Release Notes

March 2014

Analyzer Update
1 In this version

This release contains support for new and updated file formats. There are updates for most
technologies that Actix supports, with changes falling under the following categories:

 New collection devices and performance improvements:

▫ Added support for Nemo Handy version 2.18.
▫ Added support for PCTEL EX Flex Scanner in Ascom TEMS API file
format.
▫ Added support for LTE for Samsung S3/S4 devices in ZK Celltest file
format.

 Application layer improvements:

▫ None.

 Platform improvements:
▫ Fixed an issue in the “Settings” and “Thresholds” dialog window in
Spotlight.
▫ Fixed an issue in the “Event Query” window in the Analysis
Manager.
▫ A problem has been resolved that would cause “Display on
Workbook (Active)” to not be available in the UI for CrossTab
queries.

 Documentation:
▫ None.

 Known issues:
▫ None.

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2 New collection device or technology support

2.1 Ascom TEMS support

 An issue has been fixed that prevented Analyzer from setting GPS
attributes like “altitude”, “speed”, and “heading”.

 Added support for VoLTE IP Packets (SIP, STP, and RTP attributes) for
Qualcomm and Samsung chipset devices.

 Added support for PCTEL EX Flex Scanner (LTE Multi-Carrier).

 A problem has been resolved that prevented the Protocol Stack Browser
from being correctly populated with RRC messages.

 An improvement has been made in displaying SIB messages separately

in the Protocol Stack Browser instead of aggregating them into one
message.

 In GSM, an issue has been fixed that prevented Analyzer from setting
signal strength attributes (“ServRxLevIdle” and “ServRxLevEither”) in
“MPH Measurement Report” messages.

 An issue has been fixed that prevented Analyzer from fully decoding the
“LTE RRC UE Capability Information” message.

2.2 Focus Infocom support

 An issue has been fixed that caused Analyzer to set invalid values for
the attribute “LTE_UE_Residual_BLER_DL”.

2.3 Huawei Probe support

 An issue has been fixed that caused Analyzer to set low values of the
attribute “Physical_Throughput_DL”.

 Added support for the Huawei E3276S GU device.

2.4 Meritech support

 In CDMA, improvements have been made on the attribute

“Technology_Mode” for when the information element “NW type” is
“EHRPD” or “1xRTT”.

 Created a new attribute called “Meritech_user_event” that Analyzer will

set in case of a User Event being included in the logfile.

 A problem has been resolved that caused some .CSV files exported from
SigmaML logfiles to fail to load in Analyzer.

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2.5 Nemo support

 Added support for Nemo Handy version 2.18.

 An issue has been fixed that prevented Analyzer from loading some
Nemo version 2.18 logfiles exported by Nemo Converter 3.7.40.

 Added support for the attributes “LTE_Uu_RRC_eNodeB_Id” and

“LTE_Uu_RRC_Cell_Id” that are now displayed separately (previously
displayed as the cell identity information element in the SIB1).

 Added support for the attribute

“Uu_HSDPA_PayloadRate_L1_Requested” to indicate the requested
throughput by the handset.

2.6 Wireshark support

 An issue has been fixed that prevented Analyzer from correctly

recognising the device in Wireshark logfiles.

2.7 Qualcomm support

 A problem has been resolved that prevented Analyzer from populating

LTE attributes in the relative nodes in the Attribute Explorer.

 Added support for the Qualcomm message “LTE LL1 Whitened Matrices
(0xb14c)”.

2.8 Rising support

 An issue has been fixed that caused Analyzer to set very low values (~-
105dBm) of the attribute “MobileReceivePower” in Rising CDMA log files.

2.9 Swissqual support

 In GSM, an issue has been fixed that prevented Analyzer from decoding
information about the BSIC in some R&S GSM scanner log files. The
attribute impacted is “ScanSortBSIC_by_SigLevel”.

 A problem has been resolved that caused the “Coverage tab” not to
appear in Spotlight projects for some Swissqual LTE Scanner log files.

2.10 ZK Celltest support

 Added support for LTE for Samsung S3/S4 devices.

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2.11 Generic

 In LTE, improvements in CSFB event detection have been made when

the events “LTE_Event_CSFB_CallSetupFail” and
“LTE_Event_CSFB_CallRedirectionFail” are pegged.

3 Application layer improvements

 None.

4 Platform improvements

 An issue has been fixed within the “event query” window that caused
Analyzer to show/hide the dimension “EventBefore” when the user
clicked on the buttons Previous or Next.

 A problem has been resolved that prevented the Settings and

Thresholds dialog from opening in Spotlight projects.

 A problem has been resolved that would cause “Display on Workbook

(Active)” to not be shown in the UI for CrossTab queries.

5 Documentation

 None.

6 Known Issues / Obsolescence

 None.

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Copyright © Actix 2014. All rights reserved. All trademarks are hereby acknowledged.

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