There has been a lot of talk about network performance both just by itself as well as compared to other products, but one thing I would be interested in hearing more discussion on -- assuming Baicells allows for it at this point -- is the configuration and management interface(s). Perhaps these UIs are in too embryonic a form currently for a productive discussion or a fair analysis to take place, and Baicells may be trying to concentrate this phase of the trial more on correct MAC function and performance. But as somebody who is intrigued by the idea of running a few of these side-by-side with a competing product on a heterogeneous (vendor-wise) 3GPP network with our own core, it would be good to know what we are up against as far as ongoing monitoring and maintenance goes, since it's presumably a given that we aren't going to be able to use our existing vendor's NMS (for example) to monitor and control these. Sooo...what does management look like at this point, what kinds of stats can you collect, and what mechanisms can you use to extract and collect them? Do operators using these ENBs feel somewhat blind at this point or are you able to track all of the performance indicators that you feel you need in order to be able to diagnose issues?
As far as commissioning one of these ENBs goes, I would also be interested to know more about what that entails, especially given the claim of "4G Easy as WiFi." So what does that mean in practice, exactly? I admit I was a little disheartened to hear that at this point, in order to configure an ENB to send traffic to your own PGW, a Baicells engineer apparently has to remote into the thing to make the change for you. I'm hoping that this is a temporary limitation while they continue to work on the (beta) software and that this isn't a permanent state of affairs or indicative of the direction they are going, because as Patrick himself said during his ISP Radio interview, "we all like to drive our own cars." The goal of simplicity is a great one from both a "customer sat" and support perspective, so long as while you are chasing it you don't abandon or significantly hamper flexibility, restrict freedoms, and/or increase one's dependence on a third-party for every little thing. -- Nathan From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 12:09 PM To: a...@afmug.com; WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Baicells - who's deployed it? Does anyone besides the guys in Amarillo have this gear deployed? Care to comment on/off list? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
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