ActixAnalyzerGSMTrainingManualSVS1 3

Analyzer Training Course
Introduction to SVS for GSM 1.3

Actix Training Services
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Introduction to SVS for GSM 1.3 • Edition B Analyzer Training Course • 2

Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5
SCOPE OF THE COURSE ................................................................................................................................ 5
WHO SHOULD ATTEND ANALYZER TRAINING?........................................................................................... 5
PREREQUISITES............................................................................................................................................ 6
TOPICS TO BE COVERED .............................................................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION TO ACTIX ANALYZER ......................................................................................................... 8
ANALYZER’S KEY FEATURES ...................................................................................................................... 9
WHAT’S NEW IN SVS VERSION 1.3..................................................................................................... 10
TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS................................................................................................................. 10
DATA VISUALIZATION ............................................................................................................................... 10
LICENSING ................................................................................................................................................. 10
GETTING STARTED WITH ANALYZER ............................................................................................ 11
STARTING ANALYZER ............................................................................................................................... 11
CONFIGURING ANALYZER ......................................................................................................................... 13
LOADING CELL SITE DATA ........................................................................................................................ 17
DATA AGGREGATION (BINNING)............................................................................................................... 22
VIEWING DATA IN ANALYZER........................................................................................................... 23
LOADING FILES ......................................................................................................................................... 23
VIEWING SCANNER DATA IN ANALYZER................................................................................................... 26
INDEPENDENT NODE DATA IN ANALYZER ................................................................................................. 26
THE FAVORITES GROUP............................................................................................................................. 28
VIEWING DATA ON MAPS .......................................................................................................................... 29
MODIFYING LEGEND RANGES ................................................................................................................... 30
VIEWING DATA ON CHARTS ...................................................................................................................... 40
VIEWING DATA IN THE MESSAGE BROWSER ............................................................................................. 44
VIEWING DATA IN THE PROTOCOL STACK BROWSER ................................................................................ 45
VIEWING DATA IN TABLES ........................................................................................................................ 47
VIEWING DATA ON WORKBOOKS .............................................................................................................. 48
THE REPLAY TOOL .................................................................................................................................... 49
VIEWING DATA ON STATE FORMS ............................................................................................................. 50
UPLINK DATA ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................... 61
EXPLORING CALL TRACE DATA ................................................................................................................ 61
SUPERSTREAMING CALL TRACE AND DRIVE TEST DATA .......................................................................... 62
MERGING MULTIPLE DRIVE FILES IN THE WORKSPACE ........................................................ 64
THE NETWORK IMAGE......................................................................................................................... 65
CREATE A NEW NETWORK IMAGE ............................................................................................................. 65
BATCH LOAD FILES INTO THE NETWORK IMAGE ....................................................................................... 67
DISPLAY DATA FOR THE ENTIRE NETWORK .............................................................................................. 68
START A NEW DAY – ATTACHING A NETWORK IMAGE ............................................................................. 68
ANALYZER QUERIES AND FILTERS ................................................................................................. 69
FILTER ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................................................... 70
BINNED QUERY / CUSTOM ANALYSIS QUERY ........................................................................................... 74
CROSSTAB QUERY – SORT BY SITE AND SECTOR ...................................................................................... 78
EVENT QUERY - DROPPED CALL WINDOW ................................................................................................ 81
STATISTIC ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................. 86

CELL SITE CONFIGURATION USING THE NETWORK EXPLORER ......................................... 87
IMPORTING NETWORK DATA..................................................................................................................... 87
UPDATING CELL SITE DATA ...................................................................................................................... 97
REPORTING GSM NETWORK PERFORMANCE ............................................................................. 99
APPLICATION PACKAGES ........................................................................................................................... 99
RUNNING A PRE-DEFINED REPORT .......................................................................................................... 103
CREATING A CUSTOM REPORT ................................................................................................................ 105
PRINTING DATA .................................................................................................................................... 108
SAVING YOUR PREFERRED LAYOUT............................................................................................. 109
WHERE TO GET MORE HELP............................................................................................................ 110
HELP FILE ................................................................................................................................................ 110
TECHNICAL SUPPORT .............................................................................................................................. 112
ACTIX WEB SITE ..................................................................................................................................... 113
CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR ................................................................................................................. 113
MORE ADVANCED TRAINING .................................................................................................................. 113
APPENDIX A – GSM EVENT DEFINITIONS..................................................................................... 114
APPENDIX B – GPRS OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS................................................................. 116
GPRS TEST DESIGN ................................................................................................................................ 116
GPRS DATA ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................... 117
APPENDIX C – STATEFORMS ATTRIBUTES.................................................................................. 122

Introduction
Scope of the Course
Introduction to Analyzer for Network Optimization provides a
comprehensive overview of Actix Analyzer – Service Verification Solution
(‘Analyzer’). Our goal is to give new users an understanding of what
Analyzer can do and how it can help them improve the quality of service
for their network subscribers. This course is led by experienced
instructors. These instructors are experts in using Analyzer to increase
productivity and are familiar with the challenges faced by engineers
working in cellular/PCS environments.
Class size is limited to ensure that everyone receives extensive one on

one instruction. Participants are given ample opportunity to ask questions
relevant to their particular optimization needs. Upon completing the
course, participants will be able to put what they learned in the class to
work to identify and solve real network problems.
Introduction to Analyzer for Network Optimization begins with a high-level

presentation of the Analyzer interface and its capabilities. We will then
cover how Analyzer can be customized to tailor existing optimization
processes to the specific needs of the participants.
Who Should Attend Analyzer Training?

• Engineers responsible for enhancing cellular performance and
implementing wireless system optimization
• System Performance Engineers responsible for measuring and

quantifying network quality relative to competitors and/or established
benchmarks
• Engineers looking to further understand the application of drive test,

call trace and protocol data in optimizing networks
• Experienced technicians involved in field optimization
• Anyone looking to maximize the return on their investment in Actix

Analyzer

Prerequisites
• Familiarity with network infrastructure and operation of the air
interface
• A general understanding of drive test and call trace collection and

post-processing methodology and advantages and limitations of each
dataset
• Access to Actix Analyzer software
• Basic computer literacy, including familiarity with Windows and MS

Office applications
• A machine meeting recommended, or at least minimum requirements:
Recommended: Processor – Pentium III 700 MHz
Operating System – Windows 2000 Professional
Memory (RAM) – 512 Megabytes
Available Hard Disk Space – 15 Gigabytes
Minimum: Processor – Pentium II 333 MHz
Operating System – Windows 95 or NT SP3 I

Professional
Memory (RAM) – 128 Megabytes
Available Hard Disk Space – 1 Gigabyte
In addition to the hardware requirements listed above, Analyzer performs

best when the Windows Virtual Memory Paging size is set to between
1000 and 1500 MB. The method for setting this parameter varies by
operating system. Please consult your operating system help for specific
instructions regarding this parameter.

Topics to Be Covered
• Configuring your Analyzer workspace including map, cell site, and
parameter configuration in order to display your geographic area and
network cell plan.
• Viewing data in a variety of ways to gain insight into possible network

problems.
• Diagnosing and solving quality of service problems with drive test and
switch data.
• Using pre-defined and custom analyses to analyze data and devise

tailored optimization solutions.
• Identifying the impact of wide area network optimization changes in

terms of quality of service using advanced features that allow Analyzer
to be tailored to integrate seamlessly into developed optimization
processes and procedures.
• Using some of the latest task-oriented application packages and their

supporting engineering notes, which highlight how Analyzer can be
used to fine-tune network performance and further enhance quality of
service.
• Using the Help options and maximizing the benefit of technical

support.

Introduction to Actix Analyzer
Mobile phone network operators strive to maximize the capacity and
quality of their networks in order to ensure customer satisfaction and
increase revenues. The collection and analysis of network performance
metrics forms a large part of this effort. There are many sources of
performance data available, including field-test equipment, scanners, and
call traces.
Actix Analyzer provides the ideal solution for your network optimization
problems. It supports a wide range of file formats and provides you with a
straightforward user interface.
Actix Analyzer is a post-processing tool for the top-down optimization of

wireless networks. Actix supports a wide variety of collection file formats,
including:
• Drive Test Collection Tools, including Ericsson TEMS, Nemo TOM,

Comarco Baseline, and Ascom Q-voice
• Switch (Mobile Traffic Records) Traces, including Ericsson MTR, and

Nokia Online
• Protocol Analyzers on the A, Abis, and Gb interfaces for GSM/GPRS

networks including Tektronix K1205, Ocean, and Nethawk.

Analyzer’s Key Features
• Supports most of the industry standard file formats for drive-test,
OMC-R traces, and A, Gb, and Abis traces.
• Easy-to-understand Windows user interface means information can be

interpreted quickly.
• Data may be queried on user-defined criteria and filtered accordingly.
• Access to high-level statistical information and detailed engineering

parameters.
• Analyses may be run quickly using pre-defined report templates.
• The most commonly requested analyses and calculations are carried

out automatically.
• Drive test and call trace files may be combined to link forward and
reverse link data.
• Interface with Excel allows detailed statistical and mathematical

analysis of any data set.
• The Network Image feature enables aggregation of large volumes of

drive test data into one file, including only key parameters, resulting in
a much smaller file.

What’s New in SVS Version 1.3
Technology Enhancements
AMR Measurements – Adaptive multi-rate (AMR) parameters available
for analysis include Setup Parameters and Frame Measurements. AMR
measurements are currently available for the TEMS, Invex 3G and XTel
data collection formats.
GPRS and EDGE Protocols - A-SVS supports the analysis of GPRS and
EDGE networks. GPRS parameters are available for all major collection
vendors. EDGE support is currently available for Nemo, and will soon be
available for TEMS and XTel. Data testing measurements provide
technology independent data protocol metrics provided by wireless data
collection equipment.
Data Visualization
Preconfigured StateForms - A number of preconfigured GSM and GPRS
StateForms enable the user to quickly identify and troubleshoot important
network events.
Protocol Stack Browser – The Protocol Stack Browser allows the user to
quickly browse through messages by examining the header only. Once a
message of interest is identified in the top pane of the Protocol Stack
Browser, the details of the message can be examined in the bottom pane.
Cell Site Configuration – The Network Explorer has been updated to

ease the cell site configuration process. The Auto Import feature is
available to automatically update the cellrefs file with changes to network
data. The Display Cell Data view provides easy access to network data
details within the workspace.
Licensing
Several licensing options are available to meet the varied needs of
different customers.
Stand-alone Configurations – Users from the same customer will be

able to readily interchange hardware keys without the inconvenience of
having to move, copy, or replace license files.
Commutable Network Configurations – The Actix customer who uses

the Analyzer in a commutable network configuration will now have more
flexibility in configuring the use of licenses to support usage in the office
and in the field.

Getting Started With Analyzer
Starting Analyzer
As with any Windows application, you can start Analyzer in several ways.
When you install Analyzer, a folder is created from the Start button that
contains a shortcut for Analyzer.
To use this shortcut to start Analyzer, select Start → Programs → Actix

→ Analyzer.
Note: If you would like to add an Analyzer shortcut to your

desktop, right-click on the Analyzer item on the start menu and choose
Create Shortcut. It will appear on the desktop.
Analyzer Shortcut
Actix Folder
Start Button
Figure 1 - Starting Analyzer Using the Shortcut on the Start Menu

After starting Analyzer, the splash screen is displayed while the
application loads. A blank Analyzer workspace then opens:
Main Menu
Toolbar
Workspace
Status Bar
Figure 2 - An Empty Workspace in Analyzer

Configuring Analyzer
Before you can begin analyzing data, there are a few configuration
matters to attend to. In order to obtain some geographical reference
points for your log files, you will need to load some MapInfo maps and
point Analyzer to a valid, applicable cell site database, known in Analyzer
as a “cellrefs” file.
Setting up Maps
This section shows you how to load MapInfo tabular (.tab) data to present
data analyses on map backdrops.
1. Open a new map by selecting View → Display new Map.

2. Click on the Maximize icon to maximize the Map window.
3. In the Map Window, click on the Layers icon: . The Layer

Control Dialog will open:
Current Layers
Layer Options
Layer Properties Layer Reorder
Figure 3 - The Layer Control Dialog

4. In the Layer Control dialog, click Add to open the Open Layer dialog.
5. Select or type in the name of a MapInfo Map (*.tab) file, then click
Open. In class, the map file we will open is Maesseh.tab, which can
be found in:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\MapFiles\Maesse
MapInfo layers are named according to the geographic location of the

data (usually abbreviated US state name and county name), and by the

type of data contained in the file. The following table lists some of the
common abbreviations used for MapInfo data types:
Suffix Layer Type

Y1 RtHwy010_Top
Y2 RtHwy010_Bot
X1 IntShld010
X2 IntShld1040
Pc Cultural Points
Pn Natural Points
Pm Municipal Points
R Railroads
H Highways
S Streets
Wr Water (rivers)
Wb Water (bodies of water)
Lm Landmarks
Cb City Boundary
Mc Minor Civic Division
Cy County
Other MapInfo layers: Voting District, Native American
Lands, Sub-MCD, State level tables (school districts and
elevation contours)
For example, the MapInfo layer named Maesseh.tab contains highway-level

data for Essex County, Massachusetts.
6. You may want to modify the layer properties by selecting the layer and
choosing the various options within the Layer Control Dialog:
A. Properties → Labels: Use the Label Properties dialog to
show, hide, or modify map labels.
§ To turn off labels (recommended to improve map load
time), uncheck both the Display within range box.
§ Check boxes also are also available to Allow Overlapped

Text and Allow Duplicated Text.
§ The label font can be controlled through the Label Style

button.
§ The label position and label offset can be modified at the

bottom right corner of the dialog.
§ Select OK to exit the Label Properties dialog.
B. Properties → Display: Use the Display Properties dialog

to control the display features of the map layer.
§ Override the default vector coloring by checking Override
Style and modifying the Layer Style.

§ Select OK to exit the Display Properties dialog.
C. Reorder → Up and Reorder → Down: Use the Reorder

buttons to change the ordering of the layers.
§ Moving map layers toward the bottom layer is
recommended to set them as a backdrop for displaying
cell site data and logfile parameters.
§ Layer Accessibility: To display a layer, check the box next

to the layer name under the eye icon . To make a layer
selectable, check the box next to the layer name under
the arrow icon . To make a layer writeable, check the
box next to the layer name under the pencil icon .
§ Layers → Remove: Use the Remove button to remove a

map layer from the workspace.
7. In addition to the Essex County highway layer, open the Middlesex and
Suffolk County highway layers and modify their labels and visibility as
in Step 7.
8. After modifying any desired layer properties, close the Layer Control
dialog with the Close button and changes will take effect.
Map Toolbar
Figure 4 - MapInfo Layer for Essex County Highways Displayed on a Map

9. Pan the map viewing area to the new map by right-clicking in the map
area, then choosing Zoom → Go to Layer and selecting the map layer
you just added.
10.Reorder the map layers using the Up and Down buttons on the Map
Layer dialog to improve the appearance of the map
11.Right-click on the map and choose Zoom → Zoom In from the pop-
up menu or click on the Zoom In button on the Map toolbar.
12.Click and drag a rectangle around a small area of interest on the
map. Return the cursor to the passive mode by clicking on the
Select button.
13.To return to the previous view, right-click on the map and choose
Zoom →Previous View.
14. For some detailed layers, like the street layers, you can control at
what degree of magnification they become visible. This helps to
eliminate cluttered map displays.
In the case of the highway layer, you can control the point at which
the highway names and highway numbers become visible on the map.
In the Map Layers, select the highway layer, and use the Properties
Display dialog to set the Display within Zoom levels 0-10 miles. For
the highway numbers, use the Properties Labels to set the visible
range to 0-3 miles. Investigate the impact of your changes.
More Pan and Zoom Options

The pop-up menu in the Map window offers a variety of convenient pan
and zoom options.
Previous View – Right-click in the map and select Zoom → Previous

View. Returns to the last zoom setting by undoing the last zoom
operation.
View Entire Map – Right-click in the map and select Zoom → View
Entire Map. Zooms out to show the entire map area you have defined.
Panning – Right-click in the map and select Tool → Pan. The cursor will
change to a hand symbol. Click and drag to move the map in the viewing
pane.
Centering – Right-click in the map and select Tool → Center, then click
on a point in the map window. The map will pan with the point you
selected as the center.
Measuring Distances on the Map – Right-click in the map and select

Tool → Distance. Click the first point of the two you would like to
measure the distance between, and then drag the cursor to the second

point. Notice that the distance is displayed next to the cursor and is
continuously updated as you drag. The units are not displayed, so if you
are not sure what the current units setting is, check under Map Units →
Distance, changing the unit type if appropriate.
Other Mapping Options

Copy to Clipboard allows the current map to be pasted into other MS
applications for reporting and presentation.
Export Map - allows the map to be saved to many common graphical

formats for viewing outside Analyzer.
Zoom to Map Scale - permits the user to display the map based on
common map scales. This may be useful if it is desired to overlay printed
maps from Analyzer over other maps or coverage predictions.
New Raster - allows the importation of raster images for use as

backdrops. One application of this would be to bring in raster maps of
coverage predictions from a planning tool for visual inspection of
predicted against measured coverage.
Note: When you are finished panning and zooming, and have the map
showing the area you are interested in, remember to return the cursor to the
passive mode by clicking on the Select button on the map toolbar.
Loading Cell Site Data

In order to display cell sites in Analyzer, and integrate cell site data with
real-time measurements, a formatted database must exist containing
location and configuration data for each cell site. In Analyzer, we refer to
this file as the ‘cellrefs’ file, although it can have any name.
Later in the course, we will show you how to format your own data for
recognition by Analyzer. For now, we will point Analyzer to a pre-
formatted cellrefs file, and then display the sites on the map.
1. From the main menu, select Tools → Preferences.

2. In the Change Preferences dialog, on the File Location line,
double-click on the name of the current cellrefs file.
3. In the Open dialog, navigate to the cellrefs file you would like to use
and select Open. In class the file we will use is called ‘Training GSM
Cellrefs.txt’ which has been installed in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs
4. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

5. A message box will be displayed saying that the new cellrefs file takes
effect when a new workspace is loaded. Click OK to close the message
box. Analyzer loads cells upon opening Analyzer or starting a new
workspace. From the Main Menu, choose File → New Workspace to
create a new workspace. At this point, there is no need to save the
current workspace.
6. In the new workspace, click View →Display New Map.
By default the cell sites are now visible:
Figure 5 - Map with Cell Sites Displayed
Displaying Site Labels

Labels may be displayed on the map to show identifying information for
each cell site. Site labels are displayed independently of cell labels,
enabling the display of Site Name or Site ID, in addition to BCCH,
Azimuth, or Beamwidth. In Analyzer, “sectors” are called “cells” based on
the European terminology. The following instructions specify first site
labeling, then cell labeling:
1. In the Layer Control dialog box, select the site layer (named
GSM_Site-Site_Name)
2. Under the Properties heading in the Layer Control dialog, press the
Labels button.

3. The MapInfo-style Label Properties box will appear. Verify that each
of the following options is checked:
o Show
o Allow overlapped text (recommended)
o Hide adjacent duplicate text (optional)
4. In the Label Properties box, use the drop down Data Field menu to
determine the label format to display. Currently, there are two label
formats from which to choose:
o The Site_Name (default) shows only the site name.
o The Key Field label shows only the site ID.
5. If you wish to offset the label from the cell site symbol, use the
options in the Position box in the Label Properties dialog.
6. If you wish to change the font of the labels, use the Label Style
button in the Properties dialog.
7. Select OK to exit the Label Properties dialog.
The Site Labels have been formatted. Next, format the Cell Labels:
8. In the Layer Control dialog box, select the cell layer, which is named
GSM_Cell-BCCH-Beamwidth
9. Under the Properties heading in the Layer Control dialog, press the
Labels button
10.The MapInfo-style Label Properties box will appear. Verify that each
of the following boxes is checked:
o Show
o Allow overlapped text (recommended)
o Hide adjacent duplicate text (optional)
11.In the Label Properties box, use the drop down Data Field menu to
determine the label format to display. All GSM_Cell parameters are
available as options for labeling. BCCH is a popular labeling option, as
it allows you to quickly identify the BCCH frequency on each sector.
12.If you want to offset the label from the cell site symbol, use the
options in the Position box in the Label Properties dialog.
13.If you want to change the font of the labels, use the Label Style
button in the Properties dialog.
14.Click OK in the Label Properties dialog, and then OK in the Layers
dialog to apply the labels.

Figure 6 - Formatted Cell and Site Labels
Viewing Cell Site Information

A cell’s Azimuth, Beamwidth and Sector ID can be obtained by running
the mouse over a sector on the map. To obtain more detailed information
on each site or sector:
1. Display site data of interest on the map.

2. From the main menu, select View ? Display Cell Data.
3. From the main menu, select Window ? Tile Horizontally or
Window ? Tile Vertically.
4. Click on a sector wedge or site dot on the map. Details about that
sector or site will appear in the Display Cell Data window.

Figure 7 - Display Cell Data Window

Data Aggregation (Binning)
Analyzer aggregates data into groups called bins in order to provide a

reasonable number of data points from a computing and analysis
perspective. The aggregation method used to create one bin from many
data points depends on the type of parameter. For example measurement
parameters, such as RxLev and RxQual, are binned by averaging all
component measurements into one data point. For network state
parameters, such as ServBSIC and ServBCCH, a bin is given the most
frequently occurring value in the component measurements. Events, such
as dropped calls and handoffs, are binned by the number of events
occurring within the component measurements.
Analyzer has four modes for determining how to divide data into bins:
message binning, time binning, distance binning, and location binning.
• Message binning places a user-specified number of messages into each

bin for averaging. If you set the number of messages to average equal
to 1, each message is placed into its own bin thus the net result is no
averaging of the data.
• Time binning combines data in the time domain using a user-specified

duration for the bin. Time binning of 1000 ms is the default binning in
Analyzer.
• Distance binning combines data into bins corresponding to the distance

travelled by the test mobile. This mode is commonly used for drive
test analyses. Use distance binning when road conditions, like traffic
lights or congestion, require multiple stops and data from the same
area may be consolidated.
• Location binning is analogous to overlaying a spatial grid on top of the

data with a user-defined granularity. This can be used when examining
several drive files crossing over the same geographic area. Use
location binning when multiple drive test teams are collecting data in
the same area and composite analysis using all the drives is required.
1. In the Tools → Preferences dialog, click on the ‘+’ next to Binning

to expand it.
2. Set the binning mode for maps, charts, and reports to Time based.
3. Highlight the time field and set the Time to 1000 ms.

Viewing Data in Analyzer
Loading Files
Now that you are more familiar with the Analyzer environment, we will
move on to some of the basic viewing options for drive test data.
1. Load the following drive test files by selecting File → Open Logfile or
by clicking the Open Logfile icon: . These files are located in

the C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\DataFiles directory:
o Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1
o TEMS Investigation 1.log
2. Expand the file tree in the workspace and select the NemoGSM (0)
stream from the Nemo Drive Test 1 file.
3. Expand the layers under the NemoGSM (0) stream, then expand the
GSM node and examine each data group and parameter, as shown in
Figure 7.
Figure 8 - Expanded Workspace Showing Data Groups and Parameters

Upon loading a GSM data file, note that several data groups are created
for each device contained in the file. To see these data groups, open any
log file contained in the training package.
The following data groups are created under the GSM node:
• Statistics Data – Information about handover interval and duration
• Serving Cell Parameters – Information about the serving cell

identity, serving BCCH, and BSIC.
• Target Cell Info – Information about the target cell for a handoff
including BCCH and BSIC.
• Dedicated Radio Link – Once a call has been established,

parameters that are associated with the cell serving the call are
contained here.
• Device Info – Information about the specifications of the mobile

making the call.
• Downlink Measurements – Serving RxLev and RxQual

measurements made by the mobile, which are also broken out by
ARFCN.
• Neighbor Cell Info – BCCH, BSIC, and RxLev for each neighbor. In
addition, all neighbor measurements are broken out by channel
number.
• Event Data – Call events triggered by Layer 3 messaging or

registered by the drive test vendor’s equipment. If an event is not
present in the tree, it did not occur in the file.
• GPRS Measurements – Metrics associated with GPRS data calls,

including throughput, coding scheme, channel usage, TBF information
and events can be found here.
• AMR Measurements – Call setup and inband signaling measurements

extracted from AMR-enabled handsets are contained in this group.
• Vendor Specific – Measurements that are specific to the particular

collection device used. Specific events registered by the T+M vendors’
hardware not derived from layer 3 messaging by Analyzer are included
here.

The Data Testing node in a GPRS or EDGE handset stream provides data
parameters that are not specific to the air interface. Under the Data
Testing node, the following groups may be found:
• Application Measurements – Find instantaneous application layer

throughput here. This is the value that most closely approximates the
end user’s experience.
• Protocol Measurements – This group contains throughput values for

each layer in the IP stack. This group contains statistics for the IP,
PPP, TCP, ICMP and RLP2 layers.
• IP (Internet Protocol) provides a connectionless

addressing scheme of packets, or datagrams, to be
delivered in a packet-switched data network.
• TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) establishes a

virtual connection between a source and a destination in
a data network.
• PPP (Point to Point Protocol) serves primarily to

provide some security to datagrams in the IP network.
• ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) supports

error, control and informational messages within the data
network.
• Task Settings – This group contains task identifiers including

Task_Id, Task_Name and Task_Key.
• Task Summary – This group contains application level parameters

summarizing the entire task.
• Ping Statistics – This group contains metrics for any ping session
within the logfile.
• Application Statistics – This group contains the number of bytes

transmitted by the data application.
• Connection – This group contains details for data connections

activated within the logfile.
• HTTP Statistics – This group contains metrics for any HTTP session
within the logfile.
Right-click on several of the parameters under each group and note that
they can be displayed on tables, maps, charts, and in workbooks.

Viewing Scanner Data in Analyzer
Analyzer supports the GSM scanners including the TEMS scanner, Nemo
Seegull, Comarco baseline, and XK series scanner devices.
To better understand the Scanner data that is presented, open logfile

Grayson CW Scan.LOG and expand the stream Spectrum Tracker (0):
Figure 9 - Scanner Stream Expanded to Show Its Contents

Note that under the Scanner data group, several groups have been
created to help you easily drill down into the data.
Independent Node Data in Analyzer

The Independent data node in Analyzer includes measurements that are
technology and T+M vendor independent. This includes GPS information,
Site Data Node information and Message Type information.
Information for the site data node parameters will be generated if a valid
cellrefs file is loaded in the Analyzer when a logfile is loaded. The site data
node contains information resulting from the integration of the cell plan
information and drive test data. This information can be displayed on
maps, charts, tables, and workbooks like all regular drive test
parameters. The site data node information appears in the workspace
similar to the illustration below.

Figure 10 - Expanded Site Data Node in the Workspace
The Site Data Node contains the parameters listed below:
• ServingCellDistance – The distance between each point on the drive

and the current serving cellsite
• ServingCellLat – The latitude of the serving cellsite at each point

along the drive route
• ServingCellLon – The longitude of the serving cellsite at each point

along the drive route
• ServingCellID/SectorID – The alphanumeric identity from the

cellrefs file of the serving site name and sector name. This data can be
viewed on a table synchronized to a map to eliminate the need to look
up channel/color code information to determine the serving cell at
each point on the drive
• NeighborCellDistance/Lat/Long/CellID/SectorID - The same

information as above for each neighbor position along the drive.

The Favorites Group
You may find that having access to all of the parameters within the log file
in the Workspace is not necessary, and that it may make finding key
parameters more difficult. Analyzer allows you to identify the subset of
parameters you need quick access to and place them in the Favorites
Group. This group can be viewed by clicking on the Favorites tab in the
workspace.
1. In the workspace, click to select the ServRxLevSub parameter from

the Downlink Measurements group, then right-click on it and choose
Add to Favorites from the pop-up menu.
2. Under Downlink Measurements, find ServRxQualSub and add it to
Favorites.
3. Under Events, find CallDropped and HandoverOK and add them to
Favorites.
4. Under Serving Cell Parameters, find ServBCCH and add it to Favorites.
5. In the Workspace, click on the Favorites tab . A tree

view of the items you added is displayed. You can easily move
between All and Favorites as necessary.
Favorites Tab
Figure 11 - Workspace Showing the Favorites Parameters Displayed

Viewing Data on Maps
You can use Analyzer to create maps to display your data.
1. Display the serving cell signal level for the handset stream NemoGSM
(0) on the map from the file Nemo Drive Test 1. First, select
Downlink Measurements → ServRxLevSub. Then right-click and
select Display on Map.
Notice that the legend appears to the left of the map. The count for
each range is in parentheses to the right of the range.
Figure 12 - RxLevSub Displayed On a Map

2. If you would like to display a second parameter, you have two options:
o You can add the second parameter to the same map as the first
by clicking on the second parameter in the Workspace Browser
and dragging it onto the original map.
o You can display each parameter on a separate map by right-

clicking on the second parameter in the Workspace Browser and
choosing Display on Map.

Modifying Legend Ranges
1. Select the ServRxLevSub stream in the Map Legend window and
right-click on it. Choose the Modify ranges option to change the
number of legend ranges and some of the range boundaries.
Figure 13 - Modify Ranges Dialog For RxLevSub

2. Delete ranges you don’t need by selecting them one at a time and
pressing the Remove button.
3. To edit an existing range to match your network thresholds, select and
type in the new maximum or minimum and click on the Update button
to register the changes.
4. To add a new range, type the maximum and minimum in the spaces
provided and click on the Add button.
5. If at any time you want to back out of all of the changes you have
made, click on the Cancel button.
Note: The ranges set for the map are also used for grouping data for
histograms in workbooks and the histogram tab on tables. Changes
made to the ranges on the map legend will also be made to these
other views.

6. Modify the colors of each range to match your network schema from
within the Modify Ranges dialog by selecting the range, clicking on the
Selected button in the Set Colors box, and picking a new color from
the palette.
Note: These changes to the ranges are saved automatically. One
file is created for each parameter range. These files are located in
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\FormatGroups\UserSettings.
This file can be copied and shared with other members of your
team.
7. To accept the changes you have made to the legend settings, click OK.
8. After clicking OK, you will be presented with the Selected Legend box.
To overwrite the existing default legend range settings with your new
settings, click OK.
9. To keep your default legend range settings as they are and add your
new legend settings as an alternate set of legend ranges, type in a
name for the new set of ranges, then click OK.
The Map Offset Tool

1. To add the RxQual from the handset to the current map, select
Downlink Measurements → ServRxQualSub. Drag the selected
parameter onto the map. The RxQual is drawn directly on top of the
RxLev trail.
2. Click on the Layers button on the map to open the layers

dialog.
3. Select the ServRxQualSub layer and click on the Offset button.
You can use the Offset box to enter an amount to move the RxQual in
the x and y directions.
If you prefer, you can use the Offset Tool instead of entering specific x
and y offsets.
a. To use the Offset Tool to offset RxQual from RxLev, click on
the Layers button to get into the Layer Control Dialog.
b. Click on the Offset Tool button. Your cursor will change from
an arrow to a ‘+’.
c. Click any where on the map. Your cursor will stay at ‘+’ and
will now have a dotted line connecting it to the point you just
clicked.
d. The dotted line indicated by how much the ServRxQualSub

layer will be shifted. Click on a second point to complete the
offset.

4. You can return a layer to its original position by manually setting the x
and y offsets to zero or by clicking on the Reset button in the Map
Offset Tool.
Visibility
Check Boxes
RxQual Stream
1.1.1.1.1.1 R
Figure 14 - Map of RxLev and RxQual Data

5. Turn layer visibility on and off by clicking the layer’s checkbox in the
legend.
Creating a Multi-Dimensional Map Stream

You can create a two-dimensional map by dragging two parameters onto
a map, then dragging one on top of the other in the legend. This will
replace the two data streams with one composite stream. The color of the
points in the resulting stream will be determined by the value of the
stream that was dragged and the size of the points is determined by the
value of the other stream.
1. Close the current map.

2. Display ServRxLevSub and ServRxQualSub on a map.
3. In the legend, drag the RxLev layer on top of the RxQual layer in
the legend. The points will be colored by RxLev with their size
determined by RxQual.

Figure 15 - Multi-Dimensional Map Trail
4. A third dimension can be added to the plot. You can set the symbol
type to denote the value of the third parameter.
5. Drag the ServBCCH from the Serving Cell Parameters group onto the
map.
6. In the legend, drag ServBCCH on top of the ServRxLev and
ServRxQual multi-dimensional stream. Note that the new plot shows
color corresponding to RxLev, symbol size based on RxQual and
symbol type denoting serving BCCH. The legend information is
automatically updated when multi-dimensional plots are created.
7. Remove the multi-dimensional layer through the Layers dialog by
selecting it and clicking the Delete button.
Note: Separate legend ranges exist for each parameter for the size,
symbol, and color ranges. For example, you may choose to display
ServRSSISub divided into five ranges when it is viewed by color, and
only two ranges when viewing it by size.
Lines to Cells and Cell History

With a cell plan loaded, lines from each location on the drive route to their
corresponding serving cell and neighbor cells will be drawn. Set the map
cursor in the Select mode and click on any point on the drive route.

Line to Serving Cell
Lines to
Neighbor Cells
Figure 16 - Map Showing Lines to Cells
You can view the serving or neighbor cells for more than one point on the
map by clicking on the Area Select button on the map toolbar and
choosing one of the options now available on the toolbar, either Select
Box, Select Radius, or Polygon Select.
In addition to viewing serving and neighbor cells for an individual point

data point or a subset of the data, a Cell History plot can be drawn. This
plot shows the line to the serving cell for each point on the drive route.
1. To create this type of plot, click on the Layers button on the map
toolbar.
2. Select the Lines to Serving Cells layer

3. Click on the Lines button to access the dialog below:
Figure 17 - Line Layer Properties Dialog
4. Select the All datapoints option for the Lines draw mode.
5. For the Technology, choose GSM from the drop-down list.
6. For the Color lines with, choose ServBCCH.
7. For Label lines with, choose None.
Figure 18 - Map Showing Lines to Serving Cell For Each Point

Displaying Data Values as Text on Maps
The values for one or more parameters can be displayed as text on the
map. This can be used to display the serving cell number value or serving
site identity name adjacent to the drive route. All the options are
controlled through the Label Properties dialog accessed from the Map
Layers for the layer under observation.
1. Drag RxLevSub, RxQualSub, and BCCH onto the map.

2. Move BCCH below the RxLev and RxQual layers in the Map Layer
dialog.
3. Move the RxLev layer between the RxQual and BCCH layers.
4. With the BCCH layer selected, click on the Label button to see the
dialog box below:
Figure 19 - Label Properties Dialog

The settings on this dialog are as follows:
Data
Data Field – Select this option to display the parameter value next to the
data point.
Formatted Field – Select this option to display the parameter name and
value next to the data point.
Visibility
Show – Controls whether or not the labels appear on the map.
Allow Overlapped Text – Use this option to draw all labels, even if they
overlap partially or fully.
Hide adjacent duplicate text – Controls whether each adjacent bin with
the same data value has a label displayed. Disable this feature for
parameters like Serving Channel Number or Site ID where the point of
interest is where a change occurred.
Display within range – Use this option for layers like maps or cell sites
when you would like to see the values when zoomed in close to the area
but the labels clutter then viewing area when zoomed farther out.
Styles
Label style – This button opens the Text Style box. From this box you
can modify the font face, size, background color, and text effects for the
label text.
Figure 20 - Text Style Box

Position
Across the line – Used with Lines to Cells layers, choose this option to
have the labels drawn in the direction of the line to cell.
Along the line – Used with Lines to Cells layers, choose this option to
have the labels drawn horizontally, across the line to cell.
Vertical – Draws label from left to right.
Horizontal – Rotates the label 90 degrees.
Alignment – Choose Left, Center, or Right.
Label X offset – Set the vertical distance from the label to its data point.
Label Y offset – Set the horizontal distance from the label to its data
point.
5. For the ServBCCH layer, Data Field. For visibility, check Show and
Allow overlapped text. For the position, set Label X offset to -10 and
Label Y offset to 5.
6. In the Layer Control dialog, select the RxLev. Select the Data Field
option. For visibility, check Show and Allow overlapped text. For the
position, set Label X offset to 10 and Label Y offset to -15.
Figure 21 - Map with Labels Displayed and Formatted For RxLev and
ServBCCH

Map Scale and Coordinates
By default, the map scale will appear in the lower left corner of the map
window. In addition, the latitude and longitude coordinates of the cursor
can be displayed.
• To turn on or off the scale, right-click on the map area and click to
check or uncheck Show Scale.
• To show or hide the cursor coordinates, right-click on the map area

and click to check or uncheck Show Lat/Lon.
Map Scale and Coordinates
Figure 22 - Map Scale and Coordinates Displayed

Viewing Data on Charts
Analyzer can create a variety of charts for the analysis and inspection of
data.
1. With the Nemo Drive Test 1 file open in the Workspace, expand
Downlink Measurements and select ServRxLevSub.
2. Right-click on ServRxLevSub and choose Display on Chart from the
pop-up menu. Your chart should look like this:
Figure 23 - RxLev Displayed On a Chart
3. Click on the Histogram button to view the data as a

distribution.
4. Click on the Series button to return the chart to a time series

chart.
5. Select ServRxQual and drag and drop it onto the first chart to
display both parameters on one chart.

6. From the Neighbor Cell Info node, expand the NborRxLev node,
and drag and drop NborRxLev_0 onto the chart. Your chart should
look like the figure below.
Figure 24 - RxLev, RxQual And Strongest Neighbor RxLev displayed On a

Chart
Note that RxQual appears on a separate axis from the RxLev

values. Multiple values can be dragged onto a single chart. When
parameters are expressed in different units they will appear on
separate y axes.
7. Drag and drop a few events onto this chart. The events will appear
on the chart as vertical lines.

You can zoom in on a section of interest, such as a dropped call, by
dragging a rectangle from upper-left to lower-right. You can return to
the original view by clicking and dragging a rectangle from lower-
right to upper-left.
8. Drag and drop the dropped call event onto the chart you currently
have open.
9. Click and drag a rectangle from upper-left to lower-right on the chart
around the second dropped call.
Figure 25 - Chart Zoomed In On a Dropped Call
Modifying Chart Properties

1. Many chart properties can be customized through the Properties
dialog. Right-click on the chart and choose Chart Properties from
the menu.
2. Use the Axis dialog to increase the RxLev max value to -15 dBm.
3. Reposition the Properties Dialog so that you can see the chart with
the dialog open. As you change the properties of the chart, the chart is
automatically updated.
4. On the Chart Series page, click on Titles… to change one of the
titles.

5. Still on the Chart Series page, use the up and down arrows to change
the order in which the parameters are plotted.
6. On the Chart Legend page, modify the fonts and colors.
7. On the Chart Axis page, redefine the style for the axis, labels, and
ticks.
8. Create a three-dimensional chart using the options on the Chart →
3D page.
9. Click on the Copy icon to place a copy of your chart on the clipboard.
10.In Word or PowerPoint, click Edit → Paste to paste your chart into
that application.
11.In Analyzer, with the chart still open, create a map displaying the
same data. Click to select data on either the map or the chart and
notice that the views are synchronized.
12.If you want to select a point on the map, click the Select button to
activate the selection cursor.

Viewing Data in the Message Browser
Analyzer provides the Message Browser to allow you to analyze all the
messaging seen from the phone. The browser also includes events
derived from the Layer 3 messaging, searching, and filtering operations
on the data.
To open the browser right-click on the stream name NemoGSM (0) in

the workspace and choose Display Message Browser from the pop-up
menu.
Figure 26 - Messaging Displayed in the Message Browser
1. Click on an event in the Event Panel. Watch as the Messaging

Window synchronizes to display the messaging information
corresponding to the event you selected.
2. In the Search box, type ‘drop’, then click the Find Next button
to find the next occurrence of this text string in the file.

Continue the search by clicking the Find Next icon to find each
subsequent occurrence of the string.
3. Select a section of text in the Message Browser and click on the
Copy icon.

4. Open Word and click Edit → Paste to paste the text into the current
document.
5. In Analyzer, click on the Properties button then on the Message
Format tab, and investigate the results of checking some of the
options.
6. In the Properties dialog, click on the Message Format tab and
modify the Font for the Message Browser.
7. Investigate the use of bookmarks by selecting a subset of messages
and marking them with the Toggle button and then using the adjacent
Next and Previous Toggle buttons to step through them.
As with the maps and charts, the message browser synchs with other
Analyzer data views. To try this out, display a parameter, such as
ServRxLev or ServRxQual, on a map or chart. Click on a point on the map
or chart, and watch as the message browser scrolls to highlight the
messaging corresponding to that point in time. If you click to synch the
message browser with an event, it will point to the message whose
receipt triggers that event.
Viewing Data in the Protocol Stack Browser

The Protocol Stack Browser is a view that allows you to quickly browse
through messages by examining the header only. Once a message of
interest is identified in the top pane of the Protocol Stack Browser, the
details of the message can be examined in the bottom pane. The
following Protocol Stack Browser views are available for GSM and GPRS
drive test data:
• Layer 3 – Message pane displays GSM Layer 3 messages and

message direction
• Layer 3 Signaling – Message pane displays GSM Layer 3 messages

only
• All – Message pane displays all GSM Layer 3 and handset-specific

messages
• GPRS Events – Message pane displays messages signifying GPRS

events
• GPRS RLC / MAC – Message pane displays GSM Layer 3, and GPRS
RLC and MAC messages

Figure 27 - GSM Layer 3 Protocol Stack Browser
Open the Layer 3 Protocol Stack Browser view for the Nemo Drive Test 1
sample file:
1. Right-click on the NemoGSM (0) stream in the workspace and choose

Protocol Stack Browser ? Layer 3 from the pop-up menu.
2. Click on a message header from the series in the top portion of the
Browser Window and notice the complete message displayed in the
bottom pane for the message you selected.
3. In the Search box, type ‘CC Release’, then click the Find Next
button to find the next occurrence of this text string in the file.
Continue the search by clicking the Find Next icon to find each
subsequent occurrence of the string.
4. Select the All Rows button at the top of the Protocol Stack Browser
to view all messages including Layer 3 and handset-specific messages.
As with the maps and charts, the Protocol Stack Browser synchronizes
with other data views. To try this out, display a parameter, such as
ServRxLevSub on a map. Click on a point on the map and watch as the
Protocol Stack Browser scrolls to highlight the message in the top pane
and display the complete message contents in the bottom pane.

Viewing Data in Tables
Tables provide a quick and simple view of numeric data for a selected
attribute. You can look at statistics, such as mean, minimum, and
maximum, histogram distribution information, and the time series data
for the parameter displayed the a table.
1. Display ServRxQualSub from the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset on a

table. To do this, select Downlink Measurements →
ServRxQualSub, then right-click and select Display on Table.
Tabs for View Options
Figure 28 - RxQual Series Data Displayed in a Table
2. Click on the Histogram tab to see the ranges and their counts. The
ranges on the Histogram tab are determined by the ranges set in the
map legend.
3. Click on the Statistics tab to view the automatically calculated
statistics.
4. Add RxLev to the table by right-clicking on the RxLevSub parameter in
the workspace and dragging it onto the table.
5. Display the dropped call event on a map. Click on the dropped calls to
synch the map with the table.

Viewing Data on Workbooks
The Workbook feature allows you to manipulate data within a Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet environment, provided that you have Excel installed on
your computer. You can display the data in charts, produce reports, and
save and share your work. If you just want to browse numerical data, you
may find Analyzer’s table feature easier to use. If you are looking to save
your results or do more comprehensive formatting, a workbook is the best
choice.
1. Select Downlink Measurements → ServRxQualSub, then right-click

and select Display on Workbook.
Notice the series data being displayed in Excel with time, latitude, and
longitude.
Figure 29 - RxQual Displayed in a Workbook
2. Click on the Histogram tab to view the ranges and counts.

3. Click on the Statistics tab to see the automatically calculated
statistics.

The Replay Tool
The replay tool allows you to sequentially view data points in the files you
are analyzing. Resembling the controls of a VCR, you can move forward or
backward, automatically or manually advancing through the data.
You can move through data displayed on a chart, map, or table. The
stream selection box allows you to choose which stream to watch. It will
display all open logfiles, whether or not you have a parameter from the
stream displayed.
1. Display RxLev from NemoGSM (0) on a map, then drag the dropped
call event onto the same map.
2. Display the dropped call, RxQual, RxLev, and ServBCCH on a
table.
3. Use the Window menu to tile the map and table horizontally.
4. To access the replay tool, select Tools → Display Replay.
Step Backward Step Forward Play Forward
Stream Selection
Play Backward
Play Speed
Figure 30 - The Replay Tool

Progress Bar
5. Making sure that the NemoGSM (0) stream is selected in the replay
tool, select a point on the map, near the beginning of the drive.
6. Click on the Step Forward button to move to the next point on the
drive.
7. Notice that the selection box on the map moves to the next data point
in the drive. The table has also updated by highlighting the relevant
data.
8. Experiment with the remaining buttons to see how they interact with
the rest of the views.

Viewing Data on State Forms
Actix State Forms allow you to view multiple performance metrics
simultaneously. Used in conjunction with the replay tool, maps, tables,
and charts, you can quickly ascertain the values of several optimization
parameters for problem identification.
Using Preconfigured StateForms

A number of preconfigured GSM StateForms enable the user to quickly
identify and troubleshoot important network events. The preconfigured
forms available for GSM drive test data are:
• GSM Call Events
• GSM Current Channel
• GSM CW Scan
• GSM Event Navigator
• GSM Neighbour Chart
• GSM RxLev Measurement Chart
• GSM Scan Chart
• GSM Serving + Neighbours
Figure 31 - GSM Current Channel Form

The preconfigured forms available for GPRS drive test data are:
• GPRS Data Session
• GPRS Data Timeslots
• GPRS Event Navigator
• GPRS Throughput (DL)
• GPRS Throughput (UL)
Figure 32 - GPRS Throughput Chart
View the GSM Current Channel form for the Nemo Drive Test 1
sample file:
1. Right-click on the stream name NemoGSM(0) in the workspace and

choose Display Form ? GSM Current Channel. Forms can also be
selected from the View ? Forms option on the main menu.
2. In general, when selecting a form, make sure that the form that you
have selected applies to the type of data you want to analyze. For
example, do not select the GSM CW Scan chart for a logfile containing
handset data.
3. If the Stream Selector is not visible, right-click on the form and
select Stream Selector. The Stream Selector drop-down will
appear. Use the drop-down list to select the stream you wish to view
data for. If you are not seeing information in the forms, verify that
the right data stream is selected.

Figure 33 - Select GSM Current Channel Form
4. Forms with measurement views like the GSM Current Channel form or
the GSM Call Events form may be best viewed when docked with the
replay tool at the side of the screen as seen in the figure below.
Figure 34 - GSM Current Channel Form Docked in Workspace

5. To dock a form on the left side of the workspace, bring up the form
and click the docking button (to the left of the minimize button). Click
the gray horizontal line at the top of the form, drag over the bottom
section of the Workspace Browser, and release. Once docked like in
the view above, you can adjust the top and right-hand borders to
allow for more viewing space in the platform.
6. Forms with chart views like the GSM Handoff Event Navigator or
the GSM RxLev Measurement Chart may be best viewed when
docked at the bottom of the screen as shown below.
Figure 35 - GSM Event Navigator Form Docked in Workspace

7. To dock a form at the bottom of the workspace, bring up the form and
use the docking button (to the left of the minimize button) to dock it
next the Workspace Browser. Then, making sure that the right border
of the form does not stretch past the midpoint of the entire Analyzer
viewing platform, drag the thin gray line of the form to the bottom
right side of the screen so that it is completely on the left half of the
viewing platform. Once docked like in the view above, you can adjust
the top border to allow for more viewing space in the platform.
Preconfigured forms can be edited to meet your individual analysis needs.
The following sections describe the modification of existing forms, and the
creation of new forms from scratch using the State Forms Editor.

Viewing Custom Forms with the StateForms Editor
The StateForms Editor allows you to view custom forms, modify existing
forms, and build new forms from scratch. The components of the
StateForms Editor window are shown in the figure below.
Stream Selection
Box Bar
StateForms File
Options Toolbar
Parameter
Values
Figure 36 - The StateForms Editor

1. From the Tools menu, select StateForms Editor.
Note: If the generic GSM handset form does not launch, right-click on the blank
StateForms box and select Open File. Browse to the C:\Program
Files\Actix\Analyzer\State Forms directory and open the file called gsm handset.axl.
2. Once loaded, make sure the appropriate stream is selected in the
StateForms stream selection box. In this case, with the Nemo Drive
Test 1.dt1 file open, select the NemoGSM(0) stream.
Note: If the stream selection box is not visible, right-click on the
StateForms box and select Stream Selector. The stream selection
box will appear.
3. The selected stream must correspond to data currently displayed on
another Analyzer view (map, chart, table or message browser). In this
case, display ServRxLevSub on a table.
4. Select any point on a map, chart, or table and notice that the contents
of the form will update to reflect the state of the network at the point
you selected.

Modifying an Existing StateForms File
You can use an existing StateForms file as it is, or you can make
modifications to it. Suppose the GSM handset file has almost everything
you would like to see, but that you are also interested in the timing
advance. To modify the StateForms display:
1. If you do not already have the StateForms file displayed, click Tools
StateForms Editor. Click Open File and choose the gsm
handset.axw file.
2. Click on the Toggle Design Mode button on the StateForms File

Options Toolbar.
Note: If the File Options Toolbar is not visible, right-click on the form
area and choose Show Stream Selector.
3. The StateForms window now shows the design view: The attribute
window will be displayed, showing all of the attributes that can be set
for the selected object and the Design Mode toolbar will be displayed,
showing all of the types of objects that can be added to a form along
the options for manipulating objects already on the form.
StateForms Design ToolBar
Attribute Window
Figure 37 - StateForms Window in Design Mode

The buttons on the StateForms toolbar are, from left to right, Delete,
Cut, Copy, Paste, Toggle Design Mode, Select, Label, Attribute Value,
Array Attribute Value, Line Chart, Scan Chart, and Group Box.
Delete – Removes an object from the form. Using the delete key on
your keyboard will not work.
Cut – Removes an object from the form and puts it on the clipboard.
Copy – Copies an object to the clipboard.

Paste – Places a copy of the object on the clipboard on the upper-left
corner of the form.
Toggle Design Mode – To exit the design mode and return to the
view mode, click the Toggle Design Mode button.
Select – To put the cursor into select mode to allow you to select an
object on the form.
Label – Click and drag a rectangle, then type your text into the
Caption field in the attribute window.
Attribute Value – Click and drag a rectangle then choose an attribute

from the list. The attribute value can be displayed as a text value or on
a scale bar. In addition to being able to display parameter values,
expression values can be shown.
Array Attribute Value – Click and drag to define a table. In the

attribute window, specify the number of rows and columns your table
will have. For the attribute corresponding to this table, select a
parameter that is collected as an array, such as Neighbor Cell Info →
NborRxLev.
Time Chart – Click and drag to define the chart area. One or more
parameters can be displayed on a line chart to see how the values
vary across the drive.
Scan Chart – Click and drag to define the chart area. This type of
chart is used to display information like signal levels from neighbor or
scanner information in bar chart form.
Group Box – Used to visually group attributes on your form that

belong together, click and drag to define a rectangle.
On the GSM handset form currently open, we will add timing advance and
serving cell distance, with serving cell distance displayed in miles instead
of meters.
1. Click on the Toggle Design Mode button to open the StateForms file
in design mode if you are not in design mode already.
2. Hold down the CTRL key and select the RxLev and RxQual meters, as
well as the labels for those meters. With these items selected, click the
Delete button.
3. Add the ‘Timing Advance’ label by clicking on the Label button.
Click and drag the rectangle where you would like the label to
appear.

4. Select the label object, and modify the Caption in the Attribute
Window to read ‘Timing Advance’. If all of the text does not fit in the
label, expand the label object by dragging a corner handle.
5. For Auto Size Font, choose False.
6. To create the timing advance attribute, click the Attribute Value
button and drag a rectangle to the right of the timing advance label
object.
7. Select the timing advance attribute object and click on the box
next to the Attribute field in the Attribute Window. Use the Attribute
Picker to select GSM → Dedicated Radio Link →
ServTimingAdvanceActual.
8. For the Bar Color, choose the same color as the background of your
form.
9. For Use Value to Color, choose 0) None.
10.For Font Auto Size, choose False.
11.To add the information about serving cell distance, create a label
whose caption is ‘Serving Cell Distance’. You can do this by creating
a label from scratch or by copying and pasting an existing label. Note
that pasted objects always appear in the upper-left corner of the form.
12.For the Bar Color, choose the same color as the background of your
form.
13.For Use Value to Color, choose 0) None.
14.For Font Auto Size, choose False.
15.For the Expression, enter ‘ServingCellDistance/1609.344’.
16.For the Expr. Decimals, enter 2.
17.Click on the Save button to save the changes you have made.
18.Click on the Toggle Design Mode button to return to the View Mode.
Notice that the State Form now incorporates the changes that have
been made.

New Timing Advance and
Serving Cell Distance
Parameters
Figure 38 - StateForm Modified to Include Timing Advance Parameter
Creating Your Own StateForms File

Several sample StateForms are provided by Actix. You can also design
your own forms from scratch, or modify an existing form to better meet
your needs. You can start a new StateForms file or you can add a sheet to
an existing file. We will create a new file for this example.
Our form will look like this:
Figure 39 - New StateForms File
1. If you do not have the StateForms window open, click Tools →

StateForms Editor.
2. To start a new StateForms file, click the New File button .

3. To begin adding objects to the StateForms sheet, click the Toggle
Design Mode button to open the sheet in Design Mode.

4. Add the RxLev label by clicking the Label button. Click and drag the
rectangle.
5. Select the label object and make these modifications in Attribute
Window:
o Caption: RxLev
o Autosize Font: False
o Font Height: 10
6. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for the RxQual label, setting the caption to
‘RxQual’.
7. To create the Attribute Bar for RxLev, click the Attribute Value
button and drag a rectangle to the right of the RxLev label object.
8. Select the RxLev Attribute Value object and make the following
modifications in Attribute Window:
o Specify Min+Max: True
o Bar Range Max: -50
o Bar Range Min: -100
o Bar Color: Use the pallet to pick blue
o Show Min Text: True
o Show Max Text: True
o Use Value to Color: 3) Value Bar
o Attribute: GSM → Downlink Measurements → ServRxLevSub
o Font Auto Size: False
o Font Height: 10
o Extent Right: True
o Extent Bottom: True
9. For the RxQual attribute value, click the Attribute Bar button and drag
a rectangle to the right of the RxQual Attribute object.
10.Select the RxQual Attribute Bar object and make the following
changes in the Attribute Window:
o Specify Min+Max: True

o Bar Range Max: 7
o Bar Range Min: 0
o Bar Color: Use the pallet to pick purple
o Show Min Text: True
o Show Max Text: True
o Use Value to Color: 3) Value Bar
o Attribute: GSM → Downlink Measurements → ServRxQualSub
o Font Height: 10
o Extent Right: True
o Extent Bottom: True
11.To add the Group Box object, click the Group Box button and click
and drag a rectangle around the other objects on the form.
12.Select the Group Box object and make the following modifications in
the Attribute Window:
o Caption: Network Parameters
o Text Color: Use the pallet to select dark blue
o Font Height: 12
o Font Use Default: False
o Font Bold: True
13.Click the Save As button and save the StateForms file in the State
Forms directory and call it Training StateForms.axl.
14.Return to the View Mode by clicking the Toggle Design View button.
15.Test your new StateForms file by displaying a parameter from the
NemoGSM(0) stream on a map, selecting that stream in the
StateForms window, then selecting a point on the map.

Uplink Data Analysis
Uplink data is as important as downlink data to the overall heath of a
wireless network. Because uplink data is collected at the base station,
without the benefit of associated GPS data, it is not possible to view
uplink parameters such as Uplink RxLev and Uplink RxQual on a map.
Analyzer supports GSM call trace data from most major base station
equipment vendors. Call trace data by itself may be displayed on an
Analyzer table, chart, workbook, or message browser. When merged with
drive test data collected at the same time as the call trace, GPS
coordinates contained in the drive test file are associated to data points
from the call trace. This procedure allows the display of uplink data on a
map, and allows the engineer to obtain a picture of the uplink
performance of the network.
In this section, you will look for uplink problems on the sample network
using call trace and drive test data.
Exploring Call Trace Data

Call trace data may be opened in Analyzer using the same method as
opening drive test files. Simply use the Open Logfile button and browse
to find the files of interest.
1. Load the following call trace files into the Analyzer workspace. The
logfiles can be found in the C:\Program
Files\Actix\Analyzer\DataFiles folder.
o Ericsson MTR 1.txt
o Ericsson MTR 2.txt
2. Expand the Ericsson MTR 1 data file and explore the contents.
Display a parameter on a table. Notice that the file includes downlink
and uplink parameter values, but does not contain location data for
each parameter.
3. Display the parameter ULRxQualFull from the Uplink
Measurements group on a chart. Though it is easy to see when the
areas of poor uplink RxQual occurred, there is no way to know where
in the network these areas are located.

Superstreaming Call Trace and Drive Test Data
Analyzer allows you to synchronize data from the different data sources it
supports. The functionality supports a collection method where drive test
and switch data are collected simultaneously on a cluster of cells of
interest. It aligns the information in the files based on a parameter that
was collected by both the drive test and switch trace devices. This allows
you to plot uplink information on a map, or to plot the difference between
uplink and downlink parameters on a map. The process is called
superstreaming.
In this example, a parameter common to the drive test and call trace files
is specified in order to merge on. Files may also be merged on time, as
long as the base station and drive test equipment times are synchronized.
1. Load the drive test and the switch data files from the CD into the
Workspace:
o Drive test: Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1
o Call trace: Ericsson MTR 1.txt
2. Select Tools → Create Superstream.

3. Change the name of the superstream from the default of
SuperStream001 to Uplink and Downlink Data.
4. In the SuperStreaming dialog, check the Nemo Drive Test 1 (drive
test) and Ericsson MTR 1 (switch file) streams.
5. Click the Settings button to display the Merge Method options.
6. Select Correlated Parameters as the merge method.
7. Highlight the Nemo Drive Test 1 stream. Use the attribute picker next
to Correlated Parameters to select GSM → Downlink Measurements
→ ServRxQualSub as the correlating parameter for the Nemo file.
The attribute picker is the button with the right-arrow icon . Used
throughout Analyzer, an attribute picker allows you to select the
Analyzer parameter of interest without the risk of mistyping the
parameter name.
8. Highlight the Ericsson MTR 1 stream. Use the attribute picker to select
GSM → Downlink Measurements → ServRxQualSub as the
correlating parameter for the Ericsson file.
9. Click OK to create the superstream.
Note: In the Superstreaming dialog box, the parameter that you
associate with a stream of one type (i.e. .DT1, .TXT) will appear in the
Attribute column for all streams of that type. However, only streams
with check marks will be merged into the resulting superstream.

10.When Analyzer has finished creating the superstream, it will appear in
the Workspace: . You can perform analyses on the
Superstream using the map, chart, message browser, and table
features discussed earlier.
11.Display ULRxQualSub from the Uplink Measurements group of the
newly created superstream on the map. Notice how easy it is to locate
areas containing poor uplink quality! These trouble spots are caused
by the phone’s inability to communicate back to the base station, and
may be attributed to a mobile failing to increase its transmit power
when required or to excessive path loss between the phone and the
base station.

Merging Multiple Drive Files in the
Workspace
Analyzer’s superstream mechanism may be used to merge multiple files
collected on the same link (i.e. drive test or call trace). Superstreaming
multiple drive test files is desirable when you require one-click
functionality for displaying the same parameter from multiple streams on
any Analyzer view, or when aggregate statistics on multiple drives are
required. Superstreaming creates a pointer to files already open in the
workspace and does not create any new files. Superstreams may be
saved in workspaces, as long as all component files are saved in the same
workspace.
To create a superstream containing several drive test files:
1. Ensure that the following files are loaded in the Analyzer workspace:
o Network Drive 1.dt1
2. Select Tools → Create Superstream.

3. Name the superstream Merged Handset Data.
4. In the SuperStreaming dialog, check the Network Drive 1, Network
Drive 2, and Network Drive 3 streams.
5. Use Timestamps is the default Merge Method. Click OK in the
SuperStreaming dialog to create the superstream merged using
timestamps.
When Analyzer has finished creating the superstream, it will appear in the
Workspace: . You can perform analyses on the
superstream using the map, chart, message browser, and query features
discussed earlier.

The Network Image
Frequently, optimization engineers are asked to provide a complete
network overview for management, customer service, and planning
purposes. A complete network drive may consist of a large number of
data files from different sources, that when combined include a very large
amount of data. All of the parameters, messaging, and other information
available from a logfile may be helpful when performing an in-depth
analysis, but when you are interested only in general information about
the state of your network, this information may not be worth the time
required to load and manipulate it.
Actix Analyzer allows you to create a composite database consisting of

multiple drives that is much smaller than the sum of the individual drive
files. This is accomplished in Analyzer using the Network Image feature.
Network Images extract the most commonly used network parameters
and store them in an external file (*.dat). This is useful when you are
performing a system-wide analysis or benchmarking activity. Because
only key parameters are saved into the Network Image file, this file is
much smaller than the sum of its component files.
A network image populated with data is saved as a separate, smaller file

from the original logfile. The original logfile is not altered in the creation
of a network image repository.
The data contained in a network image file differs from normal logfiles, in
that the image file contains only the parameters specified and is binned
according to the image definition. Network image files are pre-configured
by Actix. Please contact Actix technical support for any specific requests
for network image templates.
Create a New Network Image

Assume you were asked to combine four logfiles representing a day’s
worth of driving by four different engineers. We will create a network
image to consolidate the data into one reasonably sized file:
1. Create a network image by selecting Network Image → Create

Network Image from the main Analyzer menu.
2. For the name, enter ‘Network Drive’.
3. Select the GSM → Handset → Location Binned (3 sec) Image, then
click OK. This will create a network image of the data sets that is
binned based on location with a grid size of three arc seconds.

Figure 40 - Creating a Network Image
4. In the Save dialog, save the file under C:\Program

Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\NetworkImageDefns.
Your workspace will update after creating the network image. Browse
the workspace and investigate the new template called Network Drive.
This template is currently an empty shell that will be populated with
data extracted from logfiles.
Figure 41 - Workspace Showing the Network Image

Batch Load Files Into the Network Image
The Network Image that you just created is nothing more than an empty
directory structure. You must now add data from log files into this
structure. Files do not need to be open in the workspace in order to be
added to the Network Image.
1. To load files into the network image, right-click on the Network

Drive network image in the workspace and select Batch Load Files.
2. In the resulting dialog, select the following files located in
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Data Files\ (Note: Unlike with
the superstream, these files DO NOT need to be open in the
workspace).
• Network Drive 1.dt1 • Network Drive 2.dt1
• Network Drive 3.dt1 • Network Drive 4.dt1
3. Click Open to begin processing the files.

4. A Load Results report, like the one shown below, will appear once
processing is complete. Select OK to close the report.
Figure 42 - Analyzer Dialog Showing That File Processing is Complete

Display Data for the Entire Network
Many logfiles contain data for more than one device. Network image
templates, such as the location binned template used in this example, can
accommodate multiple data streams collected under a single logfile.
However, each of the files added to this particular network image were
collected using only one handset. The handset was attached to Slot 0 of
the device, so you will find all data in the populated network image under
a stream called Network Drive.
1. Expand the Network Drive. Notice that key optimization parameters

in the Serving Cell Parameters, Downlink Measurements, Neighbor Cell
Info, Dedicated Radio Link, and Event Data groups are included in the
network image.
2. Using standard Analyzer actions, display some parameters on charts,
maps, and tables.
Note that you can process scanner and handset data into a single network
image or create a separate network image for scanner data, using the
templates supplied with your Analyzer installation.
Start a New Day – Attaching a Network Image

Saving multiple files into one Network Image will allow a significantly
faster load time than when loading each file individually. Demonstrate the
faster load time by starting a new workspace and attaching the network
image.
1. Create a new workspace by selecting File → New Workspace from

the main Analyzer toolbar.
2. Attach the previously created network image by selecting Network
Image → Attach Network Image.
3. In the resulting dialog, browse and select Network Drive.
4. Select Open to attach to the network image. The workspace will
update to reflect the change. Notice how quickly the network image
attaches!
5. Expand the Network Drive. Display some parameters on Charts, Maps,
and Tables.
Key optimization parameters from three separate files have been
combined into a single, smaller file that loads into Analyzer much faster
than the original files.

Analyzer Queries and Filters
You can create customized analyses within the Analyzer. You may want to
highlight potential problem areas, or test for common symptoms of bad
radio link quality for the purpose of speeding up the analysis of data. Your
customized analysis, called a query, can be saved in a Workspace and
reused for future drive data. The queries can be created, accessed, and
edited in the Workspace through the Analysis Manager.
Queries are a means of searching and filtering data based on events and
thresholds you define. Queries operate on binned data and are written
using Boolean expressions and arithmetic operations containing data
parameters from one or more data streams. Analyzer supports six types
of query and filter analyses:
• Filter Analysis
• Binned Query Analysis
• Crosstab Query Analysis
• Statistic Analysis
• Histogram Analysis
• Event Query Analysis
Analyzer includes the ability to use queries to assist in the detection,

correction, and presentation of network problems. You can save any or all
of the analyses you create to use later and share with coworkers. These
analyses can be saved in individual files or into a single file. In Analyzer,
files of analyses have the AQF extension.
All custom analyses can be saved for future use through the Analysis
Manager:
• Select Tools → Analysis Manager
• In the Analysis Manager, select the Existing Analysis tab
• Select any queries to save and click the Export button
• Browse to a folder that you wish to save your query in. Analyzer’s
default structure provides the C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Queries
folder for an easy place to store queries.
• Name the *.aqf file Training_Class_Queries. All queries created during

training may be stored in the same file.

• To import the queries into a new Analyzer session, go to the Existing
Analysis tab of the Analysis Manager and select the Import button.
Open the saved *.aqf query file.
Filter Analysis
You can create a filter that highlights those points that have RxQual
greater than or equal to 4 to identify all the locations on the drive with
poor quality of service.
A filter analysis tests data on a single criterion and passes the data if the
criterion is met. Follow the steps to create a new filter:
1. From the Nemo Drive Test 1 data stream, display ServRxQualSub

on a map.
2. Right-click on the Nemo Drive Test 1 data stream and select Filter →
Create a New Filter.
3. For the Filter Name, enter ‘PoorRxQual’.
4. For the expression, choose the ServRxQualSub from the attribute
picker. Access the attribute picker by selecting the right arrow icon .
5. For the operation, choose >=.
6. For the Threshold, enter ‘4’.
Figure 43 - Filter Wizard
7. Click OK to create the filter. Analyzer will automatically apply the filter
to any information already displayed in the workspace.

8. Confirm that the query was created by going to Tools → Analysis
Manager and clicking on the Existing Analyses tab. The filter should
be under the Filters category.
9. Add the ServRxLev and ServBCCH parameters to the map. Note that
the data for all parameters, not just RxQual, is filtered. The points you
see now are the values of RxLev and BCCH when RxQual was greater
than or equal to 4.
10.To remove a filter, select the stream in the workspace, right-click on
it, and uncheck the tick mark against the filter.
11.To edit a query once it is created, select Tools → Analysis Manager,
and select the Existing Analyses tab. Highlight the analysis you wish
to edit and press the Edit button. All query fields will be available for
editing.
12.Save the query to a file called Training_Class_Queries.aqf. Select
Tools → Analysis Manager, and select the Existing Analyses tab.
Highlight the analysis (or analyses) you wish to save and press the
Export button. Browse to a folder you wish to save your query in and
click Save. All of the selected queries will be saved to a single file with
a *.aqf extension.
Note that the same filter will work on any GSM handset file that contains
the ServRxQualSub parameter.
Repeat the exercise above to create a filter for good signal strength.
Assume that good signal strength is indicated by ServRxLevSub greater
than or equal to –90 dB.
The Filter dialog should look like this:
Figure 44 - Good RxLev Filter Wizard

Investigate the AND and OR operators when using these two filters. What
is indicated by good signal strength and poor call quality? The following
figure shows the BCCH parameter from the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset
stream with both the Poor RxQual and the Good RxLev filters applied.
Figure 45 - BCCH Filtered for Poor RxQual and Good RxLev
You can also use the filter function to determine which locations are being
served by distant cells. We will use a threshold of 6000 meters for this
filter.

The parameter we are interested in for this analysis is Independent →
Site Data Node → ServingCellDistance. The Filter Wizard screen
should look like this:
Figure 46 - Filter Wizard For Creating the Distant Server Analysis

You can apply this filter to the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset and display
ServRxLevSub on a map. There are only a few points served by distant
sectors. You can zoom in on these points, then use the Select cursor to
show the lines to cells for each point. That map would look like this:
Figure 47 - Distant Server Filter Results With Lines To Cells Displayed

Save all of the filters you have created to the
Training_Class_Queries.aqf file.

Binned Query / Custom Analysis Query
The Binned Query allows you to define a new parameter based on

existing parameters, using functions and inequalities. The results of a
binned query can be displayed on a map, chart, table, or workbook.
ServingCellDistance in Miles
By default, Analyzer displays the serving cell distance in meters. A simple,
yet very useful example of a binned query is the conversion of the serving
cell distance from meters to miles.
Create the ServingCellDistance in Miles query using the Analysis

Manager:
1. Select Tools → Analysis Manager.

2. Select the Binned Query icon in the dialog and click on New.
3. For the Description, enter ‘ServingCellDistance in Miles’.
Figure 48 - Creating the ServingCellDistance in Miles Query
4. In the parameters box, find the serving cell distance under

Independent → Site Data Node → ServingCellDistance and
double-click on it to add it to the expression.
5. At the end of the text in the Expression Builder, type in ‘/1609.344’.
6. Set the Format to Float. The easiest way to do this is to select the
Format drop down dialog and start typing Float in the window.

7. Click OK to create the query.
8. Click OK again to close the Analysis Manager.
9. The query will appear in the Queries group under every data stream in
the workspace. Under the handset stream, expand the Queries →
Binned Queries group.
10.Right-click on the ServingCellDistance in Miles query and choose
Display on Map to display the query results on a map.
Dragging Handover Query

Occasionally in a GSM network, handovers do not occur as quickly as they
should. This condition occurs in locations where the strongest neighbor is
seen at a level that at least 6-8 dBm stronger than the server. When the
neighbor is significantly stronger than the server, the handover should
have taken place, and the condition is known as a “dragging handover”.
This condition may be indicative of a sector that propagates outside of its
intended footprint, and can result in interference and poor perceived call
quality when frequency reuse plans get tight.
Create the Dragging Handovers ? query to detect locations that are

suffering from the dragging handoff condition. The query will detect
locations where the strongest neighbor is at least 8 dBm stronger than
the server. Create this query using the Analysis Manager:

2. Select the Binned Query icon in the dialog and click on New.
3. For the Description, enter ‘Dragging Handovers?’.
Figure 49 - Binned Query Wizard

We will create a custom parameter that identifies locations where the
RxLev for any neighbor is more than 8 dB greater than the RxLev of the
serving sector.
The Expression is: (array_max(NborRxLev[])-8)>ServRxLevSub
1. In the Expression Builder, type ‘(‘.

2. From the available functions, double-click on the array_max function.
This function will parse an array and select the largest value in it.
3. Click to select the <<attribute[]>> placeholder in the Expression
Builder. In the Parameters pane select GSM → Neighbor Cell Info →
NborRxLev and double-click on it to add it to the expression.
4. At the end of the text in the Expression Builder, type in ‘-8)>’.
5. In the attribute pane, go to GSM → Downlink Measurements →
ServRxLevSub and double-click to add it to the expression.
6. Set the Format to Boolean. The easiest way to do this is to select
the Format drop down dialog and start typing Boolean in the
window.
7. Click OK to create the query.
8. Click OK again to close the Analysis Manager.
9. The query will appear in a new Queries group under every data
stream in the workspace. Under the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset
stream, expand the Queries → Binned Queries group.
10.Right-click on the Dragging Handovers ? query and choose
Display on Map to display the query results on a map.
Figure 50 - Results of the Dragging Handovers Query Displayed On a Map

Determining the locations of dragging handovers in the network may be
interesting, but this data is not useful unless you know which frequencies
are causing the problem. Once the problem BCCHs are identified, you can
perform adjustments to the network to resolve the problems.
A custom state form may be used in conjunction with the query results in
order determine the why handovers are dragging. Synchronize the GSM
Neighbors state form with the map to investigate some of the areas
suffering from dragging handovers. Refer to the StateForms section for
instructions on using Analyzer StateForms.
Figure 51 - GSM Neighbors StateForms

Crosstab Query – Sort by Site and Sector
The crosstab query is used to group data and display statistics for each
group. The groups can be sorted, and a query can contain several options
for grouping data. This example will have the Serving Site and Serving
Sector as the grouping options, and the mean ServRxLevSub, mean
ServRxQualSub, and number of dropped calls as the statistics to display
for each group. When the query is completed and the results are
displayed on the statistics explorer, it will look like this:
Figure 52 - Results of Crosstab Query on the Statistics Explorer

To create the crosstab query:

2. Select the Crosstab Query icon and click on New.
3. Name the query “Sort by Site and Sector”.
4. Click on the New Dimension button. The query dimension allows you
to group and order your results using the attribute you select. Use the
attribute chooser to select Independent → Site Data Node →

ServingCellID to add the serving site as the first dimension. Use the
attribute chooser again to select Independent → Site Data Node →
ServingSectorID to add the serving sector as the second dimension.
5. The query statistics are the results that you would like to include for
each dimension. The parameters that you choose will be displayed as
the columns in the statistics explorer. The statistics that we will include
in this query are the mean ServRxLevSub, the mean ServRxQualSub,
and the number of dropped calls. All of these statistics will be available
for the complete drive, for each serving site and sector. Specific
parameters relating to each statistic are included in the table below.
6. Click on the New Statistic button to launch the Statistic Window.
7. Enter the Statistic name.
8. Use the attribute chooser to select the statistic of interest.

9. Select the method to use to calculate the statistic.
10.Click OK when finished with the Statistic Window.
Statistic Name Expression Method of

Calculation
Mean ServRxLevSub ServRxLevSub Mean
Mean ServRxQualSub ServRxQualSub Mean
# Dropped Calls EventCallDropped Count
11.Once completed, click OK in all other active dialogs to complete the

query.
12.Be sure to save the Sort by Site and Sector crosstab query, in addition
to the other queries you’ve created, in your
Training_Class_Queries.aqf file.

Figure 53 - Specifying the Dimensions and Statistics for the Crosstab Query
Display the Crosstab Query Results

Once created, the crosstab query results can be displayed in the Statistics
Explorer by right-clicking on the query in the workspace, and selecting
Display in Statistics Explorer. The Statistics Explorer will launch and
the results can be viewed, sorted by serving channel and color code. The
queries can also be displayed in Excel workbooks.
Run the crosstab query on the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset stream.
Filter the Crosstab Query Results

The Filter button on the Statistics Explorer may be used to quickly filter
query results in the Stats Explorer and in any other Analyzer view. In this
case, it may be useful to view data for only one serving site, such as Site
95.
1. View ServRxLevSub from the Nemo Drive Test 1 handset stream on

a map. Display the EventCallDropped event on the same map.

2. Tile the map and the Statistics Explorer vertically in the workspace by
selecting Window → Tile Vertically.
3. In the Statistics Explorer, select the row for Site 95.
4. With the row for Site 95 selected, press the Filter button in the
Statistics Explorer. Notice that only data points served by this site
remain in the Statistics Explorer and on the map.
5. To remove filtering, click the Filter button again. The filter will be
unapplied from both the map and the Statistics Explorer.
Event Query - Dropped Call Window

The Event Query allows you to extract key performance statistics for a
user-defined time or message window before or after a defined event like
a handover failure or dropped call. Viewing the window surrounding an
event can provide insight into whether a pattern exists among undesirable
events, such as multiple handover failures or drops on the same cell, or
multiple drops due to low coverage.
We will create an Event Query to return statistics in a five-second window

for each dropped call in the file

2. Select the Event Query icon in the dialog and click on New.
3. For the Trigger Selection, use the attribute picker to select GSM →
Event Data → EventCallDropped. The parameter will show up in the
triggering window.

Figure 54 - Setting Up the Event Query
4. For the Window Range, choose Time Based and set the window to
5,000 milliseconds before the event and 0 milliseconds after the event.
5. Click Next.
6. For the name of the query, enter ‘Dropped Call Window’.

Figure 55 - Defining the Name, Dimensions, and Statistics For the Query
7. To define a statistic to be displayed in the event window, click on the

New Statistic button to launch the Statistic window.
8. For the name, enter ‘Site ID’.
Figure 56 - Choose a Calculation Method for Each Event Query Statistic

9. Choose the Edit button below the line that reads “Enter the expression
that should be calculated in your statistic:”.
10.The Expression Builder will launch. Inside the top portion of the
window, type State(). This State() function is required to ensure that
the last valid value of the parameter persists.
11.Click inside the parentheses of the State() function. In the Parameters
area of the Expression Builder, expand the Independent → Site Data
Node tree. Double-click on the ServingCellId parameter to insert it
into the expression.
12.Click OK to exit the Expression Builder.
Figure 57 - Expression Builder for the Event Query
13.In the Statistic window, select the method to calculate the statistic. In
this case, select Last Value. Click OK when finished with the Statistic
window.
14.Repeat steps 7 through 13 above to define the following statistics
(choose an appropriate name for each one). The statistics that do not
require the use of the State() function can be picked using the
Attribute Chooser instead of the Expression Builder.

Expression Method to Calculate
State(ServingSectorID) Last Value
State(ServBCCH) Last Value
State(ServBSIC) Last Value
ServRXLev Mean
ServRxQual Mean
State(NborBCCH[0]) Last Value
NborRxLev[0] Mean
15.Once completed, click OK in all other active dialogs to complete the

query.
Displaying Event Queries

Once created, the event query can be displayed in the Statistics Explorer
by right-clicking on the query in the workspace, and selecting Display
the Statistics Explorer. The Statistics Explorer will launch and the
results can be viewed, sorted by the time of the event (in milliseconds).
The queries can also be displayed in Excel workbooks.
Run the event query on the Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1 handset stream.
How many dropped calls occurred in this file?
What appears to be the primary reason for the dropped call(s)?
Figure 58 - Displaying the Results Of the Event Query

Statistic Analysis
The Statistic Analysis is used in conjunction with a binned query to

generate statistics for the results of the query. We will use it to generate
statistics for the ServingCellDistance in Miles binned query.
Generate Statistics for a Binned Query

2. Select the Statistic icon in the dialog and click on New.
3. Enter ‘ServingCellDistance in Miles Stats’ in the Description field.
4. Use the drop down list to select ServingCellDistance in Miles.
5. Do not remove any data points. Click OK to create the analysis.
6. Find the new statistic analysis under the Queries node. Right-click on it
and display it on a table.
7. Click on the statistics tab of the table to view the statistics for the
ServingCellDistance in Miles query.

Cell Site Configuration Using the Network
Explorer
The Network Explorer allows you to import network element data into
Analyzer, creating a cell plan file called cellrefs.txt. It also lets you browse
and edit this network information once it has been loaded into Analyzer.
The Automatic Import feature provides an automated method of updating
cell site information in Analyzer as changes are made to the network.
This section describes how to import delimited data into Analyzer, and
how to configure the Automatic Import tool.
Importing Network Data

The important thing to remember about Analyzer’s network data import
process is that the process requires two files:
1. A delimited text file that contains unformatted data arranged in tabular

form, with one row for each individual sector in a network.
2. A blank file, containing only Analyzer header information, to be
populated with formatted data.
Obtaining Site Data in Tabular Format

In order to import cell site data from your own network, you will need to
obtain a delimited text file containing the data listed in the table below.
To maximize the benefit Analyzer can bring to GSM network analysis, the
parameters listed in bold in the table on the following page are REQUIRED
for cell data to function with logged data in the main workspace. All other
parameters are optional.
The data may come from a network database or a planning tool

configuration file. As long as the data is in a tabular format with one row
for each sector, Analyzer will be able to import the data.

GSM Cell Site Parameters for Import:
Parameter Analyzer Group Analyzer Name Purpose

Site Name GSM_Site SiteName Text description of the Site for display on map.
Site Number GSM_Site SiteID Numeric identifier for the site.
Latitude GSM_Site Latitude Locates site icons on map.
Longitude GSM_Site Longitude Locates site icons on map.
Sector Number GSM_Cell Sector_ID Sector-specific information useful for display on
maps (can be alpha or numeric)
Azimuth GSM_Cell Azimuth Orients the sector icons on the map.
Beamwidth GSM_Cell Beamwidth Governs the shape of the sector “wedge” icon to
reflect the beamwidth of antenna deployed at the
site.
BCCH GSM_Cell BCCH Used for cell site identification and to calculate
lines to cells.
BSIC GSM_Cell BSIC Used for cell site identification and to calculate
lines to cells.
BSIC is the concatenation of the NCC and BCC

values for a cell.
CI GSM_Cell CI Used for cell site identification and to calculate
lines to cells.
This field must be numeric!

Base Station Power GSM_Cell EIRP Base station power, for informational purposes
only.
MCC GSM_Cell MCC Mobile country code, for informational purposes
only.
MNC GSM_Cell MNC Mobile network code, for informational purposes
only.
LAC GSM_Cell LAC Location area code, for informational purposes
only.
BSC Name GSM_BSC BSCName BSC name, for use with A and Abis link data
BSC ID GSM_BSC ID BSC identity, for use with A and Abis link data
MSC Name GSM_MSC MSCName MSC name, for use with A and Abis link data
MSC ID GSM_MSC ID MSC identity, for use with A and Abis link data

The figure below is an example of a delimited GSM file that could be used
to import a site list into Analyzer. Though the columns can be in any order
for import into Analyzer, the figure shows all of the REQUIRED fields.
Additionally, the Excel spreadsheet must be saved as a TEXT file for
import into Analyzer.
Figure 59 - GSM Cell Site Data Spreadsheet
Guidelines for Formatting Tabular Data

Although Analyzer does not require cell site data fields to be listed in a
particular order, following these guidelines will provide the best results:
1. The Site ID field must contain a unique value for each site location.
Beware of non-unique Site ID's - that is, entries that have multiple
sets of lats/longs for the same Site ID. Non-unique Site ID's will result
in site markers appearing on the map without sector wedges. Site
Names need not be unique - they are used for labeling purposes only.
2. Position information must be accurate in order for Analyzer to display
sites in the correct location on the map. Longitudes that have a 'West'
notation should be represented as a negative decimal, as should
latitudes with a 'South' notation. Sites will appear skewed on the map
if the latitude and longitude fields are transposed.

Obtaining the File to be Populated With Formatted Data
Before importing new cells into Analyzer, ensure that Analyzer is pointing
to a valid cell site database.
• A valid cell site database is a text file in which the first line contains
the text below:
; #NetworkData – datafile
• Every Analyzer installation comes with a clean file called cellrefs.txt

located in the directory called:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs
• The file to be populated need not be named “cellrefs.txt”. We

recommend renaming this file with a meaningful name in order to
prevent the file from being overwritten during reinstallation.
To point the Analyzer to the file you wish to populate with the new cell
site data, use the File Location line in the Tools → Preferences dialog.
See the section on Loading Cell Site Data on page 17 for more details.

Importing the Data
Once you have obtained your cell site database in delimited format and
pointed Analyzer to a valid cellrefs file, you are ready to open the Network
Explorer and import the site information.
1. To access the Network Explorer, select Tools → Network Explorer
Figure 60 - Network Explorer Window
The Network Explorer display consists of two panels. The left panel
contains a tree view of the network element data. The right panel shows
details about relevant parameters for the current selection. If you have
pointed Analyzer to a cellrefs file containing only header information, you
will not see any cell site data at this time.
2. On the toolbar select Import → Import From New Template to

open the Import dialog.
3. Select the appropriate network data file and click Open to display the
Import Settings dialog.

Figure 61 - Import Settings Dialog (Step 1 of 2)
4. Give the Template a meaningful Template Name.

5. Check the appropriate Delimiter.
6. In most cases, the default information under the General Settings
and Coordinate Information headers will apply. Adjust these
settings if necessary.
7. Click Next.

Figure 62 - Settings (Step 2 of 2) – Assign GSM_Site Data
8. Expand the GSM_Site data node. Click in the Column field next to
the Site_Name parameter. Select the parameter name from your site
database that corresponds to the Site_Name parameter. Repeat for
each of the required fields in the GSM_Site data node, based on the
table below:
Field Mapping required for proper

operation?
Site_Name Optional, but this field is frequently used
for the site label.
SiteID Required, and this field must be unique for
each site in the database.
Latitude Required
Longitude Required

Figure 63 - Column Settings (Step 2 of 2) – Assign GSM_Cell Data
9. Expand the GSM_Cell data node. Click in the Column field next to
the Sector_ID parameter. Select the parameter name from your site
database that corresponds to the Sector_ID parameter. Repeat for
each of the required fields in the GSM_Cell data node, based on the
table below:
Field Required for proper operation?

Sector_ID Required
Azimuth Required
Beamwidth Required
EIRP Optional
BCCH Required
MCC Optional
MNC Optional

Field Required for proper operation?
LAC Optional
CI Required, and this field must be unique for
each site in the database.
BSIC Required
Face_Display Optional, but map this field to the integer
sector ID field (i.e. 1, 2, 3) in order to
color sectors on the map by face number
(i.e. 1 = red, 2 = blue, 3 = green).
Azimuth_Display Optional, but map this field to the integer
azimuth field in order to color sectors on
the map by azimuth range.
Phase_Display Optional, but map this field to a custom
integer field to color sectors on the map by
that field. An example of a custom field
would be the phase of the site where:
1 = On Air
2 = Under Construction
3 = Planned for Next Year
10.Click Finish when all the columns have been assigned. If the current
workspace contains existing site data, you will be asked whether you
want to remove existing data before importing new data. Select Yes
to overwrite existing data. Select No to append to existing data.
11.If any errors occur during the import, a pop-up message will indicate
that an error log has been created. The error log specifies the cause
of each error encountered and can be found in:
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs\ImportErrors.log
12.Inspect the cell data in the Network Explorer by expanding the

All_GSM_Site_Elements folder in the left-hand pane of the Network
Explorer.
13.Double-click on any site name in the right hand pane. The Name,
Location and ID of the site will appear, as well as a folder containing
GSM Cell Elements. Drill into the GSM Cell Elements folder and
examine the values corresponding to each sector.
14.To save the formatted site information, select the Save button.
15.Close the Network Explorer by clicking the “X” at the upper right hand
corner.

16.After closing the Network Explorer, view a new map by selecting View
→ Display New Map.
17.If cell icons do not appear on the map, right click on the GSM_Cell
layer in the map legend at the left hand side of the map window.
Select Zoom to Layer to zoom the map to the appropriate location.
Be sure to close the map with the “X” at the upper right hand corner to
save all changes to the map view.
Figure 64 - Use Zoom to Layer to Locate Cells on Map

Updating Cell Site Data
There are two convenient ways to update cell plan information in
Analyzer:
• Minor cell plan changes (a few azimuths, BCCHs, etc.) can be

modified directly from the Network Explorer. Simply browse to find the
site and sector of interest and double click on a single parameter to
activate the text. Be sure to save the modifications before exiting the
Network Explorer!
• If the cellplan file is updated (multiple sites added, complete

frequency retune), use the Automatic Import feature to detect changes
to an existing cell plan and import the updated cell site file into
Analyzer. Instructions for using the Automatic Import feature follow.
Automatic Import of Cell Site Data

The Automatic Import feature detects changes to cell plan data and
updates the configured site data every time Analyzer is opened.
Figure 65 - Automatic Import Setup

To use the Automatic Import feature:
1. From the Analyzer main menu, select Tools ? Preferences.

2. Expand the Automatic Import option under Cellrefs and select the
Enable Automatic Import option.
3. Select the Automatic Import Input File. This is the text file that
contains your delimited site data.
4. Select the Automatic Import Template. Once a template has been
created, a new Analyzer workspace must be started in order for that
template to appear in this list. To use a template created on another
computer, copy the template of interest from the C:\Program
Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs\Templates directory to the
same directory on your machine.
5. Click OK to exit the Change Preferences dialog. A message will
appear that Automatic Import has been enabled and that your
currently loaded cellrefs will be overwritten the next time Analyzer is
restarted.
Once Automatic Import is configured, any changes to the Automatic
Import Input File will be detected, and will be changed accordingly in your
Analyzer cell site file each time Analyzer is opened.

Reporting GSM Network Performance
The reporting features in Analyzer allow you to create high-level
management reports based on your data. Two different mechanisms exist
for creating for producing integrated, polished reports that can be used to
analyze high-level network statistics or communicate test results in a
professional format:
• Application Packages are a technology-specific series of reports that

are installed automatically with every Analyzer installation.
Application Packs are typically used to obtain a high-level overview
of call statistics. They can be used when a professional, formatted
output is required, but time constraints do not allow for the creation of
a custom template.
• Reports are user-definable formatted outputs that make use of

Analyzer’s integration with Microsoft Excel. Reports may be included
with an Analyzer installation (such as the GSM Training Materials), but
are not always included. Reports, unlike Application Packs, allow for
formatted outputs of multiple streams of data. Use Reports when
generating outputs for multiple streams of data and when you want to
design a custom formatted template from scratch.
This section describes the use of both reporting mechanisms, including

running Application Packs, running pre-defined Reports, and creating
custom Reports.
Application Packages
Actix Analyzer v4.1 contains application packages specific to each mobile
technology supported by the software. The application packs are a series
of reports, each focusing on a particular aspect of mobile network
optimization. The two packs currently available for GSM users are:
• DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis
• DT Handover Settings and Power Control
Running Application Packs

Once a data file is loaded, the application packages can be accessed in
one of two ways:
1. Through the Analysis menu on the main menu bar

2. By right-clicking on the stream name in the Workspace Browser

Note: The application packs require Analyzer to be pointing to a valid
cellrefs file in order to function properly.
Once you have selected one of the Application Packs from the menu, an
Application Pack window will appear. The window is divided into two
panes. The top panel is referred to the Cell Explorer, and it contains a
summary of major call events and statistics for the selected stream.
Information in the cell explorer is organized by serving site and sector.
The bottom pane is called the Report window and contains a list of
available reports associated with the selected application pack. Once
executed, the results of the reports can be saved, printed, and shown in
their raw form in Microsoft Excel.
Cell
Report
Window
Figure 66 - Report Options for the DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis
DT Design Validation and Quick Analysis
This application pack contains the following reports:
• Call Details - A summary of the number of occurrences of various

messages and events
• Design Validation - Classifies data points as having good or bad

design according to interference, quality, and dominance thresholds
• Measurement Charts - Charts showing the distributions for

RxLevSub, RxSubQual, and TA
• Neighbour Level Single – Band - Percentage of samples where at

least one neighbor is stronger than the serving cell and all neighbors
within 5 dBm from the server for PDF and CDF in tables and graphs
• Neighbour Level - Dual Band - Shows percentage of band usage,

intra/interband handover and neighbors with 5dBm of the server for
PDF and CDF, as tables and graphs
An example of the Call Details report output is shown below:
Figure 67 - Call Details Report
DT Handover Settings and Power Control
This application pack contains the following reports:
• Handover Quality - Chart of quality measurements for the whole file,

and for the five seconds before and after each handover
• Handover Level - Chart of the change in downlink received level due

to handover, measured in five second windows before and after each
handover
• Handover Interval - Chart showing the interval between handovers
• Handover Classification - Percentage breakdown between good and

poor design, and breakdown poor design by class
• Power Distribution – Histogram of power, in dBm, by number of

occurrences and includes the mean dBm
• Power Step Distribution – Histogram of power step changes, in dB
• Power Step Interval – Histogram of the time interval, in seconds,

between power step changes
The Handover Interval report is shown below:
Figure 68 - Handover Interval Report
Running a Pre-Defined Report
Since Application Packs are built into the Analyzer, they may not exactly
meet your team’s reporting requirements. Additionally, App Packs can
only be run on a single stream of data. Analyzer Reports allow you to
create custom reports using Microsoft Excel, and those reports may
include data from multiple streams. Reports from multiple measurement
sources allow you to compare data collected simultaneously or look at
your network before and after making a change.
In this section, you will populate a pre-defined Analyzer Report template

that contains multiple data streams. In the next section, you will create a
custom report from scratch.
To run the pre-defined report:
1. From the Analyzer main menu select Workbook → Open

Workbook/Report.
2. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Reports and Open the
report called GSM Before and After Network Change.xls.
3. Analyzer prompts you to select a data stream to replace the ‘before’
stream. Select the handset stream from Nemo Drive Test 1.dt1 and
click OK.
4. Analyzer then prompts you to select a second data stream. Select the
handset stream from Nemo Drive Test 2.dt1 and click OK.
5. Analyzer will generate the report and launch Excel. Expect for this to
take a few moments. When this is complete, click on the Report tab in
the Excel workbook and examine the formatted report.
The output of the report is shown on the following page.
Figure 69 - Results of the Before and After Network Change Report
The Analyzer GSM Training Materials come with several pre-defined

reports that can be run according to the steps above. These reports are:
• GSM Before and After Network Change – Presents key call

statistics for two different data streams.
• GSM Cluster Optimization Report – Designed for use during

integration of a new site or cluster. Compares actual statistics against
pre-defined metrics.
• GSM RxLev and RxQual Report – Presents key performance

statistics for RxLev and RxQual, including graphical representations.
Creating a Custom Report
Creating your own formatted report template is as easy as viewing the
data you require on a workbook, and then formatting the report page
using Excel.
The objective of this section is to create a simple report, like the one
shown below, to display a histogram distribution and statistics for the
RxQualSub parameter. Since RxQual is the parameter that provides the
best estimate of user-perceived voice quality, the value of this parameter
throughout a network is of great importance.
Figure 70 - RxQual Histogram and Statistics Report
To create this report:
1. Ensure that the Nemo Drive Test 1 file is loaded into the Workspace.
2. Select the parameter ServRxQualSub from GSM → Downlink
Measurements. Right-click on it and choose Display on Workbook.
Excel will launch. The Workbook will contain three sheets, which can
be accessed by clicking on the corresponding tab at the bottom sheet
window.
3. Click on any blank sheet in the workbook and rename the sheet
“Report”.
4. Click on the Histogram Formatted Data tab. Click and drag to
define a window around the data set, including the column headers.
5. Select the chart icon from the top menu bar of Excel: .
6. The chart wizard will open:
Figure 71 - Chart Wizard in Excel
7. Select a simple column chart and follow the Wizard prompts and
instructions.
8. Click the Finish button in the chart wizard and a basic chart will be
created.
9. Cut and paste the new chart onto the “Report” sheet in the workbook
or choose to have the chart inserted as an object on the Report sheet.
10.To place the mean and standard deviation statistics in the table in your
report, type “=” in the cell you would like to hold the value on the
Report sheet. Then switch to the Statistic Formatted Data tab and
select the cell containing the data you wish to add to your report.
Press Enter after selecting that cell to create the reference.
11.Add a title to the worksheet, position the histogram on the page,
format a table around the statistics and add any other desired
formatting.
12.From the Excel main menu, select File → Save. Save the file in
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Reports folder and name it
RxQual_Histogram_and_Statistics_Report.
13.Close the Excel workbook.
Running Your Report with New Data

1. Ensure that the Nemo Drive Test 2 file is loaded into the Workspace.
2. Select Workbook → Open Workbook to open the
RxQual_Histogram_and_Statistics_Report saved previously to the
C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Reports directory.
3. A dialog will appear that prompts you to select a data stream(s):
Figure 72 - Running the Report on New Data
4. Select the Nemo Drive Test 2 handset stream and watch the
formatted report regenerate for the new data.
Printing Data
A-SVS features two different ways to obtain printed map outputs. The
Map Layout Designer may be used to arrange the map and legend on the
page, add a title, and preview the output. The Quick Print option allows
you to bypass the Map Layout Designer and print the map with a legend
in a fixed position.
To print a map using the Quick Print option:
1. Display data on a map in the workspace.

2. Select the Print button from the map toolbar.
3. Select the paper source, page orientation, and margin sizes.
4. Use the Options button in the lower left hand corner of the Print
Setup dialog to adjust map size, content, legend visibility and scale.
5. In the Print Setup dialog, select OK to print the map.
To print your map using the Map Layout Designer:
1. Open a map with data in the workspace.

2. Select the Layout button from the toolbar.
3. Choose the page layout for the map and select OK to bring up the
Map Layout Designer.
4. Double-click on the Label box to change the title of the map.
5. Move the label box and the map so that they are not overlapping.
Resize the text box as necessary. With the Label Box selected, choose
Properties from the Toolbar to change the label font.
6. Move the Legend so that it is not overlapping the map trail. Resize the
legend as necessary.
7. To change the map layers visible in the Legend, double click on the
Legend to activate it and collapse any layers that are not to appear.
Expand any layers that should appear.
8. Select Print Preview from the Toolbar to determine what the printed
page will look like. Close Print Preview to make any modifications
necessary.
9. Select Print when the map layout is arranged to your satisfaction.
Saving Your Preferred Layout
In Analyzer, the workspace includes all data display windows within the
Analyzer application window, together with the Workspace Explorer.
Saving a workspace in Analyzer allows you to save the following items:
• Window layouts
• Open files you are currently working with
• Custom analyses you have created
• Custom attributes you have executed
• Superstreams you have created
To save your workspace click File → Save Workspace As and give the
file a name. The Analyzer file structure includes a ‘Workspaces’ folder that
can be used to hold your saved workspaces, though you can save a
workspace to any location.
A workspace created with Analyzer may be opened directly from the

Windows Desktop. To start up Analyzer with a set of commonly used
queries, simply save a workspace with the queries of interest, but no data
files. The workspace may then be saved as a shortcut on the Windows
Desktop. Double-click on the Desktop shortcut to open Analyzer with all of
your frequently used queries in place.
Where to Get More Help
Help File
Analyzer includes comprehensive online help, which can be accessed by
clicking on Help menu on the main menu. The primary help
documentation can be found under Help → Contents. You can look up
information about a particular topic either by choosing an item from the
index or by entering keywords and performing a search.
Figure 73 - Actix Online Help Options
Specific information, like the definition of engineering parameters, can be
accessed by clicking on Help → Attribute Help. You can look up an item
in the alphabetized list, or you can open the Attribute Help window, and
then click on an item in the Workspace.
Figure 74 - Highlighted Parameter and Corresponding Attribute Help Entry
The contents of the Help window can be printed, stored under Favorites,
and resized or minimized to enable side-by-side review as operations are
performed in Analyzer.
Technical Support
Technical support is available by phone, email, and on the Actix Web site.
Technical personnel are located in Reston, VA, USA, London UK, and
Singapore to provide assistance. In the US technical support can be
reached at:
Phone: 1 (877) 72-ACTIX (toll free)
1 (877) 722-2849
Between the hours of 09:00-17:00 EST
If you are calling outside of hours, please leave your contact information
and a brief description of the nature of the call.
Email: support@actix.com
On the Web: www.actix.com/html/support.htm
When contacting Actix Support please have your license key number and
the software revision number you are using ready to speed up the
resolution of your problem. The version number of the software is
available by going to Help → About Analyzer.
Figure 75 - About Analyzer Window
Actix Web Site
Our Web site is located at: www.actix.com and can be accessed directly
from the Online Help menu under Visit the Actix Web site. In addition to
containing information about Actix, the Analyzer, and other products, it
contains further application modules for Analyzer for common
optimization tasks, and sections on Frequently Asked Questions.
Actix frequently improves the Analyzer with incremental updates to the

software as further test and measurement vendors’ formats integrated
into the tool or updated in accordance with new versions of phones or
infrastructure. To confirm you are using the most current version of the
software please check under the Help → About Analyzer menu and
compare that with the current release cited on the Web site. Upgrades
can be downloaded from the web providing the support and maintenance
contract purchased with the software is still current. If you have any
questions please contact our support staff.
Contact Your Instructor

The objective of this training session is to provide all attendees with the
knowledge and desire to use Analyzer on returning from the course. To
confirm the training has met your expectations you are invited to
complete a post training survey and highlight any aspect of the course
that could be improved or did not meet your expectations. Unless you
specifically decline, the instructor may contact you within six weeks of this
course to follow up and discuss further any questions you have.
Additional copies of this manual are available from Actix support or from
your instructor
More Advanced Training

Actix offers a range of training courses designed to improve the
understanding, proficiency and productivity of engineers using Actix
Analyzer for network optimization and performance in the fast paced
world of wireless communications.
For more information, or to book any of these courses, please contact

your instructor or Actix sales manager.
Appendix A – GSM Event Definitions
Event Definition
Call Completed For GSM log files that contain air interface messaging, a Call Completed event is triggered if the
following criteria occur:
? Outgoing Call Setup OK or Incoming Call Setup OK
? Followed by RR: Channel Release with Cause=Normal

Call Dropped For GSM log files that contain air interface messaging, a Call Dropped event is triggered if the
following criteria occur:
? Outgoing Call Setup OK or Incoming Call Setup OK
? Not followed by RR: Channel Release with Cause = Normal
? Followed by a transition to idle mode

Handover OK Contains geographically referenced occurrences of all successful handoff events.
For LCC GSM, it defines a successful handover and is obtained from the RR Handover
Complete message.
For Grayson GSM and compatible log files, a HandoffOK event is triggered if the following
occurs:
? Requirement: CC: Handover Command
? Not Followed By: A transition to idle mode
? Followed By: CC: Handover Complete
Handover Fail Contains geographically referenced occurrences for all handoff failures.
For Grayson and compatible GSM log files, a handoff failure event is triggered if the following
sequence of messages occurs:
? First Requirement: CC: Handover Command
? Not Followed By: A transition to idle mode
? Followed By: CC: Handover Failure

Location Update OK Contains geographically referenced points where a location update occurred successfully.
Location Update Fail Contains geographically referenced points where a location update failed.
Assignment OK Contains geographically referenced points where a traffic channel/slot was
assigned.
Assignment Fail Contains geographically referenced points where a traffic channel/slot

assignment failed.
Event Definition
Incoming Call OK An incoming call initiation event is triggered if the following sequence of messages occurs:
? DL CC: Setup
? UL CC: Alerting
Incoming Call Setup Fail An incoming call setup failure is triggered if the following sequence of messages occurs:
? CC: Setup
? Followed by CC: Call Confirmed
? Followed by a transition back to idle mode

Outgoing Call OK A successful mobile origination is triggered if the following requirements are met:
? UL CC: Setup
? DL CC: Alerting
Outgoing Call Setup Fail An outgoing initiation failure is triggered if the following sequence of messages occurs:
? CC: Setup
? Not followed by CC: Call Confirmed
? Followed by a transition back to idle mode
Appendix B – GPRS Optimization
Parameters
As GPRS network become more prevalent, GSM performance engineers
will become responsible for ensuring the integrity of these data networks.
Although GPRS networks share radio resources with GSM network, the
analysis and optimization procedures for these two types of networks are
not the same.
GPRS network drive tests must be designed to capture the aspect of the
network of interest. When analyzing GPRS drive test data, the
parameters of interest are different than when analyzing GSM drive test
data. This document provides some suggestions for the design of GPRS
drive test scenarios, and describes areas of interest when analyzing this
data with Actix A-Solutions.
GPRS Test Design

Different tests may be designed for testing different aspects of GPRS
network performance:
Throughput analysis
• The purpose of this test is to determine the GPRS data rate over the
air interface and for the end user application.
• FTP uploads and downloads provide the maximum channel usage over
a continuous time period, providing a good picture of maximum
throughput attainable.
• FTP test files should be large enough to provide a good test case, but
small enough to avoid being affected by uncontrollable variables. Ideal
file sizes are 300 kb for download testing and 100 kb per upload
testing. Zipped files are ideal, as they contain compressed data that
will not be subject to very much extra compression during
transmission.
• The FTP server ideally should be located within the GPRS network on
the Gi interface. Locating the server within the GPRS network
eliminates internet-related variables for testing purposes.
• Stationary testing is preferable over mobile testing to reduce the effect

of cell updates on throughput. Ideally, the test should be conducted in
an area of strong radio coverage.
Latency and signaling analysis
• The purpose of this test is to verify the GPRS message sequences, and
the time between key GPRS events. This type of test might be used to
verify the operation of new network equipment.
• Ping is a good application for this type of analysis based on its

relatively simple command structure and concrete timing expectations.
Typical ping delay over GPRS is 750 ms.
• An IP sniffer such as Ethereal may be used to view communication

between the client computer and the server at the IP level (as opposed
to communication between the mobile and the server seen from the
GPRS handset).
Analysis of the effects of the RF environment on the GPRS

network
• The purpose of this test is to determine how well the GPRS data
network operates in the existing GSM radio environment.
• Stationary testing in areas of high potential usage is recommended to

analyze GPRS behavior with typical RF conditions.
• Mobile testing on highways or commuter transit routes is

recommended for testing the effects of cell updates and mobility on
the GPRS network. In a GPRS network, cell updates are initiated by
the mobile which breaks the connection with the abandoned cell before
reselecting a new cell. A cell update typically results in 3-5 seconds of
down time before communication with the new cell is established.
GPRS Data Analysis

Once GPRS data has been collected, various parameters can be used to
analyze the performance of the network. Each parameter described here
can be viewed using the Actix Analyzer platform, provided the parameter
has been collected by the collection equipment.
• Throughput – GPRS logfiles contain throughput values collected

within the GPRS network and at the application level. RLC
Throughput and Application Throughput are the most commonly
used for analysis of GPRS networks.
o RLC Throughput (Radio Link Control) provides data rate for

the logical link between the mobile and the PCU and can be
found in the GSM → GPRS Data → Vendor Specific group.
RLC throughput provides the best indication of data transfer
over the air interface.
o LLC Throughput (Logical Link Control) provides the data
rate between the mobile and the SGSN and can be found in the
GSM → GPRS Data → Vendor Specific group.
o TCP Throughput provides the data rate on the logical link

maintaining flow and congestion control between the two
communicating computers. TCP throughput can be found in the
Data Testing → Protocol Measurements group.
o Application Throughput most closely approximates the end user

experience and can be found in the Data Testing → Application
Measurements group. Target application throughput for GPRS is
11-13 kbps per timeslot for Coding Scheme 2 (CS 2).
Figure 76 - Uplink RLC and Application Throughput
• Timeslot Usage – The more timeslots allocated to a GPRS data

session, the higher the resulting throughput. Timeslots may be
allocated based on data rate requested and network congestion. Check
timeslot usage with the parameters in the GSM → GPRS Data →
GPRS RMAC → Dedicated Radio Link group.
• Coding Scheme Usage – GPRS relies on four different coding

schemes to provide an appropriate balance between error correction
and maximum data rate. CS 1 provides substantial error correction,
resulting in a lower maximum data rate. CS 4 provides virtually no
error correction and the highest maximum data rate, but should only
be used in areas where RF conditions are excellent to avoid losing
packets. CS usage information can be found in the GSM → GPRS Data
→ GPRS RMAC → Dedicated Radio Link group.
• GPRS Radio Conditions – The best indicators of GPRS radio
conditions are RLC_DL_BLER and RLC_UL_Retransmissions, both
of which can be found in the GSM → GPRS Data → Vendor Specific
group. RLC_DL_BLER indicates the percentage of corrupt blocks
received that cannot be decoded by the mobile.
RLC_UL_Retransmissions indicates unacknowledged blocks sent by
the mobile that must be resent. High RCL_DL_BLER or
RLC_UL_Retransmission values typically result in lower throughput.
Diminished
throughput and
high BLER
Figure 77 - RLC DL Throughput and BLER
• Cell Updates – In GPRS networks, cell updates are controlled by the

handset rather than by the network. The handset measures and
updates the serving cell based on local radio conditions. Because the
connection with the abandoned cell is broken before the connection is
resumed with the target cell, there is a 3-5 second break in data
transfer during a cell update. Use the ServCI parameter in the GSM →
Serving Cell Parameters group to determine whether multiple cell
updates are affecting GPRS throughput.
• TFI and TBF – Timeslots are shared between GPRS users. Each GPRS
user is granted a Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), Temporary Block Flow
(TBF) on the uplink and on the downlink. Each data transmission in a
timeslot includes a TFI indicating to which mobile the data
corresponds. During a constant stream of data (i.e. FTP download),
the mobile will keep the same TFI. During sporadic transmit or receive
activity, the mobile will constantly release and be allocated new TFIs.
During sporadic activity, TFIs will be assigned in consecutive numerical
order if no other users are on the cell. TFI numbers will jump if there
are multiple users on the cell. GPRS performance will suffer the more
users share the same resources.
Bursty TFI during

bursty download
activity
Figure 78 - File Download Throughput and TFI
• GPRS Signaling – All GPRS signaling can be accessed via the

Analyzer message browser or Protocol Stack Browser. Knowledge of
protocol signaling can help to identify and pinpoint network-based
problems. Protocol analyzer traces on the Gb link may be used to see
whether a problem is more widespread than just the test mobile.
o RLC-based Protocols provide communication between the

mobile and the PCU. The RLC layer ensures that the mobile has
sufficient resources to communicate on the radio link. RLC
messages and procedures include Channel Request, Immediate
Assignment, Acks & Nacks, and presence messaging.
o LLC-based Protocols provide communication between the mobile

and the SGSN. LLC procedures include mobile attach messaging,
PDP context activation, and acknowledgement of the mobile on
the network.
• TCP Behavior – TCP is in place to maintain a problem-free connection

between two computers via a system of sequence numbers and
acknowledgements. The sequence numbers and acknowledgements
can be examined in an IP sniffer file such as Ethereal. TCP behavior
analysis is a good place to start if RF conditions and RLC throughput
looks good, but application throughput is poor. Some potential TCP
problems are:
o Missing Packets - TCP behavior causes the receiver to

acknowledge packets with the number of the next expected
packet. If the receiver misses a packet it will acknowledge the
number of the missing packet, even as other packets are sent
and received, until the missing packet is finally received.
o Receive Buffer Size Window – The receive buffer size window, or

RWIN setting, defines how many packets can be sent out by the
sender without receiving an acknowledgement from the
receiver. If the RWIN setting is too small, the sender may hold
data and reduce throughput while waiting for earlier packets to
be acknowledged.
Appendix C – StateForms Attributes
There are six types of objects that can be placed on a StateForms sheet.
In addition, the sheet itself has attributes which can be set. Below is a list
of the attributes associated with the sheet and with the Label, Attribute
Value, and Array Attribute Value objects.
Sheet Attributes
To access the sheet properties, click on any part of the sheet that is not
occupied by an object.
Attribute Function
Sheet Width Set the width of the StateForms sheet.
Sheet Height Set the height of the StateForms sheet.
Auto Scale When set to ‘True’ the size of the objects on the sheet will scale up or down to fill the sheet as the
sheet window size is changed.
Background Set the background color of the sheet.
Grid Size Set the spacing for the design mode grid of dots.
Snap to Grid Set to ‘True’ to automatically align the top left corner of the object with the design grid.
Label Attributes
Attribute Function
Caption The text that will be displayed in the label.
Back Color Background color of the label.
Back Color Override Set to ‘True’ to activate the background color you have selected.
Border Line Adds a border around the label.
Border Sunken Makes the label appear depressed.
Text Color Select a text color.
Font Auto Size Set to ‘True’ to have the font size change to fill the label area or set to ‘False’ to set the font size
yourself.
Font Height Select a font size.
Font Use Default Set to ‘True’ to keep the font plain, set to ‘False’ to Activate Bold and Italic settings.
Font Name Select a font face.
Font Italic Make the text italicized.
Font Bold Make the text bold.
Left Distance from the left edge of the label to the left edge of the form.
Top Distance from the top of the label to the top of the form.
Width Width of the label.
Height Height of the label.
Extent Right Set to ‘True’ to make the contents of the label scale as the form size is changed in View Mode.
Extent Bottom Set to ‘True’ to make the contents of the label scale as the form size is changed in View Mode.
Attribute Value
Attribute Function
Specify Min+Max Set to ‘True’ to specify the minimum and maximum values when the attribute value object is used as
an attribute value bar
Bar Range Min Set the minimum value for the attribute value bar
Bar Range Max Set the maximum value for the attribute value bar
Bar Color Set the color that will fill the attribute bar as the parameter value changes
Use Value Color None – used when you want to displayed the attribute value as text without a color behind it.
Text – used to display the parameter value as text rather than a level bar.
Background – used to fill in the entire attribute value bar in with the bar color.
Value Bar – Use this setting to fill the attribute value bar in with the bar color to indicate the level of the
parameter value.
Show Value Text Set to ‘True’ to display the parameter value as text
Show Min Text Set to ‘True’ to display the text showing the minimum value of the attribute level bar
Show Max Text Set to ‘True’ to display the text showing the maximum value of the attribute level bar
Show Minor Ticks Set to ‘True’ to display the divisions you would like to divide the attribute level bar into
Show Major Ticks Set to ‘True’ to display the subdivisions you would like to divide the attribute level bar into
Minor Tick Spacing Set the size of the divisions into which you would like to divide the attribute level bar.
Major Tick Spacing Set the size of the subdivisions into which you would like to divide the attribute level bar.
Attribute Use the Analyzer tree of parameters to select the attribute whose value you would like to display.
Attr. Array Index For parameters that are arrays, enter the index of the array element whose value you would like to
display.
Attr. Value Hold Holds the last valid value of the parameter until a new valid value is collected.
Expression To display an expression instead of a straight parameter value, type the expression here as it would
appear in the Binned Query expression builder.
Expr Format Group Select the format group for the expression you are using
Expr. Fmt. Mode Normal –
No Default –
Append Units – Use to display the units that correspond to the expression when a format group for the
expression has been set.
Convert Units –
Expr. Decimals Set the number of decimal places in the result of the expression.
Display Validity ----
Text Change Flag Set to ‘True’ to highlights changes in the parameter value from the preceding data point to the current
data point by changing the color used to display the parameter value.
Text Change Color Set the color used to indicate a change in the parameter’s value.
Color Legend ----
Color by Format Group Set to ‘True’ to color the level bars using the color scheme established in the map legend.
Color Value Expr. ----
Back Color Background color of the attribute value.
Border Line Adds a border around the attribute value.
Attribute Function
Border Sunken Makes the attribute value appear depressed.
Font Auto Size Set to ‘True’ to have the font size change to fill the array value area or set to ‘False’ to set the font size
yourself.
Left Distance from the left edge of the attribute value to the left edge of the form.
Top Distance from the top of the attribute value to the top of the form.
Width Width of the attribute value.
Height Height of the attribute value.
Extent Bottom Set to ‘True’ to make the contents of the attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View
Mode.
Extent Right Set to ‘True’ to make the contents of the attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View
Mode.
Array Attribute Value
Attribute Function
Array Columns Number of columns in the array attribute value matrix.
Array Rows Number of rows in the array attribute value matrix.
Array Base Offset To begin displaying parameter values starting at a location in the array other than its beginning, specify
the index of the first array element you would like to display.
Specify Min+Max Set to ‘True’ to specify the minimum and maximum values when the attribute value object is used as
an attribute value bar.
Bar Range Min Set the minimum value for the attribute value bar.
Bar Range Max Set the maximum value for the attribute value bar.
Bar Color Set the color that will fill the attribute bar as the parameter value changes.
Use Value Color None – used when you want to displayed the attribute value as text without a color behind it.
Text – used to display the parameter value as text rather than a level bar.
Background – used to fill in the entire attribute value bar in with the bar color.
Value Bar – Use this setting to fill the attribute value bar in with the bar color to indicate the level of the
parameter value.
Show Value Text Set to ‘True’ to display the parameter value as text.
Show Min Text Set to ‘True’ to display the text showing the minimum value of the attribute level bar.
Show Max Text Set to ‘True’ to display the text showing the maximum value of the attribute level bar.
Show Minor Ticks Set to ‘True’ to display the divisions you would like to divide the attribute level bar into.
Show Major Ticks Set to ‘True’ to display the subdivisions you would like to use for the attribute level bar.
Minor Tick Spacing Set the size of the divisions into which you would like to use for the attribute level bar.
Major Tick Spacing Set the size of the subdivisions into which you would like to use for the attribute level bar.
Attribute Use the Analyzer tree of parameters to select the attribute whose value you would like to display.
Attribute Function
Attr. Value Hold Holds the last valid value of the parameter until a new valid value is collected.
Expression If you would like to display the value of an expression instead of a simple parameter, enter the
expression here as it would appear in the expression builder.
Expr. Format Group If you are using an expression, select the format group for the expression to be displayed..
Expr. Frmt. Mode Select the format group for the expression you are using.
Expr. Mode Normal –
No Default –
Append Units – Use to display the units that correspond to the expression when a format group for the
expression has been set.
Convert Units –
Expr. Decimal Set the number of decimal places in the result of the expression.
Display Validity ----
Text Change Flag Set to ‘True’ to highlights changes in the parameter value from the preceding data point to the current
data point by changing the color used to display the parameter value.
Text Change Color Set the color used to indicate a change in the parameter’s value.
Color Legend ----
Color by Format Group Set to ‘True’ to color the level bars using the color scheme established in the map legend.
Color Value Expr. ----
Back Color Background color of the array attribute value.
Border Line Adds a border around the array attribute value.
Border Sunken Makes the array attribute value appear depressed.
Font Auto Size Set to ‘True’ to have the font size change to fill the array attribute value area or set to ‘False’ to set the
font size yourself.
Left Distance from the left edge of the array attribute value to the left edge of the form.
Top Distance from the top of the array attribute value to the top of the form.
Width Width of the array attribute value.
Height Height of the array attribute value.
Extent Bottom Set to ‘True’ to make the contents of the array attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View
Mode.
Extent Right Set to ‘True’ to make the contents of the array attribute value scale as the form size is changed in View
Mode.

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Class size is limited to ensure that everyone receives extensive one on

Introduction to Analyzer for Network Optimization begins with a high-level

Who Should Attend Analyzer Training?

• System Performance Engineers responsible for measuring and

• Engineers looking to further understand the application of drive test,

• Experienced technicians involved in field optimization

• Anyone looking to maximize the return on their investment in Actix

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• A general understanding of drive test and call trace collection and

• Access to Actix Analyzer software

• Basic computer literacy, including familiarity with Windows and MS

• A machine meeting recommended, or at least minimum requirements:

Recommended: Processor – Pentium III 700 MHz

Operating System – Windows 2000 Professional

Memory (RAM) – 512 Megabytes

Available Hard Disk Space – 15 Gigabytes

Minimum: Processor – Pentium II 333 MHz

Operating System – Windows 95 or NT SP3 I

Memory (RAM) – 128 Megabytes

Available Hard Disk Space – 1 Gigabyte

In addition to the hardware requirements listed above, Analyzer performs

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• Viewing data in a variety of ways to gain insight into possible network

• Using pre-defined and custom analyses to analyze data and devise

• Identifying the impact of wide area network optimization changes in

• Using some of the latest task-oriented application packages and their

• Using the Help options and maximizing the benefit of technical

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Actix Analyzer is a post-processing tool for the top-down optimization of

• Drive Test Collection Tools, including Ericsson TEMS, Nemo TOM,

• Switch (Mobile Traffic Records) Traces, including Ericsson MTR, and

• Protocol Analyzers on the A, Abis, and Gb interfaces for GSM/GPRS

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• Easy-to-understand Windows user interface means information can be

• Data may be queried on user-defined criteria and filtered accordingly.

• Access to high-level statistical information and detailed engineering

• Analyses may be run quickly using pre-defined report templates.

• The most commonly requested analyses and calculations are carried

• Interface with Excel allows detailed statistical and mathematical

• The Network Image feature enables aggregation of large volumes of

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Cell Site Configuration – The Network Explorer has been updated to

Stand-alone Configurations – Users from the same customer will be

Commutable Network Configurations – The Actix customer who uses

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To use this shortcut to start Analyzer, select Start → Programs → Actix

Note: If you would like to add an Analyzer shortcut to your

Figure 1 - Starting Analyzer Using the Shortcut on the Start Menu

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Figure 2 - An Empty Workspace in Analyzer

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1. Open a new map by selecting View → Display new Map.

3. In the Map Window, click on the Layers icon: . The Layer

Layer Properties Layer Reorder

Figure 3 - The Layer Control Dialog

MapInfo layers are named according to the geographic location of the

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