GSM BSS

GBSS14.0

Abis Bypass Feature Parameter

Description

Issue 01
Date 2012-04-28

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Contents

1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1

1.1 Scope..................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Intended Audience..............................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Change History...................................................................................................................................................1

2 Overview.........................................................................................................................................3
3 Technical Description...................................................................................................................5
3.1 Key Technologies...............................................................................................................................................5

4 Parameters.......................................................................................................................................7
5 Counters..........................................................................................................................................8
6 Glossary...........................................................................................................................................9
7 Reference Documents.................................................................................................................10

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1 About This Document

1.1 Scope
This document describes the application scenarios and key technologies related to Abis Bypass.
(GBFD-116601 Abis Bypass)

1.2 Intended Audience

It is assumed that users of this document are familiar with GSM basics and have a working
knowledge of GSM telecommunication.

This document is intended for:

l Personnel working on Huawei GSM products or systems

l System operators who need a general understanding of this feature

1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions.

There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:

l Feature change
Feature change refers to the change in the Abis Bypass feature of a specific product version.
l Editorial change
Editorial change refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was
not described in the earlier version.

Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:

l 01 (2012-04-28)
l Draft A (2012-02-15)

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Abis Bypass Feature Parameter Description 1 About This Document

01 (2012-04-28)
This is the first commercial release of GBSS14.0.
Compared with issue Draft A (2012-02-15), issue 01 (2012-04-28) incorporates the changes
described in the following table.

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature change None None

Editorial change Optimized the description in Added the following

chapter 3 Technical parameter:
Description. ABISBYPASSMODE

Draft A (2012-02-15)
This is the draft A release of GBSS14.0.
Compared with issue 01 (2011-03-31) of GBSS13.0, issue Draft A (2012-02-15) of GBSS14.0
has no change.

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2 Overview

In the chain topology, if a BTS in the network is powered off or a transmission link is faulty,
services on all the BTSs following the faulty BTS or following the faulty transmission link are
disrupted. The TMU stops working if the BTS is powered off. For example, in a chain topology
without the Abis Bypass as shown in Figure 2-1, if BTS 2 is powered off and its TMU stops
working, the services on both BTS 2 and BTS 3 are disrupted.

Figure 2-1 Influence of BTS power failure without Abis Bypass

Abis Bypass is introduced in the network with the chain topology to avoid the problem of service
disruption on other BTSs upon the power failure of one BTS. With the Abis Bypass feature, a
bypass transmission link is formed within the BTS that is powered off to transfer data to other
BTSs following the faulty BTS on the chain. Thus, the power failure of a BTS will not affect
the normal services on the subsequent BTSs on the chain. For example, in a chain topology with
Abis Bypass as shown in Figure 2-2, the bypass board within BTS 2 provides a bypass
transmission link if the TMU stops working upon power failure of BTS 2. In this case, only the
services on BTS 2 are disrupted without affecting the services on BTS 3.

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Figure 2-2 Influence of BTS power failure with Abis Bypass

The BSS uses bypass loopback upon power failure to identify whether a failure is due to a faulty
transmission link or the BTS power failure.

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3 Technical Description

3.1 Key Technologies

Bypass Upon BTS Power Failure
For BTS3012 series, if a BTS is powered on, switches K1 and K2 are connected to contacts 1
and 2, respectively. When this occurs, data is transmitted to the DTMU. If the BTS is powered
off, switches K1 and K2 are connected to contact 1' and 2', respectively. When this occurs, a
bypass is formed within the DABB. Figure 3-1 shows the principle of bypass upon BTS failure.

Figure 3-1 Bypass upon BTS power failure

For BTS3900 series, the Abis bypass function is implemented by setting DIP switches S4 and
S5 on the GTMU. For details about DIP switches, see Configuring Abis Bypass.

To enable the Abis bypass function for cascaded BTSs, you need to set ABISBYPASSMODE
to TRUE(Support) for each cascaded BTS.

Loopback Upon BTS Power Failure

In a chain topology as shown in Figure 3-2,

l If the transmission link between BTS 1 and BTS 2 is faulty, BTS 2 and all the following
BTSs cannot be observed on the BSC.

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l If BTS 2 is powered off, only BTS 2 is not observed on the BSC.

Figure 3-2 Schematic view of the BSS configured with bypass boards

The loopback function upon power failure helps to identify the BTS power failure from the
transmission link fault. The function, however, is not applicable to the last BTS on the chain.
For the last BTS on the chain, set the DIP switches on its bypass board so that the transmission
link through the last BTS is short-circuited when the BTS is powered off. Thus, the loopback
test can be performed on the BSC side to locate the fault.

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Abis Bypass Feature Parameter Description 4 Parameters

4 Parameters

Table 4-1 Parameter description

Parameter ID NE MML Feature ID Feature Name Description
Command

ABISBYPASS BSC6900 ADD BTS GBFD-116601 Abis Bypass Meaning:Wheth

MODE MOD BTS er to enable the
BTS to support
the bypass
function. This
parameter is
ineffective for
BTSs in HDLC
mode or IP Over
FE mode.When
"ISCONFIGED
RING" is set to
YES or
"MPMODE" is
set to
MODE16K, the
BTS does not
support Abis
bypass.
GUI Value
Range:TRUE
(Support),
FALSE(Not
Support)
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:TRUE,
FALSE
Default
Value:FALSE
(Not Support)

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5 Counters

There are no specific counters associated with this feature.

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6 Glossary

For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

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7 Reference Documents

1. BSC6900 Feature List

2. BSC6900 Optional Feature Description
3. BSC6900 GSM Performance Counter Reference

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