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Technical Note
June 2010
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Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................4
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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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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.
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A valid cell site database is a text file in which the first line contains
the text below:
; #NetworkData – datafile
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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.
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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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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:
Azimuth Required
Beamwidth Required
EIRP Optional
PN Required
MCC Optional
SID Optional
NID Optional
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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.
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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!
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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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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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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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* Optional.
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