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Terminals used in trials

Samsung (B3710)
• The most used terminal in trials and FiVe.
• Drive test tool interface provides one sample per second (no averaging) for each parameter
• 2.6GHz band

LG (LD100/G7)
• Provides more RF data (more frequent samples and parameters) than Samsung
• 2.6GHz band

Nokia (RD-3)
• Support for 850MHz band

Qualcomm chipset based terminals (QC, Huawei,…)

• Still not widely used in NSN FiVe and trials (except in US)
• Likely to be the most used chip set in short time

Aeroflex TM500
• R&D test terminal, sw based
• Provides TTI level data
• Used for new frequencies and technologies when no other terminals are yet available.
• Currently in use for 1800MHz band and for TDD.

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Drive test tools
Samsung + XCAL, the most
XCAL used drive test combination at
• Support for Samsung terminal the moment in trials and FiVe.
• Support for LG terminal
• Support for PCTel and Rohde&Schwarz scanners

Nemo Outdoor
• Support for LG terminals
• Support for Qualcomm chipset
• Support for Nokia terminals (RD-3)
• Support for PCTel and Rohde&Schwarz scanners

JDSU E6474A (NixT)

• Support for LG terminals
• Difficult post processing format (in Excel export). Post processing with drive test
tool is difficult (not sync of different views).
• Support for Qualcomm chipset (not tested yet)
• Support for Samsung terminals coming early 2011 (?)

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XCAL + Samsung reported parameters
MIMO Type CQI_feedback_type(aperiodic) RSSI Ant0(LL1)
Rx Freq[MHz] CQI_feedback_type(periodic) RSSI Ant1(LL1)
Tx Freq[MHz] Codebook_Subset_Restriction TX Power(LL1)
Downlink TP(Kbps) DL_BW Cell ID(Sync)
Uplink TP(Kbps) CP_Type_DL SFN
DL BLER eNB_ANT_Num PDSCH BLER
UL BLER UE_Ant_Num RB Num(DL)
SFN Cell_ID MCS Level0(DL)
CINR0 UL_BW MCS Level1(DL)
CINR1 CP_Type_UL PUSCH BLER
CQI Metric0 PHICH_Group_Num RB Num(UL)
CQI Metric1 PHICH_duration MCS Level(UL)
RI Serving_Cell_ID PDCP info num(UL)
Cell ID(Search) Serving_CINR PDCP info num(DL)
CP type Serving_RSSI RRC state
RSRP(Ant0) Serving_RSRP EMM functional state
RSRQ(Ant0) Best_N1_Cell_ID EMM state
RSSI(Ant0) Best_N1_RSRP Phy DL TP(Mbps)
RSRP(Ant1) Best_N1_RSSI Phy UL TP(Mbps)
RSRQ(Ant1) Best_N2_Cell_ID Pa_Index
RSSI(Ant1) Best_N2_RSRP Pb_Index
Transmission_mode Best_N2_RSSI

Parameters are reported at one second interval.

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Scanner measurement information
Best neighbor cell decoding
PCTel sensitivity in NPO scanner
comparison tests
• Measuring both RS SINR and SCH SINR
• Wide band RSSI measurements and spectrum scanning supported

R&S
• Measuring only SCH SINR
• No support for wide band RSSI measurements and spectrum scanning
• Measuring only from Sync channel bandwidth (1.4MHz). Also RSRP and
RSRQ measured only from that bw.

JDSU E6474A
• Measuring only RS SINR
• Difficult post processing format (in Excel export)
• Wide band RSSI measurements and spectrum scanning supported

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Commercial post-processing tools available for
LTE
• Actix Analyzer/Spotlight
– In theory many LTE drive test tools supported:
 Accuver XCAL, Nemo, TEMS, JDSU and R&S Romes
 In practice LTE file format change so quickly that the very latest DT file format is not properly supported (frequent issues with XCAL and with
Nemo)
– Simple failed/dropped LTE analysis in Spotlight only (not customizable)
– No LTE report with RF KPIs (only a common data session analysis)
 Customized analysis (for e.g. acceptance reports) possible to do in Analyzer Classic if needed (integration with map plots not handy)
– Possible problems with large data sets (days or weeks, depends on DT tool for e.g. TEMS is worst in that sense).
– Automation not possible
– Can be leased on monthly basis (1980€/month)
• Nemo Analyze
– Supports at the moment (March-2011) only Nemo Outdoor LTE. R&S Romes support coming 1H/2011(?).
– Suitable for large data volumes (automation possible)
– Built in default report for LTE (customizable MS Excel with map plots)
– Customized analysis and KPIs (for e.g. acceptance reports) possible once needed.
– Can be leased on monthly basis (1200€/month)
• Accuver XCAP
– Support only for XCAL drive test data (LTE)(?)
– No experience in TM Global (not a preferred tool)
• TEMS Discovery LTE
– Support for TEMS and QVoice LTE (later Nemo too)
– Not tested for LTE in TM Global (yet)
– Suitable for large data volumes (automation possible)
– Customized analysis and KPIs possible in theory (but in practice more complicated than with Actix or Nemo Analyze)
– Frame pricing should be available soon (with leasing option)

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LTE UE

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 LTE UE Categories

• All categories support 20 MHz

• 64QAM mandatory in downlink, but not in uplink (except Class 5)
• 2x2 MIMO mandatory in other classes except Class 1

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5

Peak rate DL/UL 10/5 Mbps 50/25 Mbps 100/50 Mbps 150/50 Mbps 300/75 Mbps

RF bandwidth 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz

Modulation DL 64QAM 64QAM 64QAM 64QAM 64QAM

Modulation UL 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 16QAM 64QAM

Rx diversity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

BTS Tx diversity 1-4 Tx 1-4 Tx 1-4 Tx 1-4 Tx 1-4 Tx

MIMO DL Optional 2x2 2x2 2x2 4x4

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Aeroflex TM500 test terminal

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Sequans Dongle - SQN3010A-USB-M2

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
LTE Bands Highlights
• Band class 38 • Supports TD-LTE
• Band class 40 • 3GPP R8 compliant
• Band class 41 • Powered by a single USB 2.0 port
Radio channel bandwidth • Invisible antenna design
• 20 MHz • Supports UE category 3 throughput of
• 10 MHz up to 100 Mbps
Main Tx specifications
• Transmit power – 23 dBm
• Transmit masks – supports Tx masks specified in 3GPP TX
36.101 section 6.6
Main Rx specifications
• Dynamic range – accepts input power range enabling operation
from minimum sensitivity level to maximum acceptable power as Rx Sensitivity
described by 3GPP TS 36.101
• Adjacent channel selectivity – supports requirements for Rx E-UTRA Band 10 MHz Channel 20 MHz channel
filtering specified in 3GPP TS 36.101 section 7.5 40 – SQN3010-USB-S1 -97 dBm -94 dBm
38 – SQN3010-USB-S2 -97 dBm -94 dBm

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 TD-LTE DT Solution in Hangzhou

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TDD-LTE Drive Test Solution Architecture

DT Software
UE
Generate LTE UE related information
1.UE measurements : RSSI, RSRP, Tx
Pwr, etc
2.UE performance information : HARQ,
LTE coverage CQI, Scheduling status, etc
measurements Control each device 3.eUTRAN, SAE system parameter
1.RSSI, RSRP, PSRP, information : MIB, SIB, RRC, NAS
SSRP messages
2.CW measurements Log the information from 4.MAC/RLC/RRC/NAS signaling message
3.Spectrum Analyzer each device exchanges

Controls the Controls LTE UE

Scanner
Calculate KPIs
1. Controlled FTP, Ping, UDP,
VoIP, VOD calls through LTE network
Real time LTE metrics, 2. Controlled Attach/Detach
protocal message, KPIs Process
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TDD-LTE DT Solution List in the Market
DT Contact Contact Ready Compatible Compatible
Solution Vendor (Global) (China) UE Scanner Comment
Date
Altair,
jingu.lee@ac Marcus Lui Before Sequans, About 0.3-0.4
XCAL Accuver cuver.com 吕家良 available M RMB / set
June Hisilicon

Ulrich.Mueller eden.hu@jds End of Altair about

JDSU JDSU @jdsu.com u.com available 1MRMB / set
May Sequans

TEMS david.aspray da.zhi.xia@a Samsung PCTEL May 6th

13.0 ASCOM @ascom.com scom.com TBD SeeGull
Huawei workshop
Jani.Nikkila@ Apollo(+86
R&S TSMW
NEMO ANITE anite.com
1391028390 N/A Qualcomm
scanner
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Test / DT
Hisilicon Huawei NSN NWS 11P05 E398 N/A module ready

NO SW not
Innofidei Innofidei NSN NWS 11P05 Innofidei N/A ready

Hisilicon 5 / 6 field
Pioneer DingLi Sun Jie 11P05 Fenghuo
Innofidei trial
wangxichun (13511050
Hugeland 995) Innofidei、 4 / 29
CDS @hugeland.c 11P05 Hisilicon Fenghuo
(惠捷朗) om workshop
王熙春
songxuan@le
LEADCORE (13917768
PTAS （联芯） adcoretech.c
482 ) 宋轩 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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CDS Solution

CDS

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Innofeidei Hisi Hisi

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CDS Solution Signaling
Event Parameter
Window Window
PRB No.

Neighbor-
cell

Throughput
MCS
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CDS Solution
Map workspace
Window

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CDS Solution

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