Driving Test tool

Recommended System Configuration
• CPU: Pentium 4 Processor or faster
• RAM: 512MB or more
• OS: Windows 2000/XP
• Port: 1 USB, 1 serial
• HDD: 40GB or More

The XCAL series of tools are a real-time, handset-based air-interface test solution designed specifically to troubleshoot, maintain and optimise wireless voice and data network performance. XCAL delivers a highly intuitive and flexible platform to monitor network performance, assess QoS/QoE and ensure seamless service integration with existing GSM, WCDMA, HSPA, EVDO and WiMAX systems. The solution will be evolved to support LTE.
XCAL supports all major wireless standards and technologies and is available in many licensable variations:

- GSM, GPRS, EDGE
- WCDMA HSPA
- CDMA 2000 1x
- EVDO Rev.0, Rev.A
- TD-SCDMA
- DVB-H
- Mobile WiMAX
- LTE

Further, it is continually evolved and updated to support the latest technology upgrades and client-feedback.

Used extensively on many of the world’s largest networks, XCAL automatically records and deciphers messages from the air-interface to detect network bottlenecks and impediments to delivering high quality voice and data services. The subsequent measurement results are a valuable input across the network enterprise from Network Planning and Optimisation, Roll-out, New Service Verification, Maintenance and Competitive Benchmarking divisions.

Key parameters from XCAL may be stored for more in-depth, ‘root-cause’ analysis in XCAP, Couei’s leading post-processing solution.

XCAL is our favourite tool for Drive Testing

Use X-CAL to

• Perform drive test for service verification and gauge ‘success’ of network upgrades
• Benchmark network performance
• QoS measurements (Voice, Video MOS)
• End-to-end application testing (MMS, SMS, video etc.)
• Minimise OPEX through automating many labour-intensive work-flows
• Intelligently manage massive volumes of drive test data, maps and performance countersv
• Conduct indoor and outdoor network performance analyses
• Capture missing neighbours
• Multiple data sessions are possible on each test terminal

Key Features & Benefits

- Technology independent: GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, CDMA2000, EVDO Rev.0, Rev.A, TD-SCDMA, DVB-H, WiMAX, etc.
- Evolution to LTE
- Huge ROI because many technologies can be measured on the same simple platform (e.g. GSM, GPRS, WCDMA and WiMAX etc.)
- Single platform for QoS, QoE and benchmarking
- Intuitive - very simple to use. Minimal / no training involved
- Highly customizable, stable and robust
- User modifications (e.g. new features /functions) are encouraged and delivered through annual maintenance
- Easy and cheap to maintain
- Simultaneously supports up to 1 data, 3 voice and 1 PN Scanner with GPS
- Support Mobile phone, PCMCIA card phone and PN Scanner via the serial, USB or PCMCIA interface on the computer
- Qualcomm and Nokia MDM log format
- Simple phone interface, log masking and multiple test scenario options
- Call Types available: Voice call of Mobile to Mobile/Mobile to Land (ARS and LCG)/Land to Mobile (LCG), data call of FTP (upload/download)/HTTP/PPP/Ping and Trace Route
- Logging, Decoding and Filtering both CAI message of layer 1, 2, 3 and packet data of AT command, LCP, PAP/CHAP, IPCP, IP, TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP, ICMP, RTP, SIP and so on with a synchronized time-stamp
- Comprehensive and customizable graph with RF and data performance parameters - Status, information and statistics
- Real time mapping with key parameters
- Voice alarms and information
- Customize the TCP Window Size, MTU, etc.
- In-Building measurement
- Supports MOS based on PESQ
- Replay with log files