP subrack.

STM1 is a 155 Mbit/s interface, defined within the SDH family of interfaces (others are
STM4, STM1 and so on). In GSM, SDH is only used for the transportation of E1 links.
Each E1 link is transported transparently (using asynchronous mapping) in one VC12
container. One STM1 link can contain up to 63 VC12 containers. A VC12 container is
also called a VC12 tributary.
Prerequisites
The 9125 TC is already equipped with a TC STM1-IP subrack

A working STM1 configuration file is ready to be downloaded from the TC-NEM.
Activate Feature

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Declare the 9125 TC at the OMC-R.

If the 9125 TC with a TC STM1 board was not previously declared on the OMC-R,
Declare a 9125 TC.
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Declare the STM1 interface.

If the STM1 interface was not previously declared on the OMC-R, declare the requested
STM1 interface from the OMC-R (STM1 interfaces and associated STM1-TTPs are
created in the TC).
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Configure the transmission terminal points.

Unlock the associated pair of STM1-TTPs, if required.
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Activate the required configuration:
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To do so:
Start the TC-NEM application; refer to Local Connection and Remote Connection,
depending on the type of connection to the TC-NEM.
The TC-NEM Communication window opens.
To connect, from the menu bar, select Serial -> Connect.
The TCIF panel opens.
Select the STM1 Configuration tab.
Open the default configuration file in a text editor or from the TC-NEM application.
In the STM1 Configuration tab, in the Get frame, click on Current.
The current configuration file opens.
Import the file in the Configuration folder in order to change it.
In the STM1 Configuration tab, click on Import.
Modify the current configuration file.
To do so:
In the first Browse section, find the saved file in the Configuration folder
Once the file is selected in the Browse field, click on View.

The STM1 View window opens.
Make the necessary changes in the configuration file
In the File Name field, type a name for the modified file and click on Save
Click on OK to confirm the changes
Check the file.
Click on Check. If the check result is not OK, correct the errors and then save the file
again.
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Download the configuration file from the TC-NEM to the TC STM1-IP subrack.
In the Set frame, click on Candidate.
Note: Once it is downloaded, the STM1 configuration is identified as the candidate
configuration.
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If a candidate configuration is applied for the first time, unlock and verify STM1_TTPs.
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Apply the candidate configuration.

Click on Apply.
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GboIP
Description
GboIP is an optional feature.

The user is not allowed to set Gb_Transport_Mode parameter on the IP mode if the
feature was not bought.
The GboIP is an alternative to the GboFR (Frame Relay), to decrease transmission costs
in the BSS network. The MFS can support GboFR and GboIP at the same time, and the
granularity of the Gb transport mode is the BSS.
The feature is completely independent of the BTS connection type (TDMA or IP) or the
Ater connection type (TDMA or IP), so it is possible to implement the GboIP feature with
a BSS not in IP.
Prerequisites
For a 9135 MFS, replace existing hubs/switches with a 1Gigabit /VLAN capable
switch (Alcatel-Lucent Omniswitch 6224)
For a 9130 MFS Evolution, if necessary, move from two LANS O&M to one LAN
O&M
If necessary, install and configure a new router to be used for telecom. Connect the
new router to the MFS and IP network
Gb over IP is supported on:
As follows:
9130 MFS Evolution

9135 MFS with a DS10 control station equipped with Alcatel-Lucent OmniStack
LS 6224 switches.
Activate Feature
For more information about the Move GboFR to GboIP Scenario, refer to Configure
GPRS.
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Description
The following sub-features apply:
1000 TRX 9130 BSC Evolution capacity

Removal of HR impact on BSC connectivity
Up to 500 cells per BSC.
In order to have 1000 TRX in one 9130 BSC Evolution, the following modifications are
necessary:
Introduction of a High Speed Signaling Link (HSL)

Addition of two CCP boards
A new type of TPGSM board will be used.
To implement the removal of the HR impact on BSC connectivity, a new OMC-R

command, Remap BTS on CCP, is introduced. The maximum number of TREs mapped
to a CCP is not related to whether the TREs are FR or DR. It is always possible to map up
to four TREs (FR and/or DR) per VTCU (that is, up to 200 TREs per CCP).
The capacity is extended to 500 cells for the 9130 BSC Evolution. The number of 2G
adjacencies to be supported per 9130 BSC Evolution in B10 is 10300. The maximum
number of 3G external cells supported per 9130 BSC Evolution is 850, and the maximum
number of 3G cells adjacencies is 1850.
Activate Feature

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Up to 1000 TRX per 9130 BSC Evolution, up to 500 cells per 9130 BSC Evolution.
Except for the HSL activation scenario described in Extend Ater Mux Interface, there is
no specific activation required for this feature other than the hardware requirements. The
9130 BSC Evolution must be equipped with a number of CCP(s), in line with the awaited
capacity. Moreover, the 9130 BSC Evolution must be equipped with the new type of
TPGSM board.
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Remove HR impact on BSC connectivity.

Perform the following:
In RNUSM, select the required BSC

Right click and select Edit ... from the popup menu
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Click on Procedures tab and next on the Resource Management tab

Set the EN_4_DR_TRE_PER_TCU parameter to Dynamic.
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Apply the configuration.

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Optionally, a Remap BTS on CCP command can be triggered to optimize the BTS
spreading on CCP.
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Multiple CCCH
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Multiple CCCH
Description
This feature increases CCCH capacity by allowing the operator to configure more than
one CCCH timeslot.
Activate Feature

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Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured with Multiple CCCH.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
In the PRC, select the required cells

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Right click and select Edit ... from the popup menu
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Click on Radio Channel Configuration tab and next on the Timeslot Configuration
tab.
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Modify the radio TS2 from BCCH TRX to CCCH.

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Ping Time Reduction

Overview
No specific action is required to activate this feature.
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Overview
No specific action is required to activate this feature.
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Dual Transfer Mode

Description
This feature allows a dual transfer mode capable MS to use a radio resource for CS traffic
and simultaneously one or several radio resources for PS traffic.
Activate Feature

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Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured with DTM.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Right click and select Edit n Cells ... from the popup menu.
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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the General Groups tab.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Set the EN_DTM parameter to Enabled.

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Select and set the EN_TFO_AMR_NB parameter to Enabled.

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Description
The Extended Dynamic Allocation is an extension of the basic Dynamic Allocation

(E)GPRS MAC mode to allow higher throughput in uplink for type 1 mobile stations
(supporting the feature) through the support of more than two radio transmission
timeslots.
The feature is useful only whenever the mobile station does not share its resources.
Activate Feature

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Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured with EDA.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Right click and select Edit n Cells ... from the popup menu.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Click on the GPRS tab and next on the General Groups tab.
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Set the EN_EDA parameter to EDA activated.

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Procedure
Set one BSS parameter:

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In the PRC, select the required BSS.

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Right click and select Edit ... from the Popup menu.
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Click on the GPRS tab and next on the Radio Res.Mngt. tab.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Set one BSS parameter ( ALLOW_DTM_EDA_COMBINATION) to EDA usage in DTM

mode allowed.
The other parameters can be used with their default value.
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Description
This feature allows the use of AMR-WB (Adaptive Multiple Rate - Wideband) FR in the
cell.
AMR-WB is an optional feature, and is sold based on the number of TRX.
This feature is not compatible with Tandem Free Operation (TFO).
The TC must be equipped with MT120-WB boards, however it is not checked by the
OMC-R and the feature can be enabled even if there is no MT120-WB.
The AMR Wideband (AMR-WB) codec is developed as a multi-rate codec with several
codec modes such as the AMR codec. As in AMR, the codec mode is chosen based on the
radio conditions. This feature is available for both TDM and IP configurations.
Impacted Cell Parameters
EN_AMR_WB_GMSK
AMR_WB_GMSK_THR_1
AMR_WB_GMSK_THR_2
AMR_WB_GMSK _HYST_1
AMR_WB_GMSK _HYST_2
DL_DTX_AMR_WB_GMSK
DTX_INDICATOR_SACCH_AMR_WB_GMSK
EN_INTRA_DL_AMR_WB_GMSK
EN_INTRA_UL_AMR_WB_GMSK
L_RXQUAL_DL_H_AMR_WB_GMSK
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In order to activate the feature, set the EN_AMR_WB_GMSK parameter to Enable.

Activate Feature
Task Nr.
Task Description
Site
Time/Task
Perform a BSC SW change.
OMC-R
1h 30 min. for
9120 BSC
1h 11 min. for
BSC
Evolution
2a
A new MT120-WB board is introduced and declared in the

TC.
TC NEM or
TC Terminal
and BSC
Terminal
5 min.
2b
Or: A legacy MT120 board is replaced by a MT120-WB.
TC NEM or
TC Terminal
5 min.
Check the configuration. The new board is now visible in

the MT120 configuration view
TC NEM or
TC Terminal
1 min.
Perform a MT120 SW change on the new board.
TC NEM or
TC Terminal
5 min.
Activate the SW change on the new board.
TC NEM or
TC Terminal
2 min.
The BSC discovers the MT120-WB on the QMUX

interface.
OMC-R
1 min.
Check the configuration at the OMC-R in the Hardware

view.
OMC-R
1 min.
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Description
The 2G to 3G/TDSCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access)

cell reselection feature is available and optional, lockable at the OMC-R. As it is a time
division duplexing, no TX-RX frequency separation is required, and UARFCN can be
used for any of uplink or downlink transmission. 3G TDD coverage is allowed in the area
of a given 2G cell.
Activate Feature

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured with 3G/TDSCDMA Reselection.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Click on UMTS tab and next on the Reselection tab.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Use Edit n cell 2 to modify the ( EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_RESELECTION,

TDD_Qoffset) parameters for the selected cells.
time.
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Procedure
Set one BSS parameter:

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In the PRC, select the required BSS.

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...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Click on the UMTS tab.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Set the BSS parameters from the box ( TDD_FREQUENCY_LIST).

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Description
This feature introduces a new information element defined in the CHANNEL RELEASE
message:
cell selection indicator after release of all TCHs and SDCCH
This information indicates the MS where camping can be tried after channel
(TCH/SDCCH) release.
The IE indicates the frequency and optionally the scrambling code (in the case of a
UTRAN frequency) on which the MS will start a cell selection. If this IE is absent, the
MS will try to camp on the cell on which the TCHs or SDCCH was released as specified,
if suitable.
Activate Feature

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured with Fast 3G Reselection.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Click on the UMTS tab and next on the Reselection tab.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Modify, using Edit n cells, one parameter (EN_FAST_3G_RESELECTION) for the

selected cells.
This parameter can be set to 1 only if (EN_2G_TO_3G_CELL_ RESELECTION <>0 or
EN_2G_TO_3GTDD_CELL_ RESELECTION <>0). TDD cell reselection is not
compatible with the Fast 3G cell re-selection at 2G CS call release
feature.
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Description
This section refers to two sub-features:
An optional feature that allows the OMC-R to manage alarms originated on

equipment outside the BSS
A basic feature that allows the management of the OMC-R alarms.
Both types of alarms are visible from the AS and the management mechanism uses the
SNMP manager-agent principle.
Activate Feature
You can activate this feature through a new OMC-R component.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Select UFM -> ExNE Management.

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Set the following parameters:

As follows:
SNMPNE-Friendly-Name
SNMPNE-IP-Address
SNMPNE-Port (default value is OK)

SNMPNE-Sup-Start-Flag
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Description
This feature is optional and lockable at OMC-R level, taking into account the maximum
number of TRX on which the feature can be activated. It takes into account the multislot
classes 30-33 for GPRS and EGPRS.
Activate Feature

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Create a PRC containing the cells to be configured with EN_MULTISLOT_CLASS_30_33

...................................................................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Click on the GPRS tab and next on the Cnct Ctrl 2/2 tab.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
In order to activate the feature, set the EN_MULTISLOT_CLASS_30_33 parameter to

enable.
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then Activate PRC.
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Overview
This section describes how to activate Half-Rate on all the TREs from all the BTSs
belonging to a BSC, where it is possible taking into account the HW Configuration
Management rules.
To activate HR for all the TREs from a BSC, the activate-hr.pl script is availlable. The
script uses BSSIM interface in command mode to force HR where possible.
The script performs automatically the following:
input BSS ID
iterate all BTSes
It:
Gets the current TRE configuration
Activates the DR on all TRE
Logs action OK/NOK/NO_ACTION (per BTS)
Procedure
The following Activation Scenario applies:

...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Identify the BSS ID for which bulk HR activation is to be performed.

Attention: When running the script, the target for outage granularity is 'per BTS'. In
order to avoid an outage 'per BSC' a timer between two BTS is used to ensure that the
previous BTS has been reprogrammed.
The Telecom outage duration is 1 minute 'per BTS' in case of 9130 BSC Evolution
and at least 6 minutes 'per BTS' in case of 9120 BSC.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Open a terminal window on OMC-R. Only users with the rights to change the hardware
configuration can be used (Ex: axadmin).
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Type the following commands:

$ cd /var/tmp
$ /alcatel/omc3/bss/usm/script
0001 /HR_TOOL/activate-hr.pl <X>
Where: <X> is the BSS ID of the impacted BSC.
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Note: The script can be launched on several BSSes at the same time:
by launching the script in different terminal windows, one for each BSS
by launching the script several times in the same terminal window, each time
followed by &
E.g.: /alcatel/omc3/bss/usm/script/HR_TOOL/activate-hr.pl 2& and

then /alcatel/omc3/bss/usm/script/HR_TOOL/activate-hr.pl 3&.
Where 2 is the first BSS id and 3 is the second BSS id.
In case there are HR activations on too many BSSes at the same time, the following
error is displayed when launching a new activation: No more ports
availables. Can't start session. In this case relaunch the new activation
when a previous activation is finished.
The script automatically performs bulk HR activation for all the BTS connected to that
BSC. A log file is created in the current working directory, which contains the results for
all BTS.
The log file has the following format: BSS_ID; BTS_ID; ACTION_RESULT;ERRORS.
For each BTS a line is entered listing the BSS and BTS IDs.
In the ACTION_RESULT field the following labels are displayed:
OK - if the action was executed successfully

NOK - if the action was rejected with an error
NO_ACTION - if the TRE configuration contained only DR TRE
The ERRORS field is the concatenation of all reported errors descriptions separated by
"|". If there are no errors, the field is empty.
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Overview
Feature activation is the last step of the migration of an Alcatel-Lucent BSS.

The parameters concerning the B9 features activation are set via two different modes:
With a PRC activated in Message Mode for modifying BSC parameters

With a PRC activated in Massive Logical Update (MLU), for activation of a global
feature. MLU activation mode is only applicable on cell parameters.
Some features require hardware modifications to work properly.
Abis Dynamic
Overview
This feature is an internal system improvement. There is no specific operator activation.

The transition from B8 HSDS to B9 HSDS with Dynamic Abis is managed by specific
actions in the migration process.
The main O&M impacts resulting from the Dynamic Abis allocation feature, as compared
to the HSDS feature in Release B8, from the migration or user point of view, are as
follows:
The number of extra Abis timeslots is defined per BTS. It replaces the B8 notion of a
TRX pool type.
To simplify the rules to share basic nibbles inside a given cell, a new B9 O&M
constraint is introduced which guarantees that, in a cell shared over two BTSs, only
one sector can support PS traffic
In Release B9, the pool of Extra TSs of the BTS can have the following states:
It can be:
Available
Unavailable (default case when no Extra TSs are configured for the BTS, or when
all Extra TSs are broken)
Partly available (when some Extra TSs are broken, and others are not)
This state is obtained by the OMC-R through the HSDS-Synthesis view.
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These states replace the B8 states available, truncated, unavailable (B8

states per TRX pool). As this information is not persistent in the OMC-R and is
displayed by means of a BSC get, there is no need to migrate this pool status
information.
New cell to GPU mapping algorithm that leads to new reshuffling situations in the
MFS.
Due to the improved usage of Abis resources, depending on the load of the packet traffic,
the operator can reduce the number of Extra TSs.
M_EGCH Statistical Multiplexing

Overview
No new logical parameters are necessary for this feature that cannot be activated.
Enhanced Transmission Resource Management

Overview
Enhanced transmission resource management is a feature that cannot be activated.

This feature is a system internal improvement. There is no specific operator activation.
Impacted Parameters
BSS Parameters
Cell Parameters
T_GCH_Inactivity
GCH_THRESHOLD_EGPRS
T_GCH_Inactivity_Last
GCH_THRESHOLD_GPRS
Impacted parameters can be tuned from both the PRC and SC.
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Overview
Counter improvements is a feature that cannot be activated.

This feature is a system internal improvement. There is no specific operator activation.

Description
The Electro Magnetic Environment (EME) feature is activated/deactivated when the

operator adds/removes the EME type (type 33) to/from the standard PMC list.
Parameters linked to the feature are specific to the cell. They are tuned to allow the use of
the feature when activated.
The associated parameters do not impact the measurement. They are thresholds used by
the RNO to monitor the emitted powers per cell. If those thresholds are exceeded, the
RNO includes those cells in a report.
These parameters can be initialized manually by the user from both the PRC and SC, or
via a Java script.
EME_PWR_MAX_GSM
EME_PWR_MAX_DCS
Activate Feature
The feature is activated when the Type 33 is added in the permanent campaign. As a
permanent campaign is defined for a complete OMC-R, the EME will run in all B9 cells
defined in the OMC-R.
The following scenario also takes into account the tuning of the
EME_PWR_MAX_GSM/DCS parameter using the EME java-script facility on a set of cells
on which the operator can choose the same coefficient as input of the script:
In the PRC
For cell parameter modification:
Select the set of cells on which the EME script has to be launched with the same
coefficient
Apply the Java script on the selected cells.
PM Activation
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Add the Type 33 in the PMC.
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GPRS QoS Support
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GPRS QoS Support

Description
Support of GPRS QoS parameters is a feature that can be activated, and is managed via
the EN_PFC_FEATURE parameter. Additionally, support of the streaming flow sub-feature
is managed via the EN_STREAMING parameter.
Rules: RMIN_GMSK <= RMIN_EGPRS
All parameters can be modified from both the PRC and SC.
Impacted Parameters
BSS Parameters
Cell Parameters
EN_PFC_FEATURE
EN_STREAMING
BEST_EFFORT _PRIORITY
QOS_SAFETY_MARGIN
SIGNALLING _PRIORITY
RMIN_EGPRS
HIGH_PRECEDENCE_ BACKGROUND_PRIORITY
RMIN_GPRS
HIGH_PRECEDENCE_ THP1_PRIORITY
R_AVERAGE_EGPRS
R_AVERAGE_GPRS
RMIN_GMSK
LOW_PRECEDENCE_ BACKGROUND_PRIORITY
LOW_PRECEDENCE_ THP1_PRIORITY
NORMAL_PRECEDENCE_ BACKGROUND_PRIORITY
NORMAL_PRECEDENCE_ THP1_PRIORITY
PFC_T6
PFC_T8
SMS_PRIORITY
T_MAX_STREAMING_BUFFERING
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GPRS QoS Support
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Activate Feature

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Set the BSS parameters ( EN_PFC_FEATURE set to True).

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Set cell parameters, using Edit n cells ( EN_STREAMING parameter).

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N D O F S T E P S

NC2 Improvement: Cell Ranking With Load Criteria
This feature can be activated, and is managed through the THR_NC2_LOAD_RANKING

parameter.
THR_NC2_LOAD_RANKING
Activate Feature
Set cell parameters, using Edit n cells ( THR_NC2_LOAD_RANKING set to 1).
NACC
Note: This feature is blocked at the OMC-R in the case of a satellite used on the Abis
or Ater.
This feature can be activated, and is managed through the EN_NACC parameter.
Rules:
The cell is mapped on Alcatel-Lucent BTSs
ROUND_TRIP_DELAY < 500 msec (i.e. terrestrial links)

EN_NACC
Activate Feature
Set cell parameters, using Edit n cells ( EN_NACC set to True).
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Packet (P)SI Status
Note: This feature is blocked at the OMC-R in the case of a satellite used on the Abis
or Ater.
This feature can be activated, and is managed through the EN_PSI_STATUS parameter.
Rules:
The cell is mapped on Alcatel-Lucent BTSs

ROUND_TRIP_DELAY < 500 msec (i.e. terrestrial links)

EN_PSI_STATUS
Activate Feature
Set cell parameters, using Edit n cells ( EN_PSI_STATUS set to True).

Description
This feature can be activated, and is managed via the EN_EXTENDED_UL_TBF parameter.
Rules:
T3192 + T_MAX_EXTENDED_UL + ROUND_TRIP_DELAY< 5 s

Due to the fact that for T3192 and ROUND_TRIP_DELAY, the OMC-R uses
different coding rules than those given in the BSS Telecom Parameters, pay special
attention when checking the above rule, as all the involved values must be expressed
in the same measurement unit
EN_ EXTENDED_UL_TBF can be set to True for a cell mapped on a non
Alcatel-Lucent BTS
Impacted Parameters
BSS Parameters
Cell Parameters
EN_FAST_USF_UL_EXTENDED
T_MAX_EXTENDED_UL
EN_RA_CAP_UPDATE
EN_EXTENDED_UL_TBF
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Activate Feature
Set cell parameters, using Edit n cells ( EN_EXTENDED_UL_TBF set to True).
Autonomous Packet Resource Allocation (RAE4)

Overview
This feature cannot be activated.

This feature is a system internal improvement.
There is no specific operator activation.

Overview
This feature can be activated, in the sense that the radio configuration of a cell using G1
frequencies can be modified to take advantage of the feature.
The EGSM_RR_Alloc_Strategy parameter defines the radio resource allocation
strategy used in E-GSM cells. Two allocation strategies can be applied in the system,
depending on the value of the parameter:
EGSM_RR_Alloc_Strategy = 0 means that not all GSM900 mobile stations in the
network are assumed to be E-GSM capable. G1 and PGSM TRX are not managed in
the same way.
EGSM_RR_Alloc_Strategy = 1 means that all GSM900 mobile stations in the
network are assumed to be E-GSM capable.
The EGSM_RR_Alloc_Strategy parameter is defined in the BSC CDE table, and must
be set during the migration.
Activate EGSM_RR_Alloc_Strategy=0
GPRS can be used on G1 TRX.

Impacted TRX Parameters
TRX_PREFERENCE_MARK
Activate Feature
For a selected E-GSM cell, set TRX parameters (TPM=0) on G1 TRX.
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Activate EGSM_RR_Alloc_Strategy=1
In a cell already defined with the E-GSM frequency band, the operator can:
Mix G1 and GSM900 frequencies in a FHS

Define a SDCCH TS on the G1 TRX. This second action is a direct result of the first
action.
Impacted TRX Parameters

FHS
Activate Feature
For a selected E-GSM hopping cell, modify the FHS definition, including G1 frequencies.
Improved 2G 3G Cell Reselection

Description
This feature is a system internal improvement. The 2G to 3G cell reselection feature is a

Release B8 feature.
The same rules apply as in Release B8.
Impacted BSS Parameters
EN_2G_TO_3G_Cell_Reselection
Activate Feature
Set BSS parameters (one parameter to modify: EN_2G_TO_3G_Cell_Reselection to

Enable with 3G search deactivation).
time.
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Description
This feature can be activated, and is managed via the THR_CELL_LOAD_3G_REJECT

parameter.
Rules:
The feature is deactivated by setting THR_CELL_LOAD_3G_REJECT to its maximum

value of 100%
THR_CELL_LOAD_3G_REJECT must be lower than the 2G load thresholds
(HIGH_TRAFFIC_LOAD) or equal to 100%.
THR_CELL_LOAD_3G_REJECT
Cell_Capacity_Class
Activate Feature
Set cell parameters, using Edit n cells (THR_CELL_LOAD_3G_REJECT to 70).
2G-to-3G HO Preparation
Overview
For 2G-to-3G HO, the UE/MS must support FDD and EN_3G_HO=Yes.
Perform the following functions:
Handover detection function

As follows:
Each time the UE/MS reports measurements, the process reevaluates the Ec/No
averages for all reported 3G cells measurements
For each cell, if AV_ECNO >=THR_ECNO, the cell must be added in the list of
candidate cells, ranked according to AV_ECNO and 3G cells on top of the list.
Handover candidate cell evaluation
As follows:
As 3G cells are on the top of the candidate cells, handover to 3G is prioritized
regarding handover to 2G
The candidate cell with the highest rank is the first cell that is selected to trigger
the handover.
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8PSK Modulation in Uplink Support

Rules:
TBF_UL_INIT_MCS <= MAX_EGPRS_MCS

TBF_DL_INIT_MCS <= MAX_EGPRS_MCS
Migration rules:
TBF_UL_INIT_MCS(B9) = Min(TBF_UL_INIT_MCS(B8), MAX_EGPRS_MCS)
TBF_DL_INIT_MCS(B9) = Min(TBF_DL_INIT_MCS(B8), MAX_EGPRS_MCS)
Incremental Redundancy in Uplink Support
This feature can be activated, and is managed via the EN_IR_UL parameter.
Impacted BSC Parameters
EN_IR_UL
EN_RESEGMENTATION_UL
Activate Feature
Set BSS parameters EN_IR_UL to True.
RMS Improvement
Overview

The new parameters are set to their default values and can be modified from the PRC
only. As they are not considered to be critical values, the operator does not have to change
them during migration.
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SNMP Manager in OMC
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SNMP Manager in OMC

Description
This feature is not optional but must be enabled after the migration.
The purpose of the feature is to collect, in the 9130 BSC Evolution or the MFS, data
using the SNMP and to retrieve this data at the OMC-R level.
The retrieved data comprises:
CPU, memory and swap

Network activity
Disk usage.
Activate Feature

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In DCN, open the BSS or the MFS window, and select the required 9130 BSC Evolution
or MFS.
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In the Function menu, select Modify, and then select Enable collection. Set the value of
the community string in accordance with what exists on the 9130 BSC Evolution or on
the MFS side. Press OK.
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Launch the MRGT application.

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N D O F S T E P S
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Description
This feature defines a specific concentric cell in which the output power balancing is
performed on a zone basis instead of on a sector basis.
The feature can be activated or de-activated at cell level.
The feature can be activated on a cell with the following characteristics:
Concentric monoband / concentric umbrella monoband

Not shared
Mapped on an Alcatel-Lucent BTS.

Impacted Cell Parameter
En-Unbalanced-Output-Power
Activate Feature

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Select a set of concentric cells with the correct characteristics for this feature.
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Set cell parameters, using Edit n cells (En-Unbalanced-Output-Power=1).

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LCS
Description
Location services is a new end-user service which provides the geographical location
estimate of a mobile station. The new Network Element responsible for LCS is SMLC. In
Alcatel-Lucent BSS, SMLC is implemented inside the MFS. In the case of multi GPU
BSS, only one GPU carries LCS; this GPU is called the pilot GPU.
Mobile localization can be via:
Cell id
Cell id and timing advance
Conventional GPS
Assisted GPS
Including:
MS assisted A-GPS
MS based A-GPS.
Activate Feature

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Enable LCS on BSS.

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If positioning methods use the A-GPS server:

You must:
Install the cables between external router and hubs if the MFS was not previously
connected with AGPS
Enable SAGI on BSS.
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Set BSC/LCS Telecom Parameters.

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Set Cell Telecom Parameters.
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LCS
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The following rules apply:
To add LCS on cells that are not configured for GPRS, it is necessary to set
MAX_PDCH>0
If Conventional GPS is used, set EN_CONV_GPS to Enable
If MS assisted A-GPS is used, set EN_MS_ASSISTED_AGPS to Enable

If MS based A-GPS is used, set EN_MS_BASED_AGPS to Enable.
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Lock GPRS on Cell.

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N D O F S T E P S
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E-GPRS
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E-GPRS
Description
The HSDS is the support of GPRS with coding schema CS1 to CS4 and E-GPRS with
coding schema MCS1 to MCS9.
In all the cells where you want to activate E-GPRS, there is at least one G4 TRE.
Activate Feature

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Modify NExtraAbisTS for the impacted BTS.

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Re-synchronize GPRS, on each impacted cell.

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Set BSS Telecom Parameters ( En_IR_UL).

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Set Cell Telecom Parameters.

Set EN_EGPRS to Enable
Max_PDCH must be different from 0

TRX Pref.mark must be 0
Set Max_GPRS_CS to CS3 or CS4
To have GPRS on an extended cell, MAX_PDCH, MAX_PDCH_HIGH_LOAD and

MIN_PDCH must have even values
NB_TS_MPDCH must be set to 0
To have GPRS on an extended cell, MAX_EGPRS_MCS is MCS4
To have GPRS on an extended cell, EN_NACC, EN_PSI_STATUS and EN_STREAMING

are disabled.
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Overview
Purpose
The section provides information about the applicability of the scenarios.

Contents
Add Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS
2-3
Delete Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS
2-4
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS : Add TRE
2-5
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Delete TRE
2-6
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Add Sector
2-7
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Remove
Sector
2-7
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS:

Reconfigure BTS TREs/Sectors
2-8
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS:

Create/Reconfigure Multiband
2-8
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Upgrade with New Modules
2-9
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Synchronize BTS Site Master/Slave
2-9
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Desynchronize BTS Site Master/Slave
2-10
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Replace
BTS
2-10
Abis: Move BTS/Abis
2-12
Add BSS
2-13
9120/9130 BSS Evolution: Replace BSC
2-14
Change to IP Mode for 9130 BSC Evolution
2-14
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Overview
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Move BSS: Different SGSN
2-15
Introduce GPRS
2-15
Delete GPRS
2-16
2-17
2-18
Extend 9130 BSC Evolution and Ater Mux Interface
2-19
2-20
Reduce 9120 BSC and Ater Mux Interface
2-20
Add/Delete PCM
2-21
Move Ater PCM
2-22
Add/Delete GPU
2-23
Add/Delete GP
2-23
2-24
Move 9130 BSC Evolution, Same OMC-R
2-25
2-27
Move 9130 BSC Evolution, Different OMC-R
2-28
Move BSS, Different 9125 TC
2-29
Merge TC
2-30
Activate Ater Satellite
2-30
2-30
2-30
Deactivate Abis Satellite
2-31
X.25
2-31
IP
2-31
Modify Logical Parameters Using MLU
2-32
Attach Secondary Abis
2-32
2-33
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9100 BTS
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Add Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100

BTS
9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS Applicability
Possible scenarios are:
BTS is installed on a new Abis

BTS is installed on an existing Abis with downstream BTSs
BTS is installed at the end of an Abis chain (no downstream BTSs)
It is possible to add more than one new BTS and more than one cell
It is possible to add a BTS with 2 Abis links
It is possible to add a BTS to extend existing cells using shared cell, without
reconfiguring BTSs that are already installed. BTSs already onsite must be 9100
BTSs.
It is possible to add a BTS to extend existing cells with reconfiguration of BTSs
already installed. Some sectors from the BTSs already onsite are deleted and recreated
in the new BTS.
This case is part of the Add TRE on 9100 BTS procedure; refer to Alcatel-Lucent
9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS : Add TRE (p. 2-5) for more
information.
9100 BTS Applicability
Possible scenarios are:
BTS is installed on a new Abis

BTS is installed on an existing Abis with downstream BTSs
BTS is installed at the end of an Abis chain (no downstream BTSs)

It is possible to add more than one new BTS and more than one cell
It is possible to add a BTS with 2 Abis links
It is possible to add a BTS to extend existing cells using shared cell, without
reconfiguring BTSs that are already installed. BTSs already onsite must be 9100
BTSs.
It is possible to add a BTS to extend existing cells with reconfiguration of BTSs

already installed. Some sectors from the BTSs already onsite are deleted and recreated
in the new BTS.
This case is part of the Add TRE on 9100 BTS procedure; refer to Alcatel-Lucent
9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS : Add TRE (p. 2-5) for more
information.
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9100 BTS
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Master/Slave Configuration
When the added BTS does not have sectors in the shared cell, it is configured as the
master.
The configuration can be changed in a second step from master to slave; refer to
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Synchronize BTS Site Master/Slave (p. 2-9).
BTS added with sectors in shared cell are in a slave configuration.
Abis via Satellite
Abis via satellite is covered when adding a BTS to support new cells.
The following prerequisites must be respected:
The BTS is not synchronized with another BTS, which also excludes the case of a
BTS in a shared cell
The configuration required for satellite is already prepared.
Delete Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and

9100 BTS
The following scenarios are possible:
The deletion of several BTS at the same time is allowed

The case of downstream BTS is covered.
The deletion of several BTS at the same time is allowed
The case of downstream BTS is covered.
For synchronized BTSs, the deletion of both master and slave is allowed.
If only the master BTS must be deleted, first apply the BTS site master/slave
desynchronization method to avoid the slave BTSs entering free running mode. If two
slave BTS support a shared cell, they must remain synchronized.
There are two possibilities:
Find another master BTS to synchronize them, or

One of the slave BTSs must become a master BTS.
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9100 BTS
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Shared Cell
BTSs in shared cell are covered in the following cases:
BTSs supporting main and secondary sectors are deleted in one shot. The associated
cells are also deleted.
The BTS supports only secondary sectors. It is deleted and the associated TRXs are
removed from the cell. The BTS supporting the main sectors is kept.
If a BTS supports both secondary sectors linked to a shared cell and sectors mapped on
dedicated cells, the operator must first delete the secondary sectors using a method from
the Reconfigure TREs/Sectors on 9100 BTS procedure; refer to Alcatel-Lucent 9110
Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS: Reconfigure BTS TREs/Sectors (p. 2-8))
before deleting the BTS.
Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS

: Add TRE
9110 Micro BTS Applicability
Add TRE is allowed as a individual action (change TRE from half-rate to full-rate;
modify FHS must be performed afterwards).
When adding a 9110-E Micro BTS module to a 9110 Micro BTS, the 9110-E Micro BTS
will take the place of the master.
Add TRE is possible on equipped or not-equipped BTS

It is possible to add more than one TRE
Add TRE is allowed as a individual action (change TRE from half-rate to full-rate,
If there is no room to insert TREs in the BTS, or if there is a lack of timeslots on the Abis,
there are two possibilities:
A BTS is added to extend existing cells using shared cell, without reconfiguring the
BTSs already installed. If all sectors of the new BTS are configured in shared cell, a
part of the Add BTS method is applicable; refer to Add Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro
BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS (p. 2-3)
A BTS can be added to extend existing cells with reconfiguration of a BTS already
installed:
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BTS : Add TRE
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As follows:
Some sectors from the BTS already onsite are deleted and recreated in the new
BTS
Some sectors of the new BTS can be configured in shared cell

Some cells can be changed from monoband to multiband.
A cell equipped with at least one MC-TRX must have a frequency span limited to
20MHz
A cell equipped with at least one MC-RRH must have a frequency span limited to
25MHz.

BTS: Delete TRE
Delete TRE is allowed as a individual action (change TRE from half-rate to full-rate,
modify FHS must be performed afterwards)
When deleting all TREs from the cabinet, apply the Delete BTS method; refer to
Delete Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS and 9100 BTS (p. 2-4).
It is possible to delete only TREs or TREs + RA

Delete TRE is allowed as an individual action (change TRE from half-rate to full-rate,
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BTS: Add Sector
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BTS: Add Sector
A BTS is extended with a new sector and a cell is created and mapped on it
It is possible to change existing cells from monoband to multiband
Sector online commissioning is used.
A new sector added on an existing BTS. A cell is created and mapped on it, or an
existing cell is linked to it to create a shared cell.
It is possible to change existing cells from monoband to multiband

BTS: Remove Sector
If a sector is deleted, the associated cell is also deleted

If a sector is deleted, the associated cell is either deleted or unmapped, if planned to

be reused for another sector. It can also be unlinked if the sector to remove is a
secondary one.
It is possible to delete a main sector from a cell after unlinking and deleting the
secondary sector
Changing the cell band from multiband to monoband is not requested
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BTS: Reconfigure BTS TREs/Sectors
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BTS: Reconfigure BTS TREs/Sectors
It is possible to combine Add/Delete TREs and Add/Remove Sectors on 9110 Micro

BTS/9110-E Micro BTS.
For mixed 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS configurations, the following rules apply:
Maximum three hierarchy levels are allowed: Master, upper and lower Slave
Each 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS as upper Slave terminates the Master-Slave
link
9110 Micro BTS not possible in lower Slave position

9110-E Micro BTS must be set as Master in 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTS
mixed configurations.
It is possible to combine Add/Delete TREs and Add/Remove Sectors on a 9100 BTS.

For example:
Three cells, each with four TREs mapped on one BTS are reconfigured to three cells,
each with six TREs mapped on two BTSs
Three cells, each with six TREs mapped on two BTS are reconfigured to three cells,
each with eight TREs, and one of the cells is shared between the two BTSs.

BTS: Create/Reconfigure Multiband
Three scenarios are possible:
A 900 cell is changed into a 1800 cell
A 900 cell is changed into a 900-1800 cell

One 900 cell and one 1800 cell supported by sectors of the same BTS are merged into
one 900-1800 cell.

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one 900-1800 cell
one 850-1900 cell
One 900 cell and one 1800 cell supported by sectors of two different BTSs are merged
into one 900-1800 cell.
One 850 cell and one 1900 cell supported by sectors of two different BTSs are merged
into one 850-1900 cell.
Note: The 850/1900 frequency bands are not available for Micro BTS.
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Upgrade with New Modules

Overview
AN, SUM, and TRE Alcatel-Lucent modules are replaced with Evolution modules.
If a BTS is upgraded with MC modules, the Instantaneous Bandwidth of the module has
to be taken into account (MC-TRX: 20 MHz, MC-RRH: 25 MHz):
A cell equipped with at least one MC-TRX must have a frequency span limited to
20MHz
A cell equipped with at least one MC-RRH must have a frequency span limited to
25MHz.
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Synchronize BTS Site Master/Slave

Hardware Coverage
In terms of hardware coverage, 9100 BTS are covered.

Applicability
This scenario applies to the following case:

Up to three 9100 BTS slave BTSs can be synchronized on a master 9100 BTS.
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Master/Slave
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Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Desynchronize BTS Site Master/Slave

Overview
In terms of hardware coverage, 9100 BTS are covered.

BTS: Replace BTS
9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTSs can be replaced with BTS of any generation.
It is possible to replace X BTSs with Y BTSs at the same time:
X can be equal to Y
X and Y can be equal to 1
The BTSs can be on different Abis links.
BSC with or without free Abis ports are covered:
If replaced BTSs are on several Abis links and enough Abis ports are available to
support the new BTSs, use the Replace X BTS with Y BTS, Free Abis Port
method
If the new BTSs will be placed on the same Abis link as the replaced ones, use the
Replace X BTS with Y BTS, Same Abis Port method.
The new BTSs can have more/fewer sectors/TREs than the replaced BTSs. Cell
creation/deletion is allowed.
Abis via satellite is allowed and is kept for the new BTSs with the following
prerequisites:
All new BTSs are Alcatel-Lucent
The new BTSs are not in a Master/Slave configuration.
The new BTSs can also be synchronized, but it is a prerequisite that the hardware
configuration for synchronization has already been done
Master/slave configuration is not possible between 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro

BTS and 9100 BTSs.
Shared Cell
Shared cell is not possible between 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro BTSs and 9100 BTSs.
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9100 BTSs can be replaced with BTSs of any generation. This applies when the case
where BTSs to be replaced and new BTSs are not all the same generation.
It is possible to replace X BTSs with Y BTSs at the same time:
X can be equal to Y
X and Y can be equal to 1
The BTSs can be on different Abis links.
BSC with or without free Abis ports are covered:
If the number of free Abis ports is higher than or equal to the number of Abis links
needed for the new BTSs, use the
Replace X BTS with Y BTS, Free Abis Port method
If the number of free Abis ports is smaller than the number of Abis links needed for
the new BTSs, use the Replace X BTS with Y BTS, Same Abis Port
method.
The new BTSs can have more/fewer sectors/TREs than the replaced BTSs. Cell
creation/deletion is allowed.
It is assumed that synchronized BTSs are all replaced at the same time; otherwise, the
operator must change the synchronization before performing the BTSs replacement.
For more information, refer to:
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Synchronize BTS Site Master/Slave (p. 2-9)
Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Desynchronize BTS Site Master/Slave (p. 2-10).

The new BTSs can also be synchronized, but it is a prerequisite that the hardware
configuration for synchronization has already been done.
Shared Cell
It is assumed that all BTS in shared cell are replaced at the same time
The new BTSs can also be in shared cell, but it is a prerequisite that the hardware
configuration for synchronization has already been done.
Abis via satellite is allowed and is kept for the new BTSs with the following
prerequisites:
All new BTSs are Alcatel-Lucent
The new BTSs are not in a Master/Slave configuration.
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Abis: Move BTS/Abis

Applicability
The following rules apply to this scenario:
The BTS configuration is unchanged

The Qmux address conflict is covered
TRE auto-allocation mode is used
When the target BSC is a 9130 BSC Evolution, no Qmux or R/S TS must be set on
TS0
If LCS is activated on the moved cells and the feature is not activated on the target
BSC, the operator must first activate LCS on the target BSC
Both satellite or terrestrial Abis connection types are covered:
If a BTS is moved from a terrestrial Abis to a satellite Abis, the following
prerequisites must be respected:
The BTS is an Alcatel-Lucent BTS
The BTS is not synchronized with another BTS.
Specific Rule to Move BTS within Same BSC
One or several BTSs can be moved at the same time.

Specific Rules to Move BTS from One BSC to Another
The following section lists the specific rules to move a BTS from one BSC to another:
A slave BTS must be on the same BSC as its master BTS

It is possible to move either one BTS or all the synchronized BTSs.
If only one BTS is moved, the BTS must be desynchronized before performing the
move. Refer to Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Desynchronize BTS Site Master/Slave
(p. 2-10) for more information.
Shared Cell
Because a shared cell cannot be split over two BSCs, two BTSs sharing a cell must be
moved at the same time when moved from one BSC to another.
The following two cases are possible for synchronization:
One of the BTSs is the slave of the other one
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The two BTSs that are part of the shared cell are moved. If the master BTS has
another slave, this slave BTS can be moved or left on the same BSC. If it is left on the
BSC, it must be changed from a slave configuration into a master configuration before
performing the move.
Both BTSs are slaves of a third BTS associated with another cell.
The master BTS is moved at the same time as the BTSs in shared cell.
Add BSS
Overview
It is possible to introduce a BSS at the OMC-R from an already prepared build (with
GPRS pre-populated or not).
Actions such as Add/Remove/Move BTS must be performed after the Add BSS.
The GPRS activation must be performed after the Add BSS.
Note: The cabling takes into account the GPRS part. If it exists (MFS already cabled
or not), the cabling will be in its definitive version.
In the case of a 9130 BSC Evolution and a 9125 TC with a TC STM1-IP subrack, it is
also necessary to declare the TC at the OMC-R if it was not previously declared.
Note: In the case of moving a BSS/TC from one OMC-R to another, the operator
must assign the same BSS name in the target OMC-R. The BSS name must be
different from the TC name of any TC linked to this BSS.
For the 9120 BSC, different X.25 connection modes are supported:
Connection via PSDN (BSC)
Connection via the A interface (MSC), through the MFS or not.
For the 9130 BSC, different IP connection modes are supported:
Connection via Ethernet LAN (BSC)

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Overview
The method installs, cables and commissions the new 9130 BSC Evolution without
disturbing the 9120 BSC.
The same procedure can be applied for rack shared configurations (two 9130 BSC
Evolution in the same rack or one 9130 BSC Evolution and one 9130 MFS Evolution in
the same rack).
The following steps apply:
Backup the software package on the 9120 BSC

Perform a new BSS package production and 9130 BSC Evolution functionality test
Remove the 9120 BSC
Cable the new 9130 BSC Evolution

Upgrade the OMC-R configuration.

Hardware Coverage
The feature is supported only in:
9130 BSC Evolution:

As follows:
IPoE1 with new TP board TPIP module
IPoEth, no new upgrade needed
9130 MFS Evolution
9125 TC with new TCIF board
BTS 9100, 9110
As follows:
IPoE1 with SUMA, SUMP
IPoEth with SUMX.
The feature is supported only in:
9130 BSC Evolution, no new upgrade needed

9130 MFS Evolution
9125 TC with new TCIF board
BTS 9100, 9110 equipped with SUMX board
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Applicability
This scenario describes how to change the BSS from TDM to IP mode and vice versa.
The changes concern the Ater side and Abis side.
Ater references:
The 9130 BSC Evolution must be configured in one LAN Topology

The 9130 BSC Evolution must have a subnet size large enough to support the telecom
flow
The 9130 BSC Evolution must be declared with its node ID

The 9130 BSC Evolution can be connected to at most four TCs
There must be a direct connection between the OMC-R and the 9130 BSC Evolution.
Abis references:
Rings are not supported

TDM cross-connects are not supported.
Move BSS: Different SGSN

Overview
This scenario is used to physically move a BSS from one SGSN to another, with the same
BSS configuration.
The connection between the MFS and the Source or Target SGSN can be either:
Direct
Through Frame Relay
Through IP.
Introduce GPRS
Hardware Coverage
The following MFS types are supported:
The two types of 9135 MFS:

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.
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Applicability
The following configurations are covered:
BSS with GPRS, pre-populated or not, are covered

Existing MFS or new MFS are covered
The connection via satellite must be between the BSC and the first BTS of the Abis,
i.e., all BTS on this Abis will use parameters adapted to satellite connection (also
valid for terrestrial connection).
Different synchronization modes are supported:
For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
For a 9130 MFS Evolution:
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode.
Note: For new installed MFS, only use the Central clock mode or Autonomous
mode.
Physical TC extension must already be performed
In the case of a 9120 BSC, the following X.25 connection modes are supported:
In the case of a 9130 BSC Evolution, the following IP connection modes are
supported:
Connection via A interface (MSC), through the MFS or not.
Delete GPRS
Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.
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Delete GPRS
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Applicability

For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode

In the case of a 9130 BSC Evolution, the following IP connection modes are supported:
Connection via an Ethernet LAN (BSC)

In the case of a shared rack with a split O&M link, the connection of the 9130 MFS
Evolution to the OMC-R is made through a 9130 BSC Evolution on the Ater Mux.

Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.
Applicability
Both the BSS and the MFS are in service.

The scenario is applicable for BSS which already have GPRS configuration and
Extension/Reduction can be made for:
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Logical:
radio interface
Ater Mux
Gb.
Hardware:
Add/remove GPU board
Extend MFS subrack (in both cases: 9135 MFS or 9130 MFS Evolution).

For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode



Overview
Perform an Extend 9120 BSC and Ater Mux Interface to increase the resources of the
CS and PS
GPRS and MFS configuration remain the same

TC Extension with ASMC/ATBX/DT16 is covered
TC Extension with MT120 is covered

The Satellite feature is covered.
Attention: All Ater links of a BSS must have the same connection type, either
terrestrial or satellite.
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Note: For more information about introducing the Satellite feature, refer to Activate
Ater Satellite (p. 2-30).
To extend the Ater Mux Interface, the BSC must have enough Ater Mux to support the
TC extension
Each BSC rack has to be connected to one (and only one) 9125 TC rack.
Note: If, for a BSC rack extension, the extended part of the BSC rack cannot be
connected to the same 9125 TC rack, perform a Move BSS, Different 9125 TC
(p. 2-29) procedure.
Three different Ater Mux extensions are supported:
As follows:
Logical extension only
Physical extension only
Logical and physical extension.

Overview
Perform an Extend 9130 BSC Evolution and Ater Mux Interface to increase the
resources of the CS and PS
The extension is made through an Ater Mux extension for the TC and through the
insertion of boards (CCP and possibly LIUs) for the 9130 BSC Evolution
GPRS and MFS configuration remain the same
TC Extension with ASMC/ATBX/DT16 is covered
TC Extension with MT120 is covered
The Satellite feature is covered.

Attention: All Ater links of a BSS must have the same connection type, either
terrestrial or satellite.
Note: For more information about introducing the Satellite feature, refer to Activate
Ater Satellite (p. 2-30).
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To extend the Ater Mux Interface, the BSC must have enough Ater Mux to support the
TC extension
The TC hardware has to be upgraded to a configuration compatible with the target
9130 BSC Evolution
In the case where a 9130 BSC Evolution and a 9125 TC with TC STM1-IP subrack
are used, it is possible to transport E1 links on STM1, refer to E1 to STM1
Configuration.
Three different Ater Mux extensions are supported:
Logical extension only
Physical extension only

Logical and physical extension.

Overview
The reduction is made through the BTS (or TRE) move; these are mapped from the TCU
of a CP-LOG to be removed to the TCU of CP-LOG that remains. Then, all the SBL(s)
which are not in scope of the target configuration are removed.
Note: The 9130 BSC to be reduced must be able to carry the traffic (a CCP is not able
to carry more than 900 erlangs). Also, the Abis-Hway-TP and Ater-Hway-TP to be
removed must not be used.
Reduce 9120 BSC and Ater Mux Interface

Overview
GPRS and MFS configurations remain the same. Ensure that this is the case before
performing this scenario.
Reduce TC is covered.
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Add/Delete PCM
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Add/Delete PCM
Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC 23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.
Applicability

For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode.

The following Ater Mux types are supported:
Direct
Mixed
Dedicated.
Note: The Delete PCM scenario can be applied only if the PCM does not carry the
last GSL/GPU or the last N7.
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Move Ater PCM
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Move Ater PCM

Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.
Applicability
Both the BSS and the MFS are in service

If the PCM to move is the last PCM link of the last GPU/GP, use the
Delete GPU' or 'Delete GP method
If the PCM to be moved is the first PCM link through the MFS
Use one of the following scenarios:
Add Logically a BSS to a MFS
Add a BSS by Moving Existing Links Through a MFS.
For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode
Note: For new installed MFS, only use the Central clock or Autonomous modes.
In the case of a 9120 BSC, different X.25 connection modes are supported:

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Add/Delete GPU
Hardware Coverage
MFS with DS10 RC23

MFS with DS10 RC40.
Applicability

Central clock mode

Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.


Add/Delete GP
Hardware Coverage
Supported MFS type: 9130 MFS Evolution.

Applicability

For the MFS, different synchronization modes are supported:
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode.
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Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.
MFS type change is covered.

Applicability
Move BSS is an individual action (extension, reduction, and reconfiguration on GPRS,

Network Element, or Transmission Links must be performed afterwards).
For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode.
Different X.25 extraction modes are supported:

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The following changes apply when moving the BSS from one MSC to another:
Change the CRC
Change the SPC

Change the TC.
The target TC can be either:
G2 TC with ASMC/ATBX/DT16
G2 TC with MT120
9125 TC in a new rack
9125 TC in an existing rack.
Note: Moving a BSS from one MSC to another can lead to introducing or removing
satellite links on the Ater Interface.
Satellite Link Rules
Regarding satellite links, the following rules apply:
If there is a satellite link on the Abis, there cannot be a satellite link on the Ater
In the BSC, the connection type attribute has to be modified (to terrestrial or satellite)
according to the link. This must be done before the Move BSS.

Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.

Applicability

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For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode.
Different IP extraction modes are supported:

The following changes apply when moving BSS from one MSC to another:
Change the CRC

Change the SPC
Change the TC.
G2 TC with MT120
Note: Moving a BSS from One MSC to Another can lead to introducing or removing
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Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.

Applicability

The X.25 extraction mode remains the same as in the source OMC-R.
For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode.
Different X.25 extraction modes are supported:

Change the CRC

Change the SPC
Change the TC.
G2 TC with MT120
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Hardware Coverage

MFS with:
DS10 RC23
DS10 RC40.
9130 MFS Evolution.

Applicability

network element, or transmission links must be performed afterwards).
For a 9135 MFS:
Central clock mode

Autonomous mode
GPU cascading.
Central clock mode
Autonomous mode.
Different IP extraction modes are supported:
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Change the CRC
Change the SPC

Change the TC.
G2 TC with MT120
9125 TC with TC STM1-IP subrack
Move BSS, Different 9125 TC

Overview

network element, or transmission links must be performed afterwards).
For a 9120 BSC, different X.25 extraction modes are supported:

For a 9130 BSC Evolution, different IP extraction modes are supported:
Each BSC rack has to be connected to one (and only one) 9125 TC rack (note that the
9125 TC has only one rack). When a BSC extension is needed and its dedicated Ater Mux
cannot be plugged in the same 9125 TC rack, it is necessary to first perform a move BSS
from one 9125 TC to another, due to the fact that the 9125 TC is multi-BSS.
In the case of a 9130 BSC Evolution, the associated TC can also be a 9125 TC equipped
with TC STM1-IP subrack.
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Merge TC
Overview
The initial state can be either:
G2 TC
G2 TC and 9125 TC.
The final state will be a 9125 TC/ 9125 TC equipped with a TC STM1-IP subrack.
Activate Ater Satellite

Applicability
BSS with or without GPRS support satellite links on the Ater side.
All Ater links must have the same connection type (either terrestrial or satellite).

Overview
No restriction.

Applicability
The connection via satellite must be between the BSC and the first BTS of the Abis, i.e.
all BTS on this Abis will use parameters adapted to satellite connection (also valid for
terrestrial connection).
PCM-synchronized BTSs cannot support Abis satellite links.
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If there is a satellite link on the Ater, there cannot be a satellite link on the Abis
All Abis links do not need to have the same connection type.
Deactivate Abis Satellite

Overview
No restriction.
X.25
Overview
The following rules apply for X.25 extraction mode change:
Initial state: X.25 connection via PSDN (BSC)

Final state: X.25 connection via A Interface (MSC), through the MFS or not
G2 TC and 9125 TC are covered.
IP
Overview
IP extraction mode change:
From Direct to Ater Mux

As follows:
Initial state: IP connection via Ethernet LAN (BSC)
Final state: IP connection via A Interface (MSC), through the MFS or not.
From Ater-mux to Direct
As follows:
Initial state: IP connection via A Interface (MSC), through the MFS or not
Final state: IP connection via Ethernet LAN (BSC).
G2 TC and 9125 TC are covered
The modification of the number of Ater links carrying IP is also covered (increase or
decrease number of TS used for O&M).
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Overview
The following can be modified in the network using a massive logical update:
Frequency plan
Hopping mode
Logical parameters
Creation/deletion of adjacencies
Creation/deletion of external cells.
These modifications can be done in two ways:
By the OMC-R itself, by modifying a small number of parameters

With an external tool, in the case of major frequency planning and modification, when
several cells or the whole (sub-)network are impacted. This type of tool is also used to
build the initial frequency plan. The tool must be able to read the ACIE format.
When an external cell is impacted (i.e., BCCH modification), you must contact the
OMC-R controlling the external cell so that the appropriate changes are also made.
The 9156 RNO is used to modify a small number of frequencies or logical parameters. If
the modification impacts cells that have handover relationships with cells controlled by
different OMC-Rs, the 9156 RNO creates information specific for each OMC-R.
Procedure
When the Massive Logical Update involves an MFS, the operator, by PRC activation:
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Must ask the MFS to process the radio configuration file downloaded by the OMC-R after
the successful download of the MLU packages sent to the impacted BSCs.
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Activate these MLU packages once the MFS has reported the successful activation of its
radio configuration file.
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Overview
The added BTS must be alone on primary Abis, in the end of chain position.
The restrictions are as follows:
Cannot use SUMP

The G3 TRE cannot access the second Abis.

Overview
No restriction.
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Overview
Purpose
This section provides information on the type of personnel who are expected to perform
network configuration tasks. It also provides an explanation of the terms that are used in
the tasks.
Contents
Personnel Profiles
3-1
Terminology
3-2
Personnel Profiles
Overview
Personnel with the profiles listed in the following table perform network configuration
tasks during a network modification scenario.
Table 3-1
Personnel Profiles for Network Modification
Personnel
Profile
Abbreviation
Network Modification Planner
Schedules the network modification.
OMC-R operator
Uses the OMC-R to define the logical configuration to

be applied to a given BSS.
ope.
Commissioning technician
Commissions the hardware, software and

troubleshoots.
Com.
Installation technician
Cables the BSS site.
M/C
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Terminology
Overview
The following terms are used in the network configuration tasks:

Term
Description
min.
Duration of an operation in minutes.
sec.
Duration of an operation in seconds.
Grouped Task
Must be performed without stopping. Otherwise, the system is in an unstable

state. Contains detailed tasks.
Grouped Task Sequence
Provides a graphical representation of:
The sequence in which tasks are performed
Tasks that must be performed without stopping (grouped tasks)
The site where tasks are performed
The synchronization points between sites.
Operation and Maintenance

Outage (OM Out)
O&M outage in minutes. Besides telecom outage and supervision outage,

certain network functionalities are not available. For example, it is not
possible to run a performance management job.
Prerequisites
Describes what the network must be equipped with before you do the
network modification. You cannot program the scenario unless these
operations are executed. This includes PCM links, and so on.
Restrictions
Describes actions or configurations that are not allowed during the scenario.
Scenario
A sequence of tasks that must be performed in a specific order when the

network is being modified. Each scenario provides a high-level view of the
tasks required for a given network modification. Tasks in a scenario are
nested as macro and detailed tasks.
Scheduling
Describes the personnel, duration and site(s) needed to perform the

modification.
Site-specific Information
Describes the site-specific information you need to complete the scenario.

This includes specific parameter values, such as Signaling Point Code (SPC),
X.25 addresses, and so on.
Supervision Outage (Sup Out)
Supervision outage in minutes. Supervision of the impacted part of the

network is not possible.
Supplies
Describe all the supplies needed for the network modification. Supplies are
materials that are installed or left onsite.
Telecom Reduction (Tel Red)
Describes the telecom reduction. The capacity of the system is reduced, but
mobiles can still access the services.
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Telecom Outage (Tel Out)
Describes the site, nature and duration of the telecom outage. Mobiles cannot
access the services.
Tools
Describe all the tools needed for the network modification. Tools are
materials that are used for the modification but are not left onsite.
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How to use this document

How to order ............................................................................................................................................................................... xvii

Choose Abis Transmission Settings

Display Timeslot Allocation ............................................................................................................................................... 1-16

RMS Type A&B&C Report in 15 Minutes Granularity ........................................................................................... 1-31

AMR Signalling Improvements ........................................................................................................................................ 1-34

Inter-BSS NACC/ Inter-RAT NACC (3G - ->2G) ..................................................................................................... 1-39

Support of TFO on NB-AMR ............................................................................................................................................ 1-41

A-Flex ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-42

Description of Lb Interface ................................................................................................................................................. 1-43

Deactivate Lb Interface Feature ........................................................................................................................................ 1-47

TRX Dynamic Power Saving ............................................................................................................................................. 1-49

3G Search Prio wrong in PMO

AMR WB Cell Load Handling .......................................................................................................................................... 1-52

2G to LTE (TDD) Cell Re-selection ................................................................................................................................ 1-55

Network Synchronization of Radio TS

Best Effort Qos Handling Without PFC Negotiation ................................................................................................ 1-67

4 CCCH Time Slots in a Cell ............................................................................................................................................. 1-71

GboIP .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-77

Enhanced Packet Cell Reselection ................................................................................................................................... 1-98

Autonomous Packet Resource Allocation (RAE4) .................................................................................................. 1-100

9120/9130 BSS Evolution: Replace BSC ...................................................................................................................... 2-14

Extend/Reduce or Modify GPRS

Extend 9120 BSC and Ater Mux Interface

Reduce 9120 BSC and Ater Mux Interface ................................................................................................................... 2-20

Move Ater PCM ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2-22

Move 9120 BSC, Same OMC-R

Move 9130 BSC Evolution, Same OMC-R .................................................................................................................. 2-25

Move 9130 BSC Evolution, Different OMC-R ........................................................................................................... 2-28

Activate Ater Satellite ........................................................................................................................................................... 2-30

Deactivate Abis Satellite ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-31

X.25 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2-31

Modify Logical Parameters Using MLU ....................................................................................................................... 2-32

Abis Link Capacity ................................................................................................................................................. 1-14

Timeslots Needed Per Number of TRX for Each Type of Submultiplexing

Number of RSL/OML per Timeslot

Error Messages for Add BTS .............................................................................................................................. 1-19

Personnel Profiles for Network Modification

Reverse Procedure ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-8

About this document

This document provides an overview of network reconfiguration and offers guidelines

Reason for reissue

Section Alcatel-Lucent 9100 BTS: Upgrade with New

Section Alcatel-Lucent 9110 Micro BTS/9110-E Micro

The following section Types 28,18,19,110,180, GPRS

The following sections were updated:

Ater GCH Equity per GP (p. 1-32)

Description (p. 1-29)

9130 BSC Availability Improvement.Weekly Standby

Updates due to DPVA feature improvement in

First official release of the document for B12 Release.

New in this release

This section contains information about changes to the current document.

About this document

This manual is intended for:

Network modification planners

Operations and Maintenance (O&M) technicians and systems designers

This document applies to BSS in technical release B12.

TC STM1 interface board is also referred as TCIF

How to use this document