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ActixOne 2.0User Training Course
Module 1: Network Optimization for Drive Tests
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Intended audience
The content of this module is aimed at:
Engineers responsible for monitoring andenhancing cellular performance and
implementing wireless system optimization Experienced technicians involved in field
optimization
Users of ActixOne who manage and analyzedrive tests
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Prerequisites
A familiarity with network infrastructure andoperation of the air interface
An understanding of network data including
drive tests, network configuration, and KPIs Access to a preconfigured ActixOne database
A Web browser (such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox 3) with AdobeFlash Player v10
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Scope of the module
By the end of this module you will:
Understand the basic architecture of ActixOne
Be familiar with the ActixOne client‟s user
interface
Understand ActixOne‟s modules and theirfunctions
Know how to manage survey files, investigatetasks, and optimize networks
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Introduction to ActixOne
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Overview
In this section, you will learn the following:
An overview of the ActixOne system
About the system architecture How to use the client interface‟s map feature
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What is ActixOne?
A network optimization system
An efficient way for engineers to analyze andtroubleshoot radio networks
A single „pane of glass‟ for viewing andworking with multiple data sources andperiods
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ActixOne architecture
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ActixOne client
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You can use the client to:
Optimize networks
Manage drive survey files and call traces
View and compare performance of networks
Investigate events and network problems
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ActixOne client interface
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Navigation
Menu
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Configuration
and information
pane
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Map Area
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ActixOne modules
Network Optimization
Call Trace Management
File Status
Help
Network Comparison
Problem Investigation
Reports
Survey Management
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Exercise: Using the help
Click the Help module and open the UserGuide
Browse the table of contents Search for a topic, e.g. “navigation menu” or
“network optimization”, using the Search tool
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Using the map
Your trainer will now demonstrate how to:
– Pan
–Zoom
– Search for a location (Location Finder)
– Scale or change between units
– Measure distances
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Map types
You can use map layer control to switchbetween the different modes of viewing themaps.
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Sector properties
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Finding surveys
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Overview
In this session, you will learn:
About the Survey Management module
How to browse for survey files
How to view event details
How to modify a file‟s properties
How to create a Spotlight investigation task
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Browsing for a file
You can browse for a file by:
– Location
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Area – Device
– Properties
– Sector
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Demonstration
Your trainer will now demonstrate how to search fora survey file
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Your trainer will now show you the ActionBalloon, its options, and how you can manageyour file and device properties
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Demonstration
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Exercise: Adding a property
Search for a file and then select a file or a groupof files and add a property tag
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Questions
What does deleting a file mean?
Is the file gone for good?
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Viewing event details
Your trainer will show you how to view eventdetails in a selected file.
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You can access the options for working withsurvey files in two ways:
The Survey Marker on the map The Action drop-down list above the Surveys
table
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Don‟t forget…
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The File Status module
Displays detailed information about the statusof survey files
You can: – search for files with a particular status
– perform various actions on the files listeddepending on their status (i.e. to change status
from invalid file to valid for processing)
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Exercise: Finding a survey file
Find the survey file you tagged previously byperforming a property search
View its properties
Copy the file‟s details to the clipboard
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Spotlight tasks
You can create Spotlight tasks for drive surveyevents in the Survey Management module
You investigate the events, troubleshoot
problems, and optimize your network in theNetwork Optimization module
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Exercise: Creating a Spotlight task
Create a Spotlight Investigation task with callfailure events for further investigation
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Managing tasks
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Overview
In this session, you will learn:
About the Network Optimization module
How to manage tasks How to work with network elements
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The Network Optimization module
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The Network Optimization module
Enables you to make fast, effectiveoptimization decisions in your daily RFactivities
View tasks, manage events, and analyze thenetwork using these tabs:
– Task Management
–Call Event Explorer
– Radio Network Analysis
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Network optimization concepts
The important concepts in this module include:
Tasks and their roles
Maps (charts and tables are for PM Stats) Areas
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Task management
Lists all tasks with a unique ID and otherinformation
Select a task to see more information about it
The tabs are: – Details
– Audit Trail
– Contributing Events (for PM Stats tasks)
– Properties
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The Task List
The Task List contains the following columns:
Task ID
Task type
Type description
Created (date & time)
Task assigned to
Task priority Task status
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Managing tasks
All tasks that match the current filter criteriaare displayed in the list.
When you select a task from the list, the task
view for that task becomes available. The buttons by the Task list allows you to:
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copy task information to
the Windows Clipboard
refresh the list of tasks
create and manage filters
create and manage views
select areas
create a user-defined task
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Demonstration
You trainer will now demonstrate how to:
Create a view using the View button
Select an area to view using the Area button
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Viewing task details
The Details tab contains all task detailinformation, including when and how manytimes an event occurred
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Auditing tasks
The Audit Trail tab tracks changes made toissues
It displays a list of all changes made to the
selected task over time You can add information and comments to
existing entries
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Task properties
The Properties tab summarizes theinformation on the current sector
Properties vary according to task type
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Demonstration
Your trainer will now show you how the SurveyLayers control works
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Finding elements
The Search for Elements control provides aquick and easy way to find elements on themap
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Optimizing networks
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Overview
In this session, you will learn how to:
Investigate call events using Call EventExplorer
Analyze network performance using the RadioNetwork Analysis tool
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The Call Event Explorer
Call Event Explorer provides a detailedanalysis of critical failure events.
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Demonstration
Your trainer will now show you how to viewand investigate a dropped call.
Zoom in to the map to the event. Click on Call Flow Analysis to take a closer
look at the RRC messages.
Change and display different attributes on themap to find the reasons causing the problem.
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Radio network analysis
Helps you monitor your network health, findingpolluting sectors and network coverage.
The available radio network analyses are: – coverage and overspill analysis
– pilot pollution
– neighbor list analyses
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Cell coverage analysis
Displays the coverage area of a selected cellon the map.
The circle represents the boundary. Any data points outside the circle are
considered overspill.
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Demonstration
Your trainer will now demonstrate how toperform a coverage analysis.
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Pilot pollution analysis
Helps you to quickly identify the area andeven sectors with interference or pilotpollution.
You can perform this analysis using eitherhandset or scanner data.
Based on the analysis, you can then prioritize
which sectors are candidates for downtilts andcoverage optimization.
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Demonstration
Your trainer will now show you how toperform a pilot pollution analysis.
Which is the worse polluting sector?
What‟s the difference between pilot pollutionbased on bin point of view and polluter
sector?
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Missing neighbors analysis
Lets you optimize a neighbor list within auser-defined radius of a selected sector,
based on scanner data. A neighbor list is generated, suggesting sites
and sectors to be added, removed orretained.
You can alter the data setting to configure the ActixOne neighbor list analysis algorithm.
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Demonstration
Your trainer will now show you how tooptimize your missing neighbor list.
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Comparing networks
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Overview
In this session, you will learn:
About network comparison
About available options for network comparison
How to compare networks
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What is network comparison?
Lets you compare performance between:
– two different networks
– attributes at the same network
You can compare your network performance: – by area
– by location
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You will now perform a delta comparison oftwo parameters of your network.
Export your result using the Export reportoptions button.
Click to create a URL shortcut of yourcurrent page. Copy the URL and save it so
that you can return to this page next time.
Exercise
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Investigating problems
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Overview
In this section, you will learn:
About the Problem Investigation module
About available options in ProblemInvestigation
How to view the network event overview
How to plot an attribute
How to investigate network problems
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The Problem Investigation module
This module presents an interface foridentifying key problem areas and events thatoccurred in the network from data stored inthe ActixOne database
You can view the result in a hierarchical way,from high-level to sector-level, to view the
problem attributes and understand the relatedconditions
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Plotting attribute by area orby location
You can view your network information acrossthe defined geographical areas.
Two types of views can be selected: – Plot by area
– Plot by location
Your trainer will now demonstrate how to plot
an attribute by area and location.
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Summary
In this module you learned how to use ActixOneand find survey files. You also saw how toinvestigate problems and optimize networks.
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