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Simple Operation Management Center v1.0
User’s Manual
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Effective date:
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Copyright ©2006-2010 Shenzhen GrenTech Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
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All the documents of this manual are intended solely to provide information to the users of the GrenTech
Simple Opeartion Management Center, and they are subject to changes without prior notice. Every effort
possible has been made in writing this manual to ensure its accuracy and reliability. However, GrenTech
shall not be held responsible for any possible omissions or inaccuracies or the consequences resulting from
the use of this manual.
Thank you for purchasing our products. We make our utmost to provide you with product manuals that are
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as it is intended and that you can achieve still greater success with our help.
You are welcome to offer comments and suggestions for our products; your inputs are invaluable for us.
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Contents
1 System Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 System Composition.......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 OMC Software ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Communication Channel ........................................................................................................ 1
1.1.3 Repeater .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 System Features................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.1 Unified Management of multiple networks ............................................................................ 2
1.2.2 Unified Dispatching of Multiple Communications ................................................................ 2
1.2.3 Unified Monitoring of Various Devices ................................................................................. 2
1.2.4 Pure Green Software Needing No Third-Party Software ....................................................... 2
1.3 System Man-Machine Interfaces ....................................................................................................... 2
1.3.1 Function Menu ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.3.2 Toolbar .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3.3 Note Tree ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3.4 Site list .................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.5 Message Display ..................................................................................................................... 4
2 System Installation and Configuration ..................................................................................................... 4
2.1 System Requirement.......................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.1 Software Environment ............................................................................................................ 4
2.1.2 Hardware Environment .......................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Precautions ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.3 Installation Procedure ........................................................................................................................ 5
3 System Structure and Functionality ......................................................................................................... 5
3.1 System Login..................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 System Login .......................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.2 Changing password ................................................................................................................ 6
3.2 Area Site Management ...................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 Adding area site ...................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.2 Modifying area site ................................................................................................................. 7
3.2.3 Deleting area site .................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 Device management .......................................................................................................................... 8
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3.3.1 Device list ............................................................................................................................... 8
3.3.2 Adding Device ........................................................................................................................ 8
3.3.3 Modifying device ................................................................................................................... 9
3.3.4 Deleting device ....................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Remote control ................................................................................................................................ 10
3.4.1 Channel setting ..................................................................................................................... 10
3.4.2 Site Remote Sensing ............................................................................................................. 11
3.4.3 Site Remote Control ............................................................................................................. 13
3.5 Site reporting ................................................................................................................................... 16
3.5.1 Models of China Unicom ..................................................................................................... 16
3.5.2 Models of China Mobile ....................................................................................................... 16
3.6 Useful Tools .................................................................................................................................... 17
3.6.1 Packet parse .......................................................................................................................... 17
3.6.2 Repeater No. Conversion...................................................................................................... 17
3.6.3 Power conversion ................................................................................................................. 18
4 Device Patrol ............................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1 Patrol Main Console ........................................................................................................................ 19
4.2 Patrol Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 19
4.3 Select Parameters ............................................................................................................................ 20
5 Common Problems ................................................................................................................................... 22
5.1 Common Problems in Remote Sensing ........................................................................................... 22
5.2 Common Problems in Remote Control ........................................................................................... 22
6 Description of Common Alarm Parameters ........................................................................................... 23
6.1 Common Alarms ............................................................................................................................. 23
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Safety Rules
This OMC should run on a computer designated for the OMC only. Not any other software should be
installed or run on the network. Do NOT run any hacker software on the network.
Do not set network services of any kind on the network such as BBS, NEWS, WWW, and FTP,
without authorization.
Do not connect the computer running the OMC to the Internet for other unrelated operations unless
absolutely necessary, as this may increase the traffic of the network card and affect the transmission
of normal NM data.
Improperly modifying the network settings, IE browser settings and machine name of the system
may cause the OMC to work abnormally. Any setup or modification of the network structure,
network service, firewall, and router, and IP address must be first approved by the related personnel.
The servers and operation terminals should be set with power-on and screensaver passwords that
meet the security requirements and should be changed at regular intervals.
Do not do anything unrelated to maintenance on the network equipment, for example, chatting
on-line, playing games, and listening to music.
Do not use any floppy disk that is not scanned for virus first or that comes from an unknown source.
Do not allow any computer without security mechanism to be connected to the network. If
absolutely necessary, it should be provided with security protection means and be authorized by the
related personnel in advance.
Do not set any “full control” sharing directory on the network. If absolutely necessary, the following
conditions should be met:
1) The full control should be for the specified users only. Everyone full control should be avoided.
2) The sharing setting should be cancelled immediately after the use.
3) The directory that needs to be shared for a long time should be set with the read-only right.
4) Any logical driver mapping to the shared directory should be cancelled.
Make available the virus-killing software and scan the computers and floppy disks that need to be
connected to the network, and scan the servers and operation clients at periodical intervals.
Back up the data at periodical intervals during daily running for possible restoration when faults occur,
for example, due to virus infection.
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1 System Overview
The SimpleOMC is the simplified OMC developed on the basis of the China Mobile test tool at the request
of the International Marketing Division and the related personnel from the Monitoring Department and Test
Department. Compared with the integrated OMC, this simplified version offers less functions, with only the
major functions retained, for example, NE maintenance and device monitoring.
This software is easy to use and install, and does not have any problems in intellectual property rights. This
software does not use any third-party software, for example, electronic map and Sql Server database, and so
is a kind of “green software”, which is highly flexible in marketing.
1.1 System Composition
Wireless Modem
RS232
SimpleNMS
SMS
Repeater
Wireless Modem
System Structure Diagram
As the small-scale monitoring software based on the desktop database, the SimpleOMC can monitor the
units that comply with the protocols of China Mobile and China Unicom.
1.1.1 OMC Software
The OMC software consists of the main program, auxiliary tool, and database, of which the main program
operates with the sites. The operated data are stored in the database.
1.1.2 Communication Channel
All repeaters in the system can communicate with the OMC via direct cable connection, GSM or CDMA
short messages.
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1.1.3 Repeater
A set of device may consist of various devices and systems. The device in this system means all the
repeaters that are connected to the OMC.
1.2 System Features
The SimpleOMC software has the following features:
1.2.1 Unified Management of multiple networks
It applies to GSM900/EGSM1800/CDMA800.
1.2.2 Unified Dispatching of Multiple Communications
The integrated man-machine interfaces allow you to dispatch various communication methods such as
Modem and RS232 in a unified manner.
1.2.3 Unified Monitoring of Various Devices
It can monitor all the devices that are specified in the protocols of China Unicom and China Mobile.
1.2.4 Pure Green Software Needing No Third-Party Software
It can be directly installed and used without needing any database, maps, Office, Mscomm, and other
third-party software, or control software, which facilitates construction, test and marketing.
1.3 System Man-Machine Interfaces
The main interface of the SimpleOMC consists of four parts:
Main menu and system toolbar at the top
Tree on the left (area and site information)
Device information on the right (device parameters and extended parameters, on separate tabs)
Task information, communication status, log, and alarm information management at the bottom
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Main Interface
1.3.1 Function Menu
The following sections describe all the menus of the main OMC and their functions.
1.3.2 Toolbar
1.3.3 Note Tree
The node tree consists of the “NM center information”, “Area information” and “Site information”, and it
describes the areas of the repeaters and the topology of the site.
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1. The node on level 1 is the NM center node, those on level 2 are area nodes, and those on level 3 are
site nodes.
2. You can operate with the node tree by using the right-button menu.
1.3.4 Site list
The site list shows all the repeater sites in the system. The list offers all the menu items and mouse
operations for the sites on the site tree.
1.3.5 Message Display
The bottom of the main window is the message display window. This window shows the status and
information of each communication operation.
Below please find the message display window:
2 System Installation and Configuration
2.1 System Requirement
2.1.1 Software Environment
Operating system: Windows2000/XP and above
2.1.2 Hardware Environment
CPU primary frequency: above 800M
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Memory: about 128M
Other devices: motherboard with serial ports, wireless GSM/CDMA MODEM
2.2 Precautions
1. Take precaution to prevent virus!
2.3 Installation Procedure
Directly run the Setup.exe file.
3 System Structure and Functionality
The SimpleOMC implements the following functions: system login, device maintenance, device
monitoring, communication method management, multiple-protocol access, and data query.
3.1 System Login
The system provides two login modes: common login and automatic login.
3.1.1 System Login
For login, you should enter [User Name] and [Password], and click [OK] or press Enter to access the
system main interface.
The first time you use this system, log in to the system by using the default initial user name and password:
sa for User Name and 111111 for Password.
To exit login, click [Cancel] or press “Esc”.
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3.1.2 Changing password
To change the password, select [system] > [Change PassWord] or click the icon on the toolbar. The
Change Password dialog box appears:
After you enter [Original PassWord], [New PassWord] and [Confirm PassWord], click [OK] or press
“Enter” to change the password.
To cancel the change of password, click [Cancel] or press “Esc”.
3.2 Area Site Management
The appearance of site management is a node tree, which shows the areas under the NM center and the sites
in each area. The functions provided include adding, deleting and modifying areas under the NM center and
adding, deleting, and modifying sites in each area. The site tree is shown as below:
3.2.1 Adding area site
Adding Area
Right-click the [RPNMS] node on the site tree and select [Add Area] from the pop-up menu:
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This allows you to add the area-level node with the default name of [New Node I] (I=2, 3, 4….). You
can also edit the node at the same time by entering a new area name. If the area data field entered
meets the requirement, the new area information will take effect.
Note: The node name should have a length of no more than 40 characters and should be unique.
Adding Site
Right-click an area-level node on the site tree and select [Add Site] from the pop-up menu. This
allows you to add the site-level node with the default name of [New Node I] (I=2, 3, 4….). You can
also edit the node at the same time by entering a new site name. If the area data field entered meets
the requirement, the new site information will take effect.
Note: The node name should have a length of no more than 40 characters and should be unique.
3.2.2 Modifying area site
Right-click the node you want to modify on the node tree and select [Edit NMC]/[Edit Area]/[Edit Site]
from the pop-up menu. The node name in the node name information box becomes editable and you can
modify it to the desired name.
Note: The node name should have a length of no more than 40 characters and should be unique.
3.2.3 Deleting area site
Right-click the node you want to delete on the node tree and select [Delete NMC]/[Delete Area]/[Delete
Site] from the pop-up menu. The following dialog box appears.
Click [OK] to confirm.
Note:
The NM center node cannot be deleted.
If there is one or more sites in the area, the “Area has sites, can not be deleted!” message appears.
You should first delete all the sites before you can delete the area node.
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If there is one or more devices at the site, the “Site has Devices, can not be deleted!” message
appears. You should first delete all the devices before you can delete the site.
3.3 Device management
Device management allows you to operate with the basic information of the devices, for example, adding,
deleting, modifying, and querying devices and list of devices.
3.3.1 Device list
The device list shows the major information fields of the devices under the NM center, areas, or sites. The
information on this list corresponds to the information of the current node on the site tree. When you select
a node on the node tree, all the information on the device list is updated.
At the same time, you can dynamically load the information fields of the device as needed:
Right-click on the device list and check or uncheck the desired fields.
3.3.2 Adding Device
Select a site node on the node tree, right-click on it and select [Add Device] from the pop-up menu or click
[Add] on the device information box or press “ALT+A”. Then enter “Device Name, Device Address,
Reaper ID, Master or Slaver, Device Code” in the device information box, and select the required items
such as “Protocol Type” and other basic information. Click [Save] or press “ALT+S” to save the device
data. If you have entered correct data in the fields of the device, the system will show the
message. The new device information takes effect and is shown on
the device list.
To cancel the addition of the device, click [Cancel].
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Note: The [Device Name] should be unique. The [Reaper ID] is the unique ID for the repeater, within the
range of 0-31, and also must be unique. The [Device Address] is the region or area where the device is
installed, and should be filled in as accurate as possible for future data query. The [Device Code] does not
need to be entered. If the device is Master and there is no Slaver, the value will be 255, and if the device is
Master and there is a Slaver, the value will be 0. If the device is Slaver, the value will be 1~254. The
[Device State] indicates the state of the device, which may be normal, alarm, or not deployed.
3.3.3 Modifying device
Select the device to modify from the Device List and click [Modify] in the device information box or press
“ALT+M”. Now, the information in the device information box becomes editable, and you can modify the
needed fields.
Click [Save] or press “ALT+S” to save the site. If the
message appears, the device is modified successfully. If the data entered do not meet the conditions, the
system indicates that you cannot save them and ask you to enter them again.
To cancel the modification of the device, click [Cancel].
3.3.4 Deleting device
Right-click the device you want to delete on the Device List and click [Delete] in the device information
box or press “ALT+D”. The following dialog box appears.
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If you are sure to permanently delete the device and all its related history data (remote sensing, remote
control, alarm, and system log), click [OK] or press “Enter”. After the deletion is completed, the
message appears, indicating successful deletion. At the same time,
the device disappears from the device list.
To cancel the deletion, click [Cancel] or press “Esc”.
3.4 Remote control
This allows you to perform point-to-point remote sensing or control on the repeaters distributed in various
places on the OMC.
3.4.1 Channel setting
After log in, the system will automatically check whether the system channels are configured. Usually, you
need to reasonably configure the channels the first time you enter the system. During the running of the
system, if you want to change the channel settings, select [System] > [Configuration] or click the “ ”
icon on the toolbar. This brings up the channel configuration window.
The first time you log in to the system, the communication channel settings are empty, and the system will
automatically detect the available channels on the production machine of the OMC.
If [Channel Type] is set to direct cable connection (RS232), select the serial port and click [Open] or press
“ALT+O”, and finally click [OK] or press “Enter”.
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If [Channel Type] is set to Short Message Service (SMS), directly click [Open] or press “ALT+O” without
first selecting the serial port, then click [Initialize] or press “ALT+I”, and finally click [OK] or press
“Enter”.
Note:
To establish communication connection, you must have at least one functioning serial port if you
select the serial port mode.
If communication connection is not to be established, you can perform such operations as adding
sites and querying history data. In this case, click [Cancel] or press “Esc” to exit this interface, and
the system will not check the status of each channel.
3.4.2 Site Remote Sensing
This allows you to remotely query the repeater parameters and OMC parameters of the specified site device
and other parameters and statuses.
3.4.2.1 Invoking remote sensing
Right-click the device you want remote sensing on the Device List. Then, the information box at the bottom
of the window will show the basic information such as the site name, serial port, and communication port
of that device. Select the [Device Parameters] tab to access the remote sensing page.
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3.4.2.2 Remote sensing procedure
3.4.2.2.1 Models of China Unicom
Command selection: Select a remote sensing command from the [Current Query Command]
pull-down list on the [Device Parameter Query] page, for example, „Query of NM Parameter‟.
Click the [Query] button. The system starts to send the remote sensing instruction. If the repeater
returns parameters, the system will indicate accordingly and show the returned parameters on the list,
as shown in the following diagram:
The system automatically saves the returned data into the database for history query and statistics.
3.4.2.2.2 Models of China Mobile
Click [Query Parameters] to query all the parameters of the current device and click [End Query
Parameter] to end this query.
Select the parameters to query
To select all the parameters:
Select the [Select all] check box on every page.
Right-click on the parameter page and select [Select All parameters] from the pop-up menu.
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The [Selected] box before the selected parameters will be checked.
To cancel the selection of all the parameters:
Click the [Select all] checkbox or select [Cancel All parameters] from the pop-up menu.
To select a single parameter:
Click the [Select] checkbox before the parameter.
Right-click on the parameter page and select [Select Current parameter] from the pop-up menu.
To cancel the selection of a parameter:
Click the [Select] box before the parameter or right-click on the parameter and select [Cancel
Current Selection] from the pop-up menu .
Click the [Query] button. The system starts to send the remote sensing instruction. If the repeater
returns parameters, the system will indicate accordingly and show the returned parameters on the list,
as shown in the following diagram:
Notice: Please click [Query Parameters] button first to query all parameters of the repeater, and then do
any other operation.
3.4.3 Site Remote Control
This allows you to remotely set the parameters of the repeater device via the OMC for maintenance.
3.4.3.1 Invoking remote control
Right-click the device you want remote control on the Device List. Then, the information box at the bottom
of the window will show the basic information such as the site name, serial port, and communication port
of that device. Select the [Device Parameters] tab to access the remote control page.
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3.4.3.2 Remote control procedure
3.4.3.2.1 Models of China Unicom
Command selection: Select a remote control command from the [Current Set Command] pull-down
list on the [Device Parameter Set] page, for example, „Set Repeater System No‟.
Select the parameter you want to control (You can only set a command type at a time, and the
parameters you can set vary depending on the model).
After modifying the parameters, click the [Set] button, as shown in the following diagram:
The status bar on the main interface will show the setting command sending message. If the setting
command is sent successfully, the system will save your settings. Otherwise, it does not.
After the setting command is sent, it is not clear whether the setting has been successfully sent to the
remote repeater until the repeater responds. When the repeater returns the success message, it means
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that the setting is accomplished. Now, you can send a remote sensing command to see if the returned
repeater number matches your setting.
Other remote control commands can be set by performing the five steps described above.
3.4.3.2.2 Models of China Mobile
Click [Query Parameters] to query all the parameters of the current device and click [End Query
Parameter] to end this query.
Select the parameter you want to control (You can only set a command type at a time, and the
parameters you can set vary depending on the model).
Select the [Select all] check box on every page.
Right-click on the parameter page and select [Select All parameters] from the pop-up menu.
The [Selected] box before the selected parameters will be checked.
To cancel the selection of all the parameters:
Click the [Select all] checkbox or select [Cancel All parameters] from the pop-up menu.
To select a single parameter:
Click the [Select] checkbox before the parameter.
Right-click on the parameter page and select [Select Current parameter] from the pop-up menu.
To cancel the selection of a parameter:
Click the [Select] box before the parameter or right-click on the parameter and select [Cancel
Current Selection] from the pop-up menu.
Set the modification parameters
Enter the valid value in the [Set Value] box.
If you are setting alarm and switch parameters, you should right-click and select [Open All] or
[Close All] from the pop-up menu, and this will check all alarm/switch parameters.
In the end, click the [Set] button.
The status bar on the main interface will show the setting command sending message. If the setting
command is sent successfully, the system will save your settings. Otherwise, it does not.
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After the setting command is sent, it is not clear whether the setting has been successfully sent to the
remote repeater until the repeater responds. When the repeater returns the success message, it means
that the setting is accomplished. Now, you can send a remote sensing command to see if the returned
repeater number matches your setting.
Other remote control commands can be set by performing the five steps described above.
3.4.3.3 Remote Control Description
[Repeater ID]: As one of the factor for authentication in a packet, the repeater ID must be unique in
the system, and it should be assigned in a unified manner by the OMC. The repeater ID and device
ID are set by the engineers when a repeater is deployed. If the repeater ID is not properly set, remote
sensing and control of the repeater will not succeed, since the OMC needs to check the repeater ID
during this process.
3.5 Site reporting
The repeater actively sends the alarms to the OMC.
3.5.1 Models of China Unicom
Alarm reporting
The device side sends various fault alarms of the repeater device to the NM system in real time for
timely maintenance.
3.5.2 Models of China Mobile
Alarm reporting
The device side sends various fault alarms of the repeater device to the NM system in real time for
timely maintenance.
Automatic reporting
When the non-NM system sends configuration that causes the configuration parameters of the NE
device to change (affecting the change of the device monitoring parameter list), the repeater reports
the configuration changes to the NM S through its NM interface.
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3.6 Useful Tools
3.6.1 Packet parse
This allows you to parse the packets (including the China Unicom protocol packets and China Mobile
protocol packets) generated by the system.
Select the packets you want to parse in the information display section, right-click on it and select
[Parse Selected Packet] from the pop-up menu. The protocol parse interface appears.
Select [Tools] > [Package Parse] or directly click the icon on the toolbar. The protocol parse
interface appears:
Click the [Parse Packet] button or press “ALT + P” to parse the packets. For the China Mobile protocol
packets, click [Parse MAP Packet] or press “ALT + M” to further parse the packets of the MAP layer.
Click [Close] or press “ALT + C” to exit the packet parse tool.
3.6.2 Repeater No. Conversion
Select [Tools] > [Repeater No. Conversion] or directly click the icon on the toolbar. The repeater No.
conversion interface appears:
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Enter the province code in the [Province Code] pull-down list and enter the [Area Code] and [Seq. No.] and
finally click [Conversion]. The [Repeater No.] box will show the resulting repeater No. In the other way,
you can enter the repeater No and click [Revision] for a reverse conversion.
Click [Close] to exit the tool.
3.6.3 Power conversion
This allows you to perform conversion between W and dBm.
Select [Tools] > [Watt-dBm Conversion] or directly click the icon on the toolbar. The Watt-dBm
Conversion interface appears:
Enter the [Unit:dBm] and click [Conversion(dBm->W)]. The [Unit:W] box will show the converted value.
Enter the [Unit: W] and click [Conversion(W - > dBm)]. The [Unit: dBm] box will show the converted value.
You can view the conversion between special values on the right list.
Click [Close] to exit the tool.
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4 Device Patrol
4.1 Patrol Main Console
This allows you to run a Patrol.
Select [Patrol] > [Patrol Main Console]. The Patrol Operation interface appears:
The Selected Devices is in the list. Click the [Start] button can start a patrol of these devices. Click [Stop]
can close the current patrol. Click [Open Report] can choose the patrol report you want to see.
Click the [Modify] button can open the interface of Patrol Plan, you can modify patrol tactics there.
4.2 Patrol Plan
This allows you to make the patrol tactics.
Select [Patrol] > [Patrol Plan]. The Patrol Plan interface appears:
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You can choose the options of the patrol in this interface:
Automatically or Manually
Begin Time
Report Path
Devices to patrol: you can choose All Devices or Alarm Devices, or you can choose the devices in the
bottom list.
Click the [Confirm] button to save the patrol plan. Click [close] to quit the window.
4.3 Select Parameters
This allows you to select the performance parameters you want to patrol.
Select [Patrol] > [Select Parameters]. The Select Patrol Parameters interface appears:
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You can select the check box in front of the parameters to choose the parameters you want to patrol.
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5 Common Problems
5.1 Common Problems in Remote Sensing
1. During remote sensing, the status bar shows “Incorrect repeater No.”.
Reason: The repeater No of the site in the database does not matches that on the device side. You can
modify the repeater No in the system to match that of the device in the “Site Management”. When
the actual number of the site is unknown, you can consult the original data provided by various
manufacturers for check or directly inquire the related manufacturers.
2. During remote sensing, the status bar shows “5: Repeater No, 0: Device No; The device is not
found!”.
Reason: The device No of the site in the database does not matches that in the repeater. You can
modify the device No to match that of the device in the “Site Management”.
3. During remote sensing, the status bar shows “Other errors”.
Reason: This is the response of the repeater to the OMC command. The reason should be that an
operation command is not supported by the repeat of this type or the device type is not added in the
system.
5.2 Common Problems in Remote Control
The setting fails during the remote control of a site.
You are recommended to first perform remote sensing before you perform remote control. Perform remote
control only after remote sensing normally returns results. If remote sensing is successful but remote
control fails, the reasons may be:
1) The monitored version of the repeater does not match that at the OMC, so the remote control
instruction from the NM center is not correctly parsed.
2) The monitoring unit of the repeater fails, for example, damaged storage chip, so that the parameters
that are to be modified by the OMC remote control instruction cannot be stored.
3) The monitoring units of some devices are not designed to support the modification of the parameter.
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6 Description of Common Alarm Parameters
Below please find the alarms of the common GrenTech repeater models. The alarm parameters of other
manufacturers are currently unknown since they are not described in the protocols provided. However, you
can understand them according to the following descriptions. For how to handle the alarms, you can also
directly inquire the appropriate manufactures.
6.1 Common Alarms
Power failure alarm: When the repeaters have abnormal power supply due to a power outage or
other reasons, the monitoring module will send the “power failure alarm” to the OMC by using the
backup battery. For GreTech power modules, the normal input voltage range is 180~260V, and the
normal output voltage range is 7~11V. Alarms will occur beyond this range.
Power module status alarm: This is reserved for the solar energy battery, and currently our devices
do not support this interface.
Self-excitation alarm: The device experiences self-excitation and fails to work normally. This will
affect the device and the wireless network and may even interfere with the BTS in the worst case.
When self-excitation occurs, the GrenTech devices will automatically shut down the power amplifier
and report an alarm. When the OMC receives the alarm, and the self-excitation temporarily clears
since the power amplifier is turned off. Self-excitation that occurs after it is put into service may be
due to the following reasons: 1) The location of the antenna is deviated and this reduces the isolation,
which needs on-site check; 2) The host BTS or the surrounding radio environment changes, in which
case the device parameters need to be adjusted accordingly; 3) The gain and attenuation of the
device are not set properly, in which case you can query the history records in the OMC and modify
accordingly.
Door control alarm: The chassis of the device is opened; the door of the chassis is not closed
properly after site upgrade or debug, or the door is closed properly but the door control switch is
damaged. All these could cause such alarm.
Failure of the uplink low-noise amplifier: The device fails to work normally, the uplink signals are
affected, and the calls may be not available in the coverage area. On-site handling is required.
Failure of the downlink low-noise amplifier: The device fails to work normally, the downlink
signals are affected, and the calls may be not available in the coverage area. On-site handling is
required.
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Overpower of the uplink power amplifier: The output power of the uplink power amplifier is
above the set threshold and this may cause interference to the BTS. You can increase the attenuation
of the uplink power amplifier to adjust the uplink output power by remote control on the OMC.
Overpower of the downlink power amplifier: The output power of the downlink power amplifier
is above the set threshold and this may affect the coverage area of the repeater. You can increase the
attenuation of the downlink power amplifier to adjust the downlink output power by remote control
on the OMC.
Over-temperature of the uplink power amplifier: The temperature of the uplink power amplifier
is too high (the threshold for GrenTech device is 70 ºC), and this may cause the power amplifier
module to work abnormally.
Over-temperature of the downlink power amplifier: The temperature of the downlink power
amplifier is too high (the threshold for GrenTech device is 70 ºC), and this may cause the power
amplifier module to work abnormally.
SWR alarm of the uplink power amplifier: The RF signals of the uplink power amplifier of the
repeater are not effectively outputted via the antenna, and calls cannot be connected normally in the
coverage area. The possible reason is that the antenna feeder connector is in loose contact or flooded.
SWR alarm of the downlink power amplifier: The RF signals of the downlink power amplifier of
the repeater are not effectively outputted via the antenna, and the signals are weak in the coverage
area.
Rx/Tx signal alarm: This is mainly for the front/back-end communication of the divided devices,
for example, abnormal communication of the monitoring signals between the input end of the fiber
repeater and the coverage end, abnormal communication of the monitoring signals between the
indoor coverage unit and the trunk amplifier. Such alarms cause the failure of the back-end devices
to be monitored on the OMC. Possible causes: 1) The front-back-end monitoring data cable fails or
the connector gets loose or the optical path attenuation is so large that causes high BER; 2) The front
and back-end programs do not have the same version or the DIP switches are not set correctly on one end.