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Table of Contents
1Guide to the Guideline
2Analyzer Overview
2.1Illustration of Analyzer PVS Data Analysis
2.2Analyzer Role Definition
3Analyzer and PVS Installation
3.1System Requirements
3.1.1Windows 2000 and NT systems require at least 1GB for buffer, which can be set
in "Control Panel" --> "System Attributes".
3.2Installation
4Operations
4.1Interface
4.2Preferences Setting
4.3Site Data Importing with Network Explorer
4.4Drive Test Data Processing
4.4.1Drive Test Data Reading in
4.4.2Drive Test Data Stream Display
4.5Layer Operation
4.5.1Interface
4.5.2Digital Map Layer Operation
4.5.3Layer Offset Adjustment
4.5.4Layer Locating
4.5.5Distance Tools
5Analysis Description by Example
5.1Routine Analysis
5.2UMTS Planning Validation Solution (PVS)
5.3Analysis Functions of Queries

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List of Figures
Figure1 Planning/O&M
Figure2 Data sources for PVS
Figure3 Install
Figure4 Analyzer interface
Figure5 Preferences Setting Menu
Figure6 Preferences Setting
Figure7 Network Explorer
Figure8 Custom Import Wizard
Figure9 Custom Import Wizard--Column Setting
Figure10 Display new Map
Figure11 Network cell layer1
Figure12 Network cell layer2
Figure13 Data Load
Figure14 Workspace explorer tree
Figure15 Map Menu
Figure16 Layer Control Menu
Figure17 Layer Control
Figure18 Offset Layers
Figure19 Go to Layer
Figure20 Map Units
Figure21 Distance Tool
Figure22 Distance exemple
Figure23 Analysis start
Figure24 SC_For_Nth_Best_SC
Figure25 PVS Window
Figure26 Ec/Io Distribution
Figure27 Analysis List
Figure28 Analysis Manager
Figure29 Expression Manager
Figure30 Pilot Pollution

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Key words: Analyzer, Net Planning, PVS
Abstract:
List of abbreviations:
Abbreviation

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Guide to the Document

This document describes operations on Analyzer Version4.1 SP5 PVS (hereinafter referred to as
Analyzer). PVS (Planning Validation Solution) is the module of Analyzer that supports UMTS. This
document intends to provide guidance to the engineer using Analyzer for network data analysis. This
document provides some analysis for the data analysis example, but the analysis steps and results are not
recommended as the standard practice. The online help information of Analyzer is very abundant and helpful
to the user.

Analyzer Overview

Analyzer is the wireless cellular network data processing software developed by Actix for the
Microsoft Windows. Analyzer supports input of multiple source data, and supports directly
reading of the commonly used Agilent E7476A data (in mdb format). It supports data display
in layers and Mapinfo data display in multiple layers on the digital map. Analyzer supports
scrambling code separation based on the drive test data, supports data calculation, and provides
diverse network analysis reports. The abundant display tools of Analyzer provide the network
engineers and the operators with a clear view of the network performance.
Figure1 Planning/O&M

Illustration of Analyzer PVS Data Analysis

2.1

The source data for PVS consists of the drive test data collected from the UU port and the
predicted data (such as the emulation and predicted data of Aircom Enterprise) from Cell
Planning Software, as shown in the following figure:

Figure2 Data sources for PVS

Analyzer Functions

2.2

Analyzer addresses a wide range of applications, including:

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Network performance optimization

Feature testing

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Service validation

Problem diagnosis and analysis

Network bench-marking

Competitive analysis

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Analyzer and PVS Installation

System Requirements
CPU

Pentium III 700-MHz or higher

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Memory

512 Megabytes

Free hard disk space 15 Gigabytes (Analyzer requires at least 80 MB and some extra space
for storing the test data files, layer files, and for virtual disk space
3.1.1

Windows 2000 and NT systems require at least 1 GB for buffer, which can be set in
"Control Panel" --> "System Properties".
The Workbook/spreadsheet function of Analyzer outputs reports in the format of Microsoft Excel. To output
nice-looking and easy-to-read reports, we recommend you to install Microsoft Excel.
For details, please consult the system admin.

3.2

Installation
There are three versions of Analyzer License. Namely, the PC version, network version, and License
commuting version. Described below is installation of the PC version of Analyzer.
First, connect the hardware dongle to the printer port. Then put in the CD into the CD-ROM drive and
run AtxHardDiskId.exe (under F:\license server), as shown in the following figure:

Figure3 Install
In the above figure, select "Copy to clipboard". After the window is closed, the information will be
automatically copied to the clipboard and pasted into a mail and sent to Support@actix.com. Then, Actix will
send back a license file named "Lservrc". Then:

1) Install IE 5.5. The installation program can be found on the CD.

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2) Run Setup.exe under the root directory of the CD to install Analyzer v4.1.
3) Follow the instructions and complete the installation (press Enter all the way).
4) Copy "lservrc" to C:\Program files\Actix\Analyzer\bin.
5) Run Analyzer.exe to execute the program.
6) Installation completed!
Now, run ApplicationPVSSetup.exe on the CD to install PVS. After completion of the
installation, Analyzer is ready for use.

4 Operations

4.1

Interface Description
Start Analyzer and the following main interface pops up:

Figure4 Analyzer interface

The main interface consists of three parts: The menu bar, Workspace Explorer, and the display window.
The data files to be analyzed can be directly dragged to Workspace Explorer, or opened through the menu
bar commands. The display window displays the analysis results, charts and so on. When data is displayed in
layers, a dialog box shows up to facilitate the operation.

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Preferences Setting

4.2

Preferences is the parameter setting tool of Analyzer. Described below is the setting of commonly used
parameters. First, select Tools--> Preferences and click on the menu, as shown in the following figure:

Figure5 Preferences Setting Menu

The parameter setting window is as follows:

Figure6 Preferences Setting

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CellRefs: For specifying the path of the network data file.

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Binning: For setting the data summarization mode. Data may be summarized by Location/grid, Time,

Message, and Distance. After the summarization mode is selected, the step length can be specified through
the following options (for Location/grid, you may specify the grid size and unit). An example is given in
Section 4.4.1, Drive Test Data Reading In.
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Decode Setting: For setting the demodulation parameters

Parameter Scanner Ec/Io Threshold shall be given special attention.

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Wcdma: For setting the WCDMA soft handover parameters.

Recommendation: The initial network data setting file shall be a text file that contains ";
#NetworkData - datafile". After importing the site data with Network Explorer, the
above file can be updated. It is recommended that the site data file for each analysis
shall be set under different directories so that they can be differentiated.

4.3 Site Data Importing with Network Explorer

Network Explorer is a network data importing tool provided by Analyzer. It intends to display in the
Display Window the basic network information, such as site location, scrambling code, sector pattern. Some
of the information will be used in subsequent analysis report processing.
In the menu bar Tool -->, click on Network Explorer, as shown in the following figure:

Figure7 Network

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To import the network parameter information, proceed as follows:

Click Import on the tool bar and select Import From New Template to open the Import
dialog box. Select the network data file. The file format is as follows:

Click Open. Custom Import Wizard will appear:

Figure8 Custom Import Wizard

In Description, name the template.
In Delimiters, select a symbol (delimiter) to separate the data.
In Ignore header rows of General Settings, input 1;
Then switch to Column Settings:

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Figure9 Custom Import Wizard--Column Setting

Select Column and the corresponding parameter meaning, then click Finish to exit.
Recommendation: After completion of data importing, update the Cellref file with
Update in the main interface of Network Explorer to save the imported data into the file.
The imported network identifier is displayed on the map, as shown below:

Figure10

Display new Map

The created network information can now be displayed in layers as shown in the following
figure:

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Network cell layer 1

Due to different display settings, you may be unable to view the cell layer after clicking
"Display new map". To quickly locate the layer, see the method provided in Section 4.5.4,
Layer Locating.
The generated layers and legends are as follows:

Figure12

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You can use the following Excel template (provided by Xie Zhibin) for statistics of the site
data, then save it as a text file (with Tab as delimiter). In this way, you can improve data
importing efficiency.

When importing the file created with the template, please note: Iinput "1" in "Ignore header
rows" in "General Settings" to ignore the header row.
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Network Explorer--> Import --> Import Using Template. The next time you use the
network parameters of the same structure, you can directly select the template --->
select the file to import network data whitout the need of performing selection in
"Column".

4.4
4.4.1

Drive Test Data Processing

Drive Test Data Reading in
From the main menu bar, click File-->Open Logfile, or directly drag the drive test data file to the
Workspace Explorer to the left to open a data file.
Please note the prompt information when reading in the data. For example, when we import the Agilent
E7476A drive test data, the prompt window looks as follows:

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Data Load

We select multiple sets of data in the left column because we made interruptions in data
collection. During analysis, part or all of the data can be selected according to the actual
requirement, and we can read in one data file several times and extract different data segments
of them. When all sets of data are selected, the analysis result is the summarization of multiple
data segments (for the data summarization mode, see Preferences Setting).

4.4.2

Drive Test Data Stream Display

After the data is read in, it is displayed in the data stream tree in Workspace Explorer. We can
select the data stream to preview and the preview format:

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Workspace explorer tree

The drive test data can be displayed in the following ways:

1. Map

The date is previewed in the Display Explorer at the right part. You can directly

drag the data stream to the Display Explorer. If you select "Display on Map" every time in the
right-click menu, multiple Display windows will be opened.

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2. Chart

The data is displayed in the chart mode.

3. Table

The data is displayed in the table mode.

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The data is displayed with the Excel template. In this case, Excel should be

installed in advance.

4.5
4.5.1

Layer Operation
Interface Description
The layer menu is as follows:

Map Menu

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4.5.2

Layers

Layer control menu

Annotations

Annotation options

Area Select

Area selection

Cell Sites

Items for setting the cell layer display

Layout

Layer layout (for printing)

Digital Map Layer Operation

Analyzer supports digital maps in the Mapinfo format. To open the layer operation menu, click the
Layers icon or right click Display:

Figure16

Layer Control Menu

Using the layer operation menu, you can add/remove layers or adjust the sequence of the layers.
Usually, we use the digital map in data analysis to achieve a direct-view effect.

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Layer Offset Adjustment

There is always some discrepancy between the digital map and the drive test data. To have a more
nice-looking display, open Layer Control, select the drive test data layer to be adjusted, and click Offset:

Layer Control

Figure17

The following interface pops up, where you can set the offset value.

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4.5.4

Offset Layers

Layer Locating
Some layers may be invisible in the Display Window because the display ratio is too small or the
initialization setting is improper. This may happen during creation of a network data layer. In this case, we
may locate the layer in the following way:

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Go to Layer

Right click on Display Window. As shown above, select Zoom --> Go to Layer --> the target layer
to quickly locate a layer.

4.5.5

Distance Tools
To set the distance unit:

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Map Units

Right click on Display window. You can measure with the tool the distance between two points
on the map.

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Distance Tool

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The operation is as follows:

Distance example

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The distance value is displayed at the destination point.

5 Analysis Description by Example

The following analysis is based on the drive test data of Project 302, where the network data is
created according to the method described previously, the Agilent E7476A data is read in and the digital map
is added (including Scale, Lat/Lon), as shown below:
Note: The data summarization mode selected previously may affect the analysis and the
result in this chapter.

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Analysis start

Routine Analysis

5.1

We can graphically analyze the data by dragging the data stream from Workspace
Explorer to Display Window. For example, to view SC_For_Nth_Best_SC:

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SC_For_Nth_Best_SC

Figure24

The above figure adopts different colors to differentiate the main scrambling codes, which facilitates
determining the coverage of a certain cell and the interleaving between cells. Analyzer provides scrambling
code separation, strength sequencing and other data screams for such basic data as RSCP and Ec/Io. All of
these can be viewed graphically in the method described.

UMTS Planning Validation Solution (PVS)

5.2

To open PVS, click the menu Analysis --> UMTS Planning Validation Solution:

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PVS Window

The four analysis reports are:

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CPICH Coverage Analysis

Scrambling Code Verification

Service Coverage Analysis

Inter-Cell Interference Analysis

Double click on the report name, and you can open and view the report. Because the drive test equipment is
incapable of calling, the report contains no analysis result related to calls or service. Shown in the following
figure are part of the contents of the CPICH Coverage Analysis:
Note: Some users may be unable to open a report after double clicking on the
report name and may have some prompts related to macro safety. The solution
is: Click in the OFFICE Excel menu bar "Tools" --> "Macro" --> "Safety", and
select the safety level "Middle", and the report can be viewed. If it still

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cannot be opened, check if the macro-related components have been selected

during OFFICE installation. For details, consult the system admin.

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Ec/Io Distribution

At the same time the report is generated, other analysis reports are also
generated in Queries of the Workspace, as shown in the following figure:

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Analysis List

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Such analysis results can be displayed in multiple formats, such as Map,

Chart, and Workbook. Right click on the data stream to be previewed, and
the recommended display formats will be popped up for the user to select.
Among the four reports provided by PVS, only the first two:
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CPICH Coverage Analysis

Scrambling Code Verification

Can be generated by only the network site information and the drive test data. But
the other two:
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Service Coverage Analysis

Inter-Cell Interference Analysis

Cannot be processed without some prediction or simulation data of Cell Planning

Software. Here we select the data of Aircom Enterprise.

5.3 Analysis Functions of Queries

Because the basic data stream of Analyzer is normally separated according to the scrambling code
and sequenced according to strength, the scope for analysis is quite limited. Sometimes, we need to combine
the data or analyze the calculation result. In this case, we may use Queries. Queries provides Boolean,
logical, and arithmetic formats, and the user may define the data processing formula and create the Filter to
filter away the data not intended for the calculation.
To open the Create menu of Queries, select the menu items Tools --> Analysis Manager or right
click on Queries in Workspace Explorer to select --> Create a New Query:

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Analysis Manager

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The following example describes the functions of the various modules of Queries. The intention is to
determine the pilot pollution in the current test area with the available Agilent E7476A data, and on the basis
of this, judge if it is appropriate to switch the cell.
The criteria for the judgment is as follows:
(RSCP_for_Nth_Best_SC[3] >-95) AND (EcIo_for_Nth_Best_SC[0] - EcIo_for_Nth_Best_SC[3] < 6)
The judgment is displayed in the Boolean format (which is selected in Format), as shown in the following
figure:

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Pilot Pollution

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Actix PVS UMTS User GuideActix Pte Ltd PDF

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ActixAnalyzer Help Actix Pte LtdHtml Help

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ActixActix Analyzer Getting StartedActix Pte Ltd

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ActixGetting Started - Chinese-Revision 1Actix Pte LtdPDF

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Steve Facterman RelNotes41_UMTS_englishActix, Inc.

[7] 0803TestHuaWeimdb
[8] Cell Preference Excel TempletHuaWeiExcel
[9] WCDMA HuaWeiWord

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