Table of Contents
1.0 QUICK START WIZARD ..........................................................................................................................................4
2.0 IMPORTING DRIVE-TEST DATA .......................................................................................................................... 12
3.0 TECHNOLOGY BAND .......................................................................................................................................... 20
3.1 Adding another Carrier Layer in Technology Band........................................................................................ 20
4.0 ANALYSIS AND REPORTING ............................................................................................................................... 23
4.1 Creating KPI Reports ...................................................................................................................................... 23
5.0 PLOTTING COVERAGE AND EVENTS .................................................................................................................. 26
5.1 General Coverage Plots ................................................................................................................................. 26
5.2 Plotting Events ............................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3 Plotting Cell Coverage ................................................................................................................................... 30
6.0 DRIVE TEST COMPARISON PLOTS ...................................................................................................................... 32
6.1 MS Comparison ............................................................................................................................................. 32
6.2 Comparing WCDMA UARFCN ........................................................................................................................ 33
6.3 Comparing GSM ARFCN ................................................................................................................................. 34
6.4 Detecting WCDMA Missing Neighbors .......................................................................................................... 35
6.5 Detecting WCDMA and GSM Swapped Antennas ......................................................................................... 37
7.0 CALL EVENT ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................... 40
7.1 Using Views to Analyze Calls ......................................................................................................................... 44
7.2 Adjusting Views for Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 46
7.3 Loading Views with Information.................................................................................................................... 48
8.0 ANALYSIS TIPS AND TRICKS................................................................................................................................ 50
9.0 STATISTICS ......................................................................................................................................................... 50
9.1 Import Statistics files ..................................................................................................................................... 51
9.2 Statistics Plotting ........................................................................................................................................... 55
10.0 CHART ANALYSIS.............................................................................................................................................. 56
11.0 SMART CLIENT ................................................................................................................................................. 58
11.1 Smart Client settings.................................................................................................................................... 58
12.0 SYNCHRONIZE .................................................................................................................................................. 59
To start working with Xeus Pro 5, first you need to create a new project. The quickest way to do this is
via the Start Page.
The New Project wizard will be launched to guide you through the Project Creation process.
STEP 1:
In the New Project dialog box, enter the Project Name, type or browse the Location of your project files
and select the Map Projection to be used from the drop down box.
STEP 2:
In the Network Import Wizard dialog box, select the Format Type of your network data. This includes
data such as site Long/Lat, Cellid, LAC, channel and neighbor information.
For more information on the format types, click the Help button at the bottom of the dialog box.
The next dialog box differs slightly depending on the selected format type.
For the purposes of illustration, let us select TEMS CEL File as displayed in the above screen and click
Next to continue.
Note: If the selected format contains no site data, a pop-up message will prompt you to select another data
source that contains the site data.
STEP 3:
Click Browse and select the TEMS CEL file to import. If the CEL file has carrier and neighbor information,
select the Import Carrier & Neighbor Data check box under Options.
Once parsing is completed, a warning is displayed if there is any inconsistencies encountered during the
import process.
Inconsistencies reported may need to be checked and corrected as accuracy of the imported data is
extremely important to ensure Xeus analysis toolkit and smart algorithms provide accurate results.
You may click Save to store the reported inconsistencies to a text file for analysis.
Note: It is recommended to at least input information such as site position, carrier/SC information and neighbor
data to Xeus Pro 5 to get the most out of the product.
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Once you are sure there are either no inconsistencies or inconsequential inconsistencies, click Finish to
complete the network import process and start the map display.
You are now ready to import a drive-test after the map display appears on the screen.
For more information on the Xeus GUI and tools, click Help (refer figure 2.4 on the previous page) for
further information.
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With the availability of Network Data, the next step is to import drive-test data. Here are the steps to
guide you on how to import drive test files:
STEP 1:
Select File -> Import and Export -> Import Drive Test Logs from the menu bar as shown in figure below.
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Select the type of log-files to be imported. For this example, we will use TEMS Investigation FMT. Click
Next to continue.
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STEP 2:
Click on Add Files to add individual files or Add Folder to add a complete project folder, as required. You
can use the New Set option to import a second data set in parallel. This option is useful when you want
to import multiple clusters or log-files from different UEs or MS.
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STEP 3:
In the next window, set the Bin Method, Thresholds, Filters and GSM ARFCN Group that you would like
to use for your project. For more information on these settings, click Help at the bottom of the screen.
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STEP 4:
In the next step, select the output database for your project or click Next to continue if you accept the
default naming.
It will now parse your log-files into the database. Please wait until this process finishes.
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Once parsing is complete and the database and mapping procedures are finalized, it will report if there
are any errors or inconsistencies encountered.
You can save this as a report in a text file by clicking Save. Otherwise, click Finish to complete the drivetest import procedure.
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The drive test database is now available in the Project Explorer. You will also see that all the Drop and
Block Calls, Drive Test Statistics and Issue Tracker in the drive test have been automatically loaded to the
Workbench for further analysis.
Each call event has been tagged with a Main Cause which is based on Xeuss state engine detection of
the possible reason.
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With default technology bands settings, all of the WCDMA cells will be grouped under WCDMA
Techband. If the network contains multiple WCDMA carriers, Xeus can be configured into separate
layers for different WCDMA Carrier.
STEP 1:
STEP 2:
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STEP 3:
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STEP 4:
Select the required Technology type from the Technology drop down list.
If the selected Technology band is WCDMA, enable the Enable auto-setting on WCDMAUARFCNDL'.
Select the UARFCNDL that you wish to assign to WCDMA2 and click on OK button.
The newly created technology band will appear on the Network Property dialog box.
STEP 5:
Click OK to finish.
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Xeus Pro comes with built-in, standard KPI Reporting for many statistics from general drive-test call
statistics to drop call reason distributions and throughput statistics. For a full list of standard reports
available, please see the online user documentation.
To create KPI Reports for a drive-test, right-click on the drive-test database and select the option Create
Report.
In the next window, select the type of report depending on the technology type and MS type for each
parameter.
NOTE: Xeus Pro 5 automatically detects if there is scanner data available. Scanner data is assigned to MS 1 in this
case. Multiple MS value for a single report and range in Drive test Distribution Chart and table is user definable.
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Click Create.
After processing, you will be able to view the KPI Report for your drive-test.
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You can also customize the reports by using templates available at C:\Program Files\Infovista\Xeus Pro
5\Reports. The reports can be run using Crystal Report 2008.
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The following tasks require tools available from the Xeus Toolbox. Click the Toolbox tab to gain access to
these tools.
Select the Drive Test Plots & Events to launch the Plot Tools.
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Remove
Plot
Load
Plot
To create plots, first select the MS and the type of plot to display. Click on the Load Plot button
load the plot. To remove a plot, click on the Remove Plot from Map button
to
For details on the other tools in the toolbar, please refer to the Xeus Pro 5 Help file.
Note: You can also use the Clear Show Layers button
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To plot Events, first select the MS and select the technology from the Technology filter.
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Then, check the appropriate check-boxes for the events to be plotted. Click on the Load Event Layer
button
to load the selected events to the map. Click on the Remove Event Layer button
to
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To plot individual cell coverage, select the MS, the cell from the Select CellId drop-down box and the
Coverage type to view. Click the Load button to load the individual cell plot.
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6.1 MS Comparison
Select the MS tab and select another MS to compare with. Select Delta Plots available to Load.
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Select the WCDMA UARFCN tab and select any plot options and any MS. In the example below, load the
specified plot for specified UARFCN Group to view the selected plot on the Map. For Delta plots option,
select another UARFCN at the Compare with options and click Load.
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When parsing GSM drive test, select the Enable GSM ARFCN Group Rxlev binning option to plot RxLev at
GSM ARFCN.
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Xeus Pro includes an in-built algorithm to detect missing neighbors. For more information on how this
works, please refer to the online documentation.
To start detecting missing neighbors, activate the Drive Test Analysis window in the Toolbox by clicking
on it.
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Select the MS and analysis type, WCDMA Missing Neighbors from the drop-down menus. Select the
amount of Hysteresis in db to be used in the analysis. Click on Analyze to begin analysis.
Once analysis is complete, a new tab (WCDMA Missing Neighbor (DT) will be created in the Workbench.
Each row provides information on the potential detected missing neighbor. In the example in the figure
above, a potential neighbor (UCELL47_3) has been detected 35 times (Total Occurrences) in the Best
Server (UCELL56_3) coverage area with the EcNo hysteresis level that was set earlier.
More details of the coverage at these points (marked by .. in the map) are provided in the subsequent
columns.
Click on each row in the WCDMA Missing Neighbor (DT) tab to view the area where a potential missing
neighbor is detected.
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You can also use the options under the Actions menu (in the same tab) to analyze further the server and
its potential missing neighbor.
Note: In the example above, to view parameter information on each cell in the Network Properties window on
the right, you can use the Select Cell function. Click on the Select Cell button
Xeus Pro includes an in-built algorithm to detect swapped antennas. For more information on how this
works, please refer to the Help file.
To start detecting swapped antennas, activate the Drive Test Analysis window in the Toolbox by clicking
on it.
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Select the MS and analysis type, Swapped Antenna from the drop-down menus. Select the Out of
Direction deg. And Minimum Outer bins to be used in the analysis.
Click on Analyze to begin analysis. Once analysis is complete, a new tab (Swapped Antennas) will be
created in the Workbench. Click on each row to view the detected incidents of swapped antennas.
You can also use the tools under the Actions menu to analyze further the potential swapped sector.
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The figure below provides an example of a swapped sector detected in the drive-test. Coverage for cell
UCELL_56 (outlined in dark red) is all in its back-lobe only.
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Xeus Pro 5 automatically loads all drop and block calls from all MS into the Workbench and Event
Diagnostics when a drive-test database is loaded. If the Workbench/Event Diagnostic is hidden, click the
tabs to activate the Workbench view.
If you do not see any drop or block calls in the workbench, ensure you have loaded up the drive-test by
opening the Project Explorer. If the Drive-Test database is in bold, then the drive-test database has been
loaded. If this is not the case, then right-click and Load the database.
To analyze any event, activate the Drive Test Analysis in the Toolbox.
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Clicking on each row in the Workbench synchronizes the map view and Event Diagnostics to display the
location of the drop or block call event. From here, you may carry out your analysis on the specific area.
Analysis could also be done in Google Earth to view satellite imagery of the location.
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Xeus Pro 5 provides detailed views for your analysis. Detailed views can be found under Views -> Drive
Test Views.
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The figure above shows detailed views set up for WCDMA drive-test analysis.
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The Xeus Pro 5 platform supports easy docking for all its views. To quickly set-up the platform for
analysis, as seen in the figure above, follow the procedure below.
1. Hide or auto-hide any unnecessary windows.
2.
To move any View, click on the top of the view and drag it.
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3. To dock the View, drag the View until the mouse pointer is located just below the arrow control
In the figure below, the Center docking control allows the Layer 3 Messages View to be docked at the
top, left, bottom or right of the Map View highlighted in red. The gray box which appears provides a
preview of the final location of the View.
You can also dock the view as another tabbed interface by moving the mouse pointer over the center of
the Center docking control.
Or, you may also dock the Layer 3 Messages View to the right using the Right arrow control, which has
already been done for the WCDMA Radio Parameters View.
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Once your Views have been arranged, select the MS information to be used in each View by rightclicking in each View and selecting Select MS.
From the MS Properties Dialog box, select the MS information you would like to see in the View and
click OK.
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Repeat this step for all the other Views. You are now ready to start your analysis.
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The following figure provides a few pointers on how to use the Views for analysis.
9.0 STATISTICS
Statistics feature allows the user to perform actions such as editing, viewing and mapping statistical
data. Network data in .xif format needs to be imported before importing Statistics files.
Xeus Pro 5 provides the user with a sample folder on statistics which includes a demo .xif file and two
DemoStatistics .txt file located by default in the folder under C:\Program Files\Infovista\Xeus Pro
5\Samples.
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Select File ->Import and Export -> Import Statistics Files, as can be seen in the figure below.
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STEP 2:
Add Files and browse for the statistics files and select Next to start parsing. Use a DemoStatistics.txt file
from the sample folder.
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STEP 3:
Parsing result will be displayed once completed. Click Finish to start loading Statistics Database.
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STEP 4:
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Chart Analysis is done at Statistics Workbook. Statistics Workbook is located next to the Workbench.
from the Workbook. Select New Cell Trend Chart from the menu.
Select
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Drag any of the Available KPIs to Chart Series field to create the chart and select the OK button to load
the chart on to the Workbook.
Select cell from the drop down list to analyze data for each cell.
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This application is used to synchronize Network data with Xeda server. These are the steps to start
Smart client in Xeus. See Xeus Help file for more information.
Select Smart Client settings from Network > Smart Client Settings. Enter Xeda Portal URL and click
Refresh.
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12.0 SYNCHRONIZE
Click on a cell from Network explorer. Select Xeda Web Services to view the result.
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