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TEMSInvestigationforGSM
INDEX1) UnderstandingSignallingChannelCoding
a) ChannelCodingofSpeechSignalb) Interleavingc) SilenceDescriptor(SIDFrame)d) FullandSubValues(RxQual,BER,FERDTXDownlinkRate)
2) StartingTEMSInvestigationGSM
a) UserInterfaceb) ConnectingExternalEquipmentsc) RecordingFunctionsd) LoadingMapse) PresentationWindows
i. RadioParametersii. CurrentChannel
f) SignallingWindowg) SystemInformation(Type1Type8)h) CallAssignment MobileOriginatingCall/MobileTerminatingCall LocationUpdate Disconnect Handovers
3) AnalysisofDriveTestdataa) ExportLogfileb) SetupSettingsc) MapInfoConversiond) CreateThematicMap
Additional
Signalinga) SignalingLayer3
1) ConnectionManagementsublayeri. CallControlii. ShortMessageServiceSupportiii. SupplementaryServicesSupport
2) MobilityManagementsublayeri. Registrationmessagesii. Securitymessagesiii. ConnectionManagementmessages
3) RadioResourceManagementb) SignalingLayer2c) SignalingLayer1
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SignalingChannelCoding
ChannelcodingofSpeechsignal
1) Firstspeechissampledandsegmentedintoblocksof20ms2) Thenitiscompressedinspeechcodertoconsist260bits.3) 260bitsdividedintothreedifferentclasses
a) VeryImportantbits(50bits)b) Importantbits(132bits)c) Notsoimportantbits(78bits)
Channelcoding(FullRateTrafficSpeechSignal)
AfterChannelcoder,456OutputbitsareInterleavedandsegmentedintoBursts,thesearesendoverairInterface.AtreceiverendChanneldecoderwilltransform456bitsto260bits,thesewillpassthroughspeechdecoderandoutputof20msspeechsignalwillberetrievedChannelCoder456Outputbits(InterleavedandsegmentedintoBursts) AirInterface(456Bits)20msSpeechSpeechDecoder260BitsChannelDecoder
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ChannelCoding(Signalling):AllInformationbitsareprotectedbyFIREcodeforerrordetectionandallinformationbitsareconvolutioncoded.
ChannelcodingofsignalingonControlchannels1) Nowbothspeechandsignalingframesarein456bits/frame.2) 456bitsaresplitinto8parts=57bitseach
456bits
57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57
Burst: DataStreamtransmittedinonetimeslot Anormalburstcancontain2Blocksof57bitsTAIL(3) DATA(57) FACCH
FLAG(1)TSC(26) FACCH
FLAG(1)DATA(57) TAIL(3) GUARD
(8.25)InterleavingSpeechisinterleavedover8halfbursts;SACHCHisinterleavedover4wholebursts.
E.g.atozisspeechframesandAisaSACCHblockasshowninthefigure HalfpartofaspeechframeistransmittedoverpreviousSACCHmultiframe zframewillbefinishedonnextSACCHframe.
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SPEECHFRAMEMappingonSACCH(4x26TCHmultiFrame)fig:(SF1)
FourSACCHtimeslot=SACCHBlock(containssysteminformationBSMS,
measurementreportonUplinkchannel) IDLEtimeslotsusedforsearchingSCH(synchronizationchannel)burston
NeighboringcellsholdingthetimingandBSICvalueofthecell. Noweachburstlasts0.577ms(exactly15/26ms)andthuseightburstslast4.615ms 0.577ms4.615ms
1Timeslot 8timeSlotsfor8users
1SACCHperiod=4.615x104bursts (4X26=104BURSTS) =480ms
SilenceDescriptor(SIDframe):asshowninthefigurenhalfburstsaresilencedescriptorframe ItisusedwhenDTX(DiscontinuousTransmission)isactiveandit
containsparametersrepresentingbackgroundnoiseonthemicrophone. VAD(voiceactivitydetector)continuouslymonitoreachspeechframe
containing20msofspeech. IfVADfindsasilentframe,itanalyzesbackgroundnoiseinspeech
frameandcreatesaSIDframewhichwillreplacetheoriginalsilentspeechframe.
AslongasVADdoesnotdetectanyspeech,oneSIDframeperSACCHmultiframewillbesent.
FULLandSUBvaluesFULLvaluesarebasedonallframesonSACCHmultiframewhethertheyaretransmittedfromBSornot
IfDTXisusedonDLtheFULLvalueisinvalidinthatperiodandwillgivehighBER,becausetheyincludebiterrormeasurementsinthatperiodwherenothinghasbeensent.SUBvalueisbasedonmandatoryframes(alwaysmustbetransmitted)onSACCHmultiframe.SACCHBlockAbursts,andSIDframenburstsasshowninfigSF1
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RXQual:Value:0to7
Eachvaluecorrespondstoestimatednumberofbiterrorsinnumberofbursts.
RXQualBER(Biterrorrate)qua0 (BER12.8%0)
BERiscalculatedoverfour26Multiframes(1SACCHMultiframe),oneachTCHblock(8/2=4TCHbursts)andonSACCHblock(4SACCHbursts). ForeachTCHblock378class1bitsareused
(50(MostImpbits)+3(CRC)+132Importantbits+4tailbits)x(coded@1/2) SACCHblock456bitsareused. IfTCHblockisreplacedbyFACCHmessage,insteadof378,456bitsareused
NumberofTCHbits=(Noof26Multiframes)x(NoofTCHblocksper26Multiframes)x
(NoofbitsperTCHblocks) =(4x6x378) i.e.(4x6x378)+456)=9528bitsoneachSACCHmultiframeifTCHchannel
and3x456=1368bitsifSDCCHchannel
BER(BitErrorRate):AfterChanneldecoderdecoded456bitblock,itiscodedagainandcomparewith456bitsInputandthenumberofbitsthatdifferincomparingbothblocksresultsinBER.(BiterrorsareaccumulatedinBERsumforeachSACCHMultiframe;thisbiterrorSUMis
dividedtotalnumberofbitsperSACCHMultiframeandclassified(07)).
FER(FrameErasureRate){0to100%}:FERisbasedonnumberofblocksthathavebeendiscardedduetoerrorinCRC(Cyclicredundancycheck:(Protects50mostimportantbits))
FER(%)=(No.ofBlockswithincorrectCRC/TotalNoofBlocks)x100
FERFullTotalnumberofblocksonfullrateTCHchannel=24TCH+1SACCH=25Blocks
FERFull(%)=(NoofblockswithincorrectCRC/25)x100
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FERFull(%)=(3/25)x100=12%ab
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E.g.FER2Iff,i,kandAframeshaveincorrectCRC
FERFull=(4/25)x100=16%
FERSUBTotalnumberofmandatoryblocksonfullrateTCHChannel=1TCH+1SACCH=2BlocksIne.g.FER2.asshowninthefigureIff,i,kandAframeshaveincorrectCRCFERSUBonlycountsSACCH(A)andSID(n)frames.SothereisanerrorinAbutthereisnoerrorinn
FERSUB=(1/2)x100=50%
DTXDownlinkRate:ThisIndicatesthathowmanyTCHframeswerenotsenttoMSduringlastSACCHmultiframe,thisvaryfrom0to96%Canneverbe100%becauseframecontainingSIDinformationmustbesentforeachSACCHmultiframe.
DTXDLRate(%)=(Noofsilentblocks/totalNoofBlocks)x100EachSACCHMultiframehas24TCHframes,sototalNoofblocks=24ItisanIndicationwhetherDTXDLisusedinGSMNetworksasthereisnoparameterinGSMtotellmobileifDTXDLisusedornotIfDTXrateisveryhighforwholeperiodoftimeduringacalltherecouldbeasilentcallprobleminthenetwork
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Anyproblemwithsilentcalllocatedbeforethevoiceactivitydetector(VAD)intheTranscoderunit(TRAU)inBasestationsubsystem(BSS)canbefoundusingDTXDLrateinformationelement.
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STARTINGTEMSINVESTIGATIONTEMSInvestigationisanairinterfacetesttoolforrealtimediagnostics.YoucanmonitorvoicechannelsaswellasdatatransferoverGPRS,circuitswitched(CSD)orhighspeedcircuitswitched(HSCSD)connections.StartingTEMSInvestigationChooseStart>Programs>TEMSProducts>TEMSInvestigationGSM.
UserInterface WorkspaceandWorksheetsThiswillstorewindowsettingsinyourworkingsession
ToolbarsToaccessthecentralFunctions
NavigatorToopenpresentationwindows,Thresholdvaluestherepresentationcolorscanbechangedfromhere
Menu StatusThiswilldisplaysymbolsandshortmessageswhichindicatethecurrentstatusoftheapplication
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ConnectingExternalEquipmentsSemiAutomaticEnabling:UsingtheIdentifyEquipmentFunction
ConnecttheTEMSmobilestationtoaCOMport.
IdentifyEquipment:applicationstartstoscantheselectedCOMportsforexternaldevices
ForTEMSmobiles,TEMSandDATAcablesaredetectedasseparateunits
TheTEMScablewillbedesignatedbyMSnandtheDATAcablebyDCn,wherenisalwaysidenticalforthetwocablesconnectedtothesamemobile.ScannersarenamedMSnandGPSunitsPSn. Thedetecteddevicesareautomaticallyenabled,butnotconnected;thisstateisindicatedbyaredlightsymboltotheleftofeachdevice
ManualEnabling:AddingOneDeviceataTimeSelect Add Equipment
Select the correct COM port Select the type of external device
R520m for the TEMS cable, and choose R520m Data Cable for the DATA cable. The two cables will be treated as different devices in TEMS Investigation.
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Connecting External Equipment
Connect the Equipment
Connect All the Connections
Disconnecting External Equipment
Disconnect Connection
Disconnect all Connections
RECORDING LOGFILES
Start recording
Mention the path to store the recorded logfile.
Recording functions
FilemarksaretextstringswhichcanbeinsertedmanuallyinalogfiletomentionthespecialeventnoticedduringdriveTestandthatcanbeeasilyfindoutwhilereplayingtheLogFiles.
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LOADINGMAPSINTEMS
1. OpentheMAPwindowandclickOPENMAP
2. SelecttheMapInfoFilefromtherespectivelocation.
3. SelectMapInfositeandcellfile
4. SelectlayercontrolformakingchangesinvisibilityoftheselectedMapInfofiles.
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Presentation Window We can select many more windows like AMR parameter windows, MAP on GSM window according to our need and convenience.
Serving+Neighbors CurrentChannel LineChart RadioParameters
Serving+Neighbors:Shows BSIC,ARFCN andRxLev for the serving cell and its neighboring cells, with theservingcellat the topand theneighborsbelow it, sortedbysignal strength indescendingorder.
DEDICATED MODE
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CellName :CellsiteDescribesincellfile. ARFCN:(Allocatedradiofrequencychannel) BSIC :BaseStationIdentificationcode. RxLev :ReceivingLevelindBm.
C1&C2 :Cellpathlossparameterandcellreselectionparameter.(Inidlemode). C31&C32 :GPRSsignalstrengththresholdandGPRScellrankingcriterion.Valid
inbothpacketidleandpacketdedicatedmode.IDLEMODE
C1: PATHLOSSPARAMETER
RadioCriteriaC1=(AMax(B,0))
A =ReceivedLevelAveragep1B =p2MaximumRFPoweroftheMobileStationp1 =rxLevelAccessMinp2 =msTxPowerMaxCCH
C2: CELLRESELECTIONPARAMETERC2=C1+cellReselectOffsettemporaryOffsetxH(penaltyTimeT)whenpenaltyTime640
OrC2=C1cellReselectOffsetwhenpenaltyTime=640
H(x) =1whenx>=0H(x) =0whenx
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RADIO PARAMETERS
Gives the status of the radio link (current BCCH, signal strength, FER(Frame Erasure Rate), BER (Bit Error Rate), SQI (speech quality Index), DTX (Discontinuous Transmission), TA (Timing Advance).
RXLEV :ChannelRxLev(dBm) (120...10dBm)Measuredsignalstrengthlevelforcurrentchannel.
RXQUAL :VoicequalitymeasuredonBER (0...7)
FER :FrameErasureRate
(Percentageofframesbeingdroppedduetohighnumberofnoncorrectedbiterrorsintheframe).
BERActual :(Numberofbiterrors/Numberofbitstransmitted)
SQI :SpeechQualityIndex.
SQIupdatedat0.5sintervals.ComputedonbasisofBERandFER.
MSPowerControlLevel:Powercontrol(0to8)dependinguponnetworkdesign.E.g.0meansnopowercontrol,1meanslevelthatisdefinedbyoperatorviz.2dBm
DTX :Discontinuoustransmission(DTX)
Radiotransmitterswitchedoffduringspeechpauses.Itreducesthepowerconsumptionofthetransmitter&decreasesoverallinterferencelevelontheradiochannelsaffectingthecapacityofthenetwork..
TA :TimingAdvance.
Basestationcalculatesfromaccessburstsandsendstothemobilestation(MS)enablingtheMStoadvancethetimingofitstransmissionstotheBSsoastocompensateforpropagationdelay.
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CURRENTCHANNEL
Time :Systemtimeofcomputer.
Cellname :Displaysnameofservingsector(fromcellfilethatisloadedinTEMS).
CGI :CellGlobalIdentityUniqueforeverysectorofthesite.CGI=MCC+MNC+LAC+CI.
MCC :MobileCountryCode0999(e.g.404India),MNC :MobileNetworkCode099(e.g.98)LAC :LocationAreaCode065535(e.g.5129)CI :CellIdentity065535(e.g.2723).
CellGPRSSupport:SectorGPRSenableornot.(Yes/No).
Band :Freq.Bandmobileisoperatinge.g.GSM900/1800.
BCCHARFCN :BroadCastChannelAllocatedRadioFrequencyChannel.
TCHARFCN :TrafficChannel(Frequency).
BSIC :(BaseStationIdentityCode)
BSIC=NCC(NetworkColorCode07)+BCC(BaseStationColorCode07)Timeslot :CurrentTCH.(TimeslotnumberofTRX).
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ChannelType :CurrentChannelofmobileE.g.BCCH/SDCCH/8+SACCH/C8orCBCH/TCH/F+FACCH/F+SACCH/F.
ChannelMode:Modeofcoding(e.g.SpeechFullRateorHalfRate).
SpeechCodec :
FR =FullRate,HR =HalfRate&EFR =EnhancedFullRate.
CipheringAlgorithm :CipheringalgorithmusedbythesystemSecurity
E.g.CipherbyA5/2.
SubChannelNumber :SDCCHofMSoutof8available.E.g.=2.
HoppingChannel :HoppingavailableornotonparticularSector.(YesorNo)
HoppingFrequencies :Displaysno.offrequenciesallottedforhoping,particularsector.MA(MobileAllocation)List.
MobileAllocationIndexOffset(MAIO):
NumberwhichtellsfromwhichfrequencyfromgivenMAlistofasectorhoppingistobestarted.E.g.0Hopingwillstartfromfirstfrequency.
HoppingSequenceNumber(HSN):
HoppingSequenceoffrequencies(fromtheMAList).(063). 0 :CyclicHopping
163 :Randomhoppingsequences.
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SIGNALLINGWINDOWInsignalingourmainconcernisofLayer3messages
SystemInformation
InformationaboutthenetworkwhichMSneedtocommunicatewiththenetwork.SysteminformationmessagesarecontinuouslysentontheBCCHandSACCHbytheBTStoallidle(BCCH)andactive(SACCH)mobilesinacell.
SystemInformation1.CellchanneldescriptionRACHcontrolparameters
2.NeighborcellsdescriptionNCCpermittedRACHcontrolparametersAbis.Neighborcellsdescription(extension)RACHcontrolparameters
Ater.AdditionalmultibandinformationNeighborcellsdescription(otherbands)
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3.LocationareaidentificationCellidentityControlchanneldescriptionCelloptionsCellselectionparametersRACHcontrolparametersSI3restoctets
4.LocationareaidentificationCellselectionparametersRACHcontrolparametersCBCHchanneldescriptionCBCHmobileallocationSI4restoctets
5.Neighborcellsdescription
AbisNeighborcellsdescription(extension)
AterAdditionalmultibandinformationNeighborcellsdescription(otherbands)
6.LocationareaidentificationCellidentityCelloptionsNCCpermitted
7.SI7restoctets
8.SI8restoctets
9.Packetdatainformation
1) SystemInformationType1
InfrequencyhoppingMSneedstoknowwhichfrequencybandtouseandwhichfrequencieswithinthebandtobeuseduringhopping.Thisinformationisprovidedinthecellchanneldescriptioninformationelementsentinsysteminformationtype1.InformationabouthowtheMSshouldperformtoaccessthesystemisalsoprovided. CellChannelDescription
MSisinformedaboutfrequenciesthatareusedinthecell.
GSM900:bitmap0formatisusedInformationelementisdividedintotwoparts:
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CANO:Cellallocationnumbershowswhichbandisused.CANO= 0;GM900CANO= 1;EGSMCANO= 2;GSM1800.
CAARFCN:Absoluteradiofrequencychannelnumberforallfrequenciesusedinthecell.A124bitsbitmapisused.Abitsetto1indicatesthatthefrequencywiththatnumberisusedinthecell.
GSM1800andGSM1900:Severaldifferentformatscanbeused,Informationelementisdividedintotwoparts
FORMATID:Indicatesformatoftheinformationelement.Secondpartoftheinformationelementrepresentsthefrequenciesthroughspecialencodingschemes
RACHControlParameters
2) SystemInformationType2
ListofBCCHfrequenciesusedintheneighboringcells.TheMSneedsthisinformationbecauseitmustlistentothesysteminformationintheneighboringcellsoccasionally.TheMSalsousesthislistoffrequencieswhenmeasuringthesignalstrengthofneighboringcells.TheMSisalsoinformedwhichPLMNNetworkColorCodes(NCC)itmaymonitor.
NeighborCellsDescription:DenotefrequenciesoftheBCCHcarrierstobemonitoredbytheMSsinthecell.
3) SystemInformationType3TheMSmustknowthecurrentlocationareasidentitybecauseachangeinlocationareameansthattheMSmustupdatethenetwork.Inordertocalculateitspaginggroup,theMSneedsspecificparameterscontainedinthecontrolchanneldescription.ThedescriptionalsoinformstheMSaboutperiodicregistrationanditinformsMSifitshouldinformthesystemwhenitisabouttoentertheidlemode.WhentheMSisinidlemode,itdecidesbyitselfwhichcellstocampon.InformationneededbytheMSforcellselectionandreselectionisalsobroadcastinsysteminformationtype3.
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4) SystemInformationType4(CellbroadcastFunction:AllowsbroadcastingshortmessagestoallMSsinoneormorecells).Insysteminformationtype4,MSsareinformedifthecellbroadcastfunctionisusedinthiscellandonwhatfrequencytheCBCHisfound.TheLAI,thecellselectionparameters,theRACHcontrolparametersandrestoctetsalsoincludedintype4message.
5) SystemInformationType5 WhenMSinbusymode,SACCHisactivated.Ontheuplink,theMSsendsmeasurementreports,andonthedownlinkthenetworksendsoutputpowerandTAfortheMStouse.AlsoMSreceivesinformationaboutthefrequenciesusedasBCCHcarriersinneighboringcellsonSACCH.Signalstrengthofthesefrequenciesaremonitoredandreportedinthemeasurementreportforhandoverpurposes.Frequenciesintheneighborcellsdescriptiongivenheremaydifferfromthosesentinsysteminformationtype2.Activemode:MSmeasuresonareducednumberofBCCHfrequenciesinordertoimprovetheaccuracyofthemeasurements.InIdlemode:MSmeasuresonagreaternumberoffrequenciestoreducethetimerequiredtoestablishcontactwiththenetworkafterpoweron.ThistimereductionoccursonlyiftheidleBAlistwasstoredatthepreviouspoweroff.
6) SystemInformationType6Inactivemode,MSneedstoknowiftheLAIchangesIfLAIchangestheMShastodolocationupdatingwhenthecallisreleased.IfMSchangesbetweencells(withinthelocationarea)whereRLINKTorDTXconditionsdifferthenewcelloptionsmustbereportedtotheMS.LMNpermittedisalsoincludedinthesysteminformationtype6.
7) SystemInformationType7Systeminformationtype7isoptionallysentonBCCHextendedifsysteminformationtype4doesnotcontainallinformationneededforcellreselection.
8) SystemInformationType8 Systeminformationtype8isoptionallysentonBCCHextendedifsysteminformationtype4doesnotcontainallinformationneededforcellreselection.
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CallAssignmentCallassignmenttakesplacewhenaMobileStationmakesacall(MobileOriginatingCall)orreceivesacall(MobileTerminatingCall).
1) MobileOriginatingCall
MobileOriginatingaCall
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MobileTerminatingaCall
MobileOriginatingaCall
2) LocationUpdate
TheMSCneedstoknowunderwhichlocationareatheMobileStationcanbereachedandLocationAreaInformationisneededforthepagingmadebytheBTS.
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3) DisconnectWhentheMobileStationortheNetworkwanttofinishacallforsomereason
a) NetworkInitiated
b) MobileStationInitiated
4) Handovers Different protocols are for different handover processes, e.g. in synchronized handover, no timing advance information is needed. This decreases the protocol so that no physical information needs to be sent.
a) SynchronizedHandover
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b) NonSynchronizedHandover
c) Handover Failure
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AnalysisoftheDriveTestData
1. EXPORTLOGFILES:ExporttheLogFilestoandconversionto.tabformat
SelecttheFormatofthefileasMap info Tab-file; as shown in the figure 2) ChangetheSetupSettingsforMapInfoTabfile
SelecttheInformationElementsfromtheavailableInformationElementsinthedesiredTechnology(GSM)e.g.ARFCNBCCH,RxLevFull,RxLevSub,RxQualFullRxQualSub,SpeechQualityIndex(SQI)YoucanalsosavetheSelectedInformationElementssettings(.mexformat).
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NowselecttheInputfiles(youcanselectmorethenonefilesalltogether) SelecttheOutputdirectorywhereyouwanttosavetheOutput NameoftheOutputfilewillbefromPrefixandSuffix
NowStarttheprocedureforexportingtheLogfile
AstheExportisdonesuccessfullytheexportResultswillbedisplayedasshowninthefig
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3) OpentheMapInfoConvertedLogFilesintoMapInfoTool
CreateThematicMap:SelectMap>CreateThematicMap
YoucanselectdifferenttypesaccordingtoyourrequirementE.g.Ranges,BarChart,PieCharts,Graduated,DotDensity,Individual,Grids.
E.g.ifwehaveselectedRagesinthisExampleforRxLevel
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E.g.Field:RxLevSubYoucanmodifytheRages,StyleandLegendsaccordingtoyourrequirement,asshowninthefiguretheRangesandStylearemodified
CustomizingRangeandStyle
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RxLevelSUB(definedasRange)SimilarlyaccordingtotherequirementtheThematicMapcanbedrawn,E.g.forARFCN(BCCH),wehavetotaketheIndividualValuesnottheRangesaswehavetakenforRxLev
ARFCN(BCCH)(definedasIndividual)
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REPORTGENERATIONINTEMSINVESTIGATION
Goto LogFile>ReportGenerator
Orselect
ReportWizardwillgetopen
AddtheLogfilesfromthererespectivelocations SelecttheOutputdirectory
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YoucanchangetheReportPropertiesasperyourrequirements,asshowninthefigureforCallEventsandThresholdValuesSelectFinishforcompletingtheTask
TheStatisticsReportwillbegeneratedintheOutputdirectorydefined OpentheindexFilefromStatisticsReportDirectoryasshowninthefigure.
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TEMSInvestigationGSM4.1.1
ReportNo ___________________Date 20070406 Time12:56 Preparedby ___________________
Logfileinformation
#[Index] Logfiles HW[MS1] HW[MS2] GPS
1 idle8.log T68iR1F YES
2 idle9.log T68iR1F YES
3 mo_mt_sms_1.log T68iR1F YES
4 mo_mt_sms_2.log T68iR1F YES
5 mo_mt_sms_3.log T68iR1F YES
6 ded.log T68iR1F YES
7 ded1.log T68iR1F YES
8 ded2.log T68iR1F YES
9 ded3.log T68iR1F YES
10 ded4.log T68iR1F YES
11 ded5.log T68iR1F YES
12 ded6.log T68iR1F YES
13 ho.log T68iR1F YES
14 ho_1.log T68iR1F YES
15 idle.log T68iR1F YES
16 idle1.log T68iR1F YES
17 idle2.log T68iR1F YES
18 idle3.log T68iR1F YES
19 idle4.log T68iR1F YES
20 idle5.log T68iR1F YES
21 idle6.log T68iR1F YES
22 idle7.log T68iR1F YES
Totalduration:01:08:27.67
ActiveMS
MS1
DC1
MS2
DC2
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InformationElement Range
%ofmeas.
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Averageduration(hh:mm:ss)
#Cell #Log
DTXRateDL >80 9.4 101 00:00:01.94 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14
DTXRateDL >1 20.4 260 00:00:01.59 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
FERActual(%)
>8 7.7 125 00:00:01.09 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
FERActual(%)
>4 9.0 140 00:00:01.12 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
FERFull(%) >8 18.7 211 00:00:01.73 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14
FERFull(%) >4 21.2 260 00:00:01.60 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
FERSub(%) >51 1.8 37 00:00:00.86 6,8,9,11
FERSub(%) >1 5.9 131 00:00:00.80 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
MSPowerControlLevel
>10 0
MSPowerControlLevel
>20 0
RxLevFull(dBm)
2 42.6 401 00:00:02.61 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,18,19,20,21,22
RxQualSub >5 8.6 211 00:00:01.24 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,19,20,22
RxQualSub >2 19.5 343 00:00:01.52 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,19,20,22
SQI 38 0
Thresholds
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Events
Event #[no.of] Relationship #Cell #Log
BlockedCall 91 3,4,5,6,21
CallAttempt 96 3,4,5,6,8,21
CallSetup 93 3,4,5,8,9,10,12,13,21
DroppedCall 1 6
GPRSAttachFailure 0
GPRSPDPContextActivation
0
GPRSPDPContextActivationFailure
0
GPRSAuthenticationFailure 0
GPRSRoutingAreaUpdate
0
GPRSRoutingAreaUpdateFailure
0
Handover(Intracell) 28 6,8,9,10,11
Handover 56 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
HandoverFailure 3 6,9
PingTimeout 0
RASError 0
SessionError 0
AsshownintheaboveStatswecaneasilyfindoutthatwhicharetheLogFileswhereparticularEvenhadhavehappened.E.g. BlockedCall:logfile3,4,5,6and21
DroppedCall:logfile6WecanreplaytheseLogfilesandcanfindoutthereasonforthesamebystudyingtheRadioParametersatthatparticularevent.
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Distributiongraphsofalllogfiles
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Additional
SIGNALING
RadioInterfaceProtocolStructureSIGNALINGLAYER3Layer3providestheMobileNetworkSignaling(MNS)servicetotheuserapplication.ItIncludes
Functionstoestablish,maintainandterminatecircuitswitchedconnectionsacrossaGSMPLMNandothernetworkstowhichthePLMNisconnected.
Supportingfunctionsforsupplementaryservicesandshortmessageservicecontrol. Functionsformobilitymanagementandradioresourcemanagement.
Protocolcontrolentitiesexistinthethreesublayers:
ConnectionManagement(CM)sublayer MobilityManagement(MM)sublayer RadioResourcemanagement(RR)sublayer
TheRRfunctionsresidemainlyintheBSC,althoughsomeRRfunctionsmayresideintheMSC.IntheBTS,mostoftheRRmessagesarehandledastransparentmessages.
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Umlayer3,distributionofsignalingfunctions
CONNECTIONMANAGEMENTCMsublayercontainsfunctionsfor:
CallControlandcallrelatedsupplementaryservicesmanagement(CC). ShortMessageService(SMS). NoncallrelatedSupplementaryServicesmanagement(SS).
CallControlCallControlsignalingproceduresaredescribedas:
Callestablishmentprocedures Proceduresduringtheactivestate Callclearing Miscellaneousprocedures
ShortMessageServiceSupport(SMS):Itcomprisesof
ShortMessageControl(SMC)ShortMessageControlProtocol(SMCP):PeercontrolfortransfershortmessagesbetweenMSandMSC
SupplementaryServicessupport(SS)Notrelatedtoaspecificcall.E.g.registrationofcallforwardingonnoreplyorcallwaiting.
MOBILITYMANAGEMENT
Registrationmessages:
IMSIdetachindication Locationupdatingaccept Locationupdatingreject Locationupdatingrequest
Securitymessages:
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Authenticationreject Authenticationrequest Authenticationresponse Identityrequest Identityresponse TMSIreallocationcommand TMSIreallocationcomplete
Connectionmanagementmessages:
CMserviceaccept CMservicereject CMserviceabort CMservicerequest CMreestablishmentrequest Abort Miscellaneousmessage: MMstatus
RADIORESOURCEMANAGEMENT
TheRRsublayerreceivesservicefromlayer2andgivesservicetotheMMsublayer.Inaddition,RRcommunicatesdirectlywithlayer1forexchangeofinformationrelatedtomeasurementcontrolandchannelmanagement.ThegeneralpurposeoftheRRproceduresistoestablish,maintainandreleaseaRRconnectionbetweentheMSandthenetwork.Thisincludeshandoverprocedures,cellselectionatpoweronandinidlemode,recoveryfromlackofcoverageinidlemodeaswellascellreselectioninbusymode.
Channelestablishmentmessages: Cipheringmessages: Handovermessages: Channelreleasemessages: Pagingmessages: Systeminformationmessages: Miscellaneousmessages:
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SIGNALINGLAYER2LinkAccessProcedureson theDm channel (LAPDm) is the layer2protocolused to conveysignalinginformationbetweenlayer3entitiesacrosstheradiointerface,usingtheDmchannel.Dm channel refers to thecontrol channels. Includesbroadcast, commonordedicated controlchannels.LAPDm isaprotocolthatoperatesatthedata link layeroftheOSIstructure.Itspurpose istoprovide a reliable signaling link. It receives services from the physical layer and providesservicestolayer3.LAPDmisbasedontheISDNprotocolLAPD,whichisusedontheAbisinterface.TwotypesofoperationonthedatalinkaresupportedbyLAPDm.
1. Unacknowledgedoperation2. Acknowledged(ormultipleframe)operation
UNACKNOWLEDGEDOPERATIONMessages thatneednotbeacknowledgedaresent inUnnumbered Information (UI)frames.Thismeansthatthereisnoflowcontrolorerrorrecoverymechanismdefined.
ACKNOWLEDGED(MULTIPLEFRAME)OPERATIONWhen an answer or acceptance is required, operation in acknowledged mode isapplied.Acknowledgedmodeisapplicableondedicatedcontrolchannelsonly.Layer3messagesaresentinnumberedIframes.Inthiscase,anumberofconsecutiveIframes (awindow)canbesentbeforeanacknowledgment is required.However, forLAPDm the size of the window is one, which means that each frame must beacknowledgedbeforethenextoneissent.
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SIGNALINGLAYER1
Thesignalinglayer1,alsocalledthephysicallayer,representsthefunctionsrequiredtotransferthebitsoverthephysicalchannels,ontheradiomedium.Inadditiontosignalinglayer2,layer1interfacesotherfunctionalunits,suchasspeechcoderandterminaladapters,forthesupportoftrafficchannels.
2) Location Update