Specifications

Administrative Data Center
iDEN® System
August 08, 2000 68P81095E55-E 2-29
• Software Load Management
• Database Management
• State Management
Software Load Management refers to the distribution and version control of all
software objects placed into service in the network. The OMC keeps track of which
radio network elements are running which versions of software. Configuration
Management provides the command structure to load new software into the various
network elements. Software loads can be downloaded from the OMC.
Database Management refers to the creation and distribution of the databases of
configurable parameters used to tune performance of the network. There is also a
version control requirement for the database objects as well.
The current state of each network element is maintained. The state tells the system
operators if the device is, in-service or out-of-service.
Administrative Data Center
Billing and Administration
The Billing and Administration equipment is customer supplied equipment.
Business operations are solely the responsibility of the service provider. The iDEN
system supplied usage and performance data for business operations and decision
support.
Policies, procedures and mechanisms for the exchange of data and administrative
and operational control of the information is the responsibility of the service
provider.
Dispatch Usage and call record data for dispatch calls is collected by the DAP. These records
are available through tape transfer or through direct network connections.
Packet Data Time and data bit rates are collected by the Billing Accumulator of the MDG. The
usage and performance information may be transferred to the business unit by tape
of direct network connections.
Interconnect The MSC provides all the metrics billing and data collection facilities normally
required for production of complete call record data. The MSC also provides
industry standard network and interface connections to allow the exchange of data
between the MSC and the service provider’s internal data processing infrastructure.