Guide using TEMS Pocket

PART I

GUIDE USING TEMS POCKET MEASURING

THE QUALITY OF RADIO NETWORK 2G/3G
I.
Concepts
Signal strength (RxLev or RSCP) (dBm): is the level of signal received at the MS or UE
(Downlink) -> evaluate the strengths/weaknesses of the radio signal. Example signal
strength indoor of 2G network, RxLev >= -95dBm (for rural areas) or RxLev >= -90 dBm
(for urban areas) is a good signal, ensure for call quality.
Signal quality (C/I or Ec/No) (dB): is the ratio of the received signal power per noise.
Using to measure interference of signal.
TEMS Pocket is the phone have installed the software TEMS. This software can measure
signal quality of radio network 2G/3G. Types of TEMS Pocket using to measure quality of
radio network:
C702
W995

Some

Picture 1.1.1. Types of TEMS Pocket

features of TEMS Pocket W995:
Support GSM/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHz).
Support WCDMA/HSPA (7.2 Mbps with Downlink and 2 Mbps with Uplink).
Integrated GPS.

II.
Purpose of measuring quality network
Acceptance the coverage, quality for optimal before launching network or test monthly,
quarterly;
Testing quality after optimal parameters or apply new technology;
Testing before and after the swap device;
Testing troubles of customer about network quality, test new broadcasting station, or bad
cell optimal, ...;
Benchmarking testing to compare with another competitors,

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III.

Flowchart guide measuring by TEMS Pocket

Responsibility

Flowchart

Steps

Technical staff

Start

Step 1

Technical staff

Active TEMS Pocket software

Step 2

Technical staff

Turn on GPS

Step 3

Technical staff

Lock and measuring radio network

Step 4

Technical staff

End

Step 5

IV.
Steps using TEMS Pocket measuring radio network
1. Step 1: Start
Prepare TEMS Pocket with battery is fully charged, the internal memory and the memory
card has been format, ensure enough free space to record logfile.
2. Step 2: Active (turn-on) TEMS Pocket software (if not active)
Press function key select Operational mode select Active. Similarly, youll select
Inactive if you want to exit program TEMS Pocket.

Function Key

Picture 1. Active TEMS Pocket software

Meaning of the windows in TEMS Pocket:
1.x: A few general data of measurement program: PDP, Time log, FTP, GPS,
2.x: Measuring data: WCDMA.
3.x: Measuring data: GSM.
4.x: Measuring data: GPRS/EDGE.
5.x: Analyze signal quality graphics for GSM and WCDMA.

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From the main screen program, you can access Pocket Menu, Pocket Menu has many basic
adjustment of TEMS. Select the item Menu -> Setting -> General -> Pocket menu or
press Function key, select Pocket menu:
Cell control menu: used to control the phones behavior in the network (Lock on
network/frequency/band/cell/).
Events menu: used to show and control the even log, event counters, event setting.
Data views menu: used to control visibility of data views.
GPS menu: used to configure GPS setting.
FTP menu: used to setup FTP sessions and FTP log file transfer.
Log file menu: used to configure for save or transfer log file.
Command sequence menu: used to define commands.
Tools menu: used for various purposes, including import and export Pocket menu
setting.
General settings menu: used to control miscellaneous TEMS Pocket setting.
3. Step 3: Turn-on GPS
Press function key on TEMS Pocket,
select Pocket menu Select GPS
GPS Connect Automatic.
GPS symbol (satellite) appears. Moving to
page GPS 1.6, wait GPS connect with
satellite and show information: Latitude,
Longitude, ...

Picture 2. Turn-on GPS

4. Step 4: Lock and measuring radio network
4.1. Guide measuring for 2G mobile network
Guide lock GSM network: Go to TEMS Pocket program, you must lock to 2G network to
avoid the device to automatically switches to 3G network, lead to inaccurate test results.
Select Menu -> Settings -> General -> Pocket menu -> Cell Control -> Lock to RAT > Select GSM.
Have 3 lock modes:
Off: Dual Mode
WCDMA: Lock 3G Only
GSM: Lock 2G Only

Picture 3. Lock to GSM

Guide lock GSM frequency band: using when you want to testing only frequency band
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Press function key on TEMS Pocket.
Select Pocket menu Select Cell Control ->
Select Lock band GSM.
Now, Viettel Tanzania using 2 bands 900MHz and
1800MHz for 2G mobile network.

Picture 4. Lock band GSM

Guide lock frequency for GSM cell: using when you want to lock any frequency 2G
network to measuring or testing:
You must remember the frequency which you
want to lock.
Press function key on TEMS Pocket.
Select Pocket menu Seclet Cell Control ->
Lock ARFCN GSM choose Set ARFCN.
Enter frequency (ARFCN) which you want to
lock Select OK

Picture 5. Lock ARFCN GSM

4.1.1. Measuring signal strength (RxLev) in Idle Mode
Measuring RxLev of signal for 2G, device must locked in Idle Mode.
Steps record and stop logfile in Idle Mode: have 2 steps:
Step 1: Record logfile: press active key
on the keypad and choose Start logfile
rec.
Step 2: Stop logfile: press active key
on the keypad and choose Stop logfile rec.
-> Logfile will be saved with the format name yyyy-mm-dd_hh.mm.ss (year-monthday_hour.minute.seconds) in directory Other\Pocket\Pro. (Note: to open the folder Pro
in Menu -> Organizer -> File manager -> Other -> Pocket -> Pro).
Open screen GSM Cell Id 3.2, the parameters are as follow:

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Logic Channel: Status of 2G cell serving:
B = BCCH (Broadcast Control Channel
in IDLE Mode).
S/s = SDCCH (Standalone Dedicated
Control Channel in Call Setup)
T/t = TCH (Traffic Channel in
DEDICATED Mode).
Frequency Channel of serving cell and
neighbor cells.
LAC code (Location Area Code) of
serving cell and neighbor cells.
CI code (Cell Identity) of serving cell and
neighbor cells.
Signal strength (RxLev) of serving cell
Picture 6. GSM Cells 3.1
and neighbor cells.
Serving cell in test area will be cell had data display on top of in GSM Cell Id 3.2 screen.
Example:
In this picture, it measure device operating on 2G
network and IDLE Mode. The information is as follows:
Mode: IDLE
B Serving channel: BCCH
709 Frequency of serving channel
1 LAC code
10035 CI code
-69 RxLev is signal strength of serving cell =>
Good signal strength

Picture 7. GSM Cell Id 3.2

4.1.2. Measuring signal quality (C/I) in Dedicated Mode (Voice)
Measuring signal quality (C/I) in Dedicated Mode (Voice) necessary setting the device in
Dedicate Mode (Voice) when you make any call by manual or run automatic a command
sequence.

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How to create a command sequence for voice such as:
Press active key
on the keypad and choose Pocket menu
Command sequence Voice settings
Enter the number to call: Dial number, Example: 0123456789
Enter the call time duration: Call duration, example 10s
Fill rest period between two calls: Guard time, example 5s
Run command sequence: press active key

on the keypad

and choose Start cmd seq. Voice

Stop Command Sequence: press active key

on the keypad

Picture 8. Voice
settings

and choose Stop cmd seq.

Steps record and stop logfile in Dedicated Mode (Voice): have 4 steps:
Step 1: Record logfile: press active key
on the keypad and choose Start logfile
rec.
Step 2: Make any call by manual or run automatic a command sequence: press active
key
on the keypad and choose Start cmd seq. Voice

Step 3: End call or stop Command Sequence: press active key

and choose Stop cmd seq.

on the keypad

Step 4: Stop logfile: press active key

on the keypad and choose Stop logfile rec.
Open screen GSM C/I Info 4.4, the parameters display as follows:
TCH Channel of Serving cell.
C/I rate of serving cell.
Same as measuring RxLev, frequency display at the top of the screen GSM C/I Info 4.4
will be frequency of Serving Cell (CI code of serving cell will be displayed at the bottom
right corner in screen GSM C/I Info 4.4):
With a call have C/I ratio > 13 dB => a call have good quality.
With a call have C/I ratio < 13 dB => a call have bad quality.
Example:
In this picture, device operating on 2G network and
in Dedicated Mode, the information as follow:
In screen display 8 TCH frequencies serving cell
using 8 TRx.
756 TCH frequency of call.
13.8 C/I rate of TCH channel => good quality.
The frequencies 756, 762, 732, 753, 759, 735, 75,
744 are frequencies of cell have CI 10036.

Picture 9. GSM C/I Info 4.4

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4.2. Guide measuring for 3G mobile network
Guide lock WCDMA network: Go to TEMS Pocket program, you must lock to 3G network
to avoid the device to automatically switches to 2G network, lead to inaccurate test results.
Select Menu -> Settings -> General -> Pocket menu -> Cell Control -> Lock to RAT > Select WCDMA.
Have 3 lock modes:
Off: Dual Mode
WCDMA: Lock 3G Only
GSM: Lock 2G Only

Picture 10. Lock to WCDMA

Guide lock WCDMA frequency band: using when you want to testing only frequency band
locked
Press function key on TEMS Pocket.
Select Pocket menu Select Cell Control ->
Select Lock band WCDMA -> choose band
which you want to lock.
Now, Viettel Tanzania using band 2100MHz
for 3G mobile network.

Picture 11. Lock band WCDMA

Guide lock frequency of WCDMA cell or lock WCDMA cell: using when you want to
lock any frequency of cell or lock both frequency and SC of cell to measuring or testing:
You must remember the frequency UARFCN
and SC which you want to lock.
Press function key on TEMS Pocket.
Select Pocket menu Select Cell Control ->
Lock Cell WCDMA Set UARFCN/SC.
Lock frequency: Enter UARFCN only,
SC let blank
Lock WCDMA cell: Enter both
UARFCN and SC

Picture 12. Lock Cell WCDMA

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4.2.1. Measuring signal strength (RSCP) and signal quality (Ec/No) in Idle Mode
With 3G network, both test RSCP and Ec/No can be perform when the device is in Idle
Mode. Open screen WCDMA Cells 2.1, the parameters are as follows:
WCDMA type: status of 3G serving cell.
o A = Active Set (serving cell staying Active Mode)
o S = Serving (serving cell staying Idle Mode)
o M = Monitored (Neighbor cell and Serving cell have relation)
o D = Detected (Neighbor cell and Serving cell havent relation)
UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number of Serving cell and Neighbor
cell (UARFCN Downlink).
Scrambling code of serving cell and neighbor cell.
Signal strength RSCP of serving cell and neighbor cell.
Signal quality Ec/No of serving cell and neighbor cell.
Cell Identity code of serving cell display at bottom right corner of screen WCDMA
Cells 2.1.

Picture 13. WCDMA Cells 2.1

Steps record and stop logfile in Idle Mode: the same in 2G (item 4.1.1).
Example with 3G, to evaluate signal strength RSCP as follow (outdoor test):
With near station area (distance to station about 50m):
o Good signal: RSCP >= -60 dBm
o Bad signal: RSCP < -85 dBm
With urban area (distance from station far away 400m and more)
o Good signal: RSCP >= -85 dBm
o Bad signal: RSCP < -85 dBm
To evaluate signal quality Ec/No, with all the terrains have ratio Ec/No is -8dB, it
mean:
o With Ec/No >= -8 dB => Good signal.
o With Ec/No < -8 dB => Bad signal.
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Example:

Picture 14. WCDMS Cells 2.1

In this picture, device operating on 3G network and

IDLE Mode, the distance to station about 100m, the
information is as follows:
S Serving: device staying IDLE Mode.
10562 UARFCN Downlink: UTRA
Absolute Radio Frequency Channel
Number of serving cell.
377 Scrambling of serving cell.
-70 RSCP of serving cell => good signal
strength.
-4 Ec/No of serving cell => good signal
quality.
60753 Cell Identity of serving cell.

4.2.2. Measuring signal strength (RSCP) and signal quality (Ec/No) in Active Mode (Voice)
Measuring signal strength (RSCP) and signal quality (Ec/No) in Active Mode (Voice)
necessary setting the device in Active Mode (Voice) when you make any call by manual or
run automatic a command sequence.
How to create a command sequence for voice: the same in 2G (item 4.1.2).
Steps record and stop logfile in Active Mode (Voice): the same in Voice 2G (item 4.1.2).
4.2.3. Measuring HSDPA speed in Active Mode (Data)
Measuring HSDPA speed in Active Mode (Data) necessary setting the device in Active
Mode (Data) when you download any file from web by manual or run automatic a command
sequence.
How to create a command sequence for data such as:
Make server download: Press active key
on the keypad and choose Pocket
menu FTP FTP server 1
o Example: Name: 3g-data; Remote address: 203.113.188.35; port: 21; FTP
user: vtel_3g; FTP password: qwer@1234; Remote directory:
file_DL.rar; Data account: make new account APN is: v-internet,
Username: none.

5.

Download file: press active key

on the keypad and choose Pocket menu FTP
FTP transfer 1
o Example: Name: 3g-data; Direction: FTP Get; Remote file: file_DL.rar;
Save file to: Phone memory (or Memory stick); FTP server: 3g-data.
Make Command Sequence: Press active key
on the keypad and choose Pocket
menu Command sequence FTP Settings FTP transfer: 1. Guard time:
15s.
Steps record and stop logfile in Active Mode (Data): the same in Voice 2G (item 4.1.2).
Step 5: End
When finished stop logfile -> Technical staff check and rename logfile in folder Pro.
Copy logfile from TEMS Pocket to computer to manage later.
Notes when performing the test using TEMS Pocket:
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Before record logfile, Technical staff must check GPS already connected.
When the battery is low (battery bar turns red color), Technical staff must stop
recording logfile -> power-off TEMS Pocket -> replace the battery and then
measuring again. Because with C702 TEMS Pocket, if when during measuring, the
power of C702 off then recorded logfile will be lost must, Technical staff must
measured again.
During driving test and GPS disconnected, Technical staff must stop and wait for
GPS re-connect OK -> continue measuring.

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PART II

GUIDE USING TEMS POCKET CHECKING SWAP FEEDER

I.
Planning Cell ID in Viettel Tanzania network
1. With 2G mobile network: The last number of Cell ID is the order of sector. Example: Cell
ID 54081 is of Sector 1.
The last number
Sector
Notes
of Cell ID
Sector 1
1
Macro
Sector 2
2
Macro
Sector 3
3
Macro
Sector 4
0
Macro (only with site 4 sector)
Sector 1
4
Cosite B
Sector 2
5
Cosite B
Sector 3
6
Cosite B
Sector 1
7
Cosite C
Sector 2
8
Cosite C
Sector 3
9
Cosite C
2. With 3G mobile network:
The last number
Sector
Notes
of Cell ID
Sector 1
1
Carrier 1
Sector 2
2
Carrier 1
Sector 3
3
Carrier 1
Sector 4
0
Carrier 1 (only with site 4 sector)
Carrier 2 (the same tilt, azimuth
Sector 5
4
with Sector 1)
Carrier 2 (the same tilt, azimuth
Sector 6
5
with Sector 2)
Carrier 2 (the same tilt, azimuth
Sector 7
6
with Sector 3)
Carrier 2 (the same tilt, azimuth
Sector 8
7
with Sector 4)
II.
Steps checking swap feeder
1.1. Case 1 - Swap a pair feeder:
a. Using mirror compass measure azimuth angle of antenna -> determine order of sector:
Sector 1 -> Sector 2 -> Sector 3 -> Sector 4 (if have), ... Notes: 1 sector = 1 antenna.
b. Using TEMS Pocket, measuring signal strength, select position and stand with distance to
mast from 50100m, determine Cell ID serving cell of each sector.

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Picture 15. Get Cell ID WCDMA

With this picture, Cell ID of cell WCDMA is 60753, at corner of screen TEMS Pocket in
window WCDMA Cells 2.1.
c. Compare the last number of Cell ID of cell with order of sector measured:
If TRUE -> Feeder and CPRI cable have installed correctly.
If FALSE -> technical staff must checking CPRI cable from RRU (correspond to
each antenna) to BBU and swap CPRI (optical port at BBU) to correct.
d. Example: Same as the picture 6.1.1, Cell ID of WCDMA cell is 60753 -> Sector 3.
If technical staff measuring signal exactly direction of Sector 3 -> Feeder and CPRI
cable installed OK.
Conversely, if technical staff measuring signal with direction of Sector 2 -> Feeder
and CPRI cable swapped between Sector 2 and Sector 3 -> perform swap optical
port CPRI at BBU of Sector 2 Sector 3.
Perform measuring again to check. If OK -> Finished job. If NOK, re-do above
steps until results is OK.
1.2. Case 2 - Swap a transmit feeder (TX):
a. Phenomenon: When technical staff using TEMS Pocket measuring signal strength of sector
1 but signal strength measured of 2 sector (1 and 2) is good the same. And conversely, when
go to opposite direction, signal strength of 2 sector (1 and 2) is bad the same.
b. Conclusion: Sector 1 and Sector 2 are swapped transmit feeder (TX).
c. Solution: Swap TX feeder of Sector 1 Sector 2. Measure and check again. If OK ->
Finished jobs. If NOK, continue checking feeder, CPRI cable, ...

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