RANOPT

AIRCOMs solution to measurement

based post processing

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What is RANOPT?

For multi-technology drive measurement based post processing and

analysis/troubleshooting.- WCDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE etc

Load files, as required, bulk or as collected

Filter files before analysis. eg date, location, filename etc
Geographic display
Spreadsheet reports
File synchronised playback/replay
Layer 3 messaging browser

Designed in conjunction with a leading European operator

Part of Enterprise Suite provides integrated solution across planning,

performance monitoring and optimisation

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RANOPT Architecture
Drill down analysis from
all available information
from files. Screen layouts
can be used for drill down

TM and Scanner
data from
various
different
equipment

Automatic
Parser/Loader

Bulk loading
can be done
out of
hours/offline

Selection of files for

analysis through
process of Filtering

Scheduler for Scheduling

and Automation of
activities

Binning/Alarms

Filtering

Excel Reports from

customised templates

Drill Down analysis

Playback function
Scanner/handset measurements display

Table format

2-D view

Chart view
Layer 3 messaging / event browser
Export to MapInfo (tab) and Excel for further
processing

Excel Reports
Batch Reporting

Distribution reports
RRC/RR analysis report
Neighbour analysis report
Custom KPI reports

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How Does RANOPT Help?

Saving time and money

Focus on problems/troubleshoot quickly

Bulk Loading data warehouse using Oracle Database

Common database for data sharing across organisation

Floating licenses for use on any machine having RANOPT SW

Data aggregation/management over time

Can be used throughout the optimisation life cycle

Plug and play analysis modules, customised to suit any need

Poor Dominance, Interference/Pilot Pollution Analysis, Call/Event Analysis,

Neighbour Analysis and Display, Data and throughput analysis

Quick changes in planning DB, Analysis with planning DB predicted coverage

comparison, drive data incorporated model tuning.

Can check if optimisation changes made make the right difference in the

network increase revenue

Network benchmarking and trending capability

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Logging Equipment Supported

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Interfaces

Currently Supported
Vendor

Technology

Equipment
(Scanner/UE/TM)

Format

Version

Comments

NEMO - Tom,
Prime

UMTS, GSM, GPRS,

EDGE, (HSDPA
CDMA200 V5.2)

All

dt1, ds1, dt2, fs1, fs2

etc

All

Fully supported

AGILENT Nitro

UMTS, GSM, GPRS,

EDGE( HSDPA
CDMA200 V5.2)

All

sd5

All

Fully supported

ANRITSU
(ML8720B)

UMTS , GSM( end

2006)

dat

n/a

Fully supported

Ericsson TEMS

UMTS, GSM, GPRS,

EDGE

Only specific phone

types

TEMS fmt

6/6.1

Ericsson TEMS do not share

format specifications. Reverse
engineering carried out to
support equipment.

PcTel Clarify,
InSite DTI

UMTS, GSM, GPRS,

EDGE

All

Mdb,

All

Fully supported

NEC

UMTS

E606 VTX, E616

VTB

ASKA txt export

all

Fully supported

Rohde and
Schwarz

UMTS, GSM, GPRS,

EDGE (HSDPA,
CDMA2000 V5.2)

All

CMD

All

Due for completion 16/05/06

Focus InfoCom

UMTS, GSM, GPRS,

EDGE

All

log

All

Due for completion 03/05/06

AIRCOM
-NEPTUNE

GSM

All Neptune
supported
equipment

npt

All

Fully supported

Support via RANOPT

specific export plan
delivered to client

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Requirements for Supporting Logging Equipment

Agilent Nitro Require Agilent SW on loader - SD5 file access given via AGILENT dlls
TEMS 6/6.1 - TEMS specific Export Plan required. Used in TEMS SW to export log file into
RANOPT compatible format

We have tested and support the following phones w.r.t TEMS 6/6.1
V800 (sony Ericsson),
Z1010 (sony Ericsson),
R520m (sony Ericsson),
T610 (sony Ericsson),
Nokia 6630

Theoretically is should be possible to support the following phones (obtained unofficial

spec TEMS Investigation 6.1 -- Hexadecimal Strings in Text Format Logfile Export.pdf)
All Motorola
All Nokia
All Qualcomm
Sony Ericsson

T610/T616/T618, T68, T62u, R520M

V800, V802SE, Z800i, Z1010, S710a

However spec obtained does not correspond to files

causing issues with TEMS support

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How is it deployed?
Client Server/Terminal server
Standalone

and what SW is Required?

Oracle 9i with partitioning and spatial options - hence the need for Oracle Enterprise.
Oracle SQL*Net
Oracle Call Interface (OCI)
Oracle Objects For OLE
Oracle ODBC

Microsoft Office -Excel

2000
2003
XP

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Using RANOPT Issues that need to be considered

RANOPT Oracle DB maintenance
Not maintaining DB leads to performance issues

AIRCOM can help and educate on system architecture

AIRCOM can provided SW upgrades and suggest when best to apply

Data Deletion

Manual

Automatic data is too old, AIRCOM can provide deletion scripts

Data Aggregation ( Some customers are requesting this)

Day to week

50m 100m

Data Archiving Required?

Site DB Maintenance
Needs to be synchronised and kept up to date from IMS/OMC for correct site

information and analysis work

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Optimisation - What are we trying to do?

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Optimisation Process Drive Test Based

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Determine clusters for acceptance

Characterise performance

Ensure correct site configuration

Parameter settings

Neighbours

Powered

Stable

Drive tests

Process data

Call statistics

Key measurement data

Key measurement events

Neighbour analysis

Analysis

Remodelling

Reconfiguration

Parameters

Neighbours

Report Hardware requirements

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Optimisation Process Drive Test Based

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Verification (Site)

Pilot Network Optimisation

Pilot Coverage

Pilot coverage/pollution

Service functionality

Fine azimuth and tilt

Crossed Feeder check

Neighbours

Coarse azimuth and tilt

adjustments

Pilot and Service Optimisation

Pilot and Service Optimisation

Pilot performance

Pilot performance

Service Performance

Service Performance

Fine azimuth and tilt

Hardware/parameter fine tuning

Pilot parameter
Neighbour modifications

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Starting to Optimise with RANOPT

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The Main Tool Bar

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Front End Data Loading - File Load Wizard

First time File load Wizard used

need to specify RANOPT DB server
details

File load Wizard opens and guides through

process for data load

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File Loading What you will see

File is moved
to in folder

Monitor progress
of file load

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File Loading What happens as loading completes

File moves to
out folder

Adds new file

to database tree

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Why Use Filters?

Filters provide a method of displaying and
analysing data:
Used to string multiple log files together
To compare scanner and handset

measurements

To filter out (exclude) results by threshold or

anomalies

To bin data by time/distance or grid

To analyse specific scrambling codes,

BSIC/BCCHs, networks or polygons.

Can save the modified log file(s) to use later

Allows grouping of similar log files for easy

retrieval using Windows style folders

Can share filters with other users by making

them public filters

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Filter Manager Options

Right clicking on the empty space in

the Filter Manager gives the following
options

Right clicking on a filter

in the Filter Manager
gives the following
options

Quick add/remove from

2D view

Create/delete and
modify existing filters

Use to Creating new

filters/folders

Option to use the

extends of the 2D view
to filter the data . The
2D view extents are
used as a polygon

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Filtering - How to Choose Data for Analysis

To selecting data set to analyse open the Filter Manager

Selection criteria, manipulation
and link to site/cell info

Right clicking on filter

opens new Filter
Criteria Wizard with
filter selection criteria
used as a template

Includes filters
into the GIS

Right clicking opens Filter Criteria Wizard to

create new filter selection

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Filtering Options for Data Selection and Manipulation

Selection/Filtering of measurement data via

Filter Criteria

Filter data based on:

Date/Time
Technology
Polygon/Region
Equipment Type and Network
SC, BSIC/BCCH

Data Manipulation:
Binning (see slide Binning Techniques )
Exclusion rules ( see slide

Filter Manager - Rules Editor)

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Filters based on selection site filters creates

from other Enterprise modules

Cell database snapshots association (see slide

Filter Manager- Snapshot Manager)

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Filtering Applying the Filter and Beginning Analysis

Clicking OK on the Filter Criteria Wizard Choosing Apply - Applies (selects) the required
data and provides a progress bar. Analysis can begin following this

Opens the Scanner Summary Report for analysis

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Opens the Voice Summary Report for analysis

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Beginning Optimisation Analysis

Scanner and Voice Summary reports can also be accessed via the Filter Manger

Opens the Scanner Summary Report for analysis

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Opens the Voice Summary Report for analysis

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Where is the Drive and What are the Radio Conditions Like?

Displaying the route on the GIS display Ec, Ec/Io, Rx Lev, Rx Qual etc..

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So Where are the Problems?

Checking the events and displaying site, routes etc

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How to Configure GIS Views

Double click on display
renderer to see property page

Attributes tab: Allows colours

and symbols styles editing

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Query Variables tab: Allows

editing of various parameter and
threshold settings

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Replay/Playback Analysis

Modules to use for analysis

can be customised via
report registry
Position in the file

Speed of Replay

Date and time locator

Synchronises filters
together when another
filter is dragged on top

Right click options:

File Name being Replayed

Standard Playback/Replay Options

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Forward or Backward
Replay

Enable user to click position

on the map to move to this
point moves to the closest
point to the map click done

Locates the Filter being

Replayed in the Filter
Manager

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Optimisation Analysis Setting up to Troubleshoot

Replay console for time synchronised replay

Bar Charts

Layer 3 RRC and NAS

messages/decoding
Line Graphs

Active/Monitored/Detected
Set Info

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RANOPT Replay
Replay console for time synchronised analysis

Replay
Cursor
All
windows
and 2D view synchronised together

Many graphical displays

available
Selectable L3 messages
Serving cells resolved from SCs
Active/monitored set information
Decoded L3 messages

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Reporting/Analysis and Trouble Shooting

Failed Call Debugging

Ranopt Replay

Active/ Monitored Set Lines

Server Details
L3 Messages
Ec, Ec/Io Graphs

Summary Report

Hyperlink to CSUF/DC
Events mapped on 2D View

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Voice Summary Report

Each call analysed
by row
Recent measurement
to
Lists all defined call events
evaluate reasons for failures
KPI statistics displayed
Layer3 message payload analysed

All synchronised with replay, 2D view and

report worksheets
hyperlinks
New or existing
call events using
are fully
user
Provides required duration andconfigurable using simple SQL wizard
message count statistics
Full
L3 message information
decoding shown for
Measurement
defined
parameters and thresholds
Customisable Benchmark
Values
Level Distribution statistics
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Same Voice Summary Report also:

can be used to customise KPIs completely
user customisable and definable

can suggest reason for failure

Problems hyperlinked to the 2D

view from all worksheets as
applicable for quick access to the
problem point

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Scanner Summary Report

Scanner coverage statistics generated

Identifies dead cells in the planning
Evaluates booming
cells that are not detected
database
and pilot polluters

Dominance and Pilot Pollution

analysis
Evaluates
swapped feeders and
signal reflections

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Neighbour Analysis - Are there Neighbour Problems?

Based On UE and Scanner
Identifies Missing

Adjacencies

Excessive Adjacencies

Identification of
Boomers/XFeeders

Database Update
A number of worksheets
provides data for NBR
analysis, details can be found
on slide :
Neighbour Analyser Report

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Assess Planned Neighbours

A number of worksheets provides

data for NBR analysis, details can
be found on slide :
Neighbour Analyser Report

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Neighbour Analyser Report

Update neighbour plan for site database
directly from report

Automatically suggests neighbours

based on defined thresholds

Auto-filter based on distance from cell

Shows neighbour plan for each cell

for more focussed analysis

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Similar Analysis for Data Trouble Shooting

Data Summary Report can be use to analyse data transfers in detail, providing all data events
and drill down analysis to investigate cause of failures. Events can be plotted on the GIS as
required

The report has a number of worksheets which provide data for analysis and trouble shooting.
Details are provided on the slide: Data Summary Report
Provides KPIs

and drill down analysis of data events

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Data Summary Report

Data KPI statistics worksheet

Full L3 / Vendor message
Analysis

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Benchmarking

Filter can be multiply selected in order to run Benchmark reports

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