MAN-22060-US004 Rev C00

GSM Option for the E1 Module Part of the MTT and xDSL Family of Products
Users Manual SSMTT-27M2

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302 Enzo Drive San Jose, CA 95138 Tel: 1-408-363-8000 Fax: 1-408-363-8313

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GSM for E1 Module 1 GSM Analysis Menus........................................ 5

1.1 Abis/A-ter Channel Monitor............................................... 6 1.2 A Channel Monitor. ............................................................ 9 1.3 Protocol Analysis............................................................. 10 1.3.1 Conguration................................................................ 10 1.3.2 Protocol Analysis.......................................................... 12 1.3.2.1 Filter. .......................................................................... 12 1.3.2.2 Capture Traces.......................................................... 17 1.3.3 View/Print/Save Traces................................................. 18 1.4 GPRS Statistics............................................................... 22 1.4.1 GPRS Conguration..................................................... 22 1.4.2 GPRS A-bis Statistics. .................................................. 24 1.5 TRAU Testing................................................................... 26

2 Applications..................................................... 29
2.1 A-bis Monitoring.............................................................. 29

3 Reference......................................................... 31
3.1 GSM Technology Overview............................................. 31 3.2 GSM Radio Transmission................................................ 33 3.3 GSM Protocol.................................................................. 34 3.4 TRAU Frames.................................................................. 36 3.5 GPRS.............................................................................. 38

4 General Information.........................................41
4.1 Testing and Calibration Statement. .................................. 41 4.2 Offices............................................................................. 41 4.3 Express Limited Warranty. .............................................. 43

Index...................................................................... 45

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1 GSM Analysis Menus

The GSM/GPRS Abis menu, as shown in Figure 1, contains GSM and GPRS features. You must be in PCM-31 framing to access GSM.
MODULE Key 1 E1 MAIN MENU TEST CONFIGURATION TEST PATTERN MEASUREMENT RESULT OTHER MEASUREMENT PROTOCOLS VF CHANNEL ACCESS OTHER FEATURES SYSTEM PARAMETERS VIEW/STORE/PRINT GSM Abis ANALYSIS PROFILES For all items other than PROTOCOLS, see the appropriate section in the SSMTT-27 Users Manual. 1.3.1 CONFIGURATION 1.3.2 PROTOCOL ANALYSIS GSM/GPRS 1.1 Abis/A-ter CHANNEL MONITOR 1.2 A CHANNEL MONITOR 1.3 PROTOCOL ANALYSIS 1.4 GPRS STATISTICS 1.5 TRAU TESTING GSM ANALYSIS For all items other than GSM ANALYSIS, see the appropriate option Users Manual. PROTOCOLS

GPRS Abis 1.4.1 CONFIGURATION 1.4.2 GPRS Abis STATISTICS See VIEW/STORE/PRINT in the SSMTT-27 Users Manual. VIEW/PRINT RESULTS 1.3.1 FILTER 1.3.2 CAPTURE TRACES 1.3.3 VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES PROTOCOL ANALYSIS

Figure 1 GSM Analysis Menu The GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) testing option features enhance your measurement capabilities to ensure the performance of these networks.

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1.1 Abis/A-ter Channel Monitor Use these screens to monitor GSM trafc and channel occupancies on Abis GSM network lines.
TEST MODE: E1SINGL TEST MODE: E1DUAL

Figure 2 Abis/A-ter GSM Monitor Screens The format of the display will depend on if the test set is configured for E1SINGL or E1DUAL, and in an 8K or 16K display. See Section 2.1-Test Conguration in the SSMTT-27M or -27LM Users Manual for set up information. The right DOWNLINK screen shown in Figure 2 is a sample of E1DUAL mode, where information for both lines is displayed on one screen. Press F1 to move to the individual line (LINE 1 or LINE 2) screen. Press F1 again and you will return to the L1+2 display. When only one line has been selected in E1DUAL mode, the screen will appear as the left in Figure 2, except for changes in the F-keys; F1 will be the LINE 1 or LINE 2, F2 the DECODE choice, while F4 remains JUMP. In E1SINGL mode or with the SSMTT-27-LM module, the screen will appear as the right one in Figure 2. Use 8K/16K (F2) to monitor the 8 kbit/s and 16 kbit/s subchannels. 8K is used for half-rate speech channels. When monitoring the link, the physical line and framing information are reported: FRM LOSS: Lost frame SIG LOSS: Loss of signal for the specific line. Observe the Uplink and/or Downlink direction, and the received timeslot/subchannel activity, reading the timeslots across the screen.

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The following are screen symbol definitions: A = 16 kbit/s signalling Abis = 64 kbit/s signalling E = Extended Data D = Data I = Idle (speech idle) M = Operations and Maintenance S = Speech (Full Rate, Enhanced Full Rate, Half Rate) P = PCU (GPRS, optional) - = Idle channel FASW: Frame Alignment Signal Word GSM LINE F-keys JUMP (F3 or F4): Move between timeslots groups. Use to move between individual timeslots. The Uplink and Downlink channels will move simultaneously if in E1DUAL mode, so that both sides of a single link will be monitored. DECODE (F1): With the cursor on an S (active speech channel in Figure 2), press SPEECH (F1) and one of the VOICE DECODING screens shown in Figure 3 will be displayed. The selected voice channel is also heard through the test set speaker.
Dual uplink and downlink Line 1

Figure 3 Abis/A-ter GSM Voice Decoding Screens If in E1DUAL mode while monitoring both sides of a conversation, press DECODE (F1) to hear both lines on the test set speaker. If using a headset, one line will be heard at each ear. Line 1 will be on the left, and Line 2 will on the right. Note: If in E1DUAL mode, but on a single line display screen, the line for the displayed screen will be heard after pressing DECODE (F1). START (F3) must be pressed to listen to the decoded RPE-LTP speech signal. Press STOP (F3) to mute the speaker.
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The following are reported: LINE 1/2 T/S: Line in use (1 or 2), and individual timeslot that is being viewed. S/C: Sub-Channel UP/DOWNLINK: Link direction, as well as the voice encoding. TIME ALIGNT: Time Alignment LVL: Level of the A-law PCM voice, in dBm. C1-C21: Overhead C-bits of the TRAU frame; displayed grouped by the information they present. For Uplink Decoding #BFI: Number of Bad Fame Indicators; errored frames. #DTX: Number of Discontinuous Transmission Mode frames; transmitted frames not carrying data. For Downlink Decoding UFE: Uplink Frame Error

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1.2 A Channel Monitor Use this feature to monitor GSM trafc and channel occupancies on A GSM network lines. This feature is similar to Abis/A-ter GSM Channel Monitoring, see Section 1.1 for screen items not explained in this section.
TEST MODE: E1SINGL
MEAS T/S GSM LINE 1 0 FASW 6 12 18 24 30 JUMP 11:30:30 A A -

TEST MODE: E1DUAL

T/S 0 FASW 6 12 18 24 30 T/S 0 FASW 6 12 18 24 30 LINE 1 MEAS GSM LINE 1 GSM LINE 2 DECODE 11:30:30 A A A A JUMP

DECODE

Figure 4 A GSM Monitor Screens The following are screen symbol definitions: A: Active channel (speech or data) -: Idle channel FASW: Frame Alignment Signal Word Select an active channel and press DECODE (F1 or F2) to view the VOICE DECODING screen shown in Figure 5.
TEST MODE: E1SINGL
MEAS VOICE DECODING LINE : 1 T/S: 16 LEVEL: -12.0 dBm 11:30:30

TEST MODE: E1DUAL

MEAS VOICE DECODING LINE : 1 T/S: 16 LEVEL: -12.0 dBm LINE : 2 T/S: 16 LEVEL: -12.0 dBm 11:30:30

STOP

RETURN

STOP

RETURN

Figure 5 A GSM Voice Decoding Screens The following are reported: LINE: Line in use (1 or 2). T/S: Individual timeslot that is being viewed. LEVEL: Level of the A-law PCM voice, in dBm. VOICE DECODING F-keys STOP/START (F3): Stop the decoding and restart it. RETURN (F4): Return to the GSM screen in Figure 4.
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1.3 Protocol Analysis This menu screen contains the following: CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL ANALYSIS 1.3.1 Conguration The test set must be set for a full rate, to enter GSM A-bis. A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION and an SRAM card formatting message (if necessary) will be displayed before the screen appears. The test set will configure itself to PCM-31 line coding. Figure 6 GSM Abis Conguration Screen Configure the following: RATE Options: 64K (F1), 16K (F2) Select the A-bis rate. Signalling channels are 64K. 64K channels are used when the TRAU is on the BTS side. Traffic channels are 16K. 16K channels are used when TRAU is on the BSC/MSC side. If 16k is selected, configure the subchannel. CRC-4 Options: ON (F1), OFF (F2) Determine if CRC-4 error checking will be enabled. SIGNALLING T/S Options: 131 Specify the received timeslot by pressing PREV (F1) or NEXT (F2). SUB-CHANNEL (N/A at 64K rate) Options: 14 Select the receive subchannels, from 14, if using a 16K rate by pressing PREV (F1) or NEXT (F2). L1-RX/L2-RX Options: TERM (F1), BRIDGE (F2), MONITOR (F3)
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Specify the line interface mode for testing. TERM: Used when sending and receiving an E1 signal. It is the most common mode used for out-of-service testing. The test set terminates the received signal with a low impedance termination, and requires that the circuit be disrupted for testing. A 75 termination is used for BNC and 1.6/5.6 mm connectors. A 120 termination is used for BR2 and 3-pin banana connectors. BRIDGE: This is similar to Monitor mode. However, in Bridge mode, the test set applies high impedance isolation resistors to the circuit under test. This protects the signal from disruptions. It is most commonly used for testing live circuits. Note if connecting to the circuit through a MON jack to the test set while in Bridge mode, this can result in two isolation circuits on the signal. This may cause the test set to report a loss of signal and be unable to perform measurements. MONITOR: Used for monitoring from a protected monitoring point. The signal is provided from the MON jack of an E1 network element. The network element has isolated the monitor signal from the live signal with high impedance resistors. The test set has an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) circuit to compensate for the resistive loss of -15 dB to -30 dB. If the signal source is not a resistively attenuated monitor output signal, the AGC will not operate properly, and as a result, code error and/or other problem indicators will be shown on the test set. This mode is useful because it protects the live signal from possible disruptions caused by the testing process. It allows observing the line while the circuit is operational. SAPI /TEI FORMAT Options: HEX (F1), DECIMAL (F2) Select the formatting of the SAPI and TEI. LYR2 CTRL FIELD Options: MOD8 (F1), MOD128 (F2) Select the Layer 2 control eld. MOD8: Modulo 8 sequence numbering. MOD128: Modulo 128 sequence numbering, the ETSI specied method.

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1.3.2 Protocol Analysis This menu screen contains the following selections: FILTER CAPTURE TRACES VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES 1.3.2.1 Filter To enter numbers in this screen, press SHIFT or EDIT (F1) and use the numeric keypad. Press <- (F2) to backspace.

Figure 7 A-bis Filter Setup Screen Configure the following: FILTER STATUS Options: ON (F1), OFF (F2) ON: Allows for setting Layer 1, 2, and 3 filters, as explained below. Filt appears on screen when filtering is enabled. OFF: No filters are used; capturing all messages. Note that filtering may be done before (prefilter) or after (postfilter) capturing traces. LAYER 1 Options: REJECT (F1), CAPTURE (F2) REJECT: Reject Layer 1 alarm information. CAPTURE: Capture all Layer 1 information. LAYER 2 Options: REJECT (F1), CAPTURE (F2) REJECT: Reject Layer 2 messages. CAPTURE: Capture all Layer 2 messages. SAPI Options: ALL (F3), any 1 or 2 digit number Service Access Point Identifier identifies the Layer 3 signalling protocol. ALL: All SAPIs are captured. A specific number can be entered to filter out others.
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TEI Options: ALL (F3), any 1 or 2 digit number Terminal Endpoint Identifier identifies the TRX. TEI values 063 (003F, hex) are reserved for fixed addresses. Values 64126 (407E, hex) are used for additional addresses to TRXs needing more than one signalling link. ALL: All TEIs are captured. A specific number can bee entered to filter out others. LAYER 3 Options: REJECT (F1), CAPTURE (F2) REJECT: Press to reject Layer 3 messages. CAPTURE: Press to capture Layer 3 messages. MSG DISC Options: ALL (F1), RLL_MGT (F2), DC_MGT (F3), CC_MGT (more, F1), TRX_MGT (more, F2), RESERVD (more, F3) The Message Discriminator allows for discriminating between RRL (Radio Link), DC (Dedicated Channel), CC (Common Channel), and TRX management. Reserved messages are reserved for future use; they may be proprietary to their constructors, reserved for the government, etc. MSG TYPE Options: Hex code from 00 to 7F. This filter allows capturing a specific message. Tables 1-4, outline the different message types implemented on the test set.
Hex Msg Code Type 01 Data Request 02 Data Indication 03 Error Indication 04 Establish Request 05 Meaning

06

Sent in BCS-BTS direction to request sending of a message in multiframe mode. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate the reception of a message in multiframe mode. Sent from BTS to BSC to indicate an abnormal case for a RLL connection. Sent in BSC-BTS direction to request the establishment of a radio link layer connection in multiframe mode. Establish Sent in BTS-BSC direction to confirm the esConrm tablishment of a radio link layer connection in multiframe mode. Establish Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate the esIndication tablishment of a radio link layer connection in multiframe mode.
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Hex Msg Code Type 07 Release Request 08 09 Release Conrm Release Indication Unit Data Request Unit Data Indication

Meaning Sent in BSC-BTS direction to request the release of a radio link layer connection in multiframe mode. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to confirm the release of radio link connection in multiframe mode. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate the release of a radio link layer connection in multiframe mode. Sent in BSC-BTS direction to request the sending of a message in unacknowledged mode on a radio link layer connection. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate the reception of a message in unacknowldeged mode on a radio link layer connection.

0A

0B

Table 1 Radio Link Layer Message Types

Hex Msg. Type Code 11 BCCH Information 12 CCCH Load Indication 13 Channel Required 14 Delete Indication Meaning Sent from BSC to BTS to indicate new information to be broadcast from BCCH. Sent from BTS to BSC to indicate current load on CCCH. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate the reception of a Channel Request message from an MS. Sent from BTS to BSC to indicate the deletion of an access grant message (IMMediate ASSIGN) due to overload of downlink CCCH. Sent in BSC-BTS direction to request the paging of an MS.. Sent in BSC-BTS direction to request the transmission of an immediate assign message to the MS. Sent from BSC to BTS to request the paging of an MS.

15 16

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1D 1E 1F

Paging Command Immediate Assign Command SMS Broadcast Request SMS Broadcast Command CBCH Load Indication. Notication Command

Table 2 Common Channel Message Types

Hex Msg. Type Code
14

Meaning

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RF Resource Indication SACCH Filling Overload Error Report

Sent from BTS to BSC to indicate the interference level on idle channels of a TRX. Sent in BSC-BTS direction to indicate the new broadcast information to be used as lling information on SACCH. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate an overload situation. Sent from BTS to BSC to report a detected error that cant be reported in any other message.

1B 1C

Table 3 TRX Message Types

Hex Msg Type Code 21 Channel Activation 22 Channel Activation Acknowledge 23 Channel Activation Negative Acknowledge 24 Connection Failure 25 Deactivate SACCH 26 Encryption Command 27 Handover Detection 28 Meaning Sent in BSC-BTS direction to activate a radio channel. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate requested radio channel activation has been completed successfully. Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate that the requested radio channel could not be performed.

29 2A 2B

2C

Sent from BTS to BSC to indicate an active connection has been broken. Sent from BSC to BTS to deactivate the SACCH of an active channel. Sent in BSC-BTS direction to start ciphering mode operation Sent in BTS-BSC direction when BTS detects a Handover Access message from a MS on the Handover activation channel. Measurement Sent in BTS-BSC direction to report to BSC Result the results of radio channel measurements for a particular MS. Mode Modify Sent from BSC to BTS to request a change of Request channel mode of an active channel. Mode Modify Sent from BTS to BSC to confirm the change Acknowledge of channel mode of an active channel. Mode Modify Sent from BTS to BSC to indicate the chanNegative nel mode modication could be performed. Acknowledge Physical Sent from BSC to BTS to request the physiContext Re- cal context of an active channel. quest
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Hex Msg Type Code 2D Physical Context Conrm 2E RF Channel Release 2F MS Power Control 30

Meaning Sent from BTS to BSC as a response to #44; contains physical context info.

31 32

Hex Code 33 RF Channel Sent from BTS to BSC as an acknowledgeRelease ment to a RF Channel release message. Acknowledge 34 SACCH Info Modify. 35 Talker Detection. 36 Listener Detection. 21 Channel Sent in BSC-BTS direction to activate a radio Activation channel. 22 Channel Sent in BTS-BSC direction to indicate reActivation quested radio channel activation has been Acknowledge completed successfully.

Sent from BSC to BTS to inform that a radio channel is no longer needed. Sent from BSC to BTS to change the MS power level of the parameters used by the TRX to control the MS power. BS Power Sent from BSC to BTS to change the TRX Control transmission power level of the parameters used by the TRX to control its transmission power. Preprocess Sent from BSC to BTS to modify the preproCongure cessing parameters used by the BTS. Preprocessed Used by BTS to report the results of radio Measurement parameter preprocessing. Result Msg Type Meaning

Table 4 Dedicated Channel Message Types CHANNEL # Options: ALL (F1), 00 to 1F This lter corresponds to the last 5 bits of the 2nd octet of the channel number information element. It allows for capturing messages with a specific physical channel/subchannel number.

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TIMESLOT Options: ALL (F1), 0 to 7 Capture messages using a specific timeslot number. It corresponds to the rst three bits of the second octet of the channel number information element. IMSI Options: ALL (F1), any up to ten digit number Choose whether to filter for messages containing the International Mobile Subscriber Identity information. 1.3.2.2 Capture Traces Use the CAPTURE TRACES screen to observe the live transfer of messages, on Line 1 and/or 2. Confirm that the test set is properly configured for RX-1 and RX-2, Bridge or Monitor mode, before attempting. See Section 1.3.1. If monitoring Line 1, all of the Figure 8 A-bis Capture trace messages will be for L1. If Traces Screen monitoring both sides of a line, messages will be shown for L1 and L2, on separate screens. CAPTURE TRACES F-keys STOP/START (F1): Begin or halt the tracing process. When live capturing has been stopped, new F-keys are available: DECODE/HEX (F2): Select the display format of the data. The message is shown in hex format on the sample screen. FILTER (F3): View the FILTER SETUP screen, as shown in Figure 7. Note: The test set automatically saves the last Capture Trace session. The session is lost if you escape out of the PROTOCOL ANALYSIS menu or start a new session. To save the current session, press ESC once, and then select VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES. The test set must have second memory card installed in order to save the CURRENT trace. See Section 1.2.3-Saving a Trace for further details.

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1.3.3 View/Print/Save Traces The screens shown in Figure 9 present a list of any previously stored traces and the current unsaved trace. The available F-keys are dependent on the cursor position. If on CURRENT (unnumbered position) the F-keys are as shown in the screen on the left in Figure 9. If any of the saved traces are selected (1-10) then the F-keys are as shown on the right. Notes These screens are displayed only if a memory card is installed in the outer slot of the test set. If their are no traces in the CURRENT row, then no F-keys will be available.

Figure 9 View/Print/Save Traces Screens Viewing a Saved Trace 1. In the VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES screen, select a trace to view and press VIEW (F1). The VIEW screen then shows the label of the saved trace (AAA) and the number of saved messages (TOTAL MSG).
VIEW Filt VIEW AAA TOTAL MSG = 1780 FROM MSG TO MSG : 1 : 1780 11:30:30

PRINT

EDIT

FILTER

Figure 10 View Screen 2. Press VIEW (F1) in the View screen to view the saved trace. Note that if a Filter is on, the messages will be filtered before they are presented. Figure 11 shows sample screens.

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Figure 11 View Trace Sample Screens The following are reported: L1/2: Line the message was received on. Date and Time of the message are also shown on the first line, as is the # (message number). N(R): Receive Sequence number of this message N(S): Send Sequence number of this message SAPI: Service Access Point Identifier number TEI: Terminal Endpoint Identifier number LYR2 TYPE: Layer 2 message type (Supervisory, Unnumbered Format, Information) LYR3 DISC: Layer 3 Message Discriminator value LYR3 TYPE: Layer 3 message type VIEW TEST F-keys PREV (F1) and NEXT (F2): Use to page through the messages. DECODE/HEX (F3): Use to change the display of the information.

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Printing a Saved Trace 1. Connect a SunSet printer to the test sets serial port. 2. From the VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES screen, select a trace, then press PRINT (F3). 3. In the PRINT TEST screen, select the messages to be printed using the FROM MSG and TO MSG lines.
Filt PRINT TEST AAA TOTAL MSG = 177 FROM MSG TO MSG FORMAT : 50 : 177 : DECODE 11:30:30

press ENTER to print HEX DECODED BOTH

Figure 12 Print Test Screen 4. At the FORMAT line select the printing format; HEX (F1), DECODE (F2) , or BOTH (F3) 5 Press ENTER after making the selections, and the results will be sent to the serial port for printing. If a printer is not connected, or improperly configured, PRINTER NOT READY is displayed. See the test sets Users Manual for information on configuring the serial port for printing. Deleting a Trace 1. Select the trace to delete in VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES. 2. Press DELETE (F2). At the message TRACE WILL BE DELETED, press ENTER to continue or ESC to escape. Saving a Trace 1. In the VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES screen with CURRENT selected, press SAVE (F4) and refer to the screen on the right. 2. At this point the cursor is on the first position of the LABEL line, and the following F-keys are available:
Filt SAVE TRACES LABEL : FROM : 1 TO : 500 TOTAL = 500 A B C D H I J K O P Q R V W X Y INSERT DELETE E L S Z F M T G N U / 11:30:30

TOGGLE

Figure 13 Save Traces Screen INSERT (F1): Use to insert a character DELETE (F2): Use to remove character(s) TOGGLE (F3): Use to access characters : Use to position the cursor 3. Press TOGGLE (F3) to access the character grid. The A will be selected.
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4. Use to select a character, then press SELECT (F4). The character is then inserted into the LABEL line at the cursor point. Repeat until nished. To enter numbers, press SHIFT and use the numeric keypad. If a mistake is made, press TOGGLE (F3) and move the cursor to the incorrect character and press: - DELETE (F2): Use to remove character(s) - INSERT (F1): Use to insert a character(s) Press TOGGLE (F3) to reenter the character grid and continue with the LABEL. 5. When finished, press TOGGLE (F3) and then ENTER. The record with its new name is then shown in VIEW/PRINT/SAVE/ TRACES. If no space is available VIEW/PRINT/SAVE/TRACES Full is displayed. A stored trace must be deleted in order to save a new one. Editing a Trace 1. The LABEL of a saved trace can be edited and the number of the traces saved. 2. From the VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES screen, select a saved trace to edit, then press EDIT (F3). An EDIT TRACES screen is displayed like the one shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14 Edit Traces Screen 3. This EDIT TRACES screen is similar to the one shown in Figure 13, but also gives the total number of messages saved in the trace. To edit a saved trace follow the procedure in Saving a Current Trace, steps 2-4.
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1.4 GPRS Statistics The General Packet Radio Service Statistics feature enhances the measurement capabilities for conrming the performance of a GPRS network, including GPRS over GSM Abis. GPRS Analysis conforms to ETSI Recommendations for GSM Phase 2+GSM 04.08,GSM 08.56, and GSM 08.58. In order to use the GPRS functions, set the E1 modules Test Configuration L1-Rx and L2-Rx to Bridge or Monitor. The GPRS Abis menu screen contains the following: CONFIGURATION GPRS Abis STATISTICS VIEW/PRINT RESULTS (see VIEW/STORE/PRINT in the SSMTT-27 Users Manual. 1.4.1 GPRS Conguration 11:30:30 GPRE Abis CONFIGURATION VENDOR FORMAT TIMESLOT SUB-CHANNEL LYR2 CTRL FIELD : : : : : NOKIA PCU 1 1 N/A

NOKIA

ERICSON SIEMENS

NORTEL

Figure 15 GPRS A-bis Conguration Screen Configure the following: VENDOR Options: NOKIA (F1), ERICSON (F2), SIEMENS (F3), NORTEL (F4) Results will be presented according to the specifications used by the vendor. FORMAT Options: SIGNAL (F1), PCU (F2) Determine the format used. SIGNAL: Select to monitor the A-bis signalling channel. PCU: Select Packet Control Unit to monitor the PCU channel
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(GPRS data channel). SIGNALLING T/S Options: 1-31 Specify the received timeslot by pressing PREV (F1) or NEXT (F2). SUB-CHANNEL Options: 1-4, ALL (SIGNAL Format only) If using a 16K rate, select a receive subchannel from 1-4 by pressing PREV (F1) or NEXT (F2), or press ALL (F3) to use a 4 subchannels. Press ALL (F3) to monitor a 64K A-bis signalling channel. LYR2 CTRL FIELD (SIGNAL only) Options: MOD8 (F1), MOD128 (F2) Select the Layer 2 control eld. MOD8 is Modulo 8 sequence numbering. MOD128 is Modulo 128 sequence numbering, the ETSI specied method. When finished, press ESC.

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1.4.2 GPRS A-bis Statistics Upon entering this screen, the test set starts monitoring GPRS on the GSM A-bis link. A Connect Line 1 to Uplink, Connect Line 2 to Downlink message is displayed before the results screens appear. Result Screen F-keys. PAGE-UP (F1)/ PAGE-DN (F2): Page through the screens. STOP/START (F3): Stop and restart the measurement. PRINT (F4): Send the results to the serial port for printing. To save results, press ESC and the results are saved as a CSV le. See the test sets chassis Users Manual for details. Figures 16 and 17 present sample Statistics screens. The statistics gathered will depend on the VENDOR and FORMAT selected in the GPRS Abis CONFIGURATION screen. See the vendor specifications for the expected message requirements and denitions. Summary Screen This screen summarizes the GPRS setup and layer results. Meas 11:30:30

GPRS Abis SUMMARY VENDOR FORMAT TIMESLOT SUB-CHANNEL LYR2 CTRL FIELD : : : : : NOKIA PCU 1 1 N/A

GPRS LAYER DETECTION: PAGE-UP PAGE-DN STOP

PASS
PRINT

Figure 16 GPRS Statistics Summary Screen Press PAGE-DN (F2) to view the next set of screens: A-bis Statistics Screens These GPRE Abis STATISTICS screens show GPRS statistics monitored on the A-bis link.

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GPRS Statistics, Nokia Signalling Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS GPRS CH MANAGEMENT LINE 1 LINE2 P-IMMED ASSIGN CCCH:0 0 P-IMMED ASSIGN ACK :0 0 P-IMMED ASSIGN NACK:0 0 P CHANNEL REQUIRED :0 0 PS-PAGING COMMAND :0 0 PS-QUEING COMMAND :0 0 PS-POLLING COMMAND :0 0 PS-DELETE COMMAND :0 0 PS-DELETE RESPONSE :0 0 PAGE-UP PAGE-DN STOP PRINT

GPRS Statistics, Ericsson Signalling Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS LINE 1 LINE2 CHANNEL ACTIVATION :0 0 INITIAL ACTIVATION :0 0 REACTIVATION CCCH :N/A 0 IMMED ASSIGNMENT :N/A 0 NORMAL ASSIGNMENT :0 0 ASYNC HANDOVER :N/A 0 SYNC HANDOVER :N/A 0 ADDITION ASSIGN :0 0 MULTISLOT CONFIG :0 0 CHANNEL ACTIV ACK :0 0 CHANNEL ACTIV NAC :0 0 PAGE-UP PAGE-DN STOP PRINT GPRS Statistics 1, Ericsson PCU Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS CCU-SYNC-IND PCU-SYNC-IND CCU-DATA-IND PCU-DATA-IND SPEACH FRAME DATA FRAME O&M FRAME IDLE SPEECH FRAME PAGE-UP PAGE-DN UP-LK :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 :0 STOP DN-LK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PRINT

GPRS Statistics 1, Nokia PCU Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS UP-LK PCU SYNC FRAME :0 PCU EXTD DATA FRAME:0 SPEACH FRAME :0 DATA FRAME :0 EXTENDED DATA FRAME:0 O&M FRAME :0 IDLE SPEECH FRAME :0 DN-LK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PAGE-UP PAGE-DN

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GPRS Statistics 2, Nokia PCU Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS UP-LK PCU SYNC FRAME :0 TIME ALIGN CHANGE :0 TIME ALIGN DISABLE :N/A UPLINK FRAME ERROR :N/A FRAME NUMBER :0 FN STATUS VALID :N/A FN STATUS NOT VALID:N/A FN STATUS CHANGE :0 FN OFFSET : PAGE-UP PAGE-DN STOP DN-LK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A PRINT

GPRS Statistics 2, Ericsson PCU Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS CCU SYNC FRAME TIME ADJUST CHANGE DNLINK FRAME ERROR DNLINK BLOCK ERROR PCU SYNC FRAME TIME ADJUST CHANGE UPLINK FRAME ERROR UP-LK :0 :0 :0 :0 :N/A :N/A :N/A DN-LK N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0

PAGE-UP PAGE-DN

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GPRS Statistics 3, Nokia PCU Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS UP-LK PCU EXTD DATA FRAME:0 UPLINK FRAME ERROR :N/A TIME ALIGN CHANGE :0 TIME ALIGN DISABLE :N/A IDLE DATA FRAME :0 CODING CS-1 :0 CODING CS-2 :0 CODING ACCESS MODE :0 T2 BLOCK ALIGNMENT :0 PAGE-UP PAGE-DN STOP DN-LK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PRINT

GPRS Statistics 3, Ericsson PCU Channel Meas 11:30:30 GPRS Abis STATISTICS CCU DATA FRAME TIME ADJUST CHANGE DNLINK FRAME ERROR PARITY ERROR (ES) PCU DATA FRAME TIME ADJUST CHANGE UPLINK FRAME ERROR UP-LK :0 :0 :0 :0 :N/A :N/A :N/A DN-LK N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0

PAGE-UP PAGE-DN

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Figure 17 GPRS Statistics Screens

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1.5 TRAU Testing The GSM TRAU screen allows transmission of a prerecorded speech message on Line 1. It allows observation of received Cbits, and runs a 16K BERT on a data transmission.

Figure 18 GSM TRAU Screen Configure the following: TS/SC Select the Timeslot (131) and Subchannel (14) to transmit on by using NEXT (F1) and PREVIUS (F2). TYPE Determine the type of message to transmit by pressing SELECT (F1) to enter the SELECT TYPE screen, which contains a the following list of messages: SP-FR: Speech, Full Rate SP-EFR: Speech, Enhanced Full Rate SP-1010: Speech identified within 1010 pattern transmission 511: 511 test pattern IDLE SP: Speech identified within Idle code transmission 2e15: Pseudo random bit sequence pattern; 15-stage register 2e11: Pseudo random bit sequence pattern; 11-stage register 1111: All ones test pattern 1010: Alternating ones and zeros test pattern 0000: All zeros test pattern In the screen, select the desired message, then press ENTER to return to the TRAU conguration screen. If a data test pattern is selected for TYPE, the 16K BERT screen is displayed, ready to start testing.
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Figure 19 16K TRAU BERT Screen When ready, press START (F3). The following are reported: ET: Elapsed Time since START was pressed. BIT: Bit errors count. RATE: The rate at which errors are being received. ES: Errored Seconds count. EFS: Error Free Seconds count. SES: Severely Errored Second count with an error rate of 10-3 or higher. UAS: Unavailable Seconds count; UAS begins at the onset of 10 consecutive SESs, or at loss of signal or loss of frame. LOSS: Loss of Signal Seconds count during which signal was lost. GSM TRAU F-keys STOP/START (F3): Stop and restart measurements. PRINT (F4): Send the results to the serial port. If a speech selection was made in TYPE, continue configuring: LINK DIR Options: UPLINK (F1), DNLINK (F2) Select the link direction to transmit. See Figure 20.

Figure 20 Uplink/Downlink Directions

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IDLE CODE Set the idle code inserted on the non-selected channels by pressing SHIFT and using the numeric keys to enter the digits. Use the arrow keys to move between digits as required. TIME ALIGN The default is no delay, No Change to the voice signal. Change the delay time by pressing INC+1 (F1) DEC-1 (F2) or to change the delay by steps of 500 ms. Press INC+10 (F3) to increment delay by steps of 10 x 500 ms. When ready, press START and observe the results: RESULTS Observe the received C-bits at the Rx-1 line.

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2 Applications
2.1 A-bis Monitoring Monitor both directions of A-bis signalling to get a complete picture of the state of the line. 1. From the modules main menu, select TEST CONFIGURATION and configure as follows: TEST MODE: E1DUAL Tx/INSERT: L1-TX RX/DROP: L1-RX TxSOURCE: TESTPAT FRAMING: PCM-31 CRC-4: as required TEST RATE: 2.048M L1-Rx Port: BRIDGE L2-Rx Port: BRIDGE TX CLOCK: RECEIVE LED SOURCE: as required. When finished, press ENTER. 2. Select from the module main menu, PROTOCOLS > GSM ANALYSIS > PROTOCOL ANALYSIS > CONFIGURATION and configure as follows: RATE: 64K CRC-4: OFF SIGNALLING T/S: 16 SUB-CHANNEL: N/A L1-Rx: BRIDGE L2-Rx: BRIDGE SAPI/TEI FORMAT: DECIMAL LYR CTRL FIELD: MOD128 When finished, press ENTER. 4. Connect the test set as shown in Figure 21:

Figure 21 A-bis Monitoring Setup

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5. Press HISTORY to turn off any blinking LEDs. 6. From GSM Abis ANALYSIS, select PROTOCOL ANALYSIS > CAPTURE TRACES and observe the live passage of traces in both directions. In this CAPTURE TRACES screen, ... indicates more results. To view, press PAGE-DN (more, F2). Figure 22 A-bis Monitor Traces Screen 7. Press FILTER (F3) to apply filters to the captured messages in the screen, as shown in Figure 23. Figure 23 Filter Setup Screen A. Congure the lters as desired. B. When finished, press ENTER to return to the CAPTURE TRACES screen. Traces will now be captured according to the FILTER settings. Filt will be displayed. 8. Press STOP (F1) to halt the capturing of live data. Then use the PAGE-UP (F1) and PAGE-DN (F2) to view through the trace. Press SAVE (more, F3) to save the trace in the SAVE TRACES screen. The trace can be given a label to be saved under in the VIEW/PRINT/SAVE TRACES screen. See Section 1.3.3-Saving a Trace.

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3 Reference
3.1 GSM Technology Overview GSM, Global System for Mobile communication, is governed by ETSI transmission standards. GSM technology uses a digital standard for voice and data applications. Figure 24 shows the different parts of a GSM network.

Figure 24 GSM Network Overview The three major components of a GSM network are the MS (Mobile Station), BSS (Base Station Subsystem), and the Network Subsystem. This GSM network is then connected to a fixed network like the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). A MS consists of a ME (Mobile Equipment) and a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module). The SIM is a card that identifies the subscriber to the GSM network. It also authenticates and encrypts a subscribers voice, identified by the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity). Once a SIM card is inserted to a GSM terminal, or ME, it
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becomes a MS. Like the SIM, the ME can also be identified using the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). While a subscriber roams or is stationary, the MS transmits a radio signal to one of the many BTS (Base Transceiver Station). These rugged, compact BTS cells are equipped with radio transceivers to send and receive signals using a radio-link protocol via a Um interface. The BTSs are in turn managed by a BSC (Base Station Controller). Using the A-bis interface, the BSC handles radio-channel setup, frequency hopping for security measures, and handovers. In some instances a TRAU (Transcoder Rate Adaption Unit) is placed at a BTS to perform transcoding between 64 kbit/s A-law speech and 13 kbit/s RPELTP speech. The TRAU may also be located at or in conjunction with the BSC. The BSC then connects the MS to the MSC (Mobile Switching Center) using the A-interface. Using four registers, the MSC handles subscriber registration, authentication, location updates, handovers, and call roaming. The HLR (Home Location Register) is the central database for all subscribers holding identity of the subscriber, services accessible to the subscriber, and current location of the MS. Given a MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber ISDN) number, a call can be routed by looking up the corresponding IMSI found in the HLR. The VLR (Visitors Location Register) contains information about all Mobile Stations within the area served by the MSC. Information such as MS identity, the area in which it was last registered, additional information pertaining to the subscriber, and any supplementary services available are found in the VLR. An MSC refers to the VLR each time a MS receives or makes a call. A security register called the AUC (Authentication Centre) validates a SIM and performs a mathematical calculation on the same secret information stored in SIM. Another security register is the EIR (Equipment Identity Register). Using a list of three categories, the EIR ensures that all MEs being used are valid and authorized to function on the PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network). Together, the MSC, HLR, VLR, AUC, and EIR make up the Network Subsystem that connects the GSM network to a fixed network.

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3.2 GSM Radio Transmission At the physical layer, MSs and BSSs use a combination of FDMA (Frequency-Division Multiple Access ) and TDMA (Time-Division Multiple Access ) to send information. The 890915 Mhz range is used for uplink transmission from MS to BSS and the 935960 Mhz range for downlink from BSS to MS transmission. Each 25 MHz bandwidth is divided into 124 carrier frequencies spaced 200 kHz with one or more carrier frequency allocated to each base station. A GSM Traffic Channel TCH multiframe comprises of 26 TDMA frames, as shown in Figure 25.

Figure 25 GSM Framing TCHs (Traffic Channels) are used to carry speech and data, represent frames 0-11 and 13-24. Frame 12 is occupied by the SACCH (Slow Associated Control Channel) used for radio-signal measurement. Frame 25 is set to idle. Each TDMA frame consists of eight BP (Burst Periods) lasting approximately 0.577 ms. A normal burst consists of two 57 bits of information, 26 bits Training Sequence for equalization, 1 stealing bit for each information block used for the FACCH (Fast Associated Control Channel) for handover purposes, 3 tail bits at each end, and an 8.25 bit guard sequence.
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In addition to TCHs, there are CCH (Control Channels) framed in a 51 TDMA format. The following table lists the different types of CCH or common control channels and their functions.
Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH) Synchronization Channel (SCH) Random Access Channel (RACH) Paging Channel (PCH) Access Grant Channel (AGCH) Downlinks information, e.g. base station identication, frequency allocation and frequency hopping sequences. Synchronizes TS structure

Synchronizes TS structure Uplinks requests for access to GSM network Downlinks alert signal to MS for use Downlinks access to use network using a standalone Dedicated Control Channel (SDCHH)

Table 5 CCH Functions 3.3 GSM Protocol The GSM signalling protocol uses a combination of GSM, modied ISDN, and SS7 standards between the Um Abis, and A interfaces. Figure 26 shows the different standards that govern the physical, data link, and network layers of GSM.

Figure 26 GSM Signalling Protocol As seen, TDMA frames are sent at the physical layer between the Mobile Station and the Base Transceiver Station via the Um interface. At the Data Link Layer, a modified version of LAPD-m
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(Link Access Protocol-D channel) is used. Layer 3 GSM Signalling protocol includes the CM (Call Management), MM (Mobility Management), and RR (Radio Resource Management). A table of these protocols and functions is shown as follows:
Call Management (CM) Mobility Management (MM) Radio Resources (RR) Handles Call Control (CC), Supplementary Services, and Short Message Services (SMS) Manages roaming update, registration, security, and authorization Controls setup, maintenance, and termination of radio & xed channels

Table 6 Layer 3 Protocols The GSM signalling protocols, CM, MM, and RR, are passed through the BTS transparently and via the A-bis interface. However, in some cases, RR messages are mapped directly to the BTSM (BTS Management) protocol which handles major BTS functions, such as paging. At the A-bis interface, the LAPD-m is used for transferring signalling through the data link. The BSC uses the BTSM protocol and RR to control signals. RR then gets mapped to the BSSMAP (BSS Management Application Part). Again at Layer 3, CM and MM pass transparently through the BSC with the BSC using the DTAP (Direct Transfer Application Part) to transfer both the CM and MM via the A interface. Sending information through the A interface, the BSC uses the MTP (Message Transfer Part) and the SCCP (Signalling Connection Control Part) of SS7 (Signalling System 7). On top of the SCCP are the BSSMAP, MM, and CM. Between MSCs, the MTP of SS7 sends both ISUP and TUP messages dealing with circuit related information. Also, the MTP, SCCP, TCAP (Transaction Capability Application Part) are used by the SS7 MP (Mobile Application Part) that transfer information such as authentication, location, security, and handover procedures for an MSC.

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3.4 TRAU Frames

Figure 27 16 kbit TRAU Frame

The 64 kbit/s timeslots are divided into four 16 kbit/s subchannels. Each devotes 13 kbit/s to voice, with 3 kbit/s remaining for spare bits. A TRAU does the required transcoding between the 64 kbit/s and 16 kbit/s channels. A TRAU may be located at the BTS, BSC or MSC. If located outside the BTS, the TRAU can be controlled by in-band signalling, using some of the spare bits. A TRAU frame, containing 320 bits, is used to send signals between the BSC and the TRAU. Its use is mandatory when the A-bis interface is applied. See Figure 27. The specic C-bit coding for speech frames is shown in the following table:

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Bit C1-C5 (FR) (EFR) C6-C11 (Time Align)

Uplink 00010 (speech) 11010 (speech) 000000 No change 000001 1x500 s delay 000010 2x500 s delay 100111 39x500 s delay 101000 Not used 111101 Not used 111110 1x250s delay 111111 250s advance

Downlink 11100 11010

C12-16 (Frame Indicator) C12 C13 & C14 (DTX Indicator) 0: BFI=0 1: BFI=1 C13 0 C14 0 C13 0 C14 0 C13 0 C14 1 C13 1 C14 0 SID=0 SID=1 Spare Spare Spare C12-C15 Spare IF FR, Speech ELSE C12: UFE 0: UFE=0 bad uplink 1: UFE=1 good uplink C13-C15 Spare 0 SP=0 1 SP=1 Spare Spare

SID=2

C15 C16 C17 (DTX Indicator) C18-C21 Key BFI DTX SID SP TAF

0 TAF=0 1 TAF=0 Spare 0 DTX=no 1 DTX=yes Spare Bad Frame Indicator Discontinuous Transmission Silence Descriptor Speech Indicator Time Alignment Flag

Table 7 TRAU Speech C-bit Coding

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3.5 GPRS GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is known as the 2.5 Generation wireless system. It is also known as GSM-IP. GPRS deploys Packet Switched Technology in order to deliver bursty data over an existing GSM or Frame Relay networks. Users are always on-line, and may make voice and data calls at the same time (depending on the phone). In theory, the data rate of a GPRS phone is up to 171.2 kbit/s over GSM 8 timeslots. In practice, many mobiles share the bandwidth and the GPRS phase 1 mobile will support only two or three timeslots on the air interface. The initial data rate in GPRS phase 1 is expected at 28 kbit/s. Figure 28 gives an overview of the GPRS network and testing.
2 Mbit/s Transmission Testing PSTN
BTS

Voice Quality Testing SS7 Monitoring SS7 Monitoring

BTS

A-bis

BSC

A/A-ter GPRS over Frame Relay Monitoring

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B . . . G Gs-BSSAP+
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Voice Quality Testing, A-bis Monitoring, Gb GPRS over A-bis Monitoring

Gr-MAP

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SGSN Gd-MAP Gp-Ethernet100 TCP/IP, UDP GTP 09.60 GGSN Gi-Ethernet 100 TCP/IP, UDP Internet
SMS GMSC

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Figure 28 GPRS Network Overview

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There are two main GPRS elements over the GSM network, SGSN and GGSN. Servicing GPRS Support Node (SGSN) SGSN controls all aspects of connection between the network and Mobile Station by providing: Session Management Authentication and Mobility Management: handover Connect to VLR (Visitors Location Register ) using Gs based on BSSAP+ (Base Station Subsystem Application Part) Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) GGSN provides the following functions: Counts the number of packets for billing purposes. Gateway to PDN (Public Data Network): authentication and location management function Firewall Packet Control Unit (PCU) The PCU is located at the Base Station Controller (BSC) to convert packet data into a radio format that can be transmitted. Radio Resource Management Quality of Service (throughput, delay, reliability, priority) Packet Data Protocol (PDP) PDP opens a session for a mobile to request a temporary IP address (supporting IPv4 32-bit addressing). GPRS Gb Protocol Stack Layer 1: Frame Relay Forum FRF 1.1 Layer 2: Network Service Layer 3: BSSGP (Base Station System GPRS Protocol) Layer 4, 5: LLC (Logical Link Control) Layer 7: SNDCP (Subnetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol)

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4 General Information
4.1 Testing and Calibration Statement Sunrise Telecom certifies that this product was manufactured, tested, and veried according to the applicable Sunrise Telecom Incorporated manufacturing and test procedure(s). These formal procedures are designed to assure that the product meets its required specications. This product has no user-adjustable settings. During normal usage, periodic calibration is not a requirement. However, if the product fails during the self-verification test, during power up, the product can be returned to the manufacturer for evaluation and repair. 4.2 Ofces Sunrise Telecom offices are located around the world: SUNRISE TELECOM INCORPORATED 302 Enzo Drive San Jose, CA 95138 U.S.A. Tel: 1-800-701-5208 Fax: 1-408-363-8313 Internet: http://www.sunrisetelecom.com E-mail: support@sunrisetelecom.com SUNRISE TELECOM ATLANTA 3075 Northwoods Circle, Norcross, GA 30071, USA Tel: 770-446-6086, Fax: 770-446-6850 catv@sunrisetelecom.com SUNRISE TELECOM CHINA Room 1503, Tower 3 , No.1, Xizhimenwai Street Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, CHINA Tel: +86-10-5830-2220, Fax: +86-10-5830-2239 info@sunrisetelecom.com.cn SUNRISE TELECOM FRANCE SAS ZA Courtaboeuf 2 - Immeuble le Ceylan 6 Alle de Londres 91140 Villejust, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0) 1 6993 8990, Fax: +33 (0) 1 6993 8991 france@sunrisetelecom.com SUNRISE TELECOM GERMANY Grabenstrasse 1, 72116 Mssingen GERMANY Tel: +49 7473 378 2400 Fax: +49 (0) 7473 378 2424 info@sunrisetelecom.de
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 SUNRISE TELECOM TAIWAN 21, Wu Chuan 3rd Road, Wu-Ku Hsiang Taipei County, 248, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-5578-0788, Fax: +886-2-2298-2575

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4.3 Express Limited Warranty This Sunrise Telecom product is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship during its warranty period. The warranty period for this product is contained in the warranty page on http://www.sunrisetelecom.com. Sunrise Telecom agrees to repair or replace any assembly or compo nent found to be defective under normal use during this period. The obligation under this warranty is limited solely to repairing or replacing the product that proves to be defective within the scope of the warranty when returned to the factory. This warranty does not apply under certain conditions, as set forth on the warranty page on http://www.sunrisetelecom.com. Please refer to the website for specific details. THIS IS A LIMITED WARRANTY AND THE ONLY WARRANTY MADE BY SUNRISE TELECOM. SUNRISE TELECOM MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, REPR SENTATION OR CONDITION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS..

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Index
Symbols 16 kbit TRAU Frame; 36 16K TRAU BERT Screen BIT; 27 EFS; 27 ES; 27 ET; 27 LOSS; 27 RATE; 27 SES; 27 UAS; 27 A A-bis Capture Traces Screen; 17 A-bis Filter Setup Screen CHANNEL #; 16 FILTER STATUS; 12 IMSI; 17 LAYER 1; 12 LAYER 2; 12 LAYER 3; 13 MSG DISC; 13 MSG TYPE; 13 SAPI; 12 TEI; 13 TIMESLOT; 17 Abis/A-ter GSM Monitor Screens -; 7 A; 7 Abis; 7 D; 7 Extended Data; 7 FASW; 7 I; 7 M; 7 P; 7 S; 7 A GSM Monitor Screens; 9 A GSM Voice Decoding Screens; 9 Applications A-bis Monitoring; 29

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C Cautions; 2 CCH Functions; 34 Common Channel Message Types; 14 D Dedicated Channel Message Types; 16 F Figures 01 GSM Analysis Menu; 5 02 Abis/A-ter GSM Monitor Screens; 6 03 Abis/A-ter GSM Voice Decoding Screens; 7 04 A GSM Monitor Screens; 9 05 A GSM Voice Decoding Screens; 9 06 GSM Abis Configuration Screen; 10 07 A-bis Filter Setup Screen; 12 08 A-bis Capture Traces Screen; 17 09 View/Print/Save Traces Screen; 18 10 View Screen; 18 11 View Trace Sample Screens; 19 12 Print Test Screen; 20 13 Save Traces Screen; 20 14 Edit Traces Screen; 21 15 GPRS A-bis Configuration Screen; 22 16 GPRS Statistics Summary Screen; 24 17 GPRS Statistics Screens; 25 18 GSM TRAU Screen; 26 19 16K TRAU BERT Screen; 27 20 Uplink/Downlink Directions; 27 21 A-bis Monitoring Setup; 29 22 Sample A-bis Monitor Traces Screen; 30 23 Filter Setup Screen; 30 24 GSM Network Overview; 31 25 GSM Framing; 33 26 GSM Signalling Protocol; 34 27 16 kbit TRAU Frame; 36 28 GPRS Network Overview; 38 G GPRS A-bis Conguration Screen FORMAT SIGNAL or PCU; 22 LYR2 CTRL FIELD MOD8 or MOD128; 23 SIGNALLING T/S; 23
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SUB-CHANNEL; 23 VENDOR; 22 GPRS Network Overview; 38 GPRS Statistics Screens; 25 GPRS Statistics Summary Screen; 24 GRPS Abis Statistics Abis Statistics Screens; 25 Summary Screen; 24 GSM Abis Conguration Screen CRC-4; 10 L1-RX/L2-RX TERM, BRIDGE, or MONITOR; 10 LYR2 CTRL FIELD MOD8 or MOD128; 11 RATE; 10 SAPI /TEI FORMAT; 11 SIGNALLING T/S; 10 SUBCHANNEL; 10 GSM Framing; 33 GSM Network Overview; 31 GSM Signalling Protocol; 34 L Layer 3 Protocols; 35 O Offices; 41 R Radio Link Layer Message Types; 14 T Tables 01 Radio Link Layer Message Types; 14 02 Common Channel Message Types; 14 03 TRX Message Types; 15 04 Dedicated Channel Message Types; 16 05 CCH Functions; 34 06 Layer 3 Protocols; 35 07 TRAU Speech C-bit Coding; 37 TDMA; 33 TRAU Screen IDLE CODE; 28 LINK DIR; 27 TIME ALIGN; 28 TS/SC; 26
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TRAU Speech C-bit Coding; 37 TRAU Testing TYPE SP-FR, SP-EFR, SP-1010, 411, IDLE SP, 2e15, 2e11, 1111, 1010, or 0000; 26 TRX Message Types; 15 V View/Print/Save Traces Deleting a Trace; 20 Editing a Trace; 21 Printing a Saved Trace; 20 Saving a Trace; 20 Viewing a Saved Trace; 18 Voice Decoding Screens #BFI; 8 #DTX; 8 C1C21; 8 LINE 1/2 T/S; 8 LVL; 8 S/C; 8 TIME ALIGNT; 8 UFE; 8 UP/DOWNLINK; 8 W Warnings; 2 Warranty; 43

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