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Guide of Genex Probe for

LTE Drive Test

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Contents

Overview of Genex Probe & Assistant


Genex Probe Software Installation
Genex Hardware configuration
Genex Probe Operations

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Overview of Genex
Probe
The Genex Probe and Genex Assistant for drive tests are part of the Genex
series. The Genex series can work with many systems, such as GSM, WCDMA,
EDGE, CDMA, and WiMAX. The modules for the WCDMA and GSM systems
have found wide commercial use.
The Genex series is now developed to V200R002SPC140 to serve the WiMAX
system. And it can support Sequans, GCT, Runcom, Beceem chips now.
The Genex series uses the following tools to provide a platform for the
network planning and optimization software of Huawei:
Drive test tools

Genex Probe
Genex Assistant

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Operation flow

Connect to the Probe hard dog and MS (GPS)

Setup the Test Plan (optional) ;

Import the engineer parameters, open the map


window and import the test map (optional);

Open the information windows;

Begin to test and record;

Stop the test in the end.

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Overview of Genex Probe & Assistant


Genex Probe Software Installation
Genex Hardware configuration
Genex Probe Operations

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Genex Probe Software Installation

Installation Environment
Windows XP (English or Chinese)
Memory: 1 GB

Installation Procedures
Install the Genex Shared.
Install the Genex Probe & Assistant.
Install the drivers for terminals.
Apply or update for the license and hard dog.

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Overview of Genex Probe & Assistant


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Networking Mode

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Main Window of Probe

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Connect Devices
1. Configure MS and GPS in Device Configuration.

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(1) Add MS:


Click + The Device Config dialog box is displayed.
Select MS from the Type list, and then choose the Dongle type then go to
next step

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The network information of the terminal is displayed, such as IP


address.
Click OK.The MS is successfully added.

Some dongle need to Fulfill the Agent IP address (based on the Dongle
type)
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(2) Add the GPS:


Click +.
The Device Config dialog box is displayed.
Select GPS from the Type list, and then click Next.

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Select 4800 from the Baudrate list and COM1 from the Com Port
list, and then click OK.
The GPS is successfully added.

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The Hardware Config window displays the successfully added MS


and GPS.

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Click Auto Connect.

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The connection succeeds.

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Input the Engineering Parameter


Engineering Parameter (EP)

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Input the EP file

Open the Configuration, then choose


Engineering parameter management

Select import file and then


input the EP file (excel file)

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Completed the Engineering Parameter

Full fill all the blank column, just


double click and find the match
description, then click OK, and click
FINISH

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From the Select Sheet drop-down list box, select the sheet where
engineering parameters are recorded.
After the engineering parameters are imported, if the headers in the
engineering parameters file are consistent with the headers in the
Probe, the Probe automatically matches the headers. If they are
inconsistent, you need to match the headers manually. To manually
match the headers, perform the following operations:

Double-click the header that does not automatically match, for example, PCI in the
figure.
In the displayed MAP DIALOG dialog box, select the header that matches PCI.

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Apply the Engineering Parameter

Apply the
EP

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Opening a Map and Layer


2. Opening a Map and Layer

(1) Choose View > OutdoorMap.


The Map window is displayed.

Adding Map Choose open


layer, click add, then choose
map , then OK and Finish

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Adding map : Click Open Geoset File.


The Open MapInfo File dialog box is displayed.

Select the map information file (with


the GST or TAB extension) that you
want to open, and then click Open.

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Map displayed.

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LTE Signal Indicator and


Choose View click LTE and then choose the Information
information that
we needed or any other information that we want to display

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LTE Signal Indicator and


Information
Parameter that need to display : Radio Parameter, Antenna
measurement, Serving and NBR cell, and Outdoor map

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Test Plan Configuration


Test Plan Configuration

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Test Plan Configuration


Test Plan Configuration
Set different parameters according to the different test.

4. Set
test
paramete
rs

1. Add
test
5. Test
statistic

2. Choose
equipmen
t

3. Test
statue

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Test Plan Configuration


Choose Configuration > Test Plan Control.
The following test plans are
available:
Ping
FTP Upload
FTP Download
Http
Iperf
Wait
LTE Scanning
LTE Cell Searching

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Log file playing


Drive Test Running

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Log file playing additional


The speed of playing can be changed.

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Log file playing


The speed of playing can be changed.

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Overview of Genex Probe & Assistant


Genex Probe Software Installation
Genex Hardware configuration
Genex Probe Operations

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Thank You !
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