Advanced features

Module 4

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Content

Module 1
Getting started
Configuring Actix
Learning Actix

Module 3
Practical exercises /

Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice

Module 4
Advanced features

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(Working with scanner and call trace

data)

Advanced features
Network Images
Binning
Queries and macros
Stateforms
Reports
Actix directory hierarchy

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Network Images
A collection of a large number/large size log files for the
purpose of looking at specific attribute/parameters.
single data file (.dat file) that contains the results of a
series of queries run on a collection of logfiles.
logfiles can be added to the Network Image, increasing
the size of the data file.
E,g, log files collected in monthly images to evaluate
monthly performace.

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Network Image wizard

Easiest way created with Network Image Wizard
Provides a set of pre-defined templates with defined
parameters / attributes included in the network image
A created image needs to be attached to a workspace in
order to activate the image in the workspce
This allows batch-loading. of data from a collection of
logfiles.
Batch-loading allows you to import a small number of
important data parameters without needing to load all of
each file.
After batch load, attributes can be investigated in same
manner as any attribute (e.g. plotted on maps)

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Binning

A way to aggregate data together according to different

criterias

Criteria

Criteria

Data

Bin
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Binning (2) Criterias

Time
Data combined according to time criteria e.g. 1 second
Suitable as default
Location
Data combined according to a spatial grid (definable grid size)
If data from different dates are to be combined
Distance
Data combined according to a fixed spatial distance
Level out location device logging problems
Message
Data combined according to number of message
Local trouble shooting / e.g. setting to value 0 means no
aggregation take place (i.e. raw data)

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Queries and Macros

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Queries and Macros (2)

Queries are saved within the workspace

In the tag Existing Analisies we can find some predefined Queries which can be used as template. This is
very useful since this part is not very well documented

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Stateforms
Stateforms are are a collection of pre-defined
windows/pop-ups designed to visualize particular
information from log file data
UMTS Data Event Navigator
UMTS Data Session
UMTS Throughput
UMTS Top 10 Scan Measurements
UMTS UE Active + Monitored Set
UMTS UE Call Information
UMTS UE Measurements Charts
UMTS UE Radio Parameters
UMTS UE Transport Channel Info
UMTS Voice Event Navigator
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Stateforms (2)

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Stateforms (3)
With this set of tools we can displays events in a for which
is similiar to what we have in the NEMO Replay Feature.
Some of the element can be activated by right-clicking on
the file lement in the workspace Explorer and then
Display form
Othr elements can be taken from Menu: Tools
Display Replay allows to replay the session at the
desired speed

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Reports

Actix is capable of generating Excel-based reports

Reports need to be customized according to the
technology and the signalling in use
Reports provide advanced KPI analysys for System
Performance Test
Realiability of such reports is still a major issue......

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Actix Directory Hierarchy

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Directories to notice
StateForms
Workspaces
Reports
Events
Bin
Cellref
Custom Attributes

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Directories to notice (2)

StateForms
Contains predefined stateform definitions
Workspaces
Contains predefined workspaces.
Reports
Contains pre-defined reports for different
technologies/systems
Events
Contain pre-defined event definitions

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