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nanoLTE AP Pre-Provisioning and Configuration Template Preparation
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6 Template Preparation
Before starting AP Provisioning, create at least one AP Product Class for each AP type and
create a set of templates. For templates that will always be used for every AP, associate
those templates with the Product Classes, or with the Product Classes where they are
applicable. If there are different use-cases for the same Product Class that need different
templates then they should not be associated.
This section assumes that all system preparation activities in section 5 are complete prior to
creating any AP templates.
The topics in this section are:
• 6.1 Template Strategy
• 6.2 Network Global Template
• 6.3 AP Mode and Regional Templates
• 6.4 AP Info Object Templates
• 6.5 Associating Templates with Product Classes
6.1 Template Strategy
There is a balance here regarding whether the number of Product Classes should be kept
small, e.g. one per physical AP type (E40), or whether the primary use cases could be
represented as Product Classes (E40 enterprise, E40 SOHO). As an initial starting point,
create a "Global Template" of network-wide parameter settings that captures the all settings
used by all APs.
Most deployments will need a minimum of one Product Class per physical AP type, each of
which includes all global templates.
A minimum set of templates will be the templates for mandatory and global settings, plus
one "Group Template" per use case. A more complex network, for example with multiple
Security Gateways and/or regional RF policy, may need to move some parameters from the
global template into separate Regional Templates.
Hence, the typical types of templates to create are:
• Mandatory Settings Template - a global template that must be applied to all
nanoLTE APs, regardless of deployment strategy - hence this is associated with
every Product Class for nanoLTE APs
• Global Template for all nanoLTE APs - a baseline global template, containing
network-wide settings that are applicable to all Product Classes and use cases for
nanoLTE APs
• Use case Group Templates for groups of APs, such as:
• "AP mode" templates for different AP deployment scenarios
• Regional templates - where APs need to be deployed in different regions that
have different parameter requirements
• AP Info templates, typically for assigning a AP to a Group for management by
Group and/or PM report file naming