MRU User's Manual

Mobile Receiving Unit
User’s Manual
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Publication number: LZT 108 9939 R1C

Contents
Contents
1. Introduction 1
1.1. What Is MRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2. Prerequisites For Using MRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3. Battery Charging Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3.1. Choice of Phone Charger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3.2. The Charging Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Using MRU 4
2.1. Switching On The MRU Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2. Locking On RAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Index 9
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Chapter 1. Introduction
1. Introduction
The purpose of this user’s manual is to describe how to use the feature
Mobile Receiving Unit (MRU) in the mobile phone where it is implemented.
1.1. What Is MRU

MRU is the unit involved in mobile to mobile PESQ measurements, in a
TEMS Automatic system or with TEMS Investigation.
When the MRU feature is switched on (from the mobile phone menu or from
TEMS Investigation), the MRU automatically answers incoming calls and
starts to play PESQ sentences. The AQM module in the RTU/MTU (for TEMS
Automatic) or in the TEMS Investigation case measures and calculates on
downlink the PESQ values for these sentences. The PESQ values can then
be monitored and analyzed in TEMS Presentation.
The MRU can be locked on a certain RAT (GSM or WCDMA) from the mobile
phone menu.
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1.2. Prerequisites For Using MRU

To avoid disturbances in the PESQ measurements, there are a couple of
items to consider:
• Accessories can not be used during the measurements. That means no
headset, no external speakers, etc, can be connected to the MRU.
• The service “Call waiting” must be deactivated. That is done through the
mobile phone menu (Settings → Calls → Manage calls → Call waiting →
Deactivate).
The MRU should be placed in an environment with good radio quality. It is
thus not recommended to use the MRU in a vehicle.
1.3. Battery Charging Considerations

Some specific advice on battery charging related matters is given below.
1.3.1. Choice of Phone Charger

When engaging the phone in highly power-consuming tasks, you should
always use the regular phone charger. The USB charger which is also
provided with the phone is only about one third as powerful, which may be
insufficient when running the MRU feature.
1.3.2. The Charging Operation

You must take special steps to ensure that the phone battery is not drained.
To understand why, it is first necessary to explain how the battery charging in
the phone works.
First we need to define the end-of-charge (EoC) state for the battery. This is a
state where the battery is regarded as fully charged by the phone’s charging
algorithm. The precise details need not bother us; however, and crucially, the
method of testing whether the EoC state has been reached is to measure the
average current flowing to/from the battery over a period of time.
Now, if the MRU is playing PESQ sentences frequently (executing orders
initiated from a command sequence in TEMS Investigation or from a work
order in TEMS Automatic), the phone will be switching frequently between
idle and dedicated mode. This in turn means that the current to the battery
will not be constant enough for the EoC state ever to be reached. Even if the
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battery charge level remains high at all times (for example, above 90%), the
charging algorithm will never consider the battery to be fully charged.
Since prolonged charging of the battery increases the risk of battery failure,
the charging algorithm has a safety timer that disables the charger after four
hours if the battery has failed to reach the EoC state within this time. If this
happens, the phone will run on batteries until the charger is disconnected and
reconnected, or until the phone is power cycled. If neither of these actions is
performed, and the MRU is still executing orders, the battery will be drained in
a fairly short time.
For example, suppose that the following has to be executed:
• PESQ sentence to be played
• Call duration = 30 s
• Guard time = 30 s
The phone performs charging in idle mode only, unless the battery charge is
low. In the above case, the phone is idle about 50% of the time, so after about
4 × 2 = 8 hours the safety timer expires and the charger is disabled. After that
the phone runs on battery power only, and tests using a battery in near mint
condition have shown that the battery is then drained in about 4 hours.
To prevent this situation from arising, you have two options:
• One way is to disable the playing of PESQ sentences for a while (before
the safety timer expires) to give the phone an unbroken stretch of time in
idle mode and allow the battery to reach the EoC state. Note, however,
that the length of the break required depends on the settings in the
command sequence or work order, and on the general condition of the
battery. In the above test case, an idle mode period of 15–20 minutes was
required, but in other circumstances more time may be needed.
• Another approach is simply to make sure you disconnect the battery
charger physically from the phone (or unplug the charger from its power
source) before the battery is drained, and then reconnect the charger.
The latter option is the only completely safe one, and it is therefore
recommended.
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2. Using MRU
2.1. Switching On The MRU Feature

Make sure you have no accessories connected to the mobile phone and that
“Call waiting” is deactivated (see section 1.2. Prerequisites For Using MRU).
To switch on the MRU feature in the mobile phone, you enter the ordinary
mobile phone menu and select Settings.
Under General tab, select MRU menu and click Select.
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In the MRU menu, select MRU mode and click Select.
In MRU mode, select MRU on and click Select. Now the MRU feature is
switched on, which means that MRU will automatically answer all incoming
calls and start to play PESQ sentences.
The call is normally disconnected by the AQM module in TEMS Automatic or
TEMS Investigation. If the call has not been disconnected by the AQM
module after one hour, the call is disconnected by the MRU to avoid hangings
in the network or fraud calls.
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To switch off the MRU feature, you make the same menu selections as
described for switching it on, but you select MRU off in the MRU mode menu.
2.2. Locking On RAT

You can lock the mobile phone, and thus the MRU, on a certain Radio Access
Technology (RAT). One purpose is to be able to compare PESQ values
between the different RATs.
To lock on a certain RAT (and also to unlock from a locked RAT), you enter
the ordinary mobile phone menu and select Settings.
Under General tab, select MRU menu and click Select.
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In the MRU menu, select Lock to RAT and click Select.
In the Lock to RAT menu, select the desired technology (or Off, to unlock) and
click Select. The previous MRU menu will appear with Lock to RAT option
chosen.
Your MRU feature (and thus the mobile phone) will now be locked on your
desired technology (or unlocked, if you selected Off). From here, you can
either exit the menu or enter MRU mode and switch on (enable) the MRU
(see section 2.1. Switching On The MRU Feature).
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Index
Index
B
battery charging considerations 2
L
lock on RAT 6
P
prerequisites 2
S
switching on the MRU feature 4
U
using the MRU 4
W
what is MRU 1
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a

TEMS is a trademark of Ascom.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

© Ascom 2010. All rights reserved.

Publication number: LZT 108 9939 R1C

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1.1. What Is MRU

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1.2. Prerequisites For Using MRU

1.3. Battery Charging Considerations

1.3.1. Choice of Phone Charger

1.3.2. The Charging Operation

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2.1. Switching On The MRU Feature

Under General tab, select MRU menu and click Select.

In the MRU menu, select MRU mode and click Select.

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2.2. Locking On RAT

Under General tab, select MRU menu and click Select.

In the MRU menu, select Lock to RAT and click Select.

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