Azenqos cell file format specification

(Prepared on 15 May 2013)

Table of Content
1.

Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 3

2.

GSM Cell File Format ..................................................................................................................... 3

3.

4.

2.1.

Mandatory cell parameters ....................................................................................................... 3

2.2.

Optional cell parameters ........................................................................................................... 3

2.3.

Example ................................................................................................................................... 3

2.4.

Cell search method ................................................................................................................... 4

WCDMA Cell File Format ............................................................................................................... 4

3.1.

Mandatory cell parameters ....................................................................................................... 4

3.2.

Optional cell parameters ........................................................................................................... 4

3.3.

Example ................................................................................................................................... 4

3.4.

Cell search method ................................................................................................................... 4

Cell file format that contains both GSM, WCDMA cells .................................................................. 5

1. Overview
This document is going to explain the Azenqos cell file format for both GSM and WCDMA. Azenqos
cell file has extension .txt which contains TAB separated values of cells definition. The first row
contains the keywords that define the order of the parameters in the following lines. Keywords are
separated with tabulator character.
Other rows in the file contain the cell definitions. Each line describes one cell and contains a set of
parameters describing the cell as well as the site in which the cell resides. For both site and cell
information, there are both mandatory parameters and optional parameters. Site and cell parameters are
separated with tabulator character.
The file format supports three data types: integer, float and string. Integer type is defined as a numeric
value without dot character. Float type is defined as a numeric value with dot character. String type is
defined as a set of any printable ASCII characters except tabular character.

2. GSM Cell File Format

2.1. Mandatory cell parameters
Parameter
Cell name
Site name
Latitude
Longitude
Antenna beam
width
Cell direction
MCC
MNC

Keyword
CELL_NAME
SITE_NAME
LAT
LON
ANT_BW

Type
string
string
float
float
integer

Description
Name of the cell
Name of the site
Latitude of the site in degrees
Longitude of the site in degrees
Values range from 1-360

DIR
MCC
MNC

integer
integer
integer

Values range from 0-360

Type
integer
string
integer

Description
Values range from 0-65535
Values range from 0-65535
ARFCN. Values range from 0 to

2.2. Optional cell parameters

Parameter
Location Area Code
Cell ID
Channel Number

Keyword
LAC
CELL_ID
CH

1024

BSIC

BSIC

string

Base Station Identity Code in

decimal format

2.3. Example
CELL_NAME

SITE_NAME

LAT

LON

ANT_BW

DIR

MCC

MNC

LAC

CELL_ID

BCCH

BSIC

BKC9340B1

BKC9340B

13.74864

100.5357

360

520

99

15061

20257

573

1-0

BKC9340B2

BKC9340B

13.74864

100.5357

360

50

520

99

15061

20258

571

2-0

BKC9340B3

BKC9340B

13.74864

100.5357

360

120

520

99

15061

20259

569

0-2

BKC9340B4

BKC9340B

13.74864

100.5357

360

210

520

99

15061

20261

567

0-8

BKC9341B1

BKC9341B

13.7446

100.533

360

520

99

15061

20151

571

2-1

2.4. Cell search method

Name of cell (In Azenqos Android and Azenqos Replay) and lines drawn from current location to
serving/neighboring cells (In Azenqos Replay) are searched based on the following algorithm

Matching CGI (MCC, MNC, LAC, CELL_ID)

Matching MCC, MNC, CH, BSIC. If multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is
selected. The cell is matched only if distance is less than 50km.

3. WCDMA Cell File Format

3.1. Mandatory cell parameters
Parameter
Cell name
Site name
Latitude
Longitude
Antenna beam
width
Cell direction
MCC
MNC

Keyword
CELL_NAME
SITE_NAME
LAT
LON
ANT_BW

Type
string
string
float
float
integer

Description
Name of the cell
Name of the site
Latitude of the site in degrees
Longitude of the site in degrees
Values range from 1-360

DIR
MCC
MNC

integer
integer
integer

Values range from 0-360

Type
integer
string
integer

Description
Values range from 0-65535
Values range from 0-65535
ARFCN. Values range from 0 to

3.2. Optional cell parameters

Parameter
Location Area Code
Cell ID
Channel Number

Keyword
LAC
CELL_ID
CH

1024

Scrambling code
Routing Area Code

SCR
RAC

integer
Integer

Value range from 0-512

Values range from 0 to 255.

3.3. Example
CELL_NAME

SITE_NAME

LAT

LON

ANT_BW

DIR

MCC

MNC

SCR

CH

LAC

CELL_ID

RAC

U08-BKK0006-1A

BKK0006

13.7668

100.586

360

520

99

437

4433

14701

12003

41

U08-BKK0006-1B

BKK0006

13.7668

100.586

360

120

520

99

438

4433

14701

12006

41

U08-BKK0006-1C

BKK0006

13.7668

100.586

360

270

520

99

439

4433

14701

12007

41

U08-BKK0007-1A

BKK0007

13.7594

100.541

360

30

520

99

357

4433

14701

12008

41

3.4. Cell search method

Name of cell (In Azenqos Android and Azenqos Replay) and lines drawn from current location to
serving/neighboring cells (In Azenqos Replay) are searched based on the following algorithm

Matching MCC, MNC, SC, CH. If multiple matching cells are found, closest cell is
selected. The cell is matched only if distance is less than 50km.

4. Cell file format that contains both GSM, WCDMA cells

You can create cell file that contains both GSM and WCDMA cells by adding column SYSTEM_TYPE.
Put value GSM if current row is GSM cell and put value WCDMA if current row is WCDMA cell.
Parameter
System Type

Keyword
SYSTEM_TYPE

Type
string

Description
Possible values are
GSM
WCDMA