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Contents
1 Test Mobile System (TEMS) 3
2 Handling TEMS: An Introduction 5
2.1 Start TEMS 6
2.2 Enter Password 6
2.3 Enable External Connections 8
2.4 Control MS Logging 9
2.5 Scan Frequencies 10
2.6 Scan Tool 11
2.7 Cell Selection 14
2.8 Layer 3 Message Control 15
2.9 Monitoring Information 16
2.10 Log Files 18
2.11 Cell Names 22
2.12 Setup Files 24
2.13 Filemarks 26
2.14 Exporting as Text 27
2.15 Print Window 28
2.16 Remote Control 28
2.17 Monitoring the MS Display 30
2.18 SIM Card Handling 31
2.19 Setting Power Class 32
3 Exercise 33

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1 Test Mobile System (TEMS)

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The Test Mobile System TEMS can be used to initiate events and to monitor the air
interface. TEMS consists of:
l A Test Mobile Station (MS1)
l A PC with the Test Mobile Software from Ericsson Erisoft AB
l Optional: A second Test Mobile Station (MS2)
l Optional: A positioning equipment

Supported Test Mobile Stations (depending on which TEMS version is used):

Ericsson GH 337, TMS300/1
Ericsson GH 388, TMS300/2
Ericsson GH 688, TMS300/3
Orbitel TMT-901, TMS200/2
Orbitel TMT-900, TMS200/1
PC hardware requirements:
IBM compatible PC, minimum 80386
harddisk, minimum 4 Mb RAM, mouse
at least 1 available serial port and serial cables to connect MS1-PC, MS2-PC,
positioning equipment-PC
Software requirements:
DOS 5.0 or higher
Windows 3.1
Supported positioning equipment:
GPS MAGNAVOX MX4200 (CDU)
GPS MAGNAVOX MX4200 (RAW)
GPS MOTOROLA PVT6
Trimble Placer GPS/DR (TAIP format)
Trimble Mobile (PCMCIA)
MAGNAVOX DRM (DeadReckoningModule)
BOSCH Travel Pilot
GPS equipment supporting NMEA-0183 Standard

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2 Handling TEMS: An Introduction

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This chapter will give you a short introduction how to handle the TEMS program.
More detailed information can be found:
l In the TEMS User's Manual from ERICSSON
l In the online help of the TEMS program

2.1 Start TEMS

The TEMS program can be started:
l either directly from DOS by entering "tems.exe" as a parameter
l or by opening the TEMS program group and double-clicking the TEMS icon in the
WINDOWS program manager
l or from the WINDOWS file manager

2.2 Enter Password

In the TEMS program, a password can be defined to avoid unauthorized use of
TEMS. If the program has been password protected, the user must enter the correct
password in the beginning to run the TEMS program.
To define a new password or to disable a password:
l Select File
l Select Set password
l Enter and verify a new password or disable a current password

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Fig. 1 The Set password window

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2.3 Enable External Connections

To receive any information from connected and running equipment (mobile station
MS1, mobile station MS2, positioning equipment) it is necessary to allocate serial
communication port(s):
l Select Externals
l Select Enable connections
l Specify the MS1 port, the MS2 port, the positioning port (and the positioning
equipment). Note: The MS2 port and the positioning port are allocated only if the
MS1 port has been allocated successfully.

Fig. 2 The External Connections window

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2.4 Control MS Logging

It is possible to control which information the mobile station should send to the TEMS
computer:
l Select Externals
l Select Control MS logging
l Set checkmarks in the corresponding checkboxes to specify the desired
information (the information is divided into four groups: Layer 3 messages, Layer 2
messages, Mode reports, SMS Broadcast)

Fig. 3 The Control MS logging window

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2.5 Scan Frequencies

When the mobile station is in idle mode, it can be forced to scan all frequencies
(channels 1-124). As a result of such a scan, all frequencies with RxLev greater than
zero are listed in the Frequency Scanning window:
l Select Control
l Select Frequency scanning
l Click the checkbox if you want to read the BSIC
l Start scanning the frequencies by clicking Scan

Fig. 4 The Frequency scanning window

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2.6 Scan Tool

The Scan Tool can be used to select a few (maximum 20) frequencies to be
scanned.
l Select Control
l Select Scan Tool
l Select the MS to be used
l Select a ARFCN from the list
l Click the checkbox for Scan
l Click Monitor and/or Graph if you want to view the scanning in the Scan Tool
Monitor or the Scan Tool Graph. Maximum 5 frequencies can be viewed in the
Scan Tool Graph and maximum 14 frequencies in the Scan Tool Monitor.
l Repeat the last three steps for further (maximum 19) frequencies.

Fig. 5 The Scan tool window

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l Click Start
l Select Control
l Select Scan tool monitor

Fig. 6 The Scan tool monitor window

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l Select Control
l Select Scan tool graph

Fig. 7 The Scan tool graph window

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2.7 Cell Selection

If the MS is in idle mode, that means no call has been established, it is possible to
lock it to a specific cell (characterized by its BCCH ARFCN) independent of signal
strength and quality of present neighboring cells. This inhibits cell reselection and
handovers.
l Select Control
l Select Cell Selection
The MS will be locked to the selected frequency until the selection is cleared by
clicking "Clear" or until the MS is restarted.

Fig. 8 The Cell selection window

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2.8 Layer 3 Message Control

It is possible to delay, discard, modify, observe and send Layer 3 messages which
are exchanged between the MS and the network.
l Select Control
l Select Control of layer 3 messages
l Create an operation sequence by clicking the DELAY, DISCARD, MODIFY,
OBSERVE, SEND, WAIT or SIGNAL button.

Fig. 9 The Layer 3 Message Control window, the Operations window and the Message selection-Discard window

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2.9 Monitoring Information

A very useful feature of the TEMS program is the possibility to monitor messages and
status information.
Under the Monitor menu you will find:
l Status information
l Errors
l Mode Reports
l Layer 2 messages
l Layer 3 messages
l SMS Cell Broadcast
l Call Control
l Mobility Management
l Radio Resource
l Supplementary Services
l Short Message Service
l Close all

Under Status information the following status windows can be independently

opened, moved or closed:
l General
l Serving cell (This window presents information about the CI, BSIC, BCCH
ARFCN, MCC, MNC and LAC of the serving cell.)

Fig. 10 The Serving cell window

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l Serving + neighboring cells (This window contains information about user defined
cell names, the RxLev, the BSIC and the BCCH ARFCN of the serving cell and the
six neighboring cells with the highest signal strength.)
l Dedicated channel (This window contains information about the dedicated
channel.)
l Radio environment (This window contains information about the radio link: RxLev
and RxQual of the received channel, Timing Advance, Transmission Power level
and Radiolink timeout counter.)
l Graphical presentation (Depending on the settings in the Graphical preferences
window, the following items can be viewed graphically: The signal strength and
quality of the serving cell, the signal strength of the two strongest neighboring cells
and a performed handover displayed as a vertical line.)
l Signals
l Hypothesis test
l MS2 (This window contains information about the serving cell of MS2, the six
neighboring cells of MS2 with the highest signal strength, and the radio link used
by MS2.)

All received messages can be presented in different windows handling different

groups of messages:
l Errors
l Mode Reports
l Layer 2 messages
l Layer 3 messages
l SMS Cell Broadcast
By single clicking on a specific message in the scrolling window, a decoded
description of the message will be displayed.

Specific Layer 3 messages (Call Control, Mobility Management, Radio Resource,

Supplementary Services or Short Message Service) may be selected.

Under Close all a fast possibility to close all monitoring windows is offered to the
user.

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2.10 Log Files

Using log files, it is possible to store messages or sequences as they occur and to
replay them later for a more detailed examination.
TEMS automatically creates default file names for the logfiles: MMDD_X.log (MM
means the month, DD stands for the day and X is an increasing counter).
The saving of the logfiles can be performed either manually or it can be initiated by
an automatic logging procedure:
l Select Log
l Select Start logging
or
l Select Log
l Select Automatic logging

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Fig. 11 The Save logfile window

Fig. 12 The Define and start automatic logging window

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It is possible to choose a set of messages which shall be logged:

l Select Log
l Select Log setup

Fig. 13 The Log setup window

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It is also possible to edit the header of a log file:

l Select Log
l Select Edit logfile header

Fig. 14 The Edit logfile header text file

Log files which have been saved can be replayed:

l Select Log
l Select Replay log file and choose the log file to be replayed
l Select Stop replay to stop the replay of a log file

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2.11 Cell Names

If the external connections are disabled, it is possible to add, delete and modify cell
names for easier recognizing specific cells. These cell names can be saved in a file
and a previously saved file can also be loaded.
l Select File
l Select Define cell names

Fig. 15 The cell names window

l Click Add to create a new cell name

l Click Delete to remove a selected cell name from the listbox
l Click Modify to copy new values to the listbox

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To save the cell names to a file:

l Select File
l Select Save as
l Enter a valid filename

To load a previously saved file:

l Select File
l Select Load

Fig. 16 The Load cell names window

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2.12 Setup Files

If the external connections are disabled, the arranging of the monitoring windows and
the setting of necessary parameters can be stored in a setup file:
l Select Save setup
l Enter a setup filename

Fig. 17 The Save setup file window

l Enter a short description of the setup

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It is also possible to open a previously saved setup file:

l Select File
l Select Load setup
l Select a setup file and acknowledge the selection and the header information

Fig. 18 The Load setup file window

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2.13 Filemarks
It is possible to insert filemarks into a log file or a scan file, and, later on during
replay, to monitor these filemarks. Filemarks can be used to mark interesting
sequences or messages or to relate a message logged by TEMS to a geographical
position:
l Select Log
l Select Insert filemark
l Enter a filemark name if wanted
l Click the Insert button when the desired position or sequence is reached

Fig. 19 The Insert filemark in logfile window

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2.14 Exporting as Text

If the external connections are disabled, it is possible to export (only from a log file)
information which has been decoded and monitored before by TEMS. This
information can be used for further processing in other systems.
l Select File
l Select Export as text
l Click the checkboxes to specify the information elements to be exported.

Fig. 20 The Export information window

l Enter a filename for the export file

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2.15 Print Window

If the external connections are disabled, it is possible to print windows:
l Select File
l Select Print window
l Select one of the available windows and click Print

2.16 Remote Control

Both MS1 and MS2 can be remotely controlled by the PC connected to the test
mobile station:
l Select Mobile
l Select Remote control
l Choose MS1 or MS2

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Fig. 21 The Select mobile type window

A simulated keypad of the MS is given on the PC screen. All functions you can give
via the real MS keypad can also be given via the simulated keypad.

Fig. 22 The Remote control window

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2.17 Monitoring the MS Display

It is possible to monitor the MS display (but only if the Remote Control window is
closed and the external connection is enabled):
l Select Mobile
l Select View MS Display

Fig. 23 The MS display window

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2.18 SIM Card Handling

It is possible to read (or to change parameters on) the SIM card in the test mobile
station:
l Select Mobile
l Select SIM Card handling
l Click Read to read all parameters
l Click Write to change a certain parameter

Fig. 24 The SIM card window

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2.19 Setting Power Class

It is possible to view and set the power class of the test mobile station MS1 (and
MS2):
l Select Mobile
l Select Set Power Class

Fig. 25 The Set power class window

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3 Exercise

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Use the TEMS to trace a mobile originating call (MOC):

l Connect TEMS and get an overview of the serving and neighboring cells:
What is the frequency of the serving cell and which are the frequencies of the
neighboring cells? What is the BSIC of the cells?
l Open windows for Layer 2 and Layer 3 traces and open a file where the results
can be saved.
l Set up a MOC.
l Replay the Log file.
l Interpret the layer 2 messages. Especially have a look for the message "connect
acknowledged".
l Compare the different layer messages with the connection setup procedure
discussed in theory.
l Interpret the layer 3 messages.
l What is the time interval for MS measurement reports? When do the measurement
reports start and what is the contents of the measurement reports? (Have a look to
the time stamps).

Do the same exercise for a mobile terminating call (MTC).

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