Nemo BTS Fileformat 1.15
Nemo BTS Fileformat 1.15
Nemo BTS Fileformat 1.15
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CONTENTS
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.5.2
3.5.3
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.6.4
3.7.2
3.7.3
3.8.2
3.8.3
3.9.2
3.9.3
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GENERAL STRUCTURE
The first row of the file contains the keywords that define the order of the parameters in the
following lines. Keywords are separated with semicolon (;) or tabulator character.
Other rows in the file contain the cell definitions. Each line describes one cell and contains a set of
parameters describing the cell as well as the site in which the cell resides. For both site and cell
information, there are both mandatory parameters and optional parameters. Site and cell
parameters are separated with semicolon or tabulator character.
The file format supports three data types: integer, float and string. Integer type is defined as a
numeric value without dot character. Float type is defined as a numeric value with dot character.
String type is defined as a set of any printable ASCII characters except semicolon.
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BTS files can be created, for example, with MS Excel. Type in the cell parameters and save the file
in CSV format. After you have saved the as CSV, please check with Notepad (or with similar ASCII
text editor) that your delimiter is either semicolon or tabulator. Also check that your coordinates
have the period (.) character, for example 65.012345. Finally, change the file extension to .nbf.
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PARAMETERS
3.1
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Latitude
LAT
Float
Longitude
LON
Float
Decimal degrees (DD) express latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions
and are used in many Geographic Information Systems (GIS), web mapping applications such as
Google Maps, and GPS devices. Decimal degrees are an alternative to using degrees, minutes, and
seconds (DMS). As with latitude and longitude, the values are bounded by 90 and 180 each.
Positive latitudes are north of the equator, negative latitudes are south of the equator. Positive
longitudes are east of Prime Meridian, negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian. Latitude
and longitude are usually expressed in that sequence, latitude before longitude.
3.2
Note that BSIC number format and separator parameters are defined per BTS file, not per
cell. If these two parameters are included in the BTS file, they must be located at the
beginning of the file on separate rows. See example below.
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna
Beam Width
BEAM
Integer
Antenna
Identification
ANTENNA_ID
String
Text
BSIC Number
Format
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Separator
SEPARATOR
String
User-defined
column name
User-defined name
String
Text
Example:
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT OCT
SEPARATOR ;
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;64;77;12500;65231;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;41;42;12501;5231;90;NEMO5;NEMO6;NEMO7
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2;24;12502; 65231;45;NEMO8;NEMO9;NEMO10
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3.3
3.3.1
Mandatory parameters
3.3.2
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
AMPS.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Channel number
SAT
SAT
Integer
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;SAT;CID;DIR
AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;140;1;11503;45
AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;410;2;11501;90
AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;201;3;11504;230
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3.3.3
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.4
3.4.1
Mandatory parameters
3.4.2
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
GSM.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
BSIC
BSIC
Integer
Cell ID
CID
Integer
LAC
LAC
Integer
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
RAC
RAC
Integer
Antenna Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT "OCT"
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;64;1;12500;65231;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;41;1;12501; 65231;90;NEMO5;NEMO6;NEMO7
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2;1;12502; 65231;45;NEMO8;NEMO9;NEMO10
3.4.3
Matching BCCH Channel + BSIC (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)
Matching BCCH Channel (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.5
3.5.1
Mandatory parameters
3.5.2
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
CDMA.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Pilot Number
PN
Integer
Channel
CH
Integer
Channel
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System ID
SID
Integer
Network ID
NID
Integer
Network ID.
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR
CDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;171;150;90
CDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;272;150;55
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3.5.3
Matching Pilot
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.6
3.6.1
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
UMTS.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Scrambling
Code
SCR
Integer
Cell ID
CID
Integer
Antenna
Direction
3.6.2
DIR
Integer
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
UMTS.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
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Scrambling
Code
SCR
Integer
Cell ID
CID_16
Integer
RNC ID
RNCID
Integer
RNC ID. The 12- bit RNC identity. Cell-ID (28 bit) = RNCID (12 bit) + CI (16 bit).
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Note that cell ID must be given either in 28-bit (CID) or 16-bit format (CID_16)
combined with 12-bit RNC ID (RNCID).
3.6.3
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
LAC
LAC
Integer
RAC
RAC
Integer
URA
URA
Integer
RNC ID
RNCID
Integer
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
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3.6.4
Matching Cell ID
Matching Carrier + SCR (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
3.7
3.7.1
Mandatory parameters
3.7.2
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
TETRA.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
LAC
LAC
Integer
Main Carrier
CH
Integer
Frequency
Band
BAND
Integer
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;LAC;CH;BAND;DIR
TETRA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;3652;124;3;90
TETRA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;3613;125;3;45
TETRA;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;3622;68;3;0
3.7.3
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
3.8
3.8.1
Mandatory parameters
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
TDSCDMA or TD-SCDMA.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Cell
Parameters Id
CPID
Integer
Cell ID
CID
Integer
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
3.8.2
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
LAC
LAC
Integer
RAC
RAC
Integer
URA
URA
Integer
RNC ID
RNCID
Integer
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;CPID;DIR
TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;10120;;;96;0
TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;10120;;;2;30
TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;10120;;;4;90
3.8.3
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.9
3.9.1
3.9.2
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
WIMAX.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Frequency
FREQ
Float
Frequency in MHz.
Preamble
Index
PI
Integer
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Base Station
ID
BSID
String
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;FREQ;PI;DIR;BSID
WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;2550.000;67;90;03:0f:21:00:02:72
WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;2550.000;68;180;03:0f:21:00:02:73
WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2550.000;69;270; 03:0f:21:00:02:74
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3.9.3
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
EVDO.
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Pilot Number
PN
Integer
Channel
CH
Integer
Channel
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Keyword
Type
Description
System ID
SID
Integer
Network ID
NID
Integer
Network ID.
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR
EVDO;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;171;150;90
EVDO;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;272;150;55
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Matching Pilot
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, the closest cell is selected. The cell is
matched only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
LTE
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Cell ID
CID
Integer
Cell identification
Cell identification of the current cell.
Range: 0 268435455
Physical Layer
Cell ID
PCI
Integer
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
TAC
TAC
Integer
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;CID;PCI;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name
1;65535;26842545;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;65535;26841545;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6
LTE;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name
3;65535;26844545;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9
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Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
IDEN
Site Name
SITE
String
Cell Name
CELL
String
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Color Code
CC
Integer
Color code
Range: 0 15
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Matching channel number + color code (for both serving and neighbor cells)
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, the closest cell is selected. The cell is
matched only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you have questions on or beyond this documentation about Nemo tools, please contact our
technical support service through Nemo Support Portal at http://nemosupport.anite.com, call us
(local phone numbers can be found in chapter Phone and Email Support) or send us an email at
nemosupport@anite.com. Note that for full support you need to have the Maintenance Agreement.
4.1
User Club
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http://nemouserclub.anite.com.
Access to the Nemo User Club is restricted to customers with SW maintenance and
Technical Support agreements or partner agreements. If you are an existing Anite Network
Testing customer with SW maintenance and Technical Support agreements, but you are without
access to the User Club, please complete an on-line registration form.
After submitting the requested information, you will receive a personal access key and password by
email in a few days time.
Once you are registered with our User Club, you will automatically receive e-mails informing you
each time a new version of software for your Nemo Product is released. It is fast, easy, and it is
available to you seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
4.2
4.3
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Americas
Mobile
APAC
Tel.
P.R. China
Tel.
India
Tel.
Middle East
Tel.
P.R. China
Tel.
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