BTS Power Management Feature

Parameter Description
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Contents

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 BTS Power Management........................................................................2-1

3 Technical Description..................................................................................................3-1
4 Engineering Guidelines...............................................................................................4-1
4.1 Support of Hierarchical Power-off ................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Support of Voltage Abnormal Protection ....................................................................................... 4-1

5 Parameters ...................................................................................................................5-1
6 Counters .......................................................................................................................6-1
7 Glossary .......................................................................................................................7-1
8 Reference Documents .................................................................................................8-1

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the BTS Power Management feature. It mainly covers the two basic functions
provided by the BTS Power Management feature, that is, hierarchical power-off and voltage abnormal
protection.

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:
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Personnel who need to understand the BTS Power Management feature

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:
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Feature change: refers to the change in the BTS Power Management 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:
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01 (2010-01-20)
This is the first commercial release of GBSS9.0.

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2 Overview of BTS Power Management

BTS Power Management supports hierarchical power-off and voltage abnormal protection. The BTS
Power Management feature enhances power management and self-protection of the BTS, thus
improving the reliability of the system and prolonging the lifespan of products and the serving time of the
system. With this feature, the BTS stability is improved, thus improving the Quality of Service (QoS). In
addition, the O&M cost for the BTS is cut, thus indirectly increasing the revenue of operators.

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3 Technical Description

3 Technical Description
The BTS hierarchical power-off function takes effect when there is no mains supply available. This
function aims at reducing the power consumption of the BTS equipment and thus extends the discharge
time of the battery. In addition, the BTS hierarchical power-off function can also prevent over-discharging
of the battery.
The BTS hierarchical power-off function also takes effect when the working environment in the BTS
cabinet is severe, for example, when the temperature inside the BTS cabinet exceeds the predefined
thresholds or when the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) far exceeds the limits. In such cases, the
system automatically shuts down the Power Amplifiers (PAs) for some TRXs to reduce the heat
consumption.
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Hierarchical power-off

When there is no mains supply available, the BTS hierarchical power-off function is performed to reduce
the power consumption and extend the discharge time of the battery. In this case, the system
automatically blocks all TRXs, except the BCCH TRX. This is called a soft shutdown. When the capacity
of the battery drops to the preset value, the system automatically shuts down all the TRXs to prevent
over-discharging of the battery. This is called a hard shutdown. Whether to use automatic power-off is
configurable. The hierarchical power-off function especially suits the cascaded BTSs. When the mains
power of the upper-level BTS is disconnected and the mains power of the lower-level BTS is normal, this
function can be used to prolong the working time of the transmission module of the upper-level BTS to
reduce the impact on the lower-level BTS.
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Voltage abnormal protection

When the working environment is severe or the temperature regulation unit does not work properly, the
TMU shuts down the PAs for some TRXs to reduce the heat consumption if the temperature inside the
cabinet exceeds the predefined thresholds. This prevents any negative impact on the system. If the TRX
is faulty or the VSWR far exceeds the limits, the TRX is made out-of-service and is shut down. The PA
for the TRX is also shut down. This is to minimize the possibility of total damage. Whether to use this
function and the related parameters to be used for this function are configurable. In this manner, the
flexibility of the system is improved.

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4 Engineering Guidelines

4 Engineering Guidelines
This chapter provides engineering guidelines regarding the configuration of the BTS Power
Management feature.

4.1 Support of Hierarchical Power-off

The SET BTSAPMUBP command is executed on the LMT to enable the hierarchical power-off function.
Note that the Board Parameter Configuration Enabled parameter must be set to YES(YES) to enable
the configuration of other parameters. The Hierarchical Power-off Config. Enabled parameter is set to
YES(YES), which indicates that the hierarchical power-off function is enabled. The Load Shutdown
Voltage parameter is set to 440, which is the threshold of the battery capacity. When the battery capacity
drops to a value smaller than 440, a hard shutdown is performed. Note that the Load Shutdown Voltage
parameter is set to 475 when the Power System Type parameter is set to SC48200(SC48200), and that
the Load Shutdown Voltage parameter is always set to 4294967295 (equals to the hexadecimal number
FFFFFFFF) and cannot be modified when the Power System Type parameter is set to
EPS4815(EPS4815). One is advised to set the Load Shutdown Voltage parameter to 440 when the
Power System Type parameter is set to values other than SC48200(SC48200) and
EPS4815(EPS4815). The Load Shutdown Flag parameter is set to ENABLE(ENABLE), which indicates
that the hard shutdown function is validated.

4.2 Support of Voltage Abnormal Protection

The SET BTSAPMUBP command is executed on the LMT to enable the voltage abnormal protection
function. Note that the Board Parameter Configuration Enabled parameter must be set to YES(YES)
to enable the configuration of other parameters. The High Temp Load Power Off parameter is set to
YES(YES), which indicates that the PA for the TRX will be shut down when the temperature rises to a
high value. The Shutdown Temperature parameter is set to 52, which indicates that the PA for the TRX
is shut down only when the temperature inside the cabinet reaches 52C. The PA is automatically shut
down when the VSWR far exceeds the limits or the TRX is faulty. Therefore, the PA shutdown function
does not need to be configured for these two cases.

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5 Parameters

5 Parameters
This chapter describes the parameters related to the BTS Power Management feature.
For the description of each parameter, see Table 5-1. For the default value, value ranges, and MML
commands of each parameter, see Table 5-2.
Table 5-1 Parameter description (1)
Parameter

Description

Board Parameter Configuration Whether to allow the configuration of alarm parameters. The
Enabled
value "YES" indicates that the configuration is allowed, and the
value "NO" indicates that the configuration is not allowed. If the
parameter is set to "YES", all the other parameters are reset to
the default values in this command.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of this parameter in one
mode must be the same as the value of the corresponding
parameter in another mode.
Hierarchical Power-off Config.
Enabled

Whether to enable the configuration of power system

parameters.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of this parameter in one
mode must be the same as the value of the corresponding
parameter in another mode.

Load Shutdown Voltage

Load power-off voltage threshold. If "Load Shutdown Flag" is

set to "Enable" and the load voltage is lower than the value of
this parameter, the load is automatically powered off.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of this parameter in one
mode must be the same as the value of the corresponding
parameter in another mode.

Low Voltage Shutdown Flag

Whether "Shutdown Voltage" is valid.

In the multi-mode base station scenario, the value of this
parameter in different modes must be the same for the same
multi-mode base station.

Temp Of High Temp. Load

Power Off

When the temperature of the BTS cabinet is greater than the

value of this parameter, the TRX is powered off.

Shutdown Temperature

High temperature threshold for triggering power shutdown of

the battery. If the power shutdown upon battery high
temperature is enabled and the battery temperature is higher
than the value of this parameter, the battery is automatically
powered off.
In multi-mode scenario, the value of this parameter in one
mode must be the same as the value of the corresponding
parameter in another mode.

Table 5-2 Parameter description (2)

Parameter

Default
Value

GUI Value
Range

Actual Value
Range

Unit

MML
Impact
Command

Board

None

NO(NO),

NO, YES

None

SET

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Parameter

Default
Value

Parameter
Configuration
Enabled

5 Parameters

GUI Value
Range

Actual Value
Range

Unit

YES(YES)

MML
Impact
Command
BTSFMUAB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSNFCBB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSPMUBP
(Mandatory)
SET
BTSAPMUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSDATUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSDEMUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSDHEUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSDOMUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSDPMUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSDTMUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSPSUFP(
Mandatory)
SET
BTSDDPUB
P(Mandatory
)
SET
BTSUSCUB
P(Mandatory

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5 Parameters

Parameter

Default
Value

GUI Value
Range

Actual Value
Range

Unit

MML
Impact
Command
)

Hierarchical
Power-off
Config.
Enabled

NO

NO(NO),
YES(YES)

NO, YES

None

SET
BTS
BTSAPMUB
P(Optional)
SET
BTSDPMUB
P(Optional)

Load Shutdown None

Voltage

350~556

Low Voltage
ENABLE
Shutdown Flag

DISABLE(DIS DISABLE,
ENABLE
ABLE),
ENABLE(ENA
BLE)

None

SET
BTS
BTSAPMUB
P(Optional)

Temp Of High 65
Temp. Load
Power Off

50~70

50~70

degree
Celsius

SET
BTS
BTSAPMUB
P(Optional)

Shutdown
Temperature

40~70

40~70

degree
Celsius

SET
BTS
BTSAPMUB
P(Optional)

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6 Counters

6 Counters
None

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7 Glossary

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

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8 Reference Documents

8 Reference Documents
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BSC6900 Feature List

BSC6900 Basic Feature Description

GBSS Reconfiguration Guide

BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference

BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference

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