D ATA S H E E T
Nemo Outdoor
Rohde & Schwarz TSME6 Scanner
Test and Monitor Complex Cellular Environments and
Protocols
Nemo Outdoor from Keysight Technologies, Inc. is an unparalleled network
measurement and optimization solution for perfecting the air interface of wireless
networks. It collects measurement results and geographical coordinates,
and these measurement results further provide valuable information for
network planning, roll-out, tuning, verification, optimization, maintenance, and
benchmarking purposes. Nemo Outdoor is always among the first-to-market with
support for the very latest technologies. This data sheet lists parameters and
features available with Rohde & Schwarz’s TSME6 scanner and Nemo Outdoor.
Supported Bands
• GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 + GSM-E/R
• WCDMA 850, 900, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2100AWS, 2600
• CDMA2000/1x EV-DO 450 MHz (band class 5), 800 MHz (band class 0, 10),
1900 MHz (band class 1)
• LTE FDD bands: 1–5, 7–14, 17, 20, 21, 24–31, 70, 71
• LTE TDD bands: 33–43, 46, 48
• NB-IoT
• WiMAXTM 2585 – 2620 MHz, 2320 – 2365 MH and 2365 – 2400 MHz
• 5G NR:
- < 6 GHz bands: 1–3, 5, 7, 8, 12-14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28-30, 34, 38–41, 46-
48, 50, 51, 53, 65, 66, 70, 71, 74–84, 86, 90-94
- 24 – 30 GHz bands: 257, 258, 261 (with optional downconverter
R&STSME30DC)
- 24 – 44 GHz bands: 257, 258-261 (with optional downconverter
R&STSME44DC)
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5G NR
5G NR pilot scanning parameters
• Signal type
• Band
• NR ARFCN
• PCI (NR physical cell identity 0-1007)
• BI (NR beam index 0-63)
• SCS (NR subcarrier spacing 15 kHz – 240 kHz)
• PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal)
- RP (dBm)
- RQ (dB)
- CINR (dB)
• SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal)
- RP (dBm)
- RQ (dB)
- CINR (dB)
• PBCH DM (Demodulation Reference Signal of PBCH)
- RP (dBm)
- RQ (dB)
- CINR (dB)
• PBCH (Physical Broadcast Channel excluding DM)
- RP (dBm)
- RQ (dB)
- CINR (dB)
• SSB (Synchronization Signal Block)
- RP (dBm)
- RQ (dB)
- CINR (dB)
- RSSI (dBm)
• CIR power
Pilot scanning options
• MIB decoding
• SIB1 and SIB2 decoding
• Subcarrier spacing (per channel)
• SSB period (per channel)
• Signal mode (standard, dynamic spectrum sharing DSS)
• Measurement period
• Channel impulse response
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Frequency scanning
• NR carrier RSSI
LTE
LTE pilot scanning parameters (Top-N)
• Reference signal (RS)
- Physical cell identity (PCI)
- Physical layer identity
- Cell specific frequency shift
- RSRP (per antenna port)
- RSRQ (per antenna port)
- CINR (per antenna port)
- Cyclic prefix (CP)
- Delay
- Delay spread
• Sync signals
- PCI (P-SCH, S-SCH)
- Physical layer identity
- Cell specific frequency shift
- Received power (P-SCH, S-SCH)
- Received quality (S-SCH)
- CINR (P-SCH, S-SCH)
- Cyclic prefix (P-SCH)
- Carrier RSSI (not available with narrow band mode, BW 1.4 MHz)
• Cell information decoding
- Band
- Channel
- PCI
- MCC, MNC, TAC, CID
- Scanned MBSFN subframe ratio (%) for DSS detection
MIMO
• MIMO mode
• RSRP per antenna port combination (TX-RX)
• RSRQ per antenna port combination (TX-RX)
• CINR per antenna port combination (TX-RX)
• 2x2/4x2/4x4 MIMO rank estimation (RE) per PRB
• 2x2/4x2/4x4 condition number (CN) per PRB
• 2x2/4x2/4x4 MIMO rank estimation (RE) per PCI
• 2x2/4x2/4x4 condition number (CN) per PCI
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Pilot scanning options
• Channel style (BW): 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, 20 MHz, auto detect
• Number of PCIs (1 to 32)
• Sync signal
• Reference signal
• Time offset
• Delay spread
• Cyclic prefix (auto detect, normal, extended)
• SIB decoding
• MIB decoding
• Cell info decoding
• CINR
• MIMO scanning
• Narrowband scanning
• eMBMS
• Downlink allocation analysis (DLAA)
• UL-DL configuration (TDD)
• Front end selection
• Measurement period
• Signal mode (standard, dynamic spectrum sharing DSS for 5G NR)
eMBMS measurement parameters
• MBSFN area ID
• Physical cell identity (PCI) per MBSFN area ID
• Cell identification per MBSFN area ID
• PMCH RSRP
• PMCH RSRQ
• PMCH CINR
• PMCH RSSI
Frequency scanning
• Supported bandwidths: 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz and 20 MHz
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LTE-M
Parameters for all LTE-M subbands:
• CINR
• E-UTRAN carrier RSSI
• RSRP
• RSRQ
NB-IoT
Operation modes
• In-band
• Guard band
• Stand-alone
NB-IoT parameters
• RS: RSRP, RSRQ, RS RSSI, RS CINR,
• PSS: PSCH Power, PSCH RSSI, PSCH CINR
• SSS: SSCH Power, SSCH RSSI, SSCH CINR
WCDMA
WCDMA pilot scanning parameters
• Channel number
• RSSI
• CPICH scrambling code (SC)
• CPICH Ec/N0
• CPICH RSCP
• CPICH SIR
• CPICH delay spread
• CPICH delay
• P-SCH Ec/N0
• P-SCH RSCP
• P-SCH SINR
• S-SCH Ec/N0
• S-SCH RSCP
• Cell information decoding
• Band
• Channel
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• SC
• MCC, MNC, LAC, CID
Pilot scanning options
• Pilot measurement mode
- High speed/ high dynamic mode
• Channels to be scanned
- Top-N scanning (1 to 32 pilots)
• CPICH Ec/N0 threshold
• SIR
• Data processing method (aggregated)
• Measurement period
• Pilot delay spread measurements
• Time of arrival
• P-SCH measurements
• S-SCH measurements
• Cell information decoding
• System Information Block (SIB) decoding
• Neighbor list decoding
• Pilot pollution
• Front end selection
Frequency scanning
• Supported bandwidths: 200 kHz and 3.84 MHz
GSM
Frequency scanning parameters
• Channel number
• SCH RX level
• BCCH RX level
• BCCH C/I
• BSIC decoding
• System information decoding
• Measurement period
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CDMA/EVDO
CDMA/EVDO PN scan parameters (Top-N)
• Channel number
• Carrier RSSI
• RSCP
• Ec/I0
• Delay spread
PN scanning options
• Multiple simultaneous Top-N PN scans supported
• Top-N number of pilots (1 to 32)
• Max 32 carriers (including both CDMA and EVDO)
• Pilot Ec/I0 threshold
• Pilot increment
• Delay spread
• Overhead message decoding
• Data processing method (aggregate)
• Front end selection
Frequency scanning
• Supported bandwidths (CDMA): 12.5 kHz, 30 kHz and 1.25 MHz
• Supported bandwidths (EVDO): 12.5 kHz, 30 kHz and 1.25 MHz
Other Scanning Features
Band scan (also possible during the measurement)
• Coordinates
• WCDMA: System, band, channel, MCC, MNC, operator, LAC, RSCP
• LTE: System, band, channel, bandwidth, MCC, MNC, operator, TAC, RSRP
• NR: System, band, channel, MCC, MNC
Mobile band scan
• With the mobile band scanning feature, the scanner performs band scanning
automatically in the background while pilot scanning is ongoing and adds all found
channels for pilot scanning
• Mobile band scan feature supports the following technologies: WCDMA, LTE, NR
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Spectrum scanning measurements
• Spectrum scanning measurements can be done simultaneously either with
frequency scanning, pilot scanning, or with all modes
• Scanner does not use any priority orders between different measurement modes
• Up to 20 scanning frequency sets can be selected simultaneously
• Spectrum scanning parameters with Nemo Outdoor
- Sweep total RX level
- Frequency spectrum
• Spectrum scanning measurement options
- Start and stop frequency or center frequency and bandwidth
- RWB: 3.75 kHz, 7.5 kHz, 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, 240 kHz
- Frequency range: 350MH-6GHz, 24GHz-44GHz (depending on the
downconverter frequency range)
- Max. number of sample counts: 5000
Missing neighbor detection
• Missing neighbor detection for GSM, WCDMA and CDMA
• Requires a mobile and a GSM/WCDMA/CDMA scanner or a scanner receiver only
with SI, SIB and overhead message decoding
• Scanner scans all pilots and mobile scans channels that are on its neighbor list.
Nemo Outdoor compares the measurements and reports the neighbor channels
that are seen by the scanner but are not in the mobile’s neighbor list
• Decoding is supported on numerous user-selectable BCCH frequency channels
WCDMA pilot pollution analysis
• Source system
• Source band
• Source channel number
• Pilot pollution SC
• Pilot pollution Ec/N0
• Pilot pollution RSCP
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GSM interference analysis
GSM co-channel and adjacent channel analysis is done in real time during a
measurement and playback with Nemo Outdoor. Interference detection is done based
on GSM terminal and GSM scanner measurements and these measurements are
combined together.
• Cell type, serving, co- channel, adjacent channel
• Band
• BSIC
• RX level
WiMAX™ measurements
• Supported WiMAX frequency bands: 2320 to 2365 MHz, 2365 to 2400 MHz and
2585 to 2620 MHz
• Supported bandwidths: 3.5 MHz, 5 MHz, 7 MHz, 8.75 MHz and 10 MHz
• Frequency
• Preamble index
• Preamble RSSI
• CINR
• RSSI scanning
- Frequency
- Carrier RSSI
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Technical Performance
RF characteristics
Frequency range 350 MHz to 6 GHz
DC30 24 – 30 GHz
DC44 24 – 44 GHz
Level measurement < 1 dB at 350 MHz to 3 GHz
uncertainty < 1.5 dB at 3 GHz to 6 GHz
Max operating measurement -10 dBm (nom.)
range input level
Max extended measurement in extended range mode: not +10 dBm (nom.)
range input level 100% compliant to measured
values
Maximum safe permissible +20 dBm/10 V DC
input level
Noise figure 900 MHz 5 dB (meas.)
2100 MHz 5 dB (meas.)
3500 MHz 6 dB (meas.)
5100 MHZ 7 dB (meas.)
Intermodulation-free 900 MHz -2 dBm (meas.)
dynamic range 2100 MHz -2 dBm (meas.)
3500 MHz -9 dBm (meas.)
5100 MHz -14 dBm (meas.)
RF receive paths 1
VSWR (preselection on/off) 350 MHz ≤ f ≤ 1.6 GHz < 2.7/2.0 (meas.)
1.6 GHz ≤ f ≤ 2.45 GHz < 2.6/1.7 (meas.)
2.45 GHz ≤ f ≤ 3.6 GHz < 3.0/2.3 (meas.)
3.6 GHz ≤ f ≤ 6 GHz < 3.4/2.6 (meas.)
5G NR characteristics
Measurement speed 5 ms periodicity, 15 kHz or 50 Hz (meas.)
(single PCI) 30 kHz subcarrier spacing
10 ms periodicity, 15 kHz or 50 Hz (meas.)
30 kHz subcarrier spacing
20 ms periodicity, 15 kHz or 50 Hz (meas.)
30 kHz subcarrier spacing
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SSB subcarrier spacings 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 120 kHz,
supported 240 kHz
SSB periodicities supported 5 ms, 10 ms, 20 ms, 40 ms,
80 ms, 160 ms
SSB sensitivity (single PCI) SS-RSRP (10 ms periodicity, -150 dBm (meas.)
30 kHz subcarrier spacing)
SS-RSRP (40 ms periodicity, -142.5 dBm (meas.)
30 kHz subcarrier spacing)
SS-RSRP (5 ms periodicity, -156 dBm (meas.)
15 kHz subcarrier spacing)
SS-RSRP (20 ms periodicity, -149 dBm (meas.)
15 kHz subcarrier spacing)
SSB index detection SS-RSRP (10 ms periodicity, -145 dBm (meas.)
threshold (single PCI) 30 kHz subcarrier spacing)
SS-RSRP (40 ms periodicity, -140 dBm (meas.)
30 kHz subcarrier spacing)
SS-RSRP (5 ms periodicity, -153 dBm (meas.)
15 kHz subcarrier spacing)
SS-RSRP (20 ms periodicity, -146 dBm (meas.)
15 kHz subcarrier spacing)
LTE characteristics
Measurement speed Auto detection of all 504 physical max. 399 Hz (meas.)
cell IDs with SIB decoding active/
two adjacent channels
Sensitivity for initial PCI SYNC signal power -128 dBm
decoding RSRP -147 dBm
Sensitivity after successful SYNC signal power -130 dBm
PCI decoding RSRP -149 dBm
WB RS SINR dynamic range -20 dB to +42 dB (meas.)
SYNC SINR dynamic range -20 dB to +42 dB (meas.)
PCI false detection < 10-8
(ghost code)
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NB-IoT/Cat NB1 characteristics
Measurement modes standalone
guard-band
in-band
Measurement speed 5 Hz (single channel) (meas.)
Sensitivity for initial PCI SYNC signal power (NSSS power) -132 dBm (meas.)
decoding Reference signal power (NRSRP) -143 dBm (meas.)
Sensitivity after successful SYNC signal power -135 dBm (meas.)
PCI decoding Reference signal power (NRSRP) -146 dBm (meas.)
Sync CINR dynamic range SYNC signal (NSSS CINR) -18 dB to +30 dB (meas.)
Reference signals (NRS CINR) -17 dB to +30 dB (meas.)
Demodulation threshold SYNC signal power (NSSS power) -120 dBm (meas.)
PCI false detection < 10-8
(ghost code)
GSM characteristics
Measurement modes In parallel DB/TCH/SCH code power,
TCH total inb and power,
TCH timeslot power, GSM
spectrum, BCH demodulation
for all system information
types
Measurement speed SI decoding active 800 channels/s
Sensitivity Detection -122 dBm
BSIC decoding -120 dBm
BCH decoding -119 dBm
Sensitivity for initial C/I > -1 dB
BSIC detection
Sensitivity after C/I > -24 dB
successful BSIC
detection
BCCH decoding C/I > 0 dB
dynamic range
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WCDMA characteristics
Number of RF carrier 32 maximum
frequencies
Measurement speed High speed/High dynamic mode, 300/80 Hz with BCH
automatic detection of all 512 demodulation
scrambling codes
Scrambling code
detection sensitivity
Sensitivity for initial High speed/High dynamic -116 dBm/-127 dBm
SC detection
Sensitivity after High speed/High dynamic -122 dBm/-132 dBm
successful SC
detection
Scrambling code false < 10-9
detection (ghost code)
Dynamic range Ec/I0 High speed/High dynamic mode -19 dB/-28 dB
for initial detection
Dynamic range High speed/High dynamic mode -23 dB/-30 dB
Ec/I0 after successful
detection
Min. BCH High speed/High dynamic mode > -15 dB/-19 dB
demodulation
threshold Ec/I0
CDMA2000® characteristics
Number of RF carrier 32 maximum
frequencies
Measurement speed Automatic detection of all 512 PN 80 Hz with BCH
demodulation
PN detection sensitivity RSCP without/with demodulation -130 dBm/-125 dBm
1xEVDO characteristics
Number of RF carrier 32 maximum
frequencies
Measurement speed 30 Hz with BCH
demodulation
PN detection sensitivity RSCP without/with demodulation -130 dBm/-125 dBm
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WiMAXTM characteristics
Measurement speed automatic detection of all 114 preamble 9 channels/s (meas.)
indices
Preamble decoding frame duration: 5 ms; FFT size: 1024; ±1 dB (-20 dBm to
accuracy bandwidth: 10 MHz; 2.657 GHz -110 dBm) (meas.)
Sensitivity for initial RSSI -105 dBm (meas.)
preamble decoding
(10 MHz bandwidth)
Sensitivity after RSSI -129 dBm (meas.)
successful preamble
decoding
(10 MHz bandwidth)
SINR dynamic range -22 dB to +26 dB (meas.)
Physical characteristics
Operating temperature range 0 to +50°C
Permissible temperature -10 to +55°C
range
Storage temperature range EN 60068-2-1 and EN 60068-2-2 -40 to +70°C
Dimensions (W×H×D) 154 mm×35 mm×85 mm
(5.96 in×1.38 in×3.34 in)
Weight 490 g (1.08 lb)
Power consumption 10.5 W Typical, 13 W MAX
Input voltage 10 V to 28 V
Input current 2 A at 10 V
Calibration interval 24 months
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