ZGF05-25-031 Call Trace System Interface

Feature Description

ZGF05-25-031 Call Trace System Interface

ZGF05-25-031 Call Trace System Interface

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Feature Property....................................................................................................................... 1 2 Overview 1 2.1 Feature Introduction................................................................................................................ 1 2.2 Correlation with Other Features.............................................................................................. 2 3 Technical Description............................................................................................................... 2 3.1 Technical Description of OMM................................................................................................2 3.2 Implementation in iBSC........................................................................................................... 5 3.3 Types of Traceable Messages................................................................................................6 4 Parameters and Configuration.................................................................................................7 5 Related Counters and Alarms.................................................................................................. 7 6 Engineering Guide.................................................................................................................... 7 6.1 Application Scenario............................................................................................................... 7 6.2 Configuration Description........................................................................................................ 7 6.3 Network Impacts..................................................................................................................... 7 7 Abbreviation.............................................................................................................................. 8 8 Reference Document................................................................................................................ 8

FIGURES
Position of GTS in the whole system..........................................................................................2

TABLES
Function overview and interface description of OMM and NE..................................................2 Module description....................................................................................................................... 4 Description of seven types of messages....................................................................................6

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Feature Property
iBSC version: [iBSC V6.20] BTS version: [unrelated to the BTS hardware platform] Attribute: [Optional function] NEs involved: NE Name MS BTS BSC MSC MGW SGSN GGSN HLR

Involved or Not

Special Requirement -

Dependency: [None] Mutual exclusion: [None] Note: None.

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2.1

Overview
Feature Introduction
Conventional signaling function only supports signaling tracing of a single NE. Call Trace System (CTS) is a cross-NE call trace system. By setting the MS numbers (MSISDN or IMSI; 100 at most) to be traced, you can uniformly send tracing instructions to the whole network system (GERAN/UTRAN/CN) through CTS to trace the whole call flow from radio network side to core network, and collect and display standard signaling and internal messages that meet trace conditions. CTS implements MS-based trace, so it can be used to analyze MS signaling data, identify and locate failures, and provide analysis report. CTS is applicable to scenarios where system failure needs to be located and user complaints needs to be addressed. This document describes implementation of CTS in GSM iBSC.

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2.2

Correlation with Other Features

N/A.

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3.1
3.1.1

Technical Description
Technical Description of OMM
Overview of CTS
CTS is an independent functional subsystem in GSM network management system OMM. With CTS, you can uniformly send trace instructions to all GSM NEs on ZTE network to perform MS call trace, and collect and display signaling data of all GMS NEs that meets trace conditions. Figure 1 shows the position of CTS in the whole system.

Figure 1

Position of GTS in the whole system

CTS is related to OMM and NE. There is no logical relation between CTS and EMS. Table 1 lists the function overview and interface descriptions of OMM and NE:
Table 1 Function overview and interface description of OMM and NE

System OMM

Function overview OMM is a local operation and maintenance module of NE. It supports other daily maintenance functions including local signaling trace, and provides message route forwarding module. NE receives trace requests from CTS, and reports signaling messages when a trigger event occurs.

Interface description The message route forwarding module receives messages from CTS or NEs and transparently transmits them to NEs or CTS.

NE

Information such as refid and so on needs to be transferred among NEs through trace invoke. CTS performs associated presentation of the information.

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3.1.2

CTS Design Principle

CTS respectively implements client and server modules. CTS adopts the routing forward module to interact with different types of NEs by taking into account the great difference in OMM signaling trace implementation. OMM only implements message routing forward instead of processing logic of signaling trace. CTS generally consists of the following three parts: Workstation Function (WSF) WSF is responsible for maintenance of NE information, creation and management of trace tasks, and trace data presentation. Trace data presentation contains the following: OSF OSF contains such modules as NE information management, trace task management and message processing modules. As a core module of OSF, the task management module processes common and system tasks. To speed up message processing, avoid blocking and message loss, the trace task management module performs buffer processing and then invokes message processing thread for message processing upon receiving the message. Call flow presentation. Summary information, detailed information and elementary stream of signaling. Query and statistical analysis of data.

Southbound adaptation moduleEMF EMF is responsible for NE access, including bidirectional adaptation/conversion of uplink and downlink messages. To avoid impacting handshake and traffic query due to reporting of a huge number of data messages, the data messages and control messages in the uplink message are processed separately. Such functions as the switching of trace conditions and identification of issued NEs must be implemented on the EMF.

3.1.3

Architecture Description
the CTS architecture consists of three subsystems WSF, OSF and EMF. WSF contains give sub-functional modules: NE management WSF. Trace task WSF.

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Message monitor. Message decoding. Message presentation.

OSF contains three functional modules: NE management OSF. Trace task OSF. Message processor.

EMF contains three functional modules: EMF framework. CN EMF. RNC/BSC EMF.

Table 2 lists the descriptions of these modules:

Table 2 Module description

Module identifier NE management WSF

Module name NE management Workstation Function Trace task Workstation Function WSF reports message to message processor Presentation of reported message Message decoding. NE management Server Function

Type

Dynamic feature -

Function overview Add and delete connected NEs in CTS, and query and modify information of connected NEs (including type, name and IP address of connected NEs). Trace task WSF is a core module of signaling trace. It implements the interface and WSF flow control of three functions: Trace task setting, trace task start and trace task stop. This module monitors and receives signaling messages on OSF of CST, decodes them and sends them to message presentation module to display message information. Reported signaling message is displayed. This module decodes the reported signaling messages and obtains detailed information of them. This module stores NE information, including buffer and permanent storage.

Module

Trace task WSF.

Module

Message processing Message presentation. Message decoding. NE management

Module

Module Module Module

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Module identifier OSF

Module name

Type

Dynamic feature

Function overview It provides such functions as adding, deleting, modifying and querying NE information. This module controls trace task flow, including trace start, trace stop and handshake. It stores trace tasks, including buffer and permanent storage. It also performs status control of trace task. This module forwards reported messages to WSF, and stores messages. This module adapts to different foreground NEs, and provides uniform message interface for OSF. It transmits and receives trace task messages and acknowledgment messages. It also receives and forwards reported signaling messages. This module is responsible for communication with NEs on CN side. This module is responsible for communication with NEs on radio network side.

Trace task OSF.

Trace task Server Function

Module

Message processing OSF

Message processor at server end

Module

Thread

EMF framework.

EMF framework.

Module

CN EMF

EMF implementation of NEs on core network side EMF implementation of NEs on radio network side

Module

RNC/BSC EMF

Module

3.2

Implementation in iBSC
iBSC implements CTS functions with procedure as followingshown in: CTS client initiates a trace request, with the trace object as the IMSI of an MS. The trace request is forwarded to iBSC through CTS server. The OMP is responsible for communication between foreground and background in iBSC. The signaling trace management process is resident on OMP and responsible for managing various signaling trace tasks and performing periodic trace task synchronization with CTS server to ensure task consistency between foreground and background. Upon receiving the CTS trace request from CTS client, iBSC broadcasts it to all related signaling processing boards.

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Upon receiving the CTS trace request, the signaling trace process on each board screens every signaling generated based on trace requirements, and sends the signaling to be traced to CTS server. CTS server forwards the signaling to CTS client.

3.3

Types of Traceable Messages

The types of messages that can be traced by CTS of GSM include: AbisCS, AbisPS, RLCMAC, LLC, BSSGP, BSSAP and Ineternal Evnet. Table 3 lists descriptions of the seven types of messages
Table 3 Description of seven types of messages

Message type

Description MS channel request Channel activation Channel activation acknowledgement Immediate Assignment Assignment command Setup indication SACCH deactivation

AbisCs

Radio channel release Release indication Wireless channel release Paging Assignment complete Handover command Handover detection Handover complete CCCH uplink packet channel request CCCH uplink EGPRS packet channel request Uplink packet channel request Uplink EGPRS packet channel request PS channel activation command PS channel activation acknowledgement command PS channel non-activated acknowledgement command Immediate packet assignment PS access denial command Immediate assignment transmission success indication PS channel release command

AbisPs

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Message type

Description PS channel release acknowledgement command PS channel not released acknowledgement command PS uplink assignment command PS downlink assignment command

LLC BSSGP BSSAP RLCMAC Internal Event

GMM signaling Protocol-compliant Protocol-compliant Protocol-compliant CHR failure record PS failure record

Parameters and Configuration

To adopt this function, operator only need to install CTS without parameter configurations.

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6.1

Related Counters and Alarms

None.

Engineering Guide
Application Scenario
This feature is applicable to the following scenarios: Locate system failure and trace system signaling. Address user complaints and trace user signaling.

6.2

Configuration Description
This function does not involve adjustment of IBSC and BTS hardware configurations.

6.3

Network Impacts
This function has no impact on iBSC and BTS after it is activated.

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Abbreviation
Abbreviations BSC BTS CTS Full Characteristics Base Station Controller Base Transceiver Station Call Trace System

Reference Document
None.

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