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The user may change the default ho_typ=0 setting to either of the
following:
_ All (1) allows idle handoffs to all pilots being scanned regardless
of whether they are Neighbors or not.
_ None (2) suppresses Idle handoffs entirely. In this mode, the
Retriever Pilot Scanner acquires the best serving system, then
stays locked on this system regardless of whether or not an Idle
handoff is possible. This setting is useful for single-sector
coverage area logging without the complication of Idle handoffs
being present in the data. It is often referred to as “Sounder”
mode.
LOG_FMT
The log_fmt parameter controls how the Retriever Pilot Scanner
packages data for remote logging using the external Pilot Scanner
Interface Program. The following logging formats are supported:
_ Standard DM , for interfacing with AXESSTEL and other
vendors’ test gear, displays, and analysis tools
_ Dense-Pack , a special format which overcomes the link
limitations of the Standard format, allowing logging of every
search the Scanner sees
By default, the Retriever Pilot Scanner logs search scans in the
Dense-Pack format (Option 0). If necessary, Dense-Pack format can
be translated into DM format using the scan_trans command
The content of the Dense-Pack scanner log packet includes the time
stamp of the search, Rx power at the end of the search, LNA state
during the search, instantaneous E c /I o of each of the four largest
energy peaks in the search window of each PN, and each peak’s
position (time delay).
Individual E c values can be computed from this by adding Rx +
E c /I o , where Rx represents an estimate of the total power I o .
Overall, the content of the binary log file using the Pilot Scanner
Interface Tool is the same as data collected by a standard
AXESSTEL Diagnostic Monitor. The only difference between
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