Nemo Outdoor 8.70 release note
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Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Copyright ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Documentation in Keysight Software Manager (KSM) ........................................................................................................... 4
Support for new 5G NR devices.............................................................................................................................................. 5
Support for 5G NR SA (Standalone) measurements .............................................................................................................. 5
New 5G NR KPIs for Qualcomm X50/X55 chipset-based devices ......................................................................................... 7
New 5G NR KPIs for Samsung Exynos 5100/5123 based devices ........................................................................................ 7
New 5G NR KPIs for HiSilicon Balong 5000 based devices ................................................................................................... 8
Device Capability Reader ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
UI improvement for binary data logging results .................................................................................................................... 11
Nemo Active Testing Application (NATA) ............................................................................................................................. 11
Other features ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Nemo File Format 2.43 ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
New products with Nemo Outdoor 8.70 ................................................................................................................................ 14
Corrected issues ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Known issues ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
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Introduction
Nemo Outdoor is a laptop-based, drive and laboratory testing solution for wireless networks and devices testing,
troubleshooting, optimization and benchmarking. It supports all the latest network technologies and smartphones.
Nemo Outdoor support 5G NR (NSA, SA), LTE-A, NB-IoT and LTE-M, as well the legacy 2G-3G mobile networks testing
with support to over 320 different terminals, IoT devices and scanning receivers from various vendors
Nemo Outdoor enables measuring quality-of-experience (QoE) metrics for the services using the very same
applications that real customers are using. Those applications run on the phone, in the very same way as with the
normal consumers have. Nemo Outdoor support include advanced YouTube video testing, Facebook, Twitter,
Dropbox, Viber, BiP, Instagram, Line and Snapchat testing. With the optional Nemo Active Testing Application
functionality integrated into the Nemo Outdoor system, the smartphone measurement results reflect the real enduser experience. This gives customers the capability to understand wireless network quality from end consumer
perspective, troubleshoot and optimize the network based on the results, ultimately improving customer satisfaction
and reducing churn.
With earlier released 8.60 and 8.61 versions, Nemo Outdoor introduced many new features including support for 5G
NR field measurements with Qualcomm X50/X55 chipset-based devices, with Samsung Exynos 5100/5123 chipsetbased devices and with 3rd party scanning receivers. The collected metrics included over 90 different KPI’s for 5G NR
(NSA and SA), including SA mobility events, cell measurements, physical channel information, current cell information
(for each 5G subcarrier), extensive set of RACH parameters, MAC layer KPIs, RLC/PDCP KPIs, and link adaptation (for
each 5G subcarrier) KPIs. In addition, we collect 5G QoS measurements including throughput, and latency.
This new Nemo Outdoor release 8.70 introduces 5G NR SA support for Qualcomm SD X55 based devices and will focus
to further extend 5G NR and QoE measurement capabilities and usability of Nemo Outdoor. The following chapters
elaborate more details of those new features and changes of Nemo Outdoor 8.70 release.
Note that this release is designed only for the Nemo Outdoor users and has not been verified for Nemo Invex II users.
Copyright
The information contained in this document is confidential and no part of it may be copied or reproduced in any form
without the written consent of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Additionally, this document is not to be passed to or
discussed with third parties without the prior written permission of Keysight.
Keysight’s products are subject to continual development and specifications may change. Users of Keysight’s products
and documentation should exercise their own independent judgement to evaluate the suitability of Keysight’s
products and documentation for their use. Keysight does not accept any liability arising from the application or use
of the product or this documentation.
All reasonable care has been made to ensure that this document is accurate. If you have any comments on this
document, or would like details of any Keysight products, services or equipment, please contact us through the
Keysight Website.
June 2020
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Documentation in Keysight Software Manager (KSM)
All the documents and SW upgrades are available in Keysight Software Manager (KSM).
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Support for new 5G NR devices
In earlier releases we have introduced support for majority of the flagship Qualcomm X50/X55, Samsung Exynos
5100/5123 and Hisilicon Balong 5000 based devices. In Nemo Outdoor 8.61 we already introduced support for
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G and Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G with the NATA (Nemo Active Testing Application) for
non-rooted devices. With the 8.70 release we are bringing support for multiple Samsung Galaxy 5G devices with
Nemo Firmware and with NATA. Additionally, there will be new Qualcomm SD X55 based devices supported with
Nemo Firmware and with NATA and also new HiSilicon Balong 5000 based devices supported. Below is the list of
new test device models with Keysight product codes.
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G SM-G988B
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986B
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986U (ATT)
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986U (Sprint)
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986U (T-Mobile)
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986W
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G9860
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G SM-N976U (T-Mobile)
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986U (Verizon)
Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G SM-G986U1
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G SM-G977N
(Exynos 5123)
(Exynos 5123)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X50)
NTT20164A
NTT20188A
NTT20190A
NTT20192A
NTT20193A
NTT20200A
NTT20194A
NTT20165A
NTT20191A
NTT20189A
NTT20206A
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OnePlus 8 Pro 5G IN2023
OnePlus 8 5G IN2013
(Qualcomm SD X55)
(Qualcomm SD X55)
NTT20166A,
NTT20167A
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Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G LIO-N29
Huawei P40 5G ANA-NX9
(HiSilicon Balong 5000)
(HiSilicon Balong 5000)
NTT20207A
NTT20169A
 Note: Nemo FW or NATA is not available for Huawei devices. They can be used with Nemo Outdoor with
Nemo Active Testing Application for non-rooted devices option.
Support for 5G NR SA (Standalone) measurements
We have introduced the 5G NR SA support for HiSilocon Balong 5000 based devices already in Nemo Outdoor 8.60
release. In nemo Outdoor 8.70 release we are introducing the 5G NR SA support also for Qualcomm X55 based
devices. The updates of 5G NR SA parameters for HiSilicon Balong 5000 based devices and for Qualcomm X55
based devices are shown in the following chapters.
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Picture 1. Example view of HO between two 5G NR SA cells
Picture 2. Example view of cell reselction between two 5G NR SA cells
Picture 3. Example view of Inter-RAT HO from 5G NR SA cell to LTE cell during data transfer
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New 5G NR KPIs for Qualcomm X50/X55 chipset-based devices
In addition to the earlier released parameters and KPIs for 5G NR with Qualcomm X50/X55, the following new 5G
NR parameters will be available for Qualcomm X50/X55 based devices:
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Current cell information
o Serving cell set modification events (SCell add / remove / modify)
o Serving cell modification result
Mobility Parameters (SA only)
o Cell reselections events
o Handover (HO) events (attempt/success/failure)
o Handover type
Cell measurement
o NR SINR per antenna port
 Outdoor 8.70 provides total 90 KPIs for 5G NR with Qualcomm X50/X55 chipset based devices. The
complete list of the X50/X55 KPIs can be found in “Nemo Outdoor Qualcomm Based Terminals data
sheet”. Datasheet is available in Keysight Software Manager.
New 5G NR KPIs for Samsung Exynos 5100/5123 based devices
In addition to the earlier released parameters and KPIs for 5G NR with Samsung Exynos 5100/5123 based devices,
the following new 5G NR parameters will be available in Nemo Outdoor 8.70.
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Current cell information
o Serving cell set modification events (SCell add / remove / modify)
o Serving cell modification result
Physical Cell Information
o PDSCH SINR per antenna port
o SSB RSRP/RSRQ/SINR/RSSI per antenna port
o CSI-RS RSRP/SINR per antenna port
 The complete list of the Exynos 5100/5123 KPIs can be found in “Nemo Outdoor Samsung Based
Terminals data sheet”.
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New 5G NR KPIs for HiSilicon Balong 5000 based devices
In addition to the earlier released parameters and KPIs for 5G NR with HiSilicon Balong 5000 based devices, the
following new 5G NR parameters will be available in Nemo Outdoor 8.70.
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Current cell information
o Serving cell set modification events (SCell add / remove / modify)
o Serving cell modification result
Mobility Parameters (SA only)
o Cell reselections events
o Handover (HO) events (attempt/success/failure)
o Handover type
Cell measurement
o SS RSRP/RSRQ/SINR/RSSI per antenna port
 The complete list of the HiSilicon Balong 5000 KPIs can be found in “Nemo Outdoor HiSilicon Balong 5000
Based Terminals data sheet”
Device Capability Reader
Nemo Outdoor 8.70 software package includes The Device Capability Reader application that provides easy access
to test device capability information. You can upload a measurement file or files and the Device Capability Reader
will process the files and show a set of information of the devices used in the measurement. The device capabilities
differ based on region and service provider so with the Device Capability Reader you can easily check the actual
device capabilities at the time of the measurement.
To install the Device Capability Reader, select the Device Capability Reader option in the Nemo Outdoor setup
dialog when installing Nemo Outdoor.
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Picture 4. Installing the Device Capability Reader
Picture 5. Device Capability Reader is launched from the Windows Start menu.
In the Device Capability Reader you can select the measurement file(s) (.nmf, .nmfs) from which the device
capability information will be read. The device capability information is shown in a separate results view. The
results can be opened in MS Excel or the results can be saved in CSV and/or in HTML formats.
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Picture 6. The result view of the Device Capability Reader
More detailed instruction of the Device Capability Reader can be found in Nemo Outdoor User Guide
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UI improvement for binary data logging results
We have introduced the binary logging capabilities for Qualcomm data and for Samsung data in Nemo Outdoor
8.60 and 8.61 releases, respectively. Binary logging trace results were shown only in text grid view but now in
Outdoor 8.70 each of the decoded message can be shown in own column. By filtering the wanted decoded
message it is easy to see the values of the messages in TTI level. This new way of showing binary logging results is
valid for both, Qualcomm and Samsung binary logging.
Picture 7. Column based view of binary logging results.
Nemo Active Testing Application (NATA)
Nemo Outdoor 8.70 requires NATA version 8.70.550.
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Other features
UI / General
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Added support for summary column in event grid window.
Added device status icons to device status window title bar.
Added support for predefined Custom AT commands.
Added support for changing font size in Grid view.
Added support for diskless FTP transfer with Nemo Server.
Added support for diskless HTTP transfer with Nemo Server.
Added eNB/CID presentation mode definitions for scanners.
Added support for reporting Nemo Cloud subscribed metrics.
Added support for Web browser selection for NATA transfers.
Added support for exporting found and lost channels from Continuous Blind Scan measurement.
Added an option to hide n/a values from graph extended value lists.
Added filtering indication to and removed parameter name from graph window title.
Added legend to some graph types.
Added support for plotting statistics in graph windows.
Parameter selection window is moved under Devices window.
Changed "Toggle terminal radio when phone is started" option value to "Yes" by default.
Changed automatic scaling in graphs.
NATA
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Added support for AppTest handler with non-rooted NATA.
Added support for Ookla Speedtest.
Added support for ADB unauthorized handling when handler started.
Added support for ADB NATA autodetection.
Phone Handlers
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Added support for for iPerf 2 protocol version 2.0.14a.
Added support for custom user events from Application Automation scripts.
Added support for ping and UDP echo support with Quectell based NB-IoT devices.
Added support for paging time window configuration. (LOCK)
Qualcomm Phone Handler
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Added support for ping and UDP echo support with Quectell based NB-IoT devices.
Added support for Telit's AT command verify response.
HiSilicon Phone Handler
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Added support for LTE channel lock and PCI lock.
Added support for UMTS channel lock and scrambling code lock.
Added support for GSM channel lock.
Improved timestamp accuracy.
PCTel Scanner Handler
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Updated PCTel SeeGullMaster API to version 2.5.0.0.
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Added support for NR SBB RSSI.
Added support for Mobile band scan.
Added support for configuring NR SSB period.
Added support for NR bands 7, 8, 20, 34, 39, 40, 50, 51, 74, 76.
R&S Scanner Handler
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Updated ViCom to version 20.0.0.1522
o Major NR Pilot measurement performance upgrade (10 times faster)
Added support for Mobile band scan.
Added support for LTE 5G DSS.
Added support for NR CIR.
Added support for mmWave Band scanning.
Added support for NR license option with TSME6
Decoders
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NR RRC: Added support for decoding UE capability IEs.
NR RRC: Added support for showing NR parameter values in dB/dBm.
Nemo File Format 2.43
New in the 2.43 version:
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Added support for host address with SpeedTest. (DSUMMARY)
Added support for LTE extended measurement object ID range and measurement events C1 and C2. (MEI)
Added support for LTE and NR serving cell modification indication. (SCELLMOD)
Added support for LTE-M and NB-IoT paging time window forcing. (LOCK)
Added support for NR delay profile scanning. (DPROFSCAN)
Added support for NR dynamic spectrum sharing scanning mode. (SCANCONFIG)
Added support for NR handover. (HOA, HOS, HOF)
Added support for SA NR cell reselection. (CREL)
Added support for NR measurement events. (MEI)
Added support for NR cell measurement results per antenna port. (MIMOMEAS)
Added support for NR PDSCH DM-RS measurement type. (MIMOMEAS)
Added support for iPerf2. (DAA, DAF, DAC, DAD, DREQ, DCOMP, DRATE, PER, DSUMMARY)
Renamed ping references to RTT to avoid confusion to ICMP ping. (DREQ, RTT, DSUMMARY)
Renamed SSB-RP and SSB-RQ to SSB-RSRP and SSB-RSRQ. (OFDMSCAN)
Renamed CSI RSRP to L1-RSRP. (CSI)
Fixed a problem where ICMP ping DREQ event had an extra data connection context ID. (DREQ)
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Picture 8. Nemo File Format 2.43 Specification is available in KSM
New products with Nemo Outdoor 8.70
The following Outdoor products has been launched together with Nemo Outdoor 8.70 release.
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Handler software for Qualcomm SA 5G
Handler software for PCTel 4G scanners
Handler software for PCTel 5G scanners
Handler software for Rohde Schwarz 4G scanners
Handler software for Rohde Schwarz 5G scanners
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NTA60022B
NTA50294B
NTA50295B
NTA50296B
NTA50297B
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Corrected issues
Outdoor 8.70 will fix the following issues of the earlier releases:
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HTTP Browsing Service access time and IP Termination time missing
Add eNB/CID presentation mode definitions for scanners (TS 85170)
Optimize filtering of the parameter tree
Add support for predefined AT-commands
Parameter next to route only shows the last param
Script engine does not skip loops when using "Prevent script stopping until
ongoing operations are finished" measurement option
OR-logic does not work always in Notifications
TS#79945
TS#85170
TS#88360
TS#93122
TS#91050
TS#94692
TS#96330
Known issues
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Facebook testing requires Nemo Active Testing Application to be installed in test device. (28061)
MIMO scanning mode selection does not work with PCTel MXflex scanner when 4x4 MIMO option is
enabled in scanner. In that case 4x4 MIMO measurement mode is always on. Correction will be
implemented in the next Outdoor release. (28128)
At the time of nemo Outdoor 8.70 release, the support for Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G SM-N976U (TMobile) was still in beta phase so some of the capabilities might be missing compared to other Samsung
Galaxy 5G device variants. Possible gaps will be fixed in coming releases.
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