TEMS Investigation 17.

2 Installation Guide

4. Hardware and Software

Requirements

This chapter lists:

• hardware and software requirements on the PC where TEMS
Investigation is going to run (section 4.1)
• requirements on other PCs or ancillary devices that are needed in
particular service testing configurations (section 4.2).

4.1. Requirements on TEMS Investigation PC

4.1.1. Hardware
TEMS Investigation 17.2 is designed to run on a standard PC and interfaces
with the connected devices mainly through USB or serial ports.
Processor and RAM requirements are strongly dependent on what external
devices are connected and what tasks they perform. The recommended
minimum configuration is: Pentium T7200 or AMD TL-58 class CPU with
dedicated graphics card, preferably from ATI or nVidia; 1 GB RAM. Please
note that it is not advisable to collect data with more than one device, or to
collect data in an LTE or HSPA network, using this configuration. A dedicated
graphics card is absolutely required for such more demanding tests.
LTE data service testing at high throughput rates (above 50 Mbit/s) with a
Qualcomm chipset based device requires a very powerful PC processor, for
example a second-generation Intel Core i5 or comparable Intel Core i7.
For testing with a large array of connected devices (for example, 6–8 devices
plus GPS), an Intel Core i7-nnnQM/XM, Intel Core i7-2nnnQM/XM, or
equivalent processor is necessary.
Other hardware requirements:
• One USB port for each user terminal
• One USB port for each stand-alone AQM module

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