Chapter 2.

Recently Introduced Features in TEMS Investigation

2.3.2. Data Collection

2.3.2.1. LTE Carrier Aggregation: Extended Logging

Further LTE logging was extended to carrier aggregation setups, with
separate values being reported for the primary and secondary carriers:
• PDSCH physical resource block allocation:
– PRB count (number of blocks used)
– PRB % (blocks used as percentage of maximum)
– PRB start (index of first block allocated)
– PRB allocation count (number of blocks allocated over 1 s)
• PDSCH SINR

2.3.2.2. LTE Carrier Aggregation: Presentation of Tertiary

(Third) Carrier
For Qualcomm and Samsung chipset based devices, TEMS Investigation
17.0 presents data and measurements on all three serving cells in 3-CA
carrier aggregation deployments. Cell data includes frequency band,
bandwidth, PCI, and EARFCN; measurements include RSRP, RSRQ, RSSI,
and CINR.

2.3.2.3. System Information Decoding in LTE Scanning (PCTel,

R&S)
Decoding of System Information during LTE signal scans became supported
both with PCTel scanners (EXflex, IBflex, MXflex, and MX models) and with
the Rohde & Schwarz TSMW.

2.3.2.4. Network Scan with PCTel Scanners

The network scan procedure, aimed at exploring an unknown radio
environment and detect any mobile network carriers present, became
supported also with PCTel scanners (EXflex, IBflex, MXflex, MX). As a first
step, PCTel network scanning is supported for LTE and WCDMA. (PCTel
refers to this form of scanning as “blind scan”.)
For WCDMA, one detected cell is reported for each UARFCN that exhibits
network activity. For LTE, multiple cells can be reported from each EARFCN,
along with their Ec/I0 readings.

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