R&S Drive Test 1301

Drive Test Solutions
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Agenda
l Mission & Visions for Rohde & Schwarz
l Market position of Rohde & Schwarz
l Drive Test Tools
l ROMES software platform
l TSMx scanner
l Summary

Missions & Visions
1. Increase your revenue with a stable mobile
network
2. Reduce complexity of measurements
3. Quick roll out of new network technologies

Agenda
l Missions & Visions for Rohde & Schwarz
l Drive Test Tools
l TSMx scanner
l Summary

Rohde & Schwarz
at a Glance
l Independent, autonomous company
l More than 75 years in the business
l A worldwide leading manufacturer of
T&M and communications equipment
l Represented in over 70 countries, with
subsidiaries in 60 countries
l Turnover of EUR 1.3 billion (FY 09/10)
l 8000 employees worldwide

Volume of Sales:
Group of Companies

Rohde & Schwarz
Around the World

R&S Drive Test Systems
l Coverage & QoS Measurement Systems

l 20 years experience in development of Drive Test solutions
l Core expertise in RF Test & Measurement
l ONE software platform ROMES for all technologies
l Full product portfolio for comprehensive 2G, 3G and 3.5G testing
l Member in international bodies and normative committees e.g. ITU, 3GPP,
ETSI, ngmn, LSTI, etc.
l Many satisfied customers around the world: global operators, regulators,
railways, phone and chipset suppliers, military,

Who uses our Drive Test Systems?
l Network operators
l Network optimization/planning
l Network troubleshooting
l Benchmarking/Competition analysis
l Ensure network quality and coverage
l Handset test with CRTU and ROMES
l Regularity authorities
l Ensure quality, coverage and usage of specified resources
l Monitoring
l Chipset/Handset vendors
l Scanner measurements bring network issues to light
l Service Suppliers

R&S Drive Test customers
Vodafone Global (UK, Hungary, Italy, Railway operators (Germany, China,
Greece, Spain, Croatia, New Zealand, France, Belgium)
Poland, Austria, Germany) Regularity Bodies (e.g. Germany,
T-Mobile International (Czech Rep., Romania, Poland, Finland, Norway, UK,
Hungary, Croatia, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Saudi
Netherlands, UK) Arabia, Costa Rica)
Orange (Netherlands, France, Safaricom (Kenya)
Switzerland) Sony Ericsson Mobile (Sweden)
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Military
Telefonica (Urugauy, Peru, Germany, Universities
Spain)

Agenda
l Targets for Rohde & Schwarz
l Drive Test Tools
l TSMx scanner
l Summary

Drive Test Systems
Backpack System Fixed Expert System Backpack System
TSMx scanner QualiPoc ROMES Software ROMES NPA

Backpack - Benefits
l Full indoor tests with one TSMx and two

mobiles
l Rugged compact backpack for all terrain
l Video and voice quality measurements
l Battery packs provide power supply for up to 4
hours
l Approximately 6 kg

Backpack - Benefits
l Full indoor tests with one TSMW

l Rugged compact backpack for all terrain
l Battery packs provide power supply for up to 3
hours
l Internal PC allows remote access
l Approximately 18 kg

Agenda
l Drive Test Tools
l TSMx scanner
l Summary

Software platform ROMES 4

What is ROMES?
l ROMES is a Drive Test Tool used for:

l Network Optimization (Capacity and Quality)
l Quality of Service surveys
l Benchmarking
l BTS Position Estimation
l ROMES collects and evaluates Drive Test Data from devices:

l Test Mobiles / Data Cards / UEs
l R&S Scanners
l GPS
l Supports all major Technologies:

l LTE, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, CDMA2000 1x EVDO,
WLAN, WiMAX, CW, Spectrum Scan

Drive Test Architecture
Scanner Hardware Driver Application
GSM/WCDMA ROMES
CDMA2000 1xEVDO
GBit
WiMAX
LAN ROMES
LTE TSMW scanner
TETRA
Spectrum
*.txt
GSM/WCDMA/ Firewire
CDMA2000 ROMES
1xEVDO/CW TSMQ scanner *.RSCMD
Spectrum ROMES4
ROMES
Nokia GSM/UMTS
USB /
Test mobiles PCMCIA
ROMES
Qualcomm GSM/UMTS Post Processing
NPA
ROMES
LTE Mobile

Supported test mobiles
l LTE
l Samsung, Qualcomm
l HSPA/WCDMA/GSM:
l Qualcomm Test Mobiles TM 6250 / 6275 / 6280 / 7200 / 8200
l Samsung U700, U900, i900, S8500I
l Huawei E17x, E22x, E1820, E398
l LG MU/CU500, TU550, etc.
l Option Globe Trotter Data Cards
l Novatel Wireless Merlin U740/870, etc.
l Sierra Wireless Aircard A850, A860, A875, A508, A313U
l Nokia 6120, 6121, 6720, C5
l GSM/(E)GPRS:
l Sagem OT 260/290
l Siemens S55-R/S75-R
l CDMA2000 1x EVDO Rev A:
l Novatel S720
l Sierra Wireless AC595
l Kyocera Coronado
l Generic mobile driver for AT commands

Why do I need a Test Mobile?
l Trace interface offers access to measurement data

l Dedicated mode measurements
l Throughput tests
l Connection Quality
l Soft- and hard handover
l Video and Voice Quality
l Network Quality, ratio of dropped/blocked calls
l IP-protocol tracing
l Tests from the subscribers point of view

Why do I need a Scanner?
l 50x higher performance than test mobiles can deliver

l Independent to the network
l Hidden neighborhoods
l Pilot Pollution and interference causes are not detectable
l Spectrum analysis provides a detection of external interferences
l Independent of mobile chipsets > reference
l Higher level and time accuracy compared to mobile based
measurements
l Use of only one unit for different networks and applications
l No costs and no capacity will be allocated
l Cheaper compared to many band-dedicated units

Mobile / Data card vs. Scanner
Data Cards R&S Scanners

Frequency limitation Single bands 30 MHz to 6 GHz
Operator limitation YES NO
Operating charges YES NO
QoS YES SOME
End-to-End YES SOME
Coverage SOME YES
Accuracy LOW VERY HIGH
Speed LOW VERY HIGH

ROMES benefits
l Network optimization
lReduces number of sites
lLess power consumption
lLess investments into sites
l Evaluation during the drive
l Time saving way in finding Interferences and missing Neighbors
l Modular and flexible architecture
l16x mobile driver support
lNo limitation for number of connected devices
l Service contract includes free updates
l Important Post-Processing tools are supported
l Costumer get all equipment from one supplier

ROMES key features
GSM Interference Analysis HSPA Measurement ROMES2 Go
WCDMA Interference Analysis ROMES Usability Voice Quality
Neighborhood Analysis LTE Measurement Spectrum Scan
BTS Position Estimation Network Problem Analyzer IQ Streaming
Generic Mobile Driver BCH Demodulation Floating License
Route Track Visualization Indoor Measurements Scanner Overview

GSM Interference Analysis in 4 Steps
Adj-Channel Interferer
21
20 20 Co-Channel Interferer
45
89
BTS List
1. Test Mobile delivers RxLev, RxQual & C/I during call
2. Definition of thresholds based on

a) C/I X
b) RxLev Y AND RxQual Z
3. Violating any of the above thresholds triggers an interference event
4. Automatic identification of interferer(s)

Interference Event List

Interference Analysis
l C/I Analysis with:

l GSM test mobile
l GSM Network Scanner
l GSM BTS base station
list

Interference Analysis - Background (1)

GSM Scanning
l Decoding of broadcast information as like BCC, BSIC, CI, LAC, MNC,
MCC
l Vertical gray bar refer to same channel but different sources
l -> Possible interferer

GSM Scanning
l TopN view of scanned channels together with BCH information
l Scanned C/I value to compare with test mobile

GSM NWS Spectrum Measurements
l Shows all frequencies of one cell

SC BCCH SC TCHs
l Serving Cell (SC) sources are:
l Either a mobile
l Selected channel of the GSM NWS
l SC BCCH and TCHs (acc. to BTS list)
l Each channel can be selected for

details and waterfall history

Automatic Identification of Interferer
l Automatic Identification of Interferer by Training Sequence Code (TSC)

and Timing with reference to the BTS list

Automatic Identification of Interferer
l even a 2nd interferer in the same situation is identified

BS3
69
40
26 BS4
SC 20
33
SC BTS BTS BTS BTS 20
25 10
1 2 3 4 70
C0 20 90 25 69 20
(BCCH)
BS2
BS1
25
C1 25 20 40 40 33 90
40
20
53
C2 70 15 53 26 10 15

Possible Interfering Type of Interference
Channels
C0 Serv. Cell (=20) BTS4 C0 (= 20) C0C0
BTS1 C1 (= 20) C0Cx
C1 Serv. Cell (=25) BTS2 C0 (= 25) CxC0
BTS3 C2 (= 26) CxCx (Adj)
C2 Serv. Cell (=70) BTS3 C0 (= 69) CxC0(Adj)

Scanning WCDMA/CDMA
l TopN view including pilot pollution (bar chart lines) and broadcast
information
Count of Pilots not limited

Scanning WCDMA/CDMA
l CPICH power and aggregated power represented as fading

taps

Scanning SC Tracer
l Over the Air BTS

test
l Synchronization
of BTS
Meas. time
Delay time

Neighborhood Analysis Features
l Easy way to find Interferences

l Find missing or wrong neighborhoods
l Done by demodulation of broadcast information
l Intra 2G/3G handover optimization
l Only base station list is required

Neighborhood Analysis Benefits
l Automatic searching for network troubles

l The quick discovery of reasons for dropped calls, low data rate
l Approval of wanted Missing-Neighborhoods
l Less dropped calls
l Increase revenue and customer satisfaction

Neighborhood Analysis 2G/2G
l Overview on 2G/2G neighbours mobile and scanner comparison
Only Neighbour of
one TopN
member
In TopN but not in

BA list
How often have neighbours of Shows all neighbours of

the BA list been measured selected Serving Cell on the
by the scanner left with their measurement
values

Neighborhood Analysis 2G/3G
Target: Network Optimization
Key Information: Active Set
l Active Set Soft Handover Status
l Strong Signal available Active Set full Interference

(Pilot Pollution)
l Strong Signal available Active Set not full Missing
Neighbour

Neighbourhood Analysis Background
TSMx NodeB Data Base
SIB11 SIB11
? ?
Active Set = Neighborhoods = Neighborhoods

Missing Neighbor - Interferer Activ set
Measured CPICH
Active Set full
3 dB
Registered Neighborhood: Interferer, Pilot Pollution, wrong Neighborhoods
No Neighborhood: Possible Interferer
Active Set not full
3 dB
Registered Neighborhood: wrong Neighborhoods
No Neighborhood: Missing Neighborhood

Normal cases Activ set
Measured CPICH
Active Set full
3 dB
Registered Neighborhood: normal case
No Neighborhood: normal case
Active Set not full
3 dB
Registered Neighborhood: normal case
No Neighborhood: normal case
Measured CPICH filtered by several absolute and relative criterions

Neighbourhood Analysis - Decision tree
TopM
Criterions M = M+1
Not fulfilled
Abs. Criterion
fulfilled Cancellation
Not fulfilled
Rel. Criterion
fulfilled
TopM is neighbor yes M > Active Set Max
of Top1 in the DB Count (= Active Set full?) no
no yes
PI Type = 1 PI Type = 2
no
no
Within Add Window? Within Interferer Window?
yes
yes yes
Active Set full?
Missing Neighbor Possible Interferer
no (MN) (PI Type)

Neighbourhood Analysis HW requirements
l TSML-G GSM Network Scanner
l TSML-W WCDMA PN Scanner
or
l TSMU with WCDMA PN Scanner Option (TSMU-K11)
l TSMU with BCH Demodulator Option (TSMU-K14)
l TSMU with GSM Network Scanner Option (TSMU-K15)
Or
l TSMQ

Neighborhood Analysis SIB 11 Analysis
l Overview on differences between SIB11 and NodeB data base
!! Missing !!

Handover Analysis
Filter Type of Handover

BTS Position Estimation
l What is the target of this application?

l Generating of BTS lists in just driving with TSMx scanner
l Reuse BTS lists for Neighborhood Analysis
l Reuse BTS list for Interference Analysis
l Use BTS list to find BTS positions of competitors/operators in other
countries
l Share BTS sites with other operators
l
l What are the requirements

l TSMQ or TSMW
l TSMX-PPS GPS Module

BTS Position Estimation
l Driving around the area of interest

l Output result is a list with:
l Seen BTSs (incl. BCCH, MCC, MNC, LAC CellID)
l Estimated geographical location

Estimated BTS
Export BTS List to Google or

to text file

BTS Localizations result

HSDPA - Technology Overview
Node B:
Generation of
Scheduling Information
for the User Data High Speed Dedicated Physical
Control Channel
based on User Feedback
High Speed Shared

Control Channel
UE1 HS-SCCH Scheduling Information

UE2
High Speed (Physical)
Downlink Shared Channel
HS-(P)DSCH User Data

HSDPA Features/benefits
l Support of Qualcomm chipset

l Qualcomm TM6275, TM6280, TM7200,
Samsung Z560 / U700
l Option Globetrotter Fusion+ HSDPA data
card
l Novatel Wireless Merlin U870 PC card
l Nokia N95 / 6120 / N85 / N96 / N6720
l Huawei E17x, E22x, E1820 etc.
l LG MU/CU500, TU550
l Throughput performance on
PHY/MAC/RLC/Layer 3
l BLER, CQI, DTX, HARQ-ACK, channel
status
l Statistical evaluation
l All parameter represented by colors
for quick problem identification

HSDPA - View
l UL HS-DPCCH
DTX ACK NACK

HSDPA - View
1 Subframe SCCH demodulated

SCCH successfully decoded
DSCH CRC Check Passed (yellow: no valid DSCH)
New Transmission (red: retransmission)
Modulation QPSK (red: 16QAM)
Number of in parallel DSCH Codes per UE
HARQ process ID

HSDPA - Decode Statistic View
SB+: number of successfully decoded sub blocks

SB++: number of successfully decoded sub blocks, sent more than once, although the first transmission
was already successful
SB-: number of sub blocks that could not be decoded
SBLER: Sub Block Error Rate in %
BL+: number of successfully decoded blocks
BL-: number of blocks that could not be decoded
BLER: Block Error Rate in %
#1: percentage of successfully decoded blocks at first transmission, etc.

HSDPA Performance Views (1/2)
Average CQI
Requested, scheduled and delta QPSK/16QAM rates
Requested, scheduled and delta average no. of codes
Requested, scheduled and delta throughput
HSDPA Performance Views (2/2)
Block Error rate on hs-MAC layer (=HARQ) and RLC layer

Throughput on hs-MAC layer (=HARQ) and RLC layer

HSDPA Background (I)
l Shared Channel transmission:
Channelization codes and transmission power in a cell are dynamically
shared between users.
A new transport channel High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-
DSCH) is introduced.
l Adaptive modulation and coding (AMC):
Adaptation of transmission parameters to radio conditions and terminal
capability
Modulation schemes:
16-QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation): UE capability
QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying): mandatory for UE

HSDPA Background(II)
l Hybrid automatic-repeat-request (HARQ)
Improving robustness against link adaptation errors
UE rapidly requests retransmissions of erroneously receveived data
UE can combine information from the original transmission with that of
later retransmissions (Soft Combining)
l Fast scheduling in the Node B instead of RNC
Moving scheduling and processing of retransmissions closer to air
interface
New MAC-hs (Medium Access Control high speed) protocol entity in the
Node B
l Short transmission time interval of 2ms
Accelerating packet scheduling for transmission

HSUPA Features/benefits
l Support of Qualcomm chipset

l Qualcomm TM7200
l Option Globe Trotter GT MAX HSUPA
l Nokia 6720
l Huawei E17x, E22x, E1820 etc.
l Additional parameters to HSDPA:

l Happy Rate, DTX Rate, ACK and NACK Rate
l Retransmission counter and statistics
l L1/MAC statistics

HSUPA Cell status
l Colors for a quick status overview

l 7 further HSUPA specific views

HSxPA Categories
HSDPA DL rate HSUPA UL rate
Category 1/2 1.2 Mbit/s Category 1 0.73 Mbit/s
Category 9 10.2 Mbit/s Category 5 2.93 Mbit/s
Category 10 14.4 Mbit/s Category 6 5.76 Mbit/s

Even easier operation
l 3-Step Wizards l Dynamic help bar to
lead the user through
his tasks

Even easier operation
l Scan Hardware - no more dealing with COM ports
l Workspace also part of measurement file

Export your drive to Google Earth
l Quick and Easy visualization for Non-ROMES users
l KMZ format is very compact

TSMW LTE Scanner Highlights
l LTE Key Features
l Frequency range from 30 MHz to 6 GHz, up to 64 frequencies in parallel

l All channel bandwidths supported: 1,4; 3; 5; 10; 15; 20MHz
l Excellent sensitivity down to -127 dBm, synchronization from -123dBm
l Up to 200 measurements/sec
l Maximum dynamic range, down to a C/I of -20dB
l Support of FDD and TDD from the beginning
l Automatic detection of all available Physical Cell Ids
l Measurements of RSRP, RSRQ P-SCH and S-SCH power and SINR
l Channel Impulse Response for Signal reflection and Guard Interval
analysis

A first challenge LTE frequency bands...
E UTRA Uplink (UL) operating band Downlink (DL) operating band Duplex
Operating BS receive BS transmit Mode
Band UE transmit UE receive
FUL_low

FUL_high FDL_low FDL_high
2170 MHz FDD
Europe,
1 1920 MHz 1980 MHz 2110 MHz
2 1850 MHz 1910 MHz 1930 MHz 1990 MHz FDD Japan, Korea
3 1710 MHz 1785 MHz 1805 MHz 1880 MHz FDD
5 824 MHz 849 MHz 869 MHz 894MHz FDD
7
8
2500 MHz
880 MHz
2570 MHz
915 MHz
2620 MHz
925 MHz
2690 MHz
960 MHz
FDD
FDD
Europe
FDD
9 1749.9 MHz 1784.9 MHz 1844.9 MHz 1879.9 MHz
1427.9 MHz 1447.9 MHz 1475.9 MHz 1495.9 MHz FDD
by GCF 11
prioritized 13 777 MHz 787 MHz 746 MHz 756 MHz FDD US
frequency 14 788 MHz 798 MHz 758 MHz 768 MHz FDD
15 Reserved Reserved FDD
bands for 16 Reserved Reserved FDD
LTE 17 704 MHz 716 MHz 734 MHz 746 MHz FDD
20 832 MHz 862 MHz 791 MHz 821 MHz FDD Europe
21 1447.9 MHz 1462.9 MHz 1495.9 MHz 1510.9 MHz FDD
...
33 1900 MHz 1920 MHz 1900 MHz 1920 MHz TDD
China 39
40
1880 MHz
2300 MHz

1920 MHz
2400 MHz
1880 MHz
2300 MHz

1920 MHz
2400 MHz
TDD
TDD Source: 3GPP TS 36.101

LTE Scanner Measurements
Interferences ?
Stronges Cell = Serving Cell ?
BCH Demodulation ?

LTE UE Measurements Protocol ?
Quality ?
Modulation ?

LTE UE Measurements
Coverage ?
Throughput ? Neighbors ?

Network Problem Analyzer NPA
l What is the NPA?

l Automatic Analysis of recorded
*.RSCMD drive test files
l Indicates problem areas
l Offers possible reasons
l Link the problem areas in ROMES
l Features
l Multiple file processing
l Plug-Ins allow flexible analysis
Handover Analysis
Neighborhood Analysis
Coverage Analysis
Interference Analysis
l Quick and simple

Imagine someone gives a measurement file to
you, and you immediately see this:

Save time and money with ROMES NPA get
quick results
l Quick overview of measurement file(s) content

l No manual analysis work required
l Automated KPI calculation and problem detection
l Automatic map handling (Google, OpenStreetMaps, MapInfo, ESRI)
l More than one file may be analyzed at a time

l Automated reporting capabilities
l NPA runs on same system as ROMES

l Customer specific extensions possible (using NPA SDK)

Comparison NPA Classical Post Processing
l small and quick
l Can be run locally (doesnt require a server) R&S NPA
l Easy to operate
l No or little pre-configuration
l Perfectly aligned with ROMES features
Classical
l Heavy and big system post
l Usually runs on server (incl. DB) processing
l Training required
l Operator specific configuration required (e.g. Actix)
l Usually part of customers established process chain

Existing ROMES Workflow
Measurement & ROHDE & SCHWARZ
Overview Replay & Analysis
RSCMD
ROMES File ROMES
3rd party Post-

Processing
DB

Possible processing and analysis with ROMES
l Already contains analysis tools like Neighborhood Analyzer,

GSM Interference Detection, etc.
l Wide range of strong visualization capabilities
l Drill down and detailed analysis possible (e.g. HSPA)
l Well known tool for radio engineers
l However Analysis limited to single file

l Manual work and lot of time required
l Limited overview of complete measurement file
l Limited reporting capabilities (mainly via screenshots)

Times are changing: The ROMES NPA
ROHDE & SCHWARZ
Measurement & Result Replay & Analysis
Overview Overview GUI
Result
Files
ROMES
ROMES ROMES NPA
RSCMD
Files
3rd party Post-

Processing
DB

ROMES NPA Workflow
1. Load measurement data one or more files

ROMES NPA Workflow
2. OPTIONAL: Select and configure Analyzer Modules

ROMES NPA Workflow
3. Start Analysis this can be done for several files in parallel

ROMES NPA Workflow
4. READY check the results

ROMES NPA Workflow
5. With ROMES4NP11 Extended NQA for GSM, WCDMA and TETRA: Problem
Spot Analysis with problem reasons

ROMES NPA Workflow
6. Optional: Automatic synchronization and further drill down with ROMES

NPA Output Main KPIs
l To get a quick overview for each used technology

NPA N15 Coverage Scanner Coverage and
Raster
l To check
problems in
coverage,
compare
coverage of
different
providers or
technologies,
check TopNs

NPA N15 Coverage Coverage and Interference
problem spots

NPA N20 Data HSPA/LTE statistics
l Automatic statistics for many HSPA/LTE data parameters

NPA N20 Data HSPA/LTE problems
l Combination of
Coverage
check and
Throughput
problems

NPA Output BTS lists
l Best server for each location and neighbor cells

NPA Output BTS lists
l Best provider for each location
l BTS Lists with history (different network states on different dates)

NPA Output - Neighborhood Analysis
l Neighbourhood
Analysis (for LTE and
TETRA)
l For GSM and WCDMA
to come

NPA Output - Handover Analysis
l Handover Analysis
(for LTE and
TETRA).
l For GSM and
WCDMA to come

Context Filtering
Example:
l Coverage
for one cell

NPA - Maps
l Maps
l Uses Google Maps or OpenStreetMaps
l For data sensitive customers: in case of Google Maps: only relevant
geographical area is transmitted to Google nothing else
l Required license for all Map formats is part of NPA
l Location of maps (from 4.63 onwards):
l New map formats in 4.64: MapInfo *.tab

NPA General Q&A
l Processes rscmd files only, no 3rd party files (Nemo, TEMS, etc.)
l New Licenses:
l NPA Basic package included in ROMES Basic package
l For existing customers or ROMES upgrades:
l NPA Basic can be offered separately for EUR 1.000
l New ROMES license for customers always comes along with 2 dongles
l one for ROMES
l one for NPA
l can be used in parallel on same PC

Voice Quality Analysis - SQA
l Measurements according to the PESQ standard (ITU-T P.862)

l Results are expressed by MOS, like the user would realize
l R&S acquired licenses from Opticom
l PESQ ensures comparability of the results
Impairment Grade
PESQ: Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality
MOS: Mean Opinion Score Excellent 5
Good 4
Fair 3
Poor 2
Bad 1

Voice Quality Analysis - Setup
ROMES soundcard Audio adapter Test mobile Connection over the air SQA Server
SQA
ISDN controller C4
Main controller TSPC4
?
=
Voice sample copy Reference voice
sample
l For up to 4 parallel measurement

l Further extension possible

Voice Quality Analysis SQA features
l Real end-to-end measurements
l available in different directions:
- voice in downlink direction (ISDN server to mobile)
- voice in uplink direction (mobile to ISDN server)
- voice in up- and downlink (mobile to mobile)
l a reference voice sample is received & compared with a
local sample copy

Voice Quality Analysis - PESQ
Reference Internal
(= Input) Representation
Perceptual
Model
Comparison
Cognitive Total Quality
Model Figure
Audible
Difference
Perceptual
Model
Test Internal
(= Output) Representation

RF Power Scan with TSMx
RF Power Scan view shows

l All defined sweeps
l Selected sweep
(incl. Markers)
l Waterfall diagram

RF Spectrum Scan
l Waterfall diagram for quick spectrum survey
Complete Spectrum

RF Spectrum Scan
UL Activities

RF Spectrum Scan
DL Activities

RF Spectrum Scan
DL Channel Matrix

RF Spectrum Scan
DL UMTS Carriers

TSML/U/Q vs. TSMW
TSMx (TSML-x/U/Q) TSMW
Supported Frontends 1 2
Frequency Range 80 MHz 3 GHz (6 GHz at TSML-CW) 30 MHz 6 GHz
Adjustable RBW ca. 30 kHz (fixed) Min. 140 Hz
Adjustable via FFT and Bandwidth
Adjustable Bandwidth 1 MHz 20 MHz
FFT Size 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 / 1024 /
2048 / 4096 / 8192
Spectrum Clearance Threshold
Adjustable ROMES Update Rate Update Rate of the Views and the
Signals
ROMES ASCII Export Marker (4x Fixed, Free, Current
Peak), Sweep Rate, All
Channels
Jump-To-Next-Measurement-Point The fixed marker jumps
automatically to the
measurement value or channel
center frequency next to the
clicked frequency value

Web based TSMW maintenance
l Change TSMW IP Adress

l See installed option keys
l Install new options
l Check current Firmware
l Update Firmware

TSMW IQ Streaming
l What does this mean?

l The TSMW & TSMW-K1 can be used for seamless IQ data recording
l Key Features
l Streaming of up to 20 MHz BW
l Real-time or Offline data analysis
l Open Interface via MatLab
l Simple data transfer via LAN
l Benefits
l Record IQ Data with TSMW
> Replay on Signal Generator
l Customer integration into its own SW
l Sample Application for quick integration

Record IQ Data Seamless
~70 MBytes/sec @ 20 MHz and 12 bit resolution

Floating Licenses
l Loaning licenses over defined
time
Drive Test System Server
Return by Expiration
ROMES
ROMES License
Rent License

Generic mobile driver
l Supports all commercial mobiles for drive test GSM/WCDMA

l AT commando view, RxLev, CI, LAC, MNC, MCC
l NQA can be used for call statistics
l SQA analysis can be done by the generic mobile driver
Modem port
ROMES Core
Diagnostic port

Indoor coverage
l Simple map reference

l Hot spot mode or continuous coverage mode

Mapping
l Map&Guide
l OpenStreet Map
l MapInfo
l ESRI
l CMRI
l LS Telcom

Route track visualization I
l BTS integration by 2G and 3G
database
Unnecessary handover
Handover
GSM BTS
Ping Pong effect
Route Track Ec/Io
GSM/UMTS BTS

Route track visualization II
Downtilt
Ping Pong
effect
Downtilt

Localization

BCH Demodulation
l Demodulation of all
available broad cast
information
l Cell IDs, LAC,
Neigbours, TCHs, TX
Power, MNC, MCC, UL-
Interferences,
Neighbours for
IntraFreq Handover.

BCH Demodulation
Estimated Position
All available Operators
All available Cells

Basic Cell Information
All available SIBs
Broadcasted 2G Neigbours
Broadcasted 3G Neigbours

Agenda
l Drive Test Tools
l TSMx scanner
l Summary

Receiver series for Drive Test
TSML-x TSMU TSMQ TSMW

Supported One fixed One at a time Multiple in Multiple in
standards (out of WCDMA, (out of WCDMA, parallel parallel
GSM, CDMA2000, GSM, CDMA2000, (out of WCDMA, (out of WCDMA,
EVDO, CW, EVDO, CW, GSM, CDMA2000, GSM, CDMA2000,
Spectrum) Spectrum) EVDO, Spectrum. EVDO, Spectrum,
New TSML-GW CW separately) additionally LTE,
Scanner for GSM WiMAX, IQ,
and WCDMA in TETRA
parallel
Interface ROMES, ROMES, ROMES, MatLab/C++
ViCOM ViCOM ViCOM ROMES, ViCOM
Measurement regular high superior Extremely fast
speed

Covered Bands
GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900 PCS
WCDMA850, WCDMA900, WCDMA1700, WCDMA1900, WCDAM2100
CDMA450, CDMA800, CDMA1900
30MHz 80MHz 3GHz 6GHz
TSML-x TSMU TSMQ TSMW

TSMx Scanner Benefits
l Higher performance than test mobiles can deliver

l The mobiles can only see what the base station them tells to see
l Hidden neighbourhoods
l Pilot Pollution and interference causes are not detectable
l No costs and no capacity is allocated
l Spectrum analysis provides a detection of external interferences
l Independent of mobile chipsets > reference
l Higher level and time accuracy compared to mobile based
measurements
l Use of only one unit for different networks and applications
l Cheaper compared to many band-dedicated units

TSMx Scanner useful for
l Detection of Missing Neighbor Cells

l Pilot Pollution Analysis
l Interference Hunting (In- and Out-Band)
l BTS Position Estimation
l Propagation Model tuning
l Network planning
l Benchmarking
l RF-Spectrum Scan
l

Unique Features of TSML-x series
l Applicable independent form frequency band (80 MHz to 3 GHz)
l CW receiver is applicable to WiMAX measurements up to 6 GHz
l Single mode operation units saving costs
l Faster and more accurate than competitors
l Up to 6 carrier in parallel
l Broadcast demodulation

TSMU Features/Benefits
l Proven receiver technology since 2003
l All technologies GSM/WCDMA/CDMA/EVDO and CW in one box
l 2500 rake receivers enables the user to analyze fading
l First receiver for broadband usage 80 MHz to 3 GHz
l High speed CPICH synchronization
l Up to 12 carriers simultaneously
l Easy mobile backpack integration
l Options give maximum degree of freedom

TSMQ Features/Benefits
l Parallel measurements of GSM/WCDMA/CDMA/EVDO
l Multitechnology measurements in one drive test
l Unattached of frequency band, 80 MHz to 3 GHz possible
l Highest performance (WCDMA 50 Hz)
l Up to 12 RF-carriers simultaneously
l CW measurements are separately possible
l Low power consumption of 8 W
l Fits into a glove box

TSMW Wideband Scanner
l 2 RF-Signal Paths from 30 MHz to 6 GHz

l Each Front-End with 20 MHz BW
l Pre-Selection for higher intermodulation resistance
l Sensitivity down to 127 dBm (for LTE)
l Support of (limited) WiMAX IEEE 802.16e and LTE TDD+FDD
GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000, EVDO, TETRA, IQ
l Unbeatable measurement speed (WCDMA 100Hz, GSM
350ch/s, incl. demodulation)
l Built-in GPS
l Scalable hardware all in parallel
l ViCOM OEM interface
l Outlook - LTE MIMO Q4/2011

TSMQ- Performance
typical meas.rate in Hz Single mode Dual mode Dual mode Dual mode Triple mode Triple mode
WCDMA PNS HS
50 19 20 8 20
GSM Network
Scanner* 100 50 80 50 20
cdma2000 PNS
10 10 10 5 5
CW
625
* Channels per second

TSMx Performance (Single mode)
TSML-W TMSL-G
typical meas. rate in Hz TSML-C TSML-CW TSMU TSMQ TSMW
TSML-GW TSML-GW
WCDMA High Speed

(incl. decoding of BCH) 10 20 50 100
GSM Network
Scanner* 40 80 100 350
(incl. decoding of
BCH)
CDMA2000/EVDO
(incl. decoding of 5 10 10 10
BCH)
CW 625 625 625
WiMAX 802.16e 5
LTE FDD/TDD 200

* Channels per second

Agenda
l Mission & Visions for Rohde & Schwarz
l Drive Test Tools
l TSMx scanner
l Summary

Summary
l Rohde & Schwarz Drive Test Solutions offers for a wide range of
application cases with software and hardware modularity
l R&S Drive Test tools can help to reduce network complexity
l Existing technologies can be maintained to ensure revenue
l New technologies can be roll out quick to reach ROI

Further Information
l www.drivetest.rohde-schwarz.com
l Application notes:
l 1SP56 Guideline for Scanner-based Drive Tests
l 1SP55 TSMW Digital I/Q Interface Option K1
l 1SP52 Voice Quality Measurements with R&S ROMES SQA
l Technical article in R&S-News
l 192: Radio Network Analyzers for all tasks and any budget
l 192: Straightforward solution: neighborhood analysis in 2G and 3G
networks
l 195: HSPA measurements with all the bells and whistles
l 197: TSMW for IQ and WiMAX measurements
l 198: ROMES2Go
l 199: Automatic Detection and Identification of GSM Interferences
l 199: Network Problem Analyzer

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l Coverage & QoS Measurement Systems

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Backpack System Fixed Expert System Backpack System

TSMx scanner QualiPoc ROMES Software ROMES NPA

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l Full indoor tests with one TSMx and two

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l Full indoor tests with one TSMW

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l ROMES is a Drive Test Tool used for:

l ROMES collects and evaluates Drive Test Data from devices:

l Supports all major Technologies:

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l Trace interface offers access to measurement data

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l 50x higher performance than test mobiles can deliver

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Data Cards R&S Scanners

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GSM Interference Analysis HSPA Measurement ROMES2 Go

WCDMA Interference Analysis ROMES Usability Voice Quality

Neighborhood Analysis LTE Measurement Spectrum Scan

BTS Position Estimation Network Problem Analyzer IQ Streaming

Generic Mobile Driver BCH Demodulation Floating License

Route Track Visualization Indoor Measurements Scanner Overview

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2. Definition of thresholds based on

3. Violating any of the above thresholds triggers an interference event

4. Automatic identification of interferer(s)

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l C/I Analysis with:

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l Shows all frequencies of one cell

l SC BCCH and TCHs (acc. to BTS list)

l Each channel can be selected for

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l Automatic Identification of Interferer by Training Sequence Code (TSC)

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l even a 2nd interferer in the same situation is identified

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