Module 1

1 NOKIA Actix User Trainning/Module1.PPT / 01.08.
2004 / NN
Actix User Training
Module 1
2 NOKIA Actix User Trainning/Module1.PPT / 01.08.2004 / NN
Course Intent
To provide users with no prior knowledge of Actix

theoretical understanding of Actix capabilities
To focus mainly on basic features rather than on

implementation of macros and usage of advanced
features
To Show how the Actix RVS suite is used in practical

tasks related to Nokia UMTS projects
To provide the users with confidence in the usage of Actix

by mean of practical exercises
Content
Module 1
Getting started
Configuring Actix
Learning Actix
Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice
Module 3
Practical exercises /
(Working with scanner and call trace
data)
Module 4
Advanced features
Getting Started
What is Actix?
Actix Solutions RVS
Installation
Licencing
Getting Started
Actix is a Post-Processing
tool
Input:
Tracer data: NEMO, TEMS, Q-
voice
Scanner Data
Traffic records (switch traces), e.g.
Ericsson, Motorola
Protocol analyser data A, Abis, Gb
interfaces e.g. Nethawk, Tektronix
Output:
Maps
Charts
Tables
Reports
Diagrams
ACTIX
SOLUTIONS
RVS Suite
Suitable to analyze measurements of the UMTS radio

interface
Support a large number of vendor/standard file formats

for DT, trace, protocol analysers
Provides results in a wide variety of formats
Good user interface (easy to adapt)
High level of customisation ability
Structurised data presentation capabilities
Fast overview analysis with pre-defined reports

Installation
Support Windows 2000 and Windows XP operation

systems
System spec. has a great impact on peformance
e.g. 3GHz processor with 1 Gb Ram is good !!
1.5GHz processor with 512Mb Ram is enough if not
big amount of data is processed
During installation
installation of MapX OCX modules takes time, be
patient
Post installation
No need to re-boot
Licencing
Single Machine Licencing:
Dongle + Licence file Not transferrable
Licencing (2)
Sever Licencing: dinamic allocation of licences

Licencing (3)
Diagnostics Tool
Start from actix program group Management ->
AtxDiagnostics
Generate report => This will show the licensing set-up
If dongle ID not present in report => server licensing
or dongle not detected
License definitions
File ActixLicensing.ini
Located in <PATH>\Analyzer\Bin\LicenseDefinition
Contains license server(s) and configuration options
for server license management
Configuring Actix
Menu overview
Importing / Setting up Maps
Configuring cellrefs file
Open scanner files
Information Attributes
Working with data / Charts Tables Woorkbooks
Open call trace file
Adding attributes to favourites
Log file browsing

Protocol browser
Message browser
Log file combining

Super streaming
Configuration of Actix
Import Backdrop Map
Import Network Data (sites and cells)

Ready to start!
Main Window
Workspace
explorer
Workspace
(empty)
Toolbar
Main menu
Status bar
Main Menu/File
Main Menu/View
Main Menu/Analysis
Main Menu/Network Image, Workbook,
Cells
Main Menu/Tools
Importing Map
View -> Display New Map
Mapinfo Interface, add map in

the same way as Mapinfo
Importing Map (2)
Map should be provided in the same format as for Mapinfo: JPG

file associated with a TAB file which defines the coordinate frame
Same Command as in Mapinfo are available as well as pop-up

menu when righ-clicking on the map
Map tools
Importing Network elements
CELLREF
txt file with 3 main sections:
Header
Cell definitions
Sites definitions
Importing Network elements CELLREF
(2)
Menu: Tools > Preference

Cellref file location
Filename does not necessary have to be Cellref, neither
has to be in the Cellreffolder
Restart of Actix is needed for the changes to take effect
Importing Network elements CELLREF
(3)
Because of regional settings some computer should have the
comma (,) instead of the dot (.) as decimal separator
?!?
Importing Network Element
Automatic import
This feature is very useful when having cell data

changing quite often, which is s very common situation in
a project:
From Menu Cells -> Network Explorer we can manage

our database of cells and sites.
Labels for Sites and Cells
Just like in Mapinfo we can define which field to be used

for labels both for Sites and cells. Usually for sites the
Site Name is predefined. For Cells the Cell ID is
predefined and it is convenient to change it to Scrambling
Code (SC)
Labels can be changed from Layer Control

Learning Actix
Learning Actix
Scanner files
Open scanner files
Information Attributes
Charts Tables Woorkbooks
Display element synchronisation
Export data
Call trace files

Open call trace file
Adding attributes to favourites
Log file browsing
Protocol browser
Message browser
Log file combining
Super streaming
Scanner files
Open Data files - Scanner
After importing a file we can

navigate thru the attributes in the
workspace navigator
Both Scanner and Tracer

(NEMO) are used for
mesurements. Actix can handle
both of them
Attributes can be conveniently

displayed in different forms and
combined
Most Important Attributes
Ec/io of Best Server (interference
level)
RSCP of Best Server (power
level)
Scrambling code of Best Server
(dominance plot)
Notice that the BEST
SERVER (Nth Nth Best) is
defined and sorted always by
the best Ec/Io
Display on Map - Thresholds
Thresholds for RSCP
Map representation
is very convenient
for displaying
measurements from
a topological point
of view
Three different
elements are now
visible on the map
Modify Ranges And Colors
Right-click on the desired map
element (in this case: RSCP) - >
Modify Ranges
Both levels and colors can be
defined
When the dialog window is closed
settigs must be saved.
Thresholds for RSCP and Ec/Io
RSCP
< -95 poor
[-95;-85] fair
[-85;-75] good
>=-75
excellent
Ec/Io
<-12 bad
[-12;-9] poor
[-9;-4] good
>= - 4
excellent
Adding more attributes to a map
Only the last added
attribute is visible.
Others are laying
behind
Layer Control and Offset Tool
By mean of the Offset
tool we can have the
traces shifted
Cursor tracing and Lines to Serving
Cells
Placing the cursor over the
trace the value is
automatically displayed
CLicking on any point on the
trace, the lines to best server
(continuos) and second best
server (dashed) are displayed
More important attributes from
Scanner Measurements
RSSI
RSCP for each SC measured
Ec/Io for each SC measured
Emulated 3GPP Attributes
These are based on settings for
SHO parameters which can be
edited in
Tools -> Preferences
and then:
General settings -> WCDMA
We can thus set the same
paramenters which are in the
Network
Topological Attributes
Serving cell is in this case the Best
Server
Charts, Tables and Workbooks
Righ-clicking on any attribute we can have a choice of displaying it also on
Charts, Tables and Workbooks (Excel spreadsheets)
Charts, Tables and Workbooks (2)
Synchronization of display elements
Syncronization can be activated from Tools ->

Preferences (Auto Sync to stream)
It is not enabled by default: computing power consuming
Charts, Tables and Maps may display same attributes or

different ones
Export Maps and Charts
MAPS: There are two options from export.

Right click on the map and select export map. The map can be
exported as a plain picture file
Click on Layout on the map window and export as project
document
CHARTS: Also here there are two choices:

Right-click on the chart and select Image Export....
Click on Copy on the chart window and record the image on the
clipboard
Call trace files
Open NEMO File
In menu 3G we can find the same

attributes as in the scanner
measurements
We dont have the concept of best

server in tracer measurements.
Instead we have active set and
monitored set
Same Attributes can have different

name and be found in different
location
What is impotant here is the TX

power which is not present in the
Scanner
Open NEMO File (2)
In the menu Pilot Measurements

we find individual SC measurements.
Open NEMO File (3)
The menu Dedicated Radio Link

contains logical measurements about
KPIs
Open NEMO File (4)
The menu Uu_RRCcontains

informations about signalling
BCCH-BCH signaling flows while

the UE is in idle mode
UL-CCCH and DL-CCCH signalling

flows while the UE is in Cell-FACH
state
UL-DCCH and DL-DCCH signalling

flows while the UE is in Cell-DCH
state
Open NEMO File (5)
Event data contains logical event

about call establishment and
Handover as well as PDP context
activation for PS calls
Statistic Data contains information

about delays
These two sets of attributes are

suitable for analyzing KPIs
Adding Attributes to favourites
You can Add To Favourites those

attributes which are used more
frequently
In order to have the attributes

saved in Favourites it is necessary
to save the workspace befor exiting
Actix
Signalling and Protocol Stack
Message Browser and Protocol Stack Browser are useful

tools for displaying the signalling and the sequence of
events for the NEMO trace
Typical signalling sequence which need to be analysed

are: Call Setup and Handover Loop
Message Browser
1
2
3
4
4
Message Browser (2)
1. In the left part is the list of main objects which are
displayed in detail in the right part
2. Signalling event are indicated with RRC UL or RRC DL
3. Some event are traced from the mobile but they are not
signalling in this case Ec/No measurements
4. THe red bar indicates the extension of the script of each
element
5. This is raw messaging. Knowledge of the protocol is
needed to identify important elements (in this case,
event e1a)
Protocol Stack Browser
Protocol Stack Browser (2)
Protocol Stack Browser shows only the signalling.
In the upper part messages are displayed and associated

to L3 events
Protocol Stack Browser is an easier tool for browsing the

signalling
It can be syncronized with Maps Charts and Tables

Superstreaming
It is reccomended not to have very long logfiles when collecting data
Smaller logfiles can be recombined with the superstream tool

Superstreaming (2)
Tools -> Create Superstream
Logfiles can be selected

individually
Superstream is available in the

workspace browser
Superstreming does not create a

bigger logfile but rather combine
the existing data using pointers.

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1 NOKIA Actix User Trainning/Module1.PPT / 01.08.

To provide users with no prior knowledge of Actix

To focus mainly on basic features rather than on

To Show how the Actix RVS suite is used in practical

To provide the users with confidence in the usage of Actix

Actix Solutions RVS

Suitable to analyze measurements of the UMTS radio

Support a large number of vendor/standard file formats

Provides results in a wide variety of formats

Good user interface (easy to adapt)

High level of customisation ability

Structurised data presentation capabilities

Fast overview analysis with pre-defined reports

Support Windows 2000 and Windows XP operation

Sever Licencing: dinamic allocation of licences

Importing / Setting up Maps

Configuring cellrefs file

Open scanner files

Working with data / Charts Tables Woorkbooks

Open call trace file

Adding attributes to favourites

Log file browsing

Log file combining

Import Backdrop Map

Import Network Data (sites and cells)

View -> Display New Map

Mapinfo Interface, add map in

Map should be provided in the same format as for Mapinfo: JPG

Same Command as in Mapinfo are available as well as pop-up

Menu: Tools > Preference

This feature is very useful when having cell data

From Menu Cells -> Network Explorer we can manage

Just like in Mapinfo we can define which field to be used

Labels can be changed from Layer Control

Call trace files

After importing a file we can

Both Scanner and Tracer

Attributes can be conveniently

Syncronization can be activated from Tools ->

It is not enabled by default: computing power consuming

Charts, Tables and Maps may display same attributes or

MAPS: There are two options from export.

CHARTS: Also here there are two choices:

In menu 3G we can find the same

We dont have the concept of best

Same Attributes can have different

What is impotant here is the TX

In the menu Pilot Measurements

The menu Dedicated Radio Link

The menu Uu_RRCcontains

BCCH-BCH signaling flows while

UL-CCCH and DL-CCCH signalling

UL-DCCH and DL-DCCH signalling

Event data contains logical event

Statistic Data contains information

These two sets of attributes are

You can Add To Favourites those

In order to have the attributes

Message Browser and Protocol Stack Browser are useful

Typical signalling sequence which need to be analysed

Protocol Stack Browser shows only the signalling.

In the upper part messages are displayed and associated

Protocol Stack Browser is an easier tool for browsing the