Actix DV Training

(GSM/GPRS)
GSM
Site Database Conversion
Start the conversion tool,
CD2-to-CellRefs.exe
Browse to the Nitro CD2 File
Browse and create file name
for Actix Cellref file
Select appropriate
technology
Click Convert to convert to
Cellref file into desired
directory
Workspace Template Wizard
Choose Workspace Template
depending on the activated
license
GSM, GPRS and UMTS in
Release 1.0
CDMA module will be
available in Release 1.1
Workspace Template Wizard
(File Loader)
Browse and load supported
files (sd5, mdb)
Multiple files loading capable
DV Application Window
This is the DV application window, highlighting various parts of
the DV interface
Most Key Measurement windows are opened for users
Event Navigator (GSM)
Keys Events are displayed against the actual time as the
collected data
Move Cursor over symbol or colored bar to show tooltip with
more detailed information
Entirely bar is synchronized with all windows
Additional Key Measurements:
RxQual
Serving BCCH
Console Summary (GSM)
Data labeled with same
device name and within 24
hours period are
automatically merged as
single device
Call Summary of collected
data. (ie: call setup ok /
failure, handover ok /
failure, dropped call, etc)
Voice Quality and Received
Level Distribution Pie Chart
Map View (GSM)
Mapping is one of the most powerful feature inherited from
our A-Platform
Will demonstrate few of the key features:
Displaying Site Database
Overlaying Mapinfo format tables
Overlaying multiple attributes
Map View
(Displaying Site Database)
Setting up Preference
Go to Tools
Preference
Under CellRefs, click on File
Location
Browse and choose the
appropriate CellRef File (Will
need to restart DV)
Map View
(Displaying Site Database)
Map Window
Click on Cell Site button
Check Show Site and select
GSM_Cell
Choose Cell Color Scheme
and Size according to
desired cell parameters
Map View
(Overlaying Mapinfo Tables)
Click on Layers button to
show Layer Control Window
Click Add under Layer
Control Window
Choose the desired Mapinfo
Table to be opened
Map Window updated with
opened Mapinfo File
Attributes
Legend
Map View
(Overlaying Attributes)
Click on Edit Series button
to show Edit Series Window
Drill down to the attribute
groups and selected the
desired attributes
Click Add>> to populate
the selected attributes
Map View
(Overlaying Attributes)
Click on Layers under Map
window
Select the attributes to be
offset, and click Offset
Select Offset Tool for
graphical offset function
Click anywhere on map as
the reference point, and click
again as the destination point
Message Window (GSM)
Summary information of
each message
The full decode of the
selected message.
Neighbor Cells Measurement (GSM)
Serving BCCH Channel
number and RxLev
Can Display Site/Cell
Name once Cellref file is
properly imported
Neighbor BCCH Channel
number and Rxlev
C1 and C2 Idle Mode Cell
Reselection Parameter
Serving
Cell
Neighbor
Cells
C1 & C2
Data View (GSM)
Serving Channel
Configuration
MCC, MNC, LAC, CI
BCCH, BSIC, TCH, TSC, TS
Hopping State, MAIO,
HSN, Hops, MA_list
Key Radio Parameter
RxLev, RxQual, RLT, TA
Tx_Step, DL DTX, FER
Current Channel
Configuration
Key Radio Parameter
Chart View (GSM)
Trend of the Key
Performance Indicators
Timing Advance (TA)
Radio Link Timeout (RLT)
RxLev
RxQual
Dropdown box to change
timescale
Replay Tool (GSM)
Single Step Replay
Continuous Replay
Reports (GSM)
Go to Reports
Select desired reports to be
generated:
Call Detail Summary
GSM Measurement Charts
Reports (GSM Call Detail)
Call Details
File :6340i_GSM_Voice_Demo2.sd5
CC Messages Count
CC Setup 5
CC Call Confirmed 0
CC Connect 5
CC Alerting 5
RR Messages Count
RR Handover Command 4
RR Handover Complete 4
RR Handover Failure 0
MM Messages Count
MM Location Updating Request 2
MM Location Updating Accept 2
MM Location Updating Reject 0
The Events Count
Outgoing Call Setup OK 5
Outgoing Call Setup Failure 1
Incoming Call Setup OK 0
Incoming Call Setup Failure 0
Call Completed 5
Call Dropped 0
Handover OK 4
Handover Failure 0
Location Update OK 2
Location Update Failure 0
Summary
100.00% 100.00%
100.00% 100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Formulae
CSSR 1:
CSSR 2:
CCR 1:
CCR 2:
HSR:
LUSR:
Handovers Successful / Handover Attempts
Location Update Successful / Location Update Attempts
(Calls Completed +Calls Dropped) / Call Attempts
Outgoing and Incoming Call Setup / Call Attempts
Calls Completed / Call Attempts
Calls Completed / Calls Setup OK
Call Setup Success Rate (CSSR)
Call Completion Rate (CCR)
Handover Success Rate (HSR)
Location Update Success Rate (LUSR)
Call Detail Summary
Call Setup Success Rate
Handover Success Rate
Location Update
Dropped Call Rate
Can be exported into Excel
Report (GSM KPI Distribution)
Measurement
Charts
File :6340i_GSM_Voice_Demo2.sd5
RxLevSub Distribution
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Measurement distribution
of the collected data
RxLev
RxQual
Timing Advance
Can be exported into Excel
GPRS
Event Navigator (GPRS)
Key Events
UL TFI
DL TFI
Serving
ARFCN
Keys Events are displayed against the actual time as the
collected data
Entirely bar is synchronized with all windows
Additional Key Measurements:
DL/UL TFI
Serving ARFCN
Console Summary (GPRS)
Select Device
form here
Call Summary of collect
data.
MM Attach
PDP Context
Routing Area Update
Session Task
Signal Quality and Received
Level Distribution Pie Chart
Summary
Information of
Selected
Device
Signal Quality
and Strength
Distribution
Map View (GPRS)
Map View with
multiple
attributes
Attributes
Legend
Allows multiple attributes layering (contains same functionality as GSM
module)
Display Cell Sites Database
Map tables layering; Mapinfo format Export
Layer Control
Message Window (GPRS)
Decoded Layer 3 Messaging
Decoded RLC/MAC Layer
Messaging
Layer 3
Message
Window
RLC/MAC
Message
Window
Data View (GPRS)
Data Session Window
Data Session Window
Server Address
Multi-layer Throughput
Datagram
Other Key Measurements
Data Timeslots Window
Allocated GPRS Timeslots
TBF, TBI
Coding Scheme
RLC Blocks Details
LLC Block Details
Data Timeslots
Window
Chart View (GPRS)
Trending of Multiple Layers
Throughput (UL/DL)
Application
IP
LLC
RLC
Number of Utilized GPRS
Timeslots
Chart View (GPRS)
Trending of closely related
GPRS attributes
Retransmission
Coding Scheme
RLC Throughput
Serving Cell ID
TFI
GPRS Timeslots
Available for Both UL and
DL
Reports (Coding Scheme and Throughput per TS)
Call Detail Summary
Percentage of Utilizing
Coding Scheme
Timeslot Usage
Throughput per TS
Can be exported into Excel
File name: GPRS_Data_Test2.sd5
Logging Date: 11/3/2003
Number of TS used Mean DL RLC Throughput % CS1 % CS2
1 5.764 0.0% 100.0%
2 5.424 0.0% 100.0%
3 16.209 3.1% 96.9%
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Report (RLC and LLC Throughput Statistics)
GPRS_Data_Test2.sd5
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RLC and LLC Throughput Statistics
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DL RLC and LLC Throughput
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Measurement distribution
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DL/UL RLC
DL/UL LLC
Can be exported into Excel
DL LLC and RLC Throughput Distribution
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