Release Notes for Agilent E6474A Software:
Release 5.1
In these notes you’ll find…
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Introduction
Supported operating systems
Installing the software
What’s new for release 5.1
Known issues with release 5.1
Introduction
This release of the E6474A software is compatible with the E6473A and E6473B direct connect hub, CDMA,
cdma2000, GSM, iDEN, TDMA, GPRS, UMTS phones, and Agilent E64xx receivers.
Customers who use the Agilent Data Server product E7478A for UDP and TCP testing, are required to
upgrade that application to Version 3.1 at the same time as upgrading E6474A to Version 5.1 to maintain
Client-Server communication compatibility.
Complete information on using the new features can be found in the software's online help.
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 2000 - Recommended
Windows 98SE - Supports voice measurements only. Data measurements and Analysis Reporter are not
supported by this operating system
Windows XP Professional
Installing the software
Caution: Installing the software over a previous version will overwrite any custom Alarms and UserAction.txt files.
If you wish to keep your alarms, export and then import after installation. Refer to the online help. If you have edited
your UserAction.txt, take a copy of this file. Overwrite the UserAction.txt file once installation is complete.
Important: It is strongly advised that you reboot your computer if you are instructed to do so during the installation
process.
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Close any applications that are running
Disable any anti-virus software that is running.
Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Depending on your computer, the installation
process may start automatically. However, if it does not, do the following:
a. Select Start > Run.
b. Type d:\setup.exe (where d:\ is your CD_ROM drive letter).
Follow the installation instructions. It is recommended that you accept the defaults offered for the
destination directory and the program folder.
Note: Use the Custom Installation Option if you wish to:
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Install the application to a different drive or folder than the default (C:\Program Files\Agilent
Technologies\E6474A).
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Install the Demonstration Plan and Data files from the CD.
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Install the Chinese version of the tutorial.
Important note to administrators (Windows 2000 installations): If you are installing E6474A on the computer
of a user who does not have Administrative rights, you must ensure that the user has write access to the \Shared
folder and all of its sub-folders. Without write-access, the user will not be able to use the software.
What's New for Release 5.1
Full details can be found in the online help.
New Views
Three new views have been added that support UMTS GSM Multi-RAT phones. The Qualcom 6200 Multi-RAT
phone, set to GSM, is currently supported.
 UMTS GSM Neighboring Cells View
 UMTS GSM RR Protocol View
 UMTS GSM Signal View
Other updates
Installation Screen
The installation now has the option to select the Wireless Network Measurement Software, Analysis Reporter or
Adobe Reader for installation, as well as providing direct access to these release notes.
Analysis Reporter
The Analysis Reporter takes export plan files from the Agilent E6474A system and processes the data to produce
HTML formatted reports that illustrate potential problems with your network. These reports contain formatted
tables, bar-charts, pie-charts, and more.
New Time Bar
You now have far greater control of replaying recorded data. Additional features include:
 Relative or absolute time display
 Jump to a marked position in a collected data file
 Jump to a user-specified time in the collected data file
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The Time Bar can be ‘undocked’ and positioned within the application
Map compression
You now have the ability to set the compression value for large map files. The default map file size limit is now
limited to 50MBytes. Maps larger than this limit are automatically compressed with minimal loss of resolution.
Numerical display changes from HEX to Decimal in the custom view.
You can now set the base units to be displayed in the custom view. This lets you choose between Hex, Decimal,
Octal, and Binary.
GSM and GPRS Forcing Functions (Sagem phones only)
GSM Handover control has been enhanced by giving you control over the following features:
 Band forcing (Dual, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz)
 GPRS Attach and Detach cycling mode
 DCS Power Class
Export multiple files as one file from the Export Wizard
It is now possible to export multiple data files into one CSV file using defined export plan files.
GPS Position export formats
It is now possible to have latitude and longitude values exported without quotation marks to assist post -processing
applications.
NEW iDEN Protocol Decoder
The iDEN protocol decoder, used in this release, is now compatible with SR11.0.
iDEN UMFI Calls
Call scripting of UMFI calls on iDEN phones are now supported
Supported Phones
A complete list of supported phones can be found in the Library. To access this, select Tools > Library.
Issues Resolved in this Release
Application is now stable when moving between IS95 and cdma2000 coverage
The application could become unstable when using a cdma2000 phone and dropping out of cdma2000 coverage.
This was related to the cdma2000 Temporal Analyzer, and this feature has been disabled in this release
while a more permanent solution is developed. The Temporal analyzer is still available for use on IS-95 networks.
FTP Throughput measurement improvements
Some additional timeout conditions, on poor performance networks, have been taken into account in the
throughput calculation.
UMTS Total Aggregate Ec/Io measurement change
The total Ec/Io value shown in the UMTS CPICH View is only calculated using the Scrambling Codes in the Active
set, and not all Scrambling Codes, as in the previous release.
UMTS Protocol Alarms enhanced
You can now trigger an alarm based on an RRC message. Multiple notifications, single message trapping and
message coloring now work with UMTS.
GPS Lat/Long resolution increased
The export format used for GPS Lat/Long has been increased from 4 to 5 digits to support the differential GPS
resolution.
Support for Windows XP style
The software now supports the look and feel of Windows XP, and there is no longer the need to run the application
in classic windows mode.
Known Issues and tips with Release 5.1
For details on known issues for releases prior to 5.1, refer to the online help (Open the help, select Index tab, type
‘known issues’).
Looking for drivers for the E6473B Hub and Socket I/O PCMCIA Serial devices? : The drivers for these
devices are copied to your hard drive during installation of the E6474A software. To locate these drivers, go to:
C:\Program Files\Agilent Technologies\Shared\Drivers
Can I use revision 2.40 of the driver with the E6473B Hub? : No, the supported Driver version is 2.20, as copied
to the hard drive during the installation of the product. The 2.40 revision of the drivers are known to cause stability
issues with the E6474A software.
E6473B COM Port Names are not shown: This feature is not functioning in the 5.1 release. It is associated with
support for additional USB connection devices. This will be corrected in a future release.
Color identifiers no longer shown on Views: The colored shapes that were previously used to associate views
with a COM port are no longer provided. This was necessary to fully support Windows XP. Associated views are
still identified by the Device number, and the name that the Device is given.
Map is not shown while using the demo project files: If you have not used the default installation folders, the
demo map files and cellsite files will be flagged as missing. This is because the path to these files is stored in the
demo plan files using absolute path names. To correct this fault you must first open the default plan files, then,
using the route map properties, change the path to the MIF map files. For more information on configuring the route
map view, refer to the online help.
Jump to markers: Once you have configured your survey markers, set appropriate names for each marker and
recorded data, the jump to markers drop down selector lists those markers while playing back recorded data. This
shows a Marker Text field along with the time of the event, however, if this data is transferred to another PC, the
survey markers will have to be re-configured to maintain the same marker names, otherwise only the time of the
marker will be shown in the selection list.
Labelling devices for auto-merging E6474A files in Actix DV: If you want E6474A data files to be auto-merged
when opened in Actix DV (for example: Modem port, T720 RF parameters, GSM850RX and GSM1900RX) then
you need to the “label” device capability in the Setup view and use the exact same label for all four devices.
Modem port would have the label = “device1”
T720 would have the label = “device1”
GSM850RX would have the label = “device1”
GSM1900RX would have the label = “device1”
This is required “BEFORE” data collection so that Actix DV will take devices and associate them together as a
single data stream for post processing analysis. If you do not do this you will have to look at four separate devices
and it will make the correlation of data parameters more difficult.
Kyocera 2235 phone: Currently this phone does not respond correctly when connected using a PCMCIA serial
card from Socket IO version E and F.
E6473B GPS-DR is not detected when using a comma decimal separator: The E6473B GPS-DR will not be
detected if your operating system has your regional options configured to show a comma for your decimal
separator. Changing the separator to a full-stop will fix this problem.
Loss of power to the Agilent E6473B Hub causes a lost connection with Motorola iDEN phone (i85, i88,
i90): If you lose power to the Agilent E6473B Hub while it is connected to your PC, restoring power does not
re-establish the connection with the Motorola iDEN phone or E6473B Hub.
To solve this problem switch off the E6473B Hub and restart your PC. After your PC has started, switch on the
E6473B Hub and then start the Agilent E6474A software. It is also recommended that the E6473B Hub has a direct
connection to vehicle power to ensure a continuous power supply.
The Route Map continues to plot the last reported UMTS aggregate Ec value even though no values are
available: When a signal is lost and no more UMTS aggregate Ec values are reported, the Route Map still displays
the last found value. UMTS aggregate Ec values are recorded correctly in the database. This is only a display issue
and does not affect your recorded data.
Lost cellsite linking and cell naming: During playback or live mode, cellsite linking and cell naming may not
work. These features use an older version of the Microsoft Jet Database Engine (MDAC). If you have the latest
version of Microsoft Access2000, then a newer version of MDAC will be installed and cellsite link and cell naming
will no longer work.
If you do not have Microsoft Access2000 installed and you still lose cellsite linking and cell naming, then check you
have correctly setup the cellsite database. Refer to the online help for more information.
Sound is disabled on your PC when you connect an E6473B Hub: Connecting, and installing, the E6473B Hub
adds two USB sound drivers to your PC configuration for use with the audio from each phone. These drivers
disable the sound on your PC. To switch the PC sound back on, follow these steps:
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Connect and switch on the E6473B Hub.
Select Control Panel > Sounds and Multimedia
Select the Audio tab
From the Preferred Device drop-down list select the sound driver for your PC.
Click Apply.
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