SignalMonitoring
Cell Signal Monitor - Description
About the app
Cell Signal Monitor is a specialized application for Android devices which checks the state of GSM, UMTS and LTE networks.
Monitoring start and stop
Measurements of network parameters are performed by background service. It can be started or stopped by clicking on the button in the top bar of the application. An icon appears in the notification area when background service is on.
User interface
The user interface consists of the following sections: Overview, Strength chart, Speed chart, Log, Statistics. They are available from the app menu.
Overview section
This section displays the basic parameters of the cellular network for each SIM card: status, type, name and operator ID. In addition, data on the current base station are displayed: cell ID, band, channel, signal-to-noise ratio, frequency, signal level.
Strength chart
The section contains a chart showing the changes of signal strength of available cellular networks. The X-axis displays time, the Y-axis displays signal strength in decibel-milliwatt (dBm).
Speed chart
The speed of data transfer over the cellular network can be estimated by the speed chart. The X-axis displays time, the Y-axis displays data transfer speed in kilobits per second (kbit/s).
Log section
This section displays a list of events of cellular network monitoring. Here you can see which base stations were detected and what signal strength was recorded.
Statistics section
The section displays the percentage of base station usage in the mobile network and the range of registered signal levels.
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