ZXUR 9000 GSM

Base Station Controller

Software Version
Management Operation Guide

Version: V6.50.102

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Revision History

Revision No. Revision Date Revision Reason

R1.0 2013–04–09 First Edition

Serial Number: SJ-20121227135800-018

Publishing Date: 2013-04-09 (R1.0)

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 Contents
About This Manual ......................................................................................... I
Chapter 1 Overview .................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Base Station Controller Software......................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Software Version States...................................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Prerequisites...................................................................................................... 1-2

Chapter 2 Version Management Operations ............................................ 2-1

2.1 Overview ........................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Downloading a Version Pack............................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Deleting a Version Pack...................................................................................... 2-2
2.4 Activating a Version Pack.................................................................................... 2-3
2.5 Activating a Particular Version Pack..................................................................... 2-5
2.6 Validating Software Versions ............................................................................... 2-6

Figures............................................................................................................. I
Tables ............................................................................................................ III
Glossary .........................................................................................................V

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 About This Manual
Purpose
This manual provides instructions for managing software versions of the Base Station
Controller (BSC).

Intended Audience
This manual is intended for:
l Network planning engineers
l Installation engineers
l Maintenance engineers

What Is in This Manual

This manual contains the following chapters:

Chapter Summary

Provides an overview of the BSC version packs and different

1, Overview
version states.

2, Version Management
Describes the software version management operations.
Operations

Conventions
This manual uses the following typographical conventions:

Typeface Meaning

Warning: indicates a potentially hazardous situation. Failure to comply can result in

serious injury, equipment damage, or interruption of major services.

Note: provides additional information about a certain topic.

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Overview
Table of Contents
Base Station Controller Software................................................................................1-1
Software Version States .............................................................................................1-1
Prerequisites ..............................................................................................................1-2

1.1 Base Station Controller Software

The Base Station Controller (BSC) software version files are organized into two version
packs, platform version pack and Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) version
pack, which can be activated separately. Each version pack includes the relevant released
versions as a pack file.
l The platform version pack (PLAT_V6.50.100x.pkg) contains Central Processing
Unit (CPU) version, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) version, Micro Control
Unit (MCU) version, micro code version, and 2G platform versions.
l The GSM version pack (GSM_V6.50.100x.pkg) contains all necessary versions for
GSM service processes.

Note:
The character “x” in a pack file name stands for the actual pack version number.

Users can download, activate, and validate a version for the BSC.

1.2 Software Version States

For a description of different software version states, refer to Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 Software Version States

Version Description

Backup version A version that has been downloaded to the Operation Main Process
(OMP) board from the Network Element Management System (EMS)
but has not been downloaded to the corresponding board.

Default version A version that has been downloaded to the corresponding board but has
not been validated.

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Version Description

Particular version A particular version downloaded to a board and is later than the default
version.

Running version A version running in a board.

Figure 1-1 illustrates how the version status and storage location change with the software
version management operations.

Figure 1-1 Change of Version Status and Storage Locations

1.3 Prerequisites
For all operations subsequent to this section, the following prerequisites are presumed to
have been met:
l The EMS server and the Operation & Maintenance Module (OMM) server are ready
and can communicate with the BSC properly.
l The EMS client has been started and successfully connected to the EMS server.
l Software version management permissions have been acquired.
l The version packs to be used are available.
l The Software Version Management tab is open on the client GUI.

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Version Management
Operations
Table of Contents
Overview ....................................................................................................................2-1
Downloading a Version Pack ......................................................................................2-1
Deleting a Version Pack .............................................................................................2-2
Activating a Version Pack ...........................................................................................2-3
Activating a Particular Version Pack ...........................................................................2-5
Validating Software Versions ......................................................................................2-6

2.1 Overview
Users can perform management operations to the version packs of one or multiple BSCs
managed by the EMS server. These operations are:
l Downloading a version pack
l Activating a version pack
l Validating a version pack
l Deleting a version pack

2.2 Downloading a Version Pack

Context
A BSC version pack can be transferred from a local client to the OMP board of a BSC
through FTP.

The following procedure describes how to download a version package from the EMS
client to the OMP board of a BSC.

Steps
1. In the left pane of the Software Version Management tab page, expand the target
subnetwork and then the RNC node in the NE tree.
2. Right-click Controller-OMP, and then click Version Download. The Version
Download dialog box is displayed, see Figure 2-1.

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Figure 2-1 Version Download Dialog Box

3. Click Add. The Open dialog box is displayed.

4. Select the version pack to be downloaded, and then click Open. The package
information is displayed in the Version Download dialog box.
5. Click OK.
– End of Steps –

2.3 Deleting a Version Pack

Context
Users can delete unused version packs from the OMP board of a BSC to get more free
space.

The following procedure describes how to delete an unused version pack from the OMP
board of a BSC.

Steps
1. In the left pane of the Software Version Management tab page, expand the target
subnetwork and then the RNC node in the NE tree.
2. Double-click Controller-OMP. The Controller-OMP tab page is displayed in the right
pane, listing all available default version packs on the Default Version sub-tab page,
see Figure 2-2.

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Figure 2-2 Controller-OMP Tab Page

3. Select one version pack, or use the CTRL key to select multiple version packs,
right-click any selected version pack, and then click Delete Package. The Delete
Version Pack dialog box is displayed, see Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3 Delete Version Pack Dialog Box

4. Select the version pack(s) to be deleted.

5. Click OK.
– End of Steps –

2.4 Activating a Version Pack

Context

Warning!
Ensure that the version activation permission has been acquired. After version activation,
all boards will be restarted and a service interruption will occur.

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After a version pack is activated, the OMP board multicasts the version files in the pack to
the corresponding boards in the BSC to replace the original default version files.
The following procedure describes how to activate a version pack.

Prerequisite
The version pack to be activated has been downloaded to the OMP board.

Steps
1. In the left pane of the Software Version Management tab page, expand the target
subnetwork and then the RNC node in the NE tree.
2. Double-click Controller-OMP. The Controller-OMP tab page is displayed in the right
pane, listing all available default version packs on the Default Version sub-tab page.
3. Select one version pack, or use the CTRL key to select multiple version packs,
right-click any selected version pack, and then click Active Version. The Active
Version Pack dialog box is displayed, see Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4 Active Version Pack Dialog Box

4. Select the version pack(s) to be activated.

5. Click OK.
– End of Steps –

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2.5 Activating a Particular Version Pack

Context

Warning!
Ensure that the version activation permission has been acquired. After version activation,
all boards will be restarted and a service interruption will occur.

Users can activate a particular version for one or multiple boards in a BSC, meaning
transfer required version files in a particular version pack to the board(s).
The following procedure describes how to activate a particular version pack.

Prerequisite
The version pack to be activated has been downloaded to the OMP board.

Steps
1. In the left pane of the Software Version Management tab page, expand the target
subnetwork and then the RNC node in the NE tree.
2. Double-click Controller-OMP. The Controller-OMP tab page is displayed in the right
pane, listing all available default version packs on the Default Version sub-tab page.
3. Select one version pack, or use the CTRL key to select multiple version packs,
right-click any selected version pack, and then click Appointed Active Version. The
Version Appointed Active Selected dialog box is displayed, see Figure 2-5.

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Figure 2-5 Version Appointed Active Selected Dialog Box

4. Select the version pack to be activated from Package Key.

5. Select the board to which the corresponding version files are to be transferred from
Physical Address.
6. Click Add.
7. To activate particular versions for more boards, repeat Step 4 to Step 6.
8. Click OK.
– End of Steps –

2.6 Validating Software Versions

Context
After version activation, necessary version files are multicasted to the boards in the BSC.
However, the software versions on the boards will not be run until they are validated.
The following procedure describes how to validate all software versions on the boards of
a BSC.

Prerequisite
The version pack loaded to the OMP board has been activated.

Steps
1. In the left pane of the Software Version Management tab page, expand the target
subnetwork and then the RNC node in the NE tree.

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2. Right-click Controller-OMP, and then click Version Validate.

– End of Steps –

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Figure 1-1 Change of Version Status and Storage Locations .................................... 1-2
Figure 2-1 Version Download Dialog Box .................................................................. 2-2
Figure 2-2 Controller-OMP Tab Page ........................................................................ 2-3
Figure 2-3 Delete Version Pack Dialog Box............................................................... 2-3
Figure 2-4 Active Version Pack Dialog Box ............................................................... 2-4
Figure 2-5 Version Appointed Active Selected Dialog Box......................................... 2-6

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Table 1-1 Software Version States ............................................................................ 1-1

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 Glossary
2G
- The 2nd Generation Mobile Communications
BSC
- Base Station Controller
CPU
- Central Processing Unit
EMS
- Element Management System
FPGA
- Field Programmable Gate Array
FTP
- File Transfer Protocol
GSM
- Global System for Mobile Communications
GUI
- Graphical User Interface

MCU
- Micro Control Unit

OMM
- Operation & Maintenance Module
OMP
- Operation Main Processor

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