How to Create Scripts for SWAP

with CME
1 Introduction
The purpose of this document is to give instruction on making scripts
including parameters and neighboring scripts for SWAP. The organization of
this document follows a sequence of scripts making procedure. And scripts of
parameters and neighboring can be done simultaneously.

2 Scripts for Parameters

Parameters for massive swap will immigrate the ones run in PQR, therefore it
is possible to create scripts of parameters in cell level and RNC level with
templates synchronized form PQR networks provided by CME. But before
moving to the CME there are some preparation work to do.

2.1 Data Collection

In order to create scripts of parameters, four kinds of data will be needed.
They are:
List of sites to be swapped
This list comes from WIND. Actually, we have a swap schedule which has
information of sites to be swapped in each week. However, schedule may
change accordingly. So CONFIRM WITH WIND ABOUT THE LIST OF SITES
TO BE SWAPPED AS LONG AS THE DUMP IS GIVEN BY WIND.
Dump file
The dump file is exported from NSN network a week before the swap. The
settings of parameters as well as neighboring are in the dump file which
comes with the format of .xml.
CME CfgSyncView
The configuration synchronization file is just like the dump file from NSN.
It comes with .zip format and it can be exported form RNC LMT by
executing the command EXP CFGSYNFILE.

NodeB plan information

NodeB configuration which supports the procedure of creating scripts for
both parameters and neighboring is planned by RAN engineer. THEY WILL
PROVIDE THE NODEB CONFIGURATION IN THE FORM OF EXCEL FILE BY
THE END MONDAY.

2.2 Data pre-process

As long as the data mentioned above is collected, the pre-process of data can
start. The purpose of data pre-process is to filter the cell information we need
for swap. Start with the steps provided below:
STEP ONE: add NE by importing CMEcfgsyncView file. The operation is
shown as below:

Figure 1 Click Add NE in Data Management menu.

Figure 2 Fill the NE Name and select CMEcfgsyncView file in Data File.

Figure 3 DO NOT include !@#%^&*?/[]<>: and space in NE name.

Figure 4 Wait until the NE is added successfully.

STEP TWO: Create Templates for cells to be swapped. There are three
templates needed for swap, namely F1 only, F1 co-located with F2, F2 colocated with F1. The operation is as follow:

Figure 5 Expand RNC and select target cell for specific template (F1 colocated with F2 for example)

Figure 6 Right click and select Save As Ucell Template

Figure 7 Name the template and click save

Figure 8 Wait until it is successfully saved and do the similar templates for
F1 only, F2 co-located with F1

Figure 9 Check templates by clicking Template Browser in UMTS Application

menu.

Figure 10 Export or import templates by clicking Template Management in

UMTS Application menu.
STEP THREE: export radio network planning data. The operation is shown
as follow:

Figure 11 Click Export Radio Network Planning Data of Export Data submenu in UMTS Application menu.

Figure 12 Select target RNC and click Next >

Figure 13 Select cells to generate the model for future use

Figure 14 Select three kinds of cells representing F1 only, F1 co-located with

F2, F2 co-located with F1.

Figure 15 Select save path and export the model for three kinds of cells for
parameter and neighboring script making use.
Step FOUR: Filter out cell information needed for swap by quoting cell to
be swapped from library table transformed form NSN dump.

2.3 Setup NodeB and Cells

Before modify parameters in cell level, nodeB as well as cell should be
established first. Fill out nodeB information planned by RAN engineer and
filter out swap cell information quoted from NSN dump in the exported model
(Radio Network Planning Data).
STEP ONE: Fill out nodeB and cell information in exported model table,
namely Radio Network Planning Data

Figure 16 Copy and paste NodeB configuration from RAN engineer.

Figure 17 Copy and paste swap-cell information

Figure 18 Template name should be identical to the ones in CME

STEP TWO: import the filled out table to CME.

Figure 19 Import pre-processed table to CME by clicking Import Radio Network

Planning Data in Import Data sub menu.

Figure 20 Add file and click Next >

Figure 21 Select NodeB and Cell in Basic Info column and click Next >

Figure 22 Import succeed

2.4 Creating Scripts

Export incremental scripts by clicking Export Incremental Scripts in Data
Management menu.

Figure 22 Export incremental scripts for operation records.

3 Scripts for Neighboring

There are three kinds of neighboring settings in UMTS network, namely
IntraFreqNcell, InterFreqNcell and 2GNcell. In the mapping, inter-frequency
neighborings are set as F1->F2 and F2->F1, which adopt different
paramneters.
The method of creating neighboring script is as follow: firstly export model for
neighboring from CME and then fill out needed neighboring information for
swap sites according to mapping configuration. Last but not least, import the
model filled out and creates increment scripts by CME.

3.1 Data pre-process

Database for neighboring, which comes as excel file, is exported from .xml
file provided by WIND by neighbor transformer tool. As required in swap
strategy, NO IUR will be configured. Therefore, only neighboring involved in
swap will be considered.
STEP ONE: Filter out swap site cells from neighboring database. One thing
to remind is that the database exported form NSN only contains the
neighboring relationship. Therefore, parameters for neighboring should be
exported from CME adopting the existing network settings.

Figure 23 Filter out needed cell information in neighboring database exported

from NSN .xml files. Check if there are some cells and neighboring cells in

previous cluster too.

Inter-frequency handover is specified as F1 to F2 and F2 to F1. Parameters
of neighboring are set differently according to specified inter-frequency
neighbors.
STEP TWO: Export neighboring model for all three kinds of neighboring.

Figure 24 Export Radio Network Planning in Export Data sub-menu.

Figure 25 Follow the guide to export model for neighboring.

Figure 26 Select Items

Figure 27 Select typical F1 and F2 co-located cells to get the inter-frequency

parameter settings

Figure 28 Select NRNCell, GSMCell, IntraFreqNcell, InterFreqNCell and

GSMNCell to get the need neighboring model
STEP THREE: Fill out the neighboring model exported from CME with
information filtered out from neighboring database. Pay special attention
to inter-frequency neighboring because different parameters are set
according to F1 to F2 and F2 to F1. Also, pay attention to 3G to 2G
neighboring because GSM 900M and DSC 1800M have different settings of
parameters too.

Figure 29 Different settings of parameters for inter-frequency neighboring.

STEP FOUR: Import edited model to CME.

Figure 30 Import edited Radio Network Planning Data by clicking Import Data
sub-menu.

Figure 31 Select IntraFreqNcell, InterFreqNCell, GSMNcell and NSNCell if there

is any neighboring between swapped RNCs. Click Append to create
neighboring based on what existed in CME database.

Figure 32 Wait until importing is executed completely.

Note 1: If there are some mistakes in executing the importing, you can
always consult the help generated at the end of importing procedure.

Figure 33 If there is any mistake, click the link provided by CME and check the

failure reason

Figure 34 Check the reason of failed operation

Note 2: Save every single operation step in different table. So if there is
any mistake in the process, you can use the history table to delete the
history data. This is especially useful when you want to create incremental
scripts based on a wrong operation.

Figure 35 Delete the table imported in CME by select Delete and the table you
want to delete.
STEP FIVE: Last but not least, export the incremental script.

Figure 36 export Incremental Scripts