Active Cell Operating Mode

Last updated: July 23, 2008

Active Cell mode is the test set's default operating mode, and is used to emulate a 1xEV-DO access network cell interacting with the access terminal (AT).

The Active Cell Operating Mode allows you to make a signalling connection between the test set and an AT. When connected, the AT's performance can be measured using the suite of measurements shown when the Measurement selection key is pressed.

The basic features provided by active cell operating mode are:

• Data Connection Processing

  • Start Data Connection
  • End Data Connection
  • Close Session
  • Hard Handoff (Cell Band and Channel)
  • Hybrid Mode operations ( Lab Application Only ) (see Hybrid Mode )
• Access Network Emulation
  • Protocol Releases: release 0, release A and release B(see Protocol Rel )
  • Cell Power and AWGN
  • Code Channels: Pilot, Traffic, Control, and MAC Channels

  • Cell Bands (see Cell Band )

• Application Support (see Session Application Type )

  • Test Application Protocols (see C.S0029 Test Application Specification Description (TAP/ETAP/MCTAP) )
    • Forward Test Application Protocol (FTAP)
    • Reverse Test Application Protocol (RTAP)
    • Forward Enhanced Test Application Protocol (FETAP)
    • Reverse Enhanced Test Application Protocol (RETAP)

  • ( Lab Application Only ) Default Packet Application (DPA) (see Session Application Type )

    • Data Channel

• ( Lab Application Only ) Protocol Logging (see Protocol Logging )