XCAL 3.2.

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Product Training
CHINA(Hong Kong)

Accuver APAC Ltd. Dec, 2009

Unit206, 2/F, No.8 Science West Avenue,
Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin,
New Territories, Hong Kong

T +852 2210 7004

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www.accuver.com
 Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. Getting Started
4. Using XCAL for Measurement
5. Auto Call & Logging
6. Measurement Window
7. Message
8. Real-Time Mapping
9. Inbuilding
10. Setting
11. Other Features
12. Uninstall & Upgrade
13. Appendix
 Chapter 1. Introduction

• Overview
• XCAL Key Feature
• Platform Structure
• Configuration
• Supported Devices
 Overview

• Training Objective
• To familiar with the configuration and operation of XCAL Field
Measurement tool

• Audience
• Field Engineer who will be involved in the test drive with
basic RF knowledge

• At Course Completion, you will be able to:

• Setup XCAL to collect drive test data
• Use special feature of XCAL

• Materials
• Laptop; XCAL software; USB dongle
• Mobile Devices (with appropriate driver), Scanner, GPS
• Sample log files
 XCAL Key Feature
• Logging Tool for tuning and optimization
• Supports Variable Mobile Devices
• Supports
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+/CDMA2000
1X/EVDO Rev.0/EVDO Rev.A/WiMAX
• Display Signaling Messages, Packet Messages (PPP, TCP/IP) and
RF KPIs (Rx Power, Tx Power, Ec/Io, PER…) and real time
throughput
• 4 mobiles(4V or 2V2D) and 2 scanners supported at the same
time
• Easy Port setting and sophisticated auto-call scenario setting –
Voice, FTP, Ping&Trace, HTTP, Video Phone, SMS…
• Call Statistics Window
• Real Time Mapping during test drive (MapX or MIF)
• NMEA format is standard (GPS)
• In-building Mapping as a default (bmp file)
• Replay Function for simple analysis
• Audible Alarm & User Define Table/Graph
  Platform Structure
• Single Platform with Multiple Technology

LTE
HSPA+ EVDO Rev.A
EDGE HSUPA EVDO Rev.0
GPRS HSDPA CDMA 1xRTT 802.16e
GSM WCDMA IS-95 A/B 802.16d
XCAL
Data Parameter Auto Call Monitor
Logging Display
Voice HTTP Statistics
Outdoor Graph
Video Ping KPI
Drive Test Table
Call VoIP Event
Map
Indoor MOS UDP
Walk Test Features
SMS Email
Message
*RF MMS VOD Replay
Scanning Layer 3
FTP VoIP Alarm
Packet
… Export

* RF Scanning – External scanner devices required

  PC Based Solution with 1 RF Scanner
Magnetic Mount on Car Top
RF Scanner
GPS Anta for RF Antenna
Scanner

Test Devices (Up to 4)

XCAL

RF Scanner

USB License
4 Ports Dongle
USB Hub
USB cable
RF coaxial cable DC Power
Power cable
  PC Based Solution with 2 RF Scanners
Magnetic Mount on Car Top
RF Scanner
GPS Anta for RF Antenna
Scanner

Test Devices (Up to 4)

XCAL

RF Scanner

USB License
4 Ports Dongle
USB Hub
USB cable
RF coaxial cable DC Power
Power cable
  PC Based Solution without RF Scanner
Magnetic Mount on Car Top

GPS

Test Devices (Up to 4)

XCAL

USB License
4 Ports Dongle
USB Hub
USB cable
RF coaxial cable
Power cable
 MPm Box Solution with 1 RF Scanner
Magnetic Mount on Car Top
RF Scanner
GPS Anta for RF Antenna
Scanner

Test Devices (Up to 8)

XCAL

RF Scanner
(Up to 2)
USB License
Dongle
USB cable
MOS cable
RF coaxial cable DC Power
Power cable
 MPm Box Solution without RF Scanner
Magnetic Mount on Car Top

GPS

Test Devices (Up to 8)

XCAL

USB License
Dongle
USB cable
MOS cable
RF coaxial cable
DC Power
Power cable
 XCAL-MO Solution with RF Scanner
Test Devices (Up to 20) Magnetic Mount on Car Top
RF Scanner
GPS Anta for RF Antenna
Scanner

XCAL

RF Scanner
(Up to 2)
USB License
Ethernet cable Dongle
USB cable
MOS cable DC Power
RF coaxial cable DC Power
Power cable
 MPm Box Solution without RF Scanner
Test Devices (Up to 20) Magnetic Mount on Car Top

GPS

XCAL

USB License
Ethernet cable Dongle
USB cable
MOS cable DC Power
RF coaxial cable
Power cable
 Configuration
Max. # Max. #
Solution Highlight devices Scanner GPS
PC Based • No hardware required. 4 2 1
• Max 4 mobile devices *
• Support up to 4 voice calls or 4 data calls.
Recommended 2 data call test simultaneo
usly **
MPm Box • 6 or 8 ports MOS Hub 6 or 8 2 1
• Max 6 or 8 devices
• Support up to 4 data & 2 voice calls test si
multaneously
• Support Voice MOS test. (Require MOS ca
ble)
XCAL-MO • Hardware Box solution 20 2 1
(Hardware • Max 20 devices (4 devices per slot; total 5
Based) slots)
• Support 2 data & 2 voice calls test per slot
simultaneously. (i.e. 10 data & 10 voice)
• Support Voice MOS test. (Require MOS ca
ble)

* GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA/CDMA1X/EVDO Rev.0 & A/WiMAX 802.16d & e can be

tested simultaneously.
** Data call demands higher CPU resources
  Supported Devices
GSM/WCDMA CDMA/EVDO Scanner
Nokia Huawei Samsung Sierra Wireless PCTEL
•6230/6230i •E220/E226 •SCH-X199/X859 •550/580 •LX WCDMA/GSM
•6630/6680 •E270 •SCH-E159/F399 •Compass 597 •LX CDMA/EVDO
•N80/N85 •E169 Motorola •AC595 •EX WCDMA/GSM
•N95 Sierra Wireless •Razar V3m Novatel •EX CDMA/EVDO
Samsung •AC881 •W362 •V620/S720 DRT
•SGH-Z100/Z560 •AC875 LG •U720/EX720 •4301A WCDMA
•SGH-U700 Novatel •VX8100 HTC •4301A CDMA/EVDO
•SGH-U900 •X9500 •KG70c/KG90c •VX6900 Anritsu
Qualcomm •U530 •C950 Huawei •ML8720
•TM6275/TM6280 •XU870 •SV590/SV600 •EC226 •ML8740A/ML8741B
•TM7200 Option Kyocera ZTE
LG •GT MAX •K404 •AC870
•U8150/CU720 •Fusion •KX2

Refer to Accuver Supported Device List

  Supported Devices
WiMAX Scanner
Quanta MyungMin ASUS Seowon DRT
•WC510 •KWM-U1000 •WUSB28E2V2 •SWU-3020 •4301A WiMAX
•WC511 •KWM-U1200 •SWU-3120
•WU211 •KWNM-U1800 ZTE •SWU-3220
•TU25

Samsung ZyXEL

•H1100 •MAX-206M Modacom

•H120 •MAX-706 •KWD-U1100
•M8100 •KWD-U1300

•CWC-U200

•SWC-E100

Refer to Accuver Supported Device List

 Chapter 2. Installation

• System Requirement
• Before Installation
• Install USB Dongle Driver
• Install XCAL Software
• Configure Window XP SP2
• User Account Control (Vista)
• Install GPS Devices
• Install Mobile Devices Driver
 System Requirement

Minimum Recommended
Classification Requirement Classification Requirement
Pentium4, 1.6GHz or Dual Core Processor or
PC PC
above above
VGA XVGA
Monitor Monitor
(1024*768, 256 color) (1280*1024, 256 color)
RAM 512MB or above RAM 1GB or above
Hard Driver 10GB or above Hard Drive 40GB or above
Operation Operation
Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000/XP
System System
USB USB
Interface Serial (RS-232C 9pin Interface Serial (RS-232C 9pin
Dsub) or USB to Serial Dsub) or USB to Serial
 Before Installation

• You should have the Administrator account or account

with Administrative privilege under Window 2000/XP or
Vista.

• Couei XCAL Installation CD

• Device driver of the handset, GPS, USB dongle

 Install USB Dongle Driver

Two type of USB Dongle Drivers to be installed:

• Evaluation Dongle – time limited (Extend upon request)
• Commercial Dongle

Evaluation Dongle: Commercial Dongle:

Run hdd32.exe Run Rainbow_for_commercal.exe

DON’T connect the USB dongle to laptop before

& during driver installation
 Install USB Dongle Driver

• After driver installed, connect USB dongle to laptop and Window will
detect the devices.
• Open Device Manager and check the dongle is installed probably.
• If problem found, you should [1] re-install driver, or [2] lookup
update driver from HASP/Safenet(Rainbow) web sites.

In Device Manager, Aladdin HASP In Device Manager, Rainbow USB

Key is installed SuperPro is installed
 Install XCAL Software
• Run the XCAL Setup File and follow the step to complete
the installation

• XCAL installation package include the following

• XCAL main program
• SmartMap
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable [*For DTI(PCTEL) scanner]
• WinPcap 4.0.2
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 [*For DTI(PCTEL) scanner]
• MapXtreme v6.7.1 Runtime NCP
• ffdshow

• Skip the above installation if the software exist (except

XCAL), or an updated version has been installed.

Disconnect the USB dongle from laptop during

XCAL installation
 Install XCAL Software
3. MS Visual C++ 2008
1. XCAL Software Redistributable

2. Smartmap 4. WinPcap 4.0.2

 Install XCAL Software
5. MS .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 6. MapXtreme 6.7.1

7. ffdshow

Reboot Laptop after installation

 Configure Window XP SP2
• Turn off Windows Firewall
• Control Panel ->Windows Firewall -> General -> Select Off (not
recommended)
• To avoid Firewall block traffic during call test
 Configure Window XP SP2
• Turn off Windows Auto Update
• Control Panel -> Automatic Updates -> Select Turn off
Automatic Updates
• To avoid unnecessary process to slow down laptop
performance.
 Configure Window XP SP2
• Turn off Windows Time Synchronization
• Control Panel -> Date and Time -> Internet Time -> uncheck
Automatically synchronize….
• To avoid system time change during data logging
 Configure User Account Control (Vista)
• Turn off User Account Control (UAC) in Vista
• Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Turn User Account Control
on or off -> uncheck Use User Account…. ….
• To neglect UAC during operation
 Install GPS Devices
• XCAL support NMEA, Trimble, Pioneer, Couei, Tim-T
and TAIP(LN) type GPS devices

• Install the device driver of the GPS.

• Verify the GPS is installed probably by
• Check Device Manager OR
• Connect GPS connection using Hyper-Terminal (or other tools)
 Install GPS Devices
• Connect GPS connection using Hyper-Terminal (or other
tools)
1. Set Connection directly to COM Port of GPS
2. Configure Port Setting to 4800,8-N-1,Hardware
3. GPS data is to-be shown.

2
1
3
 Install Mobile Devices Driver

• In general, the device driver is provided with the

handset.
• Follow the instruction in handset’s menu and install the
driver.
• Connect handset to the laptop via USB/PCMCIA.. Check
from Device Manager (Control Panel) the handset is
installed probably.
• Note: The handset firmware may affect the connectivity
with XCAL.
  Install Mobile Devices Driver
• Typical Device Driver

LG
Nokia

Qualcomm/Samsung Huawei Modem

 Chapter 3. Getting Started

• Starting XCAL
• Introduction to Work Space
• Menu Bar
• Icon Bar
• Status Bar
• Worksheet
• Sample Measurement Window
• Restricted Operation during Measurement
 Starting XCAL
• Plug in the USB Dongle and click XCAL.exe on the
desktop.
• XCAL can also be started in:
Start -> All Programs -> Accuver-> XCAL-W
 Introduction to Workspace
Version Menu Bar

Icon Bar

Work Space

Worksheet

Status Bar
  Menu Bar

• Menu Bar provides basic pull-down menu for operation

Typical Menu Item

  Menu Bar (WCDMA/GSM/CDMA)
• The Menu Bar is extend to show the measurement
window according to the chipset/phone model selected
in Port Setting.
Nokia WCDMA

Qualcomm WCDMA

Qualcomm CDMA
 Menu Bar (WiMAX)
Beceem Samsung GCT Sequan
 Icon Bar

• Icon Bar provides the frequently used items

Connect to Handset, GPS Stop Auto Call

& Scanner

Start/Stop manual logging Invoke Scanner Window

Replay logging data Invoke Real-time Mapping

Window
Toggle Trace feature in
User Defined items Invoke Auto-Call Control
Info Window
Toggle Alarm/Event
notification
Invoke In-building
Configure & start Auto Call measurement
  Status Bar

• Status Bar shows the device connection status, Logging

State and CPU Loading

Mobile devices Scanner GPS Logging CPU

Info Load

Mobile devices: Scanner:

This icon shows if scanner is configure in
Mobile devices is connected Port Setting

Devices is connecting… Scanner is connected

Connection Error
Connect Error
No device is configured
 Status Bar
Mobile devices Scanner GPS Logging CPU
Info Load

GPS

GPS connected & fix

GPS connected but not fix

No GPS configured
Connection Error

Logging Info CPU Loading

Data logging… (% of free

disk space)

No logging
 Worksheet

• Measurement windows can be grouped in worksheet.

• Manage worksheet by mouse right click over any
Worksheet.
• At least 1 Worksheet is required.
• Max 30 Worksheet can be created.
• User can save or load Worksheet to *.dws file.
 Sample Measurement Window
 Restricted Operation during Measurement

• Removal of the License Dongle

• Modification of the COM port setting

• Removal of the USB Cable during the

measurement
 Chapter 4. Using XCAL for Measurement

• Measurement Procedure
• Port Setting
• Mobile Alias Setting
• GPS Setting
• Scanner Setting
• Alert Message
 Data Analysis
 Measurement Procedure

XCAP
Port Measure
Setting Data

Data Logging

Auto Log
Call Analysis
Setting
XCAL
in XCAP
  Port Setting
• The device driver MUST be installed probably before Port Setting

1 2
 Port Setting - Mobile Alias Setting
3 9
4 7

5 • LogMask: Select
data to be recorded
from the handset
6

10

11
  Port Setting

12 13
• Interface: This list comes from Mobile Alias
Setting. After alias setting user can use alias name
by Interface.
• DM Port: COM port for the log data from the
14 handset
• Modem: For the data call test.
• AT Port: COM port for control of CPE. (For some
15 specific handset)

Check Status bar to

verify Port Setting

16
 Port Setting - Option

• At bottom of Port Setting Window, three options are available:

1. Enable DHCP: This option is for multi data test. Check it for
single PS data call.
2. Set Port Wizard: This is enabled if XCAL is connected to the
hardware box (XCAL-MO). It will assign DM Port, Modem
Port and AT Port automatically.
3. Network RegEdit: Configure TCP/IP setting of the window.
During data test, TCP/IP setting may affect performance.
 GPS Setting
Typical Setting • Com Port: GPS Com Port recognized by
Device Manager

• User Port : When Com Port set to User

Port, this is activated. Select the COM #.
(When Virtual COM is used or Window
cannot detect the COM)

• GPS Type : NMEA, Trimble…

• Baud Rate: GPS communication speed.
User Port • Flow Control: Set Flow Control Type

• GPS Time Sync: Allow laptop’s clock

synchronize with GPS time
• Time Revision (sec): Activate when GPS
Time Sync is checked. This value
determine how frequent the laptop clock
sync with GPS time.
Check Status bar to verify
GPS Setting
  Scanner Setting
• XCAL support max 2 scanners.
• Setup windows depends on Scanner Type

2
1

Check Status bar to

verify Scanner Setting 4
5
6

* Scanner 1 should be configured before scanner 2

 Alert Message

• Alert Message prompt out when port setting is incorrect

• Check the Status bar on devices connection
• Try to physically reconnect the devices or reboot UE in case of
failure.

Alert Message

Status Bar
 Chapter 5. Auto Call & Logging

• Auto Call Scenario Setting

• Scenario Management & Timer
• Logging Options
• Scenario Assignment
• Auto Call Setup
• Example Call Setup – Voice/FTP/Ping/HTTP/PPP
• Auto Call Logging
• Auto Call Control
• Manual Logging
 Auto Call Scenario Setting

Scenario
Management

Drag & Drop

Log Option

Scenario
Assignment

Scenario
Timer
 Scenario Management & Timer
Scenario Management
Create new Scenario (Single Session)
**Create new Scenario (Multi-Session)
Edit Scenario
Delete Scenario
Import Scenario
Export Scenario

**Multi-Session scenario: Test multiple FTP/HTTP session at same time. User should have
“Multiple-Session” option in USB dongle

Scenario Timer: show the Call Test type and timer setting of the
selected scenario

Call Test Type Timer Setting No. of Call to

make
 Logging Options
This is to define Log File Save Option during AutoCall

• Per # Call: Generate a log file per N call

• Each Scenario: Generate log file for each Scenario
• All Scenarios: 1 log file for all scenarios.
• Per File Size(MB): Generate log file according to file
size
• Per Time (h,m): Generate log file according to time
duration.
• By Call End: Applicable when Per File Size or
Per Time is selected. Log stopped until the Call is
ended even though File Size/Timer is reached. *
• By Accurate Point: Applicable when Per File
Size or Per Time is selected. Log stopped at exact
File Size/Timer is reached.
• None: No log is created Remarks: * By Call End help to
• Extend logging time (sec): (Applicable when Per finish the test call before log
File Size or Per Time is selected). Extend logging ended. Complete the call statistics
time at end of the last call. calculation.
• Stop logging when autocall finished: If it is
unchecked, logging is continuous after AutoCall is
completed. To stop logging, press “Logging” icon.
 Logging Options - Export & Reservation

Auto Call Export Option

• All Info of Call Statistics (JPG): Save All Info

window in jpg when AutoCall is terminated.
• Detail Info of Call Statistics (TXT): Save
Detailed Info window in txt when AutoCall is
terminated.

Auto Call Reservation Option

• Start Time: Enter time for AutoCall to start
automatically
• End Time: Enter time for AutoCall to end by
itself. *

* When a test call is in progress which pass through the

End Time, that call is keep going until finished. Next test
call will not started
 Scenario Assignment

Drag & Drop

Move selected
scenario up & down Double click to
remove the
scenario from
Mobile

• Drag & Drop each scenario from Scenario Management to

each mobile
• Up to 15 different scenario can be assigned to each Mobile
 Scenario Assignment
• Apply Row: Assign the selected scenario (e.g. from Mobile 1) to ALL Mobile

2
1

• Apply All: Apply the scenario list from selected Mobile to ALL Mobile

1
2
 Scenario Assignment
• Delete All: Clear all scenario of the Mobile

1
 Scenario Assignment – Sync/Async
• Repeat: Set number of scenario list to be
repeated
• Sync: Enable/Disable/1/2/3/4 Mobile when
Port-Sync option is selected.
• Keep Con: Keep the PPP connection after
the 1st setup, until the call test finished.
• Network Type: The scenario run at the
specific network.
• Group: Assign Group # to each Mobile.
Mobile in same group will start scenario
(Applicable when Port–Cycle is selected)

Port:
• Sync: Every call of each Mobiles are started at the same time. (NOTE: If
Port – Sync is set and Sync of Mobile is set to Disabled, that mobile is work
independently like the Async below.)
• Async: Each mobile test call start independently
• Cycle: Start scenario in the order of test mobile group. Only 1 group is
tested at one time.
 Scenario Assignment – Sync/Async
Sync:
M1 C1 C2 C3

M2 C1 C2 C3

M3 C1 C2 C3

Time

Async:
M1 C1 C2 C3

M2 C4 C5 C6

M3 C7 C8 C9

Time
 Scenario Assignment – Sync/Async
Cycle:

M1(G1) C1 C2 C3

M2(G2) C4 C5 C6

M3(G1) C7 C8 C9

Time
 Auto Call Setup
Call Type

Timer

Call Type
Detail
Multi-RAB
Test Timer
 Auto Call Setup - Call Type
Supported Call Test Type:

• Voice (MOS) • E-mail

• FTP • PS
• TFTP • CS Video Call (MOS)
• Ping/Trace RT • VOD
• PS Video Call • UDP
• CS • WAP
• VoIP • MMS
• HTTP • QSMS
• Key Emul • SMS&MMS(3GPP)
 Auto Call Setup - Timer
• Idle Time: Time period to between a new call

• Setup Time: Maximum period to setup radio link

connection for voice/data call

• T_Setup Time: Maximum time period to connect to

application server after establishment of PPP
connection. This field is valid for data service.

• Total Setup Time: Equivalent to Setup Time +

T_Setup Time. Applicable to FTP & HTTP only

• Traffic Time: Time period to complete the voice call.

In data call, it is the maximum time period tom
complete the activities (FTP, HTTP, Ping, PPP etc) after
the application server is connected.

• Call Count : Number of test calls to be performed.

• Total Time: Time interval between calls. It should be * All timers value are
larger than sum of (Idle Time + Setup Time + in sec
(T_Setup Time) + Traffic Time)
 Auto Call Setup - Timer
Time Configuration for Voice Call

Start Start Call Call

Call Connection Connected. Call End
Traffic Start

Idle Time Setup Time Traffic Time

Time Configuration for Data Call

PPP Connected to
Connected. APP Server.
Start Start PPP Start connect Start Data
Call Connection to APP server Traffic Call End

Idle Time Setup Time T_Setup Time Traffic Time

Total Setup Time

 Voice Call: MO Call

XCAL Auto
Answering
machine

Devices:
• Qualcomm WCDMA handset
Test detail: Define Send
• Mobile Originating Call to fixed Key Option
telephone line.
• Make 10 short calls, duration of
120 sec per call.
 Voice Call: MT Call
Ensure Idle time is
sufficient

XCAL Auto Dialing

Machine

Devices:
• Nokia WCDMA handset
Test detail:
• Mobile Terminate Call from a fixed Define
telephone line. Receive Key
• Receive 5 short calls, duration of Option
30 sec per call.
• XCAL hand up call after 30 sec.
Fixed line phone should be capable
to redial.
  Voice Call: Alternate Call
XCAL(M1)
1. M1>M2

2. M1<M2
XCAL(M1) XCAL(M2)

Devices: XCAL(M2)
OT = Orign &
• M1: Qualcomm WCDMA Handset Term
• M2: Nokia WCDMA handset
Test detail:
• M1 call M2 for 30 sec. Then M2 call
M1 for 30 sec.
• Repeat above 3 times. (i.e. total 6
calls)

TO = Term &
Orign
  Voice Call: M-to-M Call
(M1)
(M1)

M1>M2

Set MtoM Org;

(M2)
Mobile2
XCAL(M1)

Devices: (M2)
• M1: Qualcomm WCDMA Handset
• M2: Nokia WCDMA handset
Test detail:
• M1 call M2 for 30 sec. Repeat 5 Timer
disabled
times.
Set MtoM Ter;
Mobile1
 FTP Call: Download
FTP Server
Setting &
DL/UL file

XCAL FTP
Server

Devices:
• Any devices for PS service
Test detail:
FTP Active/Passive
• Connect to FTP server and Mode
download “1MB” file from FTP
server. Disconnect.
• Repeat 3 times.

** If FTP does not support Active Mode, check

Passive Mode
 FTP Call: Upload
FTP Server
Setting &
DL/UL file

XCAL FTP
Server
Set file size
to upload

Test detail:
• Connect FTP server and upload
dummy file of size 100k to FTP
FTP Active/Passive
server. Disconnect. Mode
• Repeat above call 5 times

** Dummy file name 100k_1_1_1 is uploaded

to the server
 Pending
• Define the threshold of the throughput (DL/UL), if it cannot be
achieved, will result in Pending in “Call Statistics”
• The current data call is stopped when pending triggered. Then, next
call started.
 Ping: Continuous Ping
ICMP
Request

Server

ICMP Timer
Reply

Devices:
• Any devices for PS service
Test detail: Define Ping
• Ping server continuously for 60 sec ICMP packet
of ICMP packet size 32 Bytes & info
Max Time-to-Live=255. Ping
interval is 1 sec. Define Ping
timeout to 10 sec **.
Set “Don’t Fragment”: Don’t send the
• Repeat above Ping 3 times ICMP packet which size is bigger than
** If Ping timeout is too short, test result will maximum payload size of TCP layer
be Request time out.
 Ping: Ping (Define # of count)
ICMP Timer
Request
x20
Server

ICMP
Reply Traffic
Time
Grayed 20 Echo
Request
Test detail:
• Ping server with ICMP Request 20
times with ICMP packet size 32 Define Ping
Bytes & Max Time-to=Live=255. ICMP packet
Ping interval 1 sec. info
• Traffic Time is grayed
• Repeat above Ping 3 times
 Ping: Reactivation Test
ICMP
Request
x10
Server

ICMP
Reply

10 Echo
Request

Test detail: Dormant

• Wait 30s. Ping server with Echo Mode
Request 10 times.
• Repeat above 5 times. Reactivation
Remarks: Test setting
• Check Allow Dormant State in 10 ICMP Ping
Traffic
End
Reactivation Test. It prevents Drop Traffic
Event which could cause by EVDO Start

Connection Close message.

30s 30s
Repeat 5 Ping Group
 PPP
PPP Call Type

PPP

XCAL
Define 3GPP QoS
& APN (Optional)

Devices:
• Any devices for PS service
Test detail:
• Make PPP connection of duration
120 sec.
 HTTP: Web browsing
HTTP Web
Browsing

HTTP
Server

Web Setting

Test detail:
• Open web page 2 times
Remarks:
• Call Type: HTTP Download and
Upload can be tested too
 Auto Call Logging
To Start Auto Call:
1. Click AutoCall in Icon Bar
1
2. Drag Scenarios to Mobile
3. Define Logging Option
4. Click OK
5. Select the folder and file name.
File extension is *.drm
Drag & Drop 6. Click Save to start

5 6

4
  Auto Call Logging
Icon Bar
During Logging:
• In Icon Bar the Call Stop button is
activated; Logging button is
Status Bar pressed
• In Status Bar, Logging Info change
from No Logging to Free Space
• Logging information can be viewed
in Statistics/Status -> Logging
Info

• To Stop Auto Call, Press the Call

Stop button
 Auto Call Control
Auto Call can be controlled from File menu:

• Auto Call Start: Same as Auto Call Button

• Auto Call Stop: Same as Call Stop button

• Auto Call Control: Invoke Autocall Control Info window. Auto Call of each
devices can be start/stop/resume independently.
Control Button
 Auto Call Control
Auto Call Control Button:

Start Auto Call of All Devices Start Auto Call of device

Stop Auto Call of All Devices Stop Auto Call of device

Resume Auto Call after

Control Button
of ALL devices
Pause

Control Button of
individual device

Start Time: Start time of Auto Call

Scenario: Current scenario name Elapsed Time: Duration of current
Status: Idle or Busy Auto Call
Control Button: Start/Stop/Resume Logging Size: Log file size of Mobile
 Auto Call Control
• Auto Call of each device can be paused independently.
• When the device is set Pause, the on-going call (FTP, voice call)
keep working. The next call will be hold.
• To resume, click Resume button in Auto Call Control Info window.

Pause Mobile2 Auto Call:

Press Resume button to continue

 Manual Logging

• User can start logging without use of Auto Call.

• Click Logging button in Icon Bar or
• From File menu, select Logging on/off

• After logging start, user can make call by press on the handset
directly. User can also use Auto Call by pressing Auto Call button.

• To stop logging,
• Click Logging button again in Icon Bar or
• From File menu, select Logging on/off
 Chapter 6. Measurement Window

• Call Statistics & Reports

• XCAL Common Display
• Line Graph
• Grid View
• Table View
• Bar Graph
• Configure Display
• User Defined Measurement
• User Define Graph & Table
• Summary Info
• Cell Measurement
• Logging Info
• GPS Status
• Application Related Info
 Call Statistics (Current Scenario)
• Call statistics the
current scenario
running of each
mobile
• Statistics shown
depends on Call type
Timer & Call
(FTP, voice etc) Statistics

Call Result of
each test call

Call Event
History
 Call Statistics (Current Scenario)
• All Info view shows
status of all mobiles
in one page
 Call Statistics (Current Scenario) - Voice
• Timer & Call Statistics
WCDMA/GSM

CDMA

• Fail Reason
 Call Statistics (Current Scenario) - Ping
• Ping Call Statistics

Timer & Call

Statistics

• Lost: % of Ping packet lost

• Min/Max/Avg: RTT

• Work Info 1: Total Ping Count

• Work Info 2: Destination Address
 Call Statistics (Current Scenario) - FTP
• FTP Call Statistics

Timer & Call

Statistics

• Setup Fail Reason: Setup failure

statistics of LCP/Auth/IPCP/Logon
• Traffic Fail Reason: Traffic fail during
download

• Work Info 1: Total file size

• Work Info 2: Current file sized
downloaded
 Call Statistics (All Scenario)
• Summary and statistics of all the Scenario of each mobile
• Generate HTML report

Create HTML
Report Summary of all Scenario

Current Scenario

Statistics of
each scenario
 Call Statistics (All Scenario) - Reports
• Options for the HTML reports

1. Create report of current Mobile or to All Mobiles.

2. Choose Company-logo. The width & height will
1 detect automatically. Enter the Staff’s name in
Prepared by.
3. Check use pattern if you want to insert some pattern
2 to the graph in the report.
3
4

4. Select Throughput or RTT Time from drop down box.

(For data call)
5. Modify the color range of above items. Double click on
Min/Max/Color to change. Use icon to (a)
create new range at the bottom, (b) insert a range
6
above, (c) delete a selected range and (d) save
6. Click Generate

The Report is saved as C:\Program Files\Accuver\report\index.html

 Reports
• Summary report (HTML) after Auto-Call completed.

User define logo

Test Information

Statistics of All Scenario

 Reports

Each Scenario
 Reports

Each Scenario
 Reports
 WCDMA Event Statistics
• Display statistics & status of WCDMA & GSM event

Event Statistics

Call result

Event history
 Common Display - Line Graph
• Line graph shows parameter with the time. Double click on graph
can modify display and Range.

Double Double
Click Click
 Common Display - Grid View
• Grid view provide the instance value of the data grouped.
 Common Display - Table View
• Table View list out the parameter with data contain more than 1
value
 Common Display - Bar Graph
• Bar Graph provide the signal level of each measured value
 Common Display - Bar Graph & Grid
• Combined Bar Graph & Grid View for statistics

Reset statistics
table at the bottom

Current CQI
distribution
  Common Display - Configurable Value
• Configure display value by criteria
Set min threshold of table
display. Cell with EcIo below
the threshold will not be
shown.

Count # of cell meet criteria in

Setting.

Active Set e.g. User defined Active Server Count = 3

EcIo

-4
Monitor Set 4 dB

-8
-15

Detected/Unlisted Set
 User Defined Graph
• Display common used parameter in line graph format.
• The graph can be trace backward/forward during replay or real-time
logging Call Success Call Attempt

Call Event

X Range
Parameter List

WCDMA
Event

Vertical Scale

Favorite

X Range = 60s
 User Defined Graph

Modify Vertical Range:

1. Click on Parameter
2. Set Max/Min value, or
1 check Auto for auto
scale. Click Apply

WCDMA Event

2 Right Click on graph to

bring options (see next slide)
 User Defined Graph

• Remove: Remove parameter from

display
• X Range: Set horizontal time axis
• Create Favorite: Save setting of
chosen parameter as a Favorite
• Delete Favorite: Remove the saved
setting
• Show Parameter List: Show/Hide
parameter list on the left
• Show WCDMA Alarm Event:
Show/hide WCDMA Event on the graph
• WCDMA Event Color Setting: Set the
color of the WCDMA Event
 User Defined Table
• Display common used parameter in table format.

WCDMA
Event

Show WCDMA Alarm

Parameter List Event: Show/hide Alarm
Event column in the table

Favorite

Right Click on graph to

bring options
 Summary Info
• Display common used parameter in grid format.
• Select at least one Mobile first.
• Not applicable during Replay

Parameter List
Grid Setting

Favorite

Right Click on graph to

bring options
 Cell Measurement
• Display measured WCDMA/GSM or CDMA/EVDO in one window
• Inter-System measurement can be viewed at the same time
 Logging Info
• Logging Information of each mobile

• Directory: Folder of log saved

• File Name: log file name
• Start Time: Start time of logging.
• Elapsed Time: elapsed time from the start of logging.
• Logging Size: Current log file size
• Disk Free Space: Current hard disk free space
 Communication Statistics
• Display connection status of each mobile to XCAL.

• Comport: Designates communication port to mobile

• BaudRate: Designates communication speed through DM port
• Streaming: Determine if streaming logging is executed
• # of Tx Packet: Total logging Tx Packet from XCAL to handset
• # of Rx Packet: Total logging Rx Packet from handset to XCAL
• # of CRC Error: Count of Packet Error
• Throughput (Avr bps): Average throughput between XCAL & mobile
• Throughput(bps): Instanteous throughput between XCAL & mobile
 GPS Status
• Display GPS receiver status

• Time: Time received from GPS

• Longitude: Longitude received from GPS
• Latitude: Latitude received from GPS
• Heading: Direction of movement (0 to 360 degree)
• Speed: Speed of the movement
• Source: A textual evaluation of the current signal being received by the
GPS receiver. 0: bad reception, no GPS position can be derived; 1: standard;
2: a usable signal from a standard GPS receiver, accurate within 50 meters)
• DataAge: An indicator of the freshness of the GPS data: either Valid or
Stale.
 GPS Status
• Display GPS receiver status

• Satellite: The number of satellites , GPS is

receiving signal currently from
• PNR: Satellite ID
• Elevation: Elevation information of satellite
• Azimuth: Azimuth information of satellite
• C/N: Carrier to Noise ratio of the satellite signal

Pause raw data from

scrolling

Raw data received from GPS Serial Port

 Ping Status

Round Trip Time

Ping Response
 Trace Route Status

• TTL: Time-to-Live
• IP: IP address
• Cur(ms): Current Round Trip Time
• Min/Max/Avg(ms): Min, Max & Average of RTT
• Max-Min(ms: Current hard disk free space
 Throughput Info

Double click on
graph to bring
Setting Window
 Other Application: Status/Statistics

• VoIP Statistics:
• RTP Info:
• RTP Status:
• SIP Status:
• SIP Rx Video Integration:
• SIP Receive Video:
• SIP Send Video:
• SIP Fail Status
• WAP Event Viewer
• MMS Event Viewer
• SMS Event Viewer
• RTCP Statistic Viewer
• WAP Overall Statistics
• Mobile Web Viewer
• UDP Statistic
• UDP Server Monitor
 Chapter 7. Message

• Signaling Message
• L2 RLC Message
• MAC Management Message
• MAC MSG Parameter
• Mobile Message
• Packet Message
• Packet Capture Viewer
• Alarm Event Manager
 Signaling Message
• Layer 3 message transferred to/from handset

Message
Message Content
window

Filtered Message
window
Message in
Hex format
 5
 Signaling Message 4

2
Message
1 Filter 3

1. Click Filtering
2. Enter filter name
3. Select the Message to filter
4. Click Add. The filter is then
created on the left panel.
5. Click OK.
6. Select the message filter from
Filtered Message drop down box.
window 7. Any new incoming message is
filtered out. *
8. To remove filtering, select None
in Message Filter
* Message that is already shown will not be
filtered.
 Signaling Message

• Pause/Resume: Pause the display of • Hex: Toggle Message Hex window

message in Message window. When
Paused, the message is logged too.

• Export: Export message list in Message

window to *.txt file. The message
contents are not exported • Clear: clear message in Message Window
and Filtered Message window
• Packet: Display packet message in
Message window

• Find: Search string in the message

content

• Show Step 1,2,3: Display WCDMA Step

1,2,3 search message
 Signaling Message
• Show Step 1,2,3: Display WCDMA Step 1,2,3
search message
• User should check WCDMA Layer1 Step1~3
search in the LogMask to view it

• Step 1: Slot synchronization

• Step 2: Frame synchronization and code-group
identification Step 3
• Step 3: Scrambling-code identification
Step 2

Step 1
 L2 RLC Message
• Messages flows and contents of RLC messages in Layer2. With this
window, user can identify protocol procedure of RLC.
• In Log Mask Setting, select WCDMA Layer 2 RLC AM Signaling
log

Pause: Pause display of the L2 RLC message display

 MAC Management Message
• MAC Management Messages windows display WiMAX MAC
management message
Pause: pause display of message; Clear: Clear all message display; Export: Export the
contents in message window to *.xls; 802.16e or 802.16 Rev2/D2: decoding message
format

Message
window

Message detail

Filtered Message Message in

window HEX
  MAC Management Message

6 2

1. Click Filter
2. Check the message to be filtered.
3. Use Select All and Unselect All
(optional)
4. To save the filter file to external
*.flt file, click Save Filter File.
To load from *.flt, click Load
Filter Filter
5. Click OK. Any new incoming
message is filtered out. * 4
6. To remove filtering, click Filter 3 5
button again

Filtered Message
* Message that is already shown will not be window
filtered.
 MAC MSG Parameter
• MAC MSG Parameter window list up the parameter value
from the MAC Management message. It is updated when
new MAC message received,

MAC
Message
parameter Parameter value
Name
 Mobile Message
• Event status, signaling, and diagnostic messages of test handset
• Available to test handset. Commercial handset usually does not
provide mobile message.
• In Port Setting, select Message type in Mobile Message
 Mobile Message
Control:
• Level Filter: Messages can be filtered by
message level designated by this filter
• File Filter: Messages can be filtered by
source code file where the messages
were generated
• Export: Export message list in Message
window to *.txt file.
• Pause/Resume: Pause the display of
message in Message window.
Message Content:
• File Name: Name of the source
code file where the message was
generated. For event messages, this
column reads Event
• Line: Line number in source code file
where the message was generated. For
event messages, this column lists the
event category
• Level/SSID: Priority level assigned to
message
• Message: Plain text description of
message
 Packet Message
• Message flow and content of packet message during data service
such as LCP, CHAP, IPCP, IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, and etc.

Pause: Pause display of the L2 RLC message display

 Packet Capture Viewer
• Display the packet message captured

Message
window

Message
Detail

Message
in HeX
 Alarm Event Manager
• Display the Alarm event list
• Alarm event can be exported to Excel or Text file
• See Alarm Setting to define the alarm

Export to XLS or TXT

 Chapter 8. Real-Time Mapping (RTM)
• Overview
• Map Control Icon
• Loading the Map
• Map Properties
• BTS & Repeater
• Serving Line
• WCDMA/WiMAX Event
• Map Legend
• Map Operation
• Technology
• Trace Function
• Map Mark Function
• Draw
• Distance Measurement
• Parameter Display
 RTM Overview
• Display logging data on the map
• Three major type map engine: MapX, MapXtreme, Smartmap
• Support Image map (bmp, jpg…)

Control Icon

Parameter
List

Legend

Parameter Table
MapXtreme
GPS Info
 Map Control Icon

Map Operation

Map Properties Draw Function

Technology Distance Measurement

Selection

Trace function Show/Hide Parameter List and

Parameter Table

Map Mark function Export map to Google Earth KML

 Loading the Map
• Click Map Properties to load the map

Map:

• Offset setting: set offset of the data point

on the map
• Map selection: Select Map Engine: MapX,
MapXtreme, Smart Map or Image file.
(depends on USB dongle option)
• Map layer: Load map file

Map is displayed when GPS location is acquired (fixed).

 Loading the Map
• MapXtreme
Add map layer. Support TAB, GST and
MWS format

Remove selected layer

Move selected layer up or down

Click OK button after adding the layer.

• Smart Map
Add/remove map layer. Support MIF &
Tab (WGS84 only)

Clear all layer

Move selected layer up or down

Select theme for SmartMap

Click OK button after adding the layer.

 Loading the Map – Image File
• Image File: Load map from an image file during Replay

1. Click Using image file

2. Click
2 3. Select image and click
Open. Supported typed:
1 png, gif, fpg, fpeg, bmp, ico,
emf, wmf
4. Click OK

3
 Loading the Map – Image File
• Adjust Map to fit data position 1. Load image file and open log files to
Replay
2. Right Click on the reference position
and select Set Base Position. Move
mouse to the target location.
3. Select another data point. Right click
2 and select Set Relative Position.
Move mouse to target location.

3
 Loading the Map –MapXtreme (2nd method)
1. Ensure to select MapXtreme in Map Properties
2. Double Click on the map window to bring up the Layer Control
3. Click button
4. Select the Map file (tab, gst, mws). Click Open.
5. Map layer is loaded. Click OK

Double Click 4
2

5
 BTS on Map
• Modify BTS display option on Map. The BTS info should be loaded to
the BTS Manager.
To Show/Hide BTS. Set BTS band to
display. Set Border Color & Size; Set
BTS Size

Text
Label
Text font &
background
color
 BTS on Map
• To change the BTS size, bolder width, color, you should select the
Band that met with the info in the BTS Manager
• When Band is Band 1 in BTS Manager, choose 1 in Map Properties,
and so on
BTS Manager

• When Band is None or “Blank Space” in BTS Manager, choose

None in Map Properties

BTS Manager
 BTS on Map
• To show/Hide BTS on map, right click on map -> Show BTS
• Check/Uncheck the Frequency Band (or All) of BTS Technology.
Frequency Band refers to the info in BTS Manager

BTS Manager
 BTS on Map
• To display BTS Info and Move BTS location

1. Place mouse over BTS and press

right click
2. Select BTS Info to show the
detail.

OR

3. Select BTS Move. Move the

mouse to the target location.
The BTS will move to there.
(Once BTS is moved, it
cannot resume back to
original position).
 Repeater on Map
• Modify Repeater Display on the map. Repeater is presented as “R”.

To Show/Hide Repeater and link to

Mother BTS

Double click to
modify link style
 Serving Line
• Modify serving line connected between data point and BTS option
during drive test and display
 Show WCDMA Event
ITRAH_A: Intra-Freq HO Attempt
ITRAH_S:Intra-Freq HO Success
• Show/Hide WCDMA event
ITRAH_F: Intra-Freq HO Fail
LU_A: Location Update Attempt
LU_S: Location Update Success
PDP_A: PDP Activation Attempt
PDP_S: PDP Activation Success
RAU_A: Routing Area Update Attempt
RAU_S: Routing Area Update Success

WCDMA
Event
 Show WiMAX MAC/Handover Event
• Show/Hide WiMAX MAC/HO Event

MAC Event

Handover
Event
 a b c d e f g
 Map Legend
• Modify Map Color Legend
a. Copy from other Parameter
b. Batch Range

Input

c. Delete all ranges

d. Add a new range
e. Delete selected range
f. Save Range to *.lgd file
g. Load Range from *.lgd file

Double click to modify color,

Min/Max value,
Show/Hide Call Event on map
 Map Operation
• Basic zoom in/out and pan on the map

Clear existing data on map. New data is then draw

Zoom in/out

Zoom to show all data

Zoom to size (Miles) defined in the box

Set map scale to 1: x000

Scroll the map. Left click of mouse button and drag on map

Zoom in by selection

Pause data display (refresh) on the map. Allow user to

move around on the map. To resume, click it again.
  Technology Selection
• Select the technology to show on map
• GSM/GPRS, EDGE
• WCDMA, HSDPA, HSPA
• CDMA, EVDO Rev.0, EVDO Rev.A
• Parameter List and Parameter Table is updated according
Parameter List

Parameter Table

CDMA
GSM/GPRS

EVDO Rev.A
WCDMA
 Trace Function
• Display GPS data extracted from an existing log file. Act as a
reference for drive test on the previous route

1 To Import GPS data:

1. Click Trace button
2. Click and select the log
file.
3. In general,the output Gps
file is automatically name as
*.gps and save under the
same folder of the log file. To
rename it, press
4. Click to start conversion

2 3

4
 Trace Function
5.When conversion finished, a pop-up
to show # of GPS point extracted.
Click OK.
6
• To convert another log files, repeat
step 2, 3, 4.In Click to start
conversion
5 6.Click Add to select the *.gps file on
the map. Use Delete, Up, Down
4
to modify the list.
7.Click OK to load the file.

7
 Trace Function

The GPS point is displayed on the

map in red arrow.
8
8. To play the route, select the speed
and click

• The speed is # of arrow

moved per second. The moved
arrow will change to blue color.

• Press to pause/play the arrow.

• Press to disable the trace

function and remove arrow on the
graph
 Map Mark Function
• Add Symbol/Polyline/Circle/Polygon on the map

(A) Create Map Mark Alias:

1. Right click on the map and select
2 Alias Setting
3
2. In Map Mark Alias Setting window,
select from Symbol/Polyline/Circle/
1 Polygon tab.
8 3. Click Add.
4. Enter Alias Name and press OK
5. Alias is created. Double-click on icon
to change color/shape.
6. Modify color and shape and Click OK
4
7. Repeat step 2-6 to create other alias
8. Use Delete/Up/Down to manage
5
alias.

Double-click on Alias
name to change it

6
 Map Mark Function
(B) Draw Map Mark:
1 1. Move mouse pointer over the map
2
where to add the mark. Right click &
select Symbol, Polyline, Circle or
Polygon
3 2. Select Alias from drop down box. To
modify Alias, press
3. Enter Area, Memo 1 to 3. Lat/Long is
automatically assigned from mouse
location.
4. Click OK
4 5. Mark is added on the map. Place
mouse over the symbol and the info
5 is displayed.
6. Repeat step 1-5 to draw others
 Map Mark Function
Draw Polyline
1 1. Right click on the map and select
Polyline
i ii
2. Click on the map to start. Click next
point to draw straight line, and so on.
(at least 2 points required)
iii 3 3. Right click & select Back to remove
last drawn line. Or select End to
finish the drawing. Enter the detail of
the mark.

Draw Polygon
1. Right click on the map and select
Polygon
1 i
2. Click on the map to start point. Click
ii
to next points to draw the polygon.
(at least 3 points required)
3. Right click & select Back to remove
iv
last drawn area. Or select End to
3 iii finish the drawing. Enter the detail of
the mark.
 Map Mark Function
(C) Edit/Delete Map Mark:
1 1. Move mouse pointer over the mark.
Right click on map.
2. Select Edit to modify the detail. Click
OK.
3. Select Delete to remove the mark.
Click Yes to confirm

(D) Map Mark Icon

2

Hide/Show all Marks on map

3
Open saved map mark files

Save all marks to external files

(*.mm)
 Map Mark Function
(E) Map Mark List:
1. Right click on map and select Mark
List.
1
2. Select Symbol/Polyline/Circle/
Polygon
3. Check/uncheck each Alias to
show/hide them on map.
4. Use Select All/Unselect All to
show/hide them all.
5. Use Delete All to remove all Mark
• Repeat step 2-5 on other mark type.
6. Click OK

4 5 6
 Draw Function
• Draw pathwith text manually on the map.
1 6
Draw Path & Text:
2
1. Click Enable Draw to show draw
menu.
2. Click button to start
3. Move mouse over the map draw path
i
ii 4. To remove last drawn path ,click
button
5. To stop drawing, click again

6. To draw text, click

iv 7. Click on map & enter the text.
iii
8. To stop drawing text, click again
7

Mange Route & Text:

Clear all drawn path & text

Open a saved draw file *.rt

Save route to external file *.rt

 Distance Measurement
• Measure distance on the map

1 Measure Distance
1. Click to enable measurement
2. Place mouse on the start point and
i left click.
3. Move mouse to next point and click
again. Segment distance and total
distance is shown.
ii 4. To stop measurement, click again.
All distance is cleared.
iii

iv
 Parameter Display & Google Export
• Show/Hide Parameter List and Parameter Table

Parameter
List

Parameter Table

• Export Current parameter to

Google Earth KML
 Multiple parameter
• Multiple parameter of single mobile can be shown at the same time
 Chapter 9. Inbuilding
• Inbuilding Overview
• Inbuilding Measurement
• Fixed Point Measurement
• Moving Point Measurement
 Inbuilding Overview
• XCAL Inbuilding module allow test inside indoor/subway without use
of GPS

Indoor
Operation icon

Icon Bar

Indoor Floor Plan or

graph

legend

RF Parameter
 Inbuilding Measurement
• Create New Inbuilding Project by click the New Inbuilding File
 Inbuilding Measurement
• In-building Setting Window will be popped up
 Inbuilding Measurement
Step 4: Add In-building image maps by clicking
“Add” of Image Repository Window
Supported map formats:
BMP, JPG,GIF

Step 5: Choose Measurement Method

Fill in Building Information
Check “Editable” in Test Points & Icons
 Inbuilding Measurement

Step 6: Set the Floor Setting by clicking “Apply”

Fill in Description
Select Image map file corresponding to the designated
floor

Click “OK” when everything is set

Share Option: share the same test point locations
(same coordinates) on different floors
Floor Setting: Under floor = Basement level
 Inbuilding Measurement

Step 7: Image map is shown in the In-building Window

Floor
Map Technology

Mobiles Parameters
Tool
Bar
 Fixed Point Measurement

Step 8: Select designated mobile, floor, technology and

parameter that want to measure

Add test points by right click on the image plan

and select

Move the test point by dragging it

Edit the test point caption by right click on the test point
 Fixed Point Measurement

Step 9: Click on “Save InBuilding File”

Click on “AutoCall” on Icon Bar

 Fixed Point Measurement
 AutoCall Scenario Setting Window will be popped up

Drag N drop the designated scenario for the test

Click “OK” to start running the AutoCall Test

 Fixed Point Measurement
Step 10: Save logging file window will be popped up like this:

Save the logging file at your designated directory

Click “Save”
 AutoCall Test is progressing
 Fixed Point Measurement
How to replay the log file?

• Click “Open Inbuilding File” of Tool Bar

• Load the defined Inbuilding file, which has
saved before the AutoCall Test

• Click “Replay” icon of the Icon Bar

•Load the desired log file

•Click “Play”
 Moving Point Measurement

Step 8: Select designated mobile, floor, technology and

parameter that want to measure

Add test points by right click on the image plan

and select

A moving path is created with START test point and

END test point
 Moving Point Measurement
Step 9: Press “Floor Start”
Button
AutoCall Scenario Setting Window will be popped up
Drag N drop the designated scenario for the test

Click “OK”
 Moving Point Measurement
Step 10: Press “Point Start” button

A Moving path test gets started

When the test is finished, a pop up AutoCall finished

window will be shown
 Moving Point Measurement

Walking speed is various among everyone,

Point Start/Stop helps us to fix the differentiation

Click on Point Stop when have arrived the next test point
physically
 Moving Point Measurement
Click on Point Start when get ready to start approaching
the next test point physically
 Moving Point Measurement
How to replay the log file?
•Click “Replay” icon of the Icon Bar

•Open your desired test file

•Click “Play”
 Chapter 10. Setting

• Log File Setting

• MIN Setting
• Color Setting
• Key Setting
• User Event Setting
• User Info Setting
• Alarm Setting
• Save & Load All Setting
• BTS Manager
 Log File Setting
• Define the log file saving options

• Menu > Setting > Log File Setting

• Default log file name = DRddhhmm-

Mx.drm (dd = date; hh=hour;
mm=minute; x=Port #)
• e.g. DR251435-M1.drm
• Log File Path: Use default path or
define your own path to save the log.
• Add (Year/Month/Day) at
user defined path: create sub-
folder \yyyymm\dd\ under the
defined directory

• Support Qualcomm Format: Save

log file in *.mdm (Applicable to
Qualcomm chipset devices only)
 Log File Setting
• Log File Name – User prefix: Add prefix to the
log file name. (e.g. Enter abc -> abc_DR121308-
M1.drm)

• Additional Name:
• Interface Name: Add Interface Name to
log. (e.g. DR120905-M1_F399.drm)

• AutoCall Scenario Name: Add scenario

name to log. (e.g. DR120905-M1_FTP-
DL.drm)

• When both selected, the log file name

becomes: DR120905-M1_F399_FTP-DL.drm
 Log File Setting

• Manual Logging – Keep Logging: Keep manual

logging in progress when you start AutoCallIn

• Upload logfile after autocall: Define the FTP

address and account where XCAL upload the log
file automatically after Autocall completed.
 MIN Setting
• Define name of Mobile display in XCAL
1
1. Select Menu > Setting > MIN Setting
2. Select the Mobile and enter the name.
3. Click OK

Default: Restore default name to

Mobile1, Mobile2… 2

3
 Color Setting
• Define color display of XCAL
1. Select Menu > Setting > Color Setting
2. Select window type to change the color. 1
3. Double click on color box to be changed
4. Pick designated color and click OK

Double click

4
 Key Setting
• Define shortcut key of XCAL
1. Select Menu > Setting > Key Setting
2. Select from Types and Commands
1
3. Click on white space in Press new
shortcut.

4. Enter the shortcut key like Ctrl+Alt+1.

If the shortcut has been used by others,
it will be shown at Currently assigned
to. 2
5. Click Assign.
6
6. Click OK to confirm all the assignment.
To cancel, click Cancel

Other buttons: 3
• Reset: To delete all defined shortcut
• Save As: To save shortcut to *.key
• Load: To load the shortcut from *.key

5
4
 User Event Setting
• Define name of the User Event 1
1. Select Menu > Setting > User Event
Setting
2. Enter name of the User Event
3. Click OK
2
Other buttons:
• Save: To save User Event to *.ini
• Open: To load User Event from *.ini

3
• Please also visit:
 User Event (link) to know how it
works.
 Key Setting to assign shortcut of the
user event.
 User Info Setting
• To put comments of on XCAL. It will be 1
logged to the log file

1. Select Menu > Setting > User Info Setting

2. Enter comments
3. Click OK 2

• During Replay of the log file, the comment is

pop-up

3
  Alarm Setting
• To notify important events occurred
during drive test by sound or pop-up
window
• Five major types of Alarm:
1. Event
2. Signaling
3. RF Parameter
4. System Transition (CDMA only)
5. WCDMA Pilot Pollution (WCDMA
only)
• Operation of Alarm:
 Use of Alarm
 Alarm Event Manager

Apply All: Apply all the alarm settings

(Event, Signaling …etc) to all mobiles
Load: Load alarm setting from *.ini file
Save: Save alarm setting to *.ini file
 Alarm Setting - Event
• Predefined Call Event alarm
1 2. Select the Call Event alarm for
2 4
3
5 5
1. Select from Mobile1 to 4 for the
alarm
alerting.
3. Use Select All and Unselect All
4. Single click on the wave file to
assign sound alarm
5. Click Apply All to set Alarm to all the
mobiles. (optional)
6. Click OK.
 Alarm Setting - Signaling
• Define Signaling message occurred
1. Select from Mobile1 to 4 for the alarm
2. Enter any name in Alias Name
1 3. Drag & Drop messages to Monitoring
Message List.
4. Press CLR to clear all messages. To
remove particular message, highight it
8
3 and click X.
5. Enter Duration time(s). The alarm pop up
when message in the list received within
this time
6. Use to select sound file for this alarm
7. Click Add/Edit to create the alarm. Use
New, Add/Edit or Delete to manage the
Drag & Drop
Alarm Alias List
8. Check the alarm list to make it active
9. Click OK.

5 4
2 6
7 9
 Alarm Setting – RF Parameter
• Define Signaling message occurred
1. Select from Mobile1 to 4 for the alarm
2. Enter any name in Alias Name
1 3. Drag & Drop messages to Monitoring
Message List.
4. Select Condition (>, <, ≥), value and
“AND/OR”
9
3 5. Press CLR to clear all messages. To
remove particular message, highight it
and click X.
6. Enter Duration time(s). The alarm pop up
when message in the list received within
this time
7. Use to select sound file for this alarm
Drag & Drop
8. Click Add/Edit to create the alarm. Use
4 New, Add/Edit or Delete to manage the
Alarm Alias List
9. Check the alarm list to make it active
6 5 10.Click OK.
2 7
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 Save & Load All Setting
1
• To save and load all the XCAL setting
including Color, User Event, Worksheet,
Key Setting…etc

To Save setting:
1. Select Menu > Setting > Save All Setting
2. Enter the file name with extension *.set
3. Click Save
(Default saving path is C:\Program
2 3
Files\Accuver\XCAL-W\Settings)

To Load setting:
4. Select Menu > Setting > Load All Setting
5. Select the setting file 5
6. Click Open 4

6
 Setting selection during XCAL startup
• When XCAL start and detect there is a
setting file under C:\Program
Files\Accuver\XCAL-W\Settings\, XCAL
prompt user to choose the Setting files.

• Select the setting file and click OK

• To ignore the Setting selection, click

Cancel
• To delete the Setting, select and click
Delete
 BTS Manager
• Display BTS information and serving line in map
• Add, Edit or Delete the BTS manually in the BTS Manager
• Load BTS information from defined Excel, CSV or Text format
• Export BTS to Google Earth (KML)
Search Function

BTS/Repeater
selection
Tech Selection

BTS/Repeater Site
Information

BTS/Repeater
Sector

Import/Export
Function
 BTS Manager
1 3

2 4

1. BTS Mode: Switch BTS Manager between BTS or Repeater

2. BTS List: Select technology for the BTS site information. User can load different BTS
info from different technology.
3. Search: Find BTS/Sector from parameter
• Search Parameter
• Search String
• Search next matched BTS
• Search previous matched BTS

4. Manual create or delete BTS/Repeater information

• Delete All information
• Create New BTS/Repeater
• Delete selected BTS/Repeater
 BTS Manager
Sector with 2 Antennas
5

6
Sector with 1 Antenna

5. Sector & Ant: Create/delete new Sector or Antenna

• Create new Sector (A new PSC, PN, BCCH or PI for the BTS)
• Create new Antenna of same sector.
• Delete Selected Antenna (or 1st antenna when sector is selected)

6. Import/Export BTS file: Import or Export BTS file to/from BTS Manager. om
different technology.
• Import BTS Information from XLS, CSV or TXT format (See Next Slide)
• Export BTS Information to XLS, CSV or TXT format
• Export BTS Information to Google Earth KML
 BTS Import Manager
• Import BTS Information from external XLS, CSV or TXT file

Column Alias

Preview of 1st 10 rows

imported and select
matched header

Import Option: Import Action:

• Exclude 1st line: Neglect the 1st
row in the BTS file
• All sectors per line: Each row in
the BTS File contains all the
sectors
• New: Remove existing old BTS
and replace by this BTS file
• Append: append BTS file to
existing BTS
 Import BTS Information
1
In BTS Manager:
1. Select BTS or Repeater Mode
2. Select Technology – WCDMA, CDMA…
2
3. Click Import

BTS Import Manager pop up:

4. Click Open File
5. Select BTS file and click Open

5
3

4
 Import BTS Information
6. Determine the Import options:
• If BTS file 1st row contain header, check Exclude first line
• If each row in the BTS file contains all sector info, check All sectors per
line.
7. For each column, select from drop down box the best matched header name
8. Click New to replace all existing loaded BTS by this new file. Click Append to
append the BTS to existing BTS file.

Only the 1st 10 rows is

previewed here.

6
  Import BTS Information
9. Double click on the field to modify the contents
10.Use Icon to add/delete BTS, Sector or Antenna

10

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 Chapter 11. Other Features
• Alarm
• Replay
• Trace
• Manual Capture
• Capture Window
• Export Log File
• Help
 Alarm
• XCAL’s Alarm can be switched ON or OFF by toggling the
Alarm button in the icon bar.

• See Alarm Setting to guide you to setup the alarm

• The alarm event can be viewed in the Alarm Event

Manager window
 Replay
• Replay log file in XCAL
• USB license dongle is not required during replay

1. Select Menu > File >

Replay OR Click Replay
icon bar.
2. Select log file and click
Open. Logging
information is displayed
1 at the bottom

Logging information
 Replay
Chipset display windows
selected automatically

Replay Icon Bar

  Replay Icon Bar

Open: Open the log file

Play: Start or resume the replay
Rev.: Reverse the replay to the beginning of the log
Pause: Pause the replay
Stop: Stop the replay. Replay will start from the beginning

Chipset: Select the chipset used in the log. It is automatically picked by XCAL
Replayed Log file: Select log file to replay.*

Speed: Control the replay speed from 0.027, 0.1, ..1,2,..8

Current Time: Current time in the replay.
Time bar: Current replay location. Start and end time of the log. User can
drag the bar to the specified

* XCAL support loading multiple log files before replay. Subject to License option
 Trace
• Trace function is the option feature for the User Defined feature
(Graph, Table), Message window
• Move display by 1 sec or 10 sec steps Transparent Rate: Adjust
transparency of Trace
Controller

Trace Trace
Backward Forward
 Manual Capture
• Capture TCP/IP Packets when making calls through Call
Connection Manager instead of Auto-Call.

1
1. Go to File -> Manual
Capture and select Mobile
devices
2. Click Logging button
(optional)
3. Go to Connection Manager
or Windows Dialup
Networking. Click
DUN Connect/Dial to make
the connection
3
  Manual Capture
5 4. Open Packet Capture
Viewer to monitor the
TCP/IP packet
3rd party App 5. Start 3rd party application
(e.g. IE, FlashGet, FileZilla
etc)

TCP/IP Packet

Before exit XCAL, please TURN OFF Manual Capture

by File > Manual Capture and un-tick Mobile
 Capture Window
• Capture XCAL window to BMP files
• Capture Active Window (Ctrl-A)and Main Window (Ctrl-M)

Main Window

Active Window

Click Key Info to

display license
options
  Export Log File
• Export common parameters to XLS, CSV or TXT file

1. Go to File -> Export Log file

2. Check parameters to be
exported
3. Select File Type: xls, csv or
txt
4. Check Include GPS Info to
export GPS coordination.
5. Click Convert Log
1
6. Select log file and click Open

3 4 The exported file is saved

under the same folder of the
log file
5
 Help
• Display the XCAL Version and License options available in USB
dongle:
• Map Engine
• # of Mobile/Data Port
• Technology: CDMA, WCDMA, WiMAX…
• Application: Voice, FTP, VoIP…
• Chipset: Qualcomm, Nokia, Wimax-Beceem…
• Scanner: XCAL-XD, XCAL-S, DTI, anritsu…
• Display User Guide

Key Info
 Chapter 12. Uninstall and Upgrade

• Backup Setting and Log data

• Uninstall XCAL & Other Components
• Upgrade XCAL
 Backup Setting and Log data
• You should have the Administrator account or account
with Administrative privilege under Window 2000/XP or
Vista.

• Backup Setting and Log Data

 Go to Setting -> Save All Setting. Save the file as *.set.

(Save All Setting)
 Backup all the log file saved in default folder C:\Program
Files\Accuver\XCAL-W\LogData\
 Uninstall XCAL & Other components

• Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs

• Click Remove to uninstall XCAL-W

• Repeat for all other components

• SmartMap
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1
• MapExtreme v6.7.1 runtime NCP
• WinPcap 4.02.
• Ffdshow

• For upgrade, you can keep the above components in laptop to save
upgrade time.
 Upgrade XCAL
• Upgrade XCAL is similar to installing XCAL. Run the
XCAL Setup File and follow the step to complete the
installation

• XCAL installation package include the following

• XCAL main program
• SmartMap
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable [*For DTI(PCTEL) scanner]
• WinPcap 4.0.2
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 [*For DTI(PCTEL) scanner]
• MapXtreme v6.7.1 Runtime NCP
• ffdshow

• Skip the above installation if the software exist (except

XCAL), or an updated version has been installed.
Disconnect the USB dongle from laptop during
XCAL installation
 Upgrade XCAL
3. MS Visual C++ 2008
1. XCAL Software Redistributable

2. Smartmap 4. WinPcap 4.0.2

 Upgrade XCAL
5. MS .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 6. MapXtreme 6.7.1

7. ffdshow

Reboot Laptop after installation

Thank You
 Chapter 13. Appendix

• Auto Call – Multi-RAB

• Auto Call – Multi-Session
• Chipset Menu
 Auto Call: Multi-RAB
• To Test CS & PS call at the same time.
• Voice Call + FTP/TFTP/HTTP/PPP/Ping/QSMS
• Applicable to EVDO & WCDMA capable devices

The 2nd Call start right after 1st

Auto
Answering Call traffic start
Machine
Start Traffic
Call Start

Idle Setup
XCAL Traffic Time 1st Call
Time Time
FTP
Server

Idle Setup
Devices: 2nd Call Time Time
Traffic Time

• Devices support Multi-RAB

Test detail:
Start
• Make voice call for 120 sec Call
• FTP download 3MBytes file
 Auto Call: Multi-RAB
1st Call: Voice Call 2nd Call: FTP Download

Timer for
1st Call
FTP
Call

Voice
Call

Timer for
2nd Call

* Voice Call End Setting

Release after LCP Ter: Keep 1st voice call to avoid 2nd PS Call terminated.
 Auto Call: Multi-RAB
• Release after LCP Ter affect the call test and result

Situation I:
1st Call = Voice Call
2nd Call= FTP Download

Release after Description 1st Call 2nd Call

LCP Ter Result Result
1st Voice Call finished first. Voice Call Success Success
ended. 2nd FTP DL keep going.
1st Voice Call finished first. Voice Call Success Success
keep connected. 2nd FTP DL keep going.
2nd FTP DL finished first. 1st Voice Call Success Success
keep going.
 Auto Call: Multi-RAB

Situation II:
1st Call = FTP Download
2nd Call= Voice Call

Release after Description 1st Call 2nd Call

LCP Ter Result Result
1st FTP DL finished first. 2nd Voice Call Success Success
keep going.
2nd Voice Call finished first. Voice Call Time out Success
keep connected. 1st FTP DL stopped
downloading but the 1st call timer is
continued.
2nd Voice Call finished first. Voice Call Success Success
keep connected. 1st FTP DL keep going
 Auto Call: Multi-Session
• Multiple data session (FTP/HTTP/Ping) connection per single
test call
• Achieve higher throughput; minimize bottleneck by FTP/HTTP
server
• Maximum 5 sessions per call
• License required FTP DL FTP
Server

FTP DL

FTP UL

FTP
Server
XCAL
Ping

HTTP HTTP
Download Server
  Multi-Session setup
1. Create the single session data call –
FTP, HTTP, Ping etc
2. Click Create Multi-Session icon
2 3. Enter any name for the Session
1
4. Drag & drop the single-session
scenario to Session slot.
5. Enter the timer of the call. The timer
setting override the timer in each
scenario.
6. Click OK
7. Drag & Drop Multi-Session scenario
created. Start Auto Call.
3

4 Drag & Drop

5 7 Drag & Drop

6
 Multi-Session 5 sessions run at the same time

Progress of each session

 Chipset Menu – Qualcomm WCDMA/GSM
Qualcomm GSM/WCDMA

WCDMA

HSDPA

GSM

HSUPA
 Chipset Menu – Nokia WCDMA/GSM
Nokia WCDMA/GSM

WCDMA WCDMA

GSM
GSM

HSDPA

scanning