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Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson you will be able to

analyze the network performance and quality
based on the network model

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Main Topics
 Describe the available tools for analysis
 Explore the process for creating geo-positioning maps
 Analyze call-trace events
 Analyze network statistics

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Analyzing the Network
 Mentor analysis tools are used for daily analysis of network
parameters, KPIs, quality, and performance, such as:
 Overloaded sectors.
 Low handover rates.
 High drop rates.
 Areas with pilot pollution.

 Only sectors for which there is a model can be included

in the analysis.

 Mentor supports both manual ‘ad-hoc’ analysis and advanced

wizard-based analysis, which can be executed on the client or the
server (explained in the next lesson).

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Analysis Tools
The following tools can be used for the network analysis:

 Histograms
 Positioning-based KPIs, RF, and Call-Trace maps
 Event Viewer
 Statistics Viewer

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Displaying Histograms
You can display a histogram of the map layers in order to view
a graphical display of the values in the layer.

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Displaying Histograms (cont.)
 The histogram displays the values for 100% of the data in the
selected layer.

 You can run a query to calculate the

percentage of items between a range
of values, as well as set the range of
values to be displayed in the
histogram.

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Positioning-based Maps
Mentor uses mobile measurements and special algorithms to
generate positioning-based KPI map layers.

 Mentor supports the following map types:

 KPI Maps
 RF-based Maps
 Call Trace–based Event Maps

 Positioning-based maps can be created at any time from the toolbar

or by right-clicking an area or sector selection.

 If your selection contains both UMTS and LTE sectors, you will be
prompted to select the technology to display.
 In some cases, you can display multi RAT maps.
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KPI Maps
KPI map layers are based on selected KPIs, showing aggregated data
for a time resolution ranging from 1 hour up to all the dates included in
the model.

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KPI Maps – KPIs and Aggregation
 Select the required KPIs (the available KPIs appear according
to the network vendor).
 Each selected KPI will be saved as a separate layer.

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Commonly Used KPIs – Example
 Bad Call Rate
 Call Attempts
 Soft HO Factor
 Softer HO Factor
 Primary Traffic
 Code Traffic
 Access Failure Rate
 Dropped Call Rate
 Average Power

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KPIs Maps – Time Filter
 Time Filter
 Filter the Hours by selecting one of the available options:
24 hours, Hours (from/to), Busy hour.
 In the Dates field, select all dates or specific date range.

 By default, the layers are saved to a default KPIs folder under the GIS
category (folder can be edited).
 If you do not choose to save the layers, they can be displayed in the
Detailed Table only.

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KPIs Maps – Display
 Once the KPI map is ready, a dialog box is displayed:
 Details – warnings generated during the map creation.
 Detailed Table – view all the selected KPIs for each sector in the
selection in the Detailed Table.

 Each selected KPI layer is displayed in the Layers pane, in the

specified folder under the GIS category.

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KPI Map – Example
 Use the sector’s tooltip to view the KPI summary for selected layers.
 In the Detailed Table you can view individual element values.

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RF-based Maps
The following RF-based maps are available:

 Performance
 Drop
 Traffic
 Server and Polluter
 Arc
 Combined
 GSM Maps

Most filtering options for creating the maps

are similar across all map types.

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Performance Maps
Performance maps display selected performance layers
based on the busy-hour logs.

 Choose the Data type:

 Busy Hour – taken from the network model.
 Rich Data – taken from the call database in the server.

 If you choose to use the call database, additional filtering options will
be available (explained later with the virtual drive test maps).

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Performance Maps – Map Type (UMTS)
You can choose one of the following performance maps for UMTS:

 Downlink Throughput / Throughput Peak / Volume

 Uplink Throughput / Throughput Peak / Volume
 Ec/Io Best Server / Coverage / Coverage Peak
 Number of Polluting Pilots
 Pilot Dominance
 Pilot Pollution
 RSCP Best Server / Coverage / Coverage Peak
 Soft HO Factor
 Softer HO Factor
 UE TX Power

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Performance Maps – Map Type (LTE)
You can choose one of the following performance maps for LTE:

 CQI Index
 Downlink Throughput / Volume
 PUSCH UL SINR
 RSRP Best Server
 RSRQ Best Server
 UL Power Restriction Rate
 Uplink Throughput / Volume

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Performance Maps – Map Type (Multi RAT)
You can choose one of the following performance maps for
Multi RAT environments:

 Best Technology (Throughput)

 Downlink Volume
 LTE Volume Ratio

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Performance Maps (cont.)
 In the RAB group field, you can select single, multiple or all RABs.
 In the Profile field, select whether to display the map for indoor or
outdoor calls, or for all call including those not identified as being
indoor or outdoor.
 In the Mobility field, select whether to display the map for static or
moving calls, or for all calls including those not identified as being
static or moving.

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Performance Maps – Example

Ec/Io Best Server Map

Pilot Dominance Map

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Drop Maps
Drop maps display the geographical distribution of the
dropped calls.

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Drop Maps – Example

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Traffic Maps (UMTS)
Traffic maps display the distribution of the busy-hour traffic
layer for the best server.

 Map type:
 Busy Hour Call Origination
 Busy Hour Minutes of Use
 Busy Hour Total Number of Users
 Busy Hour Traffic
 Total Traffic (rich data from server)

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Traffic Maps (LTE)
Traffic maps display the distribution
of the traffic based on the data in the call
database.

 Map type:
 Daily Call
 Downlink Traffic
 Uplink Traffic

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Traffic Maps – Example

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Server and Polluter Maps
Server and Polluter maps display the coverage area of selected
best and worse sectors.
 Map type UMTS:
 Best Server Cell Name
 Second Strongest Leg
 Third Strongest Leg
 Fourth Strongest Leg
 Fifth Strongest Leg
 Worst Polluter
 Map type LTE:
 Best Server Cell Name
 Map type Multi RAT
 Best Technology Cell (Throughput)
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Arc Maps
Arc maps display selected KPIs at either predefined distance
increments from selected sectors, or according to predefined
percentages on the map area.

 Map type:
 Ec/Io
 Fixed Distance Busy Hour Traffic
 Fixed Distance Drop Call
 Fixed Percentage Busy Hour Traffic
 Pilot Dominance
 Pilot Pollution
 Soft HO Factor
 Softer HO Factor
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Combined Maps
Combined maps are used for correlating different maps and
KPIs based on defined thresholds.

 Combined maps provide powerful analysis and are

recommended for daily use.

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Combined Maps (cont.)
 KPI threshold cannot be changed after map creation.
(KPIs can be selected using the Analysis wizard only.)
 Map threshold can be changed using the threshold slider.

 Examples
 Coverage quality for top dropping cells.

 Problematic coverage quality areas for top dropping cells.

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Call Trace–based Maps
Use Event Maps to create call trace-based maps for events, which
display a positioned visual indication, per mobile handset:

 Virtual Drive Test Maps

 Mobile Drop Maps
 Access Failure Maps
 Mobile IRAT Maps

Most filtering options for creating the maps

are similar across all map types.

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Virtual Drive Test Maps
The virtual drive test map enables you to display an immediate
visualization of all call flow events associated with specific sectors
and terminal handsets, according to a specific time.

 Data for the virtual drive test is usually

taken from the Call DB on the server.

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Virtual Drive Test – Call DB Filtering
 Using the Select mobiles field you can choose to filter specific
mobiles, based on IMEI or IMSI.
 You can use a file containing a list of the required numbers or
simply enter number expressions.

 You can select whether to display the

map for all terminals or to filter the
terminals according to a list, a file,
or an expression.

 In the Release cause field, you can filter the reasons

for the call release (single or multiple).

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Virtual Drive Test – Map Layer
You can view the virtual drive test on the map area, or display its
details in the Event Viewer.

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Virtual Drive Test – Event Viewer
You can use the Event Viewer to view the details of any of the calls
that took place in the virtual drive test (right-click the virtual drive test
layer to display the Event Viewer).

 The Calls pane displays the phone numbers of all mobiles that took
part in the virtual drive test and their type:

Normal Drop Access Failure

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Event Viewer – Example

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Event Viewer and Map
Right-clicking on each point in the map displays a menu
enabling you to:

 Show Servers – displays the serving sectors for each point.

 A solid line represents active sectors, and a dashed line
represents candidate sectors.

 Show in Event Viewer – selects the relevant call and event

in the Event Viewer.

You can save one or more calls in the left pane as a separate layer by
right-clicking, enabling you to investigate these calls at a later stage.

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Virtual Drive Tests for GSM
If your network includes a GSM environment, you can display a
Virtual Drive Test Map layer for GSM calls.

 Select GSM Call Trace Files as the data source, and in the File
Location field, enter the path or browse to the file containing the call
traces you want to analyze.

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Event Viewer – Main Operations
 Filter events or list of calls.
 Search for selected text.
 Export and Import events.
 Display the actual contents of the selected event.
 Display all the mobiles associated with the selected calls
at maximum zoom.

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Drop and Access Failure Maps
 Drop Maps display all drops (except for drops caused by access
failure) reported in the network or in an area or sector selection.

 Access Failure Maps display

drops caused by access failure.

Currently Mentor supports maps

for layers of up to 250,000 drops.

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Mobile Drops Maps – Example

All Mobiles

Selected Reasons

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Mobile IRAT Maps
Mobile IRAT Maps display IRAT handover events indicating a
shift from the UMTS network to the GSM network.

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Sector and Area Selection Statistics
If your model contains positioning, Mentor enables you to analyze
an area or sector selection by displaying the relevant RF and traffic
statistics for the busy hour in the Statistics Viewer.

 Mentor supports analyzing statistics for:

 Mobile Drops
 Performance
 Servers and Polluters

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Statistics Viewer – Mobile Drops
You can display mobile drop statistics for the entire network, or only
for an area or sector selection.

 Create an area or sector selection

and open the Show Mobile Drop
Statistics dialog box.

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Opening the Statistics Viewer
 Populate the criteria to display the statistics and click OK.

 Once the statistics are created, the

number of serving sectors and their
statistics are displayed in graph format.

If there are more than 100 serving

sectors, only the top 100 statistics
will be displayed.
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Statistics Viewer – Graph
You can right-click any sector on the graph,
and from the pop-up menu:

 Select or flag the sector on the map.

 Reset the Y-axis range.
 Copy the statistics as an image.
 Save the statistics as an image file.
 Print the statistics.

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Statistics Viewer – Statistics
Click the Statistics tab to view the statistics for the entire selection,
and if relevant, for a current selection, in text format.

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Statistics Viewer – Options Menu
From the Options menu, you can perform the following actions, depending
on whether the statistics are based on an area or sector selection:

 Rename statistics.
 Select / Display serving sectors on map.
 Select / Display sector selection on map.
 Select / Display area selection on map.
 Add additional statistics.
 Delete statistics.
 Set the range of values for the y-axis.
 Reset the axis range.
 Export / Import statistics.
 Zoom in to selected or displayed sectors.
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Statistics Viewer – Adding Statistics
 When adding additional statistics, these will be displayed within the
same Statistics Viewer.

 Choose which statistics to display.

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Statistics Viewer – Performance Statistics
 Downlink Throughput
 Downlink Volume
 Ec/Io Best
 Ec/Io Coverage
 RSCP Best
 RSCP Coverage
 Uplink Throughput
 Uplink Volume

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Statistics Viewer – Server and Polluter
 Best Server
 Number of Legs in AS
 Polluter Sectors
 Serving Cell Dominance

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Lesson Summary – Q&A
 What types of performance maps can you create?
 Describe the main statistics available in Statistics Viewer?
 What is the purpose of the Event Viewer? What information
can you display in it?

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