3900 series gsm bts v100r012c00spc058 upgrade guide (smt-based)

HUAWEI3900 Series GSM BTSV100R012C00SPC058

Upgrade Guide (SMT-Based)

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Date 2012-04-05

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3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058Upgrade Guide (SMT-Based) About This Document

About This Document

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Prepared by GBTS software development team Date 2012-03-15

Reviewed by Gao Tao, Xu Weimin, Wu Zhiwei, Pan Weidong, Lv Guoyou,and Chen Huawei

Date 2012-03-20

Tested by Wu Zhiwei Date 2012-03-25

Approved by Gao Tao Date 2012-04-05

OrganizationYou are advised to read the entire document before upgrading the 3900 Series GSM BTS to V100R012C00SPC058. This document consists of the following chapters:

Chapter Description

1 Read-Ahead Information Describes the upgrade requirements for this version, compared with the earlier versions.

2 Overview of the Upgrade Process

Describes the process of upgrading the earlier version to this version.

3 Upgrade Preparations Describes the preparations that need to be made before the upgrade.

4 Upgrade Procedure Describes the procedures of upgrade operations.

5 Upgrade Verification Describes how to verify the upgrade.

6 Version Rollback Describes the process of version rollback in the case of an upgrade failure.

7 FAQ Provides answers to the frequently asked questions.


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Contents

1 Read-Ahead Information.............................................................1-11.1 Application Scope...........................................................................................................................................1-1

1.2 Applicable BTS Versions................................................................................................................................1-2

1.3 Impacts of the Upgrade..................................................................................................................................1-3

1.4 Precautions.....................................................................................................................................................1-3

1.5 Upgrading Only One Side of a Multi-Mode Base Station.............................................................................1-4

1.5.1 Impacts on the Services of the Peer End...............................................................................................1-4

1.5.2 Load Control Rights..............................................................................................................................1-4

2 Overview of the Upgrade Process................................................2-1

3 Upgrade Preparations.................................................................3-13.1 Preparation Checklist......................................................................................................................................3-1

3.2 Obtaining Reference Documents and Upgrade Software...............................................................................3-1

3.2.1 Obtaining Reference Documents..........................................................................................................3-2

3.2.2 Obtaining the Upgrade Software Package............................................................................................3-2

3.3 Obtaining Upgrade Tools................................................................................................................................3-2

3.4 Disabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function...........................................................................3-3

3.5 Connecting the SMT PC to the BTS for Software Upgrade...........................................................................3-3

3.6 Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards......................................................................................3-5

3.7 Checking the Operating Status of the BTS.....................................................................................................3-8

3.8 Backing Up the BTS Software.......................................................................................................................3-9

4 Upgrade Procedure.....................................................................4-14.1 Obtaining the Site Management Rights..........................................................................................................4-1

4.2 Setting the Load Control Rights.....................................................................................................................4-2

4.3 Loading the GTMU Software.........................................................................................................................4-3

4.4 Loading the UBRI Software...........................................................................................................................4-5

4.5 Loading the TRX Software.............................................................................................................................4-6

4.6 Activating the TRX Software.........................................................................................................................4-6

4.7 Activating the UBRI Software........................................................................................................................4-7

4.8 Activating the GTMU Software.....................................................................................................................4-8

4.9 Releasing the Site Management Rights..........................................................................................................4-8

4.10 Enabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function..........................................................................4-9


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5 Upgrade Verification...................................................................5-15.1 Verification Checklist.....................................................................................................................................5-1

5.2 Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards......................................................................................5-1

5.3 Checking the Operating Status of the BTS.....................................................................................................5-1

5.4 Performing Dialing Tests................................................................................................................................5-2

5.5 Analyzing Traffic Statistics............................................................................................................................5-2

6 Version Rollback.........................................................................6-16.1 Precautions.....................................................................................................................................................6-1

6.2 Rollback Process............................................................................................................................................6-1

6.3 Rollback Verification......................................................................................................................................6-1

7 FAQ............................................................................................7-17.1 How Many Categories of Boards Are There in a BTS?.................................................................................7-1

7.2 How to Upgrade the Monitoring Boards?......................................................................................................7-2

7.3 How to Enable and Disable the Automatic Loading and Activation Function in Batch Mode?....................7-4

7.4 How to Perform an Upgrade in the Case That the Version Before an Upgrade Is BTS3000V100R008C11 and Version of Data Configuration Is SRAN3.0 or Later Versions?...........................................................................7-5

A Upgrade Record............................................................................................A-1

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1 Read-Ahead Information

1.1 Application ScopeYou can upgrade the BTS to BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058 by referring to the corresponding upgrade guide:

3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058 Upgrade Guide (V100R008C11 to V100R012, M2000-Based).doc

3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058 Upgrade Guide (V100R009 to V100R012, Within V100R012, M2000-Based).doc

3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058 Upgrade Guide (BSC6900 LMT-Based).doc

3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058 Upgrade Guide (SMT-Based).doc

The preceding upgrade guides correspond to different upgrade modes. Table 1-1 describes the relationship among upgrade guide, upgrade mode, and upgrade scenario.

Table 1-1 Relationship among upgrade guide, upgrade mode, and upgrade scenario

Upgrade Guide Upgrade Mode

Upgrade Scenario From V100R008C11 to V100R009

Upgrade Scenario from V100R009 to V100R012


M2000 Large-scale BTS upgrade in the commercial network (recommended)

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Upgrade Guide Upgrade Mode

Upgrade Scenario From V100R008C11 to V100R009

Upgrade Scenario from V100R009 to V100R012


M2000 NA Large-scale BTS upgrade in the commercial network (recommended)


SMT Version before an upgrade is BTS3000V100R008C11 and version of data configuration supports SRAN(not recommended)

Local software upgrade in case of emergency

Pre-deployment upgrade

Local board upgrade in the commercial network


BSC6900 LMT

Version before an upgrade is BTS3000V100R008C11 and version of data configuration supports SRAN(not recommended)

Remote software upgrade in case of emergency

GBTS Commissioning Guide

USB NA Pre-deployment upgrade and small-scale BTS upgrade in the commercial network

The pre-deployment upgrade indicates an upgrade mode in which the BTS software is upgraded in the case that the GTMU is not connected to the BSC.

Version of data configuration supports SRAN: indicates that the Is Support Normalized Data Configuration parameter is set to SUPPORT(Support).

The upgrade of a BTS from non-SRAN data configuration to SRAN data configuration can be performed on only the M2000.

Select the upgrade guide properly according to the actual upgrade scenario.

This document describes the BTS software upgrade from BTS3000V100R009 to BTS3000V100R012 or within BTS3000V100R012 through the SMT.

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1.2 Applicable BTS VersionsTable 1-1 describes version requirements for the GSM single-mode BTS before an upgrade.

CAUTIONFor a multi-mode base station, SingleRAN3.0 or later can be upgraded directly to the target version whereas versions earlier than SingleRAN3.0 must be upgraded to SingleRAN3.0 first and then to the target version.

For the upgrade of SingleRAN3.0 and later versions, check Appendix 1 Version Mapping Information to see whether the source version is a SingleRAN version. You can obtain this appendix from the multi-mode base station release notes in the document package delivered with the software version of the multi-mode base station. Table 1-1 describes upgrade requirements for SingleRAN versions. For non-SingleRAN versions, contact Huawei technical support for an upgrade policy.

Table 1-1 Applicable BTS versions

Version Date

BTS3000V100R008C11 If the BTS configuration data is not version SRAN3.0 before the upgrade, this version can be upgraded using the M2000 only. If the BTS configuration data is version SRAN3.0 before the upgrade, this version can be upgraded to BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058 using the M2000, BSC6900 LMT, or SMT.

BTS3000V100R009C00 and later This version can be directly upgraded.

1.3 Impacts of the Upgrade

Impacts on Services

The activation of GTMU software disrupts the ongoing services for about 3 minutes.

Impacts on Network Communications

The activation of GTMU software disrupts the communications between the BTS and the BSC for about 2 minutes.

1.4 Precautions1. The SMT must use the latest software version released with the GBTS software package.

2. The SMT does not support the FTP upgrade mode in BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058 and later.

3. Services are disrupted during the upgrade. Therefore, the upgrade time is based on the customer's requirement.


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4. This document takes the upgrade from BTS3000V100R012C00 to BTS3000V100R012C00SPCXXX of the DBS3900 GSM as an example.

5. The procedure for upgrading the BTS3900 GSM or BTS3900A GSM is the same as that for upgrading the DBS3900 GSM. The subsequent chapters take the DBS3900 GSM as an example to describe the upgrade.

6. During a BTS upgrade, the packages of GTMU software, TRX software, and software of the monitoring boards are involved. The upgrade process of the DRRU, DRFU, GRFU, MRRU, or MRFU is the same as that of the GRRU. The upgrade process of other boards is the same as that of the EMU. This document takes the upgrades of the GTMU, UBRI, GRRU, and EMU as an example. For the list of the boards to be upgraded, see section 7.1 "How Many Categories of Boards Are There in a BTS?"

7. You are required to upgrade other boards except the GTMU, UBRI, UTRP and TRX boards according to the precaution released by HUAWEI. The upgrade of other boards should be performed after that of the GTMU, UBRI, UTRP and TRX software. For details, see section 7.2 "How to Upgrade the Monitoring Boards?"

8. When the BTS version before an upgrade is BTS3000V100R008C11 and the version of data configuration is SRAN3.0, if you want to perform an SMT-based upgrade, see section 7.4 "How to Perform an Upgrade in the Case That the Version Before anUpgrade Is BTS3000V100R008C11 and Version of Data Configuration Is SRAN3.0 orLater Versions".

9. The following modules cannot be upgraded on the SMT: GRFU V2, GRRU V2. If you need to upgrade these modules on the SMT, upgrade them by using the USB flash drive.

10. Only BTS3000V100R012 or later versions support the UTRP.

11. For a multi-mode base station, ensure that the versions of different modes are compatible with each other after the upgrade. If a multi-mode and co-module base station is upgraded mode by mode, the upgrade interval between two modes should not exceed one day.

1.5 Upgrading Only One Side of a Multi-Mode Base Station

This section is applicable only to a multi-mode base station. To upgrade a GSM base station, ignore this section.

1.5.1 Impacts on the Services of the Peer EndWhen you perform an upgrade on the GSM side for a GSM +UMTS or GSM+LTE base station, services on the peer side (UMTS or LTE) are interrupted for three minutes at most.

1.5.2 Load Control RightsThe USCU and the RF modules shared by all modes of a multi-mode base station can be upgraded with the mode that has loading control rights.

To upgrade a dual-mode base station on one side only, you need to set loading control rights. For details of the ownership of loading control rights, see Appendix 1 Version Mapping Information in the folder MBTS Release Notes.

Run the MML command SET BTSLOADCTRL to set the loading control rights manually in the following scenarios:

A load control rights conflict alarm is generated.

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2 Overview of the Upgrade

Process

Perform the upgrade by following the flow chart shown in Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1 Upgrade flow chart


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3 Upgrade Preparations

3.1 Preparation Checklist

Table 3-1 Preparation checklist

No.

Item Criteria

1 Obtaining Reference Documents and Upgrade Software

The reference documents and the upgrade software for all boards are ready.

2 Obtaining Upgrade Tools The BTSM.zip is obtained from the upgrade software package.

3 Disabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function

The automatic loading and activation function is disabled successfully.

4 Connecting the SMT PC to the BTS for Software Upgrade

The communication between the SMT PC and the BTS is normal.

5 Checking the Software Versions of theBTS Boards

The version information about all boards is obtained.

6 Checking the Operating Status of the BTS

The boards of the BTS run properly

7 Backing Up the BTS Software The software of all boards is backed up.

8 Upgrade Record The checklist is filled.

3.2 Obtaining Reference Documents and Upgrade Software

Three days before the upgrade, download the following reference documents and upgrade software package from the Software Center of http://support.huawei.com.


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3.2.1 Obtaining Reference DocumentsObtain the following documents:





3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058 Release Notes.doc

3.2.2 Obtaining the Upgrade Software PackageAfter obtaining the upgrade software package from the Software Center of http://support.huawei.com, you must create the BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058.zip upgrade software package to ensure that the version of the vercfg.xml file is consistent with the BTS version before the upgrade. The procedure of creating the BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058.zip upgrade software package is as follows:

Step 1 Decompress the obtained upgrade software package. The following files are stored in the created folder:

BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.zip

BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.csp

BTS3000ROMV100R012C00SP58.zip

BTSM.zip

vercfg.zip

Step 2 Decompress BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058.zip to obtain the BTS3000V100R012C00SP58 folder.

Step 3 In the BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058 folder, decompress Download.zip to E:\ BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058 to obtain the board software required for the upgrade. For details about the mapping between BTS boards and board software, see section 7.1 "How Many Categories of Boards Are There in a BTS?".

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3.3 Obtaining Upgrade ToolsHave the following tools ready before upgrade:

MSs with SIM cards for dialing tests

One Ethernet cable

Web LMT

Maintenance terminal or portable computer installed with the SMT (depressing the upgrade software package and then obtaining the BTSM.zip)

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3.4 Disabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function

If the BTS is connected to the BSC, you must disable the BTS software automatic loading and activation function on the BSC6900 LMT before the upgrade so that the configuration check between the BTS and the BSC caused by the reset of the GTMU does not affect the upgrade. Skip this section if the BTS is not connected to the BSC6900.

Disable the automatic loading and activation function by performing the following steps:

Step 1 Start the BSC6900 LMT. On the BSC6900 LMT, enter SET BTSAUTODLDACTINFO in the Command Input box, and then click Assist.

Step 2 In the Index Type drop-down list, choose BYID(By Index). Enter the BTS index in the BTS Index. In the Auto Download Active Function Switch drop-down list, choose OFF(OFF) , and then click Exec.

Step 3 In the output of the MML command, verify that the function is disabled.

When upgrading the BTS in batch mode, you can improve the upgrade efficiency by disabling or enabling the automatic loading and activation function. For details, see section 7.3 "How to Enable and Disable the Automatic Loading and Activation Function in Batch Mode?"

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3.5 Connecting the SMT PC to the BTS for Software Upgrade

Connect the SMT PC to the BTS for software upgrade by performing the following steps:

Step 1 Connect the SMT PC to the ETH port of the GTMU using an Ethernet cable.

Step 2 Set the IP address of the SMT PC to 192.168.0.xx, where xx is not equal to 72.

The IP address of the GTMU is 192.168.0.72. The IP address cannot be used as the IP address of the SMT PC.

Step 3 Start the SMT. Choose Maintenance > Communication Parameter. In the Set Communication Port Parameter dialog box, select Network Port under Select Communication Port and set the IP address to 192.168.0.72. Then, click OK, as shown in Figure 3-1.


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Figure 3-1 Setting communication port parameters

Step 4 In the displayed System Login window, enter the User Name and Password, and click Submit, as shown in Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1 System Login window

CAUTIONThe default user name is admin and password is admin. Users can log in to the SMT and execute the “Set site user password” to change the password.

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3.6 Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards

Perform the following steps to query the software version of each board and record the obtained information, which will be used for version rollback or verification:

Step 1 Start the SMT. Click Board in the navigation tree, and then double-click Board Management in the Function pane on the right, as shown in Figure 3-1.

The Board Management window is displayed.

Figure 3-1 Checking the BTS version on the SMT

Step 2 Query and record the GTMU software version.

1. In the displayed Board Management window, right-click the GTMU and then choose Board Information from the shortcut menu.

The Board Information dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-1.

If the Board Management window does not display any board in position, click Refresh(R) in the lower part of the window.


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Figure 3-1 Viewing the information about the GTMU

2. Record the software version.

3. Click OK.

Step 3 Query and record the TRX software version.

1. In the displayed Board Management window, double-click the GTMU.

2. In the displayed Topology Management window, right-click the RRU/RFU concerned, for example, a GRRU, and then choose Board Information from the shortcut menu.


If the Board Management window does not display any board in position, click Refresh(R) in the lower part of the window.




Figure 3-1 Viewing the information about the GRRU


4. Click OK.

5. In the Topology Management window, click Close.

Step 4 Query the software version of the monitoring boards.

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Figure 3-1 Viewing the information about the monitoring boards


3. Click OK.

4. In the Board Management window, click Close.

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3.7 Checking the Operating Status of the BTSPerform the following steps to check the boards that need to be upgraded and record all the alarms for comparing the alarms that are reported before and after the upgrade:




Step 1 Start the SMT and view the alarms in the lower part of the window.

Figure 3-1 Viewing alarms

Step 2 Right-click in the alarm display box, and then choose Save Message from the shortcut menu to save the alarm information.

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3.8 Backing Up the BTS SoftwareBack up the current BTS software. This is used for version rollback in the case of upgrade failure.

Back up the BTS software as follows:

Recommended method: You are advised to back up the BTS software on the M2000.

For details, see the section "Backing Up the BTS Software" described in the 3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058 Upgrade Guide (V100R009 to V100R012, Within V100R012, M2000-Based).

Optional method: If the backup on the M2000 fails, you can visit http://support.huawei.com to download the current BTS software and save it to the local computer.


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4 Upgrade Procedure

This chapter uses GTMU, GRRU, and UBRI as examples to describe the BTS upgrade procedure on the SMT.

Table 4-1 lists the operations and durations of the BTS upgrade on the SMT.

Table 4-1 Duration of the BTS upgrade in PCK mode

Step Operation Duration

1 Loading the GTMU Software 12 minutes

2 Activating the UBRI Software 6 minutes

3 Loading the TRX Software 12 minutes

4 Activating the TRX Software 6 minutes


6 Activating the GTMU Software 3 minutes

The sequence for loading and activating the GTMU and TRX software must be as follows: load GTMU software > load TRX software > activate TRX software > activate GTMU software.

If you need to upgrade monitoring boards after upgrading the GTMU and TRX, see section 7.2 "How to Upgrade the Monitoring Boards?"


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4.1 Obtaining the Site Management RightsObtain the site management rights by performing the following steps:

Step 1 On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Site Management Right under Function.

Step 2 In the displayed Site Management Right dialog box, click Get.

Step 3 Click OK.

Step 4 After obtaining the site management rights, click Close in the Site Management Right dialog box.

CAUTIONWhen the BTS is connected to the BSC, and the site management rights are obtained on the SMT, no configuration command should be run on the SMT because running the configuration command may lead to reset of the BTS.

Do not reset a board during the period between loading software to and activating software on the board.

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4.2 Setting the Load Control Rights

The load control rights of a GSM Only (GO) base station does not need to be set. Skip the section during the upgrade of a GO base station.

Step 1 On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree in the left pane, and then double-click Software Control under Function in the right pane. In the displayed Software Control dialog box, set related parameters, as shown in Figure 4-1.

Set Software Control: Click Get Control or Release Control

To grant the load control right to the GSM side, choose Get Control. To grant the load control right to the LTE or UMTS side, choose Release Control.

For details of the ownership of loading control rights, see Appendix 1 Version Mapping Information in the folder MBTS Release Notes.

Effect Software Control: Click Unimmediately Effect

SelfVersion: Enter the target GBTS version number BTS3000V100R012C00SP58

PeerVersion: Enter the running version of the peer mode




Figure 4-1 Software Control dialog box

Step 2 Click Set.

Step 3 Click Query to view the setting results in the Software Control Status field.

Step 4 Click Close.

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4.3 Loading the GTMU SoftwareLoad the GTMU software by performing the following steps:

Step 1 Decompress the obtained upgrade software package, and then decompress the DownLoad. Zip file to the directory E:\ BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.

Step 2 On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Forced Software Load in the Function pane on the right, as shown in Figure 4-1.


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Figure 4-1 Selecting the forced software load option

Step 3 In the displayed Software Download dialog box, set the associated parameters, as shown in Figure 4-1.

File Name: Click Browse, and then navigate to gtmudown.pck.

Send Window Size: 200

Version: Select the lower check box under Version and type V100R012C00SP58.

File ID: Select GTMU_MAIN from the drop-down list.

Figure 4-1 Setting the parameters for loading the GTMU software

Step 4 Click Start.

The software loading starts.




Step 5 When the progress reaches 100% and a message saying "Loading software successfully"is displayed in the lower left corner of the dialog box, click Close.

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CAUTIONWhen the software loading fails, a message saying "Loading software failed: Software version No. error" may be displayed in the lower left corner of the dialog box, indicating that the software loading fails and the software version has an error. In this case, although the progress reaches 100%, the software is not downloaded to the flash memory of the GTMU actually. You need to verify that the software package is BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.zip.

4.4 Loading the UBRI Software

If the BTS is not configured with the UBRI board, you do not need to load the UBRI software to the BTS. Skip this section.

Load the UBRI software by performing the following steps:

Step 1 On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Forced Software Load under Function.

Step 2 In the displayed Software Download dialog box, set the associated parameters as follows:

File Name: Specify the path and name of the target software package required for the upgrade.



File ID: Select UBRI_MAIN from the drop-down list.

Step 3 Click Start.


Step 4 When the progress reaches 100% and a message saying "Loading software successfully" is displayed in the lower left corner of the dialog box, click Close.

CAUTIONWhen the software loading fails, a message "Loading software failed: Software version No. error" may be displayed in the lower left corner of the dialog box, indicating that the software loading fails and the software version has an error. In this case, although the progress reaches 100%, the software is not downloaded to the flash memory of the GTMU. You need to verify that the software package is BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.zip.

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4.5 Loading the TRX SoftwareLoad the TRX software by performing the following steps:

Step 1 On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Forced Software Load under Function.

Step 2 In the displayed Software Download dialog box, set the associated parameters as follows:




File ID: Select GRRU_MAIN from the drop-down list.

CAUTION When the File ID is set to GRRU_MAIN or MRRU_MAIN, select the mrrudown.pck

file in the File Name field.

When the File ID is set to GRFU_MAIN or MRFU_MAIN, select the mrfudown.pck file in the File Name field.

For details about the mapping between the board software and the file name, see section 7.1 "How Many Categories of Boards Are There in a BTS?"

Step 3 Click Start.


Step 4 When the progress reaches 100% and a message saying "Loading software successfully" is displayed in the lower left corner of the dialog box, click Close.

CAUTIONWhen the software loading fails, a message "Loading software failed: Software version No. error" may be displayed in the lower left corner of the dialog box, indicating that the software loading fails and the software version has an error. In this case, although the progress reaches 100%, the software is not downloaded to the flash memory of the GTMU. You need to verify that the software package is BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.zip.

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4.6 Activating the TRX SoftwareActivate the TRX software by performing the following steps:




Step 1 On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Software Activation under Function.

Step 2 In the displayed dialog box, set the associated parameters as follows:

Version: V100R012C00SP58.

Board No.: To activate the software of a single GRRU in this step, type the board number of the GRRU in the Board No. box. You can obtain the board number by querying the board attribution. For details, see Step 3 in section 3.6 "Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards." If no board number is specified, the software of all GRRUs of the BTS will be activated.

In the File ID drop-down list, click GRRU_MAIN.

Step 3 Click OK. The software activation starts. Then the status bar displays "Software activation confirmed", as shown in Figure 4-1. Click Close.

Figure 4-1 Completing the TRX board software activation

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4.7 Activating the UBRI Software

If the BTS is not configured with the UBRI board, you do not need to activate the UBRI software to the BTS. Skip this section.

Activate the UBRI software by performing the following steps:



Version: Type V100R012C00SP58 in the lower box.

File ID: Select UBRI_MAIN from the drop-down list.


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Board No.: You are not required to set this parameter.

Step 3 Click OK. The software activation starts. Then the status bar displays "Software activation confirmed", click Close.

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4.8 Activating the GTMU SoftwareActivate the GTMU software by performing the following steps:



Version: Type V100R012C00SP58 in the lower box.

File ID: Select GTMU_MAIN from the drop-down list.

Board No.: You are not required to set this parameter.

Step 3 Click OK.

The software activation starts.

Step 4 When a message is displayed indicating "Activation is confirmed and the Site will be reset in a few minutes", click Close.

CAUTIONAfter the software activation is confirmed, it takes three minutes for the services to resume. When the query result shows the new version of the GTMU, you can infer that the GTMU software is activated successfully. For details about how to query the version on the SMT, see section 3.6 "Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards."

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4.9 Releasing the Site Management RightsRelease the site management rights by performing the following steps:

Step 1 On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Site Management Right in the Function pane on the right.

Step 2 In the displayed Site Management Right dialog box, click Release.

Step 3 Click Close.

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4.10 Enabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function

Skip this section if the BTS is not connected to the BSC6900.

CAUTION

Before enabling the automatic loading and activation switch, ensure that the BTS3000V100R012C00SP58 software package is uploaded on the BSC6900 LMT. Otherwise, the BSC resets the BTS during the version verification when the automatic loading and activation function is enabled.

For details on how to download the BTS software package to the BSC6900 LMT, see section “7.3 How to Enable and Disable the Automatic Loading and Activation Function in Batch Mode?”

Enable the automatic loading and activation function by performing the following steps:

Step 1 On the BSC6900 LMT, enter SET BTSAUTODLDACTINFO in the Command Input box, and then click Assist.

Step 2 Set the parameters displayed below the Command Input box as follows:

Index Type: select BYNAME(By Name)

BTS Name: enter the GBTS name

Auto Download Active Function Switch: select ON(ON).

Work Mode for Auto Download Activation: select BTSAUTODLDACT.

BTS Software Version 1: type BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.

Auto Download Mode: based on actual situation

The differences of the loading modes are described as follows:

COMMON_DLD(Normal Mode): The loading does not interrupt services.

QUICK_DLD1(Quick Download No Traffic): The loading leads to interruption of cell services under this BTS.

QUICK_DLD2(Quick Download Reserve BCCH): The services on the BCCH carrier of cells under this BTS can function normally.

BTS Type: type of the target BTS

V-Version No.:100

R-Version No.:012

C-Version No.:00

Patch Number:58


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Figure 4-1 Enabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function

Step 3 Click Exec.

In the output of the MML command, check that the function is successfully enabled.

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5 Upgrade Verification

5.1 Verification Checklist

Table 5-1 Verification checklist

No. Item Criteria

1 Checking the Software Versions of

the BTS Boards

After the upgrade, the version of the software of each board isV100R012C00SP58.

2 Checking the Operating Status of

the BTS

After the upgrade, no new alarm is reported.

3 Performing Dialing Tests The tests are passed.

4 Analyzing Traffic Statistics Compared with the traffic statistics before the upgrade, the traffic statistics within one hour after the upgrade and in the following busy hours do not deteriorate.

5.2 Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards

After the upgrade, verify that the software version of each board is V100R012C00SP58.

For details about how to query the software version, see section 3.6 "Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards."

5.3 Checking the Operating Status of the BTSAfter the upgrade, check the alarms by referring to section 3.7 "Checking the Operating Statusof the BTS", and compare the alarms with the alarms reported before the upgrade. If there are new alarms, troubleshoot the BTS according to the BSC6900 Alarm Reference.


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5.4 Performing Dialing TestsDuring the dialing tests, no anomalies such as call drop, one-way audio, or noise should be experienced.

5.5 Analyzing Traffic StatisticsAfter the upgrade, check the traffic statistics periodically. The KPIs in the traffic statistics should not be worse than the KPIs before the upgrade.



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6 Version Rollback

6.1 PrecautionsIf the network runs improperly after the upgrade or the KPIs after the upgrade fail to meet the customer's requirements on the day following the upgrade, roll back the version and report the event to Huawei.

If both modes of a dual-mode base station are upgraded, it is recommended that you roll back the version of both modes to the original version during the version rollback.

You should perform the rollback on the SMT released with the version BTS3000V100R012C00SPC058.

6.2 Rollback ProcessThe operations during version rollback are similar to the operations during version upgrade. The difference is that the target version of the rollback is the version recorded before the upgrade.

6.3 Rollback VerificationFor details, see chapter 5 "Upgrade Verification."


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7 FAQ

Table 7-1 FAQ list

SN Question

1 How Many Categories of Boards Are There in a BTS?

2 How to Upgrade the Monitoring Boards?

3 How to Enable and Disable the Automatic Loading and Activation Function in Batch Mode?

4 How to Perform an Upgrade in the Case That the Version Before an Upgrade Is BTS3000V100R008C11 and Version of Data Configuration Is SRAN3.0 or Later Versions?

7.1 How Many Categories of Boards Are There in a BTS?

Table 7-1 describes the categories of the boards in a BTS.

Table 7-1 Mapping between the board and the software

Category

Board Type

Site Model File Name

GTMU GTMU 3900 Series GSM BTS gtmudown.pck

TRX Board DRRU DBS3900 GSM drrudown.pck

DRFU BTS3900 GSM&BTS3900A GSM

drfudown.pck

MRRU/GRRU

DBS3900 GSM mrrudown.pck


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Category

Board Type

Site Model File Name

MRFU/GRFU

BTS3900 GSM&BTS3900A GSM

mrfudown.pck

Monitoring Board

EMU 3900 Series GSM BTS demudown.pck

DPMU/APMU

3900 Series GSM BTS dpmudown.pck

GATM 3900 Series GSM BTS datudown.pck

FMU BTS3900 GSM&BTS3900A GSM

fmudown.pck

TCU BTS3900 GSM&BTS3900A GSM

dheudown.pck

Boards in the BBU

USCU 3900 Series GSM BTS uscudown.pck

UBRI 3900 Series GSM BTS ubridown.pck

UTRP 3900 Series GSM BTS utrpdown.pck

7.2 How to Upgrade the Monitoring Boards?You are required to upgrade the monitoring board according to the precaution provided by HUAWEI. You do not need to upgrade monitoring boards before Huawei releasing a

precaution bulletin, if Huawei releases precaution bulletin on the upgrade of monitoring board software used on the live network, it is recommended that you upgrade the monitoring board software according to the released precaution bulletin. If the monitoring boards need to be updated, the upgrade of the monitoring boards should be performed after that of the GTMU and TRX software.

Upgrade the monitoring board by performing the following steps:

Step 1 Load the software of the monitoring boards.

1. Obtain the site management rights, and load and activate the software of the monitoring boards. For details about how to obtain the site management rights, see section 4.1 "Obtaining the Site Management Rights."

2. On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Forced Software Load in the Function pane on the right, as shown in Figure 7-1.




Figure 7-1 Selecting Forced Software Load

3. In the displayed Software Download dialog box, set the associated parameters as follows:


Send Window Size: 200.

Version: Enter V100R012C00SP58 in the lower box.

File ID: Select EMU_MAIN from the drop-down list.

The operations for other monitoring boards are similar to that for the EMU.

For details about selecting the file name, see 7.1.1 Table 7-1.

Specify File ID based on the actual board type.

4. Click Start.


5. When the progress reaches 100% and a message is displayed in the status bar indicating "Loading Software Successfully", click Close.

CAUTIONWhen the software downloading fails, a message is displayed in the status bar indicating "Loading software failed, Software version No. error." In this case, although the progress reaches 100%, the software is actually not downloaded into the flash memory of the GTMU. You need to verify that the software package is BTS3000V100R012C00SP58.zip.

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1. On the SMT, click Site255 in the navigation tree, and then double-click Software Activation in the Function pane on the right.

2. In the displayed Software Activate dialog box, set the associated parameters as follows:

− Version: V100R012C00SP58

− Board No.: To activate the software of a single board in this step, type the target board number in the Board No. box. You can obtain the board number by querying the board attribution. If no board number is specified, the software of all boards with the same type will be activated.

− File ID: EMU_MAIN

The operations for other monitoring boards are similar to that for the EMU. You should set the File ID parameter according to the actual board type.

3. Click OK.

The software activation starts. When the activation is successful, click Close.

CAUTIONIt takes six minutes from the confirmation of software activation to proper operation of the EMU. When the result of EMU version query on the SMT indicates that the version is the new one, you can infer that the EMU software is activated successfully. For details about how to query the version on the SMT, see section 3.6 "Checking the Software Versions of the BTS Boards."

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7.3 How to Enable and Disable the Automatic Loading and Activation Function in Batch Mode?

Enable and disable the automatic loading and activation function in batch mode by performing the following steps:

1. On the BSC6900 LMT, click Batch on the upper right corner of the window.

The Batch tab page is displayed.

2. Copy the required MML commands to be run in batch mode from the Example.txt file to the command input box. Select All, Step by Step, Breakpoint, or Range according to the actual situation, and then click Go, as shown in Figure 7-1. Messages are displayed, informing you of the execution result.




Because the loading and the activation of the software require the user to wait, thus you are advised to select the All mode. The execution modes and their meanings are as follows:

All: You only need to click Go once.

Step by Step: You need to click Go before each MML command is executed.

Breakpoint: You can set break points for the execution to control the execution process.

Range: You can specify the numbers of MML commands to be executed.

Figure 7-1 Batch operation settings

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7.4 How to Perform an Upgrade in the Case That the Version Before an Upgrade Is BTS3000V100R008C11 and Version of Data Configuration Is SRAN3.0 or Later Versions?

For the upgrade method, see chapter 4 "Upgrade Procedure." Perform the steps described in Table 7-1.

Table 7-1 Upgrade process in a special scenario

Step Action Duration (For Reference Only)

1 Disabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function

-

2 Obtaining the Site Management Rights -

3 Loading the GTMU Software 9 minutes


5 Loading the TRX Software 9 minutes


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Step Action Duration (For Reference Only)

6 Activating the TRX Software 6 minutes


8 Activating the GTMU Software 2 minutes

9 Releasing the Site Management Rights –

10 Enabling the Automatic Loading and Activation Function

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Activation of the TRX software is implemented automatically after activation of the GTMU software. Thus, the service interruption time described in section 1.3 "Impacts of the Upgrade" increases by 3 minutes.

If the software version before the upgrade is earlier than BTS3000V100R008C11SPC003, set the File Name to gtmuold.pck when you load the GTMU software.

If the software version before the upgrade is later than BTS3000V100R008C11SPC003 (including BTS3000V100R008C11SPC003), set the File Name to gtmudown.pck when you load the GTMU software.



3900 Series GSM BTS V100R012C00SPC058Upgrade Guide (SMT-Based) A Upgrade Record

A Upgrade Record

Site name Upgrade date

Version before upgrade Version after upgrade

Upgrade personnel Personnel from the customer organization:

Personnel from Huawei:

Upgrade result

Check Item Before Upgrade Result

Type of the BTS

Location of the BTS to be upgraded

Quantity of the BTS to be upgraded

Target version

Upgrade time and duration allowed by the customer

Current version of the SMT

Check Item During Upgrade Result Exception Handling

Pre-upgrade check Operating status of the BTS

Backing Up the BTS Software


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Upgrade check Obtaining the Site Management Rights

Loading the GTMU Software

Loading the TRX Software

Activating the TRX Software

Activating the GTMU Software

Enabling Automatic Loading and Activation

Post-upgrade check Software versions of the BTS boards

Operating status of the BTS

Dialing tests

Traffic statistics analysis



3900 series gsm bts v100r012c00spc058 upgrade guide (smt-based)

Documents

site management

send window

status bar

lower left

mode base

command input

sran data

click site