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REVISION HISTORY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 TEST ITEMS....................................................................................................................6
1.1 THROUGHPUT....................................................................................................................................6
1.1.1 DL Cell Throughput (Max.)........................................................................................................................................6
1.1.1.1 Test conditions and requirements...........................................................................................................................6
1.1.1.2 Test procedure........................................................................................................................................................6
1.1.1.3 Pass/Fail criteria.....................................................................................................................................................7
1.1.2 UL Cell Throughput (Max.)........................................................................................................................................7
1.1.2.1 Test conditions and requirements...........................................................................................................................7
1.1.2.2 Test procedure........................................................................................................................................................7
1.1.2.3 Pass/Fail criteria.....................................................................................................................................................8
1.1.3 DL User Throughput (Ave.)........................................................................................................................................9
1.1.3.1 Test conditions and requirements...........................................................................................................................9
1.1.3.2 Test procedure........................................................................................................................................................9
1.1.3.3 Pass/Fail criteria.....................................................................................................................................................9
1.1.4 UL User Throughput (Ave.)......................................................................................................................................10
1.1.4.1 Test conditions and requirements.........................................................................................................................10
1.1.4.2 Test procedure......................................................................................................................................................10
1.1.4.3 Pass/Fail Criteria..................................................................................................................................................10
1.2 LATENCY.........................................................................................................................................11
1.2.1 Round Trip Time........................................................................................................................................................11
1.2.1.1 Test conditions and requirements.........................................................................................................................11
1.2.1.2 Test description....................................................................................................................................................12
1.2.1.3 Pass/Fail Criteria..................................................................................................................................................12
Appendix A – Acronyms.............................................................................................................................13

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1 TEST ITEMS
1.1 Throughput

1.1.1 DL Cell Throughput (Max.)

Name: DL Cell Throughput (Max.)
Purpose: To verify that a cell is supported maximum download throughput
Measurement method FTP is used, peak sector DL data rate shall be more than 0.95 x acceptable range
Acceptable range More than 90Mbps.

1.1.1.1 Test conditions and requirements

 Two laptop computers to monitor the two UEs and two DM tools.
 A location for test condition (Cell Near link condition) shall be predetermined in the single Cell
environment.
 There is no throughput limit on the FTP server and backhaul.
 System configuration is set to #2 UL - DL Configuration and #7 Special_subframe_configuration.
 UEs and PCs are supported maximum throughput. (no limit)
 If FTP is used, peak sector DL data rate shall be higher than 0.95 x acceptable ranges.

1.1.1.2 Test procedure

1. Locate the test UEs at a predefined place with near link condition in the single Cell environment.
2. The test point should be over the cell RF conditions. (RSRP: higher than -70dBm, SNR: higher than 30).
3. Connect the UEs to eNB. (Initial attachment)
4. Run FTP client at the PC and Connect to the FTP server.

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5. Each UEs, start to download traffic with 5 FTP sessions.

6. Measure the average data rate for 1 minute by DM or other tool and report the results.

1.1.1.3 Pass/Fail criteria

 The DL maximum cell throughput shall be higher than acceptable range.

1.1.2 UL Cell Throughput (Max.)

Name: UL Cell Throughput (Max.)
Purpose: To verify that a cell is supported maximum upload throughput
Measurement method FTP is used, peak sector DL data rate shall be more than 0.95 x acceptable range
Acceptable range More than 6.1Mbps.

1.1.2.1 Test conditions and requirements

 A laptop computer to monitor the UE and DM tool.

 A location for test condition (Cell Near link condition) shall be predetermined in the single Cell
environment.
 There is no throughput limit on the FTP server and backhaul.
 System configuration is set to #2 UL - DL Configuration and #7 Special_subframe_configuration.
 UE and PC are supported maximum throughput. (no limit)
 If FTP is used, peak sector DL data rate shall be higher than 0.95 x acceptable ranges.

1.1.2.2 Test procedure

1. Locate the test UE at a predefined place with near link condition in the single Cell environment.
2. The test point should be over the cell RF conditions. (RSRP: higher than -70dBm, SNR: higher than 30).
3. Connect the UE to eNB. (Initial attachment)

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4. Run FTP client at the PC and Connect to the FTP server.

5. Start to upload traffic with 1 FTP session.
6. Measure the average data rate for 1 minute by DM or other tool and report the results.

1.1.2.3 Pass/Fail criteria

 The UL maximum cell throughput shall be higher than acceptable range.

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1.1.3 DL User Throughput (Ave.)

Name: DL User Throughput (Ave.)
Purpose: To verify that a UE is supported average download throughput
Measurement method During driving the Cell coverage, Measure Download Traffic rate using FTP
Acceptable range More than 15Mbps.

1.1.3.1 Test conditions and requirements

 A laptop computer to monitor the UE and DM tool for UE.

 Test route shall be predetermined in the test network.
 Network shall be designed to support minimum data rates of 1 Mbps DL and 256 kbps UL.
 There is no throughput limit on the FTP server.
 System configuration is set to #2 UL - DL Configuration and #7 Special_subframe_configuration.
 UE and PC are supported maximum throughput. (no limit)

1.1.3.2 Test procedure

1. Locate the UE at a predefined place.

2. The test point should be over the cell edge RF conditions. (RSRP: higher than -100dBm)
3. Connect the UE to eNB. (Initial attachment)
4. Run FTP client at the laptop and Connect to the FTP server.
5. Start to download traffic.
6. Drive the vehicle to the predefined route within the cell.
7. Measure the average data rate during the test by DM or other tool.
8. Report the results.

1.1.3.3 Pass/Fail criteria

 The DL average UE throughput shall be higher than acceptable range.

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1.1.4 UL User Throughput (Ave.)

Name: UL User Throughput (Ave.)
Purpose: To verify that a UE is supported average upload throughput
Measurement method During driving the Cell coverage, Measure upload Traffic rate using FTP
Acceptable range More than 3Mbps.

1.1.4.1 Test conditions and requirements

 A laptop computer to monitor the UE and DM tool for UE.

 Test route shall be predetermined in the test network.
 Network shall be designed to support minimum data rates of 1 Mbps DL and 256 kbps UL.
 There is no throughput limit on the FTP server.
 System configuration is set to #2 UL - DL Configuration and #7 Special_subframe_configuration.
 UE and PC are supported maximum throughput. (no limit)

1.1.4.2 Test procedure

1. Locate the UE at a predefined place.

2. The test point should be over the cell edge RF conditions. (RSRP: higher than -100dBm)
3. Connect the UE to eNB. (Initial attachment)
4. Run FTP client at the laptop and Connect to the FTP server.
5. Start to upload traffic.
6. Drive the vehicle to the predefined route within the cell.
7. Measure the average data rate during the test by DM or other tool.
8. Report the results.

1.1.4.3 Pass/Fail Criteria

 The UL average UE throughput shall be higher than acceptable range.

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1.2 Latency

1.2.1 Round Trip Time

Name: Maximum round trip latency
Purpose: To verify that Round Trip Time remains within acceptable range
Measurement method Time stamp of “PING Response received by the UE" - Time stamp of “PING
Request sent by the UE
Acceptable range Average time less than 40 ms

1.2.1.1 Test conditions and requirements

This test is to measure round trip time (RTT) in given test network in stationary conditions
Specifically the procedure starts at transmission of PING Request by the UE and ends at the reception of
PING Response at the UE.
Radio latency is round trip time between PDCP layer of UE and PDCP layer of eNB. Single user per cell
scenario is to be considered.
Radio latency will be measured using ordinary ping.
As shown in the figure below, end-to-end latency is the sum of radio latency and core latency.
But there can be some uncertainties in core latency because the backhaul delay and delay induced in PDN
are variable.
Core latency shall be separately measured and radio latency is calculated by end-to-end latency minus core
latency.

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 A vehicle for moving, a test UE, and a test laptop computer connected with GPS and the UE are
required.
 2ms backhaul delay between eNB and EPC is assumed.
 Assumes UE processing time = 1ms. (one way)
 The network stability is certainly guaranteed.

1.2.1.2 Test description

1. Locate the test UE at a predefined place with good link condition.

2. The test point should be over the cell edge RF conditions. (RSRP: higher than -100dBm, SNR: higher than
5)
3. Connect the UE to eNB. (Initial attachment)
4. Generate 32-bytes ping packet 100 times using DOS windows.
5. Calculate the min, average and max value of Round trip time.
6. Average Round trip time is calculated using measured data between 5th percentile and 95th percentile.

1.2.1.3 Pass/Fail Criteria

 The average round trip time shall be less than 40ms. (median of 95% tile)

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Appendix A – Acronyms

DM Diagnostic Monitor
eNB E-UTRAN NodeB
EPC Evolved Packet Core
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GBR Guaranteed Bit Rate
KPI Key Performance Indicators
LTE Long Term Evolution
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MME Mobility Management Entity
OCNS Other Cell Noise Simulator
PCRF Policy and Charging Rules Function
PDN Packet Data Network
P-GW PDN Gateway
QCI QoS Class Identifier
RRC Radio Resource Control
RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
S-GW Serving Gateway
SIMO Single Input Multiple Output
SINR Signal to Interference and Noise power Ratio
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
UE User Equipment
UDP User Datagram Protocol

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