Nemo Outdoor

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
N EMO OUTD OOR 4.23 PR ODUC T DESCR IPTION
CONTENTS
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NEMO OUTDOOR OVERVIEW

1.1
NEW FEATURES IN NEMO OUTDOOR 4.23
WORKING WITH NEMO OUTDOOR
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4
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2.1
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
2.2
VOICE MEASUREMENTS
2.3
CIRCUIT-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS
2.4
PACKET-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS
2.5
UMA MEASUREMENTS
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2.6
DVB-H MEASUREMENTS
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2.7
WIMAX MEASUREMENTS
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2.8
SCANNER MEASUREMENTS
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2.9
INDOOR MEASUREMENTS
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2.10
BENCHMARKING MEASUREMENTS
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2.11
APPLICATION TESTING
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2.12
POC MEASUREMENTS
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2.13
VOICE QUALITY (PESQ) MEASUREMENTS
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2.14
VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENTS
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2.15
STREAMING VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENTS
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2.16
MISSING NEIGHBOR DETECTION
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2.17
MEASUREMENT FILE UPLOADING
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2.18
IP PACKET CAPTURE
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2.19
EXPORTING LOG FILES
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2.20
MEASUREMENT FILE SIMULATION WITH ANITE TELECOMS SAS
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AUTOMATIC DEVICE DETECTION
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NEMO OUTDOOR USER INTERFACE
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4.1
MEASUREMENT WINDOWS
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4.2
MAPS
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4.3
NOTIFICATIONS
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4.4
SCRIPTS
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NEMO OPEN FILE FORMAT
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NEMO PRODUCTS
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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www.anite.com/nemo nemo.sales@anite.com
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Last Edited: October 2007
1 NEMO OUTDOOR OVERVIEW

Nemo Outdoor is an extremely versatile and portable engineering tool for measuring and
monitoring the air interface of wireless networks. With Nemo Outdoor network operators can
perform benchmarking measurements on multiple networks and even on multiple technologies
at the same time. Nemo Outdoor supports measurements on TETRA, TDMA, AMPS, cdmaOne,
GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, CDMA2000, HSDPA, HSDPA 16QAM, HSUPA, TD-SCDMA,
UMA, and WiMAX networks. Nemo Outdoor also supports DVB-H and 1xEV-DO (Rev.0 and
Rev.A) measurements. Despite its name, Nemo Outdoor is ideal for indoor measurements as
well. Equipped with a Tablet PC, the user can plot the measurement route on a floor plan with
the click of a pen. Our close cooperation with several mobile and scanner manufacturers
ensures our customers a wide selection of the latest test equipment.
Nemo Outdoor collects measurement results and geographical coordinates. Measurement
results provide useful information for network planning, roll-out, tuning, verification, optimization,
maintenance, and benchmarking purposes. The results can be easily and efficiently viewed with
Nemo Analyze SW developed by Anite Finland Ltd. The open ASCII file format of Nemo
Outdoor allows results to be imported to third party software applications as well.
Nemo Outdoor
supports more
than 80 different
test terminals on
one common
software platform.
Nemo Outdoor with the

Indoor option is very
well suited for indoor
measurements. No big
bulky hardware
needed: just a phone
connected straight to a
Tablet PC.
Test mobiles and scanning receivers supported in Nemo Outdoor 4.23.
1.1 NEW FEATURES IN NEMO OUTDOOR 4.23
Support for WiMAX based on Runcom chipset
Support for 2nd Generation Nemo voice quality measurement system

Support for video call quality index (video MOS) with Motorola V3XX and Motorola V9
test terminals
Support for Psytechnics PVI streaming video quality measurements. Video streaming
quality measurements based on Genista algorithm no longer supported
Support for Nemo file format 1.88
o Added WiMAX parameters to file format
Support for PcTel LX 1xEV-DO scanners 450/ 850/ 1900
Support for Qualcomm CDMA2000 1xEV-DO MSM6800 chipset
Support for GSM TOP-N scanning with Anritsu scanners
PcTel EX scanner improvements
o Top-N scanning (High Pilot Scan Speed and High Pilot Dynamic Range)
o SIR scanning
Support for new L3/RRC signaling event format for Anite Telecom SAS integration
User interface improvements
Nemo Outdoor 4.23 supports the following new devices:
o Terminals and data cards:
Zyxel MAX- 100 (WiMAX) data card
Reference standard: IEEE 802.16e-2005 SOFDMA, radio
access method: TDD, frequency: 2.500-2.700GHz
Huawei E270 HSPA USB modem/ Huawei E870 HSPA express data
card
Quad band GSM/ EGPRS, WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA
850/1900/2100
Motorola RAZR2 V9 HSDPA terminal
Quad band GSM/ EGPRS, WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA
850/1900/2100MHz
Nokia 6086 terminal
Quad band GSM/EGPRS, WLAN 802.11 b/g 2.4 Ghz (UMA)
Nokia N95 US
Quad band GSM/EGPRS, WCDMA/HSDPA 850/ 1900
o Scanners:
PcTel LX WCDMA 850
PcTel EX WCDMA 2100 AWS& GSM 850/ 1900
PcTel LX 1xEV-DO 450
2 WORKING WITH NEMO OUTDOOR

Nemo Outdoor measurement system consists of test mobiles and/or scanning receivers and a
GPS receiver with antennas, a PC or a Tablet PC with the Windows operating system and the
Nemo Outdoor measurement software, and connecting cables between the
mobiles/scanners/GPS and the PC. It is possible to connect up to five terminals, two scanning
receivers, and a GPS receiver simultaneously to the Nemo Outdoor measurement system.
2.1 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
PC (IBM or Dell recommended) with Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional
Pentium III processor, minimum 1GHz, preferably 1.7 GHz for single mobile measurements
For multi data measurements Intel Core Duo processor T2500 2.00GHz recommended
512MB RAM minimum, 1GB RAM recommended
100 MB of free hard disk space for installation and use; 1 GB recommended
One parallel port or USB port for copy protection module (if applicable)
Depending on the mobile used, one USB port or one to two serial ports per mobile
Depending on the scanner used, one USB port or one serial port per scanner
One serial port for each voice quality audio module
One RS232 serial port or USB port for an external GPS receiver
Display resolution 1024 x 768 with 256 colors, 1280 x 1024 recommended
Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher for viewing the help file
2.2 VOICE MEASUREMENTS

The voice testing environment consists of Nemo Outdoor compatible mobiles and a PC (user
provided or, optionally, provided by Anite Finland Ltd with all the software installed) with the
Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 operating system. The package also includes
the necessary connecting cables, serial or USB port adapters, a GPS receiver, and (optional)
fast frequency scanners.
In voice measurements, the recorded parameters include:

Quality class or BER values
Field strength results of the serving and neighboring cells (if available)
Transmit power of the test mobile
Call establishment and release messages and other Layer 3 messages
C1 and C2 in GSM networks
Many other parameters, all events time stamped with coordinates
2.3 CIRCUIT-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS

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
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 Server supports FTP, HTTP, POP3, SMTP, and RTSP
(video streaming). CS data testing is possible on all cellular technologies that support circuitswitched 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. When an FTP server is used the measurement unit uploads (Send mode) or downloads
(Receive mode) test files to or from the FTP server. When an HTTP server is used, the
measurement unit can only receive files.
In CS data measurements, the recorded parameters include:
Number of requested and used timeslots
Requested and used coding schemes
Data call type (Non-transparent/Transparent)
Resource upgrades/downgrades during handovers
Transfer rate (every n second and average)
Packet error rate
2.4 PACKET-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS

The packet-switched (PS) data testing environments consist of two ends: the measurement unit
and an application server. Nemo 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 Server supports FTP, HTTP,
POP3, SMTP, 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.
In PS data measurements, the recorded parameters include:
Data throughput
Packet error rate
Ping time
RLC/MAC data throughput
LLC data throughput
Coding schemes
RLC BLER
Attach state
GMM service state
SM information
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2.5 UMA MEASUREMENTS

UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access), the 3GPP standard for mobile / Wi-Fi convergence, is an
access technology that allows a seamless handoff of mobile voice and data from a wide area
cellular network to a wireless local area network (WLAN). The UMA standard defines how
mobile operators can turn home, office, and public wireless LANs into seamless extensions of
their cellular networks, dramatically increasing mobile service usage while decreasing costs for
operators. With UMA, subscribers receive a consistent user experience for their mobile voice
and data services as they transition between networks.
Nemo Outdoor, with support for UMA, is an ideal solution for operators who test and verify how
subscribers can access and move seamlessly between mobile networks and WLANs.
Furthermore, not only can voice services be tested, but also all mobile services including email,
MMS, SMS, and other applications. At the moment Nemo Outdoor supports Nokia 6136 and
Nokia 6086 UMA terminals. The supported UMA parameters include GAN State, WLAN Quality,
QoS parameters, AMR information, LLC data rate, and URR/ URLC signaling.
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2.6 DVB-H MEASUREMENTS

With Nemo Outdoor it is also possible to perform DVB-H network measurements supporting
various DVB-H terminals. The DVB-H (digital video broadcast-handheld) standard was derived
from DVB-T, enabling lower power consumption, lower signal strengths, and fast movement,
such as watching TV on your mobile while riding down the freeway at high speed. DVB-H
includes a number of specific changes to the DVB-T standard to address the constraints of
handheld devices, including:
Time slicing to reduce power consumption
IP datacasting for lower-resolution video streaming
Multiprotocol encapsulation-forward error correction encoding (MPE-FEC) for more

robust signal reception
A 4K carrier mode for network optimization
DVB-H is a broadcasting network, so there is no return path. The first version is based on Nokia
N92, Samsung, and LG DVB-H terminals. DVB-H network operators are interested in network
coverage, as DVB-H is driven by the power of the transmitter and the performance of the
receiver. The cost of the network will be highly dependent on the performance of the receiver, in
particular on its ability to recover a signal with a poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and its
robustness against adjacent channel interference. Nemo Outdoor helps the operator optimize
the network by enabling the measuring of all key parameters of DVB-H broadcasting. Available
parameters include BER, FER, MFER (MPE-FEC frame error ratio) and RSSI.
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2.7 WIMAX MEASUREMENTS

Nemo Outdoor offers support for WiMAX measurements based on the Runcom chipset.
Runcom Technologies Ltd. leads the development of Mobile WiMAX with its pioneering silicon
solutions. Runcom is the world's pioneer in state of the art OFDMA silicon solutions for fixed
and mobile WiMAX user terminals and base stations.
Initially, the WiMAX parameters supported by Nemo Outdoor include Frequency, RSSI, CINR,
RSSI Dev, CINR Dev for Serving and Neighbor cells, TX Power, TX Reference Power, TX
Power Headroom, MAC State, BS ID, FFT Size, Uplink Modulation, Coding Type and Coding
Rate, Packet Error Rate, and MAC Signaling Messages.
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2.8 SCANNER MEASUREMENTS

The Nemo Outdoor measurement system can also be equipped with a PCTel (DTI) or Anritsu
frequency scanner. PCTel scanners can be used in NMT, iDEN, ETACS, GSM, cdmaOne,
TDMA, and WCDMA networks and the Anritsu scanners in GSM and WCDMA networks.
Frequency Scan mode is designed for basic frequency domain monitoring or spectrum analysis.
The scanning receiver can be used in variable bandwidth modes to check the existence of
wanted or unwanted radio signals in the defined frequency band. By using this mode, all the
user-selected carrier frequencies of the current wireless system and their field strength values
can be observed. In addition, if the Nemo Outdoor measurement system is equipped with a
GPS receiver, the position information is also stored by the system. Frequency scanning results
contain the field strength values for the carriers. The data collected can be used, for example,
for network planning and tuning and, furthermore, for interference measurements. Depending
on the cellular system technology, frequency scan mode also allows detection and
measurement of other important parameters such as BSIC, DVCC, and C/I values. The PCTel
LX and EX scanners support RXLEV and C/I measurements and BSIC decoding including
MNC, MCC, Cell ID and LAC information. The PCTel EX scanners support also High Pilot Scan
Speed, High Pilot Dynamic Range and Signal-to-Interference ratio Top-N scanning modes. The
PCTel LX 1xEV-DO scanner supports the following features: All 512 Pilot Scan, Top N Pilot
Scan, RSSI Scan, Multi-Frequency Scans, Delay, and built-in GPS.
Pilot mode is designed for scrambling or spreading code domain analysis in WCDMA networks.
In this mode, Nemo Outdoor is able to measure and decode the Pilot signal scrambling codes
and their signal-to-noise ratios (Ec/No and Ec/Io values). In addition, the Primary and
Secondary Synchronization Channel Ec/No can be measured. Furthermore, Pilot Channel Time
of Arrival and Absolute Timing (referenced to GPS) can be observed. The complete RF signal
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power (RSSI) can be measured as well as the signal code power (RSCP) for each individual
scrambling code.
2.9 INDOOR MEASUREMENTS

Nemo Outdoor can be configured to support measurements inside buildings. The user can
choose to have Nemo Outdoor installed on a Tablet PC instead of a regular laptop. This makes
the system even more portable and lightweight.
Nemo Outdoor is ideal for indoor

measurements as well. Equipped with
a Tablet PC, the user can plot the
measurement route on a floor plan with
the click of a pen.
When performing measurements inside buildings, it is not practical to use a GPS receiver for
collecting location data. Therefore, the indoor measurement option offers a marker function that
can be used for plotting the measurement route on the map. With a Tablet PC the user can
place markers on the map with the click of a pen. It is also possible to import a bitmap image,
such as, a floor plan to be used as a map.
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2.10 BENCHMARKING MEASUREMENTS

Nemo Outdoor Multi is a multiple test mobile holder and a general measurement device adapter
to be used with Nemo Outdoor. Together with the Multi-Mobile Software Support option, it
allows simultaneous connection and the use of up to five test mobiles, multiple scanners, and a
GPS device. The test mobiles can be of different technologies. It is delivered in a heavy-duty
case or with a car mounting kit that allows the unit to be semi-permanently mounted into a test
vehicle.
Multi-Data allows up to five concurrent data measurements with a single laptop (Patent
pending). It supports circuit-switched and packet data connections, as well as simultaneous
voice measurements and different combinations of measurement modes or system
technologies, such as, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, and CDMA2000. 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.
Nemo Outdoor Multi is delivered in a heavyduty case or with a car mounting kit that allows
the unit to be semi-permanently mounted into a
test car.
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2.11 APPLICATION TESTING

Nemo Outdoor enables network operators to test their network using the same application
protocols as their customers and, therefore, provides results that correspond with the end-user
experience. Nemo Outdoor supports, e-mail, SMS, MMS, WAP, and PoC testing, FTP and
HTTP file transfers, RTSP streaming, streaming video quality, voice quality measurements,
video call and video call quality measurements, and ICMP ping measurements. The information
provided by Nemo Outdoor assists in the verification and troubleshooting of new services
reducing the time-to-market.
Application tests can be performed either manually or automatically by taking advantage of

user-definable scripts. For all protocols, key performance indicators, such as data throughput,
access time, and success rate can be recorded simultaneously with the full radio network
information.
All services are supported in a single product, Nemo Outdoor, providing an easy-to-use,
consistent interface for configuring the different applications. Different applications, such as
voice, SMS, and packet-switched data can be launched in one measurement session to
simulate end-user behavior.
For example, 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 Nemo Outdoor, end-to-end SMS and MMS application testing is also possible. Nemo
Outdoor attaches a unique identifier to the messages, which enables the Nemo post-processing
tool Nemo Analyze to recognize each individual message, and calculate the time it took for the
message to reach its destination from the time of sending.
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2.12 POC MEASUREMENTS

PoC (push-to-talk over cellular) is a real time one-to-one and one-to-many voice service over a
cellular packet-switched network (GPRS/EDGE supported currently). With Nemo Outdoor, SIP
signaling and RTP (STP) signaling is measured and messages can be decoded. Furthermore,
RTP (STP) speech frames can be measured and PTT state recorded. The test terminal
supported is the Nokia 6230i PoC-capable mobile.
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2.13 VOICE QUALITY (PESQ) MEASUREMENTS

Nemo Outdoor supports mobile-to-mobile and mobile-to-fixed-to-mobile 2nd Generation voice
quality measurements in GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000 and UMA networks. The measurements
enable the assessment of the quality of voice during voice and video calls as perceived by endusers. Voice quality measurements are especially useful for gathering statistical data on how
the network performs and for optimizing, for example, comfort noise generation or noise
reduction systems. The measurement is based on the ITU-T recommendation P.862.1 and it
produces a PESQ score that is mapped on an EMOS (Estimated Mean Opinion Score) scale.
The supported mobiles for voice quality measurements are Nokia 6086, 6125, 6136, 6230,
6230i, 6255i, 6280, 6630, 6650, 6651, 6680, 7376, 7600, N75, N80, N95, LG VX8100 and LG
VX8300.
The Nemo Voice Quality system setup consists of Nemo Outdoor, 1-5 mobiles, 1-5 audio
modules, and the Nemo multi rack.
In mobile-to-mobile measurements, one terminal is calling another and the mobiles send a test
sample in one or both directions. These measurements present the combination of the uplink
quality of the transmitting terminal and the downlink quality of the receiving terminal.
In mobile-to-fixed-to-mobile measurements, a terminal calls a fixed number (PSTN) that is
connected to Nemo Server with the Audiotest option. These measurements present the
downlink quality of the terminal at the Nemo Outdoor end, the uplink quality of the terminal at
the server end, and the downlink quality of the receiving terminal.
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2.14 VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENTS

Nemo Outdoor supports video quality MOS measurements, enabling the assessment of
downlink video call quality as perceived by end-users. The supported test terminals for video
quality measurements are Motorola V3XX and V9.
Nemo Outdoor video quality measurements are based on H.233 metrics, such as H.233 Frame
Error Rate (FER) and H.233 frame rate monitored from the 3G-324M protocol stack of the
handset. As the quality assessment is based on application level metrics, it takes into account
both the errors occurring in the core network and the errors in the radio transmission between
the A and B parties. The resulting Video Quality Index (VQI) value is mapped and reported on
the Mean Opinion Score (MOS) scale. The MOS indicates the average perception of video
quality as graded by a group of (>20) test users who subjectively evaluate the quality of video
samples collected during extensive test campaigns in various live 3G networks.
The VQI value range with currently supported handsets is from 1 to ~3.6. A VQI value 1
indicates in practice that the video is frozen or the picture is completely unrecognizable. Due to
the nature of the Mean Opinion Score scale, the maximum theoretical MOS score is ca. 4.5 with
MPEG-2 level video quality. This is because test users are generally hesitant to grade quality as
5, meaning "excellent", even when there is no degradation at all. The H.263 video codec used
in 3G video telephony always degrades video quality from the optimal. Therefore the best
possible VQI score is ~3.6.
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2.15 STREAMING VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENTS

Nemo Outdoor offers optional support for streaming video quality measurements. Nemo
Outdoor measures the quality of streaming video sound and picture in real time. Furthermore,
Nemo Outdoor saves the test video stream to a file for further analysis.
Nemo Outdoor Video Streaming Quality measurement is based on PVI (Psytechnics Video IP
Monitor). Video streaming quality measurements based on Genista are no longer supported.
PVI is a non-intrusive, non-reference method for measuring video quality based on the analysis
of the video stream IP packet flow. The characteristics of the IP stream, such as packet loss and
jitter, and the behaviour of the jitter buffer and the error concealment algorithm in the terminal
are used to assess the MOS score. Properties of the stream, such as video format and
bandwidth, are also taken into account. With 120kbps bandwidth .3gp stream in the Nokia 6680
phone, the best achievable MOS score is typically around 3. The lowest possible MOS score is
always 1, regardless of the stream type. If the stream freezes, a 0 MOS score is reported.
Video streaming quality measurement is activated whenever a video stream download is started
from Nemo Outdoor. In order for the streaming client to function properly, RealPlayer and
QuickTime plug-ins are required. RealPlayer is used as the streaming client and thus all video
formats supported by RealPlayer can be used in measurements. Video content from any
accessible public, commercial, or private test server can be used in the tests. Access point
name and URL of the video stream are the only required parameters in the test setup. Tests
can be performed manually or automatically with test scripts. The MOS score is calculated once
per second during the stream. In addition to the MOS score, Nemo Outdoor records jitter and
packet error rate on the IP level and a full set of KPIs (RSCP, Ec/No, BLER, L3 signaling, etc.)
on the RF and network level. During the measurement, instantaneous MOS, IP and key network
level diagnostics are all displayed with the actual video stream.
Streaming video quality can be measured with all terminals that are supported by Nemo
Outdoor and have data capabilities.
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2.16 MISSING NEIGHBOR DETECTION

With Nemo Outdoor it is possible to perform real-time missing neighbor detection in GSM and
WCDMA networks simultaneously. All that is required is a scanner and a mobile. 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.
Nemo Outdoor displays the missing neighbors in a bar graph and also some important network
parameters, such as, BCCH arfcn (channel), BSIC, RX level, difference to strongest, Ec/No, and
RSCP related to the missing neighbors. Detecting missing neighbors does not require a cell site
information file. However, if cell site information is available, also the names of the missing
neighbor cells can be displayed.
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What is more, starting from Nemo Outdoor 4.22, it is possible to conduct real-time missing
neighbor detection on multiple carriers in WCDMA networks.
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2.17 MEASUREMENT FILE UPLOADING

With the measurement file uploading functionality in Nemo Outdoor the user can send
measurement files to an FTP server for storage conveniently via the Nemo Outdoor user
interface. The user can choose to send a single measurement file or a host of measurement
files, improving the organization of the files and decreasing storage space limitations set by a
PC.
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2.18 IP PACKET CAPTURE

IP packet capturing is powerful feature for advanced users. With IP packet capturing, network
packets sent between IP addresses are captured to log files which can be browsed with a third
party application. A separate log file is generated for each terminal connected to Nemo Outdoor.
The log files generated for IP packet data are compatible with Wireshark (also known as
Ethereal). IP capturing is useful, for example, for network administrators in troubleshooting
network problems and examining security problems.
From the captured data it is possible to see, for example, the time between the first and last
packet, the number of packets sent, the average of packets sent per second, average packet
size, and delays.
Ethereal is used by network professionals around the world for troubleshooting, analysis,
software and protocol development, and education. For further information please login to
www.ethereal.com, www.wireshark.org.
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2.19 EXPORTING LOG FILES

Nemo Outdoor is delivered with the Nemo Export Wizard software. With the Nemo Export
Wizard software measurement data based on the Nemo file format can be converted easily to
different ASCII formats and opened, for example, with MapInfo Professional. Exporting can be
made based on time or parameter.
Supported export formats are:
MapInfo delimited ASCII
ArcView delimited ASCII
Comma delimited ASCII
Semicolon delimited ASCII
Space delimited ASCII
Tabulator delimited ASCII
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2.20 MEASUREMENT FILE SIMULATION WITH ANITE

TELECOMS SAS
Nemo Outdoor file format is supported by Anite Telecoms SAS integration tool, making it
possible to simulate Nemo Outdoor drive test files with SAS. Currently, the feature is supported
with Motorola V3XX/V9 terminals.
When the feature is enabled, L3/RRC signaling messages are saved to the log file with cell
specific information using SAS compatible event names. With GSM, signaling events contain
channel and BSIC information, and with UMTS, carrier number and scrambling code number.
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3 AUTOMATIC DEVICE DETECTION

Configuring and using Nemo Outdoor has been designed to provide the utmost convenience to
a new user as well as to more experienced users. The automatic device detection functionality
in Nemo Outdoor, accessed both through the Welcome page and the menu bar, automatically
detects devices connected to the PC and assigns the appropriate, previously created COM port
and dial-up information to them. As a consequence, for example, reassignment of COM ports to
the devices will no longer cause confusion for the user. In addition, the user does not need to
spend time on manually going through the same procedure, saving valuable time and optimizing
the experience of easy and intuitive use of Nemo Outdoor.
You can do the same functions as previously, i.e. start the devices online ready for
measurements, or choose to start measurements offline. The refresh button serves as a quick
remedy in case of, say, accidentally lost data cable connection.
The automatic device detection functionality varies depending on the device vendor.
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4 NEMO OUTDOOR USER INTERFACE

The Devices
window displays
the status of the
measurement
device and
selected
network
parameters.
The Parameters
view displays the
device-specific
parameter list
Graphs display
selected
parameters in
numerical and
graphical format.
Selected
measurement
events are
displayed as
icons.
Map displays the

selected
measurement events
as icons and the
measurement
route(s) colored
based on selected
parameter values.
The Output view displays

program messages, and
textual and visual
notifications.
Grids display, for example, selected

measurement events, layer messages,
and statistics.
You can also have a value-based
parameter coloring in a grid.
The Nemo Outdoor user interface is compatible with common Windows standards. During
measurement, users can easily monitor the results and the progress of the measurement
process. Through the Nemo Outdoor main window users will easily access all relevant
functions. After the initial device setups and configurations the user can save all device-related
settings to a hardware configuration file and load the same configuration later on.
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It is also possible to add parameters from the parameter tree to a data view with the convenient
drag and drop functionality.
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4.1 MEASUREMENT WINDOWS

The measurement windows display useful information during the measurement process and
during playback. Windows can be adjusted and arranged to suit the users working
environment. View groups is a function that allows the organization of measurement windows
into different tabs for easier viewing. This is especially useful when there are several graphs
and maps open at the same time in the Nemo Outdoor main window.
Nemo Outdoor offers several methods for viewing measurement results: line graphs are
suitable for viewing parameters for which historical (past) values need to be seen, such as
serving cell RSSI value, bar graphs work especially well with multiple parameters which need to
be compared with each other, e.g. RSSI levels for neighboring cells, scatter plot graphs are
ideal for observing correlations between two or more parameters, and delay profile graphs are a
special type of graph for viewing delay profile information from CDMA systems.
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Grids offer more detailed information on the measurement data. 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.).
In events and messages grids, the data can be analyzed even more in-depth by decoding the
individual events and messages simply by double-clicking the event in question. The user can
define both the background and text color in event and message grids. This color coding can be
done based on a certain message, sub channel or decoded message.
The string in decoded

messages that will define which
messages on a Messages grid
will be color-coded with the
assigned color.
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Furthermore, it is possible to copy grid data, such as, signaling, and export (paste) to MS Excel,
MS Word, etc. for further analysis. Signaling data can be copied in non-decoded or in decoded
format.
The User Parameters function offers more options for advanced users. Any user-defined string
can be searched from decoded messages. The function retrieves the value following the
searched string and displays it in the info view and in the graph side panel. To avoid losing
these user-defined parameters when updating Nemo Outdoor, it is possible to save them in an
.xml configuration file, Parameters.xml.
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4.2 MAPS
When Nemo Outdoor is used with a GPS receiver and positioning coordinates are collected, the
measurement route is drawn on a map and the user can easily correlate events to location
coordinates.
Nemo Outdoor offers parameter-based route coloring. This means that users can observe the
values of certain network parameters from the route coloring on the map. Users can define
which color refers to which parameter value. This way it is easy to spot the problem areas on a
map. To make analysis even simpler, the same route can be drawn several times on the map
and different route coloring can be applied to each of them. Also certain events can be shown
as icons on the map.
Multiple routes can

be shown on a
map window.
Base station icons

can be displayed
on a map. Also, a
line from the test
vehicle to the
serving and
neighbor BTS can
be drawn.
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Nemo Outdoor maps can also display a base station overlay. With a user-defined BTS file, the
map shows the location of each base station, the defined antennas with antenna directions, and
even antenna apertures and cell identifying parameters. During drive testing or playback, a line
connecting the current location to the serving and/or neighbor cell (sector) will be drawn
automatically (in CDMA systems, even multiple lines can be drawn to active sectors). This
provides a highly visual impression of the network operation. For example, it can be instantly
seen if a call is connected to a non-optimal cell.
In addition, you can create and save route plans on maps. Route plans are useful when you
want to follow a certain route while performing a measurement.
Nemo Outdoor supports MapInfo raster and vector maps. It also supports MapX Geoset files
(.gst) which enable the user to open several layers on a map and then save them all in a .gst file
to be opened later on. All user-defined map settings, such as, the order of the different map
layers and the zoom factor are stored in the .gst file.
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For indoor measurements, you can import a floor plan and use that as a map. Nemo Outdoor
supports markers, which allows the user to easily correlate events to positioning coordinates.
The measurement route will be drawn on a map based on the user-defined markers. The route
can be colored based on parameter values and event notifications icons can be displayed on
the map.
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4.3 NOTIFICATIONS
Nemo Outdoor can be configured to play audio notifications or voice prompts whenever a
certain event occurs. The voice prompts are Windows .wav files, and in Nemo Outdoor both
female and male default notification sounds are available. However, you can record and use
your own voice notifications instead of the default files as well. The voice prompts help you
during a drive testing to notice immediately when something special happens. Custom
notifications can also prove useful when creating a script file. For example, the user can set a
video call to start only when it is supported by a cellular technology.
4.4 SCRIPTS
It is possible to use script files to run measurements with Nemo Outdoor. When a script is used,
Nemo Outdoor makes voice/video calls, data transfers etc. automatically. Scripts can be used
for voice and video calls, HTTP/FTP packet data uploads/downloads, HTML/WAP browsing,
SMS/MMS messages, emails, and ping. Scripts can be created and edited with Nemo
Outdoors built-in script editor.
The more advanced scripting features include loops, conditions and waits. The Condition script
command can be used, for instance, to create scripts where the type of the detected packet
technology determines how the script proceeds. The Loop script command enables scripts
where a portion of the script is repeated a number of times before proceeding with the rest of
the script. With the Wait script command, the user can create scripts that are not activated
before a certain system or bandwidth is active.
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5 NEMO OPEN FILE FORMAT

Nemo Outdoor produces measurement files in an open ASCII file format. Files can be directly
imported to Nemo analysis tool Nemo Analyze as well as to various third party postprocessing/analysis tools. This is accomplished without any separate conversion or parsing of
the files. Furthermore, measurement files from multiple test drives can be opened in Nemo
Analyze as individual files and shown side by side or used in statistical quality survey report
generator which saves the trouble of combining all measurements into one big and
cumbersome file.
A detailed description of the file format is included in the product user documentation. The file
format description contains all recorded events and their parameters.
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6 NEMO PRODUCTS
In addition to the previously described product, Anite Finland Ltd. has a range of tools and
software that can be used for measuring and analyzing wireless networks.
Nemo Analyze
A first-class post-processing tool for analyzing measurements.

Powerful built-in search facilities enable the easy locating of
specific events, trends, or problems.
Nemo Handy
A lightweight, Symbian-based air interface measurement tool

for GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and WCDMA wireless networks.
Nemo Outdoor
A portable engineering tool for measuring and monitoring the

air interface of TETRA, GSM (HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE),
WCDMA (UMTS), TDMA (IS-136), AMPS, cdmaOne, CDMA
2000, UMA, HSDPA, HSDPA 16QAM, HSUPA, TD-SCDMA
and WiMAX wireless networks.
- with Indoor Option
Nemo Outdoor is ideal for indoor measurements. Lightweight

Tablet PC makes it is easy to carry and allows the user to plot
the measurement route on a floor plan with a click of a pen.
- with Multi Option
Nemo Outdoor Multi enables benchmarking measurements on

multiple networks and even on multiple technologies at the
same time. Possibility to establish up to five simultaneous
packet / circuit-switched data connections from test terminals.
Nemo Q
Nemo Q is a Symbian -based extremely lightweight and

portable engineering tool for customer-assisted network
problem solving in the air interface of wireless networks. Nemo
Q supports measurements on GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and
WCDMA networks.
7 CONTACT INFORMATION
Global
Email
nemo.sales@anite.com
Tel.
+358 50 395 7700
Fax
+358 8 551 6182
Address
Anite Finland Ltd, Sepnkatu 20, 90100 Oulu, Finland
North America
Email
Tel.
+1 214 566 4972
Fax
+1 972 929 9898
Address
Anite Inc., 6225 N. State Hwy 161, Suite 425, Irving, TX 75038, USA
APAC
Email
Tel.
+65 6254 9003
Fax
+65 6254 9885
Address
Anite Singapore Pte Ltd, 101 Thomson Road, #20-05 United Square,
Singapore 307591
P.R. China
Email
Tel.
+86 10 6787 0268-232
Fax
+86 10 6788 9681
Address
Anite Wireless Trading (Beijing) Ltd., Room 2109, 21st Floor, The Exchange
Beijing, No. Yi 118, Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022, China
Email
Tel.
Address
UK & Ireland
+44 7973 992701
Mr Shaun Desmond
Bristol
UK
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Email
Tel.
Fax
Address
Western Europe & France

Mobile +33 6 79 908 736
Tel. +33 1 4503 4988
+33 1 4503 4588
Mr Harri Sillanp
Paris
France
ME & C.I.S
Email
Tel.
+ 971 5045 16393
Address
Mr Tuomas Laukka
DAFZA
P.O Box 293832
Dubai. U.A.E
For information on other local representatives near you, please check the updated contact
information list at www.anite.com/nemo.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

N EMO OUTD OOR 4.23 PR ODUC T DESCR IPTION

NEMO OUTDOOR OVERVIEW

NEW FEATURES IN NEMO OUTDOOR 4.23

WORKING WITH NEMO OUTDOOR

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

CIRCUIT-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS

PACKET-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS

VOICE QUALITY (PESQ) MEASUREMENTS

VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENTS

STREAMING VIDEO QUALITY MEASUREMENTS

MISSING NEIGHBOR DETECTION

MEASUREMENT FILE UPLOADING

EXPORTING LOG FILES

MEASUREMENT FILE SIMULATION WITH ANITE TELECOMS SAS

AUTOMATIC DEVICE DETECTION

NEMO OUTDOOR USER INTERFACE

NEMO OPEN FILE FORMAT

N EMO OUTD OOR 4.23 PR ODUC T DESCR IPTION

2007 Anite Finland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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1 NEMO OUTDOOR OVERVIEW

Nemo Outdoor with the

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Test mobiles and scanning receivers supported in Nemo Outdoor 4.23.

1.1 NEW FEATURES IN NEMO OUTDOOR 4.23

Support for WiMAX based on Runcom chipset

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Support for 2nd Generation Nemo voice quality measurement system

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2 WORKING WITH NEMO OUTDOOR

2.1 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

PC (IBM or Dell recommended) with Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional

512MB RAM minimum, 1GB RAM recommended

One serial port for each voice quality audio module

Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher for viewing the help file

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2.2 VOICE MEASUREMENTS

In voice measurements, the recorded parameters include:

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2.3 CIRCUIT-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS

Number of requested and used timeslots

Requested and used coding schemes

Data call type (Non-transparent/Transparent)

Resource upgrades/downgrades during handovers

Transfer rate (every n second and average)

Packet error rate

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2.4 PACKET-SWITCHED DATA MEASUREMENTS

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2.5 UMA MEASUREMENTS

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2.6 DVB-H MEASUREMENTS

Time slicing to reduce power consumption

IP datacasting for lower-resolution video streaming

Multiprotocol encapsulation-forward error correction encoding (MPE-FEC) for more

A 4K carrier mode for network optimization

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2.7 WIMAX MEASUREMENTS

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2.8 SCANNER MEASUREMENTS

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2.9 INDOOR MEASUREMENTS

Nemo Outdoor is ideal for indoor