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    Contents

    1 RC Start and Logon 3

    1.1 Start of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) 4

    1.2 Start of the Command Line Interface (CLI) 6

    2 Panel Structure of the RC Application 9

    2.1 Hierarchy of Panels 14

    2.2 RC Region Summary Panel 16

    2.3 RC Summary 30

    2.4 Panel Navigator Panel 34

    2.5 Alarm Monitoring List 36

    2.6 Command History List 382.7 CLI Terminal Window 40

    2.8 Network Editor Panel 42

    2.9 Online Help Access 44

    2.10 Symbol Description 46

    2.11 Entering Commands Online 54

    2.12 Entering Commands Using Multiple Object Selection 56

    2.13 Additional Menu Icons in Set Commands 60

    2.14 Additional Menu Icons In Create Commands 62

    2.15 General Remarks About Lists 643 Online Help 69

    3.1 Introduction 70

    3.2 Help Topics 72

    4 Exercise 81

    5 Solution 87

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    1 RC Start and Logon

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    1.1 Start of the Graphical User Interface (GUI)

    The graphical user interface has to be started manually when you logon to the RC asUNIX-user (e.g. rcsysadm).

    Start of GUI at WS:

    1. login as UNIX user (e.g. rcsysadm).

    2. start the graphical user interface with the command omclogin

    3. If the UNIX login name and password doesn't match with the RC login name andpassword, an additional login mask appears for the RC application user login.

    In case of problems with logging in you can check whether the RC OMT SW is

    running with:tail 100f /export/local/OMC/SFG/sfg_file/sfg_logfile_omt

    Message "RC system is up" must appear somewhere at the end.

    Start of GUI at XT:

    1. Give access to the X-server on your machine by entering the command xhost +

    2. Login on the WS where you want to start the GUI (e.g. rcsysadm):

    telnet login as UNIX user on remote WS

    3. start the graphical user interface with the command omclogin

    4. If the UNIX login name and password doesn't match with the RC login name andpassword, an additional login mask appears for the RC application user login.

    In case of problems with logging in you can check whether the RC OMT SW isrunning with:

    tail 100f /export/local/OMC/SFG/sfg_file/sfg_logfile_omt

    Message "RC system is up" must appear somewhere at the end.

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    2 Panel Structure of the RC Application

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    The general summary panel contains 7 icons, from which you can access all thegraphical panels. They are ordered in a tree structure, which is discussed below.

    The 7 icons represent the following items:

    1. Network Management panel,

    2. Panel Navigator panel,

    3. Alarm Monitoring panel,

    4. Command History list,

    5. Access to the Command Line Interface terminal panel,

    6. Network Editor panel, and the

    7. Online Help Access.

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    Navigation within the panels

    Within every panel, a set of icons will appear at the top, which allows navigating

    through this panel and back to the superordinate panels. The meaning of the icons isfrom left to right:

    Navigate Back: This button will open the panel, which is in the hierarchicalwindow structure one level above the active panel.

    Fit to background: The panel will be rescaled to fit to the background size.

    Fit mode on/off: If the fit mode is off, a rescaling of the panel is possible.

    Scaling: The scaling factor is displayed here.

    Close: The panel is closed.

    Help: The online help system is started.

    In list panels additional icons can be available as e.g. in the Alarm monitoring panel:

    Save: Save the data displayed.

    Print: Print the data displayed.

    Find: Search for a key string in the list displayed.

    Create Filter: Create a filter for the list panel.

    Reload: Update the data in static list panels.

    Acknowledge: Acknowledge new alarm messages.

    Stop blinking of new alarms: The new alarms are shown in flashing lines.

    Stop Update: Stop the automatically update in dynamic lists.

    Select All

    Unselect all

    Detailed view: Shows detailed information of the selected lines.

    Close:

    Help:

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    2.1 Hierarchy of Panels

    A new "common platform" panel hierarchy has been introduced. The operator cannavigate from the General Sum panel to the RC Region Sum panel, which nowcontains besides the GERAN panels (CBC-Link Sum, O-Link Sum, RC Sum and BSSSum) also the UTRAN panels: NodeBs, R-Link Sum and RNS Sum.

    In the RC Region Sum the operator decides whether he works with the GERAN orthe UTRAN objects.

    Notes:

    1. The Fig. 9 shows an asymmetry between GSM and UMR, e.g. all O-Links arelocated in an own panel, while R-links are not.

    2. RC Region Sum and RC Sum Panel can be rather overloaded.

    3. If only one technology is present, also panels of the non-installed technology canbe present, if those are created implicitly, e.g. NodeB Relations List, which thenremains empty.

    General Sum

    RC Region Sum

    RC Region Sum

    RC Sum

    NodeBs

    RNS Sum 0 RNS Sum 1

    R-link 0 R- link 1

    ...

    ...

    BSS Sum 0 BSS Sum 1

    ...

    CBC-Link Sum O-Link Sum

    Present in both technologies

    GSM only

    UMR only

    BSS Sum 84

    RNS Sum 20

    R-link 20

    RC Sum

    OMP SumNodeB Relations List

    NodeB ListRNS Sum 0BSS Sum 0

    GSM world UMR world

    RC Sum

    RNC NodeB List

    Fig. 9 Common Platform Panel Hierarchy

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    Fig. 10 new RC Region Sum panel

    Fig. 11 Panel hierarchy for GERAN objects

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    2.2 RC Region Summary Panel

    The RC Region summary panel is opened from the main application panel.It consists of several parts:

    the title field

    the menu line

    access to commands via icons

    a graphical area

    a NED default area

    and the global info line.

    In other windows, in addition to these panel elements a functional area may bepresent.

    The RC Region summary will show the condition of the RC, the CBCL and all theBSS connected to the OMP, represented by icons.

    For every BSS two icons will appear on the screen, which may be located on abackground map.

    The meaning of the two icons for every BSS is the following: One shows the condition of the OLINK (OMAL) signaling between the OMP and

    the BSC concerned,

    the second one shows the summary condition of the BSS and allows opening amore detailed view on this BSS.

    All icons of the RC Region summary panel are shown with a blue bar at the top,indicating that a double click on that icon will open additional panels with moredetails.

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    2.2.1 BSS panel

    The BSS summary panel allows a more detailed view on the condition of a selectedBSS. In the graphical area of the panel, which may again contain a background map,the BSC is represented with its connections to the BTSE.

    Additional information is given for PCMB objects, i.e. the connections between BSCand the BTSE on Abis interface.

    Further icons in the functional area on the top give information and allow enteringcommands regarding

    the TRAU and related objects,

    X.25,

    SW handling and file transfers,

    diagnostic tests,

    performance measurements,

    about IMSI tracing,

    ...

    For every BTSE additional information is given by small fields located near the BTSE

    icon:

    the number of the PCMB line, by which the BTSE is connected to the BSC, and

    the line configuration (star, multidrop chain or loop).

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    2.2.1.1 BSC Summary Panel

    Upon clicking on the BSC icon in the BSS panel a window opens showing the

    structure of the BSC.In the graphical area of the panel the modules of the BSC are shown.

    The following icons appear in the functional area:

    a general BSCE icon (BSC equipment)

    a general BSC icon (BSC functions),

    Nailed-Up Connections (NUC),

    the OPC,

    the synchronization of the BSS (SYNC),

    the environmental alarms (ENVA), and

    a possible LMT connection (LMT).

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    2.2.1.2 BTSE Site Panel

    This panel is also called from the BSS panel. Upon opening this panel, the layout of

    the BTSE is shown along with the modules installed. Some additional icons areshown:

    BTSE, the general BTS Equipment icon

    the BTSM icon for the Site Manager,

    LPDLM and LAPDLE for the signaling connection,

    Environmental alarms ENVA,

    a possible LMT connection,

    an icon for the running software load (BTSOSUSW), and for every cell supported by that site a BTS icon.

    The layout of the BTSE rack is different for the various types of BTSE:

    BS240,

    BS240XL,

    BS240XS,

    BS288,

    BS241,

    BS40,

    BS41,

    E-Micro-BTSE (BS82),

    E-Micro-BTSE (BS82II) and

    Pico-BTSE (BS242)

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    2.2.1.4 TRAU Summary Panel

    Unlike BSC and BTSE, the TRAU cannot directly be accessed from the BSS panel.

    The TRAU summary panel can be called instead, displaying summary informationabout all the objects on Asub and A interface. The following information icons areavailable:

    PCMS lines

    PCMA lines, with the corresponding timeslots (TSLA)

    SS7 links and

    TRAU.

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    TRAU Panel

    Information about the TRAU hardware can be retrieved from the TRAU panel. It is

    opened from the TRAU summary panel, and it contains icons about

    the TRAU itself,

    a general TRAU icon (TRAU functions),

    a general TRAUE icon (TRAU equipment),

    possible LMT-TRAU connections,

    Environmental alarms (ENVA),

    the running TRAU software (TRAUOSUSW), and

    the LPDLS signaling link.

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    2.3 RC Summary

    The RC summary represents the functions of the Radio Commander and shows therelevant information with different icons:

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    2.3.1 OMT Summary

    The condition of every OMT and the available input/output devices can be seen inmore detail in the OMT summary panel.

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    2.4 Panel Navigator Panel

    With the panel navigator it is easy to move to a certain panel without opening all thewindows in the hierarchical path to access the panel from its 'father' panel.

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    2.5 Alarm Monitoring List

    The alarm monitor is a list showing all the alarms existing in the PLMN and in the RCsystem itself.

    The list is structured into three parts differentiating between

    all alarms,

    acknowledged alarms, and

    not-acknowledged alarms.

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    2.6 Command History List

    The command history list allows to retrieve the commands that have been entered inthe past and to repeat a command out of this list.

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    2.7 CLI Terminal Window

    The command line interface is an alternative way of entering commands in the RCsystem. In addition to the execution of single commands it allows to execute scriptfiles and to schedule them for the single or periodical execution at a defined time.

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    2.8 Network Editor Panel

    The network editor allows creating your own views and panels.

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    2.9 Online Help Access

    The last of the icons opens the online help system.

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    2.10 Symbol Description

    Maintenance state concept

    The maintenance state is a newly defined proprietary state that is calculated as acombination of other relevant state attributes.

    The maintenance state is accessible from Radio Commander Network ManagementApplication and CLI and is displayed within lists, help views and presented in the GUIby icon colors. All objects get the new maintenance state attribute in addition to theoriginal state attributes. The colors chosen for each maintenance state value andeach alarm state value are configurable.

    Representation of the maintenance stateThe Maintenance State View shows the operator at once whether or not the systemis degraded. It presents this information in a way that is quickly and easily tounderstand using five colors to indicate the relevant states. The colors areconfigurable, the default values being:

    Color Maintenance state

    GREEN for working properly

    YELLOW for minor problems

    ORANGE for reduced functionality

    RED for does not work

    GREYfor unknown (e.g. duringalignment)

    WHITE

    if no maintenance state can

    be calculated

    The operator immediately sees which icons are calling for further action.

    The Radio Commander can indicate the state change of the maintenance state bothvisually (icon change) and acoustically. The latter is sounded by a single beep orshort audio signal, which can be configured globally on the Radio Commander.

    A dynamic creation of the icon is performed. The icon consists of several elements,like a frame, a picture and symbolic bitmaps that are assigned during runtime.

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    Two different frames for icons are available:

    container icons (with possibility to navigate into a deeper hierarchy)

    leaf icons (no deeper hierarchy possible)

    TIPThe colors and icon symbols are the default values and can be customized usingNetwork Editor facilities.

    TIPState status presentation (MST) is only provided for a predefined set of objects.

    External objects can be visualized only via passive icons, which do not present anystate. Furthermore tools or scripts related to this objects can be handled via theoperator defined services mechanism.

    Calculation of the maintenance state

    The calculation of the maintenance state is normally based on the Alarm Status. Thisis similar to the already existing behavior of OMC of previous releases, which is alsobased on the Alarm Status.

    Defaultcolor Interpretation Rule

    Green for working properly ALS < minor

    Yellow for minor problem ALS = minor

    Orange for reduced functionality ALS = major

    Red for does not work ALS = critical

    Grey for unknown (e.g. duringalignment)

    UNKNOWN = true

    White if no maintenance state canbe calculated

    The object does not supportthe attribute ALS

    Alternatively, two further algorithms can be selected: the so-called standard basealgorithm, and the standard base simple algorithm.

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    State indication symbols for standard states

    The following table shows the symbols that are dynamically placed on object icons to

    indicate specific values or value combinations of the standard states, in addition tothe color. The state value conditions written in the first four columns have to beunderstood as ANDed per row; empty boxes mean "any value". If none of the rowsapplies, no standard-state indication symbol is shown on the object icon.

    1) The symbols disabled, disabled-dependency, and enabled-degraded are displayed on the mainsymbol area of the icon. Note that, due to the state summarization rules, these three symbols are

    "summarized" to the "most severe" of them according to the above order.The symbol locked is always propagated upwards the summarization tree.

    Fig. 27

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    Additional labels

    Some objects, for which a relationship to one or more objects has to be displayed,

    are represented by icons, which have up to two additional labels on the top of themain icon.

    SS7 link: the related PCMA and TSLA objects are displayed by two label objects

    BTSE Summary: the related PCMB are displayed in the label at the top of the icon.in case of multiple links the complete list is displayed.

    Fig. 30

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    Bullet Icons

    To keep panel as uncluttered as possible, Radio Commander offers "bullet" mode for

    icons. Bullet icons are a very compact form of icon representation. The bullet iconsmay be used for link objects and overloaded panels in general.

    It is only used if the managed object is in the default state (MST = works properly,AST = unlocked). Otherwise the bullet explodes to the presentation by the normalicon.

    In addition the operator can popup bullet icons to normal size.

    Bullet icons, which represent managed objects, open to full size only if their statesdiffer from the default state (for example, not working properly). This allows you tointegrate a large number of icons in one panel and presents only the relevantinformation.

    The following figure shows an example for a panel using the bullet mode for icons(detail of the panel) and the other figure shows the same network view, but an alarmwas occurred for one icon.

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    Fig. 31 example for a panel using the bullet mode

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    2.11 Entering Commands Online

    Commands can be entered online from almost every icon in the panels. To accessthe list of possible commands, position the mouse on the icon and press the rightmouse button. Depending on the preference settings (see below), one of twopossible choices will be shown.

    In this choice windows, commands can be selected. Most of the commands will opena further panel to interrogate additional parameters.

    Enter the parameters required (some of them may be optional) and submit thecommand.

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    2.12 Entering Commands Using Multiple ObjectSelection

    The Radio Commander offers the possibility of multiple object selection.

    Multiple object selection means that you can select more than one managed objectfor execution of a command via the GUI. Different classes and instances of MOs canbe selected within a single action. The multiple object selection is done via icons inpanels or via list entries. Dialog windows provide the multiple object selection in theinput and output forms.

    Multiple object selection in panels

    The selected MOs must be contained in the same panel, user defined or defaultpanel. For the selected objects an allowed set of commands, according to the accessrights for each of concerned MOIs is displayed.

    The selected objects are highlighted.

    Multiple object selection is possible by:

    using dragged rectanglemechanism: hold left mouse button and drag aroundobjects to be selected

    selection/de-selection of single objects: -key + left mouse button onall objects to be selected

    The following figure shows an example for a multiple object selection. In thisselection only the ackBlinkingcommand and customize services are available.

    Multiple object selection in lists

    Multiple object selection for list windows means that you can select more than onerow to execute a command. To do this, press the shift or control key and click onthe desired list entry. See example before, where the Show Detailed Viewcommand has been executed for two entries.

    For the selected objects via the row selection an allowed set of commands, according

    to the access rights is displayed. The selected rows are highlighted. The followingfigure shows the commands, which are offered in the ceased alarm list where tworows are selected:

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    Fig. 34 Multiple object selection in panels

    Fig. 35 Multiple object selection in lists

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    Dialogue windows used by multiple object selection commands

    The multiple object selection is done via icons in panels or via list entries. You can

    use the Setdialog and e.g. the setCommentaction as an input dialog for more thanone object and modify parameters for the selected objects at once.

    The following first figure shows a cutout of the set LICD Basics dialog. As shown,both FDN for the selected users are addressed.

    The following second figure shows a cutout of the get LICD Basics dialog as anexample for an output dialog using the multiple object selection. The information forboth selected users is returned in a tabbed dialog.

    This feature is also available via the CLI.

    Via the CLI the multiple object selection is done using wild cards. The wild cardreplaces an instance number in the addressing line. See wildcards for detailedinformation on using this feature via the CLI

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    2.13 Additional Menu Icons in Set Commands

    In the Set commands on the GUI additional icons are displayed ahead of the fieldsthe operator has to fill. They allow an easier handling especially in the case theoperator has to enter several similar Set commands, e.g. for different instances of thesame object.

    The icons have the following meaning:

    Copy: Copy the data entered in the fields.

    Paste: Paste the data previously copied into the fields.

    Current values: Display the currently set values in the fields.

    System defaults: Fill the fields with the default values of parameters.

    Save operator defaults: Save the data entered into the fields as operator defaultvalues.

    Load operator defaults: Paste the data stored as operator defaults into the fields.

    Delete operator defaults: Delete the data stored as operator defaults.

    Set to empty values: Clear all values in the fields.

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    2.14 Additional Menu Icons In Create Commands

    In the Create commands on the GUI additional icons are displayed ahead of thefields the operator has to fill. They allow an easier handling especially in the case theoperator has to enter several similar Create commands, e.g. for different instances ofthe same object.

    The icons have the following meaning:

    Copy: Copy the data entered in the fields.

    Paste: Paste the data previously copied into the fields.

    System defaults: Fill the fields with the default values of parameters.

    Save operator defaults: Save the data entered into the fields as operator default

    values.

    Load operator defaults: Paste the data stored as operator defaults into the fields.

    Delete operator defaults: Delete the data stored as operator defaults.

    Set to empty values: Clear all values in the fields.

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    2.15 General Remarks About Lists

    The Radio commander handles two types of lists:

    so-called static lists, and

    so-called dynamic lists.

    In static lists the entries display the values at the time of request. An update of thevalues is possible and has to be started with the Update-button.

    An example of a static list, the list of radio channels of a given TRX, is shown below.

    In contrary to static lists, in dynamic lists the values are updated by the Radiocommander by itself. An example for such a dynamic list is the Alarm Monitor listshown below.

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    List layouts can be changed to operator's wishes by entering the Customize tablelayout command.

    The operator can

    select which columns are shown,

    choose the order of the columns shown,

    change the alignment of the columns, as well as

    define sort criteria for the columns.

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    3 Online Help

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    3.1 Introduction

    The Radio Commander contains an online help system, which aids the user in alljobs of the daily work. It contains information about the different windows andbuttons, about the objects shown as icons and their attributes, states, etc.Furthermore procedures to perform specific tasks are described.

    The online help may be activated from the Help button of different panels in theapplication. Upon activating the Netscape Navigator opens with a structured help fileas shown in the figure below.

    The activation of the online help is possible also by pressing the F1 button. Theonline help is context sensitive, i.e. if F1 is pressed when an object is selected thehelp window will open with information related to this object.

    Additionally, online manuals are available.

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    3.2 Help Topics

    3.2.1 Help Topics on the Main Page

    Help can be found on different topics:

    Working with the Radio Commander

    Working with the Graphical User Interface

    Working with the Command Line Interface

    Working with the Online Help Help on Network Editor

    Security Management

    Test Management

    Fault Management

    Configuration Management

    Software Management

    Logging Management

    Trace Management

    In every category a start page describes the subcategories. These subcategories arealso indicated in the tree structure in the left window.

    In most categories a subcategory Theory gives some background information,whereas the subcategory Procedures contains several how-tos which describe how

    a task has to be performed.

    Hyperlinks lead the user to related topics.

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    Additionally, the online help system contains an index for easier access to topicsrelated to a specific key word and permits to search for terms in the help texts.

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    3.2.2 Context Sensitive Help

    When entering e.g. a command, a context sensitive help is available using the F1button in a command input mask.

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    3.2.3 Online Manuals

    As mentioned before, the most important manuals are available as onlinedocumentation:

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    4 Exercise

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    Exercise 1

    Title: Handling of the RCTask

    Find the present configuration of the SBS:

    Query

    How many base station systems are active?

    Find out the number of the SBS!

    How many base stations are active in a SBS?

    How many racks of which type are present (BS40, BS41, BS82, BS82 II, BS240,BS241, BS242)?

    How many Cells (BTS) are configured, and what is their identification (Cell GlobalID)?

    How many TRX are configured in the cells and which are the correspondingfrequencies?

    Which of the frequencies are BCCH-frequencies?

    What are the NCC and BCC of the cells?

    How many radio channels are configured? What channel types are used?

    How is the OMAL created?

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    Exercise 2

    Title: Using the online help

    Task

    Open the online help and find the procedures to acknowledge an alarm and toperform a test on the CU hardware module of a BTSE.

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    5 Solution

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    Solution 1

    Title: Handling of the RCTask

    Find the present configuration of the SBS.

    Query

    How many base station systems are active?

    RC Region Summary, count the icons labeled BSSxy

    Find out the number of the SBS!

    BSS network summary panel, Get BSS command

    How many base stations are active in a SBS?

    Count the number of BTSE in the BSS panel!

    How many racks of which type are present (BS40, BS41, BS82, BS82II, BS240,BS241, BS242)?

    Display the BTSE from the BSS panel and look at the type!

    How many Cells (BTS) are configured, and what is their identification (Cell Global

    ID)?

    Open the BTSE panels and count the BTS summary icons

    How many TRX are configured in the cells and which are the correspondingfrequencies?

    Count the TRX in every cell (BTS panel)! Read the frequency with the Get Basicscommand!

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    Which frequencies are BCCH-frequencies?

    This information is shown with the command Get Basics!

    What are the NCC and BCC of the cells?

    BTS Cell panel, general BTS icon, command Get Basics, field BSIC (Base StationIdentity Code).

    How many radio channels are configured? What channel types are used?

    For the TRX in the cells open the CHAN list panel. The channel types can bedisplayed with the command Get Basics.

    How is the OMAL created?

    BSS panel, OMAL icon, command Get Basics.

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    Solution 2

    Title: Using the online help

    Task

    Open the online help and find the procedures to acknowledge an alarm and toperform a test on the CU hardware module of a BTSE.

    Select from the main application window the button Online help.

    Select the How to link.

    In the window that opens now select in the contents part the item O&M functions.

    To find out how to acknowledge an alarm follow the links Fault Management ->Procedures -> Acknowledge alarms -> Acknowledge an alarm.

    Read the explanation and check the instructions given there.

    To find out how to perform a test on the CU hardware module of a BTSE follow thelinks Test Management ->GERAN -> Procedures -> Perform a test.

    Read the explanation and check the instructions given there.

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