Remote control of electrical tilting antennas
The present document is for the Release 6 work item "Remote Control of Electrical Tilting Antennas" (see [1]).
The objectives of this work item are the specification of a standardised open interface to enable local RET antenna-controlling functionality situated in the Node B to allow the RET antenna system being provided by a third party vendor and to enable the control of the antenna from the Network Manager, so that the operator is able to control the RET antenna remotely and consistently across the network.
The purpose of the present document is to record the required changes of the specifications and to gather all information in order to trace the history and the status of the Work Task in RAN WG3. It is not intended to replace contributions and Change Requests, but only to list conclusions and make reference to agreed contributions and CRs. When a solution for the remote control of electrical tilting antennas is sufficiently stable, the needed CRs can be issued.
Therefore, this document identifies the affected specifications with related Change Requests.
It also describes the schedule of the Work Task.
This document is a ‘living’ document, i.e. it is permanently updated and presented to TSG-RAN meetings.