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Authors
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deleted).
Section
Number
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2
3
4
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Section Title
Author
Entrance Criteria
Exit criteria
Support Information
Organization chart
Optimization Strategy
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8
9
10
Naming Convention
How to set up and use LG Adrenalin UE
Using IPerf and WINDS
How to set up and use LLDM to collect drive test
data
How to set up and use NEMO to collect drive test
data
How to use JDSU E6474A-X to collect Drive Test
Data
How to use JDSU scanner
How to use PcTel scanner
How to set up and use Syncro Test
Data Collection Procedure
How to use eDAT
How to detect problems and how to fix them
How to use SAM to examine network status
How to use SAM to change eNodeB parameters
How to change OCNS
How to examine system parameters and change
neighbor list using WPS
How to use SAM to collect call trace data
How to use SAM to change the antenna electrical
tilt
Procedure to change antenna azimuth and
mechanical tilt
Plot scanner data to compare LTE signal strength
vs. UMTS and GSM signal strength
Additional Information
William Hsieh
William Hsieh
Sreenu Pamidi
Sri Adimulam
Alex Anokye
Sri Adimulam (Design
Engineer Role)
Guillermo Alvarez (Kit
configuration)
Alex Anokye (PC
configuration)
Saad Al Adhami
Guillermo Alvarez
Alex Anokye
Alex Anokye
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Guillermo Alvarez
Guillermo Alvarez
Cliff Castillo
Auillermo Alvarez
Aderemi Adeyeye
Aderremi Adeyeye
Mateen Hussain
Alex Anokye
Sri Adimulam
Sri Adimulam
Cliff Castillo
Vansotheavy Sem
Sri Adimulam
Sri Adimulam
William Hsieh
Vansotheavy Sem
Sreenu Pamidi
(Support Escalation
Path), Alex Anokye
(Server)
CHANGE RECORD
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
Entrance Criteria........................................................................................................................................ 8
Exit Criteria................................................................................................................................................. 8
Support Information.................................................................................................................................. 8
Organization Chart..................................................................................................................................... 9
Optimization Strategy................................................................................................................................ 9
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.16.1
5.16.2
5.17
5.17.1
5.17.2
5.17.3
5.17.4
Kit Configuration................................................................................................................................ 26
PC Configuration................................................................................................................................ 26
Naming Convention................................................................................................................................. 27
LG Adrenaline Tips............................................................................................................................. 27
Useful AT Commands......................................................................................................................... 28
Using IPerf and WINDS............................................................................................................................ 28
9.1
9.2
10
IPerf...................................................................................................................................................... 28
WINDS.................................................................................................................................................. 30
How to set up and use LLDM to collect drive test data........................................................................36
10.1
10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
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Installation........................................................................................................................................... 37
10.2.1
Required H/W and S/W................................................................................................................... 37
10.2.2
Installing LLDM................................................................................................................................ 37
10.3
License Key activation....................................................................................................................... 40
10.3.1
Step 1.............................................................................................................................................. 41
10.3.2
Step 2.............................................................................................................................................. 41
10.3.3
Step 3.............................................................................................................................................. 41
10.4
Operation............................................................................................................................................. 42
10.4.1
Setup Menu..................................................................................................................................... 42
10.4.1.1
Set Com Port.............................................................................................................................. 42
10.4.1.2
Logging Mask............................................................................................................................. 44
10.4.2
Information Menu............................................................................................................................. 45
10.4.2.1
Logging Status........................................................................................................................... 46
10.4.3
Replay Menu................................................................................................................................... 47
10.4.3.1
Load Replay Menu..................................................................................................................... 47
1.1.1.
Replay Toolbar................................................................................................................................. 48
10.4.4
Exit Menu......................................................................................................................................... 48
10.4.5
Tree View Menu............................................................................................................................... 48
10.4.6
Layer 1 Menu................................................................................................................................... 49
10.4.6.1
Wide- Band CQI Information...................................................................................................... 50
10.4.6.2
Serving Cell Quality Information................................................................................................. 51
10.4.7
Cell Information............................................................................................................................... 51
10.4.7.1
PDSCH PHY Throughput........................................................................................................... 51
10.4.7.2
PDSC H BLER (Block Error Rate)..............................................................................................52
10.4.7.3
PDCCH Detection Rate.............................................................................................................. 52
10.4.7.4
PUSCH PHY Throughput........................................................................................................... 52
10.4.7.5
LOGMASK.................................................................................................................................. 53
10.5
How to use LLDM................................................................................................................................ 55
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11.1
Getting Started.................................................................................................................................... 61
11.2
NEMO Outdoor.................................................................................................................................... 61
11.2.1
OPEN NEMO OUTDOOR............................................................................................................... 61
11.2.2
VERIFY YOUR SCRIPT SETTINGS...............................................................................................62
11.2.2.1
Check UE1 Settings (Iperf):........................................................................................................ 62
11.2.2.2
Check UE2 Settings (FTP)......................................................................................................... 63
11.2.2.3
Check UE3 Settings (Ping)......................................................................................................... 64
11.2.3
CONNECT YOUR SCANNERS....................................................................................................... 64
11.2.4
SCANNER(S) BECOME NON-RESPONSIVE................................................................................65
11.2.5
NEMO-OUTDOOR: WORK ON-LINE..............................................................................................66
11.2.6
NEMO OUTDOOR TIPS.................................................................................................................. 66
11.3
ADRENALINE & USB HUB PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS...................................................................74
11.4
TOOLS LAB ATT-LTE RF DRIVE TEST KIT CONFIGURATION.........................................................74
11.5
ADRENALINE RECOGNIZED BY LAPTOP........................................................................................75
11.6
HOW TO IDENTIFY COM PORT NUMBER ASSIGNMENTS..............................................................77
11.7
QUERY YOUR MODEM....................................................................................................................... 78
11.8
DRIVERS & SOFTWARE..................................................................................................................... 78
11.9
ADRENALINE UE SOFTWARE UPDATES......................................................................................... 78
11.10
LGE ADRENALINE TIPS..................................................................................................................... 79
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13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.6
13.7
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13.9
13.10
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15.1
15.2
15.3
15.3.1
15.3.2
15.3.3
15.4
15.4.1
15.4.2
15.4.3
15.4.4
15.4.5
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16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
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14.2
14.3
14.4
14.5
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17.1
Download and Install eDAT.............................................................................................................. 147
17.2
Create a Project................................................................................................................................ 147
17.3
Open an existing Project.................................................................................................................. 147
17.4
Add Data to an Existing Project...................................................................................................... 147
17.5
Study: Examining and Aligning Data Files.....................................................................................147
17.6
Create Cell location files (LCAT)..................................................................................................... 149
17.7
Default Views of Metric and data..................................................................................................... 150
17.7.1
Un-binned data.............................................................................................................................. 151
17.7.2
Temporally binned data................................................................................................................. 151
17.7.3
Spatially binned data..................................................................................................................... 152
17.7.4
Scatter Plots.................................................................................................................................. 152
17.7.5
Histogram...................................................................................................................................... 152
17.7.6
Grid................................................................................................................................................ 153
17.7.7
Maps.............................................................................................................................................. 153
17.7.7.1
Show eNodeB sites.................................................................................................................. 154
17.7.7.2
Zoom in and Zoom out............................................................................................................. 154
17.8
Change Appearances....................................................................................................................... 154
17.8.1
Fixing Legend window................................................................................................................... 154
17.8.2
Changing bin size.......................................................................................................................... 154
17.8.3
Displaying labels............................................................................................................................ 154
17.8.4
Changing Themes......................................................................................................................... 155
17.9
Multi-Metric Map View...................................................................................................................... 157
17.9.1
View several metrics in the same map View Synchronization....................................................157
17.9.2
Multi-Metrics Grid View.................................................................................................................. 158
17.9.3
View Map and Grid........................................................................................................................ 159
17.10
Filters................................................................................................................................................. 160
17.10.1
Excluding data not meeting RSRP or SNR thresholds..................................................................160
17.10.2
Filtering with other criteria.............................................................................................................. 161
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Messages (Message Explorer)......................................................................................................... 162
17.11.1
Text Search.................................................................................................................................... 162
17.11.2
Message Groups........................................................................................................................... 163
17.12
Reporting........................................................................................................................................... 165
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18.1
18.2
18.3
18.4
18.5
18.6
18.7
18.8
18.9
18.10
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20
21
22
How to examine system parameters and change neighbor list using WPS.....................................206
23
24
25
26
Plot scanner data to compare LTE signal strength vs. UMTS and GSM signal strength.................215
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27.1
27.2
27.3
28
Reference............................................................................................................................................... 221
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Acronyms............................................................................................................................................... 222
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Entrance Criteria
The Statement Of Work (SOW) should specify the condition of the network before the RF team starts the
optimization. The status of the network criteria should be delivered to the RF Lead 1 week before the
commencement of the RF optimization. The RF Lead should review the status. If they meet the criteria stated in
the SOW, the RF Lead will direct the team to go ahead with the optimization. The criteria usually listed in the
SOWs are:
Providing the RSRP map and SINR map (by customer if customer performs the design, by the ALU
design team if it performs the design).
Providing eNodeB site locations (Lat / Lon and physical address), antenna azimuths, tilts, cell ids, and
neighbor lists by customer if customer performs the design, by the ALU design team if it performs the
design)
Providing all the eNodeB attributes, preferably in an Excel format (by the integration team)
Providing the configured Neighbor Lists, preferably in an Excel format (by the integration team)
Specify the agreed upon condition of the test environment like minimum RSRP, SINR, and backhaul
available throughput (usually listed in the SOW).
Having completed all the functional tests and site integration activities for all targeted eNodeBs and
untargeted eNodeBs located out to the 2nd tier.
Being free of critical and major alarms for 48 hours
Passing all Acceptance Test Procedures. A copy of the Integration Report is show in the document
below:
Integration
Report.doc
Support Information
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Optimization Strategy
5.1
Proper optimization of each element is important to attain good end-user experience and system performance.
Lessons learned from prior deployments and from a technology trial will help refine RF optimization procedures
5.2
RF Optimization Objectives
The goal of RF optimization is to optimize user experience and system performance in a defined
coverage area by fine-tuning all aspects of air-interface elements.
System performance consists of:
o High data rates
o Low latency
o Good call setup rate
o Low Drop call rate
5.3
Performance is measured through a series of stationary and drive tests after a cluster of cells is
integrated and on the air
o Measurement with test UE
o Use of test Application (e.g. FTP, UDP, Ping)
Performance is optimized by fine tuning key RF parameters on a cluster of cells
RF Optimization Parameters
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Primary Parameters Most often used for coarse coverage adjustment to ensure cluster and
system wide acceptable performance
Secondary Parameters Fine tune performance in localized problem areas
Fixed Parameters Algorithmic parameters
Often require careful study including simulations and lab evaluation
Typically should not be customized to fix local problems the parameter values are set
for an operators whole system
Many important recommendations are derived from technology trials
Field evaluation of commercial network will fine tune recommendations in the future
eNodeB Power
o Can be conveniently adjusted with the Reference Signal power (dBm/RE) configuration.
Power level for all other channels (i.e. PDCCH, PDSCH, Primary and Secondary Sync,
PCFICH, PHICH) are provisioned relative to Reference Signal level
Note, however, this is not a preferred approach for adjusting cell coverage for several
reasons
o Generally prefer antenna adjustments over cell site power when adjusting coverage in order to
maintain Uplink/Downlink balance
Handover parameters
o Hard Handovers in LTE
o UE uses Hysteresis threshold and Time-To-Trigger to request Handover in connected state
Trade off between call drags and frequent data interruption (ping-ponging)
o Similar set of parameters in idle mode
Hysteresis, Reselection timer, Min RSRP level for the candidate cell, RSRP level at the
serving cell below which UE initiates intra frequency idle HO search
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o Several algorithmic parameters available in the deployment system
o Below is a list of functional areas/algorithms containing Fixed Parameters
Overhead and Traffic power settings
DL/UL scheduler settings
MCS translation table
CQI to SINR mapping table
Power Control parameters
RACH parameters
HARQ parameters
MIMO parameters
Call admission
Inter-Cell Interference coordination
RRH tx/rx propagation delays
RF Loading Consideration
DownLink
o OCNS may be used to simulate other cell loading
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o IoT can be used on the UL to simulate the effect of interference from users of surrounding sectors
and of the serving sector.
Mutual agreement with customer on OCNS and IoT settings for testing
Before the start of the optimization, team structure should be in place and each persons roles and responsibilities
should be communicated to the entire team.
5.5
Troubleshooting
Team
RF Cluster
Lead
Data
Factory
SME
SAM
Engineer
CTA/PLM
RF Director
o Provide leadership and direction throughout the staff planning and the project delivery
o Ensure successful delivery, including managing of changes, up scopes, and profitability for the
project
o Manage customer relationship
o Accountable to the customer and ALU for delivering the project in accordance with the contract
RF Technical Lead
o Principle technical Interface to customer
o Maintains master schedule and tracks progress
o Defines Process and tools for test tracking
o Runs Project Meetings
Weekly Status
Daily execution
o Works with R&D and PLM to close Deployment gaps
o Project reporting
o Tracks critical deliverables
HW, SW, UEs, tools etc...
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Data Factory
o Responsible for processing Cluster Drive data upon request from Market
CTA/PLM
o Provides information on eNode B integration status and schedule
o Provides help in resolving all eNode B issues
o Provides escalation path of all issues that are RF dependent
o Can be used as path of escalation to customer issues such as transport issues, defective
antenna/cable issues, transport/backhaul
o Assists in getting access to customer sites for site visits
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Drive Teams
o Each drive team includes 1 data collector and 1 driver. The drive team performs the tests and
collects data.
5.6
5.7
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5.9
Obtain a copy of the RNP 9955 export that shows sites list, cell configuration:
antenna heights, Azimuth, and tilts, PCI, Neighbor List
Get a WPS export to verify RNP data is captured correctly during provisioning
( this can possibly be done using RNP2PMCtool)
Obtain a copy of RF design CID report and view coverage prediction
Obtain MAPinfo files for Cluster & Supercluster Polygons (from Design Team)
Obtain Cluster Drive Route (Mutually agreed to by AT&T and Optimization Team) &
Supercluster Drive Routes (from AT&T)
Export sites configuration & polygons onto Google Earth and view morphology of
the Cluster
Obtain copies of antenna tilt settings screen-capture from installation team & verify
against design baseline
When sites come on air, review RITC integration report and check (1)Tx Power, (2)
RTWP values, and (3) that call test were made
Before starting any site test check for any eNodeB alarms either directly through
accessing SAM or from Operations. Please ensure that (1) the site is declared
QOS ready for optimization by AT&T and (2) eNodeB must be in the "reserved for
operator use" state.
Assess alarm impact & plan testing accordingly
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Validate various network elements that are active prior to drive testing
o Hardware Audits
o Alarms and Fault management Timing issues, etc
o Network integrity ping each IP network component in the system to verify inter-connectivity
Sector Testing
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Drive around 3 sectors close to a cell to ensure each sector is transmitting in the desired direction
To verify that PCIs are implemented correctly as per RF Design
Essentially validate proper cell identity, antenna orientation and antenna cabling for each sector
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The final report shall include all or some of the following items, depending on the agreement with the
customer:
Raw drive test data
Baseline of Coverage, Accessibility, Mobility, Retainability and Service Integrity. (Cluster level) and
Histograms (cluster). Plots should explicitly identify the included Area and any Excluded Areas
Optimized Coverage, Accessibility, Mobility, Retainability and Service Integrity (cluster level) and
Histograms (cluster). Plots should explicitly identify the included Area and Excluded Area
Baseline Site Configuration (table and database)
Optimized site configuration (tables or database)
Summary of all configuration changes and reasons for those changes
Baseline KPIs, at the cluster level. Any non-compliant KPIs would be expanded upon for future
attention
Any identified service-affecting bugs, faults, failures in any equipment during testing
The following metrics would be captured in the Reports
o Coverage
Serving RSRP, RSRQ, RSSI, RS-SINR
PUSCH and PUCCH Tx Powers
Serving Cells within 10dB
o Accessibility
RRC Connection Success Rate
Attach Success Rate
Service Request Success Rate
Access RACH Latency
o Retainability
RRC Drop Rate
Dedicated Bearer Drop Rate
o Mobility
S1 Handover Failure Rate
X2 Handover Failure Rate
S1 Handover Interruptions Time
X2 Handover Interruptions Time
IRAT Handover success rate and locations
o Service Integrity
DL/UL throughputs
PDSCH/PUSCH throughputs
PDSCH/PUSCH BLER
RLC BLER
MCS, Resource Utilization
5.15 Troubleshooting considerations for other elements of the LTE network
LTE Backhaul
o Provision adequate Bandwidth (100Mbps) and storage space (100GByte) in the server to support
peak data rates
o High Packet loss/latency/jitter
Ping from UE (client) to server under benign RF
Flood ping from MME and SGW to eNodeB
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Routers
o Two types of routers used to offer IP/MPLS service over backhaul
7750 Service Router terminates the backhaul at the ePC site
7705 Service Aggregation Router terminates backhaul at each eNodeB
o Ensures proper VLAN provisioning to separate OA&M traffic from user data and signaling traffic
o Floods ping/PDM tool to isolate packet drop/latency/jitter issues
SGW/PGW
o Beware of any mismatches in the SGW/PGW Ethernet interface configuration
Match line speeds and mode between a pair of Ethernet interfaces
o
Mismatch between two endpoints will cause collisions, packet drops and/or large variations in
latency
Becomes more apparent with multiple users
E.g., Full duplex on one side/Auto-config on the other side
Applies to any intervening switches/routers between the PGW and SGW
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Ensure minimal latency and packet drops between the PGW and external gateway to the
internet/test server
Important for realizing full potential of the LTE high speed data rates
FTP more sensitive to packet losses
HTTP more sensitive to latency
Consider regional distribution of PGW and SGW as opposed to cross-country location
Ideally both should be co-located
Use of IP network tools to trace and isolate the problem link/element
Allocate proper bandwidth in the core network to support LTE peak data rates with several users
across several eNBs
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o Some of the considerations discussed earlier apply
Match line speeds/modes with the PGW/intervening switches/routers
Provision enough bandwidth (100 MB) between the PGW and the server to allow high
data rates with multiple users
Minimal hops/latency to the PGW
o
Test UE
o Test with known/well calibrated terminals
Use of internal antennas for test consistency
Makes sure UE is not close to the laptop or on the ground of the van
Ensure no impact on throughput due to LLDM logging
Client
o Configure protocol stack parameters to optimize throughput performance
During RF optimization
Place UE away from the client laptop through USB cable
Do not plug UE directly in USB of client
Do not put UE on touchpad of Client laptop
o
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The circled areas are pilot polluted areas that lead to drop calls. Pilots need to be controlled to create one or
two dominant pilots. Preference would be to control the pilot through antenna physical change such as
mechanical down tilts and electrical tilt
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Figure 8 Overshoot
Cell id 12 is overshooting beyond its coverage area into a neighbor cell causing interference. Signal can be
controlled through physical down tilts.
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5.17 IRAT
5.17.1
1.
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4.
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Attach in LTE
Check IP assignment (make a note)
Start DL UDP or FTP
Gradually drive towards the eHRPD/UMTS coverage area (away from LTE signal)
Look for Measurement Report (MR) followed by RRCConnectionRealease on LLDM (This inicates HO to
eHRPD/UMTS)
6. On QXDM you will see some activity monitor Pilots sets and HDR Power
7. Check for successful IRAT by looking at [RRC Connection Release Other, Redirected Carrier info (EUTRA: NA, Fdd 4415, Tdd: NA] on signal log message
8. IRAT fails if you see [RRC Connection Release Other, Redirected Carrier info (E-UTRA: NA, Fdd:NA,
Tdd: NA]
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Attach on LTE
Check IP assignment (make a note)
Start pinging your test server (e.g. 10.203.9.200)
Stop pinging (make sure the UE goes idle)
Gradually drive towards the UMTS/eHRPD coverage area (away from LTE signal)
Make sure LTE signal is lost and you have UMTS/eHRPD check your IP
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1. ipconfig identify the IP address of the PPP link, e.g 10.212.130.211, and gateway IP 10.212.130.209
2. route delete 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 10.212.130.209
The above step will stop Client Laptop from sending DNS queries. If you have a need for accessing specific
server you can always add the route to that server by
3. route add 10.203.9.200 mask 255.255.255.255 10.212.130.211
4. Use route print to verify your new routing table
6
6.1
6.2 PC Configuration
Data Laptop Configuration
The UE will interface with a data laptop to support applications such as pings, FTP, UDP data transfers
The laptop should be configured per the recommended parameters to optimize performance and provide
an appropriate comparison to existing data.
These recommendations include:
o Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP editions
o IP header compression turn OFF
o PPP software compression OFF
o 512kbytes TCP window size downlink/uplink bi-directional traffic
o MTU of 500bytes
o No background application to steal Throughput, such as:
Windows automatic updates
Lucent Tunneling software
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Naming Convention
The names and Numbers of Markets, and Clusters shall be discussed with and agreed by the customer.
An example of the Naming Convention is as follows:
File Names:
A separate log file will be output for each device. The log files should be named based on
the Cluster naming convention and should include the device identity conforming to
certain numbering scheme. An example of the file name creation is as follow:
Generic File name: AAAA_B_C_D_E_(timestamp).F.nmf
Where
AAAA = submarket code
B = cluster number
C = super cluster number
D = band indicator (7=700MHz, A=AWS)
E = LTE Bandwidth (5M=5MHz, 10M=10MHz)
Device 1
Device 2
Device 3
Scanner
WABA_18_4_7_11Mar16
WABA_18_4_7_11Mar16
WABA_18_4_7_11Mar16
WABA_18_4_7_11Mar16
UMTS/GSM Scanner
8
8.1
114524.1.nmf
114524.2.nmf
114524.3.nmf
114524.4.nmf
WABA_18_4_7_11Mar16 114524.5.nmf
Adrenaline LED
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The Y-USB cable is used to ensure sufficient power to the UE (especially in poor coverage)
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8.2
Useful AT Commands
If you want to disable auto-attach, then you can use the AT COMMAND at%proc=0,1 via HyperTerminal
If you want test as LTE only mode, then you can use AT COMMAND at%ratmode=4,4 via
HyperTerminal This AT COMMAND should be typed every each time when you plug in the AD600 and
execute LG CM
If you want test as 3G only mode, then you can use AT COMMAND at%ratmode=2,2 via
HyperTerminal This AT COMMAND should be typed every each time when you plug the AD600 and
execute LG CM
If you execute LG CM without any above procedure, device runs as dual RAT mode
If you want test as PS only attach mode, use AT COMMAND at+cemode=0 via HyperTerminal
If you want test as CS/PS combined attach mode, use AT COMMAND at+cemode=2 via HyperTerminal
11.1 IPerf
IPERF: Background
Iperf is a commonly used network testing tool that can create UDP and TCP data streams and measure
the Throughput of a network that is carrying them.
It has client and server functionality; and it can measure the Throughput between the two ends either
unidirectional or bi-directional.
It is an open source software; and it runs on various platforms including Linux, Unix and Windows
When used for testing UDP capacity, iperf allows the user to specify the datagram size and provides
results for the datagram Throughput and the packet loss
Typical iperf output contains a time stamped report of the amount of data transferred and the Throughput
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Here is a diagram where iperf is installed on linux and microsoft windows machines.
Linux is used as the iperf client and windows as the iperf server. Of course, it is also possible to use tow linux
boxes
Downlink
o At the server, execute the following (Transfer Command)
$iperf c <UE IP AddRess> -u b 60M t240 l1400
o At the client, execute the following (Listen Command)
C:\iperf s u
Uplink
o At the server, execute the following
C:\iperf c <Server IP AddRess> -u b 30M t240 l1400
o At the client, execute the following
$iperf s u
c = client
s = server
u = udp
t = time(s)
b = bandwidth
l = payload
By default iperf uses TCP/UDP port 5001, so make sure its not blocked. This is an example
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By default, iperf fling TCP packets over your wires as fast as possible. A bi-directional test, which is the d option,
runs both ways:
alex@uberpc:~$ iperf c <server ip address> -d
Iperf can test multi-cast performance by running several servers listening on your multi-cast address:
$ iperf su B 10.10.0.112
$ iperf su B 10.10.0.112
$ iperf c 10.10.0.112 u b 512k
Youll want to set the b value to a speed appropriate for your network, and use your own multi-cast IP address
You may use your own files for testing throughput on compressed and uncompressed files by specifying the
filenames on the client:
$ iperf c 10.10.0.112 F [filename]
Testing UDP
aanokye@linux:~$ iperf su
alex@uberpc:~ $ iperf c 10.10.0.112 u
[ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec
1.25 Mbytes
1.05Mbits/sec
0.003 ms
0/
893 (0%)
Why is UDP so slow ? Because iperfs default is 1.0 Mbits/second, so its not a network problem. We can try some
different values to see what happens. Lets tell it to use all available bandwidth:
aanokye@linux:~$ iperf su
alex@uberpc:~$ iperf c 10.10.0.112 u b 100m
[ ID]
Interval
Transfer
Bandwidth
Jitter Lost/Total
[ 4]
0.0-10.0 sec
113 Mbytes
95.0 Mbits/sec 0.008 ms
544/81389 (0.67%)
[ 4]
0.0-10.0 sec
1 datagrams
received out of-order
This is very good speed, and 0.67% datagram loss is insignificant. Thats a good clean connection.
The below example whales on your line by sending 200-byte datagrams at 100 Mbits/second:
aanokye@linux: ~$ iperf su I 1
alex@uberpc:~$ iperf c 10.10.0.112 u l 200 b 100m
[ 3]
0.0-10.0 sec
106 Mbytes
88.9 Mbits/sec 0.219 ms
The i option generates a progRess display every second.
2683/187644
(1.4%)
9.1 WINDS
Winds (Wireless IP Network Data Source) _ Background
Application instances reside on the client and server
Client side can invoke/control both upload and download
Single server instance can support request from multiple clients
Key Parameters:
o Transmission
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o Packet Length
o Test Duration
o Server Destination
The Three types of Test that WINDS can perform are:
o UDP Test
o FTP Test
o Ping Test
Winds Configuration
Winds comes packaged with an installer, and must be installed on every laptop/client that is intended to
operate WINDS on as well as the server to which these client will communicate
Install the package and make the appropriate choice to use application run as a wireless terminal. This
can always be changed by the settings:Configure->adapter
The next step is to configure the adapter: select configure->adapter. The following screen will appear
Click on New and assign a name to each adapter to be used for testing
The final step is to configure the logging options. Select configure->logging. The following screen will
appear
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Select the appropriate directory to log the files. This only needs to be specified if Enable Logging is
checked. Select the level of detail required for the logging and the periodicity for the periodic logs.
Periodic log interval is only applicable to UDP test. FTP test always has one-second
Figure 23 WINDS
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When Start button is clicked, the test starts henceforth. On the task list, the current task will be highlighted. The
fields such as (Elapsed Time), Size, %, and Rate will be updated every second. The Avg. field shows the average
throughput of successful transfers, and is updated every time a transfer is finished. The Count field shows the
number of times this tasks has been executed
The status monitor at the bottom of the window will show FTP commands and replies passed between WINDS
and the FTP server, as well as error warnings and informative messages
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LLDM is a Diagnostic Monitor for logging and analyzing over-the-air network system performance and
parameters. It is used only for LG UEs.
10.1.2 Components:
PC Side
o LLDM Host (Measurement Tool): logs and analyzes real-time diagnostic and measurement data
LTE UE Side
o LLDM Agent: collects diagnostic and measurement data and transfers to LLDM
LTE
CPU
RAM
Video
Operating System
Interfaces
Description
Pentium IV 1.8 GHz~
512MB ~
1024 * 768 ~
Windows XP Professional
USB 2.0 High Speed
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10.2.1 Required H/W and S/W
LLDM is designed to be installed and run on a PC running Microsoft Windows XP
10.2.2 Installing LLDM
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Figure 37 LGE_LLDM_PcSerialChecker
10.3.2 Step 2
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10.4.1 Setup Menu
Choose LLDM program from {Start -> Programs -> LLDM} Menu and run LLDM.
Make sure LTE UE is running and USB cable is connected properly
Port Setting
o Select [Setup -> Set Com Port] in LLDM
o Click CH1 check box
o Set Port number (LTE USB Modem Port Number). If LTE UE is connected with LLDM through
USB, LTE USB Modem Port is appeared in Device Manager
o Set Baud Rate, Flow Control like the below picture
o Click Log Mask Icon to select items to be transmitted from LTE UE
o Click OK button
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Baud Rate
Flow Control
RTS
DTR
Log Mask
Description
LTE USB Modem Port
Baud Rate (115200 fixed)
Flow Control Type (None, Hardware,
Software type)
RTS (Request To Send)
DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
Only the log data items you choose in Log
Mask Setting Tree View are collected at
LTE UE side and sent to LLDM
The connection status of COM port can be checked on the status bar. When COM port is connected correctly
R(115200) will be appeared like the following picture.
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description
Current logging status
Time that logging was started
Elapsed time from the log start time
Log file name
Log file size. (bytes)
Total received log number
Start the logging
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After you load a file, you can see a Replay Tool like the following picture
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Cell Information displays neighbor cell lists which are collected from the searcher and measurement module.
The cell information provides DL frequency, Frame boundary and RSRP value for all of cell in neighbor cell list
with detected cells, also history of RSRP of each cell is described by graph window.
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User can enable or disable the display of that information by clicking check-boxes in the GUI
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Figure 53 Throughput
10.4.7.2 PDSC H BLER (Block Error Rate)
PDSCH BLER displays the ratio of transport blocks that get CRC_NAK over the total received transport
blocks. The unit is percentage
First row: PDSCH Total BLER
Second row: PDSCH Codeoword0 BLER
Third row: PDSCH Codeworkd1 BLER
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CHI L1 Control (checks whether Ue power is fixed or power control is turned on)
CH1 Signal Log Message (checks RRC and NAS signaling between UE and eNdoeB)
CH1 L1 Graph (visual Downlink information received by UE)
Logging Status (gives logging information such as log start time and log start end)
Set the port by clicking on the icon for the port setting, port setting submenu would pop up>check on CH1 among the CH list
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Set up log mask using predefined log mask. Click on log mask icon; log mask sub menu would
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Ue synchronized
with eNB
Successful
Attach
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Successful
detach
l. Handover Mobility View (The following view should be monitored when cluster drive testing_
a. Signal Log Message (track RRC/NAS signaling between UE and eNodeB)
b. CH1 Radio Problem Cause (time stamp and radio failure log attributes)
c. CH1 Cell Information (tells what UE is synchronized and what neighbor eNodeBs monitored)
d. CH1 Handover History (gives Results of successful/failure handover between source and target cell
e. CH1 Neighbor cell list 2 ( gives serving cell and associated neighbor cell list for intra/inter frequency
f. CH1 Signal Graph (allows to monitor progress testing)
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Note: Adrenaline is a LG UE. The steps described below are applicable for other LG UEs.
11.1 Getting Started
o
Physical connections
Insert USB hub and USB GPS to laptop
Insert Nemo USB dongle into hub
Insert SIM card into UE and connect to USB hub
o
o
Upon inserting the Adrenaline, this may be recognized by the toolkit laptop as an external drive or
removable storage; and you may have to install Communication Manager.
Ensure that the Adrenaline LED is illuminated
o
o
Query the modems to ensure that the UE is communicating with the laptop
Verify you can make calls using LG Communications Manager and can connect to the internet
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Note that PCTEL scanners have a known problem that causes them to be non-responsive in various
drive test tools (including Nemo-Outdoor)
o You will have to follow a specific sequence of events and rely on power-cycling the scanners
o A scanner is non-responsive when you cannot detect it in Nemo-Outdoor (note that the
scanner may still be visible in Windows Device Manager)
With Nemo-Outdoor open
o Power-cycle your scanners (i.e. physically disconnect the DC power cable)
o Unplug/Re-plug from the laptop (i.e. physically unplug the USB cable)
o Verify that the scanners are removed from Windows Device Manager and that they re-appear
after power-cycle and reconnecting to the USB ports
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Configure your scanner settings for your market-specific conditions and for the type of testing that you
will be performing (Refer to the overview of PCTEL scanner settings section)
o
o
o
o
o
The PCTEL scanners are known to enter a non-responsive state occasionally (most often when
restarting the drive test tools like Nemo Outdoor).
Note that the PCTEL scanners do not become non-responsive while Nemo Outdoor is in normal
operation in Online mode (i.e. your testing will not be impacted)
Your scanner is non-responsive when Nemo-Outdoor will not allow you to go into Online mode
A non-responsive scanner may also prevent the laptop from shutting down in which case you simply
need to disconnect the scanner from the laptop
If Nemo-Outdoor generates errors stating that the scanner failed to start when trying to enable Online
mode:
Select Work Offline
Disconnect the USB cable from the laptop
Disconnect the scanner DC power cable so that it is off
Reconnect scanner power cable, and connect scanner USB back to laptop
Enable Online mode in Nemo-Outdoor again
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o
Click on the button to enable Online Mode (i.e. start the devices)
Device status indicator should be flashing green
Device state should be: Device is started
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Press the Start Recording button if you want to start recording without executing the scripts
Devices are numbered by Nemo Outdoor and use this number to identify the device within Nemo
Outdoor (i.e. throughout multiple views or in the naming of the collected drive test files)
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You can change the global Nemo Results file naming convention
o Go to the Configuration Manager (in the standard tools lab configuration this is available in the
Setup tab) or you can click on View Configuration Manager
o From within Configuration Manager, select Measurement Properties Rt-click Select
Properties
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o
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The results files (in C:\Nemo tools\Results) now reflect your global name change
The naming convention is defined in the Naming Convention section. An Example is as follows:
SMKT_Cluster#_SuperCluster#_Band_BW:
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Figure 87 - Access the various groups (tabs) from the View menu
You can add your own tab/Groups by right-clicking in the Group bar and selecting Create New
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If the desired measurement has a mini-graph icon, you can double-click on the desired
measurement to open that specific view, otherwise you will have to assign the measurement to a
graph or grid
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Upon inserting the Adrenaline, this may be recognized by the toolkit laptop as an external drive/removable
storage or may try to install AT&TCM
o The first step is to stop all processes/actions that the UE is trying to undergo
o To make the Adrenaline be recognized as a modem go to My Computer Right-click on LGE 3G
Mobile Select Eject Note that you will have to do this each time you insert UE
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If drivers/firmware/software was changed, the toolkit laptop may undergo the process of detecting the LG
Adrenaline as a new device
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To identify the COM port associated with a standard (non-modem) COM port
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Open Windows device manager and note that the current COM port number is visible in Device
Manager
Query the modem to ensure connectivity between the UE and the laptop
Right-click on LGE F1 LTE USB CDC Modem Interface
Select properties
Go to Diagnostics tab
Press Query Modem
Look for responses to the commands indicating connectivity between the UE and the laptop
Only use software and drivers that are approved by the ALU RF Tools Lab
o Do not load any non-approved applications or drivers!
Drivers and software can be downloaded from the ALU RF Tools Lab Web Site
o ALU RF Tools Lab: http://usnavsgtk01.ndc.lucent.com/rftoolslab/ (LTE section)
o Adrenaline drivers, communication manager, etc.
o Software tools (i.e. Nemo Outdoor, etc.)
Access to LGE Adrenaline AD600 firmware/software updates are only available to Alcatel-Lucent
employees
To obtain the latest ALU RF Tools Lab approved firmware/software and the associated update procedure,
open a CARES ticket with the ALU RF Tools Lab
o Please contact the CARES Hotline: 1-866-Lucent8. Prompt 1
o Inform the CARES agent of the following:
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o
Adrenaline LED
The Y-USB cable is used to ensure sufficient power to the UE (especially in poor coverage)
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Click Start, Click All Programs, Click JDSU Wireless Solutions, Click E6474A-X, Click E6474A-X
OR
on the desktop.
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the project manager dialog box as in Figure 113.
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Enter a project name in the Name box: example, ATT LTE as in Figure 115.
Click OK to close.
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click OK.
LTE Channel Analyzer under W1314A E11 as in Figure 127.
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In the New Workspace pop up window, in the New Tab Name box, provide the name of your
workspace, and then click OK as in Figure 131.
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Figure 141.
View of the GSM Interference Analyzer for Adjacent Channel and Co-Channel as in Figure 142.
NOTE: If you are not collecting GSM Interference, minimize the windows for CPU cycles.
Figure 140
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Check USB Serial Port (COM22) for the Scanner COM Ports, select Retry as in Figure 145.
Figure 145
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Layer Cell ID as in Figure 150.
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Export Project Window, select which drive test you want to export, select OK as in Figure 160.
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recommended that you use a unique name folder for each exported project. Select OK to
start the export process as in Figure 161.
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The export progress dialog box displays when the export is completed and if there were any
problems.
Select Close as in Figure 162.
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settings, view layout and drive test data. For example the aod file contain the drive test
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5. How to The table displays the channel numbers, not the frequencies. If you know the frequency but
not the channel number, the channel number can be calculated by multiplying the frequency in MHz
by five. The channel spacing is always 200 kHz.
6. Remove channels from the Selected list by selecting a channel and clicking the Remove button.
7. Add channels to the Selected list by selecting a channel from the Available list and clicking the Add
button.
8. Click OK to return to the Measurement Properties dialog.
9. Click OK and OK to close the Measurement Properties dialog and to re-start the scanner with the
new settings.
10. A green light on the scanner Device Info window should start blinking. This means that the device is
working properly and scanning using the default settings.
11. Click the Start Recording button to start recording the results in an output file
14.1 Frequency Scanning - PCTEL EX LTE Scanner
1. After the scanner is connected and activated in Nemo Outdoor, open the Measurement Properties
dialog by selecting Measurement | <device> | General Properties. By clicking the Advanced
button on the General page, you will access the Advanced Properties dialog. Here you can
enable and disable the integrated GPS receiver. This means you will not need an external GPS
receiver in order to collect position data.
2. On the Frequency scanning page, define the Channel style
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scanning.
7. A green light on the scanner Device info window should start blinking. This means that the
device is working properly and scanning using the default settings.
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14.3 TOP-N Pilot Scanning PCTEL - UMTS
Unknown Pilot scanning can be used for scanning unknown pilots or the strongest pilots. The
Unknown Pilot Scan will from now on be referred to as TOP-N Pilot Mode.
1. After the scanner is connected and activated in Nemo Outdoor, open the Measurement
Properties dialog by selecting Measurement | <device> | General Properties.
2. Go to the Pilot scanning page
CPICH Ec/No threshold defines the minimum level for the CPICH Ec/No. If the values are below
the threshold, the pilots are not reported.
Channel style refers to the style of the channel.
Data processing method defines how the scanned data is processed by the scanner. In
aggregate method, the sum of all peak pilot Ec/Io values above the PN threshold is
calculated. If there are no peaks above the PN threshold, value -30 dB is returned for WCDMA.
Pilot measurement mode defines the measurement mode for pilot scanning.
In High speed mode scanning speed is higher but sensitivity is lower. In high speed mode, weak
pilots may be undetected.
Top-N check box enables/disables Top-N scrambling code scanning. If enabled, scanner will report
results from N best scrambling codes. Number of pilots field defines how many pilots are reported
by scanner in Top-N mode.
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Time of arrival defines if the selected scanner will measure the time of arrival for each
scrambling code. The time of arrival value is relative to GPS time and is measured in chips.
Delay spread defines if the selected scanner will also measure the delay spread value (in chips)
for each scanned scrambling code. Delay spread is determined as the difference between the last
and first component to break the threshold set in PN Threshold.
P-SCH defines if the selected scanner will measure the P-SCH Ec/N 0 value for each scrambling
code.
SIR (signal to interference ratio) defines if the selected scanner will measure the SIR value for each
scrambling code.
S-SCH defines if the selected scanner will measure the S-SCH Ec/N 0 value for each scrambling
code.
To select channels:
1. In the Measurement Properties, Pilot scanning, UMTS page, click the Top-N
Configuration button. The Select Channels dialog is opened.
The table displays the channel numbers, not the frequencies. If you know the
frequency but not the channel number, the channel number can be calculated by
multiplying the frequency in MHz by five. The channel spacing is always 200 kHz.
2. Remove channels from the Selected list by selecting a channel and clicking the Remove button.
3. Add channels to the Selected list by selecting a channel from the Available list and clicking the
Add button.
With a PCTEL EX scanner a maximum of 15 channels can be selected in the pilot mode.
With a PCTEL LTE EX scanner a maximum of 15 channels can be selected in the pilot mode.
To select pilot parameters:
1. Check the TOP-N Mode check box.
2. Set the Number of scrambling codes value. This defines how many strongest pilots are to be reported by the
scanner. The maximum is 32 pilots
3. To improve on the accuracy of radio propagation models, High speed mode makes it possible to acquire more
samples (max 32 pilots per channel), while High dynamic mode offers fewer samples (max 16 pilots per
channel) with a larger dynamic range
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In Pilot Scanning Mode the P-CPICH Ec/N0 and RSCP are always measured for each scrambling
code.
1. In the Measurement Properties, Pilot scanning page:
Select the P-SCH option to enable P-SCH Ec/N0 and RSCP measurement.
Select the S-SCH option to enable S-SCH Ec/N0 and RSCP measurement.
Select the Time of arrival option to enable time of arrival measurement.
Select the Delay spread option to enable P-CPICH delay spread measurement.
Select the SIR option to enable P-CPICH SIR measurement.
Select the Delay profile option to enable P-CPICH Delay Profile measurement. In TOP-N pilot
scanning mode the scrambling code for delay profile measurement cannot be selected.
2. After making the appropriate settings, click OK and OK again and go to online mode to start the
scanning.
3. A green light on the scanner Device Info window should start blinking. This means that the device is
working properly and scanning using the default settings.
4. Click the Start Recording button to start recording the results in an output file.
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Reference signal refers to the ratio between the reference signal received power (RSRP) and the
interference and noise from the same reference signal set.
The Top-N Configuration button will open the Select Channels where you can select channels for pilot scanning.
The maximum number of channels that can be selected is device specific.
4. When you select LTE channels, you can also define some channel-specific settings. In the LTE Channel
Specific Settings dialog, select the channel from the Selected channels list and define the settings.
Note that the available options are device specific.
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After installing LLDM, click Start, click Programs, click LLDM, and click
LGE_LLDM_PCSerialChecker to obtain a string of data.
Copy the string and write to Vern Bean to get a zipped license file.
When you receive the zipped license file, unzip it, and put the unzipped license file in the LLDM
installation folder under c:/program files/lge/lldm.
Click Start, click Programs, click LLDM, and click LLDM to activate LLDM.
To Install Connection Manager
Unzip LG_Test_CM_XXX.zip XXX is the version number
Double click on setup.exe
Install Driver
Unzip LGLTEUSBDrivers_XXX.zip XXX is the version number
Connect LGE ADRENALIN UE to the PC USB port. If one USB cable cannot provide enough power, you
can connect the ADRENALIN to a Y cable and connect the 2 USB connectors of the Y cable to 2 USB
ports of the PC.
Double click on LGLTEUSBDrivers_XXX.exe
Click Start, click Programs, click LLDM, and click LLDM.
Connect ADRENALIN to the PC USB port as shown in Figure 191.
:
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On the Data Collection PC, click Start, click Programs, click LLDM, and click LLDM.
In the LLDM window, click Set Up, and click Set Comport to display the Port Setting window as in
Figure 192.
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In the Data Collection PC, click Start, click Programs, click LLDM, and click LLDM to start LLDM.
Click Set Up, click Devise Tab, and check Channel 1.
In Port drop-down menu, select LTE DM Port, and click OK.
The L1 graph of LLDM will display the signal as in Figure 195.
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Figure 198 Syncro Test LLDM Probe and Syncro Test DMDS Probe Options
Click Tools, and click Options to display Syncro Test DMDS Probe Options as in Figure 199.
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Probe ID:
Name of the probe at the Master Controller. We recommend you set the ID to
something meaningful that uniquely identifies the probe or its location, like Sandy. Probe ID can
also be changed from Master Controller.
Heartbeat Interval:
Interval in seconds that a heartbeat is sent.
Control Adapter:
In the selection box, select Wireless Connection or MS TCP Loopback.
Control Server Address: IP address of the DAT PC where the Master Controller resides.
Use Control Adapter For Log: Check this box.
Test Targets (WINDS & FTP Server):
Leave blank.
Probe Log Folder:
Folder that the probe stores its log data.
WINDS Log Folder:
Folder that WINDS logs are written to.
Auto Register:
If checked, the probe will auto register when run.
Auto-Resize Controlled Application:
If checked, the probe will auto resize the applications it
controls to fit everything on the screen.
Click OK to complete and close the Syncro Test DMDS Probe Options window, all the fields in Syncro
Test LLDM Probe window will also be populated.
In the Syncro Test LLDM Probe window, click Register. The LLDM Probe will be registered with the
Master Controller.
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After the data collector has pressed the Register button in the Syncro Test LLDM Probe window, the RF Engineer
will be able to conduct tests and log them from the Syncro test Master Controller window in the DAT PC (using
Wireless Connection) or in the Data Collection PC (using MS TCP Loopback). The procedures are as follows:
In the Syncro Test Master Controller, select File|Open Predefined Tests as shown in Figure 200 below.
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Click Tools, and click Options to display the Syncro Test Master Controller Options window as in
Figure 201.
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In the Syncro Test window, in the Name box, fill in the name of the test.
In the Far End Address box, supply the IP address of the WINDS server.
Click File, and click Load Predefined Tests to load the test cases you have pre-defned.
Click Predefined Tests, select the test case you want to conduct.
After the Syncro Test LLDM Probe is registered with the Syncro Test Master Controller, you can see the
screen of the Data Collector PC by clicking
in the middle of the Syncro Test Master Controller
window, and you will see screen image as in Figure 203.
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In the Master Controller window, click Start Logging to start logging the messages.
Click Start Test to start the test.
Syncro Test will start the test for the duration specified and stop when the test duration expires
When done, click Stop Test (which was changed from Start Test) if you want to stop before the duration
expires.
Click Stop Logging (which was changed from Start Logging),
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And then follow the above procedure to import the csv file instead of xcm file into the Project.
You can hide and un-hide the cells by clicking the
button.
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Google Map and Bing Map can also be downloaded. However, you need to first obtain an account ID
and passwords from these two companies.
A sample map is displayed in Figure 213.
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If you want to see the corresponding location of a particular data point in the map, in the Grid window,
move the cursor to the left-most column i.e. the message number (the shape of the cursor changes to a
horizontal arrow), and click. The corresponding point in the map window will change to
.
If you want to see the corresponding time or value of a point or a set of points in the map, do the
following:
o Click the map window, click , move the cursor to the interested point and drag over a group of
points.
o The corresponding rows in the grid window will be grayed out.
It is also possible to play the file, from Play menu and select the speed needed, and that will cause the cursor to
move along the bins and down the Grid ( or Messages) rows as depicted in Figure 222.
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Figure 224 Filter
In the Map screen, click the Filter tab.
In the Filter window, select:
o Filter, then Keep: You first use filter criteria to eliminate a part of data, and then take a percentage
of the remaining. Or
o Keep, then Filter: You first keep a percentage of data, then use filter criteria to eliminate another
portion of the data.
In the next box, select whether you want to keep the All, Max, or Min percentage of the data.
Click
to add another filtering criterion.
Select the criterion you want to use for next level of filtering.
Select the operant and the threshold.
When you are done with defining the filtering criteria, click Apply.
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occurrence.
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Check the boxes with the messages that you want to highlight. In the Background Color drop down box,
select the background color you want for the message. Click OK 3 times to return to the message
window.
Depends on the eDAT version, you may have to close the Message window and re-open it for the new
grouping to take effect.
The screen shot of the message window with Up Link Grant, Down Link Grant, and Channel Info
highlighted are displayed in Figure 229.
17.12 Reporting
EDAT comes with some standard reports. In the bottom of the left window, there are 3 tabs: Metrics, Reports, and
Delta Metrics. Click Reports tab to display the reports available for the data in the current study.
Samples of some report titles are in Figure 230
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Click
next to Cell icon to expand.
Click LTE Co-PCI Cells to display the distances between the Source Cell and the Target Cell as in Figure
232. Click the Distance cell to sort the pairs by distance.
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For the co-PCI pairs that are too close together, change the PCI of one of the cells and re-check the distance
between the co-PCI cells.
Click
next to Cell icon to expand.
Click LTE Co-PCI Neighbors to display the Co-PCI second tier neighbors as in Figure 233.
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next to Cell icon to expand.
Click LTE Reciprocity Neighbor List Alert to display the non-reciprocating neighbors as in Figure 234. In
this figure, Target Cells are neighbor cells of Source Cells; but Source Cells are not neighbor cells of the
Target Cells.
You should create a WPS work order to add the Source Cells to the neighbor lists of the Target Cells.
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Click
next to LTE-Coverage Overlap Analyser to expand
Click Coverage Overlap Analyser to display the analysis as in Figure 235.
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In Figure 235, let us look at the example enclosed in the green box. Cell 100250_2 and cell 100029_3
were 5637 meters apart; and they were not neighbors. The RSRPs of both cells were recorded in 82
bins which is 32% of total number of bins covered by Cell 100250_2, the source cell. Because of this
heavy overlap, these two cells should be assigned as neighbors.
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18.6 Drop call Scenario missing Neighbor contributed to 4 repeated drop calls
Serving cell 488 has missing neighbor cell id 73 and cell id 277
RACH 1probes eNodeB every 20 ms. RACH2 (Rach1 response) opportunities should be 5 TTIs after each
probe. Instead RACH2 is coming 15 TTIs after each probe. Problems were due to UE bug.
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RACH2
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All the circled areas are polluted areas. Most of the areas ended in drop calls as can be seen below and
Handover failures on the next graph. UE is seeing too many pilots with equal strength and no dominant pilot.
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FilterCoefficientRSRP/RSRQ
Applied at L3 filter output of L1 signal measurements
Controls how fast a neighbor cell can meet the eventA3 criteria
In general, filtered signal for a neighbor must exceed that of serving cell by the combined [hysteresis
+ eventA3offset] amount for the UE to trigger MR
3GPP requires UE to adapt filter coefficient to preserve filter characteristics assuming T=200ms; L1>L3 reporting rate
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maxReportCells
o Max number of cells reported by UE on the MR
o Default recommendation: 1=> UE will report only the strongest neighboring cell
S-Measure
o UE will look for neighboring cells only if the serving cell RSRP falls below this threshold
o Default recommendation: -43dBm
reportingAmount/reportingInterval
o After the first MR sent, successive repeats at the RRC layer are controlled by these two
parameters
reportingAmount constrains the number of MR repeats
reportingInterval governs the spacing between MR repeats
o Per 3GPP, the earliest a Handover can be setup is after SecurityMode is completed during an
Attach or idle to Active setup
However, UE is allowed to send MR as soon as it can
Repetitons help ensure eNB sets up HO right after SecurityMode is completed,
reflecting most recent RF conditions
o reportingAmount/Interval apply to same set of neighbor cells
As part of multiple repeats, UE can update RSRP info for the same reported cells
If a new neighbor shows up, MR count is reset and can be sent right away
o Recommendation: r8/ms240
eNB will attempt to perform HO to the neighboring cell reported on the eventA3 based
MeasurementReport
o No signal comparison done at the eNB UEs check is sufficient
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If maxReportCells set to greater than 1, eNB will take the first neighbor cell on the list
according to 3GPP, UE must rank the reported neighbors on the MR per signal strength
(strongest cell first)
If a new MR received while the first one in progress, eNB will abort the current HO evaluation and
process the new MR unless HO command already sent out
T310: DL physical layer break-down (out-of-sync indication within UEs lower layers).
Recommendation: ms1000
UlSyncTimer: eNB declares loss of UL when unable to detect sufficiently strong SRS.
Recommendation: 3 sec.
8. Re-establishment
UE will attempt re-establishment following a Handover failure
o Goal to expedite recovery following the HO failure / Radio Link Failure (RLF)
Re-establishment supported on all 3 cells of the source and/or target eNB, depending on when the
RLF occurred
o If RLF occurs before MR is received, then only source eNB will have the context / will support
re-establishment
o If RLF occurs after MR is received and before HO confirm is received, then both eNBs will
have the UE context
o If RLF occurs after HO confirm is received and source has released resources, then only the
target eNB will have the UE context
9. Handover Performance Metrics
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o HO Success Rate
o Number of HO Attempts
o DL/UL throughput
o DL/UL BLER
o Re-establishment Success Rate
Becomes more important with LTE given the Hard Handover nature
Urban/Dense Urban topology typically has higher stationary usage. Due to slower fading, HO
failure not as much of a concern. Slower HO parameter set will tend to minimize number of
HO interruptions. Possible parameter sets:
o
Hysteresis = 3 dB
Fast moving environments (e.g. predominantly highway coverage) will be the other extreme.
o
filterCoefficientRSRP=fc4
hysteresis = dB
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set
As networks get loaded, need to study if a balance can be achieved faster HO set to switch to
the best cell as soon as possible versus adverse impacts from frequent ping-ponging / switching
to momentarily strong cells
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4. Click on the Icons Tab as in Figure 238, Figure 239, and Figure 240. The Icon Tab describes the Icons of
the Network Element, different Icon Elements Description and Alarm Icon.
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Figure 239
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Figure 240
5. Click on the Colors Tab as in Figure 241. The Colors tab describes the different colors of the Physical
Link.
Figure 241
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This section describes eNodeB online configuration, which is the process of configuring eNodeB parameters
using the 5620 SAM GUI.
Right click on e-NodeB Instance and select Properties from the menu.
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It will pop up another window as shown in Figure 247. Select Components tab to see
configuration parameter groups for this LTE Cell. Expand by clicking + sign to see child
objects of the parameter group.
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The user can review currently set values for configuration parameters in this window and similarly one can open
any other configuration parameter forms to see related parameter settings.
These parameter settings can be modified from this window as described below.
User can type in a new value for the parameter need to change. As Example for
QRxLevMin (dBm) can be changed from -110 to a new value like -120.
Once the new value is entered click Apply to make these changes take effective
Immediately.
Special Note:
Please note that some of these parameter changes need to Reset eNodeB as described below.
Configuration parameters are classified into classes that have consequences when modifying them:
Class A Will cause a Full Reset of eNodeB
Class B Will cause Partial (card) Reset of eNodeB
Class C No reset
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2. Import a snapshot
Figure 250
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Figure 252
On the Import snapshot (Local file system) Window Replace initial Snapshot & discard existing orders.
Select Browse, and search for the file as in Figure 253.
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Figure 254
On the Import snapshot (Local file system) Window Replace initial Snapshot & discard existing orders.
Select Next, as in Figure 255.
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Figure 255
On the Import snapshot (Local file system) Window Replace initial Snapshot & discard existing orders.
Select Next, as in Figure 256.
Figure 256
On the Import snapshot (Local file system) Window Replace initial Snapshot & discard existing orders.
Select No, proceed without saving (cancel available).
Select Start as in Figure 257.
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On the Import snapshot (Local file system) Window Replace initial Snapshot & discard existing orders.
Select Close as in Figure 258.
Figure 258
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Figure 259
Type OCNS, then click on the Icon for Find next as in Figure 260.
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Figure 261
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Figure 263
Scroll from left to right and search for loadTargetForOCNSonPDSCH as in Figure 264.
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Figure 265
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Figure 267
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Figure 269
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In the window as in Figure 271, Right Click OCNS_PDSCH_20110311, select Export WorkOrder, and
select on local file system, to display window as in Figure 271.
Figure 271
On the Select an output file window, create a File Name, then select SAVE as in Figure 272.
Figure 272
On the local file system window, the creation for WorkOrder OCNS_PDSCH_20110311.xwo and
OCNS_PDSCH_20110311_reverse.xwo as in Figure 273.
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Figure 274
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Follow the steps below:
1. Download LTE WPS from follow LiveLink (required login/password)
Note : To get login/password call help desk and request access to LiveLink
https://wcdma-ll.app.alcatel-lucent.com/livelink/livelink.exe?
func=ll&objId=61577920&objAction=browse&sort=name&viewType =1
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Recommend to download the latest and greatest version available in this link.
2. There are two file in each folder, download both files, one for setup and one for plug in. Plug in extension
is .wipsar and other file is setup file. If setup file is not with extension of .exe, add .exe to this file before
execute it.
3. LTE WPS can be installed in same computer with UMTS WPS, DO NOT have to uninstall UMTS WPS,
but make sure store in different directory from UMTS WPS.
4. Make sure unzip plug in and place in same directory where WPS setup program located. Plug in file has
extension of .wipsar
5. Common issue install with in-correct plug in or no plug in, after installation and importing snapshot,
there is no eNodeB display. If this issue occurs, reinstall and install again with proper plug in.
6. Follow Using WPS specifically written for RF for common RF related work such as changing parameters,
add/delete neighbor list.
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The 5620 SAM supports call trace on eNodeB NEs. Call trace is a function that collects call-level data on an
interface. This data can be transferred to an external system for processing and analysis, and the resulting
information can help a network operator do things such as the following:
identify performance issues that may affect end-user QoS or SLAs
troubleshoot device malfunctions
monitor resource usage for capacity management
validate end-to-end network transmission
The 5620 SAM supports the following call-trace session types:
cell-baseda trace that the SAM initiates at operator request or as a scheduled task
event-baseda trace that begins when a specified threshold value is reached
signaling-baseda trace that the MME initiates
debuga troubleshooting trace performed by Alcatel-Lucent technical support
Note:
The user should have a proper login credentials to access SAM GUI Client for setting
call trace session and unix login to auxiliary servers to retrieve the log files.
Once the user log in to SAM GUI interface, follow this path as indicted below in Figure 275
Manage -> Mobile Access -> Call Trace Sessions
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276 and on this window select second tab which is Call Trace Sessions.
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/opt/5620sam/calltrace
The eNodeB call trace file name format will be as shown below example.
A20110309.1731-0400-eNodeB.TAG_ENB_NAME.31001232769.115.gz
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In LA3.0 antenna electrical tilt can be adjusted remotely through SAM/NEM interface. For this functionality to work
properly actuator should be connected to RRH through AISG interface cable for remote controlling of antenna tilt.
Note: The user should have a proper login credentials to access SAM GUI Client.
Once log into SAM GUI client highlight the eNB for which you want to view and modify antenna tilt.
Right click on highlighted eNB and select Launch NEM which will launch a new window displaying eNB
related information.
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Figure 285 Steps for tilt changes
Please make sure that below steps are followed to read currently set tilt information and changing the electrical tilt
and updating mechanical tilt.
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From the above picture select Edit RET Data option for editing tilt information. A new window will pop up showing
current tilt information for that particular RET device.
Figure 288
The following changes can be made on this window.
RET Log Number: This information is for record purpose.
Mechanical Tilt: This field is for recording the mechanical tilt set in the field. User can populate
mechanical tilt and any changes to this field will not change Mechanical tilt of the antenna in field.
Antenna Tilt: This is the field for changing electrical tilt of the antenna. User should make sure that any
changes to this field values should be within minimum and maximum allowable tilt for a given antenna.
Once the right values are populated click on OK button.
Once the user click OK button after setting the right values for antenna tilt, it will take about a minute to initiate
actuators and display will be updated with new tilt values.
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Changing antenna azimuth and mechanical tilt can be used to enhance coverage and control interference. They
are performed by the customer. Because they are expensive to perform, the justifications need to be well
documented. They should include:
The drive test plots that indicate the points of concern, for example, the location of call drop or low
throughput.
The analysis that shows why you think antenna azimuth change or mechanical tilt will alleviate the
problem.
9955 design tool plots that show the predicted performance before and after the change.
Scanner data plots that show the coverage and interference of each PCI.
After you have prepared the justification material, you should discuss with the RF lead. If the RF lead agrees, you
and the RF lead should present it to the customer representative. An alternative is to present it to the ALU
program manager, and have the program manager present it to the customer.
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Plot scanner data to compare LTE signal strength vs. UMTS and GSM signal strength
Under Construction
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Additional Information
ALU Installation/Integration/Optimization
LTE &
2G/3G
ORACL
E
eNB
SR/SAR
M&P
SAM
IPD (SAM)
TAC
RITC (eNB)
Bob Witts
Paul Chory
RF
OSC
Kwing Lee
Paul Augustine
eNB Dev
Saurabh Gupta
7705 SAR
IPD TAC
Cyril Nadavallil
Oracle
HWR/Solaris
TAC
(Umesh Joshi)
Issue Type
SAM
Application
TEC NAR
(eNB)
Robin Schmuckal
7750 SR
SUN
Support
SAM Install
IPD (7750)
TEC
David M. Wong
James J. Zhang
IPD (7705)
TEC
Harry Schenk
IPD (SAM)
TEC
Robert Baker
IPD (SAM)
Dev
IPD DEV
IPD DEV
Chris Lefebvre
Assumes: 7x24 support will be provided starting Jan 1, 2011 for internal teams
except IPD SR/SAR.
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Legend
LTE
ALU Installation/Integration/Optimization
LTE &
2G/3G
ORACLE
NPO
HP
AT&T
TAC
CITRIX
(Allison Burns)
Chris
Zervos
HWR/SOLARIS
CiITRIX outside
warranty
period and no
RTS contract)
HWR/SOLAR CITRIX
IS CITRIX
(within
warranty
period)
Issue Type
AT&T
ALU SWR
HWR/OS
(Allison Burns)
Tu-Chuong
Huynh
Issue Type
NPO
Application
NPO
WPS
SAM
WTA
Issue Type
CITIRX
TEC NAR
(NPO)
HWR
Robin Schmuckal
HP HWR/OS
CITRIX
ORACLE
NPO Dev
(Assignee based on
tracker)
Assumes: 7x24 support will be provided starting Jan 1, 2011 for internal teams
except IPD SR/SAR.
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LTE &
Legend
2G/3G
LTE
LTE &
2G/3G
ALU Installation/Integration/Optimization
WPS
WTA
Rajiv Singal
TAC
(Allison Burns)
Robin
Schmuckal
WPS
development
WTA SE/Dev
Amy Ortega
Assumes: 7x24 support will be provided starting Jan 1, 2011 for internal teams
except IPD SR/SAR.
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ALU RF Optimization
Kwing Lee
MME,
P/S-GW
Escalation
path
This is explained in
Specific eNB and
7750/7705 paths
eNB issue
OSC
Paul Augustine
Type
of
issue
Transport Issue
(7705 SAR/7750 SR)
Pauls team
Contact
7750 SR/7705 SAR
Support
Listed in other
paths
TEC NAR
Robin Schmuckal
MME,
P/S-GW issue
Direct
AT&T
Contact
Yes,
Successful
Market TPM
Phoenix: Charly Dukes
NY/NJ: Michael Lee/
Tim Duff
BAWA: David Craig
Contact AT&T
Market
PM and get
resources
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Kwing Lee
No
Understo
od what
the issue
is
Antenna
Issue?
Antenna
Work (Tilt,
Azimuth)
Escalation
Path
Yes
OSC
Paul Augustine
Which
Market
TEC NAR
Robin Schmuckal
PHOENIX
BAWA
Market PM
Charles
Williams
Market PM
Sreedhar
Appasani
NY/N
J
Market PM
Joseph
Valente
Installati
on
Team
27.2 Filzella
FileZilla Server (windows) to be used as last resort when winds and iperf are not available
Filezilla Server Interface you have to modify some value:
o Settings/Miscellaneous
o Internal BufferSize=65535
o Socket BufferSize = 262144
Step1: Configure the Connection Speed with the maximum value 20000 kbps)
Step 2: Select Modify all Network Adapters
Step 3: Configure the MTU value with 1446
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The following diagram highlands the location of the FTP server for the End-to-End setup
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Reference
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Acronyms
BLER
BW
CFI
CQI
CTA
DL
ePC
GNG
HARQ
ICD
IoT
MCS
MIMO
OCNS
PDCCH
PDSCH
PUSCH
QOS
R&D
RACH
RF
RLC
RRH
RSRP
RSRQ
rx
SAM
SINR
SME
SOW
tx
UE
UL
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