Abis Interface between Base Transceiver Station (BTS)

and Base Station Controller (BSC).

ACK Acknowledgement
AF Application File
AF! Absol"te adio Fre#"enc$ C%annel !"mber
BCC& Broad Cast C%annel
BCF Base Control F"nction
B' Bit 'rror atio
BIST B"ilt In Self Test
BSC Base Station Controller
BSS Base Station S"bs$stem
BTS Base Transceiver Station
C(T) Complete ("al Transceiver
C*( Command
CS Circ"it Switc%
(AC (igital to Analog Converter
((* ("al ("ple+er *od"le
(', (evice
(FCA ($namic Fre#"enc$ and C%annel Allocation
(IA- (iagnostic
(T) ("al T) *od"le . ("al Transceiver *od"le
'AC '+ternal Alarm Control
'(A/ '(-' ($namic Allocation /ool
'FS 'lement Feat"re Specification
F' Frame 'rror atio
-/S -lobal /ositioning S$stem
&0 &ardware
I(( Intelligent (ownlink (iversit$
I!F1 Information
2A/( 2ink Access /rotocol on ( 3 c%annel
2'( 2ig%t 'mitting (iode
2*/ 2ocal *anagement /ort
TC/.I/ Transmission Control /rotocol. Internet /rotocol
2'( 2ig%t 'mitting (iode
2!A 2ow !oise Amplifier
*I, *anagement Interface ,ersion
*2C *"lti42ang"age Compliant
!ACK !egative Acknowledgement
15* 1peration and *aintenance
1*6 1peration and *aintenance 6nit
1*6SI- 1*6 Signaling
1)C1 1ven oscillator
/I6 /l"g4in 6nit
/S /acket Switc%
5( esearc% and (evelopment
A* andom Access *emor$
B' esid"al Bit 'rror atio
TC emote T"ne Combiner ('C+A) *od"le
S1* S$stem *od"le 15*
S! Signal to !oise atio
S0 Software
TC& Traffic C%annel
T2, Tag 2engt% ,al"e
T1* T) *od"le 15*
T' Transmission '#"ipment
Abis Interface between Base Transceiver Station
(BTS) and Base Station Controller (BSC).
Abis
Confguratio
n
Confguration of trafc channels (O!SI"#
TC$# T%&SI") on Abis.
Abis
'rotection
Sche(e used to )rovide redundant Abis
Trafc across a se)arate )ath to guard
against )ossible lin* failure.
Auto(atic
Connection
+eature in +le,i -."- BTS anager# which
would allow the user to get connected to
the BTS auto(aticall/ once BTS anager is
launched. The )ara(eters re0uired for
connection vi1. the BTS I' Address# the )ort
of connection and the 23 address will be
ta*en fro( the locall/ stored defaults.
4Auto(atic Connection4 would be an
o)tional feature that the user (a/ enable or
disable an/ti(e.
BB! Batter/ Bac*u) !nit.
BC+ Base Control +unction
Base Control function is a functional entit/
that handles co((on control functions e.g.
(ain cloc* functions# e,ternal alar(
handling# control signals and fre0uenc/
ho))ing. There is no )h/sical BC+ unit in
BTS# the functional BC+ o)erates in the
aster T%& (e(or/.
Bloc*5!nBlo
c*
This scenario (bloc*) is t/)icall/ used to
change fault/ unit. The co((and )ecifes
the ob6ect to be bloc*ed. 7hen the
co((and is received b/ the BTS fro( the
- then it frst chec* the availabilit/ of the
ob6ect for which the co((and was sent. . If
available (if not then 8AC9 is send to the
-) the AC9 is sent to - i((ediatel/.
!nbloc* co((and is sa(e as Bloc* but with
data as !8B:OC9. BTS sends AC9 to - and
unbloc* the ob6ect.
BTS Base Transceiver Station
C%C C/clic %edundanc/ Chec*# which is used to
detect errors in data received over a
trans(ission (edia.
Cross
Connection
It is a )ath between the two ter(ination
)oints inside an/ networ* ele(ent.
Co((issioni
ng
Co((issioning is set of tas*s )erfor(ed to
enable the BTS to be connected to the
networ*. It includes o)erational tests and
confguring of trans(ission e0ui)(ent.
Co((issioni 7i1ard A co()rehensive utilit/# which
ng )rovides set of "!I screens to aid user to fll
in )ara(eters re0uired for co((issioning a
BTS.
..! .ual .u)le,er odule (-%,A).
.+CA ./na(ic +re0uenc/ and Channel Allocation.
.T. .ocu(ent T/)e .efnition# set of rules and
descri)tions for(ing a te()late for the
structure and content of a docu(ent
(ar*ed u) with S": or &:
.T%& .ual T%& odule 5 .ual Transceiver odule
-as/7i1ard
(ode
The (ode of co((issioning as li*e in
-as/7i1ard where user selects a fle and
s)ecifes onl/ those )ara(eters which were
user s)ecifed in -as/7i1ard that is Site
S)ecifc infor(ation# Antenna Settings and
'assive !nits (BB! and other )assive units)
-,)ort Abis
Allocation
Save Abis Allocation in a local +ile.
+- +ast -thernet. I--- standard for high s)eed
l;;b)s -thernet
+I+A A )lug in<unit with built in +I! 3=- %%I and
-3. Su))orts 3> as/((etric -3 interfaces.
+I-A A )lug<in<unit that su))orts ? -3
As/((etric (@A oh() interfaces
+I'A A )lug<in<unit that su))orts ? -35T3
S/((etric (3B; oh( for -3# 3;; oh( for
T3) interfaces
+I2A A )lug<in unit that su))orts B +ast -thernet#
3 o)tical "igabit -thernet and C -35T3
interfaces
+IDA A )lug<in unit that su))orts B +ast -thernet#
3 o)tical "igabit -thernet and C -35T3
interfaces
"- "igabit -thernet. I--- standard for high
s)eed l;;;b)s -thernet
"!I "ra)hical !ser Interface
$ardware
Eiew
"ra)hical Eiew dis)la/ing the status and
state of hardware (odules5units )h/sicall/
)resent within a +le,i -."- BTS anager.
$el) Browser Software# which dis)la/s Online
$el)s to the user. -,a()les of $el)
browsersF 8-.# Gava$el)# 7eb$el)#
./naTe,t# and 7in$el).
$el) -ngine Online $el) Technological Solution# e.g.
Gava$el).
$T: $/)erte,t ar*u) :anguage# subset of
standard generalised (ar*u) language
(S":) used on the web
I()ort Abis
Allocation
O)en locall/ saved Abis Allocation fle.
Gava$el) Gava$el) software is both an A'I and a
)latfor(<inde)endent# e,tensible s/ste( for
a))lication $el) and online docu(entation.
7ritten entirel/ in the GavaT )rogra((ing
language# the Gava$el) $el) s/ste(
)rovides ca)abilities for navigating#
searching# and dis)la/ing infor(ation.
Gava$el)
$el)Set
The hel)set fle (uses a .hs e,tension)
contains infor(ation about the )ath to $el)
$T: fles# as well as )ointers to the search
database# table of contents# and inde, table
for all $el) to)ics in that )ath.The $el)Set
class (aintains a reference to a series of
$T: fles that (a*e u) the content of the
online $el).
Gava$el)
a)
+ile Gava$el) (a) fle lin*s the $el) target
na(es of the TOC to their correct $el)
to)ics ($T: fles).
Gava$el)
TOC
Table of contents. In Gava$el) TOC fle also
defnes the target na(es of the dis)la/ed
$el) to)ics that are used to locate correct
$T: fle.
:A'. :in* Access 'rotocol on . H channel. !sed
on Abis lin*s (O!SI" and T%&SI"s) and on
the BTS internal .<bus. The :A'. is a la/er
B )rotocol which is defned in CCITT
2.=B;5=B3. :A'. wor*s in the As/nchronous
Balanced ode (AB). This (ode is totall/
balanced (i.e.# no (aster5slave relationshi)).
-ach station (a/ initiali1e# su)ervise#
recover fro( errors# and send fra(es at an/
ti(e.
:' :ocal anage(ent 'ort. BTS anager
co((unicate with BTS through an :'
cable.
:ocal
Connection
BTS anager connected locall/ to +le,i
-."- BTS via an -thernet wire. +or
establishing this *ind of connectivit/ BTS
anager is co<located at the BTS site.
:ocal ode A s)ecial BTS state which allows T%& tests
to be run without the need for a BSC
connection. The BTS will be )laced in local
(ode if the !se Current co((and is given
when the BTS is in I7aiting for :A'.I state
:ogical Eiew

"ra)hical Eiew dis)la/ing :ogical Ob6ect
details for all logical ob6ects )resent within
an +le,i -."- BTS.
anage(en
t Interface
Eersion
The co()atibilit/ between +le,i -."- BTS
anager and +le,i -."- BTS is driven b/ a
anage(ent Interface version in the BTS
anager<BTS interface. The anage(ent
Interface version is e(bedded in the both
the +le,i -."- BTS anager as well as the
OJ software inside BTS. These values of
the anage(ent Interface Eersion are
co()ared during the initial handsha*e.
O.- odular .ocu(entation -nviron(ent#
)rovides a fra(ewor* for the whole
infor(ation creation chain.
8- 8etwor* -le(ent
8etAct This is the 8o*iaKs 8S suite which o)erator
use for (anaging the "S networ*.
8O:S 8o*ia Online Services# 7eb )ortal for e<
co((erce# technical su))ort#
docu(entation# etc.
8ode :evel The whole trans(ission unit
Online
.ocu(entati
on
Online docu(entation is the Llibrar/M or
L(anualsM )art of user assistance. Online
docu(entation contains# for e,a()le#
conce)t docu(ents# database descri)tions#
technical reference infor(ation# and s/ste(
level )rocedures (tas*s )erfor(ed with
(ore than one a))lication or )roduct).
Online docu(entation is accessed fro(
lin*s in $el)s# fro( S7 a))lication $el)
(enu# in 8O:S# or as stand<alone on C.<
ro(.Currentl/ 8o*ia has a wor*ing online
docu(entation solution (8-.) but no online
$el) solution.
ONine ode 7hen BTS anager is not connected to BTS.
Online $el)s Online $el)s are alwa/s integrated to the
software. $el) oOers user assistance for the
userKs tas*s at hand# such as "!I
descri)tions (LIn this window /ou canPM)
and a))lication s)ecifc ste)<b/<ste)
instructions (LTo )rint# clic* O9 and PM).
'ossibl/ also troubleshooting# ti)s J hints#
+A2 etc. At least online $el)s# if not also
online docu(entation# need to be available
to the user when using the software.
Online ode 7hen BTS anager is connected to BTS
(locall/ or re(otel/).
OJ :in* %efers to Abis OJ :in*
'ilot Bit A Bit used for choosing between the
'rotected and 'rotecting )ath of a Signal in
case 'rotection feature is confgured.
'I:S 'roduct Infor(ation and :earning Solutions
'I! 'lug<in !nit
'7- 'seudowire -(ulation.
23

'rotection Sche(e used to )rovide
redundant 23 Trafc across a se)arate )ath
to guard against )ossible lin* failure.
%e(ote
Connection
BTS anager connected re(otel/ to +le,i
-."- BTS via 8etAct and BSC. +or
establishing this *ind of connectivit/ BTS
anager connects to 8etAct server over
:A8 and via BSC co((unicates to +le,i
-."- BTS.
%TC %e(ote Tune Co(biner (-C,A) odule
SC+ Site Confguration +ile# &: based fle used
to e,change co((ission5confguration
infor(ation between BTS anager J BTS.
SC+ !)load Sending the SC+ fro( BTS to BTS anager.
Sobri0uet This is the connection na(e )resent in the
"CS database.
STI%C S)ace<Ti(e Interference %e6ection
Co(bining < interference re6ection
co(bining that uses s)ace<ti(e )rocessing
to handle co<channel interference fro(
trans(itters that su))ort trans(it diversit/.
S/nchroni1at
ion
'rotection
Sche(e used to )rovide redundant Abis
Cloc* across a se)arate )ath to guard
against )ossible lin* failure.
TOC Table of contents
ToolTi) A Lbubble $el)M coded in software# or
alternativel/ written as $el) and o)ened as
a )o)<u) window of the $el) browser
Trans(ission
Confguratio
n +ile
This fle contains all Trans(ission related
)ara(eters. (Trans(ission 'I! )ro)erties#
Abis allocation# :I+# Service Interface#
Interface :oo)# S/nchroni1ation)
Trans(ission
anager
Trans(ission anager (anages -3 or -35T3
trans(ission interfaces. Trans(ission cards
are used to connect BTS with BSC and to
other BTS.
!ndo
Co((issioni
ng
To unco((ission the BTS wherein all
co((issioning related )ara(eters are
erased fro( Qash of BTS. It is followed b/ a
reset. !ndo co((issioning is of two t/)es
9ee) trafc b/)ass and erase trafc b/)ass.
E:A8 Eirtual :ocal Area 8etwor*.
&$T: -,tensible $/)erte,t ar*u) :anguage
&: -,tensible ar*u) :anguage# subset of
standard generalised (ar*u) language
(S":)# which describes a class of data
ob6ects called &: docu(ents and )artiall/
describes the behaviour of co()uter
)rogra(s which )rocess the(