User Manual

BSS C ONFIGURATION AND U SER G UIDE

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6. Radio Network Configuration

This section describes the configuration of radio network

MEs. You can add, remove, or modify MEs in the

RadioConfig ME.

6.1 Configuring ARFCN

The absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN)

specifies a pair of physical radio carriers and channels used

for transmission and reception on the Um interface, one for

the uplink and one for the downlink signal.

6.1.1 Adding ARFCN

You can only add or delete ARFCN. The following

combination of bands is allowed:

• GSM900+GSM1800: 124+374=498 ARFCNs

• GSM850+GSM1900: 124+299=423 ARFCNs

Perform the below steps to add a new ARFCN:

1. Open the BSS node in the modify mode.

2. Expand RadioConfig and click ARFCN.

3. In the Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number tab,

click Add.

The Configuration- Add Row dialog box appears.

4. Provide the values.

5. Click Ok to add the new ARFCN value and frequency

band.