Huawei 2G Voice Fault Diagnosis (GBSS15.0 - 01)

GSM BSS
GBSS15.0
Voice Fault Diagnosis Feature

Parameter Description
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01
Date
2013-05-06
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Voice Fault Diagnosis Feature Parameter Description
Contents
Contents
1 About This Document..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope..............................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Intended Audience..........................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Change History...............................................................................................................................................................1
2 Feature Support by NE.................................................................................................................3

3 Crosstalk Detection.......................................................................................................................4
3.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................................4
3.2 Technical Description.....................................................................................................................................................4
3.2.1 Working Principles......................................................................................................................................................5
3.2.2 Obtaining Crosstalk-related Information.....................................................................................................................5
3.2.3 Starting and Stopping Crosstalk Detection..................................................................................................................6
4 One-Way Audio Detection..........................................................................................................7

4.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................................7
4.2 Technical Description.....................................................................................................................................................7
4.2.1 Working Principles......................................................................................................................................................8
4.2.2 Obtaining One-Way Audio Information......................................................................................................................8
4.2.3 Enabling One-Way Audio Detection...........................................................................................................................9
5 Related Features...........................................................................................................................11
6 Engineering Guidelines.............................................................................................................12
6.1 Deploying Voice Fault Diagnosis.................................................................................................................................12
6.1.1 Deployment Requirements........................................................................................................................................12
6.1.2 Feature Activation.....................................................................................................................................................12
6.1.3 Activation Observation..............................................................................................................................................17
6.1.4 Deactivation...............................................................................................................................................................18
7 Fault Analysis...............................................................................................................................21
8 Parameters.....................................................................................................................................24
9 Counters........................................................................................................................................32
10 Glossary.......................................................................................................................................33
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11 Reference Documents...............................................................................................................34
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1 About This Document
About This Document
1.1 Scope
This document describes the GBFD-119301 Voice Fault Diagnosis feature, including its
functions and technical descriptions.
The Voice Fault Diagnosis feature includes the following features:
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Crosstalk Detection
One-Way Audio Detection
1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:
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Personnel who need to understand the Voice Fault Diagnosis feature
Personnel who work with Huawei GSM products
1.3 Change History

This section provides information about 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 a change in the Voice Fault Diagnosis feature of a specific product
version.
Editorial change: refers to a change in wording or the addition of information that was not
described in the earlier version.
Document Issues
The document issue is as follows:
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01 (2013-05-06)
Draft A (2013-02-27)
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1 About This Document
01 (2013-05-06)
This is the first commercial release of GBSS15.0.
Compared with Draft A (2013-02-27), Issue 01 (2013-05-06) has no change.
Draft A (2013-02-27)
This is a draft.
Compared with Issue 02 (2012-11-07) of GBSS14.0, Draft A (2013-02-27) of GBSS15.0
incorporates the changes described in the following table.
Change Type
Change Description
Parameter Change
Feature change
Added descriptions about the BSC6910 and

eGBTS.
None
Added the chapter 2 Feature Support by

NE.
Editorial change
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Engineering Guidelines.

None
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2 Feature Support by NE
Feature Support by NE
Table 2-1 Feature support by NE

Feature
BSC6900
BSC6910
GBTS
eGBTS
Crosstalk
Detection
One-Way
Audio
Detection
NOTE
indicates that the NE supports this feature. indicates that the NE does not support this feature.
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3 Crosstalk Detection
Crosstalk Detection
3.1 Overview
Users are likely to complain if crosstalk frequently occurs on the network. Identifying the source
of a crosstalk problem is difficult if the information related to the crosstalk is not recorded. To
solve this problem, the Crosstalk Detection feature has been introduced to log the information
about the call affected by crosstalk and to provide an alarm mechanism specific to crosstalk.
With the Crosstalk Detection feature, the BSC automatically traces the call and checks whether
crosstalk occurs during the call. If crosstalk occurs, the information about the call, including the
serving cell, occupied channel, and serving TRX, is recorded. Such information helps
maintenance engineers identify a problem without reproducing the problem.
With the alarm mechanism specific to crosstalk, the BSC periodically records the number of
times crosstalk occurs. When this number exceeds a predefined threshold, the BSC reports an
alarm. This helps engineers to identify network quality problems and solve these problems before
users have an opportunity to notice. Crosstalk Detection applies only to the following speech
coding schemes: full rate (FR), enhanced full rate (EFR), adaptive multirate full rate (AMR_FR)
(excluding 12.2 kbit/s), and adaptive multirate half rate (AMR_HR) (excluding 6.7 kbit/s and
7.4 kbit/s).
This feature is implemented by the BSC, in collaboration with the transcoder (TC) and the BTS.
Therefore, only the crosstalk caused by BSS internal faults can be detected. Any crosstalk caused
by Um-interface or MSC faults cannot be detected by using this feature.
Crosstalk Detection has the following benefits:
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Identifies speech quality problems as soon as possible according to alarm information. This
improves network quality.
Enables the BSC to log the information about the call affected by crosstalk, facilitating
problem location. This improves maintenance efficiency.
The CROCALTMTHRD parameter specifies whether to enable Crosstalk Detection. To enable

the feature, set the CROCALTMTHRD parameter to a value other than 255. Using Crosstalk
Detection does not affect the overall BSC performance.
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3.2.1 Working Principles

The working principles of the Crosstalk Detection feature are as follows:
The BSC fills a call ID in the idle bits of the FR, EFR, AMR_FR, or AMR_HR speech frames.
The BTS and TC then determine whether the call ID is the same as that saved at the BTS and
TC. If the call ID in the code stream is different from that saved at the BTS or TC in the period
specified by the CROCALTMTHRD parameter, the BTS or TC determines that crosstalk is
affecting the call and sends a crosstalk detection report message to the BSC. Upon receiving the
message, the BSC logs the information about the call, including the occupied Abis resources,
occupied Ater resources, serving BTS, serving cell, serving TRX, occupied channel, and
occupied TC resources. Meanwhile, the BSC triggers the alarm mechanism specific to crosstalk.
This ensures that maintenance engineers can easily obtain the crosstalk information.
The Crosstalk Detection feature can be enabled only when all interfaces use TDM transmission.
3.2.2 Obtaining Crosstalk-related Information

The BSC obtains the following crosstalk-related information:
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Information about the desired speech signals and undesired speech signals
Information about BTS network connection
Crosstalk-related alarms
Information About the Desired Speech Signals and About the Undesired Speech
Signals
Upon detecting crosstalk, the BTS or TC sends a crosstalk detection report message to the BSC.
The BSC receives the message and logs the information about the aforementioned resources
occupied by the call.
The BSC records the call IDs of the desired speech signals and the undesired speech signals.
Based on the call ID of the undesired speech signals, the BSC obtains information about the
undesired call and records the information in the log. The information about the undesired call
includes the serving TRX, occupied channel, crosstalk detection type, crosstalk occurrence time,
and call index.
Information About BTS Network Connection

When crosstalk occurs during a call, only the information about the serving TRX and the
occupied channel is recorded in the log at the BTS. Crosstalk or one-way audio, however, may
also occur if BTS network connection fails to be established. Therefore, the BSC must record
the information about the BTS network connections for the desired speech signals and undesired
speech signals. The BSC obtains the information about the BTS network connection through
the operation and maintenance link (OML) over the Abis interface, and records the information
on the OMU.
Frequent reporting of the BTS network connection information may result in Abis interface
congestion. The BSC and BTS must use a flow control strategy to prevent this problem. The
GetBtsNetTblTimeThd parameter specifies the interval at which the BTS network connection
information is reported. Within this interval, the BSC sends the BTS three different messages
to obtain the information about the following BTS network connections: TMU upper-layer
network connection, SCP upper-layer network connection, and DSP upper-layer network
connection.
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The information element (IE) "ucChanno" has been added to the messages between the BSC
and BTS to synchronize the crosstalk information recorded in the log and the actual crosstalk
information. The BSC sends a message with the "ucChanno" IE to the BTS and then receives a
response from the BTS and saves the value of the "ucChanno" IE contained in the response to
the log. In addition, the BSC saves the BTS network connection information to the OMU board
in binary. The current information about the BTS network connection can be sent to the BSC in
the form of a single frame or a multi-frame. When the information is sent to the BSC through a
multi-frame, the BSC buffers the multi-frame, compresses it after receiving the entire message,
and saves it to the OMU board in binary.
Crosstalk-related Alarms
The BSC measures the number of times crosstalk occurs on the BSC every 60 minutes.
If the number of times crosstalk occurs in 60 minutes is greater than the value of the
SPEECHCHANALARMTHRES parameter, the BSC reports a BSS Internal Voice Channel
Abnormal alarm. In the alarm, the "Voice Abnormal Type" is crosstalk and the number of times
the voice is abnormal is the number of times crosstalk occurs. If the number of times crosstalk
occurs in the next 60 minutes is less than or equal to the value of the
SPEECHCHANRESUMEALARMTHRES parameter, the BSC clears the BSS Internal Voice
Channel Abnormal alarm. In this case, the alarm information includes the actual number of times
crosstalk occurs. Note that the BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal alarm cannot be reported
repeatedly.
3.2.3 Starting and Stopping Crosstalk Detection

To enable the Cross Detection feature, the following operations must be performed on the LMT:
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Run the SET BSCBASIC command with CROCALTMTHRD set to a value other than
255.
Run the SET GCELLBTSSOFTPARA command with CROCALCHKSW set to ON

(ON).
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4 One-Way Audio Detection
One-Way Audio Detection
4.1 Overview
One-way audio and no audio are the two most common speech problems that customers complain
about. Identifying a one-way audio or no audio problem, however, is difficult if the necessary
information is not recorded in a timely manner. The One-Way Audio Detection feature enables
the BSC to log the one-way audio information and report an alarm, which facilitates problem
identification and location.
With this feature, the BSC and BTS automatically analyze speech information to check for oneway audio. Upon detecting one-way audio, the BSC logs related information, such as cell ID,
serving TRX, channel, port/slot/subrack number of the interface board on the BSC, and the
subrack/slot/path number of the DSP processing the call. This helps operation and maintenance
(OM) personnel obtain accurate data without simulating the problem.
This feature allows the BSC to periodically check the number of one-way audio records. If the
number exceeds the preset threshold, the BSC reports an alarm. If the number of one-way audio
records is less than the preset threshold, the BSC clears the alarm. This alarm mechanism helps
OM personnel identify one-way audio in advance, minimizing customer complaints.
This feature requires that the BSC and BTS cooperate. Therefore, this feature can detect oneway audio caused by BSS internal faults. In addition, this feature enables the BSC to detect oneway audio caused by MSC faults in A over IP mode. However, in A over TDM mode, the
BSC6900 has to be assisted by the A interface CIC one-way audio detection function to detect
one-way audio caused by MSC faults.
The One-Way Audio Detection feature has the following benefits:
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Quickly locates speech quality problems on the network based on alarm information,
improving the network quality.
Logs one-way audio information, which facilitates problem location.
Enabling one-way audio detection has a minor impact on the overall performance of the BSC
and the BTS.
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4.2.1 Working Principles

The implementation of one-way audio detection is mainly controlled by the BSC. The detection
processes are different in TDM and IP transmission modes.
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The detection process in Abis over TDM mode is as follows:

The BSC and BTS monitor the uplink and downlink speech frames over the Abis interface
to perform class-1 one-way audio detection.
If the proportion of errored frames exceeds the value of EXCEPFRAMETHRES(GSM
BSC6900,GSM BSC6910) within the period specified by
MUTECHECKCLASS1PERIOD(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910), there is class-1 oneway audio. The BSC and the BTS then start class-2 one-way audio detection.
During class-2 one-way audio detection, the BSC and the BTS send fixed test frames to
each other. If the peer end can receive the test frames, it determines that there was not oneway audio. If the peer end cannot receive any test frames, it determines that there was oneway audio and the BSC logs the call information.
The detection process in Abis over IP or A over IP mode is as follows:

In Abis over IP mode, the BSC and the BTS periodically send each other monitoring frames
that contain the total number of sent packets. The BSC logs the call information in either
of the following scenarios:
The BSC or the BTS does not receive any monitoring frame within the period specified
by MUTECHECKCLASS1PERIOD(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910).
The BSC or the BTS receives speech packets and monitoring frames but the packet loss
rate calculated based on the number of received packets and the number of sent packets
carried on a monitoring frame exceeds the value of EXCEPFRAMETHRES(GSM
BSC6900,GSM BSC6910).
In A over IP mode, the BSC records one-way audio in the voice log in either of the following
scenarios:
The BSC or the BTS receives less than two speech packets within the period specified
by MUTECHECKCLASS1PERIOD(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910).
The packet loss rate calculated based on the number of received packets and the number
of sent packets carried on a Real Time Control Protocol (RTCP) packet exceeds the
value of EXCEPFRAMETHRES(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910).
One-way audio detection can be performed simultaneously in different transmission modes

without affecting each other, and all detection results are recorded in the voice log.
4.2.2 Obtaining One-Way Audio Information

The BSC obtains the following one-way audio information:
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Information about a call affected by one-way audio, recorded in the voice log
One-way audio alarms
Information About a Call Affected by One-Way Audio

The BSC records call information in the voice log when the BSC or the BTS detects one-way
audio.
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One-Way Audio Alarms

The BSC measures the number of times one-way audio occurs on the BSC every 60 minutes by
default.
If the number of one-way audio occurrences reaches the value of
SPEECHCHANALARMTHRES(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910), the BSC reports
ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal with Failure Type set to One-way
Audio and Number of One-Way Audio set to the number of one-way audio occurrences. If the
number of times one-way audio occurs in the next 60 minutes is less than or equal to the value
of SPEECHCHANRESUMEALARMTHRES(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910), the BSC
clears ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal if necessary. Note that ALM-21814
BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal cannot be reported again before it is cleared.
4.2.3 Enabling One-Way Audio Detection

To enable One-Way Audio Detection, run the following commands on the BSC LMT:
SET BSCBASIC: SpeechAlmPeriod=12, SPEECHCHANALARMTHRES=10,
SPEECHCHANRESUMEALARMTHRES=6,
MuteTestLogStyle=LEV1_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-0&LEV2_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-1&
IP_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-1&CIC_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-0,
SpeechErrorForceHOSwitch=OFF;
where
The SPEECHCHANALARMTHRES(GSM BSC6900,GSM BSC6910) parameter must be set
based on actual conditions.
SET GCELLSOFT: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, TCMUTEDETECTFLAG=ENABLE,
MUTECHECKCLASS1PERIOD=5, EXCEPFRAMETHRES=25,
MUTECHECKCLASS2SWITCH=ENABLE, DETECTFRAMEPERIOD=2,
MUTECHECKPEIROD=4;
Figure 4-1 and Figure 4-2 show the BSC-level and cell-level MML configuration interfaces,
respectively. For details about the parameter descriptions, see the MML online help.
Figure 4-1 BSC-level parameters (in the SET BSCBASIC command)
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Figure 4-2 Cell-level parameters (in the SET GCELLSOFT command)
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5 Related Features
Related Features
Table 5-1 Related features

Feature
Prerequisit
e Feature
Mutually Exclusive Feature
Affected
Feature
Crosstalk
Detection
None
GBFD-117701 BSC Local Switch
None
GBFD-117702 BTS Local Switch

GBFD-115701 TFO
GBFD-115702 TrFO
GBFD-118611 Abis IP over E1/T1
GBFD-118601 Abis over IP
GBFD-150201 A over IP Based on Dynamic
Load Balancing
One-Way
Audio
Detection
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GBFD-117701 BSC Local Switch
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6 Engineering Guidelines
Engineering Guidelines
6.1 Deploying Voice Fault Diagnosis

6.1.1 Deployment Requirements
Table 6-1 Deployment requirements
Aspect
Requirement
Related features
See chapter "5 Related Features."
BSC
None
BTS
The BTS supports this feature.

NOTE
The BTS3900B does not support this feature.
GSM networking
Crosstalk detection applies only when all interfaces in the GBSS use
TDM transmission.
MS
None
MSC
None
License
None
Others
None
6.1.2 Feature Activation

Using the LMT
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NOTE
The following configurations are only used for verification. For commercially used networks, configure
parameters based on the network plan. After this feature is verified, restore the configurations before
verification.
On the BSC LMT, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Run the SET BSCBASIC command with its parameters set as follows:
l Set One-Way Mute Alarm Reporting Period to 12.
l Set Speech Channel Alarm Threshold to 10.
l Set Speech Channel Alarm Clearance Threshold to 6.
l Set One-Way Audio Log Type to LEV2_MUTETEST_LOG_REC(Record Level2 OneWay-Audio Test Log) and IP_MUTETEST_LOG_REC(Record IP One-Way-Audio
Test Log).
l Set Force HO Upon Speech Problem to an appropriate value.
Step 2 Run the SET GCELLSOFT
l Set Mute Detect Class1 Switch to ENABLE(ENABLE).
l Set Period of Mute Detect Class1 to 5.
l Set Exceptional Frame Threshold of Mute Detect Class1 to 25.
l Set Mute Detect Class2 Switch to ENABLE(ENABLE). Set Period of Mute Detect Class2
TRAU Frame to 2.
l Set Period of Mute Detect Class2 to 4.
command with its parameters set as follows:
NOTE
l If the proportion of bad frames to all speech frames exceeds the threshold specified by Exceptional Frame
Threshold of Mute Detect Class1 within the period specified by Period of Mute Detect Class1, class-2
one-way audio detection starts.
l During class-2 one-way audio detection:
If no test speech frames are received within the period specified by Period of Mute Detect Class2, the BSC
determines that there was one-way audio and logs a one-way audio problem.
If test speech frames are received within the period specified by Period of Mute Detect Class2, the BSC
determines that there was no one-way audio.
l Within the period specified by One-Way Mute Alarm Reporting Period:
If the number of one-way audio occurrences exceeds the threshold specified by Speech Channel Alarm
Threshold, the BSC reports ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal.
If the number of one-way audio occurrences is less than the threshold specified by Speech Channel Alarm
Clearance Threshold, the BSC clears ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal.
l If Force HO Upon Speech Problem is set to ON(On) and an MS is experiencing class-2 one-way audio,
the BSC forcibly hands over the MS to isolate the speech faults.
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Activating Crosstalk Detection
On the BSC6900 LMT, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Run the SET BSCBASIC command with its parameters set as follows:
l Set One-Way Mute Alarm Reporting Period to 12.
l Set Speech Channel Alarm Threshold to 10.
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l Set Speech Channel Alarm Clearance Threshold to 6.

l Set Cross Call Detect Time Threshold to a value other than 255.
l Set Force HO Upon Speech Problem to an appropriate value.
Step 2 Run the SET GCELLBTSSOFTPARA command with BTS Crosstalk Detection set to ON
(On).
NOTE
l BTS Crosstalk Detection specifies whether to enable crosstalk detection on the BTS side.
l Cross Call Detect Time Threshold specifies the crosstalk duration, which the user can customize.
l If the actual crosstalk duration exceeds the value of Cross Call Detect Time Threshold, the BSC
determines that crosstalk is affecting the call and logs this crosstalk.
l Within the period specified by One-Way Mute Alarm Reporting Period:
- If the number of crosstalk occurrences exceeds the threshold specified by Speech Channel Alarm
Threshold, the BSC reports ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal.
- If the number of crosstalk occurrences is less than the threshold specified by Speech Channel Alarm
Clearance Threshold, the BSC clears ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal.
l If Force HO Upon Speech Problem is set to ON(On) and an MS is experiencing a crosstalk, the BSC
hands over the MS to isolate the speech faults.
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MML Examples
//Activating One-Way Audio Detection
SET BSCBASIC: SpeechAlmPeriod=12, SPEECHCHANALARMTHRES=10,
SPEECHCHANRESUMEALARMTHRES=6,
MuteTestLogStyle=LEV1_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-0&LEV2_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-1&
IP_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-1&CIC_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-0,
SET GCELLSOFT: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, TCMUTEDETECTFLAG=ENABLE,
MUTECHECKCLASS1PERIOD=5, EXCEPFRAMETHRES=25,
MUTECHECKCLASS2SWITCH=ENABLE, DETECTFRAMEPERIOD=2,
MUTECHECKPEIROD=4;
//Activating Crosstalk Detection
SET BSCBASIC: CROCALTMTHRD=64, SpeechAlmPeriod=12,
SPEECHCHANALARMTHRES=10, SPEECHCHANRESUMEALARMTHRES=6,
SET GCELLBTSSOFTPARA: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, CROCALCHKSW=ON;
Using the CME

NOTE
When configuring the Voice Fault Diagnosis feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration
first, and then perform batch modifications if required. You must perform a single configuration for a
parameter before batch modifications of the parameter. You are advised to perform batch modifications
before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Activating One-Way Audio Detection
Step 1 Configure a single object on the CME. (CME single configuration)

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Set parameters on the CME configuration interface according to the operation sequence
described in Table 6-2. For the method of performing the CME single configuration, see CME
Single Configuration Operation Guide.
Step 2 (Optional) Modify objects in batches on the CME. (CME batch modification center)
To modify objects, such as BSCs, BTSs, cells, and TRXs, in batches, click the
icon on the
CME configuration interface to start the batch modification wizard. For the method of
performing batch modifications through the CME batch modification center, press F1 on the
wizard interface to obtain online help.
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Table 6-2 Configuring parameters on the CME
SN
Managed
Object
(MO)
NE
Parameter
Name
Parameter
ID
Supports
CME Batch
Modificati
on Center
BSCBASIC
BSC6900/
BSC6910
One-Way
Mute Alarm
Reporting
Period
SpeechAlmP
eriod
Yes
Speech
Channel
Alarm
Threshold
SPEECHCH
ANALARM
THRES
Speech
Channel
Alarm
Clearance
Threshold
SPEECHCH
ANRESUM
EALARMT
HRES
One-Way
Audio Log
Type
MuteTestLo
gStyle
Force HO
Upon Speech
Problem
SpeechError
ForceHOSw
itch
Mute Detect
Class1
Switch
TCMUTED
ETECTFLA
G
Period of
Mute Detect
Class1
MUTECHE
CKCLASS1
PERIOD
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SN
Managed
Object
(MO)
NE
Parameter
Name
Parameter
ID
Exceptional
Frame
Threshold of
Mute Detect
Class1
EXCEPFRA
METHRES
Mute Detect
Class2
Switch
MUTECHE
CKCLASS2
SWITCH
Period of
Mute Detect
Class2
TRAU
Frame
DETECTFR
AMEPERIO
D
Period of
Mute Detect
Class2
MUTECHE
CKPEIROD
Supports
CME Batch
Modificati
on Center
Activating Crosstalk Detection

icon on the
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SN
MO
NE
Param
eter
Name
Parameter ID
Support
s CME
Batch
Modific
ation
Center
BSCBASIC
BSC6900
OneWay
Mute
Alarm
Reporti
ng
Period
SpeechAlmPeriod
Yes
Speech
Channe
l Alarm
Thresh
old
SPEECHCHANALARMTHRES
Speech
Channe
l Alarm
Clearan
ce
Thresh
old
SPEECHCHANRESUMEALARMTHRES
Cross
Call
Detect
Time
Thresh
old
CROCALTMTHRD
Force
HO
Upon
Speech
Proble
m
SpeechErrorForceHOSwitch
BTS
Crossta
lk
Detecti
on
CROCALCHKSW
GCELLBTSSO
FTPARA
BSC6900
No
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Observe active alarms when crosstalk or one-way audio occurs on the live network.
Expected result: ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal is reported and Failure
Type is Crosstalk or One-Way Audio.
NOTE
The BSC reports ALM-21814 BSS Internal Voice Channel Abnormal only if the number of crosstalk or
one-way audio occurrences exceeds the threshold specified by Speech Channel Alarm Threshold.
6.1.4 Deactivation
Using the LMT
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Deactivating One-Way Audio Detection
Step 1 On the BSC LMT, run the SET GCELLSOFT command with Mute Detect Class1 Switch set
to DISABLE(DISABLE) and Mute Detect Class2 Switch set to DISABLE(DISABLE).
Step 2 Run the SET BSCBASIC command to deselect LEV1_MUTETEST_LOG_REC(Record
Level1 One-Way-Audio Test Log) from One-Way Audio Log Type.
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Deactivating Crosstalk Detection
Step 1 On the BSC6900 LMT, run the SET BSCBASIC command with Cross Call Detect Time
Threshold set to 255.
Step 2 Run the SET GCELLBTSSOFTPARA command with BTS Crosstalk Detection set to OFF
(Off).
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MML Examples
//Deactivating One-Way Audio Detection
SET GCELLSOFT: IDTYPE=BYID, CELLID=0, TCMUTEDETECTFLAG=DISABLE,
MUTECHECKCLASS2SWITCH=DISABLE;
SET BSCBASIC: MuteTestLogStyle=LEV1_MUTETEST_LOG_REC-0;
//Deactivating Crosstalk Detection
SET BSCBASIC: CROCALTMTHRD=255;
SET GCELLBTSSOFTPARA: CROCALCHKSW=OFF;
Using the CME

NOTE
When configuring the Voice Fault Diagnosis feature on the CME, you must perform a single configuration
first, and then perform batch modifications if required. You must perform a single configuration for a
parameter before batch modifications of the parameter. You are advised to perform batch modifications
before logging out of the parameter setting interface.
Deactivating One-Way Audio Detection

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SN
MO
NE
Parameter
Name
Parameter
ID
Supports
CME Batch
Modificati
on Center
GCELLSOF
T
BSC6900/
BSC6910
Mute Detect
Class1
Switch
TCMUTED
ETECTFLA
G
Yes
Mute Detect
Class2
Switch
MUTECHE
CKCLASS2
SWITCH
One-Way
Audio Log
Type
MuteTestLo
gStyle
BSCBASIC
BSC6900/
BSC6910
Yes
Deactivating Crosstalk Detection

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Table 6-5 Configuring parameter on the CME
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MO
NE
Parameter
Name
Parameter
ID
Supports
CME Batch
Modificati
on Center
BSCBASIC
BSC6900
Cross Call
Detect Time
Threshold
CROCALT
MTHRD
Yes
GCELLBTS
SOFTPARA
BSC6900
BTS
Crosstalk
Detection
CROCALC
HKSW
No

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7 Fault Analysis
Fault Analysis
Two methods are available for locating one-way audio:
Method 1: Using the Voice Log Analysis function

Log in to the LMT and open the Voice Log Analysis tab page shown in Figure 7-1.
Take BSC6900 as an example. On the Voice Log Analysis tab page, select Mute_Lever2 or
Mute_IP in the Log Type based on the BSC transmission mode and specify Time Last. Then,
click Analyze to start voice log analysis. After the analysis, the fault information is displayed.
Figure 7-1 Voice Log Analysis tab page (BSC6900 LMT)
Method 2: Manually analyzing the voice log

Each time a BSC or BTS detects one-way audio, the BSC adds a record in the voice log, which
is saved in the \\mbsc\bam\common\fam\famlogfmt directory. The voice log has a preamble
of [CDIG] and can be opened in an EXCEL file by performing the following steps:
1.
Open the voice log using EXCEL. In this step, set Files of type to All Files.
2.
In the displayed Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 window, select Delimited from the
Original data type area, and click Next, as shown in Figure 7-2.
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Figure 7-2 Opening the voice log (1)
3.
In the displayed Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 window, select Comma from the
Delimiters area, as shown in Figure 7-3. In this manner, log information is separated based
on the field type.
Figure 7-3 Opening the voice log (2)
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4.
Filter the records in the voice log by using the SubType field. Select
SubType:TDM_L2 for TDM transmission and SubType:IP_MUTE for IP transmission.
5.
All resource information is recorded in the voice log each time one-way audio is detected.
Therefore, if a node is faulty, it will be recorded in many logs.
6.
Determine the faulty node (such as a faulty board or link) that is recorded most frequently
in the voice log. Ask the customer to replace the faulty board or link.
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8 Parameters
Parameters
Table 8-1 Parameter description

Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
CROCALTMT
HRD
BSC6900
SET
BSCBASIC
GBFD-119301
Voice Fault
Diagnosis
Meaning:If
during a call the
call flag in the
code stream is
different from
the one saved in
a transcoder
(TC) or a BTS
continuously for
a period greater
than the
threshold, the
TC or the BTS
considers that a
crosstalk occurs
and sends a
message to the
BSC. Upon
receiving such a
message, the
BSC host board
records in a log
the information
about the current
call, including
the information
about the Abis
interface, Ater
interface, BTS,
cell, TRX,
channel, and
TC.
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Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
8 Parameters
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
GUI Value
Range:1~255
Unit:s
Actual Value
Range:1~255
Default Value:
255
GetBtsNetTblT
imeThd
BSC6900
SET
BSCBASIC
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Time
unit for
extracting the
BTS net
connection. The
BSC is allowed
to extract the
BTS net
connection only
twice per unit
time. Value 0
indicates that
there is no
restriction on the
time of
extracting the
BTS net
connection.
Value 255
indicates that
extracting the
BTS net
connection is
not allowed.
GUI Value
Range:0~255
Unit:min
Actual Value
Range:0~255
Default Value:
10
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Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
SPEECHCHA
NALARMTH
RES
BSC6900
SET
BSCBASIC
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Thresh
old of reporting
the speech
channel alarm.
When the
number of times
one-way audio
occurs per "OneWay Mute
Alarm
Reporting
Period" exceeds
the value of this
parameter, a
speech channel
alarm is
reported.
GUI Value
Range:0~65535
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:0~65535
Default Value:
50
SPEECHCHA
NRESUMEALARMTHRES
BSC6900
SET
BSCBASIC
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Thresh
old of clearing
the speech
channel alarm.
When the
number of times
one-way audio
occurs is smaller
than the value of
this parameter,
the speech
channel alarm is
cleared.
GUI Value
Range:0~65535
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:0~65535
Default Value:
30
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Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
CROCALCHK
SW
BSC6900
SET
GCELLBTSS
OFTPARA
GBFD-119301
Voice Fault
Diagnosis
Meaning:Wheth
er to enable the
BTS crosstalk
detection
function.
GUI Value
Range:OFF
(OFF), ON(ON)
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:OFF, ON
Default
Value:OFF
(OFF)
EXCEPFRAM
ETHRES
BSC6900
SET
GCELLSOFT
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Thresh
old for the rate of
the number of
bad frames to the
total number of
voice frames. If
the bad frame
rate exceeds this
threshold within
the "Period of
Mute Detection
Class1", mute
speech may be
detected. The
setting of "Mute
Detection Class
2 Switch"
determines
whether to
perform the
class-2 mute
detection.
GUI Value
Range:0~100
Unit:%
Actual Value
Range:0~100
Default Value:
25
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Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
EXCEPFRAM
ETHRES
BSC6910
SET
GCELLSOFT
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Thresh
old for the rate of
the number of
bad frames to the
total number of
voice frames. If
the bad frame
rate exceeds this
threshold within
the "Period of
Mute Detection
Class1", mute
speech may be
detected. The
setting of "Mute
Detection Class
2 Switch"
determines
whether to
perform the
class-2 mute
detection.
GUI Value
Range:0~100
Unit:%
Actual Value
Range:0~100
Default Value:
25
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Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
MUTECHEC
KCLASS1PER
IOD
BSC6900
SET
GCELLSOFT
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Period
of performing
class-1 mute
detection. if the
bad frame rate
reaches "Bad
Frame
Threshold of
Mute Detection
Class 1" within
the period
specified by this
parameter, mute
speech may be
detected. The
setting of "Mute
Detection Class
2 Switch"
determines
whether to
perform the
class-2 mute
detection.
GUI Value
Range:0~255
Unit:s
Actual Value
Range:0~255
Default Value:5
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Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
MUTECHEC
KCLASS1PER
IOD
BSC6910
SET
GCELLSOFT
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Period
of performing
class-1 mute
detection. if the
bad frame rate
reaches "Bad
Frame
Threshold of
Mute Detection
Class 1" within
the period
specified by this
parameter, mute
speech may be
detected. The
setting of "Mute
Detection Class
2 Switch"
determines
whether to
perform the
class-2 mute
detection.
GUI Value
Range:0~255
Unit:s
Actual Value
Range:0~255
Default Value:5
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8 Parameters
Parameter ID
NE
MML
Command
Feature ID
Feature Name
Description
SPEECHCHA
NALARMTH
RES
BSC6910
SET
BSCBASIC
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Thresh
old of reporting
the speech
channel alarm.
When the
number of times
one-way audio
occurs per "OneWay Mute
Alarm
Reporting
Period" exceeds
the value of this
parameter, a
speech channel
alarm is
reported.
GUI Value
Range:0~65535
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:0~65535
Default Value:
50
SPEECHCHA
NRESUMEALARMTHRES
BSC6910
SET
BSCBASIC
GBFD-111203
O&M of BSC
Meaning:Thresh
old of clearing
the speech
channel alarm.
When the
number of times
one-way audio
occurs is smaller
than the value of
this parameter,
the speech
channel alarm is
cleared.
GUI Value
Range:0~65535
Unit:None
Actual Value
Range:0~65535
Default Value:
30
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9 Counters
Counters
There are no specific counters associated with this feature.
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10
Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see Glossary.
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11 Reference Documents
Reference Documents
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One-Way Audio Detection

1.2 Intended Audience

Personnel who need to understand the Voice Fault Diagnosis feature

Personnel who work with Huawei GSM products

1.3 Change History

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Table 2-1 Feature support by NE

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The CROCALTMTHRD parameter specifies whether to enable Crosstalk Detection. To enable

3.2 Technical Description

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3.2.1 Working Principles

3.2.2 Obtaining Crosstalk-related Information

Information about BTS network connection

Information About BTS Network Connection

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3.2.3 Starting and Stopping Crosstalk Detection

Run the SET GCELLBTSSOFTPARA command with CROCALCHKSW set to ON

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One-Way Audio Detection

Logs one-way audio information, which facilitates problem location.

4.2 Technical Description

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4 One-Way Audio Detection

4.2.1 Working Principles

The detection process in Abis over TDM mode is as follows:

The detection process in Abis over IP or A over IP mode is as follows:

One-way audio detection can be performed simultaneously in different transmission modes

4.2.2 Obtaining One-Way Audio Information

One-way audio alarms

Information About a Call Affected by One-Way Audio

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One-Way Audio Alarms

4.2.3 Enabling One-Way Audio Detection

Figure 4-1 BSC-level parameters (in the SET BSCBASIC command)

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Figure 4-2 Cell-level parameters (in the SET GCELLSOFT command)

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Table 5-1 Related features

Mutually Exclusive Feature

GBFD-117701 BSC Local Switch