Generic

Measurement
Import
Guide

Version 3.12

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Documentation Version: R-GenMeas-v3.12, June 2009

Software Version: Actix Radioplan Generic Measurement Import Module

v3.12
Actix Radioplan v3.12

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 Contents

1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................5
1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 5
1.2 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 5
1.3 OUTLINE OF THIS USER GUIDE .............................................................................. 5

2 GENERIC DATA IMPORT ................................................................................7

2.1 MEASUREMENT DATA IMPORT................................................................................ 7
2.2 GENERIC TEXT IMPORT ..................................................................................... 10
2.3 GENERIC TEXT FORMAT - LOCATION BASED ............................................................. 11

3 ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................... 13

4 REFERENCES ........................................................................................... 13

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1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
In addition to the various measurement data import filters supported in Actix Radioplan
(see [R-Meas]), there is also a generic and customizable measurement import filter called
Radioplan Generic Measurement Import. This software plugin to the Actix Radioplan
application is described in the present document.

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Filter 1 Platform
Measurement
Module
measurement Filter 2
data import
Filter 3 incl.
Pathloss Tuning Common DB
...

Fig. 1-1 Actix Radioplan with Measurement Module

Further information on Actix Radioplan and specifically on working with measurements in

Actix Radioplan (Measurement Module) is available in [R-UG] and [R-Meas], respectively.

1.2 Installation
In the following, %ApplicationPath% denotes the path where the Actix Radioplan
application is installed (refer to [R-Admin] for more information).
The Radiopan Generic Measurement Import plugin is a DLL in the
%ApplicationPath%\plugins\importresults directory, called RadioplanGeneric.dll .
It can be customized by the corresponding radioplangeneric.ini file, which is located in
the %ApplicationPath%\configuration\plugins\importresults directory of the Actix
Radioplan installation.
However, under Windows Vista, the configuration file is located in the
%APPDATA%\configuration\plugins\rnpintegration\ directory (refer to [R-Admin]).

1.3 Outline of this User Guide

Following this introductory chapter, the configuration during the import as well as the
requirements for the measurement data will be explained in chapter 2.

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2 Generic Data Import

This section describes the generic measurement data import for the radio technologies
UMTS, GSM, CDMA, and iDEN.

2.1 Measurement Data Import

Importing the measurements can be accomplished by selecting File  Import 
Measurements…. Select the Radioplan Generic Format as shown in the Fig. 2-1.

Fig. 2-1 Import measurement dialog

By clicking OK, the Measurement Data Import dialog is opened, Fig. 2-2.
Here the corresponding measurement file(s) have to be selected (from a single folder).
This dialog is resizable such that it can be adjusted to view as many measurement files as
possible.
For multiple file selection the <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys can be used – which is useful if
several consecutive measurement files were recorded during a drive test.

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Fig. 2-2 Measurement data import dialog

The various parameters of the Measurement Data Import dialog in Fig. 2-2 are explained
in Table 2-1.

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Table 2-1 Measurement data import parameters

Parameter Description Unit

Map Cell Names from If this checkbox is selected, the measured scrambling —
SC / PN / BSIC(CC) code IDs (for UMTS measurements), Pseudo Noise IDs
ARFCN (for CDMA measurements), or ARFCN/BSIC (for GSM
measurements) are exchanged by their associated cell
IDs according to the network configuration during
import.
If the network setup of the measured network is
known, this feature should be active; otherwise not.
Restrict Data Import If this checkbox is selected, only measurement data —
to Simulation Area lying inside the simulation area will be imported.
This option is useful to e.g. eliminate invalid data that
is not connected to any GPS position data.
Offset X / Y An optional offset in Cartesian x/y coordinates that all m
measurement points are corrected by during the import
process.
Cable Loss The cable loss correction to be considered during dB
measurement data import.
Use Pre-Binning This option can be used to pre-bin the measurement -
data.
Tthis can be useful for saving memory if the amount of
measurement data is very large.
Bin Size If the pre-binning option is selected then the bin size m
can be given in this field.
Transform from This option should be selected if the measurement —
WGS84 -> Projection positions were determined using the WGS84 reference
ellipsoid.
This is the case for most GPS receivers. The measured
WGS84 positions are then automatically converted into
the chosen projection coordinate system of the project
that they are imported into.
Transform from Some measurement systems use a reference ellipsoid —
Current Display other than the one of WGS84 for positioning. In this
Coordinates -> case, the user should temporarily set the respective
Projection measurement coordinate system as display coordinate
system and then select this option for the
measurement import. The measured coordinates will
then be correctly converted into the projection
coordinate system of the project.
Result Set Title Optionally, the name of the Result Set in the Results —
tree can be specified here. If no Result Set title is
given, then the measurement filename that is imported
first is adopted as Result Set title.

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2.2 Generic Text Import

In order to use the generic text import, FileFormat = 0 must have been specified in the
[General] section of the radioplangeneric.ini configuration file.

[General]
FileFormat = 0

Then the Import Specification dialog for the generic text import will appear after selecting
Open in the Measurement Data Import dialog (see Fig. 2-2).

Fig. 2-3 Measurement import specification dialog (from generic text)

In the Import Specification dialog, Fig. 2-3, the user can select the System Type of the
measurement data to be imported: either UMTS, CDMA, GSM, or iDEN. The header
specification for the measurement data can be defined in the fields below. The following
fields for the header can be defined:

Longitude (in decimal degree format where positive numbers are North)

Latitude (in decimal degree format where positive numbers are East)

CellName (if the cell name is available then this can be used for assigning the
measurements instead of SC/PN/BSIC etc.)

BSIC

SC or PN or ARFCN

RSCP or EC or RXLEV

EcIo or C/I

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The field separators in the measurement data can also be chosen. The possibilities include:
Tabstop, Semicolon, Comma, and Space.
In order to help with setting the header specifications and the field separators, a sample of
the measurement data is given at the bottom of the dialog.

2.3 Generic Text Format - Location Based

If the measurement files have several different headers then it is possible to define up to
ten different header specifications for each parameter.
This can be set by the FileFormat parameter in the [General] section of the
radioplangeneric.ini configuration file.
For the UMTS text format set FileFormat = 3,
for the GSM text format set FileFormat = 4,
for CDMA text format then set FileFormat = 5, and
for iDEN text format then set FileFormat = 6 .
Here is an example of the radioplangeneric.ini file with two header definitions for each
format:
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; Header Definitions ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[FORMAT3]
Longitude1 = "Longitude"
Longitude2 = ""

Latitude1 = "Latitude"
Latitude2 = ""

CellName1 = "CellName"
CellName2 = ""

SC1 = "Ec Code"

SC2 = "Code"

RSCP1 = "Ec"
RSCP2 = "RSCP"

EcIo1 = "EcIo"
EcIo2 = ""

[FORMAT4]
Longitude1 = "Longitude"
Longitude2 = ""

Latitude1 = "Latitude"
Latitude2 = ""

CellName1 = "CellName"
CellName2 = ""

ARFCN1 = "ARFCN"
ARFCN2 = ""

C-I1 = "EcIo"
C-I2 = ""

BSIC1 = "BSIC"
BSIC2 = ""

RxLev1 = "RxLev"
RxLev2 = ""

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[FORMAT5]
Longitude1 = "Longitude"
Longitude2 = ""

Latitude1 = "Latitude"
Latitude2 = ""

CellName1 = "CellName"
CellName2 = ""

PN1 = "Ec Code"

PN2 = ""

EC1 = "Ec"
EC2 = ""

EcIo1 = "EcIo"
EcIo2 = ""

[FORMAT6]
Longitude1 = "Longitude"
Longitude2 = ""

Latitude1 = "Latitude"
Latitude2 = ""

CellName1 = "CellName"
CellName2 = ""

ARFCN1 = "ARFCN"
ARFCN2 = ""

C-I1 = "C/I"
C-I2 = ""

ColorCode1 = "CC"
ColorCode2 = ""

RxLev1 = "RxLev"
RxLev2 = ""

It should be noted that if the file format is set to 3, 4, 5 or 6, then the Import Specification
dialog (see Fig. 2-3) will be skipped.

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3 Abbreviations

ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

BSIC Base Station Identification Code
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
C/I Carrier-to-Interference ratio
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
PN Pseudo Noise ID
RSCP Received Signal Code Power
SC Scrambling Code
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

4 References

[R-Admin] Actix Radioplan. Administration Guide. Version 3.12. Actix GmbH, Dresden,
Germany, June 2009.

[R-Meas] Actix Radioplan. Measurement Guide. Version 3.12. Actix GmbH, Dresden,
Germany, June 2009.

[R-UG] Actix Radioplan. User Guide. Version 3.12. Actix GmbH, Dresden,
Germany, June 2009.

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