Huawei GENEX Series Introduction To GENEX Assistant (Ver 1.4)

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Huawei GENEX Series

Introduction to GENEX
Assistant (Ver 1.4)
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be

able to:
 Master data analysis method of DT
 Master how to use GENEX Assistant

to analyze drive test data

Contents
GENEX Assistant Functions & Features
 Common features
 Specific features for HSDPA
 Specific features for HSUPA
Case study

Introduction
As a radio network test data post processing software,
GENEX Assistant is used to analyze air interface test data of
WCDMA/GSM radio network.
Assistant can support UE test data and RNC data, and

provide integrated analysis of uplink and downlink data.
Assistant provides powerful auto-report function, and supports
data display on various display modes such as maps, charts
and tables to greatly improve the working efficiency of
engineers.

Main Function Assistant has the powerful functions, and it can support:
▪ WCDMA/GSM dual-mode test.

▪ Import of various types of test equipment data
▪ Various application analysis items
▪ Combined analysis of uplink and downlink data
▪ Layer-3 signaling decoding
▪ Auto analysis report
▪ Replay of test data
▪ Multiple data display modes
▪ Four types of data binning modes and
Three data sampling types
▪ Multi-window co-activation.
▪ Data filtering by specific parameters
▪ Data export in various display modes
▪ Flexible extension of drive test data type
▪ Word gather function
▪ Combination of multi-UE, and multi-scanner
data
Import of various types of test equipment data
Main Function
Support different tpes of test data
 Genex Probe
 Huawei RNC
 Agilent E6474A
 Agilent E7476A
 ANT
 BYUE
 Mobile Agent
Support WCDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA / GSM / GPRS  PHU

network analysis
 TSMU
Various application analysis items
Main Function
 Support various application analysis items
▪ RSCP
▪ Ec/Io
▪ HO Event
▪ HSDPA Throughput
▪ ……

To use Assistant for DT data analysis, perform the following steps ：
Workflow
1. Install Assistant
2. Plus the dongle
3. Create a project, set project path and map path
4. Create a dataset, choose the geographic binning mode and the data sampling mode
5. Import test data
6. If there are several log files generated during test, you can choose to combine the
devices, so that it will be easy to give a general analysis of all the tests
7. Import configuration parameter (e.g. Engineering parameter, neighbor cell parameter)
8. Import RNC data (if necessary)
9. Display data on map/chart/sheet and analyze data
10. Enable World Collector to export the required data (if necessary)
11. Generate the analysis report
12. Give the final report according to the analysis report and the exported data.

Dataset Settings 4 geographic binning mode:
• No Binning
• Distance Binning
• Grid Binning: Sets the parameters of the measurement point in
the grid as the one of the grid center.
• Time Binning: Averages all the test data collected in a time
bucket.
3 Data Sampling mode:

• Average: Average value of the data of all the points after the
geographic binning.
• Maximum: Maximum value of the data of all the points after
the geographic binning.
• Minimum: Minimum value of the data of all the points after
the geographic binning.
Data Disperse:
The dispersing of the drive test data collected in the
period of bus stop into the data collected several
seconds before the bus start. In the way, the data
can be clearly displayed on the map.

Data Binning
User need choose specific mode according to different scenario. Data binning can reduce the
influence on fast fading effectively.
No Binning
Analysis based on original test data. Usually used for events and message synchronous
analysis.
Advantage: Locate at each event and message, for detail trouble shooting.
Disadvantage: 1. Large data amount;
2. Geographic distribution of original test data maybe not even.

Data Binning
Distance Binning
Most common used in drive test. Used for post-processing for CW measurements and statistic analysis for
coverage area.
Advantage ： 1. Get even geographic bin on single direction route.
2. Avoid samples accumulation caused of long time stop, e.g. red traffic light.
3. With high efficiency
Disadvantage ： not suitable for repeated routes, e.g. bridge.
Example ： Compare before and after effects of 5m binning (Required: drive test speed is not too fast)
5m binning

Data Binning
Grid Binning
Effective supplement to distance binning, especially for repeated routes.
Advantage ： 1. Get geographic bin on repeated route.
2. Avoid samples accumulation caused of long time stop, e.g. red traffic light.
Disadvantage ： 1. lose time stamp for repeated routes
2. grid width not too big
Example ： Compare before and after effects of 5m*5m binning
5m*5m binning

Data Binning
Time Binning
Time binning requires the drive car with stable speed. It is also used for some specific KPIs analysis within
continuous time intervals.
Advantage ： 1. Used for test data analysis with stable drive speed.
2. Used for some specific KPIs analysis within continuous time intervals with fixed time span and
maximum/minimum data sampling settings.
Disadvantage ： When the drive speed is not stable, the distribution of test data is not even.
Example ： Compare before and after effects of 1 second binning
higher speed
1 second binning
lower speed

Data Binning
Time Binning (cont.)

For example, we want to know BLER in some continuous intervals, so we set:
1. 4 seconds time binning;
2. Minimum data sampling.
The figure below indicates the minimum BLER within four seconds is greater than 5%, so, the data transmission
maybe has some problems.
BLER within 4 seconds is

greater than 5%

Display test data on map
There are many operations you can do on the
map window, such as:
•set layer offset
•show config neighbor cells
•display the real-time serving cell
•simulating the single site shutdown
•test path replay forward/backward
•show cell/site coverage area
•display DT tack
•searching for site
•area memory
•arranging site color automatically
•map layer management
•distance measurement
•copy/exporting image
•filter ( such as time filter, area filter)
Display test data on chart/sheet
Display test data on chart
Assistant support kinds of charts such as:
•time mode chart
•PDF chart
•CDF chart
•cross double indicator chart
•pie chart
Display test data on sheet
If display test data on sheet, we can do operations such as:
searching for a specific cell in the sheet; find out the maximum,
minimum value in sheet; calculate the average value, standard
deviation of the selected data in the sheet, etc.

Coactivating multiple windows
This function shows the relationship in time between the windows and helps to check the
message and the events in a quick way.

Test data Filter
Filter by a logical expression
Filter bad points or locate problem area
before
after
Filter by time
Used for distinguish repeated route

Test data Filter (cont.)
Filter by a specific area Show Site/Cell Coverage area

Choose a group of data on the current map • Select the site the cell belongs to on the map
and click “Lock Selected Items” • Right-click  Show Cell Coverage Area
• Choose the cell you want to see it’s coverage area
before
after after filter

Show configured neighbor cells on map
Method:
• Select the site on the map
• Right-click  Show Config Neighbor
Cell
• Select the service cell on the left of the
dialog box
• The neighbor cells will be displayed on
the right of the dialog box. If one
neighbor cell is selected, there will be
only one neighbor cell displayed on
map. We can select multi-neighbor cell
using SHIFT+click.

Statistics as Site/Cell
• Statistic cell coverage, call
dropped, call setup failure and
soft handover site by site
• On call drop and call setup
failure, we can acquire the
information of 5 seconds’ average
Ec/Io, RSCP, UE Tx Power, SIR
before call drop or setup failure.

Customize legend
Parameter legend customization
Event legend
customization

Word Collector
The user is allowed to open any word document to
collect the image from Assistant word collector

Simulating event by scanner data
Simulated events include:
• Soft Handover
• Pilot Pollution
Used for:
• Neighbor cells Optimization
• Pilot Pollution Analysis
• Call drop Analysis
Assistant also supports CIO setting to ensure the

simulation closes to real network.
Detail information refers to “Case1. Analyzing Pilot

Pollution Problem” and “Case2. Handover Event simulation
by Scanner Data”.

RF adjustment prediction and optimization scheme valuation
Site Swap/Shutdown Scheme Evaluation
Assistant refers to the planning prediction method used in optimization analysis. It provides site/cell shutdown
simulation.
The single site shutdown simulation simulates the pilot signal change on the drive test points that the shutdown
site covers during the drive test and makes a further judgment on the influence of the shutdown site on its
covered drive test points.
The main task in the single site shutdown simulation is to recalculate the RSSI of the drive test point.
For example: Cell SC45 shutdown simulation
Compare the expected results and

actual measurement results plus offset
value

Analysis with RNC Data
Uplink and downlink data synchronization analysis

Assistant supports huawei RNC data which can collect the whole messages through UE->NodeB->CN.
By synchronizing the GPS time, Assistant can display the drive test data and the RNC data
simultaneously. This enables integrated analysis of uplink and downlink data that includes RNC
subscriber tracing signaling.
RNC Data
Uplink
data
Drive Test Data
Downlink
data

Analysis with RNC Data
Uplink and downlink data synchronization analysis (cont.)

Two advantages with RNC data:
• Restore thoroughly the information of wireless interfaces
• By synchronizing the GPS time, RNC data can also be displayed on the map to locate uplink coverage
problem area

Analysis report
Assistant provides more 20 reports, such as drive test report, scanner neighbor cell analysis, UE CPICH
Measurements Analysis before/after Call End or Call Drop, UE SHO performance analysis, etc.
Drive test Report.doc WCDMA ScannerNeighborCell.xls
CPICH Measurements before Call End or Call Drop.xls
WCDMA UE InterFreq Hard-

Handoff SucRate.xls

Contents
 Common features
Case study

HSDPA Test Data Analysis
HSDPA KPI includes:
• HSDPA Throughput Statistics
• HSDPA channel quality
• HS-DSCH Decoding statistics

HSDPA KPI Displayed by Assistant
HSDPA throughput statistics & channel quality
Type Name Explanation

instantaneous velocity of the scheduling on the MAC layer
Scheduled Rate(Delta)
(Unit: in kbps)
instantaneous velocity of the transmission on the MAC layer
Throughput Served Rate(Delta)
（ Unit: in kbps ）
statistics
instantaneous velocity of the transmission on the MAC layer
MAC Layer Rate(Delta) (excluding the transmission failure and retransmission) (Unit:
in kbps)
DSCH SBLER （ Delta ） instantaneous BLER(%) on the MAC layer
HS-SCCH Success
instantaneous usage(%) of the HS-SCCH channel
Rate(Delta)
Channel quality average CQI in the 200ms in HS-DSCH

CQI
Value range :0~30
Number of HS-DPSCH average code count that UE consumes in the 200ms

Codes Value range:1~15

HS-DSCH Decoding statistics
There are three group of items:

• By drive test files
By drive test files
• Statistics of All TBS
• By each TBS
Statistics of all TBS
By each TBS

HSDPA HS-DSCH Decoding Statistics

Name Explanation
TBS Transport block size; unit: bit
QPSK Number of frames modulated in QPSK mode
16QAM Number of frames modulated in 16QAM mode
SB Fail Number of TB transmission failures at the MAC layer
SB Suc Number of TB transmission successes at the MAC layer
Number of retransmissions of the same TB, that is , the number of NACK messages to which the NodeB translates from the ACK
Dup. SB Suc
messages provided by the UE upon successful decoding
ACKNACK/DTX Ratio of retransmissions of correct frames; unit: %
SBLER BLER at the MAC layer; unit: %
1st , SBLER BLER of the first frame; unit: %
Number of failed TB transmissions after retransmissions, that is , the number of frames transmitted at the RLC layer after failed
Block Fail
retransmissions at the MAC layer
Bolck Suc Number of TB transmission successes, equal to the value of SB Suc
Res. BLER BLER at the RLC layer; unit: %

HSDPA HS-DSCH Decoding Statistics

Name Explanation
All TBS Statistics Sum of statistics on channel decoding of each TBS
1 Times Number of frames successfully transmitted at the first attempt
2 Times Number of frames successfully transmitted at the second attempt after the first attempt failed
3 Times Number of frames successfully transmitted at the third attempt after the first two attempts failed
4 Times Number of frames successfully transmitted at the fourth attempt after the first three attempts failed
Number of frames successfully transmitted at the fifth attempt after the first four attempts failed
5 Times
After four retransmissions, the RLC initiates the fifth one, which is set on the Huawei equipment
>= 6 Times Number of frames successfully transmitted at the sixth or later attempt after all the previous attempts failed

Contents
 Common
Case Study

HSUPA Test Data Analysis
HSUPA KPI includes:
• HSUPA Throughput Statistics
• HSUPA channel quality
• HSUPA Decoding statistics

HSUPA Test Data Analysis
HSUPA Decoding Statistics
Name Description
MAC-e PDU Scheduled Rate Scheduled Rate
MAC-e PDU Served Rate Served Rate

MAC-e PDU Available Rate Available Rate
Non-DTX Probability Non-DTX Rate
SBLER Sub-block error Rate

1st, SBLER Ratio of the frames failing to be transmitted at the first time to the total frames
Res. SBLER Reserve BLER
Power Limited Rate --
SG Limited Rate Serving rate (SG) limited Rate

Buffer Limited Rate --
Happy Rate --
Average AG Average absolute grant (AG)

Combined RG Combined relative grant (RG)
Average SG Average serving grant (SG)
Average_DPCCH Average DPCCH Power
Average T2P DPDCH Average T2P DPDCH Power

Average T2P HS-DPCCH Average T2P HS-DPCCH Power
Average T2P E-DPCCH Average T2P E-DPCCH Power
Average T2P E-DPDCH Average T2P E-DPDCH Power

Max Power Allowed --

Contents
 Common
Case Study

Contents
Case1. Analyzing Pilot Pollution Problem
Case2. Handover Event simulation by Scanner Data
Case3. Call Drop due to Handover Failure
Case4. Call Drop due to Weak Coverage
Case5. Call Drop due to Missing Neighbor Cell Between 3G

and 2G networks

Pilot Pollution analysis based on scanner data
Pilot pollution causes the following network problems.
• Ec/Io Deterioration: Multiple strong pilots interferes useful functional signals, so Io increases, Ec/Io decreases,
BLER increases, and network quality declines.
• Call Drop Due to Handover: More than three strong pilots or no primary pilot exists in multiple pilots, frequent
handover occurs among these pilots. This might cause call drop.
• Capacity Decline: The interference of the areas with pilot pollution increases, the system capacity declines.
Using Assistant to analyze Pilot Pollution:

1. Customize Pilot Pollution
Scanner Pilot Pollution KPI:


2. Locate Pilot Pollution area
Pilot Pollution happens near the bridge. Multiple strong pilots include:
• signals on the thither side of the bridge
• signals along with the street
idge
Br
Pilot Pollutions Area

3. Confirm the cells causing Pilot Pollution
• SC224 (available signals on the thither side of the bridge)
• SC50, SC176/SC178, SC170 (overshooting on the thither side of the bridge)
• SC26 (overshooting along with the street)
• SC1 (available signals)
4. Solutions
Antenna down tilt adjustment
• Reduce antenna down tilt to increase cell coverage range on
the thither side of the bridge. e.g. SC224.
• Increase antenna down tilt to reduce coverage range on the
thither side of the bridge. e.g. SC170 and SC176/SC178.
• Increase antenna down tilt to reduce coverage range along
with the street, e.g. SC26.
After adjustment, pilot pollution here reduced above 90%

Handover Event simulation based on Scanner Data
Purpose: During the test, call drop due to SHO might occur. If it is caused by missing neighbor cell, by
comparing simulated SHO event based on scanner data with the one UE reported, we can detect the problems
more easily.
1. Customize Scanner Simulate SHO Parameters
Definitions are same with UE SHO, including Threshold, Hysteresis, Time to Trigger and Active Set Size.
* CIO (Cell Independent Offset) setting, make

simulation more practical.
Simulated SHO event

Handover Event simulation based on Scanner Data (cont.)

2. Compare simulated SHO event by scanner data with the one UE reported
For example, the feature below indicates a call drop occurred. From UE, the Best Ec/Io in active set became worse
(red color). But from scanner, the Best Server Ec/Io is pretty good.
Before call drop, scanner simulated 1A, 1C events.
Scanner
UE (offset↓)

Handover Event simulation based on Scanner Data (cont.)
3. Observe Ec/Io change before/after call drop
Before call drop, scramble with best Ec/Io in active set recorded by UE is 429. After call drop, it became 337.
Meanwhile, best server scramble recorded by scanner before call drop is 337.
This call drop is due to missing neighbor cell.
Scanner
UE (offset↓)
4. Solution
Add SC337 to the intra-frequency neighbor cell list of
SC429.

Measurement report 1A or 1C, but call drop still occurred

1. Pay attention to the call drop on the map
Ec/Io of SC329 in Active Set is very poor (maybe due to antenna azimuth), and Ec/Io of SC328 in Monitored Set
is much better. Usually, there should be a SHO.

Measurement report 1A or 1C, but call drop still occurred (cont.)

2. Compare the best Ec/Io in Active Set with Monitored Set
Before call drop, Ec/Io of SC238 (in Monitored Set) is much better than SC239 (in Active Set), and this status
keeps for long time, and match the thresholds of SHO.
So we need more information with the help of message browser.

Measurement report 1A or 1C, but call drop still occurred (cont.)

3. Check messages before call drop
In message browser, we will find that UE has sent “Measurement Report” many times and asked for handover (to
SC328 and so on).
But there was no response replied from network side.
So the call drop happened.
4. Troubleshooting
It is possible that there are some mistakes of

parameters configuration of network side. User
should contact with vendor’s engineers.

Weak coverage
The characteristic of weak coverage is: weak RSCP and Ec/Io, TxPower
increases, even reaches the maximum before call drop
1. Check the Ec/Io and RSCP around this call drop point
We will find that receive signals in red box are very weak, especially before
the call drop.
So we need to observe Ec/Io and RSCP on chart in more detail.

Weak coverage
2. Observe RSCP and Ec/Io before call drop
On the charts, we will find that Ec/Io and

RSCP in Active Set and Monitor Set became
worse and worse.
UE has send “Measurement Report” many

times, but there was no right cell to provide
enough coverage.
Finally, call drop occurred.

Weak coverage
3. Analysis
The distance from call drop point to SC212 (nearest working cell in Active Set) is 2078m, and the azimuth of
SC212 is reverse to call drop area. There is a much nearer cell SC190, but it seems not to work.
4. Solution
• Check the site in red box, and turn it on
• Adjust RF parameters of cells nearby

Case5. Call Drop due to Missing Neighbor Cell Between 3G and 2G
networks
Call drop at the elevator door
1. Description
Outside the elevator, the serving cell is

SC6 in areas covered by WCDMA
network. Inside the elevator, it covered
by a GSM cell (CI 8695). After close the WCDMA (signal deteriorate)  call drop  GSM (after cell re-selection)
door, the signal attenuates sharply, call
drop occurred.
Normally, there should be an inter-RAT

handover. But in this case, after call
drop, UE needs re-select to GSM
network.
The cause might be missing neighbor

cell or delayed handover.

networks
Call drop at the elevator door (cont.)
2. Analysis
Before call drop, UE reports 1F measurement report, but no 2D. That is when UE moves to a GSM
cell, it fails to start compression mode to start inter-RAT measurement.
Cause:
Indoor GSM cell CI 8695 is not

configured as the neighbor cell of SC6.
RNC does not send measurement
control report.

networks
Call drop at the elevator door (cont.)
3. Solution
Add GSM cell CI 8695 to the inter-RAT neighbor cell list of

WCDMA cell SC6.
4. After adjustment
After GSM cell be added, UE reports

inter-RAT handover normally. Call drop
are solved.

Thank you
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Huawei GENEX Series

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Upon completion of this course, you will be

 Master data analysis method of DT

 Master how to use GENEX Assistant

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GENEX Assistant Functions & Features

 Specific features for HSDPA

 Specific features for HSUPA

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Assistant can support UE test data and RNC data, and

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▪ WCDMA/GSM dual-mode test.

Support WCDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA / GSM / GPRS  PHU

 Support various application analysis items

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3 Data Sampling mode:

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Time Binning (cont.)

BLER within 4 seconds is

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Filter by a specific area Show Site/Cell Coverage area

after after filter

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Parameter legend customization

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Assistant also supports CIO setting to ensure the

Detail information refers to “Case1. Analyzing Pilot

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Compare the expected results and

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Uplink and downlink data synchronization analysis

Drive Test Data

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Uplink and downlink data synchronization analysis (cont.)

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Drive test Report.doc WCDMA ScannerNeighborCell.xls

CPICH Measurements before Call End or Call Drop.xls

WCDMA UE InterFreq Hard-

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GENEX Assistant Functions & Features

 Specific features for HSDPA

 Specific features for HSUPA

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HSDPA KPI includes:

• HSDPA Throughput Statistics

• HSDPA channel quality

• HS-DSCH Decoding statistics

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HSDPA throughput statistics & channel quality