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QUICK GUIDE FOR XEUS 2013

QUICK GUIDE FOR XEUS 2013

This guide is aimed at first time users or experienced users requiring a quick reference on how to set-up
Xeus 2013.

QUICK GUIDE FOR XEUS 2013

Contents
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STARTING UP ......................................................................................................................................... 3
XEUS Installation ....................................................................................................................................... 4
AEXIO Registration .................................................................................................................................. 10

2.

QUICK START WIZARD ......................................................................................................................... 11

Data Preparation ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Getting Network Data ............................................................................................................................. 18
Redraw Network ..................................................................................................................................... 19

3.

TECHNOLOGY BAND............................................................................................................................ 20
Adding another Carrier Layer in Technology Band ................................................................................. 20
Network Explorer/Properties.................................................................................................................. 22
Google Earth Support.............................................................................................................................. 22
Working with Cell Planning Tools ........................................................................................................... 23

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STATISTICS ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Import Statistics Files .............................................................................................................................. 24
Statistics Plotting..................................................................................................................................... 25
Chart Analysis.......................................................................................................................................... 26

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1. STARTING UP
Before you install Xeus 2013, ensure your system meets the following requirements:
Components
Computer and processor
Memory

Hard disk
VGA Card
OS
Other Software

Requirements
Pentium class PC, 500 megahertz (MHz) or higher
512 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher
(Note: 2 gigabyte (GB) RAM is recommended for optimal Google Earth
performance)
Min 500 megabyte (MB)
8Mb and above
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional with Service Pack
(SP) 2, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows 7, Windows 8
MapInfo Professional version 7.8 or higher.
Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0
Google Earth version 4.0 or higher (Download for free at
http://earth.google.com/)
Google Earth Plugin (Download for free at
http://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/plugin.html)

Proceed to install Xeus 2013 by double-clicking on the AexioXeus2013.exe file and follow the
instructions on-screen. At the end of the installation, click in the check box Run Aexio Xeus Now to
launch Xeus 2013 automatically after installation.

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XEUS Installation
Double-click on the AexioXeusPro2013.exe and you will see the welcome message displayed after short
time.

Figure 1.0: Xeus 2013 Welcome Message

Click Next button to continue.

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Figure 1.1: Xeus 2013 License Agreement

Read and accept the license agreement by clicking in the check-box, then click Next button.

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Figure 1.2: Xeus 2013 Destination Folder

Select the Folder Path or accept the default folder path, and click Next button.

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Figure 1.3: Xeus 2013 Setup Page

Click Next button to start the installation and you will see the installation in progress.

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Figure 1.4: Xeus 2013 Install Page

Installation is in progress, please wait.

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Figure 1.5: Xeus 2013 Setup Page Complete

After the installation is complete, click Finish button!

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AEXIO Registration
On starting up for the first time, you will see the following screen:
TO REGISTER AND ACTIVATE XEUS:
Click on the Register button. You will see the following screen appear:

Figure 1.6: Xeus 2013 Register & Activate Xeus Page

Fill in the details as described and click the Register button.

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2. QUICK START WIZARD

When Xeus 2013 is launched, the Start Page will be visible. See the figure below:
To start working with Xeus 2013, you will need to create a new project. The quickest way to do this is via
the Start Page.
Click on New Project as seen in the figure below.

Figure 2.0: Project Dialog Box

This will launch the New Project wizard which will guide you through the Project Creation process.

STEP 1:
In the New Project dialog box, enter your Project Name, Location of your project files and Map
Projection to be used.

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Figure 2.1: New Project Dialog Box

Click OK when done.

STEP 2:
In the Network Import Wizard Dialog box, select the format type in which you have your network data.
Network data includes data such as site lat/long, cellId, LAC, channel and neighbor information.
For more information on the format types, click on the Help button at the bottom of the dialog box.
Depending on the format type selected, the next dialog box will differ slightly.
For the purposes of illustration, let us select TEMS Cel File as in the figure below and click Next to
continue.

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Figure 2.2: Importing Network Data

Note: If the selected format contains no site data, a pop-up message will appear to notify you to select
another data source that contains the site data.

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STEP 3:
Click Browse and select the TEMS Cel file to import. If the Cel file has carrier and neighbor information,
select the check-box under Options to Import Carrier & Neighbor Data.
As this is a new project creation, leave the check-box Remove Existing Data unchecked. This option is
used only if a previous cel file has been imported and you would like to remove all network data from
that import.
When ready, click next to continue.

Figure 2.3: TEMS Cel File Dialog Box

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You will now see the Parsing in Progress screen as in the figure below. Wait until the parsing is
complete.
Once parsing is complete, Xeus will warn if there were any inconsistencies encountered during the
import process.

Figure 2.4: Parsing Result Dialog Box

Inconsistencies reported may need to be checked and corrected as accuracy of the imported data is
extremely important to ensure Xeus analysis toolkit and smart algorithms provide accurate results.

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You can click Save to save the reported inconsistencies to a text file for analysis.

Note: It is recommended that, minimally, site position, carrier/SC information and neighbor data be
input to Xeus 2013 to get the most out of the product.
Once you are sure there are no or inconsequential inconsistencies, click Finish to complete the network
import process and start the map display.

Figure 2.5: Network Import Map

You are now ready to import a drive-test.

For more information on the Xeus GUI and tools, click on Help and launch the Aexio Xeus 2013 Help file.

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Data Preparation
Before you can use Xeus 2013, ensure that you have the site data in a proper format. Xeus 2013 accepts
the following data sources:

TEMS Cel file

TEMS XML Cell file

Actix Text File

Xeus Network Interchange File

Ericsson GSM BSC (R10R12)

Ericsson WCDMA OSS Bulk CM XML file (P4 P7 and W10 )

Ericsson RNC MOSHELL KGET log file

Ericsson LTE eNodeB KGET Dump

Ericsson LTE eNodeB Bulk CM Dump

ZTE RNC CONFDATA Excel Dump

ZTE BSC CONFDATA Excel Dump

ZTE LTE CONFDATA Excel Dump

MCOM Text File (3G and 4.x)

MCOM Text File (7.x)

Nokia BSC RAML XML file

Nokia WCDMA RAML XML file V4.0

Nokia WCDMA RAML XML file V3.0

Huawei WCDMA EXP CFGMML Log (V6100 & V6200)

Huawei BSC XML Export (BSC 6900)

Huawei Wimax printout

Huawei Single RAN (GSM & WCDMA) EXP CFGMML

Huawei LTE XML Printout

Siemens GSM printout

Alcatel GSM BSC Printout

Nemo Base Station File

Nortel 3G Printout

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Since some data format like BSC Dump and Kget do not have the site configuration (GPS) information,
you will need to import the site configuration using other formats such as TEMS Cel file prior to
importing those data.

Getting Network Data

After successfully creating a new project, the user will be prompted to import data into the project.

Select a source for import from the Network Import Wizard window. There is an explanation on
each of the sources in the Description column

Click the Next > button

The user needs to provide the file(s) and preference on each data source chosen.

Click the Next > button to begin parsing.

Click the Finish button after the parsing is finished.

Network will be drawn automatically.

This will load all the network data information into the project database and display it on the
map window.

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Redraw Network
Users can choose to redraw network in a different way.

Select Network > Redraw Network from the Xeus Menu

Figure 2.6: Redraw Network

You will see Tech Band, Cell Type, Cell Status, and Options tabs in Redraw Network Windows.

By default the cells are drawn with a transparent color Cell Fill.

User can redraw the cells with a Color for Cell Fill by clicking Options tab and uncheck the Use
Transparent Color for Cell Fill checkbox.

Options are also available for drawing Cell Text Horizontally and Omitting Sector Id in Cell Text.

Click Apply to save changes made for any tabs.

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3. TECHNOLOGY BAND
There are several ways to change Technology Band Settings.

Select Network > Technology Bands from Xeus Menu (press Ctrl + T) or click on Technology
band icon in the Toolbar.

Technology band window has been simplified to Show Cell and Show Text.

The rest of the options are located in Redraw Network Window, under Tech Band tab.

Adding another Carrier Layer in Technology Band

With default technology bands settings, all of the WCDMA cells will be grouped under WCDMA
Techband. If the network contains multiple WCDMA carriers, Xeus can be configured into separate
layers for different WCDMA Carrier.

Create a Project and import WCDMA network data.

Figure 3.0: Project Explorer

Right click at Network Explorer database and select Properties and Network Property dialog box
will appear on the screen.

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Figure 3.1: Network Property

Click on Add button to introduce a new WCDMA Carrrier Layer.

Figure 3.2: TechBand

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Perform the following to create a new Technology band: Type in the Technology band name (e.g WCDMA2)
Select the required Technology type from the Technology drop down list.
If the selected Technology band is WCDMA, enable the Enable auto-setting on
WCDMA-UARFCNDL'.
Select the UARFCNDL that you wish to assign to WCDMA2 and click on OK button.
The newly created technology band will appear on the Network Property dialog box.

Click on OK button.

Network Explorer/Properties
The Network Explorer displays a tree-structure view of data and Network Properties displays
information of the selected Cell.

Network Explorer will load data such as Site, Carrier and Neighbor after network is imported.

Users also have the option to right click and Locate Cell and Show Neighbor instead of using
Find Cell & Neighbors Toolbox.

In Network Properties, information of selected Cells can be edited like Cell Type, Cell Status and
etc. Click Apply to save changes.

Google Earth Support

Integrated Google Earth

By default, Google Earth is launched in a separate window.

You can also launch Google Earth inside Xeus by changing these settings.

Go to Tools Menu > Options >General Tab.

Select Use Google Earth Web and key in the API Key. You can get the API key online by clicking
on the Get API Key hyperlink.

Search for a cell on Google Earth map by using the Find Cell & Neighbors feature located at the
Toolbox window.

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A file with the extension *.kmz will be automatically created in the project folder. The name of
this file will be the same as the project's name.

Working with Cell Planning Tools

You can find these tools in the Xeus 2012 toolbox.
1. Finding a Cell

In the Toolbox window, select the Find Cell & Neighbors tab.

Enter the CellId in the box provided. Find Cell has intellisense that shows all the possible cells as
a dropdown list when you type the CellId.

Click the Find button.

The cell will be centered and highlighted on the map.

2. Showing Neighbors for UserSelected Cell

In the Toolbox window, select the Find Cell & Neighbor tab.

Enter the CellId and tick the Display neighbor(s) checkbox.

Click the Find button to display all the neighbors for that particular cell.

The user can define which neighbor type to be displayed by ticking on the desired checkbox at
Neighbor
Type column

3. Showing Interference

The user can show interference for a given SC (WCDMA), BSIC and ARFCN (GSM).

Select the Channel & Code Planning tab on the Toolbox window.

Enter SC (WCDMA), BSIC or ARFCN in the boxes provided depending on the type of interference
you would like to see.

Click the show button and any cells text in the map with the same SC, BSIC or ARFCN will be
highlighted using a different color.

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4. STATISTICS
Statistics feature allows the user to perform actions such as editing, viewing and mapping statistical
data. Network data in .xif format needs to be imported before importing Statistics files.
The Xeus 2013 provides user with a sample folder on statistics which includes a demo .xif file and two
DemoStatistics .txt file located by default in the folder under C:\Program Files\Aexio\Xeus\Samples

Import Statistics Files

Select File ->Import and Export -> Import Statistics Files.

Click Add Files button and browse for the statistics files and click Next button to begin parsing.
Use a DemoStatistics.txt file from the sample folder.

Parsing result will be displayed once completed. Click Finish button to start loading Statistics
Database.

Right click on the Statistics database to select Load.

Figure 4.0: Import Statistics Files

Now we are ready to start plotting.

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Statistics Plotting

Select Statistics Plots from the Toolbox.

Figure 4.1: Statistics Plots

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Click on Add Plot Themes or Delta Plot themes from

the plot list and clicking on

. Load plots by selecting a plot from

. Remove Plot from Map by clicking on

Chart Analysis
Chart Analysis is done at Statistics Workbook. Statistics Workbook is located next to the Workbench.

Figure 4.2: Statistics Workbook

To create a chart, select

from the Workbook. Select New Cell Trend Chart from the menu.

Figure 4.3: New Cell Trend Chart

Select

from the horizontal menu to open Chart Options.

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Figure 4.4: Chart Options

Drag any of the Available KPIs to Chart Series field to create the chart and select the OK button
to load the chart on to the Workbook.

Figure 4.5: Statistics Workbook

Select cell from the drop down list to analyze data for each cell.

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About Aexio
Aexio Software is a leading independent telecommunications software and solutions company that
specializes in Radio Frequency (RF) engineering software and services. Aexio helps clients manage and
improve the Quality of Service of their complex cellular networks by offering automated and cost
effective multi-vendor software solutions that intelligently enhances the network optimization and
operations process. Aexio currently services a global market place with customers spanning the
Americas to the Asia Pacific region.
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features, please post you query/ issue in our community forum www.getsatisfaction.com/aexio for a
faster response.
Xeus Pro customers may log into their account http://aexio.com/support/ for further assistance.
For other queries, please send us an email to support@aexio.com
For more information about Aexio and its products please visit our website www.aexio.com
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Last Edited: August 2013