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DEP 6323 – Wireless Communications

Notes and Parameters used in Practical Work 1, 2 and 3

 RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indicator, or the strength of the reference signal.
 SINR: Signal-to-Noise Ratio, which compares the strength of the signal to background
noise.
 RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power, the power of the reference signal. This is an
LTE-specific drive test parameter and is used by devices to help determine handover
points.
 RSRQ: Reference Signal Received Quality, or the quality of the reference signal; this is in
part, a ratio of RSSI to RSRP
 Transmission power between the UE and the base station, both uplink and downlink
 Uplink and downlink throughput between the base station and the UE, in order to test the
performance of MIMO antennas

How to Measure Mobile Signal


Measuring mobile signal is done in two ways, using the signal bars on your mobile device or
obtaining exact readings.

Signal Bars

 The signal bars on your mobile device will offer a very basic interpretation of the mobile
signal and also the signal quality.
 Each phone manufacturer calculates how many bars to display differently, resulting in
different readings between phones in the same location.
 It is important to stress that signal bars do not always mean you can make a call.

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 The bars on your phone are a representation of both signal strength and the quality
of the signal
Signal Strength – GSM & 3G/HSPA (RSSI)
 Applicable to GSM and 3G networks.
 The exact signal strength, often called Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), is
measured in dBm.
 The dBm scale is roughly between -50 and -120dBm, with -50 being perfect signal and -
120 being when you fall off the network.
 RSSI measures both the usable signal and the noise in a single figure.
o -50 to -75 dBm – High Signal
o -76 to -90 dBm – Medium Signal
o -91 to -100 dBm – Low Signal
o -101db to -120 dBm – Poor Signal

Signal Strength – 4G/LTE (RSRP)


 LTE signal strength is measured on a different scale than 3G/HSPA, it is measured in
Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP).
 This often ends up being around -20dBm lower than RSSI, so - 100dBm (RSSI) would
equate to around -120dbm (RSRP).
 RSCP = RSSI + Ec/Io RSRP does a much more accurate job of measuring signal strength
than RSSI, as it excludes noise and interference on the network, measuring just the usable
portion of the signal.
 Just because RSRP signals appear lower, it will not mean your signal is worse.
o -75dBm and -88dBm is a strong signal
o -89dBm and -96dBm is a very good signal
o -97dBm and -105dBm is good
o -106dBm and -112dBm is fair
o -113dBm and -125dBm is poor

Signal Quality
 SNR
o The “Signal to Noise Ratio” is a measurement that compares the signal strength to
the level of background noise.
o The higher the SNR the better your signal quality will be.
o The SNR reading will be automatically calculated by the base station in dB.
o On the SNR scale 4 is poor and 25 is great.

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 ASU
o "Arbitrary Strength Unit" is a value that is relative to your RSRP.
o The higher the number the better your signal quality. ASU = RSRP + 140, so if
you have a RSRP of -100dBm, then the ASU will be 40.

 Ec/Io
o Very similar to SNR above, this measurement is the ratio of signal to interference.
With the best being around -10 and the worst quality being around -40.
 RSRQ
o Reference Signal Received Quality is the ratio of usable signal to noise and
interference measured in dBm. RSRQ=RSRP-RSSI
Apps that Measure Signal Strength
 Advanced Signal Status
 G-NetTrack
 Network Signal Info
 RF Signal Tracker
 Network Signal Strength
 Phone Signal Notifier
 Phone Signal

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