Base Station Controller Release Notes

1) Service Description  

The release notes describe changes in product versions and the impact of the changes on users. The release notes help users better understand differences between different R versions or patches of the same R version.

The release notes describe the following types of changes:

A: Hardware changes

Changes in hardware, such as boards, subracks, or cabinets

B: Software changes

• Feature changes: new features, modified features, and deleted features.
• Resolved issues: issues have been resolved.
• Known issues: issues to be resolved in a later version.
• Operation and maintenance changes: changes in configuration management, performance management, fault management, and license management.

C. Documentation changes

Changes in product documents and feature documents for the current version

2) Documentation Description

Base station controller can be classified as BSC6900 series base station controllers and BSC6910 series base station controllers. Each series of base station controllers has corresponding models applicable to GSM, UMTS, or GU networks. Six types of release notes are provided for the following base station controllers based on the product model and network mode.

BSC6900 GSM, BSC6900 GU, BSC6900 UMTS, BSC6910 GSM, BSC6910 GU, and BSC6910 UMTS

For details about changes in BSC6900 GSM products, see the BSC6900 GSM release notes. For details about changes in products of other network modes, see the corresponding release notes. The release notes contain the following information:

• Version requirements: requirements for product versions, software versions, and related product versions, providing guidance on network planning
• Version compatibility: compatibility between the current version and earlier versions, providing guidance on network planning
• Impact on capacity and performance: estimated impact of the target version on the network, providing guidance on upgrade planning
• Changes in versions: changes in features and resolved issues, providing guidance on network access tests
• Known issues: known issues and preventive measures
• Changes in operation and maintenance: changes in man-machine language (MML) commands, counters, and license, facilitating operation and maintenance on an interface

2. Highlights

 The SingleRAN9.0 release notes provide complete information in a friendly manner, facilitating information acquisition.

Friendly information presentation

Complete change descriptions

 Quick information acquisition

Note: Summary of Feature Changes and Summary of Resolved Issues are available in SingleRAN8.0 and SingleRAN9.0 release notes.

3. Reference Documents