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E6474A Wireless Network Optimization Platform

NiXT Drivetest &Next Generation Receiver (NGR)

Product Training

Agenda

1. Project & File Mode2. Tour of UI3. Add Hardware4. Sequencer5. Tour of Data Items6. Views7. Mapping8. Collecting Data

Network Independent Receiver functionality:

•Multi-Technology•Multi-Band

•Uplink and downlink•Integral GPS & USB Hub

Post Processing•Analysis Reports•Flexible export•Open interface

All Key Wireless Technologies :

•LTE•WiMAX

•UMTS/HSPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE

•CDMA/cdma2000/1xEVDO•iDEN

Data testing:•Client-Server Data

Test•Application Data

Test•FTP/HTTP/Email/

SMS•Video Telephony•Video Streaming

MoS

Platform features include:•Flexible user configurable GUI

•Database logging and Playback•Alerts/alarms

•Flexible time chart•Map-X Mapping

•Protocol message decode•Link phone & receiver

Phones Support:•Broad Spectrum of Phones

Agilent E6474A Drive Test

Voice Quality•Up to 4 Phones•Mobile & Office

•VoIP testing

Module 1 – Project & File Mode – ”Welcome”

Module 1 – Project & File Mode – ”Demo Files”

Module 1 – Project & File Mode – “Project or File Mode?”

Agenda

1. Project & File Mode2. Tour of UI3. Add Hardware4. Sequencer5. Tour of Data Items6. Views7. Mapping8. Collecting Data

Module 1 – Project Mode or File Mode

File Select New (File Mode) or Project Manager (Project Mode)To switch between modes, Choose Close or Exit, then select the other mode

Data collected in File Mode is only visible in File ModeData collected in Project Mode is only visible in Project Mode

(Files can NOT be opened in Projects nor Project drives as Files)

Module 1 – Project & File Mode – “Project Manager”

New project

Clone Project – Makes a local copy of a project’s layout, views and hardware without any drives.

Save As Template - Makes a copy of a project’s layout, views and hardware without any drives and allows new projects to be created from it. Links all child projects to the template and deletes them when template is deleted.

Set As Active - Makes a project Active

Import Project - Reads an exported project into NiXT

Export Project - Makes a copy of a project’s layout, views and hardware. Optionally allows export of selected drives. Use for sharing complete projects between computers.

Import SD5 – Reads a Nitro (pre v 10.x NiXT) drive into NiXT

Template List – Shows available Templates

Module 1 – Project Functions

Module 1 – Project & File Mode – “Project Manager”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Open a previous drive in project mode”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Open a previous drive in file mode”

Agenda1. Project & File Mode2. Tour of UI3. Add Hardware4. Sequencer5. Tour of Data Items6. Views7. Mapping8. Collecting Data

Module 2 – Tour of UI – “Menus and Panels”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “View Menu”Common Views

Formatted views that allow data items to be dragged and dropped for display

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “View Menu”Device Views

Pre-configured views for specific hardware

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “View Menu”System Panels

Views that contain system information and functions

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “System Panels”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Properties Item System Panel”

NiXT NGR 14.1 Product TrainingAgilent Restricted

October 2008

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Hardware System Panel”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Data Item System Panel”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Sequencer System Panel”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Docking and Pinning”

Module 2 – Tour of UI - “Toolbars”

Hardware Management Main Menu

Right mouse click on Hardware to access the menu

Can also be accessed through: Menu Items->Configuration

Module 3 – Adding Hardware - “Menus”

Right mouse click on ‘HARDWARE’ then ‘ADD DEVICE’Select device from the list and click ‘OK’

Allows configuration without hardware being attached to the system

Module 3 – Adding Hardware - “Manual Method”

Typical Hardware Panel after devices has been added

Next step: Configure phone and receiver device properties and add measurements for the receiver

Module 3 – Adding Hardware - “Hardware Panel”

For Phone Devices: Highlight Trace in the Hardware Panel. In the properties click arrow down and select COM port for the Trace.

Repeat for Dialup

If required click on the next field to add or remove log mask items. The log masks are technology specific and may have multiple configurable tabs.

UMTS Log Mask

Module 3 – Adding Hardware - “Device Properties”

Add and edit tests as before (right-click)

Select a test to display test properties

Module 4 – Sequencer- “Creating and Editing”

Module 4 – Sequencer- “Simple Voice Call”

Module 4 – Sequencer- “Simple Voice Call Sequence”

Use the parallel test option to branch your tests

Module 4 – Sequencer- “Advanced Editing”

Module 4 – Sequencer- “Advanced Editing”

Module 5 – Data Items - “Expanded List for UE”

Module 5 – Data Items - “Expanded List based on Sequencer”

Common Views

Designed to accept data from multiple devices

Set of default common views are supplied with the application

Additional Common Views can be created in Design Mode

Module 6 – Views - “Supplied Views”

Device Views

Set of default Device Views are supplied with the application

Each Device view contain data items from particular device

Additional Device views can be created in Design Mode

Module 6 – Views - “Supplied Views”

Property page available for any selected and configurable view

Two type of properties: View’s Background

Data Items

Float and lock the properties page for an easy access and configuration

Module 6 – Views - “Configuring”

To access properties for a Bar Chart based view, mouse click on the view background

Move the mouse over the Properties panel then ‘pin’ it down in the work space

Configuring Bar Chart Module 6 – Views - “Configuring”

Configuring Tabular History

Module 6 – Views - “Configuring”

From the Menu select VIEW-> COMMON VIEWS->MAP

Module 7 – Maps - “Loading and Configuring”

To load the street map layer, click on OPEN icon

Supported formats are TAB,

GST, and MWS.


>>>>

Drag and drop measurement(s) from Data Items Panel to the map


Default map properties



Area 1 – Color Theme and Vector Data control

Area 2 - This area provides the controls for managing the map layers.

Area 3 - This area displays the map layers that have been loaded.

Area 4 - This area lets you control the attributes and display options for the selected layer from area 3.

Module 7 – Indoor Mapping - Licenses Required

In order to access the indoor mode, the user needs two (2) licenses:

1. MapX Mapping or MapX Mapping Upgrade license

2. In-door Mapping license

Users should see an indoor property in the mapping control:

Available only in projects created using Nixt 11.0 or greater

New a project

An indoor navigator is inserted into the project

Turn on indoor mapping mode

This will turn on the navigator and disable any other GPS present in the hardware view

Display the indoor mode toolbar

Module 7 – Indoor Mapping - Setting up the mapping control to operate in indoor mode

Module 7 – Indoor Mapping - Creating a map layer for the floor plan

Click on the button to launch the Floor Plan Creation dialog

This process need only be done once

Module 7 – Indoor Mapping - Setting up of anchor point

Click on the button

Cursor changes to a cross sign

Click the desired spots on the map to anchor your starting position

Once a point is anchored, it will be marked with a

Do take note that anchoring a point will cause the map to erase any existing data on the map

Logging can begin once the above mentioned steps is completed

Module 7 – Indoor Mapping - Logging Session

For logging to start, it must satisfy 2 criteria:

The indoor navigator is turn on

An anchor point is set

Failure to do so, Nixt will prompt an error message:


Start walking to the next position In coming measurements are cached Click on the next position and the position marker will be updated to

this position Using these two positions, Nixt will do an interpolation of positions and

plot any in coming measurements using these interpolated positions. Interpolated positions are created in interval of 1 sec (Threshold 1 sec) This process is repeated until the logging session ends. Any in coming measurement that are not plotted during the duration of the

last clicked position to the end of the logging session will be flushed into the last clicked position.

Cell sites are supported.

Module 7 – Indoor Mapping - Playback Session

Playback is exactly the same as that of outdoor mode

Feature such as zooming and panning still applies

Plotting of measurements is point by point

Cell sites are supported.

Module 7 – Indoor Mapping - Things to take note

During logging, each measurement are cached in circular buffer size of 2000

During playback interpolation applies to both outdoor and indoor mode

Exporting of project is the same as that of outdoor. Maps will not be exported

Offset value between outdoor and indoor is different. For indoor, it is 2m while outdoor is 15m

Agenda1. Project & File Mode2. Tour of UI3. Add Hardware4. Sequencer 5. Tour of Data Items6. Views7. Mapping8. Collecting Data

Play

Pause

Stop

Step back

Step forward

Speed play

Live mode

Log mode

Slider playback position

Module 8 – Collecting Data - “Live and Log Modes”

Play

Pause

Stop

Step back

Step forward

Speed play

Live mode

Log mode

Slider playback position

Relative/Absolute mode

Module 8 – Collecting Data - “Playback Data”

Double-click on message

Line shows point message was clicked

Module 8 – Collecting Data - “Click and Sync”

Agilent E6474A Support Services

Technical Support – Post-sales support offered by Agilent Technologiesfor the E6474A Wireless Network Optimization Platform: • Telephone/Email:

• Coverage Hours: Monday through Friday from 6am – 6pm (MST)• All support inquiries assigned a case number and logged/tracked to resolution• Email: Monitored by worldwide support team• Typical response time < 4hrs• Typical resolution times: 75% of inquiries closed < 1 day • Extended hours support available upon request (restrictions apply)

• Internet: • Secure ftp server for data transfers• Key Accounts = Customers can submit & track support cases (Status of any logged case + reporting capability)

• Customer Toll free #: +1 (800) 829-4444 (IVR)

• Canada #: +1-877-894-4414 • LAR #: +1 (800) 643-9441

• Mexico #: 001-800-216-4873

• In-County contacts: www.agilent.com/comms/contactus

• email: [email protected]

• Drive-test Product Information: www.agilent.com/find/networks

• E6474A Specific: http://www.agilent.com/find/e6474a

Methods to contact Agilent Drive-test

Technical Support Team

Processes for Agilent Hardware Repair & Calibration• To repair receivers, phones, direct-connect hubs, and

GPS/DR accessories – Contact Agilent Repair, Calibration, & Other Services using http://www.agilent.com/comms/contactus

• To replace accessories (phone cables, batteries, hardware keys)- use http://www.parts.agilent.com/

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