
CONFIGURATION
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COM-00-21-04 OCTOBER 2021
Version No.: A.1
CAUTION
WITHIN THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF THE BS, THERE ARE
SEVERAL IMPORTANT FILES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE
CAREFUL WHEN MAKING CHANGES TO FILES IN THIS
DIRECTORY. CHANGES TO THESE FILES CAN CAUSE THE
RADIOS TO NOT CONNECT. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
This section describes the key configuration elements for the BS5000 base station on a per file
basis. Be aware the configuration files contain many other parameters which should not be
modified.
Detailed configuration information for BS5000 can be found in “BS5000 and Cobalt-Plus CLI
Operations and Configuration Manual” for your software version.
The following tables describe the key files in the Base Station (BS5000) radio:
Table 5-2 Base Station Configuration Overview
Filename
Function
/root/BS5000/start_bs.sh
Base Station Start-up Script
/root/BS5000/bs_config.xml
Application Configuration File or Link
/root/BS5000/BS_snmpbuild/snmpd.conf
SNMP Configuration file
/root/BS5000/MSProfiles
Service Flow (Traffic) Definitions
/root/BS5000/serviceprofiles
Quality of Service Definitions
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start_bs.sh – This is the base station configuration file. It can be a single file or a file the
base station uses when it’s initially booted up. This file will be custom tailored by
Siemens based on each customer's requirements. Changes should be coordinated with
Siemens.
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bs_config.xml – This is the symbolic link file (pointer file) that points to the file that
contains the majority of the configuration information for the base station. It contains the
IP configuration, system information which includes the channel bandwidth, the RF
information which includes TX/RX frequency, and many other parameters
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These configuration parameters, their definitions, and possible values can be found in
the “BS5000 and Cobalt-Plus Parameter Configuration Manual” for your software
version. As a note, many parameters in this file are interrelated and should not be
changed without advanced knowledge of the system. Parameters that can be changed
are listed as follows: