Huawei LTE SINR issue

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The problem

Occasionally seen error messages regarding SINR value. Also it looks like from the data this value is for some reason capped at maximum of 29dB.

This error has been visible before 2024.2.0 so its not specific to the latest release

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.2.0

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

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What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

Huawei LTE

Link to integration documentation on our website

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Diagnostics information

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Example YAML snippet

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Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

2024-02-08 18:56:40.936 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant] Error doing job: Task exception was never retrieved
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/sensor/__init__.py", line 664, in state
    numerical_value = int(value)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '<-20dB'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/sensor/__init__.py", line 667, in state
    numerical_value = float(value)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '<-20dB'

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 960, in async_update_ha_state
    self._async_write_ha_state()
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 1110, in _async_write_ha_state
    state, attr, capabilities, shadowed_attr = self.__async_calculate_state()
                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 1047, in __async_calculate_state
    state = self._stringify_state(available)
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 995, in _stringify_state
    if (state := self.state) is None:
                 ^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/sensor/__init__.py", line 671, in state
    raise ValueError(
ValueError: Sensor sensor.b715s_23c_sinr has device class 'signal_strength', state class 'measurement' unit 'None' and suggested precision 'None' thus indicating it has a numeric value; however, it has the non-numeric value: '&lt;-20dB' (<class 'str'>)
2024-02-08 19:23:51.274 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant] Error doing job: Task exception was never retrieved
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/sensor/__init__.py", line 664, in state
    numerical_value = int(value)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '&gt;=30dB'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/sensor/__init__.py", line 667, in state
    numerical_value = float(value)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '&gt;=30dB'

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 960, in async_update_ha_state
    self._async_write_ha_state()
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 1110, in _async_write_ha_state
    state, attr, capabilities, shadowed_attr = self.__async_calculate_state()
                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 1047, in __async_calculate_state
    state = self._stringify_state(available)
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 995, in _stringify_state
    if (state := self.state) is None:
                 ^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/sensor/__init__.py", line 671, in state
    raise ValueError(
ValueError: Sensor sensor.b715s_23c_sinr has device class 'signal_strength', state class 'measurement' unit 'None' and suggested precision 'None' thus indicating it has a numeric value; however, it has the non-numeric value: '&gt;=30dB' (<class 'str'>)

Additional information

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[home-assistant]

Hey there @scop, @fphammerle, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (huawei_lte) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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[scop]

Candidate fix in #117209