Section 8

Software Management

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Objectives

Upon completion of this section you will have knowledge for:

Managing BSS application software packages and consulting
OMC-R application software packages
Transferring data files between the OMC-R and the systems it
manages

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Contents
BSS Software Management Functions

Evolution from V12 to V14

Software Downloading Procedure (with a Bsc2G)

BSC Hard Disk Partitions (for a Bsc2G)

Software Downloading Procedure (with a Bsce3)

Software Upgrade Scenario

Compressed BSC EFTs

EFT Naming Conventions

Review Exercises

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BSS Software Management Functions

EFT Management Until V12 From V14

EFT storage List EFT
EFT load omc command

EFT storage List EFT Executable

md command Software
object

Software Management

Transcoder PROMS btsSite Transceiver

bsc
board Manager Equipment

Software Software Software Software

BSC412_110700 TBC12A203 BCF12D101 TRX12D201
Revisions
& download

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Evolution from V12 to V14 release
1- EFT Management 2- ExecutableSoftware object

3- Download from the bsc object

4- Software object scenario

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Software Downloading Procedure with a Bsc2G

BSC
(3) BTS
OMC-R
BCF DRX
BSC Disk
(1) (2)

(3)
TCU
BSS Software TCB

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BSC Hard Disk Partitions (for a Bsc2G)

PARTITION
LOGICAL PHYSICAL FUNCTION S/D
SCSI IDE
:WO: :WO: Startup software: station + config./command files S
:MB_CODE: :COD1: Software release N and load data BSC program S/D
or :LIV_COD: :COD2: Software release (N-1) or (N+1) code D/S Legend
:MB_PROTO: :PRO1: Prototype software release N S/D
or :LIV_PROTO: :PRO2: Prototype software release (N-1) or (N+1) D/S
:BTS: :BTS: BTS program code for TRX and CSW D Program area
:TCB: :TCB: TCB board binary files D
:MB_BDA: :BDA: :BDA1: Operational application database Application D
or :LIV_BDA: :LPB: :BDA2: Application database version (N+1) database D
:CDN: :CDN: Physical path tests For tests S
:MB_APE: :APE: Circular files: response to OMC transactions D Application Data
:MB_EVT: :EVT: Circular files: unsolicited events D Base (BDA)
:MB_OBM: :OBM: Observation reports (temporary + real time) D
:CALLTR: :CALLTR: Call tracing reports D
:CALLPATH: :CALLPATH: Call Path tracing reports D S: Simplex and
:GPO: :GPO: General permanent observation result D not mirrored
:MB_MRQ: :MB_MRQ: Identification of running software entities D D: Duplex and
:INSTALL: :INSTALL: Customization at BSC installation command files part. D mirrored

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Software Downloading Procedure with a Bsce3
General Principles
BSC
OMC-R
I-Node ATM RM
BSC Disk 8K-RM
LSA-RC

C-Node
ATM SW BTS
BSS TMU BCF
Software DRX
Zipped Files
Active
Passive
OMU OMU
OAM
TML
TCU
LSA-RC
TRM
EFT
Downloading

Application Software => 50 MB

OS (AIX) Software => 100 MB
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Software Upgrade Scenario

OMC-R OMC-R

NEW -- V3 -- V3
RUNNING V2 V2 V3 V2
FALLBACK V1 V1 V2 --

Current status status Status

Status after v3 after after
download activating fallback
new
version
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Compressed BSC EFTs

1 OMC
5 MB / H => 5 H

22.5 MB

Standard Files

EFT

ZIP
20 MB / H => 20 minutes

5 MB / H => 1 H 30
2 OMC

Main benefits:
7.5 MB No waste of storage
capacity a the OMC-R
Zipped Files
Quicker downloading
procedure

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EFT Naming Conventions

Example with a EFT used for a transceiverEquipment object (same principle for
the other objects)

Since V12:
TRX12A016 (V12)

edition 16
subversion 0
software A: 2nd DRX Sw version
version 12 of BSS
transceiverEquipment EFT

Example with a EFT used for a Bsce3 and Tcue3 equipments

From V14: B3G14000002 for a Bsce3 running under V14
TC314000001 for a Tcue3 running under V14 ( transcoder object)
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Review Exercises

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