Nokia Academy
WCDMA BTS License Management
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Learning Element Objectives
• After completing this Learning Element, the participant will be able to:
- List supported licensed features
- Recognize different license types
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License
• A License File
- A license is an agreement from the owner of a product that gives permission to use or produce the
product, features or functionality according to the agreed conditions
- The information that enables the use of licensed software is called a license key
- Is a file in XML format with signature
- Includes a license code that represents one license
- Allows to use one or more optional features
- Is fixed to a specific logical ID (before RU20 it was a HW specific target NE by using target
identifier)
- Can expire
- Is “capacity” type or “on/off” type
- Can be incremental (capacity licenses)
A license file may also define restrictions concerning the use of the licensed features and functionalities
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License File State
- License file state at network level
• Not distributed
• Partially distributed
• Completely distributed
• Expired
• Deleted from network
- License file state in a network element
• Not distributed
• Distributed
• Expired (still in NE)
• Expired (not anymore in NE)
• Un-integrated
• Conflicting
• Invalid
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Network Element License
- The Network Element (NE) licensing concept is used for low-volume network elements
- NE licenses contain (logical) target identifiers for one or several network elements
- NE licenses are installed to network elements either using NetAct License Manager or
element managers.
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Pool license
• Pool licenses contain license information for a large number of network elements of the
same type. They are used for AXCs, WCDMA WBTSs, and I-HSPA WBTSs
• Pool license is generated by the LG (License Generator) and it is tied to one single
NetAct Regional Cluster (TargetId field in the license file contains one NetAct Regional
Cluster identifier).
• Based on the Pool license NetAct Regional Cluster generates “NMS-generated
licenses” to the network elements (NE) and distributes the licenses to NEs.
• NMS-generated licenses contain the same capacity/validity time (startTime and
endTime) as the pool license
• Every pool license typically includes only one functionality, but the one functionality may
have several pools in the same NetAct.
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Pool license
• Pool licenses can be on-off or capacity licenses
- To license on-off SW feature
• On/Off Pool license contains (in the maxValue field) the number of network elements. This is the
restriction delivered to NetAct; NetAct cannot create NMS-generated licenses for more than the
restriction.
• When installing the license to the NE by NetAct the SW feature is enabled
- To license capacity-limited SW feature
• Pool Capacity license contains (in the maxValue field) the total amount of capacity that can be
divided between the network elements
• Defines the amount of capacity provided into the NetAct to be allocated to the network elements
• Capacity usage is restricted to the capacity value in the license key
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Pool License : NMS-generated License
- In order to take the license into use in the network elements, a license file needs to be generated
for the network elements from the pool license. The generated file is called an NMS-generated
license file and it contains the (now logical) target identifiers of the network elements
- Based on the Pool license NetAct generates NMS-generated licenses to the network elements
according to user requests.
- NMS-Generated license contains same features and validity time (startTime and endTime) as the
pool license.
- NMS-Generated license is tied to one or several network elements (TargetId field in the license file
contains one or several network element identifiers).
• If the allocated capacity value is the same, then several network elements can share a same
NMS-Generated license file (if allocation done from the same pool).
- NMS-Generated license is distributed by NetAct to the network element(s) in question.
- Generating a license from the pool license decreases the amount of free capacity in the pool
- Pool licenses and NMS-generated licenses are managed with License Manager
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License Attributes: Validity Time and Capacity Aspect
• The license either has a technical validity period or no validity limitation. Thus the license is either
• time-limited, i.e. containing an end-date for license validity or
• non-time-limited (valid forever), i.e. containing no end-date for license validity
• The license either has a capacity limitation or no limitation at all for the licensed functionality. Thus the
license is either
• on/off license (no capacity limitation)
• capacity license (contains a capacity limit)
• In case of Capacity License, some features may have basic capacity that is available without any
license.
• Capacity expansion is done by installing another capacity license into the element, capacity will be
expanded incrementally, i.e. previous license files are still valid and the capacity values are summed
up.
• In case of On/Off license, typically it is not possible to activate a feature before correct license has
been installed into the product.
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License Attributes: Validity Time and Capacity
Aspect,cont.
• Network element checks the restrictions for
• validity period (time limitation) and
• capacity limitation
• and permits the functionality accordingly.
•Same functionality may have non-time limited licenses and time-limited licenses. This
allows to increase the capacity for a defined period (e.g. 30 days) when temporary increase
of the capacity needed
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Capacity Licenses
A capacity license specifies the capacity value up to which the functionality
is permitted, whereas an on/off license does not set any limit for the feature
or functionality, the feature is simply permitted. When you need to increase
capacity, you can order new capacity licenses and install them in the
network element. The total capacity available is summed up from the
installed capacity licenses and the possible basic capacity.
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License Management Tool
There are three applications involved in licensing:
1. NSN Central Licensing System (CLicS)
2. Element managers of network elements
3. License Manager
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NSN Central Licensing System
- NSN Standard License Key Generator is used for retrieving the licenses from Nokia
Solutions and Networks
- The NSN Standard License Key Generator also takes part in the pool license
substitute process by generating a Substitute permission file based on the approved
or rejected license substitute requests
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Element Managers of Network Elements
- Element manager functionality depends on the supported products
- All element managers support the basic license management operations,
which include license installation, license removal, and some reporting
functionality
- Element managers cannot be used to manage pool licenses
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NetAct License Manager
The License Manager functionality includes :
- License import
- License distribution
- License pool substitution
- License deletion
- Upload license status
- License export
- License notifications
- Network element audit against feature template
- Features and license state change
- License reports
- Etc..
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WCDMA BTS License Classification Guideline
•Operating SW:
- Channel capacity
- On/Off Activations of HW functionalities (2’nd carrier activation, 40W license etc)
- Basic Functionalities that require separate forecasting (Flexi BTS antenna line
functionalities
- Capacity related functionalities that need to be excluded from App SW caps
- Purely BTS related options
•Application SW:
- Value added SW functionalities that can be sold as stand-alone functionalities (HSPA
features, transmission features)
- RAN level functionalities
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RAN1849: BTS Licensing – Logical Target ID for Flexi
BTS
Since RU20
• This feature belongs to the operating software and supports the Optional Feature
Management of the Flexi BTS.
• The feature improves the operability of the license files.
• The license reference , Target ID, will be preserved for the life time of the BTS regardless
of having hardware modules such as FSMx or FRxx replaced.
• In addition an automatic license synchronization guarantees the alignment of the License
Manager at NetAct level with the FlexiBTS and vice versa.
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RAN1849 Benefits for the operator
• This feature improves the operability of License Management. HW replacement i.e.
FSMX does not require anymore the substitution of license files. Furthermore, the
license files will be automatically aligned between License Manager and Flexi BTS.
No additional operator intervention is necessary.
• This feature is the first step for the autonomous License Management running
completely in the background.
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RAN1849 Functional description
• The Flexi BTS generates a unique number in the first BTS commissioning and uses
this as Target ID during the whole lifecycle of the BTS. Any HW replacement or BTS
re-homing does not require anymore changing the Target ID.
• The new Target ID format will only be applied to the newly installed Flexi BTS’s in
RU20 and subsequent releases. Due to the backward compatibility, the Flexi BTS is
able to use the already installed license files and Target IDs. Hence, the upgrade to
RU20 will not have any effect on the license controlled features being activated in
previous releases.
• In RU20, the target ID will be preserved for the complete life-cycle of a BTS.
• In addition at every restart, an automatic license synchronization takes place in
order to keep the license files between License Manager (NetAct ) and BTS
aligned.
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RAN1849 Signaling flows
BTS RNC OMS NetAct
.
At startup BTS checks target Id and .
generates unique target Id in case of first
commissioning
Trigger License
Synchronization Trigger License
. Synchronization
License File Download
License File Download
License File Upload
License File Upload
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Appendix 1: Flexi WCDMA BTS features RU10 & RU20
Release Feature name License type Feature code
RU10 RAN119: Antenna Alarm with Receiver Signal Comparison On/Off 1216
RAN1440: Branch Activation in Triple RF Module Capacity 1052
RAN1254: Timing over Packet for BTS Application SW On/Off 1191
RAN1725: Flexi WCDMA BTS 60W Carrier Power License Capacity 1125
RU20 RAN1706: Transport Submodule FTFB For Flexi WCDMA BTS On/Off 1687
RAN1706: Collocation Flexbus interface for FTFB On/Off 1688
RAN1706: Ethernet over FlexiHopper radio for FTFB On/Off 1689
RAN1707: Flexi WCDMA Integrated CESoPSN On/Off 1544
RAN1708: BTS Synchronous Ethernet On/Off 1515
RAN2071: Synchronous Ethernet Generation (RU30)
RAN1709: VLAN Traffic Differentiation On/Off 1640
RAN2214: Single Cell Solution for Dual RF sector On/Off 1860
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Appendix 2: Flexi WCDMA BTS features RU30
Release Feature name License type Feature code
RU30 RAN1879: Dynamic Routing by OSPF On/Off 1849
RAN2440: Fast IP Rerouting
RAN2359: OSPF Enhancements in BTS
RAN1269: 4-Way Rx Diversity On/Off 1053
RAN1308: HSUPA Interference Cancellation Receiver On/Off 1852
RAN1702: Frequency Domain Equalizer On/Off 1645
RAN1769: QoS Aware Ethernet Switching On/Off 1788
RAN1770: RF Sharing WCDMA - GSM On/Off 1920
RAN1878: IP over ML-PPP on E1/T1 Interfaces On/Off 1847
RAN1880: Ethernet OAM in BTS On/Off 1850
RAN1881: RF Chaining On/Off 3592
RAN1900: IP Transport Network Measurement On/Off 1905
RAN2123: Flexi BTS Gigabit Baseband (HSDPA BTS processing set 1*) Capacity 32Users/7.2Mbps 1873
RAN2123: Flexi BTS Gigabit Baseband (HSDPA BTS processing set 2*) Capacity 72Users/21Mbps 1874
RAN2123: Flexi BTS Gigabit Baseband (HSDPA BTS processing set 3*) Capacity 72Users/84Mbps 1875
RAN2123: Flexi BTS Gigabit Baseband (R99 CE capacity*) Capacity CE 1876
RAN2123: Flexi BTS Gigabit Baseband (HSUPA BTS processing set*) Capacity 24Users/5.8Mbps 1877
RAN2523: BTS Backhaul over Physically Separated VLAN Interfaces On/Off 1640
RAN2736: 18 Cells BTS On/Off 3428
RAN2887: CCCH Processing Set Capacity 4108
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Appendix 3: Flexi WCDMA BTS features RU40
Release Feature name License type Feature code
RU40 RAN1747: IP Security (license name: IP Security for IuB in BTS) On/off 1848
RAN2111: Flexi WCDMA Software Download Capability for Antenna Line Devices On/off 1604
RAN2156: Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) in BTS On/off 3876
RAN2225: 20W Incremental Power License Key for Flexi Capacity 3707
RAN2489: Carrier Bandwidth 3.8-4.2 MHz LTU On/off 3857
RAN2489: Carrier Separation for 3.8-4.2 MHz LTU On/off 4437
RAN2579: AAS RX/TX Tilting Capacity 3721
RAN2317: 240 W Multiradio Remote RF Trust based N/A
RAN2343: Power over Ethernet for FlexiLite Trust based N/A
RAN2384: AAS Vertical Sectorization Capacity 3719
RAN2569: AAS Tilting per Carrier Capacity 3720
RAN2705: Flexi Direct BTS Synchronous Ethernet On/Off 1515
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Flexi WCDMA BTS features RU50
Release Feature name License type Feature code
RU50 RAN3017: Additional 6 WCDMA Cell Activation Capacity 5171
RAN2250: Enhanced HSUPA IC On/Off 5175
RAN2243: Performance Monitoring Based on ETH Service OAM On/Off 1905
This feature is controlled with the same license as the RAN1900: IP Transport Network Measurement
feature.
RAN2556: 3-RAT RF Sharing 2G-3G and 2G-4G On/Off 1920
RAN2554: Transport Configuration Fall-back On/Off 5145
RAN2546: VHS Receiver for High Speed Train On/Off 4709
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