Common requirements for Home NodeB /eNodeB - PART1

HNB and HeNB Installation, identification and location requirements

H(e)NB shall have a unique equipment identity.


- All the H(e)NBs serving the same CSG share the same unique (within the PLMN) identity called CSG Identity.
- It shall be possible to support at least 125 million CSG Identities within a PLMN of an operator.
- The radio transmitter of a H(e)NB shall not be activated until configured and authorised by the operator.
- When installing, provisioning, configuring or re-configuring an H(e)NB the operator shall be able to:
- verify the H(e)NB's identity.
- obtain the geographical location of the H(e)NB.
- The operator shall be able to determine that the H(e)NB is installed and operated in accordance with all relevant regulatory requirements.
- The operator shall be able to configure the settings of the H(e)NB. In the case where the H(e)NB has detrimental impact on the spectrum usage, the H(e)NB can be set to out-of-service by the operator.
- Installation and activation of a new H(e)NB shall require no reconfiguration of the operators network.
- The impact of H(e)NB on the core network should be minimised.

OA&M Requirements

- H(e)NB shall support the automatic discovery of an operator’s management platform.
- It shall be possible to make use of the operator’s management platform to carry out OA&M functions for H(e)NB. The management connection between H(e)NB and the operator's management platform shall be end-to-end secure.
- H(e)NB shall support OA&M procedures which allow the operator to remotely configure the H(e)NB, deploy software upgrades, detect and report changes in RF conditions and perform general OA&M tasks. The OA&M procedures shall be as closely aligned as possible with those that are commonly used in broadband access networks such as defined in TR-069 Amendment 2.
- If the connection between H(e)NB and the rest of the operator network is out of service, then it shall be possible within an operator’s defined time period for the H(e)NB to deactivate the air-interface


Access Control Requirements

Subject to operator and H(e)NB Hosting Party agreement, the operator shall be able to configure the H(e)NB with open, hybrid or closed access mode.

- When the H(e)NB is configured for open access mode, it shall be possible for the H(e)NB to provide services to subscribers of any PLMN, subject to roaming agreement.
- When the H(e)NB is configured for hybrid access mode, it shall be possible for the H(e)NB to provide services to:
- its associated CSG members, and
- subscribers of any PLMN not belonging to its associated CSG, subject to roaming agreement.
- When the H(e)NB is configured for closed access mode, only users that belong to its associated CSG shall be able to obtain services.
- CSG members may include subscriber of any PLMN subject to roaming agreement


Continues in PART2...