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Actix User Training
Module 1
NOKIA Actix User Trainning/Module1.PPT / 01.08.2004 / NN
Course Intent
To provide users with no prior knowledge of Actix theoretical understanding of Actix capabilities To focus mainly on basic features rather than on implementation of macros and usage of advanced features To Show how the Actix RVS suite is used in practical tasks related to Nokia UMTS projects To provide the users with confidence in the usage of Actix by mean of practical exercises
Content
Module 1 Getting started Configuring Actix Learning Actix Module 3 Practical exercises /
(Working with scanner and call trace data)
Module 2 Working with Actix in practice
Module 4 Advanced features
Getting Started
What is Actix? Actix Solutions RVS Installation Licencing
Getting Started
Actix is a Post-Processing tool
Input: Tracer data: NEMO, TEMS, Qvoice Scanner Data Traffic records (switch traces), e.g. Ericsson, Motorola Protocol analyser data A, Abis, Gb interfaces e.g. Nethawk, Tektronix Output: Maps Charts Tables Reports Diagrams
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ACTIX SOLUTIONS
RVS Suite
Suitable to analyze measurements of the UMTS radio interface Support a large number of vendor/standard file formats for DT, trace, protocol analysers Provides results in a wide variety of formats Good user interface (easy to adapt) High level of customisation ability Structurised data presentation capabilities Fast overview analysis with pre-defined reports
Installation
Support Windows 2000 and Windows XP operation systems System spec. has a great impact on peformance e.g. 3GHz processor with 1 Gb Ram is good !! 1.5GHz processor with 512Mb Ram is enough if not big amount of data is processed During installation installation of MapX OCX modules takes time, be patient Post installation No need to re-boot
Licencing
Single Machine Licencing: Dongle + Licence file Not transferrable
Licencing (2)
Sever Licencing: dinamic allocation of licences
Licencing (3)
Diagnostics Tool Start from actix program group Management -> AtxDiagnostics Generate report => This will show the licensing set-up If dongle ID not present in report => server licensing or dongle not detected License definitions File ActixLicensing.ini Located in <PATH>\Analyzer\Bin\LicenseDefinition Contains license server(s) and configuration options for server license management
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Configuring Actix
Menu overview Importing / Setting up Maps Configuring cellrefs file Open scanner files Information Attributes Working with data / Charts Tables Woorkbooks Open call trace file Adding attributes to favourites Log file browsing Protocol browser Message browser Log file combining Super streaming
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Configuration of Actix
Import Backdrop Map Import Network Data (sites and cells)
Ready to start!
Main Window
Toolbar
Main menu
Workspace explorer Workspace (empty)
Status bar
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Main Menu/File
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Main Menu/View
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Main Menu/Analysis
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Main Menu/Network Image, Workbook, Cells
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Main Menu/Tools
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Importing Map
View -> Display New Map Mapinfo Interface, add map in the same way as Mapinfo
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Importing Map (2)

Map should be provided in the same format as for Mapinfo: JPG file associated with a TAB file which defines the coordinate frame Same Command as in Mapinfo are available as well as pop-up menu when righ-clicking on the map
Map tools
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Importing Network elements CELLREF

txt file with 3 main sections:
Header Cell definitions Sites definitions
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Importing Network elements CELLREF (2)

Menu: Tools > Preference Cellref file location Filename does not necessary have to be Cellref, neither has to be in the Cellreffolder Restart of Actix is needed for the changes to take effect
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Importing Network elements CELLREF (3)

Because of regional settings some computer should have the comma (,) instead of the dot (.) as decimal separator
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Importing Network Element Automatic import

This feature is very useful when having cell data changing quite often, which is s very common situation in a project: From Menu Cells -> Network Explorer we can manage our database of cells and sites.
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Labels for Sites and Cells

Just like in Mapinfo we can define which field to be used for labels both for Sites and cells. Usually for sites the Site Name is predefined. For Cells the Cell ID is predefined and it is convenient to change it to Scrambling Code (SC) Labels can be changed from Layer Control
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Learning Actix
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Learning Actix
Scanner files Open scanner files Information Attributes Charts Tables Woorkbooks Display element synchronisation Export data Call trace files Open call trace file Adding attributes to favourites Log file browsing

Protocol browser Message browser Super streaming
Log file combining
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Scanner files
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Open Data files - Scanner

After importing a file we can navigate thru the attributes in the workspace navigator Both Scanner and Tracer (NEMO) are used for mesurements. Actix can handle both of them Attributes can be conveniently displayed in different forms and combined
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Most Important Attributes

Ec/io of Best Server (interference level) RSCP of Best Server (power level) Scrambling code of Best Server (dominance plot)
Notice that the BEST SERVER (Nth Nth Best) is defined and sorted always by the best Ec/Io
Display on Map - Thresholds

Three different elements are now visible on the map
Thresholds for RSCP Map representation is very convenient for displaying measurements from a topological point of view
Modify Ranges And Colors
Right-click on the desired map element (in this case: RSCP) - > Modify Ranges Both levels and colors can be defined When the dialog window is closed settigs must be saved.
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Thresholds for RSCP and Ec/Io

Ec/Io <-12 [-12;-9] [-9;-4] bad poor good
RSCP < -95 [-95;-85] [-85;-75] poor fair good
>=-75 excellent
>= - 4 excellent
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Adding more attributes to a map

Only the last added attribute is visible. Others are laying behind
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Layer Control and Offset Tool

By mean of the Offset tool we can have the traces shifted
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Cursor tracing and Lines to Serving Cells

Placing the cursor over the trace the value is automatically displayed
CLicking on any point on the trace, the lines to best server (continuos) and second best server (dashed) are displayed
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More important attributes from Scanner Measurements

RSSI
RSCP for each SC measured
Ec/Io for each SC measured
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Emulated 3GPP Attributes

These are based on settings for SHO parameters which can be edited in Tools -> Preferences
and then: General settings -> WCDMA
We can thus set the same paramenters which are in the Network
Topological Attributes
Serving cell is in this case the Best Server
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Charts, Tables and Workbooks

Righ-clicking on any attribute we can have a choice of displaying it also on Charts, Tables and Workbooks (Excel spreadsheets)
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Charts, Tables and Workbooks (2)
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Synchronization of display elements
Syncronization can be activated from Tools -> Preferences (Auto Sync to stream) It is not enabled by default: computing power consuming Charts, Tables and Maps may display same attributes or different ones
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Export Maps and Charts

MAPS: There are two options from export. Right click on the map and select export map. The map can be exported as a plain picture file Click on Layout on the map window and export as project document
CHARTS: Also here there are two choices: Right-click on the chart and select Image Export.... Click on Copy on the chart window and record the image on the clipboard
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Call trace files
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Open NEMO File

In menu 3G we can find the same attributes as in the scanner measurements We dont have the concept of best server in tracer measurements. Instead we have active set and monitored set Same Attributes can have different name and be found in different location What is impotant here is the TX power which is not present in the Scanner
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Open NEMO File (2)
In the menu Pilot Measurements we find individual SC measurements.
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Open NEMO File (3)

The menu Dedicated Radio Link contains logical measurements about KPIs
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Open NEMO File (4)

The menu Uu_RRCcontains informations about signalling BCCH-BCH signaling flows while the UE is in idle mode UL-CCCH and DL-CCCH signalling flows while the UE is in Cell-FACH state UL-DCCH and DL-DCCH signalling flows while the UE is in Cell-DCH state
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Open NEMO File (5)

Event data contains logical event about call establishment and Handover as well as PDP context activation for PS calls Statistic Data contains information about delays These two sets of attributes are suitable for analyzing KPIs
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Adding Attributes to favourites

You can Add To Favourites those attributes which are used more frequently In order to have the attributes saved in Favourites it is necessary to save the workspace befor exiting Actix
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Signalling and Protocol Stack

Message Browser and Protocol Stack Browser are useful tools for displaying the signalling and the sequence of events for the NEMO trace Typical signalling sequence which need to be analysed are: Call Setup and Handover Loop
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Message Browser
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Message Browser (2)

1. In the left part is the list of main objects which are displayed in detail in the right part 2. Signalling event are indicated with RRC UL or RRC DL 3. Some event are traced from the mobile but they are not signalling in this case Ec/No measurements 4. THe red bar indicates the extension of the script of each element 5. This is raw messaging. Knowledge of the protocol is needed to identify important elements (in this case, event e1a)
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Protocol Stack Browser
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Protocol Stack Browser (2)

Protocol Stack Browser shows only the signalling. In the upper part messages are displayed and associated to L3 events Protocol Stack Browser is an easier tool for browsing the signalling It can be syncronized with Maps Charts and Tables
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Superstreaming
It is reccomended not to have very long logfiles when collecting data Smaller logfiles can be recombined with the superstream tool
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Superstreaming (2)
Tools -> Create Superstream Logfiles can be selected individually Superstream is available in the workspace browser Superstreming does not create a bigger logfile but rather combine the existing data using pointers.
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Module 4 Advanced features

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Workspace explorer Workspace (empty)

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Main Menu/Network Image, Workbook, Cells

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Importing Map (2)

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Importing Network elements CELLREF

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Importing Network elements CELLREF (2)

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Importing Network elements CELLREF (3)

Importing Network Element Automatic import

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Labels for Sites and Cells

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Protocol browser Message browser Super streaming

Log file combining

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Open Data files - Scanner

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Most Important Attributes

Display on Map - Thresholds

Modify Ranges And Colors

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Thresholds for RSCP and Ec/Io

RSCP < -95 [-95;-85] [-85;-75] poor fair good

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Adding more attributes to a map

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Layer Control and Offset Tool

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Cursor tracing and Lines to Serving Cells

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More important attributes from Scanner Measurements

RSCP for each SC measured

Ec/Io for each SC measured

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Emulated 3GPP Attributes

and then: General settings -> WCDMA

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Charts, Tables and Workbooks

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Charts, Tables and Workbooks (2)

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