Key Differences Between CDMA2000 1x and 1xEV-DO

1x is optimized for voice quality and high capacity

1xEV-DO is optimized for high speed and high capacity
1x has power shared and power controlled Forward and Reverse links
1xEV-DO has a dedicated power and data rate controlled Forward link and power shared and power
controlled Reverse link similar to 1x.
1x utilizes and supports voice options
1xEV-DO is based on data requirements, no service options to date
1xEV-DOs Evolution (Rev A)include a variety of QoS implementations, Broadcast/Multicast capability,
Instant Multi-Media, Equalizer Receiver, VoIP &VT over 1xEV-DO, and new code rates.

Key EVDO RF Parameter While Drive Test (DT)

RX:
It is the total signal level received within the bandwidth, including the serving carrier
signal (C) and interfering signal (I).Those signals which are carried by other carrier are
called interfering signals. The high value Rx does not necessarily come with strong
carrier while low value Rx comes necessarily with weak carrier signals. It is mainly used
for analysis of coverage area (weak coverage and strong coverage area).
C/I:
It is the Key parameter in EVDO drive test which helps to determine terminal data rate
request forward rate. Where C shows the signal strength of serving sector and I shows
the signal strength of the other available sectors .C/I and Ec/Io indicate the signal to
noise ratio.
The relationship between C/I and Ec/Io is Ec/Io=C/C+I
Mapping Table:
DRC
Index
0x0
0x1
0x2
0x3
0x4
0x5
0x6
0x7

Slots

Modulation

n/a
16
8
4
2
4
1
2

QPSK
QPSK
QPSK
QPSK
QPSK
QPSK
QPSK
QPSK

Preamble
Chips
n/a
1024
512
256
128
128
64
64

Payload
Bits
0
1024
1024
1024
1024
2048
1024
2048

Raw
kb/s
Null rate
38.4
76.8
153.6
307.2
307.2
614.4
614.4

C/I db
n/a
-11.5
-9.2
-6.5
- 3.5
- 3.5
- 0.6
- 0.5

0x8
0x9
0xa
0xb
0xc
0xd

2
1
2
1
1
2

QPSK
QPSK
16 QAM
8PSK
16QAM
16QAM

64
64
64
64
64
64

3072
2048
4096
3072
4096
5120

921.6
1228.8
1228.8
1843.3
2457.6
1536.0

0xe

16QAM

64

5120

3072.0

+ 2.2
+ 3.9
+ 4.0
+ 8.0
+ 10.3
In Rev
A
In
Rev A

If a place where sector overlap exists, the C/I will not be necessarily high if with high
value of Rx. So C/I value in sector overlap area is low. Pilot pollution have greater effect
on C/I value in EVDO network because an AT demodulates signals from only one
sector at a time where as an MS can demodulate signals from three or more sectors in
1X network.
PER:
PER is similar to FER in 1X network .It affects the forward data rate as in C/I .It includes
both Forward PER(EV_RX_PER) and Reverse PER (EV_TX_PER).The high value of
PER means the lower RLP throughput because of the repeated transmission in the RLP
layer. In reverse link it is proportional to the C/I.
DRC Value:
It is related to C/I as shown in above table and PER. It depends up on the quality of air
interface.
EV_RX_RLP_Throughput_Instant:
It is related to DRC value and number of active users.
Reverse Rate:
It is similar to CDMA 2001X data service.

Coverage Counter:
Forward: RXAGC, Total C/I
Reverse : Tx Power
Quality Counter:
Application Layer:

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RLP layer:
EV_RX_RLP_Thr
EV_TX_RLP_Thr
Physical Layer:
EV_Rx_packet_Thr
EV_Rx_Pkt_Thr_Instant
EV_TX_Pkt_Thr
QOS:
EV_Rx_PER
EV_Tx_PER