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Table of contentsThis document has 50 pages.

Summary of changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1 Overview of licence management in BSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Technical description of licence management in BSC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.1 Licence key controlled features and basic software licence keys . . . . . 102.2 Control of the licensed software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 User in terface of licence management in BSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4 Installing licence keys in the network element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

5 Removing licence keys from the network element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

6 Cleaning the licence key directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

7 Licence key-controlled feature management troubleshooting . . . . . . . . 50



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List of figuresFigure 1 Licensing capacity in new delivery BSC3i 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Figure 2 Licensing capacity in upgrade BSC3i 1000/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24



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List of tablesTable 1 Licensed application software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Table 2 Licensed basic software (BSC and TCSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Table 3 Licensed basic software (BSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Table 4 Status combinations of licence keys and application software . . . . . . . 20Table 5 Lb interface capacity steps for LCS events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26



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Summary of changesChanges between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest documentissue contains all changes made to previous issues.

Changes made between 4-9 and 4-8

The chapter: Technical description of licence management in BSC is updated with infor-mation about the feature BSC00031:Activated PCU2s .


In Table 1, Licensed application software, information on the features RG301631:Disable internal handover, BSS101686: Improved Clear Request Suppression,BSS402071: Instant QoS Signalling, and BSS402059: Smart Resource Adaptation havebeen added.

The chapter: Control of the licensed software is updated with information about thefeatures RG301631: Disable internal handover, BSS101686: Improved Clear RequestSuppression, BSS402071: Instant QoS Signalling, and BSS402059: Smart Resource

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Overview of licence management in BSC

1 Overview of licence management in BSCLicense Key Control means that the use of certain application software products is con-trolled by licence keys. Once a valid licence has been installed, it is possible to activateand deactivate the application software covered by the licence. One licence key file may,in practice, cover one or more features.

There are two types of licence keys: licence keys with capacity control and on/off licencekeys. A capacity control key enables the use of a certain feature with a limited level ofcapacity. Note: An on/off type of licence key enables the use of the feature on the entireBSC without any capacity limits, even though the legal and commercial License appliesto only a limited capacity, for example a limited number of TRXs.

The licence keys can be time-limited and have an expiration date, which is stated in thelicence key file.

Dependencies between licence key-based and parameter-based feature manage-ment

Licence key-based feature management does not replace parameter-based featureoptionality management entirely. Rather, the two management systems are used sideby side. Some older features, however, which used to be controlled with parameter-based feature optionality management have been included in the licence key-basedfeature management.

A fluent ramp-up of licence key-based feature management requires that the licence keyfiles are available on the site for all existing, newly licensed features in the operator'snetwork (for the features that the operator wants to use). All the software required by alicensed feature needs to be installed and activated before the feature can be taken intouse.

Features having both capacity controlling licence keys and on/off licence keys

A licence key controlled feature can either have a capacity licence key or an on/offlicence key (non-capacity feature licence). The difference between these key types isthat the on/off licence key allows the feature to run without capacity limitations, whereasthe capacity controlling licence key defines the allowed capacity that the feature can useor provide. Furthermore, capacity licence keys permit the capacity to be increasedstepwise by installing additional keys, that is, capacity increments for the same fea-ture(s). The capacities enabled by these licence keys are then summed up to get thetotal capacity that the feature is allowed to use or provide.

Both these licence key types can be time-limited. This means that the licence coveringthe feature has a predefined expiration date, which is stated in the licence key file andwhich is also technically controlled by the licence key. The operator can determine howmuch in advance (7-90 days) the system gives a warning that the licence and thelicence key is about to expire. If the operator does not define the expiration warningperiod when installing the licence in the network element, the system uses the defaultwarning period, which is 30 days.

It is important to define the warning period so that there is enough time between thewarning and the expiration of the licence, either to install a continuation licence key orto make a controlled inactivation of the feature(s). If the expiration of a licence and thedisabling by the expired License Key causes an uncontrolled ramp-down of the fea-ture(s), this may result in serious malfunctioning of the network element.



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A time-limited capacity licence can be renewed by ordering a continuation licence (anew licence for the same features). The licence key for this continuation licence must beinstalled in the network element before the original licence expires. Then the old licencekey can be removed.

A time-limited on/off feature (non-capacity feature) can be renewed by ordering a con-tinuation licence. The licence key for this, too, must be installed before the existinglicence expires.

Licence management with Nokia NetAct

NetAct Licence Manager in Nokia NetAct supports the operator's various networkelement licence handling processes in a centralised way. Nokia Online Services (NOLS)can be used for ordering the licences and then distributing them to the network ele-ments. The current licence status in each network element is maintained in NetAct auto-matically if the network elements send notifications.

The licences can also be uploaded from the network elements to an archive in NetActfor backup purposes.

For more information, see Managing Licences with Network Licence Manager in NokiaNetAct Product Documentation.

Licensing benefits

With licensing, capital expenditure on system functionality can be postponed from largesystem deliveries to the actual time each functionality is required. The expenditure canbe targeted more flexibly and precisely at actual needs.

Related topics

• Reference • Commands

• MML commands • W7 - Licence and Feature Handling

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Technical description of licence management in BSC

2 Technical description of licence manage-ment in BSC

2.1 Licence key controlled features and basic softwarelicence keysTables Licensed application software and Licensed basic software list the softwarelicence keys as they are shown in the Configurator Tool. Because the name used in theConfigurator Tool may differ from the name used in GSM/EDGE BSS, BSC and TCSMProduct Documentation, the table also includes the name used in Product Documenta-tion (NED) for each feature. For information on new software, see Software Changes .

Application

software inConfiguratorTool

BSS ID

number

Feature name in

Product Docu-mentation (NED)

Licence

key type

Feature

code

Action

whenlicence keyexpires

Feature depen-

dence

105kmExtended Cellfor CS

BSS21277 105km ExtendedCell CS

Capacity(TRXcount)

1219 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextBCF/BTS/TRX unlock.

–

105kmExtended CellforGPRS/EDGE

BSS21270 105km ExtendedCell forGPRS/EDGE

Capacity(TRXcount)


Extended CellforGPRS/EGDE,105km ExtendedCell CS, GPRSor EDGE, PCU2

2G-3G ServiceQualityWCDMA

Access

BSS30365 Service QualityBased WCDMA

Access

On/Off 590, 593,594

Featureusage isdenied.

GSM-WCDMAInterworking(FIFILE parame-terISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC )

2nd FlexBusfor FlexiEDGEBTS

L55341.05 Additional Flexbusinterface

On/Off 651 Licencedoes notexpire.

–

A5/1 CipherEnhancement -SDCCH HO

BSS21389 A5/1 CipherEnhancement -SCDDH

On/Off 1377 Feature isdeactivatedautomati-cally.

–

A5/3 Ciphering BSS20093 A5/3 Ciphering On/Off 1235 Featureusage isdenied.

FACCH call,DTM, A5/1Ciphering

AdjustShutdown for2G Flexi

BSS20903 Adjustable Intelli-gent Shutdown for2G Flexi

On/Off 587 Featureusage isdenied.

–

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AdjustShutdownMetro/UltraSite

BSS20151 Adjustable Intelli-gent Shutdown forUltraSite, MetroSiteand Talk-family


–

AMR Capacity(HR) 10TRX

BSS30060 Adaptive Multi Ratespeech codec(AMR) Half Rate

Capacity(TRXcount)

1 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextBCF/BTS/TRX unlock. Ifthe licencekey expires,

AMR HR is

not used anymore.

–

AMR FRLicenceControl

BSS30055

(BSS20249)

Adaptive Multi Ratespeech codec(AMR) Full Rate


–

AMR HO Sig-nalling Optimi-sation

BSS20916 AMR HO SignallingOptimisation


AMR FR or AMRHR

AMR Progres-sive PowerControl

BSS20776 AMR ProgressivePower Control

On/Off 578, 606 Featureusage isdenied.

AMR FR or AMRHR

AMR Unpack-ing Optimisa-tion

BSS21120 AMR UnpackingOptimisation


AMR FR or AMRHR

Automatic TRXUnblocking

BSS21550 Automatic TRXUnblocking


–

Blocking ofDTMF inDownlink

BSS101443 Blocking of DTMFin Downlink


–

BSC Inte-grated SMLCCapacity

BSS20070 BSC IntegratedSMLC Capacity

Capacity(commer-ciallocationrequests)

76 Featureusage isdenied.

–

DisableInternalHandover

RG301631 Disable InternalHandover

On/Off 3471 Feature isdeactivatedautomati-cally

–

Applicationsoftware inConfiguratorTool

BSS IDnumber

Feature name inProduct Docu-mentation (NED)

Licencekey type

Featurecode

Actionwhenlicence keyexpires

Feature depen-dence

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Downlink DualCarrier

BSS21228 Downlink DualCarrier

Capacity(TRXcount)


ActivatedPCU2s, EDGE

Dual TransferMode (2G)

BSS20088 Dual Transfer Mode(DTM)


ActivatedPCU2s, GPRSor EDGE

Dual TransferMode (2G/3G)

BSS30100 Dual Transfer Mode(DTM)



Dynamic FCHChannel Allo-cation 10TRX

BSS11052 Dynamic Fre-quency andChannel Allocation(DFCA)

Capacity(TRXcount)


–

EDGE 10TRX BSS10091 EDGE Capacity(TRXcount)


ActivatedPCU1s or Acti-vated PCU2s

Extended Cellfor Data

BSS20094 Extended Cell forGPRS/EDGE

Capacity(TRXcount)


ActivatedPCU2s, GPRSor EDGE,Extended Cellfor UltraSite BTSor Extended Cellfor Flexi EDGEBTS

Extended CellRange for CS

BSS20882 Extended CellRange for CS

Capacity(TRXcount)


–

Energy Savingmode for

BCCH TRX

BSS20958 Energy Savingmode for BCCH

TRX

On/Off 1237 Featureusage is

denied.

–

Extended Cellfor UltraSiteBTS

BSS11102 Extended CellRange for UltraSiteBTS

Capacity(TRXcount)


–

ExtendedDynamic Slot

Alloc

BSS20089 Extended Dynamic Allocation (EDA)




BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence




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2G Flexi Abisover IP/Ether-net

BSS30305 2G Flexi Abis overIP/Ethernet

Capacity(BTScount)


–

2G Flexi AbisTRS Grooming

BSS21129 2G Flexi Abis TRSGrooming

Capacity(BTScount)


–

2G Flexi Addi-tional 2 E1, T1

BSS30285 2G Flexi Additional2 E1, T1

Capacity(addi-tional twoE1/T1inter-faces)


–

2G TRX Auto-matic PowerDown

BSS20984 2G TRX AutomaticPower Down


–

Double PowerTRX for 2GBTS

BSS20870 Double Power TRXfor 2G BTS

Capacity(TRXcount)


–

2G TRXManual PowerDown

BSS21261 2G TRX ManualPower Down


–

2G Flexi TRSLoop Protec-tion

BSS30280 2G Flexi TRS LoopProtection

Capacity(BTScount)


–

Flexi EDGETRX HW Acti-vation Licence

BSS20212 Flexi EDGE TRXSW support

Capacity(TRXcount)


–

Flexi MultiradioTRX HW Acti-vation

BSS21403 Flexi MultiradioTRX HW Activation

Capacity(TRXcount)


Gb over IP BSS11110 Gb over IP Capacity(PCUcount)

7 The creationof IP NS-VLs isrestricted.

ActivatedPCU1s or Acti-vated PCU2s,GPRS or EDGE

GPRS CodingCS3 and CS410 TRX

BSS11088 Coding SchemesCS-3 and CS-4

Capacity(TRXcount)




BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence




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GPRS LicenceControl

BSS09006

(BSS20929)

GPRS Capacity(TRXcount)


ActivatedPCU1s or Acti-vated PCU2s

GPRS/EDGEPacket DataOptimisation

BSS20432 Packet Data Opti-misation Package



GPRS/EDGESupportPGSM-EGSMBTS

BSS21026 GPRS/EDGESupport for PGSM-EGSM BTS


GPRS or EDGE, ActivatedPCU1s or Acti-vated PCU2s,Common BCCH(FIFILE parame-tersCOMMON_BCCH_GSM900 andCOMMON_BCCH_EGSM900 )

High MultislotClasses

BSS20084 High MultislotClasses (HMC)



ImprovedClear Request

Suppression

BSS101686 Improved ClearRequest Suppres-

sion

On/Off 3457 Feature isdeactivated

automati-cally.

–

IMSI BasedHandover

BSS12158 IMSI-BasedHandover (IBHO)

On/Off 8 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextBCF/BTSunlock.

GSM-WCDMAInterworking(FIFILE parame-terISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC )

IncreasedDynamicSDCCHCapacity

BSS21113 Increased DynamicSDCCH Capacity


–

Instant QoSSignalling

BSS402071 Instant QoS Signal-ling


–

IntelligentSelectivePaging

BSS21324 Intelligent Selec-tive Paging


–


BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence




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Inter SystemNCCR

BSS20394 Inter-SystemNetwork-Con-trolled Cell Re-selection (IS-NCCR)


ActivatedPCU1s or Acti-vated PCU2s,NCCR, GSM-WCDMA Inter-working (FIFILEparameterISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC ),GPRS or EDGE

ISHO acceler-ation via Iur-g

BSS21528 ISHO accelerationvia Iur-g

On/Off 1825 Feature isdisabled.

Iur-g interfacemust be config-

uredL3 Connectiv-ity for FlexiBSC

BSS21323 L3 Connectivity forFlexi BSC

Capacity(ESBcount)

1234 ESB config-uration fromL2 to L3 isdisabled.

–

Lb BSC-AGPSCommercialMethod

BSS30120 Lb BSC-AGPSCommercialMethod


19 Lb interfaceusage isrestricted.

Lb Interface toBSC (FIFILEparameterLB_USAGE), LbCommercialCITA Method

Lb BSC/ US U-

TDOA Com-mercialMethod

BSS30130 Lb BSC/ US U-

TDOA CommercialMethod

Capacity

(commer-ciallocationrequests)

20 Lb interface

usage isrestricted.

Lb Interface to

BSC (FIFILEparameterLB_USAGE), LbCommercialCITA Method

Lb CommercialCITA Method

BSS30115 Lb CommercialCITA Method


16 Lb interfaceusage isrestricted.

Lb Interface toBSC (FIFILEparameterLB_USAGE)

Load Based AMR Packing

BSS21154 Load Based AMRPacking


–

Load reportingvia Iur-G

BSS21527 Load reporting viaIur-G

On/Off 1824 Feature isdisabled.

–

Long ReachTSL (2G BTS)

BSS21274 Long Reach TSL(2G BTS)

On/Off 1218 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextBCF/BTS/TRX unlock.

Extended CellRange for FlexiEDGE BTS

LTE SystemInformation w/MML

BSS21529 LTE System Infor-mation w/ MMLsupport


–


BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence




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Market Expan-sion Toolkit

BSS20869 Market ExpansionToolkit


Radio ResourcePre-emption(PRFILE param-eterPREEMPT_USAGE)

Maximum MSTX PowerDuring E911Location

BSS21041 Maximum MS TXPower During E911Location


–

Merged P-&E-GSM900

BSS21238 Merged P-&E-GSM900


new SEG levelparameterMerged PSGMand EGSMshould beenabled.

Multi-operatorBSS

BSS21213 Multi-operator BSS(MOBSS)


–

Multipoint A-interface

BSS20092 Multipoint A inter-face


–

Multipoint Gb-interface

BSS20086 Multipoint Gb Inter-face


ActivatedPCU2s, Gb overIP, GPRS orEDGE

NCCR BSS11112 Network-Con-trolled Cell Re-selection (NCCR)



Network Assisted CellChange

BSS11506 Network AssistedCell Change(NACC)



OSI overTCP/IP

BSS30340 OSI over TCP/IP On/Off 1242 Feature isdisabled.


BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence




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Paging coordi-nation in BSC

BSS20738 Paging coordina-tion in BSC

On/Off 1802 Feature isdisabled

Feature worksonly on cellsserved byPCU2s. NetworkOperation Modeshould be NOMII (Modify BSCspecific PAFILEparameterNetwork mode ofoperation (NMO)from NMO I toNMO II (withMML commandZEGP))

PCU2 Pooling BSS20106 Packet Control Unit(PCU2) Pooling

On/Off 70 PCUscannot beadded ormoved toPSEs.

ActivatedPCU2s, Gb overIP, GPRS orEDGE

Radio LinkTimeoutParameter for

AMR HR

BSS20974 Radio Link TimeoutParameter for AMRHR


–

Robust AMRSignalling

BSS20872 Robust AMR Sig-nalling

On/off 579, 580,653, 654,1014

Featureusage isdenied.

AMR FR or AMRHR

SDCCH andPS Data onDFCA TRX

BSS21161 SDCCH and PSData Channels onDFCA TRX


DFCA, GPRS,EGPRS andCS3&4, DTM,DynamicSDCCH,IncreasedDynamicSDCCH Capa,Pre-emp-tion,Enhance-ment on prioritycall and pre-emption in BSC

Secured O&MIP Connections

BSS20980 Secured O&M IPConnections


–

Single AntennaInterf Cancella-tion

BSS20082 Single AntennaInterference Can-cellation (SAIC)


–


BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence




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Single MA listfor EGSM andPGSM

BSS21165 Single MA List forEGSM and PGSM


Common BCCH(FIFILE parame-tersCOMMON_BCCH_GSM900 andCOMMON_BCCH_EGSM900 )

SmartResource

Adaptation

BSS402059 Smart Resource Adaptation


–

Soft ChannelCapacity10TRX

BSS30080 Soft ChannelCapacity

Capacity(TRXcount)

14 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextBCF/BTS/TRX/RTSLunlock.

AMR HR

Space TimeIRC

BSS20494 Space Time Inter-ference RejectionCombination(STIRC)

Capacity(TRXcount)

393 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextBCF/BTS/TRX unlockand BTS'sSTIRCenabling.

–

Tandem FreeOperation for

AMR

BSS21118 Tandem Free Oper-ation for AMR

Capacity(TRXcount)


AMR HR or AMRFR

TD-SCDMAIncoming HOSupport

BSS30315 TD-SCDMAIncoming HOSupport


–

TD-SCDMAInterworking,Idle Mode

BSS30320 TD-SCDMA Inter-working for IdleMode


–

Wideband AMR

BSS20960 Wideband AMR Capacity(TRX

count)

1263 Usage isrestricted

with the nextBCF/BTS/TRX unlock. Ifthe licencekeyexpires,WB-

AMR is notused anymore.

Wideband AMR CapacityLicense

BSS21312 Wideband AMRCapacity License

Capacity(callcount)



BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence




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(*) The 'Activated PCU2s' licence key is required when every BCSU has PCU2 in thesame track.

(**) Sales Item Number.

WirelessPriority Serv(WPS)

BSS11149 Wireless PriorityService (WPS)


–


BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode


Feature depen-dence


Basicsoftware inConfiguratorTool

BSS IDnumber


Licencekey type

Featurecode

Actionwhen thelicence keyexpires

Dependence

200 TRX basicsoftware

BSC00088 200 TRX basicsoftware

Capacity 74 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextTRX unlock.

–

90 TRXupgrade basicsoftware

BSC00089 90 TRX upgradebasic software

Capacity 75 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextTRX unlock.

–

ETIP1-A basicSW

BSS21157 Integrated IP cardfor BSC and TCSM

Capacity(ETIP1-Acount)

1380 ETIP1-Aplugin unitcreation intoBSC isdenied.

–

Flexi BSC BSS21149 Flexi BSC Capacity 1262 Usage isdenied.

–

PCU1 oper.SW per logicalPCU

BSC00028(**)

Activated PCU1s Capacity(Acti-vatedPCU1s)

12 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextGPRSenable.

–

PCU2 oper.SW per logicalPCU(*)

BSC00031(**)

Activated PCU2s Capacity(activatedPCU2s)

13 Usage isrestrictedwith the nextGPRSenable.

GPRS or EDGE

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The licence for Extended Cell Range for Flexi EDGE BTS is needed for internal intra-cell handovers between extended and super-extended cell areas. The licence for LongReach TSL (Flexi EDGE BTS) is needed for the Long Reach TSL functionality in thesuper-extended cell.

105km Extended Cell for GPRS/EDGE (BSS21270)

The licence key for 105km Extended Cell for GPRS/EDGE is capacity based. Thelicence is based on the number of transceivers (S-TRX) in which extended cellGPRS/EDGE traffic channels(EGTCHs) have been configured.

Licences for the following application software products are also required for 105kmExtended Cell for GPRS/EDGE:

• Extended Cell for GPRS/EGDE • 105km Extended Cell CS • GPRS or EDGE

• PCU2

A5/1 Cipher Enhancement - SDCCH HO (BSS21389)

The licence key for A5/1 Cipher Enhancement - SDCCH HO is an on/off type of licencekey. This feature provides an additional security enhancement for the generallyemployed A5/1 Ciphering security mechanism.

A5/3 Ciphering (BSS20093)

The licence key for A5/3 Ciphering is an on/off type of licence key. The feature is auto-matically in use in BSC when the feature state in licence management is ON. Usage ofthis feature for calls needs also support from MSC, BTS hardware, BTS software andMS. The feature is automatically disabled when the feature state in licence managementis changed to CONF or OFF. Once a call is established with A5/3 ciphering, it willcontinue using the same algorithm if possible otherwise even if A5/3 feature state ischanged to CONF or OFF.

Fore more information, see BSS20093: A5/3 ciphering feature description

Activated PCU1s (BSC0028)

The licence key for activated PCU1s is capacity-based. The licence key sets a limit tothe number of PCU1s (PCU, PCU-S, PCU-T, PCU-B) connected to the BTS.

The PCU1 count is checked when enabling GPRS. If the count is exceeded or thelicence key has expired, the operation is denied.

Activated PCU2s (BSC00031)The licence key for activated PCU2s is capacity-based. The licence key sets a limit tothe number of licence steps of PCU2s (PCU2-U, PCU2-D, PCU2-E) connected to theBTS. One licence step is used for a group of 256 channels in PCU2. (E)GPRS and DAPchannels are counted in channel group. PCU2-E can have up to four licence steps (4x256 channel group). PCU2-U and PCU2-D have one licence step (256 channels) tocover whole PCU. The PCU2 licence key is needed when every BCSU has a PCU2 inthe same track. In addition, PCU2 needs the PCU licence key if both PCU1s and PCU2are in the same rack.

The PCU2 count is checked when:

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• creating or modifying a TRX and GPRS is enabled in the TRX and BTS. • creating or modifying DAP with PCU2-E.

If the PCU2 licence step count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, the operation

is denied.

Adaptive Multi Rate speech codec Full Rate (BSS30055, BSS20249)

The licence key for Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) Full Rate is an on/off type of licence key.

If the licence key expires, new AMR FR calls cannot be established.

For more information, see Enhanced Speech Codecs: AMR and EFR .

Adaptive Multi Rate speech codec Half Rate (BSS30060)

The licence key for Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) Half Rate (HR) TRXs is capacity-based.It sets a limit to the number of AMR HR TRXs. The number of the AMR HR TRXs ischecked when BTS's codec mode is modified to support AMR HR, and when unlocking

BCF, BTS, and TRX. A TRX is seen as an AMR HR TRX if the parameter AMR Configuration HR CodecMode Set (HRC) is enabled and the TRX has half rate or dual rate channels.

If the AMR HR TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, BCF, BTS, andTRX unlocking is denied in case of AMR HR TRXs.

To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, parameter AMRConfiguration HR Codec Mode Set (HRC) needs to have the value 0 (disabled),or half rate or dual rate radio channels need to be removed from the TRX.


Adjustable Intelligent Shutdown (BSS20151, BSS20903)

The licence keys for Adjustable Intelligent Shutdown are on/off type of licence keys.There are two separate licence keys: one for 2G Flexi and one for other BTS types(UltraSite, MetroSite, and Talk-family). Once the licence key is installed and the featurestate set to 'CONF' or 'ON', the functionality can be configured.

For more information, see Intelligent Shutdown with Timer Control and Adjustable Intel -ligent Shutdown .

AMR HO Signalling Optimisation (BSS20916)

The licence key for AMR HO Signalling Optimisation is an on/off type of licence key. Itcontrols the feature on BSC level.

When the AMR HO Signalling Optimisation licence key is valid the feature state can beset to 'ON', 'CONF' or 'OFF' via the Feature Management MML. When the licence keyis not valid the feature state is 'OFF'. When the licence key has expired the feature statecan be 'CONF' or 'OFF'. When the feature is disabled or the licence key expires, BSCstops automatically to use AMR HO signalling optimization.

For more information, see AMR HO Signalling Optimisation BSS20916: AMR HO Sig-nalling Optimisation Feature Description

AMR Progressive Power Control (BSS20776)

The licence key for AMR Progressive Power Control (PPC) is an on/off type of licencekey. Once the licence key is installed and the feature state of AMR PPC for uplink and/or

AMR PPC for downlink is set to 'ON', AMR PPC algorithm is used for AMR calls and AMR PPC measurement can be activated.











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If the licence key expires, the normal power control algorithm is used for AMR calls.

For more information, see AMR Progressive Power Control .

AMR Unpacking Optimisation (BSS21120)

The licence key for AMR Unpacking Optimisation is an on/off type of licence key. Thelicence key controls the feature on BSC level. When the AMR Unpacking Optimisationlicence key is valid set to 'ON' the feature state can be changed ON, CONF or OFF viathe Feature Management MML. When the licence key is not valid the feature state is'OFF'. When the licence key has expired the feature state can be 'CONF' or 'OFF'.

For more information, see BSS21120: AMR Unpacking Optimisation Feature Descrip-tion .

AMR Unpacking Optimisation (BSS21120)

The licence key for AMR Unpacking Optimisation is an on/off type of licence key. Thelicence key controls the feature on BSC level. When the AMR Unpacking Optimisationlicence key is valid set to 'ON' the feature state can be changed ON, CONF or OFF viathe Feature Management MML. When the licence key is not valid the feature state is'OFF'. When the licence key has expired the feature state can be 'CONF' or 'OFF'.

For more information, see BSS21120: AMR Unpacking Optimisation Feature Descrip-tion .

Automatic TRX Unblocking (BSS21550)

The licence key controls the Automatic TRX Unblocking feature and it is an ON/OFFtype licence key.

Feature is deactivated automatically when the licence is disabled.

Blocking of DTMF in Downlink (BSS101443)

The licence key for Blocking of DTMF in Downlink feature is an ON/OFF type licencekey. Though the feature is implemented in TCSM3i and only into TR3T, the licencecontrol is done from the BSC.

When the licence expires or is removed, the feature must be deactivated.

BSC3i 1000/2000 (BSC00088, BSC00089)

The use of BSC3i 1000/2000 is controlled with two licence keys that set the limit for thenumber of unlocked TRXs. 200TRX Basic SW licence key controls the new deliveryBSC3i 1000/2000 and the 90TRX Upgrade Basic SW licence key controls the upgradedBSC3i 1000. The required TRX software licence keys are illustrated in the figuresLicensing capacity in new BSC3i 1000/2000 and Licensing capacity in upgrade BSC3i1000/2000 .





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Figure 1 Licensing capacity in new delivery BSC3i 2000

Figure 2 Licensing capacity in upgrade BSC3i 1000/2000

BSC application software does not differentiate between these two separate licencekeys. Therefore the 200TRX Basic SW licence key and the 90TRX Upgrade Basic SWlicence key capacity values are counted together in BSC.

200TRX Basic SW licence needed

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Since the maximum number of upgradeable active TRXs is five, the BSC software limitsthe number of active BCSUs allowed by 90TRX Upgrade Basic SW licence key to five,though the licence key allows more active BCSUs.

Note that the second cabinet of BSC3i 2000 is always a new delivery, and a 200TRXBasic SW licence key is needed for it.

BSC Integrated SMLC Capacity (BSS20070)

A licence key is required for BSC integrated SMLC position capacity for commerciallocation services. The licence key limits the number of location requests (LR) handledin the integrated SMLC in one second. The capacity licence key step is 5 locationrequests per second. The capacity is averaged over 10-second periods.

Note that emergency requests do not consume the licence key and those LRs areserved with full integrated SMLC capacity.

Alarm 3295 LICENCE CAPACITY EXCEEDED is used to indicate the exceeding of

licence key. The alarm includes fields which specify the feature code and the capacitylimit. The capacity limit field is filled with the capacity limit. For example, in case of 10LR/s, number 10 is filled in the capacity limit.

If 90 per cent of capacity is used, then operator is informed with alarm 3294 LICENCECAPACITY WARNING. The alarm includes fields which tells the feature code, thecapacity limit, and the capacity warning limit. Feature code and capacity limit are filledsimilar to alarm 3295. Capacity warning limit is 90% of the capacity limit. For example,in the case of 10 LR/s, number 9 is filled in the warning limit.

Coding Schemes CS3 and CS4 (BSS11088)

The licence key for Coding Schemes CS3 & CS4 is capacity-based. The licence key

sets a limit to the number of CS3&CS4 TRXs. The count of the CS3&CS4 TRXs ischecked in segment modification if there are unlocked BTSs in the segment and GPRShas been enabled in the segment. In addition, the count is checked when unlockingBCF, BTS, and TRX.

A TRX is seen as a CS3&CS4 TRX if parameters GPRS enabled TRX (GTRX), GPRSenabled (GENA), and Coding Schemes CS3 and CS4 Enabled (CS34) areenabled.

If the CS3&CS4 TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, BCF, BTS andTRX unlocking is denied in case of CS3&CS4 TRXs.

To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, parameter CodingSchemes CS3 and CS4 Enabled (CS34) needs to be disabled.

ETIP1-A basic SW licence

The licence key for ETIP1-A basic software is an on/off type of licence key per ETIP1-Aplugin unit. ETIP1-A plugin unit creation into BSC is denied without this licence key. AlsoETIP1-A plugin units needed for equipment protection must have their own licence keys.

Location services (BSS30115, BSS30120, BSS30130)

The licence keys for location services over the Lb interface are capacity-based. Thelimiting is based on the number of LCS events in the Lb interface per minute and theevents that exceed the capacity are blocked. Each capacity licence key on the Lb inter-face is averaged to a 24-hour period. This means that the maximum number of LCSevents in one 24-hour period is (requests/min) x 60 (min) x 24 (h). In other words, the

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number of events that take place within a certain one-minute period can be temporarilyhigher as long as the total number of events in the 24-hour period is not exceeded.

Licensed LCS events on the Lb Interface are the following:

• Lb Commercial CITA Method • Lb BSC-AGPS Commercial Method • Lb BSC/ US U-TDOA Commercial Method

The licence key for Lb Commercial CITA Method limits the number of commerciallocation requests per minute. The limiting is done before a request is sent to the Lb inter-face. If the capacity is exceeded, the BSC tries to send the location requests to be cal-culated in the internal SMLC. If this does not succeed for some reason, the blockedlocation requests are responded with a location response, where the LCS cause is ‘posi-tion method failure’ and diagnose value ‘insufficient resources’. Furthermore, thecounter 078024 NBR OF LOC REQ REJ BY LIC is incremented by one for each LbCommercial CITA Method request rejected because the licence key has beenexceeded.

This licence key requires that FIFILE parameters LB_USAGE and LB_PLUS (if needed)are set on.

The licence key for Lb BSC-AGPS Commercial Method takes into account the firstRRLP Measure Position Request message for commercial location procedure (initiatedwith the Lb Commercial CITA Method). The rest of the RRLP Measure Position Requestmessages related to the same location procedure are not counted to capacity. Thelimiting is done before a request is sent to the MS. If the capacity is exceeded, the BSCsends BSSLAP Reject (in which the cause is congestion) to the Lb interface. Further-more, the counter 078027NBR OF POS CMD REJ BY LIC is incremented by one forevery Lb BSC-AGPS Commercial Method request rejected because the licence key hasbeen exceeded.

This licence key requires that FIFILE parameters LB_USAGE and LB_PLUS (if needed)are set on. It also requires that the licence key for Lb Commercial CITA Method hasbeen installed successfully.

Step Locationrequests/min Step Locationrequests/min

0 0 18 90

1 5 20 100

2 10 22 110

4 20 24 120

6 30 26 130

8 40 28 140

10 50 30 150

12 60 40 200

14 70 60 300

16 80 80 400

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The licence key for Lb BSC/ US U-TDOA Commercial Method covers the first BSSLAPU-TDOA Request message for commercial location procedure (initiated with the LbCommercial CITA Method). The rest of the BSSLAP U-TDOA Request messagesrelated to the same location procedure are not counted to capacity. The limiting is donewhen a BSSLAP U-TDOA Request is received from the Lb interface. If the capacity isexceeded, the BSC responds to the request with a BSSLAP Reject (in which the causeis congestion). Furthermore, the counter NBR OF UTDOA REQ REJ BY LIC (078028)is incremented by one for every Lb BSC/ US U-TDOA Commercial Method requestrejected because the licence key has been exceeded.

This licence key requires that FIFILE parameters LB_USAGE, LB_PLUS (if needed),UTDOA_SUPPORT, and UTDOA_COMMERCIAL are set on. It also requires that the l icencekey for Lb Commercial CITA Method has been installed successfully.

Two alarms are used to indicate exceptional conditions in Lb interface licence key use. Alarm 3295 LICENCE CAPACITY EXCEEDED is used for informing the operator that a

capacity licence key has been exceeded and the first LCS event has been blocked. Alarm 3294 LICENCE CAPACITY WARNING is used for informing the operator that90% of the capacity of a licence key for the 24-hour period has been used. Both alarmscontain information on which licence key has been exceeded.

For more information, see Location Services in BSC and Activating and testingBSS11114: Lb interface to BSC .

Double Power TRX for 2G BTS (BSS20870)

The licence key for Double Power TRX for 2G BTS is capacity-based. The licence keysets a limit to the number of TRXs that can be configured as double power TRXs or intel-ligent downlink diversity (IDD) TRXs.

A TRX is seen as a double power TRX if the value of the parameter dual TRX usage(DTRX) is other than 0.

If the total count of double power and IDD TRXs is exceeded or the licence key hasexpired, BCF, BTS and TRX unlocking is denied in case of double power and IDD TRXs.

To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, the parameter dualTRX usage (DTRX) needs to have value 0.

For more information, see Double Power TRX for 2G BTS .

Downlink Dual Carrier (BSS21228)

The licence key for Downlink Dual Carrier is capacity-based.

When the licence key expires or the state of the licence key is set to OFF or CONF:

• No new DLDC enabled BTSs can be unlocked • No new BCFs that contain DLDC enabled BTSs can be unlocked • GPRS cannot be enabled in the segments that contain DLDC enabled BTSs • DLDC cannot be enabled to new BTSs • No new TRXs can be unlocked in normal area GPRS enabled TRXs which are under

DLDC enabled BTS. Already DLDC enabled BTSs remain DLDC enabled as longas they are in unlocked state and GPRS is enabled.

Disable Internal Handover

When the Disable internal handover licence key is valid, the feature state can be set to

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‘ON’ , MSC HO Control Enabled SEG-level parameter values 0 (ND), 1 ( Y) , and 2(N) defines whether all handovers of the segment are not controlled by the MSC or not.

When the licence key is not valid, the feature state is 'OFF'.When the feature is disabled

or the licence key expires, the feature is disabled automatically.Dual Transfer Mode (BSS20088, BSS30100)

The licence key for Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) is an on/off type of licence key. After thelicence key is installed and the DTM feature state is set to 'ON', DTM can be enabled insegment level with parameter DTM Enabled (DENA) .

If the licence key for DTM expires, parameter DTM enabled (DENA) will be disabled.

For more information, see Dual Transfer Mode .

Dynamic Frequency and Channel Allocation (BSS11052)

The licence key for Dynamic Frequency and Channel Allocation (DFCA) is capacity-

based. The licence key sets a limit to the number of DFCA TRXs. A TRX is seen as a DFCA TRX if the BTS parameter DFCA mode (DMOD) has value 2(DFCA hopping) and the TRX parameter DFCA indication (DFCA) has value Y(TRX is a DFCA TRX).

If the DFCA TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, BCF, BTS and TRXunlocking is denied in case of DFCA TRXs.

To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, parameter DFCAmode (DMOD) needs to have value 0 (off) or 1 (standby), or parameter DFCAindication (DFCA) needs to have value N (TRX is a non-DFCA TRX).

For more information, see Dynamic Frequency and Channel Allocation .

EDGE (BSS10091)

The licence key for EDGE is capacity-based. The licence key sets a limit to the numberof EDGE TRXs. The count of the EDGE TRXs is checked in segment modification ifthere are unlocked BTSs in the segment and GPRS has been enabled in the segment.In addition, the count is checked when unlocking BCF, BTS, and TRX.

A TRX is seen as an EDGE TRX if parameters GPRS enabled TRX (GTRX), GPRSenabled (GENA), and EGPRS enabled (EGENA) are enabled.

If the EDGE TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, BCF, BTS and TRXunlocking is denied in case of EDGE TRXs.

To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, the parameter

EGPRS enabled (EGENA) needs to have value N (disabled).

Energy Saving Mode for BCCH TRX (BSS20958)

The licence key for Energy Saving Mode for BCCH TRX is an on/off type of licence key.Once the licence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'ON', it is possibleto enable/activate the feature in Segment level with an MML command.

For more information, see BSS20958: Energy Saving Mode for BCCH TRX FeatureDescription .

Extended Cell Range for UltraSite BTS and CS (BSS11102, BSS20882)

The licence keys for Extended Cell Range for UltraSite BTS and CS are capacity-based.

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A TRX is seen as an E-TRX if the parameter E-TRX type (ETRX) has the value E (E-TRX).

If the E-TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, BCF, BTS and TRX

unlocking is denied in case of E-TRXs.To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, the parameter E-TRX type (ETRX) needs to have the value N (normal TRX).

For more information, see Extended Cell and Extended Cell Range .

Extended Cell for GPRS/EDGE (BSS20094)

The licence key for Extended Cell for GPRS/EDGE is capacity-based. The licence keysets a limit to the number of EGTCH TRXs in the extended cell of an UltraSite or FlexiEDGE BTS.

A TRX is seen as an EGTCH TRX if the parameters extended cell GPRS/EDGEenabled (EXGENA) , GPRS enabled TRX (GTRX) and GPRS enabled (GENA) have the value Y and the parameter E-TRX type (ETRX) has the value E.

If the EGTCH TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, BCF, BTS andTRX unlocking is denied in case of EGTCH TRXs.

To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, the parameterextended cell GPRS/EDGE enabled (EXGENA) needs to have the value N.

For more information, see Extended Cell for GPRS/EDGE .

Extended Dynamic Allocation and High Multislot Classes (BSS20089, BSS20084)

The licence keys for Extended Dynamic Allocation (EDA) and High Multislot Classes(HMC) are time-based on/off type of licence keys. You can activate EDA and HMC capa-

bility by installing the licence key and the PCU2 licence key and changing the state ofthe features.

EDA and HMC can be activated only in PCU2s that are not in the same BCSU track withPCU1s.

Because the power reduction control related RNW parameters must be available evenif EDA and HMC are deactivated, the optionality of the parameters is controlled by theGPRS licence key.

Flexi BSC (BSS21149)

The use of Flexi BSC is controlled by capacity-based 1TRX Basic SW licence key. Thecapacity unit of the licence key is TRX. This licence key is BSC specific, therefore it is

not restricted to a certain BCSU unit. If a BSC3i 1000/2000 has been upgraded to a FlexiBSC also 200TRX Basic SW licence key and 90TRX Upgrade Basic SW licence key canbe used.

2G TRX Automatic Power Down (BSS20984)

The licence key for 2G TRX Automatic Power Down is an on/off type of licence key. Withthis feature BSC will automatically shut Dual TRXs down when traffic is low in thesegment with Flexi EDGE BTS. If the feature state is 'ON' in the BSC it can be enabledfor all Segments where at least one Flexi EDGE BTS is configured.

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2G TRX Manual Power Down (BSS21261)

The licence key for Flexi EDGE Dual TRX Manual Power Down is an on/off type oflicence key. Once the licence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'ON',

it is possible to power up and power down the Dual TRXs of a Flexi EDGE BTS with anMML command.

If the licence key expires, the MML command is disabled. The TRXs that are powereddown can be powered up with TRX lock/unlock.

For more information, see 2G TRX manual power down in Radio Network Recovery andState Management .

Flexi EDGE transmission (BSS21129, BSS30280, BSS30285, BSS30305)

Flexi EDGE integrated transmission licence management in the BSC includes the fol-lowing licenced features:

• 2G Flexi Abis over IP/Ethernet • 2G Flexi Abis TRS Grooming • 2G Flexi Additional 2 E1/T1 • 2G Flexi TRS Loop Protection

All licence keys are capacity-based. The licence keys set a limit for the number of FlexiEDGE BTSs or, in the case of Flexi EDGE Additional 2 E1/T1, for the number of addi-tional E1/T1 interfaces.

For more information, see Activating and Testing BSS30305: 2G Flexi Abis overIP/Ethernet, BSS30285: 2G Flexi Additional 2 E1/T1, BSS21129: 2G Flexi TRS AbisGrooming, and BSS30280: 2G Flexi TRS Loop Protection .

Flexi EDGE TRX software support (BSS20212)

The use of Flexi EDGE TRX software is controlled by a capacity licence key. The licencekey sets a limit for unlocked Flexi EDGE TRX count. Flexi EDGE TRX is a TRX underFlexi EDGE BTS. Operator cannot create or modify Flexi EDGE BTS without the licencekey.

Flexi Multiradio TRX HW Activation (BSS21403)

The use of Flexi Multiradio TRX HW Activation software is controlled by a capacitylicence key. The licence key sets a limit for unlocked Flexi Multiradio TRX count. FlexiMultiradio TRX is a TRX under Flexi Multiradio BTS. Operator cannot create or modifyFlexi Multiradio BTS without the licence key.

When feature state is ON or CONF Flexi Multiradio BTS site type can be created or mod-ified. User can unlock TRXs of Flexi Multiradio BTS if the feature state is ON and licencecapacity is not exceeded. Only TRXs of Flexi Multiradio BTS which are unlocked arecounted as used capacity.

Gb over IP (BSS11110)

The licence key for Gb over Internet protocol (IP) is capacity-based. The licence key setsa limit to the number of PCUs to which IP network service element (NSEs) can be con-figured. The capacity is checked when creating an IP network service-virtual link (NS-VL) for a NSE.

If the capacity is exceeded or the licence key has expired, new IP NS-VLs cannot becreated.

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GPRS (BSS09006, BSS20929)

The licence key for GPRS is capacity-based. The licence key sets a limit to the numberof GPRS TRXs. The count of the GPRS TRXs is checked in segment modification if

there are unlocked BTSs in the segment and GPRS has been enabled in the segment.In addition, the count is checked when unlocking BCF, BTS, and TRX.

The maximum GPRS TRX capacity is calculated by adding the TRX capacities of EDGElicence key and GPRS licence key together.

A TRX is seen as a GPRS TRX if parameters GPRS enabled TRX (GTRX) and GPRSenabled (GENA) are enabled.

If the GPRS TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, BCF, BTS and TRXunlocking is denied in case of GPRS TRXs.

To unlock while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired, one or both of theparameters GPRS enabled TRX (GTRX) and GPRS enabled (GENA) needs to havevalue N (disabled).

For GPRS to work, one or both of the first generation PCU (PCU1) or second generationPCU (PCU2) licences must be installed.

GPRS/EDGE Support for PGSM-EGSM BTS (BSS21026)

The licence key for GPRS/EDGE Support for PGSM-EGSM BTS is an on/off type oflicence key. Once the licence key is installed and the feature state set to 'CONF' or 'ON',the functionality can be configured.

If the licence key expires, the GPRS/EDGE data traffic via GPRS Enabled non-BCCHTRXs in the PGSM900-EGSM900 BTS are not possible any more. If the BCCH is on thePGSM900 frequency in a RF hopping PGSM900-EGSM900 BTS, next TRX and the

BTS unlocking is prevented.If licence key expires, changes to BTS configuration are needed. You should thereforedeactivate the feature in the BTS before licence key expiry as described in ActivatingGPRS/EDGE Support for PGSM-EGSM BTS .

For more information, see PGSM900-EGSM900 Cell in BSC .

Improved Clear Request Suppression

The licence key for Improved Clear Request Suppression is an on/off type of licencekey. The feature is automatically in use in BSC when the feature state in licence man-agement is ‘ON’. The feature is deactivated by changing the licence state to ‘OFF’ or‘CONF’.

If the licence key expires, the feature is disabled automatically.

IMSI-Based Handover (BSS12158)

The licence key for IMSI-Based Handover (IBHO) is an on/off type of licence key. TheIMSI-Based Handover in BSC can be activated if IBHO licence key has been installedand it has not expired.

GSM-WCDMA Interworking (ISHO) must be active in the BSC before IMSI-based GSM-WCDMA handover can be activated for a GSM cell. ISHO is activated when the FIFILEparameter ISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC is set on.

BCF and BTS unlocking is prevented if the IBHO licence key has expired and IBHO hasbeen enabled in the cell. To unlock while the licence key is expired, parameters IBHOGSM enabled (IGE) and IBHO WCDMA enabled (IWE) must be set to value N.









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For more information, see IMSI-Based Handover under Feature descriptions.

Increased Dynamic SDCCH Capacity (BSS21113)

The licence key for Increased Dynamic SDCCH Capacity is an on/off type of licence key.Once the licence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'ON', the maximumnumber of SDCCH channels for each TRX increases from 16 to 24 or 32, depending onthe type of the TRX.

Dynamic SDCCH must be active in the BSC before Increased Dynamic SDCCHCapacity can be activated.

If the licence key expires, the additional SDDCH channels are automatically reconfig-ured back to traffic channels as they are released.

For more information, see Dynamic SDCCH .

Instant QoS Signalling

The licence key for Instant QoS Signalling is an on/off type of licence key. It controls thefeature on BSC level. Once the licence key is installed and the feature state is set to’ON’, BSC starts to apply the Instant QoS Signalling feature.

When the feature is activated, PCU allocates only 1 TSL for a DL TBF if the Logical LinkControl (LLC) Protocol Data Units (PDUs) to be transferred are tagged (Service ClassIndicator 0x11 received in BSSGP DL-UNITDATA PDUs).

The feature is deactivated by changing the licence state to ‘OFF’ or ’CONF’. If thelicence key expires, feature is deactivated automatically.

Inter-System Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection (BSS20394)

The licence key for Inter-system Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection (IS-NCCR) is an

on/off type of licence key. In addition to NCCR and IS-NCCR licence keys, IS-NCCRrequires that the FIFILE parameter ISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC is active. Once the licencekeys are installed and the state of the IS-NCCR feature is set to 'ON', IS-NCCR can beenabled with parameter WCDMA FDD NCCR enabled (WFNE) .

If the licence key for IS-NCCR expires, the parameter WCDMA FDD NCCR enabled(WFNE) is disabled.

For more information, see Inter-System Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection .

ISHO acceleration via Iur-g (BSS21528)

The licence key for the feature ISHO acceleration via Iur-g is an on/off type of licencekey.

The Iur-g interface and BSC-RNC SPCs must be configured for the feature to work.

The feature is deactivated when the SCCP signaling point in both the network elementsis removed OR when the feature license is set OFF.

Load Based AMR Packing (BSS21154)

The licence key for Load Based AMR Packing is an on/off type of licence key. Once thelicence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'ON', the AMR-specific loadthresholds are used when allocating half rate for AMR calls.

If the licence key expires, the same load thresholds are used for both AMR and non- AMR calls.












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Load reporting via Iur-G (BSS21527)

The licence key for the feature Load reporting via Iur-G is an on/off type of licence key.

The Iur-g interface and BSC-RNC SPCs must be configured for the feature to work.

The feature is deactivated when the SCCP signaling point in both the network elementsis removed OR when the feature license is set to OFF state.

Long Reach TSL (2G BTS) (BSS21274)

The licence key for Long Reach TSL (2G BTS) is an on/off type of licence key. Once thelicence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'CONF' or 'ON', long reachTSLs can be configured to the BCCH TRX of Flexi EDGE BTS.

If the licence key expires, the functionality is deactivated in the next BCCHBCF/BTS/TRX lock/unlock.

For more information, see Extended Cell Range and Activating and Testing BSS21274:Long Reach TSL (2G BTS) .

LTE System Information w/ MML (BSS21529)

The licence key for LTE System Information w/ MML is an on/off type of licence key.Once the licence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'CONF' or 'ON',LTE adjacent cell and segment level LTE cell reselection parameters are made visiblefor configuration. Once the feature state is ON and LTE adjacent cells are configured,an MS can make autonomous cell reselection from the GSM/EDGE cell to LTE cell.

If the licence is set to OFF, LTE adjacent cell and priority parameters will not be visiblein user interface and an MS can not make cell reselection from the GSM/EDGE to LTEcell.

Market Expansion Toolkit (BSS20869) The licence key for Market Expansion Toolkit is an on/off type of licence key.

If the licence key expires, the functionality is deactivated.

For more information, see Radio Resource Pre-emption and Queuing .

Maximum MS TX Power During E911 Location (BSS21041)

The licence key for Maximum MS TX Power During E911 Location is an on/off type oflicence key. If the licence key expires, feature use is denied.

Merged P-&E-GSM900 (BSS21238)

The licence key for Merged P-&E-GSM900 is an on/off type of licence key. The usageof this feature is controlled with SEG level parameter Merged PGSM and EGSM enabled(MPE). This parameter will be displayed to the operator only if the licence is active andthe feature state in ON/CONF.

Multipoint A Interface (BSS20092)

The licence key for Multipoint A Interface is an on/off type of licence key. Multipoint Ainterface feature is activated in BSC when the feature state of the licence key is 'ON' andthe parameter CS_NRI_LENGTH value is set greater than zero.

Licence key expiry in the BSC leads to the deactivation of the feature. The licence keystate is changed to 'CONF' and the parameter CS_NRI_LENGTH is automatically set tovalue 0 (zero). The licence key is deactivated when the parameter CS_NRI_LENGTH is











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set 0 (zero), and the feature is not usable. After this, the default SPC of MSC is usedand all new connections are established only to it.

For more information, see Multipoint A Interface .

Multipoint Gb Interface (BSS20086)

The licence key for Multipoint Gb Interface is an on/off type of licence key. Once thelicence key is installed and the feature state set to 'CONF' or 'ON', it is possible to defineseveral NSEs for each PSE, and configure the parameters related to Multipoint Gb Inter-face.

If the licence key expires, the feature state changes to 'CONF' and new mobile stationsare assigned only to the default NSE.

For more information, see Multipoint Gb Interface .

Network-Assisted Cell Change (BSS11506)

The licence key for Network-Assisted Cell Change (NACC) is an on/off type of licencekey. Once the licence key is installed and the feature state set to 'ON', NACC can beenabled with parameter NACC enabled (NACC) .

If the licence key for NACC expires, the parameter NACC enabled (NACC) will be dis-abled.

For more information on NACC, see Network-Assisted Cell Change .

Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection (BSS11112)

The licence key for Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection (NCCR) is an on/off type oflicence key. Once the licence key is installed and the feature state set to 'ON', NCCRcan be enabled with parameter NCCR control mode (NCM).

If the licence key for NCCR expires, parameters NCCR control mode (NCM) andWCDMA FDD NCCR enabled (WFNE) will be disabled.

For more information on NCCR, see Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection .

OSI over TCP/IP (BSS30340)

The licence key for OSI over TCP/IP is an on/off type of licence key. In case the licencekey expires, the feature is disabled and OSI connections need to be reconfigured.

Packet Control Unit (PCU2) Pooling (BSS20106)

The licence key for Packet Control Unit (PCU2) Pooling is an on/off type of licence key.Once the licence key is installed and the feature state is set to 'ON', it is possible to add

or move PCUs to a Packet Service Entity (PSE).If the licence key expires, new PCUs cannot be added or moved to PSEs.

For more information, see Packet Control Unit (PCU2) Pooling .

Packet Data Optimisation Package (BSS20432)

The licence key for Packet Data Optimisation Package is an on/off type of licence key.Once the licence key is installed and the feature state is set to 'ON', it is possible to startthe PCU Utilisation measurement and use the optional counters in other measurements.














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Paging coordination in BSC (BSS20738)

The licence key for Paging coordination is time-based on/off type licence key. Once thelicence key is installed and the feature state is set to 'ON', modify the BSC specific

PAFILE parameter Network Mode of Operation (NMO) from NMO I to NMO II (with MMLcommand ZEGP). This feature will be activated after approximately five minutes ofchanging the PAFILE parameter.

If the activation fails then alarm 1347 'CS PAGING COORDINATION ACTIVA-TION/DEACTIVATION FAILED’ is set.


This feature can also be deactivated manually by modifying Network Mode of Operationfrom NMO II to NMO I (with MML command ZEGP).This feature will be deactivated afterapproximately five minutes of changing the PAFILE parameter.

Radio Link Timeout Parameter for AMR HR (BSS20974)

The licence key for Radio Link Timeout Parameter for AMR HR is an on/off type oflicence key. Once the licence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'ON',it is possible to use the parameter AMR HR radio link timeout .

If the licence key expires, the parameter is disabled and the parameter AMR radiolink timeout is used for both AMR FR and AMR HR calls.


Robust AMR Signalling (BSS20872)

The licence key for Robust AMR Signalling is an on/off type of licence key. It covers thefollowing features that can be activated separately once the licence key is installed:

• FACCH and SACCH repetition for repeated ACCH capable mobiles on AMR • FACCH repetition for legacy mobiles on AMR FR • FACCH repetition for legacy mobiles on AMR HR • FACCH power increment • AMR Robust Signaling Measurement

If the licence key expires, the use of all four features is denied. AMR Signalling Measure-ment is stopped in case it is active.

For more information, see Robust AMR Signalling .

SDCCH and PS Data on DFCA TRX (BSS21161)

The licence key for SDCCH and PS Data on DFCA TRX is an on/off type of licence key.

When the licence key is active:

• GPRS can be used on DFCA TRX • SDCCH can be used on DFCA TRX • TRX Priority in TCH allocation (TRP) supports preference for DFCA TRX • DFCA MA list usage (CS,PS) can be used with DFCA MA lists • Pre-emption functionality is used on DFCA TRX

For more information, see BSS21161:SDCCH and PS Data on DFCA TRX Featuredescription .

Secured O&M IP Connections (BSS20980)

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Service Quality Based WCDMA Access (BSS30365)

The licence key for Service Quality Based WCDMA Access is an on/off type of licencekey. It covers the following features that can be activated separately once the licence

key is installed: • CPICH RSCP Based Criterion for 2G to 3G Cell Reselection • Mobile Specific Channel Release Message • WCDMA Neighbour Cell Reporting Enhancement

GSM-WCDMA Interworking (ISHO) must be active in the BSC before Service QualityBased WCDMA Access can be configured. ISHO is activated when the FIFILE param-eter ISHO_SUPPORT_IN_BSC is set on.

If the licence key expires, the use of all three features is deactivated.

For more information, see GSM-WCDMA Interworking .

Single Antenna Interference Cancellation (BSS2082)

Single Antenna Interference Cancellation (SAIC) is an optional feature, which is con-trolled by a BSC level On/Off licence key. The operator can activate the feature byinstalling the licence key and then changing the feature state to 'ON'.

Licence expiry in the BSC leads to the deactivation of the feature.

SAIC has the following dependencies to other licensed software in the BSC:

• DFCA needs to be enabled for DFCA SAIC optimization to work. • When AMR speech codec is used together with SAIC, AMR-specific SAIC counters

are updated in the AMR RX Quality measurement.

Single MA list for EGSM and PGSM (BSS21165)

The licence key for Single MA list for EGSM and PGSM is an on/off type of licence key.Once the licence key is installed and the state of the feature is set to 'ON', it is possibleto use RF hopping with PGSM900 and EGSM900 frequencies in same MA list in a BTS.

If the licence key expires, feature use is denied.

Smart Resource Adaptation

The licence key for Smart Resource Adaptation is an on/off type of licence key. Itcontrols the feature on BSC level. Once the licence key is installed and the feature stateis set to ‘ON’, BSC starts to apply the Smart Resource Adaptation feature.

When the feature is activated, PCU allocates only 1 TSL for a DL TBF if the LLC PDUsto be transferred are short in size (less than 250 bytes). The feature improves the PSefficiency in the networks where, Smart Phone type of applications dominate the PSdata traffic.

The feature is deactivated by changing the licence state to ‘OFF’ or ‘CONF’. If thelicence key expires, feature is deactivated automatically.

Soft Channel Capacity (BSS30080)

The licence key for Soft Channel Capacity is capacity-based. The Soft Channels arelicensed according to the TRX count (8 TCHs/1 TRX licence key). The Soft Channelcount depends on Soft Channel Capacity licence keys in BSC and AMR Half Ratelicence key in BSC. Soft Channels have to be AMR HR channels.

The count of the Soft Channels is checked when BCF, BTS, TRX, or RTSL is unlocked.If the count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, the operation is denied.





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For more information, see Soft Channel Capacity in BSC .

Space Time Interference Rejection Combination (BSS20494)

The licence key for Space Time Interference Rejection Combination (STIRC) iscapacity-based. The licence key sets a limit on the number of TRXs under STIRC-enabled BTS(s) in the BSC. The count of the STIRC TRXs is checked in BTS modifica-tion, when STIRC enabling is in case. In addition, the count of STIRC TRXs is checkedin BCF, BTS, and TRX unlocks.

A TRX is seen as an STIRC TRX, if the BTS parameter STIRC enabled has value Y(enabled). If the STIRC TRX count is exceeded or the licence key has expired, thenSTIRC enabling via BTS modification and BCF, BTS, and TRX unlocks are denied incase of STIRC TRXs.

To unlock the BCF/BTS/TRX while the count is exceeded or the licence key is expired,the BTS parameter STIRC enabled needs to have value N (disabled).

Statistics for SIGTRAN (BSS21170)

The licence key for Statistics for SIGTRAN is an on/off type of licence key. If the licencekeys expire, feature use is denied. Once the licence key is installed and the feature stateof Statistics for SIGTRAN is set to 'ON', M3UA Association Set Measurement can beactivated.

Tandem Free Operation for AMR (BSS21118)

The licence key for Tandem Free Operation for AMR is a TRX based capacity licencekey, which is on/off controlled in the BSC.

When the licence key is valid and licenced capacity > 0, AMR TFO can be used for allNB-AMR calls. If the licence key expires, TFO is not started for new NB-AMR calls orafter handover.

For more information, see Wideband AMR and Tandem Free Operation for AMR .

TD-SCDMA Incoming HO Support (BSS30315)

The licence key for TD-SCDMA Incoming HO Support is an on/off type of licence key.Once the licence key is installed and the TD-SCDMA Incoming HO feature state is setto 'ON', TD-SCDMA Incoming HO is enabled in the BSC.

If the licence key for TD-SCDMA Incoming HO for Idle Mode expires, the functionalitywill be deactivated in the BSC.

For more information, see GSM - TD-SCDMA Interworking .

TD-SCDMA Interworking for Idle Mode (BSS30320)

The licence key for TD-SCDMA Interworking for Idle Mode is an on/off type of licencekey. The TD-SCDMA Interworking for Idle Mode feature is activated in the BSC once thefeature state is set to 'ON'.

The sending of TD-SCDMA idle mode controlling data is activated for a cell when thelicence key state is 'ON' and the value of the parameter threshold to searchUTRAN cells (QSRI) or GPRS threshold to search UTRAN cells (QSRP) is set smaller than 15.

If the licence key for TD-SCDMA Interworking for Idle Mode expires, the BSC sets thefeature state to 'CONF' and stops sending TD-SCDMA neighbour information to the

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For more information, see GSM - TD-SCDMA Interworking .

Wideband AMR (BSS20960)

The licence key for Wideband AMR is capacity-based. This licence key enables 100simultaneous WB-AMR calls in one BSC. After the licence key expires or the featurestate is set to CONF/OFF, WB-AMR can not be enabled in new BTSs and BSC does notselect anymore WB-AMR speech codec for new calls and in case of hand over.

When Wideband AMR licence key expires or before changing Wideband AMR featurestate to CONF/OFF, Wideband AMR codec mode set (ACMS) must be set to disabledto make next BCF/BTS/TRX unlock successful.

For more information, see Wideband AMR and Tandem Free Operation for AMR .

Wideband AMR Capacity Licence (BSS21312)

Each one of these license keys provides 100 additional simultaneous WB-AMR calls perBSC regardless of TRX number once installed and turned to ON state. Both Wideband

AMR Capacity Licence and Wideband AMR need to be activated to have more than 100simultaneous WB AMR calls.

Wireless Priority Service (BSS11149)

The licence key for Wireless Priority Service (WPS) is an on/off type of licence key. Ifthe licence key for WPS expires, the functionality will be deactivated.

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3 User interface of licence management in BSCMMLs

Licence keys are managed with the following MML:

• Licence and Feature Handling (W7)

Counters

The following measurement contains counters related to licence management:

• 78 Position Based Services Measurement (counters 78024, 78027, 78028)

Error codes

The following error codes are related to licence management:

• Adjustable Intelligent Shutdown:

• ADJUSTABLE INTELLIGENT SHUTDOWN FOR FLEXI EDGE BTS NOT INUSE IN BSC

• ADJUSTABLE INTELLIGENT SHUTDOWN FOR TALK-FAM-ILY/METRO/ULTRA BTS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• AMR Full Rate: • AMR FR FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• AMR Half Rate: • AMR HR CAPACITY FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • AMR HR TRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• AMR Progressive Power Control: • PPC FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• CS3&CS4: • CS3 CS4 FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • CS3&CS4 TRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• Double Power TRX for Flexi EDGE BTS: • DPTRX LICENCE NOT IN USE IN BSC • DPTRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• Downlink Dual Carrier: • DLDC FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • DLDC CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED • DLDC CANNOT BE ENABLED WITHOUT EGPRS ENABLED IN BTS

• Dynamic Frequency and Channel Allocation: • DFCA FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • DFCA TRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• EDGE: • GPRS AND EDGE FEATURES ARE NOT IN USE IN BSC • EDGE TRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• Energy Saving mode for BCCH TRX: • ENERGY SAVING MODE FOR BCCH TRX FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• Extended Cell for GPRS/EDGE: • EXTENDED CELL FOR GPRS/EDGE FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN THE BSC • MAX EGTCH TRX LIMIT OF EXTENDED CELL FOR GPRS/EDGE LICENCE

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• Extended Cell for UltraSite BTS and Flexi EDGE BTS: • INVALID EXTENDED CELL RADIUS, OR EXTENDED CELL FEATURE NOT

IN USE IN BSC

• ETRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED • Gb over IP:

• FEATURE GB OVER IP IS NOT INSTALLED OR NOT ACTIVE IN THE BSC • CAPACITY LICENCE OF FEATURE GB OVER IP IS TRYING TO BE

EXCEEDED • GPRS:

• GPRS AND EDGE FEATURES ARE NOT IN USE IN BSC • GPRS OR EDGE TRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• GPRS/EDGE Support for PGSM-EGSM BTS: • RF HOPPING ALLOWED PARAMETER CANNOT HAVE ‘NO’-VALUE

WITHOUT GPRS/EDGE SUPPORT FOR PGSM-EGSM BTS OPTION • RF HOP CANNOT BE USED FOR A PGSM-EGSM BTS WITH PGSM BCCH

WITHOUT CORRECT LICENCE • IMSI-Based Handover (IBHO):

• IBHO FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • INTER SYSTEM HANDOVER FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• Inter-system Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection (IS-NCCR): • ISNCCR FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• Long Reach TSL (Flexi EDGE BTS): • LONG REACH TSL FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN THE BSC

• Multipoint Gb Interface:

• MULTIPOINT GB FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • PCU2 LICENCE DOES NOT EXIST OR IT IS IN WRONG STATE

• Network-Controlled Cell Re-selection (NCCR): • NCCR FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• Network Assisted Cell Change (NACC): • NACC FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC

• OSI over TCP/IP • LICENCE IS NOT VALID

• PCU and PCU2: • PCU CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED • PCU2 CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED • PCU LICENCE DOES NOT EXIST OR IS IN WRONG STATE • PCU AND PCU2 CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• Packet Control Unit (PCU2) Pooling: • PCU2 POOLING FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • GPRS OR EDGE TRX CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED

• Packet Data Optimisation Package: • PACKET DATA OPTIMISATION PACKAGE FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSCk

• SDCCH and PS Data on DFCA TRX: • ONLY RF OR DFCA HOPPING IS ALLOWED ON BTS WITH GPRS ENABLED

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• ALL NON-BCCH TRXS MUST BE DFCA TRXS IN BTS THAT HAS GPRSDFCA TRX OR SDCCH DFCA TRX

• NO MORE THAN ONE PS DFCA MA LIST IS ALLOWED FOR BCCH BTS

• ONE ATTACHED PS DFCA MA LIST REQUIRED FOR THE BTS • BTS SOFTWARE DOES NOT SUPPORT SDCCH AND PS DATA CHANNELS

ON DFCA TRX FEATURE • PCU2 REQUIRED IN BCSU TRACK WITH GPRS DFCA TRX • DCCH AND PS DATA CHANNELS ON DFCA TRX FEATURE NOT IN USE IN

BSC • SDCCH AND PS DATA CHANNELS ON DFCA TRX FEATURE NOT IN USE IN

BSC • ONE ATTACHED DFCA MA LIST FOR CS USE REQUIRED FOR THE BTS • A FREQUENCY IS ON TWO DFCA MA LISTS

• Service Quality Based WCDMA Access:

• PARAMETER FDD REPORTING THRESHOLD 2 NOT IN USE IN BSC • PARAMETER FDD RSCP MIN NOT IN USE IN BSC

• Single MA list for EGSM and PGSM: • PGSM AND EGSM FREQUENCIES CANNOT BE IN SAME MA LIST

WITHOUT CORRECT LICENCE • RF HOP CANNOT BE USED FOR A PGSM EGSM BTS WITH PGSM BCCH

WITHOUT CORRECT LICENCE • Soft channel capacity:

• SOFT CHANNEL CAPACITY LICENCE EXCEEDED • SOFT CHANNEL CAPACITY FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • AMOUNT OF SOFT CHANNELS IN BSC EXCEEDS AMR HR LICENCE

CAPACITY • TD-SCDMA Incoming HO Support and TD-SCDMA Interworking for Idle Mode:

• TD-SCDMA IW OPTION IS NOT IN USE IN BSC • Wideband AMR:

• AMR-WB with TFO FEATURE IS NOT IN USE IN THE BSC • MAX AMR-WB TRX LIMIT OF AMR-WB LICENCE EXCEEDED • BCF SW DOES NOT SUPPORT AMR-WB FEATURE

Alarms

The following alarms are related to licence keys for Location Services:

• 3294 LICENCE CAPACITY WARNING • 3295 LICENCE CAPACITY EXCEEDED

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Installing licence keys in the network element

4 Installing licence keys in the network elementThe following instructions show how to install licence keys in the network element byusing the MML interface. There may also be support in the network management tools,like NetAct, to manage the licence keys of the NE in question. However, other ways thanMML are outside the scope of this document.

The licence key files are transferred to the network element with FTP, FTAM, or on adisk, and stored to the LICENCE subdirectory under the root directory on the networkelement's hard disk. The licence keys are then installed with an MML command.

g Set the transfer method in the FTP client to binary when transferring XML files to the NE.

In the installation command, you can define the state(s) of the feature(s) covered by thelicence key. Depending on the feature, the feature state setting may either control theoperational feature activity (active/inactive) or control the administrational feature state:

whether the feature is allowed to be activated and configured. So the state setting canhave two different meanings:

• If the feature is set to the OFF state, it is inactive after the licence key installation orfeature configuration and activation are not permitted.

• If the feature is set to the CONFIG state, it is active after the installation (but doesnot yet offer or use services) or feature configuration is permitted.

• If the feature is set to the ON state, it is active after the installation and is fully func-tional (unless the functionality has been restricted for some parts in the licence key)or feature activation is permitted.

Some features that need to be configured before they are taken into use have to be setinto the CONFIG state in the installation. For more information on the required initialstate of each licensed feature and the feature activation process, see the correspondingFeature Activation Manual.

If the licence key to be installed is a continuation licence key or a new increment to acapacity licence key, and the feature states are not defined in the installation command,the system keeps the features in the same state in which they currently are.

licence key expiration warning time determines how long in advance the system gives awarning ( 3269 — licence key EXPIRATION WARNING) that the licence key is about toexpire. The shortest possible warning period is 7 days, and the longest possible periodis 90 days. Default is 30 days.

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Define the warning time so that there is enough time, between the warning and the expi-ration of the licence key, to order and install a continuation licence key or to make a con-trolled inactivation of the feature(s) covered by the licence key. If the expiration of alicence key causes an uncontrolled rampdown of feature(s), this may result in seriousmalfunctioning of the network element.

When the installation of the licence key is ready, the licence key file is copied from theLICENCE subdirectory (under the root directory) to the SW build main directory (to aLICENCE subdirectory), and the file in the LICENCE subdirectory under the root direc-tory is deleted. The system makes these copy and delete operations automatically, no

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Do not change the format of the licence key file when installing it in the network element!

If the file is stored in some other than XML format, the system does not recognise it whenyou try to interrogate or modify data related to the file. Only XML licence key file interro-gation is allowed.

Do not change the licence key file name, or modify the contents of the file, and do notopen the XML file with text editor (because the editor might try to convert the file andthen autosave it). Modifications of the licence key file may stop the feature(s) from func-tioning.

Before you start

Check the required initial state(s) of the feature(s) covered by the licence key (see thecorresponding Feature Activation Manual).

Make sure that all computer units are in normal working condition.

Steps

Transfer the licence key file to the network element.

Transfer the licence key file to the network element with FTP, FTAM, or on a disk.

2 Store the licence key file to the licence key directory.

Store the file to the LICENCE directory under the root directory on the network element'shard disk.

g The licence key file must be saved to the hard disk in capital letters. The MML commandalso requires capital letters.

3 Install the licence (W7L).

The licence file name is given in the installation command without the file extension(.XML). If no licence file name is given, the system installs all licence keys found in theLICENCE directory.

To install the licence(s), give the following command:

ZW7L:<licence file name(s)>:<initial state>;

4 Set licence expiration warning time (W7E).

To set the warning time, give the following command:

ZW7E:<licence code(s)>:<warning period length>;

The licence code(s) can be found in the licence file(s). You can interrogate licence filedata with the W7I command:

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5 Check that the installation succeeded (W7I).

To check that the installed licence keys can be found in the network element, give the

following command:ZW7I :LIC,LIM;

You should get the following kind of printout:

LICENCE INFORMATION:

LICENCE CODE LICENCE NAME--------------------------------------------------------MMLLIC03 Feature A with capacity 100MMLLIC02 Feature BMMLLIC03 Feature A with capacity 100MMLLIC01 Trial licence for Feature C

COMMAND EXECUTED

6 Check feature states (W7I).

To check that the features are in the required initial state, give the following command:

ZW7I :FEA,FULL:FEA=<feature code(s)>;

The feature code(s) can be found based on the licence code. You can interrogatefeature code(s) with the W7I command:

ZW7I :FEA,LIM:LIC=<licence code(s)>;

You should get the following kind of printout:FEATURE INFORMATION:------------------------------------------------------FEATURE CODE:..............4FEATURE NAME:..............An example feature number 4FEATURE STATE:.............OFFFEATURE CAPACITY:..........2000------------------------------------------------------FEATURE CODE:..............3FEATURE NAME:..............An example feature number 3FEATURE STATE:.............CONFIG

FEATURE CAPACITY:..........2000

COMMAND EXECUTED

7 Configure features that require configuration before activation.

For instructions, see the feature's Feature Activation Manual.

8 Activate configured features.

To activate or to enable the activation of the configured features, give the followingcommand:

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g Check the needed steps for the feature activation in the feature's Feature ActivationManual.

9 Check that the activation succeeded(W7I).

To check that the features were activated or that the activation of the feature is enabled,give the following command:



FEATURE INFORMATION:------------------------------------------------------FEATURE CODE:..............4FEATURE NAME:..............An example feature number 4FEATURE STATE:.............ON

FEATURE CAPACITY:..........2000

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Removing licence keys from the network element

5 Removing licence keys from the networkelementThe following instructions show how to remove a licence key from the network element.The licence key to be removed can be an expired or an active one. Before removing anactive licence key, however, make sure that the features covered by the licence keyhave been taken out of use in a controlled way. If you try to remove an active licencekey, the system gives you a warning message and asks you to confirm the 'deletelicence' command.

Steps

Check the licence key's activation status (W7I)

The status of the licence key can be:

• OFF (expired or not active) • LIM (active limited) • UNL (active unlimited)

To check the status, give the following command:

ZW7I :LIC,FULL:LFNAME=<licence file names);

If the licence is unlimited, you should get the following kind of printout:

LICENCE INFORMATION:--------------------------------------------------------------LICENCE CODE:................MMLLIC01

LICENCE NAME:................An unlimited non-capacity licenceLICENCE FILE NAME:...........33477333SERIAL NUMBER:...............FI01234567890ORDER IDENTIFIER:............0123456789CUSTOMER ID:.................12345CUSTOMER NAME:...............Telecommunications Operator Ltd.TARGET NE TYPE:..............NEtypeTARGET ID:...................361544LICENCE STATE:...............ACTIVE UNLIMITEDSTART DATE:..................2004-07-03END DATE:....................2004–08–03EXPIRATION WARNING PERIOD:...20

COMMAND EXECUTED

If the licence is limited, you should get the following kind of printout:

LICENCE CODE:..............TL31LICENCE NAME:..............A limited capacity licence

LICENCE FILE NAME:.........B3470305SERIAL NUMBER:.............0000208023488ORDER IDENTIFIER:..........1234500031CUSTOMER ID:...............12345CUSTOMER NAME:.............Telecommunications Operator Ltd.TARGET NE TYPE:............MSCi





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TARGET ID:.................0LICENCE STATE:.............ACTIVE LIMITEDSTART DATE:................2005-08-22EXPIRATION DATE:...........2006-08-30EXPIRATION WARNING PERIOD:.30LICENCE CAPACITY:..........10000

2 Check the feature states (W7I)

To check that the features covered by the licence key are not active, give the followingcommand:


The feature code(s) can be found in the corresponding Feature Activation Manuals.


FEATURE INFORMATION:---------------------------------------------------FEATURE CODE:...........7FEATURE NAME:...........An example feature number 7FEATURE STATE:..........OFFFEATURE CAPACITY:.......2000---------------------------------------------------FEATURE CODE:...........2FEATURE NAME:...........An example feature number 2FEATURE STATE:..........OFFFEATURE CAPACITY:.......1000

COMMAND EXECUTED

If there are any active features covered by the licence key, check whether they can betaken out of use.

For instructions on how to ramp down an active feature, see the feature's Feature Acti-vation Manual.

3 Inactivate ramped-down features

To inactivate a ramped-down feature, give the following command:

ZW7M:FEA=<feature code(s)>:OFF;

4 Remove the licence key (W7D)

To remove the licence key from the network element, give the following command:

ZW7D:<licence file name>;

g It is possible to delete the licenses, but the user should not do so before deactivating thefeature since it will result in failure of RNW configuration and File based plan validation.

5 Check that the removal succeeded (W7I)

To check that the licence key was removed from the LICENCE directory, give the follow-ing command:









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ZW7I :LIC,LIM:LFNAME=<licence file name>;


NO SUCH LICENCES FOUND

COMMAND EXECUTED





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6 Cleaning the licence key directoryThe following instructions show how to clean the LICENCE directory of obsolete licencekeys (expired licence keys). The cleaning command deletes all obsolete licence keyswhose licence file name is given in the command. If no licence file name is given, allobsolete licences found in the directory are deleted.

Steps

Check obsolete licence keys (W7I)

To list all obsolete licence keys, give the following command:

ZW7I :LIC,FULL:STATE=OFF;

g The state of licence key files (that is: not active, active or expired) depends on thevalidity time defined in the licence key file and the operator cannot change it. However,the state of features depends on the related licence key files and on user selection. Thesystem puts features into CONFIG state if all their licence keys are either not active orexpired. Moreover, the operator can manually select the state of the feature if a validlicence key file exists.

2 Remove obsolete licence keys (W7R)

a) To remove selected obsolete licence keys, give the following command:ZW7R:<licence file name(s)>;

b) To remove all obsolete licence keys found in the LICENCE directory and from thework files, give the following command:ZW7R:;

3 Check that the cleaning succeeded (W7I)

a) To check that the selected obsolete licence keys were removed, give the followingcommand:ZW7I :LIC,FULL:LFNAME=<licence file name(s)>;

b) To check that all obsolete licence keys found in the LICENCE directory wereremoved, give the following command:ZW7I :LIC,FULL:STATE=OFF;













Licence Management in BSCLicence key-controlled feature management trouble-shooting

7 Licence key-controlled feature managementtroubleshootingOld optional feature does not function after software upgrade

The problem is not with the software but with the configuration in licence key manage-ment. A probable cause for the problem is that a feature that has been using parametermanagement for optionality management started to use licence key management foroptional management.

1. Check whether the feature is in the list of licensed features.2. Check whether the licence key has been ordered and installed in the NE.3. Order and install the licence key, if it has not been installed.4. Activate the feature.5. If the feature still does not function, see Section Licence key has been installed but

feature does not function .

Licence key file cannot be installed

A probable cause of the problem is that the licence key file is invalid/faulty.

1. Contact Nokia Siemens Networks for a new copy of the licence key file.2. Do not open the XML file with text editor (because the editor might try to convert the

file and then autosave it).If you want to read the file with editor, create a copy first, and then read the copy.

3. Transfer the licence key file to the NE in binary form.(FTP transfer in ASCII form might convert the file content.)

4. Try to install the new licence key file.For instructions, see Chapter Installing licence key in the network element .

5. If the file still cannot be installed, contact Nokia Siemens Networks.

g Always transfer the files with an FTP client in binary mode (not in ASCII mode).

Licence key has been installed but feature does not function

A probable cause for the problem is that the licensed feature is dependent on someother optional feature or hardware.

• Contact Nokia Siemens Networks.

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