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QUALCOMMS QCTEST CAIT CDMA AIR INTERFACE TESTER

QUALCOMMS QCTEST CAIT CDMA AIR INTERFACE TESTER


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Evaluate handset and network perfomance in the lab or in the field

> Early implementation of new technologies including CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO, WCDMA/UMTS, and gpsOne enables engineers to immediately begin development, testing, and optimization > Comprehensive real-time diagnostic logging tool for development performance testing > Reliable data for RF performance analysis

The typical requirements for a PC used to host the CAIT software (for single phone operation) include: CAIT operates on PCs running Windows 98/NT/2000/XP > 800 MHz Pentium III processor or better > 256 MB RAM > Serial or USB port for a GPS input > Serial or USB port per phone > Parallel, USB, or PCMCIA port for Security Key
* Subject to change Please see the latest user documentation for updated information.

www.qualcomm.com/qctest

*RECOMMENDED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

The QUALCOMM QCTest CDMA Air Interface Tester (CAIT) is a real-time data collection tool and successor to the Mobile Diagnostic Monitor (MDM), which has been used extensively worldwide to analyze over-the-air CDMA system performance. Benefits and Features
CAIT is a diagnostic tool which characterizes performance by measuring real-time,

mobile-based CDMA RF characteristics, as well as messaging and protocols specified by the IS-95(A&B), J-STD-008, IS-2000(O&A), IS-856(1xEV-DO), WCDMA/UMTS
(3GPP) and GSM/GPRS standards. CAIT displays statistics and diagnostic information,

and allows the user to read and write non-volatile memory. CAIT is designed to operate using all commercial handsets that contain QUALCOMM ASICs as well as all of QUALCOMMs test/trial phones.* Whether conducting tests in the lab or in the field, the CAIT diagnostic tool is a powerful platform to evaluate handset and network performance.

For additional information visit www.qualcomm.com/qctest or call 1-800-544-4977


2004 QUALCOMM Incorporated. All rights reserved. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark. CDMA2000 is a registered certification mark of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license. QCTest, CAIT, PCubed and Retriever are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Features and specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in USA 06/04 CCL0466-1

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Signal Graphs

OPERATING CAIT
CAIT, which provides complete user control, interfaces with all commercial handsets that contain QUALCOMM ASICs and all QUALCOMMs test/trial phones.* Using parameters and settings selected by the operator user, CAIT logs mobile-based binary data that can be post-processed using PCubed or other tools that read MDM files.
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SIGNAL ANALYSIS
CAIT contains several different windows

that provide graphic displays of mobile phone signals, as well as other text based windows. The Temporal Analyzer window tracks the strength and arrival times of
PNs for CDMA (PSCs for WCDMA/UMTS).

QUALCOMMS QCTEST CAIT CDMA AIR INTERFACE TESTER

*All phones with a QUALCOMM chipset are capable of supporting CAIT, however, the handset manufacturer may alter the interface.

The Signal Graphs window displays various

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
> Supports IS-95(A&B), J-STD-008, IS-2000(O&A), IS-856(1xEV-DO),
WCDMA/UMTS (3GPP) and GSM/GPRS

characteristics of the transmit and receive signals from the mobile phone. The PN Grid and PN Graph windows display signal activity at every PN offset or in a regular sampling of PN offsets when used with the Retriever pilot scanner. The Finger
Retriever Screen

> Comprehensive data testing screens > User defined screens and alarms > Simultaneous logging and display of data from multiple handsets > Real-time layer III messages > Built-in message parser > Automatic call generation and termination > Scripting > Log file replay > Communication interface (COM) for external automated testing > Ability to save user profiles > Real-time mapping Over-the-air system performance can be correlated with the current time, speed, and position/location by utilizing a GPS/Dead Reckoning
(DR) interface.
PN Graph

Placement window displays the PN on the rake receiver which includes delay and Ec/Io.

Temporal Analyzer

User-Defined Alarms

FEATURES
Logging
CAIT allows users to log all over-the-air
Call Monitor

signaling messages. Annotations can be added to log files either manually, or through CAITs user defined alarms.

Log File Replay

CAIT

User Defined Alarms

STATISTICS
CAIT collects a variety of status and performance statistics that provide real-time information, including specific and overall indicators for analyzing mobile phone and network performance.

CAIT users are able to configure CAIT to

raise an alarm when a specific condition is encountered while collecting or replaying a log file. The Define Alarms dialog box lets you create and modify conditions that can trigger responses including sounds, changes to the current logging behavior, log file annotations, and session transcript messages.

CDMA & 1xEV Networks


> Markov Statistics > Mux Statistics > Layer 2 Statistics > Paging and Access Statistics > RLP Statistics

User Defined Screens


CAITs User Defined Screens are text based.

Users have the ability to add any combination of phone and network parameters, and they can apply any complex formulas to parameters, as desired.

WCDMA/UMTS Networks
> Block Error Rate (BLER) > Mobility Management > Radio Resource Control (RRC) > Radio Link Control (RLC) > Forward and Reverse Link Statistics

Real-Time Mapping
Display mobiles position spidering lines between mobile and active set PNs in both real-time and in replay.

Layer III Message Monitor

Mapping

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