AT Command Set

8.3AT^MONP Monitor neighbour cells

Test command

AT^MONP=?

Write command

AT^MONP=[<period>]

Response

^MONP: (list of supported < period >s) OK

This command can be used to retrieve information of up to six neighbour cells automatically every n seconds. It is cancelled by any character sent to the serial port except if autobauding is enabled (+IPR=0). Then type character ´a´ to abort.

Response

See execute command

Parameter

 

 

<period>

1 – 254

Display period in seconds

Execute command

AT^MONP

Reference

Siemens

This command can be used to obtain information of up to six neighbour cells on request.

Response (Example)

Parameter:

Chann Channel number

rs RSSI value 0 – 63 (RSSI = Received signal strength indication)

dBm Receiving level in dBm PLMN PLMN ID code

BCC Base Station colour code

C1 coefficient for base station selection

C2 coefficient for base station selection

Note

The cell information can be issued in the form of unsolicited result codes (related to <period>), or it can be queried directly using the Exe- cute command AT^MONI. In the first case, the ME activates its RING line (Logic “0”) for one second to send the URC to the connected appli- cation. In the second case, the RING line does not change.

Due to the fact that not all necessary information of the neighbour cells can be decoded during the connection, there are several constraints to be considered:

-Only neighbour cells of the serving cell the MS was camping on during call setup will be further updated, as long as they are visible.

-New neighbour cells that have been added to the list (e.g. in result of a handover), are not made visibile via the AT^MONP command until the connection is released.

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Siemens MC35 manual Atmonp Monitor neighbour cells, Atmonp=?

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