Nemo Outdoor Manual 7.40

User Manual

Air Interface Measurement Tool

Version 7.40

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© 2014 by Anite Finland Ltd. All rights reserved. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is intended for informational use only and is subject to change without notice. Anite Finland Ltd assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this user manual. Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Anite Finland Ltd. Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Outlook®, and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of the Microsoft® Corporation in the United States and other countries. MapInfo® and MapX® are registered trademarks of MapInfo® Corporation. CDMA 2000® is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA -USA). The license management portion of this Licensed Technology is based on SentinelLM* © 1989-2003 Rainbow Technologies, Inc. Sentinel is a registered* trademark of SafeNet, Inc. All rights reserved. POLQA® is a registered trademark of OPTICOM GmbH. Used by permission. © 2011 by the POLQA Coalition of OPTICOM GmbH, Germany - SwissQual AG, Switzerland - KPN, The Netherlands - TNO, The Netherlands.

Revision 7.40.00, Last edited October 2014

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CONTENTS

QUICK GUIDE

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SETTING UP THE SYSTEM

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DATA MEASUREMENTS

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USING NEMO OUTDOOR Using Nemo Outdoor with Command Line Options

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

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LICENSING Technical Support Expiration

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IMPORTANT Local Laws and Regulations Nemo Outdoor Laptop Settings Traffic Safety Operating Environment

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NEMO OUTDOOR SYSTEM OVERVIEW 22 VOICE TESTING

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CIRCUIT-SWITCHED DATA TESTING

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PACKET-SWITCHED DATA TESTING

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NEMO MEDIA ROUTER Installing Nemo Media Router Updating the Nemo Media Router License

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NEMO OUTDOOR MULTI

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NEMO OUTDOOR MULTI LITE

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NEMO INVEX

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INDOOR MEASUREMENTS

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INSTALLING NEMO OUTDOOR SYSTEM34 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

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OTHER HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

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NEMO OUTDOOR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

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NEMO OUTDOOR DEVICE SET-UP Connecting a GPS Receiver Connecting a Scanner Connecting Voice Quality Devices

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NEMO INVEX DEVICE SET-UP Two Data Connections on One Measurement Server

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GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DRIVE TESTING

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CONFIGURATION SETTINGS CONFIGURING NEMO OUTDOOR Configuration through Welcome page

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Configuration through Load Device Configuration Dialog 48 Configuring Nemo Outdoor Manually 50 Use Case 1. Start Measurements Automatically upon Device Startup CONFIGURING TEST MOBILES

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CONFIGURATION MANAGER Handler Information User Interface Notifications Scripts Base Station Files Device Configurations Devices View Groups

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MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES 80 Measurement Properties – General 80 Measurement Properties – Measurement 81 Measurement Properties – Frequency Scanning with Mobiles 85 Measurement Properties – Pilot Scanning with Mobiles 88 Measurement Properties – Frequency, Pilot, and Spectrum Scanning with Scanners Measurement Properties - Script 89

DURING MEASUREMENTS TEXTUAL NOTES

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NEMO COMMANDER REMOTE CONTROL OPTION FOR NEMO OUTDOOR/ INVEX Nemo Commander Server Options 93 Initial Field Unit Configuration 93 Measurement Workflow 94 Events Reported by Nemo Outdoor/Nemo Invex to Nemo Commander 94 MAKING SCANNING MEASUREMENTS With a Scanner With a Mobile

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MAKING VOICE CALLS Voice Call Properties Voice Call Properties – TETRA Push-to-Talk (PTT) Testing

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VOICE QUALITY MEASUREMENTS

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MAKING VIDEO CALLS

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DATA TRANSFERS Configuring the Data Connection Configuring the FTP Protocol Configuring the SFTP Protocol Configuring the HTTP(S) Protocol Configuring the (HTTP) Browsing Protocol Configuring the POP3 Protocol Configuring the SMTP Protocol Configuring the IMAP Protocol Configuring the WAP Protocol

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Configuring the Streaming Protocol Configuring the Trace Route Protocol Making Data Transfers

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STREAMING VIDEO QUALITY TESTING PEVQ-S Properties

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VOIP CALLS

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FACEBOOK TESTING

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SMS TESTING SMS Testing with CDMA Terminals

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MMS TESTING Packet Session Settings for MMS MMS Editor Making MMS Measurements MMS Settings for Nokia 6630, 6680, and N80 MMS Settings for Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121

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USSD TESTING

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START EXTERNAL APPLICATION

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ICMP PING

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MEASUREMENT PROFILES

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IP PACKET CAPTURING

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MAKING SCRIPT FILES Script Transfer Stop Commands Add Menu Running Scripts

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MEASUREMENT LISTS

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FORCING FUNCTIONS Channel Locking Band Locking Network Selection Handover Control Cell Barring Set Terminal Radio On/Off (Airplane Mode) AMR Codec Forcing

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CELL TESTING

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MISSING NEIGHBOR DETECTION 191 Missing Neighbor Detection with a Mobile 192 Missing Neighbor Detection with a Scanner/Scanner and Mobile 193 PILOT POLLUTION ANALYSIS 194 UMTS Pilot Pollution Analysis on Mobile Phone 196 UMTS Pilot Pollution Analysis Based on Scanner Measurements 197 CDMA/EVDO Pilot Pollution Analysis - Mobile Phones 197 CDMA/EVDO Pilot Pollution Analysis - Scanners 198 GSM INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS

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BAND SCAN

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TIMESLOT TESTING

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VIEWING GRAPHS 205 Graph Popup Menu 206 Zoom - Scatter Graph 210 Graph Side Panel - Layers 211 Graph Side Panel – Values & Parameter 218 Graph Layer Color Configuration 221 Spectrum Graphs 225 Color Grid Graphs 227 How to Read MIMO Parameters in Bar Graph Data View227 VIEWING GRIDS 229 Find Function in Signaling Grid Based on Decoded Message Grid Popup Menu 230 VIEWING MAPS Base Stations on a Map MapX Maps Route Plans Map Popup Menu Color Set Editor Map Example 1 Map Example 2 Map Example 3 Map Example 4 Map Example 5 Map Example 6

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VIEWING INDOOR MAPS Floorplans and BTS Files Multiple Routes and Floorplans Indoor Route Planning iBwave Maps Indoor Map Popup Menu

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EXPORT/IMPORT SETTINGS Export Settings to File Export Settings to FTP Server Import Settings from File Import Settings from FTP Server

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ENDING MEASUREMENTS MEASUREMENT REPORT

MEASUREMENT RESULTS

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ANALYZING MEASUREMENT RESULTS

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PLAYING BACK MEASUREMENT FILES Selecting Playback Files During Playback Viewing and Moving Markers Closing Playback Files

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UPLOADING MEASUREMENT FILES TO SERVER

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EXPORTING MEASUREMENTS

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USER INTERFACE

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VIEW GROUPS

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MENU BAR

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TOOLBAR

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STATUS BAR

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NEMO OUTDOOR MENUS File Menu Edit Menu View Menu Measurement Menu Remote Menu Playback Menu Data Menu Window Menu Help Menu

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CUSTOMIZING MENUS AND TOOLBARS

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NEMO OUTDOOR WINDOWS Custom Windows Parameter Tree Search Functionality Devices View Device Status View Server Status View Output Window Script Status Window Controlling Windows

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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LOW THROUGHPUT All Windows Versions

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DEVICE STATUS VIEW

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CANNOT ADD DEVICES

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CANNOT MAKE CALLS/PACKET TRANSFERS

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MEASUREMENT FILE CHECKSUM NOTIFICATION

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NEMO OUTDOOR BUTTONS

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TOOLBAR BUTTONS

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DIALOG BUTTONS

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GRAPH TOOLBAR BUTTONS

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MAP TOOLBAR BUTTONS

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SHORTCUT KEYS

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NOTIFICATION SYMBOLS

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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USER CLUB

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NEMO SUPPORT PORTAL

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PHONE AND EMAIL SUPPORT

APPENDIX 1

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MAKING MAPINFO RASTER MAPS Registering a Raster Map with MapInfo® SW

APPENDIX 2

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CDMA SETTINGS AND PRL EDITING IN NEMO OUTDOOR376

APPENDIX 3 - TROUBLESHOOTING DATA TRANSFER ISSUES 380 PS CONNECTION WORKS BUT NO DATA UAC Settings Antivirus Filtering Low Data Throughputs

APPENDIX 4 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

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QUICK GUIDE This quick guide will explain briefly how to set up the Nemo Outdoor measurement system and how to start the actual measurements. Check the cross-references for more detailed explanations on using Nemo Outdoor.

SETTING UP THE SYSTEM ♦

Nemo Outdoor software license is tied to a HASP USB key and it is not possible to install Nemo Outdoor without it. Software-based licenses are not available.

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Installing and running Nemo Outdoor requires administrator rights.

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Do not upgrade, root, or reflash your measurement terminal firmware. Doing so will cause the terminal to permanently lose its measurement capability! 1. Installing the software. Check the manual for hardware requirements if necessary (see Hardware and Software Requirements). Run the Nemo Outdoor installation program Nemo Outdoor 6.xx.xx.exe from the Nemo Outdoor CD-ROM. The Nemo Outdoor SW and handlers are installed in the same setup. 2. During the installation, Nemo Outdoor will ask you to insert the HASP USB key on the computer on which you are running Nemo Outdoor (see Licensing). Please insert the USB key and wait until Windows has completed installing the device drivers. Press OK to continue the setup. 3. When the installation is finished, restart the computer. 4. The measurement mobiles, GPS receiver, and scanner are connected to the computer’s USB ports. 5. If you are making a data measurement, you need to create a dial-up connection. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide provided in the Nemo Outdoor package to set up a dial-up connection and to configure the measurement mobile.

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Choose one of the following steps: Select step 5 if you are a first-time user of Nemo Outdoor. Go to step 6 if you are an older user of Nemo Outdoor and would like to use the Load Device Configuration dialog. Go to step 7 if you would like to set up the system manually. 6. On the Welcome page, the Load a Measurement tool enables you to open a previously viewed measurement with the attached devices for playback. In the Open a Device Configuration tool you can select saved device configurations, and start the devices in online mode, or decide to work offline first and connect and start them later by clicking the work offline button in Nemo Outdoor. In addition, the Automatic device detection functionality in the Create New Device Configuration tool automatically detects devices connected to the computer and assigns the appropriate, previously created COM port and dial-up information to them. 7. To view the Load Device Configuration dialog, click the Other.. button in the Open a Device Configuration field in the Welcome to Nemo Outdoor dialog (see Configuration through Load Device Configuration Dialog).

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8. If you have used Nemo Outdoor before and would like to start in online mode, select a premade device configuration and click Start Devices. All the devices included in the device configuration file will be activated and you are ready to start measurements. If you prefer setting up the measurement configuration offline, that is, without connecting and starting the measurement devices, select a pre-made device configuration and click the Work Offline button. You can change the measurement configurations in the offline mode and activate the device later. When you want to activate the devices, connect the devices to the measurement system and click the work offline button in the Nemo Outdoor toolbar. 9. If you want to configure Nemo Outdoor manually, close the Welcome page or Load Device Configuration dialog when you start Nemo Outdoor. You can go to File | Open Measurement, and select a saved measurement for playback, or you can open a saved device configuration in File | Open Device Configuration and start a measurement in online of offline mode. Alternatively, you can go to Measurement | Add New Device, select a device and configure it for measurements. You can also do this from the configuration manager (Ctrl+M) (see step 9). In addition, you can also use the Autodetect devices functionality by going to Measurement | Autodetect Devices, which automatically detects a previously added device and its assigned COM ports and dial-up connection. 10. Open the Configuration Manager dialog (Ctrl+M) to add measurement devices manually. Select the Device item and click the Add button . Select the device type (phone, scanner, GPS) that you want to add and select the device model from the list. Click Next. In the Device Configuration dialog, select the correct COM ports and click OK. 11. If you are using a GPS receiver, you will also need a map. Use the Windows® Explorer to copy all the required map files to the maps folder, for example, C:\Nemo Tools\maps. Define the default map file and map folder as follows: open the Configuration Manager dialog, double-click the User Interface item and select the Paths tab. In the Map field, browse the folder where map files are stored. In the Default map field, browse the default map file (see User Interface Properties – Paths). 12. If you have base station files (.nbf or .csv), copy them to the BTS files folder, for example, C:\Nemo Tools\BTS files. When you want to view a BTS file on a map, open the Measurement Properties dialog for the measurement mobile used, and browse a file in the BTS File field. Click OK. Open a map through the Data menu and the BTS icons should appear on the map.

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DATA MEASUREMENTS ♦

A PPP compatible dial-up server is required for CS data testing. Settings related to the dial-up server (number, username, and password) are operator-specific.

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Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to configure the measurement mobile.

 Setting up data measurements: 1. Configure the measurement device in the Device Configuration dialog (see Device Configuration for Mobiles and Modems). Define the Trace and Modem Ports and select a Dial-Up Connection. 2. Open the Measurement Properties, Measurement dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement). Please note that the selection is device-specific.

3. For circuit-switched data measurements, double-click the Circuit-Switched Data Call item to define Data Call Properties. For packet-switched data calls, double-click the Packet Session item to define Packet Session Settings. 4. Select and configure a data protocol in by double-clicking the item under Supported Data Protocols.

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5. To set up ICMP Ping measurements (can be performed simultaneously with the data measurements), double-click the ICMP Ping field and define the Ping Settings (see ICMP Ping). 6. To set up SMS measurements (can be performed simultaneously with the data measurements), double-click the Short Messaging Service field and define the SMS Testing Settings (see SMS Testing). 7. To set up MMS measurements (can be performed simultaneously with the data measurements), double-click the Multimedia Messaging Service field and define the MMS Settings (see MMS Testing). 8. To set up USSD measurements (can be performed simultaneously with data measurements), double-click the USSD Message field and define the USSD Message Settings (see USSD Testing). 9. Click OK. You can now start data measurements.

USING NEMO OUTDOOR When a green light is blinking in the Device Status window, the device is connected properly and is ready for measurements. 1. First, open some measurement windows through the Data menu for monitoring the measurement. Alternatively you can open a workspace (File | Open Workspace) that contains some predefined views (graphs, grids, maps, etc.). 2. You can use Scripts (see Scripts) to generate a sequence of actions that Nemo Outdoor will execute automatically. Click the Device script settings button in the Devices view. Select an existing script in the Script File field or create a new one by clicking the Script Editor button. 3. If you want to be notified about certain events during the measurement, use the Notifications function (see Notifications). Click the Device notification settings button in the Devices view to access the Notifications dialog. 4. Run a script by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts button . Nemo Outdoor will start the recording automatically. To stop running the script, click the button again. To finish both the recording and the script, click the Stop button . 5. To perform measurements manually, select the appropriate actions, such as, start voice call or send MMS message, from the Measurement control menu. 6. Stop the recording by clicking the Stop button . Nemo Outdoor has recorded a measurement file of the performed test calls/scan on the computer’s hard disk. You can playback the measurement file by clicking the Playback button in the Report dialog. Click the Rename button to change the file name. 7. Click the Start Playback button to playback a file. During playback use the Pause button to freeze the playback and observe the different measurement windows for that particular point in time.

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Using Nemo Outdoor with Command Line Options Outdoor supports the following command line options. These command lines will enable the user to enter a certain profile in Nemo Outdoor. You can enter the command lines either with Command Prompt through Start | Run | cmd, or you can create a shortcut to Nemo Outdoor on the desktop and enter the command line to the shortcut’s Properties | Shortcut |Target field. •

/W will directly open the specified workspace in Nemo Outdoor

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/H will directly open the given hardware configuration in Nemo Outdoor

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/M SIMPLE will open Nemo Outdoor in limited mode, in which the user is not able to save any changes made to the hardware configuration or workspace

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/DEBUGBIN will start debug logging

For example, the command line below will start Nemo Outdoor, load the test.worx workspace, N95.hwcx hardware configuration, and prevent any changes possibly made to them from taking effect. •

Outdoor /W test.worx /H N95.hwcx /M SIMPLE

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN This manual explains how to set up and operate the Nemo Outdoor Air Interface Measurement Tool Software developed by Anite Finland Ltd. Nemo Outdoor is a portable engineering tool for measuring and monitoring the air interface of digital networks. The supported network standards are: cdmaOne 450, 800,1900 MHz CDMA2000 1xEVDO AMPS DVB-H EGPRS GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz GPRS HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+ LTE TD-SCDMA TETRA iDEN UMTS (FDD mode) WiMAX Nemo Outdoor is an effective tool for tracing digital networks. Nemo Outdoor collects measurement results and geographical coordinates (when used with a GPS receiver) and stores them on a hard disk. Measurement results provide useful information for network optimization, verification, and maintenance purposes. Results can be efficiently and easily viewed with the Nemo analysis tool Nemo Analyze. Nemo Outdoor uses licensed technology from various manufacturers. For a complete list of supported devices, see the Nemo Outdoor product description and data sheet.

LICENSING Nemo Outdoor software license is tied to a HASP USB key and it is not possible to install Nemo Outdoor without it. Software-based licenses are not available. ♦

If the following error message appears, please contact Nemo Technical Support at [email protected]. The USB key battery has run out and needs to be changed.

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No Valid License Detected If the error message “Error: No valid license detected….” appears when the application is started, either the USB key is not plugged in or the key is an unsupported model. Please follow the instructions for how to read the license information from the existing key. To be able to use the Nemo Outdoor application supported by the old USB key, it is recommended that you uninstall Nemo Outdoor version 5.4. After un-installation reboot the computer and re-install the previous version.

No Valid Technical Support Agreement If the error message below appears, it means that the USB key type is correct, but that the key is missing valid technical support & maintenance agreement information.

Please follow the instructions for how to read the license information from the existing key with the Remote Update Utility. To be able to use the Nemo Outdoor application supported by the USB key without information about the technical support agreement, it is recommended that you uninstall Nemo Outdoor version 5.80. After un-installation reboot the computer and re-install the previous version.

The old USB key

The new USB key

The USB keys are updated using the Remote Update Utility software. Before updating Nemo Outdoor application please make sure that new key is available. Note that you must use the latest version of the software which comes with Nemo Outdoor version 5.80, or it can alternatively be downloaded from Nemo User Club. See the instructions below for updating your Nemo Outdoor USB key.

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 Updating the USB key (Nemo Outdoor version 5.80 and later) 1. Connect your USB key and start the SecureUpdate by selecting Start | All Programs | Nemo Tools | Remote Update Utility. 2. The Collect Key Status Information tab opens.

3. Click Collect Information. If the Select HASP Key dialog appears, select the HASP HL item and click OK.

4. Define the location where the C2V file is saved and send the C2V file to Nemo Technical Support at [email protected]. Please add the following information to the e-mail using the following subject “Nemo Outdoor HASP USB key update”: •

Company name

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First name

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Surname

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Street address

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Zip/ Postal Code

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Country

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Telephone number

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Mobile number

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5. After you have received the V2C file containing the update, select the Update File in the Apply License Update tab and click Apply Update.

6. The USB key is now updated. Nemo Outdoor can be installed and is ready for use.

Technical Support Expiration The new USB keys used with Nemo Outdoor 5.80 and later versions include a compulsory technical support and maintenance agreement option. The technical support expiration date defines the date the agreement ends. After this date it is not possible to start the new version of the Nemo Outdoor application. Example: A customer has purchased Nemo Outdoor version 5.80 with a 1-year technical support maintenance agreement in April 2011. The customer is entitled for free updates until April 2012. Nemo Outdoor versions released after April 2012 cannot be used with the USB key without renewing the technical support & maintenance agreement. After the technical support & maintenance agreement is renewed, the key can be updated remotely and the customer can update the application to the latest version.

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IMPORTANT ♦

Installing and running Nemo Outdoor requires administrator rights.

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Do not upgrade, root, or reflash your measurement terminal firmware. Doing so will cause the terminal to permanently lose its measurement capability! The Nemo Outdoor user must be appropriately trained and should be familiar with the signaling behind wireless technologies. The Qualcomm handlers enables the use of Qualcomm CDMA2000, MSM6500, MSM6800, TM6200, TM6250, TM6275, TM6275US, TM7200, and TM8200 chipset-based terminals that have not been verified by Anite Finland. These terminals can be used with Nemo Outdoor but Anite Finland does not guarantee that the terminals will work flawlessly. Please check the Nemo Outdoor product description for a list of measurement terminals verified and approved by Anite Finland. Do not use the Nemo Outdoor test mobile’s keypad to make or answer calls when the Nemo Outdoor system is running. With Samsung terminals the key tone volume should be turned off. Otherwise, the mobile can dial a wrong number. With Nokia GSM, GPRS, and EDGE terminals the test display (Net Monitor) must not be activated. In voice quality measurements the volume of the mobile headset must be adjusted to correct levels. Please refer to the Nemo Voice Quality Guide document. Do not place stickers containing metal on the mobile because it may lower the transmission power of the mobile. After the measurements have been completed and it is desired to take the Nemo Outdoor test mobile into normal use, it must be powered off and on again to deselect/deactivate the Nemo Outdoor triggered events in the mobile. Use only the supplied connecting cable, included with the Nemo Outdoor, for connecting the Nemo Outdoor test devices to the computer’s USB port. When using the Nemo Outdoor test mobile for measurement use, the battery operation time is reduced from normal use. The best operation times will be achieved when the batteries are regularly charged and discharged as instructed in the mobile user manual.

Local Laws and Regulations Note that the local laws and/or regulations may set limitations, restrictions or other obligations on the use of the Nemo Outdoor and/or the test devices. Observe the laws and regulations of the country (as well as of any other relevant jurisdiction) where the Nemo Outdoor and/or test device is used. Anite Finland Ltd assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the failure to comply with the local laws and/or regulations.

Nemo Outdoor Laptop Settings The laptops used for running Nemo Outdoor need to be set up before measurements. Below are described the most important settings that may have an effect on the measurement results.

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Power Options Before you begin using Nemo Outdoor, you need to set the power management options of the laptop to High performance to avoid disruptions in the performance of Nemo Outdoor. Go to Control Panel | System and Security | Power Options. Select the High performance power plan.

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Active Protection System If there is a system that detects acceleration in the laptop and causes the hard disk to stop when jolted, it should be turned off. Otherwise, there may be breaks in measurement data. In voice quality testing there may be missing MOS scores, and with other test devices, gaps in the measurement data. With Lenovo laptops, select Control Panel | System and Security | Lenovo Airbag Protection. On the Configuration page, deselect the Enable Active Protection System option.

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USB Hub Properties Also, check the generic USB hub properties. Go to Device Manager, expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers item, right-click the Generic USB Hub item and select Properties. Open the Power Management tab and check that the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power option is deselected. Repeat this for all the Generic USB Hub items.

Traffic Safety Do not operate Nemo Outdoor and drive (or walk) at the same time. Remember, traffic safety comes first. Note that in some countries it is illegal to drive a car and operate a computer at the same time. Please observe the legislation of the country where the measurements are performed. Finland assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the failure to comply with local legislation. Always observe the local speed limits and traffic regulations when conducting drive testing.

Operating Environment Do not operate Nemo Outdoor without reading the User Manual, including its warnings, for the devices used by Nemo Outdoor. Always stop using Nemo Outdoor and switch off the Nemo Outdoor test device(s) when it is forbidden to use radio equipment or when it may cause interference or danger. Do not use the Nemo Outdoor test device(s) in a hospital. It may interfere with nearby electronic devices. Never use Nemo Outdoor in an aircraft. The use of mobiles in an aircraft may be dangerous. Observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants, or sites where blasting operations are in progress.

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NEMO OUTDOOR SYSTEM OVERVIEW VOICE TESTING The voice testing environment consists of Nemo Outdoor compatible mobiles and a PC (user provided or, optionally, provided by Anite Finland with all the software installed). The package also includes the necessary connecting cables, serial or USB port adapters, a GPS receiver, and fast frequency scanners if applicable. Also the Nemo Voice Quality option is available.

CIRCUIT-SWITCHED DATA TESTING The circuit-switched (CS) data testing environment consists of three parts: a measurement unit (Nemo Outdoor), an application server, and a dial-up server. The dial-up server is used to establish a data connection between the measurement unit and the application server. Nemo Data Test Server can be used as the application server. It is a Linux-based administration-free server having up to four public IP addresses and it can serve multiple simultaneous TCP/IP connections from test terminals. Nemo Data Test Server supports FTP, SFTP, HTTP, POP3, SMTP, IPerf for UDP/TCP, Ping, Trace route testing and RTSP (video streaming). CS data testing is possible on all cellular technologies that support circuit-switched data. The data measurement system has two modes: Send and Receive. In the Send mode, the measurement unit sends data packets to the application server; in the Receive mode vice versa. If you are using a FTP server, the measurement unit uploads (Send mode) or downloads (Receive mode) test files to or from the FTP server. If you are using an HTTP server, the measurement unit can only receive files. The user can define the number of timeslots and the coding schemes, which in turn define the desired transfer rate. During the measurement, the user will be able to monitor data throughputs and error rates on different network layers, as well as certain parameters, such as coding scheme and number of timeslots.

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PACKET-SWITCHED DATA TESTING The packet-switched (PS) data testing environments consist of two ends: the measurement unit and an application server. Nemo Data Test Server can be used as the application server. It is a Linuxbased administration-free server having up to four public IP addresses and it can serve multiple simultaneous TCP/IP connections from test terminals. Nemo Data Test Server supports FTP, SFTP, HTTP, POP3, SMTP, IPerf for UDP/TCP, Ping, Trace route testing, and RTSP (video streaming). PS data testing is possible on all cellular technologies that support packet-switched data. The data measurement system has two modes: Send and Receive. In the Send mode, the measurement unit sends data packets to the application server; in the Receive mode vice versa. If you are using an FTP server, the measurement unit uploads (Send mode) or downloads (Receive mode) test files to or from the FTP server. If you are using an HTTP server, the measurement unit can only receive files. During the measurement, the user will be able to monitor data throughputs and error rates on different network layers, as well as certain parameters such as coding scheme and number of timeslots.

NEMO MEDIA ROUTER Nemo Media Router (NMR) is Anite Finland Ltd’s proprietary communications interface and application developed for Android-based smartphones. With the NMR interface, smartphones communicate with PC-based applications, such as, Nemo Outdoor and Nemo Invex, enabling voice quality (PESQ/POLQA) measurements and data transfers on smartphones without any additional hardware. When performing voice quality measurements with NMR, the smartphone records the received sample audio files and transfers audio files via the NMR interface to the test computer in real time. The computer calculates the PESQ/POLQA MOS scores and the values are written in the Nemo Outdoor log file. Six phones can be connected to one CPU simultaneously. Also data transfers can be made using Nemo Media Router installed on the smartphone. ♦

NMR versions 1.0 and 1.1 are not supported with Nemo Outdoor version 7.3.0.x. Customers using Nemo Media Router 1.0 or 1.1 should not update Nemo Outdoor to the latest version before updating the Nemo Media Router application on the test handsets. Nemo Media Router application and update instructions are available from the Nemo User Club http://nemouserclub.anite.com. File NemoMediaRouter.apk is located under Nemo Outdoor 7.3.0.6.

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NMR Voice Quality Testing Option can be fetched from NMR license server automatically for all the currently fielded units by launching the Nemo Media Router 2.00 application on the phone after installation.

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Installing Nemo Media Router This chapter will describe the steps for setting up and configuring Nemo Media Router. Handsets ordered with Nemo Media Route come preinstalled from Anite Finland. If you wish to use your existing Nemo Outdoor test terminals, please install the Nemo Media Router first. Please check the Nemo Media Router data sheet for a list of supported devices. Requirements: •

Nemo Handy firmware

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AutoTether application must be removed (applies to existing Galaxy SIII handsets delivered with Nemo Outdoor/ Nemo Invex)

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Device USB port must be configured to Memory Card Mode (MTP)

1. If the AutoTether tool is installed on the device, remove it via Applications manager. Select Settings | Applications manager.


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2. Select AutoTether and then tap Uninstall. After uninstallation, reboot the device.

3. Configure the USB port to memory card mode. Open the dialer on your mobile and enter *#7284#.

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4. Select Qualcomm USB Settings.

5. Select MTP. ♦

Note that it may take a while before computer recognizes device after USB port mode has been changed

6. Next install the Nemo Media Router on the mobile (if not preinstalled by Anite Finland). Connect the device to your laptop with a USB cable. Copy the NemoMediaRouter.apk file on your device in the Nemo folder.


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7. Select Apps | My files on your device and browse to the Nemo folder. Tap the NemoMediaRouter.apk file.

8. Select Install. When the installation is finished, select Open.

9. After the Nemo Media Router application has started, restart the device. 10. When the device has restarted, connect the device with Nemo Outdoor/Nemo Invex as instructed in the Dial-up Networking Setup Guide included in the Nemo Outdoor product package.

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11. When the device is connected with Nemo Outdoor/Invex, the Nemo Media Router application is started automatically. If the Nemo Media Router does not appear, start the application manually, reboot the device, and try again adding the device to Nemo Outdoor. 12. The Outdoor option should be selected as the USB configuration. The Mass memory and Mass memory ADB options are not needed with Nemo Outdoor.

13. In the Device Configuration – Port settings page, select Automatic in the Nemo Media Router field and define the correct Trace and Modem ports. Click OK. The device is now ready.


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Updating the Nemo Media Router License After installation, existing Nemo Media Router users can fetch the new license from the NMR license server automatically by launching the Nemo Media Router 2.00 application on the phone. In the License Browser view, select the correct license.

Confirm by selecting Load.

After the license has been loaded, the device needs to be restarted. Once the device restarts, you can connect the device to Nemo Outdoor. Nemo Media Router will start automatically.

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NEMO OUTDOOR MULTI The 3rd generation Nemo Outdoor Multi is a compact and cost-effective benchmarking solution to be used with Nemo Outdoor. The system in combination with Nemo Outdoor Multi-option allows benchmarking measurements to be performed on different system technologies such as GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, CDMA2000, and WiMAX, and different combinations of measurement modes such as voice calls and data transfers. Nemo Outdoor Multi supports a total of seven test devices, i.e. up to five test mobiles, scanners, and a GPS device. The Multi-Data functionality in Nemo Outdoor allows up to five concurrent data measurements to be performed simultaneously while the system is connected to a single laptop, saving space in the test vehicle during drive testing and adding to the ease of use of the system. Combined with Nemo Server, Nemo Outdoor Multi-Data makes it easy to carry out, not only casual data benchmarking test cases that can be used to compare the performance of different technologies or operators, but also long-term network performance measurements. All test devices can be connected to Nemo Outdoor Multi through an onboard USB port while sharing a car’s +12VDC power output. The Nemo Outdoor multi unit includes a built-in 2500 mAh battery pack which makes it possible to continue measurements during short power failures without stopping the measurements. With the professional high-quality lockable USB data cable connection the system is very reliable to use, preventing loose connections between test devices and the main unit. Nemo Outdoor Multi can also be delivered with an optional tough roll-around carrying case. The system is by default delivered with a car mounting kit that allows the unit to be semi-permanently mounted into a test car. The Multi system also includes a DC to AC pure sine wave power inverter to supply power for the laptop.


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NEMO OUTDOOR MULTI LITE The 4th generation Nemo Multi Lite is a compact and cost-effective benchmarking solution for use with Nemo Outdoor. Benchmarking measurements can be performed on various system technologies and networks with support for up to six test mobiles/data cards, a scanner and a sound card. In addition, the system in combination with Nemo Outdoor Multi-option allows the use of different combinations of measurement modes such as voice calls, voice quality calls and data transfers simultaneously. The system is connected to a single laptop, saving space in the test vehicle during drive testing and adding to the ease of use of the system.

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NEMO INVEX

Nemo Invex system combines powerful intuitive software and scalable military grade hardware design to create superior drive-test systems for wireless networks. Quick and easy to deploy, Nemo Invex provides critical quality-of-service (QoS) measurements and a wide variety of quality-of-experience (QoE) service testing, including the latest voice and video quality measurement algorithms. Nemo Invex is flexible and scalable, capable of evolving as the network evolves providing the lowest effective total cost of ownership available. The Nemo Outdoor software application that runs on the Nemo Invex chassis for benchmarking is also widely known as a tool for network optimization. With other benchmarking tools QoS statistics can be collected but no actual reasons for possible issues, such as, low data rates can be seen without a cause identified. Often the network issue is interference and other benchmarking tools are collecting quality parameters but no real time analysis is performed. The Nemo solutions allow the user to activate different interference analysis measurements, such as, WCDMA pilot pollution, GSM cochannel/ adjacent channel interference and GSM/ WCDMA missing neighbor detection. These enhanced capabilities help to save time and money and provide additional value added information also to benchmarking campaigns. Furthermore, significant cost savings can be realized by bundling the data collection solution with a post-processing solution as Anite has a comprehensive postprocessing solution, Nemo Analyze.


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INDOOR MEASUREMENTS Nemo Outdoor has an indoor measurement option in which case Nemo Outdoor can be installed on a Tablet PC. Alternatively, a regular laptop can be used as well. As GPS receivers cannot be used indoors, the indoor option offers a marker function to store location data. Just click markers along the measurement route and the route will be drawn on the map. It is also possible to use BTS files with floorplans. With Nemo Walker, test equipment can be easily taken inside buildings.

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INSTALLING NEMO OUTDOOR SYSTEM This section provides the basic instructions for installing Nemo Outdoor software and devices. Make sure you have all the listed equipment before starting the software installation. Use the Nemo Outdoor setup program to install Nemo Outdoor; that is, do not just copy the Nemo Outdoor files onto your computer. ♦

Note that for Windows® 7 and Windows® 8, the installation must be run under Administrator account or other user account with administrative privileges. Note that if the existing Nemo Outdoor version is 6.2.1.x or older it must be uninstalled via add or remove programs before the Nemo Outdoor 7.x installation can be ran. During Sentinel HASP driver installation, you are prompted to restart the computer. Press “Restart later” to continue with the Nemo Outdoor installation.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS •

PC (Lenovo or Dell recommended) with Windows 7 ® Professional (32/ 64- bit) Windows 8 ® Professional (32/ 64- bit). Windows 7 ® Professional is highly recommended

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Pentium III processor, minimum 1GHz, preferably 1.7 GHz for single mobile measurements

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For multi data measurements Intel® Core Duo processor T2500 2.00GHz or higher required. Intel® Core™ i7 recommended

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For voice quality measurements with up to four channels with USB sound card Intel® Core Duo processor T2500 2.00GHz or higher required. Intel® Core™ i7 recommended

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For up to six channel voice quality measurements with USB sound card Intel® Quad Core processor Q9100 2.26GHz or higher required. Intel® Core™ i7 recommended

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512MB RAM minimum, 1GB RAM recommended

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For multi data measurements with HSPA+ devices Intel® Quad Core processor Q9100 2.26GHz or higher required. Intel® Core™ i7 recommended

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100 MB of free hard disk space for installation and use; 1 GB recommended

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One USB port for copy protection module

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One USB port per mobile

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Depending on the scanner used, one USB port or serial port or RJ45 or FireWire port per scanner

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One serial port for each voice quality audio module or one USB port per sound card

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One USB port for an external GPS receiver

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Display resolution 1400 x 900 recommended

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OTHER HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS The following hardware is also supported for using Nemo Outdoor. Please note that the scanning receivers and many of the GPS receivers require also +12 V DC power supply (e.g., from cigarette lighter plug).

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External power supply recommended for computer if vehicle mounted

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GPS receiver: (optional, following types are supported) •

Garmin GPS II

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Garmin GPS II Plus

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Garmin GPS III/III+

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Garmin GPS 35

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Garmin V

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Garmin 18 USB

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Trimble Placer 450/455 (TAIP) and GPS antenna unit

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Most other GPS receivers with NMEA 0183 compatible output

Nemo Outdoor software is protected with a HASP USB key (see Licensing)

NEMO OUTDOOR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION  To install or upgrade Nemo Outdoor: ♦

If you have a previous version of Nemo Outdoor installed, please remove it before installation. Go to Control Panel and select Programs | Uninstall a program. Righ-click on Nemo Outdoor and select Uninstall. 1. Start Windows and insert the Nemo Outdoor CD-ROM in your CD drive (e.g., drive D).

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Note that installation must be run under Administrator account or other user account with administrative privileges. 2. Select Start | Run in the Windows Status bar. Type D:\Nemo Outdoor\Nemo Outdoor x.xx.xx in the Open field (xx refers to the version number) and click the OK button. When the Installation program starts, follow the instructions on your screen. We recommend that you select the Complete setup type. 3. When the Nemo Outdoor software installation is complete, you will need to restart the computer.

 To uninstall Nemo Outdoor: 1. Go to Control Panel and select Programs | Uninstall a program. Righ-click on Nemo Outdoor and select Uninstall. ♦

Note that uninstallation must be run under Administrator account or other user account with administrative privileges.

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NEMO OUTDOOR DEVICE SET-UP Below you will find instructions for connecting devices to the Nemo Outdoor measurement system. However, instructions for devices that require a dial-up connection can be found in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide.

Connecting a GPS Receiver 1. Plug the GPS USB cable into a USB port on your computer. 2. Windows will automatically detect the new device and install the necessary drivers. 3. Start Nemo Outdoor. Open the Configuration Manager, select Device and click the Add button . 4. Click on GPS. Select your GPS model from the list and click Next. 5. Select the USB port to which your GPS receiver is connected. The program automatically sets the other parameters to match your navigator selection according to the following table: Navigator Type

Baud rate

Data bits

Parity

Stop bits

Garmin 18 USB

9600

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None

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6. Click OK. Your GPS receiver is now ready for measurements.

Connecting a Scanner See the Nemo Scanner Guide document for information on how to connect and start scanners with Nemo Outdoor.

Connecting Voice Quality Devices Please refer to the Nemo Voice Quality Guide document for complete installation and configuration instructions.


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NEMO INVEX DEVICE SET-UP After the Nemo Invex chassis has been set up and configured, you can connect the measurement servers (UIC modules in the Nemo Invex chassis) and devices to Nemo Outdoor. Start Nemo Outdoor with the Nemo Invex license option. Click the Measurement servers button in the Devices view. A list of available measurement servers is displayed. Select Add | Autodetect Measurement Servers to find all measurement servers connected to the system. If a measurement server is missing from the list, click the Add button and select Add Measurement Server Name. Enter the server name (IP address) and click OK. Nemo Outdoor will try to connect to the server.

To connect to a measurement server, select the server and click Connect. The State will change to Connected. Repeat this for each measurement server that you want to connect with Nemo Outdoor. Finally, click Close.

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The Devices view will display all connected measurement servers. The Local item refers to devices connected directly to the Nemo Outdoor laptop. Click the Autodetect button to detect devices connected to the measurement servers.

A list of devices connected to each measurement server is displayed. In the Mode column, define whether the device will be used for voice, data, or voice and data measurements. Read chapter Two Data Connections on One Measurement Server for more information on having two active data connections on a single measurement server.


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If you are adding a scanner, click the scanner name and select the frequency configuration supported by the scanner.

Finally click Add Devices. The devices will be added to Nemo Outdoor. Depending on the number of devices, this may take a few minutes. The Nemo FSR1 scanner needs to be added manually. Click the Add or remove devices button in the Devices view and select Add New Device. In the Add New Device dialog, select the Nemo FSR1 and select a UIC in the field at the bottom of the dialog.

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Click the Group devices by type/server button by server.

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The Device Status view displays all the connected devices and their status. By resizing the view, you can change how the devices are organized.

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Right-click on the Device Status view and select Toggle Status Window Docking Area to dock the Status view to the top of the main view.

Right-click on the Device Status view and select Reorder Devices to change the order of the devices in the Device Status and Devices views. Drag and drop the devices in the correct order and finally click OK.

It is possible to save the hardware configuration by selecting File | Save Device Configuration As. This way all the devices can be loaded automatically the next time you start Nemo Outdoor.


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To disconnect measurement servers, click the Measurement servers button, select a measurement server and click Disconnect.

Two Data Connections on One Measurement Server You can have two active data connections on a single measurement server. For example, MMS can be tested with one test device while another device is performing an FTP transfer. The data routing option is enabled by default with Nemo Invex allowing more than one active data connection. However, when routing table modifications is enabled, there are some limitations with data testing. For example, it is required that different source IP addresses for data testing are used. This means that the host IP address or URL must be different for each test device. Routing table modification should be disabled when only one active data connection is required. Select View | User Interface Properties and set Enable routing table modifications for devices to No.

If routing table modification is disabled when performing multi (dual) data testing with one measurement server, problems may be caused when several dial-up connections are opened from one host computer to the terminals. All data connections to be established travel along one connection between the host computer and the terminal, i.e. all dial-up connections are routed via one terminal, not via different terminals and their interfaces. This will distort the test results.

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GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DRIVE TESTING Check the condition of all antennas, cables, and connectors: there should be no tight curves, no slashes or cuts. Check that connectors are properly connected. Loose connections cause unstable measurements or wrong attenuation of field strength. Place antennas properly on the roof of the vehicle. Antennas should be installed as symmetrically as possible and at least one wavelength from the corners and roof windows, and two wavelengths from each other. If antennas are too close to each other, it may cause interference.

λ=c/f c = 300E6 (m/s) f = frequency (Hz) 450 MHz, λ = 66 cm 900 MHz, λ = 33 cm 1800 MHz, λ = 17 cm 1900 MHz, λ = 16 cm GPS antenna 1565-1575MHz, λ = 19 cm

Check the configuration before starting the measurement. ♦

Individual antennas and the mobile holder antenna couplers may have different performance. When removing antennas after a drive test, DO NOT pull antennas from the antenna cables. Hold the antenna from the base and tilt the antenna away from the cable.

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CONFIGURATION SETTINGS After you have installed Nemo Outdoor, you will need to configure the system for your environment before you will be able to use the measurement functions. The following instructions will help you in this initial configuration.

CONFIGURING NEMO OUTDOOR You have three different ways to start using Nemo Outdoor. For a first-time user the most convenient way is to start with the Welcome page and proceed from there. Older users of Nemo Outdoor may want to use the Load Device Configuration dialog, and more advanced users may want to configure Nemo Outdoor manually.

Configuration through Welcome page 1. The Nemo Outdoor Welcome page offers an easy way to configure the system for a first-time user, and also helps more advanced users to add new devices. It appears on the screen when you start Nemo Outdoor. If you do not want to view this window in the future when opening Nemo Outdoor, select the Do not show this again option.

2. With the Automatic device detection functionality, you can automatically add devices to Nemo Outdoor without needing to manually set up the system. This functionality automatically searches the Device Manager for the assigned modem and trace COM port information, and matches a dialup connection with the assigned modem port for the device. ♦

Please note that the automatic detection is only available for devices connected with a USB cable. Furthermore, you may need to select the correct device model from the drop-down menu.

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Note that this functionality varies depending on the device vendor. In addition, you may need to create a dial-up connection for the device before connecting it to Nemo Outdoor. The COM ports are created with the dial-up connection. Please refer to the Nemo Outdoor Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide for instructions on how to do this. The device may also require additional configurations in its modem settings. 3. You can start the devices in online mode by clicking the Start Devices button below, start them in offline mode by clicking the Work Offline button, or refresh the device configuration by clicking the Refresh button on the bottom right-hand corner of the window. This is useful, e.g., when you accidentally unplug a device and plug it in again. 4. PIN code requests should be turned off for all devices but in case there is a pending PIN code request for a test device, a dialog will be displayed where you can enter the PIN code. After pressing OK, PIN code requesting will be disabled from the device.

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6. With the Open a Device Configuration tool you can select saved device configurations. This includes the dial-up connection and the trace and modem COM ports assigned to the device. If you would like to start Nemo Outdoor in online mode, select a pre-made device configuration and a workspace and click Start Devices. All the devices included in the device configuration file will be activated and you are ready to start measurements.

7. If you prefer setting up the measurement configuration offline, that is, without connecting and starting the measurement devices, select a pre-made device configuration and click the Work Offline button. If you want, you can configure the devices manually and activate them. When you want to activate the devices, connect the devices to the measurement system and click the Work Offline button in the Nemo Outdoor toolbar.

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8. The Load a Measurement tool enables you to open a previously viewed measurement with the attached devices for playback. In the Workspace field you can select a workspace for the measurement. Click Load Selected Files.

Configuration through Load Device Configuration Dialog To view the Load Device Configuration dialog, click Other… in the Open a Device Configuration field in the Welcome to Nemo Outdoor window. 1. If you have used Nemo Outdoor previously and saved a device configuration and a workspace, Nemo Outdoor will ask if you would like to load a device configuration and a workspace. If you are a first-time user of Nemo Outdoor, go to step 4.


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2. If you have used Nemo Outdoor before and would like to start in online mode, select a pre-made device configuration and a workspace and click Online. All the devices included in the device configuration file will be activated and you are ready to start measurements.

3. If you prefer setting up the measurement configuration offline, that is, without connecting and starting the measurement devices, select a pre-made device configuration and click the Offline button in the Load Device Configuration dialog. You can change the measurement configurations in the offline mode and activate the device. When you want to activate the devices, connect the devices to the measurement system and click the Work Online button in the Nemo Outdoor toolbar. 4. In the Load Device Configuration dialog, select Empty Device Configuration and click Start Devices. An empty Nemo Outdoor main window appears. 5. Add a device by selecting Measurement | Add New Device or by clicking the Add or remove devices button in the Devices view. Choose the appropriate phone, scanner, or GPS receiver from the list and click Next. 6. All Qualcomm terminals are unified into one Qualcomm handler. Nemo Outdoor application detects the chipset of the test device and activates traces accordingly. For example, if device supports MDM8200 chipset (HSPA+) these trace messages are automatically activated. Before trace message activation application is checking is the licence valid for such a device. If license do not cover e.g. MDM8200 devices (HSPA+ devices), device is added to Nemo Outdoor application with an other chipset support e.g. MDM7200 (HSUPA) and HSPA+ trace messages are not activated. The following Qualcomm chipsets are supported: •

Qualcomm TM6200

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Qualcomm TM6250

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Qualcomm TM6275 - Compatible with Qualcomm HSDPA devices

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Qualcomm TM6275 US - Compatible with Qualcomm HSDPA devices

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Qualcomm TM6280 - Compatible with Qualcomm HSDPA devices

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Qualcomm TM7200 - Compatible with Qualcomm HSUPA devices

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Qualcomm TM8200 - Compatible with Qualcomm HSPA+ devices

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Qualcomm TM8220 - Compatible with Qualcomm HSPA+ dual carrier devices

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Qualcomm MDM9200 - Compatible with Qualcomm LTE devices

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Qualcomm MDM9600 - Compatible with Qualcomm LTE devices

7. A properties dialog will be opened for the selected device. Set the appropriate values. 8. Click on Measurement Properties in the Device Configuration dialog to enter the Measurement Properties dialog. Here you will find device-specific measurement settings. Set the appropriate parameters and click OK. 9. Double-click the User Interface item in the Configuration Manager (alt+M) to open the User Interface Properties dialog. Here you will find general measurement settings that affect all devices. Set the appropriate parameters and click OK. You can now start the measurements.

Configuring Nemo Outdoor Manually If you want to configure Nemo Outdoor manually, close the Welcome page or Load Device Configuration dialog when you start Nemo Outdoor. You can go to File | Open Measurement, and select a saved measurement for playback, or you can open a saved device configuration in File | Open Device Configuration and start a measurement in online or offline mode. Alternatively, you can go to Measurement | Add New Device, select a device and configure it for measurements. In addition, you can use the Autodetect devices functionality which automatically detects a previously added device and its assigned COM ports and dial-up connection for network measurements. Click the Autodetect Devices button in the toolbar.


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A dialog with a list of previously added devices and their dial-up connections appears. In the Label field you can type a name for the device. Select the devices you want to add, and click the Add Devices tab at the bottom of the Autodetect Devices dialog.

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Use Case 1. Start Measurements Automatically upon Device Startup The following example case exemplifies the process of setting up Nemo Outdoor to start recording automatically when devices are connected and started. In the Nemo Outdoor main view, perform the following configurations. 1. Go to View | User Interface Properties. 2. On the Measurement page, set the Start recording automatically when devices are started and Start scripts automatically options to Yes.

3. Click OK. 4. Save the workspace and hardware configuration files by selecting File | Save Workspace As, and File | Save Device Configuration As. 5. Close Nemo Outdoor. The next time you start Nemo Outdoor, measurements will start automatically as long as the correct device configuration file and workspace are selected.


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CONFIGURING TEST MOBILES The Phone Settings of the Nemo Outdoor test mobile can be user defined. However, the PIN Code Request and Automatic Redial options must be turned OFF. Please consult the mobile user manual to find these options from the mobile. To configure the Nemo Outdoor test mobiles for PS data testing purposes, see the Dial-Up Networking Setup guide provided by Anite Finland. ♦

Always keep the test mobile connected to a charger, if possible, when carrying out measurements. Net Monitoring must be switched off with the Nokia mobiles listed below: •

Nokia 6230i

CONFIGURATION MANAGER Configuring Nemo Outdoor for your environment is accomplished in the Configuration Manager. You can access the view either by pressing Ctrl+M or by clicking the Configuration Manager toolbar button . The Configuration Manager view consists of several items. Select an item from the list and click the Properties button (if applicable) to edit the item.

The System Properties view shows the general system properties for Nemo Outdoor.

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Under Measurement Servers are listed all Nemo Invex measurement servers connected to the system. Select a server to view some hardware status information for the server.

Handler Information

Under Handler Information, you will find a list of handlers that have been installed on your computer. All the handlers that you have purchased can be found on the Nemo Outdoor installation CD-ROM. Each device has its own handler, and in order to use them in Nemo Outdoor, you must have the corresponding handler installed.


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User Interface

Under the User Interface item, you will find several items. Double-click on the User Interface Properties item to open the User Interface Properties dialog. The Custom Windows folder contains premade measurement windows for quick startup. Under Color Palettes you will find colors used in the views (see User Interface Properties – Colors). Clicking on Color Sets will display the available color sets in the Configuration Manager view. For further information on how to create color sets, see chapter Color Set Editor. You can define the format in which various parameter values are presented through the Presentation modes item (see User Interface Properties – Presentation).

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Operators and CDMA Operators displays a list of operator names along with the respective MCC and MNC codes. To add new operators to the list, double-click the Operators or CDMA Operators item in the Configuration Manage and click the Add button.

Enter the Operator name, MCC, and MNC. For CDMA operators, add the operator name and SID.


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User Interface Properties – General

Save workspace settings on exit option defines whether the workspace settings are saved when you exit the SW so that they will be activated automatically, for example, windows will be opened the next time you start the SW. Selecting the Show a dialog for critical errors option will display a message box when there is a problem with one of the devices or with the measurement file writing. Select the Open Script Status window when script is started option to automatically open the Script Status window when script files are used in measurements. Select the Play audio quality samples during playback option to play the audio samples used in audio quality measurements also during playback. When the Show welcome window when application is launched option is selected, the Welcome to Nemo Outdoor window is displayed. Selecting the Show Close Full Screen window in Full Screen mode option will enable you to exit the Full Screen mode through an UI button. With the Show 'Debug log file management' dialog on exit option selected, a debug file will be generated when Nemo Outdoor is closed. When the Include device number in audio notification option is selected, the device number is included at the beginning of the notification audio alert. With the Load workspace on startup option you can define which workspace is loaded when Nemo Outdoor is started.

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With the Load hardware configuration on startup option you can define which hardware configuration is loaded when Nemo Outdoor is started. With the Start measurement list on startup option you can define which measurement list is loaded and started when Nemo Outdoor is started. When the Enable route history option is selected, a GPX (GPS Exchange Format) file is generated from the measurement. A GPX file is also generated when loading playback files. GPX is a lightweight XML data format for the interchange of GPS data (waypoints, routes, and tracks) between applications and web services on the Internet.

User Interface Properties – Measurement By double-clicking the Measurement item in the Configuration Manager window you will access the Measurement tab in the User Interface Properties dialog. Here you can make settings affecting all measurements.

Filename defines the filename format. The default format is %y%b%d %H%M%S (year-month-day hours-minutes-seconds, e.g., 06May31 165246) but you can use any combination of the items below. For example, "%y%b%d_%n means that the filename looks as follows: 06May31_1. The last number (%n) is the sequence number for measurement files recorded that day. You can also create custom filename templates. See chapter Creating Filename Templates. %a

Abbreviated weekday name

%A

Full weekday name

%b

Abbreviated month name

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%d

Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)

%H

Hour in 24-hour format (00 – 23)

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%j

Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)

%m

Month as decimal number (01 – 12)

%M

Minute as decimal number (00 – 59)

%n

Sequence number (1 – )

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%p

Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock

%S

Second as decimal number (00 – 59)

%U

Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53)

%w

Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)

%W

Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53)

%y

Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99)

%Y

Year with century, as decimal number

%z

Either the time zone name or time zone abbreviation, depending on registry settings; no characters if time zone is unknown

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With the Start scripts automatically option, you can order Nemo Outdoor to start executing the script file when you click the Start Recording button

in the main window.

With the Force idle mode when stopping scripts option you can force the measurement mobile to return to idle mode if the script is interrupted. When the option is set to No, the mobile will stay in the current state when script is stopped. You can use this option to keep a GPRS mobile in active state when toggling a script on and off. ♦

Please note that it is recommended that with LTE devices this option is set to No. If attach/ detach commands are needed frequently, for example, with script files it is suggested that radio off/radio on commands are used instead of attach/detach. Select the Stop measurement after script is finished option to force Nemo Outdoor to stop recording after the script is finished. If you are making measurements with multiple devices and multiple scripts, select the Synchronize script repeats option to force Nemo Outdoor to wait until all scripts for all devices are finished before repeating the scripts. Select the Prevent script stopping during connection establishment option to delay the script stopping if any of the devices has a call or connection attempt ongoing.

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With the Use time from GPS option you can order Nemo Outdoor to use GPS time at the start of the measurement. During measurements, Nemo Outdoor will use PC time. Select the Wait for GPS fix before starting measurement option if you would like to start measuring only after there is a GPS fix. Select the Enable automatic measurement pausing option to initiate an automatic pause when GPS velocity goes under X km/h for X seconds. Logging will be resumed automatically after the GPS velocity exceeds the user-specified limit X. GPS time offset value specifies the difference between GPS UTC time and local time. This offset is used by handlers when GPS time synchronization is performed. Select the Redial after dropped call option to automatically make a new call if a call is dropped during measurements. Also define the time in seconds after which the call will be redialed. Remove all forcing functions when device is started option deactivates all forcing functions from the device when the device is started. When the Use ETSI compatible call connection trigger option is set to Yes, Outdoor uses the ETSI specification-based definition of the start and end time of a call. Enable ETSI call timeout option changes the call attempt timeout to terminate at CAC 2 event. By default, call attempt timeout terminates at CAC 1 event. See the Nemo File Format specification (Help | Nemo File Format) for more information on the events. With the Enable routing table modifications for local devices option users can enable and disable routing table modification. The option is selected by default. Routing table modification should be disabled only with single data testing. If routing table modification is disabled with multi data testing, it can cause problems when several dial-up connections are opened from one host computer to terminals. All data connections to be established travel along one connection between the host computer and the terminal, i.e. all dial-up connections are routed via one terminal, not via different terminals and their interfaces. This distorts the test results. Buffer size specifies the number of events stored in the history buffer of the user interface. The size of the buffer affects how far back you can view a file during measurement. Selecting the Start recording automatically when devices are started option enables Nemo Outdoor to start recording automatically at device startup, and also when changing from offline mode to online mode. Selecting the Show report after measurement ends option will display a summary of all test calls after the measurement is ended. Selecting the Show FTP send dialog before sending measurement to server option will display the Send Measurement to FTP Server dialog after the measurement is ended and before the log files are sent to an FTP server. See chapter Uploading Measurement Files to Server for more information. Selecting the Show 'Pause' dialog when measurement is paused option will display a message when the measurement has been paused. With the Show ‘Stop Recording Query’ dialog before recording is stopped option selected, a dialog appears at the end of the measurement to make sure you really want to stop recording.


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When the Show ‘Enable Missing Neighbor Query’ dialog when recording is started option is selected, a notification dialog will appear reminding you to enable missing neighbor detection when a scanner and a test terminal are connected to Nemo Outdoor and missing neighbor detection is not currently enabled. If you agree to enable the missing neighbor detection functionality through the dialog, the Missing Neighbor Detection dialog will appear. However, note that you are not able to enable the missing neighbor functionality if active measurement properties do not support missing neighbor detection. In that case recording must be stopped and measurement properties changed before the missing neighbor functionality can be enabled. Selecting the Start recording when incoming call is received option enables Nemo Outdoor to start recording automatically when a test call is received. Select the Compress measurement file(s) option to automatically compress the files below into a single measurement archive (ZIP file). After the files are compressed, the original files are deleted. •

measurement files (.nmf)

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binary files (.nbl)

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packet capture files (.pcap)

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marker files (.mrk)

indoor map files (.tab and image)Creating Filename Templates You can create templates for naming measurement log files. The template includes parameters (tags) and a list of allowed values for each parameter. The template also specifies the filename format which defines how the tags are used in the filename. The templates can be exported and imported. Double-click the Filename item on the User Interface Properties – Measurement page to open the Filename Editor. Click the Add button to add a custom parameter.

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In the Parameter Editor dialog, type a name for the new parameter. Then click the New button to add the possible values for the parameter. For example, add a parameter called city and then add a list of cities where you conduct measurements. Finally click OK to return to the Filename Editor.

The new parameter is listed in the Parameters table. You can add as many parameters as needed. In the Filename field, define the filename format where you can now use your custom parameters. Below the Filename field you can see what the filename will look like with the selected parameters.

When you start logging, you will be asked to select a value for the custom parameter. This value will be used in the filename.


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User Interface Properties – Paths

In the Paths tab you can define locations for different files. In the picture above, you can see the default values. To change the default paths, click on the … button and browse for a new location. In the Default Map field, you can enter a map file that will be opened by default. A World.tab map file is provided by Anite Finland in the installation package. Local Files refers to the files that are used in FTP testing. Report Files are the files created during timeslot testing. Default Color Set refers to the color set that is opened by default on the map. For instructions on making new color sets, see chapter Color Set Editor. Nemo Outdoor offers male and female sound files for notifications In the Sounds field, select C:\Nemo Tools\Nemo Shared Files\Sounds\Female if you want to use female sounds or C:\Nemo Tools\Nemo Shared Files\Sounds\Male if you want to use male sounds. ♦

Note that BTS files and script files do not apply to scanners.


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User Interface Properties – Presentation

In the Presentation tab you can define the format in which various parameter values are presented.

User Interface Properties – Colors

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In the Colors page you can define colors used for devices, graph lines, and map routes. The first eight colors are reserved for devices. The other colors are used to draw graph lines and map routes. To make new palettes, click the New button, type a name for the new palette, and define all the colors. To change the palette, select a palette from the Color palette list.

Notifications

Notifications are graphical, textual, and audio notifications marking certain events. Nemo Outdoor includes some premade notifications, but you can also add your own notifications. The notifications come in handy when you are looking for certain events, parameters, or values in the measurement file. Depending on your configuration, Nemo Outdoor will either play a sound or display a .png image in a graph/map when the defined event occurs during measurements. A textual notification is displayed in the Output window by default. By double-clicking a notification, the Notifications window appears. There you can make changes to, for example, sound files and icons associated with the notification.


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Notification Configuration To make your own notifications, select the Notifications item in the Configuration Manager window and double-click any notification to open the Notifications dialog. Alternatively select View | Notification Manager. The dialog displays all existing notifications. From the table you can see the notification title and the selected sound and bitmap file for each notification. Activate a sound and/or bitmap file for a notification by selecting and clearing the options in the list.

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Sound file defines an audio file for the selected notification. Browse a sound file in the field or use the default file. Nemo Outdoor offers male and female sound files. In the User Interface Properties – Paths dialog, define which one you would like to use. Use the Play button to listen to the file. If you want to attach your own sound files (.wav) to the notifications, you should create the sound files and add them in the folder C:\Nemo Tools\Nemo Shared Files\Sounds\Male or C:\Nemo Tools\Nemo Shared Files\Sounds\Female. Bitmap file defines a graphical notification for the selected notification. Browse a bitmap file in the field or use the default file. The button will display a preview of the selected image. If you want to attach your own bitmaps to the notifications, you should create the files and add them in the folder C:\Nemo Tools\Nemo Shared Files\Images. Click the Add button to create new notifications in the Notification Criteria dialog.

Title defines a name for the notification. Notify when these criteria are met table displays the criteria for the selected notification. You can define a counter that specifies how many times the notification rules must match consecutively before the notification is triggered. Select the Notify only once when criteria are met option when you want be notified about certain events only once. Select the parameter that you want to use in the notification. Then define the Condition and Value for the selected parameter and click Add to list to add the new criteria for the notification. You can add several criteria for each notification. Finally click OK and the notification is saved and added in the Notifications dialog where you can attach sound and bitmap files to the notification. The notification is also available in the Measurement Properties | Notifications dialog where you can activate the notification for a specific device. Click the Device notification settings button in the Devices view to open the dialog.


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To activate a notification for a particular device, click the Device notification settings button in the Devices view. This will open the Measurement Properties, Notifications dialog. Select the notifications you would like to use in the measurement and click OK.

The table displays a list of notifications that can be activated for the selected device. Select the notification from the list and select how you would like to be notified. The Notification Properties button will open the Notification Configuration dialog where you can edit the notification settings (see chapter Notification Configuration for more information). By clicking the Select All and Clear All buttons, you can select and clear all items in the list.

 To make user-configurable notifications: 1. Open the Notifications dialog (View | Notification Manager) and click Add. 2. In the Notification Criteria dialog, define the notification criteria and click OK. 3. In the Notifications dialog, select the notification that you just created. Define sound and bitmap files for the notification and activate them by selecting the options in the notifications table. 4. Click OK to save the settings.

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Scripts

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Note that you cannot use scripts with scanners. Under the Scripts item you will find premade scripts and user-defined scripts. Scripts can be used to perform measurements automatically instead of performing manual calls or data transfers. Select the Scripts item to open a list of scripts in the Configuration Manager view. Double-click on any of these scripts to open the Script Editor dialog. In order to select a script file to be used in a measurement, click the Device script settings button in the Devices view. Creating Script files is described in more detail in chapter Making Script Files.


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Base Station Files

Under the Base Station Files item you will find loaded base station files. Select a BTS file to view the BTS information in the Configuration Manager view. Click the – button to remove the BTS file.

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Device Configurations

Under Device Configurations, you will find a list of device configuration files (.hwc). A device configuration contains information on devices and their measurement configurations. You can use the device configurations to quickly start measurements with Nemo Outdoor without having to detect and configure the measurement devices each time you start Nemo Outdoor. You can load a .hwc file by selecting File | Open Device Configuration. Alternatively, you can load a device configuration when you start Nemo Outdoor by selecting it in the Load device Configuration dialog. To make new device configurations, add devices manually in Nemo Outdoor and configure them. When everything is ready, select File | Save Device Configuration As and type a name for the saved file. The new .hwc file will appear in the Configuration Manager, Device Configurations folder. To rename a device configuration, double-click the respective item in the Configuration Manager and type a new name in the Rename HW Config dialog.


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Devices

Under the Devices item are listed all the devices that you have connected to Nemo Outdoor. Note that you can add a new device from the plus icon , and remove a device by selecting the device and clicking on the minus icon . The table on the right displays information about the selected device. Each device (mobile, GPS, and scanner) has its own configuration dialog. Double-clicking on the device will open the applicable device configuration dialog. These dialogs are presented next.

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Device Configuration for Mobiles and Modems

The Label field allows you to give a label such as a comment or a name for the phone, and makes it easier to identify devices during measurement and post processing. The label can be seen in the Nemo Outdoor user interface during a measurement and playback, and the information is also stored in the log file header. Trace port and Modem port selections are device-specific. Please refer to the Dial-up Networking Setup Guide for more detailed information. Kodiak PTT port defines the COM port for a Kodiak PTT device. Please refer to chapter Kodiak Pushto-Talk for more information. Nemo Media Router option is used to enable Nemo Media Router. Select Automatic to enable the option. Circuit switched dial-up connection option gives a list of all the dial-up connections that have been configured on your computer. If you are making CS data measurements, select a dial-up connection here. See the Dial-Up Networking Setup guide provided by Anite Finland for detailed instructions for configuring dial-up connections.


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Packet switched dial-up connection option gives a list of all the dial-up connections that have been configured on your computer. If you are making PS data measurements, select a dial-up connection here. See the Dial-Up Networking Setup guide provided by Anite Finland for detailed instructions for configuring dial-up connections. Antenna gain and Cable loss are antenna-related parameters and they are used in the conversion from dBm to dBuV/m. This parameter is needed only if you are using external antennas. If you are using the internal antenna of each phone, leave these values blank. Antenna

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Antenna

type

range

gain (dBd)

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Impedance

VSWR 1

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Polarization

Cable

Cable &

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connector

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vertical

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dB/m

SMA male

power 50 ohm

2:1 @

10 W

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50 ohm

2:1 @ specified

10 W

Linear

Mini Low

vertical

Loss 2.5 m,

freq.

SMA male

MHz

The above examples can only be used with antennas received from Anite Finland Ltd. or Smarteq. If you are using antennas from other antenna manufacturers, you will have to ask the antenna gain and cable loss information from the manufacturer.

Voice quality algorithm defines which voice quality algorithms are used in voice quality measurements.

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If you select the Invex isolation module option, you can also make echo measurements. Select the Enable echo measurement option to start logging the echo-related parameters. With the Advanced echo OEM library provided by Opticom it is possible to measure echo from audio with both PESQ and POLQA algorithms. Echo measurements require an additional license and it is available with Nemo Invex using a handset isolation module. Echo measurements are not supported with commercial sound cards, such as, Terratec DMX6 Fire or Maya44. Select the Nemo audio module option to use the Nemo audio module for voice quality measurements. You can define the port where the Nemo voice quality unit is connected in the dropdown menu. Select the Sound card channel option to use the USB sound card for voice quality measurements. Select the applicable sound card channel in the drop-down menu. Select the Invex isolation module option to use a terminal with an Invex isolation module for voice quality measurements. Select the VoIP only option to make voice quality measurements (POLQA) over a VoIP connection. If you select this option make the appropriate settings in the VoIP Call Configuration dialog (see VoIP Calls). Select Disabled when you do not wish to carry out voice quality measurements. Video quality algorithm defines which algorithms are used in video streaming quality measurements. For more information, see chapter Streaming Video Quality Testing. After you have configured the device, click the Apply button to check that the device is working properly. To exit the dialog, click OK. Clicking on the Measurement Properties button will lead to the Measurement Properties dialog where you can make device-specific measurement settings. You can also enter the Measurement Properties dialog through Measurement | | Measurement Properties in the menu bar.


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Device Configuration for Scanners

In the Label field you can define a suitable label for the device, for example, a name or a usage purpose, making it easier to identify the device during measurement and post processing. The label can be seen in the Nemo Outdoor user interface during a measurement and playback, and the information is also stored in the log file header. Port refers to the port to which the scanner is connected. Baud rate refers to the communication speed. Antenna gain and Cable loss are antenna-related parameters and they are used in the conversion from dBm to dBuV/m. This parameter is needed only if you are using external antennas. If you are using the internal antenna of each phone, leave these values blank. Antenna

Frequency

Antenna

type

range

gain (dBd)

1140.27

824– 894/1710– 1880/

0 dBd

Impedance

VSWR 1

Max

Polarization

Cable

Cable &

loss

connector

Linear

-0.55/ -

Mini Low

vertical

0.82

Loss 2.5 m,

dB/m

SMA male

power 50 ohm

2:1 @

10 W

specified freq.

1850–2170 MHz 1140.26

890– 960/1850– 1990/ 1710–2170

0 dBd

50 ohm

2:1 @ specified freq.

10 W

Linear

Mini Low

vertical

Loss 2.5 m, SMA male

MHz

The above examples can only be used with antennas received from Anite Finland Ltd. or Smarteq. If you are using antennas from other antenna manufacturers, you will have to ask the antenna gain and cable loss information from the manufacturer. Clicking on the Measurement Properties button will lead to the Measurement Properties dialog where you can make device-specific measurement settings (see Measurement Properties).

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After you have configured the device, click the Apply button to check that the device is working properly. To exit the dialog, click OK.

Device Configuration for GPS Receivers

In the Label field you can define a label for the GPS device, for example, a name or a usage purpose, making it easier to identify devices during measurement and post processing. The label can be seen in the Nemo Outdoor user interface during a measurement and playback, and the information is also stored in the log file header. Serial port refers to the port to which the GPS receiver is connected. Baud rate refers to the communication speed. The available values are 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600. Data bits, Parity and Stop bits are other communication-related parameters. The available values for Data bits are 5, 6, 7, and 8, the options for Parity are Even, None, and Odd. The default value for Stop bits is 1. You should set these values the same as in your GPS. Check your GPS receiver documentation. After you have configured the device, click the Apply button to check that the device is working properly. To exit the dialog, click OK.


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View Groups

Under the View Groups item are listed all the view groups that are currently loaded. View groups are sets of windows that are open at the same time. You can add a new view group from the plus icon , and remove a view group by selecting the item and clicking on the minus icon . When you select a view group in the Configuration Manager, the right-hand panel displays the views that are saved in the view group. You can define properties for each view by double-clicking the view name. See chapter View Groups for more information on using the view groups.

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MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES The Measurement Properties dialog contains several pages and the contents depend on the device type (mobile or scanner), on the device model, and on the technologies supported by the device.

Measurement Properties – General

Network name field can be used for stating the friendly name for the network (operator) that Nemo Outdoor measures with the respective test mobile. Note that you should enter the name yourself, as Nemo Outdoor does not recognize the network that each mobile is using. The network name is presented in the output files and helps you to recognize which network you have been monitoring. BTS file defines the base station file that will be displayed on the map. If you have a GPS receiver connected to the system, you can view the measurement vehicle on the map and a line will be drawn from the measurement vehicle to the active base station. Click the … button to browse for a BTS file (.nbf or .csv). Cell whitelist file is a feature needed in emergency call testing. It specifies a list of cells from which emergency call testing is possible. Subscriber number can be entered manually in case the information cannot be read from the device with AT-commands.


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Measurement Properties – Measurement On the Measurement Properties – Measurement page you can define various measurement-related settings. For example, you can define what services will be tested, which data protocols are used, and whether layer messages are logged or not. Note that the selection is device-specific.

Services Voice Call opens the Voice Call Properties dialog. DTMF characters field can be used to send DTMF (dual-tone multi-frequency) tones during a voice call. Short Messaging Service button opens the SMS Testing dialog. See chapter SMS Testing for more information on SMS testing. USSD Message button opens the USSD Testing dialog. See chapter USSD Testing for more information on USSD testing. Multimedia Messaging Service button opens the Packet Session Settings, MMS dialog. See chapter MMS Testing for more information on MMS testing. Circuit-Switched Data Call opens the Data Call Properties dialog. Video Call button opens the Video Call Properties dialog. See chapter Making Video Calls for more information. Packet Session opens the Packet Session Settings dialog. Supported Data Protocols opens a list of available data protocols. Clicking the field of a data protocol will open a dialog for configuring the selected data protocol. SIP Server option opens the SIP server dialog. See chapter VoIP Calls for more information.

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VoIP Call option opens the VoIP call dialog. See chapter VoIP Calls for more information. Facebook option opens the Facebook Configuration dialog. See chapter Facebook Testing for more information. Custom AT Commands offers the possibility to run custom AT commands with certain test terminals. The available commands are device-specific. Type in the AT command and click Send Command. The AT commands and responses are saved in the measurement file.

Measurement Options Under Measurement Options you can enable and disable various measurement options such as layer messages. If you disable some of the options, the disabled messages will not be recorded in the measurement file. This will decrease output file size. The selection depends on the measurement device used. The parameters in the Measurement Options list vary depending on the device. These options are also accessible through the Devices view.

When the EVRC MOS compensation option is enabled, the Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ) tool is biased against the Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (EVRC) used in CDMA networks and other codecs in this family (EVRC-B and EVRC-WB). MOS value is incremented by 0.318MOS.


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Incoming call mode defines how incoming calls are handled. The options are answer, reject, and ignore. You can also define a delay (in seconds) when the Answer option is selected. With Qualcomm-based terminals there are several different Voice call methods. Voice call method is device specific. Trace interface 2 method should be used with 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 the Trace interface 2 call method. Please check the Dial-up Networking Setup Guide or release note for device-specific information. With Qualcomm-based terminals there is a number of different Video call methods and the correct method must be selected to be able to make video call testing. With the Select AMR codecs option, you can force a device to use a certain AMR codec mode. For example, when a UE is forced to the WCDMA AMR WB codec, it can freely use any WB AMR codec from 6.6 kbps to 23.85 kbps.

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Note that the Enable RLC Data messages item should not be enabled with data connections 384kbit/s or higher as this may cause instability in the measurement terminal.

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To view data in Packet decoder grids during playback, you need to enable the packet decoding function prior to performing data measurements. Select Full or Partial in the Enable IP Capture field. A separate .pcap-file will be generated for the measurement. This file needs to accompany the measurement file in the same folder when viewing and decoding packet capture information in Packet Decoder grids in Nemo Outdoor.

Measurement Settings With the Force detach when entering idle mode option selected, a GPRS detach is forced when the measurement device enters idle mode. Enable diagnostic data logging option enables/disables Qualcomm raw packet logging. When diagnostics data logging is enabled, you can select individual Qualcomm trace messages to be stored in a separate binary file (.NBL). Both NBL and NMF files can be opened and played back with Nemo Outdoor and Qualcomm raw data messages can be fully decoced in the grid view for further analysis. This functionality requires the Diagnostics Data Logging option OD0700-00. ♦

Due to a high sample rate, the diagnostic data logging option should not be activated during a normal drive test.

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Currently, the following diagnostic messages are available: •

DCI Information report

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DL Transport block

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LL1 PUSCH Tx Report

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LTE MAC UL Transport block

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MAC UL transport block

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MAC UL Tx stat

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PDCP UL stat

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PUCCH TX report

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RLC DL ALL PDU

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LTE ML1 random access request (MSG1) report

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LTE ML1 random access response (MSG2) report

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LTE ML1 UE identification message (MSG3) report

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LTE ML1 contention resolution message (MSG4) report

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LTE RLC DL AM All PDU

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LTE RLC UL AM All PDU

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LTE ML1 PDCCH-PHICH indication report

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LTE ML1 uplink packet build indication

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LTE ML1 PDSCH stat indication

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LTE LL1 PUCCH CSF Log

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LTE LL1 PUSCH CSF log

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LTE LL1 PDSCH decoding results


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Measurement Properties – Frequency Scanning with Mobiles ♦

Note that this page is only visible in a phone's Measurement Properties dialog if the terminal supports frequency scanning.

Enable frequency scanning option must be selected to activate frequency scanning for the mobile. The Top-N scanning functionality can be used for scanning the strongest channels in GSM. With TopN scanning it is possible to get Top-N channel results for each band, e.g. for EGSM, GSM900 and GSM1800. The benefits also include the possibility to benchmark different operators. Selecting the BSIC decoding option displays BSIC value in a measurement window. BSIC threshold defines the minimum BSIC level that the scanner reports. When the Missing neighbor detection option is selected, the missing neighbor information event (NMISS) is written in the log file. You can view the missing neighbor information, for example, in a grid view.

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If you select BSIC decoding or Missing neighbor detection, click the Select Channels button to define the channels to be scanned.

Select the Show channels as frequencies option to view the channels in MHz. In the Band drop-down menu you can select a band from which to view channels from in the Available view. If you select All in the Band drop-down menu, channels from all bands will be viewed. You can also select one band at a time and add the bands you want to scan. The Available view provides a list of channels that are available for scanning. To add channels to the Selected list, click on a number in the Available list and then click the Add button or simply doubleclick a channel to add it to the Selected list. To select all available channels for scanning, click the Add All button. An alternative method to select channels is to type the channel numbers in the field at the bottom of the dialog and to click Add. If all bands are selected, you have the possibility to select Remove All | ... items from every band. Alternatively, if only one band is selected you can remove only items from the current band through Remove All | ...items from current band.


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If you select the Top-N option, click the Top-N Configuration button to select channels.

In the Top-N Configuration dialog you can set the Start and Stop ARFCN range between which the Top-N channels are recorded. Define the number of strongest channels to be searched in the Top-N field. The maximum number of Top-N channels is 32. You can click on the Clear all button to clear the table.

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Measurement Properties – Pilot Scanning with Mobiles ♦

Note that this page is only visible in a phone's Measurement Properties dialog if the terminal supports pilot scanning.

The Enable pilot scanning option must be selected to activate pilot scanning for the mobile. Select a value for the CPICH RSCP threshold field. The device will only report cells with CPICH RSCP above the set value. The Top-N scanning functionality can be used for scanning the strongest pilots in UMTS. With Top-N scanning it is possible to get Top-N channel results for each band. The benefits also include the possibility to benchmark different operators. When the Missing neighbor detection option is selected, the missing neighbor information event (NMISS) is written in the log file. You can view the missing neighbor information, for example, in a grid view. Click the Top-N Configuration button to enter the Select Channels dialog.


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Measurement Properties – Frequency, Pilot, and Spectrum Scanning with Scanners Please refer to the separate scanner guides, Nemo FSR1 User Manual and Nemo Scanner Guide, included in the product package.

Measurement Properties - Script In order to select a script file to be used in a measurement, click the Device Settings button Devices window and select Script Properties.

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In the Script File field, browse the script file that you want to use. There are some premade script files available but you can also create your own in the Script Editor (see chapter Making Script Files). With Nemo Outdoor you can define multiple script synchronization groups. The scripts in the same group are synchronized with each other. Devices can be assigned for certain script groups. By default the script group is selected as , but the user can also create new script groups by selecting in the Script group drop-down menu, and typing the name of the new script group in the field. A script group can be also saved with a specific name. To be able to use script groups, the Synchronize script repeats option must be selected in the User Interface Properties (see User Interface Properties – Measurement). When a script group is selected as , but Synchronize script repeats option is selected, all script files that belong to the same group are synchronized.

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Script groups can be used, e.g., with Nemo Outdoor multi configuration including two voice quality terminals and two USB modems performing PS data transfers simultaneously. For example, script files used with voice quality terminals belong to the same script group, and their script files are synchronized with one another, whereas the PS data scripts belong to the second script group. The script synchronization settings need to be configured separately for each device.


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DURING MEASUREMENTS When Nemo Outdoor is performing the user defined test measurement, you can view the process in a number of graphs, grids, and maps. The graph and grid windows are fully user configurable. In the following chapters, the most common tasks are presented in more detail and some examples are given to illustrate their use. If you have any problems in starting the measurements, see chapter Troubleshooting.

TEXTUAL NOTES It is possible to add textual notes at points of interest during measurements. Click the Add Textual Note button in the toolbar. Note that you need to start recording before the button is activated.

You can either type the note in the field or select a predefined text and click OK. To save new predefined notes, type in the text, click the arrow next to the OK button and select Add predefined text. Next time the text will be available in the drop-down menu at the top. The textual notes can be viewed during playback, for example, in an events grid.

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NEMO COMMANDER REMOTE CONTROL OPTION FOR NEMO OUTDOOR/ INVEX Nemo Outdoor measurement units can be remotely configured and controlled with Nemo Commander. This requires the Remote option in Nemo Outdoor/Nemo Invex and the Nemo Commander SW. All the same user interface functionalities are available in remote mode as in normal mode. For more information on the Nemo Commander SW, please refer to the Nemo Commander user manual. To configure the Remote mode, select Remote | Settings. ♦

Note that if the Remote menu does not appear in the menu bar, your Nemo Outdoor license does not have the Remote option (product code OD0700-01).

On the User Interface Properties – Remote page, select Yes for Enable remote mode. When Remote mode is enabled, Nemo Outdoor will automatically perform a maintenance session at startup. Also the manual Maintenance tool is activated in the Remote menu. Define the Driver name and Driver phone number (optional).


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Nemo Commander Server Options FTP protocol is used to transfer data between field units and Nemo Commander. Commander Server options define the server (FTP) address, username, and password.

Add the FTP server host name or IP address. ♦

Leave Username, Remote folder, and Password fields empty. This information is generated by the system and the fields are updated after the initial maintenance session. Use secure protocol: Select in case SFTP protocols is used in the server Use passive mode: With passive mode, the client always opens those new connections so the firewall does not block the connection

Initial Field Unit Configuration 1. Build the Nemo Outdoor HW configuration, in other words, connect the measurement devices (phones, USB modems, and scanners) to the Nemo Outdoor laptop. 2. A dedicated PS data connection (e.g. 3G/4G USB modem or smartphone, active only during maintenance sessions) is required to establish the connection between Nemo Outdoor and Nemo Commander. Connect the device to the Nemo Outdoor laptop and install the necessary drivers. Do not add the device to Nemo Outdoor as it will not be used as a measurement device. 3. Synchronize date and time settings between the Nemo Outdoor and Nemo Commander computers. 4. Enable the Remote mode on the Nemo Outdoor User Interface Properties – Remote page and define the Commander Server settings. 5. Select Maintenance from the Remote menu.

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The Nemo Outdoor unit connects and registers to Nemo Commander.

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The HW configuration of the Nemo Outdoor unit is uploaded to Nemo Commander.

Step 5, Maintenance, must be repeated every time the HW configuration changes.

Measurement Workflow 1. Nemo Commander: Define measurement sessions for the field unit(s) •

Scripts for each device

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Session start/stop time

2. Nemo Outdoor: Power on laptop and all test devices •

Nemo Outdoor starts automatically

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Status report is uploaded to Nemo Commander

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Measurement session is downloaded from Nemo Commander

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Measurements are started automatically according to the downloaded configuration

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Periodic status reports are sent to Nemo Commander (configured in Nemo Commander)

3. Nemo Commander: Verify the HW configuration from latest status report (optional) •

If incorrect, contact driver

4. Nemo Outdoor: End measurements •

Measurements are stopped at the scheduled time

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Log files and status reports are uploaded to Nemo Commander

Events Reported by Nemo Outdoor/Nemo Invex to Nemo Commander The following measurement events are reported by Nemo Outdoor and Nemo Invex to Nemo Commander. Status events: •

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Stop measurement

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GSP fix lost

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GSP fix acquired

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Device responding

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Device power off request

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Device restart

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High voltage shutdown

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Battery operation

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Battery shutdown

Errors: •

Start measurement failed

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Device not responding

Warnings: •

Low voltage

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High voltage

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Battery voltage low

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MAKING SCANNING MEASUREMENTS With a Scanner In order to measure with a scanner, just start the recording by clicking the Start Recording Nemo Outdoor will start writing the measurement data in a file.

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With a Mobile To carry out frequency scanning with a mobile phone, first make sure that the terminal model supports the scanning feature. To do frequency scanning, select Measurement control | Start Single Shot Scanning, or Measurement control | Start Continuous Scanning.

To end a scanning measurement, select Measurement control | Stop Scanning.

MAKING VOICE CALLS  To make voice calls: 1. In the Measurement Properties, Measurement page (see Measurement Properties – Measurement), insert the phone number that you wish to use in the test call in the Voice Call field. Click OK. 2. Select Start Voice Call from the Device Commands menu or from the Measurement menu. Alternatively, you can activate a script by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts button. ♦

Note that after you have activated the script, you cannot control the measurement manually until the script is finished or you interrupt the script by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts button. 3. When you wish to finish the call in manual mode, select Stop Voice Call from the Device Commands menu . If you are running a script, wait until the script is finished.


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Voice Call Properties Voice call properties are needed to establish the voice calls and to make voice quality measurements. Click the Voice Call button in the Measurement Properties, Measurement dialog and the Voice Call Properties dialog will be opened.

Number defines the number to be called. It must be a valid phone number. The number must be such that the line stays open for a user-defined time and some speech or sound is transferred on the line. The Number field can contain up to 17 characters. Call duration determines the time that the call lasts in seconds. •

Fixed: The duration timer is started from the channel assignment. The range of duration values is from 1 to 1,000,000 seconds. Note that the maximum value of this parameter is the same as the value you have set as the Delay Between Call Attempts parameter.

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Random: In addition to a fixed call duration, you can specify a random call duration by specifying the minimum and maximum values in seconds. The call duration will be randomly selected between the specified values during measurements.

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Call attempt timeout value determines the maximum duration of the call attempt. If the call attempt timeout value is exceeded before the cellular system has assigned a traffic channel, the call attempt will be stopped and the attempt will be marked as a failure. The range of the Call Attempt Timeout values is from 5 to 60 seconds. The value is recommended to be at least 10 seconds. When Request voice call callback is selected, the application sends callback command to Nemo Server using DTMF tones. DTMF tones are sent separately from audio so naturally DTMF tones do not affect to MOS score. If Nemo server is connected to analog telephone lines (PSTN) user must define the correct callback number on the server side using Nemo Server manager application. If ISDN lines are used with Nemo Server and test terminals are selected to be sent also caller id to Nemo server, callback number is recognized automatically. Note that this functionality requires Nemo Server version 2.5.0 or later. When Wait for call connection option is selected, a call script will move on to the next command after receiving the CAA event after a voice call has been made. When the option is not selected, the script will move on to the next command after a traffic channel is allocated (CAC1 event is received). Select the Enable end-to-end call option to activate voice call synchronization between two devices connected to the same Nemo Outdoor system or between a device and Nemo Server. Select the Nemo Server option to enable voice call synchronization between a device and Nemo Server. Nemo Server Settings button opens the HTTPS Options dialog where you can define connection settings. Select the Local device options to activate end-to-end voice calls between two devices connected to the same Nemo Outdoor system. Own number defines the A-party phone number. Call reception timeout defines the max. time to receive the incoming call. If call is not received within the timeout, call attempt failure with the cause “Incoming call not received” is written to the log file. Select the Enable voice quality option to activate the voice quality settings. Note that the voice quality settings are available only if your license supports voice quality measurements. Reference sample filename defines the reference sample to which the received audio sample is compared. If you want to use your own test samples, make sure that the samples are of 8KHz sampling rate, 16-bit linear coded .wav files that are no longer than six seconds in length. With the Terratec sound card, sampling rate can be 8kHz or 16 kHz (for WB-AMR testing) and sample length a maximum of 30 seconds. For ECHO measurements, use one of the following samples: 10s.wav, 4s_m.wav, 8s.wav, ru_6s.wav, and ru_6s_wb.wav. Select the Save sample files option to save the received voice quality sample files. Prefix for received sample files refers to the prefix that is added to the file names of received audio sample files. If you leave this field empty, the received audio files are not stored. When a prefix is defined, Nemo Outdoor names the files as follows: prefix_mos_date_time.wav where prefix is the user-defined prefix, mos the voice quality score on a MOS scale with one decimal precision but without decimal point, date in DDMMYYYY format, and time in HHMMSS format. For example: terminal1_34_15112004_143045.wav. Save only samples below threshold determines the value below which the samples are saved. The threshold values range from 0-5, 0 being the worst and 5 the best value. The default threshold value is 5, which means that all samples are saved.


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Note that the Script Settings table is activated only if you access this dialog through the Script Editor. See chapter Making Script Files for more information on making scripts.

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Note that with voice quality measurements when calling the Nemo audio server, the delay time between a new call attempt and the previous call disconnect must be at least 10 seconds. CDMA specific settings, Service option defines the service option used for the test call. Note that the CDMA specific setting is activated only if you are measuring with a CDMA mobile.

Configuring Manual End-to-End Voice Calls With Nemo Outdoor it is possible to make end-to-end voice call testing between two devices connected to the same Nemo Outdoor system. 1. Add two phones to Nemo Outdoor: Device A and Device B 2. Open the Voice Call Properties for Device A by double-clicking the Voice Call item in the Devices view.

3. Enter Device B phone number in the Number field.

4. Select the Enable end-to-end call option. 5. Select the Local device option and select Device B from the list. Click OK. 6. You can now start making voice calls from Device A to Device B.

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HTTPS Options In the HTTPS Options dialog you can define the connection settings for the Nemo Server.

Define the server address, autouser (username), and password and the name of the Remote folder, i.e. folder in which the measurement files are sent on the server. Select the Use secure protocol option to send the measurement files using HTTPS protocol. Select the Use passive mode option to send the measurement files using passive mode. When the Move local files to “Sent” folder after upload option is selected, the measurement files are moved to the Sent folder in the C:\Nemo Tools directory on your computer after the transfer. You can also change this default destination in User Interface Properties | Paths | Measurements. The file transfer can be performed using a default Internet connection, via a user-selected dial-up connection, or using mobile broadband. When you select the Use a Proxy Server option, the Proxy address, Username and Password fields will become active.


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Voice Call Properties – TETRA ♦

Note that the TETRA tab is visible only if you are measuring with a TETRA mobile. Voice call properties are needed to establish the voice calls. Click the Voice Number Properties button in the Measurement Properties dialog and the Voice Call Properties dialog will be opened.

Number defines the number to be called. It must be a valid phone number. The number must be such that the line stays open for a user-defined time and some speech or sound is transferred on the line. The Number field can contain up to 17 characters. Call type defines what kind of calls will be made. There are five different options in TETRA networks: duplex, semiduplex, group, direct, and PSTN. •

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PSTN: Call from terminal to fixed line or to another cellular mobile

Note that the Script Settings table is activated only if you access this dialog through the Script Editor. See chapter Making Script Files for more information on making scripts. Call duration determines the time that the call lasts in seconds. The duration timer is started from the channel assignment. The range of duration values is from 1 to 1,000,000 seconds. Note that the maximum value of this parameter is the same as the value you have set as the Delay Between Call Attempts parameter. Call attempt timeout value determines the maximum duration of the call attempt. If the call attempt timeout value is exceeded before the cellular system has assigned a traffic channel, the call attempt will be stopped and the attempt will be marked as a failure. The range of the Call Attempt Timeout values is from 5 to 60 seconds. The value is recommended to be at least 10 seconds.

Push-to-Talk (PTT) Testing Nemo Outdoor supports QChat (developed by Qualcomm) and Kodiak Push-to-Talk (PTT) technologies. QChat Push-to-Talk (PTT) calls must be performed using the keypad of the phone when used with Nemo Outdoor. Kodiak PTT calls can be made using UI commands in Nemo Outdoor. Normal call events and statistics are written when attempting or ending PTT calls. Different states of PTT calls, such as idle, getting ready to receive, receiving, transmitting are written to VCHI event. Please see the file format specification for further information. RTP packets are recorded and decoded with Nemo Outdoor. Qchat and Kodiak PTT are optional features in Nemo Outdoor and require a license option.

Kodiak Push-to-Talk Kodiak PTT devices are connected with Nemo Outdoor as Bluetooth devices. After the device has been paired with the laptop, check the COM port number from the Windows Bluetooth Devices dialog. Start Nemo Outdoor and add the device (Add New Device | Phone | Qualcomm). In the Device Configuration dialog, select the COM port assigned for your device in the Kodiak PTT port field and click OK.


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In the Measurement Properties – Measurement page, double-click the Kodiak PTT call item to open the Kodiak Call Configuration dialog.

Call type defines what kind of call will be made. The options are one to one, one to many, and group call. Recipients defines to whom the call is made. The recipients are selected from the contact list of the Kodiak application and are defined as index numbers. For example, if you would like to make a call to the first contact on the contact list, enter 0. If the selected call type is one to many, define several recipients and separate the index numbers with semicolons. If the selected call type is group call, select the recipient from the group contact list of the Kodiak application and again, use the index number. After the call type and recipients have been defined, select Register Kodiak Server to login to the Kodiak server.

After you have registered to the Kodiak server you can start a Kodiak call.

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Once the Kodiak call has been established, select Press PTT Button/Release PTT Button.

From Events grids, you can observe the Kodiak call events.

In addition to calls, you can send IPAs. Go to Measurement Properties – Measurement and doubleclick the Instant Personal Alert item. Define the recipient (only one at a time) and click Send Message.


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VOICE QUALITY MEASUREMENTS Nemo Outdoor supports mobile-to-mobile and mobile-to-fixed-to-mobile voice quality measurements. Please refer to the Nemo Voice Quality Guide document for complete instructions on setting up and making voice quality measurements.

MAKING VIDEO CALLS Click the Video Call button in the Measurement Properties, Measurement dialog to access the Video Call Properties dialog. These settings are needed for making video calls.

Number defines the number where the video call will be made. When Request voice call callback is selected, the application sends callback command to Nemo Server using DTMF tones. DTMF tones are sent separately from audio so naturally DTMF tones do not affect to MOS score. If Nemo server is connected to analog telephone lines (PSTN) user must define the correct callback number on the server side using Nemo Server manager application. If ISDN lines are used with Nemo Server and test terminals are selected to be sent also caller id to Nemo server, callback number is recognized automatically. Note that this functionality requires Nemo Server version 2.5.0 or later. Select the Voice quality option to activate the voice quality settings. Note that the voice quality settings are available only if your license supports voice quality measurements.

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Reference sample filename defines the reference sample to which the received audio sample is compared. If you want to use your own test samples, make sure that the samples are of 8KHz sampling rate, 16-bit linear coded .wav files that are no longer than ten seconds in length. With the Terratec sound card, sampling rate can be 8kHz or 16 kHz (for WB-AMR testing) and sample length a maximum of 30 seconds. Select the Save sample files option to save the received voice quality sample files. Prefix for received sample files refers to the prefix that is added to the file names of received audio sample files. If you leave this field empty, the received audio files are not stored. When a prefix is defined, Nemo Outdoor names the files as follows: prefix_mos_date_time.wav where prefix is the user-defined prefix, mos the voice quality score on a MOS scale with one decimal precision but without decimal point, date in DDMMYYYY format, and time in HHMMSS format. For example: terminal1_34_15112004_143045.wav. Save only samples below threshold determines the value below which the samples are saved. The threshold values range from 0-5, 0 being the worst and 5 the best value. The default threshold value is 5, which means that all samples are saved. ♦

Note that the Script Settings view is activated only if you access this dialog through the Script Editor. See chapter Making Script Files for more information on making scripts.

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Note that with voice quality measurements when calling Nemo Server, the delay time between a new call attempt and the previous call disconnect must be at least 10 seconds. CDMA specific settings, Service option defines the service option used for the test call. Note that the CDMA specific setting is activated only if you are measuring with a CDMA mobile. Call duration determines the time that the call lasts in seconds. The duration timer is started from the channel assignment. The range of duration values is from 1 to 1,000,000 seconds. Note that the maximum value of this parameter is the same as the value you have set as the Delay Between Call Attempts parameter. Call attempt timeout value determines the maximum duration of the call attempt. If the call attempt timeout value is exceeded before the cellular system has assigned a traffic channel, the call attempt will be stopped and the attempt will be marked as a failure. The range of the Call Attempt Timeout values is from 5 to 60 seconds. The value is recommended to be at least 10 seconds.

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Note that video calls with the generic Qualcomm handler require some further settings to be made prior to making the call. Go to Measurement Properties | Measurement, and select the applicable video call method for the measurement from the drop-down menu. Select the method based on the list below, or try each Method separately and select the one that works. The selected method is saved to the device configuration file. • Method 1 - Samsung Z105 • Method 2 - Samsung Z107 • Method 3 - Samsung Z140, Samsung Z500, Samsung P920, Samsung Z560, Samsung ZX20 • Method 4 - Samsung ZV10 • Method 5 - Qualcomm TM 6250 reference mobile • Method 6 - Qualcomm TM 6250 reference mobile


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• Method 7 - LG KU950 , LG KF700 • Method 8 - Samsung U800 (always required to first make a video call using the terminal keypad) • Method 9 - Samsung G800 • Method 10 - Not used

 To make video calls: 1. In the Measurement Properties, Configuration dialog, insert the phone number that you wish to use in the test call in the Video Number field. Click OK. 2. Select Make Video Call from the Device Commands menu or from the Measurement menu. Alternatively, you can activate a script by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts button. ♦

Note that after you have activated the script, you cannot control the measurement manually until the script is finished or you interrupt the script by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts button. 3. When you wish to finish the call in manual mode, select Stop Video Call. If you are running a script, wait until the script is finished.

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Note! Video call testing is supported on any video call – capable terminal based on Qualcomm chipset. However, the user must remember to select the correct method from Measurement Properties | Measurement prior to making the call. The selected method is saved to the device configuration file.

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Terminals verified by Anite Finland support video calls. However, video call testing with Android-based devices is not supported.

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DATA TRANSFERS With mobiles supporting CS and PS data, you can make data transfers. In Nemo Outdoor, you have several data protocol options for making data transfers. The Nemo Outdoor Multi system enables multiple simultaneous data connections. Each data transfer needs to be set up and configured individually. Multiple concurrent data transfers can be made manually or with scripts. To make multiple concurrent data transfers manually, go in online mode and activate a packet session. Then select Start New Data Transfer and the desired protocol.

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To view data in Packet decoder grids during playback, you need to enable the packet decoding function (Measurement Properties - Measurement) prior to performing data measurements. Select Full or Partial in the Enable IP Capture field. A separate .pcap-file will be generated for the measurement, and this file needs to accompany the measurement file under the same folder when viewing and decoding packet capture information in Packet Decoder grids in Nemo Outdoor.

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Before you can start making data transfers you need to define the actual connection that is used for the transfer. The setup is different for CS and PS data transfers. If you are making CS data transfers, see chapter Data Call Properties. If you are making PS data transfers, see chapter Packet Session Settings.

Data Call Properties Data Call properties are needed to establish the circuit-switched data connection. Open the Data Call Properties dialog by double-clicking the Circuit-Switched Data Call item in the Devices view. There are separate views for GSM, UMTS, and CDMA. The parameters are the same. The UMTS and CDMA views just have fewer parameters. ♦



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Number defines the number to be called of the dial-up server. Username refers to the dial-up server username. Password refers to the dial-up server password. Transparent mode defines whether transparent or non-transparent mode is used in the CS data call. Compression defines if no compression or v.42bis compression is used. Modem type refers to the modem type that the dial-up server is using. The alternatives are Analog (v.34) and ISDN (v.110 and v.120). Timeslots (UL/DL) defines the number of timeslots for each direction. Coding defines the coding scheme used in the air interface. Enable automatic link adaptation option allows you to disable and enable Automatic Link Adaptation (ALA). The ALA technology controls power levels and automatically selects the best channel coding.

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Packet Session Settings Packet session settings are needed to establish the packet switched data connection. Double-click the Packet Session item in the Devices view to access the Packet Session Settings dialog.

All the parameters in this dialog are operator specific. You must select the correct parameters to make the packet transfer function. Contact the operator of the network that you are measuring.


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TCP/UDP Protocol Configuration (Iperf) ♦

Note that it is required that Nemo Server be used with Iperf testing as the original Iperf service is slightly modified for optimal performance. Open the TCP/UDP Protocol Configuration dialogs by double-clicking the TCP (IPerf) and UDP (IPerf) items in the Devices view.

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Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections on different terminals, each connection must have its own IP address.

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Note that if you are doing multiple simultaneous data transfers on a single terminal, the same IP address can be used.

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Note that Firewall should be turned off. Host port refers to the port used by Nemo Server. For TCP and UDP protocols, the default port is 5001. Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Listen port refers to the port used by the client. For TCP and UDP protocols, the default port is 6015. Direction defines whether you are sending or receiving data, or both.

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Transfer timeout determines the maximum waiting time after data connection. If the transfer attempt timeout value is exceeded before data connection, the data connection attempt will be stopped and the attempt will be marked as a failure. The range of Transfer timeout values is from 0 to 60 seconds. The value is recommended to be at least 10 seconds. TCP window size defines the size of the receive window during TCP/IP transmission. If it is too small, it can decrease the maximum data throughput, and if it is too high it can increase the retransmission round-trip time (RTT). To be able to avoid decrease of data throughput, the window size should be at least the maximum throughput multiplied by RTT. For example, with HSDPA with category 8 the maximum throughput is about 7.3 Mbit/s and RTT is about 100 ms. To avoid reduction of the throughput the TCP window size should be set at least to 7.3 Mbit/s * 0.1 s = 730 kbit = 91.25 kB. Downlink testing (these values are indicative only): Max. throughput

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TCP buffer size is the amount of data that can be buffered during a connection without a validation from the receiver. It can be between 1 and 8291 kbytes. UDP buffer size is the amount of data that can be buffered during a connection without a validation from the receiver. It can be between 1 and 8291 kbytes. UDP bandwidth defines how much data is attempted to be transmitted. Since UDP does not guarantee successful data transmission, it is not limited by maximum throughput of the lower layers. If higher data transmission rate is used, the packet error rate (PER) increases. For example, if lower layers are capable of transmitting 100kbit/s and UDP bandwidth is configured to 400kbit/s, there should be a 75% packet error rate (only every fourth packet has been able to transmit successfully). Naturally UDP bandwidth should not be configured too small since it limits the maximum throughput that is not normally desired.


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UDP datagram size defines the size of the UDP packet in bytes. It should be smaller than the maximum packet size of the lower layers to be able to avoid packet fragmentation in the lower layers. Packet fragmentation has a huge negative impact to the achieved data throughput and it should be avoided. On the other hand if too small UDP packet size is used the portion of the UDP and IP header increases which decreases the amount of transmitted user data with the result of smaller data throughput. Normally good maximum value for UDP datagram is a little bit less than maximum Ethernet packet size which is 1,500 bytes. A good default value for the UDP datagram size is 1,460 bytes. Number of threads defines the number of parallel Iperf data transfers. Transfer duration defines the length of the data transfer in seconds. Transfer data size defines the length of the total data transfer in kilobytes; that is, the transfer finishes when the defined amount of data has been transferred. The size of the individual data packages is defined in the Packet Size field. ♦

Note that if you have chosen Transfer data size from the Packet Transfer Properties dialog, the Transfer duration option will be disabled. This is because when the Transfer data size option is used, the transmission will end after a certain amount of data has been transferred. It is not limited by time. Next, click OK to return to the Measurement Properties dialog. Click the PDP Context Properties button.

Configuring the FTP Protocol Nemo Outdoor has an integrated FTP client, which can be used to measure data transfer rates between Nemo Outdoor and the FTP server. The server can be any standard FTP server. Current data throughput and transferred data size are reported during transfer. The FTP module supports firewall-friendly passive mode transfers. Normally when a data transfer is initialized, the server opens a new connection to the client and then data is transferred through this connection. Some firewalls may be configured to refuse any incoming connection requests, and in that case the data transfer would fail. With passive mode, the client always opens those new connections so the firewall does not block the connection. ♦


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If you encounter problems with the data transfer, deactivate the firewall on the computer where you are running Nemo Outdoor.

 To set up data measurements using FTP 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define FTP transfer-related settings in the FTP Transfer Properties dialog. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files).

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6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

FTP Transfer Properties Open the FTP Transfer Properties dialog by double-clicking the FTP item in the Devices view.

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Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Proxy type defines the type of the proxy used in the measurements. Supported types are Tunneling, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. Address refers to the address of the proxy. Port refers to the port used by the proxy. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the proxy. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the proxy. Direction defines whether you are sending or receiving data. Buffer size defines the transmit/receive buffer used with the transfer protocol in kilobytes. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Transfer attempts defines how many times an interrupted data transfer is resumed during one FTP session. Number of threads defines in how many threads the test file is split during an FTP transfer. For example, the size of the downloaded file is 10MB. The number of threads is set to five. Nemo Outdoor splits the 10MB file into five fragments with the size of 2MB each. All five FTP transfer sessions are started simultaneously. Each thread creates a new FTP session and transfers a fragment of the file. Total application data throughput is recorded including all threads. Resume is not supported with multi threaded FTP transfers. In case of a data drop, all threads will start from the beginning. Remote file defines the name and location of the file that is on the FTP server. If you are receiving data, this is the source file. If you are sending data, this is the destination file. ♦

Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections and the direction is set to send for all of them, you must define a different remote file for each connection. Otherwise the different data connections will try to write in the same file.

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Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections and the direction is set to receive for all of them, you must define a different local file for each connection. Otherwise the different data connections will try to write in the same file.

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Configuring the SFTP Protocol Nemo Outdoor has an integrated SFTP client, which can be used to measure data transfer rates between Nemo Outdoor and the SFTP server. The server can be any standard SFTP server. Current data throughput and transferred data size are reported during transfer. The SFTP module supports firewall-friendly passive mode transfers. Normally when a data transfer is initialized, the server opens a new connection to the client and then data is transferred through this connection. Some firewalls may be configured to refuse any incoming connection requests, and in that case the data transfer would fail. With passive mode, the client always opens those new connections so the firewall does not block the connection. ♦


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 To set up data measurements using SFTP 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define SFTP transfer-related settings in the SFTP Transfer Properties dialog. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).


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SFTP Transfer Properties Open the SFTP Transfer Properties dialog by double-clicking the SFTP item in the Devices view.

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If you encounter problems with the data transfer, deactivate the firewall on the computer on which you are running Nemo Outdoor. Port refers to the port used by the SFTP server. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the SFTP server. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the SFTP server. Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Proxy type defines the type of the proxy used in the measurements. Supported types are Tunneling, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. Address refers to the address of the proxy. Port refers to the port used by the proxy.

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In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the proxy. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the proxy. Direction defines whether you are sending or receiving data. Buffer size defines the transmit/receive buffer used with the transfer protocol in kilobytes. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Transfer attempts defines how many times an interrupted data transfer is resumed during one SFTP session. Remote file defines the name and location of the file that is on the SFTP server. If you are receiving data, this is the source file. If you are sending data, this is the destination file. ♦

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Configuring the HTTP(S) Protocol The HTTP(S) testing functionality offers the possibility to test how data is transferred through the HTTP(S) protocol. The HTTP(S) protocol is used in web browsing. In HTTP(S) testing, the user selects one file that will be downloaded or uploaded through the HTTP(S) protocol and this data transfer is measured. ♦



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 To set up data measurements using HTTP(S) 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define HTTP transfer-related settings in the HTTP(S) Transfer Properties dialog. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

HTTP(S) Transfer Properties Open the HTTP Transfer Properties dialog by double-clicking the HTTP item in the Devices view. The same dialog is used for defining HTTPS transfer properties.

In the HTTP Transfer Properties dialog, you can define the required data transfer settings. Proxy Type defines the type of the proxy used in the measurements. Supported types are Tunneling, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. Address refers to the address of the proxy. Port refers to the port used by the proxy.

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Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the proxy. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the proxy. Direction defines whether the HTTP file is sent or received. Buffer size defines the transmit/receive buffer used with the transfer protocol in kilobytes. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Number of threads enables all the threads to be started simultaneously with the same time stamp. The number of threads can be defined by the user. Each thread transfers the entire file. URL defines the IP address of the test file that will be downloaded when data is received. For example, http://www.yourcompany.com/testfile.htm. Only one file will be downloaded at a time. If you are sending HTTP data, URL defines the destination. To define a port for the transfer, type the port number after the URL, for example, http://www.yourcompany.com:85. ♦

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Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections on a single terminal, you can use the same URL for all of them.

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If you encounter problems with the data transfer, deactivate the firewall on the computer where you are running Nemo Outdoor. To make consecutive transfers, create a script with several HTTP transfers. See chapter Making Script Files for instructions on making scripts. Local File defines the output file and location for HTTP testing. The default location for these files is defined in the User Interface Properties – Paths dialog.

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Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections and the direction is set to receive for all of them, you must define a different local file for each connection. Otherwise the different data connections will try to write in the same file. Generate local file allows you to generate random binary files with user-specified file size. This functionality is available with HTTP upload testing. The file is named with following format _.bin. Select the Write local file to disk option to save the downloaded file on disk. User agent allows you to define the user agent string used for the HTTP/HTTPS transfer. It is by default Nemo Outdoor, but it is possible to define another user agent. Please see the http://useragents.my-addr.com/user_agent_request/user_agent_examples-and-user_agent_types.php for further details about user agents. Select the Use SSL encryption option to transfer the files over a HTTPS connection.


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Configuring the (HTTP) Browsing Protocol The HTTP Browser testing functionality offers the possibility to test how data is transferred through the HTTP Browsing protocol. The HTTP protocol is used in web browsing. In HTTP testing, the user selects one URL address that will be downloaded through the HTTP protocol and this data transfer is measured. ♦

If you are experiencing problems with HTTP browsing testing, such as, the page downloading time is increased, disable the following LAN settings: Automatically detect settings and Proxy server.

 To set up data measurements using HTTP browsing protocol 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define HTTP browsing-related settings in the Browser Transfer Properties dialog. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

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Browser Transfer Properties Open the Browser Transfer Properties dialog by double-clicking the Browsing item in the Devices view.

URL defines the IP address of the test page that will be downloaded. For example, http://www.yourcompany.com/testbrowser.htm. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, the transfer will fail. If Decode content information is selected, information about the images, texts and links are written to measurement file including the number of content elements and size information. In the Additional headers field you can type a custom HTTP header, for example, for identifying the user agent. The downloaded page can be seen during the measurement and the total time to download the whole page is written to the measurement file. The cache is disabled by default. PPP and RLC layer data throughputs are logged during the browser testing. The average PPP and RLC data throughputs are also available. Average results are calculated from the time PDP context was active (PAC- PAD). The connection setup time and the download time can be seen in Nemo Outdoor or calculated with Nemo Analyze ♦

For multi browser testing with single computer it is recommended that Nemo Server be used for multiple simultaneous data connections, e.g. for benchmarking purposes as each connection must have its own IP address.

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Configuring the POP3 Protocol POP3, SMTP, and IMAP testing offers the possibility to send emails through Nemo Outdoor and to monitor how the message is transferred. POP3 and IMAP protocols are used for receiving and SMTP protocol for sending emails. ♦


 To set up data measurements using POP3 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define POP3 Server settings in the E-Mail Settings – POP3 dialog. Also define the test e-mails that are used in the measurement. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

E-Mail Settings – POP3 Open the E-Mail Settings (POP3) dialog by double-clicking the POP3 item in the Devices view.

POP3 Server Settings define settings for the POP3 server used in the measurements.

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Server name defines a name or an IP address for the POP3 server. ♦


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Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections on a single terminal, the same IP address can be used. Port refers to the port used by the POP3 server. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the POP3 server. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the POP3 server. Select the Use SSL encryption option to apply SSL encryption to the test email. Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Proxy server settings define settings for the proxy server used in the measurements. Proxy type defines the type of the proxy used in the measurements. Supported types are Tunneling, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. Address refers to the address of the proxy. Port refers to the port used by the proxy. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the proxy. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the proxy. POP3 receiving options define how the test e-mails are received and handled by Nemo Outdoor. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Buffer size defines the transmit/receive buffer used with the transfer protocol in kilobytes. Maximum number of messages to receive defines the maximum number of messages received from the e-mail server. Select the Delete messages after receiving option to delete all received test e-mails. This will save disk space. The View button opens a received test message in the E-Mail Editor dialog.

Configuring the SMTP Protocol POP3, SMTP, and IMAP testing offers the possibility to send emails through Nemo Outdoor and to monitor how the message is transferred. POP3 and IMAP protocols are used for receiving and SMTP protocol for sending emails. ♦



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 To set up data measurements using SMTP 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define SMTP Server settings in the E-Mail Settings – SMTP dialog. Also define the test e-mails that are used in the measurement. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

E-Mail Settings – SMTP Open the E-Mail Settings (SMTP) dialog by double-clicking the SMTP item in the Devices view.

SMTP Server Settings define settings for the SMTP server used in the measurements. Server name defines a name or an IP address for the SMTP server. ♦

Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections, each connection must have its own IP address.

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Note that some operators prevent accessing SMTP services other than their own. Therefore, it is not possible to test SMTP against the Nemo server with those operators' SIM cards. Port refers to the port used by the SMTP server. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the SMTP server. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the SMTP server. Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Select the Use SSL encryption option to apply SSL encryption to the test email. Proxy server settings define settings for the proxy server used in the measurements. Proxy type defines the type of the proxy used in the measurements. Supported types are Tunneling, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. Address refers to the address of the proxy. Port refers to the port used by the proxy. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the proxy. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the proxy. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Buffer size defines the transmit/receive buffer used with the transfer protocol in kilobytes. Messages to be sent defines the test messages used in the SMTP test. Click the Edit button to open the E-Mail Editor where you can type the test message and attach files to the message.


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E-Mail Editor Use the E-Mail Editor dialog to type and edit test messages. You can attach files to the test messages and save messages for later use.

New E-Mail Message button saves the current changes and opens an empty E-Mail Editor. Open E-Mail Message button opens an Open dialog where you can open premade e-mail messages. Save E-Mail Message button saves the current e-mail message for later use. Save As button saves the current e-mail message with a different name for later use. Save Attachments button saves the files attached to the test message to a selected location. Attachments field displays a list of attachments in the test e-mail. Add button opens an Open dialog for adding an attachment to the test message. Remove button removes the selected attachment from the test message.

Configuring the IMAP Protocol POP3, SMTP, and IMAP testing offers the possibility to send emails through Nemo Outdoor and to monitor how the message is transferred. POP3 and IMAP protocols are used for receiving and SMTP protocol for sending emails. ♦


 To set up data measurements using IMAP 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices.

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2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define IMAP Server settings in the E-Mail Settings – IMAP dialog. Also define the test e-mails that are used in the measurement. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

E-Mail Settings – IMAP Open the E-Mail Settings (IMAP) dialog by double-clicking the IMAP item in the Devices view.

IMAP server settings define settings for the IMAP server used in the measurements. Server name defines a name or an IP address for the server. ♦

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Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections on a single terminal, the same IP address can be used. Port refers to the port used by the server. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the server. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the server.


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Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Select the Use SSL encryption option to apply SSL encryption to the test email. Proxy server settings define settings for the proxy server used in the measurements. Proxy type defines the type of the proxy used in the measurements. Supported types are Tunneling, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. Address refers to the address of the proxy. Port refers to the port used by the proxy. In the Username field you must enter a valid username for the proxy. In the Password field you must enter a valid password for the proxy. IMAP receiving options define how the test e-mails are received and handled by Nemo Outdoor. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Buffer size defines the transmit/receive buffer used with the transfer protocol in kilobytes. Maximum number of messages to receive defines the maximum number of messages received from the e-mail server. Select the Delete messages after receiving option to delete all received test e-mails. This will save disk space. The View button opens a received test message in the E-Mail Editor dialog.

Configuring the WAP Protocol The WAP testing functionality offers the possibility to test how data is transferred through the WAP protocol. The WAP protocol is used, for example, in web browsing. In the WAP testing, the user selects one file that will be downloaded through the WAP protocol and this data transfer is measured. ♦


 To set up data measurements using WAP 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. Define WAP Gateway settings in the WAP Transfer Properties dialog. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files).

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6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

WAP Transfer Properties Open the WAP Transfer Properties dialog by double-clicking the WAP item in the Devices view.

WAP transfer properties define settings for the WAP gateway used in the measurements. WAP gateway host defines a name or an IP address for the WAP gateway. Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections, each connection must have its own IP address. WAP gateway port refers to the port used by the WAP gateway. Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. URL defines the IP address of the test file that will be downloaded. For example, http://www.yourcompany.com/testfile.htm. Only one file will be downloaded at a time. ♦

Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections on different terminals, you must define a different URL from different servers for each of them.

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Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections on a single terminal, the same URL can be used.

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If you encounter problems with the data transfer, deactivate the firewall on the computer where you are running Nemo Outdoor. To make consecutive downloads, create a script with several WAP transfers. See chapter Making Script Files for instructions on making scripts.


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Local file defines the output file and location for WAP testing. The default location for these files is defined in the User Interface Properties – Paths dialog. ♦


Configuring the Streaming Protocol ♦

Note that to make video streaming quality measurements, Microsoft Network Monitor must be installed and IP packet capturing must be enabled. Refer to chapter IP Packet Capturing for more information. The Streaming testing functionality offers the possibility to test how data is transferred through the streaming protocol. The streaming protocol is used, for example, in video streaming. In the streaming testing, the user selects one file that will be downloaded through the streaming protocol and this data transfer is measured.

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A PPP compatible dial-up server is required for CS data testing. Settings related to the dial-up server (number, username, and password) are operator-specific. In order to make streaming measurements with Nemo Outdoor version 7.20 onwards, you need to have VLC player v. 2.1.0 or newer installed. With Nemo Outdoor versions 6.40 - 7.10, you need to have VLC player v. 2.0.6 or newer (32-bit) installed on the computer. You can download VLC from Nemo User Club http://nemouserclub.anite.com (Nemo Outdoor - Drivers for Test Mobiles and Other Devices) or from http://www.videolan.org/vlc. With Nemo Outdoor 6.2 and older versions, you need to have RealPlayer version 11 installed on the computer. You can download RealPlayer 11 from Nemo User Club http://nemouserclub.anite.com (Nemo Outdoor - Drivers for Test Mobiles and Other Devices).

 To set up data measurements using streaming: 1. Install VLC. 2. Install Microsoft Network Monitor. 3. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement mobile. 4. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties – Measurement dialog. Also define the test files that are used in the measurement. 5. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 6. Define Streaming properties (see Streaming Properties). 7. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 8. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

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Streaming Properties Open the Streaming Properties dialog by double-clicking the Streaming item in the Devices view. ♦

Note that if the Streaming item is not available in the Devices view, VLC is not installed on the computer. You can download a free player from http://www.videolan.org/vlc.

URL defines the IP address (http or rtsp) of the video file that will be streamed. For example, rtsp://yourcompany.com/testfile.rm or videos from YouTube (m.youtube.com/video). Only one file will be downloaded at a time. Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections, you must define a different URL from different servers for each of them. To make consecutive downloads, create a script with several streaming sessions. See chapter Making Script Files for instructions on making scripts. Connection timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits for the connection to be established. If a connection is not established within the defined time, connection attempt will fail. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, transfer will fail. Rebuffering timeout defines the maximum allowed buffering duration during video playback. Select the Display video stream option if you would like to view the test clip during the streaming. Select the Streaming quality option to activate streaming video quality measurements with PVI.

Configuring the Trace Route Protocol By conducting Trace Route testing functionality, you can trace the servers pinged along the way to the target server. Ping trace route testing can be used to help troubleshooting network or Internet connections. The ping utility tests responsiveness between two hosts, etc. With ping trace route testing it is also possible to check responsiveness and trace the path of the packet from one host to another. In case the network does not respond to ping or trace route requests with trace route testing, it is possible to show the location right before the host that is not responding. ♦



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 To set up data measurements using the Trace Route Protocol 1. Follow the instructions in the Dial-Up Networking Setup Guide to set up a dial-up connection and to connect and configure the measurement devices. 2. Define measurement-related settings in the Measurement Properties dialog (see Measurement Properties – Measurement) 3. Configure the data connection for CS data (see Data Call Properties) or PS data (see Packet Session Settings). 4. See below how to define Trace Route properties. 5. Create a script (optional) (see Making Script Files). 6. After you have completed the setup, you can start the actual data transfer (see Making Data Transfers).

Trace Route Properties Open the Trace Route Properties dialog by double-clicking the Trace Route item in the Devices view.

The Remote host field defines the IP address or URL of the target server of the trace route measurement, for example, www.anite.com. You can use Packet Data Tester or any IP server. Just make sure that the IP server used will respond to the ping. ♦

Note that if you have multiple simultaneous data connections with different terminals, each connection must be given its own, separate IP address!

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Note that if you are doing multiple simultaneous data transfers on a single terminal, the same IP address can be used!

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If you encounter problems with the data transfer, deactivate the firewall on the computer on which you are running Nemo Outdoor. Transfer timeout determines the maximum timeout seconds since the beginning of the operation. HOP timeout defines the maximum amount of time to wait for an individual hop to complete. HOP limit defines the maximum number of servers to be pinged along the way to the target server. By selecting the Resolve host names item, the names of the pinged servers will be reported by Nemo Outdoor.

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Making Data Transfers After you have configured the data connection (CS or PS data) and selected and configured the data protocol (Iperf (TCP/UDP), FTP, SFTP, HTTP, Browsing, POP3, SMTP, IMAP, WAP, or streaming), you can start making the data transfers. ♦

Note! Firewall must be deactivated when making data transfers.

 To make data transfers: 1. Activate the script by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts ♦

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Note that after you have activated the script, you cannot control the measurement manually until the script is finished or you interrupt the script by clicking the Stop Scripts button. 2. To make manual CS data calls, click the Measurement control button in the Devices view and select Start Data Call. Wait until the call is connected and dial-up connection established. Then select 3. To make manual PS data calls, click the Measurement control button in the Devices view and select Start Packet Session. Nemo Outdoor will automatically activate the PDP context and make the GPRS attach. 4. To end the data transfer/data call, select Stop Packet Session/ Stop Data Call.

STREAMING VIDEO QUALITY TESTING Streaming video quality testing allows you to monitor how streaming video is transferred in the network. Data streaming can be made manually and with scripts. Nemo Outdoor supports PVI and PEVQ-S streaming video quality testing. A video preview can be seen during the measurement in Nemo Outdoor. ♦

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Before starting video streaming quality measurements, select the video quality algorithm used, PEVQS or PVI, from the Device Configuration – Voice/Video quality page.

In order to be able to make streaming video quality measurements using PEVQ-S, you will need to install WinPCAP v. 4.1.3 and Flash Player on the computer and to define PEVQ-S settings in the PEVQ-S dialog. WinPCAP and Flash Player are available in the Nemo product package and Nemo User Club or you can download them from the product websites. In order to be able to make streaming video quality measurements using PVI, you will need to install VLC 2.0.6 or newer on the computer and to define streaming video settings in the Streaming Properties dialog. VLC is available in the Nemo product package and Nemo User Club or you can download it from the product website. ♦

PVI video quality parameters are not available with 64-bit operating systems. PVI streaming without video quality parameters is supported with both 32- and 64-bit operating systems.

 Making streaming video quality measurements with PEVQ-S: 1. Check that WinPCAP v. 4.1.3 and Flash Player are installed on the computer. 2. Select the PEVQ-S option from the Device Configuration – Voice/video quality page. 3. Define the PEVQ-S settings in the PEVQ-S Properties dialog.

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4. Start recording by clicking the Start Recording button . From the Measurement menu, select All Devices | Start/Stop Data Transfer to start the data transfer with all test devices or | Start/Stop Data Transfer to start the data transfer with just one device. 5. You can view, for example, from a line graph some streaming parameters. Open a line graph (Data | Line Graph | New). Press the Add New Layer button and select Video Quality MOS in the Y field and click OK. The graph will now display the selected parameter. 6. From the Measurement menu, select Start/Stop Data Transfer to end the data transfer or wait until the entire video clip has been streamed.

 Making streaming video quality measurements with PVI: 1. Check that VLC is installed on the computer. 2. Define the video streaming settings in the Streaming Properties dialog. 3. Start recording by clicking the Start Recording button . From the Measurement menu, select All Devices | Start/Stop Data Transfer to start the data transfer with all test devices or | Start/Stop Data Transfer to start the data transfer with just one device. 4. You can view, for example, from a line graph some streaming parameters. Open a line graph (Data | Line Graph | New). Press the Add New Layer button and select Video Quality MOS in the Y field and click OK. The graph will now display the selected parameter. 5. From the Measurement menu, select Start/Stop Data Transfer to end the data transfer or wait until the entire video clip has been streamed.

PEVQ-S Properties When making video streaming quality measurements with the PEVQ-S algorithm, you need to define some settings in the PEVQ-S Properties dialog.

Video offers a selection of preloaded videos that can be used in the testing. Only these preloaded videos can be used for testing. The videos must be stored in folder Nemo Tools\Video Files. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, the transfer will fail.


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VOIP CALLS With the optional VoIP module combined to Nemo Outdoor, a user is able to perform IP telephony measurements on the IP networks based on the established VoIP sessions. In order to be able to make VoIP call measurements, you will need to install a SIP server. Nemo Outdoor VoIP system is compatible with Asterisk SIP Server. To find more information on installing the Asterisk SIP server, login to http://www.asterisk.org/applications/pbx To start making VoIP call measurements, you will need to define some VoIP session settings in the SIP Server Settings and VoIP Call Configuration dialogs. Open the SIP Server Settings dialog by double-clicking the SIP Server item in the Devices view.

Domain defines the address of the SIP server, e.g. pbx.nemo.fi. Port defines the SIP port. The default SIP port is 5060. Username/Password defines the username that the user has registered to the server and the corresponding password. Connection timeout defines the timeout while trying to connect to the server. Registration duration defines the duration for which the SIP registration is valid. Automatic registration, when selected, automatically registers the user to the SIP server (as soon as Packet Session has been created). When selected, Use SIP proxy option enables the user to send outbound SIP messager via Proxy. Proxy address/port defines the proxy, through which SIP messages are sent.

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Open the VoIP Call Configuration dialog by double-clicking the VoIP Call item in the Devices view.

SIP callee address defines the SIP address of the call receiver. Audio codecs for the call can be selected from the list by selecting the box next to them. The order of the codecs is significant since the first codec is offered as the primary codec when making a call to a counterparty. For example, in the image above the primary codec offered for an outgoing call is G729/8000. In addition, only selected codecs are used while negotiating the codec in the case of an incoming call. Select the Voice quality option to enable voice quality measurements for VoIP calls. Please note that this option is available after you have selected the VoIP only option from the Device Configuration for Mobiles and Modems dialog. Reference sample filename refers to the file used as the reference sample in the voice quality measurements. Click the Browse button to select a file. Select the Save sample files option to save the received sample files on the laptop. With the Prefix for received sample files option you can define a prefex that will be added to the filename of all received sample files. With the Save only samples below threshold option you choose to save only those samples that are below a user-definable threshold (MOS score). Script settings defines the duration of the call and the call attempt timeout in seconds.


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 Making VoIP measurements: 1. Define SIP Server Settings and VoIP Call Configurations. 2. To start packet session, click on the Measurement control button

| Start Packet Session.

3. To register SIP server, click on the Measurement control button | Register SIP Server. 4. To start VoIP measurement, click on the Measurement control button | Start VoIP Call. 5. To end VoIP measurement, click on the Measurement control button | Stop VoIP Call. 6. Finally, to unregister SIP server, click on the Measurement control button | Unregister SIP Server (Note: This is not a mandatory step, a new call can be made without unregistering)

FACEBOOK TESTING In order to be able to test the Facebook application, you will need to set up a Facebook account. To start running Facebook tests, you will need to define some Facebook settings in the Facebook Configuration dialog. Open the dialog by double-clicking the Facebook item in the Devices view. ♦

Please note that if the Facebook item is not visible in the Devices view, your Nemo Outdoor license does not support Facebook testing.

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If you already have a Facebook account, type in the Username. The username can be found from the General Account Settings in Facebook. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds for how long Nemo Outdoor waits during a transfer if there is a break in the data flow. If the transfer does not continue within the defined time, the transfer will fail. User access token is required for Facebook testing. Enter the username and click the Get Access Token button. You will be redirected to the Facebook login page. Enter your account information and select the Keep me logged in to… option. Click Log In. You will return to Nemo Outdoor and an access token will appear in the field.

Application ID and Application access token fields are required only if you have your own application for accessing Facebook. Otherwise you can leave these fields empty and the Nemo Fabo application will be used by default.


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You can define a Photo that will be uploaded on the wall of your Facebook profile. Comment is text that will either be posted as a status update (without a photo) or as a caption for a photo. Limit for feed retrieval defines how many items or from how many days items will be retrieved from the wall when the user executes the Get Wall Feed command. After defining Facebook settings, return to the Devices view and start a packet session. Click the Measurement control button and select one of the Facebook-related commands. The following information is logged for each command: operation type, success/failure, time elapsed, and amount of data received/sent.

Get friend list will download the friend list from you Facebook account. Get wall feed will download the wall feed from you Facebook account. The amount of data downloaded is defined by the Limit for feed retrieval setting in the Facebook Configuration dialog. Post status update will upload the text typed in the Comment field and post it on the wall of your Facebook profile. Post photo will upload the photo selected in the Facebook Configuration dialog and the text typed in the Comment field as caption on the wall of your Facebook profile.

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SMS TESTING SMS testing allows you to monitor how text messages are transferred in the network. Open the SMS Testing dialog by double-clicking the Short Messaging Service item in the Devices view.

Phone Number defines the number of the mobile where you are sending the test messages. Enter the number without spaces and with the international country code; for example, +3581234567. Service Center Address defines the message center number of the mobile from where the messages are sent. The number is found from the test mobile SMS settings. Timeout defines the time in seconds after which the SMS sending attempt is terminated. When the End-to-end message option is selected, a unique ID consisting of 42 characters is added to the beginning of the message text when the SMS is sent. When the measurement file is added to the Nemo Analyze database, Nemo Analyze is able to recognize the SMS and the time it took for it to reach its destination from the time of sending during post-processing. All handlers support sending and receiving concatenated SMS messages. Message refers to the user-defined test message that will be sent. The limit is set to 15000 characters.


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 Making SMS testing measurements: ♦

Note that with CDMA terminals, before carrying out SMS testing in Nemo Outdoor, you must send an SMS to the target phone number using the terminal's keypad. After that Nemo Outdoor can be used to send the same message again. 1. Define the Phone Number (with the international country code and without spaces) where you are sending the test SMS message. 2. Enter the Service Center Address of the test mobile from which you are sending the test SMS. The number can be found from your mobile SMS Settings. 3. Define the Timeout, i.e., the time in seconds after which the SMS sending attempt is terminated. 4. Type in the test message and click OK. 5. Start recording by clicking the Start Recording button . From the Measurement menu, select All Devices | Send SMS Message to send an SMS with all test devices or | Send SMS Message to send an SMS with just one device. Nemo Outdoor will send the test SMS. 6. You can view, for example, from a grid window if the test message was delivered successfully. Open an event grid (Data | Events Grid | New). Open the Grid Properties dialog (right-click on the grid and select Properties from the popup menu). Clear all selections and select the Short Message Service item and click OK. The grid will now display only the selected SMS testingrelated events.

SMS Testing with CDMA Terminals SMS testing with CDMA does not require you to do any configurations prior to SMS testing for the terminal. The verified CDMA terminals supporting SMS testing are •

Huawei C7600

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LG C680

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LG C676

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LG KX206

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LG KX256

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LG VX8100

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LG VX8350

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LG VX8360

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Samsung SCH A870

The testing goes as follows. 1. Connect and add the terminal to Nemo Outdoor. 2. Prior to starting SMS testing in Nemo Outdoor, send an SMS to the target phone number from the phone’s keypad. 3. In the Devices view, click on the Measurement control button and select Send SMS Message. Nemo Outdoor sends the same message as was sent by the user from the actual phone interface by retrieving the text message from the phone’s Saved messages folder.

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MMS TESTING MMS testing allows you to monitor how multimedia messages are transferred in the network. MMS messages can be sent manually and with scripts. In addition to successfully sent/received MMS messages, also sending/receiving attempts and sending/receiving failures are recorded enabling statistical success rate calculations. Nemo Outdoor measures total MMS sending delay. Also separate delays from Attach, PDP context activation, logging to MMSC, and message sending/receiving are recorded. In order to be able to make MMS measurements, you will need to define some MMS-related settings in the Packet Session Settings dialog. ♦

Note that you need to define the MMS settings also on the device receiving the MMS messages.

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If you are using the Nokia 6630, 6680 or N80 mobile for MMS testing, please see chapter MMS Settings for Nokia 6630, 6680, and N80. Some special MMS settings are required.

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If you are using Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121 mobiles for MMS testing, please see chapter MMS Settings for Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121. Some special MMS settings are required.

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Please note that if you create a script for making MMS measurements, the script must not contain a PDP activation command.


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Packet Session Settings for MMS Open the Packet Session Settings - MMS dialog by double-clicking the Multimedia Messaging Service item in the Devices view. The MMS tab is opened by default. Packet Session settings are needed to establish the packet switched data connection. All the parameters in the Packet Session and the Basic QoS and Extended QoS tabs are operator-specific. You must select the correct parameters to make the packet transfer function. Contact the operator of the network that you are measuring.

MMS In the MMS tab, all the settings are required in order to make MMS measurements.

MMSC address defines the MMS Service Center address. This setting is operator-specific. MMSC username defines the MMS Service Center username. This setting is operator-specific. MMSC password defines the MMS Service Center password. This setting is operator-specific. WAP gateway host refers to the WAP gateway host. This setting is operator-specific. WAP gateway port refers to the port used by the WAP gateway. This setting is operator-specific. Connection timeout defines the time in seconds after which the connection attempt is terminated. Transfer timeout defines the time in seconds after which the MMS sending attempt is terminated. Message to be sent refers to the test MMS message used in the measurement. Message Editor button opens the MMS Editor dialog for editing and creating MMS messages.

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MMS Editor Use the MMS Editor dialog to type and edit test messages. You can attach files to the test messages and save messages for later use.

New MMS Message saves the current changes and opens and empty MMS Editor. Open MMS Message opens an Open dialog where you can open premade MMS messages. Save MMS Message saves the current MMS message for later use. Save As saves the current MMS message with a different name for later use. Save Attachments saves the files attached to the test message to a selected location. Attachments field displays a list of attachments in the test message. Add opens an Open dialog for adding an attachment to the test message. Remove removes the selected attachment from the test message.

Making MMS Measurements Follow these step-by-step instructions for making MMS measurements. ♦

You should have all the measurement devices connected and activated.

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Note that you need to define the MMS settings also on the device receiving the MMS messages.

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If you are using Nokia 6630, 6680 or N80 mobiles for MMS testing, please see chapter MMS Settings for Nokia 6630, 6680, and N80. Some special MMS settings are required.

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If you are using Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121 mobiles for MMS testing, please see chapter MMS Settings for Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121. Some special MMS settings are required.


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 Making MMS measurements: 1. Define the MMS-related Packet Session Settings (see Packet Session Settings for MMS). 2. Edit the test message and add the media attachments in the MMS Editor. 3. If you want to make automated measurements, create a script for MMS measurements (see Making Script Files). 4. If you are making manual measurements, that is, not using a script, select Send MMS Message from the Measurement control menu or from the Measurement menu. Nemo Outdoor will send the test MMS. 5. If you are using a script, activate the script by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts button. This will start the measurement. 6. You can view, for example, from a grid window if the test message was delivered successfully. Open an event grid (Data | Events Grid | New). Open the Grid Properties dialog (right-click on the grid and select Properties from the popup menu). Clear all selections and select the Multimedia Message Service item and click OK. The grid will now display only the selected MMS testingrelated events.

MMS Settings for Nokia 6630, 6680, and N80 You need to make some MMS settings for the Nokia 6630, 6680, and N80 mobiles before you can use them in MMS testing with Nemo Outdoor.

 Changing MMS settings for Nokia 6630, 6680, and N80: 1. On the phone main window, press Messag.

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2. In the Messaging view, press Options.

3. From the menu, select Settings.

4. From the Settings view, select Multimedia message.


5. Select the Access point in use option and change it to None.

6. Select the Recept. in home net. and change it to Off.

7. Select the Reception if roaming option and change it to Off.

8. Press Back and select Yes to confirm the changes. Finally switch the mobile on and off.

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MMS Settings for Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121 You need to make some MMS settings for the Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121 mobiles before you can use them in MMS testing with Nemo Outdoor.

 Changing MMS settings for Nokia N95, 6120, and 6121: 1. On the phone main window, press Messaging.

2. In the Messaging view, press Options.


3. From the menu, select Settings.

4. From the Settings view, select Multimedia message.

5. Select the Access point in use option and change it to None.

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6. Select Multimedia retrieval and change it to Off.

7. Select Allow anon. msgs. and change it to Off by pressing the navigation button on the phone, or by selecting Options| Change| No.

8. Press on the navigation key to change the setting for Receive adverts from Yes to No.

9. Press the navigation button on the phone to change the Receive report setting from Yes to No.


10.Press Back and select Yes to confirm the changes. Finally switch the mobile off and on.

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USSD TESTING USSD testing allows you to monitor how USSD messages are transferred in the network. Open the USSD Message dialog by double-clicking the USSD Message item in the Devices view.

Timeout defines the time in seconds after which the USSD sending attempt is terminated. Message refers to the user-defined test message that will be sent. The limit for USSD messages is 182 characters.

 Sending USSD messages: 1. Define the Timeout, i.e., the time in seconds after which the message sending attempt is terminated. 2. Type in the test message and click OK.


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3. Start recording by clicking the Start Recording button . In the Devices view, click the Measurement Control button and select Send USSD Message to send a USSD message with just one device. Nemo Outdoor will send the message.

4. You can view, for example, from a grid window if the test message was delivered successfully. Open an event grid (Data | Events Grid | New). Open the Grid Properties dialog (right-click on the grid and select Properties from the popup menu). Clear all selections and select the USSD item and click OK. The grid will now display only the selected USSD message testing-related events.

START EXTERNAL APPLICATION This feature allows users to launch external applications from Nemo Outdoor as a part of the automatic measurement sequence. You can define the executable as well as the command-line parameters. With Nemo Invex, you can run external applications also on the measurement servers (UICs). The external application can be used to launch any proprietary or third-party applications that are not built into Nemo Outdoor. This enables, for example, the testing of data protocols that are not currently supported by Nemo Outdoor. You can then monitor the data throughputs from the PPP data throughput parameter. The external application feature can also be used to test web browsing. An APP event is written to the log file when a web browser is launched and closed. The user must set the cache size to minimum from the browser settings.

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The Start External Application dialog is accessed through the Script Editor, Add menu. Select Start External Application from the menu.

Application Name defines the application that you want to run from Nemo Outdoor while making measurements. Define the path where the application .exe file is located on your computer. For example, C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe. ♦

Please note that clicking the Browse button will only show the folders on the local computer. If you want to run an external application on a measurement server (Nemo Invex), check the path from that server, for example, with Remote Desktop and type in the path manually. If you select the Wait until completed option, the test script will be on hold until the external application is closed. Arguments defines what file or web page will be opened in the external application once it is started. For example, if you start Internet Explorer, define here a URL (http://www.anite.com/nemo). You can also leave the field empty. Note that there should be no spaces between the characters in the pathname or target file specified in the Arguments field. Working Folder refers to the folder that the application uses to open and save files. For example, C:\Temp.


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ICMP PING The ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) Ping functionality allows you to perform ping measurements simultaneously with data transfers.

Host name refers to the IP address or URL that is being pinged, for example, www.anite.com. You can use Packet Data Tester or any IP server. Just make sure that the IP server used will respond to the ping. Packet size is the size of the ping packet that is used to measure ping time. The value determines the size of the packet sent to the server. In addition, it determines the size of the reply packet that the server uses to reply Nemo Outdoor. Timeout determines the maximum time that Nemo Outdoor waits for a reply packet from the server. If this time is exceeded, the ping measurement event will be created by using the timeout parameter (=-1). Delay defines the delay duration in milliseconds. In addition to the duration, also define where the delay will occur. The options are: •

Delay between requests which means the protocol will always wait for a reply before sending new request. If the delay is less than the ping delay, a new request is sent immediately after the reply.

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Delay from reply to request which means a new ping is sent after a reply is received.

Select the Repeat n times option if you would like to define the number of times the ping measurement is repeated. Select the Repeat until stopped option if you would like to continue the ping measurement until you stop it manually.

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Example 1. RTT time is 100ms and “delay from reply to request” is set to 1 s. New request is sent every 1.1s (100ms + 1000ms). If “delay between request” is selected, a new request is sent every 1000ms.

Ping reply

Example 2. RTT time is 100ms and “delay from reply to request” is set to 50ms. New request is sent every 150ms (100ms + 50ms). If “delay between request” is selected, a new request is sent every 100ms because the protocol always waits for a reply before sending a new request.

Ping reply

 To make ping measurements: 1. Open the Ping Settings dialog by double-clicking the ICMP Ping item in the Devices view. 2. Define the required ping parameters and click OK. 3. Click the Start Recording button

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4. In the Devices view, click on the Measurement control button and select Start Packet Session. Wait until the status field in the Device Status window says ‘PDP Context Activated’. 5. From the Measurement control menu, select Start ICMP Ping. If you selected the Ping until stopped option in the Ping Settings dialog, select Stop ICMP Ping to stop the ping measurement. Otherwise, the ping will be repeated the user-defined number of times.

MEASUREMENT PROFILES To make the measurement configuration for different devices more convenient, you can create measurement profiles. A measurement profile contains all the necessary settings for making data transfers, voice/video calls, sending messages, etc. The measurement profiles can also be exported to another Nemo Outdoor system. See chapter Export/Import Settings for more information on exporting settings. To create a new measurement profile, go to the Devices view and click the arrow button next to a service (e.g. voice call or Facebook) and select Edit Measurement Profiles.


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In the Measurement Profiles dialog, click the Add button to create a new measurement profile for the selected service or select one of the existing profiles. Type a name for the new measurement profile and click OK.

A configuration dialog for the selected service is opened. Enter the required information and click OK. The measurement profile is added to the Measurement Profiles dialog. In the future you can just select the measurement profile from the list and start measuring.

IP PACKET CAPTURING With IP packet capturing, network packets sent between IP addresses are stored in log files and can be post-processed with a third party application such as Ethereal®. A separate log file is generated for each test terminal making data transfers. In order to use IP packet capturing in Nemo Outdoor: 1. First, install Microsoft Network Monitor. Go to Microsoft website to download the free Network Monitor installation package. Select the NM34_x86.exe (for 32-bit Windows) or NM34_x64.exe (for 64-bit Windows) installation file and click on Download. 2. Once the installation file is downloaded, double-click on it. The Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4 dialog appears. Click Yes to continue installation and follow the steps in the installation wizard to finish the installation. 3. Next, install Nemo Outdoor. 4. For 64-bit Windows you need to install an additional setup of Nemo Packet Monitor x64 7.x.x.exe (Nemo Outdoor and Nemo Packet Monitor must be of the same version) found in the Nemo Outdoor product package. Double-click the file and follow the steps in the installation wizard to finish the installation. 5. Start Nemo Outdoor, add a device, and go to the Measurement Properties, Measurement page. Select the Enable IP Capture option.

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Note that if the Enable IP Capture item is not on the list, the Network Monitor driver is not installed.

IP packet capture measurement option has four states: disabled, enabled, partial, and full. •

Disabled: IP packet monitoring is not performed at all

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Enabled: a separate .pcap file is not written but, for example, KPI, IP service access time is recorded

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Partial logging: only message headers are recorded

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Full logging: all messages are recorded

The IP packet data is stored in a separate file (.pcap) for each measurement terminal for which IP capturing is enabled. To view data in Packet decoder grids during playback, you need to enable the packet decoding function prior to performing data measurements. Select Full logging in the Enable IP Capture field. A separate .pcap-file will be generated for the measurement. This file needs to accompany the measurement file in the same folder when viewing and decoding packet capture information in Packet Decoder grids in Nemo Outdoor.


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MAKING SCRIPT FILES ♦

Note that it is not possible to use scripts with scanners. The script file is an ASCII file containing the list of numbers that are to be called. The extension for script files is .nsfx or .nsf (old script format). You can edit the Script file configuration in the Script Editor dialog. When editing scripts, it is possible to have several Script Editor dialogs open and to copy and paste commands from one script to another. You can access this dialog by selecting Measurement | Script Editor (Ctrl+E).

The table in the middle will show a list of all functions and parameters that will be executed during a measurement. Click the Add button to add commands in the script. Modify can be used to edit an existing script entry. Select a row from the table and click the button to change the settings for that function. Delete deletes the selected entry row. Move Up moves the selected entry row up by one row in the script. Move Down moves the selected entry down by one row in the script. Insert Script can be used to insert the contents of another script file into the current script. Repeat Script value defines how many times the script will be repeated during the measurements. The range of repeat script values is from 1 to 10,000. When the Use device settings for script commands option is selected, the settings that have been configured in the Measurement Properties dialog are used for the script settings. For example, if you have defined a Voice number in the Measurement Properties – Configuration dialog, that number is used when you add a voice call in the script and the Voice Call Properties dialog does not appear. New clears the entry fields for inserting new script values. Open opens a dialog for selecting an existing script file to be modified or reviewed.

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Save saves the file with the existing name or if the script is a new one, opens a dialog for inserting the file name. Close exits the dialog. ♦

Notes about script functions: •

Scrambling code or removed scrambling code can be selected for conditional testing using the IF loop

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“Is different”: If UMTS carrier RSSI is different than -70dBm  Whenever the value is other than -70dBm, IF condition is triggered

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“Is changed”: If UMTS carrier RSSI is changed  Whenever the UMTS carrier RSSI value changes, the IF condition is triggered. The reference value is unknown, which means that when starting the measurement and when the first UMTS carrier RSSI value is received, the IF condition is triggered. The next trigger occurs when the carrier RSSI value is different from the previous value. For example, 1. Carrier RSSI value in the log file: -70dBm  triggers the IF string 2. Carrier RSSI value -70dBm  nothing happens 3. Carrier RSSI value -68dBm  Triggers the IF string

Script Transfer Stop Commands With the forced stop command it is possible to abort a current script command. For example, a data transfer can be canceled if the serving system changes, instead of waiting for its completion. It is also possible to set a time duration for data transfers. If a data transfer is not completed during a userdefined time, the Nemo Outdoor application will abort the data transfer automatically. Please note that in this case the data disconnection status is written as Normal data disconnect.

The forced stop command, e.g., with voice calls, can be used in conjunction with conditional or wait commands as well. For example, if a call should be stopped when the system changes from GSM to UMTS, the forced stop command can be used to end the call immediately after the system changes. In the example below, the voice call is started only when the serving system is GSM. Call duration is set to 120 seconds. It should be noted that the actual call duration is set with line three, Wait until system is UMTS but at most 120s. After the call is connected, the script starts waiting for the system to be changed to UMTS, or at most 120 seconds. The call is ended with End a voice call (forced) with line 4 after 120 seconds, or when system changes to UMTS; whichever comes first.


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GSM voice call example. Voice call is started only in GSM and aborted when system changes to UMTS.

The forced stop command can be used also to stop active data transfers. In the example below the script waits until the system changes to UMTS. Once the system is in UMTS, the script waits 5 seconds before making a voice call followed by PDP context activation and FTP data transfer. The script stops, waiting until the system changes to GSM, but at most for 60 seconds. If the system changes to GSM before 60 seconds, the voice call is continued normally until a 60-second call duration is reached. FTP data transfer is aborted immediately when the system changes to GSM, or after 60 seconds, whichever comes first. If line eight were End a voice call (forced), the voice call would be stopped immediately after inter-RAT handover occurred.

In the following you will see a PS data and voice call example. The data transfer is aborted when the system changes to GSM, or after 60 seconds; voice call is continued. The call duration is 60 seconds.

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In the following you will see another PS data and voice call example. The data transfer and voice call are aborted when the system changes to GSM, or after 60 seconds, whichever comes first.

The voice call is aborted when the system changes to GSM, or after 60 seconds, but data transfer is continued normally with the Stop FTP transfer (Normal) command.


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Add Menu

The Add menu contains all the items that can be used in a script. Selecting an item may open a dialog where you need to define some parameters and settings. See earlier chapters for more detailed information on the dialogs. The Start External Application item is described in more detail in chapter Start External Application. In the Script Editor, by clicking Add and selecting Send DTMF Characters you are able to send DTMF sequences. You can e.g. make calls to service numbers that work by using DTMF tones. This command can only be used during voice calls.

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Receive Call In the Incoming Call Configuration dialog you can define settings for incoming calls.

Call duration determines the time that the call lasts in seconds. The duration timer is started from the channel assignment. The range of duration values is from 1 to 1,000,000 seconds. Note that the maximum value of this parameter is the same as the value you have set as the Delay Between Call Attempts parameter. Call reception timeout value determines the maximum duration of the call reception attempt. If the value is exceeded before the cellular system has assigned a traffic channel, the call reception attempt will be stopped and the attempt will be marked as a failure. The range of the Call Reception Timeout value is from 5 to 60 seconds. The value is recommended to be at least 10 seconds. Select the Enable Nemo Server connection option to enable incoming calls from Nemo Server. Nemo Server Settings button opens the HTTPS Options dialog where you can define connection settings. Own number defines the device’s phone number. Server line defines the Nemo Server phone number. Select the Enable Voice quality option to activate the voice quality settings. Note that the voice quality settings are available only if your license supports voice quality measurements.


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Reference sample filename defines the reference sample to which the received audio sample is compared. If you want to use your own test samples, make sure that the samples are of 8KHz sampling rate, 16-bit linear coded .wav files that are no longer than six seconds in length. With the Terratec sound card, sampling rate can be 8kHz or 16 kHz (for WB-AMR testing) and sample length a maximum of 30 seconds. For ECHO measurements, use one of the following samples: 10s.wav, 4s_m.wav, 8s.wav, ru_6s.wav, and ru_6s_wb.wav. Select the Save sample files option to save the received voice quality sample files. Prefix for received sample files refers to the prefix that is added to the file names of received audio sample files. If you leave this field empty, the received audio files are not stored. When a prefix is defined, Nemo Outdoor names the files as follows: prefix_mos_date_time.wav where prefix is the user-defined prefix, mos the voice quality score on a MOS scale with one decimal precision but without decimal point, date in DDMMYYYY format, and time in HHMMSS format. For example: terminal1_34_15112004_143045.wav. Save only samples below threshold determines the value below which the samples are saved. The threshold values range from 0-5, 0 being the worst and 5 the best value. The default threshold value is 5, which means that all samples are saved. ♦

Note that the Script Settings table is activated only if you access this dialog through the Script Editor.

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Note that with voice quality measurements when calling the Nemo audio server, the delay time between a new call attempt and the previous call disconnect must be at least 10 seconds.

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Wait Settings To add pauses in the script, select Wait. In the Wait Settings dialog you can define different conditions for the wait. You can also define custom conditions.

With the Wait until the time is option you can define a point in time after which the script continues. With the Wait for all scripts to be synchronized option you can place multiple synchronization points inside the script file. Nemo Outdoor’s script group functionality enables you to synchronize the script files and/or certain lines in the script file for certain devices. Both synchronization methods can be used together or separately depending on needs of the user. In the following example below both devices are doing PS data transfers. The idea is to start FTP download simultaneously. Script files for both devices are identical except that IP address is different. Wait for script synchronization command has been selected for both devices in the Wait settings dialog. The Wait for script synchronization is seen on line two for both devices.


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Both devices have been assigned for the same script group called “PS data”.

Script groups are useful especially if certain devices and when script files are needed to be synchronized. In this example, it is not necessary to use the script group. As many synchronization points as needed can be added to the script files. It should be noted that the number of synchronization points between script files used in the same script group should be equal. With the Wait Fixed and Random options you can define a fixed wait time (in seconds) or a random time (define the minimum and maximum values in seconds) and then select one of the following: •

Current time: wait (fixed or random) is added between items in the script.

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Last notification: wait (fixed or random) is added after the selected notification. Select the notification from the drop-down menu. For example, you can make the script pause for 60 seconds after a call attempt event. This will prevent the script from continuing before the call attempt has completed. Note that also custom-made notifications can be selected here.

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With the Custom condition option you can make the script wait for a custom condition. Click the Edit Rules button to access the Wait Custom Conditions dialog where you can define a wait condition. For example, you can define a specific parameter value.

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Next notification: script waits for the selected event notification to appear. Select the notification from the drop-down menu. For example, you can make the script wait until the system changes from GSM to UMTS.

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Current system is: script file continues only when the system selected from the drop-down menu is in use.

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But at most value is the maximum wait time in seconds if the defined notification does not appear.

 Adding a pause in the script file: 1. First define the wait time in seconds. 2. Then define from which point onwards the wait time is calculated: from the current time or after a certain event notification, such as, call attempt. 3. If you selected the Last notification or Next notification option, define also the maximum wait time in seconds after which the script will continue.


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Advanced Script Settings Conditional Blocks By selecting Advanced | If/End If, you will enter the If Condition Settings dialog. Here you can define criteria which have to be met until a set of commands between the If - End If block in the script takes place. If the criteria set in this dialog are met, Outdoor will perform the set of commands within the If - End If block, and if the criteria are not met, this set of commands will be skipped altogether and the script resumes from the first item after the End If command.

Click on the Field tab to select a system and a parameter from the drop-down menu. In the Condition and Value fields you can define the value conditions for the parameter which have to be met for the commands inside the If-End If block to take place. In this example the serving system must be UMTS FDD. You can select the system in the Value drop-down menu. Click Add to list to add the condition to the list. If you want to remove the condition from the list, select it and click Remove. Click OK. Next, add commands to the script from the Add menu, and move them to their appropriate places with the Move Up and Move Down tabs. In the following example script, Serving sys.=5 on the fourth row in the Parameters field indicates the criteria that were set earlier. If the criteria are met, the commands between the If Condition and End If commands will be performed.

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Loops You can add loops in the script files. By going to Add | Advanced | Loop/End Loop, you will enter the Loop Settings dialog.

You can select from the following loop options: •

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Repeat the loop for x minutes

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Repeat the loop until the time is x

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Repeat the loop as long as the following criteria are met

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With the Repeat the loop as long as the following criteria are met option you can set conditions for the loop to take place. Click the Field button to select a parameter. Then define the condition and value for the selected parameter. Finally click Add to list and OK to add the loop in the script. In the first example, the loop has been set to be repeated twice before continuing with the script. Click OK and add the wanted script commands in the script from the Add menu. You can move the commands to their appropriate places with the Move Up and Move Down tabs. In the example below the voice call within the loop will be repeated twice before continuing with the script.

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The second loop option allows the user to define criteria which need to be met for the loop to be repeated. In the example below the system and parameter (UMTS | Ec/N0 (Active)) have been selected from the Field drop-down menu. The condition for the loop is that the parameter value needs to be greater or equal to -5. Click Add to list and OK. The commands inside the loop block will be performed only and as long as the Ec/N0 (Active) value is greater or equal to -5.

In the example below the script is set to start and continue making calls only when and as long as the call is connected to UMTS. As soon as there is a handover from UMTS to GSM, the call stops.


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Counters and Timers Counters and timers can be used with If and Loop commands as conditions. With a counter you can define a number of instances and with a timer you can define a certain time in seconds. Click the Add button in the Script Editor and select Advanced | Counter or Advanced | Start Timer. Define a name for the counter/timer and click OK. The counter/timer can now be selected as a condition in the If and Loop Condition Settings dialogs.

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Below is an example of a script with both a timer and a counter. On row three there is a loop command with a counter condition called GSM calls and a timer condition called Duration. The loop is configured to repeat a voice call until one of the following conditions is met: number of calls in a GSM system is five or the loop has been running for 600 seconds.

Running Scripts After you have created a script, it will be saved and you can load it for measurements later on.

 To run the script file: 1. In the Measurement Properties, Scripts dialog, select the script in the Script File field. Note that you need to define the script for each device individually. The script can be different for each device. 2. Activate the Start/Stop Scripts (F8) button . Nemo Outdoor will start running the measurement according to the script file. Note that if you have selected the Start Scripts Automatically option in the User Interface Properties – General dialog, Nemo Outdoor will start running the script when you click the Start Recording button. 3. The program will now conduct the measurement as defined in the script file. 4. During measurements, you can stop and start the script for each measurement device individually while the other devices will continue running their scripts. Select a device and click the Start/stop script state for selected device button in the Devices view. You can then control the device manually. 5. After the script is finished, you can stop the recording (Measurement | Stop or Stop button

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MEASUREMENT LISTS Measurement lists enable you to run automated measurements with several devices combining multiple scripts. You can use measurement lists with just one device to run several scripts one after another. Each measurement is recorded in a separate file. You can also use measurement lists in idle mode. In Online mode, select Measurement | Start Measurement List to open the Measurement List dialog.

Scheduled measurements displays a list of measurements that will be run when the measurement list is started. Each measurement will be recorded in its own file. Click Add New to add new measurements and Remove to delete selected measurements from the list. Filename defines the filename format. The default format is %y%b%d %H%M%S (year-month-day hours-minutes-seconds, e.g., 06May31 165246) but you can use any combination of the items below. For example, "%y%b%d_%n means that the filename looks as follows: 06May31_1. The last number (%n) is the sequence number for measurement files recorded that day. %a

Abbreviated weekday name

%A

Full weekday name

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Abbreviated month name

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%B

Full month name

%d

Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)

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%I


%j

Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)

%m

Month as decimal number (01 – 12)

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Minute as decimal number (00 – 59)

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%p

Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock

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Second as decimal number (00 – 59)

%U

Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53)

%w

Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)

%W

Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53)

%y

Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99)

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Year with century, as decimal number

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Select the When all scripts are completed option to finish once all scripts have finished running.

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Select the After recording duration option to finish after recording has been going on for a certain period of time. Define the time in hours and minutes (hh:mm).

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Select the At measurement size option to finish when the total size of the measurement files reaches a certain limit. Define the size in kilobits (KB).

Select the Save statistics to file option to enable the CSV file writing. Select the Send measurement results to FTP server option to automatically upload the log files to an FTP server after running the measurement list. Devices table displays a list of devices connected to Nemo Outdoor. Script file defines the script file used in the measurement. Click the Script Editor button to edit the selected script. Properties opens the Measurement Properties - Script dialog.


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Start runs the measurement list. Click Load to load measurement lists and Save to save measurement lists. By default, measurement list files (*.nmlx) are saved to the Configuration files folder. You can save and load measurement lists to/from a file or to/from an FTP server. To save a measurement list on an FTP server, select Save | Save To FTP Server. Click the FTP Options button to define settings for the FTP server. See page 330 for more information on the settings. Define a name for the .aex file on your PC. The measurement list will be saved in this file.

To load a measurement list from an FTP server, select Load | From FTP Server. If you have not defined any FTP server settings, the list will be empty. When FTP server settings are defined, a list of exported measurement list files will appear. Select a file and click Open.

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 Creating a measurement list: 1. Click the Add New button to add a new measurement. 2. Select a device from the Devices list. 3. Select a script from the Script File field. You can edit the selected script by clicking the Script Editor button. 4. Repeat the previous steps until you have a complete measurement list. 5. Select the When all scripts are completed option. Finally, click Start. 6. The measurement list is finished after all scripts have been completed. 7. To save the measurement list, click Save.

FORCING FUNCTIONS Nemo Outdoor offers a set of forcing functions that are accessible through the Nemo Outdoor user interface. In addition to these, some terminals support more forcing features that are accessible via the mobile keypad. See the terminal-specific data sheets for more information on the forcing features available for each terminal.

Channel Locking You can lock test mobiles to a channel and/or scrambling code during the measurement process. Note that even though you are locking the mobile to a certain channel in idle mode, you are actually locking the mobile only to the base station supporting that channel at that moment if you make a call. As the base station can carry several channels simultaneously, the connection can be established or handed over to another channel but not to another base station. In other words, the channel used cannot be totally controlled by the mobile as the system will assign the channel.

 To lock the Nemo Outdoor test mobile to a channel: ♦

Note that when the channel lock is activated, the Neighbor Stations window displays only Serving Cell values.

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Note that if you are using the single mode, you must keep the test mobile connected to the power cord. If the mobile is not connected to the power cord and the program switches it off, you must switch the mobile on manually.


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1. When you have connected the measurement device, select the device and click the Measurement settings button in the Devices view and select Channel Locking. You can also select Measurement | | Channel Locking. The Channel Locking dialog will appear on your screen.

2. Enter the system and channel number and/or scrambling code within the given limits (it must be a valid channel/scrambling code number) and click the Lock button. The button will remain pushed down indicating that channel lock is activated. A red indicator will appear in the Device Status view when a lock is activated.

3. Click the Unlock button in the Forcing Functions | Channel Locking dialog to release the channel lock or select a new channel.

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Band Locking You can use band locking if you want to compare how the network functions with different bands and systems. Using the Band Locking dialog, you can force the mobile to use certain bands or system(s). You can open the Band Locking dialog by selecting the device and clicking the Measurement settings button in the Devices view and choosing Band Locking.

Choose the band(s) or system(s) from the list and click the Lock button. This will lock the mobile to the band/system you have chosen. Click Close to exit the dialog. A red indicator will appear in the Device Status view when a lock is activated. To release the band lock, open the Band Locking dialog and click the Unlock button.


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Network Selection With Nemo Outdoor it is possible to manually register and deregister to and from a mobile network. Click the Measurement Settings button in the Devices view and select Network Selection.

The Register, Deregister, and Scan functions are available only when the device is in detached mode. Select Manual, type in a PLMN ID, and click Register to register to a specific network. If you select Automatic, the device will automatically select the network. ♦

Note that if the device is registered to a network, it is recommended to deregister the device before registering to another network. Especially when switching between operators. Also note that all NMR devices have mobile data enabled and the devices are attached to a network so they need to be deregistered. Click the Scan button to scan for available networks. Note that the scanning may take several minutes and it cannot be canceled. Select a network from the list by double-clicking the network name and click Register. From the Device Status view you can observe the status of the device. To switch back to Automatic mode, select Automatic and click Register.

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Handover Control ♦

This functionality is available only with certain Nokia terminals. Forcing handovers can be used to check that they work properly. You do not have to wait for the mobile to make handovers, as you can, for example, force a handover to every neighbor cell. Start a measurement and initiate a call (Measurement control button | Start Voice Call). Open the Handover Control dialog (Measurement settings button | Handover Control). Define the channel and handover type and click OK.

The BCCH ARFCN can be used to select the broadcast control channel (1-885) you want to force the handover to. The BSIC field defines the Base station identification code for the target cell. The user has three mode request commands, Normal mode, Handover forcing and Handover suppression. If the terminal accepts the command made by the user, the corresponding button will indicate this. If the command fails, the user is notified. It is also possible to send the same command several times without clicking other commands (i.e. send a new Handover Forcing command with different bias values or forced the terminal to different scr. code, or in GSM to a different channel without first deactivating HO forcing). For example, the device can be forced to scrambling code 6. Once the terminal is locked to scrambling code 6, the user can set a new target cell and press the Handover forcing button again. The Target cell settings and Non-Target cell settings fields enable the user to define 3G offsets, i.e. enhance target cell Ec/N0 and RSCP, and degrade non-target cell Ec/N0 and RSCP)


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During Normal mode, forcing is disabled and the terminal performs 2G and 3G handovers normally.

The system field shown in the Target cell field shows in real time whether the serving system is GSM or WCDMA. When the serving system is GSM, the target cell and non-target cell settings are disabled. In case the current serving system is GSM, but the wanted target cell is in WCDMA, band locking can be used first to lock the terminal to WCDMA.

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Once target cell settings including biasing information are defined by the user, handover mode can be changed to Handover forcing mode by pressing the button. Handover forcing is done by biasing target and non-target cell Ec/N0 and RSCP values. Therefore it is also possible to bias the current active cell. For example, in the example below active set includes only one scrambling code. By pressing the Handover forcing button, the terminal reports biasing Ec/N0 and RSCP values as set by the user. When the mode is changed back to Normal mode the terminal reports unbiased values.

In the next example regarding Forced 3G handover and measurement report modification, the terminal active set includes scrambling code 63 with Ec/N0 value -7.6dB shown as a brown curve. Scrambling code 6 and 255 are seen in the monitored set with colors blue and green. Scrambling code 6 is selected to be a target cell.


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Once the button is pressed, scrambling code number 6 is added to active set with Ec/N0 value -4.7dB. Scrambling codes seen in the monitored set are decreased -10dB. Scrambling code 6 is seen with Ec/N0 value -18.2dB (brown) and scrambling code 255 (green) is removed from the monitored set.

This situation is active as long as forcing/biasing is enabled. The device sends measurement reports to the network with biased values.

Once the mode is changed back to normal, the terminal starts reporting unbiased values.

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When the Handover suppression button is pressed, the terminal is not allowed to do handovers to other cells. It should be noted that target cell biasing can be done only with WCDMA. Biasing/ measurement report message modification is not possible with GSM at the moment. You can use this feature, for example, to find the edge of a cell by stopping the handovers from taking place when driving away from a base station.

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Cell Barring ♦

This functionality is available for Nokia 2G and Motorola 3G terminals.

During the measurement you can select if you wish to access only cells that are accessible to all end users (Accept), all cells; that is, also cells that are barred (Ignore), and only barred cells (Reverse). The Cell Barring dialog is accessed by selecting the device and clicking the Measurement settings button in the Devices view and choosing Cell Barring. You can also select Measurement | | Cell Barring.

Set Terminal Radio On/Off (Airplane Mode) It is possible to set the terminal radio on and off by selecting the device and clicking the Measurement settings button in the Devices view and selecting Set Terminal Radio On/Off. You can also select Measurement | | Set Terminal Radio On/Off. The Device Status view will display a red indicator when the terminal radio is off.

AMR Codec Forcing ♦

This feature is available with Qualcomm-based devices. It is possible to force a device to use a certain AMR codec mode. For example, when a UE is forced to the WCDMA AMR WB codec, it can freely use any WB AMR codec from 6.6 kbps to 23.85 kbps.. The codecs are enabled/disabled from the Measurement Properties – Measurement page.

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CELL TESTING The surrounding cells of a location can be tested through an automated list of test calls that are locked to a cell at a time. The Cell Testing dialog is accessed by selecting the device and clicking the Measurement settings button in the Devices view and choosing Cell Testing. You can also select Measurement | | Cell Testing.

Phone number defines the phone number that is called at the outset of the cell test. During the call the neighbor list which defines the cells to be tested is updated. This is necessary since if the cell from which the cell testing is performed is a strong one, without this call the neighbour list may remain empty. Test cases defines whether the user wishes to perform Voice call or Packet call testing or both by selecting Voice & Packet in the drop-down menu. If the user selects both, the test starts with a voice connection attempt, and after that the test continues with the attempt to create a PDP context with the cell. The choice of test case also affects the displayed fields in this dialog. For example, if Voice call is selected, no Packet call settings are displayed RX level threshold: if the cell to be tested is a GSM cell, only cells stronger than the value defined here will be included in the test


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Ec/N0 threshold: if the cell to be tested is a UMTS cell, only cells that are stronger than this value will be included in the test Maximum number of calls defines the maximum number of calls that are made in the test Voice call settings | Maximum number of retries defines the maximum number of retries to a cell if no voice connection is formed. After the maximum voice connection attempts Nemo Outdoor continues to the next cell or to packet call testing Packet connection settings | Maximum number of retries defines the access point name for the packet connection and the maximum number of retries for the connection attempts to a cell. After the maximum voice connection attempts Nemo Outdoor continues to the next cell Save results to file defines whether the report is saved to a file Save results to clipboard defines whether the report is saved on the clipboard after testing. The Test results page shows the progress of the test. The green color indicates successful attempts, and the number the number of attempts.

MISSING NEIGHBOR DETECTION Real‐time missing neighbor detection can be performed with the possibility to detect both GSM/WCDMA and CDMA missing neighbors at the same time. Missing neighbor measurements are also supported on some Nokia terminals. You have three options in which to perform missing neighbor detection: 1. with a mobile terminal supporting missing neighbor detection, 2. a scanner, or 3. a scanner and a mobile.

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Each cell has list of neighboring intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-system cells. A terminal sees/measures only cells in the neighbor list, whereas a scanner measures all available cells. Missing neighbor detection is based on comparing scanner measurements with the neighbor list of the mobile. Hence, a possible missing neighbor refers to a cell that is not in the neighbor list of the mobile at a given time, but is detected/measured by the scanner. In mobile only missing neighbor measurements, the mobile is able to detect also missing neighbors through the missing neighbor detection functionality.

Missing Neighbor Detection with a Mobile 1. Connect your mobile phone to Nemo Outdoor. 2. In the Devices view, select the device and click the Measurement control button . Select Frequency Scanning Properties. Select BSIC decoding and Missing neighbor detection in the Frequency scanning view. Next, click on Select Channels.

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Note that both BSIC decoding and Missing neighbor detection need to be selected and Top-N option deselected. 1. Select the channels for scanning in the Select Channels dialog. 2. Click OK and OK.


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3. Start the device by pressing on the work online button if you have not done this already, and select Measurement control | Start Single Shot Scanning or Start Continuous Scanning.

4. Once the selected scans have been performed, Nemo Outdoor compares the scanning results to the neighbor list of the serving cell before scanning was initiated and reports possible detected missing neighbors.

Missing Neighbor Detection with a Scanner/Scanner and Mobile You will need a scanner or a scanner and a mobile. If you are performing missing neighbor detection with a scanner only, the scanner needs either of the following options enabled: GSM Layer 3 or GSM/WCDMA decoding. Note that missing neighbor detection using a scanner only is not available for CDMA/EVDO. A scanner scans all possible pilots whereas a mobile scans only channels that are on its neighbor list. Nemo Outdoor compares these two measurements and, based on the data, reports the neighbor channels that are seen by the scanner but are not in the mobile's neighbor list. You can observe the missing neighbors in a bar graph and also view some important network parameters, such as, difference to strongest, Ec/N0, and RSCP related to the missing neighbors. Connect a mobile and a scanner to Nemo Outdoor. Configure the devices so that they are measuring the same frequency and channels. From Measurement | , select Missing Neighbor to open the following dialog. The field displays the scanner(s) used. The user can also set a minimum RX level threshold for missing neighbor. If the measured RX level is below the threshold, the channel is not detected as a missing neighbor. Click on Enable to start the missing neighbor detection.

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In GSM Missing Neighbor detection, the maximum number of missing neighbors is 32. However, note that it is recommended to use default values to prevent false missing neighbor detection results. •

Number of missing neighbors: Max. 32, default 3.

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RX level: -50- -110dBm, default -95dBm

Open a bar graph, for example, with a Missing Neighbor Ec/N0 layer (Data | Bar Graph | New, click the New Layer button and select the parameter in the Y box). The bar graph with the selected parameter will display the missing neighbor channel(s).

PILOT POLLUTION ANALYSIS Available for UMTS, CDMA and EVDO networks, Pilot Pollution Analysis measurements can be performed in real time with Nemo Outdoor by using test terminals or a scanning receiver. In a pilot pollution situation there are more active/monitored pilots than a handset can measure, or there is no clear dominance for any pilots in the area. The pilot signal is used to distinguish cells in the network from one another. Pilot pollution analysis is done based on CELL MEASUREMENT events, and analysis is always active. The user can define thresholds for pilot pollution analysis via Nemo Outdoor’s UI. Pilot pollution is detected when all the criterias match. Right-click on the device in the Devices view and select Pilot Pollution Analysis.


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The user can define thresholds for pilot pollution analysis via Nemo Outdoor user interface. Ec/N0 active set best below threshold (dB) (for UMTS): The default value is set to -12dB. Pilot pollution analysis is done when the best reported active set Ec/N0 value is below -12dB. Ec/I0 active set best below threshold (dB) (for CDMA and EVDO): The default value is set to -12dB. Pilot pollution analysis is done when the best reported active set Ec/I0 value is below -12dB. RSCP active set best above threshold (dB) (for UMTS): The default value is set to -95dBm. Pilot pollution analysis is done when the reported active set best RSCP value is above -95dBm. RSCP (Ec) active set best above threshold (for CDMA and EVDO): The default value is set to 95dBm. Pilot pollution analysis is done when reported active set best RSCP value is above -95dBm Polluter level window from best active set cell (dB) (for UMTS): The default value is set to -6dB. Pilot pollution analysis is done when the Ec/N0 values of polluting pilots are within -6dB from the best active set Ec/N0 value. Polluter level window from best active set cell (for CDMA and EVDO): The default value is set to 6dB. Pilot pollution analysis is done when Ec/I0 values of polluting pilots are within -6dB from the best active set Ec/I0 value. Pilot count threshold (for UMTS): The default value is set to 3. The number of cells that are within the user-defined window from the Ec/N0 of active set best cell. The pilot count includes active and monitored sets. For example, pilot pollution analysis is performed when more than three pilots are detected within the user-defined window from the Ec/N0 of active set best cell. Pilot count threshold (for CDMA and EVDO): The default value is set to 3. The number of cells that are within the user-defined window from the Ec/I0 of active set best cell. Pilot count includes active and neighbor sets. For example, pilot pollution analysis is performed when more than three pilots are detected within the user-defined window from the Ec/I0 of active set best cell. Start recording by clicking on the Start recording button

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UMTS Pilot Pollution Analysis on Mobile Phone Pilot pollution analysis results are written to a log file as an event of their own, called ”CELLPOLLUTION”. The event includes the following information:

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Cell ID of polluting pilot (if cell site file is used)

NOTE! Cell site file (BTS file) is not used with scanning receivers with Nemo Outdoor at the moment.


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Note that pilot pollution analysis takes some time to happen, and the results are based on earlier cell measurement events.

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Ec/N0 values for pilots are less than -12dB

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CDMA/EVDO Pilot Pollution Analysis - Mobile Phones Pilot pollution analysis results are written to a log file as an event of their own, called ”CELLPOLLUTION”. The event includes the following information: •

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Cell ID of polluting pilot (if cell site file is used)

Note that pilot pollution analysis takes some time to happen, and the results are based on earlier cell measurement events.

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Ec/I0 values for pilots are less than -12dB

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Ec/I0 values of the pilots are within -6dB from the best Ec/N0 value

GSM INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS In GSM mobile communication networks, system capacity is often limited by co-channel interference. This is because of the surrounding cells using the same carrier frequency, or adjacent channel interference when surrounding cells use a channel too close to the serving cell used by a terminal. The GSM recommendations state that reference interference will be achieved at a minimum C/I margin of 9 dB for co-channel interference, and that the margin is -9 dB C/I for adjacent channel interference with voice. With packet switched data connection C/I margin should be much higher. Interference source can be a BCCH or TCH channel, or it can be also from out of band in some circumstances. ETSI 05.05 requirements for the interference rejection are: •

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GSM co-channel and adjacent channel analysis is done in real time during the measurement and playback with Nemo Outdoor. The user must enable interference analysis similarly, as with, e.g. missing neighbor detection. Interference detection is done based on GSM terminal and GSM scanner measurements and these measurements are combined together. GSM terminal continuously reports RX level, RX quality and C/I values. With RX level and RX quality, the sub values are used to make correct analysis in case DTX downlink is used. In idle mode C/I and RX level values are used to trigger interference analysis from the BCCH channel. A decent RX level with a simultaneous poor C/I value is a clear sign of an interference situation. Once triggering is done, the power of BCCH channel used by a terminal is measured also by a scanning receiver. BCCH decoding must be enabled with a scanning receiver to decode BSIC information. Power of adjacent channels are (+/ - 1) is also measured by the scanning receiver. It should be noted that the C/I value is not available with all test terminals in idle mode. Due to this limit interference analysis in idle mode cannot be performed with all GSM test terminals. During dedicated mode, RX level sub, RX quality sub and C/I reported by terminal are observed. C/I value measured by the terminal is not available all the time in dedicated mode. For example, when AMR speech codec is used, the terminal reports the LQE (Link Quality Estimate) value to the network. During this time the C/I value reported by the terminal is not valid. Please note that all test terminals do not report C/I value. Triggering points in dedicated mode are: •

RX level sub and RX quality sub, OR RX level sub and C/I

These two combinations are observed all the time during the measurement to trigger interference analysis. Analysis is based on TCH channel numbers if valid data is available, or BCCH if no TCH channel data is found. If frequency hopping is used, C/I average value is used. The user can define triggering limits via the Nemo Outdoor user interface. Default values are: •

RX Level Sub is above or equal user-defined threshold (default value -90 dBm)

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Channel average C/I is below or equal user defined threshold (default value 10 dB)

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Channel number, RX level and BSIC for channel (X+1)

Results are written to IANALYSIS event and can be displayed in different views, for example, in a table grid and bar graph. If BTS file is used also cell names for the serving and interfering cells can be seen during the measurement and playback. Nemo Outdoor includes two predefined custom windows for GSM interference analysis. Table grid and bar graph.


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BAND SCAN With the Nemo FSR1 scanner you can perform band scanning. All specified channels are scanned for the selected band and technology and the strongest measured identifiers (CDMA PN, EVDO PN, WCDMA SC, LTE Cell ID) for every valid channel of that technology type are reported. Signal strength and signal quality are reported for each identified channel. This feature is useful in areas where broadcasted technologies and bands are unknown. To start a band scan, right click the Nemo FSR1 item in the Devices view and select Band Scan.

Available technologies and bands supported by the scanner are shown under Scan settings. Please note that only licensed technologies (systems) are shown. Select the technologies and bands that you want to be scanned and define the threshold levels for the parameters available. Finally press the Start Scan button. With the default threshold values it takes approximately two minutes and 30 seconds to scan GSM 900, 1800 and WCDMA 2100 bands. The scanning rate can be increased by adjusting the threshold values.

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TIMESLOT TESTING ♦

This functionality is available for certain GSM and GSM/UMTS dual-mode mobiles only. With Nemo Outdoor, it is possible to test the timeslots of any particular channel. Select Measurement | | Timeslot Testing and the Timeslot Test Configuration dialog will be opened.

Phone Number Used for Testing defines the test call number. This must be a valid number. Run Test Until Completed option keeps the test running until all the timeslots have been tested. ♦

Note that if you select the Run Test Until Completed option, the test may continue indefinitely. Click the Stop Testing button to interrupt the timeslot test. The Specify call duration option enables you to define a time in seconds that the call will last.

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In the Channel Settings | BCCH channel you define the Channel (BCCH) that you want to test. Timeslots used by BCCH refers to the timeslots that are used for system messaging and therefore cannot be accessed with mobiles. Click on the … button to enter the Select Channel dialog.

Save results to file defines whether the report is saved to a file Save results to clipboard defines whether the report is saved on the clipboard after testing.

On the Test results page you can view the progress of the test. Selecting timeslots will exclude them from the test, for example, in the case they are already reserved for data testing. Green color indicates channels and their timeslots that have been called, and the number in the slot the number of calls made in the timeslot. In the table you can see a list of all the TCHs of the selected channel and their timeslots. There is a yellow frame around the timeslot that was accessed during the previous call. Those white timeslots that were not tested will turn red. This happens, for example, if the user stops the testing. The Number of Call Attempts field tells how many calls have been made so far. Click the Stop testing button to interrupt the timeslot test. When there are no more white slots left, i.e. all time slots except for the ones that were excluded from the test by selecting them (grey), the measurement will stop on its own.


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VIEWING GRAPHS There are several types of graphs in Nemo Outdoor. There are some pre-made custom windows of each graph type that offer easy access to relevant network parameters. See chapter Custom Windows for opening custom windows. To open an empty graph, select Data | [graph type] | New. It is possible to view selected parameters in graphs by drag and dropping them in it. Click on a parameter in the Parameters view and drag and drop it on the graph. Move your mouse pointer on top of a parameter in the Parameters view, and the tooltip will display more information about that particular parameter.

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Parameters can also be opened for all devices at once and seen on different views. First, press down the Ctrl button and select the devices by clicking on them in the Parameter tree. After this, right-click on the wanted parameter from the parameter tree and select the graph type in which you want the parameter to be opened.

The Parameters view contents can be filtered using the Parameters and Windows buttons. Clear the Windows button, and all the custom windows will be hidden. Clear the Parameters button, and all parameters will be hidden. The options listed in the graph popup menu will be introduced next.

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Custom Window Properties

In the Custom Window Properties dialog you can define the custom window name and select groups for the custom windows. The custom window groups define which custom windows are available for each device. For example, if you select LTE FDD, the custom window will only be available when an LTE device is added to Nemo Outdoor or you are playing back an LTE measurement.

Save Custom Window Changes Use the Save Custom Window Changes command to save changes made in the custom window.

Save as New Custom Window Right-click on a graph window and select Save as New Custom Window from the popup menu. The Custom Window Properties dialog is opened (see above). Type a name for the custom window and define the custom window groups.

Save as Image Use the Save as Image command to save the active view as a .jpg image.

Move View To With the Move View To command you can move the active view to another view group. See chapter View Groups for more information on view groups.

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Graph Properties Right-click on a graph window and choose Properties from the popup menu to open the Graph Properties dialog. You can also open it by clicking the Graph Properties dialog button . Please note that the contents of this dialog varies depending on the graph type (line, bar, scatter, spectrum).

Select Yes in the Show value labels field to view the parameter value as a numerical label above the bar in the graph. Value label placement defines wether the value is displayed on top of the bar or on the bar. Axes define the parameter for the left and right axes in the bar graph. If you select Default, the axis changes depending on the active layer. You can also define different parameters for the axes. This is especially useful if you have two layers open and they have different scales. Automatic bar scale option is available for bar graphs. When the option is set to Yes, the X-scale automatically scales to the displayed data. Select Yes in the Hide panels in full screen mode if you want panels to disappear once you enter full screen mode.


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Edit Parameters By selecting the Edit Parameters item in the menu you will enter the Edit Parameters dialog. Select parameters in the Parameters tree and move them to the editing table with the right arrow button . Remove a parameter from the table by selecting it and clicking the left arrow button

You can also quickly find parameters through the filter field. Use the up to move the parameters in the editing field.

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The parameters will be shown in the Values view in the Graph side panel. This functionality is particularly useful for viewing textual parameters.

Side Panel Right-click on a graph window and choose Side Panel from the popup menu. You can also open it by clicking the Side Panel dialog button .

Layers Select Layers in the popup menu to view the Layers view in the graph side panel.

Values Select Values in the popup menu to view the Values view in the graph side panel.

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Full Screen Selecting the Full screen item in the popup menu will display Nemo Outdoor in full screen mode.

Zoom - Scatter Graph To zoom in on a scatter graph, drag your mouse diagonally from either corner with the green dot towards the corners with the red dots. To zoom out, do the same in reverse, dragging the mouse from a red dot to a green dot.


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Graph Side Panel - Layers

The layers can be dragged and dropped on some toolbar buttons. For example, a layer can be dragged and dropped on the Remove layer button to remove the layer. The order of the layers can also be changed by dragging them with the mouse.

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To create space in the graph side panel, you can also click on the X button in the right-hand corner of the Layers view. To reopen the view, right-click on the graph and select Layers in the popup menu. You can also change the order of the parameters in the graph by dragging them in the Layers view.

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Grouping Layers The New Group, Rename Group, Remove Group, Move Group Up, Move Group Down and Group Similar Layers items are used in editing and organizing layer groups. Layer groups can be used to group parameters with the same unit and scale. Parameters in the same group will be displayed in the same scales and the different groups will be stacked in the graph.

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Righ-click on the view and select Group Similar Layers.

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Groups can be removed, renamed and moved up and down. You can also create a new group and drag and drop parameters into the group.

New Layer The New Layer command creates a new layer.

Select a parameter in the Y or X field. You can also assign the parameter into a layer group. Define the layer properties, such as, line style and color. See chapter Layer Properties for more detailed information. Click Add to add the new layer and Close to exit the dialog.

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Hide Layer The Hide Layer button

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Remove Layer The Remove Layer button

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Layer Properties Click on the Layer Properties icon to enter the Layer Properties dialog. The dialog can also be accessed by double-clicking a layer in the panel. The Layer Properties dialog can be used to edit the selected layer.

Line width defines the line thickness in pixels. Show extended values list displays more detailed information about the parameter. Stairs defines whether the line is drawn connecting two points using two lines (giving a "stairs" appearance) or one straight line. Sort(Y): Support for data sorting based on y-value in bar graph. Data can be sorted based on descending or ascending order. Draw as area defines whether the area below the line is filled . Area transparency defines transparency value used in filling the area (0 = totally opaque, 100 = totally transparent). Averaging refers to whether moving average is used in drawing the line.


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There is an option to manually configure graph layer colors. This feature can be used with line and bar graphs. The Color field determines whether the graph line is colored with a Classic (algorithmic) or fixed color set, or whether a color set based on parameter values is used (see chapter Graph Layer Color Configuration). Window size defines the number of values to be averaged. Automatic scale the minimum and maximum values of the scale are defined automatically based on the minimum and maximum values visible on the screen. Use value scale defaults: the minimum and maximum values of the scale can be defined by the user, so the maximum and minimum values are not dependent on the values that are displayed. Note that if you want to select No in the drop-down menu, Automatic scale also needs to be set to No. Minimum defines the minimum value of the scale, if Automatic scale is set to No. If Automatic scale is set to Yes, this is not used Maximum defines the maximum value of the scale if Automatic scale is set to No. If Automatic scale is set to Yes, this is not used. Minimum and maximum threshold define the maximum and minimum values at which the userdefined limits for a measurement result is set. Horizontal lines help determine if the value goes below or above the minimum and maximum values. Depending on the parameter, it is possible to define various filters: •

Channel: list of channels whose measurement values are shown (Ch = ch1 or ch2 or ch 3 or… AND Pilot 0 p1 or p2 or o3 or...). If the list is empty, no filtering is used

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Pilot: list of channels and pilots whose measurement values are shown (Ch = ch1 or ch2 or ch 3 or… AND Pilot 0 p1 or p2 or o3 or...). If the list is empty, appropriate filtering is not used so that it is possible to filter only channels, only pilots or both

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BottomN(y): This can be done by selecting number of topN and select sorting order. E.g., below bottom three RX levels are shown.

Some of the graph types support data tips. Hover the mouse cursor over the graph line or bar. The data tip will display information from that point of time. Parameters with instantaneous values display points instead of a line in a graph. Such parameters are, for example, RACH TX Power, RACH Preamble Step and RACH Preamble Count. Such graphs include also the following layer properties. Point style allows you to select among various icons such as a triangle or a cross to display the instantaneous values in the graph Point size defines the size of the points in pixels in the graph

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Point transparency defines the degree of point transparency.

Arrow Down/Up The Arrow Down and Arrow Up icons will move the selected layer up or down in the graph panel. You can also change the order of the parameters in the graph by dragging them in the Layers view with the mouse.

Layer Device Selection The Device Selection dialog enables you to view and reorganize layers by device. Layers can be reorganized easily by simply dragging and dropping them from one device to another. The Device Selection dialog is a convenient way to change a device for several layers at once instead of using layer properties dialog for each layer separately.

Graph Side Panel – Values & Parameter The Values view shows the layer parameter values at a specific point during the measurement defined by the position of the cursor in the graph window. Select a layer in the Layers view, and double-click on any parameter in the Values view to view the parameter properties.


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If a given parameter value consists of more than one value, a separate parameter window, an extended values list, appears.

In the example above, the Parameters view is organized into tabs to view more than one parameter and its values. In this example the Ec/N0 (active) parameter is selected. You can also drag and drop the Values and Parameter views inside, beside, above or below each other. For example, in the example below the parameter view is embedded in the Values view.

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In the example below all views are separate. By clicking the maximize icon at the upper right-hand corner of a view it is possible to maximize the view. Click the exit icon at the top to close the view. You can reopen the view by right-clicking on the graph and selecting Values.

By right-clicking on the Values view, you can access the Edit Parameters dialog.


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Graph Layer Color Configuration Nemo Outdoor offers an option to manually configure graph layer colors. This feature can be used with line and bar graphs, and is very useful when observing a certain parameter or parameters, as different colors can be assigned e.g., to different channels, scrambling codes, cell ID, etc. First, add parameters to the graph by dragging them from the parameter tree. Next, double-click on a layer in the Layers side panel to enter the Layer Properties dialog.

If you select the Classic (algorithmic) option for coloring the graph, Nemo Outdoor will pick up the color automatically.

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If you choose Fixed color, click … to enter the Colors dialog. Define the fixed color by selecting it in the Standard or Custom page, or define the RGB for the color. Click OK. The graph will be colored based on the fixed color you selected.

Selecting Color set in the Color method drop-down menu will activate the Color set parameter and Color set fields.


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Select a parameter in the Color set parameter drop-down menu, and a color set in the Color set drop-down menu. Note that only layer-specific parameters will be available in the Color set parameter menu. To edit the color set in question, click on Edit Color Set.. button. It will lead you to the Color Set Properties dialog. Here you can edit the color set selected. See chapter Color Set Editor for more information.

The parameter will be colored based on its values in the graph.

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In the picture below you will see a bar graph colored based on BSIC numbers. Each BSIC is presented with its own color; the channels without BSIC information appear in blue color.

Similarly, the picture below presents a bar graph where bars are colored based on BSIC numbers. All channels with BSIC information appear in green color, and channels without BSIC information are shown with black color.


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The example below shows a bar graph in which bars are colored based on channel numbers.

Spectrum Graphs Spectrum graphs are useful for displaying spectrum scanning results. By adding markers (vertical lines) on top of the window, it is possible to see the RX level for certain frequencies shown on the side panel. Markers can be also edited, added or removed via edit marker window.

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With the peak value indicator tool you can visualize the peak value of the selected parameter for each frequency. Open the Layer Properties dialog and select Yes in the Draw peak line field.

The peak value line will be drawn with the selected color. In the image below, the peak line is drawn in red. To reset the peak line, right-click on the graph and select Reset Peak Lines.


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Color Grid Graphs Color grid graphs can be used for visualizing data as a two-dimensional color grid where the X-axis represents time and the Y-axis represents the identifier of the value to be plotted (channel, cell, etc.). The Y-axis scale is configurable. Color of the cell in the X/Y position represents the value. Color grid graphs are especially useful for displaying scanner data.

How to Read MIMO Parameters in Bar Graph Data View In the bar below, graph CQI can be seen for both antenna ports. CQI for antenna port 0 is on the top and bottom CQI value (CQI2) is for the second antenna port. For example, in the example below three percentage of time (200ms) CQI value 6 has been used with antenna port 0 and CQI value 3 has been used for antenna port 1. Bars are colored based on CQI type to indentify used CQI type. CQI type A is shown in green and CQI type B is shown in red.

If more detailed information about the link adaptation is needed, it can be seen from the HSDPA link adaptation information table grid. Distribution is shown for both antenna ports from the last sample duration which is set to 200ms. E.g., four percentage of the time during the sample duration modulation for antenna port 0 has been 16QAM with transport block size 14411 bits and for the second antenna port 1 modulation was 16QAM with transport block size 12266 bits.

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VIEWING GRIDS Along with the graph windows, the grid tables offer you useful information about measurement events, such as statistics from the current measurement, QoS parameters, Layer2 and Layer 3 messages (the selection depends on the technology measured), and packet capture data. All events can be decoded by double-clicking on the event row. The decoded message is displayed in a separate window. Alternatively, you can right-click on an event row and from the popup menu select Decode Message. To open several decoded message windows, select Decode Message in New Window option. To view data in Packet decoder grids during playback, you need to enable the packet decoding function in Device Settings Measurement Properties | General | Advanced prior to performing data measurements. Select Full or Partial in the Enable IP Capture field. A separate .pcap-file will be generated for the measurement, and this file needs to accompany the measurement file in the same folder when viewing and decoding packet capture information in Packet Decoder grids in Nemo Outdoor. This requires Microsoft Network Monitor to be installed. Please see chapter IP Packet Capturing for more information. An empty grid table is opened by selecting Data | [Grid Type] | New. If you select one of the readymade custom windows and you have multiple devices connected to Nemo Outdoor, you need to select which device(s) you would like to view in the grid from the Select Device(s) to View dialog. In most grids you only view one device in a grid at a time. Open several grid windows to view multiple devices at the same time. However, in the Parameters grids you can view several devices simultaneously as separate columns.

You can also drag and drop parameters from the parameter tree into grids. Click on the parameter and drag it in the grid. It will be added there.

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Find Function in Signaling Grid Based on Decoded Message You can use the Find functionality in signaling grids to find message(s) with a specific string in its decoded message. Select the grid view, press Ctrl + F, and type the search string in the Search string field in the Find dialog. Depending on whether Up or Down direction is selected in the Direction field, the event next in the time sequence will be highlighted in the grid.

Grid Popup Menu Right-click on the grid to open a popup menu with various tools for configuring the layout of the grid. Note that the contents of the menu vary depending on the grid type.


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Custom Window Properties


Save Custom Window Changes Use the Save Custom Window Changes command to save changes made in the custom window.

Save As New Custom Window With Save As New Custom Window you can save a new custom window. Selecting this item will open the Custom Window Custom Window Properties dialog.


Automatic Scrolling Select the Automatic Scrolling option in order to make the grid view scroll as the measurement progresses.

Add/Remove Separator In Parameters grids you can add empty lines (separators) to make the view easier to read. Select Remove Separator to delete an empty line from the grid.

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Open Open allows you to open the selected parameter or statistic in another view (line graph, table grid, map, etc.). This item is available only with parameters and statistics grids.

Grid Color Configuration in Events Grids To make grids more clear, you can colorize certain events in a grid based on the event name or event ID. Right-click on a grid, and select Configure Colors from the popup menu, or click on the Configure Colors button in the Grid Properties dialog. The Grid Color Configuration dialog is opened. ♦

Note that not all events and parameters are available with all devices. In the events Grid Color Configuration dialog select the Event name column. You can set a text color and/or a background color for the selected events. If you want to colorize the background, select Call events (Event name) in the Background Color Set field and select (none) in the Text Color Set field. Alternatively, if you want to colorize only the text in the grid, select Call Events (Event name) in the Text Color Set field from the drop-down menu and select (none) in the Background Color Set field, as in the example below. Note that the contents of the Grid Color Configuration dialog depend on which columns have been selected in the Grid Properties dialog.


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Click Edit to view the Color Set Properties dialog. Make sure that the color set type is string. Here you can also add more strings to the color set through Add…

In the String Properties dialog specify the name of the string in the Text field and select the color code for it. If you want, you can also write a description for the string text in the Description field.

Click OK in the String Properties and Color Set Properties dialogs. Finally, click OK in the Grid Color Configuration dialog. You can see color-coded events in the grid data view. Each color corresponds to a certain type of event, defined in the Color Set Properties dialog.

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Grid Color Configuration Based on Decoded Message in Grids Messages and Events grids can be color-coded based on a string in a message’s decoded message. In this case, you need to create a new color set in the Color Set Editor. It is possible to color-code both the text in the grid and the background color. While you can choose to colorize only one of them, it is also possible to color-code both text and background. For example, you can have a message appear in white text and blue background color. However, in that case remember to create two new color sets for the same string, for example, Decoded Text_1 and Decoded Text_2. Below you will see an example of how to create a color set and set it for the background color. Click Add…


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In the Color Set Properties dialog type, for example, Decoded Text in the Name field. You can also create a short name for the new color set, or write a description for it. Select string as the color set type. Click Add… In the String Properties dialog type in the string which will determine the messages to be colored with the new color set.

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Click OK, and Close in the Color Set Editor.

Right-click on the grid and select Configure Colors. You can colorize the text color in the grid and/or the background color. If you want to colorize only the text, select the new color set created above, Decoded Text, in the Text Color Set field and select (none) in the Background Color Set field. In this example the background will be color-coded, so (none) is selected in the Text Color Set field, and Decoded Text in the Background Color Set field. Click OK.


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All messages with sysInfoType2 in its decoded message will be color-coded with the Decoded text color set.

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Grid Color Configuration in Events Grids Based on Message Name Messages in Events grids can also be color-coded based on the message name. You can color-code the message text or the background color, or both. Color-coding a message based on its name is done in the same way as color-coding a message based on a specific string in its decoded message. However, when creating the new color set in the Color Set Editor | Color Set Properties | String Properties, you need to type the name of the message you want to color-code instead of the string in the decoded message. Below you will see an example of two color sets made for the same message name. Further, both the message text and background will be colorized. Click OK.

Also click OK in the Color Set Properties and Color Set Editor dialogs.


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Next, right-click on the messages grid and select Configure Colors, or select Configure Colors in the Grid Properties dialog. Select Message_2 in the Text Color Set field and Message in the Background Color Set field. Click OK.

All messages called SYSTEM_INFORMATION_BCH will be color-coded with the new color sets.

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Grid Color Configuration for Parameter Grids Grids can be made clearer through colors. Open a parameters grid from Data | Parameters Grid.

Right-click on the grid and select Configure Colors. In the Grid Color Configuration dialog click Use Defaults if no default color sets are shown in the Color Set field. The Clear All button inactivates the default color sets. Note that not all parameters have default color sets assigned to them. You can choose a color set for a selected parameter in the Text Color Set and Background Color Set dropdown menus depending on whether you want to color the text/values or the background of the text/values in the grid. If you want to set a color set for both text and color for the same parameter, note that you need to use two different color sets for it.


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You can also edit the default color sets by selecting a color set and clicking Edit… In the Color Set Properties dialog you can change the default settings to the color set.

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Parameters with assigned color sets are colorized according to their value. In the example below a background of the parameter values has been color-coded. Click OK twice to exit the Grid Color Configuration dialog.


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Grid Color Configuration for Table Grids Table grids have default color sets assigned to them. Go to Data | Table Grid | New. In the Grid Properties dialog select a device and a parameter set to be viewed in the table grid. Click OK.

The parameters are colorized according to their default color sets. You can also edit the default color sets. Right-click on the grid, select Configure Colors… the parameter you wish to edit, and Edit… The Color Set Properties dialog appears where you can change the color set settings. Click OK to exit the dialogs and go back to the table grid.

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You can also view cell name information for missing neighbors when a scanner and a mobile are used simultaneously.

Configure Filters/Quick Filter Another method to organize Events grids is to use filters. By using filters, only the selected messages will be displayed. Right-click on a grid view and select Configure Filters from the popup menu


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The Grid Filter Configuration dialog is opened.

Select the Showing all option to display all events in the grid window as default. Select the Hiding all option from the drop-down menu to hide all events in the grid window as default. If you would like to view one or more messages of a selected type and hide others, select hiding all lines. If you would like to hide one or more messages of a selected type and view others, select showing all lines. You can add a filter rule for the grid by clicking on the plus you options based on which the grid filtering takes place.

button. A conditional row appears giving

It is possible to set filtering rules for message name, subchannel and decoded text. In addition, you can select a parameter in the Select Parameter dialog which you can access through the Other Parameter… item in the filter target popup menu.

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The contents of the condition menu vary depending on which item in the filter target menu is selected.

Note also that a separate, independent condition needs to be added from the plus icon at the top left-hand corner of the dialog. If a condition has two or more constituents, the plus icon next to the first constituent needs to be clicked. In this case the conditions are indented and combined with one another with the text and if, and both conditions need to be met for the filtering to take place. In the example above, a line is filtered out if a message contains a missing neighbor ec/n0 value that is less than -5. The second filtering rule states that if a message name contains the text SYSTEM_INFORMATION_BCH and if a message contains SysInfoType18, the message is filtered out from the grid.


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The minus icon removes a row next to it from the list. Alternatively, you can delete all filters by rightclicking on a grid and selecting Quick Filter and Remove All Filters from the popup menu. The Quick Filter menu offers a shortcut to defining filter rules for messages. Right-click on a row in the grid and select Quick Filter from the popup menu.

You can now quickly define a filter for the selected layer message. You can choose to hide the respective message and all similar messages either according to the Event (Hide this Event), subchannel (Hide This Subchannel) or according to the message text (Hide This Message). All messages with the selected event, subchannel name or message text will be hidden. In the same way, you can choose to display messages of the selected type only. Select Remove All Filters to delete all filter rules. When filtering is enabled, the text Filtering will appear in the title bar.

Create Notification Select the Create Notification item to create a new notification matching the selected event. For more information, see chapter Notification Configuration.

Decode Message This function will open the selected event row in a decoded form. You can also decode messages by double-clicking on the message row. In the message decoding grid you can use the Show Next Message and Show Previous Message grid toolbar buttons to move to the previous/next message. If you move forward or back in the message decoding grid, use the Go to Message button to move to the same message in the messages grid. Click the Copy to Clipboard button to copy the contents of the message decoding grid as text to clipboard. With certain events such as cell measurement (CELLMEAS), it is also possible to arrange the contents of the decoded message in three different ways.

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The Format as list arranges the contents of a grid’s measurement results in a list. The Format as horizontal table arranges the contents in the form of a horizontal table with columns, and the Format as vertical table arranges the contents in a vertical table. The search field in the decoded text window enables the user to find a string in the decoded message window.

Select a string of text in the decoded text, right-click on it and select Copy to copy the selected text as text to the clipboard. If no text is selected in the decoded text window, all text in it will be copied. This is the same as the Copy to Clipboard functionality.


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Decode Message in New Window This function enables you to have several decoded message windows open at the same time.

Automatic Decode The Automatic Decode function opens up a window which displays the currently selected or latest message in decoded form.

Save - Grid

The Save command allows you to save a selected event row as a text file (.txt). If you select the Decoded Text option, the decoded event text is saved in a text file. You can also save the entire grid window as an image file (.jpg). From Events grids, you can export data into a MapInfo Tab-File or into a CSV file.

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MapInfo Tab-File Export You can export measurement data into a MapInfo .tab file. In an Events grid, select Save | MapInfo Tab-File. See chapter MapInfo Tab-File Export for more information.

CSV File Export You can export measurement data into a CSV file. In an Events grid, select Save | CSV File..

The exporting is supported for a single file, and the column separator can be a comma, semicolon, tab or space. The file(s) can be opened with third-party applications. Indoor files are not supported at the moment. The user can select all events or only specific events from the grid for export.

Copy The Copy command allows you to copy a selected event row and paste to another application as text or as decoded text. If you select the Decoded Text option, the decoded event text is copied on the clipboard. You can also copy the entire grid window as an image and paste to another application.

Select All Through the Select All item you can select all events in an Events grid. This presents an easy and quick way to select all lines, for example, to be exported.


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Find The Find command allows you to search through the measurement file opened in the grid.

Type in the Search string field what you are looking for. Define if the search results should match case and if the search should be applied to whole words only. You can also limit the search to decoded messages only. The matches are highlighted in the grid one by one. To move down to the next match, press F3. To move up to the next match, press Shift+F3.

The search field in the decoded text window enables the user to find a string in the decoded message window.

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Below you will see a list of commands for the decoded text view. • Ctrl + Shift + F = Go to search field in decoded text view • Enter = Highlight next match in decoded text view (when search field is focused) • Shift + Enter = Highlight previous match in decoded text view (when search field is focused) • Esc = Clear search field in decoded text view (when search field is focused)

Full Screen The Full Screen item enables you to view Nemo Outdoor in full screen mode.

Grid Properties Right-click on a grid table and select Properties from the popup menu. The Grid Properties dialog is opened. ♦

Note that the appearance of the grid and the selection of parameters depend on the grid type and on the measurement device.

You can select events, parameters, and statistics you would like to see in the grid table. The available parameters/events are organized by technology and call mode in the All tab. If you select, for example, the UMTS option, all the parameters/events under UMTS are selected. You can also select individual parameters/events. Move your mouse pointer on top of a parameter/event, and the tooltip will display more information about that particular parameter/event. In the Selected tab you can view which parameters/events you have selected and change their order using the arrow buttons.


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User Parameters The User Parameters function allows you to specify parameters from layer messages that will be automatically decoded and the values displayed in the Device Status window. Click the User Parameters button in the Parameters dialog to access the Layer Parameters dialog.

Click the Add button to define new parameters.

Parameter name and Short name refer to the long and short name of the parameter to be decoded. Search string is the string that is searched from the decoded layer messages, for example, Ordered MS power level. Layer defines the layer messages from where the string is searched. After you have defined all the parameters, click OK. The new parameter is added to the list in the Layer Parameters dialog. Click OK to exit the dialog. In the Parameters dialog, expand the User Parameters item. Select the parameter you just defined and click OK.

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The list of user parameters that you have defined are saved in a file called Parameters.xml. User Parameters can be searched in messages grids. The user can also perform more complex searches where the search key is split across multiple rows of data. It is possible, for example, to search and display multiple results in a single Layer 3 message.

It is possible to export and import user parameters from and to Nemo Outdoor. See chapter Export/Import Settings for more information.


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VIEWING MAPS Nemo Outdoor supports two types of outdoor maps: MapX and OpenStreetMap maps. Most of the functions are the same for both types but there are some differences. ♦

Please note that in order to use OpenStreetMap maps, the computer needs to be connected to the Internet or OpenStreetMap data must be downloaded on the computer. Open a map by selecting Data | Map | New MapX or New OpenStreetMap. If you open a new MapX map, Nemo Outdoor will open by default the map that you have entered in the Default Map field in the User Interface Properties dialog, Paths tab. If you open an OpenStreetMap map, the view will center on your current location. The map window specific commands can be accessed through toolbar buttons as well as from the popup menu when right-clicking on the map. See chapter Map Toolbar Buttons for a description of the Nemo Outdoor map toolbar buttons.

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Note that the Indoor map differs from the example below. For information on Indoor measurements, refer to chapter Viewing Indoor Maps.

It is possible to view selected parameters on a map by drag and dropping them in it. Click on a parameter in the Parameters view and drag and drop it on the map. Parameters can also be opened for all devices at once and seen on different views. First, press down the Ctrl button and select the devices by clicking on them in the parameter tree. After this, right-click on the parameter you wish to view from the parameter tree and select Open in Map from the drop-down menu.

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If you have a GPS receiver connected to the test system, the current location of the test vehicle will be displayed on the map as a circle on the route. If there is no GPS connected to the system, you can define the current location manually with the Set Current Location tool (the button is activated when recording is started). A new GPS event is created in the handler after which all location-specific data, such as BTS cell names are displayed using the specified location. You can observe the values of certain network parameters from the route coloring on the map. You can define which color refers to which parameter value. This way it is easy to spot the problem areas on a map. While viewing notifications on a map, hovering above the notification icons will display a tooltip with information such as cell name (if cell site file is used) and channel number.

Base Stations on a Map If you select a BTS file (.nbf or .csv) for the measurement file, the base stations will be displayed. A line will be drawn from the test vehicle to the serving base station. Also, the distance to the serving base station is displayed in the status bar of the map window. ♦

Note that the BTS file is displayed only if a device is associated with the BTS file (BTS Properties – Connected devices). The BTS icons display the antennas, the channel numbers for the antennas, and directions that the antennas point to. The antennas are drawn in one degree steps. Hover your mouse over the base station icon to see more information about the BTS.

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Note that if there are more than five cells in a BTS, the BTS name will be truncated with “…” In this case, click on the BTS icon to view the rest of the cells.


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Editing Base Station Files in Nemo Outdoor It is possible to edit the locations of base station icons directly in Nemo Outdoor. Open a BTS file on a map. Right-click on a BTS icon and select Move. Then click on the new location and the BTS icon is moved there. You can also remove BTS sites from the BTS file. The changes are saved in the BTS file when you exit Nemo Outdoor.

Right-click on a BTS icon and select Edit or right-click on the map and select Add Site. In the BTS Editor you can edit the site and cell information. You can also add new sites, cells, and neighbor cells by clicking the Add button.

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Under sites you have cells. For cells there are some mandatory and optional settings.

The settings below are mandatory. System defines in which cellular system the cell belongs. Cell name defines a unique name for the cell.Antenna direction defines the direction of the antenna in degrees. Channel number defines the channel number. Cell ID/Cell ID 16-bit defines a unique cell ID for the cell. Radio network controller ID defines a unique radio network controller ID for the cell. Scrambling code defines a unique scrambling code for the cell. The settings below are optional. Antenna height defines the height of the antenna from the ground in meters. Antenna tilt defines the angle of the main beam of the antenna relative to the horizontal plane. Antenna beam width defines the width of the beam in degrees. Cell range defines the range of the cell in kilometers. For Cell type the options are undefined, normal, and repeater. Location area code defines in which location area the cell belongs. Routing area code defines in which routing area the cell belongs. UTRAN registration area defines in which UTRAN registration area the cell belongs.


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MapX Maps You can customize the MapX map view using the MapX properties. The customized settings can be saved in a MapInfo Geoset file (.gst) and loaded later on. MapInfo Workspaces (*.wor file) cannot be directly opened with MapX, but can be saved as a .gst file in MapInfo Professional using the MapInfo MapX Geoset Utility tool (Geoset.mbx) that ships with version 5.x of MapInfo Professional. This file (.gst) can be directly opened by MapX in Nemo Outdoor. Each MapInfo® raster map has two files: an image file (.tif. .gif, .jpg) and a .tab file When MapInfo raster maps are used, the image file is the actual map image file. The .tab file contains information about a map (such as location coordinates) and is used by Nemo Outdoor to refer to a particular map. When using vector data for MapInfo®, there are three different files that need to be in the same directory, the .tab, .map, and the .id file. The corresponding image and .tab files for raster maps have to be in the same folder in order to view a MapInfo® map. If you are using a large map (size over 1 Mb), updating the map window will slow down Nemo Outdoor functions. We recommend you minimize the map size by reducing the number of colors to 256 or 16, or turning the color map to black and white.

MapInfo Tab-File Export You can export measurement data into a MapInfo .tab file. In an Events grid, select Save | MapInfo Tab-File. To export a route plan, create a route plan, right-click on the map and select Route Plan | Save as MapInfo Tab-File. The MapInfo Tab-File Export dialog displays a list of parameters or items that can be exported. Select the items that you would like to include in the .tab file. Also define a File name and Layer title for the exported .tab file.

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To change the symbol for each parameter, double-click the parameter or select a parameter and click the Change Symbol button. The symbol is used to draw the route in MapInfo. In the Symbol Style dialog, you can select the symbol and define some effects and background color for it. Finally click OK.

Click OK in the MapInfo Tab-File Export to save the .tab file.

Route Plans Route plans are useful when you want to follow a certain route while performing a measurement. You can create route plans automatically from a measurement in playback mode, or you can manually create one with the Add waypoint functionality both during a measurement and during playback. In addition, you can alter the route plans at any point through the control buttons in the Waypoints view in the map side panel. You can save a route plan as a Route Plan File (.rpf), and if you have made any changes to the route plan properties in the map window, you can save them as a custom window for later use. The custom window will also contain changes made to the color set or Waypoints views. If you have previously created and saved a route plan (.rpf), you can open it through the Open Route Plan item in the map toolbar or by right-clicking on the map and selecting Route Plan | Open from the popup menu. The route plan (.rpf) is now viewed on the map and in the map side panel, and is ready to be used in a measurement. By pressing Ctrl+A you can jump from one waypoint to the next.

Creating and Modifying Route Plans with Waypoints Start Nemo Outdoor with at least one device and a GPS receiver attached to it in online or offline mode. You can select a ready workspace in the Nemo Outdoor Welcome page (see Configuration through Welcome page) as you start Nemo Outdoor and view a map window, or alternatively you can open a map manually from Data | Map.


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You can create a route plan manually by clicking on the Add waypoint button in the map toolbar, or by selecting Add Waypoint in the map popup menu, and clicking on the map. The Add button at the bottom of the Waypoints view in the side panel is also activated. A new route plan (.rpf) appears in the Layers view, and the Waypoints view is enabled. You can save the route plan for later use by clicking on the Save Route Plan icon in the map toolbar or by selecting it in the map popup menu.

You can define waypoint-related settings in the Waypoint view in the side bar. The Show next waypoint option should be selected when you want to view the next waypoint on the map during a measurement. Note that the Show next waypoint functionality is only enabled in online or idle mode, not during playback. The next waypoint is shown on the route as a big circle. If you clear the Show next waypoint option, the Waypoint detection radius and Distance to next waypoint items will also be disabled. The Waypoint detection radius slider indicates at which distance (meters) the next waypoint is selected. As you approach the next waypoint during a measurement, the next waypoint is selected on the map when distance to it is smaller than the distance selected in the slide bar. The Distance to next waypoint field indicates how many meters there still are to the next waypoint from the current position on the route, so the figure decreases as you approach the next waypoint. The Distance from previous waypoint field indicates how many meters it is from the previous waypoint from the current position on the route. With the Next button you can move from one waypoint to the next.

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You can make changes to the route plan using the buttons at the bottom of the Waypoints view.

To select a waypoint on the map, click on the Select button in the Waypoints view, then select a waypoint on the map. This waypoint is shown as a bigger circle than the others. In addition, the delete functionality is only enabled when the Select button is selected. If you click on Delete, the selected waypoint on the route plan will be deleted, and the previous waypoint on the route will automatically be selected and shown as a bigger circle. If the deleted waypoint was the first waypoint on the route plan, the next waypoint on the route will be selected. Moreover, the Delete button is only enabled with the Select button if there is more than one waypoint on the map. Reclick on Select to clear the functionality. You can move waypoints on the map by first clicking on Select, then selecting a specific waypoint on the map. Click on the Move button, and you will be able to move the selected waypoint on the map. The part of the route attached to the waypoint is moved with the waypoint. With the Reverse button you can reverse the direction of the route plan. The Add button in the Waypoints view in the side panel is synchronized with the Add waypoint button in the map toolbar. If you click on either button when they are inactive, they will both be activated, and conversely if you click on either button when active, they will become inactive. When you select either, you are able to place new waypoints in the route plan.

Creating and Saving Route Plans from a Measurement In addition to creating a route plan with waypoints, you can create a route plan from a measurement. Start Nemo Outdoor, load a measurement file and open a map window. Right-click on the map and select View Entire Route, or zoom in on the map to make sure the measurement contains GPS coordinates. Create a route plan by clicking the Create Route Plan toolbar icon, or select Route Plan | Create from the map popup menu. The route plan should now be visible on the map, the layer list should have a new layer (“Untitled.rpf”), and the control buttons on the Waypoints view should be enabled. The route plan should closely follow the route from which it was created. Save the route plan by clicking the Save Route Plan item in the toolbar, or by selecting it in the map popup menu.


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You can also modify the route plan with the Select, Move, Add and Delete buttons at the bottom of the Waypoints view in the side panel. Note that when you click on Select, you may need to zoom in on the map to view the discrete waypoints. The selected waypoint will show as a bigger circle among all the circles. See chapter Creating and Modifying Route Plans with Waypoints for more information on how to use the control buttons, and on how to read the waypoints on the route plan during a measurement.

Saving a Route Plan to a Custom Window When you create a route plan and save it, the actual route plan will be saved as a Route Plan File (.rpf). However, if you have made changes to the default map window and to the layer-specific properties, and you want to save these changes, you need to save the map window as a custom window. When you open a measurement the next time, you can open the custom window by rightclicking on the gray space outside the map window, and select Map | [name of custom window]. You will also find the custom window in Data | Map | [name of custom window]. First, create or open a route plan, and save it. Next, double-click on the route plan in the map side panel to access the Route Plan Properties dialog, change the properties and click OK. Change the settings in the Waypoints view in the side panel, right-click on the map, and select Save As Custom Window in the map popup menu. Close the map and open the custom window you saved. When you open the properties dialog, the properties should be what you set them to.

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Map Popup Menu Right-click on the map to open a popup menu with various tools for configuring the layout of the map. Please note that the contents of the menu depend on the map type (MapX or OpenStreetMap).


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Custom Window Custom Window Properties



Save Changes Use the Save Custom Window Changes command to save changes made in the custom window.

Save As CSV File Use the Save as Image command to export the active view into CSV format.

Image Use the Save as Image command to save the active view as a .jpg image.

MapInfo Tab-file Use the Save as MapInfo Tab-file command to export the active view into MapInfo format.

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Export to Google Earth By clicking on the Export to Google Earth item you can export a map with measurement route, colors based on selected parameter, notifications, and base station information to Google Earth .kml file which can be viewed with the installed Google Earth application.


Open Map By selecting the Open Map item, you can open existing map files (.tab).

Save Map By selecting the Save Map item, you can open the Save As dialog that you can use for saving the map with another name.

Find Map at Position When you right click on the map and select the Find Map at Position item, Nemo Outdoor will view a list of possibly more detailed maps of the same location from the directory you have specified in the View | User Interface Properties | Paths dialog. In this way you have the possibility to choose the most appropriate map for your purposes. You can also browse for a suitable map manually by clicking on the Browse button and browsing your local folders.


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Download Tiles With the Download Tiles tool you can download OpenStreetMap data on your computer so you can use the OpenStreetMap maps even when you are not connected to the Internet. ♦

It is recommended to use this method always with OpenStreetMap maps as downloading map data in the middle of measurements may affect the results.

Zoom levels defines the number of levels from which map data is downloaded. The more levels you choose, the more data is downloaded. Select the Reload existing tiles option to overwrite existing map data. Click the Select Area button to the select an area with your mouse from where map data will be downloaded.

Empty Disk Cache Select the Empty Disk Cache option to delete all downloaded OpenStreetMap data. The tiles open on the map will not be deleted.

Route Plan Create The Create Route Plan item creates a route plan from an open measurement in a map window.

Open Through the Open Route Plan item you can open saved route plans to be viewed on a map.

Save The Save Route Plan item will let you save the route plan as a Route Plan File (.rpf) for later use.

Save as MapInfo Tab-File The Save Route Plan as MapInfo Tab-File item will let you save the route plan as a .tab file that can be opened in MapInfo. See chapter MapInfo Tab-File Export for more information.

Add Waypoint Activates the add waypoint functionality for creating route plans manually.

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Tool

Tool pull-down menu offers a selection of settings for configuring the window setup. Arrow tool changes the cursor back to an arrow. Pan tool changes the cursor into a hand that can scroll the map. Center tool allows the map to be centered according to the cursor point. Zoom In and Zoom Out tools change the cursor into a magnifying glass. You can also zoom in and out using the mouse wheel and the + and - keyboard buttons. Clear Route tool removes the measurement route from the map. Note that this command is activated only during measurements. It cannot be used during playback. Set Current Location tool defines the current location when no GPS data is available. Note that this command is activated only during measurements and when no GPS is connected. It cannot be used during playback.

Auto Center The Auto Center tool pans the map so that the current location will stay on the visible area of the map. Note that you cannot use the Pan and Center tools when the Auto Center command is selected.

Auto Clear Route The Auto Clear Route tool automatically removes the route from the map when measurement is stopped. If you wish to keep the route on the map when starting a new measurement, unselect the tool.

Previous View and View Entire Map With the Previous View command, you can return to the previous map view, and the View Entire Map command displays the whole map.

View Entire Route By selecting the View Entire Route item you will be able to view the whole route on the map.

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Modify Route With the Modify Route tool you can modify and reposition the measurement route in playback. This is especially useful if there is a gap in the measurement route, for example, because GPS fix was lost in a tunnel. Right-click on a map and select Modify Route from the popup menu.

The route will be displayed as dots.

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Drag and drop the dots into their new positions. Please note that you should maintain the correct order of the dots. Otherwise the route will appear jagged.

When you have finished modifying the route, right-click on the map and clear the Modify Route tool. The modified route is now displayed in normal mode.

Add Site With the Add Site tool you can edit and add new BTS sites on the map. Please see chapter Editing Base Station Files in Nemo Outdoor for more information.


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Textual Comments With the Textual Comments tool you can add textual comments on the map. Select Add Textual Comment from the menu and type in the text box that appears on the map. The box can be repositioned by dragging it on the map. To remove or edit individual comments, right-click on the text box and select Remove or Edit. To remove all comments, right-click on the map and select Textual Comments | Remove All Textual Comments.

Side Panels

Color Legends The Color legends view shows the selected color set for a measurement route. If you have loaded a multi measurement and added multiple routes with assigned color sets on the map, the color legends will be shown in separate tabs. See chapter Color Set Editor on how to create and edit color sets.

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Find Cell With Find Cell functionality you can search for a cell in a map window based on a parameter. Below a cell is searched based on its Cell ID number. You can also search for custom data entered in the BTS file header and for neighbor cells.

Layers

The Layers side panel displays a list of items available on the map. They can be BTS files, measurement routes, map layers, route history search results, etc. Double-click an item to access its Properties dialog (see Layer Properties). You can hide and display layers by selecting and deselecting the option next to the layer or click the X button to delete the layer. With the buttons you can add new layers on the map.


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Measure Distance Use the Measure Distance tool to measure the distance between multiple points on a map. Click the Measure Distance button to activate the tool and click the Add point button. Select the points on the map and the distance between these points is displayed on the map. The Total distance is displayed in the left-hand panel.

With the Draw distance circle tool you can draw a circle where the distance between the last two points is used as the radius.

To remove points from the map, click the Remove latest point or Remove all points buttons. To hide the Measure Distance panel, click the Measure Distance button.

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Route History

If the Route History side panel is not visible, right-click on the map and select Side Panels | Route History. With the Route History tool you can search for measurements recorded within a specified time frame and plot those measurement routes on a map. This requires that a GPX file has been created for the measurement. Define the folder from where GPX files will be searched and define the time frame. After you click the Search button, Outdoor will search for the GPX files and display the matching routes on the map. The search results will also be displayed as layers. Double-click the route history layer to open the Route History Route Properties dialog where you can edit the route color and thickness.

Waypoints The waypoints item will activate the free route planning functionality on the map. You can create and save a route plan for later use. The Show next waypoint field is only activated when at least one device and one GPS receiver are attached to Nemo Outdoor in online or offline mode. This functionality is not active during measurement playback. See chapter Creating and Modifying Route Plans with Waypoints for more information.

Full Screen Selecting the Full screen item will display Nemo Outdoor in full screen mode.


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Layer Properties The dialog appearing when you click on the Layer Properties item depends on the layer selected in the map side panel. It is possible to view three different kinds of layers in the side panel: the devicespecific measurement route layer, the base station layer, and the route plan layer.

Route Properties When a measurement route is selected in the side panel and you right-click on the map and select Layer Properties, the Route Properties dialog appears. You can also access this dialog by doubleclicking on the device-specific route layer in the side-panel.

In the case of multi measurements, you need to select a device in the drop-down menu on the Device page. Select the Show Device Label next to route option to display the device name at the starting point of the measurement route. By clicking on the MapX Properties button you will enter the MapX Properties dialog.

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In the Route page you can define route line specific settings. The Line thickness field allows you to define the thickness of the route in pixels. The X offset and Y offset fields allow you to move the route on the map in x and y directions. To define a default offset between multi-measurement routes, go to the Map Properties dialog. With the Show parameter next to route option you can display a selected parameter value in numerical format next to the route. Select the parameter and define the text and background colors. Select the Show active cell information option to display active cell information and direction. The Draw as dots item enables you to view the measurement route in dots instead of a line. If the Draw as dots item is selected, the Dot size field appears and allows you to define the dot size in pixels. If you select the Draw thicker line when using high band option, the route will be drawn thicker when the device is using the 1800/1900 band. When the Draw during pause option is deselected, the route is not drawn during when measurement is in pause.


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On the Color page you can define route-specific line coloring. Use default color defines a single color for the measurement route. The entire route is drawn with the same color. If you would like to colorize the route based on parameter values, select the Use color set option. First, select the Parameter for which you would like to define colors. Then select a matching color set in the Color set field or select New to create a new color set. Click the Edit Color Set button to access the Color Set Editor dialog. ♦

Please note that even if you are using a color set to colorize the measurement route, the route will be drawn with the default color if the selected parameter does not have valid values. Therefore it is best not to use the default color in the color set.

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If you are measuring with a scanner, click on Configure Filters to select specific channels, frequencies, or scrambling codes for which the parameter values are displayed. To filter spectrum scanning results, please define the frequency exactly in the same format as it appears in the Spectrum graph.

To select scrambling codes, first select a channel by clicking the Select button under Selected channel numbers. Then select scrambling codes for the selected channel by clicking the Select button under Selected scrambling codes.

If you would like to use averaging in drawing the route, select the Trend line option and select from the Number of previous values field how many values will be included in the average value.


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When the Hide route line on invalid value is selected, the default color is not drawn. For example, if the route is colored based on Ec/No but the terminal is using GSM, the system route is not drawn while in GSM.

On the Notifications page select the Show notifications option to view notification icons on the map. You can also define the notification icon size in pixels.

The Base stations page displays information on the open BTS files on the map. Connected BTS File refers to the BTS file that is used in connection with the map. Select a BTS file by clicking the Add BTS File button in the map side panel. Select the Draw line to active base station option to draw a line from the serving BTS to the test vehicle. Define also the line Thickness and Color. Select the Draw line(s) to neighbor cell(s) option to draw a line from the neighboring cells to the test vehicle. Define also the line Thickness and Color. Select the Draw only to active system cell(s) option if you only want to draw a line from active system cell(s) to the test vehicle.

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Select the Draw only to n strongest neighbor cells option to draw a line to a defined maximum number of strongest neighbors (per system) based on the following parameters: •

GSM: RX Level Sub (if available) or RX Level Full

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UMTS: Ec/N0

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CDMA/EVDO: Ec/Io

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LTE: RSRP

Select the Draw line(s) to detected neighbor cell(s) option to draw a line from the detected neighboring cells to the test vehicle. Define also the line Thickness and Color. Select the Draw line(s) to missing neighbor cell(s) option to draw a line from the missing neighboring cells to the test vehicle. Define also the line Thickness and Color. Please note that lines to missing neighbor cell(s) are drawn only when measuring with a mobile and a scanner. If missing neighbor detection is performed using a scanner only, this information is not shown on the map. Instead, the missing neighbor information can be viewed in a table grid. Select the Draw line(s) to interferer cell(s) option to draw a line from interferer cells to the test vehicle. Define also the line Thickness and Color. Please note that a BTS file must be used with this feature. GSM interfering analysis results (IANALYSIS event) are written to the terminal output file and due to this reason, the interfering cells can be seen on a map only when a BTS file is used with the terminal.

By selecting the Show Textual notes option on the Textual notes page, you will be able to view textual notes on a measurement route in the map window. You can select a text and background color for the note in the Text color and Background color fields.

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BTS Properties When a base station file is selected in the map side panel, the BTS Properties dialog appears when Layer Properties is selected in the map popup menu. You can also view the dialog by double-clicking on the BTS file in the map side panel.

BTS file refers to the BTS file that is used on the map. If you have a BTS file that contains base stations from several systems (e.g., UMTS and GSM), select the Draw only active system base stations option to display only base stations from the active system, in other words, the system in which the test device is currently. The other base stations are hidden. Define also the size and color of the BTS icons. Note that you define a different color for active system base stations and for other base stations. The Selected BTS cell color refers to neighbor cells that can be highlighted on the map if neighbor information is defined in a BTS file. Neighboring cells are highlighted with the selected color and the selected cell is shown with the same color but also with a bolded outline. The tooltip shows neighbor cell names for the selected cell.

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Select the Use color set to color BTS icons when you want to distinguish between different base stations through the use of existing and user-defined color sets. Select a parameter from the Parameter drop-down menu based on which you want to color base stations, and a color set in the Color set drop-down menu. Clicking on the Edit Color Set button will lead to the Color Set Editor dialog where you can edit existing color sets or create a new one to suit your needs.

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On the Cell info page you can choose what information is displayed from each base station.

Select the Show labels option to display a label or a description next to the selected cell information and define the Text color and Background color. In the example below, all cell information and the Show labels option are selected.

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The Cell Range page enables you to view cell range on the map. Define the degree of cell range transparency in the Cell Range transparency slide bar.

The Connected Devices page displays a list of devices that you can connect to the base station sites. Note that the BTS sites will not be drawn if no device is selected.


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Route Plan Properties When a route plan is selected in the side panel and you right-click on the map and select Layer Properties, the Route Plan Properties dialog appears. You can also view the dialog by doubleclicking on the route plan in the map side panel.

Route plan file field defines the name of the route plan you selected in the map side panel. The Waypoint properties field allows you to define the color for the waypoint icon and the line attaching the icons together. You can also define the icon size and line thickness in pixels. The X offset and Y offset fields allow you to move the route plan on the map in x and y directions.

Map Properties

In the Map Properties dialog you can define the offset (in pixels) between routes on a map. This value is used with multi measurements where you have multiple routes which, without offset, would overlap each other. You can also disable the default offset completely. To define offset values for individual routes, go to the Route Properties dialog and define the X and Y offset values.

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MapX Properties Click the MapX Properties button to define some MapX specific properties. Note that these settings differ according to the map provider. These settings can be saved in a MapInfo Geoset file by clicking the Save Map button in the Map window. To later open the .gst file, click the Open Map button, select MapInfo Geoset file in the Files of Type listbox, and select a file from the list.

If you are using MapInfo® maps, you can define the appearance of the map even further by clicking the MapX Properties button in the Route Properties dialog. In the Layers tab the table shows a list of the current layers. The order on the list defines the order in which the layers are displayed on a map; for example, in this case the Route layer is on the top, Current Position layer is under that, and World map is at the bottom. This utility is useful if you want to have a bigger map on the bottom (e.g., a map of Europe) and a more detailed map of a smaller area (e.g., of Helsinki) on top of that. To add layers on the map click Add. An Open dialog is opened where you can choose the map you want to add as a layer. The map is added on the list and with the Up and Down you can change the map’s position on the list. By selecting and clearing the Visible option you can decide whether or not to display the layer on the map. To remove layers from the map, select the layer from the list and click the Remove button.


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Color Set Editor You can access the Color Set Editor by clicking the Edit Color Set button in the Route Properties | Color dialog. You can also access the Color Set Editor by selecting View | Color Set Editor.., or by double-clicking Color sets in the Configuration Manager (Ctrl+ M). With the Color Set Editor you can define and name color sets to be used in maps and grids. In the Color Set Editor dialog you will see a list of all existing color sets. You can sort the color sets by selecting the Type. You can also search for a color set by its name. To edit an existing color set, double-click on the color set.

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In the Color Set Properties dialog you can edit the settings for each color set.

Name and Short name identify the color set. You can also type a description of the color set in the Description field. Type defines what kind of data the color set is used with, numerical, gradient, string, or automatic. T The Groups and Type settings can be used to sort the color sets in the Color Set Editor dialog. With the Automatically generate missing values option you can specify colors for some fixed values while the rest are automatically generated. This option can be used with numerical or string type of colorset. This is especially useful with parameters with many values (e.g. PNs and scr. code). Values table displays the different value ranges and the colors associated with them. Click the Add button to define the colors and limits. In the Range Properties dialog, select the color and then the upper and lower limits of the value range. You can also write a description for the value range. Finally click OK.


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Click the Add Range button to quickly assign colors to parameter values. In the Add Range dialog, define the top and bottom values and the step, i.e., how many values are represented by the same color. Finally click OK and Nemo Outdoor will automatically assign colors for the parameter values.

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Map Example 1 In the map below, the measurement route is colored using the Active set size color set. In the Route Properties | Route dialog, Color page, select Number of TBF-s Uplink in the Parameter field, and Active set size in the Color Set field, and click OK. The Color Legend in the map side panel displays the color codes for the Active set size values.


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Map Example 2 In the map below, the measurement route is colored using the TX Power color set. In the Measurement's Route Properties dialog, Color page, select TX Power in the Parameter and Color Set fields and click OK. The Color Legend in the map side panel displays the color codes for the TX Power values. In this color set, green means a low TX Power level and red a high level.

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Map Example 3 In the map below, the measurement route is colored using the EcN0 color set. Base station icons are displayed and a red line is drawn to the serving base station and a blue line to the neighbor stations. In the Layer view in the map side panel, click on Add BTS File, or right-click on the measurement layer and select Add BTS File. Right-click on the measurement layer in the map side panel again, and select Properties | Base stations. Select the Draw line to active base station, and Draw line(s) to neighbor cell(s) options. On the Color page, select the Use color set option, select Ec/N0 (Active) in the Parameter field, and EcN0 in the Color set field. Click OK. The Color Legend in the side panel displays the color codes for the EcNo values.


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Map Example 4 In the map below, the same measurement route is drawn twice on the map. The route with the blue current location symbol is colored using the Ec/N0 color set, and the route with the black current location symbol is colored using the MS Power Level color set. In the Layers view click the Add Route button, or right-click on the existing measurement layer and select Add Route. Select a device from the Route Properties | Device page, and now there should be two measurements in the Layers view in the side panel. Right-click on the first measurement route and select Properties. On the Route Properties | Color page, select the Use color set option, and Ec/N0(active) in the Parameter field, and Ec/N0 in the Color set field. Click OK. Next, right-click on the second measurement in the Layers view, and select Properties. In the Route Properties | Color page, select the Use color set option, and MS Power Level in the Parameter field, and MS Power Level in the Color set field. Click OK. You will see the two adjacent routes colored with the above-mentioned color sets on the map. In addition, you will see the measurements in the Layers view, and their color sets in the Color legends view in the map side panel.

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Map Example 5 It is possible to export a map with measurement route, colors based on selected parameter, parameter values, notifications, and base station information to Google Earth .kml file. The Google Earth application needs to be installed for viewing the file. Click on the Export to Google Earth toolbar button

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A Save As dialog appears. Select a destination for the saved .kml file in the Save in field, and type a name for the map to be exported in the File name field. Click Save.

Go to the file destination and double-click on the saved file to open it. Note that you must have Google Earth installed on your laptop to view the file.

The route and cell information are visible on the Google Earth map.

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Map Example 6 With scanner measurements, it is possible to view parameter values for a specific channel or scrambling code on a map. In this example we will view RX level values for a selected channel. First open a scanner measurement on a map.

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On the Route Properties, Color page, select Use color set. Select RX level in the Parameter field. The corresponding color set is selected automatically.

Click on Configure Filters. In the Select Channels dialog, first click Remove All and then select one channel by double-clicking on the channel in the Available list. Click OK and OK.

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VIEWING INDOOR MAPS Open an indoor map by selecting Data | Indoor | New and click the Open Map button. The supported indoor map types are MapInfo, iBwave, and Google Earth maps (.kmz). Please refer to Google Earth documentation on how to create KMZ files. To view measurement data on KMZ maps, select Data | Indoor | New. Change the file type to Google Earth Files (.kmz). Select a map file and click Open. KMZ and MapInfo maps have the same functionalities. For more information on iBwave files, please see chapter iBwave Maps. It is possible to view selected parameters on an indoor map by drag and dropping them in it. Click on a parameter in the Parameters view and drag and drop it on the graph. Parameters can also be opened for all devices at once and seen on different views. First, press down the Ctrl button and select the devices by clicking on them in the parameter tree. After this, right-click on the parameter you wish to view from the parameter tree and select Open in Indoor from the drop-down menu.

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To view a route on the floorplan you must have a marker file (.mrk) attached to the measurement file (.nmf). To move the markers on the map, select a marker in the Markers | Index field, click on Move and select a new destination for the marker.

On the map you can view, for example, a floorplan of the test site. While you are performing the measurement and walking around in the building, use the markers to draw the measurement route on the floor plan. You can observe the values of certain network parameters from the route coloring on the map. You can define which color refers to which parameter value. This way it is easy to spot the problem areas on a map. Map layers can be saved to .gst file and also as a custom window.


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Floorplans and BTS Files You can also use BTS files on indoor maps. Open a route on an indoor map. Click the Add BTS File button and browse for a BTS file.

After the BTS file is loaded, select a device that will be connected with the BTS file. Click OK.

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Multiple Routes and Floorplans You can also view more than one route on a floorplan. Click on Add Route in the Layers view in the side panel to add a route, and go through the steps mentioned above. The floorplan below has three routes, two with parameter-based coloring and one with a default color. When more than one route with parameter-based coloring exists, you can switch between the color legends in the Color legends side panel.

You can load multiple floorplans in the indoor map by clicking on the Add Floorplan button in the Layers view. This makes it possible for you to have, for example, indoor maps of different floors on the same building at once. You can switch between the different floorplans through the Go Downstairs and Go Upstairs buttons.

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Indoor Route Planning Prior to conducting indoor measurements, you can plan the route in the indoor map window. You can create a route plan manually by clicking on the Add waypoint button in the map toolbar, and clicking on the map. The Add button at the bottom of the Waypoints view in the side panel is also activated. A new route plan (.rpf) is viewed in the Layers view. You can save the route plan for later use by clicking on the Save Route Plan icon in the map toolbar or by selecting it in the map popup menu.

The route planning functionality with indoor measurements works in the same way as with outdoor maps. See chapter Route Plans for more information.


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iBwave Maps iBwave indoor maps can be viewed in Nemo Outdoor. Please refer to iBwave documentation on how to create iBwave maps that can be imported to Nemo Outdoor. ♦

Please note that when creating .ibwc maps, the projection should be in Lat/Lon format. To view measurement data on iBwave maps, select Data | Indoor | New. Change the file type to iBwave Design Files. Select an iBwave map file and click Open.

If the map file contains several building, choose one of them and click OK.

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The map is opened. With the Go Downstairs and Go Upstairs buttons you can move the view between floors. From the Layers list you can hide and displays the different floors and the BTS files for each floor.

Nemo Outdoor will not automatically place the measurement route on the correct floor. Therefore, when making measurements on several floors, it is adviced to make a separate log file for each floor and, for example, include the floor number in the measurement file name. Alternatively, you can add a textual note in the log file identifying the floor number in question. This way you will be able to place the measurement route on the correct floor when playing back the log file.

BTS Files on iBwave Maps You can also view BTS sites on iBwave maps. An iBwave map file contains, by default, BTS sites but you will also need a separate BTS file (.nbf or .csv) that has the same BTS sites with matching cell IDs than the iBwave file. Without the .nbf/csv file, BTS cell information and antenna directions will not be displayed.


First open an iBwave map and click the Add BTS File button to open the BTS file.

Select the BTS file and then select the device connected with the map. Click OK.

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The BTS file appears in the Layers panel but to make it appear on the map, you will need to associate it with the iBwave BTS file. To do this, right-click one of the iBwave BTS layers and select Properties.

On the Linked BTS page, select the file that you opened on the map and click OK.


The BTS sites and cell information are now displayed on the map.

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Indoor Map Popup Menu Right-click on the floorplan to open a popup menu with various tools for configuring the layout of the map.


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Custom Window Custom Window Properties


Save Changes Use the Save Changes command to save changes made in the custom window.


Save As CSV File Use the Save as CSV File command to export the active view into CSV format. See chapter CSV File Export for more information.

Image Use the Save as Image command to save the active view as a .jpg image.

MapInfo Tab-File Use the Save as MapInfo Tab-File command to export the active view into MapInfo format. See chapter MapInfo Tab-File Export for more information.

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Open Map By selecting the Open Map item, you can open existing map files (.tab).

Save Map By selecting the Save Map item, you can open the Save As dialog that you can use for saving the map with another name.

Import Map You can import your own bitmap files to Nemo Outdoor and use them as indoor maps. Click the Import Map button in the map toolbar or select Import Map from the Data | Indoor menu. Select an image file and click Open. The Map Import Parameters dialog is opened.

In order for the map and route drawing to function correctly, you need to georegister the image file or enter the exact dimensions of the map area.


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To use georegistration, select Georegister and click OK. The image file will appear on the Georegister Image map as a transparent box.

Adjust the location, width, height, and rotation of the image so that the image overlaps the right spot on the map. Move the mouse cursor on top of the image so that the cursor changes into an arrow/hand symbol and left-click with your mouse. Now you can move the image on the map. To move the map beneath the image, move mouse cursor on the map so that the cursor changes into an arrow/hand symbol and left-click with your mouse. Finally click OK to save the coordinates.

Route Plan Create The Create Route Plan item creates a route plan from an open measurement in an indoor map window, after which you can save the route plan.

Open Through the Open Route Plan item you can open saved route plans to be viewed on an indoor map.

Save The Save Route Plan item will let you save the route plan as a Route Plan File (.rpf) for later use.

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Save as MapInfo Tab-File Use the Save as MapInfo Tab-File command to export the active view into MapInfo format. See chapter MapInfo Tab-File Export for more information.

Add Waypoints Activates the add waypoint functionality for creating route plans manually.

Tool

The Tool pull-down menu offers a selection of settings for configuring the window setup. With the Add Marker command you can add markers in the measurement file. The Arrow selection changes the cursor back to an arrow. The Pan selection changes the cursor into a hand that can scroll the map. The Center selection allows the map to be centered according to the cursor point. The Zoom In and Zoom Out selections change the cursor into a magnifying glass. You can also zoom in and out using the mouse wheel. The Clear Route command removes the measurement route from the map. Note that this command is activated only during measurements. It cannot be used during playback.

Center on New Marker The Center on New Marker option defines whether the indoor view is centered on a marker when it is inserted.

Auto Center The Auto Center tool for MapInfo® pans the map so that the current location will stay on the visible area of the map. Note that you cannot use the Pan and Center tools when the Auto Center command is selected.

View Entire Map The View Entire Map command displays the whole map.

View Entire Route The View Entire Route command displays the whole route.

Textual Comments With the Textual Comments tool you can add textual comments on the map. Select Add Textual Comment from the menu and type in the text box that appears on the map. The box can be repositioned by dragging it on the map. To remove or edit individual comments, right-click on the text box and select Remove or Edit. To remove all comments, right-click on the map and select Textual Comments | Remove All Textual Comments.


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Add Site With the Add Site tool you can edit and add new BTS sites on the map. Please see chapter Editing Base Station Files in Nemo Outdoor for more information.

Show Minimap With the Show Minimap command you can view and hide the Minimap in the Indoor window. Minimap displays a miniature version of the map and the current location is highlighted with a red square.

Show Marker Info Show marker info hides or displays markers inserted into the measurement file.

Show Waypoints The waypoints item will activate the free route planning functionality on the map. You can create and save a route plan for later use. See chapter Creating and Modifying Route Plans with Waypoints for more information.

Show Markers Show Markers hides or displays markers on a map.

Show Layers Selecting the Show Layers item in the popup menu will display the Layers view in the side panel.

Color Legend Color Legend displays the name of the selected Color Set on the map window.

Full Screen Full Screen switches the Indoor map view to full screen. Close the full screen view by clicking on Close Full Screen in the popup window that appears.

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Route Properties – Indoor Map In the Route Properties dialog, you can define map-related settings.

Device defines the device that is being viewed on the map. Click the MapX Properties button to define some MapX specific properties. Note that these settings differ according to the map provider. These settings can be saved in a MapInfo Geoset file by clicking the Save Map button in the Map window.

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The Line thickness field allows you to define the thickness of the route in pixels. The X offset and Y offset fields allow you to move the route on the map in x and y directions. To define a default offset between multi-measurement routes, go to the Indoor Properties dialog. With the Show parameter next to route option you can display a selected parameter value in numerical format next to the route. Select the parameter and define the text and background colors. Select the Show active cell information option to display active cell information and direction. The Draw as dots item enables you to view the measurement route in dots instead of a line. If the Draw as dots item is selected, the Dot size field appears and allows you to define the dot size in pixels. When the Draw during pause option is deselected, the route is not drawn when measurement is paused.

Use default color defines a single color for the measurement route. The entire route is drawn with the same color. If you would like to colorize the route based on parameter values, select the Use color set button. First, select the Parameter for which you would like to define colors. Then select a matching color set in the Color set field or select New to create a new color set. Click the Edit Color Set button to access the Color Set Editor dialog. See chapter Color Set Editor for more information on defining color sets. If you would like to use averaging in drawing the route, select the Trend line option and select from the Number of previous values field how many values will be included in the average value. When the Hide route line on invalid value is selected, the default color is not drawn. For example, if the route is colored based Ec/No but the terminal is using GSM, the route is not drawn while in GSM.

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Please note that even if you are using a color set to colorize the measurement route, the route will be drawn with the default color if the selected parameter does not have valid values. Therefore it is best not to use the default color in the color set.

Selecting the Show notifications option will view notifications on the indoor map. You can define the size of the notifications in pixels in the Size field.

Indoor Properties

In the Indoor Properties dialog you can define the offset (in pixels) between routes on an indoor map. This value is used with multi measurements where you have multiple routes which, without offset, would overlap each other. You can also disable the default offset completely. To define offset values for individual routes, go to the Route Properties dialog and define the X and Y offset values.

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EXPORT/IMPORT SETTINGS It is possible to export and import various settings and measurement lists from and to Nemo Outdoor. This function can also be used to send configurations remotely to Nemo Outdoor from an (S)FTP server.

Export Settings to File 1. To export settings to a file, go to File | Export Settings | To File in Nemo Outdoor. Define a name for the .aex file on your PC. The exported settings will be saved in this file.

2. Next, the Export Settings dialog appears. Select the items you wish to export, and click OK.

3. The selected items are now saved in the .aex file.

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Export Settings to FTP Server 1. To export settings to an FTP server, go to File | Export Settings | To FTP Server in Nemo Outdoor. Define a name for the .aex file on your PC. The exported settings will be saved in this file.

2. Click the FTP Options button to define settings for the FTP server. See page 330 for more information on the settings. 3. Next, the Export Settings dialog appears. Select the items you wish to export, and click OK.

4. The selected items are now saved in the .aex file and exported to the FTP server. The exported settings can now be downloaded from the FTP server to any Nemo Outdoor unit with access to the server.


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Import Settings from File 1. To import settings, select File | Import Settings | From File in Nemo Outdoor. Select the file and click Open.

2. Select the settings you wish to import in the Import Settings dialog.

3. Click OK. The selected settings and files are now saved in Nemo Outdoor and they can be taken into use.

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Import Settings from FTP Server 1. To import settings from an FTP server, select File | Import Settings | From FTP Server in Nemo Outdoor. If you have not defined any FTP server settings, the list will be empty. When FTP server settings are defined, a list of exported setting files will appear.

2. Select the user parameters you wish to import in the Import Settings dialog.

3. Click OK. The selected settings and files are now saved in Nemo Outdoor and they can be taken into use.


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ENDING MEASUREMENTS The measurement is being recorded when a REC text appears in the upper right corner of the main window. Follow these instructions to stop the measurement.

 To end the measurements: 1. If you are using a script to perform the measurement, you can either wait until the script file has been executed or interrupt the script either by selecting Measurement | Stop Script or by clicking the Stop button on the toolbar. 2. If you are performing measurements manually, the measurement process is terminated either by selecting Measurement | Stop or by clicking the Stop button on the toolbar. All the ongoing calls will be stopped and scanning will be terminated. Data transfers will be stopped, PDP context will be deactivated, and GPRS detach will be performed. 3. Nemo Outdoor will display a report window with some call statistics. At this point, you can choose if you would like to save this file or delete it. You can also start a playback of this file. 4. If you wish to exit Nemo Outdoor, select File | Exit or click the cross in the upper right corner of the Nemo Outdoor main window. ♦

When carrying out measurements using a script, stopping the measurement is not recommended while a test call is on. Always wait until the end of the call, then select Measurement | Stop Script or click the Stop button to end the measurement. If the measurement is stopped while the test call is on, it may affect the Quality Survey Report values. The Call Length from the TCH assignment percentage in this report might indicate calls to be shorter than they actually were.

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MEASUREMENT REPORT

The Measurement Report dialog is displayed when recording is stopped. The dialog displays some statistics from the measurement. Select the Save statistics to file option to save the statistics to a separate Excel .csv file. The filename is the same as for the actual measurement file and the file is located in the Results folder. Select the Send measurement results to FTP server option to send the log files to an FTP server. See chapter Uploading Measurement Files to Server for more information. If you do not want this dialog to appear, select the Do not show this dialog again option. Select the Compress measurement file(s) option to automatically compress the files below into a single measurement archive (ZIP file). After the files are compressed, the original files are deleted. •

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To save the measurement file under another name, click the Rename button and type a new file name in the field that appears. To delete the file without saving, click the Delete button. To export the measurement, click the Export button (see Exporting Measurements).


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Click the Playback button to playback the measurement file immediately. To save the file, click Save. ♦

Note that if you press Esc on your computer’s keyboard, or click on the button on the dialog, you will save the measurement file just as if you had clicked on the Save button. Click the Export button the access the Export Measurements dialog (see Exporting Measurements). Click the Analyze button to open the measurement file for analysis in Nemo Analyze.

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Note that this requires that you have Nemo Analyze installed on the same computer where Nemo Outdoor is installed.

In the Export to Nemo Analyze dialog, select a workbook where the data is opened and/or a report template that is used for creating a report from the data. If you do not select a workbook or a report, the measurement file is added to the Nemo Analyze database without starting Nemo Analyze. Finally click Export.

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MEASUREMENT RESULTS This section guides you on viewing and analyzing the measurement results produced by Nemo Outdoor, and explains how measurement files are uploaded to an FTP server. The measurement process produces one or more output files at a time, depending on whether you have been using a mobile and a scanner at the same time or just one device at a time. The file name can be user defined but Nemo Outdoor always decides the extension part. If you change the file name manually, the file name format should be xxxx.1.nmf where the number refers to the device number.

ANALYZING MEASUREMENT RESULTS The measurement results produced by Nemo Outdoor can be viewed and analyzed, for example, with: • • • • •

Nemo Outdoor Playback functions Nemo Analyze Text editor Spreadsheet software such as Microsoft® Excel Mapping software via conversion utilities provided by Anite Finland Ltd.

PLAYING BACK MEASUREMENT FILES Playback is a handy tool for making a quick analysis of measurements. You can playback files anytime and anywhere immediately after the measurement has been finished or later on.

Selecting Playback Files When you open a file for playback, Nemo Outdoor will deactivate all connected devices. Nemo Outdoor will ask if you would like to save the current device. If you answer Yes, Nemo Outdoor will save the current configuration and reactivate the devices that you had connected before the playback when you close the playback file(s).

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To open files for playback, select File  Open Measurement. This will open up the following dialog.

In the dialog, you can look for a file by clicking the … button. The File Header box displays the measurement file header. If you have selected a multi measurement, you can remove some of the files from playback.

During Playback The Playback commands can be executed with a set of toolbar buttons. The same commands can be found in the Playback menu. The Play button starts the playback. The Pause button pauses the playback. The Stop button stops the playback. The status bar at the bottom of the main window displays the progress of the playback; that is, the starting, ending, and current time. There is also a time slider which you can use to jump into certain points in the measurement.

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Viewing and Moving Markers You can use the grid window to view the markers you have inserted in a measurement file during measurements. After a file has been loaded, select the Play command from the Playback menu or click the Play button on the tool bar. Open a marker grid from Data | Events Grid | User Markers.

The grid window will display all the markers that you have inserted in the file during measurements. Click on any of the markers in the grid window, and all the other open windows will display the same point of time.

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Markers are also displayed on the Indoor map along with the marker number. You can move the markers by selecting a marker from the list (click the index number) and pressing the Move button. Place the red pin to the new location on the map. The new longitude and latitude information is saved in the marker file.

Closing Playback Files After playback, you need to close the playback file. Select File | Close Measurement. If you saved the current device configuration when you started the playback, Nemo Outdoor will ask if you would like to load the same device(s).

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UPLOADING MEASUREMENT FILES TO SERVER You can upload measurement files from Nemo Outdoor to an FTP or HTTPS server when a measurement is stopped, or at any later point via the Nemo Outdoor user interface. Note that it is recommended to stop all measurements before uploading files. Select File | Send Measurement to Server. First select the server type, FTP or HTTP from the bottom left corner of the dialog and then select the measurement files.

Click the Options button to define settings for the server.

Define the server address, username, and password and the name of the Remote folder, i.e. folder in which the measurement files are sent on the server. Select the Use SFTP protocol option to send the measurement files using SFTP protocol. Select the Use secure protocol option to send the measurement files using HTTPS protocol. Select the Use passive mode option to send the measurement files using passive mode.

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When the Move local files to “Sent” folder after upload option is selected, the measurement files are moved to the Sent folder in the C:\Nemo Tools directory on your computer after the transfer. You can also change this default destination in User Interface Properties | Paths | Measurements. The file transfer can be performed using a default Internet connection or via a user-selected dial-up connection. When you select the Use a Proxy Server option, the Proxy address, Username and Password fields will become active. After configuring the settings, click OK. The measurement file(s) are sent to the server.

If you upload files on an HTTPS server, the URL from which the file can be loaded is displayed for each uploaded file. URLs can be easily copied and distributed e.g. by email.

EXPORTING MEASUREMENTS With the Export Measurements functionality it is possible to export measurement files from Nemo File Format to MapInfo or .csv formats. Close all measurements and select File | Export Measurements. You can also export individual measurements through the Measurement Report dialog when you are ending measurements.

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The Export Measurements dialog is opened.

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Template contains a predefined set of parameters and parameter rules for export. To create a new template, select New in the Template field and type a name for the template. Then select the parameters that will be exported and define parameter rules. When you export the parameters, the settings are saved. The saved template will be available in the Template field the next time you open the Export Measurements dialog. With the Add Measurement and Add Folder buttons you can add individual measurement files or entire folders containing measurement files to be exported. Export format defines the format in which the files are stored. The options are MapInfo TAB file and CSV file. Number of values per parameter defines the maximum number of values exported for parameters that can have multiple values. Export interval defines at what rate (in seconds or meters) parameter values are sampled from the measurement data for export. If you select all, all data is exported. By default, multiple values of the same parameter are exported in a single column. To create a separate column for each value, select the Separate values to columns option. With the Export files to folder option, the individual files will be saved in a folder. Also define the Target folder. With the Export to single file option, the selected files will be stored in a single .tab file. Click the Select Parameters button to define which parameters will be included in the export.

Select a parameter from the list of available parameters and with the arrow button move it to the right. The selected parameters will be exported. You can also make more rules for selecting parameter values for export. Only those parameter values that meet the rule will be exported. Click the Edit Rules button.

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Select a parameter from the field in the middle. Then define the condition and value for the parameter and click Add to List. You can define as many rules as you wish. Finally click OK. When you have selected all parameters to be exported, click OK.

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USER INTERFACE This section presents the Nemo Outdoor user interface. You will find general descriptions on all the commands and windows. The functions and dialogs related to the commands are described in detail in the following sections. The Nemo Outdoor user interface is compatible with common Windows® standards. If you are not familiar with these standards, refer to your Microsoft® Windows® Documentation.

VIEW GROUPS View Groups is a function that allows you to organize measurement windows into different tabs for easier viewing. This is especially useful if you have several graphs and maps open at the same time and you have to overlap them to fit them all in the Nemo Outdoor main window. Now you can create view groups and organize the measurement windows into several groups. Each view group appears at the bottom of the main window as a tab that you can view by clicking the tab.

When you start Nemo Outdoor for the first time, you will have one default view group. To rename the default view group, right-click on the tab and select Rename.

Enter a name for the view group and click OK.

To create a new view group, right-click on the empty area next to the existing view groups, and select Create New. Enter a name for the view group and click OK. The new view group appears as another tab.

To organize measurement windows into the view groups, open a view group, for example, Maps, and open the windows that you would like to have in this particular view group. Then go to another view group by clicking on the respective tab, for example, Graphs and open measurement windows there. The windows are automatically saved in the view groups and will be opened the next time you start Nemo Outdoor. To copy the contents of an existing view group to a new view group, right-click on the view group label and select Copy to New View Group. Type a name for the new view group and select the device for which the data is displayed.

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If you need to change the device for which the views in a particular view group are displaying data, right-click the view group label and select Select Device. Select the device from the list. All the views in the view group will be updated to display data from the selected device.

MENU BAR The menu bar contains all Nemo Outdoor commands. The commands are arranged in menus. Some commands execute their respective operations immediately, while others will first display a dialog with options for you to select from. A command ending in three dots (…) will open a dialog. Note that you can use shortcut keys to carry out some of the commands. The shortcut keys are presented on the menus next to the menu commands.

TOOLBAR You can use the toolbar with the mouse for quick access to frequently used commands. In the View menu, you can choose to hide the toolbar; this will bring more space to the other objects in the main window. The Nemo Outdoor toolbar comprises of a set of buttons that allow you to perform common tasks quickly. For example, to start the measurement, just click the Start Recording button on the toolbar. See chapter Toolbar Buttons for more information on the Nemo Outdoor toolbar buttons.

STATUS BAR The status bar at the bottom of the Nemo Outdoor window gives you variable information depending on the operations you are performing. For example, when you are pointing to a toolbar button with the mouse (without clicking), the status bar will show a description of the corresponding function. You can also see a brief description of the same function in a help box that appears next to the button when you hold the mouse over the button long enough. There is also a time slider which you can use to jump into certain points in the measurement. In the View menu, you can select to hide the status bar; this will bring more space to the other objects in the main window.

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NEMO OUTDOOR MENUS The menus in the Nemo Outdoor software are introduced next.

File Menu

The File menu allows you to open and save Workspace files and Device Configurations. Measurement files for playback are also opened through the File menu. By selecting the Save Workspace on Exit option, the current configuration is saved in a file and opened automatically the next time the program is started. The Work Offline item activates and deactivates the offline mode. The Send Measurement to FTP Server enables you to send measurement files to an FTP server (see chapter Uploading Measurement Files to Server). With the Export Measurements tool you can export measurement files from Nemo File Format to MapInfo or .csv formats (see chapter Exporting Measurements). With the Export and Import Settings items you can export and import settings into an .aex file. The following items are stored in the .aex file: •

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You can also export measurements. Note that measurement needs to be closed before export. The Recent Workspaces, Recent Device Configurations, and Recent Measurements items display the recently used workspaces and device configurations and recently viewed playback files, respectively. With the Exit command you can close the program.

Edit Menu

In the Edit menu, you can copy and save as images selected items from the Nemo Outdoor program. It is also possible to export data views as images and open them in MS Word or PowerPoint. Please note that playback needs to be idle or paused and measurement must be paused when exporting views. The Find command allows you to search through the measurement file opened in the grid.

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View Menu

In the View menu, you can select, hide and display items of the main window, such as the standard toolbar, custom window toolbar, status indicator, output, and device status, those you wish to see on the screen. Through quick windows you have easy access to custom windows defined by the user. You can also access the Configuration Manager, Color Set Editor, Notification Manager, User Parameters and the User Interface Properties dialogs. Through the View Groups item you can create new view groups or switch between existing View Groups. The Active View Properties will open a properties dialog for the currently active window.

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Measurement Menu

Through the Measurement menu, you can control the measurement process and add, autodetect, and remove devices. The Start Scripts command starts and stops a user-defined script file. These same commands can be executed by clicking the Start/Stop Scripts button in the toolbar. In the Script Editor you can edit script files. With the Start Measurement List item you can edit and run Measurement Lists. You can also add markers and textual notes in the measurement file. The Clear Buffers command will empty the event history buffer. This does not affect the measurement file. Measurement Servers and Nemo Invex Maintenance Tool items apply only to Nemo Invex. Through the All Devices item you can control several devices at once. For example, you can make a voice call or send an SMS with all test mobiles connected to Nemo Outdoor.

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Below All Devices are listed individually all measurement devices connected to the system. Through these items you can control and configure the individual test terminals.

Measurement Properties – General, Measurement Properties – Measurement, Measurement Properties – Frequency Scanning with Mobiles, Measurement Properties – Pilot Scanning with Mobiles, and Measurement Properties - Script dialogs can be accessed through this menu. By selecting the Reset command, you can reset the Devices window, for example, if you want to reconnect and activate a device after disconnecting it. The menu also offers access to various actions that can be performed during manual measurements. If you are using scripts to run measurements, you will not need these commands. ♦

Please note that the menu displays only those functions that are supported by the device.

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Remote Menu

Through the Remote menu you can activate the Remote mode, initiate a maintenance session, and cancel all pending remote sessions.

Playback Menu

The Playback menu offers you tools for the playback of measurement data. You can also export a measurement file to Nemo Analyze by selecting Analyze. This will open the Export to Nemo Analyze dialog.

Data Menu Through the Data menu you can open different views for observing a measurement. You can also access the Open Custom Window dialog (see chapter Custom Windows).

Under each type you will find a selection of premade custom windows of the selected type. If you select New, Nemo Outdoor will open an empty graph of the selected type.

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The Grid items offer a selection of grid types. Events grids list, by default, all measurement events but the user can configure the view so that only events that are of special interest are displayed. Parameters grids display selected network parameters. Statistics grids list various statistics, such as, the number of PDP context activation attempts, successes, and failures from the measurement. Messages grids are used for observing layer 2 and 3, RLC/MAC, and LLC messages. Table grids provide an easy way of simultaneously displaying the same parameter values for multiple instances. For example, the neighbor list of a serving cell can be displayed in a table grid so that each row represents one neighbor and each column represents a parameter value (e.g., system, carrier, scrambling code, etc.). The Packet Decoder Grid offers a chance to display and decode packet capture files in playback mode. The Indoor item opens a floorplan (see chapter Viewing Indoor Maps). The Map item opens a map window (see chapter Viewing Maps). The Save as Custom Window… item offers a quick way to save your own custom windows. The custom windows are presented in chapter Custom Windows. The Save Custom Window Changes option saves changes to custom windows. For example, if you resize the windows, Nemo Outdoor will open the window in the same size the next time you start the program.

Window Menu

The Window menu provides you with a list of all open windows on the main window. You can switch the focus between these windows and arrange them with the Cascade, Tile Horizontally, Tile Vertically, and Arrange Icons commands. With the Close All command you can close all windows at once. The active window is marked with a check mark .

Help Menu

The Help menu offers you quick access to all the most important help topics, the shortcut guide, and the Nemo File Format document. By selecting the License Information item, you can check the current license status for your Nemo Outdoor version. From the About dialog you can also receive further information on the Nemo Outdoor application, including the contact information and the application version number.

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CUSTOMIZING MENUS AND TOOLBARS Nemo Outdoor menus and toolbars are fully customizable. To edit the contents of menus, to add new menus, or edit the toolbars, right-click on the menu bar or toolbar at the top of the main window and select Customize.

In the Toolbars page hide and display the default toolbars by clearing and selecting the corresponding options. Click the New button to create a new toolbar. In the New Toolbar dialog, type a name for the new toolbar and click OK.

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The new toolbar is added to the Customize dialog. Delete the toolbar by selecting it and clicking the Delete button.

In the Commands page you will find all available commands sorted under categories. Drag commands from the list to a toolbar or menu.

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To remove commands from a toolbar or menu, drag and drop the command outside the toolbar or menu. If you want to restore the original toolbar and menu content, open the Customize dialog (rightclick on main toolbar and select Customize) and in the Toolbars page, select the toolbar or menu bar you want to restore and click the Reset button.

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In the Options page you can further personalize the appearance of toolbars and menus. For example, you can activate large icons for toolbars for easier viewing or change the menu animations.

You can also change the icon for each toolbar button. Open the Customize dialog, right-click on a button, and select Change Button Image.

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NEMO OUTDOOR WINDOWS The windows in Nemo Outdoor are highly user configurable. Different network parameters and events can be viewed as line graphs, bars, and dots. To make the measuring process easier for first-time users, Nemo Outdoor offers some ready-made custom windows that include some essential windows for specific types of measuring. The users are also able to make their own custom windows and save them for later use.

Custom Windows Nemo Outdoor offers a selection of premade graphs and grids which can be quickly accessed through the Data menu or the Custom window tool bar if selected in the View menu. They are also accessible through the parameter tree. The custom windows are grouped under the corresponding graph and grid types. You can also browse for the existing custom windows through the Open Custom Window dialog (Data | Open Custom Window).

You can view the existing custom windows sorted by type (graph, grid, map, indoor view) or by technology (AMPS, CDMA, GSM, UMTS, etc.). Select the custom window you would like to open from the table on the right and click Open.

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You can also save your own custom windows. When you have set up a graph view that you would like to use later on, activate the window that you would like to save and select Data | Save as Custom Window. Nemo Outdoor will ask you to type a name for the new custom window. After clicking OK, the window is added to the custom windows list. If you want to remove some custom windows, select the custom window that you want to remove and click the Delete button. The Quick Windows bar (go to View, and select Quick Windows) in Nemo Outdoor main window offers quick access to custom windows. Click on one of the quick windows, and select a custom window from the list. Click OK. The next time you click on the same quick window button, that selected custom window will appear.

Parameter Tree Search Functionality A user-specified search string can be used to search parameters, parameter short names and possible alias names. In addition, the string matching supports multiple search substrings separated by spaces i.e. HSDPA BLER search string matches, for example, HSDPA MAC-hs BLER and HSDPA HARQ process BLER.

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Devices View

The Devices view offers easy access to the most common commands and configuration dialogs. The view displays all devices connected to Nemo Outdoor and the device-specific commands. By doubleclicking the various items in the view, you can access the related configuration dialogs. For example, double-click the FTP item to access the FTP Transfer Properties dialog.

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It is also possible to select multiple devices (Ctrl+left-click) and define settings that will be applied to all selected devices. For example, if the same APN is used with several devices, you can select the devices and define the APN for all devices at one go. When you have selected multiple devices, you can only edit settings that are supported by all the selected devices. From the Supported Data Protocols list, select the data protocol (FTP, SMTP, TCP/UDP, etc.) used in the measurements. Measurement servers button opens the Measurement Servers dialog (see Nemo Invex Device Set-Up) where you can connect to Nemo Invex servers. Note that this button is activated only if your Nemo Outdoor license includes the Nemo Invex option. Add or remove devices button opens a menu where you can choose to add a new device or remove the selected device. Measurement control button offers access to some commands that are supported by the selected device, such as, start/stop voice call, GPRS attach/detach, SMS/MMS message sending. Measurement settings button offers access to configuration and properties dialogs. The selection is device-specific. Device connection settings button opens the Device Configuration dialog (see Devices). Device measurement settings button opens the Measurement Properties – Measurement page for the selected device. Device notification settings button opens the Measurement Properties - Notifications page (see Notifications) for the selected device. Device script settings button opens the Measurement Properties - Script page for the selected device. Group devices by type/server button organizes the devices in the view.

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Device Status View

The Device Status view displays the device status. The green light at the upper left corner is blinking whenever the device is active and connected.

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Right-click on the Device Status view and select Toggle Status Window Docking Area to dock the Status view to the top of the main view.

Right-click on the Device Status view and select Reorder Devices to change the order of the devices in the Device Status and Devices views. Drag and drop the devices in the correct order and finally click OK.

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Server Status View The Server Status view is available only with Nemo Invex.

The Server Status view displays the server status and some information about the server hardware. Right-click on the Device Status view and select Toggle Status Window Docking Area to dock the Status view to the top of the main view. Right-click on a server in the Device Status view and select Add New Device to Measurement Server to open the Add New Device dialog. Right-click on the Device Status view and select Measurement Servers to access a list of measurement servers connected to the system. You can connect and disconnect the servers. Right-click on a server in the Device Status view and select Restart All VQ Modules to access a list of measurement servers connected to the system. You can connect and disconnect the servers.

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Output Window

The Output window displays program messages and textual notifications. Icons ( ) next to the timestamps clarify the type of message or notification in question. For example, the speech bubble indicates a normal message, the orange flag a warning, the red flag an error message, and the exclamation mark a notification. The window can be opened by choosing View | Output. You can clear the Output window by right-clicking on the window and selecting Clear Window from the popup menu.

Script Status Window

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Note that since you cannot use scripts with scanners, this window is also not available when making scanner measurements. From the Script Status window you can follow the progress of the script file used in the current measurement.

Controlling Windows You can have several windows open at the same time. The minimizing, maximizing, and closing functions for individual windows operate in the same way as in all Windows applications. The active window is indicated through a color specified in the Windows® Control Panel to indicate an active window (see your Microsoft® Windows® Documentation). You can drag windows outside the Nemo Outdoor desktop area to make more space on the main window.

Cascade Windows The Cascade command in the Window menu organizes the windows in an overlapping array. You can bring any window to the top by selecting it from the Window menu or by clicking any visible part of that window (except for the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons in the top right corner). You can also bring the next window to the top by selecting the Next command from the window-specific menu (top left corner of the window).

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Tile Windows The Tile command in the Window menu organizes the windows side by side, filling the whole space so that all windows are visible at the same time. The windows can be tiled horizontally or vertically.

Arrange Icons The windows that have been minimized to icons can be arranged evenly in a row at the bottom of the main window, starting from the left side. To do this, select the Arrange Icons command in the Window menu.

Close All The Close All command in the Window menu can be used to close all measurement windows in the Nemo Outdoor main window.

Saving Window Settings If you wish to retain the same settings on your main window the next time you use Nemo Outdoor, activate the Save Workspace on Exit command in the File menu. Clicking the command will result on a check mark ; the second click will remove the mark.

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TROUBLESHOOTING This section describes some of the possible problem situations that may occur in Nemo Outdoor.

LOW THROUGHPUT In case lower data throughputs are received with Nemo Outdoor compared to third party applications, read this chapter for troubleshooting throughput problems with various TCP based protocols. In case low throughput values are monitored with Nemo Outdoor and also with third party applications, the issue can most likely be seen by observing link adaptation parameters. For example, low average CQI and high MAC-HS 3rd retransmission rate indicate an area of bad coverage or high interference. Low HS-SCCH usage rate (= high HSDPA DTX percentage ratio) points to capacity, server or transmission problems. In LTE networks, observe physical resource block allocation (PRB) and signal to noise ratio (SNR). PRB affects throughput directly. Values less than maximum may indicate other users in the cell, a bottleneck in the transmission network or not enough data to be sent (application does not need all the available bandwidth). Requested throughput much higher than the actual measured throughput may indicate that there are other users sharing the radio resources of the cell or some other bottleneck in the network that prevents the mobile from getting the maximum achievable throughput. High PUSCH TX power values indicate a lack of uplink coverage. When operating in the dynamic range of link adaptation, average BLER (PDSCH BLER) should be higher than 0, typically 10-20%, in order to achieve the gain of HARQ retransmission scheme Residual BLER after all HARQ retransmissions should be 0%. Higher values indicate that the radio link is about to drop. Observe the MAC downlink/uplink residual BLER (%) values. Other things that could help troubleshooting: •

Disable any firewall and/or antivirus software that could reduce the throughput. Some HSPA USB interfaces may also install their own software which may affect to window size settings in registry.

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Disable IP capturing from Measurement Properties – Measurement page..

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Try another FTP server for comparison.

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Command prompt FTP throughput. This comparison is recommended because command prompt FTP does not use any multithreading or other non-standard methods. For better results, keep Nemo Outdoor at the background measuring the mobile network while making the transfers. Also try different servers.

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For Nemo Outdoor 5.60 and older versions: Run a script with simultaneous FTP transfers to see if the throughput increases. Does not work manually, script is always needed.

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All Windows Versions  How to check the TCP window size from packet logs: Using Wireshark: 1. Check the .pcap file and look at the (non FTP-DATA) TCP traffic in the middle of the transfer. Window size value tells the current TCP window size used.

Using Nemo Outdoor: 1. Open a packet grid window in Nemo Outdoor. 2. Look at the TCP traffic in the middle of an FTP transfer with PayloadLen=0:

3. Double click the frame to get detailed frame info. Look at the Tcp tree. Window shows the current value.

Using debug logs (for developers, help desk, etc.): 1. Look for the GetWindowSizeFromRegistry() function. •

TCP Window size set to n = Value found from registry.

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TCP Window size set to default: n = Value not found from registry. Set to default.

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TCP Auto-Tuning detected. Window size not set. = Windows Vista/7 is using auto-tuning TCP window.

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Windows does not use static window sizes from the registry. They rely on dynamic window size which is handled by TCP auto-tuning feature. However, if the same registry value that XP uses is set, Outdoor reads it and adjusts the manual window size based on this value. In most cases, the registry has been edited by a third party software or a USB mobile interface driver/software. This registry entry can be removed. If TCP auto-tuning is disabled, Windows will limit the window size to 64 KB even if the value has been configured to be higher from Nemo Outdoor.

 How to check TCP auto-tuning state: 1. Open command prompt by typing “CMD” to ”Search programs and files” field.

2. Type ”netsh interface tcp show global”

3. Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level shows the current state. ♦

Please note that administrator rights are required to change auto-tuning settings.

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4. Open command prompt by typing “CMD” to ”Search programs and files” field. Right-click and select Run as administrator.

5. To disable auto-tuning type “netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled”. This limits the TCP window size to 64KB. 6. To increase the maximum TCP window size that auto-tuning uses, type “netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=highlyrestricted”. 7. Below are all the values of auto-tuning level with explanations: •

disabled: Uses a fixed value for the TCP receive window. Limits to 64 KB (65535).

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highlyrestricted: Recommended. Allows the receive window to grow beyond its default value, very conservatively.

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restricted: Recommended. Somewhat restricted growth of the TCP receive window beyond its default value.

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normal: Default value. Allows the receive window to grow to accommodate most conditions.

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DEVICE STATUS VIEW The Device Status view displays the device status.

If a green light is blinking, it means that the device is properly connected to Nemo Outdoor and is functioning normally. If a red light is blinking, it means that the device has been disconnected. Connect the device, rightclick on the device in the Devices view and select Reset.

CANNOT ADD DEVICES If the Add button is deactivated in the Configuration Manager window when you start Nemo Outdoor, your version of Nemo Outdoor is an unlicensed evaluation version. Please, see chapter Licensing for more information. If the HASP USB key is plugged in and the Add button is deactivated, check that recording is not on. Also, playback should be stopped and playback files closed (File | Close Measurement).

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CANNOT MAKE CALLS/PACKET TRANSFERS If the commands are inactive in the Measurement control menu , check that you have devices online. The Work offline or online button should be unselected.

MEASUREMENT FILE CHECKSUM NOTIFICATION Measurement file has a checksum that detects modifications to the measurement file after the measurement is stopped. The checksum is validated when loading measurement files for playback. The user is notified by the Nemo Outdoor user interface when opening a measurement file where modification is detected. However, measurement files are still opened normally. The last line in the measurement file is HASH events including time stamp and checksum information.

#HASH,14:46:49.262,1,"0360D938749FFE82B15545D3E55B75C0" Measurement files made with Nemo Outdoor 5.4 or earlier do not include checksum information and the notification is always prompted when such a file is opened with Nemo Outdoor version 5.50 or later.

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NEMO OUTDOOR BUTTONS TOOLBAR BUTTONS These are the buttons available in the Nemo Outdoor toolbar. Title

Button

Description

Open Playback File(s)

Opens an existing measurement for playback

Open Workspace

Opens an existing workspace file.

Save Workspace

Saves the current workspace configuration.

Configuration Manager

Opens the Configuration Manager dialog.

Work Offline

Switches the offline mode on and off.

Start Recording

Nemo Outdoor starts writing a file of the current measurement.

Start Playback

Starts the playback with the selected files.

Pause

Pauses the playback/recording.

Stop

Stops the playback/recording.

Start/Stop Scripts

Switches a script on/off.

Add Marker

Adds a marker in the measurement file or on the Indoor map.

Add Textual Note

Adds a textual note in the measurement file.

Open Custom Window

Opens the Open Custom Window dialog.

Save As New Custom Window

Saves the active window as a new custom window.

Save Changes to Custom Window

Saves changes to the active custom window.

Save As Image

Saves the active window as an image file (.jpg).

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DIALOG BUTTONS These are the dialog buttons used in Nemo Outdoor. Title

Button

Description

Expand Device Info Window

Displays the selected device info parameters in the Device Info window.

Device notification settings

Opens the Notifications dialog where you can select the events of which Nemo Outdoor will display or play a notification.

Device Commands

Through the Device Commands button you have access to various mobile specific functions.

Device Settings

Offers access to several dialogs.

Autodetect Devices

Automatically detects devices connected to Nemo Outdoor.

Refresh

Updates information in the Configuration Manager.

Properties

Opens a Properties dialog for the selected item in the Configuration Manager.

Add

Adds a new device, event trigger, or script depending on the item selected in the Configuration Manager.

Remove

Removes the selected device, event trigger, or script from the Configuration Manager.


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GRAPH TOOLBAR BUTTONS These are the toolbar buttons available when using graphs. Title

Button

Description

Hide Layer

Hides the selected layer in the graph

Remove Layer

Removes the selected layer

New Layer

Opens the New Layer dialog where you can configure a new layer to be added in the active graph.

Layer Properties

Opens the Layer Properties dialog where you can edit an existing layer.

Move Layer Down

Moves the selected layer down in the layer view

Move Layer Up

Moves the selected layer up in the layer view

Set Stacked Mode

If there are two or more layers in a graph, you can view them in stacked mode; that is, in separate graphs.

Autoscroll

When the button is pressed down, the graph is scrolling automatically as the measurement proceeds.

Show Panels

Displays the info panel with numerical values on the right side of the graph.

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MAP TOOLBAR BUTTONS These are the toolbar buttons available when using maps. Title

Button

Description

Open Map

Opens the Open dialog for selecting a map file.

Save Map

Saves the current map layers and settings into a MapInfo Geoset file (.gst).

Import Map

Opens the Map Import Parameters dialog for importing bitmap images as floorplans. Available only in the Indoor map.

Layer Properties

Opens the selected layer's Properties dialog where you can configure the layer properties.

Find Map at Position

With the automatic map find feature the user can easily locate all maps from same location.

Create Route Plan

Creates a route plan from an open measurement.

Open Route Plan

Through this item you can open saved route plans.

Save Route Plan

Allows you to save the route plan as a Route Plan File (.rpf).

Add Waypoint

Activates the add waypoint functionality for creating route plans manually.

Arrow

Changes the cursor into an arrow, which you can use for selecting items.

Pan

Changes the cursor into a hand, which you can use for dragging the map to a different position. Place the hand on the map. Keep the left mouse button pressed down and move the map.

Center

Changes the cursor into the center tool, which you can use for selecting a point on the map on which the map view will be centered.

Zoom In

Changes the cursor into a magnifying glass, which you can use for zooming in on the map.

Zoom Out

Changes the cursor into a magnifying glass, which you can use for zooming out on the map.

Clear Route

Clears the measurement route from the map. This button is active only during measurements. It cannot be used during playback.

Set Current Location

Set Current Location tool defines the current location when no GPS data is available. That this command is activated only during measurements and when no GPS is connected. It cannot be used during playback.


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Auto Center

With the Auto Center tool activated, the map view will always center on the test vehicle. This requires that a GPS receiver is used.

Auto Center Sensitivity

The Auto center sensitivity slider defines in percentages the sensitivity of the activated Auto Center tool. The higher the percentage, the sooner the map is centered on the test vehicle when it moves around on the route.

Previous View

Click the Previous View button to return to the previous map view, for example, if you have moved the map with the Pan tool.

Entire Map

Click the Entire Map button to display the entire map after zooming in.

Entire Route

With the Entire Route button you can view the whole route on the map.

Scale Bar

Activate the Scale Bar button to view a scale bar in the map window.

Measure Distance

With the Measure Distance tool you can measure the distance on the map in kilometers between multiple points.

Side Panel

Activate the Side Panel button to view the side panel in the map window.

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SHORTCUT KEYS This is a complete list of the shortcut keys available in Nemo Outdoor. This window can be displayed by pressing down the F2 key when using Nemo Outdoor.

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NOTIFICATION SYMBOLS Below are described the default notification symbols. Attach Attempt

MMS Receiving Attempt

Attach Failed

MMS Receiving Failed

Attach Success

MMS Receiving Success MMS Sending Attempt

Call Alerting

MMS Sending Failed

Call Answered

MMS Sending Success

Call Attempt Call Connected

Packet Call Attempt

Call Disconnect

Packet Call Connected

Call Dropped

Packet Call Disconnected

Call Failed

Packet Call Failed

Call Received

Packet Technology Changed to HSDPA Packet Technology Changed to UMTS

Cell Change Attempt

PTT Idle

Cell Change Failed

PTT Receiving

Cell Change Success

PTT Transmitting

Cell Reselection Cell Reselection (3G) GSM/UMTS

RX Level Low/Bad

Cell Reselection (2G) UMTS/GSM

Routing Area Update Attempt Routing Area Update Failed

Context Activation Attempt

Routing Area Update Success

Context Activation Failed Context Activation Success

Semiduplex Call Attempt

Context Deactivation

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Service Received Data Call Attempt Data Connection Attempt

SMS/USSD Received

Data Connection Failed

SMS/USSD Receiving Attempt

Data Connection Success

SMS/USSD Receiving Failed

Data Disconnect

SMS/USSD Sending Completed

Data Transfer Attempt Data Transfer Success

Soft Handover Failure

Data Transfer Failed

Soft Handover Success

Dead Reckoning in Use

TX Power High/UL Power Up High

Detach Differential GPS in Use

Video Call Attempt

Duplex Call Attempt

Voice Call Attempt/Voice Call Attempt (ETSI)

FER High

Voice Call Connected (ETSI) Voice Call Disconnected (ETSI)

GPS Fix Lost

Voice Call Dropped (ETSI)

GPS Fix Received HS-DSCH Serving Cell Changed

Star Thumb Down

Handover Attempt Handover Failed Handover Success

Location Area Update Attempt Location Area Update Failed Location Area Update Success

Thumb Up

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Marker Markov Call Attempt Measurement Error

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have questions on or beyond this documentation about Nemo tools, please contact our technical support service through Nemo Support Portal at http://nemosupport.anite.com, call us (local phone numbers can be found in chapter Phone and Email Support) or send us an email at [email protected]. Note that for full support you need to have the Maintenance Agreement.

USER CLUB Nemo User Club offers several new ways to benefit from Nemo products. You can find it from http://nemouserclub.anite.com. Access to the Nemo User Club is restricted to customers with SW maintenance and Technical Support agreements or partner agreements. If you are an existing Anite Finland customer with SW maintenance and Technical Support agreements, but you are without access to the User Club, please complete an on-line registration form. After submitting the requested information, you will receive a personal access key and password by email in a few days time. Once you are registered with our User Club, you will automatically receive e-mails informing you each time a new version of software for your Nemo Product is released. It is fast, easy, and it is available to you seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

NEMO SUPPORT PORTAL Nemo Support Portal is a web interface for technical support, product-related questions, and RMA requests. It offers a fast and convenient way to reach our technical support team and submit repair, warranty repair, and calibration requests. Customers can open a support ticket, follow the status of existing tickets, and request technical support 24/7/365. Furthermore the Nemo Support Portal includes a Knowledge Base for the most frequent and latest topics on Nemo Products. Submitting a ticket via Nemo Support Portal ensures that our technical specialists have all the necessary information available to solve your support case, resulting in faster response times. Please go to http://nemosupport.anite.com to access the portal and click “Request access” to obtain a password to the system.

PHONE AND EMAIL SUPPORT During the warranty period, the phone support related to potential software errors is free of additional charge. Registered users with a valid Maintenance Agreement are entitled to full support. Nemo Support Portal is the preferred channel for technical support requests, but you can also send us an email. When emailing, please let us know the number of your Software Maintenance and Support Agreement.

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Please contact us at the following locations (global email address [email protected]): Global Tel. Americas Tel.

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APPENDIX 1 MAKING MAPINFO® RASTER MAPS Using raster image files, you can bring paper maps, photographs, and other graphic images into MapInfo®. You can scan paper maps and then use paper maps as the foundation for the maps you create in MapInfo®. After scanning the paper map into a raster image file, you can display it in a map window. Nemo Outdoor and Nemo Analyze support .TIF, .GIF, and .JPG formats. MapInfo® can read the following types of raster images: - filename.TIF - filename.GIF - filename.JPG - filename.PCX - filename.BMP - filename.BIL Color options are: -

Monochrome images: each pixel in a map image can be black or white.

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Gray scale images: each pixel in a gray scale image can be black, white, or a shade of gray.

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Color images: each pixel can be of any color from a palette of available colors. MapInfo® supports 256 colors. When using Nemo Outdoor and Nemo Analyze, we recommend using gray scale images. By doing this, the measurement route can be discerned better than with color map images.

Registering a Raster Map with MapInfo® SW If you want to overlay vector data on top of a raster image, then you must register the raster map image so that MapInfo® can position it properly in a Map window. You do this in the Image Registration Dialog. You must identify control point coordinates and the projection of the raster image map. It is important to provide accurate control point information when registering a raster map image. Choose control points that can be easily identified and selected, such as street intersections or use the coordinates (latitude and longitude grid) for the selected point from a paper map.

 To register a raster map: 1. Start the MapInfo® software. Choose File | Open Table and Raster Image File Format. Select your raster map image file (.TIF, .GIF, .JPG) and open it. The Image Registration Dialog is displayed. A preview of the raster map image appears on the screen. 2. Select the Projection button to specify the projection of the raster image map. If you do not know the right projection, the default value is Longitude/ Latitude.

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3. Start adding control points. Click on a location in the preview (raster image map). The Add Control Point Dialog is displayed showing the location of the point in pixels. Add Map X and Map Y coordinates in decimal formats. For example, to specify the coordinates 65 degrees, 30 minutes, enter 65.5 degrees. Use negative numbers when specifying west and south coordinates. If you want to register a raster map that does not use longitude and latitude coordinates, specify the appropriate projection in the Image Registration Dialog. Enter your coordinates in the native units of the coordinate system. For example, if you are registering a UTM map image, enter coordinates in meters. Using the MapBasic® program, you can convert d/m/s coordinates into decimal degrees format, or the conversion from d/m/s to decimal degrees is as follows: degrees+(minutes/60)+(seconds/3600)=decimal degrees 4. You must choose at least three control points. Select points that can be easily identified and selected in the map window. 5. After all control points have been defined, click OK in the Image Registration dialog. The raster map will be displayed in the map window. 6. Move filename.tab and filename.tif/gif/jpg files to the map directory of Nemo Outdoor or Nemo Analyze. 7. Open filename.tab in Nemo Outdoor or Nemo Analyze.

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APPENDIX 2 CDMA SETTINGS AND PRL EDITING IN NEMO OUTDOOR You can access CDMA Settings and the PRL editing dialog in Nemo Outdoor through Device Settings .

In the NV items page you are able to read and write nonvolatile memory items.

You need to know your SPC before you can program any of the following settings. A known SPC can also be overwritten by this plugin. Directory number defines a phone number

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MIN1 defines a seven-digit phone number of the terminal MIN2 defines a three-digit area code SPC defines the service programming code IMSI = IMSI_MCC + IMSI_11_12 + MIN1 + MIN2

On the PRL page you can read and write PRL items. This can be used to load any previously saved PRL’s onto any Qualcomm-based mobile. You can also use this feature to save a PRL from a connected phone and then use this later to load the same PRL onto a new mobile.

On the DIP Switch page you are able to enable/disable the listed features.

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Should you need to manually edit a PRL, you can use the Presto tool which can be downloaded from CDG.org. The download page can be accessed by searching for “prl” using the search tool on the main page.

1. Click on the prltools.asp link to get to the downloads page.

2. From there you can download the toolbar suite and the tutorial for it. Install the suite when launched. This will add a tool bar called “Presto” to MS Excel.

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3. Run the Setup.exe file. Click Install in the dialog that appears.

4. Click Next in the PRL Toolbar Suite dialog that appears.

5. Click Next in the Welcome window. 6. Select I Agree in the License Agreement dialog, and click Next. 7. Click Next to confirm installation. 8. Click Close to exit the Installation Finished dialog. 9. Next, open Presto by going to Start | All Programs | QUALCOMM PRL Toolbar Suite | PRESTO. It should look as follows in Excel:

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APPENDIX 3 - TROUBLESHOOTING DATA TRANSFER ISSUES PS CONNECTION WORKS BUT NO DATA UAC Settings If UAC (User Account Control) is set to always notify, it might cause issues with data testing. A PS connection can be established but data transfers cannot be made. It is recommended that the UAC settings are changed to “Never notify”. This can be done via User Account Control Settings.

Antivirus Filtering Disable the antivirus application and Windows firewall. If the data transfer still does not work properly, please do the following: 1. Activate PS connection (activate PDP context). 2. Go to Network Settings and choose the appropriate connection assigned for the device. 3. Go to Connection Properties and check that antivirus NDIS filtering is unchecked.

Low Data Throughputs In case lower data throughputs are received with Nemo Outdoor compared to third party applications, read this document for troubleshooting throughput problems with various TCP based protocols. In case low throughput values are monitored with Nemo Outdoor and also with third party applications, the issue can most likely be seen by observing link adaptation parameters.

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For example, low average CQI and high MAC-HS 3rd retransmission rate indicate an area of bad coverage or high interference. Low HS-SCCH usage rate (= high HSDPA DTX percentage ratio) points to capacity, server or transmission problems. In LTE networks, observe physical resource block allocation (PRB) and signal to noise ratio (SNR). PRB affects throughput directly. Values less than maximum may indicate other users in the cell, a bottleneck in the transmission network or not enough data to be sent (application does not need all the available bandwidth). Requested throughput much higher than the actual measured throughput may indicate that there are other users sharing the radio resources of the cell or some other bottleneck in the network that prevents the mobile from getting the maximum achievable throughput. High PUSCH TX power values indicate a lack of uplink coverage. When operating in the dynamic range of link adaptation, average BLER (PDSCH BLER) should be higher than 0, typically 10-20%, in order to achieve the gain of HARQ retransmission scheme Residual BLER after all HARQ retransmissions should be 0%. Higher values indicate that the radio link is about to drop. Observe the MAC downlink/uplink residual BLER (%) values. Other things that could help troubleshooting: •

Disable any firewall and/or antivirus software that could reduce the throughput. Some HSPA USB interfaces may also install their own software which may affect to window size settings in registry.

•

Try another FTP server for comparison.

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Command prompt FTP throughput. This comparison is recommended because command prompt FTP does not use any multithreading or other non-standard methods. For better results, keep Nemo Outdoor at the background measuring the mobile network while making the transfers. Also try different servers.

•

For Nemo Outdoor 5.60 and older versions: Run a script with simultaneous FTP transfers to see if the throughput increases. Does not work manually, script is always needed.

•

For Nemo Outdoor 5.70 and later versions: Use the multithread feature of the FTP protocol to test simultaneous transfers. Works also manually.

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Make a comparison test between Nemo Outdoor and the connection manager used with the device. When configuring a device with Nemo Outdoor, only the trace port should be defined. The modem port and dial-up connection must be left blank. As ports are left blank it is not possible to perform a manual PDP context activation or data transfer via Nemo Outdoor. However, a script file with data connection commands can be used. Script files should include only data transfer commands, not Attach/detach or PDP context activation or deactivation commands. Start a data transfer and observe the application data throughput value. Make the same test again but this time make a connection using Nemo Outdoor.

All Windows Versions  How to check the TCP window size from packet logs: Using Wireshark: 1. Check the .pcap file and look at the (non FTP-DATA) TCP traffic in the middle of the transfer. Window size value tells the current TCP window size used.

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Using Nemo Outdoor: 1.

Open a packet grid window in Nemo Outdoor.

2. Look at the TCP traffic in the middle of an FTP transfer with PayloadLen=0:

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Double click the frame to get detailed frame info. Look at the Tcp tree. Window shows the current value.

Using debug logs (for developers, help desk, etc.): 1.

Look for the GetWindowSizeFromRegistry() function.

TCP Window size set to n = Value found from registry. TCP Window size set to default: n = Value not found from registry. Set to default. TCP Auto-Tuning detected. Window size not set. = Windows is using auto-tuning TCP window. A measurement file does not save window size info. Packet log and/or debug log is always needed. Windows 7/8 does not use static window sizes from the registry. They rely on dynamic window size which is handled by TCP auto tuning feature. However, if the same registry value that XP uses is set, Outdoor reads it and adjusts the manual window size based on this value. In most cases, the registry has been edited by a third party software or a USB mobile interface driver/software. This registry entry can be removed. If TCP auto-tuning is disabled, Windows will limit the window size to 64 KB even if the value has been configured to be higher from Nemo Outdoor.

 How to check TCP auto-tuning state: 1. Open command prompt by typing “CMD” to ”Search programs and files” field.

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2. Type ”netsh interface tcp show global”

3. Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level shows the current state. ♦

Please note that administrator rights are required to change auto-tuning settings. 4. Open command prompt by typing “CMD” to ”Search programs and files” field. Right-click and select Run as administrator.

5. To disable auto-tuning type “netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled”. This limits the TCP window size to 64KB. 6. To increase the maximum TCP window size that auto-tuning uses, type “netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=highlyrestricted”. 7. Below are all the values of auto-tuning level with explanations:

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disabled: Uses a fixed value for the TCP receive window. Limits to 64 KB (65535).

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highlyrestricted: Recommended. Allows the receive window to grow beyond its default value, very conservatively.

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restricted: Recommended. Somewhat restricted growth of the TCP receive window beyond its default value.

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normal: Default value. Allows the receive window to grow to accommodate most conditions.

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experimental: Allows the receive window to grow to accommodate extreme scenarios (not recommended, it can degrade performance in common scenarios, only intended for research purposes). It enables receive window values of over 16 MB.

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