How to Check if a Mobile Device Supports NR (5G) & What Paging Cycle is Configured – Using QXDM Log Analysis

In today’s device validation and field testing, it’s important to verify:

:check_mark: Whether the UE supports EN-DC / NR (5G NSA)
:check_mark: Which NR bands are supported
:check_mark: What Paging Cycle is configured in the device
:check_mark: How these parameters appear in live OTA logs
In this analysis using QXDM:

:pushpin: From UE Capability Information, we can verify:
en-DC-r15 supported
supportedBandListEN-DC-r15
NR band combinations
LTE Category & RF parameters
This confirms whether the device is NR capable and supports EN-DC (NSA 5G).

:pushpin: From SIB / RRC messages, we can check:
Paging cycle configuration
Default paging parameters
DRX related configuration
System Information Blocks (SIB1/SIB2)
By decoding OTA logs step-by-step:
RRCConnectionRequest
SecurityModeCommand
UE Capability Exchange
RRC Reconfiguration

We can clearly determine device capability and network configuration.
This type of deep log analysis is very useful for:
:check_mark: GCF/PTCRB validation
:check_mark: Carrier Acceptance Testing
:check_mark: Field Issue Debugging
:check_mark: Throughput & EN-DC verification

QXDM log analysis gives complete visibility into how the UE negotiates capabilities and how the network configures paging and radio behavior.

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