MDT is a device capability?

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Hi experts, does the MDT (Minimization of Drive Test) functionality fall under the capabilities of a device? If so, how can I check if a device supports it? If not, does it mean that MDT is managed by the network, so I can enable MDT on any device?
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MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) is a feature of the network.

It collect performance data directly ā€œfrom devicesā€ to improve coverage and service quality minimizing the need of ā€œtraditional drive testingā€ - it is not needed a technical go to field to capture this information, upload, process, etc.

The performance data of MDT is the information devices (UEs) already send when they communicate with network.

So I am not sure if ā€œMDT capabilitiesā€ required for devices, probably notā€¦

Experts can comment.

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I conducted some research on 3GPP specifications. Support for MDT is indeed a device capability that can be explicitly declared in the UECapabilityInformation. If the parameter LoggedMeasurementsIdle-r10 is ā€˜supported,ā€™ then the device can perform measurements in idle mode upon request.

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