Getting Started

Guide

May 2015

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Contents
1 GETTING STARTED WITH ACTIX ANALYZER..................................................5
1.1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................5
1.2 INTRODUCING ACTIX ANALYZER .................................................................5
1.3 LEARNING ABOUT ANALYZER .....................................................................6
1.4 USE THE ONLINE HELP .............................................................................7
1.5 CUSTOMER SUPPORT ..............................................................................8

2 STARTING YOUR SOLUTION .................................................................. 10

3 CONFIGURING ANALYZER .................................................................... 12
3.1 CONFIGURING NETWORK INFORMATION ...................................................... 12
3.1.1 Obtain site data in tabular format ........................................................... 12
3.1.2 Import cell site data ............................................................................. 15
3.1.3 Specify a network information (cellrefs) file ............................................. 18

3.2 MODIFYING THRESHOLD VALUES FOR DETECTING EVENTS ................................. 19

3.3 CONFIGURING HOW DATA IS AGGREGATED ................................................... 19

3.3.1 Change the binning method ................................................................... 20

3.3.2 Specify the message filtering method used when loading data ................... 20

3.4 CONFIGURING MAPS ............................................................................. 21

3.4.1
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.4.5

Set up map backgrounds and layers ....................................................... 21

Change labels for a map layer ................................................................ 23
Change how a map layer is displayed ..................................................... 24
Show Lines to Cells on a map ................................................................ 24
Change the size of cell sectors ............................................................... 26

4 EXAMINING LOADED DATA ................................................................... 27

4.1 THE ANALYZER INTERFACE ...................................................................... 27
4.2 MANAGING DATA ................................................................................. 28
4.2.1 Load data files ..................................................................................... 28
4.2.2 Find and use data in the Attribute Explorer .............................................. 28
4.2.3 Close data files .................................................................................... 31

4.3 SELECTING ANALYSIS OPTIONS ................................................................ 32

4.4 VIEWING SUMMARY DATA FROM STREAMS .................................................... 33
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4

Investigate streams .............................................................................. 33

View data using solution reports ............................................................. 34
View data using the Message Browser ..................................................... 35
View data using the Protocol Stack Browser ............................................. 36

4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.5.5
4.5.6
4.5.7

View data in a Map ............................................................................... 37

Replay the data .................................................................................... 39
View data in a Form .............................................................................. 40
View data in a Chart ............................................................................. 42
View data in a Table ............................................................................. 44
View data in a Workbook ....................................................................... 44
About synchronized data windows .......................................................... 45

4.5 VIEWING ATTRIBUTE DATA ...................................................................... 37

4.6 INTEGRATING REVERSE/FORWARD LINK (UPLINK/DOWNLINK) DATA ..................... 46

4.7 CREATING AND USING QUERIES ................................................................ 47
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4.7.1 Create a filter ...................................................................................... 47

4.7.2 Filter the data ...................................................................................... 49

4.8 GENERATING NEW REPORTS .................................................................... 50

4.9 LOADING LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA WITH REPOSITORY MANAGER ....................... 52
4.9.1
4.9.2
4.9.3
4.9.4
4.9.5
4.9.6
4.9.7

Create a new Repository ....................................................................... 53

Open a Repository ................................................................................ 54
Load data into a Repository ................................................................... 55
Display the list of files loaded in a Repository ........................................... 56
Close a Repository ................................................................................ 56
Delete a Repository .............................................................................. 57
Manage Repository templates ................................................................ 57

APPENDIX: CELL SITE PARAMETERS FOR IMPORT ............................................ 59

CDMA .................................................................................................. 59
GSM / GPRS / EDGE ............................................................................... 60
IDEN .................................................................................................... 61
LTE ...................................................................................................... 62
UMTS / HSPA+ ...................................................................................... 63
IMPORTING MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES .............................................................. 64

INDEX ............................................................................................ 65

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1 Getting Started with Actix Analyzer

1.1 About this guide
This document guides you through Analyzer's basic features. Not every product function is
describedjust the core information, so you can be productive with your solution right
from the start. For detailed information on other areas of the product, see the online help.
Note that when you see a word appear like this in the text, it refers to a menu selection,
button or hyperlink that you can select in the applications user interface.
For example:
File, Preferences
would indicate the Preferences command available from the File tab in the ribbon at the
top of the Analyzer interface.
Command line input or details of text files are shown like this:
Setup /V<msiexec commands>
For a detailed understanding of your solution, you should attend a full Actix training or
workshop session. These can be tailored exclusively to your individual or corporate
requirements.

1.2 Introducing Actix Analyzer

Actix Analyzer is a software application running under Microsoft Windows on a PC, which
provides a series of analysis tools for post-processing cellular network data. The tools are
designed to address applications such as:

Network performance optimization

Feature testing

Service validation

Problem diagnosis and analysis

Network bench-marking

Competitive analysis

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Analyzer can load network performance data from many different sources:

These data sources could include field-test equipment and switch call traces, and could be
from 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.

1.3 Learning about Analyzer

Release notes are provided with each Actix Analyzer General Availability release. You can
also find online help and attribute help available from the application. These should help
you to get started, and answer any initial questions that you may have.
Actix training courses are also available from Actix Professional Services, and provide an
excellent source of hands-on experience. Each course is led by one of our highly
experienced engineers. Contact Actix Professional Services for more information.

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1.4 Use the online help

You can start the online help by clicking the icon in the top right corner of the Analyzer
application window. The following features of the online help will assist you in finding an
answer to your problem.

The Contents tab displays the help

topics in an ordered, collapsible view.
Double-click on a desired topic to
view it.

The Index tab lets you find any index

entries that match a word or part of
the word you are looking for. As you
type, the list of matching topics
changes. Select the desired topic and
click Display to view it.

The Search tab lets you type in the

word or words to search for, and then
click List Topics. All matching topics
are then listed. Select the desired
topic and click Display to view it.

If you need to refer to a help topic

often, you may want to add it to your
'favorites' list. Click on the Favorites
tab, and click Add to add the
displayed topic to the list. Select a
topic from the list and click Display to
view it.

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Analyzer can also display context-sensitive reference help for attributes displayed in the
Attribute Explorer window on the left of the Analyzer interface right click on the attribute
and select the option Display in Attribute Help.

You can also, from the Help menu, select Attribute Help. As you select an attribute in
the Attribute Explorer, related extra information is displayed in the help window.
As Actix is committed to provide rapid support for new file
formats, this reference help may not be up to date. If there
are particular attributes you would like to see in the help
but are not currently documented, please contact MyActix.

1.5 Customer Support

Actix is committed to providing the excellent professional support its customers would
expect from a market-leading company. Our engineers, based in the UK, USA and
Singapore, are contactable by email or by telephone, enabling Actix to provide worldwide
support for its customers, regardless of location.
Following installation, you can register at www.myactix.com. The MyActix portal provides a
personalized interface to the Actix Support Service and many other useful resources
including product downloads. It is the preferred method of accessing the Actix Support
Service.
You can use MyActix to report new cases, monitor progress and submit requested
information. You will be sent an email on days when any of your support cases have been
updated.
When reporting a case, please include as much information as possible, including a
description of the problem, any screenshots of error messages, and any small sample files
that have a problem, so we can investigate the reported problems faster.

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All users within a customer of Actix products are encouraged to register, and any user can
submit a case. All cases submitted by users at the same customer are visible to each
other. A customer cannot see other customers cases.
Help is available on how to use MyActix when you log on. There is an RSS feed available to
keep up to date with new resources being posted to the portal.
It is also possible to access the Actix Support Service by other means such as email and
telephone, but these methods are not preferred. It is more efficient and effective to submit
a case via www.myactix.com to provide all necessary information to recreate the
Customers case, which can then be investigated.
Once an issue has been received by the Support Desk and logged onto the system, it is
considered open until a solution has been implemented to the mutual satisfaction of both
Actix and yourself. At this point, the issue can be considered closed. However, if no
response within 2 weeks is received from the Customer to requests to progress the
resolution of a case, then the case will be closed. The Customer will normally be sent email
reminders that a case needs attention. A closed case can be re-opened upon request.
www.myactix.com is available 24 hours a day apart from occasional essential
maintenance. The Actix Support Service is provided on a regional basis and engineers will
be working on your case during the local business hours of 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to
Friday excluding local public holidays.
Full details on Actix Support are available in the Actix Product Support Description
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2 Starting your solution

You can start your Actix Solution from your
Windows Start menu, either directly from the
Analyzer icon:

or from the All Programs, Actix, Analyzer menu option.

After a short pause, you will see the Actix loading screen:

After starting your Actix Solution, choose how you want to proceed by selecting an
engineering process.
If you only have one engineering process on your license,
you will bypass this screen and go straight to the entry
screen for that process.

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Spotlight guides you through a series

of predefined analyses and reports
that encapsulate sophisticated radio
engineering decision-making
knowledge. The use of Spotlight is
covered in the Spotlight Desktop User
Guide, but you should read this
Analyzer manual first
Analyzer Classic lets you use Analyzer
in free analysis mode that is, you
can use Analyzers comprehensive set
of data-analysis tools to investigate
any message or attribute of interest
within your logged data. This guide is
concerned with how to use the tools in
Analyzer Classic mode.
Checking the box at the bottom of the
screen also lets you bypass this screen
and go straight to your selected
engineering process. To open this
screen again from Analyzer, from the
File tab, click Select Engineering
Process.

The selected engineering process will provide

accurate results or operate correctly until you have
configured Analyzer.
See the next section for details.

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3 Configuring Analyzer
Before you can use Analyzer or Spotlight to analyze network performance data, you must
complete a series of tasks to allow the software to operate correctly. These tasks are
described in this section.

3.1 Configuring network information

This section describes how to import delimited data into Analyzer and how to configure the
Automatic Import feature.
The Network Explorer is a tool available from the Data tab that allows you to import
network elements from delimited text filespossibly exported from a planning tooland
store this data in a text file called cellrefs.txt.
You can also use the Network Explorer to browse and edit loaded network information. The
Automatic Import feature provides an automated method of updating cell information in
Analyzer as changes are made to the network.
Important Note: The Automatic Import feature is not
compatible with Actix Spotlight running on Analyzer.

3.1.1 Obtain site data in tabular format

To import cell site data from your own network, you will need to obtain a delimited text
file, which must contain the data listed for the appropriate technology in the Cell site
parameters section below.
The data may come from a network database or a planning tool configuration file. As long
as the data is in a tabular format with one row for each sector, Analyzer will be able to
import the data.
Below is an example of a delimited CDMA file that could be used to import a site list into
Analyzer. Though the columns can be arranged in any order for import into Analyzer, the
figure shows all of the REQUIRED fields. Additionally, the Excel spreadsheet must be saved
as a TEXT file for import into Analyzer.

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Follow these guidelines for best results:

Analyzer does not require the data fields to be listed in a particular order in the
text import file.
The Site ID field must contain a unique value for each site location. Beware of nonunique Site IDs that is, entries that have multiple sets of latitudes and longitudes
for the same Site ID. Non-unique Site IDs will result in Analyzer displaying site
markers on the map without sector wedges. Site Names do not need to be unique
they are only for display purposes.
Position information must be accurate for Analyzer to show sites in the correct
location on the map. Longitudes that have a West notation should be represented
as a negative decimal, as should latitudes with a South notation. If the latitude
and longitude fields are transposed, sites will appear skewed on the map.
The parameters listed in these tables under the Imported Parameter columns are
required for cell data to function interactively with logged data in the main
Analyzer workspace, and within Spotlight.

Analyzer Group indicates whether the parameter data relates to the site or
to an individual cell.

Analyzer Name is the name used by Analyzer and Spotlight to indicate this
type of network information.

CDMA parameters are shown below, but parameters for other technologies are
listed at the end of this document.
Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer 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 the map.

Longitude

CDMA_Site

SiteLongitude

Locates Site icons on the map.

Sector
Number

CDMA_Cell

Sector ID
Can be 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' on the map to reflect the
beamwidth of the antenna
deployed at the site.

PN Offset

CDMA_Cell

PN

Used in CDMA Toolkit calculations,

lines to neighbor cells and to color
sectors/sites on maps to reflect PN
planning.

Base Station
Power*

CDMA_Cell

EIRP

Base station power, used in CDMA

Toolkit calculations.

Mobile
Country
Code*

CDMA_Cell

MCC

Mobile Country Code. For

information only.

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Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

System
Identity*

CDMA_Cell

SID

For information only.

Network
Identity*

CDMA_Cell

NID

For information only.

Broadcast
Identity*

CDMA_Cell

BID

For information only.

PctPilot*

CDMA_Cell

PctPilot

For information only.

PctTraffic*

CDMA_Cell

PctTraffic

For information only.

PctPaging*

CDMA_Cell

PctPaging

For information only.

PctSync*

CDMA_Cell

PctSync

For information only.

Active Set
Search
Window
Setting*

CDMA_Cell

SRCH_WIN_A

Used in Analyzers CDMA Toolkit

calculations to compare current
search window settings with those
suggested by Analyzer.

Neighbor Set
Search
Setting*

CDMA_Cell

SRCH_WIN_N

Used in Analyzers CDMA Toolkit

calculations to compare current
search window settings with those
suggested by Analyzer.

List of
neighbors*

CDMA_Cell

CDMANeighborList

Used in Analyzers CDMA Toolkit

calculations to compare current
search window settings with those
suggested by Analyzer.

Sector Display
Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell

Face_Display

Used to color sectors on the map

by a custom integer field.

Sector Display
Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell

Azimuth_Display

Used to color sectors on the map

by a custom integer field.

Sector Display
Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell

Phase_Display

Used to color sectors on the map

by a custom integer field.

Layer type*

CDMA_Cell

Layer_type

Text that specifies which cell layer

(for example, by technology, band,
purpose or status) that the site
belongs to. Used for multiple cell
layers.

*Optional.

Before importing new cell data into Analyzer, you need to ensure that Analyzer is pointing
to a valid cell site database.
Every Analyzer installation comes with a clean file called cellrefs.txt, located in the
following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\CellRefs\cellrefs.txt
The file does not need to retain this name, and in fact, we recommend that you change it
to something more meaningful, which will prevent the file from being overwritten during
reinstallation. Whatever name you give it, this file is referred to throughout Analyzer as
the cellrefs file.
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To be a valid cellrefs file, the first line must contain the following:
;#NetworkData datafile
If you import the file using the Network Explorer, this first
line is added automatically.

3.1.2 Import cell site data

Once you have obtained your cell site data in tab-delimited format, you are ready to open
the Network Explorer and import the site information.
To import the data
1

In Analyzer, from the Data tab, select Network Explorer.

The Network Explorer display consists of two panels. The left panel contains a tree
view of the network element data. The right panel shows details about relevant
parameters for the current selection. If you have pointed Analyzer to a cellrefs file
containing only header information, you will not see any cell site data at this time.

On the toolbar, select Import, then Import From New Template.

For future cell site data imports, you can use the Import
From Template option.

The Select Data File to Import dialog opens. Select the appropriate cell site data
text file (usually an export data file from your planning tool). Ensure that the data
is suitably formatted, as described in the previous section.

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Click Open to display the Custom Import Wizard.

Give the Template a meaningful Template Name ('My CDMA Cell Plan Template'
in this example).

Check the appropriate Delimiter that separates the data from the file into
different columns.
As you select different delimiters, you will see the effect in
the Data Preview window at the bottom of the dialog.
For example, under Delimiters, check the Tab box. Under General Settings, for
Ignore header rows enter 1. For Array (list) Separator enter ;. If your file
has more than one header or uses a different array list separator, set these
options accordingly.

In most cases, the default information under General Settings and Coordinate
Information will apply. If your file has more than one header or uses a different
array list separator (the character used to separate the array values under the
'Neighbors' column in the example for step 1), adjust these settings as necessary.
Examine your original text file to check that you are using
the correct General Settings! Most cell site data import
problems occur because these have been set wrongly.

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Click Next to display the Column Settings page of the Custom Import Wizard is
now displayed, which allows you to associate a network parameter with a column
of data in the text file.

Each of the field names has an associated icon:

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.

Open up the CDMA_Site node. Next to the Site_Name parameter, click in the
Column field. Select the parameter name from your site database that
corresponds to the Site_Name parameter.
A description of each of these CDMA parameters and their
use is given on page 12. Parameters for other technologies
are given on page 59.

10 Repeat for each of the fields in the CDMA_Site node.

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11 Open the CDMA_Cell node. Next to Sector_ID, click in the Column field. Select
the parameter name from your site database that corresponds to the Sector_ID
parameter.
You can enter a default value that takes effect if the actual
value is unknown. For example, all Beamwidths could be
set to 65 degrees.
12 Repeat for each of the fields in the CDMA_Cell node.
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 Element editor.
When the cellrefs file is updated, you should use the
template you have created on the new file so that you do
not have to repeat work you have already done, including
the column-by-column parameter assignment.
14 Inspect the cell data in the Network Explorer by expanding the
All_<tech>_Site_Elements folder in the left-hand pane of the Network Explorer.
15 Double-click on any site name in the right hand pane. The Name, ID, latitude and
longitude of the site will appear, as well as a folder containing <tech> Cell
Elements. Drill into the <tech> Cell Elements folder and examine the values
corresponding to each sector.
16 To keep the formatted site information, click Save.
17 Close the Network Explorer window by clicking the 'X' at the upper right hand
corner.
18 The window shown below is now displayed. Click Yes to overwrite the old settings
('No' would append this information to your existing network data):

3.1.3 Specify a network information (cellrefs) file

You may have several files that contain cell site data, perhaps for different locations and
different dates. Before you can load and examine network performance data, you need to
select the cell site data file that corresponds to the state of the network when the
performance data was recorded.
1

From the Home tabs Preferences area, select Cellref File.

Select the text file containing imported 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.
Note that you can set up an automatic cellrefs import if
your network data is liable to change frequently. The
Automatic Import feature will not work with Spotlight.

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Click OK to close the dialog.

Network performance data is loaded and reports generated
based on the cellrefs data file selected at the time. If you
change the cellrefs file in a worksession, to consider the
new cell site data, you will need to reload the performance
data.

3.2 Modifying threshold values for detecting events

Analyzer determines that certain network events have occurred if related network
parameters exceed specified thresholds. You can modify these threshold values by using
the Data tab Configuration command. From the displayed Thresholds Editor dialog, click
on the associated number and type in the new value.
In the example below, a threshold is available for the Too Many Servers event. This
threshold applies when four or more pilots are within a certain range of the best server. In
other words, if the threshold is set to 5 dB, an event will appear on the map every time
four or more pilots are within 5 dB of the best server (Uu_ActiveSet_EcNo_0).

3.3 Configuring how data is aggregated

To provide a reasonably small number of data points from both a computing and an
analysis perspective, Analyzer aggregates logged data into groups called bins.
The aggregation method used to create one bin from many data points depends on the
type of parameter. For example, measurement parameters, such as UTRA_CarrierRSSI and
UetransmittedPower, are binned by averaging all component measurements into one data
point. For network state parameters, such as scrambling codes, a bin is given the most
frequently occurring value (the mode) among the component measurements. Events, such
as dropped calls and handovers, are binned by the number of events occurring within the
component measurements.
There are four methods for determining how to divide data into bins: message binning,
time binning, distance binning, and location binning.

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Time-based binning combines data in

the time domain using a user-specified
duration for the bin.

The diagram above looks at a one-second bin. The speed of travel during logging will affect
how many log files you see in a certain area.
Distance binning combines data into
bins corresponding to the distance
traveled by the test mobile.

This mode is commonly used for drive-test analyses when viewing on a map to ensure plot
points are evenly spaced.
Message binning - If the number of messages to be averaged is set to 1, each message
is placed into its own bin with the net result of no averaging of the data. Note that
message binning should be usually only set to 1.
Location binning is like overlaying a spatial grid on top of the data with a user-definable
granularity. This can be used when examining several drive files crossing over the same
geographic area. This method is often used for superstreams (see the online help for more
information).

Grid (not seen)

Drive Routes

All points in this box will be

binned together to produce
one plotted point.

3.3.1 Change the binning method

1

Within Analyzer, from the Home menus Preferences area, click on the top right
item to open the Binning dialog.

Select the appropriate Binning Mode. A typical setting for viewing drive test data
would be to select Time binning, with Time (ms) set to 1000.

Click OK to accept the changes.

3.3.2 Specify the message filtering method used when loading data
By default, Analyzer filters out statistically unimportant message information to shorten
load times and increase the number of files that can be loaded at the same time. You can,
however, turn off the message filtering and load every message contained in the data, but
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note that this will increase data loading time. To do this, from the Home menus
Preferences area, clear the Load Time Filter checkbox.

3.4 Configuring maps

Note that Bing Maps are only licensed and available within the Analyzer product if
you have a valid support contract with Actix. If your support contract expires, Bing
Maps will no longer be available.

3.4.1 Set up map backgrounds and layers

This section shows you how to load MapInfo tabular (.tab) data to present data analyses
on map backdrops.
1

Create a new map by selecting Home (or View), Map.

Click the Layers button to open the Layer Control dialog.

Making a checkmark in a layer's box determines the following:

if the layer is visible
if objects on it can be selected
if the layer can be annotated (to 'lock' the Annotations layer from having
any further annotations added, click on the box again to clear it)
if any labels associated with the layer will be visible
3

In the Layers box, click Add to open the Open Layer dialog.

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

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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

Click Open to show the .tab file in the layer list.

The top of the layer list represents the uppermost layer in this map window.
6

Click Up and Down to move 'examplemap' to the bottom and 'Annotations' to the
top.

Click Close and return to the map view.

In a new Actix installation, the map location defaults to 0 longitude, 0 latitude, so
you will need to arrange the map view to display the new map.

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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.

3.4.2 Change labels for a map layer

1

From the map window, click the Layers button to open the Layer Control dialog.

Select a particular layer.

Click the Labels button to open the Label Properties dialog:

To use

Do this

Data Field

Select the data field to be displayed as the label.

Formatted Field

Set the formatted field to be used as the label

displayed, depending on the layer selected in the
Layer Control dialog.

Show

To display labels on the map (which are

otherwise hidden to improve map load times),
check the box.

Allow overlapped text

To allow labels to overlap, check the box.

Hide adjacent duplicate text

To allow the same text to appear for adjacent

data points, clear the box .

Display within range

To display labels only within the maximum and

minimum zoom levels, check the box. A zoom
level is the width of the map area displayed, in
the current map units.
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To use

Do this

Min Zoom

Set the lowest zoom level at which labels will be

displayed.

Max Zoom

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 text in terms

of color, font, size and other effects.

3.4.3 Change how a map layer is displayed

For some detailed layerslike the Street layersyou can control at what degree of
magnification they become visible. This helps to minimize map clutter.
1

From the map window, click the Layers button to open the Layer Control dialog.

Select a particular 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.

3.4.4 Show Lines to Cells on a map

1

From the map window, click the Layers button to open the Layer Control dialog.

Select the appropriate cells layer.

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Click Lines to open the Lines Configuration dialog.

Set the Lines draw mode to 'Selection'.

Set Color lines with to the following attribute:

Technology

Attribute

CDMA

PN_1stBestEcIo

GSM

ServBCCH

iDEN

Channel

IS_136

FACCH_CurChannel

UMTS

Uu_ActiveSet_SC

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Check that the Disable box is empty, and click OK, then Yes.

Click OK to close 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
Lines Configuration 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.

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3.4.5 Change the size of cell sectors

To display network information on a map window, you must have your cellrefs network
information selected (using Tools, Preferences) before you can import it. You can use
the Network Explorer to view and edit the cellrefs file.
If icons indicating site locations and sector wedges do not appear on the map, right click
on the map and select Zoom, Go to Layer, <tech>_Site to zoom the map to the
appropriate location.

Set the cells to be labeled by an appropriate parameter for the technology (for example,
SC for UMTS).
You may want to change the size of cell site sectors as displayed on a map. This is
especially useful if you are using multiple cell layers.
1

From the map window, click on Cell Sites to open the Sites/Cell Properties dialog.

Set the Series attribute to be <tech>_Cell, for example CDMA_Cell, or

WCDMA_Cell.

Set the Cell Size to an attribute shared by all related cell sites, such as
Layer_type (recommended if available from your cellrefs file) or MCC, and click OK
to display the new layer in the Legend panel on the left.

Expand the new layer to show one item in the range, called 'Unspecified'.

Right-click on this item and choose Selected range's style to open the Style
chooser dialog.

Set the new font size as required and click OK. The cell site sectors will now
change size to reflect your selection.
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4 Examining loaded data

4.1 The Analyzer interface
During a worksession, the application window may look something like this:

Key:
1

The ribbon provide the full range of commands.

To toggle the interface for new windows (for example, for Maps, Charts, Tables
etc., but not the main Analyzer ribbon) between using buttons alone and buttons
with text, select:
File > Preferences > General Settings > Use Small Toolbars.

The Attribute Explorer panel shows all logfiles, repositories and dataset operations.

Various data views (e.g. maps, charts, tables) can be opened in this area.

The Replay control lets you step through logfile data.

This area reports on any filters in operation and the type of data binning being
used.
The arrangement of loaded help files and data display
windows is called the current workspace. You can save and
reuse workspaces as necessary to use as templates for
future worksessions. Saving a workspace to your desktop
allows you to start the application with your preferred
layout with a double click.

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4.2 Managing data

Analyzer has several possibly ways that you can load data. A network data (cellref) file
can be loaded directly or imported through the Network Explorer function. Logfiles
containing collected data from network operations can be loaded directly, either in a
recognized format or imported in ASCII format, or loaded in a batch through the
Repository mechanism.

4.2.1 Load data files

1

From the main toolbar, click the Open Logfile button to display the Open dialog.

Select one or more appropriate files.

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 for use with Analyzer.
If you need to load many large logfiles, the Repository
feature is a more practical method. For more information,
see Loading large amounts of data on page 52.

4.2.2 Find and use data in the Attribute Explorer

The Attribute Explorer window is a graphical display on the left of the application window
that shows 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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The name of each type of element is shown below.

The exact
structures and
icons used depend
on the data file

The logfile name

The data stream name

An attribute

Click on the symbols to open out and explore the data in your logfile. See how your data
relates to the structure shown above.
The only objects that you actually need to recognize are filenames, data streams and data
attributes.
In the example above, 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.
The logical tree-view layout of the Attribute 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 windowfor example, a map, chart, table or spreadsheetto examine the data in
detail. You can examine data streams using the Message Browser tool.
Searching for attributes
You can search the window for a particular attribute by typing all or part of it into the field
below the data structure. When you first click in the field, a small popup menu allows you
to pick from any attributes you recently selected in Analyzer's features.

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You can narrow the search by clicking on the button to the left of the field, which lets you
specify the stream(s) that you want to search. The rightmost arrow button allows you to
match the case or the whole word (rather than a part) in your search.

Once you start typing in the field, the data structure area is filtered to show any matching
attributes.
You can click on the Filter Mode button and click on Search to highlight the search text
field.
You can also use the Filter Mode button to select Favorites. This displays any attributes
you have previously picked out (by right clicking on the attribute and selecting Add to
Favorites from the popup menu).

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Changing the display's Group Mode

Click on the Group Mode button and select Full, Technology, or Stream.

Examples of each are shown below. Note how the Group Mode icon changes for each
selection, as well as the result on the data structure.

4.2.3 Close data files

To remove a data file from the Attribute Explorer
1

Right-click on the name of the logfile to display the Close Logfile option.

Click Close Logfile.

The data file is now removed from the Attribute Explorer display.

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4.3 Selecting analysis options

From the Attribute Explorer panel, right-clicking on an item in the treeview displays a
particular menu of options, as shown below.

Most common features can be accessed in this way. Stream analysis options are described
in the section Viewing summary data below.
Queries have a different set of options:

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4.4 Viewing summary data from streams

The Attribute Explorer provides several
ways in which you can examine
summary or overview information on
your loaded data.
Once you have used the summary data
views to identify problem areas, you
can use the attribute views to examine
the data in detail. For more
information, see the section Viewing
attribute data on page 37.

4.4.1 Investigate streams

The option Display Attribute
Spy can be selected from a
right-click on a data stream in
the Attribute Explorer. This
feature can be used to:

Indicate the list of

attributes set at a
particular message.
Search for the next
occurrence of an
attribute.
Quickly filter a stream
for a particular value
of an attribute for
instance, to filter all
the messages for a
given Call ID.

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4.4.2 View data using solution reports

Analyzer provides a set of pre-pachaged reports, each concentrating on a particular type of
network analysis. These distil advanced analysis techniques into simple, comprehensive
spreadsheet reports, ready for immediate use by staff of all levels of experience. Each
technology has a different set of reports.
The reports are listed under the View tabs Pre-Packaged dropdown buttonwhich report
sets actually appear depend on the type of data file loaded. Note that if you do not have a
loaded data file, the option will be grayed-out.

To open a Pre-Packaged report set

1

Ensure that you have a data file loaded and that a valid cellrefs file has been set.

From the View tabs Pre-Packaged dropdown button, select an report set (in this
example, 'CDMA Distant Server Analysis').
Once you select a report set, this window opens:

The top pane shows a tree-view of the network structure against various statistics
produced by the report set.
3

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 pack.
A description of the reports contained within each set is also provided in this
window.

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 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.

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4.4.3 View data using 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 Attribute Explorer.

From the Attribute 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.

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4.4.4 View data using the Protocol Stack Browser

The Protocol Stack Browser only appears as a pop-up menu option at the data stream level
in the Attribute Explorer.
1

From the Attribute Explorer, right-click on the data stream and select Protocol
Stack Browser.

Now select the required browser view.

Each view displays messaging and information appropriate to that view. The
example shown here is the CDMA Signaling (Radio Interface) view.

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4.5 Viewing attribute data

From the Attribute Explorer, you can right-click any data attribute to display a suitable
pop-up menu of options:

Select one of the display methods to open the appropriate data display window.

4.5.1 View data in a Map

1

Use the pop-up menu to display the data attribute (UE_TxPow in this UMTS
example) in a map window on a new layer.

If the title of a particular series is too long to see easily in

the legend pane, right click on the series name and select
Multipath from the options to split the name over two lines.
The legend panel shows the how the various colors used relate to values for the
particular attribute. The number in parentheses is the number of binned data
points for that value range that occurs in the logged data, followed by the
percentage of the total number of binned data points.

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If there are no other attribute layers on this map, the new attribute layer will be
beneath the lowest site or cell layer. See the chapter Configuring Analyzer for
more information on map layers.
2

Click on the Pan button.

Click and drag the data around the map window.

Experiment with the Zoom buttons.

In the Attribute Explorer, open the 'Event Data' set and drag an event type (in this
example the Uu_CallDropped event) onto the map, which should then look similar
to this:

Adding events to the mapped data can help you see where problems are occurring.
6

Drag another attribute onto the map.

The attribute information is displayed on a new map layer directly above the
previous attribute layer.
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.

To hide the data for an attribute, go to the legend pane and click in the check box
beside the attribute name.
To find out how to add background geographical and
network information to map windows, see the chapter
Configuring Analyzer.

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4.5.2 Replay the 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 control from the Home tab.

To move through the messages by one message at a time, click on a Step button:
Several clicks may be required before any change is visible on the Map, depending on the
binning settings.
To move through each message at a set speed, click a Play button:
This will move through the data at a multiple of real-time speed set using the slider (if the
Play by Time option is selected see below).
The Mode dropdown button allows you to set the replay mode:
Mode

Play

Step

Time

Replays message at the same rate as

originally recorded. Some messages will be
ignored to maintain the replay speed.

Step to next message.

Message

Replay all messages. The speed slider has no

effect.

Step to next message.

Bin

Replays bin-to-bin in sequence. The speed

slider has no effect.

Step to first message in

next bin.

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4.5.3 View data in a Form

While examining data on a map, you can also view data attributes for the same data point
by using Forms (also called StateForms).
1

From the View menu, select Forms and select an appropriate StateForm (or, from
the Attribute Explorer, right-click on a stream name, select Display Form and
then the form name).

In a map window, click Select

and select a data point.

The Form window now displays a variety of attributes based on the data point you
selected. Here is an example:

You can synchronize all views in other open data windows by clicking on the
timeline in Navigator-type StateForms like this.

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Other StateForms provide information for the currently selected point in the drive
test:

If you have scanner data in your logfile, start another Form window.

Right-click on the form and select Open File, then select a form (.axw) file for a
scanner.

Right-click on the form and select Stream Selector, then the scanner stream.

See the online help for details on how to create your own forms.

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4.5.4 View data in a Chart

To display an attribute in a chart

From the Attribute Explorer window, use the pop-up menu to display a data
attribute (in this example, 'EcIo_1stBest') in a chart window.

To display an attribute in an existing chart

You can display more than one attribute on the same chart.

Select a second attribute that would make a useful comparison (in this example,
the attribute 'ForwardFER') and drag it onto the existing chart.

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To zoom into a chart

You can zoom into selected areas of the chart by defining a frame for the zoom.
1

On the chart, click the upper left corner of the zooming rectangle, and drag down
to the lower right extent of the rectangle.

Release the mouse button to complete the zoom action:

Note that the zoom only operates in the X-axis, not in the
Y-axis.
3

Now return the chart its original state by dragging a box anywhere, but this time
starting from the bottom.

To pan and scroll around the chart

Put the cursor within the chart window, hold the right mouse button down and
drag the cursor around to pan and scroll around the chart window.
Although you can scroll in the X-axis for all attributes on the chart, you can only
pan in the Y-axis for the last attribute to be displayed on the chart.

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4.5.5 View data in a Table

Tables let you examine the numeric series, histogram and statistical data for the selected
attribute.
1

From the Attribute Explorer, right-click on a data attribute (in this example,
'DownLink Measurements > EcIo_1stBest') and select Display on Table.
This opens the Table window:

Experiment with the other tabs in the window.

4.5.6 View data in a Workbook

Workbooks let you examine the data for the selected data attribute within a Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet.
1

From the Attribute Explorer, right-click on an attribute and select Display on

Workbook to open the spreadsheet.

See also the section Generate new reports on page 50.

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4.5.7 About synchronized data windows

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.
Open a map and a chart window, and display an attribute in each.
1

From the map window, click on Select.

Note the other toolbar buttons for selecting data points.

Click on a data point - a line appears at the equivalent time on the chart:

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4.6 Integrating reverse/forward link (uplink/downlink) 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 Analyzer, this technique of integrating data files is known as 'superstreaming'.
1

Ensure that you have loaded the two files that you want to synchronize into a
superstream.

From the Data tab, select Create in the Superstreaming area of the ribbon 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.

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.

Highlight the uplink data stream.

From the attribute picker button on the right, select a suitable attribute, for
example 'Cell_PN_Primary'.

Highlight the downlink data stream.

10 From the attribute picker, select for example 'PN_Primary'.

11 Click OK.
The superstream is now generated and appears in the Attribute Explorer. You can view
data from the superstream in any of the standard data display windows.

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4.7 Creating and using queries

Analyzer provides a querying interface that lets you construct simple or complex
expressions. These expressions extract meaningful performance data, based on userdefined 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 Data tabs Queries area. 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

4.7.1 Create a filter

This example query is designed to filter for poor quality in the data.
1

From the Attribute Explorer, right-click on a data stream and select Filter, then
Create a New Filter.

The Filter Wizard opens.

2

Enter 'Poor Quality' as the name of the filter.

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Click on the right-arrow of the attribute picker and select, for example, CDMA >
DownLink Measurements > ForwardFER.

Set the filter operation to 'Greater than (>)'.

Set the threshold to '5'.

Click OK to close the Wizard.

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4.7.2 Filter the data

You can turn on and off filters from the Attribute Explorer, just by clicking on them from
the drop-down menu.
Several default filters are provided to allow you to select the data that is displayed in the
Workspace.

Example UMTS filter definitions are shown below:

Poor Mobile Receive Power

CPICH_RSCP_in_ActiveSet[0] < -95 dBm

High Mobile Transmit Power

UeTransmittedPower > 0 dBm

Low Mobile Transmit Power

UeTransmittedPower < -30 dBm

High Mobile Receive Power

CPICH_RSCP_in_ActiveSet[0] > -80 dBm

Poor Ec/No

CPICH_EcNo_in_ActiveSet[0] < -15 dB

High Ec/No

CPICH_EcNo_in_ActiveSet[0] > -8 dB

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4.8 Generating new 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.
This task assumes that there is an Excel template created
by Analyzer that you can use to generate a report. If you
do not have a report template, see the online help for
details of how to create one.
1

From the View tab, select Workbook and select an appropriate Excel template.

Click Open.

Select the data source that you want to view in the workbook report.

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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
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4.9 Loading large amounts of data with Repository Manager

Repository Manager provides a mechanism for handling large amounts of data, by loading
the results of queries into a relational database, which is implemented using Microsoft
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. Currently only crosstab, event and binned queries are
supported. An individual database is referred to as a repository.
Repositories are typically used to provide a high-level overview of the state of a network.
This can be used, for example, to identify broad problem areas, such as a cell that has a
high rate of dropped calls. Having identified a broad problem area, an engineer would
often want to "drill down" into the sequential message data for the calls that dropped in
that cell, in order to attempt to discover the actual cause of the problem.
Some of the Engineering Process modules use Repository Manager to store data but hide
the details of creating repositories and loading data into them behind the task pages.
However, Analyzer includes features that advanced users can use to create new
repositories directly, to open, close, and delete existing repositories, and to load data into
them. Note that only one repository can be open at any one time.
When a repository is open, it is displayed in the Open Repositories folder in the Attribute
Explorer. Each device appears as a separate node under the repository. For example, here
is the Attribute Explorer showing a repository called Demo, which has four devices, called
Scanner, Handset Slot 1, Handset Slot 2, and Handset Slot 3, respectively. Data is loaded
into the devices based on the stream name filter and stream type specified in the Define
Devices page of the Repository Template Wizard.

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Beneath each device in the Attribute Explorer, you can see the attributes and queries that
are part of that device. The structure of the devices and their attributes, queries, and
filters are defined by the template that was used to create the repository and cannot be
changed after the repository has been created. Sometimes each device might have a
different list of attributes and queries and sometimes some or all of the devices might have
the same lists.
When you right-click an attribute or binned query in the Attribute Explorer, you get options
to display it on the Map and other binned data viewing components and to see its
definition in the Attribute Help system.
When you right-click a crosstab or event query in the Attribute Explorer, you have the
option to open the Repository Statistics Explorer, which provides useful features for
exploring the summary views that the crosstab queries provide.

Typically, an engineering process module that uses Repository Manager will retrieve
crosstab data from the repository and display it in a table or chart embedded on the task
page.

4.9.1 Create a new Repository

Before you create the template, you need to decide which template you to use. You can
use an existing template or create one using the Repository Template Wizard.
To create a new repository
1

From the Data tabs Repository area, choose Create.

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Select the Template on which you want to base the repository and enter a Name
and Description.

Do one of the following:

Click Create & Open, if you want to open the new repository after it has
been created.

Click Create, if you do not want to open the new repository immediately
after it is created.

4.9.2 Open a Repository

Note that only one repository can be open at any one time. If you want to open a
repository when another one is already open, you need to close that repository first (as
described in the section Closing a Repository).
To open a repository
1

From the Data tabs Repository area, choose Open.

Select the repository you want to open and then click OK.

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4.9.3 Load data into a Repository

Before you can load data into a repository, you need to open the repository (as described
in the section Opening a Repository).
1

If necessary, select View, Attribute Explorer to open the Attribute Explorer.

Locate the repository in the Open Repositories folder in the Attribute Explorer.

Right-click the repository and from the shortcut menu, choose Load Data.
This opens the Load Data dialog. This has features that make it easy to select
individual files to load, and also to select multiple files based on their location and
file names.

Use the Add Files button to select individual log files to load. When you select a
file, it is automatically added to the list of files in the center of the Load Data
dialog box.

Use the Add Folders button to select folders that contain log files to load.
Selecting a folder automatically selects all of the files in that folder and all of its
subfolders and adds them to the list of files in the Load Data dialog box.

You can remove files from the list by selecting them individually or in groups
(using Shift-click and Ctrl-click) and then clicking Remove.

You can also remove files from the list by entering an expression into the Filter
dialog box and then clicking Apply. This removes from the list all of the files that
do not meet the filter expression.
The expression should use a combination of text and wildcard characters to specify
the name patterns of the log files that you want to include. You can include
multiple patterns using the semicolon (;) character. The following table provides
details of the valid wildcard characters.
Wildcard
*
?

Description
Matches zero or more characters.
Matches a single character.

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The next table contains some examples.

Example
*.log;*Friday*.sd5

Selects
All files that have a .log filename extension and all log files whose
names contain the text "Friday" and that have an .sd5 filename
extension.

*08-??-2004*.dat

Only files that have a .dat filename extension and whose names
contain the characters "08-" followed by any two characters and then
followed by the characters "-2004". In practice this could be used to
select files whose names contain any date in August 2004 specified in
the American short date style.

Clicking the Apply button applies the expression to the files listed in the box
above. Note that clearing the expression and clicking Apply again does not cancel
any filtering that was applied earlier.
8

When the list reflects the files that you want to load, click OK to start the loading
process.

Notes:

Repository Manager does not reload files that are already in the repository.
Repository Manager will try to load all files in the list, but if any files cannot be
loaded, Repository Manager will simply move on to the next file.
When the file loading process has finished, Repository Manager shows a list of each
file loading attempt.
A result of OK means only that the log file was successfully processed, but does
not necessarily mean that any data was loaded into the repository. For example, a
log file might show as OK although none of its data loaded into the repository
because it did not meet any of the loading criteria defined for the devices, or if it
did, the log file did not actually contain any of the attributes defined for those
devices nor any data that matched the queries. See Repository Template Wizard:
Define Devices in the online help for more information.

4.9.4 Display the list of files loaded in a Repository

1

If necessary, select View, Attribute Explorer to open the Attribute Explorer.

Locate the repository in the Open Repositories folder in the Attribute Explorer.

Right-click the repository and from the shortcut menu, choose Display Loaded
Files.

4.9.5 Close a Repository

1

If necessary, select View, Attribute Explorer to open the Attribute Explorer.

Locate the repository in the Open Repositories folder in the Attribute Explorer.

Right-click the repository and from the shortcut menu, choose Close Repository.

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4.9.6 Delete a Repository

1

From the Data tabs Repository area, choose Delete.

Select the repository you want to delete and then click Delete.
This irreversibly deletes the database from disk. It does not delete any session files
associated with the database.

4.9.7 Manage Repository templates

When an empty repository is created, it is based on a template, which specifies how the
results are to be structured into data sources (devices), and which attributes and queries
are to be included in each device.
The Repository Template wizard lets you create templates that can then be used for
creating repositories. The template defines the structure of the new repository, what type
of data it is to be used for, how that data is to be organized, etc. You can also use the
Repository Template wizard to edit an existing repository template.
The Template Manager lists the templates that already exist and enables you to delete
unwanted templates or to create new templates.
Before you start creating a template, ensure that each query that you want to include in
the template is already available in the Analysis Manager, otherwise you will not be able to
add them to the template. If necessary, close the Template Manager, add the required
queries, and then start again.
To open the Template Manager

From the Data tabs Repository area, choose Template Manager.

To create a new template

1

Open the Template Manager and then click New. This opens the Repository
Template wizard's Welcome page.

Click Next to open the Combine or Separate Data? page.

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To edit an existing template

Open the Template Manager, select the template you want to change, and then
click Edit. This takes you straight to the Combine or Separate Data? page.

To delete an unwanted template

Open the Template Manager, select the template you want to delete, and then
click Delete.
Note that you cannot delete templates that are supplied by
Actix, or that are within a package.

See the online help for more information.

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Appendix: Cell site parameters for import

CDMA
Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer 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 the map.

Longitude

CDMA_Site

SiteLongitude

Locates Site icons on the map.

Sector
Number

CDMA_Cell

Sector ID
Can be 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' on the map to reflect the
beamwidth of the antenna
deployed at the site.

PN Offset

CDMA_Cell

PN

Used in CDMA Toolkit calculations,

lines to neighbor cells and to color
sectors/sites on maps to reflect PN
planning.

Base Station
Power*

CDMA_Cell

EIRP

Base station power, used in CDMA

Toolkit calculations.

Mobile
Country
Code*

CDMA_Cell

MCC

Mobile Country Code. For

information only.

System
Identity*

CDMA_Cell

SID

For information only.

Network
Identity*

CDMA_Cell

NID

For information only.

Broadcast
Identity*

CDMA_Cell

BID

For information only.

PctPilot*

CDMA_Cell

PctPilot

For information only.

PctTraffic*

CDMA_Cell

PctTraffic

For information only.

PctPaging*

CDMA_Cell

PctPaging

For information only.

PctSync*

CDMA_Cell

PctSync

For information only.

Active Set
Search
Window
Setting*

CDMA_Cell

SRCH_WIN_A

Used in Analyzers CDMA Toolkit

calculations to compare current
search window settings with those
suggested by Analyzer.

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Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Neighbor Set
Search
Setting*

CDMA_Cell

SRCH_WIN_N

Used in Analyzers CDMA Toolkit

calculations to compare current
search window settings with those
suggested by Analyzer.

List of
neighbors*

CDMA_Cell

CDMANeighborList

Used in Analyzers CDMA Toolkit

calculations to compare current
search window settings with those
suggested by Analyzer.

Sector Display
Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell

Face_Display

Used to color sectors on the map

by a custom integer field.

Sector Display
Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell

Azimuth_Display

Used to color sectors on the map

by a custom integer field.

Sector Display
Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell

Phase_Display

Used to color sectors on the map

by a custom integer field.

Layer type*

CDMA_Cell

Layer_type

Text that specifies which cell layer

(for example, by technology, band,
purpose or status) that the site
belongs to. Used for multiple cell
layers.

*Optional.

GSM / GPRS / EDGE

Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Site Name

GSM_Site

SiteName

Text description of the Site for

display on map.

Site Number

GSM_Site

SiteID

Numeric identifier for the Site.

Used as the linking column to
associate the GSM_Site and
GSM_Cell rows.

Latitude

GSM_Site

Latitude

Locates Site icons on map.

Longitude

GSM_Site

Longitude

Locates Site icons on map.

Sector
Number

GSM_Cell

SectorID
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

Orients the sector icons on the

map.

Beamwidth

GSM_Cell

Beamwith

Governs the radius of the sector

'wedge' icon to reflect the
beamwidth of antenna deployed at
the sector.

Base Station
Power

GSM_Cell

EIRP

Base Station Power.

Broadcast
Control
Channel

GSM_Cell

BCCH

Broadcast Control Channel.

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Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Mobile
Network Code

GSM_Cell

MNC

Mobile Network Code.

Mobile Color
Code

GSM_Cell

MCC

Mobile Color Code.

Location Area
Code

GSM_Cell

LAC

Location Area Code.

Cell ID value

GSM_Cell

CI

Cell ID value.

Base Station
Identity Code

GSM_Cell

BSIC

Base Station Identity Code,

comprising of a concatenation of
the NCC and BCC values.

Layer type

GSM_Cell

Layer_type

Text that specifies which cell layer

(for example, by technology, band,
purpose or status) that the site
belongs to. Used for multiple cell
layers.

iDEN
Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Site Name

IDEN_Site

SiteName

Text description of the Site for

display on map.

Site Number

IDEN_Site

SiteID

Numeric identifier for the Site.

Latitude

IDEN_Site

Latitude

Locates Site icons on map.

Longitude

IDEN_Site

Longitude

Locates Site icons on map.

Sector Number

IDEN_Cell

Sector ID Can use

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

Sector-specific information useful

for display on maps.

Azimuth

IDEN_Cell

Azimuth

Orients the sector icons on the

map.

Beamwidth

IDEN_Cell

Beamwidth

Governs the shape of the sector

'wedge' icon to reflect the
beamwidth of antenna deployed at
the site.

Base Station
Power

IDEN_Cell

EIRP

Base Station Power.

Common
Control
Channel

IDEN_Cell

CCCH

Can be used to color the sector

wedges.

Color Codes

IDEN_Cell

Color_Codes

A list of color codes separated by

semicolons. This list is designed to
match the entries in the TCH_List
field. Used for determining likely
serving and neighbor cells.

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Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Digital Control
Channel

IDEN_Cell

DCCH

Digital Control Channel.

Digital Voice
Color Code

IDEN_Cell

DVCC

Digital Voice Color Code.

Traffic Channel
List

IDEN_Cell

TCH_List

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.

Mobile Country
Code

IDEN_Cell

MCC

Mobile Country Code.

Cell Identity

IDEN_Cell

CI

Cell Identity.

Layer type

IDEN_Cell

Layer_type

Text that specifies which cell layer

(for example, by technology, band,
purpose or status) that the site
belongs to. Used for multiple cell
layers.

Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Site Name

LTE_Site

Site_Name

Text description of the Site for

display on map.

Site Number

LTE_Site

SiteID

Numeric identifier for the site.

Latitude

LTE_Site

Latitude

Locates site icons on map.

Longitude

LTE_Site

Longitude

Locates site icons on map.

Sector Number

LTE_Cell

Sector_ID

Sector-specific information useful

for display on maps (can be alpha
or numeric)

Azimuth

LTE_Cell

Azimuth

Orients the sector icons on the

map.

Beamwidth

LTE_Cell

Beamwidth

Governs the shape of the sector

wedge icon to reflect the
beamwidth of antenna deployed at
the site.

EIRP*

LTE_Cell

EIRP

Equivalent Isotropic Radiated

Power for informational purposes
only.

LTE

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Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Downlink
EARFCN

LTE_Cell

DL_EARFCN

The downlink EARFCN of the cell.

This field and PCI must be present
for lines to cells to work.

Layer1 Cell
Identity

LTE_Cell

PCI

The physical layer cell identity. This

field and DL_EARFCN must be
present for lines to cells to work.

MCC*

LTE_Cell

MCC

Mobile Country Code for

informational purposes only.

MNC*

LTE_Cell

MNC

National Domain Code for

informational purposes only.

* Optional.

UMTS / HSPA+
Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Site Name

UMTS_Site

SiteName

Text description of the Site for

display on map.

Site Number

UMTS_Site

SiteID

Numeric identifier for the site.

Latitude

UMTS_Site

Latitude

Locates site icons on map.

Longitude

UMTS_Site

Longitude

Locates site icons on map.

Sector
Number

UMTS_Cell

Sector_ID

Sector-specific information useful

for display on maps (can be alpha
or numeric)

Azimuth

UMTS_Cell

Azimuth

Orients the sector icons on the

map.

Beamwidth

UMTS_Cell

Beamwidth

Governs the shape of the sector

wedge icon to reflect the
beamwidth of antenna deployed at
the site.

SC

UMTS_Cell

SC

Used for cell site identification and

to calculate lines to cells.

EIRP*

UMTS_Cell

EIRP

Equivalent Isotropic Radiated

Power for informational purposes
only.

MCC*

UMTS_Cell

MCC

Mobile Country Code for

informational purposes only.

MNC*

UMTS_Cell

MNC

National Domain Code for

informational purposes only.

LAC*

UMTS_Cell

LAC

Location Area Code for

informational purposes only.

CI*

UMTS_Cell

CI

Cell Identity for informational

purposes only.

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Imported
Parameter

Analyzer
Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Neighbor List*

UMTS_Cell

WCDMANeighborList

Used to define a pre-defined

neighbor list for each cell. Used
during neighbor list
recommendations analysis.

Layer Type*

UMTS_Cell

LayerType

Configurable text field that

specifies which cell layer (for
example, by technology, band or
status) the site belongs to. Used
for multiple cell layers.

* Optional.

Importing multiple technologies

To be able to import multiple technologies using the same cellrefs file, follow this
procedure:
1

Import the first technology and save the cellrefs file.

Import the second technology and save that cellrefs file.

Using a text editor such as Windows Notepad, copy all of the second cellrefs file
apart from the first line, and paste it in at the end of the first cellrefs file.

You now have a cellrefs file that can import data for both technologies.

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Index
A
Analysis Manager, 47
analysis options
selecting, 32
Annotations, 22
application packs, 34
applications, 5
Attribute Explorer, 55
attribute help, 8
Attribute Spy, 33
attributes, 29
right-clicking on, 37
searching for, 29

B
Binned queries, 47

C
CDMA cell site parameters, 13, 59
cellrefs, 12, 14, 26, 34
Contents tab, online help, 7
context help, 8
Create a New Filter, 47
Create Repository, 53
Crosstab queries, 47

D
data attributes, 29
data integration, 46
data streams, 29
Delete Repository, 57
Display Attribute Spy, 33
Display Message Browser, 35
Display on Table, 44
Display on Workbook, 44
distance binning, 20

H
help, context, 8
Histogram queries, 47
HSPA+ cell site parameters, 63

I
iDEN cell site parameters, 61
Index tab, online help, 7
integrating data files, 46
investigate streams, 33

L
Layer 3 messaging, 35
Layer Control dialog, 21
Lines to Cells, 24
location binning, 20
LTE cell site parameters, 62

M
MapInfo data types, 22
message binning, 20
Message Browser, 29, 35
message filtering, 20
Microsoft Excel reports, 50
multidimensional display, 38

N
Network Explorer, 12, 26

O
online help, using the, 7
Open Logfile, 28
Open Repository, 54
Open Workbook, 50

EDGE cell site parameters, 60

engineering process, 10
Excel templates, 50

panning chart windows, 43

panning map windows, 38
Preferences dialog, 20, 21
Protocol Stack Browser, 36

Favorites tab, Attribute Explorer, 27

Favorites tab, online help, 7
filenames, 29
Filter queries, 47
Find Attribute, 29
Forms feature, 40

G
generating reports, 50
geographical data, 21
GSM/GPRS cell site parameters, 60

Replay feature, 39
reports, 50
Repository Manager, 52
Repository Template Wizard, 57
reverse and forward link data integration, 46
right-clicking on attributes, 37

S
Search tab, online help, 7
searching for attributes, 29
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setting the binning method, 20

Small Toolbars, Use, 27
solution reports, 34
starting Actix Software, 10
Statistical queries, 47
streams, 29
investigating, 33
summary data
viewing, 33
superstreaming, 20, 46
synchronized data, 45

workbook reports, 50
workbooks, using, 44
workspace, 27

tables, using, 44
Template Manager, 57
time-based binning, 20

UMTS cell site parameters, 63

UMTS filters, 49
uplink/downlink data integration, 46
Use Small Toolbars, 27

V
viewing data in charts, 42
viewing data in maps, 37

Z
zooming chart windows, 43
zooming map windows, 38

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