UMTS
UMTS Summary
UMTS channels are 5 MHz in bandwidth
All sectors transmit at the same frequencies but different scrambling codes (SC)
The scrambling code is transmitted by each sector as a pilot signal
UE (user equipment or basically mobile) measures the received pilots and
establishes communication with the sector with the strongest pilot (most of the
time)
A good performing system will have a strong pilot dominating other pilots by 5-6
dB
When pilot levels are similar (within a couple of dBs), UE speaks with more than
one sector transmitter simultaneously (soft handoff, softer handoff)
This is not very good except for the transition regions between the cells
Parameter ranking (Good, OK, Poor) suggested here are my personal scale.
Different companies have different criteria to gauge their own coverage
A combination of parameters determine the quality of signal not a single
parameter in isolation
The ranking stated here mainly reflects the macro performance
Criteria used to judge macro system performance is not the same as the ones
used when there is a DAS system installed
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FORD_STADIUM_CONCOURSE
OK Values
Poor Values
FORD_STADIUM_CONCOURSE
Same things as previous slide but for the second strongest pilot
FORD_STADIUM_CONCOURSE
OK Values
-10 > Ec/Io > -14 dBm
Poor Values
< -14 dBm
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OK Values
-75 dBm> RSSI> -85 dBm
Poor Values
< -85 dBm
FORD_STADIUM_CONCOURSE
FORD_STADIUM_CONCOURSE
Same things as slide 3 but with different verbiage because it is from the voice call
FORD_STADIUM_CONCOURSE
Number of pilots detected during the call. The value is preferably 1, higher values
indicate lack of dominance
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OK Values
-10 dBm> Tx > +10 dBm
Poor Values
> +10 dBm