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CONTENTS
1 GENERAL STRUCTURE ...................................................................................... 5 2 CREATING BTS FILES ....................................................................................... 6 3 PARAMETERS .................................................................................................. 7 3.1 Mandatory cell parameters ........................................................................ 7 3.2 Optional cell parameters ........................................................................... 7 3.3 AMPS cell parameters ............................................................................... 9 3.3.1 Mandatory parameters ...................................................................... 9 3.3.2 Optional parameters ......................................................................... 9 3.3.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 10 3.4 GSM cell parameters ................................................................................ 11 3.4.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 11 3.4.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 11 3.4.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 12 3.5 CDMA cell parameters .............................................................................. 13 3.5.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 13 3.5.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 13 3.5.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 14 3.6 UMTS cell parameters .............................................................................. 15 3.6.1 Mandatory parameters with 28-bit cell ID ........................................... 15 3.6.2 Mandatory parameters with 16-bit cell ID and RNC ID .......................... 15 3.6.3 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 16 3.6.4 Cell search method .......................................................................... 17 3.7 TETRA cell parameters ............................................................................. 17 3.7.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 17 3.7.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 17 3.7.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 18 3.8 TD-SCDMA cell parameters ....................................................................... 18 3.8.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 18 3.8.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 19 3.8.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 19 3.9 WIMAX cell parameters ............................................................................ 20 3.9.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 20 3.9.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 20 3.9.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 21 3.10 EVDO cell parameters .............................................................................. 22 3.10.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 22 3.10.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 22 3.10.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 23 Page 3
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3.11 LTE cell parameters ................................................................................. 24 3.11.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 24 3.11.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 24 3.11.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 25 3.12 IDEN cell parameters ............................................................................... 26 3.12.1 Mandatory parameters ..................................................................... 26 3.12.2 Optional parameters ........................................................................ 26 3.12.3 Cell search method .......................................................................... 26 4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...................................................................................... 27 4.1 User Club ............................................................................................... 27 4.2 Nemo Support Portal ............................................................................... 27 4.3 Phone and Email Support ......................................................................... 27 Page 4
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1
GENERAL STRUCTURE
The first row of the file contains the keywords that define the order of the parameters in the
following lines. Keywords are separated with semicolon (;) or tabulator character.
Other rows in the file contain the cell definitions. Each line describes one cell and contains a set of
parameters describing the cell as well as the site in which the cell resides. For both site and cell
information, there are both mandatory parameters and optional parameters. Site and cell
parameters are separated with semicolon or tabulator character.
The file format supports three data types: integer, float and string. Integer type is defined as a
numeric value without dot character. Float type is defined as a numeric value with dot character.
String type is defined as a set of any printable ASCII characters except semicolon.
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2
CREATING BTS FILES
BTS files can be created, for example, with MS Excel. Type in the cell parameters and save the file
in CSV format. After you have saved the as CSV, please check with Notepad (or with similar ASCII
text editor) that your delimiter is either semicolon or tabulator. Also check that your coordinates
have the period (.) character, for example 65.012345. Finally, change the file extension to .nbf.
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3
PARAMETERS
3.1
Mandatory cell parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
AMPS, GSM, TDMA, CDMA, UMTS,
TETRA, TD-SCDMA, WIMAX, EVDO
or LTE.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Name of the cell.
Latitude
LAT
Float
Latitude of the site in degrees.
Longitude
LON
Float
Longitude of the site in degrees.
Decimal degrees (DD) express latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions
and are used in many Geographic Information Systems (GIS), web mapping applications such as
Google Maps, and GPS devices. Decimal degrees are an alternative to using degrees, minutes, and
seconds (DMS). As with latitude and longitude, the values are bounded by ±90° and ±180° each.
Positive latitudes are north of the equator, negative latitudes are south of the equator. Positive
longitudes are east of Prime Meridian, negative longitudes are west of the Prime Meridian. Latitude
and longitude are usually expressed in that sequence, latitude before longitude.
3.2
Optional cell parameters

Note that BSIC number format and separator parameters are defined per BTS file, not per
cell. If these two parameters are included in the BTS file, they must be located at the
beginning of the file on separate rows. See example below.
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna
Beam Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Antenna
Identification
ANTENNA_ID
String
Text
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BSIC Number
Format
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT
Integer
Base Station Identity Code Format. Valid
values are: "OCT", "DEC", and "HEX",
Case is insensitive. If this keyword is not
specified, “DEC” is used by default
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL, REPEATER, SMALL_CELL, or
DAS
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
Separator
SEPARATOR
String
SEPARATOR can be specified by the
SEPARATOR keyword. If this keyword is
not specified, either ; or TAB character is
used by default and it is determined from
the parameter header line
User-defined
column name
User-defined name
String
Text
Example:
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT “OCT”
SEPARATOR “;”
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;64;77;12500;65231;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;41;42;12501;5231;90;NEMO5;NEMO6;NEMO7
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2;24;12502; 65231;45;NEMO8;NEMO9;NEMO10
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3.3
AMPS cell parameters
3.3.1
Mandatory parameters
3.3.2
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
AMPS.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Name of the cell.
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Channel number
SAT
SAT
Integer
Setup Audio Tone
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;SAT;CID;DIR
AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;140;1;11503;45
AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;410;2;11501;90
AMPS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;201;3;11504;230
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3.3.3
Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell based on the following
algorithm:


Matching Channel + SAT
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.4
GSM cell parameters
3.4.1
Mandatory parameters
3.4.2
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
GSM.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every
cell is not available, concatenation of LAC and CI can
be used.
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
ARFCN. Values range from 0 to 1024.
BSIC
BSIC
Integer
Base Station Identity Code in decimal format. Values
range from 0 to 63. If BSIC Number Format is octal or
hex, values with octal range from 0 to 77. With hex
values range from 0 to 3F.
Cell ID
CID
Integer
Cell identification. Values range from 0 to 65535.
LAC
LAC
Integer
Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 65535.
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
RAC
RAC
Integer
Routing Area Code. Values range from 0 to 255.
Antenna Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
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Example:
BSIC_NUMBER_FORMAT "OCT"
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;LAC;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;64;1;12500;65231;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;41;1;12501; 65231;90;NEMO5;NEMO6;NEMO7
GSM;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2;1;12502; 65231;45;NEMO8;NEMO9;NEMO10
3.4.3
Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell and neighbor cells based on
the following algorithm.


Matching CellId + LAC

Matching CellId + BCCH

Matching BCCH Channel + BSIC (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)

Matching BCCH Channel (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.5
CDMA cell parameters
3.5.1
Mandatory parameters
3.5.2
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
CDMA.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Name of the cell.
Pilot Number
PN
Integer
Values range from 0 to 10000.
Channel
CH
Integer
Channel
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System ID
SID
Integer
System ID. SID presents international identification
and system number identifying the service area and
frequency block.
Network ID
NID
Integer
Network ID.
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR
CDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;171;150;90
CDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;272;150;55
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3.5.3
Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and neighbor set cells based
on the following algorithm.


Matching Channel + Pilot

Matching Pilot
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.6
UMTS cell parameters
3.6.1
Mandatory parameters with 28-bit cell ID
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
UMTS.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every cell
is not available, 28-bit cell ID can be used.
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
UARFCN. Value ranges:
UMTS 850, from 43574458,1007,1012,1032,1037,1062,1087
UMTS 900, from 2935-3090
UMTS 1900, from 96629938,412,437,462,487,512,537,562,587,612,637,662,687
UMTS 2100, from 10550 to 10850.
UMTS 2100 AWS, from 15351740,1887,1912,1937,1962,1987,2012,2037,2062,2087
Scrambling
Code
SCR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 512.
Cell ID
CID
Integer
Cell ID. The 28-bit Cell Identity (“UC-Id” in 3GPP) is a
Concatenation of RNC-ID and C-ID.
Antenna
Direction
3.6.2
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360.
Mandatory parameters with 16-bit cell ID and RNC ID
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
UMTS.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every cell
is not available, 28-bit cell ID can be used.
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
UARFCN. Value ranges:
UMTS 850, from 43574458,1007,1012,1032,1037,1062,1087
UMTS 900, from 2935-3090
UMTS 1900, from 96629938,412,437,462,487,512,537,562,587,612,637,662,687
UMTS 2100, from 10550 to 10850.
UMTS 2100 AWS, from 15351740,1887,1912,1937,1962,1987,2012,2037,2062,2087
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
Scrambling
Code
SCR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 512.
Cell ID
CID_16
Integer
Cell ID. The 16-bit Cell Identity. C-ID.
RNC ID
RNCID
Integer
RNC ID. The 12- bit RNC identity. Cell-ID (28 bit) = RNCID (12 bit) + CI (16 bit).
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360.
Note that cell ID must be given either in 28-bit (CID) or 16-bit format (CID_16)
combined with 12-bit RNC ID (RNCID).
3.6.3
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
LAC
LAC
Integer
Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 65535.
RAC
RAC
Integer
Routing Area Code. Values range from 0 to 255.
URA
URA
Integer
UTRAN Registration Area
RNC ID
RNCID
Integer
Radio Network Controller ID. Equal to the 12-bit
RNCId in 3GPP TS 25.401, section 6.1.5. Integer,
base 10 or (with prefix 0x) hexadecimal
representation.
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example with 28-bit cell ID:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;SCR;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;10838;;123811;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;10838;;123758;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6
UMTS;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;10838;;123769;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9
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Example with 16-bit cell ID:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID_16;RNC_ID;SCR;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;10838;;58275;1;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
UMTS;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;10838;;58222;1;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6
UMTS;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;10838;;58233;1;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9
3.6.4
Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.


Matching Cell ID

Matching Carrier + SCR (also for neighbor list and missing neighbors)
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
3.7
TETRA cell parameters
3.7.1
Mandatory parameters
3.7.2
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
TETRA.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Name of the cell.
LAC
LAC
Integer
Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 16383.
Main Carrier
CH
Integer
Values range from 0 to 4095.
Frequency
Band
BAND
Integer
Values range from 0 to 15.
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360.
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
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Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;LAC;CH;BAND;DIR
TETRA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;3652;124;3;90
TETRA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;3613;125;3;45
TETRA;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;3622;68;3;0
3.7.3
Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell and neighbor cells based on
the following algorithm.


Matching Channel + LAC + Band
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
3.8
TD-SCDMA cell parameters
3.8.1
Mandatory parameters
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
TDSCDMA or TD-SCDMA.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Name of the cell.
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Values range from 9504 to 10121.
Cell
Parameters Id
CPID
Integer
Values range from 0 to 127.
Cell ID
CID
Integer
Cell ID (16- bit)
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360.
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3.8.2
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
LAC
LAC
Integer
Location Area Code. Values range from 0 to 65535.
RAC
RAC
Integer
Routing Area Code. Values range from 0 to 255.
URA
URA
Integer
UTRAN Registration Area
RNC ID
RNCID
Integer
Radio Network Controller ID
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;BSIC;CID;CPID;DIR
TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;10120;;;96;0
TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;10120;;;2;30
TDSCDMA;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;10120;;;4;90
3.8.3
Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.


Matching Cell ID (16 bit)

Matching Carrier + Cell Parameters Id (also for neighbor list)
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.9
3.9.1
3.9.2
WIMAX cell parameters
Mandatory parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
WIMAX.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Name of the cell.
Frequency
FREQ
Float
Frequency in MHz.
Preamble
Index
PI
Integer
Values range from 0 to 113.
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360.
Base Station
ID
BSID
String
Base Station ID. Six colon separated hex values in
double quotes.
Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;FREQ;PI;DIR;BSID
WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;2550.000;67;90;03:0f:21:00:02:72
WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;2550.000;68;180;03:0f:21:00:02:73
WIMAX;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name 3;2550.000;69;270; 03:0f:21:00:02:74
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3.9.3
Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the serving cell and neighbor cells based on
the following algorithm.


Base Station ID + Preamble index

Frequency + Preamble index
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is selected. The cell is matched
only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.10 EVDO cell parameters
3.10.1 Mandatory parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
EVDO.
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Name of the cell.
Pilot Number
PN
Integer
Values range from 0 to 10000.
Channel
CH
Integer
Channel
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.
3.10.2 Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System ID
SID
Integer
System ID. SID presents international identification
and system number identifying the service area and
frequency block.
Network ID
NID
Integer
Network ID.
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;PN;CH;DIR
EVDO;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 1;171;150;90
EVDO;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;272;150;55
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3.10.3 Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and neighbor set cells based
on the following algorithm.


Matching Channel + Pilot

Matching Pilot
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, the closest cell is selected. The cell is
matched only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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3.11 LTE cell parameters
3.11.1 Mandatory parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
LTE
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Unique identifier of the cell. If there is no unique
name available for every cell, Cell ID (CID) can be
used
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
EARFCN number. Values range from 0 to 65535
Cell ID
CID
Integer
Cell identification
Cell identification of the current cell.
Range: 0 – 268435455
Physical Layer
Cell ID
PCI
Integer
Values range from 0 to 503.
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360.
3.11.2 Optional parameters
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Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
TAC
TAC
Integer
Tracking area code
Tracking area code of the currently used cell. See
3GPP TS 124.301 subclause 9.9.3.32.
Range: 0 – 65535
Antenna
Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
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Example:
SYSTEM;SITE;LAT;LON;CELL;CH;CID;PCI;DIR;NCELL_1;NCELL_2;NCELL_3
LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name
1;65535;26842545;96;0;NEMO1;NEMO2;NEMO3
LTE;Site Name 1;65.066053;25.458366;Cell Name 2;65535;26841545;2;0;NEMO4;NEMO5;NEMO6
LTE;Site Name 1;65.056053;25.458366;Cell Name
3;65535;26844545;4;90;NEMO7;NEMO8;NEMO9
3.11.3 Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.
Cell Identification (Cell ID) (for serving cell)
Matching Channel number + Physical Layer Cell ID (for both serving and neighbor cells)
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3.12 IDEN cell parameters
3.12.1 Mandatory parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
System
SYSTEM
String
IDEN
Site Name
SITE
String
Name of the site.
Cell Name
CELL
String
Unique identifier of the cell. If unique name for every
cell is not available, concatenation of CH and CC can
be used.
Channel
Number
CH
Integer
Values range from 1 to 1200.
Color Code
CC
Integer
Color code
Range: 0 – 15
Antenna
Direction
DIR
Integer
Values range from 0 to 360 degrees.
3.12.2 Optional parameters
Parameter
Keyword
Type
Description
Antenna Height
HEIGHT
Integer
Values range from 0 to 1000
Antenna Tilt
TILT
Float
Values range from -90 to 90.
Antenna Beam
Width
BEAM
Integer
Values range from 1 to 360
Cell Range
RANGE
Integer
Cell range in meters.
Cell Type
TYPE
String
NORMAL or REPEATER
Neighbor Cell
Name
NCELL_n
String
Unique identifier of the neighbor n.
User-defined
column name
Userdefined
name
String
Text
3.12.3 Cell search method
Lines are drawn from the current location on a map to the active set and monitored set cells based
on the following algorithm.


Matching channel number + color code (for both serving and neighbor cells)
Note that if multiple matching cells are found, the closest cell is selected. The cell is
matched only if distance is less than 50 km (31 miles).
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4
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you have questions on or beyond this documentation about Nemo tools, please contact our
technical support service through Nemo Support Portal at http://nemosupport.anite.com, call us
(local phone numbers can be found in chapter Phone and Email Support) or send us an email at
[email protected]. Note that for full support you need to have the Maintenance Agreement.
4.1
User Club
Nemo User Club offers several new ways to benefit from Nemo products. You can find it from
http://nemouserclub.anite.com.
Access to the Nemo User Club is restricted to customers with SW maintenance and
Technical Support agreements or partner agreements. If you are an existing Anite Network
Testing customer with SW maintenance and Technical Support agreements, but you are without
access to the User Club, please complete an on-line registration form.
After submitting the requested information, you will receive a personal access key and password by
email in a few days time.
Once you are registered with our User Club, you will automatically receive e-mails informing you
each time a new version of software for your Nemo Product is released. It is fast, easy, and it is
available to you seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
4.2
Nemo Support Portal
Nemo Support Portal is a web interface for technical support, product-related questions, and RMA
requests. It offers a fast and convenient way to reach our technical support team and submit repair,
warranty repair, and calibration requests. Customers can open a support ticket, follow the status of
existing tickets, and request technical support 24/7/365. Furthermore the Nemo Support Portal
includes a Knowledge Base for the most frequent and latest topics on Nemo Products. Submitting a
ticket via Nemo Support Portal ensures that our technical specialists have all the necessary
information available to solve your support case, resulting in faster response times.
Please go to http://nemosupport.anite.com to access the portal and click “Request access” to obtain
a password to the system.
4.3
Phone and Email Support
During the warranty period, the phone support related to potential software errors is free of
additional charge. Registered users with a valid Maintenance Agreement are entitled to full support.
Nemo Support Portal is the preferred channel for technical support requests, but you can also send
us an email. When emailing, please let us know the number of your Software Maintenance and
Support Agreement.
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