GSM BSS

Cell Tracing
Feature Parameter Description

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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 Cell Tracing.............................................................2-1

3 Technical Description.................................................................3-1
4 Engineering Guidelines...............................................................4-1
5 Parameters................................................................................ 5-1
6 Counters...................................................................................6-1
7 Glossary.................................................................................... 7-1
8 Reference Documents................................................................8-1

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the functions and relevant technical mechanism of the Cell Tracing feature of
Huawei GBSS (GBFD-112203 Cell Tracing).

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:
Personnel

who need to understand Cell Tracing

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 Cell Tracing 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
instead of Parameter Name.

None.

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

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2 Overview of Cell Tracing

With the Cell Tracing feature, the signaling of a maximum of 16 users over the A interface, Abis
interface, or Um interface of a specified cell can be traced at a time.
The BSC determines to perform signaling tracing according to the configured cell number and the
number of users. The Cell Tracing feature follows the first-in first-tracing principle.

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3 Technical Description
When handling the voice-related problems, especially the problems related to the signaling procedure
and performance, you need to analyze the signaling over the A interface, Abis interface, or Um
interface. The common method is drive test (DT) or dialing test. Together with the traced data obtained
by the signaling tracer, the signaling can be analyzed. This process, however, is very complex and
expensive.
The cell tracing log facilitates the location of the network problem. You can directly trace calls in the
existing network, thus saving the cost of the DT and dialing test for locating the problem.
Compared with the A interface tracing, Abis interface tracing, or Um tracing function, the cell tracing
function enables the simultaneous tracing of the signaling over the A interface, Abis interface, and Um
interface in a window. Compared with the single user tracing function, the cell tracing function can
directly trace the signaling of a maximum of 16 users in a cell without specifying the user ID.
The cell tracing procedure is as follows:
1. Start the Cell Tracing function on the M2000.
2. The BSC traces the calls of the specified cell. A maximum of 16 users in the cell can be traced at a
time. The Cell Tracing feature follows the first-in first-tracing principle. After a tracing task is started, the
first 16 calls that gain access to the network in the cell to be traced are traced. If a call is complete, a
new call is traced.
You can choose the cells to be traced on the basis of the CELLID. The GBSC supports the saving and reviewing of the
traced logs. You can also choose to trace only the signaling on the A interface, Abis interface, or the Um interface.

4 Engineering Guidelines
A

maximum of 16 users can be traced at a time on the M2000.

The

signaling over the A interface, Abis interface, or the Um interface can be traced.

The

start time and end time of the function can be set.

5 Parameters
None.

6 Counters
None.

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

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BSC6900

Feature List

BSC6900

Basic Feature Description

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