PRS Imanager Introduction and Key Features

iManager PRS Introduction
and Key Features
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07/07/2011
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Preface
 The iManager Performance Report System (PRS) is an integrated
solution for managing the performance reports of the wireless
network. It is applicable to the GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, WiMAX, TD-
SCDMA, LTE and Core Networks. This system enables multiple
users to manage the performance reports of multiple systems,
vendors, and versions, thus providing a basic supporting platform for
monitoring and analyzing the wireless network performance.
 This training PPT file includes all the features from R7 and previous
versions, features marked R6/R7 indicates they’re introduced in
R6/R7.

Contents
 Product Overview
 Product Introduction
 Network Topology
 Software Architecture
 Key Features

PRS
File interface
PRS iManager M2000 EMS of the

PRS Client third party
Supporting internal professional

performance reports on NEs
Analyzing and monitoring
network key data
Customizing KPIs and reports NodeB
RNC
BTS BSC WCDMA
GSM BTS
CBSC
CDMA

Network Topology
 The PRS is located in a distributed client/server network and is connected
to the EMSs of multiple vendors and OSSs. The following figure shows
the position of the PRS in the network:

Software Architecture (1)
 The PRS software architecture consists
of the following parts:
 Server software
 Report service module: provides system report
services such as report management, scheduled
report management, and KPI management.
 Basic management module: provides basic system
management services such as user management,
authority management, log management, and
system management.
 Client software
 The PRS client provides users with a graphic user
interface (GUI).
 The client software provides operation entries for
the functions of the basic management module
and the report service module.

Software Architecture (2)
 The PRS report service module is
shown in the following figure. The
PRS client provides the operation
entries for the functions of
performance report analysis
through the GUI.

Contents
 Key Features
 Performance Report Management  Traffic Trend Prediction
 Data Processing of Performance Report  3DBH
 Scheduled Report Management  Administration Tool (Web-based)
 KPI Monitoring  Data Management
 KPI Management and Analysis  Engineering Parameter Support
 KPI Benchmark  One-key Backup and Restore
Note: If a feature is marked with R6/R7, it means this feature was introduced in R6/R7.

Performance Report Management (1)
 Report Type
 System reports consist of simple report and combined report.
 Custom reports consist of simple report, combined report, DB-based
report, and comparison report.
 Comprises one or multiple subreports. The NE type and object

Simple report type are unique.
Combined  Comprises one or more simple reports that can be of different

report NE types and object types.
DB-based  Refers to a report that is created after you enter the

report customized SQL statements or select a stored procedure.
Comparison  Compares multiple KPI values at a specific time during two

report time segments and displays in a comparison chart.

Performance Report Management (2)
 Method of Storing Aggregation Data
 Time dimension
 The results of objects can be aggregated from a small time granularity to a large time
granularity in the following ways: raw period  hour, hour  day, day  week, day 
month
 Object dimension
 The results can be aggregated by object dimension from a low level to a high level, for
example, from cell to BSC, or from cell to cell group.
 Data aggregation is performed by object dimension and then by time
dimension in sequence.
 After data is aggregated by both time dimension and object dimension,
the aggregated data is displayed in a two-dimensional cross table
(involving object and time dimensions), and the data aggregated by each
dimension is stored.

Performance Report
Management (3) Importing and
exporting reports
Viewing/editing
performance report
attributes
Report
Setting correlated
publication on
performance reports
WEB
Related
functions
Setting a Setting user
performance report permission for a
directory performance
Setting the report
correlation between
a performance
report and an Excel
template

Performance Report Management —
Viewing/Editing Performance Report Attributes (1)
Viewing the
attributes of a You cannot change the
performance attributes of a system
report report, but can change
the attributes of a
custom report.
Comparison
report
Custom simple report
System combined
report
System simple
report
Custom
DB-based report

Viewing/Editing Performance Report Attributes (2)
 A custom simple report can be displayed as a chart. Multiple
KPIs and multiple legends can be displayed in one chart.
You can set multiple charts to be displayed in a report.

Setting Correlated Performance Reports
The correlated
 Function: You can set report is also a
correlation query between simple report.
two simple reports of the
same object type or of
different object types that
have aggregation relations.
When you query the
correlated report, the query
conditions are identical with
those of the original report.

Setting User Permission for a Performance Report
 Function: The PRS supports
the function of assigning the
operation permission of a
performance report. The
members in the
Administrators user group or
the user who creates a
report can assign the
operation permission of a
performance report to other
users such as viewing,
modifying, deleting,
drilldown/drillup, correlating,
and scheduled task
management permission.

Setting the Correlation Between a Report and an
Excel Template
 Function
 The PRS supports the function of setting a correlated Excel template
for a performance report. After the setting is successful, the manually
saved or periodically generated performance report is saved in the
format of the correlated Excel template. Thus, you can customize the
display mode of the report result as required by query.

Performance Report Management — Setting the
Correlation Between a Report and an Excel
Template (2)
Removing the correlation

with an Excel template
The default Excel template is generated on the

basis of the subreport types of a report. Each
subreport corresponds to a tab page.

Performance Report Management—Setting a
Performance Report Directory
Creating a
directory

Performance Report Management—
Importing and Exporting Reports (1)
 Function
The PRS can import or export reports in batches, thus facilitating the
sending of report definition information.
 The following report attributes can be exported: basic information
(including the vendor, NE type, object type, and description), KPIs,
filtering conditions, chart information, object dimension, time condition,
and object display attributes.
 Report export: The PRS exports the specified report information and
relevant information (such as KPIs) to an .xml file according to a
certain format.
 Report import: The PRS parses the exported report files, and then
creates the reports defined in the report files.

Importing and Exporting Reports (2)

Reports WEB Publication (R7)

The address of the report Web server is as follows: http://server_ip:8010/prs-web.

You can browse PRS reports by date on Web.

You can search, browse, and download PRS reports on Web.
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 Key Features

Data Processing of Performance Report —
Filtering
 Filtering is classified into TopN filtering
and non-TopN filtering.
Non-TopN
filtering
TopN filtering

Correlation Query
 You can set correlation query between two simple reports of the
same object type or of different object types but the aggregation
relation exists. When you query the related report, the query
conditions are identical with those of the original report.
The PRS provides the

correlated reports that have
the correlation on services or
have the aggregation relation.
You can query the correlated
reports as required.

Correlations Between KPIs and Reports
 After setting the correlations between KPIs and reports, users can select a KPI when
querying reports and then drill down through reports to identify the reports that are
correlated with the KPI.
 When a KPI deteriorates, users can easily query the reports that are correlated with the
KPI.

Drillup/Drilldown
 After a performance report is
generated, you can perform
further query on the report by
time dimension and object
dimension, for example, to drill
up through the hourly report
based on the daily report or to
drill up through the cell report
based on the BSC report. This
helps you thoroughly analyze
the report contents and locate
problems.

Displaying by Condition
 After the display condition of
a performance report is set,
the counter data that meets
the condition is highlighted
in the foreground and
background colors.
Abnormal data is highlighted
through proper setting of
display condition.

Data Processing of Performance
Report—GIS Alalysis（R7)

Display BSs and cells in the shape of a clover on the map based on the
engineering parameter data.

Show the performance results of cells on a map for GIS analysis.

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 Key Features

Scheduled Report Management (1)
 Function
 Scheduled generation of a report enables the system to periodically and
automatically generate the report results and save them. The report distribution
system can send the report to a specified email address or FTP server.
 Benefits
 A report file can be generated on schedule according to the preset time and
period. After the setting, you need not pay attention to the process for
generating the report. The file generated on schedule can be sent to the preset
email address or FTP server. Without using the client, you can obtain the
report data by receiving emails or viewing the file on the FTP server.

Generation and Distribution of Scheduled
Reports
A file is generated on schedule and
sent a specified email or SMS or
upload to FTP server.
Email and SMS
Automatic
FTP
iManager PRS

The execution type is classified

into Periodic and Once.
For a periodic task, you need to
set the execution period and the
number of execution times.

You can customize the

file name and path for
saving the files
uploaded to the FTP
server. In addition, the
pre-defined macro
expression is supported.
The maximum
number of files
that can be
saved
on the FTP
server

IP address, for example,10.0.0.1

or a domain name, for example, mail.yourdomain.com
After the parameter setting is complete, you can

Absolute
click Test to test the parameters and check that you
directory for
can log in to the email-sending server by using the
saving files
preset User Name and Password.
that are
uploaded to
the FTP server.
For example,
/export/home/
.
KPI SMS Notification(R6)
 After the SMS distribution plan is set, the PRS periodically sends the KPIs to users through
SMSs. This facilitates operators to learn the network performance in time.
 The PRS allows users to set the rules for distributing KPIs through SMSs in scheduled report
management tasks.
 The PRS can send SMSs by using GSM modem, CDMA modem, or Huawei 3G data card.

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 Key Features

KPI Monitoring (1)
 Function
 Monitoring the KPI dashboard can update KPI data in real time, display the
health status of KPI data accurately, and display charts of the dashboard. This
helps you directly monitor significant KPI information. You can thoroughly
monitor and analyze the network status by switching the dashboard to the
report involving relevant services.
 Benefits
 You can directly monitor the health status of KPIs on the KPI dashboard.
 With the dashboard and report correlation functions, you can further analyze
the causes of a network problem when it occurs.

KPI Monitoring (2)

KPI Monitoring (3)

KPI Monitoring (4)
 Setting a correlated performance
report for a monitoring task
 While monitoring multiple KPIs, you
can view the correlated
performance report data of a KPI
and locate a problem through
setting the correlated performance
report of a monitoring task.
 You can set a correlation between
only a KPI and a performance
report that have the same time
dimension and object dimension.

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 Key Features

KPI Management and Analysis
 The key performance indicators (KPIs) are classified into

system KPIs and custom KPIs. The main functions are as
follows:
 Viewing KPIs
 Filtering KPIs
 Customizing KPIs
 Analyzing KPIs

KPI Management and Analysis —
Viewing/Filtering KPIs
Quick
location
The formulas of medium counters

and custom KPIs can be displayed.

Customizing KPIs
The PRS
allows you to
customize KPIs
of different
object types.

Importing and Exporting KPIs

KPI Management and Analysis — Threshold
Management and Divide Zero Rule
Setting the upper and lower
thresholds of KPIs as required
Setting the display mode of a

KPI when it is zero divided

Analyzing KPIs
 The KPI analysis function
enables you to view and locate
problems instantly. You can set
the query conditions in real time
based on the actual situations
and learn the details about the
problems by checking the
generated KPI analysis report.
After the following

conditions are set, the
query result is
obtained.

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 Key Features

Benchmark Overview
The France Telecom (FT) and Network Technology Service

(NTS) request the function of KPI benchmarking.
 1 The requirements for KPI benchmarking of the BYG swapping project in France SFR are
as follows:
(1) The cluster-level KPIs instead of cell-level KPIs before and after the network swapping need
to be compared. The cluster-level KPIs after the network swapping must not be worse than
those before the network swapping.
(2) Generally, the average KPI values one to two weeks before the network swapping are
regarded as the benchmark values.
 2 The NTS requests that the KPIs before and after the network optimization be compared.
 3 It is requested that the benchmark values be calculated on the basis of history

performance data for monitoring network performance.

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Benchmark Definition
 Fixed benchmark
 In a fixed benchmark rule, the benchmark value is fixed.
 Fixed benchmark rules are classified into fixed benchmark rules (system)
and fixed benchmark rules (imported). The difference between the two
types of fixed benchmark rules lies in data sources of the benchmark
values. The benchmark values of fixed benchmark rules (system) are
from the internal PRS system, and the benchmark values of fixed
benchmark rules (imported) are from external data sources.
 Floating benchmark
 In a floating benchmark rule, the benchmark value is variable. The
benchmark value of a floating benchmark rule is obtained by adjusting
the average value based on the internal history data in the PRS.

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Benchmark Report Query Result
Benchmark
Benchmark Delta

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Rules for Calculating Floating
Benchmark Values
The time dimension is set to day, and the floating period is set to day.
Date 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The time dimension is set to day, and the floating period is set to week.
week1 week2 week3 week4
Date 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
The time dimension is set to hour, and the floating period is set to day.
Date
1 2 3 4
Hour
0
1
2
3
The time dimension is set to daily busy hour, and the floating period is set to day.
Date 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Viewing the Detailed Information About
Benchmark Rules

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 Key Features

Traffic Trend Prediction Overview
 The performance department requests the function of traffic trend

prediction. Predicting the traffic trend helps to support network
optimization, provide reference for the expansion or contraction of network
capacity, and thus to ensure the network performance on holidays.
 With the function of traffic trend prediction, the PRS can predict the traffic
trend in a certain period based on history traffic data by using the related
traffic prediction algorithms.
 Currently, the PRS supports the traffic trend prediction of the GSM, CDMA,
UMTS, and TD-SCDMA networks.

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Traffic Trend Prediction
(9)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)

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Traffic Trend Prediction
 Clarifying the prediction task: prediction object level, prediction range, and prediction period
 Preparing prediction data
 If the prediction type is set to the three-month prediction, the history data of three to eight months is required.
 If the prediction type is set to the one-year prediction, the history data of more than one year and 33 days is
required.
 Executing the prediction task

(1) Select a network system.
(2) Select the object level to BSC or cell.
(3) Set the prediction type to three-month prediction or one-year prediction.
(4) Set the prediction time range.
(5) Set the data source to system data or external data.
(6) Load data to the system.
(7) Select the prediction object.
(8) Execute the prediction including preprocessing data and invoking the prediction algorithm.
(9) Exporting prediction results and view the prediction result of the selected object.

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 Key Features

3DBH Overview
 3DBH is short for 3-Day Bush Hour.
 Telenor requests the 3DBH for analyzing the network

performance.
 3DBH is a type of weekly busy hour. The 3DBH is calculated

as follows:
(1) Calculate the busy hours of each day within a week. Then,
you can obtain seven busy hour data records about each
object.
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3DBH Solution Introduction
 Set 3DBH rules on the administration tool (AT).
 Enable the PRS to aggregate data according to the 3DBH rules.
 Use 3DBH data during the report query or KPI analysis.
1. Find Busy 2. Find three busiest

3. Calculate 3DBH
hour of each day day busy hour
Sunday
Sunday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday
Thursday
3DBH
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday Monday
Traffic
Time of Day

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Setting 3DBH Rules

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 Key Features

PRS Administration Tool - Flexibly
Selecting Counters To Be Extracted
 Flexibly setting or deleting KPIs to be extracted
 Defining the aggregation mode of extracted KPIs
 Supporting the import and export of KPI information in

batches

PRS Administration Tool - Logging in to
the Administration Tool
You can log in to the

Administration Tool (AT）
directly through the PRS
client.

PRS Administration Tool - Customizing
Busy Hour Rule

PRS Administration Tool - Data Storage
Duration
 The following data can be stored for a long time: Data
of special dates. By default,
Default Storage the data of this type can
Duration
be stored for 13 months. 7
Raw-granularity data
days
 Busy hourHourly
datadata
and other data of a high granularity
30
days
93
Daily data (busy hours)
days
13
Data of special dates (hourly/daily)
months
53
Weekly data (busy hours)
weeks
13
Monthly data (busy hours)
months

PRS Administration Tool – Integrity
Check on Raw Data
The integrity check result for the data in green is Parsed. You can double-click the data to drill down
the data and obtain the object instances of each object type.

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PRS Administration Tool – Integrity
Check on Aggregated Data
The integrity check result for the data in yellow is Partially Missing and that for the data in red is All
Missing. You can double-click the data to drill down the data and check the integrity of the data of
lower time dimensions, thus quickly identifying the data loss cause.

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 Key Features

Data Management — Data Collection
 Creating a collection task according to users' requirements to collect data in a
scheduled period or in real time
 Collecting data after you configure FTP account and password and NE attributes

Data Management — Object Group
Management
 Object group type
 Manual grouping: You can create an object group by manually selecting
object instances.
 Automatic grouping: After the object attribute is selected, the PRS
automatically creates an object group based on the objects of the same
attribute.
 Grouping by condition: After a condition of the object attribute is selected, the
PRS creates an object group for the object instances meeting the selected
condition.
 Exporting an object group: The PRS exports the object group selected
by users to an .xml file based on a certain format.
 Importing an object group: After the exported file of the object group is
parsed, the PRS creates an object group defined in the file.
Importing and exporting object groups facilitate the export and
addition of object groups in batches.

Data Management — Object Group
Management

Data Management — Customizing Time
Dimension
 You can customize the time dimension by week or month.

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 Key Features

Engineering Parameter Support
 Engineering parameters usage:

 Can be displayed in reports.
 Can be used to group objects and aggregate performance results.
 Can be used to locate network performance problems.
 Functions supported on PRS

 Exporting an engineering parameter template
 Importing/Exporting engineering parameters
 Applying engineering parameters in performance report
 Supporting the conditional grouping and automatic grouping of objects
based on engineering parameters in the object group management
function.

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Engineering Parameter Support-
Buttons on the Toolbar
Importing engineering
parameter data
Exporting engineering
parameter data

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Engineering Parameter Support -
Displaying Engineering Parameter
Information in a Report

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Engineering Parameter Support -
Creating Object Groups Based on
Engineering Parameters

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 Key Features

One-key Backup and Restore(R6)
 Operators request that the system security be enhanced

through the backup and restore function, which can quickly
restore services when faults occur in the system.
 The PRSV100R005 supports the BRT and the backup and

restore of system dynamic data through scripts but does not
support data backup and restore through the NBU solution.
 The PRSV100R006 supports the backup and restore of

system dynamic data in one-key mode through the NBU
solution.

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The PRS provides the following backup and restore solutions:
 One-key backup and restore
 Backing up the data in the /export/home/omc/var directory
 Backing up dynamic data of the database
 BRT
 Backing up the data in the /opt/PRS directory
 Backing up the data in the /opt/oracle directory
 Backing up the operating system (OS)
 Veritas NBU
 The PRS can implement centralized data backup and restore in one-key mode through the
NBU solution.
 You need to install the Veritas client in the PRS to back up the data that is backed up by
the one-key backup and restore tool to the Veritas server.

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PRS iManager M2000 EMS of the

Supporting internal professional

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 Data Processing of Performance Report  3DBH

 Scheduled Report Management  Administration Tool (Web-based)

 KPI Monitoring  Data Management

 KPI Management and Analysis  Engineering Parameter Support

 KPI Benchmark  One-key Backup and Restore

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 Comprises one or multiple subreports. The NE type and object

Combined  Comprises one or more simple reports that can be of different

DB-based  Refers to a report that is created after you enter the

Comparison  Compares multiple KPI values at a specific time during two

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Custom simple report

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Removing the correlation

The default Excel template is generated on the

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 Data Processing of Performance Report  3DBH

 Scheduled Report Management  Administration Tool (Web-based)

 KPI Monitoring  Data Management

 KPI Management and Analysis  Engineering Parameter Support

 KPI Benchmark  One-key Backup and Restore

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The PRS provides the

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 Data Processing of Performance Report  3DBH

 Scheduled Report Management  Administration Tool (Web-based)

 KPI Monitoring  Data Management

 KPI Management and Analysis  Engineering Parameter Support

 KPI Benchmark  One-key Backup and Restore

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Email and SMS

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The execution type is classified

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You can customize the

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IP address, for example,10.0.0.1