SwissQual...

Diversity
Backup and Restore
Manual
Release 16.1

(FIJU)
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Test & Measurement

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Contents
1 Introduction............................................................................................ 5

2 Backup and Restore Concept............................................................... 6

2.1 Initial Deployment......................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Configuration Change or Software Patch...................................................................7
2.3 Major Software Release Update...................................................................................7

3 Creating a Backup and Restore Device............................................... 8

3.1 Before You Install Backup and Restore......................................................................8
3.1.1 Preparing a New USB HDD............................................................................................ 8
3.2 Installing the Backup and Restore tool.....................................................................12
3.3 Updating the Backup and Restore Tool....................................................................13

4 Using the Backup and Restore Device.............................................. 14

4.1 Requirements.............................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1 USB Ports..................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Creating a Reference Image.......................................................................................15
4.3 Reference Image Location......................................................................................... 18
4.4 Restoring from a Reference Image............................................................................20
4.5 Determining the Slot Number of a CSM.................................................................... 22

5 CSM Factory Images............................................................................24

5.1 Configuring a CSM After a Factory Image Restoration........................................... 24
5.2 Adding a New Device..................................................................................................26
5.3 Installing Software Updates....................................................................................... 27

Annex.................................................................................................... 28

A Customer Support Center................................................................... 28

Glossary................................................................................................29

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1 Introduction
This document describes how to use the Clonezilla-based Backup and Restore tool
with your Diversity 16.1 system. This tool creates a reference image file of the contents
of the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) in SwissQual CSMs, control-
ling laptops, and Call Servers (LU). This file can restore an HDD or SDD to a clean and
configured state before you add a new device or install a software update. You can
also use the image to quickly restore your system to a working state after a failure or
other mishaps in the field.
Each Diversity 16.1 system ships with an external bootable USB Backup and Restore
(BR) HDD that might contain the Backup and Restore tool. The HDD also contains a
well-tested SwissQual factory image with the latest Diversity software and operating
system configuration. This image provides a fast and easy method to upgrade your
existing Diversity systems to the latest software.

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Initial Deployment

2 Backup and Restore Concept

The main objective of the Diversity backup and restore concept is to maintain a refer-
ence image of a clean and well-tested system configuration. You can use this image to
quickly return a system to a known state after a failure during the course of regular
operation.
The concept describes the following scenarios:
Initial Deployment
Configuration change and minor software updates, for example, software patches
Major software release update, for example, Diversity 16.1

First Add and New software

deployment configure patch, Diversity
new update, or
hardware Windows
update

Restore Create Create

reference reference reference
image image image
Create
reference
image

Figure 2-1: Backup and restore concept

2.1 Initial Deployment

SwissQual systems ship with a pre-installed factory reference image. During the com-
missioning and testing phase your system is configured to meet your specific require-
ments. Usually, a SwissQual project manager is present to support you in this activity.

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Major Software Release Update

Initial deployment involves the following steps:

1. Configure the system to your specific requirements.

2. Thoroughly test the system and ensure that the configuration meets your specific
requirements.

3. Create a reference image of each system component that has a distinct configura-
tion.

2.2 Configuration Change or Software Patch

Before you change the configuration of your Diversity system or install a software
patch, use a reference image to restore your system to a known configuration state.
This method eliminates the risk of changing a configuration that might have been cor-
rupted during the course of daily operation.
Typical use cases for this procedure include adding or removing measurement devices
and installing a SwissQual software patch or Windows updates and hotfixes.

A configuration change involves the following steps:

1. Restore the hard drive of each relevant component with the reference image from
the BR device.

2. Change the configuration of your system, including the installation of Windows driv-
ers for new devices.

3. Thoroughly test the system and ensure that the configuration meets your specific
requirements.

4. Create a reference image of each system component that has a distinct configura-
tion.

2.3 Major Software Release Update

SwissQual releases a new factory image with each major software release, for exam-
ple, Diversity 16.1.
To obtain the factory images of a new release, contact our support center.
Please consult Chapter A, "Customer Support Center", on page 28 for the best
method to contact us.

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Before You Install Backup and Restore

3 Creating a Backup and Restore Device

You can create a Backup and Restore device (BR device) from a new USB external
HDD or from an existing BR device with the older Snapshot BR utility.

Snapshot reference images do not work with the Clonezilla-based Backup and
Restore tool.
Before you upgrade to Backup and Restore, use Snapshot to restore the latest refer-
ence image to your system. After the upgrade, use Backup and Restore to create a ref-
erence image from the HDD or SDD that you restored with Snapshot.

3.1 Before You Install Backup and Restore

3.1.1 Preparing a New USB HDD

To create a new BR device

1. Prepare the external USB HDD.
a) Connect the USB HDD to your PC.
b) On the "Start" menu, right-click "Computer", and then click "Manage".
Note: If you connect through a USB hub, use a hub with an external power supply
to ensure that the USB drive has enough power. If the USB HDD has a Y-cable,
connect the USB power lead cable to a different running PC.
2. In the console tree, expand "Storage", and then click "Disk Management".

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Figure 3-1: Disk Management window

3. Create the BOOT partition.

a) In the list of available volumes, right click the USB disk, and click "New Simple
Volume".
b) On the first page of the "New Simple Volume Wizard", click "Next".
c) On the "Specify Volume Size" page, type 700 MB in the Simple volume size in
MB box, and then click "Next".

Figure 3-2: Specify the size of the boot volume

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d) On the "Assign Drive Letter or Path" page, click "Assign the following drive let-
ter", select a letter in the list, for example, "F", and then click "Next".

Figure 3-3: Assign drive letter to the boot volume

e) Format the volume.

In the "File system" list, click "FAT".
In the "Allocation unit size" list, click "Default".
In the "Volume label" box, type BOOT, and then click "Next".

Figure 3-4: File system specification for BOOT

f) At the end of the process, click "Finish".

4. Create the DATA volume for the reference images.

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a) In the console tree, right-click the USB drive, and then click "New Simple Vol-
ume".
b) On the first page of the "New Simple Volume Wizard", click "Next".
c) On the "Specify Volume Size" page, round down the remaining free space
value, type the new value in the "Simple volume size in MB" box, and then click
"Next".
For example, if the "Maximum disk space in MB" is 30452, type 30540 in the
"Simple volume size in MB" box.

Figure 3-5: Volume size for DATA partition

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d) Format the volume.

In the "File system" list, click "NTFS".
In the "Allocation unit size" list, click "Default".
In the "Volume label" box, type "DATA", and then click "Next".

Figure 3-6: Volume size and File system specification for DATA

e) Click "Finish".

5. In Windows Explorer go to the DATA volume, create a new folder with the name
Backup, and in the Backup folder, create a folder with the name USER_NAMED.

3.2 Installing the Backup and Restore tool

The following instructions assume that you have prepared a USB HDD according to
the instructions in Chapter 3.1, "Before You Install Backup and Restore", on page 8.

To install the Backup and Restore tool on a USB HDD

This procedure assumes that you have a copy of the Backup and Restore tool.
1. Extract the contents of the Backup and Restore tool zip file, for example,
Release_16.1_.0.zip, to the BOOT partition of the USB HDD.

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Figure 3-7: Contents of the BOOT partition

2. In the utils\win23 folder on the BOOT partition, right-click the makeboot.bat

file, and click "Run as Administrator".

3. Copy the Diversity references images to the Backup folder on the "DATA" partition
of the USB HDD.

3.3 Updating the Backup and Restore Tool

To update the Backup and Restore tool

1. Download the update from our support site and replace the contents of the "BOOT"
partition of your BR Device with the contents of the of the zip file that you downloa-
ded.

2. In the utils\win23 folder on the BOOT partition, right-click the makeboot.bat

file, and click "Run as Administrator".

3. Copy the Diversity references images to the Backup folder on the "DATA" partition
of the USB HDD.

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Requirements

4 Using the Backup and Restore Device

Depending on the type of Diversity system that you have, the HDD or SSD has one
C:\ partition or a C:\ and a D:\ partition. The BR procedure clones the contents of
the entire drive, including the number of partitions. Similarly, when you restore from a
reference image, the contents of the entire drive, including the partitions, are recreated.

4.1 Requirements
Before you start a BR procedure, ensure that you have a working BR device. For
Diversity CSMs and LUs, you also need the following items:
USB keyboard
VGA monitor
USB mouse
USB hub: Only required if the Diversity component does not have two available
USB ports

4.1.1 USB Ports

For a backup or restore operation you usually need to connect more than one USB
devices simultaneously, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the BR device.

You must connect the data cable of the BR device directly to the USB port on the
system component that you want to backup or restore.
Do not use a USB hub.

Controlling PCs and Land Units have available USB ports.

However, you need to use one of the following combinations to connect the USB devi-
ces to a CSM:
(Recommended) Connect a keyboard and the data cable of the external hard
drive to the two USB ports on the CSM or PCM. Connect the remaining USB-to-
power cable of the external hard drive to a port on another CSM or PC. Use the
mouse to navigate through the software menus.
Use a three-port USB hub (not included with the system) to connect a keyboard,
and the two external hard drive cables to the CSM or PCM.

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Creating a Reference Image

To configure your computer to boot from the BR device

You only need to perform these steps if your computer is not configured to boot from
an external USB HDD. By default, Diversity CSMs are configured to boot from an
external USB HDD.
1. Shut down the computer.

2. Connect the BR device, that is, the external USB HDD, to the computer that you
want to backup.

3. Turn on the computer and hold down the key to open the boot device menu, for
example, F9.
Note: Check with your computer manufacturer for the correct key.
4. On the boot device menu, select the BR device, and then press ENTER.

Please select boot device:

HDD:P0-FTM06CT25H
USB:TOSHIBA MK8037GSX

and to move selection

ENTER to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults

Figure 4-1: Select boot device

4.2 Creating a Reference Image

When you create a reference image, the process overwrites the previous reference
image. If you do not want to lose the existing image, move the image to a different
folder. You can use this reference image to restore the system to the previous working
configuration if you experience a problem with the new configuration.
The following procedure describes how to create a reference image for a CSM. This
procedure is similar for all Diversity components with an HDD or SDD.

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Creating a Reference Image

To create a reference image with Backup and Restore

1. Copy the existing reference image for the Diversity component from the Backup
folder on the BR device to a different location.

2. Prepare the system.

a) Open the Windows Device Manager and write down the port numbers of the
connected devices.
b) Turn off the system and disconnect the phone and data card devices.
c) Connect a monitor, a mouse or a keyboard, and the data cable of the BR
device to the USB ports on the Diversity component.
d) Connect the remaining USB-to-power cable of the BR device to a free USB
port on the component or another component in the system.
e) Turn on the system.

3. On the "Boot" page, select "Backup User Image".

Figure 4-2: Boot page

Tip: Use the arrow keys to navigate the menus and the ESC key to return to the
previous menu.
Note: CSM images have an option for each slot in the system as well as a generic
slot, for example "Backup User CSM Slot X" (where X = 0 to 7 on a CSM) and
"Backup User CSM Generic Slot". This option allows you to create reference
images for individual CSMs that have different devices and settings. You can also
create a generic reference image which you can then install onto any CSM in the
system.
4. In the list of Diversity hardware components select the component that you want to
backup, for example, "Diversity Benchmarker II (CSM)".

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Figure 4-3: Diversity system

Note: If required, select the hardware version of the component.

5. If applicable, select the slot number of the component that you want to create the
image for.

Figure 4-4: CSM slot number

For more information on slot numbers, see Chapter 4.5, "Determining the Slot
Number of a CSM", on page 22.

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Reference Image Location

6. If the unit reboots into the Backup and Restore tool at the end of the process
instead of Windows, disconnect the BR Device, and then start your system.

7. Disconnect the monitor, keyboard, and the BR device.

8. Re-connect the data cards and phone devices.

Note: Ensure that you re-connect the devices to the same ports that you wrote
down in step 2.

4.3 Reference Image Location

A reference image consists of a series of files that are in a subfolder of the Backup
folder on the DATA partition of the BR device. The name of the subfolder is the same
as the reference image, for example, USER_REF_BM_LAPTOP_E6410.

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Reference Image Location

The name of a factory image folder starts with FACT_, while custom image folders start
with USER_.

Figure 4-5: Location of the reference image

The Clonezilla menu {Release Number}.xlsx file in the BOOT folder describes
the available menu items and the location of the corresponding image folders.

Figure 4-6: Contents of the Clonezilla menu {Release Number}.xlsx file

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Restoring from a Reference Image

Each time that you create a reference image for a component, the Backup and Restore
tool overwrites the existing image for the component in the Backup folder or the
Backup\USER_NAMED folder of the USB HDD. If the image is in the
Backup\USER_NAMED folder, the tool asks you to type the name of the image.
If you want to keep the previous image, you need to copy the relevant subfolder to
a different location.
If you want to use this image to restore the component to the most recent working
state, copy the image files back into the Backup or the Backup\USER_NAMED
folder.

4.4 Restoring from a Reference Image

When you restore the system from a reference image, the current data on your Diver-
sity component is lost. Before you restore your hard drive, copy the important data
from your system to a safe location.

If you restore your Diversity System from a SwissQual factory image, you also need to
reconfigure the system. For more information, see Chapter 5, "CSM Factory Images",
on page 24.

The restoration process can take up to 20 minutes.

To restore a reference image with Backup and Restore

1. Prepare the system.
a) Open the Windows Device Manager and write down the port numbers of the
connected devices.
b) Turn off the system and disconnect the phone and data card devices.
c) Connect a monitor, a mouse or keyboard, and the data cable of the BR device
to the USB ports of the Diversity component.
d) Connect the remaining USB-to-power cable of the BR device to a free USB
port.

2. Turn on the system.

3. On the "Boot" page, select a restore option, for example, "Restore Factory Image".

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Figure 4-7: Restore a Factory image

4. In the list of Diversity hardware components, select the type of image that you want
to restore, for example, "Diversity Benchmarker II (CSM)".

Figure 4-8: Select a Diversity System

Note: If required, select the hardware version of the component.

5. If applicable, select the slot number of the component that you want to restore.

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Determining the Slot Number of a CSM

Figure 4-9: Select slot number

Note: For more information on slot numbers, see Chapter 4.5, "Determining the
Slot Number of a CSM", on page 22.
6. If the unit reboots into the Backup and Restore tool at the end of the process
instead of Windows, disconnect the BR Device, and then start your system.

7. Disconnect the monitor, keyboard, and the BR device.

8. Re-connect the data cards and the phone devices.

Note: Ensure that you re-connect the devices to the same ports that you wrote
down in step 1.

4.5 Determining the Slot Number of a CSM

In a Diversity Benchmarker II system, the slot number of the CSM that is connected to
the Computer Module Rack (CMR) is 0. The slot numbers increase by one as you
move away from the CMR. If you change the position of a CSM in your system, the
CSM number also changes.

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Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7

Figure 4-10: CSM slot numbers in a Diversity Benchmarker II system

If you want, you can use the Generic Slot image for all of the CSMs in your system.

If you use the same image on more than one CSM you need to reconfigure each unit
before you use your system.

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Configuring a CSM After a Factory Image Restoration

5 CSM Factory Images

SwissQual uses a factory image to initially configure the CSMs on each new system.
This image contains the base Windows operating system as well as the latest release
of the Diversity software. However, you need to configure some additional settings
before you can use the system for the first time.

To obtain a factory image for your system, contact our support center.
Please consult Chapter A, "Customer Support Center", on page 28 for the best
method to contact us.

5.1 Configuring a CSM After a Factory Image Restoration

After you restore the CSM software from a SwissQual factory image, you need to con-
figure the CSM.

To configure a CSM for first time use

1. Prepare the module.
a) Turn off the module and disconnect the data card and phone devices.
b) Connect a monitor and a USB keyboard to the front panel of the module.
c) (Optional) Connect a USB mouse to the front panel of the module.
d) Connect an Ethernet cable to the Benchmarker II CMR to ensure that the mod-
ule has internet connectivity

2. Turn on the Diversity Benchmarker II system.

a) At the computer name change prompt, click "OK".

Figure 5-1: Name change notification

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b) Type the name of the module in the "Computer Name" box, and then click
"OK".
The name is on a white sticker on the front panel of the module.

Figure 5-2: Name change dialog box

c) Click "OK" again to restart the module.

Figure 5-3: Rename acknowledgement and restart

d) Log in to Windows.
"Username": Administrator
" Password": swissqual

3. Re-install the licence key for your antivirus software.

Note: If you do not have this key, contact our support center.
Please consult Chapter A, "Customer Support Center", on page 28 for the best
method to contact us.
4. Re-install the SwissQual license.
a) Copy the SQLicense*.xml key file to the module.
b) In the C:\Program Files\SwissQual\Diversity\Tools folder of the
module, double-click SQLicense2008Loader.exe.

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Adding a New Device

c) Click "Browse for SQLicense.xml", locate the license key, and then click
"Open".

Figure 5-4: SwissQual Licence Loader

d) Click "OK", and then click "Exit".

Figure 5-5: License successfully loaded

5. Run Windows Update and install all high-priority updates.

6. Install the Windows drivers for the devices that you want to use with the module.

7. Configure the drivers to work with your system.

8. Restart Windows and then create a reference image with the BR device.
For a description on how to create this image, see Chapter 4, "Using the Backup
and Restore Device", on page 14.

5.2 Adding a New Device

For a description on how to create and to restore from a reference image as well as the
location of reference images, see Chapter 4, "Using the Backup and Restore Device",
on page 14.

To add a new device to a CSM

1. Restore the module installation from the most recent reference image.

2. Add the new device.

a) Install the Windows driver for the device.
b) Configure the device.

3. Ensure that the device and the module work properly.

4. Update Windows and your antivirus software.

5. Create a new reference image.

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Installing Software Updates

Tip: Before you create the new reference image, move the existing reference
image to a new folder. If you then experience a problem with your new configura-
tion, you can use this reference image to restore the CSM to the previous working
configuration.

5.3 Installing Software Updates

The following procedure describes the steps that you need to take when you install
SwissQual and Windows software updates on a module. For details on how to create
and restore from a reference image as well as the location of reference images, see
Chapter 4, "Using the Backup and Restore Device", on page 14.

To install software, patches, or updates

1. Restore the module installation from the most recent reference image.

2. Install the software update.

3. Ensure that the module works properly.

4. Update Windows and your antivirus software.

5. Create a new reference image.

Tip: Before you create the new reference image, move the existing reference
image to a new folder. If you then experience a problem with your new configura-
tion, you can use this reference image to restore the CSM to the previous working
configuration.

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Annex
A Customer Support Center
Technical support where and when you need it
For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz equipment, contact one of our Cus-
tomer Support Centers. A team of highly qualified engineers provides telephone sup-
port and will work with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the opera-
tion, programming or applications of Rohde & Schwarz equipment.
Up-to-date information and upgrades
To keep your instrument up-to-date and to be informed about new application notes
related to your instrument, please send an e-mail to the Customer Support Center stat-
ing your instrument and your wish. We will take care that you will get the right informa-
tion.

Europe, Africa, Middle East Phone +49 89 4129 12345

customersupport@rohde-schwarz.com

North America Phone 1-888-TEST-RSA (1-888-837-8772)

customer.support@rsa.rohde-schwarz.com

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customersupport.la@rohde-schwarz.com

Asia/Pacific Phone +65 65 13 04 88

customersupport.asia@rohde-schwarz.com

China Phone +86-800-810-8228 /

+86-400-650-5896
customersupport.china@rohde-schwarz.com

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Glossary
A
A-Side: All files coming from a measurement unit that initiated the first call of a test (A-
side calls the B-side)

ACR: Absolute Category Rating

ADPCM: Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation

AGC: Active Gain Control

AMR: Adaptive Multi-Rate

ASM: AudioDevice SlideIn Module

Contains one voice device or phone and associated electronics for phone or audio
adaptation

B
B-Side: All files coming from a measurement unit that was waiting for a first incoming
call (B-side is called by the A-side)
There may not be B-side files for every test.

Backup drive: Portable USB storage drive where images are backed-up to and
restored from (either provided by SwissQual or utilizing customers own)

BFI: Bad Frame Indication

BMC: Battery Management Component

BR device: Backup and Restore drive that has the BR (Backup and Restore) utility
installed

C
Call Server: Diversity Call Server, which is a computer that controls PSTN or ISDN
phone lines or the B-Side mobile phones in a video call test.

Call Session: A Call session includes all data between the dial command to the device
and the call end. Normally, a call session contains exactly one call.

Campaign: A collection of jobs defined by the NQView

CCITT: Comit Consultatif International Tlgraphique et Tlphonique (The Interna-

tional Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee)

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CDMA: Code-Division Multiple Access

CDP: Charging Downstream Port

CELP: Code Excited Linear Prediction

Clonezilla: Open Source Software to create and restore reference HDD image files

CMR: Computer Module Rack

Provides power and LAN for up to 8 CSMs

Collection Name: The name that can be assigned to measurement results before the
data import into a NQDI database.

Controlling PC: Configures, controls, and monitors a SwissQual Diversity or QualiPoc

measurement system.

CPU: Central Processing Unit

CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check (3 bit)

CSE: Customer Support Engineer

CSM: Computer SlideIn Module

Plug-in PC module that controls audio and data measurement devices in the system

D
DAC: Digital to Analogue Converter

Data Session: A Data session includes all data between the start of a data test and
the end of a data test.

dBov: dB relative to the overload point of a digital system

DCME: Digital Circuit Multiplication Equipment

DCR: Degradation Category Rating

Device Name: Name of the device that was used for a measurement (ISDN 0, Sam-
sung 5, )

Diversity: SwissQual GSM/GPRS/UMTS/CDMA/EvDO lab and drive test system

Diversity Files: A Diversity file has the extension sqz. Such files are created with the
Diversity Test System.

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Diversity Product Categories: SwissQual Diversity family of products including

Benchmarker and Optimizer

DM: Device Module

DMOS: Degradation Mean Opinion Score

DMR: Device Module Rack

Can host up to 8 device modules (DM)

DMR (SQuad): Digital Mobile Radio (SQuad)

DSM: DataDevice SlideIn Module

Contains one data device, USB data stick, or mPCIe data card

DSM2: DataDevice SlideIn Module Version 2

Contains one data device, USB data stick, or mPCIe data card

DTD: Dial Tone Delay

DTMF: Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (signaling)

DTX: Discontinuous Transmission (mechanism)

E
EOR: Echo Objection Rate

EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

ERP: Ear Reference Point

ESD: Electrostatic Discharge

ETR: ETSI Technical Report

ETS: European Telecommunication Standard

ETSI: European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETX: Embedded Technology eXtended

Exy: Projected or implemented values for the Samsung Exynos chipset phones sup-
porting ICD v4.90

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F
Factory Image: Image that contains Windows and Diversity software that SwissQual
has pre-configured

FER: Frame Erasure Ratio

File, Measurement File, Log File: Contains all the logged information between the
start and the stop of a measurement execution.
All the data from a file are assigned to sessions. We differentiate between A-side and
B-side files.

FME: Feature Manipulation Engine

FMK: Freerider Mounting Kit

FR: Full Rate

FR3-BP: FreeRider III Backpack

FR3-CORE: FreeRider III Core Unit

G
GLORIS: GLObal Rohde & Schwarz Information System

GMSK: Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (modulation)

GOB: Good or Better

GPS: Global Positioning System

GSM: Global System for Mobile communications

GSM MS: GSM Mobile Station

H
HANDO: Handover

HDD: Hard Disk Drive

HDLC: High level Data Link Control

HR: Half Rate

HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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HTTPS: HTTP Secure

I
IATA: International Air Transportation

Idle Session: An Idle session contains all data that are not allocated to either a data
session or a call session. For example, the data between two calls or that data before
the first data session.

IEC: International Electro-technical Commission

IPC: Industrial PC

ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network

ISO: International Organization for Standardization

ITU: International Telecommunication Union

J
JLR: Junction Loudness Rating

K
kB/s: kilo Bytes per second

KPI: Key Performance Indicator

L
LAN: Local Area Network

Land Unit: Diversity Call Server, which is a computer that controls PSTN / ISDN
phone lines or the B-Side mobile phones in a video call test.

LU: Land Unit

Diversity Call Server, which is a computer that controls PSTN or ISDN phone lines or
the B-Side mobile phones in a video call test.

M
Maintenance Release: An interim patch, usually with minor bug fixes for specific cus-
tomer issues.

MF files: yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss-tttt-kkkk-ssss-vvvv-A.* for A-side files.

The characters have the following meaning:

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yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss: The timestamp in the filename helps matching and sorting

the files and is of use when the timestamp of the file system is lost, for example, when
using FTP
tttt: Task ID (as used in NQTM)
kkkk: Customer ID (from the license key of the A-Side)
ssss: System ID (from the license key of the A-Side), Unique per Operating System
Instance (PC, PCM, Symbian Device...), but only per Customer.
vvvv: Device ID (as used in NQTM) of the A-Side

MLVP: Mobile Low Profile Vertical Antennas

MNT: Mobile Network Testing

MOS: Mean Opinion Score

MRP: Mouth Reference Point

MSC: Mobile-services Switching Center, Mobile Switching Center

N
New version or Major Release: A major software release from SwissQual that
updates the entire Diversity software platform. The version number of a major release
ends with 0, for example, 16.1.0.0 or 16.1.

NQAgent: NetQual Agent

NQComm: Diversity Communication Module

NQDI: Network Quality Database Interface

SwissQual post-processing tool for measurement files

NQView: SwissQual tool for configuring and observing measurements

NQWatchdog: NetQual Watchdog Application

O
OLAP: Online Analytical Processing

OMBC: Office Multiple Bay Charger

OPS: Office Power Supply

OSI: Open System Interconnection

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P
PABX: Private Automatic Branch eXchange

PCAP: Packet Capture file

PCM: PC Module (Diversity Benchmarker)

PDD: Post Dial Delay

PDN: Public Data Networks

PMW: Diversity Phone Mounting Wall

Houses and power 4 RF unmodified smartphones

POW: Poor or Worse

PSPDN: Packet Switched Public Data Network

PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network

Q
QC: Available in general with the current Qualcomm chipset phones

QoE: Quality of Experience

QoS: Quality of Service

QP RCS: QualiPoc Remote Control Shell

QR Code: Quick Response Code

QualiPoc Files: A QualiPoc file has the extension mf.

R
RAID: Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks

RCM: RF Power Splitter/Combiners

Reference Image: Backup image file that is created by you or a SwissQual CPM that
contains your custom settings and drivers.

RF: Radio Frequency

RLR: Receive Loudness Rating

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RXLEV: Received signal level

RXQUAL: Received Signal Quality

S
S/W: Software

Session: A session can either be a call session, a data session or an idle session.
SwissQual distinguishes between the following types of sessions: IDLE, CALL , and
DATA
All data from a measurement file will be divided into one of these types of sessions.
A session is the duration of a measurement call from the dial command until the dis-
connect/release. For voice calls, the session type is CALL
A session can also be a GPRS/UMTS data test (like an FTP transmission). Then, the
session type is DATA
A session is also the time between two calls or between two data transmissions (ses-
sion type = IDLE).

Setup Time: Time between the start of a dial command until the successful detection
of a connection to the B-side (CC: CONN_ACK in case of ISDN, activity detection in
case of analogue PSTN

SIM: Subscriber Identity Module

SLA: Service Level Agreement

SLR: Send Loudness Rating

SQL: Structured Query Language

SQZ files: yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss-tttt-kkkk-ssss-vvvv-A.* for A-side files.

The characters have the following meaning:
yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss: The timestamp in the filename helps matching and sorting
the files and is of use when the timestamp of the file system is lost, for example, when
using FTP
tttt: Task ID (as used in NQTM)
kkkk: Customer ID (from the license key of the A-Side)
ssss: System ID (from the license key of the A-Side), Unique per Operating System
Instance (PC, PCM, Symbian Device...), but only per Customer.
vvvv: Device ID (as used in NQTM) of the A-Side

SRK: System Rail Kit

SS7: Signaling System No. 7

SSAS: Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services

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SSD: Solid State Drive

SSIS: SQL Server Integration Services

SSM: Scanner SlideIn Module

T
TCM: Test Device Containment Module

TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access

TE: Terminal Equipment

Test: SwissQual test types: Voice, Data, and Video

A test is always assigned to a session. Call Sessions (session type = CALL) can con-
tain tests of the Voice, Circuit Switched Data and Video group. Data Sessions (GPRS/
UMTS Data Sessions, session type = DATA) can contain tests of the Data or Video
group.

Test Id: Unique Identifier for a Test (SQUAD LQ, SQUAD SS, SQUAD NS, DTMF,
FTP, UDP, HTTP, )

U
UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply

UUM12V: Universal Uninterruptible 12V DC Power Supply Module

Optional for in-vehicle use case if the vehicle power net or vehicle battery is too weak

V
VAD: Voice Activity Detector

VCK: Vehicle Cable Kit

VMK: QualiPoc Remote Control Shell Vehicle Mounting Kit

VMP: QualiPoc Remote Control Shell Vehicle Mounting Plate

Voice and Video Call Server: Diversity Call Server, which is a computer that controls
PSTN or ISDN phone lines or the B-Side mobile phones in a video call test.

VQEG: Video Quality Expert Group, an independent international forum for video qual-
ity evaluation metrics

VRB: Vehicle Roof Box

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W
Windows Update/Hot Fix: Periodic Microsoft updates to improve Windows system
performance or to repair bugs and security issues.

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