Radio Time Zone and Daylight Saving

Time Feature Description

MSOFTX3000
V100R005C01

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Contents
1 Radio Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time....................................1
1.1 About This Chapter............................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Introduction to Feature.......................................................................................................................................1
1.2.1 Time Zone.................................................................................................................................................1
1.2.2 DST...........................................................................................................................................................2
1.3 Working Principle..............................................................................................................................................2
1.4 Benefits..............................................................................................................................................................3
1.4.1 Benefits to Carriers...................................................................................................................................3
1.4.2 Benefits to Mobile Subscribers.................................................................................................................3
1.5 Availability.........................................................................................................................................................3
1.5.1 Applicability.............................................................................................................................................3
1.5.2 Requirement for Software........................................................................................................................3
1.5.3 Requirement for Hardware.......................................................................................................................4
1.6 Service Flow......................................................................................................................................................4
1.7 Data Configuration............................................................................................................................................4
1.7.1 Data Configuration on the MSOFTX3000...............................................................................................4
1.7.2 Sample Configuration...............................................................................................................................5
1.8 Operations..........................................................................................................................................................6
1.8.1 Operations by Carriers..............................................................................................................................6
1.8.2 Operations by Subscribers........................................................................................................................6
1.9 Service Interaction.............................................................................................................................................6
1.9.1 Influence on NMS....................................................................................................................................6
1.9.2 Influence on CDR, Statistics and Charging System.................................................................................6

Figures
Figure 1-1 Time synchronization among NTP Server, BAM and device...............................................................2
Figure 1-2 Time icon...............................................................................................................................................4
Figure 1-3 Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes.......................................................................5

Tables
Table 1-1 DST alarms..............................................................................................................................................3
Table 1-2 Procedure.................................................................................................................................................5

Radio Time Zone and Daylight

Saving Time

1.1 About This Chapter

This chapter introduces the feature of time zone and Daylight Saving Time (DST), including
the following contents:

Introduction to Feature

Working Principle

Availability

Service Flow

Data Configuration

Operations

Service Interaction

1.2 Introduction to Feature

1.2.1 Time Zone
Time zones are the 24 longitudinal divisions of Earth's surface. Based on the Greenwich
meridian, the time zone of GMT is in longitude 730 west through longitude 730 east (15
in width). Every 15 of longitude in width to the east and west of GMT is a time zone. There
are 14 time zones to the east and 12 time zones to the west of GMT. GMT+14:00 is also
GMT-12:00. Each zone observes a clock time one hour earlier than the zone immediately to
the east (30 or 15 minutes between some time zones). People in the eastmost of a time zone
can see the sun rise within one hour earlier than those in the westmost.
Theoretically, time zones are the longitudinal divisions of Earth's surface. In practice,
however, the clock time is also regulated by the administrative boundary and longitudinal
boundary. Most countries keep the clock against the time zone and an integral number of
hours different from the GMT. Some countries also use the local time of the capital or
important cities as the standard time of the whole country. Thus, the standard time of these
countries may not be an integral number of hours different from the GMT.

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1.2.2 DST
DST is a legal time. Benjamin Franklin, an inventor and American public official, put it
forward in 1784. Benjamin proposed that people set the clock ahead of the GMT daylight
saving changes because the day breaks earlier and the night comes later in summer than in
other seasons.
In most countries/areas observing DST, the DST is one hour (not always) later than the
standard time. For example, 10:00 in the morning becomes 11:00 DST.
DST is to make full use of daylight resources and save the resources and expense in fuel and
power. About 70 countries/areas, including the Europe and North America, introduce DST.

1.3 Working Principle

Figure 1.1 Time synchronization among NTP Server, BAM and device

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The configuration of time zone and DST is to change the local time. The NTP Server
synchronizes the time to the GMT and does not contain any information about time zone and
DST, so the configuration of time zone and DST has no influence on the NTP Server. The
NTP Server can correct the GMT time on the BAM, but not the time zone and DST settings.
The BAM controls its time zone and DST settings by itself.
When you change the time zone on the BAM, the local time of the system where the BAM is
installed changes accordingly. For example, when GMT is 00:00:00, the local time of the
BAM is at 07:00:00 (GMT+07:00), you can use the SET TZ command to change the time
zone to GMT+08:00. The local time of the BAM is changed to 08:00:00. The BAM notifies
the device of the new local time and time zone immediately.
When it is time to adjust the clock for daylight saving changes (DST start/end time), the time
on the BAM is different from that synchronized by the NTP Server. The operation on the
BAM is different:

If a valid NTP Server is configured on the BAM and the NTP Server and BAM are
connected well, the BAM originates time synchronization to the NTP Server and adjusts
the local time based on the DST settings.

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If no valid NTP Server is configured on the BAM or all NTP Servers are disconnected,
the BAM does not originate time synchronization to the NTP Server. It adjusts the local
time on the BAM based on the DST settings automatically.

When the local time is changed, the BAM synchronizes the time, time zone and DST to the
device and notifies the DST settings to all service processes. When the time is adjusted for
daylight saving changes, the BAM sends the corresponding event alarm, Enter daylight
saving time or Leave daylight saving time (see Figure 1.2).
Figure 1.2 DST alarms
Alarm ID

Alarm type

Alarm name

Reason

836

Event alarm

Enter daylight
saving time

System entering daylight saving

time, that cause system time
changed.

837

Event alarm

Leave daylight
saving time

System leaving daylight saving

time, that cause system time
changed.

In the DST system, the time in the output of an MML command is suffixed with DST.
Example:
2006-03-21 15:25:58 DST

1.4 Benefits
1.4.1 Benefits to Carriers
In countries/areas using the DST system, the operator can change the system time of the
MSOFTX3000 so that all services operate following the DST system.

1.4.2 Benefits to Mobile Subscribers

The operator provides services observing the local time, so the subscribers can enjoy services
easily.

1.5 Availability
1.5.1 Applicability
The feature is applicable to all UMTS and GSM networks.

1.5.2 Requirement for Software

No special requirements for software and no other restriction from the License.

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1.5.3 Requirement for Hardware

No special requirements for hardware.

1.6 Service Flow

N/A

1.7 Data Configuration

1.7.1 Data Configuration on the MSOFTX3000
Preparation
The time zone and DST settings on the MSOFTX3000 are independent from that in the
Windows 2000 operating system. To enable the time zone and DST feature on the
MSOFTX3000, you must disable the DST adjustment on the Windows 2000 where you install
the BAM. Otherwise, the time zone and DST feature may not work on the MSOFTX3000 and
the time on the BAM may be inconsistent with that on the device.
1.

In Windows 2000, double-click the time icon on the taskbar.

Figure 1.1 Time icon

Double-click here

2.

Click Time Zone. Deselect Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes, select
the correct time zone from the drop-down list menu, and then click Apply and OK.

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Figure 2.1 Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes

Procedure
Figure 1.1 Procedure
Step

Operation

Use the LST TZ command to check the time zone and daylight saving time
configured on the BAM.

Use the SET TZ command to set the time zone and daylight saving time on
the BAM.

1.7.2 Sample Configuration

Scenario
The BAM is at GMT-06:00 and the country introduces the DST system. At 00:00:00 on the
last Sunday of March, people set the clock one hour ahead to start the life in the DST system.
At 00:00:00 on the last Sunday of October, people set the clock one hour behind to start the
life in standard time system.

Scripts
1.

Use the SET TZ command to set the time zone and daylight saving time:

SET TZ: ZONET=GMT-0600, DST=YES, SM=WEEK, SMONTH=MAR, SWSEQ=LAST, SWEEK=SUN,

ST=00&00&00, EM=WEEK, EMONTH=OCT, EWSEQ=LAST, EWEEK=SUN, ET=00&00&00, TO=60;

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LST TZ:;

1.8 Operations
1.8.1 Operations by Carriers
N/A

1.8.2 Operations by Subscribers

N/A

1.9 Service Interaction

1.9.1 Influence on NMS
When the DST system starts or the time zone changes, the system time on the BAM is offset
from the standard time. Only the local time, not the GMT is changed, that is, the timer on the
NMS keeps unchanged. The NMS can send a command to query the time zone and DST
settings on an NE, calculate the local time where the NE is based on the query result, and
deliver tasks based on the local time of the NE. The NMS can also convert the time zone and
DST in the message reported from an NE to the local time or GMT of the NMS.

1.9.2 Influence on CDR, Statistics and Charging

System
The operator can use an MML command on the MSOFTX3000 to configure the time zone
and DST. The time zone and DST have different influence on CDRs, alarms and logs.
After the operator configures the time zone on the BAM, the device records the time zone
information of each Media Gateway (MGW) or trunk group in the MGW database and trunk
database. The time zone information influences the callee answering time, callee release time,
MO call setup time, user radio channel assignment complete time and call alert time in the
CDR.
For an ordinary call, the system adjusts the time in the CDR according to the time zone where
the caller is. For a collect call, the system adjusts the time in the CDR according to the time
zone where the callee is. The time change on the BAM and device due to the change of time
zone does not change the call duration and tariff rate. If the time zone is changed during a call,
the callee answering time, callee release time, MO call setup time, user radio channel
assignment complete time and call alert time in the CDR are changed.
When it is time to adjust the clock for daylight saving changes after the operator configures
the DST on the BAM, the BAM adjusts the system time immediately and sends the new time
and DST offset to the device to update the time on the device. DST settings can change the
absolute time of CDRs, alarms and logs.
When the DST system starts, the NE has a gap between the local time and GMT. When the
DST system ends, the NE has an overlap between the local time and GMT. Therefore, the
time is changed in the processing involving the local time of the NE in statistics, CDR and

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charging system. For example, the traffic measurements in the overlapped period are
accumulated and not skipped in statistics.
For traffic measurements and charging in different time zones to be processed based on the
local time, the time is converted to the local time zone and DST.

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