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BG96 QuecCell
AT Commands Manual
LTE Module Series
Rev. BG96_QuecCell_AT_Commands_Manual_V1.0
Date: 2018-08-21
Status: Released

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About the Document
History
Revision

Date

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Description

1.0

2018-08-21

Walker HAN

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Contents
About the Document .................................................................................................................................. 2
Contents ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4

2

Description of QuecCell Related AT Commands ............................................................................ 5
2.1. AT+QENG Switch on/off Engineering Mode ........................................................................... 5
2.2. AT+QCOPS Scan for Current Available Networks ................................................................ 10

3

Appendix A Reference...................................................................................................................... 12

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Introduction

QuecCell function is a feature embedded in Quectel BG96 module. It can be used to scan the detailed
information of base stations. This document introduces the AT commands relating to BG96‟s QuecCell
function.

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Description of QuecCell Related AT
Commands

2.1. AT+QENG

Switch on/off Engineering Mode

The engineering mode is designed to report the information of serving cells, neighbour cells and Packet
Switch parameters. The command is used to switch on/off the mode.

AT+QENG Switch on/off Engineering Mode
Test Command
AT+QENG=?

Response
+QENG: (list of supported s)
OK

Write Command
Query the information of serving cell
AT+QENG="servingcell"

Response
In the case of GSM mode:
+QENG: "servingscell",,"GSM",,,,,,,,,,,<
drx>,,,,,,,,,,,,,
OK
In the case of LTE Cat M1/Cat NB1 mode:
+QENG: "servingcell",,"rat",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

OK

Write Command
Query the information of neighbour cells:
AT+QENG="neighbourcell"

Response
In the case of GSM mode:
[+QENG: "neighbourcell","GSM",,,,,,,,,,,
[…]]

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OK
In the case of LTE Cat M1/Cat NB1 mode:
[+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","rat",,,,,,,,,<
s_non_intra_search>,,
[…]]
[+QENG: "neighbourcell inter","rat",,,,,,,,,,
[…]]
OK
Reference

Parameter












String format. The information of different cells.
"servingcell"
The information of GSM/LTE Cat M1/LTE Cat NB1 serving cells
"neighbourcell" The information of GSM/LTE Cat M1/LTE Cat NB1 neighbour cells
String format. UE state.
"SEARCH"
UE is searching but could not (yet) find a suitable cell
"LIMSRV"
UE is camping on a cell but has not registered on the network
"NOCONN"
UE is camping on a cell and has registered on the network; it‟s in the
idle mode
"CONNECT"
UE is camping on a cell and has registered to the network, and a call
is in progress
String format. Radio access technologies, including:
"GSM"
GSM
"CAT-M"
LTE Cat M1
"CAT-NB"
LTE Cat NB1
Number format. Mobile country code (the first part of the PLMN code)
"-"
Invalid
Number format. Mobile network code (the second part of the PLMN code)
"-"
Invalid
Hexadecimal format. Location area code. The parameter determines the two-byte
location area code in hexadecimal format (e.g. 00C1 equals 193 in decimal) of the cell
that was scanned. Range: 0-65535.
"-"
Invalid
Hexadecimal format. Cell ID. The parameter determines the 16-bit (GSM) or 28-bit
(LTE) cell ID. Range: 0-0xFFFFFFF
"-"
Invalid

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Number format. Base station identification code. Range: 0-63.
Number format. The parameter determines the ARFCN of the cell that was scanned.
Range: 0-1023.

Number format. The current GSM band.
0
DCS1800
1
PCS1900
"-"
Other bands

Number format. The RX level value for base station selection that is mapped from the
measured signal level (see 3GPP 45.008). Range: 0-63. Subtracting 111 from the RX
level value, a dBm value will be got.

Number format. The maximum TX power level an MS may use when accessing the
system. Range: 0-31.

Number format. The minimum received signal level at the MS required for accessing to
the system. Range: 0-63.

Number format. Discontinuous reception cycle length.

Number format. The path loss criterion used for cell selection and reselection.

Number format. The reselection criterion used for cell reselection only.

Number format. Whether the current cell supports GPRS.
0
Not support GPRS
1
Support GPRS

Number format. In hopping, displays „h‟, otherwise displays the current ARFCN in
voice call.

Number format. Timeslot number in voice call.

Number format. Timing advance in voice call. Range: 0-63.

Number format. Mobile allocation index offset in voice call.

Number format. Hopping sequence number in voice call.

Number format. RX quality (sub) in voice call. Range: 0-7.

Number format. RX quality (full) in voice call. Range: 0-7.

Number format. RX level (sub) in voice call. Range: 0-63.

Number format. RX level (full) in voice call. Range: 0-63.
 String format. Channel mode during a voice call.
"HR"
Half rate
"FR"
Full rate
"EFR"
Enhanced full rate
"AMR"
Adaptive multi-rate
"AMRHR"
AMR half rate
"AMRFR"
AMR full rate
"AMRWB"
AMR wide band
"-"
Invalid

TDD or FDD mode.

Physical Cell ID.

Number format. E-UTRA absolute radio frequency channel number.
 E-UTRA frequency band (see 3GPP 36.101)
 Number format. UL bandwidth.

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0
1.4MHz
1
3MHz
2
5MHz
3
10MHz
4
15MHz
5
20MHz
 Number format. DL bandwidth.
0
1.4MHz
1
3MHz
2
5MHz
3
10MHz
4
15MHz
5
20MHz

Tracking area code (see 3GPP 23.003 Section 19.4.2.3).

Reference signal received power (see 3GPP 36.214 Section 5.1.1).

Reference signal received quality (see 3GPP 36.214 Section 5.1.2).

Number format. The received signal strength indication.

Number format. Logarithmic value of SINR, and the values are only the first 1/5 part of
the dB value. Range: 0-250, which translates to -20dB - +30dB.

Number format. Cell selection RX level value (dB) (see 3GPP 36.304)

Number format. The signal level threshold criterion for hierarchical cell structures
(HCS). The parameter is used to determine whether prioritised hierarchical GPRS and
LSA cell re-selection shall apply.

Number format. The cell ranking criterion which is used to select cells among those
with the same priority.

Cell reselection priority. Range: 0-7.

Threshold to control non-intra frequency searches.

The threshold of  (in dB) used by the UE on the serving cell when
reselecting towards a lower priority RAT/ frequency.




Threshold to control intra frequency searches.
To be referenced when reselection. The suitable receive level value of an
evaluated lower priority cell must be greater than this value.
To be referenced when reselection. The suitable receive level value of an
evaluated higher priority cell must be greater than this value.

NOTE
If “-” or - is returned, it indicates the parameter is invalid under current condition.

Example
AT+QENG="servingcell"
+QENG: "servingcell","SEARCH"

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OK
AT+QENG="servingcell"
+QENG:"servingcell","LIMSRV","GSM",460,01,5504,2B55,52,123,0,-67,5,14,64,30,28,0,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,"
-"
OK
AT+QENG="servingcell"
+QENG:"servingcell","NOCONN","GSM",460,01,5504,2B55,52,123,0,-111,5,14,64,0,0,0,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,
"-"
OK
AT+QENG="servingcell"
+QENG: "servingcell","NOCONN","CAT-NB","FDD",460,11,DDA1451,280,2506,5,0,0,69C9,-84,-17,67,8,44
OK
AT+QENG="servingcell"
+QENG: "servingcell","NOCONN","CAT-M","FDD",460,11,6935932,30,1825,3,4,4,6934,-98,-16,-65,7,
29
OK
AT+QENG="neighbourcell"
+QENG: "neighbourcell","GSM",0,3,14,50,255,0,0,-1920,0
+QENG: "neighbourcell","GSM",94,3,14,50,255,0,0,-1920,0
+QENG: "neighbourcell","GSM",93,3,14,50,255,0,0,-1920,0
OK
AT+QENG="neighbourcell"
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","CAT-NB",2506,224,-12,-81,-68,0,59,0,50,0,50
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","CAT-NB",2506,280,-14,-81,-67,0,47,0,50,0,50
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","CAT-NB",2506,281,-15,-81,-66,0,58,0,50,0,50
OK
AT+QENG="neighbourcell"
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","CAT-M",1825,30,-17,-99,-65,0,28,5,20,10,58
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","CAT-M",1825,44,-17,-98,-72,0,29,5,20,10,58
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","CAT-M",1825,259,-19,-99,-71,0,28,5,20,10,58
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","CAT-M",1825,140,-20,-112,-73,0,15,5,20,10,58
OK

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2.2. AT+QCOPS

AT+QCOPS

Scan for Current Available Networks

Scan for Current Available Networks

Test Command
AT+QCOPS=?

Response
+QCOPS: (0-7),(0,1)
OK

Write Command
AT+QCOPS=,

Response
When =0:
If  is “GSM”, the response is:
+QCOPS: ,,,-,-,-,-,-,,-,OK
If  is “CAT-M” or “CAT-NB”, the response is:
+QCOPS: ,,,-,-,-,-,-,,OK
When =1:
If  is “GSM”, the response is:
+QCOPS: ,,,,,,,,,,
If  is “CAT-M” or “CAT-NB”, the response is:
+QCOPS: ,,,,,,,
,,
OK
If there is any error, the response is:
ERROR

Reference

Parameter


String format. Radio access technologies, including:
"GSM"
GSM
"CAT-M"
LTE Cat M1
"CAT-NB"
LTE Cat NB1



String format. Operator in string format.



String format. Operator in numeric format.



String format. Bands supported by the operator.



Number format in decimal. Cell frequency.

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Number format in hex. Location area code.



Number format in hex. Cell ID.



Number format in decimal. Base station identification code.



Number format in decimal. RX level.



Number format in decimal. Cell selection criterion.



Number format in decimal. Indicate whether the current cell supports GPRS.
0 Not support GPRS
1 Support GPRS



Number format in hex. Tracking area code.



Number format in decimal. Physical Cell ID.



Number format in decimal. Received signal strength indication.



Number format in decimal. Reference signal received power.



Number format in decimal. Reference signal received quality.



Number format in decimal.
0 Restore the module to AUTO mode.
1 Only scan GGSM cells
2 Only scan LTE Cat M1 cells
3 Scan GSM+LTE Cat M1 cells
4 Only scan LTE Cat NB1 cells
5 Scan GSM+ LTE Cat NB1 cells
6 Scan LTE Cat M1+LTE Cat NB1 cells
7 Scan GSM+ LTE Cat M1+LTE Cat NB1 cell



Number format in decimal.
0 Only show the  value of each cell.
1 Show most cell information.

Example
AT+QCOPS=7,0
+QCOPS: "GSM","CHINA MOBILE","46000",-,-,-,-,-,-48,-,+QCOPS: "GSM","CHN-UNICOM","46001",-,-,-,-,-,-53,-,+QCOPS: "CAT-M","CHN-UNICOM","46001",-,-,-,-,-,-68,+QCOPS: "CAT-NB","CHN-CT","46011",-,-,-,-,-,-68,OK
AT+QCOPS=7,1
+QCOPS: "GSM","CHINA MOBILE","46000","GSM 900",29,550A,6D46,11,-48,49,1
+QCOPS: "GSM","CHN-UNICOM","46001","GSM 1800",653,5504,44A4,32,-66,29,1
+QCOPS: "CAT-M","CHN-UNICOM","46001","LTE BAND 3",1650,550D,F3,-34,-63,-8
+QCOPS: "CAT-NB","CHN-CT","46011","LTE BAND 3",1825,6934,1E,-36,-64,-9
OK

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Appendix A Reference

Table 1: Terms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation

Description

ARFCN

Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

DCS

Digital Cellular System

DL

Downlink

EARFCN

E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

E-UTRA

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access

FDD

Frequency Division Duplex

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

GSM

Global System of Mobile Communication

LTE

Long-Term Evolution

LSA

Local Service Area

MS

Mobile Station

PCS

Personal Communication Service

PLMN

Public Land Mobile Network

RAT

Radio Access Technology

RX

Receive

SINR

Signal To Interference Plus Noise Ratio

TDD

Time Division Duplex

TX

Transmit

UE

User Equipment

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UL

Uplink

UTRA-ARFCN

UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

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