WindCatcher Manual Basic

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1. Introducing Windcatcher Plus

WindCatcher is a PC-based, drive-test post-processing tool developed by Xceed Technologies,Inc. The product provides a complete solution to post-process, analyze and report data, and

brings several advanced analysis and productivity features and functionalities to the engineer,packaged in a user-interface that is both powerful and intuitive.

Multiple data files from multiple phones, multiple frequencies and multiple sources (includingreverse link) may be processed together in one step and saved as datasets to be recalled later.

This adds great efficiency because all data files need only be processed once. Tremendous

efficiency gains are also achieved with value-added productivity features such as batch printing(which includes PN and PCI batch printing).

WindCatcher provides multiple views like maps, charts, tables, phone data, event and messagebrowsers for detailed drill-down analysis of problem areas. These views are fully synchronized

to maximize the effectiveness and coherency of the data presented. Complementing these views

are additional, advanced features like automated event analysis, problem area identificationqueries, delta plots, PN and PCI analysis that greatly reduce the time taken to identify and

analyze problem areas and events.

The functionality of WindCatcher is designed to maximize the productivity and efficiency of

engineers in their day-to-day work of evaluating drive test data, isolating problems andrecommending solutions to network problems. WindCatcher provides a comprehensive list of

all problems seen on the drive. Intelligent algorithms and innovative metrics are applied to these

problems to arrive at suggested root causes and ideas for possible fixes.

This user manual provides detailed information on how to use this product. The simple yetpowerful user interface combined with the strong engineering focus of the product should make

learning WindCatcher a quick, fun and easy process for engineers and managers at all levels.

2.

Technical Support Contacts

For technical support questions please call, email or write to Xceed Technologies at:

Telephone:(703) 714-1966

Email:[email protected]

Address: Xceed Technologies, Inc.43130 Amberwood Plaza, Suite 200

South Riding, Virginia 20152


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3.Using Windcatcher PlusBasics

The basic steps to use WindCatcher are as follows:

Configure WindCatcher settingsthis step need only be performed once, and only needs tobe revisited if the usually rare situations when the configuration needs to be changed.

Create datasetsout of drive test data to be processed. A dataset is a collection of data files that

form a single logical drive for analysis. A single dataset may consist of multiple phones,devices, and/or multiple frequencies.

Plot metrics and chartsto view and analyze the datasets.

Use in-built, powerful analysis features to greatly improve the efficiency and increase thequality of the analysis.

Print maps and generate/export reportsfor offline analysis and documentation purposes.

These topics are discussed below. The analysis features are discussed separately under thesection onAnalysis Features.

A.

Configur e Windcatcher Plus

WindCatcher provides the flexibility to set a default configuration for data processing anddisplay. The default configuration includes Processing Defaults, Background Defaults,

Symbol and Thresholds.

Note:The default configuration, once set, will be saved until it is explicitly changed by the

user.

a) Processing Defaults

From the Home menu, select Processing Defaul ts.


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The following screen will be displayed:

Each of the options is discussed below.

PROCESSING

Under the Processing tab the following options are present:

Average Type


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By checking the Enable Packet Trace Analysis,all of PCAP related Metrics & Event will

be enabled & available for analysis.

Note: once the above mentioned option is checked before processing, following Packet

Trace Metric set will be available to user under map tab.

Merge Phone and Data Device

This option is checked to ensure that the Trace and Dialup devices in JDSU AOD format are

merged into a single device.

Settings

Merge Devices by Label- Enables WindCatcher Plus to merge devices across files with thesame device label, if not selected devices across the files with the same label will not bemerged.

Remember previous settings in data table- It will populate the same set of parameters

selected in the Datatable view each time when a dataset is open and the user selects view

Datatable.

Enhanced GPS Search- This feature can be utilized if any enhanced GPS data was recordedduring data collection.

Show progress bar- The user can enable and disable the visibility of the progress bar

window.

Database Setti ngs

Currently only Access Database is supported.


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PROCESSING OFFSET

Time Offset

The option enables the processing of data in-line with the time-zone that the data was

collected in. The data is processed with the GMT time zone when this option is not selected.

User can apply custom time offset by entering any desired timing.

UETR Off set

The option allows user to process Ericsson call trace data with the exact time offset definedin hours, minutes, and secondsalong with the drive test data

PCAP Of fset

The option allows user to add a time offset for PCAP file if the timestamps on PCAP file is

not aligned with drive test file.


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INTERFACE

Map co-ordinate System/ Distance Unit

The map unit provides the option to select Mile or Kilometer in addition to selection of co-

ordinate system for display in different views.

Map Off set for M ul tiple Phones/F requencies

This option sets the offset between maps for different phones. To change the offset distance,

enter the Latitude and Longitude Offset. If the offset is not desired, then unselect thecheckbox labeled Enable Map Offset in Degrees.

Enable In-Buil ding Device Off set

This option allows user to enable offset between multiple devices for in-building data.


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Navigation Data Correction

This selection can be used to apply a fixed latitude and longitude offset to the driven route.

L ink to bin settings

This Maximum Sector Coverage Distance field sets the coverage range for individual

sectors.

Enable Link to Bin Labels

This option allows user to turn on or off the link to bin labels on map interface.

Dr ive Route Display

Hide Bins with no GPS: this option will allow the user to hide bins that display no lat/long

values

Hide Bins with no data: If a metric is plotted and the driven bin has no value available for

that bin then the bin would be hidden. If the option is not selected the bins without the metric

value will come with gray color.

dB offset for receivers: This settings allows the user to apply the 6dB (by default) offset forreceiver devices

Show percentage in legends

This selection allows the user to view the percentage distribution for metrics plotted in

addition to the bin distribution.


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RF CONFIGURATION

WCDMA Scanner Settings

This option enables selection of minimum values for Received Power before processing the

data to filter out any PSCs below that value.

WCDMA Call Block versus Drop Trigger

This option enables the user to select the call block trigger message. This is set to Alerting

CC message as a default.

Avg Method in Bin

This option enables selection of the value displayed in a bin i.e. average over all the values

in a bin or the best values in a bin


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iDEN

For iDEN link to Bin feature, this option allows user either to choose Cell ID, PCCH, or

Sector Label for link to Bin. The Sector Label option for iDEN sites uses PCCH and TCHinformation. The user would need to follow the procedure below while using the link to bin

feature:1. Browse onto Home>processing default>RF Configuration>idem menu, select

Sector Label and Save2. Add the cell site layer

3. Browse onto Home and select Map sites to Route

CDMA Tooltip

This option enables the user to view the sector name for a PN

CDMA Phone Analysis

This option enables the user to select the window size in addition to allow for PNs of value

0 to be included in the data processed in WindCatcher Plus

CDMA PN Scanner Settings

This option enables the user to set Value for PN Increment from Scanner Data.

Scanner Processing

This option enables the user define a minimum Ec/Io level for scanner data processing to

filter out any PN below this threshold. This feature is particularly useful in areas with poor

coverage.

Receiver Data

This option must be selected before processing a receiver device. It allows the user to

populate metrics from the Receiver menu in the Map tab after data is processed.


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VENDOR SPECIFIC

This option provides vendor specific settings for different formats.

Comarco

Display Comarco time- if the option is selected the messages in the message windown will

display the vendor time.Data Pro

Use standalone GPS if available- this option will use GPS information from standalone GPS

and bypass the scanner GPS information

Split receiver device by different scans- if the reciever device is a scanning multiplefrequencies then by having this option checked separate devices will be created for different

frequencies.


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ZK

Auto adjust scanner threshold for correlation length- This option will allow users to ignore

the default minimum accepted Ec/Io level and will use new threshold for the minimum

level based on correlation lengths.

Accuver

Merge GPS from SCN files to DRM files- by checking this option WindCatcher Plus willextract GPS information from the scanner devices and merge it automatically into the UE

devices. (Only required if UE devices does not contain GPS information)

TEMS

Set GPS interpolation- Interpolation is the method of constructing new data points. Having

checked this option WindCatcher Plus decodes correctly the ping point information and

performs interpolation between lat/long and thus solves the problem of sparse GPS point.

Swissqual

Flip GPS- This option can be used to report corrected latitude and longitude for Swissqualinbuiding data files which switch lat/lon.


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BACKGROUND PROCESS

Mul ti -Process

This option allows the user to use multiple CPUs for processing.

WindCatcher Process Contr ol Task

This option is applicable only to the batch process module license where the user can select

the number of messages to be exported for each file processed.

Min imum Processing Logs Size


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This option is applicable for the background processing mode and allows the user to select a

minimum size for the files processed in WindCatcher Plus.

b) Create Workspace

The Workspace feature is provided to enable to user to reuse/share the layout of the different

views in WindCatcher Plus. The workspace created by a user is saved as an XML file andmaybe shared between users.

Concept of a Workspace:After selection of the window views, the user may browse onto Workspaces>Save option and

save the view as an XML file on his machine.


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Open a Workspace:These XML files maybe opened using the Workspaces>Open option and browsing onto the

saved/shared XML file on the machine:

c)

Cell site creation

Click following menu for cell site creation


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This option allows the user to create cell site files from .csv or .txt files containing cell site

information.

The following information must be entered correctly:

Separator: e.g.: Comma for a csv file, Tab for a text file.

Column Names: Select First row has column names

Encoding; options include ANSI, Unicode, and OEM.

Map the Available fields onto the appropriate Base Station fields by dragging the values,select a location to save the output MapInfo tab files and select OK.


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If the user wants to use the same cell site information format every time, the user can save the

mappings in a template. The next time user wont have to map these fields again. After

completing mapping click on save as option & choose a name for future use. The next time

after importing cell site information file, the user can simply select the saved template fromthe drop down menu which will map all fields automatically.

Pie Colors may be chosen through the Options tab:


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The Options tab enables users to change the visible size of the sectors, the transparency of

the colors and the color of the sector. The color of the sectors can be colored by Sector ID orby Azimuth Direction.

Choose the store location for output cell site files by clicking on Save button. Browse for

desired folder location where user wants to store these files.

d) Default Cell Sites.

This option will allow user to choose default cell site i.e. every time user process data or open

a database, these cell sites will appear automatically as default cell sites.


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Browse for already created cell sites to save them as default.

e) Sector Display

Easy access to Sector Display Options is now available by selecting a sector and then right-

clicking on the Sector and Li nk to Bin Selections. This will enable to user to change the sector

display properties on the fly after cell site creation. Site and sector label options maybe

modified within this display


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Sector Display Option via Right Click,

Site and Sector Label options can be modified

Sector Size, Color and opacity can be modified on the fly


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f) Remove Cell Sites

This option will enable user to remove the imported cell sites from the background.

g)

Create Geoset


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To create a background map, select New and the following window will be displayed:

The plus sign will enable addition of data for creation of the geoset:


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Once the selections are made, select Apply and then OK and a preview of the processed GST

will be displayed:

h) Background

This option will let you import the created GeoSet into your current map. A pop up windowwill appear to let you browse to the saved GeoSet file to choose.


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i) Bin Style

The Bin style option enables the user to select the symbol displayed for each device processed.


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The Style column enables the user to select the symbol, color, background and effects displayed

on the map for the corresponding device:


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j) Display

This option allows the user to select the symbols, colors, etc for the various events and

metrics displayed in WindCatcher.

k)

Favorites Menu

This feature allows a user to select a range of metrics to be accessed later by hovering over

the top of the Map in WindCatcher when a database is opened.The user may select the metric by browsing onto it through the Map>metric menu and a

right click on the metric to select Add to favorites MenuIn order to unselect a metric from the favorites menu, the user would need to browse onto

the metric under the map tab, right click on the metric and select Remove from Favorites

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Event Settings

The Event Symbol Selection enables a user to select/modify an event to be displayed on

the map, chart, and/or the Event Tree.

WindCatcher provides a comprehensive set of call events right from handset registration andcall access through call end. These events can be viewed either in the event browser, map

view or both. The symbols and colors are user definable.From Home Tab click Event Setti ngs, The following window will appear:

The events are categorized on the left pane under separate tabs forming logical groupings of

events (such as LTE Call Setup, LTE Registration, etc.). The events are further collected intosub-categories within each category (such as LTE Authentication Failure, LTE AS Security

Failure, etc.).

There are three checkboxes for each event selection, as shown. The first selection selects

whether to display the event on the event browser docked window or not. The secondselection is for display on the map. Note that these selections apply to all opened datasets,

and will be remembered the next time the application is opened.

The Third selection is the Show on Char t Option- Support for events in the time-series

charts. Users may browse onto Home>Event Settings to select the event to Show on Chartand select Apply


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A symbol style, color maybe changed by simply double-clicking on the symbol from the

menu and making the requisite changes in the window displayed below:

Threshold Settings

Thresholds may be user-defined for every metric available in WindCatcher according to theanalysis requirements.

To set a threshold, select Threshold Settingsfrom the Home tab. This will display a list of

metric groups. Select the metric group of interest & change the threshold as desired.


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A sample threshold specification window is shown below for the LTE Dominant RSRP

metric (under the LTE Dominant RF metric group).

The following may be done:

To change the individual threshold values, select the desired row, then select the Threshold

column. The value may then be changed to a valid, user-defined value. To change the individual threshold colors, select the desired row, and then click on the down

arrow to see a list of available colors.

To change the number of threshold entries, select the + or - symbols repeatedly until the

number of entries are displayed.

Select OK when complete & apply to save the changes. Select Cancel to abort withoutsaving the changes.

Note:

Any changes made to threshold settings will only take effect the next time the corresponding

metric is plotted. The new settings will not apply to any metrics that are already displayed onthe map(s).


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Exporting Thresholds and Events

WindCatcher allows users to export threshold and event settings to CFG files. These files can

be shared across users as well as users can create multiple settings for different analysis usingthe Settings menu:

B.

Dataset Creation and Management

The first step in viewing data in WindCatcher will be to create a dataset from the data files to

be analyzed.

WindCatcher provides the powerful option to save the datasets once they are processed.

Therefore, this process of creating the dataset need only be performed once for each unique setof drive data. These datasets may subsequently be opened immediately without needing to go

through the processing step again.

Create New Dataset

From the main menu, select Fi le, thenNew Datasetor select theNew Dataset icon:

The following window will open:


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Click on theAddbutton next to select the Drive Test Files and select all files that you wish

to process. Note that more than one file may be selected for processing, and these files maybe of any supported mobile phones.

Click on theBrowseunder the saveDatabase section to select a directory and name to savethe processed data.

Notes:

You may choose not to save the processed data, in which case the last step needs not tobe performed. However, in this case, you will need to repeat this process to view the datathe next time the application is loaded.

If a dataset has already been created, then this dataset may be reopened by selecting theOpen Dataseticon that is next to theNew Dataseticon above.

Open Existing Dataset

To open a previously processed and saved dataset, select Fi le, then Open Datasetor select

the Open Dataset icon:


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Browse to the directory that the dataset was saved and select the .mdbdataset database file.The selected dataset will be loaded into WindCatcher as a new map window.

Close Dataset

To close a dataset, select Fi le, then Close Datasetand select the appropriate dataset to close.

Merge Datasets

This option allows the user to merge more than 1 datasets in WindCatcher Plus. When the

option is selected, a Merge Datasets window opens up allowing the user to Add Datasetsto be merged. Once the datasets are added, a location for the final merged dataset is selected(under Browse highlighted below) and OK selected, WindCatcher will merge the datasets

and open the final, merged dataset on the interface:


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Merge Devices

This option allows the user to merge devices within a dataset:

Manual Merge: This option allows the user to select the devices that need to be merged. User

will select the devices as per the snapshot below (note the two devices selected have uniquePhone ID)

Once the merge option is selected, the two devices are assigned the same Phone ID and the userselects Accept:


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WindCatcher will merge the two devices and re-open the dataset on the interface.

The Auto Merge option will search for similar devices (in case of phones similar MIN ESN) and

automatically merge the devices.

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User-I nterf ace Overview

Docked Windows

Key information about the dataset associated with the active map window is contained

within windows along the sides of the application. This key information includes: Layer 3

and phone log messages, events, binned phone data, legends and dataset information.

The default view is with all windows in the Collapsed Mode. This maximizes the mapviewing area.

Any window can be expanded by just moving the mouse over the desired window on the

side-bar window selection. This window may be temporarily fixed for display by clicking on

this side-bar window selection, as shown.


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This window may also be resized as required. To collapse the window again, just select any

point outside this window.

This window may also be Dockedso that it is permanently expanded on the screen. In thisdocked mode, the other windows in the application will be resized so that all windows arevisible. To dock the window, just select the push pin as shown:

Just select the push pin again to get this window out of the Dockedstate, and revert back to

the collapsible state.

Docked Windows may be changed to floating windows by just dragging it out from side bar.

To reinstate a docked window, double click window header & it will re positioned to side

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Windows View

Under the View tab Windows View option will allow the user to retrieve any specific docked

window if it has been closed from the main interface.

Legend Window

Legend window shows user all the events and metrics that are currently selected on the mapinterface.


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Thresholds for metrics can be adjusted on the fly by double clicking on the metric legend and

the Modify Ranged Theme page will open as shown below:


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Tabbed Windows

WindCatcher supports multiple datasets to be loaded into the application at the same time.

Each dataset is opened as a new tabbed window.

You may move between windows by just selecting the appropriate tab. The tabbed window

title will be modified appropriately to reflect any metric that is currently displayed on each

map.

Multiple Maps

Additional Map and/or Time-Series windows may be opened for any of the loaded datasetsby selecting the appropriate dataset under the Views tab.


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You may place windows side-by-side by selecting and dragging the desired window to the

right or below. Just Click on the icon below for the location selection i.e. left, right, top or

bottom

An example of a vertically split window using the above-mentioned technique is shownbelow:


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All windows of the same dataset are synchronized, so this makes comparison between

metrics very convenient and powerful. The synchronization extends to between Map and

Time-Series windows as well.

Synchronization

WindCatcher implements complete synchronization of all possible views in any direction formaximum effectiveness and efficiency in performing drill-down analyses of problems.

The following views are all synchronized with each other (from the same dataset):

Maps (including multiple map windows for the same dataset)

Time-series charts (including multiple time-series chart windows for the same dataset)

Dropped Call Event Analysis Window

High BLER/RxQual Analysis Window

Message Window

Event Window

Phone Data Browser

Tables


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Metr ic Plots

Any opened dataset in WindCatcher will begin with the Map view. The initial Map view will

show the drive route without any metrics plotted. The various events that appeared on the

drive will also be displayed.

To display any metric on the map, just click on following icons and select the desired metric toplot.

You may also select any of the Metricsto display by right-clicking anywhere within the Map

window. See section On Screen Menusfor more details.


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Time-Series Plots

You may view any dataset metric as a time-series by selecting Window, then New Time Series

Chartfrom the main menu, or by selecting theNew Time Series Charticon as follows:

If there are multiple datasets loaded, then select the desired dataset from the list.

The chart will open with the default metrics displayed. Select the Chart Metricsicon to change

the metrics displayed on the chart and/or to change the default metrics to be displayed the nexttime any chart is selected.

You may also scroll or change the zoom on the chart through the controls on the Chart Control

docked window on the right.


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To scroll along the horizontal axis, select Time-Axis scroll, then rotate the knob in theappropriate direction (clockwise to scroll to the right and vice versa).

In order to change the zoom setting (timescale width) you can select Time-Axis zoomand rotate

the knob appropriately (clockwise to zoom in and vice versa).

The Sync to Selected Phone selects the phone that the rest of the maps and browsers will be

synchronized to when a selection is made on the time chart. This setting has an impact whenthere are multiple phones in the dataset.

Events on Chart

In order to show events in the time-series chart, ensure that the events on chart option isselected in the Chart tab:


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Tables

This feature provides an alternative view of data by displaying it in the tabular form. Select theTablesicon to display the table for the current dataset.

Given below is a sample table:

The following can be done with this table:


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Fields can be added to (or removed from) the column display on the right by expanding theappropriate tree in theField Name:section and selecting (unselecting) the desired metrics.

The table displayed on the right can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet or directly to a

MapInfo tab file by selecting the appropriate icons on the top of the window. Note that a

separate MapInfo tab file will be created for each phone in the dataset.

TheField Name:column may be hidden or shown by toggling the Show/Hide Field Nameicon on the top. It is sometimes useful to hide this column so that more of the Tabular Data

fields may be viewed.

All displayed fields in the Tabular Datasection may be removed by selecting the UnselectAll Fields icon at the top of the tables window. Note that the first 5 columns arepermanently on the table, and will not be removed with this button.

Notes:

The table is fully synchronized with the rest of the browsers, maps and time-series plotsassociated with the same dataset.

Once certain fields are selected for display on the Tabular Datawindow, these selectionswill be remembered for every dataset opened after making these selections.


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Printing / Plotting

To print/plot the current map, selectFilePrint Map/Chart

Or

From the Map view, Click on

ThePrint Previewscreen will appear with a preview of how the printout will look like.


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Select thePrinter Setupfrom the icons if a non-default printer / settings need to be configured.

Plotters are also supported, including most paper sizes such as A, B, C, D and E-sizes.

Once configured, the printout may either be printed on the selected printer by selecting Printorto a PDF file by selecting Save as PDF.

To exit the preview without sending the printout, select Close.


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PDF/CDF Charts

PDF/CDF charts of selected metrics may be seen by selecting Viewstab then PDF/CDF, or bydoing right click on map & by selecting Current Metri c PDF /CDF.


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The following screen will appear, allowing the user to select desired metrics for the PDF or

CDF charts, the resulting window will display multiple metrics on single chart as seen below

These PDF/CDF charts may be exported to excel file by selecting the Save to Excel icon.

Also these charts can exported into following formats by using Export button.


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User Def ined Metr ics and Repor ts

Both of these features are available through the User Querydocked window on the right side

of the interface, as shown below:

These features allow the user to create any metric or report based on any combination ofexisting metrics and events in WindCatcher. Conditions may be applied to these metrics and

reports before generation.


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General Usage

These two features are fundamentally used in the same way. The interface is divided into 6

sections, as shown below

1. User Defined Metric/Report Selection Tabs: The user may select to either use the UserDefined Metrics (UDM) or the User Defined Report (UDR) feature by selecting the

appropriate tab.

2. Metric/Report Item Definition: One or more items may be selected for the UDM/UDR.

3. Conditions: One or more conditions may be applied to the selected UDM/UDR items.

4. Icon Selections: The definition may be saved by selecting the icon.

5.

Previously defined Metrics/Reports: The defined UDM/UDR will now appear in the leftpane. This UDM/UDR may now be run by double-clicking the appropriate query on thisleft pane or by selecting theExecute Queryicon .

6. Results: The results may be viewed on the results section on the right. These results may

be exported to an Excel .csvfile by selecting theExport to CSVicon . In the case of

UDM, the selected user defined metric will also appear on the map, color coded by thelegend defined.


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WindCatcher allows the user to create their custom legend and field for the user queries, please

see sections below for detail.

Create a Custom Legend

In addition to the predefine legends for the user queries, a custom legend may be defined by

selecting the Setup Customized Metrics Threshold . The following window will appear:

Select Create new threshold groupicon , choose a name for threshold and define the desired

threshold, as shown below:


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Create a Custom Field

In order to facilitate the process of creating user queries, the user query section consists of a

custom filed option. To create a custom field, select the Create Customized Field icon .The following window will appear:

The field may be defined by selecting the appropriate existing fields and operators. Note

previously defined custom fields may be used to create new custom fields, making this

feature have virtually limitless possibilities to create very complex custom fields.

Once created, enter an Expression Name (to be used to select the field) and an Expression

Result Alias (which will be the column heading in the results section). Select the Save

Expression to User Defined Fieldicon to save this custom field.

Creating User Defined Metrics

For ease of illustration, the implementation will be explained using an example.

Example:

Objective: Create a User Query Metric displaying the Dominant RSRP for a specific

Dominant RSRP (Value > -85).

Define the Metric ItemThe metric to plot may be selected from the second box in second section as shown below:


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A list of all available metrics within WindCatcher will appear. Select the Dominant RSRP

(dBm)metric from theLTE Dominant Datagroup.

Select the appropriate threshold from the third box list.

The final definition should look as follows:

Define the Conditions

The conditions are defined in the third section.

The first step is to create a new condition by selecting on the arrow and selecting Add a newconnection, as shown below.

Select the appropriate metrics and conditions. For this example, the Dominant RSRP (dBm)and the corresponding value (>-85). Note that the list of available values in the current

dataset for any selected metric may be viewed by selecting the drop-down box, as shownbelow:

Additional conditions may be defined by left-clicking on the arrow again and selecting Adda new condition.

Creating User Defined ReportFor ease of illustration, the implementation will be explained using an example.


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Example:

Objective: Create a User Query Metric displaying the Dominant RSRP (dBm) for a specific

LTE UE RSRP.

Define the Report Item

The report items may be selected from the second box in section 2, as shown below:

Select the appropriate metric from the second box. Then, select the appropriate aggregation

method from the first box. Select the desired sorting if required from the third box.

Additional report items may be defined by left-clicking the green arrow and then selecting

Add a new field.

The final report item definition should appear as follows:

Define the Conditions

The conditions are defined in section 3.

The first step is to create a new condition by selecting on the arrow and selectingAdd a newconnection, as shown below.

Select the appropriate metrics and conditions. For this example, the Dominant RSRP (dBm)value (>-85). Note that the list of available values in the current dataset for any selected

metric may be viewed by selecting the drop-down box, as shown below:


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4.

Using WindCatcherAdvanced

A.

I n-Building Profiler

In building profiler feature will allow user to map the in building background file (jpg, bmp etc)to exact location on map by selecting 4 reference points.

To create an in building profile, click button available under Home tab. Once the

profiler is launched, import the background file using tab.

Using the below Anchor Points option map the jpg lat/longs to actual lat/longs on the

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Click on P1 and click on jpg to get the pixel position, now click on the map for the actuallat/longs on the Map available in the left window. Follow the same procedure to map all 4 points

and then hit Apply followed by .

Once the profiler MapInfo file is generated, start processing the in building data and import the

tab file upon completion using or option.


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Batch Printing

Windcatcher can be configured to print several plots at the same time. To do so, select

MapFrom Print Menu, Click on Drop down Menu & then Batch Print.

The following screen will appear:


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Select the desired metrics to plot.

Once the metrics have been selected, user has the option to Clear Selection, PrintPreview, Print or Save the metric selection as a template that may be selected at a later

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The Page Setup and Export options are similar to print Map menu

C.

Off set Metr ics

It is sometimes useful to compare the performance of two or more metrics in conjunction to

understand possible correlations between these metrics. One of the ways to do this in

WindCatcher is through the use of this Offset Metricsfeature.To use this feature, click on theMetrics Offseticon

The following window will appear:


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A maximum of six offset metrics can be selected at any one time.

The offset distance between each metric offset can be set using the settings provided under

the Option Default Offset section.

Then offset Pan can be used to create offset b/w multiple layers. Click on the center button toreset the offset.

If the Selections on Mapbutton is selected in theMap Selection Option, then there must have

been selections on the map prior to opening this offset metrics configuration window. Tomake selections on the map, change the mouse pointer to one of the map selection pointers

(see options below) and select the desired drive test points prior to calling this configuration

window.

Any offset metrics on the map may be subsequently cleared by clicking on the center button

in OffsetPan.


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Selection:

Each device is associated with a route and Event layer. The user may select the layers that

he wishes to view on the map:

In addition to this, the user may simply select the layer from the layer tree and choose itsvisibility options

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In this tab map scale, zoom & map orientation can be selected

Editing

In this tab Default styles for drawing tools can be selected.

Background Maps

Additional Map layers can be added using the Addoption underLayersand map layers canbe reordered using the Up and Down options under Reorder. The controls are identical to

those used in MapInfo.


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Mul tiple Phones

WindCatcher will automatically handle multiple phones within the same dataset. If thecollections of files that comprise a dataset contain information from more than one phone, then

WindCatcher automatically offsets the map plots for each phone. The offset separation may be

set by selectingHome, thenProcessing Default>Interface and then specifying the desired offset

in theMap Offset for Multiple Phones/Frequenciessection.


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Any of these phones may be displayed or removed from being plotted on the map through the

layer control dialog window that is available by selecting theLayer Controlicon.

Select or unselect the phones as desired by selecting device data layer in the Layer Control.Only the selected phones will be displayed on the map upon selecting the OK button. See

section onLayerControl for more details.

Note:

TheDataset Infodocked window on the left bar contains information on each phone such asthe type of phone, IMEI number, etc.


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On Screen M enus

WindCatcher provides access to menus and bin information on the screen. There are two

different types of on screen menus, as described below.

No Selection Menu

The following menu is displayed when the mouse right-click button is pressed while there is

no selection on the active map:

Basic Metrics or Advanced Metrics

Any of theMetricsor Advanced Metricsmay then be plotted on the map by making the

appropriate selection on this menu.

Export Metrics/Events to Excel/MapInfo/Google Earth format

By pressing mouse right-click button on Map, and then by choosing Export

Metrics/Eventoptionuser may export Metrics or Events in Excel, Map info or GoogleEarth (.kml) compatible formats.


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Polygon creation

The following procedure is used to create and import polygons into:

a. Browse onto Map>Map Tools and select the arrow on the lower right corner

b. Select the polygon icon

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d. The area will be highlighted once selected. Now, right click on the map to create a

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Polygon/Boundary Import:

You may import the boundary through Map>Import Boundary menu:

Browse and select the MapInfo file, select the value for MapInfo field, select Custom 1 for

mapped field and provide a name under mapped name for the boundary and select Process:


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Report Generation:

The mapped field above can be from Custom1 to Custom10. For reports theses Custom fields are

available in KPI Mapping as shown below:

In the Custom Report if a user wants to exclude the area outside the polygon following condition

should be added in the conditions tab.

In the example above Polygon is mapped to Custom1 field. When this condition

conditioncovered is applied o any metric in Metric Data table to Custom Report the result for

that metric with be generated after applying the exclusion.


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Exporting Reports and M aps

The active map and various reports may be exported from WindCatcher for further analysis anddisplay purposes. The export functionality is as follows:

Export Message DataThe purpose of this report is to export the Layer 3 and Log messages to a text file for further

analysis. There are two options when this type of export is selected:

All Messages

Selected Messages

The All Messages option will save all the messages that are available on the message

browser docked window in text format.

Warning: The All Messages option could take a long time to export and result in verylarge text output file, and should be used with care.

The Selected Messages option will only export the messages that are selected on this

message browser. To use this option, first open the message browser docked window and

select the range of rows to export. Then select this Selected Messages option to perform the

actual export.

There will be a window presented to specify the location and name of the exported file for

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Exporting Tables

The table export feature provides a powerful method to export a wide variety of metrics and

bin counts to either an Excel spreadsheet or directly as a MapInfo tab file. This export isavailable through theDataTablesfeature under Views tab.

The following window will appear; this window can docked on screen by double clicking the

menu bar on it.

Selected metric & events can be exported in Excel, MapInfo & Google compatible KML

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Attribute Manager

The attribute manager enables the user to create and define new metrics that maybe used forplots within WindCatcher and for the Event analysis which will be detailed later in the

manual. An attribute is defined as an engine entity that aggregates values over a certain user

defined window size or bin interval.

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An attribute maybe created using the steps below:

1. Select the technology using the technology menu:

2. Selection of the attribute: The user may select the attribute from the groups defined

under the Attributes tree or Add a new attribute

The data type allows the user to define the type of output expected i.e.double, string, long, ulong, short, ushort, byte, character.

The Default Binning allows the user to select the aggregation method:


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The following binning options are available:

Average: provides the average value of the attribute for the entire bin

Current: provides the instantaneous value for the attribute

Last_val: provides the last, valid value observed for the attribute for the bin.

First_val: provides the first, valid value observed for the attribute for the bin.

Second_val: provides the second, valid value observed for the attribute for the bin

Minimum: provides the minimum value observed for the attribute for the bin

Maximum: provides the maximum value observed for the attribute for the bin

Accumulate: Adds all the values observed for the attribute within the bin

The Add Database Column Mapping allows the user to define an attribute thatwould be added to the processed database in WindCatcher. Here the user can define the

binning, select the table and the column, define the ranking. The Raw output option maybeselected for receiver devices.


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Event Diagram

The Event Diagram may be used to model call state, create events and statistics. Thefollowing window is displayed when this option is selected from the Tools tab:

The user must select the technology and Format before creation/modification of an event

diagram. Each event diagram is comprised of several states and transitions. The user maydouble click on a state to define the expressions that evaluate when a state is entered or

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The user may double click on a transition to define the expressions that trigger t he

transition from one state to the other:


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The expression editor maybe used to define/modify the expression for the states and

transitions:

The attribute selected from the Attributes tree appears on the KPI column. A functionmaybe selected from the Functions menu. The Join menu allows the user to select and

and or conditions. Once, all the information is entered select Insert to add the condition.

The user may manually type in the information too.


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Root Cause for Event Analysis

The Event Analysis option enables the user to configure a set of KPIs for a given windowsize (in ms) before and after an event. This information is stored as an XML file which is

used by the engine to process the drive test files. The following window is displayed when

the Event analysis option is selected on the Tool menu. The user must select the

technology before creation of an event analysis.

The root causes may be defined as per the steps below:

Step 1: Name the cause and add it to the list

Step 2: Define the cause analysis using the Expression Editor


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These events will be displayed under the Tools>Event Analysis menu:


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5.

Analysis Features

A.

Event Analysis

The automated event analysis features is one of the most powerful features in WindCatcher.

This feature provides the user with the ability to list all occurrences of the most criticalcustomer-perceived problems in one location.

Furthermore, the conditions before and after these problem events occurred are presented foreach event. This dramatically reduces the time taken to analyze the problem because the

laborious and non-value-added work of gathering this before/after data is automatically done.

Finally, a possible root cause is provided whenever possible using proprietary Xceedalgorithms.

There are three types of event analysis available under this feature, namely:

Dropped Calls Analysis

High BLER/RxQual Analysis

Blocked Calls Analysis

Access Failure

To perform any of these analysis, execute the following steps:

Select theEvent Analysisicon from Toolstab and select desired analysis.


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All occurrences of the selected event in the currently active dataset will be listed. Anexample for Dropped Calls is shown below:

Click on the desired row to view details on that event below. The details include the

conditions before and after the drop, as well as a suggested root cause (if able to beautomatically determined from acquired data).

All maps and associated docked windows will be synchronized to the event selected. Thismakes it very powerful and convenient for drill down analysis of the problem.

Note:

The Event Analysis window may also be docked by double-clicking on the top bar orclicking once on the top bar and dragging the mouse to either the left, right or bottom edge

of the application.

Similarly to the Event Drop Call Analysis, the Event Block Call Analysis is also available and it

synchronize block calls with the event, layer III, table, replay, and time axis function.


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B.

Delta Plots

Delta plot is a powerful feature that provides the flexibility to compare two dataset collected onthe same route either by two handsets or collected by the same hand separately. Using this

option, engineers can compare datasets on the same route under different load condition as well

as comparing the multiple carrier coverage.

To use this feature, execute the following steps:

Select theDelta Ploticon from Views menu, and selectNew Delta Plot.

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Select the two dataset / phone combinations and desired metric to compare from thecorresponding drop-down lists.

Specify the geographic bin size or the Time binning method to use. The entire drive test area

based on the selected data will be sectioned into square bins of the specified size.

Subsequently, all points from each set of data will be linearly averaged in each of these binsto be used for the delta (difference) plot.

SelectRun. The resulting plot will display the difference between the first set of data and thesecond (i.e. Baseline MetricsCompared Metrics). The units will correspond to the metric

selected for comparison. Statistics will also be presented in the legend that summarizes thedifferences calculated between the two sets of data.

The delta map provides the user the ability to export the data as an Excel sheet or create aPDF/CDF chart. These option will be displayed after a right click on the map


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Once the delta plot window is opened, the metric being compared may be changed for the

same two sets of data by merely selecting the appropriate metric from the Delta Plot icon.

The delta plot will be recreated on the same map for this new metric.

The user may also create another delta plot window by following steps 1 to 5. There is no

limit to the number of such windows that can be opened, subject to system RAMconstraints.

Note that since each data to be compared is specified as a combination of the dataset and phone

id, therefore this supports two types of comparisons, namely, Dataset Deltas and Handset

Deltas. These logical types of comparisons are described in more detail below.

Dataset Delta

To perform this type of delta plot analysis, load each dataset separately into WindCatcher.Perform the delta plot configuration as described earlier, and select the appropriate datasets

underData 1andData 2. The phone ID will be the same for both data definitions.

Handset Delta

To perform this type of delta plot analysis, load the dataset that contains information on the

multiple phones / devices. Perform the delta plot configuration as described earlier, andselect the appropriate Phone IDs under Data 1andData 2. The dataset will be the same for

both data definitions.


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L ink to Bin

The Link Bin to Sectorfeature provides the ability to view the pilots serving each point alongthe drive through lines drawn to the corresponding sectors. Note that this feature can only be

utilized if there are already cells displayed on the map. To use this feature, follow the steps

below:

To activate the feature, browse onto Map>To Sector menu and select the option required

e.g.: active sector

Now select the bin on the map and Windcatcher will display the link to the Active Sector:

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The user may select a sector and right click to view the link sector to options:

The lines may be removed in a number of ways:

a. Reselect one or more of the previous selections. This will toggle the lines off for thoseselections, and the corresponding lines will be removed from the map.

b.

Select Remove Link. This will turn off the lines, but the line selections will still beactive. This means that fresh lines will be drawn the next time a selection is made on

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Geo/Distance Binn ing

Geo & Distance Binning Maps can be generated on the fly as well after processing data withTime binning. The options are available under Viewstab

From the drop down menu of desired binning method, users have to choose the database on

which binning method suppose to be applied

Once the database selected, the user interface will take the input for desired distance in meters

Click OK after entering desired distance for Area or Distance binning & new map window willopen with desired Area or Distance binned output for analysis.

Users can also select binning method for metric display from the following menu under map

tab.

This will allow users to change the binning method e.g. Average, Minimum or Maximum valuefor that particular Bin period.


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E.

Replay

The Replay feature automatically makes a selection move along the map. The Link Bin to

Sectorfeature need not be activated to use this feature, but is very powerful when combined to

visually capture distant pilot interferers which may otherwise be difficult to capture via other

traditional troubleshooting methods.

The replay is controlled by theReplayicons as shown:

Select the Start replaybutton to start the replay. Similarly, select the Stop replay, Step forward

and Step backwardbuttons to stop the replay and manually perform the replay respectively.

Notes:

The data can be replayed with or without cell site information.

The replay function is fully synchronized with all docked windows and browsers, including

the Phone Data Browser, Message Window, Event Window and any opened time-series

windows for the same dataset.

Replay Option

TheReplay Speed function may be employed to adjust theReplayspeed.

The Synchronization function allows the user to select synchronization of the Replayfunction with the Message Data, Event Data Tree, Time Series Chart and Tabular Data.

Just click on all mentioned Data options, once the option becomes highlighted, it will besynchronized with the replay.


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Neighbor L ist Analysis

Neighbor list analysis can be launched from Tools tab. This feature can be used to determine

missing neighbors from the collected data.

This tool can be used with or without cell file in the background. Once the user clicks on

above icon, an analysis window will appear as below. If the cell file is already in thebackground then it will appear in the sector field automatically & in case UE it will be used

for missing neighbor analysis as well. If the cell site file is not in the background then sectorfield will remain blank & analysis will be performed based on collected information only.

Default criteria can be modified by user such as serving CINR & neighbor CINR thresholdvalues for example in case of LTE neighbor analysis. Once the values are set, User needs to

click on Run Analysis & a detailed report will be generated which can be exported in Excel as

well.


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RF Analysis

RF analysis can be launched from Tools tab. This feature can be used to summarize RF data

for a dataset

RF analysis displays the window below where the user observes data for each serving

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User may select a specific serving parameter and plot the list of metrics available in the drop down

on the map

H .

Reports

The reports menu allows user to run an array of pre-defined reports and custom reports.

WindCatcher Plus provides pre-defined reports for CDMA, GSM/UMTS, and iDEN technologies.

In addition various custom reports are available for CDMA, GSM/UMTS, iDEN and LTE. Themost commonly used custom report is the Pre-post report (CDMA/EVDO/LTE) which is

created as per the procedure defined below:

The Pre-post template is located under Start> My Documents>Xceed Technologies, Inc folder.Consider the example below for pre-post report creation:

1. Create a pre dataset:

Process the pre-drive data in WindCatcher plus and save the database e.g.: Pre.mdb. Note the

Device Id of the pre devices by browsing onto the DatasetInfo tab on the left side of the

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2. Create a post dataset:

Process the pre-drive data in WindCatcher plus and save the database e.g.: Post.mdb. note

the device ID of the post device by browsing onto the DatasetInfo tab.

3. Template Update:

Open the report template and browse onto the Device Mapping tab.

Enter the Dataset and Device ID information from steps 1 and 2

Save and close the Template For every new creation of the pre-post report, the user would need to enter

information in the device mapping tab of the template.


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4. Open the two (pre and post) datasets in WindCatcher plus. Browse onto Reports>Open

Custom Report and browse onto the template that was saved in Step 3

The report generated will open in Excel.


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Zoom Option in ReportsFor a specific zoom that would be uniform throughout the report for image plots, open that

particular custom report before generating and select IMAGE DATA tab:

1. Image data: cell A1, type in zoom. This will pick up the zoom from the current opened

dataset. This works similarly for custom report utility. This does not work for WPCM2.

Option 2: A1: type in zoom:200:meters . This will allow user to define the zoom level.

This will pick up the narrower width and zoom it. This works for all options of custom

reports. Currently, we support only meter, miles and kilometer.3. Above options do not work for WPCM.


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6.Project Manager

A. I ntroduction to Project Manager Module

Project Manager is a new functionality introduced in WindCatcher for processing folder based

drive test data. This will allow users to select the root folder and all the data available in the subfolders will be processed automatically. A database is created for data in each subfolder. The

databases will be named based upon the root and subfolder names and stored along with the raw

files in their respective folders. To use the project manager follow the below steps:

Launch Project Manager from the home tab,

Scan the root folder containing raw drive test data in subfolders


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Scan function will automatically scan all the subfolders and create separate groups for each

subfolder for processing.

Click Select All Data tab and click Process All Data for creating datasets for the

complete set of raw data. User can also selectively process data by selecting individual files

and click Process Selected Data

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To add background files and cell sites use the Supporting Files tab

To run a custom report for all datasets or selective datasets use Dataset tab available at the

left top.

Click Custom Report (All Datasets) for providing custom report template which can

run over all processed datasets. To selectively run report on datasets, select thedatasets individually and click Custom Report (Selected Datasets) for providing

template.

The projects which are processed using the project manager will be saved asworkspace and can be assessed as long as related datasets are available at the desired

location.

While importing background or cell files users can create new filters by using AddNew Filter option

B. iBwave Cell Sites

WindCatcher has introduced feature to create cell sites/nodes for in-building data using IBwaveexported xml files. Use the below steps for creating IBwave cells.

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b. Select the appropriate technology for cell sites

c. Import iBwave exported xml file using Open option.

d. Click Create Sector Tab File and provide location and name for the tab file.

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f. Use Background, Layer Control or Default cell sites to import the cell sites on interface.

C. Cell Site Al ignment

WindCatcher has introduced a new feature for in-building cells to align with the background map

using the offset controls in case they were not properly mapped during data collection.

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b. Depending upon the offset required, choose the appropriate Offset step (meters) using the

drop down.

c. Click the arrow button to move the entire layer and align it with the background map

d. User can also move individual sites by selecting the appropriate rows for cells and use theoffset button to move.

e. New positions will be marked with blue and original with red plus signs.

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Appendix A: Supported Drive Test Formats

The following drive test formats are currently supported in WindCatcher Plus for CDMA/EVDO,GSM/UMTS, and LTE:

JDSU SD5

JDSU AOD

Andrew

ASCOM

Comarco

TEMS

TEMS Pocket

Nemo

Nemo HandyPCTel Insite

PCTel SeeGull

PCTel Clarify

PCTel EX DTR

Qualcomm DM

Qualcomm ISF (QXDM)

Qualcomm MobileView

Rhode & Schwartz Romes

Spirent UDM

Swissqual

ZK

EricsonUETR reverse link support.

Xcal/Accuver

LG/LLDM

Datapro

Ascom

Invex

Wireless Pro

Anritsu

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Appendix B: LTE Metrics

LTE Phone/Scan Data:

Dominant Channel RSSI (dBm):RSSI is defined Received Signal Strength Indicator. A measurement defined as the total received

wideband power observed by a UE from all sources, including co-channel serving and non-

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For LTE it is not reported as an independent measurement, but is an input to the derivation of

RSRQ. If there is more than one channel available, the Dominant Channel RSSI will be defined

as RSSI for dominant channel.

Dominant Channel RSSI-Tx1Rx1:RSSI on tranmitter1 and receiver 1

Dominant Channel RSSI-Tx1Rx2:RSSI on tranmitter1 and receiver 2

Dominant Channel EARFCN:

An ARFCN defines a pair of Radio Frequency (RF) channel frequencies for uplink and downlink

use. EARFCN is defined as E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number and is basedon a 100 kHz channel raster.

RSSI by Channel:This metric will allow user to plot RSSI based on available channels.

Dominant PCI:

This metric will allow user to plot the dominant Cell ID.

RSRP (dBm):

Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) is defined as a measurement which provides cell-

specific signal strength metric. This measurement is mainly used to rank different LTE cells

according to their signal strength as an input for handover and cell reselection decisions. TheRSRP of a cell is defined as the linear average over the power contributions (in Watts) of the

Resource Elements (REs) which carry cell-specific RS within the considered measurement

bandwidth.

Dominant RSRP:

Defined as the maximum value of RSRP available across serving and neighbor PCIs. It can be

further defined for each antenna combinations such as Dominant RSRP - Tx1Rx1, which will

provide RSRP for the combination of transmitter 1 and receiver 1

RSRQ:

Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) is defined as a measurement which provides a cell-

specific signal quality metric. Similarly to Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), thismeasurement is mainly used to rank different LTE cells according to their signal quality as an

input for handover and cell reselection decisions, for example in scenarios for which RSRPmeasurements do not provide sufficient information to perform reliable mobility decisions. The

RSRQ is defined as the ratio N RSRP/ (LTE carrier RSSI), where N is the number of Resource

Blocks (RBs) of the LTE carrier Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurement

bandwidth. While RSRP is an indicator of the wanted signal strength, RSRQ additionally takesthe interference level into account due to the inclusion of RSSI. RSRQ therefore enables the


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combined effect of signal strength and interference to be reported in an efficient way. If the UE is

equipped with multiple antennas, the reported RSRQ value is not permitted to be lower than the

RSRQ computed on the individual branches.

Dominant RSRQ:

Defined as the maximum value of RSRQ available across serving and neighbor PCIs. It can befurther defined for each antenna combinations such as Dominant RSRQ - Tx1Rx1, which will

provide RSRQ for the combination of transmitter 1 and receiver 1.

RS CINR (dB):Reference Signal Carrier-to-Interference-and-Noise Ratio is the ratio between the power of the

Radio Frequency (RF) carrier bearing the wanted signal and the total power of interfering signalsand thermal noise.

Dominant CINR:

Defined as the maximum value of CINR available across serving and neighbor PCIs. It can be

further defined for each antenna combinations such as Dominant CINR - Tx1Rx1, which willprovide CINR for the combination of transmitter 1 and receiver 1

Dominant PSS RSSI:This metric will provide RSSI of the dominant PSS. Primary Synchronization Signal is a

sequence transmitted by every LTE cell every 5 ms; it allows the UE to obtain slotsynchronization and part of the physical layer cell IDentifier (cell ID). Three different sequences

exist with a one-to-one mapping to three different cell IDs within each of 168 groups of cell IDs.

The PSS is based on Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequences

Dominant PSS Quality:This metric will provide quality of the dominant PSS. Primary Synchronization Signal is asequence transmitted by every LTE cell every 5 ms; it allows the UE to obtain slot

synchronization and part of the physical layer cell IDentifier (cell ID). Three different sequences

exist with a one-to-one mapping to three different cell IDs within each of 168 groups of cell IDs.

The PSS is based on Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequences

Dominant SSS RSSI (dBm):

This metric will provide RSSI of the dominant SSS. Secondary Synchronization Signal is used by

the UE to detect the LTE frame timing and to obtain the physical layer cell identity group. It istransmitted twice in each 10 ms frame. The SSS sequences are based on maximum length

sequences, known as M-sequences. Each SSS sequence is constructed by interleaving, in thefrequency-domain, two length-31 Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK)-modulated sequences.These two codes are two different cyclic shifts of a single length-31 M-sequence. The cyclic shift

indices of the M-sequences are derived from a function of the physical layer cell identity group.

The two codes are alternated between the first and second SSS transmissions in each radio frame.This enables the UE to determine the 10 ms radio frame timing from a single observation of a

SSS.

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This metric will provide quality of the dominant SSS. Secondary Synchronization Signal is used

by the UE to detect the LTE frame timing and to obtain the physical layer cell identity group. It is

transmitted twice in each 10 ms frame. The SSS sequences are based on maximum lengthsequences, known as M-sequences. Each SSS sequence is constructed by interleaving, in the

frequency-domain, two length-31 Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK)-modulated sequences.

These two codes are two different cyclic shifts of a single length-31 M-sequence. The cyclic shift

indices of the M-sequences are derived from a function of the physical layer cell identity group.The two codes are alternated between the first and second SSS transmissions in each radio frame.

This enables the UE to determine the 10 ms radio frame timing from a single observation of a

SSS.

Dominant Sync CINR:

This metric will provide dominant synchronized carrier to interference and noise ratio.

Dominant Sync Time Offset:

This metric will provide dominant sync timing offset in seconds.

Dominant Sync Quality (dB):

This metric will provide dominant synchronized RSRQ.

Dominant PSS CINR (dB):

This metric will provide CINR of the dominant PSS. Primary Synchronization Signal is a

sequence transmitted by every LTE cell every 5 ms; it allows the UE to obtain slot

synchronization and part of the physical layer cell Identifier (cell ID). Three different sequences

exist with a one-to-one mapping to three different cell IDs within each of 168 groups of cell IDs.The PSS is based on Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequences.

Dominant SSS CINR (dB):

This metric will provide CINR of the dominant SSS. Secondary Synchronization Signal is used

by the UE to detect the LTE frame timing and to obtain the physical layer cell identity group. It is

transmitted twice in each 10 ms frame. The SSS sequences are based on maximum length

sequences, known as M-sequences. Each SSS sequence is constructed by interleaving, in thefrequency-domain, two length-31 Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK)-modulated sequences.

These two codes are two different cyclic shifts of a single length-31 M-sequence. The cyclic shift

indices of the M-sequences are derived from a function of the physical layer cell identity group.

The two codes are alternated between the first and second SSS transmissions in each radio frame.This enables the UE to determine the 10 ms radio frame timing from a single observation of a

SSS.


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Dominant BCH RSSI (dBm):

This metric will provide RSSI of dominant BCH. Broadcast Channel is defined as the transport

channel carrying broadcast system information except that which is contained in the Master

Information Block (MIB).

Dominant Cell Distance:This metric will plot distance from selected bin to dominant physical cell identity.

Dominant RSSI:

This metric will provide RSSI of the dominant physical cell identity. RSSI is defined ReceivedSignal Strength Indicator. A measurement defined as the total received wideband power observed

by a UE from all sources, including co-channel serving and non-serving cells, adjacent channel

interference and thermal noise within the measurement bandwidth. For LTE it is not reported as

an independent measurement, but is an input to the derivation of RSRQ. If there is more than onechannel available, the Dominant Channel RSSI will be defined as RSSI for dominant channel.

Transmit Power:

This metric will provide UE transmit power

PUSCH Tx Power:

This metric will provide physical uplink shared channel transmit power.

PUCCH Tx Power:

This metric will provide physical uplink shared channel transmit power.

PRACH Tx Power:

This metric will provide physical random access channel transmit power.

Tx Power Headroom:

The power headroom (PH), expressed in dB. It is the difference between the configured

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Serving Channel Info:

Serving Channel RSSI:

This metric will provide RSSI of the serving channel.

Frequency Band:

This metric will provide the frequency band of received signal.

DL Tx Frequency:

This metric will provide downlink transmit frequency.

UL Tx Frequency:

This metric will provide uplink transmit frequency

DL EARFCN:

This metric will provide downlink EARFCN. An ARFCN defines a pair of Radio Frequency (RF)channel frequencies for uplink and downlink use. EARFCN is defined as E-UTRA Absolute

Radio Frequency Channel Number and is based on a 100 kHz channel raster.

UL EARFCN:This metric will provide uplink EARFCN. An ARFCN defines a pair of Radio Frequency (RF)

channel frequencies for uplink and downlink use. EARFCN is defined as E-UTRA Absolute

Radio Frequency Channel Number and is based on a 100 kHz channel raster.

Served DL Bandwidth:

This metric will provide downlink bandwidth for serving channel.Served UL Bandwidth:

This metric will provide uplink bandwidth for serving channel.


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DL Resource Block:

This metric will provide downlink resource block. Resource block is a unit of transmission

resource consisting of 12 subcarriers in the frequency domain and 1 timeslot (0.5 ms) in the time

domain.

UL Resource Block:

This metric will provide uplink resource block. Resource block is a unit of transmission resourceconsisting of 12 subcarriers in the frequency domain and 1 timeslot (0.5 ms) in the time domain.

Serving Cell Info:

Serving PCI:

This metric will provide the physical cell identity of the serving cell.

Serving Sector:

This metric will provide serving cell name.

DL Bandwidth:

This metric will provide downlink bandwidth of the serving channel.

UL Bandwidth:

This metric will provide uplink bandwidth of the serving channel.

Cell Antenna Count:This metric will provide number of antenna available in the cell

DL CP Type:

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UL CP Type:

This metric will provide the cyclic prefix type on uplink. This can be normal or extended.

Path Loss:

This metric will provide Path-Loss. Path loss is defined as the attenuation of an electromagnetic

wave as it propagates through free space. In LTE each UE measures the path-loss based on the

serving cells Reference Signals (RSs) by averaging measurements of the downlink ReferenceSignal Received Power (RSRP). This is used to determine the uplink transmission power needed

to compensate for some or all of the path-loss.

Serving RS Info:

Serving RS CINR:This metric will provide CINR for serving PCI.

Serving RSRP:

This metric will provide RSRP for serving PCI.

Serving RSRQ:

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Transmission Mode:

This metric will provide available Transmission mode.

MIMO Mode:

This metric will provide serving MIMO mode. MIMO is defined as Multiple-Input Multiple-Output. A transmission scheme between a transmitter and a receiver both equipped with multipleantennas.

CQI Ant0:This metric will provide CQI information for Antenna 0. Channel Quality Indicator. Information

signaled by a UE to the base station to indicate a suitable data rate (typically a Modulation and

Coding Scheme (MCS) value) for downlink transmissions, usually based on a measurement of the

received downlink Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) and knowledge of the UEsreceiver characteristics.

CQI Ant1:This metric will provide CQI information for Antenna 1. Channel Quality Indicator. Information

signaled by a UE to the base station to indicate a suitable data rate (typically a Modulation and

Coding Scheme (MCS) value) for downlink transmissions, usually based on a measurement of the

received downlink Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) and knowledge of the UEsreceiver characteristics.

CQI Index Ant0:This metric will provide CQI index for Antenna 0.

CQI Index Ant1:

This metric will provide CQI index for Antenna 1.

Wideband CQI:

This metric will provide CQI of the complete band

Transmission Rank:

This metric will provide Rank Count. Rank count is signaled to the eNodeB by UEs configured

for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission modes 3 (open-loop spatialmultiplexing) and 4 (closed-loop spatial multiplexing). It corresponds to the number of useful

transmission layers for spatial multiplexing (based on the UEs estimate of the downlink channel),

enabling the eNodeB to adapt the PDSCH transmissions accordingly

PMI:This metric will provide Pre coding Metric Index.

Scheduling Grant Info:


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Avg DL TB0 Size:

This metric will provide average downlink transport block size for stream 0.

Avg DL TB1 SizeThis metric will provide average downlink transport block size for stream 1.

Avg DL TB SizeThis metric will provide average downlink total transport block size.

Avg UL TB SizeThis metric will provide average uplink total transport block size.

Avg DL PRB AssignmentThis metric will provide Average Downlink Physical Resource Block Assignment. A unit of

transmission resource consisting of 2 sub-carriers in the frequency domain and 1 timeslot (0.5 ms)

in the time domain.

Avg UL PRB AssignmentThis metric will provide Average Uplink Physical Resource Block Assignment. The unit of

transmission resource consisting of 2 sub-carriers in the frequency domain and 1 timeslot (0.5 ms)in the time domain.


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