02-ZXG10-BSC (V2) Engineering Debugging Guide
02-ZXG10-BSC (V2) Engineering Debugging Guide
Engineering Debugging
Guide
(V2005-01)
ZTE CORPORATION
ZXG10-BSC (V2) Base Station Controller
Engineering Debugging Guide (V2005-01)
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ZTE CORPORATION
ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, P.R. China
Website: http://www.zte.com.cn
Postcode: 518057
Email: [email protected]
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It is applicable to the ZXG10-BSC (V2) base station controller of ZTE and serves as a
reference for site debugging of the ZXG10-BSC (V2) equipment.
Should you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to contact us. Thank
you!
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Contents
1 Debugging Preparation.............................................................................................................................1-1
2 Power-on Inspection..................................................................................................................................2-1
3 Debugging Flow.........................................................................................................................................3-1
4 Local Debugging........................................................................................................................................4-1
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4.7 NM Connection................................................................................................................................4-3
4.9 Downloading the Created Initial Configuration Data to the Foreground MP.................................4-4
5 Joint Debugging.........................................................................................................................................5-1
Appendix B WINNTTCP Communication Component for BSC (V2) Test Server Instructions........B-1
Appendix C Abbreviations............................................................................................................................C-1
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1 Debugging Preparation
To ensure smooth equipment debugging, the equipment debugging staff should get
ready for the debugging in advance, including knowing the project information and
preparing tools, documents and the corresponding MSC configuration data. In addition,
a small BTS (such as the microcell BTS) is needed.
2. Instruments and meters: Bit error tester, earth resistance tester and multimeter.
3. The server & client of the OMCR2.0 are correctly installed and the network
cables & HUBs are connected normally.
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The typical flow of switch data configuration with the background NM software is
shown as follows:
Create MSC and BSC → Set up test connection site → Configure hardware/boards →
Configure A interface and Abis interface data → Configure SS7 signaling data →
Configure software → Create the transmit command set.
Use cfggui at the client to create the initial configuration scripts. Conduct the
corresponding configuration based on the MSC and BSC signaling point data provided
by the switch equipment room survey report. Connect the BSC to the MSC, determine
the specific configuration plan, set if the TC equipment is set remotely and if
multiplexing is to be adopted, and input the corresponding configuration data.
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Set up a logical test site according to the test site type adopted, configure logical and
physical connections of the Abis interface and the corresponding carrier frequency,
conduct cell configuration based on the cell data provided by the survey report, and
configure the logical and physical equipment.
Determine the rack capacity based on the contract configuration and determine the
quantities of RMU and TCU modules to be configured accordingly. Add boards to the
logical rack and perform the corresponding connection setting. In the network
switching layer, the leftmost DSNI and the rightmost DSNI must be configured. The
two rightmost DSNI boards connect to the TCPP unit, while the two leftmost DSNI
boards connect to the BIPP unit. Determine the quantities of the BIPP and TCPP units
depending on the system capacity.
Configure the A interface trunk according to the configured boards and the engineering
design requirements. For the SS7 signaling configuration, configure the SS7 signaling
evenly on the trunk circuit boards based on the load-sharing rules. Decide the
corresponding multiplexing mode at the Abis interface depending on the conditions of
the interface boards used by the BTS, and configure the corresponding logical and
physical connection links. Set the timers such as the T3212 at the BSC side by referring
to the survey documents at the early stage.
Configure the corresponding SS7 OSP and DSP data based on the data from the
engineering survey. Adjust the circuit data and signaling time slots at the MSC side
based on the trunk data configuration at the BSC side. For example, if the PCM line
code at the BSC side starts from 1, then the corresponding CIC should start from 33.
Generally, the signaling time slot at the BSC side is TS16 of the PCM line. Then it is
necessary to make corresponding adjustment at the MSC side. The load sharing of the
specific signaling link data rule shall be adopted on the trunk circuit boards.
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Check the software version proposed in the project contract and the design, perform the
corresponding software loading and configuration at the client, and perform the
corresponding software configuration for each DSP chip on the TCPP of the TCU layer
module. Manually copy the software version of the foreground MP to the foreground,
use the OMCFTP to transfer data, and create a Class-1 version in the logical view and a
board version in the physical view.
Convert the configured initial scripts with the convert tool at the client. If the DEBUG
mode is adopted, it is necessary to modify the related settings (see the operation and
maintenance manuals). The server database created can be directly written into the
running MMI command set file.
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2 Power-on Inspection
After the equipment installation is completed, power on the equipment to check if the
units and boards are working normally and get ready for the equipment debugging. The
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power-on flow of the ZXG10-BSC (V2) is shown in Fig. 2-1.
Fig. 2-1 shows the first power-on flow after the equipment is installed or the equipment
fault is removed. For the power-on operations during equipment debugging and routine
maintenance, see the following sections.
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3 Debugging Flow
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The self-test and debugging procedure comprises steps such as power-on check, board
status check, communication check, self-loop test and software function check, while
the interconnection & joint debugging procedure comprises system connection, Abis
interface function test and A interface function test. The ZXG10-BSC (V2) can be put
into operation in the mobile communication network to connect BTSs only after the
interconnection & joint debugging succeeds.
During the equipment debugging in accordance with the standard procedure, you
should record the NE configuration data and the test data in the ZXG10-BSS Test
Acceptance Report for future reference. After completing the debugging work, you
should submit the Preliminary Acceptance Request to the user and get ready for project
acceptance.
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4 Local Debugging
2. Check the positive and negative ends of the power input of the equipment with a
multimeter and there shall be no short circuit. The terminal label should be
correct and the protection ground should be connected. Then turn on the loop
switch of the power supply for the equipment.
3. Check the voltage of the equipment power supply with a multimeter and make
sure that the polarities are correct and the voltage is between -40V and -57V.
Record the test result in the ZXG10-BSS Digital Mobile Communication System
Engineering Documents.
4. Check the voltage between the protection ground terminal and the working
ground terminal with a multimeter. The voltage should be no more than 50 mV.
Turn off the loop switch of the power supply immediately if there is any exception
during the above tests, find the cause and remove the fault. If the tests are normal,
proceed to the fan power-on test.
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normal through the fan power-on check. Record the test result in the ZXG10-BSS
Digital Mobile Communication System Engineering Documents.
Turn on the main power switch of the equipment cabinet and observe the operation of
the fans. For any exception, turn off the power immediately and check it. If the fans do
not run, check if the power cables inside the cabinet are correctly connected.
POWB board check: The secondary power board POWB provides power to functional
unit layers. Unplug the boards in the functional layers and power on the power board.
Check the POWB power indicators. The green indicator is on and there is no alarm
indication. If there is any fault at the site, cut the power immediately and locate and
remove the fault.
First, set the power switch on the POWB board to “OFF”. Then insert the other boards
into their slots and set the power switch on the POWB board to “ON”. Check the states
of the running indicator on each board and those of the cabinet indicators. For any
exception, cut the power immediately and handle it.
For the equipment configured with two POWB boards, power on each POWB board
separately and observe the equipment indicator status. And then power on both boards
and observe the equipment indicator status.
For the indicator states of the functional unit boards in the rack system, see the ZXG10-
BSC (V2) Base Station Controller Technical Manual.
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When the indicators on the board panels are abnormal, find the cause and remove the
fault. Generally, you should check the following items:
1. If the boards do not perform self-test, check if the chip is inserted correctly, the
chip model, the burn-in content and the version.
3. Check if there is broken or damaged pin in the board slots on the backplane.
4. For interface board alarms due to that service signals are not connected,
generally you may conduct self-loop at the service port to remove the alarm.
Power-on sequence: Power switch of the cabinet → Power switch of the PWCK board
Power-off sequence: Switch on the PWCK board → power switch of the cabinet
During the power-on process, check the fan operation and board indicators according
to the power-on check contents described in this section. For any exception, find the
cause and handle the exception in time.
4.7 NM Connection
To enable the equipment to operate according to the engineering networking
requirements, you need to perform data configuration for the equipment, including
downloading the configuration data to the equipment main control board. In addition,
you need to test and monitor the foreground via the background NM equipment and
connect the network cable port on the MP rear slot with the HUB of the background
NM computer system to meet the NMS requirements.
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1. Check if the connection between the NM terminal and the equipment is normal.
2. Check if the commands can be normally issued and the data can be normally
received.
Check in the alarm interface at the NM client if the alarm status displayed by
each board is consistent with the actual equipment operation. Issue operation
commands to the boards through the NM client, and make sure that the
equipment boards can perform the corresponding operations according to the
commands, such as performing board reset and reading the current detailed
running information.
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When a minor alarm occurs to a running board on the foreground, the fault
indicator of the board or a combination of indicators should indicate the alarm,
and the alarm information should be sent to the background alarm collection
system at the same time. If there is no corresponding alarm information at the
background, check the connecting network cable, and check if the MP board is
working normally and if the alarm severity setting is correct. Restart the
background management program to refresh the display if necessary.
When alarms occur to the rack boards, the buzzer in the external alarm box
should buzz. If the buzzer is abnormal, first check if the buzzer is set to “mute”,
and then check the IP address setting of the alarm box, the connecting network
cable and cables, and if the alarm box is normally powered on and works
normally.
Use the data probe to first check if the IP address setting of the probe client in the
foreground MP is correct, then check if the current version of the data probe matches
the OMCR version, and make sure that the probe function can be normally
implemented.
Use the probe to check if the last field of the foreground R_OFFICE table is 0, if the
SS7 signaling is smooth, if the STATUS of the R_CHANNEL table of the radio
resource field is 0, and if the traffic channel is available. Observe the R_BTS and
R_BSC field tables to check the configured traffic and signaling point data, and check
the cell code setting and the frequency setting.
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running boards and check if the boards are running normally. And check the connected
sites and if the carrier indicators correctly indicate the transmit status.
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5 Joint Debugging
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5.2 Physical Link Connectivity
Check if the physical links between the BSC and the MSC and between the BSC and
the site are smooth, and if the link active indicator of the corresponding port of the
trunk interface circuit board is on. The link connection is normal when the indicator
flashes regularly. Check if the digital trunk connection indicators corresponding to the
TIC boards of the BIU module and the TCU module are working normally.
After the hardware check, use the OMCR operation program of the background client
to monitor the foreground running status. Monitor the running states of the functional
boards through alarm management and observe if there is any alarm. Use test
management to test the foreground boards, the transmission condition inside the rack
and the board working states. Use data probe to observe the foreground tables, analyze
the fields, judge the foreground running status, and check the data configuration.
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In the case the site transmit frequency works normally, use the test MS to measure the
transmit frequency signal, and check the information related to the system broadcast:
Setting of the national code, network code, cell code. And measure the signal quality.
Block the SS7 signaling link configured for the A interface and conduct separate dial
test of each SS7 signaling to check the configuration and application of the SS7
signaling.
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Appendix A Data Probe Instructions
1. Run the installation program or directly copy the executable file to the required
directory.
4. Add the IP address of the local machine and restart the machine.
6. Run ProbeApp.exe.
Precautions:
1. Make sure that the TCP/IP connection is correct. See the appendix.
2. The automatic mode is adopted for the probe. Moving the focus on the interface
will trigger data requests. Before the previous batch of data is completely
transmitted, the newly issued command may not be executed correctly.
3. Since fixed BSC module configuration is used, there will be 9 BSCs in the
interface. Not all the modules may be available.
4. The error report caused by continuous sending of requests generally does not
affect the use of the probe. You only need to shut off the probe.
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Appendix B WINNTTCP Communication
Component for BSC (V2) Test Server
Instructions
Components:
Installation instructions:
The above files will be installed to the corresponding places during the installation of
common application programs. However, you need to manually change some contents
of the files.
ZXCOMM.DLL needs to be registered to the system. Generally, the setup program will
automatically register it. You may execute the REGSVR32 command to manually
register it.
Operating instructions:
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2. The local address setting should be consistent with the TEST IP address setting
at the foreground.
3. The IP address of the BSC module should be consistent with the setting at the
foreground.
Common errors:
1. Prompt "Config file error!" indicates the configuration file format error. Check
the contents of WIN_MGT.INI and if the file path is correct.
2. Prompt "Socket bind error!" indicates that the local address set in the
configuration file does not exist in the local TCP/IP configuration. Please check
and modify the network configuration. You may need to restart the computer.
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Appendix C Abbreviations
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