PROBO manual v 1.

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PROBO manual v 1.1

NOKIA Network Engineering

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Version, status 0.4 Draft
Date 10-08-2017
Creator Krzysztof Zielinski
Owner Krzysztof Zielinski
Function NetEng R&D Manager

Change History

Version Status Date Handled by Comments

0.1 Draft 18-01-2017 Marek Skrzypczak First draft

0.2 Draft 20-01-2017 Krzysztof Zielinski English draft
0.3 Draft 01-02-2017 Krzysztof Zielinski Appendix update
0.4 Draft 09-08-2017 Getting sites map,
Authorization,
Projects,
Test packs

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Contents
1 PROBO installation ............................................................................................................... 5

2 Initial settings........................................................................................................................ 5

2.1 APN ......................................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 WIFI ......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Data limit on the SIM card ................................................................................................... 5
3 Authorization mechanism ................................................................................................... 6

3.1 Login in application .............................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Changing credentials ........................................................................................................... 7
4 Projects .................................................................................................................................. 7

4.1 About projects ...................................................................................................................... 7

4.2 Choosing project .................................................................................................................. 8
5 Test packs .............................................................................................................................. 9

5.1 What is test pack? ................................................................................................................ 9

5.2 Viewing available test packs ................................................................................................ 9
5.3 Single test pack details ........................................................................................................ 9
6 Description of the functionality of the PROBO application ........................................... 10

6.1 Verification of geographical sector compliance with a server data .............................. 10

6.2 Verification of the proper measurement area ................................................................. 11
6.3 Locking the modem on band and technology (RAT) ....................................................... 11
Making measurement .......................................................................................................................... 13

6.4 Measurement with manual band and technology selection (RAT) ................................ 13
6.5 Measurement with automatic band and technology selection (RAT) ........................... 14
6.6 Getting sites map ................................................................................................................. 14
6.7 The procedure for verification of geographical sectors and proper measurement area.
................................................................................................................................................ 15
6.8 Acceptance measurement .................................................................................................. 19
Appendixes ........................................................................................................................................... 23

6.9 Appendix A List of RATs supported by PROBO (Samsung Galaxy S7) ........................... 23
6.10 Appendix B Determination of the optimal conditions for carrying out RF measurement
................................................................................................................................................ 24

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1 PROBO installation

PROBO is dedicated to be installed on Samsung smartphones. Supported devices are on

Probo website: https://probo.dynamic.nsn-net.net

Installation process is described in a separate manual called:

Manual covers all information required to root the device, install TWRP, XPOSED and PROBO
application.

Warning: rooting, installing TWRP, XPOSED should be done only once on each device.

Before installing new PROBO version the previous one should be uninstalled.

After installing the application on your smartphone, log in with these rules:

Use your login and password

2 Initial settings
2.1 APN

Before testing place SIM into terminal.

Change access point to APN=internet.

2.2 WIFI

Turn off WiFi in the terminal because otherwise the application will not work and will display
a message about lack of active DATA connection.

Note applies only to the time of testing.

2.3 Data limit on the SIM card

You should be aware that when you run the test, the data are transmitted in large
quantities, which can cause exhaustion of the limits assigned to the SIM card and thus reduce
download speed (eg. the lack of LTE).

Usually there is an SMS from the operator.

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3 Authorization mechanism
3.1 Login in application

On first run of application user is forced to enter credentials and log in to Probo by
Note: login is obligatory, there is no functionality available without it.

Project Selection screen should be shown. Go to 4.2 to read more about it.

If login is not succeeded, application will show message at the bottom of the window.

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After login and project selection user will see Home screen.

3.2 Changing credentials

To change credentials, go to Settings and choose Log in option and fill data with same
procedure as in 3.1.

4 Projects
4.1 About projects

Projects are predefined by administrators on server side. They contain sets of tests (Test
Packs) and proper address to send results. User must always be assigned to project, but one
can change project during application usage.

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4.2 Choosing project

There are two options to choose project.

1. andatory to choose project after successful login.

2. Project selection Settings

List of projects will be shown after entering Project selection view. Touch the one you want
to use. Home screen will appear. Application is ready to use.

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5 Test packs
5.1 What is test pack?

Test pack is set of tests, which can be executed one by one. They are associated with
Project (look at 4.1) and contain information about how many tests are inside pack, is it
acceptance test and its name. Test pack with acceptance status means, that user have to
execute test on Sites map (see more in 6.1). Without this status program goes directly to test
execution (6.8).

5.2 Viewing available test packs

To access list of test packs go to main menu, scroll down and choose option.

5.3 Single test pack details

Tap on corresponding row to check details of a single test pack.

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6 Description of the functionality of the PROBO

application
6.1 Verification of geographical sector compliance with a server data

The application automatically compares the coverage of the sector with the readings from the
terminal to the data from server within selected project.

The functionality is optional and you can disable it in the settings tab:

Settings-> Acceptance test->Automated logical compliance

After selecting above option application will condition to measure acceptance of correct
geographical- logical verification.

It is recommended to enable this functionality on a permanent basis, except for a station with
an unusual cover, e.g. internal antenna installations.

Expected coverage sector is represented on the map as a circle segment, as in the following
screen:

Green / red marker at the bottom of the screen (bottom right) indicates a positive or
negative verification. It informs about logical compliance. Logical compliance is when user is in
a field of currently connected site.

Color of the area varies according to the geographical position of the terminal (in the
center of the area - green color, beyond - the gray).

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Information on the result of the verification is transmitted to the server.

6.2 Verification of the proper measurement area

The application automatically verifies whether the test is carried out in the area of proper
measurement guidelines.

Performing accurate measurement outside the desired area is possible, but requires a
comment with information about the cause of diversion.

Information on the result of the verification is transmitted to the server.

Color of the area varies according to the geographical position of the terminal (in the
center of the area - green color, beyond - the gray).

6.3 Locking the modem on band and technology (RAT)

The ected RAT in automatic

or manual mode.

Lock Mode can be changed in the settings:

Settings-> Acceptance test -> Lock to specific band and technology.

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on the RAT corresponding to the sector selected from the menu after selecting

If you uncheck this option to lock the modem, it is necessary to select a bookmark
and choose the right RAT.

The subsequent selection of the measurement sector does not change the modem settings.

The list of available technologies and bands is available in Appendix A.

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Making measurement
6.4 Measurement with manual band and technology selection (RAT)

Prior to performing the acceptance, you should lock the modem on a combination of
technology and bandwidth, so-called RAT.

This can be done with the button in menu

You should choose

Warning: this option is available after deselecting: Settings-> Acceptance test -> Lock to
specific band and technology.

The list of available technologies and bands is available in Appendix A.

Modem can be unblocked (set into auto mode) using the key .

The transitions between the different technologies and bands can be carried out directly,
without intermediate unlock condition.

Beside the possibility of blocking the modem on the selected RAT, there is a possibility
of blocking terminal on various technologies (2G, 3G, 4G) without specifying bandwidth. Band
selection is then done according to the rules imposed by the network.

Mode be used during LTE CA testing.

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When you change the state of the modem there can be a momentary appearance of a
message of unavailability of connection DATA. This message should be confirmed.

6.5 Measurement with automatic band and technology selection (RAT)

After selecting this option, the modem is locked on the technology and the band assigned
to the sector, according to data from the server.

Warning: this option is available after selecting: Settings-> Acceptance test -> Lock to specific
band and technology

Measurement with automatic selection of technology and bandwidth cannot be used for
LTE CA measurements. Its use would block the term modem to single-carrier and disable
the aggregation to the different carrier. In this case, choose manual selection of technology and
bandwidth and lock the modem to mode.

When you change the state of the modem there can be a momentary appearance of a
message of unavailability of connection DATA. This message should be confirmed.

6.6 Getting sites map

All sites in default range of 5km (5000 m, 16404 ft) are automatically downloaded during
using Sites map (see below, 6.7).

If you want to increase or decrease range of downloading sites, go to Settings, then choose
Sites map. Click on Load sites in range and choose one of three options: 5km, 10km or 15km

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6.7 The procedure for verification of geographical sectors and proper measurement
area.

[this is a measurement sequence within a single location]

To measure a cell you should go approx. 200m from the station and stand in the axis of the
sector.

This point is inside the zone. Accurate measurement area is highlighted in green.

The measurement should be performed under optimum radio conditions. (Appendix B)

After determining the automatic or manual RAT selection press on the pictogram of the tower,
which is visible on the map after selecting options

Under the map you can find a list of sectors downloaded from server by your location.

Information available on the map:

station number BTXXXX

Serving cell: information about the cell to which we are currently logged in (at
the top right side of the expansion)
a list of cells that are, according to the server data, available at the station (at
the bottom)
the position of the terminal (a point on the map)

When you select a cell at the bottom of the window the ID number of the cell AAXXXXXS
notation and Cell ID are displayed:

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where:

AA: system mark (BT=G900, NB=U2100, SN=U900, LB=L1800, LD=L800, LS=L2600)

XXXXX: site code

S: sector number

Additional information available: azimuth, LCI, band, PCI, technology.

Pressing Serving Cell (left) will automatically select the sector that currently supports the
terminal as a sector to measure.

Select the sector you want to measure from the drop-down list at the bottom:

Further action depends on the availability of areas of proper measurement and the
compliance of sectors distribution at the station with the data in the server.

Measurement is possible in two situations:

1. Properly verified geographical sectors are in compliance with server data and terminal is
in proper measurement area:

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To perform the acceptance test - press

2. Properly verified geographical sectors are in compliance with server data and terminal is
NOT in proper measurement area - then before taking the measurement type a
comment why the measurement is carried out outside the proper measurement area.

To perform the acceptance test - press

and type comment:

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In case the geographic compliance has not been verified correctly measurement is
impossible. This can occur when the server data contains errors, the sectors have changed
locations towards a server data or azimuth antenna is set extremely bad.

It is possible to disable geographical sectors verification functionality and take

measurements without it. However, this is not advisable because of the need to pay attention
to the sector distribution in relation to the station documentation.

Disable geographical sectors verification functionality is indicated in the measurement report.

The only exception where the geographical sectors verification functionality should be
excluded is a case of measuring the internal antenna installations

The geographical sectors compatibility is reported at the terminal, as follows:

Lack of the geographical sectors compatibility is reported at the terminal, as follows

(measurement is impossible):

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6.8 Acceptance measurement

After the geographical sectors and proper measurement area verification is completed
there is a possibility to go to the correct measurement.

After clicking the following screen appears:

When you expand the tab with data on aggregation:

Verify that all parameters are correct and do not deviate from the norm with a particular
focus on RF parameters and CA status indicator.

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Warning: Depending on the type of the measured sector, technology and bandwidth view
presented of the screen can vary significantly.

Each time you should be sure that the measurement is carried out on the relevant sector / cell
/ band / technology.

Press again and confirm:

The terminal performs a sequence of test:

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After the test screen appears (after closing the box with information) the test is completed:

Verify that all the tests were executed, and their results are likely. In case of doubt as to
the accuracy of the measurement test should be repeated.

In top left corner you can click camera icon to make do printscreen, or you can do it by
pressing the POWER and HOME at least 2 seconds or POWER and VOLUME DOWN on some
devices.

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After test, you can go to executed test and check results, or run test again.

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Appendixes
6.9 Appendix A List of RATs supported by PROBO

Band\Device SM-G930F SM-A510F SM-J510FN SM-G900F

LTE
ALL Y Y Y Y
2100 Y Y Y Y
1900 PCS Y Y NA Y
1800+ Y Y Y Y
AWS-1 Y Y NA NA
850 Y Y Y Y
2600 Y Y Y Y
900 GSM Y Y Y Y
700 A Y NA NA NA
700 C Y NA NA NA
700 B Y Y NA NA
800 Lower Y NA NA NA
800 Upper Y NA NA NA
800 DD Y y Y Y
1900+ Y NA NA NA
850+ Y NA NA NA
700 APT Y Y NA NA
TDD 2600 Y Y NA NA
TDD 1900+ Y NA NA NA
TDD 2300 Y Y Y NA
TDD 2500 Y Y NA NA
WCDMA
ALL Y Y Y Y
2100 Y Y Y Y
1900 Y Y Y Y
1700 Y NA NA NA
900 Y Y Y Y
850 Y Y Y Y
GSM
ALL Y Y Y Y
850 Y Y Y Y
900 Y Y Y Y
1800 Y Y Y Y
1900 Y Y Y Y

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6.10 Appendix B Determination of the optimal conditions for carrying out RF

measurement

The method of finding the best radio parameters is the observation of the following
parameters:

The indicator for the basic parameters is showing their current values and trends of change
(arrow next to the value):

RSRP (dBm) (Reference Signal Receive Power {Received Power of the Reference Signal})

Very good: more than -79 [more than RSRP62]

good: from -80 to -90 [RSRP61 - RSRP51]
Something to change: from -91 to -100 [RSRP50 - RSRP41]
Bad: less than -100 [less than RSRP40]

RSRQ (dB) (Reference Signal Received Quality)

very good: more than -9

good: from -10 to -15
Something to change: from -16 to -20
Bad: less than -20

SINR (dB) (signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio)

Very good: more than 21
Good: from 13 to 20
Something to change: from 0 to 12
Bad: less than 0

(based on the development of

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