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LTE FDD RF Optimization Methods & Procedures
LTE FDD RF Optimization Methods & Procedures
LTE FDD RF Optimization Methods & Procedures
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Entrance Criteria........................................................................................................................................ 8
2 Exit Criteria................................................................................................................................................. 8
3 Support Information.................................................................................................................................. 8
4 Organization Chart..................................................................................................................................... 9
5 Optimization Strategy................................................................................................................................ 9
5.1 Performance in a LTE system depends on many different critical elements..................................9
5.2 RF Optimization Objectives................................................................................................................. 9
5.3 RF Optimization Parameters................................................................................................................ 9
5.4 RF Loading Consideration................................................................................................................. 10
5.5 Optimization Deployment Team Structure........................................................................................ 11
5.6 LTE RF Optimization Trouble Shooting Support..............................................................................13
5.7 Customer Communications & Reporting.........................................................................................13
5.8 Pre-Launch Optimization Steps......................................................................................................... 13
5.9 Key Entrance Criteria (before Preparation / Pre Test phase)..........................................................14
5.10 Preparation / Pre-Drive....................................................................................................................... 14
5.11 Sector Testing / Stationary Tests....................................................................................................... 15
5.12 Cluster Tests....................................................................................................................................... 15
5.13 System Test......................................................................................................................................... 16
5.14 Final Report......................................................................................................................................... 16
5.15 Troubleshooting considerations for other elements of the LTE network......................................17
5.16 Antenna Down Tilt Adjustment.......................................................................................................... 19
5.16.1 Pilot pollution................................................................................................................................... 20
5.16.2 Overshooting Cell............................................................................................................................ 21
5.17 IRAT..................................................................................................................................................... 23
5.17.1 IRAT Test Preparation Procedure:................................................................................................... 23
5.17.2 IRAT Test Execution Procedure:...................................................................................................... 23
5.17.3 Measuring LTE->UMTS/eHRPD HO interruption time using WiReshark.........................................25
5.17.4 Idle LTE- eHRPD/UMTS Handover.................................................................................................. 25
6 Data Collection Kit Configuration........................................................................................................... 26
6.1 Kit Configuration................................................................................................................................ 26
6.2 PC Configuration................................................................................................................................ 26
7 Naming Convention................................................................................................................................. 27
10.2 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
11 How to set up and use NEMO to collect drive test data.......................................................................61
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
12 How to use JDSU E6474A-X to collect Drive Test Data........................................................................79
22 How to examine system parameters and change neighbor list using WPS.....................................206
26 Plot scanner data to compare LTE signal strength vs. UMTS and GSM signal strength.................215
29 Acronyms............................................................................................................................................... 222
1 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
2 Exit Criteria
Exit criteria are defined in SOW. They typically include:
Up Link Throughput
Down Link Throughput
Radio Resource Control (RRC) Failure Rate
Radio Resource Control (RRC) Drop Rate
The exit KPI measurement environments and conditions and Exit Criteria should be clearly defined and signed by
ALU and the customer to avoid cost and time overrun due to misunderstandings.
3 Support Information
Customer Contacts:
To be provided by Directors of the customer team.
4 Organization Chart
To be provided by the Director of the Optimization Team.
5 Optimization Strategy
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
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
o Primary Parameters – Most often used for coarse coverage adjustment to ensure cluster and
system wide acceptable performance
o Secondary Parameters – Fine tune performance in localized problem areas
o 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 operator’s 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
Fixed Parameters
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
Before the start of the optimization, team structure should be in place and each person’s roles and responsibilities
should be communicated to the entire team.
RF Director
Technical Lead
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...
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
Drive Teams
o Each drive team includes 1 data collector and 1 driver. The drive team performs the tests and
collects data.
Obtain a copy of the RNP 9955 export that shows sites list, cell configuration:
1 antenna heights, Azimuth, and tilts, PCI, Neighbor List
Get a WPS export to verify RNP data is captured correctly during provisioning
2 ( this can possibly be done using RNP2PMCtool)
3 Obtain a copy of RF design CID report and view coverage prediction
4 Obtain MAPinfo files for Cluster & Supercluster Polygons (from Design Team)
Obtain Cluster Drive Route (Mutually agreed to by AT&T and Optimization Team) &
5 Supercluster Drive Routes (from AT&T)
Export sites configuration & polygons onto Google Earth and view morphology of
6 the Cluster
Obtain copies of antenna tilt settings screen-capture from installation team & verify
7 against design baseline
When sites come on air, review RITC integration report and check (1)Tx Power, (2)
8 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
9 operator use" state.
10 Assess alarm impact & plan testing accordingly
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
o Drive around 3 sectors close to a cell to ensure each sector is transmitting in the desired direction
o To verify that PCIs are implemented correctly as per RF Design
o Essentially validate proper cell identity, antenna orientation and antenna cabling for each sector
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
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
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
o Ensure minimal latency and packet drops between the PGW and external gateway to the
internet/test server
o Important for realizing full potential of the LTE high speed data rates
FTP more sensitive to packet losses
HTTP more sensitive to latency
o Consider regional distribution of PGW and SGW as opposed to cross-country location
Ideally both should be co-located
o Use of IP network tools to trace and isolate the problem link/element
o Allocate proper bandwidth in the core network to support LTE peak data rates with several users
across several eNBs
Test Server
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
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
The following situations can be used to justify or recommend mechanical down tilt to the customer
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
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.
5.17 IRAT
1. Attach in LTE
2. Check IP assignment (make a note)
3. Start DL UDP or FTP
4. Gradually drive towards the eHRPD/UMTS coverage area (away from LTE signal)
5. 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 (E-
UTRA: 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]
1. Attach on LTE
2. Check IP assignment (make a note)
3. Start pinging your test server (e.g. 10.203.9.200)
4. Stop pinging (make sure the UE goes idle)
5. Gradually drive towards the UMTS/eHRPD coverage area (away from LTE signal)
6. Make sure LTE signal is lost and you have UMTS/eHRPD – check your IP
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
6.2 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
7 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:
For example, a drive conducted in the WABA submarket, cluster 18, super cluster 4, in the
700MHz band and with 10MHz bandwidth will have associated logfiles in the following
format:
Adrenaline LED
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
measured
Iperf setup
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
$iperf –s –u
c = client
s = server
u = udp
t = time(s)
b = bandwidth
l = payload
By default iperf uses TCP/UDP port 5001, so make sure it’s not blocked. This is an example
By default, iperf fling TCP packets over your wires as fast as possible. A bi-directional test, which is the –d option,
runs both ways:
alex@uberpc:~$ 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
You’ll 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
Why is UDP so slow ? Because iperf’s default is 1.0 Mbits/second, so it’s not a network problem. We can try some
different values to see what happens. Let’s tell it to use all available bandwidth:
This is very good speed, and 0.67% datagram loss is insignificant. That’s a good clean connection.
The below example whales on your line by sending 200-byte datagrams at 100 Mbits/second:
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
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
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
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
FTP TASK
In the middle of the FTP window, there is a task list control, which allows users to create tasks to be done in a
test. To add a new task, simply right click in the task list to show a pop-up menu, and then select the desired task.
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
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
10.2 Installation
10.3.1 Step 1
Figure 37 LGE_LLDM_PcSerialChecker
10.3.2 Step 2
10.3.3 Step 3
User should copy this ID in a clip board, and paste it into an email. Then please forward it to a person in charge.
(Bean, Vern)
After you receive the license file (named “NETIMIZER.LIC”), please copy it to the LLDM installation folder (i.e.;
C:\Program Files\LGE\LLDM).
Normally, the license file expires after a certain period of time, which depends on the license agreement. As long
as the license file is valid, you may upgrade the new LLDM if you get one. Thus please backup your own license
file into a safe folder.
10.4 Operation
Description
Port LTE USB Modem Port
Baud Rate Baud Rate (115200 fixed)
Flow Control Flow Control Type (None, Hardware,
Software type)
RTS RTS (Request To Send)
DTR DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
Log Mask 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.
Item description
Logging status Current logging status
Log start time Time that logging was started
Elapsed time Elapsed time from the log start time
Log file name Log file name
Log file size Log file size. (bytes)
Received logs Total received log number
Start Start the logging
When logging starts, LLDM automatically determine the name of logging file based on logging start time
1.1.1.Replay Toolbar
After you load a file, you can see a Replay Tool like the following picture
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.
User can enable or disable the display of that information by clicking check-boxes in the GUI
Figure 53 Throughput
10.4.7.5 LOGMASK
The following is a sample log mask. Please use log mask attributes to collect data for all test cases. This log
mask has been verified by the eDAT Tool team.
a. Click on start-, click on All program, click on LLDM and hit <enter>
ii. CHI L1 Control (checks whether Ue power is fixed or power control is turned on)
iii. CH1 Signal Log Message (checks RRC and NAS signaling between UE and eNdoeB)
iv. CH1 L1 Graph (visual Downlink information received by UE)
v. Logging Status (gives logging information such as log start time and log start end)
c. 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
d. Click on “Device Manager” icon->”Device Manager” submenu would pop up->open up the
“modem” on the list-> right click on the “LTE LGE USB Modem”-> note the com port assigned and
assign to the port to the device
f. Set up log mask using predefined log mask. Click on log mask icon; log mask sub menu would
pop up
g. Click on load on sub menu view, pick pre-defined log mask of choice and click ok
Ue synchronized
with eNB
Successful
Attach
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)
Note: Adrenaline is a LG UE. The steps described below are applicable for other LG UEs.
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 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.
o Ensure that the Adrenaline LED is illuminated
o Query the modems to ensure that the UE is communicating with the laptop
o Verify you can make calls using LG Communications Manager and can connect to the internet
o 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)
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
o The results files (in C:\Nemo tools\Results) now reflect your global name change
o The naming convention is defined in the Naming Convention section. An Example is as follows:
SMKT_Cluster#_SuperCluster#_Band_BW:
SMKT - Sub market code
Cluster# - Regular cluster number
SuperCluster# - Super cluster number in which the regular cluster located
Band - Frequency band like 700MHz or AWS
BW - LTE channel bandwidth like 10M or 5M
Example:
NYCX_6_2_7_10M_LC1.nmf (Long Call)
Figure 87 - Access the various groups (tabs) from the View menu
o You can add your own tab/Groups by right-clicking in the Group bar and selecting “Create New”
o 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
Figure 94 - ALU at&t-LTE Nemo RF drive test kit configuration (kit #3)
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
If drivers/firmware/software was changed, the toolkit laptop may undergo the process of detecting the LG
Adrenaline as a new device
To identify the COM port associated with a standard (non-modem) COM port
o 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
The Y-USB cable is used to ensure sufficient power to the UE (especially in poor coverage)
In the Project Manager window, click New Project icon to display the New Project window as in Figure
108.
In the New Project window, supply a name for the project in the Name box, and click OK.
In the E6474A-X window, click Configuration, click Device Wizard.
In the Add Device Window, click Next, click LG LTE Device, click Next, check LGE LTE DM Port, and click
Scan
The Device Detected window will appear as in Figure 109.
Start WINDS the same way as mentioned in section Error: Reference source not found.
To start logging, in the E6474A window, click the green Log Mode icon. The icon will turn grey. In the
Drives window inside of the Project Manager window, you will see a new log file is being created.
To stop logging, in the E6474A window, click the red button. In the Drives window inside of the Project
Manger window, you will see the start time and end time of the log file.
To export the data, in the Project Manager window, click the Project you want to export, and click the Export
In the Export Project window, select the log file you want to export, and click OK to display Browse For
Folder window as in Figure 111.
In the Browse For Folder window, indicate the folder you want to contain the exported log file, and click
OK.
- Click Start, Click All Programs, Click JDSU Wireless Solutions, Click E6474A-X, Click E6474A-X
OR
- Click File, Click Project Manager as in Figure 112. After selecting Project Manager it will open
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.
Figure 115
- Note: The “ATT LTE” Project that was created as in Figure 116.
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- Under Hardware, W1314A E11 Device that was just created as inFigure 122.
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- Under Measurements for W1314A E11, select “LTE Channel Analyzer” as in Figure 126, then
click “OK”.
- LTE Channel Analyzer under W1314A E11 as in Figure 127.
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The Workspace contains user defined views and layouts. Workspaces let you manage the display of your
open views. You can create multiple workspaces and display any of your open views in each of the created
workspaces. The workspace tabs appears at the top of the interface, below the toolbars.
Figure 130
- 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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- Click View, Click Device Views, Click W1314E11, Click GSM Interference Analyzer – Co Channel as in
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.
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- Check USB Serial Port (COM22) for the Scanner COM Ports, select Retry as in Figure 145.
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- Click on Icon for “Live Mode (not recording data)” as in Figure 147.
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- Description of the LTE Channel List – Channel Power from Agilent that shows the LTE Physical
Layer Cell ID as in Figure 150.
Figure 150
- Interference Analyzer Workspace: GSM Interference Analyzer – Adjacent Channel and Co-
Channel as in Figure 151.
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- Export Project Window, select which drive test you want to export, select OK as in Figure 160.
Figure 160
- Browse for Folder Window. Locate the folder that you want to use for the export project. It is
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.
Figure 162
- Exported project folder contains many files. These files contains information about property
settings, view layout and drive test data. For example the “aod” file contain the drive test
data as in Figure 163.
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Frequency scanning can be used to scan band power. It is also useful for checking that the band is
clear and for finding out the center frequency.
1. After the scanner is connected and activated in Nemo Outdoor, open the Measurement
Properties dialog by selecting Measurement | <device> | General Properties.
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3. In the Channel style field, select the channel width. The options are narrow band (200kHz) and
wide band (3.84 MHz).
To find out the center frequency used, set the Channel Style to 200 kHz and select all
the channels in the frequency region where the carrier should exist; for example, all
channels allocated to an operator. The center frequency will stand out in Frequency
Scanning mode. The received signal should be above the noise level in order to find out the
center frequency.
4. Click the Select Channels button to open the Select Channels dialog
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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.
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
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.
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3. By clicking the Select Channels button, you can access the Select Channels dialog.
4. Select one band from the list or all of them. You can also select one band at a time and add the
bands you want to scan. If all bands are selected, you have the possibility to select Remove All
| ... items from every band. Alternatively, if only one band is selected you can remove only
items from the current band through Remove All | ...items from current band. The Available
view provides a list of channels that are available for scanning. To add channels to the Selected
list, click on a number in the Available list and then click the Add button or simply double-click a
channel to add it to the Selected list. To select all available channels for scanning, click the Add All
button. An alternative method to select channels is to type the channel numbers in the field at the
bottom of the dialog and to click Add. To remove channels from the Selected list, click on the
channel you want to remove and then click the Remove button or double-click the channel. To
remove all channels, click the Remove All button. You can select several channels simultaneously
by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking on the channels you want to add or remove.
5. After making the appropriate settings, click OK and OK again and go to online mode to start the
scanning.
6. 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.
7. Click the Start Recording button to start recording the results in an output file.
1. After the scanner is connected and activated in Nemo Outdoor, open the Measurement
Properties dialog by selecting Measurement | <device> | General Properties.
2. By clicking the Advanced button, 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.
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Selecting the BSIC decoding option displays BSIC value in a measurement window.
BSIC threshold defines the minimum BSIC level that the scanner reports.
Select the BCCH C/I check box to activate C/I measurements for the BCCH channel. This option
is available with PCTEL GSM scanners only.
By clicking the Select Channels button, you can access the Select Channels dialog.
4. By clicking the Select Channels button, you can access the Select Channels dialog.
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5. Select one band from the list or all of them. You can also select one band at a time and add the
bands you want to scan. If all bands are selected, you have the possibility to select Remove All | ...
items from every band. Alternatively, if only one band is selected you can remove only items from
the current band through Remove All | ...items from current band. The Available view provides
a list of channels that are available for scanning. To add channels to the Selected list, click on a
number in the Available list and then click the Add button or simply double-click a channel to add it
to the Selected list. To select all available
channels for scanning, click the Add All button. An alternative method to select channels is to type
the channel numbers in the field at the bottom of the dialog and to click Add. To remove channels
from the Selected list, click on the channel you want to remove and then click the Remove button
or double-click the channel. To remove all channels, click the Remove All button. You can select
several channels simultaneously by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking on the channels you
want to add or remove.
Note that Sample size and Data mode are not enabled with PCT GSM frequency scanning
6. After making the appropriate settings, click OK and OK again and go to online mode to start the
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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8. Click the Start Recording button to start recording the results in an output file.
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.
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.
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.
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
1. Data processing method defines how the scanner will process samples before reporting.
2. PN threshold defines the limit above which Ec/N0 peaks must go if Aggregated data processing method is
used.
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In Pilot Scanning Mode the RSSI is always measured for each channel.
In Pilot Scanning Mode the P-CPICH Ec/N0 and RSCP are always measured for each scrambling
code.
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.
OFDM scanning can be used for scanning Reference signal / Sync signals with a PCTEL LTE
scanner and Nemo Outdoor.
1. After the PCTEL LTE scanner is connected and activated in Nemo Outdoor, open the
Measurement Properties dialog by selecting Measurement | <device> | General
Properties.
2. By clicking the Advanced button, 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.
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Cyclic prefix defines the type of signal the scanner is set to measure. With
Autodetect selected, the scanner will automatically detect the appropriate signal type.
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
Sampling ratio option is available for PCTEL EX scanners only. The available options are 1:1, 1:2, 1:4
and 1:8. With ratio 1:1 all samples (Pilotscan events) are logged, with ratio 1:2 every second sample is
logged, with ratio 1:4 every 4th sample is logged, and with ratio 1:8 every 8th sample is logged. By
decreasing the sampling ratio you can decrease the output file size, but the scanning accuracy will be
diminished.
RSSI threshold determines a valid path (in dB). Subtracting the set value from a path with a
maximum correlation value gives the lower limit of the valid path.
Top-N check box enables/disables Top-N scrambling code scanning. If enabled, scanner will report
results from N best cells.
Number of cells field indicates the number of best cells you want the scanning to notify you of. Up
to 16 sectors are reported with specific cell ID.
CINR check box activates/deactivates Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratio measuring.
Carrier refers to either reference signal power or sync signal power depending on the selected signal
type.
Time offset refers to the number of samples between P-SCH Primary Synchronization Signal arrival
time with respect to receiver frequency reference that is derived from GPS reference time.
Sync signal refers to the ratio between the synchronization channel, i.e., primary and secondary signal received
power and the interference and noise from the same synchronization signal set.
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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.
1. Establish Remote Control Connection (Local Loopback, EVDO, UMTS, LAN or LTE)
2. Configure the Master Controller
3. Configure the Probe (LLDM, NEMO, etc.)
4. Load Test Cases into the Master Controller
5. If control connection is not Local Loopback, run continuous DOS ping of the Probe’s IP Address from the
Master Controller. Use the Ping button on the Probe to initiate continuous ping of the Master Controller’s IP
Address from the Probe.
6. With ping running both ways, register the Probe on the Master Controller, by pressing the Register button
on the Probe. Once Probe is registered, stop the pings and go to the appropriate steps below.
7. On the Probe, establish LTE Connection
8. On the Probe, start LLDM, then WINDS.
9. On the Master Controller, select the appropriate test case to run.
10. On the Master Controller, start the test
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2. On both Master Controller and Probe laptops, disable all other connections (LAN, 1394). Leave
only the EVDO/UMTS and LTE connections active.
3. If Control is over LTE connection, use the appropriate connection manager to establish connection
on the Master Controller. Do the same on the Probe. Follow all the other steps stipulated for EVDO
connection.
4. If Control is over Local Loopback, no connection is necessary. Instead, select the MS-TCP-Local
Loopback from the Adapter pull-down menu shown in the next page, for the Master Controller, and
the Probes page, for the Probe.
5. After establishing both connections, verify internet accessibility by pinging yahoo.com or a similar
website on each of them.
6. Once internet accessibility has been verified, the Probe operator should obtain the IP address of the
Master Controller from the Master Controller’s operator, and provide the IP address of the Probe to
the Master Controller’s Operator.
7. From the Master Controller, perform a continuous DOS Ping of the Probe’s IP Address
(Ping –t “Probe’s IP Address”)
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Start the Master Controller. From the pull-down menu of Options screen (select Tools, then Options to see the
screen below), select the correct adapter based on the type of Remote Control connection established (Verizon
Wireless – VZAccess is shown in Figure 178)
This completes the configuration of the first of the four panels (Control). The configurations of the remaining 3
panels are shown in the following pages.
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The log files can be sent to different locations with the following settings:
To leave the log files (test results) on the Probe for later upload or manual retrieval, select Don’t Send.
To transfer the log files back, select one of the two options – TCP or FTP.
TCP transfers the results directly to the Master Controller Laptop (the directory shown below).
o FTP allows transfer of the result to another FTP Server. When it is selected, the spaces for
entering details of the FTP Server
- FTP Server IP Address, Path Prefix, the type of login, open up.
All Probes Upload Simultaneously checkbox is for multi-UE tests. Selecting it allows test results from all
UEs to be uploaded at the same time. Otherwise the results are uploaded sequentially.
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Click on Predefined Tests, select the test group. From the group, select the particular test of interest
(WABA_1_1_7_10M_UL_DL_FTP) as shown in Figure 188.
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LLDM is a data collection software provided by LG corporation. It should be used in conjunction with LGE
Connection Manager, and the UE driver. You can download LLDM, Connection Manager, and the Driver from:
https://wcdma-ll.app.alcatel-lucent.com/livelink/livelink.exe?
func=ll&objId=57119978&objAction=browse&sort=name&viewType=1
To Install LLDM
Note: LLDM and LG Connection Manager should be pre-installed and licensed in the LTE RF Toolkits. Install
LLDM and LG Connection Manager if they are not in your computer or if there is a newer version.
To install LLDM, double click on the LLDM_XXX_.exe file. XXX is related to the version number.
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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.
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
:
.
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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Click the GPS tab, check the GPS box. Click to refresh. In the Port drop-down box, select the port
associated with GPS.
When finished, click OK to complete the configuration process. You will see the received signal
displayed in a screen as in Figure 193.
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In the Desktop click the LGE CM icon to activate LGE Connection Manager. The CE screen will be
displayed as in Figure 194.
In the LG Command Manager window, the red C represents CDMA signal, the red L represents LTE
signal. Click CONNECT to start the attachment process.
Syncro Test consists of two pieces of software: The Master Controller that resides in the Master Controller PC,
which could be the Data Analysis Tool (DAT) PC, and the LLDM Probe that resides in the Data Collection PC.
The engineer can sit in the office and use the Master Controller to control the LLDM Probe which controls the data
source and LLDM logging.
Both the Master Controller and the Probe can reside in the Data Collection PC (by selecting MS-TCP-Local
Loopback in Remote Connection). If both of them reside in the Data Collection PC, the data collector can use the
Master Controller to run the predefined test cases.
If the Master Controller and the Probe reside in two different PCs, the RF engineer in the office can use the
Syncro Test Master Controller to control the Syncro Test Probe in the van to direct the LLDM to collect the
predefined tasks. This section provides information to help you set up the Syncro Test Master Controller and to
perform the data collection tasks.
Note: When running the Syncro Test Master Controller the first time, the PC needs network connection in order to
verify the login information.
In the Data Collector PC, physically connect LG UE to USB port of the Data Collector PC.
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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In Windows, click Start, click Programs, click LG LTE CM, and click LG LTE CM. A Communication
Manager window as in Figure 196 will be displayed.
Click Connect to start the attachment process. Once attached, the LG Connection Manager screen will
be changed to one like Figure 197.
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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.
In the Syncro Test DMDS Probe Options window, fill in the boxes. The meanings of the labels are as
follows:
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o 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.
o Heartbeat Interval: Interval in seconds that a heartbeat is sent.
o Control Adapter: In the selection box, select Wireless Connection or MS TCP Loopback.
o Control Server Address: IP address of the DAT PC where the Master Controller resides.
o Use Control Adapter For Log: Check this box.
o Test Targets (WINDS & FTP Server): Leave blank.
o Probe Log Folder: Folder that the probe stores its log data.
o WINDS Log Folder: Folder that WINDS logs are written to.
o Auto Register: If checked, the probe will auto register when run.
o 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.
In the Control Tab, in the Adapter box, select the appropriate network adapter.
Click the Log Data tab to display the screen as in Figure 202 :
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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),
After you have identified the problem area, you can refer to the Optimization Guideline and the RF
Troubleshooting Guideline for further guidance.
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Before installing eDAT, you should get your username and password by writing to
navigatorhelp@alcatel-lucent.com
eDAT software can be downloaded from: http://navigator.web.alcatel-lucent.com/
To examine the beginning and ending times of the files, please follow the steps below:
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Right click on the file you want to change (WINDS file), click Align Journal To, click the project name
(Project1), click the study containing the file you want to align to (Study1), and pick the file you want
other files to align to. Figure 205 depicts the alignment process.
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To Reset the file to its original starting time, right click file icon (in this example, WINDS file icon as in Figure 206),
and click Reset Starting Time.
eDAT can automatically create an lcat file from the system snapshot (xcm file) generated by the WMS or SAM.
Below is the procedure to create an lcat file by importing a system snapshot.
From File menu, click Cell Info and select Import into Project link as presented in Figure 207.
Select the xcm file for the Market SnapShot you would like to import. Save your project. This will automatically
import and display the cell sites into the project.
An alternate method would be to create an csv file using he sample format below:
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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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Histogram displays the data with the value intervals on the X axis and the frequency of occurrences in the Y axis.
Figure 211 is an example of a Histogram.
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17.7.6 Grid
Grid displays all the data in a table format. Figure 212 is an example of Grid. This data can be exported into a csv
file.
17.7.7 Maps
When you click the Map the first time, eDAT will ask you if you want to download the appropriate street
map: local map, state map, or country map. Please select the maps just big enough for your analysis.
Selecting maps that are bigger than required will increase processing time.
Providing username and password: When eDAT asks you for the username and password, supply the
same username and password that NavigatorHelp provided you to install eDAT.
eDAT will automatically download the selected maps from the server to your local PC.
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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.
To hide and un-hide the eNodeB sites and cell azimuths, click in the Tool bar.
Quickly move the cursor to the right top corner of Legend window and click .
Now, you can re-size the Legend window and move it to the location you want.
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Click Theme Set, and click to display Edit Themes window as in Figure 216
In the Search Box on the top left corner next to the + symbol, type in the exact name of the map of
which legend you want to change, and click Enter on the keyboard. The name of the map should be
highlighted in the tree below.
In the right pane, in the middle column, key in the new values, click OK, and click OK.
In eDAT window, close the map (in this case, RS SNR).
In eDAT window, double click RS SNR (Temporal) to display the map with new legend as in Figure 217.
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In the Metrics window on the left, expand a folder by clicking next to the folder, click on the map
icon of the desired temporal metric (right click on the metric if the map icon is not under the folder). A
map will be displayed.
In the Metric window, expand another folder, click and drag another map icon to the map pane. The map
pane will have 2 metrics displayed.
Continue the same process to display more metrics.
Click the Legend tab to display the legend.
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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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17.10 Filters
There are two ways to filter the data: Exclude all data that does not meet the RSRP threshold or SNR threshold;
Exclude other types of data.
Click Tools, click Options to display window as in Figure 223. Click to expand Technologies, click
LTE.
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In the Statics section, Under Applying Statics Filtering, click Applying Statistics Filtering, in the drop-
down search box, select True.
In the RSRP Threshold box, fill in the RSRP value under which the data will not be used for analysis
calculations.
In the SNR Threshold box, fill in the SNR value under which the data will not be used for analysis
calculations.
Click OK to enable eDAT to filter out the data that do not meet the threshold criteria.
The Threshold section allows you to exclude all the data that does not meet the threshold. You can use
this to filter out the data below the noise floor by setting the RSRP Threshold to noise floor.
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Figure 224 Filter
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Fill in the blanks and click Find to find the next occurrence. Click or for the previous and next
occurrence.
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In the right Misc window, click <Unnamed> and type in a new name.
Click Message, the icon will appear at the right end of the line.
Click to display a window as in Figure 228
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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.
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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.
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In Figure 233, in the example enclosed by the green box, both cells 098126_3 and cells 098018_3 are the
neighbors of cell 102373_1, and they both have the same PCI. The PCI of one of the cell should be changed to
avoid confusion to the UE.
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Neighbor List based on cluster drive data. This approach complements the prediction based neighbor list with
measurement data. The basic idea is that if the cells of which RSRP are detected together in a large amount of
bins should be considered as neighbors. It is recommended to run a drive test that covers all the cells within a
cluster and its surrounding cells to collect data to support this activity. The procedure is as follows:
In SAM, take a snapshot of the network
Collect drive test data.
In eDAT, click File, click New Project, select the drive test file and the snapshot, and click Open.
In the bottom of the left pane, click Statistic tab.
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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When UE sends measurement report to source cell, there should be Handover command sent to UE by the
source cell to complete the Handover successfully. If the UE does not receive Handover Command, the call
would stay on source cell and drop
Serving cell 14 – UE sends Measurement Report (MR) for cell 350 but no Handover command. Please check
if this is a case of missing cells
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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 TTI’s after each
probe. Instead RACH2 is coming 15 TTIs after each probe. Problems were due to UE bug.
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RACH1
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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Event A3:
Serving and Neighboring cell must meet the entry criteria for a neighboring cell to be considered for inclusion
on Measurement Report
ENTRY: Neighboring_signal – Hysteresis > Source_signal + eventA3offset
Above condition must be met for timeToTrigger interval before MR will be triggered
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2. timeToTrigger
once a neighboring cell meets eventA3 entry criteria, it must hold the criteria for timeToTrigger
duration before MR is triggered
In simple terms, it is the hold time before UE will trigger MR for a stronger candidate cell
Can also be viewed as time hysteresis
3. 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 – UE’s check is sufficient
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o 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
o T310: DL physical layer break-down (out-of-sync indication within UE’s lower layers).
Recommendation: ms1000
o 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
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Key drive tests metrics evaluated when optimizing HO parameters (in order of priority)
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
o 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
o hysteresis = dB
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o When tuning HO parameters, consider effect of RF loading, esp. if applying slower HO parameter
set
o 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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1. Double click on the icon on your desktop to open 5620 SAM Client.
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3. Click on the Legend Icon to view the following Icons Legend, Colors Legend and Highlight Sessions as in
Figure 237.
Figure 237
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 238
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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Figure 242
This section describes eNodeB online configuration, which is the process of configuring eNodeB parameters
using the 5620 SAM GUI.
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It will pop up another window as shown in Picture3. Select Components tab to see configuration parameter
groups for this eNodeB. Expand by clicking + sign to see child objects of the parameter group.
In below Figure 245 as an example RRC Measurement Conf is shown under RRM Services.
Similarly we can see LTE Cell level parameters as described in Figure 246 below.
From Logical Window view expand Cells by clicking on + sign then select the cell which you want to see
configuration settings.
• Right click on the Cell and select Properties as shown in Figure 246.
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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.
In Figure 247 we are expanding Cell Selection Reselection Conf group by clicking + sign as shown in this
example. At this time you will see the child object under Cell Selection Reselection Conf which is Cell Selection
Reselection Conf Name:0
Right click on this child object and select Properties. This will open a new window displaying Cell Selection
Reselection configuration parameters as shown in Figure 248.
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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
OR
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Figure 249
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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On the Import snapshot (Local file system) Window – Replace initial Snapshot & discard existing orders.
Select Next, as in Figure 255.
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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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Type “OCNS”, then click on the Icon for Find next as in Figure 260.
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One can set the value from 0 to 100% loading as in Figure 14.
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Figure 263
Scroll from left to right and search for “loadTargetForOCNSonPDSCH” as in Figure 264.
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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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22 How to examine system parameters and change neighbor list using WPS
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.
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
• cell-based—a trace that the SAM initiates at operator request or as a scheduled task
• event-based—a trace that begins when a specified threshold value is reached
• signaling-based—a trace that the MME initiates
• debug—a 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
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This action will pop up a new window called Manage Call Trace Sessions [Edit]. Please see enclosed Figure
276 and on this window select second tab which is Call Trace Sessions.
Then click on Create button as shown in Figure 276. This will pop up another window called Call Trace Session
[Create]
This is the window where user will set the attributes related to a call trace,
Step1: Click on Select button to add eNB’s those are needed to be traced. This will pop up another
window called Select eNodeB Instance as shown below.
Step2: Populate CallTraceSessionName & Description fields in Call Trace Session window.
Step3: Depending up on the requirement check the necessary fields to be traces. These three options
are available for eNodeB tracing.
o isRRCTraced – For RRC layer tracing
o isS1MMETraced – For S1 interface tracing
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When you click Select button from Figure 277, you will get the window as in Figure 278.
Click on Search button which will populate with entire list of eNodeB’s currently managed by the SAM.
Select the eNodeBs by highlighting them and click OK button.
Note: Maximum numbers of eNodeB’s can traced are limited to 100 in LA3.0
Once above mentioned steps completed, you will notice Activate button as shown in Figure 279. Click this button
will activate eNodeB trace and trace logs will be collected at the following location on Auxiliary server.
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The eNodeB call trace file name format will be as shown below example.
A20110309.1731-0400-eNodeB.TAG_ENB_NAME.31001232769.115.gz
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.
Above picture is showing the hardware elements of a eNB. This screen displays CCM, BBU RRH, RET, TMA and
other components currently installed at the site.
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This screen presented with a list of RET units that were discovered in the AISG bus by one or more of the RRHs
in the eNodeB. The first column is the name assigned by the system to each of these units. The second column
is the RET Logical Id that is not currently used by the system.
Some of these attributes are retrieved from these units when they were discovered and other attributes are
associated to the use of these units in our eNodeB.
The Unique Identification Number
Number of Actuators,
Maximum Tilt,
Minimum Tilt,
Mechanical Tilt (installed tilt);
Configuration File Name,
Current Tilt,
Serial number
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The following figure shows the RET assignments to each of the antenna ports. Notice that the same RET is
shown in two pairs of antennas because one RET control the tilt of both antennas on the sector.
Antenna assignment to RET device information is critical to avoid mistakes while selecting the right sector to
change electrical tilt.
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5
2
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.
Below window is expanded version of Edit RET Data which displays current tilt information.
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.
26 Plot scanner data to compare LTE signal strength vs. UMTS and GSM signal strength
Under Construction
27 Additional Information
Legend
LTE
ALU Installation/Integration/Optimization
LTE &
2G/3G
ORACL
E
SR/SAR eNB SAM
7750 SR 7705 SAR
IPD (SAM)
M&P
RITC (eNB) TAC
Bob Witts IPD TAC
John Lackey & Cyril Nadavallil
Stacy Groene Paul Chory
Oracle
HWR/Solaris
RF OSC TAC
Issue Type
(Umesh Joshi) IPD (7750) IPD (7705)
Kwing Lee Paul Augustine
TEC TEC
David M. Wong
Harry Schenk
SAM James J. Zhang
Application
TEC NAR
IPD (SAM)
(eNB)
Robin Schmuckal TEC
SUN Robert Baker
Support
SAM Install IPD DEV IPD DEV
eNB Dev IPD (SAM)
Saurabh Gupta
Dev
Chris Lefebvre
Assumes: 7x24 support will be provided starting Jan 1, 2011 for internal teams
except IPD SR/SAR.
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LTE
ALU Installation/Integration/Optimization
LTE &
2G/3G
HWR/SOLARIS
ORACLE CiITRIX outside
NPO HWR/SOLAR CITRIX
IS CITRIX warranty
HP period and no
(within
warranty RTS contract)
AT&T period)
TAC Chris
Issue Type
CITRIX Zervos AT&T
(Allison Burns)
ALU SWR
Tu-Chuong
Huynh
HWR/OS
Issue Type NPO WPS
(Allison Burns) Issue Type
Assumes: 7x24 support will be provided starting Jan 1, 2011 for internal teams
except IPD SR/SAR.
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LTE &
2G/3G
LTE
ALU Installation/Integration/Optimization
LTE &
2G/3G
WPS
WTA
(Allison Burns)
Robin
Schmuckal
WTA SE/Dev
WPS Amy Ortega
development
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
OSC TEC NAR
Escalation Robin Schmuckal
path Paul Augustine
No, not getting
proper support,
escalate to ALU Market
Direct
This is explained in Type TPM
AT&T
Specific eNB and eNB issue of Contact
7750/7705 paths issue MME,
P/S-GW issue ?
Yes,
Transport Issue
Successful
(7705 SAR/7750 SR)
Contact AT&T
Market
PM and get
resources
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Kwing Lee
Antenna
Understo Work (Tilt,
No od what Yes Azimuth)
the issue Escalation
is Path
Antenna
Issue?
OSC
Paul Augustine
Which
Market
Market PM
Market PM Market PM
Charles
Sreedhar Joseph
Williams
Appasani 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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28 Reference
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29 Acronyms
BLER Block Error Rate
BW Bandwidth
CFI Control Frame Indicator
CQI Channel Quality Indicator
CTA Customer Technical Advocate
DL Down Link
ePC Evolved Packet Core
GNG Go-No-Go
Hybrid Automatic Retransmission
HARQ Request
ICD Initial Cluster Design
IoT Interference over Thermal
MCS Modulation and Coding Scheme
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
OCNS Orthogonal Channel Noise Simulator
PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
PDSCH Physical Downlink Share Channel
PUSCH Physical Uplink Share Channel
QOS Quality Of Service
R&D Research and Development
RACH Random Access Channel
RF Radio Frequency
RLC Radio Link Control
RRH Remote Radio Head
RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality
rx Receive
SAM Service Awareness Manager
SINR Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio
SME Subject Matter Expert
SOW Statement of Work
tx Transmit
UE User Equipment
UL Up Link
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