DATA SHEET

Nemo Outdoor
PCTEL IBflex scanner

Measure and Monitor the Newest Wireless

Network Technologies with Powerful Drive Testing
Nemo Outdoor from Keysight Technologies, Inc. is an unparalleled network measurement and
optimization solution for perfecting the air interface of wireless networks. It collects measurement results
and geographical coordinates, and these measurement results further provide valuable information for
network planning, roll-out, tuning, verification, optimization, maintenance, and benchmarking purposes.
Nemo Outdoor is always among the first-to-market with support for the very latest technologies. This
technical data sheet lists parameters and features available with PCTEL IBflex scanner and Nemo
Outdoor.

Supported bands
• GSM 850, E900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• WCDMA 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100 AWS MHz
• CDMA 450 MHz (band class 5), 800 MHz (band class 0, 10), 900 MHz (SMR, band
class 9), 1900 MHz (band class 1), AWS (band class 15)
• EVDO 450, 800, 1900 MHz
• LTE FDD E-UTRA bands 1-8, 10-14, 17-21, 23-32, 65-68, 70, 71, 252, 255
• LTE TDD E-UTRA bands 33-46, 48
• NB-IoT
• 5G NR:
o Sub 6 GHz bands: 1-3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 34, 38-41, 50, 51, 66, 71, 74-79
5G NR
Frequency scanning options
• Channel style (BW)
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)

Pilot scanning parameters

• Signal type
• Band
• NR ARFCN
• PCI (NR physical cell identity 0-1007)
• BI (NR beam index 0-63)
• SCS (NR subcarrier spacing 15 kHz- 240 kHz)
• Cyclic prefix (Normal/ Extended)
• Cell ID
• MCC
• MNC
• Time offset
• SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal)
o SS-RSRP (dBm)
o SS-RSRQ (dB)
o SS-SINR (dB)
o SS-Delay spread
• PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal)
o PS-RSRP (dBm)
o PS-RSRQ (dB)
• PBCH-DM (Demodulation Reference Signal of PBCH)
o PBCH DM-RP (dBm)
o PBCH DM-RQ (dB)
o PBCH DM-SINR (dB)
• SSB (Synchronization Signal Block)
o SSB-RP (dBm)
o SSB-RQ (dB)
o SSB-SINR (dBm)
o SSB-RSSI (dBm)

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Pilot scanning options
• MIB decoding
• Cell information decoding
• SIB1 decoding

LTE
Measurement modes
• Frequency and pilot scanning

Frequency scanning parameters

• Channel number
• Carrier RSSI

Frequency scanning options

• Channel style (BW): 200 kHz (Narrow); 1.4 (1.08), 3 (2.7), 5 (4.5), 10 (9), 15 (13.5), 20 (18) MHz
(Wide)
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)

Pilot scanning parameters (synchronization channel)

• Channel number
• PCI (physical cell ID)
• P-SCH and S-SCH RP (received power)
• P-SCH and S-SCH RQ (received quality)
• CINR
• Cyclic prefix (CP)
• Cell ID
• MCC
• MNC
• TAC
• Rate matching

Pilot scanning parameters (reference signal)

• Channel number
• Carrier RSSI
• PCI
• RSRP

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 • RSRQ
• RS CINR
• RS cyclic prefix
• RSRP, RSRQ, and CINR per antenna port
• Time offset
• System Information Block 1 message (SIB1)
• Master Information Block message (MIB)
• MIMO specific parameters
o MIMO mode 1 2

o RSRP, RSRQ, and CINR per antenna port combination1, 2

o 2x2 MIMO condition number1
o Single layer open loop CQI1
o Single layer open loop throughput (bit/s)1
o Single layer closed-loop CQI1
o Single layer closed-loop throughput (bit/s)1
o Dual layer open-loop CQI 01
o Dual layer open-loop throughput 0 (bit/s)1
o Dual layer open-loop CQI 11
o Dual layer open-loop throughput 11
o Dual layer closed-loop SM CQI 01
o Dual layer closed-loop throughput 0 (bit/s)1
o Dual layer closed-loop SM CQI 11
o Dual layer closed-loop throughput 1 (bit/s)1
o Dual layer closed-loop throughput (bit/s)2
o Three layer closed-loop throughput (bit/s)2
o Four layer closed-loop throughput (bit/s)2
o Three layer closed-loop SM CQI 02
o Three layer closed-loop SM CQI 12
o Three layer closed-loop SM CQI 22
o Four layer closed-loop SM CQI 02
o Four layer closed-loop SM CQI 12
o Four layer closed-loop SM CQI 22
o Four layer closed-loop SM CQI 32
o 4x4 rank2
o 4x4 Eigen ratio 1_22
o 4x4 Eigen ratio 1_32

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Re quires MXflex L TE (FDD and TDD) and 2 x 2 MIMO options
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Re quires MXflex L TE (FDD and TDD) and 4 x 4 MIMO options

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Pilot scanning options
• Channel style (BW): 1.4 (1.08), 3 (2.7), 5 (4.5), 10 (9), 15 (13.5), 20 (18) MHz (Wide)
• Cyclic prefix (auto detect, normal, extended)
• Data processing method (peak, aggregate)
• Sampling ratio (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1.8)
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)
• RSSI threshold
• MAX number of carriers: 18
• Top-N Number of cells (PCIs): 1 to 16
• CINR
• Time offset
• Sync signal
• Reference signal
• MIMO
• Layer 3 decoding (requires an option, see a list of options at the end of this document)
• Dwelling time

eMBMS measurements
• MBSFN Area ID
• PMCH channel number
• PMCH RSRP
• PMCH RSRQ
• PMCH CINR
• PMCH RSSI
• PDSCH RS RP
• PDSCH RS RQ
• PDSCH RS CINR
• PDSCH RS RSSI

Power analysis measurements (TD-LTE only)

Power measurements of specific elements of a signal frame, specified across time and frequency.

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NB-IoT
Measurement modes
• Top-N Narrowband RS
• Narrowband PSS
• Narrowband SSS

NB-IoT parameters
• RS: NRS_RP, NRS_RQ, NRS_CINR,
• PSS: NPSS_RP, NPSS_RQ, NPSS_CINR
• SSS: NSSS_RP, NSSS_RQ, NSSS_CINR
• Time offset
• Cell ID
• MCC
• MNC
• TAC

Operation modes
• In-band
• Guard band
• Stand-alone

Channel bandwidth
• 180 kHz

Max number of PCIs

• 16

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WCDMA
Measurement modes
• Frequency and pilot scanning

Frequency scanning parameters

• Channel number
• Carrier RSSI

Frequency scanning options

• Channel style WCDMA 200/3840 kHz (CW/Wide)
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)

Pilot scanning parameters (synchronization channel)

• P-SCH Ec/N0
• P-SCH RSCP
• S-SCH Ec/N0
• S-SCH RSCP

Pilot scanning parameters (Top-N)

• Channel number
• RSSI
• CPICH scrambling code (SC)
• CPICH Ec/N0
• CPICH RSCP
• CPICH SIR
• CPICH delay spread
• CPICH time of arrival (TOA)
• Layer 3 messages
• Neighbor list
• LAC, MCC, MNC, CID (Cell ID)

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Pilot scanning options (Top-N)
• CPICH Ec/N0 Threshold
• Data processing method (peak, aggregated)
• Pilot measurement mode
o High speed: enables maximum CPICH pilot measurements per second
o High dynamic: enables extended CPICH Ec/I0 measurement range
• Sampling ratio configuration (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8)
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)
• WCDMA carriers (1-24)
• Top-N scanning (1-32 pilots)
• Pilot time of arrival measurements
• Pilot delay spread measurements
• CPICH SIR
• P-SCH measurements
• S-SCH measurements
• SIB decoding
• Neighbor list decoding
• Dwelling time

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GSM
Frequency scanning parameters
• Channel number
• RSSI
• BSIC
• Cell info decoding
o Enables the decoding of BCCH Type 3 message, including Cell ID, MCC, MNC, and LAC
parameters for up to 512 channels simultaneously
o Decoding is supported on numerous user-selectable BCCH frequency channels
o Dwelling time
o Requires MXflex Layer 3 Option

Frequency scanning options

• Channel style (30 kHz/200 kHz)
• BSIC decoding
• BSIC threshold
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)
• SI decoding
• Neighbor list decoding

CDMA/EVDO
Frequency scanning parameters
• Channel number
• Carrier RSSI

Frequency scanning options

• Channels to be scanned
• Channel style (BW 30kHz, 1.25MHz)
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)

PN scan general information (Top-N)

• Measures and reports strongest PNs in descending order up to 32 PNs
• Measures and reports up to 24 channels including both CDMA and EVDO
• Provides user-selectable peak/aggregate Ec/I0
• Measures and reports pilot delay and delay spread for each PN
• Multiple simultaneous Top-N PN scans supported

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PN scan parameters (Top-N)
• Channel number
• PN
• Delay spread
• Carrier RSSI (pilot mode)
• Ec/I0
• RSCP

PN scan options
• Top-N number of pilots (1-32)
• Data processing method (peak, aggregated)
• Pilot window mode: offset, centered, edge
• Sampling ratio configuration (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8)
• Scanner averaging (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16)
• Ec/I0 threshold
• Pilot increment
• Delay

Standard specification
• Standards
o CDMA2000® 1xRTT
o CDMA EV-DO Revision A

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Additional Features
Spectrum analysis
• User selectable parameters
o Start/stop frequency or center frequency and bandwidth
• Measurement rate (with one channel)
o 80 samples/s
o > 270 MHz/sec (with single sweep scan)
• Spectrum monitor accuracy
o ±0.05 ppm GPS locked and ±0.1 ppm GPS unlocked (ambient)
• Frequency range: 130 MHz to 6 GHz
• Sensitivity: –124 dBm
• Resolution bandwidth: automatically adjusted to the closest value of 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 200, 400,
and 800 kHz
• Max. number of sample counts: 2560
• Dynamic range
o > 90 dB

Enhanced Power Scan

• User selectable parameters
o Frequency (in MHz)
o Frequency position
- Center
- Start
- End
o Frequency step size
- 2-7200 (in units of 2.5 kHz)
o Resolution bandwidth
- 2-7200 (in units of 2.5 kHz)
o Number of bins
- 1-2560
o Measurement window
- 0-420
o Timing period mark
- Divisor of 20000 (in units of 50µs)
o Timing period mark offset
- 0≤ x ≤ (Timing period mark – 1) (in units of 50µs)

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• Spans 5 kHz to 18 MHz and is user selectable in multiples of 2.5 kHz (on each side of center
frequency)
• 1 chip (50 µs) to 20,000 chips (1 sec.) granularity

Scanner data averaging

• Scanner calculates average results for all parameters
• Available options are 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8 and 1:16

Band scan (blind scan)

• Band scan feature supports the following technologies: GSM, WCDMA, LTE, CDMA, EVDO, NR
• GSM: Channel, BSIC, RX level
• WCDMA, CDMA, EVDO: Channel, SC/Pilot number, RX level, Ec/No, RSCP
• LTE: Channel, PCI, BW, RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ, RS CINR, cyclic prefix, delay spread, time offset
• NR: Cell ID, beam index, half frame number, time offset, PSS RP, PSS RQ, PSS CINR, SSS RP,
SSS RQ, SSS CINR, SSS delay spread, SSS CINR, RS PBCH DM RP, RS PBCH DM RQ, RS
PBCH DM CINR, SSB RP, SSB RQ, SSB CINR, SSB RSSI, SSB repetition pattern, SSB repetition
period

Mobile band scan

• With the mobile band scanning feature, the scanner performs band scanning automatically in the
background while pilot/frequency scanning is ongoing and adds all found channels for scanning
• Mobile band scan feature supports the following technologies: GSM, LTE

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WCDMA pilot pollution analysis
• Pilots causing possible pilot pollution are shown in real time
• The user can define the following thresholds: polluter level window from best active set cell (dB),
Ec/N0 active set best below threshold (dB), RSCP active set best above threshold (dBm), and pilot
count threshold
• WCDMA pilot pollution analysis parameters
o Source system
o Source band
o Source channel number
o Pilot pollution scr code
o Pilot pollution Ec/N0
o Pilot pollution Ec/N0
o Pilot pollution RSCP

GSM interference analysis

• GSM co-channel and adjacent channel analysis is done in real time during a measurement and
playback with Nemo Outdoor.
• Interference detection is done based on GSM terminal and GSM scanner measurements and these
measurements are combined together
• GSM interference analysis parameters
o Cell type: serving, co-channel, adjacent channel
o Band
o BSIC
o RX level

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Published in USA, February 15, 2023, 5992-2110EN