SAS

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About this course

Introduce the Anite SAS and explain its typical usage

Configure the SAS software to simulate cells

For GSM and GPRS For WCDMA

Run a real time simulation and replay it Develop a simulation Use the diagnostic mobile Analyse the results of a SAS simulation

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Objectives reviewed

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Configure the SAS software to simulate cells Run a real time simulation and replay it Create a new playback script Develop a simulation Use the diagnostic mobile Transfer data using GPRS and WCDMA Analyse the results of a SAS simulation

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About SAS

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What SAS is for

Repeatable simulations
Help solve customer problems more quickly Reduced need for field trials Reduces time to perform repeated tests Reduces possibility of errors in repeated tests So lower costs and reduced time to market

Unusual situations
'What-if' scenarios Situations not covered by test cases Functionality not yet supported by the live network

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The SAS toolset

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The SAS application

Main front end for SAS hardware

Log viewers
Viewing and analysing result files

Diagnostic Mobile Interface

Controlling diagnostic mobile functions

Supporting applications
Now SMS and WAP tools

Playback Sequencer
Tool to support automation
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Working with SAS

SAS

Interactive
Use user interface to test standard functions quickly and easily

Scripting
Use playback editor to create or edit test scripts and build more complex tests

Diagnostic mobile
Use diagnostic mobile to record real-world data and replay it in the SAS

Automation
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Configuring SAS

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SAS terminology

Cell configuration
A cell configuration is a collection of information about a network cell

Scenario
A scenario is a collection of cell configurations and other options. It could be a real world location or an imaginary network

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Run
A recording of a simulation
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Scenarios and runs

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Cells in scenarios

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A scenario contains a maximum of sixteen 2G and sixteen 3G cell configurations

Cells can be activated and deactivated dynamically

Possible number of active cells depends on number of transceivers Agilent 8960 allows two GSM/GPRS logical channel combinations active in each unit
If they are on the same frequency

For 3G, each UIP supports one cell

UIP = 8960 transceiver + ABP unit
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Configuring file locations

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Mobile station options

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Ciphering

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Anite 2G SIM and 2G mobile - Anite GERAN Ki Anite 3G SIM and 3G mobile - Anite UTRAN Ki Otherwise - User Ki
SAS Key Generation to match the mobile type
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Hardware configuration

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Switch between configurations

GSM/GPRS only, UTRA only, multi-RAT
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Ratio of 2G and 3G transceivers

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The ratio of 3G and 2G transceivers is set in the Hardware Configuration

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Interactive UTRAN simulations

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The big picture

Control plane Non Access Stratum
CC SMS SS SMS SM

User plane
Data protocols Circuit Switched protocols

GSM MM

GPRS MM

RRC PDCP RLC RLC RLC BMC RLC RLC

Access Stratum

RLC

RLC

MAC Physical layer SAS

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Multi-RAT protocol stack

Application MM, GMM, CC, SMS CBSMS SNDCP TCP/IP

RRC RLC

PDCP RLC MAC RLC

BMC

Layer 3 LAPDm (Layer 2)

LLC

RLC MAC

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Layer 1 (WCDMA)

Layer 1 (TDMA)

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Configuring UTRAN cells

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UTRAN cell configuration

Set up basic cell configuration Select core network domain type Set CPCH configuration Set UTRAN registration area information

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UE timers and constants

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TS 25.331 10.3.3.43-44 13.1-3

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Cell Selection parameters

Settings related to Cell Selection and re-selection Used to define the contents of the System Information Blocks

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Measurement Information

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Common channels

Bear combination options Open loop power settings RACH Aloha parameters RACH acknowledgement channel (AICH)

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Mobility Information

Selection of Cell_DCH or Cell_FACH state Entry for additional Network identities

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RRC Connection options

Enable or Disable

UEA1 Ciphering Integrity Protection RRC Connection Rejection

The Scrambling Code for the the DPCH can also be set
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CS and PS domain options

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Real time trace

SAS Real Time Trace

Layer 3 messages only Message content may be viewed Message types may be filtered

Anite Real Time Trace

View of all protocol layers (NAS to Physical layer)

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Anite Real Time Trace

Real time trace window shows message sequence Use 'freeze' option to link to Log Viewer

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UTRAN procedures

RRC Connection Setup Speech calls and data services using UTRAN radio bearer Handovers
Inter-system Soft (active set update) Hard (inter-frequency)

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UTRAN measurement window

Shows serving cell and UTRAN neighbour cell (N1 to N6) information, reported by the UE
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Soft handover

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Inter-system handover

GSM to UTRAN or UTRAN to GSM UE measures current carrier (either Node B or BSS) and carriers in other system UTRAN or GSM network forces handover based on measurement reports 'Break before make' handover

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UTRAN to GSM handover

UE UTRAN MSC GSM BSS

System Information or Measurement Control Measurement Report Resource Reservation Resource Reservation Acknowledge and Handover Command Inter-system Handover Command Handover Access

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GSM to UTRAN handover

UE GSM BSS MSC UTRAN

System Information Measurement Report Resource Reservation Resource Reservation Acknowledge and Handover Command Inter-system Handover Command Handover to UTRAN Complete

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Radio Bearers
Signalling Radio Bearers RB 1 Logical Channel Transport Channel Transport format set RB 2 RB 3 RB 4 DCCH RB 10 Radio Bearers - Speech RB 11 RB 12

DCCH DCCH

DCCH

DCH-5

DCH-1 81 0 1 1

DCH-2

DCH-3

148 148

0 1

39 81

103 103

0 1

60 60

0 1

CCTrCH

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Bearer Combinations

Selected Radio Bearer Combination (Full rate speech and signalling) Choice of possible Bearer Combinations
(These defaults are configured on next slide ...)

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Configuration of Bearer Combinations

Configuration of
Transport Format Combination Sets Physical Channel (bit rates and bits/slot) Radio Bearer (configured on next two slides ...)
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Configuration of Radio Bearer (SRBs)

Configuration of
RLC parameters (RLC mode and payload size) Layer 1 (Transport format, coding parameters)
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Configuration of Radio Bearer (RABs)

Configuration of
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RLC parameters Layer 1 (Transport format, coding parameters)

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Bearer combinations
SRB 1 SRB 2 SRB 3 SRB 4

RLC
DCCH

RLC
DCCH

RLC
DCCH

RLC
DCCH

MAC
DCH

PHY
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DPCH

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UTRAN System Information Override

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Scheduling of System information

Scheduling block 1 SI block 5 SI block 18

Master information block

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SI block 1 SI block 2 SI block 3 SI block 4

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Scheduling Control

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Scheduling information for SIBs may be in the MIB or Scheduling Block 1

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UTRAN packet data transfer

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The limit of SAS

Application Can be simulated using external software

Data protocol (IP)

SNDCP GSM/GPRS part

PDCP

LLC

RLC

Upper limit of SAS

UTRAN part

RLC MAC

MAC

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Physical

Physical

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End to end testing again

www

SAS Controller PC

TCP/IP adapter

Server application (e.g. web server, FTP server)

HTML, files

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Data analysis window

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UTRAN scripting in the Playback Editor

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The Playback Editor

Session control SAS

Main editing area

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Timing in Playback

SS --> MS
delta time defines the delay before the message is sent or the MT procedure starts

MS --> SS
delta time defines the time for which SAS will wait for the expected message if the message is not received, the procedure will fail

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Inserting items into scripts

Load a scenario file Cell control

Cell registration

Traffic channel control Speech calls GPRS procedures Handovers Messages Script control

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Inserting Layer 3 messages

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Example 1 speech call again

SS SS SS MS SS MS

00:00:00 00:05:00 00:05:00 00:10:00 00:00:00 00:05:00 00:00:00 00:05:00 00:10:00 00:00:50 00:08:00 00:00:00 00:20:00 00:00:00

U-Cell A U-Cell A U-Cell A U-Cell A

LOAD SCENARIO DATA ACTIVATE CELL [CPICH POWER = -60] LOCATION UPDATE SPEECH CALL [TI = 0] [12345] [Speech] RRC PAGING TYPE 1 RRC CONNECTION REQUEST RRC CONNECTION SETUP RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE PAGING RESPONSE AUTHENTICATION REQUEST AUTHENTICATION RESPONSE RRC SECURITY MODE COMMAND RRC SECURITY MODE COMPLETE SETUP

SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS SS MS

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Example 2 checking the UE timers

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RRC connection request T300 RRC connection request

UE

RRC connection setup

RRC connection setup complete

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