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Contents
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1.1
1.2
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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
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5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
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BS24x/4x Commissioning
Commissioning Procedure
Visual Checks
Hardware Configuration and Jumper Settings
ACTM
COBA / COSA Impedance
Cable Loss and DIAMCO / DUAMCO
Cascading of Multicouplers
SW Download and Activation
Definition of Rack Size
Creation of Hardware Related Managed Objects
Setting BTSE Attributes
Bport Creation
Xconnect Creation
BTSM Settings
LAPDLE Creation
Check Module State
Take BTSM to Phase 3
Execution of Offline Tests
Generate Backup Files
Appendix
Exercise

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Commissioning Procedure

For commissioning BS24x/BS4x, the Installation and Test Manual ITMN gives a
detailed account of the individual commissioning procedures used.
The main steps are:

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Visual Checks

Xconnect Creation

Hardware Configuration
and Jumper Settings

BTSM Settings

Software Download
and Activation

LAPDLE Creation

Definition of Rack Size

Creation of HMO

Setting BTSE Attributes

Creation of Bports

Check Module State

Take BTSM to Phase 3

Offline Tests

Generate Backup Files

Fig. 1 Flow chart - commissioning procedure

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1.2

Visual Checks

The first steps of each installation is the visual check of BTS mechanics and electrics:
 BTS rack (rack fixing, fixed boards),
 damage to rack or shelter (paintwork, dents),
 correct insertion of modules,
 system / rack cabling,
 grounding,
 main fuses,
 external interfaces - power supply, antenna and Abis wiring.

B S - 240

FP
FP

ON

ON

ON

ON

A
C
O
M

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

A
C
O
M

CU

a ir in le t

CU

air in let

CU

CU

a ir in le t

CU

air in let

CU

CU

air in let

a ir in le t

CU

CU

A
C
O
M

air in let

a ir in le t

A
C
O
M

A
C
O
M

air in let

Plinth

0,2 m

CU

CU

air in let

DIAMCO
DIAMCO

DIAMCO

CU

A
C
O
M
CU

CB

a ir in le t

DIAMCO

CU

ON

CU

1,60 m

CU

ON ON

1,55 m

a ir in le t

ON ON ON ON ON ON

CB

O N

A
C
O
M

A
C
O
M

B S-241
ON ON ON

Fig. 2 Layout for BS240 base rack (left, indoor) and BS241 base shelter (right, outdoor)

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BS-40

A
C
O
M

ON

ON

BS-41

CB

ON
ON

FP

ON

ON
ON

Standard
Battery
Module

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

CB

ON
ON

ON

AC-Panel

A
C
O
M

ON

ON

AC/DC

ON

ON

AC/DC

ON

ON

AC/DC

ON

DIAMCO

FP

ON

Wave (2HU)
air inlet

CU

C
O
S
A

C
O
B
A

C
O
S
A

CU

CU

CU

CU

air inlet

C
O
B
A

air inlet

C
O
B
A

C
O
S
A

CU

CU

air inlet

Wave (2HU)
air inlet

air inlet

air inlet

A
C
O
M

DIAMCO

A
C
O
M

AC-Panel

AC/DC

air inlet

AC/DC

AC/DC

air inlet

C
O
S
A

1.75 m

C
O
B
A

1.60 m

CU

air inlet

air inlet

Standard
Battery
Module

air inlet

Plinth

Fig. 3 Layout for BS40 (indoor, left) and BS41 (outdoor, right)

BS-240XL

ON

ON

A
C
O
M

ON

ON

ON

air inlet

CU

CU

air inlet

CU

CU

air inlet

DIAMCO

CU

ON

CB

ON

A
C
O
M

air inlet

CU

CU

CU

CU

CCCC
OO O O
CU
BSBS
AAAA

CU

air inlet

DIAMCO

CU

ON

A
C
O
M

A
C
O
M
air inlet

ON

ON

2025 mm

ON

DIAMCO

ON

DIAMCO

FP

air inlet

air inlet

Fig. 4 BS240XL

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Hardware Configuration and Jumper


Settings

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ACTM

Rack Address
The (extension and service) rack addresses are set with switches 1 3 on ACT-P.
The base rack always takes the factory setting. Switch no. 4 enables (on) or disables
the watchdog function.
Rack type

Rack no.

Switch 1

Switch 2

Switch 3

Switch 4

Base rack

off

off

off

on

Extension rack 0

on

off

off

on

Extension rack 1

off

on

off

on

Service rack 0

on

on

off

on

Service rack 1

off

off

on

on

Service rack 2

on

off

on

on

Service rack 3

off

on

on

on

Service rack 4

on

on

on

on

Alarm Collection Terminals


Alarm
Optional / Mandatory
Collection
Terminal

Description

ACTC

Part of DC panel, collects max 16 alarms (7


rack alarms, 9 environmental alarms)

ACTP

O (base rack),
Connection to COBA (via CAN bus), collects
M (extension and service max 48 additional environmental alarms,
provides switches for rack address (not used
racks)
on base rack)

ACTA

see ACTP

Platine for connecting 48 additional external


alarms, only together with ACTP

ACTM

see ACTP

ACTA plus ACTP

Alarm Numbering
ENVABTSE0 8 are wired on ACTC.

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Fig. 5 ACTM (composed of ACTA and ACTP)

Fig. 6 ACTP switches

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COBA / COSA Impedance

The COBA contains three transceiver sub-modules for 75 , 100 and 120
impedance matching (two groups of switches):
Contact

Position 120

off

off

off

off

off

off

Position 100

off

off

off

on

on

on

Position 75

on

on

on

off

off

off

For COSA, the impedance switches (six groups) are set according to the following
table:

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Contact

Position 120

off

off

off

off

off

off

Position 100

off

off

off

on

on

on

Position 75

on

on

on

off

off

off

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Fig. 7 COBA (left) and COSA (right) impedance switches

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Cable Loss and DIAMCO / DUAMCO

The dip switches on the front side of DIAMCO / DUAMCO determine whether the
DIAMCO / DUAMCO run in AMCO or in MUCO mode (Note: No switches are
available for TMA).
In MUCO mode, the attenuation must be set to 6 dB (total) attenuation on the
antenna cable between TMA and DIAMCO / DUAMCO.
Function

Switch 1

Switch 2

Switch 3

Switch 4

AMCO mode (TMA off)

off

MUCO mode (TMA on)

on

Attenuator LNA 0 dB

on

off

off

off

LNA 1 dB

on

on

off

off

LNA 2 dB

on

off

on

off

LNA 3 dB

on

on

on

off

LNA 4 dB

on

off

off

on

LNA 5 dB

on

on

off

on

LNA 6 dB

on

off

on

on

LNA 7 dB

on

on

on

on

2.4

Cascading of Multicouplers

Multicouplers can be cascaded in order to save RX antennas. Max. 2 cascades are


allowed. The following table contains all possible cases.
First Device

Cascade no. 1

DIAMCO

DIAMCO

DIAMCO

DIAMCO

DUAMCO

DIAMCO / DUAMCO

TMA-DIAMCO

DIAMCO

TMA-DIAMCO

DIAMCO

TMA-DUAMCO

DIAMCO / DUAMCO

Cascade no. 2
DIAMCO

DIAMCO

The first device in the chain works in AMCO mode, the cascaded devices in MUCO
mode. Thus, for TMA installed, all other devices have to be set to MUCO mode. If the
cascaded element is a DUAMCO a special cable with SMA connector at one end and
a 7/16 connector at the other end is used.

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Antenna Connector

Dip Switches

Fig. 8 Switches on DIAMCO

Antenna Connector

DIP Switches

Fig. 9 Switches on DUAMCO

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SW Download and Activation

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Before starting the download, reset the COBA with the push button on the front side.
With the COBA in phase 1, its LED shows the following pattern.
ACT

flashing green

red

COBA

FLOC

off red

off red

HMO

ABIS 1

off red

off red

ABIS 2

Download the BTSplus software from the LMT hard disk to the COBA FEPROM. The
download lasts ca. 4 min (three files, together ca. 900 kbyte).

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Software File (n=integer)

Module

Btsbcxn.swi

COBA

Btsbixn.swi

CU

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Download SW

LMT

COBA FEPROM

Fig. 10 Software download to BS24x/BS4x

Fig. 11 Software download

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After the download is completed, activate the BTSM software. After ca. 30 sec, the
COBA and CU RAM are loaded and the BTSM reaches phase 2, the LMT session is
closed and a new logon is required.

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ACT

flashing green

off red

COBA

FLOC

off red

off red

HMO

ABIS 1

off red

off red

ABIS 2

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COBA RAM

Activate SW

COBA FEPROM

CU RAM
Fig. 12 Software activation

Fig. 13 Software activation

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Definition of Rack Size

The rack size for BS24x can take the following values:
 BS240 / BS241 for base rack (no. 0) and extension racks (no. 1 and no. 2)
 BS240SR / BS241SR for the service racks (no. 3 to no. 7)
For BS240XL, only one extension rack (no. 1) is used.
The rack size for BS4x can take the following values:
 BS40 / BS41 for base rack (no. 0)
 BS40SR / BS41SR for the service racks (no. 4 to no. 7)
The following table gives the racks available for BS24x, BS4x and BS240XL:

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Rack No.

Rack Type

BS24x

BS4x

BS240XL

base

yes

yes

yes

extension

yes

no

yes

extension

yes

no

no

service, type 1

yes

no

yes

service, type 2

yes

yes

yes

service, type 2

yes

yes

yes

service, type 2

yes

yes

yes

service, type 2

yes

yes

yes

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Fig. 14 Definition of rack size

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Creation of Hardware Related Managed


Objects

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All the possible managed objects for BS24x and BS4x are summarized in the
following tables. Only those managed objects that are physically present need to be
created with the exception of the COBA:0, which is created automatically.

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Managed object

Range BS24x / BS4x

Remark

Rack

0 ... 7 / 0, 4 7

ACDCP

01

ACDC converter only

ACT

ACTP

BATTERY

0...3 / 0

COSA

0 ... 1

CU

0 ... 7 / 0 3

DIDCTMA

0 ... 3 / 0 1

DIAMCO only

DILNA

0 ... 3 / 0 1

DIAMCO only

DUDCTMA

0 ... 7 / 0 3

DUAMCO only

DULNA

0 ... 7 / 0 3

DUAMCO only

DUVSWR

0 ... 7 / 0 3

DUAMCO only

ENVABTSE

0 ... 56

FANP

0 ... 5

FTNFP

0 ... 7 / 0 3

FICOM only

FVSWRP

0 ... 3 / 0 1

FICOM only

TMA

0 ... 11 / 0 3

XCONNECT

0 ... 7

only even numbers used

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Example: Create DULNA


One DUAMCO 2:2/4:2/8:2 module contains two objects DUAMCO_LNA (low noise
amplifier, RX path).
The first DUAMCO module in the rack is put in the first slot, the second DUAMCO in
the second slot and so on.
This means that objects DUAMCO_LNA 0 and DUAMCO_LNA 1 are always
associated in the first slot within the rack, DUAMCO_LNA 2 and DUAMCO_LNA 3 in
the second slot and so on.
Each CU has a "normal path" RX input and a "diversity path" RX input and the wiring
data indicate which of them is physically connected to the DUAMCO_LNA.
LNAPRED indicates a preceding LNA (low noise amplifier), e.g. a TMA between
antenna and DUAMCO.

Fig. 15 Creation of DULNA

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Example: Create DUVSWR


One DUAMCO 2:2/4:2/8:2 module contains two objects DUAMCO_VSWR (TX path).
The first DUAMCO module in the rack is put in the first slot, the second DUAMCO in
the second slot and so on. This means that the objects DUAMCO_VSWR 0 and
DUAMCO_VSWR 1 are always associated with the first slot in the rack, the
DUAMCO_VSWR 2 and DUAMCO_VSWR 3 with the second slot and so on.
As there are DUAMCO 2:2/4:2/8:2 available, min. a single CU and max. 4 CU may be
connected to a DUAMCO_VSWR.

Fig. 16 Creation of DUVSWR

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Setting BTSE Attributes

One of the most important BTSE attributes is the Sales Unique Name.
The SALUNAME together with the TEI is used for uniquely addressing the BTSM
from the BSC.
For a proper working of Remote Inventory the SALUNAME and the BTSEPOS (BTS
equipment position) have to be set correctly. The ASCII 11 character string for
SALUNAME is defined by SIEMENS central service TAC 3 and provided to the
commissioners by local TAC 2.

Fig. 17 Setting BTSE attributes (1)

Fig. 18 Setting BTSE attributes (2)

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Bport Creation

The number of available Bports is between 2 (COBA only) and 8 (COBA and COSA).
With the Bport setting, the PCM line configuration is defined. For a multidrop/loop
configuration the attributes of instances n and n+1 ("port pair", n=0, 2, 4, 6) are equal.
The following parameters have to be set:
 layer1ControlTS
 layer1Protocol type
 layer1RemoteAlarmType
 lineConfiguration

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Fig. 19 Bport creation (part 1)

Fig. 20 Bport creation (part 2)

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Xconnect Creation

Primary ports are configured as star, multidrop chain or loop.


StarX ports are called secondary ports. Cross connections can only be created
between different port types, i.e. between primary ("source") and secondary ("target")
ports.
The relation between Xconnect instance, (source) port pair and possible (target)
ports is given in the following table:
Instance

Source Port (Pair)

Possible Target Ports

Xconnect 0

Bport 0 (Bport 1)

Bport 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

Xconnect 2

Bport 2 (Bport 3)

Bport 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

Xconnect 4

Bport 4 (Bport 5)

Bport 2 / 3 / 6 / 7

Xconnect 6

Bport 6 (Bport 7)

Bport 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Fig. 21 Xconnect creation

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BTSM Settings

The BTSM settings include the TEI (Terminal Endpoint Identifier).


The TEI together with the SALUNAME forms the unique BTSM address, which must
be set in accordance with the BSC database.

Fig. 22 BTSM settings

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LAPDLE Creation

The object LAPDLE identifies the time slot on Abis used for communication between
BSC and BTSE (as viewed from BTSE). Its counterpart on the BSC side is called
"LPDLM".
It is possible to configure up to 8 LAPDLE/LPDLM objects on two PCMB lines. Each
line must carry at least one LAPDLE/LPDLM.
The LAPD links are either all 64 kbit/s (3 and more TRX per BTSE) or all 16 kbit/s
(max 2 TRX/BTSE), and either all satellited or all not satellited.
Note:
The object "LPDLM" on the BSC command tree indicates a time slot, which may
carry both LPDLM and LPDLR type LAPD signaling.
The settings for LAPDLE (BTSE commissioning) and LPDLM (BSC database) must
be consistent.

Fig. 23 LAPDLE creation

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Check Module State

All modules must be in


 Administrative state: Unlocked and
 Operational state: Enabled.

Take BTSM to Phase 3

The BTSE is switched to phase 3 either with the


 "Switch" button (LMT Control Center) or with
 command "CONNBSC BTSM" (connect BTSM to BSC).
After switching from phase 2 to phase 3 the LMT session is closed and a new logon
is required.
Now, the LED on the COBA show
ACT

flashing green

off

RCOBA

FLOC

flashing green

off

HMO

ABIS 1

off

off

ABIS 2

The LED on the COSA show


ACT

flashing green

off

RCOSA

ABIS 7

off

off

ABIS 8

ABIS 5

off

off

ABIS 6

BIS 3

off

off

ABIS 4

The LED on the CU have


OK

flashing green

flashing green

SW

RES

off

off

PA

Execution of Offline Tests

With a mobile radio analyzer Acterna 8631 the following tests can be performed:
 Bit Error Rate Test BERT with MS loop
 Voice test with Acterna loop
 Test and status request of BTS modules

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Generate Backup Files

In order to save latest BTSplus configuration, a backup copy should be generated


and stored on site, e.g. on floppy disk.
By default; all files necessary to perform the backup procedure are stored in
subdirectory C:/Siemens/LMTxxx/BkBts/BTSplus on the LMT hard disk.
BTSplus backup files are generated by performing the following steps:
 start BTS Backup tool (from LMT Input Handler)
 Click on the button "GET HW Configuration"
result: 6 TXT files describing the current configuration
 Click on the button "Convert to script file"
result: the 6 TXT files are converted into 6 script files for re-creating the current
configuration
These 6 script files should be backed up on floppy disk.
To restore the HW Configuration first delete the current HW configuration by the
command "Delete DB flash". After that the button "Restore HW Configuration" is
activated. Click on this button to restore the HW configuration from the files stored
under C:/Siemens/LMTxxx/BkBts/BTSplus

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Cell 0

Base Rack / Shelter


TMA

TMA

ANT 0

TX
RX
RXDIV

DUAMCO

ANT 1

2 PCM
Ext. Sync.
2 PCM

CC

CU 0

COBA

Cell 1

TX
RX
RXDIV

FICOM

ANT 0

4 PCM

CC

CU 7

4 x Abis

OVPT

1 x Ext.
Sync. CLK
4 x Abis

OVPT

16 AL

32 Site Inputs

ACTM

H
P
D
U

8 Site Outputs

CAN-BUS

Cell 1

RX

DIAMCO
ANT 1

ACTC

to
next
Ext. Rack

CC-Links

COSA

RXDIV
Door

RXCA 0

Alarms
Temp

-48 V

FAN

RXCA 1

DCP

Cell 1

CC-Links

Extension Rack / Shelter


CU 0
FICOM
CU 7

CAN-BUS

Fan
Door
Temp
Alarms

RX

ANT 0

DIAMCO

Cascading

ACTC

ACTP

RXDIV

ANT 1

-48 V

FAN

DCP

Service Rack / Shelter


AC/DC

AC/DC

DCBCTRL

DCBCTRL

FAN

Fan
Door
Temp
Alarms

LE 0

LE 1

ACTC

ACTP

CAN-BUS

-48 V

Battery

DCP

Battery
230 V AC

-48 V
ACP

230 V AC

Fig. 24 Functional structure of BS240/BS241

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Cell 0

Base Rack / Shelter


TMA

TMA

ANT 0

TX
RX
RXDIV

DUAMCO

ANT 1

2 PCM

CC

CU 0

Ext. Sync.

1 x Ext.
Sync. CLK

COBA

Cell 1

TX
RX
RXDIV

FICOM

ANT 0

Cell 1

4 PCM

4 x Abis

OVPT

CC

CU 2

4 x Abis

OVPT

2 PCM

16 AL

48 Site Inputs

ACTM

H
P
D
U

8 Site Outputs

CAN-BUS

RX

DIAMCO
ANT 1

ACTC
COSA

RXDIV
Door

Alarms
Temp

FAN
DCBCTRL

Battery

AC/DC

- 48 V

230 V AC

230 V AC

ACP

DCP

Service Rack / Shelter

FAN

Fan
Door
Temp
Alarms

LE 0

LE 1

ACTC

ACTP

Battery
DCP
-48 V

Fig. 25 Functional structure of BS40/41

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Exercise
Title:

BS24x/BS4x commissioning

Objectives:

Understanding the Commissioning Procedure for BTSPLUS

Pre-requisite:

Format COBA FEPROM (only in phase 2)

Task
Perform a BS24x/BS4x commissioning according to the procedure described above.

Query
The following information must be collected before formatting COBA FEPROM:
 Terminal Endpoint Identifier TEI
 SalesUniqueName SALUNAME
 LAPD signaling channel LAPDLE
 line configuration (star, multidrop chain, loop)
 software version (SWLH, SW version)

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