GSM-To-UTMS Training Series - Introduction To The GENEX Probe - V1 - 0

Introduction to the GENEX
Probe
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Overview
l Testing network quality and radio parameters
l Decoding air interface messages
l Displaying data, cell information, and geographic information in real

time
l Replaying a log file and reproducing the entire test process
l Supporting multiple devices, thus providing comprehensive and

accurate tests
l Verifying the results of radio network planning and optimization
l Providing a guide for fault rectifying, network planning, and network

optimization
—An excellent tool for testing the WCDMA/GSM air

interface
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Function Description
l System The system configuration involves

configuration hardware configuration, BTS
configuration, system setting, and
l Test control
project configuration.
l Test display
l Replay control
l Data export
l Other functions

l System The test control involves operating

configuration and controlling a test process, such
as starting a test, stopping a test,
l Test control
suspending a test, and taking a
l Test display snapshot of the screen.
l Replay control
l Data export
l Other functions

l System The test display involves displaying

configuration all types of data, which includes
parameter charts, signaling
l Test control
messages, events, map operations
l Test display and data information.
l Replay control
l Data export
l Other functions

l System The replay control involves

configuration controlling the direction, progress,
l Test control
and speed of logfile replay.
l Test display
l Replay control
l Data export
l Other functions

l System The data export involves exporting a

configuration logfile.
l Test control
l Test display
l Replay control
l Data export
l Other functions

l System Other functions refer to the

configuration auxiliary functions of the system,
which include the window
l Test control arrangement function and the
l Test display
system appearance configuration
function.
l Replay control
l Data export
l Other functions

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l Hardware
configuration
l System setting
l BTS configuration
l Project
configuration

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Hardwar configuration
Choose Configuration >

Hardware Config to
configure the hardware
manually.

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Hardware configuration
Add devices. Set different baud
rates for different devices and set
a unique port number ranging
from 1 to 32 for each device.
Mouse.ico
During a data service test, a

modem port must be set in
addition to the data test port of a
device.

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Hardware configuration
After adding a device, check whether
the device is successfully connected.
—A device can be used only when
the device is successfully connected.
You can select a device that is not in
use and delete it by pressing the
Delete key.

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l Hardware
configuration
l System setting
l BTS configuration
l Project
configuration

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System setting
p Test plan
p LOGMASK
p Event setting
p Alarm setting
p Other settings (including synchronization setting

and sampling setting)
—The comprehensive and flexible system setting helps a user to

control the entire test process.

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System setting: test plan
Choose Configuration >

System Config, and click
Test Plan to configure a test
plan.

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Select a device from the Test

Plan drop-down list.

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Select a test item

according to the
corresponding test plan.
The system automatically
initiates tests for services
including voice and data
services.

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l Destination Number: This parameter is used for setting the phone

number of a called party. Voice
Voice service
service
l Call Type: This parameter is used for setting the type of a call, and
the value of this parameter can be set to Call by Call or VOICE CALL
Continuous Call.
l Setup Time (s): This parameter is used for setting the call setup
time.
l Duration (s): This parameter is used for setting the call duration.
l Interval (s): This parameter is used for setting the call interval.
l Exceptional Interval: This parameter is used for setting the
exceptional interval.
l Count Mode: This parameter is used for setting the count mode,
which can be the limited or unlimited mode.
l Call Count: This parameter is used for setting the count of calls.

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lIP: This parameter is used for setting the destination IP
address. PING
lPacket Size (byte): This parameter is used for setting
the size of a packet. Data
Data service
service
lFragment Flag: This parameter is used for setting the PING
fragment flag.
lTest Control Mode: This parameter is used for setting
the test control mode, and the value of this parameter can
be set to Test by Count or Test by Time.
lThis parameter is used for setting the ping count.
lTest Interval (s): This parameter is used for setting the
test interval.

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l Port: This parameter is used for setting the port. Ftp Upload
l User: This parameter is used for setting the user name.
l Password: This parameter is used for setting the password. Data
Data service
service
l Remote File: This parameter is used for setting the upload path.
FTP Upload
l Local File: This parameter is used for setting the local file that
needs to be uploaded.
l Test Interval (s): This parameter is used for setting the test
interval.
l FTP Count: This parameter is used for setting the number of
upload times.
l Disconnection Mode: This parameter is used for setting the
disconnection mode, and the value of this parameter can be set to
Keep connected, Disconnected by time, or Disconnected after
transfer complete.

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Ftp Download
l Port: This parameter is used for setting the port.
l User: This parameter is used for setting the user name.
l Password: This parameter is used for setting the password.
Data
Data service
service
l Remote File: This parameter is used for setting the download path. Ftp Download
l Write Local File: This parameter is used for determining whether to overwrite
the local file.
l Local File: This parameter is used for setting the address of a local file.
l Multitask Count: This parameter is used for setting the number of multitask
download times.
l Test Interval (s): This parameter is used for setting the test interval.
l FTP Count: This parameter is used for setting the number of upload times.
l Disconnection Mode: This parameter is used for setting the disconnection
mode, and the value of this parameter can be set to Keep connected,
Disconnected by time, or Disconnected after transfer complete.

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l URL: This parameter is used for setting the HTTP
destination URL.
l Port: This parameter is used for setting the port. Data
Data service
service
l Control Mode: This parameter is used for
HTTP
setting the control mode.
l Test Interval (s): This parameter is used for
setting the test interval.
l HTTP Count: This parameter is used for
setting the number of tests.

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l PDP
[ PDP Type: This parameter is used for setting the PDP type, and the value of this
parameter can be set to IP or PPP.
PDP
[ PDP APN: This parameter is used for setting the domain name.
l PDP QoS
[ Traffic Class: This parameter is used for setting the traffic class.
[ UL Max Rate: This parameter is used for setting the maximum uplink rate.
Data
Data service
service
[ DL Max Rate: This parameter is used for setting the maximum downlink rate.
[ UL Guaranteed Rate: This parameter is used for setting the guaranteed uplink rate.
PDP
[ DL Guaranteed Rate: This parameter is used for setting the guaranteed downlink rate.
l PDP Control
[ Auto Dialup: This parameter is used for determining whether to perform automatic
dialup.
[ Reserved Duration: This parameter is used for setting the duration of an active state.
[ Test Interval: This parameter is used for setting the test interval.
[ Exceptional Interval: This parameter is used for setting the exceptional interval.
[ PDP Count: This parameter is used for setting the number of tests.

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After a test plan is

configured, you can save
the test plan for future use.

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System setting
p Test plan
p LOGMASK
p Event setting
p Alarm setting
p Other settings (including synchronization setting and

sampling setting)

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System setting: LOGMASK
Select a device from the Test

Plan drop-down list.

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System setting: LOGMASK
In Log File Setting, you can

choose whether to save a logfile.
If you choose to save the logfile,
set the path for saving the logfile.
The logfile is saved by default.

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System setting:
LOGMASK
According to a test plan, select

the parameters that you want
to check and track. If a
parameter is not selected, the
system does not report the
parameter and the parameter
is not displayed in a window.

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System setting
p Test plan
p LOGMASK
p Event setting
p Alarm setting

sampling setting)

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System setting: event setting
The system provides default

events. You can set the
attributes for these events.

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System setting
p Test plan
p LOGMASK
p Event setting
p Alarm setting

sampling setting)
—The comprehensive and flexible system setting helps a user to control

the entire test process.

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System setting: alarm setting
The system provides the following alarm items:

UE Disconnection, GPS Disconnection,
SCANNER Disconnection, and Inadequacy of
GPS Signal.
You can select Visual Alarm or Audio Alarm for
each alarm item.
This symbol indicates that an alarm takes effect.
This symbol indicates that an alarm does not take effect.

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System setting
p Test plan
p LOGMASK
p Event setting
p Alarm setting

sampling setting)
—The comprehensive and flexible system configuration is convenient
for a user to control the entire test process.

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System setting: other settings
You can set the time parameters of the GPS

and the UTC time differences and determine
whether to perform synchronization.
l Select the Using GPS time to adjust PC time

checkbox to use the UTC time of the GPS as
the time of the operating system.
l By setting the Time Zone parameter, you can
convert the UTC time of the GPS into the local
time of the user and use it as the time of the
operating system.

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System setting: other settings
Before conducting a test, you can set a sampling

frequency for each device. After the sampling
frequency is set, unnecessary and redundant data
is significantly reduced, which saves time and
system resources.
Select a device and select the concerned

parameters in the filter. Then, choose to perform
sampling by time or by count.

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l Hardware
configuration
l System setting
l BTS configuration
l Project
configuration

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BTS configuration
For BTS configuration, the

system supports the BTS
configuration files in WCDMA
or GSM format. When saving
a project, the system saves
the BTS configuration data in
the corresponding project file
for future use.

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BTS configuration
l Importing BTS
information
l Saving BTS information
l Editing BTS information
After BTS information is

edited, it takes effect only
when it is applied.

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l Hardware
configuration
l System setting
l BTS configuration
l Project
configuration

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Project configuration
A test project can be used for saving the personalized information

about the operations performed by a test engineer on the system,
such as the position of a BTS file that is used, a map legend, a test
plan, LOGMASK setting, event log setting, alarm setting, window
layout, and the self-defined parameters in a window. The test engineer
can open the same test project in the next test. In this way, the time
for setting the same parameters can be saved, and the settings are
the same for the two tests.

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l Starting or stopping the test
l Suspending the test
[ Suspending the log

record
[ Suspending screen
display
l Capturing a window

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l Technical
parameter view
l Signaling view
l Map view
l Event view
l Information view

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Technical parameter view
p Main parameters
p Chart view
p List view
p Customized
template

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l Technical parameter view: main parameters
WCDMA GSM SCANNER Others
Power Control Cell Param, RSSI 3.84M Data Service

Channel Param,
WCDMA BLER AMR
Hopping Param CW Test
Cell Search Message
GSM Serving and
TopN Pilot Scan
Serving/Active Neighbour Cell
…
Set & Neighbor List
Spectrum Analysis
Cells
GSM RF Param
RACH&PRACH SCH Scan
DRX Mode BA List Pilot Scan
… … …

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p Main parameters
p Chart view
p List view
p Customized
template

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Technical parameter view: chart view
A chart view can be displayed in time mode or real-

time mode.
l Time mode: Generally, time and parameter values
are displayed in a chart view. The X-axis indicates the
time, and the Y-axis indicates the parameter values.
In this mode, the history information about
parameters can be displayed explicitly and
continuously.
l Real-time mode: Generally, Multiple parameters at
a time point are displayed in chart view. The X-axis
indicates the multiple parameters, and the Y-axis
indicates the values of these parameters. In this
mode, you cannot view the history information about
parameters, and the customized template does not
support the real-time mode.

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Technical parameter view: chart view
Set the chart GUI. The following describes some important

properties:
lRefresh Rate (ms): This property is used for setting a
refreshing rate of a chart view.
lBottom Axis Span (s): This property is used for setting
the span of the X-axis. This property takes effect only when
a chart view is displayed in time mode. It indicates the time
span (unit: second).
lStep: This property is used for setting the minimum step.
You can enlarge a chart view to view the details. The chart
view can be enlarged to the minimum-step level. The
minimum step can be 0.001.

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p Main parameters
p Chart view
p List view
p Customized
template

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Technical parameter view: list view
A list view can be displayed in Row Type mode or Column

Type mode.
l Row Type: In this mode, multiple parameters are displayed
in a list, and each row indicates a different parameter. This
mode is used for displaying and comparing multiple
parameters.
l Column Type: In this mode, multiple pieces of information
about one parameter are displayed in a list. The columns of
the list indicate different fields of the parameter, and the rows
indicate the values of all the fields.

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Technical parameter view: list view

Synchronize parameters. Different cells are set
to display different parameters, texts or legends.
The following describes some important
properties:
l Text: This property is used for displaying a
text.
l Device: This property is used for displaying
the parameters of a device.
l Legend: This property is used for displaying
a legend.

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p Main parameters
p Chart view
p List view
p Customized
template

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Technical parameter view: customized template

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l Technical
parameter view
l Signaling view
l Map view
l Event view
l Information view

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Signaling view
Air interface messages can be
displayed and analyzed in a signaling
view. These messages include the
UMTS RRC and NAS signaling and
the GSM RR signaling. After a
complete signaling process is
performed, each unit of each
message can be a basis for locating
a problem.

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l Technical
parameter view
l Signaling view
l Map view
l Event view
l Information view

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Map view
[ Outdoor test
− Importing a
map
− Synchronizing
parameters
− Operating the
map
[ Indoor test

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Map view: outdoor test
If a test map is provided, import the

map first. The GENEX Probe
supports a map in MapX format and
a raster image. You can click Open
Map to open a map in MapX format
or click Raster Image to open a
raster image.
A BMP raster image is imported into
a map as a layer of the map.

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Map view
[ Outdoor test
− Importing a map
− Synchronizing parameters
− Operating the map
[ Indoor test

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A map must be associated with parameters. Click

Map Layers to set the Legend property.
lSelecting a parameter of a device: Only after
selecting a parameter, you can view the
parameter on the corresponding map.
l Color: This property is used for setting a color
for each parameter.
l Symbol: This property is used for setting an
identification symbol for each parameter.

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Map view
[ Outdoor test
− Importing a map
− Synchronizing parameters
− Operating the map
[ Indoor test

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Other important map operations in the outdoor test:
lOpening a map lMoving a map
lSaving a map lCentralizing a map
lImporting a raster image lSelecting
lSetting a map layer lScale of a map
lSearching for a cell lLocating: This operation is performed to select the
lZooming in a map
current location during the correction.
lUndoing: This operation is used to cancel the current
lZooming out a map
located point.
lZooming in or out a selected area on a
lRotating: This operation is performed to rotate a selected
map point during the static correction.

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Map view
[ Outdoor test
[ Indoor test

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Map view: indoor test
A map must be associated with parameters. Click

Map Layers to set the Legend property.
lSelecting a parameter of a device: Only after
selecting a parameter, you can view the parameter
on the corresponding map.
l Color: This property is used for setting a color for
each parameter.
l Symbol: This property is used for setting an
identification symbol for each parameter.

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Other important map operations in the indoor test:

l Importing a map: This operation is performed to import a raster image
as the background image.
l Locating a point: This operation is performed in the indoor test to
generate a test track.
l Zooming in a map: This operation is performed to zoom in a map.
l Zooming out a map: This operation is performed to zoom out a map.
l Moving a map
l Common arrow
l Undoing the previous operation

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An indoor test can be a walking test or a vertical test.
Walking test:
l Automatic walking test
Before conducting an automatic walking test, you need to
locate points on the test track on the map. When the user
reaches a preset point after the test begins, the user only
needs to press the space key. Then, the data obtained on
the test track is automatically displayed on the map. An
automatic walking test is very convenient to users.
l Manual walking test
You do not need to locate points before conducting a manual
walking test. On the test track, the user can manually locate
the points that are considered to be important. The data
between the last two points are automatically displayed on
the map.

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Vertical test:
After starting a vertical test, you can click the
up-arrow or down-arrow button on the
navigation bar. If you click the up-arrow button,
the current location goes up by one floor. If you
click the down-arrow button, the current location
goes down by one floor. According to time, the
data between two points that indicate two
different floors is automatically displayed on the
map.

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l Technical
parameter view
l Signaling view
l Map view
l Event view
l Information view

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Event view
During a test, the events

that are set in the Event
column can be displayed
in the Event List window
so that you can track and
view the details of these
events.

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l Technical
parameter view
l Signaling view
l Map view
l Event view
l Information view

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Information view
The basic information about

services can be displayed in an
information view. Thus,
comprehensive service data is
provided, which facilitates data
analysis and problem locating.

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l Replay direction
l Replay speed
l Replay progress
l Replay progress
display
l Logfile locating
l Pause

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Logfile export
The size of a logfile generated during a real-

time test is large. Thus, cannot be
transferred easily. You can export data from
the logfile.
l Filtering data (filtering parameters)
l Selecting the format of an exported file
l Exporting a file by time or by packet

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Test data export
The GENEX Probe can perform dispersing,

geographic binning, and filtering for CW
test data to generate the data that is
required for UNET model correction.
l Selecting the format of an exported file

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Test data export
The GENEX Probe can perform

dispersing, geographic binning and
filtering for CW test data to generate the
data that is required for U-Net model
correction.
l Selecting the format of an exported

file

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Report generation
lThe Export Report dialog box is

similar to the dialog box for exporting
a logfile.
lThe test statistical reports are .xls
files and can be classified into the
following types: RRC setup statistics,
call statistics of voice services, call
statistics of data services, and PDP
activation statistics.

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l Window arrangement
l System appearance configuration

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Window arrangement
The multiple-page mode is used for displaying data, and multiple windows can be opened at
the same time. Only one page, however, is displayed, and the other pages are hidden.
Multiple windows can be located on the same page, and the window arrangement function can
be performed to arrange these windows. By performing this function, you can use multiple
windows for displaying data at the same time. Thus, you can focus on the observation,
tracking, and comparison of test data.
Cascade Tile

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System appearance configuration
The system appearance configuration is more

personalized and user-friendly. The system
provides several GUI styles, such as Microsoft
Office 2000, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft
Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2003, Mac Style,
and Exotic.

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l Question 1
What items are involved in the system configuration?
l Question 2
For the Probe WCDMA, how many test modes are there in
terms of a chart view?

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l Answer to question 1
Hardware configuration, BTS configuration, system setting, and

project configuration.
l Answer to question 2
Outdoor test and indoor test (walking test or vertical test).

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GSM-to-UMTS Training Series_V1.0

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l Decoding air interface messages

l Displaying data, cell information, and geographic information in real

l Supporting multiple devices, thus providing comprehensive and

l Providing a guide for fault rectifying, network planning, and network

—An excellent tool for testing the WCDMA/GSM air

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l System The system configuration involves

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l System The test control involves operating

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l System The test display involves displaying

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l System The replay control involves

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l System The data export involves exporting a

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l System Other functions refer to the

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Choose Configuration >

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System Test Test Replay Data Other

During a data service test, a

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p Other settings (including synchronization setting

—The comprehensive and flexible system setting helps a user to

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System setting: test plan

Choose Configuration >

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System setting: test plan

Select a device from the Test

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System setting: test plan

Select a test item

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l Destination Number: This parameter is used for setting the phone

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System setting: test plan

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System setting: test plan

After a test plan is