1. Pilot RCU 2.0 Product Overview V10.12

2. Contents 1. Overview 2. Product Details 3. New Features
4. Main Features
5. Conclusion

3. Product Overview
Product Overview

4. Overview
Pilot RCU 2.0 is an autonomous data collection and measurement probe that is mainly used for daily network quality monitoring, voice and data service verification, and benchmarking. It consists of a variety of test modules supporting multiple network standards.
Pilot RCU 2.0 provides a built-in data processing platform, a modularized design with high performance and stability, and low power consumption.

5. Overview — Network and Market Requirements
Current Network Challenges
Market Requirements
Multi-operator environment
Pilot interference
Congested sites in urban areas
Single site required for wide coverage in a suburban area
Area with poor or no coverage
24-hour continuous operation
Remote control
Simultaneous, multi-terminal and multi-network testing
Unattended testing
Flexible in switching power source between a built-in UPS battery and an external power supply
Applicable in extreme environments
Current Challenges with Traditional Drive Test Tool
Low efficiency with the manual testing mode
Connection cables are cluttered and are easily damaged
Traditional test requiring assisted operation
Unstable connection with multiple test terminals
Not portable and requires an external power supply

6. Overview — Test Scenarios
Test Type
New services' quality verification.
Interference verification.
Coverage verification.
Hotspots congestion verification
Test Scenarios
Outdoor: can be deployed in buses, taxis, trains, ships, etc.
Indoor: stationary hotspots such as hotels, shopping malls,
residential areas, offices, etc.
Customers
Network operators
System vendors
Service providers
Government authorities such as the Telecommunications Regulatory Body

7. Overview — Product Information
Compact form factor
Shock resistant, simple, and stable
No fans
No noise during operation and dust-proof
Good heat-dissipation
Aluminum design for good heat-dissipation
Independent indicators
Independent indicators for various operating statuses
Wide voltage range
DC 9~30 v, applicable to various environment
Self-protection design
Power supply interface protection to avoid incorrect power supply connection
Real-time hardware status monitoring and self-protection against overheating, overvoltage, and overcurrent
Extended USB interfaces
Supports external scanners (PCTEL) and USB Dongle which is used as an external data card
CE certified
Highly integrated
Built-in test modules
Provides multi-module and multi-band solutions for 2G/3G/4G technologies, and supports HSPA M/21.1 Mbps and LTE CAT6 solutions

8. Overview — Advantages and Values
Easy operation, automatic and multi-terminal testing after device starts
Improves work efficiency by reducing manual costs
Large volumes of data collected and real-time data upload
Continuous and stable operation without manual attendance
Built-in battery and external power supply
Provides power solutions for various test scenarios
Applicable to extreme environments and remote controlled
Investment on robust and efficient solution

9. Product Details
Product Details

10. Product Details — System Architecture
Pilot RCU operates as one of the data collection and measurement probe for Pilot Fleet Unify system.
Pilot Fleet Unify system is able to remotely manage all DingLi's drive test data collection portfolio through its centralized device and data management platform.

11. Product Details — Introduction to Fleet Unify
The Fleet Unify platform provides remote and centralized measurement probes and data management. It is capable of handling large volumes of data uploaded remotely for storage, automatic processing, reporting and analysis. Users may add and control test devices through the Web client of Pilot Fleet Unify and perform data post processing and analysis through Pilot Fleet Unify Analyser.
Test Control
Device Management
Statistics Report
Data Analysis
Data
Management
Apply test plans in batches
Dingli test devices
Generates statistic reports
Macro and micro data analysis
Manages large volumes of data
Device Management
Data Management
Imports multiple devices by importing an EXCEL file
Records device status
GIS real-time monitor
Sort by test region or device type
Sort by region or project
Powerful search function
View decoding information
GIS positioning
Data Analysis
Macro presentation & Micro analysis
System evaluation
Network optimization
Test monitoring

12. Product Details — Pilot RCU 2.0 Specifications
Item
Description
Voltage
9V-30V DC
Power consumption
18 W (avg. ), 30 W (max.)
Current
2 A (avg.), 3 A (max.)
Operating temperature
-25°C to +65°C
Humidity
< 95% RH, without condensation
Impact
500m/s2
Vibration
2 g, 5 Hz-500 Hz
Dimension
340 x 238 x 59 mm
Weight
4.2 Kg
Internal storage
4 GB to 64 GB
Working hours (using battery only)
120 minutes or more (with built-in battery), 10 hours or more (with stand external battery)

13. Product Details—Quad-core Hardware
Quad-core Pilot RCU 2.0
Pilot RCU 2.0 which serial number starting with 35 is a quad-core Pilot RCU. The hardware performance of this Pilot RCU is significantly improved when compared with the previous dual-core hardware.
Support all test services that previously supported by a dual-core Pilot RCU 2.0
Support up to six modules for LTE test simultaneously
Support four USB interfaces for external connection

14. Product Details — Functions and Performance
Services
test
Monitoring
function
Device
Performance
Supports IOT (Interoperability Test) for 2G/3G/4G
Supports multiple network technologies: LTE 2CC (CA)/HSPA+/WCDMA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE/CDMA/TD-SCDMA
Supports Call Test (PESQ/POLQA), Value Added Services Test, and Data Test
Supports real-time data transmission through Modem, WIFI, and Bluetooth
High-performance hardware configuration to meet the requirements for simultaneous MOS and data service tests of multiple terminals
Supports parallel service tests for multiple network technologies (2G/3G/4G)
SD memory card with large capacity (32 GB) to meet the requirements for long-term data and log file storage
Low power consumption, built-in UPS and external batteries to ensure continuous operation
Checks parameters, events, and test route information on the Web client of Fleet Unify
Supports alarms with s or messages
Pilot RCU 2.0

15. Product Details — Indicators
Description
Normal Operating Status
Modem
Indicates if the Modem is operating normally
Blinks Green
Test Modules
(CH2-CH9)
Indicates if the test modules operates normally
Green
SYS
Indicates if the system is running normally
GPS
Indicates if the GPS module is running normally
HDD
Indicates the read and write status of the CF card
Power
Indicates the built-in and external power supply status
Main: Green
EXT: Green
BAT
Indicates the power capacity of the built-in battery
Low: Red
CHG: Green or not lighted

16. Product Details — Buttons and Interfaces
Power button
External power interface
Built-in battery slot
Extended USB interfaces
CF card slot

17. Product Details — Interface and SIM Card Slots
Item
Usage
Description
LAN
Ethernet interface
LAN cable interface for connecting RCU 2.0 to a PC for data transmission and device bug fixing
GPS
GPS antenna interface
Modem (CH1)
Modem antenna interface
Magnetic mount antenna interface
CH2-CH9
Antenna interfaces of eight test modules
Antenna interfaces of eight test modules corresponding to the channels from CH2 to CH9
Aux
Test module secondary antenna interface
Secondary antenna interface for connecting test modules
SIM slots
Modem and SIM card slots
Insert SIM cards according to the information on the labels besides

18. Product Details — Antennas
External GPS receiver kit with SMA male connector
Antenna with RF SMB female connector
Magnetic mount antenna with SMA male connecter cable

19. Product Details — Antennas (for LTE)
7-inch short stubby aerial antenna mast
Full-band 3G & 4G magnetic mount antenna with SMA male connecter cable

20. Product Details — Antenna and Extended Antenna Plate
RCU back cover bracket
RCU wall mount bracket

21. Product Details — Power Adapter and Power Line
AC DC power adapter with power cord
Cigarette lighter male connector cable
Power cable

22. Product Details — Bluetooth GPS
External Bluetooth GPS receiver
External battery: provide power supply for six to ten hours
Bluetooth adapter

23. Product Details — Supported Tests
RCU 2.0 supports the following service tests:
Voice (PESQ, POLQA)
CSFB
ATTACH
PDP Active/Deactive
PING
HTTP Page
HTTP File Down
WAP
SMS
FTP (DL&UL, customized threats)
MMS
Trace Route
Speed Test
Multi-RAB
HTTP Upload
HTTP Video Play
DNS LookUp
PBM
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24. Supported Frequency and Bands
Supported Modules
Module Type
Supported Frequency and Bands
WCDMA/GSM Module
HSPA/UMTS: 850/1900/2100 MHz
EDGE/GPRS/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA1X/EVDO
CDMA2000, 1X, EVDO: 800 MHZ
FDD-LTE/WCMD/PA+/GSM
FDD-LTE: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz
UMTS/HSPA+: 900/2100 MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
FDD-LTE: 700 (B17)/AWS
UMTS/HSPA+: 850/1900/2100 MHz
FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/7/8/20
UMTS: Band 1/2/5/6/8
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
FDD-LTE/TDD-LTE/UMTS/GSM
FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/5
TDD-LTE: Band 38/39/40/41
UMTS: Band 1/5
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

25. Supported Frequency and Bands
Supported Modules
Module Type
Supported Frequency and Bands
TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/UMTS/GSM
FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/7/17
TDD-LTE: Band 38/39/40/41
WCDMA: Band 1/2/5/8
GSM: 1900/1800/900/850 MHz
FDD-LTE/UMTS/GSM
FDD-LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/28
WCDMA: Band 1/2/3/4/5/8
TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/UMTS/CDMA/GSM
FDD-LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/8/12/17/25/26
TDD-LTE: Band 38/41
WCDMA/HSPA+: Band 1/2/4/5/8
CDMA/EVDO: BC0/BC1/BC10
Quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM:1900/1800/900/850 MHz
UMTS/GSM
TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/UMTS/TD-SCDMA/CDMA/GSM
FDD-LTE: Band 1/3
WCDMA: Band 1
CDMA: Band BC0
GSM: 900 E/1800

26. Supported Frequency and Bands
Supported Modules
Module Type
Supported Frequency and Bands
TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/UMTS/CDMA/GSM
(Support CA)
FDD-LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/26/28
TDD-LTE: Band 38/39/40/41
WCDMA: Band 1/2/4/5/8
CDMA/EVDO: Band bc0/bc1
GSM: 1900/1800/900/850
CA: Intra-band contiguous: 2/3/4/7/38/39/40/41
Intra-band non-contiguous: 2/3/4/7/41
Inter-band: 1+3, 1+5, 1+7, 1+8, 1+20, 1+26, 3+5, 3+7, 3+8, 3+20, 3+26, 3+28, 7+20, 7+28, 5+7, 39+41
TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/UMTS (Support CA)
FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/5/7/8/18/19/21/28
WCDMA: Band 1/5/6/8/9/19
CA: 1 + 1/5/8/18/19/21
3 + 3/5/7/8/19/28
7 + 5/7/28
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27. Supported Frequency and Bands
Supported Modules
Module Type
Supported Frequency and Bands
TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/UMTS/CDMA/GSM
(Support CA)
FDD-LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/20/26/28
TDD-LTE: Band 38/39/40/41
WCDMA: Band 1/2/4/5/8
CDMA/EVDO: Band bc0/bc1
GSM: 1900/1800/900/850
CA: Intra-band contiguous: 2/3/4/7/38/39/40/41
Intra-band non-contiguous: 2/3/4/7/41
Inter-band: 1+3, 1+5, 1+7, 1+8, 1+20, 1+26, 3+5, 3+7, 3+8, 3+20, 3+26, 3+28, 7+20, 7+28, 5+7, 39+41
TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE/UMTS (Support CA)
FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/5/7/8/18/19/21/28
WCDMA: Band 1/5/6/8/9/19
CA: 1 + 1/5/8/18/19/21
3 + 3/5/7/8/19/28
7 + 5/7/28
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28. New Features
New Features

29. Real-Time Test Device Status on Pilot Fleet Unify
Users may view the real-time device status under Device Status on Pilot Fleet Unify web.
The supported device status information includes:
Online status
Online duration
Vehicle speed
Longitude and latitude
Remaining battery capacity
CPU temperature
Remaining internal memory
Remaining device disk space
Logfiles to upload
Device firmware version

30. High Speed Train and Subway Train Test with Imported Route Files
Import high speed train and subway train route files to the Pilot RCU through RCU Client.
The route file must be in .kml format.
Conduct automatic pinpointing with GPS positioning during the test.
Complete the discontinuous measurement plot caused by GPS signal lost or discontinuous positioning.

31. VoLTE POLQA Test (48K Audio)
Improved VoLTE POLQA test
Traditional audio reference file: 8K and 16K, more applicable to 2G/3G technologies
Newly supported audio reference file for VoLTE POLQA voice quality measurement test: 48K

32. Optional Logfile Formats
Default logfile format: *rcu
Optional logfile formats: *.dcf, *.cti, *.dtlog, *.cu
Configured under Advanced Settings on Pilot Fleet Unify

33. Main Features
Main Features

34. Main Features — MOS Test1 2 4 3
1. PESQ
PESQ/POLQA Configuration for Separate Modules
Uses independent channels to avoid any interference among test modules
Compatible with multi-network technologies
Flexible hardware configuration
Users may configure different MOS algorithm (PESQ or POLQA) for different modules within the same Pilot RCU on Pilot Fleet Unify. For example, users may configure PESQ (8KHz) for Module 2 and 3, and configure POLQA (48KHz) for Module 4 and 5.
Eight channel PESQ
Supports the PESQ algorithm
Simultaneous voice replay and recording
Typical Application: Network Benchmarking
Test data can be uploaded to Pilot Fleet Unify to generate Benchmarking Reports and provide KPI comparison for each network.
Pilot RCU 2.0 allows MOS benchmarking and ensures the test validity.
2. POLQA
MOS test (POLQA) is supported only by dual-kernel Pilot RCU 2.0, and internal POLQA sound card is required.
Up to four channel MOS test (POLQA) is supported (Mobile to Mobile or Mobile to Land).

35. Main Features — VoLTE Test
Maximum internal modules working simultaneously
Typical Application Case
Pilot RCU 2.0 supports up to eight internal VoLTE test modules.
Eight channels can be used to conduct test independently and simultaneously without any interference.
VoLTE KPI comparison among multiple operators
VoLTE PESQ and POLQA simultaneously
Typical Application Case
Pilot RCU 2.0 supports up to four channels of VoLTE PESQ and POLQA test simultaneously.
4-channel PESQ + 4-channel POLQA

36. Main Features — Various Data Service Tests
Performance Description:
Common Data Service Test
FTP
Ping
WAP
Video Play
HTTP
Voice + data tests: Four test modules are configured for PESQ MOS test and four test modules for FTP test.
Simultaneous data tests: Multiple data services (such as FTP, HTTP, Ping, and ) are configured in one test module or configured in multiple test modules; a maximum of eight test modules can be configured for simultaneous test.
Private servers for HTTP Upload test: Users may create their own HTTP Upload server for the test
Typical Application Case
Benchmarking Test—Data Service Test
Data network coverage rate
KPIs and parameters for optimization
Average Download/Upload Rate
Success/Dropped Rate
Ping Delay
KPIs of HTTP Video tests, such as Jitter, Packet Loss Rate
Only common data test services are listed. For more information about test services, see slide 20.

37. Main Features — GPS and Logfile Information Synchronization
All test modules in a Pilot RCU 2.0 uses the same GPS receiver
GPS and test logfile information (such as parameter and event information) can be automatically synchronized for easy analysis
For the same Pilot RCU 2.0, all test module’s log files (at a given time) shares the same GPS information/positioning
GPS information synchronization among multiple modules within the same device
Synchronization between Events and GPS information

38. LTE Carrier Aggregation (CA) Test
Pilot RCU 2.0 supports LTE 2CC (2 component carriers) CA test with the R1525 and MC7430 modules.
LTE category: 6
Theoretical peak rate
Downlink rate:
FDD: 300 Mbps
TDD: 222 Mbps
Uplink rate:
FDD: 50 Mbps
TDD: 26 Mbps
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39. Real-time Monitoring with Pilot Watcher
Pilot Watcher is a software application that is installed on an Android tablet. It can be connected to a Pilot RCU through WiFi for real-time service test monitoring of all test modules within the Pilot RCU. Users may monitor the following information:
Service events
MOS score
Service messages
Radio parameters
GPS measurement route
Service test plans
Connection diagram

40. Main Features — Optimum Stability and Efficiency
Based on the stable and highly-efficient Linux system, Pilot RCU 2.0 provides self-hardware-and-software monitoring capability for automatic trouble detection and reset, which ensures optimum operation stability and efficiency.
Automatic test
Loop test as required
Unattended test
Execution with high efficiency
Intelligent reset
7/24 stable operation
Hardware monitoring: CPU and motherboard temperature monitoring, overvoltage and overcurrent protection, etc.
Software monitoring: no response from test modules, abnormal test program status, continuous abnormal test events, etc.

41. Main Features — Remote Device Control
Control Device on Web Client of Pilot Fleet Unify
Reboot devices
Update test plans
Stop and pause tests
Control Device by Delivering SMS Messages
Modify Modem dial configuration
Modify server IP and port information configured in the device

42. Main Features — Easy Test Control on Pilot Fleet Unify
Easy test plan configuration
Execute test based on configured time range
Execute test based on configured execution count
Execute test based on configured workdays, for example, from Monday to Thursday
One-click test plan change
Flexible logfile upload to Pilot Fleet Unify server
Upload in real time
Upload when the device is in the idle mode
Do not upload
Upload by using Modem or any other test module
Test controlled by customized regions
Customize test regions as required
Test only in specific regions
Stop test or enter the idle mode when outside of specific regions

43. Main Features — Easy Operation on Pilot Fleet Unify
Various operations can be managed through simple and user friendly Web interface of Pilot Fleet Unify.
Visual test plan/task template configuration
Centralized test information configuration and maintenance
Centralized test event and alarm monitoring
Centralized Logfile management
Automatic logfile statistics and report
Remote and automatic device firmware upgrade

44. Conclusion
Conclusion

45. Conclusion 1
24-hour continuous operation with high stability, large volume of data collection 2
Highly integrated and high performance hardware configuration 3
Applicable to extreme environments 4
LCD screen with alarm audio for easy status and information check 5
Industrial modularization design and customizable module configuration 6
Supports remote control and monitoring, and online firmware upgrade