This document defines and compares several radio signal quality metrics used in wireless networks. RSSI measures received signal strength before processing, while RSCP measures energy after processing with gain. RSCP can be calculated as RSSI plus Ec/No, where Ec/No measures signal quality. Together RSCP and Ec/No measured on the pilot channel can verify detection and help identify interference or pilot pollution based on their correlation.
This document defines and compares several radio signal quality metrics used in wireless networks. RSSI measures received signal strength before processing, while RSCP measures energy after processing with gain. RSCP can be calculated as RSSI plus Ec/No, where Ec/No measures signal quality. Together RSCP and Ec/No measured on the pilot channel can verify detection and help identify interference or pilot pollution based on their correlation.
This document defines and compares several radio signal quality metrics used in wireless networks. RSSI measures received signal strength before processing, while RSCP measures energy after processing with gain. RSCP can be calculated as RSSI plus Ec/No, where Ec/No measures signal quality. Together RSCP and Ec/No measured on the pilot channel can verify detection and help identify interference or pilot pollution based on their correlation.
EcNo: energy per chip over the noise, a measure of the quality of the signal
RSCP: Energy after processing ie with gain from coding etc RSCP = RSSI + EcNo
RSSI: A dB measure of the signal arriving at the antenna before gain from processing CPICH: Pilot Channel of the cell. You have to measure two parameter on pilot ch (Ec/No & RSCP) to verify P-CPICH detection to minimise coverage holes, Ex: (RSCP > -100dBm (sufficient) & Ec/No > -14 (sufficient)) & by correlation between low Ec/No & high RSCP you can find the interference & pilot pollution.