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Actix User Training
Module 1
NOKIA Actix User Trainning/Module1.PPT / 01.08.2004 / NN
Course Intent
To provide users with no prior knowledge of Actix
theoretical understanding of Actix capabilities
To focus mainly on basic features rather than on
implementation of macros and usage of advanced
features
To Show how the Actix RVS suite is used in practical
tasks related to Nokia UMTS projects
To provide the users with confidence in the usage of Actix
by mean of practical exercises
Content
Module 1
Getting started
Configuring Actix
Learning Actix
Module 3
Practical exercises /
Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice
Module 4
Advanced features
(Working with scanner and call trace

data)
Getting Started
What is Actix?
Actix Solutions RVS
Installation
Licencing
Getting Started
Actix is a Post-Processing
tool
Input:
Tracer data: NEMO, TEMS, Qvoice
Scanner Data
Traffic records (switch traces), e.g.
Ericsson, Motorola
Protocol analyser data A, Abis, Gb
interfaces e.g. Nethawk, Tektronix
Output:
Maps
Charts
Tables
Reports
Diagrams
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ACTIX
SOLUTIONS
RVS Suite
Suitable to analyze measurements of the UMTS radio
interface
Support a large number of vendor/standard file formats
for DT, trace, protocol analysers
Provides results in a wide variety of formats
Good user interface (easy to adapt)
High level of customisation ability
Structurised data presentation capabilities
Fast overview analysis with pre-defined reports
Installation
Support Windows 2000 and Windows XP operation
systems
System spec. has a great impact on peformance
e.g. 3GHz processor with 1 Gb Ram is good !!
1.5GHz processor with 512Mb Ram is enough if not
big amount of data is processed
During installation
installation of MapX OCX modules takes time, be
patient
Post installation
No need to re-boot
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Licencing
Single Machine Licencing:
Dongle + Licence file Not transferrable
Licencing (2)
Sever Licencing: dinamic allocation of licences
Licencing (3)
Diagnostics Tool
Start from actix program group Management ->
AtxDiagnostics
Generate report => This will show the licensing set-up
If dongle ID not present in report => server licensing
or dongle not detected
License definitions
File ActixLicensing.ini
Located in <PATH>\Analyzer\Bin\LicenseDefinition
Contains license server(s) and configuration options
for server license management
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Configuring Actix
Menu overview
Importing / Setting up Maps
Configuring cellrefs file
Open scanner files
Information Attributes
Working with data / Charts Tables Woorkbooks
Open call trace file
Adding attributes to favourites
Log file browsing
Protocol browser
Message browser
Log file combining
Super streaming
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Configuration of Actix
Import Backdrop Map
Import Network Data (sites and cells)
Ready to start!
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Main Window
Toolbar
Main menu
Workspace
explorer
Workspace
(empty)
Status bar
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Main Menu/File
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Main Menu/View
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Main Menu/Analysis
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Main Menu/Network Image, Workbook,

Cells
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Main Menu/Tools
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Importing Map
View -> Display New Map
Mapinfo Interface, add map in
the same way as Mapinfo
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Importing Map (2)

Map should be provided in the same format as for Mapinfo: JPG
file associated with a TAB file which defines the coordinate frame
Same Command as in Mapinfo are available as well as pop-up
menu when righ-clicking on the map
Map tools
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Importing Network elements

CELLREF
txt file with 3 main sections:
Header
Cell definitions
Sites definitions
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Importing Network elements CELLREF

(2)
Menu: Tools > Preference
Cellref file location
Filename does not necessary have to be Cellref, neither
has to be in the Cellreffolder
Restart of Actix is needed for the changes to take effect
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Importing Network elements CELLREF

(3)
Because of regional settings some computer should have the
comma (,) instead of the dot (.) as decimal separator
?!?
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Importing Network Element

Automatic import
This feature is very useful when having cell data
changing quite often, which is s very common situation in
a project:
From Menu Cells -> Network Explorer we can manage
our database of cells and sites.
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Labels for Sites and Cells

Just like in Mapinfo we can define which field to be used
for labels both for Sites and cells. Usually for sites the
Site Name is predefined. For Cells the Cell ID is
predefined and it is convenient to change it to Scrambling
Code (SC)
Labels can be changed from Layer Control
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Learning Actix
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Learning Actix
Scanner files
Open scanner files
Information Attributes
Charts Tables Woorkbooks
Display element synchronisation
Export data
Call trace files
Open call trace file
Adding attributes to favourites
Log file browsing
Log file combining
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Protocol browser
Message browser
Super streaming
Scanner files
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Open Data files - Scanner

After importing a file we can
navigate thru the attributes in the
workspace navigator
Both Scanner and Tracer
(NEMO) are used for
mesurements. Actix can handle
both of them
Attributes can be conveniently
displayed in different forms and
combined
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Most Important Attributes

Ec/io of Best Server (interference
level)
RSCP of Best Server (power
level)
Scrambling code of Best Server
(dominance plot)
Notice that the BEST

SERVER (Nth Nth Best) is
defined and sorted always by
the best Ec/Io
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Display on Map - Thresholds

Three different
elements are now
visible on the map
Thresholds for RSCP

Map representation
is very convenient
for displaying
measurements from
a topological point
of view
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Modify Ranges And Colors
Right-click on the desired map

element (in this case: RSCP) - >
Modify Ranges
Both levels and colors can be
defined
When the dialog window is closed
settigs must be saved.
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Thresholds for RSCP and Ec/Io

Ec/Io
RSCP
< -95
poor
<-12
bad
[-95;-85]
fair
[-12;-9]
poor
[-85;-75]
good
[-9;-4]
good
>=-75
excellent
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>= - 4
excellent
Adding more attributes to a map

Only the last added
attribute is visible.
Others are laying
behind
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Layer Control and Offset Tool

By mean of the Offset
tool we can have the
traces shifted
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Cursor tracing and Lines to Serving

Cells
Placing the cursor over the
trace the value is
automatically displayed
CLicking on any point on the

trace, the lines to best server
(continuos) and second best
server (dashed) are displayed
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More important attributes from

Scanner Measurements
RSSI
RSCP for each SC measured
Ec/Io for each SC measured
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Emulated 3GPP Attributes

These are based on settings for
SHO parameters which can be
edited in
Tools -> Preferences
and then:
General settings -> WCDMA
We can thus set the same

paramenters which are in the
Network
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Topological Attributes
Serving cell is in this case the Best
Server
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Charts, Tables and Workbooks

Righ-clicking on any attribute we can have a choice of displaying it also on
Charts, Tables and Workbooks (Excel spreadsheets)
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Charts, Tables and Workbooks (2)
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Synchronization of display elements
Syncronization can be activated from Tools ->

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

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

Right-click on the chart and select Image Export....
Click on Copy on the chart window and record the image on the
clipboard
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Call trace files
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Open NEMO File

In menu 3G we can find the same
attributes as in the scanner
measurements
We dont have the concept of best
server in tracer measurements.
Instead we have active set and
monitored set
Same Attributes can have different
name and be found in different
location
What is impotant here is the TX
power which is not present in the
Scanner
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Open NEMO File (2)
In the menu Pilot Measurements

we find individual SC measurements.
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Open NEMO File (3)

The menu Dedicated Radio Link
contains logical measurements about
KPIs
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Open NEMO File (4)

The menu Uu_RRCcontains
informations about signalling
BCCH-BCH signaling flows while
the UE is in idle mode
UL-CCCH and DL-CCCH signalling
flows while the UE is in Cell-FACH
state
UL-DCCH and DL-DCCH signalling
flows while the UE is in Cell-DCH
state
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Open NEMO File (5)

Event data contains logical event
about call establishment and
Handover as well as PDP context
activation for PS calls
Statistic Data contains information
about delays
These two sets of attributes are
suitable for analyzing KPIs
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Adding Attributes to favourites

You can Add To Favourites those
attributes which are used more
frequently
In order to have the attributes
saved in Favourites it is necessary
to save the workspace befor exiting
Actix
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Signalling and Protocol Stack

Message Browser and Protocol Stack Browser are useful
tools for displaying the signalling and the sequence of
events for the NEMO trace
Typical signalling sequence which need to be analysed
are: Call Setup and Handover Loop
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Message Browser
4
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2
4
3
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Message Browser (2)

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

Protocol Stack Browser shows only the signalling.
In the upper part messages are displayed and associated
to L3 events
Protocol Stack Browser is an easier tool for browsing the
signalling
It can be syncronized with Maps Charts and Tables
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Superstreaming
It is reccomended not to have very long logfiles when collecting data
Smaller logfiles can be recombined with the superstream tool
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Superstreaming (2)
Tools -> Create Superstream
Logfiles can be selected
individually
Superstream is available in the
workspace browser
Superstreming does not create a
bigger logfile but rather combine
the existing data using pointers.
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Importing Map (2)

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Importing Network elements

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Importing Network elements CELLREF

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Importing Network elements CELLREF

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Importing Network Element

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Labels for Sites and Cells

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Log file combining

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Open Data files - Scanner

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Most Important Attributes

Notice that the BEST

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Display on Map - Thresholds

Thresholds for RSCP

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Modify Ranges And Colors

Right-click on the desired map

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Thresholds for RSCP and Ec/Io

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Adding more attributes to a map

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Layer Control and Offset Tool

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Cursor tracing and Lines to Serving

CLicking on any point on the

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More important attributes from

RSCP for each SC measured

Ec/Io for each SC measured

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Emulated 3GPP Attributes