Setting Hard Handoff Parameters

Last updated: October 28, 2004

The test set's base station emulator provides control over the hard handoff parameters described below. This allows several parameters to be changed without a handoff attempt until the Execute Handoff key is selected. For more information about the hard handoffs, see Performing a Hard Handoff .

Hard Handoff Parameters

The following list of handoff parameters are displayed under the Handoff Setup menu when the following two conditions exist:

The Operating Mode field is set to Active Cell (see Active Cell Operating Mode ) or Cell Off, and
IS-2000 or IS-95 is selected in the System Type (see Selecting a Cellular System Type ) field.

Handoff System Type: CALL:SETup:SYSTem[:TYPE]<[:SELected]|[:TA2000]>
Handoff Cell Band: CALL:SETup:BAND:[:SELected]
Handoff Channel: CALL:SETup:CHANnel[:SELected][:SELected]

If the IS-95 is selected in the Handoff System Type field, the following parameters are also available:

IS-95 Protocol: CALL[:CELL]:PROTocol:DIGital95
IS-95 Service Option: CALL[:CELL]:SOPTion[:SELected][:SELected]
IS-95 Cell Power: CALL[:CELL[1]]:POWer[:SAMPlitude][:SELected]
IS-95 Cell 2 Power ( lab application only ): CALL:CELL2:POWer[:SAMPlitude][:SELected]

If AMPS is selected in the System Type (see Selecting a Cellular System Type ), or if AMPS is selected as the current Handoff System Type, these handoff parameters will appear under the Handoff Setup menu:

Analog Voice Channel. CALL:SETup:AVC[:CHANnel][:SELected]
MS TX Level. CALL:SETup:MS:ANALog:TXLevel[:SELected]
SAT Color Code. CALL:SETup:AVC:SATone[:CCODe]

Setting Hard Handoff Parameters

Hard Handoff Parameters

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