User manual ASCOM TEMS SYMPHONY BROCHURE

[. . . ] At last, mobile operators can say goodbye to this unnecessary and costly duplication of benchmarking tools. With the release of the TEMS Symphony 6. 0 benchmarking solution, wireless carriers can employ a single, powerful hardware platform for all of their benchmarking needs ­ whether vehicular, indoor, stationary, or nomadic testing; legacy, 3G, or LTE network monitoring; and voice or data service quality measurement. TEMS SYMPHONY 6. 0 WITH MTP-4: A SINGLE, VERSATILE PLATFORM FOR BENCHMARKING The platform, known as the MTP-4, enables TEMS Symphony 6. 0 to set a new standard for both processing and channel capacity. [. . . ] Different types of QoS tests can be executed in all types and generations of mobile radio technologies (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000, EV-DO, WCDMA, HSPA, WiMAX, and LTE). The system user can then analyze the collected measurement results and engineering traces online or in time shift mode on the GUI. These results and traces can also be post-processed by TEMSTM Discovery, as well as other thirdparty tools. THE POWERFUL MTP-4 CHASSIS WITH ITS FLEXIBLE INTERFACES The core module in an MTP-4 chassis contains four separate CPU modules equipped with Windows® Embedded OS. This provides more than enough processing power needed for quality algorithms such as Perceptual Objective Listening Quality Analysis (POLQA) and Perceptual Evaluation of Video Quality (PEVQ). The system simulates the activities of typical wireless users by accessing the mobile broadband connection, and by utilizing all types of services in 3G and 4G networks, without any restrictions. Depending on customer needs, different types of interface modules can be plugged into the main chassis. This makes the MTP-4 not only very flexible but also expandable and adaptable for future types of interfaces and new types of mobile devices. Everything else needed for precise and professional measuring and testing ­ such as a GPS receiver, dedicated communication module for wireless operation, power supply with UPS functionality, and hardware dongle ­ are included in the MTP-4 system. The following interface modules (MIF) are available: Phone MIF: module to control test phones via USB interface, audio interface, SIM card slot, powering, and power cycling of the phone USB 12V MIF: module with two power-cycled USB interfaces and one switched 12VDC output to connect commercial USB modem and RF scanners MiniCard MIF: module with Mobile Radio PCIe MiniCard for Mobile Communication 2G/3G/4G, SIM card slot, and two antennas for voice and data testing Up to 12 MIF modules can be plugged into one MTP-4 chassis. This will allow configurations for benchmarking on multiple channels in parallel of, for example: Speech call testing with MOS evaluation over a test phone, and IP data testing via USB modems or Speech call testing with MOS over PCIe MiniCard, and IP data tests via another PCIe MiniCard or Video telephony call testing with speech MOS and video PEVQ MOS over test phones 4 x CPU An open MTP-4 with 4 CPUs fixed on the main chassis and MIF modules plugged on top 6 TEMSTM SYMPHONY 6. 0 TEST ANYWHERE, ANYTIME KEY FEATURES Compact, light, and portable multi-processor benchmarking platform Same equipment can be used in vehicle, nomadic, walk, and stationary environment Support of PCIe MiniCard modules for data and voice Daisy chain of multiple MTP-4 units controlled by a single user interface Detachable user interface running on a notebook/tablet PC connected via LAN/ WLAN Attractive pricing and scalable design TEMS Symphony with its flexible MTP-4 platform offers the ubiquitous benchmark testing capabilities that mobile operators and measurement service providers need. VEHICLE KIT When mounted in a vehicle, phones and other external test devices such as RF scanners can be secured on a phone platform which can be stacked on top of an MTP-4 chassis. An RF combiner on this platform will reduce the number of external antennas needed and guarantee the required isolation between the RF devices. If more channels are needed, a second MTP-4 chassis can be stacked and daisy-chained via a Gigabit LAN providing eight to 24 channels, all controlled by the same GUI. [. . . ] The bag can also be wheeled, which enables easy and inconspicuous movement during indoor test locations. The integration of patch antennas and an RF combiner allow a controlled operation of between four and eight mobile devices in a properly controlled and repeatable manner. MTP-4 chassis MTP-4 portable kit with phone platform TEMSTM SYMPHONY 6. 0 7 TEMS Symphony with its flexible MTP-4 platform offers the ubiquitous benchmark testing capabilities that mobile operators and measurement service providers need. www. ascom. com/tems NEW IN RELEASE 6. 0 Brand new MTP-4 hardware platform New LTE devices including trace PCIe modules for speech and data tests SRU GSM/WCDMA scanner Samsung UMTS phones 01. 2011 Ascom Network Testing Inc. 1943 Isaac Newton Square Reston | VA | 20190-5006 | USA www. ascom. com/tems © Ascom 2011. [. . . ]