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Nokia UMTS Actix Training
Nokia UMTS Actix Training
Module 1
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 3
Practical exercises /
Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice
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, Qvoice
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
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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
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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
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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
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Configuration of Actix
Import Backdrop Map
Import Network Data (sites and cells)
Ready to start!
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Main Window
Toolbar
Main menu
Workspace
explorer
Workspace
(empty)
Status bar
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Main Menu/File
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Main Menu/View
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Main Menu/Analysis
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Main Menu/Tools
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Importing Map
View -> Display New Map
Mapinfo Interface, add map in
the same way as Mapinfo
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Map tools
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Learning Actix
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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
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Protocol browser
Message browser
Super streaming
Scanner files
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RSCP
< -95
poor
<-12
bad
[-95;-85]
fair
[-12;-9]
poor
[-85;-75]
good
[-9;-4]
good
>=-75
excellent
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>= - 4
excellent
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and then:
General settings -> WCDMA
Topological Attributes
Serving cell is in this case the Best
Server
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Message Browser
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Superstreaming
It is reccomended not to have very long logfiles when collecting data
Smaller logfiles can be recombined with the superstream tool
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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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Content
Module 1
Getting started
Configuring Actix
Learning Actix
Module 3
Practical exercises /
Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice
Module 4
Advanced features
Site Verification
Cluster verification
Network verifiaction
Pre-Launch Optimization
Pre-Launch Optimization is done when Network is built
and integrated, but there is no commercial traffic in it
In GSM coverage is an issue. In UMTS interferance is
critical
Realiability of equipement migh not be as good as in
GSM
Standard process
SITE
VERIFICATION
CLUSTER
VERIFICATION
NETWORK
VERIFICATION
Global settings
Actix MainUser is in charge of defining:
Thresholds for map plots
Templates for measurement report forms
Many people in different regions using the same tool.
Process is needed
Dominance plot
Ec/Io plot (interferance should be very low if only one site is on air)
Tracer
Ec/Io plot
UE TX power
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Dominance plot
Ec/Io plot (this should not be worse than -9 if there is no traffic in the NW
Tracer
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Ec/Io plot
UE TX power
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Network Verification
Final stage
Problem should be fixed in the
two previous stages
Many measurement routes
which can be combined by
superstreaming
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Practical Exercises
Module 3
Content
Module 1
Getting started
Configuring Actix
Learning Actix
Module 3
Practical exercises /
Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice
Module 4
Advanced features
Practical Exercises
Site Verification
Cluster Verification
SHO Analysis
Site Verification
Site to be verified is Erstein
Following issues need to be verified:
All sectors are performing normally and radiating
Check cross-feeder
Voice call establishes normally
SHO occours successfully
Receiving end of Node be is performing normally
(MHA, cabling receiver)
Cluster verification
Check for Pilot pollution
Check for sites with no dominance
Find non working sites
Check performance (throughtput)
Check what is the minumun value of RSCP during
successfull SHO
and
Ec/Io < -9
Querys
Description
Data Format
must be selected
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SHO analysis
Check what is the minumun value of RSCP
during successfull SHO
This kind of analysis can be performed exporting attribute
data to Excel Workbook
First thing to do is to load all NEMO files (*.dt1) and
superstream them
From the superstrem we can export some attributes to
Excel WOrkbook
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In Excel Workbook
Data -> Filter Autofilter
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Advanced features
Module 4
Content
Module 1
Getting started
Configuring Actix
Learning Actix
Module 3
Practical exercises /
Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice
Module 4
Advanced features
Advanced features
Network Images
Binning
Queries and macros
Stateforms
Reports
Actix directory hierarchy
Network Images
A collection of a large number/large size log files for the
purpose of looking at specific attribute/parameters.
single data file (.dat file) that contains the results of a
series of queries run on a collection of logfiles.
logfiles can be added to the Network Image, increasing
the size of the data file.
E,g, log files collected in monthly images to evaluate
monthly performace.
Binning
Criteria
Criteria
Data
Bin
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Stateforms
Stateforms are are a collection of pre-defined
windows/pop-ups designed to visualize particular
information from log file data
UMTS Data Event Navigator
UMTS Data Session
UMTS Throughput
UMTS Top 10 Scan Measurements
UMTS UE Active + Monitored Set
UMTS UE Call Information
UMTS UE Measurements Charts
UMTS UE Radio Parameters
UMTS UE Transport Channel Info
UMTS Voice Event Navigator
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Stateforms (2)
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Stateforms (3)
With this set of tools we can displays events in a for which
is similiar to what we have in the NEMO Replay Feature.
Some of the element can be activated by right-clicking on
the file lement in the workspace Explorer and then
Display form
Othr elements can be taken from Menu: Tools
Display Replay allows to replay the session at the
desired speed
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Reports
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Directories to notice
StateForms
Workspaces
Reports
Events
Bin
Cellref
Custom Attributes
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Additional Information
Tool Preferences
Issues before starting
Attributes
Workspace
Cellrefs structure modifications
Tool Preferences
Preferences Settings
Menu bar Tool>Preferences
Settings Summary
Cellrefs
General settings
Stream synchronisation
GPS interpolation
Distance Units
Time offsets
Data binning
general decode settings and scanner load mode settings
PCM link settings from Interface masurement handling
Agilent file specific handling settings
WCDMA (3GPP) emulated active set settings
Used in CPICH pilot pollution analysis, SHO analysis,
neighbour list analysis
Settings in detail
Cellrefs
File Location
Specifies file location for cellrefs file for loading. The information from this
cellrefs file takes effect from the next time a new workspace is created.
Automatic Import
Options to automatically import cellrefs file with a specified template. This
overrides above location/settings
Settings in detail
General settings
Auto Synch To Stream
Checked for automatically synchronizing all data views in the Workspace from selected stream.
GPS interpolation
Provides automatic GPS interpolation of geographical drive test data points if location point difference exceeded.
Distance Units
Time offsets
Binning
Binning Mode defines modes how data points are averaged.
Time,
Location,
Distance,
Message
associated particulars for each mode respectively
Decode Settings
how data from scanner are taken into account by the tool at load time
PCM link settings from INterface masurement handling
Agilent file specific handling settings
WCDMA (3GPP) emulated active set settings
Used in CPICH pilot pollution analysis, SHO analysis,
Settings in detail
Decode Settings
Minimum valid Signal Level (dBm)
Used to calculate the threshold at which multipath components are counted in the delay
histograms for the Active, Candidate, Neighbor, and Remaining sets from the searcher
finger data.
Number of multipaths
Defines the number of multipaths that will be extracted and displayed in the Workspace
Explorer.
Pilot Increment
Used to calculate the PN Offset (units of 64 chips) associated with the PN Phase (units of
chips) data reported in the CDMA air-interface messaging. PN Offset is calculated by
dividing the PILOT_PN_PHASE by 64 and then rounding to the closest integer multiple of
the PN increment entered. This feature forces all PN Offsets calculated to be part of a
valid PN reuse plan.
Settings in detail
Decode Settings
Too Many Neighbors
Threshold Defines the maximum number of entries in the eighbour
lists. When eighbour list entries in the air interface messaging exceed
this threshold, an event (TooManyNeighbors) is displayed in the
Workspace Explorer and a warning message is indicated in the
*.warning output file.
Weak Ec/Io Pilot Threshold
Defines when the best server pilot has dropped beneath a tolerable
threshold and is considered weak. This displays an event
(WeakPilotAlert) in the Workspace Explorer and in the warning file.
Display Cell Identity as Hex Check the box to display the Cell Identity
(CI) in hexadecimal (rather than decimal) in the Message Browser.
Settings in detail
No of Frame Errors in a Burst
Defines the size of a burst for Burst Error Rate calculations (time series
parameter: For_FBER).
Searcher Threshold not in use
Scanner Ec/Io Threshold (dB)
Determines whether a multipath component may be evaluated and displayed
in the Workspace Explorer. The Explorer will only display the top n
multipaths, where n is the Number of multipaths.
Scanner Load Mode
These options control the loading of scanner data (collected concurrently with
network drive data) for certain vendors i.e. for CW scanners from Agilent,
Comarco, or Tems RSAT.
Load Mode
No Scanner Data Disables loading of scanner data.
Load TopN scanner data only Loads just the 'top n' or 'best server'
scanner data.
Load all scanner data Loads all the scanner data.
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Settings in detail
GSM Bands Used
GSM specific - Which GSM bands to load (time saving
PCM link
Load Mode
This is used for PCM Link data such as A, Abis and Gb files.
Minimal (default) Only loads data produced by the currently attached
Load Time Queries.
Full Loads the entire file.
PCU Abis Vendor -- e.g. Nokia, Ericsson etc,etc
Ainterface File Stsndard -- ITU or ANSI
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Settings in detail
Agilent MDB
Show Agilent data selection dialog
No to load all data from an Agilent file.
Yes to display the dialog when opening an Agilent file. The dialog allows
selection of specific data sets rather than loading the entire file. Further
user can control intermediate file handling
Agilent SD5
Show Agilent-specific attributes
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Settings in detail
WCDMA
Parameters to emulate (3GPP) AS Results used in actix
in CPICH pilot pollution analysis, SHO analysis,
neighbour list analysi
Reporting Range Event1A/1B/1C (dB)
Add/Remove/Replace cell
Hysteresis Event1A/1B/1C (dB)
Add/Remove/Replace cell
Time to Trigger Event1A/1B/1C (ms)
Add/Remove/Replace cell Max.
Active Set Size (up to 8)
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Pre-processing of DT files
Proprioity formats
TEMS proprority file format needs pre-exporting to text
file
Controlled with associated template file
Functionality of TEMS WCDMA
Performance aspects
Files v. ram memory i.e. trade off that can limit
number of log files simultaneously open alt. size of log
file
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Attributes
Attribute is actix concept of data items,
An example is CPICH Ec/Io for best server
An attribute can be
generic or
customised
Attributes are stored as xml in either of these locations
depending on origin
<PATH>\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Attributes
<PATH>\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\CustomAttributes
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Attributes
Large amount of attributes, not all necessary at same
time
Utilisation of Favourites helps filtering attribute amount
in workspace explorer
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Workspace
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Workspace
The workspace constitutes all data display windows within
the Actix application window, together with the panel on
the left called the Workspace Explorer.
Default is empty, except workspace explorer
Saving workspace ===
Window layout and representation
Loaded data files
Queries
reports
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Workspace
Workspace provide a way to utilise different window / panels setups
for streamlining work, e.g. not to open samel log files /windows all the
time
NOTE!
Hence saving workspace saves also defined/used queries/reports.
If an entity is opened with a different definition than in the used
workspace there is a risk of corruption of the workspace.
Example, a workspace with queries/reports of vendor A is open.
Running a report from vendor B will give strange results and
overwrite/corrupt quereis
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Workspace
Actix soltion may have sets of generic workspaces and
these are found in location
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<PATH>\Analyzer\Workspaces
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DefNetworkData.ini Structure
Comments (preceeded by ;)
Network Elements section ([Network Elements])
Network elements and their corresponding field
names
Fields section ([Fields])
Field definitions
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