Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Overview of Tasks Required Based on predefined tests, testing instrumentation and roadways, the following three (3) tasks must be completed for all Commercial Mobile Radio Service (“CMRS”) operators and network technologies, specifically 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE in the selected grid cells: a. Collect data on performance indicators applicable to both coverage and capacity for broadband data. b. Utilize active testing capturing both speed and quality of broadband data, and cellular connection quality. c. Collect unique identifiers and operational parameters for the network, cell site and cell site sectors. B. Drive Testing Test Plans To complete the tasks above, Contractor must: a. Review all test plans including detailed descriptions, grid cell map, documentation including test setup, diagrams, algorithms, manufacturer, model, software revisions, technical specifications and calibration procedures. b. Conduct all testing at reasonable hours (6:00 AM to 10:00 PM Local time) that coincide with typical network usage. c. Collect, process, analyze, and report measurements of the network performance indicators data services over 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE and other technologies. As part of the test plan, Contractor must describe how the performance indicators are obtained and measured. The performance indicators are based on network technology, cell site and cell site sector. Some examples pertinent to mainly 4G LTE technology.9 d. Collect, process, analyze and report all relevant network and cell site and cell sector technologies and physical identifiers. Some examples include but are not limited to: Mobile Country Code (“MCC”), Mobile Network Code (“MNC”), base station ID, site coordinates and neighboring list. In addition, Contractor must provide the Radio Frequency (“RF”) operational parameters on sector level basis including antenna gain, transmit power, frequencies and technology, to name a few. Overall, Contractor must provide a list of all available identifiers, performance indicators and RF operational parameters for each network technology. e. Collect, process, analyze and report the results of active / user experience tests utilizing the FCC speed test app10. The active / user experience test provides downlink throughput, uplink throughout, latency (Round Trip Time, or “RTT”) and dropped packets, number of total test attempts, number of test failures, number of test successes. Contractor must also report all active / user experience test stoppage or errors. Contractor must conduct both mobile and stationary measurements that accurately reflect the network performance. f. Collect sufficient data to determine the average downlink and uplink throughput, latency and dropped packets over the cell area. Similarly, the cell edge downlink throughput, uplink throughput, latency and packet loss must be captured. Specific to 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE, Contractor must identify the cell edge and capture the corresponding cell edge performance indicators, such as, but not limited to downlink throughput, uplink throughput, latency, dropped packets, Received Signal Strength Indicator (“RSSI”), Reference Signal Received Power (“RSRP”), Signal to Interference Noise ratio (“SINR”) and Block Error rate (“BLER”). g. Provide test documentation on how often the measurements are taken, the duration of each test, how frequently tests are run and the relationship to the vehicular speed. C. Drive Test Routes and Areas The measurements points and areas include only the assigned areas withing the given grid cells in the state of Alaska. The contractor must understand and acknowledge the difficulty of the terrain and enroute areas of the tested grid cells.
