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Whats New in ENTERPRISE?

Software Version 5.2.1

Reference Guide Edition 2


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What's New in ENTERPRISE? Page iVersion 5.2.1

Contents

What's New in ENTERPRISE?

What's New in Version 5.2.1? 2

What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.2.1? 2

What's New in ASSET3G 5.2.1? 6

What's New in DIRECT 5.2.1? 12

What's New in OPTIMA 5.2.1? 22

What's New in RANOPT 5.2.1? 23

What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.2.1? 29

What Was New in Version 5.2? 30

What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.2? 33

What's New in ASSET3G 5.2? 39

What's New in CONNECT 5.2? 42

What's New in DIRECT 5.2? 47

What's New in OPTIMA 5.2? 49

What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.2? 53

What Was New in Version 5.1? 54

What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.1? 56

What's New in ASSET3G 5.1? 57

What's New in CONNECT 5.1? 59

What's New in DIRECT 5.1? 60

What's New in NEPTUNE 5.1? 61

What's New in OPTIMA 5.1? 63

What's New in QUALITA 5.1? 64

What's New in RANOPT 5.1? 65

What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.1? 66

What Was New in Version 5.0.2? 67

What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.0.2? 67

What's New in ARRAYWIZARD 5.0.2? 67


What's New in CONNECT 5.0.2? 68

What's New in DIRECT 5.0.2? 68

What's New in ENTERPRISE 5.0.2? 69

What's New in NEPTUNE 5.0.2? 69

What's New in OPTIMA 5.0.2? 70What's New in QUALITA 5.0.2? 70

What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.0.2? 70


Whats New in ADVANTAGE 5.0.1? 71

Whats New in ASSET3G 5.0.1? 72

Whats New in CONNECT 5.0.1? 73

Whats New in DIRECT 5.0.1? 73

What's New In ENTERPRISE 5.0.1? 75

Whats New in OPTIMA 5.0.1? 75

Whats New in QUALITA 5.0.1? 75

Whats New in WEBWIZARD 5.0.1? 76


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What's New in Administrator 5.0.0? 76

Whats New in ADVANTAGE 5.0.0? 77


Whats New in CONNECT 5.0.0? 79

Whats New in DATASAFE 5.0.0? 81

Whats New in DIRECT 5.0.0? 86

What's New in ENTERPRISE 5.0.0? 88

Whats New in NEPTUNE 5.0.0? 89

Whats New in OPTIMA 5.0.0? 91


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What's New in ENTERPRISE? Page 1Version 5.2.1

What's New inENTERPRISE?

If this is the first version of ENTERPRISE that you have used, you should skip thisdocument and instead:

Read the ENTERPRISE User Reference Guide for basic information about usingthe suite

- or -

From the Help Contents, double-click Using ENTERPRISE to start reading basicinformation about using the suite

For existing users of ENTERPRISE, this document gives a brief overview of what haschanged in the various versions of ENTERPRISE.

In This Section

What's New in Version 5.2.1? 2What Was New in Version 5.2? 30What Was New in Version 5.1? 54What Was New in Version 5.0.2? 67What Was New in Version 5.0.1? 71What Was New in Version 5.0.0? 76


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Page 2 What's New in ENTERPRISE?Version 5.2.1

What's New in Version 5.2.1?

This section describes the changes that are new to each product in the ENTERPRISE5.2.1 suite.

What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.2.1?

In ADVANTAGE 5.2.1, the following improvements have been made:

You can now use the new ENTERPRISE Simulator (introduced in version 5.1) forMonte Carlo-based UMTS optimisations. Although this is the default andrecommended approach for simulation-based optimisation, you can still use the5.0 Simulator if you want to, by choosing this option on the Settings tab of theOptimisation Parameters dialog box:

For UMTS optimisations that use the new Simulator and also consider Pathloss, Ecor Ec/Io metrics, you must specify a reference terminal on the Profile Settingspage when defining a Configuration Profile:


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This terminal may be 'service capable' and fully configured, or a 'measurement'terminal type without a traffic array and without services/bearers (and potentiallywith zero antenna gain, body loss and noise figure).

UMTS optimisations are now even faster, as a result of the enhanced considerationof parameter loading, pathloss predictions and pixel-specific array generation (ifapplicable, for example based on vectors or sampling) as well as the newSimulator (if applicable). In addition improvements have been made to the SiteSelection optimisation process.

For simulation-based UMTS optimisations and Configuration Profiles restricted tovectors (or specific pixels, for example, drive test routes), the considered trafficarrays are now only limited by the Configuration Profile rectangular region. Thevector (or pixel-specific) restrictions still apply to the generated arrays.

You can now specify whether or not to consider the clutter/vector fading standarddeviation in the Static Pathloss and/or Signal Strength calculations for MonteCarlo-based UMTS optimisations, using an option in the Settings tab of theOptimisation Parameters dialog box:


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The final page of the Optimisation Wizard (the Optimisation Manager) has beenre-designed:

The new page features a single optimisation activity indicator:

It also enables you to review any Delta plan (using the Delta Plan Manager) or thesetup details (using the Optimisation Setup menu) while the Optimiser is running.


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You can now access familiar ENTERPRISE options, such as the Reports menu orthe Site Database and Pathloss Predictor toolbar shortcuts, from withinADVANTAGE:

Various other small user interface modifications have been made, for example, theinformation provided in the message log while the Optimiser is running and alsowhen it stops has been improved.

The User Reference Guide and Online Help have been re-structured and partially

re-written based on internal and external customer feedback, to further enhancethe ADVANTAGE user experience.


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What's New in ASSET3G 5.2.1?

In ASSET3G 5.2.1, the following additional features are now available:

Obtaining 'In-The-Air' Pilot Values from a Simulation

When you run a simulation, you may want to calculate 'in-the-air' received values,which take no account of the terminal's body loss, antenna gain or noise figure. To dothis, you can configure an additional terminal type that has no associated bearers orservices, and has the above parameters set to zero. This would enable you to generatepilot-based outputs containing these values (in addition to the normal full range ofoutputs). You will be able to select this terminal type when you run a simulation, inconjunction with the fully configured terminal types.

The appropriate page on the Simulator Wizard is now more flexible:

Selecting Terminal Types in the Simulator Wizard


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DVB-H Support and Standard Long-Range Model

DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handhelds), the handheld version of the DVB-Tstandard, is a Broadcast technology (Downlink only) primarily aimed at providing a

Digital TV service for Mobile handheld terminals.

ASSET3G enables you to plan a DVB-H network. You can:

Set up a Standard Long-Range propagation model

Use the UMTS functionality to represent a DVB-H Single Frequency Network

Run the Static Analysis to generate a (single frequency network) C/I array

Specifying DVB-H Parameters in the Static Analysis wizard


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EV-DO Revision A

ASSET3G has been enhanced to support EV-DO Rev. A. The changes for EV-DO (aliasHDR) have resulted in new parameters for the EV-DO bearers (Data Offset),

downlink parameters (new bitrates) and EV-DO sectors in the Site Database (MACIndexes), as well as a new output array.

New parameters for EV-DO bearers

MAC Indexes parameter on an EV-DO sector in the Site Database


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Polygon Rendering Enhancements

A number of improvements have been made to the way that vectors/polygons aredisplayed. You can now:

Fill polygons using a different colour for each unique string attribute value:

In this example, three parts of the polygon are coloured pink to correspond to thestring value ABC, one is coloured green to correspond to the string value DEF and

one is coloured orange to correspond to the string value JKL.


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Select to have a constant filled polygon, which will not use any attribute values:

Choose not to display the polygon outline:


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MapInfo Filter Export

When using Mapinfo Export, data can now be exported as Symbol Points.

Symbol points option for MapInfo Export

Selecting Symbol points as shown above exports display filters as scalable fontsymbols, optionally with any of the following associated attributes:

Object ID

Object type

Easting and Northing co-ordinates

Decimal latitude and longitude co-ordinates

These are set for each filter and for each visualiser. Symbol points are only availableon filters and visualisers and are not available on other MapInfo property pages.


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What's New in DIRECT 5.2.1?

In DIRECT 5.2.1, a number of improvements have been made across the tool.

Planning Interswitch Prepay Networks

DIRECT now supports the modelling of prepaid networks. This is particularly usefulif your network is not entirely contract customers, and you want to create networkplans that reflect the prepaid subscriber traffic in your network.

You can now:

Create dedicated PP (Prepaid Platform) equipment types in the Equipment Editor:

Specify a successful % of prepaid calls on the Prepay Parameters tab for a PP node:

Specify a % of prepaid calls received at a transit node on the Isw Voice TrafficParameters tab for an interswitch node:

Define internal network connections to PP equipment on the NetworkConnections tab for a PP node:


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Generate specific pre-pay traffic when generating interswitch traffic

This picture shows a typical prepay network configuration:

Prepay network configuration

Interswitch Enhancements

A number of other enhancements have been made to the interswitch functionality ofthe Traffic module:

If you have set load sharing, DIRECT will now automatically readjust thepercentages if an insufficient number of routes is found - for example, if you haveset the sharing to be between 3 routes (33%-33%-33%) and only two can be found,the percentages will be adjusted to 50%-50%, rather than 66%-33%. This isparticularly beneficial, since it means that routes are not duplicated.

Important : As a result of this enhancement, only end-to-end (shortest path first)routing will make use of the interswitch default routing strategies.

When defining POIs (Points of Interconnection) for external networks, you can

now specify more than one POI per network, and also assign different percentagesof traffic to each POI, and, within each POI, different percentages of incoming andoutgoing traffic:


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To provide a more accurate model of actual network routing functionality, youcan now define multiple hops (with individual traffic percentage values) for arouting table option, and make use of a new routing algorithm for table-basedrouting:

Advanced Methods of Report ingIn DIRECT, the reporting is more flexible, enabling you to create the format of thereports that you want using Crystal Reports or an XML transformation.

A new User Reports tab has been added, on which you can:

View reports that have been created

Generate new reports based on all network objects or just selected ones


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This picture shows an example User Reports tab:

Example User Reports tab


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You can also design your reports in a new dialog box:

Example Organize Reports dialog box

In the Organise Reports dialog box, you can:

Create folders in which to store reports

Create new reports, specifying:

The report name

The type of report

The formatting file that will be used to create the report (for example, an XMLTransformation file or a Crystal Reports file)

The file type that will be used to store the report (for example, text (.txt) orXML (.xml)

The associated viewer for the file type, which will enable you to view thereport as soon as it is generated - this can be different to the file type, for

example, you could view an XML file report in MS Excel The element types and fields that will be included in the report

All reports are fully customisable, enabling you to create your own combinationsof file types and viewers, and specify precisely what data fields you want a reportto show.

Organise the reports into different folders


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Network Viewing Enhancements

A number of enhancements have been made to the ways in which you can view yournetwork in the different modules:

You can now create a detailed schematic view of the equipment contained withina Property by right-clicking it and selecting Create Detail View:


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The view that is created shows all the connections between equipment in thatProperty, as well as external connections.

This view can also be created from the Region View of the Network Browser:


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In the Detail View, you can choose which ports you want to view:

You can now limit the number of nodes that are displayed, by choosing to displayonly those connected to a specific node:


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The Create Route View has been refined, so that it now only displays edges thatare part of the route, rather than all of the edges connecting equipment in theroute. In addition, you can now create a route view from any edge in the NetworkBrowser:


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Using the Arrange, Align and Edge options of the new Layout menu, you can nowarrange your network elements in a variety of different ways, enabling you tocreate network views that are clearer and more closely aligned with your planningneeds:

Some of the new options include:

Arranging equipment at right angles, in groups of circles or based on anarrangement in another module

Aligning equipment along a central line, vertical or horizontal

Arranging the waypoints of edges at right angles, or deleting the waypoints

completely to make the edges straight lines


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What's New in OPTIMA 5.2.1?

In OPTIMA 5.2.1, the following improvements have been made:

Time Aggregation

Time aggregation enables you to display data for different time periods (hourly, daily,weekly, and so on) in the same query. This is particularly useful as it means you donot have to create separate queries for each time period you want to display.

When you run a query with time aggregation enabled, you simply select the timeperiod you want to display:

Time Aggregation tab

Graph Options

On the Axis tab of the OPTIMA Graph Options dialog box, you can now:

Change the position of the x-axis border

Hide the x-axis border


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What's New in RANOPT 5.2.1?

In RANOPT 5.2.1, the following improvements have been made:

Different RANOPT Products

RANOPT is now available as three different products:

RANOPT Server (Server Version)

RANOPT Server is a multiple user project environment where all drive test filesare continuously loaded and managed in a centralised data warehouse forbenchmark reporting, replay and optimisation analysis.

RANOPT Standard (Standalone user licence)

RANOPT Standard allows individual or standalone project users that require full

optimisation analysis functionality. The users are able to load up to 10 drive fileson standalone machine at any one time for replay and detailed optimisationanalysis.

RANOPT Lite (ASSET3G drive test module)

RANOPT Lite is a drive file import and replay module for planning tool. It isused for radio planners to review signal strength and measurement qualitycomparisons with prediction results in ASSET3G radio planning module.

Map Offset Manager

An Offset Manager has been added to the Filter Manager, so that you can now createa map correction offset.

This is very useful when the drive test data plotted on the Map View does notcorrespond to the actual route taken during the drive test, which normally happenswhen the coordinate system that the scanner used during the drive test does notcorrespond to the coordinate system of the Map View. This problem can be fixedusing the Offset Manager, by offsetting the data to the actual route.


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This picture shows an example of the Map Offset Manager:

Example Map Offset Manager

Include/Exclude Polygons

You can now specify whether an area (polygon) should be included or excluded in afilter of drive test data.

This is particularly useful if you want to limit the display/analysis of drive test datato a particular area within a filtered subset of data. For example, you may want toexclude a known area that has bad coverage or you may want to only include the areawith bad coverage to ascertain the cause of the bad coverage.

Usability Enhancements

In previous versions of RANOPT, you may have used an existing module orrequested a new module to be written. The end result was a long list of availablemodules, trying to support all possible ways of looking at measurements and tryingto satisfy all requests - with you working with one or two modules at most, at any

given time.

With the latest usability enhancements, RANOPT is now parameter-driven and youhave control over which parameters should be displayed and how they should bedisplayed. In effect, this enables you to construct your own windows and have fullcontrol.


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Replaying Data

Previously in the older version of RANOPT, a Time Domain window manager wasused to replay drive test data. In this version, you can use the replay buttons on the

ENTERPRISE toolbar or the select the replay options from the Replay Menu to replaythe drive test data by stepping through it or playing it back at various speeds.

Using the RANOPT buttons on the ENTERPRISE toolbar, you can configure replay

data settings. You can click the Position Replay Cursor button to go to a specific

date in the drive test data file. You can click the Speed button on theENTERPRISE toolbar to open a drop down sliding bar to change the speed at whichthe loaded file is played. You can replay data forwards, backwards and at variousspeeds. During replay, drive test data is synchronised, the displayed data iscontinually updated in any open display window, such as Map View window or

tabular list.

Layer 3 Message Window Enhancement

In the RANOPT Administrator, in the Layer 3 Message Window, you can now viewthe vendor equipment messages as well as the layer 3 messages.

New Workspace Window

The RANOPT workspace is a window that can contain a maximum of five filterswithin RANOPT. Filters can be added or removed from the workspace. The first filterthat is added to the workspace will be Active by default.

This picture shows an example of the Workspace window:

Example Workspace Window


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Enhanced Filter Manager

The Filter Manager window has been modified so that the form is split into two withthe name/description for the filter moved out of the general tab and added global

fields. The current tabs available will be added on the second half of the window asshown below:

Enhanced Filter Manager Window

By clicking the button, a further search will give access to the following tabs:General, Operator/Equipment, and Carrier/Frequencies.

After the filter has been created, the users will be given the option to Apply Only,Apply + Work Space, or Return(No Apply).


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Updated Report Registry

In older versions of RANOPT, the Report Registry was used to create ReportDefinitions which used parameters. The Report Registry is now used to create

parameters that can be displayed on the Charts, Grids and on the Map View. The tabsin the RANOPT Report Registry are Parameters and Reports.

This picture shows an example of the Report Registry:

Example Reports Registry


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New Parameter Selector Tool

The Parameter Selector is a tool that is used to add or remove parameters to charts,maps and grids. The Parameter Selector is available from each Chart, Map or Grid

window. The Parameter Selector Window will open with the list of filters in theworkspace displayed with the active filters on top and highlighted in Bold and theinactive filters also available, but displayed in regular font.

This picture shows an example of the Parameter Selector window:

Example Parameter Selector Window


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What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.2.1?

In WEBWIZARD 5.2.1, the following improvements have been made:

Crystal Reports Parameter Interaction

You can now position drop-down selections on a report at any desired position. Otheruser-interface controls and GIS map-view images can be similarly positioned at willthrough the use of place holders.

You can also add any report as a tab control on a report page.

Support for the ODBC Data Sources

WebWizard is able to generate GIS layers based on database information. The layer

creation mechanism has been improved to support ODBC data sources so that everydatabase type supporting ODBC can be used for layer creation. ODBC data sourcescan now also be used for dynamic data.

You can select the appropriate type of database from a drop down list on each of thelayer creation pages:

Selecting the datasource type

Support for Crystal Vision Server

In order to be able to create, publish and modify reports which enable more userinteractivity, you can now choose to install Crystal Reports Server. This uses theAdobe shockwave format for report presentation which is supported by all majorbrowsers via the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. Crystal Vision Server comes with amodule called Xcelsius with which shockwave files can be designed.


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What Was New in Version 5.2?

This section describes the changes that are new throughout the ENTERPRISE 5.2suite:

Antenna Database Enhancements

On the Mask tab of the Antenna Database, you can now view the path loss at aparticular angle on an antenna pattern by clicking at a particular point on the antennamask:

Antenna Pattern Path Loss Displayed at an Angle of 327 degrees

You can also view two different antenna patterns together, by selecting a secondpattern and choosing to view both patterns at once (the 1st pattern is marked in red,the 2nd pattern is marked in blue):

Comparing Two Antenna Patterns on the Same Diagram

Both of these features are extremely useful for comparing antenna patterns and seeingthe precise path loss at a glance, meaning you can make value judgements on whichpattern is the better one far quicker than in previous versions.


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Settings Import /Export Enhancements

You can now export and import the display properties associated with mostindividual items on the Data Types tab of the Map Information & Control window.

These display properties are held in settings (.stt) files. You can also copy the displayproperties of any item on the Data Types tab which has them.

Neighbour Lis t Viewing Enhancements

When you are viewing the lists of neighbours for cells on the Neighbour tab in theSite Database (or in the Neighbour Analysis window) you can:

Specify which columns to display

Set the column widths

Re-order the columns

To do this:

1 On the Neighbour tab (or in the Neighbour Analysis window), in either of theneighbours panes, right-click on any column heading and select Choose Detailsfrom the context menu.

2 In the dialog box that appears, select which columns you want to display.

3 Set a column width for your selected items.

4 Use the Move Up/Down buttons to re-order the selected columns.

5 Click OK.

In the Site Database window (or in the Neighbour Analysis window) the columns willbe displayed according to your requirements.

Note :The settings are always complementary between Outward and InwardNeighbours.

XML Repeater Format Enhancements

It is now possible to export the pathloss from a parent cell when exporting a repeaterto an XML file. This makes the XML export for repeaters more detailed.

Oracle 10g Support

ENTERPRISE can now be used in conjunction with an Oracle 10g database.

Windows XP/2003 64-bit Compl iance

ENTERPRISE can now be run in a 64 bit Windows environment.


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Default Project Filter

On the Filter tab of the Preferences dialog box, you can choose a specific filter to beshown by default every time you open most of the dialog boxes that require you to

choose a filter:

Selecting a Default Filter to be Used in the Site Database

This is extremely useful if you have a preferred filter that you use for the majority ofyour time, because it means you do not have to select it each time you open a dialogbox that requires you to choose a filter.

For more information on all these features, see the ENTERPRISE User ReferenceGuide.

For more information on the features new to specific tools, see the following topics.


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What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.2?

In ADVANTAGE 5.2, the following improvements have been made:

HSDPA Power Optimisation

You can now perform a HSDPA link power optimisation, which is similar to theUMTS power optimisation. This is of great benefit if your network supports HSDPA,as it can now be included in any optimisation tasks you perform in ADVANTAGE.

You can set the HSDPA Link Power to be fixed on cell, on the Cell Params tab of a cellin the Site Database (and the UMTS Cell Params tab of the Global Editor):

Fixing HSDPA Link Power on a cell


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You can configure the HSDPA Link Power action cost in the Global Design Targetsand Action Costs dialog box:

Configuring the HSDPA Link Power action cost


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You can configure your optimisation profile to include HSDPA Link Power Planningactions and constraints in the Optimisation Profiles dialog box:

Including HSDPA Link Power planning actions and constraints in your optimisation profile


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OMX Enhancements

If you generate OMX data (as XML) and choose to create a report as well,ADVANTAGE produces an Excel file, which contains the actions/constraints

information for the planned objects (for example, antennas) that you would like toconsider during the optimisation.

If you click Edit OMX in the OMX Manager dialog box, you can now edit this Excelfile and transfer your changes to the XML, which enables you to make more detailedchanges to your OMX data more quickly and accurately than in previous versions.

The Edit OMX dialog box


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Setting Up The Cost Function

Setting up the cost function factors has been consolidated in the Cost Function Setupdialog box, which enables you to do the following:

On the Max/Units Actions tab, you can choose to reject plans based on maxunits/actions - that is, configure the optimisation mechanism so that it will not acceptplans that violate set constraints in terms of the number of actions or number of unitsfor given planning/unit type(s).

Rejecting Plans Based on Max/Units Actions

On the Cost Function Weights tab, you can set the weightings based on Budget,Manpower and Performance.

Setting Weightings Based on Performance - Signal Strength Coverage


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On the Plan Rejection Options tab, you can choose to reject plans based on anyindividual metric degradation - that is, configure the optimisation mechanism so thatit will not accept plans that violate the thresholds set in absolute or relative terms.

Rejecting Plans Based on Signal Strength Degradation

On the Cost Synthesis tab, you can define the cost conversion coefficients, whichnormalise the units used for the different cost categories so that the respective costsare considered in the optimisation on a common basis. You can also select theperformance cost synthesis type, which determines how the performance costcomponents are considered in the optimisation.

Setting the Performance Cost Conversion Coefficient


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What's New in ASSET3G 5.2?

In ASSET3G 5.2, the following additional features are now available:

WiMAX Support

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a fixed wireless accesstechnology that can support high throughput broadband connections over longdistances. It provides low cost, high data rate NLOS services to businesses andconsumers.

The WiMAX standard has been designed for the sub 11GHz range, supporting NLOScommunication using OFDM modulation. The first phase of WiMAX deploymentprovides fixed wireless connections via outdoor antennas which can be used forcellular network backhaul, hotspots and other commercial services.

ASSET3G enables you to plan a WiMAX network. You can:

Model directional antennas, adaptive modulation, and sub-channelisation

Set up a SUI propagation model

Define different scenarios by using a combination of different service types,terminal types and terminal density arrays

Use the Monte Carlo Simulator to generate detailed analysis and reports ofnetwork performance, in terms of coverage, interference and capacity

The WiMAX mode can be set on the Technology tab of the Preferences dialog box,

under the File menu. You need to have the appropriate licence.

Example of WiMAX Bearers dialog box


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Compound Arrays

You can now define, generate, and analyse your own compound arrays based uponthe existing arrays available.

The generation of compound arrays depends on mathematical expressions that youdefine. When you define these expressions, you specify which existing (input) arraysare to be used. Each expression can then be used to produce new (output) compoundarrays.

Example of Compound Arrays dialog box

Depending on permissions, these expressions can be user-only, or system-wide andtherefore available to every user.

The sources that can be used as inputs include Simulator arrays, Static Analysis

arrays, Signal Coverage arrays, 2g Non-Sim arrays and Archived arrays.

The resulting compound arrays can then be used to produce statistical analysisreports.

Here are two examples to illustrate the purpose of producing compound arrays: Generating a compound array that compares arrays from different network scenarios, by

defining an expression to compare an archived array with a new array.

Generating a compound array that considers customised threshold criteria (for example,signal strength), by defining an expression with a specific threshold.


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Pixel Analyser Enhancements - Vector Analysis Plots

You can now use the Pixel Analyser to display analysis plots of any vector/polygonchosen from your Map View.

Example of Vector/Polygon selection from Map View for AnalysisYou can customise what the analysis plot shows in terms of the X and Y axes, andwhich cell levels to display.

When you select a vector/polygon, it becomes highlighted, and as you move thecursor along the vector, you can see the analysis plots in the Pixel Analyser window.

Example of Vector Plot Analysis in Pixel Analyser window

For more information on all these features, see the ASSET3G User Reference Guide.


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What's New in CONNECT 5.2?

In CONNECT 5.2, the following improvements have been made:

Using ATPC in CONNECT

You can now use ATPC (Automatic Transmit Power Control) in CONNECT. UsingATPC is particularly useful because it enables a link's power to be increasedautomatically to compensate for a reduction in the receive level caused by the fademargin.

First, you have to define it on the radio equipment by selecting this option in theRadio Equipment dialog box:

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Then you can define it on the linkends of your links, setting a power range for ATPCto operate within. You can then choose to use Static ATPC (whereby you specifyeither the minimum or maximum power, and CONNECT calculates the other valuebased on the power range) or Flexible ATPC (whereby you specify a nominal power

value for regulatory purposes, but the power can go above/below that up to thespecified maximum/minimum).

Setting ATPC on the linkends - using flexible ATPC


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You can also view link budget performance results based on a variety of powers -maximum power, minimum power or nominal power - to give you a better idea ofwhich powers you should be using.

Link budget performance results based on nominal power


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Link budget performance results based on maximum power


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Radio Spectrum and Selectivity

To enable you to calculate interference more accurately, CONNECT now supports theuse of transmit spectrum density masks and receive selectivity masks. Many radio

vendors now provide mask information rather than tables for interferingbands/bandwidths, so by supporting these, CONNECT makes the data migrationprocess much more straightforward.

The Tx spectrum and RX selectivity masks are defined on two new tabs in the RadioEquipment dialog box. This picture shows an example Tx Spectrum tab:

Defining Tx spectrum masks in the Radio Equipment dialog box

These values are then used in the interference calculations to calculate interference.

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Usability Improvements

A number of general improvements in usability have been made in CONNECT 5.2.These are:

User Defined Profiles are now treated independently from links. They appear as aseparate item in the Wastebasket and can be restored from there. Thisindependence is particularly useful, since you can now Apply UDP data withoutaffecting the Apply state of the corresponding link.

In the User Defined Profile dialog box, in the User Clutter column, the cluttercategories are listed. This is beneficial because it enables you to pick a specificclutter category, rather than just define the height value.

When you select a point in the User Defined Profile dialog box, the correspondingpoint on the Height Profile will be highlighted in red. This is a useful way to

visualise the data at a specific point. When producing customised link reports, you can now choose to produce a report

with both linkends of a link displayed on the same row of the report. This is usefulbecause it enables you to view each link more clearly on a single row.

Another useful visual improvement has been made on the Fade Margin subtab ofthe Performance tab in the Link Database. If the Interference Margin is negative,the value is displayed in red.

What's New in DIRECT 5.2?

In DIRECT 5.2, the following improvements have been made:

Data Migration Simplification

A number of refinements have been made to the data migration process, which ofbenefit to anyone who imports data into DIRECT. In particular, the following changeshave been made:

Redundant object ID names (for equipment instances/cabinet components andBTS node data) have been removed

The PDH Module logical multiple layer has been removed


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PDH Channel Reservation

You can now reserve certain channels on structured PDH frames or reserve apercentage of capacity or maximum payload on unstructured PDH frames. You can

either do this globally in the Default Parameters dialog box, on a specific timeslotallocation template (in the Timeslot Allocation Templates dialog box), or even on anindividual basis (on the Frame Layout tab for a PDH edge).

Defining Reserved Channels in the PDH Module Default Parameters dialog box

This is particularly useful, since it means that you can directly reserve certainchannels for signalling traffic, and ensure that they will not be used for other traffic.This will enable you to model your network more realistically, since a certain numberof channels are required for signalling purposes.

Equipment Type based Port Availability

You can now view information on how connections and ports are used on a particularpiece of equipment. On the Connection Usage tab of the equipment, you can view -per connection - the number of circuits (and, in the case of physical connections,ports) available, as well as the percentages that are used and unused.

New Connection Usage Tab

This information is particularly useful when routing, to show you whether thenumber of circuits connected to the equipment actually exceeds the defined limits ornot.


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What's New in OPTIMA 5.2?

In OPTIMA 5.2, the following improvements have been made:

Element Hierarchies

You can now create re-usable SQL queries, called element hierarchies, which enableyou to display network elements in the form of a hierarchical tree. This is particularlyuseful, because you can use element hierarchies in OPTIMA modules instead ofdefining a new element tree query each time you create a module.

You use the Element Hierarchies Explorer to create, edit and delete elementhierarchies:

Element Hierarchies Explorer


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Reporter Enhancements

A number of refinements have been made to the Reporter. In particular, you can now:

Use the OPTIMA Data Explorer to create and edit report queries

Create parameters for report queries to filter report data at runtime

Preview multiple reports at the same time

Inspector Enhancements

A number of refinements have been made to the Inspector, which are of benefit whensetting up and viewing data. In particular, the following changes have been made:

Modules can be dragged and dropped into combinations

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Summary types can be applied to multiple fields using the new QuickAggregation dialog box for customising summaries

Graphs can be linked so they zoom and scroll in unison

The y-axis fields of graphs can be ordered in ascending or descending order


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Report Scheduling Enhancements

A number of refinements have been made to the Schedule Editor. In particular, youcan now:

Set up report schedules to export reports to multiple formats (printer, file, and/oremail)

Use the Address Book when creating report schedules. This is particularly useful,because it enables you to select multiple user and/or group contacts rather thantyping individual email addresses

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What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.2?

In WEBWIZARD 5.2, the following improvements have been made:

Enhanced OPTIMA Integration

It is now possible to:

Reference Optima queries maintained in the Optima database.

Import Groups and Users into WEBWIZARD by accessing an OPTIMA Oracledatabase as shown below:

Panning Interactivity Improvements

The panning function of the Map View has been enhanced and is now muchsmoother. To facilitate location, an overview window has been added as illustratedbelow:

You can double click on the overview window to get the overview window cursor(hand) to jump to where youve clicked on the main view.

Multiple Administrators and User Authentication

WEBWIZARD now allows access by more than one Administrator at a time.

Sharing Centralised Published Folders

Publish folders can now be relative to an additionally specified network path that isseparate to the virtual directory root.


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Changing Colours and Themes

The appearance of WEBWIZARD can now be extensively customised using anexternal stylesheet as shown below:

What Was New in Version 5.1?

This section describes the changes that are new throughout the ENTERPRISE 5.1suite:

Centralised Persistence of User Settings

The following important improvements have been made to storing settings:

Administrators can now import project settings from one user and store them inthe database for everyone to use.

With large numbers of users, the administrator can also choose to store usersettings in the database rather than the registry.

All users can now export their current user settings to a file to back them up or forre-use in another project, and can subsequently import them back into thedatabase.

Changes to Filters

You can now: Separate your filters into system filters and user filters and administrators can

change the filter structure of a project to make it more manageable.

Define under what conditions a label is displayed. For example, you may want todisplay the Property ID as a label for a cell site, but only for those sites which alsocontain particular RNCs.You can also change the order in which labels are drawnon the Map View.

Use a new In operator for all carrier assignment attributes, enabling you to select alist of applicable carrier numbers.

Use a new hierarchy rule has been created, to enable you to select all 1st and 2ndorder neighbours of a particular named cell selection.


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Changes to the Map View

In the Map View window, you can now:

Quickly display cell information related to BSICs, allocated carriers, UMTSscrambling codes (including groups and IDs) and CDMA sectors.

Refine the display to show just specific criteria, for example just scrambling codes1-5.

Print and save to file views in the Map View window using the UniversalDocument Converter virtual printer driver. Saving to file means you can archivethe plots and use them elsewhere, for example, in planning justification reports.Printing to file can also save time when printing using Citrix. You can save plotsas PDF, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, PCX or DCX .

XML Import/Export Changes

These changes have been made to the import and export of XML:

Search criteria as well as filter contents can now be imported and exported usingXML files.

Users' project settings can now be exported and imported using new buttons onthe Modify Project dialog box.

MCS curves can now be imported and exported using XML files.

BCFs can now be imported and exported using XML files.

Simulation power settings can be imported and exported to XML as absolute orrelative values.

Vector and Polygon Enhancements

The Vector Editor has been replaced with the enhanced Vector Manager, whichenables improved creation, editing and deletion of vectors and polygons, as well asenabling you to create holes and islands for polygons.

Vectors and polygons now use MapInfo format. Previous formats are no longer valid,but you can use ENTERPRISE to upgrade existing vectors and polygons into MapInfoformat.

Note :Building vectors are now considered as a MapInfo layer within the vectorsfolder.

Further Improvements

These changes have also been made:

You can now select whether simulation power settings are absolute (dBm) orrelative (dB) on a per cell basis, and import and export these absolute or relativevalues to XML.

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You can now specify the RAC and NSEI for cells in the Site Database.

In the Global Edit tool, you can replace all instances of one antenna type withanother.

In the Antenna Database, you can now summarise a list of antennas withcharacteristics based on a defined set of criteria.

All equipment and configuration lists that do not have an alternative prioritybased ordering scheme are automatically sorted.

If you have large numbers of sites in a project, you may want to load only some ofthe sites, in a particular area. You can now choose to load a particular region basedon a specified polygon.

In the Add Neighbour dialog box, you can now provide a comma-separated list ofneighbours.

For more information on all these features, see the ENTERPRISE User ReferenceGuide.

For more information on the features new to specific tools, see the following topics.

What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.1?

In ADVANTAGE 5.1, the following improvements have been made:

Shared Antennas

It is now possible to use the explicit Site Database definition of shared antennas for

co-located cells.

Cost Function Sampling

In ADVANTAGE, you can speed up optimisations by calculating a subset of the totalpixels, reducing the time taken to integrate traffic arrays.

Traffic Raster Enhancements

ADVANTAGE can now use ASSET3G traffic rasters without conversion.

Automated Site Generat ion

It is now possible to apply a standard template onto an existing filter of properties.Consequently, the time taken to set up nominal networks will be greatly reduced.

Configuration Profile Visualisation Tool

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Vector and Polygon Parameter Definition

You are now able to define indoor, fading, and threshold parameters per vector, in thesame way as you can already define clutter parameters, in the Optimisation

Parameters dialog box.

Vector and Polygon Upgrade

ADVANTAGE now allows you to focus on a specific part (or parts) of a Map Viewwindow area, in order to speed up the tool calculations, or to ignore the calculationsfor areas of no real interest.

Addi tional Cost Funct ion Options

You now have the option of combining action costs per location, per property, per site

or per cell. This will make action cost consideration more accurate.Enhanced Feedback

ADVANTAGE now provides additional information and flexibility during and afteran optimisation:

Coverage statistics are now included in the reports.

The Optimisation Wizard has been enhanced to allow the viewing of multiplegraphs.

You can export all related metrics of the Cost Breakdown dialog box and creategraphs in an Excel tabular format.

You can create a report which contains the full configuration of an optimisednetwork.

You are also able to partially apply a delta plan in the network. This allows you tocreate deployment plans as well as limit the number of changes in the network.Moreover, you also have the option of creating full configuration/delta reportsshowing the changes made after partially applying part(s) of delta plan(s) to thenetwork.

What's New in ASSET3G 5.1?

In ASSET3G 5.1, the following improvements have been made:

Maximum Pathloss Prediction Radius Calculator

Enables you to calculate the required prediction radius of any site to satisfy agiven maximum pathloss value.

Height Profile Enhancements

Enables you to display cellular antenna tilt angles and calculate the tilt angle forany point along the profile.


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OTSR Support (UMTS)

Omni Transmit Sector Receive (OTSR) is now supported. This is a configurationtechnique for a Node B that can be used at the initial deployment of a UMTS

network, using a single transmitter shared between the antennas of the cells by theuse of a power splitter.

Combining Measured and Predicted Data

When using measurement-based data to influence coverage predictions, you cannow choose to use interpolation to influence surrounding pixels that do notcontain measurement-based data.

Faster Simulation Mode

The new Simulator has been developed to achieve a high efficiency in memoryconsumption and speed of snapshot creation. Analysis of the results is also highlyflexible, because results can be produced for any user-specified collection ofoutputs.

HSDPA Support (UMTS FDD)

High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is now supported. It represents anevolution of the WCDMA radio interface for data services, similar to EDGE inGSM. The higher data rates are achieved by Adaptive Modulation and Coding.

MapInfo Export Enhancements

You can now export layers from the Map View window into native MapInfo TABformat. This can save time importing into MapInfo and also improves loadperformance. A transparent colour setting can also now be exported.

CW Measurement Data - Point Exclusion Areas

When analysing or tuning a propagation model, you can already exclude areasbased on clutter type.You can now also specify (clutter-independent) areas, usingexclusion areas based on polygons.

CI+TA+RX Support

Within the Site Database, you can specify or calculate location-based settings(including Maximum Front Radius) for GSM cells, on a new tab namedCI+TA+RX. This complements the existing CI - RTT tab for UMTS cells.

Orthogonality Per Clutter Type

You can now specify a value for orthogonality per clutter type. When you set upthe Simulator, you have the option to enable these orthogonality values to be usedin the simulation.


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Prediction File Management

Prediction File Management utilities enabling you to remove orphaned predictionfiles, and also to move or copy prediction files between folders.

Combined Simulation Coverage Array

You can create uplink or downlink composite simulation coverage arrays which,using concentric zones, identifies the highest through to the lowest demandingbearers on a per carrier basis for any given service.

Multi-simulation Array Visualisation

There is now a unified method of setting the display settings for all simulationarrays.

Unified 2g/3g Statistics

Statistics report generation (including population values) now unified between 2gand 3g arrays.

Large Array Support

During the installation process, you can enables support for large arrays. This usesa swapping system which can significantly increase the RAM available for arraycreation. This is applicable to all types of array, for example: simulation arrays,coverage/interference arrays, traffic arrays, height rasters, clutter rasters and soon.

Enhancements to Common Channels (UMTS)

All the common channels for a UMTS cell can now have their powers set relativeto the pilot power of the cell. Some of the common channels now have editableactivity factors. There are two new channels (AICH and PICH).

For more information on all these features, see the ASSET3G User Reference Guide.

What's New in CONNECT 5.1?

In CONNECT 5.1, the following improvements have been made:

Diversity Calculation Enhancements

Improvements have been made to the way that CONNECT calculates performancewhen diversity is used, particularly in the cases of Space2Frequency andSpace4Frequency diversity.

Diverse Link Data Display

If you are using diversity in your network plan you can now view performancecalculation information for diverse links as well as main links.


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Automat ic FKTB Calculation For Radio Equipment

When you are configuring radio equipment, rather than entering a single figure forFKTB you can now calculate it automatically based on a set of defined parameters.

Clearance Spot Height ReportYou can create reports for chosen points along a height profile, or for points generatedby map data.

Automat ic Link Template Selection

You can now automatically assign templates to links based on a series of pre-specifiedranges.

Threshold Degradation Based On Tx Spectrum and Rx Selectivit y

Threshold Degradation is now calculated based on Tx Spectrum and Rx Selectivity,rather than on C/I Objectives.

For more information on all these features, see the CONNECT User Reference Guide.

What's New in DIRECT 5.1?

Equipment Editor Improvements

The way in which you create equipment has been improved. The logical and physicalelements of the equipment have been separated, so that you can define physicalelement types with multiple transport/traffic functionality without the need to createcards.

Globally Editing Equipment

You can use the Global Equipment Editor to change a number of equipment nodessimultaneously, rather than making the individual changes manually.

Signalling/Interswitch Module Enhancements

A number of enhancements have been made to the Signalling and Interswitchmodules:

The way that you create signalling services has been improved, with a dedicated

toolbar making it easier You can now view and edit traffic requirements for interswitch nodes

The interswitch traffic generator has been enhanced

Improved Module View Usability

In DIRECT, you can set edges to appear in a certain colour based on particularattributes of the edge. This can, for example, enable you to quickly see the utilisationof an edge.


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Database Normalisation

The database structure has been rationalised, increasing the number of tables toenable easier import / export and API creation.

Further Usability Enhancements

You can now use the Edge Removal Wizard to remove any circuits and links that arenot utilised.

You can also add hyperlinks to links, Properties or equipment, in order to attachparticular documents, email addresses and so on.

What's New in NEPTUNE 5.1?

In NEPTUNE 5.1 the following improvements have been made:

Logging Support for Four Test Mobiles

NEPTUNE is now able to perform logging of engineering data of up to fourconcurrently connected test mobiles.

This allows for benchmarking of up to four networks simultaneously. By using themain Neptune dialogs, the user can compare live data from different networks.

Shortcut Keys Available in Neptune

NEPTUNE now provides the following short-cut keys for frequently used functionswhile performing drive tests. This table describe the tasks and keys provided:

Task Short-cut key

Switch Active Mobile to MS1 + 1




Synchronise Timers

A Synchronise Timers checkbox has been added to the Auto Dial Setup window.If this check box is checked, the calls on all of the connected mobiles will be started atthe same time and if any call is dropped or there is a No Setup, the call will not bereattempted. This should result in the same number of calls for all mobiles.

Note : When the Synchronise timers checkbox is checked or unchecked for anymobile, this status must be updated for all other connected mobiles.


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Map View

A combo box has been added to the Map View. The combo box is dynamicallyupdated with the following options, depending on which mobiles have been

connected: MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4, Active MS.

The Map View will then display data relevant to the selected MS or the Active MS.The Active MS is the MS selected in the Remote Dial window.

Logging Favourites

While connected to up to four test mobiles, the user can create and save favourites.

The favourite will store the position, size and selection state of the combo boxes foreach of the windows that are open when the favourite is created. This includes allopen Map View windows and the selection state of the combo box on all windows

that have the combo box.

Replay Support for Mult iple Files

Neptune can load multiple files at a time but it is now possible to concurrentlydisplay data from any or all of the loaded files.

The user can compare parameter values at specific points in several files.

The user can replay four drive test files that were recorded simultaneously usingNeptune Logging.

Only the following windows will have this ability to display data for a particular

loaded File, Graph All; Graph Svr and Nbr Cell; All Data and Layer 3 Messages andthe Map View.

These windows will have an additional combo box. The combo box will contain a listof the files currently loaded and will default to the active file selected in the Replaywindow.

Logging Support for Motorola V547 and Similar Phones

NEPTUNE support logging for Motorola V547 and Similar Phones

EDGE Support for Motorola V547 and Similar PhonesNeptune can decode the Motorola specific RLC Downlink EGPRS Block Reportmessage.

Neptune can display these messages and write them into the log file.

Neptune can also read these messages from the log file and display them duringreplay.


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Excel Site Import

Operators that do not have Asset can maintain their Sites and Carriers in an Exceldocument.

They can use any acceptable variation of format and map columns to the fieldsspecified into a Neptune XML schema.

The user can specify to import this XML document in the Project Info dialog.

Excel Reports

All existing analysis reports are now generated in Excel format.

Neptune can generate a basic Excel based report.

For more information, see the NEPTUNE Help.

What's New in OPTIMA 5.1?

In OPTIMA 5.1, the following improvements have been made:

Custom Views and Tables

OPTIMA_Administrators and OPTIMA_Advanced_Users can now create dataqueries that can be stored as views and tables and then re-use them in reports,modules, alarms, KPIs, and other queries.

Filter Enhancements and Dynamic Filters

The following enhancements have been made to filter functionality:

There are now four categories of filter: Personal, Group, Administrator andENTERPRISE.

You can now create dynamic filters which produce a list of filter values byrunning a data query.

General improvements have been made to the Filter Explorer.

OPTIMA Inspector Enhancements

The following enhancements have been made to OPTIMA Inspector:

You can now create multiple graphs.

New graph functionality, including scroll bars, better zooming and advancedgraph properties.

You now have more control when applying filters.

You can now filter module data on defined parameters.


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ENTERPRISE 2D Map

The following enhancements have been made to ENTERPRISE 2D Map functionality:

You can now display OPTIMA Performance KPIs on the ENTERPRISE 2D Map. You can now create and use ENTERPRISE filters.

KPIs

KPI functionality has been improved and fully integrated into the Data Explorer.

User Settings and User Templates

You can now save and apply your own specific settings throughout OPTIMA.

You can now create templates for module combinations that can then be used by any

user viewing that particular module combination.

What's New in QUALITA 5.1?

In QUALITA 5.1, the following improvements have been made:

SLAM Enhancements

The following enhancements have been made to SLAM functionality:

You can now copy existing SLAs and modify them

You can now add discount conditions to SLAs to allow billing discounts to beapplied if specified SLA violations take place.

SLA Tracker

The SLA Tracker enables you to view the changes that have been made to an SLAsince its creation.

SLA Violation (SLAV) History

The SLAV History report enables you to trace all of the commercial conditions

associated with an SLA.


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What's New in RANOPT 5.1?

In RANOPT 5.1 the following improvements have been made:

RANOPT Administrator

The RANOPT Administrator user interface has undergone a review.

There are three types of binning techniques available as data manipulationtechniques:

Distance Binning

Grid Binning

Time Binning

Binning is a process of summarising data results.You can now create user groups in the RANOPT Administrator. The user can assignone or more permissions to the group and then create a user that belongs to thatgroup with the RANOPT Administrator.

File Load Wizard

CDMA 2000 technology is now supported.

Nemo 1.81 drive test files are now supported.

Automatic Network Detection can be enabled during the loading of files. When

turned on, the file will be spilt per network.Files containing multiple devices, such as Tems and/or Agilent SD5, are split up intoseparate files. This feature currently only works for Nemo User Equipment, NemoScanner, SD5 and Tems files.

Scheduler

A new task has been added, Batch Processing Task. This task will run all the tasksconfigured for this task consecutively.

Filter Manager

Multiple filters can be selected in the Filter Manager and used to create a report, abenchmark report. These reports are useful for comparing data from differentequipments or network operators.

The tabs on the Create Filter windows have been updated. Icons are no longerassociated with the menu options on the Filter Manager.


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Property Page Manager

A property page can now be created with a list of values each represented by asymbol of a specific colour.

Note:These values may also be generated from the Map View, however the valuesand colours generated from the Map View window will not be saved to the database.

You can specify the size in pixels or meters of the bitmaps that are displayed on theMap View. This can be done when a property page is created or modified.

Report Registry

The user can create an events marker series in the Line graph. Select the result type,Event Marker, when creating the SQL query in the Report Registry. This is defined inthe Report Registry and then can be seen in the Replay window.

The user can create background colouring of the Line graph. Select the result type,Colour Series, when creating the SQL query in the Report Registry. This is defined inthe Report Registry and then can be seen in the Replay window.

The user can now also specify a query variable to have a list from which a user mayselect one value from a set of values. This list of possible values is available on theMap View when editing property pages.

For more information, see the RANOPT User Reference Guide.

What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.1?

Panning and Zooming

A zoom slider has been added to the Scale bar in the GIS viewer and the panningfunctionality has been improved.

Global Settings

A Global Settings facility enables you to change some layer configuration settingsacross multiple layers.

Dynamic Labels

Using the Dynamic Labels tool you can display dynamic labels (labels which changewith the data they refer to) on selected items.


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What Was New in Version 5.0.2?

This section describes the changes that were new to ENTERPRISE 5.0.2.

What's New in ADVANTAGE 5.0.2?

In ADVANTAGE 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

The use of drive test data for the correction of pathloss predictions

The ability to convert TEMS drive test data into Signia format data

The ability to confine data spreading, network analysis and optimisation, todefined vectors and polygons

For more information, see the ADVANTAGE User Reference Guide.

What's New in ARRAYWIZARD 5.0.2?

In ARRAYWIZARD 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

Usability

Administrator now reports much more information

Servers start & stop automatically (no need to manually start withcommandline options any more)

You can request to see the message log from a remote server

More options have been moved from the configuration menu to the parameter

set wizards

Tasks now incorporate a snippet from the message log

Completed tasks are visible so their status can be viewed

Stability

The core of the tool has been rewritten to improve stability and consistency ofresults

The servers are monitored and should there be a problem (networkconnectivity, machine shutdown, application crash), the servers will beautomatically restarted

Multi Project Support

Administrator can control work for several projects from one instance of theAdministrator

Many administrative functions are possible without having a project open

Servers will switch projects as necessary

Load Balancing

Now makes much better use of the servers

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3g Static Analysis Support

You can now produce UMTS or CDMA2000 arrays using multiple StaticAnalysis tiles

Improved Scheduling The scheduler is now greatly enhanced and can be set per parameter set

For more information, see the ARRAYWIZARD User Reference Guide.

What's New in ASSET3G 5.0.2?

In ASSET3G 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

Large archive support enables you to merge multiple *.3gr files into a single large*.3ga file

Population Statistics generation for Simulation arrays Enhancement which enables you to incorporate Population Statistics into the

statistical reports produced from Simulation arrays. Values can be brokendown by clutter category and cell service area.

Measurement-based data to influence coverage (pathloss) predictions

Measurement-based (typically drive test) data can be loaded to generate aninterim set of pathloss files which you can then use to influence the normalcoverage predictions.

Multiple Display Schemas for Simulation arrays

Enables you to define your own sets of schemas with customised displaysettings for the Simulation arrays on the Map View. You can select any schemafor any individual array.

For more information on these features, see the ASSET3G User Reference Guide.

What's New in CONNECT 5.0.2?

In CONNECT 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

Enhancements have been made to interference reports

The spur analysis calculation has been improved

You can now highlight links in the Map View Window

You can now add Time and User information to Link Reports

Enhancements have been made to the Line of Sight Wizard

For more information, see the CONNECT User Reference Guide.

What's New in DIRECT 5.0.2?

In DIRECT 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

Enhancements have been made to interswitch and signalling

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The usability of the ATM module has been improved

The CAC2 calculation has been added to the ATM capacity calculations

For more information, see the DIRECT User Reference Guide.

What's New in ENTERPRISE 5.0.2?

In ENTERPRISE 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

You can view the settings for a project while you are using the Map View window.To do this, from the File menu, click View Project Settings. The Project Settingsdialog box appears, detailing information on the Map Data directories, Map DataExtents and so on.

You can use the Auto Cu Generation command in DB Commander toautomatically create Nominal Uplink Received Level (Cu) plots for 2g and 3g cells,

and export them to vector (MID/MIF) format

You can use pre-defined polygons to edit clutter in the Map View window

For more information, see the ENTERPRISE User Reference Guide.

What's New in NEPTUNE 5.0.2?

In NEPTUNE 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made to NEPTUNEstandalone:

BSIC Decoding during RF Scanning

You can now select specific channels on which to scan and not only the levelfor each carrier is returned, but also the decoded BSIC. This is useful ininterference investigations as there is now more information to suggest wherethe interferer is coming from.

Live plotting of user-defined events on the Map View

It is now possible to assign symbols to specific user-defined events (forexample Handover, Call Start, Call End, Dropped Call) and on the Map Viewyou can visualise symbols at the location where a user defined event wasdetected.

Display of GPRS timeslots

It is now possible to view the actual timeslots used during a GPRS session ifthe test mobile supplies it.

Automated Timeslot Testing

You can now check the availability of a traffic channel by testing each andevery timeslot on the relevant traffic channel. This is particularly useful inverifying the operations of a new cell before it goes live.

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What's New in OPTIMA 5.0.2?

In OPTIMA 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

Administrators can define folder level security to restrict users access to specificfolders.

Administrators and Advanced users can import and export multiple objects.

Administrators and Advanced users can create and edit Excel reports.

For more information, see the OPTIMA User Reference Guide.

What's New in QUALITA 5.0.2?

In QUALITA 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

QUALITA Administrators can set alarm thresholds for SLA conditions and thenreceive alarm notifications, by either email and/or SMS (text message), wheneverthose thresholds are exceeded.

QUALITA Administrators can create and edit Key Quality Indicators (KQIs).

QUALITA Administrators can use degradation analysis reports to investigatepossible causes of QUALITA Level degradation.

For more information, see the QUALITA User Reference Guide.

What's New in WEBWIZARD 5.0.2?

In WEBWIZARD 5.0.2, the following improvements have been made:

The WEBWIZARD Administrator is now able to:

Schedule the emailing of links to GIS favourites, reports and documents

Add links to reports to facilitate drill-down analysis

For more information, see the WEBWIZARD User Reference Guide.


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What Was New in Version 5.0.1?

This section describes the changes that were new to ENTERPRISE 5.0.1.

Whats New in ADVANTAGE 5.0.1?

In ADVANTAGE 5.0.1, a number of improvements have been made.

For more information, see the ADVANTAGE User Reference Guide.

Grid Optimisation Mechanism

You can use the Grid Optimisation Mechanism to automatically optimise the networksite positioning, site count and site sector configurations. To enable you to do this,new Actions and Constraints have been added:

The new (Grid) Actions are Property, Site and Cell related and have been definedin a similar way to the Antenna and Power Actions

The new (Grid) Constraints refer to location (nominal and candidate properties,forbidden areas etc) as well as configuration (min and max number of sectors persite etc) considerations

Like the Antenna Optimisation Mechanism, Grid Optimisation can be based on anyCost Mechanism.

UMTS Monte Carlo Optimisation Cost Mechanism

In addition to the Pathloss and Signal Strength Cost Mechanisms, you can nowoptimise a UMTS network based on a Monte Carlo simulation engine (identical to theSimulator used in ASSET3G). To do this:

You can specify new (Monte Carlo) Performance Design Targets to specificallyincorporate terminal capabilities, such as Services and Carriers. These Targetsrefer to the Percentage of Served Terminals (on a network or cell basis), thePercentage of Served Terminals in Soft/Softer Handover, and the Uplink orDownlink Throughput (on a network or cell basis).

Additional Actions (Node B Type and Maximum Power per User) have beenincluded for UMTS Power Optimisation.

You can use the Monte Carlo Cost Mechanism for Antenna and/or Power and/orGrid Optimisation.

You can also combine it with any other Cost Mechanism.

MA List Planning (GSM)

You can now select pre-specified MA Lists automatically using an interference-basedoptimisation cost function.

The MA List Planner follows the ADVANTAGE optimisation methodology andmakes use of various additions to the definition/utilisation of carrier layers in

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Addi tional ASSET3G Funct ional ity

You can now access ASSET3G planning/optimisation-related functionality throughADVANTAGE. This includes:

Configuring network elements such as Terminal Types, Services or Bearers thatare required for the Monte Carlo Optimisation Cost Mechanism

Using the Model Tuning Tool, which uses CW or Drive Test measurements toenhance the accuracy of the specified (standard macrocell) propagation models

ADVANTAGE Usabi li ty Enhancements

Various usability enhancements have been made, including:

Permissions you can now restrict the allowable changes to the tool settings, on a

project and user basis ADVANTAGE Assistant, can be used to help a novice user

Configuration Profile Manager has a more efficient way of specifying the area,filter and generic network settings of interest

OMX Manager has an improved way of managing the network configurationoptimisation data

Optimisation-related settings (i.e. an even better way of defining what theADVANTAGE Optimiser should do)

You can now use the ADVANTAGE Wastebasket to manage ADVANTAGE-

specific objects before permanently deleting them from the database

Cached rasters can now be used in Network Analysis

Whats New in ASSET3G 5.0.1?

In ASSET3G 5.0.1, the following improvements have been made:

Enhanced MA List Planning

Enables you to set up pre-defined MA Lists and allow the planner toautomatically plan the best allocations for the network

TDD network support

In addition to the current UMTS FDD technology, UMTS TDD is now available

Shared antennas

Enables you to share antennas and synchronise their parameters acrossdifferent base stations on the same property

XML sublist merge

Provides an optional Replace action for sub-lists of GSM Cells andBands/Channels even when using a general Merge action during XMLimports


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Site Database object selection through arrays

Enables you to directly highlight a cell or sub-cell in the Site Database, basedon its dominance in any pixel of any created arrays

Enhanced Pixel Analyser Pixel Analyser now has dedicated icons and the window is enhanced to show

data more clearly from an unlimited number of arrays

Object Write Permissions

Privileges to edit objects can now be amended within the project, and willoverride the initial creation defaults set up in the Administrator module

Refined Search box

Enhanced context-sensitive facility in both the Site Database and the PredictionManager

Locate objects in Map view from Site and Link Database

Add an object to Selection Filter from context menu in Site Database

Support the import of Nemo Outdoor version 4 files for CW analysis

3g Statistics Generator can now report on Display Categories

Statistical reports enable you to automatically report on all category levelsalready set up for an array on the display setings of the Map View

For more information on using these features see the ASSET3G User Reference Guide,ENTERPRISE User Reference Guide or Installation and Administration User

Reference Guide.

Whats New in CONNECT 5.0.1?

In CONNECT 5.0.1, improvements have been made to the handling of ErrorPerformance Objectives:

Enhanced objectives and performance calculations in the Link Database and ChainAvailability Wizard

New Local link grade option for G.821

New Long haul and Short haul link grade options for G.826For more information, see the CONNECT User Reference Guide.

Whats New in DIRECT 5.0.1?

In DIRECT 5.0.1, the following improvements have been made:

Adding new edge enhancements You can now:

Add edges directly onto a layer in the Module View of the Network Browser

Add edges directly onto a traffic edge group

Optionally create a transmission edge when creating new edges on the

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Improvements have been made to routing:

You can now define the default target and source settings globally

You can define target and source layer settings on individual modules and

layers You can now set a layer or module to immediately consider all target layers

when routing, or to incrementally consider them until a route is found

You can now choose to freeze routes immediately after they are applied

When you highlight a source edges route and display the details of one of thehighlighted edges, DIRECT will also highlight which sub-edge the source edgeis routed onto

You can also view how source edges are routed by looking at the Traffic taband Frame Layout tab

The traffic utilisation calculations have been improved, with separate calculationsfor traffic utilisation, circuit utilisation and channel utilisation

2M frame enhancements:

When you add a TRX to the Timeslot Allocation Template frame, you can nowautomatically select the number of channels to add

You can choose multiple elements to add to the Timeslot Allocation Templatesimultaneously

You can now define protocol stacks, which provide the necessary shapinginformation and overhead to route traffic from one layer to another

Use the automated capacity calculation wizard to perform either the CACcalculations or the CALIPRAN calculations

Usability enhancements have been made to the port usage report

You can now choose to show a selected equipment node across all of the openModule windows

Traffic performance enhancements:

You can now select two modes of traffic creation, either Approximate or Full

For cellular traffic edges, you can select the traffic generation mode and define

individual routing requirements For interswitch and signalling interface traffic edges, you can calculate the

number of channels to be routed based on whether Zero Fault, 1 Fault or NodeFault Case is selected

You can define a greater granularity for Interswitch traffic routing

New traffic reports are available for Interswitch edges, signalling traffic edgesand signalling interface edges

For more information, see the DIRECT User Reference Guide.


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What's New In ENTERPRISE 5.0.1?

By sharing antennas for different technology types, you can make changes to theproperties of one and they are reflected

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