Programming an HSDPA Block Error Ratio Measurement

Programming an HSDPA Block Error Ratio Measurement

Last updated: January 16, 2009

This section is only applicable to the lab application or a test application with the required feature license.

This example is for FDD Test Operating Mode . The measurement is also available in Active Cell Operating Mode .

This section provides an example of how to make HSDPA BLER measurements via remote program. The following program example assumes that the UE is connected to the RF IN/OUT connector.

The basic procedure to test HSDPA BLER is as follows:

  1. Set the HSDPA BLER setup parameters as desired using the SETup:HBLerror commands.
  2. Use the INITiate:HBLerror command to start the measurement.
  3. Use the FETCh:HBLerror query to obtain the measurement results (or use the READ:HBLerror? command to both initiate and fetch the measurement as a sequential operation).

Programming Example

 
10 ! HSDPA Block Error Ratio Measurement Programming Example
20 ! 3GPP TS 34.121 6.3A Maximum Input Level for HS-PDSCH
30 ! Reception (16QAM)
40 !
50       Testset=714
60 !
70 !***Set up test parameters***
80 !
90       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:OPERating:MODE FDDTest"
100 ! Set Operating Mode to FDD Test
110       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:POWer -25.7"
120 ! Set Cell Power to -25.7 dB
130       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:SERVice:RBTest:RAB HSDParmc12"
140 ! Set Channel Type to 12.2k RMC + HSDPA
150       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:FDDTest:FRC:TYPE QAM1"
160 ! Set FRC Type to H-Set 1 16QAM
170       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:FDDTest:MACHs:NTRans 1"
180 ! Set FDD Test Number of Tranmissions to 1
190       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:FDDTest:MACHs:RVSequence `6'"
200 ! Set FDD Test RV Sequence to 6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
210       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:FDDTest:HRNTi `32'"
220 ! Set FDD Test Primary H-RNTI (Hex) as needed
230       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:MS:POWer:TARGet 20"
240 ! Set UE Target Power to 20 or 18 dBm
250       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:FDDTest:DPCHannel:HSDPa -13"
260 ! Set HSDPA FDD Test DPCH Level to -13 dB
270       OUTPUT Testset;"CALL:FDDTest:HSSCchannel -13"
280 ! Set FDD Test HS-SCCH 1 Level to -13 dB
290 !
300 !***Set up measurement parameters***
310 !
320       OUTPUT Testset;"SETup:HBLerror:COUNt 500"
330 ! Set Number of blocks to test to 500
340       OUTPUT Testset;"SETup:HBLerror:CONTinuous OFF"
350 ! Set Trigger Arm to Single
360 !
370       CLEAR SCREEN
380       PRINT "Configure the UE to synchronize to the test "
390       PRINT "set, demodulate the HS-SCCH and HS-PDSCH "
400       PRINT "channels and generate an HS-DPCCH."
410       PRINT
420       PRINT "Press CONTINUE"
430       PRINT
440 !
450       PAUSE
460 !
470 !***INITiate and FETCh measurements***
480 !
490       OUTPUT Testset;"INITiate:HBLerror"
500 ! Initiate an HBLER measurement
510       OUTPUT Testset;"FETCh:HBLerror?"
520       ENTER Testset;Int,Ratio,R,Ack,Nack,Sdtx,Num,Mcqi
530 !
540 !***Print measurement results***
550 !
560       PRINT "HSDPA Block Error Ratio Results:"
570       PRINT
580       PRINT "Integrity Indicator                     = ",Int
590       PRINT "Block Error Ratio (%)                   = ",Ratio
600       PRINT "Information Bit Throughput (kbps)       = ",R
610       PRINT "Positive Acknowledgments                = ",Ack
620       PRINT "Negative Acknowledgments                = ",Nack
630       PRINT "Statistical DTXs                        = ",Sdtx
640       PRINT "Number of Blocks Tested                 = ",Num
650       PRINT "Median Channel Quality Indicator        = ",Mcqi
660 !
670       END
680 !

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