The following parameters are located in the Cell Parameters menu in the E6701D lab application and E1968A test application: Base Station Color Code, Location Area Code, Mobile Country Code, Mobile Network Code, Network Color Code, and Routing Area Update.
The test set's default parameters should allow a properly functioning mobile station to successfully camp on the cell and make a connection under most circumstances.
Parameters can be queried from the test set regardless of the state of the test set.
Parameter MNC, MCC, LAC, RAC, NCC, BCC, and Persistent Attach can not be set unless the Operating Mode is Cell Off. See
CALL:OPERating:MODE
.
If the test set is in a test mode (see
Test Mode Operating Modes
) operating mode, any BCH parameter can be set at any time.
The 3 Digit MNC for PCS1900 parameter defines if the PCS BCCH should be configured using the standard 2-digit MNC (J-STD-007 coding), or the PCS 3-digit MNC (J-STD-007A coding, section 2.10.5.1.3). The PCS 3-digit MNC is used on the PCS BCCH instead of the 2-digit MNC only when the current cell band is PCS and the 3 Digit MNC for PCS parameter is set to
on
. 3 Digit MNC for PCS1900 can not be set unless the Operating Mode is Cell off and Cell Band is PCS1900.
The 3 Digit MNC for GSM850 parameter defines if the BCCH should be configured using the standard 2-digit MNC (J-STD-007 coding), or the 3-digit MNC (J-STD-007A coding, section 2.10.5.1.3). The 3-digit MNC for GSM850 is used on the BCCH instead of the 2-digit MNC only when the current cell band is GSM850 and the 3 Digit MNC for GSM850 parameter is set to
on
. 3 Digit MNC for GSM850 can not be set unless the Operating Mode is Cell off and Cell Band is GSM850.
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