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Course Description of RN3315-30A - RNC Operation and Maintenance (RU30)

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1. Course Description
Course Number Course Title Target Group Prerequisites Contents RN3315-30A RNC Operation and Maintenance (RU30) For engineer who require hands on experience to perform operation and maintenance tasks on NSN RNC (IPA2800) Good knowledge of 3G radio access networks and ATM technology RNC Architecture and Functionality e-learning RNC Architecture and Functionality RNC Preventive Maintenance Service Terminal for RNC O&M Replacing RNC units RNC and Units Start-up Supervision RNC SW Maintenance Fault Management OMS Maintenance RN3315: RNC Operation and Maintenance is combined version of RN3311 3G RNC First Line Maintenance and RN3312 3G RNC Second Line Maintenance 5 days 8 PTB=Practical and theoretical course with testbed IMD intermediate ECCN: 5E991X AL-Number: N

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Date: 15/10/2012 8:30 9:30 RNC Architecture and Functionality Explain tasks and functions of the RNC Name the interfaces of RNC to other NEs RNC Architecture and Functionality
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Explain RNCs architecture List RNC units their function and redundancy Coffee Break
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RNC Architecture and Functionality

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List different RNC configurations and their capacity Explain Hardware Management System

RNC Architecture and Functionality

Describe data flows for Iu-Cs and Iu-Ps RNC Preventive Maintenance

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Perform safe copying and backup copying Verify RNC Interfaces and DCN working state Monitor signaling network Coffee Break
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RNC Preventive Maintenance

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Monitor unit processor and memory load Perform unit diagnostic and inspection Use command calendar to perform O&M related tasks

Date: 16/10/2012 8:30 9:30 Service Terminal for RNC O&M Handle service terminal extension Use suitable extension for the following tasks Service Terminal for RNC O&M
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RNC and units startup monitoring Update HMS node SW Monitor units processor load Coffee Break
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Replacing RNC units Practice Health and Safety requirement in handling RNC and RNC units Replacing RNC units
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Practice quality control in handling RNC and RNC units Correctly replace and change RNC units as well as OMU and OMS Hard disk

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Replacing RNC units

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Interrogate RNC equipment database and cross check with site documentation

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Coffee Break Replacing RNC units

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Successfully bring up new units, including update Boot and HMS node if needed

Date: 17/10/2012 8:30 9:30 9:30 10:30 RNC and Units Start-up Supervision
Identify the order of units in RNC start-up RNC and Units Start-up Supervision Monitor unit start-up phases in Chorus units Monitor unit start-up phases in DMX units

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Coffee Break RNC SW Maintenance

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Perform CD installation Recover old SW if CD installation fails Perform SW upgrade

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Fault Management Understand RNC fault management functionality; supervision, alarms, recovery and diagnostic Create RNC problem report Read RNC alarm and find information to handle the alarm Carry out recovery action, including taking back backup copy Perform units testing and inspection OMS Maintenance Verify functionality of OMS, including Application launcher Modify entries in setting and registry Explain HW/SW architecture of OMS and its applications Download OMS tools from Network element and setup own PC
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Coffee Break
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Identify usage of various Element Manager Applications Use RNW Object Browser and MML window for FLM

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tasks Interrogate the CoCo and WBTS, WCELL states Create and delete CoCo Backup OMS Restore OMS from OMS backup

Date: 18/10/2012 8:30 9:30 Introduction to RAN Troubleshooting describe troubleshooting relevant WCDMA RAN knowledge set-up and use Nethawk and/or Wireshark protocol analyzers describe RNC application SW and analyze call setup in RNC use normal and extended monitoring monitor DMX messages describe efficient use of various RAN troubleshooting tools (EMIL, MIST, IDA2 and Megamon) describe WCDMA RAN performance management recognize basic RAN fault investigation principles solve several radio access network fault cases
WCDMA Call Setup explain signaling procedure in WCDMA call setup analyze NetHawk traces Wireshark set-up Wireshark analyze trace calls with Wireshark

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Coffee Break

RNC Application SW describe RNC program block L3TSEB L3 signaling describe RNC program block RRUSEB RRM services describe RNC program block P2PSEB L1/L2 services describe RNC program block IUUSEB Packet data handling services DMX Message monitoring use extended message monitoring use monitoring macros describe DMX message format

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Emil and Megamon collect ICSU message logs and import to Emil analyze ICSU message with Emil explain use of Megamon tool to collect RNC Logs

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Coffee Break
BTS Resource Manager and E2K

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use E2K to monitor BTS resources use E2K monitor BTS Specific info use E2K monitor Cell Status File use E2K monitor MS Status file use E2K monitor Code tree monitoring analyze trace calls with E2K

Date: 19/10/2012 8:30 9:30

Performance management list RAN Key Performance Indicators use RNC PM architecture use RNC PM tools operate performance motoring using PMI ticket messages Call setup performance measurement and troubleshooting describe RRC and RAB setup phases and related KPI to monitor RAN performance and to detect faults in RAN analyze RRC and RAB failures in detail by using service, traffic, RRC, etc. measurement counters apply PMI tickets to pinpoint the source of failures

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Coffee Break
RAN Transport Performance Measurement and Troubleshooting describe RAN transport setup phases and related counters, KPIs to monitor transport performance and to detect faults in RAN transport (ATM/IP)

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analyze RAN transport failures in detail by using RNC counterstransport and hardware

Smartphone impact in RAN explain implications to RAN of smart phones list NSN solutions to Smartphone impact describe fast dormancy functionality. list specific KPIs and Counters related to Smartphone use

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Coffee Break
Problem Investigation methodology explain problem investigation steps apply searching for common and difference discuss framework for KPI triggered troubleshooting an example model

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