actixone v2.0 user course - 1 - drive surveys

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ActixOne 2.0User Training Course

Module 1: Network Optimization for Drive Tests




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




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




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




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




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…




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




Overview


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




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




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




Overview


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




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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