td-lte zxpos cnt user guide(r1.0)

TD-LTE ZXPOS CNT Guide (R1.0)

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Revision History

Product Version Document VersionSerial

NumberReason for Revision

R1.0 Release for the first time

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Date Document Version Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by

2011-02-26 R 1.0 Hui Longhua Yuan Haijun

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Applicable to: Network optimization personnel

Proposal: Before reading this document, you had better have the following knowledge and skills.

SEQ Knowledge and skills Reference material

1 LTE theories TD-LTE Theories and Key Technologies

2LTE network engineering parameters optimization

Coverage Optimization Guide

3 LTE signaling flow and significance TD-LTE Signaling Flow

Follow-up document: After reading this document, you may need the following information

SEQ Reference material Information

1 LTE Radio Parameters Configuration GuideIt describes basic parameters and modification comments.

2LTE Engineering Optimization Guide (developing)

It describes engineering optimization flow and common problems analysis.

3

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About This Document

AbstractThis document describes daily operation of ZXPOS CNT. It is useful for personnel who leverage it to optimize the LTE network.

Chapter Description

1 Overview It briefly introduces background, composition and features of ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition).

2 Operating Environment and Installation of Software

It introduces environment configuration of this software and gives description of installing, login and uninstalling respectively.

3 Operation Procedures It introduces common functions during optimization.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Overview.............................................................................................................11.1 Background.........................................................................................................11.2 Product Composition...........................................................................................11.3 Features..............................................................................................................1

2 Operating Environment and Installation of Software....................................22.1 Operating Environment........................................................................................22.2 Installation...........................................................................................................22.3 Dongle.................................................................................................................52.3.1 Installation of Dongle Driver...............................................................................52.3.2 Dongle Upgrading..............................................................................................62.4 Uninstalling Software...........................................................................................6

3 Operation Procedures.......................................................................................63.1 Starting ZXPOS CNT V10.00 for LTE.................................................................63.2 CNT Working Mode.............................................................................................83.3 Equipment Configuration under Test Mode.........................................................83.3.1 DT Mode Selection............................................................................................83.3.2 Hardware Configuration.....................................................................................83.4 Engineering Parameters Management..............................................................103.4.1 Engineering Parameters Importing..................................................................103.4.2 Unloading Engineering Parameters.................................................................113.4.3 Setting up PCI Color........................................................................................123.5 Radio Parameters..............................................................................................123.5.1 Access to Radio Parameters...........................................................................123.5.2 LTE Server Cell Information............................................................................133.5.3 LTE PCI RSRP/RSRQ.....................................................................................143.5.4 LTE PHY Information.......................................................................................153.5.5 LTE BLER Chart Information...........................................................................163.5.6 LTE Power Information....................................................................................173.5.7 LTE Cell Information........................................................................................173.5.8 LTE Statistic Information..................................................................................183.5.9 LTE Millisecond Data.......................................................................................183.6 Templates..........................................................................................................193.6.1 Grid Template..................................................................................................203.6.2 Grid & Chart Template.....................................................................................243.6.3 Set & Grid Template........................................................................................273.7 Displaying Messages and Events.....................................................................293.7.1 Displaying Messages.......................................................................................293.7.2 Displaying Events............................................................................................323.7.3 Setting up Events.............................................................................................343.7.4 Customizing an Event......................................................................................373.7.5 Showing Event Icons on Map..........................................................................413.8 Displaying Map..................................................................................................423.8.1 Route Map.......................................................................................................42

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3.8.2 Legend, Layer, Property and Information........................................................493.8.3 Track of Drive Test...........................................................................................523.9 Auto Dial Test....................................................................................................523.9.1 Voice Test........................................................................................................533.9.2 PS Test............................................................................................................533.9.3 Conditions........................................................................................................543.10 Playing Back Test File.......................................................................................543.10.1 Opening APT...................................................................................................543.10.2 Playing Back APT............................................................................................543.11 Indoor Test........................................................................................................553.11.1 Overview..........................................................................................................553.11.2 Tools................................................................................................................553.11.3 Route Map.......................................................................................................563.11.4 Defining Test Route.........................................................................................563.11.5 Indoor Test with Predefined Route..................................................................593.11.6 Indoor Test Without Predefined Route............................................................60

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FIGURES

Figure 2-1 Installshield wizard 1...............................................................................................2

Figure 2-2 Installshield wizard 2...............................................................................................3

Figure2-3 Installshield wizard 3................................................................................................3

Figure 2-4 Installation wizard 4.................................................................................................4

Figure 2-5 Dongle installation interface....................................................................................5

Figure 2-6 Dongle Upgrade Client............................................................................................6

Figure 3-1 Initial interface.........................................................................................................7

Figure 3-2 Interface description................................................................................................7

Figure 3-3 Port Configuration : DT mode selection..................................................................8

Figure 3-4 Add Device dialogue box........................................................................................8

Figure 3-5 Port Configuration window......................................................................................9

Figure 3-6 Successful connection............................................................................................9

Figure 3-7 Message of saving APT file.....................................................................................9

Figure 3-8 Load Cell Site Information dialogue box................................................................10

Figure 3-9 Load Setting dialogue box....................................................................................11

Figure 3-10 Unload CellSite dialogue box..............................................................................11

Figure 3-11 Setup PCI Color dialogue box.............................................................................12

Figure 3-12 Sub-tree on the left side......................................................................................12

Figure 3-13 Access to radio parameters from menu..............................................................13

Figure 3-14 LTE Server Cell Information................................................................................13

Figure 3-15 LTE PCI RSRP/RSRQ window...........................................................................14

Figure 3-16 LTE PHY Information window.............................................................................15

Figure 3-17 LTE BLER Chart Information..............................................................................16

Figure 3-18 LTE Power Information.......................................................................................17

Figure 3-19 LTE Cell Information...........................................................................................17

Figure 3-20 LTE Statistic Information.....................................................................................18

Figure 3-21 LTE Millisecond Data..........................................................................................18

Figure 3-22 Templates...........................................................................................................19

Figure 3-23 Grid.....................................................................................................................20

Figure 3-24 Grid Option-1.......................................................................................................21

Figure 3-25 Grid Option-2.......................................................................................................21

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Figure 3-26 Edit Grid 1...........................................................................................................21

Figure 3-27 Edit Grid 2...........................................................................................................22

Figure 3-28 New IE on Navigation Tree.................................................................................23

Figure 3-29 Properties window...............................................................................................23

Figure 3-30 Dragging IE into Grid & Chart Template.............................................................24

Figure 3-31 Setting up Grid Option and Chart Option............................................................25

Figure 3-32 Properties window...............................................................................................26

Figure 3-33 Set & Grid Template window..............................................................................27

Figure 3-34 Set & Grid Option................................................................................................27

Figure 3-35 Properties............................................................................................................29

Figure 3-36 Layer 3 Message window...................................................................................29

Figure 3-37 Message Info tab.................................................................................................30

Figure 3-38 Message Filter tab...............................................................................................31

Figure 3-39 Find Desired Message toolbar............................................................................32

Figure 3-40 Events window (1)...............................................................................................32



Figure 3-43 Synchronizing or Pausing an Event....................................................................34

Figure 3-44 Events Setup window..........................................................................................34

Figure 3-45 Add window.........................................................................................................35

Figure 3-46 Edit window.........................................................................................................36

Figure 3-47 New Event window..............................................................................................37

Figure 3-48 Measurement Items page...................................................................................38

Figure 3-49 Event Items page................................................................................................39

Figure 3-50 Layer3 Message page........................................................................................39

Figure 3-51 Add Operator button...........................................................................................40

Figure 3-52 Icon Show on Map page.....................................................................................41

Figure 3-53 Open Layers dialogue box..................................................................................44

Figure 3-54 IESelect dialogue box.........................................................................................44

Figure 3-55 Map Setting dialogue box...................................................................................45

Figure 3-56 Track of Drive Test..............................................................................................52

Figure 3-57 Menu Option and Tabs for Auto Dial Test...........................................................52

Figure 3-58 Voice Test...........................................................................................................53

Figure 3-59 PS Test...............................................................................................................53

Figure 3-60 Conditions...........................................................................................................54

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Figure 3-61 Progress..............................................................................................................54

Figure 3-62 Indoor Test Tools................................................................................................55

Figure 3-63 Indoor Test Route Map.......................................................................................56

Figure 3-64 Selecting indoor test mode.................................................................................57

Figure 3-65 Defining indoor test route....................................................................................57

Figure 3-66 Selecting route points.........................................................................................57

Figure 3-67 Adding route points.............................................................................................58

Figure 3-68 Deleting route points...........................................................................................58

Figure 3-69 Map without predefined test route: starting point................................................60

Figure 3-70 Map without predefined test route: from starting point to next point...................61

TABLES

Table 2-1 Configuration demands of ZXTR-CNT.....................................................................2

Table 3-1 Description of Indoor Test Tools............................................................................55

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1 Overview

1.1 Background

Owing to the complicated radio network environment and the demands of frequent capacity expansion and upgrading, LTE network optimization becomes a core routine of operators. Therefore, network optimization personnel need to use a set of auxiliary tools to evaluate, analyze and diagnose the network and work out the corresponding optimization plans. In this circumstance, ZTE develops TD-LTE radio network optimization test software ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition) to meet the demands of network optimization.

1.2 Product Composition

ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition) contains the following application programs:

ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition) (The main program of TD-LTE wireless network test software).

Micro Dog Install Driver.

CNT Dog Upgrade Client.

1.3 Features

ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition) mainly supports the following features:

Autonomous developed UE and Qualcomm data card.

All GPS that comply with NMEA standards and use the RS-232 communication interface or USE interface. Complete detection and configuration of GPS quickly and intelligently.

Acquire GPS location data quickly and adequately; besides, possess strong geographic display functions (e.g. dynamic rendering test parameters, iconified displaying call events and drawing connection of adjacent areas in real time.)

Convenient indoor test functions: predefining path and path modifying.

Detection and automatic recovery of link fault of COM interface, and alarm for insufficient battery capacity or storage space, unlocated GPS, call drop of cell phone and check error of serial port CRC; besides, alarm for parameters definition of testing items.

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Special test for handover reselection between TD-LTE/GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000 and can undertake real time data acquisition and graphical analysis of layer1, layer2, layer3 and NAS layer, furthermore, possess powerful functions of message browsing, real time decoding, filtering and classified displaying of layer3.

Powerful voice traffic test functions that contain the following aspects: support customization of testing plan and can make automatic test according to the plan; support redialing of broken link, intelligently analyze the reason of each call failure and quickly locate problem; record various statistics information during call quality test of voice traffic in real time.

Powerful data service test function that integrates PPP, FTP and PING protocols, which support PPP broken link redialing, PPP Call by Call test, FTP and PING test. All of the testing procedures display on the interface in the form of graphics or messages.

Data playback functions: reading recorded document of test and recreating test procedure.

2 Operating Environment and Installation of Software

2.1 Operating Environment

Table 2-1 Configuration demands of ZXTR-CNT

Category Configuration Demand

Minimum hardware configurationPentium IV 1.6GHz / 256 MB / 1 GB free space

Operating system Windows 2000 / Windows XP

2.2 Installation

Before installing software, you are recommended to close running programs to avoid problems, and then install the ZXTR-CNT through an automatic installation wizard, which helps you to install the software step by step. The detailed procedures are as follows:

Insert installation CD, run file \ZXPOS CNT\Setup\ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition) _V*.**.exe (*.** indicates version number), the pop-out dialogue box on screen is shown in Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1 Installshield wizard 1

Close all the other programs and read through the copyright warning message. Click Next to open the License Agreement dialog box. Select I agree in this box and then click Next to enter the installshield wizard 2.

Figure 2-2 Installshield wizard 2

Type in user name and company name, click Next to enter the installshield wizard 3 shown in Figure2-3. In this dialogue box, click Change to modify the installation directory and click Back to return to the previous installshield wizard.

Figure2-3 Installshield wizard 3


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In the installshield wizard 4, click Install to install the ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition) files under the specified directory of hard disc.

Figure 2-4 Installation wizard 4

2.3 Dongle

2.3.1 Installation of Dongle Driver

After the installation of official version software, install the dongle drive to guarantee the smooth running of software. In most case, use the USB dog for the ZXPOS CNT. Choose Start > Program > ZTE ZXPOS Solution > CNT (TD-LTE Edition) > MicroDogInstdrv. For installation interface, see Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5 Dongle installation interface

Check Driver Status, select Install Driver, and then insert the USB dog into your computer.

Note:

Keep the USB dog connected to your computer when the ZXPOS CNT (TD-LTE Edition) is in use. If your computer configuration is in conflicted with the USB dog, please contact with software dealers for assistance.


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2.3.2 Dongle Upgrading

If your dongle is expired, click Start > Program > ZTE ZXPOS Solution > CNT TD-LTE Edition > CNT_ Dongle_ Upgrade_ Client to upgrade the dongle. The upgrading window can be seen in Figure 2-6.

Figure 2-6 Dongle Upgrade Client

2.4 Uninstallation

Click Start > Setting > Control Panel.

Select Add or Remove Program.

Select the installed CNT program.

Click Change/Remove, and select Remove in the pop-up interface.

Click Next and uninstall the CNT program after confirmed.

3 Operation Procedures

3.1 Starting ZXPOS CNT V10.00 for LTE

Start the computer.

Install ZXPOS CNT1-L V10.00 under the directory.

Click Start menu to run ZXPOS CNT for LTE (or click the desktop shortcut), the interface shown in Figure 3-7 appears.

Figure 3-7 Initial interface

The structure of this interface is shown as below.

Figure 3-8 Interface description


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3.2 CNT Working Mode

There are two working modes of CNT, namely drive test (DT) mode and playback mode.

DT mode: CNT connects with test terminal. The software interface will display radio parameters that are extracted from the test terminal.

Playback mode: CNT does not connect with test terminal. The software interface will display radio parameters that are extracted from the APT files.

3.3 Equipment Configuration under Test Mode

3.3.1 DT Mode Selection

Figure 3-9 Port Configuration : DT mode selection

The DT mode can be classified into indoor and outdoor modes. The indoor DT is described in 3.11.

3.3.2 Hardware Configuration

Hardware connection

Connect the LTE UE with computer by Ethernet cable.

Start LMT software and set related options (described in LMT User Guide).

Connect the GPS with computer by data cable.

Insert USB dog for CNT into the computer and install the driver if the dog is used for the first time.

Hardware detection

Click the on the upper left corner in Figure 3-9, then the dialog box in Error:Reference source not found pops up. The CNT (TD-LTE Edition) only supports two devices, namely LMT UE and GPS.

Figure 3-10 Add Device dialogue box

Select desired device and its IP address in the Add Device dialogue box. The added device is shown in Figure 3-11. In this case, the LTE UE connects with the computer through the IP address.

Figure 3-11 Port Configuration window

Click the link button. If the device is highlighted in green, it is successfully connected to the CNT. If the device is highlighted in red, it fails to connect to the CNT. As shown in Figure 3-12, GPS1 and MS1 are successfully connected to the CNT.

Figure 3-12 Successful connection

A message box shown in Figure 3-7 pops up to ask whether you want to save the APT file or not. Click Yes or No as you wish.

Figure 3-13 Message of saving APT file


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3.4 Engineering Parameters Management

3.4.1 Engineering Parameters Importing

To import the engineering parameters, choose LogFile > Load CellSite from the menu to open Load Cell Site Information dialogue box shown in Figure 3-14. Alternatively,

click in the toolbar. After the engineering files are successfully imported into the CNT, the eNodeB information and cell information will display on the map. You can choose to import the GSM engineering file, the WCDMA engineering file and the LTE engineering file into CNT.

Figure 3-14 Load Cell Site Information dialogue box

In this dialogue box, you will find:

- System Type: Select desired mode of imported engineering files in this section.

- File Name: Select desired file here.

- File Start Line: Type in the starting line of text field in the engineering file. It is 1 by default.

- Data Start Line: Type in the starting line of data in the engineering file. It is 2 by default.

Click Map & Load in this dialogue box to match the text field in the engineering file to the text filed in the map.

Figure 3-15 Load Setting dialogue box

In the Load Setting dialogue box shown in Figure 3-15, the text field highlighted in red in the Required Section must be matched with a text filed in the Map Section. You can find peers in the Map Section for the highlighted text fields in the Required Section, and then click Load to match them up.

3.4.2 Unloading Engineering Parameters

To unload engineering parameters, choose LogFile > Unload CellSite. The Unload CellSite dialogue box appears. Check your desired file and click Unload.

Figure 3-16 Unload CellSite dialogue box


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3.4.3 Setting up P CI Color

You can select current color settings or the previously-stored color settings in the Setup PCI Color dialogue box. Double-click the small square on the panel to set up color for each PCI.

Figure 3-17 Setup PCI Color dialogue box

3.5 Radio Parameters

3.5.1 Access to Radio Parameters

To access LTE radio parameters, click LTE in the sub-tree on the left side of the window. Alternatively, choose Presentation > LTE > your desired parameter from the menu.

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Figure 3-18 Sub-tree on the left side

Figure 3-19 Access to radio parameters from menu

3.5.2 LTE Server Cell Information

Figure 3-20 LTE Server Cell Information


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You can find following parameters in the LTE Server Cell Information window:

- MCC: mobile country code

- MNC: mobile network code

- TAC: tracking area code

- Uplink Frequency: uplink frequency of a cell

- Downlink Frequency: downlink frequency of a cell

- Bandwidth (M): The bandwidth (M) of a cell

- ServerCell ID: identity of the server cell

- ServerCell PCI: physical identity of the server cell

- ServerCell RSRP (dbm): receiving power of reference signals of the server cell

- ServerCell RSRQ (dbm): quality of reference signal received by the server cell

- UE State: state of a UE

3.5.3 LTE PCI RSRP/RSRQ

Figure 3-21 LTE PCI RSRP/RSRQ window

You can find the strength of signals from the server cell and its neighbor cell in the LTE PCI RSRP/RSRQ window.

3.5.4 LTE PHY Information

Figure 3-22 LTE PHY Information window

You can find following parameters in the LTE PHY Information window:

- Uplink RBNumb: quantity of resource blocks occupied by uplink service data

- Downlink RBNumb: quantity of resource blocks occupied by downlink service data

- Uplink MCS: uplink modulation and coding scheme

- Downlink MCS: downlink modulation and coding scheme

- RI: rank indicator

- CQI: channel quality indicator


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- PMI: pre-coded matrix indicator

- TimeOffset (1/5ts): time offset

- FreqOffset (dbm): frequency offset

- PL (db): path loss

- TA With MSG2: timing advance of MSG2

- TA Cmd (ts): timing advance of Cmd (ts)

- Effective SNR: effective signal to noise ratio

- RI1Numb: quantity of RI whose value equals to 1

- RI2Numb: quantity of RI whose value equals to 2

- SFBCNumb: quantity of SFBC

- MIMONumb: quantity of MIMO

3.5.5 LTE BLER Chart Information

Figure 3-23 LTE BLER Chart Information

You can find following parameters in the LTE BLER Chart Information window:

- PBCH BLER: block error ratio of PBCH

- PDSCH Total Bler: total block error ratio of PDSCH

- PDSCH Stream1 Bler: block error ratio of PDSCH Stream1

- PDSCH Stream2 Bler: block error ratio of PDSCH Stream2

- PDCCH DCI0 BLER: block error ratio of PDCCH DCI0

- PDCCH DCI1 BLER: block error ratio of PDCCH DCI1

3.5.6 LTE Power Information

Figure 3-24 LTE Power Information

You can find following parameters in the LTE Power Information window:

- PUSCH TxPwer (dbm): transmit power of PUSCH channel

- PUCCH TxPower (dbm): transmit power of PUCCH channel

- PRACH TxPower (dbm): transmit power of PRACH channel

- CQI: channel quality indicator

- PMI: pre-coded matrix indicator

- RI: rank Indicator

3.5.7 LTE Cell Information

Figure 3-25 LTE Cell Information


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You can find following parameters in the LTE Cell Information window:

- Cell Name: name of a cell

- TAC: tracking area code

- Cell ID: identity of a cell

- PCI: physical cell identity

- RSRP: reference signal received power

- RSRQ: reference signal received quality

- LON: longitude

- LAT: latitude

3.5.8 LTE Statistic Information

Figure 3-26 LTE Statistic Information

You can find following parameters in the LTE Statistic Information window:

- ACKNACK: ACKNACK indicator

- TX MSG1 Numb: quantity of transmitted MSG1

- RX MSG2 Numb: quantity of received MSG2

- TX MSG3 Numb: quantity of transmitted MSG3

- RX MSG4 Numb: quantity of received MSG4

3.5.9 LTE Millisecond Data

Figure 3-27 LTE Millisecond Data

You can find the following parameters in the MS Data Table window:

- Index: index of millisecond data

- Time: time of millisecond data

- SFN: system frame number

- SubSFN: sub-system frame number

- Server Cell RSRP: receiving power of reference signals of the server cell

- PDSCH CINR: CINR of physical downlink shared channel

- Stream1 Throughput: throughput of stream 1

- Stream2 Throughput: throughput of stream 2

3.6 Templates

The template that located inside menu page of the main window is for users to define their own windows and check the desired information. Users drag IE from the IE tree on InfoElement page of the left navigation bar to configure the template and display information. The entry is shown in the figure below.

Figure 3-28 Templates


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3.6.1 Grid Template

3.6.1.1 Dragging IE from Navigation Tree to Grid Template

Click InfoElement tab in the left panel of the window. The IE navigation tree appears. Drag an IE or several IEs from this tree to the Grid Template window shown in Figure 3-29.

Figure 3-29 Grid

3.6.1.2 Setting up Grid Option

Right-click the Grid Template window and then select Grid Option from the short-cut list, the Grid Option dialog box appears. You can set up grid cells in this dialogue box.

Figure 3-30 Grid Option-1

In the Grid tab of Grid Option dialogue box, you will find:

- ColNum: Type in the number of columns you need.

- RowNum: Type in the number of rows you need.

Figure 3-31 Grid Option-2

In the Cell tab of Grid Option window, select one grid cell and then click Edit, the Cell Edit dialogue box appears.

Figure 3-32 Edit Grid 1


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Check Set Selected Grid Name at the bottom of this dialogue box to type in the name of this grid. If you leave this option unchecked, the name of this grid will be displayed as shown in Figure 3-33.

Figure 3-33 Edit Grid 2

Click OK to confirm the editing.

3.6.1.3 Saving Grid

Right-click the window to select SaveForm from the short-cut list, the grid you have edited is saved. Moreover, a new IE will be generated on the IE navigation tree on the left panel of the window.

Figure 3-34 New IE on Navigation Tree

3.6.1.4 Setting up Title Bar of Current Grid Template Window

Right-click the Grid Template window to select Properties in the short-cut menu, the Properties window appears. You can set up the device number and the grid name displayed on the title bar of current grid template window.

Figure 3-35 Properties window


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3.6.2 Grid & Chart Template

3.6.2.1 Dragging IE from Navigation Tree to Grid & Chart Template

Drag an IE or several IEs from the navigation tree on the left panel of the widow into the Grid & Chart Template window, a curve and a grid are generated. The IE curve will be properly displayed in the chart according to its value scope as shown in Figure 3-36.

Figure 3-36 Dragging IE into Grid & Chart Template

3.6.2.2 Setting up Grid Option and Chart Option

Right-click the Grid & Chart Template window to select Grid Option or Chart Option from the short-cut menu, the Cell Edit dialogue box appears. You can edit the grid or curve in this dialogue box. It depends on what you have selected from the short-cut menu.

Figure 3-37 Setting up Grid Option and Chart Option

In this dialogue box, you can:

- add a new curve by moving an IE from Elements section to Selected section;

- remove a curve by moving an IE away from the Selection section;

- edit a curve by right-click the desired IE to select Edit from its short-cut list.


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In the displayed Series Option dialogue box, you can edit the color and width of the curve.

3.6.2.3 Saving Grid & Chart

Right-click the window to select SaveForm from the short-cut menu, the grid and curve you have edited are saved. Moreover, a new IE will be generated on the IE navigation tree on the left panel of the window.

3.6.2.4 Setting up Title Bar of Current Grid & Chart Template Window

Right-click the Grid & Chart Template window to select Properties in the short-cut menu, the Properties window appears. You can set up the device number and the name displayed on the title bar of current grid & chart template window.

Figure 3-38 Properties window

3.6.3 Set & Grid Template

3.6.3.1 Dragging IE on the left tree to the Set & Grid Template

Drag an IE or several IEs from the navigation tree on the left panel to the Set & Grid window, a two-dimensional grid is generated.

Figure 3-39 Set & Grid Template window

3.6.3.2 Setting up Grid Option

Right-click the window to select Grid Option from the short-cut list, the Set & Grid Option dialog box appears. You can set up each column of the Set & Grid Template window in this dialogue box.

Figure 3-40 Set & Grid Option


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- ColNum: column No. of in cell in the Set & Grid Template window

- RowNum: row No. of in cell in the Set & Grid Template window

- ShowDevID: click it to determine whether to show the device ID of the selected parameter in the Set & Grid Template window.

3.6.3.3 Saving Set & Grid Template

Right-click the window to select SaveForm from the short-cut menu, the set and grid you have edited are saved. Moreover, a new IE will be generated on the IE navigation tree on the left panel of the window.

3.6.3.4 Setting up Title Bar of Current Set & Grid Template Window

Right-click the Set & Grid Template window to select Properties in the short-cut menu, the Properties window appears. You can set up the device number and the name displayed on the title bar of current grid & chart template window.

Figure 3-41 Properties

3.7 Displaying Messages and Events

3.7.1 Displaying Messages

3.7.1.1 Displaying Messages in List

Double-click Layer 3 Messages in the Menu page to open the Layer 3 Message window. You can view messages at the RRC layer here. As shown in Figure 3-42, all messages are sorted by time.

Figure 3-42 Layer 3 Message window

In this window, you can find:

- Index: This parameter indicates the index of a message. Its value is derived from “1”.

- Time: This parameter indicates the time when the message is received.

- ChannelName: This parameter indicates the channel where the massage is sent.

- RRC MessageName: This parameter indicates the name of current RRC message.

- NASMessageName: This parameter indicates the name of current NAS message.


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- Information: This parameter provides key information about current message.

The short-cut list provides you with following options:

- Show/Hide Detail: Select it to show or hide the Message Detail window.

- Pause: Check it to pause the updating of layer 3 messages or uncheck it to continue the updating. When the updating is paused, the system will store new messages temporarily until the updating starts again. When the updating launches again, the Layer 3 Messages window will update to show new messages.

Find: Select it to show or hide the Find toolbar.

3.7.1.2 Displaying Message Parameters

In the Layer 3 Messages window, double-click your desired message to show its Message Detail page. Select the Message Info tab in this page to view all parameters about this message. See Figure 3-43.

Figure 3-43 Message Info tab


- Expand All My Child: Select it to expand all sub-nodes under current node.

- Copy Tree Node: Select it to copy all information of current node to the clipboard.

- Copy Tree Item: Select it to copy current node to the clipboard.

- Copy Decode Tree: Select it to copy all decoding information to the clipboard.

- Show Raw Message Data: Select it to show the original message code flow.

: Type the message you want to find in the text box beside and then click this button.

3.7.1.3 Filtering Messages

You can set up the message filter in the tab shown in Figure 3-44. The message unchecked in this tab will not appear in the Layer 3 Message window.

Figure 3-44 Message Filter tab


- Change Color: Select it to change the text color of current message.

- Expand All Child: Select it to expand all sub-nodes under current message.

- Set My Color To All My Child: Select it to change the text color or all sub-nodes to that of their parent node, namely the current message.

- Set Default Color: Select it to set the text color of current node/sub-node to default value.


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- Find First Message: Select it to find the first message you have selected in current message list.

- Find Next Message: Select it to find next message you have selected in current message list.

3.7.1.4 Finding Messages

When you want to show the Find toolbar at the bottom of the Layer 3 Message window, double-click this window to select Find from the short-cut list or press Ctrl+F. The Find toolbar enables you to find your desired message by its name, parameter and index. See Figure 3-45.

Figure 3-45 Find Desired Message toolbar

3.7.2 Displaying Events

The Events window displays events, including the conventional events and the customized events, filtered from the database. It is very useful when the network optimization engineer needs to analyze events. See Figure 3-46.

Figure 3-46 Events window (1)

Type in desired message name Type in desired message parameter Type in desired message index

You can select to display events in your desired way:

- filter events and display them in list;

- show details about desired events;

- display events in the status of synchronization or in the status of being paused.

3.7.2.1 Showing and Managing Events

As shown in Figure 3-46, all events along with their device, report time, event information and index are displayed in the left panel of Events window. They are sorted by index in ascending order.

As shown in Figure 3-47, events can be filtered by device (e.g. mobile, GPS, scanner and system) at the right panel. If you select a device in the tree at the right panel, all events related to this device will be displayed at the left panel.


3.7.2.2 Displaying Event Details

You can click an event at the left panel to show all its related information in the Event Info tab at the right panel. With this tab, you do not need to adjust the width of a column to show the hidden information.



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3.7.2.3 Synchronizing or Pausing an Event

You can right-click an event at the left panel of Events window to select Synchronization or Pause from the short-cut list. Alternatively, you can also click this event to start the synchronization.

The Synchronization option enables you to keep the event synchronous with its related message. It also enables you to keep the drive test file synchronous with the play progress controller. When you select Synchronization option for an event, this event will be synchronized with its related message in the Message window. Similarly, when you select Synchronization option for a message, this message will be synchronized with its related event in the Events window.

The Pause option enables you to stop the event updating in the Events window. You can check events to your heart’s content because there will be no new event popping up from time to time.

Figure 3-49 Synchronizing or Pausing an Event

3.7.3 Setting up Events

As shown in Figure 3-50, the Events Setup window consists of a toolbar and a list.

Figure 3-50 Events Setup window

The toolbar provides you with some very useful buttons:

enables you to cutomize new event;

enables you to add an event;

enables you to delete an event;

enables you to edit an event;

enables you to filter maps.

Apart from the Event Setup window, an Event Definition window is available for you to define an event. If you want to analyze the event defined in the Event Definition window, you need to add it to the Event Setup window at first.

For information about how to customize new event, refer to 3.7.4 Customizing an Event.

For information about how to filter maps, refer to 3.7.5 Showing Event Icons on Map.

3.7.3.1 List of Events

The Event Setup window provides you with a list where all events are alphabetically sorted by its name or its device ID. As for the conventional events, they are sorted by name. As for the customized events, they are sorted by device ID.

In this list, you can check the event name, the sound for an event, the icon for an event and the ID of a device to which the event is affiliated. Events listed here will be analyzed once the system gets started.

When you right-click the list, a short-cut list pops up, enabling you to customize, add, delete or edit an event.

3.7.3.2 Adding an Event

You can add an event defined in the Event Definition window to the list in the Event

Setup window so that it can be analyzed by the system. The button is only valid for customized events. Clicking this button will open the window shown in Figure 3-51.

Figure 3-51 Add window


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In this window, you can set the device ID, event name, event sound and event icon. However, if the event you are to add exists in the Event Setup window, the operation of adding will be rejected.

3.7.3.3 Deleting an Event

The button is only valid for customized events. You can remove a customized event from the Event Setup window with it so that the system will stop analyzing it. If you change your mind and want to analyze this event, you only need to add it to the Event Setup window.

3.7.3.4 Editing an Event

You can edit a conventional event or a customized event so as to cater it to actual demands.

Editing conventional event

As for a conventional event, you can edit its sound and icon, but you are not allowed to edit its name and device ID.

Figure 3-52 Edit window

Editing customized event

The Add window and the Edit window are of same structure. However, the Event dropdown list in the Add window provides you with all event names, but the Event dropdown list in the Edit window only provides you with the name of current event. In this way, you cannot edit the event name.

You can get four buttons by clicking beside the Sound text box.

enables you to activate the sound of an event;

enables you deactivate the sound of an event;

enables you to activate the sounds of all events;

enables you to deactivate the sounds of all events.

3.7.4 Customizing an Event

You can customize your desired event in the New Event window shown in Figure 3-53. This window enables you to add measurement item, event item and layer3 message to an event. It also provides you with three operators (“AND”, “OR” and “( )”) .

Figure 3-53 New Event window


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In the New Event window, you will find:

- EventName: Type in the name of event in this text box.

- EventContent: Add and edit the event content in this text box.

- Add Items: Click this button to add measurement item, event item or layer3 message to the EventContent text box.

a. Measurement Items option

Select Measurement Items from the list, the Measurement Items page appears.

Select your desired IE and operators (“>” and “<”) in this page.

Figure 3-54 Measurement Items page

b. Event Items option

Select Event Items from the list, the Event Items page appears.

Select your desired event in this page.

Figure 3-55 Event Items page

c. Layer3 Message option

Select Layer3 Message from the list, the Layer3 Message page appears.

Select your desired LTE layer3 message in this page.

Figure 3-56 Layer3 Message page


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- Add Oper: Click this button to select your desired operator and add it to the EventContent text box.

Figure 3-57 Add Operator button

- Delete: Click this button to remove an item from the EventContent text box.

- Delay Time: Type in the delay time for current event. Its value is 3 seconds by default.

- Icon: Click to select desired icon for current event. The selected icon stands for current event and will be displayed on the map. Moreover, you can preview it in this page. If you leave this text box blank, the system will select a default icon for current event.

- Sound: Click to select desired sound for current event. You can preview it in this page. If you leave this text box blank, the system will select default sound for current event.

The New Event window provides three buttons at the bottom.

- Close: Click this button to shut down New Event window. The information in this window will not be saved.

- Apply: Click this button to save information in the New Event window and add new customized event to the Event Setup window. Clicking this button will not shut down the New Event window.

- OK: Click this button to save information and shut down the New Event window.

3.7.5 Showing Event Icons on Map

In the Icon Show on Map page, you can choose to show or hide the icon of occurred event on map.

Figure 3-58 Icon Show on Map page

3.7.5.1 Description

In the Icon Show on Map page, you will find:

- Device: Select your desired mobile phone from the dropdown list.


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- Events: All events related to the selected device are displayed in this text box. They are the same to those in the Events Setup window. These displayed events will vary with the selected device.

- Icon Show on Map: The occurred events whose icons are to show on the map are listed in this text box. The icon of an event which is not displayed in this text box will not appear on the map. You can choose to add an event from the Events text box to the Icon Show on Map text box so as to show its icon on the map.

All events related to the first mobile phone are displayed in the Icon Show on Map text box by default. However, you can choose to show events related to other mobile phone in this text box. Events displayed in the Events text box as well as the Icon Show on Map text box vary with those in the Event Setup window.

3.7.5.2 Operation

The Icon Show on Map page provides you with following buttons:

Add: This button enables you to add event(s) from the Events text box to the Icon Show on Map text box.

Remove: This button enables you to remove event(s) from the Icon Show on Map text box.

Add All: This button enables you to add event(s) related to a certain device from the Events text box to the Icon Show on Map text box.

Remove All: This button enables you to remove all events from the Icon Show on Map text box.

3.8 Displaying Map

3.8.1 Route Map

You can find following buttons on the toolbar in Map window:

Button Description Short-cut option

Select IE N/A

Set up map N/A

Show lines N/A

Set up lines N/A

Show events N/A

Show icon on map N/A

Show cells of an eNodeB N/A

Set up the cell display N/A

Show the scale of map N/A

Measure the length N/A

Remove all marks of length N/A

Load the map N/A

Copy legends on map N/A

Display in bird’s view N/A

Center N/A

Change the cursor into arrow Arrow

Drag to move the map Pan

Zoom in the map Zoom In

Zoom out the map Zoom Out

Show all cells N/A

Show all tracks N/A


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3.8.1.1 Opening Layer

Click on the toolbar and select TAB, the Open Layers dialogue box appears.

Figure 3-59 Open Layers dialogue box


- Layers: All layers of current map are displayed in this text box;

- Up: It enables you to move the selected layer to higher level;

- Down: It enables you to move the selected layer to lower level;

- Add: You can click this button to open a dialogue box. If you want to add a new layer to the map, select TAB file(s) from this dialogue box and add them to the Layers text box;

- Remove: Click this button to remove selected layer from the map;

- Remove All: Click this button to remove all layers;

- Preview: Click this button to preview selected layer.

3.8.1.2 Selecting IE

Click on the toolbar, the IESelect dialuge box appears.

Figure 3-60 IESelect dialogue box


- Device: From the dropdown list, select the device of IE which is to add to the map;

- Elements: IEs which can be added to the map are listed in this text box;

- Selected: IEs which will appear on the map are listed in this text box;

: This button enables you to add IEs from the Elements text box to the Selected text box;

: This button enables you to remove selected IE from the Selected text box;

: This button enables you to remove all IEs from the Selected text box.

3.8.1.3 Setting up Map

Click on the toolbar, the Map Setting dialogue box appears.

Figure 3-61 Map Setting dialogue box


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- Offset Setting: In this section, you can set up the offset between two IE tracks on the map in this section;

- X_Offset: Type the X axis offset in this text box;

- Y_Offset: Type the Y axis offset in this text box;

- Point Model: In this section, you can select the point model for tracks on the map;

- Color Paint: It enables you to paint the track in a specified color;

- Text Paint: It enables you to paint the text in a specified color;

- Point Type: It enables you to select the point type;

- Symbol Size: Type the symbol size in this text box;

- Invalid Color: It enables you to specify the color for invalid points;

- Invalid Text: It enables you to specify the color for invalid text.

Click on the toolbar, the Line Setting dialogue box appears.


- Line Type: The parameter ServerCell indicates the lines between main cells;

- The parameter NBCell indicates the lines between neighboring cells;

- Line Color: It enables you to select specified color for lines;

- Line Width: It enables you to select width for lines.

Click on the toolbar, the dropdown list appears as shown in the figure below.


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- LTE Server Cell: It enables you to show lines connecting server cells;

- LTE Neighbour Cell: It enables you to show lines connecting neighboring cells.

3.8.1.4 Showing Icon on Map

For information about how to show icon on map, refer to 3.7.5 Showing Event Icons onMap.

3.8.1.5 Setting up/Finding Cell Site

Click from the toolbar, the dropdown list appears as shown in the figure below.

Select Cell Site Settings from the dropdown list, the Cell Site Settings dialogue box appears.


- CellType: Select a cell type from the dropdown list;

- Sector Cell Radius: Type the cell radius in this text box;

- Sector Angle: Type the sector angle in this text box;

- Omni Cell Radius: Type the radius of omni cell in this text box;

- PropertyOffset: Type the offset of notes on the map.

Select Find Cell from the dropdown list, the Find Cell dialogue box appears.

3.8.2 Legend, Layer, Property and Information

You can choose to view the legend, layer, property and information in different tabs at the right panel of Map window.

3.8.2.1 Layer

In the Layer tab, you will find:


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Checkbox: Select the checkbox of a layer to show it on the map. Deselect the check box of a layer to hidden it.

: This icon indicates the master IE.

: This icon indicates common IE.

Right-click this tab, a dropdown list appears.

3.8.2.2 Property

In the Property tab, you will find:

- Checkbox: Select/deselect the checkbox of a certain cell property to show/hide it on the map.

- TAC_ENODEBID: This parameter indicates the tracing area and the eNodeB ID.

- CellName: This parameter indicates the cell name.

- CellID: This parameter indicates the cell ID.

- PCI: This parameter indicates the physical layer ID.

3.8.2.3 Legend

In the Legend tab, you can view settings of all legends displayed on the map. If you want to modify an IE legend, you can double-click it to open the Legend Settings dialogue box. Alternatively, you can right-click and select IE > Set Stages from the short-cut list.

3.8.2.4 Information

In the Information tab, you can view the name and value of an IE.


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3.8.3 Track of Drive Test

In the route map, the drive test points are highlighted in specified legend and color. The color of the drive test points varies with the stage of drive test.

The red circle on the map indicates where you are currently. After the eNodeB

information is loaded into the map, you can click to show the line connecting the

test point and the cell. Moreover, you can click to show icons of all events related to a device.

For track of drive test, see Figure 3-62.

Figure 3-62 Track of Drive Test

3.9 Auto Dial Test

The auto dial test helps to avoid inaccurate test result. You can set up the service retention time and idle time in the auto dial test.

For the menu option and tabs used for auto dial test, see Figure 3-63.

Figure 3-63 Menu Option and Tabs for Auto Dial Test

3.9.1 Voice Test

The voice test is used to test the voice service. You can set up the call number, answering mode and call interval in this test.

Figure 3-64 Voice Test

3.9.2 PS Test

The PS test is used to test the service in PS domain. You can set up functional parameters for the PS domain in this test.

Figure 3-65 PS Test


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3.9.3 Conditions

You can set up parameters for script loop here.

Figure 3-66 Conditions

3.10 Playing Back Test File

3.10.1 Opening APT

Select Log File > Open APT file from the menu to open the APT file.

3.10.2 Playing Back APT

You can control the play progress of the APT file with buttons shown in Figure 3-67.

Figure 3-67 Progress

3.11 Indoor Test

3.11.1 Overview

The indoor test is usually carried out where GPS is unavailable (e.g. indoors and urban canyon). In this test, you can mark your desired location on the indoor route map so as to provide necessary data for indoor network performance optimization.

3.11.2 Tools

You can perform the indoor test with following buttons on the toolbar shown in Figure 3-68.

Figure 3-68 Indoor Test Tools

Find description for every button in Table 3-2.

Table 3-2 Description of Indoor Test Tools

Button Description

Open the indoor test route (ITR) file

Save the indoor test route (ITR) file

Select a point on the indoor test route

Add a point to the indoor test route

Remove a point from the indoor test route

Add a point to the previous point and then connect these two points

Connect current point to next point

Go back to previous point (this operation can be performed for only one time)

Delete the indoor test route


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3.11.3 Route Map

To switch to indoor test, select Indoor mode in the pane on the right of the Map window. See Figure 3-69.

Figure 3-69 Indoor Test Route Map

In the indoor test route map, you will find:

- Line: The red line indicates the test route which you have not walked through; the blue line indicates the test route which you have walked through.

- Square: The red square indicates the starting point of the test route which you have not walked through; the blue square indicates the starting point of the test route which you have walked through.

- Blue solid round: It indicates the route point you have walked through.

- Blue solid round with red circle: It indicates where you are currently.

- Red solid round: It indicates the route point you have not walked through.

- Green square: It indicates the selected route point. You can add new route point to this point or remove it from the route map.

3.11.4 Defining Test Route

Select Indoor Test in the Port Configuration window shown in Figure 3-70.

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Figure 3-70 Selecting indoor test mode

Click on the toolbar to load indoor map.

Click on the indoor test toolbar to load indoor test route.

Click and then move the cursor to location 1 in Figure 3-71 Defining indoor testroute Next, click the location 1 to add a route point. Repeat this operation on location 3 and location 3 and you will get the route map shown in the figure below.

Figure 3-71 Defining indoor test route

If you want to add a route point between point 2 and point 3 (as shown in Figure 3-71),

click and then select point 2 (as shown in Figure 3-72).

Figure 3-72 Selecting route points


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Click and then click point A (as shown in Figure 3-71), you will get a green square. See Figure 3-73.

Figure 3-73 Adding route points

If you want to delete point 2, click and then select the point 2. See Figure 3-74.

Figure 3-74 Deleting route points

Click and to add/delect route point until you have finished the test route.

Click on the indoor test toolbar to save this test route.

3.11.5 Indoor Test with Predefined Route

Do as follows to carry out the indoor test with predefined route.

Go to the starting point of the test route.

Start ZXPOS CNT. Select Indoor Test in the Port Configuration window. Connect your UE with the computer and click then Yes in the Message dialogue box shown below.

Click to load indoor test map.

Click on the indoor test toolbar to open a predefined test route. Alternaltively, you can define a new test route by yourself.

Click and then select a starting point. It turns into blue square.


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Walk from the starting point to next point and then click , the route you have walked through turns into blue line on the map. Repeat this operation until you finish the indoor test.

Edit the test route you have not walked through if necessary.

Note:

Sometimes, you can press the space key instead of clicking .

3.11.6 Indoor Test Without Predefined Route

Do as follows to carry out the indoor test with predefined route:

Go to the starting point of the test route.

Start ZXPOS CNT. Select Indoor Test in the Port Configuration window. Connect your UE with the computer and click then Yes in the Message dialogue box shown below.

Click to load indoor test map.

Click and then select a point on the map. This is the starting piont of the test route. See Figure 3-75.

Figure 3-75 Map without predefined test route: starting point

Walk to next location and then click it on the map. See Figure 3-76.

Figure 3-76 Map without predefined test route: from starting point to next point

Repeat this operation until you finish the indoor test.

Note:

The button functions as the combination of and . Do not mess up

with . They are in different color.


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