NetAct
FSM4 Specification
An integral element of Nokia AirScale Radio Access, the AirScale Base Station offers a smooth
and flexible journey towards 5G and Cloud connectivity.
FSM4 is the Baseband Unit of Nokia AirScale BaseStation to support LTE application for att
Network.
Specifications:
Improve competitiveness in capacity, optical connectivity, architecture flexibility, future
feature support and Single RAN. FSM-r4 shall support both TD-LTE and FDD in one product
providing better LTE-A feature support for future.
Frequency bands :Suitable for all 3GPP frequency bands
RF power amplifier technology: Multi-standard and multi-carrier power amplifier(MCPA)
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NetAct Optimizer Architecture Overview
Optimizer PC Application server Data base
Configurator
Monitor
Reporter KPI Data
optimizer Optimizer data
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Steps for logging into NetAct
The above four snapshots are representing for launching NetAct
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Managed object Class Tree in LTE
MRBTS - Multiradio BTS Site
LNBTS - LTE Basestation RNW parameters
LCELL - Local Cell LTE
ANRPRL - Automatic Neighbor Relationship Profile LTE
ANRPRW - Automatic Neighbor Relationship Profile WCDMA
LNADJ - Neighbouring LTE BTS
LNADJL - Neighbouring LTE BTS Cell
LNADJW - Neighbouring WCDMA BTS Cell
LNCEL - LTE BTS CELL RNW parameters
CAREL -Carrier Aggregation Relation
IRFIM- Inter frequency Idle Mode parameters
LNHOIF- Handover parameters to Neigbouring
Interfrequency LTE Cell
LNHOW -Handover parameters to Neigbouring WCDMA BTS
Cell
LNREL -LTE Neighbor Relation
LNRELW -LTE Neighbor Relation to UTRAN
UFFIM -Utran FDD frequency Idle Mode parameters
MODPR- Mobility Default Profile
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Configuring
Configurator features
CM Editor CM Analyzer
CMManager
Operations
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Main Functions Configurator
The main functionalities of Configurator are:
• Uploading and storing the network parameters.
• Data exchange with external tools.
• Setting, modifying, viewing, and comparing network configuration data.
• Support offline network planning.
• Automatic provisioning of network plans.
• Mass modifications on the network.
Application Server
Database
Configurator
CM Editor CM
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Wireless Manager
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CM Editor
Description
• Editing & browsing through actual and planned configuration data
– Parameter mass modification
– Advanced search
– Plan Management
Benefits
• Operator can compare between actual and planned parameters while editing
• Find objects that match specified criteria with possibility to set new values only to these
objects
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CM Editor
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CM Editor Object Navigation Tree
The object navigation tree is available for
• Actual configuration
• Plans
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Plans
A plan is a configuration containing a set of modifications for the actual configuration.
Plan contains only modifications and it can be viewed on top of the actual configuration.
Plan can include the following types of modifications:
1 ) Add new managed objects with mandatory parameters (create operation).
2 ) Remove an existing managed object (delete operation).
3 ) Modify parameters (including administrative state) of an existing managed object in a certain
configuration (update operation). The distinguished name or version cannot be modified using a
plan. Modifying parameters of some future version of managed object in target configuration is
not possible.
There can be four possible kind of plans differ from each other by the purpose for what
they were created.
1) General plans - these are the standard plans created by the user.
2) Backup plans - these plans are created by the system, for example, they are generated
during the provisioning because of the safety reasons.
3) Temporary plans - these plans are related to different kind of operations.
4) Exception plans - these plans are related to the Policy Based Compare feature, for
example, checking the actual configuration against templates and creating corrective
delta plans. Exception plans also defines objects with exceptions to template
parameters (differences that should be kept unchanged).
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For creating a Plan:
Three areas need to be configured when creating a plan:
– Radio Network Parameters (RNW)
– Site Configuration Parameters (HW)
– LTE BTS Transport Parameters (FTM)
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CM Operations Manager
• Importing & Exporting
• Plan & Template Management
• Plan Provisioning
• Configuration Upload
• Plan Actual Compare
Benefits
• CM Operations Manager – all operations under
control
• Comprehensive feedback to all operations
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CM Analyzer
• Checking Radio Network Parameters and Managed Objects
• Checking for discrepancies
• Auto-correction
Benefits
• Detection of planning errors including human
errors at an early stage
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Steps for extracting Snapshot
from the CM Operational
manager
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(1) Getting the actual configuration file (*.xml) from Netact CM operations
Manager Downloading Actual Config
1. Click on File
2. Click Export Actual
Configuration
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(2) Getting the actual configuration file (*.xml) from Netact CM operations
Manager Downloading Actual Config
1. Select the required
MRBTS that you want
export.
2. Tick Deselect All on
the Top pane
3. Click on LTE/SRAN
4. Tick select all if you
want to export all
parameters for that
technology.
5. Input the Export
format name
6. Format should be
RAML 2.0
7. Click Start
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(3) Getting the actual configuration file (*.xml) from Netact CM operations
Manager Downloading Actual Config
Wait until the downloading
finishes. It is finished
once the close button
can be clicked
(changes from grey to black
font)
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Steps for extracting Snapshot
from the CM Editor
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(1) Getting the actual configuration file from Netact CM editor
Downloading Actual Config
1. Right Click on
MRBTS and select
Export option
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(2) Getting the actual configuration file from Netact CM editor
Downloading Actual Config
1. Input the Export
format name
2. Select include
Children in options.
3. Click Start
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(3) Getting the actual configuration file from Netact CM editor
Downloading Actual Config
Wait until the downloading
finishes. It is finished
once the close button
can be clicked
(changes from grey to black
font)
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NetAct Parameters
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LNBTS and LNCEL children objects
LNCEL child objects related to idle mode (cell reselection): IAFIM, IRFIM, UFFIM, GFIM
LNCEL child objects related to connected mode mobility:
LNHOIF,LNHOW,LNHOG,LNREL,REDRT
LNBTS child objects related to connected mode mobility: LNADJ, LNADJG, LNADJW
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LTE adjacencies
The following adjacency types are supported in NetAct Configurator:
• WCDMA adjacencies
• LTE adjacencies
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LTE adjacency and handover types
Source Target Source Cell Target Cell
Adjacency type Handover types
Cell Cell Identification Identification
LNADJ (eNB) Global eNB ID Global eNB ID
LNBTS
LNADJL (cell) LNBTS (LNBTS ID + (LNBTS ID + MCC
EXENBF
(LTE <-> LTE) MCC + MNC) + MNC)
Hard handover
intra-frequency
via X2
(via X2/S1) LNCEL Global eNB ID + Global eNB ID +
inter-frequency LNCEL
EXEUCE LCR ID LCR ID
(via S1 only)
LTE → WCDMA / FLEXI DIRECT INTER-RAT ADJACENCIES AND HANDOVERS
LNADJW
Global eNB ID Global Utran Cell
(LTE -> WCDMA) WCEL
LNBTS (LNBTS ID + Identifier (MCC,
LNADJW EXUCE
MCC + MNC) MNC, RNC ID, CI)
(LTE -> Flexi Direct)
Hard handover
LNRELW
Global Utran Cell
(LTE -> WCDMA) WCEL Global eNB ID +
LNCEL Identifier (MCC,
LNRELW EXUCE LCR ID
MNC, RNC ID, CI)
(LTE -> Flexi Direct)
• EXENBF - External ENodeB function
• EXEUCE - External EUtran cell
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Intra-system adjacencies (LTE ↔ LTE)
LNADJ adjacency is used to manage LTE intra-system (eNB <-> eNB) adjacencies and
handovers.
MO Hierarchy - MRBTS/LNBTS/LNADJ
1) adjEnbId - Target eNodeB ID
3) targetBtsDn - MO for target eNodeB (other OEM is denoted as EXENBF)
4) cPlaneIpAddr, uPlaneIpAddrList - IP address
5) x2LinkStatus - x2 status available or not available
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LNADJ
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LNADJL
LNADJL – Neighbor Cell information, this is
not the actual neighbors defined between
sectors.
MO Hierarchy
MRBTS/LNBTS/LNADJ/LNADJL
1) Bandwidth – dlTrmBw and ulTrmBw for
FDD. trmBwTD for TDD
2) Neighbor eNB ID – ecgiAdjEnbId
3) Neighbor RCN – ecgiLcrId
4) EARFCN – fDlEarfcn and fUlEarfcn
5) PCI – phyCellId
6) TAC – tac
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LNADJW adjacency planning
LNADJW adjacency (between all LNBTS’s cells and WCEL / EXUCE) can be created in CM Editor by
selecting desired source LNBTS and target WCEL (or EXUCE) and clicking ‘Create Unidirectional
Adjacency’.As a result the LNADJW is created in source LNBTS (outgoing) and target WCEL / EXUCE
i(ncoming).
LNADJW This is “RNCAccess” equivalent for Nokia where links to underlying RNCs are defined.
MO Hierarchy - MRBTS/LNBTS/LNADJW
1) Sourceofdata - The parameter provides information whether the object creation or latest update was
based on plan file (OM) or UE-specific ANR measurements (UE).
2) srvccHoInd - This parameter selects if SRVCC to a WCDMA target cell is performed as a combined PS
and CS SRVCC or whether SRVCC is performed for the CS bearer only
3) targetCellDn – External RNC target
4) uTargetCid – CGI of UMTS cell
5) uTargetFreq – UARFCN of target UMTS cell
6) uTargetLac – LAC of target UMTS cell
7) uTargetRncId – RNC id of target cell RNC
8) uTargetScFdd – PSC of target UMTS cell
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LNADJW
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Nokia Parameter Objects Structure for Reselection
IRFIM = Intra Frequency Idle Mode
UFFIM = UTRAN FDD Idle Mode
LNBTS
LNCEL
IRFIM UFFIM
Reselection has different parameter for different
neighbor type:
- Intra Frequency LTE
- Inter Frequency LTE
- UTRAN
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IRFIM
IRFIM – Inter Frequency idle mode parameters.
Contains all idle mode parameters that we see under
FreqConf definitions in ALU. This is defined only
towards inter frequency relations.
MO Hierarchy - MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/IRFIM
1) dlCarFrqEut - EARFCN of target frequency
2) eutCelResPrio – CellreselectionPriority
3) enableA4IMLB - enable for A4 for IFLB
4) interFrqThrH – threshxhigh
5) interFrqThrL – threshxlow
6) interPresAntP – presence of antennaport1
7) interTResEut -reselection timer (in seconds)
8) measBdw – Bandwidth
9) qRxLevMinInterF – qrxlevmin
10) pMaxInterF – max power
11) qOffFrq – qoffset
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UFFIM
UFFIM – Utra Frequency idle mode parameters.
Contains all idle mode parameters that we see
under UtraNeighboringFreqConf definitions in
ALU.
MO Hierarchy - MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/UFFIM
1) utrFddCarFrqL - This is a structure that
contains all the UMTS frequencies (UARFCN)
that need to be defined
a. dlCarFrqUtra – UMTS UARFNC
b. pMaxUtra – maximum Tx power allowed
c. qQualMinUtra - qqualmin
d. qRxLevMinUtra - qrxlevmin
e. uCelResPrio – Cell reselection Priority
f. utraFrqThrH - Threshxhigh
g. utraFrqThrL - Threshxlow
2) tResUtra – CellreselectionPriority
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Idle mode Cell reselection SIB MO Parameters
1) Priority: cellReSelPrio for serving cell will be
SIB MO
2) sIntrasearch – sintrasearch in SIB MO
3) sNonIntrsearch – snonintrasearch in SIB MO
4) intrFrqCelRes – if intra frequency reselection
is allowed (this is in SIB MO)
5) qHyst – in SIB MO
6) tReselEutr – treselection in SIB MO
7) threshSrvLow -threshservinglow equivalent
in SIB MO
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MODPR
MODPR – Mobility default profile. This is equivalent
to Measurement Objects in ALU
MO Hierarchy - MRBTS/LNBTS/MODPR
1) autoadapt - Auto adaptation to freq. layers of all
neighbour cells
2) autoadaptIMLB – Auto adaptation to freq. layers
of all neighbour cells for load balancing
3) freqlaylistLTE – List of LTE DLEARFCNs that need to
be measured
4) freqlaylistPsHoWcdma – List of UMTS UARFCNs
that need to be measured for HO
5) freqlaylistServiceBasedHo – Frequency layer list
for VoLTE service based HO
6) freqlaylistSrvccWcdma – List of UMTS UARFCNs
that need to be measured for Srvcc
7) idleLBPercCaUe – Percentage of UE to be selected
for Idle Mode Load Balancing for CA capable UEs.
8) idleLBPercentageOfUes – Percentage of UE to be
selected for Idle Mode Load Balancing
9) targetSelMethod – Selection method for the
target frequency/layer for idle mode load balancing
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Carrier Aggregation
There are two MO that need to be created under LNCEL for configuring CA – CAPR and CAREL
along with activation flag “actDLCAggr”
1) CAPR – will define the frequency of the target scell candidate along with a3 and a6 report
triggers and values. We need to define multiple CAPR MOs depending on number of scell
candidate frequencies that are needed on a site.
2) CAREL - this defines the actual sector that is mapped as an scell. We need to define
multiple CAREL MOs depending on number of scell candidate frequencies that are needed
on a site.
For Example if a 4-carrier site – each carrier has 3 CAPR and 3 CAREL defined meaning
scell candidates towards 3 other carriers.
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CAPR
CAPR – cell level profile for carrier aggregation towards
target frequencies
MO Hierarchy - MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/CAPR
1) a3Offset
2) a3TimeToTrigger
3) a3TriggerQuantity
4) a6Offset – Margin for Event A6 - a neighbor cell becomes
better than an SCell.
5) a6ReportInterval
6) a6TimeToTrigger
7) disableSCellPDCCHOlLa – The parameter controls if
PDCCH outer loop link adaptation shall be disabled in SCell
for a UE with an activated SCell.
8) earfcndl – DLEARFCN of scell
9) enableA3Event – activate A3 reports
10) enableA6Event – activate A6 reports
11) enableFreqPrioSwap – enable pcell and scell swap.
12) hysA3Offset – Hysteresis for A3
13) hysA6Offset – Hysteresis for A6
14) maxNumScellSwaps
15) sFreqPrio –
16) scellMeasThreshRsrp – RSRP threshold for filtering scell
17) scellMeasThreshRsrq – RSRQ threshold for filtering Scell
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CAREL
CAREL – Mobility default profile. This is
equivalent to Measurement Objects in ALU
MO Hierarchy - MRBTS/LNBTS/LNCEL/CAREL
1) lcrId – RCN of scell candidate
2) lnBtsId – macroENBID of scell
3) maxNumOfSuppMimoLayer
4) pcellSwapAllowed
5) scellPrio
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Power Setting
Power settings in Nokia is less
complicated than ALU. It is similar to E//
setup where all sub channel power
components are internally mapped by the
system.
1) pmax – This is celldltotalpower
equivalent in Nokia. Each combination of
pmax based on cell BW has a specific RS
power mapped to it internally. This is in
LNCEL MO
2) dlRsBoost - Transmission power of the
downlink reference signals in a cell is
boosted (positive value) respectively
deboosted (negative value) compared to
PDSCH.
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TILT Settings
MO Hierarchy -
MRBTS/EQM/APEQM/ALD/RETU
1) Angle – this is the E-tilt
2) maxAngle – max E-tilt
3) minAngle – min E-tilt
4) sectorID – antenna band class equivalent.
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Checking Alarms
Monitor - Checking alarms :
• Navigate to Monitor
• Select Tools Managed Objects Object
Explorer
• Right click on eNodeB of interest
select Find In Alarm List
• To check historical alarms, select Find In Alarm
History
Current Alarm Alarm List
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KPI Report Generation
Performance manager is NPO equivalent in Nokia to create and generate KPI Reports.
Performance Manager Interface:
Click on “Navigate” – it has two options
Reporting Suite will display all Nokia predefined reporting templates that can be used to generate reports
Saved Reports will display all saved reports for your UID (My repots) as well as reports saved by other users as “public”
(Shared reports)
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CELL level and Site level KPI’s generation
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