Test Deviceer’s Manual

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Table of Contents
General Information ......................................................................................................................................... 3
EOL Announcements ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Discontinued Chipsets & Test Device Handler Software Options .............................................................. 3
UEs................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Removals from the document ...................................................................................................................... 4
Airbus Devices ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Generic Notes........................................................................................................................................... 4
THR880/ THR9i ...................................................................................................................................... 4
TMR880 ................................................................................................................................................... 5
HiSilicon Balong 710/720-based devices .................................................................................................... 5
HiSilicon Kirin 95x/960-based handsets...................................................................................................... 5
Huawei P9 EVA-L09 ............................................................................................................................... 5
Qualcomm GSM/WCDMA-based devices .................................................................................................. 5
Generic Notes........................................................................................................................................... 5
Huawei Modems ...................................................................................................................................... 5
LG Devices .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Samsung Handsets ................................................................................................................................... 5
Sierra Wireless modems........................................................................................................................... 6
Qualcomm (MDM92xx/96xx, MSM8974, MDM9635, MDM9645, MSM8996, MSM8998, etc.)-based
UEs............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Generic notes ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Apple Handsets ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Bittium Handsets ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Cellient LTE modems .............................................................................................................................. 8
Essential Handsets ................................................................................................................................... 8
Google Handsets ...................................................................................................................................... 8
HTC Handsets .......................................................................................................................................... 8
LG LTE Handsets .................................................................................................................................... 9
Knowyou NB-IoT .................................................................................................................................. 10
OnePlus Handsets .................................................................................................................................. 10
Motorola Handsets ................................................................................................................................. 10
Samsung handsets .................................................................................................................................. 10
Sierra Wireless/ Netgear LTE modems ................................................................................................. 12
Sonim Handsets ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Sony Handsets ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Telewell LTE modems ........................................................................................................................... 16
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Other handsets and devices .................................................................................................................... 16

Samsung Shannon (Shannon 333/335/355/360/5100/5123)–based devices .............................................. 16
Generic notes ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Samsung handsets .................................................................................................................................. 17
LG LTE modems (LG1000/ LG 2000) ...................................................................................................... 20
Qualcomm 3GPP2-based UEs ................................................................................................................... 20
Generic notes ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Scanning Receivers .................................................................................................................................... 20
Nemo FSR1 scanner .............................................................................................................................. 20
PCTEL scanners..................................................................................................................................... 21
Rohde & Schwarz scanners.................................................................................................................... 22
Other Devices................................................................................................................................................. 26
GPS receivers ............................................................................................................................................. 26
TerraTec DMX 6Fire and Maya44 USB sound cards ................................................................................ 26
Generic notes ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Terratec DMX 6Fire .............................................................................................................................. 27
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General Information
The test devices tested and sold by Keysight Nemo Wireless Network Solutions are intended for testing
purposes only. Software changes in devices may limit their normal use. Keysight Nemo Wireless Network
Solutions does its best to provide test devices without any limitations but it is not always possible. Keysight
Nemo Wireless Network Solutions assumes no liability if any commercial application or feature is blocked or
limited due to software or other device-related modifications. If the test device is moved to another country or
used in the network of another operator than initially ordered, it is possible that the device does not support all
network features. Keysight Nemo Wireless Network Solutions assumes no liability in any cases.

EOL Announcements
The last day that the products listed below will be available for order from Keysight Wireless Network Testing
Solution is 3 months from the date of the EOLA. The last order date is 28th of February 2018.

Discontinued Chipsets & Test Device Handler Software Options

Product Code Handler Software Option Chipset/ Vendor Notes

NTA50092A Handler for Altair LTE FDD/ Altair
TDD
NTA50034A Handler software for Altair LTE Altair
TDD
NTA50035A Handler software for Altair LTE Altair
FDD
NTA50036A Handler software for HiSilicon Balong 7x0 / Hisilicon Balong 7x0 chipset
7x0 GSM /UMTS/ LTE-A 2CC
NTA50011A Handler software for HiSilicon / Balong 7x0 / Hisilicon Replaced by NTA50010A
HiSilicon Kirin GSM / UMTS / Handler software for HiSilicon
LTE-A 2CC Kirin GSM / UMTS / LTE-A 2CC
NTA50042A Handler software for Motorola Motorola
iDEN
NTA50040A Handler software for Beceem Beceem
BCS200/BCSM 250/3300
NTA50087A Handler software for DRT 4311B DRT
scanner

Support for the following handlers and devices was discontinued in Nemo Outdoor 7.5 (they are still supported
with Nemo Outdoor 7.4):

• Motorola Exxx/Vxxx series

o Motorola RAZ2R V9, Motorola RAZ2R V9 NA, Motorola V3X, Motorola V3XX
• LG L1000/L2000 (LTE)
o LTE G17, LTE G7, VL600
• RunCom WiMAX
o Zyxel MAX-100
• Samsung (LTE)
o Samsung Droid Charge SCH-I510
• Nokia models: 6230, 6230US, 6230i, 6630, 6680, 6280, 6282, N80, N80US, 6136, 6125, 7376, N92, N75,
6086, 3500, 3500US
• Anritsu 2721B spectrum analyzer
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UEs
Removals from the document

Known issues for the following UEs can be found from earlier Nemo Outdoor release documents:

• Bandrich Bandluxe C320 (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)

• Beceem BCS200 / BCSM 250/3300 WiMAX devices (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• Blackberry Torch 9810 (RDM71UW) (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• Datang/Leadcore handsets (Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes)
• HTC One XL (PJ83120) (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• Huawei: E270, E220, E1820, E169, E180, E367 and E372 modems (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• LG: KF700 and P500 (Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes)
• Motorola V9 (Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes)
• Motorola iDEN i886
• Nokia: 21M-02 and Lumia 920 (RM-821) (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes), 6720, 612x, N95, N80,
N85, N96 and N97 (Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes)
• Novatel: Ovation MC545 (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes), MC996D, MC998D, 930D and 990D (Nemo
Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes)
• Option USB modems (Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes)
• Pantech UML290 USB modem (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• Samsung: Galaxy Ace, Omnia 7, Focus and Rugby II SGH-A847, Galaxy S II Skyrocket (SGH-I727), Galaxy
S II LTE (GT-I9210), Galaxy S II Note (GT-N7105) (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• Sierra Wireless: 312U, 319U, 320U (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes), Aircard 885, 306, 307, 308, 309,
310U, Siptune 215 (Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes)
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT-18i) (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• ZTE: MF668A and MF683 USB modems (Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes)
• Altair ALT3100-based devices (Nemo Outdoor 8.0.0 Release Notes)
• Broadcom devices (Nemo Outdoor 8.0.0 Release Notes)
• Nokia 500, E-7, C-7, Nokia C5 series (Nemo Outdoor 8.0.0 Release Notes)

Airbus Devices
Generic Notes

• Measurement profiles cannot be used with Tetra calls

• MER value is not reported by the terminal
• The terminal does not answer all incoming calls when call modes are semi-duplex or duplex. Auto-
answer can be enabled in the following ways with THR880i and THR880.

THR880/ THR9i

• Plug in a headset (Nokia Headset Type HDC-9)

• Settings / Enhancement Settings / Headset / Automatic Answer --> On
• Settings / Profiles / Headset / Personalize / Incoming Call Alert: this must not be "Off".
• Settings / Profiles / Headset / Activate
• Reboot the phone.
• THR880i: Before the terminal can be used with Nemo Outdoor, the field test mode of the terminal must
be activated by the Cassidian TETRA Prorgramming Tool. Tool is available only from Cassidian.
• For THR880 the procedure is identical, except that there is a slightly different menu structure for the
steps. Instead of Settings | Profiles | Headset, the correct path is Profiles | Headset.
• THR880i reports the PTT State incorrectly with some phone firmware versions. This can cause the
device to hang during group call and semi-duplex call testing, and device restart is needed to recover
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TMR880

• Device is supported only with Win XP OS. Using Win7 OS running the device is causing instability
issues. Development has been discontinued and there are no fix available

HiSilicon Balong 710/720-based devices

Known issues for the UEs can be found from Nemo Outdoor 8.2.0 release documents.

HiSilicon Kirin 95x/960-based handsets

Huawei P9 EVA-L09

• Device requires Nemo Media Router for better connectivity with Nemo Outdoor
• The following functionality is not supported in Nemo Media Router
o Voice quality testing, SMS testing, IP capturing, video call, Touchpad simulation and audio
playback
• IPV6 must be disabled from the network adapter settings in Windows in order to enable reliable data
testing

Qualcomm GSM/WCDMA-based devices

Generic Notes

• USSD testing is not supported with Huawei UEs

• Qualcomm-based WCDMA terminals do not report the L3 CHANNEL REQUEST and L3 MEASUREMENT
REPORT messages. RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message is missing occasionally. Extended channel
type is reported only in circuit switched mode. For example, PDTCH channel is not reported.
• With HSPA+ USB modems it is recommended to use, if applicable, the original USB extension cable that
comes with the devices to achieve higher data throughput. It has been noted that when a broadband
device is connected directly to the USB port of the computer, interference might lower data througputs
in some cases.
• Some MDM8200 based devices reports incorrect WCDMA RLC throughput for uplink direction. Issue is
not seen with all vendors.

Huawei Modems

Please see the Nemo Outdoor 6.31 and 7.2 Release Notes for the known issues found with the following Huawei
USB modems: E270, E220, E1820, E169, E180, E367 and E372.

LG Devices

Please see the Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes for the known issues found with the following LG handsets:
KF700 and P500.

Samsung Handsets

Please see the Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes for the known issues found with Samsung Galaxy Ace, Samsung
Omnia 7, Samsung Focus and Samsung Rugby II SGH-A847.
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Sierra Wireless modems

Please see Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes for the known issues found with Sierra Wireless 312U, 319U, 320U
USB modems. Please see the Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes for the known issues found with the following
Sierra Wireless USB modems: Aircard 885, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310U, Siptune 215.

Qualcomm (MDM92xx/96xx, MSM8974, MDM9635, MDM9645, MSM8996,

MSM8998, etc.)-based UEs
Generic notes

• 23695:CAA CAF event writing is occasionally delayed for 15s with MT calls
• 23735:CAA-CAF not written if script stopped during answer call script event and call hasn't been
received
• Service information stays as “service drop” after UMTS channel lock
• LTE-A: Number of secondary serving cells is > 0 when secondary channel is configured but not active.
The activation state is shown in “Cell state” parameter.
• Listed cells are not reported in idle mode
• RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message is missing occasionally
• Attach/detach commands should be avoided with LTE terminals. Using these commands causes
instabilities in the UEs. UEs can also reset itself. Issue is fixed to Nemo Outdoor version 6.4.1.8 but if the
issue is still experienced, the following instructions should be followed. It is recommended to choose
from User Interface Properties -> Measurement -> Force detach when going to idle mode -> No. This
will prevent the UE from detaching. If attach/ detach commands are needed frequently, for example,
with script files, it is recommended that ‘Radio Off’ / ‘Radio On’ commands are used instead of
attach/detach.

Figure 1. User Interface properties.

• MultiRAB testing. When a voice call is terminated, the PS data connection might be released with UEs
using the “Trace interface” call method to make voice calls. In such a case it is recommended to use
“Trace interface 2” call method.

Apple Handsets

iPhone X (A1865)

• Not all features are tested with iPhone X

• Multi configuration is not supported with device
• Forcing features are not verified
• VoLTE measurements are not supported
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• Voice Quality measurements are not supported

iPhone 8 (A1863)

• Not all features are tested with iPhone 8

• Forcing features are not verified
• HTTP Browsing does not work currently
• VoLTE measurements are not supported
• Voice Quality measurements are not supported

iPhone 7 (A1660)

• Not all features are tested with iPhone 7

• Multi tethering (multi device use) is not supported due to reason that the same IP address is assigned
for all devices
• Forcing features: Tethering (mobile hotspot) settings are cleared while system locks. User must active
mobile hotspot manually from DUT UI after using forcing features. There's also popup "baseband
crash" on DUT UI while using forcing features. Other forcing functions may cause similar symptoms.
• HTTP Browsing does not work currently
• VoLTE measurements are not supported
• Voice Quality measurements are not supported

iPhone 6S

• iOS 10 is supported in Nemo Outdoor 7.9.1

• The device must have the Carrier Build provided by Apple in order for it to work with Nemo Outdoor
• Occasionally during long tests, there may be some data transfer attempts missing even though data
connection is established properly (DREQ and DCOMP events missing)
• IP Capture is not supported (only the traffic between the device and the Outdoor PC is captured, not the
network traffic)
• Auto-detect does not work
• VoLTE measurements are not supported
• Voice Quality testing is not supported
• MMS is not supported
• SMS is not supported

iPhone5

• Handset can be used with Application Tester Handler for data testing only. Voice calls cannot be done
via Nemo Outdoor user interface or logged
• FTP data transfers must be done on passive mode

Bittium Handsets

Bittium Tough Mobile

• During HSPA data testing, the device may warn about “Incompatible trace message”. These new trace
messages will be implemented in future version of Nemo Outdoor.
• When doing MT voice call testing, the call answer delay must be set to 1 (the default setting of 0 will
cause the phone to not recognize the call properly, even though it is correctly handled in Outdoor)
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Cellient LTE modems

• When the device attempts to attach to a WCDMA network, the attach request is rejected by the
network, thus preventing the device being used in WCDMA networks. The issue is reported to the
vendor.

Essential Handsets

Essential Phone PH-1

• Limited forcing features:

o GSM channel lock not supported, UMTS SCR code lock not supported. UMTS channel lock is
preferred
• Voice quality testing is supported, but there are occasions with slight clipping on the samples, which
has minimal effect on MOS scores
• Screencast opens a connection, but cannot control the phone
• Video call, ViLTE, VoWiFi and ViWiFi not verified
• MMS testing not verified
• PEVQ-S verified without Netflix
• AMR codec mode forcing not verified

Google Handsets
Google Pixel G-2PW2100

• Autodetect leaves modem port being non-configured. It’s recommended to configure device manually
• IMS video/ audio call measurement (VQMon) is not supported
• IMS SMS testing is not supported
• MMS testing is not supported
• Social media testing not supported
• VoLTE M2M voice quality testing is not supported
• M2M voice quality not supported. Only mobile to server
• During measurement do not touch the device screen as screen tap sounds are recorded to audio and
causing decreased MOS scores on UL direction
• UMTS scr. lock is not available
• UMTS channel lock is preferred
• UMTS RACH control channel information not available
• LTE Channel/PCI locks are preferred
• Packet session gets disabled after WiFi is enabled and WiFi network connected
• SIP messages occasionally stops reported
• Occasionally band lock command do not work
• USB mode may show incorrect status (USB-Config) even though connection is "Activated".

HTC Handsets

Please see Nemo Outdoor 7.2 Release Notes for the known issues found with HTC One XL (PJ83120).

HTC U12+ (Asia TW 2Q55100)

• Limited support
• Modem device driver may need to be installed manually
• Screen casting is not supported with NMR
• Limited forcing features:
o GSM channel lock is not supported
o UMTS scr. code lock is not supported
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HTC U11 (2PZC30000)

• The following data protocols are not supported:

o PEVQ-S and u-vMOS
o Screen casting is not supported with NMR
o Limited forcing features:
▪ GSM channel lock is not supported
▪ UMTS band lock do not work during active data connection serving system can
changed
▪ UMTS scr. code lock is not supported

HTC One M8x OP6B110

• Auto-detect functionality does not work with this device.

• Driver installation issues have been observed on some computers:
• Modem device driver may need to be installed manually
• Network Adapter device may be missing when device is connected to USB. This can be fixed by re-
connecting the device or in the worst case by rebooting the laptop and the device.

LG LTE Handsets

LG G6 (LG-H873)

• Device tested with limited features including CS voice calls, basic data and PEVQ-S
• Forcing features not verified except system lock

LG G4 H815

• PEVQ-S testing is not supported. This is caused by the fact that PEVQ-S does not work with the device’s
network interface.
• NMR is not currently supported with the device. Therefore we cannot guarantee that the device is able
to reach the maximum throughput indicated by UE capabilities (LTE UE Category 6). In internal testing,
we were able to reach ~180Mbps speeds with the device.

LG G2 D801

• USB tethering must be manually enabled every time the USB cable is plugged in before the device is
started in Outdoor. If USB is disconnected, the USB tethering must be re-enabled in order to use the
data connection.
• System lock and Band lock functions do not work
• Incoming MMS messages are not supported

LG P930

• The network adapter interface is not supported completely. The device can be used if the USB tethering
is enabled through the phone menu, and PS connection setting (in Nemo Outdoor) is set to
<automatic>.
• If the USB connection is disconnected (i.e. device unplugged), the USB tethering must be re-enabled on
the phone in order to use the data connection
• When using the device in LTE, user must not issue manual packet session commands, instead, if the
connection needs to be torn down, user should use Radio On/Off commands
• With voice calls user must issue an "ATS0=1" AT command to enable the incoming calls. This must be
done every time the phone is restarted.
• No indication of incoming SMS
• MMS cannot be sent/ received when packet session is activated already
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Knowyou NB-IoT

• Connection to device is lost when device enters PSM mode

• PCI lock not supported. Other forcing features not verified

OnePlus Handsets

OnePlus 6 A6003

• Limited support. Quick tests done.

• Forcing features:
o System lock state goes to "GSM WCDMA" after modifying band locks
o UMTS channel/Scr lock not supported

OnePlus 6T A6013
• WhatsApp call and data tests fails
• Viber call and data tests fail
• Channel lock and UMTS forcing do not work properly
• Screencast does not work
• Teamviewer remote connection might fail

OnePlus 7 Pro GM1913

• These forcing features are not supported: channel lock, UMTS lock, LTE lock, PCI lock
• Also scarambling code and GSM channel locks are not supported

OnePlus 7 Pro 5G GM1920

• PCI lock not working at all

• Forcing to LTE not working
• Forcing to GSM and 3G Scrambling Code code are not supported

Motorola Handsets
Moto X Pure Edition (2015) XT1575

• SMS over IMS is not supported

Samsung handsets

Samsung Galaxy S20+ SM-G986U (AT&T)

• Currently (Outdoor 8.61) supported with Outdoor and NATA for commercial non-rooted devices
only
• VoLTE testing (SIP signaling) requires Nemo firmware currently in developement
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Samsung Galaxy S20+ SM-G986U (T-Mobile)

• Currently (Outdoor 8.61) supported with Outdoor and NATA for commercial non-rooted devices
only
• VoLTE testing (SIP signaling) requires Nemo firmware currently in developement

Samsung Galaxy S20+ SM-G986U1

• Currently (Outdoor 8.61) supported with Outdoor and NATA for commercial non-rooted devices
only
• VoLTE testing (SIP signaling) requires Nemo firmware currently in development

Samsung Galaxy A90 SM-A908B

• Mobile to Mobile Voice Quality testing is supported, but there are issues with testing against fixed
line (Nemo Server)
• WhatsApp calls are not working in the receiving end

Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973U T-Mobile

• With Autodetect connection Modem port set to "Not used".
• LTE channel lock and PCI lock doesn't work. Issue 26023.
• Device network adapter physical address unvalid. Probably new FW required.
• VQ MOS scores are pretty poor in all systems and also lost synchronizations observed. NMR issue
26040.

• Forcing functions: LTE channel lock does not work

• Forcing functions: PCI lock does not work
• Forcing functions: Scr.code lock and GSM lock are not supported

Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973U Sprint

• Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973U Sprint variant: In Volte calls lot of gaps in MOS results and missing
synchronizations. NMR issue 26024.
• LTE channel lock and PCI lock doesn't work. Issue 26022.
• Device network adapter physical address unvalid. Probably new FW required.
• In Volte calls lot of gaps in MOS results and missing synchronizations. NMR issue 26024.
• With Autodetect modem port set to "Not used".
• Forcing functions: LTE channel lock does not work
• Forcing functions: PCI lock does not work
• Forcing functions: Channel lock does not work
• Forcing functions: Scr.code lock, GSM, and CDMA/ECDO locking are not supported
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Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973U AT&T variant

• all the forcing functions take a long time before device get back connected to network.
Example system lock can take 2-3 minutes before it attach again to network. Also SIP server
doesn't registration after lock has run. Need to do manual terminal radio on/off. Issue 26211.

Sierra Wireless/ Netgear LTE modems

Netgear Nighthawk M1 Mobile Router (MR1100)

• Basic data testing supported

• PEVQ-S not verified
• Forcing features not verified

Netgear Aircard 810S

• SMS and MMS testing is not supported

• The device does not support GSM technology

Netgear Aircard 790S

• Device has a SIM lock (to Telstra AUS network), and cannot be unlocked.
• SMS and MMS testing is not supported
• Forcing functions do not work

Netgear Aircard 782S

• "Force Idle after measurement" setting must be disabled from the device. Otherwise the next attach
attempt will fail.

Netgear Aircard 781S

• This device is supported with restrictions. Full documentation not available.

• Device autodetection is not supported. Add device manually to Nemo Outdoor.
• USB tethering must be “ON” on the device.
• Occasionally the device may disconnect the packet data connection by itself. In such a case, user needs
to activate the packet data connection via device connection manager.
• "Force Idle after measurement" setting must be disabled from the device. Otherwise the next attach
attempt will fail.
• Packet data connection activation fails occasionally

Netgear AirCard 340U

• It has been observed that with some laptops (problem seen with Lenovo T410, but may be valid with
others as well) data connection attempts may occasionally start failing. Device needs to be rebooted to
correct the situation

Sierra Wireless 330U USB modem

• In GSM UE is unstable
• PDP context activations and deactivations cause instability problems. Avoiding these commands when
using script files is recommended
• MMS message testing not supported
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Sierra Wireless 313U/ 320U/ 330U

• With LTE max. DL data throughput is limited to ~50Mbps with 320U

• Occasionally the network adapter interface (NDIS) disappears and device cannot perform PS data
connection. Workaround is to use the modem with microSD card or by disabling microSD card from
the device. By default Sierra Wireless modems do not include microSD cards. The microSD can be
permanently disabled with either AT commands or via a command line utility. The command line
utility ItmTk.exe can be downloaded from KSM. For AT commands use e.g. Hyperterminal.
o AT!ENTERCND=”A710”
o AT!CUSTOM=”USBMSENABLE”,x 0=disable 1=enable
• The Watcher application must normally be running simultaneously with Nemo Outdoor in the
background if default settings of the application are used. However it is recommended to change the
default settings of the Watcher application to avoid any issues during measurements. If the user wants
to close the Watcher application but still wants to be able to conduct measurements with Nemo
Outdoor, the following settings from the Watcher application must be selected. NOTE! The option
names seen in the Watcher application depend on the application version. If multiple modems are used
simultaneously on the same computer, these settings must always be changed!

Figure 2. Watcher application.

• Watcher autolaunch must be disabled. Select “No”

• On exit, select “Do nothing”
• USB interfaces: Dialup networking “Disabled”
• USB interfaces: MicroSD “Disabled”
• Check for updates, select “Never”

Sonim Handsets
Sonim XP7700

• Limited support available:

o Calls: CS calls and VoLTE supported
o SMS testing supported
o FTP data testing supported
• System and band locks requires reboot
• Voice quality testing not supported
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Sonim XP8800

• Limited support available:

o Calls: CS calls and VoLTE supported
o With SMS testing, sending message is not supported
• Limited forcing features supported. Requires reboot.
• Voice quality testing not supported
• Screen casting is not supported

Sony Handsets
Generic

• In the phone settings, screen lock method must be set to “none” for video streaming testing to work
(YouTube, PEVQ-S, Netflix)

Sony Xperia 1
• PCI lock does not work at all.
• Forcing features for GSM and 3G scrambling code are not supported

Sony Xperia XZ2 H8166/ H8266

• With terminated IMS calls script must include “Wait for incoming” call command
• GSM channel lock and UMTS scr. code lock are not supported
• ViLTE/ ViWi-Fi/ VoWi-FI calls not verified
• Issue with Nemo Handy and Nemo Media Router co-existence. Both applications cannot be installed to
the same device

Sony Xperia XZ1 G8341

• With terminated IMS calls script must include “Wait for incoming” call command
• With Android 8 device cannot be added to Nemo Outdoor while out of service
• With Android 7 OS tethering connection is lost when device is out of coverage or no packet connection
is active. In practice this is seen with connection error between Nemo Outdoor and test device. Also
adding device to Nemo Outdoor while no service is not possible
• 23333: System (RAT) lock requires reboot
• In phone settings the Screen lock must be changed to 'None'. Otherwise video streaming testing cannot
be done (YouTube, PEVQ-S and Netflix)
• IMS SMS is not supported
• Issue with Nemo Handy and Nemo Media Router co-existence. Both applications cannot be installed to
the same device

Sony Xperia XZ1 G8342

• With terminated IMS calls script must include “Wait for incoming” call command
• With Android 8 device cannot be added to Nemo Outdoor while out of service
• With Android 7 OS tethering connection is lost when device is out of coverage or no packet connection
is active. In practice this is seen with connection error between Nemo Outdoor and test device. Also
adding device to Nemo Outdoor while no service is not possible
• 23572: System (RAT) lock requires reboot when used first time after starting device
• In phone settings the Screen lock must be changed to 'None'. Otherwise video streaming testing cannot
be done (YouTube, PEVQ-S and Netflix)
• IMS SMS is not supported
• Issue with Nemo Handy and Nemo Media Router co-existence. Both applications cannot be installed to
the same device
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Sony Xperia XZ Premium G8141 / G8142

• G8141: With ViLTE and ViWiFi mobile originated calls are not automatically answered
• With Android 8 device cannot be added to Nemo Outdoor while out of service
• With Android 7 OS tethering connection is lost when device is out of coverage or no packet connection
is active. In practice this is seen with connection error between Nemo Outdoor and test device. Also
adding device to Nemo Outdoor while no service is not possible
• Battery optimization must be disabled from Nemo Media Router and Nemo system services. Please see
the Nemo Outdoor release note for further information
• IPv6 must be unchecked from control PC network settings as this might cause data failures
• After device is started all systems (GSM, UMTS, LTE) are locked. Workaround is to manually unlock
device
• GSM channel lock and UMTS scr. code lock are not supported
• Nemo Handy and Nemo Media Router applications are starting when other applications start

Sony Xperia Z5 E6653

• Voice Quality measurements are supported with Nemo Media Router

• WCDMA SCR lock and GSM Channel lock are not supported
• LTE Carrier lock is not supported
• Manual network selection is not supported

Sony Xperia Z3 D6603

• During testing, device modem may occasionally get stuck and lose service. Reboot is required to
recover service.
• Channel locks (WCDMA, LTE) and LTE PCI lock do not work without manually rebooting the device. If
device is not rebooted after the forcing command, it goes to a “No service” state.
• LTE PCI lock is released, when RRC Connection releases

Sony Xperia Z3 D6653

• Channel locks (WCDMA, LTE) and LTE PCI lock do not work without manually rebooting the device. If
device is not rebooted after the forcing command, it goes to a “No service” state.
• LTE PCI lock is released, when RRC Connection releases
• GSM CH lock and UMTS scr. code lock are not supported
• MMS and video call testing is not supported

Sony Xperia XZ F8331

• NMR PEVQ-S is not supported. Verified protocols are FTP, HTTP, ICMP ping and browsing

Sony Xperia XZ F8332

• NMR PEVQ-S testing is not supported

Sony XZ2 with Android 9

• Sony XZ2 with Android 9 the IMS disabling (IMS lock, turning VoLTE off ) will leave phone into
stage that it need to get rebooted

Sony XZ3 Android 9

• Occasionally, during GSM VQ connectivity between OD and NMR is lost.
• WhatsApp call and data tests fails
• Viber call and data tests fail
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• Channel lock and UMTS forcing do not work properly

• Screencast does not work
• Teamviewer remote connection might fail
• Nemo Handy co-existence might not work

Telewell LTE modems

Telewell TW-LTE&4G/3G+

• Auto-detect functionality is not supported with this device. The user must manually add the device in
Nemo Outdoor as a “Qualcomm” device and select the correct ports. See the “Networking and Dial-Up
Guide” for details.
• Device may start up in “Radio Off” state. The user must manually change the state to “Radio On”.
• Occasionally Nemo Outdoor gives an error message about the SIM (SIM is not working properly or SIM
is not detected). This error message can be dismissed if the device seems to work ok.

Other handsets and devices

RoHS NB-IoT
Super Design v3.0

• Connection to device is lost when device enters PSM mode

Samsung Shannon (Shannon 333/335/355/360/5100/5123)–based devices

Generic notes

• Samsung Shannon based devices are not recommended to be used for MIMO 4x4 testing due to the
following reasons listed below. Keysight does not take any responsibility to replace the devices free of
charge after initial delivery
o RSSI/ RSRP/ RSRQ are not available for eNB TX-antenna ports 2-3
o Reported PDSCH Rank indicator (RI) is not valid when MIMO configuration is higher than 2x2
• PDSCH throughput per codeword is not available
• PDSCH throughput per PRB is not available
• The following parameters are reported as a single value per reporting period. Not per TTI
o Control format indicator (CFI)
o PDSCH / PUSCH PRB allocation
o PDSCH/ PUSCH modulation and MCS
o LTE precoding matrix indicator (PMI)
• Voice Quality testing is recommended to be done with “Voice only” scripts. It has been observed that
data connections in the script may have effect on Voice Quality results.
• Voice Quality scores on Shannon based devices are in some cases lower than on comparable Qualcomm
based devices. This may be caused by differences in behaviour during i.e. handovers.
• Check data sheet for details on reported parameters. For example, UMTS Cell ID is not reported.
• MMS testing is not supported
• System locking (GSM/WCDMA/LTE) and Band locking (WCDMA/LTE) are supported, when NMR is
used with the device
o With LTE band locking does not work for TD-LTE bands. They are always enabled, if the device
supports TD-LTE.
• Multiple bands/RATs locking is not supported
• Sometimes the device’s modem port may stop working. The issue is being investigated, but there are no
major drawbacks to set the modem port to “Not used” in Nemo Outdoor, when Nemo Media Router is
used with the device.
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o When the device is to be used with Invex, the modem port setting must be set to “Not used”
• If the device does not have SIM card inserted, opening the modem port will always fail
• Nemo Media Router is highly recommended. Without NMR some features may not work correctly.
• The following issue is valid with Shannon 333 devices (S6 series). In some cell re-selections the
diagnostics start reporting the serving cell RSCP and Ec/No with abnormal degradation as if this would
have some running filter with no new inputs. In some cases the reported results drop to RSCP -121 &
Ec/N0 -24. Issue is seen only in idle mode
• To use Outdoor 8.52 and later successfully with Samsung phones, Samsung USB drivers need to be
updated for the latest version 1.5.65.0

Samsung handsets
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986B and S20 Ultra 5G SM-G988B

• Currently (Outdoor 8.61) tested only with NATA for non-rooted devices
• VoLTE testing (SIP signaling) requires Nemo firmware currently in development
• On-device Voice Quality testing requires Nemo firmware, tested ok with NIDI
• LTE band locking not supported

Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973F (applies also to S10+ SM-G975F and SM-G970F)
• NMR not starting if Handy is installed (force stop Handy needed).

Samsung Galaxy 9+ SM-G965F

• Tested with basic CS voice call and data

• Ending calls do not work. Workaround is to end the call manually via device UI
• YouTube PEVQ-S and Netflix not verified
• VoLTE/ ViLTE/ VoWiFi and ViWiFi not verified
• 23531: TeamViewer remote connection not supported
• CS video call not supported
• SMS/ MMS testing not supported
• LTE channel and PCI locks require reboot
• UMTS scr lock: Channel lock doesn't hold while scrambling code lock. Scr. lock holds. Shannon specific
restriction.
• LTE PCI lock: PCI lock holds, but channel lock is not activated. Shannon specific restriction.
• While serving system is GSM audio MOS values are not valid
• Headset/ headphones must not be connected to device. This will cause audio synchronization failure

Samsung Galaxy 9 SM-G960F

• In phone settings the screen lock must be changed to 'None'. Otherwise video streaming testing cannot
be done (YouTube PEVQ-S and Netflix)
• ViLTE/ VoWiFi and ViWiFi not verified
• 23531: TeamViewer remote connection not supported
• CS video call not supported
• LTE channel and PCI locks require reboot
• UMTS scr lock: Channel lock doesn't hold while scrambling code lock. Scr. lock holds. Shannon specific
restriction.
• LTE PCI lock: PCI lock holds, but channel lock is not activated. Shannon specific restriction.
• If using Android 8 and while serving system is GSM audio MOS values are not valid. This is not an issue
with Android 9.
• 24093: Headset/ headphones must not be connected to device. This will cause audio synchronization
failure
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950F

• Low audio MOS scores are occasionally recorded due to low volume problem at call start. Workaround
is to connect default headset to the audio connector in the handset
• Device tested with CS and VoLTE calls and basic data only
• MMS testing not supported
• Only system lock verified with forcing features

Samsung Galaxy S8 SM-G950F

• Low audio MOS scores are occasionally recorded due to low volume problem at call start. Workaround
is to connect default headset to the audio connector in the handset
• Radio off/ on command (Flight mode) should be used with VoLTE/ ViLTE testing. Otherwise the SIP
registration status is not shown correctly in the Nemo Outdoor UI
• VoWifi/ ViWifi testing not verified
• IPv6 must be unchecked from the Control PC network settings, as this might cause data failures.
• Device display is on while calling. Battery ran out from 100% to 0% in 5-6 hours. Workaround is to use
tape to cover the light sensor
• Devices without Nemo Media Router application
o User must manually switch the USB mode on the device to be able to configure the device for
Nemo Outdoor use
o In the dialer (phone application), type in *#0808# and select “RNDIS+ACM+DM” or
“RNDIS+ACM+DM+ADB” and tap Reboot. The phone will restart and the mode is changed
o To enable USB tethering for data testing, connect the USB cable and go to Applications ->
“Settings” -> “Connections” -> “Mobile hotspot and tethering” -> turn on “USB Tethering”
o Only a limited set of features have been tested at the moment
▪ IMS services related testing is not supported without Nemo Media Router

Samsung Galaxy S8+ SM-G955F

• Low audio MOS scores are occasionally recorded due to low volume problem at call start. Workaround
is to connect default headset to the audio connector in the handset
• Radio off/ on command (Flight mode) should be used with VoLTE/ ViLTE testing. Otherwise the SIP
registration status is not shown correctly in the Nemo Outdoor UI
• VoWifi/ ViWifi testing not verified
• IPv6 must be unchecked from the Control PC network settings, as this might cause data failures.
• Device display is on while calling. Battery ran out from 100% to 0% in 5-6 hours. Workaround is to use
tape to cover the light sensor
• Devices without Nemo Media Router application
o User must manually switch the USB mode on the device to be able to configure the device for
Nemo Outdoor use
o In the dialer (phone application), type in *#0808# and select “RNDIS+ACM+DM” or
“RNDIS+ACM+DM+ADB” and tap Reboot. The phone will restart and the mode is changed
o To enable USB tethering for data testing, connect the USB cable and go to Applications ->
“Settings” -> “Connections” -> “Mobile hotspot and tethering” -> turn on “USB Tethering”
o Only a limited set of features have been tested at the moment
▪ IMS services related testing is not supported without Nemo Media Router

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ SM-G928W8

• The modem port of the device does not always work correctly. When auto-detect does not select the
modem port, the user may try to add it manually. There are no major drawbacks when the modem port
is not used, when the device uses NMR.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F

• NMR is only supported if the device has an engineering firmware version and “Nemo” customizations
are applied
o VoLTE measurements are not supported without NMR
o Voice Quality measurements are not supported without NMR

Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930FD

• NMR is not supported unless the device has an engineering firmware version and “Nemo”
customizations are applied
o VoLTE measurements are not supported without NMR
o Voice Quality measurements are not supported without NMR

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge SM-G935F

• NMR is not supported unless the device has an engineering firmware version and “Nemo”
customizations are applied
o VoLTE measurements are not supported without NMR
o Voice Quality measurements are not supported without NMR

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge SM-G935FD

• NMR is not supported unless the device has an engineering firmware version and “Nemo”
customizations are applied
o VoLTE measurements are not supported without NMR
o Voice Quality measurements are not supported without NMR

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ SM-G928K

• Not tested with all test protocols

• Voice Quality measurements are supported with Nemo Media Router

Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F

• Voice Quality measurements supported with Nemo Media Router

• On certain laptops the USB 3.0 functionality has to be disabled through the BIOS settings to enable the
correct behaviour of the device

Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920I

• Voice Quality measurements supported with Nemo Media Router

• VoLTE MTC calls do not work correctly. This issue is under investigation.

Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920W8 (Bell CA)

• Voice Quality measurements are not supported

• Email testing is not supported
• VoLTE support has not yet been verified

Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920T (T-Mobile US)

• Voice Quality measurements are not supported

• Forcing functions are not supported
o *#2263# can be used to access the phone’s internal system and band lock settings
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• Enabling WLAN measurement causes dialog to pop up on device display which requires user
interaction. System works without problems after approving the dialog
• If device is in Airplane Mode and WLAN is activated, device handler starting may fail
• "WLAN IMS SIP server registered" stays visible in device status even if WLAN is disconnected/disabled
from the device or from Outdoor measurement options.
• If WLAN is enabled when connecting to the device, SIP signaling is not available. WLAN option needs to
be turned off/ on

Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920A (AT&T)

• Only CS Voice call testing is supported

o If the phone makes an VoLTE call, Outdoor does not detect it
• USB Tethering must be manually turned on through the phone’s settings for data testing
o If USB cable is unplugged or the device is rebooted, USB Tethering must be turned on again
• Voice Quality testing is not supported
• Forcing functions are not supported
o *#*#INFO#*#* can be used to access phone’s internal system lock settings

LG LTE modems (LG1000/ LG 2000)

Please see the Nemo Outdoor 6.31 Release Notes for the known issues found with the following LG LTE USB
modems: LG L1000, LG 2000, LG G7, LG G13, LG G17, LG VL600.

Qualcomm 3GPP2-based UEs

Generic notes

• If auto detection is used to add device to Nemo Outdoor the CS dial up connection should be manually
changed to “not used”. This can be done via device properties window.
• Currently MMS send functionality is supported with CDMA terminals. Received MMS messages are not
detected.
• FER F-SCH (supplemental channel) is not working correctly

Scanning Receivers
Nemo FSR1 scanner

• The following TD-SCDMA parameters are not supported:

o Carrier RSSI (frequency scanning mode)
o Cell index
o Neighbor cell parameters ID/ channel number
o SIR (PCCPCH)/ SIR (SYNC DL)
• When narrow band (NB) and tunable down converters are installed to a base unit simultaneously,
channel style (BW) more than 5 MHz cannot be used if the selected channel is supported by both down
converters. A workaround is to remove the narrow band down converter to be able to select the
channel style up to 20MHz. This also limits the SIB1 decoding having NB and tunable down converters
simultaneously in use.
• GPS antenna should always be connected to the scanner receiver
• GPS fix must be acquired before starting CDMA/EVDO scanning
• GPS fix must be acquired once before BSIC can be decoded. After fix is acquired GPS connection / fix is
not needed anymore with GSM measurements
• Please read the separate Nemo FSR1 Release Note for further information
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PCTEL scanners
PCTEL HBflex

• HBflex support implemented to Nemo Outdoor version 8.3.1. Scanner requires firmware updates to
support RSSI power measurements and 5G NR decoding.
• Please contact Keysight NWS sales for further information.

PCTEL IBflex Lite

• CDMA / EVDO: Not verified

• LTE
o P-SCH CINR is not supported
o Detected TX antenna ports not supported
• UMTS: Aggregate data processing method is not supported

PCTEL IBflex (8900-E)

• BW Autodetect is not supported in Band scan by the new IBflex scanner

• The 10MHz-6GHz range is not supported in band scan by the new IBflex scanner

PCTEL MXflex

• The scanner must not be added to Nemo Outdoor before the scanner LED turns green. During the
scanner start-up process the LED is amber. If the scanner is added to Nemo Outdoor in the middle of
the start-up process, it can cause Nemo Outdoor to crash.
• Missing neighbor difference to strongest pilot reports value 0.0dBm
• P-SCH CINR is not available

PCTEL MX

• The scanner must not be added to Nemo Outdoor before the scanner LED turns green. During the
scanner start-up process the LED is amber. If the scanner is added to Nemo Outdoor in the middle of
the start-up process, it can cause Nemo Outdoor to crash.
• When MX scanner receiver is used with a Nemo Invex UIC module, other devices must not be connected
to the same UIC module.
• The power switch must remain in the Drive Test position at all times. The Indoor Test Mode is not
available at this time.
• The GPS antenna needs to be connected before power up.
• Occasionally scanner device does not accept scanning configuration sent by Nemo Outdoor application
even though status is “scanning”. Device is not reporting any scanning results. In such situations it is
advised to open device measurement properties again and press ok. Issue have been reported to the
vendor.
• Detecting and connecting the PCTel MX scanning receiver for the first time takes a much longer time.
Time depends on the number of available COM ports installed in the computer. With Win XP computers
the required time is longer than with Win7 operating system. The required time is ~2min- 10 min. It is
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recommend to save the hardware configuration file with Nemo Outdoor after the first connection to the
scanner receiver. Starting device with an existing hardware configuration file is much faster.

PCTEL EX

• Stopping measurement fails occasionally with EX scanners. Due to this reason starting new
measurement is failing. A workaround is to power cycle the scanner receiver
• Pilot scanning works only in Top-N mode. This is a device feature
• Timeslot scanning is not supported
• The channel parameter is ‘n/a’ when an empty PILOTSCAN measurement event is written

PCTEL EX WiMAX

• For Top-N preamble scanning to be successful, the scanning receiver must acquire a GPS fix at least 30
seconds before starting the Nemo Outdoor application in online mode. If the existing configuration file
includes a PCTEL WiMAX scanner, it is recommended to open the configuration file in offline mode. If
the scanner does not send any results after 30 seconds, it is recommended to send a reset command to
the scanner via the user interface

PCTEL EX GSM/TD-SCDMA

• Secondary frequency scanning is not supported by the scanning receiver

PCTEL CX

• WCDMA frequency and pilot scanning supported at the moment. Other systems and spectrum scanning
are not supported.

PCTEL LX

• With the GSM/WCDMA scanner, the Internal GPS receiver should be activated only in UMTS mode

Rohde & Schwarz scanners

Generic notes

• The R&S TSML and TSMQ scanning receivers have reached end-of-life. The software development is
discontinued and new versions of the software will not support the device from Nemo Outdoor version
8.6.0 onwards. Nemo Outdoor version 8.5.0 is the last version supporting devices with the required
Rohde & Schwarz ViCom interface.
• TSML & TSMQ Windows 7 driver version 12.0.0.0. Please read the TSMx-NewFireWireDriver.pdf
document for further information about the installation process.
• After starting the measurement it can take up to 10- 20 seconds before the scanner receiver starts
reporting the scanning results
• The TSML and TSMQ devices might not work correctly when connected directly to the FireWire port of
the computer. If connection problems are experienced, it is recommended to use a PCMCIA express
adapter card “FireWire Express card TSPC-FW1 (415010-00)”.
• Problems with some Dell Notebooks.
o Possible problems are caused by some of the drivers installed on Dell systems by default. The
problems can be solved out by removing the original system and re-installing the operating
system only with the components necessary to operate with the scanners.
o It has been recognized that the systems which only provide 1024 bytes Host rec. buffer size
(instead of 2048 bytes) can cause issues with the scanning receivers. This can be checked from
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the Rohde & Schwarz TSMx Device driver properties tab. Dell Vostro 1014 model has been
found to be incompatible with the R&S TSML-GW scanner. GSM scanning cannot be performed.

Figure 3. TSMQ driver properties.

Rohde & Schwarz TSME6

• Nemo Outdoor 8.3.1/ ViCom 16.25

o Occasional gaps with scanning results are possible
• TSME6 scanning receiver requires the LAN adapter to be configured for 9k jumbo frame packets. 9k
jumbo frame must be supported with the network adapter card of the laptop controlling the scanning
receiver. For example, Dell M4700, Dell Latitude E63 and E65 support 9k jumbo frames. If the laptop
does not support 9k jumbo frame, it is recommended to use ExpressCards that provide a
supplementary Ethernet connection, like this Startech EC2000S:
http://www.startech.com/Networking-IO/Adapter-Cards/Dual-Port-ExpressCard-Gigabit-Ethernet-
NIC~EC2000S
o Please check the supported jumbo frames from the network connection properties of your
laptop before connecting the scanning receiver
• To be able to measure LTE Time Offset, a GPS antenna must be connected to the receiver

Rohde & Schwarz TSME

• LTE time offset measurement is not supported due to issue with integrated GPS receiver
• TSME scanning receiver requires the LAN adapter to be configured for 9k jumbo frame packets. 9k
jumbo frame must be supported with the network adapter card of the laptop controlling the scanning
receiver. For example, Dell M4700, Dell Latitude E63 and E65 support 9k jumbo frames. If the laptop
does not support 9k jumbo frame, it is recommended to use ExpressCards that provide a
supplementary Ethernet connection, like this Startech EC2000S:
http://www.startech.com/Networking-IO/Adapter-Cards/Dual-Port-ExpressCard-Gigabit-Ethernet-
NIC~EC2000S

o Please check the supported jumbo frames from the network connection properties of your
laptop before connecting the scanner receiver
• To be able to measure LTE Time Offset, a GPS antenna must be connected to the receiver
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Rohde & Schwarz TSMW

• Nemo Outdoor 8.4.0/ ViCom 16.25

o LTE time offset measurement is not supported due to issue with integrated GPS receiver
• In case of abnormal behavior e.g. scanning results are freezing, it is recommended to restart Nemo
Outdoor. It is also recommended to power cycle the scanning receiver. Please check network card
jumbo packet and flow control settings

Figure 4. Network connection properties.

Rohde & Schwarz TSMQ

• The R&S TSMQ scanning receiver has reached end-of-life. The software development is discontinued
and new versions of the software will not support the device from Nemo Outdoor version 8.6.0
onwards. Nemo Outdoor version 8.5.0 is the last version supporting devices with the required Rohde &
Schwarz ViCom interface.
• Spectrum scanning cannot be done with R&S TSMQ scanners in Nemo Outdoor version 8.1.0.
• EVDO measurements can only be performed properly when a CDMA2000 channel is measured as well.
In this way, the time relationship between the different PN offsets is resolved

Rohde & Schwarz TSML-C

• The R&S TSML scanning receiver has reached end-of-life. The software development is discontinued
and new versions of the software will not support the device from Nemo Outdoor version 8.6.0
onwards. Nemo Outdoor version 8.5.0 is the last version supporting devices with the required Rohde &
Schwarz ViCom interface.
• Spectrum scanning cannot be done with R&S TSML-C scanners in Nemo Outdoor version 8.1.0
• EVDO measurements can only be performed properly when a CDMA2000 channel is measured as well.
In this way, the time relationship between the different PN offsets is resolved
• Simultaneous pilot scanning and spectrum scanning are not supported

Rohde & Schwarz TSML-G

• The R&S TSML scanning receiver has reached end-of-life. The software development is discontinued
and new versions of the software will not support the device from Nemo Outdoor version 8.6.0
onwards. Nemo Outdoor version 8.5.0 is the last version supporting devices with the required Rohde &
Schwarz ViCom interface.
• Spectrum scanning cannot be done with R&S TSML-G scanners in Nemo Outdoor version 8.1.0
• Simultaneous frequency scanning and spectrum scanning are not supported
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Rohde & Schwarz TSML-W

• The R&S TSML scanning receiver has reached end-of-life. The software development is discontinued
and new versions of the software will not support the device from Nemo Outdoor version 8.6.0
onwards. Nemo Outdoor version 8.5.0 is the last version supporting devices with the required Rohde &
Schwarz ViCom interface.
• Spectrum scanning cannot be done with R&S TSML-W scanners in Nemo Outdoor version 8.1.0
• Simultaneous frequency scanning and spectrum scanning are not supported.
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Other Devices
GPS receivers

• In case GPS fix is lost frequently during driver test, it is advisable to turn off the car radio to see if it is
generating spurious emissions that are interfering with the GPS receiver

TerraTec DMX 6Fire and Maya44 USB sound cards

Generic notes

• The sound card should be connected to a USB 2.0 port. Connecting the device to a USB 3.0 port may
cause missing MOS scores and distortion in audio, which decreases the MOS score.
• If terminals report lower than expected MOS values in Voice Quality measurements, it may result from
too high CPU usage on the computer. First of all, an Intel® Core Duo processor T2500 2.00GHz or
higher is required for voice quality measurements. If you suspect that the reported MOS values are too
low and you are using multiple terminals and a scanner simultaneously, try the following. First, if you
have many applications running on the laptop, try closing the unnecessary ones. Next, disconnect the
scanner and try testing with a single terminal to see if the MOS values improve. Proceed with testing
with 1-4 terminals without using the scanner simultaneously for optimal MOS results.
• If a sound card is used as a stand-alone hardware connected to a laptop, the test handsets must not be
placed close to the sound card. This applies especially to GSM.
• Turn off all sounds from the test handsets. From Windows OS, choose system sounds scheme as “No
sound”.
• Wi-Fi must be turned off from the laptop. In case stationary tests are performed, for example, in the
office, Wi-Fi base station must not be located close to the measurement system.
• Voice quality echo testing:
o The following reference sample files provided with Nemo Outdoor setup cannot be used due to
too low speech activity ratio for echo testing: 5s_nb.wav, 5s_wb.wav, 7s_nb.wav and 7s_wb.wav
• Note that if there is a system that measures acceleration in the laptop and which causes the hard disk
to stop when jolted, it should be turned off. Otherwise there may be breaks in the measurement files.
With voice quality testing this can be seen with missing MOS scores, and with other test devices with
gaps in the measurement results.

Figure 5. Lenovo active protection system properties.

• Voice quality measurements using Nemo Multi Lite suitcases with Nokia terminals:
o When a Nokia terminal is placed to the holder screen facing upwards, it might cause some
interference to a sound card located at the bottom of the suitcase. This is due to the fact that
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the transmitting antenna is located on the rear side of the terminal. It is recommended to place
the terminal to the holder screen facing down as seen in the picture below
o With voice quality tests Nokia 500, C5 variants, and 6720 handsets must be charged with an
AC/DC 110/220V charger.

Figure 6. Nokia terminal facing down.

• With Nokia C5-03 handsets, the screen of the handset should not be activated during voice quality calls.
Activating the screen causes interference to audio and decreases MOS scores.

Terratec DMX 6Fire

• Currently Terratec DMX 6Fire driver does not support Windows 8 operating system