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Actix Training Services Edition B
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INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5 SCOPE OF THE COURSE ................................................................................................................................ 5 WHO SHOULD ATTEND ANALYZER TRAINING?........................................................................................... 5 PREREQUISITES ............................................................................................................................................ 6 TOPICS TO BE COVERED .............................................................................................................................. 6 INTRODUCTION TO ACTIX ANALYZER ......................................................................................................... 6 ANALYZER S KEY FEATURES ...................................................................................................................... 6 WHAT S NEW IN SVS VERSION 1.3 ....................................................................................................... 6 TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................................................... 6 DATA VISUALIZATION ................................................................................................................................. 6 LICENSING ................................................................................................................................................... 6 GETTING STARTED WITH ANALYZER .............................................................................................. 6 STARTING ANALYZER.................................................................................................................................. 6 CONFIGURING ANALYZER ........................................................................................................................... 6 LOADING CELL SITE DATA .......................................................................................................................... 6 DATA AGGREGATION (BINNING) ................................................................................................................. 6 VIEWING DATA IN ANALYZER............................................................................................................. 6 LOADING FILES............................................................................................................................................ 6 VIEWING SCANNER DATA IN ANALYZER ..................................................................................................... 6 INDEPENDENT NODE DATA IN ANALYZER ................................................................................................... 6 THE FAVORITES GROUP ............................................................................................................................... 6 VIEWING DATA ON MAPS ............................................................................................................................ 6 MODIFYING LEGEND RANGES ..................................................................................................................... 6 VIEWING DATA ON CHARTS ........................................................................................................................ 6 VIEWING DATA IN THE MESSAGE BROWSER ............................................................................................... 6 VIEWING DATA IN THE PROTOCOL STACK BROWSER .................................................................................. 6 VIEWING DATA IN TABLES .......................................................................................................................... 6 VIEWING DATA ON WORKBOOKS ................................................................................................................ 6 THE REPLAY TOOL ...................................................................................................................................... 6 VIEWING DATA ON STATE FORMS ............................................................................................................... 6 UPLINK DATA ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 6 EXPLORING CALL TRACE DATA .................................................................................................................. 6 SUPERSTREAMING CALL TRACE AND DRIVE TEST DATA ............................................................................ 6 MERGING MULTIPLE DRIVE FILES IN THE WORKSPACE .......................................................... 6 THE NETWORK IMAGE........................................................................................................................... 6 CREATE A NEW NETWORK IMAGE ............................................................................................................... 6 BATCH LOAD FILES INTO THE NETWORK IMAGE ......................................................................................... 6 DISPLAY DATA FOR THE ENTIRE NETWORK ................................................................................................ 6 START A NEW DAY ATTACHING A NETWORK IMAGE ............................................................................... 6 ANALYZER QUERIES AND FILTERS ................................................................................................... 6 FILTER ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................ 6 BINNED QUERY / CUSTOM ANALYSIS QUERY.............................................................................................. 6 CROSSTAB QUERY SORT BY SITE AND SECTOR......................................................................................... 6 EVENT QUERY - DROPPED CALL WINDOW .................................................................................................. 6 STATISTIC ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................... 6
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CELL SITE CONFIGURATION USING THE NETWORK EXPLORER............................................ 6 IMPORTING NETWORK DATA ....................................................................................................................... 6 UPDATING CELL SITE DATA ........................................................................................................................ 6 REPORTING GSM NETWORK PERFORMANCE................................................................................ 6 APPLICATION PACKAGES ............................................................................................................................. 6 RUNNING A PRE-DEFINED REPORT .............................................................................................................. 6 CREATING A CUSTOM REPORT..................................................................................................................... 6 PRINTING DATA ........................................................................................................................................ 6 SAVING YOUR PREFERRED LAYOUT................................................................................................. 6 WHERE TO GET MORE HELP................................................................................................................ 6 HELP FILE .................................................................................................................................................... 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT................................................................................................................................... 6 ACTIX WEB SITE ......................................................................................................................................... 6 CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR ..................................................................................................................... 6 MORE ADVANCED TRAINING....................................................................................................................... 6 APPENDIX A GSM EVENT DEFINITIONS......................................................................................... 6 APPENDIX B GPRS OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS ..................................................................... 6 GPRS TEST DESIGN .................................................................................................................................... 6 GPRS DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................... 6 APPENDIX C STATEFORMS ATTRIBUTES ...................................................................................... 6
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Introduction
Scope of the Course
Introduction to Analyzer for Network Optimization provides a comprehensive overview of Actix Analyzer Service Verification Solution ( Analyzer ). Our goal is to give new users an understanding of what Analyzer can do and how it can help them improve the quality of service for their network subscribers. This course is led by experienced instructors. These instructors are experts in using Analyzer to increase productivity and are familiar with the challenges faced by engineers working in cellular/PCS environments. Class size is limited to ensure that everyone receives extensive one on one instruction. Participants are given ample opportunity to ask questions relevant to their particular optimization needs. Upon completing the course, participants will be able to put what they learned in the class to work to identify and solve real network problems. Introduction to Analyzer for Network Optimization begins with a high-level presentation of the Analyzer interface and its capabilities. We will then cover how Analyzer can be customized to tailor existing optimization processes to the specific needs of the participants.
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Prerequisites
Familiarity with network infrastructure and operation of the air interface A general understanding of drive test and call trace collection and post-processing methodology and advantages and limitations of each dataset Access to Actix Analyzer software Basic computer literacy, including familiarity with Windows and MS Office applications A machine meeting recommended, or at least minimum requirements: Recommended: Processor Pentium III 700 MHz Windows 2000 Professional
In addition to the hardware requirements listed above, Analyzer performs best when the Windows Virtual Memory Paging size is set to between 1000 and 1500 MB. The method for setting this parameter varies by operating system. Please consult your operating system help for specific instructions regarding this parameter.
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Topics to Be Covered
Configuring your Analyzer workspace including map, cell site, and parameter configuration in order to display your geographic area and network cell plan. Viewing data in a variety of ways to gain insight into possible network problems. Diagnosing and solving quality of service problems with drive test and switch data. Using pre-defined and custom analyses to analyze data and devise tailored optimization solutions. Identifying the impact of wide area network optimization changes in terms of quality of service using advanced features that allow Analyzer to be tailored to integrate seamlessly into developed optimization processes and procedures. Using some of the latest task-oriented application packages and their supporting engineering notes, which highlight how Analyzer can be used to fine-tune network performance and further enhance quality of service. Using the Help options and maximizing the benefit of technical support.
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Data Visualization
Preconfigured StateForms - A number of preconfigured GSM and GPRS StateForms enable the user to quickly identify and troubleshoot important network events. Protocol Stack Browser The Protocol Stack Browser allows the user to quickly browse through messages by examining the header only. Once a message of interest is identified in the top pane of the Protocol Stack Browser, the details of the message can be examined in the bottom pane. Cell Site Configuration The Network Explorer has been updated to ease the cell site configuration process. The Auto Import feature is available to automatically update the cellrefs file with changes to network data. The Display Cell Data view provides easy access to network data details within the workspace.
Licensing
Several licensing options are available to meet the varied needs of different customers. Stand-alone Configurations Users from the same customer will be able to readily interchange hardware keys without the inconvenience of having to move, copy, or replace license files. Commutable Network Configurations The Actix customer who uses the Analyzer in a commutable network configuration will now have more flexibility in configuring the use of licenses to support usage in the office and in the field.
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Note: If you would like to add an Analyzer shortcut to your desktop, right-click on the Analyzer item on the start menu and choose Create Shortcut. It will appear on the desktop.
Actix Folder
Analyzer Shortcut
Start Button
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After starting Analyzer, the splash screen is displayed while the application loads. A blank Analyzer workspace then opens:
Toolbar
Main Menu
Workspace
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Configuring Analyzer
Before you can begin analyzing data, there are a few configuration matters to attend to. In order to obtain some geographical reference points for your log files, you will need to load some MapInfo maps and point Analyzer to a valid, applicable cell site database, known in Analyzer as a cellrefs file.
Setting up Maps
This section shows you how to load MapInfo tabular (.tab) data to present data analyses on map backdrops. 1. Open a new map by selecting View Display new Map.
2. Click on the Maximize icon to maximize the Map window. 3. In the Map Window, click on the Layers icon: Control Dialog will open:
Current Layers
. The Layer
Layer Options
Layer Properties
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4. In the Layer Control dialog, click Add to open the Open Layer dialog. 5. Select or type in the name of a MapInfo Map (*.tab) file, then click Open. In class, the map file we will open is Maesseh.tab, which can be found in: C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\MapFiles\Maesse MapInfo layers are named according to the geographic location of the data (usually abbreviated US state name and county name), and by the
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type of data contained in the file. The following table lists some of the common abbreviations used for MapInfo data types:
Suffix Layer Type Y1 RtHwy010_Top Y2 RtHwy010_Bot X1 IntShld010 X2 IntShld1040 Pc Cultural Points Pn Natural Points Pm Municipal Points R Railroads H Highways S Streets Wr Water (rivers) Wb Water (bodies of water) Lm Landmarks Cb City Boundary Mc Minor Civic Division Cy County Other MapInfo layers: Voting District, Native American Lands, Sub-MCD, State level tables (school districts and elevation contours)
For example, the MapInfo layer named Maesseh.tab contains highway-level data for Essex County, Massachusetts.
6. You may want to modify the layer properties by selecting the layer and choosing the various options within the Layer Control Dialog:
A. Properties Labels: Use the Label Properties dialog to show, hide, or modify map labels.
To turn off labels (recommended to improve map load time), uncheck both the Display within range box. Check boxes also are also available to Allow Overlapped Text and Allow Duplicated Text. The label font can be controlled through the Label Style button. The label position and label offset can be modified at the bottom right corner of the dialog. Select OK to exit the Label Properties dialog.
B. Properties Display: Use the Display Properties dialog to control the display features of the map layer.
Override the default vector coloring by checking Override Style and modifying the Layer Style.
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C. Reorder Up and Reorder Down: Use the Reorder buttons to change the ordering of the layers.
Moving map layers toward the bottom layer is recommended to set them as a backdrop for displaying cell site data and logfile parameters. Layer Accessibility: To display a layer, check the box next to the layer name under the eye icon . To make a layer selectable, check the box next to the layer name under the arrow icon . To make a layer writeable, check the . box next to the layer name under the pencil icon
Layers Remove: Use the Remove button to remove a map layer from the workspace.
7. In addition to the Essex County highway layer, open the Middlesex and Suffolk County highway layers and modify their labels and visibility as in Step 7. 8. After modifying any desired layer properties, close the Layer Control dialog with the Close button and changes will take effect.
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9. Pan the map viewing area to the new map by right-clicking in the map area, then choosing Zoom Go to Layer and selecting the map layer you just added. 10.Reorder the map layers using the Up and Down buttons on the Map Layer dialog to improve the appearance of the map 11.Right-click on the map and choose Zoom Zoom In from the popup menu or click on the Zoom In button on the Map toolbar. 12.Click and drag a rectangle around a small area of interest on the map. Return the cursor to the passive mode by clicking on the Select button. 13.To return to the previous view, right-click on the map and choose Zoom Previous View. 14. For some detailed layers, like the street layers, you can control at what degree of magnification they become visible. This helps to eliminate cluttered map displays. In the case of the highway layer, you can control the point at which the highway names and highway numbers become visible on the map. In the Map Layers, select the highway layer, and use the Properties Display dialog to set the Display within Zoom levels 0-10 miles. For the highway numbers, use the Properties Labels to set the visible range to 0-3 miles. Investigate the impact of your changes.
point. Notice that the distance is displayed next to the cursor and is continuously updated as you drag. The units are not displayed, so if you are not sure what the current units setting is, check under Map Units Distance, changing the unit type if appropriate.
Note: When you are finished panning and zooming, and have the map showing the area you are interested in, remember to return the cursor to the passive mode by clicking on the Select button on the map toolbar.
2. In the Change Preferences dialog, on the File Location line, double-click on the name of the current cellrefs file. 3. In the Open dialog, navigate to the cellrefs file you would like to use and select Open. In class the file we will use is called Training GSM Cellrefs.txt which has been installed in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs
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5. A message box will be displayed saying that the new cellrefs file takes effect when a new workspace is loaded. Click OK to close the message box. Analyzer loads cells upon opening Analyzer or starting a new workspace. From the Main Menu, choose File New Workspace to create a new workspace. At this point, there is no need to save the current workspace. 6. In the new workspace, click View Display New Map. By default the cell sites are now visible:
3. The MapInfo-style Label Properties box will appear. Verify that each of the following options is checked:
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Show Allow overlapped text (recommended) Hide adjacent duplicate text (optional)
4. In the Label Properties box, use the drop down Data Field menu to determine the label format to display. Currently, there are two label formats from which to choose:
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The Site_Name (default) shows only the site name. The Key Field label shows only the site ID.
5. If you wish to offset the label from the cell site symbol, use the options in the Position box in the Label Properties dialog. 6. If you wish to change the font of the labels, use the Label Style button in the Properties dialog. 7. Select OK to exit the Label Properties dialog. The Site Labels have been formatted. Next, format the Cell Labels: 8. In the Layer Control dialog box, select the cell layer, which is named GSM_Cell-BCCH-Beamwidth 9. Under the Properties heading in the Layer Control dialog, press the Labels button 10.The MapInfo-style Label Properties box will appear. Verify that each of the following boxes is checked:
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11.In the Label Properties box, use the drop down Data Field menu to determine the label format to display. All GSM_Cell parameters are available as options for labeling. BCCH is a popular labeling option, as it allows you to quickly identify the BCCH frequency on each sector. 12.If you want to offset the label from the cell site symbol, use the options in the Position box in the Label Properties dialog. 13.If you want to change the font of the labels, use the Label Style button in the Properties dialog. 14.Click OK in the Label Properties dialog, and then OK in the Layers dialog to apply the labels.
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4. Click on a sector wedge or site dot on the map. Details about that sector or site will appear in the Display Cell Data window.
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2. Set the binning mode for maps, charts, and reports to Time based. 3. Highlight the time field and set the Time to 1000 ms.
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by clicking the Open Logfile icon: . These files are located in the C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\DataFiles directory:
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2. Expand the file tree in the workspace and select the NemoGSM (0) stream from the Nemo Drive Test 1 file. 3. Expand the layers under the NemoGSM (0) stream, then expand the GSM node and examine each data group and parameter, as shown in Figure 7.
Upon loading a GSM data file, note that several data groups are created for each device contained in the file. To see these data groups, open any log file contained in the training package. The following data groups are created under the GSM node: Statistics Data Information about handover interval and duration
Serving Cell Parameters Information about the serving cell identity, serving BCCH, and BSIC. Target Cell Info Information about the target cell for a handoff including BCCH and BSIC. Dedicated Radio Link Once a call has been established, parameters that are associated with the cell serving the call are contained here. Device Info Information about the specifications of the mobile making the call. Downlink Measurements Serving RxLev and RxQual measurements made by the mobile, which are also broken out by ARFCN. Neighbor Cell Info BCCH, BSIC, and RxLev for each neighbor. In addition, all neighbor measurements are broken out by channel number. Event Data Call events triggered by Layer 3 messaging or registered by the drive test vendor s equipment. If an event is not present in the tree, it did not occur in the file. GPRS Measurements Metrics associated with GPRS data calls, including throughput, coding scheme, channel usage, TBF information and events can be found here. AMR Measurements Call setup and inband signaling measurements extracted from AMR-enabled handsets are contained in this group. Vendor Specific Measurements that are specific to the particular collection device used. Specific events registered by the T+M vendors hardware not derived from layer 3 messaging by Analyzer are included here.
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The Data Testing node in a GPRS or EDGE handset stream provides data parameters that are not specific to the air interface. Under the Data Testing node, the following groups may be found: Application Measurements Find instantaneous application layer throughput here. This is the value that most closely approximates the end user s experience. Protocol Measurements This group contains throughput values for each layer in the IP stack. This group contains statistics for the IP, PPP, TCP, ICMP and RLP2 layers. IP (Internet Protocol) provides a connectionless addressing scheme of packets, or datagrams, to be delivered in a packet-switched data network. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) establishes a virtual connection between a source and a destination in a data network. PPP (Point to Point Protocol) serves primarily to provide some security to datagrams in the IP network. ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) supports error, control and informational messages within the data network. Task Settings This group contains task identifiers including Task_Id, Task_Name and Task_Key. Task Summary This group contains application level parameters summarizing the entire task. Ping Statistics This group contains metrics for any ping session within the logfile. Application Statistics This group contains the number of bytes transmitted by the data application. Connection This group contains details for data connections activated within the logfile. HTTP Statistics within the logfile. This group contains metrics for any HTTP session
Right-click on several of the parameters under each group and note that they can be displayed on tables, maps, charts, and in workbooks.
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Note that under the Scanner data group, several groups have been created to help you easily drill down into the data.
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The Site Data Node contains the parameters listed below: ServingCellDistance The distance between each point on the drive and the current serving cellsite ServingCellLat The latitude of the serving cellsite at each point along the drive route ServingCellLon The longitude of the serving cellsite at each point along the drive route ServingCellID/SectorID The alphanumeric identity from the cellrefs file of the serving site name and sector name. This data can be viewed on a table synchronized to a map to eliminate the need to look up channel/color code information to determine the serving cell at each point on the drive NeighborCellDistance/Lat/Long/CellID/SectorID - The same information as above for each neighbor position along the drive.
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2. If you would like to display a second parameter, you have two options:
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You can add the second parameter to the same map as the first by clicking on the second parameter in the Workspace Browser and dragging it onto the original map. You can display each parameter on a separate map by rightclicking on the second parameter in the Workspace Browser and choosing Display on Map.
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2. Delete ranges you don t need by selecting them one at a time and pressing the Remove button. 3. To edit an existing range to match your network thresholds, select and type in the new maximum or minimum and click on the Update button to register the changes. 4. To add a new range, type the maximum and minimum in the spaces provided and click on the Add button. 5. If at any time you want to back out of all of the changes you have made, click on the Cancel button. Note: The ranges set for the map are also used for grouping data for histograms in workbooks and the histogram tab on tables. Changes made to the ranges on the map legend will also be made to these other views.
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6. Modify the colors of each range to match your network schema from within the Modify Ranges dialog by selecting the range, clicking on the Selected button in the Set Colors box, and picking a new color from the palette. Note: These changes to the ranges are saved automatically. One file is created for each parameter range. These files are located in C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\FormatGroups\UserSettings. This file can be copied and shared with other members of your team. 7. To accept the changes you have made to the legend settings, click OK. 8. After clicking OK, you will be presented with the Selected Legend box. To overwrite the existing default legend range settings with your new settings, click OK. 9. To keep your default legend range settings as they are and add your new legend settings as an alternate set of legend ranges, type in a name for the new set of ranges, then click OK.
3. Select the ServRxQualSub layer and click on the Offset button. You can use the Offset box to enter an amount to move the RxQual in the x and y directions. If you prefer, you can use the Offset Tool instead of entering specific x and y offsets. a. To use the Offset Tool to offset RxQual from RxLev, click on the Layers button to get into the Layer Control Dialog. b. Click on the Offset Tool button. Your cursor will change from an arrow to a + . c. Click any where on the map. Your cursor will stay at + and will now have a dotted line connecting it to the point you just clicked. d. The dotted line indicated by how much the ServRxQualSub layer will be shifted. Click on a second point to complete the offset.
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4. You can return a layer to its original position by manually setting the x and y offsets to zero or by clicking on the Reset button in the Map Offset Tool.
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5. Turn layer visibility on and off by clicking the layer s checkbox in the legend.
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4. A third dimension can be added to the plot. You can set the symbol type to denote the value of the third parameter. 5. Drag the ServBCCH from the Serving Cell Parameters group onto the map. 6. In the legend, drag ServBCCH on top of the ServRxLev and ServRxQual multi-dimensional stream. Note that the new plot shows color corresponding to RxLev, symbol size based on RxQual and symbol type denoting serving BCCH. The legend information is automatically updated when multi-dimensional plots are created. 7. Remove the multi-dimensional layer through the Layers dialog by selecting it and clicking the Delete button. Note: Separate legend ranges exist for each parameter for the size, symbol, and color ranges. For example, you may choose to display ServRSSISub divided into five ranges when it is viewed by color, and only two ranges when viewing it by size.
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You can view the serving or neighbor cells for more than one point on the map by clicking on the Area Select button on the map toolbar and choosing one of the options now available on the toolbar, either Select Box, Select Radius, or Polygon Select. In addition to viewing serving and neighbor cells for an individual point data point or a subset of the data, a Cell History plot can be drawn. This plot shows the line to the serving cell for each point on the drive route. 1. To create this type of plot, click on the Layers button on the map toolbar. 2. Select the Lines to Serving Cells layer
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4. Select the All datapoints option for the Lines draw mode. 5. For the Technology, choose GSM from the drop-down list. 6. For the Color lines with, choose ServBCCH. 7. For Label lines with, choose None.
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The settings on this dialog are as follows: Data Data Field data point. Select this option to display the parameter value next to the
Formatted Field Select this option to display the parameter name and value next to the data point. Visibility Show Controls whether or not the labels appear on the map. Use this option to draw all labels, even if they
Hide adjacent duplicate text Controls whether each adjacent bin with the same data value has a label displayed. Disable this feature for parameters like Serving Channel Number or Site ID where the point of interest is where a change occurred. Display within range Use this option for layers like maps or cell sites when you would like to see the values when zoomed in close to the area but the labels clutter then viewing area when zoomed farther out. Styles Label style This button opens the Text Style box. From this box you can modify the font face, size, background color, and text effects for the label text.
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Position Across the line Used with Lines to Cells layers, choose this option to have the labels drawn in the direction of the line to cell. Along the line Used with Lines to Cells layers, choose this option to have the labels drawn horizontally, across the line to cell. Vertical Draws label from left to right. Rotates the label 90 degrees. Choose Left, Center, or Right. Set the vertical distance from the label to its data point. Set the horizontal distance from the label to its data
Horizontal Alignment
5. For the ServBCCH layer, Data Field. For visibility, check Show and Allow overlapped text. For the position, set Label X offset to -10 and Label Y offset to 5. 6. In the Layer Control dialog, select the RxLev. Select the Data Field option. For visibility, check Show and Allow overlapped text. For the position, set Label X offset to 10 and Label Y offset to -15.
Figure 21 - Map with Labels Displayed and Formatted For RxLev and ServBCCH
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3. Click on the Histogram button distribution. 4. Click on the Series button chart.
5. Select ServRxQual and drag and drop it onto the first chart to display both parameters on one chart.
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6. From the Neighbor Cell Info node, expand the NborRxLev node, and drag and drop NborRxLev_0 onto the chart. Your chart should look like the figure below.
Note that RxQual appears on a separate axis from the RxLev values. Multiple values can be dragged onto a single chart. When parameters are expressed in different units they will appear on separate y axes. 7. Drag and drop a few events onto this chart. The events will appear on the chart as vertical lines.
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You can zoom in on a section of interest, such as a dropped call, by dragging a rectangle from upper-left to lower-right. You can return to the original view by clicking and dragging a rectangle from lowerright to upper-left. 8. Drag and drop the dropped call event onto the chart you currently have open. 9. Click and drag a rectangle from upper-left to lower-right on the chart around the second dropped call.
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5. Still on the Chart Series page, use the up and down arrows to change the order in which the parameters are plotted. 6. On the Chart Legend page, modify the fonts and colors. 7. On the Chart Axis page, redefine the style for the axis, labels, and ticks. 8. Create a three-dimensional chart using the options on the Chart 3D page. 9. Click on the Copy icon to place a copy of your chart on the clipboard. 10.In Word or PowerPoint, click Edit that application. Paste to paste your chart into
11.In Analyzer, with the chart still open, create a map displaying the same data. Click to select data on either the map or the chart and notice that the views are synchronized. 12.If you want to select a point on the map, click the Select button to activate the selection cursor.
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1. Click on an event in the Event Panel. Watch as the Messaging Window synchronizes to display the messaging information corresponding to the event you selected. 2. In the Search box, type drop , then click the Find Next button to find the next occurrence of this text string in the file. Continue the search by clicking the Find Next icon to find each subsequent occurrence of the string. 3. Select a section of text in the Message Browser and click on the Copy icon.
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5. In Analyzer, click on the Properties button then on the Message Format tab, and investigate the results of checking some of the options. 6. In the Properties dialog, click on the Message Format tab and modify the Font for the Message Browser. 7. Investigate the use of bookmarks by selecting a subset of messages and marking them with the Toggle button and then using the adjacent Next and Previous Toggle buttons to step through them. As with the maps and charts, the message browser synchs with other Analyzer data views. To try this out, display a parameter, such as ServRxLev or ServRxQual, on a map or chart. Click on a point on the map or chart, and watch as the message browser scrolls to highlight the messaging corresponding to that point in time. If you click to synch the message browser with an event, it will point to the message whose receipt triggers that event.
All Message pane displays all GSM Layer 3 and handset-specific messages GPRS Events events Message pane displays messages signifying GPRS
GPRS RLC / MAC Message pane displays GSM Layer 3, and GPRS RLC and MAC messages
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Open the Layer 3 Protocol Stack Browser view for the Nemo Drive Test 1 sample file: 1. Right-click on the NemoGSM (0) stream in the workspace and choose Protocol Stack Browser Layer 3 from the pop-up menu. 2. Click on a message header from the series in the top portion of the Browser Window and notice the complete message displayed in the bottom pane for the message you selected. 3. In the Search box, type CC Release , then click the Find Next button to find the next occurrence of this text string in the file. Continue the search by clicking the Find Next icon to find each subsequent occurrence of the string. 4. Select the All Rows button at the top of the Protocol Stack Browser to view all messages including Layer 3 and handset-specific messages.
As with the maps and charts, the Protocol Stack Browser synchronizes with other data views. To try this out, display a parameter, such as ServRxLevSub on a map. Click on a point on the map and watch as the Protocol Stack Browser scrolls to highlight the message in the top pane and display the complete message contents in the bottom pane.
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2. Click on the Histogram tab to see the ranges and their counts. The ranges on the Histogram tab are determined by the ranges set in the map legend. 3. Click on the Statistics tab to view the automatically calculated statistics. 4. Add RxLev to the table by right-clicking on the RxLevSub parameter in the workspace and dragging it onto the table. 5. Display the dropped call event on a map. Click on the dropped calls to synch the map with the table.
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Notice the series data being displayed in Excel with time, latitude, and longitude.
2. Click on the Histogram tab to view the ranges and counts. 3. Click on the Statistics tab to see the automatically calculated statistics.
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Step Backward
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5. Making sure that the NemoGSM (0) stream is selected in the replay tool, select a point on the map, near the beginning of the drive. 6. Click on the Step Forward button to move to the next point on the drive. 7. Notice that the selection box on the map moves to the next data point in the drive. The table has also updated by highlighting the relevant data. 8. Experiment with the remaining buttons to see how they interact with the rest of the views.
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The preconfigured forms available for GPRS drive test data are: GPRS Data Session GPRS Data Timeslots GPRS Event Navigator GPRS Throughput (DL) GPRS Throughput (UL)
View the GSM Current Channel form for the Nemo Drive Test 1 sample file: 1. Right-click on the stream name NemoGSM(0) in the workspace and choose Display Form GSM Current Channel. Forms can also be selected from the View Forms option on the main menu. 2. In general, when selecting a form, make sure that the form that you have selected applies to the type of data you want to analyze. For example, do not select the GSM CW Scan chart for a logfile containing handset data. 3. If the Stream Selector is not visible, right-click on the form and select Stream Selector. The Stream Selector drop-down will appear. Use the drop-down list to select the stream you wish to view data for. If you are not seeing information in the forms, verify that the right data stream is selected.
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4. Forms with measurement views like the GSM Current Channel form or the GSM Call Events form may be best viewed when docked with the replay tool at the side of the screen as seen in the figure below.
5. To dock a form on the left side of the workspace, bring up the form and click the docking button (to the left of the minimize button). Click the gray horizontal line at the top of the form, drag over the bottom section of the Workspace Browser, and release. Once docked like in the view above, you can adjust the top and right-hand borders to allow for more viewing space in the platform. 6. Forms with chart views like the GSM Handoff Event Navigator or the GSM RxLev Measurement Chart may be best viewed when docked at the bottom of the screen as shown below.
7. To dock a form at the bottom of the workspace, bring up the form and use the docking button (to the left of the minimize button) to dock it next the Workspace Browser. Then, making sure that the right border of the form does not stretch past the midpoint of the entire Analyzer viewing platform, drag the thin gray line of the form to the bottom right side of the screen so that it is completely on the left half of the viewing platform. Once docked like in the view above, you can adjust the top border to allow for more viewing space in the platform. Preconfigured forms can be edited to meet your individual analysis needs. The following sections describe the modification of existing forms, and the creation of new forms from scratch using the State Forms Editor.
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Parameter Values
2. Once loaded, make sure the appropriate stream is selected in the StateForms stream selection box. In this case, with the Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1 file open, select the NemoGSM(0) stream. Note: If the stream selection box is not visible, right-click on the StateForms box and select Stream Selector. The stream selection box will appear. 3. The selected stream must correspond to data currently displayed on another Analyzer view (map, chart, table or message browser). In this case, display ServRxLevSub on a table. 4. Select any point on a map, chart, or table and notice that the contents of the form will update to reflect the state of the network at the point you selected.
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Attribute Window
The buttons on the StateForms toolbar are, from left to right, Delete, Cut, Copy, Paste, Toggle Design Mode, Select, Label, Attribute Value, Array Attribute Value, Line Chart, Scan Chart, and Group Box. Delete Removes an object from the form. Using the delete key on your keyboard will not work. Cut Copy Removes an object from the form and puts it on the clipboard. Copies an object to the clipboard.
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Paste Places a copy of the object on the clipboard on the upper-left corner of the form. Toggle Design Mode To exit the design mode and return to the view mode, click the Toggle Design Mode button. Select To put the cursor into select mode to allow you to select an object on the form. Label Click and drag a rectangle, then type your text into the Caption field in the attribute window. Attribute Value Click and drag a rectangle then choose an attribute from the list. The attribute value can be displayed as a text value or on a scale bar. In addition to being able to display parameter values, expression values can be shown. Array Attribute Value Click and drag to define a table. In the attribute window, specify the number of rows and columns your table will have. For the attribute corresponding to this table, select a parameter that is collected as an array, such as Neighbor Cell Info NborRxLev. Time Chart Click and drag to define the chart area. One or more parameters can be displayed on a line chart to see how the values vary across the drive. Scan Chart Click and drag to define the chart area. This type of chart is used to display information like signal levels from neighbor or scanner information in bar chart form. Group Box Used to visually group attributes on your form that belong together, click and drag to define a rectangle. On the GSM handset form currently open, we will add timing advance and serving cell distance, with serving cell distance displayed in miles instead of meters. 1. Click on the Toggle Design Mode button to open the StateForms file in design mode if you are not in design mode already. 2. Hold down the CTRL key and select the RxLev and RxQual meters, as well as the labels for those meters. With these items selected, click the Delete button. 3. Add the Timing Advance label by clicking on the Label button. Click and drag the rectangle where you would like the label to appear.
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4. Select the label object, and modify the Caption in the Attribute Window to read Timing Advance . If all of the text does not fit in the label, expand the label object by dragging a corner handle. 5. For Auto Size Font, choose False. 6. To create the timing advance attribute, click the Attribute Value button and drag a rectangle to the right of the timing advance label object. 7. Select the timing advance attribute object and click on the box next to the Attribute field in the Attribute Window. Use the Attribute Picker to select GSM Dedicated Radio Link ServTimingAdvanceActual. 8. For the Bar Color, choose the same color as the background of your form. 9. For Use Value to Color, choose 0) None. 10.For Font Auto Size, choose False. 11.To add the information about serving cell distance, create a label whose caption is Serving Cell Distance . You can do this by creating a label from scratch or by copying and pasting an existing label. Note that pasted objects always appear in the upper-left corner of the form. 12.For the Bar Color, choose the same color as the background of your form. 13.For Use Value to Color, choose 0) None. 14.For Font Auto Size, choose False. 15.For the Expression, enter ServingCellDistance/1609.344 . 16.For the Expr. Decimals, enter 2. 17.Click on the Save button to save the changes you have made. 18.Click on the Toggle Design Mode button to return to the View Mode. Notice that the State Form now incorporates the changes that have been made.
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New Timing Advance and Serving Cell Distance Parameters Figure 38 - StateForm Modified to Include Timing Advance Parameter
1. If you do not have the StateForms window open, click Tools StateForms Editor. 2. To start a new StateForms file, click the New File button .
3. To begin adding objects to the StateForms sheet, click the Toggle Design Mode button to open the sheet in Design Mode.
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4. Add the RxLev label by clicking the Label button. Click and drag the rectangle. 5. Select the label object and make these modifications in Attribute Window:
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6. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for the RxQual label, setting the caption to RxQual . 7. To create the Attribute Bar for RxLev, click the Attribute Value button and drag a rectangle to the right of the RxLev label object. 8. Select the RxLev Attribute Value object and make the following modifications in Attribute Window:
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9. For the RxQual attribute value, click the Attribute Bar button and drag a rectangle to the right of the RxQual Attribute object. 10.Select the RxQual Attribute Bar object and make the following changes in the Attribute Window:
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11.To add the Group Box object, click the Group Box button and click and drag a rectangle around the other objects on the form. 12.Select the Group Box object and make the following modifications in the Attribute Window:
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13.Click the Save As button and save the StateForms file in the State Forms directory and call it Training StateForms.axl. 14.Return to the View Mode by clicking the Toggle Design View button. 15.Test your new StateForms file by displaying a parameter from the NemoGSM(0) stream on a map, selecting that stream in the StateForms window, then selecting a point on the map.
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2. Expand the Ericsson MTR 1 data file and explore the contents. Display a parameter on a table. Notice that the file includes downlink and uplink parameter values, but does not contain location data for each parameter. 3. Display the parameter ULRxQualFull from the Uplink Measurements group on a chart. Though it is easy to see when the areas of poor uplink RxQual occurred, there is no way to know where in the network these areas are located.
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Drive test: Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1 Call trace: Ericsson MTR 1.txt Create Superstream.
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3. Change the name of the superstream from the default of SuperStream001 to Uplink and Downlink Data. 4. In the SuperStreaming dialog, check the Nemo Drive Test 1 (drive test) and Ericsson MTR 1 (switch file) streams. 5. Click the Settings button to display the Merge Method options. 6. Select Correlated Parameters as the merge method. 7. Highlight the Nemo Drive Test 1 stream. Use the attribute picker next to Correlated Parameters to select GSM Downlink Measurements ServRxQualSub as the correlating parameter for the Nemo file. The attribute picker is the button with the right-arrow icon . Used throughout Analyzer, an attribute picker allows you to select the Analyzer parameter of interest without the risk of mistyping the parameter name. 8. Highlight the Ericsson MTR 1 stream. Use the attribute picker to select GSM Downlink Measurements ServRxQualSub as the correlating parameter for the Ericsson file. 9. Click OK to create the superstream. Note: In the Superstreaming dialog box, the parameter that you associate with a stream of one type (i.e. .DT1, .TXT) will appear in the Attribute column for all streams of that type. However, only streams with check marks will be merged into the resulting superstream.
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10.When Analyzer has finished creating the superstream, it will appear in the Workspace: . You can perform analyses on the Superstream using the map, chart, message browser, and table features discussed earlier. 11.Display ULRxQualSub from the Uplink Measurements group of the newly created superstream on the map. Notice how easy it is to locate areas containing poor uplink quality! These trouble spots are caused by the phone s inability to communicate back to the base station, and may be attributed to a mobile failing to increase its transmit power when required or to excessive path loss between the phone and the base station.
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Network Drive 1.dt1 Network Drive 2.dt1 Network Drive 3.dt1 Create Superstream.
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3. Name the superstream Merged Handset Data. 4. In the SuperStreaming dialog, check the Network Drive 1, Network Drive 2, and Network Drive 3 streams. 5. Use Timestamps is the default Merge Method. Click OK in the SuperStreaming dialog to create the superstream merged using timestamps. When Analyzer has finished creating the superstream, it will appear in the Workspace: . You can perform analyses on the superstream using the map, chart, message browser, and query features discussed earlier.
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4. In the Save dialog, save the file under C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\NetworkImageDefns. Your workspace will update after creating the network image. Browse the workspace and investigate the new template called Network Drive. This template is currently an empty shell that will be populated with data extracted from logfiles.
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3. Click Open to begin processing the files. 4. A Load Results report, like the one shown below, will appear once processing is complete. Select OK to close the report.
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Saving multiple files into one Network Image will allow a significantly faster load time than when loading each file individually. Demonstrate the faster load time by starting a new workspace and attaching the network image. 1. Create a new workspace by selecting File the main Analyzer toolbar. New Workspace from
2. Attach the previously created network image by selecting Network Image Attach Network Image. 3. In the resulting dialog, browse and select Network Drive. 4. Select Open to attach to the network image. The workspace will update to reflect the change. Notice how quickly the network image attaches! 5. Expand the Network Drive. Display some parameters on Charts, Maps, and Tables. Key optimization parameters from three separate files have been combined into a single, smaller file that loads into Analyzer much faster than the original files.
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In the Analysis Manager, select the Existing Analysis tab Select any queries to save and click the Export button Browse to a folder that you wish to save your query in. Analyzer s default structure provides the C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Queries folder for an easy place to store queries. Name the *.aqf file Training_Class_Queries. All queries created during training may be stored in the same file.
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To import the queries into a new Analyzer session, go to the Existing Analysis tab of the Analysis Manager and select the Import button. Open the saved *.aqf query file.
Filter Analysis
You can create a filter that highlights those points that have RxQual greater than or equal to 4 to identify all the locations on the drive with poor quality of service. A filter analysis tests data on a single criterion and passes the data if the criterion is met. Follow the steps to create a new filter: 1. From the Nemo Drive Test 1 data stream, display ServRxQualSub on a map. 2. Right-click on the Nemo Drive Test 1 data stream and select Filter Create a New Filter. 3. For the Filter Name, enter PoorRxQual . 4. For the expression, choose the ServRxQualSub from the attribute picker. Access the attribute picker by selecting the right arrow icon 5. For the operation, choose >=. 6. For the Threshold, enter 4 . .
7. Click OK to create the filter. Analyzer will automatically apply the filter to any information already displayed in the workspace.
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8. Confirm that the query was created by going to Tools Analysis Manager and clicking on the Existing Analyses tab. The filter should be under the Filters category. 9. Add the ServRxLev and ServBCCH parameters to the map. Note that the data for all parameters, not just RxQual, is filtered. The points you see now are the values of RxLev and BCCH when RxQual was greater than or equal to 4. 10.To remove a filter, select the stream in the workspace, right-click on it, and uncheck the tick mark against the filter. 11.To edit a query once it is created, select Tools Analysis Manager, and select the Existing Analyses tab. Highlight the analysis you wish to edit and press the Edit button. All query fields will be available for editing. 12.Save the query to a file called Training_Class_Queries.aqf. Select Tools Analysis Manager, and select the Existing Analyses tab. Highlight the analysis (or analyses) you wish to save and press the Export button. Browse to a folder you wish to save your query in and click Save. All of the selected queries will be saved to a single file with a *.aqf extension. Note that the same filter will work on any GSM handset file that contains the ServRxQualSub parameter. Repeat the exercise above to create a filter for good signal strength. Assume that good signal strength is indicated by ServRxLevSub greater than or equal to 90 dB. The Filter dialog should look like this:
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Investigate the AND and OR operators when using these two filters. What is indicated by good signal strength and poor call quality? The following figure shows the BCCH parameter from the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset stream with both the Poor RxQual and the Good RxLev filters applied.
You can also use the filter function to determine which locations are being served by distant cells. We will use a threshold of 6000 meters for this filter.
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The parameter we are interested in for this analysis is Independent Site Data Node ServingCellDistance. The Filter Wizard screen should look like this:
You can apply this filter to the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset and display ServRxLevSub on a map. There are only a few points served by distant sectors. You can zoom in on these points, then use the Select cursor to show the lines to cells for each point. That map would look like this:
Save all of the filters you have created to the Training_Class_Queries.aqf file.
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ServingCellDistance in Miles
By default, Analyzer displays the serving cell distance in meters. A simple, yet very useful example of a binned query is the conversion of the serving cell distance from meters to miles. Create the ServingCellDistance in Miles query using the Analysis Manager: 1. Select Tools Analysis Manager.
2. Select the Binned Query icon in the dialog and click on New. 3. For the Description, enter ServingCellDistance in Miles .
4. In the parameters box, find the serving cell distance under Independent Site Data Node ServingCellDistance and double-click on it to add it to the expression. 5. At the end of the text in the Expression Builder, type in /1609.344 . 6. Set the Format to Float. The easiest way to do this is to select the Format drop down dialog and start typing Float in the window.
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7. Click OK to create the query. 8. Click OK again to close the Analysis Manager. 9. The query will appear in the Queries group under every data stream in the workspace. Under the handset stream, expand the Queries Binned Queries group. 10.Right-click on the ServingCellDistance in Miles query and choose Display on Map to display the query results on a map.
2. Select the Binned Query icon in the dialog and click on New. 3. For the Description, enter Dragging Handovers? .
We will create a custom parameter that identifies locations where the RxLev for any neighbor is more than 8 dB greater than the RxLev of the serving sector. The Expression is: (array_max(NborRxLev[])-8)>ServRxLevSub 1. In the Expression Builder, type ( . 2. From the available functions, double-click on the array_max function. This function will parse an array and select the largest value in it. 3. Click to select the <<attribute[]>> placeholder in the Expression Builder. In the Parameters pane select GSM Neighbor Cell Info NborRxLev and double-click on it to add it to the expression. 4. At the end of the text in the Expression Builder, type in -8)> . 5. In the attribute pane, go to GSM Downlink Measurements ServRxLevSub and double-click to add it to the expression. 6. Set the Format to Boolean. The easiest way to do this is to select the Format drop down dialog and start typing Boolean in the window. 7. Click OK to create the query. 8. Click OK again to close the Analysis Manager. 9. The query will appear in a new Queries group under every data stream in the workspace. Under the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset stream, expand the Queries Binned Queries group. 10.Right-click on the Dragging Handovers ? query and choose Display on Map to display the query results on a map.
Determining the locations of dragging handovers in the network may be interesting, but this data is not useful unless you know which frequencies are causing the problem. Once the problem BCCHs are identified, you can perform adjustments to the network to resolve the problems. A custom state form may be used in conjunction with the query results in order determine the why handovers are dragging. Synchronize the GSM Neighbors state form with the map to investigate some of the areas suffering from dragging handovers. Refer to the StateForms section for instructions on using Analyzer StateForms.
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Crosstab Query
The crosstab query is used to group data and display statistics for each group. The groups can be sorted, and a query can contain several options for grouping data. This example will have the Serving Site and Serving Sector as the grouping options, and the mean ServRxLevSub, mean ServRxQualSub, and number of dropped calls as the statistics to display for each group. When the query is completed and the results are displayed on the statistics explorer, it will look like this:
2. Select the Crosstab Query icon and click on New. 3. Name the query Sort by Site and Sector . 4. Click on the New Dimension button. The query dimension allows you to group and order your results using the attribute you select. Use the attribute chooser
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ServingCellID to add the serving site as the first dimension. Use the attribute chooser again to select Independent Site Data Node ServingSectorID to add the serving sector as the second dimension. 5. The query statistics are the results that you would like to include for each dimension. The parameters that you choose will be displayed as the columns in the statistics explorer. The statistics that we will include in this query are the mean ServRxLevSub, the mean ServRxQualSub, and the number of dropped calls. All of these statistics will be available for the complete drive, for each serving site and sector. Specific parameters relating to each statistic are included in the table below. 6. Click on the New Statistic button to launch the Statistic Window. 7. Enter the Statistic name. 8. Use the attribute chooser to select the statistic of interest.
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9. Select the method to use to calculate the statistic. 10.Click OK when finished with the Statistic Window.
Statistic Name Mean ServRxLevSub Mean ServRxQualSub # Dropped Calls Expression ServRxLevSub ServRxQualSub EventCallDropped Method of Calculation Mean Mean Count
11.Once completed, click OK in all other active dialogs to complete the query. 12.Be sure to save the Sort by Site and Sector crosstab query, in addition to the other queries you ve created, in your Training_Class_Queries.aqf file.
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Figure 53 - Specifying the Dimensions and Statistics for the Crosstab Query
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2. Tile the map and the Statistics Explorer vertically in the workspace by selecting Window Tile Vertically. 3. In the Statistics Explorer, select the row for Site 95. 4. With the row for Site 95 selected, press the Filter button in the Statistics Explorer. Notice that only data points served by this site remain in the Statistics Explorer and on the map. 5. To remove filtering, click the Filter button again. The filter will be unapplied from both the map and the Statistics Explorer.
2. Select the Event Query icon in the dialog and click on New. 3. For the Trigger Selection, use the attribute picker to select GSM Event Data EventCallDropped. The parameter will show up in the triggering window.
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4. For the Window Range, choose Time Based and set the window to 5,000 milliseconds before the event and 0 milliseconds after the event. 5. Click Next. 6. For the name of the query, enter Dropped Call Window .
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Figure 55 - Defining the Name, Dimensions, and Statistics For the Query
7. To define a statistic to be displayed in the event window, click on the New Statistic button to launch the Statistic window. 8. For the name, enter Site ID .
9. Choose the Edit button below the line that reads Enter the expression that should be calculated in your statistic: . 10.The Expression Builder will launch. Inside the top portion of the window, type State(). This State() function is required to ensure that the last valid value of the parameter persists. 11.Click inside the parentheses of the State() function. In the Parameters area of the Expression Builder, expand the Independent Site Data Node tree. Double-click on the ServingCellId parameter to insert it into the expression. 12.Click OK to exit the Expression Builder.
13.In the Statistic window, select the method to calculate the statistic. In this case, select Last Value. Click OK when finished with the Statistic window. 14.Repeat steps 7 through 13 above to define the following statistics (choose an appropriate name for each one). The statistics that do not require the use of the State() function can be picked using the Attribute Chooser instead of the Expression Builder.
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Method to Calculate Last Value Last Value Last Value Mean Mean Last Value Mean
15.Once completed, click OK in all other active dialogs to complete the query.
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Statistic Analysis
The Statistic Analysis is used in conjunction with a binned query to generate statistics for the results of the query. We will use it to generate statistics for the ServingCellDistance in Miles binned query.
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Parameter Site Name Site Number Latitude Longitude Sector Number Azimuth Beamwidth
Purpose Text description of the Site for display on map. Numeric identifier for the site. Locates site icons on map. Locates site icons on map. Sector-specific information useful for display on maps (can be alpha or numeric) Orients the sector icons on the map. Governs the shape of the sector wedge icon to reflect the beamwidth of antenna deployed at the site. Used for cell site identification and to calculate lines to cells. Used for cell site identification and to calculate lines to cells. BSIC is the concatenation of the NCC and BCC values for a cell.
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Base station power, for informational purposes only. Mobile country code, for informational purposes only. Mobile network code, for informational purposes only. Location area code, for informational purposes only. BSC name, for use with A and Abis link data BSC identity, for use with A and Abis link data MSC name, for use with A and Abis link data MSC identity, for use with A and Abis link data
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The figure below is an example of a delimited GSM file that could be used to import a site list into Analyzer. Though the columns can be in any order for import into Analyzer, the figure shows all of the REQUIRED fields. Additionally, the Excel spreadsheet must be saved as a TEXT file for import into Analyzer.
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Every Analyzer installation comes with a clean file called cellrefs.txt located in the directory called:
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The file to be populated need not be named cellrefs.txt . We recommend renaming this file with a meaningful name in order to prevent the file from being overwritten during reinstallation.
To point the Analyzer to the file you wish to populate with the new cell site data, use the File Location line in the Tools Preferences dialog. See the section on Loading Cell Site Data on page 6 for more details.
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The Network Explorer display consists of two panels. The left panel contains a tree view of the network element data. The right panel shows details about relevant parameters for the current selection. If you have pointed Analyzer to a cellrefs file containing only header information, you will not see any cell site data at this time. 2. On the toolbar select Import open the Import dialog. Import From New Template to
3. Select the appropriate network data file and click Open to display the Import Settings dialog.
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4. Give the Template a meaningful Template Name. 5. Check the appropriate Delimiter. 6. In most cases, the default information under the General Settings and Coordinate Information headers will apply. Adjust these settings if necessary. 7. Click Next.
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8. Expand the GSM_Site data node. Click in the Column field next to the Site_Name parameter. Select the parameter name from your site database that corresponds to the Site_Name parameter. Repeat for each of the required fields in the GSM_Site data node, based on the table below: Field Site_Name SiteID Latitude Longitude Mapping required for proper operation? Optional, but this field is frequently used for the site label. Required, and this field must be unique for each site in the database. Required Required
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9. Expand the GSM_Cell data node. Click in the Column field next to the Sector_ID parameter. Select the parameter name from your site database that corresponds to the Sector_ID parameter. Repeat for each of the required fields in the GSM_Cell data node, based on the table below: Field Sector_ID Azimuth Beamwidth EIRP BCCH MCC MNC
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Required for proper operation? Optional Required, and this field must be unique for each site in the database. Required Optional, but map this field to the integer sector ID field (i.e. 1, 2, 3) in order to color sectors on the map by face number (i.e. 1 = red, 2 = blue, 3 = green). Optional, but map this field to the integer azimuth field in order to color sectors on the map by azimuth range. Optional, but map this field to a custom integer field to color sectors on the map by that field. An example of a custom field would be the phase of the site where: 1 = On Air 2 = Under Construction 3 = Planned for Next Year
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10.Click Finish when all the columns have been assigned. If the current workspace contains existing site data, you will be asked whether you want to remove existing data before importing new data. Select Yes to overwrite existing data. Select No to append to existing data. 11.If any errors occur during the import, a pop-up message will indicate that an error log has been created. The error log specifies the cause of each error encountered and can be found in: C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs\ImportErrors.log 12.Inspect the cell data in the Network Explorer by expanding the All_GSM_Site_Elements folder in the left-hand pane of the Network Explorer. 13.Double-click on any site name in the right hand pane. The Name, Location and ID of the site will appear, as well as a folder containing GSM Cell Elements. Drill into the GSM Cell Elements folder and examine the values corresponding to each sector. 14.To save the formatted site information, select the Save button. 15.Close the Network Explorer by clicking the X at the upper right hand corner.
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16.After closing the Network Explorer, view a new map by selecting View Display New Map. 17.If cell icons do not appear on the map, right click on the GSM_Cell layer in the map legend at the left hand side of the map window. Select Zoom to Layer to zoom the map to the appropriate location. Be sure to close the map with the X at the upper right hand corner to save all changes to the map view.
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To use the Automatic Import feature: 1. From the Analyzer main menu, select Tools Preferences.
2. Expand the Automatic Import option under Cellrefs and select the Enable Automatic Import option. 3. Select the Automatic Import Input File. This is the text file that contains your delimited site data. 4. Select the Automatic Import Template. Once a template has been created, a new Analyzer workspace must be started in order for that template to appear in this list. To use a template created on another computer, copy the template of interest from the C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs\Templates directory to the same directory on your machine. 5. Click OK to exit the Change Preferences dialog. A message will appear that Automatic Import has been enabled and that your currently loaded cellrefs will be overwritten the next time Analyzer is restarted. Once Automatic Import is configured, any changes to the Automatic Import Input File will be detected, and will be changed accordingly in your Analyzer cell site file each time Analyzer is opened.
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Application Packages
Actix Analyzer v4.1 contains application packages specific to each mobile technology supported by the software. The application packs are a series of reports, each focusing on a particular aspect of mobile network optimization. The two packs currently available for GSM users are: DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis DT Handover Settings and Power Control
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Note: The application packs require Analyzer to be pointing to a valid cellrefs file in order to function properly. Once you have selected one of the Application Packs from the menu, an Application Pack window will appear. The window is divided into two panes. The top panel is referred to the Cell Explorer, and it contains a summary of major call events and statistics for the selected stream. Information in the cell explorer is organized by serving site and sector. The bottom pane is called the Report window and contains a list of available reports associated with the selected application pack. Once executed, the results of the reports can be saved, printed, and shown in their raw form in Microsoft Excel.
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Figure 66 - Report Options for the DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis
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Power Step Interval Histogram of the time interval, in seconds, between power step changes The Handover Interval report is shown below:
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2. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Reports and Open the report called GSM Before and After Network Change.xls. 3. Analyzer prompts you to select a data stream to replace the before stream. Select the handset stream from Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1 and click OK. 4. Analyzer then prompts you to select a second data stream. Select the handset stream from Nemo Drive Test 2.dt1 and click OK. 5. Analyzer will generate the report and launch Excel. Expect for this to take a few moments. When this is complete, click on the Report tab in the Excel workbook and examine the formatted report. The output of the report is shown on the following page.
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The Analyzer GSM Training Materials come with several pre-defined reports that can be run according to the steps above. These reports are: GSM Before and After Network Change statistics for two different data streams. Presents key call
GSM Cluster Optimization Report Designed for use during integration of a new site or cluster. Compares actual statistics against pre-defined metrics. GSM RxLev and RxQual Report Presents key performance statistics for RxLev and RxQual, including graphical representations.
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To create this report: 1. Ensure that the Nemo Drive Test 1 file is loaded into the Workspace. 2. Select the parameter ServRxQualSub from GSM Downlink Measurements. Right-click on it and choose Display on Workbook. Excel will launch. The Workbook will contain three sheets, which can be accessed by clicking on the corresponding tab at the bottom sheet window.
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3. Click on any blank sheet in the workbook and rename the sheet Report . 4. Click on the Histogram Formatted Data tab. Click and drag to define a window around the data set, including the column headers. 5. Select the chart icon from the top menu bar of Excel: 6. The chart wizard will open: .
7. Select a simple column chart and follow the Wizard prompts and instructions. 8. Click the Finish button in the chart wizard and a basic chart will be created. 9. Cut and paste the new chart onto the Report sheet in the workbook or choose to have the chart inserted as an object on the Report sheet. 10.To place the mean and standard deviation statistics in the table in your report, type = in the cell you would like to hold the value on the Report sheet. Then switch to the Statistic Formatted Data tab and select the cell containing the data you wish to add to your report. Press Enter after selecting that cell to create the reference. 11.Add a title to the worksheet, position the histogram on the page, format a table around the statistics and add any other desired formatting. 12.From the Excel main menu, select File Save. Save the file in C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Reports folder and name it RxQual_Histogram_and_Statistics_Report.
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4. Select the Nemo Drive Test 2 handset stream and watch the formatted report regenerate for the new data.
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Printing Data
A-SVS features two different ways to obtain printed map outputs. The Map Layout Designer may be used to arrange the map and legend on the page, add a title, and preview the output. The Quick Print option allows you to bypass the Map Layout Designer and print the map with a legend in a fixed position. To print a map using the Quick Print option: 1. Display data on a map in the workspace. 2. Select the Print button from the map toolbar. 3. Select the paper source, page orientation, and margin sizes. 4. Use the Options button in the lower left hand corner of the Print Setup dialog to adjust map size, content, legend visibility and scale. 5. In the Print Setup dialog, select OK to print the map.
To print your map using the Map Layout Designer: 1. Open a map with data in the workspace. 2. Select the Layout button from the toolbar. 3. Choose the page layout for the map and select OK to bring up the Map Layout Designer. 4. Double-click on the Label box to change the title of the map. 5. Move the label box and the map so that they are not overlapping. Resize the text box as necessary. With the Label Box selected, choose Properties from the Toolbar to change the label font. 6. Move the Legend so that it is not overlapping the map trail. Resize the legend as necessary. 7. To change the map layers visible in the Legend, double click on the Legend to activate it and collapse any layers that are not to appear. Expand any layers that should appear. 8. Select Print Preview from the Toolbar to determine what the printed page will look like. Close Print Preview to make any modifications necessary. 9. Select Print when the map layout is arranged to your satisfaction.
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Specific information, like the definition of engineering parameters, can be accessed by clicking on Help Attribute Help. You can look up an item in the alphabetized list, or you can open the Attribute Help window, and then click on an item in the Workspace.
The contents of the Help window can be printed, stored under Favorites, and resized or minimized to enable side-by-side review as operations are performed in Analyzer.
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Technical Support
Technical support is available by phone, email, and on the Actix Web site. Technical personnel are located in Reston, VA, USA, London UK, and Singapore to provide assistance. In the US technical support can be reached at: Phone: 1 (877) 72-ACTIX (toll free) 1 (877) 722-2849 Between the hours of 09:00-17:00 EST If you are calling outside of hours, please leave your contact information and a brief description of the nature of the call. Email: support@actix.com On the Web: www.actix.com/html/support.htm When contacting Actix Support please have your license key number and the software revision number you are using ready to speed up the resolution of your problem. The version number of the software is available by going to Help About Analyzer.
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Appendix A
Event Call Completed
Definition For GSM log files that contain air interface messaging, a Call Completed event is triggered if the following criteria occur: Outgoing Call Setup OK or Incoming Call Setup OK Followed by RR: Channel Release with Cause=Normal
Call Dropped
For GSM log files that contain air interface messaging, a Call Dropped event is triggered if the following criteria occur: Outgoing Call Setup OK or Incoming Call Setup OK Not followed by RR: Channel Release with Cause = Normal
Contains geographically referenced points where a traffic channel/slot was assigned. Contains geographically referenced points where a traffic channel/slot assignment failed.
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Definition An incoming call initiation event is triggered if the following sequence of messages occurs: DL CC: Setup UL CC: Alerting
An incoming call setup failure is triggered if the following sequence of messages occurs: CC: Setup Followed by CC: Call Confirmed Followed by a transition back to idle mode
Outgoing Call OK
A successful mobile origination is triggered if the following requirements are met: UL CC: Setup DL CC: Alerting
An outgoing initiation failure is triggered if the following sequence of messages occurs: CC: Setup Not followed by CC: Call Confirmed Followed by a transition back to idle mode
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Appendix B Parameters
GPRS Optimization
As GPRS network become more prevalent, GSM performance engineers will become responsible for ensuring the integrity of these data networks. Although GPRS networks share radio resources with GSM network, the analysis and optimization procedures for these two types of networks are not the same. GPRS network drive tests must be designed to capture the aspect of the network of interest. When analyzing GPRS drive test data, the parameters of interest are different than when analyzing GSM drive test data. This document provides some suggestions for the design of GPRS drive test scenarios, and describes areas of interest when analyzing this data with Actix A-Solutions.
Throughput analysis
The purpose of this test is to determine the GPRS data rate over the air interface and for the end user application. FTP uploads and downloads provide the maximum channel usage over a continuous time period, providing a good picture of maximum throughput attainable. FTP test files should be large enough to provide a good test case, but small enough to avoid being affected by uncontrollable variables. Ideal file sizes are 300 kb for download testing and 100 kb per upload testing. Zipped files are ideal, as they contain compressed data that will not be subject to very much extra compression during transmission. The FTP server ideally should be located within the GPRS network on the Gi interface. Locating the server within the GPRS network eliminates internet-related variables for testing purposes. Stationary testing is preferable over mobile testing to reduce the effect of cell updates on throughput. Ideally, the test should be conducted in an area of strong radio coverage.
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RLC Throughput (Radio Link Control) provides data rate for the logical link between the mobile and the PCU and can be found in the GSM GPRS Data Vendor Specific group. RLC throughput provides the best indication of data transfer over the air interface.
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LLC Throughput (Logical Link Control) provides the data rate between the mobile and the SGSN and can be found in the GSM GPRS Data Vendor Specific group. TCP Throughput provides the data rate on the logical link maintaining flow and congestion control between the two communicating computers. TCP throughput can be found in the Data Testing Protocol Measurements group. Application Throughput most closely approximates the end user experience and can be found in the Data Testing Application Measurements group. Target application throughput for GPRS is 11-13 kbps per timeslot for Coding Scheme 2 (CS 2).
Timeslot Usage The more timeslots allocated to a GPRS data session, the higher the resulting throughput. Timeslots may be allocated based on data rate requested and network congestion. Check timeslot usage with the parameters in the GSM GPRS Data GPRS RMAC Dedicated Radio Link group. Coding Scheme Usage GPRS relies on four different coding schemes to provide an appropriate balance between error correction and maximum data rate. CS 1 provides substantial error correction, resulting in a lower maximum data rate. CS 4 provides virtually no error correction and the highest maximum data rate, but should only be used in areas where RF conditions are excellent to avoid losing packets. CS usage information can be found in the GSM GPRS Data GPRS RMAC Dedicated Radio Link group.
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GPRS Radio Conditions The best indicators of GPRS radio conditions are RLC_DL_BLER and RLC_UL_Retransmissions, both of which can be found in the GSM GPRS Data Vendor Specific group. RLC_DL_BLER indicates the percentage of corrupt blocks received that cannot be decoded by the mobile. RLC_UL_Retransmissions indicates unacknowledged blocks sent by the mobile that must be resent. High RCL_DL_BLER or RLC_UL_Retransmission values typically result in lower throughput.
Cell Updates In GPRS networks, cell updates are controlled by the handset rather than by the network. The handset measures and updates the serving cell based on local radio conditions. Because the connection with the abandoned cell is broken before the connection is resumed with the target cell, there is a 3-5 second break in data transfer during a cell update. Use the ServCI parameter in the GSM Serving Cell Parameters group to determine whether multiple cell updates are affecting GPRS throughput. TFI and TBF Timeslots are shared between GPRS users. Each GPRS user is granted a Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), Temporary Block Flow (TBF) on the uplink and on the downlink. Each data transmission in a timeslot includes a TFI indicating to which mobile the data corresponds. During a constant stream of data (i.e. FTP download), the mobile will keep the same TFI. During sporadic transmit or receive activity, the mobile will constantly release and be allocated new TFIs. During sporadic activity, TFIs will be assigned in consecutive numerical order if no other users are on the cell. TFI numbers will jump if there
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are multiple users on the cell. GPRS performance will suffer the more users share the same resources.
GPRS Signaling All GPRS signaling can be accessed via the Analyzer message browser or Protocol Stack Browser. Knowledge of protocol signaling can help to identify and pinpoint network-based problems. Protocol analyzer traces on the Gb link may be used to see whether a problem is more widespread than just the test mobile.
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RLC-based Protocols provide communication between the mobile and the PCU. The RLC layer ensures that the mobile has sufficient resources to communicate on the radio link. RLC messages and procedures include Channel Request, Immediate Assignment, Acks & Nacks, and presence messaging. LLC-based Protocols provide communication between the mobile and the SGSN. LLC procedures include mobile attach messaging, PDP context activation, and acknowledgement of the mobile on the network.
TCP Behavior TCP is in place to maintain a problem-free connection between two computers via a system of sequence numbers and acknowledgements. The sequence numbers and acknowledgements can be examined in an IP sniffer file such as Ethereal. TCP behavior analysis is a good place to start if RF conditions and RLC throughput
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looks good, but application throughput is poor. Some potential TCP problems are:
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Appendix C
StateForms Attributes
There are six types of objects that can be placed on a StateForms sheet. In addition, the sheet itself has attributes which can be set. Below is a list of the attributes associated with the sheet and with the Label, Attribute Value, and Array Attribute Value objects.
Sheet Attributes
To access the sheet properties, click on any part of the sheet that is not occupied by an object.
Attribute Sheet Width Sheet Height Auto Scale Background Grid Size Snap to Grid
Function Set the width of the StateForms sheet. Set the height of the StateForms sheet. When set to True the size of the objects on the sheet will scale up or down to fill the sheet as the sheet window size is changed. Set the background color of the sheet. Set the spacing for the design mode grid of dots. Set to True to automatically align the top left corner of the object with the design grid.
Label Attributes
Attribute Caption Back Color Back Color Override Border Line Border Sunken Text Color Font Auto Size Font Height Font Use Default Font Name Font Italic Font Bold Left Top Width Height Extent Right Extent Bottom Function The text that will be displayed in the label. Background color of the label. Set to True to activate the background color you have selected. Adds a border around the label. Makes the label appear depressed. Select a text color. Set to True to have the font size change to fill the label area or set to False to set the font size yourself. Select a font size. Set to True to keep the font plain, set to False to Activate Bold and Italic settings. Select a font face. Make the text italicized. Make the text bold. Distance from the left edge of the label to the left edge of the form. Distance from the top of the label to the top of the form. Width of the label. Height of the label. Set to True to make the contents of the label scale as the form size is changed in View Mode. Set to True to make the contents of the label scale as the form size is changed in View Mode.
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Attribute Value
Attribute Specify Min+Max Bar Range Min Bar Range Max Bar Color Use Value Color Function Set to True to specify the minimum and maximum values when the attribute value object is used as an attribute value bar Set the minimum value for the attribute value bar Set the maximum value for the attribute value bar Set the color that will fill the attribute bar as the parameter value changes None used when you want to displayed the attribute value as text without a color behind it. Text used to display the parameter value as text rather than a level bar. Background used to fill in the entire attribute value bar in with the bar color. Value Bar Use this setting to fill the attribute value bar in with the bar color to indicate the level of the parameter value. Set to True to display the parameter value as text Set to True to display the text showing the minimum value of the attribute level bar Set to True to display the text showing the maximum value of the attribute level bar Set to True to display the divisions you would like to divide the attribute level bar into Set to True to display the subdivisions you would like to divide the attribute level bar into Set the size of the divisions into which you would like to divide the attribute level bar. Set the size of the subdivisions into which you would like to divide the attribute level bar. Use the Analyzer tree of parameters to select the attribute whose value you would like to display. For parameters that are arrays, enter the index of the array element whose value you would like to display. Holds the last valid value of the parameter until a new valid value is collected. To display an expression instead of a straight parameter value, type the expression here as it would appear in the Binned Query expression builder. Select the format group for the expression you are using Normal No Default Append Units Use to display the units that correspond to the expression when a format group for the expression has been set. Convert Units Set the number of decimal places in the result of the expression. ---Set to True to highlights changes in the parameter value from the preceding data point to the current data point by changing the color used to display the parameter value. Set the color used to indicate a change in the parameter s value. ---Set to True to color the level bars using the color scheme established in the map legend. ---Background color of the attribute value. Set to True to activate the background color you have selected. Adds a border around the attribute value.
Show Value Text Show Min Text Show Max Text Show Minor Ticks Show Major Ticks Minor Tick Spacing Major Tick Spacing Attribute Attr. Array Index Attr. Value Hold Expression Expr Format Group Expr. Fmt. Mode
Expr. Decimals Display Validity Text Change Flag Text Change Color Color Legend Color by Format Group Color Value Expr. Back Color Back Color Override Border Line
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Attribute Border Sunken Text Color Font Auto Size Font Height Font Use Default Font Name Font Italic Font Bold Left Top Width Height Extent Bottom Extent Right
Function Makes the attribute value appear depressed. Select a text color. Set to True to have the font size change to fill the array value area or set to False to set the font size yourself. Select a font size. Set to True to keep the font plain, set to False to Activate Bold and Italic settings. Select a font face. Make the text italicized. Make the text bold. Distance from the left edge of the attribute value to the left edge of the form. Distance from the top of the attribute value to the top of the form. Width of the attribute value. Height of the attribute value. Set to True to make the contents of the attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View Mode. Set to True to make the contents of the attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View Mode.
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Attribute Attr. Value Hold Expression Expr. Format Group Expr. Frmt. Mode Expr. Mode
Function Holds the last valid value of the parameter until a new valid value is collected. If you would like to display the value of an expression instead of a simple parameter, enter the expression here as it would appear in the expression builder. If you are using an expression, select the format group for the expression to be displayed.. Select the format group for the expression you are using. Normal No Default Append Units Use to display the units that correspond to the expression when a format group for the expression has been set. Convert Units Set the number of decimal places in the result of the expression. ---Set to True to highlights changes in the parameter value from the preceding data point to the current data point by changing the color used to display the parameter value. Set the color used to indicate a change in the parameter s value. ---Set to True to color the level bars using the color scheme established in the map legend. ---Background color of the array attribute value. Set to True to activate the background color you have selected. Adds a border around the array attribute value. Makes the array attribute value appear depressed. Select a text color. Set to True to have the font size change to fill the array attribute value area or set to False to set the font size yourself. Select a font size. Set to True to keep the font plain, set to False to Activate Bold and Italic settings. Select a font face. Make the text italicized. Make the text bold. Distance from the left edge of the array attribute value to the left edge of the form. Distance from the top of the array attribute value to the top of the form. Width of the array attribute value. Height of the array attribute value. Set to True to make the contents of the array attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View Mode. Set to True to make the contents of the array attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View Mode.
Expr. Decimal Display Validity Text Change Flag Text Change Color Color Legend Color by Format Group Color Value Expr. Back Color Back Color Override Border Line Border Sunken Text Color Font Auto Size Font Height Font Use Default Font Name Font Italic Font Bold Left Top Width Height Extent Bottom Extent Right
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