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NEVER SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN EXCELLENCE. NEMO NETWORK TESTING SOLUTIONS
Hardware and Software Requirements Nemo Outdoor Installation Copy protection Examples of how to install mobile drivers Configuring Nemo Outdoor
Use the latest Operating System updates Always use only drivers provided on the DVD or Nemo User Club
Copy Protection
You can use Nemo Outdoor only with an applicable copy protection module. Nemo Outdoor use only hardware-based copy protection to do measurements. A USB copy protection dongle will be delivered in the Nemo Outdoor package. Plug in the copy protection dongle in a USB port. Note that the new dongle introduced in Nemo Outdoor 5.80 will not be backwards compatible with the older versions of Nemo Outdoor. A new dongle with a valid technical support and maintenance agreement option will be in use with Nemo Outdoor 5.80 and later versions. The dongles are updated using SecureUpdate.
Copy Protection
Updating the dongle:
Start the SecureUpdate by selecting Start | All Programs | Nemo Tools | Remote Update Utility. The Collect Key Status Information tab opens. Connect your copy protection module. Click Collect Information and select a location where the C2V file is saved.
Send the C2V file to Nemo Technical Support at nemo.helpdesk@anite.com and add the following information to the e-mail using the following subject Nemo Outdoor dongle update:
Company name First name and surname Street address Zip/ Postal Code Country Telephone number and mobile number After you have received the V2C file containing the update, select the Update File in the Apply License Update tab and click Apply Update. The dongle is now updated.
Consult the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide for instructions on how to make a dial-up connection.
Mobile Driver Installation - ExampleConsult the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide for instructions on how Huawei E169/E180/E182/E270+ to make a dial-up connection.
Plug in the USB device in one of your PCs USB ports. The drivers are automatically installed, and Windows automatically detects the device Next, ignore and close the Vodafone or Mobile Partner application that appears. It should not be on while connecting the device with Nemo Outdoor later on In the Device Manager, right-click on the Huawei Mobile Connect 3G Modem item under Modems, and select Properties | Modem. The COM port number stated there needs to be selected in Nemo Outdoor in the Modem port field. Click Apply in the Phone Properties dialog Go to Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager, and click on Ports. Select the COM port number attached to the Huawei Mobile Connect 3G Application Interface item In the Trace Port field in the Phone Properties dialog
To view the Load Device Configuration Dialog box, click Other in the Open a Device Configuration field in the Welcome to Nemo Outdoor window. Go to Measurement | Add New Device. Define device-specific measurement settings in the Device Properties and Measurement Properties dialogs.
All licensed Handlers are listed here. Double-click on a device to open its Properties dialog.
Configuring Devices
Phone Properties Antenna gain and Antenna loss Scanner Properties GPS Properties Voice Measurements Circuit Switched Measurements Packet Switched Measurements Measurement Properties Workspace and Hardware Configuration Files
Phone Properties: Select Measurement | Add New Device Select | Device Properties
Select the COM port(s) and a dial-up connection if performing data transfers Check the device status. If encountering problems with; e.g., COM ports, you can use the Apply button to make sure that the COM port is working properly.
Antenna Gain and Cable Loss are antenna-related parameters and they are used in the conversion of files into Nemo Outdoor, Nemo Analyze, and NPS/X file format. This is only a factor if you are also using external antennas. If you are using the internal antenna of each phone OR you are not willing to make conversions, leave these values to 0. Values do not affect the results. Values are used only for conversion during post-processing.
Scanner properties:
Go to
Voice Measurements
For voice measurements, no dial-up connection needs to be created beforehand. After adding a
test mobile to Nemo Outdoor, you can find a COM port associated with the test terminal in Start | Control Panel | System | Hardware | Device Manager. Select this COM port in the Trace port field and proceed to Measurement Properties.
Measurement mode: Call (phone) Frequency scan (scanner) Pilot scan (scanner) Network Name BTS File
Voice number Data number Video number PDP context Data Protocols PoC Testing SMS Testing MMS Testing
By saving the workspace, different views can be saved to a .worx file. The following views are saved to the file: Device Information Window views Grid and Graph views Color Set and Parameter selected in the Map Window (Map layers must be saved to MapInfo .gst file) By saving the device configuration file, the information related to device(s) is saved to the .hwcx file: All information defined in the Measurement Properties Window
Main window: Device info Status bar Output window Script status
Status bar
Output window
Line Graphs allow the user to accurately observe the measurement information. zoom thresholds scale selectable parameters & values selectable layers & values average value presentation displaying events & notifications coloring / color sets
Graph- Option to manually or automatically configure graph layer colors. Can be used with line and bar graphs
Very useful when observing certain parameter(s) as different colors can be assigned, e.g. to different channels, scr. codes, cell IDs, BSICs etc. E.g., for Ec/No (active) layer different coloring options can be selected:
Classic Algorithmic coloring. Application picks the color up automatically (classic method shown in the screen shot) Fixed User can define fixed color Color set Layer is colored based on predefined color set. Also automatic coloring can be used as a color set
Color set Layer is colored based on predefined color set. Also automatic coloring can be used as a color set Color set parameters selected as Scrambling code (active) The color set is selected as an automatic color legend. The user can also define their own color set, but for parameters having multiple values the automatic mode is more convenient
As a result each scr. code is drawn with own color in the Ec/No active layer window
The user can easily select events, parameters, and statistics to be displayed in the grid table. It is also possible to highlight certain events with color to improve the clarity of the results presented. Double-click on an event to view more information about that particular event.
Find function to decoded signalling message window Highlighting of strings and values in decoded (signalling) event window
Text
Route Properties BTS Properties Draw BTS icons Draw only active system
icons Info
Route corrections
settings
Buffer Size Save workspace on exit Start recording automatically when application is launched Show report after measurement ends Show pause dialog when measurement is paused Show message box for critical errors Open script status window when script is started Play audio quality samples during playback
1. 2. 3.
Make dial-up configurations separately for each test mobile. See the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide for more detailed instructions. Start Nemo Outdoor and configure the test devices. See the Nemo Outdoor user manual for configuration instructions. You are now ready to start the measurements.
Notifications (1)
Notifications are graphical, textual, and audio notifications marking certain events. Nemo Outdoor includes some premade notifications, but you can also add your own notifications. The notifications come in handy when you are looking for certain events, parameters, or values in the measurement file. Depending on your configuration, Nemo Outdoor will either play a sound or display a bitmap image in a graph/map when the defined event occurs during measurements.
Notifications (2)
To make your own notifications, click on the Notifications item in the Configuration Manager window. Double-click the User Configurable item to open the Notifications dialog. The table displays all existing notifications. From the table you can see the notification title and the selected sound and bitmap file for each notification. Activate a sound and/or bitmap file for a notification by selecting and clearing the check boxes in the list.
Notifications (3)
Length 3 to 10 seconds 16-bit linear, 8Khz sampling rate wave files (Narrow band) 16-bit linear, 16Khz sampling rate wave files (Wide band) Speech and only speech Speakers language, gender and age are quite irrelevant
Manual / Automated mode (= using scripts) Voice and video calls (Originate / Terminate) Script Configuration Measurement list Frequency scanning/Pilot Scanning Mode Channel Lock/ Scr. Code Lock Cell Barring Timeslot Testing Cell Testing Neighbor list Data Measurements
This mode is useful when the user wants to make a single continuous data transfer
session or a voice call to monitor the resource allocation and cell reselection performance.
This mode requires the user to control phones with Nemo Outdoor. The user can
also use the mobile keyboard to establish voice calls or data calls.
In automated mode script files can be used to automate testing. The script file
specifies how the phone will establish data connections or make phone calls, for example, the phone number to call, call duration, number of repetitions, and the delay between calls. The Script editor is used to generate the scripts.
Originate/Terminate mode
Originate
Nemo Outdoor makes phone calls
Terminate
Nemo Outdoor receives/answers phone calls. A script file is usually used to automate the measurement. The originate or terminate mode is automatically selected and the user does not have to select the mode
Create a
script by adding function items into the script window
Add Modify Delete Move Up Move Down Insert Script Repeat script New, Open, Save,
Save As...
When the Use device settings for script commands option is selected, the settings that have been configured in the Measurement Properties dialog are used for the script settings.
All mobiles always start a new data transfer or voice call simultaneously. Number of data transfer attempts or call attempts, etc. are equal
results are easy to compare. statistics
Measurement List
Select menu: Measurement Start measurement list Sequence of measurements can be configured Multiple devices for each measurement Different script for each device in each measurement Measurement lists can be saved and loaded. By default measurement lists files (*.nmlx) are saved to Configuration files folder
Nemo Outdoor Frequency Scan mode is designed for frequency planning of cellular networks; for example, for tuning and interference measurement purposes. Frequency scanning is available on the following phones at the time of printing this manual: Nokia 612x, 6720, N85, N96 and N97 and Sagem test mobiles, or by using a separate fast frequency scanner.
Benefits
Cost effective & user convenient as separate fast frequency scanner is not required to carry on Makes it possible to do scanning and missing neighbor detection with both GSM and WCDMA bands simultaneously Ideal solution especially for indoor measurements, but can be used also for outdoor measurements
frequency scanner receivers, scanning & missing neighbor detection measurement should always be done on stationary. Indication of the scanning process is shown in the user interface during measurement
TOP-N mode: With TOP-N mode the user can select certain channel range
or ranges to be scanned and also define the number of best channels for each channel range. E.g., for GSM 900 and GSM 1800 bands top three channels are recorded With Nokia terminals max. 40 channels can be selected for each channel range. Number of TOP-N channels cannot exceed the number of selected channels
Frequency scanner settings: COM port Baud Rate Antenna Gain Cable Loss
Cell Barring
With the Nemo Outdoor measurement mobiles you can also access barred cells. During the measurement you can select if you wish to access only those cells that are accessible to 'normal' end users (Accept), all cells; that is, also cells that are barred (Ignore), and only barred cells (Reverse). The Cell Barring dialog box is accessed by clicking the Cell Barring button in the Phone Information window.
Cell Testing
The surrounding cells of a location can be tested through an automated list of test calls that are locked to a cell at a time Also called sleeping cell detection. UE is automatically locked to neighboring cells and the test call is made. Useful also in high traffic areas as surrounding cells can be tested from one location Test cases:
Voice call, packet call or both Adjustable RX level and Ec/N0 thresholds
HO forcing 2G- 2G, 3G- 3G BCCH/ ARFCN must be defined UARFCN and Scr. Code must be defined UE makes single HO to specified cell, returns back to the original cell
Neighbor List
Data Grid Table UMTS/GSM Serving Cells neighbor list Real time neighbor list indicated by the network for the terminal No need for importing neighbor list info in BTS file Can be used in missing neighbor detection
Port refers to the port used by the proxy. In the Username field you must enter a valid
username for the proxy.
HTTP browser testing Only URL needs to be defined along with the transfer
timeout time. Transfer timeout time defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, the transfer will fail If Decode Content Information is selected information about the images, texts and links are written to measurement file including the number of content elements and size information Normal data events e.g. data requests (DREQ), data completed (DCOMP) are written to file instead of old APP event that was used earlier with the IElauncher
Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Proxy server settings define settings for the proxy server used in the measurements. Proxy type defines the type of the proxy used in the measurements. Supported types are Tunneling, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. Address refers to the address of the proxy. Port refers to the port used by the proxy. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the proxy. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the proxy.
POP3 receiving options define how the test emails are received and handled by Nemo Outdoor. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Maximum number of messages to receive defines the maximum number of messages received from the e-mail server. Select the Delete messages after receiving check box to delete all received test e-mails. This will save disk space. The View button opens a received test message in the E-Mail Editor dialog.
Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Messages to be sent defines the test messages used in the SMTP test. Click the Edit button to open the E-Mail Editor where you can type the test message and attach files to the message.
E-Mail Editor
New E-Mail Message button saves the current changes and opens an empty EMail Editor. Open E-Mail Message button opens an Open dialog where you can open premade e-mail messages. Save E-Mail Message button saves the current e-mail message for later use. Save As button saves the current e-mail message with a different name for later use. Save Attachments button saves the files attached to the test message to a selected location. Attachments field displays a list of attachments in the test e-mail. Add button opens an Open dialog for adding an attachment to the test message.
WAP Gateway Host refers to the WAP gateway host. This setting is operatorspecific. WAP Gateway Port refers to the port used by the WAP gateway. This setting is operator-specific. URL defines the IP address of the test file that will be downloaded. Local File defines the output file and location for WAP testing Timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established.
ICMP Ping
The ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) Ping functionality allows you to perform ping measurements simultaneously with data transfers. Host Name refers to the IP address or URL that is being pinged, for example, www.anite.com/nemo. You can use Packet Data Tester or any IP server. Just make sure that the IP server used will respond to the ping. Packet Size is the size of the ping packet that is used to measure ping time. The value determines the size of the packet sent to the server. In addition, it determines the size of the reply packet that the server uses to reply Nemo Outdoor.
ICMP Ping
Timeout determines the maximum time that Nemo Outdoor waits for a reply packet from the server. If this time is exceeded, the ping measurement event will be created by using the timeout parameter (=1). Rate defines the minimum time between consecutive ping measurements in milliseconds. Select the Ping n times option if you would like to define the number of times the ping measurement is repeated. Select the Ping until stopped option if you would like to continue the ping measurement until you stop it manually.
Ping trace route testing can be used to help troubleshooting network or Internet connections. The ping utility tests responsiveness between two hosts, etc. With ping trace route testing it is also possible to check responsiveness and additionally to trace the path it takes for the packet to get from one host to another host. In case the network does not respond to ping or trace route requests with the trace route testing, it is possible to show the location right before the host that is not responding Trace route parameters can be seen, e.g. in the parameter tree. Recorded
Destination address Ping RTT Trace hop count Trace route attempts, failures, success and success rates
If resolve host names is selected, host names are shown instead of IP addresses
SMS Settings
Phone Number defines the number of the mobile where you are sending the test messages. Enter the number without spaces and with the international country code; for example, +3581234567. Service Center Address defines the message center number of the mobile from where the messages are sent. The number is found from the test mobile SMS settings. Timeout defines the time in seconds after which the SMS sending attempt is terminated. Message refers to the user-defined test message that will be sent.
MMS Settings
MMSC Address defines the MMS Service Center address. This setting is operator-specific. Timeout defines the time in seconds after which the MMS sending attempt is terminated. WAP Gateway Host refers to the WAP gateway host. This setting is operator-specific. WAP Gateway Port refers to the port used by the WAP gateway. This setting is operator specific. MMS Message refers to the test MMS message used in the measurement. Message Editor button opens the MMS Editor dialog box for editing and creating MMS messages. Note! Usually the APN for MMS is different than for Internet connection.
CS Data Calls
Number defines the number to be called of the dial-up server. Username refers to the dial-up server username. Password refers to the dial-up server password. Transparent Mode defines whether transparent or non-transparent mode is used in the CS data call. Compression defines if no compression or v.42bis compression is used. Modem Type refers to the modem type that the dial-up server is using. The alternatives are Analog (v.34) and ISDN (v.110 and v.120). Timeslots (UL/DL) defines the number of timeslots for each direction. Coding defines the coding scheme used in the air interface.
Ending Measurements
Terminate ongoing calls Stop scripts Stop measurement Exit Nemo Outdoor
The Play button starts the playback The Pause button pauses the playback The Stop button stops the playback Add Marker Add Textual Note Playback Speed
Workspace files .worx Device configuration files .hwcx Script files .nsf
The first row of the file contains the keywords that define the order of the
parameters in the following lines. Keywords are separated with semicolon or tabulator character.
SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;SCR;DIR
Other rows in the file contain the cell definitions. Each line describes one cell and contains a set of parameters describing the cell as well as the site in which the cell resides. For both site and cell information, there are both mandatory parameters and optional parameters. Site and cell parameters are separated with semicolon or tabulator character. The file format supports three data types: integer, float and string. Integer type is defined as a numeric value without dot character. Float type is defined as a numeric value with dot character. String type is defined as a set of any printable ASCII characters except semicolon.
Check the condition of all antennas, cables, and connectors. Check that connectors are properly connected. Loose connections cause unreliable measurement results or wrong attenuation figures, etc. Place antennas correctly on the roof of the vehicle. If antennas are too close to each other, it may cause interference with other antennas.
Check configuration before starting the measurement When removing antennas after drive test, DO NOT PULL (!) antennas from antenna cables! When using Nokia GSM/UMTS mobiles the Field Monitor MUST be turned off! Do not drive, measure, and monitor Nemo Outdoor User Interface at the same time. This will prevent traffic accidents from happening.
Post-Processing
Open ASCII non-proprietary file is generated for each device (*.1.nmf file) If measurement is done with IP packet capturing separate .pcap file is generated with the same file name as actual measurement file Current file format version is 2.1 Easy to view and use
Location Update
Call
Handover
Measurement Event
Analyzing Measurements
Playback in Nemo Outdoor Using Nemo Analyze Using a text editor Using spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel Using Visual Basic
Integrated power supply with internal battery back up UICs are connected via Gigabit Ethernet Integrated mounting, power and GPS for FSR1 scanner Voltage 12 VDC Current: 10 15 A Cooling fans w/ filter RoHS, CE certified Shock and vibration qualified W x H x D: 40 x 18 x 45 cm
LTE Scanning Parameters -Reference Signal Measurements For each sector: Channel, Physical Cell ID (PCI), Cyclic Prefix (CP), RSRQ and RSRP MAX of 32 carriers -Synchronization Channel Measurements P-SCH and S-SCH measurements for Quality and Power Spectrum analysis (Outdoor 6.0) Multiple frequency bands can be scanned simultaneously User defines start-stop frequency or middle freq. + BW
LTE Measurements
Coverage measurements (RSRP, TX Power...) Quality measurements (RSRQ, SNR, BLER, CQI...) Application quality measurements
FTP UL/DL (throughput, etc.) IPERF UL/DL (throughput, etc.) HTTP testing Ping/ Ping Trace Route (round trip time) Video streaming quality (MOS, dropped packets, etc.) Email (SMTP, POP3) testing External application testing VoIP testing
Advanced Features
The following slides will present some more advanced features of Nemo Outdoor, to which you can proceed once you master the most basic functionalities of Outdoor.
Advanced Features
Conditional Scripting Missing Neighbor Detection Pilot Pollution Analysis GSM Co- channel and adjacent channel interference analysis User parameters Exporting measurement file Nemo /DPI map Nemo multi
Conditional Scripting
Conditional scripting based on notifications, e.g., if system is UMTS start FTP download
Overshooting: the missing cell is not adjacent to the serving cell, it was not planned to be strong in the measured location
Fix: downtilt the missing cell, or otherwise improve the cell isolation
Not a problem: the missing cell is not adjacent to the serving cell, and is fairly weak compared to the serving cell
With single shot scanning results possible missing neighbors can be seen during the measurement in the event view as the result is only a snapshot from one time stamp. During playback the same information can also be seen when using the bar graph view Missing neighbor cell names can be shown as well in different views With continuous scanning mode it is not recommended to use missing neighbor detection as signalling messages are decoded at the beginning of the scanning
Example of possible UMTS missing neighbors with indoor measurement Scr. codes #209 and #243 are detected as possible missing neighbors with high Ec/N0 values causing also interference to active pilots Location where missing neighbors were detected is shown on the indoor map Cell names for the missing neighbors shown on the event view
Ec/N0 and RSCP values for the strongest polluting pilot can be seen on the map
Pilot pollution analysis is made based on previous CELLMEAS events what are already measured and written to log file. CELLMEAS events are updated also during pilot pollution analysis. Due to this reason pilots listed in the pilot pollution event have different Ec/N0 and RSCP values than for the current pilots in the active/ monitored sets
User Parameters
User-defined
parameters from signaling User-defined string is searched from decoded messages, and the following value is returned Parameter can be displayed in info view and graph side panel User parameters can be seen also exported from event grid
Exporting Measurements
Exporting Nemo measurement file to MapInfo tab file format or to .csv formats
Open measurement file Open event view and select parameters (drag and drop) to be exported Right click and select all from menu. All lines are now highlighted Select save -> Mapinfo tab file, csv or other format for export file
Thank You!
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