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Actix 3G Traing 1 PDF
Actix 3G Traing 1 PDF
Module 1
Course Intent
To provide users with no prior knowledge of Actix
theoretical understanding of Actix capabilities
To focus mainly on basic features rather than on
implementation of macros and usage of advanced
features
To Show how the Actix RVS suite is used in practical
tasks related to Nokia UMTS projects
To provide the users with confidence in the usage of Actix
by mean of practical exercises
Content
Module 1
Getting started
Configuring Actix
Learning Actix
Module 3
Practical exercises /
Module 2
Working with Actix in
practice
Module 4
Advanced features
Getting Started
What is Actix?
Actix Solutions RVS
Installation
Licencing
Getting Started
Actix is a Post-Processing
tool
Input:
Tracer data: NEMO, TEMS, Qvoice
Scanner Data
Traffic records (switch traces), e.g.
Ericsson, Motorola
Protocol analyser data A, Abis, Gb
interfaces e.g. Nethawk, Tektronix
Output:
Maps
Charts
Tables
Reports
Diagrams
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ACTIX
SOLUTIONS
RVS Suite
Suitable to analyze measurements of the UMTS radio
interface
Support a large number of vendor/standard file formats
for DT, trace, protocol analysers
Provides results in a wide variety of formats
Good user interface (easy to adapt)
High level of customisation ability
Structurised data presentation capabilities
Fast overview analysis with pre-defined reports
Installation
Support Windows 2000 and Windows XP operation
systems
System spec. has a great impact on peformance
e.g. 3GHz processor with 1 Gb Ram is good !!
1.5GHz processor with 512Mb Ram is enough if not
big amount of data is processed
During installation
installation of MapX OCX modules takes time, be
patient
Post installation
No need to re-boot
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Licencing
Single Machine Licencing:
Dongle + Licence file Not transferrable
Licencing (2)
Sever Licencing: dinamic allocation of licences
Licencing (3)
Diagnostics Tool
Start from actix program group Management ->
AtxDiagnostics
Generate report => This will show the licensing set-up
If dongle ID not present in report => server licensing
or dongle not detected
License definitions
File ActixLicensing.ini
Located in <PATH>\Analyzer\Bin\LicenseDefinition
Contains license server(s) and configuration options
for server license management
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Configuring Actix
Menu overview
Importing / Setting up Maps
Configuring cellrefs file
Open scanner files
Information Attributes
Working with data / Charts Tables Woorkbooks
Open call trace file
Adding attributes to favourites
Log file browsing
Protocol browser
Message browser
Log file combining
Super streaming
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Configuration of Actix
Import Backdrop Map
Import Network Data (sites and cells)
Ready to start!
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Main Window
Toolbar
Main menu
Workspace
explorer
Workspace
(empty)
Status bar
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Main Menu/File
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Main Menu/View
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Main Menu/Analysis
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Main Menu/Tools
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Importing Map
View -> Display New Map
Mapinfo Interface, add map in
the same way as Mapinfo
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Map tools
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Learning Actix
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Learning Actix
Scanner files
Open scanner files
Information Attributes
Charts Tables Woorkbooks
Display element synchronisation
Export data
Call trace files
Open call trace file
Adding attributes to favourites
Log file browsing
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Protocol browser
Message browser
Super streaming
Scanner files
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RSCP
< -95
poor
<-12
bad
[-95;-85]
fair
[-12;-9]
poor
[-85;-75]
good
[-9;-4]
good
>=-75
excellent
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>= - 4
excellent
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and then:
General settings -> WCDMA
Topological Attributes
Serving cell is in this case the Best
Server
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Message Browser
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Superstreaming
It is reccomended not to have very long logfiles when collecting data
Smaller logfiles can be recombined with the superstream tool
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Superstreaming (2)
Tools -> Create Superstream
Logfiles can be selected
individually
Superstream is available in the
workspace browser
Superstreming does not create a
bigger logfile but rather combine
the existing data using pointers.
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