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CME Template Management

WOFD-186000: CME Basic Services (basic feature)

How Do I Improve
Configuration Efficiency?

Site Deployment Hardware Reconstruction Reconfiguration

For base stations with similar
configuration, how do I copy
the data of one base station
to the other base stations?
Are there any shortcut
What should I do if the cabinet
methods to modify data about
and subrack numbers of a
a batch of base stations to be
base station that need to be
consistent with the data about
modified cannot be modified?
a sample base station?

The CME template management

function helps you solve all the
preceding problems.

Easy base station creation Efficient reconstruction Quick reconfiguration

Use the template conversion Save the sample base station
Save the data of a sample base
function to quickly modify the data as a template and use
station as a template. Use the
cabinet and subrack numbers of the template application
template when deploying a
the base station that cannot be function to quickly reconfigure
new base station.
modified directly. data in batches.

What is the template?

A template contains a set of NE configuration parameters and

parameter values.
A template can be regarded as a data set for a sample NE. The
CME categorizes templates based on NE MOs. For example, a
base station template that contains hardware data and global
data, and a cell template that contains basic cell information.

The configuration parameters in templates vary with template types

and NE versions. For details, see the section Template Management
in the CME Online Help.

What types of templates does

the CME provide?
 Base Station Cell Template
Template
Includes device data and common transport data
of base stations. Includes cell basic information and cell software
Note: The NodeB template of V100R016 contains all parameters.
parameters of the physical NodeB (device, transport,
and radio parameters).

Radio Parameter Controller-Level

Template Template
Includes the radio parameters at the base station Includes the basic configuration information of
level, such as algorithm parameters and the controller, software parameters, and common
handover parameters. configuration of the transmission interface.

External Cell Neighboring Cell

Template Template
Includes all parameters of the external cell. Includes all parameters of neighboring cells.

Interface Parameter Cell Frequency

Template Template
Includes all parameters for configuring the Abis, Includes cell types and the frequency list. Only
Iub, or Iu/Iur interface. GSM cells support this template type.

What are the advantages of the

template management function?
Flexibility

 Users can edit the existing templates.

 In addition to the default template
provided by the CME, users can also Transferability
Inheritability
customize a template.

 After the NE version is

upgraded, users can  Users can export and
Edit Template import templates to transfer
upgrade the template of
the earlier version to the and share templates

template of the new between CMEs.

version.

Upgrade Template Import/Export Template

Template
Management

FAQ

1 Does a template contain

data?
The template contains not only configuration
parameters but also parameter values.

No. The template is an XML file. Excel files are

used for filling data in the scenarios of site
deployment and reconfiguration. Some Excel files
contain the fields for selecting templates. For
example:
2 Is the Excel file exported
from the CME a template?

Do I need to prepare a template

You can use the template conversion
if only the cabinet and subrack
3 numbers of the base station to
function to change the cabinet and
subrack numbers and then save the data
be created are different from as a new template.
those in the template data?

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