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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
RANOPT is a combined 2g, 2.5g and 3g measurement-based statistical analysis tool, which enables you to assess whether the radio network can meet the required grade of service, coverage and soft handover objectives. In summary, RANOPT: Is designed for optimising 2g or 3g radio networks - more specifically, it has been designed in conjunction with a global UMTS operator for UMTS network optimisation Supports scanners and user equipment Validates the performance of the network prior to commercial launch Reduces costs associated with validation techniques, the risk of significant performance variations in different locations and the amount of highly skilled engineering resources required Improves efficiency in fault-finding you can quickly pinpoint problems and take corrective action In addition, RANOPT provides these solutions: Loads and analyses data quickly and efficiently Analyses scanned or test mobile data, loading it into the database for all users to view Manages bulk data and generates accurate statistics Incorporates a highly flexible graphing system with intelligent algorithms to generate reports necessary for network optimisation Integrates into the ENTERPRISE suite and includes common features such as GIS, so that minimal training is required Provides access for a multitude of users across an organisational network this improves optimisation efficiency and avoids duplication of work
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All collected drives can be loaded, and this can be done offline with no user intervention (for example, overnight). RANOPT can be deployed using a terminalserver/client-server architecture, which enables drives to be loaded in from any location. RANOPT exploits the power of an Oracle database to store all of the raw, filtered and manipulated (in other words, binned and/or averaged) data, reports and so on. All data can be shared and accessed from anyone in the organisation at any time. RANOPT's flexibility enables users to mine data, by using custom reports, queries and algorithms. Tasks that are performed regularly can be scheduled, and if this is done, database maintenance activities can be carried out using RANOPT itself.
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If you are using ENTERPRISE within a CITRIX environment, to ensure that the Help graphics are displayed, set your display settings to support more than 256 colours. Using ENTERPRISE User Reference Guides If you prefer to read printed content, we also provide User Reference Guides. To view or print these as PDFs (Adobe Acrobat portable document format): 1 Make sure you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC. If you do not have this, you can install it from the ENTERPRISE CD, or get it from the Adobe website. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. 2 Click Start on the taskbar, point to Programs, then AIRCOM International, then ENTERPRISE, then Docs. - or Navigate to the Docs folder in the location where you installed the product. If neither of these exists, please contact your administrator. 3 Double-click the PDF file that you want to view.
If you have a customer web account, you can also download the latest User Reference Guides from our website. Checking Release Notes Each release of the ENTERPRISE software is accompanied by Release Notes, giving important information on system requirements, installation, known issues, upgrades and so on. These notes are included in the ENTERPRISE CD, or you can download them from our website. For any further documentation, such as application notes and extra reference information, please email the support team at the address described in Obtaining Support on page 20.
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Contains Information On Using CONNECT, the network transmission and microwave link planning software for full network physical link design and logical link design. Also contains CONNECT-specific reference information.
Using DATASAFE, our network configuration tool to implement both small and large scale changes to networks Using DIRECT to design telecommunications networks of different network layers. Explains how to plan cellular, PSTN and data networks at a both general and strategic level. Also contains DIRECT-specific reference information.
Using the Financial Analysis module to evaluate and plan for the revenue potential of your network. (Optional add-on to ASSET and ADVANTAGE.)
Using ILSA, ASSET's automatic 2g frequency planning tool. (Optional add-on to ASSET.)
Using <AIRCOMOPTIMA_NAME> to view performance data and statistics both with ENTERPRISE and standalone. Using RANOPT to efficiently find faults in your network, optimise and validate its performance prior to commercial launch. Using WEBWIZARD to display GIS and report information of network data, including creating layers, regions, nodes, layer types, administering and configuring the system and using the GIS view, explorer and report viewers.
Obtaining Support
If you have a difficulty you cannot resolve yourself using the online Help or Reference Guides, or you have found a possible fault in the software, you can log a support request. You may also wish to contact us if you want to: Register for a customer web account to access the Support area Obtain further documentation, such as application notes and extra reference information
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Logging Support Requests Online To log a support request online: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Go to the AIRCOM website, at www.aircominternational.com. Click the link to Support. Log in, using your customer web account username and password. In the Technical Support pane, click Online Helpdesk System. Click Log New. Type the details of your request, and then click Log.
Contacting us via Telephone or Email If you wish to contact us directly, here are the contact details of our regional offices:
Location Europe Regional Office United Kingdom Contact Details Tel : +44 1932 442000 Fax :+44 1932 442005 support@aircominternational.com Sweden France Italy Germany Belgium Middle East, Africa and Central Asia United Arab Emirates support@aircominternational.se support@aircominternational.fr support@aircominternational.it support@aircominternational.de support@aircominternational.be Tel : +971 4 391 2642 Fax :+971 4 391 8141 support@aircominternational.ae South Africa Tel : +27 11 745 1475 Fax : +27 11 465 1517 support@aircominternational.com Americas Mexico USA support@aircominternational.com.mx Tel : +1 214 576 2700 Fax : +1 214 576 2794 support@aircominternational.us Brazil Asia and Oceania Australia Singapore support@aircominternational.com.br support@aircominternational.com.au Tel: +65 6372 0548 Fax: +65 6372 0350 support@aircominternational.sg China Taiwan India support@aircominternational.cn support@aircominternational.com.tw Tel: +91 124 4102445-49 Fax: +91 124 41024500 support@aircominternational.in
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When contacting us with a support query, it would help us if you: Give us as much information as possible about the problem and the context in which it occurred State the version and build you are using Have all the details of your query to hand Are logged into the ENTERPRISE application Can send extracts of your data sets if we need them to reproduce your problem
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Opening RANOPT Administrator To open RANOPT Administrator: From the Start button, point to Programs, AIRCOM International, ENTERPRISE 7.0, Misc, then click RANOPT Administrator.
Logging in to a Database
To log in to a database in RANOPT: 1 Open the RANOPT Administrator. The RANOPT Administrator Login dialog box appears:
If you do not have a RANOPT database, select the Create New Database for RANOPT option. - or To log into an existing database, select the Log into existing RANOPT database option and choose the database from the drop-down list.
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- or If you are logging into an existing database, the RANOPT Administrator opens. The name of the RANOPT database and username appear in the titlebar. This picture shows an example:
Select a database, which should be the data source name that was created when the ODBC connection for the database was configured. This defines the location for your data loader files. To verify the database connection, click Test. To save the details, click Commit. If the message indicates that your connection is valid, then you are ready to receive and load files correctly.
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Click To Start the Parser/Loader Service Stop the Parser/Loader Service Pause the Parser/Loader Service Restart the Parser/Loader Service Status
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For Nemo equipment, the data for each equipment/device is automatically split into separate files. However, the data for more than one network may still be contained in that file.
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To set up the file locations: 1 On the RANOPT Administrator toolbar, click the Equipment button - or From the Configure Menu, select Equipment. 2 In the Home Directory box, type a path where you want to store all loaded files. - or Use the Search button 3 to browse to a suitable location then click OK. .
If you need to share files with other users across a network, in the Shared Directory box, type in a path where you want to store all loaded files. or Use the Search button to browse to a suitable location then click OK.
For shared directories, you should use mapped drive names (for example, X:\ or I:\) rather than UNC paths (for example, \\machine\imports).
In the Name box, type a name for your equipment. From the Loader/Interface drop-down list, select the appropriate Loader/Interface for the file type. For a list of the file types and their appropriate loaders/interfaces, see Compatible Loader/Interfaces for RANOPT on page 30.
In the File Extension box, type the appropriate file extension. The file extension should be consistent with any template strings you wish to use. For information about template strings, see Creating and Modifying Template Strings on page 50.
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If the loader/interface type supports template strings, you can create a template string, which will be used to extract information from a data file. Click Commit. The new equipment is now available in the left-hand pane of the Equipment dialog box. This picture shows an example:
The list of equipments can also be viewed in Windows Explorer in the location you specified in the Home Directory text box. This picture shows an example:
Each equipment displays all of the networks (created in the New Networks dialog box) beneath it. Additionally, under each network type, RANOPT creates three subfolders (Err, In and Out), which are used as follows: When a file is chosen for loading, it will be moved to the In folder If the file is loaded successfully, it is moved to the Out folder If there are problems loading the file, it is moved to the Err folder
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Agilent E6474a Handset/Scanner 2G/3G sd5 Series SD5 Direct Agilent E6474a Handset/Scanner 2G/3G txt Series TXT Export Agilent E7476a Scanner 3G Series Anritsu ML8720B Scanner 3G Series Comarco Scanner 2G/3G Series Ericsson RNC v3810 NEC Handset e606 e616 txt? dat ? bin txt
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File Formats TEMS Investigation WCDMA V1.0 TEMS Investigation WCDMA V1.1 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V1.1.1 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V2.0.1 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V2.0.2 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V2.1.0 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V2.3 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V2.3.1 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V3.0.0 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V3.0.1 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V3.0.3 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigator GSM V3.2 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.0 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.0.3 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.1 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.1.1 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V5 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V5.1 fmt GSM
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When you are specifying file extensions for equipment and network operators, you can use wildcard characters. They are described in this table:
Wildcard Character * ? Description String of characters Single character Example d* = ds1, ds2, ds3 and all strings starting with "d". ds? = ds1,ds2 and all strings starting with "ds" and ending in any ONE character.
Previously two separate equipments had to be created for files that had different extensions. This is no longer necessary with the introduction of the wildcard character. For example, ds? will include files ds1, ds2 and ds3.
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You must install the Agilent software on the same machine which has the Parser/Loader installed. For more information, see RANOPT Supported File Formats on page 383.
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This picture shows how the RANOPT Administrator should be configured for loading Agilent E6474a 8.x.x and 9.x.x files:
It is not recommended that Agilent E6474a 9.x.x (and earlier) software installations are shared with 10.x.x (and later) software installations as the different versions might conflict with each another. In other words, Agilent SD5 should not be shared with Agilent APJ/S.
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This picture shows how the RANOPT Administrator should be configured for loading Agilent E6474a text files:
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This picture shows how the RANOPT Administrator should be configured for loading Anite NEMO Scanner files:
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This picture shows how the RANOPT Administrator should be configured for loading Rohde & Schwarz files from Romes V3.00 - V3.60 and V4.00 3NG:
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This picture shows how the RANOPT Administrator should be configured for loading TEMS files from TEMS Investigation WCDMA fmt files or TEMS Investigator GSM fmt files:
If you want to load TEMS files, you should be aware that the loader for TEMS files is only supported on Windows XP SP2 (recommended) and Windows 2003 SP4.
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To delete the equipment type only (and not the associated directories and files), select 'Don't delete the import directories'. - or To delete the equipment type, directories and files associated with the equipment, select 'Delete all directories associated with the import source (including files)'. - or To delete the equipment type and directories associated with the equipment, but not the files associated with the equipment, select 'Delete all directories associated with the import source (excluding files)' . You must specify a directory where you can move the associated files to.
Save the file, using an appropriate file extension. The file extension of your template string must correspond to the file extension specified for the equipment that you want to use.
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- or From the Configure Menu, select Equipment. 4 5 6 7 8 In the Available Equipment pane, select the equipment that will use your template string and click the Edit an Equipment button In the Template String Pane, click Wizard. In the dialog box that appears, browse to the template string file you have created and click Open. In the dialog box that appears, click Next. Define the structure of the text file: 9 In the Choose the File Delimiter pane, select a suitable file delimiter. In the Header Information pane, if your file contains a header, select Contains Header. From the Import from row choose a row to import. In the Text Information pane, from the Text Qualifier menu, select a text qualifier. .
10 Click Next and to define the nth scrambling codes and corresponding parameters, select a scrambling code (denoted by colour), and drag it onto the grid. This picture shows an example:
11 Click Next and assign a column in your data file to a column in your database. 12 In the File Data list, select an appropriate data element. 13 In the Database Fields list, select a column corresponding to your file data element. 14 Click Link.
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15 Click Next, and in the Time Format pane, choose a time format. 16 In the Date format pane, set the required date format: In the Date and Time in One Field pane, select a preferred date and time format. In the Separator between Date and Time, select a suitable separator.
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If you want to use automatic network detection, select the Enable Automatic Detection option:
When Enable Automatic Network Detection is not selected, RANOPT will not split the files per network. The whole file will be loaded and will be associated with the network chosen when submitted. 4 5 In the Network Name and Network Code boxes, type a name and a code for your network. The network code uniquely identifies the available network. In the list of technology types, select the appropriate technology (or technologies) for your network.
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If you have enabled automatic network detection, add the appropriate frequencies for the technologies by clicking the Add button. If you are configuring a network operator for use with Nemo files, select the Use File Extension checkbox, then type in an appropriate file extension for the Network. If you are using Nemo files, you can specify a different file extension for each network. When you load the files, the file extension is checked and the file will be automatically loaded into the network assigned for that extension. For example, for Network A, you might always record the files with extension, .dt1 and for Network B with extension .dt2. If you set the file extensions up for each network, then RANOPT will automatically load dt1 files as Network A files and dt2 files as Network B files whichever network directory you put them into.
Click Commit. This network operator will be available when creating filters in RANOPT. This picture shows an example of an available network:
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In the Name box, type a descriptive name for your data manipulation technique. From the drop-down list, select the procedure type for this technique.
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There are a number of binning (Java) procedure types installed into RANOPT by default. For more information, see About Data Manipulation Techniques - Binning on page 57. 5 6 7 From the drop-down list, select the data type(s) that this technique will be used for - Scanner, Test Mobile or Scanner and Test Mobile. In the Description box, type in a description for the technique. Data manipulation techniques are defined according to a specific parameter, for example, a default bin size of 50m. 8 In the Name box, type a name for the parameter that will be used to define the technique In the Units box, type the unit of measurement corresponding to the parameter In the Default Value box, type the numeric default value for the parameter
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You can prevent this by setting a very small sample diameter, but it is better to bin the data, because binned data points are clearer to view and are drawn more quickly. There are three types of binning that are automatically installed as Java procedures in RANOPT: Distance Binning Time Binning Grid Binning
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Each type uses a different approach to modify the latitude and longitude values in the filter. During binning, the raw data (contained in the RSLT tables) is not modified this means that you can revert to using non-binned data easily in the Filter Criteria dialog box. Distance and Grid binning use Oracle Spatial when performing coordinate system conversions and distance calculations. Distance Binning Distance binning works as follows: 1 2 The drive route is divided into segments or 'bins' of a defined size, for example 50m. Within each 50m bin, all of the the measurements contained within that segment are combined and placed at the midpoint (in terms of latitude and longitude) between the start and end of that bin. If the route passes multiple times through the same segment then each pass through is considered as a different bin, and the route direction is retained in each bin.
In this example, the drive test route has been divided into 50m bins. The data within each bin is combined, and placed at the geographical mid-point of the bin indicated by the green point.
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Time Binning Time binning works as follows: 1 2 The drive route is divided into segments or 'bins' of a defined size, for example 10 seconds. Within each 10-second bin, all of the the measurements contained within that segment are combined and placed at the midpoint (in terms of latitude and longitude) between the start and end of that bin. Because it combines data based on its timestamp, time binning should not be used for data that will be used for cluster analysis of a large area containing multiple routes. 3 If the route passes multiple times through the same segment then each pass through is considered as a different bin, and the route direction is retained in each bin.
In this example, the drive test route has been divided into 10-second bins. The data within each bin is combined, and placed at the geographical mid-point of the bin indicated by the green point.
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Grid Binning Grid binning works as follows: 1 2 3 Grid binning places an imaginary grid over the drive test, where each square or 'bin' is a defined size (for example 50m x 50m). Within each 50mx50m bin, all of the the measurements are combined and placed at the centre point (in terms of latitude and longitude) of the bin. If the route passes multiple times through the same square then all of passes through are combined in the same bin, and the route direction is disregarded. Because it does not retain the route direction, grid binning should not be used for data that will be used for handover analysis. As each position is rounded, it is possible to make direct comparisons between measurements from different filters that have covered the same route but were at different times or used separate GPS receivers. this includes Delta parameters, for example the Rx Level Delta. The same grid size parameter must be specified for each filter in the comparison. This picture shows the process of Grid Binning:
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This saves the colour format for the network messages as the default for all users.
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Upgrading Reports
You can use the RANOPT Administrator to upgrade the reports in the Report Registry: 1 On the RANOPT Administrator toolbar, click the Upgrade Reports button - or From the Tools Menu, select Upgrade Reports. 2 3 4 In the dialog box that appears, click the Browse button to locate the directory into which the upgraded reports will be placed, and then click Close. In the left-hand pane, select the checkboxes for all of the reports that you want to upgrade. Click OK to upgrade the selected reports. Click each tab to move between each type of report. To view the Legend which describes the colour coding of the reports, from the View Menu, select Legend. .
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The Upgrade Database dialog box appears. The current version of the database appears in this window as well as the schema name. This picture shows an example:
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Select the checkbox next to the Database to upgrade the database. Select the checkbox next to the Network Messages to upgrade the network messages If you want the upgrade to continue even if non-fatal errors are found during the process, select the Continue On Non-fatal Errors option. Click OK to upgrade. If the upgrade RANOPT script file is found, the latest database dump that has been imported will be updated to the latest version. If the script file cannot be found automatically, you will be prompted to find the script file. The progress of the upgrading is displayed. If any errors occur during the upgrade, they are logged in the progress window. To view an error in a separate window, double-click the error message.
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You should - Click Stop to stop the Installation Progress. This page indicates the progress and logs every operation being performed and any errors that occur during the installation process. If prompted with an error similar to: "The specified operator doesn't exist" then click ignore.
Database Configuration Assistant Please Supply sys password Installation wizard (Installation Progress)
- Enter the sys and system username and password in the corresponding fields as you did previously for the ENTERPRISE database. - Click Close to finish the database creation - Enter the sys password configured in the previous step and click OK. - When the installation/upgrade is finished, Click close to finish. This page indicates the progress and logs every operation needed to populate and upgrade the database with the latest settings required.
The Next and Back buttons enable you to navigate through the wizard.
To create groups and users: On the RANOPT Administrator toolbar, click the Manage Users button - or From the Tools Menu, select Manage Users. The Manage Users dialog box appears. In this dialog box, you can: Create and modify groups Create and modify users .
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Creating Groups
In the RANOPT Administrator, you can create groups. By default, an Administrator group is created, and is available when you create a new user. Users assigned to this group will have full access to the system, and can: Create, modify and delete Other users Groups Equipments Networks Data manipulation techniques
Configure Layer 3 Message colouring Register tablespaces Upgrade reports (Excel, 2D View, Replay, Chart) Upgrade the database (only if they are the schema owner) To create a new group: 1 2 In the Manage Users dialog box, click the Groups heading and then click the Create Group button . In the Name box, type a name for the group. Make this as descriptive as possible, based on the permissions the group will have - for example, if a group has Reporting permissions, you could name it 'Reporting'. 3 4 In the Description box, type a description. In the Permissions pane, select the task-based permissions that you want members of this group to have.
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Some permissions have dependencies - for example, a user must have access to the Report Registry to be able to maintain it. In these cases, the required permission will be automatically selected. 5 Click OK.
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Creating Users
To create a user: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 In the Manage Users dialog box, click the Users heading and then click the Create User button . A new user is added. In the Username box, type a name for your user. In the Password box, type a password. In the Confirm Password box, type the same password. In the Description box, type a description. In the Groups pane, select at least one group in which to include the new user. Select a tablespace from the Temporary Tablespace box. In the Quota box, specify the schema size that you want to allocate to this user. This should be equal to or greater than 20MB. Typically, the administrator should allocate each user a specific quota for their schema depending on the disk space available for all users. The schema contains processed data which could be used to display events onto the Map View or used as part of the report generation process, as well as tables from some Excel reports. If a user reaches the limit of their allocated quota, then the user and administrator will be warned that the disk space is running out. The administrator can take appropriate measures, such as increasing the disk space or helping the user to reduce the reports or filters that are being used. The tuning tools in Oracle Enterprise Manager can give the database administrator an indication of how much space should be allocated to each user and will this aid in setting up the quota sizes. 9 To restrict the filters that a user can create: Select the Set Filter Limit option. In the Filter Quota box, type in a value equal to or greater than 20MB.
The restriction is a limit on the total size of all filters created. If the filter quota is 500MB this may be used by 25 small filters or only 10 larger filters. The recommended filter quota depends on the amount of database storage available and the number of users.
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You have configured the new user. This picture shows an example:
10 Click OK.
To delete a user:
In the dialog box that appears, click Yes to confirm the deletion.
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For each tab: Define a Field Identifying Label, which is the header that you want to search for Add search strings, by clicking the Add button, typing the search string in the dialog box that appears, and then clicking Apply
The text for the Field Identifying Label must be identical to the text contained in the drive test file and must include all punctuation. This is an example of an extract of comments within a drive test file:
For example, for Antenna Name, the Field Identifying Label could be 'Antena Name:', and typical search strings could be 'Default_Antenna', 'Nokia7600_UMTS_endless_Call' and 'Z105_UMTS_Data'.
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To search for a message log: 1 2 In the Message Log window, click the Search Message Log button .
Type the text that you want to search for in a message log and click OK. If the text exists in the file, the text will be highlighted in the Message Log.
In the dialog box that appears, click Yes if you want to back up your file before clearing it or No if you do not want to do this. If you want to keep a record of your message log, it is recommended that you back your file up.
If you choose to back up your file, browse to a suitable location and click Save. The message log is cleared.
To refresh a message log: In the Message Log window, click the Refresh Message Log button .
In the dialog box that appears, browse to a suitable location and click Save.
To load a message log: 1 2 In the Message Log window, click the Load Message Log button .
In the dialog box that appears, browse to the location of your message log and click Open. The selected file is displayed in the Message Log window.
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Registering Tablespaces
To register tablespaces in RANOPT: 1 On the RANOPT Administrator toolbar, click the Register Tablespaces button . - or From the Configure Menu, select Registered Tablespaces. 2 Use the table shown here and:
Click To Add a tablespace Delete a tablespace Move the tablespace up Move the tablespace down
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The RANOPT toolbar button functions are also available as menu items in the Tools menu.
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The RANOPT Toolbar includes the RANOPT Replay buttons and associated icons and textual information as shown here.
The RANOPT Replay functions are also available as menu items in the Replay menu. The ENTERPRISE Toolbar also has a text bar that has been added. This describes the number of filters currently loaded into the workspace as well as the name of two of the files contained in the filters and the date and time of the current position in the file.
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You can additionally create template strings and data manipulation techniques. 3 Based on the equipment, directories and networks that you define, the loading directory structure is created with the following hierarchy:
Position 1 2 3 4 Folder(s) Home Directory Equipment Name Network Name in Description The main directory into which all of your measurement files will go. A specific directory for each equipment type that you create. A specific directory for each network that you create. The 'in' directory is the starting point of the file load process, and is used to store all of the files that you want to load into RANOPT. This directory is continuously monitored by the parser/loader that runs as a service, and so any files that you put in this directory are automatically picked up and loaded into the database. out err If the file is successfully loaded into the database, the RANOPT parser/loader moves it to this directory. If problems occur during the file load process (for example, if the file is not recognised as a valid type defined in the RANOPT Administrator) and the file cannot be successfully loaded into the database, the RANOPT moves it to this directory.
To start the manual file loading process: Ensure that the parser/loader service (RANOPT File Parser and Loader) is running. Place the required data files in the 'in' directory. Multiple different types of files can be loaded simultaneously in this way.
You can create File Load tasks, which will automatically move files into the 'in' directory. For more information, see Using the RANOPT Task Scheduler on page 351.
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If Use RANOPT Standard-Load Method is selected then: From the Network Name menu, select an appropriate network. From the Equipment menu, select an appropriate equipment.
- or If Use RANOPT Automatic Detection Method is selected, then the loader for the file(s) being loaded will automatically be detected.
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If you wish to share a loading path select the Use 'Shared' path for a distributed installation option. Click Next. The Choose the files to submit window appears:
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In the left-hand pane, select the directory containing the data files you wish to load. In the right-hand pane, select the files you wish to load. Click Next.
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Click Finish. The File Load Status Feedback window will be displayed. The status of the file being loaded will be displayed and should any error occur, this appears in the Information message window.
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This picture describes each panel on the File Load Status Feedback window:
Click Cancel on the dialog box to cancel the loading of the data files. 10 Click Submit More on the dialog box to continue submitting files or Close to close the File Load Wizard. 11 After the files have been loaded into the "in" directory for the appropriate network, they have not yet been loaded into the database. The files will only be loaded once the Loader service has detected the files. It is possible to view the files being loaded by running the Database Explorer and selecting the Progress Monitor tab.
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Resolving cell sites for GSM drive-test files Cell sites for GSM data are resolved in the following order: 1 2 RANOPT attempts to resolve the cell by using its CGI. The cell CGI is constructed by concatenating the MCC, MNC, LAC and CI values. If the CGI is not available, RANOPT will attempt to resolve the cell by using a combination of CI/MCC/MNC and distance, then CI/BCCH and distance and finally BCCH/BSIC and distance.
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Propagating missing UMTS parameters Missing CI, RNCID, LAC, MCC and MNC values are propagated forward and backward, across measurements with consecutive timestamps that share the same SC. Propagating missing GSM parameters Missing CI, LAC, MCC and MNC values are propagated forward and backward, across measurements with consecutive timestamps that share the same BSIC/BCCH.
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Creating Parameters
To create a new parameter in RANOPT: 1 2 In the Report Registry, select the Parameters Tab. Expand the required technology type, for example W-CDMA or GSM, and then select the required equipment type - Handset, Scanner or Miscellaneous:
Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Create Parameter. - or Click the Create Parameter button .
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Type a name for the parameter. In the Report Registry, type a description of the parameter. Select the required parameter type. This table describes the options available:
Parameter Type Continuous Range Description Contains a list of values, each represented by a similar colour to the previous one in the list. This creates a more visual correlation between the displayed colours. This is particularly useful for values which step from good to bad or from high and low (for example, Ec or RxLevel parameters), because you can graphically display a movement from good to bad or high to low. Discrete Numeric Range Contains a list of values, each represented by a unique and different colour to the previous one in the list. This creates a more visual difference between the displayed colours. This is particularly useful for values which are unique in their reference (for example, SC or BCCH), because you are able to spot the difference between the SCs or BCCHs just by looking at the different colours. Discrete Image List Discrete Alpha-Numeric Range Contains a list of ranges, each represented by a specific bitmap. Contains a list of values, each represented by a unique and different colour to the previous one in the list. This creates a more visual difference between the displayed colours. This is useful for values which contain both non-numeric and numeric characters, which are perhaps used as separators. For example, you may have a combined BSIC/BCCH parameter for which the values are separated by a 'back slash' character, for example, 42/37 or 24/111.
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Define the rest of the parameter, following the appropriate set of instructions: Defining Continuous Range Parameters on page 112 Defining Discrete Numeric Range Parameters on page 114 Defining Discrete Alpha-Numeric Range Parameters on page 115 Defining Discrete Image List Parameters on page 117
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To delete a parameter: 1 2 3 Click the Parameters tab. In the list of parameters, select the one that you want to edit. Click the Delete button - or Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Delete: .
Copying Parameters
In the RANOPT Report Registry, you can copy existing parameters. This is particularly useful if you want to use the attributes of a particular parameter as the basis for a new one. To do this: 1 2 3 Click the Parameters tab. In the list of parameters, select the parameter that you want to copy. Click the Copy button - or Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Copy. 4 5 6 In the dialog box that appears, select the location for the copy of the parameter. If required, rename the parameter. Click OK. .
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Exporting Parameters
In the RANOPT Report Registry, you can export parameters from your database, so that they can be imported into other databases. You can export individual parameters, or export a parameter group. This section describes exporting individual parameters. For more information on exporting a parameter group, see Exporting a Parameter Group on page 120. To export a parameter from your database: 1 2 3 Click the Parameters tab. In the list of parameters, select the parameter that you want to export. Click the Export button - or Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Export: .
In the Default Directory box, define the default location that you want to export parameters, unless you specify individual paths. Click the Browse button to quickly locate the required folder.
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If you want to export the parameter to a directory other than the Default Directory: Click the Browse button and locate the directory where you would like to save the exported parameter, which is saved as a .mod file. You can also rename the file if required. Click Save.
As well as exporting individual parameters, you can export groups of parameters. For more information on how to do this, see Exporting a Parameter Group on page 120.
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In the Default Directory box, define the default location that you want to export parameters, unless you specify individual paths. Click the Browse button to quickly locate the required folder.
If you want to export any of the parameters to a directory other than the Default Directory: Click the Browse button for the appropriate parameter, and locate the directory where you would like to save it. (Parameters are saved as .mod files). You can also rename the file if required. Click Save.
Click OK. The parameters are exported to the required file location(s).
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Importing Parameters
In the RANOPT Report Registry, you can import parameters that have been exported from other databases. To import a parameter from another database: 1 2 3 4 Click the Parameters tab. Click the Import button .
In the dialog box that appears, browse to the .mod file that contains the required parameter. Click Open to import the parameter.
You can also import versions of existing parameters to update your version, and synchronise versions across databases.
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About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids
When you are defining charts, maps or grids for parameters, you must use the SQL format described in the following table:
SQL select X-VALUE, Y- VALUE, X-LABEL Definition Where X- VALUE is an integer/floating point value for the x-axis Where Y- VALUE is an integer/floating point value for the y-axis Where X- LABEL is an optional value for labelling the x-axis from nrml_umts_measurements - or from nrml_ue_umts_sets where filter_id = &FILTER_ID& group by latitude, longitude order by datetime Result set table for UE data. Reference back to a particular filter. Optional. Optional. Result set table for scanner data.
To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
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Select the appropriate parameter group. Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to generate the bar chart. For information on the format for the Chart SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for the y-axis, the series label and the display label. The list of available values is based on values defined in the SELECT statement.
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Select the appropriate parameter group. Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to generate the line chart. For information on the format for the Chart SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for the y-axis, the series label and the display label. The list of available values is based on values defined in the SELECT statement.To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for the x-axis (date/time), the series label and the y-axis. The list of available values is based on values defined in the SELECT statement.
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Select the appropriate parameter group. Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to generate an event chart. For information on the format for the Chart SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for the x-axis and event labels. The chosen value for the event label must refer to the parameter which provides the 'bitmap' colour map, used to plot the value. The list of available values is based on the values defined in the SELECT statement.
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Select the appropriate parameter group. Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to generate a background chart. For information on the format for the Chart SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for the x-axis and background labels. The list of values is generated from the SELECT statement in the SQL statement. The chosen value for the background label must refer to the parameter which provides the "bitmap" colour map, used to plot the value.
Click Apply to save your background chart SQL statement. This picture shows an example:
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Select the appropriate parameter group. Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to create a colour range map. For information on the format for the Map SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for Value, Latitude, Longitude, Date/Time and Text (optional). The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement.
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Select the symbol type. Define the X and Y offsets, by which to offset the data to be displayed. Offsets must be positive.
To finish defining the style of the symbol, select the other options that you require.
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Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to create an image map. For information on the format for the Map SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for Value, Latitude and Longitude. The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement.
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Type in a value in the Size in pixels box. By default this value is 16, which will draw the bitmap as a 16x16 bitmap on the Map View window. Define the X and Y offsets, by which to offset the data to be displayed. Offsets must be positive.
To finish defining the style of the bitmap, select the other options that you require. This table describes the options available:
Choose This Option All in Legend To Display all of the labels (and associated colours) on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. If you do not select this option, only the labels and colours displayed on the Map View are shown on the Legend tab. Only Description in Legend Display only the parameter description on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window (and not the numeric value). If you do not select this option, the parameter description and numeric value are shown on the Legend tab.
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Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to create a line map. For information on the format for the Map SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for Start Latitude, Start Longitude, End Latitude, End Longitude and Value. The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement.
If required, select values for Start Azimuth, End Azimuth and Text. The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement.
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Select the required line thickness. Define the X and Y offsets, by which to offset the data to be displayed. Offsets must be positive numbers.
10 To finish defining the style of the line map, select the other options that you require. This table describes the options available:
Choose This Option All in Legend To Display all of the labels (and associated colours) on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. If you do not select this option, only the labels and colours displayed on the Map View are shown on the Legend tab. Only Description in Legend Display only the parameter description on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window (and not the numeric value). If you do not select this option, the parameter description and numeric value are shown on the Legend tab.
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Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to create a line map. For information on the format for the Map SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for Minimum Latitude, Minimum Longitude, Maximum Latitude, Maximum Longitude, Value and Date Time. The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement.
If required, select values for the Device Identifier and Call Sequence Number. These enable you to link the values displayed on the Map View to a specific call, and perform drill down analysis on it. The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement.
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Select the required tile size, in pixels. To finish defining the style of the line map, select the other options that you require. This table describes the options available:
Choose This Option All in Legend To Display all of the labels (and associated colours) on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. If you do not select this option, only the labels and colours displayed on the Map View are shown on the Legend tab. Plot Actual Size Draw the tile using the minimum latitude, minimum longitude and maximum latitude, maximum longitude (as defined in the SQL statement) as the tile's bounds. If you select this option, no data aggregation is performed. To see an example of this, see Example of Plotting Actual Size for a Tile Map on page 146. If you do not select this option, all of the tiles will be the size that you specified in the Tile Size box, and each tile aggregates the data found in the tile area. This aggregated data is displayed when you hover over the tile. Only Description in Legend Display only the parameter description on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window (and not the numeric value). If you do not select this option, the parameter description and numeric value are shown on the Legend tab.
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This picture shows an example of a tile map, in which the Plot Actual Size option has not been chosen. All of the tiles are a uniform size, and the call data is aggregated.
An example of not using the 'Plot Actual Size' for a tile map
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Select the appropriate parameter group. Using SQL, create a query that will be run on the filtered data to create a colour range map. For information on the format for the Map SQL, see About the SQL Format for Defining Charts, Maps and Grids on page 123. For a horizontal grid, the SQL query must return the following values: ref_no, datetime and datetime_str. To ensure your SQL works correctly, click Test. In the dialog box that appears, you can test your SQL statement on a filter.
Select values for Date/Time and Row Colour. The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement.
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Select values for Date/Time and Row Colour. The chosen values must refer to the columns that provide the respective values in the SQL Statement. Click Apply.
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In this case, the query variable statement is executed as the following SQL:
where ec_rank = 1
Where select stmt is a select statement that will populate the checklist with a set of values and type is either NUMBER or STRING. However, instead of using a select statement, you can have a list of values.
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For example:
CHECKLIST{ACTIVE,MONITORED,DETECTED}{STRING} CHECKLIST{10,20,30,40,50}{NUMBER}
This query may not contain any query variables except for &FILTER_ID&. For example, the SQL statement used to determine the Ec for SC query for W-CDMA scanners is:
SQL Statementselect latitude, longitude, case when ('1' = '&Group by function|1|1 for max,2 for avg and 3 for min&' or 'MAX'= upper('&Group by function|1|1 for max,2 for avg and 3 for min&')) then max(agg_ec) when ('2' = '&Group by function|1|1 for max,2 for avg and 3 for min&' or 'AVG'= upper('&Group by function|1|1 for max,2 for avg and 3 for min&')) then 10 * log(10,avg(power(10,agg_ec/10))) when ('3' = '&Group by function|1|1 for max,2 for avg and 3 for min&' or 'MIN'= upper('&Group by function|1|1 for max,2 for avg and 3 for min&')) then min(agg_ec) end ec from nrml_umts_measurements where filter_id = &FILTER_ID& and SC in (&SCs|10,20,30|SCs to select on|CHECKLIST{select distinct sc from nrml_umts_measurements where filter_id = &FILTER_ID&}{NUMBER}&) group by latitude, longitude, sc
Where select stmt is a select statement that will populate the drop-down list with a set of values and type is either NUMBER or STRING. However, instead of using a select statement, you can have a list of values. For example:
DROPLIST{Min,Max,Avg}{STRING} DROPLIST{10,15,25,30,35}{NUMBER}
This query may not contain any query variables except for &FILTER_ID&.
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For example, the SQL statement used to determine the Ec for Handset query is:
SQL Statementselect latitude, longitude, ec, sc, ec_rank from ( select latitude, longitude, ec, sc, dense_rank() over (partition by latitude, longitude order by ec desc ) ec_rank from ( select latitude, longitude, sc, case when(UPPER('&Min, Max Or Avg&') = 'MAX') then max(ec) when(UPPER('&Min, Max Or Avg&') = 'MIN') then min(ec) when(UPPER('&Min, Max Or Avg&') = 'AVG') then 10 * log(10, avg(power(10,ec/10))) end ec from nrml_ue_umts_sets where filter_id = &FILTER_ID& and upper(type) = upper(&Type&) group by latitude, longitude, sc ) ) where ec_rank = &Rank|1|nth Best&
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When you have defined the reports in the Report Registry, you can then generate them for particular filters in the Filter Manager. For more information on how to do this, see Working with Reports in the Filter Manager on page 235.
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Creating Reports
To create a new report in RANOPT: 1 2 3 Ensure that you have created an appropriate report template. In the Report Registry, click the Reports tab. Expand the required technology type, for example WCDMA, and then select the required equipment type - Handset, Scanner or Miscellaneous:
Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Create Report. - or Click the Create Report button .
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On the General tab, type a name and description for the report. Select the equipment type(s) for which the report will be compatible:
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Click the Search button , and browse to the Microsoft Excel template that you want to use for this report. If you want to make this report available for use in benchmarking, select the Enable Benchmarking option. When generating reports in the Filter Manager, you must select more than one filter to use a benchmarking report.
10 Click the Style tab, and select the Enable option. 11 Select the required SQL type (Colour Range, Image or Line) and the style type (Continuous or Discrete).
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13 If you are defining Colour Range SQL: Select the symbol type - rectangle, triangle, circle, cross or diagonal cross Select Filled or Transparent
14 Type in X and Y offsets to offset the data to be displayed. Offsets must be positive. 15 To specify the size of the symbol: Select Use pixels and type a value in pixels. Zooming in or out on the Map View window will have no effect on the size of the symbol. - or Type a value in metres. Zooming in or out on the Map View window will affect the size of the symbol - the more zoomed in, the bigger the symbol, and the more zoomed out, the smaller the symbol. The Use Pixels option is only available for Colour Range SQL. 16 Select All in Legend to display all labels and their colours. If you do not select this, the legend displayed for the Map View will only contain the labels and colours that are displayed on the Map View. 17 Select Only Description in Legend to display only the description of the parameter and not the numeric value of the parameter on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. If you do not select this, the legend displayed will contain the numeric value of the parameter as well as the description of the parameter on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. 18 Click Apply.
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Edit the report as required. Click Apply to save the changes. Click the Report tab. In the left-hand pane of the Report Registry, select the report that you want to delete. Click the Delete Report button - or Right-click and from the menu that appears, click Delete: .
To delete a report:
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In the Default Directory box, define the default location that you want to export reports, unless you specify individual paths. Click the Browse button to quickly locate the required folder.
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If you want to export the report to a directory other than the Default Directory: Click the Browse button and locate the directory where you would like to save the exported report, which is saved as a .mod file. You can also rename the file if required. Click Save.
As well as exporting individual reports, you can export a group of reports. For information on how to do this, see Exporting a Reports Group on page 164. To import a report: 1 2 In the Report Registry, click the Import button .
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In the Default Directory box, define the default location that you want to export reports, unless you specify individual paths. Click the Browse button to quickly locate the required folder.
If you want to export any of the reports to a directory other than the Default Directory:
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Click the Browse button for the appropriate report, and locate the directory where you would like to save it. (Reports are saved as .mod files). You can also rename the file if required.
Click Save.
Click OK. The reports are exported to the required file location(s).
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On the General tab, type a name for the SQL statement. In the SQL Statement pane, create the SQL statement. From the drop-down list, select values for the Latitude, Longitude and Value. The list of available values is based on the SELECT statement in the SQL statement.
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If you are creating SQL for the Map View, click the Style tab. The style for the SQL results is inherited from the report. If you are satisfied with this style, click Apply to save the SQL statement. - or If you want to define a separate style for the SQL statement, select the Enable option and continue to follow these steps.
Select the required SQL type (Colour Range, Image or Line) and the style type (Continuous or Discrete).
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11 Type in X and Y offsets to offset the data to be displayed. Offsets must be positive. 12 To specify the size of the symbol: Select Use pixels and type a value in pixels. Zooming in or out on the Map View window will have no effect on the size of the symbol. - or Type a value in metres. Zooming in or out on the Map View window will affect the size of the symbol - the more zoomed in, the bigger the symbol, and the more zoomed out, the smaller the symbol. The Use Pixels option is only available for Colour Range SQL. 13 Select All in Legend to display all labels and their colours. If this is not selected, the legend displayed for the Map View will only contain the labels and colours that are displayed on the Map View. 14 Select Only Description in Legend to display only the description of the parameter and not the numeric value of the parameter on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. If you do not select this, the legend displayed will contain the numeric value of the parameter as well as the description of the parameter on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. 15 Click Apply.
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Type a name and description for the report parameter. From the Report Parameter Group drop-down list, select the required report parameter group. From the Data Type drop-down list, select the required data type. Type a default value for the parameter. Click Apply.
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The name of the RANOPT database that you are connected to appears in the title of the Filter Manager dialog box. It is important to set up the location of the reports and the tool with which you will view the reports. This picture shows an example of the Filter Manager:
If the administrator has restricted the total size of the filters that you can create, a status bar is displayed at the top of the Filter Manager. This indicates the amount of space left to create both public and private filters. This picture shows an example (the user has been limited to 100KB of space for filters):
For more information on display of the Filter Manager, see About the Icons Used in the Filter Manager on page 173.
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Using the RANOPT Filter Manager
For each filter, you can configure: The data manipulation technique to be used (if any) Exclusion rules to be used (if any) Cell/Site snapshot to be used in reconciling measured data with cell data
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Type a name and description for the filter (if you have selected the Merge All Files option) or folder (if you selected the Merge Devices or Individual Filters options the multiple filters generated will be stored in this folder). If you leave the folder name empty, the filters are created in the root of the Filter Manager, and are not assigned to any folder.
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On the Measurement Files tab, choose the log files to be included in the filter. To refine your filter further, you can: Choose to include or exclude polygons in the filter (on the Polygons tab) Include a data manipulation technique (on the Manipulation tab) Include cell/site snapshots (on the Cell/Site Snapshot tab)
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Click Finish (if you are creating a Merge All filter) or Next (if you are creating another type of filter). If you are creating a Merge All filter, it is created based on the options you have selected.
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If you are creating another type of filter, you can preview the contents of the filter before you create it:
If required, you can make modifications. In the right-hand pane, you can use the context (or 'right-click') menu to: Rename filters and folders Add new folders Move filters between folders (by either dragging and dropping or cutting and pasting) Delete filters from folders Delete drive test files from filters
In addition, if you select an individual filter or folder of filters, you can change the polygons, data manipulation techniques and/or snapshots related to the filter(s) in the left-hand pane. 9 When you have finished defining your filters, click OK. If you are creating a merge devices filter or individual filter, the new filters are applied immediately, and the filter icons change to green. If you are creating a merge all files filter, you are prompted to apply the new filter. You can apply it now or later. The filters that are added to the Workspace will be available on the Map View window and the Chart View.
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This table explains how to use the Advanced Search to find specific file(s):
Tab General Description To filter the files based on times and dates, in the Date/Time Selection pane, select: Fixed to specify a fixed From and To date Relative to specify a relative date (today, yesterday, last week, last month and so on) Nth Recent to specify a time period based on a fixed date and a defined number of days before that date (for example, 10/10/07 minus 4 days) Specifying dates for this filter will include all data collected for that date and exclude all data not collected for that date. To filter the files based on the equipment type, in the Equipment pane, select: Scanner only to include only Scanner results in the filter Handset (UE) only to include only UE results in the filter Scanner and Handset (UE) to include Scanner and UE results in the filter To filter the files based on technology type, in the Technology pane, select the required technology types, for example, W-CDMA or GSM/GPRS. Operator/Equipment To filter the files based on network type: Select the Filter on Network Operators option Select the required network operator(s) You can create separate filters for each network operator, to use for benchmarking reports. To filter the files based on specific equipment: Select the Filter on Equipment option Select the required equipment Carrier/Frequencies If you want to filter on all of the scrambling codes included within a group of sites defined in an ASSET filter, select the Link to Static Filter option and select the required static filter. If you want to filter on data from specific UMTS Scrambling Codes (SCs), select the Filter on UMTS Scrambling Codes option and then: Select the required SCs from the list - or Specify a range of SCs and click the search button .
From the drop-down list, choose Select to select all of the SCs found within the specified range. If you are filtering on GSM/GPRS data, and want to filter on specific Broadcast Control Channels (BCCHs): Select the Filter on GSM Broadcast Control Channel option In the list box, type the list of required BCCH values separated by commas
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Description If you have Rohde and Schwarz files, and want to filter on the comments within them, you can create SQL statements based on search strings to search for particular comments. The search strings need to be registered in the RANOPT Administrator. To do this: For the required comment type, select the required search string from the drop-down list. Alternatively, you can directly type the required text in the General/Free Hand Text box. Click the Add Expression button to add the comment to the SQL statement Build up the statement as required, adding more comments and using the AND button , OR button and parentheses buttons
If you want to start the SQL statement again, click the Empty Search String Area button .
If you want to start reset the entire tab, click the Reset Search Conditions button .
After you have set your advanced criteria, click the Refresh button to update the list of files based on your criteria.
Setting How the File List is Displayed in the Filter Criteria Wizard In the RANOPT Database Explorer, you can define how the drive test file list is displayed when defining filters. For example, you can choose to sort the files based on the network, the import source, date loaded, technology type and so on. This picture shows a series of drive test files organised by equipment:
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If you change the sort order here, it will also change the sort order in the Filter Criteria file list. To define the sort order: 1 Click the Sort and Order Drive Test File Explorer button .
The Table Sort dialog box appears. The left-hand list contains the information options and the right-hand list details the order in which they are sorted.
If you choose to order the file list by file size, in the File Size Grouping pane, you can specify the file size range. Files are then displayed in groups according to this range. For example, if the file size grouping is set to be 15MB, the files are arranged in groups 0-15MB, 16-30MB, 31-45MB and so on. 2 To select an option to be displayed, click the required option and then click the right direction button .
To remove an option from the display list, select it and then click the left direction button 3 .
To order the list, you can move the options up and down by clicking the required option and then clicking the up and down direction buttons.
When you have included all of the information options and defined the correct order, click OK.
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In the Super Filter Name dialog box, type a name for the super filter and click OK.
The super filter is displayed in the Filter Manager together with the filters it contains. This picture shows an example:
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Editing a Super Filter To edit or modify a super filter: 1 In the Filter Manager, right-click on the super filter you wish to modify, and from the menu that appears, select Edit Super Filter.
The Super Filter <name> dialog box appears, and displays all available filters in the Filter Manager.
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Edit the super filter by adding or removing filters in the Filter Manager. Click OK to save your changes.
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Deleting a Super Filter To delete a super filter: 1 In the Filter Manager, right-click on the super filter you wish to delete, and from the menu that appears, select Delete Filter.
The super filter is deleted, and no longer appears in the Filter Manager. The super filter is a grouping of filters. Therefore, if you delete a specific filter, it will no longer appear in the super filter. However, if you delete a super filter, the filters contained in the super filter are not deleted.
Continue to build up the polygons to be included and/or excluded in a logical statement (or rule), by selecting a polygon and clicking the appropriate button.
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adds the polygon with an 'AND' operator to the rule adds the polygon with an 'OR' operator to the rule
To add parentheses to the rule, click in the rule at the point at which you want to add them, and then click the required button To clear a polygon from the rule, in the rule place the cursor to the right of the required polygon, and then click the Remove Polygon button This picture shows an example of a basic filter: .
In the example, the filter will include the 'coastline' polygon, but exclude the 'lakes' polygon. 6 7 When you have created your rule, click the Validate button works correctly. Click OK to save the filter. to ensure that it
As well as including and excluding polygons within a filter, you can also create quick polygon filters, which will filter data based on a polygon selected in the Map View. For more information on how to do this, see Creating a Quick Polygon Filter in the Filter Manager on page 209.
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If required, type the bin size that you want to use. If you want to apply a map offset when the filter is applied, select the Apply Map Offset option, and then choose the required offset from the drop-down list. If you want to include one or more rules, select the Apply Exclusion Rules option, and then choose the required rules from the list available. The rules are created using the Rules Manager, which you can open by clicking the Rules Manager button .
If you want to use route correction, in the Route Correction pane, select Enable checkbox, and the appropriate route correction type:
For more information on using route correction, see Selecting a Route Correction Option. Important: If no binning technique is selected during filter apply then each unique position will be classed as 1 bin. If a binning technique is selected during filter apply then each unique position will be still be 1 bin. However, the number of unique positions would be reduced, because positions will have been merged, based on the binsize parameter. This what is termed as binning.
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You can use route correction to 'correct' or fill in the gap, like this:
The route correction is performed when you Apply the filter, but before any other data manipulation technique (for example, binning) is performed. RANOPT does not correct data between different files.
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Editing the Route Correction Option for Filters If you have a filter that uses a route correction option (even if it has already been Applied), you can modify this in a number of ways. In the Filter Manager, you can: Entirely remove the route correction, and then (re-)Apply the filter Change the modification sets for manual route correction, and then (re-)Apply the filter To remove the route correction option from a filter: 1 2 Right-click the required filter. From the menu that appears, click Remove Route Correction. The route correction option that existed on the filter is removed, and the filter is (re-)Applied with no route correction. To change the modification sets for manual route correction: 1 2 Right-click the required filter. From the menu that appears, click Modify Route Correction. The modification sets that have been defined for that filter are displayed, and you can then change them as required. For more information, see Defining Manual Route Correction for Filters on page 190. 3 When you have finished editing the modification sets, close the Route Editor and (re-)Apply the filter with the updated modification sets.
Using Automatic Route Correction In RANOPT, you can use automatic route correction to 'fill in' location gaps that occur when there are consecutive groups of invalid locations and/or groups of duplicate locations along a drive test route contained within a single drive test file. You choose to use automatic route correction when creating a filter. To do this: 1 On the Manipulation tab, select the Automatic Route Correction option.
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There are two types of automatic route correction, which can be used together or separately, discussed in this table:
Item Correct Invalid Locations Description RANOPT corrects sections of the drive route that contain invalid locations. For more information on the reasons for an invalid location, see What Causes Invalid Locations? on page 190. The start docking point is the first location in a group of duplicate locations and the end docking point is the next unique location after the same group. If the selected file starts or ends with an invalid location, this will be replaced by the first or last valid GPS location respectively. The route is modified by interpolating locations between the start and end docking points of each group of invalid locations in a straight line. The speed is assumed to be constant between docking points. Spread In Between Locations RANOPT spreads duplicate recorded locations that lie in between unique locations. The start docking point is the last known valid position (in other words, the first sample within a group of duplicate locations), and the end docking point is the next unique position after that group.
What Causes Invalid Locations? You can use automatic route correction to solve any invalid locations that have occurred during the drive test. There are a number of reasons for invalid locations, described in this table:
Reason Losing the GPS fix Description Depending on the vendor equipment, losing the GPS fix (when driving a car through a tunnel or parking in a basement, for example) can result in lots of points with invalid locations. Losing the GPS fix can also lead to lots of duplicate locations being loaded. Cold boot The number of visible satellites is less than 3 Sometime the GPS takes a couple of seconds or minutes to lock at the beginning of the drive. When less than three satellites are available for determining the GPS location, the reported location is not accurate and should be marked as invalid.
Defining Manual Route Correction for Filters If you are creating a filter, and you select to use the manual route correction option, you must specify the modification sets to be used to correct the drive route. If you are using manual route correction, you must specify modification sets for each gap along the route. To quickly correct all of the gaps along the route using linear interpolation, you should use automatic route correction instead. To do this: 1 On the Manipulation tab, select the Manual Route Correction option.
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If you have already created modification sets, and want to use them as the basis for this definition set, select the Use Template option and select the required modification set. This is particularly useful if you are correcting a number of similar routes across more than one filter, for example, different floors within a building or a long section of train track or tunnelling. If you choose to use a template, you do not use the Route Editor and Map View at all. Instead, when the filter is Applied, the template is matched to the route and docking points as closely as possible. 2 Click Next. The Route Editor opens, as well as a Map View window displaying the drive test route. This picture shows an example:
If you already have a map view window open, this will be used to display the route instead of a new window. If you have more than one map view window open, you can select which one to use.
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In the Route Editor: The Available Locations pane shows a table of the points contained in the route. Each point is colour-coded, to indicate which points come from the same file; in the example used above, there are points for two different files, coloured red and turquoise. For more information, see About the Symbols Used in the Route Editor on page 201. In the Map View window, this symbol is used to indicate the point that is currently selected in the Available Locations pane. The Modification Sets pane shows the modification sets that have been created for the route.
On the Map View, the current modification sets are displayed on top of the route that is being edited. If you chose to use a template, the Route Editor and Map View window will display the chosen modification sets, creating the docking points based on the closest waypoints. The data for individual files is listed separately in both the Route Editor and Map View. 3 In the Route Editor, you can: Create modification sets Remove modification sets Edit existing modification sets Import modification sets
For more information, see one of the topics below. When using the Route Editor, to undo your last action, from the Edit menu, click Undo. 4 5 When you have defined the modification sets, from the File menu, click Save As. In the dialog box that appears, define a name for the collection of modification sets and click OK. RANOPT attempts to correct the sections of the route indicated by the docking points to match the intended route indicated by the way points. If the modification set does not contain any way points, it is assumed that the intended route is a straight line connecting the start and end docking points. The speed is assumed to be constant between docking points.
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The modification set is added to the Data Types list. To display it on the drive test route, select it in the Data Types list:
Creating Modification Sets for Manual Route Correction In the Route Editor, you can create a modification set. Defining modification sets in RANOPT is based on the concepts of docking points and waypoints. Before you try to create modification sets, see About the Concepts Used in Route Correction on page 197 for more information. When using the Route Editor, to undo your last action, from the Edit menu, click Undo. To define a modification set: 1 In the Route Editor, in the Available Locations pane, select the point that you want to make the start docking point. All of the points for a particular file are colour-coded: for example, in this Route Editor there are two separate files loaded, one marked red and one marked turquiose:
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- or In the Map View window, right-click the point that you want to make the start docking point, and from the menu that appears, click either Set as Docking Point or Add New Modification Set. The location is added to the Modification Sets pane, with the end point marked as 'uninitialised'. The start point is also marked on the Map View window. Any docking points or waypoints that are added to this 'active' set are highlighted:
To move around the drive test route, from the View menu, click Zoom to Start, Zoom to End or Zoom to Route as appropriate. 3 In the Route Editor, in the Available Locations pane, select the first location that you want to add as a waypoint, and then click the Set as Waypoint button - or In the Map View window, right-click the point that you want to add as a waypoint, and from the menu that appears, click Set as Waypoint. .
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The location is added to the Modification Sets pane beneath the start docking point, and is marked with a small 'W'. The waypoint is also marked on the Map View window, with a straight line connecting it to the start docking point:
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Continue adding waypoints in this way, until you have added all of the required waypoints. Each waypoint is connected with a straight line.
In the Available Locations pane, select the location that you want to make the end docking point, and then click the Set as Docking Point button - or In the Map View window, right-click the point that you want to make the end docking point, and from the menu that appears, click Set as Docking Point. .
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The location is added to the Modification Sets pane, marked as the end docking point. This point is also marked on the Map View window.
Tips: To change either of the docking points, select the location that you want to use instead and click the Set As Docking Point button (or right-click, and from the menu that appears, click the Set As Docking Point option). Based on the date and time of the new location, either the start or end docking point is replaced. If you want to undo the docking points, but retain the waypoints that you have created, click the Delete Docking Pair button .
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About the Concepts Used in Route Correction The modification sets used for route correction are composed of:
Item Description Symbol in RANOPT Start Docking Point: A pair of docking points (Start A docking point is a reference point into the drive test file. and End) The start docking point specifies the start of a section in the route that needs to be modified The end docking point specifies the end of a section in the route that needs to be modified A number of waypoints
A way point is a notional point that marks a desired position along Waypoint: the drive test route. Waypoints enable you to define the route in more detail; without waypoints, the corrected route is just a straight line between docking points. The more waypoints that you define, the more graduated you can make the route. (The number indicates the position in a series of waypoints - for example, this is the 5th waypoint)
The colour of the docking points corresponds to the colour given to the file in the Route Editor. Editing and Removing Modification Sets for Manual Route Correction When performing manual route correction, you can edit modification sets. You can: Move the location of a waypoint in the Map Window Move the waypoints up and down the series (for example, move waypoint 3 up to be waypoint 2 in the series) Remove waypoints from the route Reverse the order of a series of waypoints Delete a modification set When using the Route Editor, to undo your last action, from the Edit menu, click Undo. To move the location of a waypoint in the Map Window: 1 2 3 Select the waypoint that you want to move. While holding down the mouse button, drag the waypoint to the required location. Release the mouse button to fix the waypoint at the new location. In the Route Editor, in the Modification Sets pane, select the required waypoint, and then click the Move Waypoint Up as required. - or In the Map View window, right-click the required waypoint, and from the menu that appears, click Move Waypoint Up and Move Waypoint Down as required.
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To move a waypoint up or down in the Route Editor: and Move Waypoint Down button
The selected waypoint is moved up or down the list accordingly. To remove a waypoint from the route: In the Route Editor, in the Modification Sets pane, select the required waypoint, and then click the Remove Waypoint button - or In the Map View window, right-click the required waypoint, and from the menu that appears, click Remove Waypoint. The selected waypoint is removed from the list, and the waypoints either side are connected with a straight line. To reverse the order of a series of waypoints: In the Route Editor, in the Modification Sets pane, select the required modification set, and click the Reverse Waypoints button - or In the Map View window, right-click any waypoint in the modification set, and from the menu that appears, click Reverse Waypoints. The order of the waypoints is reversed.For example, in a set of 5 waypoints, waypoint 1 becomes waypoint 5, and vice versa. To delete a modification set: In the Route Editor, select the required modification set, and then click the Remove Modification Set button - or In the Map View window, right-click any docking point or waypoint in the modification set, and from the menu that appears, click Remove Modification Set. Importing Modification Sets for Manual Route Correction In the Route Editor, you can import existing modification sets. When using the Route Editor, to undo your last action, from the Edit menu, click Undo. You can import modification sets from two sources: ENTERPRISE vectors. You cannot import from ENTERPRISE polygons, because they do not have distinct start and end points. Previously defined sets of RANOPT waypoints that have been stored in the database. . . .
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To import ENTERPRISE vectors as modification sets: 1 2 From the Import menu, click Vectors. The Vector Selection dialog box appears. In this dialog box, select the required vector file from the drop-down list:
Click OK. The selected vector file is imported into the Route Editor, and displayed on the Map View window. This picture shows an example:
In this example, the imported vector file contained four features - three vectors, which have been converted into modification sets and one polygon, that has not. In the bottom left, the modification set is too far away from the drive test route to have docking points. In this case, the modification set can be moved closer or deleted.
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During the import, RANOPT automatically selects docking points from the drive test route based on the closest location match it can find to the start and end of each set of imported waypoints. To import a modification set that has been previously created: 1 2 From the Import menu, click Existing Waypoints. In the dialog box that appears, select the saved modification set that you want to import:
Click OK. The modification set is imported into the Route Editor. RANOPT automatically assigns docking points where possible, but no docking points will be assigned for waypoint sets too far away from the route. It is also displayed on the Map View window.
About the Symbols Used for Points in the Route Editor In the Route Editor, points in a loaded drive test route can be given a number of symbols depending on their status. This table describes these symbols:
Item Pane Available Locations Modification Sets Available Locations Description The start of a group of points. There may be more than one starting point at the same latitude longitude position, but each will be associated with a different file. The start of a modification set. The end of a group of points. As with starting points, there may be more than one end point at the same latitude longitude position, but each will be associated with a different file. The end of a modification set. An invalid location. You cannot plot these on the map. A duplicate location - in other words, the same location exists more than once in the same file. A unique position. An uninitialised docking point. This means that the start docking point has been defined for a modification set, but the end docking point has not. A waypoint.
Modification Sets Available Locations Available Locations Available Locations Modification Sets Modification Sets
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Managing Waypoints for Route Correction You can use the Waypoint Manager to manage existing sets of waypoints. To open the Waypoint Manager: On the main RANOPT main toolbar, from the Tools menu, click Waypoint Manager. This picture shows an example:
In the Waypoint sets pane, you can view all of the stored waypoint sets for a particular user. If you have added, deleted or modified a waypoint set while the Waypoint Manager has been open, click the Refresh button sets. To view a waypoint set in the Map View window: Select the required waypoint set and then click the View Waypoint Set button .- or Right-click the required waypoint set, and from the menu that appears, click View Waypoint Set. In the Used by pane, you can see which filters use a selected waypoint set. to update the list of waypoint
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In the Waypoint Manager, you can: Delete any redundant waypoint sets Rename waypoint sets Move waypoint sets between folders Create folders for waypoint sets To delete a waypoint set or folder: Select the waypoint set or folder that you want to delete, and then click the Delete button - or Right-click the required waypoint set or folder, and from the menu that appears, click Delete. You can only delete unused waypoint sets - that is, waypoint sets that are not used by any filter. To rename a waypoint set or folder: 1 Select the waypoint set or folder that you want to rename, and then click the Rename button - or Right-click the required waypoint set or folder, and from the menu that appears, click Rename. - or Select the waypoint set or folder that you want to rename, and then click the name. 2 1 2 Type the new name of the waypoint set or folder, and then click Enter. Select the waypoint set that you want to move. To move it to another folder, hold down the mouse button, drag the waypoint set onto the folder into which you want to move it, and then release the mouse button. - or To move the waypoint set to the root of the directory: Click the Move to Root button Right-click the required waypoint set, and from the menu that appears, click Move to Root. To move a waypoint set: . .
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To add a new folder for a waypoint set, or a sub-folder for an existing folder: 1 Select the waypoint set or folder that you want to place in the new folder, and then click the Add New Folder button - or Right-click the required waypoint set or folder, and from the menu that appears, click Add New Folder. A new folder is created. 2 Type the name of the folder and then click Enter. The selected waypoint set or folder is moved into this new folder. .
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Modifying a Filter
In the RANOPT Filter Manager, you can modify and delete filters. When you delete a filter, you also delete all of the results associated with that filter. Any users making use of this data will have to create another filter to get back to the results. To modify a filter: 1 2 3 4 1 Right-click the required filter and from the menu that appears, click Modify Filter. In the dialog box that appears, make the required changes. Click OK to save the changes. Click Yes when prompted to re-apply the filter. Select the filter that you want to delete. To delete more than one filter, hold down the Ctrl button and click each filter that you want to delete. 2 3 Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Delete Filter. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
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- or 1 2 From the Tools menu, click Workspace. In the Filter Manager, select the filter that you want to add to the Workspace. To select more than one filter, hold down the Ctrl button and click each filter. 3 Drag the required filter onto the Workspace, and release the mouse button to drop it.
In the Filter Manager, the filter is labelled with the letter 'w' to indicate that it is included in the Workspace:
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When the filter has been applied, the icon colour in the Filter Manager changes to green. If an error occurs whilst applying the filter, click the Messages button to view the error. It will not be possible to view data from this filter until the error(s) has been resolved.
You can also apply all filters, or just those that are invalid. To do this, right-click in the Filter Manager window, from the menu that appears, click: Apply ALL Filters to apply all the filters Apply only INVALID Filters to apply the filters that are invalid The filters will be applied consecutively (not simultaneously).
RANOPT filters are stored in a folder structure. These folders may be dragged, dropped, deleted and renamed. Filters can be added to the root and then moved to a folder that has already been created. To create a folder: 1 2 Right-click in the empty space and from the menu that appears, click Create Folder. Type a name for the new folder, and then press Enter. Select a folder from the Filter Manager and from the menu that appears, click Rename Folder. To delete a folder: Select a folder from the Filter Manager and from the menu that appears, click Delete Folder.
To rename a folder:
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To move filters between folders: 1 2 Select the filter that you want to move. Drag it onto the appropriate folder.
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The Quick Poly Filter Association dialog box appears. 4 Click Next to display this screen:
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Click the Capture Map Extent button and then select the Map View window. The Map View window map extents are used to define the dimensions of polygon. Click Next. The coordinates of the selected map extents (which form a rectangle) are displayed.
Click Finish to save the polygon in the filter. An information window is displayed to confirm that the polygon was created successfully, with a default name.
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Click OK. To apply the filter immediately, click Yes when prompted. This produces a filtered result set containing data only from the selected map extent. If you plot this data on the Map View, only the data included in the polygon is displayed.
10 Right-click the filter and from the menu that appears, click Apply Filter.
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To reset the filter, so that it no longer contains the quick polygon: 1 2 In either the Filter Manager or Workspace, right-click the filter. From the menu that appears, click Reset Quick 2DView Area Filter.
To open the Sessions List window: 1 2 Ensure you have created an appropriate filter. In the RANOPT Filter Manager, right-click the required filter and from the menu that appears, point to Analysis Tools, W-CDMA Handsets and then click Display Data Sessions Performed. The Sessions List window appears.
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Click the Search button. All of the UE and scanner results files that are dated from the specified date/time onwards are displayed.
In the Scanner Files pane, select the required scanner file. In the UE Files pane, select the UE file that you want to associate with the selected scanner file. It is possible to associate more than one scanner file with a UE file.
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Click the Start Geo Mapping button. The associated files are processed from the bottom up. When the files have been processed, click Yes if you want to create a filter with the mapped values. If you want to include the filter in the Map View and the Chart View, select Include Filter in 2D-View and Chart View.
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The Rule Builder dialog box appears. This picture shows an example:
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Select the data group on which you will use the rule, for example, UMTS Scanner Measurements or GSM Scanner Measurements. Based on the data group, select the parameter that will be used in the rule. To build the first expression for the rule: Select an operator Select the required value type (Number/float or string) Type the required value .
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The first expression is added. 8 Continue to build the rule by creating expressions as described above, and then clicking: The AND Into Rule button operator The OR Into Rule button operator to add the expression with an AND logical
Click the Test button to validate the expression. If the expression is invalid, an error message is displayed and the rule is not accepted. Click the Clear Rule button and create the rule again.
10 When you have created a valid rule, click OK. The rule appear in the list of rules for that rule set in the Rules Manager. The rule set is now available when you create a new filter.
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2. In the Rule Builder dialog box, type the rule name as Ignore Invalid Ec and Ec/Io Values. 3. Click the Create a New Rule button .
4. From the Group list, select UMTS Scanner Measurements. 5. From the Parameter list, select AGG_EC_IO. 6. From the Operator list, select <=. 7. Select the Number/Float option, and in the Value box, type -30. 8. Click the Add Expression button this: . The Rule Builder dialog box should now look like
9. From the Parameter list, select AGG_EC. 10. From the Operator list, select <=. 11. Select the Number/Float option, and in the Value box, type -100.
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13. Click the Test button to validate the expression. Click OK to accept the validation.
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Change the name and description, if required. If you want to modify a rule within this rule set, select the rule and then click the Modify Rule button . In the Rule Builder dialog box, modify the rule as required. Use the Test button to ensure that your changes are valid.
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If you have a number of rules, you can move them up or down the processing sequence by clicking the Move Up Click OK. Click Commit. and Move Down buttons as required.
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Select the rule that you want to delete, and then click the Delete Rule button Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
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Creating Snapshots
In the Snapshot Manager, you can create snapshots. To do this: 1 2 3 4 5 Right-click in the blank space in the left panel. From the menu that appears, point to Create and then click Snapshot. In the Name box, type a name for the snapshot. If required, in the Description box, type a suitable description for the snapshot. In the Network Operator box, select the network operator for the snapshot. This value can be used when filtering on data for a particular network. If the snapshot is collecting data from an ENTERPRISE database that covers more than one network, select 'Unassigned Network'. 6 7 8 In the Project box, select the project containing the data that you want to use in the snapshot. Select the technology (or technologies) used in the network from which you are creating the snapshot. Choose which sites and cells you want to include in the snapshot: 9 All sites and cells in the project Those within static filters only - if you choose this option, select a static filter from the drop-down list Those within polygons only - if you choose this option, select the polygon(s) from the list available
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You can organise your snapshots in folders. To create a folder: 1 2 3 Right-click in the blank space in the left panel. From the menu that appears, point to Create and click Folder. Type a suitable name for the folder and press Enter.
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You can view a variety of data for each technology, including the name of each site/cell included, the latitude/longitude and so on. You can also view details of any neighbours that are present. If you want to save this data in another format: 1 Click the required button as described in this table:
Click To save Cell/Site Data in HTML format Microsoft Excel format XML format ASCII Text File format
In the dialog box that appears, browse to a suitable location and click Save.
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Click the OK button to save the latitude and longitude of the offset.
Click Commit to save the offset. If you have just one offset, then this is the offset that will be automatically applied to drive test data when the filter is applied. However, if you create more than one offset, then you can select which one is the default. For information on how to do this, see Setting the Default Map Offset on page 226.
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This dialog box lists all of the available trace files that you could associate with the drive test files contained in the file, and includes the start and end time of the trace file. 3 4 Select the required files. If the start and end times for the trace file do not match the start and end times of your drive test file, you must offset the times to synchronise the data. To do this: In the Time Correction (Seconds) column, double-click the offset value and use the up and down arrows to change the value. - or 5 In the Calculate Offset column, click the button. In the dialog box that appears, click Yes. A calculated offset is applied to the trace file.
Click OK. During analysis, you can now view the associated trace file events for a particular filter. For more information, see Viewing Trace Events for Drive Test Files on page 276.
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Click Continue. Browse to the required location for the export file, and in the File name box, type the required filename. Click Save. The data is exported to the selected file. Click OK when the export has completed.
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To create a simple export format: 1 From the Tools menu, click Simple Export Format Creator. The Simple Export Format Creator appears. 2 3 4 Click the Create New Export Layout button .
In the Simple Export Format Name box, type a name for the format. In the Measurement Parameters pane, select the parameters that you want to include in the exported data and click the Move button .
The parameter is moved to the Select Order pane. This picture shows an example:
In this example, a number of details will be included in the exported data, such as the Filter ID, Date and a series of different Ec and Ec/Io values. Tips : To change the order, click the Move Up required. and Move Down buttons as
To move a parameter from the list, click the Delete button to the Measurement Parameters pane.
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Click Commit to save the format. You can now use this simple export format to export data for a filter.
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The Export Wizard appears. 2 3 Click Next. In the Measurement Parameters pane, select the parameters that you want to include in the exported data and click the Move button .
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The parameter is moved to the Select Order pane. This picture shows an example:
Tips : To change the order, click the Move Up required. and Move Down buttons as
To move a parameter from the list, click the Delete button to the Measurement Parameters pane.
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Click the Next button, and define the export layout: If you want to include headings in the export file, ensure that this option is selected Type the required Pilot/Sequence Grouping Column name, if you require one different to the default (SEQUENCE_NUM) Type the required text delimiter, if you require one different to the default (a comma)
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Click the Next button, and ensure that the summary of the data selected for the export is correct. This picture shows an example summary:
If it not correct, click the Back button and make the necessary changes. 6 When you are satisfied with the summary, click Next. The Export Data Preview displays the data that will be written to the file to be exported.
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Click the Next button. Select the export standard (or format) that you want to use - HTML, XML, ASCII Text or Microsoft Excel. Type the path and file file name for the export file. To quickly locate an appropriate path, click the Search button, browse to the required location, type the required filename and click OK.
10 Click Finish. The filter results are exported to the chosen file. Click OK when the export has completed.
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This picture shows an example of the Index worksheet for the WCDMA technology:
This picture shows an example of the Best Server worksheet for 3g Cell1A:
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Benchmarking Reports
In RANOPT you can benchmark different scenarios. For example, you can compare: Voice or data call performance for two or more networks Coverage indicators (Ec and Ec/Io, Rx Lev, Rx Qual) for different operators Two different vendors within the same network Benchmarking is also available for the Voice/Data Summary reports, so that you can benchmark call statistics. This picture shows a benchmarking report for Handset Ec Distribution, showing the percentage of Ec measurements that are above the defined benchmark for the nth best server:
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This picture shows a a benchmarking report comparing a number of different parameters (such as Total Data Connection Success and Average Data Connection Time) across five filters:
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This picture shows a benchmarking report comparing a number of different parameters (such as % of calls dropped and % of blocked calls) across five handsets:
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Analysing Data
In RANOPT you can analyse data in a number of ways. You can: Replay drive test measurements and analyse the data in a number of formats, including line charts and bar charts Analyse network messages and DQA messages View drive test data on the Map View To help you perform these tasks, you can: Manage the data replay windows Save the layout of data replay windows
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In the Jump To pane, select the date and time for which you want to replay data. If required, drag the slidebar to the point in the samples from which you want to replay:
In this example, the replay will start 47% through the drive test data. 4 Click Go .
If any analysis windows are open, data elements matching your chosen criteria are displayed. If you want to move to a particular point in the list, click the appropriate button as described in this table:
Click This Button Step Forwards Step Backwards Jump To Start Jump To End To Do This Move up one place up the list. Move one place down the list. Move to the start of the list. Move to the end of the list.
When you are at the correct point in the list, you are now ready to replay data elements.
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To move to a different point in the data: Click the Set Position button In the Replay Position dialog box, move the slide bar to the required point in the data.
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To view data values using a line chart: 1 From the Analysis menu, point to Line Chart, and then click New (to create a new line chart) or the required line chart name. If you are creating a new line chart, in the dialog box that appears, type a name and description, and then click OK. 2 If you are creating a new line chart (or want to add more parameters to the chosen line chart), in the Line Chart dialog box, click the Parameter Selector button add one or more parameters to the line chart. to
You can add a number of different types of parameter to the line chart and each type displays a different type of data in the line chart window (and is added to a different tab in the Legend). This table describes the different types:
This Parameter Type Line chart Event Background Displays This Line(s) on the graph plotting the data values. Icons along the top of the graph, which indicate particular events, for example, voice call start/end. Background colouring, depending on the parameter value.
For more information, see About the Parameter Selector on page 264.
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The measurements data is replayed, and displayed in the line chart window. Click Stop 4 to stop the replay of the drive test.
You can change the data that is displayed in a number of ways. This table describes the options:
To Zoom out Do This Click the Zoom Out button - or Hold down the left mouse button, and drag the mouse upwards. Zoom in Click the Zoom In button - or Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse downwards. Move the replay backwards in time Move the replay forwards in time Increase the line width on the chart Display the value at a particular point In the Current Time box, click the left arrow button In the Current Time box, click the right arrow button In the Line Width box, adjust the size Hover the cursor over the required point on the chart. The crosshair and the displayed value snap to the nearest line on the chart, so as you move the cursor around the chart the value of the nearest line is shown, rather than the value at the cursor position. Show/Hide the Legend tabs Click the Show/Hide Legend button . The tabs display: . . . . .
The parameters (and associated colours) shown on the line chart The events The background Connect the measurement points together with a line Select the Show Lines option. In the Point Separation Threshold box, type a limit in seconds. If the gap between two consecutive measurement values exceeds this limit, they will not be connected with a line. .
Plot the points across a grid, to make it easier to identify a particular Click the Show/Hide Grid Lines button value Pan across the line chart Click the Allow Panning button .
Move the cursor from left to right across the line chart to move backwards and forwards through the replay. Move backwards and forwards between events In the Legend, on the Events tab, right-click an event and from the menu that appears, click: Next to move to the next event on the graph Previous to move to the previous event on the graph First to move to the first event on the graph Change the range of the Y-axis Right click on the y-axis of the line chart. The Adjust Y Axis Range dialog box appears. Define the maximum y-value Define the minimum y-value Click OK
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To view data values using a bar chart: 1 From the Analysis menu, point to Bar Chart, and then click New (to create a new bar chart) or the required bar chart name. If you are creating a new bar chart, in the dialog box that appears, type a name and description, and then click OK. 2 In the Bar Chart dialog box, click the Parameter Selector button to add one or more parameters to the Bar Chart. For each parameter added, a new bar chart is displayed in the Bar Chart dialog box. For more information, see About the Parameter Selector on page 264. 3 On the RANOPT toolbar, click Play .
The measurements data is replayed, and displayed in the line chart window. Click Stop 4 to stop the replay of the drive test.
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To do this: 1 From the Analysis menu, point to Grid, and then click New (to create a new horizontal grid) or the required horizontal grid name. If you are creating a new horizontal grid, in the dialog box that appears, type a name and description, and then click OK. 2 In the Horizontal Grid dialog box, click the Parameter Selector button to add one or more parameters to the Grid. For each parameter added, a new grid is displayed in the Horizontal Grid dialog box. For more information, see About the Parameter Selector on page 264. 3 On the RANOPT toolbar, click Play .
The measurements data is replayed, and displayed in the Horizontal Grid dialog box. Click Stop 4 to stop the replay of the drive test.
You can change the data that is displayed in a number of ways. This table describes the options:
To Tile the grids vertically Tile the grids horizontally Do This Click the Tile Parameters Aligned Vertical button Click the Tile Parameters Aligned Horizontal button . .
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To view data values using the table view: 1 From the Analysis menu, point to Table View, and then click New (to create a new table view) or the required table view name. If you are creating a new table view, in the dialog box that appears, type a name and description, and then click OK. 2 In the dialog box that appears, click the Parameter Selector button or more parameters to the table view, up to a maximum of 32. to add one
For each parameter added, a new column will be displayed in the table view window. For more information, see About the Parameter Selector on page 264. You can choose what data is displayed in the table view for a particular parameter. For more information, see Restricting What Data is Displayed in the Table View on page 260. 3 On the RANOPT toolbar, click Play .
Changes to the data element values over the period of the drive test route are displayed in the Table View.
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To view a parameter name and the meaning of the colour coding, hover over the cell in the table. Click Stop 4 to stop the replay of the drive test.
You can now either: Print the results of the table view. To do this, click the Print button Export the table view results as a data file. For more information, see Exporting Data from the Table View on page 263. .
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In the Filter Settings dialog box that appears, in the Parameter Selection pane, select the parameter on which you want to filter:
If you have more than one parameter displayed in the table view, the filter values defined for the selected parameter will be used to filter the data for the other parameters as well. 4 In the Filter Criteria pane, type the minimum and maximum values that you want to display.
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If you want to colour code values that exceed the maximum threshold set: Select the Colour Code Thresholds option. Click the Search button , select the required colour, and then click OK.
Click Apply Filter. The table view displays the range of data that you have selected.
In this example, the colour code threshold has been set for the minimum and maximum range of values -88 to -90dB. The values that exceed this range are marked in turquoise. To remove the filter and display all of the data in the table view, click the Disable Filter button.
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If you want to include the header information (column names for the table view) in the export, in the Header pane, select the Include Header in Export option. In the Export Type pane, choose the format that you want to use for the export, either ASCII text or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. In the Field Delimiter pane, select the character you want to use to separate the values in a row.
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If you want to restrict the export to a particular date/time range (for example, export all of the data from five seconds before and after a call drop), in the Export Date Time Range pane: Select the Select Date Time Range checkbox. In the From and To boxes, choose the date and time range to which you want to restrict the data export.
In the File Name pane, type the file location and file name for the new file. - or To navigate to the required location, click the Search button required folder, type the filename and then click Save. . Locate the
If you want to add this data to an existing file, rather than creating a new file, select the Append To File option and then click the Search button existing file. 7 Click Export. The chosen data is exported. This picture shows an example: to locate the
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The Parameter Selector opens, displaying the list of filters in the Workspace.
Parameter Selector
Moving filters into the workspace automatically evaluates the existing replay modules (both default and user) and only modules with filter-compatible parameters added to them are available for selection in the Analysis menu.
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Each parameter has a coloured icon according to its status. This table describes the different options:
Icon Status The parameter is not included in the currently open chart, map or grid. The parameter has been added to the currently open chart, map or grid.
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If you are using a line chart, click the Add - Chart and Info Grid option (to add the parameter to the line chart and info grid) or Add - Info Grid (to add the parameter to the info grid only) as required. - or Double-click the parameter. The parameter is added to the chart, map or grid. The parameter name appears in bold font, and the icon next to the parameter changes to blue. 3 Click Close to view the results.
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- or Double click on the parameter. The parameter is removed from the chart, map or grid. The parameter name appears in normal font, and the icon next to the parameter changes to yellow.
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You can change the columns that are displayed by clicking the Columns menu, and selecting/un-selecting columns as required:
If you want to display all messages of the same type in the same colour, to make them more easy to identify in a list: Right-click one of the messages, and from the menu that appears, click Change Colour:
In the dialog box that appears, select the required colour and click OK.
If you want to revert the colour of a message type (or the colour of all message types) back to its original colour, right-click one of the messages and from the menu that appears, click Reset Colour or Reset All Colours as appropriate. 4 If you want to view a list of the message types in a separate tree, click the Select Message to filter on button . The list is displayed in the left-hand pane:
In the list of message types, select the message types that you want to display messages for, and then click Apply.
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To select all of the message types, right-click in the list, and from the menu that appears, click Select All. To undo this, right-click in the list again, and from the menu that appears, click Unselect All. 6 If you want to be able to view the a decoded version of the message during replay, select the Decode Message on the Fly option. The decoded message appears on the Tree and Text tabs, in a hierarchical structure and as raw text respectively. On both tabs, you can search for particular text strings by typing the required string and clicking the Search button . Any results are displayed in a separate Search pane. 7 To view the first instance of a particular message type, select the message type and click the First button. - or Right-click the required message type, and from the menu that appears, click First:
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The list of messages moves to the first instance of the selected message type, and the decoded message appears beneath it. This picture shows an example:
To display the next instance of the selected message type, click the Next button. - or Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Next.
If you want to save the decoded message text as a file: Click the Text tab. Click the Save button .
In the dialog box that appears, browse to a suitable location. Select a suitable filename and file type. Click Save. Click the Text tab. Click the Save the Decoded Text to the Clipboard button copied to the clipboard. . The text is
10 If you want to save the decoded message text to the clipboard for later use:
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In the list of message types, select the message types that you want to display messages for.
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To select all of the message types, right-click in the list, and from the menu that appears, click Select All. To undo this, right-click in the list again, and from the menu that appears, click Unselect All. 5 To view the first instance of a particular message type, select the message type and click the First button. - or Right-click the required message type, and from the menu that appears, click First. The list of messages moves to the first instance of the selected message type. 6 To display the next instance of the selected message type, click the Next button. - or Right-click the message type, and from the menu that appears, click Next. As well as viewing DQA messages in the DQA Messages dialog box, you can plot them on the Map View.
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You can change the columns that are displayed by clicking the Columns menu, and selecting/un-selecting columns as required:
If you want to display all messages of the same type in the same colour, to make them more easy to identify in a list: Right-click one of the messages, and from the menu that appears, click Change Colour:
In the dialog box that appears, select the required colour and click OK.
If you want to revert the colour of a message type (or the colour of all message types) back to its original colour, right-click one of the messages and from the menu that appears, click Reset Colour or Reset All Colours as appropriate. 4 If you want to view a list of the message types in a separate tree, click the Select Message to filter on button .
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In the list of message types, select the message types that you want to display messages for, and then click Apply. To select all of the message types, right-click in the list, and from the menu that appears, click Select All. To undo this, right-click in the list again, and from the menu that appears, click Unselect All.
If you want to be able to view the decoded version of the message during replay, select the Decode Message on the Fly option. - or Double-click the message that you want to decode. The decoded message appears on the Tree and Text tabs, in a hierarchical structure and as raw text respectively. On both tabs, you can search for particular text strings by typing the required string and clicking the Search button Search pane. . Any results are displayed in a separate
To view the first instance of a particular message type, select the message type and click the First button.
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- or Right-click the required message type, and from the menu that appears, click First. The list of messages moves to the first instance of the selected message type, and the decoded message appears beneath it. 8 To display the next instance of the selected message type, click the Next button. - or Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Next. 9 If you want to save the decoded message text as a file: Click the Text tab. Click the Save button .
In the dialog box that appears, browse to a suitable location. Select a suitable filename and file type. Click Save. Click the Text tab. Click the Save the Decoded Text to the Clipboard button copied to the clipboard. . The text is
10 If you want to save the decoded message text to the clipboard for later use:
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Right-click the data replay window that you want to rename. From the menu that appears, click Rename/Modify. Edit the name and description as required. Click OK.
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Right-click the data replay window that you want to export. From the menu that appears, click Export Replay Window. The Export Module dialog box appears:
In the Default Directory box, define the default location that you want to export data replay windows, unless you specify individual paths. Click the Browse button to quickly locate the required folder.
If you want to export the window to a directory other than the Default Directory: Click the Browse button and locate the directory where you would like to save the exported window, which is saved as a .mod file. You can also rename the file if required.
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Click Save.
To import a data replay window: 1 2 3 Click the Import button. In the dialog box that appears, browse to the .mod file containing the replay window that you want to import. Click Open:
The selected replay window is imported, and added to the list in the Window Manager.
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In the Desktop Manager, you can: Add and delete desktop layouts Set a particular desktop layout to be the default on page 295, which can then be loaded again quickly You can also modify desktops by adding additional data replay windows. For information on how to do this, see Modifying Desktops on page 296.
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After you have created a desktop, you can make it the default option, that can be loaded again quickly. For information on how to do this, see Setting a Default Desktop on page 295. Select the desktop that you want to delete. Click Delete. The selected desktop is removed.
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Table Views For table views, the following details are saved: Dimensions of the data replay window (top, left, height, width) Whether the Enable Cell Colouring option has been selected or not This picture shows an example:
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Line Charts For line charts, the following details are saved: Dimensions of the data replay window (top, left, height, width) Column sizes for the Legend, and the events that are selected This picture shows an example:
Signalling/Messages Data For Signalling/Messages data, the following details are saved: Dimensions of the data replay window (top, left, height, width) The selected filter ID Whether the Decode message on the fly option has been selected or not Whether the filter panel is displayed or not The width of the splitter between the filter and the messages panels The height of the splitter between the messages list and the decoded messages tree The number of visible columns The name and width of the column The number of selected nodes in the filter tree The index of each selected node in the filter tree
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Vendor Messages (DQA) Data For vendor messages (DQA) data, the following details are saved: Dimensions of the data replay window (top, left, height, width) The selected filter ID Whether the filter panel is displayed or not The width of the splitter between the filter panel and the messages panel The number of columns The name and width of each column This picture shows an example:
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GPS Navigation Dialog Box For the GPS Navigation dialog box, the following details are saved: Dimensions of the window (top, left, height, width) The selected filter ID This picture shows an example:
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Map View Window Replays For the Map View Window Replays, the following details are saved: The number of all open Map View windows The dimensions of all open Map View windows Zoom areas of all open Map View windows The currently loaded RANOPT Analysis modules The selection state (i.e. checked or not-checked) of both ENTERPRISE and RANOPT map layers (v5.2.2 and higher only) This picture shows an example:
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Modifying Desktops
If you have loaded an existing desktop, you can modify it by adding extra open windows to it. To do this: 1 From the Analysis menu, point to Desktops and click: Save - if you want to save the new layout with the same name as the currently loaded desktop - or 2 Save As - if you want to save the new layout under a new name.
If you chose the Save As option, in the dialog box that appears, type the name of the new desktop and click OK. The new layout is saved as required.
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If you have saved your favourite desktop layouts in the Desktop Manager, you can reload them at any time. To do this: From the Analysis menu, click the required option: Load Default Desktop (if you have set a desktop as the default) - or The name of the required desktop:
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In the list that appears, right-click the RANOPT item, and from the menu that appears, point to Add Map module, and then click the required item:
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If you are creating a new map module, in the dialog box that appears, type a name and description for the new map module, and click OK. The map module is added to the Data Types list. This picture shows an example:
Under the map module item, the parameters are sorted according to filter, technology and equipment. You can add additional parameters if required, for more information, see Adding and Removing Parameters in the Data Types List on page 301. If you are creating a new map module, it does not have any parameters initially and you must add them.
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To display a particular parameter on the Map View, select the corresponding checkbox:
You can specify how the chosen parameters are displayed on the map. For more information, see Modifying the Display Properties of Map Modules on page 313. The map modules and parameters that are displayed when you close the Map View window and/or log out of RANOPT are automatically displayed again the next time that you open the Map View window. Tips : You can display all of the parameters for a particular equipment, technology or map module by selecting the corresponding checkbox. In this example, all of the parameters associated with the W-CDMA handset will be displayed:
To quickly expand or collapse the list of parameters for a map module, rightclick the equipment and from the menu that appears, click Expand or Collapse as required. You can delete all of the modules (text and map) that you have created in the Data Types list, by right-clicking the RANOPT item and from the menu that appears, clicking Remove All Modules.
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Select the parameter that you would like to add. You can select multiple parameters if you want to add more than one. To quickly locate a parameter, type the name in the Find pane and click the Find button . The first parameter matching the criteria is highlighted, and by clicking on the Find button again you can highlight the next parameter.
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The parameter is added to the list available for display. It appears under each filter that it is valid for, and is grouped according to its technology and equipment:
To remove a parameter: In the list of parameters, right-click the required parameter, and from the menu that appears, click Remove Parameter. The required parameter is removed from the Data Types list.
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You can remove all of the parameters for a particular equipment, technology or map module by right-clicking the corresponding item. In this example, all of the parameters associated with the W-CDMA handset will be removed:
The Replay Display Properties screen enables you to do the following: Configure the Replay cursor and select Cell lines to display during the replay of a drive test on the map Specify the colour of the Replay cursor Specify the size of the cursor as it is displayed on the map (in metres) Specify the width of the cursor (in pixels)
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Select the Replay Cursor tab. Choose the colour for the cursor by clicking the colour in the colour palette. Specify the size of the replay cursor in metres by typing the size you require in the Size textbox. Select the width of the replay cursor line in pixels by selecting the required number from the Width drop-down box. Select the types of cell lines you want to display on the map by selecting the corresponding checkbox. Click the OK button to confirm your changes -orSelect another tab to define the display properties of the Cell line(s) you selected in step 6.
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Click on the tab corresponding to the Cell set you want to configure, for example, Scanner (WCDMA). Specify the colour for the selected cell line by clicking the required colour in the colour palette. Specify the line style by selecting the type of line you require from the Style dropdown list. Specify the line width by selecting the required width (in pixels) from the Width drop-down list. Specify the level of transparency with which the line will be displayed by selecting from the Transparency drop-down list. Click the OK button to save your changes.
If you are displaying several different cell lines, make each one a different colour in order to easily distinguish between different Cell sets.
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In the Background pane, select whether you want a solid or halo background by clicking on the relevant option. -orSelect the Off option to have no background.
In the General pane, click the Border checkbox to specify a border around the scale display. -orDeselect the checkbox to remove the border.
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In the Units pane, specify whether you want the scale to display metric or imperial units by clicking the corresponding option. In the Position on 2D-View pane, select where you want the scale display positioned on the 2D-View map by clicking the corresponding option. Click OK to save your changes.
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In the Font pane, select the required font from the list. In the Font Style pane select whether you want the font to be bold or regular by clicking on the relevant option. In the Size pane select the font size by clicking on the size you want in the list. -orType in the font size you want in the textbox.
In the Effects pane you can specify whether you want the text to be underlined or struck through by clicking on the relevant option. You can also select a different colour for the font and border from the Color drop-down list. Click OK to save your changes.
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If you want the scale to be visible at all times, select the Always option. -orIf you want to see the scale only within a specific zoom range, click the View zoom range option and specify the zoom range (in kilometres) and whether you want the scale to visible for height or width. -orIf you want to see the scale only within a specific kilometre range, click the Scale Range option and specify the scale range. The scale will only be displayed on the 2D Map View within the ranges you have specified.
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If you want to remove part of a map module: 1 Expand the required map module, and select the level that you want to delete - for example, if you want to delete a particular parameter within an equipment level, select the parameter, or if you want to delete all parameters for a particular equipment level, select the equipment level.
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Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Remove Parameters (or Remove Parameter for an individual parameter):
To remove all map modules: Right-click the RANOPT item and from the menu that appears, click Remove All Modules.
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The display properties are displayed on two tabs: 3 On the Style tab, you can configure the physical appearance of the parameter. On the Variables tab, you can define which value is displayed for a parameter.
As well as manually modifying the display properties of a particular map module parameter, you can also: Copy and paste display properties from one map module to another. For more information, see Copying and Pasting Display Properties of Map Modules on page 319. Export and import display properties between map modules. For more information, see Exporting and Importing Display Properties of Map Modules on page 320.
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Setting the Display Style of Parameters On the Style tab of the Parameter Display Style dialog box, you can set the display style for a parameter. To do this: 1 On the Style tab, you can configure style settings for your display properties. This table describes the options:
Click Add To Add a value. In the Add Value dialog box, select a colour to represent that range and type a value for that range. Modify Modify a value. Edit the value and click OK to save the changes. Remove Remove All Generate Remove a value. Remove all previously created values. Randomly generate some range attributes with a specific value and random assigned colours. Select a start colour and an end colour. Type a value for a minimum value, type a value for a maximum value and type a value for a Step interval. Click OK. Copy Style From Use a style from a previously created parameter. Select a parameter from the Copy Style From Parameter window and click OK.
If you select Bin Average, the data appears in squares as per the specified size. This gives a statistical view of the average levels in different regions. 2 3 4 Select the symbol type - rectangle, triangle, circle, cross or diagonal cross. Select to have a Filled or Transparent symbol. Type in X and Y offsets to offset the data to be displayed. Offsets must be positive. 5 To specify the size of the symbol: Select Use pixels and type a value in pixels. Zooming in or out on the Map View window will have no effect on the size of the symbol. - or Type a value in metres. Zooming in or out on the Map View window will affect the size of the symbol - the more zoomed in, the bigger the symbol, and the more zoomed out, the smaller the symbol.
The offset and symbol size can be used in conjunction if you have a number of parameters in your map module; you can offset each parameter and reduce the size so each one appears clearly. 6 Select All in Legend to display all labels and their colours. If this is not selected, the legend displayed for the Map View will only contain the labels and colours that are displayed on the Map View.
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Select Only Description in Legend to display only the description of the parameter and not the numeric value of the parameter on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window. If you do not select this, the legend displayed will contain the numeric value of the parameter as well as the description of the parameter on the Legend tab of the Map Information & Control window.
If you want to use these display settings every time that this parameter is used in a module, select the Set as My Default option. If you have specified individual display settings for this parameter in another module, the Set as My Default option will not replace them. Tips : If you want to change a parameter back to a default scheme that you have created, on the Style tab, click Reset If you want to change a parameter back to its original system colour scheme before any default schemes were created, on the Style tab, click Restore
Setting What Values Are Displayed for Parameters On the Variables tab of the Parameter Display Style dialog box, you can set which value is displayed for a parameter. For example, you may want to display all of the maximum values for a parameter along a drive test route, or all of the values within a particular threshold (in order to exclude any extreme values or anomalies). To set which value is displayed for a parameter: 1 Click the Variables tab. The query variables that were created for the SQL statement are displayed. They define which value is displayed, based on a series of variables. To view the description of the variable, hover the cursor over the current value of the variable in the right-hand column.
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In this example, the maximum value for the parameter will be displayed at each measurement point. 2 The different variable types are modified in different ways: To modify a single value, select the right-hand column next to the variable name and type a new value.
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- or To modify a value from a picklist range, click the Browse button in the right-hand column. From the checklist that appears, select the required value:
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- or To modify a value from a drop-list of values, click the arrow button in the right-hand column. From the drop down list of values that appears, select the required value:
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The Map Click is disabled when the Zoom in or Zoom out button are selected.
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In the Auto-Range Settings pane, select the RANOPT Cell Site Colouring option. Click OK. Click Apply. On the Map View Window toolbar, click the 2g Cell Site Colouring button the 3g Cell Site Colouring button - or In the Map View window, right-click and from the menu that appears, click GSM Cell Site Colouring (for 2g cell sites) or Cell Site Colouring (for 3g cell sites). as required. or
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In the Parameter Selector, select the parameter in the map module that you have chosen. For more information, see About the Parameter Selector on page 264. On the map view, the cell sites are displayed in different colours according to the value of the chosen parameter.
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In the dialog box that appears, type the required comment and click OK. In the Data Types list, expand the User Comments item, and select the filter for which the comment has been created:
Click Apply. In the Map View window, a comments (scroll) icon is displayed for each comment.
To delete a comment from the Map View Window: 1 2 Click the comments icon that you want to delete. In the dialog box that appears, click Delete.
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In the dialog box appears, type a name for the new polygon, and then click OK.
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A polygon is created around the selected drive rest route. 3 To view the bounding polygon that you have created, from the Data Types list, select the new vector. The bounding polygon is displayed:
If the route is a non-continuous and scattered group of points, a group of bounding polygons will be made for each continuous area:
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In this example, four different bounding polygons have been created, one for each section of the route.
In the list that appears, right-click the RANOPT item, and from the menu that appears, point to Add Text module, and then click the required item:
- or From the Analysis Menu, click Map Text and from the menu that appears, click New. 3 In the window that appears, type in a name for the text module and a description. To rename a text module after you have created it, in the Data Types list, right-click the text module and from the menu that appears, click Rename Module. Type the new name and then click OK. 4 Click OK. The Map View window opens (unless it is open already). 5 On the Map View window, click the Show Data Types button .
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Expand the RANOPT directory, and right-click the new text module:
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Click Open Parameter Selector. The Parameter Selector appears. Use the Parameter Selector to choose the parameters that are displayed in the text module. For more information, see About the Parameter Selector on page 264. Define the display properties for the text module. For more information, see Modifying the Display Properties of Text Modules on page 329.
10 To display the text module on the Map View, in the Data Types list, select the filter associated with the text module:
To remove a text module that you have created: In the Data Types list, right-click the required text module, and click Remove Module. The text module is removed from the Data Types list, but is still available in the Analysis menu.
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You can delete all of the modules (text and map) that you have created in the Data Types list, by right-clicking the RANOPT item and from the menu that appears, clicking Remove All Modules.
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To Do This Select if you want overlapping text to be automatically removed. Choose whether the text is positioned automatically according to best fit, or based on a manual positioning and offset.
Estimated Values
Choose to calculate and display estimated values. Choose to display: The last known value - or The last known value within a defined number of seconds This is particularly useful if your text module contains parameters that are recorded at different points (for example, SC, EC/IO and EC are recorded at the same time, but BLER is recorded separately), but would like to keep the labels the same. An estimated value is displayed on the map in a lighter font and actual values are displayed in bold font.
Visibility Settings
Select Always to always display the parameters on the Map View. Select View Zoom Range and type in a minimum and maximum range for when the parameters must be visible. Select Scale Range and type in a minimum and maximum value for when the parameters must be visible.
This example shows a text module that displays the Scrambling Code and Ec for a specific point in the Map View:
The text module has been defined as follows: The order of the parameters is Scrambling Code, Ec The font is Comic Sans, regular font, font size 9, underlined and red The background colour is solid yellow The text is only visible when the Zoom maximum range is 1 km
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As well as manually modifying the display properties of a particular text module, you can also: Copy and paste display properties from one text module to another. For more information, see Copying and Pasting Display Properties of Text Modules on page 331. Export and import display properties between text modules. For more information, see Exporting and Importing Display Properties of Text Modules on page 332.
Select the filter onto which you want to 'paste' the copied display properties.
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Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Paste Properties:
In the dialog box that appears, type the required path and filename. Click the Browse button to browse to the required location.
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Click Export. The display properties are exported and saved as an .stt file.
To import the display properties for a text module: 1 2 In the Data Types list, expand the required text module and select the filter onto which you want to import the data properties. Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Import Properties:
In the dialog box that appears, type the required path and filename. Click the Browse button to browse to the required .stt file.
Click Import. The display properties for the selected filter are updated.
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In the Filter Manager, right-click the filter containing the call data into which you want to drill down, point to Quick Drill Down, and then click the required parameter set:
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If you hover over the tiles along the drive test route, you can see a summary of the parameter values in that tile. This picture shows an example, in which a summary of Ec/Io values for that tile are shown:
In the tile over which the cursor is hovering, the majority of Ec/Io values are >= 100 dBm. This is indicated by the red colour, according to the display properties, but the quick drill down provides a more detailed breakdown of the parameter values - for example, indicating the 2nd highest value category. If you have also associated a Device Identifier and Call Sequence Number to the parameters, you can also drill down into call data. To do this: 1 Right-click in the tile containing the call information that you want to view, and from the menu that appears, click Show Calls. The Call Details dialog box appears, providing data on the calls within that tile:
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To replay one of the calls, select the required file. The replay cursor moves to the start of the call:
From the Analysis Tools menu, select the required option for replaying the data. - or Right-click the call, and from the menu that appears, point to Analysis Tools, then the required viewing method (for example, Table View), and then click the required name or New to create a new instance of the chosen method (for example, a new table view):
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If you move the cursor over a filter in the Workspace, an information window appears, describing the contents of the filter: The filter name The equipment type used The technologies used Any snapshots that are included Any data manipulation techniques that are included The drive test files included From the Workspace, you can quickly view a filter in the Filter Manager. To do this, right-click the required filter, and from the menu that appears, click Locate in Filter Manager.
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The chosen filter is added to the Workspace. In the Filter Manager, the filter is labelled with the letter 'w' to indicate that it is included in the Workspace:
To remove a filter from the Workspace: 1 2 In the Workspace, select the filter that you want to remove. Right-click the filter, and from the menu that appears, click Remove. - or Click the Remove Filter button .
The filter is removed from the Workspace. However, it is still present in the Filter Manager.
The filter becomes active, and is displayed in a bold font. To make a filter inactive: Right-click the required filter and from the menu that appears, click Make Inactive.
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To open the Database Explorer if you are not logged into RANOPT: From the Start button, point to Programs, AIRCOM International, ENTERPRISE 7.0, Misc, then click RANOPT Database Explorer. In the dialog box that appears, enter a username and password then select a database from those shown in the list. Click OK.
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The information is displayed on two tabs: The Measurement File Explorer tab manages all the measurement (drive test and trace) files that have been loaded The Load Progress Monitor tab monitors the parsing and loading of the files
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You can define where the Database Explorer should retrieve the measurement files, and how often to check for updates to the measurement files. For more information, see Defining the Database Explorer Settings on page 343.
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The database on the 'localhost' server will be checked for new files every 5 seconds. 4 Click OK.
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Beneath the file details is a separate Comments field, which can be edited at any time (even during the loading of the data files).
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Setting How the File List Is Displayed on the Measurement File Explorer Tab
In the RANOPT Database Explorer, you can define how the measurement file list is displayed on the Measurement File Explorer tab. For example, you can choose to sort the files based on the network, the import source, date loaded, technology type and so on. This picture shows a series of measurement files organised by technology:
If you change the sort order here, it will also change the sort order in the Filter Criteria file list. For more information on this, see Creating Filters in RANOPT on page 173. To define the sort order: 1 Click the Sort and Order Drive Test File Explorer button .
The Table Sort dialog box appears. The left-hand list contains the information options and the right-hand list details the order in which they are sorted.
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If you choose to order the file list by file size, in the File Size Grouping pane, you can specify the file size range. Files are then displayed in groups according to this range. For example, if the file size grouping is set to be 15MB, the files are arranged in groups 0-15MB, 16-30MB, 31-45MB and so on. 2 To select an option to be displayed, click the required option and then click the right direction button .
To remove an option from the display list, select it and then click the left direction button 3 .
To order the list, you can move the options up and down by clicking the required option and then clicking the up and down direction buttons.
When you have included all of the information options and defined the correct order, click OK.
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Click the Purge Files button to delete the selected file(s) permanently from the database. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
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To purge a set of files from a specific group (for example, load date, equipment or file size), select the required group. You can also select individual devices within a particular measurement file.
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Click the Send to Deleted Files button. Click Yes to confirm that you want to send the file to the Deleted Files folder.
You can set the sort order of the file list to make deleting files easier. For example, if you want to quickly delete all of the files associated with a particular network, you can sort the file list based on network, select the network containing the files you want to delete and click the Remove button.
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Click Yes to confirm the file recovery. The selected file(s) will now be displayed in the Loaded Files tab.
You can also choose to purge a file from the Deleted Files folder by selecting Purge File(s) in the pop-up menu. You cannot delete a file which is being used in a filter. If you try to do this, a warning dialog box appears:
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You can save the load progress information as a text file, to be viewed outside of RANOPT. For information on how to do this, see Saving Load Progress Messages on page 349.
In the dialog box that appears, browse to a suitable location. Type an appropriate file name and click Save. The Progress Messages are saved into a text file.
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You only have to do this once. If you want to change it later, you can open the Options dialog box from the Tools menu.
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As well as creating jobs and tasks in the RANOPT Scheduler, you can view information for jobs and tasks: The last time that the task was run The end time when the task was last run The duration of the task when it was last run The next scheduled run time (for jobs only)
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In the lower pane of the Scheduler, you can view the progress log file for the job or task that has been executed. This picture shows an example:
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In the Job Properties dialog box, type a name and description for the job:
You can toggle the Enable option if you do not want to run a job at a specified time, but do not want to delete the job. In the Run pane, select how often you want to the task to run. In the Start at pane, select the date and time that you want to start running the task.
If you have set the task to run once, this is the date and time that the one-off task will be executed. If you have set the task to run daily, you can specify the time that the task will be executed. If you have set the task to run weekly, you can specify the day of the week and the time that the task will be executed. If you have set the task to run monthly, you can specify the date and time that the task will be executed.
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If you have set the task to run monthly according to weekday, you can specify which day of the week and when in the month the task will be executed by selecting from the Run... drop-down list.
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In the Database Details pane, type the details of the database that you want to connect to. Click the Test button to test that the details of the database you have entered are valid. All tasks associated with this job will be connected to the database specified. If you want to associate a task with a different database, you need to create a new job and associate that job with the required database.
Click OK.
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The dialog box will vary slightly, depending on the task type selected.
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In the name pane, type a name for the new task. Each task type has different attributes to configure, so see the appropriate topic for the next set of steps: Configuring File Load Tasks on page 357 Configuring Filter Creation Tasks on page 360 Configuring Report Executing Tasks on page 362
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When you have configured the task(s) correctly, click OK. To ensure that the folder for the log file of the jobs is defined correctly: From the Tools menu, click Options In the dialog box that appears, specify the path for the log files:
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A log file stores the actions and progress of tasks in a job. In the specified folder, RANOPT creates a subfolder with the same name as the job, and further subfolders for each task in the job. 7 You are now ready to run your task.
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In the Import Folder pane, you can view the Import directory, into which the files will be loaded, from where they will be processed by the parser/loader. This directory is defined in the RANOPT Administrator, so if it needs to be changed, click Cancel and contact your administrator.
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The available import folders in this directory are displayed beneath the directory, in the right-hand pane:
The processing folders (in, out and err) are not listed in this pane. 4 To define which measurement files should be moved to which imports folder: In the left-hand pane, select the folder containing the measurement file(s). Still holding the mouse button, drag the folder onto the required import folder in the right-hand pane. You must choose a network-level folder. Although the processing folders are not listed, as part of this task, the measurement files will be moved to the in folder for parsing/loading. Release the mouse button to drop the folder. If you make a mistake, you can undo this by right-clicking the folder and clicking Remove. You can also re-arrange folders in the right-hand pane by dragging and dropping them. You can add more than one measurement file folder to the same imports folder. When the task is run, only files with the correct extension (as defined in the RANOPT Administrator) will be copied to the import folder. This picture shows an example File Load Task:
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In this example, files contained in the Drive Test Files folder on the C drive of the host machine will be loaded into the RanoptImports folder from where they will be parsed and loaded into RANOPT: 5 Drive test files from the Drive 1 folder will be loaded into the in folder of Nemo Handset/Network A Drive test files from the Drive 2 folder will be loaded into the in folders of Nemo Handset/Network A and Nemo Scanner/Network A Drive test files from the Drive 3 folder will be loaded into the in folder of Nemo Handset/Network A
Using the Filter Criteria Wizard, specify the criteria for your filter. When the filter is applied, any available drive test files that match the filter criteria will be included.
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For more information on filter criteria, see Creating Filters in RANOPT on page 173. Most of the wizard is the same as the one used in the Filter Manager, however the General tab is slightly different. 3 On the General tab, to filter the files based on times and dates: Select whether you want to filter based on the time/date that the file was logged or the time/date that the file was loaded. If you want to apply a filter based on a specified start time and/or end time of the drive test file, select the appropriate Enable option. If you do not enable the start time, then the filter will include all of the drive test files from the start of the database to the end time (if this is specified). If you do not enable the end time, then the filter will include all of the drive test files from the start time (if this is specified) to the time that the job start. To specify a fixed date and time, select the Fixed option and set the appropriate date and time. All drive test files either logged or loaded (depending on which option you have selected) within the specified date and time will be included in the filter. To specify a relative date and time based on the time that the job starts, select the Relative option and specify how close to the job start date/time you want to include drive test files. If you choose a relative time, all files loaded or logged (depending on which option you have selected) which fall within the specified time parameter will be included in the filter. Therefore, if you have selected 1 day relative to the start time, then all files logged or loaded 24 hours prior to the specified start time will be included. Similarly, if you choose 1 day relative to the end time, then all files logged or loaded within 24 hours of the specified end time will be included. 4 To filter the files based on the equipment type, in the Equipment pane, select: Scanner only to include only Scanner results in the filter Handset (UE) only to include only UE results in the filter
If you do not select either option, both scanner and handset results will be included. 5 6 To filter the files based on technology type, in the Technology pane, select the required technology types, for example, W-CDMA or GSM/GPRS. The rest of the filter criteria tabs are the same as those in the Filter Manager. For more information, see Selecting the Log Files to be Included in Filters.
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As well as creating new entirely filters, you can also set existing filters to be applied when this task is run. To do this: Right-click in the Filter List pane, and from the menu that appears, click Add Existing Filter. In the dialog box that appears, select the filter that you want to add and click OK.
If you schedule this task after a Loading Files task, you can create filters based on the files that you have just loaded. To do this, ensure that the Include Files from Job checkbox is selected. In the Filter List pane, select the filter on which you want to base the new filter. Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Create Filter. The Filter Criteria Wizard appears, containing the details for that filter. Follow steps 3 to 8 of creating a completely new filter to modify the details of the filter. In the Filter List pane, right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Add Existing Filter. In the dialog box that appears, select the filter that you want to use. To add more than one filter at a time, hold down the Ctrl button and click each filter that you want to use.
To create a new Super Filter: If you are creating a number of filters using this task, you may want to organise them in folders. To do this: In the Filter List pane, right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Create Folder Type a name for the folder, and then press Return You can now drag and drop the filters you have created into this folder
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In the Filter List pane, select the filter for which you want to generate the report. Tips : To select individual filters, click each filter while holding down the Control key To select a range of filters, click on the range of filters while holding down the Shift key To select all of the filters, right-click in the pane and from the menu that appears, click Select All .
Click the 'Build tree from selected report modules and filters' button
You can also select reports and filters, drag them across to the middle pane, and drop them into place. For example, to add a report and filter, drag the report into the middle pane, then drag and drop the filter onto the report.
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You can choose how the hierarchy of reports and filters is displayed - by filter or by report. In the example above, the hierarchy is displayed by filter, listing all of the reports that will be generated for that filter underneath it. This is the best view if you are generating a large number of reports for just a few filters. However, if you are generating just a few reports for a large number of filters, you can change this to display by report, which will list all of the filters for which the report will be generated underneath it, by clicking the 'Toggle the hierarchical relationship between report modules and filters' button 5 6 Continue to add filters and reports as required. When you have added all of the filters and reports for the task, click OK. When the report task is run, each report is run on each filter in turn. There are a number of ways to configure a task to run benchmarking reports. For more information, see Configuring Benchmarking Reports on page 364. .
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Without Using a Non-benchmarking Report To create a benchmarking report without using an existing non-benchmarking configuration: 1 2 In the Filter List pane, select the filter for which you want to run the benchmarking report. In the Report List pane, select the report that you want to generate as a benchmarking report. The chosen report must be compatible for benchmarking, by having the Enable Benchmarking option selected. For more information, see Creating Reports on page 159 and Modifying and Deleting Reports on page 161. Click the 'Build tree from selected report modules and filters which are benchmarking enabled' button .
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Changing the Order, Moving or Copying Tasks in Jobs In the RANOPT Scheduler, you can change the order in which tasks are run, you can move tasks between jobs, or copy a task from one job to another. Changing the Order of Tasks in a Job To do this: 1 2 3 Select the task you want to move within the list. Holding down the mouse button, drag the task to the required position in the list. Drop the task by releasing the mouse button.
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Moving Tasks between Jobs To do this: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 In the Scheduler, select the task that you want to move. Hold down the mouse button and drag the task to the job you want to move it to. Drop the task by releasing the mouse button. Select the task that you want to move. Right-click on the task, and from the menu that appears, click Cut. Select the job to which you want to add the task. Right-click, and from the menu that appears, click Paste. The task is moved to the selected job.
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Copying Tasks between Jobs To do this: 1 2 3 4 In the Scheduler, select the task that you want to copy. Right-click on the task, and from the menu that appears, click Copy. Select the job to which you want to copy the task Right-click and from the menu that appears, click Paste. The task is copied to the selected job
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Running Jobs In the RANOPT Scheduler, you can run jobs that you have created. To do this: 1 Select the required job. Ensure that you want to run all of the tasks in the selected job. If you want to disable a particular task (but not remove it completely from the job), right-click on the task, and from the menu that appears, click Enable. If there is not tick mark next to the Enable option, the task is disabled, and will be displayed as (Disabled) in the RANOPT Scheduler as shown in the example below.
From the Tools menu, click Run. The job runs as defined - the tasks within the job are run individually, with the tasks running in the specified order.
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In the lower pane, you can view the current progress of jobs and tasks.
To see the progress of a job or task if the RANOPT Scheduler is closed, browse to the location defined when you created the task, and open the log file from there.
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Check that you have the following folders and files in the %systemroot%\WinSxS\Policies folder:
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Check that you have the following files in the %systemroot%\WinSxS\Manifests folder:
x86_Microsoft.VC80.ATL_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_cbb27474.cat x86_Microsoft.VC80.ATL_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_cbb27474.manifest x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.42_x-ww_0de06acd.cat x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.42_x-ww_0de06acd.manifest x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_3bf8fa05.cat x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_3bf8fa05.manifest x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFCLOC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_91481303.cat x86_Microsoft.VC80.MFCLOC_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_91481303.manifest
If one of the folders or files listed above is missing, download and install the visual studio c++ runtime for visual studio from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=200B2FD9- AE1A4A14-984D-389C36F85647&displaylang=en http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=200B2FD9-AE1A4A14-984D-389C36F85647&displaylang=en. If the runtime environment is intact, use regsvr32 to re-register the following DLLs in the %programfiles%\AIRCOM International\ENTERPRISE x.x\RT Loader directory:
CDMA.dll CellNameTool.dll EventInfoManager.dll FilemarkManager.dll GPS.dll LogContentsManager.dll LogfileSeqReader.dll Mss.dll MssGsm.dll MssGsmUL.dll MssPsqm.dll MuMCAClient.dll MumcaRtpSourceFilter.dll MumcaRtsp.dll PinPoint.dll TEMSCore.dll TEMSLogfileManager.dll TEMSRouteReader.dll TEMSSystem.dll VSQI1.dll
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The 'status monitor' node should now be accessible. This picture shows an example:
Right-click this node, and from the menu that appears, click Properties. The StatusMonitor Properties dialog box appears. This picture shows an example:
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Click the Security tab, and in the Launch and Activation Permissions pane, select the customise radio-button. Click the Edit button. The Launch Permission dialog box appears:
You can configure the launch permissions in different ways, depending on your setup: If the ENTERPRISE installation is published via Citrix, then you can specify the network user group If users are logging on directly to the database via the network, then you can specify a network user group or individual users If a variety of users have access to the database and you do not know which users will logon to the machine, you should add 'ANONYMOUS LOGON' to the list of permitted users If the users will remotely access the service, then you should select the Remote Launch and Remote Activation permissions
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Click OK, and then OK again, to save all changes. In the Component Services dialog box, expand the Component Services node, then expand the Computers sub-node.
10 Right-click 'My Computer', and from the menu that appears, click Properties. The MyComputer Properties dialog box appears. This picture shows an example:
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11 Click the COM Security tab, and in the Access Permissions pane, click the Edit Limits button.
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12 In the dialog box that appears, set the same permissions as you did in Step 5:
13 Click OK. 14 In the Launch and Activation Permissions pane, click the Edit Limits button. 15 In the dialog box that appears, set the same permissions as you did in Step 5, and then click OK. 16 Repeat steps 11-15 for any Citrix machines or client machines that are running Windows 2003 Service Pack 1.
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10 In the Add Export Order dialog box, select the Text file for the Format field. 11 In the Input files field, browse to locate the log file that you want to export. This automatically creates the output directory for you, but you can choose an alternative location if you prefer. 12 Type .FMT (default) as the Extension field. Leave all other fields (Prefix, Suffix) empty and click OK. The entry is added in the Export Logfile window and is ready for export. 13 Add the other files required for export in the same way. 14 When you are ready to export, from the list of files, right-click the file(s) you want to export. To select all of the files in the list, select the first file, and on the toolbar, click the Start (Shift+S) button. 15 From the menu that appears, click Start. The selected files are exported, starting from the top of the list and working downwards. The .fmt log files are exported to the export directory defined in step 11. When you are exporting data for Tems 6.0 and Tems 6.1, an FMT export file and a text file are created using the export plan: The FMT file contains all the measurements The text file contains a dump of all the Layer 3 messages recorded during the drive test
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Both of these files must be submitted for loading, because the parser will open the FMT file and search for the corresponding text file. If this cannot be found the TEMS file cannot be loaded.
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File Format File Extension Technology TEMS Investigation WCDMA V2.3.1 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V3.0.0 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V3.0.1 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation WCDMA V3.0.3 fmt WCDMA TEMS Investigation V6.x.x TEMS Investigation V7.x.x TEMS Investigation V8.x.x TEMS Investigator GSM V3.2 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.0 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.0.3 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.1 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V4.1.1 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V5 fmt GSM TEMS Investigator GSM V5.1 fmt GSM
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Index
A
about 171, 224 Administrator, about 83 Analysing data 92 Analysis line charts 254 map modules 299 Automatic network detection, enabling 55
logging in 24 Desktops (Root) loading 297 managing 96 Discrete image list parameters, defining 117 Discrete numeric range parameters, defining 114 Displaying map modules 313 Drive test data adding to filters 177 deleting 346 loading 99, 101 monitoring load progress 349 refreshing 348 sorting in the Database Explorer 345 viewing 344 Drive-Test File Explorer tab, about 342
E
Equipment about 83 deleting 49 editing 49 splitting 27 Event charts, creating 129 Exporting data 230
B
Background charts, creating 132 Bar charts, creating 123
C
Cell Site Colouring 322 Cell sites, resolving 105 Cell/Site snapshots using in filters 204 Charts creating 122, 123, 126, 129, 132 line 126, 254 viewing 87 checklist 155 Colour range maps, creating 134 Continuous range parameters, creating 112
F
File Load Wizard, about 86 Files loading 86, 99 monitoring load progress 349 Filter Manager, about 85 Filters about 85 adding polygons to 184 adding to the Workspace 206 applying 207 colour of filter icons 173 deleting 205 editing 205 Filters super filters 173 managing 85, 208 quick polygon 209 refreshing 212 selecting measurement files for 177 using data manipulation techniques in 186 using snapshots in 204
D
Data exporting 228, 230 loading 99, 100, 101, 108 viewing 337 Data loading, troubleshooting 108 Data manipulation techniques 56 creating 56 deleting 62 editing 62 using in filters 186 Data sessions, viewing 211 Database Explorer about 91 deleting files 346 monitoring load progress 349 reloading data 348 settings 343 sorting the file list 345 using 340 Databases
G
Grids creating 148, 150
H
Horizontal grids, creating 148
I
Image maps, creating 137
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Line charts, creating 126 Line maps, creating 140 Load progress messages, saving 349 Load Progress Monitor, about 349 Loading data 99, 101 process 100 troubleshooting 108 Log Files deleting 346 managing 342 viewing 344
P
Parameter display styles, setting 315 Parameters adding to map modules 301 bar charts 123 continuous range 112 copying 118 creating 111 discrete image list 117 discrete numeric range 114 display properties 313, 315, 319, 320 event charts 129 exporting 119, 120 grids 148 importing 122 line charts 126 maps 134 reports 168 variables 316 Polygons adding to filters 184
M
Map modules adding parameters to 301 creating 299 display properties 313 removing 312 Map Text creating 327 Map View displaying parameter data on 299 Maps creating 137, 140 creating colour range 134 creating image 137 creating line 140 Measurement data adding to filters 177 deleting 346 monitoring load progress 349 refreshing 348 reloading in the Workspace 340 sorting in the Database Explorer 345 viewing 344 Messages about 76 clearing 77 configuring 26 loading 77 viewing 76
Q
Quick polygon filters, creating 209
R
RANOPT Administrator about 23 using 23 RANOPT Lite 15 RANOPT Server 14 RANOPT Standard 15 Refreshing filters 212 Registry reports about 158 Replay positioning, about 97 Replaying data 253, 256, 257 drive-test measurements 251 using line charts 254 Reports creating 159 exporting 162, 164 importing 162 parameters 168 registry 88 SQL statements for 165 Rules adding 215 Manager 90, 214 sets 214
N
NEPTUNE Analyser, about 15 Network operators about 53 creating 53 deleting 56 editing 56 Networks splitting 55
S O
Offsets creating 225 modifying 226 Scheduler creating tasks 356 Sessions list, viewing 211 Snapshots Manager 89 using in filters 204
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Speed control, about 97 SQL Custom Queries adding query variables 155 format 123 statements for reports 165
T
Table views, creating 152 Tablespaces about 78 registering 78 Tasks creating 356 editing 366 Templates creating strings 50, 52 Toolbars RANOPT 81
U
Users deleting 73 editing 73 managing 68
V
Vertical grids, creating 150
W
Windows organising 95 Workspace about 84 adding filters 206
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