Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

which is best switch for GSM?

Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 33 total)
1 2 3
  • Author
    Posts
  • 5th May 2005 at 11:15 #41013
    RS
    Guest

    Hi all,

    Can u pls explain

    which is best switch for GSM?

    6th May 2005 at 02:41 #41014
    Mohsin
    Guest

    Hi RS

    Actually no specific answer for that, is depend on a few creteria such as:
    1- Features that NE(MSC/VLR, HLR etc) support(although all vendors claim that their follow the standards body.)
    2-Capability-signalling,trunk,provisioining, etc.
    3-O&M capabilities ( it will easier for O&M guys after)
    4-Also easy of conversation while any problems related to NE. For example if you choose the vendor difficult to convers and talk, then O&M will be difficult after.
    5- Last this is most important and sometime we from low level cannot avoid that. 🙂 the higher management decision. The decision sometime not follow the above criteria, but of cost the value/price and also the power of give and take(you understand me..;)

    From my exprience, Nokia is the best, expecially interms O&M capabilities and features. Ericsson, alcatel. Siemens good interms of GMSC and International Switch. Huawei ?!!! the chinees vendor good in price but, i’m not sure interms of capabilities and features..

    But want i can suggest to you, do the network trial ( you can put it as a request while doing the RFP). The trial between different vendors with all capabilities and features need by your network. Then from that, you evaluate the best switch for your network, But point 5 come in mine…

    regards
    Mohsin

    6th May 2005 at 08:57 #41015
    RS
    Guest

    Hi Moshin,

    200% I agree with you that NOKIA is the best.Be it MSC or BSC or HLR or even OSS.

    becoz I worked in both nokia and ericsson( the worst)

    Ericsson systems take large and small frequently ( not drink — reload)

    APG nodes are introduced only to trouble the O&M people.

    really fedup with ericsson systems

    Eric guys pls comment

    7th May 2005 at 13:04 #41016
    Vijay
    Guest

    Hi RS,

    I agree with you I feel sometimes ERICSSON SYSTEMS they consumes SMALL+LARGE also.

    I meant the technicians are forced to take after work.

    Rgds

    :-))

    8th May 2005 at 17:06 #41017
    Mik
    Guest

    Hi, colleagues!
    From maintenance point of view – Huawei is the best.
    It has embedded traces for all interfaces and protocols(ISUP, MAP, SCCP, TCAP; CCS7 links,R2, A,C,D interfaces). You can very clear see all meassages in readable format (no HEX or BIN). All messages are decoded – so no need special knowledge to understand it. Even high level managers can understand it 🙂

    9th May 2005 at 04:04 #41018
    zzzz
    Guest

    hi all,

    Nokia also have one like in Huawei. Huawei is more like copier MSC (what chiness always do) and claim theirs.

    21st May 2005 at 13:42 #41019
    sameer lo
    Guest

    Hi Friends
    i had worked on Lucent system and I found it slite easier for O & M people to work.
    Mainly Trouble shooting is easier in Lucent System.u can go upto the Bottom of the fault to rectify.
    I heard Huawai MSC is also easy to operate.i.e.If there is any faults.

    25th May 2005 at 15:12 #41020
    Ben
    Guest

    It would be interesting to know what specific O&M features are better in Nokia compared with other vendors, since it seems to be outstanding and not forcing you to consume a lot of drinks after work 🙂
    In addition to the tracing tool and less SW restarts/refresh what makes a Nokia MSC so easy to operate ?
    GUI ?
    Better CLI ?
    Good PM data

    25th May 2005 at 15:49 #41021
    Majeed Aslam Raja
    Guest

    NORTEL DMS is the best in OAM as far as support is concern.

    26th May 2005 at 07:15 #41022
    Hari
    Guest

    The interesting and challenging switch to troubleshoot is ERICSSON. No othe switch is as open in std. than ERICSSON

    27th May 2005 at 08:57 #41023
    Snyder
    Guest

    Guys I have worked on almost all technologies,each has its own dis/advantages.
    Ericsson being very compact,low power consuming,faster data base configuration but having poor BHCA.
    Siemens having very good processors.
    Nokia being stable switch but lacks in mml.
    Lucent bulky and so much of form feeding its really tiring but appears to be at advantage in CDMA.
    In ny opinion winner is Ericsson (Also stats says 40% of mobile calls wordwidw runs over Ericsson)
    So Eric guys cheer up..

    28th May 2005 at 08:36 #41024
    dwivedipramod
    Guest

    i am new in this field can any one guide me how do i enter

    6th July 2005 at 10:00 #41025
    Diwaker
    Guest

    NOKIA new h/w i ver. is the best as worked and feel O & M is much easier then others.

    br,
    Diwaker

    6th July 2005 at 11:27 #41026
    subok
    Guest

    Siemens is best! reliable…. no fancy OAM but very reliable. once it’s working you can leave for years.

    10th July 2005 at 06:38 #41027
    Sayfulah
    Guest

    I think ZTE a chinese vendor is the best, very cheap in price and it is very easy to operate it.
    the worest switch i ever saw is a swicth from Telos Tech from Canada. The whole switch msc,vlr, hlr and auc it is very small 1m in height and it consist of two big computers in a rack nothing else.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 33 total)
1 2 3
  • The forum ‘Telecom Design’ is closed to new topics and replies.