BTS Power Management

GBSS12.0
Feature Parameter Description

Issue 01

Date 2010-06-30

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BTS Power Management Contents

Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Intended Audience......................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1

2 Overview of BTS Power Management .................................................................................2-1

3 Technical Description ..............................................................................................................3-1
4 Engineering Guidelines ...........................................................................................................4-1
4.1 Support of Hierarchical Power-off ................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Support of Voltage Abnormal Protection ....................................................................................... 4-1

5 Parameters..................................................................................................................................5-1
6 Counters ......................................................................................................................................6-1
7 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................7-1
8 Reference Documents .............................................................................................................8-1

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BTS Power Management 1 Introduction

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the BTS Power Management feature. It mainly covers the two basic functions
provided by the BTS Power Management feature, that is, hierarchical power-off and voltage abnormal
protection.
The feature involved is GBFD-111601 BTS Power Management.

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:
 Personnel who need to understand the BTS Power Management feature
 Personnel who work with Huawei products

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:
 Feature change: refers to the change in the BTS Power Management feature of a specific product
version.
 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:
 01 (2010-06-30)
 Draft (2010-03-30)

01 (2010-06-30)
This is the first release of GBSS12.0.
Compared with issue Draft (2010-03-30) of GBSS12.0, issue 01 (2010-06-30) of GBSS12.0 incorporates
the changes described in the following table.

Change Type Change Description Parameter Change

Feature change None. None.
Editorial change Parameters are presented in the form of Parameter ID None.
instead of Parameter Name.

Draft (2010-03-30)
This is the draft release of GBSS12.0.

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BTS Power Management 2 Overview of BTS Power Management

2 Overview of BTS Power Management

BTS Power Management supports hierarchical power-off and voltage abnormal protection. The BTS
Power Management feature enhances power management and self-protection of the BTS, thus
improving the reliability of the system and prolonging the lifespan of products and the serving time of the
system. With this feature, the BTS stability is improved, thus improving the Quality of Service (QoS). In
addition, the O&M cost for the BTS is cut, thus indirectly increasing the revenue of operators.

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BTS Power Management 3 Technical Description

3 Technical Description
The BTS hierarchical power-off function takes effect when there is no mains supply available. This
function aims at reducing the power consumption of the BTS equipment and thus extends the discharge
time of the battery. In addition, the BTS hierarchical power-off function can also prevent over-discharging
of the battery.
The BTS hierarchical power-off function also takes effect when the working environment in the BTS
cabinet is severe, for example, when the temperature inside the BTS cabinet exceeds the predefined
thresholds or when the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) far exceeds the limits. In such cases, the
system automatically shuts down the Power Amplifiers (PAs) for some TRXs to reduce the heat
consumption.
 Hierarchical power-off
When there is no mains supply available, the BTS hierarchical power-off function is performed to
reduce the power consumption and extend the discharge time of the battery. In this case, the system
automatically blocks all TRXs, except the BCCH TRX. This is called a soft shutdown. When the
capacity of the battery drops to the preset value, the system automatically shuts down all the TRXs to
prevent over-discharging of the battery. This is called a hard shutdown. Whether to use automatic
power-off is configurable. The hierarchical power-off function especially suits the cascaded BTSs.
When the mains power of the upper-level BTS is disconnected and the mains power of the lower-level
BTS is normal, this function can be used to prolong the working time of the transmission module of the
upper-level BTS to reduce the impact on the lower-level BTS.
 Voltage abnormal protection
When the working environment is severe or the temperature regulation unit does not work properly,
the TMU shuts down the PAs for some TRXs to reduce the heat consumption if the temperature inside
the cabinet exceeds the predefined thresholds. This prevents any negative impact on the system. If
the TRX is faulty or the VSWR far exceeds the limits, the TRX is made out-of-service and is shut down.
The PA for the TRX is also shut down. This is to minimize the possibility of total damage. Whether to
use this function and the related parameters to be used for this function are configurable. In this
manner, the flexibility of the system is improved.

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BTS Power Management 4 Engineering Guidelines

4 Engineering Guidelines
4.1 Support of Hierarchical Power-off
The SET BTSAPMUBP command is executed on the LMT to enable the hierarchical power-off function.
Note that the CFGFLAG parameter must be set to YES(YES) to enable the configuration of other
parameters. The HPVFLAG parameter is set to YES(YES), which indicates that the hierarchical
power-off function is enabled. The LSDV parameter is set to 440, which is the threshold of the battery
capacity. When the battery capacity drops to a value smaller than 440, a hard shutdown is performed.
Note that the LSDV parameter is set to 475 when the PTYPE parameter is set to SC48200(SC48200),
and that the LSDV parameter is always set to 4294967295 (equals to the hexadecimal number
FFFFFFFF) and cannot be modified when the PTYPE parameter is set to EPS4815(EPS4815). One is
advised to set the LSDV parameter to 440 when the PTYPE parameter is set to values other than
SC48200(SC48200) and EPS4815(EPS4815). The LSDF parameter is set to ENABLE(ENABLE), which
indicates that the hard shutdown function is validated.

4.2 Support of Voltage Abnormal Protection

The SET BTSAPMUBP command is executed on the LMT to enable the voltage abnormal protection
function. Note that the CFGFLAG parameter must be set to YES(YES) to enable the configuration of
other parameters. The HIGHTEMPLOADPWROFF parameter is set to YES(YES), which indicates that
the PA for the TRX will be shut down when the temperature rises to a high value. The ENDHEATTEMP
parameter is set to 52, which indicates that the PA for the TRX is shut down only when the temperature
inside the cabinet reaches 52°C. The PA is automatically shut down when the VSWR far exceeds the
limits or the TRX is faulty. Therefore, the PA shutdown function does not need to be configured for these
two cases.

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BTS Power Management 5 Parameters

5 Parameters
Table 5-1 Parameter description
Parameter ID NE MML Command Description
CFGFLAG BSC6900 SET Meaning: Whether to allow the
BTSAPMUBP(Mandatory) configuration of board parameters.
The value "YES" indicates that the
configuration is allowed, and the
value "NO" indicates that the
configuration is not allowed. If the
parameter is set to "YES", all the
other parameters controlled by it are
reset to the default values in this
command.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of
this parameter in this mode must be
the same as the value of the
corresponding parameter in another
mode.

GUI Value Range: NO(NO),

YES(YES)
Actual Value Range: NO, YES
Unit: None
Default Value: None
HPVFLAG BSC6900 SET BTSAPMUBP(Optional) Meaning: Whether to enable the
configuration of power system
parameters.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of
this parameter in one mode must be
the same as the value of the
corresponding parameter in another
mode.

GUI Value Range: NO(NO),

YES(YES)
Actual Value Range: NO, YES
Unit: None
Default Value: NO

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Parameter ID NE MML Command Description

LSDV BSC6900 SET BTSAPMUBP(Optional) Meaning: Load power-off voltage
threshold. If "Load Shutdown Flag"
is set to "Enable" and the load
voltage is lower than the value of this
parameter, the load is automatically
powered off.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of
this parameter in one mode must be
the same as the value of the
corresponding parameter in another
mode.

GUI Value Range: 350~556

Actual Value Range: 35.0~55.6
(step: 0.1)
Unit: V
Default Value: 450
LVSDF BSC6900 SET BTSAPMUBP(Optional) Meaning: Whether "Shutdown
Voltage" is valid.
In multi-mode base station scenario,
the value of this parameter in
different modes must be the same
for the same multi-mode base
station.

GUI Value Range:

DISABLE(DISABLE),
ENABLE(ENABLE)
Actual Value Range: DISABLE,
ENABLE
Unit: None
Default Value: ENABLE
TEMPOFHIGHTEMPL BSC6900 SET BTSAPMUBP(Optional) Meaning: When the temperature of
OADPWROFF the BTS cabinet is greater than the
value of this parameter, the TRX is
powered off.

GUI Value Range: 50~70

Actual Value Range: 50~70
Unit: degree Celsius
Default Value: 65

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Parameter ID NE MML Command Description

ENDHEATTEMP BSC6900 SET BTSDHEUBP(Optional) Meaning: If the ambient temperature
reaches the value of this parameter,
the heater is shut down.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of
this parameter in one mode must be
the same as the value of the
corresponding parameter in another
mode.

GUI Value Range: -990~400

Actual Value Range: -99.0~40.0
(step: 0.1)
Unit: degree Celsius
Default Value: 0
PTYPE BSC6900 SET BTSAPMUBP(Optional) Meaning: Power type. When the
PMU is installed on the rack, you
can select the custom power type.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of
this parameter in one mode must be
the same as the value of the
corresponding parameter in another
mode.

GUI Value Range:

APM100(APM100),
APM200(APM200),
APM30(APM30),
EPS4890(EPS4890),
EPS4815(EPS4815),
SC48200(SC48200),
DPMU(DPMU),
CUSTOM(CUSTOM)
Actual Value Range: APM100,
APM200, APM30, EPS4890,
EPS4815, SC48200, CUSTOM,
DPMU
Unit: None
Default Value: APM100

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Parameter ID NE MML Command Description

LSDF BSC6900 SET BTSAPMUBP(Optional) Meaning: Whether to enable power
shutdown upon low voltage of the
battery.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of
this parameter in one mode must be
the same as the value of the
corresponding parameter in another
mode.

GUI Value Range:

DISABLE(DISABLE),
ENABLE(ENABLE)
Actual Value Range: DISABLE,
ENABLE
Unit: None
Default Value: DISABLE

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BTS Power Management 6 Counters

6 Counters
None

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BTS Power Management 7 Glossary

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

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BTS Power Management 8 Reference Documents

8 Reference Documents
[1] BSC6900 Feature List
[2] BSC6900 Basic Feature Description
[3] GBSS Reconfiguration Guide
[4] BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference
[5] BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference

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