7 Selected New Features (Summary)
Data format updates
• TEMS updates
o 5G QoS Flow metrics (26.1.0)
o Sim Card Information metrics (26.1.0)
o Ping RTT per technology metrics (26.1.0)
o LTE PDSCH TTI allocation percentage metrics (26.1.0)
o OTT Video Call events and metrics (26.0.0)
o OTT Supplementary Action events and metrics (26.0.0)
o NR Network Slicing metrics (26.0.0)
o Additional 5G PDU session metrics (26.0.0)
o WiFi Active Network and link layer throughput metrics (26.0.0)
o Inter-System Redirection to LTE and NR events (26.0.0)
o LTE DRX per carrier metrics (26.0.0)
• NEMO updates
o Support for WhatsApp receive message and picture operations (26.1.0)
o ViSQOL speech quality algorithm metrics (26.0.0)
o Streaming Experience Quality Inspector video quality algorithm metrics (26.0.0)
o RTT one-way delay metrics (26.0.0)
• PCTEL updates
o Support for SeeHawk Collect 6.6.0.0 and .dtr file format version 1.0.23.0 (26.1.0)
o Support for SeeHawk Collect 6.5.0.0 and .dtr file format version 1.0.22.0 (26.0.0)
• Other updates
o Removed support for R&S ROMES drive test file format (26.0.0)
o Added support for 3GPP Rel 17 WCDMA RRC signaling (26.0.0)
Analysis Enhancements
• Google Street View (26.1.0)
o Google Street View added to provide additional analysis context.
o ‘Street View’ option was added to 2D Map View as an associated dockable system view, following ‘3D View’ implementation.
o ‘Street View’ supported for single 2D Map View in Outdoor mode only.
o Data point selection change in 2D Map View or any other system view will automatically update viewer's location in 'Street View'.
o Standard Google Street View pan, zoom in/zoom out, rotate and location change controls supported.
• Serving Sector Coverage (26.1.0)
o Allows for sector coverage analysis based on serving cells measurements.
o Existing ‘Top 1 Sector Coverage’ and ‘Top 1 Sector Coverage Intellisense’ options were overhauled to let users carry out coverage analysis based on serving sector (new option) or Top 1 sector (existing option) measurements. ‘Top 1’ qualifier was dropped from option names.
o Following the earlier implementation, the Intellisense option will identify Top1 or Serving coverage of selected sector (picture on the left below), whereas non-Intellisense option will identify Top1 or Serving coverage of all sectors (picture on the right below).
o ‘Serving Coverage’ sector coverage analysis option will take into account all sector’s carrier measurements for selected radio technology.
o ‘Top 1 Coverage’ remains the only sector coverage option applicable for scanner data.
o ‘Ray Lines’ and ‘Color Data Points’ visualization remain available both to ‘Top 1 Coverage’ and ‘Serving Coverage’ sector coverage analysis options.
• 5G Beam Visualization (26.1.0)
o Facilitates 5G NR serving beam analysis.
o ‘Beam Coverage’ option was added to revamped ‘Sector Coverage Intellisense’.
o ‘Beam Coverage’ option is available for 5G NR UE data and ‘Serving Coverage’ coverage analysis option only.
o ‘Ray Lines’ is the only type of visualization supported with ‘Beam Coverage’ option.
o Ray colors follow standard NR serving beam plotband color assignment.
• Support for additional 5G NR Qualcomm messages (26.1.0)
o Facilitates detailed TTI analysis for hard to troubleshoot network problems.
o Full decoding and integration into Script Builder apply to following 5G NR Qualcomm messages:
o NR 5G MAC UL TB Stats (0xB881)
o NR 5G MAC PDSCH Status (0xB887)
o NR 5G MAC RACH Trigger (0xB889)
o NR 5G MAC RACH Attempt (0xB88A)
o Users may create custom metrics and events by extracting parameters from the referred Qualcomm messages.
o All 5G NR Qualcomm messages are still available in textual format under ‘Qualcomm 5G NR’ data frame.
o NR 5G Qualcomm message data frames are excluded from All_Technologies default metric import configuration due to high impact on data processing performance, i.e. they need to be explicitly enabled by users who demand TTI analysis.
• 3D Map View (26.0.0)
o 3D map visualization for improved analysis of measurement data.
o New ‘3D View’ option added to existing 2D Map View.
o ‘3D View’ supported for single 2D Map View in Outdoor mode only.
o Pan, zoom, rotate and tilt change commands included.
• Benchmarking Option in System Views (26.0.0)
o Streamlined benchmarking of network performance between multiple operators or devices.
o ‘Benchmark per’ check box of Data Explorer ‘Data Filter’ tab used to enable/disable new benchmarking option.
o Benchmarking is done for one of the aggregation attributes, such as operator, device, IMEI, IMSI or Label.
o Benchmarking option status indicated by ‘Data Filter’ tab ‘Benchmark On’ and ‘Benchmark Off’ toggle indicators.
o Benchmarking option supported in Map, Time Series Chart and Histogram system views.
o Benchmarking can be initiated by user sending individual metric/event to one of the supported system views, or sending device or composite dataset to one of the supported system views with specific system view configuration selected. The latter approach allows for populating user-defined assortment of metrics and events per benchmarking attribute value.
o Benchmarking option will automatically populate selected metrics/events per distinct benchmarking attribute value (e.g. per operator) found in selected dataset, each in a separate sub-view. Sub-views generated by Benchmarking option will be labeled to indicate benchmarking attribute value (e.g. operator or device name).
o Any additional data filters are applied on top of Benchmarking option filtering.
• Support for Dual SIM and eSIM (26.0.0)
o Provides the ability to analyze TEMS collected measurements from phones with multiple SIM slots (including eSIM).
o Data from any single physical SIM slot can be visualized, including eSIM.
o SIM Slot 1 measurements reported under given device sub-slot 1 (e.g. MS1:1).
o SIM Slot 2 or eSIM measurements reported under given device sub-slot 2 (e.g. MS1:2).
• Pre-defined 5G NR Problem Set (26.0.0)
o Provides ready-made breakdown of 5G NR failures in a given dataset.
o NR related failures include voice call failures, RRC failures, NR and inter-system handover failures, NR secondary cell addition, removal and replacement failures, NR beam, NR radio link and NR SCG failures, RACH failures and 5GC registration failures.
• Pre-defined 5G NR Analysis Sets (26.0.0)
o Pre-defined assortments of system views and metrics/events ready-made for NR network data analysis.
o Analysis sets focused on NR failure, coverage and throughput analysis.
o Analysis set can be applied either from ‘Problem Summary View’ or from the right click menu on file/device or composite dataset.
Reporting Enhancements
• Pre-defined CDR Type Report Template (26.1.0)
o Comprehensive report template showcasing CDR type reporting for voice and various data services.
o ‘Cover’ tab includes basic drive test information.
o ‘HTTP’, ‘Ping’, ‘Streaming’ and ‘Voice’ tabs include relevant KPIs reported per service iteration.
• Pre-defined WiFi Report Template (26.1.0)
o Comprehensive report template facilitating WiFi network evaluation.
o ‘Cover’ sheet includes basic drive test information.
o ‘Summary’ tab includes:
o WiFi, Cellular (NR+LTE), LTE and NR throughput and Ping RTT stats,
o WiFi Active Network RSSI stats per SSID, Channel and Frequency distribution.
o ‘Maps & Charts’ tab includes:
o DT route, WiFi Connection Status, Device Connection Type and Multi RAT Connectivity Mode maps,
o WiFi Active Network Channel, WiFi Active Network RSSI, LTE RSRP and NR RSRP maps and per plotband charts,
o WiFi and Cellular throughput maps and per plotband charts,
o WiFi, Cellular, LTE and NR Ping RTT maps and per plotband charts.
o ‘WiFi Tabular’ tab includes detailed WiFi Active Network measurements in tabular format.
• Pre-defined NR SSV Report Template (26.0.0)
o Comprehensive report template facilitating NR SSV drive test evaluation.
o Report template has radio frequency, radio channel and data metrics and events statistics automatically calculated per SSV sector.
o Report template additionally includes a collection of maps covering major NR performance indicators.
o Correct population of report template requires that:
o Matching SSV NR cell configuration information is imported before generation of report.
o NR sector identities end with 1/2/3, A/B/C or a/b/c character sets.
o SSV drive test is executed in such way that test device is connected to one of SSV sectors at the start of each log file.
Usability Enhancements
• Cell Configuration Exchange between TEMS Discovery and TEMS Cloud (26.1.0)
o Push cell configurations from Discovery to Cloud to facilitate integration between the two products and reduce manual steps for data exchange.
o Transfer or cell configuration data requires TD to TCL connection to be configured under Configuration | Options | TCL Configuration.
o New ‘Push Cell Configuration to TCL’ option added to right click context menu of cell configuration definition.
• Enhanced Project/Dataset Packing/Unpacking (26.1.0)
o Project/Dataset packing/unpacking moved to background process to avoid UI freeze.
o Project/Dataset packing/unpacking activity integrated into Task Window progress for easy progress and status tracking.
o Improved integrity by blocking attempts to pack/unpack projects/datasets with import in progress or delete projects/datasets with packing/unpacking in progress.
• Ability to Trigger ADP Output per Logfile in TDP (26.1.0)
o Allows users to trigger ADP output generation for every successfully imported log file.
o The same option was previously limited to TEMS Discovery Enterprise setup.
o Improved integrity by blocking attempts to pack/unpack projects/datasets with import in progress or delete projects/datasets with packing/unpacking in progress.
• Specify Private Data Folder location at new system startup (26.1.0)
o Automatically reminds users to consider changing default Private Data Folder location at new system startup.
o Private Data Folder is by default added to C: drive which may be limited in size so choosing an optimal folder location may avoid lengthy move of project data if original target drive runs out of space.
o ‘Measurement Data Storage’ UI form will automatically pop up at first time TD installation asking users to consider changing default Private Data Folder location.
• TDE File Mode Data Subscription Enhancements (26.0.0)
o Change of TDE FM data subscription filter no longer requires remote user machine restart.
o TDE FM remote users (TDP or Thick Client) may setup subscription for download of TDE FM server data via user-configured project/dataset name filter. Remote user machine no longer needs to be restarted on data subscription filter configuration change.
o TDE FM server data is now checked against data subscription filter immediately after its selection, without waiting for initial ‘Data Query Frequency’ period to expire.
Platform Enhancements
• Support for Database Table Partitioning in SQL Server Standard Edition (26.1.0)
o Improved data cleanup performance in large Enterprise systems using SQL Server Standard Edition.
o Table partitioning automatically enabled for newly created projects in SQL Server Standard Edition Measurement database. Projects created with Discovery versions 26.0.x and older will continue using non-partitioned tables.
o Enabling table partitioning in SQL Server Standard Edition Statistical and Log file databases requires creating new databases.
• Support for SQL Server 2022 (26.0.0)
o Support for the latest SQL Server version.
o Both Enterprise and Standard versions are supported.
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