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CONTENTS
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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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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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
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.
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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
Example:
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT “OCT”
SEPARATOR “;”
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
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Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;SAT;CID;DIR
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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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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.
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.
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:
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT "OCT"
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
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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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Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR
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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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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.
Cell ID CID Integer Cell ID. The 28-bit Cell Identity (“UC-Id” in 3GPP) is a
Concatenation of RNC-ID and C-ID.
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.
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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).
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).
LAC LAC Integer Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 65535.
RAC RAC Integer Routing Area Code. Values range from 0 to 255.
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.
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;SCR;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
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SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID_16;RNC_ID;SCR;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
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).
LAC LAC Integer Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 16383.
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Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;LAC;CH;BAND;DIR
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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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:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;CPID;DIR
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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Base Station BSID String Base Station ID. Six colon separated hex values in
ID double quotes.
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;FREQ;PI;DIR;BSID
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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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Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR
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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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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
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
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).
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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SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;CID;PCI;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;CID_8;ENB_ID;PCI;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
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Matching Channel number + Physical Layer Cell ID (for both serving and neighbor cells)
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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.
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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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
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Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;CELL;LAT;LON;DIR;CH;MAC;SSID;FREQ;PROTOCOL
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.
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.
Please go to http://nemosupport.anite.com to access the portal and click “Request access” to obtain
a password to the system.
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Global
Americas
APAC
P.R. China
India
Middle East
P.R. China
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