MM Tab


The MM tab is used to define the system layer of the Iu-CS interface (MM) between the HNB and the HNB GW SUT and between RNC and MSC Node.  The MM tab is used to define the system layer of the A1p interface (MM) between the BSC and the MSCeSUT and between BSC and MSCe Node.

The parameters define Mobility Management Update options and the attributes used in MM messages.

Retries and Timers

Cell Id

Slot Cycle Index

Location Updating Type IE

Local Area Identification IE Codes

Authentication

Mobile Subscription Information

Mobile Station Classmark IE

Mobile Identity IE

Signaling Connection

Delay (s)

 

Paging Response Delay (ms)

RAB Assignment Response Delay (ms)

 

Registration Type

Mobile Network Classmark IE

 

General

 

 

 

Related Measurements

Measurements collected for IuCS MM related processing are reported on the MM report tab.


Retries and Timers

Retries

The number of times the test will re-transmit a message if a response is not received before the Retry Timer expires. Enter 0 to disable retries.

Range: 0255

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: MmRetryCnt

Retry Time

The number of seconds the test will wait for a response.

Range: 0255

Default: 15

Tcl Parameter: MmRetryTmr

Cell Id

Cell Id

Enter the Cell Identifier. Available in the CDMA Voice Nodal and CDMA MSCe Node test cases.

Range: 04095

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: CdmaMmCellId

Sector

Enter the Sector Identifier. Available in the CDMA Voice Nodal and CDMA MSCe Node test cases.

Range: 015

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: CdmaMmSectorId

Slot Cycle Index

Negative SCI

Select for negative Slot Cycle Index. Indicates the sign of the Slot Cycle Index. If checked, it is negative.

Available in the CDMA Voice Nodal and CDMA MSCe Node test cases.

Range: 065535

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: SlotCycleIndexNegative

Slot Cycle Index

A parameter that is used in the computation of paging time slot, allowing discontinuous reception in the MS. The slot Cycle Index determines how often the phone's slot comes around. For example, if the index = 0, the phone wakes up every 1.28 seconds, if the index = 1, the phone wakes up every 2.56 seconds, if the index = 2, the phone wakes up every 5.12 seconds, and so on...

Available in the CDMA Voice Nodal and CDMA MSCe Node test cases.

Range: 07

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: SlotCycleIndex

Periodic Location Area Updates

Use the Perform Periodic Routing Area Updates checkbox to generate a Routing Area Update Request from the MN to the SGSN according to the timed cycle you define.

Tcl Parameter: MmLauTimeEn

Time (s)

The number of seconds to wait before generating a request.

Range: 165534

Default: 3212

Tcl Parameter: MmLauTime

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Registration Type

Registration Type

Options: Timer-based, Power-Up (default), Zone-based, Parameter-change, Ordered, Distance-based, User Zone-based, BCMC Registration. Available in the CDMA Voice Nodal and CDMA MSCe Node test cases.

Tcl Parameter: RegistrationType

 

Deregistration  

Select for deregistration. Available in the CDMA Voice Nodal and CDMA MSCe Node test cases.

Tcl Parameter: DeregistrationEn

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Location Updating IE

Follow On

Use the checkbox to set the Follow-on request bit in the Attach Type IE, indicating that the MN wishes to activate a PDP context when the attach is complete.

Tcl Parameter: MmFollowOn

 

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Location Area Identification IE

See RAI Attributes.

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Paging Response Delay (ms)

Enter a time delay in milliseconds for a Paging Response.

Range: 13000

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: MmPagingRespDelay

 

RAB Assignment Response Delay (ms)

Enter a time delay in milliseconds for a RAB Assignment Response.

Range: 13000

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: MmRabAssignRespDelay

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Signaling Connection

Available in HNB GW Nodal when Test Activity = Capacity Test and Core Network = CS Domain or PS & CS Domain. Select to emulate UEs whether to Keep Alive or enter Idle Mode (with or without Delay).

Options : Keep Alive, Tear Down Upon LAU Accept, Tear Down After Delay

Enter Delay in seconds if Tear Down After Delay is selected. Range from 1 (Default)  to 4294967295.

Tcl Parameter: MmKeepSigActive

Tcl Parameter: MmSigConnTearDnDly

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Mobile Identity IE

Select the type of MN identifier that will be used in the initial and subsequent GMM Attach Requests and define the values used.

Attach With

Use the drop-down list to select the type of information the IE will contain.

Options: IMEI, IMSI, IMEISV, or P-TMSI

Default: IMEI

Tcl Parameter: MmMIe

 

NOTE: Only IMSI is supported for Mobility test activities (Session Loading with Mobility/Intra-HNB GW Mobility) for test case HNB GW Nodal

 

Software Version

The version value is combined with the IMEI when IMEISV identity type is used. The same value is used for all MNs and it is a fixed length of 2 digits.

Range: 0099

Default: 00

Tcl Parameter: MmSwVersion

 

Starting IMEI

The International Mobile Equipment Identity that will be used for the first MN. This value will be incremented for each MN.

Range: 14 digits

Default: N/A

Tcl Parameter: MmImei

 

Starting IMSI

The International Mobile Subscriber Identifier that will be used for the first MN. This value is incremented for each MN. A combination of this value and the NSAPI uniquely identifies a PDP context.

Range: 5 — 15 digits

Default: N/A

Tcl Parameter: MmImsi

 

TMSI

A valid TMSI that will be used in every MN's initial Attach Request. When the MN is re-attached in a Session Loading test, either the valid TMSI obtained during a previous attach or a random TMSI is used in the request depending on the Use MSC-Assigned TMSI setting.

Range: Up to 32 decimal digits. Hex format is also acceptable if "0x" prefix is used.

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: MmTmsi

Use MSC-Assigned TMSI

Use the checkbox to specify that the TMSI received from the MSC is used in any re-attach attempts. When the checkbox is cleared, a random TMSI is generated and used for the attach attempt.

Tcl Parameter: MmUseAssignedTmsi

Starting ESN

Enter the Electronic Serial Number (ESN) which is used to identify a specific CDMA cell phone.

Range: 0 to oxFFFFFFFF

Default: 0xo

Tcl Parameter: CdmaMmEsn

 

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Mobile Station Classmark IE

Revision Level

Revision Level  provides with the following options.

  • GSM phase 1
  • GSM Phase 2: Used by mobile stations

  • R99+: Used by mobile stations supporting R99 or later versions of the protocol

Tcl Values: 0, 1, and 2.

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkRevLevel

 

RF Power Capability  

 

Options: Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5

Tcl Values: 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkPowerCapability

 

Screening Indicator

Options: 0, 1, 2, and 3

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkScreening

 

Controlled Early Classmark Sending

Select the checkbox to indicate that this option is implemented in the Mobile Station

Tcl Value:  0 (Not implemented), 1 (Implemented)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkControlledEarlyClsSendEn

 

Pseudo-synchronization capability

Select the checkbox to indicate that PS capability is present.

Tcl Value: 0 (PS cap not present), 1 (PS Cap Present)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkPseudoSync

 

Network Initiated MO CM Connection Request

Select the checkbox to indicate that Network initiate MO CM Connection Request.

Tcl Value: 0 (not support), 1 (supported)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkNetInitMoCmConnRequest

MT SMS pt to pt capability

Tcl Value: 0 (not supported), 1 (supported)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkMtSmsPtToPt

 

VBS notification reception      

Tcl Value: 0 (no vbs wanted), 1 (vbs cap wanted)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkVbs

 

VGCS Notification Reception

Tcl Value: 0 (No VGCS wanted), 1 (VGCS wanted)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkVgcs

 

Classmark 3 Supported

The tcl values will be 0 for "Does not support", and 1 for "Supports"

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkCm3

 

No Preference over USC2

The tcl values will be 0 for "No Preference over USC2", and 1 for "Preference over USC2"

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkUcs2

Frequency Capability (E-GSM or R-GSM Support)  

Tcl Value: 0 (not support), 1 (supported)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkFrequencyCapability

 

A5/1 algorithm not available

Tcl Value: 0 (A5/1 available), 1 (A5/1 not available)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkA5_1

 

A5/2 algorithm available  

Tcl Value: 0 (not available), 1 (available)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkA5_2

 

A5/3 algorithm available  

Tcl Value: 0 (not available), 1 (available)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkA5_3

 

LCS VA capability

Tcl Value: 0 (Not supported) 1 (Supported)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkLcsVa

 

SoLSA  

Tcl Value: 0 (does not support), 1 (supports)

Tcl Parameter: MsClassmarkSoLSA

 

 

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Mobile Subscription Information

Available in the CDMA Voice and CDMA MSCe Test Cases. Enter the mobile subscription information.

Range: 0 to 255 bytes (hex string)

Default: 0x0

Tcl Parameter: MobileSubscriptionInformation

 

Mobile Station Classmark IE (CDMA Voice and CDMA MSCe Test Cases)

MOB_P_REV

Select the current MS Protocol Revision Level.

Range: 0 to 7

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: Mobprev

See List of Entries 

 

Select to provide an escape mechanism that allows octets 3 through 6 to be ignored by the receiver in the IE.

Tcl Parameter: Sle

NAR_AN_CAP

Select to indicate that the MS is capable of supporting narrow band analog technology (N-AMPS).

Tcl Parameter: Narancap

RF Power Capability

Each MS has an assigned power class capability that needs to be known at the base station to regulate uplink power control. Each power class is unique to the specific signaling system.

Options: (Class 1, vehicle and portable (default)), (Class 2, portable), (Class 3, handheld), (Class 4, handheld), (Class 5, handheld), (Class 6, handheld), (Class 7, handheld), (Class 8, handheld).

Tcl Parameter: RfPowerCap

IS-95

Select to indicate that the MS is capable of supporting the air interfaces defined in TIA/EIA-95.

Tcl Parameter: IS95

Slotted

Select to indicate that the MS is operating in slotted paging request mode.

Tcl Parameter: Slotted

DTX

Select to indicate whether or not the MS is capable of discontinuous transmission.

Tcl Parameter: Dtx

Mobile Term

Select to indicate whether or not the MS is capable of discontinuous transmission.

that the MS is capable of receiving incoming calls

Tcl Parameter: MobileTerm

TIA-553

Select to indicate that the MS supports analog capabilities.

Tcl Parameter: Tia553

PSI

PACA Supported Indicator, indicates the MS’s capability to support PACA.

Tcl Parameter: Psi

Station Class Mark

A coded value for class-of-station information that identifies certain characteristics of a mobile station such as slotted operation and transmission power.

Range: Max or 16 bytes - Hex string (0x0000)

Default: 0x0

Tcl Parameter: StationClassMark

Count of Band Entries

Select to indicate the number of band class information entries.

Range: 1 to 3

Default: 1

Tcl Parameter: BandClassNumber

Band Class 1, 2 and 3

Band Class, Air Interfaces Supported, MOB_P_REV.

Band Class – Coded for a specific band class that contains information on the air interface capabilities and protocol level information of the MS with respect to it.

Range: 0 to 31, Default : 0

Air Interfaces Supported – consists of subfields indicating which operating modes are supported by the MS in the corresponding band class.

Range: 0 to 255, Default : 0

MOB_P_REV - MS protocol revision level for the corresponding band class.

Range: 0 to 7, Default : 0

Tcl Parameter: BandClass1

Tcl Parameter: BandClass2

Tcl Parameter: BandClass3

Tcl Parameter: BandClassAirIf1

Tcl Parameter: BandClassAirIf2

Tcl Parameter: BandClassAirIf3

Tcl Parameter: BandClassMobprev1

Tcl Parameter: BandClassMobprev2

Tcl Parameter: BandClassMobprev3

 

 

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Authentication

Defines the authentication keys used by the MNs.

Secret Key

The MN's text or hexadecimal key that is associated with its IMSI and is used to derive the UMTS ciphering key.

Tcl Parameter: MmSecretKey

RES Length (bytes)

Per 3GPP (33.102) specified RES Length of 4-16 octets. Range: 4 to 8, Default : 8

Tcl Parameter: MmAuthResLen

Use Hard Coded Auth Value

Use the checkbox to specify a hard-coded response and enter the RES value, in hexadecimal format, in the field provided. With this option, Secret Key and Operator Variant are not used. MAC verification will be by-passed and the exact number of bytes (up to 16) configured in the hard-coded value.

Tcl Parameter:

MmAuthValueEn

MmAuthValue

Operator Variant Algorithm Configuration Field

The 128-bit, operator-specific MILENAGE constant (OP) provisioned for the network.

Range: Up to 32 hex characters, excluding "0x."

Default: 0x63BFA50EE6523365FF14C1F45F88737D

Tcl Parameter: MmOpVar

GSM Security

Select to enable GSM Authentication.

Tcl Parameter: MmGsmSecurityEn

 

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Authentication (CDMA Voice and CDMA MSCe Test Cases)

Defines the authentication used by the MNs.

AUTHR

Provides the authentication response signature calculated by the MS or the network as appropriate.

Hex 3 bytes (0x0 - default)

Tcl Parameter: AuthAuthr

Authentication Parameter Count

Provides the HLR/AC with the MS’s call history parameter.

Range: 0 to 63

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: AuthParamCount

Random Number

Provides a non-predictable number which is used for authentication/SSD update.

Range : 0 to 0xFFFFFFFF

Default: 0x0

Tcl Parameter: AuthRandomNum

RANDC

Authentication Confirmation Parameter.

Range: 0 to 255

Default: 0

Tcl Parameter: AuthRandc

Authentication Key

Enter Authentication Key.

Range: Up to 16 hex characters, excluding "0x."

Default: 0x1234567890123456

Tcl Parameter: CdmaMmAuthKey

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Apply Parameter Values from Test Data Files (MM)

See About Applying Parameter ValuesAbout Applying Parameter Values.

See Test Data Files for further explanation and sample files. If a sample is not found for the specific TDF, you can obtain a sample file from your Technical Support representative. You may also use the following options to select an existing TDF or create/edit TDF-CSV files (TDF-CSV Editor). 

For most TDF Parameters used for Applying Parameters, each row in the file is the overridden value for a different “Session”, aka a different UE. But some TDFs are done in other dimensions, like Bearers, eNodeBs, Subscribers (2 per UE sometimes) or even Hosts, etc. Tooltips on the TDF Parameter: 

Note that the “ID” is a unique ID. Please Provide the ID when reporting issues with a TDF. For TDFs that do not apply / override Parameters, but instead are just their own configuration or data or media files you won’t see TDF ID row details.

TIP: When including large files, please be aware of memory limitations, since the TDF Editor shares memory with the Client.

NOTE: The available TDF options vary. on the L3-7 | IPSec tab > IKE with RSA Settings you may only select the Certificate TDF from TAS (these are non-CSV TDFs).

In addition, where applicable, any rules for defining TDFs are included in specific Test Cases. (For example, In MME Node test case, see MME Node - Provisioning TDF.)

From the DMF Window, press Shift+Alt+A to display the  Save DMF as Tcl window. Click the Save to File button to save as Tcl file. See additional details on Using the Tcl API.

 

Select/Create a new TDF-CSV

Allows you to create a new TDF by entering a file name that doesn’t already exist or select an existing file by entering a file name that already exists.

Click to open the Select Existing or Create window.

  • Navigate to the relevant library/folder,

  • Enter the name of the file:

  • If the file name already exists, the file is selected and applied in the test case.

  • If the file name does not exist, a message displays that says you are creating a new TDF and the embedded TDF-CSV will be launched.

    • Click Yes to launch the TDF-CSV Editor and create/save the new TDF-CSV.

    • Click No to select a different file

NOTE: If you do not have permission to save in the selected library, an error displays when you try to create a new file.
TIP: You may also navigate to the relevant library/folder and select file, and click OK.

 

Upload a New TDF to TAS

Click to import a new TDF file from your local folder and select in the test Case (instead of having to go to TDF Admin).

  • Navigate to the file on your local folder and select.
  • Then navigate to the location (library) where you want to save it on the TAS. You may rename the file, if required.  

View Edit Selected TDF in TDF-CSV Editor

Available only when you have selected a TDF on TAS. Click to open the selected file in TDF-CSV Editor (in place, that is, within the Test Case).

Edit the file and save. You may also click Save As to save the edited TDF-CSV to a different library and also rename the file, if required.

NOTE: You may also select a TDF from a library to which you do not have write permissions, edit the file as required, and save (Save As) only to a different library with the same file name or a different name.

The only options available are Save As and Cancel.

Open Selected TDF in Standalone TDF-CSV Editor

Available only when you have selected a TDF on TAS. Select to retrieve the CSV file and open it in the stand alone TDF-CSV Editor.

Generate Stub TDF-CSV

TIP: Available only when a CSV specification has been defined for in the Test Case for the TDF widget ( View TDF Actions/Options Menu)

 

Opens an example context specific test data parametersexample context specific test data parameters, which you may save as a .CSV file or open in the TDF-CSV Editor.

 

Launch Standalone TDF-CSV Editor

Click to open a blank TDF-CSV Editor.

The Launch Standalone TDF-CSV editor options handles very large TDFs that may use too much Client memory if opened within the Test Case/in the embedded editor.  You may set the standalone TDF-CSV Editor memory high to edit large TDFs.

 

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