EX WCDMA/GSM Scanning Receiver
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are your customers satisfied with the quality of your network?
This question resonates throughout every aspect of managing a wireless network. Yet, for RF Engineers, this question is particularly important. Without a reliable RF network, wireless service can not be sustained. What's more, when RF performance is optimized, all other components of the business are easier to manage and resources are used more efficiently. A well tuned RF network allows network operators to:

  • Reduce Support Burden
  • Increase Profitability
  • Deploy Less Infrastructure
  • Provide Better Service
Using state-of-the-art technology, the compact and lightweight SeeGull EX offers unbeatable performance in a scanning receiver that is ideal for network planning, deployment and optimization.

The SeeGull EX scanning receiver provides:
  • Unparalleled Scanning Speed
  • High Dynamic Range
  • Improved Pilot Detection Capability
  • WCDMA & GSM Layer 3 Decoding
  • High Throughput USB Interface
  • Superb Packaging
  • Exceptional Value
The new SeeGull EX is easy to carry and transport, and can be integrated with many drive test systems.

SeeGull EX Scanning Receiver Features:
  • Concurrent Measurements of Dual Technologies
  • RSSI Scan Across Multiple Bandwidths
  • Simultaneous Testing of All Modes
  • Built-in GPS

Available Measurements:
 


WCDMA/HSDPA
  • Top N BCH
     
  • Ec/Io (CPICH, PSCH and SSCH)
     
  • Io and Peak Ec/Io (CPICH)
     
  • Signal to Interference Ratio (SIR)
     
  • Rake Finger Count
     
  • Delay Measurements
GSM/EDGE/GPRS

 
  • BSIC Decoding
     
  • Carrier to Interference (C/I) Option
     
  • BCCH Decoding Option
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    Fast Scanning Speed Provides High Density Measurements
    Higher scan speed gives a greater density of coverage and signal quality measurements. This is critical to identifying where:

    Interference has the greatest impact on users, Coverage holes exist, Critical traffic areas are not served well

    The evaluation of the pilot scan speed of the SeeGull EX compared with its competition is based on data measurements gathered during field trials.
     
     

    Today's networks have characteristics that demand fast measurement devices:

    Multiple technologies (WCDMA and GSM)
    Complex overlay designs
    Multiple bands and high spectrum utilization
    A variety of services with distinct performance requirements

    Measuring up to 16 pilots every 10ms while in Top N mode, the SeeGull EX allows simultaneous data capture on multiple channels across GSM and overlaid WCDMA networks, eliminating the need for additional scanning receivers or more drive tests.

    Wide Dynamic Range and Accurate Pilot Detection Extend Measurements to the Edge of Coverage
    At cell boundaries, service can degrade due to a combination of:
     
    • Lower signal levels
       
    • Multiple sources of interference
       
    • Non-optimal neighbor lists


     
    The SeeGull EX's high dynamic range mode provides pilot measurement down to -26 dB Ec/Io. This enables reliable RF data collection over a larger area with fewer false pilot measurements. RF Engineers get more data on legitimate interferers, ensuring the ability to make the appropriate network adjustments. This robust approach to pilot selection ensures the accuracy of the data.

    Collect to the edge with the SeeGull EX.
    With the unmatched combination of accurate, rapid pilot detection and high dynamic range, the SeeGull EX has an unsurpassed ability to clearly depict the intricacies of RF coverage.

    Layer 3 Information Enables Neighbor List Management
    Solving network problems associated with mobility and handoffs requires going beyond the physical RF coverage and interference environment to examining communications between the handset and the network infrastructure. With the ability of the SeeGull EX to capture and decode Layer 3 messages, RF engineers can optimize handoff candidates, improving both quality of service and resource utilization.