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TEMS™ Investigation 8.

Information Elements and Events


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Contents

Contents

1. General 1
1.1. What’s In This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2. Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. Information Elements in Data Collection 2


2.1. Information Element Categories in Data Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2. CDMA Information Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3. GSM Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.4. WCDMA Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
2.5. Data Service Testing Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
2.6. Uplink (MTR) Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

3. Information Elements in Route Analysis 131


3.1. Information Element Categories in Route Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
3.2. General Information Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
3.3. CDMA Information Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
3.3.1. Access Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
3.3.2. Active Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
3.3.3. Active Set EV-DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
3.3.4. Candidate Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.3.5. Candidate Set EV-DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
3.3.6. Channel Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
3.3.7. Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
3.3.8. Finger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
3.3.9. Finger EV-DO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
3.3.10. Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
3.3.11. Neighbor Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
3.3.12. Neighbor Set EV-DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3.3.13. Pilot Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
3.3.14. Polluters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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3.3.15. Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151


3.3.16. Power EV-DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
3.3.17. Radio Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
3.3.18. Scan Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
3.3.19. Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
3.3.20. Session EV-DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
3.3.21. Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
3.4. GSM Information Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
3.4.1. GPRS/EGPRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
3.4.1.1. Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
3.4.1.2. Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
3.4.2. Low Level Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
3.4.3. MS Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
3.4.4. Neighbors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
3.4.5. Scan Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
3.4.6. Serving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
3.4.6.1. Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
3.4.6.2. Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
3.4.6.3. Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
3.4.7. Speech Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
3.4.8. WCDMA Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
3.5. WCDMA Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
3.5.1. Active Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
3.5.2. Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
3.5.3. Finger Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
3.5.4. GSM Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
3.5.5. Handover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
3.5.6. HSDPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
3.5.7. HSUPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
3.5.8. Low Level Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
3.5.9. MS Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
3.5.10. Neighbors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
3.5.11. Network Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
3.5.12. Radio Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
3.5.13. SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
3.5.14. Scan Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
3.5.15. Serving Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
3.5.16. Speech Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
3.6. Data Service Testing Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

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4. IE Support in Phones and Scanners 244


4.1. CDMA Information Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
4.2. GSM Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
4.3. WCDMA Information Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

5. Notes on Plain-text Decoding of Mode Reports 254


5.1. TPC per Cell (Sony Ericsson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

6. Predefined Events 255


6.1. General Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
6.2. CDMA Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
6.2.1. Algorithm for Pilot Pollution and Missing Neighbor
Detection in CDMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
6.3. GSM and WCDMA Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
6.4. Data Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

7. Overview of Presentation Windows 279


7.1. Preconfigured Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
7.1.1. CDMA Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
7.1.1.1. Data Service Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
7.1.1.2. Other Status Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
7.1.2. GSM Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
7.1.2.1. Data Service Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
7.1.2.2. Interference Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
7.1.2.3. Uplink Status Windows (Data Collection only) . . . . 282
7.1.2.4. Other GSM Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
7.1.3. WCDMA Status Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
7.1.3.1. Data Service Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
7.1.3.2. Scanning Status Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
7.1.3.3. Other WCDMA Status Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
7.2. Preconfigured Message Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
7.2.1. GSM Uplink Data Message Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
7.2.2. Analysis Message Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
7.2.3. Signaling Message Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
7.3. Video Monitor (Data Collection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

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7.4. Preconfigured Line Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290


7.4.1. CDMA Line Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
7.4.2. GSM Line Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
7.4.3. WCDMA Line Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
7.5. Preconfigured Bar Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
7.5.1. CDMA Bar Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
7.5.2. GSM Bar Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
7.5.3. WCDMA Bar Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
7.6. Preconfigured Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
7.7. GPS Window (Data Collection). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
7.8. Presentation Window Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Appendix A. Abbreviations 295

Index 301

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Chapter 1. General

1. General

1.1. What’s In This Manual


This book catalogs all data presented in TEMS Investigation Data Collection
and Route Analysis as well as all preconfigured presentation windows
supplied in the two applications.
Information elements in Data Collection and Route Analysis are covered in
separate chapters. It should be pointed out that the IEs are almost completely
the same in both applications, with the exception of the “GSM Uplink”
category which is only found in Data Collection. The reason for providing
separate listings is the large number of minor differences between the
applications in matters of naming, organization of arguments, and so on.
These differences arise from the more sophisticated structuring of IEs in
Route Analysis.

1.2. Conventions
For the sake of brevity the following conventions are used in this book:
• The Data Collection User’s Manual is referred to as “DC UM”.
• The Route Analysis User’s Manual is referred to as “RA UM”.

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2. Information Elements in Data


Collection

The tables below list all information elements that can be presented by TEMS
Investigation Data Collection. For ease of reference, each category on the
Info Element tab is still covered in one single, alphabetically ordered list.
(Certain deviations from strict alphabetical order occur in the application in
order to achieve more logical orderings and groupings.) However, since the
number and diversity of the information elements are great, a special table
column with codes is used to distinguish important subgroups among the
elements.

2.1. Information Element Categories in Data


Collection
• CDMA category: Elements reported by CDMA phones (including EV-DO
measurements). Also elements from CDMA scanning. See section 2.2,
page 3.
• GSM category: Elements reported by UMTS and GSM phones when in
GSM mode (including GPRS/EGPRS/HSCSD and WCDMA neighbor
measurements). Also elements from GSM scanning. See section 2.3,
page 30.
• WCDMA category: Elements reported by UMTS phones when in
WCDMA mode (including HSDPA as well as GSM neighbor
measurements). Also elements from WCDMA scanning. See section 2.4,
page 79.
• Data category: Elements that concern data service testing. Those found
in this category are not reported by phones but calculated by the TEMS
Investigation software. See section 2.5, page 125.
• GSM Uplink category: Elements originating from GSM uplink data files.
See section 2.6, page 128.

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2.2. CDMA Information Elements

IE Support in Connectable Equipment


Some elements are presentable only with a subset of the connectable
devices. See the table in section 4.1, page 244.

Information Element Table

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Access Probe 0 ... 15 – Maximum number of access probe


Max Req Seq sequences for each 1x access attempt
(used for regular MS origination).

Access Probe 0 ... 15 – Maximum number of access probe


Max Rsp Seq sequences for each 1x access attempt
(used in case of PACA origination).

Access Probe 0 ... 15 – Number of access probes in each 1x


Num Step access probe sequence.

Access Probe 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Number sent during 1x access attempt.

Access Probe 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Sequence sequence sent during 1x access
Number attempt.

Active Set The argument points to the active set member index.
elements
(general
remark)

Active Set Text 1 ... 6 Frequency band class for each active
Band Class set member. See 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-
C.

Active Set Cell Text 1 ... 6 Cell name for each active set member
Name as defined in cell file (if available).
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded.

Active Set 0 ... 1199 1 ... 6 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each active set member.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Active Set 0 ... 6 – The number of members in the active


Count set, whether in idle or traffic mode.

Active Set 0 ... 2047 1 ... 6 DCCH code channel used by each
DCCH Code active set member.
Channel

Active Set 0 ... 7 1 ... 6 EV-DO: DRC cover for each active set
DRC Cover member.

Active Set Text 1 ... 6 EV-DO: DRC lock status for each
DRC Lock active set member: “Locked”/
”Unlocked”.

Active Set 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Drop timer for each active set
Drop Timer member.
Active
0: Inactive
1: Active

Active Set 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Drop timer status for each
Drop Timer active set member.
Expired 0: Drop timer running
1: Drop timer expired

Active Set Ec/ –32 ... 0 1 ... 6 Signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for each
Io dB active set member.

Active Set Ec/ –32 ... 0 – Total signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for all
Io Sum dB active set members. The summing is
done in the mW domain.

Active Set 0 ... 2047 1 ... 6 FCH code channel used by each active
FCH Code set member.
Channel

Active Set 0 ... 127 1 ... 6 EV-DO: The medium access control
MAC Index index associated with each active set
member.

Active Set PN 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Pilot PN offset for each active set
member.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Active Set 0 ... 255 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member,
RAB Length slots the number of slots over which a single
RAB (reverse activity bit) is sent. This
value is sent out as a part of the TCA
(Traffic Channel Assignment)
message.

Active Set 0 ... 255 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member,
RAB Offset specifies the slots in which a new
reverse activity bit can be transmitted.
See 3GPP2 TS C.S0024, section
9.3.1.3.2.2.3.

Active Set 0 ... 100 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member,
RAB Usage % the rate of reverse activity bits during
the last PN roll (16 slots), calculated as
(number of ones) / 16.

Active Set 0 ... 15 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Reverse power control index


RPC Index for each active set member.

Active Set –1 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member, a
RPC Indication running average of the last 64 reverse
power control bits, showing the recent
trend of the power control. See 3GPP2
TS C.S0024, section 9.2.1.2.4.2.

Active Set 0 ... 2047 1 ... 6 SCH code channel used by each active
SCH Code set member.
Channel

Active Set –30 ... 15 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Signal to interference-plus-


SINR dB noise ratio for each active set member.

Active Set 0 ... 23768 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Center of search window for
Window chips each active set member. Given in chip
Center units.

Altitude (ft) –1312 ... – Height above sea level in feet.


29028
Reported by positioning equipment.
ft

Altitude (m) –400 ... – Height above sea level in meters.


8848 Reported by positioning equipment.
m

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Analog RSSI –120 ... –30 – Received signal strength indicator for
dBm AMPS.

Analog SCC 0 ... 255 – AMPS Supplemental Code Channel.

Analog Tx 0 ... 7 – Transmit power level in AMPS traffic


Power Level state. See TIA/EIA-553-A, section
2.1.2.2; ERP levels in dBW are found
in Table 2.1.2-1.

Base ID 0 ... 65535 – Base ID transmitted in Layer 3


message System Parameters.

Candidate Set The argument, where present, points to the candidate set member
elements index.
(general
remark)

Candidate Set Text 1 ... 6 Frequency band class for each


Band Class candidate set member. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0002-C.

Candidate Set Text 1 ... 6 Cell name for each candidate set
Cell Name member as defined in cell file (if
available).

Candidate Set 0 ... 1023 1 ... 6 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each candidate set member.
(dependent
on band
class)

Candidate Set 0 ... 6 – The number of candidate set members.


Count

Candidate Set 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Drop timer for each candidate
Drop Timer set member.
Active 0: Inactive
1: Active

Candidate Set 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Status of drop timer for each
Drop Timer candidate set member.
Expired
0: Drop timer running
1: Drop timer expired

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Candidate Set –32 ... 0 1 ... 6 Signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for each
Ec/Io dB candidate set member.

Candidate Set 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Pilot PN offset for each candidate set
PN member.

Candidate Set 0 ... 23768 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Center of search window for
Window each candidate set member. Given in
Center chip units.

CDMA Rx Text – One of:


State
• “Entering CDMA”
• “Sync Channel”
• “Paging Channel”
• “Traffic Channel Initialization”
• “Traffic Channel”
• “Exit”

Country ID 0 ... 999 – MCC, Mobile Country Code.

Dialed Number Text – The number dialed to initiate the


current call. Valid only while a call is in
progress.

EV-DO Access 0 ... 100 – Number of failed EV-DO access


Failure Rate % attempts divided by total number of EV-
(%) DO access attempts.

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Maximum number of access probe


Max Probe sequences per EV-DO access attempt.
Seq

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Probe Count sent during EV-DO access attempt.

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Number of access probes in each EV-


Probe Num DO access probe sequence.
Step

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Probe Seq sequence sent during EV-DO access
Count attempt.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Access 0 ... 3 – Result of EV-DO access attempt:


Result
0: ACAck not received
1: ACAck received
2: TCA message received
3: Probe Interrupted

EV-DO Active 0 ... 6 – The number of members in the EV-DO


Set Number Of active set.
Pilots

EV-DO Active 0 ... 7 – EV-DO: DRC cover for the active set
Set Predicted pilot currently having the best predicted
DRC SINR.

EV-DO Active 0 ... 511 – EV-DO: PN offset for the active set pilot
Set Predicted currently having the best predicted
PN SINR.

EV-DO Active 0 ... 15 – EV-DO: RPC index for the active set
Set Predicted pilot currently having the best predicted
RPC SINR.

EV-DO Active –30 ... 15 – EV-DO: Predicted SINR for the active
Set Predicted dB set pilot currently having the best
SINR predicted SINR.

EV-DO Active 0 ... 7 – EV-DO: DRC cover for the current


Set Serving serving active set pilot.
DRC

EV-DO Active 0 ... 511 – EV-DO: PN offset for the current


Set Serving serving active set pilot.
PN

EV-DO Active 0 ... 15 – EV-DO: RPC index for the current


Set Serving serving active set pilot.
RPC

EV-DO Active –30 ... 15 – EV-DO: SINR for the current serving
Set Serving dB active set pilot.
SINR

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Actual 0 ... 200 – EV-DO: RRI at which the reverse link
RRI (kbps) kbit/s packet was transmitted. This should be
≤ EV-DO Condition RRI; if Actual RRI <
Condition RRI, then the reverse rate
has been demoted, as there is not
enough data to be sent.

EV-DO AT 0 ... 5 – EV-DO access terminal state.


State (Num) 0: Inactive (AT switched to 1x or is in
Deep Sleep)
1: Acquisition
2: Sync
3: Idle
4: Access
5: Connected

EV-DO AT Text – Same as EV-DO AT State (Num) but in


State (Text) text format.

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – Duration of EV-DO access attempt.


Attempt
Duration

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – Transaction ID of EV-DO access


Attempt attempt.
Transaction Id

EV-DO Best 0 ... 511 – EV-DO: PN offset for the active set pilot
Pilot PN currently having the best predicted
SINR.

EV-DO Best –30 ... 15 – EV-DO: Predicted SINR for the active
SINR dB set pilot currently having the best
predicted SINR.

EV-DO Color 0 ... 255 – EV-DO base station color code.


Code

EV-DO 0 ... 200 – EV-DO reverse rate indication


Condition RRI kbit/s calculated according to the algorithm in
(kbps) 3GPP2 TS C.S0024, section
8.5.6.1.5.2. Compare EV-DO Actual
RRI.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO 0 ... 100 – Number of failed EV-DO connection


Connection % attempts divided by total number of EV-
Failure Rate DO connection attempts.
(%)

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO received downlink data rate,


Rate Received kbit/s instantaneous value.
(kbps)

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO received downlink data rate,


Rate Received kbit/s running average.
Average (kbps)

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO downlink data rate requested


Rate kbit/s by terminal, instantaneous value.
Requested
(kbps)

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO downlink data rate requested


Rate kbit/s by terminal, running average.
Requested
Average (kbps)

EV-DO DRC Text – EV-DO DRC state: “Fixed” or


State “Dynamic”.

EV-DO Finger The argument points to an EV-DO finger index.


elements
(general
remark)

EV-DO Finger 0 ... 1 1 ... 12 Antenna(s) selected for each EV-DO


Antenna finger. Of interest only if the access
Selection terminal is equipped with two antennas
and is enabled to use both.
0: Antenna 0
1: Antenna 1

EV-DO Finger –30 ... 15 1 ... 12 EV-DO: When antenna diversity is


C2I Antenna 0 dB enabled, for each finger, the cumulative
energy of all search results for antenna
0.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Finger –30 ... 15 1 ... 12 EV-DO: When antenna diversity is


C2I Antenna 1 dB enabled, for each finger, the cumulative
energy of all search results for antenna
1.

EV-DO Finger 0 ... 1 1 ... 12 State of EV-DO antenna diversity.


Diversity Relevant only if the access terminal is
Enabled equipped with two antennas.
0: Not enabled
1: Enabled

EV-DO Finger 0 ... 232 – 1 – EV-DO Mobile Station Time Reference:


MSTR chips/8 the access terminal’s current timing
reference based on the sync channel
time (in slots) and on the finger lock to
the earliest arriving usable multipath of
a pilot. Given in units of 1/8 chip.

EV-DO Finger –32767 ... 1 ... 12 Finger delay for each EV-DO finger,
MSTR Error 32767 expressed as an offset from the current
chips/8 MSTR. Given in units of 1/8 chip.

EV-DO Finger 1 ... 6 1 ... 12 EV-DO RPC Cell Index. Pilots that
RPC Cell have the same RPC bit for the AT
Index share the same value.

EV-DO FL The argument, where present, points to a DRC index. Arg 0 =


elements DRC index 0x1, arg 13 = DRC index 0xe.
(general
remark)

EV-DO FL Bad 0 ... 231 – 1 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the number of
Packet Count packets on the forward link received
with bad CRC, accumulated over latest
reporting period.

EV-DO FL Bad 0 ... 231 – 1 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the number of
Packet Count packets on the forward link received
(Total) with bad CRC, accumulated from start.

EV-DO FL Bad 0 ... 100 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the percentage of
Packet Rate % bad packets. Given for the latest
reporting period.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO FL 0 ... 231 – 1 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the number of
Good Packet packets on the forward link received
Count with good CRC, accumulated over
latest reporting period.

EV-DO FL 0 ... 231 – 1 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the number of
Good Packet packets on the forward link received
Count (Total) with good CRC, accumulated from
start.

EV-DO FL 0 ... 100 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the percentage of
Good Packet % good packets. Given for the latest
Rate reporting period.

EV-DO FL Text 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the raw bit rate
Packet Size on the forward link (kbit/s).
Arg 0 – DRC index 0x1 – 38.4 kbit/s
1 – 0x2 – 76.8
2 – 0x3 – 153.6
3 – 0x4 – 307.2
4 – 0x5 – 307.2
5 – 0x6 – 614.4
6 – 0x7 – 614.4
7 – 0x8 – 921.6
8 – 0x9 – 1228.8
9 – 0xa – 1228.8
10 – 0xb – 1843.2
11 – 0xc – 2457.6
12 – 0xd – 1536.0
13 – 0xe – 3072.0

EV-DO FL 0 ... 4000 – Instantaneous EV-DO forward link


Throughput kbit/s throughput.
(kbps)

EV-DO Hybrid Text – Tells whether the access terminal is in


Mode hybrid mode: “On” or “Off”. A terminal
in hybrid mode is monitoring both 1x
and EV-DO paging channels in idle
mode.

EV-DO PA Text – State of EV-DO power amplifier: “On”


State or “Off”.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO 0 ... 1 – EV-DO Packets Received flag as


Packets reported in Air Link Summary
Received Flag message.

EV-DO PER 0 ... 100 – EV-DO Packet Error Rate, immediate


Instantaneous % value (no averaging).
(%)

EV-DO PER 0 ... 100 – EV-DO Packet Error Rate, running


Short (%) % average over (approximately) 60
reports.

EV-DO PER 0 ... 100 – EV-DO Packet Error Rate, running


Long (%) % average over (approximately) 600
reports.

EV-DO 0 ... 200 – EV-DO reverse link data rate limit


Reverse Rate kbit/s imposed by access network (AN).
AN Limit

EV-DO 0 ... 200 – EV-DO reverse link data rate, running


Reverse Rate kbit/s average.
Average (kbps)

EV-DO 0 ... 200 – EV-DO reverse link data rate,


Reverse Rate kbit/s instantaneous value.
Current (kbps)

EV-DO 0 ... 200 – EV-DO reverse link data rate limit


Reverse Rate kbit/s imposed by power amplifier (PA).
PA Limit

EV-DO Text – EV-DO revision: “Rev 0” or “Rev A”.


Revision

EV-DO RL The argument, where present, points to a reverse link current rate
elements index.
(general
remark)

EV-DO RL 0 ... 231 – 1 1 ... 5 For each RL current rate, the number
Packet Count of packets sent on the reverse link over
the past reporting period.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO RL 0 ... 231 – 1 1 ... 5 Same as EV-DO RL Packet Count, but


Packet Count accumulated from start of logfile/since
(Total) device connect.

EV-DO RL 0 ... 100 1 ... 5 Percentage distribution showing the


Packet Rate % current usage of the reverse link
current rates. Based on latest report.

EV-DO RL Text 1 ... 5 For each RL current rate, the raw bit
Packet Size rate on the reverse link:
Arg 0 – 9.6 kbit/s
1 – 19.2
2 – 38.4
3 – 76.8
4 – 153.6

EV-DO RL 0 ... 200 – Instantaneous EV-DO reverse link


Throughput kbit/s throughput.

EV-DO 0 ... 100 – Number of failed EV-DO session


Session % attempts divided by total number of EV-
Failure Rate DO session attempts.
(%)

EV-DO Text – EV-DO: Full (128-bit) Unicast Access


Session Full Terminal Identifier allocated to the
UATI access terminal.

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – EV-DO: Random Access Terminal


Session RATI Identifier allocated to the terminal.

EV-DO 0 ... 1 – Success or failure of EV-DO session


Session Result attempt, as indicated by the AN giving
the AT an UATI assignment or not.
0: Failure
1: Success

EV-DO 1 ... 6 – EV-DO session state. One of:


Session State
1: Closed
(Num) 2: AMP setup
3: AT-initiated negotiation
4: AN-initiated negotiation
5: Open
6: Closing

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Text – Same as EV-DO Session State (Num)


Session State but in text format.
(Text)

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – EV-DO: Transaction ID sent in


Session UATIRequest message; see 3GPP2
Transaction ID TS C.S0024, section 5.3.7.2.1.

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – EV-DO: UATI Color Code sent in


Session UATI UATIAssignment message. The AN
Color Code sets this field to the Color Code
associated with the subnet to which the
UATI belongs. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0024, section 5.3.7.2.2.

EV-DO UATI Text: “0000” 1 ... 8 EV-DO: List of active UATIs (Unicast
(Hex) ... “FFFF” Access Terminal Identifiers), given as
32-bit values (lowest 4 bytes of full
UATI).

EV-DO UATI 0 ... 65535 1 ... 8 Same as EV-DO UATI (Hex) but in
(Num) decimal format.

EV-DO UATI 0 ... 8 – EV-DO: Number of active UATIs.


Count

F-DCCH 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the forward link DCCH.


Bitrate (kbps) kbit/s

F-DCCH Text – State of forward link DCCH: “Used”/


Enabled ”Not Used”.

F-DCCH 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a forward link DCCH


Frame Length bits physical layer frame.
(bits)

F-DCCH Text – Forward link DCCH frame size in


Frame Size milliseconds.
(ms)

F-DCCH MUX Text – Forward link DCCH MUX PDU type:


PDU see 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section
2.2.1.1.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

F-DCCH Radio 1 ... 9 – Forward link DCCH Radio


Configuration Configuration as specified in 3GPP2
TS C.S0002-A, Table 3.1.3.1-1.

FER DCCH 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the DCCH


(%) % (Digital Control Channel).

FER FCH (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the FCH
% (Fundamental Channel).

FER SCH0 (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the SCH0
% (Supplemental Channel 0).

FER SCH1 (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the SCH1
% (Supplemental Channel 1).

FER Total (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate calculated over all
% forward channels.

F-FCH Bitrate 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the forward link FCH.
(kbps) kbit/s

F-FCH Text – State of forward link FCH: “Used”/”Not


Enabled Used”.

F-FCH Frame 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in an forward link FCH


Length (bits) bits physical layer frame.

F-FCH Frame Text – Forward link FCH frame size in


Size (ms) milliseconds.

F-FCH MUX Text – Forward link FCH MUX PDU type: see
PDU 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section 2.2.1.1.

F-FCH Radio 1 ... 9 – Forward link FCH Radio Configuration


Configuration as specified in 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-A,
Table 3.1.3.1-1.

F-FCH Rate 0 ... 15 – Forward link FCH rate bitmask. A


combination of:
0x01 (Full Rate allowed),
0x02 (1/2 Rate allowed),
0x04 (1/4 Rate allowed), and
0x08 (1/8 Rate allowed)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

F-FCH Traffic 0 ... 2 – Forward link FCH traffic type; one of:
Type (Num)
0: No forward traffic
1: Primary traffic
2: Secondary traffic

F-FCH Traffic Text – Same as F-FCH Traffic Type (Num) but


Type (Text) in text format.

Finger The argument, where present, points to a finger index.


elements
(general
remark)

Finger Count 0 ... 12 – Number of valid fingers.

Finger Delay 0 ... 32768 1 ... 12 The absolute position of each finger in
Abs (chips) chips chips.

Finger Delay 2 ... 512 1 ... 12 The position of each finger (in chips)
Delta (chips) chips relative to the earliest finger arrived.

Finger Energy –32 ... 15 1 ... 12 The energy of each finger: Ec/Io for 1x
(dB) dB fingers, SINR for EV-DO fingers.

Finger Energy –64 ... 10 – Total energy of all fingers,


Sum (dB) dB instantaneous value: Ec/Io for 1x
fingers, SINR for EV-DO fingers.

Finger MSTR 0 ... 511 – EV-DO: PN offset of pilot currently


Pilot PN used as timing reference.

Finger Pilot PN 0 ... 511 1 ... 12 Pilot PN for each finger.

Finger Status Text 1 ... 12 Status of each finger: a combination of


"Reference", "Locked", and "Assigned".

Frame Offset 0 ... 15 – A time skewing of Traffic Channel


See frames from System Time in integer
Description multiples of 1.25 ms. The maximum
frame offset is 15 · 1.25 ms = 18.75 ms.

F-SCH0 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the F-SCH0 channel.


Bitrate (kbps) kbit/s

F-SCH0 Text – State of F-FCH channel: “Used”/”Not


Enabled Used”.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

F-SCH0 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in an F-FCH physical


Frame Length bits layer frame.
(bits)

F-SCH0 MUX Text – F-SCH0 MUX PDU type: see 3GPP2


PDU TS C.S0003-A, section 2.2.1.1.

F-SCH0 Radio 1 ... 9 – F-SCH0 Radio Configuration as


Configuration specified in 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-A,
Table 3.1.3.1-1.

Hardware Text – Phone model.

Hardware ID Text – ESN, Electronic Serial Number.

Heading (deg) 0 ... 360 – Direction of testing vehicle measured in


degrees degrees clockwise from north.
Reported by positioning equipment.

Latitude –90 ... 90 – Latitude recorded by positioning


degrees equipment.

Latitude (Text) Text – Latitude as text. For the presentation


format, see RA UM appendix C.4.

Longitude –180 ... 180 – Longitude recorded by positioning


degrees equipment.

Longitude Text – Longitude as text. For the presentation


(Text) format, see RA UM appendix C.4.

MIN Text – Mobile Identification Number.

Missing These elements are obtained when using a scanner in follow


Neighbor phone mode (see DC UM section 10.4). The argument points to a
elements neighbor index.
(general
remark)

Missing Text 1 ... 40 Cell name of each missing neighbor as


Neighbor Cell defined in cell file, if available.
Name

Missing –32 ... 0 1 ... 40 Ec/Io of each missing neighbor.


Neighbor Ec/Io dB

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Missing 0 ... 511 1 ... 40 PN offset of each missing neighbor.


Neighbor PN

Mode Text – Same as “Mode (Num)” (which see) but


in text format: “No service” etc.

Mode (Num) 1 ... 7 – 1: No service


2: Idle mode
3: Dedicated mode
4: Limited service mode
5: Scan mode
6: Packet mode
7: Packet Idle mode.

Mode - System 1 ... 5 – (1: WCDMA)


(2: GSM)
3: CDMA (1x)
4: 1xEV-DO
5: Analog

Mode - System Text – Same as Mode - System but in text


(Text) format.

MSM Revision Text – Qualcomm chipset family (e.g. “MSM


6800“).

Neighbor Set The argument, where present, points to the neighbor set member
elements index.
(general
remark)

Neighbor Set 0 ... 65535 1 ... 40 EV-DO: Age counter for each neighbor
Age set member. See 3GPP2 TS C.S0024,
section 6.6.6.1.2.7.

Neighbor Set Text 1 ... 40 Frequency band class for each


Band Class neighbor set member. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0002-C.

Neighbor Set Text 1 ... 40 Cell name for each neighbor set
Cell Name member as defined in cell file (if
available).
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Neighbor Set 0 ... 1199 1 ... 40 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each neighbor set member.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 40 – The number of neighbor set members.


Count

Neighbor Set –32 ... 0 1 ... 40 Signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for each
Ec/Io dB neighbor set member.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 511 1 ... 40 Pilot PN offset for each neighbor set
PN member.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 65535 1 ... 40 EV-DO: Offset (from MSTR) of search
Window Offset chips window used for each neighbor set
member.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 65535 1 ... 40 EV-DO: Size of search window used for
Window Size chips each neighbor set member.

Network ID 0 ... 65535 – Network Identification (NID).

Network ID Text: “0000” – Same as Network ID but in


(Hex) ... “FFFF” hexadecimal format.

Phone Text – Vendor-specific phone software version


Software string.
Version

Pilot PN 1 ... 15 – Pilot PN increment used by the AN in


Increment assigning PN offsets to sectors.

Pilot Set The argument, where present, points to the pilot set member
elements index.
(general
remark)

Pilot Set Band Text 1 ... 52 Frequency band class for each pilot set
Class member. See 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-C.

Pilot Set Cell Text 1 ... 52 Cell name for each pilot set member as
Name defined in cell file (if available).
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded.

Pilot Set Cell Text 1 ... 52 Type of pilot: “Active”, “Candidate”, or


Type “Neighbor”.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Pilot Set 0 ... 1199 1 ... 52 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each pilot.

Pilot Set Count 0 ... 52 – Total number of pilots in active,


candidate, and neighbor sets.

Pilot Set Ec/Io –32 ... 0 1 ... 52 Ec/Io for each pilot set member.
dB

Pilot Set PN 0 ... 511 1 ... 52 PN offset for each pilot set member.

Polluter(s) These elements are obtained when using a scanner in follow


elements phone mode: see DC UM, section 10.4.
(general
remark)

Polluter Top Text 1 ... 5 Cell name of each polluter on the


List Cell Name current polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter top
list.

Polluter Top 0 ... 1199 1 ... 5 RF channel number of each polluter on


List Channel the current polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter top
list.

Polluter Top 0 ... 511 1 ... 5 PN offset of each polluter on the


List Pilot PN current polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter top
list.

Polluters 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 PN offset of each current active set


Current Active member.
Set
Argument: Active set member index.

Polluters Text 1 ... 5 Cell name of each polluter on the


Current Cell current polluter top list, as defined in
Name cell file (if available).
Argument: Index in current polluter top
list.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Polluters –32 ... 0 1 ... 5 Ec/Io of each polluter on the current


Current Ec/Io dB polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter top
list.

Polluters 0 ... 511 1 ... 5 PN offset of each polluter on the


Current Pilot current polluter top list.
PN Argument: Index in current polluter top
list.

Protocol 0 ... 7 – Base station protocol revision (P-Rev).


Revision -
Base (Num)

Protocol Text – Same as “Protocol Revision - Base


Revision - (Num)” but in text format.
Base (Text)

Protocol 0 ... 7 – Phone protocol revision (P-Rev).


Revision -
Mobile (Num)

Protocol Text – Same as “Protocol Revision - Mobile


Revision - (Num)” but in text format.
Mobile (Text)

Protocol 0 ... 7 – Protocol revision (P-Rev) negotiated


Revision In between phone and base station.
Use (Num)

Protocol Text – Same as “Protocol Revision In Use


Revision In (Num)” but in text format.
Use (Text)

R-DCCH 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the reverse link DCCH.


Bitrate (kbps) kbit/s

R-DCCH Text – State of reverse link DCCH: “Used”/


Enabled ”Not Used”.

R-DCCH 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a reverse link DCCH


Frame Length bits physical layer frame.
(bits)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

R-DCCH MUX Text – Reverse link DCCH MUX PDU type:


PDU see 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section
2.2.1.1.

R-DCCH 1 ... 9 – Reverse link DCCH Radio


Radio Configuration as specified in 3GPP2
Configuration TS C.S0002-A, Table 3.1.3.1-1.

RF Band Text – Same as RF Band (Num) but in text


format.

RF Band 0 ... 17 – Band class. See 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-


(Num) C.

RF Channel 0 ... 1199 – RF channel number.

RF Mode Text – Same as RF Mode (Num) but in text


format.

RF Mode 0 ... 5 – One of:


(Num)
1: Analog
2: CDMA
3: 1xEV-DO

R-FCH Bitrate 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the reverse link FCH.
(kbps) kbit/s

R-FCH Text – State of reverse link FCH: “Used”/”Not


Enabled Used”.

R-FCH Frame 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a reverse link FCH


Length (bits) bits physical layer frame.

R-FCH MUX Text – Reverse link FCH MUX PDU type: see
PDU 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section 2.2.1.1.

R-FCH Radio 1 ... 9 – Reverse link FCH Radio Configuration


Configuration as specified in 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-A,
Table 3.1.3.1-1.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

R-FCH Rate 0 ... 15 – Reverse link FCH rate bitmask. A


combination of:
0x01 (Full Rate allowed),
0x02 (1/2 Rate allowed),
0x04 (1/4 Rate allowed), and
0x08 (1/8 Rate allowed)

R-FCH Traffic 0 ... 2 – Reverse link FCH traffic type; one of:
Type (Num)
0: No forward traffic
1: Primary traffic
2: Secondary traffic

R-FCH Traffic Text – Same as R-FCH Traffic Type (Num) but


Type (Text) in text format.

RLP DL 0 ... 4000 – Instantaneous throughput on downlink


Throughput kbit/s at RLP level. Valid for both 1x and EV-
(kbit/s) DO.

RLP DL Avg. 0 ... 4000 – Averaged throughput on downlink at


Throughput kbit/s RLP level (16 s sliding window).
(kbit/s)

RLP Erasure 0 ... 100 – Erasure rate at RLP level.


Rate (%) %

RLP 0 ... 100 – Retransmitted frames on downlink at


Retransmitted % RLP level.
Frames Rx (%)

RLP 0 ... 100 – Retransmitted frames on uplink at RLP


Retransmitted % level.
Frames Tx (%)

RLP Total 0 ... 231 – Total bytes transferred on downlink at


Bytes Rx bytes RLP level.

RLP Total 0 ... 231 – Total bytes transferred on uplink at RLP


Bytes Tx bytes level.

RLP UL 0 ... 4000 – Instantaneous data throughput on


Throughput kbit/s uplink. Valid for both 1x and EV-DO.
(kbit/s)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

RLP UL Avg. 0 ... 4000 – Averaged throughput on uplink at RLP


Throughput kbit/s level (16 s sliding window).
(kbit/s)

R-SCH Rate 0 ... 15 – Reverse link SCH rate bitmask. A


combination of:
0x01 (Full Rate allowed),
0x02 (1/2 Rate allowed),
0x04 (1/4 Rate allowed), and
0x08 (1/8 Rate allowed)

R-SCH0 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the reverse link SCH0.


Bitrate (kbps) kbit/s

R-SCH0 Text – State of reverse link SCH0: “Used”/”Not


Enabled Used”.

R-SCH0 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a reverse link SCH0


Frame Length bits physical layer frame.
(bits)

R-SCH0 MUX Text – Reverse link SCH0 MUX PDU type:


PDU see 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section
2.2.1.1.

R-SCH0 Radio 1 ... 9 – Reverse link SCH0 Radio


Configuration Configuration as specified in 3GPP2
TS C.S0002-A, Table 3.1.3.1-1.

Rx Power –120 ... 10 – Received signal power. Valid for both


dBm 1x and EV-DO.

“Scanned 1st These elements concern the first scanned RF channel only. Pilots
Freq.” are arranged in order of ascending PN offset.
elements Argument (where present): 1 means the pilot with lowest PN
offset, etc.

Scanned 1st Text – Band class for scanned RF channel.


Freq. Band See also general remark above.

Scanned 1st Text 1 ... 512 Cell names corresponding to each


Freq. Cell scanned pilot. Requires that a cell file
Name has been loaded.
See also general remark above.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Scanned 1st 0 ... 1199 – Channel number of scanned RF


Freq. Channel channel.
See also general remark above.

Scanned 1st –3 ... 60 1 ... 512 Pilot delay in chips for each scanned
Freq. Delay chips pilot. See DC UM section 10.4.1.
See also general remark above.

Scanned 1st 0 ... 63 1 ... 512 Delay spread in chips for each scanned
Freq. Delay chips pilot. See DC UM section 10.4.1.
Spread
See also general remark above.

Scanned 1st –32 ... 0 1 ... 512 Signal strength in terms of peak Ec/Io
Freq. Ec/Io dB for each scanned pilot.
See also general remark above.

Scanned 1st –125 ... –25 – Total signal power in RF channel.


Freq. Io dBm
See also general remark above.

Scanned 1st 0 ... 511 1 ... 512 PN offset for each scanned pilot.
Freq. Pilot PN See also general remark above.

Scanned 1st 0 ... 512 – Number of pilots scanned.


Freq. Pilots
See also general remark above.
Count

“Scanned 1st These elements concern the first scanned RF channel only. The
Freq. strongest pilots are sorted by descending peak Ec/Io.
Strongest”
Argument (1 ... 32): 1 means the pilot with highest peak Ec/Io,
elements
etc.

“Scanned 2nd These elements concern the second scanned RF channel only.
Freq.” Pilots are arranged in order of ascending PN offset.
elements
Argument (1 ... 512): 1 means the pilot with lowest PN offset, etc.

“Scanned 2nd These elements concern the second scanned RF channel only.
Freq. The strongest pilots are sorted by descending peak Ec/Io.
Strongest”
Argument (1 ... 32): 1 means the pilot with highest peak Ec/Io,
elements etc.

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“Scanned 3rd These elements concern the third scanned RF channel only. Pilots
Freq.” are arranged in order of ascending PN offset.
elements
Argument (1 ... 512): 1 means the pilot with lowest PN offset, etc.

“Scanned 3rd These elements concern the third scanned RF channel only. The
Freq. strongest pilots are sorted by descending peak Ec/Io.
Strongest”
Argument (1 ... 32): 1 means the pilot with highest peak Ec/Io,
elements etc.

“Scanned 4th These elements concern the fourth scanned RF channel only.
Freq.” Pilots are arranged in order of ascending PN offset.
elements Argument (1 ... 512): 1 means the pilot with lowest PN offset, etc.

“Scanned 4th These elements concern the fourth scanned RF channel only. The
Freq. strongest pilots are sorted by descending peak Ec/Io.
Strongest” Argument (1 ... 32): 1 means the pilot with highest peak Ec/Io,
elements
etc.

“Scanned These elements contain the strongest pilots irrespective of


Strongest” scanned RF channel. The pilots are sorted by descending peak
elements Ec/Io.
Argument (1 ... 32): 1 means the pilot with the highest peak Ec/Io,
etc.

Searcher State Text – Searcher state, e.g. “Acquisition”, “TCH


operation”. Valid for both 1x and EV-
DO.

Searcher 0 ... 15 – Size of search window used for pilots in


Window A the active set. For the mapping to PN
chip length see IS-95, Table 6.6.6.2.1-
1.

Searcher 0 ... 15 – Size of search window used for pilots in


Window N the neighbor set.

Searcher 0 ... 15 – Size of search window used for pilots in


Window R the remaining set (see 3GPP2 TS
C.S0005-A, page 1-18).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Sector ID Text – Hex string containing the 128-bit sector


address of the serving sector. Format:
“0011:2233:4455:6677:8899:AABB:CC
DD:EEFF”

Service ID 0 ... 254 – Radio Link Protocol service ID.

Service Option 0 ... 65535 – Service Option for the current session.
(Num) See 3GPP2 TS C.R1001.

Service Option Text – Same as Service Option (Num) but in


(Text) text format.

Slot Cycle 0 ... 7 – Slot cycle index described in 3GPP2


Index TS C.S0005-A, section 2.6.2.1.1.3.

Soft Handoff Text – Soft handoff state. One of “No Soft


State Handoff”, “2-Way”, “3-Way”, “4-Way”,
”5-Way”, “6-Way”. Derived from the
information element Active Set Count.

Software Text – Phone firmware version.


Version

Station Class Text – Defined in 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A,


Mark (hex) section 2.3.3.

Subnet Mask 0 ... 255 – Sector subnet identifier.

System ID 0 ... 65535 – System Identification (SID).

T-Add (dB) –32 ... 0 – Pilot detection threshold (sign


dB reversed). See 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A,
section 2.6.6.2.6.2.

T-Add (Num) –63 ... 0 – Pilot detection threshold (expressed in


See units of 0.5 dB and sign reversed). See
Description 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A, section 1.1.2.2.

T-Comp (dB) 0 ... 8 – Active set versus candidate set


dB comparison threshold. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0005-A, section 2.6.6.2.5.2.

T-Comp (Num) 0 ... 15 – Active set versus candidate set


See comparison threshold (expressed in
Description units of 0.5 dB).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

T-Drop (dB) –32 ... 0 – Pilot drop threshold (sign reversed).


dB See 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A, section
2.6.6.2.3.

T-Drop (Num) –63 ... 0 – Pilot drop threshold (expressed in units


See of 0.5 dB and sign reversed).
Description

T-TDrop (Num) 0 ... 15 – Drop timer value, mapped to an integer


value according to 3GPP2 TS
See
Description C.S0005-A v6.0, Table 2.6.6.2.3-1.

T-TDrop (sec) Text (0.1 s – Drop timer value in seconds.


... 319 s)
See 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A v6.0, Table
2.6.6.2.3-1.

Time Text – Time in text format: HH:MM:SS.mm,


where mm = decimal seconds.

Tx Adjust –128 ... 127 – Tx Adjust power control parameter.


dB Valid for both 1x and EV-DO. Equal to
Closed Loop Adjust parameter when in
EV-DO mode.

Tx Open Loop –127 ... 36 – Tx Open Loop Power parameter.


Power dBm
Valid for both 1x and EV-DO.

Tx Pilot Power –127 ... 36 – Tx Pilot Power parameter.


dBm
Valid for both 1x and EV-DO.

Tx Power –127 ... 36 – Tx Power parameter.


dBm
Valid for both 1x and EV-DO.

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2.3. GSM Information Elements

IE Support in Connectable Equipment


Some elements are presentable only with a subset of the connectable
devices. See the table in section 4.2, page 245.

Properties of Information Elements: The Asterisk Column


In the column marked *, a set of codes is used to state conditions under
which an information element is
• valid: a non-trivial condition must be fulfilled for the element to be valid
• not valid: the element is normally valid, but in certain circumstances it is
not (code ends in “–”)
• extended compared to the simplest GSM case: the element sometimes
carries more information, for example when frequency hopping is used
(code ends in “+”)
If nothing is written in the asterisk column, the element is always valid
(provided it is supported by the device).

Code Meaning

c Valid if a cell file is loaded.

ca Valid if C/A measurements have been activated on the phone’s


property page (DC UM sections 12.1.3.4 and 30.2.3.1).

ci Valid if C/I measurements have been activated on the phone’s


property page (DC UM section 30.2.3.2).

g Valid when running GPRS. Not valid for voice.

g+ The element is richer for (E)GPRS, in one of the following ways:


• more values, i.e. more arguments – e.g. C/I Best
• values have a more complex meaning – e.g. C/I Hopping
List (average over timeslots)
• larger range of possible values – e.g. Channel Type.

g– Not valid when running (E)GPRS.

h Valid if frequency hopping is used.

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Code Meaning

h+ The element is richer if frequency hopping is used.


If frequency hopping is used, the element covers all channels in
the hopping list.
• No GPRS connection: One value for each channel
(arguments 0 through 63)
• GPRS: One value for each timeslot used on each channel
(arguments 0 through 64 · 8 – 1 = 511). Exception: C/I
Hopping List has only one value for each channel
(arguments 0 through 63).
If frequency hopping is not used, the element contains values
for the single channel employed.
• No GPRS connection: One single value (argument 0).
• GPRS: One value for each timeslot used on the channel
(arguments 0 through 7).
Example: C/I Best.

hc+ If frequency hopping is used, the element covers all channels in


the hopping list. One value for each channel (arguments 0
through 63).
No separate values for each timeslot for a GPRS connection.
Example: C/I Hopping List.

h– Not valid if frequency hopping is used.

hs Valid when running HSCSD. Not valid for voice.

hs+ The element is richer for HSCSD, in one of the following ways:
• more values, i.e. more arguments – e.g. C/I Best
• values have a more complex meaning – e.g. C/I Hopping
List (average over timeslots)
• larger range of possible values – e.g. Channel Type.

hs– Not valid when running HSCSD.

p Reported by positioning equipment.

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Code Meaning

s Valid when some form of scanning is undertaken with a Sony


Ericsson GSM phone (DC UM chapter 8).

sa For Sony Ericsson K800i/K600i and K790a/K790i/W600i, these


elements are reported when C/A measurements are activated in
the phone properties. See DC UM section 12.1.3.4.
For older Sony Ericsson phones (T610/T616/T618), these
elements are reported when the C/A scanning function is
activated. See DC UM section 30.1.3.

si Valid when doing interference scanning with a Sony Ericsson


GSM phone.

“Full” and “Sub” Values


Information elements with “Full” in their names are calculated on all blocks.
Information elements with “Sub” in their names are calculated only on the
blocks known to be sent also when downlink DTX is active (in each 104-
multiframe, one TCH block with SID information and one SACCH block).

GSM RxLev Units


GSM RxLev units are defined in 3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.1.4.

Information Element Table

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Adjacent –10 ... 100 1 ... 4 h– Signal strength of adjacent


RxLev GSM RxLev channel.
units
Argument:
1: Serving cell –2 (–400 kHz)
2: Serving cell –1 (–200 kHz)
3: Serving cell +1 (+200 kHz)
4: Serving cell +2 (+400 kHz)
Invalid if frequency hopping is
used.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Adjacent –120 ... –10 1 ... 4 h– Same as Adjacent RxLev but in


RxLev (dBm) dBm dBm. Invalid if frequency
hopping is used.

Adjacent Scan 0, 2 – Use of C/A measurements in


phone. See DC UM sections
12.1.3.4 and 30.2.3.1. (This
element is not associated with
the scanning function described
in DC UM section 30.1.3.)
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Altitude (ft) –1312 ... – p Height above sea level in feet.


29028
ft

Altitude (m) –400 ... – p Height above sea level in


8848 meters.
m

AMR Active Text 0 ... 3 Current active set of AMR


Set DL speech codecs on downlink,
each codec being described by
a text string, e.g. “12.2 kbit/s
rate”.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.

AMR Active Text 0 ... 3 Current active set of AMR


Set UL speech codecs on uplink, each
codec being described by a text
string, e.g. “12.2 kbit/s rate”.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.

AMR C/I –5 ... 35 – C/I value used as input to mode


dB control in AMR. This parameter
is distinct from the ordinary C/I
information elements, although
the value should be similar.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

AMR C/I Hi –5 ... 35 – C/I limit for codec change to


Limit dB higher bit rate, calculated from
AMR Hysteresis and AMR
Threshold.

AMR C/I Lo –5 ... 35 – C/I limit for codec change to


Limit dB lower bit rate, calculated from
AMR Hysteresis and AMR
Threshold.

AMR Codec DL 0 ... 100 0 ... 3 Current distribution of downlink


(%) % AMR codec usage across the
active set being used.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.,
the members being ordered as
in AMR Active Set DL.

AMR Codec UL 0 ... 100 0 ... 3 Current distribution of uplink


(%) % AMR codec usage across the
active set being used.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.,
the members being ordered as
in AMR Active Set UL.

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of downlink AMR


Call DL (%) % codec usage for the current call.
Invalid if no call is ongoing.
Argument: Indicates the AMR
codec.
0: 12.2 kbit/s
1: 10.2 kbit/s
2: 7.95 kbit/s
3: 7.40 kbit/s
4: 6.70 kbit/s
5: 5.90 kbit/s
6: 5.15 kbit/s
7: 4.75 kbit/s

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of uplink AMR


Call UL (%) % codec usage for the current call.
Invalid if no call is ongoing.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Call DL (%).

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of downlink AMR


Cell DL (%) % codec usage since the phone
started using the current
serving cell.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Call DL (%).

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of uplink AMR


Cell UL (%) % codec usage since the phone
started using the current
serving cell.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Call DL (%).

AMR 0 ... 15 1 ... 3 Hysteresis values in AMR mode


Hysteresis switch mechanism.
Argument: One hysteresis
value for each possible mode
transition (a maximum of four
AMR codecs can be active
simultaneously).

AMR 0 ... 63 1 ... 3 Threshold values in AMR mode


Threshold switch mechanism.
Argument: See AMR
Hysteresis.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

ARFCN BCCH GSM 450: – Absolute Radio Frequency


259 ... 293 Channel Number of Broadcast
Control Channel.
GSM 850:
128 ... 251
P-GSM 900:
1 ... 124
E-GSM 900:
0 ... 124,
975 ... 1023
GSM 1800:
512 ... 885
GSM 1900:
512 ... 810

ARFCN See ARFCN – h– In idle mode: Same as ARFCN


Current BCCH BCCH.
In dedicated mode: Same as
ARFCN TCH.
Not valid when frequency
hopping is used.

ARFCN TCH See ARFCN – h– Absolute Radio Frequency


BCCH Channel Number of Traffic
Channel.
Valid only in dedicated mode
and only for channels where no
frequency hopping is used.

Attach Time 0 ... 60000 – g Time from Attach Request to


(ms) ms Attach Complete.

Band Control 0, 2 – Use of band control function in


phone. See DC UM sections
12.1.3.3, 12.2.2, 12.3.1, 12.4.1.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

BER Actual (%) 0 ... 26 – g– Bit error rate, calculated taking


% hs– DTX into account, i.e. the figure
is based only on blocks actually
transmitted. Valid for voice only.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

BER/Timeslot 0 ... 26 0 ... 7 g Bit error rate for each used


(%) % hs timeslot. Valid for data services
only.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

BLER/Timeslot 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Block error rate for each


(%) % hs timeslot used. Valid for data
services only.
Argument: 0 means the first
used timeslot (not TS 0), etc.

BSIC Text – Base Station Identity Code as


text string.

BSIC (Num) 00 ... 77 – Base Station Identity Code in


(octal) numeric format.

C Value 0 ... 63 – Normalized signal level


GSM RxLev received at the MS
units (normalization with running
average filter).

C/A –3 –100 ... 100 – ca “Carrier over Adjacent”.


dB h– Calculated as (RxLev for
serving cell) – (Adjacent RxLev
for –3), i.e. the adjacent
channel’s frequency is 600 kHz
below the serving cell’s.
The range has been chosen for
the presentation. In practice,
the range is something like 0 ...
50, since the neighbor cell very
rarely is stronger than the
serving cell.
Invalid if frequency hopping is
used.

C/A –2 ... –100 ... 100 – ca As C/A –3 but with adjacent


C/A +3 dB h– channel at –400 kHz, –200 kHz,
+200 kHz, +400 kHz, and
+600 kHz respectively.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

C/I Absolute –5 ... 35 See ci Carrier-over-interference ratio


dB range of for all channels.
ARFCN
Argument = ARFCN.
BCCH
Concerning the range, see DC
UM chapter 28.

C/I Best –5 ... 35 0 ... 511 ci C/I values for all hopping
dB (8·64–1) g+ channels in all used timeslots.
hs+ The whole list is sorted by
h+ descending C/I.
For Nokia phones, a single C/I
value is obtained (snapshot
from the channel used at the
time of measurement). This
value is found at argument 0 of
this element.
For PCTel scanners, one C/I
value is obtained for each
channel scanned.
Argument: 0 gives the C/I of
the best channel, 1 gives that of
the second best, etc.

C/I Best: See ARFCN 0 ... 511 ci ARFCN list corresponding to


ARFCN BCCH (8·64–1) g+ the C/I Best element (which
hs+ see).
h+
Argument: 0 gives the ARFCN
of the channel with the best C/I,
etc.

C/I Best: 0 ... 7 0 ... 511 ci For multislot allocations:


Timeslot (8·64–1) g Timeslot list corresponding to
hs the C/I Best element (which
h+ see).
Argument: 0 gives the C/I of
the channel with the best C/I,
etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

C/I For Worst –5 ... 35 0 ... 7 ci C/I for the worst channel in the
ARFCN dB g hopping list for each used
hs timeslot.
h+ Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

C/I Hopping –5 ... 35 0 ... 63 ci C/I values (unsorted) for the


List dB g+ channels in the hopping list. For
hs+ multislot channels, the mean
hc+ value across all used timeslots
is given.
Argument: 0 gives the C/I of
the first channel in the hopping
list, etc.

C/I Hopping See ARFCN 0 ... 63 ci ARFCNs of the channels in the


List: ARFCN BCCH h+ hopping list (see C/I Hopping
List).
Argument: 0 gives the ARFCN
of the first channel in the
hopping list, etc.

C/I on BCCH –5 ... 35 – ci C/I on the current BCCH.


Carrier dB The following steps are used to
find a value for the element:
1. Hopping list. If the BCCH is
used as hopping frequency
(in dedicated mode), report
its C/I.
2. Idle mode. If the phone is in
idle mode, report idle mode
C/I.
If frequency hopping is not
used, step 1 becomes “If BCCH
= TCH ...”.
Invalid if no value is found in
any of the above steps.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

C/I Worst –5 ... 35 0 ... 511 ci C/I values for all hopping
dB (8·64–1) g+ channels in all used timeslots.
hs+ The whole list is sorted by
h+ ascending C/I.
For Nokia phones, a single C/I
value is obtained (snapshot
from the channel used at the
time of measurement). This
value is found at argument 0 of
this element.
For PCTel scanners, one C/I
value is obtained for each
channel scanned.
Argument: 0 gives the C/I of
the worst channel, 1 gives that
of the second worst, etc.

C/I Worst: See ARFCN 0 ... 511 ci ARFCN list corresponding to


ARFCN BCCH (8·64–1) g+ the C/I Worst element (which
hs+ see).
h+ Argument: 0 gives the ARFCN
of the channel having the worst
C/I, etc.

C/I Worst: 0 ... 7 0 ... 511 ci For multislot allocations:


Timeslot (8·64–1) g Timeslot list corresponding to
hs the C/I Worst element (which
h+ see).
Argument: 0 gives the timeslot
of the channel having the worst
C/I, etc.

C1 –127 ... 127 – Path loss criterion C1.


dB
Valid only in idle mode.

C2 –127 ... 127 – Cell reselection criterion C2.


dB Valid only in idle mode.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

C31 –127 ... 127 – g GPRS signal strength threshold


dB criterion C31.
Valid both in packet idle and
packet dedicated mode.

C32 –127 ... 127 – g GPRS cell ranking criterion


dB C32.
Valid both in packet idle and
packet dedicated mode.

Cell EGPRS Text: – EDGE supported/not supported


Support “Yes”/”No” in the cell. This information is
available also to non-EDGE
phones.

Cell GPRS Text: – Indicates whether GPRS is


Support “Yes”/”No” supported in the cell.

Cell Id 0 ... 65535 – Cell Identity.

Cell Id (Hex) Text: 0000 – Same as Cell Id but coded as


... FFFF hexadecimal.

Cell Name Text – c Name of serving cell. Present


only if a cell file is used.
Calculated using a number of
different algorithms: see Cell
Name Algorithm.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Cell Name 1 ... 3 – c Indicates the input used by the


Algorithm cell name determination
algorithm and (for values 2 and
3) the result of the cell search:
1: MCC, MNC, LAC, and CI
used.
2: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Unique cell
found matching these
parameters within a 35 km
radius.
3: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Several
matching cells found within a 35
km radius, closest cell selected.

CGI Text – Cell Global Identity. Consists of


Mobile Country Code, Mobile
Network Code, Location Area
Code and Cell Identity.
Presented on the format “MCC
MNC LAC CI”.

CGI (Hex) Text – Same as CGI, but LAC and CI


coded as hexadecimal.

Channel Mode Text – Activity on channel: “Signalling


only”, speech transmission (e.g.
“Speech full rate version 1”) or
data transmission (e.g. “Data
12.0 Kbit/s radio interface
rate”).

Channel RxLev –10 ... 100 See Measured signal strength level
GSM RxLev range of for all channels.
units ARFCN
Argument = ARFCN.
BCCH
Note: By contrast with RxLev
Full/RxLev Sub, this element is
also updated by scan reports.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Channel RxLev –120 ... –10 See Same as Channel RxLev but in
(dBm) dBm range of dBm.
ARFCN
Argument = ARFCN.
BCCH

Channel Type Text – g+ Channel type, also indicating


hs+ which speech coder is used.
For example, “TCH/F + FACCH/
F and SACCH/M”, “BCCH”, or
“PDCH”.

Ciphering Text – Currently used ciphering (A5/1,


Algorithm A5/2, GEA5/1, etc.), whether for
circuit-switched or packet-
switched.

Coding Text – g Modulation coding scheme


Scheme DL used on downlink.
EDGE: One of “MCS-1” ...
“MCS-9”, “MCS-5-7”,
“MCS-6-9”, “MCS-3 (pad)”,
“MCS-6 (pad)”.
MCS-5-7 and MCS-6-9 are
explained in 3GPP TS 44.060.
“(pad)” means that an RLC
block is retransmitted using
MCS-3 and MCS-6
respectively.
GPRS: One of “CS-1” ... “CS-4”.

Coding 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 g Distribution of coding scheme


Scheme DL % usage on downlink (overall, not
Usage (Total) limited to own data).
(%)
Argument: 1 means CS-1, etc.

Coding 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 g Distribution of coding scheme


Scheme DL % usage on downlink (for own
Usage (Own data only).
Data) (%)
Argument: 1 means CS-1, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Coding Text – g Modulation coding scheme


Scheme UL used on uplink. For the possible
values, see Coding Scheme
DL.

CS-n DL 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g These elements contain the


Usage (Own % distribution of coding scheme
Data) (%), usage (on the downlink and for
n = 1 ... 4 own data only) for each
timeslot.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

Current CS DL 1 ... 4 – g Coding scheme currently used


on downlink.

Current CS UL 1 ... 4 – g Coding scheme currently used


on uplink.

Current MCS 1 ... 9 – g Modulation coding scheme


DL currently used on downlink.

Current MCS 1 ... 9 – g Modulation coding scheme


UL currently used on uplink.

Data Mode Text – Indicates whether the data


transfer is performed over
GPRS, EGPRS, or circuit-
switched.

Data Mode 1 ... 3 – Indicates whether the data


(Num) transfer is performed over
GPRS, EGPRS, or circuit-
switched.
1: GPRS
2: EGPRS
3: CS

Disable 0, 2 – Use of Disable Handover


Handover function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.3.2.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Downlink 0 ... 45 – Current value of Downlink


Signalling Signalling Counter (DSC).
Counter
Valid only in idle mode.
Current

Downlink 0 ... 45 – Initial value of Downlink


Signalling Signalling Counter (DSC).
Counter Max
Valid only in idle mode.

DTX Rate DL 0 ... 100 – g– Use of DTX on downlink.


% Calculated as:
number of blocks not sent
--------------------------------------------------------------------
total number of blocks
⋅ 100
2 mandatory blocks are always
sent using DTX: 1 TCH (with
SID information) and 1 SACCH.
Non-existent for packet-
switched (no DTX).

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 31 – Mean value of bit error


(Mean) See probability as reported in the
Description Layer 3 message EGPRS
Packet Downlink Ack/Nack.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 7 – Variance of bit error probability


(Variance) See as reported in the Layer 3
Description message EGPRS Packet
Downlink Ack/Nack.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 31 – Short-term mean value of bit


Total (Mean) See error probability extracted from
Description Layer 1.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 7 – Short-term variance of bit error


Total (Variance) See probability extracted from
Description Layer 1.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

EGPRS Link Text – Indicates whether Link


Quality Control Adaptation (LA) or Incremental
UL Redundancy (IR) is used on the
uplink.

EGPRS 64 ... 1024 – Retransmission buffer size on


Window Size downlink (RLC protocol level).
DL

EGPRS 64 ... 1024 – EDGE retransmission buffer


Window Size size on uplink (RLC protocol
UL level).

FER Actual (%) 0 ... 100 – g– Frame erasure rate, calculated


% hs– taking DTX into account, i.e. the
figure is based only on blocks
actually transmitted.
Valid for voice only.

FER Full (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate, Full value.
% Calculated as:
number of erased blocks
-----------------------------------------------------------------
total number of blocks
⋅ 100
A block is erased when the
parity check (CRC) fails.

FER Sub (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate, Sub value.
% For the calculation, see FER
Full (%).

Forced GPRS 0, 2 – g Use of GPRS class forcing


Class function in phone. See DC UM
section 30.2.1.

Forced 0, 2 – g Use of GPRS multislot class


Multislot Class forcing function in phone. See
DC UM section 30.2.1.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Forced Power 0, 2 – Use of power class forcing


Class function in phone. See DC UM
section 30.2.4.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Forced Quality 0, 2 – g Use of PDP Context Request


of Service modification function in phone.
See DC UM section 30.2.2.

Frequency Text – Frequency band of BCCH


Band carrier, e.g. “850”, “1800”,
“900E”, “900R”.

Frequency 450 ... 1900 – Frequency band of BCCH


Band (Num) carrier in numeric format.

Frequency Text – Frequency band of current


Band for TCH traffic channel or channels, e.g.
“850”, “1800”, “900E”, “900R”.

Frequent AQM These elements, uplink and downlink scores, only appear in
elements merged logfiles (see RA UM section 17.2).
(general
remark)

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last


Score DL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
downlink.

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last


Score UL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
uplink.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Downlink Frequent AQM


Sentence DL sentence index.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Uplink Frequent AQM sentence


Sentence UL index.

GMM State Text – g State of GMM protocol: “Idle”,


“Ready”, or “Standby”.

GRR State Text – g State of GRR protocol: “Packet


Idle” or “Packet Transfer”.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Hardware Text – Phone model (e.g. “T610”).

Heading (deg) 0 ... 360 – p Direction of testing vehicle


degrees measured in degrees clockwise
from north.

Hopping Text – Use of frequency hopping


(“YES”/”NO”).

Hopping List Text – h ARFCNs of the channels in the


hopping frequency list, for
example “1, 10, 19, 28”.

HSN 0 ... 63 – h Hopping Sequence Number,


indicating which hopping
frequency list to use.

Idle Channel 0, 2 – Use of idle mode RxQual


Quality measurement function in
phone. See DC UM section
30.2.5.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Ignore Cell 0, 2 – Use of Ignore Cell Barred


Barred function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.3.1 (Sony
Ericsson) and 12.4.2 (Nokia).
0: Not activated
2: Activated

IMEI Text – International Mobile Equipment


Identity, the unique equipment
identity of the phone.

Interference See ARFCN – si The ARFCN scanned for


Measured BCCH interferers during interference
ARFCN scanning. (Useful when
replaying a logfile.)

Interference See ARFCN – si The BCCH ARFCN of the


BCCH ARFCN BCCH serving cell locked on during
interference scanning. (Useful
when replaying a logfile.)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

LAC 0 ... 65535 – Location Area Code.

LAC (Hex) Text: 0000 – Same as LAC, but coded as


... FFFF hexadecimal.

Latitude –90 ... 90 – p Latitude recorded by positioning


degrees equipment.

Latitude (Text) Text – p Latitude as text. For the


presentation format, see RA
UM appendix C.4.

Longitude –180 ... 180 – p Longitude recorded by


degrees positioning equipment.

Longitude Text – p Longitude as text. For the


(Text) presentation format, see RA
UM appendix C.4.

LLC BLER DL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of LLC data blocks


(%) % erroneously decoded on
downlink.

LLC BLER UL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of LLC data blocks


(%) % resent on uplink.

LLC Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes LLC protocol level since PS
attach.

LLC Bytes Sent 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes sent at the


UL bytes LLC protocol level since PS
attach.

LLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on downlink at
the LLC protocol level.

LLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on uplink at
the LLC protocol level.

LLC Window 1 ... 255 – LLC retransmission buffer size


Size DL on downlink.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

LLC Window 1 ... 255 – LLC retransmission buffer size


Size UL on uplink.

MAC Mode DL 0 ... 3 – g Type of GPRS connection on


downlink:
0: Dynamic Allocation
1: Extended Dynamic Allocation
2: Fixed Allocation, not half
duplex mode
3: Fixed Allocation, half duplex
mode

MAC Mode DL Text – g Same as MAC Mode UL but in


(Text) text format.

MAC Mode UL 0 ... 3 – g Type of GPRS connection on


uplink. See MAC Mode DL.

MAC Mode UL Text – g Same as MAC Mode UL but in


(Text) text format.

MAIO 0 ... 63 – h Mobile Allocation Index Offset.


Indicates where in the hopping
frequency list to start. Valid only
if frequency hopping is used.

MCC 000 ... 999 – Mobile Country Code.

MCS-n DL 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 These elements contain the


Usage (Own % distribution of modulation
Data) (%), coding scheme usage (on the
n = 1 ... 9 downlink and for own data only)
for each timeslot.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

Message Hex Text – Contains the hexadecimal


Dump Payload string of a Layer 3 message or
mode report.
Used for text-format logfile
export only.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

MNC 000 ... 999 – Mobile Network Code. May


(sometimes consist of two or three digits.
00 ... 99)

Mode Text – Same as “Mode (Num)” (which


see) but in text format: “No
service” etc.

Mode (Num) 1 ... 7 – 1: No service


2: Idle mode
3: Dedicated mode
4: Limited service mode
5: Scan mode
6: Packet mode
7: Packet Idle mode.

Modulation DL Text: – Type of modulation on downlink


“GMSK” or (GMSK or 8-PSK).
“8-PSK”

Modulation UL Text: – Type of modulation on uplink


“GMSK” or (GMSK or 8-PSK).
“8-PSK”

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

MS Behavior Text: “B”, – Indicates whether the phone’s


Modified “C”, “G”, or behavior has been changed
a from the default. Most of what
combination follows is applicable only to
of these Sony Ericsson GSM phones.
letters (or
Empty string: No modification of
empty phone behavior
string)
B: Modification of behavior not
related to channel selection (the
information elements Multiband
Reporting, Adjacent Scan,
Forced Power Class, Band
Control, Channel Quality)
C: Modification of channel
selection behavior (the
information elements Ignore
Cell Barred, Serving Cell List
Active, Prevent Serving Cell
List, Prevent Handover List
Active, Disable Handover,
Target Handover)
G: Modification of GPRS
behavior (the information
elements Forced GPRS Class,
Forced Multislot Class, Forced
Quality of Service).
Any combination of these
letters may appear.

MS Power 0 ... 31 – Phone transmit power ordered


Control Level See by the base station, mapped to
Description a number between 0 and 31
according to the tables in 3GPP
TS 45.005, section 4.1. Valid
only in dedicated mode.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

MS Tx Power GSM 850: – Transmit power currently used


(dBm) 5 ... 39 by the phone, in dBm. Valid only
in dedicated mode.
GSM 900:
5 ... 39
GSM 1800:
0 ... 36
GSM 1900:
0 ... 33
dBm

Multiband 0, 2 – Use of multiband reporting in


Reporting phone. See DC UM section
12.1.3.2.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

“Neighbor” A number of elements have been left out of the table. These are
elements the “Neighbor ... Band and SS ...” elements, which are mere
(general variants of the ordinary “Neighbor” elements and are used in the
remark) status window Serving + Neighbors By Band (see section 7.1.2).
What differs is the sorting order: first by band and then, within
each band, by signal strength.

Neighbor See ARFCN 1 ... 32 ARFCNs of neighbor cells,


ARFCN BCCH sorted by ARFCN.
Argument: 1 gives the lowest
ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor Se ARFCN 1 ... 32 ARFCNs of neighbor cells,


ARFCN BCCH sorted by signal strength.
(Sorted)
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor BSIC Text 1 ... 32 Base Station Identity Codes for


neighbor cells (in text format),
sorted by ARFCN.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor BSIC 00 ... 77 1 ... 32 Base Station Identity Codes for


(Num) (octal) neighbor cells (in numeric
format), sorted by ARFCN.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor BSIC Text 1 ... 32 Base Station Identity Codes for


(Sorted) neighbor cells (in text format),
sorted by signal strength.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor BSIC 00 ... 77 1 ... 32 Base Station Identity Codes for


(Num) (Sorted) (octal) neighbor cells (in numeric
format), sorted by signal
strength.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor C1 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 Path loss parameter C1 for


dB neighbor cells, sorted by
ARFCN.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor C1 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 Path loss parameter C1 for


(Sorted) dB neighbor cells, sorted by signal
strength.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor C2 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 Cell reselection parameter C2


dB for neighbor cells, sorted by
ARFCN.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor C2 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 Cell reselection parameter C2


(Sorted) dB for neighbor cells, sorted by
signal strength.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor C31 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 g GPRS signal strength threshold
dB criterion C31 for neighbor cells,
sorted by ARFCN.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor C31 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 g GPRS signal strength threshold
(Sorted) dB criterion C31 for neighbor cells,
sorted by signal strength.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor C32 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 g GPRS cell ranking criterion C32
dB for neighbor cells, sorted by
ARFCN.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor C32 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 g GPRS cell ranking criterion C32
(Sorted) dB for neighbor cells, sorted by
signal strength.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor Cell 0 ... 65535 1 ... 32 Cell identities of neighbor cells,


Id sorted by ARFCN. Decimal
format.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor Cell 0 ... 65535 1 ... 32 Cell identities of neighbor cells,


Id (Sorted) sorted by signal strength.
Decimal format.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor Cell 0000 ... 1 ... 32 Cell identities of neighbor cells,


Id (Hex) FFFF sorted by ARFCN. Hexadecimal
format.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor Cell 0000 ... 1 ... 32 Cell identities of neighbor cells,


Id (Hex) FFFF sorted by signal strength.
(Sorted) Hexadecimal format.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor Cell Text 1 ... 32 c Names of neighbor cells, sorted


Name by ARFCN. Present only if a
cell file is used.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor Cell Text 1 ... 32 c Names of neighbor cells, sorted


Name (Sorted) by signal strength. Present only
if a cell file is used.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor Cell 1 ... 6 1 ... 32 c Indicates, for each neighbor


Name cell, the input used by the
Algorithm algorithm determining the
neighbor cell name, and the
result of the cell search (where
applicable):
1: MCC, MNC, LAC, CI used.
2: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Unique cell
found matching these
parameters within a 35 km
radius.
3: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Several
matching cells found within a 35
km radius, closest cell selected.
4: Serving cell found with the
method denoted by Cell Name
Algorithm = 1; this neighbor
identified as a cell appearing in
the serving cell’s neighbor list
and having matching BSIC and
ARFCN.
5: Serving cell found with the
method denoted by Cell Name
Algorithm = 2; this neighbor
identified as a cell appearing in
the serving cell’s neighbor list
and having matching BSIC and
ARFCN.
6: Serving cell found with the
method denoted by Cell Name
Algorithm = 3; this neighbor
identified as a cell appearing in
the serving cell’s neighbor list
and having matching BSIC and
ARFCN.
Neighbors are sorted by
ARFCN.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor Cell 1 ... 6 1 ... 32 c Same as Neighbor Cell Name


Name Algorithm but sorted by signal
Algorithm strength.
(Sorted) Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor LAC 0 ... 65535 1 ... 32 Location Area Codes for


neighbor cells, sorted by
ARFCN. Decimal format.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor LAC 0 ... 65535 1 ... 32 Location Area Codes for


(Sorted) neighbor cells, sorted by signal
strength. Decimal format.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor LAC 0000 ... 1 ... 32 Location Area Codes for


(Hex) FFFF neighbor cells, sorted by
ARFCN. Hexadecimal format.
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor LAC 0000 ... 1 ... 32 Location Area Codes for


(Hex) (Sorted) FFFF neighbor cells, sorted by signal
strength. Hexadecimal format.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

Neighbor –10 ... 100 1 ... 32 Received signal strength of


RxLev GSM RxLev neighbors, sorted by ARFCN.
units
Argument: 1 represents the
lowest ARFCN, etc.

Neighbor –10 ... 100 1 ... 32 Received signal strength of


RxLev (Sorted) GSM RxLev neighbors, sorted in descending
units order.
Argument: 1 represents the
strongest neighbor, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor –120 ... –10 1 ... 32 Same as Neighbor RxLev but in


RxLev (dBm) dBm dBm.

Neighbor –120 ... –10 1 ... 32 Same as Neighbor RxLev


RxLev (dBm) dBm (Sorted) but in dBm.
(Sorted)

Neighbor (SI) Text – s Neighbor list (obtained from


ARFCN System Information) of
strongest cell scanned.
The list is given in text format,
for example: "[ARFCN: 17,
BSIC: 3-2] 7, 18, 32". The data
within square brackets pertains
to the strongest cell, and the
neighbor ARFCNs follow.

Network Text – g Cell reselection behavior of


Control Order phone. One of “NC0”, “NC1”,
(NC) “NC2”:
NC0: MS reselection, no
measurement reports
NC1: MS reselection,
measurement reports
NC2: Network reselection
See 3GPP TS 45.008,
section 10.1.4.

Network Mode Text – g Handling of paging in the


of Operation network.
(NMO)
I: All paging on GPRS
channels; Gs signaling interface
present
II: All paging on PCH; no Gs
III: All circuit-switched paging
on PCH, all packet-switched
paging on PPCH; no Gs.

Number of 0 ... 64 – h Number of frequencies in


Hopping hopping list.
Frequencies

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Number of 0 ... 8 – g Number of timeslots in use on


Used Timeslots hs downlink.
(DL)

Number of 0 ... 8 – g Number of timeslots in use on


Used Timeslots hs uplink.
(UL)

PBCCH 0 ... 7 – g Timeslot used for PBCCH/


Timeslot PCCCH, if any.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of downlink PDCH


Utilization % capacity currently used for
Control DL (%) control signaling, or not used at
all.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the downlink


Utilization % PDCH capacity currently used
Other Data DL for other users’ data.
(%) Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the downlink


Utilization Own % PDCH capacity currently used
Data DL (%) for own data.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the available


Utilization % uplink PDCH capacity currently
Control UL (%) used for control signaling.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the available


Utilization Own % uplink PDCH capacity currently
Data UL (%) used for own data.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the available


Utilization Free % uplink PDCH capacity that is
Data UL (%) currently unused.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDP elements The argument, where present, refers to a PDP context index.
(general
remarks)

PDP Access Text 1 ... 11 g Host name or network address


Point Name for each active PDP context.

PDP Address Text 1 ... 11 g User address (IPv4/IPv6).

PDP Context 0 ... 60000 – g Time from PDP Context


Time (ms) ms Activation Request to PDP
Context Activation Accept.

PDP Contexts 0 ... 11 – g Number of active PDP contexts.


Active

PDP Delay Text 1 ... 11 g Delay class as defined by sub-


Class scription (Subscribed, 1, 2, 3, or
4).

PDP LLC SAPI 3, 5, 9, 11 1 ... 11 g LLC Service Access Point


Identifier.

PDP Mean Text 1 ... 11 g Mean throughput (100 bytes/h–


Throughput 50 MB/h).

PDP NSAPI 5 ... 15 1 ... 11 g Network SAPI (Service Access


Point Identifier).

PDP Peak Text 1 ... 11 g Peak throughput as defined by


Throughput subscription. 1–256 kB/s.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PDP Text 1 ... 11 g Precedence class as defined by


Precedence subscription: Subscribed, High,
Class Normal, or Low priority.

PDP Radio Text 1 ... 11 g Radio priority level as defined


Priority by subscription.

PDP Reliability Text 1 ... 11 g Reliability class as defined by


Class subscription.

PESQ Uplink PESQ scores only appear in merged logfiles.


elements
Downlink PESQ scores, as well as the remaining AQM
(general measurements (all other elements prefixed with “PESQ” below),
remarks)
appear in merged as well as unmerged logfiles. However, prior to
merging, all such data lags behind other data in the logfile by
5.5 s. See RA UM section 17.2.2.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 – AQM: Echo attenuation on


Attenuation dB downlink.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 5 – AQM: Echo correlation on


Correlation downlink.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 1000 – AQM: Echo delay on downlink.


Delay ms

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 – AQM: Echo power on downlink.


Power dB

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 – AQM: PESQ score for last two


DL MOS-PESQ speech sentences played on
the downlink.

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 – AQM: PESQ score for last two


UL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
uplink.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PESQ 0 ... 3 – AQM: Downlink PESQ


Sentence DL sentence index. Each index
represents the two senteces
over which the corresponding
PESQ score was calculated.
0: Sentences 0 + 1
1: Sentences 2 + 3
2: Sentences 4 + 5
3: Sentences 6 + 7

PESQ 0 ... 3 – AQM: Uplink PESQ sentence


Sentence UL index. Same meaning as PESQ
Sentence DL (which see).

PESQ Volume –100 ... 20 – AQM: Volume on downlink.


dB

Prevent 0, 2 – Use of Prevent Handover List


Handover List function in phone (handover to
Active certain cells prevented in
dedicated mode). See DC UM
section 12.1.3.2.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Prevent 0, 2 – Use of Prevent Serving Cell List


Serving Cell function in phone (camping on
List certain cells prevented in idle
mode). See DC UM section
12.1.3.1.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Q Search Text – GPRS signal level criterion


Power governing when to search for
3G cells (e.g. “Above –74 dBm”,
“Below –54 dBm”, “Always”,
“Never”). See 3GPP TS 45.008,
section 10.4.

RAC 0 ... 255 – g Routing Area Code (8 bits).

RAC (Hex) 00 ... FF – g Same as RAC, but coded as


hexadecimal.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Radio Link 0 ... 64 – Current value of Radio Link


Timeout Timeout counter.
Current
Uses the “leaky bucket”
principle. Each decoded block
increases the counter by 1 (if it
is not already at max) and each
failed block decreases the
counter by 2. The call is
terminated when the counter
drops to 0.
Valid only in dedicated mode.

Radio Link 4, 8, ..., 64 – Initial value of Radio Link


Timeout Max Timeout counter.
Valid only in dedicated mode.

RLA_P –10 ... 100 – g Received Level Average


GSM RxLev (GPRS signal strength
units measure).

RLA_P (dBm) –120 ... –10 – g Same as RLA_P but in dBm.


dBm

RLC BLER DL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of RLC data blocks


(%) % erroneously decoded on
downlink.

RLC BLER UL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of RLC data blocks


(%) % resent on uplink.

RLC Block Text 0 ... 23 g RLC/MAC block header as hex


Dump string (e.g. “80 1a 20”), for both
elements data and control blocks.
One element for each timeslot
on downlink and uplink.
For text-format logfile export
only.
Argument: Points to an
individual GPRS radio block.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLC Block 0 ... 127 0 ... 23 g RLC/MAC Block Sequence


BSN elements Number from header of data
blocks.
One element for each timeslot
on downlink and uplink.
For text-format logfile export
only.
Argument: Points to an
individual GPRS radio block.

RLC Block TFI 0 ... 31 0 ... 23 g RLC/MAC Temporary Flow


elements Identifier from header of control
and data blocks.
One element for each timeslot
on downlink and uplink.
For text-format logfile export
only.
Argument: Points to an
individual GPRS radio block.

RLC Block Text 0 ... 23 g RLC/MAC block type as string.


Type elements
Downlink: “Data Block to this
MS”, “Data Block to other MS”,
or “Control Block”.
Uplink: “Allowed but no data
sent”, “Data block sent”,
“Control Block sent”, or
“Forbidden”.
One element for each timeslot
on downlink and uplink.
For text-format logfile export
only.
Argument: Points to an
individual GPRS radio block.

RLC Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes RLC protocol level since GPRS
attach.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLC Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes sent at the


Sent UL bytes RLC protocol level since GPRS
attach.

RLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on downlink at
RLC protocol level.

RLC 0 ... 100 – g Data throughput (as defined


Throughput DL % above) on downlink at RLC
(%) protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

RLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on uplink at
RLC protocol level.

RLC 0 ... 100 – g Data throughput (as defined


Throughput UL % above) on uplink at RLC
(%) protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

RLP BLER DL 0 ... 100 – hs Percentage of RLP data blocks


(%) % erroneously decoded on
downlink.

RLP BLER UL 0 ... 100 – hs Percentage of RLP data blocks


(%) % resent on uplink.

RLP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – hs Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes RLP protocol level since dial-
up.

RLP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – hs Number of bytes sent at the


Sent UL bytes RLP protocol level since dial-
up.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLP 0 ... 60 – hs Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on downlink at
RLP protocol level.

RLP 0 ... 100 – hs Data throughput (as defined


Throughput DL % above) on downlink at RLP
(%) protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

RLP 0 ... 60 – hs Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on uplink at
RLP protocol level.

RLP 0 ... 100 – hs Data throughput (as defined


Throughput UL % above) on uplink at RLP
(%) protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

RxLev Full –10 ... 100 – Received signal strength (Full


GSM RxLev value).
units

RxLev Full –120 ... –10 – Same as RxLev Full but in


(dBm) dBm dBm.

RxLev Sub –10 ... 100 – Received signal strength (Sub


GSM RxLev value).
units

RxLev Sub –120 ... –10 – Same as RxLev Sub but in


(dBm) dBm dBm.

RxQual Full 0 ... 7 – Received signal quality (Full


See value), calculated from the bit
Description error rate according to the table
in 3GPP TS 45.008, section
8.2.4.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RxQual Full 0 ... 26 – Bit error rate in percent (%)


(%) % corresponding to RxQual Full.

RxQual Sub 0 ... 7 – Received signal quality (Sub


See value), calculated from the bit
Description error rate according to the table
in 3GPP TS 45.008, section
8.2.4.

RxQual Sub 0 ... 26 – Bit error rate in percent (%)


(%) % corresponding to RxQual Sub.

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: ARFCNs of


Adjacent BCCH h+ channels at –400 kHz.
ARFCN –2
Argument: 0 means the
channel adjacent to the first
channel in the hopping list, etc.

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 63 sa Same as Scanned Adjacent


Adjacent BCCH h+ ARFCN –2 but for the channels
ARFCN –1 at –200 kHz.

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: ARFCNs


Adjacent BCCH h+ used by current serving cell.
ARFCN C0 BCCHs are shown in idle mode,
TCHs in dedicated mode.
Note that this element does not
itself refer to an adjacent
channel but to the C0.
Argument: 0 means the first
channel in the hopping list, etc.

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 63 sa Same as Scanned Adjacent


Adjacent BCCH h+ ARFCN –2 but for the channels
ARFCN +1 at +200 kHz.

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 63 sa Same as Scanned Adjacent


Adjacent BCCH h+ ARFCN –2 but for the channels
ARFCN +2 at +400 kHz.

Scanned –100 ... 100 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: C/A values


C/A –2 dB h+ corresponding to Scanned
Adjacent RxLev –2.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Scanned –100 ... 100 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: C/A values


C/A –1 dB h+ corresponding to Scanned
Adjacent RxLev –1.

Scanned –100 ... 100 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: C/A values


C/A +1 dB h+ corresponding to Scanned
Adjacent RxLev +1.

Scanned –100 ... 100 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: C/A values


C/A +2 dB h+ corresponding to Scanned
Adjacent RxLev +2.

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: Scanned


Adjacent dBm h+ signal strength of the channels
RxLev –2 at –400 kHz.
(dBm) Argument: 0 gives the RxLev
of the channel adjacent to the
first channel in the hopping list,
etc.

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: Same as


Adjacent dBm h+ Scanned Adjacent RxLev –2
RxLev –1 but for channels at –200 kHz.
(dBm)

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: Scanned


Adjacent dBm h+ signal strength of the channels
RxLev C0 used by the current serving cell.
(dBm) That is, BCCHs in idle mode
and TCHs in dedicated mode.
Note that this element does not
itself refer to an adjacent
channel but to the C0.
Argument: 0 gives the RxLev
of the first channel in the
hopping list, etc.

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: Same as


Adjacent dBm h+ Scanned Adjacent RxLev –2
RxLev +1 but for channels at +200 kHz.
(dBm)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 sa C/A measurement: Same as


Adjacent dBm h+ Scanned Adjacent RxLev –2
RxLev +2 but for channels at +400 kHz.
(dBm)

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 846 s ARFCNs of scanned channels.


ARFCN BCCH
Argument: 0 gives the channel
with the lowest frequency, etc.
(not ARFCN).

Scanned Band 450 ... 1900 0 ... 846 s Frequency bands of scanned
MHz channels in numeric format.
Argument: 0 gives the channel
with the lowest frequency, etc.
(not ARFCN).

Scanned BSIC 00 ... 77 0 ... 846 s BSICs of scanned channels.


(octal)
Argument: 0 gives the BSIC of
the channel with the lowest
frequency, etc. (not ARFCN).

Scanned Cell Text 0 ... 846 c Cell names for scanned


Name s channels. Obtained only if both
ARFCN and BSIC are scanned.
Argument: 0 gives the cell
name for the channel with the
lowest frequency, etc. (not
ARFCN).

Scanned 0 ... 847 – s Number of channels currently


Channels No of scanned.

Scanned –10 ... 100 0 ... 846 s Received signal strength of


RxLev GSM RxLev scanned channels (GSM scan
units or CW scan).
Argument: 0 gives the RxLev
of the channel with the lowest
frequency, etc. (not ARFCN).

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 846 s Same as Scanned RxLev but in
RxLev (dBm) dBm dBm.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Scanned –10 ... 100 See s Received signal strength of


RxLev on GSM RxLev ARFCN scanned channels (GSM scan
ARFCN units BCCH or CW scan).
Argument: ARFCN.

Scanned –120 ... –10 See s Same as Scanned RxLev On


RxLev on dBm ARFCN ARFCN but in dBm.
ARFCN (dBm) BCCH

Serving Cell 0, 1, 2 – Use of Lock on Channels


List Active function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.3.1.
0: Not activated
1: Ordered by user, but not yet
activated
2: Activated

Signal Strength –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 h+ Signal strength of each channel
Hopping List dBm in the hopping list. This element
thus gives more information
than RxLev, which is an
average over all channels in the
hopping list.
Argument: 0 means the first
channel in the hopping list, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Signal Strength –120 ... –10 – Signal strength on the current


on BCCH dBm BCCH. Especially useful for
Carrier obtaining a correct measure of
the cell size when frequency
hopping is used and power
control is applied to the TCHs.
The following steps are used to
find a value for the element:
1. Neighbor list. If the BCCH
frequency is in the neighbor
list, report its signal strength.
2. Hopping list. If the BCCH is
used as hopping frequency
(in dedicated mode), report
its signal strength.
3. Idle mode. If the phone is in
idle mode, report RxLev
(dBm).
If frequency hopping is not
used, step 2 becomes “If BCCH
= TCH ...”.
Invalid if no value is found in
any of the above steps.

SNDCP BLER 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of SNDCP data


DL (%) % blocks erroneously decoded on
downlink.

SNDCP BLER 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of SNDCP data


UL (%) % blocks resent on uplink.

SNDCP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes SNDCP protocol level since
GPRS attach.

SNDCP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes sent at the


Sent UL bytes SNDCP protocol level since
GPRS attach.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SNDCP 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on downlink at
SNDCP protocol level.

SNDCP 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
(kbit/s) retransmissions) on uplink at
SNDCP protocol level.

Speech Codec Text – Currently used speech codec:


“EFR”, “HR”, “FR”, or “AMR”.

Speed (km/h) 0 ... 250 – p Speed of vehicle in km/h.


km/h

Speed (mph) 0 ... 155 – p Speed of vehicle in mph.


mph

SQI –20 ... 30 – g– Speech Quality Index. See DC


dBQ UM chapter 24. The range
depends on the speech codec
used:
HR (Half Rate): –20 ... 17 dBQ
FR (Full Rate): –19 ... 22 dBQ
EFR (Enhanced Full Rate):
–20 ... 30 dBQ
AMR: Dependent on codec
mode. The maximum SQI
values are as follows:
12.2 kbit/s: 30 dBQ
10.2 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.95 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.40 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
6.70 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
5.90 kbit/s: 24 dBQ
5.15 kbit/s: 21 dBQ
4.75 kbit/s: 19 dBQ
Non-existent for GPRS (no
voice data in packets).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Strongest See ARFCN 0 ... 846 s ARFCNs of scanned channels


Scanned BCCH sorted by decreasing signal
ARFCN strength.
Argument: Except in the case
of neighbor list scanning, 0
means the strongest channel of
those currently scanned, etc.
When neighbor list scanning is
performed, all neighbors come
first, and then all other channels
follow, both channel sets being
sorted internally by decreasing
signal strength.

Strongest 450 ... 1900 0 ... 846 s Frequency bands of scanned


Scanned Band MHz channels sorted by decreasing
signal strength.
Argument: See Strongest
Scanned ARFCN.

Strongest Text 0 ... 846 s BSICs of scanned channels


Scanned BSIC sorted by decreasing signal
strength.
Argument: See Strongest
Scanned ARFCN.

Strongest Text 0 ... 846 c Names of scanned channels


Scanned Cell s sorted by decreasing signal
Name strength.
Obtained only if both ARFCN
and BSIC are scanned.
Argument: See Strongest
Scanned ARFCN.

Strongest –120 ... –10 0 ... 846 s Signal strength of scanned


Scanned dBm channels in descending order.
RxLev (dBm) Argument: See Strongest
Scanned ARFCN.

Sub Channel 0 ... 7 – Number of subchannel used in


Number SDCCH or TCH half-rate
channel.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

TA 0 ... 63 – Timing Advance. Valid only in


dedicated mode.

Target 0, 1, 2 – Use of Target Handover


Handover function in phone (see DC UM
section 12.1.3.2).
0: Not activated
1: Ordered by user, but not yet
activated
2: Activated

TFI (DL) 0 ... 31 – g Temporary Flow Id on uplink.


Used to identify a one-block
flow.

TFI (UL) 0 ... 31 – g Temporary Flow Id on downlink.


Used to identify a one-block
flow.

Time Text – Time in text format:


HH:MM:SS.mm, where mm =
decimal seconds.

Timeslot 0 ... 7 – Timeslot used for current call.


Valid only in dedicated mode.

Timeslot Text 0 ... 7 g Type of channel in each


Channel Type hs timeslot on downlink. See
(DL) Channel Type.
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second (e.g. “TS4”), etc.

Timeslot Text 0 ... 7 g Type of channel in each


Channel Type hs timeslot on uplink. See Channel
(UL) Type.
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Timeslot Used Text 0 ... 7 g Timeslots used on downlink.


(DL) hs
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second, etc.

Timeslot Used Text 0 ... 7 g Timeslots used on uplink.


(UL) hs
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second, etc.

TLLI 0 ... 232 – 1 – g Temporary Logical Link


Identifier.

TLLI (Hex) Text – g Same as TLLI, but coded as


hexadecimal.

Training 0 ... 7 – Current training sequence


Sequence code.
Code

Uplink State 0 ... 7 0 ... 7 g Uplink State Flags, one for each
Flag timeslot, indicating to the phone
when it is allowed to send.
Argument: 0 gives the flag for
the first timeslot used (e.g. TS
3), etc.

WCDMA –34 ... 0 1 ... 32 CPICH Ec/No of measured


Neighbor dB WCDMA neighbors.
CPICH Ec/No
Argument: 1 gives the
(dB)
neighbor with the highest signal
strength, etc.

WCDMA –128 ... –15 1 ... 32 CPICH RSCP of measured


Neighbor dBm WCDMA neighbors.
CPICH RSCP Argument: See WCDMA
Neighbor CPICH Ec/No.

WCDMA 0 ... 511 1 ... 32 Scrambling codes of measured


Neighbor SC GSM neighbors.
Argument: See WCDMA
Neighbor CPICH Ec/No.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

WCDMA 0 ... 16383 1 ... 32 ARFCNs of measured GSM


Neighbor neighbors.
UARFCN
Argument: See WCDMA
Neighbor CPICH Ec/No.

WCDMA 0 ... 32 – Number of measured WCDMA


Neighbors No neighbors.
of

Weakest See ARFCN 0 ... 846 s ARFCNs of scanned channels


Scanned BCCH sorted by increasing signal
ARFCN strength.
Argument: Except in the case
of neighbor list scanning, 0
means the weakest channel of
those currently scanned, etc.
When neighbor list scanning is
performed, channels are sorted
exactly in the opposite order to
Strongest Scanned ARFCN.
(The “Weakest” element serves
no purpose in this context.)

Weakest 450 ... 1900 0 ... 846 s Frequency bands of scanned


Scanned Band MHz channels sorted by increasing
signal strength.
Argument: See Weakest
Scanned ARFCN.

Weakest Text 0 ... 846 s BSIC of scanned channels


Scanned BSIC sorted by increasing signal
strength.
Argument: See Weakest
Scanned ARFCN.

Weakest Text 0 ... 846 c Names of scanned channels


Scanned Cell s sorted by increasing signal
Name strength.
Obtained only if both ARFCN
and BSIC are scanned.
Argument: See Weakest
Scanned ARFCN.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Weakest –120 ... –10 0 ... 846 s Signal strength of scanned


Scanned dBm channels in ascending order.
RxLev (dBm)
Argument: See Weakest
Scanned ARFCN.

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2.4. WCDMA Information Elements


This category contains all information elements reported by UEs in WCDMA
mode, including measurements on GSM neighbors performed while in
WCDMA mode.
The WCDMA scanner elements are also found here, as well as
miscellaneous other items (e.g. time, positioning information).

Properties of Information Elements: The Asterisk Column


In the column marked *, a set of codes is used to identify certain groups of
information elements:

Code Meaning

c Requires that a cell file has been loaded.

cp Reported from CPICH scanning.

cw Reported from CW scanning.

ne GSM neighbor measurements reported by the UE while in


WCDMA mode.

p Reported by positioning equipment, or requires positioning data


to make sense.

ss Reported from spectrum scanning.

ts Reported from SCH timeslot scanning.

Notes on Quantities Denoting Signal Power


Below is a list of the signal power and power ratio quantities that appear in
the names of information elements.
• Eb: Scrambling code energy per bit.
• Ec: Scrambling code energy per chip.
• Es: Scrambling code energy per chip (as measured by a scanner during
the SCH timeslot scan).
• No: Total energy per chip (as measured by a UE).
• Io: Total energy per chip (as measured by a scanner).

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• Ec/No: Signal-to-noise ratio (as measured by a UE). See 3GPP TS


25.215, section 5.1.5. Compare No above.
• Ec/Io: Signal-to-noise ratio (as measured by a scanner). Compare Io
above.
• SIR: Signal-to-interference ratio as measured on the DPCCH. See 3GPP
TS 25.215, section 5.2.2.
• RSCP: Received signal code power, identical with Ec: see 3GPP TS
25.215, section 5.1.5.
• RSSI: Received signal strength indicator, identical with No: see 3GPP TS
25.215, section 5.1.5.

Eb and Ec are related by the equation

⎛ 3.84 ⋅ 10 6⎞
Eb [dBm] = Ec [dBm] + 10 ⋅ log 10 ⎜ ------------------------
-⎟
⎝ 3 ⋅ 10 4 ⎠

that is,

Eb [dBm] ≈ Ec [dBm] + 21.07 dB

Information Element Table

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Altitude (ft) –1312 ... – p Height above sea level in feet.


29028
ft

Altitude (m) –400 ... – p Height above sea level in


8848 meters.
m

“AMR Codec” These elements are valid also in GSM mode, where they appear
elements side by side with the more elaborate GSM-specific elements
(general relating to AMR (see section 2.3).
remarks)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

AMR Codec Text 1 ... 8 Names of AMR codecs.


Name
Argument: Identifies the AMR
codec.
1: 12.2 kbit/s
2: 10.2 kbit/s
3: 7.95 kbit/s
4: 7.40 kbit/s
5: 6.70 kbit/s
6: 5.90 kbit/s
7: 5.15 kbit/s
8: 4.75 kbit/s

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 1 ... 8 Current distribution of AMR


Usage (DL) % codec usage on downlink.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Name.

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 1 ... 8 Current distribution of AMR


Usage (UL) % codec usage on uplink.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Name.

AS Cell Name Text 1 ... 6 c Cell name of each active set


member.
Argument: Active set ID
identifying an active set
member.

AS CPICH –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of each active set


Ec/No dB member.
Argument: Active set ID.

AS CPICH –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH received signal code


RSCP dBm power of each active set
member.
Argument: Active set ID.

AS No of 0 ... 6 – The number of base stations in


Members the active set. Valid only in state
Cell_DCH.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

AS SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling code of each active


set member.
Argument: Active set ID.

AS UARFCN WCDMA 1 ... 6 Downlink UARFCN of each


DL 1900A: active set member.
9660 ... 9940
1900B: Argument: Active set ID.
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

Averaged BER 0 ... 100 – Bit error rate, measured using


(%) % either the pilot bits or the TPC
bits on the DPCCH channel
(choice depends on slot format).
Reported in Q11 format. A 100%
error figure means 2047
detected errors.
Averaged over reporting period.

BLER Target 0 ... 63 – BLER Target value set on phone


Control % property page (DC UM section
12.1.2.3), overriding BLER
target set by network.

BLER Target Text – Same as BLER Target Control


Control (Text) but in text format.

Call Event 0 ... 100 – Calculated as follows:


Success Rate %
# Call Ends / (# Call Ends +
# Blocked Calls + # Dropped
Calls)
Only events occurring in
WCDMA mode are counted.

Cell Barred 0 ... 1 – Use of Ignore Cell Barred


Control function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.2.1.

Cell Barred Text – Same as Cell Barred Control but


Control (Text) in text format.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Compressed 0, 1 – Use of compressed mode.


Mode
0: False
1: True

CW scanning: See DC UM section 9.6.

CW Sc No of 0 ... 255 – cw CW scanning: Number of


UARFCNs UARFCNs scanned.

CW Sc RSSI –115 ... –25 1 ... 255 cw CW scanning: RSSI of


dBm UARFCNs scanned.
Argument: The channels are
sorted by ascending UARFCN.
The argument 1 gives the
channel with the lowest
UARFCN.

CW Sc WCDMA 1 ... 255 cw CW scanning: UARFCNs of


UARFCN 1900A: channels scanned, sorted in
9660 ... 9940
1900B: ascending order.
410 ... 689 Argument: 0 gives the first
2100:
10550 ... channel currently scanned, 1 the
10850 second, etc.

Det Neigh Cell Text 1 ... 6 c Cell name of each detected


Name neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of each detected


CPICH Ec/No dB neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH received signal code
CPICH RSCP dBm power of each detected
neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh –31 ... 50 1 ... 6 CPICH transmit power of each


CPICH Tx dBm detected neighbor.
Power
Argument: Neighbor identity.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Det Neigh No 0 ... 6 – Number of detected neighbors.


of Members

Det Neigh 30 ... 165 1 ... 6 Pathloss of each detected


Pathloss dB neighbor. Calculated as Primary
CPICH Tx Power – CPICH
RSCP.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling code of each


detected neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh 0 ... 16383 1 ... 6 Downlink UARFCN of each


UARFCN DL detected neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

DPCCH ISCP –135 ... –15 – DPCCH interference signal


DL dBm code power on downlink.

DPCCH RSCP –135 ... –15 – DPCCH received signal code


DL dBm power on downlink.

DTX Rate DL 0 ... 100 – Use of DTX on downlink for the


% voice service.

“Finger” The Rake fingers are not sorted by signal strength; they come in
elements the order they are reported.
(general
The ordinal (“1st”, etc.) refers to a UMTS frequency. Separate
remarks)
elements are provided for each of the four possible UMTS
frequencies.
The Motorola E1000 may report these measurements on a
number of different channels (see the element Finger Position
Type); the other devices that support finger measurements always
report on the CPICH.
The “Finger” and “Finger Position” series of elements contain the
same data. The latter series consists of arrays of size 2560
corresponding to the sequence of chips in a radio frame timeslot,
with the received finger information positioned at the correct
indices. These elements are provided for bar chart plotting. The
Finger Slot Pos element is of course not needed in the Finger
Position series and is consequently absent from it.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Finger ... –34 ... 0 1 ... 48 Ec/No for each Rake finger.
Ec/No dB
Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... No of 0 ... 48 – Total number of Rake fingers.

Finger ... –135 ... –15 1 ... 48 RSCP for each Rake finger.
RSCP dBm Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... RSSI –95 ... –30 1 ... 48 RSSI for each Rake finger.
dBm
Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 48 Scrambling code for each Rake
finger.
Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... Slot 0 ... 15 1 ... 48 Radio frame timeslot index for
each Rake finger.
Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... Slot 1 ... 2560 1 ... 48 Position (chip index) of each
Pos Rake finger within the radio
frame timeslot.
Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... Type Text 1 ... 48 Type of channel on which each


Rake finger is reported (e.g.
CPICH).
Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... 0 ... 16383 1 ... 48 UARFCN for each Rake finger.
UARFCN
Argument: Rake finger number.

Finger ... 0 ... 511 1 ... Same as Finger SC (see


Position SC 2560 general remarks).
Argument: Chip index.

Finger ... –34 ... 0 1 ... Same as Finger Ec/No (see


Position Ec/No dB 2560 general remarks).
Argument: Chip index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Finger ... –135 ... –15 1 ... Same as Finger RSCP (see
Position RSCP dBm 2560 general remarks).
Argument: Chip index.

Finger ... –95 ... –30 1 ... Same as Finger RSSI (see
Position RSSI dBm 2560 general remarks).
Argument: Chip index.

Finger ... 0 ... 15 1 ... Same as Finger Slot (see


Position Slot 2560 general remarks).
Argument: Chip index.

Finger ... Text 1 ... Same as Finger Type (see


Position Type 2560 general remarks).
Argument: Chip index.

Finger ... 0 ... 16383 1 ... Same as Finger UARFCN (see


Position 2560 general remarks).
UARFCN
Argument: Chip index.

Frequent AQM These elements, uplink and downlink scores, only appear in
elements merged logfiles (see RA UM section 17.2).
(general
remark)

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last


Score DL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
downlink.

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last


Score UL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
uplink.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Downlink Frequent AQM


Sentence DL sentence index.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Uplink Frequent AQM sentence


Sentence UL index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

GSM Neigh See section 1 ... 32 ne ARFCNs of measured GSM


ARFCN 2.3 under neighbors.
“ARFCN
Argument: 1 gives the neighbor
BCCH” with the highest signal strength,
etc.

GSM Neigh Text 1 ... 32 ne Base Station Identity Codes (in


BSIC text format) of measured GSM
neighbors.
Argument: See GSM Neigh
ARFCN.

GSM Neigh No 0 ... 32 – ne Number of measured GSM


of neighbors.

GSM Neigh –120 ... –10 1 ... 32 ne Received signal strength of


RxLev dBm measured GSM neighbors.
Argument: See GSM Neigh
ARFCN.

Hardware Text – Description of UE model.

Heading (deg) 0 ... 360 – p Direction of testing vehicle


degrees measured in degrees clockwise
from north.

HO Event Type 0 ... 6 – Type of latest handover.


0: Unknown (e.g. because no
cell file loaded)
1: Soft
2: Softer
3: Hard
4: Handover to UTRAN
5: Handover from UTRAN
6: GSM

HO Event Type Text – As HO Event Type but in plain-


(Text) text format (same strings).

HS 16-QAM 0 ... 100 – HSPA: The percentage of time


Modulation % 16-QAM was used as
Rate modulation method.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

HS CQI (Max) 0 ... 30 – HSPA: The maximum value of


the CQI (Channel Quality
See
Indicator).
Description
The definition of the CQI values
is given in 3GPP TS 25.214,
section 6A.2.

HS CQI 0 ... 30 – HSPA: The median CQI value.


(Median)
Compare HS CQI (Max).

HS CQI (Min) 0 ... 30 – HSPA: The minimum CQI value.


Compare HS CQI (Max).

HS CQI 0 ... 255 – HSPA: CQI feedback cycle,


Feedback controlling how often the UE
Cycle transmits new CQI information
on the uplink (see 3GPP TS
25.214, section 6A.1.2). A value
of zero means that the UE shall
not transmit any CQI
information.

HS CQI 0 ... 15 – HSPA: CQI repetition factor,


Repetition controlling how often the UE
Factor repeats CQI information on the
uplink (see 3GPP TS 25.214,
section 6A.1.2).

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: ACK / (NACK + ACK)


ACK Rate % ratio on the HS-DSCH.

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Block error rate on the


BLER 1st % HS-DSCH for first retrans-
mission.

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Residual block error rate


BLER % on the HS-DSCH (decoding
Residual unsuccessful after maximum
number of retransmissions).

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: DTX rate on the HS-


DTX Rate % DSCH.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

HS-DSCH 0 ... 20000 – HSPA: Number of block errors


Error 1st on the HS-DSCH (first retrans-
Blocks No Of mission).

HS-DSCH 0 ... 20000 – HSPA: Number of residual block


Error Residual errors on the HS-DSCH
Blocks No Of (decoding unsuccessful after
maximum number of retrans-
missions).

HS-DSCH 0 ... 8 – HSPA: Number of active HARQ


HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat
Processes No Request) processes on the HS-
Of DSCH.

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: NACK / (NACK + ACK)


NACK Rate % ratio on the HS-DSCH.

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Retransmission rate on


Retrans- % the HS-DSCH.
mission Rate

HS-DSCH 0 ... 20000 – HSPA: Number of retransmitted


Retrans- blocks on the HS-DSCH.
missions

HS-DSCH 0 ... 4000 – HSPA: Throughput on the HS-


Throughput kbit/s DSCH.
(kbit/s)

HS H-RNTI 0 ... 65535 – HSPA: HS-DSCH Radio


Network Temporary Identity.

HS-PDSCH 0 ... 100 1 ... 15 HSPA: Distribution of channel-


Code Usage % isation code usage on the HS-
(Accu) % PDSCH for the whole of the
HSPA session.
This element does not take DTX
into account, so that values are
computed as percentages of all
blocks, whether used or unused.
Argument: Channelisation code
index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

HS-PDSCH 0 ... 100 1 ... 15 HSPA: Current distribution of


Code Usage % channelisation code usage on
(Curr) % the HS-PDSCH.
This element takes DTX into
account, so that values are
computed as percentages of the
total number of used blocks.
Argument: Channelisation code
index.

HS Phy 0 ... 4000 – HSPA


Requested kbit/s
Calculated as: (Average
Throughput requested transport block size
(kbit/s)
based on CQI) / (2 ms)

HS Phy 0 ... 4000 – HSPA


Scheduled kbit/s Calculated as: (Average
Throughput
transport block size in TTIs
(kbit/s)
where data is transferred) /
(2 ms)
(Only TTIs in which data is
actually received are considered
in the throughput calculation.)

HS Phy 0 ... 4000 – HSPA


Served kbit/s Calculated as: (Average
Throughput
transport block size counting all
(kbit/s)
TTIs) / (2 ms)
(All TTIs, also those in which no
data is received, are included in
the throughput calculation.)

HS QPSK 0 ... 100 – HSPA: The percentage of time


Modulation % QPSK was used as modulation
Rate method.

HS-SCCH 0 ... 31 1 ... 8 HSPA: Channelisation codes


Channel- used on the HS-SCCH,
isation Code arranged in ascending order.
Argument: Channelisation code
index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

HS-SCCH 0 ... 8 – HSPA: Number of channel-


Channel- isation codes used on the HS-
isation Codes SCCH.
No Of

HS-SCCH Text – HSPA: List of HS-SCCH


Channel- channelisation codes in text
isation Codes format.
(Text)

HS-SCCH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Decode success rate on


Decode % the HS-SCCH. For the decoding
Success Rate to count as a success, both the
first and the second parts must
have been completed
successfully.

HS-SCCH 0 ... 127 1 ... 4 HSPA: Orthogonal Variable


OVSF Code Spreading Factor codes used on
the HS-SCCH, arranged in
ascending order.
Argument: OVSF code index.

HS-SCCH 0 ... 4 – HSPA: Number of Orthogonal


OVSF Codes Variable Spreading Factor
No Of codes used on the HS-SCCH.

HS-SCCH Text – HSPA: List of HS-SCCH


OVSF Codes Orthogonal Variable Spreading
(Text) Factor codes in text format.

HS Serving 0 ... 511 – HSPA: The scrambling code


Cell index of the HSPA serving cell.

HS Serving Text – c HSPA: Name of HSPA serving


Cell Name cell.

HS Session 0 ... 1 – HSPA: Indicates whether the


session is an HSDPA or HSUPA
session (as opposed to an R99
session).
0: No
1: Yes

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

HS Session Text – Same as HS Session but in text


(Text) format.

HS Transport 0 ... 65535 1 ... HSPA: Block counts for all


Block Count 8191 possible HSPA transport block
(Abs) sizes, accumulated over the
current session.
Argument: The transport block
size itself (not an index).

HS Transport 0 ... 65535 1 ... 50 HSPA: Block counts for HSPA


Block Count transport block sizes currently in
(Accu) use, accumulated over the
current session.
Argument: Transport block size
index.

HS Transport 0 ... 65535 1 ... 50 HSPA: Block counts for HSPA


Block Count transport block sizes currently in
(Curr) use, collected over the latest
report period.
Argument: Transport block size
index.

HS Transport 0 ... 8191 1 ... 50 HSPA: Transport block sizes on


Block Size bits the HS-DSCH.
Argument: Transport block size
index.

HS Transport 0 ... 31 – HSPA: Number of HSPA


Block Sizes No transport block sizes currently in
Of use.

HS UL 0 ... 255 – HSPA: Average value of E-DCH


Average E- Transport Format Combination
TFCI Indicator.

HS UL 0 ... 1000 – HSPA: Average value of serving


Average grant.
Serving Grant

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

HS UL 0 ... 1000 – HSPA: Average value of serving


Average SG/E- grant divided by average value
TFCI of E-DCH Transport Format
Combination Indicator.

HS UL BLER 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Block error rate on uplink


1st % for first retransmission.

HS UL Buffer 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Percentage of time the


Limited Tx % uplink transmission was buffer
Rate limited.

HS UL DTX 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Percentage of TTIs


Rate % where nothing was sent on the
E-DPCCH/E-DPDCH.

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of block errors


1st Blocks No for first retransmission on uplink.
Of

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of block errors


2nd Blocks No for second retransmission on
Of uplink.

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of block errors


3rd Blocks No for third retransmission on
Of uplink.

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of block errors


4th Blocks No for fourth retransmission on
Of uplink.

HS UL Happy 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Percentage of TTIs


Rate % where the UE was happy.

HS UL HICH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: ACK rate on the E-HICH


ACK Rate % (HARQ Acknowledgement
Indicator Channel).

HS UL HICH 0 ... 100 – HSPA: NACK rate on the E-


NACK Rate % HICH.

HS UL New 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of new


Transmission % transmissions on E-DPCCH/E-
Rate DPDCH divided by the number
of TTIs.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

HS UL Non- 0 ... 4 – HSPA: Number of non-serving


Serving Cells cells in E-DCH active set.
No Of

HS UL Non- 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of times a non-


Serving RGCH serving cell in the E-DCH active
Down No Of set was ordered to lower its
transmit power (relative grant =
“Down”).

HS UL Number 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of TTIs


of TTIs (transmission time intervals) in
log report.

HS UL Power 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Percentage of time the


Limited Tx % transmission was limited by the
Rate available Tx power.

HS UL 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Number of retrans-


Retrans- % missions on E-DPCCH/E-
mission Rate DPDCH divided by the number
of TTIs.

HS UL Serving 0 ... 100 – HSPA: Percentage of time the


Grant Limited % transmission was limited by the
Tx Rate current serving grant.

IMEI Text – International Mobile Equipment


Identity, the unique equipment
identity of the UE.

Inter-freq Text 1 ... 10 Event criteria governing when


Event Criteria the UE should send inter-
frequency measurement
reports.
Argument: One argument for
each event criterion.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Inter-freq Text 1 ... 10 Names of events governing


Event Name sending of inter-frequency
measurement reports by the UE.
The events extracted to this
element are “e2a”, “e2d”, and
“e2f”. Other inter-frequency
events are not extracted.
Argument: One argument for
each event criterion. There may
be multiple criteria for the same
event.

Intra-freq Cells Text – Cells on which the UE has been


ordered to perform intra-
frequency measurements.

Intra-freq Text 1 ... 10 Event criteria governing when


Event Criteria the UE should send intra-
frequency measurement
reports.
Argument: One argument for
each event criterion.

Intra-freq Text 1 ... 10 Names of events governing


Event Name sending of intra-frequency
measurement reports by the UE.
The events extracted to this
element are “e1a”, “e1b”, “e1c”,
and “e1d”. Other intra-frequency
events are not extracted.
Argument: One argument for
each event criterion. There may
be multiple criteria for the same
event.

Inter-RAT Text 1 ... 5 Event criteria governing when


Event Criteria the UE should send inter-RAT
measurement reports.
Argument: One argument for
each event criterion.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Inter-RAT Text 1 ... 5 Names of events governing


Event Name sending of inter-RAT
measurement reports by the UE.
The only event extracted to this
element is “e3a”. Other inter-
RAT events are not extracted.
Argument: One argument for
each event criterion. There may
be multiple criteria for the same
event.

Latitude –90 ... 90 – p Latitude recorded by positioning


degrees equipment.

Latitude (Text) Text – p Latitude as text. For the


presentation format, see RA UM
appendix C.4.

Longitude –180 ... 180 – p Longitude recorded by


degrees positioning equipment.

Longitude Text – p Longitude as text. For the


(Text) presentation format, see RA UM
appendix C.4.

MCC 0 ... 999 – Mobile Country Code.

Message Hex Text – Contains the hexadecimal string


Dump Payload of a Layer 3 message or mode
report.
Used for text-format logfile
export only.

MNC 0 ... 999 – Mobile Network Code. May


consist of two or three digits.

Mode 0 ... 3 – 0: None


1: No service
2: Idle mode
3: Connected mode

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Mode - System 1 ... 5 – 1: WCDMA


2: GSM
(3: CDMA (1x))
(4: 1xEV-DO)
(5: Analog)

Mode - System Text – Same as Mode - System but in


(Text) text format.

Mon Neigh Text 1 ... 6 c Cell name of each monitored


Cell Name neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of each monitored


CPICH Ec/No dB neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH received signal code
CPICH RSCP dBm power of each monitored
neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh –31 ... 50 1 ... 6 CPICH transmit power of each


CPICH Tx dBm monitored neighbor.
Power
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh No 0 ... 6 – Number of monitored neighbors.


of Members

Mon Neigh 30 ... 165 1 ... 6 Pathloss of each monitored


Pathloss dB neighbor. Calculated as Primary
CPICH Tx Power – CPICH
RSCP.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling code of each


monitored neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Mon Neigh WCDMA 1 ... 6 Downlink UARFCN of each


UARFCN DL 1900A: monitored neighbor.
9660 ... 9940
1900B: Argument: Neighbor identity.
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

MS Behavior Text: “B”, – Indicates whether the UE


Modified (Text) “C”, or a behavior has been changed
combination from the default.
of these
Empty string: No modification of
letters (or
UE behavior
empty
string) B: Modification of UE behavior
in network (RAT Control
information element)
C: Modification of UE
reselection behavior: (Sector
Control information element)
Combinations of these letters
may appear.

Other/Own, 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp CPICH scanning (DC UM


Max 1 SC dB section 9.4): Estimated ratio
between polluting signal power
and desired signal power on a
CPICH control channel, based
on the assumption that there is
only one possible member in the
active set.
Applies to the first UMTS
frequency scanned (lowest
UARFCN).
Argument: Power threshold (in
dB) relative to the power of the
strongest scrambling code; used
to identify possible active set
members.
See DC UM section 9.4.9 for a
full description.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Other/Own, 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp As Other/Own, Max 1 SC except


Max 2 SCs dB that the active set is assumed to
have at most two possible
members.
Applies to the first UMTS
frequency scanned.
See DC UM section 9.4.9 for a
full description.

Other/Own, 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp As Other/Own, Max 1 SC except


Max 3 SCs dB that the active set is assumed to
have at most three possible
members.
Applies to the first UMTS
frequency scanned.
See DC UM section 9.4.9 for a
full description.

Other/Own, 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp As Other/Own, Max 1 SC except


Max 4 SCs dB that the active set is assumed to
have at most four possible
members.
Applies to the first UMTS
frequency scanned.
See DC UM section 9.4.9 for a
full description.

“Other/Own 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp Same as “Other/Own, ...” but for


2nd” elements dB the second UMTS frequency.

“Other/Own 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp Same as “Other/Own, ...” but for


3rd” elements dB the third UMTS frequency.

“Other/Own 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp Same as “Other/Own, ...” but for


4th” elements dB the fourth UMTS frequency.

PDP elements The argument, where present, refers to a PDP context index.
(general
remarks)

PDP Access Text 1 ... 11 Host name or network address


Point Name for each active PDP context.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PDP Address Text 1 ... 11 User address (IPv4/IPv6).

PDP Contexts 0 ... 11 – Number of active PDP contexts.


Active

PDP Delay Text 1 ... 11 Delay class as defined by sub-


Class scription (Subscribed, 1, 2, 3, or
4).

PDP LLC SAPI 3, 5, 9, 11 1 ... 11 LLC Service Access Point


Identifier.

PDP Mean Text 1 ... 11 Mean throughput (100 bytes/h–


Throughput 50 MB/h).

PDP NSAPI 5 ... 15 1 ... 11 Network SAPI (Service Access


Point Identifier).

PDP Peak Text 1 ... 11 Peak throughput as defined by


Throughput subscription. 1–256 kB/s.

PDP Text 1 ... 11 Precedence class as defined by


Precedence subscription: Subscribed, High,
Class Normal, or Low priority.

PDP Radio Text 1 ... 11 Radio priority level as defined by


Priority subscription.

PDP Reliability Text 1 ... 11 Reliability class as defined by


Class subscription.

PESQ Uplink PESQ scores only appear in merged logfiles.


elements
Downlink PESQ scores, as well as the remaining AQM
(general measurements (all other elements prefixed with “PESQ” below),
remarks)
appear in merged as well as unmerged logfiles. However, prior to
merging, all such data lags behind other data in the logfile by
5.5 s. See RA UM section 17.2.2.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 AQM: Echo attenuation on


Attenuation dB downlink.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 5 AQM: Echo correlation on


Correlation downlink.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 1000 AQM: Echo delay on downlink.


Delay ms

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 AQM: Echo power on downlink.


Power dB

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 AQM: PESQ score for last two


DL MOS-PESQ speech sentences played on the
downlink.

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 AQM: PESQ score for last two


UL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
uplink.

PESQ 0 ... 3 AQM: Downlink PESQ sentence


Sentence DL index. Each index represents
the two senteces over which the
corresponding PESQ score was
calculated.
0: Sentences 0 + 1
1: Sentences 2 + 3
2: Sentences 4 + 5
3: Sentences 6 + 7

PESQ 0 ... 3 AQM: Uplink PESQ sentence


Sentence UL index. Same meaning as PESQ
Sentence DL (which see).

PESQ Volume –100 ... 20 AQM: Volume on downlink.


dB

Poss No of AS 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp CPICH scanning: The estimated


Members dB number of possible members in
the active set.
Applies to the first UMTS
frequency scanned (lowest
UARFCN).
Argument: Power threshold (in
dB) relative to the power of the
strongest scrambling code.
See DC UM section 9.4.9 for a
full description.

Poss No of AS 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp Same as Poss No of AS


Members 2nd dB Members but for the second
UMTS frequency.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Poss No of AS 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp Same as Poss No of AS


Members 3rd dB Members but for the third UMTS
frequency.

Poss No of AS 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 cp Same as Poss No of AS


Members 4th dB Members but for the fourth
UMTS frequency.

Power Control –1, 0, 1 – Inner loop power control


Indication DL indication on downlink.
Based on the recent history of
power control decisions:
• The value –1 means that the
power has been adjusted
predominantly downward.
• The value 0 means that the
upward and downward
power adjustments have
canceled out exactly.
• The value +1 means that the
power has been adjusted
predominantly upward.

Power Control –1, 0, 1 – Inner loop power control


Indication UL indication on uplink. Works the
same way as Power Control
Indication DL, which see.

RACH Initial –50 ... 34 – Transmit power of first RACH


TX dBm preamble in dBm.

RACH Max 0 ... 64 – Maximum number of preambles


Preambles in one preamble ramping cycle.

RACH –50 ... 34 – Transmit power of last RACH


Message TX dBm preamble in dBm.

RACH 0 ... 64 – Number of preambles used in


Transmitted this preamble ramping cycle.
Preambles

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RAT Control 0 ... 3 – Use of Lock to RAT function in


UE.
0: Lock to RAT disabled
(default)
1: Locked to GSM 900/1800
2: Locked to GSM 850/1900
3: Locked to WCDMA

RAT Control Text – Use of Lock to RAT function in


(Text) UE. Blank when no lock is
engaged; “Active” when lock to
RAT has been activated.

RB Setup UL 0 ... 108 – The scrambling code of the


DPCH SC uplink DPCH.

RLC AM DL Text 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control


Log Ch Type (Acknowledged Mode): Type of
downlink logical channel, e.g.
“DCCH”.
Argument: Logical channel
index.

RLC AM DL 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control


PDU Retran (Acknowledged Mode,
(%) downlink): PDU retransmission
percentage. Calculated as:

no. of NACKed PDUs ⋅ 100


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
total no. of PDUs

Argument: Logical channel


index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLC AM DL 0 ... 3600 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control PDU


PDU Thr kbit/s throughput (Acknowledged
Mode, downlink), counting both
control PDUs and AM PDUs.
Since the PDU throughput
includes RLC headers, it will be
slightly higher than the SDU
throughput where such headers
are absent.
Argument: Logical channel
index.

RLC AM DL 0 ... 3600 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control SDU


SDU Thr kbit/s throughput (Acknowledged
Mode, downlink).
Argument: Logical channel
index.

RLC AM UL Text 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control


Log Ch Type (Acknowledged Mode): Type of
uplink logical channel, e.g.
“DCCH”.
Argument: Logical channel
index.

RLC AM UL 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control


PDU Retran (Acknowledged Mode, uplink):
(%) PDU retransmission
percentage. Calculated as:

no. of NACKed PDUs ⋅ 100


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
total no. of PDUs

Argument: Logical channel


index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLC AM UL 0 ... 2048 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control PDU


PDU Thr kbit/s throughput (Acknowledged
Mode, uplink), counting both
control PDUs and AM PDUs.
Since the PDU throughput
includes RLC headers, it will be
slightly higher than the SDU
throughput where such headers
are absent.
Argument: Logical channel
index.

RLC AM UL 0 ... 2048 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control SDU


SDU Thr kbit/s throughput (Acknowledged
Mode, uplink).
Argument: Logical channel
index.

RLC DL Entity Text: 1 ... 32 Downlink RLC entity data mode:


Data Mode “TM”, “UM”, Transparent Mode,
or “AM” Unacknowledged Mode, or
Acknowledged Mode.
Argument: RLC entity.

RLC DL 0 ... 3600 1 ... 32 Total RLC downlink throughput.


Throughput kbit/s
Argument: RLC entity.

RLC No of 0 ... 32 – Total number of RLC entities on


Entities uplink and downlink.

RLC UL Entity Text: 1 ... 32 Uplink RLC entity data mode:


Data Mode “TM”, “UM”, Transparent Mode,
or “AM” Unacknowledged Mode, or
Acknowledged Mode.
Argument: RLC entity.

RLC UL 0 ... 2048 1 ... 32 Total RLC uplink throughput.


Throughput kbit/s Argument: RLC entity.

RLC/Trsp DL 0 ... 3600 – Highest downlink throughput for


Throughput kbit/s all RLC entities/transport
(Best) channels.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLC/Trsp UL 0 ... 2048 – Highest uplink throughput for all


Throughput kbit/s RLC entities/transport channels.
(Best)

RRC 0 ... 1 – Cause for rejection of RRC


Connection connection establishment
Reject Cause request.
0: Congestion
1: Unspecified
See 3GPP TS 25.331, section
10.3.3.31.

RRC 0 ... 16 – The time period the UE has to


Connection s wait before repeating the
Reject Wait rejected RRC procedure.
Time
See 3GPP TS 25.331, section
10.3.3.50.

RRC State 0 ... 5 – State of RRC protocol:


0: No service
1: Idle mode
2: Connected_Cell_FACH
3: Connected_Cell_DCH
4: Connected_Cell_PCH
5: Connected_URA_PCH
The state is set to idle when the
UE registers, and the
information element is then
updated each time the state
changes.
See 3GPP TS 25.331,
chapter 7.

RRC State Text – RRC State in text format.


(Text)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SAN Cell Id 0 ... 228 – 1 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


window: Cell identity of each cell
listed.
Argument: Indicates the row in
the window. In Cell_DCH mode,
the active set is on top (max 4
rows), whereas in other modes
the serving cell is found on row
1. In either case the neighbors
follow directly beneath.

SAN Cell Id (CI 0 ... 216 – 1 1 ... 38 Cell Identity part of SAN Cell Id:
Part) bits 12 through 27 (in decimal).
Argument: See SAN Cell Id.

SAN Cell Id (CI Text: “0000” 1 ... 38 Cell Identity part of SAN Cell Id:
Part Hex) ... “FFFF” bits 12 through 27 in
hexadecimal.
Argument: See SAN Cell Id.

SAN Cell Id 0 ... 212 – 1 1 ... 38 RNC part of SAN Cell Id: bits 0
(RNC Part) through 11 (in decimal).
Argument: See SAN Cell Id.

SAN Cell Id Text: “000” 1 ... 38 RNC part of SAN Cell Id: bits 0
(RNC Part ... “FFF” through 11 in hexadecimal.
Hex)
Argument: See SAN Cell Id.

SAN Cell Text 1 ... 38 c Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


Name window: Name of each cell
listed.
Argument: Window row.

SAN Cell Type 1 ... 4 1 ... 38 c Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


window: Type of cell for each
cell listed.
1: Serving cell
2: Active set member
3: Monitored neighbor
4: Detected neighbor
Argument: Window row.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SAN Cell Type Text 1 ... 38 c As SAN Cell Type but with text
Abbr Str strings indicating the type of cell:
SC: Serving cell
AS: Active set member
MN: Monitored neighbor
DN: Detected neighbor
Argument: Window row.

SAN CPICH –34 ... 0 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


Ec/No dB window: CPICH Ec/No for each
cell listed.
Argument: Window row.

SAN CPICH –135 ... –15 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


RSCP dBm window: CPICH RSCP for each
cell listed.
Argument: Window row.

SAN CPICH –31 ... 50 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


Tx Power dBm window: Primary CPICH
transmit power for each cell
listed.
Argument: Window row.

SAN HS Cell 0 ... 1 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


Type window: Cell type for each cell in
HSPA active set.
0: Non-serving cell
1: Serving cell

SAN HS Cell Text 1 ... 38 Same as SAN HS Cell Type but


Type Abbr Str in text format: “N-SC” or “SC”.

SAN No of 0 ... 38 – Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


Members window: Total number of cells
listed.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SAN Pathloss 30 ... 165 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


dB window: Pathloss for each cell
listed. Calculated as Primary
CPICH Tx Power – CPICH
RSCP.
Argument: Window row.

SAN SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


window: Scrambling code for
each cell listed.
Argument: Window row.

SAN UARFCN WCDMA 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


DL 1900A: window: Downlink UARFCN for
9660 ... 9940
1900B: each cell listed.
410 ... 689 Argument: Window row.
2100:
10550 ...
10850

SAN URA Id 0 ... 228 – 1 1 ... 38 Serving/Active Set + Neighbors


window: URA identity of each
cell listed.
Argument: Window row.

“Sc Best” These elements combine scrambling codes from all scanned
elements UMTS frequencies, sorted by descending Aggr Ec/Io. The sorting
(general order of the “Best” elements is not affected by the settings in the
remark) General window (DC UM section 9.4.12.1).
Regarding CPICH scanning in general, see DC UM section 9.4.
Argument (where present): 1 is the scrambling code with the
highest Aggr Ec/Io, etc.

Sc Best Aggr –10 ... 21 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The


Eb/Io (dB) dB aggregate code power of the
scrambling code (Eb, energy per
bit) relative to the total signal
power in the channel (Io).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Sc Best Aggr –130 ... –25 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The
Ec (dBm) dBm aggregate code power (energy
per chip) of each scanned
scrambling code. The aggregate
code power is a measure of the
total signal power (distributed
around the main peak due to
multipath propagation) that is
above the PN threshold (see DC
UM section 9.4.2).

Sc Best Aggr –30 ... 0 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The


Ec/Io (dB) dB aggregate code power of the
scrambling code (Ec, energy per
chip) relative to the total signal
power in the channel (Io).

Sc Best Aggr- 0 ... 90 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The difference


Peak Ec (dB) dB between the aggregate code
power and peak code power.

Sc Best Cell Text 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: Deduced


Name c name of the cell that uses each
p scanned scrambling code.
The algorithm determining the
cell name takes as input the SC
number, the UARFCN, and the
position reported. It searches
the cell file for cells with
matching SC number and
UARFCN within a 50 km radius.
If multiple matches are found,
the cell closest to the position is
selected.
If no positioning data is
available, the information
element will still be presented,
but the cell names may then of
course be wrong. The algorithm
in this case simply picks the first
cell in the cell file with matching
SC number and UARFCN.
Invalid if no cell file is loaded.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Sc Best Cell 1 ... 3 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: Categorization


Type c of the cells that use the scanned
p scrambling codes.
1: The cell with the strongest
Aggr Ec.
2: All neighbors of the “1” cell,
as indicated by the cell file.
3: All other cells.
In the “Sc Best” element, this
categorization is applied for
each UMTS frequency, so there
will be one “1” with associated
“2”s for each frequency.
Invalid if no cell file is loaded.

Sc Best Delay 0 ... 255 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: Time in chips
Spread between the first and last Ec/Io
peak that is above the PN
threshold (see DC UM section
9.4.2). This is a measure of the
signal spreading due to
multipath propagation.

Sc Best Io –115 ... –25 – cp CPICH scanning: The total


dBm signal power in the channel.

Sc Best No of 0 ... 512 – cp CPICH scanning: The number of


SCs scrambling codes scanned.

Sc Best Peak –10 ... 21 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The peak
Eb/Io (dB) dB code power of each scanned
scrambling code (Eb, energy per
bit) relative to the total signal
power in the channel (Io), i.e.
the difference between them in
dB.

Sc Best Peak –130 ... –25 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The peak
Ec (dBm) dBm code power of each scanned
scrambling code (Ec, energy per
chip) in dBm.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Sc Best Peak –30 ... 0 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The peak
Ec/Io (dB) dB code power of each scanned
scrambling code (Ec, energy per
chip) relative to the total signal
power in the channel (Io), i.e.
the difference between them in
dB.

Sc Best –130 ... –25 1 ... 512 cp The peak code power of each
P-SCH Ec dBm scanned scrambling code on the
(dBm) primary synchronization channel
(P-SCH).

Sc Best –30 ... 0 1 ... 512 cp The peak code power (Ec) of
P-SCH Ec/Io dB each scanned scrambling code
(dB) on the primary synchronization
channel (P-SCH), relative to the
total signal power in the channel
(Io).

Sc Best Rake 1 ... 51 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The number of


Finger Count Ec/Io peaks (multipath
components) that are above the
PN threshold.

Sc Best SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The number of


each scanned scrambling code.

Sc Best SC 0 ... 7 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The number of


Group the group to which each
scanned scrambling code
belongs.

Sc Best SIR –25 ... 30 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: Received SIR
(dB) dB (in dB) for scanned scrambling
codes.

Sc Best –130 ... –25 1 ... 512 cp The peak code power of each
S-SCH Ec dBm scanned scrambling code on the
(dBm) secondary synchronization
channel (S-SCH).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Sc Best –30 ... 0 1 ... 512 cp The peak code power (Ec) of
S-SCH Ec/Io dB each scanned scrambling code
(dB) on the secondary synchro-
nization channel (S-SCH),
relative to the total signal power
in the channel (Io).

Sc Best Time 0 ... 38399 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: The time
Offset chips offset of the radio frame (10 ms
= 38,400 chips) for each
scanned scrambling code.

Sc Best Time 1 ... 2560 1 ... 512 cp CPICH scanning: Equal to


Offset Slot Pos (Sc Best Time Offset mod 2560)
+ 1.

Sc Best WCDMA – cp CPICH scanning: The UARFCN


UARFCN 1900A: of the CPICH currently scanned.
9660 ... 9940
1900B:
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

Sc 1st (2nd, Text – cp CPICH scanning: Neighbor list


3rd, 4th) Intra- for the first scrambling code on
freq Cells the first (second, third, fourth)
UMTS frequency. Obtained from
SIB.
What scrambling code is the first
depends on the sorting order set
in the General window: see DC
UM section 9.4.12.1.
Given as a comma-separated
string of scrambling codes, e.g.
“1, 3, 5”.
No “Sc Best” version is provided
for these elements, since that
would be pointless.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

“Sc 1st” Same as “Sc Best” elements except that only the first UMTS
elements frequency is considered.
(except Intra-
Argument: The sorting order depends on the General window
freq Cells) setting: see DC UM section 9.4.12.1.

“Sc 2nd” Same as “Sc Best” elements except that only the second UMTS
elements frequency is considered.
(except Intra- Argument: The sorting order depends on the General window
freq Cells)
setting: see DC UM section 9.4.12.1.

“Sc 3rd” Same as “Sc Best” elements except that only the third UMTS
elements frequency is considered.
(except Intra-
Argument: The sorting order depends on the General window
freq Cells)
setting: see DC UM section 9.4.12.1.

“Sc 4th” Same as “Sc Best” elements except that only the fourth UMTS
elements frequency is considered.
(except Intra-
Argument: The sorting order depends on the General window
freq Cells) setting: see DC UM section 9.4.12.1.

SCH TS Sc –24 ... 0 1...2560 ts SCH timeslot scanning (DC UM


Es/Io (dB) dB (max; section 9.5): Power in each
see segment (1, 2, 4, or 8 chips
Descr.) depending on setup) of the
scanned timeslot.
Argument: Index of timeslot
segment (not chip index). If
“Every 2” has been chosen, the
argument range is 1 ... 2560/2,
i.e. 1 ... 1280; for “Every 4”, the
range is 1 ... 640; for “Every 8”,
the range is 1 ... 320.

SCH TS Sc 0 ... 2560 – ts SCH timeslot scanning: Number


No of Segm of scanned timeslot segments
(each with length 1, 2, 4, or 8
chips depending on setup).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SCH TS Sc 1 ... 2560 1...2560 ts SCH timeslot scanning: Position


Segm (max; of each timeslot segment
see scanned, expressed as a chip
Descr.) index. The first chip has number
1.
Argument: Index of timeslot
segment (not chip index). If
“Every 2” has been chosen, the
argument range is 1 ... 2560/2,
i.e. 1 ... 1280; for “Every 4”, the
range is 1 ... 640; for “Every 8”,
the range is 1 ... 320.

SCH TS Sc 1 ... 2560 – ts SCH timeslot scanning: The


Time Diff 1-2 time separation in chips
between the strongest peak and
the second strongest.

SCH TS Sc 1 ... 2560 – ts SCH timeslot scanning: The


Time Diff 2-3 time separation in chips
between the second strongest
peak and the third strongest.

SCH TS Sc WCDMA – ts SCH timeslot scanning:


UARFCN 1900A: UARFCN scanned.
9660 ... 9940
1900B:
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

Sector Control 0, 1 – Use of Lock to Sector function in


UE in idle mode:
0: Lock to Sector disabled
1: Lock to Sector enabled

Sector Control Text – Same as Sector Control but in


(Text) text format.

“Serving” These elements are not valid in Cell_DCH mode.


elements
(general
remark)

Serving Cell Id 0 ... 228 – 1 – Cell identity of the serving cell.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Serving Cell Id 0 ... 216 – 1 – Cell Identity part of Serving Cell


(CI Part) Id: bits 12 through 27 (in
decimal).

Serving Cell Id Text: “0000” – Cell Identity part of Serving Cell


(CI Part Hex) ... “FFFF” Id: bits 12 through 27 in
hexadecimal.

Serving Cell Id 0 ... 212 – 1 – RNC part of Serving Cell Id: bits
(RNC Part) 0 through 11 (in decimal).

Serving Cell Id Text: “000” – RNC part of Serving Cell Id: bits
(RNC Part ... “FFF” 0 through 11 in hexadecimal.
Hex)

Serving Cell 0 ... 65535 – LAC of serving cell.


LAC

Serving Cell Text: “0000” – LAC of serving cell in


LAC (Hex) ... “FFFF” hexadecimal format.

Serving Cell Text – c Name of the serving cell.


Name

Serving Cell 0 ... 255 – RAC of serving cell.


RAC

Serving Cell Text: – RAC of serving cell in


RAC (Hex) “00” ... “FF” hexadecimal format.

Serving –34 ... 0 – CPICH Ec/No of the serving cell.


CPICH Ec/No dB

Serving –135 ... –15 – CPICH received signal code


CPICH RSCP dBm power of the serving cell.

Serving –31 ... 50 – CPICH transmit power of the


CPICH Tx dBm serving cell.
Power

Serving 30 ... 165 – Pathloss of the serving cell.


Pathloss dB Calculated as Primary CPICH
Tx Power – CPICH RSCP.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Serving SC 0 ... 511 – Scrambling code of the serving


cell in idle, Cell_FACH,
Cell_PCH, and URA_PCH
mode.

Serving WCDMA – Downlink UARFCN of the


UARFCN DL 1900A: serving cell in idle, Cell_FACH,
9660 ... 9940
1900B: Cell_PCH, and URA_PCH
410 ... 689 mode.
2100:
10550 ...
10850

Serving URA 0 ... 228 – 1 – URA identity of the serving cell.


Id

SF DL 1 ... 512 – Spreading factor on downlink.

SF UL 1 ... 512 – Spreading factor on uplink.

SHO Event 0 ... 50 0 ... Number of Radio Link events


Rate 3600 (both failures and successes)
over the last arg seconds, where
arg is the value of the argument.
About the events, see chapter 6.
Argument: See above.
Argument = 0 means that the
events are counted from the
beginning of the logfile.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SHO Event 0 ... 100 – Soft handover success rate.


Success Rate % Calculated as:
(# add + # rem + # repl) / # all
where
add = Radio Link Addition
events
rem = Radio Link Removal
events
repl = Radio Link Replacement
events
all = all Radio Link events,
including failures
About the events, see chapter 6.

SHO Percent 0 ... 100 – c A measure of the amount of


Softer % softer handover. Calculated as:
# softer / (# softer + # soft)
where
softer = Radio link event
indicating success occurs while
in softer handover (and with
more than one member in active
set)
soft = Radio link event indicating
success occurs while in soft
handover (and with more than
one member in active set)
A radio link event is one of
Radio Link Addition, Radio Link
Removal, and Radio Link
Replacement.
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded (otherwise the element is
invalid).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SHO State 0 ... 2 – c Soft handover state.


0: Unknown (no cell data
loaded)
1: Soft handover
2: Softer handover
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded (otherwise the value will
always be 0).
Invalid when AS No of Members
< 2.

SHO State Text – c Soft handover state as plain


(Text) text: “Soft”, “Softer”, or
“Unknown”. See SHO State.
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded (otherwise the value will
always be “Unknown”).
Invalid when AS No of Members
< 2.

SIB Id 0 ... 25 – System Information Block ID.


0: Master block.

SIR –20 ... 30 – Signal-to-interference ratio,


dB measured on DPCCH. See
3GPP TS 25.215, section 5.2.2.

SIR Target –20 ... 30 – SIR target governing SIR.


dB

Spectr Ana Sc 1930 ... 1990 1 ... ss Spectrum analysis: Scanned


DL Freq or 2560 frequencies on downlink in
2110 ... 2170 ascending order.
MHz
Argument: Scanned frequency.

Spectr Ana Sc 0 ... 2560 – ss Spectrum analysis: The number


DL No of Freq of downlink frequencies swept
by the scan.

Spectr Ana Sc –115 ... –25 1 ... ss Spectrum analysis: RSSI of


DL RSSI dBm 2560 downlink frequencies scanned.
(dBm) Argument: Scanned frequency.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Spectr Ana Sc 1930 ... 1990 1 ... ss Spectrum analysis: Scanned


UL Freq or 2560 frequencies on uplink in
2110 ... 2170 ascending order.
MHz
Argument: Scanned frequency.

Spectr Ana Sc 0 ... 2560 – ss Spectrum analysis: The number


UL No of Freq of uplink frequencies swept by
the scan.

Spectr Ana Sc –115 ... –25 1 ... ss Spectrum analysis: RSSI of


UL RSSI dBm 2560 uplink frequencies scanned.
(dBm)
Argument: Scanned frequency.

Speed (km/h) 0 ... 250 – p Speed of vehicle.


km/h

Speed (mph) 0 ... 155 – p Speed of vehicle.


mph

SQI –20 ... 30 – Speech Quality Index for


dBQ WCDMA.
The range is different depending
on the AMR speech codec
mode. The maximum SQI
values are as follows:
12.2 kbit/s: 30 dBQ
10.2 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.95 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.40 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
6.70 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
5.90 kbit/s: 24 dBQ
5.15 kbit/s: 21 dBQ
4.75 kbit/s: 19 dBQ

Str Neigh Cell Text 1 ... 6 c Cell names of neighbors


Name (monitored as well as detected)
sorted by signal strength in
descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Str Neigh –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of neighbors


CPICH Ec/No dB (monitored as well as detected)
sorted by signal strength in
descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH RSCP of neighbors


CPICH RSCP dBm (monitored as well as detected)
sorted by signal strength in
descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling codes of neighbors


(monitored as well as detected)
sorted by signal strength in
descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh Type 3 ... 4 1 ... 6 Types of neighbors (monitored


as well as detected) sorted by
signal strength in descending
order. The types are:
3: Monitored neighbor
4: Detected neighbor
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh 0 ... 16383 1 ... 6 CPICH UARFCNs of neighbors


UARFCN DL (monitored as well as detected)
sorted by signal strength in
descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

TEMS Text – Text string indicating UE


Software software version.
Version

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Time (Text) Text – Time in text format:


HH:MM:SS.mm, where mm =
decimal seconds.

Trsp Ch BLER, 0 ... 63 1 ... 32 Block error rate on each


DL (Log) downlink transport channel
(DCH only), converted to
logarithmic value. Regarding the
conversion, see 3GPP TS
25.331, section 10.3.5.10
(BLER target).
Argument: Transport channel
index.
Note: Nokia UEs do not deliver
separate values for each
transport channel, but only an
average over all of them (arg =
1).

Trsp Ch BLER, 0 ... 100 1 ... 32 Block error rate on each


DL (%) % downlink transport channel
(DCH only) in percent. See
3GPP TS 25.215, section 5.1.6.
Compare “Trsp Ch BLER, DL
(Log)”.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch BLER, 0 ... 100 – Block error rate on the worst


DL (%, Worst) % downlink transport channel
(DCH only) in percent.

Trsp Ch BLER 0 ... 100 1 ... 32 Block error rate target for each
Target (%) % downlink transport channel
(DCH only) in percent.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Trsp Ch Id DL 1 ... 32 1 ... 32 Identity of each downlink


transport channel.
The channel type is indicated by
the element Trsp Ch Type.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch No of 0 ... 32 – Number of downlink transport


DL channels.

Trsp Ch No of 0 ... 32 – Number of uplink transport


UL channels.

Trsp Ch No of 0 ... 4095 1 ... 32 Total number of erroneous


Error Blocks blocks on each transport
channel over the past 200
reports from the UE. Updated
once every 200 reports.
Compare “Trsp Ch BLER, DL
(Log)”.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch Rec 0 ... 4095 1 ... 32 Number of blocks received on


Blocks each transport channel.
Updated for every UE report.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 1 ... 32 Downlink throughput on each


Throughput DL kbit/s transport channel. Updated for
(kbit/s) every UE report.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 – Total downlink throughput on all


Throughput DL kbit/s transport channels. Updated for
Total (kbit/s) every UE report.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 1 ... 32 Uplink throughput on each


Throughput UL kbit/s transport channel. Updated for
(kbit/s) every UE report.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 – Total uplink throughput on all


Throughput UL kbit/s transport channels. Updated for
Total (kbit/s) every UE report.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch Type Text 1 ... 32 Downlink transport channel


DL type: DCH or FACH.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

Trsp Ch Type Text 1 ... 32 Uplink transport channel type:


UL DCH or RACH.
Argument: Transport channel
index.

UE Initial –60 ... 44 – UE initial transmit power in dBm.


Transmit dBm
Power

UE Tx Power –60 ... 44 – UE transmit power in dBm. Valid


dBm only in connected mode.

UL –110 ... –70 – Interference on uplink, extracted


Interference dBm from SIB type 7.

UTRA Carrier –128 ... –30 – Total energy measured by the


RSSI dBm UE in the 5 MHz frequency
band.

VTQI 0 ... 5 – Video Telephony Quality Index;


see DC UM chapter 26.

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2.5. Data Service Testing Information Elements


This section lists the information elements in the “Data” category, i.e. those
obtained when performing data service testing. The “Data” category contains
two kinds of elements:
• Application-level data service measurements. In the PC, these are taken
in the Winsock interface. Application-level measurements reflect the
performance experienced directly by the user, as opposed to the
performance at lower levels in the protocol hierarchy (RLC, LLC, RLP,
etc.).
• Statistics on the dial-up connection obtained from Microsoft’s Remote
Access Service (RAS), i.e. Dial-up Networking. Remember that not all
data services are run over a dial-up connection (see DC UM section
11.10).
The “Data” information elements are completely independent of the bearer
service used (packet-switched or circuit-switched).
Note the meaning of the terms connection and session which are used in the
explanations below. They are defined in DC UM section 11.11.1.1.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

App. Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes received at the


Received bytes application level since dial-up. Login
information is included in this byte
count.

App. Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes sent at the application


Sent bytes level since dial-up, including login
information.

App. 0 ... 4000 – Current throughput for data received at


Throughput DL kbit/s the application level (current downlink
(kbit/s) throughput).

App. 0 ... 4000 – Current throughput for data sent at the


Throughput UL kbit/s application level (current uplink
(kbit/s) throughput).

Connection Text – Time since dial-up, i.e. how long the


Duration hh:mm:ss currently established data service
connection has been up. Given in
hours, minutes, and seconds.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

IP Address Text – IP address assigned to the RAS client.

Ping Delay 0 ... 30000 – Round-trip time for an individual Ping


(ms) ms Response during the current Ping
session.
Valid only during Ping sessions.

Ping Size 0 ... 2000 – Size in bytes of the packet sent with
(bytes) bytes the Ping command.
Valid only during Ping sessions.

RAS Alignment 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of alignment errors on the


Errors current dial-up connection.

RAS Buffer 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of buffer overrun errors on the


Overrun Errors current dial-up connection.

RAS Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes received through the


Received bytes current dial-up connection.

RAS Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes sent through the


Sent bytes current dial-up connection.

RAS 0 ... 2000 – Compression ratio for the data being


Compression received on the current dial-up
Ratio In connection.

RAS 0 ... 2000 – Compression ratio for the data being


Compression sent on the current dial-up connection.
Ratio Out

RAS CRC 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of cyclic redundancy check


Errors (CRC) errors on the current dial-up
connection.

RAS Current 0 ... 4000 – Downlink throughput on the current


Throughput DL kbit/s dial-up connection.
(kbit/s)

RAS Current 0 ... 4000 – Uplink throughput on the current dial-


Throughput UL kbit/s up connection.
(kbit/s)

RAS Frames 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of frames received through


Received the current dial-up connection.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

RAS Frames 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of frames sent through the


Sent current dial-up connection.

RAS Framing 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of framing errors on the


Errors current dial-up connection.

RAS Hardware 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of hardware overrun errors on


Overrun Errors the current dial-up connection.

RAS Timeout 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of timeout errors on the


Errors current dial-up connection.

Session App. 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes received at the


Bytes bytes application level during the current
Received session.

Session App. 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes sent at the application


Bytes Sent bytes level during the current session.

Session App. 0 ... 4000 – Mean throughput, calculated over the


Mean kbit/s whole of the current session, for data
Throughput DL received at the application level (mean
(kbit/s) downlink throughput).

Session App. 0 ... 4000 – Mean throughput, calculated over the


Mean kbit/s whole of the current session, for data
Throughput UL sent at the application level (mean
(kbit/s) uplink throughput).

Session 0 ... 100 – Current packet loss level in percent.


Current Packet % (Useful when testing video streaming.)
Loss

Session 0 ... 4000 – Same as App. Throughput DL except


Current kbit/s that this element is valid only while a
Throughput DL data transfer session is in progress.
This element is more suitable to use
for statistics, since it will not contain
any spurious zeroes.

Session 0 ... 4000 – Same as App. Throughput UL except


Current kbit/s that this element is valid only while a
Throughput UL data transfer session is in progress.
This element is more suitable to use
for statistics, since it will not contain
any spurious zeroes.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Session Text – Time for which the current session has


Duration hh:mm:ss been ongoing. Given in hours,
minutes, and seconds.

Session Text – Description of the current session in


Information plain text, e.g. “FTP DL:
www.myserver.com/temp/myfile.txt”

VSQI Realtime 1 ... 5 – Video Streaming Quality Index


Score (realtime score which is regularly
updated during the streaming session,
unlike the overall VSQI score for an
entire session which appears in the
Session End report).

2.6. Uplink (MTR) Information Elements


This section lists the information elements in the “GSM Uplink” category, i.e.
those originating from MTR files. These information elements are found only
in Data Collection.
Besides the elements listed, the category also includes RxLev and RxQual
elements, Full and Sub, for both uplink (UL) and downlink (DL). All of these
have precisely the same ranges and meanings as the corresponding
elements in section 2.3, and so they have been omitted here.
No uplink information elements are valid when running GPRS/EGPRS.
No uplink data can be recorded in MTR files when running a data service.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

DTX DL Used Text: “YES” – Use of DTX on downlink.


or “NO”

DTX UL Used Text: “YES” – Use of DTX on uplink.


or “NO”

Neighbor CI 0 ... 65535 1 ... 6 Cell Identity of neighbor cell.


Argument: Indicates neighbor
ranking: 1 gives the neighbor with the
highest rank, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Neighbor LAC 0 ... 65535 1 ... 6 Location Area Code of neighbor cell.
Argument: Indicates neighbor
ranking: 1 gives the neighbor with the
highest rank, etc.

Neighbor Text 1 ... 6 Indicates the algorithm used to


Ranking Type compute the ranking value. One of
• Undefined
• K-value
• L-value
• High signal cell
• Low signal cell.
Argument: Indicates neighbor
ranking: 1 gives the neighbor with the
highest rank, etc.

Neighbor –127 ... 128 1 ... 6 This value is usually negative. A higher
Ranking Value value means a higher ranking. If a
ranking value of a neighbor becomes
positive, this neighbor probably soon
will become the serving cell.
Argument: Indicates neighbor
ranking: 1 gives the neighbor with the
highest rank, etc.

Neighbor –120 ... –10 1 ... 6 Received signal strength of neighbor


RxLev (dBm) dBm cells.
Argument: Indicates neighbor
ranking: 1 gives the neighbor with the
highest rank, etc.

Power Level 0 ... 15 – Base station transmit power. Valid only


BS in dedicated mode.

Power Level 0 ... 31 – Phone transmit power (compare MS


MS See Power Control Level in section 2.3,
Description page 52). Valid only in dedicated
mode.

SQI 0 ... 30 – Uplink Speech Quality Index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Timing 0 ... 219 – Extended Timing Advance. Valid only


Advance in dedicated mode.

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3. Information Elements in
Route Analysis

3.1. Information Element Categories in Route


Analysis
• General category: Elements reported by positioning equipment, and the
Time element. See section 3.2, page 132.
• CDMA category: Elements reported by CDMA phones (including EV-DO
measurements). Also elements from CDMA scanning. See section 3.3,
page 133.
• GSM category: Elements reported by phones when in GSM mode
(including GPRS/EGPRS/HSCSD and WCDMA neighbor
measurements). Also elements from GSM scanning. See section 3.4,
page 160.
• WCDMA category: Elements reported by phones when in WCDMA mode
(including HSDPA as well as GSM neighbor measurements). Also
elements from WCDMA scanning. See section 3.5, page 201.
• Data category: Elements that concern data service testing. Those found
in this category are not reported by phones but calculated by the TEMS
Investigation software. See section 3.6, page 240.

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3.2. General Information Elements

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Altitude –400 ...8848 – Height above sea level.


m
Unit: Meters or feet.
–1312 ...
29028
ft

Hardware Text – Phone model.

Hardware ID Text – Hardware identification string. Equal to


IMEI for UMTS user terminals. Equal
to ESN for CDMA user terminals.

Heading 0 ... 360 – Direction of testing vehicle measured


degrees in degrees clockwise from north.

IMEI Text – International Mobile Equipment


Identity, the unique equipment identity
of the phone.

Latitude Text – Latitude as text. For the presentation


format, see RA UM appendices C and
D.

Longitude Text – Longitude as text. For the presentation


format, see RA UM appendices C and
D.

Mode 1 ... 7 – 1: No service


2: Idle mode
or Text
3: Dedicated mode
4: Limited service mode
5: Scan mode
6: Packet mode
7: Packet Idle mode

Mode - System 1 ... 5 – 1: WCDMA


2: GSM
or Text
3: CDMA (1x)
4: 1xEV-DO
5: Analog

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Speed 0 ... 250 – Speed of vehicle.


km/h
Unit: km/h or mph.
0 ... 155
mph

TEMS Text – Text string indicating phone software


Software version.
Version

Time Text – Time in text format: HH:MM:SS.mm,


where mm = decimal seconds.

3.3. CDMA Information Elements

3.3.1. Access Probe

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Access Probe 0 ... 15 – Maximum number of access probe


Max Req Seq sequences for each 1x access attempt
(used for regular MS origination).

Access Probe 0 ... 15 – Maximum number of access probe


Max Rsp Seq sequences for each 1x access attempt
(used in case of PACA origination).

Access Probe 0 ... 15 – Number of access probes in each 1x


Num Step access probe sequence.

Access Probe 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Number sent during 1x access attempt.

Access Probe 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Sequence sequence sent during 1x access
Number attempt.

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Maximum number of access probe


Max Probe Seq sequences per EV-DO access attempt.

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Probe Count sent during EV-DO access attempt.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Number of access probes in each EV-


Probe Num DO access probe sequence.
Step

EV-DO Access 0 ... 255 – Sequence number of access probe


Probe Seq sequence sent during EV-DO access
Count attempt.

EV-DO Access 0 ... 3 – Result of EV-DO access attempt:


Result
0: ACAck not received
1: ACAck received
2: TCA message received
3: Probe Interrupted

EV-DO Attempt 0 ... 255 – Duration of EV-DO access attempt.


Duration

EV-DO Attempt 0 ... 255 – Transaction ID of EV-DO access


Transaction Id attempt.

3.3.2. Active Set


These elements are valid for both 1x and EV-DO. The argument, where
present, points to the active set member index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Active Set Text 1 ... 6 Frequency band class for each active
Band Class set member. See 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-
C.

Active Set Cell Text 1 ... 6 Cell name for each active set member
Name as defined in cell file (if available).
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded.

Active Set 0 ... 1199 1 ... 6 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each active set member.

Active Set 0 ... 6 – The number of active set members,


Count whether in idle or traffic mode.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Active Set 0 ... 2047 1 ... 6 DCCH code channel used by each
DCCH Code active set member.
Channel

Active Set Ec/ –32 ... 0 1 ... 6 Signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for each
Io dB active set member.

Active Set Ec/ –32 ... 0 – Total signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for
Io Sum dB all active set members. The summing
is done in the mW domain.

Active Set FCH 0 ... 2047 1 ... 6 FCH code channel used by each
Code Channel active set member.

Active Set PN 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Pilot PN offset for each active set
member.

Active Set SCH 0 ... 2047 1 ... 6 SCH code channel used by each
Code Channel active set member.

3.3.3. Active Set EV-DO


These elements are valid for EV-DO only. The argument, where present,
points to the active set member index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Active Set DRC 0 ... 7 1 ... 6 EV-DO: DRC cover for each active set
Cover member.

Active Set DRC Text 1 ... 6 EV-DO: DRC lock status for each
Lock active set member: “Locked”/
”Unlocked”.

Active Set Drop 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Drop timer for each active set
Timer Active member.
0: Inactive
1: Active

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Active Set Drop 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Drop timer status for each
Timer Expired active set member.
0: Drop timer running
1: Drop timer expired

Active Set 0 ... 127 1 ... 6 EV-DO: The medium access control
MAC Index index associated with each active set
member.

Active Set RAB 0 ... 255 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member,
Length slots the number of slots over which a single
RAB (reverse activity bit) is sent. This
value is sent out as a part of the TCA
(Traffic Channel Assignment)
message.

Active Set RAB 0 ... 255 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member,
Offset specifies the slots in which a new
reverse activity bit can be transmitted.
See 3GPP2 TS C.S0024, section
9.3.1.3.2.2.3.

Active Set RAB 0 ... 100 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member,
Usage % the rate of reverse activity bits during
the last PN roll (16 slots), calculated as
(number of ones) / 16.

Active Set RPC 0 ... 15 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Reverse power control index
Index for each active set member.

Active Set RPC –1 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: For each active set member, a
Indication running average of the last 64 reverse
power control bits, showing the recent
trend of the power control. See 3GPP2
TS C.S0024, section 9.2.1.2.4.2.

Active Set –30 ... 15 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Signal to interference-plus-


SINR dB noise ratio for each active set member.

Active Set 0 ... 23768 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Center of search window for
Window Center chips each active set member. Given in chip
units.

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3.3.4. Candidate Set


These elements are valid for both 1x and EV-DO. The argument, where
present, points to the candidate set member index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Candidate Set Text 1 ... 6 Frequency band class for each


Band Class candidate set member. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0002-C.

Candidate Set Text 1 ... 6 Cell name for each candidate set
Cell Name member as defined in cell file (if
available).

Candidate Set 0 ... 1199 1 ... 6 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each candidate set member.

Candidate Set 0 ... 6 – The number of candidate set


Count members.

Candidate Set –32 ... 0 1 ... 6 Signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for each
Ec/Io dB candidate set member.

Candidate Set 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Pilot PN offset for each candidate set
PN member.

3.3.5. Candidate Set EV-DO


These elements are valid for EV-DO only. The argument, where present,
points to the candidate set member index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Candidate Set 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Drop timer for each candidate
Drop Timer set member.
Active
0: Inactive
1: Active

Candidate Set 0 ... 1 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Status of drop timer for each
Drop Timer candidate set member.
Expired 0: Drop timer running
1: Drop timer expired

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Candidate Set 0 ... 23768 1 ... 6 EV-DO: Center of search window for
Window Center each candidate set member. Given in
chip units.

3.3.6. Channel Config

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

F-DCCH 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the forward link DCCH.


Bitrate (kbps) kbit/s

F-DCCH Text – State of forward link DCCH: “Used”/


Enabled ”Not Used”.

F-DCCH 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a forward link DCCH


Frame Length bits physical layer frame.
(bits)

F-DCCH Text – Forward link DCCH frame size in


Frame Size milliseconds.
(ms)

F-DCCH MUX Text – Forward link DCCH MUX PDU type:


PDU see 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section
2.2.1.1.

F-DCCH Radio 1 ... 9 – Forward link DCCH Radio


Configuration Configuration as specified in 3GPP2
TS C.S0002-A, Table 3.1.3.1-1.

F-FCH Bitrate 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the forward link FCH.
(kbps) kbit/s

F-FCH Text – State of forward link FCH: “Used”/”Not


Enabled Used”.

F-FCH Frame 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in an forward link FCH


Length (bits) bits physical layer frame.

F-FCH Frame Text – Forward link FCH frame size in


Size (ms) milliseconds.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

F-FCH MUX Text – Forward link FCH MUX PDU type: see
PDU 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section 2.2.1.1.

F-FCH Radio 1 ... 9 – Forward link FCH Radio Configuration


Configuration as specified in 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-A,
Table 3.1.3.1-1.

F-FCH Rate 0 ... 15 – Forward link FCH rate bitmask. A


combination of:
0x01 (Full Rate allowed),
0x02 (1/2 Rate allowed),
0x04 (1/4 Rate allowed), and
0x08 (1/8 Rate allowed)

F-FCH Traffic 0 ... 2 – Forward link FCH traffic type; one of:
Type (Num)
0: No forward traffic
1: Primary traffic
2: Secondary traffic

F-FCH Traffic Text – Same as F-FCH Traffic Type (Num)


Type (Text) but in text format.

F-SCH0 Bitrate 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the F-SCH0 channel.


(kbps) kbit/s

F-SCH0 Text – State of F-FCH channel: “Used”/”Not


Enabled Used”.

F-SCH0 Frame 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in an F-FCH physical


Length (bits) bits layer frame.

F-SCH0 MUX Text – F-SCH0 MUX PDU type: see 3GPP2


PDU TS C.S0003-A, section 2.2.1.1.

F-SCH0 Radio 1 ... 9 – F-SCH0 Radio Configuration as


Configuration specified in 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-A,
Table 3.1.3.1-1.

R-DCCH 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the reverse link DCCH.


Bitrate (kbps) kbit/s

R-DCCH Text – State of reverse link DCCH: “Used”/


Enabled ”Not Used”.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

R-DCCH 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a reverse link DCCH


Frame Length bits physical layer frame.
(bits)

R-DCCH MUX Text – Reverse link DCCH MUX PDU type:


PDU see 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section
2.2.1.1.

R-DCCH Radio 1 ... 9 – Reverse link DCCH Radio


Configuration Configuration as specified in 3GPP2
TS C.S0002-A, Table 3.1.3.1-1.

R-FCH Bitrate 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the reverse link FCH.
(kbps) kbit/s

R-FCH Text – State of reverse link FCH: “Used”/”Not


Enabled Used”.

R-FCH Frame 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a reverse link FCH


Length (bits) bits physical layer frame.

R-FCH MUX Text – Reverse link FCH MUX PDU type: see
PDU 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section 2.2.1.1.

R-FCH Radio 1 ... 9 – Reverse link FCH Radio Configuration


Configuration as specified in 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-A,
Table 3.1.3.1-1.

R-FCH Rate 0 ... 15 – Reverse link FCH rate bitmask. A


combination of:
0x01 (Full Rate allowed),
0x02 (1/2 Rate allowed),
0x04 (1/4 Rate allowed), and
0x08 (1/8 Rate allowed)

R-FCH Traffic 0 ... 2 – Reverse link FCH traffic type; one of:
Type (Num) 0: No forward traffic
1: Primary traffic
2: Secondary traffic

R-FCH Traffic Text – Same as R-FCH Traffic Type (Num)


Type (Text) but in text format.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

R-SCH Rate 0 ... 15 – Reverse link SCH rate bitmask. A


combination of:
0x01 (Full Rate allowed),
0x02 (1/2 Rate allowed),
0x04 (1/4 Rate allowed), and
0x08 (1/8 Rate allowed)

R-SCH0 Bitrate 0 ... 162600 – Bit rate on the reverse link SCH0.
(kbps) kbit/s

R-SCH0 Text – State of reverse link SCH0: “Used”/


Enabled ”Not Used”.

R-SCH0 Frame 0 ... 65535 – Number of bits in a reverse link SCH0


Length (bits) bits physical layer frame.

R-SCH0 MUX Text – Reverse link SCH0 MUX PDU type:


PDU see 3GPP2 TS C.S0003-A, section
2.2.1.1.

R-SCH0 Radio 1 ... 9 – Reverse link SCH0 Radio


Configuration Configuration as specified in 3GPP2
TS C.S0002-A, Table 3.1.3.1-1.

3.3.7. Data

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO received downlink data rate,


Rate Received kbit/s instantaneous value.
(kbps)

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO received downlink data rate,


Rate Received kbit/s running average.
Average (kbps)

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO downlink data rate requested


Rate kbit/s by terminal, instantaneous value.
Requested
(kbps)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO DRC 0 ... 4000 – EV-DO downlink data rate requested


Rate kbit/s by terminal, running average.
Requested
Average (kbps)

EV-DO FL The argument, where present, points to a DRC index. Arg 0 =


elements DRC index 0x1, arg 13 = DRC index 0xe.
(general
remark)

EV-DO FL Bad 0 ... 231 – 1 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the number of
Packet Count packets on the forward link received
with bad CRC.
Attributes:
• Current: Number of bad packets
accumulated over latest reporting
period.
• Total: Number of bad packets
accumulated from start of logfile.

EV-DO FL Bad 0 ... 100 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the percentage
Packet Rate % of bad packets. Given for the latest
reporting period.

EV-DO FL 0 ... 231 – 1 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the number of
Good Packet packets on the forward link received
Count with good CRC.
Attributes:
• Current: Number of good packets
accumulated over latest reporting
period.
• Total: Number of good packets
accumulated from start of logfile.

EV-DO FL 0 ... 100 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the percentage
Good Packet % of good packets. Given for the latest
Rate reporting period.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO FL Text 0 ... 13 For each DRC index, the raw bit rate
Packet Size on the forward link (kbit/s).
Arg 0 – DRC index 0x1 – 38.4 kbit/s
1 – 0x2 – 76.8
2 – 0x3 – 153.6
3 – 0x4 – 307.2
4 – 0x5 – 307.2
5 – 0x6 – 614.4
6 – 0x7 – 614.4
7 – 0x8 – 921.6
8 – 0x9 – 1228.8
9 – 0xa – 1228.8
10 – 0xb – 1843.2
11 – 0xc – 2457.6
12 – 0xd – 1536.0
13 – 0xe – 3072.0

EV-DO FL 0 ... 4000 – Instantaneous EV-DO forward link


Throughput kbit/s throughput.
(kbps)

EV-DO 0 ... 200 – Attributes:


Reverse Rate kbit/s
• AN Limit: EV-DO reverse link data
rate limit imposed by access
network (AN).
• Average: EV-DO reverse link data
rate, running average.
• Current: EV-DO reverse link data
rate, instantaneous value.
• PA Limit: EV-DO reverse link data
rate limit imposed by power
amplifier (PA).

EV-DO RL The argument, where present, points to a reverse link current rate
elements index.
(general
remark)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO RL 0 ... 231 – 1 1 ... 5 For each RL current rate, the number
Packet Count of packets sent on the reverse link.
Attributes:
• Current: Number of packets
accumulated over the past
reporting period.
• Total: Number of packets accumu-
lated from start of logfile.

EV-DO RL 0 ... 100 1 ... 5 Percentage distribution showing the


Packet Rate % current usage of the reverse link
current rates. Based on latest report.

EV-DO RL Text 1 ... 5 For each RL current rate, the raw bit
Packet Size rate on the reverse link:
Arg 0 – 9.6 kbit/s
1 – 19.2
2 – 38.4
3 – 76.8
4 – 153.6

EV-DO RL 0 ... 200 – Instantaneous EV-DO reverse link


Throughput kbit/s throughput.

EV-DO RRI 0 ... 200 – Attributes:


kbit/s • Actual: RRI at which the EV-DO
reverse link packet was trans-
mitted.
• Conditional: EV-DO reverse rate
indication calculated according to
the algorithm in 3GPP2 TS
C.S0024, section 8.5.6.1.5.2.
Actual RRI should always be ≤
Conditional RRI; if Actual RRI is
smaller, then the reverse rate has been
demoted, as there is not enough data
to be sent.

RLP DL Avg. 0 ... 4000 – Averaged throughput on downlink at


Throughput kbit/s RLP level (16 s sliding window).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

RLP DL 0 ... 4000 – Instantaneous throughput on downlink


Throughput kbit/s at RLP level. Valid for both 1x and EV-
DO.

RLP Erasure 0 ... 100 – Erasure rate at RLP level.


Rate %

RLP 0 ... 100 – Retransmitted frames on downlink at


Retransmitted % RLP level.
Frames Rx

RLP 0 ... 100 – Retransmitted frames on uplink at RLP


Retransmitted % level.
Frames Tx

RLP Service ID 0 ... 254 – Radio Link Protocol service ID.

RLP Total 0 ... 231 – Total bytes transferred on downlink at


Bytes Rx bytes RLP level.

RLP Total 0 ... 231 – Total bytes transferred on uplink at


Bytes Tx bytes RLP level.

RLP UL Avg. 0 ... 4000 – Averaged throughput on uplink at RLP


Throughput kbit/s level (16 s sliding window).

RLP UL 0 ... 4000 – Instantaneous data throughput on


Throughput kbit/s uplink. Valid for both 1x and EV-DO.

3.3.8. Finger
These elements are valid for both 1x and EV-DO. The argument, where
present, points to the finger index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Finger Count 0 ... 12 – Number of valid fingers.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Finger Delay 0 ... 32768 1 ... 12 Attributes:


Abs (chips) chips
• Abs: The absolute position of each
finger in chips.
• Delta: The position of each finger
(in chips) relative to the earliest
finger arrived.

Finger Energy –32 ... 15 1 ... 12 The energy of each finger: Ec/Io for 1x
(dB) dB fingers, SINR for EV-DO fingers.

Finger Energy –64 ... 10 – Total energy of all fingers,


Sum (dB) dB instantaneous value: Ec/Io for 1x
fingers, SINR for EV-DO fingers.

Finger Pilot PN 0 ... 511 1 ... 12 Pilot PN for each finger.

Finger Status Text 1 ... 12 Status of each finger: a combination of


"Reference", "Locked", and
"Assigned".

Searcher State Text – Searcher state, e.g. “Acquisition”,


“TCH operation”.

3.3.9. Finger EV-DO


These elements are valid for EV-DO only. The argument, where present,
points to the finger index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Finger 0 ... 1 1 ... 12 Antenna(s) selected for each EV-DO


Antenna finger. Of interest only if the access
Selection terminal is equipped with two antennas
and is enabled to use both.
0: Antenna 0
1: Antenna 1

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Finger –30 ... 15 1 ... 12 EV-DO: When antenna diversity is


C/I dB enabled, for each finger, the
cumulative energy of all search results
for one antenna.
Attributes:
• Antenna 0
• Antenna 1

EV-DO Finger 0 ... 1 1 ... 12 State of EV-DO antenna diversity.


Diversity Relevant only if the access terminal is
Enabled equipped with two antennas.
0: Not enabled
1: Enabled

EV-DO Finger 0 ... 232 – 1 – EV-DO Mobile Station Time


MSTR chips/8 Reference: the access terminal’s
current timing reference based on the
sync channel time (in slots) and on the
finger lock to the earliest arriving
usable multipath of a pilot. Given in
units of 1/8 chip.

EV-DO Finger –32767 ... 1 ... 12 Finger delay for each EV-DO finger,
MSTR Error 32767 expressed as an offset from the
chips/8 current MSTR. Given in units of 1/8
chip.

EV-DO Finger 0 ... 511 – EV-DO: PN offset of pilot currently


MSTR Pilot PN used as timing reference.

EV-DO Finger 1 ... 6 1 ... 12 EV-DO RPC Cell Index. Pilots that
RPC Cell Index have the same RPC bit for the AT
share the same value.

3.3.10. Mobile

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Dialed Number Text – The number dialed to initiate the


current call. Valid only while a call is in
progress.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

MIN Text – Mobile Identification Number.

MSM Revision Text – Qualcomm chipset family (e.g.


“MSM6800“).

Protocol 0 ... 7 – Phone protocol revision (P-Rev).


Revision -
or Text
Mobile

Slot Cycle 0 ... 7 – Slot cycle index described in 3GPP2


Index TS C.S0005-A, section 2.6.2.1.1.3.

Station Class Text – Defined in 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A,


Mark (hex) section 2.3.3.

3.3.11. Neighbor Set


These elements are valid for both 1x and EV-DO. The argument, where
present, points to the neighbor set member index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Neighbor Set Text 1 ... 40 Frequency band class for each


Band Class neighbor set member. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0002-C.
Argument: Neighbor set member
index.

Neighbor Set Text 1 ... 40 Cell name for each neighbor set
Cell Name member as defined in cell file (if
available).
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded.
Argument: Neighbor set member
index.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 1199 1 ... 40 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each neighbor set member.
Argument: Neighbor set member
index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Neighbor Set 0 ... 40 – The number of neighbor set members.


Count

Neighbor Set –32 ... 0 1 ... 40 Signal strength (Ec/Io in dB) for each
Ec/Io dB neighbor set member.
Argument: Neighbor set member
index.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 511 1 ... 40 Pilot PN offset for each neighbor set
PN member.
Argument: Neighbor set member
index.

3.3.12. Neighbor Set EV-DO


These elements are valid for EV-DO only. The argument, where present,
points to the neighbor set member index.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Neighbor Set 0 ... 65535 1 ... 40 EV-DO: Age counter for each neighbor
Age set member. See 3GPP2 TS C.S0024,
section 6.6.6.1.2.7.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 65535 1 ... 40 EV-DO: Offset (from MSTR) of search
Window Offset chips window used for each neighbor set
member.

Neighbor Set 0 ... 65535 1 ... 40 EV-DO: Size of search window used
Window Size chips for each neighbor set member.

3.3.13. Pilot Set

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Pilot Set Band Text 1 ... 52 Frequency band class for each pilot
Class set member. See 3GPP2 TS C.S0002-
C.
Argument: Pilot set member index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Pilot Set Cell Text 1 ... 52 Cell name for each pilot set member
Name as defined in cell file (if available).
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded.
Argument: Pilot set member index.

Pilot Set Cell Text 1 ... 52 Type of pilot: “Active”, “Candidate”, or


Type “Neighbor”.
Argument: Pilot set member index.

Pilot Set 0 ... 1199 1 ... 52 Channel number of RF channel used


Channel by each pilot.
Argument: Pilot set member index.

Pilot Set Count 0 ... 52 – Total number of pilots in active,


candidate, and neighbor sets.

Pilot Set Ec/Io –32 ... 0 1 ... 52 Ec/Io for each pilot set member.
dB
Argument: Pilot set member index.

Pilot Set PN 0 ... 511 1 ... 52 PN offset for each pilot set member.
Argument: Pilot set member index.

3.3.14. Polluters
These elements are obtained when using a scanner in follow phone mode:
see DC UM, section 10.4.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Polluters 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 PN offset of each current active set


Current Active member.
Set
Argument: Active set member index.

Polluters Text 1 ... 5 Cell name of each polluter on the


Current Cell current polluter top list, as defined in
Name cell file (if available).
Argument: Index in current polluter
top list.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Polluters –32 ... 0 1 ... 5 Ec/Io of each polluter on the current


Current Ec/Io dB polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter
top list.

Polluters 0 ... 511 1 ... 5 PN offset of each polluter on the


Current Pilot current polluter top list.
PN Argument: Index in current polluter
top list.

Polluters Top Text 1 ... 5 Cell name of each polluter on the


List Cell Name current polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter
top list.

Polluters Top 0 ... 1199 1 ... 5 RF channel number of each polluter on


List Channel the current polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter
top list.

Polluters Top 0 ... 511 1 ... 5 PN offset of each polluter on the


List Pilot PN current polluter top list.
Argument: Index in current polluter
top list.

3.3.15. Power
These elements are valid for both 1x and EV-DO.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Rx Power –120 ... 10 – Received signal power.


dBm

Tx Adjust –128 ... 127 – Tx Adjust power control parameter.


dB Equal to Closed Loop Adjust
parameter when in EV-DO mode.

Tx Open Loop –127 ... 36 – Tx Open Loop Power parameter.


Power dBm

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Tx Pilot Power –127 ... 36 – Tx Pilot Power parameter.


dBm

Tx Power –127 ... 36 – Tx Power parameter.


dBm

3.3.16. Power EV-DO


These elements are valid for EV-DO only.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO DRC Text – EV-DO DRC state: “Fixed” or


State “Dynamic”.

EV-DO PA Text – State of EV-DO power amplifier: “On”


State or “Off”.

3.3.17. Radio Measurement

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO AT 0 ... 5 – EV-DO access terminal state.


State
or Text 0: Inactive (AT switched to 1X or is in
Deep Sleep)
1: Acquisition
2: Sync
3: Idle
4: Access
5: Connected

EV-DO Color 0 ... 255 – EV-DO base station color code.


Code

EV-DO Hybrid Text – Tells whether the access terminal is in


Mode hybrid mode: “On” or “Off”. A terminal
in hybrid mode is monitoring both 1x
and EV-DO paging channels in idle
mode.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO PER 0 ... 100 – EV-DO Packet Error Rate.


%
Attributes:
• Instantaneous: Immediate value
(no averaging).
• Short: Running average over
(approximately) 60 reports.
• Long: Running average over
(approximately) 600 reports.

EV-DO 1 ... 6 – EV-DO session state. One of:


Session State or Text 1: Closed
2: AMP setup
3: AT-initiated negotiation
4: AN-initiated negotiation
5: Open
6: Closing

EV-DO UATI 0 ... 65535 1 ... 8 EV-DO: List of active UATIs (Unicast
Access Terminal Identifiers), given as
or
32-bit values (lowest 4 bytes of full
Text (hex): UATI).
“0000” ...
“FFFF”

EV-DO UATI 0 ... 8 – EV-DO: Number of active UATIs.


Count

FER DCCH 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the DCCH


(%) % (Digital Control Channel).

FER FCH (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the FCH
% (Fundamental Channel).

FER SCH0 (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the SCH0
% (Supplemental Channel 0).

FER SCH1 (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate on the SCH1
% (Supplemental Channel 1).

FER Total (%) 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate calculated over all
% forward channels.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Frame Offset 0 ... 15 – A time skewing of Traffic Channel


See frames from System Time in integer
Description multiples of 1.25 ms. The maximum
frame offset is 15 · 1.25 ms = 18.75
ms.

Service Option 0 ... 65535 – Service Option for the current session.
See 3GPP2 TS C.R1001.

Soft Handoff Text – Soft handoff state. One of “No Soft


State Handoff”, “2-Way”, “3-Way”, “4-Way”,
”5-Way”, “6-Way”. Derived from the
information element Active Set Count.

3.3.18. Scan Data


The attributes for these elements have the following meanings:
• Not sorted: Pilots are ordered by PN offset (no ranking). Lowest PN offset
first.
• Strongest: Pilots are ranked by descending peak Ec/Io for each scanned
RF channel separately. Elements that are not differentiated for pilots lack
this argument.
• Weakest: Pilots are ranked by ascending peak Ec/Io for each scanned RF
channel separately. Elements that are not differentiated for pilots lack this
argument.
• Best (among all frequencies): Pilots from all scanned RF channels are
ranked by descending peak Ec/Io in a single list. The first argument is
always 1 in this case.
The arguments have the following meanings:
• Argument 1: RF channel. RF channels are ordered by ascending index.
This argument is not used with the attribute “Best” (see above).

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• Argument 2: PN offset. Pilots are ordered as specified by the chosen


attribute (see above). Some elements are not differentiated for pilots and
therefore lack this argument.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Scanned Band Text 1 ... 4 Band class for scanned RF channel.

Scanned Cell Text 1 ... 4; Cell names corresponding to each


Name 1 ... 512 scanned pilot. Requires that a cell file
has been loaded.

Scanned 0 ... 1199 1 ... 4 Channel number of scanned RF


Channel channel.

Scanned Delay –3 ... 60 1 ... 4; Pilot delay in chips for each scanned
chips 1 ... 512 pilot. See DC UM section 10.4.1.

Scanned Delay 0 ... 63 1 ... 4; Delay spread in chips for each


Spread chips 1 ... 512 scanned pilot. See DC UM section
10.4.1.

Scanned Ec/Io –32 ... 0 1 ... 4; Signal strength in terms of peak Ec/Io
dB 1 ... 512 for each scanned pilot.

Scanned Io –125 ... –25 1 ... 4 Total signal power in RF channel.


dBm

Scanned Pilot 0 ... 511 1 ... 4; PN offset for each scanned pilot.
PN 1 ... 512

Scanned Pilots 0 ... 512 1 ... 4 Number of pilots scanned.


Count

3.3.19. Server

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Base ID 0 ... 65535 – Base ID transmitted in Layer 3


message System Parameters.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

CDMA Rx Text – One of:


State
• “Entering CDMA”
• “Sync Channel”
• “Paging Channel”
• “Traffic Channel Initialization”
• “Traffic Channel”
• “Exit”

Country ID 0 ... 999 – MCC, Mobile Country Code.

EV-DO Text – EV-DO revision: “Rev 0” or “Rev A”.


Revision

Network ID 0 ... 65535 – Network Identification (NID).

Protocol 0 ... 7 – Base station protocol revision (P-Rev).


Revision -
or Text
Base

Protocol 0 ... 7 – Protocol revision (P-Rev) negotiated


Revision In between phone and base station.
or Text
Use

RF Mode 0 ... 5 – One of:


or Text 1: Analog
2: CDMA
3: 1xEV-DO

Searcher 0 ... 15 – Size of search window used for pilots


Window A in the active set. For the mapping to
PN chip length see IS-95, Table
6.6.6.2.1-1.

Searcher 0 ... 15 – Size of search window used for pilots


Window N in the neighbor set.

Searcher 0 ... 15 – Size of search window used for pilots


Window R in the remaining set (see 3GPP2 TS
C.S0005-A, page 1-18).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Sector ID Text – Hex string containing the 128-bit


sector address of the serving sector.
Format:
“0011:2233:4455:6677:8899:AABB:CC
DD:EEFF”

Subnet Mask 0 ... 255 – Sector subnet identifier.

System ID 0 ... 65535 – System Identification (SID).

T-Add –32 ... 0 – Pilot detection threshold (sign


dB reversed). See 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A,
section 2.6.6.2.6.2.

–63 ... 0 – Pilot detection threshold (expressed in


Numeric units of 0.5 dB and sign reversed). See
3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A, section 1.1.2.2.
See
Description

T-Comp 0 ... 8 – Active set versus candidate set


dB comparison threshold. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0005-A, section 2.6.6.2.5.2.

0 ... 15 – Active set versus candidate set


Numeric comparison threshold (expressed in
units of 0.5 dB).
See
Description

T-Drop –32 ... 0 – Pilot drop threshold (sign reversed).


dB See 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A, section
2.6.6.2.3.

–63 ... 0 – Pilot drop threshold (expressed in units


Numeric of 0.5 dB and sign reversed).
See
Description

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

T-TDrop 0 ... 15 – Drop timer value, mapped to an integer


Numeric value according to 3GPP2 TS
C.S0005-A v6.0, Table 2.6.6.2.3-1.
See
Description

Text (0.1 s – Drop timer value in seconds.


... 319 s)
See 3GPP2 TS C.S0005-A v6.0, Table
2.6.6.2.3-1.

3.3.20. Session EV-DO


These elements are valid for EV-DO only.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Text – Full (128-bit) Unicast Access Terminal


Session Full Identifier allocated to the access
UATI terminal.

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – Random Access Terminal Identifier


Session RATI allocated to the terminal.

EV-DO 0 ... 1 – Success or failure of EV-DO session


Session Result attempt, as indicated by the AN giving
the AT an UATI assignment or not.
0: Failure
1: Success

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – EV-DO: Transaction ID sent in


Session UATIRequest message; see 3GPP2
Transaction ID TS C.S0024, section 5.3.7.2.1.

EV-DO 0 ... 255 – EV-DO: UATI Color Code sent in


Session UATI UATIAssignment message. The AN
Color Code sets this field to the Color Code
associated with the subnet to which
the UATI belongs. See 3GPP2 TS
C.S0024, section 5.3.7.2.2.

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3.3.21. Statistics

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

EV-DO Access 0 ... 100 – Number of failed EV-DO access


Failure Rate % attempts divided by total number of
(%) EV-DO access attempts.

EV-DO 0 ... 100 – Number of failed EV-DO connection


Connection % attempts divided by total number of
Failure Rate EV-DO connection attempts.
(%)

EV-DO 0 ... 100 – Number of failed EV-DO session


Session Failure % attempts divided by total number of
Rate (%) EV-DO session attempts.

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3.4. GSM Information Elements


This section lists the information elements in the “GSM” category.
All GPRS-, EGPRS-, and HSCSD-specific information elements are found
here.

Properties of Information Elements: The Asterisk Column


In the column marked *, a set of codes is used to state conditions under
which an information element is
• valid: a non-trivial condition must be fulfilled for the element to be valid
• not valid: the element is normally valid, but in certain circumstances it is
not (code ends in “–”)
• extended compared to the simplest GSM case: the element sometimes
carries more information, for example when frequency hopping is used
(code ends in “+”)
If nothing is written in the asterisk column, the element is always valid and is
reported by all supported phones.

Code Meaning

c Valid if a cell file is loaded.

g Valid when running GPRS. Not valid for voice.

g+ The element is richer for (E)GPRS, in one of the following ways:


• more values, i.e. more arguments – e.g. C/I
• values have a more complex meaning – e.g. C/I Hopping
List (average over timeslots)
• larger range of possible values – e.g. Channel Type.

g– Not valid when running (E)GPRS.

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Code Meaning

h+ The element is richer if frequency hopping is used.


If frequency hopping is used, the element covers all channels in
the hopping list.
• No GPRS connection: One value for each channel
(arguments 0 through 63)
• GPRS: One value for each timeslot used on each channel
(arguments 0 through 64 · 8 – 1 = 511). Exception: C/I
Hopping List has only one value for each channel
(arguments 0 through 63).
If frequency hopping is not used, the element contains values
for the single channel employed.
• No GPRS connection: One single value (argument 0).
• GPRS: One value for each timeslot used on the channel
(arguments 0 through 7).
Example: C/I.

hc+ If frequency hopping is used, the element covers all channels in


the hopping list. One value for each channel (arguments 0
through 63).
No separate values for each timeslot for a GPRS connection.
Example: C/I Hopping List.

hs Valid when running HSCSD. Not valid for voice.

hs+ The element is richer for HSCSD, in one of the following ways:
• more values, i.e. more arguments – e.g. C/I
• values have a more complex meaning – e.g. C/I Hopping
List (average over timeslots)
• larger range of possible values – e.g. Channel Type.

hs– Not valid when running HSCSD.

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“Full” and “Sub” Values


Information elements with “Full” in their names are calculated on all blocks.
Information elements with “Sub” in their names are calculated only on the
blocks known to be sent also when downlink DTX is active (in each 104-
multiframe, one TCH block with SID information and one SACCH block).

GSM RxLev Units


GSM RxLev units are defined in 3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.1.4.

3.4.1. GPRS/EGPRS

3.4.1.1. Channel

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

C31 –127 ... 127 – g GPRS signal strength threshold


dB criterion C31.
Valid both in packet idle and
packet dedicated mode.

C32 –127 ... 127 – g GPRS cell ranking criterion


dB C32.
Valid both in packet idle and
packet dedicated mode.

Cell EGPRS Text: – EGPRS supported/not


Support “Yes”/”No” supported in the cell. This
information is available also to
non-EGPRS phones.

Cell GPRS Text: – Indicates whether GPRS is


Support “Yes”/”No” supported in the cell.

EGPRS 64 ... 1024 – Retransmission buffer size on


Window Size downlink (RLC protocol level).
DL

EGPRS 64 ... 1024 – EGPRS retransmission buffer


Window Size size on uplink (RLC protocol
UL level).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

GMM State Text – g State of GMM protocol: “Idle”,


“Ready”, or “Standby”.

GRR State Text – g State of GRR protocol: “Packet


Idle” or “Packet Transfer”.

LLC Window 1 ... 255 – LLC retransmission buffer size


Size DL on downlink.

LLC Window 1 ... 255 – LLC retransmission buffer size


Size UL on uplink.

Network Text – g Cell reselection behavior of


Control Order phone. One of “NC0”, “NC1”,
“NC2”:
NC0: MS reselection, no
measurement reports
NC1: MS reselection,
measurement reports
NC2: Network reselection
See 3GPP TS 45.008,
section 10.1.4.

Network Mode Text – g Handling of paging in the


of Operation network.
I: All paging on GPRS
channels; Gs signaling
interface present
II: All paging on PCH; no Gs
III: All circuit-switched paging
on PCH, all packet-switched
paging on PPCH; no Gs.

Number of 0 ... 8 – g Number of timeslots in use on


Used Timeslots hs downlink.
DL

Number of 0 ... 8 – g Number of timeslots in use on


Used Timeslots hs uplink.
UL

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PBCCH 0 ... 7 – g Timeslot used for PBCCH/


Timeslot PCCCH, if any.

PDP Access Text 1 ... 11 g Host name or network address


Point Name for each active PDP context.
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Address Text 1 ... 11 g User address (IPv4/IPv6).


Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Context 0 ... 60000 – g Time from PDP Context


Activation Time ms Activation Request to PDP
Context Activation Accept.

PDP Contexts 0 ... 11 – g Number of active PDP contexts.


Active

PDP Delay Text 1 ... 11 g Delay class as defined by sub-


Class scription (Subscribed, 1, 2, 3, or
4).
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP LLC SAPI 3, 5, 9, 11 1 ... 11 g LLC Service Access Point


Identifier.
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Mean Text 1 ... 11 g Mean throughput (100 bytes/h–


Throughput 50 MB/h).
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP NSAPI 5 ... 15 1 ... 11 g Network SAPI (Service Access


Point Identifier).
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Peak Text 1 ... 11 g Peak throughput as defined by


Throughput subscription. 1–256 kB/s.
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Text 1 ... 11 g Precedence class as defined by


Precedence subscription: Subscribed, High,
Class Normal, or Low priority.
Argument: PDP context index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PDP Radio Text 1 ... 11 g Radio priority level as defined


Priority by subscription.
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Reliability Text 1 ... 11 g Reliability class as defined by


Class subscription.
Argument: PDP context index.

TFI DL 0 ... 31 – g Temporary Flow Id on uplink.


Used to identify a one-block
flow.

TFI UL 0 ... 31 – g Temporary Flow Id on downlink.


Used to identify a one-block
flow.

Timeslot Text 0 ... 7 g Type of channel in each


Channel Type hs timeslot on downlink. See
DL Channel Type.
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second (e.g. “TS4”), etc.

Timeslot Text 0 ... 7 g Type of channel in each


Channel Type hs timeslot on uplink. See Channel
UL Type.
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second, etc.

Timeslot Used Text 0 ... 7 g Timeslots used on downlink.


DL hs
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second, etc.

Timeslot Used Text 0 ... 7 g Timeslots used on uplink.


UL hs
Argument: 0 gives the first
timeslot used (e.g. “TS3”), 1 the
second, etc.

TLLI Text – g Temporary Logical Link


(dec or hex Identifier.
format)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

UL State Flag 0 ... 7 0 ... 7 g Flags, one for each timeslot,


indicating to the phone when it
is allowed to send.
Argument: 0 gives the flag for
the first timeslot used (e.g. TS
3), etc.

3.4.1.2. Measurement

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Attach Time 0 ... 60000 – g Time in ms from Attach


ms Request to Attach Complete.

C Value 0 ... 63 – Normalized signal level


GSM RxLev received at the MS
units (normalization with running
average filter).

Coding Text – g Modulation coding scheme


Scheme DL used on downlink.
EDGE: One of “MCS-1”, ...,
“MCS-9”, “MCS-5-7”, “MCS-6-
9”, “MCS-3 (pad)”, “MCS-6
(pad)”.
MCS-5-7 and MCS-6-9 are
explained in 3GPP TS 44.060.
“(pad)” means that an RLC
block is retransmitted using
MCS-3 and MCS-6
respectively.
GPRS: One of “CS-1”, ...,
“CS-4”.

Coding 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 g Distribution of coding scheme


Scheme DL % usage on downlink (for own
Usage (Own data only).
Data)
Argument: 1 means CS-1, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Coding 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 g Distribution of coding scheme


Scheme DL % usage on downlink (overall, not
Usage (Total) limited to own data).
Argument: 1 means CS-1, etc.

Coding Text – g Modulation coding scheme


Scheme UL used on uplink. For the possible
values, see Coding Scheme
DL.

CS-n DL 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g These elements contain the


Usage (Own % distribution of coding scheme
Data) (%), usage (on the downlink and for
n = 1 ... 4 own data only) for each
timeslot.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

Current CS DL 1 ... 4 – g Coding scheme currently used


on downlink.

Current CS UL 1 ... 4 – g Coding scheme currently used


on uplink.

Current MCS 1 ... 9 – g Modulation coding scheme


DL currently used on downlink.

Current MCS 1 ... 9 – g Modulation coding scheme


UL currently used on uplink.

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 31 – Mean value of bit error


(Mean) See probability as reported in the
Description Layer 3 message EGPRS
Packet Downlink Ack/Nack.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 7 – Variance of bit error probability


(Variance) See as reported in the Layer 3
Description message EGPRS Packet
Downlink Ack/Nack.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 31 – Short-term mean value of bit


Total (Mean) See error probability extracted from
Description Layer 1.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

EGPRS BEP 0 ... 7 – Short-term variance of bit error


Total (Variance) See probability extracted from
Description Layer 1.
Coded according to the table in
3GPP TS 45.008, section 8.2.5.

EGPRS Link Text – Indicates whether Link


Quality Control Adaptation (LA) or Incremental
UL Redundancy (IR) is used on the
uplink.

MCS DL Usage 0 ... 100 0 ... 7; Distribution of modulation


(Own Data) % 1 ... 9 coding scheme usage (on
downlink and for own data only)
for each timeslot.
Argument 1: Timeslot. The
value 0 represents the first
used timeslot (not TS 0), etc.
Argument 2: Modulation
coding scheme index.

Modulation DL Text: – Type of modulation on downlink


“GMSK” or (GMSK or 8-PSK).
“8-PSK”

Modulation UL Text: – Type of modulation on uplink


“GMSK” or (GMSK or 8-PSK).
“8-PSK”

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of downlink PDCH


Utilization % capacity currently used for
Control DL control signaling, or not used at
all.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the available


Utilization % uplink PDCH capacity currently
Control UL used for control signaling.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the available


Utilization Free % uplink PDCH capacity that is
Data UL currently unused.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the downlink


Utilization % PDCH capacity currently used
Other Data DL for other users’ data.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the downlink


Utilization Own % PDCH capacity currently used
Data DL for own data.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

PDCH 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Percentage of the available


Utilization Own % uplink PDCH capacity currently
Data UL used for own data.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

RLA_P –10 ... 100 – g Received Level Average


GSM RxLev (GPRS signal strength
units measure).
or
–120 ... –10
dBm

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3.4.2. Low Level Data

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Data Mode Text – Indicates whether the data


transfer is performed over
EGPRS, GPRS, or circuit-
switched.

LLC BLER DL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of LLC data blocks


% erroneously decoded on
downlink.

LLC BLER UL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of LLC data blocks


% resent on uplink.

LLC Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes LLC protocol level since PS
attach.

LLC Bytes Sent 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes sent at the


UL bytes LLC protocol level since PS
attach.

LLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on downlink at
the LLC protocol level.

LLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on uplink at
the LLC protocol level.

RLC BLER DL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of RLC data blocks


% erroneously decoded on
downlink.

RLC BLER UL 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of RLC data blocks


% resent on uplink.

RLC Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes RLC protocol level since GPRS
attach.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLC Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes sent at the


Sent UL bytes RLC protocol level since GPRS
attach.

RLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on downlink at
RLC protocol level.

0 ... 100 – g Data throughput (as defined


% above) on downlink at RLC
protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

RLC 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on uplink at
RLC protocol level.

0 ... 100 – g Data throughput (as defined


% above) on uplink at RLC
protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

RLP BLER DL 0 ... 100 – hs Percentage of RLP data blocks


% erroneously decoded on
downlink.

RLP BLER UL 0 ... 100 – hs Percentage of RLP data blocks


% resent on uplink.

RLP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – hs Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes RLP protocol level since dial-
up.

RLP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – hs Number of bytes sent at the


Sent UL bytes RLP protocol level since dial-
up.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RLP 0 ... 60 – hs Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on downlink at
RLP protocol level.

0 ... 100 – hs Data throughput (as defined


% above) on downlink at RLP
protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

RLP 0 ... 60 – hs Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on uplink at
RLP protocol level.

0 ... 100 – hs Data throughput (as defined


% above) on uplink at RLP
protocol level, relative to
theoretical maximum for current
channel setup (coding scheme,
number of timeslots).

SNDCP BLER 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of SNDCP data


DL % blocks erroneously decoded on
downlink.

SNDCP BLER 0 ... 100 – g Percentage of SNDCP data


UL % blocks resent on uplink.

SNDCP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes received at the


Received DL bytes SNDCP protocol level since
GPRS attach.

SNDCP Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – g Number of bytes sent at the


Sent UL bytes SNDCP protocol level since
GPRS attach.

SNDCP 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput DL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on downlink at
SNDCP protocol level.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

SNDCP 0 ... 400 – g Data throughput (including


Throughput UL kbit/s protocol headers, but excluding
retransmissions) on uplink at
SNDCP protocol level.

3.4.3. MS Behavior
Regarding phone settings in general, see DC UM chapter 12 and section
30.2.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Adjacent Scan 0, 2 – Use of C/A measurements in


phone. See DC UM sections
12.1.3.4 and 30.2.3.1. (This
element is not associated with
the scanning function described
in DC UM section 30.1.3.)
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Band Control 0, 2 – Use of band control function in


phone. See DC UM sections
12.1.3.3, 12.4.1, 12.2.2, and
12.3.1.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Disable 0, 2 – Use of Disable Handover


Handover function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.3.2.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Forced GPRS 0, 2 – g Use of GPRS class forcing


Class function in phone. See DC UM
section 30.2.1.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Forced 0, 2 – g Use of GPRS multislot class


Multislot Class forcing function in phone. See
DC UM section 30.2.1.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Forced Power 0, 2 – Use of power class forcing


Class function in phone. See DC UM
section 30.2.4.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Forced Quality 0, 2 – g Use of PDP Context Request


of Service modification function in phone.
See DC UM section 30.2.2.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Idle Channel 0, 2 – Use of idle mode RxQual


Quality measurement function in
phone. See DC UM section
30.2.5.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Ignore Cell 0, 2 – Use of Ignore Cell Barred


Barred function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.3.1 (Sony
Ericsson) and 12.4.2 (Nokia).
0: Not activated
2: Activated

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

MS Behavior Text: “B”, – Indicates whether the phone’s


Modified “C”, “G”, behavior has been changed
or a from the default. Most of what
combination follows is applicable only to
of these Sony Ericsson GSM phones.
letters, or
Empty string: No modification of
empty string phone behavior
B: Modification of behavior not
related to channel selection (the
information elements Multiband
Reporting, Adjacent Scan,
Forced Power Class, Band
Control, Channel Quality)
C: Modification of channel
selection behavior (the
information elements Ignore
Cell Barred, Serving Cell List
Active, Prevent Serving Cell
List, Prevent Handover List
Active, Disable Handover,
Target Handover)
G: Modification of GPRS
behavior (the information
elements Forced GPRS Class,
Forced Multislot Class, Forced
Quality of Service).
Any combination of these
letters may appear.

Multiband 0, 2 – Use of multiband reporting in


Reporting phone. See DC UM section
12.1.3.2.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Prevent 0, 2 – Use of Prevent Handover List


Handover List function in phone (handover to
Active certain cells prevented in
dedicated mode). See DC UM
section 12.1.3.2.
0: Not activated
2: Activated

Serving Cell 0, 1, 2 – Use of Lock on Channels


List Active function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.3.1.
0: Not activated
1: Ordered by user, but not yet
activated
2: Activated

Target 0, 1, 2 – Use of Target Handover


Handover function in phone. See DC UM
section 12.1.3.2.
0: Not activated
1: Ordered by user, but not yet
activated
2: Activated

3.4.4. Neighbors
All these elements have attributes which specify different sorting orders:
• Unsorted: Neighbors arranged in order of ascending ARFCN.
• Sorted: Neighbors sorted by signal strength, regardless of frequency
band.

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• Band Sorted: Neighbors sorted by signal strength for each frequency


band separately. Bands sorted by ascending frequency.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor See ARFCN 1 ... 32 ARFCNs of neighbor cells.


ARFCN BCCH,
section
3.4.6.1

Neighbor BSIC 00 ... 77 1 ... 32 Base Station Identity Codes for


(octal) neighbor cells (in text format).
or Text

Neighbor C1 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 Path loss parameter C1 for


dB neighbor cells.

Neighbor C2 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 Cell reselection parameter C2


dB for neighbor cells.

Neighbor C31 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 g GPRS signal strength threshold
dB criterion C31 for neighbor cells.

Neighbor C32 –127 ... 127 1 ... 32 g GPRS cell ranking criterion C32
dB for neighbor cells.

Neighbor Cell 0 ... 65535 1 ... 32 Cell identities of neighbor cells.


Id (dec)
or
Text (hex)

Neighbor Cell Text 1 ... 32 c Names of neighbor cells.


Name Present only if a cell file is used.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor Cell 1 ... 6 1 ... 32 c Indicates, for each neighbor


Name cell, the input used by the
Algorithm algorithm determining the
neighbor cell name, and the
result of the cell search (where
applicable):
1: MCC, MNC, LAC, CI used.
2: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Unique cell
found matching these
parameters within a 35 km
radius.
3: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Several
matching cells found within a 35
km radius, closest cell selected.
4: Serving cell found with the
method denoted by Cell Name
Algorithm = 1; this neighbor
identified as a cell appearing in
the serving cell’s neighbor list
and having matching BSIC and
ARFCN.
5: Serving cell found with the
method denoted by Cell Name
Algorithm = 2; this neighbor
identified as a cell appearing in
the serving cell’s neighbor list
and having matching BSIC and
ARFCN.
6: Serving cell found with the
method denoted by Cell Name
Algorithm = 3; this neighbor
identified as a cell appearing in
the serving cell’s neighbor list
and having matching BSIC and
ARFCN.

Neighbor LAC 0 ... 65535 1 ... 32 Location Area Codes for


or neighbor cells. Decimal format.

Text (hex)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Neighbor –10 ... 100 1 ... 32 Received signal strength of


RxLev GSM RxLev neighbors.
units
or
–120 ... –10
dBm

Neighbor (SI) Text – Neighbor list (obtained from


ARFCCN System Information) of
strongest cell scanned.
The list is given in text format,
for example: "[ARFCN: 17,
BSIC: 3-2] 7, 18, 32". The data
within square brackets pertains
to the strongest cell, and the
neighbor ARFCNs follow.

3.4.5. Scan Data


For Sony Ericsson K800i/K600i and K790a/K790i/W600i, these elements are
reported when C/A measurements are activated in the phone properties. See
DC UM section 12.1.3.4.
For older Sony Ericsson phones (T610, T616, T618), these elements are
reported when the C/A scanning function is activated. See DC UM section
30.1.3.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 63 h+ C/A scanning: ARFCNs of


Adjacent BCCH, adjacent channels.
ARFCN section
Attributes:
3.4.6.1
• –2: Channel at –400 kHz
• –1: Channel at –200 kHz
• +1: Channel at +200 kHz
• +2: Channel at +400 kHz
Argument: 0 means the
channel adjacent to the first
channel in the hopping list, etc.

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 63 h+ C/A scanning: ARFCNs used


Adjacent BCCH, by current serving cell. BCCHs
ARFCN C0 section are shown in idle mode, TCHs
3.4.6.1 in dedicated mode.
Note that this element does not
itself refer to an adjacent
channel but to the C0.
Argument: 0 means the first
channel in the hopping list, etc.

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 h+ C/A scanning: Scanned signal


Adjacent dBm strength of adjacent channels.
RxLev
Attributes:
• –2: Channel at –400 kHz
• –1: Channel at –200 kHz
• +1: Channel at +200 kHz
• +2: Channel at +400 kHz
Argument: 0 gives the RxLev
of the channel adjacent to the
first channel in the hopping list,
etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Scanned –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 h+ C/A scanning: Scanned signal


Adjacent dBm strength of the channels used
RxLev C0 by the current serving cell. That
is, BCCHs in idle mode and
TCHs in dedicated mode.
Note that this element does not
itself refer to an adjacent
channel but to the C0.
Argument: 0 gives the RxLev
of the first channel in the
hopping list, etc.

Scanned See ARFCN 0 ... 846 ARFCNs of scanned channels.


ARFCN BCCH,
Attributes: The attribute
section determines the sorting order.
3.4.6.1
• Channel order: Channels
sorted by frequency (not
ARFCN) in ascending order.
• Strongest: Channels sorted
by descending signal
strength.
• Weakest: Channels sorted
by ascending signal
strength.
Argument: The meaning of the
argument depends on the
attribute selected (see above).

Scanned Band Text 0 ... 846 Frequency bands of scanned


channels.
Attributes, Argument: Works
as for Scanned ARFCN.

Scanned BSIC 00 ... 77 0 ... 846 BSICs of scanned channels.


(octal)
Attributes, Argument: Works
as for Scanned ARFCN.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Scanned Cell Text 0 ... 846 c Names of scanned channels.


Name
Obtained only if both ARFCN
and BSIC are scanned.
Attributes, Argument: Works
as for Scanned ARFCN.

Scanned 0 ... 847 – Number of channels currently


Channels No of scanned.

Scanned –10 ... 100 0 ... 846 Received signal strength of


RxLev GSM RxLev scanned channels (GSM scan
units or CW scan).
or Attributes, Argument: Works
–120 ... –10 as for Scanned ARFCN.
dBm

Scanned –10 ... 100 See Received signal strength of


RxLev on GSM RxLev range of scanned channels (GSM scan
ARFCN units ARFCN or CW scan).
BCCH,
or Argument: ARFCN.
section
–120 ... –10 3.4.6.1
dBm

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3.4.6. Serving

3.4.6.1. Channel

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

ARFCN BCCH GSM 850: – Absolute Radio Frequency


128 ... 251 Channel Number of Broadcast
P-GSM 900: Control Channel.
1 ... 124
E-GSM 900:
0 ... 124,
975 ... 1023
GSM 1800:
512 ... 885
GSM 1900:
512 ... 810

ARFCN See ARFCN – In idle mode: Same as ARFCN


Current BCCH BCCH.
In dedicated mode: Same as
ARFCN TCH.
Not valid when frequency
hopping is used.

ARFCN TCH See ARFCN – Absolute Radio Frequency


BCCH Channel Number of Traffic
Channel.
Valid only in dedicated mode
and only for channels where no
frequency hopping is used.

BSIC Text – Base Station Identity Code.


or
00 ... 77
(octal)

Cell Id 0 ... 65535 – Cell Identity.


or
Text (hex)

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Cell Name Text – c Name of serving cell. Present


only if a cell file is used.
Calculated using a number of
different algorithms: see Cell
Name Algorithm.

Cell Name 1 ... 3 – c Indicates the input used by the


Algorithm cell name determination
algorithm and (for values 2 and
3) the result of the cell search:
1: MCC, MNC, LAC, and CI
used.
2: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Unique cell
found matching these
parameters within a 35 km
radius.
3: BSIC, ARFCN, and position
information used. Several
matching cells found within a 35
km radius, closest cell selected.

CGI Text – Cell Global Identity. Consists of


Mobile Country Code, Mobile
or
Network Code, Location Area
Text (hex) Code and Cell Identity.
(LAC and CI Presented on the format “MCC
given in MNC LAC CI”.
hexadec.)

Channel Mode Text – Activity on channel: “Signalling


only”, speech transmission (e.g.
“Speech full rate version 1”) or
data transmission (e.g. “Data
12.0 Kbit/s radio interface
rate”).

Channel Type Text – g+ Channel type, also indicating


hs+ which speech coder is used.
For example, “TCH/F +
FACCH/F and SACCH/M”,
“BCCH”, or “PDCH”.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Ciphering Text – Currently used ciphering (A5/1,


Algorithm A5/2, GEA5/1, etc.), whether for
circuit-switched or packet-
switched.

Frequency Text – Frequency band of BCCH


Band carrier, e.g. “850”, “1900”,
“900E”, “900R”.

Frequency Text – Frequency band of current


Band for TCH traffic channel or channels, e.g.
“850”, “1900”, “900E”, “900R”.

Hopping Text – Use of frequency hopping


(“YES”/”NO”).

Hopping List Text – ARFCNs of the channels in the


hopping frequency list, for
example “1, 10, 19, 28”.

HSN 0 ... 63 – Hopping Sequence Number,


indicating which hopping
frequency list to use.

LAC Num: – Location Area Code.


0 ... 65535
or
Text (hex):
“0000” ...
“FFFF”

MAIO 0 ... 63 – Mobile Allocation Index Offset.


Indicates where in the hopping
frequency list to start. Valid only
if frequency hopping is used.

MCC 000 ... 999 – Mobile Country Code.

MNC 000 ... 999 – Mobile Network Code. May


(sometimes consist of two or three digits.
00 ... 99)

Number of 0 ... 64 – Number of frequencies in


Hopping hopping list.
Frequencies

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RAC 0 ... 255 – g Routing Area Code (8 bits).


or
Text (hex)

Subchannel 0 ... 7 – Number of subchannel used in


Number SDCCH or TCH half-rate
channel.

Training 0 ... 7 – Current training sequence


Sequence code.
Code

3.4.6.2. Interference
Concerning the range of C/I elements, see DC UM chapter 28.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Adjacent –10 ... 100 1 ... 4 h– Signal strength of adjacent


RxLev GSM RxLev channel.
units Argument:
or 1: Serving cell –2 (–400 kHz)
–120 ... –10 2: Serving cell –1 (–200 kHz)
3: Serving cell +1 (+200 kHz)
dBm
4: Serving cell +2 (+400 kHz)
Invalid if frequency hopping is
used.

AMR C/I –5 ... 35 – C/I value used as input to mode


dB control in AMR. This parameter
is distinct from the ordinary C/I
information elements, although
the value should be similar.

AMR C/I Limit –5 ... 35 – C/I limit for codec change to


Up dB higher bit rate, calculated from
AMR Hysteresis and AMR
Threshold.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

AMR C/I Limit –5 ... 35 – C/I limit for codec change to


Down dB lower bit rate, calculated from
AMR Hysteresis and AMR
Threshold.

C/A –3 –100 ... 100 – “Carrier over Adjacent”.


dB Calculated as (RxLev for
serving cell) – (Adjacent RxLev
for –3), i.e. the adjacent
channel’s frequency is 600 kHz
below the serving cell’s.
The range has been chosen for
the presentation. In practice,
the range is something like 0 ...
50, since the neighbor cell very
rarely is stronger than the
serving cell.
Invalid if frequency hopping is
used.

C/A –2 ... –100 ... 100 – As C/A –3 but with adjacent


C/A +3 dB channel at –400 kHz,
–200 kHz, +200 kHz, +400 kHz,
and +600 kHz respectively.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

C/I –5 ... 35 0 ... 511 g+ C/I values for all hopping


dB (8·64–1) hs+ channels in all used timeslots.
h+ The whole list is sorted by
descending or ascending C/I.
For Nokia phones, a single C/I
value is obtained (snapshot
from the channel used at the
time of measurement). This
value is found at argument 0 of
this element.
For PCTel scanners, one C/I
value is obtained for each
channel scanned.
Attributes:
• Best: Channels sorted by
descending C/I.
• Worst: Channels sorted by
ascending C/I.

C/I Absolute –5 ... 35 See C/I for all channels.


dB range of
Argument = ARFCN.
ARFCN
BCCH,
section
3.4.6.1

C/I ARFCN See ARFCN 0 ... 511 g+ ARFCN list corresponding to


BCCH, (8·64–1) hs+ C/I (which see).
section h+
Attributes: See C/I.
3.4.6.1

C/I for Worst –5 ... 35 0 ... 7 g C/I for the worst channel in the
ARFCN dB hs hopping list for each used
h+ timeslot.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

C/I Hopping –5 ... 35 0 ... 63 g+ C/I values (unsorted) for the


List dB hs+ channels in the hopping list. For
hc+ multislot channels, the mean
value across all used timeslots
is given.
Argument: 0 gives the C/I of
the first channel in the hopping
list, etc.

C/I Hopping See ARFCN 0 ... 63 h+ ARFCNs of the channels in the


List: ARFCN BCCH, hopping list (see C/I Hopping
section List).
3.4.6.1
Argument: 0 gives the ARFCN
of the first channel in the
hopping list, etc.

C/I on BCCH –5 ... 35 – C/I on the current BCCH.


Carrier dB The following steps are used to
find a value for the element:
1. Hopping list. If the BCCH is
used as hopping frequency
(in dedicated mode), report
its C/I.
2. Idle mode. If the phone is in
idle mode, report idle mode
C/I.
If frequency hopping is not
used, step 1 becomes “If BCCH
= TCH ...”.
Invalid if no value is found in
any of the above steps.

C/I Timeslot 0 ... 7 0 ... 511 g For multislot allocations:


(8·64–1) hs Timeslot list corresponding to
h+ C/I (which see).
Attributes: See C/I.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Scanned –100 ... 100 0 ... 63 h+ C/A scanning: C/A values


C/A +/–1 dB corresponding to Scanned
Adjacent RxLev with attribute
+1 and –1.
Attributes:
• –1: Channel at –200 kHz
• +1: Channel at +200 kHz
Argument: 0 gives the ARFCN
of the first channel in the
hopping list, etc.

Scanned –100 ... 100 0 ... 63 h+ C/A scanning: C/A values


C/A +/–2 dB corresponding to Scanned
Adjacent RxLev with attribute
+2 and –2.
Attributes:
• –2: Channel at –400 kHz
• +2: Channel at +400 kHz
Argument: 0 gives the ARFCN
of the first channel in the
hopping list, etc.

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3.4.6.3. Measurement

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

BER Actual 0 ... 26 – g– Bit error rate, calculated taking


% hs– DTX into account, i.e. the figure
is based only on blocks actually
transmitted. Valid for voice only.

BER/Timeslot 0 ... 26 0 ... 7 g Bit error rate for each used


% hs timeslot. Valid for data services
only.
Argument: 0 represents the
first used timeslot (not TS 0),
etc.

BLER/Timeslot 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 g Block error rate for each


% hs timeslot used. Valid for data
services only.
Argument: 0 means the first
used timeslot (not TS 0), etc.

C1 –127 ... 127 – Path loss criterion C1.


dB Valid only in idle mode.

C2 –127 ... 127 – Cell reselection criterion C2.


dB
Valid only in idle mode.

Channel RxLev –10 ... 100 See Measured signal strength level
GSM RxLev range of for all channels.
units ARFCN
Argument = ARFCN.
BCCH,
or Note: By contrast with RxLev
section
–120 ... –10 3.4.6.1 Full/RxLev Sub, this element is
dBm also updated by scan reports.

DL Signalling 0 ... 45 – Current value of Downlink


Counter Signalling Counter (DSC).
Current
Valid only in idle mode.

DL Signalling 0 ... 45 – Initial value of Downlink


Counter Max Signalling Counter (DSC).
Valid only in idle mode.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

DTX Rate DL 0 ... 100 – g– Use of DTX on downlink.


% Calculated as:
number of blocks not sent
--------------------------------------------------------------------
total number of blocks
⋅ 100
2 mandatory blocks are always
sent using DTX: 1 TCH (with
SID information) and 1 SACCH.
Non-existent for packet-
switched (no DTX).

FER Actual 0 ... 100 – g– Frame erasure rate, calculated


% hs– taking DTX into account, i.e. the
figure is based only on blocks
actually transmitted.
Valid for voice only.

FER Full 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate, Full value.


% Calculated as:
number of erased blocks
-----------------------------------------------------------------
total number of blocks
⋅ 100
A block is erased when the
parity check (CRC) fails.

FER Sub 0 ... 100 – Frame erasure rate, Sub value.


% For the calculation, see FER
Full (%).

MAC Mode DL 0 ... 3 – g Type of GPRS connection on


downlink:
0: Dynamic Allocation
1: Extended Dynamic Allocation
2: Fixed Allocation, not half
duplex mode
3: Fixed Allocation, half duplex
mode

MAC Mode UL 0 ... 3 – g Type of GPRS connection on


uplink. See MAC Mode DL.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

MS Power 0 ... 31 – Phone transmit power ordered


Control Level See by the base station, mapped to
Description a number between 0 and 31
according to the tables in 3GPP
TS 45.005, section 4.1. Valid
only in dedicated mode.

MS Tx Power GSM 850: – Transmit power currently used


5 ... 39 by the phone, in dBm. Valid
only in dedicated mode.
GSM 900:
5 ... 39
GSM 1800:
0 ... 36
GSM 1900:
0 ... 33
dBm

Radio Link 0 ... 64 – Current value of Radio Link


Timeout Timeout counter.
Current Uses the “leaky bucket”
principle. Each decoded block
increases the counter by 1 (if it
is not already at max) and each
failed block decreases the
counter by 2. The call is
terminated when the counter
drops to 0.
Valid only in dedicated mode.

Radio Link 4, 8, ..., 64 – Initial value of Radio Link


Timeout Max Timeout counter.
Valid only in dedicated mode.

RxLev Full –10 ... 100 – Received signal strength (Full


GSM RxLev value).
units
or
–120 ... –10
dBm

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

RxLev Sub –10 ... 100 – Received signal strength (Sub


GSM RxLev value).
units
or
–120 ... –10
dBm

RxQual Full 0 ... 7 – Received signal quality (Full


(see value), expressed as the bit
Description) error rate in percent or
calculated from the bit error rate
or
according to the table in 3GPP
0 ... 100 TS 45.008, section 8.2.4.
%

RxQual Sub 0 ... 7 – Received signal quality (Sub


(see value), expressed as the bit
Description) error rate in percent or
calculated from the bit error rate
or
according to the table in 3GPP
0 ... 100 TS 45.008, section 8.2.4.
%

Signal Strength –120 ... –10 0 ... 63 h+ Signal strength of each channel
Hopping List dBm in the hopping list. This element
thus gives more information
than RxLev, which is an
average over all channels in the
hopping list.
Argument: 0 means the first
channel in the hopping list, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Signal Strength –120 ... –10 – Signal strength on the current


on BCCH dBm BCCH. Especially useful for
Carrier obtaining a correct measure of
the cell size when frequency
hopping is used and power
control is applied to the TCHs.
The following steps are used to
find a value for the element:
1. Neighbor list. If the BCCH
frequency is in the neighbor
list, report its signal strength.
2. Hopping list. If the BCCH is
used as hopping frequency
(in dedicated mode), report
its signal strength.
3. Idle mode. If the phone is in
idle mode, report RxLev
(dBm).
If frequency hopping is not
used, step 2 becomes “If BCCH
= TCH ...”.
Invalid if no value is found in
any of the above steps.

TA 0 ... 63 – Timing Advance. Valid only in


dedicated mode.

Timeslot 0 ... 7 – Timeslot used for current call.


Valid only in dedicated mode.

3.4.7. Speech Quality


The Frequent AQM elements, uplink and downlink scores, only appear in
merged logfiles (see RA UM section 17.2).
Uplink PESQ scores likewise only appear in merged logfiles.
Downlink PESQ scores, as well as the remaining AQM measurements (all
other elements prefixed with “PESQ” below), appear in merged as well as
unmerged logfiles. However, prior to merging, all such data lags behind other
data in the logfile by 5.5 s. See RA UM section 17.2.2.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

AMR Active Text 0 ... 3 Current active set of AMR


Set DL speech codecs on downlink,
each codec being described by
a text string, e.g. “12.2 kbit/s
rate”.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.

AMR Active Text 0 ... 3 Current active set of AMR


Set UL speech codecs on uplink, each
codec being described by a text
string, e.g. “12.2 kbit/s rate”.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of downlink AMR


Call DL % codec usage for the current
call.
Invalid if no call is ongoing.
Argument: Indicates the AMR
codec.
0: 12.2 kbit/s
1: 10.2 kbit/s
2: 7.95 kbit/s
3: 7.40 kbit/s
4: 6.70 kbit/s
5: 5.90 kbit/s
6: 5.15 kbit/s
7: 4.75 kbit/s

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of uplink AMR


Call UL % codec usage for the current
call.
Invalid if no call is ongoing.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Call DL (%).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of downlink AMR


Cell DL % codec usage since the phone
started using the current
serving cell.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Call DL (%).

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 0 ... 7 Distribution of uplink AMR


Cell UL % codec usage since the phone
started using the current
serving cell.
Argument: See AMR Codec
Call DL (%).

AMR Codec DL 0 ... 100 0 ... 3 Current distribution of downlink


% AMR codec usage across the
active set being used.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.,
the members being ordered as
in AMR Active Set DL.

AMR Codec UL 0 ... 100 0 ... 3 Current distribution of uplink


% AMR codec usage across the
active set being used.
Argument: 0 gives the first
member of the active set, etc.,
the members being ordered as
in AMR Active Set UL.

AMR 0 ... 15 1 ... 3 Hysteresis values in AMR mode


Hysteresis switch mechanism.
Argument: One hysteresis
value for each possible mode
transition (a maximum of four
AMR codecs can be active
simultaneously).

AMR 0 ... 63 1 ... 3 Threshold values in AMR mode


Threshold switch mechanism.
Argument: See AMR
Hysteresis.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last


Score DL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
downlink.

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last


Score UL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
uplink.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Downlink Frequent AQM


Sentence DL sentence index.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Uplink Frequent AQM sentence


Sentence UL index.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 AQM: Echo attenuation on


Attenuation dB downlink.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 5 AQM: Echo correlation on


Correlation downlink.

PESQ Echo 0 ... 1000 AQM: Echo delay on downlink.


Delay ms

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 AQM: Echo power on downlink.


Power dB

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 AQM: PESQ score for last two


DL MOS-PESQ speech sentences played on
the downlink.

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 AQM: PESQ score for last two


UL MOS-PESQ speech sentence played on the
uplink.

PESQ 0 ... 3 AQM: Downlink PESQ


Sentence DL sentence index. Each index
represents the two senteces
over which the corresponding
PESQ score was calculated.
0: Sentences 0 + 1
1: Sentences 2 + 3
2: Sentences 4 + 5
3: Sentences 6 + 7

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

PESQ 0 ... 3 AQM: Uplink PESQ sentence


Sentence UL index. Same meaning as PESQ
Sentence DL (which see).

PESQ Volume –100 ... 20 AQM: Volume on downlink.


dB

Speech Codec Text – Currently used speech codec:


“EFR”, “HR”, “FR”, or “AMR”.

SQI –20 ... 30 – g– Speech Quality Index. See DC


dBQ UM chapter 24. The range
depends on the speech codec
used:
HR (Half Rate): –20 ... 17 dBQ
FR (Full Rate): –19 ... 22 dBQ
EFR (Enhanced Full Rate):
–20 ... 30 dBQ
AMR: Dependent on codec
mode. The maximum SQI
values are as follows:
12.2 kbit/s: 30 dBQ
10.2 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.95 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.40 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
6.70 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
5.90 kbit/s: 24 dBQ
5.15 kbit/s: 21 dBQ
4.75 kbit/s: 19 dBQ
Non-existent for GPRS (no
voice data in packets).

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3.4.8. WCDMA Parameters


These are WCDMA neighbor measurements made while in GSM mode.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg * Description

Q Search Text – GPRS signal level criterion


Power governing when to search for
3G cells (e.g. “Above
–74 dBm”, “Below –54 dBm”,
“Always”, “Never” ). See 3GPP
TS 45.008, section 10.4.

WCDMA –34 ... 0 1 ... 32 CPICH Ec/No of measured


Neighbor dB WCDMA neighbors.
CPICH Ec/No Argument: 1 gives the
neighbor with the highest signal
strength, etc.

WCDMA –128 ... –15 1 ... 32 CPICH RSCP of measured


Neighbor dBm WCDMA neighbors.
CPICH RSCP
Argument: See WCDMA
Neighbor CPICH Ec/No.

WCDMA 0 ... 511 1 ... 32 Scrambling codes of measured


Neighbor SC GSM neighbors.
Argument: See WCDMA
Neighbor CPICH Ec/No.

WCDMA 0 ... 16383 1 ... 32 ARFCNs of measured GSM


Neighbor neighbors.
UARFCN Argument: See WCDMA
Neighbor CPICH Ec/No.

WCDMA 0 ... 32 – Number of measured WCDMA


Neighbors No neighbors.
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3.5. WCDMA Information Elements


This category contains all information elements reported by UEs in WCDMA
mode, including measurements on GSM neighbors performed while in
WCDMA mode.
The WCDMA scanner elements are also found here, as well as
miscellaneous other items (e.g. time, positioning information).

Notes on Quantities Denoting Signal Power


Below is a list of the signal power and power ratio quantities that appear in
the names of information elements.
• Eb: Scrambling code energy per bit.
• Ec: Scrambling code energy per chip.
• Es: Scrambling code energy per chip (as measured by a scanner during
the SCH timeslot scan).
• No: Total energy per chip (as measured by a UE).
• Io: Total energy per chip (as measured by a scanner).
• Ec/No: Signal-to-noise ratio (as measured by a UE). See 3GPP TS
25.215, section 5.1.5. Compare No above.
• Ec/Io: Signal-to-noise ratio (as measured by a scanner). Compare Io
above.
• SIR: Signal-to-interference ratio as measured on the DPCCH. See 3GPP
TS 25.215, section 5.2.2.
• RSCP: Received signal code power, identical with Ec: see 3GPP TS
25.215, section 5.1.5.
• RSSI: Received signal strength indicator, identical with No: see 3GPP TS
25.215, section 5.1.5.

Eb and Ec are related by the equation

⎛ 3.84 ⋅ 10 6⎞
Eb [dBm] = Ec [dBm] + 10 ⋅ log 10 ⎜ ------------------------
-⎟
⎝ 3 ⋅ 10 4 ⎠

that is,

Eb [dBm] ≈ Ec [dBm] + 21.07 dB

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3.5.1. Active Set

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

AS Cell Name Text 1 ... 6 Cell name of each active set member.
Requires cell file.
Argument: Active set ID identifying an
active set member.

AS CPICH –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of each active set


Ec/No dB member.
Argument: Active set ID.

AS CPICH –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH received signal code power of
RSCP dBm each active set member.
Argument: Active set ID.

AS No of 0 ... 6 – The number of base stations in the


Members active set. Valid only in state
Cell_DCH.

AS SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling code of each active set


member.
Argument: Active set ID.

AS UARFCN WCDMA 1 ... 6 Downlink UARFCN of each active set


DL 1900A: member.
9660 ... 9940
1900B: Argument: Active set ID.
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

3.5.2. Data

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

PDP Access Text 1 ... 11 Host name or network address for


Point Name each active PDP context.
Argument: PDP context index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

PDP Address Text 1 ... 11 User address (IPv4/IPv6).


Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Context 0 ... 60000 – Time from PDP Context Activation


Time ms Request to PDP Context Activation
Accept.

PDP Contexts 0 ... 11 – Number of active PDP contexts.


Active

PDP Delay Text 1 ... 11 Delay class as defined by sub-scription


Class (Subscribed, 1, 2, 3, or 4).
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP LLC SAPI 3, 5, 9, 11 1 ... 11 LLC Service Access Point Identifier.


Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Mean Text 1 ... 11 Mean throughput (100 bytes/h–50 MB/


Throughput h).
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP NSAPI 5 ... 15 1 ... 11 Network SAPI (Service Access Point


Identifier).
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Peak Text 1 ... 11 Peak throughput as defined by


Throughput subscription. 1–256 kB/s.
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Text 1 ... 11 Precedence class as defined by


Precedence subscription: Subscribed, High,
Class Normal, or Low priority.
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Radio Text 1 ... 11 Radio priority level as defined by


Priority subscription.
Argument: PDP context index.

PDP Reliability Text 1 ... 11 Reliability class as defined by


Class subscription.
Argument: PDP context index.

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3.5.3. Finger Info


The Rake fingers are not sorted by signal strength; they come in the order
they are reported. Rake fingers are reported separately for each UMTS
frequency.
The Motorola E1000 may report these measurements on a number of
different channels (see the element Finger Position Type); the other devices
that support finger measurements always report on the CPICH.
The “Finger” and “Finger Position” series of elements contain the same data.
The latter series contains arrays of size 2560 corresponding to the sequence
of chips in a radio frame timeslot, with the received finger information
positioned at the correct indices. These elements are provided for bar chart
plotting. The Finger Slot Pos element is of course not needed in the Finger
Position series and is consequently absent from it.
Two arguments are used. The first represents the UMTS frequency; the
second represents either the Rake finger number (“Finger” series) or the chip
index (“Finger Position” series).

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Finger Ec/No –34 ... 0 1 ... 4; Ec/No for each Rake finger.
dB 1 ... 48

Finger No of 0 ... 48 1 ... 4 Total number of Rake fingers.

Finger RSCP –135 ... –15 1 ... 4; RSCP for each Rake finger.
dBm 1 ... 48

Finger RSSI –95 ... –30 1 ... 4; RSSI for each Rake finger.
dBm 1 ... 48

Finger SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 4; Scrambling code for each Rake finger.
1 ... 48

Finger Slot 0 ... 15 1 ... 4; Radio frame timeslot index for each
1 ... 48 Rake finger.

Finger Slot 1 ... 2560 1 ... 4; Position (chip index) of each Rake
Position 1 ... 48 finger within the radio frame timeslot.

Finger Type Text 1 ... 4; Type of channel on which each Rake


1 ... 48 finger is reported (e.g. CPICH).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Finger 0 ... 16383 1 ... 4; UARFCN for each Rake finger.


UARFCN 1 ... 48

Finger Position 0 ... 511 1 ... 4; Same as Finger SC (see general


SC 1 ... 2560 remarks).

Finger Position –34 ... 0 1 ... 4; Same as Finger Ec/No (see general
Ec/No dB 1 ... 2560 remarks).

Finger Position –135 ... –15 1 ... 4; Same as Finger RSCP (see general
RSCP dBm 1 ... 2560 remarks).

Finger Position –95 ... –30 1 ... 4; Same as Finger RSSI (see general
RSSI dBm 1 ... 2560 remarks).

Finger Position 0 ... 15 1 ... 4; Same as Finger Slot (see general


Slot 1 ... 2560 remarks).

Finger Position Text 1 ... 4; Same as Finger Type (see general


Type 1 ... 2560 remarks).

Finger Position 0 ... 16383 1 ... 4; Same as Finger UARFCN (see


UARFCN 1 ... 2560 general remarks).

3.5.4. GSM Parameters

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

GSM Neigh See section 1 ... 32 ARFCNs of measured GSM neighbors.


ARFCN 3.4 under Argument: 1 gives the neighbor with
“ARFCN
the highest signal strength, etc.
BCCH”

GSM Neigh Text 1 ... 32 Base Station Identity Codes (in text
BSIC format) of measured GSM neighbors.
Argument: See GSM Neigh ARFCN.

GSM Neigh No 0 ... 32 – Number of measured GSM neighbors.


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GSM Neigh –120 ... –10 1 ... 32 Received signal strength of measured
RxLev dBm GSM neighbors.
Argument: See GSM Neigh ARFCN.

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3.5.5. Handover

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Compressed 0, 1 – Use of compressed mode.


Mode
0: False
1: True

HO Event Type 0 ... 6 – Type of latest handover.


or Text 0: Unknown (e.g. because no cell file
loaded)
1: Soft
2: Softer
3: Hard
4: Handover to UTRAN
5: Handover from UTRAN
6: GSM

Inter-freq Event Text 1 ... 10 Event criteria governing when the UE


Criteria should send inter-frequency
measurement reports.
Argument: One argument for each
event criterion.

Inter-freq Event Text 1 ... 10 Names of events governing sending of


Name inter-frequency measurement reports
by the UE. The events extracted to this
element are “e2a”, “e2d”, and “e2f”.
Other inter-frequency events are not
extracted.
Argument: One argument for each
event criterion. There may be multiple
criteria for the same event.

Inter-RAT Text 1 ... 5 Event criteria governing when the UE


Event Criteria should send inter-RAT measurement
reports.
Argument: One argument for each
event criterion.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Inter-RAT Text 1 ... 5 Names of events governing sending of


Event Name inter-RAT measurement reports by the
UE. The only event extracted to this
element is “e3a”. Other inter-RAT
events are not extracted.
Argument: One argument for each
event criterion. There may be multiple
criteria for the same event.

Intra-freq Cells Text – Cells on which the UE has been


ordered to perform intra-frequency
measurements.

Intra-freq Event Text 1 ... 10 Event criteria governing when the UE


Criteria should send intra-frequency
measurement reports.
Argument: One argument for each
event criterion.

Intra-freq Event Text 1 ... 10 Names of events governing sending of


Name intra-frequency measurement reports
by the UE. The events extracted to this
element are “e1a”, “e1b”, “e1c”, and
“e1d”. Other intra-frequency events are
not extracted.
Argument: One argument for each
event criterion. There may be multiple
criteria for the same event.

SHO Event 0 ... 50 0 ... Number of Radio Link events (both


Rate 3600 failures and successes) over the last
arg seconds, where arg is the value of
the argument.
About the events, see chapter 6.
Argument: See above. Argument = 0
means that the events are counted
from the beginning of the logfile.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

SHO Event 0 ... 100 – Soft handover success rate.


Success Rate % Calculated as:
(# add + # rem + # repl) / # all
where
add = Radio Link Addition events
rem = Radio Link Removal events
repl = Radio Link Replacement events
all = all Radio Link events, including
failures
About the events, see chapter 6.

SHO Percent 0 ... 100 – A measure of the amount of softer


Softer % handover. Calculated as:
# softer / (# softer + # soft)
where
softer = Radio link event indicating
success occurs while in softer
handover (and with more than one
member in active set)
soft = Radio link event indicating
success occurs while in soft handover
(and with more than one member in
active set)
A radio link event is one of Radio Link
Addition, Radio Link Removal, and
Radio Link Replacement.
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded (otherwise the element is
invalid).

SHO State Num: 0 ... 2 – Soft handover state.


or Text 0: Unknown (no cell data loaded)
1: Soft handover
2: Softer handover
Requires that a cell file has been
loaded (otherwise the value will always
be 0).
Invalid when AS No of Members < 2.

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3.5.6. HSDPA

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS 16-QAM 0 ... 100 – The percentage of time 16-QAM was


Modulation % used as modulation method.
Rate

HS CQI (Max) 0 ... 30 – The maximum value of the CQI


(Channel Quality Indicator).
See
Description The definition of the CQI values is
given in 3GPP TS 25.214, section
6A.2.

HS CQI 0 ... 30 – The median CQI value.


(Median)
Compare HSDPA CQI (Max).

HS CQI (Min) 0 ... 30 – The minimum CQI value.


Compare HSDPA CQI (Max).

HS CQI 0 ... 255 – CQI feedback cycle, controlling how


Feedback often the UE transmits new CQI
Cycle information on the uplink (see 3GPP
TS 25.214, section 6A.1.2). A value of
zero means that the UE shall not
transmit any CQI information.

HS CQI 0 ... 15 – CQI repetition factor, controlling how


Repetition often the UE repeats CQI information
Factor on the uplink (see 3GPP TS 25.214,
section 6A.1.2).

HS-DSCH ACK 0 ... 100 – ACK / (NACK + ACK) ratio on the HS-
Rate % DSCH.

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – Block error rate on the HS-DSCH for


BLER 1st % first retransmission.

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – Residual block error rate on the HS-


BLER Residual % DSCH (decoding unsuccessful after
maximum number of retransmissions).

HS-DSCH DTX 0 ... 100 – DTX rate on the HS-DSCH.


Rate %

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS-DSCH 0 ... 20000 – Number of block errors on the HS-


Error 1st DSCH (first retransmission).
Blocks No Of

HS-DSCH 0 ... 20000 – Number of residual error blocks on the


Error Residual HS-DSCH (decoding unsuccessful
Blocks No Of after maximum number of retrans-
missions).

HS-DSCH 0 ... 8 – Number of active HARQ (Hybrid


HARQ Automatic Repeat Request) processes
Processes No on the HS-DSCH.
Of

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – NACK / (NACK + ACK) ratio on the


NACK Rate % HS-DSCH.

HS-DSCH 0 ... 100 – Retransmission rate on the HS-DSCH.


Retrans- %
mission Rate

HS-DSCH 0 ... 20000 – Number of retransmitted blocks on the


Retrans- HS-DSCH.
missions

HS-DSCH 0 ... 4000 – Throughput on the HS-DSCH.


Throughput kbit/s

HS H-RNTI 0 ... 65535 – HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary


Identity.

HS-PDSCH 0 ... 100 1 ... 15 Distribution of channelisation code


Code Usage % usage on the HS-PDSCH for the whole
(Accu) % of the HSDPA session.
This element does not take DTX into
account, so that values are computed
as percentages of all blocks, whether
used or unused.
Argument: Channelisation code
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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS-PDSCH 0 ... 100 1 ... 15 Current distribution of channelisation


Code Usage % code usage on the HS-PDSCH.
(Curr) %
This element takes DTX into account,
so that values are computed as
percentages of the total number of
used blocks.
Argument: Channelisation code
index.

HS Phy 0 ... 4000 – Calculated as: (Average requested


Requested kbit/s transport block size based on CQI) /
Throughput (2 ms)

HS Phy 0 ... 4000 – Calculated as: (Average transport


Scheduled kbit/s block size in TTIs where data is
Throughput transferred) / (2 ms)
(Only TTIs in which data is actually
received are considered in the
throughput calculation.)

HS Phy Served 0 ... 4000 – Calculated as: (Average transport


Throughput kbit/s block size counting all TTIs) / (2 ms)
(All TTIs, also those in which no data is
received, are included in the
throughput calculation.)

HS QPSK 0 ... 100 – The percentage of time QPSK was


Modulation % used as modulation method.
Rate

HS-SCCH 0 ... 31 1 ... 8 Channelisation codes used on the HS-


Channelisation SCCH, arranged in ascending order.
Code
Argument: Channelisation code
index.

HS-SCCH 0 ... 8 – Number of channelisation codes used


Channelisation on the HS-SCCH.
Codes No Of

HS-SCCH Text – List of HS-SCCH channelisation codes


Channelisation in text format.
Codes

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS-SCCH 0 ... 100 – Decode success rate on the HS-


Decode % SCCH. For the decoding to count as a
Success Rate success, both the first and the second
parts must have been completed
successfully.

HS-SCCH 0 ... 127 1 ... 4 Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor


OVSF Code codes used on the HS-SCCH,
arranged in ascending order.
Argument: OVSF code index.

HS-SCCH 0 ... 4 – Number of Orthogonal Variable


OVSF Codes Spreading Factor codes used on the
No Of HS-SCCH.

HS-SCCH Text – List of HS-SCCH Orthogonal Variable


OVSF Codes Spreading Factor codes in text format.

HS Serving 0 ... 511 – The scrambling code index of the


Cell HSPA serving cell.

HS Serving Text – Name of HSPA serving cell. Requires


Cell Name cell file.

HS Session 0 ... 1 – Indicates whether the session is an


HSDPA or HSUPA session (as
or Text
opposed to an R99 session).
0: No
1: Yes

HS Transport 0 ... 65535 1 ... Block counts for all possible HSPA
Block Count 8191 transport block sizes, accumulated
(Abs) over the current session.
Argument: The transport block size
itself (not an index).

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS Transport 0 ... 65535 1 ... 31 Block counts for HSPA transport block
Block Count sizes currently in use.
Attributes:
• Accumulated: Block counts are for
the whole of the current session.
• Current: Block counts are for the
latest report period.
Argument: Transport block size index.

HS Transport 0 ... 8191 1 ... 31 Transport block sizes on the HS-


Block Size bits DSCH.
Argument: Transport block size index.

HS Transport 0 ... 31 – Number of HSPA transport block sizes


Block Sizes No currently in use.
Of

3.5.7. HSUPA

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS UL Average 0 ... 255 – Average value of E-DCH Transport


E-TFCI Format Combination Indicator.

HS UL Average 0 ... 1000 – Average value of serving grant.


Serving Grant

HS UL Average 0 ... 1000 – Average value of serving grant divided


SG/E-TFCI by average value of E-DCH Transport
Format Combination Indicator.

HS UL BLER 0 ... 100 – Block error rate on uplink for first


1st % retransmission.

HS UL Buffer 0 ... 100 – Percentage of time the uplink


Limited Tx % transmission was buffer limited.
Rate

HS UL DTX 0 ... 100 – Percentage of TTIs where nothing was


Rate % sent on the E-DPCCH/E-DPDCH.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – Number of block errors for first retrans-


1st Blocks No mission on uplink.
Of

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – Number of block errors for second


2nd Blocks No retransmission on uplink.
Of

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – Number of block errors for third


3rd Blocks No retransmission on uplink.
Of

HS UL Error 0 ... 100 – Number of block errors for fourth


4th Blocks No retransmission on uplink.
Of

HS UL Happy 0 ... 100 – Percentage of TTIs where the UE was


Rate % happy.

HS UL HICH 0 ... 100 – ACK rate on the E-HICH (HARQ


ACK Rate % Acknowledgement Indicator Channel).

HS UL HICH 0 ... 100 – NACK rate on the E-HICH.


NACK Rate %

HS UL New 0 ... 100 – Number of new transmissions on E-


Transmission % DPCCH/E-DPDCH divided by the
Rate number of TTIs.

HS UL Non- 0 ... 4 – Number of non-serving cells in E-DCH


Serving Cells active set.
No Of

HS UL Non- 0 ... 100 – Number of times a non-serving cell in


Serving RGCH the E-DCH active set was ordered to
Down No Of lower its transmit power (relative grant
= “Down”).

HS UL Number 0 ... 100 – Number of TTIs (transmission time


of TTIs intervals) in log report.

HS UL Power 0 ... 100 – Percentage of time the transmission


Limited Tx % was limited by the available Tx power.
Rate

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

HS UL 0 ... 100 – Number of retransmissions on E-


Retrans- % DPCCH/E-DPDCH divided by the
mission Rate number of TTIs.

HS UL Serving 0 ... 100 – Percentage of time the transmission


Grant Limited % was limited by the current serving
Tx Rate grant.

3.5.8. Low Level Data

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Averaged BER 0 ... 100 – Bit error rate, measured using either
% the pilot bits or the TPC bits on the
DPCCH channel (choice depends on
slot format).
Reported in Q11 format. A 100% error
figure means 2047 detected errors.
Averaged over reporting period.

DPCCH ISCP –135 ... –15 – DPCCH interference signal code


DL dBm power on downlink.

DPCCH RSCP –135 ... –15 – DPCCH received signal code power
DL dBm on downlink.

RLC AM DL Text 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control (Acknowledged


Log Ch Type Mode): Type of downlink logical
channel, e.g. “DCCH”.
Argument: Logical channel index.

RLC AM DL 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control (Acknowledged


PDU Retransm % Mode, downlink): PDU retransmission
percentage. Calculated as:

no. of NACKed PDUs ⋅ 100


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
total no. of PDUs

Argument: Logical channel index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

RLC AM DL 0 ... 3600 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control PDU throughput


PDU kbit/s (Acknowledged Mode, downlink),
Throughput counting both control PDUs and AM
PDUs.
Since the PDU throughput includes
RLC headers, it will be slightly higher
than the SDU throughput where such
headers are absent.
Argument: Logical channel index.

RLC AM DL 0 ... 3600 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control SDU throughput


SDU kbit/s (Acknowledged Mode, downlink).
Throughput Argument: Logical channel index.

RLC AM UL Text 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control (Acknowledged


Log Ch Type Mode): Type of uplink logical channel,
e.g. “DCCH”.
Argument: Logical channel index.

RLC AM UL 0 ... 100 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control (Acknowledged


PDU Retransm % Mode, uplink): PDU retransmission
percentage. Calculated as:

no. of NACKed PDUs ⋅ 100


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
total no. of PDUs

Argument: Logical channel index.

RLC AM UL 0 ... 2048 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control PDU throughput


PDU kbit/s (Acknowledged Mode, uplink),
Throughput counting both control PDUs and AM
PDUs.
Since the PDU throughput includes
RLC headers, it will be slightly higher
than the SDU throughput where such
headers are absent.
Argument: Logical channel index.

RLC AM UL 0 ... 2048 1 ... 4 Radio Link Control SDU throughput


SDU kbit/s (Acknowledged Mode, uplink).
Throughput
Argument: Logical channel index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

RLC DL Entity Text: 1 ... 32 Downlink RLC entity data mode:


Data Mode “TM”, “UM”, Transparent Mode, Unacknowledged
or “AM” Mode, or Acknowledged Mode.
Argument: RLC entity.

RLC DL 0 ... 3600 1 ... 32 Total RLC downlink throughput.


Throughput kbit/s
Argument: RLC entity.

RLC No of 0 ... 32 – Total number of RLC entities on uplink


Entities and downlink.

RLC UL Entity Text: 1 ... 32 Uplink RLC entity data mode:


Data Mode “TM”, “UM”, Transparent Mode, Unacknowledged
or “AM” Mode, or Acknowledged Mode.
Argument: RLC entity.

RLC UL 0 ... 2048 1 ... 32 Total RLC uplink throughput.


Throughput kbit/s Argument: RLC entity.

RLC/Trsp DL 0 ... 3600 – Highest downlink throughput for all


Throughput kbit/s RLC entities/transport channels.
(Best)

RLC/Trsp UL 0 ... 2048 – Highest uplink throughput for all RLC


Throughput kbit/s entities/transport channels.
(Best)

SF DL 1 ... 512 – Spreading factor on downlink.

SF UL 1 ... 512 – Spreading factor on uplink.

Trsp Ch BLER, 0 ... 100 1 ... 32 Block error rate on each downlink
DL % transport channel (DCH only) in
percent. See 3GPP TS 25.215, section
5.1.6. Compare “Trsp Ch BLER, DL
(Log)”.
Argument: Transport channel index.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Trsp Ch BLER, 0 ... 63 1 ... 32 Block error rate on each downlink


DL (Log) transport channel (DCH only),
converted to logarithmic value.
Regarding the conversion, see 3GPP
TS 25.331, section 10.3.5.10 (BLER
target).
Argument: Transport channel index.
Note: Nokia UEs do not deliver
separate values for each transport
channel, but only an average over all
of them (arg = 1).

Trsp Ch BLER, 0 ... 100 – Block error rate on the worst downlink
DL (Worst) % transport channel (DCH only) in
percent.

Trsp Ch BLER 0 ... 100 1 ... 32 Block error rate target for each
Target (%) % downlink transport channel (DCH only)
in percent.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch Text: 1 ... 32 Transmission direction of each


Direction “UL” or “DL” transport channel: uplink or downlink.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch Id 1 ... 32 1 ... 32 Identity of each transport channel.


The channel type (DCH, RACH, or
FACH) is indicated by the element
Trsp Ch Type.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch No of 0 ... 32 – Number of downlink transport


DL channels.

Trsp Ch No of 0 ... 32 – Number of uplink transport channels.


UL

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Trsp Ch No of 0 ... 4095 1 ... 32 Total number of erroneous blocks on


Error Blocks each transport channel over the past
200 reports from the UE. Updated
once every 200 reports. Compare
“Trsp Ch BLER, DL (Log)”.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 4095 1 ... 32 Number of blocks received on each


Received transport channel. Updated for every
Blocks UE report.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 1 ... 32 Downlink throughput on each transport


Throughput DL kbit/s channel. Updated for every UE report.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 – Total downlink throughput on all


Throughput DL kbit/s transport channels. Updated for every
Total UE report.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 1 ... 32 Uplink throughput on each transport


Throughput UL kbit/s channel. Updated for every UE report.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch 0 ... 2048 – Total uplink throughput on all transport


Throughput UL kbit/s channels. Updated for every UE
Total report.
Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch Type Text 1 ... 32 Transport channel type: DCH or FACH.


DL Argument: Transport channel index.

Trsp Ch Type Text 1 ... 32 Transport channel type: DCH or


UL RACH.
Argument: Transport channel index.

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3.5.9. MS Behavior

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

BLER Target Num: – BLER Target value set on phone


Control 0 ... 63 property page (DC UM section
12.1.2.3), overriding BLER target set
or Text
by network.

Cell Barred Num: 0, 1 – Use of Ignore Cell Barred function in


Control phone. See DC UM section 12.1.2.1.
or Text

MS Behavior Text: “B”, – Indicates whether the UE behavior has


Modified “C”, or a been changed from the default.
combination
Empty string: No modification of UE
of these
behavior
letters (or
empty B: Modification of UE behavior in
string) network (RAT Control information
element)
C: Modification of UE reselection
behavior: (Sector Control information
element)
Combinations of these letters may
appear.

RAT Control Num: 0 ... 3 – Use of Lock to RAT function in UE.


0: Lock to RAT disabled (default)
1: Locked to GSM 900/1800
2: Locked to GSM 850/1900
3: Locked to WCDMA

Text – Use of Lock to RAT function in UE.


Blank when no lock is engaged;
“Active” when lock to RAT has been
activated.

Sector Control Num: 0, 1 – Use of Lock to Sector function in UE in


idle mode:
or Text
0: Lock to Sector disabled
1: Lock to Sector enabled

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3.5.10. Neighbors

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Det Neigh Cell Text 1 ... 6 Cell name of each detected neighbor.
Name Requires cell file.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of each detected


CPICH Ec/No dB neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH received signal code power of
CPICH RSCP dBm each detected neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh –31 ... 50 1 ... 6 CPICH transmit power of each


CPICH dBm detected neighbor.
TxPower
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh No 0 ... 6 – Number of detected neighbors.


of Members

Det Neigh 30 ... 165 1 ... 6 Pathloss of each detected neighbor.


Pathloss dB Calculated as Primary CPICH Tx
Power – CPICH RSCP.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling code of each detected


neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Det Neigh 0 ... 16383 1 ... 6 Downlink UARFCN of each detected


UARFCN DL neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh Cell Text 1 ... 6 Cell name of each monitored neighbor.
Name Requires cell file.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of each monitored


CPICH Ec/No dB neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Mon Neigh –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH received signal code power of
CPICH RSCP dBm each monitored neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh –31 ... 50 1 ... 6 CPICH transmit power of each


CPICH dBm monitored neighbor.
TxPower
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh No 0 ... 6 – Number of monitored neighbors.


of Members

Mon Neigh 30 ... 165 1 ... 6 Pathloss of each monitored neighbor.


Pathloss dB Calculated as Primary CPICH Tx
Power – CPICH RSCP.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling code of each monitored


neighbor.
Argument: Neighbor identity.

Mon Neigh WCDMA 1 ... 6 Downlink UARFCN of each monitored


UARFCN DL 1900A: neighbor.
9660 ... 9940
1900B: Argument: Neighbor identity.
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

Str Neigh Cell Text 1 ... 6 Cell names of neighbors (monitored as


Name well as detected) sorted by signal
strength in descending order. Requires
cell file.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh –34 ... 0 1 ... 6 CPICH Ec/No of neighbors (monitored


CPICH Ec/No dB as well as detected) sorted by signal
strength in descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Str Neigh –135 ... –15 1 ... 6 CPICH RSCP of neighbors (monitored
CPICH RSCP dBm as well as detected) sorted by signal
strength in descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 6 Scrambling codes of neighbors


(monitored as well as detected) sorted
by signal strength in descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh Type 3 ... 4 1 ... 6 Types of neighbors (monitored as well


as detected) sorted by signal strength
in descending order. The types are:
3: Monitored neighbor
4: Detected neighbor
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

Str Neigh 0 ... 16383 1 ... 6 CPICH UARFCNs of neighbors


UARFCN DL (monitored as well as detected) sorted
by signal strength in descending order.
Argument: 1 is the strongest
neighbor, etc.

3.5.11. Network Parameters

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

MCC 000 ... 999 – Mobile Country Code.

MNC 000 ... 999 – Mobile Network Code. May consist of


(sometimes two or three digits.
00 ... 99)

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3.5.12. Radio Measurement

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Call Event 0 ... 100 – Calculated as follows:


Success Rate %
# Call Ends / (# Call Ends + # Blocked
Calls + # Dropped Calls)
Only events occurring in WCDMA
mode are counted.

Power Control –1, 0, 1 – Inner loop power control indication on


Indication DL downlink.
Based on recent history of power
control decisions:
• The value –1 means that the power
has been adjusted predominantly
downward.
• The value 0 means that the upward
and downward power adjustments
have canceled out.
• The value +1 means that the power
has been adjusted predominantly
upward.

Power Control –1, 0, 1 – Inner loop power control indication on


Indication UL uplink. Works the same way as Power
Control Indication DL, which see.

RACH Initial –50 ... 34 – Transmit power of first RACH


TX dBm preamble in dBm.

RACH Max 0 ... 64 – Maximum number of preambles in one


Preambles preamble ramping cycle.

RACH –50 ... 34 – Transmit power of last RACH


Message TX dBm preamble in dBm.

RACH 0 ... 64 – Number of preambles used in this


Transmitted preamble ramping cycle.
Preambles

RB Setup UL 0 ... 108 – The scrambling code of the uplink


DPCH SC DPCH.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

RRC 0 ... 1 – Cause for rejection of RRC connection


Connection establishment request.
Reject Cause
0: Congestion
1: Unspecified
See 3GPP TS 25.331, section
10.3.3.31.

RRC 0 ... 16 – The time period the UE has to wait


Connection s before repeating the rejected RRC
Reject Wait procedure.
Time
See 3GPP TS 25.331, section
10.3.3.50.

RRC State 0 ... 5 – State of RRC protocol:


or Text 0: No service
1: Idle mode
2: Connected_Cell_FACH
3: Connected_Cell_DCH
4: Connected_Cell_PCH
5: Connected_URA_PCH
The state is set to idle when the UE
registers, and the information element
is then updated each time the state
changes.
See 3GPP TS 25.331, chapter 7.

SIB Id 0 ... 25 – System Information Block ID.


0: Master block.

SIR –20 ... 30 – Signal-to-interference ratio, measured


dB on DPCCH. See 3GPP TS 25.215,
section 5.2.2.

SIR Target –20 ... 30 – SIR target governing SIR.


dB

UE Initial –60 ... 44 – UE initial transmit power in dBm.


Transmit dBm
Power

UE TxPower –60 ... 44 – UE transmit power in dBm. Valid only


dBm in connected mode.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

UL Interference –110 ... –70 – Interference on uplink, extracted from


dBm SIB type 7.

UTRA Carrier –128 ... –30 – Total energy measured by the UE in


RSSI dBm the 5 MHz frequency band.

3.5.13. SAN
These elements are presented in the Serving Cell/Active Set + Neighbors
window.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

SAN Cell Id 0 ... 228 – 1 1 ... 38 Cell identity of each cell listed.
Argument: Indicates the row in the
window. In Cell_DCH mode, the active
set is on top (max 4 rows), whereas in
other modes the serving cell is found
on row 1. In either case the neighbors
follow directly beneath.

SAN Cell Id (CI Num: 1 ... 38 Cell Identity part of SAN Cell Id: bits 12
Part) 0 ... 216 – 1 through 27 (in decimal).

or Argument: See SAN Cell Id.

Text (hex):
“0000” ...
“FFFF”

SAN Cell Id Num: 1 ... 38 RNC part of SAN Cell Id: bits 0 through
(RNC Part) 0 ... 212 – 1 11 (in decimal).

or Argument: See SAN Cell Id.

Text (hex):
“000” ...
“FFF”

SAN Cell Text 1 ... 38 Name of each cell listed. Requires cell
Name file.
Argument: Window row.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

SAN Cell Type Num: 1 ... 4 1 ... 38 Type of cell for each cell listed.
Requires cell file.
or Text
1: Serving cell
2: Active set member
3: Monitored neighbor
4: Detected neighbor
Argument: Window row.

SAN Cell Type Text 1 ... 38 As SAN Cell Type but with text strings
Abbr Str indicating the type of cell. Requires cell
file.
SC: Serving cell
AS: Active set member
MN: Monitored neighbor
DN: Detected neighbor
Argument: Window row.

SAN CPICH –34 ... 0 1 ... 38 CPICH Ec/No for each cell listed.
Ec/No dB Argument: Window row.

SAN CPICH –135 ... –15 1 ... 38 CPICH RSCP for each cell listed.
RSCP dBm
Argument: Window row.

SAN HS Cell Num: 1 ... 38 Cell type for each cell in HSPA active
Type 0 ... 1 set.
or 0/“N-SC”: Non-serving cell
Text 1/“SC”: Serving cell

SAN No of 0 ... 38 – Total number of cells listed.


Members

SAN Pathloss 30 ... 165 1 ... 38 Pathloss for each cell listed.
dB Calculated as Primary CPICH Tx
Power – CPICH RSCP.
Argument: Window row.

SAN Primary –31 ... 50 1 ... 38 Primary CPICH transmit power for
CPICH dBm each cell listed.
TxPower
Argument: Window row.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

SAN SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 38 Scrambling code for each cell listed.
Argument: Window row.

SAN UARFCN WCDMA 1 ... 38 Downlink UARFCN for each cell listed.
DL 1900A:
9660 ... 9940 Argument: Window row.
1900B:
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

SAN URA Id 0 ... 228 – 1 1 ... 38 URA identity of each cell listed.
Argument: Window row.

3.5.14. Scan Data


See DC UM for further information on the following topics:
• CPICH scanning: section 9.4
• SCH timeslot scanning: section 9.5
• CW scanning: section 9.6
• Spectrum analysis: section 9.7

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

CW Sc No of 0 ... 255 – CW scanning: Number of UARFCNs


UARFCNs scanned.

CW Sc RSSI –115 ... –25 1 ... 255 CW scanning: RSSI of UARFCNs


dBm scanned.
Argument: The channels are sorted
by ascending UARFCN. The argument
1 gives the channel with the lowest
UARFCN.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

CW Sc WCDMA 1 ... 255 CW scanning: UARFCNs of channels


UARFCN 1900A: scanned, sorted in ascending order.
9660 ... 9940
1900B: Argument: 0 gives the first channel
410 ... 689 currently scanned, 1 the second, etc.
2100:
10550 ...
10850

Other/Own 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 CPICH scanning: Estimated ratio


dB between polluting signal power and
desired signal power on a CPICH
control channel, based on the
assumption that the active set has at
most n members, where n is given as
an attribute.
Attributes: The maximum number of
members assumed for the active set:
1, 2, 3, or 4.
Argument 1: UMTS frequency
(UARFCNs sorted in ascending order).
Argument 2: Power threshold (in dB)
relative to the power of the strongest
scrambling code; used to identify
possible active set members.
See DC UM section 9.4.9 for a full
description.

Poss No of AS 0 ... 10 0 ... 10 CPICH scanning: The estimated


Members dB number of possible members in the
active set.
Argument 1: UMTS frequency
(UARFCNs sorted in ascending order).
Argument 2: Power threshold (in dB)
relative to the power of the strongest
scrambling code; used to identify
possible active set members.
See DC UM section 9.4.9 for a full
description.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

“Sc” elements The attributes for these elements have the following meanings:
(general
• Not sorted: Scrambling codes are ordered by index (no
remarks)
ranking). Lowest index first.
• Strongest: Scrambling codes are ranked by descending Aggr
Ec/Io, for each scanned UMTS frequency separately.
• Weakest: Scrambling codes are ranked by ascending Aggr
Ec/Io, for each scanned UMTS frequency separately.
• Best (among all frequencies): Scrambling codes from all
scanned UMTS frequencies are ranked by descending Aggr
Ec/Io in a single list. The first argument is always 1 in this
case.
The arguments have the following meanings:
• Argument 1: UMTS frequency. Frequencies are ordered by
ascending UARFCN. This argument is not used with the
attribute “Best” (see above).
• Argument 2: Scrambling code. Scrambling codes are ordered
as specified by the chosen attribute (see above). Some “Sc”
elements are not differentiated for scrambling codes and
therefore lack this argument.

Sc Aggr Eb/Io –10 ... 21 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The aggregate code
dB 1 ... 512 power of the scrambling code (Eb,
energy per bit) relative to the total
signal power in the channel (Io).
See also general remark above.

Sc Aggr Ec –130 ... –25 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The aggregate code
dBm 1 ... 512 power (energy per chip) of each
scanned scrambling code. The
aggregate code power is a measure of
the total signal power (distributed
around the main peak due to multipath
propagation) that is above the PN
threshold.
See also general remark above.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Sc Aggr Ec/Io –30 ... 0 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The aggregate code
dB 1 ... 512 power of the scrambling code (Ec,
energy per chip) relative to the total
signal power in the channel (Io).
See also general remark above.

Sc Aggr-Peak 0 ... 90 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The difference


Ec dB 1 ... 512 between the aggregate code power
and peak code power.
See also general remark above.

Sc Cell Name Text 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: Deduced name of


1 ... 512 the cell that uses each scanned
scrambling code.
The algorithm determining the cell
name takes as input the SC number,
the UARFCN, and the position
reported. It searches the cell file for
cells with matching SC number and
UARFCN within a 50 km radius. If
multiple matches are found, the cell
closest to the position is selected.
If no positioning data is available, the
information element will still be
presented, but the cell names may
then of course be wrong. The
algorithm in this case simply picks the
first cell in the cell file with matching
SC number and UARFCN.
Requires cell file and positioning.
See also general remark above.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Sc Cell Type 1 ... 3 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: Categorization of the


1 ... 512 cells that use the scanned scrambling
codes.
1: The cell with the strongest Aggr Ec.
2: All neighbors of the “1” cell, as
indicated by the cell file.
3: All other cells.
If the “Best” attribute is set, this
categorization is still applied for each
UMTS frequency, so there will be one
“1” with associated “2”s for each
frequency.
Requires cell file and positioning.
See also general remark above.

Sc Delay 0 ... 255 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: Time in chips


Spread 1 ... 512 between the first and last Ec/Io peak
that is above the PN threshold. This is
a measure of the signal spreading due
to multipath propagation.
See also general remark above.

Sc Intra-freq Text 1 ... 4 CPICH scanning: Neighbor list for the


Cells scrambling code with the highest Aggr
Ec/Io. Obtained from SIB.
Given as a comma-separated string of
scrambling codes, e.g. “1, 3, 5”.

Sc Io –115 ... –25 1 ... 4 CPICH scanning: The total signal


dBm power in the channel.
See also general remark above.

Sc No of SCs 0 ... 512 1 ... 4 CPICH scanning: The number of


scrambling codes scanned.
See also general remark above.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Sc Peak Eb/Io –10 ... 21 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The peak code
(dB) dB 1 ... 512 power of each scanned scrambling
code (Eb, energy per bit) relative to the
total signal power in the channel (Io),
i.e. the difference between them in dB.
See also general remark above.

Sc Peak Ec –130 ... –25 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The peak code
(dBm) dBm 1 ... 512 power of each scanned scrambling
code (Ec, energy per chip) in dBm.
See also general remark above.

Sc Peak Ec/Io –30 ... 0 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The peak code
(dB) dB 1 ... 512 power of each scanned scrambling
code (Ec, energy per chip) relative to
the total signal power in the channel
(Io), i.e. the difference between them in
dB.
See also general remark above.

Sc –130 ... –25 1 ... 4; The peak code power of each scanned
P-SCH Ec dBm 1 ... 512 scrambling code on the primary
(dBm) synchronization channel
(P-SCH).
See also general remark above.

Sc –30 ... 0 1 ... 4; The peak code power (Ec) of each


P-SCH Ec/Io dB 1 ... 512 scanned scrambling code on the
(dB) primary synchronization channel (P-
SCH), relative to the total signal power
in the channel (Io).
See also general remark above.

Sc Rake Finger 1 ... 51 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: Number of Ec/Io


Count 1 ... 512 peaks (multipath components) that are
above the PN threshold.
See also general remark above.

Sc SC 0 ... 511 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The number of each


1 ... 512 scanned scrambling code.
See also general remark above.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Sc SC Group 0 ... 7 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The number of the


1 ... 512 group to which each scanned
scrambling code belongs.
See also general remark above.

Sc SIR –25 ... 30 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: Received SIR (in dB)
dB 1 ... 512 for scanned scrambling codes.
See also general remark above.

Sc S-SCH Ec –130 ... –25 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The peak code
dBm 1 ... 512 power of each scanned scrambling
code on the secondary synchro-
nization channel (S-SCH).
See also general remark above.

Sc S-SCH –30 ... 0 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The peak code


Ec/Io dB 1 ... 512 power (Ec) of each scanned
scrambling code on the secondary
synchronization channel (S-SCH),
relative to the total signal power in the
channel (Io).
See also general remark above.

Sc Time Offset 0 ... 38399 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: The time offset of the
chips 1 ... 512 radio frame (10 ms = 38,400 chips) for
each scanned scrambling code.
See also general remark above.

Sc Time Offset 1 ... 2560 1 ... 4; CPICH scanning: Equal to


Slot Pos 1 ... 512
(Sc Time Offset mod 2560) + 1.
See also general remark above.

Sc UARFCN WCDMA 1 ... 4 CPICH scanning: The UARFCN of the


1900A: CPICH currently scanned.
9660 ... 9940
1900B: See also general remark above.
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

SCH TS Sc –24 ... 0 1...2560 SCH timeslot scanning: Power in each


Es/Io dB (max; segment (1, 2, 4, or 8 chips depending
see on setup) of the scanned timeslot.
Descr.) Argument: Index of timeslot segment
(not chip index). If “Every 2” has been
chosen, the argument range is 1 ...
2560/2, i.e. 1 ... 1280; for “Every 4”, the
range is 1 ... 640; for “Every 8”, the
range is 1 ... 320.

SCH TS Sc 0 ... 2560 – SCH timeslot scanning: Number of


No of Segm scanned timeslot segments (each with
length 1, 2, 4, or 8 chips depending on
setup).

SCH TS Sc 1 ... 2560 1...2560 SCH timeslot scanning: Position of


Segm (max; each timeslot segment scanned,
see expressed as a chip index. The first
Descr.) chip has number 1.
Argument: Index of timeslot segment
(not chip index). If “Every 2” has been
chosen, the argument range is 1 ...
2560/2, i.e. 1 ... 1280; for “Every 4”, the
range is 1 ... 640; for “Every 8”, the
range is 1 ... 320.

SCH TS Sc 1 ... 2560 – SCH timeslot scanning: The time


Time Diff 1-2 separation in chips between the
strongest peak and the second
strongest.

SCH TS Sc 1 ... 2560 – SCH timeslot scanning: The time


Time Diff 2-3 separation in chips between the
second strongest peak and the third
strongest.

SCH TS Sc WCDMA – SCH timeslot scanning: UARFCN


UARFCN 1900A: scanned.
9660 ... 9940
1900B:
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Spectr Ana Sc 1930 ... 1990 1 ... Spectrum analysis: Scanned


Freq DL or 2560 frequencies on downlink in ascending
2110 ... 2170 order.
MHz
Argument: Scanned frequency.

Spectr Ana Sc 1930 ... 1990 1 ... Spectrum analysis: Scanned


Freq UL or 2560 frequencies on uplink in ascending
2110 ... 2170 order.
MHz
Argument: Scanned frequency.

Spectr Ana Sc 0 ... 2560 – Spectrum analysis: The number of


No of Freq DL downlink frequencies swept by the
scan.

Spectr Ana Sc 0 ... 2560 – Spectrum analysis: The number of


No of Freq UL uplink frequencies swept by the scan.

Spectr Ana Sc –115 ... –25 1 ... Spectrum analysis: RSSI of downlink
RSSI DL dBm 2560 frequencies scanned.
Argument: Scanned frequency.

Spectr Ana Sc –115 ... –25 1 ... Spectrum analysis: RSSI of uplink
RSSI UL dBm 2560 frequencies scanned.
Argument: Scanned frequency.

3.5.15. Serving Cell


These elements are not valid in Cell_DCH mode.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Serving Cell Id 0 ... 228 – 1 – Cell identity of the serving cell.

Serving Cell Id 0 ... 216 – 1 – Cell Identity part of Serving Cell Id: bits
(CI Part) 12 through 27 (in decimal).
or
Text (hex):
“0000” ...
“FFFF”

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Serving Cell Id 0 ... 212 – 1 – RNC part of Serving Cell Id: bits 0
(RNC Part) through 11 (in decimal).
or
Text (hex):
“000” ...
“FFF”

Serving Cell 0 ... 65535 – LAC of serving cell.


LAC
or
Text: “0000”
... “FFFF”

Serving Cell Text – Name of each cell listed. Requires cell


Name file.

Serving Cell 0 ... 255 – RAC of serving cell.


RAC
or
Text: “00” ...
“FF”

Serving CPICH –34 ... 0 – CPICH Ec/No of the serving cell.


Ec/No dB

Serving CPICH –135 ... –15 – CPICH received signal code power of
RSCP dBm the serving cell.

Serving 30 ... 165 – Pathloss of the serving cell. Calculated


Pathloss dB as Primary CPICH Tx Power – CPICH
RSCP.

Serving –31 ... 50 – CPICH transmit power of the serving


Primary CPICH dBm cell.
TxPower

Serving SC 0 ... 511 – Scrambling code of the serving cell in


idle, Cell_FACH, Cell_PCH, and
URA_PCH mode.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Serving WCDMA – Downlink UARFCN of the serving cell


UARFCN DL 1900A: in idle, Cell_FACH, Cell_PCH, and
9660 ... 9940
1900B: URA_PCH mode.
410 ... 689
2100:
10550 ...
10850

Serving URA Id 0 ... 228 – 1 – URA identity of the serving cell.

3.5.16. Speech Quality


The Frequent AQM elements, uplink and downlink scores, only appear in
merged logfiles (see RA UM section 17.2).
Uplink PESQ scores likewise only appear in merged logfiles.
Downlink PESQ scores, as well as the remaining AQM measurements (all
other elements prefixed with “PESQ” below), appear in merged as well as
unmerged logfiles. However, prior to merging, all such data lags behind other
data in the logfile by 5.5 s. See RA UM section 17.2.2.

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

AMR Codec Text 1 ... 8 Names of AMR codecs.


Name Argument: Identifies the AMR codec.
1: 12.2 kbit/s
2: 10.2 kbit/s
3: 7.95 kbit/s
4: 7.40 kbit/s
5: 6.70 kbit/s
6: 5.90 kbit/s
7: 5.15 kbit/s
8: 4.75 kbit/s

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 1 ... 8 Current distribution of AMR codec


Usage (DL) % usage on downlink.
Argument: See AMR Codec Name.

AMR Codec 0 ... 100 1 ... 8 Current distribution of AMR codec


Usage (UL) % usage on uplink.
Argument: See AMR Codec Name.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last speech


Score DL MOS-PESQ sentence played on the downlink.

Frequent AQM 1 ... 5 – Frequent AQM score for last speech


Score UL MOS-PESQ sentence played on the uplink.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Downlink Frequent AQM sentence


Sentence DL index.

Frequent AQM 0 ... 7 – Uplink Frequent AQM sentence index.


Sentence UL

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 – AQM: Echo attenuation on downlink.


Attenuation dB

PESQ Echo 0 ... 5 – AQM: Echo correlation on downlink.


Correlation

PESQ Echo 0 ... 1000 – AQM: Echo delay on downlink.


Delay ms

PESQ Echo 0 ... 100 – AQM: Echo power on downlink.


Power dB

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 – AQM: PESQ score for last two speech
DL MOS-PESQ sentences played on the downlink.

PESQ Score 1 ... 5 – AQM: PESQ score for last two speech
UL MOS-PESQ sentence played on the uplink.

PESQ 0 ... 3 – AQM: Downlink PESQ sentence index.


Sentence DL Each index represents the two
senteces over which the
corresponding PESQ score was
calculated.
0: Sentences 0 + 1
1: Sentences 2 + 3
2: Sentences 4 + 5
3: Sentences 6 + 7

PESQ 0 ... 3 – AQM: Uplink PESQ sentence index.


Sentence UL Same meaning as PESQ Sentence DL
(which see).

PESQ Volume –100 ... 20 – AQM: Volume on downlink.


dB

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

SQI –20 ... 30 – Speech Quality Index for WCDMA.


dBQ
The range is different depending on
the AMR speech codec mode. The
maximum SQI values are as follows:
12.2 kbit/s: 30 dBQ
10.2 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.95 kbit/s: 28 dBQ
7.40 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
6.70 kbit/s: 27 dBQ
5.90 kbit/s: 24 dBQ
5.15 kbit/s: 21 dBQ
4.75 kbit/s: 19 dBQ

3.6. Data Service Testing Information Elements

IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

App. Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes received at the


Received bytes application level since dial-up. Login
information is included in this byte
count.

App. Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes sent at the


Sent bytes application level since dial-up,
including login information.

App. 0 ... 4000 – Current throughput for data received at


Throughput DL kbit/s the application level (current downlink
(kbit/s) throughput).

App. 0 ... 4000 – Current throughput for data sent at the


Throughput UL kbit/s application level (current uplink
(kbit/s) throughput).

Connection Text – Time since dial-up, i.e. how long the


Duration hh:mm:ss currently established data service
connection has been up. Given in
hours, minutes, and seconds.

IP Address Text – IP address assigned to the RAS client.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Ping Delay 0 ... 30000 – Round-trip time for an individual Ping


(ms) ms Response during the current Ping
session.
Valid only during Ping sessions.

Ping Size 0 ... 2000 – Size in bytes of the packet sent with
(bytes) bytes the Ping command.
Valid only during Ping sessions.

RAS Alignment 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of alignment errors on the


Errors current dial-up connection.

RAS Buffer 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of buffer overrun errors on the


Overrun Errors current dial-up connection.

RAS Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes received through the


Received bytes current dial-up connection.

RAS Bytes 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes sent through the


Sent bytes current dial-up connection.

RAS 0 ... 2000 – Compression ratio for the data being


Compression received on the current dial-up
Ratio In connection.

RAS 0 ... 2000 – Compression ratio for the data being


Compression sent on the current dial-up connection.
Ratio Out

RAS CRC 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of cyclic redundancy check


Errors (CRC) errors on the current dial-up
connection.

RAS Current 0 ... 4000 – Downlink throughput on the current


Throughput DL kbit/s dial-up connection.
(kbit/s)

RAS Current 0 ... 4000 – Uplink throughput on the current dial-


Throughput UL kbit/s up connection.
(kbit/s)

RAS Frames 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of frames received through


Received the current dial-up connection.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

RAS Frames 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of frames sent through the


Sent current dial-up connection.

RAS Framing 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of framing errors on the


Errors current dial-up connection.

RAS Hardware 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of hardware overrun errors on


Overrun Errors the current dial-up connection.

RAS Timeout 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of timeout errors on the


Errors current dial-up connection.

Session App. 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes received at the


Bytes bytes application level during the current
Received session.

Session App. 0 ... 2 · 109 – Number of bytes sent at the


Bytes Sent bytes application level during the current
session.

Session App. 0 ... 4000 – Mean throughput, calculated over the


Mean kbit/s whole of the current session, for data
Throughput DL received at the application level (mean
(kbit/s) downlink throughput).

Session App. 0 ... 4000 – Mean throughput, calculated over the


Mean kbit/s whole of the current session, for data
Throughput UL sent at the application level (mean
(kbit/s) uplink throughput).

Session 0 ... 100 – Current packet loss level in percent.


Current Packet % (Useful when testing video streaming.)
Loss

Session 0 ... 4000 – Same as App. Throughput DL except


Current kbit/s that this element is valid only while a
Throughput DL data transfer session is in progress.
This element is more suitable to use
for statistics, since it will not contain
any spurious zeroes.

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IE Name Range/Unit Arg Description

Session 0 ... 4000 – Same as App. Throughput UL except


Current kbit/s that this element is valid only while a
Throughput UL data transfer session is in progress.
This element is more suitable to use
for statistics, since it will not contain
any spurious zeroes.

Session Text – Time for which the current session has


Duration hh:mm:ss been ongoing. Given in hours,
minutes, and seconds.

Session Text – Description of the current session in


Information plain text, e.g.
“FTP DL: www.myserver.com/temp/
myfile.txt”

VSQI Realtime 1 ... 5 – Video Streaming Quality Index


Score (realtime score which is regularly
updated during the streaming session,
unlike the overall VSQI score for an
entire session which appears in the
Session End report).

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4. IE Support in Phones and


Scanners

These tables are valid for Data Collection and Route Analysis alike.
Elements derived from positioning equipment are not included in the tables.
In the Information Element column, <string>* means all IEs beginning with
<string>.

4.1. CDMA Information Elements

Qualcomm
PCTel scanners

Information
Elements
MSM5100

MSM6500

MSM6800

Active Set DRC*


Active Set Drop Timer*
Active Set MAC Index
Active Set RAB*
Active Set RPC*
Active Set SINR
Active Set Window Cent.
Cand. Set Drop Timer*
Cand. Set Window Cent.
EV-DO Color Code
EV-DO* (others)
Finger MSTR Pilot PN
Missing Neighbor*
Neighbor Set Age

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Qualcomm

PCTel scanners
Information
Elements

MSM5100

MSM6500

MSM6800
Neighbor Set Window*
Neighbor* (others)
Polluter(s)*
Sector ID
Subnet Mask
Scanned*
Tx Open Loop Power
Tx Pilot Power
All other IEs

4.2. GSM Information Elements

Sony Ericsson Motorola Nokia Qualc. Sc.


E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

6125, 6230(i), 6280

Information Rohde & Schwarz


W600i, K790i/a

Elements
K600i, K800i
A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx
7376, N80
S710a

PCTel
T61x

6250

7200

Adjacent RxLev*
Adjacent Scan
AMR Active Set*
AMR C/I*
AMR Codec*
AMR Hysteresis
AMR Threshold
ARFCN*
Attach Time

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Sony Ericsson Motorola Nokia Qualc. Sc.

E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

6125, 6230(i), 6280

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

W600i, K790i/a
Elements

K600i, K800i
A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx
7376, N80
S710a

PCTel
T61x

6250

7200
Band Control
BER*
BLER/Timeslot
BSIC*
C Value
C/A*
C/I Absolute, Best, Best:
ARFCN, Worst, Worst:
ARFCN
C/I* (others)
C1
C2
C31
C32
Cell EGPRS Support
Cell GPRS Support
Cell Id*
Cell Name*
CGI*
Channel*
Ciphering Algorithm
Coding Scheme DL
Coding Scheme UL
CS-* DL Usage...
Current CS*
Current MCS*
Data Mode*
DTX Rate DL
EGPRS BEP (*)
EGPRS BEP Total (*)
EGPRS Link Quality

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Sony Ericsson Motorola Nokia Qualc. Sc.

E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

6125, 6230(i), 6280

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

W600i, K790i/a
Elements

K600i, K800i
A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx
7376, N80
S710a

PCTel
T61x

6250

7200
EGPRS Window Size*
FER*
Forced*
Frequency Band*
GMM State
GRR State
Hardware
Hopping*
HSN
Idle Channel Quality
Ignore Cell Barred
IMEI
Interference*
LAC*
LLC BLER DL
LLC BLER UL
LLC Bytes*
LLC Throughput DL
LLC Throughput UL
LLC Window Size*
MAC Mode*
MAIO
MCC
MCS-* DL Usage...
MNC
Mode*
Modulation* a
MS Behavior Modified
MS Power Control Level
Multiband Reporting

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Sony Ericsson Motorola Nokia Qualc. Sc.

E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

6125, 6230(i), 6280

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

W600i, K790i/a
Elements

K600i, K800i
A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx
7376, N80
S710a

PCTel
T61x

6250

7200
Neighbor ARFCN*
Neighbor BSIC*
Neighbor C1*
Neighbor C2*
Neighbor C31*
Neighbor C32*
Neighbor Cell*
Neighbor LAC*
Neighbor RxLev*
Neighbor (SI) ARFCN
Network Control Order
Network Mode Of Oper.
Number Of Hopp. Freq.
Number Of Used T’slots*
PBCCH Timeslot
PDCH Utilization*
PDP*
Prevent*
Q Search Power b
RAC*
Radio Link Timeout Curr.
Radio Link Timeout Max
RLA_P*
RLC BLER*
RLC Block*
RLC Bytes*
RLC Throughput DL (%)
RLC Thr’put DL (kbit/s)
RLC Thr’put UL (%) c
RLC Thr’put UL (kbit/s)

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E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

6125, 6230(i), 6280

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

W600i, K790i/a
Elements

K600i, K800i
A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx
7376, N80
S710a

PCTel
T61x

6250

7200
RLP*
RxLev*
RxQual*
Scanned Adjacent*
Scanned ARFCN
Scanned Band
Scanned BSIC
Scanned C/A*
Scanned Cell Name
Scanned Channels No of
Scanned RxLev*
Serving Cell List Active
Signal Strength*
SNDCP BLER*
SNDCP Bytes*
SNDCP Throughput DL
SNDCP Throughput UL
Speech Codec
SQI
Strongest Scanned*
Sub Channel Number
TA
Target Handover
TFI*
Time
Timeslot
Timeslot Channel Type*
Timeslot Used*
TLLI*
Training Sequence Code

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Sony Ericsson Motorola Nokia Qualc. Sc.

E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

6125, 6230(i), 6280

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

W600i, K790i/a
Elements

K600i, K800i
A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx
7376, N80
S710a

PCTel
T61x

6250

7200
Uplink State Flag
WCDMA Neighbor*
Weakest Scanned*
a. Supported by K800i but not by K600i
b. Supported by K790i/K790a but not by W600i
c. Supported by K790i/K790a and K800i but not by W600i and K600i

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E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

6280, 7376, N80


Elements

A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx

PCTel
K600i
K800i

6250

7200
AMR*
AS*
Averaged BER
BLER Target Control*
Call Event Success Rate
Cell Barred Control*
Compressed Mode
CW*
Det Neigh*
DPCCH* TCC protocol terminals only
Finger*
GSM Neigh*
Hardware
HO Event Type*
HS* (HSDPA/HSUPA)
HS-DSCH*
HS-SCCH*
HS UL* (HSUPA)
IMEI
Inter-freq*
Inter-RAT*
Intra-freq*
MCC
Message Hex Dump...
MNC
Mode*
Mon Neigh*
MS Behavior Modified

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E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

6280, 7376, N80


Elements

A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx

PCTel
K600i
K800i

6250

7200
Other/Own*
PDP*
Poss No Of AS...*
Power Control Ind.
RACH Initial TX
RACH Max Preambles
RACH Message TX
RACH Transm. Preamb.
RAT Control*
RB Setup UL DPCH SC
RLC AM*
RLC DL Ent. Data Mode
RLC DL Throughput
RLC No Of Entities
RLC UL Ent. Data Mode
RLC UL Throughput
RLC/Trsp DL Thr’put
RLC/Trsp UL Thr’put
RRC State*
SAN Cell Id*
SAN HS Cell Type*
SAN URA Id
SAN* (others)
Sc*Intra-freq Cells
Sc* (others)
SCH TS Sc*
Sector Control
Serving URA Id
Serving* (others)
SF* TCC protocol terminals only

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E1000, E1070, Razr V3x

Rohde & Schwarz


Information

6280, 7376, N80


Elements

A835, A845
V800, Z800

6630, 6680
6650, 6651

6275, 6280
Razr V3xx

PCTel
K600i
K800i

6250

7200
SHO*
SIB Id
SIR
SIR Target
Spectr Ana DL*
Spectr Ana UL*
SQI
Str Neigh*
TEMS Software Version
Time
Trsp Ch BLER*
Trsp Ch Id DL
Trsp Ch No Of DL
Trsp Ch No Of Error Bl.
Trsp Ch No Of UL
Trsp Ch Throughput*
Trsp Ch Type*
UE Initial Transmit Pow.
UE Tx Power
UL Interference
UTRA Carrier RSSI
VTQI a
a. Note on Nokia phones: VTQI is based on transport channel
BLER. Nokia phones do not report BLER for individual
transport channels but only an average over all channels (see
Trsp Ch BLER, DL (Log). This means that VTQI scores based
on Nokia reports will not be accurate if further transport
channels are used in parallel with the one used for the video
call.

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5. Notes on Plain-text Decoding


of Mode Reports

5.1. TPC per Cell (Sony Ericsson)


While in soft handover, the phone is power controlled jointly by all members
of the active set. Power control commands are received on the DPCCH.
Certain Sony Ericsson phones deliver two mode reports that are relevant in
this context, TPC per Cell and DPCCH DL. TPC per Cell shows the power
control commands from each cell in the active set separately, whereas the
DPCCH DL report gives the final power control decision obtained by
combining and weighting the input from all active set members.
The plain-text decoding of the TPC per Cell mode report represents the
power control commands from each cell by a string of letters as follows:
• Q = Not valid: The cell was not part of the active set at this time.
• U = Up: The cell ordered the phone to raise the power.
• D = Down: The cell ordered the phone to lower the power.
• C = Skip: The phone was in compressed mode at this time, measuring on
a different UARFCN or on GSM.
Since the power control frequency is 1500 Hz, each letter in the string
represents 1/1500 of a second.

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6. Predefined Events

Here all predefined events are listed and explained, along with any extra
information provided in the application (see section 7.2.3). All cause values
are decoded into plain-text format in the presentation. Not all of the extra
information listed in the table is necessarily included every time the event
occurs.
The descriptions of how events are triggered are not always exhaustive. In
exceptional cases, an event may be triggered by a message not mentioned
here.
Event symbols shown are default symbols in Data Collection; they can be
changed in line charts (DC UM section 19.4.3) and maps (DC UM section
21.5.4. In Route Analysis the symbols used for events are fixed.

6.1. General Events


Under this heading have been collected events that do not result from
interaction with a cellular network.

Event Name Symbol Description/Extra Information

Filemark A filemark was encountered in the logfile.

GPS Connected – A GPS unit has been connected in TEMS


Investigation. Generated in drive testing mode
only; thus never displayed in Route Analysis.
Can only be associated with an audio indication;
cannot appear in presentation windows.

GPS Disconnected – A GPS unit has been disconnected in TEMS


Investigation. Generated in drive testing mode
only; thus never displayed in Route Analysis.
Can only be associated with an audio indication;
cannot appear in presentation windows.

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Event Name Symbol Description/Extra Information

GPS Position Invalid Positions reported by the GPS unit have become
invalid (GPS coverage lost).
(red
triangle)

GPS Position Valid GPS positions are valid again (GPS coverage
regained). Reported after an GPS Position
(dark Invalid event has occurred.
green
circle)

MS Connected A phone has been connected in TEMS


Investigation.
(green)

MS Disconnected A phone has been disconnected in TEMS


Investigation.
(red)

Recording Paused The recording of a logfile has been paused.

Recording Resumed The recording of a logfile has been resumed.

Scanner Connected A scanner has been connected in TEMS


Investigation.
(green)

Scanner A scanner has been disconnected in TEMS


Disconnected Investigation.
(red)

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6.2. CDMA Events

Event Name Symbol Description/Triggered By

Blocked Call Unexpected change to idle or init state before


Call Established, or Order (PCH) Message
(red) received with one of the order codes “Reorder”,
“Intercept”, “Registration Reject”, or “Release”.

Call Attempt MO call: Origination (ACH) message sent with a


voice Service Option.
(gray)
MT call: Page Response (ACH) message
received with a voice Service Option.

Call Attempt Retry A call attempt (see above) was repeated.

(gray)

Call End Triggered by Order (RTCH) Message or Order


(FTCH) Message with order code = Release.

Call Established MO call: Triggered by Service Connect


Completion (RTCH) Message
(green)
MT call: Order (RTCH) Message with order code
= Connect.

Call Initiation Triggered by Protocol Report containing dialed


number.

Call Setup A call has been set up by the phone. Triggered


by Service Connect Completion (RTCH)
Message.

Dedicated Mode The phone is in traffic state.

Dropped Call Unexpected change to idle or init state after Call


Established.

EV-DO 1x Tune- The phone suspended the EV-DO service to


away look for 1x paging.
Triggered by EV-DO Tuneaway Information
Report.

EV-DO Access An EV-DO access attempt failed.


Failure Triggered by EV-DO Access Attempt Report.

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Event Name Symbol Description/Triggered By

EV-DO Access An EV-DO access attempt completed


Success successfully.
Triggered by EV-DO Access Attempt Report.

EV-DO Connection An EV-DO connection attempt failed.


Failure
Triggered by EV-DO Connection Attempt
Report.

EV-DO Connection An EV-DO connection attempt completed


Success successfully.
Triggered by EV-DO Connection Attempt
Report.

EV-DO Dynamic The phone switched back from fixed rate to


Rate dynamic rate during an EV-DO session.
Triggered by occurrence of fixed rate end time
(see EV-DO Fixed Rate).

EV-DO Fixed Rate The phone has entered fixed rate mode for a
period of time during an EV-DO session.
Triggered by receipt of Fixed Mode Enable
Message (containing a given end time).

EV-DO Handoff EV-DO active set reduced to a single pilot.


1 Active

EV-DO Handoff Handoff in EV-DO traffic mode, two pilots in


2 Actives active set.

EV-DO Handoff Handoff in EV-DO traffic mode, three pilots in


3 Actives active set.

EV-DO Handoff Handoff in EV-DO traffic mode, four pilots in


4 Actives active set.

EV-DO Handoff Handoff in EV-DO traffic mode, five pilots in


5 Actives active set.

EV-DO Handoff Handoff in EV-DO traffic mode, six pilots in


6 Actives active set.

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Event Name Symbol Description/Triggered By

EV-DO Island There is only a single active pilot and no


candidates.
Triggered by EV-DO Pilot Sets Ver2 Report?

EV-DO Session An EV-DO session attempt failed.


Failure
Triggered by EV-DO Session Attempt Ver2
Report.

EV-DO Session An EV-DO session attempt completed


Success successfully.
Triggered by EV-DO Session Attempt Ver2
Report.

Hard Handoff Handoff in traffic state to another frequency, a


different band, a different pilot set, or another
frame offset, or a combination of these.
Triggered by Active Set Change.

Idle Handoff Idle handoff 1x to 1x or EV-DO to EV-DO.


Triggered by Active Set Change.

Idle Handoff To System change from 1x or EV-DO to Analog in


Analog idle mode.
Triggered by System Determination Last Main
Action Report.

Idle Handoff To System change from Analog or EV-DO to 1x in


CDMA idle mode.
Triggered by System Determination Last Main
Action Report.

Idle Handoff To EV- System change from 1x to EV-DO in idle mode.


DO Triggered by System Determination Last Main
Action Report.

Idle Mode The phone is in init state or has entered idle


mode.

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Event Name Symbol Description/Triggered By

Missing Neighbor See algorithm description in section 6.2.1.

(olive
green
bar on
the
right)

No Service Mode The mobile is searching for serving network, or


is in sleep mode.

Packet Mode The phone has entered data traffic mode.

Polluter See algorithm description in section 6.2.1.

(red bar
on the
right)

Soft Handoff 2-Way Soft handoff in 1x traffic mode, two pilots in


active set.

Soft Handoff 3-Way Soft handoff in 1x traffic mode, three pilots in


active set.

Soft Handoff 4-Way Soft handoff in 1x traffic mode, four pilots in


active set.

Soft Handoff 5-Way Soft handoff in 1x traffic mode, five pilots in


active set.

Soft Handoff 6-Way Soft handoff in 1x traffic mode, six pilots in active
set.

Soft Handoff Active set in 1x reduced to a single pilot.


Complete

Traffic Handoff To System change from 1x to Analog during traffic.


Analog
Triggered by System Determination Last Main
Action Report.

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Event Name Symbol Description/Triggered By

Traffic Handoff To System change from Analog or EV-DO to 1x


CDMA during traffic.
Triggered by System Determination Last Main
Action Report.

Traffic Handoff To System change from 1x to EV-DO during traffic.


EV-DO
Triggered by System Determination Last Main
Action Report.

6.2.1. Algorithm for Pilot Pollution and Missing


Neighbor Detection in CDMA
1. Order all pilot responses P1, P2, ... by descending Ec/Io. Discard pilots
that lie below the noise floor (which is technology and frequency band
dependent).
2. Identify all M pilots which exceed R, where

1
R = --- ⋅ ( T-Add + T-Drop )
2

3. Let M’ = min(N, M), where N is the maximum number of fingers that a


receiver can demodulate.
4. For k = 2 ... M, check whether the kth strongest pilot is in the neighbor
list. Any pilot not in the neighbor list is flagged as a missing neighbor.
5. Calculate S1 = sum(k = 1, M’, 10^[(Ec/Io)k / 10])
6. Calculate S2 = sum(k = M’ + 1, L, 10^[(Ec/Io)k / 10]), where L is the
largest integer such that (Ec/Io)L ≥ (Ec/Io)M’ – 10 dB.
7. Calculate the percentage of useful energy d = S1 / (S1 + S2).
8. If d ≥ 0.85, there is no pilot pollution.
9. If d < 0.85, then each pilot Pk such that (Ec/Io)k ≥ S1 – 10 dB is a
polluter.

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6.3. GSM and WCDMA Events


The asterisk column uses the following codes:

Code Meaning

c Requires that a cell file has been loaded.

e Generated in EDGE mode.

g Generated in GSM mode.

g w Generated in GSM and WCDMA mode.

sg Generated during GSM scanning.

sw Generated during WCDMA scanning.

w Generated in WCDMA mode.

Event List

Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

AQM Out of Synch g The synchronization between the AQM


w module and the Call Generator has been
lost. See the document “AQM in TEMS
Automatic and TEMS Investigation –
PESQ”.

AQM Synched g The synchronization between the AQM


w module and the Call Generator has been
re-established. See the document “AQM in
TEMS Automatic and TEMS Investigation
– PESQ”.

Authentication g The authentication or ciphering failed.


Failure w
Can be generated for both packet-
switched and circuit-switched.
Extra information: GMM/MM cause (if
available).

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Blocked Call g Call abnormally ended prior to Call


w Established event (for example because
(red) all traffic channels were busy).
Extra information:
• Block type
• CC cause
• RR cause
• Call time (time since Call Initiation
event)

Call Attempt g GSM: A traffic channel has been


w requested (through the Layer 3 message
(gray) “Channel Request”). (Note that the
request could also be for a signaling
channel, in which case no call is actually
attempted; the two types of request cannot
be distinguished.)
WCDMA: An RRC Connection Request
has been sent following initiation of an MO
or MT call.

Call Attempt Retry g A call attempt (see above) was repeated.


w Triggered by Channel Request/RRC
(gray) Connection Request.

Call End g The call has been terminated. This event


w is normally triggered by the CC message
Release.
Extra information:
• Call end cause (usually one of “MS
initiated release”, “NW initiated
release”, “User busy”)
• Call duration

Call Established g A call has been established. The event is


w triggered by the Layer 3 message Connect
(green) (MO call) or Connect Acknowledge (MT
call).

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Call Initiation g An MO call has been initiated by a


w command sequence (the equivalent of the
“yes” button being pressed on the
handset). This event is triggered by a
phone mode report, not a Layer 3
message.
This event precedes Call Attempt.

Call Setup g A call has been set up by the phone. The


w event is triggered by one of the Layer 3
messages Alerting or Connect.
Extra information:
• Call direction (MO/MT)
• Call setup time (measured from Call
Attempt, i.e. the first call attempt)
• User setup time (measured from Call
Initiation, thus more accurately
reflecting the user-perceived setup
time; obtained only for MO calls in
command sequence)

Cell Change Order g Successful cell change order: handover


From UTRAN from UTRAN to GSM packet data channel.
Generated after entering GSM mode.
Only occurs when the change takes place
from Cell_DCH mode. If it takes place from
a Common channel, the event Cell
Reselection From UTRAN is generated
instead.

Cell Change Order w Cell change order from UTRAN failed.


From UTRAN Failure

Cell Change Order w Successful cell change order: handover


To UTRAN from GSM to UTRAN packet data channel.
Generated after entering WCDMA mode.
Only occurs when the change is to
Cell_DCH mode. If it is to a Common
channel, the event Cell Reselection To
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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Cell Change Order g Cell change order to UTRAN failed.


To UTRAN Failure

Cell Reselection g Cell reselection within GSM or within


w UTRAN (intra-frequency).
Extra information (GSM): BCCH ARFCN
and BSIC of new cell.

Cell Reselection g Cell reselection from UTRAN to GSM.


From UTRAN Generated after entering GSM mode.

Cell Reselection To w Cell reselection from GSM to UTRAN.


UTRAN Generated after entering WCDMA mode.

Compressed Mode w The phone has entered compressed


Entered mode.

Compressed Mode w The phone has left compressed mode.


Exited

Datalink Failure g Datalink failure caused by unsolicited


Disconnected Mode response or
sequence error.

Dedicated Mode g The phone has entered dedicated mode.


Extra information: BCCH ARFCN and
BSIC.

Dropped Call g Call abnormally ended after Call


w Established event.
Extra information:
• Drop type
• Cause
• CC cause
• Call duration (time since Call Estab-
lished event)

EGPRS MS Out Of e The phone’s status buffer has filled up so


Memory that the phone is no longer able to use
Incremental Redundancy on the downlink
for link quality control. Consequently it is
forced to switch to using Link Adaptation.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Handover g Successful intercell handover in GSM.

Handover Failure g An attempted intercell handover in GSM


failed.

Handover From g Handover from UTRAN to GSM


UTRAN accomplished. Generated after entering
GSM mode.

Handover From w Handover from UTRAN to GSM failed.


UTRAN Failure

Handover Intracell g Successful intracell handover in GSM.

Handover Intracell g An attempted intracell handover in GSM


Failure failed.

Handover To UTRAN w Handover from GSM to UTRAN


accomplished. Generated after entering
WCDMA mode.

Handover To UTRAN g Handover from GSM to UTRAN failed.


Failure

HS Serving Cell HO w Successful HSPA serving cell handover.


The same symbol is used as for Inter-
frequency Handover, since HSPA serving
cell handover is handled in a similar way
(and differently from UMTS soft handover).

HS Serving Cell HO w Unsuccessful HSPA serving cell handover.


Failure
The same symbol is used as for Inter-
frequency Handover Failure (compare HS
Serving Cell HO).

Idle Mode g The phone has entered idle mode.


Extra information: BCCH ARFCN and
BSIC.

Inter-frequency Cell w Successful WCDMA inter-frequency cell


Reselection reselection.
Extra information: New UARFCN; new
SC.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Inter-frequency w Successful WCDMA inter-frequency


Handover handover.
Extra information: New UARFCN.

Inter-frequency w WCDMA inter-frequency handover failed.


Handover Failure

Intra-frequency Hard w Successful WCDMA intra-frequency hard


Handover handover.

Intra-frequency Hard w WCDMA intra-frequency hard handover


Handover Failure failed.

Limited Service g The GSM phone has entered limited


Mode service mode (emergency calls only).

Location Area g The phone has changed location areas.


Update w
Extra information: Location update type
(LUT).

Location Area g The phone failed in changing its location


Update Failure w area.
Extra information: Cause; location
update type (LUT).

Measurement w Intra-frequency measurement report sent


Report 1 from phone (UMTS reporting event “e1a”,
etc.).
Extra information: Type of UMTS event.

Measurement w Inter-frequency measurement report sent


Report 2 from phone (UMTS reporting event “e2a”,
etc.).
Extra information: Type of UMTS event.

Measurement w Intra-frequency measurement report sent


Report 3 from phone (UMTS reporting event “e3a”,
etc.).
Extra information: Type of UMTS event.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Measurement w Measurement report containing phone-


Report 6 internal measurements sent from phone
(UMTS reporting event “e6a”, etc.).
See 3GPP TS 25.331, section 14.6.
Extra information: Type of UMTS event.

Missing GSM sg This is a GSM event based on scanner


Neighbor data that includes decoded BSIC and
(yellow System Information. The event does not
bar on require a cell file.
the
right) It is assumed that the strongest cell with
decoded BSIC is the serving cell. Among
other cells with decoded BSIC, the six
strongest ones are looked up in the
strongest cell’s neighbor list (which is
extracted from System Information
messages). For each cell that is not in the
neighbor list, an instance of this event is
generated.
The event is only generated once for each
combination of assumed serving cell
(ARFCN + BSIC) and missing neighbor
(ARFCN).
Extra information: BCCH ARFCN and
BSIC of serving cell; ARFCN, BSIC, and
signal strength (in dBm) of missing
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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Missing Intra- w This is a WCDMA event based on phone


frequency Neighbor sw data. The event does not require a cell file.
(yellow
bar on Triggered in the following cases:
the 1. The strongest active set member lies
right) between –18 dB and –12 dB, and the
strongest detected neighbor is stronger
than –12 dB.
2. The strongest active set member is
stronger than –12 dB, and the
strongest detected neighbor is stronger
than –12 dB.
3. A detected neighbor exists, although
no active set member or monitored
neighbor exists.
The signal strength measure used in the
comparisons is SAN CPICH Ec/No.
Extra information:
• Cases 1 and 2 above: Priority (“1” and
“2” respectively); strongest active set
member SC and Ec/No; missing
neighbor SC and Ec/No.
• Case 3: Missing neighbor SC and Ec/
No.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Missing Neighbor g This is a GSM event based on phone data.


Detected, GSM It does not require a cell file.
Symmetry (yellow
bar on Triggered in when the source cell of a
the handover is not in the target cell’s
right) neighbor list.
Cells are compared with respect to
ARFCN and BSIC. If BSIC is not available,
the event will not be triggered.
The event triggering is delayed two
seconds after the handover to ensure that
the entire neighbor list of the target cell
has been received.
Extra information: Serving cell ARFCN
and BSIC (i.e. new serving cell after
handover); missing neighbor ARFCN and
BSIC (i.e. old serving cell prior to
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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Missing Neighbor (c) This event is based on scanner data in


Detection, 1st (2nd, sw WCDMA. It requires either
3rd, 4th) (yellow
bar on • that the scanner data includes decoded
the SIBs, or
right) • that a cell file is loaded and that the
currently strongest cell has a neighbor
list defined in that file.
If both SIB and cell file data are available,
the SIBs are used and the cell file is
ignored.
A separate type of event is generated for
each scanned UMTS frequency (up to four
at a time).
Triggered in the following cases:
1. A cell not defined as a neighbor of the
strongest cell is more than 3 dB
stronger than at least one neighbor of
the strongest cell.
2. A cell not defined as a neighbor of the
strongest cell is within 3 dB of the
strongest cell. (The event is then
triggered regardless of the strength of
defined neighbors.)
3. No cell from the strongest cell's
neighbor list is detected, but at least
one cell is detected besides the
strongest cell. (The event is then
triggered regardless of the strength of
that cell.)
The signal power measure used in the
comparisons is Sc Aggr Ec.
Extra information: Different for each of
the three cases listed above.
1. Defined neighbor SC and Ec/Io;
missing neighbor SC and Ec/Io.
2. Strongest cell SC; missing neighbor SC
and Ec/Io.
3. Strongest cell SC; missing neighbor
SC.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

More Than 3 Strong sw This event is based on scanner data in


SCs, 1st (2nd, 3rd, WCDMA.
4th) (red bar
on the A separate type of event is generated for
right) each scanned UMTS frequency (up to four
at a time).
The information element Poss No of AS
Members (with argument = power
threshold 3 dB) is larger than 3, and all the
detected scrambling codes are stronger
than –100 dBm.

No Service Mode g The phone has entered No Service mode,


since it cannot find a control channel.

Packet Mode g The phone has entered packet mode (it


has switched to a PDCH).
Extra information: BCCH ARFCN and
BSIC.

PDP Context g A PDP context has been successfully


Activation w activated.
Extra information:
• Setup time, counted from the first RRC
Connection Request message to
Activate PDP Context Accept
• PDP context completion time, counted
from the first Activate PDP Context
Request message to Activate PDP
Context Accept

PDP Context g Activation of a PDP context failed.


Activation Failure w
Extra information: Failure cause.

PDP Context g An active PDP context has been


Deactivation w deactivated.

PDU Error g Protocol Data Unit error caused by syntax


error in Layer 3 message.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

PS Attach g The phone successfully attached to the


w packet service.
Extra information: Attach type; attach
completion time.

PS Attach Failure g The phone failed to attach to the packet


w service.
Extra information: Attach type; failure
cause.

PS Channel Type w A switch between a dedicated data


Switch Complete channel and a common data channel
succeeded.
Extra information: Direction of switch:
“Dedicated to Common” or “Common to
Dedicated”.

PS Channel Type w A switch between a dedicated data


Switch Failure channel and a common data channel
failed.
Extra information: Direction of switch:
“Dedicated to Common” or “Common to
Dedicated”.

PS Detach g The phone successfully detached from the


w packet service.

PS RAB Channel w The spreading factor, and hence the data


Rate Switch rate, was changed successfully for the
Complete radio access bearer.
Extra information: Uplink and downlink
spreading factors.

PS RAB Channel w A change of spreading factor failed for the


Rate Switch Failure radio access bearer.
Extra information: Uplink and downlink
spreading factors.

RACH Error w A RACH error was triggered because no


RRC Connection Request was sent after
initiation of a voice call by a command
sequence.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Radio Bearer w The phone could not reconfigure the radio


Reconfiguration bearer.
Failure
Extra information: Cause value.

Radio Bearer Setup w The phone could not set up the radio
Failure bearer.
Extra information: Cause value.

Radio Link Addition w One or several radio links have been


added.
Extra information: Added scrambling
codes; soft handover type; event type.

Radio Link Addition w Addition of one or several radio links


Failure failed.
Extra information: Failure cause.

Radio Link Removal w One or several radio links have been


removed.
Extra information: Removed scrambling
codes; event type.

Radio Link Removal w Removal of one or several radio links


Failure failed.
Extra information: Failure cause.

Radio Link w Combined addition and removal of radio


Replacement links.
Extra information: Added scrambling
codes; removed scrambling codes; soft
handover type; event type.

Radio Link w Addition or removal of one or several radio


Replacement Failure links failed.
Extra information: Failure cause.

Ringing g The GSM phone is emitting a ringing


signal.

Routing Area Update g The phone has changed routing areas.


w

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Routing Area Update g The phone failed in changing its routing


Failure w area.
Extra information: Failure cause.

RRC Connection w An RRC connection was abnormally


Abnormal Release released.
Extra information: Failure cause.

RRC Connection w An RRC connection was rejected.


Reject
Extra information: Failure cause.

RRC Established w An RRC connection has been established.

(green) Extra information: Establishment cause.

RRC Protocol Error w An RRC protocol error occurred.

(red) Extra information: Failure cause.

Scanning Mode sg The GSM phone has entered scanning


mode, i.e. it has started some type of
scanning.

Security Mode w A security mode command failed.


Failure Extra information: Cause value.

SHO Procedure w Soft handover: Active set update


Complete procedure completed with Measurement
Control message.

SHO Procedure w Soft handover: Active set update


Complete Without procedure completed without a
Measurement Measurement Control message (because
Control another soft handover procedure started).
Extra information: “Addition”/”Removal”/
”Replacement”.

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Event Name Symbol * Description/Extra Information

Silent Call g A silent call was detected by the AQM


w algorithm: all system signaling was OK,
but the audio was not transferred in both
directions. The event is triggered 27.5 s
after the last Stop DTMF Acknowledge
message.
See the document “AQM in TEMS
Automatic and TEMS Investigation –
PESQ”.

SMS Error g Transfer of an SMS message failed


w (during either sending or receiving).

SMS Received g An SMS message was successfully


w received.

SMS Sent g Sending of an SMS message was


w successfully competed.

T200 Expired g A Layer 2 Timeout occurred.

T3126 Expired g A Channel Request Timeout occurred.

T3162 Expired g A Packet Queuing Timeout occurred.

T3168 Expired g A Packet Assignment Timeout occurred.

T3170 Expired g A Packet Channel Request Timeout


occurred.

Vehicle Speed sg The vehicle speed exceeds the limit


Warning imposed by the phone’s sample rate
adaptation algorithm (see DC UM section
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6.4. Data Events


These events are generated in the course of data service testing.

Event Name Symbol Description/Extra Information

IP Address Assigned An IP address has been assigned to the RAS


client.
Extra information: IP address.

Ping Response This event tells that the outcome of a Ping


Request has become known; it is equivalent to
“Ping Success OR Ping Timeout”. It is therefore
always accompanied by either of the other two
Ping events.
Extra information:
• Ping delay or timeout notification
• Ping size

Ping Success A response to a Ping Request was received.


Extra information:
• Ping delay
• Ping size

Ping Timeout A Ping Request timed out.


Extra information:
• Ping timeout notification
• Ping size

PS Access Failure The packet-switched access procedure failed


somewhere between RAS Dial and IP Address
Assigned.

PS Access Success The packet-switched access procedure


succeeded from RAS Dial to IP Address
Assigned.

RAS Dial A RAS dial-up has been performed.

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Event Name Symbol Description/Extra Information

RAS Error An error occurred when performing a RAS dial-


up.
Extra information: Failure cause.

RAS Hangup A RAS hangup has been performed.

Session End A data session has ended.


Extra information:
• Session duration
• (If Ping was run during the session:) Total
number of pings; number of successful pings;
mean ping delay.

Session Error A data session was interrupted because of an


error.
Extra information: Failure cause.

Session Start A data session has started.


Extra information: Session information, e.g.
“GPRS Detach”.

Streaming State The state of the streaming video client in TEMS


Changed Investigation has changed.
Extra information: State of streaming video
client. One of “Connecting”, “Negotiating”,
“Prebuffering”, “Reproducing”, “Rebuffering”,
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7. Overview of Presentation
Windows

This chapter explains the purpose of each window found on the Menu tab of
the Navigator in Data Collection as well as Route Analysis. The set of
presentation windows is nearly identical in the two applications; where
differences occur, they are pointed out below.
Note that only windows covered by your license will show up in the
applications. For example, if the license covers the GSM and WCDMA
technologies, all windows containing CDMA or EV-DO data will be hidden.

7.1. Preconfigured Status Windows

7.1.1. CDMA Status Windows

7.1.1.1. Data Service Status Windows

Window Name Description

Data Bytes Sent/Received Shows the total number of data bytes sent
and received at various protocol levels.

Data Session Shows information on an ongoing data


session governed by a command
sequence. (This window is common to all
technologies.)

EV-DO Overview Shows data that is relevant to EV-DO,


including PER and RLP layer
performance.

EV-DO Forward Link Shows statistics on good and bad packets


Packets for each forward link data rate.

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Window Name Description

EV-DO Reverse Link Shows statistics on good and bad packets


Packets for each reverse link data rate.

7.1.1.2. Other Status Windows

Window Name Description

A/C/N Sets Shows properties of all cells in the CDMA


active, candidate, and neighbor sets.

Active Set Shows properties of the cells in the CDMA


active set.

Candidate Set Shows properties of the cells in the CDMA


candidate set.

Finger Info Shows data on Rake fingers.

Neighbor Set Shows properties of the cells in the CDMA


neighbor set.

Radio Parameters Shows a collection of vital facts about the


status of the radio link. The same window
covers both 1x and EV-DO. Among the
data shown is signal strength, FER/PER,
and Tx/Rx Power. For particulars of the
information elements listed, see sections
2.3 and 3.4.

Serving Shows various IDs, states, and parameter


settings of the current serving cell.

7.1.2. GSM Status Windows

7.1.2.1. Data Service Status Windows


The information in these windows is obtained when running GPRS, EDGE, or
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and some parameters in other windows) is only shown when a data testing
command sequence is being executed or replayed.

Window Name Description

Data Bytes Sent/Received Shows the total number of data bytes sent
and received at various protocol levels.

Data Session Shows information on an ongoing data


session governed by a command
sequence. (This window is common to all
technologies.)

Data Throughput Shows current throughput and decode


error/retransmission rates for GPRS/
EGPRS.

Data Timeslots Shows the timeslots currently used on the


uplink and downlink for GPRS/EGPRS or
HSCSD, as well as the utilization,
performance, and channel coding/
modulation coding scheme usage for
each timeslot.

EGPRS Status Shows the current state and performance


of the EGPRS connection.

GPRS Status Shows the current state and performance


of the GPRS connection.

HSCSD Throughput Shows current throughput and error/


retransmission rates for HSCSD.

PDP Context Shows current PDP context data for


GPRS/EGPRS, including quality-of-
service requirements specified in the
subscription.

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7.1.2.2. Interference Status Windows


These only present data from certain older Sony Ericsson GSM phones. See
DC UM chapter 30 (introduction).

Window Name Description

C/A Shows the interference from adjacent


channels. For additional information on
the C/A measure, see DC UM section
30.2.3.

C/I Shows the carrier-over-interference ratio,


i.e. the ratio between the signal strength
of the current serving cell and the signal
strength of interfering signal components.
If frequency hopping is used, the window
shows the entire hopping list sorted by
ascending C/I: the currently worst channel
is at the top. The C/I measure is
discussed in DC UM chapter 28.

7.1.2.3. Uplink Status Windows (Data Collection only)

Window Name Description

Uplink Neighbors These windows present various


categories of information from MTR files.
Uplink Radio Parameters

Uplink Serving Cell

7.1.2.4. Other GSM Status Windows

Window Name Description

AMR Call Average Shows the distribution of AMR speech


codec usage for the whole of the call
currently in progress.

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Window Name Description

AMR Cell Average Shows the distribution of AMR speech


codec usage for the time spent in the
current serving cell.

AMR Codec Usage Shows the distribution of AMR speech


codec usage over the past 480 ms period.

AMR Settings Shows the current active set of AMR


speech coders on the uplink and downlink
respectively, along with hysteresis and
threshold values governing AMR mode
switches (changes from one coder to
another).

Current Channel Shows information elements relating to


the channel currently used. It also shows
current time. For particulars of the
information elements listed, see sections
2.3 and 3.4.

Hopping Channels Shows ARFCN, RxLev and C/I for all


channels currently in the hopping list.

Modified MS Behavior Shows the current state of the user-


configurable GSM properties for the
phone: see DC UM chapter 12.

Radio Parameters Shows a collection of vital facts about the


status of the radio link (current BCCH,
signal strength, speech quality, and so
on). For particulars of the information
elements listed, see sections 2.3 and 3.4.

Serving + Neighbors Shows BSIC, ARFCN, RxLev, and some


further parameters for the serving cell and
its neighboring cells, with the serving cell
on top and the neighbors below it, sorted
by signal strength in descending order.

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Window Name Description

Serving + Neighbors By Similar to Serving + Neighbors (above)


Band except that the cells are sorted first by
frequency band and then by signal
strength in descending order.

Speech Quality Shows SQI, PESQ, and Frequent AQM.


See DC UM chapters 24 and 25. (This
window is common to GSM and
WCDMA.)

7.1.3. WCDMA Status Windows

7.1.3.1. Data Service Status Windows


The information in these windows is obtained when testing data services. It is
only shown when a data testing command sequence is being executed or
replayed.

Window Name Description

Data Session Shows information on an ongoing data


session governed by a command
sequence. (This window is common to all
technologies.)

HSDPA Analysis Shows information elements related to


HSDPA. See section 3.5.6 for precise
definitions of the information elements.

HSUPA Analysis Shows information elements related to


HSUPA. See section 3.5.7 for precise
definitions of the information elements.

PDP Context Shows current PDP context data for


WCDMA, including quality-of-service
requirements specified in the
subscription.

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7.1.3.2. Scanning Status Windows

Window Name Description

CPICH Best UARFCN Data Shows CPICH scan data for the strongest
scrambling codes, regardless of
UARFCN. See DC UM section 9.4.8.

CPICH Data Shows CPICH scan data for the strongest


scrambling codes on each UARFCN. See
DC UM section 9.4.8.

Synch Channel Data Shows scan data on the synchronization


channels P-SCH and S-SCH, obtained
with the CPICH scanning method. All
UARFCNs are covered in the same
window. See DC UM section 9.4.10.

7.1.3.3. Other WCDMA Status Windows

Window Name Description

AMR Codecs Shows the distribution of AMR speech


codec usage on uplink and downlink.

Finger Info 1st (2nd, 3rd, 4th) These windows show Rake finger
UARFCN information (obtained from either phones
or scanners) for one UARFCN.
See DC UM section 9.4.11.

GSM Neighbors Shows measurements of GSM neighbors


performed in WCDMA mode.

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Window Name Description

Handover Shows information on handovers:


indication of handover type (hard, soft,
softer) and real-time statistics on
handover frequency, success rate, and
distribution across soft handover types.
See sections 3.5 and 4.3 for precise
definitions of the information elements
shown.

Inter-Freq Meas Ctrl Events, These windows give the essentials of


Inter-RAT Meas Ctrl Events, Measurement Control reports, which tell
Intra-Freq Meas Ctrl Events the UE what should trigger the sending of
a measurement report to the network.
Separate windows are provided for intra-
frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT
criteria.

Modified MS Behavior Shows the current state of the user-


configurable WCDMA properties for the
phone: see DC UM chapter 12.

RACH Analysis Shows information on the number of


RACH preambles and their transmit
power.

Radio Parameters Shows a collection of information


elements describing the status of the
radio link and some more general radio
conditions. Details about the elements are
found in sections 3.5 and 4.3. “RAT State”
shows which radio access technology is
currently used: GSM or WCDMA.

Serving/Active Set + Shows data on the serving cell/active set


Neighbors and on the monitored neighboring cells.

Speech Quality Shows SQI, PESQ, and Frequent AQM.


See DC UM chapters 24 and 25. (This
window is common to GSM and
WCDMA.)

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Window Name Description

Transport Channels Shows data on each transport channel for


the period of time following the latest
mode report.

7.2. Preconfigured Message Windows

7.2.1. GSM Uplink Data Message Windows

Window Name Description

Ericsson MTR Records Lists messages from uplink files (Ericsson


(Data Collection only) Mobile Traffic Recordings). See DC UM
chapter 29.

7.2.2. Analysis Message Windows

Window Name Description

Call Analysis Lists events pertaining to calls and


handovers.

Session Status Lists event pertaining to data sessions.

WCDMA Handover Analysis Lists RRC messages that concern the


DCCH as well as the “SHO” (soft
handover) events.

WCDMA Missing Neighbor Lists missing neighbor events.

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7.2.3. Signaling Message Windows

Window Name Description

Data Reports Lists messages pertaining to data service


testing. Note that these messages contain
some information not appearing in the
information elements in section 3.6 (in
particular, data on throughput and overall
VSQI scores for streaming sessions in
Session End Reports).
Also lists H.245 and IP protocol reports.

Error Reports Lists reports from the external device


concerning malfunctions and received
corrupt messages. The Event and
Column tabs are absent from the
properties dialog of this window (DC UM
sections 16.1.3–16.1.4).

Events Lists all events that occur, both predefined


and user-defined. All predefined events
are listed in chapter 6 of this volume; how
to create user-defined events in each of
the two applications is covered in DC UM
section 13.3 and in RA UM section 4.3.)
As in other message windows, you can
double-click an event in the Events
windows to view details on the event in
the right-hand plain-text window pane. For
certain events, extra information is
provided. The contents of this extra
information are detailed in chapter 6.

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Window Name Description

IP Analysis Lists all air interface message traffic


occurring over the protocols in the
Internet protocol suite:
• Application layer: BOOTP, DNS, FTP,
FTP-DATA, HTTP, NBDS, NBNS,
RTCP, RTP, RTSP, SNMP
• Transport layer: TCP, UDP
• Network layer: ICMP, IPv4, IPv6
• Data link layer: PPP CC, PPP CHAP,
PPP IPCP, PPP LCP, PPP PAP

Layer 2 Messages Lists Layer 2 messages. By default this


window also shows certain events, the
emphasis being on call, handover, and
failure events.

Layer 3 Messages Lists Layer 3 messages. By default this


window also shows certain events, the
emphasis being on call, handover, and
failure events.

Mode Reports Lists (vendor-specific) reports from


external devices concerning their status.
By default this window also shows certain
events, the emphasis being on call,
handover, and failure events.

7.3. Video Monitor (Data Collection)


See DC UM chapter 17.

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7.4. Preconfigured Line Charts

7.4.1. CDMA Line Charts

Window Name Description

CDMA Line Chart Tracks the signal strength of active set


and candidate set members. Shows call
events.

CDMA Data Line Chart Tracks data service performance (1x and
EV-DO). Shows data service testing
events.

PN Scan 1st (2nd, 3rd, 4th) These charts track the strongest scanned
RF Line Chart pilots on a particular RF channel.

7.4.2. GSM Line Charts

Window Name Description

EGPRS Line Chart Tracks EGPRS performance, including


throughput and BEP. Shows data service
testing events.

GPRS Line Chart Tracks GPRS performance, including


throughput. Shows data service testing
events.

GSM Line Chart Tracks the signal strength of the serving


cell and neighbors. Shows call and
handover events.

Interference Line Chart This is a “shotgun chart”, lacking


(Data Collection only) connecting lines between points, intended
for use in interferer identification. See DC
UM section 30.5.7.

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Window Name Description

Uplink Line Chart Presents data from MTR files (signal


(Data Collection only) strength and power level). See DC UM
chapter 29.

Video Streaming Line Chart Tracks the performance of a video


streaming session, including VSQI. (This
line chart is common to GSM and
WCDMA.)

7.4.3. WCDMA Line Charts

Window Name Description

CPICH Scan 1st (2nd, 3rd, Tracks the scrambling code signal
4th) UARFCN Line Chart strength on the CPICH for one UARFCN.
See DC UM section 9.4.9.

HSDPA Stats Line Chart Tracks HSDPA performance.

HSUPA Stats Line Chart Tracks HSUPA performance.

RLC AM Stats Line Chart: Tracks RLC AM throughput as reported


Qualcomm by Qualcomm UEs.

RLC Stats Line Chart Tracks RLC throughput.

Trsp Ch Throughput Line Tracks transport channel throughput as


Chart: Sony Ericsson reported by Sony Ericsson UEs.

Video Streaming Line Chart Tracks the performance of a video


streaming session, including VSQI. (This
line chart is common to GSM and
WCDMA.)

WCDMA Data Line Chart Tracks data service performance,


including events occurring during data
service testing.

WCDMA Line Chart Tracks CPICH and GSM neighbor signal


strength, UE transmit power, and SQI.

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Window Name Description

WCDMA/GSM Data Line Tracks data service performance in terms


Chart of application layer throughput.

WCDMA/GSM Line Chart Similar to WCDMA Line Chart, but also


tracks GSM serving and neighbor signal
strength.

7.5. Preconfigured Bar Charts

7.5.1. CDMA Bar Charts

Window Name Description

CDMA Bar Chart Shows signal power, FER, and PER.

PN Scan 1st (2nd, 3rd, 4th) These charts show the strongest scanned
RF Bar Chart pilots on a particular RF channel.

Strongest Scanned PN Bar Shows the strongest pilots among all


Chart scanned RF channels. See DC UM
section 10.4.4.

7.5.2. GSM Bar Charts

Window Name Description

Adjacent Bar Chart Shows C/A measurements. Channels are


drawn in groups of five, each consisting of
one C0 frequency surrounded by four
adjacent channels (–2, –1, +1, +2).

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Window Name Description

Compact Adjacent Bar Chart Shows C/A measurements. Same data as


(Data Collection only) in the Adjacent Bar Chart, but here a
parallel coordinates presentation is used
where all C0 channels are connected by
one line, all “+1” adjacent channels by
another, etc.

Interference Bar Chart Shows output from GSM interference


(Data Collection only) scanning. See DC UM section 30.5.6.

Radio Quality Bar Chart Shows GSM radio parameters.


(Data Collection only)

Scan Bar Chart Shows output from (ordinary) GSM


frequency scanning. See DC UM section
8.5.

7.5.3. WCDMA Bar Charts

Window Name Description

HSDPA PDSCH Codes Bar Shows codes used on the HS-PDSCH.


Chart

HSDPA Transport Block Size Shows transport block size usage in


Bar Chart HSDPA.

Radio Parameters Bar Chart Shows WCDMA radio parameters.

Radio Parameters Parallel Shows WCDMA radio parameters. See


Bar Chart the example in DC UM section 20.5.

CPICH Scan 1st (2nd, 3rd, These charts show various kinds of
4th) UARFCN Bar Chart, CW WCDMA scan data. See DC UM sections
Scan Bar Chart, SCH 9.4–9.7.
Timeslot Scan Bar Chart,
Spectrum Analysis Bar
Chart, Spectrum Analysis
Uplink Bar Chart

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7.6. Preconfigured Maps


In both applications, a map window is supplied that is configured with some
basic GSM, WCDMA, and CDMA information.

7.7. GPS Window (Data Collection)


See DC UM chapter 18.

7.8. Presentation Window Templates


The Template folder in the Navigator contains blank templates for status
windows, message windows (Data Collection only), line charts, and bar
charts. These templates contain no data; you customize their contents from
scratch.

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Appendix A. Abbreviations

Appendix A. Abbreviations

AM Acknowledged Mode
AMR Adaptive Multi Rate
APM Advanced Power Management
AQM Audio Quality Measurement
ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
AS Active Set
ASP Active Set Pilot
AT Access Terminal
BCC Base Station Colour Code
BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
BEP Bit Error Probability
BER Bit Error Rate
BLEP Block Error Probability
BLER Block Error Rate
BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol
BSIC Base Station Identity Code
BSN Block Sequence Number
C/A Carrier-to-Adjacent (Ratio)
C/I Carrier-to-Interference (Ratio)
CBCH Cell Broadcast Channel
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CGI Cell Global Identity
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CI Cell Identity
CPICH Common Pilot Channel
CQI Channel Quality Indicator
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CS Coding Scheme
CSD Circuit-Switched Data
CW Continuous Wave
DCCH Digital Control Channel
DCH Dedicated Channel
DGPS Differential GPS
DL Downlink
DNS Domain Name System (Service, Server)

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DPCCH Dedicated Physical Control Channel


DR Dead Reckoning
DRC Data Rate Control
DSC Downlink Signalling Counter
DTX Discontinuous Transmission
EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (= EGPRS)
EFR Enhanced Full Rate
EGPRS Enhanced GPRS (= EDGE)
EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
ESN Electronic Serial Number
EV-DO (1xEV-DO) 1x Evolution-Data Optimized
FACCH Fast Associated Control Channel
FACH Forward Access Channel
FCH Fundamental Channel
FER Frame Erasure Rate
FL Forward Link
FR Full Rate
GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
GMM GPRS Mobility Management
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GPS Global Positioning System
GRR GPRS Radio Resource
GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request
HO Handover
HR Half Rate
H-RNTI HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identity
HSCSD High Speed Circuit-Switched Data
HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HS-DSCH High Speed Downlink Shared Channel
HSN Hopping Sequence Number
HS-PDSCH High Speed Physical Downlink Shared Channel
HS-SCCH High Speed Shared Control Channel
IE Information Element
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity
IP Internet Protocol
IPCP Internet Protocol Control Protocol
JPEG Joint Photographic Expert Group
KML Keyhole Markup Language
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LA Location Area
LAC Location Area Code

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LAT Latitude
LCP Link Control Protocol
LLC Logical Link Control
LON Longitude
LUT Location Update Type
MAC Medium Access Control
MCC Mobile Country Code
MCS Modulation Coding Scheme
MDM Mobile Diagnostic Monitor
MIN Mobile Identification Number
MM Mobility Management
MMS Multimedia Messaging Service
MMSC MMS Center
MN Monitored Neighbor
MNC Mobile Network Code
MO Mobile-originated
MOS Mean Opinion Score
MS Mobile Station (may represent phone or scanner)
MSM Mobile Station Modem
MSTR Mobile Station Time Reference
MT Mobile-terminated
MTR Mobile Traffic Recording
MTU Mobile Test Unit
MuxPDU Multiplex Sublayer Protocol Data Unit
NBDS NetBIOS Datagram Service
NBNS NetBIOS Name Service
NCC Network Colour Code
NID Network Identification
NMO Network Mode of Operation
OVSF Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor
PA Power Amplifier
PACA Priority Access and Channel Assignment
PAP Password Authentication Protocol
PBCCH Packet Broadcast Control Channel
PCCCH Packet Common Control Channel
PCH Paging Channel
PCS Personal Communications Service
PDCH Packet Data Channel
PDP Packet Data Protocol
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PER Packet Error Rate
PESQ Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality

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PI Performance Indicator
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PN Pseudo Noise
POP3 Post Office Protocol version 3
PPCH Packet Paging Channel
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
PPS Precise Positioning Service
P-SCH Primary Synchronisation Channel
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
RA Routing Area
RAB Reverse Activity Bit
RAC Routing Area Code
RACH Random Access Channel
RAN Radio Access Network
RAS Remote Access Service
RAT Radio Access Technology
RATI Random Access Terminal Identifier
RB Radio Bearer
RL Reverse Link
RLA Received Level Average
RLC Radio Link Control
RLP Radio Link Protocol
RNC Radio Network Controller
RPC Reverse Power Control
RR Radio Resource (Management)
RRC Radio Resource Control
RRI Reverse Rate Indication
RSCP Received Signal Code Power
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator
RTCP Real Time Control Protocol
RTP Real Time Transport Protocol
RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol
SACCH Slow Associated Control Channel
SAN Serving/Active Set + Neighbors
SAPI Service Access Point Identifier
SC Scrambling Code
SCC Supplemental Code Channel
SCH Supplemental Channel (CDMA)
SCH Synchronisation Channel (UMTS)
SDCCH Standalone Dedicated Control Channel
SDU Signaling Data Unit

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Appendix A. Abbreviations

SF Spreading Factor
SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
SHO Soft Handover
SIB System Information Block
SID Silence Descriptor (UMTS)
SID System Identification (CDMA)
SINR Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio
SIR Signal to Interference Ratio
SMS Short Message Service
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNDCP Subnetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol
SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SPS Standard Positioning Service
SQI Speech Quality Index
SS Signal Strength
S-SCH Secondary Synchronisation Channel
TA Timing Advance
TAB (umbrella term for various MapInfo file types)
TCA Traffic Channel Assignment
TCH Traffic Channel
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TFI Temporary Flow Id
TI Transaction Identifier
TIF Tag Image File
TLLI Temporary Logical Link Identifier
TM Transparent Mode
TPC Transmit Power Control
TS Timeslot
TSC Training Sequence Code
TTI Transmission Time Interval
UARFCN UMTS Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
UATI Unicast Access Terminal Identifier
UCS Universal Character Set
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UE User Equipment
UL Uplink
UM Unacknowledged Mode
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
URA UTRAN Registration Area
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
USB Universal Serial Bus

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UTF UCS Transformation Format


UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
WAP Wireless Application Protocol
WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WSP Wireless Session Protocol
VSQI Video Streaming Quality Index
VTQI Video Telephony Quality Index
XML Extensible Markup Language

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Index

Index

A
A/C/N Sets window (CDMA) 280
abbreviations 295
Active Set window (CDMA) 280
Adjacent Bar Chart (GSM) 292
AMR Call Average window (GSM) 282
AMR Cell Average window (GSM) 283
AMR Codecs window (WCDMA) 285
AMR Settings window (GSM) 283
AMR window (GSM) 283
B
bar charts, preconfigured 292
CDMA 292
GSM 292
WCDMA 293
C
C/A window (GSM) 282
C/I window (GSM) 282
Call Analysis window 287
Candidate Set window (CDMA) 280
CDMA Bar Chart 292
CDMA Data Line Chart 290
CDMA Line Chart 290
Compact Adjacent Bar Chart (GSM) 293
contents of Information Elements and Events 1
CPICH Best UARFCN Data window (WCDMA) 285
CPICH Data window (WCDMA) 285
CPICH Scan bar charts (WCDMA) 293
CPICH Scan line charts (WCDMA) 291
Current Channel window (GSM) 283
CW Scan Bar Chart (WCDMA) 293
D
Data Bytes Sent/Received window (CDMA) 279

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Data Bytes Sent/Received window (GSM) 281


Data Reports window 288
Data Session window (common to all technologies) 279, 281, 284
Data Throughput window (GSM) 281
Data Timeslots window (GSM) 281
E
EGPRS Line Chart 290
EGPRS Status window 281
Ericsson MTR Records window (GSM) 287
Error Reports window 288
EV-DO Forward Link Packets window 279
EV-DO Overview window 279
EV-DO Reverse Link Packets window 280
Events window 288
events, listing of predefined 255
CDMA 257
data service testing 277
general events 255
GSM/WCDMA 262
F
Finger Info window (CDMA) 280
Finger Info windows (WCDMA) 285
G
GPRS Line Chart 290
GPRS Status window 281
GSM Line Chart 290
GSM Neighbors window (WCDMA) 285
H
Handover window (WCDMA) 286
Hopping Channels window (GSM) 283
HSCSD Throughput window 281
HSDPA Analysis window 284
HSDPA PDSCH Codes Bar Chart 293
HSDPA Stats Line Chart 291
HSDPA Transport Block Size Bar Chart 293
HSUPA Analysis window 284
HSUPA Stats Line Chart 291
I
information elements
categorization of (GSM) 160

302
Index

Data category 2, 131


Full and Sub values 32, 162
General category 131
GSM category 2, 131
GSM Uplink category 2
in Data Collection 2
CDMA 3
data service testing 125
GSM 30
GSM uplink (MTR) 128
WCDMA 79
in Route Analysis 131
CDMA 133
access probe 133
active set 134
active set EV-DO 135
candidate set 137
candidate set, EV-DO 137
channel configuration 138
data 141
finger information (1x and EV-DO) 145
finger information (EV-DO specific) 146
mobile 147
neighbor set (1x and EV-DO) 148
neighbor set (EV-DO specific) 149
pilot set 149
polluters 150
power (1x and EV-DO) 151
power (EV-DO specific) 152
radio measurement 152
scan data 154
server 155
session EV-DO 158
statistics 159
data service testing 240
general 132
GSM 160
GPRS/EGPRS channel 162
GPRS/EGPRS measurement 166
low level data 170
MS behavior 173
neighbors 176

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scan data 179


serving cell, channels 183
serving cell, interference 186
serving cell, measurement 191
speech quality 195
WCDMA parameters measured in GSM mode 200
WCDMA 201
active set 202
data (PDP context) 202
GSM neighbor measurements in WCDMA mode 205
handover measurements 206
HSDPA 209
HSUPA 213
low level data 215
MS behavior 220
neighbors 221
network parameters 223
radio measurement 224
Rake finger information 204
SAN (serving cell/active set + neighbors) 226
scan data 228
serving cell 236
speech quality 238
support for in phones and scanners 244
CDMA 244
GSM 245
WCDMA 251
WCDMA category 2, 131
Interference Bar Chart (GSM) 293
Interference Line Chart (GSM) 290
Inter-Freq Meas Ctrl Events window (WCDMA) 286
Inter-RAT Meas Ctrl Events window (WCDMA) 286
Intra-Freq Meas Ctrl Events window (WCDMA) 286
IP Analysis window 289
L
Layer 2 Messages window 289
Layer 3 Messages window 289
line charts, preconfigured 290
CDMA 290
GSM 290
WCDMA 291

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M
Map windows, preconfigured 294
message windows
preconfigured 287
analysis 287
GSM uplink data 287
signaling 288
Mode Reports window 289
mode reports, plain-text decoding of 254
Modified MS Behavior window (GSM) 283
Modified MS Behavior window (WCDMA) 286
N
nation 16, 139
Neighbor Set window (CDMA) 280
P
PDP Context window (GSM) 281
PDP Context window (WCDMA) 284
PN Scan bar charts (CDMA) 292
presentation windows
overview of 279
templates for 294
Q
Qualcomm chipset based devices
line chart for RLC statistics 291
R
RACH Analysis window (WCDMA) 286
Radio Parameters Bar Chart (WCDMA) 293
Radio Parameters Parallel Bar Chart (WCDMA) 293
Radio Parameters window (CDMA) 280
Radio Parameters window (GSM) 283
Radio Parameters window (WCDMA) 286
Radio Quality Bar Chart (GSM) 293
RAS 125
Remote Access Service (RAS) 125
RLC AM Stats Line Chart -- Qualcomm (WCDMA) 291
RLC Stats Line Chart (WCDMA) 291
RLC/MAC header data 64
S
Scan Bar Chart (GSM) 293
SCH Timeslot Scan Bar Chart (WCDMA) 293

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Serving + Neighbors By Band window (GSM) 284


Serving + Neighbors window (GSM) 283
Serving window (CDMA) 280
Serving/Active Set + Neighbors window (WCDMA) 286
Session Status window 287
signal power
notes on quantities denoting 79
Sony Ericsson UEs
line chart for transport channel throughput 291
Spectrum Analysis Bar Chart (WCDMA) 293
Spectrum Analysis Uplink Bar Chart (WCDMA) 293
Speech Quality window (GSM/WCDMA) 284, 286
status windows, preconfigured 279
CDMA 279
data service testing 279
GSM 280
data service testing 280
interference 282
uplink data 282
WCDMA 284
data service testing 284
scanning 285
Strongest Scanned PN Bar Chart (CDMA) 292
Synch Channel Data window (WCDMA) 285
T
TPC per Cell mode report (Sony Ericsson) 254
Transport Channels window (WCDMA) 287
Trsp Ch Throughput Line Chart -- Sony Ericsson (WCDMA) 291
U
Uplink Line Chart (GSM) 291
Uplink Neighbors window (GSM) 282
Uplink Radio Parameters window (GSM) 282
Uplink Serving Cell window (GSM) 282
V
Video Streaming Line Chart (GSM/WCDMA) 291
W
WCDMA Data Line Chart 291
WCDMA Handover Analysis window 287
WCDMA Line Chart 291
WCDMA Missing Neighbor window 287

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WCDMA/GSM Data Line Chart 292


WCDMA/GSM Line Chart 292
Winsock 125

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