TEMS Investigation 17.

2 – Welcome

2.3.2.5. PCTel Scanning of Up to 24 Channels

The number of channels selectable for scanning with PCTel scanners was
increased from 12 to 24 for all of the following scan methods: LTE signal
scan, WCDMA CPICH scan, TD-SCDMA pilot scan, and CDMA/EV-DO PN
scan. Please note that while data is recorded on file for all 24 channels, a
maximum of 12 can be presented as information elements in the application.

2.3.3. Service Testing

2.3.3.1. ODM Digital Audio

ODM Digital Audio was added as a new function in Ascom on-device
software. It taps the audio stream in digital format from the smartphone,
which means the audio is minimally affected by phone settings and
adjustments (as opposed to the situation after conversion to analog). This
provides a more network-centric scoring which remains more stable and
comparable over time as handset models are replaced with new ones.
The digital audio stream can then be fed to TEMS Investigation, and AQM
scores can be calculated on the PC without any need for additional hardware
or cables. With the mobile devices running the voice service, it may be
preferable not to burden them further with the costly AQM computation,
passing on that task to the PC instead. Letting the mobile devices focus on
the voice service alone brings the testing closer to real-life conditions.
Devices supporting ODM Digital Audio are listed in the Device Configuration
Guide, section 2.6.2.

2.3.3.2. Generic AQM for Arbitrary Voice Services

As is well known, there are many voice services besides CS voice and
VoLTE, including a host of OTT services like Skype, Facebook Messenger,
Google Talk, and WhatsApp. TEMS Investigation 17.0 can measure audio
quality for any of these. The call needs to be set up manually because of the
proprietary signaling involved, but once the call is established, you can play
sentences from an ACU R2 unit on the connection and collect the same AQM
data as for a CS voice call.

2.3.3.3. Facebook Testing

Social network testing in TEMS Investigation was extended to Facebook.
Script activities are provided for logging in to and out from Facebook and for
various user actions: posting a status update, posting a photo, loading

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