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GENERAL STRUCTURE.................................................................................................................. 4

PARAMETERS ................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1

MANDATORY SITE PARAMETERS ........................................................................................ 4

2.2

COMMON CELL PARAMETERS.............................................................................................. 4

2.2.1
2.3

AMPS CELL PARAMETERS .................................................................................................... 5

2.3.1
2.4

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS ............................................................................................... 4

MANDATORY PARAMETERS .......................................................................................... 5

GSM CELL PARAMETERS ...................................................................................................... 6

2.4.1

MANDATORY PARAMETERS .......................................................................................... 6

2.4.2

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS ............................................................................................... 6

2.5

TDMA CELL PARAMETERS .................................................................................................... 7

2.5.1

MANDATORY PARAMETERS .......................................................................................... 7

2.5.2

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS ............................................................................................... 7

2.6

CDMA CELL PARAMETERS.................................................................................................... 8

2.6.1

MANDATORY PARAMETERS .......................................................................................... 8

2.6.2

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS ............................................................................................... 8

2.7

UMTS CELL PARAMETERS .................................................................................................... 9

2.7.1

MANDATORY PARAMETERS .......................................................................................... 9

2.7.2

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS ............................................................................................... 9

2.8

TETRA CELL PARAMETERS................................................................................................. 10

2.8.1

MANDATORY PARAMETERS ........................................................................................ 10

GENERAL STRUCTURE

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 character.
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 optional parameters. Site and cell parameters are
separated with semicolon character.
The file format supports three data types: integer, float and string. Integer type is defined as a numeric
value without the 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.

PARAMETERS

2.1

MANDATORY SITE PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

Site Name

SITE

String

Name of the site in double quotes.

Latitude

LAT

Float

Latitude of the site in degrees.

Longitude

LON

Float

Longitude of the site in degrees.

2.2

COMMON CELL PARAMETERS

2.2.1 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

System

SYSTEM

String

GSM, TDMA, CDMA or UMTS

Antenna
Height

HEIGHT

Integer

Values range from 0 to 1000

Antenna Tilt

TILT

Float

Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam
Width

BEAM

Integer

Values range from 1 to 360

2.3

AMPS CELL PARAMETERS

2.3.1 MANDATORY PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

Cell Name

CELL

String

Name of the cell in double quotes.

Channel
Number

CH

Integer

Channel number

SAT

SAT

Integer

Setup Audio Tone

Antenna
Direction

DIR

Integer

Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.

Example:
SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;SAT;CID;DIR
AMPS_Site_1;65.063321;25.444705;Cell_11;140;10;11503;45
AMPS_Site_1;65.063321;25.444705;Cell_12;410;20;11501;90
AMPS_Site_1;65.063321;25.444705;Cell_13;201;30;11504;230

2.4

GSM CELL PARAMETERS

2.4.1 MANDATORY PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

Cell Name

CELL

String

Name of the cell in double quotes.

Channel
Number

CH

Integer

Values range from 0 to 1024.

BSIC

BSIC

Integer

Values range from 0 to 255.

Cell ID

CID

Integer

Cell identification. Values range from 0 to 65535.

Antenna
Direction

DIR

Integer

Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.

2.4.2 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

LAC

LAC

Integer

Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 65535.

RAC

RAC

Integer

Routing Area Code. Values range from 0 to 255.

Example:
SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;DIR
GSM_Site_1;65.065046;25.443226;Cell_11;64;1;12500;0
GSM_Site_1;65.065046;25.443226;Cell_12;41;1;12501;90
GSM_Site_1;65.065046;25.443226;Cell_13;20;1;12502;180

2.5

TDMA CELL PARAMETERS

2.5.1 MANDATORY PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

Cell Name

CELL

String

Name of the cell in double quotes.

Channel
Number

CH

Integer

Values range from 1 to 800.

DVCC

DVCC

Integer

Digital Verification Color Code.

Antenna
Direction

DIR

Integer

Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.

2.5.2 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

System ID

SID

Integer

System ID. SID presents international identification and

system number identifying the service area and
frequency block.

SOC

SOC

Integer

System Operator Code. A system identity comprising of

one or more SIDs.

Example:
SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;DVCC;CID;DIR
TDMA_Site_1;65.064134;25.452926;Cell_11;40;105;10100;45
TDMA_Site_1;65.064134;25.452926;Cell_12;51;230;10102;90
TDMA_Site_1;65.064134;25.452926;Cell_13;64;350;10103;230
TDMA_Site_1;65.064134;25.452926;Cell_14;88;320;10101;0

2.6

CDMA CELL PARAMETERS

2.6.1 MANDATORY PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

Cell Name

CELL

String

Name of the cell in double quotes.

Pilot Number

PN

Integer

Values range from 0 to 10000.

Channel

CH

Integer

Channel

Antenna
Direction

DIR

Integer

Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.

2.6.2 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

System ID

SID

Integer

System ID. SID presents international identification and

system number identifying the service area and
frequency block.

Network ID

NID

Integer

Network ID.

Example:
SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR
CDMA_Site_1;33.002716;-96.990486;NemoTest1;171;150;90
CDMA_Site_2;32.996567;-97.001503;NemoTest2;272;150;55

2.7

UMTS CELL PARAMETERS

2.7.1 MANDATORY PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

Cell Name

CELL

String

Name of the cell in double quotes.

Channel
Number

CH

Integer

Values range from 10550 to 10850.

Scrambling
Code

SCR

Integer

Values range from 0 to 512.

Antenna
Direction

DIR

Integer

Values range from 0 to 360.

2.7.2 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

LAC

LAC

Integer

Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 65535.

RAC

RAC

Integer

Routing Area Code. Values range from 0 to 255.

URA

URA

Integer

UTRAN Registration Area

Cell ID

CID

Integer

Cell ID.

RNC ID

RNCID

Integer

Radio Network Controller ID

Example:
SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;SCR;DIR
UMTS_Site_1;65.066053;25.4208366;NEMOCELL1;10837;;;96;0
UMTS_Site_1;65.066053;25.458366;NEMOCELL1;10837;;;2;0
UMTS_Site_1;65.056053;25.458366;NEMOCELL1;10837;;;4;90

2.8

TETRA CELL PARAMETERS

2.8.1 MANDATORY PARAMETERS

Parameter

Keyword

Type

Description

Cell Name

CELL

String

Name of the cell in double quotes.

LAC

LAC

Integer

Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 16383.

Main Carrier

CH

Integer

Values range from 0 to 4095.

Frequency
Band

BAND

Integer

Values range from 0 to 15.

Antenna
Direction

DIR

Integer

Values range from 0 to 360.

Example:
SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;LAC;CH;BAND;DIR
TETRA_Site_1;65.066053;25.4208366;NemoTest1;3652;124;3;90
TETRA_Site_1;65.066053;25.458366;NemoTest2;3613;125;3;45
TETRA_Site_1;65.056053;25.458366;NemoTest3;3622;68;3;0