Drive Test Analysis by TEMS

Positioning
In the positioning data we have Map and GPS GPS data is no big benefit on the analysis however sometime we need the speed of drive during analysis as well (expressway). Map data provide the information together with the position we can plot any element we usually need to see together with position such as RxQual. In Map data, we can calculate the statistic of the element (e.g. RxQual) in the particular selected area. In order to have the default map of your region we can set the Geo set, so we dont have to add all the required table every time we start TEMS.
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Interference Scanning
In TEMS, there are a function to scan and identify the interference using the technique of TSC or BCC decoding.

Before start scan, we should configure the BCCH frequency and TCH frequency in order let MS lock on those channel and decode information. After finish configure, we can start the scanning.

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Interference
There are to kind of report for this frequency scanning Bar chart and Line Chart.

We can suspect the interferer by BCC and the time of arrival of the signal which we compare with our map data we can simply identify who come more often.
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Measurement Line Charts

Line Chart represent the signal information with history, so we can use them to have a quick look and quick analysis.

Normally we have 3 chart with Signal level, Quality and C/I. we can simply see C/I of all particular frequency while bad quality and also signal level of serving cell and neighbor.
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Current Information
Current information provides us the status of the RF channel in order to see in more detail during analysis.

There are 4 important windows normally involve in the analysis Current Channel, Radio Parameter, Hopping Channel and Serving and Neighbor.

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Signaling Information
Signaling information will be useful in the detail investigation of some particular problem e.g. unsuccessful call, handover failure etc. This one is related to the Layer3 protocol which we will discuss more detail later.

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Channel Verification

Channel Verification is used for timeslot testing for no hopping by adding particular frequency and verify the problem. The verification can be done in Manual or Automatic mode. If Automatic, we should put the criteria for good channel as well. However sometime it is more convenience to test timeslot by ourselves rather than using this function of TEMS.
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Handset Control
Handset Control is use for controlling of the mobile both in Idle mode and dedicated mode. Example Lock channel Disable HO Force HO Read SIM data Band Control Power Capability Codec support

As Idle mode behavior controlled by mobile, so TEMS can be forced the mobile behavior directly. For active mode behavior controlled by BSC, so what TEMS can do is modified Layer3 message to lie BSC and get preferred action.
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Problem Case#1 Improper Power control

During drive test, we found many points of bad quality even if it is not severe. But it degrades the Quality measurement and sometime emergency handover was trigged and make to many unnecessary HO.

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Problem Case#2 No HO Happen

During drive test, we found that no HO happen even if the signal of neighbor is every stronger than serving cell.

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Problem Case#3 Time Slot Testing for Hardware Problem

We got many complain related to voice quality at the particular area, no statistic can be detected as a problem. We have to perform the troubleshooting by using timeslot testing in the area very close to the sites to see the problem.

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Problem Case#4 DL Jammer

On the drive test we found suddenly Bad quality even if we are camp on the proper cell and strong level.

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