Actix Analyzer Cell Site Data

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June 2010

Cell Site Data Technical Note

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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 4

2 IMPORTING NETWORK DATA ........................................................................... 5

2.1 OBTAINING SITE DATA IN TABULAR FORMAT .............................................................. 5 2.2 GUIDELINES FOR FORMATTING TABULAR DATA ............................................................ 7 2.3 IMPORTING THE DATA ........................................................................................ 8 2.4 IMPORTING MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES .................................................................... 14

3 UPDATING CELL SITE DATA .......................................................................... 15

3.1 AUTOMATIC IMPORT OF CELL SITE DATA ................................................................. 15

4 LOADING CELL SITE DATA ........................................................................... 17

5 CELL SITE DISPLAY ................................................................................... 18

5.1 DISPLAYING SITE LABELS .................................................................................. 18 5.2 COLORING SECTORS ON THE MAP ......................................................................... 20 5.3 SEARCHING FOR CELLS ..................................................................................... 21 5.4 VIEWING CELL SITE INFORMATION ....................................................................... 23

APPENDIX: CDMA CELL SITE PARAMETERS ......................................................... 25

APPENDIX: GSM / GPRS / EDGE CELL SITE PARAMETERS ...................................... 27

APPENDIX: IDEN CELL SITE PARAMETERS ........................................................... 29

APPENDIX: LTE CELL SITE PARAMETERS ............................................................. 31

APPENDIX: UMTS / HSPA+ CELL SITE PARAMETERS ............................................. 32

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1 Introduction

This document describes how to import delimited network element data into Actix Analyzer, and how to configure the Automatic Import tool.

Analyzer‟s Network Explorer feature allows you to import network element data, creating a cell plan file called cellrefs.txt. Network Explorer also lets

you browse and edit this network information once it has been loaded into Analyzer. The Automatic Import feature provides an automated method of updating cell site information in Analyzer, as changes are made to your

network.

In this document, CDMA network data is used as an example, but the

appendices show important information relating to other network technologies.

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2 Importing Network Data

Analyzer‟s network data import process requires two files:

A delimited text file that contains unformatted data arranged in

tabular form, with one row for each individual sector in a network.

A blank file, containing only Analyzer header information, to be

populated with formatted data.

2.1 Obtaining Site Data in Tabular Format

In order to import cell site data from your own network, you will need to obtain a delimited text file containing the data listed in the table below. To

maximize the benefit Analyzer can bring to network analysis, the parameters listed in bold in the table on the following page are required

for cell data to function with logged data in the main workspace. All other parameters are optional.

The data may come from a network database or a planning tool

configuration file. As long as the data is in a tabular format, with one row for each sector, Analyzer will be able to import the data.

CDMA Cell Site Parameters for Import:

Parameter Analyzer

Group

Analyzer Name Purpose

Site Name CDMA_Site SiteName Text description of the Site for display on map.

Site Number CDMA_Site SiteID Numeric identifier for the Site.

Latitude CDMA_Site Latitude Locates Site icons on map.

Longitude CDMA_Site Longitude Locates Site icons on map.

Sector Number CDMA_Cell Sector ID Sector-specific information useful for display on maps (can be alpha or numeric)

Azimuth CDMA_Cell Azimuth Orients the sector icons on the

map.

Beamwidth CDMA_Cell Beamwidth Governs the shape of the sector ‘wedge’ icon to reflect

the beamwidth of antenna deployed at the site.

PN Offset CDMA_Cell PN Used in CDMA Toolkit calculations, lines to neighbor cells and to color sector/site icons on maps to reflect PN planning.


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Parameter Analyzer

Group


Base Station Power

CDMA_Cell EIRP Base station power, used in CDMA Toolkit calculations.

Mobile Country Code

CDMA_Cell MCC For information only.

System Identity CDMA_Cell SID For information only.

Network Identity CDMA_Cell NID For information only.

Broadcast Identity

CDMA_Cell BID For information only.

PctPilot CDMA_Cell PctPilot For information only.

PctTraffic CDMA_Cell PctTraffic For information only.

PctPaging CDMA_Cell PctPaging For information only.

PctSync CDMA_Cell PctSync For information only.

Active Set

Search Window Setting

CDMA_Cell SRCH_WIN_A Used in CDMA Toolkit calculations

to compare current search window settings with those suggested by Analyzer.

Neighbor Set Search Window Setting

CDMA_Cell SRCH_WIN_N Used in CDMA Toolkit calculations to compare current search window settings with those

suggested by Analyzer.

List of neighbors CDMA_Cell CDMANeighborList Used in CDMA Toolkit calculations to compare current neighbor list

settings to those suggested by Analyzer.

Sector Display – Wildcard

CDMA_Cell Face_Display Use to color sectors on the map by a custom integer field.

Sector Display – Wildcard

CDMA_Cell Azimuth_Display Use to color sectors on the map by a custom integer field.

Sector Display –

Wildcard

CDMA_Cell Phase_Display Use to color sectors on the map

by a custom integer field.

Layer Type CDMA_Cell LayerType Use this field to manage multiple cell layers to be displayed and

hidden separately.


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The figure below is an example of a delimited CDMA file that could be used to import a site list into Analyzer. Though the columns can be in any order for import into Analyzer, the figure shows all of the REQUIRED

fields. Additionally, the Excel spreadsheet must be saved as a TEXT file for import into Analyzer.

Figure 1 - CDMA Cell Site Data Spreadsheet

2.2 Guidelines for Formatting Tabular Data Analyzer does not need the cell site data fields to be listed in a particular order, but to get the best results, follow these guidelines:

The Site ID field must contain a unique value for each site location. Beware of non-unique Site IDs – that is, entries that have multiple

sets of latitudes and longitudes for the same Site ID. Duplicated Site IDs will result in site markers appearing on the map without sector wedges. Site Names do not need to be unique – they are just

used for labeling purposes.

Position information must be accurate for Analyzer to correctly

display sites in the right location on the map. Longitudes that have a 'West' notation should be represented as a negative decimal value, as should latitudes with a 'South' notation. Sites will appear

skewed on the map if the latitude and longitude fields are transposed.


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Before importing new cells into Analyzer, ensure that Analyzer is pointing to a valid cell site database.

A valid cell site database is a text file in which the first line contains the text below:

; #NetworkData – datafile

Every Analyzer installation comes with a clean file called

cellrefs.txt located in the directory called:

C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs

The file to be populated need not be named “cellrefs.txt”. Rename

this file with a meaningful name in order to prevent the file from being overwritten during reinstallation.

To point the Analyzer to the file you wish to populate with the new cell site data, use the File Location line in the Tools > Preferences dialog. See the section on Loading Cell Site Data later in this document for more details.

2.3 Importing the Data Once you have obtained your cell site database in delimited format and

pointed Analyzer to a valid cellrefs file, you are ready to open the Network Explorer and import the site information.

1 To access the Network Explorer, select Cells > Network Explorer.

Figure 2 - Network Explorer Window


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The Network Explorer display consists of two panels. The left panel contains a tree view of the network element data. The right panel shows details about relevant parameters for the current selection. If

you have pointed Analyzer to a cellrefs file containing only header information, you will not see any cell site data at this time.

2 From the toolbar, select Import > Import From New Template to open the Import dialog.

3 Select the appropriate network data file.

4 Click Open to display the Import Settings dialog.

Figure 3 - Import Settings Dialog (Step 1 of 2)

5 Give the Template a meaningful Template Name.

6 Check the appropriate Delimiter.

7 In most cases, the default information under the General Settings and Coordinate Information headers will apply. Adjust these settings if necessary.

8 Click Next.


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Figure 4 - Settings (Step 2 of 2) – Assign CDMA_Site Data

9 Expand the CDMA_Site data node. Click in the Column field next to the Site_Name parameter. Select the parameter name from your site database that corresponds to the Site_Name parameter.

Repeat for each of the required fields in the CDMA_Site data node, based on the table below:

Field Mapping required for proper operation?

Site_Name Optional, but this field is frequently used for the site label.

SiteID Required, and this field must be unique for each site in the database.

Latitude Required

Longitude Required


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Figure 5 - Column Settings (Step 2 of 2) – Assign CDMA_Cell Data

10 Expand the CDMA_Cell data node. Click in the Column field next to

the Sector_ID parameter. Select the parameter name from your site database that corresponds to the Sector_ID parameter. Repeat for

each of the required fields in the CDMA_Cell data node, based on

the table below:

Field Required for proper operation?

Sector_ID Required. This field can be used to color sectors on the map by face number (i.e. 1 = red, 2 = blue, 3 = green).

Azimuth Required

Beamwidth Required

EIRP Optional

PN Required

MCC Optional

SID Optional

NID Optional


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Field Required for proper operation?

BID Optional

PctPilot Optional

PctTraffic Optional

PctPaging Optional

PctSync Optional

SRCH_WIN_A Optional

SRCH_WIN_N Optional

CDMANeighborList Optional

Face_Display Optional, but map this field to a custom integer field to color sectors on the map by that field. An example of a

custom field would be the phase of the site where:

1 = On Air

2 = Under Construction

3 = Planned for Next Year

Azimuth_Display Optional, but map this field to the integer azimuth field in order to color sectors on the map by azimuth range.

Phase_Display Optional, but map this field to a custom integer field to color sectors on the map by that field. An example of a

custom field would be the phase of the site where:

1 = On Air

2 = Under Construction

3 = Planned for Next Year

LayerType Optional. Use this field to manage multiple cell layers. Cells can be displayed or hidden on the map by layer.

11 Click Finish when all the columns have been assigned. If the current

workspace contains existing site data, you will be asked whether you want to remove existing data before importing new data. Select Yes to overwrite existing data. Select No to append to existing data.

12 If any errors occur during the import, a pop-up message will

indicate that an error log has been created. The error log specifies the cause of each error encountered and can be found in:

C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs\ImportErrors.log

13 Inspect the cell data in the Network Explorer by expanding the All_CDMA_Site_Elements folder in the left-hand pane of the Network

Explorer.

14 Double-click on any site name in the right hand pane. The Name, Location and ID of the site will appear, as well as a folder containing CDMA Cell Elements. Drill into the CDMA Cell Elements

folder and examine the values corresponding to each sector.

15 To save the formatted site information, select the Save button.


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16 Close the Network Explorer by clicking the “X” at the upper right hand corner.

17 After closing the Network Explorer, view a new map by selecting View > Display New Map.

18 If cell icons do not appear on the map, right click on the CDMA_Cell

layer in the map legend at the left hand side of the map window. Select Zoom to Layer to zoom the map to the appropriate location.

Be sure to close the map with the “X” at the upper right hand corner to save all changes to the map view.

Figure 6 - Use Zoom to Layer to Locate Cells on Map

If you see site markers appearing on the map

without sector wedges, this is probably due to non-unique Site IDs in the imported cell site data.

Sites can also appear skewed on the map if the latitude and longitude information has been

transposed.


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2.4 Importing multiple technologies To be able to import multiple technologies using the same cellrefs file,

follow this procedure:

1 Import the first technology and save the cellrefs file.

2 Import the second technology and save that cellrefs file.

3 Using a text editor such as Windows Notepad, copy all of the second cellrefs file apart from the first line, and paste it in at the

end of the first cellrefs file.

You now have a cellrefs file that can import data for both technologies.

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3 Updating Cell Site Data

There are two convenient ways to update cell plan information in Analyzer:

Minor cell plan changes (a few azimuths, PNs, etc.) can be modified

directly from the Network Explorer. Simply browse to find the site

and sector of interest and double click on a single parameter to activate the text. Be sure to save the modifications before exiting

the Network Explorer!

If the cellplan file is updated (multiple sites added, complete

frequency retune), you can use the Automatic Import feature to detect changes to an existing cell plan and import the updated cell

site file into Analyzer.

Note that the Automatic Import feature will not

work with Spotlight.

3.1 Automatic Import of Cell Site Data The Automatic Import feature detects changes to cell plan data and

updates the configured site data every time Analyzer is opened.

Figure 7 - Automatic Import Setup

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Note that the Automatic Import feature will not work with Spotlight.

To use the Automatic Import feature:

1 From the Analyzer main menu, select Tools > Preferences.

2 Expand the Automatic Import option under Cellrefs and select the

Enable Automatic Import option.

3 Select the Automatic Import Input File (the text file that contains

your delimited site data).

4 Select the Automatic Import Template. Once a template has been

created, a new Analyzer workspace must be started in order for that template to appear in this list. To use a template created on

another computer, copy the template of interest from the C:\Program Files\Actix\Analyzer\Bin\Cellrefs\Templates directory to the

same directory on your machine.

5 Click OK to exit the Change Preferences dialog. A message will

appear that Automatic Import has been enabled and that your

currently loaded cellrefs will be overwritten the next time Analyzer

is restarted.

Once Automatic Import is configured, any changes to the Automatic Import Input File will be detected, and will be changed accordingly in your

Analyzer cell site file each time Analyzer is opened.

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4 Loading Cell Site Data

In order to display cell sites in Analyzer, and integrate cell site data with real-time measurements, a formatted cell site database must exist that

contains location and configuration data for each cell site. The previous section explained how to create a cell site file from a spreadsheet

containing network parameters. In Analyzer, the formatted cell site file is known as the „cellrefs‟ file, although this file can have any name.

Analyzer reads cell site data upon opening a new workspace. Therefore, if

any changes to cell site data are made, you must start a new workspace (or reopen Analyzer) in order for the changes to take effect.

Follow these steps to point Analyzer to a formatted cell site file:

1 From the main menu, select Tools > Preferences.

2 In the Change Preferences dialog, on the File Location line, click on

the name of the current cellrefs file.

3 In the Open dialog, navigate to the cellrefs file you would like to use and select Open.

4 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

5 A message box will be displayed saying that the new cellrefs file takes effect when a new workspace is loaded. Click OK to close the

message box. Analyzer loads cells upon opening Analyzer or starting a new workspace. From the Main Menu, choose File > New

Workspace to create a new workspace.

6 In the new workspace, click View > Display New Map. If cell icons do not appear on the map, right click on the CDMA_Cell layer in the

map legend at the left hand side of the map window. Select Zoom to

Layer to zoom the map to the appropriate location. Be sure to close

the map with the “X” at the upper right hand corner to save all

changes to the map view.

By default, the cell sites are now visible.

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5 Cell Site Display

5.1 Displaying Site Labels By default, site and cell labels will be displayed on the map. You can leave the labels as they are, modify the way they are displayed, or turn them off entirely. The site labels are displayed independently of cell labels. This

allows you to display of Site Name or Site ID in addition to or instead of PN, Azimuth, or Beamwidth.

In Analyzer, “sectors” are called “cells” based on the European terminology.

The following instructions specify first site labeling, then cell labeling:

1 In the Layer Control dialog box, select the site layer (named

CDMA_Site-Site_Name)

2 Under the Properties heading in the Layer Control dialog, press the

Labels button.

3 The MapInfo-style Label Properties box will appear. Check each of

the following options:

▫ Show

▫ Allow overlapped text (recommended)

▫ Hide adjacent duplicate text (optional)

4 In the Label Properties box, use the drop down Data Field menu to

determine the label format to display. Currently, there are two formats of labels from which to choose:

▫ The Site_Name (default) shows only the site name.

▫ The KeyField label shows only the site ID.

5 If you wish to offset the label from the cell site symbol, use the options in the Position box in the Label Properties dialog.

6 If you wish to change the font of the labels, use the Label Style

button in the Properties dialog.

7 Select OK to exit the Label Properties dialog.

The Site Labels have been formatted. Next, format the Cell Labels:

1 In the Layer Control dialog box, select the cell layer (named CDMA_Cell-Beamwidth-PN)

2 Under the Properties heading in the Layer Control dialog, press the

Labels button


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3 The MapInfo-style Label Properties box will appear. Check each of

the following options:

▫ Show

▫ Allow overlapped text (recommended)

▫ Hide adjacent duplicate text (optional)

4 In the Label Properties box, use the drop down Data Field menu to determine the label format to display. All CDMA_Cell parameters are

available as options for labeling.

5 The PN Label shows the PN for each sector, displayed next to the

sector. If you wish to offset the label from the cell site symbol, use the options in the Position box in the Label Properties dialog.

6 If you wish to change the font of the labels, use the Label Style

button in the Properties dialog.

7 Click OK in the Label Properties dialog, and then OK in the Layers

dialog to apply the labels.

Figure 8 – Labeled Sites on Map


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5.2 Coloring Sectors on the Map By default, sectors are colored by PN on the map. To color the sectors

according to a different field (i.e. Sector_ID, to color sectors by face), or to make all sectors the same color:

1 Click the Cell Sites button at the top of the map.

2 In the Series drop-down, choose CDMA_Cell.

3 Use the Cell Color drop-down choose how to color the field. To make all sectors the same color, specify an unused field (i.e. MCC).

To color sectors by face (i.e. 1 = red, 2 = yellow, 3 = blue) choose Sector_ID.

4 Click OK to exit the Sites / Cell Properties dialog.

5 Site coloring will appear as specified. To modify face colors, expand

the CDMA_Cell parameter in the legend. Right-click on individual ranges and choose Selected Range’s Style to modify colors.

Figure 9 - Sites / Cell Properties Dialog

Note that the sector need not be colored and labeled by the same parameter. The figure below shows sectors colored by Sector_ID and labeled with the PN. Use the Layer Control dialog to adjust labeling as

desired.


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Figure 10 - Sectors Colored by Sector_ID on Map

5.3 Searching for Cells Search for Cells provides a mechanism for locating specific cell sites based on user-defined search criteria.

To conduct a search:

1 Display site data of interest on the map.

2 From the main menu, select Cells > Search for Cells.

3 From the main menu, select Window > Tile Horizontally or Window >

Tile Vertically to arrange the CellRefs Search dialog and the map in

the workspace.

4 Ensure that CDMA is visible in the Technology drop-down.

5 Use the Add, Edit and Delete buttons to modify search criteria.

6 Click the Search Now button to show in the Results window all

matching cell sites from the current cellrefs file.


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Figure 11 - CellRefs Search Dialog

7 From the Results window, select a row to highlight and center the

corresponding sector on the map.

8 Click the Highlight All button to highlight all matching sectors on the map.


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Figure 12 - Map Highlighting All Sectors Meeting Search Criteria

5.4 Viewing Cell Site Information A cell‟s Azimuth, Beamwidth and Sector ID can be obtained by running the

mouse over a sector on the map.

To obtain more detailed information on each site or sector:

1 Display site data of interest on the map.

2 From the main menu, select Cells > Display Cell Data.

3 From the main menu, select Window > Tile Horizontally or

Window > Tile Vertically.

4 Click on a sector wedge or site dot on the map. Details about that

sector or site will appear in the Display Cell Data window.


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Figure 13 - Display Cell Data Window


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Appendix: CDMA Cell Site Parameters

Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group


Site Name CDMA_Site SiteName Text description of the Site for display on map.

Site Number

CDMA_Site SiteID Numeric identifier for the Site.

Latitude CDMA_Site SiteLatitude Locates Site icons on the map.

Longitude CDMA_Site SiteLongitude Locates Site icons on the

map.

Sector

Number

CDMA_Cell Sector ID

Can be 1,2,3 etc. or a combination of site numbers

Sector-specific

information useful for display on maps.

Azimuth CDMA_Cell Azimuth Orients the sector icons on the map.

Beamwidth CDMA_Cell Beamwidth Governs the shape of the sector 'wedge' on the

map to reflect the beamwidth of the antenna deployed at the

site.

PN Offset CDMA_Cell PN Used in CDMA Toolkit

calculations, lines to neighbor cells and to color sectors/sites on

maps to reflect PN planning.

Base Station Power*

CDMA_Cell EIRP Base station power, used in CDMA Toolkit calculations.

Mobile Country

Code*

CDMA_Cell MCC Mobile Country Code. For information only.

System Identity*

CDMA_Cell SID For information only.

Network Identity*

CDMA_Cell NID For information only.


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Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group


Broadcast Identity*

CDMA_Cell BID For information only.

PctPilot* CDMA_Cell PctPilot For information only.

PctTraffic* CDMA_Cell PctTraffic For information only.

PctPaging* CDMA_Cell PctPaging For information only.

PctSync* CDMA_Cell PctSync For information only.

Active Set

Search Window Setting*

CDMA_Cell SRCH_WIN_A Used in Analyzer‟s CDMA

Toolkit calculations to compare current search window settings with

those suggested by Analyzer.

Neighbor Set Search Setting*

CDMA_Cell SRCH_WIN_N Used in Analyzer‟s CDMA Toolkit calculations to compare current search

window settings with those suggested by

Analyzer.

List of neighbors*

CDMA_Cell CDMANeighborList Used in Analyzer‟s CDMA Toolkit calculations to

compare current search window settings with

those suggested by Analyzer.

Sector

Display – Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell Face_Display Used to color sectors on

the map by a custom integer field.

Sector Display – Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell Azimuth_Display Used to color sectors on the map by a custom integer field.

Sector Display –

Wildcard*

CDMA_Cell Phase_Display Used to color sectors on the map by a custom

integer field.

Layer type* CDMA_Cell Layer_type Text that specifies which

cell layer (for example, by technology, band, purpose or status) that

the site belongs to. Used for multiple cell layers.

*Optional.


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Appendix: GSM / GPRS / EDGE Cell Site Parameters

Imported

Parameter

Analyzer

Group

Analyzer

Name

Purpose

Site Name GSM_Site SiteName Text description of the Site

for display on map.

Site

Number

GSM_Site SiteID Numeric identifier for the

Site. Used as the linking column to associate the GSM_Site and GSM_Cell

rows.

Latitude GSM_Site Latitude Locates Site icons on map.

Longitude GSM_Site Longitude Locates Site icons on map.

Sector Number

GSM_Cell SectorID Can be 1,2,3,

etc, or a combination of

site numbers

Sector-specific ID information useful for display

on maps.

Azimuth GSM_Cell Azimuth Orients the sector icons on the map.

Beamwidth GSM_Cell Beamwith Governs the radius of the sector 'wedge' icon to reflect

the beamwidth of antenna deployed at the sector.

Base

Station Power

GSM_Cell EIRP Base Station Power.

Broadcast Control Channel

GSM_Cell BCCH Broadcast Control Channel.

Mobile Network

Code

GSM_Cell MNC Mobile Network Code.

Mobile Color Code

GSM_Cell MCC Mobile Color Code.

Location Area Code

GSM_Cell LAC Location Area Code.


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Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Cell ID value

GSM_Cell CI Cell ID value.

Base Station Identity

Code

GSM_Cell BSIC Base Station Identity Code, comprising of a concatenation of the NCC

and BCC values.

Layer type GSM_Cell Layer_type Text that specifies which cell

layer (for example, by technology, band, purpose or status) that the site

belongs to. Used for multiple cell layers.


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Appendix: iDEN Cell Site Parameters

Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Site Name IDEN_Site SiteName Text description of the Site for display on map.

Site Number

IDEN_Site SiteID Numeric identifier for the Site.

Latitude IDEN_Site Latitude Locates Site icons on map.

Longitude IDEN_Site Longitude Locates Site icons on map.

Sector

Number

IDEN_Cell Sector ID Can

use 1,2,3, etc, or a

combination of site numbers

Sector-specific information

useful for display on maps.

Azimuth IDEN_Cell Azimuth Orients the sector icons on

the map.

Beamwidth IDEN_Cell Beamwidth Governs the shape of the

sector 'wedge' icon to reflect the beamwidth of antenna

deployed at the site.

Base Station

Power

IDEN_Cell EIRP Base Station Power.

Common

Control Channel

IDEN_Cell CCCH Can be used to color the

sector wedges.

Color Codes IDEN_Cell Color_Codes A list of color codes

separated by semicolons. This list is designed to match

the entries in the TCH_List field. Used for determining likely serving and neighbor

cells.

Digital

Control Channel

IDEN_Cell DCCH Digital Control Channel.

Digital Voice

Color Code

IDEN_Cell DVCC Digital Voice Color Code.


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Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Traffic Channel List

IDEN_Cell TCH_List A list of traffic channels, separated by semicolons.

This list is designed to match the entries in the Color_Codes field. Used for

determining likely serving and neighbor cells.

Mobile Country Code

IDEN_Cell MCC Mobile Country Code.

Cell Identity IDEN_Cell CI Cell Identity.

Layer type IDEN_Cell Layer_type Text that specifies which cell

layer (for example, by technology, band, purpose or status) that the site

belongs to. Used for multiple cell layers.


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Appendix: LTE Cell Site Parameters

Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group

Analyzer Name

Purpose

Site Name LTE_Site Site_Name Text description of the Site for display on map.

Site Number LTE_Site SiteID Numeric identifier for the site.

Latitude LTE_Site Latitude Locates site icons on map.

Longitude LTE_Site Longitude Locates site icons on map.

Sector Number

LTE_Cell Sector_ID Sector-specific information useful for display on maps (can

be alpha or numeric)

Azimuth LTE_Cell Azimuth Orients the sector icons on the

map.

Beamwidth LTE_Cell Beamwidth Governs the shape of the sector “wedge” icon to reflect

the beamwidth of antenna deployed at the site.

EIRP* LTE_Cell EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power – for informational

purposes only.

Downlink EARFCN

LTE_Cell DL_EARFCN The downlink EARFCN of the cell. The fields DL_EARFCN and

PCI must be present to calculate lines to cells

Layer1 Cell Identity

LTE_Cell PCI The physical layer cell identity (formerly named L1_CID). The fields DL_EARFCN and PCI

must be present to calculate lines to cells.

MCC* LTE_Cell MCC Mobile Country Code – for informational purposes only.

MNC* LTE_Cell MNC National Domain Code – for

informational purposes only.

* Optional.


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Appendix: UMTS / HSPA+ Cell Site Parameters

Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group


Site Name UMTS_Site SiteName Text description of the Site for display on map.

Site Number

UMTS_Site SiteID Numeric identifier for the site.

Latitude UMTS_Site Latitude Locates site icons on map.

Longitude UMTS_Site Longitude Locates site icons on

map.

Sector

Number

UMTS_Cell Sector_ID Sector-specific

information useful for display on maps (can be alpha or numeric)

Azimuth UMTS_Cell Azimuth Orients the sector icons on the map.

Beamwidth UMTS_Cell Beamwidth Governs the shape of the sector “wedge” icon to

reflect the beamwidth of antenna deployed at the site.

SC UMTS_Cell SC Used for cell site identification and to

calculate lines to cells.

EIRP* UMTS_Cell EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power – for

informational purposes only.

MCC* UMTS_Cell MCC Mobile Country Code – for informational purposes only.

MNC* UMTS_Cell MNC National Domain Code – for informational

purposes only.

LAC* UMTS_Cell LAC Location Area Code – for informational purposes

only.


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Imported Parameter

Analyzer Group


CI* UMTS_Cell CI Cell Identity – for informational purposes

only.

Neighbor List*

UMTS_Cell WCDMANeighborList Used to define a pre-defined neighbor list for

each cell. Used during neighbor list

recommendations analysis.

Layer

Type*

UMTS_Cell LayerType Configurable text field

that specifies which cell layer (for example, by

technology, band or status) the site belongs to. Used for multiple cell

layers.

* Optional.


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