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Base Station Subsystem Operation and Maintenance RG20 (BSS) for experience GSM engineers (RN2819-20A)
Description of Course Target Group Experience BSS engineering personnel who will responsible for the operation and mantainance of NSN BSS (Flexi BSC) This course is compress version of RN2812: Base Station Subsystem Essentials and RN2817 and Base Station Subsystem Integration Duration of course has been shorten base on participants must have experience of GSM BSS, principle of BSS will cover in review level This course is not recommend to new engineer Aims After the training, the participant will be able to: Identify and describe the BSS network elements Perform essential Flexi BSC and TCSM operation Explain NSN 2G Base Station solutions, such as Flexi EDGE and Flexi Multiradio BTS Describe the architecture and functions of NSN Flexi BSC family (BSC3i660/1000/2000 and Flexi BSC(3000)), its capacity and configurations Describe the BSS radio network object parameters Apply MML command to interrogate signalling and circuit switched traffic Interrogate and modify the radio network parameters and RNW objects with MML Commands, including adjacent cells Explain GPRS/EGPRS network structure and GPRS/EGPRS configuration. Eg: Gb over IP and Multipoint Gb interface Create and configure TCSM3i setting Integrate A interface using MML commands Integrate Abis interface using MML commands Monitor BTS restart phases of base station Integrate Gb interface both Gb over FR and Gb over IP Create EGPRS/GPRS Radio Network configuration Note: This training is NOT cover Packet Abis and A over IP intergration. Note: Packet Abis and A over IP cover in RN2818: BSC IP Connectivity and RN2820: RG20 IP Trainsport Integration Prerequisites TM5108: GSM Fundamentals PF1001/PF1002: Switching Platform Essential and Adminstation or PF2000-04: Flexi BSC DX200 Switching Platform Experience in GSM technology and the Base Station Subsystem in particular as well as NSN DX200 Platform knowledge Contents BSS Overview (review) Label a diagram of the elements and interfaces used within the BSS Describe the functions of the BSS elements (BSC, TCSM and BTS)
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Describe RG20 transport features BSS Traffic Channels (Only review, participants must have knowledge of BSS Traffic channel) Name the BSS network elements that are involved in a circuit and packet switched Name and specify the interfaces that are involved in a call (A, Abis, Gb) Explain the traffic and signaling flow for the voice in circuit switched within BSS network elements Explain the traffic and signaling flow for the packet data in packet switched within BSS network elements Describe the A, Abis and Gb interface over IP concept Flexi BSC Architecture and Interfaces Explain the architecture and capacity of NSN Flexi BSC Family (BSC3i 660, BSC3i 1000/2000, and Flexi BSC) Explain unit functions of switching unit, computer units (MCMU, BCSU and OMU) and PCU Describe the synchronization and internal LAN within Flexi BSC Describe Flexi BSC interfaces units: ET,SET,EET and ETIP/ETP for IP/Ethernet Explain the other units related to mass memory storage (WDU), removable storage (MO, USB), I/O devices (VDU, LPT), Power distribution (PDFU) and Fan units. Explain the capacity of TRX, SS7 & LAPD signalling, packet channels, and capacity upgrade in BSC type variants Apply MML command to interrogate BSC hardware database Interpret the information for when do hardware interrogation Demonstrate to check the unit state with MML command Interpret the capacity of AS7 plug-in unit related to SS7, LAPD channels Interpret the capacity of PCU related to Gb interface and Abis interface for packet data channels TCSM3i Architecture and Interfaces Explain the use and functionality of TCSM3i in BSS Understand 2 types of TCSM3i : Stand-alone & Combi Explain the TCSM3i architecture, capacity, configuration and interfaces Apply MML command to interrogate the TCSM hardware database Demonstrate connection to TCSM locally and remotely Apply frequently use commands in TCSM Service Terminal BSS Radio Network Operation & Maintenance (Participants must have knowledge of BSS protocols and parameters) Explain basic BSS protocols and parameters: such as CCS7, SIGTRAN, LAC, CI, RAC and NCC (review) Describe the differences between Frequency Hopping and Baseband Hopping technique (review) Describe the procedure to modify basic radio network parameter Apply MML command to interrogate signalling and circuit switched traffic Interrogate the radio network parameters and RNW objects with MML Commands Use MML to modify and operate basic radio network parameter Handling GSM and WCDMA adjacent cells NSN 2G BTS Solution Describe the general knowledge of NSN Flexi EDGE BTS Understand the concept of Flexi Multiradio BTS Explain coverage and capacity of different NSN 2G BTS solution Identify the main modules of NSN 2G BTS and their functionalities of the BTS List the integrated transmission modules of NSN 2G BTS GPRS/EGPRS handling in BSS Define GPRS Network structure Define GPRS Hardware and Software requirements Explain the main functions of PCU plug-in unit in BSC Explain Gb Interface protocol (Gb over FR and Gb over IP ) Explain GPRS/EGPRS cell parameter Explain usage of Dynamic Abis (DAP) Recognize the concept of PCU2 pooling
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Describe multi-Gb interface Apply MML command to interrogate the Gb interface parameter Apply MML command to modify the GPRS/EDGE parameter in cell Interrogation of BSC IP Settings Describe the IP protocol Basics: IP address, netmask, routing Describe the use of IP in BSC (physical interfaces and logical interfaces) Apply MML command to interrogate IP setting for O&M and for Gb over IP TCSM Functions and settings Creating Transcoding and Rate Adaptation Unit (TRAU) frame Explain principle of Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) and Automatic Level Control (ALC) Explain principle of Tandem Free Operation (TFO) and Noise Suppression (NS) Interrogate and modify setting of TCSM3i A Interface Integration Describes the A interface signalling hierarchy and traffic channel distribution within the BSC Use the BSS Integration reference material to create an A interface connection Integrate the Ater and A interfaces Create the Standalone TCSM unit TCSM3i and Combi TCSM Configuration and TR3 roles Create TCSM3i hardware in Master BSC Create Combi TCSM unit in Master and Remote BSC Create connecting the A interface ET Explain and Congfigure Ater Interface in MGW Creating the CCS7 signalling (MTP, SCCP, BSSAP, BSSMAP and DTAP) Creating the speech channels and interrogate A interface parameters Explain SIGTRAN (SCTP, M3UA) concept and creating A interface SIGTRAN in BSC Abis Interface Integration Describe the procedure for Abis interface structure and integration step List the basic Radio Network parameter needed for creating Radio Network objects Create the Abis interface, radio network objects and control parameters Handling BTS software from BSC: download SW from BSC to BTS and database structure Taking Base Station into use BTS Restart Phase Monitoring Monitor the restart phases of base stations using the service terminal extension RPHASE GPRS and EGPRS Integration in BSC Explain Gb over Frame Relay configuration and protocol Create GPRS (FR) in BSC Explain Gb over IP interface configuration and protocol Explain static and dynamic Gb over IP configuration Integrate the Gb over IP Create GPRS radio network using MML commands Activate GPRS cell and BTS Create EGPRS on a cell level Create dynamic Abis Pools Comment This course is a compress version of RN2812 and RN2817.principle of BSS will cover in review level General O&M of BSC3i (660/1000/2000) and Flexi BSC are similar. Therefore, testbed of BSC3i (660/1000/2000) or Flexi BSC can use for this training. However, if practical need to focus only Flexi BSC please indicate in training requirement. Duration

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5 Days Max number of participants 8 Schedule On request Course Type: with or without practice PTB=Practical and theoretical course with testbed Course skill level IMD intermediate

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