Ensure time-to-revenue with successfully installing

and commissioning NB-IoT and LTE-M modules

Jari Schroderus SEP 2018
Solution marketing manager / Keysight Nemo Wireless Technologies

Amaia White

M-IoT Senior Project Manager / GSMA

MOBILE IoT TODAY

66
ECOSYSTEM INDUSTRY-WIDE COMMERCIAL
SUPPORT LAUNCHES
1000+ GSMA Mobile IoT
Innovators Support for Mobile IoT *As of Oct 2018
from 51 MNOs
and 31 vendors
COMMERCIALLY

41
IoT Labs worldwide AVAILABLE
In 19
100+ Modules
countries 20+ Developer Kits

2
2
MOBILE IoT GLOBAL COVERAGE

66 Commercial Launches
LTE-M NB-IoT
Both LTE-M and NB-IoT 3
3
 MOBILE IoT GLOBAL COVERAGE
66 Mobile IoT Commercial Launches
LTE-M = 16 NB-IoT = 50
Operator Market Operator Market Operator Market Operator Market
AT&T MEXICO 3 HONG KONG DT ( T-Mobile US) US TAIWAN MOBILE TAIWAN
AT&T US AIS THAILAND ELISA FINLAND TELEFONICA SPAIN
DIALOG SRI LANKA APTG TAIWAIN ETISALAT UAE TIM ITALY
ETISALAT UAE CHINA MOBILE CHINA FAREASTONE TAIWAIN TIM BRAZIL
KDDI JAPAN CHINA MOBILE HONG KONG KT SOUTH KOREA TURKCELL TURKEY
KPN THE NETHERLANDS CHINA TELECOM CHINA LGU+ SOUTH KOREA TRUE THAILAND
ORANGE BELGUIM CHINA UNICOM CHINA M1 SINGAPORE VELCOM BELARUS
SINGTEL SINGAPORE CHUNGHWA TAIWAIN MOBITEL SRI LANKA VODAFONE AUSTRALIA
TELSTRA AUSTRALIA DIALOG SRI LANKA ORANGE BELGUIM VODAFONE CZECH REPUBLIC
TURKCELL TURKEY DNA FINLAND SINGTEL SINGAPORE VODAFONE GERMANY
VERIZON US DT AUSTRIA SOFTBANK JAPAN VODAFONE IRELAND
APTG TAIWAIN DT CROATIA TDC DENMARK VODAFONE ITALY
VODAFONE THE NETHERLANDS DT GERMANY TELIA FINLAND VODAFONE SPAIN
BELL CANADA DT GREECE TELIA NORWAY VODAFONE THE NETHERLANDS
SOFTBANK JAPAN DT POLAND TELIA SWEDEN VODAFONE TURKEY
AIS THAILAND DT SLOVAKIA TELIA DENMARK VODAFONE SOUTH AFRICA
DT THE NETHERLANDS TELSTRA AUSTRALIA

4
Agenda

• Optimizing IoT performance

• Keysight Nemo solutions for IoT
• Q&A

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 5

NB-IoT and LTE-M for different needs

LTE-M NB-IoT

??

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 6

Design drivers for NB-IoT 3GPP specifications

NB-IoT

$
Superior Extreme Upgrade
High Density Low Cost
Battery Life Coverage
• 10s k devices/cell • Modules < $5 • Up to 10+ years • +20 dB compared • To existing RAN
to GPRS infrastructure
• Data rates of 10s • No advanced • Enhanced sleep
of kbps features modes • Areas of difficult or • Global technology
remote access standard (3GPP)
• Low frequency of • Reliable, stable
connections

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 7

Impacting to NB-IoT network performance

• Network configuration and equipment implementation

• Radio conditions
• Used IoT chipset
• IoT module’s baseband, RF and antenna implementation
• Application payload size
• Used Transport protocol
• Interoperability between equipment and cloud

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 8

Signal and service coverage verification

Verify service coverage with active tests

• Verify service coverage accurately by performing active
tests with an IoT device connected to a measurement tool
SW and to generate load over the connection
• The measurement application collects the application
Verify underground signal coverage
performance readings, as well as the radio metrics, by
• Focus to deep in-building measurements to push the tapping into the diagnostics interface of the IoT
system to the designed performance limits to gather modem/chip of the device
understanding on how deep the indoor coverage
• Run active tests to verify
really is
• Access point availability
• Verify Coverage enhancements • Data transfer throughput over TCP and UDP
• Repetitions and power boost • End to end connectivity latency with Ping and UDP tests
• RACH delay and repetitions • Power saving settings (eDRX and PSM timers)
• SNR, CINR, RSRQ

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 9

 Use cases of Keysight Nemo IoT solutions
A

• Early lab/field testing • Network Acceptance • Troubleshooting of end to

• Understanding the IoT technology and its end IoT connectivity issues
• Key KPIs: Coverage and
limits
inbuilding penetration,
• Nemo Tools provide view of the complete • Root causes for air interface
Accessibility, Data Throughput,
radio stack, including application Latency issues
performance, key radio metrics, and control • Stationary/Mobility testing • Differentiating of device, radio,
plane signalling and core network issues
• Coverage • Full L3 and RRC signaling
• Network Benchmarking decoding
• NB-IOT performance & coverage • Signal coverage and quality
• Power consumption of competitor networks • Detailed connection
• Coverage impacts the battery life diagnostics: repetitions,
of IoT devices modulation, subcarrier spacing,
• Device Benchmarking RACH metrics
• SLA verification
• Differences in device performance and
network interoperability due to antennas and • For virtual IoT service providers
housing and verticals
• Quick analysis
• Verify device performance in field • Verify the service level and • Predefined playback templates
• Compare new devices to reference devices coverage in Nemo Outdoor and Nemo
• Battery life heavily dependent on Analyze
coverage!

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 10

Keysight Nemo IoT Solutions
Nemo Outdoor
• Nemo Outdoor is Windows PC application

• support IoT scanners

• support multiple NB-IoT and LTE-M capable dongles

• support also all 3GPP technologies, e.g. LTE-A cat 18 and 5G NR

• measures up to 9 devices simultaneously

• Nemo IoT Meter is an ideal handheld tool for vertical companies

installing IoT devices in basements Nemo IoT Meter Nemo Handy IoT

• Nemo Handy IoT is recommended for telecom professionals,

Mobile Operators

• Up to 15 frequency bands for IoT

• Impressive KPI’s for RF, IOT and application performance

• Advanced post processing analytics

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 11

Nemo IoT Meter
COVERAGE CHECKER

• Easy-to-use handheld measurement tool

• Ideal for industrial environments to verify coverage
and end-to-end connection quality for IoT device
installations
• For personnel installing IoT probes and sensors
• Key parameters in display
• PCI, RSRP, RSRQ, SNR, RACH delay, Ping RTT
• More parameters stored into Nemo log file
• Runs on a commercial Android phone
• Creates PDF measurement report including pictures

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 12

13
Easy-to-use workflow with Nemo IoT Meter

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 14

Nemo Handy IoT – handheld IoT solution
IN-DEPTH MEASUREMENTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING

• Professional handheld field test solution for IoT networks

• Tool for professional troubleshooting of IoT network
connectivity issues
• In-depth key performance indicators (KPIs)
• IoT parameters and graphs
• L1-L3 signaling messages with drill-down to hex level details
• For drive tests, continuous measurements
• Runs in Android phone connected to an IoT dongle

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 15

Nemo Handy IoT demo

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 16

Nemo Outdoor as PC-based IoT solution
IN-DEPTH MEASUREMENTS AND TROUBLESHOOTING

• Easy to use as no need to know AT commands

• Nemo Outdoor is easy to use Windows-based application
• Supports all relevant IoT frequency bands
• Connect up to nine IoT devices and scanners
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 28
• Measure simultaneously NB-IoT, LTE-M, early 5G, LTE-A • Nemo Open ASCII log file format
cat 18, 3G, 2G and Wi-Fi
• Easy to customize views
• The most extensive IoT dongle and chipset support

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 17

Nemo Outdoor with customizable views

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 18

Visualize RF, NB-IoT and RACH metrics on a map
Full set of IoT KPI’s Visualize any KPI on a map
RSRP SNR
RF
metrics

NB-IoT
metrics

PING RTT REPETITIONS

RACH
metrics

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 19

Verify coverage to minimize IoT device power consumption
and secure connection quality
High power consumption corner
(high TX power, repetitions)

Good places for IoT device

installation

Good places for IoT device

installation

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 20

Coverage and QoS verification

• Example: Coverage edge

• In-band NB-IoT, 9dB power boost

• RSRP: ~-121dBm
• SNR: ~ -5dB
• Ping 25 seconds and timeouts
• 8-32 repetitions in RACH channel
• 32-64 PDSCH repetitions in DL
• 16-32 PUSCH repetitions in UL

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 21

NB-IoT Coverage Levels verification NPRACH Resources (48 sc)

• Up to 3 different Coverage Levels signaled via

SIB2-NB (Normal, Robust, Extreme)
NORMAL ROBUST EXTENDED

• The coverage level selected determines the

NPRACH resources to use:
• Subset of subcarriers, PRACH

Power Level Received

Repetitions, Max number of attempts

• UE derives the Coverage Level based on

NRSRP measured
o NPRACH resources to be used are
NRSRP Thres 1
determined by the Coverage Level

NRSRP Thres 2

Path Loss
Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 22
NB-IoT: Repetitions
GPRS
• Technique consisting on repeating the same transmission
Extended
several times: Coverage
• Achieve extra coverage (up to 20 dB compared to GPRS)
• Each Repetition is self-decodable
• Scrambling code is changed for each transmission to help
combination
• Repetitions are ACK-ed just once
• For NB-IoT all channels can use Repetitions to extend
coverage
Repetitions = 2 Repetitions = 4 NPUSCH
Format 2

DCI Ack

NPDCCH NPDSCH
Time: in Sub-frames (1ms)

Example: Repetitions used in NB-IoT in NPDCCH and NPDSCH channels

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 23
NB-IoT Power Saving Mode and eDRX
Rel-12 Power Saving Mode (PSM) Rel-13 Enhanced DRX (eDRX)

T3412 IDLE eDRX

CONNECTE

CONNECTE
T3324
Paging Time Window

TAU
D

D
PSM

Paging UE unreachable • New Paging Time Window which allows longer

Ocassions
paging cycles:
• T3324 determines for how long the UE will • 3 hours in NB-IoT
monitor paging before entering in PSM CONNECTED eDRX
Rel-13
• While in PSM, UE is not reachable by the Before UE monitoring control
channel
Network and all circuitry is turned off 2.56s 9.22s

• UE exits PSM when T3412 expires (TAU)

or with a Mobile Originated transfer
• DRX cycles extended from 2.56 seconds:
• To 9.22 seconds in NB-IoT

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 24

Verification of Power Save Mode with Nemo Outdoor

• Helps to track how the NB-

IoT device uses different
PS modes in different
situations
• Nemo Outdoor traces and
visualizes the PSM and
eDRX parameters
• Battery life time estimate
based on measurements

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 25

Summary of Keysight Nemo IoT Solutions
• Advanced analytics for IoT
• Free predefined templates
• Impressive set of IoT, radio and Analytics
application performance metrics
• Nemo IoT Meter is an ideal tool for
vertical companies installing IoT devices
• Nemo Handy IoT is recommended for
Mobile Operators Data collection
• Handheld solutions generate Nemo
ascii log files and measurement
reports as PDF
• Nemo Outdoor
• Support IoT scanners and dongles
• Easy to use and customize the UI

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 26

Additional Keysight Nemo IOT information

• Keysight Nemo Outdoor

• Product key features and specifications in this link
• Solution for IoT measurements in this link
• Demo video in this link
• Keysight handheld IoT solutions in this link
• Keysight Nemo Handy in this link
• Keysight Nemo IoT meter
• product materials in this link
• Demo video in this link

• Extreme underground IoT measurements article in this link

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 27

Q&A
N E M O . S A L E S @ K E Y S I G H T. C O M

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions 28

Keysight Nemo IoT solutions