4.13 Verify Cellular Signal Strength
To verify the signal strength, type the following command:
AT+CESQ
followed by the Enter Key, and the terminal should respond with:
+CESQ: 99,99,255,255,
xx,yy
OK
where
xx
and
yy
will be numbers corresponding to the Reference Signal Received
Quality (RSRQ) and Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), respectively. Please
see the below table to convert these numbers to real-world values:
Values of
xx
RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality)
0
RSRQ < -19.5 dB
1
-19.5 dB ≤ RSRQ < -19 dB
2
-19 dB ≤ RSRQ < -18.5 dB
...
...
32
-4 dB ≤ RSRQ < -3.5 dB
33
-3.5 dB ≤ RSRQ < -3 dB
34
-3 dB ≤ RSRQ
255
Not known or detectable
Values of
yy
RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power)
0
RSRP < -140 dBm
1
-140 dBm ≤ RSRP < -139 dBm
2
-139 dBm ≤ RSRP < -138 dBm
...
95
-46 dBm ≤ RSRP < -45 dBm
96
-45 dBm ≤ RSRP < -44
97
-44 dBm ≤ RSRP
255
Not known or not detectable
Here are estimated signal qualities based on the above values:
Values of
xx
RSRQ
Values of
yy
RSRP
Quality
0
RSRQ < -19.5 dB
0 - 40
RSRP < -100 dBm
Marginal
1 - 9
-19.5 dB ≤ RSRQ < -15 dB
41 - 50
-100 dBm ≤ RSRP < -90 dBm
Fair
10 - 19
-15 dB ≤ RSRQ < -10 dB
51 - 59
-90 dBm ≤ RSRP < -80 dBm
Good
20 - 34
≥ -10 dB
60 - 97
≥ -80 dBm
Excellent
PN 30192 rev 10
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