BTS Ring Topology (GBSS17.1 - 01)

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GBSS17.1
BTS Ring Topology Feature

Parameter Description
Issue 01
Date 2015-04-20
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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description Contents
Contents
1 About This Document.................................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Scope.............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Intended Audience.......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Change History............................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature............................................................................................................................................5
3 Technical Description...................................................................................................................6
3.1 Networking Modes......................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Application Scenarios.....................................................................................................................................................7
3.3 BTS Ring Topology Categories......................................................................................................................................7
3.4 Switchover Modes........................................................................................................................................................ 10
4 Related Features...........................................................................................................................12
5 Engineering Guidelines............................................................................................................. 13
5.1 Deploying Ring Topology............................................................................................................................................ 13
5.1.1 Deployment Requirements........................................................................................................................................ 13
5.1.2 Activation.................................................................................................................................................................. 14
5.1.3 Activation Observation..............................................................................................................................................17
5.1.4 Deactivation...............................................................................................................................................................17
6 Parameters..................................................................................................................................... 20
7 Counters........................................................................................................................................ 28
8 Glossary......................................................................................................................................... 29
9 Reference Documents................................................................................................................. 30
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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 1 About This Document
1 About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes GBFD-117801 Ring Topology, including its technical principles,
related features, network impact, and engineering guidelines.
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for personnel who:
l Need to understand the features described herein

l Work with Huawei products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information about the changes in different document versions. There are
two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
l Feature change
Changes in features of a specific product version
l Editorial change
Changes in wording or addition of information that was not described in the earlier
version
01 (2015-04-20)
This issue does not include any changes.
Draft A (2015-01-15)
Compared with Issue 01 (2014-04-30) of GBSS16.0, Draft A (2015-01-15) of GBSS17.1
includes the following changes.
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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 1 About This Document
Change Type Change Description Parameter Change
Feature change Added the GBFD-170205 GTMUb None

SingleOM feature to "Mutually Exclusive
Feature" in 4 Related Features.
Editorial change None None

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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 2 Overview
2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
Currently, the chain topology and tree topology are widely used. For details about the chain
topology and tree topology, see Network Topologies Feature Parameter Description. In these
topologies, transmission resources are saved. When the upper-level BTS is powered off or a
transmission fault occurs, the lower-level BTSs cannot work properly any more. Figure 2-1
shows a chain topology. If the connection at point A is broken, the services of all the BTSs in
the chain are interrupted. If the connection at point B is broken, the services of BTS 2 are
interrupted.
Figure 2-1 Chain topology
The large-sale deployment of the GSM network requires high maintainability and reliability
of the network. The BTS ring topology is a special chain or star topology. All the BTSs and
the BSC in this topology are connected to form a ring, as shown in Figure 2-2.

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Figure 2-2 BTS ring topology (1)
When a connection is broken, the BTSs that precede the breakpoint remain in the same
topology, and the BTSs that follow the breakpoint form a chain in counter-clockwise
direction. As shown in Figure 2-3, if the connection at point A is broken, then the BTSs in
yellow form a new chain with the BSC.
Figure 2-3 BTS ring topology when a connection is broken
For example, if the BTS topology changes from the chain topology shown in Figure 2-1 to
the ring topology shown in Figure 2-4, and the connection at point C is broken, the services
are not affected. If the connection at point A is broken, the link is switched over to the
counter-clockwise direction. If the connection at point B is broken, BTS 1 still works at the
clockwise link and BTS 2 works at the counter-clockwise link after the switchover.

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NOTE
l Clockwise link refers to the link that carries the BTS data in the initial configuration of the ring
topology. As shown in Figure 2-4, clockwise link refers to the link that consists of link A, link B,
BTS 1, and BTS 2. Clockwise direction refers to the direction from the BSC to BTS 1 and BTS 2
along the clockwise link.
l Counter-clockwise link refers to the link that is added between the lowest-level BTS and the BSC in
the initial configuration (see link C in Figure 2-4). The counter-clockwise link is used when a link
(link A or link B) in the clockwise link is broken.
l For a BTS, the link that takes E1 port 0 as the input port is the clockwise link, and that takes E1 port
1 as the input port is the counter-clockwise link.
The highlight of the BTS ring topology is that when a connection is broken, the ring
automatically breaks into two chains at the break point. This way, the BTSs that precede and
follow the break point can work properly, improving the robustness, reliability, and security of
the system. In the chain topology, the network reliability is low. If operators need to improve
the network reliability, ring topology is an effective solution. More transmission resources are
needed in the ring topology. However, the cost does not increase much since extra
transmission resources are reserved for each node in the actual network. The number of BSC
ports that are used is doubled.
2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature

Table 2-1 NEs supporting the feature
Feature BSC6900 BSC6910 BTS eGBTS
Ring Topology √ √ √ ×
NOTE
√ indicates that the NE supports this feature. × indicates that the NE does not support this feature.

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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 3 Technical Description
3 Technical Description
3.1 Networking Modes

There are two networking modes for BTS ring topology. All the BTSs in the ring topology
must work in the same transmission mode, that is, time division multiplexing (TDM)
transmission mode, or High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) transmission mode.
NOTE
The BSC6910 cannot work in HDLC transmission mode.
This document uses the EIUa(Abis) as an example. The following ring topologies also apply
to other interface boards.
If there are sufficient ports on one EIUa(Abis), the links can be connected to one EIUa(Abis),
as shown in Figure 3-1.
If there are insufficient ports on one EIUa(Abis), the links can be connected to two
EIUas(Abis) in the same BM subrack, as shown in Figure 3-2.

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Figure 3-2 BTS ring topology (with different interface boards in one subrack)
3.2 Application Scenarios

Due to its strong self-healing capability, the ring topology is preferred if transmission links
meet the requirements for establishing a ring-topology network, especially in the following
scenarios:
l Big sites with high traffic volume. In these sites, the interruption of the transmission link
will impact the services greatly.
l Network in multi-level cascading chain topology. The security and reliability of the
network is enhanced if ring topology is used.
l Sites in mountainous areas or isolated islands where the transmission quality is unstable
or the maintenance is difficult.
l The Abis transmission backup is recommended in the areas prone to earthquakes. When
the active synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) transmission link is faulty due to a
natural disaster, the GBSS automatically switches the terrestrial TDM transmission link
over the Abis interface to a backup satellite transmission link. This maintains the normal
operation of the network.
3.3 BTS Ring Topology Categories

The BTS ring topology is classified into two types, namely, BTS ring topology I and BTS ring
topology II. The difference between the two types is that after transmission interruption, the
counter-clockwise-link BTS is reinitialized in BTS ring topology I and therefore the BTS
services are interrupted; whereas the BTS services are not interrupted in BTS ring topology II.
BTS Ring Topology I

In BTS ring topology I, when a BTS is disconnected from the network, the BTS can be
connected to the counter-clockwise link through automatic switchover. If the transmission is
restored after the BTS is connected to the counter-clockwise link, the link is not switched to
the clockwise direction automatically. You can manually switch over the link to the clockwise
direction.

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To enable BTS ring topology I, set ISCONFIGEDRING (BSC6900, BSC6910) to YES(Yes)

and FASTCNETFLAG (BSC6900, BSC6910) to NO(No). Other parameters involved in BTS
ring topology I are WTBS (BSC6900, BSC6910) and TBS (BSC6900, BSC6910). WTBS
(BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to avoid the switchover under intermittent link failure. After this
parameter is set, the switchover is performed if the operation and maintenance link (OML) is
not restored after a certain period. TBS (BSC6900, BSC6910) is the waiting time for the
OML to be set up at another port when the OML setup fails at a port.
If both BTS ring topology I and flex Abis are enabled, set FLEXABISMODE (BSC6900,
BSC6910) to FLEX_ABIS(Flex Abis). For details, see the Flex Abis Feature Parameter
Description. When the transmission is normal, the timeslots can be assigned flexibly in both
directions. The E1 resources of the clockwise link and the counter-clockwise link are used
simultaneously rather than in backup mode, as shown in Figure 3-3. This protects
transmission links from congestion and enhances the network resource usage.
Figure 3-3 Simultaneous transmission on the clockwise and the counter-clockwise directions
In BTS ring topology I, Abis transmission backup is supported. This is a solution in

emergency scenarios. When the active SDH transmission link is faulty due to a natural
disaster, the GBSS automatically switches transmission link to a backup satellite transmission
link. This maintains the normal operation of the network. This function applies to Abis over
TDM scenarios but not to Abis over IP scenarios.
BTS ring topology I has the following impacts on network performance:
l During a link switchover between the clockwise and counter-clockwise directions, the
BTSs in the ring will be reset and the BTS services will be interrupted.
l If BTS ring topology I and Flex Abis are both enabled, the services on upper-level BTSs
cannot preempt the PS secondary links of lower-level BTSs.
l The automatic switchover between transmission links over the Abis interface is
controlled by a license.
Abis transmission backup is an enhanced function added to BTS ring topology. In the normal
ring topology, the transmission modes of the clockwise link and the counter-clockwise link
are the same. In Abis transmission backup, the transmission modes of the clockwise link and
of the counter-clockwise link are different. That is, the clockwise link uses terrestrial
transmission and the counter-clockwise link uses satellite transmission, as shown in Figure

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3-4. For detailed descriptions about this function, see Abis Transmission Backup Feature
Parameter Description.
Figure 3-4 Network topology when Abis transmission backup is enabled
BTS Ring Topology II

BTS ring topology II is optimized on the basis of BTS ring topology I. The difference
between the two types is that after transmission interruption, the BTS in the counter-
clockwise link is reinitialized in BTS ring topology I and therefore the services are
interrupted, while the services are not interrupted in BTS ring topology II.
To enable BTS ring topology II, set ISCONFIGEDRING (BSC6900, BSC6910) to YES(Yes)
and FASTCNETFLAG (BSC6900, BSC6910) to YES(Yes). Other parameters are
BREAKTIME (BSC6900, BSC6910), BUILDTIME (BSC6900, BSC6910), and ESTTIME
(BSC6900, BSC6910). BREAKTIME (BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to avoid the switchover
under intermittent link failure. After this parameter is set, the switchover is performed if the
OML is not restored after a certain period. BUILDTIME (BSC6900, BSC6910) is the waiting
time for the OML to be set up at another port when the OML setup fails at a port. ESTTIME
(BSC6900, BSC6910) is set to avoid the frequent switchover caused by intermittent link
failure. After the transmission is switched over to a port and the OML is set up successfully, a
switchover cannot be performed within the time specified by this parameter.
In addition, set the parameters related to OMLs. The system detects the OMLs status
according to the parameters T200 (BSC6900, BSC6910), T203 (BSC6900, BSC6910), and
N200 (BSC6900, BSC6910). T200 (BSC6900, BSC6910) specifies the value of the
retransmission timer. A retransmission timer is started each time a frame is transmitted. When
a retransmission timer expires, state transition or other handling measures are performed.
T203 (BSC6900, BSC6910) specifies the maximum duration for no frame exchange in the
link. N200 (BSC6900, BSC6910) specifies the maximum retransmission times of the link.
BTS ring topology II has the following impacts on network performance:
It takes less than 8s for a BTS to switch over between the clockwise and counter-clockwise
directions. This period starts when the physical links are broken and ends when the OML and
radio signaling link (RSL) are restored.
NOTE
The HDLC ring topology is composed of the BTSs that operate in Abis transmission optimization mode.
The HDLC ring topology applies only to ring topology II.

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3.4 Switchover Modes

Automatic Switchover After Link Disconnection
When a connection in the BTS ring topology is broken, the BTSs that follow the breakpoint
automatically form a chain in the counter-clockwise direction.
The automatic switchover after a connection is broken is a basic function of the BTS ring
topology. Normally, all the BTSs in the ring topology form an ordinary clockwise link. If a
connection is broken, all the BTSs that follow the breakpoint automatically form a chain in
the counter-clockwise direction. When the counter-clockwise link is set up, the BTSs are
initialized and then start to work.
If the clockwise link is restored and the counter-clockwise link is broken, the BTSs
automatically switch over to the clockwise link. Before switchover, the BTSs need to wait for
a certain period of time specified by WTBS (BSC6900, BSC6910) or BREAKTIME
(BSC6900, BSC6910) to prevent the switchover activated by intermittent OML
disconnection.
When a switchover from a clockwise link to a counter-clockwise link or from a counter-

clockwise link to a clockwise link happens, the BSC reports EVT-22887 Ring Topology
Switchover or EVT-22888 Ring Topology Changeback.
Manual Switchover After Link Disconnection

When a connection is broken and a counter-clockwise link is set up, the BTS link cannot
switch over to the clockwise direction automatically after the transmission in the clockwise
link is restored. The maintenance personnel, however, can forcibly switch over the link to the
clockwise direction. When the transmission quality in the clockwise direction is poor, the
maintenance personnel can manually switch over the link to the counter-clockwise direction.
The MML command for manual switchover is SWP BTSRING.
The transmission in the clockwise and counter-clockwise directions must work normally
during manual switchover. The BTS is firstly connected to the specified port (port 0 for
clockwise link, port 1 for counter-clockwise link); if the connection fails, the BTS is
connected to another port. The BTS connections are set up separately to form a ring topology,
and the OML of the lower-level BTSs can be set up only after the upper-level BTSs complete
the transparent transmission and switching of the timeslot. In this case, the link in the ring
cannot be set up at a time. When you switch over multiple BTSs at the same time, some BTSs
may be set up in the original direction.
Therefore, when you manually switch over the clockwise link to the counter-clockwise link,
you must first switch over the highest-level BTS in the counter-clockwise direction. After a
BTS is successfully connected in the counter-clockwise direction and is automatically
initialized, you can continue with the next BTS. As shown in Figure 3-5, if the transmission
quality of link A is poor, you should manually switch over BTS3, BTS2, and BTS1 in turn.
When you switch over the counter-clockwise link to the clockwise link, you must switch over
the BTSs form the highest-level to the lowest-level in the clockwise direction in turn until all
the BTSs work in clockwise direction. As shown in Figure 3-5, if the transmission quality of
link A is recovered, you should manually switch over BTS1, BTS2, and BTS3 to the
clockwise link in turn.

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NOTE
During manual switchover, the corresponding BTS is reset and related alarms are reported.

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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 4 Related Features
4 Related Features
Prerequisite Features
None.
Mutually Exclusive Features

Feature ID Feature Name Description
GBFD-116701 16Kbit RSL and OML on Abis -

Interface
GBFD-118601 Abis over IP -
GBFD-118611 Abis IP over E1/T1 -
GBFD-113728 OML Backup -
GBFD-116601 Abis Bypass -
GBFD-117301 Flex Abis BTS ring topology II is

mutually exclusive with
GBFD-117301 Flex Abis.
GBFD-170205 GTMUb SingleOM -
Impacted Features
None.

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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 5 Engineering Guidelines
5 Engineering Guidelines
5.1 Deploying Ring Topology
5.1.1 Deployment Requirements

Table 5-1 Deployment requirements
Aspect Requirement
Related features See 4 Related Features.
BSC None
BTS Ports 0 and 1 on the BTS are used when the

ring topology uses TDM or HDLC
transmission mode. Port 0 must be the port
that connects the BTS to the BSC in the
clockwise direction and port 1 must be the
port that connects the BTS to the BSC in the
counter-clockwise direction.
The BTS3900B do not support this feature.
GSM networking A maximum of five levels of BTSs can be

cascaded in the ring topology.
MS None
MSC None
License The license controlling this feature has been

activated. For details on how to activate the
license, see License Management Feature
Parameter Description. For details about
license items, see License Control Item
Description.

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Aspect Requirement
Others Do not enable this feature when a DXX

device is used.
Clockwise and counter-clockwise links can
be connected to the same Abis interface
board or different Abis interface boards in
the same basic module (BM) subrack but
cannot be connected to different BM
subracks.
To deploy both BTS ring topology I and
Flex Abis, configure Flex Abis on all BTSs,
and configure only one E1 cable each for
the clockwise and counter-clockwise
directions in the ring.
To deploy BTS ring topology II, configure
only one E1 cable each for the clockwise
and counter-clockwise directions in the ring.
To deploy the HDLC ring topology (only
BTS ring topology II is supported), do as
follows:
l Do not configure the hybrid networking
of HDLC and TDM.
l Do not configure secondary links.
l Do not use the BTS30 or BTS312
cabinet in cabinet groups where BTSs in
the HDLC ring topology are located.
l Configure exclusive timeslots but do not
configure monitoring timeslots.
l Do not use the local switching function.
l Do not convert the HDLC ring topology
to the TDM ring topology.
l Do not manually allocate timeslots.
5.1.2 Activation
Using MML Commands

On the BSC LMT, add a BTS. For details about how to configure the BTS, see the topic
Configuring the BTS in the BSC6900 GSM Initial Configuration Guide or BSC6910 GSM
Initial Configuration Guide. The main steps are as follows:
1. Configure BTS attributes.

NOTE
Set Config Ring in the ADD BTS command to YES(Yes).

2. Configure the equipment data.

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3. Configure the transmission data.

NOTE
In the clockwise direction, a BTS in a ring connects to an upper-level BTS or BSC through port 0,
and it connects to a lower-level BTS or BSC through port 1.
4. After configuring the transmission data, run the SET BTSRINGATTR command to
configure the attributes of the ring.
– To enable BTS ring topology I, set Configure Ring II to NO(No), and set Ring I
Wait Time Before Switch and Ring I Try Rotating Duration Time based on the
actual conditions.
– To enable BTS ring topology II, set Configure Ring II to YES(Yes), and set Ring
II Wait Time Before Switch, Ring II Try Rotating Duration Time, Ring II
Rotating Penalty Time, T200, T203, and N200 based on the actual conditions.
5. Configure the radio data.
6. Activate the BTS configuration.
MML Command Examples

//BSC6900
ADD BTS: BTSID=0, BTSNAME="3900", BTSTYPE=BTS3900_GSM,
SEPERATEMODE=SUPPORT, SERVICEMODE=TDM, ISCONFIGEDRING=YES,
SRANMODE=SUPPORT;
//BSC6910
ADD BTS: BTSID=0, BTSNAME="3900", BTSTYPE=BTS3900_GSM,
SERVICEMODE=TDM, ISCONFIGEDRING=YES;
ADD BTSCONNECT: IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0, INPN=0, INCN=0, INSRN=0, INSN=6,

DESTNODE=BSC, SRN=0, SN=14, PN=0; ADD BTSCONNECT: IDTYPE=BYID,
BTSID=0, INPN=1, INCN=0, INSRN=0, INSN=6, DESTNODE=BSC, SRN=0, SN=14,
PN=1; SET BTSRINGATTR: IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0, FASTCNETFLAG=YES,
BREAKTIME=0, BUILDTIME=60, ESTTIME=0, T200=12, T203=1, N200=3; ACT BTS:
IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0;
Using the CME

NOTE
When configuring the Ring Topology feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration first,
and then perform batch modifications if required.
You must perform a single configuration for a parameter before batch modifications of the parameter.
You are advised to perform batch modifications before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Step 1 Configure a single object on the CME. (CME single configuration)

Set parameters on the CME configuration interface according to the operation sequence
described in Table 5-2. For the method of performing the CME single configuration, see
CME Single Configuration Operation Guide.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the icon on the
CME configuration interface to start the batch modification wizard. For the method of

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performing batch modifications through the CME batch modification center, press F1 on the
wizard interface to obtain online help.
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Table 5-2 Configuring parameters on the CME

SN Managed NE Parameter Parameter Configura
Object Name ID ble in CME
(MO) Batch
Modificati
on Center
1 BTS BSC6900/ Service SERVICEM No

NOTE BSC6910 mode ODE
BTS
Topology > Config Ring ISCONFIG
Right click EDRING
interface
board >
ADD BTS.
2 BTSCONN BSC6900/ BTS In Port INPN No

ECT BSC6910 No.
NOTE
BTS In Port INCN
Topology > Cabinet No.
Right click
BTS > In Port INSRN
Chain Subrack No.
Managemen
t. In Port Slot INSN
No.
Dest Node DESTNOD

Type E
Subrack No. SRN
Slot No. SN
Port No. PN
3 BTSRINGA BSC6900/ Configure FASTCNET Yes

TTR BSC6910 Ring II FLAG
Ring II Wait BREAKTIM

Time Before E
Switch
Ring II Try BUILDTIM

Rotating E
Duration
Time

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SN Managed NE Parameter Parameter Configura

Object Name ID ble in CME
(MO) Batch
Modificati
on Center
Ring II ESTTIME
Rotating
Penalty
Time
T200 T200
T203 T203
N200 N200
4 BTS BSC6900/ BTS Index BTSID No

NOTE BSC6910
BTS
Topology >
Right click
BTS >
Activate
BTS.
5.1.3 Activation Observation

On the BSC LMT, run the DSP BTSRINGPARA command.
Expected result: The parameter settings in the command output are consistent with the
configured values.
5.1.4 Deactivation
Using MML Commands
On the BSC LMT, perform the following steps:
1. Run the DEA BTS command to deactivate the BTS.
2. Run the MOD BTS command with Config Ring set to NO(No).
3. Run the RMV BTSCONNECT command to remove the counter-clockwise connection
in the ring.
4. Run the ACT BTS command to activate the BTS.
MML Command Examples

DEA BTS: IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0;
MOD BTS:IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0, ISCONFIGEDRING=NO;
RMV BTSCONNECT: IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0, INPN=1, INCN=0, INSRN=0, INSN=6;
ACT BTS: IDTYPE=BYID, BTSID=0;

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Using the CME

NOTE
When configuring the Ring Topology feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration first,
and then perform batch modifications if required.
You must perform a single configuration for a parameter before batch modifications of the parameter.
You are advised to perform batch modifications before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Step 1 Configure a single object on the CME. (CME single configuration)
Set parameters on the CME configuration interface according to the operation sequence
described in Table 5-3. For the method of performing the CME single configuration, see
CME Single Configuration Operation Guide.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the icon on the
CME configuration interface to start the batch modification wizard. For the method of
performing batch modifications through the CME batch modification center, press F1 on the
wizard interface to obtain online help.
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Table 5-3 Configuring parameters on the CME
SN MO NE Parameter Parameter Configura

Name ID ble in CME
Batch
Modificati
on Center

NOTE BSC6910
BTS
Topology >
Right click
TRX >
Deactivate.
2 BTS BSC6900/ Config Ring ISCONFIG No

NOTE BSC6910 EDRING
Right click
BTS >
Modify
Ring
Topology
Attribute.
3 BTSCONN BSC6900/ BTS In Port INPN No

ECT BSC6910 No.
In Port INCN
Cabinet No.
In Port INSRN
Subrack No.

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SN MO NE Parameter Parameter Configura

Name ID ble in CME
Batch
Modificati
on Center
NOTE In Port Slot INSN
BTS No.
Topology >
Right click
BTS >
Chain
Managemen
t.

NOTE BSC6910
BTS
Topology >
Right click
BTS >
Activate
BTS.

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BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 6 Parameters
6 Parameters
Table 6-1 Parameters

Parame NE MML Feature Feature Description
ter ID Comma ID Name
nd
ISCON BSC690 ADD GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Whether to enable the BTS to support ring
FIGED 0 BTS 17801 Topolog networking. IP BTSs and BTSs with
RING MOD y "FLEXABISMODE" setting to SEMI_ABIS do not
BTS support ring networking. BTSs supporting networking
do not support BTS bypass and backup OML. eGBTS
do not support this parameter.
GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: NO, YES
Default Value: NO(No)
ISCON BSC691 ADD GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Whether to enable the BTS to support ring
FIGED 0 BTS 17801 Topolog networking. IP BTSs and BTSs with
RING MOD y "FLEXABISMODE" setting to SEMI_ABIS do not
BTS support ring networking. BTSs supporting networking
do not support BTS bypass and backup OML. eGBTS
do not support this parameter.
GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Unit: None

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FASTC BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Ring II function switch. The parameter
NETFL 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog should be set to "YES" when the ring II function is
AG NGATT y enabled.
R GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Unit: None
FASTC BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Ring II function switch. The parameter
NETFL 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog should be set to "YES" when the ring II function is
AG NGATT y enabled.
R GUI Value Range: NO(No), YES(Yes)
Unit: None
WTBS BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Waiting time before establishing a link in
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog the reverse direction after the transmission of a BTS is
NGATT y disrupted.
R GUI Value Range: 60~300
Unit: s
Actual Value Range: 60~300
Default Value: 90
WTBS BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Waiting time before establishing a link in
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog the reverse direction after the transmission of a BTS is
NGATT y disrupted.
Unit: s
Default Value: 90
TBS BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: The BTS repeatedly attempts to connect to
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog port 0 or port 1 after the switchover. If the connection
NGATT y on one port fails within the time specified by this
R parameter, the BTS tries to connect to another port.
GUI Value Range: 60~300
Unit: s
Default Value: 90

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TBS BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: The BTS repeatedly attempts to connect to
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog port 0 or port 1 after the switchover. If the connection
NGATT y on one port fails within the time specified by this
R parameter, the BTS tries to connect to another port.
Unit: s
Default Value: 90

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FLEXA BSC690 ADD GBFD-1 Flex Meaning:

BISMO 0 BTS 17301 Abis Service timeslot assignment mode for the BTS. If this
DE MOD parameter is set to FIX_16K_ABIS, the BSC assigns a
BTS fixed Abis transmission timeslot to a TCH. If this
parameter is set to FLEX_ABIS, the BSC assigns an
Abis transmission timeslot dynamically to a TCH
(except the static PDCH) to increase the resource
utilization. If this parameter is set to SEMI_ABIS, the
BTS to which a TCH belongs assigns a fixed Abis
transmission timeslot to the TCH while the upper-
level BTS set to FLEX_ABIS assigns an Abis
transmission timeslot dynamically to the TCH. This
mode applies where old and new BTSs are cascaded.
HDLC and IP BTSs do not support this parameter.
1. If the Flex Abis function is enabled on the BTS, and
if the extension cabinet group is directly connected to
the BSC, the Abis timeslots allocated to the extension
cabinet group are displayed as TCH, indicating fixed
timeslots. If the extension cabinet group needs to
process data services, and if the high-rate coding
schemes (CS3 and CS4; MCS3 to MCS9) are
required, idle timeslots need to be configured.
if the channel type is changed to static PDCH, the type
of corresponding Abis timeslots is automatically
changed to TCH, indicating fixed timeslots.
3. In the case of cascaded BTSs, if an upper-level BTS
is in Flex Abis mode, and if a lower-level BTS is in
SemiSolid mode, the type of the timeslots allocated to
the lower BTS is displayed as TCH, indicating fixed
timeslots, but the timeslot type that the upper-level
BTS reports to the BSC is displayed as Flex. If the
lower-level BTS needs to process data services, and if
the high-rate coding schemes (CS3 and CS4; MCS3 to
MCS9) are required, idle timeslots need to be
configured.
4. eGBTS do not support this parameter.
GUI Value Range: FIX_16K_ABIS(Fix Abis),
FLEX_ABIS(Flex Abis), SEMI_ABIS(Semisolid
Abis)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: FIX_16K_ABIS, FLEX_ABIS,
SEMI_ABIS
Default Value: FIX_16K_ABIS(Fix Abis)

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FLEXA BSC691 ADD GBFD-1 Flex Meaning:

BISMO 0 BTS 17301 Abis Service timeslot assignment mode for the BTS. If this
DE MOD parameter is set to FIX_16K_ABIS, the BSC assigns a
BTS fixed Abis transmission timeslot to a TCH. If this
parameter is set to FLEX_ABIS, the BSC assigns an
Abis transmission timeslot dynamically to a TCH
(except the static PDCH) to increase the resource
utilization. If this parameter is set to SEMI_ABIS, the
BTS to which a TCH belongs assigns a fixed Abis
transmission timeslot to the TCH while the upper-
level BTS set to FLEX_ABIS assigns an Abis
transmission timeslot dynamically to the TCH. This
mode applies where old and new BTSs are cascaded.
IP BTSs do not support this parameter.
if the extension cabinet group is directly connected to
the BSC, the Abis timeslots allocated to the extension
cabinet group are displayed as TCH, indicating fixed
timeslots. If the extension cabinet group needs to
process data services, and if the high-rate coding
schemes (CS3 and CS4; MCS3 to MCS9) are
required, idle timeslots need to be configured.
if the channel type is changed to static PDCH, the type
of corresponding Abis timeslots is automatically
changed to TCH, indicating fixed timeslots.
3. In the case of cascaded BTSs, if an upper-level BTS
is in Flex Abis mode, and if a lower-level BTS is in
SemiSolid mode, the type of the timeslots allocated to
the lower BTS is displayed as TCH, indicating fixed
timeslots, but the timeslot type that the upper-level
BTS reports to the BSC is displayed as Flex. If the
lower-level BTS needs to process data services, and if
the high-rate coding schemes (CS3 and CS4; MCS3 to
MCS9) are required, idle timeslots need to be
configured.
4. eGBTS do not support this parameter.
GUI Value Range: FIX_16K_ABIS(Fix Abis),
FLEX_ABIS(Flex Abis), SEMI_ABIS(Semisolid
Abis)
Unit: None
Actual Value Range: FIX_16K_ABIS, FLEX_ABIS,
SEMI_ABIS
Default Value: FIX_16K_ABIS(Fix Abis)

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BREAK BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Time period from the moment the OML is
TIME 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog disconnected to the moment the switchover is
NGATT y performed. To avoid intermittent blinking, the
R switchover cannot be performed immediately after the
OML is disconnected.
Unit: s
Default Value: 0
BREAK BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: Time period from the moment the OML is
TIME 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog disconnected to the moment the switchover is
NGATT y performed. To avoid intermittent blinking, the
R switchover cannot be performed immediately after the
OML is disconnected.
Unit: s
Default Value: 0
BUILD BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: If the OML is not established at one port
TIME 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog after a period of time, the OML switches to another
NGATT y port and tries to connect to this port. That period of
R time is called ring II rotating duration time.
Unit: s
Default Value: 60
BUILD BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: If the OML is not established at one port
TIME 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog after a period of time, the OML switches to another
NGATT y port and tries to connect to this port. That period of
R time is called ring II rotating duration time.
Unit: s
Default Value: 60

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nd
ESTTI BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: When the OML is switched to a port where
ME 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog the connection is successfully established, the
NGATT y switchover cannot be performed over a certain period
R of time, which is specified as ring II rotating penalty
time. In this manner, frequent switchover between the
ports due to intermittent blinking can be avoided.
Unit: s
Default Value: 0
ESTTI BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: When the OML is switched to a port where
ME 0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog the connection is successfully established, the
NGATT y switchover cannot be performed over a certain period
R of time, which is specified as ring II rotating penalty
time. In this manner, frequent switchover between the
ports due to intermittent blinking can be avoided.
Unit: s
Default Value: 0
T200 BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: T200 Timer in the LAPD protocol. The
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog value of the timer indicates the time when the LAPD
NGATT y link waits for the response or acknowledgement frame
R after sending the command frame.
Unit: 10ms
Default Value: 12
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog value of the timer indicates the time when the LAPD
NGATT y link waits for the response or acknowledgement frame
R after sending the command frame.
Unit: 10ms
Default Value: 12

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nd
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog value of the timer indicates the maximum duration for
NGATT y no frame exchange in the LAPD link.
Unit: s
Default Value: 1
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog value of the timer indicates the maximum duration for
NGATT y no frame exchange in the LAPD link.
Unit: s
Default Value: 1
N200 BSC690 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: The N200 system parameter in the LAPD
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog protocol. The value of this parameter specifies the
NGATT y maximum number of times when a frame is
R retransmitted.
Unit: None
Default Value: 3
N200 BSC691 SET GBFD-1 Ring Meaning: The N200 system parameter in the LAPD
0 BTSRI 17801 Topolog protocol. The value of this parameter specifies the
NGATT y maximum number of times when a frame is
R retransmitted.
Unit: None
Default Value: 3

GSM BSS
BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 7 Counters
7 Counters
There are no specific counters associated with this feature.

GSM BSS
BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 8 Glossary
8 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.

GSM BSS
BTS Ring Topology Feature Parameter Description 9 Reference Documents
9 Reference Documents
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1 About This Document

1.2 Intended Audience

l Need to understand the features described herein

1.3 Change History

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Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature change Added the GBFD-170205 GTMUb None

Editorial change None None

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Figure 2-1 Chain topology

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Figure 2-2 BTS ring topology (1)

Figure 2-3 BTS ring topology when a connection is broken

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Figure 2-4 BTS ring topology (2)

2.2 NEs Supporting the Feature

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3.1 Networking Modes

The BSC6910 cannot work in HDLC transmission mode.

Figure 3-1 BTS ring topology (3)

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3.2 Application Scenarios

3.3 BTS Ring Topology Categories

BTS Ring Topology I

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To enable BTS ring topology I, set ISCONFIGEDRING (BSC6900, BSC6910) to YES(Yes)

In BTS ring topology I, Abis transmission backup is supported. This is a solution in

BTS ring topology I has the following impacts on network performance:

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Figure 3-4 Network topology when Abis transmission backup is enabled

BTS Ring Topology II

BTS ring topology II has the following impacts on network performance:

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3.4 Switchover Modes

When a switchover from a clockwise link to a counter-clockwise link or from a counter-

Manual Switchover After Link Disconnection

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Figure 3-5 BTS ring topology (4)

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Mutually Exclusive Features

GBFD-116701 16Kbit RSL and OML on Abis -

GBFD-118601 Abis over IP -

GBFD-118611 Abis IP over E1/T1 -

GBFD-113728 OML Backup -

GBFD-116601 Abis Bypass -

GBFD-117301 Flex Abis BTS ring topology II is

GBFD-170205 GTMUb SingleOM -

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5.1 Deploying Ring Topology

5.1.1 Deployment Requirements

Related features See 4 Related Features.

BTS Ports 0 and 1 on the BTS are used when the

GSM networking A maximum of five levels of BTSs can be

License The license controlling this feature has been

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