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CAIT CDMA Air Interface Tester

Evaluate Handset and Network Performance in the Lab or in the Field
The QUALCOMM QCTest CDMA Air Interface Tester (CAIT) is a real-time data collection tool and successor to the Mobile Diagnostic Monitor (MDM), which has been used extensively worldwide to analyze over-the-air CDMA system performance. Early implementation of new technologies including CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO, WCDMA/UMTS, and gpsOne enables engineers to immediately begin development, testing, and optimization Comprehensive real-time diagnostic logging tool for development performance testing Reliable data for RF performance analysis

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CAIT CDMA Air Interface Tester

B E N E F I T S A N D F E AT U R E S
CAIT is a diagnostic tool which characterizes performance by measuring real-time, mobile-based CDMA RF characteristics, as well as messaging and protocols specified by the IS-95(A&B), J-STD-008, IS-2000(O&A), IS-856(1xEV-DO), WCDMA/UMTS (3GPP) and GSM/GPRS standards. CAIT displays statistics and diagnostic information, and allows the user to read and write non-volatile memory. CAIT is designed to operate using all commercial handsets that contain QUALCOMM ASICs as well as all of QUALCOMMs test/trial phones.* Whether conducting tests in the lab or in the field, the CAIT diagnostic tool is a powerful platform to evaluate handset and network performance.

OPERATING CAIT
CAIT, which provides complete user control, interfaces with all commercial handsets that contain QUALCOMM ASICs and all QUALCOMMs test/trial phones.* Using parameters and settings selected by the operator user, CAIT logs mobile-based binary data that can be post-processed using PCubed or other tools that read MDM files. *All phones with a QUALCOMM chipset are capable of supporting CAIT, however, the handset manufacturer may alter the interface.

F E AT U R E S Logging
CAIT allows users to log all over-theair signaling messages. Annotations can be added to log files either manually, or through CAITs user defined alarms.
Call Monitor User-Defined Alarms

Log File Replay

User Defined Alarms

CAIT users are able to configure CAIT to raise an alarm when a specific condition is encountered while collecting or replaying a log file. The Define Alarms dialog box lets you create and modify conditions that can trigger responses including sounds, changes to the current logging behavior, log file annotations, and session transcript messages.

User Defined Screens

CAITs User Defined Screens are text based. Users have the ability to add any combination of phone and network parameters, and they can apply any complex formulas to parameters, as desired.

Real-Time Mapping
Display mobiles position spidering lines between mobile and active set PNs in both real-time and in replay.

Layer III Message Monitor

Mapping

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CAIT CDMA Air Interface Tester

S TAT I S T I C S
CAIT collects a variety of status and performance statistics that provide real-time information, including specific and overall indicators for analyzing mobile phone and network performance.

CDMA & 1xEV Networks

Markov Statistics Mux Statistics Layer 2 Statistics Paging and Access Statistics RLP Statistics
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WCDMA/UMTS Networks
Block Error Rate (BLER) Mobility Management Radio Resource Control (RRC) Radio Link Control (RLC) Forward and Reverse Link Statistics

S I G N A L A N A LY S I S
CAIT contains several different windows that provide graphic displays of mobile phone signals, as well as other text based windows. The Temporal Analyzer window tracks the strength and arrival times of PNs for CDMA (PSCs for WCDMA/UMTS). The Signal Graphs window displays various characteristics of the transmit and receive signals from the mobile phone. The PN Grid and PN Graph windows display signal activity at every PN offset or in a regular sampling of PN offsets when used with the Retriever pilot scanner. The Finger Placement window displays the PN on the rake receiver which includes delay and Ec/Io.

Signal Graphs

Retriever Screen

Temporal Analyzer

PN Graph

T E C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Supports IS-95(A&B), J-STD-008, IS-2000(O&A), IS-856(1xEV-DO), WCDMA/UMTS (3GPP) and GSM/GPRS Comprehensive data testing screens User defined screens and alarms Simultaneous logging and display of data from multiple handsets Real-time layer III messages Built-in message parser Automatic call generation and termination Scripting Log file replay Communication interface (COM) for external automated testing Ability to save user profiles Real-time mapping

Over-the-air system performance can be correlated with the current time, speed, and position/location by utilizing a GPS/Dead Reckoning (DR) interface.

Visit our web site at www.qualcomm.com/qctest or call 1-800-544-4977

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CAIT CDMA Air Interface Tester

R E C O M M E N D E D S Y S T E M C O N F I G U R AT I O N *
The typical requirements for a PC used to host the CAIT software (for single phone operation) include: CAIT operates on PCs running Windows NT/2000/XP 800 MHz Pentium III processor or better 256 MB RAM Serial or USB port for a GPS input Serial or USB port per phone Parallel, USB, or PCMCIA port for Security Key * Subject to change. Please see the latest user documentation for updated information.

Visit our web site at www.qualcomm.com/qctest or call 1-800-544-4977

2005 QUALCOMM Incorporated. All rights reserved. QUALCOMM and gpsOne are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. CDMA2000 is a registered certification mark of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license. QCTest, CAIT, PCubed and Retriever are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Features and specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in USA. CAIT_Rev. A 01/2006 (ACL0137)