Measuring Directed Rssi - Nortel Meridian Companionж Supplementary Manual

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Measuring directed RSSI

553-3601-221 Standard 2.00 November 1998
mode (high or low), followed by the signal strength and the channel. For
example, 8 15112 H 67 29.
You can also press ⁄ to view the information in "standard" display
mode. This mode displays the radio ID of the Base Station to which the
portable is linked, followed by the signal strength and power mode. For
example, 15112 - 67 H . You can revert back to the initial display mode
by pressing ƒ .
Hand-off occurs normally between the cells.
Note: In this example, the cell is 8, the card is 15, the port is 11, the
radio is 2, and the channel is 29. The signal strength measured
by the Base Station is -67 dBm, and the H indicates the portable
is transmitting in high-power mode (an L indicates low-power
mode).
To end the connection, press | or close the flap.
6.
You may want to measure the RSSI between a portable and a specific Base
Station radio. For example, you may suspect that one of the two radios in a
Base Station is not working properly. You can also use directed RSSI to
prevent hand-off while you find a cell edge. To measure the RSSI of a specific
radio, you must be in range of two Base Stations—the one you want to
measure and another Base Station.
Note: You cannot measure the directed RSSI of both radios in the Base
Station at the same time.
Before you measure directed RSSI, use Meridian Companion Programming
and Provisioning Record to find and note the following:
• The five-digit ID of the Base Station radio you want to measure, by
mapping the Base Station location to the TCM port. The first four digits
indicate the TCM port to which the Base Station is connected. The last
digit indicates the number of the radio on the Base Station. For example,
the number 03142 on the Base Station is connected to TCM port 0314,
and 2 is the radio number. The five-digit number might be printed on a
label attached to the Base Station mounting bracket.
• The radio IDs of all other Base Stations in the same location.