CALL:COUNt

Function

GSM TA

Queries the corrupt burst counter. The corrupt burst counter keeps track of the number of uplink bursts where power was detected but the expected midamble could not be found.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 99999

Resolution: 1

*RST Setting

0

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNT:CBURST?" 
! Queries the corrupt burst counter.

Function

GSM TA

Queries the channel decode error counter. The channel decode error counter keeps track of how many channel decoder errors have occurred. Channel decode errors include convolutional, FIRE, and block errors, but not CRC errors.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 99999

Resolution: 1

*RST Setting

0

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNT:CDERROR?" 
! Queries the channel decode error counter.

Function

GSM TA

This command resets the corrupt burst, channel decode error, missing burst, RACH, and page counters to zero.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

This command resets the corrupt burst, channel decode error, missing burst, RACH, and page counters to zero. It also clears the PRACH counter and the reported results for the transmitted and received IP packets and bytes.

EGPRS LA

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:CLEar" 
! Clears all counters.

Function

GSM TA

This command sets the corrupt burst, missing burst, and decode error counters' count to zero.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:CLEar:BAERror" 
! Clears the corrupt burst, missing burst, and decode error counters

Function

GSM TA

This command is not applicable to the GSM test application.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS test application.

GSM/GPRS LA

This command clears the reported results for the transmitted and received IP packets and bytes.

EGPRS LA

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:CLEar:MS:IP" 
! Clears the TX and RX IP packet and byte counters.

Function

GSM TA

This command sets the RACH and page counters' count to zero.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:CLEar:RAPage" 
! Clears the RACH and page counters.

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:CLEar" 
! Clears all Data Throughput Monitor results.

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

This command sets the data rate range (y-axis) for the data throughput monitor graphical display.

EGPRS LA

Start Range: 0 to 4999 kbps

Stop Range: 1 to 5000 kbps

Query

Start Range: 0 to 4999 kbps

Stop Range: 1 to 5000 kbps

Start: 0 kbps
Stop: 100 kbps

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:DISPlay:DRATe:STARt 10"
! Sets the data throughput monitor range to start at 10 kbps.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:DISPlay:DRATe:STOP 50"
! Sets the data throughput monitor range to stop at 50 kbps.

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

This command sets the time span (x-axis) for the data throughput monitor graphical display.

EGPRS LA

Range: 5 to 600 seconds

Resolution:

Query

Range: 5 to 600 seconds
Resolution:

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:ALL:DISPlay:SPAN:TIME 100" 
! Sets the data throughput monitor time span to 100 seconds.

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

This query returns the number of 10-minute trace data collection periods since the last time the monitor was enabled or cleared.

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 2,147,483,647 10-minute periods, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Examples

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:TRACe:HISTory:UNUMber?"
! Queries the number of 10-minute collection periods.

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

This command sets which data throughput traces are displayed.

EGPRS LA

Range: 1|ON|0|OFF

Query

OTA Tx - ON

OTA Rx - ON

IP Tx - OFF

IP RX - OFF

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPTX:DISPlay:STATe ON"
! Turns the IP TX display On.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPRX:DISPlay:STATe ON"
! Turns the IP RX display On.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTATx:DISPlay:STATe OFF"
! Turns the OTA TX display state Off.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTARx:DISPlay:STATe ON"
! Turns the OTA RX display state Off.

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

Query results will be returned in a comma-separated string with values in the following order:

• Average data throughput (bps)

• Current data throughput (bps)

• Peak data throughput (bps)

• Total data transfer (bytes)

This query returns the summary table values (except for Marker) for any of the four traces:

• OTA Tx

• OTA Rx

• IP Tx

• IP Rx

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999999999, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Examples

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTATx:DRATe?
!Queries OTA Tx summary

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTARx:DRATe?
!Queries OTA Rx summary

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPTX:DRATe?
!Queries IP Tx summary

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPRX:DRATe?
!Queries IP Rx summary

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

This query returns 600 comma-separated trace values for spreadsheet plotting. These values represent the most recent 10 minute trace data collection period.

If the graph is frozen (see How Do I Use the Data Throughput Monitor? ), this command will not return values representative of the graph. If you would like to see the graph this command will return values for, resume the graph then query the trace values.

Trace values can be obtained for any of the four traces:

• OTA Tx

• OTA Rx

• IP Tx

• IP Rx

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999999999, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Examples

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTATx:TRACe?"
! Queries OTA Tx trace data values.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTARx:TRACe?"
! Queries OTA Rx trace data values.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPTX:TRACe?"
! Queries IP Tx trace data values.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPRX:TRACe?"
! Queries IP Rx trace data values.

Function

This command is not applicable to the GSM TA.

This command is not applicable to the GPRS TA.

This command is not applicable to the EGPRS TA.

GSM/GPRS LA

This query returns 600 comma-separated trace values for the 10-minute trace data collection period captured prior to the most recent. To find out how many 10-minute periods have elapsed, see CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor[:ALL]:TRACe:HISTory:UNUMber? .

Trace values can be obtained for any of the four traces:

• OTA Tx

• OTA Rx

• IP Tx

• IP Rx

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999999999, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

Requirements

GSM/GPRS/ EGPRS LA

Programming Examples

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTATx:TRACe:HISTory?"
! Queries OTA Tx trace data values.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:OTARx:TRACe:HISTory?"
! Queries OTA Rx trace data values.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPTX:TRACe:HISTory?"
! Queries IP Tx trace data values.

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:DTMonitor:IPRX:TRACe:HISTory?"
! Queries IP Rx trace data values.

Function

GSM TA

This command queries the missing burst counter. The missing burst counter keeps track of how many uplink bursts, that should have been there, were missing. The missing burst counter does not count idle frames as missing.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 99999

Resolution: 1

*RST Setting

0

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:MBURst?" 
! Returns the number of missing uplink bursts.

Function

GSM TA

This command is not applicable to the GSM test application.

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to the GPRS test application.

GSM/GPRS LA

Queries the data transmitted from and received by the device being tested. Data is returned in the following order: packets transmitted, bytes transmitted, packets received, bytes received.

The function connection type must be set to AUTO by CALL:FUNCtion:CONNection:TYPE . If the data type is not AUTO, this query will return 9.91 E+37.

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999999999, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:MS:IP:ALL?" 

Function

GSM TA

This command is not applicable to the GSM test application.

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to the GPRS test application.

GSM/GPRS LA

Queries the data received by the device being tested. Data is returned in the following order: packets received, bytes received.

The connection type must be set to AUTO. See CALL:FUNCtion:CONNection:TYPE . If the data type is not AUTO, this query will return 9.91 E+37.

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999999999, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:MS:IP:RX?"

Function

GSM TA

This command is not applicable to the GSM test application.

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to the GPRS test application.

Queries the data transmitted by the device being tested. Data is returned in the following order: packets transmitted, bytes transmitted.

The data connection type must be set to AUTO. See CALL:FUNCtion:CONNection:TYPE . If the data type is not AUTO, this query will return 9.91 E+37.

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999999999, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:MS:IP:TX?"

Function

GSM TA

This command queries the page counter. The page counter keeps track of the number of pages sent by the base station (BS) emulator during a BS originated call setup.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999

Resolution: 1

*RST Setting

0

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:PAGE?" 
! Returns the number of pages sent by the base station emulator.

Function

GSM TA

This command is not applicable to the GSM test application.

GPRS TA

This command is not applicable to the GPRS test application.

Queries the number of PRACHs received. See PRACH Length for more information.

This query is used in conjunction with the PBCCH.

Valid in all data connection types.

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999, 9.91 E+37

Resolution: 1

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:PRACh?" 

Function

GSM TA

This command queries the RACH counter in the active (that is the selected) format. The RACH counter keeps track of the number of RACH bursts received by the base station emulator during call setup attempts.

GPRS TA

EGPRS TA

GSM/GPRS LA

EGPRS LA

Query

Range: 0 to 9999

Resolution: 1

*RST Setting

The *RST value of this command depends on the format that is currently active. For example, if the GSM format is currently active, the *RST value for this command is the same value as the equivalent command containing the :GSM format identifier.

Revision: A.01 and above

Revision: C.01 and above

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:RACH?" 
! Returns the number of RACH bursts received by the base station emulator 
! during call setup/data connection attempts.

Function

GSM

GSM/GPRS LA

Returns the number of the current TDMA frame within a hyperframe.

Query

Range: 0 to 2715647

Resolution: 1

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:TDMA:FNUMber?" 

Function

GSM

GSM/GPRS LA

This command sets/quires the maximum number of TDMA frames the mobile station is allowed to take for a channel assignment. See Max Frames Allowed for Assignment Parameter for more information.

Setting

Range: 15 to 999

Resolution: 1

Query

Range: 15 to 999

Resolution: 1

GSM/GPRS/
EGPRS LA

Programming Example

 
OUTPUT 714;"CALL:COUNt:TDMA:FRAMes?"