How to Create Scripts for SWAP with CME1 IntroductionThe purpose
of this document is to give instruction on making scripts including
parameters and neighboring scripts for SWAP. The organization of
this document follows a sequence of scripts making procedure. And
scripts of parameters and neighboring can be done simultaneously.2
Scripts for ParametersParameters for massive swap will immigrate
the ones run in PQR, therefore it is possible to create scripts of
parameters in cell level and RNC level with templates synchronized
form PQR networks provided by CME. But before moving to the CME
there are some preparation work to do. 2.1 Data CollectionIn order
to create scripts of parameters, four kinds of data will be needed.
They are: List of sites to be swappedThis list comes from WIND.
Actually, we have a swap schedule which has information of sites to
be swapped in each week. However, schedule may change accordingly.
So CONFIRM WITH WIND ABOUT THE LIST OF SITES TO BE SWAPPED AS LONG
AS THE DUMP IS GIVEN BY WIND. Dump fileThe dump file is exported
from NSN network a week before the swap. The settings of parameters
as well as neighboring are in the dump file which comes with the
format of .xml. CME CfgSyncView
The configuration synchronization file is just like the dump
file from NSN. It comes with .zip format and it can be exported
form RNC LMT by executing the command EXP CFGSYNFILE. NodeB plan
informationNodeB configuration which supports the procedure of
creating scripts for both parameters and neighboring is planned by
RAN engineer. THEY WILL PROVIDE THE NODEB CONFIGURATION IN THE FORM
OF EXCEL FILE BY THE END MONDAY.2.2 Data pre-processAs long as the
data mentioned above is collected, the pre-process of data can
start. The purpose of data pre-process is to filter the cell
information we need for swap. Start with the steps provided below:
STEP ONE: add NE by importing CMEcfgsyncView file. The operation is
shown as below:
Figure 1 Click Add NE in Data Management menu.
Figure 2 Fill the NE Name and select CMEcfgsyncView file in Data
File.
Figure 3 DO NOT include !@#%^&*?/[]: and space in NE
name.
Figure 4 Wait until the NE is added successfully. STEP TWO:
Create Templates for cells to be swapped. There are three templates
needed for swap, namely F1 only, F1 co-located with F2, F2
co-located with F1. The operation is as follow:
Figure 5 Expand RNC and select target cell for specific template
(F1 co-located with F2 for example)
Figure 6 Right click and select Save As Ucell Template
Figure 7 Name the template and click save
Figure 8 Wait until it is successfully saved and do the similar
templates for F1 only, F2 co-located with F1
Figure 9 Check templates by clicking Template Browser in UMTS
Application menu.
Figure 10 Export or import templates by clicking Template
Management in UMTS Application menu. STEP THREE: export radio
network planning data. The operation is shown as follow:
Figure 11 Click Export Radio Network Planning Data of Export
Data sub-menu in UMTS Application menu.
Figure 12 Select target RNC and click Next >
Figure 13 Select cells to generate the model for future use
Figure 14 Select three kinds of cells representing F1 only, F1
co-located with F2, F2 co-located with F1.
Figure 15 Select save path and export the model for three kinds
of cells for parameter and neighboring script making use. Step
FOUR: Filter out cell information needed for swap by quoting cell
to be swapped from library table transformed form NSN dump.2.3
Setup NodeB and CellsBefore modify parameters in cell level, nodeB
as well as cell should be established first. Fill out nodeB
information planned by RAN engineer and filter out swap cell
information quoted from NSN dump in the exported model (Radio
Network Planning Data). STEP ONE: Fill out nodeB and cell
information in exported model table, namely Radio Network Planning
Data
Figure 16 Copy and paste NodeB configuration from RAN
engineer.
Figure 17 Copy and paste swap-cell information
Figure 18 Template name should be identical to the ones in CME
STEP TWO: import the filled out table to CME.
Figure 19 Import pre-processed table to CME by clicking Import
Radio Network Planning Data in Import Data sub menu.
Figure 20 Add file and click Next >
Figure 21 Select NodeB and Cell in Basic Info column and click
Next >
Figure 22 Import succeed2.4 Creating ScriptsExport incremental
scripts by clicking Export Incremental Scripts in Data Management
menu.
Figure 22 Export incremental scripts for operation records.3
Scripts for NeighboringThere are three kinds of neighboring
settings in UMTS network, namely IntraFreqNcell, InterFreqNcell and
2GNcell. In the mapping, inter-frequency neighborings are set as
F1->F2 and F2->F1, which adopt different paramneters.The
method of creating neighboring script is as follow: firstly export
model for neighboring from CME and then fill out needed neighboring
information for swap sites according to mapping configuration. Last
but not least, import the model filled out and creates increment
scripts by CME.3.1 Data pre-processDatabase for neighboring, which
comes as excel file, is exported from .xml file provided by WIND by
neighbor transformer tool. As required in swap strategy, NO IUR
will be configured. Therefore, only neighboring involved in swap
will be considered. STEP ONE: Filter out swap site cells from
neighboring database. One thing to remind is that the database
exported form NSN only contains the neighboring relationship.
Therefore, parameters for neighboring should be exported from CME
adopting the existing network settings. Figure 23 Filter out needed
cell information in neighboring database exported from NSN .xml
files. Check if there are some cells and neighboring cells in
previous cluster too. Inter-frequency handover is specified as F1
to F2 and F2 to F1. Parameters of neighboring are set differently
according to specified inter-frequency neighbors. STEP TWO: Export
neighboring model for all three kinds of neighboring.
Figure 24 Export Radio Network Planning in Export Data
sub-menu.
Figure 25 Follow the guide to export model for neighboring.
Figure 26 Select Items
Figure 27 Select typical F1 and F2 co-located cells to get the
inter-frequency parameter settings
Figure 28 Select NRNCell, GSMCell, IntraFreqNcell,
InterFreqNCell and GSMNCell to get the need neighboring model STEP
THREE: Fill out the neighboring model exported from CME with
information filtered out from neighboring database. Pay special
attention to inter-frequency neighboring because different
parameters are set according to F1 to F2 and F2 to F1. Also, pay
attention to 3G to 2G neighboring because GSM 900M and DSC 1800M
have different settings of parameters too.
Figure 29 Different settings of parameters for inter-frequency
neighboring. STEP FOUR: Import edited model to CME.
Figure 30 Import edited Radio Network Planning Data by clicking
Import Data sub-menu.
Figure 31 Select IntraFreqNcell, InterFreqNCell, GSMNcell and
NSNCell if there is any neighboring between swapped RNCs. Click
Append to create neighboring based on what existed in CME
database.
Figure 32 Wait until importing is executed completely. Note 1:
If there are some mistakes in executing the importing, you can
always consult the help generated at the end of importing
procedure.
Figure 33 If there is any mistake, click the link provided by
CME and check the failure reason
Figure 34 Check the reason of failed operation Note 2: Save
every single operation step in different table. So if there is any
mistake in the process, you can use the history table to delete the
history data. This is especially useful when you want to create
incremental scripts based on a wrong operation.
Figure 35 Delete the table imported in CME by select Delete and
the table you want to delete. STEP FIVE: Last but not least, export
the incremental script.
Figure 36 export Incremental Scripts