Actix A Solutions User Guide PDF

'A' Solutions
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Actix 'A' Solutions User Guide

August 2003 edition
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Contents
Preface ......................................................................................................................17
USING THE ONLINE HELP ..............................................................................................................17
CONVENTIONS USED WITHIN THE TEXT ..........................................................................................17
Analyzing data with Actix Solutions ......................................................................18

USING ACTIX SOLUTIONS .............................................................................................................18
MANAGING DATA .........................................................................................................................18
VISUALIZING DATA .......................................................................................................................20
ANALYZING DATA.........................................................................................................................20
OPTIMIZING NETWORKS ...............................................................................................................21
Application Layers..............................................................................................................21
CDMA Toolkit.....................................................................................................................21
FREE (AD HOC) DATA ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................21
Free analysis of CDMA data ..............................................................................................21
The interface for A Solutions .......................................................................................22
Configure CDMA network information .........................................................................22
Import CDMA network information ....................................................................................22
Set a CDMA network information file.................................................................................24
Load CDMA data files..................................................................................................25

Find and use CDMA data in the Workspace Explorer..................................................25
CDMA Event Detection .....................................................................................................27
CDMA Event Technical Reference.......................................................................................... 28
Delete CDMA data files ...............................................................................................31

View CDMA summary data..........................................................................................31
Table view .........................................................................................................................31

The Message Browser ......................................................................................................32
View CDMA data .........................................................................................................33
View CDMA data in the Map window ................................................................................34

Replay the CDMA data......................................................................................................35
View CDMA data in StateForms........................................................................................35
Print the CDMA data .........................................................................................................37
View CDMA data in the Chart window...............................................................................38
View synchronized CDMA data.........................................................................................41
Generate CDMA reports..............................................................................................42

Configure Maps ...........................................................................................................44
Map backgrounds and layers ............................................................................................44
MapInfo layers ......................................................................................................................... 46
Show lines to cells on a map.............................................................................................47
Network Imaging..........................................................................................................48
Create a Network Image ...................................................................................................49

Batch-load CDMA data files ..............................................................................................50
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CDMA pre-configured reports......................................................................................52

CDMA Drive Test application layers..................................................................................53
CDMA Summary Reports ........................................................................................................ 53

CDMA Cluster Optimization..................................................................................................... 54
CDMA Distant Server Analysis................................................................................................ 54
CDMA Event Inspection .......................................................................................................... 54
CDMA StateTip............................................................................................................54
CDMA Toolkit ..............................................................................................................55
Integrate reverse and forward link data .......................................................................56
Aggregate CDMA data ................................................................................................57
Use Queries.................................................................................................................58
Create a filter.....................................................................................................................59
Free analysis of GSM data.................................................................................................61

The interface for A Solutions .......................................................................................61
Configure GSM network information............................................................................62
Import GSM network information.......................................................................................62
Set a GSM network information file...................................................................................64
Load GSM data files ....................................................................................................64

Find and use GSM data in the Workspace Explorer....................................................65
Delete GSM data files..................................................................................................66
View GSM summary data............................................................................................67
Table view .........................................................................................................................67

The Message Browser ......................................................................................................67
View GSM data............................................................................................................68

Viewing GSM data in the Map window ..............................................................................69
Replay the GSM data ........................................................................................................70
View GSM data in StateForms ..........................................................................................71
Print the GSM data............................................................................................................72
View GSM data in the Chart window .................................................................................73
View synchronized GSM data ...........................................................................................75
Generate GSM reports ................................................................................................76

Configure Maps ...........................................................................................................77
Map backgrounds and layers ............................................................................................77
Show lines to cells on a map.............................................................................................79
Network Imaging..........................................................................................................81
Create a Network Image ...................................................................................................81
Batch-load GSM data files.................................................................................................82
GSM Application Layers ..............................................................................................84
GSM DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis ................................................................86

GSM DT Handover Settings & Power Control Analysis ....................................................86
Integrate uplink and downlink data ..............................................................................87

Aggregate GSM data...................................................................................................88
Use Queries.................................................................................................................88
Create a filter.....................................................................................................................89
A and Abis analysis............................................................................................................90

Using Actix PCM Link Scenarios .................................................................................91
Using user-defined analyses .......................................................................................92
Developing user-defined analyses...............................................................................92
Choose A or Abis Scenarios........................................................................................92
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The Statistics Explorer.................................................................................................93
Abis Call Analysis..............................................................................................................94

Filter the Workspace Explorer ...........................................................................................95
Superstream PCM Link/Drive Test data ......................................................................95

GSM A and Abis pre-configured reports......................................................................96
GSM A application layers ..................................................................................................96
A General Analysis .................................................................................................................. 96

A Handover Analysis ............................................................................................................... 96
A Subscriber Analysis.............................................................................................................. 97
GSM Abis application layers .............................................................................................97
Abis Quick Analysis ................................................................................................................. 97

Abis Balance and Sensitivity ................................................................................................... 98
Abis Network Design ............................................................................................................... 98
Abis Traffic Handovers and Failures ....................................................................................... 98
Free analysis of GPRS data...............................................................................................99

Choose Gb Scenarios ...............................................................................................100
Examine Gb Load Time Queries ...............................................................................101
Load Time Queries in each Scenario ........................................................................102
Analyze GPRS Drive Test data .................................................................................104
Map DT files lacking GPS data..................................................................................105
Gb pre-configured reports..........................................................................................105
GPRS Gb application layers............................................................................................105
GPRS Gb Signaling Analysis ................................................................................................ 105
GPRS Gb Throughput Analysis............................................................................................. 106
Free analysis of IS-136 data ............................................................................................107

The interface for A Solutions .....................................................................................107
Configure IS-136 network information .......................................................................108
Import IS-136 network information ..................................................................................108

Set an IS-136 network information file.............................................................................110
Load IS-136 data files................................................................................................110

Find and use IS-136 data in the Workspace Explorer................................................110
Delete IS-136 data files .............................................................................................112
View IS-136 summary data........................................................................................113
Table view .......................................................................................................................113
The Message Browser ....................................................................................................114
View IS-136 data .......................................................................................................115
View IS-136 data in the Map window ..............................................................................115

Replay the IS-136 data....................................................................................................117
View IS-136 data in StateForms......................................................................................117
Print the IS-136 data .......................................................................................................118
View IS-136 data in the Chart window.............................................................................119
View synchronized IS-136 data.......................................................................................121
Generate IS-136 reports............................................................................................122

Configure Maps .........................................................................................................123
Map backgrounds and layers ..........................................................................................123

Display IS-136 network information.................................................................................125
Show lines to cells on a map...........................................................................................126
Network Imaging........................................................................................................127
Create a Network Image .................................................................................................127
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Batch-load data files........................................................................................................128
TDMA pre-configured reports ....................................................................................130

Use an application layer ..................................................................................................130
TDMA application layers .................................................................................................133
TDMA Summary Reports ...................................................................................................... 133
Integrate uplink and downlink data ............................................................................133

Aggregate IS-136 data ..............................................................................................134
Use Queries...............................................................................................................135
Create a filter...................................................................................................................136
Free analysis of iDEN data ..............................................................................................137

The interface for A Solutions .....................................................................................137
Configure iDEN network information .........................................................................138
Import iDEN network information.....................................................................................138

Set an iDEN network information file...............................................................................140
Load iDEN data files..................................................................................................140

Find and use iDEN data in the Workspace Explorer..................................................140
Delete iDEN data files ...............................................................................................142
Table view .................................................................................................................142
The Message Browser...............................................................................................143
View iDEN data .........................................................................................................144
View iDEN data in the Map window...........................................................................144
Replay the iDEN data ................................................................................................146
View iDEN data in StateForms ..................................................................................146
Print the iDEN data....................................................................................................147
View iDEN data in the Chart window .........................................................................148
View synchronized iDEN data ...................................................................................150
Generate iDEN reports ..............................................................................................151
Map backgrounds and layers.....................................................................................152
Display iDEN network information .............................................................................154
Network Imaging........................................................................................................155
Create a Network Image .................................................................................................155

Batch-load iDEN data files ..............................................................................................156
iDEN pre-configured reports ......................................................................................158
iDEN Drive Test application layers..................................................................................160

iDEN Summary Reports ........................................................................................................ 160
iDEN Event Inspection........................................................................................................... 160
Aggregate iDEN data.................................................................................................161

Use Queries...............................................................................................................161
Create a filter.............................................................................................................162
Key fields...................................................................................................................164
Required fields...........................................................................................................164
Other fields ................................................................................................................164
Workspaces............................................................................................................165
ABOUT WORKSPACES ................................................................................................................165
ABOUT THE WORKSPACE EXPLORER ..........................................................................................166
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ABOUT BINNING DATA ................................................................................................................169

USE WORKSPACES ....................................................................................................................170
OPEN A DATA FILE .....................................................................................................................171
IMPORT A TEXT FILE ...................................................................................................................171
RUN AN ANALYSIS ON THE DATA ..................................................................................................173
SHOW A MENU OF ATTRIBUTE OPTIONS ........................................................................................173
VIEW AN ATTRIBUTE IN A DATA WINDOW .......................................................................................174
USE THE REPLAY CONTROL .......................................................................................................174
VIEW A DATA STREAM IN THE MESSAGE BROWSER .......................................................................174
VIEW THE RESULTS OF A QUERY .................................................................................................175
EXPORT DATA TO A FILE .............................................................................................................176
MERGE DATA STREAMS ..............................................................................................................177
Superstream PCM Link and Drive Test data....................................................................178
USE LOAD TIME QUERIES ..........................................................................................................178
WORKSPACE TOOLBAR REFERENCE ............................................................................................179
PREFERENCES DIALOG ..............................................................................................................179
Viewing data ...........................................................................................................185

WORKBOOKS/REPORTS .............................................................................................................185
About workbooks..............................................................................................................185
Display data attributes in a workbook...............................................................................186
View Series data in a workbook.................................................................................186
View Histogram data in a workbook ..........................................................................187
View Statistic data in a workbook ..............................................................................187
Save a workbook/report ...................................................................................................188
Open an existing workbook/report....................................................................................188
CHARTS ...................................................................................................................................189
About charts.....................................................................................................................189
Display data in a chart window.........................................................................................190
View data synchronized with the chart .............................................................................191
Zoom the chart view.........................................................................................................191
Pan the chart view............................................................................................................192
View a different chart type................................................................................................192
Print the chart...................................................................................................................192
Edit the chart....................................................................................................................193
Export the chart to other applications...............................................................................194
Chart toolbar reference..............................................................................................195
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MAPS .......................................................................................................................................196
About maps......................................................................................................................196
Display attribute data on a map........................................................................................198
View data synchronized with the map ..............................................................................199
Move around the map ......................................................................................................199
Zoom in and out ...............................................................................................................200
Select map objects...........................................................................................................200
Measure distances on the map ........................................................................................201
Add annotations to the map .............................................................................................202
Remove annotations from the map ..................................................................................202
Show and hide map data .................................................................................................203
Alter the map legend range..............................................................................................203
Change the number of ranges in the legend ....................................................................203
Customize each range in the legend................................................................................204
Change the attribute style setting.....................................................................................205
Change the attribute font..................................................................................................206
Combine data attributes on the map ................................................................................206
Control map layers...........................................................................................................206
Add a map file ..................................................................................................................207
Add a raster map file ........................................................................................................207
Control attribute labels .....................................................................................................208
Edit a layer's display properties........................................................................................208
Offset the data on the map...............................................................................................208
Choose the map projection ..............................................................................................209
Change the map units ......................................................................................................209
Display the map scale ......................................................................................................209
Display the cursor latitude and longitude .........................................................................210
Display cell sites on the map............................................................................................210
Display lines to cells.........................................................................................................211
Print a map.......................................................................................................................213
Copy a map to the Clipboard ...........................................................................................214
Export a map as a bitmap ................................................................................................215
Export the legend as a bitmap .........................................................................................215
Export layers as TAB files ................................................................................................216
Troubleshooting maps......................................................................................................216
How do I display a map background?........................................................................216
How do I display network graphics on the map? .......................................................216
How do I load a bitmap into a map? ..........................................................................216
How do I display cell sites on the map?.....................................................................217
How do I display lines to cells?..................................................................................217
How do I display cell coverage for all cells on the map?............................................217
How do I display more information about my cells on the map?................................217
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How can I display the LAC distribution of my cell sites?............................................218

How can I view multi-layer or multi-technology cells?................................................218
How can I view sector azimuths? ..............................................................................218
How can I correct the displayed lines to cells? ..........................................................219
Map dialog reference .......................................................................................................220
Page Setup dialog .....................................................................................................220
Print Setup dialog ......................................................................................................222
Print Map dialog.........................................................................................................223
Properties dialog........................................................................................................224
Label Properties dialog..............................................................................................226
Display Properties dialog...........................................................................................227
Raster Image Registration dialog ..............................................................................228
Map toolbar reference ......................................................................................................229
Annotations toolbar reference....................................................................................230
Area Select toolbar reference ....................................................................................230
Map Layout Designer toolbar reference.....................................................................231
SITEDATA VIEWER ....................................................................................................................231
Filtering data ....................................................................................................................233
TABLES ....................................................................................................................................234
About Tables....................................................................................................................234
Display data attributes in a Table.....................................................................................234
View Series data in a Table .............................................................................................234
View Histogram data in a Table .......................................................................................235
View Statistics data in a Table .........................................................................................235
MESSAGE BROWSER .................................................................................................................236
About the Message Browser ............................................................................................236
Display data in the Message Browser ..............................................................................236
Synchronize with the Workspace .....................................................................................237
Find text in the Message Browser ....................................................................................238
Set and remove bookmarks .............................................................................................238
Move between bookmarks ...............................................................................................238
Remove all bookmarks.....................................................................................................239
Filter messages in the Message Browser ..................................................................239
Format messages in the Message Browser .....................................................................240
Export messages to the clipboard .............................................................................240
Message Browser toolbar reference ................................................................................241
PROTOCOL STACK BROWSER.....................................................................................................242
Using the Protocol Stack Browser....................................................................................242
Searching in the Protocol Stack Browser .........................................................................243
STATISTICS EXPLORER ..............................................................................................................245
About the Statistics Explorer ............................................................................................245
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Open the Statistics Explorer.............................................................................................246

Check for existing queries................................................................................................247
Manipulate data in the Statistics Explorer ........................................................................247
Filter the Workspace data ................................................................................................248
Generate a substream .....................................................................................................248
Statistics Explorer toolbar reference ................................................................................248
STATEFORMS ...........................................................................................................................249
Use StateForms ...............................................................................................................249
CDMA STATETIP ......................................................................................................................251
About CDMA StateTip......................................................................................................251
Start CDMA StateTip........................................................................................................252
Change the view ..............................................................................................................252
Change the handset source .............................................................................................253
Change the scanner source .............................................................................................253
CDMA TOOLKIT........................................................................................................................254
About CDMA Toolkit.........................................................................................................254
Optimize Search Windows ...............................................................................................255
About Optimize Search Windows Analysis ................................................................255
How the Search Window Analysis works...................................................................256
Configure Settings (Search Windows)..................................................................258
Optimize Neighbor Lists ...................................................................................................258
About Optimize Neighbor Lists Analysis ....................................................................258
Configure Settings (Neighbor Lists)......................................................................260
Evaluate Coverage...........................................................................................................261
About Evaluate Coverage Analysis ...........................................................................261
Using Evaluate Coverage..........................................................................................263
Configure Settings (Coverage).............................................................................264
Optimize Multiple Carriers................................................................................................265
Configure Settings (Multiple Carriers) ..................................................................265
GSM MISSING NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS ..........................................................................................266
Running the analysis........................................................................................................267
Querying data.........................................................................................................269
ABOUT THE ANALYSIS MANAGER ................................................................................................269
About query types ............................................................................................................271
ABOUT LOAD TIME, FULL LOAD AND MINIMAL LOAD .....................................................................273
CREATE A CROSSTAB QUERY ....................................................................................................274
Tips for writing Crosstab Queries .....................................................................................275
Crosstab Query example .................................................................................................277
CREATE A BINNED QUERY .........................................................................................................279
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Binned Query example.....................................................................................................280

CREATE A FILTER QUERY ..........................................................................................................282
Filter Query example........................................................................................................283
CREATE A HISTOGRAM QUERY ...................................................................................................285
Histogram Query example ...............................................................................................286
CREATE A STATISTIC QUERY ......................................................................................................288
Statistic Query example ...................................................................................................290
CREATE AN EVENT QUERY.........................................................................................................292
Event Query example.......................................................................................................293
BUILD AND EDIT EXPRESSIONS....................................................................................................297
EDIT AN EXISTING QUERY ...........................................................................................................298
DELETE AN EXISTING QUERY ......................................................................................................299
IMPORT A QUERY .......................................................................................................................300
EXPORT A QUERY ......................................................................................................................301
SET AS LOAD TIME QUERY .........................................................................................................301
SET THE LOAD MODE ................................................................................................................302
SELECT ONE OR MORE LOAD TIME QUERIES ................................................................................302
SELECT A SCENARIO .................................................................................................................303
CHANGE THE NAME OF A QUERY .................................................................................................303
TROUBLESHOOTING QUERIES ....................................................................................................303
How do I display only newly activated sites? ...................................................................303
ANALYSIS MANAGER REFERENCE ...............................................................................................304
Analysis Manager dialog ..................................................................................................304
New Analysis tab .......................................................................................................304
Existing Analysis tab..................................................................................................304
Crosstab Query Wizard....................................................................................................304
Binned Query Wizard .......................................................................................................304
Filter Wizard.....................................................................................................................305
Histogram Wizard.............................................................................................................306
Statistic Wizard ................................................................................................................307
Query Window Definition..................................................................................................307
Filter dialog ......................................................................................................................308
Event Query Wizard .........................................................................................................308
Archiving data using Network Images.................................................................309

ABOUT NETWORK IMAGING ........................................................................................................309
CREATE A NEW NETWORK IMAGE FILE..........................................................................................310
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ATTACH AN EXISTING NETWORK IMAGE FILE .................................................................................311

BATCH LOAD DATA FILES ............................................................................................................311
LOAD STREAMS FROM THE WORKSPACE EXPLORER TO A NETWORK IMAGE ....................................312
Network Explorer ...................................................................................................313

ABOUT NETWORK EXPLORER .....................................................................................................313
Use the Network Explorer ................................................................................................314
Import network elements from a file .................................................................................315
NOTES FOR GSM USERS ...........................................................................................................318
Create a new element ......................................................................................................318
Leave the Network Explorer.............................................................................................319
NETWORK EXPLORER REFERENCE..............................................................................................319
Network Explorer toolbar reference..................................................................................319
Custom Import Wizard .....................................................................................................320
Template Import Settings dialog ................................................................................320
Template Column Settings dialog..............................................................................321
New Element Values dialog .............................................................................................322
DEFAULT IMPORT TEMPLATES ....................................................................................................322
CDMA template................................................................................................................324
GSM template ..................................................................................................................325
IDEN template..................................................................................................................326
IS-54 / IS-136 template ....................................................................................................327
WCDMA template ............................................................................................................328
Custom Attributes..................................................................................................329
ABOUT CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES ......................................................................................................329
INSTALL CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES ....................................................................................................329
USE CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES ..........................................................................................................329
CREATE CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES ....................................................................................................330
The Custom Attribute tag .................................................................................................330
The CDATA tag................................................................................................................332
Example Custom Attributes..............................................................................................333
Four_sec_bad_qual.caf .............................................................................................333
Aglnt_CW_RSSI.caf ..................................................................................................334
iDEN_Handover.caf...................................................................................................335
Appendix A File formats supported ..................................................................336

Appendix B Creating StateForms......................................................................339
Create a new StateForm ..................................................................................................339
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Using the Sheet Manager ................................................................................................341

Creating Time Charts .......................................................................................................342
Creating Scan Charts.......................................................................................................355
Actix expression syntax & examples ................................................................................359
Appendix C Expression Builder function reference........................................361

FUNCTIONS ..............................................................................................................................361
abs ...................................................................................................................................361
abstime ............................................................................................................................361
add...................................................................................................................................361
and...................................................................................................................................361
array_count ......................................................................................................................361
array_find_index...............................................................................................................362
array_max ........................................................................................................................362
array_max_index..............................................................................................................362
array_mean......................................................................................................................362
array_min .........................................................................................................................362
array_min_index...............................................................................................................362
array_nth_max .................................................................................................................362
array_nth_min ..................................................................................................................362
array_stdev ......................................................................................................................362
bin ....................................................................................................................................363
bin_index..........................................................................................................................363
default ..............................................................................................................................363
delta .................................................................................................................................363
divide................................................................................................................................364
equals ..............................................................................................................................364
eval ..................................................................................................................................364
event_before ....................................................................................................................364
event_message................................................................................................................364
event_time .......................................................................................................................364
geoinvprojectlat................................................................................................................364
geoinvprojectlon...............................................................................................................365
geoprojectx ......................................................................................................................365
geoprojecty ......................................................................................................................365
get....................................................................................................................................365
greater_than.....................................................................................................................365
greater_than_or_equal.....................................................................................................365
if .......................................................................................................................................365
is_not_equal.....................................................................................................................365
less_than..........................................................................................................................366
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less_than_or_equal..........................................................................................................366
log ....................................................................................................................................366
log10 ................................................................................................................................366
message ..........................................................................................................................366
mod..................................................................................................................................366
mround.............................................................................................................................366
not....................................................................................................................................367
NULL................................................................................................................................367
or......................................................................................................................................367
power ...............................................................................................................................367
prev_message_where......................................................................................................367
prev_state ........................................................................................................................367
prev_time_where..............................................................................................................368
product .............................................................................................................................368
round................................................................................................................................368
rounddown .......................................................................................................................368
roundup............................................................................................................................369
row ...................................................................................................................................369
set ....................................................................................................................................369
state .................................................................................................................................369
subarray_nth_max ...........................................................................................................369
subarray_nth_max_index.................................................................................................370
subarray_nth_min ............................................................................................................370
subarray_nth_min_index..................................................................................................370
sum ..................................................................................................................................370
STATISTIC DIALOG .....................................................................................................................371
BINNING SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................372
THE DATE TYPE ......................................................................................................................373
Appendix D FSD reference for custom attributes............................................374

OVERVIEW OF FSD AUTOMATION MODEL.....................................................................................374
FSD OBJECT ............................................................................................................................375
IAxdFSD_DataStream......................................................................................................375
IAxdFSD_Message ..........................................................................................................377
IAxdFSD_AttributeValueList.............................................................................................378
IAxdFSD_AttributeValue ..................................................................................................378
IAxdFSD_Attribute ...........................................................................................................379
ENUMERATIONS ........................................................................................................................380
Stream Types...................................................................................................................380
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Message Text Formatting Flags.......................................................................................380

Statistic Types..................................................................................................................380
SuperStream Methods .....................................................................................................381
Index........................................................................................................................382
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Preface
Using the online help
Showing the contents panel
From the Help window, click the Show button
to open
the left hand contents panel. To close the contents panel,
click Hide . If you are not sure where your current page
and the
is in the help file structure, click Locate
appropriate topic title is highlighted in the left hand panel.
Favorite help pages
From the Help window, click the Favorites tab to show a
list of stored help pages. This is empty at first, but if you
click Add, the current help page is added to the list.
Back to the start
To return here, click Home
viewed, click Back .
. To return to the last page
Print
Click Print
to print the selected page or all pages in the
selected heading.
Conventions used within the text

Words in bold mean that you can select the itemfor
example, click Cancel means click the Cancel button.
Words in italics mean that the item in italics is a unique
part of the interfacefor example, the Map window.
Menu | Command for example, File | Open is short for
from the File menu, select Open'.
Ctrl+A means that you hold two keys down at the same
timeCtrl and A in this example.
Alt,V means that you press and release one key (Alt),
then press another key (V).
Analyzing data with Actix Solutions

Using Actix Solutions
Actix 'A' Solutions post-process cellular network data, and
can load network performance data from many different
sources, including field-test equipment and switch call
traces. The data could be a one-off test, or part of a planned
series of samples to build up an image of overall network
performance. Once the data is loaded, a variety of analysis
tools and displays provide a clear view of network
performance for engineers, technicians or operations
management staff.
The 'A' Solutions address a wide range of applications,
including:
Network performance optimization
Feature testing
Service validation
Problem diagnosis and analysis
Network bench-marking
Competitive analysis
Various reports are provided within each Solution for these

applications; however, your A Solution can also be used in
free or ad hoc analysis mode, where you can use the
various tools within the Solution to investigate any message
or attribute of interest within your logged data.
Managing data
Network configuration data
You can easily import cell site data and key configuration
parameters from planning tools using the Network
Explorer, which provides a link to all network data.
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Import data
You can load log files from all supported data collection
formats (see Appendix A File formats supported on page
336). However, if your data collection device is not
supported, you can import the data as an ASCII text file
using the text file import wizard. Note that, in general,
loading small files results in increased performance, and
loading large files results in decreased performance.
Minimal Load for PCM Link files
PCM Link data files can be sizeable, so A Solutions allow
such files to be loaded with a relevant subset of data. The A
Solution must be switched into Minimal Load mode for this
to work.
Batch processing and data storage
The Network Image data import facility allows you process
multiple data files at the same time. The results of single or
multiple analysis sessions can be saved for network trend
analysis.
Analyzing data with Actix Solutions 19
Visualizing data
Problem
1
Manage the data
Open data files

Import text files
Batch-load data
Filter the data
Filters
Workspace Explorer
Favorites
View the data
Maps, Charts, Tables, Workbooks

Replay, Synchronized data views
StateForms, Statistics Explorer
Message Browser
Record results
Print workbooks, maps, charts

Save workspace
Export as text file
Solution
Analyzing data
Problem
1
Manage the data
Open data files

Import text files
Merge data files
Batch-load data
Find problem areas

using top-level pre-defined
reports
Analysis reports
CDMA StateTip
CDMA Toolkit
Histograms, Tables
Isolate problem areas

using ad hoc methods to drill
down into the data
Filters, Queries
Workbooks, Message Browser
Synchronized data views
Statistics Explorer
Record results
Print workbooks, maps, charts

Save workspace
Export as text file
Solution
Optimizing networks
APPLICATION LAYERS
Each solution provides a set of pre-configured reports, each
concentrating on a particular type of network analysis.
These application layers distil advanced analysis
techniques into simple, comprehensive spreadsheet reports,
ready for immediate use by staff of all levels of experience.
CDMA TOOLKIT
The CDMA Toolkit utility provides a task bar designed to
automate key CDMA optimization tasks. A familiar taskbased layout allows you to quickly perform these tasks:
Search Window analysis
Neighbor List analysis
Optimize coverage areas
Analyze multi-carrier statistics
The Toolkit outputs a series of web-based reports, which

can be saved and printed for managerial use.
Free (ad hoc) data analysis

The sections below describe using A Solutions for free (ad
hoc) analysis with different telecoms technologies. Each
section introduces tasks and concepts in a logical order that
is not necessarily the same as that described under the
diagram on the previous page.
The major technologies are described hereother
technologies use similar techniques but different data
attributes.
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FREE ANALYSIS OF CDMA DATA
This section describes tasks that you might take to analyze
CDMA log files. These tasks have been chosen to
demonstrate most of the basic features. Practicing these
will allow you to be productive as soon as possible.
For an in-depth understanding of Actix A Solutions, you
should attend a full training / workshop session, as these
can be tailored exclusively to your needs as individual staff

members and for the company as a whole.
The interface for A Solutions
After the startup is complete, the application window looks
like this:
The arrangement of loaded help files and data display

windows is called the current workspace.
You can save and reuse workspaces as necessary.
You may find it useful to create one or more workspaces to act as templates for future
work sessions. Save these to your desktop, so you can double-click them to start up with
your preferred layouts.
Configure CDMA network information
Import CDMA network information
As well as geographical data, it is also useful to display
your network information on a map window.
You must have your network information defined in a text
file (usually called cellrefs, although it can be given any
name) before you can import it. You can use the Network
Explorer to import, view and edit the cellrefs file.
If you manually create a cellrefs file, you must have this as the first line:
;#NetworkData - datafile
If you import the file using Network Explorer, this line is added automatically.
To maximize the benefit for CDMA network analysis, the
following parameters should be included in data imported
into the tool.
Parameter
Workspace Name
Purpose
Site Name
CDMA_Site SiteName
Text description of the Site for display on map.
Site Number
CDMA_Site SiteID
Numeric identifier for the Site.
Latitude
CDMA_Site SiteLatitude
Locates Site icons on map.
Longitude
CDMA_Site SiteLongitude
Sector Number
CDMA_Cell Sector ID Can

1,2,3, etc, or a combination
of site numbers
Sector-specific information useful for display on

maps.
Azimuth
CDMA_Cell Azimuth
Orients the sector icons on the map.
Beamwidth
CDMA_Cell Beamwidth
Governs the shape of the sector wedge icon to

reflect the beamwidth of antenna deployed at the
site.
Base Station Power
CDMA_Cell EIRP
Base station power, used in CDMA Toolkit

calculations.
PN Offset
CDMA_Cell PN
Used in CDMA Toolkit calculations, lines to

neighbor cells and to color sector/site icons on
maps to reflect PN planning.
MCC
CDMA_Cell MCC
Mobile Country Code
SID
CDMA_Cell SID
System Identity
NID
CDMA_Cell NID
Network Identity
BID
CDMA_Cell BID
Broadcast Identity
To import the network information

1 From the Tools menu, select Network Explorer to
open the Network Explorer window.
2 From the toolbar, click Import and select Import
From New Template to open the Import dialog.
3 Select the appropriate network data file.
4 Click Open to display the Custom Import Wizard.
5 Give the Template a meaningful Description.
6 Under Delimiters, check Tab.
7 Under General Settings, enter 1 for Ignore
header rows and ; for Array (list) Separator. If
your file has more than one header or uses a
different array list separator, set these options
accordingly.
8 Click on the Column Settings tab.
The Column Settings tab allows you to associate a

network parameter with a column of data in the text
file.
Note that each of the field names has an associated
icon:
Key fields (see page 164)
Required fields (see page 164)
Other fields (see page 164)
9 Under the Columns heading, click on a setting for a
particular field.
10 Select a column binding from the drop-down list.
The Wizard then displays the selected parameter
against the appropriate column.
11 Select the appropriate column bindings for CDMA
Site and Site Name. Repeat this for the SiteID,
Latitude, and Longitude.
12 For the remaining columns, look for the attribute
headers under CDMA Cell. Use the Cell ID column
for the CDMA Cell Sector ID, Azimuth,
Beamwidth, EIRP, PN, MCC, SID, NID, and
BID. These parameters are described in the table at
the top of this section.
13 Click Finish when all the columns have been
assigned. The new cell information will be added at
the bottom of the existing list in the Network
Explorer.
When the cellrefs file is updated, you should use the template you have created on the
new file, so you do not have to repeat work you have already done, including the columnby-column parameter assignment.
Set a CDMA network information file
1 From the Tools menu, select Preferences to open
the Preferences dialog.
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Click on File Location to select the cellrefs file.

Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
You will now see this message:
Load CDMA data files

1 From the toolbar, click the Open Logfile button:
This displays the Open dialog.

2 Select an appropriate file.
Files of Type defaults to All Formats but you can select a specific file type to look for.
This also illustrates the many file formats available.
Find and use CDMA data in the Workspace Explorer
The Workspace Explorer window is a graphical display of
all loaded data or log files and the data structure contained
within each file. Loaded files are at the highest level, with
devices and other data streams displayed at lower levels.
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Click on the symbols to open out and explore the

data in your logfile. See how your data relates to the
structure shown above.
In the example below, the file MyFile1 contains a
data stream called Qualcomm MDM 1900 (the
number is the data stream number within the file,
starting from zero). The CDMA group contains
the Pilot Sets set, which contains the
SearcherMaxEnergy data attribute:
However, the only objects that you actually need to

recognize are filenames, data streams and data
attributes.
The logical tree-view layout of the Workspace
Explorer allows you to drill down and identify all
logged data. Once you have located the appropriate
data attribute, you can open it in a data window
for example, a map, chart, table or spreadsheetto
examine the data in detail. You can examine data
streams using the Message Browser tool.
You may also want additional information about a
particular data attribute.
See here for more information on CDMA event
detection (see page 27).
Select 'ActiveDelay_Max1'.
From the Help menu, select Attribute Help to open
the attribute help window.
Click the button to dock the attribute help

window and drag it to a useful position.
Select a new attribute. Note that the help now

provides information on that attribute.
CDMA Event Detection

The CDMA event detection engine identifies key network
events in CDMA IS-95, IS95-B and IS.2000 networks by
monitoring the air interface messaging. Using this
messaging, the engine tracks the handsets state as it moves
between Idle, Origination, and Dedicated states.
Idle State This is the state that the phone is in, before a
call is originated or received. After a call is terminated
through normal or abnormal means, it returns to the Idle
State.
Origination State This is the state that the phone is in
after an Origination or Page Response is sent on the access
channel, but before the forward and reverse traffic channels
are active.
Dedicated State (Conversation) This is the state that the

phone is in, after transmission has started on both the
forward and reverse traffic channels.
The start state is the default state for all phones until an air interface message is received.
Based on this message, the phone is immediately transitioned to the appropriate state.
This is to account for log files where the phone is already in origination or conversation.
CDMA Event Technical Reference
Call Completed
This attribute indicates successful outgoing call initiations
triggered by the following sequence of messages:
Origination or Enhanced Origination message
Followed by a Service Connect or a Service

Connect Completion message
Call Dropped
This attribute indicates abnormal call terminations triggered
by the following sequence of events:
Outgoing Call Setup OK or Incoming Call

Setup OK (defined below)
Not followed by a Forward Release Order
Followed by a return to the Sync Channel
Call Setup Time

Call Setup time provides the difference in time between the
Service Connect Completion message and the associated
Origination, Enhanced Origination, or Page Response
message.
CDMA Call Id
Call ID provides an integer identifier for each call in a log
file.
CDMA Call Type
CDMA Call Type provides a description for each call in a
log file:
0
Outgoing Call Successfully Terminated
Incoming Call Successfully Terminated
Outgoing Call Failed Initiation
Incoming Call Failed Initiation
Outgoing Call Dropped
Incoming Call Dropped
CDMA to AMPS Handoff Fail

This attribute indicates failed handoff attempts for mobiles
handing off from a CDMA system to an AMPS system.
This attribute is triggered by the following sequence of
messages:
Analog Handoff Direction message
Not followed by an Extended Handoff

Completion message
Followed by another Analog Handoff Direction

message
CDMA to AMPS Handoff OK

This attribute indicates successful handoff attempts for
mobiles handing off from a CDMA system to an AMPS
system. This attribute is triggered by the following
sequence of messages:
Analog Handoff Direction message
Followed by an Extended Handoff Completion
Handoff Interval
Handoff Interval provides the difference in time between
the sequential Handoff events.
Handoff OK
This attribute indicates handoff events for mobiles handing
off within the same carrier of a CDMA system. This
attribute is triggered by the following sequence of
messages:
Extended Handoff Direction, Universal Handoff

Direction, or General Handoff Direction
messages
Followed by a Handoff Completion or Extended

Handoff Completion messages
Handoff Time
Handoff Time provides the difference in time between the
Handoff Completion, or Extended Handoff Completion
messages and the associated Extended Handoff Direction,
Universal Handoff Direction, or General Handoff Direction
messages.
Hard Handoff OK
This attribute indicates successful hard handoff attempts for
mobiles handing off between carriers or CDMA systems.
This attribute is triggered by the following sequence of
messages:

messages with a Hard_Included Flag set to True
Followed by a Handoff Completion or Extended

Handoff Completion message in response to the
previously identified Direction message
Hard Handoff Retry

This attribute indicates a retransmission of a hard handoff
command for mobiles handing off between carriers or
CDMA systems. This attribute is triggered by the following
sequence of messages:

messages with a Hard_Included Flag set to True
Followed by another Extended Handoff

Direction, Universal Handoff Direction, or
General Handoff Direction messages with a
Hard_Included Flag set to True without
receiving a Handoff Completion or Extended
Handoff Completion message
Incoming Call Fail

This attribute indicates failed incoming call attempts
Page Response message
Not followed by a Service Connect Completion
Followed by another Page Response message or

a transition back to Idle mode
Incoming Call OK
This attribute indicates successful incoming call initiations
Page Response message
Followed by a either a Service Connect or

Service Connect Completion message
Outgoing Call Fail

This attribute indicates failed outgoing call initiations
Not followed by a Service Connect Completion

message
Followed by an Origination message or a

transition back to idle mode
Outgoing Call OK
This attribute indicates successful outgoing call initiations
Followed by a Service Connect or a Service

Connect Completion message
When determining hand-off events, the HDM_SEQ and LAST_HDM_SEQ counters are
used to ensure that the correct events are identified.
Delete CDMA data files
To remove a data file from the Workspace Explorer
1 Right-click on the name of the logfile to display the
Close Logfile option.
2 Click Close Logfile.
The data file is now removed from the Workspace
Explorer display.
View CDMA summary data
Table view
Tables let you examine the numeric series, histogram and
statistical data for the selected attribute.
From the Workspace Explorer, right-click on

the data attribute DownLink Measurements >
EcIo_1stBest and select Display on Table.
This opens the Table window:
Experiment with the other tabs in the window.
The Message Browser

The Message Browser differs from the previous data
windows in that it only appears as a pop-up menu option at
the data stream level in the Workspace Explorer.
From the Workspace Explorer, right-click on a

data stream and select Display Message
Browser.
The Message Browser combines an event panel

(sequentially listing call events) with a panel of Layer 3
messaging, allowing you to pinpoint the root causes of
problems.
View CDMA data

From the Workspace Explorer, you can right-click any data
attribute to display a suitable pop-up menu of options.
Right-click on a data attribute.
A pop-up menu opens, similar to this:
Selecting one of the display methods opens the

appropriate data window.
View CDMA data in the Map window

1 Use the pop-up menu to display the data attribute
EcIo_1stBest in a map window.
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5
Click on the Pan button.

Click and drag the data around the map window.
Experiment with the Zoom buttons.
In the Workspace Explorer, open up the Event
Data set and drag the CallDropped event onto the
map, which should look similar to this:
Adding various events to the mapped data can help

you see where problems are occurring.
6 Drag another data attribute onto the map.
You can also change the size, symbol or color of the
data, apply offsets to an attribute or merge attributes
for a multidimensional display. See the online help
for further details.
The map legend defines histogram ranges for charts.
7 Click on one of the check boxes in the Map Legend
pane to hide the related attribute data on the map.
Click on it again to redisplay the data.
To find out how to add background geographical and network information to map windows,
see the section Configure Maps on page 44).
Replay the CDMA data
With a drive test file, you may want to recreate the drive
test by 'playing' through the data file from beginning to end.
You can do this using the Replay feature.
To open the Replay control, from the main menu, select
Tools, then Display Replay.
View CDMA data in StateForms

While examining data on a map, you can also view data
attributes for the same data point by using the StateForms
tool.
1 From the Tools menu, select Display StateForms.
2 If a blank or inappropriate form appears, right-click
on the form and select Open File, then select the
appropriate form (.axw) file.
3 In the map window, click Select and select a data
point.
The StateForms window now displays a variety of
attributes based on the data point you selected.
If you have scanner data in your logfile, start

another StateForm window.
5 Right-click on the form and select Open File, then
select a form (.axw) file for a scanner.
6 Right-click on the form and select Stream Selector,
then the scanner stream.
Below is an example scanner form. Note that
selecting Stream Selector again closes the stream
selector field.
Advanced users can use the Design Mode of this feature to

create new forms for CDMA and other technologies.
Print the CDMA data

1 From the map window, click Print to open the Map
Layout Designer, which starts with the Page Setup
dialog open.
2 Set the paper size, orientation and margins, and
specify the header and footer for the page. Click
OK to continue.
You can now see the Map Layout Designer
window.
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4
5
Click on the map, legend, headers or footers to edit,

move or resize them as necessary.
To check on what the map will look like when
printed, click Print Preview.
When satisfied with the layout, click Print to open
the standard Windows Print dialog.
View CDMA data in the Chart window

EcIo_1stBest in a chart window.
You can display more than one attribute on the

same chart.
Select and drag the data attribute ForwardFER
from the Workspace Explorer window onto the
existing chart.
You can also zoom into selected areas of the chart

by defining a frame for the zoom.
On the chart, click the upper left corner of the
zooming rectangle, and drag down to the lower
right extent of the rectangle.
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6
Release the mouse button to complete the zoom

action:
Note that the zoom only operates in the X-axis, not

in the Y-axis.
Now return the chart its original state by dragging a
box, but this time up and to the right.
Use the right mouse button to drag the axes around
the chart window.
Although you can drag the Y-axis for all attributes

on the chart, you can only change the X-axis for the
last attribute to be displayed on the chart.
Also, you will see that a pop-up menu appears when
you release the right mouse button. You would
usually activate this menu by a single right-click.
Select Chart Properties to display this dialog:
Experiment with changing various display

parameters and observe the effect on the chart.
View synchronized CDMA data

The data in each of these windows is synchronized, so that
when displaying the same data attribute in a map, chart or
table, if you select a data point in one window, all related
map, chart or table windows also highlight the data point.
You should have a map and a chart window open, both
displaying the EcIo_1stBest data attribute.
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From the map window, click on Select.
Note the other toolbar buttons for selecting data

points.
Now click on a data point on the map.
You should see that the relevant parts of the map
and the chart look as shown below, with a line
appearing at the equivalent EcIo_1stBest point on
the chart:
Generate CDMA reports

You may want to create high-level management reports
based on your collected data. You can print from map and
chart windows, but the Workbook function (using
Microsoft Excel) allows you to collate these views and
perform other data analysis functions to produce an
integrated, polished report.
1
From the Workbook menu, select Open

Workbook and select an appropriate Excel
template.
2 Click Open.
3 Select the data source that you want to view in the
workbook report.
Click OK to process and display the data in the

workbook.
You can proceed to adapt the workbook, use other

Excel tools on the data, and so on.
Configure Maps
Map backgrounds and layers
In the earlier example that looked at displaying data in a
map window, there was no background map image to put
the data into context. This section shows you how to add a
background and arrange the layers within a map window.
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Display a data attribute in a map window.

Click Layers to open the Layer Control dialog.
Making a checkmark in a layers box controls:

if the layer is visible
if objects on it can be selected
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5
if the layer can be annotated (clearing this box

locks the Annotations layer from having any
further annotations added)
In the Layers box, click Add.
Select one or more MapInfo Map (.tab) files (see
MapInfo layers (see page 46)).
Click Open to display the selected file(s) in the
Layer Control dialog.
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10
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The top of the layer list represents the uppermost

layer in this map window.
Click Up and Down to move 'example' to the
bottom and 'Annotations' to the top.
Click Close to return to the map view.
In a new installation, the map location defaults to 0
longitude, 0 latitude, so you will need to arrange
the map view to display the new map.
Pan the map viewing area by right-clicking in the
map area, then choosing Zoom, Go to Layer and
selecting the new map layer.
Use the Zoom and Pan controls to arrange the map
as required. To zoom in to an area, click Zoom In,
then click and drag a rectangle around the area of
interest.
For some detailed layerslike the Street layers
you can control at what degree of magnification
they become visible. This helps to minimize map
clutter.
Right-click on the map window and select Map
Layers to display the Layer Control dialog.
Select the S1 (street names) layer.
Click Display to open the Display Properties
dialog.
Check Display within Zoom range and enter '0' for
Min Zoom and '10' for Max Zoom.
14 Now do the same for the street numbers layer, but

set the visible range to 0-3.
MapInfo layers
MapInfo layers are named according to the geographic
location of the data (for example, the abbreviated US state
name and/or county name), and by the type of data
contained in the file. Here are 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
Railroads
Highways
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 GAFULTS.TAB
contains street-level data for Fulton County, Georgia.
Show lines to cells on a map

1 From the map window, click on Layers to open the
Layer Control dialog, which should look similar to
this:
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Select the Lines to neighbor cells layer.

Click Lines to open the Line layer properties
dialog.
As shown above, set the Lines draw mode to

Selection and Color lines with to
PN_1stBestEcIo, and click OK.
5 Click Close to finish using the Layer Control
dialog.
Zoom In on data points near a cell site, and use

Select to pick a data point.
A solid line is drawn to the serving cell site, with
dotted lines drawn to neighboring cells.
If 'All datapoints' was selected in the Line layer

properties dialog, you would not need to select a
data pointall data points would have a line to
their neighbor cells. This can be useful in some
situations.
Network Imaging
Files containing network data can be huge. Most of this
data will also go unexamined, and will simply create delays
in analyzing network behavior. The Network Imaging
feature lets you batch-process a number of files into a predefined data set that can be archived and collated to see
how key network parameters have changed over time.
Create a Network Image

1 From the Network Image menu, select Create
Network Image to open the Create Network Image
dialog:
Select the CDMA Network Image template and

click OK.
The Select Network Image to Create dialog now
opens:
Enter a File name and location for the network
image file and click Save.
The network image now appears in the Workspace
Explorer.
You are now ready to batch-load a set of related

data files.
Batch-load CDMA data files

1 From the Network Image menu, select Attach
Network Image to open the Select Network Image
File dialog.
Select the appropriate file and click Open.

Explorer.
Right-click on the Network Image file and select the

Batch Load Files option.
This opens the Select Files to Load dialog.
Select one or more data files and click Open.

When the file processing is complete, a message
similar to this is shown:
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Click OK to close the message.

Open up the structure underneath the network
image.
Now view the batched network image data

attributes in the same way as you would for
standard data attributes, using maps, charts and so

on.
CDMA pre-configured reports
With each solution are a set of pre-configured reports, each
These 'application layers' distil advanced analysis
The application layers are listed under the Analysis menu
which ones actually appear depend on the type of data file
loaded. Note that if you do not have a loaded data file, the
Analysis menu option will be grayed-out.
A description of the reports contained within each
application layer is provided after the next section.
To use an application layer
1 Ensure that you have a data file loaded and that a
valid CellRefs file has been set.
2 From the Analysis menu, select an application layer
(in this example, 'CDMA Distant Server Analysis').
Once you select an application layer, this window
opens:
The top pane shows a tree-view of the network

structure against various statistics produced by the
application layer.
Use the top pane as necessary to narrow down the

data in your selection.
All reports appropriate to your selection are
displayed under the Suggested tab. If you want to
use another report, look under the All tab to view all
reports available within the current application
layer.
4 Double-click on a report icon to open the report
window. This will report on all data selected in the
upper tree-view panel.
5 As required, use the buttons at the bottom of the
window to Save the report as a web-compatible
HTML file set, Print the report to your printer or
open the report in Excel using Show Excel Report.
Reset thresholds for a new analysis

A number of the application layer reports use Custom
Attributes. To change the thresholds for a new analysis,
you need to re-run these Custom Attributes directly from
the Custom Attribute Manager:
Distance_Input
EcIo_Threshold_Input
You can now re-run the application layer.

CDMA Drive Test application layers
CDMA Summary Reports
These reports are for cdmaOne technology.
Call Statistics Summary
A summary of major call events and cdmaOne performance
statistics.
FER and EcIo
Forward FER and Combined_EcIo statistics.
Handoff State
A breakdown of cdmaOne Handoff State.
Mtx and Mrx
Mobile Transmit and Mobile Receive Power performance
statistics.
Handset Distant Server Analysis
Prompts you for a maximum distance in miles from the
serving cell and an EcIo value to calculate the number of
pilots exceeding the threshold. The report returns key
performance metrics by CDMA carrier frequency, for cases

exceeding the maximum serving cell distance.
CDMA Cluster Optimization
Summary Report
Designed for Forward and Reverse Link data for cdmaOne
systems.
Cluster Optimization Measurement Charts
Forward and Reverse FER PDF & CDFs, EcIo_Combined
statistics.
CDMA Distant Server Analysis
CDMA Scanners Distant Server Delays
pilots exceeding the threshold. The report returns key delay
metrics obtained from a PN scanner, for cases exceeding
the maximum serving cell distance.
CDMA Scanners Distant Server EcIo
pilots exceeding the threshold. The report returns key EcIo
metrics obtained from a PN scanner, for cases exceeding
the maximum serving cell distance.
CDMA Event Inspection
Call Dropped Window Stats
For every dropped call, this reports key performance
metrics for a 5-second window before the drop.
Setup Failure Window Stats
CDMA StateTip
The CDMA StateTip utility provides a synchronized view
of Handset and PN Scanner data, allowing for a detailed
evaluation of neighbor list and pilot pollution problems.
By displaying the state of many different engineering
parameters at a given trouble spot, you can best judge how
to make changes to correct the problem.
The StateTip provides a simple but powerful window

(shown on the right of the window in the above example)
that is fully configurable and synchronizes with all other
active windows.
CDMA Toolkit
Once you are familiar with the
basic techniques of ad-hoc data
analysis, you may like to use the
CDMA Toolkit utility. CDMA
Toolkit automates key CDMA
optimization tasks, and appears
within the interface as a task bar to
the right of the Workspace
Explorer.
The Toolkit uses a task-based
layout to let you perform these
analyses:
Search Window analysis
Neighbor List analysis
Optimize coverage areas
Analyze multi-carrier
statistics
Every analysis contains several web-based reports, each of

which can be saved and printed out for management use.
Integrate reverse and forward link data

The reverse link data from the switch or a protocol analyzer
can be integrated with the drive-test data. This lets you see
how parameters such as EcIo behave at specific mobile
locations.
In Actix Solutions, this technique of integrating data files is
known as superstreaming.
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Ensure that you have loaded the two files that you
want to synchronize into a superstream.
From the View menu, select Superstream to open
the Superstreaming dialog. This dialog shows all
currently available data streams.
Change the superstream name from the default to
something more meaningful.
Check the box of each data stream that you want to
combine to form a superstream. You can also use
the All or None buttons to change the box settings
of every listed data stream.
Click the Settings button. This expands the dialog

to show the Merge Method options.
6 To superstream data from the reverse link and the
forward link, click the Correlated Parameters
option. This lets you select attributes from each
stream that correspond to one another.
7 Highlight the uplink data stream.
8 From the attribute picker button on the right, select
Cell_PN_Primary.
9 Highlight the downlink data stream.
10 From the attribute picker, select PN_Primary.
11 Click OK.
The superstream is now generated and appears in the
Workspace Explorer. You can view data from the
superstream in any of the standard data display windows.
Aggregate CDMA data
Actix' adaptable data structure lets you select different
aggregation modes for the data, depending upon how you
want to view the data. These aggregation modes are
supported:
Location/grid
Time
Message
Distance
To change the aggregation modealso known as the

binning mode:
1
From the Tools menu, select Preferences to open

2 Under the heading Binning, select the appropriate
Binning Mode.
Click Apply.
Use Queries
The querying interface assists you in constructing simple or
complex expressions. These expressions extract meaningful
performance data, based on user-defined thresholds or the
value of other expressions. As an example, you can create a
query that returns statistics for a particular eventsuch as a
dropped callfor a given window in time around that
event. This is useful when looking for data trends.
Queries are created and edited from the Tools menu,
Analysis Manager option. You can create these query
types:
Filter queries
Binned queries
Histogram queries
Statistical queries
Crosstab queries
Event queries
You can also:
Perform logical and arithmetic operators
Save queries to a default Workspace
Apply filters to queries
Create a filter
This example query is designed to filter poor quality in
CDMA data.
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From the Workspace Explorer, right-click on a data

stream and select Filter, then Create a New Filter.
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3
The Filter Wizard opens.

Enter Poor Quality as the name of the filter.
Click on the right-arrow of the attribute picker and
select CDMA > DownLink Measurements >
ForwardFER.
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5
Set the filter operation to Greater than (>).

Set the threshold to 5.
Click OK to close the Wizard.

If you already have a filter applied to the stream,
you will see this dialog:
Click Yes.
Any other data display windows update to show the
areas with poor quality.
You can turn off this and any other filters from the
Workspace Explorer, just by clicking on them.
FREE ANALYSIS OF GSM DATA

GSM log files. These tasks have been chosen to
demonstrate most of the basic ad-hoc analysis features.
Practicing these will allow you to be productive with your
Actix Solution as soon as possible.
For an in-depth understanding, you should attend a full
training / workshop session, as these can be tailored
exclusively to your needs as individual staff members and
for the company as a whole.
like this:

windows is called the current workspace. You can save and
reuse workspaces as necessary.
Configure GSM network information

Import GSM network information
file (usually called 'cellrefs', although it can be given any
To maximize the benefit brought to GSM network analysis,
the following parameters should be included in data
imported into the tool.
Parameter
Workspace Name
Purpose
Site Name
GSM_Site_SiteName
Site Number
GSM_Site ID
Numeric identifier for the Site. Used as the linking

column to associate the GSM_Site and GSM_Cell
rows.
Latitude
GSM_Site Latitude
Longitude
GSM_Site Longitude
Sector Number
GSM_Cell Sector ID Can be

1,2,3, etc, or a combination
of site numbers
Sector-specific ID information useful for display on

maps.
Azimuth
GSM_Cell Azimuth
Beamwidth
GSM_Cell Beamwidth
Governs the radius of the sector 'wedge' icon to

sector.
Base Station Power
GSM_Cell EIRP
Base station power
BCCH
GSM_Cell BCCH
Broadcast control channel.
MNC
GSM_Cell MNC
Mobile Network Code
MCC
GSM_Cell MCC
Mobile Color Code
LAC
GSM_Cell LAC
Location Area Code
CI
GSM_Cell CI
Cell ID value
BSIC
GSM_Cell BSIC
Base Station Identity Code, comprising of a

concatenation of the NCC and BCC values.
To import GSM network information

Under General Settings, enter '1' for Ignore

header rows and ';' for Array (list) Separator. If
accordingly.
file.
icon:
particular field.
10 Select a column binding from the drop down list.
11 Select the appropriate column binding for Site
Name from inside the GSM Site group. Repeat this
for the SiteID, Latitude, and Longitude.
headers under GSM Cell group. Use the Cell ID
column for the GSM Sector ID, and repeat for the
Azimuth, Beamwidth, EIRP, BCCH, MNC, MCC,
LAC, CI, and BSIC columns. A description of each
of these parameters and their use appears in the
table at the top of this section.
Explorer.
new file so that you do not have to repeat work you have already done, including the
column-by-column parameter assignment.
Set a GSM network information file

the Preferences dialog:
2
3

You may now want to close and restart for the

change to take effect.
Load GSM data files
1
From the toolbar, click the Open Logfile button:

Find and use GSM data in the Workspace Explorer


data in your logfile.
See how your data relates to the structure shown
above. In the example below, the file edgec1
contains a data stream called Tems (the number is
the data stream number within the file, starting from
zero). The GSM group contains the UpLink
Measurements set, which contains the
ULDTXUsed data attribute:

attributes.
Select 'ServRxLevFull'.
From the Help menu, select Attribute Help to open

the attribute help window.


Delete GSM data files

Explorer display.
View GSM summary data

Table view

ServRxLevIdle and select Display on Table.
The Message Browser


the data stream and select Display Message
Browser.

problems.
View GSM data


Viewing GSM data in the Map window

ServRxLevFull in a map window.
2
3
4
5

Data set and drag the EventCallCompleted event
onto the map, which should look similar to this:

Drag another data attribute onto the map.

for details.
see the section Configure Maps on page 77.
Replay the GSM data
You can do this using the Replay feature. To open the
Replay control, from the main menu, select Tools, then
Display Replay.
View GSM data in StateForms

tool.
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2
From the Tools menu, select Display StateForms.

In the map window, click Select and select a data
point.
attributes based on the data point you selected,
which should look similar to this:
This is the default GSM StateForm. Advanced users

can use the Design Mode of this feature to create
new forms for GSM and other technologies. For
details, see Create a new StateForm.
Print the GSM data

dialog open.
OK to continue.
window.
3
4
5

View GSM data in the Chart window

ServRxLevFull in a chart window.

same chart.
Select and drag the data attribute ServRxQualFull
from the Workspace Explorer window onto the
existing chart.

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6

action:

in the Y-axis.
the chart window.



View synchronized GSM data

displaying the ServRxLevFull data attribute.

points.

appearing at the equivalent ServRxLevFull point
on the chart:
Generate GSM reports

chart windows, but the Workbook function allows you to
collate these views and perform other data analysis
functions to produce an integrated, polished report.
1
2
3

Workbook and select an appropriate Microsoft
Excel template.
Click Open.
Select the data source that you want to view in the
workbook report.

workbook.

Configure Maps
1
2

From the map window, click Layers to open the


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5
6
7
Select one or more MapInfo Map (.tab) file (see

MapInfo layers (see page 46)).
Click Open to display the new map layer(s) in the

Click Up and Down to move 'example' to the
bottom and 'Annotations' to the top.
10
11
12
13

interest.
For some detailed layers, you can control at what
degree of magnification they become visible. This
helps to minimize map clutter.
Select a detailed layerfor example, street names.
dialog.

this:
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3

dialog.

Selection and Color lines with to ServBCCH,
and click OK.
5 Click Close to finish using the Layer Control
dialog.
6 Zoom In on data points near a cell site, and use
Network Imaging
in analyzing network behavior. The Network Imaging
feature lets you batch-process a number of files into a predefined data set that can be archived and collated, to see
how key network parameters have changed over time.
dialog:
Select the GSM Network Image template and

click OK.
opens.
Explorer.

data files.
Batch-load GSM data files

File dialog.

Explorer.


When the file processing is complete, a message is
displayed similar to this:
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6

image.

on.
GSM Application Layers

Each Actix Solution provides a set of pre-configured
reports, each concentrating on a particular type of network
analysis. These 'application layers' distil advanced analysis
The following application layers are available:
GSM DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis
(see page 86)
GSM DT Handover Settings & Power Control Analysis
(see page 86)
1 Ensure that you have a data file loaded and that a
valid CellRefs file has been set.
2 From the Analysis menu, select an application layer
(in this example, 'DT Design Validation and Quick
Analysis').
Once you select an application layer, this window
opens:

application layer.
layer.
Double-click on a report icon to open the report
window:
This will report on all data selected in the upper

tree-view panel.
As required, use the buttons at the bottom of the
GSM DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis

This analysis contains the following reports:
Call Details
Counts of CC, RR & MM messages, with a summary
showing call and handover success rates.
Design Validation
Breakdown of good/bad design, and a chart of poor design
by class of poor design.
Measurement Charts
Graphs showing distribution of RxLevSub, RxQualSub and
TA.
Neighbor Level - Single Band
Shows percentage of samples where at least one neighbor is
stronger than the serving cell, and neighbors within 5 dBm
from the server for PDF and CDF, in table and graph form.
Neighbor Level - Double Band
Shows percentage band usage, intra/inter band handover
and neighbors within 5dB from the server for PDF and
CDF, in table and graph form.
GSM DT Handover Settings & Power Control Analysis
This analysis contains the following reports:
Handover Quality
Graph of quality measurements for the whole file, and for
the five seconds before and the five seconds after each
handover.
Handover Level
Graph of change in downlink received level due to
handover, measured in the five-second windows before and
after each handover.
Handover Interval
Graph shows the time interval between handovers.
Handover Classification
Shows percentage breakdown between good/poor design,
and poor design by class.
Power Distribution
Histogram of power in dBm by number of occurrences,
also showing the mean dBm.
Power Step Distribution
Histogram of power step changes in dB.
Power Step Interval
Histogram of the time interval (in seconds) between power
step changes.
Integrate uplink and downlink data
The reverse link data from the switch or a protocol can be
integrated with the drive-test data. This lets you see how
parameters such as ULRxQual behave at specific mobile
locations.
1
2 From the View menu, select Superstream to open
3 Change the superstream name from the default to
4 Check the box of each data stream that you want to
5 Click the Settings button. This expands the dialog
ServRxLevFull.
10 From the attribute picker, select ServRxLevFull.
11 Click OK.
Aggregate GSM data

Actix A Solutions have an adaptable data structure, so you
can select different aggregation modes for the data,
depending upon how you want to view the data. These
aggregation modes are supported:
Location/grid
Time
Message
Distance
To change the aggregation modealso known as the

binning mode:
1

2 Under the heading Binning, select the appropriate
Binning Mode.
Click Apply.
Use Queries
The querying interface lets you construct simple or
value of other expressions.
As an example, you can create a query that returns statistics
for a particular eventsuch as a dropped callfor a given
window in time around that event. This is useful when

looking for data trends.
types:
Filter queries
Binned queries
Histogram queries
Statistical queries
Crosstab queries
Event queries
You can also:
Create a filter
This query is designed to filter poor quality in GSM data.
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2
3
4
5


select GSM > DownLink Measurements >
ServRxQual.
Set the filter operation to Greater than or equal to
(>=).

Click Yes.
A AND ABIS ANALYSIS

You can perform PCM Link data analysis:
Using Actix Scenarios (see page 91)
Using user-defined analyses (see page 92)
To develop user-defined analyses (see page 92)
Using Actix PCM Link Scenarios

This is the standard method for PCM Link analysis, and
follows this general pattern:
1 Start your Actix Solution. Do not load a logfile yet.
2 Choose one or more pre-generated Scenarios.
3 Select Tools | Preferences, and set Load Mode to
'Minimal Load'.
This avoids loading unnecessary data from the
logfile and reduces the load time.
4 Load the logfile to be examined.
5 Select an application layer.
6 Narrow the data selection.
7 Display the results in a report.
8 Use ad-hoc tools to identify problem areas in the
logfile.
These tools, such as maps, charts, tables, the
Message Browser (and so on) are described in GSM
analysis (see page 61).
See also
Choose A or Abis Scenarios on page 92
Choose Gb Scenarios on page 100
Using user-defined analyses
These are non-standard analysis methods produced by
advanced users for co-workers.
1 Start your Actix Solution. Do not load a logfile yet.
2 Set or import the appropriate Load Time Queries
from the Analysis Manager.
3 Select Tools | Preferences, and set Load Mode to
'Minimal Load'.
This avoids loading unnecessary data from the
logfile and reduces the load time.
4 Load the logfile to be examined.
5 Use custom reports to analyze data.
Developing user-defined analyses
This is for advanced users who want to expand on the
reports and queries provided as standard with , using their
own expert knowledge of the technology and their network.
1
2
Start your Actix Solution.

Select Tools | Preferences, and set Load Mode to
'Full Load'.
3 Load a small example logfile.
4 Write Load Time Queries and Reports as required.
Crosstab and Event queries can be used with PCM
Link data to create suitable call analyses (that is,
queries that can be used with the Statistics
Explorer).
5 Set Load Mode back to 'Minimal Load' before
attempting to examine any new logfiles.
Choose A or Abis Scenarios
Scenarios are collections of analyses that can be performed
on any PCM Link data as it is loaded. You select the
Scenarios you need, depending on the tasks you want to
perform. However, the more Scenarios that are selected, the
longer the data takes to load, so only the basic analysis sets
are selected by default.
Note that you must have at least one A or Abis (as
appropriate) Scenario selected for A and Abis analysis
features to work correctly.
To choose a Scenario
1 From the Tools menu, select Choose Scenario to
open the Attach Load Time Queries dialog.
Select one or more appropriate Scenarios and click

OK.
The Statistics Explorer

The Statistics Explorer is a powerful data-manipulation
tool that lets you rapidly pinpoint problems by displaying
statistical data from Crosstab and Event queries.
To use the Statistics Explorer
2 Select 'Abis Call Analysis'.
3 Open the Abis file.
4 From the View menu, select Statistics Explorer.
5 From the Queries pane on the left of the Statistics
Explorer, select Analyze Connection Errors or
Analyze Handover Failures. Note that queries
beginning with 'Analyze' can be used for call
analysis.
The processed data is now displayed in the Statistics
Explorer.
Abis Call Analysis

Once you have displayed the data for an Abis file within
the Statistics Explorer, you can create a call analysis stream
of selected data to view from the Workspace Explorer.
1
2
In the Statistics Explorer, select a row of data.

Click Analyze.
The stream of the selected data appears in the
Workspace Explorer:
The data in this new stream can now be analyzed

using maps, charts, tables etc.
Filter the Workspace Explorer

Once you have displayed the data for an Abis file within
the Statistics Explorer, you can reduce the quantity of data
displayed in the Workspace Explorer.
1
2
In the Statistics Explorer, select a row of data.

Click Filter.
The Workspace Explorer now only shows data
relating to the row selected in the Statistics
Explorer.
When you have finished examining the filtered data,
click Filter again to switch off the filtering.
Superstream PCM Link/Drive Test data

PCM datafor example from A, Abis or Gb logfilescan
be combined with drive test data collected at the same time.
This means that the GPS coordinates in the drive test data
can be matched to the uplink information, so the uplink
information (or the difference between uplink and
downlink information) can then be plotted on a map.
To Superstream the data
2 Select 'Abis Call Analysis'.
3 Open the PC Link file and the drive test file to be
superstreamed.
4 From the Tools menu, select Superstream
PCMLink/DT to open the PCM-Link/Drive Test
Superstreaming dialog.
5 Select the appropriate Drive Test stream(s) and
PCM-Link stream(s).
6 Select the appropriate Search Method settings for
synchronizing the data streams.
7 Click OK to begin the superstreaming process.
When the process is complete, the superstream is
displayed in the Workspace Explorer, and the
normal data displays (maps, charts, tables, analysis
reports) may be used to examine the data.
GSM A and Abis pre-configured reports

See the section GSM Application Layers on page 84 for
information on how to use application layers.
A data file must be loaded and a valid CellRefs file must have been set.
You must also select a Scenario for the related application layer option to be displayed
under Tools | Analysis, as not all A and Abis Scenarios are checked by default.
GSM A application layers
A General Analysis
Location Update
Count, percentage and breakdown of Location Update
messages, types and reject causes.
Clear Cause
Cause Code count and percentage for Clear Command
messages.
Services Requested
Count, percentage and breakdown.
Channel Assignment
Assignment message count and percentage, Assignment
Failure breakdown.
Channel Assignment by Cell
Assignment message count and percentage for each cell.
Connection Analysis
Count and percentage of SCCP Connection messages.
Breakdowns of SCCP Services Requested and CSSP
Connection Refused Causes.
Connection Analysis by Cell
Connection statistics for each cell.
A Handover Analysis
Handover Cause
HO Performed and HO Required-Attempt cause counts,
percentages and graph.
Handover Reject and Fail Cause
Counts, percentages and graph for HO Request Reject and
Failure.
BSS Handover Cause by Cell
Intra-BSC handover statistics for each cell.
SSS Handover Cause by Cell
Inter-BSC handover statistics for each cell.
Handover Messages by Cell

Inter-BSC outgoing and incoming statistics for each cell.
BSS Handover Matrix
Intra-BSC Handovers by Source and Target.
SSS Handover Matrix
Inter-BSC Handovers by Source and Target.
A Subscriber Analysis
Handset Types
Breakdown of mobile handsets based on Type Approval
Code.
Channel Type
Speech and Data channel type counts and percentages.
Classmark
Classmark count, phase and graph.
Roaming by Country
Lists the count and proportion of Roaming Subscribers
from each country in a table and graph.
Roaming by Network
Lists the count and proportion of Roaming Subscribers
from each network in a table and graph.
GSM Abis application layers
Abis Quick Analysis
Traffic Statistics
Setup, TCH and SDCCH statistics by TRX.
Quality Distribution
Counts of uplink and downlink quality, and graphs of
downlink quality vs. downlink level and uplink quality vs.
uplink level.
Timing Advance and Interference
Interference vs. timing advance followed by interference
definition chart.
Handover Statistics
Statistics by TRX for incoming, outgoing and intra-cell
handovers and directed retries.
Connection Failure
Statistics for TCH and SDCCH, and cause breakdown.
Link Balance Distribution

Graph showing corrected downlink level corrected uplink
level.
Abis Balance and Sensitivity
System Sensitivity
Mean uplink and downlink quality and number of valid
points for a range of levels.
Link Balance Distribution
Graph showing corrected downlink level corrected uplink
level.
Link Balance by Timeslot
Graphs showing mean link balance by TRX and by
timeslot.
Link Balance UL vs DL
Corrected uplink level plotted against corrected downlink
level.
Link Balance by DL Level
Mean link balance and number of data points plotted
against downlink level.
Abis Network Design
Quality Distribution
Counts of uplink and downlink quality, and graphs of
downlink quality vs. downlink level and uplink quality vs.
uplink level.
Poor Quality Contributors
Poor qualities for uplink and downlink plotted against
corresponding level.
Level and Interference
Interference vs. downlink Rx level followed by interference
definition chart.
Timing Advance and Interference
Interference vs. timing advance followed by interference
definition chart.
Abis Traffic Handovers and Failures
Traffic Statistics
Setup, TCH and SDCCH statistics by TRX.
Channel Configuration
Breakdown by cell and TRX.
Handover Statistics
Statistics by TRX for incoming, outgoing and intra-cell
handovers and directed retries.
Handover Fail Cause
Count and breakdown of handover fail causes.
Handovers by Target
Stats and graph of handovers by BSIC-BCCH.
Connection Failure
Statistics for TCH and SDCCH, and cause breakdown.
Error Indication Cause
Cause breakdown for TCH and SDCCH.
Handset Performance
Breakdown of mobile handset performance statistics based
on Type Approval Code.
FREE ANALYSIS OF GPRS DATA
You can perform Gb Link data analysis:
Using Actix Scenarios (see page 91)
Using user-defined analyses (see page 92)
To develop user-defined analyses (see page 92)
For more information on GPRS analysis, see GPRS

analysis engineering notes.
Choose Gb Scenarios
Scenarios are collections of analyses that can be performed
on any PCM Link data as it is loaded. You select the
Note that you must have at least one Gb Scenario selected
for Gb analysis features to work correctly.
For more information on Scenarios, see Load Time Queries
in each Scenario (see page 102).
To choose a Scenario
open this dialog:
Select one or more appropriate Scenarios and click

OK.
Examine Gb Load Time Queries

If you have selected one or more Scenarios, the related
Load Time Queries are displayed in the Workspace
Explorer.
To display a Load Time Query in the Statistics Explorer

1 From the Workspace Explorer, right-click on the
appropriate Load Time Query to open the pop-up
menu.
2 Select Display the Statistics Explorer.
The Statistics Explorer opens with the Load Time

Query selected. All other queries are also displayed
in the Queries panel, and may be selected as
required.
Load Time Queries in each Scenario
Gb Signaling Analysis (see page 105)
This Scenario's Load Time Queries are those used in the
application layer of the same name.
Gb Throughput Analysis (see page 106)
The 'Traffic Type' Load Time Queries are those used in the
Gb Throughput Analysis application layer, but there are
also eight other Load Time Queries containing useful
information that can be displayed in the Statistics Explorer.
These Scenarios each contain one query:
Gb TCP Session Analysis
Gb TLLI Analysis
Gb Throughput Analysis
MS TLLI Analysis
Display one of these queries in the Statistics Explorer,
highlight an interesting row and click the Analyze button.
In the example below, Gb Handset Analysis has been

displayed in the Statistics Explorer. The user has identified
a high number of PDP Activation Failures for a particular
mobile, and so clicks Analyze.
This generates a new analysis stream for the mobile in

question that can be examined in the Protocol Stack
Browser (without needing to set the Load Mode to 'Full')
and the Message Browser.
Analyze GPRS Drive Test data

You can analyze GPRS Drive Test data using charts,
queries and so on just like any other drive test data.
The data attributes shown in the box are described under:
Calculating Block Error (BLER) and Block

Success Rates
Timing
Bit Sums
Map DT files lacking GPS data

Some GPRS Drive Test files do not contain GPS data. If
you want to display data on a map, you will need to:
1
2
3
Create your own GPS data file using your logging

tool.
Use the Text Import Wizard (File | Import Text
File) to import the log file
Superstream the imported file with the GPRS Drive
Test file (as described in the section Superstream
PCM Link/Drive Test data in the chapter Analyzing
A and Abis data).
You can now plot the superstreamed data attributes
on a map.
Gb pre-configured reports
See the section GSM Application Layers on page 84 for
information on how to use application layers.
A data file must be loaded and a valid CellRefs file must have been set.
You must also select a Scenario for the related application layer option to be displayed
under Tools | Analysis, as not all Scenarios are checked by default.
GPRS Gb application layers
Note that the following Scenarios do not correspond to an application layer, although each
contain one Load Time Query:
Gb TCP Session Analysis
Gb TLLI Analysis
Gb Throughput Analysis
MS TLLI Analysis
Each Load Time Query can be examined using the Statistics Explorer. For more
information see Load Time Queries in each Scenario on page 102.
GPRS Gb Signaling Analysis
Msg Breakdown
Can be used as a high-level overview of the messaging
used at each protocol layer of the Gb interface.
MM Attach
Attach count and percentage, breakdowns of cause value,
attach type and attach result.
MM Detach
MOD and MTD detach count and percentage, breakdowns
of cause value and detach type.
MM RA Update
RAU count and percentage, breakdowns of cause value,
update type and update result.
MM Error Conditions
Breaks down the GMM cause values reported in the GMM
status messages.
SM Error Conditions
SM cause value breakdowns for uplink and downlink.
SM PDP Context
Count, percentage, and cause value breakdowns for MSinitiated and network-initiated activations.
SM PDP Context Deactivation
Count, percentage, and cause value breakdowns for MSinitiated and network-initiated deactivations.
Flow Control Statistics
BVC and MS Flow Control Statistics including bucket size
and leak rates.
Discarded LLC-PDU Statistics
Shows average LLC frames discarded and Octets deleted.
Cell Update Table
Shows the GPRS cell update occurrences using the Cell
Identity in the uplink messages of the BSSGP protocol
layer.
Flush Statistics
Shows Flush Action and average number of Octets
affected.
GPRS Gb Throughput Analysis
TCP Traffic Type Analysis
Using the Source and Destination ports from the TCP
header, the traffic type for the data packets can be analyzed.
UDP Traffic Type Analysis
As above but uses the Source and Destination ports from
the UDP header.
FREE ANALYSIS OF IS-136 DATA

IS-136 log files. These tasks have been chosen to
demonstrate most of the basic analysis features. Practicing
these will allow you to be productive as soon as possible.
like this:

Configure IS-136 network information

Import IS-136 network information
file (usually called 'cellrefs', although it can be given any
To maximize the benefit that can be brought to IS-136
network analysis, the following parameters should be
included in data imported into the tool.
Parameter
Name
Purpose
Site Name
IS-54/IS-136_Site_SiteName
Site Number
IS-54/IS-136_SiteID
Latitude
IS-54/IS-136_SiteLatitude
Longitude
IS-54/IS-136_SiteLongitude
Sector Number
IS-54/IS-136_Cell Sector ID
Can 1,2,3, etc, or a
combination of site numbers

maps.
Azimuth
IS-54/IS-136_Cell Azimuth
Beamwidth
IS-54/IS-136_Cell
Beamwidth
Governs the shape of the sector 'wedge' icon to

site.
Base Station Power
IS-54/IS-136_Cell EIRP
Base station power
ACCH
IS-54/IS-136_Cell ACCH
Analog control channel.
Color Codes
IS-54/IS-136_Cell
Color_Codes
A list of color codes (SAT and DVCCs) separated

by semicolons. This list is designed to match the
entries in the Traffic_Channels field. Used for
determining likely serving and neighbor cells.
DCC
IS-54/IS-136_Cell DCC
Digital Color Code used to determine lines to

serving cells for Analog servers in idle mode.
DCCH
IS-54/IS-136_Cell DCCH
Digital Control Channel
DVCC
IS-54/IS-136_Cell DVCC
Digital Voice Color Code
Traffic_Channels
IS-54/IS-136_Cell
Traffic_Channels
A list of traffic channels separated by semicolons.

This list is designed to match the entries in the
Color_Codes field. Used for determining likely
serving and neighbor cells.
MCC
IS-54/IS-136_Cell MCC
Mobile Country Code
SID
IS-54/IS-136_Cell SID
System Identity
To import IS-136 network information

For more information, see Network Explorer.

7 Under General Settings, enter '1' for Ignore
accordingly.
file.
icon:
Key fields (see Key fields on page 164)
Required fields (see Required fields on page 164)
Other fields (see Other fields on page 164)
particular field.
11 Set the appropriate column bindings for IS-54/IS136_Site and SiteName. Repeat this for the SiteID,
headers under IS-54/IS-136 Cell. Use the Cell ID
column for the IS-54/IS-136_Cell Sector ID,
Azimuth, Beamwidth, EIRP, ACCH, DCC,
Color_Codes, Traffic_Channels, DVCC, DCCH. A
description of each of these parameters and their use
appears in the table at the top of this section.
Explorer.
Set an IS-136 network information file

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3


Load IS-136 data files
1 From the toolbar, click the Open Logfile button:

Find and use IS-136 data in the Workspace Explorer
2
3

above. In the example below, the file 0408_001
contains a data stream called Tems IS136 1900 (0)
(the number is the data stream number within the
file, starting from zero). The IS-136 group
contains the Dedicated Radio Link set, which
contains the FACCH_CurChannel data attribute:

attributes.
Select 'DVCC'.
From the Help menu, select Attribute Help.


Delete IS-136 data files

Explorer display.
View IS-136 summary data

Table view

FACCH_CurBER_Level and select Display on
Table.
The Message Browser


Browser.

problems.
View IS-136 data


View IS-136 data in the Map window
FACCH_CurRSSI in a map window.
2
3
4


Data set and drag the Call_Dropped event onto
the map, which should look similar to this:
(Here there is only one dropped call, as the drivetest is completed.)

6 Drag another data attribute onto the map.
for details.
see the section Configure Maps (see Configure Maps on page 123).
Replay the IS-136 data

Display Replay.
View IS-136 data in StateForms

tool.
point.
Note that in this example, an appropriate cellrefs

file has not been set, so no Cell or Sector ID
information is displayed.

create new forms for IS-136 and other technologies. For
Print the IS-136 data
dialog open.
OK to continue.
window.
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View IS-136 data in the Chart window

FACCH_CurRSSI in a chart window.

same chart.
Select and drag the data attribute
DedicatedCell_BER from the Workspace Explorer
window onto the existing chart.

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action:

in the Y-axis.
the chart window.


View synchronized IS-136 data

displaying the FACCH_CurRSSI data attribute.

points.
appearing at the equivalent FACCH_CurRSSI

point on the chart:
Generate IS-136 reports

chart windows, but the Workbook function allows you to
collate these views and perform other data analysis
functions to produce an integrated, polished report.
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template.
Click Open.
Select the data source that you want to view in the
workbook report.

workbook.
Configure Maps
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In the Layers box, click Add to display the Open
Layer dialog.
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Select one or more MapInfo Map (.tab) files. For

details, see MapInfo layers (see page 46).
Click Open to display the map layer(s) in the Layer
Control dialog.

Click Up and Down to move the new 'examplemap'
layer to the bottom and 'Annotations' to the top.
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interest.
Select a detailed layerfor example, S1 (street
names).
dialog.
Now do the same for the street numbers map layer,
entering a zoom range of 0-3.
Display IS-136 network information

To display your network information on a map window,
you must have your network information defined in a text
Explorer to view and edit the cellrefs file.
You should see graphics for each cell site appear on the
map, but they may be too big or two small. Here is a
zoomed-in map view, with a sample cell site in the lower
left and data points in a line on the right:
To alter the size of the cell symbols

1 From the map legend pane, right-click on IS-54_IS136_Cell-DVCC and select Multi-d dataset Style.
Select a new Size for the symbol font and click OK.

this:
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dialog.

Selection and Color lines with to
DedicatedCell_BER, and click OK.
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Click Close to finish using the Layer Control

dialog.
Zoom In on data points near a cell site, and use
Network Imaging
in analyzing network behavior.
The Network Imaging feature lets you batch-process a
number of files into a pre-defined data set that can be
archived and collated to see how key network parameters
have changed over time.
dialog:
Select a template and click OK.

opens:

Explorer.

data files.
Batch-load data files
File dialog.

Explorer.


similar to this is displayed:
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on.
TDMA pre-configured reports

Each Actix Solution provides a set of pre-configured
reports, each concentrating on a particular type of network
analysis. These 'application layers' distil advanced analysis
You must also have set a valid CellRefs file.
Use an application layer
1 Ensure that you have a data file loaded and a
cellrefs file selected.
2 From the Analysis menu, select Summary
Reports.
Once you select an application layer, the application
layer window opens. The top pane shows a treeview of the network structure against various
statistics produced by the application layer.

layer.
Double-click on a report icon to open the report:

tree-view panel.
Reset thresholds for a new analysis

you need to re-run this Custom Attribute directly from the
Custom Attribute Manager:
Distance_Input
TDMA application layers

TDMA Summary Reports
These reports will only run reliably on Tems IS-136 data.
This is due to current limitations on our event detection for
IS-136. The most robust format supported for IS-136 to
date is Tems. It is also primarily designed for all digital
files.
TDMA Call Statistics
Summary call statistics for TDMA log file(s).
BER and RSSI Stats
PDF and CDF of BER and RSSI.
Handoff Quality Breakdown
For a five-second window around each handoff, the report
determines if the handoff was to a better or worse RSSI and
a better or worse BER.
Handoff Quality Stats
For a five-second window around the handoff event, this
reports PDF and CDF of the RSSI and BER before and
after the event. From this report, you can see if the majority
of handoffs occurred to a better or worse quality condition.
Dropped Call Stats
metrics for a five-second window before the drop.
Tems- C to A Stats
Available only for Tems IS-136 data, the report returns
relevant stats for potential serving cells undergoing
adjacent channel interference. The lower and upper
adjacent C/A measurement is less then 9 dB.
Integrate uplink and downlink data
The reverse link data from the switch or a protocol can be
integrated with the drive-test data. This lets you see how
parameters such as DedicatedCell_SignalStrength behave
at specific mobile locations.
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From the View menu, select Superstream to open
Change the superstream name from the default to

4 Check the box of each data stream that you want to
5 Click the Settings button. This expands the dialog
DedicatedCell_SignalStrength.
10 From the attribute picker, select
DedicatedCell_SignalStrength.
11 Click OK.
Aggregate IS-136 data
Actix Solutions have an adaptable data structure, so you
can select different aggregation modes for the data,
depending upon how you want to view the data. These
modes are supported:
Location/grid
Time
Message
Distance
To change the aggregation (binning) mode:

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2 Under Binning, select the appropriate Binning
Mode.
Click Apply.
Use Queries
The querying interface lets you construct simple or
value of other expressions.
types:
Filter queries
Binned queries
Histogram queries
Statistical queries
Crosstab queries
Event queries
You can also:
Create a filter
This query is designed to filter poor quality in IS-136 data.
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select IS-136 > DownLink Measurements >
ForBER.

Click Yes.
FREE ANALYSIS OF IDEN DATA

IS-136 log files. These tasks have been chosen to
demonstrate most of the basic analysis features. Practicing
these will allow you to be productive with as soon as
possible.
like this:

Configure iDEN network information
Import iDEN network information
your network information on a map window. You must
have your network information defined in a text file
(usually called 'cellrefs', although it can be given any name)
before you can import it. You can use the Network
Explorer to import, view and edit the cellrefs file. To
maximize the benefit that can be brought to iDEN network
analysis, the following parameters should be included in
data imported into the tool.
Parameter
Workspace Name
Purpose
Site Name
IDEN_Site_SiteName
Site Number
IDEN_SiteID
Latitude
IDEN_SiteLatitude
Longitude
IDEN_SiteLongitude
Sector Number
IDEN_Cell Sector ID Can

use 1,2,3, etc, or a
combination of site numbers

maps.
Azimuth
IDEN_Cell Azimuth
Beamwidth
IDEN_Cell Beamwidth
Governs the shape of the sector 'wedge' icon to

site.
Base Station Power
IDEN_Cell EIRP
Base station power
CCCH
IDEN_Cell CCCH
Common control channel. Can be used to color

the sector wedges.
Color Codes
IDEN_Cell Color_Codes
A list of color codes separated by semicolons.

TCH_List field. Used for determining likely serving
and neighbor cells.
DCCH
IDEN_Cell DCCH
Digital Control Channel
DVCC
IDEN_Cell DVCC
Digital Voice Color Code
TCH_List
IDEN_Cell TCH_List
A list of traffic channels separated by semicolons.

Color_Codes field. Used for determining likely
serving and neighbor cells.
MCC
IDEN_Cell MCC
Mobile Country Code
CI
IDEN_Cell CI
Cell Identity
To import iDEN network information

From the toolbar, click Import and select Import

7 Under General Settings, enter '1' for Ignore
accordingly.
8 Click on the Column Settings tab. Here, you can
associate a network parameter with a column of
data in the text file. Each field name has an
associated icon:
particular field.
11 Set the default value for that field as appropriate.
12 Select the appropriate column bindings for IDEN
Site and Site Name. Repeat this for the SiteID,
headers under IDEN Cell. Use the Cell ID column
for the IDEN Cell Sector ID, Azimuth,
Beamwidth, EIRP, CCCH, Color_Codes,
TCH_List. A description of each of these
parameters and their use appears in the table at the
top of this section.
Explorer.
Set an iDEN network information file

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Load iDEN data files
1
From the toolbar, click the Open Logfile button:

Files of Type defaults to 'All Formats' but you can select a specific file type to look for.
Find and use iDEN data in the Workspace Explorer

above. In the example below, the file 'atlantW'
contains a data stream called 'Nextel iDEN Handset
(0)' (the number is the data stream number within
the file, starting from zero). The 'iDEN' group
contains the 'DownLink Measurements' set, which
contains the 'ServRSSI' data attribute:

attributes.
From the Help menu, select Show Context Help.

window and drag it to a useful position, as shown
here:

Delete iDEN data files

Explorer display.
Table view

the data attribute 'DownLink Measurements >
ServRSSI' and select Display on Table.
The Message Browser


Browser.

problems.
View iDEN data


View iDEN data in the Map window
'ServRSSI' in a map window.
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5

In the Workspace Explorer, open up the 'Event
Data' set and drag the 'HandOver_Complete' event
onto the map, which should look similar to this:

Drag another data attribute onto the map.
for details.

Click on one of the check boxes in the Map Legend
Replay the iDEN data

Display Replay.
View iDEN data in StateForms

tool.
point.
Note that in this example, an appropriate cellrefs

file has not been set, so no Cell or Sector ID
information is displayed.
create new forms for iDEN and other technologies. For
Print the iDEN data
1
From the map window, click Print to open the Map

dialog open.
OK to continue.
window.
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4


View iDEN data in the Chart window

'ServRSSI' in a chart window.

same chart.
Select and drag the data attribute 'ServSQE' from
the Workspace Explorer window onto the existing
chart.

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action:

in the Y-axis.
the chart window.


View synchronized iDEN data

displaying the 'ServRSSI' data attribute.
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points.
appearing at the equivalent 'ServRSSI' point on the

chart:
Generate iDEN reports

chart windows, but the Workbook function (using
Microsoft Excel) allows you to collate these views and
perform other data analysis functions to produce an
integrated, polished report.
This task assumes that you have created an Excel template that you can use to generate a
report. If you do not have a report template, see Reports for details of how to create one.
1 From the Workbook menu, select Open
template.
2 Click Open.
3 Select the data source that you want to view in the
workbook report.

workbook.

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Select one or more MapInfo Map (.tab) files. For

more information see MapInfo layers (see page 46).
Click Open to display the new map layer(s) in the

Click Up and Down to move the new 'examplemap'
layer to the bottom and 'Annotations' to the top.
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interest.
Select a detailed layerfor example, S1 (street
names).
dialog.
Now do the same for street numbers, entering a
zoom range of 0-3.
Display iDEN network information

To display your network information on a map window,
you must have your network information defined in a text
Explorer to view and edit the cellrefs file.
You should see graphics for each cell site appear on the
map, but they may be too big or two small. Here is a
zoomed-in map view, with a sample cell site in the lower
left and data points in a line on the right:
To alter the size of the cell symbols

1 From the map legend pane, right-click on IS-54_IS136_Cell-DVCC and select Multi-d dataset Style.
Select a new Size for the symbol font and click OK.
Network Imaging
in analyzing network behavior.
The Network Imaging feature lets you batch-process a
number of files into a pre-defined data set that can be
archived and collated to see how key network parameters
have changed over time.
dialog:
Select a template and click OK.


Explorer.

data files.
Batch-load iDEN data files
File dialog.

Explorer.


processes the files and, when complete, displays a
message similar to this:
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image.

on.
iDEN pre-configured reports

provides a set of pre-configured reports, each
These 'application layers' distil advanced analysis
You must also have set a valid CellRefs file.
A description of the reports contained within each
application layer is provided after the next section.
1 Ensure that you have a data file loaded.
2 From the Analysis menu, select an application
layer.
Once you select an application layer, the application
layer window opens.

application layer.

layer.
4 Double-click on a report icon to open the report.

tree-view panel.
To reset thresholds for a new analysis

you need to re-run this Custom Attribute from the Custom
Attribute Manager:
Distance_Input
iDEN Drive Test application layers

iDEN Summary Reports
iDEN Call Statistics
Summary of major call events and performance statistics.
iDEN SQE and RSSI Breakdown
RSSI and SQE PDFs and CDFs.
Handoff Quality Breakdown
For a five-second window around each handoff, determines
if the handoff was to a better or worse RSSI and a better or
worse SQE.
Handoff Quality Stats
For a five-second window around the handoff event, gives
PDF and CDF of the RSSI and SQE before and after the
event. Shows if the majority of handoffs occurred to a
better or worse quality condition.
iDEN Distant Servers- HS
serving cell. Returns key performance metrics by Serving
Site, for cases where the maximum serving cell distance is
exceeded.
iDEN Event Inspection
Dropped Call Statistics
Handover Failure Statistics
For every handover failure, this reports key performance
metrics for a 5-second window before the event.
Measurement Inquiry Statistics
For every measurement inquiry, this reports key
performance metrics for an 8-second window before and
after each event.
Measurement Reports Exceeded at Handoff
Returns key performance parameters for instances where
the number of measurement reports, 8 seconds before
handoff, exceeds a user-defined threshold.
Aggregate iDEN data

has an adaptable data structure, so you can select different
aggregation modes for the data, depending upon how you
want to view the data. supports these modes:
Location/grid
Time
Message
Distance
To change the aggregation ('binning') mode:

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2 Under Binning, select the appropriate Binning
Mode.
Click Apply.
Use Queries
provides a querying interface that lets you construct simple
or complex expressions. These expressions extract
meaningful performance data, based on user-defined
thresholds or the value of other expressions.

types:
Filter queries
Binned queries
Histogram queries
Statistical queries
Crosstab queries
Event queries
You can also:
Create a filter
This query is designed to filter poor quality in iDEN data.
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Enter 'Poor Quality' as the name of the filter.
select 'iDEN > DownLink Measurements >
ServSQE'.
Set the filter operation to 'Less than ( < )'.
Set the threshold to '-20'.

Click Yes.
Key fields
You must select a field type for this field, but you cannot
set a default value.
Required fields
These must be either bound to a particular type or have a
default value set.
Other fields
Binding particular field types or setting default values is
not strictly necessary for this field.
Workspaces
About workspaces
The workspace constitutes all data display windows within
the Actix application window, together with the Workspace
Explorer (see page 166).
When you start your Actix Solution, you start with an

empty workspace, but you can load a previously saved
workspace. A workspace contains the layout of all
windows plus all loaded data files and all defined items
such as reports and queries.
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About the Workspace Explorer

The Workspace Explorer windowon the left of the
application windowgraphically displays all loaded data
files and the data contained within each file. The example
on the right also shows the Attribute Help window docked
underneath. This provides help on attributes as they are
selected in the Workspace Explorer.
The logical groupings in the tree-view layout let you drill
down to all logged data held under the Loaded Data Files
section. Loaded files are at the highest level, with data
streams produced for each logging device, and data groups,
sets and attributes displayed at lower levels:
You can view stream messages in the Message Browser

window by right-clicking on them and selecting Display
Message Browser from the pop-up menu. You can open
option menus for most objects in the Workspace Explorer.
Click on the plus and minus signs in front of an object to
open and close that part of the tree. Opening a branch
displays any objects at a lower level in the structure.
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Although the Workspace Explorer looks similar to the Microsoft Windows Explorer, the structure
shown under a log file is a logical display of datathere is no corresponding set of files or folders
on your hard drive.
Once you have found the appropriate data attribute, you can
use the mouse to drag and drop the attribute from the
Workspace Explorer onto a data display window. This
window can be a map, chart, spreadsheet or table, and can
also be opened by right-clicking on an attribute and
selecting an option (see Show a menu of attribute options
on page 173).
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When examining the data from a drive test, you may want
to step through each data point in sequence. The Replay
Control (see Use the Replay Control on page 174) allows
you to do this.
Maps, charts, tables and the Message Browser are
synchronized, so that if you click on a data point, message
or row of data, the equivalent point is displayed in each
open window.
You can also produce artificial data streams by merging
data files together. This process is called superstreaming.
In the example below, a drive test and a call trace file have
been superstreamed so that uplink data can be displayed on
a map.
You can also superstream PCM Link data (for example, an

Abis file) with drive test data.
At the bottom of the Workspace Explorer window are two
tabs, All and Favorites.
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The All tab shows all items displayed in the Workspace

Explorer.
The Favorites tab shows only certain user-defined
attributes, selected by right-clicking on an attribute and
selecting Add To Favorites. You may find this useful if
you only regularly use a few particular attributes.
You can also right-click on the attribute to open a pop-up
command list. From this list you can select various display
options for the attribute.
See also
View an attribute in a data window (see page 21)
View a data stream in the Message Browser (see page 174)
About binning data

Binning is a method of grouping and averaging the data
loaded from a log file.
Initially the data to be binned is partitioned according to a
user-defined criterion. This binning criterion can be
specified in terms of:
Time
geographic Location
Distance traveled
Message number
For example, with Time binning based on one-second

intervals, data values are sorted according to the time at
which they were logged. All values are sorted into onesecond bins.
An averaging operation is then performed on the data
collected in each bin, to produce a single value. This
operation may be a simple Mean or one of a number of
other operations such as Mode or Minimum value. The
appropriate operation for each data attribute is
automatically used.
The net result of this process is a data set comprising values
averaged from the original set of data values and it is this
data set that is viewed on graphs, charts and reports
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One example of an application of binning is the export of

CW scanning data into a propagation prediction tool. This
is often done as part of a validation process by RF Planning
departments. Since planning tools handle data in
geographic bins, it can be useful to convert the CW data
into bins of the correct size before exporting. The Location
binning mode is ideal for this task.
To set the default binning settings for the workspace, from
the Tools menu, select Preferences. This opens the
Preferences dialog.
Use workspaces
To
Do this
Create a new workspace
Select File | New Workspace
Open an existing
workspace
Select File | Open Workspace
Save a workspace
Select File | Save Workspace As

Select File | Save Workspace
All loaded data files and positions of all data display
windowssuch as maps and chartsand their contents.
Add an attribute to the

Favorites tab
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Right-click on an attribute and select Add To Favorites.

Selected attributes appear in the Favorites tab:
Open a data file
From the File menu, select Open Logfile
The name of the data file now appears in the

Workspace Explorer window under Loaded Data
Files. You can now click on and open out the files
data structure.
Import a text file

From the File menu, select Import Text File to open the
Text File Import Wizard.
For each step of the Wizard, enter the appropriate
information and click Next to proceed.
1 Select the name of the text file to import.
If an Import Configuration was saved from a previous text import, you have the option to
use it for this import.
2 Select the delimiters to separate the data fields. The
Data Preview pane shows the raw data, with lines
indicating how the data will be separated.
If appropriate, select First line contains attribute
names to automatically name each data column.
Appropriate formatting and binning options will be
selected where possible.
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If you did not select the 'First line' option, click on

each data field and enter an Attribute name or select
on from the attribute picker (shown below).
You can also change the default formatting and

binning options.
Bin operation
Count
Does this for each bin

Returns the number of values.
Mean
Returns the average value.
Linear Mean
Converts log values to linear values, averages the result,

then converts this average linear value back to a log value.
GSM RxQual
As Linear Mean, but used for RxQual values ranging from

0-7.
Max
Returns the highest value.
Most
Returns the most frequent value.
Most Hold
As Most but retains the last value. Used for attributes

where values are reported infrequently.
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If desired, save the Import Configuration defined in

this Wizard, and click Finish to complete the
import.
The text file is displayed in the Workspace Explorer
just like any other data file.
Run an analysis on the data

Once you have loaded a logfile, you can select an analysis
type, which allows you to run one or more pre-configured
analysis reports.
1
From the Analysis menu, select an appropriate

analysis.
The Application Pack dialog opens to show network
information with related information derived from
the logfile data. Potential problem areas are
highlighted in red.
2 Select one or more 'problem' network elements from
this view.
This narrows down the data to be included in a
report (useful for A/Abis files or any large files).
Underneath the top section of the dialog is a tabbed
section containing icons for each report within the
analysis. The Suggested tab shows all reports
appropriate to the currently selected network
elements. The All tab shows all available reports for
the analysis, regardless of suitability for the selected
data.
3 Double-click a report icon to open a report window
on the selected data.
4 From here you can Save the report as a web (*htm)
page, Print the report or open it in Excel by
clicking Show Excel Report.
Show a menu of attribute options
From the Workspace Explorer, right-click on an

attribute to show a pop-up menu. This menu
lists all the options that you can perform
involving this attribute.
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View an attribute in a data window

1
From the Workspace Explorer, right-click on the

attribute to open a pop-up menu.
2
3
Select one of the Display options.

The attribute now appears in a new data window of
the selected type.
If a chart window is already open, you can also drag an attribute from the Workspace
Explorer and drop it onto an existing data window.
Use the Replay Control

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From the Workspace Explorer, select the stream

name.
From the Tools menu, select Display Replay to
open the Replay Control dialog.
Click on the buttons to move forwards and
backwards by one data point at a time, or at a
selectable speed through the data. A bar at the
bottom of the dialog shows the current position
within the file.
View a data stream in the Message Browser

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data stream to display a pop-up menu.
Select Display Message Browser. The data stream

now appears in the Message Browser window.
From the Workspace Explorer windows Queries

heading, select the appropriate query.
View the results of a query
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Right-click on the query to display the pop-up

option menu.
Select the desired choice from the menu.
Export data to a file

You may want to export data to a file.
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From the File menu, select Export as Text to open

the Export Wizard.
For each step of the Wizard, enter the appropriate
information and click Next to proceed.
Wizard Step 1select the data stream that you want
to export data from.
Wizard Step 2select one or more data attributes
that are to be exported.
Wizard Step 3specify the export format using the
options provided:
Data Process Method choose whether or not to
use the current binning settings on the data before it
is exported.
Delimiter Type select how you want each data
item to be separated.
Hold last valid value check to cause the last valid
data value that was exported to be re-exported when
an invalid value is encountered.
Export time as absolute time check to force time
attribute data to be exported in absolute time in the
format hh:mm:ss dd-mm-yyyy. By default, when
exporting the time attribute the time data is exported
in relative time.
Write column heading as first line check to
generate a header containing the names of all the
attributes.
Output unit type check to include the unit type in
the header.
Export to File enter the location and the name of

the output file.
Click Finish to write the text file using the specified
format.
Merge data streams

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From the Tools menu, select Create Superstream

to open the Superstreaming dialog. This dialog
shows all currently available data streams.
Check each data stream that you want to combine as
a superstream.
Click Settings to expand the dialog.
Select the Merge Method settings:
Use timestamps this uses timestamp data within
each stream to synchronize the data.
Correlated Parameters use specified data
attributes to correlate the data streams. To achieve a
strong correlation, choose attributes that represent
the same measurement on the uplink and downlink,
as shown in this example of superstreaming GSM
drive test and call-trace data streams:
Time Offsets select this to apply a shift to the

time value for one of the streams. This is a good
option for superstreaming mobile and land-based
log files collected using speech quality equipment.
Click OK to start the superstreaming.
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SUPERSTREAM PCM LINK AND DRIVE TEST DATA

PCM Link data, for example from A, Abis or Gb logfiles
can be combined with drive test data collected
simultaneously. This allows the GPS coordinates from the
drive test to be matched to the uplink information, so the
uplink information or the difference between uplink and
downlink information can then be plotted on a map.
1
From the Tools menu, select Choose Scenario to

2 Select an appropriate Load Time Query (e.g. Abis
Call Analysis).
3 Now Open the PCM Link file and the drive test file
to be superstreamed.
4 From the Tools menu, select Superstream
PCMLink/DT to open the PCM-Link/Drive Test
Superstreaming dialog.
5 Select the appropriate Drive Test stream(s).
6 Select the appropriate PCM-Link stream(s).
7 Select the appropriate Search Method settings for
synchronizing the data streams.
8 Click OK to begin the Superstreaming process.
When the process is complete, the superstream is
displayed in the Workspace Explorer, and the
normal data displays (maps, charts, tables, analysis
reports) may be used to examine the data.
Use Load Time Queries

When using 'PCM link' data fromfor exampleA/Abis
or Gb logfiles, you may find that the most of the data in
these files is not relevant to your requirements. Load Time
queries allow you to only load the data that you need for
your analyses.
To select one or more Load Time queries
Ensure that under Tools | Preferences, Load Mode is set to 'Minimal'.
Either:
Import the Load Time queries
Set existing queries to be Load Time queries
Once you have selected one or more Load Time queries, all
subsequently loaded data files will be processed by the
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queries, and you can analyze the data just like normal data
attributes.
Workspace toolbar reference

This control
New
Workspace
Does this
Discards the current workspace for an empty workspace.
Open
Workspace
Discards the current workspace for a specified workspace.
Save
Workspace
Saves the current workspace as an .xml file.
Open Logfile
Loads a specified logfile.
Preferences dialog
Setting
CellRefs
File Location
Automatic
Import
Enable Automatic
Import
Automatic Import
Input File
Automatic Import
Template
Notes
Specifies the text file containing network element data. This file
must be in the Actix 'cellrefs' format. The information from this
cellrefs file takes effect from the next time a new workspace is
created.
Check this box to override the cellrefs file specified above, and
instead automatically import a new file using an import template
(both specified below). This is useful in situations where the
network element data is liable to be updated frequently.
Note that each Automatic Import will overwrite your existing cellrefs.txt file.
Specifies the text file containing network element data, which is
imported automatically in future when the system determines that
the file has been updated. The information from this file takes effect
from the next time a new workspace is created.
Specifies the template to be used for the automatic network element
data import. A set of default templates are provided for the main
network technologies.
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WCDMA Neighbor List

Reporting Range
Cells from the active and monitored sets must fall within this value
of the best pilot to be included in the neighbor list (the default is
5dB).
Maximum Size
The maximum number of neighbor cells allowed in the list at any

one time (the default is 15).
General Settings
Auto Synch to
Stream
GPS Interpolation
This takes effect from the next time a file is loaded.

Drive-test data is often affected by inaccuracies in GPS navigation
devices. These inaccuracies can be caused in various waysoften
through the selective availability artificially introduced into the
system for civilian signals, but also by atmospheric conditions and
operation in urban areas where the line-of-sight to GPS satellites
changes very quickly. The end results are jumps or gaps in the
positioning of the data. If the distance over time between
consecutive points exceeds a threshold (Distance Units) and GPS
Interpolation is checked, the actual position of the data is
automatically estimated.
Distance Units
This takes effect immediately.

This defines the distance threshold used for GPS Interpolation.
Use Small
Toolbars
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Time Offsets
Binning
Binning Mode
This takes effect from the next time a file is loaded.

Switch or Mobile time offsets are used to shift the start time of call
trace files taken in various parts of the world so that they can be
viewed in other time zones properly.
These settings take effect immediately, and affect files that are
currently loaded.
TimeThis mode combines data in the time domain. Data points
are generated in increments of time, with the duration of each
increment determined by the setting Time (ms).
LocationThis mode groups data into bins in a spatial grid. The
Location settings are used to define the grid.
DistanceThe Distance bin mode combines data in bins
corresponding to distance neighbor by the test mobile. The
Distance setting defines this bin size.
MessageThis mode combines data with respect to the timing of
received messages. When this mode is selected, data is combined
within bins, defined by the time stamps of sequential messages
logged by the test mobile.
Time (ms)
If using the Time Binning Mode, this specified the duration in

milliseconds of each bin size.
Distance (m)
If using the Distance Binning Mode, this specifies the bin size in
units of meters from the first point in the data file.
Message
If using the Message Binning Mode, this specifies the number of

messages over which the data will be averaged.
Location
Projection
X Size / Y Size
These settings are used for the Location Binning Mode.

The units of the X Size and Y Size will depend on the Projection
method selected here.
These define the X and Y widths of each cell in the grid for the
Location Binning Mode.
Map projection systems such as WGS84 will require that the grid
size must be entered in units of seconds (of latitude and longitude).
With local-grid co-ordinate systems such as UK NGR, all values are
entered in units of meters X being the Easting value and Y the
Northing.
Decode Settings
Minimum Valid
Signal Level
(dBm)
These values take effect from the next time a file is loaded.
Defines the minimum threshold for which an RSSI is valid. On
loading a log file, signals are filtered out below this user-defined
range.
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Ec/Io Threshold
for Delay (dB)
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.
Scan Resolution
(chips)
Defines how often measurements are reported, measured in chips.
Number of
multipaths
Defines the number of multipaths that will be extracted and

displayed in the Workspace Explorer.
Scanner Scan
Resolution
Defines how often scanner measurements are reported, measured in

chips.
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 airinterface 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.
Too Many
Neighbors
Threshold
Defines the maximum number of entries in the neighbor lists. When

neighbor 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.
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
The dB threshold for reporting QUALCOMM Searcher data is set to

15dB. This control is no longer used.
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.
Use 20ms
resolution for
CDMA
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PCM Link
Load Mode
This is used for PCM Link data such as A, Abis and Gb files. Select
between:
Minimal (default) Only loads data produced by the currently
attached Load Time Queries.
Full Loads the entire file.
PCU Abis Vendor
For example, Alcatel.
A-interface file
standard
ITU (Europe) / ANSI (USA). This setting takes effect from the next
time a file is loaded.
Agilent MDB
Show Agilent data
selection dialog
These settings take effect from the next time a file is loaded.
Select No to load all data from an Agilent file.
Select Yes to display the dialog when opening an Agilent file. The
dialog allows selection of specific data sets rather than loading the
entire file.
The following controls can also be selected from the Agilent dialog:
Intermediate file
handling
Remove intermediate files after load / Keep intermediate files in

log-file folder / Keep intermediate files in selected folder
Intermediate file
folder
Select the file location.
Use intermediate
files if available
No / Yes
Agilent SD5
Show Agilentspecific attributes
EcIo Nth Best
Sorting
WCDMA
These settings take effect from the next time a file is loaded.
Sort by EcIo Aggregate/EcIo Max

This sets the values for the WCDMA Soft Handover algorithm, as
indicated in the 3GPP specifications.
Reporting Range
Event1A/1B/1C
(dB)
Add/Remove/Replace cell
Hysteresis
Event1A/1B/1C
(dB)
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Time to Trigger
Event1A/1B/1C
(ms)
Max. Active Set

Size (up to 8)
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Workbooks/reports
ABOUT WORKBOOKS
The Workbook window allows you to manipulate data
within a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet environment, display
the data in charts and produce management reports.
Microsoft Excel must be installed for this functionality to work.
If you want to quickly browse numerical data, you may
find the Table functionality easier to use.
A typical workbook containing attribute data will look
similar to this:
To find out about how to manipulate data, see the MS

Excel online help, which you can view by clicking on the
help button on the toolbar.
You can also display queries in a workbook in the same way as you would for an attribute.
Once you have the appropriate data displayed in the
workbook, you may want to add formatting, headings and
so on to create a presentable report. You can then save this
workbook as a workbook file or as a template file. A
template may be better if you intend to reuse the same
report many times in the future, using different data.
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When you open the file later, the data will be regenerated
using the currently loaded data. See a CDMA example of
reporting.
DISPLAY DATA ATTRIBUTES IN A WORKBOOK

data attribute and select Display on Workbook.
A workbook opens, displaying the appropriate
data.
If you already have a workbook open, you can

also select the option Display on Workbook
(active) to display the data on the existing MS
Excel workbook.
As Microsoft Excel is a separate application, clicking on either Excel or the Actix Solution
window will hide the other application. However, you can drag an attribute onto an existing
workbook by dragging it onto the Excel button on the taskbar at the bottom of the Windows
screen.
View Series data in a workbook
The bottom of the Microsoft Excel workbook shows
several tabs. Check that the Series Formatted Data tab is
selected. This displays in numeric form the same data that
would be displayed in a Series Chart. Other related
information may also be displayedfor example, time and
coordinate data.
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View Histogram data in a workbook

several tabs. Check that the Histogram Formatted Data tab
is selected. This displays in numeric form the same data
that would be displayed in a Histogram Chart.
View Statistic data in a workbook

several tabs. Check that the Statistic Formatted Data tab is
selected. This displays various statistical values related to
the selected data attribute.
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SAVE A WORKBOOK/REPORT
1
From the Microsoft Excel menu bar, select File |

Save As to open the Save As dialog.
2 Enter the Name of the workbook file.
3 Select the Type to be .xls (for a workbook) or
.xlt (for a template).
4 Select the appropriate folder in which to save the
file.
5 Click OK.
When you place a query in a workbook and save the workbook, the query definition is
stored in the workbook.
OPEN AN EXISTING WORKBOOK/REPORT
1 From the main menu bar, select Workbook | Open
Workbook / Report to open the Open Workbook
File dialog.
2 Select the appropriate workbook file and click OK.
If you are trying to open a workbook that is already open, you will be warned that if you
continue the existing workbook will be closed.
The Stream Selection dialog opens, showing all data
streams in the current workspace.
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For the named data stream used in the workbook,

select an equivalent source in the current workspace
and click OK.
Repeat step 3 for each additional data stream in the

workbook.
Microsoft Excel opens to display the workbook,
with all data now regenerated based on the current
data in the stream(s).
Note that if you make any changes to the datafor example if you filter the data in the
workspacethe workbook does not automatically update.
If the workbook contains a query that is not in the current workspace, the results of the
query will be regenerated within the workbook and the query will be added to the
workspace, appearing in the Workspace Explorer.
If the workspace contains a new version of a query in the workbook, the results of the
query will be regenerated and the existing query updated to the new version in the
workbook.
Charts
ABOUT CHARTS
Charts provide a graphical display of statistical data, which
allow you to interpret the behavior over time of
performance statistics.
The chart displays the data according to the current

charting mode. Buttons on the chart window toolbar set the
charting mode.
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By default, synchronization between data windows is

enabled, so if you click on a data point on a chart, you can
see the same data point highlighted in any other open data
display window.
DISPLAY DATA IN A CHART WINDOW
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data attribute and select Display on chart. A
chart window opens, displaying the appropriate
data:
If you already have a chart window open, you

can also drag a data attribute onto the existing
chart. This example shows two attributes
displayed on one chart:
VIEW DATA SYNCHRONIZED WITH THE CHART
From the Chart window toolbar, click on a

position on a chart.
If you have an open Map window displaying the same data attribute, the same data point is
highlighted.
If you have an open Message Browser window, the appropriate message containing the
same data point is highlighted.
ZOOM THE CHART VIEW
To zoom the chart view
With the mouse, drag a box around the area of
the chart that you want to zoom in on. Start at
the top left of the box and drag down to the
bottom right corner of this rectangular area. The
chart view now zooms in to this area.
The zoom only operates in the X-axis. The Y-axis is unaffected by the zoom.
To restore the chart view
Drag a boxthe position does not matter
starting from the bottom to the top. The chart is
now restored to its previous extents.
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PAN THE CHART VIEW
Drag by moving the mouse while holding down

the right mouse button. The unit information on
each axis moves along with the data values.
If there is more than one attribute on the chart, only the last attribute displayed can be
panned in both X- and Y-axes. All attributes can be panned in the X-axis.
VIEW A DIFFERENT CHART TYPE
From the toolbar at the top of the chart window, select a
button to display the data in that type of chart display.
Note that some data is not suited to be displayed in particular chart types.
PRINT THE CHART
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From the Chart window, click Print

TeeChart Print Preview dialog.
to show the
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3
Use the controls on this dialog to set how the

printed page is to appear.
Click Print.
EDIT THE CHART

1
Click Properties
to open the Editing dialog
(also called the Chart Editor). Many controls for
editing the appearance and layout of the chart are
provided, spread over several tabs of the dialog.
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You can also right-click anywhere on the chart to open a pop-up menu, and select Chart
Properties to open the Editing dialog.
2 Experiment with the controls to achieve a preferred
appearance for the chart.
Chart tab
From the 3D tab, select 3 Dimensions to
produce a three-dimensional chart
From the Panel tab, use the Gradient and Back

Image controls to produce an attractive
background
Series tab
Use the Format tab to control the data series
line
For a full explanation of the function of each of these
controls, click Help to display the TeeChart user guide.
EXPORT THE CHART TO OTHER APPLICATIONS
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From the chart window, right-click to open a popup menu:
Select Image Export to open this dialog:
Select the appropriate format and select Save To

File to open the Save As dialog.
Enter a path and file name and click OK.
Click Close to dismiss the Export dialog.
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5
This control
Chart toolbar reference

Does this
Properties
Opens the Editing (see Show a menu of attribute options on page 173)
dialog and lets you control the display of the chart.
Series
Displays chart data as a series (see View a different chart type on page
192).
Histogram
Displays chart data as a histogram (see View a different chart type on

page 192).
Copy
Copies the chart to the Windows Clipboard. You can then paste it into
an appropriate application such as Word.
Print
This displays the TeeChart Print Preview dialog (see Print the chart on
page 192). Use the controls on this dialog to set how the printed page
is to appear, then click Print.
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Maps
ABOUT MAPS
Within the Map window, the main panel displays the map
and any attribute data plotted on the map. Toolbars along
the top of the window provide commonly used functions.
Hovering the cursor over a data point displays information

on that point.
The left-hand panel displays the legends for any data series
on the map. Click on the plus sign by the data series title to
expand the legend. The number in brackets is the number
of data points lying within that particular range.
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You can access

map controls by
right-clicking on
the main map
panel.
You can also

access legend
controls by rightclicking on the
legend panel.
When you select a data point on the map, ray lines can link
the point to the appropriate sector for serving and neighbor
sites. Associated configurable messages display signal
strength information.
By default, synchronization between data windows is
enabled, so if you click on a data point on the map, you can
see the same data point highlighted in any other open data
display window.
Each map window can be made up of several layers. There
is one layer for each attribute displayed on the map
window, one layer for each set of imported background
map objects, plus one layer on which you can create
annotations.
If you have a map containing several data attributes, you
can combine the attributes to see the situation on the map
more clearly. Each attribute is displayed with a different
color, shape or size.
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The example here shows two attributes combined, one

using color and the other using shape:
In the middle of the example, the value of the second

attribute changes, so the shape changes from a triangle to a
square.
DISPLAY ATTRIBUTE DATA ON A MAP
From the Map's tool bar, click Edit Series
display this dialog:
Select any required attributes from the left panel

and click Add to move them to the list of currently
displayed attributes on the right.
When satisfied with the list of displayed attributes,
click OK.
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to
Alternatively:
data attribute. From the pop-up menu that
opens, select Display on Map. A map window
opens, displaying the appropriate data.
You can also drag an attribute from the

Workspace Explorer onto an existing map.
VIEW DATA SYNCHRONIZED WITH THE MAP

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2
From the Map window toolbar, click Select .

Click on a data point to highlight it.
If you have an open Chart window displaying the
same data attribute, a line is displayed on the chart
to show the position of the same data point.
If you have an open Message Browser window, the
appropriate message containing the same data point
is highlighted.
From the Map window toolbar, click Pan to

change the cursor to a hand shape.
Drag the cursor in the viewing pane to move the
map around.
MOVE AROUND THE MAP
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ZOOM IN AND OUT

1
2
Right-click on the map to open a pop-up menu.

Select Zoom to display the options shown below (or
use the equivalent toolbar buttons):
Zoom menu
command
Does this
Previous View Returns the map to the last zoom setting.

View Entire
Map
Zooms out fully.
Zoom In
Zooms in by a factor of two. With the

toolbar button selected, you can define a
rectangular area to zoom into by dragging
the mouse to create a box.
Zoom Out
Zooms out by a factor of two.
Zoom at Scale
Opens a dialog that lets you specify the

width in scale units and the coordinates of
the center of the zoomed window.
Zoom
Selection
Zooms so the selected objects just fill the

available map window space.
Go to Layer
Zooms so the selected layer just fills the

available map window space.
Zoom1-Zoom4 Zooms using the selected zoom setting.

These are the last four zoom settings that
you specified for the current map window.
SELECT MAP OBJECTS

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Right-click on the map to open a pop-up menu.

Select Tool to display the options shown below (or
use the equivalent toolbar buttons):
Tool menu
command
Lets you
Select
Click an individual object on the map to

select it.
Clear
De-select all currently selected objects.
Tool menu
command
Lets you
Select Box
Click on the map and drag out to form the

opposite corner of a rectangular selection
area.
Radius Select
Click on the map and drag out to form a

circular selection area.
Polygon
Select
Click several places on the map to form a

many-sided selection area. Double-click
the last corner to complete the shape.
MEASURE DISTANCES ON THE MAP

1
2
Right-click over the main map pane to open the

pop-up menu.
Select Tools, then Distance to alter the cursor
mode.
Click and drag from one point to another. The

distance in current map units appears below the
cursor:
Cancel the measuring mode by selecting another

cursor modefor example, by clicking on Select .
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ADD ANNOTATIONS TO THE MAP

All symbols are drawn on the annotations layer of the
map.
Annotation Does this
tool
Symbol
Changes the cursor to the Symbol tool. Click

anywhere on the map to place a symbol.
Text
Changes the cursor to the Text tool. Click

anywhere on the map to place a text cursor
and type in an annotation.
Click on any annotated text on the map to be
able to edit the text.
Edit
Text
Line
Changes the cursor to the Line tool. Click

and drag on the map to create a line
annotation.
Polyline
Changes the cursor to the Polyline tool. Click

on the map to create a point on the polyline.
A double-click signifies the last point in the
polyline.
Polygon
Changes the cursor to the Polygon tool. Click

on the map to create a point on the polygon.
A double-click signifies the last point on the
polygon, which is automatically connected to
the first point by a line.
REMOVE ANNOTATIONS FROM THE MAP

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From the map toolbar, click Select or another

selection tool.
Click on the appropriate annotation(s).
Press the Del key.
SHOW AND HIDE MAP DATA
Click the box to check or empty it.
The data series is displayed in the tree-view panel on the

right of the map window. If the check box beside the data
series name is checked, the data appears in the map
window. If the check box is empty, the data is not
displayed.
ALTER THE MAP LEGEND RANGE
The data series is displayed in the tree-view (Legend) panel
on the right of the map window.
1
Click the plus sign to expand the data series range

information.
From the left-hand Legend panel, right-click on the

data series name to open a pop-up menu.
From the menu, select Modify ranges to open the
Range Modification dialog. The center panel shows
the existing range legend for the currently selected
series.
Make changes to the values in the dialog as
described below.
CHANGE THE NUMBER OF RANGES IN THE LEGEND

1
2
3

From the menu, select Modify ranges to open the
Range Modification dialog.
Set the Method to:
Uniform if each step or range is to cover an equal
range of values.
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Equal Count if an equal number of data points is to

be used for each step.
Enter the # of Ranges.
This is the number of divisions in the legend.
Click Recalc.
The number of ranges is now modified.
CUSTOMIZE EACH RANGE IN THE LEGEND

1

2 From the menu, select Modify ranges to open the
Modify Ranges dialog.
3 Set the Method to Custom.
4 Select a range row from the list.
The minimum and maximum range values appear in
the boxes below the list.
5 Alter the Custom Ranges Minimum and
Maximum values as required.
You can select 'Below and Above when setting
the extremes of the range. For example:
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7
Click Add, Remove or Update as required.

Click OK to exit the dialog.
CHANGE THE ATTRIBUTE STYLE SETTING

1
From the Legend panel, right-click on the attribute

name to open the pop-up menu.
2 Select Style Setting, then Symbol, Size or Color.
Note that the current setting has a check mark
against it.
The attributes range is now indicated through this
setting.
Here are examples of different style settings (color is the
default setting):
Color
Symbol
Size
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CHANGE THE ATTRIBUTE FONT

1
From the Legend panel, right-click on the attribute

name to open the pop-up menu.
2 Select Attribute style to open the Font dialog.
3 Change the settings as required and click OK.
Which settings you change depends on which style
setting you are using for this attribute.
If the Style Setting is Color, you may want to
change the font Size or the Symbol used.
If the Style Setting is Symbol, you may want to
change the font Size or Color.
If the Style Setting is Size, you may want to change
the Color or the Symbol used.
COMBINE DATA ATTRIBUTES ON THE MAP
Before combining attributes, you should already have all attributes to be combined visible
in the Legend panel.
1 Within the Legend panel, drag one attribute onto
another.
2 Repeat with any other attributes you want to
combine.
The attributes are now grouped together.
CONTROL MAP LAYERS
From the Map window toolbar, click Layers
Layer Control dialog:
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to open the
You can also open this dialog from the pop-up menu option Map Layers.
Layers are shown on top of each other on the map, so a
higher layer may hide details on a lower layer. The central
pane shows all layers in the current map window, with the
top layer in the list being uppermost on the map.
You can change the order of a particular layer by selecting
it in the list and then clicking the Up and Down buttons.
You can select more that one layer by using these familiar Windows methods:
- hold down the Shift key and click the first and last in a consecutive series of layers, or,
- hold down the Ctrl key and click layers as required.
A checkmark in each layers box determines:
if the layer can be annotated (clearing this box locks
the Annotations layer from having any further annotations
added)
ADD A MAP FILE
1
From the Map window toolbar, click Layers to

open the Layer Control dialog.
2 Click Add to open the Open Layer dialog.
3 Select or type in the name of the file.
This can be a MapInfo Workspace (*.wor), Map
(*.tab) or Geoset (*.gst), or a tiled raster (*.atr) file.
4 Click OK to close the dialog and display the new
map in the Layer Control list pane.
You may need to alter the position of the new layer
to aid visibility.
Everything inside a MapInfo Workspace will be inserted below any visible data and cellref
layers, and above any other layers.
5 Select the layer.
6 Click Down until the map layer is below an existing
attribute and annotation layers.
ADD A RASTER MAP FILE
1
2
From the map pane, right-click to open the pop-up

menu.
Select New Raster to open the Raster Image
Registration dialog (see page 228).
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4
5
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7
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9
Browse for or specify the name of the BMP Source

File.
Specify the Projection type.
Select the Units.
Enter the Coordinates of the four corners of the
map image.
Click OK to close the dialog and display the new
map.
You may now want to reposition the map layer:
Click Layers to open the Layer Control dialog.
Select the layer and click Down until the map layer
is below the other layers, at the bottom of the list of
layers.
CONTROL ATTRIBUTE LABELS

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2
From the Layer Control dialog, click Labels to

open the Label Properties dialog.
Set the controls as appropriate.
For details, see the Label Properties dialog (see
page 226).
Click OK to close the dialog and return to the Layer
Control dialog.
EDIT A LAYER'S DISPLAY PROPERTIES

1
2
From the Layer Control dialog, click Display to

open the Display Properties dialog.
Set the controls as appropriate.
For details, see the Display Properties dialog (see
page 227).
Click OK to close the dialog and return to the Layer
Control dialog.
OFFSET THE DATA ON THE MAP

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From the Layer Control dialog, select the

appropriate attribute to offset.
Click Offset to open the Offset dialog.
Click Offset Tool. The Offset dialog closes and the
cursor changes to a cross.
Click on the map twice to define a vector by which
to offset the data.
After a brief pause, the data is redrawn in the offset
position.
Alternatively, from the Offset dialog, enter the X and Y distances (in map units) by which to
reposition the selected attribute data, and click OK. This method is useful if you want to
reset the offset to zero (enter 0 for each offset distance), or if you select more than one
attribute in the Layer Control dialog - each subsequent layer is automatically offset by the
same amount.
CHOOSE THE MAP PROJECTION
1
2

menu.
Select Projection to open the Choose Projection
dialog:
Select the appropriate projection and click OK to

close the dialog.

menu.
Select Map Units, then Distance or Area, then the
appropriate units.
CHANGE THE MAP UNITS
2
DISPLAY THE MAP SCALE
1
2

menu.
Select Show Scale.
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DISPLAY THE CURSOR LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

1
2

menu.
Select Show Lat/Lon.
DISPLAY CELL SITES ON THE MAP

You will have to start a new workspace during this procedure.
If you have selected a cellrefs file, you should already be able to see network information
on a map. However, you may wish to change the display configuration.
1 Select Tools | Preferences to open the Preferences
dialog.
2 Under CellRefs, click on File Location and ensure
that you have specified a cellrefs.txt file (you may
have edited and saved a network information file
under a different name from the Network Editor).
3 After the network information is loaded, you will be
prompted to restart.
4 Load your data file(s) and display an attribute on a
map.
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6
From the map window toolbar, click Cell Sites

to open the Sites/Cell Properties dialog.
Configure the settings as appropriate for the cell
definition. For example GSM_Cell, Color=BCCH,
Size=none.
Click OK to accept the settings.
The list of layers in the Layer Control dialog should
look similar to this:
Ensure that the layer has a check in the 'visible'

column.
You can use the Network Data Settings tab to display all other network information on the
map.
DISPLAY LINES TO CELLS
This setting draws a line from the selected data point to its
neighbor or serving cell site sectors. The example below
shows lines to both neighbor and serving cell site sectors:
You must already have specified a cellrefs file (see Display cell sites on the map on page
210).
1 From the map window, click Layers to open the
2 The list of layers in the Layer Control dialog should
look similar to this:
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3
4
Select the Lines to neighbor cells layer or the

Lines to serving cells layer.
dialog.
Make the appropriate selections:

Selection Only data points chosen with the Select
(see Select map objects on page 200) tools will
show lines to neighbor or serving cells.
All datapoints Every data point will show a line
to its neighbor or serving cells.
Technology Ensure that the technology of your
network is selected.
Label lines with In some cases you may want the
lines to be labeled with an attribute, but use
carefully as this can increase map clutter.
Color lines with This uses the selected attributes
colors corresponding to its data range, as shown in
the Legend panel. Some useful attributes to use are:
CDMA
PN_1stBestEcIo
GSM
ServBCCH
IS-136
FACCH_CurChannel
6 Click OK to close the dialogs.

If you cannot see any lines to cells when you select a data point, check that the Lines to
neighbor cells or the Lines to serving cells layers are above any potentially obscuring
map layers.
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PRINT A MAP
To print a map
1 From the map windows toolbars, click Print
open the Print Setup dialog.
2 Ensure that the settings are appropriate.
3 Click OK to send the map to the printer.
To examine the layout of the map before printing
1 From the map windows toolbars, click Layout
open the Map Layout Designer window.
to
to
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To
Alter the label text
Do this
Double-click on the label and type in the new
text, then click outside the label box.
Change the label font and size
Click on Properties
settings.
Change the paper size, headers and

footers, paper orientation and margins
Click on Page Settings (see Page Setup dialog

on page 220) and change the settings.
Move the label, map legend or the map

itself
Click on the object and drag it to the new

position.
Resize the label and map legend boxes,

or change the legend font size
Click on a corner box and drag it out. The

map legend text will resize to fit the text box.
Check the appearance of the page before

printing
Click Print Preview
and change the
2
3
Configure the layout as desired.

Click Print to open the standard Windows Print
dialog.
On the output page, cell site sectors may appear as the letter 'b'. To fix this problem, from
the Page Setup dialog, click 'Printer', then from the next dialog click 'Properties'. In the
Fonts section, switch the option from 'Use font substitution' to 'Always send fonts to printer'
(or similar settings, depending on your version of Windows and your printer type).
COPY A MAP TO THE CLIPBOARD
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From the main map window, right-click to display

the pop-up menu:
2
3
Select Copy to Clipboard.

You can now paste the map into any other active
Windows application.
EXPORT A MAP AS A BITMAP

1
2
From the main map window, right-click to open the

pop-up menu.
Select Export Map, then the bitmap format in
which to export the map:
From the Export Map as Image dialog, specify the

File name and path and click OK.
See also
Export the legend as a bitmap (see Preferences dialog on
page 179)
Export layers as TAB files (see Export layers as TAB files
on page 216)
EXPORT THE LEGEND AS A BITMAP
1
From the legend pane, right-click on an object to

open the pop-up menu.
2 Select Export to File, then Bitmap or Windows
Metafile to open the Export Legend as Image
dialog.
3 Enter the File name and location and click OK.
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EXPORT LAYERS AS TAB FILES

1
From the Layer Control dialog, click Export to

open the Export to TAB dialog:
2 Select the layer(s) to export.

3 Select the Destination folder.
4 Click OK.
The appropriate TAB, MAP, ID and DAT files are created
in the specified folder.
TROUBLESHOOTING MAPS
How do I display a map background?
Click Layers
to open the Layer Control dialog. Ensure
that the map layers visibility box contains a check mark:
If there is no map layer, Add a map file as a new layer.

How do I display network graphics on the map?
Click Cell Sites . From the Network Data Settings tab,
select appropriate settings for cells and other network
objects. (You must already have specified a cellrefs file
see Display cell sites on the map on page 210.)
How do I load a bitmap into a map?
Click Layers
and Add the bitmap as a new layer.
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How do I display cell sites on the map?

See Display cell sites on the map (see page 210).
How do I display lines to cells?
See Display lines to cells on page 211.
If you still can't see lines to cells, make sure the appropriate
lines to cells layer is visible and above other map layers
that may obscure it.
How do I display cell coverage for all cells on the map?
You can see clearly on the map if there are any areas
throughout your drive test route where the serving cell
hands over to an undesired sector, by enabling all of the
lines to cells throughout the whole of the map trace.
1
Simply open the Map Layers dialog and select the

layer Lines to serving cells.
2 Click on the Lines button and select All datapoints
along with your appropriate technology.
3 Leave the Labels setting blank, but set the color to
be the ServBCCH (or appropriate) value and click
OK.
4 Close the Layers dialog.
You can see on the map which cell was serving
each point along the route. The color corresponds to
the measured BCCH, and with the sector coloring
set to BCCH, it becomes clear which sector on the
site is the server.
See also Display lines to cells on page 211.
How do I display more information about my cells on the map?
Once your cellsite database (cellrefs file) has been imported
into your Actix Solution, you can display more information
about your cells on the map by enabling the 'lines to cells'
layers.
1 From the Map Layers dialog, click the Lines button.
2 Choose your current technology.
3 You can now choose to label or color the lines with
one of the suggested attributes, or by selecting the
attribute picker (right-pointing arrow button),
selecting Independent > Site Data Node and
selecting another attribute. For example, you can
display the distance or the SectorID of any cells you
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are currently served by, have as a neighbor or are in

a handoff state between.
See also Display lines to cells on page 211.
How can I display the LAC distribution of my cell sites?
It is possible to see the LAC distribution for your network
by changing the coloring for each sector on the map.
1
3
4
5
When you have imported your cellsite database

(cellrefs file), the default settings for the Sector
layer is Beamwidth = Symbol, and BCCH = Color.
With the map open, click on the Cellsite button. It
will display all column names insider your imported
cell database.
Expand BCCH and set the Style to None.
Now expand LAC and set the Style to Color.
Click OK.
Your sectors will now be colored according to the
Location Area they are in.
How can I view multi-layer or multi-technology cells?

1 For the upper layer, set a false, narrower beamwidth
value so that the sectors do not obscure sectors on
the lower layer.
2 Set the cell size to be determined by another cellrefs
field, for example EIRP.
3 Ensure that the upper layer follows the lower layer
in the cellrefs file.
How can I view sector azimuths?

Set very narrow beamwidth values (5 degrees or
less) to see lines in the direction of sector
azimuths.
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How can I correct the displayed lines to cells?

In the map, there are often multiple data points at the same
pixel location. Sometimes this is because the latitude and
longitude values are identical. Sometimes it is because the
difference in latitude and longitude is so small that the
points are in the same screen pixel. In both these cases,
only the first data point corresponding to each pixel is
displayed, with subsequent data points being ignored.
This has some impact on data synchronization. As you
select different rows in the table, multiple rows may
synchronize to the same point in the map. On the other
hand, if you select that point on the map, the table always
synchronizes to the first associated row.
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Since lines to cells are based on the bin corresponding to

the drawn point rather than the original bin, you will find
that the lines displayed are sensitive to the zoom level and
the attributes being displayed. This has some potentially
confusing symptoms. Open two maps at different zoom
levels. Then select a point in one map, causing the other
map to synchronize. You may find that lines to cells are
different. This is because the lines are based at different
bins, although they are at the same pixel. To ensure
matching lines to cells, zoom in and use location binning so
that there is never more than one bin per pixel.
MAP DIALOG REFERENCE
Page Setup dialog
This dialog opens when you click Page Settings from the
Map Layout Designer window:
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Headers and Footers

Provides a space for you to type header text that will appear
at the top of the page, or footer text that will appear at the
bottom of the page.
To print specific information as part of the header or footer,
include the following characters as part of the text.
Type
this
&w
To print this
&u
Page address (URL)
&d
Date in short format (as specified by Regional

Settings in Control Panel)
&D
Date in long format (as specified by Regional

Settings in Control Panel)
&t
Time in the format specified by Regional

Settings in Control Panel
&T
Time in 24-hour format
&p
Current page number
&P
Total number of pages
&&
A single ampersand (&)
&b
The text immediately following these characters

as centered
&b&b
The text after the first &b as centered, the text

after the second &b as right-justified
Window title
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Print Setup dialog

This dialog opens when you click Print from a map
window:
Options opens the Print Map dialog.
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Print Map dialog

This dialog opens when you click Options from the Print
Setup dialog:
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Properties dialog
This dialog opens when you click Properties from the Map
Layout Designer window:
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Label Properties dialog

This dialog opens when you click Labels from the Layer
Control dialog:
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To use
Data Field
Do this
Select the data field to be displayed as the
label.
Formatted
Field
Set the formatted field to use as the label

displayed, depending on the layer selected
in the Layer Control dialog.
Show
Check the box to show labels on the map

(which are otherwise hidden).
Allow
overlapped
text
Check the box to allow labels to overlap.
Hide adjacent
duplicate text
Uncheck the box to allow the same text to

appear for adjacent data points.
Display
within range
Check the box to display labels only within

the maximum and minimum zoom levels.
A zoom level is the width of the map area
displayed, in the current map units.
Min Zoom
Set the lowest zoom level at which labels

will be displayed.
To use
Max Zoom
Do this
Set the highest zoom level at which labels
will be displayed.
Max # of
labels
Set the maximum number of labels that can

be shown on the map.
Label Style
Set the font style for the label.
Position
Select the position of the label relative to

the data point.
Label X/Y
offset (points)
Set the offset of the label in the X or Y

direction. The offset is measured in points
(as used for fonts).
Label Style
Defines the appearance of the label.
Display Properties dialog

This dialog opens when you click Display from the Layer
Control dialog:
This dialog controls the display of layers.

To use
Override
Style
Do this
Check the box to override the default map
style with the settings accessed through
Layer Style.
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To use
Layer Style
Do this
Set the style for the selected layer. The
controls in this dialog will depend on the
type of layer selected in the Layer Control
dialog.
Display
within range
Check the box to display layers only within

the maximum and minimum zoom levels.
A zoom level is the width of the map area
displayed, in the current map units.
Min Zoom
Set the lowest zoom level at which layers

will be displayed.
Max Zoom
Set the highest zoom level at which layers

will be displayed.
Raster Image Registration dialog

This dialog opens when you select the New Raster option
from the map window's right-click popup menu:
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To use
BMP Source
File
Do this
Type in or Browse for the name and
location of the *.bmp file to use as the map
image.
Coordinates
Each coordinate defines the position of one

corner of the map image. Make sure these
coordinates are sensible, given the
Projection type and the Units selected.
Units
Click to select from a drop down list of unit

types appropriate to the selected Projection
type.
To use
Projection
Do this
Click to select from a drop-down list of
projection types. These define how to
convert global positional data to a flat
projection of that position.
MAP TOOLBAR REFERENCE

This control
Select
Zoom In
Zooms in by a factor of two.
Zoom Out
Zooms out by a factor of two.
Pan
Changes the cursor to the Pan tool, which

lets you drag the map as required.
Layers
Opens the Layer Control dialog.
Legend
Toggles the Legend panel on or off.
Area
Select
Annotations
Toggles the Area Select (see Area Select

toolbar reference on page 230) toolbar on
or off.
Toggles the Annotations (see Annotations
toolbar reference on page 230) toolbar on
or off.
Layout
Opens the Map Layout Designer window

for configuring the printed output.
Print
Sends the current map to the printer.
Cell Sites
Opens the Sites/Cell Properties dialog.
Edit
Series
Does this
Lets you select individual data points on
the map. You can also hold down the Ctrl
key to select more than one data point, or
use the Area Select (see Area Select toolbar
reference on page 230) tools.
Opens the Edit Series dialog, so you can

easily add or remove data series to the map
display.
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Annotations toolbar reference

This control
Symbol
Does this
Changes the cursor to the Symbol tool.
Click anywhere on the map to place a
symbol.
Text
Changes the cursor to the Text tool. Click

anywhere on the map to place a text cursor
and type in an annotation.
Edit Text
Click on any annotated text on the map to

be able to edit the text.
Line
Changes the cursor to the Line tool. Click

and drag on the map to create a line
annotation.
Polyline
Changes the cursor to the Polyline tool.

Click on the map to create a point on the
polyline. A double-click signifies the last
point in the polyline.
Polygon
Changes the cursor to the Polygon tool.

Click on the map to create a point on the
polygon. A double-click signifies the last
point on the polygon, which is
automatically connected to the first point
by a line.
Clear
Wipes the annotation layer clear of all

annotations.
Area Select toolbar reference

This control Does this
Select Box Changes the cursor to the Select Box tool.
Drag the cursor to create a rectangular
selection area, with one corner defined by
the start of the drag, and the opposite
corner defined by the end of the drag. All
points inside the area are selected.
Radius
Select
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Changes the cursor to the Radius Select

tool. Drag the cursor to create a circular
selection area, centered at the start of the
drag and with a radius defined by the
distance of the cursor from the start of the
drag. All points inside the area are selected.
This control
Polygon
Select
Does this
Changes the cursor to the Polygon Select
tool. Each click draws a new line segment
of the selection area. A double click near
an existing line segment closes the
selection area. All points inside the area are
selected.
Map Layout Designer toolbar reference

This control
Print
Does this
Opens the Print Setup dialog.
Print
Preview
Opens the Print Preview window.
Page
Settings
Opens the Page Setup dialog (see page

220).
Zoom
Changes the current zoom setting for the

map layout.
Properties
Opens the Properties dialog (see page 224).
Undo
Cancels the effect of the last action.
Redo
Repeats the effect of a previously undone

action.
SiteData Viewer
The SiteData Viewer lets you view information on a
site/cell selected from the Map.
To activate the SiteData Viewer, from the View menu,
select SiteData Viewer. Initially, a blank grid appears, but
once you select a cell on the map, the grid is populated with
information about the selected cell.
When the cell layer is the uppermost layer in the map,
clicking on any of the cells will display the details of the
cell, its parent and its siblings in the SiteData Viewer.
The following screen shot demonstrates the act of clicking
on a cell and having the SiteData Viewer show details of
the selected cell.
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The SiteData Viewer displays all information from the

cellrefs file for the selected cell/site, including data on any
additional user-defined columns.
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FILTERING DATA
If you right-click anywhere in the SiteData Viewer
window, a pop up menu appears. Select the Information
Filter menu item to open this dialog box:
From this dialog you can select which data items can be
viewed.
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Tables
ABOUT TABLES
Tables provide a quick and simple view of numeric data for
a selected attribute.
If you want to manipulate, chart or print out the data, use

the Workbook feature instead.
DISPLAY DATA ATTRIBUTES IN A TABLE

data attribute and select Display on Table.
A table opens, displaying the appropriate data.

VIEW SERIES DATA IN A TABLE
The bottom of the Table window shows several tabs. Check
that the Series tab is selected. This provides a quick view of
the series data for the selected attribute.
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VIEW HISTOGRAM DATA IN A TABLE

that the Histogram tab is selected. This provides a quick
view of the histogram data for the selected attribute.
VIEW STATISTICS DATA IN A TABLE

that the Statistics tab is selected. This provides a quick
view of the statistics for the selected attributes data.
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Message Browser
ABOUT THE MESSAGE BROWSER
The Message Browser displays the Layer 3 and Abis
messaging in a log file:
DISPLAY DATA IN THE MESSAGE BROWSER
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From the Workspace Explorer window, right-click

on the stream name (one level below the logfile) to
display the pop-up menu.
Select Display Message Browser to open the

Message Browser window.
SYNCHRONIZE WITH THE WORKSPACE

You can independently synchronize the Event and Message
panels to the workspace, so that the same data is
highlighted in any open data window.
To synchronize the Event panel to the workspace
From the Message Browser toolbar, click Sync
Events.
The button should now appear like this:
If you now select an event, map or chart point, the
related data is highlighted in each open data
window.
To synchronize the Message panel to the workspace
From the Message Browser toolbar, click Sync
Msgs.
The button should now appear like this:
If you now select a message, map or chart point, the
related data is highlighted in each open data
window.
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FIND TEXT IN THE MESSAGE BROWSER

1
From the Message Browser toolbar, type in the text

you want to find in the log file, or select from the
drop-down list of previous text searches.
Click Find Next .

The Messages panel moves to the next message
down in the log file that contains the search text.
To cancel a text search, click Stop Find
To search from the current position in the log file

back towards the start of the file, click Find Prev
.
SET AND REMOVE BOOKMARKS
3
From the Message panel of the Message Browser,

click on the message you want to bookmark.
The message now appears highlighted with a red
marker:
Click Toggle .
The message marker now changes color to indicate
that the message has been bookmarked:
Repeat these steps on a bookmarked message to remove the bookmark.

You can also use Ctrl+F2 to toggle a bookmark on and off.
MOVE BETWEEN BOOKMARKS
To move to the next bookmark
From the Message Browser toolbar, click Next
.
In the Message panel, the position changes to that of
the next bookmarked message in the log file.
You can also use F2 to move to the next bookmark.
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To move to the previous bookmark

From the Message Browser toolbar, click
Previous .
In the Message panel, the position changes to that of
the next bookmarked message in the log file.
You can also use Shift+F2 to move to the previous bookmark.
REMOVE ALL BOOKMARKS
From the Message Browser toolbar, click Clear

.
All bookmarks in the log file are now removed.

You can also use Ctrl+Shift+F2 to move to the next bookmark.
Filter messages in the Message Browser
1 From the Message Browser toolbar, click
Properties .
The Properties dialog opens.
2
If it is not already selected, click on the Message

Filtering tab:
The tab shows a selection box for each type of

message used in the log file. By default, these are
all checked and so are displayed in the Message
panel.
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To stop a specific message type from being shown

in the Message panel, click to clear the related box.
To show a previously hidden message type, click to
put a check mark in the related box.
FORMAT MESSAGES IN THE MESSAGE BROWSER

1
From the Message Browser toolbar, click

Properties .
The Properties dialog opens.
If it is not already selected, click on the Message

Format tab:
The Message Format tab displays controls

appropriate to the log file type.
3
4
Set the controls as required.

Export messages to the clipboard

1 From the Message panel of the Message Browser,
select the appropriate message.
To select a sequence of messages, click on the
first message, scroll down and click on the last
message in the selection while holding down the
Shift key.
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2
3
To select more than one message, hold down the

Ctrl key and click on individual messages.
Right-click on the selection to display a pop-up

menu.
Select Copy.
The message is now in the Windows Clipboard and
can be copied into any Windows application.
MESSAGE BROWSER TOOLBAR REFERENCE

This control
Sync Events
Sync Msgs
Does this
Highlights the related data in each open
data window, if you select an event,
map or chart point.
Highlights the related data in each open
data window, if you select a message,
map or chart point.
Searches the log file for matches to the
text in this box. You can type in the
text, or select from the drop-down list
of previous text searches.
Find Next
Finds the next matching text string in

the message information (searching
towards the end of the logfile).
Find Prev
Finds the previous matching text string

in the message information (searching
back towards the beginning of the
logfile).
Stop Find
Halts the text search process.
Properties
Opens the Message Browser Properties

dialog.
Toggle
Toggles bookmarks on and off.
Next
Moves to the position of the next

bookmark in the logfile.
Prev
Moves to the position of the previous

bookmark in the logfile.
Clear
Clears all bookmarks in the logfile.
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Protocol Stack Browser

USING THE PROTOCOL STACK BROWSER
The Protocol Stack Browser allows you to examine
messaging by protocol.
From the Tools menu, select Preferences and ensure that, under PCM Link, Load Mode
is set to 'Full'.
1 From the View menu, select Protocol Stack and
then select the appropriate message type.
2 Alternatively, from the Workspace Explorer, rightclick on the stream name and select Display
Protocol Stack Browser.
The Protocol Stack Browser window opens:
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The stream selector at the top of the window allows you to

switch between different loaded streams.
The upper panel shows a formatted breakdown of every
message, while the bottom panel shows the full decode for
the currently selected message.
You can also use the Sync Msgs button to synchronize the
display with chart windows and with the Message Browser
window to provide a better understanding of the data.
If you do not intend to continue using the Protocol Stack
Browser, then from the Tools menu, select Preferences,
and ensure that under PCM Link, Load Mode is set to
'Minimal'.
SEARCHING IN THE PROTOCOL STACK BROWSER
The Protocol Stack Browser includes a text search feature
that locates messages containing the text string you type in.
Click Find Next to find the next message down in the file
from your current location, and Find Prev to go back up
the file to find the previous matching message.
The search facility lets you use wildcard characters,

character lists, or character ranges, in any combination, to
match strings:
Characters Matches in string
in pattern
?
Any single character.
Zero or more characters.
Any single digit (09).
[charlist]
Any single character in charlist.

A group of one or more characters (charlist) enclosed in brackets ([ ]) can
be used to match any single character in string and can include almost any
character code, including digits.
Note To match the special characters left bracket ([), question mark (?),
number sign (#), and asterisk (*), enclose them in brackets. The right
bracket (]) cannot be used within a group to match itself, but it can be used
outside a group as an individual character.
By using a hyphen () to separate the upper and lower bounds of the range,
charlist can specify a range of characters. For example, [A-Z] results in a
match if the corresponding character position in string contains any
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uppercase letters in the range AZ. Multiple ranges are included within the
brackets without delimiters.
A hyphen () can appear either at the beginning (after an exclamation point
if one is used) or at the end of charlist to match itself. In any other location,
the hyphen is used to identify a range of characters.
When a range of characters is specified, they must appear in ascending sort
order (from lowest to highest). For example, [A-Z] is a valid pattern, but
[Z-A] is not.
The character sequence [] is considered a zero-length string ("").
[!charlist]
Any single character not in charlist.

An exclamation point (!) at the beginning of charlist means that a match is
made if any character except the characters in charlist is found in string.
When used outside brackets, the exclamation point matches itself.
In some languages, there are special characters in the alphabet that
represent two separate characters. For example, several languages use the
character "" to represent the characters "a" and "e" when they appear
together. The search feature recognizes that the single special character and
the two individual characters are equivalent.
When a language that uses a special character is specified in the system
locale settings, an occurrence of the single special character in either
pattern or string matches the equivalent 2-character sequence in the other
string. Similarly, a single special character in a pattern enclosed in brackets
(by itself, in a list, or in a range) matches the equivalent 2-character
sequence in string.
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Statistics Explorer
ABOUT THE STATISTICS EXPLORER
The Statistics Explorer is a powerful data-manipulation tool
that lets you rapidly pinpoint problems by displaying
statistical data by network element. The Statistics
Explorers configurable display enables multiple drill-down
approaches to the problem.
The Group Box allows you to rearrange the organization of

the data. For example, here are two different configurations
of the same data:
Configuration A
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Configuration B
You can combine this summary data with other data held as
a Network Image to build up a picture over a series of drive
tests.
OPEN THE STATISTICS EXPLORER
From the View menu, select Statistics Explorer

to open an empty Explorer window.
Alternatively, from the Workspace Explorer, rightclick on a Crosstab or Event query.
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CHECK FOR EXISTING QUERIES

The Statistics Explorer allows you to manipulate the data
resulting from a Crosstab query or an Event query. So, you
must already have a query (analysis) to work with before
you can use the Statistics Explorer.
All existing Crosstab and Event queries are shown in the
Queries pane:
MANIPULATE DATA IN THE STATISTICS EXPLORER
To
Select a query
Do this
Click on a query in the Queries pane. The Statistics
Explorer now displays data related to the selected
query.
Swap data
order
From the Group Box pane, drag a data box around to

create a new data configuration:
Sort by
column
Click on the column heading to sort the data by the

column, highest appearing at the top. Click again to
reverse the order.
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FILTER THE WORKSPACE DATA

Once you have arranged the data to identify a problem area,
select one or more rows and click Filter .
This creates a filter based on the row(s) currently selected
in Statistics Explorer, which is applied to the Workspace
Explorer and all data windows (Maps, Tables, Charts and
so on).
You can select a sequence of rows by clicking the first row, then holding down the Shift
key and clicking on the last row. To select multiple non-sequential rows, hold down the Ctrl
key and click once on each appropriate row.
GENERATE A SUBSTREAM
Once you have arranged the data to identify a problem area,
select one or more rows and click Analyze .
This generates a new data stream that appears in the
Workspace Explorer. You can select this stream and view it
and any attributes contained within it in maps, charts and
the Message Browser. As this stream contains a subset of
data in the original stream, this is called a substream.
You can select a sequence of rows by clicking the first row, then holding down the Shift
key and clicking on the last row. To select multiple non-sequential rows, hold down the Ctrl
key and click once on each appropriate row.
STATISTICS EXPLORER TOOLBAR REFERENCE
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This
control
Queries
Does this
Group Box
Displays the Group Box:
Displays the Queries pane on the left of the

Statistics Explorer.
This
control
Filter
Does this
Analyze
Generates an analysis attribute in the Workspace

Explorer that you can view using maps, charts
and the Message Browser.
Help
Displays the Statistics Explorer help.
Filters the Workspace based on the row selected

in the Statistics Explorer.
DataSource Selects the data source to be explored.

Find Next
Searches through and highlights data that

matching the string entered in the box.
StateForms
USE STATEFORMS
attributes for the same data point by using a StateForm.
1
From the View menu, select Forms and then the

technology followed by the appropriate form:
Alternatively, from the Tools menu, select Display

StateForms.
In the map window, click Select and select a data
point.
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attributes based on the data point you selected. The
default GSM form looks similar to this:
Advanced users can use the Design Mode of this

feature to create new forms for other technologies.
If you have more than one stream that you want to view using the StateForm, right-click on
the StateForm window and select Stream Selector. This displays a drop-down menu at the
top of the window from which you can select another data stream.
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CDMA StateTip
ABOUT CDMA STATETIP
CDMA StateTip provides you with a synchronized view on
CDMA measured data, integrating Handset and PN
Scanner data into a single view.
Once you have displayed data on a map, and selected
appropriate handset and scanner data sources for the
StateTip, you can use the Select tool to click on a data point
on the maprelated information is displayed within the
StateTip window. Various observations about the data will
also be displayed if the data meet particular criteria.
In the example shown here, the location of the selected data
point is showing signs of pilot pollution.
Displaying event data on the map is a particularly useful

way of finding interesting locations to examine with
CDMA StateTip. CDMA StateTip can be used to:
Display CDMA Handset data
Pilot sets information (Active, Neighbor and
Remaining) Ec/Io for each PN
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Frame Error Rate
Mobile Transmit Power
Mobile Receive Power
Carrier phone is on
Too Many Neighbors warning
Weak Server warning
Display CDMA PN Scanner data

PNs of pilots with the N largest Ec/Io values in
a bin
Ec/Io of PNs
Delay of First Multipath
Delay Spread
Carrier that the scanner is currently measuring
Identify common RF problems automatically

Dropped Calls
Failed Initiations
Pilot Pollution
Poor Pilot Coverage
Neighbor List Omissions (including the omitted

pilot)
Remaining PNs a list of all PNs seen by the

scanner which are not in the phones active,
candidate or neighbor set
From the Tools menu, select CDMA StateTip.
START CDMA STATETIP

When you first start StateTip, no data streams have
been selected for the handset source or the scanner
source.
CHANGE THE VIEW
You can change the way PN Scanner data and handset data
is displayed by selecting another template.
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To change to another template

1 From the top of the StateTip dialog, click Select
Another View to display a menu.
2 Click on one of these views:
TOP N Pilots View - Provides a summary of the
sectors that were measured from best to worst
Pilot Sets View - Sorts the results of measurements
into the appropriate Pilot set
TOP N Pilots Chart - Provides a chart for graphical
analysis of pilot data
CHANGE THE HANDSET SOURCE
You can change the source that is used to get handset
measurements. This is useful when multiple handsets are
available (during tests of multiple frequencies, and so on).
To change the handset source
Handset Device to display a list of available data
streams.
You can get a more detailed description of a stream by holding the cursor over it.
2 Click on a data stream to act as the handset source.
CHANGE THE SCANNER SOURCE
You can change the source that is used to get scanner
measurements. This is useful when multiple scanners are
available (during tests of multiple frequencies, etc.).
To change the scanner source
Scanner Device to display a list of available data
streams.
You can get a more detailed description of a stream by holding the cursor over it.
2 Click on a data stream to act as the scanner source.
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CDMA Toolkit
ABOUT CDMA TOOLKIT
CDMA Toolkit is a taskbar that provides a series of
analyses based on best-practice network optimization
techniques. Each solution uses PN scanner data to optimize
your network settings, and can be configured to meet the
needs of your network and your organization.
Click here
About the analysis set

This set uses delay information to
suggest the active and neighbor
set search window sizes. An audit
report shows how the suggestions
differ from the current
configuration.
This set uses Ec/Io information to
generate neighbor lists for
multiple sectors. This can save
significant optimization time as
you add new sites, and as the
propagation environment changes
due to increased traffic. An audit
report is also provided.
This set generates statistics from
Ec/Io information that indicate the
sectors causing and receiving
interference, or that have coverage
problems. This solution helps to
determine optimal EIRP or
forward path attenuation settings,
so you can minimize pollution and
coverage problems. It can also
provide insights into the effects of
modifications, without having to
affect your working network.
This set assists you in engineering
your network's growth.
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OPTIMIZE SEARCH WINDOWS

From the CDMA Toolkit task bar, click on this heading:
You can now select one of these reports:
Summary Report
Audit Report
Details Report
When you click on the icon for a report, the Configure
Settings dialog opens on the Data tab to display all
available data streams. Select a data stream appropriate to
the report type and click OK to view the report.
About Optimize Search Windows Analysis
About the Optimize Search Window analysis
You can minimize the number of incidents of dropped
calls, failed initiations, and poor voice quality by setting the
search windows to their optimal size. The search window
analysis shows the minimum SRCH_WIN_A (active set
search window size) and SRCH_WIN_N (neighbor set
search window size) required by each sector, based on pilot
delay data collected in PN Scanner drive-test logfiles.
Many of the individual steps performed by the Search
Window Analysis can be performed manually. However,
when analyzing data for multiple sectors for comprehensive
drive tests, the Search Window Analysis can perform the
analysis hundreds of times faster, making tasks that were
previously very difficult to perform manually, fast and
easy.
It is important to note that the results of this analysis are
only as good as the input data. To achieve an accurate
picture of delays for a given sector from a drive-test log
file, the drive test should thoroughly overlap the coverage
area of the sector.
Search Window Analysis is capable of analyzing data
collected over several weeks or longer. Simply select
multiple streams in the device selection pop-up screen.
In many cases, search window sizes are initially set using
default values. As a result, the actual search window sizes
may significantly exceed the minimum required levels. The
downside of having larger than required search windows is
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that the searcher finger in the mobile unit scans through the
active, candidate, and neighbor sets slower as the size of
the search window is increased.
The searcher finger is responsible for measuring Ec/Io,
which is then reported to the base station for use in
determining which PNs the mobile will demodulate. The
faster the search window can search through the pilot sets,
the faster it will be able to measure and report changes in
pilot Ec/Io levels, which can then be used by the base
station to appropriately add and drop pilots from the
various sets. In environments with rapidly rising pilot
signals, if the mobile does not measure and add a pilot to
the active set before it becomes too powerful, the call can
drop. The faster the searcher finger scans, the better the
chance that this type of problem can be avoided.
Conversely, search window sizes may be set too small. In
this case, pilots may not be seen by the mobile because
the search window is too small. When a pilot that cannot be
demodulated by the mobile becomes strong, it can cause
voice quality to degrade and the call to drop. Therefore, it
is important to ensure the search window sizes are not too
small.
How the Search Window Analysis works
The Search Window Analysis performs the following steps
for each measurement bin along the drive test:
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The analysis calculates the Ec/Io from all

sectors serving that bin. If the sectors Ec/Io is
above a user-defined threshold, the sector is
considered for further analysis.
The maximum multipath Delay Spread of the

remaining serving sectors is calculated (see
Figure 1). This value is multiplied by 2 to allow
for the double-sided nature of the search
window, and is then assigned to ALL remaining
serving sectors for use in determining the
optimal Active Set Search Window Size.
The minimum Delay to First Multipath is

calculated for all remaining serving sectors (see
Figure 1). The maximum of the sums of the
Delay to First Multipath and Delay Spread is
calculated for all thresholded serving sectors.
Lastly, the minimum Delay to First Multipath is
subtracted from the Maximum of the sums of
the Delay to First Multipath and Delay Spread.

This number is multiplied by 2 to allow for the
fact that the search window is double-sided as
follows:
2*Max{(Delay to First Multipath+Delay Spread)
for all PNs}-Min{Delay to First Multipath for all }
Essentially, this calculation simulates the mobile
deriving its timing reference from the earliest
arriving multipath and determines the maximum
Neighbor Set search window size required by the
pilots measured in the bin. This value is stored for
all thresholded pilots serving the bin.
After all bins have been analyzed, the delay measurements
are aggregated by sector. For each sector, the recommended
minimum search-window sizes are determined by
calculating the maximum of the delays measured in step 2
and 3.
Network element data requirements
You must have a cellrefs data file configured with cell site
information for this analysis to work properly.
In order to audit measured data versus actual settings,
actual search window settings must be entered into the
cellrefs data file. A sample .ini file has been provided
which contains the SRCH_WIN_A an SRCH_WIN_N
fields. To make use of actual search window settings, first
add SRCH_WIN_A and SRCH_WIN_N to your cellrefs
.ini file per the sample. The addition of the actual data to
your cellrefs file can be completed through a number of
methods. A spreadsheet tool such as Microsoft Excel can
be used to manually populate the SRCH_WIN_A and
SRCH_WIN_N columns. The Network Element Editor
allows you to manually update individual fields of a cell. If
your organization has an automated cellrefs file generator,
it can be enhanced to add SRCH_WIN_A and
SRCH_WIN_N values.
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Configure Settings (Search Windows)
OPTIMIZE NEIGHBOR LISTS

You can now select from these reports:
Summary Report
Audit Report
Details Report
About Optimize Neighbor Lists Analysis
Neighbor List analyses lets you quickly and easily generate
Neighbor Lists for multiple sectors using measured Ec/Io
data from PN Scanner drive test files. Neighbor List
analysis can compare measurement results with actual
Neighbor Lists and recommend optimal modifications to
neighbor lists. As new sites are added to mature systems, or
as the propagation environment changes due to increased
traffic loading, the Neighbor List Analysis can save
significant time in the generation of new optimal Neighbor
Lists.
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Why use Neighbor List analysis?

Over time, as new sites are added to a network and as
loading levels in the network grow, neighbor lists for
existing and new cell sites may require modification to
reflect accurately the RF environment. If the neighbor list
for a given sector fails to include another sector with a
strong Ec/Io, the mobile might not be able to demodulate
the omitted sector. This inability to demodulate a strong
server can result in high levels of interference, which are
likely to lead to dropped calls and poor voice quality.
Neighbor lists that include too many unnecessary pilots
may also cause problems. The downside of including
unnecessary pilots is that the searcher finger of the mobile
is forced to scan through these pilots, which reduces the
ability of the searcher finger to measure pilots that will be
used in handoff.
The Neighbor List analysis lets you generate prioritized
neighbor lists quickly for multiple cell sites, using
measured Ec/Io data from PN Scanner drive test files. The
analysis ensures that all pilots of appropriate strength will
be included, and that the neighbor list will be limited to
those pilots likely to engage in handoff.
Because the Neighbor List analysis can compare measured
neighbor lists with actual neighbor lists, it can provide
recommendations for adding and deleting pilots from
neighbor lists. As new sites are added to mature systems,
the Neighbor List Analysis lets you quickly recalculate new
neighbor lists for all affected sectors.
How does it work?
The Neighbor List analysis performs the following steps for
each measurement bin along the drive test route:
The analysis calculates the Ec/Io from all

sectors serving that bin. If the sectors Ec/Io is
above a user-defined threshold, the sector is
considered as a potential neighbor.
A matrix with rows and columns consisting of

all sites is used to record each time a given site
is seen as the neighbor of another site (see
Figure 1).
After all bins have been analyzed, prioritized neighbor lists

are generated from the site matrix (see Figure 1). By virtue
of the analysis, neighbor lists are automatically symmetric.
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Network element data requirements

You must have a cellrefs data file configured with cell site
information for this analysis to work properly.
In order to audit measured data versus actual settings,
actual neighbor list settings must be entered into the
cellrefs data file. A sample .ini file has been provided
which contains the CDMANeighborList field. To make
use of actual neighbor list settings, first add
CDMANeighborList to your cellrefs .ini file per the
sample. The addition of the actual data to your cellrefs file
can be completed through a number of methods.
A spreadsheet tool such as Microsoft Excel can be used to
manually populate the CDMANeighborList column. The
Network Explorer allows you to manually update
individual fields of a cell. If your organization has an
automated cellrefs file generator, it can be enhanced to add
CDMANeighborList values.
If you enter the values through a spreadsheet tool or an
automated generator, the neighbor list PN values should be
comma-separated and enclosed in bracketsfor example
{6,20,251,.}.
Configure Settings (Neighbor Lists)
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EVALUATE COVERAGE
You can now select from these options:
Summary Report
Evaluate Scenario
When you click on this icon, the Configure Settings dialog
opens on the Data tab to display all available data streams.
Select a data stream appropriate to the report type and click
OK to view the Summary Report or the Evaluate Scenario
dialog. Evaluate Scenario allows you to modify the
conditions associated with the selected data stream and
display the results in the Workspace Explorer.
About Evaluate Coverage Analysis
The Evaluate Coverage analysis lets you quickly find the
optimal settings for EIRP or forward path attenuation in
CDMA networks. EIRP or forward path attenuation can be
modified to mitigate pilot pollution and coverage problems
that commonly occur in CDMA systems. Forward path
attenuation is attenuation applied only to channels on the
forward link of the CDMA system. Forward path
attenuation can be modified through a variety of
mechanisms specific to each infrastructure vendor.
Other techniques for mitigating pilot pollution and
coverage problems include the addition of new sectors, and
modifications to antenna type, azimuth, and downtilt.
Currently, the Evaluate Coverage analysis can only model
forward path attenuation modifications.
The analysis is based only on measured pilot data, and
ignores power received from other CDMA channels. Thus,
the analysis mimics the unloaded pilot measurements that
are typically performed as the first stage of cluster
optimization. This technique is necessary because in order
to consider the impact of loading, traffic channel power
must be modeled. Traffic channel power is a dynamic value
based on the number of users in the system and their
propagation path to each base station. The analysis uses PN
Scanner drive test data that provides Pilot channel received
signals levels for each PN offset. However, the PN Scanner
cannot measure the traffic channel power received from
each sector independently. Therefore, it is not possible to
know how a forward link attenuation change at a given site
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will affect the received traffic channel power measured by

the scanner.
Why use this analysis?
Typically, one must analyze drive test data to detect
coverage and interference problems, and then determine a
hypothetical change to be made to EIRP or forward path
attenuation to mitigate the problem. Once the changes have
been made, new drive tests are performed to determine if
the hypothesized changes have had the desired effect. If the
effect of the change is undesirable, additional changes and
tests are performed.
The Evaluate Coverage analysis drastically improves the
traditional process by modeling the hypothesized changes
using measured Ec/Io data from PN Scanner drive test files.
This allows the engineer to quickly evaluate several
hypothesized changes to the forward link power levels and
to determine the configuration that is most likely to
mitigate the problems. The Evaluate Coverage analysis can
offer significant time and accuracy improvements over
traditional methods. The Evaluate Coverage analysis is
especially useful as new cells are added to mature systems,
and the RF configuration of both the new and existing cells
must be evaluated.
How does it work?
The Evaluate Coverage analysis performs these steps for
each measurement bin along the drive test route:
1
2
3
4
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The analysis calculates the Ec/Io above a userdefined threshold from all sectors serving that bin.
Interference from only pilot signals, Ipilot, is
calculated for the bin by summing Ec from all
serving pilots.
Unmodified, unloaded Ec/Io is calculated by
dividing Ec by Ipilot for each sector.
Ec,mod for each sector is determined by applying
the attenuation modifications entered by the user to
the Ec measured for each sector.
Modified interference from only pilots signals,
Ipilot,mod, is calculated for the bin by summing
Ec,mod from all serving pilots.
Modified, unloaded Ec/Io is calculated by dividing
Ec,mod by Ipilot,mod for each sector.
Using Evaluate Coverage

1 Click on Summary Report.
The Summary Coverage Report provides coverage
and interference information for each sector.
2
3
Problem
Sector Causes
Interference
Sector Receives
Interference
Sector Has Poor

Coverage
Indicate modifications to Forward Link Attenuation

on a sector-by-sector basis as desired.
Based on the information presented in the Summary
Coverage Report, consider these actions:
Action
Consider increasing Forward Link
Attenuation for the interfering
sector (reduces EIRP) AND/OR
Comment
Take care not to degrade
coverage for the interfering
sector
Consider reducing Forward Link

Attenuation for the affected sectors
(increases EIRP),
Take care not to cause excess

interference from affected
sectors

Attenuation for the affected sector
(increases EIRP) AND/OR

interference from the affected
sector
Consider increasing Forward Link

Attenuation for the interfering
sector (decreases EIRP)
Take care not to degrade

coverage for the interfering
sectors

Attenuation (increases EIRP)

interference from affected
sector
NOTE: Check that all proposed Forward Link Attenuation modifications are within
equipment limits.
Detailed ad-hoc analysis of the unmodified and
modified unloaded Ec/Io calculations can be
performed to gain further insight into the effects of
attenuation.
4
Click on the Analyzer button to add these datasets

to the workspace.
The unmodified data is loaded into the workspace
under the File name Base and Stream name
Prediction. The modified data is loaded into the
workspace under the File name Scenario and
Stream name Prediction.
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Click on the Report button to generate the Delta

Coverage Report.
This report indicates whether the modifications
generated in Step 2 have helped to reduce the
problems identified in Step 1. For each sector, the
coverage and interference statistics are summarized
for the unloaded pilot data before and after the
Forward Link Attenuation modifications.
Configure Settings (Coverage)
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OPTIMIZE MULTIPLE CARRIERS

You can now select from these reports:
Mobile Rx Power Delta Report
Mobile Tx Power Delta Report
Mobile Forward FER Delta Report
Mobile Tx Gain Adjust Delta Report
Ec/Io Delta Statistics Report
Ec Delta Statistics Report
Configure Settings (Multiple Carriers)
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GSM Missing Neighbor Analysis

The neighbor list as reported by a handset is based on the
list of neighbor candidates broadcast by the base station in
System Information Messages (Type2 and Type3) the BA
list. The handset searches for the cells in the BA list, finds
the 6 strongest signals, decodes their BSIC values, and
reports them back to the base station.
The aim of the Missing Neighbor Analysis is to report
strong cells not seen by a handset as a neighbor cell.
There are two types of missing neighbors:
Virtual Missing Neighbors the cell was seen and
measured by the handset, but the BSIC was not decoded.
Actual Missing Neighbors the cell was not seen at all by
the handset.
This analysis is only concerned with actual missing
neighbors. These cells may have been missed for a variety
of reasons for example, the cell was not in the BA list, or
a large BA list caused sampling problems in the handset,
and so on.
Using a scanner (or two scanners for a dual band handset)
independently of the handset to determine the strongest
cells will enable the missing neighbors to be found. Any
cells seen by the scanner but not seen by the handset can be
considered as a missing neighbor.
The following image shows the options available before
running the analysis:
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Duration for Detection the minimum time, in seconds,

for which a cell must be seen by the scanner before being
reported as a missing neighbor.
Threshold for Detection the minimum signal strength
that the scanner will consider.
Display n Missing Neighbors the maximum number of
missing neighbors to be reported for each serving cell in the
final report.
Decode BSIC in scanner if checked, only cells with
BSICs that could be decoded by the scanner will be
included in the analysis.
Decode Multiband Reporting Parameter controls how
the list of cells is combined from multiple scanners when
using a dual-band handset. If checked, the MBRP is used to
combine the cells in the same way that the handset would
process them; otherwise the top 7 strongest cells are picked,
irrespective of the GSM band that they come from.
RUNNING THE ANALYSIS
When a file is loaded, the Actix Solution automatically
determines the GSM bands used by each handset. To do
this the handset must have previously reported this
information to the network that is, it must have gone into
dedicated mode. If the appropriate scanners are included in
the file, an extra entry will be added in the Workspace
Explorer tree, beneath the handset node the GSM Missing
Neighbor Analysis. Right-clicking on this, and selecting
Display on Workbook, outputs the results onto an Excel
spreadsheet.
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The following information is displayed by the analysis:
Latitude of Serving Cell
Longitude of Serving Cell
Serving Cell BCCH
Serving Cell BSIC
Serving Cell ID
Serving Cell Name
Serving Cell RxLevFull
Serving Cell RxLevSub
Multiband Reporting Parameter (depending on

preferences)
For each serving cell, the following information is

displayed for the missing neighbors:
Missing Neighbor ARFCN
Missing Neighbor BSIC
Missing Neighbor Cell ID
Missing Neighbor Cell Name
Missing Neighbor Occurrence
Missing Neighbor RxLev
These highlighted fields require the cell to be contained in

the currently loaded cell sites database in the Actix
Solution. Note also that the signal level fields are average
values.
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Querying data
About the Analysis Manager
Queries are a means of searching and filtering data, based
on user-defined events and thresholds. Once a query has
been created, it appears in the Workspace Explorer window
as a new data attribute under the Queries data group.
To generate and edit queries, use the Analysis Manager.
Starting the Analysis Manager
From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager. The
Analysis Manager window's New Analysis tab displays
these icons:
Icon
What each analysis type does

Crosstab Query Generates statistics across one or
more dimensions.
Binned Query Attributes and functions are used to
create a new attribute that shows changes over time,
when displayed on a map, chart or table.
Filter Query Removes data from the output, based
on an expression involving attributes and functions.
Histogram Query Summary breakdown of an
expression into histogram data with user-defined
bars.
Statistic Query Summary statistics (for example
mean, max, min) for an expression over the logfile.
Event Query Statistics triggered by a specific type
of event in the logfile.
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Using an existing analysis

Each open data stream in the Workspace Explorer will have
its own Queries data group (once Queries have been
created or imported).
You can then display the query data attribute on maps,

charts or tables as appropriate, by right-clicking on the
query as you would for any other data attribute.
If you rename a query, data previously generated by the
original query name is not saved in the Workspace.
Saving the active workspace also saves all queries in the
Query Manager, along with all defined filters. You may
also Import queries from workspace files on disk into the
active workspace. This makes it easy to share useful
queries with other users.
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ABOUT QUERY TYPES

About Crosstab Queries
The Crosstab query is used to generate statistics
across one or more dimensions.
It is useful for producing high-level overviews, especially
where large data sets are used (for example, in Abis files).
The query allows you to identify problem areas and to draw
conclusions from the statistics.
When you display the results of the query in a workbook or
in the Statistics Explorer, you should see something like
this:
Total
Stat 1
Stat 2
Stat 3
Stat 4
Stat 5
Dim 1
Dim 2
Dim 2
Dim 2
Dim 1
Dim 2
Dim 2
Dim 2
'Dimensions'
are criteria by
which
statistics are
reported
'Statistics' are report-specific measurements

extracted from the database and calculated over
time and dimension(s)
From the Statistics Explorer you can then manipulate the

data to view it using a different dimension (or by using a
pivot table in a workbook).
About Binned Queries
The Binned query allows you to generate a new
expression (as a parameter) based on existing parameters.
This is useful for adding non-standard queries, for example
for pilot pollution or path-loss, where each vendor will
have their own definition for the query.
Binned Queries are similar to Custom Attributes, except
that Binned Queries use a single line expression and
Custom Attributes are multi-line.
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About Filter Queries

A Filter query removes data from the output, based
on an expression involving attributes and functions.
For example, you could create a filter query called Poor
Coverage, where the query only passes data from the
expression Coverage with a value less than 95 dBm.
Once you have created several queries, you can access
them through a right-click on a data attribute in the
Workspace Explorer: Within the Workspace Explorers tree
view, the filter is applied at the stream level.
About Histogram Queries

The Histogram query processes data for a single
dimension into a bar chart, which is good for producing a
high-level view of the data.
This data is available for any time-series data displayed in a workbook. It can also be
displayed using the Histogram button in a chart.
About Statistic Queries
The Statistic query allows you to generate data based
on the statistics available for a single dimension. It is useful
for generating a high-level view for system metrics
purposes.
This data is available for any time-series data displayed in a workbook.
About Event Queries
An Event query is like a Crosstab query, except that
multi-dimensional statistics are only collected within a
user-defined 'window' around a specific type of event or
trigger. A window exists for a limited number of messages
or amount of time before and/or after the event is triggered.
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In a given log file there will be a window for each

occurrence of the specified trigger event. Where windows
overlap, the overlapping messages are evaluated only once
each in the multi-dimensional query.
About Load Time, Full Load and Minimal Load

A Load Time query is any normal query that has been
specified to be a Load Time query. All Load Time queries
existing in a worksession will run whenever a data file is
next loaded.
Load Mode controls the type and detail of data loaded when
you load a data file. The two possible modes are Full and
Minimal.
In Full Load, all data attributes are loaded from

the specified data file. This can take a
considerable time and should only be used when
creating or editing Load Time queries.
In Minimal Load, only user-selected Scenarios

or Load Time queries are loaded.
Scenarios are collections of Load Time queries that can be

applied to PCM Link data, as it is loaded. You select the
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Note that only Actix can create and edit Scenarios.
Create a Crosstab Query

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3
4
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From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager to

display the New Analysis tab of the Analysis
Manager dialog.
From the panel, select Crosstab Query and click
New to display the Crosstab Query Wizard dialog:
Follow the instructions on the dialog to form the

query.
When selecting an expression, click the right arrow
button to display a drop-down list of available
attributes/parameters. You can also create a New
expression or Edit the listed expression, which in
each case opens the Expression Builder dialog.
The New Statistic and Edit Statistic buttons open the

Statistic (see Statistic dialog on page 371) dialog.
You can use the Filter (see Filter Wizard on page 305)
button to refine the query.
TIPS FOR WRITING CROSSTAB QUERIES
Improving query efficiency
A Crosstab Query is evaluated by processing each message
in turn, in the following sequence:
1
The query filter is evaluated (button in bottom left

hand corner of the Crosstab Query wizard).
2 Dimensions are evaluated in order from top to
bottom of the dimension list.
3 Statistics are evaluated in order from top to bottom
of the statistics list. For each statistic, first the
statistics filter is evaluated, then the statistics
expression.
As each stage described above is evaluated successfully,
the query passes to the next stage until the message has
satisfied every stage. The query then moves on to the next
message.
If a filter or dimension is not satisfied for a given message,
the message is discarded and the query moves on to the
next message.
To increase the efficiency of the query, eliminate unwanted
messages by the query filter or a dimension (that is, at the
highest level in this sequence).
Improving efficiency (2)
If a query has many dimensions, performance may be
improved by reducing the resolution of data, for example, a
query with RxLev and RxQual as dimensions would run
more rapidly by rounding the dimension expressions using
the mround function.
mround(RxLev,5)
This rounds RxLev to the nearest multiple of five, reducing

the combinations of RxLev and RxQual stored in the query.
Count statistics
A typical Crosstab Query might be to count the number of
times a certain message occurs, with another attribute as a
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dimension (for example, a count of Handover Fail

messages for every Serving Cell ID).
The statistic should be defined like this:
The expression being counted is '1'. This is only being

evaluated when the filter is being passed - that is, when
A_Message_Type = 22 (handover failure).
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The format in the filter expression should be set to 'count',

as shown here:
CROSSTAB QUERY EXAMPLE

1
2
3
4

Manager dialog.
From the panel, double-click Crosstab Query to
display the Crosstab Query Wizard dialog.
For the name of the query, type in CDMA Server
Statistics.
Click New Expression to open the Expression
Builder dialog.
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5
6
For the Description, type in Serving Site.

In the expression pane, type in:
state(ServingCellID)
7
8
Click OK.
Create these new expressions:
Name
Serving Sector
Expression
CallType = 2
CDMA_CallType==2
CallType = 1
CDMA_CallType==1
CallType = 0
CDMA_CallType==0
state(ServingSectorID)
ServFreqChannelState state(ServFreqChannel)
ServingCellIDState
state(ServingCellID)
ServingSectorIDState
state(ServingSectorID)
9 Click on the Expressions tab.

10 Select Serving Site and click Select Column. Do
the same for Serving Sector.
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11 Click New Statistic to create these statistics,

selecting the expressions already created or by
selecting the appropriate CDMA data attributes:
Name
Percent Dropped
Expression/Parameter
CallType = 2
Method
Percent True
Percent Failed
CallType = 1
Percent True
Percent Good
CallType = 0
Percent True
Average FER
DownLink Measurements >

ForwardFER
Mean
Average Ec/Io

EcIo_1stBest
Mean
Average Receive Power

MobileReceivePower
Mean
Count of Dropped Calls
Event Data > CallDropped
Count
Count of Failed Calls
Event Data > OutgoingCallFail
Count
Count of Good Calls
Event Data > CallCompleted
Count
12 In the last pane, check all the statistics boxes.

13 Click OK.
Create a Binned Query

1

Manager dialog.
2 From the panel, select Binned Query and click
New to display the Expression Builder dialog.
3 Enter the details of the expression to be evaluated in
every bin (data grouping).
4 To set the Binning Settings for the query, click
Binning to open the Binning Settings dialog.
5 Select the binning method for this query. The
'Default' binning method is that defined using (from
the main menu) Tools | Preferences.
The parameters displayed in the dialog change to match the binning method.
In this example, the 'Distance' binning method has
been selected, which has expanded the dialog.
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Define the binning settings and click OK to return

to the Binned Query Wizard dialog.
7 Click OK to complete the query definition.
BINNED QUERY EXAMPLE

This query is designed to help identify interference in CDMA data.
1 From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager to
Manager dialog.
2 From the panel, double-click Binned Query to
open the Expression Builder and create a new
expression.
3 Under Description, type in the name of the
expression to be Number of Pilots above 14.
4 In the expression pane, type in:
array_count(EcIo_for_Nth_Best_Pilot[],
>,-14
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In the top right corner, set the Format to CDMA

PN Count.
In this example, we are using the 'Default' binning
setting, set using Tools | Preferences.
6 Click Binning to check that the query is using the
'Default' setting.
7 Click OK to close the Wizard, then click OK to
close the Analysis Manager.
8 From the Workspace Explorer, right-click the query
and select Display on Chart to view the results of
the query.
9 Display the Event Dropped Calls on the Chart to
view dropped calls from the handset.
10 Display the Event OutgoingCallFail on the Chart
to view failed calls from the handset.
Notice the correlation between call problems and the number of serving Pilots.
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Create a Filter Query

1

Manager dialog.
2 From the panel, select Filter and click New to open
the Filter Wizard dialog:
You can also right-click on a stream in the Workspace Explorer and select Filter, Create a
new filter to open the Filter Wizard dialog.
5
6
7
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Type in a name for the filter.

Choose a name that you and other users will
understand laterfor example Poor Coverage.
Ideally the filter name should incorporate the name
of the expression (in this case Coverage) and a
qualifier such as Good, Poor, Bad and so on.
Select an expression for the filter.
expression or Edit the listed expression, which in
each case opens the Expression Builder dialog.
Select an operator for the filter.
Type in or select a related threshold value.
Click OK to complete the query definition.
FILTER QUERY EXAMPLE

This query is designed to filter poor quality in CDMA data.
1 From the Workspace Explorer, right-click on the
attribute Downlink Measurements>EcIo_1stBest,
and select Display on Map.
2 Right-click on the attribute Downlink
Measurements>MobileReceivePower, and select
Display on Chart.
3 Right-click on the handset data stream and select
Filter, then Create a New Filter to open the Filter
Wizard.
4 Enter Poor Quality as the name of the filter.
5 Click on the right-arrow of the attribute picker and
select CDMA > DownLink Measurements >
ForwardFER.
6
7

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Notice that the other dialogs update to show the
Create a Histogram Query

1

Manager dialog.
2 From the panel, select Histogram.
3 Click New to open the Histogram Wizard. If you
select one of the last two histogram types, the dialog
expands to provide more options:

attributes (the attribute picker).
You can also create a New expression or Edit the
listed expression, which in each case opens the
Expression Builder dialog.
To create a more complex query, click Filter to
display the Filter (see Filter Wizard on page 305)
dialog.
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HISTOGRAM QUERY EXAMPLE

This query creates a histogram for the CDMA attribute HandoffState.
1 From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager to
Manager dialog.
2 From the panel, double-click Histogram to open
the Histogram Wizard.
3 Type in the name of the query to be Handoff
State.
4 For the expression, click on the right-arrow of the
attribute picker and select CDMA > Dedicated
Radio Link > HandoffState.
5
6
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Select the radio button I want to specify ranges for

my histogram.
Enter the following information:
In the Minimum Value box, type -0.5.
In the Maximum Value box, type 10.5.
In the No. of Columns box, type 11.
Click Generate.
The column definitions appear in the box:
8
9
Click OK to close the Wizard and OK to close the

Analysis Manager.
Queries > Histograms > Handoff State and select
Display on Chart.
The histogram is now displayed:
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Create a Statistic Query

1
2
3
4
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open the New Analysis tab of the Analysis Manager
dialog.
From the panel, select Statistic and click New to
open the Statistic Wizard.
Type in a descriptive name for the query.
Select or type in the name of an expression.
You can click the right arrow button to display a
drop-down list of available attributes/parameters.
You can also create a New expression or Edit the

listed expression, which in each case opens the
Expression Builder dialog. Here is a simple
example:
If you select an option to exclude data, the dialog

expands to allow you to define the top and bottom
percentages or values to exclude.
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Click OK to complete the query definition.
STATISTIC QUERY EXAMPLE

1

dialog.
2 From the panel, double-click Statistic to open the
Statistic Wizard.
3 Type in the name CDMA FER for the query.
4 For the expression, click on the right-arrow of the
attribute picker and select CDMA > DownLink
Measurements > ForwardFER.
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6
7
8
From the radio buttons, select Yes, I want to

exclude a total number of values from the
calculation.
In both exclusion boxes, type 2.
Click OK to close the Wizard, and click OK to
close the Analysis Manager.
Queries > Statistics > CDMA FER and select
Display on Table.
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The statistics are now displayed in a table:
Create an Event Query

1
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dialog.
From the panel, double-click Event Query to open
the Event Query Wizard.
Under Trigger Selection, at the right of the trigger

input box, click the arrow button to display a dropdown list of available attributes/parameters, and
select a trigger expression.
You can also create a new expression or edit the listed expression by pressing Edit. This
opens the Expression Builder dialog.
4 Click the appropriate radio button to define the
window type as based on time or number of
measurement reports.
5 In the text boxes, enter the size of the window
before and after each trigger event. Window size is
defined in terms of milliseconds or a number of
measurement reports.
You may wish to discriminate between data from different sources when evaluating an
Event query. For example, in an Abis file containing interleaved messages from many
simultaneous calls, you may want each window only to consider messages from the same
call as the trigger event. In this case, set Discriminator to Abis_Call_Id. When there is
only one source (for example, with drive test files), leave the discriminator blank.
6 Click Next to proceed.
The next dialog in the wizard allows you to define
the query that will be evaluated in each window.
This dialog is effectively the same as that used
when you create a Crosstab Query.
EVENT QUERY EXAMPLE
1

dialog.
2 From the panel, double-click Event Query to open
the Event Query Wizard.
3 Click on Edit to open the Expression Builder
dialog.
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Enter the expression as follows:
Click OK to close the dialog.
Complete the Event Query Wizard as follows:
7
8
9
Click Next to open the second page of the wizard.

Enter a name for the query.
Click New Statistic to open the Statistic dialog.
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10 Complete the dialog as follows:
11 Click OK to close the dialog and OK again to

complete the query.
12 Display and examine the query in the Statistics
Explorer.
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Build and edit expressions

You can use the Expression Builder to construct and
maintain expressions for use within queries. Type in a
Description1 for the expression, and then either type the
expression into the upper expression pane directly2, or click
on the various buttons, parameters and commands in the
lower part of the dialog to build up the expression.
Click the symbol buttons3 to add the appropriate symbol to

the expression in the window.
Double-click an attribute from the Parameters tab4 to add it
to the expression.
The Expressions tab5 lists all existing expressions in the
current workspace. You can nest these expressions to create
a powerful new expression. Double-click an expression to
display it in the expression window. Then double-click on a
parameter or expression to make this the value acted upon
by the expression.
The <Values> pane6 allows you to set the value for the
parameter.
Click a command7 to add it to the expression. A pop-up
message explains how you can use the selected command.
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The Format selector8 indicates how the expression will be

treated, in terms of units, histogram bar definition, colors
on a map, and so on.
The attribute picker9 allows you to select any permissible
attribute.
Edit an existing query

1
From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager,

then the Existing Analyses tab of the Analysis
Manager dialog.
From the list panel, select the required query and
click Edit.
Alternatively, from the Workspace Explorer, right-click on the query and select Edit
Analysis Definition.
The appropriate query wizard dialog then opens.
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Delete an existing query

1
From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager,

then the Existing Analyses tab of the Analysis
Manager dialog.
Select the required query from the list panel and
click Delete to remove the query.
The selected query no longer appears in the Existing

Analyses tab of the Analysis Manager dialog or
under the Queries heading in the Workspace
Explorer.
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Import a query
This procedure allows you to import both normal and Load Time queries.
1 Select Tools | Analysis Manager to open the
Analysis Manager dialog.
2 Click Import to open the Import Queries dialog.

3 Select the Actix Query File (*.xml) and click OK.
The selected query now appears in the Existing
Analyses tab of the Analysis Manager dialog and
under the Queries heading in the Workspace
Explorer.
You will lose all queries you generate in the current worksession, unless you either save
the workspace or export each query.
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Export a query
1
Select Tools | Analysis Manager to open the

2 Go to the Existing Analyses tab and select the
appropriate query.
3 Click Export to open the Export Queries dialog.

4 Select the appropriate folder and type in the name
of the Actix Query File (including the *.xml
extension) and click OK.
The selected query now appears in the Existing
Analyses tab, and in the Workspace Explorer, under
the Queries heading.
You will lose all queries you generate in the current worksession, unless you either save
the workspace or export each query.
If 'Execute at Load Time' is set to yes, this query is exported to the location specified in
Tools | Preferences, File Locations, Load Time Queries. See Set as Load Time query.
Set as Load Time query

The Load Mode should be set to 'Full' before you create or edit a Load Time query. The
Load Mode setting is under Tools | Preferences, in the General Settings, PCM Link
section.
1 Select Tools | Analysis Manager to open the
appropriate query.
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Click Load Time to open the Execute at Load Time

column:
4 Select Yes.
This query is exported to the location specified in Tools | Preferences, File Locations,
Load Time Queries.
Load Time Queries are only applied to logfiles loaded after the query was imported or
edited.
Set the Load Mode

To set the Load Mode
1 Select Tools | Preferences to open the Preferences
dialog.
2 In the General Settings, PCM Link section, set the
Load Mode to 'Full' or 'Minimal' (the default).
Select one or more Load Time queries

To select one or more Load Time queries
Either:
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For each appropriate query, set to Execute at

Load Time.
Import Load Time queries as described under

Import a query.
Select a Scenario
To select a Scenario
1 Select Tools | Choose Scenario to open the Attach
Load Time Queries dialog.
2 Click to put a check mark against each Scenario that
is to be applied to each logfile opened in the current
worksession.
Remember, the more Scenarios that are selected, the longer the data takes to load.
Once you have set the Load Mode correctly, and have
selected your Load Time queries or Scenario, you are ready
to open a new data file.
Change the name of a query

1
Select Tools | Analysis Manager to open the

appropriate query.
3 Export the query under a new name.
4 Import the query.
Troubleshooting Queries
HOW DO I DISPLAY ONLY NEWLY ACTIVATED SITES?
There are several ways to achieve this. One is to create a
Filter query, and the other is to create a Crosstab query and
filter the results through the Statistics Explorer.
To create a filter for one cell site
1 From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager,
and create a new Filter.
2 Select Site Data Node > ServingCellID as the
attribute to filter, and enter the name as it appears in
the Workspace Explorer.
3 From the Workspace Explorer, right-click your
stream name and choose the Filters option. Select
the filter you have just created to enable it.
All data you display will now be filtered for just
that site.
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To create a crosstab query for the cell site

1 From the Tools menu, select Analysis Manager,
and create a new Crosstab query.
2 Enter ServingCellID as the dimension, and leave
the statistics blank.
3 Display your results on the Statistics Explorer.
4 Select the row for the site you want to filter, and
click on the Filter button.
All other data views will now be filtered while the
Filter button is enabled.
Analysis Manager reference

ANALYSIS MANAGER DIALOG
New Analysis tab
To define a new query
From the New Analysis tab, click on the
appropriate query icon.
Existing Analysis tab
From the Existing Analyses tab, select one of the

existing queries from the panel. The queries are
grouped by typefor example, Crosstab,
Binned, Filter and so on.
You can also add existing queries from another folder on

your PC or network by clicking Import and selecting the
appropriate query file. You can also Export the query data
as a file for other users.
CROSSTAB QUERY WIZARD
The New Expression and Edit Expression buttons open
the Expression Builder dialog.
The New Statistic and Edit Statistic buttons open the
Statistic dialog.
BINNED QUERY WIZARD
The Binning button in the Expression Builder dialog
displays the Binning Settings dialog. This allows you to
override (for this query) the global default binning settings
defined under Tools | Preferences.
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FILTER WIZARD
The Filter Wizard lets you create a filter query. Filters
allow you to specify data that will be removed from a
selection.
When you type in a name for the filter, choose a name that
you and other users will understand later, for example
Poor Coverage. Ideally the filter name should incorporate
the name of the expression (in this case Coverage) and a
qualifier such as Good, Poor, Bad and so on. There are
several ways you can select an expression for the filter:
Choose the expression from a drop-down menu
Click the right-arrow to select from the attribute

picker
Click New to create a new expression in the

Expression Builder
Click Edit to alter a selected expression in the

Expression Builder.
You then select an operator for the filter, and type in or

select a related threshold value.
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HISTOGRAM WIZARD
When selecting an expression, click the right arrow button
to display a drop-down list of available
expression or Edit the listed expression, which in each case
opens the Expression Builder dialog. The Filter button at
the bottom left also allows you to define a filter expression.
When specifying discrete values, you can use either or both

of the Minimum and Maximum boxes. Enter the value and
click Add to display the text Equal to <value>. You can
specify the range for each column:
Individually, by entering the Minimum and

Maximum values for a column and clicking
Add.
Automatically, by specifying the Minimum and

Maximum Values for the entire range, together
with the Number of Columns. Then click
Generate.
In each case, entering a Minimum Value will generate the

text Greater than <value>, and entering a Maximum
Value will generate the text less than <value>. Check the
related Inclusive box to set the text to Greater than or
equal to or less than or equal to.
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You can change a column definition by double-clicking on

it in the window. The appropriate values and settings will
be displayed in the Minimum and Maximum Value and
related boxes. Make any necessary changes and click
Update. The text in the column definition window changes
to reflect the new settings.
STATISTIC WIZARD
This dialog allows you to create a statistical query based on
a particular statistical technique applied to a selected data
attribute. You can also apply a filter to the attributes data
before using the statistical technique.
The New and Edit buttons open the Expression Builder

dialog.
QUERY WINDOW DEFINITION
This dialog lets you define a query window. This is a query
for calculating statistics before, during or after a selected
event. Select an event from the drop-down list, or click
New or Edit to open the Filter Wizard dialog to create a
new filter. You can then define the window in terms of the
number or milliseconds before or after the selected event,
or, if based on measurement reports, the number of reports
before or after the event.
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FILTER DIALOG
This dialog lets you select which filters to apply to the data.
The filter window displays all available filters for selection.
Click on a filter to check or uncheck its selection box. Click
New or Edit to open the Filter Wizard (see page 305) and
create a new filter or edit an existing filter.
There are two radio buttons below the filter window. Select
OR where you want to exclude data that matches any of the
selected filter criteria, or select AND where you want to
exclude data that matches each one of the selected filter
criteria.
EVENT QUERY WIZARD
The first dialog in this wizard allows you to define the
triggering event and the period before and the period after
the event to include.
The second dialog is similar to the Crosstab Query.
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Archiving data using Network Images

About Network Imaging
You may want to process a large number of log files, but
are only interested in specific data parameters. In Actix
Solutions, you can group this information together under a
unique collection of data, called a network image. A
network image is a single data file (.dat file) that contains
the results of a series of queries run on a set of logfiles.
More logfiles can be queried and added to the network
image, increasing the size of the data file.
You cannot include an A or Abis file in a network image.
Each Actix Solution contains default network image
templates that each contain a set of data parameters. You
can then create several images from each definition, for
example for consecutive months. Data from these network
images can then be collated to see how key network
parameters have changed over time.
Once you have created a network image file from a
template and attached it to the workspace, you can use it to
define which data attributes are to be involved in a batch
load. Batch-loading allows you to import a small number of
important data parameters without needing to load all of
each file.
When all the files have been processed, you can examine
the batched data attributes in the same way as you would
for standard data attributes, using maps, charts and so on.
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Create a new network image file

1
2
Select Network Image | Create Network Image to

open the Create Network Image dialog.
Select a network image template and click OK to
open the Save As dialog.

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Attach an existing network image file

1
Select Network Image | Attach Network Image to

display the Select Network Image File dialog.
Select a network image file from the list and click

Open.
The Workspace Explorer updates to show the
selected network image as active under the Network
Image heading.

network image file to be used to define those data
attributes involved in the batch load.
From the pop-up menu, select the Batch Load Files
option.
Batch load data files

3

box reports on the status of the batch load.
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The batched data attributes now appear in the

Workspace Explorer, ready for analysis.
Load streams from the Workspace Explorer to a Network Image

You can copy loaded data from the Workspace Tree-view
into a Network Image. This can be useful if you want to
look at the data before adding it to the Image. It also allows
you to do some processing firstfor example,
superstreaming drive test and call trace data. In this way,
you can create a Network Image of uplink data that can be
displayed on the Map.
To copy a stream into a Network Image
1 Load a logfile as normal.
2 Process the data as required (for example, create a
Superstream).
3 Create a Network Image.
4 Right click on your Network Image and select Load
Stream.
5 Pick a stream from all loaded streams (including
Superstreams).
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Network Explorer
About Network Explorer
The Network Explorer allows you to browse and edit
loaded network information. This data is stored in a text
file known as the CellRefs file (which can have any name).
To set which text file your Actix Solution uses as its CellRefs network information file,
select Tools | Preferences and specify the CellRefs File Location.
Select Tools | Network Explorer to open the
Network Explorer window:
You can also import network element information from

delimited text files, using the Import button.
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USE THE NETWORK EXPLORER

From the right-hand parameter panel, you can control how
the parameters of the network elements are displayed, and
edit individual parameters.
To
Sort the
elements
Do this
Click on a parameter column heading.
Edit an
Click on the parameter and type in the new value. Once you have finished
element
editing the values for an element, click Update to enter the new values into
parameter the network element database.
Find a
matching
value
Enter the value into the box below the toolbar and click Find Next.
This search facility lets you use wildcard characters, character lists, or
character ranges, in any combination, to match strings:
Characters Matches in string
in pattern
?
Any single character.
Zero or more characters.
Any single digit (09).
[charlist]
Any single character in charlist.

A group of one or more characters (charlist) enclosed in
brackets ([ ]) can be used to match any single character in string
and can include almost any character code, including digits. To
match the special characters left bracket ([), question mark (?),
number sign (#), and asterisk (*), enclose them in brackets. The
right bracket (]) cannot be used within a group to match itself,
but it can be used outside a group as an individual character.
A hyphen () can be used to separate the upper and lower
bounds of a range of characters. For example, [A-Z] results in a
match if the corresponding character position in string contains
any uppercase letters in the range AZ. Multiple ranges are
included within the brackets without delimiters. A hyphen ()
can appear either at the beginning (after an exclamation point if
one is used) or at the end of charlist to match itself. In any other
location, the hyphen is used to identify a range of characters.
When a range of characters is specified, they must appear in
ascending sort order (from lowest to highest). For example, [AZ] is a valid pattern, but [Z-A] is not.
The character sequence [] is considered a zero-length string
("").
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To
Do this
[!charlist]
Any single character not in charlist.

An exclamation point (!) at the beginning of charlist means that
a match is made if any character except the characters in
charlist is found in string. When used outside brackets, the
exclamation point matches itself.
In some languages, there are special characters in the alphabet that represent
two separate characters. For example, several languages use the character ""
to represent the characters "a" and "e" when they appear together. The search
feature recognizes that the single special character and the two individual
characters are equivalent.
When a language that uses a special character is specified in the system locale
settings, an occurrence of the single special character in either pattern or
string matches the equivalent 2-character sequence in the other string.
Similarly, a single special character in a pattern enclosed in brackets (by
itself, in a list, or in a range) matches the equivalent 2-character sequence in
string.
IMPORT NETWORK ELEMENTS FROM A FILE
To import all network element data
This will overwrite your existing cellrefs.txt file, so you may want to create a backup of that
file and keep it in a safe location before following these steps.
From New Template.
You can also right-click to display the pop-up menu, select Import and then Import From
New Template.
Note the Data Preview section, which is common to

both tabs of the dialog. The name of the selected
text file appears at the top of the section. The pane
below the file name shows how the contents of the
selected text file appear, based on the current import
selections.
4
5
Type in a meaningful Description for the template.

Set the Column Delimiter, Number of rows to be
ignored and Array (list) Separator according to
the format used in your network information file.
Avoid using the same character as a column delimiter, array separator or decimal
separator.
6 Set the other parameters as appropriate.
file.

icon:
Key fields you must select a field type for this
field, but you cannot set a default value.
Required fields these must be bound to a
particular type or must have a default value set.
Other fields binding particular field types or
setting default values is not strictly necessary for
this field.
8
Under the Columns heading, click on a setting for a

particular field.
9 Select a column description from the drop-down
list. The Wizard then displays the selected
parameter against the appropriate column.
10 Set the default value for that field as appropriate.
11 Continue for all appropriate columns.

Explorer.
If any errors occurred during the import, a message box will let you know. All errors that
occurred during the import are written to the file 'error.log' in the \actix\analyzer\bin\cellrefs
folder.
If the cellplan file is updated, you can use the template you have created on the new file.
Because you can reuse the template, you do not have to repeat work you have already
done, including the column-by-column parameter assignment. See the Preferences dialog
for more information.
Notes for GSM users

The cellrefs file can hold data describing three levels of the
GSM infrastructure hierarchy:
Cellsite
BSC
MSC
At its minimal level, the GSM cellrefs file should hold

rows starting with the keyword GSM_Site (describing the
ID and location of the site) and GSM_Cell (describing all
cell-specific data such as Azimuth, Beamwidth, BCCH, CI,
BSIC etc). The Site ID column is the link between these
two definitions.
If the (optional) final column of the GSM_Cell row
(BSCID) is used, there must be a corresponding row
(keyword GSM_BSC) describing the BSC ID, MSC ID and
BSC name. This also means that there must be a
corresponding row (keyword GSM_MSC) describing the
MSC ID and name. So if the BSCID column is used in the
GSM_Cell row, all other data in the hierarchy must exist in
the cellrefs file, or the cell sector will not be displayed on
the map.
The benefit of including the BSC and MSC row definitions
is that these values can be used in the map legend, allowing
cells to be color-coded according to their BSC.
CREATE A NEW ELEMENT
To add a new cell or site element
1 Click New from the toolbar.
2 Select the new element type.
You can also right-click to display the pop-up

menu, select New and then the element type.
3
Click next to each field and enter the appropriate

value.
LEAVE THE NETWORK EXPLORER

When you have finished viewing or editing the network
element data, click the Exit button in the top right corner of
the window.
If you have made any changes to the data, you are
prompted like this:
You have made changes to
<pathname>\cellrefs.txt. Do you want to
save them now?
Click Yes to save the changes and No to ignore the
changes.
Network Explorer reference

NETWORK EXPLORER TOOLBAR REFERENCE
This control
Back
Does this
Returns to the Network Explorer display as it was before the last control
selection.
Forward
Shows the next display state of the Network Explorer. This only works if
you previously selected Back.
Up
Moves up on level in the network hierarchy in the Detailed View panel.
Update
Applies any changes made to the currently selected CellRefs file.
Refresh
Updates the Network Explorer interface.
Stop
Stops the Network Explorer interface from updating.
Import
Imports network elements from an existing text file.
New
Creates a new network element.
Delete
Removes the currently selected element.
View All
Find This
Searches the element data for a match to the text entered in the box.
CUSTOM IMPORT WIZARD

Template Import Settings dialog
Description
Enter a line of text to describe the imported data.
Delimiters
Select the character used in the text file to separate columns of

data. Choose from Tab, Semicolon, Comma, Space, or define an
alternative (Other) delimiter.
First row contains

headers
Check this box if the first one or more rows in the text file contain
column header information rather than data.
Number of rows to
be ignored
Enter the number of header rows to exclude when importing the

data.
Array (List)
Separator
Enter the character used to separate values in an array. May not

clash with the column delimiter or the decimal separator.
Decimal Separator
Select the character used as the decimal point. May not clash with
the column delimiter or the array separator.
Latitude/Longitude
Format
Select the latitude/longitude format from a list of available

formats.
Coordinate System
Select the coordinate system from a list of available coordinate

system definitions.
The Data Preview section is common to both tabs of the
dialog. The name of the selected text file appears at the top
of the section. The pane below the file name shows how the
contents of the selected text file appear, based on the
current import selections.
Template Column Settings dialog
The Column Settings tab allows you to associate a network

parameter with a column of data in the text file. Click on
the second Column next to the appropriate field and bind
the field to a selected column type. You can also enter a
default value for non-Key fields.
Key fields these must be bound to a specific data field.
Required fields these can either be bound to a specific
field, or have a default value set, or both. If bound to a
column type, the default value is set when there is a gap in
the network data. If set to 'Ignore', the default value is used
for every instance of that data.
Other fields these can be bound to a specific field and
have a default value set as required.
The Data Preview section is common to both tabs of the
dialog. The name of the selected text file appears at the top
of the section. The pane below the file name shows how the
contents of the selected text file appear, based on the
current import selections.
NEW ELEMENT VALUES DIALOG

This dialog opens when you click the New button from the
Network Explorer toolbar.
Two columns show the fields available for the new element
and the values for each field. To enter a value for a field,
click on the space opposite the name for the field, and then
select or enter a value.
Default Import Templates

You can select the following templates from the Automatic
Import Template field of the Preferences dialog (opened
by the main Tool menu, Preferences command):
Any template name ending in 'comma' is the equivalent of
the template without the comma, but will use commas as
the decimal delimiters.
An example input file would look similar to this

(depending on the technology being used):
Site
Name
Site
ID
Lat
Long
Sector
ID
AZIMUT
Antenna
3db Hor
EIRP
02AER1
02AER
xx.xxxxx
a.aaaaaaaaa
02AER1
40
65
0 Not in use
02AER2
02AER
xx.xxxxx
a.aaaaaaaaa
02AER2
160
65
0 Not in use
02AER3
02AER
xx.xxxxx
a.aaaaaaaaa
02AER3
280
65
0 Not in use
02AGM0
02AGM
yy.yyyyyyyy
b.bbbbbbbbb
02AGM0
360
0 Not in use
02ALI1
02ALI
zz.zzzzzzzz
c.ccccccccc
02ALI1
70
65
0 Not in use
02ALI2
02ALI
zz.zzzzzzzz
c.ccccccccc
02ALI2
190
65
0 Not in use
BCCH
MCC
MNC
LAC
CI
BSIC
69
206
102
12611
72
206
102
12612
66
206
102
12192
62
206
402
12339
80
206
402
12774
69
206
402
12775
Once the data has been processed and saved as a cellrefs.txt

file, the format now looks like this:
; #NetworkData datafile
GSM_Site
91ZEL0
91ZEL
j.jjjjjjjjjjjjj
r.rrrrrrrrr
GSM_Site
91ZOC3
91ZOC
k.kkkkkkkkkkkkk
s.sssssssss
GSM_Site
91ZOT0
91ZOT
l.lllllllllllll
t.ttttttttt
GSM_Site
91ZUL3
91ZUL
m.mmmmmmmmmmmmm
u.uuuuuuuuu
GSM_Cell
02AER
02AER1
40
65
69
206
102
12611
GSM_Cell
02AER
02AER2
160
65
72
206
102
12612
GSM_Cell
02AER
02AER3
280
65
66
206
102
12192
GSM_Cell
02AGM
02AGM0
360
62
206
402
12339
GSM_Cell
02ALI
02ALI1
70
65
80
206
402
12774
CDMA TEMPLATE
Delimiter:
TAB
Header Lines:
ArraySeparator:
Coordinate
Format:
(-)DDD.dddddd
Coordinate
System:
World Geodetic System 1984 (GPS)
Column
Data Field
Format Group
Site_Name
string
SiteID/ECP ID
string
Latitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Longitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Sector_ID
string
Azimuth
Degrees
-360 to 360
Beamwidth
Beamwidth Angle
0 to 360
EIRP
integer
PN
CDMA PN
0 to 511
10
MCC
GSM MCC
0 to 999
11
SID
integer
12
NID
integer
13
BID
integer
Range
GSM TEMPLATE
Delimiter:
TAB
Header Lines:
ArraySeparator:
Coordinate
Format:
(-)DDD.dddddd
Coordinate
System:
Column
Data Field
Format Group
Site Name
string
SiteID
string
Latitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Longitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Sector_ID
string
Azimuth
Degrees
-360 to 360
Beamwidth
Beamwidth Angle
0 to 360
EIRP
integer
BCCH
GSM ARFCN
0 to 885
10
MCC
GSM MCC
0 to 999
11
MNC
GSM MNC
0 to 99
12
LAC
GSM LAC
0 to 65535
13
CI
GSM CI
0 to 65535
14
BSIC
GSM BSIC
0 to 77
Range
IDEN TEMPLATE
Delimiter:
TAB
Header Lines:
ArraySeparator:
Coordinate
Format:
(-)DDD.dddddd
Coordinate
System:
Column
Data Field
Format Group
Site Name
string
SiteID
string
City_Code
integer
Latitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Longitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Sector_ID
string
Azimuth
Degrees
-360 to 360
Beamwidth
Beamwidth Angle
0 to 360
CCCH
GSM ARFCN
0 to 885
10
Color_Codes
array:integer
11
MCC
GSM MCC
12
NDC
integer
13
LAC
GSM LAC
0 to 65535
14
CI
GSM CI
0 to 65535
15
TCH_List
array:integer
16
DLAI
integer
17
Face_Display
integer
18
Azimuth_Display
Degrees
19
Phase_Display
integer
Range
0 to 999
-360 to 360
IS-54 / IS-136 TEMPLATE

Delimiter:
TAB
Header Lines:
ArraySeparator:
Coordinate
Format:
(-)DDD.dddddd
Coordinate
System:
Column
Data Field
Format Group
Site Name
string
SiteID
string
Latitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Longitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Sector_ID
string
Azimuth
Degrees
-360 to 360
Beamwidth
Beamwidth Angle
0 to 360
EIRP
integer
DCCH
IS136 channel
0 to 2000
10
MCC
GSM MCC
0 to 999
11
SID
integer
12
Band
string
13
Network_Type
string
14
DVCC
IS136 DVCC
1 to 255
15
ACCH
IS136 channel
0 to 2000
16
DCC
integer
17
Traffic_Channels
array:integer
18
Color_Codes
array:integer
19
Face_Display
integer
20
Azimuth_Display
Degrees
21
Phase_Display
integer
Range
-360 to 360
WCDMA TEMPLATE
Delimiter:
TAB
Header Lines:
ArraySeparator:
Coordinate
Format:
(-)DDD.dddddd
Coordinate
System:
Column
Data Field
Format Group
Site_Name
string
SiteID
string
Latitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Longitude
Degrees
-360 to 360
Sector_ID
string
Azimuth
Degrees
-360 to 360
Beamwidth
Beamwidth Angle
0 to 360
EIRP
integer
SC
WCDMA SC
0 to 511
10
MCC
GSM MCC
0 to 999
11
MNC
GSM MNC
0 to 99
12
LAC
GSM LAC
0 to 65535
13
CI
GSM CI
0 to 65535
14
BSIC
GSM BSIC
0 to 77
Range
Custom Attributes
About custom attributes
A custom attribute is an attribute defined by a script file.
The script file needs to be 'run' like an executable program
to process the data and to be displayed in the Workspace
Explorer, under the heading 'Common'. Once a custom
attribute has been added in the Workspace Explorer, you
can display this attribute in, for example, Maps, Charts and
Tables, in the normal manner.
Install custom attributes

Any custom attribute definition files (*.caf files) placed in
its Custom Attributes directory are automatically
recognized. The default location for this directory is:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Custom
Attributes\
Use custom attributes

1
Select Tools | Custom Attribute Manager.

The Custom Attribute Manager dialog opens,
showing all available custom attribute scripts from
all installed custom attribute definition files.
From the dialog, select the appropriate custom

attribute script.
Click Run.
You will be notified when the custom attribute
script has completed.
Click Close to continue.

The custom attribute is now added under the
heading 'Common' in the Workspace Explorer. You
can display this attribute in, for example, Maps,
Charts and Tables in the normal manner.
Custom Attributes 329
Create custom attributes

A custom attribute is defined in a text file and given a .caf
extension. You can use any text editor to create a custom
attribute like the example shown here:
The custom attribute definition should adhere to the file

format defined below. There are two main sections, defined
within the CustomAttribute and CDATA tags:
<CustomAttribute
...
>
<![CDATA[
script defining the custom attribute analysis
]]>
THE CUSTOM ATTRIBUTE TAG

Each custom attribute consists of a root node called
CustomAttribute. This element contains a number of
attributes, some mandatory and others optional (in italics).
The CustomAttribute tag format looks like this:
<CustomAttribute Name="name" Icon="icon ref" BinOp="binop number" >
For example:
<CustomAttribute
Name="MyEcIo_1stBest"
Icon="1950"
BinOp="0"
>
330 Custom Attributes
The attributes are described below:

Attribute
Mandatory Description
Acceptable Values
Name
Yes
Name of the custom

attribute being
defined.
Name must begin with a letter.

Should not contain illegal
characters or spaces.
Icon
Yes
Numeric value that

denotes the icon ID to
be used when
representing the
custom attribute in a
user interface. The
icon must be held in
the AtxRes.dll.
Any icon id that can be found in

AtxRes.dll. 1950 is commonly
used. This represents the time
series icon. See the Reference
section at the end of this
document.
Language
No
Name of language
used to define the
custom attribute.
VBScript, Jscript.
Default: VBScript
BinOp
Yes
Binning operation
used for the custom
attribute.
0 = Returns the average value.

1 = Returns the most frequent
value.
2 = Converts log values to linear
values, averages the result, then
converts this average linear value
back to a log value.
3 = Returns the highest value.
4 = Returns the number of values.
6 = As 1 but retains the last value.
Used for attributes where values
are reported infrequently.
7 = As 2, but used for RxQual
values ranging from 0-7.
Assign the custom attribute* a
value of 4 to make it an event, as
well as associating it with an event
format group.
Attribute
Mandatory Description
FormatGroup No
Name of format
group to be associated
with the custom
attribute.
Acceptable Values
The name of any valid existing
format group, as given in any xml
file in the bin\FormatGroups
folder, for example "Percentage"
in the file fgStandard.xml.
Assigning an unrecognized format
group will simply cause the
custom attribute to use the 'void'
format group.
Default: Void Format group
DataType
No
Data type of the

custom attribute
Boolean, Short, Long, Double,

String, Byte.
Default: Double.
IsArrayType
No
Flag indicating
whether the custom
attribute generates an
array attribute.
1/T/Y means custom attribute is an

array type.
Default: custom attribute is a nonarray type.
*Assigning any invalid value to any of the optional

attributes will cause them to use their defaults.
THE CDATA TAG

The custom attribute element contains a single child node
of type CData_Section. This node type is where the actual
custom attribute script is stored.
<![CDATA[
script defining the custom attribute analysis
]]>
Currently the custom attribute script can only be written in

VBScript and JScript. The custom attribute subsystem in
V4 requires that all custom attributes define a subroutine
called Main that acts as the entry point into the script (the
custom attribute subsystem is expecting to make a call to
this function).
The Main entry point takes two arguments. The first is an
IDispatch pointer to the stream on which the custom
attribute is to be executed. This allows you to both set and
get information from the underlying data store. The second
argument is a string variable that contains the name of the

custom attribute itself.
The entry point for a custom attribute is defined as follows:
Sub Main(dataStream, attrName)
[VBScript]
Function Main(dataStream, attrName)
[JScript]
Given that both scripting languages are loosely typed, we

are not required to declare the data types of each of the
variables.
EXAMPLE CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES

Four_sec_bad_qual.caf
<CustomAttribute Name="Four_sec_bad_qual" Icon="1950" BinOp="2">
<![CDATA[Sub Main(stream, newAttrib)
' shows multiple coverage areas
ProgressBar.InitProgressBar "Running Custom Attribute:# 4 sec of RxQual>=5", 0,
100
Count=stream.Count-1
i = 0
' Start message counting
Consecutive=0
for each msg in stream
servRxLev = msg("ServRxLevFull").Value
servRxQual = msg("ServRxQualFull").Value
if Not IsNUll(servRxLev) then ' if valid value
if servRxQual>=5 then
Consecutive=Consecutive+1
Else
Consecutive=0
end if
' === 8 consecutive measurement report = 8 x 0.48 sec ~ 4 sec ===
' ======= Reset ConsecutiveCount to 0 when RxQual>5 =======
if Consecutive=8 then
if Not IsNull(servRxLev) then
msg(newAttrib).Value = 1
Consecutive=0
end if
end if
' === Show 1 if there is 4 secs qual >=5, message is equivalent to 0.48sec ====
end if
ProgressBar.SetProgressBar (i/Count)*100
i = i + 1
Next
ProgressBar.TerminateProgressBar
End Sub]]>
</CustomAttribute>
Aglnt_CW_RSSI.caf
This custom attribute extracts RSSI from Agilent CW
scanner files and uses an input box to prompt for the
desired frequency.
<CustomAttribute
Name="Aglnt_CW_RSSI"
Icon="1950"
BinOp="0"
><![CDATA[
Sub Main(stream, newAttrib)
FreqInput= InputBox("Enter Frequency in MHz", "Frequency Window")
FreqInput = replace(FreqInput,",","")
FreqInput = replace(FreqInput, ".","")
Count= stream.Count-1
for i=0 to Count
if stream(i).Item("Msg_Class_Code").Value= 182 then
Dim MessageText
Set Message = stream(i)
MessageText = Message.MessageText(4)
FreqPos = 1
Found = False
while (instr(FreqPos,MessageText,"frequency:") > 0) and (not Found)
FreqPos = instr(FreqPos,MessageText,"frequency:")+10
epos= Instr(FreqPos,MessageText,"e")
freqstr= Mid(MessageText,FreqPos, epos-(FreqPos))
freqstr=replace(freqstr,",","")
freqstr=replace(freqstr,".","")
if instr(1,freqstr,FreqInput) then
Found = True
AmpPos= instr(FreqPos,MessageText,"Amplitude:")
if AmpPos > 0 then
RSSIPos= Instr(FreqPos,MessageText,"Amplitude:")
decimalpos= Instr(RSSIPos,MessageText,".")
spacepos= Instr(RSSIPos,MessageText,"(")-1
if decimalpos < spacepos then
RSSIstr= Mid(MessageText,RSSIPos+10,
decimalpos-(RSSIPos+10))
Else
RSSIstr= Mid(MessageText,RSSIPos+10,
spacepos-(RSSIPos+10))
end if
RSSI=cInt(RSSIstr)
Message.Item("Aglnt_CW_RSSI").Value = RSSI
end if
end if
wend
end if
next
End sub
]]>
</CustomAttribute>
iDEN_Handover.caf
This custom attribute is very simple, and just flags a
handover event in iDEN.
<CustomAttribute
Name="iDEN_Handover"
Icon="1950"
BinOp="0"
>
<![CDATA[
Sub Main(stream, newAttrib)
for i=0 to stream.Count-1
Dim MessageText
Set Message = stream(i)
MessageText = Message.MessageText(2)
if instr(1,MessageText, "Handover Success") > 0 then
Message.Item("IDEN_Handover").Value = 1
end if
next
End sub
]]>
</CustomAttribute>
Appendix A File formats supported

This chart was updated on 19 May 2003. Check the Actix
website or your Actix representative for more up-to-date
information.
336 Appendix A File formats supported
Appendix A File formats supported 337
338 Appendix A File formats supported
Appendix B Creating StateForms

CREATE A NEW STATEFORM
1
2
3
From the Tools menu, select Display StateForms

to open a StateForm window.
Right-click on the StateForm window to display the
StateForm menu.
From the menu, select Design Mode to switch on
StateForm editing.
The StateForm window will look similar to this:
Appendix B Creating StateForms 339
Along the top of the window are buttons for

Deleting, Cutting, Copying and Pasting objects, and
Toggling Design Mode:
Next to these are buttons for Selecting objects, and
for creating text Labels, Attribute Value, Array
Attribute Value, Time Chart (see Creating Time
Charts on page 342) and Scan Chart (see Creating
Scan Charts on page 355) objects plus a Group Box
for visually dividing up the StateForm:
The last set of buttons allows you to create a New
Sheet or File, Open and Save Files, and open the
Sheet Manager (see page 341) for controlling all the
sheets you create:
The Design Mode area that represents the final
StateForm is indicated by a background of dots.
On the right of the window, display characteristics
are shown for a selected object (in this example, an
Attribute Bar in the upper right of the StateForm
has been selected).
To create a new form
1 Right-click on the StateForm window again to
display the StateForm menu.
2 Select New File to create a new form.
You can also Open an existing file or Save the current file.
To create a new object on the form
1 Click (on either) Text, Attribute Value, Array
Attribute Value, Time Chart or Scan Chart.
2 In the Design Mode area, click and drag to create a
new object.
This object will now appear highlighted, with its
characteristics shown in the panel on the right.
3 Click in the empty field under 'Attribute' and type in
a data attribute name or select one from the attribute
picker.
4 Change any other characteristics for the object as
required.
340 Appendix B Creating StateForms
To create a new sheet for the file

A form can have more than one sheet, to correspond to different modes of analysis.
1 Right-click on the StateForm window and select
New Sheet.
2 Design this sheet in the normal way.
3 Save the form.
To select a different sheet from a form
1 Right-click on the StateForm window and select
Sheet Selector.
This displays a drop-down list of all available sheets
in the current form.
2 Select the required sheet.
USING THE SHEET MANAGER
When in a StateForm with the Sheet Selector and related
buttons visible, you can open the Sheet Manager dialog by
clicking the last button on the right:
The Sheet Manager dialog is shown below:
A StateForm can have one or more sheets, which can be

opened using the Sheet Selector control. The Sheet
Manager allows you to copy and move sheets to and from
new and existing StateForms. The Manager shows two
panes, the one on the left for the current StateForm and the
other pane as a working area which can be saved in its own
right as a new StateForm. The buttons in the middle copy a
selected sheet from its current pane to the other side.
Delete Removes a selected sheet from its pane.

Rename Allows you to rename the selected sheet.
Open Displays the sheets of a selected StateForm file in
the right pane. The name of the StateForm is displayed
above the pane.
Save Saves the StateForm in the right pane.
Save As Saves the sheets in the right pane as a new
StateForm file. The name of the StateForm is displayed
above the pane.
New File Deletes all existing sheets from the right pane,
ready to create a new StateForm.
Cancel Closes the window. Any changes to the left pane
are ignored.
Done Closes the window. Any changes to the left pane
are now part of the current StateForm.
CREATING TIME CHARTS
When in the StateForm Design Mode window, you can
click on the Time Chart button to create a time chart
object.
Then draw the chart where you want it, and set the size by
dragging or by using the property panel shown below.
Next, double-click Chart on the property panel or click the

[] button to open the Time Chart Properties dialog:
The chart properties allow every configurable aspect of the

chart to be set (this information is persisted in the XML
StateForms file along with all other StateForms
information). The key aspects of the configuration are:
Chart Layout
Percent pre/post sync point
This is the percentage of the chart time line that will remain
visible when a sync occurs. For instance, if a chart shows
the left-most visible point at time 10:00:00 and the rightmost visible point at 10:10:00 and Percent pre/post sync
point is set to 10%, then a sync at time 10:00:30 will cause
the chart to be re-drawn, probably with the new sync-point
in the middle of the chart. Although if this point is close to
the start or end of the time range for the steam, the syncpoint will be repositioned to avoid displaying a lot of blank
space.
Time range (ms) (0 = all)

This value sets the time range for the displayed X-axis in
milliseconds. For instance, if this value is set to 600000 (10
minutes), then a 10-minute window of data will be
displayed in the chart. Setting this value to small numbers
can result in many points on the chart corresponding to the
same message number (when messages occur less
frequently than the time interval between consecutive
points on the chart).
A special case is when this value is set to 0. Here the chart
view shows the entire range of time in the stream. For
instance, if a stream covers a 32.5 minute range and the
'Time range (ms) (0 = all)' value is set to 0, and then the
entire 32.5 minute range of the stream is shown within the
chart view.
Pixels increment
This value sets how many horizontal pixels on the
computer display are actually used for the chart display.
The reason for controlling this is to avoid over-writing
chart data with other data and also to make the chart
display faster by avoiding duplicating information. In
general, point series will be drawn with a thickness of 2 or
more pixels (points of 1 pixel width are quite difficult to
see), hence, it makes sense not to draw a point at every
pixel if each point is more than one pixel wide.
For example: say the Pixels increment is set to 2 and
there are 600 pixels horizontally across the chart series
display area. Only every other pixel will be equated to a
data point in the stream (300 pixels used to represent data
points). If the time-range for the chart is set to 600000 (10
minutes) then each used pixel corresponds to a time-range
of 2000ms (2 seconds).
Background
General
The general background of the chart is the area on which
the series and the legends are drawn.
When no new data
The 'no new data' situation occurs when a time point on the
X axis is at the same message number in the stream as the
previous point. This setting allows the background color to
be changed in these circumstances so that the user can see
that data is being repeated. This can happen for a number of

reasons:
The 'Time range (ms)' value is set to a small

number (for a given a number of chart pixels)
such that there is often a situation where there
are no new messages within the short time
period between X axis points. For example, if at
a certain point in a file messages occur every
500ms or so, the 'Time range (ms)' is set to
10000 (10 seconds) and the number of used
pixels is 200, then each X pixel corresponds to
around 50ms and, hence, 10 X pixels represent 1
message.
A pause or other kind of inactivity has occurred

in the logging equipment and there are no new
values for a period of time.
Before/after data
This controls the color and cross-hatching of the
background when the chart displays X points at a time
before (or after) the earliest (or latest) valid data point time
in the stream.
X Axis
This is the color of the background where the X Axis is
drawn (if present) that is, below the main series.
Y Axis + Legend
The color of the background of the Y axis and legend area
(if present) to the right of the main series.
Fonts
This controls the fonts used to display the legend text,
event text and X axis. The font name, height and (in some
cases) text color is controlled from these settings.
X-Axis and X Slider
Axis area height (0 = no X axis)
This controls the height (in pixels) of the area used to
display the X axis (set this value to 0 if no X axis is
required). The X axis is generally used to display the time
at the left and right edges of the series traces.
Slider height (0 = no slider)

The slider allows the series display to be panned left and
right using a scroll-bar. This setting controls the height of
the slider bar as well as the height of the X scale picker
which is a drop-down list of available time-ranges for the X
axis. Selecting 0 for the slider height removes the slider and
X scale pickers.
Marker Expr
This is an expression in the standard Actix expression
syntax (see page 359) which is used to define the values
displayed at the minimum (left) and maximum (right)
points of the X Axis. Generally, this will be a time related
value such as the formatted value of the time at this point.
Note that the expression Time will return the relative time
from the start of the stream (in ms). The actual time can be
found by adding this to the absolute time at the start of the
stream.
Series
This is a list of the series displayed in the chart. Click the
Add button to add a new series. Select a series by clicking
it. Use the Edit button to edit a series. Press Delete to delete
the series. Add and Edit result in the Series Properties
dialog (see page 348) being displayed.
Line Settings
This area controls the Width, Color and Style for various
lines drawn in the chart:
Sync-line
This is the vertical line indicating the current sync-point.
Axis-line
This is the line used to form the (optional) Y Axis.
Grid-line
The lines drawn (optionally) to show various Y Axis levels
as a horizontal grid across the chart.
Legend + Axis
These settings control the layout of the Y Axis and Legend
area.
Left margin
The space between the right of the series display area and
the legend/y-axis display area (in pixels).
Axis width
The width reserved for drawing a (vertical) Y axis (in
pixels).
Legend width
The width (in pixels) of the area reserved for drawing the
legend text (note that each series can modify this value
often this is needed when horizontal legend text is mixed
with vertical as these obviously have different widths).
Global Expressions
These expressions can be used in Tool-tips (see the Tooltip details under the Series Properties). To Add/Delete/Edit,
use the buttons to the side. These expressions use the
standard Actix expression syntax which is described in
Actix expression syntax & examples (see page 359).
Clicking on the Edit button opens the Global Expression

dialog:
Editing Series Properties

Clicking on the Edit button within a StateForm's Time
Chart Properties dialog opens the Series Properties dialog:
Series Type
Various series types are available, described below. This
setting controls the availability of some of the other dialog
options.
Point a single point for each data value.
Line a line drawn between the previous (valid) data value
and the current data value. Gaps appear when the previous
point is invalid. If the previous point is invalid and the next
point is also invalid, a single point is drawn.
Bar a vertical bar from the base of the series Y axis up to
the data value. Data values equal to the minimum value on
the Y axis appear as a single point.
Rail this is like a Bar but the height is fixed (not

dependent on value). It is useful for displaying state
changes, and so on.
Event includes an icon, vertical line through event, event
text and event number (counting from the first event of this
type in the stream) which can all (optionally) be displayed.
Data-Tip Expression
This controls the text displayed when the user moves the
mouse over a data value in the series (including event
icons, and so on).
The expression can include Global Expressions by putting
%% around the Global Expression name. For example, if a
Global Expression is called LevAndQual then it can be
included in a Data-Tip by putting %%LevAndQual%% in
the expression. The effect of this is exactly as though the
text of the specified Global Expression had been copied
into this expression in place of the %%globexprname%%.
Value Expression
Expression
The Value Expression is used (if not blank) to define the
value of each point in the series. For instance, to display the
most recent value of the attribute ServRxLevFull minus the
most recent value of the attribute ServRxLevSub, use the
expression:
state(ServRxLevFull) state(ServRxLevSub)
Format Group
Format groups are used to control formatting of values,
specify value ranges, and so on. If a Value Expression is
used (the Value Expression box is not blank), then the
selection in this drop-down list sets the Format Group used
to format values of the Value Expression, and so on.
Format Mode
When a value is formatted using a Format Group, various
settings (for example, the presence of units text on the end
of the formatted value) can be controlled using this dropdown list.
Attribute
Attribute
If a Value Expression is not used, the setting made using
this Actix attribute picker controls the data attribute to be
displayed on the chart series.
Array Idx
This is the Array Index, which is used for array attributes.
Hold Attribute Value
This is used to fix the attribute value that is, the most
recent previous value of the attribute is used (if valid). This
is equivalent to using the state() function in an expression.
Data Point and Line Settings
Validity Expression
The Validity Expression can be used to remove values from
the display of a series. This can be used to stop invalid data
being displayed. If no Validity Expression is specified, all
points that have valid values are displayed.
An example of where this is beneficial is for a
measurement value such as ServRxLevFull when the
measurement has no meaning (such as when the phone is in
Idle Mode).
To do this, set the 'Validity Expression' to
'state(HandsetMode) < 2'.
In some cases, the value will have been invalidated when
Idle Mode was entered, so the use of a Validity Expression
would be unnecessary.
Data Point Width, Color and Style
These settings control the thickness, color and style (solid,
dash, dot, and so on) of the line used to draw data points.
For Point styles, only the color and thickness settings are
used. In all cases, the color setting is overridden if the
'Color Range Expression' is used (see Color Range
Expression).
Event Line Width, Color and Style
These settings control the thickness, color and style (solid,
dash, dot, and so on) of the vertical line drawn (optionally)
through each event in an Event series.
Event Line
This check-box controls whether an Event Line (vertical
line drawn through each event) is displayed.
Across Whole Chart
This check-box controls whether the Event Line (see
above) is drawn across the entire chart (or just across the
Event series).
Event Icon and Text
Event icon name
This setting controls the icon displayed for an event. This
can be any icon resource in a DLL file. The syntax for
specifying the DLL file and icon identifier is as follows:
DLLFileName, iconID
If the DLLFileName is blank the standard Actix DLL
AtxRes.dll is assumed (this contains most of the icons used
in Actix A Solutions. If a path to the DLL is not specified
as part of the name, the DLL is assumed to be in the same
directory as the main application executable. Some
example icon identifiers are listed in the Example Icon
Identifiers section.
Event Icon Y Offset
This is the offset (in pixels) to draw the icon above the base
of the Y axis for this series.
Event Text
This is the event text to display with icon.
Extra Text Y Offset
This is an offset which can be applied to the Event Text to
move it relative to the Y axis for this series.
Number
This displays the Event number (of the specified event) in
the stream. For instance, the first Handover OK in a stream
will have number 1, the second 2, and so on.
Color Ranges
Color using expr
This expression (if not blank) is used as the basis of the
coloring for each data point. This is only used if the 'Color
range expr' is also specified. In this case, the color of each
data point is defined by evaluating the 'Color using expr'
and then applying the coloring defined by the 'Color range

expr' (see below).
Color range expr
This is a color range expression as used in other parts of the
StateForms. If it is blank, the color for each data point is
derived from the fixed color specified in the Data Point and
Line Settings box (see above).
The syntax takes the form:
H1, V1, H2, V2; ...
Where:
H1 is the high end of the first (lowest value) range
(inclusive - this value is included in the range)
V1 is the value of the expression if the attribute value is in
the first range (equal to or less than H1)
H2 is the high end of the second (next lowest values) range
V2 is the value of the expression if the attribute value is in
the second range
... and so on.
Hx can be * which means a very high value (the rest of the
number space about the last range)
Vx can be: RGB(r,g,b) where r is a Red component value, g
is Green, b is Blue (range 0..255 for each)
Example (value of Color Legend property):
-90, RGB(255,0,0), -80, RGB(0,255,0), -70, RGB(0,0,255),
*, RGB(0,0,0)
This displays:
red for values <= -90
green for values > -90 and <= -80
blue for values > -80 and <= -70
black for values > -70
Min / Max Values
If the 'Use specified Min and Max' check box is checked
then the Min and Max values for the series (used to define
the Y scaling and in the Axis and Min/Max value display)
will be those defined in the Min and Max edit boxes. If not
checked the values for Min and Max are defined by the
Format Group (unless no format group is available in

which case the Min and Max box values are indeed used).
Series Positioning
Y Height
This defines the height (in pixels or percent see below) of
the Y axis used for this series.
Y Height is Percent
Checking this box controls whether the Y Height value is a
percentage of the overall chart series display area, or (if not
checked) is in pixels. The use of a percentage allows you to
define scaleable chart displays. For instance, a chart can be
defined in which one band shows a line chart and one
shows a bar chart. These can be defined to have percentage
based heights (and offsets) and hence to scale up or down
based on the overall chart height.
Y Offset
This defines the position (in pixels or percent) of the base
(bottom) of the Y axis for this series within the overall
chart series display area.
Y Offset is Percent
This controls whether the Y Offset value is in pixels (if not
checked) or is a percentage (if checked) of the overall chart
series display area.
Y Height is Max
If checked this box overrides the other Y Height settings
and sets the Y Height to the whole of the chart series
display area above the Y Offset. So, for instance, if this is
checked and the Y Offset is 0 then this series occupies the
entire chart series display area.
Legend and Y Axis
Show Legend
This check box controls whether you want to show the
legend text for this series. Check the box to allocate an
amount of space defined by the 'Legend width' property (in
the main Chart Properties) + the 'Extra legend width' (see
below) in the Y Axis display area for the legend for this
series. This ensures that legends and Y axes are not drawn
on top of each-other (unless you want them to be which
can be achieved by setting the Extra legend width to
negative numbers, and so on!).
Horizontal Legend
Check this box to show the legend text for this series
horizontally rather than vertically. Generally, you need to
use the 'Extra legend width' with this setting to get a wide
enough space for the legend text to be displayed.
Show Min/Max
Check this box to show Min and Max values next to the Y
Axis.
Show Y Axis
Check this box to display the Y Axis.
Legend Text
This is the text used for the legend. If blank, the Value
Expression (if not blank) or Attribute Name (if Value
Expression is blank) is used.
Legend Text Color
Color of the legend text.
Grid Lines
This determines if grid lines are displayed horizontally
across the chart area.
Extra legend width
Sets the number of pixels of extra space allocated to the
legend this is mainly useful for horizontal legends (see
explanation above).
CREATING SCAN CHARTS

About Scan Charts
Scan Charts show bar charts of data held in Array
Attributes. This can be used to produce displays like a
spectrum analyzer of scanner data or a chart of Nth best
neighbors.
To create a Scan Chart

1 When in the StateForm Design Mode window, you
can click on the Scan Chart button to create a
scan chart object.
2 Then draw the chart where you want it, and set the
size by dragging or by using the property panel
shown below.
Next, double-click Chart on the property panel or

click the [] button to open the Bar Chart
Properties dialog:
The chart properties allow every configurable

aspect of the chart to be set (this information is
persisted in the XML StateForms file along with all
other StateForms information).
Background
General
The background color of the chartspace.
X axis
The background color of the area below the X axis.
Y axis
The background color of the area to the right of the Y axis.
Attributes
X Num Bars
This is the number of bars in the chart but it can be
overridden by the 'Number of Bars to Display' field in the
Layout and Legend Section.
X Values
This is an array of the values to be used on the X axis. So in
the GSM Neighbor example shown above the X value is
NborBCCH.
Y Values
This is an array of the Y value broken down by the X value.
In the GSM Neighbor example above the attribute
NborRxLev_by_arfcn is used as the Arfcn is equivalent in
this instance with the BCCH giving the RxLev of the
Neighbor cells broken down by BCCH.
Scan Msgs
This must be set to an attribute that is present in all
messages that the chart should look at. It is a bit like a
mandatory exclusive filter. So for Neighbor RxLev
measurements the NborBCCH might be a sensible attribute
to set.
Array Index for Scan Msgs
Font Name + Height (pixels) + Color
Bar Label
This is the font/color of the text expression that is put at the
top of each bar.
Legend
This is the font/color of the text expression that forms the
Y-axis Legend.
X Axis
This is the font/color of the text expression that is placed at
the bottom of each bar.
X Axis and Bar Labeling
Axis Area Height
This is the size of the space below the X axis.
Axis Label
This is the text expression that is displayed down the Y
axis.
Bar Label
This is the text expression shown at the top of each bar.
Axis label Horizontal
When enabled, the X axis labels are displayed horizontally
rather than vertically.
Bar Label Horizontal
When enabled, the bar labels are displayed horizontally
rather than vertically.
Line Settings
Bar Border
Line Border of the Bar settings.
Axis Line
Line settings of the Axis lines
Grid Line
Line settings of the Grid lines
Bar Color
Default
Color using Expression
This can be used to give an attribute expression, generating
a value on which a coloring rule can be used.
Expr format group
This defines the format group of that expression - allowing
the use of 'format by color group'.
Color Ranges
This can be used to define a color range expression that
defines the colors for different values.
Layout and Legend
Number of Bars to Display
This sets an absolute number of bars to appear. This
overrides the 'X Num Bars' setting.
Chart Left
The amount of space in pixels to the left of the chart.
Chart Right
The amount of space in pixels to the right of the chart.
Y Axis Left
The amount of space in pixels to the right of the Y axis.
Bar Space %
The amount of space in percentage of bar width between
bars.
Y axis Width
The width of the Y axis.
Legend Width
The width of the Legend in the Y axis
Legend Text
The Text expression that is displayed on the Y axis.
Legend On
Enable/Disable the Legend
Legend Horiz
When enabled, the Legend is displayed horizontally rather
than vertically.
Show Min/Max
When enabled, the maximum and minimum values are
shown on the Y axis.
Data Tip Expression
This is a text expression that will appear as a tool tip when
the mouse hovers over a bar.
ACTIX EXPRESSION SYNTAX & EXAMPLES
Actix expressions are used in many places for generating
both numerical values and text outputs. Examples are as
follows:
Numerical value outputs
state(ServRxLevFull)
default(state(ServRxLevFull), -110)
Text outputs
ServRxLevFull + state(ServRxLevFull) + \r\n
- note the \r\n creates a carriage return in a Tool-tip, etc.
Note: to get an expression to format as a text string you need to include at least one text
string and the string doesnt count.
Appendix C Expression Builder function

reference
Functions
ABS
abs(expr)
Returns the absolute positive value of expr

ABSTIME
abstime(round_to)
abstime() returns the absolute time of the current message

as a floating point number in the 1900 date system used by
Excel and Win32 automation.
round_to is an optional argument that rounds the result to a
given number of seconds. This argument allows the
returned value to be rounded to the nearest absolute time
boundary, for example, abstime(60) rounds to the nearest
minute, abstime(3600) rounds to the nearest hour, and
abstime (86400) rounds to the nearest day.
ADD
add(expr1,expr2)
expr1+expr2
Returns the sum of expr1 and expr2

AND
and(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)&&(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 and expr2 are not zero, otherwise returns

0
ARRAY_COUNT
array_count(attribute[],operation,expr)
Returns the number of values in the attribute array for

which the condition is true
Example:
array_count(NborRxLev[],>,-70)
Appendix C Expression Builder function reference 361
ARRAY_FIND_INDEX
array_find_index(attribute[],operation,expr
)
Returns the lowest index in the array for which the

condition is true
Example:
array_find_index(NborRxLev[],>,-70)
ARRAY_MAX
array_max(attribute[])
Returns the highest value in the attribute array

ARRAY_MAX_INDEX
array_max(attribute[])
Returns the index that contains the highest value in the

attribute array
ARRAY_MEAN
array_mean(attribute[])
Returns the mean value in the array

ARRAY_MIN
array_min(attribute[])
Returns the lowest value in the attribute array

ARRAY_MIN_INDEX
array_min(attribute[])
Returns the index that contains the lowest value in the

attribute array
ARRAY_NTH_MAX
array_nth_max(attribute[],n)
Returns the nth ranked value in the attribute array,

starting from the highest
ARRAY_NTH_MIN
array_nth_min(attribute[],n)
Returns the nth ranked value in the attribute array,

starting from the lowest
ARRAY_STDEV
array_stdev(attribute[])
Returns the standard deviation of all values in the attribute

array
362 Appendix C Expression Builder function reference
BIN
bin(datum,bin_size,value)
Used internally
Returns the center value of the bin containing the specified
value. The bin is defined by datum and size.
For example,
bin(3,5,x)
would return center values shown below:

Bin# Start
End
Center
-1
-2
0.5
5.5
13
10.5
13
18
15.5
BIN_INDEX
bin_index(datum,bin_size,value)
Used internally
As for bin (), except that the index of the bin is returned
instead of the center value.
DEFAULT
default(expr1,expr2)
expr1 is the expression to evaluate

expr2 is the default expression (typically a constant such as
-999) when expr1 is invalid
Returns the value of expr1 if valid, otherwise the value of
expr2
This can be used to specify a default value when an
attribute has no value. For example, the expression:
default(state(ServCI,-999))
will return the value -999 at messages where state(ServCI)

has no valid value (at the beginning of a file and after a
valid handover)
DELTA
delta(expr1,expr2)
Not available for Binned queries

Returns the result of expr1state(expr2) - see state (see
state on page 369) for details
DIVIDE
divide(expr1,expr2)
Returns expr1 divided by expr2

EQUALS
equals(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)==(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 equals expr2, otherwise returns 0

String literals should be enclosed in quotes (not mandatory
unless the literal begins with numeric character or contains
spaces), for example:
ServingCellID=="CellABC"
EVAL
eval(expr1,expr2,exprn)
Used internally
Returns: the value of expr1 this is used to enable multiple
expressions to be evaluated, and evals can be nested to any
level. The arguments are evaluated in the order left to right.
EVENT_BEFORE
event_before()
Not available for Binned queriesonly meaningful when used with windowed queries
Returns 1 if the current message is before the window
event, or else it returns 0
EVENT_MESSAGE
event_message()
Returns the message number of the current window event
EVENT_TIME
event_time()
Returns the time of the current window event
GEOINVPROJECTLAT
geoinvprojectlat(east,north)
Used internally
Returns the latitude of the inverse projected value of
east(x),north(y) using the contexts current geodetic
projection
GEOINVPROJECTLON
geoinvprojectlon(east,north)
Used internally
Returns the longitude of the inverse projected value of
east(x),north(y) using the contexts current geodetic
projection
GEOPROJECTX
geoprojectx(lat,long)
Used internally
Returns the easting (x coordinate) of the projected value of
lat,long using the contexts current geodetic projection
GEOPROJECTY
geoprojecty(lat,long)
Used internally
Returns the northing (y coordinate) of the projected value
of lat,long using the contexts current geodetic projection
GET
get(attribute[],array_index,message)
Used internally
Returns the value at the array_index position of the
attribute array for the specified message number
GREATER_THAN
greater_than(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)>(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 is greater than expr2, otherwise returns 0

GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL
greater_than_or_equal(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)>=(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 is greater than or equal to expr2,

otherwise returns 0
IF
if(expr1,expr2,expr3)
Returns expr2 if expr1 <> zero, and expr3 if expr1 = zero

IS_NOT_EQUAL
is_not_equal(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)!=(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 is not equal to expr2, otherwise returns 0

ServingCellID!="CellABC"
LESS_THAN
less_than(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)<(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 is less than expr2, otherwise returns 0

LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL
less_than_or_equal(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)<=(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 is less than or equal to expr2, otherwise

returns 0
LOG
log(expr)
Returns the natural log (base e) of expr

LOG10
log10(expr)
Returns the log (base 10) of expr

MESSAGE
message()
Used internally
Returns the absolute current message number
MOD
mod(number,divisor)
Returns the remainder after number is divided by divisor,

with the result having the same sign as divisor
MROUND
mround(expr,multiple)
Rounds the specified number to the nearest whole multiple.

For example, if multiple = 3, number would be rounded to
whichever was the nearest out of 3, 6, 9, 12, and so on.
Other examples:
expr multiple returns:
5
27
25
555
10
560
NOT
not(expr)
!(expr)
Returns 1 if expr is 0, otherwise returns 0

NULL
It is possible to use the expression NULL within queries.
This allows you to create queries that are empty, depending
on certain conditions. For example, you could create a
binned query with the following expression:
If ( attributeA > threshold , attributeB , NULL )
This example is equivalent to:

"If AttributeA is greater than the threshold, show
attributeB, otherwise there is no output."
OR
or(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)||(expr2)
Returns 1 if expr1 or expr2 are not zero, otherwise returns 0

POWER
power(expr1,expr2)
Returns expr1 to the power expr2

PREV_MESSAGE_WHERE
prev_message_where(expr)
Returns the number of the last preceding message number,

where the value of expr is non-zero.
PREV_STATE
prev_state(expr)

Returns the value of expr where the value of the attribute is
the previous valid value. This is equivalent to the value of
state(expr) at the preceding message.
PREV_TIME_WHERE
prev_time_where(expr)

Returns the relative time of the last preceding message
number where the value of expr is non-zero.
PRODUCT
product(expr1,expr2)
Returns expr1 multiplied by expr2

ROUND
round(expr,num_digits)
Rounds to the nearest number, to a specified number of

decimal places. If num_digits is negative, then expr is
rounded to the left of the decimal point by that many
places. For example:
expr
num_digits returns:
555.555 1
555.6
555.5
560
-1
555.555 0
556
ROUNDDOWN
rounddown(expr,num_digits)
Rounds down to the next lowest number, to a specified

number of decimal places. If num_digits is negative, then
number is rounded down to the left of the decimal point by
that many places. For example:
expr
num_digits returns:
555.51
555.5
555.5
-1
550
555.555 0
555
ROUNDUP
roundup(expr,num_digits)
Rounds up to the next highest number, to a specified

number of decimal places. If num_digits is negative, then
exbr is rounded up to the left of the decimal point by that
many places. For example:
expr
num_digits returns:
555.51
555.6
555.5
-1
560
555.555 0
556
ROW
row()
Used internally
Returns the absolute current message number
SET
set(attribute[],array_index,value,message)
set(attribute[],array_index,value)
Used internally
Sets a value at the array_index position of the attribute
array (for the specified message number)
STATE
state(expr)
Not available for Binned queries or for queries using any PCM Link information (for
example, A, Abis, Gb)
If valid, this returns the value of an expression (where the
value of attributes equals that at the current message),
otherwise it returns the last valid value
SUBARRAY_NTH_MAX
subarray_nth_max(attribute[],n,range)
Returns the nth maximum value from an array.

Example:
subarray_nth_max(NborRxLev[],3,"-80 - -70")
Returns the 3rd maximum value from the NborRxLev array

for values between -80 and -70.
SUBARRAY_NTH_MAX_INDEX
subarray_nth_max_index(attribute[],n,range)
Returns the index of the nth maximum value from an array.

Example:
subarray_nth_max_index(NborRxLev[],3,"-80 -70")
Returns the index of the 3rd maximum value from the

NborRxLev array for values between -80 and -70.
SUBARRAY_NTH_MIN
subarray_nth_min(attribute[],n,range)
Returns the nth minimum value from an array.

Example:
subarray_nth_min(NborRxLev[],3,"-80 - -70")
Returns the 3rd minimum value from the NborRxLev array

for values between -80 and -70.
SUBARRAY_NTH_MIN_INDEX
subarray_nth_min_index(attribute[],n,range)
Returns the index of the nth minimum value from an array.

Example:
subarray_nth_min_index(NborRxLev[],3,"-80 -70")
Returns the index of the 3rd minimum value from the

NborRxLev array for values between -80 and -70.
SUM
sum(expr1,expr2)
(expr1)+(expr2)
Returns expr1 plus expr2

ServingCellID+"CellABC"
Statistic dialog
This dialog allows you to create a statistic based on a new
or existing expression, and a statistical analysis of that
expression for example, the mean, median, maximum
value and so on.
The statistic is evaluated as follows:
Aggregation method (for example, mean) of a Statistic
expression, where the Filter expression is TRUE.
Click New and Edit to open the Expression Builder dialog.

To refine the aggregation method, click Filter (see Filter
Wizard on page 305), which opens the Filter Wizard.
The first example has no filter and calculates the mean of
every UL RxLev measurement.
The example shown below has a filter to ensure only

Handover Fail messages are evaluated, and performs a
simple statistic expression (incrementing the count by 1 at
each Handover Fail message):
Binning Settings
This dialog defines how the data is to be averaged. If you
leave this dialog blank, the data will be averaged using the
default binning settings (which are set through Tools |
Preferences).
The DATE Type

The DATE type is implemented using an 8-byte floatingpoint number. Days are represented by whole number
increments starting with 30 December 1899, midnight as
time zero. Hour values are expressed as the absolute value
of the fractional part of the number. The following table
illustrates this:
Date and time
Representation
30 December 1899, midnight
0.00
1 January 1900, midnight
2.00
4 January 1900, midnight
5.00
4 January 1900, 6 A.M.
5.25
4 January 1900, noon
5.50
4 January 1900, 9 P.M.
5.875
So, the DATE date type, and also the COleDateTime class,
represent dates and times as a classic number line.
However, there are discontinuities for dates before 30
December 1899. See the following table for an illustration:
Date and time
Representation
0.00
-1.00
-12.00
18 December 1899, 6 A.M.
-12.25
18 December 1899, noon
-12.50
18 December 1899, 6 P.M.
-12.75
-11.00
Appendix D FSD reference for custom

attributes
Overview of FSD automation model
A custom attribute can be written in either VBScript or
Jscript, so the author of the script has full access to the
functionality that these languages provide. Consult MSDN
for a guide to the language features provided by these
scripting languages.
Actix Solutions expose a number of objects that can be
scripted against. The FSD is composed of a number of
objects each containing a number of methods. The
interesting aspect of this model is the ability to read
attributes values from given messages and set new values
into the back end store.
The FSD exposes the following conceptual model: a
datafile / logfile consists of one or more data streams. A
data stream in turn consists of one or more messages. Each
message object can be queried for any given attribute that
may have been set at that message point.
For example, to access the attribute value for
ServRxLevFull at message point 34, given a reference to a
datastream object (see entry point definition), write the
following code:
dataValue = dataStream. Item(33).Item(ServRxLevFull).Value
Here is a dataStream object (represented by the

IAxdFSD_DataStream interface). Calling its Item() method
will allow access to a given message object
(IAxdFSD_Message). Once the message object is at the
desired message index, the message can be queried for the
values of any attributes that may have been set at that given
message point.
Both the data stream and message object allow navigation
to their respective parent objects. Calling the Parent()
object on a message object will return back a reference to
the data stream which the message belongs to. Likewise,
requesting the parent object of a data stream will cause a
reference to the FSD object to be returned, as it is the FSD
object that contains one or more data streams.
374 Appendix D FSD reference for custom attributes
FSD Object
The QDCFSD consists of a number of objects that a code
writer scripts against. For a code writer composing custom
attributes, the following objects1 are of particular interest:
IAXDFSD_DATASTREAM
This object represents a single stream from a logfile. A
stream is composed of a collection of messages. All
messages in Visual Basic can be iterated using the
following language construct:
Sub Main(dataStream, attribName)
' Display EcIO value For PN 18 at each message
For Each msg in dataStream
ecIOValue = Msg("EcIo_For_Pn").Value(18)
If ( Not IsNull(ecIOValue) ) then
MsgBox CStr(ecIOValue)
End if
Msg(attribName).Value = 87
Next
End Sub
This displays a message box that shows the value of EcIO

at each message point. It also sets the value 87 into the
attribute whose name is held in the attribName variable. In
most cases, you can use the stream to gain access to one or
more attributes held at a given message point, then use the
stream to set a value for an attribute at a given message
point. The data stream object also exposes methods for
creating a sub-stream, retrieving the stream type,
getting/setting stream description and so on.
Function Item(ByVal Index As Variant) As
IAxdFSD_Message
Access the message given its message number
Property Get Count() As Long
Number of messages
Property Get Parent() As Object
Gets the parent file
Property Get Name() As String
The stream name
Property Get MessageFormats() As
IXMLDOMElement
Gets the format for the messages in this stream
1
Objects and interfaces are used here interchangeable as an object can only expose a simply automation
interface (IDispatch).
Appendix D FSD reference for custom attributes 375
Property Get EventFormats() As IXMLDOMElement

Gets the display format for all events in this stream
Property Get AttributeValues(ByVal Attribute As
Variant) As IAxdFSD_AttributeValueList
Gets a collection of all the valid values of an attribute
Property Get MessageNumberFromTime(ByVal Time
As Date) As Long
Get the message number from the absolute time
Property Get FilterExpression() As String
The expression setting the filter for this stream
Property Let FilterExpression(RHS As String)
The expression setting the filter for this stream
Property Get PhysicalStream() As
IAxdFSD_DataStream
The underlying raw physical stream
Property Get Description() As String
property Description
Property Let Description(RHS As String)
property Description
Function CreateLogicalStream(ByVal Expression As
String) As IAxdFSD_DataStream
method CreateLogicalStream
Property Get _Id() As Long
property _Id
Property Get Attributes() As
IAxdFSD_AttributeSchema
property Attributes
Property Get TechnologyFlags() As EnumStreamTypes
property TechnologyFlags
Property Get LongName() As String
property LongName
Sub DumpAttributes(ByVal Directory As String)
method DumpAttributes
Property Get Filters() As IAxcContainer

property Filters
Property Let Filters(RHS As IAxcContainer)
property Filters
IAXDFSD_MESSAGE
A stream consists of one or more of these message objects.
Each message object represents a decoded message at a
given point in time. A message object can be queried for
the values of various attributes that may have been set at
that message point.
Sample Code:
Sub Main(dataStream, newAttrib)
Set msg = dataStream.Item(56) Get 57th message
AttributeCount = msg.Count
For I = 0 to AttributeCount-1
l = Msg(i).Value
Next
End Sub
The code shown above simply obtains the message object

that represents message number 57 (note that we use a zero
based index - that is, 0 represents the first message). Then
obtain a count of the number of attributes that have been set
on the stream. The message object is then queried for the
value of each attribute that has been decoded. It should be
noted that only a few attributes would have been decoded
for a particular message.
Function Item(ByVal AttributeName As Variant) As
IAxdFSD_AttributeValue
Access the attribute given its name
Number of attributes decoded
Property Get Parent() As Object
Get the parent AxdFSD_DataStream
Property Get MessageText(ByVal Flags As Long) As
String
Gets the decoded message text
Function EvaluateExpression(ByVal Expression As
String) As Variant
Evaluate a query expression at this message point
Property Get MessageNumber() As Long

property MessageNumber
Property Get Time() As Date
property Time
IAXDFSD_ATTRIBUTEVALUELIST
Collection of values for a given attribute.
Sample Code:
Sub Main(dataStream, newAttrib)
Set ValueList = DataStream.AttributeValues(Latitude)
End Sub
Function Item(ByVal Index As Variant) As

IAxdFSD_AttributeValue
Get the attribute value
Number of attribute values
Property Get ParentStream() As IAxdFSD_DataStream
The parent stream for this attribute
Property Get Definition() As IAxdFSD_Attribute
The attribute definition
Function GetDataset(ByVal Command As String,
Optional ByVal Index As Variant) As IAxcDataset
method GetDataset
Property Get TagString(Optional ByVal Index As
Variant) As String
property TagString
IAXDFSD_ATTRIBUTEVALUE
Each attribute value is represented by one of these objects.
Using this object, one can read or write to a given attribute.
Property Get Value(Optional ByVal Index As Variant)
As Variant
Gets the value of this attribute
Property Let Value(ByVal Index As Variant, RHS As
Variant)
Gets the value of this attribute

Number of array points
Property Get Parent() As IAxdFSD_Message
Get the parent message
Property Get FormattedValue(Optional ByVal Flags As
Variant, Optional ByVal Index As Variant) As String
Gets the value of this attribute, formatted as a string
The name of the attribute
Property Get LastValidValue(Optional ByVal Index As
Variant) As Variant
Gets the value of this attribute when it was last set
Property Get LastValidFormattedValue(Optional
ByVal Flags As Variant, Optional ByVal Index As
Variant) As String
Gets the value of this attribute when it was last set,
formatted as a string
IAXDFSD_ATTRIBUTE
property Name
Property Let Name(RHS As String)
property Name
Property Get FormatGroup() As String
property FormatGroup
Property Let FormatGroup(RHS As String)
property FormatGroup
Property Get GroupString() As String
property GroupString
Property Let GroupString(RHS As String)
property GroupString
Property Get _IconId() As ULong
property _IconId
Property Get IsArray() As Boolean
Check whether attribute is an array type
Enumerations
STREAM TYPES
Public Enum EnumStreamTypes
STREAM_TYPE_GSM_HANDSET=1
STREAM_TYPE_GSM_CALLTRACE=2
STREAM_TYPE_GSM_PCMLINK=4
STREAM_TYPE_CDMA_HANDSET=8
STREAM_TYPE_CDMA_CALLTRACE=16
STREAM_TYPE_CDMA_PCMLINK=32
STREAM_TYPE_IS136_HANDSET=64
STREAM_TYPE_IS136_CALLTRACE=128
STREAM_TYPE_IS136_PCMLINK=256
STREAM_TYPE_ANALOG_HANDSET=512
STREAM_TYPE_ANALOG_CALLTRACE=1024
STREAM_TYPE_CW=2048
STREAM_TYPE_PN_SCANNER=4096
STREAM_TYPE_SPECIAL_DEVICE=8192
STREAM_TYPE_AMALGAM=16384
STREAM_TYPE_IDEN=32768
STREAM_TYPE_TETRA=65536
STREAM_TYPE_COMMON=268435456
STREAM_TYPE_NONE=0
STREAM_TYPE_ALL=-1
End Enum
MESSAGE TEXT FORMATTING FLAGS

Public Enum MessageTextFlags
MessageElementNone=0
MessageElementRaw=1
MessageElementShort=2
MessageElementLong=4
MessageElementTime=8
MessageElementFrameCount=16
MessageElementMessageNumber=32
MessageElementInfoElementHeading=64
MessageElementAbsoluteTime=128
MessageElementDate=256
MessageElementSecsTime=512
MessageElementCelllookup=1024
End Enum
STATISTIC TYPES
Public Enum StatisticTypes
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Last=1
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Next=2
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Mean=3
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Maximum=4
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Minimum=5
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Count=6
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Mode=7
AtxIPM_StatisticType_RxQual=8
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Mean_Linear=9
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Maximum_Absolute=10
AtxIPM_StatisticType_Percent_True=11
End Enum
SUPERSTREAM METHODS
Public Enum SuperStreamMethod
SuperStreamTypeUseDefault=0
SuperStreamTypeNoMerge=1
SuperStreamTypeEventFingerprinting=2
SuperStreamTypeCorrelatedParameters=3
SuperStreamTypeTimeOffets=4
End Enum
Index
A
A General Analysis app pack, 96
A Handover Analysis app pack, 96
A or Abis Scenarios, 92
A Subscriber Analysis app pack, 97
A/Abis settings, 179
Abis Balance and Sensitivity app pack,
98
Abis Call Analysis, 94
Abis Network Design app pack, 98
Abis Quick Analysis app pack, 97
Abis Traffic Handovers and Failures app
pack, 98
abs, 361
abstime, 361
ad hoc analysis, 21
add, 361
Add To Favorites, 166
Agilent settings, 179
A-interface file standard setting, 179
Analysis, 173
Analysis Manger, 269
Analysis reports, 173
printing reports, 173
running reports, 173
saving as a web page, 173
and, 361
Annotations, 202, 229, 230
Annotations map toolbar, 230
Application Pack, 173
running an Application Pack analysis,
173
application packs, 84, 86

Area Select, 229
Area Select map toolbar, 230
Array Attributes, 355
array_count, 361
array_find_index, 362
array_max, 362
array_max_index, 362
array_mean, 362
array_min, 362
382 Index
array_min_index, 362
array_nth_max, 362
array_nth_min, 362
array_stdev, 362
ATR file, 207
Attribute, 166
attribute picker, 171
Automatic Import of network element
data, 179
azimuths, 218
B
Batch Load Files, 311
bin, 363
bin_index, 363
Binned Queries
about, 271
creating, 279
example, 280
binning, 169
binning and lines to cells, 219
binning data, 169
Binning location, 179
binning options, 171
Binning settings, 179
BinOp number, 330
BLER, 104
Bookmarks
moving between, 238
setting and removing, 238, 239
browsing network information, 313

BSS Handover Cause by Cell report, 96
building expressions, 297
C
Call Analysis, 94
CDATA tag, 330
CDMA Event Detection, 27
CDMA Event Technical Reference, 28
CDMA StateTip, 251
about, 251
display CDMA Handset data, 251
display CDMA PN Scanner data, 251
CDMA Toolkit, 254

about, 254
Cell Identity, 179

cell site sector printing problem, 213
Cell Sites, 229
Cell Update Table report, 105
cellrefs, 207
CellRefs, 22, 24, 179
CellRefs - setting the file location, 179
Channel Assignment by Cell report, 96
Channel Assignment report, 96
Channel Configuration report, 98
Channel Type report, 97
Chart Properties, 193
Charts, 189
about, 189
displaying data in, 190
editing, 193
exporting, 194
panning, 192
printing, 192
types, 192
zooming, 191
Classmark report, 97
Clear, 230
Clear Cause report, 96
Connection Analysis by Cell report, 96
Connection Analysis report, 96
Connection Failure report, 97, 98
correlated parameters, 177
count statistics, 275
Create Network Image, 310
Crosstab Queries
about, 271
creating, 274
example, 277
tips, 275
cursor latitude and longitude, 210

custom attribute definition files, 329
Custom Attribute Manager, 329
Custom Ranges, 204
CustomAttribute tag, 330
D
DATE type, 373
Decode settings, 179
default, 363
delta, 363
Discarded LLC PDU Statistics report,

105
Display Cell Identity as Hex, 179
display in data window, 174
Display Message Browser, 236
Display on chart, 190
Display on Map, 198
Display on Table, 234
Display on Workbook, 186
displaying a map background, 216
displaying cell coverage for all cells on
the map, 217
displaying lines to cells, 211, 217
displaying more information about cells
on the map, 210, 217
displaying network graphics on the map,
210, 216
displaying only newly activated sites,
303
displaying the LAC distribution of cell
sites, 218
divide, 364
E
EcIo Threshold, 179
EcIo Threshold for Delay, 179
Edit Series, 198, 229
Edit Text, 230
editing charts, 193
editing expressions, 297
editing network information, 313
equals, 364
Error Indication Cause report, 98
eval, 364
Evaluate Coverage, 261
Event Detection - CDMA, 27
event_before, 364
event_message, 364
event_time, 364
example of a Binned Query, 280
example of a Crosstab Query, 277
example of a Filter Query, 283
example of a Histogram Query, 286
example of a Statistic Query, 290
Execute at Load Time, 301
Export as Text, 176
Index 383
export layers as TAB files, 216

Export Map, 215
export MapInfo files, 216
Export to File, 215
exporting queries, 301
Expression Builder, 297
expression syntax, 359
F
file formats supported, 336
filter the Workspace Explorer, 95
filtering data for the SiteData Viewer,
233
filters
CDMA example, 59
GSM example, 89
iDEN example, 162
IS-136 example, 136
Filters
about, 272
creating, 282
Wizard, 305
find text in the Message Browser, 238

Flow Control Statistics report, 105
Flush Statistics report, 105
formats supported, 336
Forms, 249, 341, 342
free analysis, 21
Full Load, 273
G
Gb Scenarios, 100
General settings, 179
generating reports, 42, 76, 122, 151, 185
geoinvprojectlat, 364
geoinvprojectlon, 365
geoprojectx, 365
geoprojecty, 365
Geosets, 207
get, 365
GPRS Gb Signaling Analysis application
pack, 105
GPRS Gb Throughput Analysis
application pack, 106
GPS Interpolation, 179
greater_than, 365
greater_than_or_equal, 365
384 Index
group, 166
GSM A application packs, 96
GSM Application Packs, 84
GSM Missing Neighbour Analysis, 266
GST file, 207
H
Handover Cause report, 96
Handover Fail Cause report, 98
Handover Messages by Cell, 96
Handover Reject and Fail Causes report,
96
Handover Settings Analysis Pack, 86
BSS Handover Matrix report, 96
Handover Statistics report, 97, 98

Handovers by Target report, 98
Handset Performance report, 98
handset source - changing for CDMA
StateTip, 253
Handset Types report, 97
Headers and Footers, 220
Histogram analyses
about, 272
creating, 285
Wizard, 306
histogram chart, 192
I
icon reference number, 330
if, 365
Image Export, 194
Import Text File, 171
importing queries, 300
improving crosstab query efficiency, 275
Intermediate file settings - Agilent, 179
is_not_equal, 365
L
Label Properties dialog, 226
LAC distribution - displaying, 218
Layers, 206, 229
Layout, 229
Legend, 229
Legend - exporting as a bitmap, 215
less_than, 366
less_than_or_equal, 366
Level and Interference report, 98
Line, 230
Lines to cells, 211, 217
Link Balance by DL Level report, 98
Link Balance by Timeslot report, 98
Link Balance Distribution report, 97, 98
Link Balance UL vs DL report, 98
Load data file, 171
Load Mode - setting, 302
Load Time, 273
Load Time queries, 301
Load Time queries - selecting, 302
Loaded Data Files, 171
loading bitmaps into a map, 216
Loading streams into a network image,
312
Location Update report, 96
log, 366
log10, 366
M
map scale, 209
Map toolbar, 229
MapInfo files - exporting, 216
MapInfo Geoset, 207
MapInfo Map, 207
MapInfo Workspace, 207
Maps, 196
adding annotations to, 202
adding background map files, 207
Annotations toolbar reference, 230
Area Select toolbar reference, 230
automatic offset, 208
cell sites - displaying, 210
changing the attribute font, 206
changing the attribute style, 205
combining data attributes, 206
controlling layers, 206
exporting maps, 215
Headers and Footers - setting, 220
hiding data, 203
Layer Control, 206
legend - altering the, 203
Line layer properties dialog, 211
Map Layers, 206
measuring distances on, 201
multidimensional data, 206
New Raster, 207
offsetting data, 208
offsetting multiple layers automatically,

208
Page Setup dialog, 220
printing, 213
Projection, 209
Properties dialog, 224
removing annotations from, 202
selecting objects, 200
showing data, 203
toolbar reference, 229
Units, 209
zoom in and out, 200
measure distances on a map, 201

merging data streams, 177
message, 366
Message Filtering, 239
Message Format, 240
Microsoft Excel, 185
Microsoft Excel reports, 42, 76, 122,
151, 185
Minimal Load, 18, 273
Minimum Valid Signal Level, 179
MM Attach report, 105
MM Detach report, 105
MM Error Conditions report, 105
MM RA Update report, 105
mod, 366
modify ranges, 203
mround, 366
MS Power Control Analysis Pack, 86
Msg Breakdown report, 105
multi-layer cells, 218
multi-technology cells, 218
N
Network Explorer, 313
about, 313
creating new cell sites, 318
importing network element data, 315
using, 314
Network Images, 309

about, 309
attaching, 311
batch loading data, 311
creating, 310
templates, 310
not, 367
NULL, 367
Index 385
Number of Frame Errors in a Burst, 179

Number of Multipaths, 179
changing name of, 303

deleting, 299
editing, 298
exporting, 301
importing, 300
O
Open data file, 171
Open Logfile, 171
Optimize Multiple Carriers, 265
Optimize Neighbor Lists, 258
Optimize Search Windows, 255
or, 367
P
Pan (maps), 229
pan around a map, 199
panning charts, 192
PCM Link data, 273
PCM Link files, 18
performance limitations, 18
Pilot Increment, 179
Polygon, 202, 230
Polygon Select, 200, 230
Polyline, 202, 230
Poor Quality Contributors report, 98
pop-up menu - displaying, 173
power, 367
Preferences dialog, 179
prev_message_where, 367
prev_state, 367
prev_time_where, 368
Print, 229
Print Map dialog, 223
Print Setup dialog, 222
printing a border round a map, 223
Printing analysis reports, 173
printing charts, 192
printing problems, 213
cell site sectors, 213
product, 368
Projection - map, 209
Properties - map, 210
Protocol Stack Browser, 242
searching with, 243
starting, 242
Q
Quality Distribution report, 97, 98
queries
386 Index
query windows, 307
R
Radius Select, 200, 230
Raster Image Registration dialog, 228
ray lines, 196, 211
remove bookmarks, 238
Replay, 174
reports, 42, 76, 122, 151, 185
Roaming by Country report, 97
Roaming by Network report, 97
round, 368
rounddown, 368
roundup, 369
row, 369
running the GSM Mising Neighbour
Analysis, 267
S
Saving analysis reports as web pages,
173
Scan Charts, 355
Scan Resolution, 179
Scanner Scan Resolution, 179
scanner source - changing for CDMA
StateTip, 253
Scenarios, 92, 100
Scenarios - selecting, 303
Searcher Threshold, 179
Select, 229
Select Box, 200, 230
selecting data on a map, 199
series chart, 192
series properties - editing, 348
Services Requested report, 96
set, 166, 369
set bookmarks, 238
Sheet Manager, 165
SiteData Viewer, 231
SM Error Conditions report, 105
SM PDP Context Deactivation report,
105
SM PDP Context report, 105

SSS Handover Cause by Cell report, 96
SSS Handover Matrix report, 96
state, 369
StateForms, 35
CDMA phone, 35
CDMA scanner, 35
GSM, 71
iDEN, 146
IS-136, 117
StateForms (creating), 165, 339, 342,

348, 355
StateForms (using), 249
StateForms feature, 249
Statistic analyses
about, 272
creating, 288
Wizard, 307
Statistics Explorer, 93
about the, 245
selecting queries/analyses, 247
sorting by column, 247
swapping the data order, 247
stream, 166
Style Setting, 205
subarray_nth_max, 369
subarray_nth_max_index, 370
subarray_nth_min, 370
subarray_nth_min_index, 370
substreams, 248
sum, 370
summary data - generating, 248
superstreaming PCM Link/Drive Test
data, 95
superstreams, 177
supported file formats, 336
Symbol, 230
synchronize events and messages, 237
System Sensitivity report, 98
TCP Traffic Type Analysis report, 106

template - changing for CDMA StateTip,
252
Text, 230
Tiled Rasters, 207
Time Charts, 342
Time Offsets, 177, 179
Time Offsets - setting, 179
Timestamps, 177
Timing Advance and Interference report,
97, 98
Too Many Neighbors Threshold, 179
Traffic Statistics report, 97, 98
U
UDP Traffic Type Analysis, 106
user profile, 18
users, 18
V
view - changing for CDMA StateTip,
252
W
Weak EcIo Pilot Threshold, 179
WOR file, 207
workbook reports, 42, 76, 122, 151
Workbooks, 185
about, 185
generating reports, 185
opening existing, 188
saving, 188
saving queries in, 188
view histogram data, 187
view series data, 186
view statistic data, 187
Workspaces, 165
creating new, 170
opening existing, 170
saving, 170
T
TAB file, 207
TAB files, 216
Tables
view histogram data, 235
view series data, 234
view statistics data, 235
Z
Zoom In (maps), 229
Zoom Out (maps), 229
zooming charts, 191
zooming in maps, 200
Index 387
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Analyzing data with Actix Solutions ......................................................................18

Load CDMA data files..................................................................................................25

Delete CDMA data files ...............................................................................................31

Table view .........................................................................................................................31

View CDMA data .........................................................................................................33

View CDMA data in the Map window ................................................................................34

Generate CDMA reports..............................................................................................42

Show lines to cells on a map.............................................................................................47

Create a Network Image ...................................................................................................49

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CDMA pre-configured reports......................................................................................52

CDMA Summary Reports ........................................................................................................ 53

Free analysis of GSM data.................................................................................................61

Load GSM data files ....................................................................................................64

Table view .........................................................................................................................67

View GSM data............................................................................................................68

Generate GSM reports ................................................................................................76

GSM Application Layers ..............................................................................................84

GSM DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis ................................................................86

Integrate uplink and downlink data ..............................................................................87

A and Abis analysis............................................................................................................90

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The Statistics Explorer.................................................................................................93

Abis Call Analysis..............................................................................................................94

Superstream PCM Link/Drive Test data ......................................................................95

A General Analysis .................................................................................................................. 96

GSM Abis application layers .............................................................................................97

Abis Quick Analysis ................................................................................................................. 97

Free analysis of GPRS data...............................................................................................99

Free analysis of IS-136 data ............................................................................................107

Import IS-136 network information ..................................................................................108

Load IS-136 data files................................................................................................110

View IS-136 data .......................................................................................................115

View IS-136 data in the Map window ..............................................................................115

Generate IS-136 reports............................................................................................122

Map backgrounds and layers ..........................................................................................123

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Batch-load data files........................................................................................................128

TDMA pre-configured reports ....................................................................................130

Integrate uplink and downlink data ............................................................................133

Free analysis of iDEN data ..............................................................................................137

Import iDEN network information.....................................................................................138

Load iDEN data files..................................................................................................140

Create a Network Image .................................................................................................155

iDEN pre-configured reports ......................................................................................158

iDEN Drive Test application layers..................................................................................160

Aggregate iDEN data.................................................................................................161

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ABOUT BINNING DATA ................................................................................................................169

Viewing data ...........................................................................................................185

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How can I display the LAC distribution of my cell sites?............................................218

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Open the Statistics Explorer.............................................................................................246

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Binned Query example.....................................................................................................280

Archiving data using Network Images.................................................................309

ATTACH AN EXISTING NETWORK IMAGE FILE .................................................................................311

Network Explorer ...................................................................................................313

Appendix A File formats supported ..................................................................336