636 Matrix ETERNITY NE System Manual
BSIC is applicable for GSM, whereas PCID is applicable for LTE.
• Main Cell- Bit Error Rate (%): Bit Error Rate of the Main Cell is displayed in this field. Bit Error Rate
(BER) is the percentage of received bits on a digital link that are in error relative to the number of bits
received. Bit Error Rate is calculated from the received signal quality.
• Manual BCCH Locking: This parameter allows you to lock the Mobile Port to a particular cell of your
preference. By default, manual BCCH locking is set to 'No'. When manual BCCH locking is set to 'No',
Mobile Port gets locked to the cell as per the highest signal strength. Select 'Yes' if you want to lock the
Mobile Port to the particular cell selected by you.
• When you apply Manual cell lock with a Service Provider, make sure while changing the SIM, the SIM
from the same service provider is inserted.
• During Manual BCCH locking if the SIM is not getting registered with the selected cell, you must select
No as the Manual BCCH Locking option.
• Auto Refresh: By clicking this button, BCCH Selection page is refreshed automatically and all its
parameters are downloaded automatically after every 15 seconds. By default, Auto Refresh button is
enabled.
• Stop Auto Refresh: By clicking this button, you can stop the system from automatically refreshing the
BCCH Selection page every 15 seconds. When you stop Auto Refresh, you must click the link 'Refresh' at
the bottom of this page to refresh the page whenever you want
• Cells: Indicates the cells with which the Mobile Port can be locked. You can decide to lock the Mobile Port
with a particular cell after considering the following cell related parameters, which appear on the page:
• MCC-MNC: In this field, MCC-MNC of a cell is displayed. Mobile Country Code (MCC) is a three digit
number uniquely identifying a country and Mobile Network Code (MNC) is either a two or three digit
number used to identify a given network from within a specific country.
• LAC (Location Area Code): In this field, LAC (Location Area Code) is displayed. LAC uniquely
identifies a location area within a GSM PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network). The maximum length of
LAC is 16 bits ranging from 0 to 65535. For example, LAC is displayed in hexadecimal characters for
SIMCOM-2G engine whereas, for SIMCOM-3G engine LAC is displayed in decimal digits which ranges
from 00000 to 65535.
• Cell ID: In this field, Cell ID is displayed. It is a 16-bit identifier that identifies the cell. For example, cell
ID is displayed in hexadecimal characters for SIMCOM-2G engines which ranges from 0000 to FFFF
Trying to lock on
BCCH xxxxx,
BSIC / PCID xxx
Displayed when BCCH Locking is selected as Manual and the Mobile Port is in
the registration process with the Network. xxxxx is the BCCH selected by the
user for locking the cell.
Manually Locked
on BCCH xxxxx,
BSIC / PCID xxx
Displayed when BCCH Locking is selected as Manual and Mobile Port is
successfully registered with the Network. xxxxx is the BCCH selected by the user
for locking the cell.
Auto Locked on
BCCH xxxxx
Displayed when BCCH Locking is selected as Auto and Mobile Port is
successfully registered with the Network. xxxxx is the BCCH of the Main Cell.
xxxxx is updated as per the changes in the Main Cell's BCCH.
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