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Table of Contents
This document has 12 pages.
1 About this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 NetAct compatibility and capacity information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Overview of Interference Matrix open interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Interference Matrix open interface in CSV file format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1 Network element identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 Interference Matrix support for external interference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 Data values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.4 Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Where to find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Figure 1 Example of external interference file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 2 Example file showing both network and external interference . . . . . . . . . 9
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Table 1 Abbreviations used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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1 About this document
The Interference Matrix open interface is a solution for exporting an Interference Matrix
created by Optimizer to an external system in CSV format and for importing Interference
Matrices from external systems to Optimizer. The purpose of this document is to
describe the structure and the contents of an Interference Matrix.
1.1 NetAct compatibility and capacity information
For information on NetAct system and capacity, and the compatibility between NetAct
and network element releases, see the NetAct Compatibility and Capacity Information
document.
1.2 Terms
The following table lists the abbreviations specific for this document. For other terms and
abbreviations, see Glossary.
Abbreviation Explanation
adj Adjacent channel for an instance
ARP Average Received Power
BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
BSC Base Station Controller
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CI Cell Identifier
CIP Carrier over Interferer Probability
co Co-channel for an instance
CSV Comma-Separated Values
DL Downlink
FEP Frame Erasure Probability
ID Identifier
IM Interference Matrix
LAC Location Area Code
OI Object Instance
RXLEV Received Signal Level
UL Uplink
Table 1 Abbreviations used in this document
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face
Interference Matrix is used in frequency allocation and in automated adjacency optimi-
zation as well as in visualization and analysis. With the Interference Matrix open inter-
face you can export an Interference Matrix from Optimizer to an external system in CSV
format. It is also possible to import Interference Matrices from external systems to Opti-
mizer. Interference Matrix is stored in the Optimizer database. When it is exported, it is
saved into a file whose name and location can be specified. With the import functionality
the users own interference matrix is loaded to the database.
The main advantages of the interface are:
Exported Interference Matrix can be used with any tool that accepts CSV format.
You can export accumulated Interference Matrix data to store it, because it may be
difficult to store large amounts of data in the Optimizer database.
Imported Interference Matrix can be used when measurements are insufficient to
enable accurate Interference Matrix creation.
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format
You can open an Interference Matrix file in CSV format, for example, with a spreadsheet
program. The opened file has the following column headings:
TO LABEL=s
TO BTS OI=s
TO BSC OI=s
TO LAC=l
TO CI=l
FROM LABEL=s
FROM BTS OI=s
FROM BSC OI=s
FROM LAC=l
FROM CI=l
CO=d
ADJ=d
RELIABILITY=d
SAMPLES=l
TRAFFIC=l
BLINDSPOT=s
TYPE=s
These column headings are described in more detail in the sections of this chapter.
3.1 Network element identification
In the exported file, identification information is based on BTS label (free text), BTS
Object Instance (OI) ID (integer), BSC Object Instance ID (integer), Local Area Code
(LAC), and Cell Identification (CI). The corresponding information is shown under the
following columns of the exported file (TO in the heading means that the object is inter-
fered, FROM that the object is interfering):
TO LABEL=s
TO BTS OI=s
TO BSC OI=s
TO LAC=l
TO CI=l
FROM LABEL=s
FROM BTS OI=s
FROM BSC OI=s
FROM LAC=l
FROM CI=l
For the import file, use Object Instance IDs for identification if they are available. Other-
wise, use a LAC-CI pair for identification.
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3.2 Interference Matrix support for external interference
External interferers may appear in both imported and exported CSV files. External inter-
ferers are indicated by using special text in the BTS label field: EXT
<bcch>:<bcc>:<ncc>.
EXT 700:3:4
Figure 1 Example of external interference file
This special text should appear only in interfering BTSs; never in interfered BTSs. The
BTS and BSC OI ID, LAC, and CI fields are ignored in the case of external interferers.
TO_LABEL=s,TO_BTS_OI=S,TO_BSC_OI=S,TO_LAC=l,TO_CI=l,FROM_LABEL=s,FROM_BTS_OI=S,
FROM_BSC_OI=S,FROM:LAC=l,FROM_CI=l,CO=d,ADJ=d,RELIABILITY=d,SAMPLES=l,TRAFFIC=l,BLINDSPOT=s,TYPE=s
BTS-8,8,2001,1,9,BTS-26,26,2001,1,27,2.54,0.44,76.00,5575,0,N,M
BTS-8,8,2001,1,9,EXT 701:4:7,,,,,4.70,0.83,76.00,10325,0,N,M
Figure 2 Example file showing both network and external interference
3.3 Data values
The interference type is selected in the Optimizer user interface.
Carrier over Interferer Probability (CIP) is a probability of a random call experiencing
interference that exceeds a given threshold. The interval is [0.01,100.0] and unit per-
centage (%).
The Average Received Power (ARP) is a measurement for interference or overlap
between any two cells. It is simply the relative rx level measured from one cell by
mobiles served by another cell. ARP is represented as floating point numbers with four
number accuracy (two decimals). The interval is [0.0,63.0] and unit RXLEV.
Frame Erasure Probability (FEP) is an estimated probability for a speech frame to be
erased. FEP is represented as a probability factor having floating point numbers with
four number accuracy (two decimals). The interval is [0.01,100.0] and unit percentage
(%).
The chosen interference types values for the co-channel is shown in the CSV file under
the column heading CO=d and for the adjacent channel under the column heading
ADJ=d.
3.4 Additional information
The reliability of a measured interference probability for an interfering BTS - interfered
BTS pair is shown under the column heading RELIABILITY=d. The unit value is percent-
age (%). This value is also meaningful if a reliability value of a measured interference is
imported. For predicted interference, a value of 0.7 is shown to make it comparable. The
higher the number of measurement samples, the more reliable the reliability value is.
Also, the amount of traffic affects the reliability of the reliability value.
The number of mobile measurement reports received by the interfered BTS is shown
under the column heading SAMPLES=l.
The amount of the interfered BTS's traffic is shown under the column heading TRAF-
FIC=l.
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The BLINDSPOT=s column shows 'Y' if there are blind spots and 'N' if there are no blind
spots.
The TYPE=s column shows one of the following values for an interfering BTS - inter-
fered BTS pair:
'P' for predicted interference
'M' for measured interference
'I' for imported interference
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4 Where to find more information
Optimizer documentation
For detailed technical information on Optimizer, see Optimizer Technical Reference
Guide.
For more information of the Optimizer functionality, see Optimizer Principles.
For information on the process of optimizing a network using Optimizer, see Opti-
mising a Network Using Optimizer.
For an overview of the functionality changes between Optimizer releases, see Func-
tionality Changes in Optimizer.
For information on Optimizer database tables, see Database Description for Opti-
mizer.
For detailed instructions on how to use the Optimizer applications, see the following
helps:
Optimizer Help
Frequency Allocation Help
Antenna Data Editor Help
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Index
A
ARP 9
Average Received Power 9
C
Carrier over Interferer Probability 9
CIP 9
D
data item 8
E
external system 7
F
frequency allocation 7
I
Interference Matrix
exporting 6
importing 7
open interface 6
R
RXLEV 9