Skyband MDMS

Software Upgrade
SW-Update MDMS 4.2 SR1 to MDMS 4.3
Using ServiceOnAccess (NSÜ)

Instructions
AN00276014 (62.1017.010.83-A001)
Edition a/10.2002
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Contents

Purpose of the Document ............................................................................... 1-2

General ............................................................................................................. 2-1

Validity.............................................................................................................. 3-1
4.4 Modem SW update ............................................................................................................. 4-4
4.5 Upgrade Procedure for RASCO Bootkernel ....................................................................... 4-6
4.6 Load Backup Application..................................................................................................... 4-8
4.7 Configuration of new Features ............................................................................................ 4-9
4.7.1 Set the Sector-ID ...................................................................................................... 4-9
4.7.2 Check the Sector-ID:................................................................................................. 4-9
4.7.3 AutoCdnDedect....................................................................................................... 4-10

Appendix .......................................................................................................... 5-1

5.1 Problems of download via MSV5-SISA-Connection ........................................................... 5-1
5.2 Plug and Play Feature of BST Modems (only CS/RCS)..................................................... 5-1
5.2.1 Enable the Plug and Play Feature ............................................................................ 5-2
5.2.2 Disable the Plug and Play Feature ........................................................................... 5-2

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Figures
Fig. 1: Overview of the upgrade procedure .................................................................. 2-1
Fig. 2: System directory of Radio-Software .................................................................. 4-1
Fig. 3: SW-Download Application of SoA (NSÜ) .......................................................... 4-2
Fig. 4: Module Equipping of PPC-RASCO.................................................................... 4-3
Fig. 5: NE-Control window after successful distritbution .............................................. 4-5
Fig. 6: Module Equipping of PPC-and MVME172 RASCO........................................... 4-7
Fig. 7: Check the Sector-ID........................................................................................... 4-9

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Chapter 1
Purpose of the Document
This document describes the upgrade of an MDMS system version
V4.2 SR1 (RASCO SW4.21) to a system version V4.3 (RASCO SW 4.30)
The System-Upgrade procedure is completely managed by SoA version
5.5 or higher.

Warning:
Before starting the upgrade, be sure that the Configuration Data of
the complete system (RBS) is available.
Link-Configuration Data (Mode, allocated Time Slots, RTPC Settings)
BRC Carrier Configuration (Frequency, Power offset, Power
Compensation Factor)
BST Modem
(MUX Dataport, MUX Id Configuration)
All BRC-, BST- and TS – Modem Id Numbers

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Chapter 2
General
Several steps are necessary toupgrade a Sector.

MDMS V4.2 SR1

RASCO upgrade

Upgrade Modem
Software

RASCO
Bootkernel
Upgrade

Upgrade Backup
Software

Configuration of
new Features

MDMS V4.3

Fig. 1: Overview of the upgrade procedure

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Chapter 3
Validity
This Upgrade Procedure is applicable to systems with the following
Hardware Status
RASCO: MVME172-432, MVME172-433, MVME172P,
MVME172PA, PPC1, PPC2
MODEM: 3Chip – Modem 65.7195.452.00-A00x, MMOD in RBSS,
MMOD in RNU V4
This upgrade is suitable for systems operation with MDMS System
Version 4.21
This software upgrade is to be used for operational MDMS equipment. All
the software for equipment, operating in a sector, can be upgraded
simultaneously; this includes terminals, assuming the links to these are
operating.

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Chapter 4
Upgrade

4.1 Precondition
The software MdmsIduSwV4_30_003.tar is installed on the SoA (Service
On Access)

4.2 Save the current System settings

Save the MIB-Data
In RBS ¯ Configuration ¯ Build in Functions ¯ MIB Transfer
Mark Upload
Press OK

4.3 RASCO SW upgrade

Open the SW-DOWNLOAD window
Copy RBS-Network Element from QD2-Address List view
into the target area of Software Download for Qd2 Network Elements
In menu Files ¯ Select Control File open the system directory of your
System,
e.g. /usr/nsue/download.Qd2/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-Core/V4_30/
10-5_Cept_Bw30_Chan1To5/ for a 10.5GHz Cept system.

Fig. 2: System directory of Radio-Software

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· All Control Files, needed for the upgrade, are in this Directory.
· Select the RASCO-Upgrade Control file.
PrepareSwUpgrade4k.ctl
· Press OK.
· Download this Control File with the Fully Automated option to the
Base Station

Target area

Fig. 3: SW-Download Application of SoA (NSÜ)

· Press Download
· The RASCO software will be download to the RASCO
· In case of RASCO redundancy the slave RASCO will be
automatically updated too.
· Ignore any Alarms of the Sector.
· Ignore Error-messages like “Software not needed” in this case there
is only one type of RASCO in the Sector
· Wait until Download is completed.
· The Upgrade Control File activates the new RASCO-SW
automatically
· Wait until the RASCO has finished the rebooting and the sector is
visible again.
· This will take a couple of time, depending of the network connection
to the RASCO.

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· During RASCO-Upgrade FBA-links are not disturbed, DBA-Links are

shortly disturbed.

· During first software activation the active RASCO side may be

changed.
This has no effects in SoA.
· Open the window RBS ¯ Configuration ¯ Module ¯ Module
Equipping
· Check if application SW 4.3 is running at RASCO-Slots 222 and 223
with
right mouse-button ¯ Show Software Version

Active application software is

marked
with an “x” after D.AP
Compressed version is
marked with a “z”

Fig. 4: Module Equipping of PPC-RASCO

· If the sector has an SISA-Conf alarm:

· Open window: RBS ¯ Configuration ¯ Module ¯ Nominal
Equipping
· Toggle all entries from actual to nominal Equipping:
select: right mouse button ¯ “All Entries: Nominal =Actual”
· Press OK
· The SISA-Conf alarm should be gone.

Note: In redundant systems you get after the RASCO upgrade

the alarm “Slave RASCO not configured”. After the next NV-
exchange this alarm will be cleared automatically. This takes about 4
min.

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4.4 Modem SW update

Recommendation:
If you operate a redundant base station, you should set the RF-EPG to
“forced”. This prevents from a switch over during the upgrade. After the
upgrade you must switch back to automatic mode.

Make sure all Links are up

Check this in RBS / Link manager
Make sure you have access to all Modems
Not reachable TS-modems cause an upgrade over the broadcast-
channel.—This extends the download time.

Terminal modems with no Access causes the support Status No in NE

Control
In the SW-DOWNLOAD ¯ Files ¯ Select Control File select the following
control file.
ModemSoftwareUpgrade4K.ctl.
from the system-directory
e.g. /usr/nsue/download.Qd2/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-Core/V4_30/10-
5_Cept_Bw30_Chan1To5/ for a 10.5GHz Cept system.
Press OK
· The download target does not change.
· Download the Control File with the Fully Automated option to the
Base Station. All the modem software will be downloaded to the
RASCO
· After this download the modem SW will be automatically distributed
to all modems.
· You can check the software distribution in the SDM window.
Select in the RBS window:
SDM ¯ Configuration ¯ SDM Settings.
· Wait until Distribution is finished, (up to 25 minutes)

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· Open the NE-Control ¯ Configuration ¯ SW-CTRL Window.

Software
support status

Fig. 5: NE-Control window after successful distritbution

· Click twice on the freeze button to actualise window

· Check of successful distribution in NE Control:
The Packet support-Status of the MDMS: 0430 packet should be:
From All Nodes.
· If the software is not supported, start the distribution once more.
Press Distribute To Nodes of the packet above. Press OK
· If the software is supported, click on the Enable button of this
software
Attention! The Activation starts immediately.
· All Links are disturbed during software activation.
· Wait until system is back.
· The recovery time for all links – including NU-Links –
may take up to 5 min
· Click twice on the freeze button to actualise the window
· Now the SW activation status should be: “All Nodes have
activated SW1”.

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4.5 Upgrade Procedure for RASCO Bootkernel

If you have a PPC RASCO in your System (RBSS or RCS/CS)
you need a Bootkernel upgrade.
You can skip this upgrade if only RASCO type MVME172 is in the system
(RCS/CS).

· During RASCO-Upgrade FBA-links are not disturbed, DBA-Links are

shortly disturbed.
· In SW-DOWNLOAD ¯ Select Control File select from the directory:
/usr/nsue/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-Core/V4_30/BootSW/
the following control file
AutomatedRascoBootSwUpgrade4K.ctl.
· Download target is the same
· Press Download.
· The Bootkernel will be downloaded to the RASCO
and slave RASCO in case of redundancy
· The Bootkernel SW will be automatically activated.
· The active RASCO side may be changed during activation
in case of RASCO redundancy. This has no effects in SoA, ignore
any error messages.
· Wait until download is finished and system is “online” again.

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· Open the window RBS ¯ Configuration ¯ Module ¯ Module

Equipping
· Check if bootkernel SW 4.3 is running at RASCO-Slots 222 and 223
with right mouse-button ¯ Show Software Version

Left: PPC-RASCO Right: MVME172 RASCO

Fig. 6: Module Equipping of PPC-and MVME172 RASCO

Check the Bootkernel SW. Versions:

RASCO PPC02 of RBSS should have 4.30
RASCO PPC01 of RCS/CS should have 4.30

RASCO MVME172 of RCS/CS always have 1.10 (no upgrade)

Note: Upgrade Procedure for Modem Bootkernel

No modem SW Upgrade is needed.
3-Chip-Modems still running with Bootkernel Version 3.21
Multi-Modems still running with Bootkernel Version 4.20

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4.6 Load Backup Application

Modem and RASCO have 2 Software banks in Flash-Memory.
It is mandatory to load the backup application.
This operation has no effects to the active Links.
Make sure all Links are up and access to all Modems
In SW-DOWNLOAD ¯ Select Control File select from the directory

/usr/nsue/download.Qd2/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-Core/V4_30/
10-5_Cept_Bw30_Chan1To5/ (e.g.for a 10.5GHz Cept system)

the following control file

DistributeBackupSoftware4k.ctl
· Download the Control File with the Fully Automated option to the
Base Station
All the modem software will be downloaded to the RASCO
· The RASCO and Modem software will be download to the RASCO
· In case of RASCO redundancy the slave RASCO automatically get
the Software.
· The Software automatically will be distribute to all Modems
· Check the distribution in the SDM ¯ SDM Settings window.
· Ignore any Alarms of the Sector.
· Ignore Error-messages like “Software not needed” in this case there
is only one type of RASCO in the Sector
· You can check the software distribution in the SDM window.
SDM ¯ Configuration ¯ SDM Settings.
Check
· All Links should be up
· The Packet SW1 is in all equipment active
look at the NE-Control ¯ SW-CTRL window.
· All RASCO's and Modems are running with SW4.3 (APPL+CONF)
· All RASCO have Bootkernel 4.30

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4.7 Configuration of new Features

4.7.1 Set the Sector-ID
To enable frequency planing with xml control files you have to set the
Sector-ID. If the planing tool Caliph++ is not used you can set the Sector-
ID to "_DEFAULT_". If the planing tool Caliph++ is used use the Sector-
ID from the planing group. In this case you should have a special
Download-File file for each Sector.

Set the Sector-ID

· In the menu Files ¯ Select Control File select following control file
SetSectorRd_DEFAULT_xml4K.ctl
from the directory:
/usr/nsue/download.Qd2/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-
Core/V4_30/Generic/RASCO/V04_30/
· If the Sector-ID should be settled to Caliph++ planed value instead
of “_DEFAULT_”
select the control file for this sector from the planing group.
· Press Ok and Download

4.7.2 Check the Sector-ID:

· Open RBS ¯ Configuration ¯ Module ¯ Equipping
· Check on RASCO (slot 222 and 223)
Diagnostics à Show Text with right mouse button
· The Sector-ID should be “_DEFAULT_” or the specific value.

Fig. 7: Check the Sector-ID

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4.7.3 AutoCdnDedect
If a Multiplexer MSV5-D with ANS-PMP Software 4.2 or higher connected
to the RBS you can use this new feature to find failures in the wiring
between MSV5 and RBS.
If the NU-Link is created on a TU-2M Port of the MSV5 and the Link is up,
the RASCO shows the MSV5-ID and the SISA Port number.
This feature is needed for the operation of a RNU8M-IP

To activate this feature you have to download a special control file to the
sector:
Open the SW-DOWNLOAD window
· In menu Files ¯ Select Control File select the following control file
SystemProperty_MuxConfDetectOn_xml4K.ctl
from the directory:
/usr/nsue/download.Qd2/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-
Core/V4_30/Generic/RASCO/V04_30/

Press OK and Download

Check this feature:
· Open RBS ¯ Configuration ¯ Module ¯ Equipping
· Check on RASCO (slot 222 and 223)
Diagnostics à Show Text with right mouse button
· The AutoCdnDedect should be On.

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Chapter 5
Appendix

5.1 Problems of download via MSV5-SISA-

Connection
· If the Service-on-Access is connected via a MSV5 or MS1/4 – Q3p -
SISA-bus there are possible problems with the software download to
the RASCO.
· Make sure only one DownloadQd2 window of all SOA-Workstations
is open for this SISA-Bus
· Download the software sequentially into this DownloadQd2 window.
· Use the download control files with 1Kbyte Packet-size. You
recognise this control files from the 1K in the filename instead of 4K.
· If you have still problems during downloads make a reset on the
PRM / PRM-M Module (in CDN Window open SISA O –Module
Equipping, Select PRM Module – RESET)

5.2 Plug and Play Feature of BST Modems (only

CS/RCS)
This new Feature makes a fixed relation between Base-Station-Modem
Slot and Modem Index.
· This is normally activated with the upgrade to MDMS V4.2 SR1.
· With this Feature active, you can exchange a Base-Station-Modem
without making any entries in SECO or SOA.
· For new sectors, this feature is normally enabled during the
commissioning (SystemProperty_PlugPlayOn is part of the default
control file for the commissioning)

Note: RBSS has this feature always active.

RCS /CS can use this feature only if:
The Modem-Index is automatically organised by Shelf/Slot.
The Modem-Index numbering starts with 1.
The Can-Bus wiring of extension-shelves are correct.
RASCO runs with SW 4.21 or higher.
During a normal upgrade Plug’n’Play is disabled by default.

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5.2.1 Enable the Plug and Play Feature

Attention: It is Mandatory to save the MIB before Downloading the Plug’n’Play

Configuration File.
If the conditions for plug and play in RCS-sectors are not fulfilled, the link
configuration can be destroyed. Then you have to disable the plug and
play (see item 6.2.2) feature and to recover the link configuration with a
download of the MIB-Data.

To enable the plug and play feature download the PlugPlayOn file.
· In menu Files ¯ Select Control File select the following control file
SystemProperty_PlugPlayOn_xml4K.ctl
from the directory:
/usr/nsue/download.Qd2/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-Core/V4_30/
Generic/RASCO/V04_30/
· Press OK and Download
· After Download press the Reset NE button.

5.2.2 Disable the Plug and Play Feature

To disable the plug and play feature download the PlugPlayOFF file.

· In menu Files ¯ Select Control File select the following control file
SystemProperty_PlugPlayOff_xml4K.ctl
from the directory:
/usr/nsue/download.Qd2/Marconi/MDMS/Radio-Core/V4_30/
Generic/RASCO/V04_30/
· Press OK and Download
· After Download press Reset NE button.
· In RBS-Window à Configuration à Build in functions à MIB-
Transfer download the saved MIB to the Network Element
· Wait until MIB is download is finish and the Network element is
online.

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