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Mobile Signal Strength Recommendations (view source)
Revision as of 11:04, 27 July 2020
, 11:04, 27 July 2020→2G (GSM)
Signal strength values are defined by a few different measurements which vary even more for different service modes. These measurements are as follows:
Signal strength values are defined by a few different measurements which vary even more for different service modes. These measurements are as follows:
*[[RSSI]]
*[[RSSI]]
*[[RSRP and RSRQ|RSRP]]
*[[RSRP and RSRQ|RSRP]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | -70 dBm to -85 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-70 dBm to -85 dBm
| 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | -86 dBm to -100 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |-86 dBm to -100 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | '''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |'''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | < -100 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |< -100 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Performance will drop drastically
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Performance will drop drastically
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | -110 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |-110 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | '''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |'''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | Disconnection
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |Disconnection
|-
|-
|}
|}
The RSSI standard values for 3G are basically the same as 2G
The RSSI standard values for 3G are basically the same as 2G
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | -70 dBm to -85 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-70 dBm to -85 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | '''Good'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |'''Good'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | Strong signal with goodta speeds
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |Strong signal with good data speeds
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | -86 dBm to -100 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |-86 dBm to -100 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | '''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |'''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | < -100 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |< -100 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Performance will drop drastically
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Performance will drop drastically
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | -110 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |-110 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | '''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |'''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | Disconnection
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |Disconnection
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left;" | EC/IO
|+ style="text-align: left;" |EC/IO
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | EC/IO
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |EC/IO
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal quality
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal quality
! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" | Description
! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description
|-
|-
! 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
| 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | -11 to -20
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |-11 to -20
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''Fair to poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''Fair to poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible. When this value gets close to -20, performance will drop drastically
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible. When this value gets close to -20, performance will drop drastically
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | -75 to -60
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-75 to -60
| 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | -85 to -75
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |-85 to -75
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | '''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |'''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | -95 to -85
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |-95 to -85
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Marginal data with drop-outs is possible
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Marginal data with drop-outs is possible
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | -124 to -95
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |-124 to -95
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | '''Very poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |'''Very poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | Performance will drop drastically, closer to -124 disconnects are likely
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |Performance will drop drastically, closer to -124 disconnects are likely
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | -80 dBm to -90 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-80 dBm to -90 dBm
| 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | <= -100 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |<= -100 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Disconnection
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Disconnection
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align: left;" | RSRQ
|+ style="text-align: left;" |RSRQ
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | RSRQ
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |RSRQ
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" | Signal quality
! style="width: 200px; background: black; color: white;" |Signal quality
! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" | Description
! style="width: 950px; background: black; color: white;" |Description
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | -10 dB to -15 dB
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-10 dB to -15 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | -15 dB to -20 dB
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |-15 dB to -20 dB
| 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 -20, 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 -20, performance will drop drastically
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | <= -20 dB
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |<= -20 dB
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Disconnection
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Disconnection
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | 0 dB to 13 dB
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |0 dB to 13 dB
| 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 0, 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 0, performance will drop drastically
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | <= 0 dB
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |<= 0 dB
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Disconnection
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Disconnection
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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
|-
|-
! 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | -65 dBm to -75 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-65 dBm to -75 dBm
| 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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | -75 dBm to -85 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |-75 dBm to -85 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | '''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |'''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained, but marginal data with drop-outs is possible
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | -85 dBm to -95 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |-85 dBm to -95 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Performance will drop drastically
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |Performance will drop drastically
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | <= -95 dBm
! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |<= -95 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | '''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |'''No signal'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | Disconnection
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" |Disconnection
|-
|-
|}
|}
'''''gsmctl''''' commands concerning signal quality:
'''''gsmctl''''' commands concerning signal quality:
*'''''gsmctl -q''''' - returns the current '''RSSI''' value (available with all services modes)
*'''''gsmctl -q''''' - returns the current '''RSSI''' value (available with all services modes)
*'''''gsmctl -W''''' - returns the current '''RSRP''' value (only with 4G)
*'''''gsmctl -W''''' - returns the current '''RSRP''' value (only with 4G)
