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Introduction

This document details the WCDMA and GSM scanning capabilities and performance of Sony ricsson phones e!uipped "ith T MS soft"are. The document co#ers all scanning functions a#ailable among all Sony ricsson phone models currently offered "ith T MS products. Scanning capabilities of specific phones are detailed in chapter $. %lease note that the range of scanning functions supported in the #arious T MS products is not necessarily identical "ith the capabilities of the phones& again' see chapter $ for details.

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Scanning "ith Sony ricsson %hones

There are tangible benefits to implementing scanning functionality in a commercial phone. To con#ey an understanding of these benefits' it is instructi#e to contrast the scanning done by commercial Sony ricsson phones "ith that conducted by a T MS phone. Commercial phones continuously engage in scanning in order to monitor the radio en#ironment. )o"e#er' they do not scan more than is re!uired to maintain good radio performance& nor do they ha#e #ery much time to spend on scanning "hile busy deli#ering a ser#ice. Compared to the operation of a dedicated scanning de#ice' the scanning performed by a commercial phone is slo" and patchy *yet "holly ade!uate to allo" the phone to interact successfully "ith the net"or+,. -or the purpose of dedicated scanning' Sony ricsson T MS phones go into a special scan mode "hich is not a#ailable in commercial phones and has #astly superior performance. In scan mode' the channel selection is furthermore completely controlled by the user' unli+e the situation in regular phone mode "here the phone is told by the net"or+ "here to scan. While differing radically in the abo#e respects' the t"o forms of scanning also ha#e a great deal in common' particularly since both e.ecute on the same hard"are. To gi#e an e.ample from WCDMA' the T MS phone in scan mode deli#ers C%IC) signal strength readings identical "ith those of a commercial Sony ricsson phone' using e.actly the same path searcher circuitry. More generally' being e!uipped "ith identical hard"are' the T MS phone has no need to simulate any part of the commercial phone/s scanning procedure in soft"are. Scanning "ith Sony ricsson T MS phones therefore brings the best of both "orlds0 their output precisely matches that of commercial phones' "hile performance1 "ise they are *in T MS scan mode, fully on a par "ith scanners built on dedicated hard"are. Another ad#antage inherent in a scanner built on commercial phone hard"are is the o#erall robustness of the de#ice *resistance to shoc+' moisture' temperature #ariations' etc.,. -ull details in this regard are a#ailable in Sony ricsson technical specifications. Selected data of this nature is presented in chapter 2.

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WCDMA Scanning ricsson phones are capable of the follo"ing forms of WCDMA

scanning0 4 C%IC) scanning0 See section 3.( 4 5C) scanning0 See section 3.3 4 3.7. 3.1. Supported WCDMA 5ands 6et"or+ search0 See section

WCDMA scanning can be performed on all WCDMA fre!uency bands supported by the handset. -or details regarding specific phones' please turn to sections $.11$.(. Transitions from one WCDMA band to another during scanning "ith Sony ricsson phones are #ery smooth' "ith #irtually no measurement time being lost. This applies e!ually to all WCDMA scan modes co#ered belo".

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C%IC) Scanning

Sony ricsson phones can do C%IC) scanning on up to 1( 8A9-C6s at a time. This is e!ui#alent to the full number of carriers that can be accommodated on the WCDMA (1:: M); band *each carrier re!uiring $ M); of band"idth,. 6ote' ho"e#er' that the scanned 8A9-C6s may perfectly "ell be located on different WCDMA bands. 9SC%' c<6o' and timing are all obtained separately for each 9a+e finger. System Information Message decoding can be performed as an option in this scan mode. A snapshot of the System Information Messages is then ta+en once for each cell camped on. Specifically' System Information is captured e#ery time a ne" cell has become the strongest' unless that cell has pre#iously appeared as the strongest during the last t"o minutes. =n completing the System Information decoding' the phone re#erts to regular C%IC) scanning. See also section 3.(.(. 6ote that a different scan mode *>5C) scanning?, is also a#ailable "hich focuses on continuous monitoring of System Information messages' "hile reducing the C%IC) scan update rate. See section 3.3 on 5C) scanning belo". 3.(.1. Typical Applications of C%IC) Scanning

4 Measuring the co#erage area 1 obtaining input for co#erage optimi;ation "ith respect to 95S placement at rollout time. 4 Assessing the pilot pollution situation 1 collecting input for neighbor list optimi;ation.

4 Troubleshooting !uality problems caused by poor 9- en#ironment *9SSI' 9SC%' and c<6o,.

4 Chec+ing synchroni;ation bet"een cells to find out "hether they are on the same site. 4 Chec+ing timing drift bet"een cells and sites in order to troubleshoot performance issues in connection "ith radio lin+ set modification *cells added<remo#ed in soft hando#er, as "ell as hard hando#er performance. 4 Comparing chip offsets bet"een sectors on the same site *they are normally offset by ($2 chips,. 4 Measuring delay spread and chec+ing for refle.es *multipaths, from distant ob@ects. 3.(.(. Typical Applications of System Information Decoding

The >one1shot? decoding of System Information performed in this mode pro#ides the same data as the continuous 5C) scan described in section 3.3' though not as fre!uently. This mode is the ideal choice for a user "hose primary aim is to scan the C%IC) but "ho is also interested in System Information data' yet does not re!uire constant and immediate access to this data. If the latter is a re!uirement' the 5C) scanning mode should be used instead. 3.(.3. Technical Data and %erformance

-or the Sony ricsson phones listed in chapters $12 of this document' the follo"ing holds0 4 T"o scan modes0 Top16 or Aist mode. Scanning of up to 7: cells *scrambling codes, per 8A9-C6 in either case. In Aist mode' up to 7: 4 1( B 7C: cells can be measured simultaneously. 4 Measurements ta+en0 9SC% *total and per path,' c<6o' 9SSI 4 Ac!uisition time0 (: ms *typical& i.e. about $: cells are measured each

second, 4 Measurement resolution0 :.:1 d5 4 Measurement accuracy0 D1.: d5

*typical, 4 Measurement range0 1112 ... 11$ d5m 4 c<6o cell limit configurable "ithin range 13: ... : d5. The rate of false cell detection depends on the c<6o cell limit setting as sho"n in this table0 c<6o Cell Aimit *d5, F 1(C -alse Detection 9ate *E, G 1H

c<6o Cell Aimit *d5, 1(H I(2 I($ G 1(7 4 C%IC) detection thresholds0

-alse Detection 9ate *E, (.$ :.:(2 :.:11 F :.::2$

9elati#e0 c<6o B 13: d5 Absolute0 c B 1112 d5m 4 Ma.imum number of 9a+e fingers0 1( 4 System Information Messages decoded *if that option has been selected,0 MI5 SI51 J SI5H' SI511' SI51(' SI512 S51

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5C) Scanning

This scanning mode is centered on System Information Message decoding. In this mode' 8A9-C6s and scrambling codes are selected for scanning in the same "ay as in C%IC) scanning mode. The same C%IC) scan data "ill be collected in 5C) mode also& ho"e#er' the update rate "ill be considerably lo"er' and the sensiti#ity of the scrambling code detection may be lo"er as "ell *the c<6o cell limit is not configurable but fi.ed at 1(: d5' @ust as in regular phone mode,. The processing time freed up in this "ay is instead used to decode System Information Messages. This decoding is furthermore continuous' unli+e that a#ailable in regular C%IC) scanning mode *see section 3.(,. 3.3.1. Typical Applications of 5C) Scanning

The 5C) scan mode is intended for users "ho "ant to be able to capture System Information Messages at any time' "ithout "aiting for a snapshot to be ta+en *compare section 3.(,. This may be desirable for e.ample "hen conducting a closeup in#estigation of parameter settings.

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=ne good reason to +eep constant "atch on System Information Messages is to become thoroughly informed of cell configurations' not least neighbor relations. An e.ample of refined output in T MS In#estigation that can be based on System Information is the Missing 6eighbor Detection e#ent "hich "arns about missing neighbors in WCDMA. =ne piece of data found in System Information Message is an uplin+ interference measurement. This is particularly interesting for )S8%A' "here the guiding principle of scheduling is to pro#ide *as far as possible, all 8 s "ith all the resources they need "hile also ma+ing sure that the total uplin+ interference does not e.ceed the acceptable ma.imum in each situation. The uplin+ interference measurements are e.tracted as information elements in T MS In#estigation. 3.3.(. Technical Data and %erformance

-or the Sony ricsson phones listed in chapters $12 of this document' the follo"ing holds0 4 Scanning of up to 1( 8A9-C6s and up to 7: cells per 8A9-C6 4 Additional measurements *compared to C%IC) scanning "ith no System Information decoding,0 8plin+ Interference' Intra1fre!uency Cells *i.e. neighbor list of scanned cell, 4 System Information Messages decoded *default SI5 mas+ settings,0 MI5 SI51 J SI5H' SI511' SI51(' SI512 S51 4 Additional channels *on C$: M); and 1K:: M); bands1,

supported 4 Ac!uisition times *typical,0 Single System Information Message0 $:1(:: ms *random "ait until a message arri#es, =ne cell "ith 2 System Information Messages being broadcast0 Appro.. 3:: ms 4 c<6o cell limit0 1(: d5 *fi.ed,

1 Additional channels are spaced 1:: +); apart rather than (:: +); as is the case "ith the general channels. Additional channels ha#e 8A9-C6s that are

completely different from the general channels on the same fre!uency band. *See 3G%% TS ($.1:1 section $.7.31 $.7.7 for details on the t"o +inds of channel.,

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6et"or+ Search

This scanning mode searches all supported WCDMA bands for WCDMA carriers *8A9-C6s,. -or each WCDMA carrier found' the carrier center fre!uency is identified' and one cell *scrambling code, is detected if possible. If a GSM or other non1WCDMA net"or+ is encountered' no output is produced. See also section 7.3. 3.7.1. Typical Applications of 6et"or+ Search

This scanning mode is useful for obtaining a !uic+ bird/s1eye #ie" of an unfamiliar WCDMA en#ironment. A net"or+ search can also detect inappropriate allocation of 8A9-C6s' resulting in carrier o#erlap. A mobile phone in regular phone mode' once it has found a WCDMA carrier' "ill automatically assume that there are no further 8A9-C6s "ithin D3 M); of the detected carrier' and it is therefore unable to spot o#erlapping carriers. In contrast' a Sony ricsson T MS phone performing a net"or+ search scan as described here is usually able to identify all carriers' o#erlapping or not' thus allo"ing faulty fre!uency allocations to be easily found and rectified. 3.7.(. Technical Data and %erformance

-or the Sony ricsson phones listed in chapters $12 of this document' the follo"ing holds0 4 Scanning of up to three 8A9-C6 inter#als in parallel 4 c<6o cell limit configurable in range 13: ... : d5

4 9SSI limit configurable in range 11:1 ... 17: d5m 4 Additional channels supported *selectable, 4 Search time' e.ample0 Appro.. 3: s "ith the follo"ing scan setup and radio en#ironment0 Search all of WCDMA 5and I *(HH 8A9-C6s,' 9SSI limit B 1K: d5m Three WCDMA net"or+s present

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GSM Scanning

Sony ricsson phones are capable of scanning GSM carriers including decoding of 5SIC. 7.1. Supported GSM 5ands

GSM scanning can be performed on all GSM fre!uency bands supported by the handset. -or details regarding specific phones' please turn to sections $.31$.7.

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Scanning of GSM Carriers0 Technical Data and %erformance

-or the Sony ricsson phones listed in chapters $12 of this document' the follo"ing holds0 4 Scanning capacity0 ither indi#idual carriers or carrier ranges can be selected. Indi#idual carriers0 8p to (::. Carrier ranges0 8p to 7' each of "hich may e.tend to an entire GSM band. It is thus possible to scan all carriers on four GSM bands simultaneously. 4 Measurement range0 111H ... 13C d5m 4 Measurement resolution0 1.: d5 4 Measurement accuracy0 D( d5 9esolution band"idth0 (::

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4 Scanning speeds0 See section $.7.( *in part phone1dependent,.

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8sing GSM Scanning Mode to Scan WCDMA Carriers

The GSM scanning mode can alternati#ely be used as a spectrum analy;er for the purpose of detecting WCDMA carriers. This is possible for all WCDMA bands that coincide "ith GSM bands' for e.ample0

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4 GSM C$: o#erlaps WCDMA 5and L *C2K1CK7 M);, 4 GSM K:: o#erlaps WCDMA 5and LIII *K($1K2: M);, 4 GSM 1C:: o#erlaps WCDMA 5and III *1C:$11CC: M);, 4 GSM 1K:: o#erlaps WCDMA 5and II *1K3:11KK: M);,. %lease refer to 3G%% TS ($.1:1 and 7$.::$ for precise and e.hausti#e data on fre!uency ranges.

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Scanning Support by Sony ricsson %hone Model and T MS %roduct

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Scanning Method<-eature C%IC)' static SC set C%IC)' Top 6 C%IC)' one1shot SI5 decoding C%IC)' SI5 mas+ config. *C%IC) O, continuous 5C) scanning C%IC)0 6o. of 8A9-C6s 6et"or+ search

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GSM -re!uency 5and Support DA -re!uencies *M);, C2K1CK7 K($1K2: 1C:$11CC: 1K3:11KK: MH$:i WH2: CH:(

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GSM Scanning Capabilities TI K.: K.1 H.: TA H.1 MH$:i %hones WH2: CH:(

Scanning Method<-eature GSM carrier scan 5SIC decoding $.7.(. Speeds Scanning Setup GSM carrier scan 4 4 4 Whole bands' no 5SIC decoding

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Selected %hysical %hone Specifications

2.1. -eature Si;e *length 4 "idth 4 thic+ness, Weight

Dimensions and Weight MH$:i WH2: CH:(

KH.: 4 7K.: 4 (:.: mm< 1:3.: 4 7C.: 4 1$.: mm< 1:2.: 4 7C.: 4 12.: mm< 3.C 4 1.K 4 :.C inches 7.1 4 1.K 4 :.2 inches 7.( 4 1.K 4 :.2 inches 11:.: gr<3.K o; 1:3.: gr<3.2 o; 1:$.: gr<3.H o;

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Scanning Sensiti#ity to Speed

The scanning performance of the Sony ricsson phones mentioned in this document is maintained "ithout degradation at speeds up to at least ($: +m<h.

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MT8 =perating Constraints

If the Sony ricsson phone is mounted in an MT8' the operation of the phone is constrained by the MT8/s operating temperature range' "hich is 1(: J $$PC. If the temperature goes outside this range' the MT8 halts its measurements.

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