Agilent GSM

IS136 Layer 3 Messages View
To open the IS136 Layer 3 Messages view, select it from the View
menu. This view displays the Common Air Interface messages as they
occur.
Note: In order to log Layer 3 messages, they must be enabled on the
Enable Mask tab in the IS 136 Properties dialog, and the Primitives
check box must also be checked on the Param Mask tab. To display
messages in this view, they must also be selected in the Properties
dialog box for this view. For information about the Properties dialog
box, click the link below.
The following buttons appear at the top of the view.
Pause / Resume: Click this button to halt the display of new
messages. (The button title changes to Resume.) Individual messages
can be decoded by clicking the plus box next to the message. While
the view is paused, click Resume to start displaying new messages
again.
Level 1: While the view is paused, click this button to return to the
undecoded message view. (This is the default when the view is first
paused.)
Level 3: While the view is paused, click this button to decoded all of
the messages that are displayed.
Properties: Click this button to display the Properties dialog box.
Select a channel, then select only the messages that you want to view.
About the Over Range

Some E6474A Views allow the Agilent receiver to tune to frequencies
over (or under) that which the receiver is specified to cover. Click the
link below for details about this added "over range
Layer
Definition 1
A logical block in the communication system. There are seven layers in
the ISO/OSI model.
Layer 1
Physical
Layer 2
Data Link
Layer 3
Network
Layer 4
Transport
Layer 5
Presentation
Layer 6
Session
Layer 7
Application
Definition 2
In the Indoor application, MapX allows the user to add detailed geo set
data as layers. Adding layers to a map increases the map detail,
removing layers reduces the map's complexity (detail).
Layer 3 Message
Also known as Common Air Interface (CAI) messages, Layer 3
messages report the time, channel (Access, Paging, Sync, Forward or
Reverse), and message type. This value is typically reported as a
hexadecimal data string.
GSM Layer 3 View

This view displays the Layer 3 messages as they occur. To display this
view, click its name under the View menu. Messages can be decoded
while a test is running or being played back, after you click the Pause
button. To select messages to be displayed, see Properties below.
The following buttons appear at the top of the view.
Pause / Resume: Click this button to halt the display of new
messages. (The button caption changes to Resume.) Individual
messages can be decoded by clicking the plus box next to the
message. While the view is paused, click Resume to start displaying
new messages again.
Level 1: While the view is paused, click this button to return to the
undecoded message view. (This is the default when the view is first
paused.)
Level 3: While the view is paused, click this button to decode all of the
messages that are displayed.
Properties: Click the button to display the Properties dialog box.
Select a channel, then select only the messages that you want to view.
Examples of message channels are: Broadcast Call Control, Call
Control, Call-Independent Supplementary Services, GPRS Mobility
Management, GPRS Session Management, Group Call Control, Mobility
Management, PDSS1, PDSS2, Radio Resource, and Short Message
Service.
For complete information about the Properties dialog box, click the
GSM Layer 3 Messages View Properties link below.
Configuration
The System Information (1 thru 8) and Paging check boxes on the
GSM Primitives tab in the GSM Properties dialog box must be checked
in order to log and display the messages in this view
About The Over Range

over (or under) that which the receiver is specified to cover. This
added "over range", which usually amounts to approximately 5MHz
added to both the high and low ends of each link, was not designed to
meet the measurement sensitivity specifications of the receiver. The
frequency-to-channel conversion capability of the software is still
allowed to function as normal, even though no valid channels actually
exist in this range. These non-valid channels provide a sense of how
far (in terms of channel spacing) measurements are being made
outside of the specified frequency range.
Properties - GSM Layer 3 View

The Properties dialog box allows you to control which messages are
displayed in the GSM Layer 3 view. You can also change the text font
and color-code the message types. To open it, click the Properties
button in the GSM Layer 3 Messages view.
This dialog box also enables pop-up views or "message boxes" that
display all of the messages of one type. For more information, see the
Notify Section below.
Note: The selections in this dialog box do not affect the settings on
the GSM Primitives tab of the GSM Properties dialog box. However,
System Information (1 thru 8) and Paging messages must be enabled
on the GSM Primitives tab and in this Properties dialog box in order to
display them in the GSM Layer 3 view.
Filter Tab
Message Groups Section
The section contains the following channels: Broadcast Call Control,
Call Control, Call-Independent Supplementary Services, GPRS Mobility
Service.
Messages Section
This section contains the messages pertaining to the channel
highlighted in the Message Groups section above. Messages selected in
this section can be added to the Filter In section and the Notify section
as described below. Message types are moved to and from this section.
Filter In Section
This section lists the messages that you will display in the GSM Layer 3
view. All message types are included in this section by default.
To remove a message (i.e. filter it out): Select the message in the Filter In
section, then click the < (left-arrow) button in the upper group. To remove all
of the messages from the Filter In section, click the << (double left-arrow)
button.
To add a message (i.e. filter it in): Select (highlight) the message in the
Messages section (or hold down the Ctrl key while you select multiple
messages), then click the > (right-arrow) button in the upper group. To add
all of the messages to the Filter In section, click the >> (double right-arrow)
button.
Notify Section
You can display up to five Layer 3 message types in separate pop-up

views (message boxes) as they occur. The total number of message
boxes enabled is indicated below the Notify section.
To enable a message box view: Select (highlight) the message in the

messages), then click the > (right-arrow) button in the lower group.
To disable a message box view: Select the message in the Notify section, then
click the < (left-arrow) button in the lower group. To remove all of the
messages from the Notify section, click the << (double left-arrow) button.
Deselect on Close Check Box

If this box is checked (the default), the message type will be removed
from the Notify section when you close its message box. A new
message box will not appear when the next message of that type is
received. Uncheck the Deselect on Close check box to disable this
feature.
To close a notification view (message box), click the X button in its
title bar.
GSM Layer 3 Messages

Logging and Displaying Messages
Select which messages are logged via the GSM Primitives tab of the phones
Properties dialog box.
Messages are displayed in the GSM Layer 3 view. Select which messages are
displayed via the Properties dialog box, accessible from the GSM Layer 3 view.
Message Categories
Layer 3 messages are categorized as follows:
Broadcast Call Control

Call Control
Call Independent Supplementary Services
GPRS Mobility Management
GPRS Session Management
Group Call Control
Mobility Management
PDSS1
PDSS2
Radio Resource
Short Message ServiceGSM Primitive Mask tab, Motorola T720

Properties
The GSM Primitives tab in the Motorola T720 Properties dialog allows
you to select the messages you want to log. All messages are
displayed in the Layer 3 Messages view. If a selection is grayed-out,
then only the changes in the selected primitive are sent. This dialog is
the same for GSM 900, 1800, 1900, and Dual Band phones.
Click the check box next to a message type to enable or disable
logging of the messages. The choices are:
Man-Machine Interface
Mobility Management
Call Control
Radio Resource
Supplementary Services
System information (1 through 8)
SMS
Paging
Assignment
Power Measurement
Measurement Parameters Selector Frame and

Parameters
The Measurement Parameters Selector
view graphically shows the
Frames that are used for selecting parameters for the userconfigurable views. The Layer 3 frame contains only the Parameters
parameter. This parameter contains the Layer 3 messages which are
displayed in the GSM Layer 3 Messages view.
Using Parameters for Alerts or Markers

Individual Logical Channel (Layer 3) messages can be used as triggers
for audio alerts or markers. Audio alerts and markers are configured in
the Alarms view.
Measurement Parameters Selector
The Measurement Parameters (formerly known as "DFI") Selector view
shows the Devices, Frames, and Items in a hierarchical tree structure.
The data collection software logs data from a Device in several
Frames, which contain related Items (individual parameters or
messages). The DFI Selector view opens to allow you to select
parameters for the Alarms and Route Map views
GPRS Performance
The following gives a brief description of each component from a
typical GPRS performance report.
Executive Summary
This consists of a series of tables reporting the various performance
indicators as a percentage value. The following lists each performance
indicator and how each percentage is calculated.
Table
Performance
indicator
How the value is calculated
Connection
Summary
Attach Success
Rate
PDP Context
Activation
Success Rate
GPRS Attach Min, Max,

Duration
Average
PDP Context
Activation
Duration
Min, Max,
Average
TBF (Data)
Activity
Downlink
Open
TBF (Data)
Activity
Uplink
Open
Percentage
Coding
Scheme
Utilization
Downlink
Closed
Closed
Attach completions / Attach requests

(%)
PDP Context Accept / PDP Context
Requests (%)
The duration of time between an
attach request and attach complete.
Where there are two consecutive
attach requests, and only one attach
complete, the duration time is not
calculated for the first request.
The duration of time between an
PDP activation request and PDP
activation complete message.
Count of Downlink TBF States (%)

100 - Count of Downlink TBF States
(%)
Count of Uplink TBF States (%)
100 - Count of Uplink TBF States
(%)
CS1
When the downlink TBF state is
open, count of downlink where
coding scheme is set to 1.
CS2
CS3

CS4
Uplink
CS1
When the uplink TBF state is open,
count of uplink where coding scheme
is set to 1.
CS2
is set to 2.
CS3
is set to 3.
CS4
Percentage
Time Slot
Utilization
Downlink

is set to 4.
Count of downlink timeslots used
when TBF is Open and 0 downlink
allocation.
allocation.

allocation.
allocation.
Uplink

allocation.
Count of uplink timeslots used when
TBF is Open and 0 uplink allocation.
Throughput
Performance
Summary
(kbps)
RLC Downlink
(TBF ON State)
Lists the downlink count of the

throughput values at min, max,
average, and percentage count for
0K and >30K data throughput.
RLC UPlink
Lists the uplink count of the
(TBF ON State) throughput values at min, max,
average, and percentage count for
0K and >30K data throughput.
Reliability
Performance
Summary
RLC BLER
Displays the RLC BLER found that

meets min, max, and average
values. Also displays the percentage
count at 0% and >20%.
RLC Downlink
Displays the RLC downlink retry rate
Retransmission found that meets min, max, and
average values. Also displays the

percentage count at 0% and >20%.
RLC Uplink
Displays the RLC uplink retry rate
Retransmission found that meets min, max, and
average values. Also displays the
percentage count at 0% and >20%.
RF
Performance
RxLev (Full)
C-Value
Displays the Min, Max, Average and

% values of RxLev (Full) that are
less than the threshold value set for
RxLev.
Displays the Min, Max, Average and
% values of C-Value that are less
than the threshold value set for CValue.
Overall Performance Summary

This section of the report provides similar information found in the
executive summary section. However these tables have additional
information and parameters. The parameters provided in this part of
the report are:
Table
Connection
Summary
Parameters provided
Attach requests
Attach accepts
Attach completions
Attach success rate
PDP context requests
PDP context accepts
PDP context activation success rate
GPRS Attach
Duration
Min, Max, Average
PDP Context
Activation
Duration
Min, Max, Average
Location update requests
Location update accept
Location update success rate (%)
Routing area update requests
Routing area update accepts
Routing area update success rate (%)

Idle (%)
Ready (%)
Standby (%)
Attach (%)
Mobility
Statistics
GMM Session
State
GMM Attach
Session
TBF Activity
Uplink - Open, Closed %

Downlink - CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4
Uplink - CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4
Downlink timeslot allocation 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Uplink timeslot allocation 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Downlink min, max
Uplink min, max
Percentage
Coding
Scheme
Utilization
Percentage
Time Slot
Utilization
TFI
Assignment
Detach (%)
Downlink - Open, Closed %
RLC Mode
RLC Uplink
Allocation
Mode
Data Transfer
Summary
Throughput
Performance
Summary
Ack
UnAck
Single block
Dynamic
Fixed
No Allocation
RLC blocks received
LLC frames received
RLC blocks transmitted
LLC frames transmitted
RLC blocks/LLC frames
Receive/Send ratio on RLC and LLC

RLC Downlink when TBF is open or closed Min, Max, Average, =0K, and >30K
RLC Downlink when TBF is open - Min, Max,

Average, =0K, and >30K
RLC Uplink when TBF is open or closed - Min,

Max, Average, =0K, and >30K
RLC Uplink when TBF is open - Min, Max,

LLC Downlink when TBF is open or closed Min, Max, Average, =0K, and >30K
LLC Downlink when TBF is open - Min, Max,

LLC Uplink when TBF is open or closed - Min,

Max, Average, =0K, and >30K
LLC Uplink when TBF is open - Min, Max,
Reliability
Performance
Summary
RF
Performance
Summary

RLC BLER - Min, Max, Average, =0%, and
>20%
RLC Downlink Retransmission rate - Min, Max,

Average, =0%, and >20%
RLC Uplink Retransmission rate - Min, Max,

LLC Downlink Retransmission rate - Min, Max,

LLC Uplink Retransmission rate - Min, Max,

RxLev (Full) - Min, Max, Average, %, and
Threshold limit
C-Value - Min, Max, Average, %, and

Threshold limit
Signal variance - Min, Max, Average, %, and

Threshold limit
RxQual - Min, Max, Average, %, and Threshold

limit
MS output power - Min, Max, Average, %, and

Threshold limit
Min, Max, Average, Total Reselections
Cell
Reselection
Interval
Throughput Analysis
This part of the report provides a series of bar-charts and scatter
diagrams that graphically display the data given in the previous
sections.
The charts include tabular data, cumulative and probability distribution

functions (CDF and PDF). All charts have binned values based on the
thresholds set for the report. The charts provided are:
RLC downlink throughput

RLC uplink throughput
LLC downlink throughout
LLC uplink throughput
The second part of this section provides information about throughput

and what parameters effect it's performance. These include:
RLC downlink throughput versus TBF activity

RLC downlink throughput versus Cell Reselection
RLC downlink throughput versus downlink coding scheme and

downlink timeslots allocated
Coding scheme to RLC throughput relation
Timeslots allocated to RLC downlink throughput relation
RLC downlink retry and downlink BLER
RLC downlink throughput, BLER and retry rate
GSM TRAI Reports

This report translates a standard E6474A GSM drive test export (CSV)
file and converts it into a format that complies to Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (Microsoft Word or HTML format).
http://www.trai.gov.in/
To generate the required reports:

1. Select GSM > GSM TRAI reports
2. Select Import Date File.
This displays the following dialog box. This dialog box lets you specify
report parameters.
The options are:
Group Access Delay - MOC

Group Access Delay - MTC Normal
Group Access Delay - MTC Non Reachable
Call Drop Rate
Voice Quality - Outdoor - Periphery of the city
Voice Quality - Outdoor - Congested area
Voice Quality - Outdoor - Across the city
Voice Quality - Indoor - Office complex
Voice Quality - Indoor - Shopping complex
Voice Quality - Indoor - Other
The following gives a brief description of each component from a

typical GSM phone report.
Group Access Delay (MOC)
This part of the report is a summation of the following parts of a

normal call procedure.
Time to connect calls - This is the time below "service request"

(pressing the send button) and "alerting" (getting the ring-back
tone).
Time to confirm instruction to connect - This is the time between
"call set-up" (initiating the call set-up command) and "call
proceeding" (acknowledged to user).
Time to release call - This is the time between "disconnect

request" (pressing the call end button) and "release complete"
(being passed on to the network).
Time to alert a mobile - This is measured as a mean of two

measurements:
First paging attempt = This is the time between receiving a

call request at PLMN and alerting the mobile.
Final paging attempt = This is the time between receiving

a call request at PLMN and hearing of the "not reachable"
announcement.
Note: It is recommended that you perform at least 10 calls per week,

during your busiest network period from your mobile to the drive test
system. All tests should be spread across all zones of your network
during the course of a quarter.
The Document and HTML formatted reported contains the following
information:
Call Number - a unique ID number

Date
Location called from - estimated text value based on RxLev

values
Layer 3 Message Diagnostics:
Time of service request
Time of call set-up
Time of call proceeding
Time of Alerting
Time of disconnect request
Time of call release
Time to connect call
Time to confirm instruction to connect
Time to release a call
Group Access Delay (MTC)

This report requires you to enter two parts.
PSTN to Mobile to Call
This dialog box lets you enter data parameters that are added to the
database when you select Update.
Select Save to open a saving dialog box. The saved file is autoimported into analysis reporter and shown with other imported data
files.
The second part requires you to import a standard GSM drive test data
file.
Call Drop Rate
This report requires you to enter two parts.
Call Drop Rate
This dialog box lets you enter data parameters that are added to the
database when you select Update.
Select Save to open a saving dialog box. The saved file is autoimported into analysis reporter and shown with other imported data
files.
The second part requires you to import a standard GSM drive test data
file.
Voice Quality
For valid voice quality reports you must follow these guidleines:
RxQual samples are to be collected during time consistent busy

hour (TCBH) for the quarter using standard drive test
equipment. (Note: measurements using an engineering handset
are not acceptable).
It is recommended that at least one drive test be conducted
every week during the busy hour, in each of the five location
types (Outdoor - Periphery of city, congested area, across the
city; Indoor - Office and Shopping complex).
The generated report will have the following format:

Route
details
Types of
Route
Total no.
of
sample
calls
Number of sample calls with voice

quality
(in RxQual values)
0
Outdoor
(Periphery of
the city)
Outdoor
(Congested
area)
Outdoor
(Across the
city)
Indoor
(Office
Complex)
Indoor
(Shopping
Complex)
ALL
Drive Test Results

For valid drive test results, the following guidelines should be followed:
Drive tests should be conducted on at least five routes in each city.
This should be made up from three outdoor and two indoor tests.
Each report should be accompanied by coverage maps including color
codes for coverage signal strength and voice quality.
Also include hard-copy (print-outs) of any supporting documents for
any other results obtained from the drive test.
The output report table has the following layout:

Outdoor Routes
Periphery
of the city
Route details
1. Coveragesignal
strength
2. Voice Quality
a. Total
RxQual
Samples
Congested
Area
Indoor Routes
Across Office
the city Comlpex
Shopping
Complex
b. RxQual
samples with
0-4 values
c. %age
samples with
good voice
quality =
(b/a) x100
d. No. of
RxQual
samples with
value 5 or
more (a-b)
e. No. of
RxQual
samples with
value 5 or
more due to
network
coverage
e. No. of
RxQual
samples with
value 5 or
more due to
interference
3. Call Success Rate
a. Total Call
Attempts
b. Total Calls
successfully
established
c. Call
Success rate
(%) = (b/a
x100)
%age Blocked
calls = 100%
- GSR
Call Drop Rate
Handover Data - PCS 1900

Mode: Tracking
Handover data and current serving cell signal data are logged
whenever a handover or channel reselection is observed. Before and
after values for important signal values are logged as well as
information on the handover. Handover Data is viewed in the Handover
Monitor view. This view shows before handoff and after handoff values,
and the change value between the two.
Each handover record contains the following data:
BCCH
BSIC
RxLev
RxQual
Timing Advance
Dist to BTS
Handover form
Handover cause (if available from Layer 3)
BCCH
Broadcast Control CHannel
A LOGICAL Control channel continuously broadcasting information
about the GSM network, its parent cell, and the surrounding cells.
Always found on TN (Time Slot Number) 0; supports network to mobile
(downlink) communications only).
Range is:
GSM 1 - 124
E-GSM 1 - 124 and 975 - 1023
DCS1800 512 - 885
PCS1900 512 - 810
BSIC
Base Station Identity Code
Range = 0 - 77 Octal, 0 - 63 Decimal
Octal value is composed of Network Color code, Range = 0 - 7
and Base Station Color Code = 0 - 7
RXLEV
Received Signal Strength Level
The serving signal strength level based on the strengths all of the
signal bursts (RXLEV full) or a subset (RXLEV sub) of the signal bursts
over a multiframe period.
Range = 0 - 63, representing -110 dBm to -47 dBm
BRXLEV - RXLEV before handover
ARXLEV - RXLEV after handover
RXLEV neighbors - Received Signal Strength Level on neighboring
channels
RXQUAL
Received signal Quality
The serving signal quality based on the strengths of all of the signal
bursts (RXQUAL full) or a subset (RXQUAL sub) of the signal bursts
over a multiframe period.
Range = 0 - 7
BRXQUAL - RXQUAL before handover
ARXQUAL - RXQUAL after handover
TAdv (GSM)
Timing Advance
Number of Bit periods the transmission burst of a GSM test mobile is
advanced to compensate for propagation delay. Used to ensure that
the transmission burst arrives at the cellsite at the correct time.

Range = 0 - 63.
Dist to BTS
The calculated distance to the cellsite based on the Timing Advance
Value
1 = 555m, 2 = 1110M, 3 = 1665, etc.
Successful handovers: Handover, Assignment, Immediate
Assignment, Location Update, Channel Re-Selection, Channel Release,
Partial Release or Frequency Redefinition.
Failed handovers: Handover failure, Assignment failure, Immediate
Assignment Rejected, Location Update Rejected, Random Access
Failure or IMSI Detach
Handover Cause
Layer 3 message field, specifies reason for change of channel taking
place.
.
GSM Handover Forms and Causes

Handover Form messages
Handover
Handover Failure
Assignment
Assignment Failure
Additional
Assignment
Immediate Assignment Rejected
Immediate
Assignment
Location Update Rejected
Location Update
Random Access Failure
Channel ReSelection
Frequency Redefinition
Release
Re-establishment
Partial Release
Unknown
Handover Cause Messages

Normal Event
Abnormal Release,
IMIE Not Accepted

Unspecified Illegal ME
Abnormal Release, Channel

Unacceptable
PLMN Not Allowed
Abnormal Release, Timer

Expired
IMSI Unknown in VLR
Abnormal Release, No Activity Location Area Not Allowed

on the Radio Path
Preemptive Release
National Roaming Not Allowed in

this Location Area
Handover Impossible, Timing

Advance Out Of Range
Network Failure
Channel Mode Unacceptable
Conjestion
Frequence Not Implemented
Service Option Not Supported
Call Already Cleared
Service Option Not Subscribed
Semantically Incorrect
Message
Service Option Temporarily Out of

Order
Invalid Mandatory Information Call Cannot Be Identified

Message Type Non-Existent or Semantically Incorrect Message
Not Implemented
Message Type Not Compatible

with Protocol State
Invalid Mandatory Information
Conditional IE Error
Information Element Non-Existent

or Not Implemented
No Cell Allocation Available

Protocol Error Unspecified
Conditional IE Error
IMSI Unknown in HLR
Protocol error, Unspecified
Illegal MS
Unknown MM Cause
Message Not Compatible with the

Protocol State
Unknown RR Cause
GSM Channel Change Monitor View

To display this view, click its name under the View menu.
This view displays the signal parameters before and after a handover
. The handover Form and Cause, Traffic Channels 1 and 2, Power
Class, and the BCCH for neighbors 1 through 6 are displayed, in
addition to many of the same parameters that appear in the GSM
Signal view.
Handoff
1) The process by which a cellular mobile is able to move through a
coverage area, handing off from cell to cell in order to maintain a good
signal quality. The handoff is, ideally, not noticeable to the user.
2) The location at which a call was passed from one cell site to
another.
Note: The Motorola T720 phone does not support data in this view. If
this view is opened for this phone, no data is displayed.
Form
Cause
LAC
C1
C2
BCCH
BSIC
Cell ID
DTX
RxLev
(full)
RxQual
(full)
Hop
MAIO
HSN
T Slot
T Ch 1
T Ch 2
Tx Power
TA
PWRC
FER
BCCH
Configuration
The Hand Over check box on the Unsolicited Parameters tab of the
GSM Properties dialog box must be checked in order to log data for
this view.
About the Over Range

over (or under) that which the receiver is specified to cover. Click the
link below for details about this added "over rangeLAC
Location Area Code
The entire GSM network is subdivided into small groups of cellsites,
each having their own unique code to help identify smaller geographic
areas. As GSM phones move throughout the network, they can be
tracked according to which LAC they were last reported in. This allows
for a more efficient use of resources since the network only has to
send messages to a small area rather than to the en
C1
Mobile calculated uplink quality parameter used in Cell Selection. Only
cells with positive C1 values will be considered for selection. The
mobile will choose the cell with the highest C1 value. C1 is a Phase 1
GSM feature which is used to select a cellsite to camp on. It is a
function of the received signal strength and the power class of the
phone.
tire network
C2
C2 is a reselection criteria that is a function of C1. C2 is further used,
once camped on a cell, to select a new cell onto which to camp. It
incorporates hysteresis to avoid bouncing between cells when a mobile
is on a cell boundary. This reduces the number of reselections normally
created at a cell boundary. Many providers support C1, and some
support both C1 and C2.
Cell Id
Name or numerical value used to uniquely identify each cellsite or
every individual antenna within the wireless network. Defined on a per
network basis.
MAIO
Mobile Allocation Indication Offset
Specifies starting point for mobile in Frequency hopping sequence
HSN
Hopping Sequence Number
GSM supports 64 Frequency hopping sequences ( 1 Cyclic and 63
pseudo-random).
Time Slot
1) A uniquely defined increment of time or clock period in which data
is transferred. Each time slot is defined by its phase position relative to
the reference clock (timing) signal.
2) A multiplexing scheme in which the information from a number of

individual circuits is transmitted over one circuit by allowing
information from each of the individual circuits to be placed on the
common circuit at a particular point (time slot) with respect to a
reference timing signal.
Traffic Channel
The channel that carriers the voice signal. T Ch 1 is the primary
channel; T Ch 2 is the secondary channel.
Traffic Channel
The channel that carriers the voice signal. T Ch 1 is the primary
channel; T Ch 2 is the secondary channel. TX Power (GSM)
The output power level of the mobile or the base station. Typical levels
are 2-19 dBm for GSM, and 2-15 dBm for GSM 1800.
TX Power (GSM)
The output power level of the mobile or the base station. Typical levels
are 2-19 dBm for GSM, and 2-15 dBm for GSM 1800.
FER
Frame Erasure Rate
The number of corrupted or invalid speech frames per measurement.
Orbitel 907 GSM900 tracking phones report raw FER measurements
from 0 to 24, where 0 = 0% frame erasure, 12= 50%, and 24 = 100%
for full rate channels.
All Sagem GSM phones report FER as a percentage of 0 to 100%.
MCC
Mobile Country Code
Range = 0 - 999
MNC
Mobile Network Code
Range = 0 - 99
DSF
Downlink Signaling Failure - Actual DSF counter values between 0 and
DSF (Max)
DSF Max - Maximum Down Link Signaling Failure - Network defined

upper limit of DSF counter
DSF is used to determine a downlink signaling failure when the phone
is in "idle mode." Every time a CCCH message (Paging Sub-Channel)
message is decoded properly, the DSF counter is incremented by two.
For every incorrectly decoded message, the DSF counter is
decremented by four. If the counter reaches zero, a downlink signaling
failure has occurred.
RLT
Radio Link Timeout (GSM)
Actual counter values between 0 and RLT Max
RLT Max - Maximum Radio Link Timeout - network defined upper limit
of RLT counter.
RLT is used to determine if a radio link failure occurred in "dedicated
mode." Every time a (SACCH) control channel message is decoded
properly, the RLT counter Is incremented by two. For every incorrectly
decoded message, the RLT counter is decreased by one. If the counter
reaches zero, a radio link time out has occurred and the call is
dropped.
Frequency Hopping
To average the fading conditions found over a range of channels, the
Base Station may use a range of channels over which a call can be
maintained. Frequency hopping reduces the signal-to-noise ratio.
Frequency Modulation
A form of modulation where a change in the amplitude of the input
signal causes a change in the frequency of the carrier signal.
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
A form of modulation where the carrier signal is varied between
two frequencies (representing 1 and 0) in response to an
incoming digital DSP
(Digital Signal Processor) The component in the RF coverage
measurement system that makes general RF measurements as well as
CDMA & GSM specific measurements.
BER
Bit Error Rate
The number of errors, expressed as a fraction of the total number of

bits sent, of a digital signal.
Analog RSSI
Analog Received Signal Strength Indicator
Upper Adjacent Channel

The signal strength of the upper adjacent channel in call tracking data.
The channel with a number one greater than the channel being
monitored.
Lower Adjacent Channel
The signal strength of the lower adjacent channel in call tracking data.
Designated as lower with a number one less than the channel being
monitored.
GSM Signal View

This view shows the following call tracking parameters. This view is
used for GSM 900, 1800, 1900, and Dual Band tracking phones. To
display this view, click its name under the View menu.
The following parameters are displayed in this view. For definitions,
click "Signal Parameters", below.
Mobile State: This field displays the phone state during a test. The
states displayed are:
No Service phone is not camped on to a network.

Dedicated phone in a call, camped on to a network.
Idle phone not in a call but camped on to a network.
Serving Cell: This area displays measurement data about the cell that
the phone is currently in. The fields in this area are:
Channel
Displays the broadcast channel in use

on the serving cell. If you right-click
the field label the display will change
to show the Cell Name. This name is
extracted from the StationInfo.txt file
based on GPS and cell information.

BSIC
Indicates the serving cell base station

identity code (BSIC).
MCC
Displays the Mobile Country Code.
LAC
Displays the Location Area Code. This

value is displayed in decimal units.
Cell ID
Displays a unique hexadecimal

number assigned to the serving cell.
This value is displayed in decimal
units.
MNC
Displays the Mobile Network Code.
Mobile Measurements: This area displays measurement data about

the Rf interface. The fields in this area are:
TCH
Displays the unique TCH channel

number(s) being used by the phone during
a call. When hopping is used during a call,
this text box is empty, and all TCH
channels display in the Hopping list.
Tx Level
Indicates the power being used for

transmission by the phone. This is a value
from 0-31.
RxLev (F)
Displays the service signal strength (dBm)

measured over a full set of traffic and
SACCH frames.
RxLev (S)
Displays the service signal strength (dBm)

measured over a sub set of 4 SACCH and 8
SID (Silence Descriptor) frames.
RxQual (F)
Displays the service signal quality. This will

be a value from 0-7 measured over a full
set of traffic and SACCH frames.

RxQual (S) Displays the service signal quality. This will
be a value from 0-7 measured over a full
set of traffic and SACCH frames.
DTX
Displays the discontinuous transmission

state. This can be ON or OFF
FER
Frame Erasure Rate. The percentage of lost

or bad speech frames. This field is not
displayed if frame erasure measurements
are not supported by the attached mobile.
Sagem phones report FER as a percentage.
The range is 0 to 100%.
TA
Displays the timing advance being used

during a call. This is given in bit periods
and can have a value from 0-63.
TSlot
Displays the timeslot being used by the

network during a call. This can be a value
from 0-7.
Type of
channel
Displays the logical channel type used
DSF
Displays the actual and network assigned

downlink signalling flag counter.
RLT
Radio Link Timeout Counter. The initial

display being the maximum value as
defined by the network. This displays the
actual and maximum values.
Avg C/I
Displays the aggregate carrier to interferer

(C/I) value for the serving channel. It is
calculated from the C/I list using the
following method:
Avg C/I = 10 Log ((10 pwr(CI1/10) + 10 pwr(CI2/10) . . . . + 10

pwr(CIn/10))/n)
Frequency Hopping: This area shows all measurement information

related to hopping. The fields displayed are:
Hopping: Displays type of hopping used.

MAIO: Displays the Mobile Allocation Index Offset value.
HSN: Displays the Hopping Sequence Number.
Hops: Display number of hops made during a call.
Hopping List: This list contains the available hopping channels for the GSM
network. The list is passed from the network to the phone.
Carrier to Interference Hopping List: This area displays lists of

data when hopping is detected and decoded.
ARFCN List: A list of ARFCN channels that are detected

(Channel Numbers).
RxLev List: A list of received signal strengths (dBm).
C/I List: A list of carrier to interference values (dB).
Note: Some of the parameters listed above must be enabled for

collection on the Unsolicited Parameters tab of the Properties
dialog before starting a data collection test.
Channel Display Options
Show Channel Number or Cell-site Name: You can choose to

display either the channel number or the cell-site name. Rightclick on the "Cell" label, then choose Show Name or Show
Channel from the pop-up menu. When you choose Show Name,
the "Cell" label changes to "Name", and the cell-site name,
BCCH, and BSIC are all displayed in the Name field.
Cell-site Name Origin: If you have chosen Show Channel above,
right-click within the CN field, then choose Use Channel, Use
Channel and Qualifier, or Use Cell Id from the pop-up menu to
determine how the Cell-site name is derived.
Description of GSM Measurements

The GSM measurement suite provides complete analysis of the base
station downlink broadcast channel. For each broadcast channel
(BCH), signal quality and strength are measured.
Measurement
Definition
BSIC
For each BCH found, the base

station identity code can be
decoded. This then provides the
base station color code (BCC),
network color code (NCC),
enabling identification of the cell
being measured.
Channel
Number
A range of frequencies or channel

numbers (ARFCN) can be
selected for focussed scanning of
a particular cell or part of a
network.
Burst power The measurement is

measurement synchronized to the BCH and
burst power for the GSM timeslot
is measured. This is used for
determining signal strength for
adequate cell coverage. This
measurement is carried out when
the BSIC is being decoded.
Fast Power
When the BSIC is not being
Measurement decoded, fast channel power
measurements can be made.
Adjacent
Channel
Analysis
Measurement of the power of two

carrier signals (Carrier A and B)
and the power of each of the
channels either side of the carrier
(C) signals, that is C-1 and C+1.
Co-Channel
Measurement of a primary signal,
Analysis
multi-path components and other

components that are not part of
that signal. These components
being noise or secondary
channels.
ARFCN
Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number(0 to 1023)
A numeric code used to represent a frequency channel in GSM or DCS networks.
The range is:
GSM 1 - 124
E-GSM 1-124 and 975 - 1023
DCS1800 512 - 885
PCS1900 512 - 810
BCCH
Broadcast Control CHannel
A LOGICAL Control channel continuously broadcasting information about the GSM
network, its parent cell, and the surrounding cells. Always found on TN (Time Slot
Number) 0; supports network to mobile (downlink) communications only). (0 to 1023)
Range is:
GSM 1 - 124
E-GSM 1 - 124 and 975 - 1023
DCS1800 512 - 885
PCS1900 512 - 810
BSIC
Base Station Identity Code
Range = 0 - 77 Octal, 0 - 63 Decimal
Octal value is composed of Network Color code, Range = 0 - 7
and Base Station Color Code = 0 - 7
C1
Mobile calculated uplink quality parameter used in Cell Selection. Only cells with
positive C1 values will be considered for selection. The mobile will choose the cell with
the highest C1 value. C1 is a Phase 1 GSM feature which is used to select a cellsite to
camp on. It is a function of the received signal strength and the power class of the phone.
-64 to+64
C2
C2 is a reselection criteria that is a function of C1. C2 is further used, once camped on a
cell, to select a new cell onto which to camp. It incorporates hysteresis to avoid bouncing
between cells when a mobile is on a cell boundary. This reduces the number of
reselections normally created at a cell boundary. Many providers support C1, and some
support both C1 and C2. -64 to +64.
Carrier Power
The received power of the current channel derived from the receiver. Similar to Rx Power
derived from the tracker. -120 to -20.
Cell Id
Name or numerical value used to uniquely identify each cellsite or every individual
antenna within the wireless network. Defined on a per network basis. 0 to 65535
DSF
Downlink Signaling Failure - Actual DSF counter values between 0 and DSF (Max)
DSF Max - Maximum Down Link Signaling Failure - Network defined upper limit of
DSF counter
DSF is used to determine a downlink signaling failure when the phone is in "idle mode."
Every time a CCCH message (Paging Sub-Channel) message is decoded properly, the
DSF counter is incremented by two. For every incorrectly decoded message, the DSF
counter is decremented by four. If the counter reaches zero, a downlink signaling failure
has occurred. 0 to 45.
DSF(max)
Downlink Signaling Failure - Actual DSF counter values between 0 and DSF (Max)
DSF Max - Maximum Down Link Signaling Failure - Network defined upper limit of
DSF counter
DSF is used to determine a downlink signaling failure when the phone is in "idle mode."
Every time a CCCH message (Paging Sub-Channel) message is decoded properly, the
DSF counter is incremented by two. For every incorrectly decoded message, the DSF
counter is decremented by four. If the counter reaches zero, a downlink signaling failure
has occurred.
FER
Frame Erasure Rate
The number of corrupted or invalid speech frames per measurement.
Orbitel 907 GSM900 tracking phones report raw FER measurements from 0 to 24, where
0 = 0% frame erasure, 12= 50%, and 24 = 100% for full rate channels.
All Sagem GSM phones report FER as a percentage of 0 to 100%.
Hopping Flag
Indicates whether frequency Hopping currently enabled on network.(0,1)
Hopping List
The list of channels the phone can utilize during a call.
Hopping Sequence Number
The pattern that the Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Numbers in the Mobile
Allocation Table follow. 0 to 63
LAC
Location Area Code
The entire GSM network is subdivided into small groups of cellsites, each having their
own unique code to help identify smaller geographic areas. As GSM phones move
throughout the network, they can be tracked according to which LAC they were last
reported in. This allows for a more efficient use of resources since the network only has
to send messages to a small area rather than to the entire network.(0 to 65535)
Lower Adjacent Channel
The signal strength of the lower adjacent channel in call tracking data. Designated as
lower with a number one less than the channel being monitored.(-120 to-20)
MAIO
Mobile Allocation Indication Offset
Specifies starting point for mobile in Frequency hopping sequence.(0 to 63)
. RLT
RLT Max - Maximum Radio Link Timeout - network defined upper limit of RLT counter.
RLT is used to determine if a radio link failure occurred in "dedicated mode." Every time
a (SACCH) control channel message is decoded properly, the RLT counter Is
incremented by two. For every incorrectly decoded message, the RLT counter is
decreased by one. If the counter reaches zero, a radio link time out has occurred and the
call is dropped. (0 to 64)
RLT(max)
RLT Max - Maximum Radio Link Timeout - network defined upper limit of RLT counter.
RLT is used to determine if a radio link failure occurred in "dedicated mode." Every time
a (SACCH) control channel message is decoded properly, the RLT counter Is
incremented by two. For every incorrectly decoded message, the RLT counter is
decreased by one. If the counter reaches zero, a radio link time out has occurred and the
call is dropped.
Time Slot
1) A uniquely defined increment of time or clock period in which data is transferred.
Each time slot is defined by its phase position relative to the reference clock (timing)
signal.
2) A multiplexing scheme in which the information from a number of individual circuits
is transmitted over one circuit by allowing information from each of the individual
circuits to be placed on the common circuit at a particular point (time slot) with respect to
a reference timing signal.(0 to 7)
Timing Advance
Number of Bit periods the transmission burst of a GSM test mobile is advanced to
compensate for propagation delay. Used to ensure that the transmission burst arrives at
the cellsite at the correct time.
Range = 0 - 63
TX Power (GSM)
The output power level of the mobile or the base station. Typical levels are 2-19 dBm for
GSM, and 2-15 dBm for GSM 1800.(2 to 19)
Upper Adjacent Channel
The signal strength of the upper adjacent channel in call tracking data. The channel with a
number one greater than the channel being monitored.(-120 to -20)
BER
Bit Error Rate
The number of errors, expressed as a fraction of the total number of bits sent, of a digital
signal.
Band
The scanned frequency for which signal strength data is listed in iDEN, GSM, and PDC
data collected using a broad-band scanning receiver
Analog RSSI
Analog Received Signal Strength Indicator
Aggregate Power
Aggregate is the measure of the spreading of a signal over time due to multipath and low
signal noise. In the process of correlation, as the point of maximum correlation is
approached, the power is above the noise. Aggregate power is a measure of the power to
either side of the peak and above the noise. If the aggregate power is greater than the
peak power, multipath is indicated.
Adjacent Channel
You can make adjacent channel power measurements. This measurement will return the
ratios of the power at the carrier frequency and that of the power of a channel either side.
Up to two carriers can be selected and displayed.

The power levels depend on the offset used. One channel offset (200 kHz) means
interfering signal is transmitted at a level 9 dB above that of the desired signal, and a two
channel offset (400 kHz) means that the signal is transmitted at a level 41 dB above the
desired signal.
Blocked Call
A call that the cellular network did not assign to a voice or traffic channel within a
specified time because of network faults or for lack of available capacity.
L-Band
The portion of the signal spectrum that includes frequencies from 390
MHz to 1550 MHz. The GPS carrier frequencies (1227.6 MHz and
1575.42 MHz) are included in the L-band.
Band: -1
Band:
Band: DCS1800
Band: GSM900
Band: IS-136/850
Band: IS-136/1900
Band: IS95
Band: J-CDMA
Band: J-STD-007
Band: J-STD-008
Band: K-CDMA
This keyword specifies the wireless band to be used for correct proper
channel / frequency correlation. The value set by Band is persistent: it will
remain in effect until another Band statement is encountered. The initial
value for Band is -1 which implies "not specified." If Band is specified
AND the phone supplies a Band value, it will be used in conjunction with
channel (if specified) to match cell sites.
Statistics Menu
Calls are categorized and counted as follows. Click (to check) next to each call category
to show or hide it. A check mark next to the item indicates that it is displayed.
Total - This shows the total number of calls made during the test.
Good calls - This shows the total number of calls for which no problem was observed and the
user-defined signal thresholds were not exceeded.
Blocked calls - This shows the total number of calls that the cellular network did not assign to a
voice or traffic channel within a specified time because of network faults or for lack of available
capacity.
Dropped calls - This shows the total number of calls that ended before expiration of the call
duration timer due to signaling or RF problems.
No Service calls - This shows the total number of calls that could not be placed or completed due
to the loss of network service.
No Comm This shows the total number of "No Comm" calls. If a call is ended by the software
and the phone does not react to the End key command, the next time the software instructs the
phone to place a call, it will find it unavailable. The failed attempt is also classified as No Comm.
This type of No Comm can occur with E6473A systems. An example of a reason a call is
classified as a No Comm is Rx Burst Timeout
.
MPIO - My Phone Is Off. This shows the total number of calls made to another phone in the data
collection system that were not answered. (The called phone was never assigned a Voice channel.)
Progress - A message indicating the call progress is displayed in this field. Possible messages are:
Initializing, Idle, Dialing, Setup, On Call, and Continuous Call. In addition to the messages, countdown values are displayed for Initializing, Idle time, Setup time, and On Call time. The count for
each phase starts with the Call Duration, Idle Time, and Call Setup values entered on the
Autodialing tab of the phone's Properties dialog box. When a test is started, "Initializing" is
displayed, with an initial value of 30.
Setup - This indicates the time period between the time the phone number is dialed and the time
the phone is assigned a Voice channel.
Breakdown - This indicates the time period between the time the END key is pressed and the time
the phone is assigned a Control channel.
Power Measurements
The system is capable of measuring power using various methods. The
following list describes how the techniques used, are calculated and
displayed.
Spectrum and CW
analyzer
RMS power measurement.
Channel analyzer
Total channel power.
Broadcast channel and

adjacent channel
analyzer
Power averaged over 8

timeslots.
Broadcast channel with

BSIC decoding
Power is measured over 1

timeslot.
Co-channel analyzer
Power of the dominant

component measured over
11 frames.
RxLev_Access_Min
Minimum received level at the mobile required for access to the
system.
These values are sent on the BCCH by the base station on the layer 3
and 4 messages
Properties - GSM Layer 3 View

The Properties dialog box allows you to control which messages are
displayed in the GSM Layer 3 view. You can also change the text font
and color-code the message types. To open it, click the Properties
button in the GSM Layer 3 Messages view.
This dialog box also enables pop-up views or "message boxes" that
display all of the messages of one type. For more information, see the
Notify Section below.
Note: The selections in this dialog box do not affect the settings on
the GSM Primitives tab of the GSM Properties dialog box. However,
System Information (1 thru 8) and Paging messages must be enabled
on the GSM Primitives tab and in this Properties dialog box in order to
display them in the GSM Layer 3 view.
Filter Tab
Message Groups Section
The section contains the following channels: Broadcast Call Control,
Call Control, Call-Independent Supplementary Services, GPRS Mobility
Service.
Messages Section
This section contains the messages pertaining to the channel
highlighted in the Message Groups section above. Messages selected in
this section can be added to the Filter In section and the Notify section
as described below. Message types are moved to and from this section.
Filter In Section
This section lists the messages that you will display in the GSM Layer 3
view. All message types are included in this section by default.
To remove a message (i.e. filter it out): Select the message in the Filter In
section, then click the < (left-arrow) button in the upper group. To remove all
of the messages from the Filter In section, click the << (double left-arrow)
button.
To add a message (i.e. filter it in): Select (highlight) the message in the
messages), then click the > (right-arrow) button in the upper group. To add
all of the messages to the Filter In section, click the >> (double right-arrow)
button.
Notify Section
You can display up to five Layer 3 message types in separate pop-up
views (message boxes) as they occur. The total number of message
boxes enabled is indicated below the Notify section.
To enable a message box view: Select (highlight) the message in the

messages), then click the > (right-arrow) button in the lower group.
To disable a message box view: Select the message in the Notify section, then
click the < (left-arrow) button in the lower group. To remove all of the
messages from the Notify section, click the << (double left-arrow) button.
Deselect on Close Check Box

If this box is checked (the default), the message type will be removed
from the Notify section when you close its message box. A new
message box will not appear when the next message of that type is
received. Uncheck the Deselect on Close check box to disable this
feature.
GSM Interference Analyzer View
This view is available for Agilent E645xx GSM receivers. This view can
be configured before and during data logging. It can also be configured
using the Properties Dialog Box.
Select which part of the view you would like to know more about:
Status Indicators
Measurement Controls
Display Controls
Description and Overview
Status Indicators
Adjacent Carrier A
C/N+1 Displays the ratio of the Carrier A against one
channel below (dB). That is, the amplitude of carrier A
/ amplitude of carrier A + 200 kHz.
C/N-1
Displays the ratio of the Carrier A against one

channel above (dB). That is, the amplitude of carrier A
/ amplitude of carrier A - 200 kHz.
Adjacent Carrier B
C/N+1 Displays the ratio of the Carrier B against one
channel below (dB). That is, the amplitude of carrier A

/ amplitude of carrier A + 200 kHz.
C/N-1
Displays the ratio of the Carrier B against one

channel above (dB). That is, the amplitude of carrier A
/ amplitude of carrier A - 200 kHz.
Co-Channel Measurements
Total Power
This is the total RMS power as seen by

the receiver over 11 frames
Primary Power
This is the power of the direct signal,

with all multipath and interference
components removed.
Fading
This is the ratio (dB) of the direct signal

power to the short fading power.
Primary/Interferer This is the ratio of the direct signal

power to the interferers.
Primary BSIC
This displays the primary signal base

station identity code and cell name
where known.
Secondary BSIC
This displays the secondary (co-channel)

signal base station identity code and cell
name where known.
Channel
Displays the channel currently being

analyzed.
This field displays the signal status and
provides the following information:
Status
No
Errors
No errors were found and

the signal has been
analyzed.
Low
Signal
The signal level is too low

for accurate processing.
No FCH
(Prim)
No frequency
synchronization channel
was detected on the
primary signal.
No SCH
(Prim)
No synchronization channel
was detected on the
primary signal.
Bit
Errors
(Prim)
Bit errors were detected in

the primary midamble
sequence.
No FCH
(Sec)
No frequency
synchronization channel
was detected on the
secondary signal.
No SCH
(Sec)
No synchronization channel
was detected on the
secondary signal.
Bit
Errors
(Sec)

the secondary midamble
sequence.
Bit
Errors

either the primary or
secondary midamble
sequence.
-1
The reported status can

not be decoded by the
system.
Measurement Controls
Opening/Closing the Measurement Controls

Place the cursor in the display area and right-click the mouse to open
the shortcut menu. Select the Measurement Controls command.
The measurement controls affect the measurement and cannot

be changed while a measurement is being logged.
To increase display area, it is recommended that the
measurement controls are switched off, after the measurement
has been configured.
Freq Units section
Frequency: Enables current channel definition by frequency.

Channel: Enables channel definition by channel number.
Measurement Type section

To maintain signal synchronization with your network, it is possible to
link these measurements with other views. This is done using the
Parameter Link Editor dialog box.
Adjacent Channels: Displays the amplitude of two selected

carrier signals (Carrier A, Carrier B) and the signals that are one
channel above and one channel below.
The system can make adjacent channel interference
measurements. For two, user selectable channels, it can return
the ratio of the power in each channel to that in adjacent

channels.
Peak Mode Enable: Clicking this box enables peak power

measurements. Usually power measurements are calculated as
an average over 8 timeslots. Since power may not be present in
all timeslots, the average may be below expected values. With
Peak Mode Enable, the power is calculated from the peak value
found within 8 timeslots.
Co-Channel Analysis: Displays the amplitude (dBm) of each

long path component by symbol delay. The main central bar
shows the primary power. The bars shown in green represent the
typical equalizer range of a phone as defined by ETSI
specifications (typically 5 symbol spread).
For a single user selectable channel, the system can display the
following information:
Total RMS power of the received signal (dBm)

Primary Signal (dBm)
Short Fading signal (dB)
Primary to Interferer signal ratio (dB)
Primary BSIC and cell name
Secondary BSIC and cell name
Band section
Uplink: Allows you to select the measurement of the uplink

Downlink: Allows you to select the measurement of the
downlink
.
Adjacent Channels section

Enter the two carriers whose adjacent channels you wish to view. Use
the Parameter Link Editor to link the Interference Analyzer to the
phone Signal view.
Co-Channel section
Carrier
Secondary
BSIC
decode
Enter the channel you wish to analyze. There may

be a slight delay before displaying the co-channel
graph while the channel is fully analyzed. Displays
the amplitude (dBm) of each long path component
by symbol delay. The main central bar shows the
primary power. The bars shown in green represent
the typical equalizer range of a phone as defined
by ETSI specifications (typically 5 symbol spread).
Allows you to select secondary BSIC decoding. The
default is for secondary BSIC decoding disabled.
This allows faster signal analysis.
Note: Once interference is detected, secondary
BSIC decoding should be selected for a more
complete channel analysis.
Fast Secondary BSIC: This option is only found on the

properties dialog box. It allows you to make faster
measurements by forcing the system to take a reduced
measurement sample.
Trace section
Averaging:
None: Disables averaging
Group: Takes the average of n measurement cycles and displays

the results every nth measurement
Running: Computes the new result as the weighted sum of the

last result and the new measurement. The last result is weighted
by (n 1)/n. The new result is weighted by 1/n. Each new
measurement produces a new result.
Max Hold: Is not an average, but displays the maximum

amplitude for the given frequency or channel. It is updated when
a new maximum occurs.
Averages: The factor n used in the Group and Running

modes.
Meas. Interval section

This control allows you to set the rate at which measurements are
taken on various virtual front panels.
Time: Paces continuous measurements by time. Enter zero (0)

for the measurement to run as fast as possible.
Distance: Paces continuous measurement by distance. This
feature is only available if the system has been configured with a
GPS unit. Measurements will be made at the minimum rate of:
(desired distance) / (current speed) per second
One measurement every 5 seconds
Enter zero (0) to disable pacing by distance.
Measurement
You can click any of the following:
Click Single to view a single measurement.

Click Stop to stop the measurement.
Click Cont. to resume the measurement.
Display Controls
Opening/Closing the Display Controls

Place the cursor on the display area and right-click the
mouse to open the shortcut menu. Select the Display
Controls command. The Display Controls operate on one
measurement display at a time. The virtual front panel
can display several measurements simultaneously. The
Display Controls affect the lowermost display. To activate
a different measurement display, click on the desired
display.
The Display Controls do not affect the data being measured or logged,
and can be changed during a drive session or during playback.
Note: The position of the markers is displayed on the display window.
The active marker is bold.
AutoScale
Automatically chooses a reference level and scale so the entire
measurement result is visible on the display. Deselect to set manually
controls.
Vertical Offset
Lets you set the height of the display to better display the bar chart.
Scale
Can be reset to better size the display.
Display Mode
Select Amp/Freq for a bar chart or Amp/Time for a historical display.
Amp/Freq: Displays signals using amplitude against frequency.

Amp/Time: Displays signals using amplitude against time. This
can be used for identifying where the wanted signal starts to
degrade to the point where the unwanted signal becomes a
significant interferer, usually near cell boundaries.
This display mode is only available for adjacent channel analysis .
Markers
Active when you select Amp/Time in the Display Mode box.
Add: Click Add to turn a marker on. Add additional markers by clicking Add
again. Each marker is numbered. To move a marker, place the cursor on the
marker and drag it to a new location or use the arrow keys to locate it
precisely. The active marked is annotated in bold.
Delete: Click Delete to delete the active marker.
Delta: Click Delta to add a delta marker associated with the active marker.
To Max: Places the active marker on the peak value of the trace.
Note: The Markers pop-up menu option, which offers additional

marker controls is not available for this view.
Bar Charts
Horizontal: Select to display horizontal bars.

Vertical: Select to display vertical bars.
Show Value
Allows selection of the measurement result displayed at the top of a
vertical bar or within the same row as a horizontal bar. The following
selections are available:
None: Measurement value not displayed.

Power: Displays the power level.
Cell Name
Select the check box to display the name of the serving cell base
station(s) on the bar chart bars. Cell names may be extracted from
information entered into the cell site database and GPS location
information. If the cell site database does not contain information for a
specific serving cell base station, then Unknown is displayed on the
bar. Since cell names add significantly to database file size, this control
may be enabled or disabled within the Tools > Options, Other tab.
Threshold
Select to change the number of measurement results displayed. Only
the measurements with a result greater than or equal to the threshold
value will be displayed. For bar chart displays only.
This may reduce the number of measurement results displayed.
Description
The Interference Analyzer view measures the power of a serving
channel and the upper and lower adjacent channels. This function is
primarily intended for use in systems with Agilent E6474A option 220.
Typically, the carrier frequency of the adjacent channel interference
measurement is linked to the serving channel of the phone. When the
phone is handed-off to a new channel, the adjacent channel

interference measurement tunes to the new channel.
The Interference Analyzer interference measurement can also be used
independently from the phone. A user can define a specific channel to
measure along with the associated upper and lower adjacent channels.
Adjacent channel interference may arise from other cells/sectors in the
network. Two independent adjacent channel interference
measurements are provided in a single view. This is intended for two
phone configurations. Each adjacent channel interference
measurement can be linked to one of the phones.
Overview of GSM Interference Analyzer

View
The Interference Analyzer provides measurements of both Adjacent Channel and CoChannel interference.
Adjacent channel interference may arise from other channels in the same cell or from
neighboring cells.
Co-Channel interference may arise from base stations in neighboring and more distant
cells using the same frequency as the current channel. If the network is set up correctly,
neighboring cells should not re-use the same channels.
The total signal power at the antenna of a phone can be composed of combinations of the
following components:
Direct path signal (primary)

Short multi-path components (short fading)
Long multi-path components
Co-channel components
The direct path signal is defined as the signal arriving from the base station by the most
direct path.
Short fading components are signal components that might have reflected from nearby
objects and are delayed from the direct path component by less than 1 symbol period.
Long path components are signal components that have reflected from more distant
objects such as hills and mountains and are delayed from the direct path component by
greater than 1 symbol period. The co-channel component is a signal received from a
secondary signal source transmitting on the same frequency as the primary signal. Click
here
for a diagram.
In an ideal environment there would be no co-channel signal and no multi-path
components. In this situation the received signal strength from the primary base station
would be constant at a given location and would decrease with distance from the base
station.
In typical real life situations this is not the case. Each of the signal components combines
to produce a signal that varies over short distances. As a phone moves over even
relatively short distances the angle of incidence of the short fading components changes
by a greater amount that for long fading components. This results in changing phase and
amplitude relationship for each of the components.
The receiver samples 11 frames of the GSM signal. Sampling 11 frames ensures that the
sampled data will always contain an FCH/SCH sequence of the GSM BCH. The sample
rate is such that the relationship for individual samples is quasi-stationary, however over
the 11 frames of sampled data the vehicle will have moved a short distance and the
sampled signal will show the characteristics of all contributing signal components. See
this diagram
for the resultant signal trend.
In order to analyze the received data and make measurements of the signal components
we must first find a reference point within the sampled data. This is done using standard
techniques to find the FCH/SCH pattern within the sampled data. Having found the
FCH/SCH the sampled data is adjusted to correct for carrier and symbol lock. The
received data is filtered and peak detected to estimate the trend of the direct path and
short fading components.
The key to analysis of the signal components is the constellation pattern produced by
GMSK modulated signals such as GSM. Once the sampled data has been symbol locked
we are able to analyze the constellation pattern for the middle 48 bits of the SCH midamble.
For an ideal signal with only a direct path component it is possible to rotate each point on
the constellation such that each point lines up at a single reference position. Rotating the
vectors to a reference position in the presence of short fading results on this sort of graph
. The direct path vectors align but there is a small variation in the alignment of the
short path components due to the change in these components over the period of the 48
symbols. This results in a smear of the short path vector. The path of the resultant vector
is the signal trend arising from the direct and short path components.
The co-channel and long path components appear uncorrelated with the primary and short
path components and would be shown on the constellation diagram as a constellation
around the resultant vector.
This diagram
shows the impact of co-channel and long path components on the
constellation diagram. In practice the constellation for long-path and co-channel
components will describe a circle around the resultant vector due to the rotation applied
to each point to align the direct path components.
Long path components are time shifted images of the direct path signal. A correlative
modeling technique is used to construct the best fit for the long path components. The
Agilent E7475A application uses this data to graphically show the delay spread of long
path components. This data can now be removed from the signal data leaving only direct,
short and co-channel components.
Short path components can be removed by analyzing the smeared vector component
resulting from the short path. Each short path vector is removed by applying an equal
amplitude component out of phase by 180 degrees.
The final stage of the analysis is to remove the direct path component. This is done by
moving the constellation to the origin. The co-channel signal is now left as a ring around
the origin. Applying the reverse rotation to that applied to each point in the earlier stages
returns the constellation points to their correct position allowing analysis of the cochannel component.
The GSM Interference Analyzer view presents the following results:
Total Power
Primary Power
Fading (Short path)
Primary/Interferer
Primary BSIC and cell name
Secondary BSIC and cell name
The delay spread results are presented graphically.

All of the above results are logged in the system database along with the geographic
location of the measurement. The results can be replayed within the application or can be
exported to GIS post-processing software for in-depth geographic analysis.
GSM Phone Reports
The following gives a brief description of each component from a typical GSM phone
report.
Executive Summary
Call Statistics Chart and Details
This chart and table shows calculations and statistical analysis of call performance during
the drive test. All the calculations are based on GSM Layer3 message analysis (except for
Total RF drops).
Total RF Drops refers to number of times the radio link counter's current value reached
zero.
Quality Performance Summary

This table is a summary of some critical quality parameters, which are listed showing
Min, Max, and Average values for critical quality parameter values.
The table also shows a percentage exceeding-threshold calculations. These thresholds are
defined in the thresholds settings.
Certain parameters do not have Min, Max, and Average values. This is because these are
textual state values. The hopping parameter shows in average column Hop, which is
actually the mode of TCH State.
N1_Rxlev and N2_Rxlev, refers to the first and second strongest neighbor channels
Rxlev.
Note: The calculations for greater and less (<,>) are not changeable in this current
release.
Overall Performance Summary Report

Phone Call State
This chart is a simple Histogram of the three possible phone states reported by the Phone.
This chart is useful in getting an idea on what was the phones activity during the drive
test. For example if the Phone was Idle for the most of times(example: 98% ), then the
RxQual and other Dedicated mode parameters which were reported in the remaining very
low (2 %) Dedicated state really does not add much value.
DTX State
This chart shows the uplink DTX state as reported by the phone.
Hopping State
This is a useful chart to be used in correlating the quality parameters with the channel
assignment and network configuration.
Hopping is expected to improve the performance of the network, therefore if the Hopping
percentages are high, it means that the calls are mostly maintained on Hopping channels.
If quality is bad, then either Hopping parameters or RF needs optimisation.
RxQual Sub
This is a histogram chart of RxQual_Sub, the chart shows values over all possible
discrete values of RxQual_sub (ranging from 0 to 7). RxQual_sub is a prime indicator of
air interface quality of communications.
FER
This chart shows FER.
Very high values could be expected in higher FER bins. This is can be due to the fact that
FER is reported by the phone as Full (that is measured over all speech frames). If DTX is
in use, and depending on speech coming in , there could be several DTX ON states. This
can result in high FER.
If DTX is used in the network, it is recommended not to rely on this parameter, other than
for exceptional cases where the information used for testing (like some varying Music)
ensured that DTX state is never turned ON.
RxLev Full and RxLev Sub chart

This chart shows both Rxlev_full and Rxlev_Sub.
Rxlev_Sub is used in dedicated mode when the DTX is ON. If DTX is not ON,
Rxlev_sub will be same as Rxlev_full.
Rxlev_Full can not be relied upon if DTX ON in dedicated mode. However for Idle mode
Rxlev_Full it is a useful parameter for getting coverage indications. During dedicated
mode, both Rxlev_Full and Rxlev_Sub are subject to Downlink power control.
Tx Power (dBm)
This chart shows Tx Power, by plotting TxLev (and not absolute power values).
The values along the bottom of the chart indicate higher transmit power. If there are high
percentages found, then the phone was transmitting at higher power.
This can result in higher probability of Uplink interference generation for other users, and
since the Tx Power levels are controlled by the cell, a higher level of Tx Power also
indicates poor uplink quality.
Timing Advance
This chart shows Timing Advance values. Each integer indicates an RF Propagation
distance between the phone and the cell as approximately 550m.
As the value gets higher, it indicates that the phone was communicating with the cell
from very large distance.
There could be several reasons behind getting higher value percentages:
Cell Dragging
Poor Coverage
Repeater
Cell Overshoot
These problems and their diagnosis can be done, to a certain extent, by using other charts
and analysis table in this report.
RLTC Current Values Changes

This is not a cChart of simple RLTC values. It is a histogram of probability of RLTC
value changes.
The RLTC counter in GSM controls the RF abnormal release process (Drop calls). RLTC
is assigned a max value which is maintained by the phone in dedicated mode. If the
phone is not successful in decoding a SACCH block, it decrements the RLTC counter by
1, if it is successful in decoding it increments by 2, but not exceeding the absolute current
value greater than the max value.
This chart displays the difference between the RLTC max value and the current value for
every reported sample from the phone.
If the difference is 0 then it means the SACCH blocks are getting decoded, as the
difference value increase, we know that the current value is decrementing. This indicates
the severity in received quality.
In this chart, a large percentage will be expected for 0, similarly to the right of the chart,
for values in the range of 10 and above, means that the counter decremented by 10 from
its current value. This indicates the consistency in the bad quality.
This type of calculation gives you a very good indication of RF quality severity under
varying conditions of RLTC max values.
DSF Current Value Changes

Similar to the RLTC current value changes chart, this chart represents the DSF
(Downlink Signalling Failure) parameter, which decrements by 4 and increments by 1 for
every unsuccessful and successful decode of paging message in the IDLE Mode.
If the DSF counter changes, this indicates the number of Paging Blocks which were
missed by the phone and hence the quality in the Idle Mode. The calculation for this chart
is similar to the RLTC current value changes.
Call Quality Analysis Report

RxLev and RxQual variations
This is a snapshot analysis to see the impact of RxLev on quality. You should focus on
the chart areas where RxQual is poor, and then see what was the RxLev variations around
these poor RxQual areas. This indicates where poor quality is due to interference or
coverage issues.
RxQual (Sub) versus RxLev (Sub)

This is an X-Y view of the RxLev and RxQual relationship.
For higher values of RxLev on the x-axis, lower and almost 0 values of RxQual can be
expected. For higher values of RxLev, higher RxQual values are seen. This indicates that
this network (or this drive area) is prone to interference.
Uplink Performance Estimation

The cell controls the phone transmit power, and this control is based on two parameters:
Uplink Received Signal Level

Uplink Received Signal Quality
Ideally the RF link should be balanced for Gains/Losses and hence any change in the
Downlink receive level should effect the same kind of Signal level change in the Uplink.
This means if the Downlink Signal level is good, the Uplink Signal level should also be
good and hence if Downlink Quality is good, the Uplink should also be good. This occurs
when the Tx Power is low (as per the power control algorithm).
For good signal level, a high amount of Tx Power is seen. This means the Uplink quality
is bad despite of good signal level, which means probability of interference.
Therefore this chart correlates the Downlink received level to Uplink transmitted power,
indicating the probability of interference in the Uplink. In certain networks, due to
improper settings and control at the cells, the phone always starts with high power level
transmission after every handover as is commanded to the phone in the handover
command message.
Distance to Coverage
This chart shows the relationship between distance and coverage.
Ideally as the distance increases the coverage should proportionately decrease based on
terrain data.
However there could be instances where depending on conducting bodies like water, low
absorbing reflector, or higher altitudes, you can get good signal lever at larger distances.
This helps when we analyze what kind cell balancing is there in the network.
Quality to Handovers (EGSM)

The above three charts for Quality to Handovers are similar. The only difference is that
the secondary axis parameter, BCH, is split into three ARFCN bands:
P-GSM
E-GSM
DCS-1800
This is done so that the BCH changes become visible on the chart. If all the BCH values
are plotted one chart, and with the ARFCN range from 1 to 1024, scaling becomes an
issue.
These charts plot the BCH value against RxQual_Sub. Any change in BCH value
indicates a Handover (in dedicated mode) and a Cell Reselection (in Idle Mode).
You can see for Handover points (where BCH changes) and what the RxQual was at that
point.
Quality to BCCH (GSM) and (DCS)

These two charts (separated on frequency bands), plot the RxQual for every BCCH. This
is helpful to spot whether quality problems, overall, are due to a few bad channels or if it
is spread all over.
Quality to BCCH versus BSIC (GSM) and (DCS)

These two charts are again separated by frequency bands. These charts plot the BSIC
value v/s BCCH.
In GSM cells re-use is discriminated by BSIC values. Hence BSIC becomes an ideal
value for identifying interferers. These charts can be viewed for generic analysis. If you
see more than one BSIC for a BCCH, then this could be that the phone moved through
multiple co-channel carriers. This could happen if the drive test was long or possibly the
BSIC toggled with interfering carriers.
The second use for these charts is when the drive test is done for a specific purpose of
troubleshooting an interferer. Where the phone is locked on to a BCH. At that time the
phone would start losing out on the prime carrier and might start reporting instances of
the interferer BSIC. This is easily spotted from this chart.
Quality versus TCH State

This chart gives a spread of RxQual with respect to the state of traffic channel. Even if
the channel was hopping or not. From this you can see which mode of TCH (Hopping or
Non-Hopping) is giving poor quality.
Performance By Cells Report
This analysis is a highly detailed drilled down analysis where the entire drive data is
filtered for every unique cell which the phone traversed during the drive.
For every cell there is a statistical analysis for critical parameters from which you can
easily find out the problem cells. This data helps you in trimming down analysis in postprocessing down to selected cells, rather than the total drive.
The last column, for every parameter in the table, provides details on what kind of
statistical calculation has been made.
The parameter Availability supercedes other statistical parameters.
If Availability is low then the cell can be ignored or if a particular cell or cells is/are
having accessibility or usage problem, you can assess this from this parameter.
Note: If Availability is low, certain parameter statistics might not be applicable since the
phone might not have gone through the states to get these measurement parameters.
At the end of the Performance by Cells table, there is a short summary table, which lists
the overall performance on a cell basis. The explanation of these parameters is given in
an extra column. These parameters help in highlighting how much distribution of poor
quality and/or coverage there is over cells.
Note: A very interesting application of the above data is that this data can be taken out in
a CSV form and loaded into a Post Processing Table, hence along with the full drive data,
we can see a layer of cell summary, giving us complete guidance on our data analysis
approach
Performance By Calls Report

This table shows the performance on a per call basis. For every call it gives call setup
related parameters, for example start of call time, setup time, and so on. If the call is
successful you can see how good or bad the call quality was.
Based on the quality parameters it also generates a CQI (call quality index). At the end of
the table, there is a summary of the total calls and call wide summary.
Neighbor and Handover Summary

Neighbor Availability Statistics
This chart shows the analysis of neighbor availability.
It counts the number of neighbors reported above 97 dBm for every measurement
sample, and on this count generates the histogram.
A high percentage value on the left of the chart means that coverage is not adequate and
less cell signals are seen by the phone or the network parameters are not optimised.
Neighbor (Top 2 Strongest Received Level)

This histogram is a chart of the first and second strongest neighbor cells received signal
level.
Band Usage
This chart shows the analysis of the frequency band used by the phone in the serving cell.
Handover Summary Statistics

This table shows a summary of analysis results on handover performance. It gives total
calls, that are then divide the handover related count into:
Attempts
Completion
Failure
At foot of the table you are given the average number of inter-cell and intra-cell
handovers per call.
Mobility Summary
This table indicates the mobility performance with a summary of the location update
process and a count of the number of total cell re-selections.
Handover Graph
This is a line chart indicating the change in BCH values over time> This helps you see
the handover methodology used during the drive test.
Handover to Strongest Neighbor Number

This chart indicates the probability of handovers happening to the 1st, 2nd and up to 6th
strongest neighbors. Ideally the handovers should happen to the first or second neighbors
but if more values are seen on the right side of the chart, then there is a possibility of
congestion and neighbor non-suitability problems.
Cell Re-Selection Graph

This is a line chart indicating the cell change process, with Cell ID on the Y-axis.
Handover Drill Down

Handover Cause Chart
The pie chart and table shows results from every handover. It shows handover related
parameters, such as:
RxQual
RxLev
TA before the Handover
From these you can derive the estimated handover cause. The pie chart then summarises
these estimated handover causes.
See also
GSM Phone Reports - Details

The GSM phone menu option provides the following reports:
Executive Summary
This report provides three main sub reports:
Call Statistics Chart

This is a bar chart showing the results displayed in the Call Statistics details table.
Statistics that highlight potential problem areas are highlighted in red.
Call Statistics Details

This provides a table values counted from the imported data. The values shown in this
table are also displayed in the Call Statistics Chart above.
Click here for a list of values provided
Total Calls
Total Billable Calls
Blocked Calls
Dropped Calls
Total Cell Access
Successful Call Setups
Successful Channel Assignments
Total Disconnects
Total Drops
Handover Attempts
Handovers Successful
Handover Failures
Quality Performance Summary

This table shows you maximum, minimum, and average RF values from your imported
measurement data. You are also provided all the values that have exceeded your preset
threshold values, which are also shown.
Click here for a list of values provided

Phone State
No Service
Hopping
RxLev Full
RxLev Sub
N1 RxLev
N2 RxLev
RxQual Sub
FER
RLTC
Tx Level
Timing Advance
Overall Performance Summary

This report provides details on how well your network has been performing in of RF and
signal quality. This report has 10 main sub reports:
Phone State
This is a bar chart showing the phone states found in your measurement data. The three
states are:
Idle (Green)
Dedicated (Dark Blue)
No Service (Red)
DTX State
This is a bar chart showing the phone transmitter state during testing. The two states
shown are:
Off (value "0") (Yellow)
On (value "1") (Green)
Hopping State
This is a bar chart showing the phone hopping states during testing. The two states shown
are:
Hopping (Purple)
No Hopping (Maroon)
RxQual
This is a bar chart showing the ranges of RxQual found during testing. The states shown
are:
0 (Green)
1 (Cyan)
2 (Cyan)
3 (Cyan)
4 (Violet)
5 (Red)
6 (Red)
7 (Red)
FER
This is a bar chart showing the ranges of FER found during testing. The states shown are:
0% (Green)
0 to 5% (Cyan)
5 to 10% (Cyan)
10 to 20% (Cyan)
20 to 40% (Violet)
40 to 70% (Red)
70 to 90% (Red)
90 to 100% (Red)
RxLev Full and RxLev Sub chart

<-105
-105 to -95
-95 to -85
-85 to -70
-70 to -55
-55 to -40
-40 and above
TxLev chart
0 to 5 (Red)
5 (Red)
6 (Red)
7 (Red)
8 to 10 (Dark Blue)
10 to 12 (Dark Blue)
12 to 14 (Dark Blue)
15 > (Dark Blue)
Timing Advance
0 to 1
1 to 5
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 35
35 to 50
50 to 63
All bars are shown in green.
RLTC Current Values

0
1
2
3 to 6
6 to 10
10 to 16
>16
0 is green, all others are red.
DSF Current Value Changes

0
1
2
3 to 6
6 to 10
10 to 16
>16
0 is green, all others are red.
Call Quality
This report provides information about call quality and call coverage. Selecting this
report will provide the following information:
RxLev and RxQual variations

RxQual versus RxLev
Uplink performance estimation
Distance to coverage
Quality to handovers
Quality to BCCH
BCH versus BSIC
Quality versus TCH State
Performance By Cells
This report provides a table of performance results based on cell information.
Click here to see the table contents
Latitude
Min RxQual
Max TxLev
Longitude
Max RxQual
Average TxLev
Cell ID
Average RxQual
Min Timing Advance
% Availability
Average FER
Max Timing Advance
BCH
Min RxLev
Average Timing Advance
TCH State
Max RxLev
Min RLTC
Outgoing Calls
Average RxLev
Incoming Calls
Average N1 RxLev
Outgoing Handovers
Average N2 RxLev
Incoming Handovers
Min TxLev
Performance By Calls
This report provides a table of performance results based on call information.
Click here to see the table contents
Latitude
Longitude
Time
Call ID
Call Duration
CQI - Call Quality Index - Range 0-5, where 0 is poor and 5 is excellent
CellID of Start
BCH -Start
CellID End
BCH-End
TCH State
ARFCN
MAIO
Block Call
Drop Call Counter
Intra Cell Handovers

Inter Cell Handovers
Time of Service Request
Time of Call Setup
Time of Call Proceeding
Time of Alerting
Time of Disconnect Request
Time of Call Release
Time To Connect Calls
Time to Confirm instruction to connect
Time to Release Call
Min RxQual
Max RxQual
Avg RxQual
Min RLTC
Avg. FER
Min RxLev
Max RxLev
Avg RxLev
Avg N1 RxLev
Avg N2 RxLevel
Min TxLevel
Max TxLevel
Avg TxLevel
Min Timing Advance
Max Timing Advance
Avg Timing Advance
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IS136 Layer 3 Messages View

About the Over Range

GSM Layer 3 View

About The Over Range

Properties - GSM Layer 3 View

You can display up to five Layer 3 message types in separate pop-up

To enable a message box view: Select (highlight) the message in the

Deselect on Close Check Box

GSM Layer 3 Messages

Broadcast Call Control

Call Independent Supplementary Services

GPRS Mobility Management

GPRS Session Management

Group Call Control

Short Message ServiceGSM Primitive Mask tab, Motorola T720

System information (1 through 8)

Measurement Parameters Selector Frame and

Using Parameters for Alerts or Markers

How the value is calculated

GPRS Attach Min, Max,

Attach completions / Attach requests

Count of Downlink TBF States (%)

When the downlink TBF state is

When the uplink TBF state is open,

when TBF is Open and 2 downlink

Count of downlink timeslots used

Lists the downlink count of the

Displays the RLC BLER found that

average values. Also displays the

Displays the Min, Max, Average and

Overall Performance Summary

Attach success rate

PDP context requests

PDP context accepts

PDP context activation success rate

Min, Max, Average

Min, Max, Average

Location update requests

Location update accept

Location update success rate (%)

Routing area update requests

Routing area update accepts

Routing area update success rate (%)

Uplink - Open, Closed %

Uplink - CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4

Downlink timeslot allocation 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

Uplink timeslot allocation 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

Downlink min, max

Uplink min, max

LLC frames received

RLC blocks transmitted

LLC frames transmitted

RLC blocks/LLC frames

Receive/Send ratio on RLC and LLC

RLC Downlink when TBF is open - Min, Max,

RLC Uplink when TBF is open or closed - Min,

RLC Uplink when TBF is open - Min, Max,

LLC Downlink when TBF is open - Min, Max,

LLC Uplink when TBF is open or closed - Min,

LLC Uplink when TBF is open - Min, Max,

Average, =0K, and >30K

RLC Downlink Retransmission rate - Min, Max,

RLC Uplink Retransmission rate - Min, Max,

LLC Downlink Retransmission rate - Min, Max,