NetAct Optimizer 3.

0 Basic
Basic User Interface Operations

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Module Objectives
At the end of this module the trainee should be able to: Locate objects on Map and adjust default visibility options Create bookmarks and polygons Adjust map properties and map layer visibility

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Content

Optimizer Default View Locating sites, cells and adjacencies Changing site and adjacency default size and color Managing cell groups Managing work areas Changing map visibility and colors

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Optimizer Default View

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Content

Optimizer Default View Locating sites, cells and adjacencies Changing site and adjacency default size and color Managing cell groups Managing work areas Changing map visibility and colors

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Navigator Views
Default Controllers Sites and Cells (Segments) BSC->Site->Cell->BTS->... RNC->Site->WBTS->WCEL->... LTE-NW->Site->LNBTS->LNCEL-> Hardware Topology Only HW objects BSC->BCF->BTS->... RNC->WBTS->WCEL->... LTE-NW->MRBTS->LNBTS-> Adjacency Management Only sites and cells Site->Cell->Adj Capacity Management BSC->PCU-> RNC->WBTS->WCEL->
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Locate Objects on the Map

Open a network tree in Navigator by clicking the small triangle on the left side of the objects Use popup menu to Locate a site or cell on Map An object in the map can also be located in the Navigator Supported objects for Locate on Map BSC / RNC/LTE-NW Site Cell / WCEL/ LNCEL BTS/LNBTS Adjacencies User-specific modification of Navigator labels: Options->Preferences : CM Labels
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Map: Zoom
The map view can be zoomed with a mouse scroll function Scroll forward: Zoom In Scroll backwards: Zoom Out Map View can be panned with right mouse button drag and drop Double click an object on the map to center the view on that object The width of the visible area is indicated below the map Tooltips indicate the functions

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Map: Autoload
Objects are automatically loaded into Map if the range is smaller than loading threshold. The default threshold is 200km. Indicator icon shows if automatic loading is enabled Enabled Disabled Click the indicator icon to change the loading threshold

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Map: Adjacencies
Use cell popup menu to show or hide adjacencies for the selected cell(s) Bidirectional lines divided in the middle

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Browser

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Exercise
Locate cells and sites on the map Try to locate several objects at once Try zooming and panning with a mouse... ... and with map toolbar buttons Select a cell and view the adjacencies Are there any unidirectional adjacencies?

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Content

Optimizer Default View Locating sites, cells and adjacencies Changing site and adjacency default size and color Managing cell groups Managing work areas Changing map visibility and colors

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Default Colors Legend

Open the Visualisation profiles view

To view the default color legend To close the legend click again

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Visibility and Default Options: Editing the Default Colors

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Visibility and Default Options: Sites

Site Color Site size: Min and Max Average used as a default All objects can be scaled with the slider on the map

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Visibility and Default Options: Adjacencies (1/2)

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Visibility and Default Options: Adjacencies (2/2)

Adjacencies with Mandatory Constraint cannot be deleted Adjacencies with Forbidden Constraint cannot be created Constraints are global in Optimizer

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Content

Optimizer Default View Locating sites, cells and adjacencies Changing site and adjacency default size and color Managing cell groups Managing work areas Changing map visibility and colors

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Cell Groups

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Creating a Cell Group

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Creating a Cell Group

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Creating a Cell Group

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Creating a Cell Group

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Exercise
Open the Visualization Pane and the Default Colors dialog Create a new cell group Change the minimum and maximum size of site and cell icons Change adjacency color settings View the changes on the map

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Content

Optimizer Default View Locating sites, cells and adjacencies Changing site and adjacency default size and color Managing cell groups Managing work areas Changing map visibility and colors

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Bookmarks
Bookmarks can be used to store map locations and zoom factors OptimizerDefaultBookmark stores the last view in exit

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Polygons
Polygons can be used to limit the optimisation scope to define work areas for visualisation purposes to select objects in an area to list sites to the Browser Click every corner point and double click to end polygon Click to selection arrow when all polygons have been created

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Polygon Management
Select polygon and use buttons to Locate on Map, List Sites to Browser or Delete Double clicking allows you to rename the polygon Editing coordinates is not possible

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Exercise
Create yourself bookmarks e.g. work area and my site Go to another area and return by using the bookmark Create polygons and change the name

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Content

Optimizer Default View Locating sites, cells and adjacencies Changing site and adjacency default size and color Managing cell groups Managing work areas Changing map visibility and colors

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Map Layer Visibility

New layers imported with Map Administrator Topmost layer is seen on the screen

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Map Layer Properties

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Morpho Layer Properties

Default colors are defined in Map Administrator User specific changes by double clicking the color patch

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Topo Layer Properties

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Exercise
Study the layers available in the map Create custom colors for the Morpho layer How can you get topo layer displayed together with morpho?

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Summary Workflow
Select suitable Navigator View and network elements Locate the network elements on the map Use panning and zooming to find different work areas Select Cells and show adjacencies Check the default visibility and colors of the network elements Create, use and manage bookmarks Select existing polygons or create new ones to help with visualisation Check map layer visibility and options

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Document change history

Date Version Nam e Change comment

23.8.2010

1.0

PLe

First version for Optimizer 3.0

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