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    Agilent T echnologies E63 85A Lucent AMPS Base Station T e st Software User’s Guide Software V ersion: A.03.00 and later Agilent P art Number E6385-90002 Revision B Printed in UK May 2000 ...

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    2 Restricted Rig hts Legend Use , duplica tion or disc losu re by the U . S . Governme nt is subject to restrictions a s set forth in sub paragraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Right s in T echnical Data and Compu ter Soft ware clause in DFARS 252.227-7013 . Agilent T ec hnologies 3000 Han over Stree t, P alo Alto, CA 94304. U .S . A. Rights for non-D OD U ...

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    Con tents 3 Ta b l e of C onte n ts In this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Conventions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Product Description Test Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Who should use the ...

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    4 Con tents Establishing a Direct-Dial Modem C onnection . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Establishing a Tel net Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 If You Noticed Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Connections Test Set to Base Station Connec tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 ...

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    Con tents 5 Ta b l e of C onte n ts Select and Run the Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Review the Resul ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 TX Test Port Ca ble Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Parameters and Specifications Used . . . . . . . . . ...

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    6 Con tents Initial i zing a PC Car d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Troubleshooting PC Ca rd Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Troubleshooting Error S ummary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    7 Preface Preface ...

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    O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsBo okPrefa ce.fm 8 In this Manual This ma nual consis ts of the followin g parts: Chapter 1, “Product Description,” on page 11 . This chapter provides a general description of the Agilent T echno l ogies E6385A Lucent AMPS Ba se Statio n T est Software. Chapter 2, “In stallati on,” o n page 21 . This chapter provid ...

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    9 Preface Conventions Used Spec ial pre sent ation s of t ext in this m anua l re flect the ap pea rance of th e ref erenc ed item. E xam ples of th ese sp ecial pres entati ons are: Menu – A T est Set fro nt pan el key . Pause/Contin ue ( Reset ) – A T est Set fro nt pa nel shift function key . The key name in parent hese s is the tit le of th ...

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    Chapter 1 11 Product Descripti o n 1 Produc t Descri ption This chapter pro vides gene ral information about the Agile nt T echnologie s E6385 Lucent AMPS Base Station T est Softw are. Inclu ded is a list of required eq uipment to perform the tests, plus a lo ok at the bas ic T e st Software flow . ...

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    Product Description T est S oftware Overview Chapter 1 O:Manua lsE63 85A_A mpsBook prode scr .fm 12 T est Software Overview The T est Software is cont a ined on two One - Time Programmable (OTP) PC cards . One card is used for AMPS testing, the other for CDMA testing. Separate manuals are inc luded fo r AMPS and CDMA testing . The T est Softwar ...

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    Product Description T est Software Overview Chapter 1 13 Product Descripti on Who should use the T est Software? If you are installi ng, commissioning, or maintaining Lucent T echnolo gies’ AMPS cel l site equi pment, t his T est Soft wa re wil l assist you in per forming ke y tes ts of tran smitter performance . Includ ed with the T est Software ...

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    Product Description T est S oftware Operation Overview Chapter 1 O:Manua lsE63 85A_A mpsBook prode scr .fm 14 T est Software Operation Overview Figure 1- 1 illustrate s the b asic steps for T est S oftware operati on. After running t he T est Softw are, you ma y repeat a test or you ma y select another test. Chapter 4, “ P erforming T ests,? ...

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    Product Description Require d Equipm ent Chapter 1 15 Product Descripti on Required Equipment T est equ ipme nt an d oth er ite ms requ ired for testin g are sh own in Figure 1 -2 and described in the fo llowing paragraphs. T est Equipmen t The T est Software i s writte n spec ifically to work w ith the Agilent T echnolog ies 893 5 Series E638 0A C ...

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    Product Description Required E quipment Chapter 1 O:Manua lsE63 85A_A mpsBook prode scr .fm 16 Figure 1 -2 Requ ir ed Eq uipm en t Y ou Must Supply: Laptop PC wi th Internal Modem T est Equipment Required: Supplie d with th e T est Software : Blank 1 -Mb SRAM Card with Battery CDMA T est Software Man ual (E6385-9000 1) Cables to C onnect the Ba ...

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    Product Description Require d Equipm ent Chapter 1 17 Product Descripti on Optional Accessory Kits Several kits containing selections of accessories for connecting the T est Set to the Base Station eq uipment are available fro m Agilent T echnolo gies. Thes e a re described i n the followin g three section s. Agilent T echnologies E8300A 8935 Base ...

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    Product Description Required E quipment Chapter 1 O:Manua lsE63 85A_A mpsBook prode scr .fm 18 Agilent T echnologies E8300A Option 001 Acc essory Kit The E8300A Option 001 Access ory Kit (see T able 1- 2 ) inc lude s the addi tional pa rts that are require d to run all of t he T est Se t built -in RF T ools rout ines. The RF T ools routines are ...

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    Product Description Require d Equipm ent Chapter 1 19 Product Descripti on Agilent T echnologies E6554A 8935 RF T ools Hardware Accessory Kit NOTE If you do not purcha s e the Agilent T echnologi es E8300A Accessory Kit, you ma y order the Ag ilent T e chno logies E65 54A RF T o ols Har dware A ccesso ry Kit to p rovide all of t he required connect ...

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    Product Description Getting Help, T est Software Upgrades, and T raining Chapter 1 O:Manua lsE63 85A_A mpsBook prode scr .fm 20 Getting Help, T est Software Upgrades, and T raining F or instrument servicing , see the Agilent T echnologies 8935 Series E6380A CDMA T est Set Assembly Level Repa ir Guide . F or applicat ion assis tance, call the Ap ...

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    Chapter 2 21 Installation 2 Installation This chapter describes the processes required to load and run the T est Software , connect the eq uipmen t, an d make in itial settin gs to conf igure the T e st Set a nd th e T est So ftware. Y ou must complete the procedures in this chapter bef o re attempting measurements with the T est Software . ...

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    Installation Overview Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 22 Overview The pr ocedures included in this chapter a re as fo llows: 1. “Loading and Running the T est Softwa re” on page 23 . 2. “Na vigati ng the T est S oftwar e” on pag e 25 3. “Operating the BTS Laptop Utility Program” on page 27 . NOTE BTS Lapt op Utility ...

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    Installation Loading and Run ning the T est Software Chapter 2 23 Installation Loading and Running t he T est Software Locate the PC card labeled “ Agil ent T echnologies E6385A Lucent AMPS B ase Station T est Soft ware” a nd fo llow the p roc edur e in Figure 2- 1 and Figur e 2-2 . F igure 2-1 Load ing and Running the T est Software T urn the ...

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    Installation Loading and R unning the T est Softw are Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 24 F igure 2-2 Load ing and Running the T est Software (continued) Scroll to Choi ces: and s el ect the P roced ure n ame. Scroll to Ru n T est and sele ct it. The T est Software wil l load. Scroll to Sel ect Pro ced ur e Filena me : and se lec ...

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    Installation Navigating the T est Software Chapter 2 25 Installation Navigating the T est Sof tware After the T est Software has loaded, the Lucent AMPS T ests Main Menu screen will appear o n the T est Se t displa y (see Fi gu re 2 -3 ). Configurat ion ope rations, test utili ties, and tests are gro uped int o sub-menus. Turn and pres s the knob t ...

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    Installation Navigating th e T est Software Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 26 Changing Setting s and Usin g USER Keys See Fi gu re 2- 4 for information on settings and USER keys. F igure 2-4 Settings and U S ER Keys Knob The kn ob c ont rols the c urs or pos iti on on the display and is used s ometimes to m ake numeric entries. ...

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    Installation Operating the BTS L aptop Utility Program Chapter 2 27 Installation Operating the BTS Laptop Utility Program The T est Software can control the cell site to perform tests in much less time than would be required under manual control. In order to control the Base Station, you may use a PC and modem t o dial the MSC directly , or you may ...

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    Installation Operating the BTS Laptop Utility Program Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 28 System Requirements for BTS Laptop Utility Program If the PC does not meet the following minimum syste m requirements, t his could cause err atic opera tion an d longer t est time s. • 166-MHz P e ntium  Processo r • 16 megabyt es of ...

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    Installation Operating the BTS L aptop Utility Program Chapter 2 29 Installation • Select and set the fol lowing Serial 9 P ort Configuration Menu fields as ap propriate for opera tion with the BTS Lap top Utili ty program . — Baud Ra te – Sele ct the field and t hen select a value fro m the drop-down C hoices: list to ma tch the B aud Rate s ...

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    Installation Operating the BTS Laptop Utility Program Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 30 Configuring the PC to Communicate wit h the MSC After ins talling the BTS Lapto p Utility program, if you are using the utility pr ogram to communicate w ith the MSC, you must configure the PC t o do so. This may be do ne in either of two wa ...

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    Installation Connecting the P C to the T est Set and the MSC Chapter 2 31 Installation Connecting the P C to the T est Set and the MSC The followin g s ections describe the pro cesses for connecting the PC to both the T est Set and the MSC. Connec ting the PC to t he T es t Set Conn ect a nul l modem cable (DB 9 to DB9) from the T est Set t o the C ...

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    Installation Connecting the P C to the T est Set and the MSC Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 32 Step 6. Select t he Printer Port field and se lect Serial 9 from the dro p-down Choices: list. Step 7. Wi th the cable connections complete and BTS Laptop Utilit y program running on the PC , press the T est Set Print key . The curren ...

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    Installation Connecting the P C to the T est Set and the MSC Chapter 2 33 Installation F igure 2-7 Dial ing and Logging Into the MSC Using the Swit ch T erm inal Wind ow Select Dial, and ent er the phone num ber fo r the MSC. After the MSC answers, enter y our log in and passw ord as usua l to enter t he Mainten ance Cr aft Shell . ...

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    Installation Connecting the P C to the T est Set and the MSC Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 34 T esting a T elnet Connection The telnet conne ction uses the Internet to connect to the MSC . Y ou may use either a direct connect i on (using a LAN such a s ethernet) or a dial-up connecti on (using the PC modem). T est a teln et co ...

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    Installation Determining the T est Set to Site Equipment Connections Chapter 2 35 Installation Determining the T est Set to Site Equipment Connections At this po int in the pro cess, yo u must decide th e T est Set port and the Base Station port to be us ed in te sting. At appro priate p oints in a test sequence, the T est S oftware will displa y p ...

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    Installation Determining the T est Set to Site Eq uipment Connections Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 36 If you are uncer t ain of the ex a ct coupling fact or , the T est Software contains a utilit y to measure the coup l ing factor (s ee “TX T es t P ort Coupl ing Me asurem ents” o n pag e 88 ). NOTE If you are unc ertain ...

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    Installation Configur ing the T est Software Chapter 2 37 Installation Configuring the T est Software If the T est Software i s not loaded and running , see “L oadi ng a nd Runn ing the Test Softwar e” on pa ge 23 . After the T est Software ha s loaded and is runni ng, the T est Softwa re will display the Lucent AMPS T ests Main Menu screen (s ...

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    Installation Configur ing the T est Software Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 38 T est Configuration Before the T est Software can perform automated Base Station testing, it must have available certa in info rmation reg arding test condit ions. Supply this in formation o n the T est Configuration Menu screen. Configure the tes t ...

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    Installation Configur ing the T est Software Chapter 2 39 Installation Base Station Configuration Before the T est Software can control the Base Station, it must be able to noti fy the MSC as to th e ce ll si te an d r ad io to t es t. T he Test So ftwa re a lso re qu ir es in fo rm at io n a s to th e Base Station ty pe. Y ou must supply t his inf ...

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    Installation Configur ing the T est Software Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 40 Step 6. Select t he SAT Frequency to Tes t field and se lect the frequency (or freque ncies) from the d rop- down Choic es: list . The av ailable s elections are: 5970 Hz , 60 00 Hz , 6030 Hz , or Al l (which tests all frequencie s). Step 7. If you p ...

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    Installation Configur ing the T est Software Chapter 2 41 Installation Printing the FCC Title P age After entering the informa tion on the Base Station Configuration scree n, you may prin t a title page that indicates the testing conditions used. This will provide a record f o r later use when comparing test resu l ts and conditions for eac h cell ...

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    Installation Configur ing the T est Software Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 42 F igure 2-12 FCC Tit l e P age Printout ...

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    Installation Defining a Freq uency Plan Chapter 2 43 Installation Defining a F requency Plan When running the F ul l Cell Site T est mode (see “Full Site T est (FCC) ” on page 65 ), yo u must provid e infor matio n to t he T es t Softwar e on the rad ios i n the si te be ing test ed. This is done usin g frequency plans . Frequen cy plans are de ...

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    Installation Defining a Frequen cy P lan Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 44 Step 3. Select th e Edit f ield to activ ate the lower p art of the screen for ed iting. The first line w ill show a h ighl ight ed one (1) . No te that t he USE R k ey as sign men ts o n th e ri ght sid e o f th e screen als o changed t o allow you to i ...

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    Installation Defining a Freq uency Plan Chapter 2 45 Installation Step 6. Use the Lin e field to select each line in t he plan (which corresponds to individual radios in the si te), and then enter t hese values for ea ch line: • ID Numb er — the Radio ID number (0 to 199) • Chan Nu mber — the radio c h annel number (1 to 1023) • VRAL/CS A ...

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    Installation Defining a Frequen cy P lan Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 46 Step 8. Insert a n initializ ed SRAM card into t he T es t Set front panel card slot , and pre ss the k3 ( Store ) key to s tore the plan . Store the plan using the Ce ll Site number entry . Step 9. If you wish t o define plans for oth er sites , repea t ...

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    Installation Defining a Freq uency Plan Chapter 2 47 Installation Create the F requency Plan File Y ou may u se any text edi tor that allows you to sa ve a file i n an ASCII format to create a freque ncy plan. T he fo llowi ng pr oced ure ou tlines the p roces s fo r cre ating a text f ile t o downl oad to the T est Set: NOTE If necessary , refer t ...

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    Installation Defining a Frequen cy P lan Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 48 Step 4. Once the entrie s match the site conf iguration , save the file in an AS CII format using the exten sio n .txt (for examp le: CS200.tx t). Step 5. If you wish to defin e plans for m ore tha n one site, repe at step 2 through step 4 until plans fo ...

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    Installation Defining a Freq uency Plan Chapter 2 49 Installation F igure 2-20 BTS Laptop Ut il ity Program T ool Bar Step 5. Open th e Other Da ta win dow by s electin g the OD butto n on th e tool bar . Step 6. In the Other Data window (see Figure 2-21 ), se lec t File , then Send Frequency Plan . F igure 2-21 Other Data Window Step 7. Select the ...

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    Installation Defining a Frequen cy P lan Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 50 NOTE If yo u wis h to store th e fre quenc y pl an d ata on an SRAM car d, pe rform the nex t st ep. If not, skip the next step. Step 9. With the correct ce ll site num ber and freq uency p lan data d isplayed, inse rt an in itialized SRAM ca rd in to th ...

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    Installation Defining a Freq uency Plan Chapter 2 51 Installation Purging (Deleting) a Frequency Plan F ile Frequency plans may be ma intain ed by ed iting exis ting file s . If there are plan s that a re no longer o f use, however , you may purge (delete) the files from the SRAM card as follo ws: Step 1. Insert the SRAM memory card with the freque ...

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    Installation Defining a Frequen cy P lan Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 52 Printing a Frequency Plan If a PC with t he BTS Lapto p Utili ty pr ogram is conn ecte d to the T est Set, yo u may pr int frequency pla ns to the BTS Laptop Ut i lity Other Da ta window . This can b e useful for record-keeping . Print frequency plans as ...

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    Installation Establis hing a Connection with th e MSC for T esting Chapter 2 53 Installation Esta blishi ng a Co nnect ion wi th the M SC for T e sting If it is not set up already , you must establish the connection betw een the PC and the MSC . This may be accomplished using either a direct dial-up modem connection or a telnet co nnection. These m ...

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    Installation If Y ou Noticed Problems Chapter 2 O:Manuals E6385A_A mpsBookins tall.fm 54 If Y ou Noticed Problems If you were unable to l o ad and run the T est Softw a re, make the req u ired entr ies, or encountered error me ss ages , refer to C hapter 6, “Troubleshooting ,” on page 129 for help . ...

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    Chapter 3 55 Connections 3 Connections This chapter shows t he connections be tween the T est Set and the Base Station. The T est Software will display a screen prompt whene ver a connection or a change in connections is required. ...

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    Connections T est Set to Base Station Connections Chapter 3 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBoo kconnect.fm 56 T est Se t to Base Station Connections Figure 3- 1 and Fig ure 3-2 show connecti ons between the T e st Set and the Base S tations . F igure 3-1 Series II Base Station T est P ort (In Service) Connections J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 REF 0 REF 1 NO GPS 15 ...

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    Connections T est Set to Base Station Co nnections Chapter 3 57 Connections F igure 3-2 S eries II Base Sta tion TX Antenna P ort (Out of Service) Connections ...

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    Connections T est Set to Base Station Connections Chapter 3 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBoo kconnect.fm 58 ...

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    Chapter 4 59 Performin g T ests 4 P erforming T ests This c ha pter des cribes detailed procedure s to be used in runni ng the T est Softw are tests and util ities. ...

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    Performing T ests Overview Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 60 Overview NOTE T esting migh t be int errupted if cell site diagn ostics a re initiat ed by the MS C while tests are being run. T o preve nt this, use a pers onal compu ter (PC) (u sually a l aptop PC) t o send a command to inhibi t diagnost ics from t he MSC befor e t ...

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    Performing T ests Overview Chapter 4 61 Performin g T ests Calibrating the T est Setup If you did not know t he Ba se Station TX Antenna P ort Cable Loss, or the Base S t ation TX T est P ort Cable Loss , or the Base Stati on TX Coupler Losses wh en you entered the data on the Base Stati on Configuration Menu scre en, run the following calibration ...

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    Performing T ests Overview Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 62 Selectin g T ests Select test s by loading and running the T est Softw a re (see “Loading and Runni ng the Te s t S o f t w a r e ” o n p a g e 2 3 ) and selecting the Test Select ions field on the Lucent CDMA T es ts Main M enu scre en. The T est Soft ware will d ...

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    Performing T ests Overview Chapter 4 63 Performin g T ests Selecting Utilities Select ca libration an d suppo rt utilit ies by lo ading an d running t he T est S oftware (see “Loading and Running the T est Softwa re” on page 23 ) and sele ctin g the Calibra tion/Utilit ies field on the Lu cent CDMA T ests Main Me nu screen. The T est Software w ...

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    Performing T ests Overview Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 64 Running T ests NOTE Before starting to run operational test s , make certain that you have set P ARAMETER 32. ZZZZ T e st Demo Mode [0=normal 1=demo] to 0. Y ou are now ready to select and run tests . On the T est Selections Menu screen, scroll to the te st tha t you ...

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    Performing T ests Full Site T est (FCC) Chapter 4 65 Performin g T ests Full Site T est (FCC) This test measures several aspects of radio performance on one or more radios . Measurem ents are made a t the Ba se Station TX T est P o rts in the An tenna Int erface Frame, eliminating t he need to take an entire an tenna fa ce down duri ng testi ng . B ...

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    Performing T ests Full Site T est (FCC) Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 66 P arameters and Sp ecifications Used The follow i ng parameters an d specifications are used whe n running this test. See Chapter 5, “Referen ce,” on page 9 5 for descriptions of the parameters and specifications. Pa r a m e t e r s : • 1. Ad just T ...

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    Performing T ests Full Site T est (FCC) Chapter 4 67 Performin g T ests Figure 4-4 Full Site T e st Resul ts for On e AMPS Setu p Radio Measur ement or action in progress. T esting s tatus. T est resu lts for one of the radio s b ein g tested. IBASIC Control l er Status * * The I BASIC status i ndicators ref lect the current s tate of the T est Set ...

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    Performing T ests Single Radio T est Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 68 Single Radio T est This te st meas ures se veral as pects of a single radio. Whe n the test is run, a setu p scre en is display ed to sp ecify info rmation a bout t he radio y ou want to te st. The meas urements made on each ra dio depends on its t ype: AMPS ...

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    Performing T ests Single Radio T est Chapter 4 69 Performin g T ests P arameters and Sp ecifications Used The follow i ng parameters an d specifications are used whe n running this test. See Chapter 5, “Referen ce,” on page 9 5 for descriptions of the parameters and specifications. Pa r a m e t e r s : • 1. Ad just TX P ower [0 =no 1=on fa il ...

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    Performing T ests Single Radio T est Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 70 F or AMPS Setup R adios: —S e t t h e Config uration S tatus to A ctive to tes t a radio w hile it is i n service, or select Configure d to take the radio out of service for testing . — Enter the Ch annel Numbe r f or th e setu p ra dio. — Enter the Se ...

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    Performing T ests TX Power A djustm ent Chapter 4 71 Performin g T ests TX P ower Adjustment This a djust ment proce dur e pro vides an an alog d isplay of pow er meas urem ents. Th is mode is useful w hen making a djustments to power le vels on a t ransmitter . F eatures of the po wer meter displa y include: • Tick marks on the met er to in dica ...

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    Performing T ests TX Power Adjustment Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 72 Sele ct and Run the T est Select and run the TX P o wer Adjustment a s follows: Step 1. From the Lucent AMPS T e st Main Menu screen, select the Test Se lections field. Th e T est So ftware will disp lay the T e st Sele ctions Me nu scree n. Step 2. Select ...

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    Performing T ests TX Power A djustm ent Chapter 4 73 Performin g T ests F igure 4-6 P ower Meter Display The l ong er ti ck mark s are the hig h and low speci ficati on limit s. This prom pt indicate s if powe r is lo w , w ithin spe cific ati ons , or hi gh. These v alues indicate the high and low displ ay limits of t he met er . The cen ter tick ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 73

    Performing T ests Spectrum Analyzer Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 74 Spectrum Analyzer This funct i on configure s the T est Set t o display spect rum sweeps. It is useful in verifying the presence of a signal or se a rching for interferen ce sources. This f unc tion ma y be pe rfor med in-se rvic e or out-o f-s ervi ce. See ? ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 74

    Performing T ests Spectrum Analyzer Chapter 4 75 Performin g T ests F or AM PS Rad ios: — Enter the Ch annel Numbe r for the radio. — Enter the Ra dio ID # (number) for the radio. — Enter the VRAL (V oice RAdio Level) for the radio. —S e t t h e Send C ommands to MSC field to YES for automated testing using a modem, or NO to cont rol the Ba ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 75

    Performing T ests Spectrum Analyzer Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 76 Use the Re f Level and Spa n fields for the bes t view of the trans mitted signal . Read the ma rker freq uen cy an d leve l in th e upp er-right of th e dis play . T o cha nge th e mark er po sitio n, us e th e Controls field to sele ct Marker , then use the ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 76

    Performing T ests TX Gain T est Chapter 4 77 Performin g T ests TX Gain T est This test meas ures the transmi t gain of a low-outp ut-power TX device. CAUTION Thi s te st is de si gn ed to m ea sur e the g ai n t hr ou gh only low- outpu t-po wer e leme nts. It is not de signe d to m easur e the L AC gain on a Ser ies I I Base Stati on or po wer am ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 77

    Performing T ests TX Gain T est Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 78 Step 5. Select t he Generator Outp ut Lev el [dBm] fi eld. Enter th e sign al le vel fro m the T est Set in to the am plifi er by eit her t urnin g the kn ob to t he de sired v alue a nd press ing it , or using the D ATA ENTRY keys t o en ter the value, then ei t ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 78

    Performing T ests RX Gain T est Chapter 4 79 Performin g T ests RX Gain T est This tes t measures the gai n throug h RX de vices such as the lo w-noise a mplifie rs in a Base Station. CAUTION This test i s designed to measure t he gain through only low-o utpu t-pow er el ements. This test u ses the T est Set ANT IN port to me asure the ou tput leve ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 79

    Performing T ests RX Gain T est Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 80 Sele ct and Run the T est Select a nd run t he RX Ga in T est as follo ws: Step 1. T ake the a ffected radio s and the amp lifier to b e tested o ut of serv ice. Use a PC to d ial into the MSC and enter the craft shell, or call the MSC and instruct switch personn ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 80

    Performing T ests TX –39 dBm Power T est Chapter 4 81 Performin g T ests TX –39 dBm P ower T est This te st prov ides th e proc ess by w hich all radio s are ad justed to produ ce driv e signals to the line ar amplifie r circuit (LAC) that a re appro ximately e qual and within the prop er range . This test uses informa t ion from th e frequency ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 81

    Performing T ests TX –39 dBm Power T est Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 82 P arameters and Sp ecifications Used The follow i ng parameters an d specifications are used whe n running this test. See Chapter 5, “Referen ce,” on page 9 5 for descriptions of the parameters and specifications. Pa r a m e t e r s : • 3. GN P o ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 82

    Performing T ests TX –39 dBm Power T est Chapter 4 83 Performin g T ests Step 7. Scroll to the Use Reference Radi o field and pres s the knob to toggl e it to the desired mode . If you select YES , the T e st Sof tware wil l lead y ou th roug h a st ep-by -step pro cess t hat uses o ne radio in the face t o set a − 39 dBm reference level at the ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 83

    Performing T ests TX Antenna Po rt Cable Calibrati on Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 84 TX Antenna P ort Cable Calibrat ion This utility measures the signal l oss throu g h the cable used t o connect the T est Set to the Base Statio n TX antenna P ort. (This loss must be known when making pow e r measurem ents at t his port . O ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 84

    Performing T ests TX Antenna Por t C able Calibrat ion Chapter 4 85 Performin g T ests Review the Re sults The T est So ftware will dis play the meas ured ins ertion lo ss and tes t frequ ency . When you pres s the k1 ( Proceed ) to contin ue, th e T est Sof twar e will disp lay a query ask ing if yo u wish to st ore the insertio n loss as the TX A ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 85

    Performing T ests TX T est Port Cable Calibration Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 86 TX T est P ort Ca ble Ca libration This utility measures the signal l oss throu g h the cable used t o connect the T est Set to the Base St ation TX T est Port. This is t he Base S tation port that samples t he transmitter output through a direc ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 86

    Performing T ests TX T est Port Cable Calibration Chapter 4 87 Performin g T ests Review the Re sults The T est So ftware will dis play the meas ured ins ertion lo ss and tes t frequ ency . When you pres s the k1 ( Proceed ) to contin ue, th e T est Sof twar e will disp lay a query ask ing if yo u wish t o store the in sertion loss as the TX T e st ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 87

    Performing T ests TX T est Port Couplin g Measurements Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 88 TX T est P ort Coupling Measurements This uti lity m easures t he loss associat ed wit h testin g from a Base Sta tion T X T e st Port. Th i s p r o v i d e s t o th e Tes t S o f t wa r e a c o u p li ng f ac t or t o u s e w i t h m e a s ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 88

    Performing T ests TX T est P ort Coupling Measu rements Chapter 4 89 Performin g T ests Sele ct and Run the T est Select a nd run th e TX T est P o rt Calibratio n utilit y as follo ws: NOTE This p roced ure m ight in clude p rom pts req uirin g tha t you disco nnect cabl es from the T es t Set antenn a port and RF IN/OUT port. Be fore removing or ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 89

    Performing T ests TX T est Port Couplin g Measurements Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 90 Step 5. Conn ect the T est Set t o the Bas e Station as i ndicated a nd perform any other ope rations as pr ompt ed. Pr ess th e k1 ( Proceed ) key to continue after each s etup. • Full calibration requires two separa te measurement setup ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 90

    Performing T ests Insertion Loss Meas urement Chapter 4 91 Performin g T ests Insertion Loss Measurement This uti lity meas ures t he loss associat ed with RF cables, filters, and o ther pass ive devic es in the measu rement path. This test uses the T est Set i nternal sou rce and measures the relat i ve loss through the ca ble or device . This uti ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 91

    Performing T ests Insertion Loss M easur ement Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 92 Step 4. Scroll to the Loss Measurem ent T ype field a nd pre ss the k nob to toggl e the s ettin g to Swept or Di screte . If you select Swept , the T est Software will m easu re th e loss over the f requ ency ra nge that you specify . The follo wi ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 92

    Performing T ests Return Loss Meas urement Chapter 4 93 Performin g T ests Return Loss Measurement This utilit y measures the return l oss of a cable, antenna, or other device in th e swept mode . An SWR bridge and a 6-dB pad ar e connected to the T est Set. The T est Softw are uses the pad to impro ve the mism atch between the SWR bri dge and the ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 93

    Performing T ests Return Loss Measur ement Chapter 4 O:Manuals E6385A _AmpsBo okperftst.fm 94 Step 4. Scroll to the Loss Measurem ent T ype field a nd pre ss the k nob to toggl e the s ettin g to Swept or Di screte . If you select Swept , the T est Software will m easu re th e loss over the f requ ency ra nge that you specify . The follo wing f ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 94

    Chapter 5 95 Reference 5 Referenc e This chapter describes T est So ftw are operational details that were not covered in Chapt er 2, “In stal lation,” on page 21 , Chapter 3, “Co nnections,” on page 5 5 , and Chapter 4, “P erforming T ests ,” on page 59 . The informatio n in this ch apter is o rganized b y key topics , listed alphabetic ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 95

    Reference Overview Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 96 Overview Refer to the following topic areas for detailed instructions on T est Software use: “ Acce ssing T est Software F unctio ns” o n pa ge 97 . “BTS Lapto p Utility Program W indows” on page 1 1 3 . “Demo (Demo nstration) Mode” on p age 116 . “P arame te ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 96

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 97 Reference Accessing T est Sof tware Functions T est Software functi ons may be accessed f rom t he various menu screens . These include the SOFTW ARE MENU s creen, which is the master screen from which the others are reached . The followin g eight sub-sections describe the screens and the fu ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 97

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 98 SOFTW ARE MENU Screen Overview Pressi ng the front-pane l Me nu k ey will cause the T est Set to dis play the SOFTW ARE MENU scr een ( see Figure 5 -1 ). This screen allows the user to configure and run custom T est Software, access help, proceed ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 98

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 99 Reference Loading a T est Procedure Befor e yo u begin testing , you must load the T est S oftware into the T est Set memory (see Figure 5- 2 ). T o load the T est Software , select the location where the procedure currently resides ( in this cas e, it will be a PC card ) and a pr ocedure f ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 99

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 100 Loading the T est Softw a re Card and Procedure Load th e T est S oftware card and a procedure as show n in Fig ure 5- 3 an d Fig ure 5- 4 . F igure 5-3 Loading the T est Software Card T urn the po wer on. (The po wer switc h is loc ated above t ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 100

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 101 Reference F igure 5-4 Load ing a Procedure Scroll to Choice s: and select th e Procedure n ame: OUT_SVC. Scroll to Run T est and s elect it. The T est Software w ill load. Scroll to Selec t Procedure Filename: and sele ct it. Scroll to Card and sele ct it. Press the Menu ke y to di spla y t ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 101

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 102 Customizing a T est Procedure T est Softw are packages have b een desi gned so that you may ma ke changes easil y from the T e st Se t fro nt pa nel (see Fi gu re 5 -5 ). F or example , yo u may inse rt or de lete tests , and later , after runnin ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 102

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 103 Reference Changing T est P arameters The T est Software uses parameters to opti mi ze the test environment and conditions for the test ing sit uation. The de fault te st par ameter s are dete rmine d by exam ining t he test requi rement s and specif icatio ns fr om the equi pment manuf actu ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 103

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 104 F igure 5-7 Changing T est P arameters Select Position Press the Menu key to disp lay the SOFTWARE MENU screen. If the Tes t Software is runni ng, press Shift, Pause /Continue bef ore pres sing Menu. 1 Freq Parm Seqn Spec Proc and s elect i t. Ch ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 104

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 105 Reference F igure 5-8 Changing T est P arameters (continued) Select 7 Pres s the Me nu key t o return to the MDM Flow Co n trol [1 =None 15 1.000000 Select 4 6 Use t he DATA ENTR Y keys to enter a value, then se lect it. SOFT WARE M ENU screen . new ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 105

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 106 Changing P ass/F ail Limits P ass /F ai l limits d efine the v alues wi th which a measurem ent result is compa red to dete rmin e if the Base Stati on und er test meets t he specified s tandards . Defaul t values are set in the T est Sof tware . ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 106

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 107 Reference F igure 5-10 Changing P ass/F ail Limits SOFTWA R E MENU screen. If the Tes t Software is run ning, press Shift , Pause/Con tinue before pressing Menu . Freq Parm Seqn Spec Proc Channel Informati on Test Paramete rs Order o f Tests Pass/Fail Limits Save/Delete Procedure and s elec ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 107

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 108 F igure 5-11 Changing P ass/F ail Limits (continued) Select 6 Use the DA TA E NTRY k eys to e nter a value, then se lect it. 6 Output Power Adj ustment -0.50 0000 1.000000 Enter (Enter the d esired value .) Select Position 7 Scroll to Upper Limit ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 108

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 109 Reference Saving/Deleting a Procedure A test pro cedure is a collecti on of chann el informati on, te st paramete rs , test ing orde r , and pas s/fail limits saved in a file tha t customize s the T es t Software to a specif ic applicatio n. Ordin arily , p rocedur es are s aved on an SRAM ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 109

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 11 0 F igure 5-13 Saving a T est Procedure 1 Press the Menu key to display the SOFT WARE MENU screen. Select Position 2 Freq If the Test Software is runn ing, press The TESTS (S ave/Delete Proc edure) Select Position 4 Scro ll to Car d Choice s: Card ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 110

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 111 Reference F igure 5-14 Saving a T est Procedure (conti nued) Select Position 6 Scroll to E nter P rocedur e Filena me: Ente r Proc edu re Fil ena me : and sel ect it. Select Position 7 Select chara cters to nam e the Choice s: Proce dure, then selec t D one. Select Position 9 11 Scroll to C ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 111

    Reference Accessing T est Software Functions Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 11 2 F igure 5-15 Saving a T est Procedure (conti nued) Select Position 12 Scroll to Card and selec t it. Select Position 13 Scroll to Save Proc and sele ct it o r press k1 . 14 Press th e Menu ke y to retur n to the . 15 To run the sa ved proced ure ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 112

    Reference BTS Laptop Utility Prog r am Windows Chapter 5 11 3 Reference BTS Laptop Utility Program Windows The BTS L aptop Uti lity pro gram provide s five win dows in which informat ion may be display or en tere d. Th ese w indo ws a re: Switch T erminal , Te s t S e t Te r m i n a l , Other Data , Te s t R e s u l t s , and T est Set S creen Capt ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 113

    Reference BTS Lapto p Utility Program Wi ndows Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 11 4 F igure 5-16 Short-F orm T est Results Example T est Results Wind ow The Te s t R e s u l t s w i ndow displ ays test resul t s . These results ma y be sav ed for later use (see Figure 5-17 for an example of t he displ ay). The te st re sults ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 114

    Reference BTS Laptop Utility Prog r am Windows Chapter 5 11 5 Reference T est Set Scre en Capture W indow The T est Set Screen Captur e window allows you to ca pture a T est Softwa re screen image and s ave it a s a bit map fi le for la ter vie w or use . This is very hel pfu l when using the T est Set sp ectrum analyzer or when you wish to capture ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 115

    Reference Demo (Dem onstration) Mod e Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 11 6 Demo (Demonstrati on) Mod e The demon stratio n mode offe rs a good me thod for be coming familia r with t he oper ation of the T est Software. Demo mode allows you to step through the me nus and simulate testin g witho ut a PC, a connect ion to the sw ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 116

    Reference Demo (Demon stration) Mode Chapter 5 11 7 Reference Selecting Demo Mode Using th e Control P arameter Select the demo mode using the control parameter as follows: NOTE Once the demo mo de is enabled, it will st ay on until y ou turn it off . Even if you turn off the T est Set and run the T est Soft ware la ter , the dem o mode sett ing is ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 117

    Reference Parame ters Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 11 8 Pa r a m e t e r s The T est Software uses the ent ries in the T est P arameters screen to customize testing and specify serial communications settings . A special p arameter allow s the T est S oftware to run in a demonstrati on mode, which is useful f or familia riz ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 118

    Reference Parame ters Chapter 5 11 9 Reference 2. GN MSC Comman d Speed [0=slow 1=fast] Enter the selection to determine the speed at which commands will be sent from the T est Se t throug h the PC to th e MSC du ring au toma ted test ing. • If you s elect 0, th e measureme nts will be made in the most re liable manne r . • If you select 1, the ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 119

    Reference Parame ters Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 120 7. LAP Bau d Rate [valid test set range] Enter the v alue to de termine th e baud ra te that will be used for communicat ions between the PC and th e SERIAL 9 po rt on t he T est Se t. V alid rates (b ps) are: 1 50, 300, 600, 1 200, 240 0, 4800 , 9600, 1920 0, 3840 0, ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 120

    Reference Parame ters Chapter 5 121 Reference 17. MSC BTS Type [1=Serie s II 2=M 3=MM] Enter th e sel ection to spe cify the typ e of Bas e Stati on to b e test ed. • If y ou select 1, in dicates to t he T est Sof twar e that the Base St ation to be te sted is of th e Se ries I I typ e. • If y ou select 2, in dicates to t he T est Sof twar e th ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 121

    Reference Parame ters Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 122 26. TX Coup ling F actor [A NT 4] Enter the value of coupling factor for the Base Station TX T est P o rt for the specified antenna. 27. TX Coup ling F actor [A NT 5] Enter the value of coupling factor for the Base Station TX T est P o rt for the specified antenna. 28. ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 122

    Reference Parame ters Chapter 5 123 Reference F igure 5-18 Determining the B est IF Filter Setting 32. ZZZZ T est De mo Mode [0=norma l 1=demo] Enter the selection to de t ermine whether t he T est Software will op erate in normal or demonstrat i on mode . • If you s elect 0, t he T est Software w ill run in normal mode, which allo ws for test me ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 123

    Reference Specifications (P ass/Fail Limits) Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 124 Specifications (P ass/F ail Limits ) The T est Software us es the e ntries in the TEST S (Pass/F ail L imits) s creen to d etermine if a mea surem ent meet s the test requirem ents. If not, it disp lays a “f ail” in dication in th e results d ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 124

    Reference Specifications (P ass/Fail Limits) Chapter 5 125 Reference 7. AMPS SA T Freq uency Er ror Enter the u pper and lower lim its, in Hz. The T est Softw are measures the difference between the measured SA T frequency an d the SA T frequency specified i n the Base Stat i on Configu ration Menu, and compares the re sult w ith the l imit s. When ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 125

    Reference T esting without MSC Control Chapter 5 O:Manua lsE638 5A_AmpsB ookRe ference.fm 126 T esting wit hout MSC Contro l Chapter 4, “Performing T ests,” on page 59 lists th e step s for f ully a utom ated te sting, using the T est Software to control the Base Station. The steps of t hat chapter use a PC to control the Base Station via t ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 126

    Reference Using a PC C ard Chapter 5 127 Reference Using a PC Card Before a PC card may be used for the fi rst time, it must be initialized . The follow ing tow sections describe the initiali zation pr ocess a nd offer some troublesho oting inf ormation in the event of a problem with the use of a PC card. Initializing a PC Card When a card is new , ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 127

    Chapter 6 129 T roubleshooting 6 T roubleshooting This chapter contains i nformation that is useful if you encounter T est Software or measuremen t errors or if you quest ion measurement res ults. ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 128

    T roubleshooting Erro r Sum mar y Chapter 6 O:Manu alsE6385 A_AmpsB ookTrouble.fm 130 Erro r Summ ary Overview This chapter lists erro rs that might be encountered when loading or runni ng the T est Softw a re. The errors are listed roughly in the order of possible occu rrence when getting starte d usin g the T est S oftware: “Troub lesho oti ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 129

    T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting the T est Software Installati on Chapter 6 131 T roubleshooting Tr o ubleshooti ng the T est Software Installation If the T est S oftware did no t insta ll properly , check the followin g: • Is th e pow er on? • Is the PC card inserted in the correct orientation? • Is th e PC card firmly seat ed in the slo t ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 130

    T roubleshooting Errors When L oading and Running t he T est Software Chapter 6 O:Manu alsE6385 A_AmpsB ookTrouble.fm 132 Errors When Loading and Running the T est Software This group of erro rs would most often be encountere d before the Main Menu appears . Such errors would be most likely to occur the first time that you load and run the T es ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 131

    T roubleshooting Communicatio n Errors Chapter 6 133 T roubleshooting Communic ation Er rors Errors When F irst Setting Up or Connecting to MSC • Mes sage : Base Stat ion di d no t answ er . .. If commands are misunderstood at the MSC end, this error message might occur . Use the Switch T erm inal window in the BTS Laptop Utility pro gram to send ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 132

    T roubleshooting Communicat ion Errors Chapter 6 O:Manu alsE6385 A_AmpsB ookTrouble.fm 134 T roubleshooting Checks for Communication Problems The foll owing list pro vides items to ch eck when you are h aving communicati on diffic ulties using t he exte rnal mod em to c onnect t o the MSC. ❏ Cable connecti o ns: Make certain tha t you have ma ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 133

    T roubleshooting Errors While Attempt ing Measurements Chapter 6 135 T roubleshooting Errors While Attempti ng Measurements The fo llowin g error message s might be posted once a test mode has beg un making measuremen ts: • Full S ite T est (FC C) is selec ted but do es not run . The Ful l Site T est use s a freq uency plan to provid e the req ui ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 134

    Appendix A 137 Acronyms A Acronyms There are nume rous acronyms used throughout the wireless communications fi eld. Many of thos e are us ed in th is manual . The fo llowing list pro vides th e meaning s for the more significant acronyms for purposes of operating the T est Software . ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 135

    Acronyms Acronyms an d Meanings Appendix A O:Manu alsE63 85A_Amps Book appendi x.fm 138 Acronyms and Me anings ACU − Analog Conversion Uni t AIF − Ante nna Interf ace Frame AW G N − Added White Gaussi an Noise BBA − BIU/BCR/ACU combination BCR − Baseba nd Combiner and Radio BIU − Bus Interface Unit CAT − Catalog CCC − CDMA Clust ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 136

    Acronyms Acronyms a nd Meanings Appendix A 139 Acronyms OTP − One-Time Program mable PC − P ersonal Computer PCS − P e rsonal Communications Services PN − Pseudo -Noise RAM − Random-Access Memory RF − Radio Fr equency RX − Receiver SCT − Synchroniz ed Clock and T one TX − T ransmi tter VSWR − V oltage St anding W ave R atio UCL ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 137

    Index Index 141 Index A Accessing T est S oftware Functions , 97 Changing Pas s /F ail Limits , 106 Changing T est Parameters , 103 Custo mizing a T est Proc edure , 102 Load ing a T est P roced ure , 99 Loading the T est Software Card and Pr ocedu re , 100 Sav i ng/Del eting a Pro cedure , 109 SOFTW ARE MENU Screen Overview , 98 accessory kit , 17 ...

  • Agilent Technologies E6385A - page 138

    142 Ind ex Index Base Station Configuration , 39 Te s t C o n f i g u r a t i o n , 38 messa ge, error , 132 mode Calibrate TX T est P ort , 88 insert ion loss test , 91 spectrum analyze r test , 74 TX power meter , 71 modem carrie r error , 133 modem co nnection , 30 MSC , 27 MSC connect ion , 53 MSC connect ions , 27 MSC contro l, testin g withou ...

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