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CONTENTS

1 GENERAL STRUCTURE ........................................................................................ 5

2 CREATING BTS FILES ......................................................................................... 6

3 PARAMETERS ..................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Mandatory cell parameters .......................................................................... 7
3.2 Optional cell parameters ............................................................................. 7
3.3 AMPS cell parameters ................................................................................. 9
3.3.1 Mandatory parameters ........................................................................ 9
3.3.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................... 9
3.3.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 10
3.4 GSM cell parameters................................................................................. 11
3.4.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 11
3.4.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 11
3.4.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 12
3.5 CDMA cell parameters ............................................................................... 13
3.5.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 13
3.5.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 13
3.5.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 14
3.6 UMTS cell parameters ............................................................................... 15
3.6.1 Mandatory parameters with 28-bit cell ID ............................................ 15
3.6.2 Mandatory parameters with 16-bit cell ID and RNC ID .......................... 15
3.6.3 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 16
3.6.4 Cell search method ........................................................................... 17
3.7 TETRA cell parameters .............................................................................. 17
3.7.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 17
3.7.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 17
3.7.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 18
3.8 TD-SCDMA cell parameters........................................................................ 18
3.8.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 18
3.8.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 19
3.8.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 19
3.9 WIMAX cell parameters ............................................................................. 20
3.9.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 20
3.9.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 20
3.9.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 21
3.10 EVDO cell parameters ............................................................................... 22
3.10.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 22
3.10.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 22
3.10.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 23

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3.11 LTE cell parameters .................................................................................. 24


3.11.1 Mandatory parameters with 28-bit cell ID ............................................ 24
3.11.2 Mandatory parameters with 8-bit cell ID and eNodeB ID ....................... 24
3.11.3 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 25
3.11.4 Cell search method ........................................................................... 26
3.12 IDEN cell parameters ................................................................................ 27
3.12.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 27
3.12.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 27
3.12.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 27
3.13 WLAN cell parameters ............................................................................... 28
3.13.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 28
3.13.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 28
3.13.3 Cell search method ........................................................................... 29

4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ....................................................................................... 30


4.1 User Club ................................................................................................ 30
4.2 Nemo Support Portal ................................................................................ 30
4.3 Phone and Email Support .......................................................................... 30

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1 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 (;) or tabulator 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 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.

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2 CREATING BTS FILES

BTS files can be created, for example, with MS Excel. Type in the cell parameters and save the file
in CSV format. After you have saved the as CSV, please check with Notepad (or with similar ASCII
text editor) that your delimiter is either semicolon or tabulator. Also check that your coordinates
have the period (.) character, for example 65.012345. Finally, change the file extension to .nbf.

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3 PARAMETERS

3.1 Mandatory cell parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String AMPS, GSM, TDMA, CDMA, UMTS,


TETRA, TD-SCDMA, WIMAX, EVDO
or LTE.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Name of the cell.

Latitude LAT Float Latitude of the site in degrees.

Longitude LON Float Longitude of the site in degrees.

Decimal degrees (DD) express latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions
and are used in many Geographic Information Systems (GIS), web mapping applications such as
Google Maps, and GPS devices. Decimal degrees are an alternative to using degrees, minutes, and
seconds (DMS). As with latitude and longitude, the values are bounded by 90 and 180 each.

Positive latitudes are north of the equator, negative latitudes are south of the equator. Positive
longitudes are east of Prime Meridian, negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian. Latitude
and longitude are usually expressed in that sequence, latitude before longitude.

3.2 Optional cell parameters


Note that BSIC number format and separator parameters are defined per BTS file, not per
cell. If these two parameters are included in the BTS file, they must be located at the
beginning of the file on separate rows. See example below.

Parameter Keyword Type Description

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Beam Width

Antenna ANTENNA_ID String Text


Identification

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BSIC Number BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT Integer Base Station Identity Code Format. Valid
Format values are: "OCT", "DEC", and "HEX",
Case is insensitive. If this keyword is not
specified, DEC is used by default

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

Separator SEPARATOR String SEPARATOR can be specified by the


SEPARATOR keyword. If this keyword is
not specified, either ; or TAB character is
used by default and it is determined from
the parameter header line

User-defined User-defined name String Text


column name

Example:

BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT OCT

SEPARATOR ;

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3

GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;64;77;12500;65231;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3

GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;41;42;12501;5231;90;NEMO5;NEMO6;NEMO7

GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2;24;12502; 65231;45;NEMO8;NEMO9;NEMO10

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3.3 AMPS cell parameters

3.3.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String AMPS.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Name of the cell.

Channel CH Integer Channel number


Number

SAT SAT Integer Setup Audio Tone

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.


Direction

3.3.2 Optional parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;SAT;CID;DIR

AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;140;1;11503;45

AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;410;2;11501;90

AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;201;3;11504;230

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3.3.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell based on the following
algorithm:

Matching Channel + SAT

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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3.4 GSM cell parameters

3.4.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String GSM.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every
cell is not available, concatenation of LAC and CI can
be used.

Channel CH Integer ARFCN. Values range from 0 to 1024.


Number

BSIC BSIC Integer Base Station Identity Code in decimal format. Values
range from 0 to 63. If BSIC Number Format is octal or
hex, values with octal range from 0 to 77. With hex
values range from 0 to 3F.

Cell ID CID Integer Cell identification. Values range from 0 to 65535.

LAC LAC Integer Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 65535.

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.


Direction

3.4.2 Optional parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

RAC RAC Integer Routing Area Code. Values range from 0 to 255.

Antenna Height HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

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Example:

BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT "OCT"

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3

GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;64;1;12500;65231;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3

GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;41;1;12501; 65231;90;NEMO5;NEMO6;NEMO7

GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2;1;12502; 65231;45;NEMO8;NEMO9;NEMO10

3.4.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell and neighbor cells based on
the following algorithm.

Matching CellId + LAC

Matching CellId + BCCH

Matching BCCH Channel + BSIC (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)

Matching BCCH Channel (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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3.5 CDMA cell parameters

3.5.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String CDMA.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Name of the cell.

Pilot Number PN Integer Values range from 0 to 10000.

Channel CH Integer Channel

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.


Direction

3.5.2 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.

Network ID NID Integer Network ID.

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR

CDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;171;150;90

CDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;272;150;55

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3.5.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and neighbor set cells based
on the following algorithm.

Matching Channel + Pilot

Matching Pilot

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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3.6 UMTS cell parameters

3.6.1 Mandatory parameters with 28-bit cell ID

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String UMTS.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every
cell is not available, 28-bit cell ID can be used.

Channel CH Integer UARFCN. Value ranges:


Number UMTS 850, from 4357-
4458,1007,1012,1032,1037,1062,1087
UMTS 900, from 2935-3090
UMTS 1900, from 9662-
9938,412,437,462,487,512,537,562,587,612,637,662,
687
UMTS 2100, from 10550 to 10850.
UMTS 2100 AWS, from 1535-
1740,1887,1912,1937,1962,1987,2012,2037,2062,208
7

Scrambling SCR Integer Values range from 0 to 512.


Code

Cell ID CID Integer Cell ID. The 28-bit Cell Identity (UC-Id in 3GPP) is a
Concatenation of RNC-ID and C-ID.

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360.


Direction

3.6.2 Mandatory parameters with 16-bit cell ID and RNC ID

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String UMTS.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every cell
is not available, 28-bit cell ID can be used.

Channel CH Integer UARFCN. Value ranges:


Number UMTS 850, from 4357-
4458,1007,1012,1032,1037,1062,1087
UMTS 900, from 2935-3090
UMTS 1900, from 9662-
9938,412,437,462,487,512,537,562,587,612,637,662,687
UMTS 2100, from 10550 to 10850.
UMTS 2100 AWS, from 1535-
1740,1887,1912,1937,1962,1987,2012,2037,2062,2087

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Scrambling SCR Integer Values range from 0 to 512.


Code

Cell ID CID_16 Integer Cell ID. The 16-bit Cell Identity. C-ID.

RNC ID RNCID Integer RNC ID. The 12- bit RNC identity. Cell-ID (28 bit) = RNC-
ID (12 bit) + CI (16 bit).

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360.


Direction

Note that cell ID must be given either in 28-bit (CID) or 16-bit format (CID_16)
combined with 12-bit RNC ID (RNCID).

3.6.3 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

RNC ID RNCID Integer Radio Network Controller ID. Equal to the 12-bit
RNCId in 3GPP TS 25.401, section 6.1.5. Integer,
base 10 or (with prefix 0x) hexadecimal
representation.

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example with 28-bit cell ID:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;SCR;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3

UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;10838;;123811;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3

UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;10838;;123758;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6

UMTS;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;10838;;123769;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9

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Example with 16-bit cell ID:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID_16;RNC_ID;SCR;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3

UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;10838;;58275;1;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3

UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;10838;;58222;1;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6

UMTS;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;10838;;58233;1;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9

3.6.4 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.

Matching Cell ID

Matching Carrier + SCR (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

3.7 TETRA cell parameters

3.7.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String TETRA.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Name of the cell.

LAC LAC Integer Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 16383.

Main Carrier CH Integer Values range from 0 to 4095.

Frequency BAND Integer Values range from 0 to 15.


Band

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360.


Direction

3.7.2 Optional parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

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Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;LAC;CH;BAND;DIR

TETRA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;3652;124;3;90

TETRA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;3613;125;3;45

TETRA;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;3622;68;3;0

3.7.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell and neighbor cells based on
the following algorithm.

Matching Channel + LAC + Band

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

3.8 TD-SCDMA cell parameters

3.8.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String TDSCDMA or TD-SCDMA.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Name of the cell.

Channel CH Integer Values range from 9504 to 10121.


Number

Cell CPID Integer Values range from 0 to 127.


Parameters Id

Cell ID CID Integer Cell ID (16- bit)

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360.


Direction

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3.8.2 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

RNC ID RNCID Integer Radio Network Controller ID

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;CPID;DIR

TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;10120;;;96;0

TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;10120;;;2;30

TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;10120;;;4;90

3.8.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.

Matching Cell ID (16 bit)

Matching Carrier + Cell Parameters Id (also for neighbor list)

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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3.9 WIMAX cell parameters

3.9.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String WIMAX.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Name of the cell.

Frequency FREQ Float Frequency in MHz.

Preamble PI Integer Values range from 0 to 113.


Index

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360.


Direction

Base Station BSID String Base Station ID. Six colon separated hex values in
ID double quotes.

3.9.2 Optional parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;FREQ;PI;DIR;BSID

WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;2550.000;67;90;03:0f:21:00:02:72

WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;2550.000;68;180;03:0f:21:00:02:73

WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2550.000;69;270; 03:0f:21:00:02:74

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3.9.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell and neighbor cells based on
the following algorithm.

Base Station ID + Preamble index

Frequency + Preamble index

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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3.10 EVDO cell parameters

3.10.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String EVDO.

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Name of the cell.

Pilot Number PN Integer Values range from 0 to 10000.

Channel CH Integer Channel

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.


Direction

3.10.2 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.

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR

EVDO;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;171;150;90

EVDO;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;272;150;55

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3.10.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and neighbor set cells based
on the following algorithm.

Matching Channel + Pilot

Matching Pilot

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, the closest cell is selected. The cell is
matched only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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3.11 LTE cell parameters

3.11.1 Mandatory parameters with 28-bit cell ID

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String LTE

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Unique identifier of the cell. If there is no unique
name available for every cell, Cell ID (CID) can be
used

Channel CH Integer EARFCN number. Values range from 0 to 65535


Number

Cell ID CID Integer Cell identification


Cell identification of the current cell.
Range: 0 268435455

Physical Layer PCI Integer Values range from 0 to 503.


Cell ID

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360.


Direction

3.11.2 Mandatory parameters with 8-bit cell ID and eNodeB ID

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String LTE

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Unique identifier of the cell. If there is no unique
name available for every cell, Cell ID (CID) can be
used

Channel CH Integer EARFCN number. Values range from 0 to 65535


Number

Cell ID CID_8 Integer Cell ID. The 8-bit Cell Identity. C-ID.

eNodeB ID ENB_ID Integer The 20-bit eNodeB identity. Cell-ID (28 bit) =
eNodeB ID (20 bit) + CI (8 bit).

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360.


Direction

Note that cell ID must be given either in 28-bit (CID) or 8-bit format (CID_8) combined
with 20-bit eNodeB ID (ENB_ID).

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3.11.3 Optional parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

TAC TAC Integer Tracking area code


Tracking area code of the currently used cell. See
3GPP TS 124.301 subclause 9.9.3.32.
Range: 0 65535

Antenna HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000


Height

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

Example with 28-bit cell ID:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;CID;PCI;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3

LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name


1;65535;26842545;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3

LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;65535;26841545;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6

LTE;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name


3;65535;26844545;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9

Example with 8-bit cell ID:

SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;CID_8;ENB_ID;PCI;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3

LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name


1;65535;177;104853;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3

LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name


2;65535;201;104849;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6

LTE;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name


3;65535;129;104861;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9

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3.11.4 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.

Cell Identification (Cell ID) (for serving cell)

Matching Channel number + Physical Layer Cell ID (for both serving and neighbor cells)

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3.12 IDEN cell parameters

3.12.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String IDEN

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every
cell is not available, concatenation of CH and CC can
be used.

Channel CH Integer Values range from 1 to 1200.


Number

Color Code CC Integer Color code


Range: 0 15

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.


Direction

3.12.2 Optional parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

Antenna Height HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

User-defined User- String Text


column name defined
name

3.12.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.

Matching channel number + color code (for both serving and neighbor cells)

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, the closest cell is selected. The cell is
matched only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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3.13 WLAN cell parameters

3.13.1 Mandatory parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

System SYSTEM String WLAN

Site Name SITE String Name of the site.

Cell Name CELL String Unique identifier of the cell. If there is no unique
name available for every cell, MAC address (MAC) can
be used

Channel CH Integer Value ranges:


Number for 2.4 GHz band from 1 to 14,
for 3.6 GHz band from 131 to 138,
for 4.9 GHz band from 1 to 26,
for 5.0 GHz band from 7 to 12 and 16, 34, 36, 38, 40,
42, 44, 46, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112,
116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153,
157, 161, 165, from 183 to 185, from 187 to 189,
192 and 196.

Media Access MAC String Unique network address of the cell


Control
address

Antenna DIR Integer Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.


Direction

3.13.2 Optional parameters

Parameter Keyword Type Description

Frequency FREQ Float Frequency in MHz.

Service Set SSID String Unique identifier for the WLAN.


Identifier

IEEE 802.11 PROTOCOL String IEEE 802.11 protocol of the cell.


protocol

Antenna Height HEIGHT Integer Values range from 0 to 1000

Antenna Tilt TILT Float Values range from -90 to 90.

Antenna Beam BEAM Integer Values range from 1 to 360.


Width

Cell Range RANGE Integer Cell range in meters.

Cell Type TYPE String NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or DAS

Neighbor Cell NCELL_n String Unique identifier of the neighbor n.


Name

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User-defined User- String Text.


column name defined
name

Example:

SYSTEM;SITE;CELL;LAT;LON;DIR;CH;MAC;SSID;FREQ;PROTOCOL

WLAN;Site name 1;Cell name 1;65.013549;25.509106;0;1;00:00:00:00:00:00;NEMO 1;2412;IEEE


802.11n

WLAN;Site name 1;Cell name 2;65.013549;25.509106;90;14; 00:00:00:00:00:01;NEMO 1;2484;


IEEE 802.11n

WLAN;Site name 2;Cell name 3;65.013458;25.509289;0;100; 00:00:00:00:00:02;NEMO


2;5500;IEEE 802.11a

3.13.3 Cell search method


Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and neighbor set cells based
on the following algorithm.

Matching channel number + MAC address (for both serving and neighbor cells)

Note that if multiple matching cells are found, the closest cell is selected. The cell is
matched only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).

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4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you have questions on or beyond this documentation about Nemo tools, please contact our
technical support service through Nemo Support Portal at http://nemosupport.anite.com, call us
(local phone numbers can be found in chapter Phone and Email Support) or send us an email at
nemosupport@anite.com. Note that for full support you need to have the Maintenance Agreement.

4.1 User Club


Nemo User Club offers several new ways to benefit from Nemo products. You can find it from
http://nemouserclub.anite.com.

Access to the Nemo User Club is restricted to customers with SW maintenance and
Technical Support agreements or partner agreements. If you are an existing Anite Network
Testing customer with SW maintenance and Technical Support agreements, but you are without
access to the User Club, please complete an on-line registration form.

After submitting the requested information, you will receive a personal access key and password by
email in a few days time.

Once you are registered with our User Club, you will automatically receive e-mails informing you
each time a new version of software for your Nemo Product is released. It is fast, easy, and it is
available to you seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

4.2 Nemo Support Portal


Nemo Support Portal is a web interface for technical support, product-related questions, and RMA
requests. It offers a fast and convenient way to reach our technical support team and submit repair,
warranty repair, and calibration requests. Customers can open a support ticket, follow the status of
existing tickets, and request technical support 24/7/365. Furthermore the Nemo Support Portal
includes a Knowledge Base for the most frequent and latest topics on Nemo Products. Submitting a
ticket via Nemo Support Portal ensures that our technical specialists have all the necessary
information available to solve your support case, resulting in faster response times.

Please go to http://nemosupport.anite.com to access the portal and click Request access to obtain
a password to the system.

4.3 Phone and Email Support


During the warranty period, the phone support related to potential software errors is free of
additional charge. Registered users with a valid Maintenance Agreement are entitled to full support.
Nemo Support Portal is the preferred channel for technical support requests, but you can also send
us an email. When emailing, please let us know the number of your Software Maintenance and
Support Agreement.

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Please contact us at the following locations:

Global

Mobile +358 50 395 7800

Americas

Mobile +1 469 951 9105


+1 469 774 4608 (En espaol e
portugus)

APAC

Tel. +65 9746 2431

P.R. China

Tel. +86 10 6567 8528

India

Tel. +91 982 0016372

Middle East

Tel. +86 10 6567 8528

P.R. China

Tel. +97 155 620 4132

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