Last updated: October 23, 2014
This document describes features and functionality that are part of the Keysight Technologies 1xEV-DO Lab Application releases. This document contains the original features, as well as enhancements that have been added over time.
If you are interested in comparing the key feature differences between the latest releases of each of the 1xEV-DO Test and Lab Applications, see
1xEV-DO Applications Feature Comparison.
To determine if a hardware upgrade is required for your testing needs, please review the hardware requirement information at:
http://www.keysight.com/find/8960upgrades
Select the appropriate link below to view the required release.
This is a subscription release of the E6706G application. The features offered in this release are identical to those offered in the F.01.09 Release - May 2013 .
This release has specific hardware requirements. Test sets with serial number<MY5210 require a HW upgrade to run this release.
To determine if a hardware upgrade is required for this release, please review the hardware requirement information at:
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.15.09 Release - May 2013 . The unique features of the E6706F Lab Application are indicated below.
This release has specific hardware requirements. Test sets with serial number<MY5210 require a HW upgrade to run this release.
To determine if a hardware upgrade is required for this release, please review the hardware requirement information at:
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This is a subscription release of the E6706F application. The features offered in this release are identical to those offered in the F.00.04 Release - June 2012 .
This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.14.12 Release - March 2012 . The unique features of the E6706F Lab Application are indicated below.
This release has specific hardware requirements. Test sets with serial number<MY5210 require a HW upgrade to run this release.
To determine if a hardware upgrade is required for this release, please review the hardware requirement information at:
This is a maintenance release. The feature offered in this release are identical to those offered in the E.01.12 Release - March 2012 .
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.14.12 Release - March 2012 . The unique features of the E6706E Lab Application are indicated below.
This release has specific hardware requirements. Test sets with serial number<MY5210 require a HW upgrade to run this release.
To determine if a hardware upgrade is required for this release, please review the hardware requirement information at:
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.13.10 Release - December 2010 . The unique features of the E6706E Lab Application are indicated below.
Other RAT Available State
to On before
specifying any E-UTRAN neighbor parameter. See
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.12.08 Release - July 2010 . The unique features of the E6706D Lab Application are indicated below.
Random
(RAND) Value (Hex) allows you to set the
RAND value used in EAP-AKA' authentication algorithm.
And the RAND In Use (Hex)
is used to show the current RAND Value that used
in the AKA' authentication algorithms._____________________________________________________________________________________________________
This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.11.12 Release - October 2009 . The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706D D.00.14 - June 2010
Operator
Variant Parameter Type allows you to select
whether to set OP or OPc value as the input parameter
for authentication. See also CALL:SECurity:AUTHenticate:AKAPrime:OPVariant:PTYPe
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.11.12 Release - October 2009 . The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706D D.00.08 - January 2010
DRC
Value Fixed Mode Attribute is set to
On. See F-Traffic Format
.DRC Value
Fixed Mode Attribute is set to Off.
See F-Traffic Config
.Protocol
Rel is set to B
(1xEV-DO-B) and the physical layer subtype
is subtype 3, you can test the AT's multi-carrier
performance using a single test set. By setting
the Number of Active AT Carriers
to the same number of reverse carriers from the
AT, up to 3 carriers can be measured one after
another. See Multi-carrier Test
in IS-856 Test Operating Mode .Alternate
EMPA and the physical layer protocol is
subtype 2, up to three PDN connections can be
set up simultaneously between the test set and
the DUT and each connection can be configured
as IPv4, IPv6 or IPv4 + IPv6. See Multiple-PDN Support and How Do I Set Up Multiple-PDN Connections?
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.11.12 Release - October 2009 . The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E1966A A.11, E1976A A.05, E6706C C.01- September 2009
Alternate
EMPA ) with the Authentication
State set to On
, the test set can act as an authentication server
and start an authentication with the UE (the UE
acts as an EAP-AKA' peer). Upon successful authentication,
the UE is authorized to access the network. See
EAP-AKA'
Authentication and CALL:SECurity
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.10.18 Release - May 2009 . The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706C C.00- May 2009
Evolved High Rate Packet Data, generally abbreviated as eHRPD, is a modified version of the 1xEV-DO Enhanced Multi-Flow Packet Application that is compatible with the core network in LTE (Long Term Evolution). By setting the Session Application Type to Alternate EMPA, the test set can emulate an eHRPD network and negotiate an eHRPD session with an eHRPD-capable UE.
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.09.13 Release - September 2008 . The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706C C.00 - December 2008
In
this release the 2 nd
RF Source (Option 002) is required to allow
you to set the RF
Gen Configure parameter to GPS
, however future releases will not require this
option.
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The E6706U can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706U onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706U meets the E6706B measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
This is a subscription release of the E6706U application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has not been fully qualified.
You must have the E6706T and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the B.01.13 Release - September 2008 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706U features, see E6706U User Documentation .
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.09.13 Release - September 2008 . The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E1966A A.09, E1976A A.03, E6706B B.01 - September 2008
Enhanced Idle State Protocol is added to allow for a shorter slot cycle and thus reduce the latency of call connection.
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This is a maintenance release to resolve the know issue detailed in the previous release. The features offered in this release are identical to those offered in the U.00.44 Special Release (E6706U) - April 2008
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This is a maintenance release to resolve the know issue detailed in the previous release. The features offered in this release are identical to those offered in the B.00.44 Subscription Release - April 2008
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The E6706U can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706U onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706U meets the E6706B measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
This is a subscription release of the E6706U application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has not been fully qualified.
You must have the E6706T and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the B.00.44 Subscription Release - April 2008 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706U features, see E6706U User Documentation .
The test set incorrectly assigns itself two IP addresses based on the "LAN IP Address" setting in the test set - the IP address specified by the "LAN IP Address" setting and "LAN IP Address" + 1. Thus, the test set will respond to IP traffic directed to "LAN IP Address" and "LAN IP Address + 1". This may result in unexpected network behavior if another device on the network is also assigned to "LAN IP Address" + 1.
If you set LAN IP Address = 192.168.1.22, the Test Set will also respond to LAN IP Address = 192.168.1.23. This will result in unexpected network behavior if there is another device on your network set to LAN IP Address = 192.168.1.23.
Reserve both "LAN IP Address" and "LAN IP Address" + 1 for use by your test set:
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This is a subscription release of the E6706B application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has been partially qualified. The new features present in this release have been bench-tested to verify their performance. The previously existing features in this release have undergone a shortened software qualification cycle to verify that they have not been negatively affected by the new features.
You must have the E6706A and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706B B.00.44 - April 2008
If you set LAN IP Address = 192.168.1.22, the Test Set will also respond to LAN IP Address = 192.168.1.23. This will result in unexpected network behavior if there is another device on your network set to LAN IP Address = 192.168.1.23.
Reserve both "LAN IP Address" and "LAN IP Address" + 1 for use by your test set:
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The E6706U can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706U onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706U meets the E6706B measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
This is a subscription release of the E6706U application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has not been fully qualified.
You must have the E6706T and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the B.00.34 Subscription Release - December 2007 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706U features, see E6706U User Documentation .
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This is a subscription release of the E6706B application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has been partially qualified. The new features present in this release have been bench-tested to verify their performance. The previously existing features in this release have undergone a shortened software qualification cycle to verify that they have not been negatively affected by the new features.
You must have the E6706A and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706B B.00.34 - December 2007
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The E6706U can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706U onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706U meets the E6706B measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
This is a subscription release of the E6706U application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has not been fully qualified.
You must have the E6706T and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the B.00.22 Subscription Release - July 2007 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706U features, see E6706U User Documentation .
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This is a subscription release of the E6706B application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has been partially qualified. The new features present in this release have been bench-tested to verify their performance. The previously existing features in this release have undergone a shortened software qualification cycle to verify that they have not been negatively affected by the new features.
You must have the E6706A and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706B B.00.22 - July 2007
Multi-Flow Packet Application provides multiple octet streams that can be used to carry octets between the access terminal and the access network. Each octet stream is carried by an RLP flow and RLP packets tagged with an RLPID that identifies the RLP flow. So Multi-Flow Packet Application provides a mechanism to define multiple application data flows which can be assigned priorities and associated with QoS profiles.
With Multi-Flow Packet Application, the test set allows up to 16 IP flows that map into 5 RLP flows on both the forward and reverse link. On the reverse link, these flows map into 4 RTCMAC Subtype 3 flows which can be configured by the users. For more information about parameters and configurations for Multi-Flow Packet Application please refer to:
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The E6706T can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706T onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706T meets the E6706A measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the A.05.09 Release - July 2007 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706U features, see E6706U User Documentation . Note that only the E6706U supports 3.1 Mbps IP data throughput. The E6706T supports 2.4 Mbps IP data throughput.
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This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.08.09 Release - July 2007 .
Note that this Online User's Guide includes documentation for the following feature that is only available in the E6706B (which is available to 1xEV-DO Lab Application Annual Contract owners): Support for 1xEV-DO Data Packet Application Release A.
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This is a maintenance release to resolve known issues. The features offered in this release are identical to those offered in the T.01.18 Special Release (E6706T) - March 2007
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This is a maintenance release to resolve known issues. The features offered in this release are identical to those offered in the A.04.18 Release - March 2007
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The functionality present in the T.01.18 special release is identical to that in the T.01.13 special release (see T.01.13 Special Release (E6706T) - December 2006 ).
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The functionality present in the A.04.18 release is identical to that in the A.04.13 release (see A.04.13 Release - December 2006 and GPIB Changes for E1966A A.07, E1976A A.01, E6706A A.04 - December 2006 ).
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The E6706U can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706U onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706U meets the E6706A measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
This is a subscription release of the E6706U application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has not been fully qualified.
You must have the E6706T and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the B.00.02 Subscription Release - December 2006 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706U features, see E6706U User Documentation .
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This is a subscription release of the E6706B application. In order to provide early access to new features, this subscription release has been partially qualified. The new features present in this release have been bench-tested to verify their performance. The previously existing features in this release have undergone a shortened software qualification cycle to verify that they have not been negatively affected by the new features.
You must have the E6706A and a current E6720A Option 006 Lab Application Annual Contract to obtain this subscription release. Contact your Keysight Sales Representative for more information.
With this feature the test set supports to negotiate a Default Packet Application with the physical layer subtype 2 enabled, supports Radio Link Protocol (RLP) variable packet size required in Release A. And can achieve simultaneously 3.1Mbps/1.8Mbps peak data rate in the forward/reverse link.
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The E6706T can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706T onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706T meets the E6706A measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the A.04.13 Release - December 2006 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706T features, see "E6706T User Documentation" topic in the following CHM help File (this CHM Help file also includes information on how to use the features that are common to the E6706A and E6706T):
http://www.home.keysight.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/E6706A_A04_E6706T_T01_Ref_Guide.chm
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Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E1966A A.07, E1976A A.01, E6706A A.04 - December 2006
A downloadable version of the Online User's Guide (CHM Help File) that is specific to this release is available at:
http://www.home.keysight.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/E6706A_A04_E6706T_T01_Ref_Guide.chm
AWS Band (Band Class 15) has been added to the list of supported bands. See CALL:BAND and CALL:SETup:BAND<[:SELected]|:DIGital856> .
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The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the A.03.06 Release - July 2006 .
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Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E1966A A.06.06, E6706A A.03.06 - July 2006
A downloadable version of the Online User's Guide (CHM Help File) that is specific to this release is available at:
http://www.home.keysight.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/E1966A_A06_E6706A_A03_E6706T_T00_Ref_Guide.chm
This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application A.06.06 Release - July 2006 . The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
NOTICE
THE
DELIVERY
OF
THE
AGILENT
PRODUCT
DOES
NOT
CONVEY
A
LICENSE
NOR
IMPLY
ANY
RIGHTS
TO
USE
THE
"1xEV-DO
REVISION
A"
CAPABILITY
CONTAINED
IN
THE
AGILENT
PRODUCT.
SUCH
USE
REQUIRES
THE
EXPRESS
CONSENT
OF
OR
A
SEPARATE
LICENSE
FROM
QUALCOMM
INCORPORATED.
CUSTOMERS
AND
PRODUCT
USERS
SHALL
BE
SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE
TO
OBTAIN
SUCH
CONSENT
OR
LICENSE
FROM
QUALCOMM
INCORPORATED
IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH
THE
USE
OF
THE
"1XEVDO
REVISION
A"
CAPABILITY.
In addition to a set of numeric counters, an intuitive histogram graph view is also provided to analyze the traffic activity on both the forward and reverse links. The information allows you to determine how many physical layer packets are transmitted or received at the particular data rate or packet size. See Traffic Channel Packet Information for details.
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The E6706T can only be loaded onto an E5515C with Special High Data Rate Hardware (or an instrument with the equivalent hardware upgrades). Loading the E6706T onto an E5515B or E5515C without the appropriate hardware upgrades will cause the test set to lock up.
Note, the Special High Data Rate Hardware required to support the E6706T meets the E6706A measurement parametric specifications in a temperature range of 25 ° C +/- 5 ° C, and has an operating temperature range of 0 to 35 ° C.
The features and functionality offered in this special release are identical to those offered in the A.02.21 Release - January 2006 , with the following key exceptions:
For information on how to use these E6706T features, see "E6706T User Documentation" topic in the following CHM help File (this CHM Help file also includes information on how to use the features that are common to the E6706A and E6706T):
http://www.home.keysight.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/E1966A_A06_E6706A_A03_E6706T_T00_Ref_Guide.chmd
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A downloadable version of the Online User's Guide (CHM Help File) that is specific to this release is available at:
http://www.home.keysight.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/E1966A_A05_E6706A_A0210_Ref_Guide.chm
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E1966A A.05.11, E6706A A.02.21 - January 2006
This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the last pre-release firmware A.02 Beta Release - August 2005 as well as the following enhancements.
Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) is a new way to uniquely identify AT equipment. MEID is a 56-bit number that allows for a larger number of ATs to be identified than the existing ESN numbering system. MEID is a type of Hardware ID that is supported in the 1xEV-DO. See Hardware ID Type and Hardware ID for details.
It is to support an extension to the existing Band Class 0 that is being allocated in Japan. The forward link frequency range of US Cellular cell band is changed from 869 - 894 MHz to 860 - 894 MHz and the reverse link frequency range of US Cellular cell band is changed from 824 - 849 MHz to 815 to 849 MHz. See Cell Band .
It is to support an extension to the existing Band Class 0 that is being allocated in Japan. The channel range of US Cellular cell band is extended to include the channels of 1024 - 1323. See Channel .
For more information, visit the 8960 Known Issues web site:
http://wireless.keysight.com/rfcomms/issues
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This is pre-release firmware. A pre-release is early firmware that has not been fully qualified.
A downloadable version of the Online User's Guide (CHM Help File) that is specific to this release is available at:
http://www.home.keysight.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/E1966A_A03_E6706A_A02_Ref_Guide.chm
This release includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application Release A.03 (see A.03.17 Release - January 2005 ). The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application since A.01.10 Release - April 2005 are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706A A.02 Beta Release - August 2005
When a test set emulating an IS-2000/IS-95 base station and another emulating an IS-856 (1xEV-DO) access network are synchronized on CDMA system time, you can perform the functional tests of the hybrid mode AT/MS. For details, see Hybrid Mode .
The CDMA system time is the time reference used by all IS-856 and IS-95/IS-2000 systems. The test set emulating an AN allows you to set the CDMA system time which are sent to the AT in the overhead messages ( Sync Message and SectorParameters Message ). For details, see CDMA System Time Parameters .
Multiple test sets either running the E6702B cdma2000 lab application or the E6706A 1xEV-DO lab application can be synchronized on CDMA system time. It is very useful for hybrid mode AT/MS tests. For details, see Multi-unit Synchronization .
The session timeout was changed from a fixed setting (3 minutes) to a user-settable parameter. This setting specifies the time period for which the test set has not heard from the AT before sending a SessionClose Message to the AT. For details, see Session Close .
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These are the original features of the Keysight E6706A.
The E6706A Release A.01 includes all of the features and functionality present in the E1966A 1xEV-DO Terminal Test Application Release A.03 (see A.03.17 Release - January 2005 ). The unique features of the E6706A Lab Application are indicated below.
Summary of GPIB command changes for this release: GPIB Changes for E6706A A.01.10 - April 2005
The DPA is an application layer protocol used in the actual 1xEV-DO network. See Session Application Type for details.
The data channel function allows you to use the test set as an IP router, exchanging packet data between a 1XEV-DO wireless device (such as an access terminal (AT)) and a packet switched network (such as an IP network) via a packet data connection (using DPA). The performance of data applications such as music download, interactive and multimedia applications can then be evaluated with a set of tools such as Data Throughout Monitor, Data Counters, etc.
By working with an external Mobile IP Simulator (MOB-IP-SIM) provided by the Software Concepts, Inc., the test set also supports Mobile IP based packet data connection.
Ping, a utility that provides a simple IP connection check, is also supported.
For details, see Data Channel .
With the protocol logging function, the test set can capture the signaling information exchanged between the test set and an access terminal, and then forward the captured information to a PC software referred to as the WPA (Wireless Protocol Advisor) for signaling analysis. For example, the Signal Link Protocol (SLP), Radio Link Protocol (RLP), Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Internet Protocol (IP) as well as the Test Application Protocol (TAP) can be decoded. For details, see Protocol Logging .
By control of the session negotiation for the PCCC, the PCCC attribute can be configured to follow the test set's specified value or the AT-requested value during session negotiation. This provides flexibility for AT test because it allows ATs to determine the PCCC value without having to know the valid PCCC values for each AT under test. For details, see Preferred Control Channel Cycle .
The IS-856 Test operating mode provides a way for measuring access terminal (AT) when it is not possible, or not desired, to communicate via over-the-air signaling with the access terminal (AT), but forward link stimulus and reverse link measurements are still needed. For details, see IS-856 Test Operating Mode .
The graphical access probe power measurement provides an intuitive bar graph results representing the access probe powers in addition to the numeric results. From the graph display, you can easily verify whether the AT sends the number of access probes as specified. Up to 60 access probes can be displayed at one time. For details, see Graphical Access Probe Power Measurement Description .
The data throughput monitor is provided to analyze data transfer rates under various RF and call processing conditions. For details, see Data Throughput Monitor .
A
new
setting,
Minimum
Packet
Count,
is
added
to
the
Packet
Error
Rate
Setup
menu.
It
is
required
for
fading
test.
See
PER
Measurement
Parameters
for
details.
This
measurement
has
been
changed
since
its
first
release
in
the
E1966A
A.02.15
Release
-
January
2004
.
Before
performing
each
power
step
measurement
in
a
power
sequence,
the
test
set
automatically
re-tunes
its
receiver
based
on
the
measured
power
of
the
prior
step
in
addition
to
the
Power
Step
Size
setting
that
is
only
based
on
in
the
old
releases.
This
change
improves
the
test
set
ability
to
measure
those
ATs
that
do
not
correctly
transmit
the
power
sequence
as
expected
without
aborting
the
measurement.
See
TX
Dynamic
Power
Measurement
Description
for
details.
Span and resolution bandwidth can now be set independently, new Detection Method. See Resolution Bandwidth and Frequency Span and Detection Method for details.
To generate faded forward channel signals with AWGN enabled, the test set requires a rear panel digital bus connection to an external PC running Baseband Studio software. See Digital Bus Information for reference information. This configuration supports the faded tests as specified in the C.S0033 test standard (for example, test 3.1.1.2.2).