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| This chapter is an overview of recommended signal strength levels for different mobile service modes. | | This chapter is an overview of recommended signal strength levels for different mobile service modes. |
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| + | <b>Note: </b> The following recommendations apply for both Quectel and MeigLink modules used in Teltonika devices. |
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| ==Signal Measurement== | | ==Signal Measurement== |
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| *Tower load | | *Tower load |
| *Proximity to the cellular tower | | *Proximity to the cellular tower |
− | *Signal going through a cellular repeater | + | * Signal going through a cellular repeater |
| *Competing signals | | *Competing signals |
| *Physical barriers (mountains, buildings, trains, etc.) | | *Physical barriers (mountains, buildings, trains, etc.) |
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| |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSSI | | |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSSI |
| ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSSI | | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSSI |
− | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal strength | + | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal strength |
| ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description | | ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -70 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -70 dBm |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-70 dBm to -85 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-70 dBm to -85 dBm |
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| |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSSI | | |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSSI |
| ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSSI | | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSSI |
− | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal strength | + | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal strength |
| ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description | | ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -70 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -70 dBm |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-70 dBm to -85 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-70 dBm to -85 dBm |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |0 to -6 | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |0 to -6 |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
| |- | | |- |
| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-7 to -10 | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-7 to -10 |
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| |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSCP | | |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSCP |
| ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSCP | | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSCP |
− | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal strength | + | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal strength |
| ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description | | ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |-60 to 0 | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |-60 to 0 |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-75 to -60 | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-75 to -60 |
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| |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSRP | | |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSRP |
| ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSRP | | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSRP |
− | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal strength | + | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal strength |
| ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description | | ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -80 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -80 dBm |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-80 dBm to -90 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-80 dBm to -90 dBm |
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| | style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |Strong signal with good data speeds | | | style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |Strong signal with good data speeds |
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− | ! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |-90 dBm to -100 dBm | + | ! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | -90 dBm to -100 dBm |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |'''Fair to poor''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |'''Fair to poor''' |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |Reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible. When this value gets close to -100, performance will drop drastically | | | style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |Reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible. When this value gets close to -100, performance will drop drastically |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -10 dB | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= -10 dB |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-10 dB to -15 dB | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-10 dB to -15 dB |
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| |+ style="text-align: left;" |SINR | | |+ style="text-align: left;" |SINR |
| ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |SINR | | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |SINR |
− | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal strength | + | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal strength |
| ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description | | ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= 20 dB | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |>= 20 dB |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |13 dB to 20 dB | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |13 dB to 20 dB |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |'''Good''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |'''Good''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |Strong signal with good data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | Strong signal with good data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |0 dB to 13 dB | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |0 dB to 13 dB |
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| |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSSI | | |+ style="text-align: left;" |RSSI |
| ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSSI | | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSSI |
− | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal strength | + | ! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal strength |
| ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description | | ! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |> -65 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |> -65 dBm |
| | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' | | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent''' |
− | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |Strong signal with maximum data speeds | + | | style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds |
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| ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-65 dBm to -75 dBm | | ! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-65 dBm to -75 dBm |
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| [[File:Rut950 front signal leds.jpg]] | | [[File:Rut950 front signal leds.jpg]] |
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− | ===Advanced=== | + | === Advanced=== |
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| To get the most detailed information about your signal quality values you can use '''''gsmctl''''' commands when logged in via '''CLI''' or '''SSH'''. | | To get the most detailed information about your signal quality values you can use '''''gsmctl''''' commands when logged in via '''CLI''' or '''SSH'''. |