Manual - NQDI

WHEN QUALITY MATTERS
NQDI – Network Quality Data Investigator

Manual
November 2010
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NQDI – Network Quality Data Investigator Manual
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Contents
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Installation and Registration .............................................................................................................. 2

Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................................................................. 2
Software Installation and Registration ................................................................................................... 2
Important Settings.................................................................................................................................. 2
Regional Options .............................................................................................................................. 2
Microsoft Office Version ................................................................................................................... 3
Microsoft Office Settings .................................................................................................................. 3
Microsoft SQL Server Settings ......................................................................................................... 3
3 Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 5
NQDI Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 5
Server Names .................................................................................................................................. 5
Log-In Dialog Box ............................................................................................................................. 6
Create a New Empty Database ........................................................................................................ 6
Upgrade an existing database.......................................................................................................... 8
Delete an existing database ........................................................................................................... 10
4 Logging In ..........................................................................................................................................11
Main Window .......................................................................................................................................11
Settings ................................................................................................................................................12
Custom Stored Procedures Settings .............................................................................................. 12
Import Settings ............................................................................................................................... 13
Operators........................................................................................................................................ 17
General Settings ............................................................................................................................. 18
Category settings ........................................................................................................................... 19
Map Settings................................................................................................................................... 20
Call Analysis Settings ..................................................................................................................... 22
GSM Settings ................................................................................................................................. 22
KPI Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 23
GSM Channel Assignment ............................................................................................................. 24
UMTS Channel Assignment ........................................................................................................... 24
BTS List ...............................................................................................................................................24
GSM BTS List ................................................................................................................................. 25
5 NQDI Application ...............................................................................................................................28

Log In ...................................................................................................................................................28
Main Screen .........................................................................................................................................28
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CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS
Menu Toolbar ................................................................................................................................. 28

Database Toolbar ........................................................................................................................... 28
Reporting Toolbar ........................................................................................................................... 28
Help Toolbar ................................................................................................................................... 28
6 Data Management ..............................................................................................................................29

Importing Data .....................................................................................................................................29
Examples ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Important notes for Diversity files: .................................................................................................. 32
Start the import ............................................................................................................................... 32
How the Import Procedure Works .......................................................................................................34
Deleting Data .......................................................................................................................................34
Maintain Data .......................................................................................................................................36
7 Data Selection ....................................................................................................................................37

Overview ..............................................................................................................................................37
Example.......................................................................................................................................... 38
Sort Session List ..................................................................................................................................39
General Selection ................................................................................................................................40
Test Selection ......................................................................................................................................42
Device Selection ..................................................................................................................................42
Operator Selection ...............................................................................................................................43
Call Status Selection............................................................................................................................44
Layer Selection ....................................................................................................................................44
Map Selection ......................................................................................................................................44
User Selection .....................................................................................................................................48
KPI Selection .......................................................................................................................................49
Favourites Selection ............................................................................................................................49
Cockpit View ........................................................................................................................................50
Results ............................................................................................................................................ 50
Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 51
Data Binning ........................................................................................................................................51
8 Analysis ..............................................................................................................................................53
General ................................................................................................................................................53
Sessions ......................................................................................................................................... 53
Tests ............................................................................................................................................... 53
Session Navigation ......................................................................................................................... 53
Time Navigation ............................................................................................................................. 54
Session Overview ........................................................................................................................... 54
Handling of Charts .......................................................................................................................... 56
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Analysis and Interpretation of the Results ...........................................................................................60

GSM Analysis ......................................................................................................................................60
GSM Message Filter ....................................................................................................................... 61
Scanner Data .......................................................................................................................................63
GSM Hot Channels ..............................................................................................................................64
GPRS Analysis ....................................................................................................................................65
UMTS Analysis ....................................................................................................................................66
WCDMA Scanner ........................................................................................................................... 66
UMTS ............................................................................................................................................. 67
Signalling, Decoded and GMM/MM State ...................................................................................... 68
HSDPA ........................................................................................................................................... 69
HSUPA ........................................................................................................................................... 71
LTE Analysis ........................................................................................................................................72
LTE Scanner................................................................................................................................... 72
DVB-H Analysis ...................................................................................................................................74
DVB-H Scan Tab ............................................................................................................................ 74
DVB-H Tab ..................................................................................................................................... 74
WiMAX Analysis ..................................................................................................................................75
IS-2000 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................76
EVDO Analysis ....................................................................................................................................76
Radio Tab ....................................................................................................................................... 77
Data Tab ......................................................................................................................................... 77
Power Control Tab ......................................................................................................................... 77
Layer 3 Messages Tab ................................................................................................................... 77
Statistics Tab .................................................................................................................................. 77
9 Graphs ................................................................................................................................................79
10 Map ......................................................................................................................................................83
Map Menu ............................................................................................................................................83
Map Tools ............................................................................................................................................84
Map Points Tab....................................................................................................................................86
Items Tree............................................................................................................................................86
Popup menu on Items Tree ............................................................................................................ 87
Map Plots Configuration ................................................................................................................. 88
Using the Selector Tool .....................................................................................................................102
Serving BTS Line ...............................................................................................................................104
Grid Plots ...........................................................................................................................................107
Drawing a Grid ............................................................................................................................. 107
Info Tool .............................................................................................................................................110
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Network Filter .....................................................................................................................................110

Favorites plots ...................................................................................................................................111
Add and group items .................................................................................................................... 111
Plot favorite group ........................................................................................................................ 112
Floating Map ................................................................................................................................. 112
11 Event Queries ...................................................................................................................................114

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................114
Event Selector Dialog box .................................................................................................................114
Creation of new event queries ...........................................................................................................114
Step 1: Selecting a trigger point ................................................................................................... 114
Step 2: Choosing the value to calculate and the time boundaries ............................................... 115
Step 3: Selecting arithmetic values .............................................................................................. 116
Step 4: Choosing a unique name ................................................................................................. 117
Step 5: The confirmation window ................................................................................................. 117
Finished the event wizard ............................................................................................................. 118
Executing an event query ..................................................................................................................118
Automatic calculation .........................................................................................................................119
Example of the result set ...................................................................................................................120
Creating a Report From the Event Queries .......................................................................................120
12 Export Layer 3 Data .........................................................................................................................122
13 Historical Export ..............................................................................................................................123

Using the Historical Export ................................................................................................................123
14 Reporting ..........................................................................................................................................125
Execute Reports ................................................................................................................................125
Report Group KPI ......................................................................................................................... 125
Custom Reports ........................................................................................................................... 125
Export Reports ............................................................................................................................. 126
Import Reports .............................................................................................................................. 127
Creating an Excel Report ............................................................................................................. 128
Add MapPlot to an Excel Report .......................................................................................................130
Costumer branded reports .................................................................................................................132
Report Generator ...............................................................................................................................133
Starting the Report Generator ...................................................................................................... 134
Using the Report Generator ......................................................................................................... 134
Specify Report Name, Report Group and Grouping .................................................................... 135
Adding a KPI to the new report template ..................................................................................... 135
Remove a KPI from the new report template ............................................................................... 135
Change the KPI position ............................................................................................................... 135
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Configure a KPI item .................................................................................................................... 135

Tables and Diagrams in a KPI Item ............................................................................................. 137
Creating the New Report Template .............................................................................................. 142
15 Word Reporting ................................................................................................................................144
16 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................145
Terms and Definitions ........................................................................................................................145
Call Status .................................................................................................................................... 147
Engine Error Codes ...........................................................................................................................147
No error ........................................................................................................................................ 148
Default errors ................................................................................................................................ 148
Windows system errors ................................................................................................................ 151
COM/OLE errors .......................................................................................................................... 154
Data Session errors ...................................................................................................................... 154
Data test errors ............................................................................................................................. 154
Streaming PC job (no reference) errors ....................................................................................... 173
Streaming PC job (full reference) errors ...................................................................................... 173
Broadcasting job errors ................................................................................................................ 173
Ringback tone errors .................................................................................................................... 174
SMS Push errors .......................................................................................................................... 174
17 SQL Server Database Management ...............................................................................................175

Backup and Restore a Database .......................................................................................................175
Backup the Database ................................................................................................................... 175
Restore a Database ..................................................................................................................... 177
Figures
Figure 2-1 Regional Options .............................................................................................................................. 3
Figure 2-2 SQL Server Settings (SQL Server 2005 or 2008) ............................................................................ 4
Figure 3-1 Configuration Server Names ............................................................................................................ 5
Figure 3-2 Server Registration .......................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 3-3 Database Login ................................................................................................................................ 6
Figure 3-4 Create New Database ...................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 3-5 Name of New Database ................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 3-6 Creating a database in a different directory ..................................................................................... 7
Figure 3-7 Database Creation Progress ............................................................................................................ 8
Figure 3-8 Database Upgrade ........................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 3-9 Select Upgrade Script ...................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 3-10 Deleting a database ..................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 3-11 Closing the Delete Database window .......................................................................................... 10
Figure 4-1 Log In window ................................................................................................................................ 11
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Figure 4-2 Main Screen ................................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 4-3 Custom Stored Procedures ............................................................................................................ 13
Figure 4-4 Wave Import Filter 1 ....................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 4-5 File Handling .................................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 4-6 Scanner data decoding .................................................................................................................. 15
Figure 4-7 Import level ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 4-8 Voice Call Error Handling ............................................................................................................... 16
Figure 4-9 SQuad QP to SQuad 08 conversion .............................................................................................. 17
Figure 4-10 Operators ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 4-11 General Settings page Analysis ................................................................................................... 18
Figure 4-12 Category settings ......................................................................................................................... 20
Figure 4-13 Map Path Settings ........................................................................................................................ 20
Figure 4-14 Map Options ................................................................................................................................. 21
Figure 4-17 Call Analysis tab ........................................................................................................................... 22
Figure 4-18 GSM Settings Tab ........................................................................................................................ 23
Figure 4-19 KPI Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 23
Figure 4-20 User KPI settings ......................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 4-21 GSM Channel Assignment configuration ..................................................................................... 24
Figure 4-22 GSM BTS List dialog box ............................................................................................................. 25
Figure 4-23 Import BTS dialog box .................................................................................................................. 25
Figure 4-24 Open BTS file ............................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 4-25 Delimited ASCII information ......................................................................................................... 26
Figure 4-26 Import BTS list .............................................................................................................................. 26
Figure 4-27 Field Assignment dialog box ........................................................................................................ 27
Figure 6-1 Data Management .......................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 6-2 Diversity Measurement File Selection ............................................................................................ 30
Figure 6-3 File hint ........................................................................................................................................... 31
Figure 6-4 Import List....................................................................................................................................... 31
Figure 6-5 The Import Log ............................................................................................................................... 33
Figure 6-6 Import Finished, Import Summary and Import Statistics ................................................................ 34
Figure 6-7 The File List to Remove Files......................................................................................................... 35
Figure 6-8 Multiple Selections ......................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 6-9 Maintain data .................................................................................................................................. 36
Figure 7-1 Data Selection diagram .................................................................................................................. 37
Figure 7-2 Manage Selections ......................................................................................................................... 38
Figure 7-3 Data Selection Example ................................................................................................................. 39
Figure 7-4 Sort Session List ............................................................................................................................ 40
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Figure 7-5 General selection tab ..................................................................................................................... 41

Figure 7-6 Test Selection tab .......................................................................................................................... 42
Figure 7-7 Map Selection tab .......................................................................................................................... 45
Figure 7-8 Refresh icon ................................................................................................................................... 45
Figure 7-9 Saving of .tab file ............................................................................................................................ 46
Figure 7-10 Polygon tool.................................................................................................................................. 46
Figure 7-11 Region table – blue polygon......................................................................................................... 46
Figure 7-12 Region import ............................................................................................................................... 47
Figure 7-13 Region import ............................................................................................................................... 47
Figure 7-14 Region Management window ....................................................................................................... 48
Figure 7-15 Data selection favourites configuration ........................................................................................ 49
Figure 7-16 Data selection favourites page ..................................................................................................... 49
Figure 7-17 Data selection items on favorite page .......................................................................................... 50
Figure 7-18 Menu entry for the Cockpit View .................................................................................................. 50
Figure 7-19 Results tab of Cockpit View ......................................................................................................... 51
Figure 7-20 Color highlights ............................................................................................................................ 51
Figure 7-21 Configuration tab .......................................................................................................................... 51
Figure 7-22 Data binning dialog ...................................................................................................................... 52
Figure 8-1 Example of a voice test file ............................................................................................................ 53
Figure 8-2 Session Overview .......................................................................................................................... 54
Figure 8-3 Analysis Comments Window.......................................................................................................... 55
Figure 8-4 Session Info.................................................................................................................................... 55
Figure 8-5 Analysis Page................................................................................................................................. 56
Figure 8-6 Color Labels of Charts ................................................................................................................... 57
Figure 8-7 Show 2nd Chart ............................................................................................................................. 58
Figure 8-8 Chart Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 58
Figure 8-9 Chart Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 58
Figure 8-10 Chart Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 59
Figure 8-11 Markers ........................................................................................................................................ 59
Figure 8-12 Markers selection dialog .............................................................................................................. 60
Figure 8-13 GSM Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 61
Figure 8-14 GSM/GPRS/UMTS Message Filter .............................................................................................. 61
Figure 8-15 Export to comma-separated text file ............................................................................................ 62
Figure 8-16 Export to word dialog ................................................................................................................... 62
Figure 8-17 Selecting channels ....................................................................................................................... 62
Figure 8-18. The corresponding C/I and RxLev values for the channels ........................................................ 62
Figure 8-19 GSM Scanner Data ...................................................................................................................... 63
Figure 8-20 1800 MHz Scanner Data .............................................................................................................. 64
Figure 8-21 Hot Channel Analysis, GSM 900 and GSM 1800 ........................................................................ 64
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Figure 8-22 Hot Channel Analysis, only GSM 900 .......................................................................................... 65

Figure 8-23 GPRS Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 65
Figure 8-24 WCDMA Scanner – Channel Spectrum ....................................................................................... 66
Figure 8-25 WCDMAScan – Top CPICH......................................................................................................... 67
Figure 8-26 WCDMA Radio ............................................................................................................................. 67
Figure 8-27 WCDMA – UMTS/NAS ................................................................................................................. 68
Figure 8-28 Signalling tab ................................................................................................................................ 68
Figure 8-29 GMM/MM State tab ...................................................................................................................... 69
Figure 8-30 UMTS tab (for HSDPA) ................................................................................................................ 69
Figure 8-31 Channel statistics and HSDPA parameters ................................................................................. 70
Figure 8-34 MAC statistics............................................................................................................................... 71
Figure 8-35 UMTS tab (for HSUPA) ................................................................................................................ 71
Figure 8-36 HSUPA channel parameters ........................................................................................................ 72
Figure 8-37 E-DCH parameters ....................................................................................................................... 72
Figure 8-38 MAC-e statistics ........................................................................................................................... 72
Figure 8-39 LTE Scanner – Channel Spectrum .............................................................................................. 73
Figure 8-40 WCDMAScan – Top Signal .......................................................................................................... 73
Figure 8-41 DVB-H scan.................................................................................................................................. 74
Figure 8-42 DVB-H .......................................................................................................................................... 74
Figure 8-43 WiMAX ......................................................................................................................................... 75
Figure 8-44 IS-2000 analysis ........................................................................................................................... 76
Figure 8-45 EVDO analysis ............................................................................................................................. 77
Figure 9-1 Initial Screen of a Scatter Plot ........................................................................................................ 79
Figure 9-2 Final Scatter Plot ............................................................................................................................ 80
Figure 9-3 Color scheme for plot data ............................................................................................................. 81
Figure 9-4 Coloring for Scatter Plot ................................................................................................................. 82
Figure 10-1 Map screen................................................................................................................................... 83
Figure 10-2 Add Layer with Double-click ......................................................................................................... 86
Figure 10-3 Legend of Displayed Values ........................................................................................................ 86
Figure 10-4 Remove Layer from Map .............................................................................................................. 87
Figure 10-5 Remove all layers from current map ............................................................................................ 87
Figure 10-6 Map Plots Configurator ................................................................................................................ 88
Figure 10-7 Edit SQL query, Step 1 ................................................................................................................ 89
Figure 10-10 Edit SQL query, Step 4 .............................................................................................................. 92
Figure 10-11 Query Example for a Dynamic Value ......................................................................................... 93
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Figure 10-12 Insert Dynamic Value ................................................................................................................. 93

Figure 10-13 Shade Editor .............................................................................................................................. 94
Figure 10-14 Shade-Type – Ranges ............................................................................................................... 95
Figure 10-15 Shade Styles window ................................................................................................................. 95
Figure 10-16 Shade Type – Individual............................................................................................................. 96
Figure 10-17 Shade-Type Values .................................................................................................................... 96
Figure 10-18 Shade Type – Ranges Fixed...................................................................................................... 97
Figure 10-19 Use a Second Item for Symbol Size .......................................................................................... 97
Figure 10-20 An export of map plot groups ..................................................................................................... 99
Figure 10-21 An import of map plot groups ................................................................................................... 100
Figure 10-22 MapInfo Menu .......................................................................................................................... 101
Figure 10-23 Show or Hide the Legends ....................................................................................................... 101
Figure 10-24 Map status bar ......................................................................................................................... 102
Figure 10-25 Session Selected on Map ........................................................................................................ 103
Figure 10-26 Synchronized with Analysis...................................................................................................... 103
Figure 10-27 Using the Browser Window ...................................................................................................... 104
Figure 10-28 BTS on the Map ....................................................................................................................... 104
Figure 10-29 Serving BTS Line ..................................................................................................................... 105
Figure 10-30 How to Display the BTS Coverage .......................................................................................... 105
Figure 10-31 BTS Coverage .......................................................................................................................... 106
Figure 10-32 BTS Coverage with Thematic Layer ........................................................................................ 106
Figure 10-33 Grid Draw Tool ......................................................................................................................... 107
Figure 10-34 Name for the Grid ..................................................................................................................... 107
Figure 10-35 New Grid Drawn ....................................................................................................................... 107
Figure 10-36 Validate the New Grid .............................................................................................................. 108
Figure 10-37 Enter Grid Step Size ................................................................................................................ 108
Figure 10-38 Deleting a Grid ......................................................................................................................... 108
Figure 10-39 Grid Buttons ............................................................................................................................. 108
Figure 10-40 Grid Values in Shade Editor ..................................................................................................... 109
Figure 10-41 Values Drawn as Circles in the Grid ........................................................................................ 109
Figure 10-42 Info Tool window ...................................................................................................................... 110
Figure 10-43 Network Filter ........................................................................................................................... 110
Figure 10-44 Map Favorites configuration ..................................................................................................... 111
Figure 10-45 Move item to new group ........................................................................................................... 112
Figure 10-46 Move item to new group ........................................................................................................... 112
Figure 10-47 Map start icon ........................................................................................................................... 113
Figure 10-48 NQDI with floating map ............................................................................................................ 113
Figure 10-49 Map Controller icon .................................................................................................................. 113
Figure 11-1 The event selector dialog ........................................................................................................... 114
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Figure 11-2 The first step in the event query wizard ..................................................................................... 115
Figure 11-3 Step number 2 : Value to calculate and time options ................................................................ 116
Figure 11-4 A selection of arithmetic values.................................................................................................. 117
Figure 11-5 The naming dialog ...................................................................................................................... 117
Figure 11-6 An overview over the chosen settings ....................................................................................... 118
Figure 11-7 The main screen with the generated event query ...................................................................... 118
Figure 11-8 Choose an event query .............................................................................................................. 119
Figure 11-9 The execution of an event query ................................................................................................ 119
Figure 11-10 The event query will be automatically calculated after each import......................................... 120
Figure 11-11 Example of Results Table Values ............................................................................................ 120
Figure 11-12 Executing an event query report .............................................................................................. 121
Figure 12-1 Choosing Export L3 data ............................................................................................................ 122
Figure 12-2 Layer 3 export dialog .................................................................................................................. 122
Figure 13-1 Choosing the destination database and level ............................................................................ 123
Figure 13-2 Choosing the files to export ........................................................................................................ 124
Figure 13-3 Choosing the files to export ........................................................................................................ 124
Figure 13-4 Progress of the historical export................................................................................................. 124
Figure 14-1 Report Configurator .................................................................................................................... 125
Figure 14-2 NQDI dialog when editing report template ................................................................................. 126
Figure 14-3 Export Report ............................................................................................................................. 127
Figure 14-4 Export directory .......................................................................................................................... 127
Figure 14-5 Import Report ............................................................................................................................. 128
Figure 14-6 Calling a Report ......................................................................................................................... 128
Figure 14-7 Report Environment ................................................................................................................... 129
Figure 14-8 Additional Text ........................................................................................................................... 130
Figure 14-9 Select favorites MapPlot to an Excel report ............................................................................... 131
Figure 14-10 MapPlot Picture in Excel Report .............................................................................................. 132
Figure 14-11 Directory Customer Picture ...................................................................................................... 133
Figure 14-12 Customer branded Report........................................................................................................ 133
Figure 14-13 Report Generator menu ........................................................................................................... 134
Figure 14-14 Report Generator main form .................................................................................................... 134
Figure 14-15 Configuration sheet of a KPI item ............................................................................................ 136
Figure 14-16 KPI Tables and Diagrams ........................................................................................................ 137
Figure 14-17 Raw data report ........................................................................................................................ 137
Figure 14-18 Table of KPI rates and averages ............................................................................................. 138
Figure 14-19 Probability Density Function (PDF) in number of values ......................................................... 138
Figure 14-20 Probability Density Function (PDF) in percentage .................................................................. 139
Figure 14-21 Cumulative Density Function (CDF) ........................................................................................ 139
Figure 14-22 Pie Chart set Ranges ............................................................................................................... 140
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Figure 14-23 Select Trending Report ............................................................................................................ 140

Figure 14-24 Trending Report with logarithmic scale for average throughput diagram ................................ 141
Figure 14-25 Trending Report ....................................................................................................................... 142
Figure 14-26 “new created report” template in the list ................................................................................... 143
Figure 15-1 Menu entry of Word Reporting ................................................................................................... 144
Figure 17-1 Backup a Database .................................................................................................................... 175
Figure 17-2 Add a destination path ............................................................................................................... 176
Figure 17-3 Backup options ........................................................................................................................... 176
Figure 17-4 Restore a database .................................................................................................................... 177
Figure 17-5 Restore options .......................................................................................................................... 178
Tables
Table 10-1 Map Menu...................................................................................................................................... 83
Table 10-2 Map Tools ...................................................................................................................................... 84
Table 10-3 Map Grid Drawing Tools .............................................................................................................. 108
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1 Introduction
The NQDI – Network Quality Data Investigator Manual describes the usage and functionality of NQDI which
is SwissQual‟s post-processing system used with the data produced by the QualiPoc and Diversity family of
products for network optimization, service monitoring and benchmarking.
NQDI is used to analyze the quality on Audio, Data and Video services in parallel with all network
parameters and values from measurements on all mobile technologies GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS,
WCDMA, CDMA, EVDO, HSPA and WiMAX.
NQDI also includes network protocol diagnosis for Layer3, TCP/IP, RSTP, UDP, H.245, H.324M, WAP,
HTTP, FTP and Streaming Media Player traces.
NQDI is designed as a Client/Server application using Microsoft SQL Server as repository for the
measurement data. The Client application system includes features for data administration, filtering
capability, analysis, statistics, map plotting and KPI report generation.
There is also an NQDI version which supports the data import for the measurement files collected with the
SwissQual Seven.Five system.
Chapter 1 | Introduction 1
2 Installation and Registration

Important: NQDI Clients and Servers must be installed within a protected network environment.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Important: NQDI only works with the English language version of the prerequisite software that you
need to install.
 Recommendation for the PC client: Intel Core 2 Duo 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) with Microsoft
Windows Vista or Windows 7
 Screen resolution should be SXGA (1280x1024) or higher, color quality must be set to 32 bit.
 Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate,
Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise operating system
 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 (Enterprise or Standard Edition) or SQL Server 2008 SP1 (Enterprise or
Standard Edition)
 Microsoft Word and Excel 2003 with SP3 or Microsoft Word and Excel 2007 with SP2
Important: For Microsoft Excel 2003, you need to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.
 MapInfo Professional from version 8.0 up to 10.5 (for Windows XP also version from 7.0 and newer can
be used) (optional)
Important: Windows Server operating systems: The system administrator must install MapInfo and
create the REG_DWORD registry key in the following location:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\DisableMSI and set the value of the key to 0.
Software Installation and Registration

After you have installed the 3rd party software, you can start the installation of NQDI. For this see the
documents "Installation - Diversity Platform and Applications.pdf".
Important Settings
NQDI will not work correctly if you have not specified the following settings on your computer.
Regional Options
Start  Control Panel -> Regional Options: Please ensure that in the regional options under Your locale
(location) you have selected English. The most important setting is that the decimal separator is a „.‟ (Point),
not a „,‟ (Comma)!
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Figure 2-1 Regional Options
Microsoft Office Version

SwissQual only supports the English, German, and French versions of Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and
Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, which is due to VBA incompatibility issues between the different versions and
languages.
Important: To use Microsoft Excel 2003 for the Excel reports, you need to install the Microsoft Office
Compatibility Pack.
Microsoft Office Settings

To use standard reports and the Report Generator the security level of Excel (Office 2003 SP3) must be set
to “Medium” and VBA projects and add-ins must be trusted. In Excel (Office 2007 SP2) set the security level
to “Enable all Macros” and check Trust access to the VBA projects object model.
Microsoft SQL Server Settings

It is also important that the SQL server be configured to English as the default language. Please check this
in the Enterprise Manager/SQL Server Management Studio. Select your database server and go to
Properties. The following dialog box appears, depending on the SQL Server version:

Figure 2-2 SQL Server Settings (SQL Server 2005 or 2008)

Please ensure that the Default language is set to English.

3 Configuration
After the installation and registration you must configure the following settings:
NQDI Configuration
Server Names
When the application is started for the first time, you will be asked to configure the access to at least one
Microsoft SQL Server database server. The following dialog box appears:
Figure 3-1 Configuration Server Names

From this dialogue box, you can register all the database servers that you have installed. To register a new
database server, click the Add… button and enter the following parameters:
Server Name: the name of the SQL Server instance. This is by default the name of the PC where the SQL
Server is installed.
Admin Name: the name of the database administrator login (default: sa)
Admin Password: the password for the database administrator
Figure 3-2 Server Registration

Click Ok to register this server.
To remove a registered Server click the Remove… button.
To edit an existing registration click the Edit… button.
Close the dialog box using the Close button.
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Log-In Dialog Box

A database login dialog box will appear:
Figure 3-3 Database Login

First, select the desired SQL server and database. Then, enter the corresponding user name and password
for the SQL server. Only those databases for which the particular version of NQDI has been designed are
listed in the database selection.
Create a New Empty Database
Figure 3-4 Create New Database
Note: The username and password for creating a database are taken from the login screen.
If you have not yet created a database, you will have to create one by clicking on the Create Database
icon on the right side of the window. The Create a new Database on this Server dialog box will appear:
Figure 3-5 Name of New Database
Note: The username and password for creating a database are taken from the login screen.
Enter a name for the database and click Create. NQDI will first create a new empty database. Then, it will
execute several scripts to create all the necessary tables, stored procedures, views and functions.
Afterwards, NQDI will run all scripts, named, for example, <xy>.sql from the ReportScripts folder to create
the necessary queries for the reports.
With the Options button, it is possible to create the database in a directory other than the default one
defined in the SQL Enterprise Manager.
Note: The directory must be on the same server as the SQL server installation and not in a local path.
To do this, define a directory in the edit box. This directory must exist prior to creating the database.
Figure 3-6 Creating a database in a different directory

Please note the naming conventions of the MS SQL Server:
Database names must be unique within a server and conform to the rules for identifiers. The database name
can be a maximum of 128 characters.
Formatting rules for regular identifiers are:

1. The first character must be one of the following: A letter as defined by the Unicode Standard 2.0. The
Unicode definition of letters includes Latin characters from “a” through “z” and from “A” through “Z”, in
addition to letter characters from other languages.
2. Subsequent characters can be:
 Letters as defined in the Unicode Standard 2.0.
 Decimal numbers from either Basic Latin or other national scripts
 The "at" sign (@), dollar sign ($), number sign (#), or underscore (_).
3. The identifier must not be a Transact-SQL reserved word. SQL Server reserves both the uppercase and
lowercase versions of reserved words.
4. Spaces and special characters are not allowed. The Create button will remain greyed out until
the database name only contains valid characters.
Figure 3-7 Database Creation Progress

As soon as the creation of the database is finished, click Close to go back to the login dialog box. Click on
OK to acknowledge the creation of the database.
Importing custom SQL scripts into a new generated database:
For importing any custom SQL scripts into a newly generated database, just copy the script to the
CustomerScripts subfolder in your Diversity/NQDI folder. Every future database that you create with NQDI
will load the information in the custom scripts directory to your database.
Upgrade an existing database

Make sure that the free disk space on the hard disk is at least the size of the database you wish to
upgrade. This is necessary because some temporary tables will be created during the upgrade process.
It is also recommended that the database be backed up before upgrading to a new version.
A database upgrade script is provided for each new release. This upgrade script performs all of the
necessary changes in the database structure. To upgrade a database, you need to go to the Login dialog
box. There, you have to select the Upgrade Database Schema icon:
Figure 3-8 Database Upgrade

Then, the following dialog box appears where you need to select the database you want to upgrade and the
upgrade script. As soon as you selected the database, you will see the version information from this
database (Actual Version). Based on this information, you have to select the upgrade script. The naming
convention of the upgrade scripts is:
Upgrade [actual version].sql to [new version].sql
Sometimes it is not possible to upgrade the database in one step (e.g. from 10.0.0.0 to 10.4.0.0). In this case
you have to run several upgrade scripts.
Select the appropriate script for your DB version and run the script(s). Repeat this step until all databases
are on desired version.
Figure 3-9 Select Upgrade Script

Depending on the size of the database, this procedure can take a while.
The upgrade script will also load the new report scripts and the scripts for the scatter plots and map plots.
Delete an existing database

Note: The database can only be deleted if it is not used by any other users.
To delete an existing database, click on the Delete Database icon on the right side of the Log-In
window. The Delete Database… dialog box will appear:
Figure 3-10 Deleting a database

Select the database to be deleted and click Delete. Once you have deleted the database(s) you want, click
Close to return to the Log-in screen.
Figure 3-11 Closing the Delete Database window
4 Logging In
To log in, first, select the desired SQL server and database at the Log-In screen and click OK. Then, enter
the corresponding user name and password for the SQL server.
Note: Only those databases for which the particular version of NQDI has been designed are listed in the
database selection.
You have the option of starting up Auto Log In by marking the checkbox.
Figure 4-1 Log In window
Main Window
After the database has been created or upgraded, click OK at the Login dialog box. The application will now
connect to the database and the main NQDI screen will appear.
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Figure 4-2 Main Screen
Settings
Next you will have to configure NQDI. The manual follows the Configuration menu items from top to bottom.
Custom Stored Procedures Settings

On the Configuration menu, click Custom Stored Procedures.
You can use this command to add custom stored procedures to the database which run automatically. The
name of the stored procedures must use the following naming convention:
Prefix Description
pcu Procedure runs before the post import calculation, for example, pcuMySpecialStoredProcedure.
cu Procedure runs after the post import calculation, for example, cuMySpecialStoredProcedure.
del Procedure runs after files are removed from the database, for example,
delMySpecialStoredProcedure.
To execute custom stored procedures automatically after each data import or data deletion, select the run
option and then select the procedures.
Figure 4-3 Custom Stored Procedures
Import Settings
Select Configuration –> Import Settings… from the menu.
Settings on page Test Results Import Filter

These settings give users the option to import the original wave recordings (.wav. files) into the database.
This is helpful in Voice test analysis, as it will enable you to listen to the original clips as a comparison to the
recorded clips.
You can specify whether you would like to Import All or Import None for all the options. You can also
indicate to import only if the recorded clips meet certain criteria. The following is a list of criteria you can
specify:
Under Wave Filter 1 tab:
 SQUAD LQ – LQ between N and X, where N is the lower and X the upper boundary. If the LQ values in a
test fall within this range, the clips will be imported.
 DTMF – Number of Failed Tones ≥, if the number of failed tones in a test is equal to or greater than the
number indicated, the clips will be imported.
 SQUAD NS – Quality Index between N and X, where N is the lower and X the upper limit. If the Quality
Index in a test falls within this range, the clips will be imported.
 AEC – Signal type in: Allows you to specify Echo, Side Tone, Double Talk and Silence signal types. You
can select more than one checkbox. If the Signal Type in a test falls within the ranges that you specify,
NQDI imports the clips.
Figure 4-4 Wave Import Filter 1

Under Wave Filter 2 /Vide filter tab:
 NiNa/NiNa+ – LQ between N and X, where N is the lower and X the upper boundary. If the LQ values in
a test fall within this range, the clips will be imported.
 Inband RTT – Import all or none.
 VQUAD/VMon – Import all or none.
Settings on page Import Options General

File/General sub-tab
 Idle/Scanner files: This option allows users to specify the duration of the idle session of Scanner Only &
Idle files when importing to NQDI.
 Missing B-file handling: Mixed scenario A-files will be imported, even if the respective B-file for each
corresponding A-file is missing.
 Import log messages: Shows additional information about the currently imported files in the log window
during an import process.
 File selection hint: Shows a hint in the file selection dialog if the mouse hovers over a file name (does
not work for sqz files).
Figure 4-5 File Handling
Scanner data decoding sub-tab

 Decoding enabled: Enables the scanner data decoding to special tables. It can also be selected what
type of scanner data is decoded.
Enabled session type: scanner data of the selected session type are decoded
Enabled bands: data of the selected bands are decoded.
Filled tables for GSM are: MsgScannerGSM850 (if band GSM 850 is selected)
MsgScannerGSM900 (if band GSM 900 is selected)
MsgScannerEGSM900 (if band GSM 900 is selected)
Filled tables for UMTS is: MsgWCDMAScannerTopCPICH (if band UMTS is selected)
 Scanner re-decoding: Recalculates the top channel scanner data based on the channel assignment
given in NQDI (only for Diversity files). The following tables are not filled from data from the mf file, they
are newly created:
For GSM: MsgScannerTopChannelInfo, MsgScannerTopChannel, MsgHotChannels
For WCDMA: MsgWCDMAScannerTopChInfo, MsgWCDMAScannerTopCh
Figure 4-6 Scanner data decoding

Import Level sub-tab
 Import Level: Select the import level for all files which will be added to this database.
 Data Technology: Reprocess the data technology during the import.
Figure 4-7 Import level
Settings on page Import Options Voice

Voice Call Error Handling sub-tab
 Failed Voice Calls: This option allows users to specify the speech activity limits and the call status results
for silence and voice box of failed voice calls.
Note: These settings will only be applied to newly imported data. If you wish that already-imported data
reflect the changes, you have to press the Recalculate button. The recalculation will affect all data in the
current database and not only those which are involved in the currently selected sessions.
Figure 4-8 Voice Call Error Handling

SQuad-QP -> SQuad 08 sub-tab
Convert results: If checked, all SQuad results from QP LQ measurement are converted to the new SQuad
08 format (filling the new SQuad 08 tables). By default this option is set.
Figure 4-9 SQuad QP to SQuad 08 conversion
Operators
It is possible to load an Operator list into the database. Based on this list, it is possible to decode the
MNC/MCC to a Display Name in the Reports or in the Analysis windows.
By selecting Configuration  Operators… from the menu, the following dialog box appears:
Figure 4-10 Operators

When creating a new database the default operator list (located in NQDI\Configuration\Operators.xml) is
loaded automatically.
If you don‟t want to have the complete list in your database, clear the current list and click on Add operators.
This will show you a dialog where you can apply filters and select only those operators you want to have in
your list.
You can also edit this list by clicking on the Edit button. This will open a dialog where the changes can be
done. It is also possible to add a new operator.

Operator: the name of the operator
Country: the name of the country
Display: the text that should be displayed instead of MNC and MCC
MNC: Mobile Network Code
MCC: Mobile Country Code
Technology: Indicates if the network is using GSM or other technologies.
CDMA Operator lists
Note: We provide two text files with a list of CDMA Operators from Canada and the US. These two files
(CDMAOperatorCa.txt and CDMAOperatorUS.txt) can be found in the NQDI installation directory. You
have to manually add any of these operators if you wish them to be in your operators list in NQDI. To do
this, add the operator‟s name as well as the SID as the MNC and a “0” as the MCC value to the NQDI
operator list.
General Settings
Select Configuration  Settings… from the menu.
The following dialog box appears:
Figure 4-11 General Settings page Analysis
Settings on page Analysis

Scanner Analysis:
Here you can select how many different line charts can be drawn in the Scanner Analysis. The default value
is 4. For more information, please see the Scanner Data sub-section in the Data Selection section.
Analysis:
Via the Analysis option, it is possible to change the default sub tab that is usually chosen by NQDI. It
appears if the user switches to the analysis tab sheet in NQDI.
Settings on page DataSelection

Sessions Count:
To handle large selection, only the here defined number of sessions is loaded per page. If you like to jump to
other sessions then click on the “Next” button on the main screen.
Settings on page Reports/Export/BTS Path

User report template path:
This is the path where all user reports are saved. When creating a new database also this path is used to
load the user reports from. Define only the top directory, NQDI will create the subdirectories Reports and
ReportScripts. The Reports/ReportScripts path in the NQDI directory is only for reports provided by
SwissQual!
Report and export output path:
Specifies the location where to execute and export the reports to, for example, Map Excel export, L3 data
export, and so on.
BTS file path:
NQDI automatically loads the BTS files from this directory to new database databases.
To create a valid BTS auto import file

1. Import a BTS list into NQDI.
Note: See the "BTS List" section on page 24 for more information.
2. Export the BTS data to include in the automatic import process.

3. Copy the files to the path that you specify the Settings General dialog box.
Settings on page Others

External Audio Player:
Specifies the path to an external audio player such as Adobe Soundbooth
(http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/), Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/), WinAmp
(http://www.winamp.com/), or the Windows Media Player in C:\Program Files\Windows Media
Player\wmplayer.exe.
Temp path:
Here the default temp path of NQDI can be changed. Please do this only before any analysis is done.
Process Log:
If checked, the information in the process log is stored to the database. This can be used to check again the
import log, even if NQDI has been terminated in the meantime.
Category settings
Select Configuration  Category settings... from the menu.
The following dialog box appears:
Figure 4-12 Category settings

You can use this dialog box to specify the range of the LQ/VQ and average speed categories.
Map Settings
To specify some of the settings for the map, click Map/GPS Settings on the Configuration menu.
Figure 4-13 Map Path Settings

If you already have a MapInfo Workspace and would like to use it with NQDI, specify the path in the top edit
box.
A temporary path can also be defined. This path is only used when starting MapInfo from NQDI.
BTS table path: This path is used to save a drawn BTS layer. If you select Use BTS table stored in the
defined directory, then NQDI will not access the Database to get the complete BTS list but will load it from
a previous stored MapInfo BTS layer file, which is much faster.
Figure 4-14 Map Options

The measure units are mainly used for calculating the grids, which are used to plot grid-dependent values.
The Grid Calculation area allows you to specify grid options for your map.
The Garmin Street Pilot 2560 connected to GPS module area allows you to specify additional options.
The Map layout allows you to open the map in a separate window. For more information, see the "Map"
chapter on page 83.

The Plot Offsets allow you to plot a second value along the same route as the first one. This enables
comparisons to be made. You need to state the offset difference for both the Longitude and Latitude.

On this page, the options for the Google Earth export are defined.
Label: select if the label is always or never shown or if it should behave as it is defined in the mapplot
Point altitude: specify the altitude above ground of the plotted point.
BTS: show BTS cell and information of the BTS
Call Analysis Settings

Select Configuration -> Call Analysis… from the menu.
Figure 4-17 Call Analysis tab

This item is used to configure the Call Analysis Algorithms. NQDI includes such algorithms to check call
sequences automatically. As a result, you will get more detailed call cause information (see CallAnalysis
Report). See ‘Manual – Call Analysis Description.pdf’ for more details on how call analysis works.
GSM Settings
Select Configuration –> GSM Configuration -> GSM Settings… from the menu.
Figure 4-18 GSM Settings Tab

CGI configuration:
You can select whether you want to correlate serving Base Stations based on CID-LAC-MNC-MCC (default)
or based on BCCH-BSIC-MNC-MCC. This affects the coverage plot in the map part and filtering based on
BTS.
KPI Configuration
Select Configuration –> KPI Configuration from the menu.
On the KPI Analysis tab sheet, you can select which KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are displayed on the
analysis sheet. These settings have no impact on the import.
Figure 4-19 KPI Analysis

KPI timeouts: Some KPIs end on timeouts if the end trigger has not been received within the standard
timeout period, which is 30s after the end trigger occurs. You use this tab to specify a different timeout period
for the KPIs. However, this value is only valid for data in the database and not for import.
For more information on KPIs, see the Manual - KPI Users Guide.pdf document.
User KPI settings: New created user KPIs (based on already existing Events) can be recalculated. For
more information about User Events and User KPIs see the document „Manuals – SQKPICreator.pdf‟.
Figure 4-20 User KPI settings
GSM Channel Assignment

To configure the Channel Assignment for different operators, point to GSM Configuration on the
Configuration menu, and then click Channel Assignment.
In the Operator Channel Assignment window, you can enter the channel assignment for each operators.
You can define the channel range and the NCC for each operator. If you specify both of these values, then
only a channel is added to the operator list. The information that you enter in this window affects the Hot
Channel view in the GSM analysis.
Example
Figure 4-21 GSM Channel Assignment configuration
UMTS Channel Assignment

To configure the Channel Assignment for different operators, point to UMTS Configuration on the
Configuration menu, and then click Channel Assignment.
You can enter the channel assignment for different operators, which affects the
MsgWCDMAScannerTopChInfo/ MsgWCDMAScannerTopCh tables of NQDI.
BTS List
You can load a BTS (Base Transceiver Station) list by selecting Configuration  GSM Configuration 
BTS List Configuration from the menu. You have a choice of loading a GSM BTS list and/or a UTMS BTS
list (this can be found under the menu item UMTS Configuration) and/or a 1x BTS list.
GSM BTS List
Figure 4-22 GSM BTS List dialog box
You can search for a specific BTS in the list by clicking on the filter icon.
Click Import to open the Import BTS dialog box.
Figure 4-23 Import BTS dialog box

You can indicate the name of the operator in the Operator section (top left-hand side).
Remember to indicate the correct Coordinate source format to be used.
 X99-99-99 – where X indicates North (N), South (S), East (E) or West (W), 99-99-99 indicates degrees-
minutes-seconds, e.g. LON = E47.27.30 and LAT = N17.80.30
 99.9999 – indicates Longitude and Latitude in positive or negative numeric values, e.g. LON = 47.62 and
LAT = -7.8
Click Open BTS File to select and load a file.
Figure 4-24 Open BTS file

Please make sure that you select the correct Delimiter (tab or comma) (Figure 4-25.). If the first row in your
file contains headers, please check the First Line Contains Column Headers checkbox. This will ensure
that the BTS list is imported correctly.
Figure 4-25 Delimited ASCII information

The Import BTS list should look like the following:
Figure 4-26 Import BTS list

Now you have to assign the fields in the file to the corresponding fields in NQDI by selecting them from the
list boxes. If your BTS list does not contain all these fields, you will not be able import it into NQDI.
Click on Assign Fields. The Field Assignment dialog box appears (Figure 4-27).
Figure 4-27 Field Assignment dialog box

NQDI would have already tried to match the fields found in your BTS list file with the fields required, by
making a possible match between the field names. In Figure 4-27, the left side of the window shows the
fields that are in your file and the right side of the window shows fields that are required by NQDI. If any field
is mismatched or blank, you can drag and drop the correct fields to the correct places. Click OK once you
have finished assigning the fields.
LAC: Location area code, numeric value, decimal
CId: Cell identity, numeric value, decimal
BCCH: Broadcast Control Channel frequency number, numeric value, decimal
BSIC: Base station Identity Code, numeric value, decimal. Format: Bit 1-3: BCC, Bit 4-6: NCC, Bit 7-8: 0
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
0 0 NCC BCC
Longitude, Latitude: Geographic position of the BTS in WGS84, float values or in Degrees, minutes and
seconds (DD MM SS) including the direction (N=North, W= West)
Direction: Indicates the direction of the antenna, between 0° and 360°
Cell Name: Name of the BTS, free text (max. 50 characters). If the name contains spaces, it must be
surrounded by quotation marks (“) (example: “cell name 1”)
Once you have finished assigning the fields, click on the Import button to complete the process.
Exporting a BTS List

If there are any BTS imported in NQDI, it is also possible to export this list to a CSV file. Just click on the
export button, select a country and an operator, and export the selection to a file.
UMTS BTS List and 1xRTT BTS List

The procedure for importing a UMTS BTS list is the same as for GSM BTS list. The difference is that UTMS
fields are used instead of GSM fields.
5 NQDI Application
Log In
Upon starting the NQDI application, you will be asked to log into a database.
Choose the SQL-server and database you want to connect to. A list of registered servers and NQDI
compatible databases will be shown. A valid user name and password must be entered.
If you click OK, the application will log onto the server and the main window of NQDI appears. If you check
Startup Auto LogIn, then the application will log into this database automatically during the next application
startup.
Once the main NQDI window appears, you can also log in/log off by clicking on the LogIn/LogOff button.
Main Screen
The main window is divided into the following tabs:
 Data Management
 Data Selection
 Analysis
 Graphs
 Map (optional, only visible if MapInfo is installed)
In addition, there are the following toolbars at the top of the main window:
Menu Toolbar
Database Toolbar
Reporting Toolbar
Help Toolbar
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6 Data Management
On the main screen, you must choose the Data Management tab to switch to the data management mode.
The data management is responsible for managing the contents of the database. Here, you can import
measurement files into the database, or remove measurement files or single sessions from the database.
The screen is divided into 2 main sections:
 Data import section
 Data removal section
Figure 6-1 Data Management
Importing Data
Before you can start an import process, you must prepare a list of measurement files to be imported. To
add measurement files to the import list, you must select the Import icon. The following dialog box appears:
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Figure 6-2 Diversity Measurement File Selection

Collection Name: You can freely enter any name that describes the measurement files that you want to add
to the import list.
Use Directory Name as Collection Name: If checked, the collection name will be taken from the directory
name.
File Filter: You can enter a filter criterion. Sometimes there are quite a lot of measurement files in one
directory. Then it can be hard to find specific files.
Set the File Filter value to specify the names that appear in the file list box, along with the masks associated
with each name. The File Filter is a file name that may include wildcards. The asterisk (*) is a wildcard which
matches any number of arbitrary characters. The question mark (?) is a wildcard which matches a single
arbitrary character.
Recursive:
If you select this checkbox and click Add, the files in the selected directory and subdirectories are added to
the Import List. The File Filter is also applied for every subdirectory
Important: This command only finds A and B-Side files from a measurement when both files types are in
the same folder. To find A and B-Side files that are in different subfolders, right-click a folder in the right
pane, and then click Search files recursively.
Examples
All Files: *
Only single sided files *-S*
Only files from 6. October 2006 *2006-10-06*

Note: Files, which are already loaded, appear in grey color.
Once you have entered a new filter value, you must click Refresh to refresh the file list for your new filter.
To refresh the file and directory list completely, press the F5 button. This will reload the complete directory
tree.
Roll-over Function:
When you rollover the list of filenames with the mouse, a list of the tests included in that file will be shown
(see Figure 4-27 and Figure 6-1). This rollover function will also indicate if a calling module or file is already
imported (Figure 6-3). The information shown in the hint depends on the selected file type.
Figure 6-3 File hint
Figure 6-4 Import List

File Name: contains the path and file name of the file that will be imported
Collection: contains the collection name that you have entered
File Size: contains the size of the mf (or sqz) file in bytes
Import Status: shows what the import process is doing right now

Important notes for Diversity files:

It is not possible to import a B-side file only!
The file selection allows only the import of Single files (*-S.sqz) or A/B files, whereas both files must be
present!
However, if enabled in the import settings, it is possible to import an A file without the B file. But this could
lead to unexpected results and missing information. No support is given for cases where the A files are
imported without the B file. The B File cannot be added later on.
Start the import

To start the import process, click the Import icon.
This icon changes to a Hand icon during import. The data import process will run in the background
which means that during the import process you can continue with other work. The import process can be
interrupted by clicking the Hand icon. The current processing file will be imported completely.
The import process is logged in the Process Log window. There is an entry for each file. If an error occurs,
there is a red entry that describes the type of error.
Example of an ongoing import process:

Figure 6-5 The Import Log

Once the import is completed, you will see the message Finalizing import… in the Process Log window.
This indicates that some scripts are currently running to calculate additional values. Do not interrupt this
process! Otherwise, the database contents will be internally inconsistent and some reports can
indicate incorrect values! This process takes approximately 10% of the total import time.
Below that, you will see Import Summary and Import Statistics. These show whether there were any
errors or warnings during the import process. It also shows you statistics such as duration, performance and
the database size before and after the import.

Figure 6-6 Import Finished, Import Summary and Import Statistics

As soon as the import process is completed, you can check if there were any errors or warning messages.
Note: Once you have imported the measurement files into the database, it is no longer necessary to
keep the original measurement files on the disk, because all data is now available in the database.
However, it is recommended to backup the files prior to deleting them, in case of a re-import.
The process log can be printed, cleared and saved.

Comments regarding the measurement files:
In general, we distinguish between the following file types:
File Type File Generated by: Comments

Extension
Diversity *A.sqz Files are generated by the Files are not converted; they are imported
*B.sqz Diversity measurement system. directly.
*S.sqz The *A.sqz contains the A-side QualiPoc files are always present in the
information. unpacked format (*.mf). These files are
The *B.sqz contains the B-side reprocessed before the import starts.
information.
The *S.sqz will be generated if
there is no A- or B-side.
How the Import Procedure Works

In general, we distinguish between A-side and B-side files, defined as follows:
A-side files: All files coming from the measurement unit that initiated the first call of a test.
B-side files: All files coming from the measurement unit that was waiting for a first incoming call after a test
start.
NQDI imports the A-side first as well as any test information of the B file, followed by the B-side file, which is
linked to the A file.
Deleting Data
In the data removal section, you can select the files or calls that you want to delete from the database.

Figure 6-7 The File List to Remove Files

Collections contains a list of all collections loaded to the database.
Campaigns contains a list of all campaigns loaded to the database.
File List contains a list of all measurement files that are available in the database.
Date Scope: you can specify a date scope within which you want to remove the data from the database.
To select more than one entry, you have to click while holding down the Ctrl key.
Figure 6-8 Multiple Selections
Delete all…: deletes all of the data from the database. After this, the database is empty
Delete: deletes only the selected parts of the database.

NQDI distinguishes between 6 different levels of deleting data:
Level 1: Remove Audio and Video Recordings only.
This will remove the WAV files from the database. It will delete the entries from tables like audioRecordings
Level 2: Remove Level 1, Layer 1 and Scanner Data.
This will delete the entries from tables like: MsgScannerData
Level 3: Remove Level 2 and Layer 2 data.
This will delete the entries from tables like: MsgGPRSInterLayerGMMSM
Level 4: Remove Level 3 and Layer 3 data.
This will delete the entries from tables like: MsgGsmData
Level 5: Remove all data except the key parameters.
This will keep data like the ResultsLqAvg with the LQ value.
Level 6: Remove all Data. This removes the data from all selected tables.

A detailed list of which table belongs to which remove level can be found in the document NQDI Database
Structure.
Maintain Data
With „Maintain Data‟, the collection name of the imported data can be changed:
Figure 6-9 Maintain data

Select a collection where the name should be changed. Enter the new name and click on the green button.

7 Data Selection
Overview
On the Data Selection tab sheet, you can select a specific part of all the data that is located in the database.
Following is a diagram that shows the complete selection process:
Registered
Server Registration
Database Servers
Selection of one
default server
Available NQDI
Databases on the
selected Server
Database Login
Log In to one specific

database
Selected NQDI
Database
All Sessions/Tests
of one database
Filter criterions
Data Selection
Only those sessions

or tests that match
the filter criterions
Current Selection session list

Data Analysis & Reporting
Data Reports Map

Analysis
Only the selected All sessions/Tests of the Current

session/test of the Selection list
Current Selection
list
Figure 7-1 Data Selection diagram

As indicated in the diagram above, you can reduce the amount of data that you need to work with if you
define some filter criterions (one or more).
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Example
The following example shows a selection that only contains sessions and tests that match the criteria.
Type of Test = speech
Listening Quality < 3.1
Once you have specified the selection criterion, you must click the Refresh button to load the sessions
from the database.
This button will clear all selected items. Press Refresh to reload all sessions from the database without a
selection criterion.
Saves the current selection statement in the database for use with NQWeb. For more information, see
the Installation -NQWeb.pdf document.
You can save the current selection criterion by clicking on Load/Save button. In the Manage Selection
dialog box, you can choose to save the current selection criteria as a new file, load an existing selection
criterion with to replace the current one or refresh the list of selection criteria available. Checking the
Selection Only Available on this PC will mean that other persons on the network will not be able to view or
use your current selection criteria. Clicking on Update All will check if sessions and tests have been deleted
or added to the database and update the data shown accordingly (Figure 7-3).
Figure 7-2 Manage Selections
The Refresh Combo button will refresh only the list on the left side of the screen and not the loaded
sessions from the database.
Afterwards, these appear in the current selection session list.

Figure 7-3 Data Selection Example
Note: Depending on your software license, some of the selection criteria tabs sheets are visible and
some are not.
Sort Session List

You can sort the session list by right-clicking on the session grid and choosing an entry from the pop-up
menu. The same pop-up menu can be used for marking a session/test as valid/invalid.

Figure 7-4 Sort Session List
General Selection
On this tab, you will find some general selection parameters. To enable the selection criteria on
the General tab, you must check the checkbox. Otherwise, all selection criteria on this page will remain
inactive. Some of the parameters are described below.

Figure 7-5 General selection tab
Selection Name Description

Collection Names: A free name that can be configured before import. It typically describes a set
(or collection) of measurement files (example: „My special test from
yesterday‟, „Tom‟s tests after SW update‟…)
Campaign Names: The campaign name defined by the TestManager (NQTM)
Test description: The name of the test job (or scenario)
Test ID: The Test ID assigned to the file
Campaign Owner Name: This is defines the owner of the campaign defined by the NQTM
File Name: Contains the A-side file name
A-Side Number Calling Party Number
B-Side Number Called Party Number
Prefix Number The prefix number configured in NQTM (example:
12345@@@@2345@@@@22345)
Prefix Name The name of a prefix number configured in NQTM (example: „PDD for
Switzerland‟)
A-Side Location The location name of the A-side unit (must be configured in NQMP)
B-Side Location The Location name of the B-side Unit (must be configured in NQMP)
Session Type The type of a session (IDLE, CALL or DATA)


Calling Module 0 for QualiPoc, 1..x for Diversity
Indoor Marker Markers made in Indoor measurement
Date between Selects all data between the first date at 00:00 and the second date at 23:59
Time between Selects all data between the first and second time stamp. If „Date between‟
covers more than one day, then data is taken from every day between the
Time specified.
Example:
Date from: 1. Jan 2002
Date to: 10. Jan 2002
Time from: 11:00
Time to: 13:00
This selects all data measured between the 1st of Jan and the 10th of
January. But only the data measured between 11:00 and 13:00 on each day.
Test Selection
On this tab, you will find specific selection criteria for each type of test. To enable the selection
criterions on this tab, you must check the check box. Otherwise, all selection criteria on this tab will remain
inactive.
Figure 7-6 Test Selection tab
Device Selection
On this tab, you can select all data collected with a specific device. To enable the selection
criteria on this tab, you must check the check box. Otherwise, all selection criterions on this tab will remain
inactive.

A-Side device: The name of the A-side device (examples: Nokia N95, NMS PSTN 0…)


B-Side device: The name of the A-side device (examples: Nokia N95, NMS PSTN 0…). It
can also be „Answer station‟.
IMEI IMEI of the A-side Device
IMSI IMSI of the A-side Device
Phone Firmware Phone firmware of the A-side device
Operator Selection
On this tab, you can select all data collected on a specific Operator. It is only available for
measurement with trace data. To enable the selection criterions on this tab sheet, you must check the check
box. Otherwise, all selection criteria on this tab will remain inactive.
Serving Operator:
Serving Operator means the operator (MNC, MCC) that is currently serving the mobile station. This
information is taken from the GSM Layer 3 messages.
Home Operator:
Home Operator means the operator where the SIM is registered. Normally, Home Operator and Serving
Operator should be the same unless the mobile is in a roaming situation.
Roaming sessions only:
Selects all sessions where Home Operator is not equal to Serving Operator.
Non-Roaming sessions only:
Selects all sessions where Home Operator is equal to Serving Operator.
CellId:
Selects all data parts, where the current serving CellId was equally to the selected CellIds.
LAC:
Selects all data parts, where the current LAC was equal to the selected LACs
Band:
Selects all data parts, where the current technology was equal to the selected technology (technology
includes also the frequency, e.g. GSM 900)
Technology:
Selects all sessions, where the Technology was equal to the selected Technology (independent of the
frequency).
Data technology:
Selects all tests, where the data technology was equal to the selected data technology.
Please note the following:
Every measurement value is assigned to a Position (Latitude, Longitude) by the PosId (if Position Information
is available. For details about the relationship between tables, see the Database Description manual). In
addition to this, every measurement value is also assigned to a serving BTS (CellId, LAC, MNC, MCC) by
the NetworkId. The information is always taken at the end of the measurement value, e.g.:
 for a voice sample the serving BTS is taken at the end of the sample
 for a session (call, idle, data) the serving BTS is taken at the end of the session

Call Status Selection

On this tab, you will find specific selection criteria for call information. To enable the selection
criterions on this tab, you must check the check box. Otherwise, all selection criteria on this tab will remain
inactive.

Call Status One of the following (see definition in the Appendix):
Completed
Failed
Dropped
SystemRelease
Call Cause This describes the reason behind the call status. This information comes from
ISDN, PSTN, GSM or from the measurement system, whatever is available.
Call Type The type of a call is one of the following:
M->L for calls from Mobile to Land
L->M for calls from Land to Mobile
M->M for calls from Mobile to Mobile
Call direction The direction of a call is one of the following:
A->B for calls from A-side (Master) to the B-side
B->A for calls from B-side to the A-side
This is manly used to distinguish the mobile-to-mobile calls.
Call Setup Time Time between „Dial‟ and „Connect acknowledge‟
Post Dial Delay Time between sending the last digit of a dialled number until „Connect
acknowledge‟. (only available for PSTN)
Dial Tone Delay Time between „Hook off‟ and the detection of a dial tone (only available with
PSTN)
Call Markers The call event markers
Layer Selection
On this tab, you will find specific selection criteria for the GSM/GPRS/UMTS inter-layer
messages. The user can search for specific Layer 3 messages (e.g. CC, MM, RR), for specific Handovers
or Assignment procedures or for specific GPRS Interlayer messages. To enable the selection criteria on
this tab, you must check the check box. Otherwise, all selection criteria on this tab will remain inactive.
Map Selection
The Map tab is only available if you have a MapInfo Professional installation. You can use this tab
to make geographical data selections. However, before you can use this feature, you need to have an open
map.
 To open a map, click Open Table in new window on the Map menu, locate the map file (*.tab), and then
click Open.
Note: If the Map menu is not available, click Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Map Menu.
Tip: To define a default workspace so that a map opens automatically when you select the Map check
box, click Map/GPS Settings on the Configuration menu.

Figure 7-7 Map Selection tab
To create a geographical selection

1. Click the Data Selection tab, and then click the Map check box.
2. In the Map Tools Selection toolbar, click the Show Sessions icon .
Figure 7-8 Refresh icon
3. (Optional) Click the Grabber tool , drag the map to where your data is, and then click Zoom in icon
.
4. Define the area on the map where you want to see the data.
a On the Map menu, click Create Region table.
b In the Save As dialog, type a name for the table in the File name box, and then click Save.
Important: You cannot use spaces or special characters in the name.

Figure 7-9 Saving of .tab file

c On the Map Tools toolbar, click Polygon, and then click the shape that you want to draw.
Figure 7-10 Polygon tool

d In the map pane, click, and then drag to create the shape.
Figure 7-11 Region table – blue polygon
5. On the Map Tools Selection toolbar, click the Save icon .
Map selection with imported polygons.

Customer polygon tables can also be loaded in NQDI and used for data selection. To load a polygon map do
the following steps:
1. Click the Map menu and select Open region table.
2. The loaded region is then shown on the map.
3. Click again the Map menu and select Region import.

4. In the dialog shown, it is possible to configure how the polygons are import
Figure 7-12 Region import

a Either all or only the selected (if any) polygons can be imported.
b The name for the region can be defined: clicking into the edit field will show a name config dialog,
where the available fields defined in the polygon is shown.
Figure 7-13 Region import

Using “Drag‟n‟Drop” you can define the name of the region which will then be available in the
database. To remove a field in the resulting string, just double click the value to remove. In the
bottom you see how the name will look like at the end.
c The same method can be used to set the description of the region.
d If other polygons are already imported and defined in groups, you can assign the new polygons to an
already existing group.
e Click Start import to import the polygons.
5. In the Region Management (Map->Region Management), the regions can be managed.

Figure 7-14 Region Management window

a To create a new group, just drag an unassigned region from the left to the right side. This will show
you a dialog where the name of the group can be set.
b To create a new group, just drag an unassigned region from the left to the right side. This will show
you a dialog where the name of the group can be set.
c To add another region to the same group, just drag it on the previously defined group name and it
will be added automatically to this group. It is also possible to select more than one region and drag
it to a (new) group.
d To delete regions select it and click on Delete Region(s).On the left hand side more than one region
can be selected and deleted with one click.
e Within groups, the regions can also be moved using drag‟n‟drop.
f To save the new created assignments click on Update group assignment in DB before closing the
dialog. Otherwise the changes are lost, except the deletion of region which is done immediately.
g In the bottom of the dialog, some drawing options for the regions can be defined.
6. After the steps above are done, it is possible to use the imported polygons to create map based session
selection. Just select the group(s) and/or Polygon(s) for the selection.
To show the polygons on the map, click on Show/Update Polygon(s).
7. The other steps are equal as for a user drawn polygon.
User Selection
On this tab, you can make customized data selections. You can enter a SQL query that returns
one or more SessionId‟s. In addition, you can also select sessions or tests based on comments that a user or
a script has assigned.
To enable the selection criterions on this tab sheet, you must check the check box. Otherwise, all selection
criteria on this tab will remain inactive.

KPI Selection
On this tab, you can select Sessions which contains the selected KPIs only.
Favourites Selection
You can use this feature to configure a custom data selection page.
To configure a custom data selection page

1. On the Configuration menu, click Data Selection Favorites.
2. In the Data Selection Favorites configuration window, select the check boxes for the types data that
you want to include on the Favorites tab of the Data Selection tab.
Figure 7-15 Data selection favourites configuration

3. In the Hide the following selection pages area, select the check boxes for the tabs that you want to
include on the Data Selection tab with the Favorites tab.
Figure 7-16 Data selection favourites page

Note: You need to select the Favorites check box to select the custom options data selection. The
custom data types appear in red on the tab.
Figure 7-17 Data selection items on favorite page
Important: Selection items in red are only valid on the Favorites tab and do not have any effect on the
other tabs.
Cockpit View
The data shown in the cockpit view represents the actual data selection. Select the menu entry Tools\Cockpit
View to open the cockpit view.
Figure 7-18 Menu entry for the Cockpit View
Results
Here you can see a summary of all data you have selected in Data Selection. The data is split up in Voice
Telephony, Video Telephony and Data Sessions (ex. FTP or HTTP tests).

Figure 7-19 Results tab of Cockpit View

If you have set a configuration in the Configuration tab, a color highlight bar will appear below the heading.
This highlight informs you if the dropped or failed number exceeded.
Figure 7-20 Color highlights
Configuration
Here you can change the limits for the 3 parts (Voice Telephony, Video Telephony and Data Session). You
can choose the limits in percent for dropped and failed.
Figure 7-21 Configuration tab
Data Binning
Data binning can average data that have the same feature, for example, same position. This feature is also
another tool with which you can create grids for grid plots, that is, binning over position. NQDI has the
following binning options:
 Position by grid size: Provides a replacement to the manual grid drawing in the map analysis. This
binning option creates a grid that includes all of the positions of the current data selection or
complete database, depending on the status of the Calculate check box in the Binning dialog box.
 Position by decimal places: Similar to the Position by grid size option except that you specify the

number of digits over which the binning is applied, for example, one decimal place.
 Speed: Averages all of the data from the same speed group. As this data is independent of position,
this data cannot be plotted on a map. Instead, NQDI saves the results to the Binning and
BinningRelation tables which are equivalent to the MapGrids and GridRelation tables for position
binning.
Figure 7-22 Data binning dialog

8 Analysis
General
The Data Analysis tab can be used to analyse the details of one specific session or a specific test. You can
select that specific session or test either on the Session List of Current Selection or by using the session
navigator.
Sessions
We distinguish between the following types of sessions: IDLE, CALL and DATA.
All data from a measurement file will be divided into one of these types of sessions.
Example of a Voice Test File:
time
The File
The Sessions:
The Tests:
Figure 8-1 Example of a voice test file

 A session is the duration of a measurement call from the dial command until the disconnect/release. For
voice calls, the session type is known as CALL
 A session can also be a GPRS data test (like an FTP transmission). Then the session type is known as
DATA
 A session also indicates the time between two calls or between two GPRS data transmissions (session
type is known as IDLE).
Tests
A session can contain one or more tests. Type of tests:
 For Voice calls (session Type = CALL): e.g. LQ, DTMF, …
 For GPRS data tests (session Type = DATA): e.g. Ping, HTTP, SMS, …
Session Navigation
The Session Navigation toolbar contains the following controls:
Move to the first, previous, next or last session of the current selections
Increase or decrease the scope. The scope defines how many sessions are
displayed in the session overview. The default value is 1, which means that
apart from the selected session, the previous and next session are also
displayed.
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Replay the reference, coded or call setup sample or start the external audio
player and load the reference and coded sample into that player.
Create a customized word report for the selected session in the analysis
window (For a more detailed description see section ‘Reporting’)
Loads the pcap file of the current selection in the external tool Wireshark.
The button is only enabled if data for the current session is available. When
clicking on the button, Wireshark starts automatically and jumps to the
nearest point of the current watchpoint time. To have this feature please
use the provided Wireshark version found on the installation CD.
The source of Wireshark can be found at http://www.wireshark.org/.
January 2010: The version capable of the option used with NQDI is 1.3.2
(Development Release):
http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#development_release
Time Navigation
The Time Navigation toolbar provides an easy navigation through a session. You can move to the beginning
and the end of the session or you can scroll in defined steps (fast = 1s, normal = 0.25s).
Session Overview
Figure 8-2 Session Overview

The diagram on the Session Overview panel shows all sessions and tests which are in the current scope.
The x-axis shows the time. Sessions and tests can have different colours with the following meanings:
RED: current session/test
WHITE: other sessions/tests that are in the scope and in the current selection
GRAY: other sessions/tests that are in the scope but not in the current selection (they cannot
be selected for the results page).
You can select a test by either clicking on it or by step over it with the Time Navigator. The detailed
measurement results for the selected test (red) will then be shown in the results panel below.
By floating the mouse over a test in the Session Overview, you get a short description about this test.
On the right side of the window, you will find the Analysis Comment for Session and Analysis Comment
for Test panels, where you can enter some personal analysis comments.
Figure 8-3 Analysis Comments Window
Session Info
The first tab of the large bottom panel contains general information about the session and the test:
Figure 8-4 Session Info

On the Call Setup Recording tab you will find the audio recordings of the complete call setup. The recording
starts at the time when we send the Dial command to the Device up to the point when we start the audio
tests.
On the System Trace Log you will find the log messages from the VoiceEngine and the DataVideoEngine.
This information could be helpful for problem analysis.
Detailed Measurement Results

In the large bottom panel, you will see the detailed measurement results of the selected test:
Figure 8-5 Analysis Page
Handling of Charts
Most charts in NQDI have the same user interface. The following functions are available:
Set Watch Click the left mouse button to set the watch point. All related charts are
Point: synchronized with the clicked chart.
Zoom In: Click and hold down the left mouse button and draw a rectangle to the right side.
This will zoom the chart to the selected size (only in the time axis). All related
charts are also zoomed to the same size.
Zoom Out: Click and hold down the left mouse button and draw a rectangle to the left side.
The size does not matter. The chart and all related are zoomed to the default
size.
Scrolling: Once a chart is zoomed in, it is possible to scroll in the time axis. Click the right
mouse button and hold it down. Now, you can move in either direction.
Color Labels of Charts

The color of the label is the same as that of the displayed value. So, if a value is black, it is not in chart,
except when you have chosen black as the value color in the configuration dialog box of the chart. (see
Figure 7-9)
Figure 8-6 Color Labels of Charts
Adding Values to Charts

Note: You can add a maximum of two values with different units to a chart.
To add another value to a chart, grab a label written in bold letters from the left side of the window and drop it
onto a chart. If you like to remove a value from the chart, double-click on the corresponding label.
For example: You can add ULARFCN (UE Rx Pwr) and ACTIVE SET MONITOR (Aggr. Ec/lo). In this case,
you will get a scale for RxPwr on the left side of the chart (-100..20) and a dBm scale on the chart. At this
point, it is not possible to add a BLER value. However, you can add TxPwr or another value that uses the
same scale. To add BLER, you will have to either remove RXPwr or Ec/lo or you can open the second-line
chart by selecting Show 2nd Chart.
Figure 8-7 Show 2nd Chart
Configuration
 To customize the colours and names on a chart,right-click on a chart and click Configuration.
Figure 8-8 Chart Configuration

 To change the color of a series, double-click the name, and then click a color.
Note: The color changes are stored for the next session; however custom chart and axis titles are only
valid for the current NQDI session. To restore the default colors for the next session, select Reset
colors.
Save as jpg: Saves the current chart as an image in JPG format.

Left (or Right) axis: Logarithmic scale: Adds a logarithmic axis to the chart for the values that support a
logarithmic axis.
Set axis min/max values: Specifies the minimum and maximum values for the left and right axes.

 To reset the chart, click Reset saved values of all charts and series.
Markers
Figure 8-11 Markers

Markers or Events can be displayed in the upper chart only. If you click the Choose markers button, a dialog
box appears where the markers to be displayed can be selected.
Figure 8-12 Markers selection dialog

The Select all (or Deselect all) and Invert selection button affects the markers on all pages.
Analysis and Interpretation of the Results

See the Manual - SQuad Voice Test Result Description.pdf and Manual - NiNA+ P563 Voice Test Result
Description.pdf documents for a description of the different results from the audio tests.
See the Manual - Data and Video Tests.pdf document for a description of the different results from the data
tests.
GSM Analysis
The GSM Analysis page shows info about the GSM network behaviour. It contains 1 or 2 line chart displays
and one table with the GSM/GPRS inter-layer messages. On the left side of the window, some of the most
important parameters of the serving cell and the neighbour cells are displayed.
After program startup, RxLev and RxQual are shown in the 1st chart. You can choose to have different
st nd
values shown in the 1 chart as well as open a 2 chart. (see “Adding Values to Charts” on page 57)
Figure 8-13 GSM Analysis
GSM Message Filter

A GSM message trace is shown in a grid at the bottom of the main window (middle) and the selected
message is decoded on the right of the trace grid. By right-clicking on the trace grid, a dialog box appears
where you can select which messages to show or hide:
Figure 8-14 GSM/GPRS/UMTS Message Filter

In addition to this, you can also export the Layer-3 messages into a word document:
Figure 8-15 Export to comma-separated text file

This will open up a dialog box where the time scope can be defined:
Figure 8-16 Export to word dialog

Depending on the session duration the export and complete decoding of the layer-3 messages can take
some time (several minutes up to some hours). So, if possible use the Time range function to limit the
number of exported Layer3 messages.
Mobile phone C/I Information

The C/I tab only shows up, if there is Mobile phone C/I Information available. By selecting one or more
channels from the drop-down list, NQDI is calculating the corresponding C/I and RxLev values. These values
can also be added to the chart as described in “Handling of Charts” on page 56.
Figure 8-17 Selecting channels
Figure 8-18. The corresponding C/I and RxLev values for the channels
Calculation time The calculation process increases with the number of selected
channels. So, it is wise to select just a few channels at a time to
minimize the waiting period.
Scanner Data
If the imported data contains any scanner measurements belonging to the selected session, this information
is displayed under the Scanner tab.
Figure 8-19 GSM Scanner Data

With the band dropdown box the user can select the band, for which he wants to display the scanner data.
First chart: This chart shows the scanner data in its time domain. It displays the best server and four
other selectable frequencies.
There are two ways to change the frequency numbers of the four selectable frequencies:
 Type or select the value from the combo lists.
 Grab a frequency from the lower chart and drop it on one of the four combo lists. To grab a frequency bar
hold the shift key down and click on the frequency with the left mouse button. Then, drag it to the combo
list and drop it there.
The channel number of the best server can be displayed if the Show Best Server Channel Number
checkbox is checked.
Second chart: This chart shows an overview of all scanned frequencies from just before the watch point
closest in time to the last scan to where the watch point currently is.
The neighbours of the serving cell are collared in the same colours as in the chart on the GSM page. To
change this color, select the GSM page and configure the chart there.
To see the exact RxLev value of a frequency, check the Show RxLev checkbox. Zoom then in on the chart
to see all labels clearly.
Figure 8-20 1800 MHz Scanner Data

Third chart: This chart is only visible in GSM 900 mode and shows the scanned frequencies for E-
GSM900.
As the user can specify a range for the frequencies scanned in the band, it is possible that not all
frequencies are scanned. If the Auto range of Channels checkbox is checked, the bottom axis of the lower
chart is zoomed to the scanned range. You can now set your own range or show all frequencies by
unchecking the Auto range of Channels checkbox.
GSM Hot Channels

The Hot Channel display shows you the following information:
On the top chart, the C/I for the serving channel followed by the C/I of the high and low adjacent channel.
Then you will see the C/I values for the strongest channels.
Figure 8-21 Hot Channel Analysis, GSM 900 and GSM 1800
In the bottom chart, the same channels are shown but it displays RSSI instead of C/I. As you can see, there
are different colours for the:
 Serving Channel
 Adjacent channels (high and low)
 Neighbour channels
By default, the charts are sorted by the RxLev (in descending order), but it is also possible to sort the charts
by the channel number or the C/I. You can also select which technology/band is displayed:
Figure 8-22 Hot Channel Analysis, only GSM 900
GPRS Analysis
Note: One chart can only display two different types of value ranges at a time.
The GPRS Analysis tab shows info about the GPRS network behaviour. The screen is similar to the GSM
page. To add or remove a value from chart, follow the same steps as in the GSM analysis.
Figure 8-23 GPRS Analysis
UMTS Analysis
There are 2 tabs available for WCDMA analysis, namely WCDMAScan and WCDMA.
WCDMA Scanner
Under the WCDMA Scanner tab, you will be able to view the Channel Spectrum. You can view the Band
Spectrum from any watch point that you can set.
Figure 8-24 WCDMA Scanner – Channel Spectrum

Under the Top CPICH tab, you will be able to view the top 20 readings, as well as a corresponding chart
below the list of 20 readings.
Figure 8-25 WCDMAScan – Top CPICH
UMTS
Information and values displayed under the WCDMA tab are compiled from the mobile unit.
Under WCDMA Radio, you will see the radio values from the mobile. Under UMTS/NAS, you will be able to
see data values.
Figure 8-26 WCDMA Radio
Figure 8-27 WCDMA – UMTS/NAS
Signalling, Decoded and GMM/MM State

In the bottom right-hand corner of the window, you will see a Signalling tab, a Decoded tab and a GMM/MM
State tab.
Signalling Tab
This tab shows you the Protocol Information. It consists of the MsgTime (Message Time), Dir (Direction),
Layer and Info (describes the type of information displayed) on the left side of the tab. On the right side, the
information is decoded.
Figure 8-28 Signalling tab
GMM/MM State Tab

You are able to view the related GMM/MM State information under this tab. This tab is empty for all phones
except the Qualcomm TM5200/6200 and the Samsung Z100.
Figure 8-29 GMM/MM State tab
HSDPA
You can view data and statistics for HSDPA on the UMTS tab and the UMTS Layer 2 tab.
Figure 8-30 UMTS tab (for HSDPA)

The top of the UMTS tab contains channel statistics and HSDPA parameters.
Figure 8-31 Channel statistics and HSDPA parameters

The middle area of the HSDPA tab contains information on the HSDPA throughput, including phone/data
card category and the CQI that is required for throughput as well as the statistics for UL HS DPCCH and
HS DSCH HARQ.

At the bottom of the HSDPA tab, you can see the statistics for HSDPA Modulation. The first tab displays the
current modulation status. The second tab displays the distribution over the hole session.

The UMTS Layer 2 tab contains a tab that displays MAC statistics along with decoded MAC-hs messages
for HSDPA.
Figure 8-34 MAC statistics
HSUPA
You can view data and statistics for HSUPA on the UMTS tab and the UMTS Layer 2 tab.
Figure 8-35 UMTS tab (for HSUPA)

The top of the UMTS tab contains the radio link set monitor and MAC statistics. Within the MAC statistics we
have several tabs showing status of the HSUPA channel.
Figure 8-36 HSUPA channel parameters

The lower area of the HSUPA tab contains information on the E-DCH channel.
Figure 8-37 E-DCH parameters

The UMTS Layer 2 tab contains a tab that displays MAC-e statistics along with decoded EUL MAC-e/es
messages for HSUPA.
Figure 8-38 MAC-e statistics
LTE Analysis
One tab available for LTE analysis, namely LTE Scanner.
LTE Scanner
The LTE Scanner tab contains the Channel Spectrum, where you can view the Band Spectrum from each
watch point that you set. This analysis is similar to the WCDMA scanner band spectrum analysis.
Figure 8-39 LTE Scanner – Channel Spectrum

On the Top Signal tab, you can view the Top N RS Scans as well as switch between reference and sync
signal scans. This analysis is similar to the WCDMA Top CPICH analysis.
Figure 8-40 WCDMAScan – Top Signal
DVB-H Analysis
For DVB-H analysis, use the DVB-H Scan and DVB-H tabs.
DVB-H Scan Tab

The DVB-H Scan tab displays values from a DVB-H scanner.
Figure 8-41 DVB-H scan

The DVB-H Scan tab contains the following tabs for DVB-H scan analysis:
 Signal Monitor
 Tune Channel: displays information from the network
 Monitor: separated into the several PIDs
DVB-H Tab
The DVB-H tab displays values for DVB-H.
Figure 8-42 DVB-H
The DVB-H tab is divided into the following sections:

 Signal measurements
 TPS values
 DVB-H trace messages
WiMAX Analysis
The WiMAX analysis displays values for WiMAX technology.
Figure 8-43 WiMAX

The WiMAX tab is divided into the following sections:
 Radio parameters
 Data parameters (Link and physical state)
 Convergence sub layer
 WiMAX MAC trace messages
IS-2000 Analysis
The IS-2000 page displays IS-2000 (CDMA) related values.
Figure 8-44 IS-2000 analysis

This page provides the following information:
 Active / Candidate / Neighbor set monitor
 Finger monitor
 RLP throughput monitor
 Power control monitor
 Layer 3 messages (CDMA and EVDO)
 IS-95 / IS-2000 statistics (for example, MUX, paging and access, RLP statistic)
EVDO Analysis
In the EVDO Analysis tab, you can view the EVDO (Rev. 0 and Rev. A) related values.
Figure 8-45 EVDO analysis
Radio Tab
The Radio tab displays values from the following monitors:
 Active / Candidate / Neighbor set monitor
 Finger monitor
This tab also includes information about carrier channels, modem states, radio status and UATI.
Note: Values are not always present and depend on the used handset and the chipset.
Data Tab
The Data Tab contains information about the following items:
 SUP / MUP throughput
 Reverse link gain ratios
 Reverse link T2P statistics
 Air link summary
Power Control Tab

The Power Control tab displays values such as power state, TX values, and RX values.
Layer 3 Messages Tab

The Layer 3 Messages Tab contains CDMA and EVDO messages as well as the decoded messages.
Statistics Tab
The Statistics tab displays the following EVDO Rev. 0 and Rev. A statistics:
 Reverse link metrics
 Multi-User packet forward statistics

 Single-User packet forward statistics
 RLP statistics
9 Graphs
If you go to the Graphs tab, you will initially see the following picture:
Figure 9-1 Initial Screen of a Scatter Plot

With the scatter plot functionality you can plot all values given in the X-Axis field (including Time) against all
values in the y-axis field. Please follow the steps described below:
 Select a value for the x-axis (for example: RxLevFull)
 Select a value for the y-axis (for example: RxLevSub)
 Click Plot Data
At this point, NQDI creates a scatter plot. If for any reasons there are no values available, the pane remains
empty. Depending of the Data Selection and on the measurement values for x and y-axes this calculation
may take a while.
Below is an example of such a plot:
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Figure 9-2 Final Scatter Plot

Once you have the result on the screen, you can change the following parameters:
 Colours of each point
 Colour Ranges
 Size of the points
By clicking Add page, you can create additional scatter plots. By right clicking with the mouse on the chart,
you can either save the chart to a file or copy it into the clipboard to paste it into Word, Excel, PowerPoint or
any other application.
To create a scatter plot, we need to correlate the two selected values. Due to the nature of the different
measurement values (for example: RxQualSub appears every 480 ms and SQUAD LQ every 6 seconds), we
need to calculate average values by using a time base. Such a time base could be a value in seconds.
However, to optimise database query performance, the following grouping criteria are supported:
 Message
 Position
 Test
Message: This value can be used, as long as the two selected values are located in the same table (for
example, RxLevFull and RxQualFull).
Position: This value can be used for a high-resolution correlation for measurement values coming from
different tables (for example, Scanner Rx Lev and Radio RxLev).
Test: This value can be used for scatter plots on a test base (like SQUAD LQ vs. RxQualSub, for example).
Once you click Plot Data, the following query is executed (simplified pseudo code):
SELECT avg(xValue)
avg(yValue)
Number of values
FROM xValueTable
yValueTable
WHERE whereConditions
Group By groupingCriterion
Example of the results set:
RxQualFull (avgXValue) RxLevFull (avgYValue) Number of values

0 -110 1
0 -109 1
0 -108 5
0 -107 32
.. .. ..
1 -110 0
1 -109 4
Then, one point is plotted for every value pair where the number of values is > 0. After that, every point is
colorized based on the number of values.
The user can then decide how to colorize all the points. The general color scheme is as follows:
All Points where All Points where Number All Points where Number
Number of values of Values is between Low of Values is > High Value
is between 1 and Value and High Value
Low Value
Figure 9-3 Color scheme for plot data

You can configure the colors, the High Value and the Low value, by editing the values of the following
controls on the Graph display (click on Show Adv. Settings to display the color settings):
Figure 9-4 Coloring for Scatter Plot

Overall values gives you an indication of the total sum of all values.
10 Map
If MapInfo Professional is installed on your system, you can plot different values on a Map. Some settings
must be configured before you can use the Map/MapInfo.
Figure 10-1 Map screen
Map Menu
To view the MapInfo toolbars in NQDI (1 and 2 in Figure 10-1), click Toolbars on the View menu, and then
click the following items:
 Map Menu
 Map Tools
 Map Tools Analysis
Table 10-1 Map Menu
Command Description
Tools: Some of the map tools (2) are discussed in the next section.
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Command Description
Map: Open table…: opens a MapInfo tab file to display in the map window (4)
(only visible if a Map Open table in new window…: Opens a MapInfo tab file in a new window
window is selected) Close Region table: Closes the currently loaded grid table
Region Import: imports regions from a loaded map file
Region management: manage the imported regions.
Load workspace: Load a MapInfo workspace in a new window
Save workspace: Save the current window as a MapInfo workspace. This
workspace can be used as a default workspace, which is loaded when NQDI
starts. (see File  Options).
Save window as: Export the current view as a picture.
View Layer: Zooms the selected layer so that this layer is completely visible.
View Entire Layer: Zooms the current window so that all loaded tables are
visible.
Create Thematic Map: Used to create a MapInfo thematic map
Modify Thematic Map: Used to modify a thematic map
Grids: a submenu to handle the grids of the db (import/export/deletion)
Layout: Options: Sets up layout options. For more information, see the MapInfo user
(only visible if the Layout manual.
window is selected) Page Setup: Sets up the printing page. For more information, see the MapInfo
user manual.
Print…: Prints the layout window. A Print Dialog Box will appear.
Window: New map Window (4 in Figure 10-1): Opens a new window. If a default
workspace is defined, it will be loaded automatically.
Layout Window: Opens the layout window (used for printing the Map)
Cascade & Tile: Cascade or tile the open windows.
At the bottom of this menu, all open windows are listed and the selected
window is checked.
Map Tools
The tools on the toolbar in Table 10-2are the same as in MapInfo. For more information, see the MapInfo
user manual.
Table 10-2 Map Tools
Tool Description
Selector: Use this to select an item on the map. This will also set the watch point
(see “Items Tree” on page 86).
Marquee select: Use this to select an area.
Unselect All
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Grabber: Use this to move the map
Info: Click on the map and get information of the selected item.
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Tool Description
Drag Map Window: Use this to drag the map to another application (e.g. Word)
Polygon tool: Use this tool to draw the region table.
Start MapInfo: Starts MapInfo and loads all currently opened windows. The files are
stored in the temporary directory configured under Map  Options.
Remove Layers: Removes all user layers from the current map window.
Remove Layers: Removes all user layers from all open map windows.
Refresh Map Window: Click this icon to force a map to refresh. You can also use it if
the map does not react on zoom or grab actions.
Browser: Opens the browser window. The browser shows information about the
selected items. If no item is selected, the browser will not pop up.
Zooms all windows to the same zoom as the selected window.
Draw new grid: This will allow you to draw a new grid on the map.
Validate grid and add it to DB. No editing can be done after applying this.
BTS Layer handling:

Shows BTS: plots the BTS on the current map.
Save BTS table: Saves the current BTS table in the configured BTS directory. This
table is used if later the BTS is drawn again (the data are not taken from the
database again which is much faster)
BTS Configuration: Configuration dialog for coloring/sizing and labeling the BTS
layer. The configuration must be done prior to plotting the BTS. Otherwise the BTS
layer must be removed and added manually.
To draw the drive route on the map, click a selection tool, click this button, and then
double-click a value on the map.
Shows data from the current selected session only: Select this check box if you only
want to display values from the current selected session (as loaded in the analyser
window). This will improve the performance. Typically you should select this box if
you load details like RxQual, RxLev, TA,… for detailed analysis.
Draw Arrow: If not checked the arrow which points to the current selected point is
not displayed.
Offset Plots: If checked, it will offset the second test results of the same route.
If checked, then the first plot on the map is zoomed (equal as selecting “View Entire
Layer…” menu)
Split plot by different criterions: If checked, it will split the results into different
windows, depending on the selection.
Show/Hide the legend panel
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Map Points Tab
Items Tree
The items tree contains a list of the items that you can display on the map (3 in Figure 10-1).
 To plot an item on the map as a layer, double-click the name of the item in the tree.
Figure 10-2 Add Layer with Double-click

The name of the item, for example, "Intermediate Throughput", appears in the top right pane of the map
window (5 in Figure 10-1). The legend for the map plots appears in the bottom right pane (6 in Figure 10-1)
Once you have added a value to the map, the layer appears in the layer window.
Figure 10-3 Legend of Displayed Values

To remove a displayed value from the map, just right click the value and select Remove from Map.
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Figure 10-4 Remove Layer from Map

If you want, you can also click the Remove all layers from current map button on the Map Tools Analysis
toolbar.
Figure 10-5 Remove all layers from current map
Popup menu on Items Tree

If you right click on a plot item a popup menu is shown. The entries of this menu depend on the license
available to your NQDI. The screen shots shown contain all possible menu entries.
One entry contains the export functions for Google Earth. With this menu the map plots can be shown in
Google Earth. The restrictions and rights of using Google Earth can be downloaded from the Google Earth
website.
Main menu entries
Menu entry Description

Plot on map This is the same as if you double click on the item: Plot item on the map
Export to Excel This creates a xls file, located in the users documents folder. The name is
equal to the plotted item name plus a continues number.
Configure… Opens the Map Plots Configurator (see next chapter)
Google Earth This menu contains additional sub menu entries (see below)
Google Earth menu entries
Menu entry Description

Create kmz file and load in This will create a kmz file. This file is then automatically loaded in Google
Google Earth Earth.
Create kmz file only This will only create the kmz file (to a user definable directory) but will not
load it directly in Google Earth.
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Map Plots Configuration

You can edit the Map Plot items by selecting the Map Plots Configuration menu. (Menu Bar 
Configuration  Map Plots Configuration)
The Map Plots Configurator will be displayed:
Figure 10-6 Map Plots Configurator

Under the Points tab (on the left side of the window), you will see the same items tree as in Map window.
In order to edit the query of a specific item, select the specific item. This will display the SQL query under
the Query tab on the right of the items tree. Then, double-click inside the Query space.
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Figure 10-7 Edit SQL query, Step 1
Note: You have to add at least the fields TestId, NetworkId and msgTime.
On the first screen, you have to enter all additional specific values that you want to display. Once you have
entered all desired values, click Next and the following screen appears:
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Note: The following tables are always part of the query:
 Sessions
 Position
 NetworkInfo
 BTSList.
This means that you do not have to add these tables.
On this screen, you must add all table names that you want to use. Click Next to go to the next screen:
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On this screen, you must enter the additional joining information. When you click on Next, the following
screen appears:
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On this screen, you can add grouping criteria, if necessary. If you click OK, then the new query will be
stored. If you click on Copy query to Clipboard, the query will be copied to the internal clipboard and can
be used and tested with the SQL Query Analyser. This is one example.
Important: Nevertheless, it is possible to add another whole query (e.g. with a union clause) in the order
or grouped by field, it is not supported by NQDI and can result in an incorrect view of the created or
modified map plot.
Special features of the query

For a dynamic value, put the word in curled brackets {}. For example, the channel number in the query for
scanner data. This can only be used in edit box at the bottom. If you add such fields, you will be
prompted for the value when you add the graph to the map.
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Example:
Figure 10-11 Query Example for a Dynamic Value

This is how it appears if you add this value to the map:
Figure 10-12 Insert Dynamic Value

The query used for execution will, then, look like this:
dbo.DecodeRSSIRxLev(50,message) As lev
Shade Editor
You can also edit the shades used by a specific item. Select the item under the Points tab. Click the Shade
tab. Select a specific item from the list at the top. The values assigned to that particular item will be
displayed.
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Figure 10-13 Shade Editor
Item name: Name of the item as it appears on the screen.
Filter: Define a filter, if necessary. (for more information, see the example
below)
Fields: Define the field(s) to display. If more then one is specified, the values
of these fields can be accessed with the Info tool. If changes are
made in this box, click Apply to adopt them.
Field to display: Select the field to display on the map.
Show label: If a label should be displayed on the map, check this box and select
the field for the label.
Shade: Choose an existing shade or create a new one which will be used for
the selected shade item. A shade reflects all of the following settings.
Shade Type: There are four different shade types how you can shade values:
Ranges, Individual, Values and Ranges fixed.
Use MapInfo’s If this checkbox is checked, the MapInfo built-in option to create a
thematic layers to thematic map is used. Otherwise NQDI is colouring the items.
colour the plot:
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Shade Type – Ranges
Figure 10-14 Shade-Type – Ranges

Define a Minimum as well as a Maximum value. Determine how many steps it would be divided into and
the round factor, and click the Recalc button. This will automatically generate the items in the list. A font
symbol, a color and a size can be defined for each item in the list. Double-click the list item to change its
symbol, colour and size in the Shade Style window.
It is also possible to select a rotation angle, the background and some effects for the shade symbol.
Note: The extended visual effects for the shade symbols will only be shown on the map on the MapInfo
screen of NQDI.
Figure 10-15 Shade Styles window

To spread the color, select a start and an end color, and click Spread color. You can choose to spread a
different color for a specific range, e.g. Start pos: 1 to End pos: 5 has color spread from red to green and
Start pos: 6 to End pos: 16 has the color spread from blue to brown. This will allow you to highlight a specific
value you might be looking for.
You can edit the name of item or remove an item or remove all items by right clicking on the item.
Shade Type – Individual
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Figure 10-16 Shade Type – Individual

With this shade type, you can define individual ranges of values (see Fig. 95) and you can assign a symbol
to each range. The color is then given automatically when you plot this item. You can add as many ranges as
you need, using the Add Range button. You can also update the range after defining it, using the Update
Range button.
Shade type – Values
Figure 10-17 Shade-Type Values

Add each value with Add Value button. This will generate an item in the list. A font symbol, a color and a
size can be defined for each item in the list. Double-click the list item to change its symbol, colour and size in
the Shade Style window. This option allows you to make certain value/action (such as Connection Failed)
clearer when plotting the map.
Shade Type – Ranges Fixed
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Figure 10-18 Shade Type – Ranges Fixed

This shade is a mix of the shades Individual and Ranges. The ranges must be entered (so they are fixed),
but you can define all properties (color and symbol etc…) for each range. If you check Use circles instead
of symbol (see section 9.6.3), the list of symbols and sizes will be greyed out but you still can define its
properties. This shade type can be used in both points and grids. In grids, an average value is calculated for
the area within a grid square and then the grid square is shaded accordingly.
Use a Second Item for Symbol Size:

Check this if you are plotting 2 different values on one map, such as RxLev and RxQual. In Fig. 98, RxLev
values will be plotted using different colors while the RxQual values will be plotted using a different symbol
size.
Figure 10-19 Use a Second Item for Symbol Size
Exporting Mapplots
NQDI is providing a functionality to import and export map plots. To export a map plot, just click the export
button and the map plot export window appears. First select the file you wish to export from the drop-
down list. If you choose “<NEW FILE>” then your choice will be saved into a new map plot export file, which
you can specify in a save dialog. If you choose any other item from the drop-down list you are able to modify
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the original map plot files. As you chose one of these items, a list of groups from the selected file appears in
the chosen map plot groups list. The different symbols have the following meaning:
Represents an unmodified map plot group from the selected file
A new map plot group from the database will be added to the selected
file.
A map plot group from the selected file will be overwritten with the one in
the database.
By dragging and dropping files from one list to the other it is possible to specify which map plot groups
should be added, removed or overwritten in the selected file.
Note: Once you have overwritten a map plot in an original file, it is not possible to undo this action.
Because you are able to overwrite already existing map plot groups with the map plot import functionality
it‟s recommended that you always save exported map plot files in a separate, custom map plot file
and prevent overwriting the existing files.
Once you have chosen all the map plots you want to export, press the export button to choose the location to
which the map plots should be saved.
Note: The file format of the map plot export file is a regular structured query language (SQL) file. While it
is possible to execute this file in a standard query analyzer, it is recommended that you use the import
functionality in NQDI to re-import these map plots.
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Figure 10-20 An export of map plot groups
Importing Map Plots

Import map plots by clicking on the import button in the map plot configuration dialog. After pressing the
load button and selecting a map plot export file, the map plot groups to be imported are displayed. Note that
unchecked groups are already stored in the database. You can force the import of these items by checking
the groups and agree to the import-warning message. Clicking the import button will finalize the importing
process.
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Figure 10-21 An import of map plot groups
AutoImport of custom map plots in new databases

If you want to automatically import custom map plots, which you have generated with the map plot exporter,
into each new generated database, you can just save them into the “MapplotScripts” folder in your
“Netqual/NQDI/” folder. Each of these custom map plot export files will be imported into any new database
that you will create.
Note: If a map plot group in the custom map plot file has the same name as a map plot in an original file,
then the custom map plot will not be automatically imported, while generating a new database. If you
want this map plot to be imported automatically, then overwrite this map plot in the original map plot file
in the export map plot menu.
Validity checking of map plot items
A new feature is the validity checking of map plot items. If you press the checking button , all current
map plot items will be tested, if they fulfil the minimal requirements for a complete map plot item. These are:
 Having a shade selected
 Having at least one field specified and selected
If one of these requirements should fail, a warning dialog will be displayed.
Note: It is not possible to leave the map plot configuration dialog while there are wrong items specified. If
you try to do so, the warning dialog will be displayed and you will be redirected to the incorrect item, to fix
it.
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MapInfo Window (4) (see Figure 8-25)

This is the MapInfo window where the geographical data is displayed. For more information about MapInfo,
please refer to the documentation provided along with the MapInfo application. A right-click on the map will
bring up the following menu:
Figure 10-22 MapInfo Menu

It is not necessary to use this menu for working with NQDI and should only be used by advanced user or
users with knowledge of MapInfo.
Legend of the Displayed Items (5) (see Figure 8-25)

All user-added items are listed in this box. To hide or show an item, just click the appropriate checkbox.
MapInfo Legend or NQDI Legend (6) (see Figure 8-25)

This is the legend of the items added by the user. There are two different types of legend.
MapInfo This is the legend used with functions of MapInfo. It is displayed when the layer
Legend: is collared by a MapInfo thematic layer (see Shade Editor).
NQDI This legend is used when NQDI colours the added item.
Legend:
To hide/show the two types of legend, use the menu at the bottom of the map window:
Figure 10-23 Show or Hide the Legends

Map Status Bar
Figure 10-24 Map status bar

There is a status bar on each map window with some buttons and information:
Show/Hide Legend: As described above.
Layers: Click to show/hide the layer panel.
Browser: Click to show/hide the browser.
Selection: Describes the selection.
Position: Current position of the mouse cursor on the map.
Distance: Distance to the current serving BTS.
Using the Selector Tool
After choosing the selector tool from the map toolbar, it is possible to click on a value
from a previously added information layer. This value is always connected to a
SessionID, depending on the test; it is also connected to a TestID.
The selector marker will automatically be positioned at the selection.
If you now go back to the Analysis page, it will automatically update all related information to the selected
session and/or test.
The status bar of the map also contains some information about the selected point:
SessionID: The SessionID of the currently selected point.
TestID: If the point belongs to a test, the corresponding TestID is displayed.
Time: The message time of the selected point.

Figure 10-25 Session Selected on Map
Figure 10-26 Synchronized with Analysis

This procedure also works in the reverse direction, if a session or test is selected on the Analysis tab and if
you go to the Map tab, the selector marker will be placed in the position of the current the time stamp.
Marquee Selection
If several values are placed on the same location, and are also from several different calls, use this tool and
make the selection of all values. Then, you can open the Browser window and this will show all selected
values. Here, it is possible to choose the correct value for further analysis.

Figure 10-27 Using the Browser Window
Serving BTS Line

When a BTS list is imported to NQDI (see Configuration  Technology Configuration  BTSList
Configuration), you can display the BTS on the map, if you select the Show BTS checkbox.
This will display all BTS as arrows with the CellId as a label on top (the label is only visible, if the zoom range
is <2.5 km/<2 miles):
Figure 10-28 BTS on the Map

If you, then, click on a value, the system will automatically draw a line to the current serving BTS:

Figure 10-29 Serving BTS Line

In the lower right-hand corner, it shows the distance between the selected point and the BTS. To create such
a line for all values, you can right-click the label of the displayed value and select Show BTS coverage:
Figure 10-30 How to Display the BTS Coverage

For every value, this will plot a line to the serving BTS. If the serving BTS cannot be found, no line is plotted.

Figure 10-31 BTS Coverage

At this point, you can also create a thematic layer to colorize the lines using CellId. This is one example.
(Menu: Map  Create thematic layer):
Figure 10-32 BTS Coverage with Thematic Layer

Grid Plots
Drawing a Grid
The Grid Plot is used to display an average of a value in a specified area. Before this kind of plot can be
added to the map, a grid must be drawn for the specific area.
First, select the Grid Draw Tool.
Figure 10-33 Grid Draw Tool

When the tool is selected, a name for the new grid must be given. This name must be unique.
Figure 10-34 Name for the Grid

Draw the grid with the mouse. It is possible to resize the grid as long as it is not stored in the database.
Figure 10-35 New Grid Drawn

If the size and position of the grid is correct, it can be stored in the database. To do this, click the Validate

grid button:
Figure 10-36 Validate the New Grid

In the following dialog box, the grid step size must be entered. This depends on the size of the grid and also
on the resolution you would like to have. Normally, this value is between 100 and 1000 meters.
Figure 10-37 Enter Grid Step Size

After this value is entered, the grid calculation is done immediately. This takes some time, depending on the
steps and grid size.
The grid can now be selected with the combo-box on the Grids Page. To delete a grid from the database,
select the appropriate grid and choose the menu Map  Delete Grid from DB. This will also remove the
calculated points for this grid.
Figure 10-38 Deleting a Grid
Displaying a Grid
There are a few buttons only used for displaying the grid:
Figure 10-39 Grid Buttons

Table 10-3 Map Grid Drawing Tools
Remove grid: This will remove the grid from the map. It will not delete any data from the
database.
Show grid: Shows the grid on the map including the small grid.
Show grid: Shows the grid on the map.

Stop drawing: This will stop the drawing of the grid (used normally only for the fine grid).
Display a Grid Value

The grid items have some special parameters in the Shade Editor:
Figure 10-40 Grid Values in Shade Editor

It is possible to draw the values as circles instead of as a special symbol. The size of the circle depends on
the grid step size and the user can also set the fill grade.
In the example above, the maximum fill grade is set between 20% and 80% for values between 1 and 100.
This means if the size value (in the example the field num) is ≤1 then the circle will fill 20% of the grid square,
and if the value is ≥100 then the circle will fill 80% of the grid square. The circle size is calculated in a linear
formula for values between the defined ranges. The figure below shows values drawn with circles:
Figure 10-41 Values Drawn as Circles in the Grid

Info Tool
To get more information on a specified value, use the Info Tool. This will display a window with all the
information of the specific point.
Figure 10-42 Info Tool window
Network Filter
This is a new feature released with NQDI 10.2. It is available for Point plots and Favorite plots (but only for
point plots).
When clicking on “Define…” the following dialog is shown:
Figure 10-43 Network Filter

Here an additional filter (beside the data selection) can be defined to filter map plot data.
Two major groups are available:
 Active cell: only plot data where the here defined values do match
 BTS: only plot data which are connected to the selected BTS

Favorites plots
This is new tab, introduced in 10.2, where the favorite map plots can be combined in one tree.
It is also possible to plot all items of this tree with one click.
To configure the favorite items right click in the tree and select “Configure favorites”.
Figure 10-44 Map Favorites configuration

The selected items can also be changed (Edit query, Edit shade). These changes do not affect the original
plots!
Add and group items

To add a new item, right click on the tree and select Add Item. The list shown contains all available map
plots. To select one, double click on it. It will then be added automatically to the favorites list.
After all items are added, the items can be assigned to groups. By default all items are in the “unassigned”
group. To move an item to a new group, drag it on an empty area within the favorite‟s tree.

Figure 10-45 Move item to new group

In the dialog shown, enter the name for the new group.
If an item should be moved to another existing group, just drag‟n‟drop the item to the existing group.
Plot favorite group

A favorite group can be plotted with one click.
Figure 10-46 Move item to new group

To plot the complete group, right click on the group name and select the appropriate operation.
Floating Map
 To configure NQDI to open a map in a separate window, select the Use map in a separate window
option in the Map Settings dialog box. For more information, see the "Map Settings" section on page
20.
After you configure this setting, the main map tab is no longer available and a Map start icon appears on the

toolbar.
 To start and open a map in a new window, click the icon.
Figure 10-47 Map start icon
Note: MapInfo Professional takes a while to start.
Figure 10-48 NQDI with floating map

After the map is opened you have three different windows:
Main NQDI: This is the import, data selection and analysis window.
One or several Map windows: The MapInfo window(s).
Map Controller: Here the map plots can be opened and shown in NQDI.
If the Map controller is closed, it can be opened by clicking on the Show Map Controller icon.
Figure 10-49 Map Controller icon

11 Event Queries
Introduction
Event Queries are SQL-based queries which are executed on a data set in an NQDI database. Overall,
event queries can calculate different arithmetic values around an event. The user can specify these within a
predefined times scope around such events.
Example: Avg Ec/Io of the Active Set, 5 seconds before an Active Set Update Command
Every results set is then stored in the NQDI and can be used for any type of reports. Every results set
contains a sessionId, testId and a timestamp.
Event Selector Dialog box
By clicking on the event query button , the user will see the event selector dialog.
Here, you can select from a list of existing event queries the ones you would like to execute. The picture
below shows an empty list. So, you initially need to define some queries.
Figure 11-1 The event selector dialog
Creation of new event queries

By clicking to New on the Event Query Selector dialog box, you can start the event query wizard to generate
a new event query.
Step 1: Selecting a trigger point

Here, you can choose between 5 categories of trigger points:
KPI: end or start time of any KPI value

Session: begin or end time of a session
Test: begin or end time of a test
Layer3 Message: any RRC, CC, GMM, RR, MM or SM message
Call Marker: any call marker event (Dial, Drop, ….)
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Figure 11-2 The first step in the event query wizard
Step 2: Choosing the value to calculate and the time boundaries

In the next step, you can select the value that you would like to use for the calculation. Initially, we provide
the following values:
 GSM - TA
 GSM - TxPwr
 GSM - RxLevFull
 GSM - RxLevSub
 GSM - RxQualFull
 GSM - RxQualSub
 GSM - BCCH_RxLev
 GSM - N1_RxLev
 GSM - N2_RxLev
 GSM - N3_RxLev
 GSM - N4_RxLev
 GSM - N5_RxLev
 GSM - N6_RxLev
 WCDMA - AggrEcIo_PSC
 WCDMA – numCells
 WCDMA - Strongest EcIo in active set *
 WCDMA – RSCP *
 WCDMA - RSCP strongest SC in active set *
 WCDMA - TxPwr
 WCDMA – RxPwr
 WCDMA – BLER *
* These values do not support the calculation of arithmetic values (see Step 3: Selecting arithmetic values)
because they are already results of special arithmetic calculations themselves.
Here, you can also select the amount of time before and after the event. Only values within this time
boundary will be calculated.

Figure 11-3 Step number 2 : Value to calculate and time options
Step 3: Selecting arithmetic values

Except for special values mentioned above, arithmetic values can be selected to define the calculated results
in the next step.
The following arithmetic values are supported:
 Minimum
 Maximum
 Average
 Median
 Summary
 Last value before the chosen event
 First value after the chosen event
 Number of values before the chosen event
 Number of values after the chosen event
 The number of the chosen event (count)

Figure 11-4 A selection of arithmetic values
Step 4: Choosing a unique name

In this dialog box, you need to select a unique name, by which the chosen selections will be stored in the
database.
Figure 11-5 The naming dialog
Step 5: The confirmation window

The overview window provides you with all the necessary information of the chosen selections that he has
made.
After the confirmation, the data will be stored in the database.

Figure 11-6 An overview over the chosen settings
Finished the event wizard

The generated event query is now available in the Existing events list.
Note: All information of the event query is displayed on the right-hand side.
Figure 11-7 The main screen with the generated event query
Executing an event query

To manually execute one or more event queries, drag them from the Existing events list into the Chosen
events list.
Note: The calculate button now is enabled. To start the calculation of the event queries press the
calculate button.

Figure 11-8 Choose an event query

To abort the calculation, press the Abort button. The calculation will then stop immediately.
Figure 11-9 The execution of an event query
Automatic calculation
To automatically calculate the event queries, select the query (in either the Existing events or the Chosen
events list) and press the Enable button. The color of the selected event query changes now to red. All
queries that are displayed in red color will be executed automatically after importing any data.
Note: The data which is already in the database before selecting the automatic calculation will not be
calculated until the chosen event is manually executed or until some new data is imported.

Figure 11-10 The event query will be automatically calculated after each import
Example of the result set

The gathered results are stored in a database table. Each row in the table represents a valid trigger point,
which meets the specification of the executed event query.
Each row contains the session identifier, test identifier and the message time of the chosen trigger point. The
result set is linked to the executed query trough a query identifier. Also every selected arithmetic value is
stored in an own field.
Values, which were not selected in the arithmetic calculation, contain the value “NULL” in the table. A special
field named “special” contains calculated values, which are special calculations themselves and do not
support arithmetic values (see Step 2: Choosing the value to calculate and the time boundaries)
The data in this table can be displayed in an Excel report.
Figure 11-11 Example of Results Table Values
Creating a Report From the Event Queries

In the reporting menu is a menu item called Event Queries. Below this item are the event queries that were
created in the event query selector before. It is important to calculate the event query in the event selector
first, before trying to execute the corresponding report.
Note: Only data, which is selected in NQDI, will be considerate for the event query report.

Figure 11-12 Executing an event query report

12 Export Layer 3 Data

This procedure will export all layer 3 data for all sessions, you have selected in the Data Selection.
To open the dialog, select the menu entry Tools\Export L3 data.
Figure 12-1 Choosing Export L3 data
Figure 12-2 Layer 3 export dialog

It is possible to export the L3 message type only or the complete decoded message.
You have to choose from 2 options:
 Apply no filter for L3 messages (all messages will be exported)
 Apply filter on L3 messages (click on Change Filter to select the messages, which should be exported)
Clicking Start export will start the export. Wait until the export is finished.
The files are located under the current users MyDocuments\SwissQual\L3Export directory. For each session
a single file is created following this name structure: "NetQual Detailed L3 Report Session x_y.txt", whereas
x is the session id and y a counter if the file already exists.
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13 Historical Export
The historical export enables you to copy database information from a source database to another database.
Using the Historical Export

First, you have to choose the destination database to which you want to copy the data. The source database
is always the database into which you are currently logged. The destination database can be on the local
machine or elsewhere on a machine in the local area network.
Next you have to specify the grade of information, specified by the level, which you want to copy to the
destination database. The following levels are available:
 Level 1: Export only Key Parameters
 Includes: Central Values, Data and Video key values
 Level 2: Export Key Parameters + Time Domain/Protocol Data
 Includes: Other Data and video values, protocol and time domain values
 Level 3: Export Level 2 + Layer 3 Data
 Includes: Layer 3 Data
 Level 4: Export Level 3 + Layer 2 Data
 Includes: Layer 2 Data
 Level 5: Export Level 4 + Layer 1 and Scanner Data
 Includes: Layer 1 Data, Scanner and IP Data
 Level 6: Export all Data
 Includes: Audio, video and fax recordings
Note: A higher level always includes all previous layers.
Figure 13-1 Choosing the destination database and level

Because the smallest unit in the historical export is a file, you have to select the files which you wants to
copy to the destination database. It is also possible to filter the file by their calling modules.
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Figure 13-2 Choosing the files to export

Clicking on the options button, the following additional settings can be configured:
Figure 13-3 Choosing the files to export

Here two different options group are available:
1. File options: these options are used to reduce the files listed in the export list.
2. Session filtering:
− Exclude invalid sessions: the invalid sessions are not exported to the destination database.
− Indoor marker: only session where the selected indoor markers is present.
After starting the historical export, a progress bar shows the progress.
Figure 13-4 Progress of the historical export
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14 Reporting
Execute Reports
Report Group KPI

The Reports in the report group KPI are made of KPIs as described in the document Manual – KPI Users
Guide.
Custom Reports
Although we provide a lot of reports, you may want to define your own reports. To do this you need some
deeper knowledge of MS Excel and SQL. From the Configuration menu, select Report Configurator and
the following dialog box will appear:
Figure 14-1 Report Configurator
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Toolbar
(from left to right)
New: Make a new report.

Save: Save the report under the current name.
Save as: Save the report under a new name.
Delete: Delete the selected (and loaded) report.
Import: Import reports from a file (only in combination with export).
Export: Export selected report(s) to a file (which can then be imported into
another database.
Test Report Query Test whether the SQL syntax is correct
On the right-hand side, you can edit your report query in an easy way (you still need knowledge of SQL). The
query is divided in SELECT, FROM, WHERE and GROUPBY clause. For a new line, press CTRL + ENTER.
Based Select TestInfo, if your query relies on tests. If it relies only on sessions (Call
on: Statistic Report), then you have to select Sessions.
If you want to produce an Excel report, you should take an existing report and edit it, then adapt the Excel
template. The first page of the Excel template contains all the fields of the SELECT clause of the query.
Then, update the pivot table as required.
With version 10.2 a new report handling has been introduced. In the applications Reports/ReportScripts
directory are only reports from SwissQual. All customer reports are located in the user directory (definable in
the settings).
Also the “xls” files are stored in the database. This has the advantage that different users can use the same
reports, not only the user who created the report (before, the xls file was missing on other PCs). But this has
also some influence on how the user can edit a report. If a excel template must be modified, click on the “Edit
Excel template” button ( ). This button is only enabled if it is not a SwissQual report. Excel will
automatically open and load the appropriate report. After clicking this button, NQDI shows a dialog:
Figure 14-2 NQDI dialog when editing report template

After you have applied the changes in the template and closed Excel, click OK to import the changes to the
database.
Export Reports
Select the export function in the Report Configurator to export customised Reports to a directory. This is only
the SQL script for a Report. The corresponding Excel file is in the directory NQDI/Reports. Select the Excel
file and copy the file in the same directory.

Figure 14-3 Export Report

Select a directory and a Filename
Figure 14-4 Export directory
Import Reports
Select the import function in the Report Configurator to import customised Reports in the actual Database.
This imports only the SQL script for a Report. Copy the corresponding Excel file into the directory
NQDI/Reports.
If you like to import automatically your Reports into a new created Database then your Report SQL script file
have to be in the directory NQDI/ReportsScripts. The corresponding Excel file have to be in the directory
NQDI/Reports.

Figure 14-5 Import Report
Creating an Excel Report

You can create a report by selecting the Report Icon.
Figure 14-6 Calling a Report

After selecting a report in the menu, the following dialog box will appear:

Figure 14-7 Report Environment
Report: The report you selected.
Save as: Whether or not the report will be saved automatically.
Show: Whether or not the report will be shown (or only saved).
Type: Report file format
Add If you like to insert a comment into your Report cheque the box and type your
comment: comment into the text field. Your comment is in the Report on the Average Page.

Figure 14-8 Additional Text
Important: Do not change the selection criteria during report generation.
Then, the report is generated in the background as a background thread. As soon as it is finished, Excel
appears and will display the report.
Add MapPlot to an Excel Report

It is possible to add a MapPlot automatically to an Excel report. All plots grouped in a group item in Favorites
MapPlots can be attached to an Excel report. First create in Favorites MapPlot an item. For more information
look into chapter 10 favorites MapPlots.
Open NQDI -> Configuration -> Report Configurator then select reports out of all reports available in this
database. Change to tab “Map Plot” and check “Include Map Plot(s) in report”. Select favorite group item to
be in the report. Execute the report and attached in the report you have the MapPlots pictures.
Please keep in mind that any changes in the Favorites influences also the report MapPlots.

Figure 14-9 Select favorites MapPlot to an Excel report

Figure 14-10 MapPlot Picture in Excel Report
Costumer branded reports

If you like to create costumer branded Reports then create in the NQDI directory under ReportManager a
directory called “Customer Picture”. Place in this directory a JPEG formatted Picture. This picture is in the left
upper corner in the Average Report and automatically scaled.

Figure 14-11 Directory Customer Picture
Figure 14-12 Customer branded Report
Report Generator
The Report Generator is a tool to create individual Excel report templates with the desired KPIs. The
successfully generated templates are to be found in the standard report menu and be used as any other
report. This option is only available for users logged in as “sa”. A detailed description of the KPIs is located in
the document Manual – KPI Users Guide.
Starting the Report Generator

After expanding the Report button, the Report Generator menu appears which will direct the user to the main
form of the Report Generator.
Figure 14-13 Report Generator menu
Using the Report Generator
Figure 14-14 Report Generator main form

Specify Report Name, Report Group and Grouping

The name field specifies the name for the new report template and it is necessary. The group field specifies
the group which the generated template will be added. If the group does not exist, the Report Generator will
create a new group with the given name. It is not necessary to define a group the report will be in the main
tree of groups.
Finally, grouping the generated report can be performed using the group by drop-down menu where you can
chose which entities you want to compare, for example, Collection Name, Campaign Name, Calling Module,
Home Operator, Serving Operator, Technology, IMEI, Cell ID, LAC, and an A Side Device. One group by
criteria is necessary in maximum are three criteria are allowed.
Adding a KPI to the new report template

In the left list of the form the available KPIs are displayed.
To add a KPI to the report template select the desired KPI and click on the Add button ( ). The selected
KPI will appear in the list of the chosen KPI items. It is also possible to add a new KPI by dragging it from the
available KPI list and then drop it on the chosen KPI list.
For each added KPI there will appear a special configuration sheet to the right. See Configure a KPI item for
further information.
By selecting the Show KPI ID checkbox, the KPI ID of the available KPI items will be displayed.
If the same KPI is added a second time, you will be prompted to agree on it. If you accept, you must enter a
new name for the KPI item, so it can be uniquely identified.
The template does not accept more than 20 KPI items.
Remove a KPI from the new report template

To remove a KPI item, select from the list and press the Remove button ( ). The selected KPI item will
disappear from the chosen KPI list. Alternatively, it is also possible to remove the KPI by dragging it from the
chosen KPI list and then drop it on the available KPI list.
Change the KPI position

The KPIs in the report template will be displayed in the same order as they are grouped in the chosen list. To
change their position in the list, rearrange them by dragging and dropping them in the list.
The KPI item Scrambling Code Coverage cannot be rearranged. It will always be at the bottom of the list.
Configure a KPI item

Each chosen KPI item can be modified in the configuration sheet, either by selecting the KPI item in the
chosen list or by clicking on the tab to the right.

Figure 14-15 Configuration sheet of a KPI item

In the configuration sheet, there is a checkbox for each attribute in the selected KPI item. By selecting or
deselecting a checkbox, a feature of the KPI item can be enabled or disabled in the new report template.
If either a PDF or CDF graph is selected for the given KPI, there is the possibility to assign a maximum value
to the graphs in the generated report.
Note: Some complex KPIs do not support the modification of the maximum value.

Tables and Diagrams in a KPI Item
Figure 14-16 KPI Tables and Diagrams
Calculate Raw Data

Create a separate page in the KPI report and shows for each valid value in the database table a result.
Figure 14-17 Raw data report
Success Rate, Average, CutOff Value of 95%

Create for each KPI Report Item a separate Table with the number of test, SuccessRate, Average, Minimum,
Maximum, Standard deviation and a CutOff Value of 95%.

Figure 14-18 Table of KPI rates and averages
PDF
The probability density diagram is a histogram where the frequency of occurrence of the values in the given
intervals is shown. The maximum value from the diagram can be set. To accumulate the values are two
possibilities. Count the values and give the number of values back or count the values but give the values in
percent scale back.
Num.
The accumulated values give in number of values back.
Figure 14-19 Probability Density Function (PDF) in number of values
Perc.
The accumulated values give in percentage back.

Figure 14-20 Probability Density Function (PDF) in percentage
CDF
The cumulative density function is a histogram where the percentages of the measured values that are equal
or bigger than the respective value point on the x – axis is shown.
Figure 14-21 Cumulative Density Function (CDF)
Pie Chart
The Pie Chart is a diagram where the results from the CDF are displayed in a different way. The results have
new boundaries it is divided into five intervals . The boundaries can be changed individually over the button
“Set Range”. The maximum of individually ranges are ten intervals.

Figure 14-22 Pie Chart set Ranges
Trending Report
With the KPI Report Generator it is possible to create Trending Reports. The Reports split in Year, Half Year,
Quarter Year, Month, Week, Day and Hour.
Note: For some KPI Items, you can select the Logarithmic axis to change the horizontal axis in the
average diagram to a logarithmic scale.
Figure 14-23 Select Trending Report

Figure 14-24 Trending Report with logarithmic scale for average throughput diagram

Figure 14-25 Trending Report
Creating the New Report Template

When all KPI items are configured properly and after a click on the “OK” button, the template will be created.
The new created template, like all others, will be displayed in the list below the report menu. If a group was
specified, the report template will be displayed in this submenu.

Figure 14-26 “new created report” template in the list
Required Excel Settings

To guarantee a smooth running of this feature the following settings must be configured:
 The report folder must be writable (uncheck read only)
 Office 2003, Office 2007, and Office 2010 must have the latest SP installed
 The macro security level must be set to “Medium” in Office 2003. For Office 2007 and Office 2010 set
the macro security level to “Enable all Macros”.
 Trust access to Visual Basic Project must be checked on the Trusted Publishers tab. For Office 2003,
Office 2007, and Office 2010.

15 Word Reporting
This report is implemented for Microsoft Word XP or 2003. It creates a detailed sample quality report about
the currently selected sample.
Figure 15-1 Menu entry of Word Reporting

In Settings dialog you can adjust the following:
 KPI Table always show/hide (or ask: a dialog will appear to select Y/N)
 Layer3 Table always show/hide (or ask: a dialog will appear to select Y/N)
 GPRS Table always show/hide (or ask: a dialog will appear to select Y/N)
Click on Execute Report to create such a report.
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16 Definitions
Terms and Definitions
Term Definition
File, Measurement File, Contains all the logged information between the start and the stop of a
Log File measurement execution. All the data from a file are assigned to sessions. We
differentiate between A-side and B-side files.
Diversity Files A Diversity file has the extension sqz. Such files are created with the Diversity
Test System.
QualiPoc Files A QualiPoc file has the extension mf.
*.mf/*.sqz yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss-tttt-kkkk-ssss-vvvv-A.* for A-side files. The letters have
the following meaning:
yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss : The timestamp in the filename helps
matching and sorting the files and is
of use when the timestamp of the
filesystem is lost (e.g. when using FTP)
tttt : Task ID (as used in NQTM)
kkkk : Customer ID (from the license key of
the A-Side)
ssss : System ID (from the license key of
the A-Side), Unique per Operating
System Instance (PC, PCM,
Symbian Device...), but only per
Customer.
vvvv : Device ID (as used in NQTM) of the
A-Side!
Session A session can either be a call session, a data session or an idle session. We
distinguish between the following types of sessions: IDLE, CALL and DATA.
All data from a measurement file will be divided into one of these types of
sessions. Example of a Voice Test File:
The File: time
The Sessions:
The Tests:
A session is the duration of a measurement call from the dial command until
the disconnect/release. For voice calls, the session type is CALL
A session can also be a GPRS/UMTS data test (like an FTP transmission).
Then, the session type is DATA
A session is also the time between two calls or between two data transmissions
(session type = IDLE).
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Term Definition
Call session A Call session includes all data between the dial command to the device and
the call end. Normally, a call session contains exactly one call.
Data session A Data session includes all data between the start of a data test and the end of
a data test.
Idle sessions An Idle session contains all data that are not allocated to either a data session
or a call session. For example, the data between two calls or that data before
the first data session.
Test A test can be of the following types:
Voice:
Speech
DTMF
Noise Suppression
Inband Round Trip (RTT)
Acoustic Echo Passive (AEC)
NiNA+/P.563
VMS (QualiPoc only)
Data:
Ping
Ping Trace
FTP
UDPDL
GPRSAttach
GPRSDetach
PDPActivation
PDPDeactivation
GPRSAvailability
HTTPBrowser
EMailSend
EMailReceive
WAP
MMSSend
MMSReceive
SMSSend
SMSReceive
UDPPlus
HTTPTransfer
Video:
VideoQT
ViedoReal
VideoQTSmart
VideoRealSmart
A test is always assigned to a session. Call Sessions (session type = CALL)
can contain tests of the Voice, Circuit Switched Data and Video group.
Data Sessions (GPRS/UMTS Data Sessions, session type = DATA) can
contain tests of the Data or Video group.
NQDI NetQual Database Application
Term Definition
NQComm Diversity Communication Module
TM NetQual TestManager
NQAgent NetQual Agent
NQWatchdog NetQual Watchdog Application
Setup Time Time between the start of a dial command until the successful detection of a
connection to the B-side (CC: CONN_ACK in case of ISDN, activity detection in
case of analogue PSTN
PDD Post Dial Delay
DTD Dial Tone Delay
Campaign A collection of jobs defined by the TestManager (NQTM)
Collection Name The name that can be assigned to measurement results before the data import
into a NQDI database.
Test Id Unique Identifier for a Test (SQUAD LQ, SQUAD SS, SQUAD NS, DTMF, FTP,
UDP, HTTP, …)
Device Name Name of the device that was used for a measurement (ISDN 0, Nokia N 95, …)
A-Side All files coming from a measurement unit that initiated the first call of a test (A-
side calls the B-side)
B-Side All files coming from a measurement unit that was waiting for a first incoming
call. (B-side is called by the A-side)
There may not be B-side files for every test.
Diversity Our GSM/GPRS/UMTS/CDMA/EvDO lab and drive test system.
Call Status
In general we divide all different call combination into 4 different categories:
Completed: successful call setup, successful completion of the call

Failed: failed call setup (we do not get a Connect Acknowledge within a specific time
– typically 30 seconds)
Dropped: the call was terminated before the call duration was reached
System the measurement system or the user terminated the call
Release:
Engine Error Codes

Below you will find the list of error codes which are available in the DataVideoEngine. All error codes are
stored in the database in the ErrorCodes table.
The format of the error code is as following:
< 0: Video Test Error Codes

0: No Error
1.. 9999: System Errors
10000 … 11999: Winsock Errors

> 100000: Data Test Errors with the format: 1TTCCC whereas:
TT – TypeOfTest (not listed tests are no longer supported)
01 = Ping
02 = Ping Trace
03 = FTP
06 = UDPDL
08 = Attach
09 = Detach
10 = PDP Activate
11 = PDP Deactivate
12 = GPRS Availability
13 = HTTP Browser
14 = Email Send
15 = Email Receive
16 = WAP
17 = MMS Send
18 = MMS Receive
19 = SMS Send
20 = SMS Receive
21 = UDP Plus
24 = HTTP Transfer
CCC - Code
No error
Code Message
0 OK
Default errors
Code Message
1000 Timeout / User stop
1001 Measurement abort
1002 Test timeout
1003 Data inactivity
2000 Exception
2001 Unexpected System Time Change
3000 Unknown error
Winsock errors
Code Message
10000 Unknown socket error (interface disconnected?)
10004 A blocking operation was interrupted by a call to WSACancelBlockingCall.

Code Message
10009 The file handle supplied is not valid.
10013 An attempt was made to access a socket in a forbidden way.
10014 The system detected an invalid pointer address.
10022 An invalid argument was supplied.
10024 Too many open sockets.
10035 A non-blocking socket operation could not be completed immediately.
10036 A blocking operation is currently executing.
10037 An operation was attempted on a non-blocking socket that already had an operation in
progress.
10038 An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket.
10039 A required address was omitted from an operation on a socket.
10040 A message sent on a datagram socket was larger than the internal message buffer.
10041 A protocol was specified in the socket function call that does not support the semantics.
10042 An unknown- invalid- or unsupported option or level was specified in a get- or set sockopt
call.
10043 The requested protocol has not been configured into the system.
10044 The support for the specified socket type does not exist in this address family.
10045 The attempted operation is not supported for the type of object referenced.
10046 The protocol family has not been configured into the system.
10047 An address incompatible with the requested protocol was used.
10048 Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is permitted.
10049 The requested address is not valid in its context.
10050 A socket operation encountered a dead network.
10051 A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable network.
10052 The connection has been broken.
10053 An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine.
10054 An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.
10055 An operation on a socket could not be performed (buffer space or queue full).
10056 A connect request was made on an already connected socket.
10057 A request to send or receive data was disallowed (socket is not connected or no address).
10058 A request to send or receive data was disallowed (socket already shut down).
10059 Too many references to some kernel object.
10060 A connection attempt failed (timeout).
10061 No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
10062 Cannot translate name.
10063 Name component or name was too long.
10064 A socket operation failed because the destination host was down.

Code Message
10065 A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable host.
10066 Cannot remove a directory that is not empty.
10067 A Windows Sockets implementation may have a limit on the number of applications that
may use it simultaneously.
10068 Ran out of quota.
10069 Ran out of disk quota.
10070 File handle reference is no longer available.
10071 Item is not available locally.
10091 WSAStartup cannot function at this time because the underlying system it uses to provide
network services is currently unavailable.
10092 The Windows Sockets version requested is not supported.
10093 Either the application has not called WSAStartup or WSAStartup failed.
10101 Returned by WSARecv or WSARecvFrom to indicate the remote party has initiated a
graceful shutdown sequence.
10102 No more results can be returned by WSALookupServiceNext.
10103 A call to WSALookupServiceEnd was made while this call was still processing. The call has
been canceled.
10104 The procedure call table is invalid.
10105 The requested service provider is invalid.
10106 The requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized.
10107 A system call that should never fail has failed.
10108 No such service is known. The service cannot be found in the specified name space.
10109 The specified class was not found.
10110 No more results can be returned by WSALookupServiceNext.
10111 A call to WSALookupServiceEnd was made while this call was still processing.
10112 A database query failed because it was actively refused.
11001 No such host is known.
11002 This is usually a temporary error during hostname resolution.
11003 A non-recoverable error occurred during a database lookup.
11004 The requested name was found in the database but it does not have the correct data being
resolved for.
11005 At least one reserve has arrived.
11006 At least one path has arrived.
11007 There are no senders.
11008 There are no receivers.
11009 Reserve has been confirmed.
11010 Error due to lack of resources.
11011 Rejected for administrative reasons - bad credentials.

Code Message
11012 Unknown or conflicting style.
11013 Problem with some part of the filterspec or provider-specific buffer in general.
11014 Problem with some part of the flowspec.
11015 General QOS error.
11016 An invalid or unrecognized service type was found in the flowspec.
11017 An invalid or inconsistent flowspec was found in the QOS structure.
11018 Invalid QOS provider-specific buffer.
11019 An invalid QOS filter style was used.
11020 An invalid QOS filter type was used.
11021 An incorrect number of QOS FILTERSPECs were specified in the FLOWDESCRIPTOR.
11022 An object with an invalid ObjectLength field was specified in the QOS provider-specific
buffer.
11023 An incorrect number of flow descriptors was specified in the QOS structure.
11024 An unrecognized object was found in the QOS provider-specific buffer.
11025 An invalid policy object was found in the QOS provider-specific buffer.
11026 An invalid QOS flow descriptor was found in the flow descriptor list.
11027 An invalid or inconsistent flowspec was found in the QOS provider-specific buffer.
11028 An invalid FILTERSPEC was found in the QOS provider-specific buffer.
11029 An invalid shape discard mode object was found in the QOS provider-specific buffer.
11030 An invalid shaping rate object was found in the QOS provider-specific buffer.
11031 A reserved policy element was found in the QOS provider-specific buffer.
Windows system errors

Code Message
12001 ERROR_INTERNET_OUT_OF_HANDLES
12002 ERROR_INTERNET_TIMEOUT
12003 ERROR_INTERNET_EXTENDED_ERROR
12004 ERROR_INTERNET_INTERNAL_ERROR
12005 ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_URL
12006 ERROR_INTERNET_UNRECOGNIZED_SCHEME
12007 ERROR_INTERNET_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
12008 ERROR_INTERNET_PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND
12009 ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_OPTION
12010 ERROR_INTERNET_BAD_OPTION_LENGTH
12011 ERROR_INTERNET_OPTION_NOT_SETTABLE
12012 ERROR_INTERNET_SHUTDOWN

Code Message
12013 ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_USER_NAME
12014 ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_PASSWORD
12015 ERROR_INTERNET_LOGIN_FAILURE
12016 ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_OPERATION
12017 ERROR_INTERNET_OPERATION_CANCELLED
12018 ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_HANDLE_TYPE
12019 ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_HANDLE_STATE
12020 ERROR_INTERNET_NOT_PROXY_REQUEST
12021 ERROR_INTERNET_REGISTRY_VALUE_NOT_FOUND
12022 ERROR_INTERNET_BAD_REGISTRY_PARAMETER
12023 ERROR_INTERNET_NO_DIRECT_ACCESS
12024 ERROR_INTERNET_NO_CONTEXT
12025 ERROR_INTERNET_NO_CALLBACK
12026 ERROR_INTERNET_REQUEST_PENDING
12027 ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_FORMAT
12028 ERROR_INTERNET_ITEM_NOT_FOUND
12029 ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT
12030 ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED
12031 ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_RESET
12032 ERROR_INTERNET_FORCE_RETRY
12033 ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_PROXY_REQUEST
12034 ERROR_INTERNET_NEED_UI
12036 ERROR_INTERNET_HANDLE_EXISTS
12037 ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_DATE_INVALID
12038 ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_CN_INVALID
12039 ERROR_INTERNET_HTTP_TO_HTTPS_ON_REDIR
12040 ERROR_INTERNET_HTTPS_TO_HTTP_ON_REDIR
12041 ERROR_INTERNET_MIXED_SECURITY
12042 ERROR_INTERNET_CHG_POST_IS_NON_SECURE
12043 ERROR_INTERNET_POST_IS_NON_SECURE
12044 ERROR_INTERNET_CLIENT_AUTH_CERT_NEEDED
12045 ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_CA
12046 ERROR_INTERNET_CLIENT_AUTH_NOT_SETUP
12047 ERROR_INTERNET_ASYNC_THREAD_FAILED
12048 ERROR_INTERNET_REDIRECT_SCHEME_CHANGE
12049 ERROR_INTERNET_DIALOG_PENDING
12050 ERROR_INTERNET_RETRY_DIALOG
Code Message
12052 ERROR_INTERNET_HTTPS_HTTP_SUBMIT_REDIR
12053 ERROR_INTERNET_Insert_CDROM
12054 ERROR_INTERNET_FORTEZZA_LOGIN_NEEDED
12055 ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_ERRORS
12056 ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_NO_REV
12057 ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_REV_FAILED
12110 ERROR_FTP_TRANSFER_IN_PROGRESS
12111 ERROR_FTP_DROPPED
12112 ERROR_FTP_NO_PASSIVE_MODE
12130 ERROR_GOPHER_PROTOCOL_ERROR
12131 ERROR_GOPHER_NOT_FILE
12132 ERROR_GOPHER_DATA_ERROR
12133 ERROR_GOPHER_END_OF_DATA
12134 ERROR_GOPHER_INVALID_LOCATOR
12135 ERROR_GOPHER_INCORRECT_LOCATOR_TYPE
12136 ERROR_GOPHER_NOT_GOPHER_PLUS
12137 ERROR_GOPHER_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_FOUND
12138 ERROR_GOPHER_UNKNOWN_LOCATOR
12150 ERROR_HTTP_HEADER_NOT_FOUND
12151 ERROR_HTTP_DOWNLEVEL_SERVER
12152 ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_SERVER_RESPONSE
12153 ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_HEADER
12154 ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_QUERY_REQUEST
12155 ERROR_HTTP_HEADER_ALREADY_EXISTS
12156 ERROR_HTTP_REDIRECT_FAILED
12157 ERROR_INTERNET_SECURITY_CHANNEL_ERROR
12158 ERROR_INTERNET_UNABLE_TO_CACHE_FILE
12159 ERROR_INTERNET_TCPIP_NOT_INSTALLED
12160 ERROR_HTTP_NOT_REDIRECTED
12161 ERROR_HTTP_COOKIE_NEEDS_CONFIRMATION
12162 ERROR_HTTP_COOKIE_DECLINED
12163 ERROR_INTERNET_DISCONNECTED
12164 ERROR_INTERNET_SERVER_UNREACHABLE
12165 ERROR_INTERNET_PROXY_SERVER_UNREACHABLE
12166 ERROR_INTERNET_BAD_AUTO_PROXY_SCRIPT
12167 ERROR_INTERNET_UNABLE_TO_DOWNLOAD_SCRIPT
12168 ERROR_HTTP_REDIRECT_NEEDS_CONFIRMATION
Code Message
12169 ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_INVALID_CERT
12170 ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_REVOKED
12171 ERROR_INTERNET_FAILED_DUETOSECURITYCHECK
12172 ERROR_INTERNET_NOT_INITIALIZED
12173 ERROR_INTERNET_NEED_MSN_SSPI_PKG
12174 ERROR_INTERNET_LOGIN_FAILURE_DISPLAY_ENTITY_BODY
COM/OLE errors
Code Message
16385 Not Implemented
16386 No Such Interface Supported
16387 Invalid Pointer
16388 Operation Aborted
16389 Unspecified Error
Data Session errors

Code Message
40000 Connection dropped
40001 Connecting failed
40002 Attach failed
40003 GPRS unavailable
40004 Abort due Guard Timer
40005 Device error
40006 Generic session failure
40007 Task duration elapsed
40008 External stop
40100 Socket connection failed
Data test errors
Ping errors
Code Message
101001 ICMP error
101002 ICMP timeout
101003 ICMP host unreachable

Code Message
101004 ICMP TTL exceeded
Ping Trace errors
Code Message
102001 ICMP error
102002 ICMP timeout
102003 ICMP host unreachable
102004 ICMP TTL exceeded
FTP errors
Code Message
103000 Reference file not found
103001 Connecting failed
103421 FTP: Service not available
103425 FTP: Can't open data connection
103426 FTP: Connection trouble
103450 FTP: Requested file action not taken: file unavailable
103451 FTP: Requested action aborted: Local error in processing
103452 FTP: Requested action not taken: Insufficient storage space in system
103500 FTP: Syntax error - command unrecognized
103501 FTP: Syntax error in paramets or arguments
103502 FTP: Command not implemented
103503 FTP: Bad sequence of commands
103504 FTP: Command not implemented for that parameter
103530 FTP: Not logged in
103532 FTP: Need account for storing files
103550 FTP: Remote file not found or access denied
103551 FTP: Requested action aborted - page type unknown
103552 FTP: Requested action aborted - storage allocation exceeded
103553 FTP: Requested action not taken - illegal filename
103600 FTP: File transfer failed
UDPDL errors
Code Message
106000 No ACK received

Code Message
106001 No packet received
106002 Packet loss
Attach errors
Code Message
108000 Attach Timeout
Detach errors
Code Message
109000 Detach failed
PDP Activate errors

The same errors (except 110000) can also occur as normal Windows DUN error codes (code – 110000)
Code Message
110000 Dialup failed
110601 The port handle is invalid.
110602 The port is already open.
110603 Caller's buffer is too small.
110604 Wrong information specified.
110605 Cannot set port information.
110606 The port is not connected.
110607 The event is invalid.
110608 The device does not exist.
110609 The device type does not exist.
110610 The buffer is invalid.
110611 The route is not available.
110612 The route is not allocated.
110613 Invalid compression specified.
110614 Out of buffers.
110615 The port was not found.
110616 An asynchronous request is pending.
110617 The port or device is already disconnecting.
110618 The port is not open.
110619 The port is disconnected.
110620 There are no endpoints.

Code Message
110621 Cannot open the phone book file.
110622 Cannot load the phone book file.
110623 Cannot find the phone book entry.
110624 Cannot write the phone book file.
110625 Invalid information found in the phone book.
110626 Cannot load a string.
110627 Cannot find key.
110628 The port was disconnected.
110629 The port was disconnected by the remote machine.
110630 The port was disconnected due to hardware failure.
110631 The port was disconnected by the user.
110632 The structure size is incorrect.
110633 The port is already in use or is not configured for Remote Access dialout.
110634 Cannot register your computer on the remote network.
110635 Unknown error.
110636 The wrong device is attached to the port.
110637 The string could not be converted.
110638 The request has timed out.
110639 No asynchronous net available.
110640 A NetBIOS error has occurred.
110641 The server cannot allocate NetBIOS resources needed to support the client.
110642 One of your NetBIOS names is already registered on the remote network.
110643 A network adapter at the server failed.
110644 You will not receive network message popups.
110645 Internal authentication error.
110646 The account is not permitted to log on at this time of day.
110647 The account is disabled.
110648 The password has expired.
110649 The account does not have Remote Access permission.
110650 The Remote Access server is not responding.
110651 Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error.
110652 Unrecognized response from the device.
110653 A macro required by the device was not found in the device .INF file section.
110654 A command or response in the device .INF file section refers to an undefined macro
110655 The <message> macro was not found in the device .INF file section.
110656 The <defaultoff> macro in the device .INF file section contains an undefined macro
110657 The device .INF file could not be opened.
Code Message
110658 The device name in the device .INF or media .INI file is too long.
110659 The media .INI file refers to an unknown device name.
110660 The device .INF file contains no responses for the command.
110661 The device .INF file is missing a command.
110662 Attempted to set a macro not listed in device .INF file section.
110663 The media .INI file refers to an unknown device type.
110664 Cannot allocate memory.
110665 The port is not configured for Remote Access.
110666 Your modem (or other connecting device) is not functioning.
110667 Cannot read the media .INI file.
110668 The connection dropped.
110669 The usage parameter in the media .INI file is invalid.
110670 Cannot read the section name from the media .INI file.
110671 Cannot read the device type from the media .INI file.
110672 Cannot read the device name from the media .INI file.
110673 Cannot read the usage from the media .INI file.
110674 Cannot read the maximum connection BPS rate from the media .INI file.
110675 Cannot read the maximum carrier BPS rate from the media .INI file.
110676 The line is busy.
110677 A person answered instead of a modem.
110678 There is no answer.
110679 Cannot detect carrier.
110680 There is no dial tone.
110681 General error reported by device.
110682 ERROR WRITING SECTIONNAME
110683 ERROR WRITING DEVICETYPE
110684 ERROR WRITING DEVICENAME
110685 ERROR WRITING MAXCONNECTBPS
110686 ERROR WRITING MAXCARRIERBPS
110687 ERROR WRITING USAGE
110688 ERROR WRITING DEFAULTOFF
110689 ERROR READING DEFAULTOFF
110690 ERROR EMPTY INI FILE
110691 Access denied because username and/or password is invalid on the domain.
110692 Hardware failure in port or attached device.
110693 ERROR NOT BINARY MACRO
110694 ERROR DCB NOT FOUND
Code Message
110695 ERROR STATE MACHINES NOT STARTED
110696 ERROR STATE MACHINES ALREADY STARTED
110697 ERROR PARTIAL RESPONSE LOOPING
110698 A response keyname in the device .INF file is not in the expected format.
110699 The device response caused buffer overflow.
110700 The expanded command in the device .INF file is too long.
110701 The device moved to a BPS rate not supported by the COM driver.
110702 Device response received when none expected.
110703 ERROR INTERACTIVE MODE
110704 ERROR BAD CALLBACK NUMBER
110705 ERROR INVALID AUTH STATE
110706 ERROR WRITING INITBPS
110707 X.25 diagnostic indication.
110708 The account has expired.
110709 Error changing password on domain.
110710 Serial overrun errors were detected while communicating with your modem.
110711 RasMan initialization failure. Check the event log.
110712 Biplex port is initializing. Wait a few seconds and redial.
110713 No active ISDN lines are available.
110714 Not enough ISDN channels are available to make the call.
110715 Too many errors occurred because of poor phone line quality.
110716 The Remote Access IP configuration is unusable.
110717 No IP addresses are available in the static pool of Remote Access IP addresses.
110718 PPP timeout.
110719 PPP terminated by remote machine.
110720 No PPP control protocols configured.
110721 Remote PPP peer is not responding.
110722 The PPP packet is invalid.
110723 The phone number
110724 The IPX protocol cannot dial-out on the port because the computer is an IPX router.
110725 The IPX protocol cannot dial-in on the port because the IPX router is not installed.
110726 The IPX protocol cannot be used for dial-out on more than one port at a time.
110727 Cannot access TCPCFG.DLL.
110728 Cannot find an IP adapter bound to Remote Access.
110729 SLIP cannot be used unless the IP protocol is installed.
110730 Computer registration is not complete.
110731 The protocol is not configured.
Code Message
110732 The PPP negotiation is not converging.
110733 The PPP control protocol for this network protocol is not available on the server.
110734 The PPP link control protocol terminated.
110735 The requested address was rejected by the server.
110736 The remote computer terminated the control protocol.
110737 Loopback detected.
110738 The server did not assign an address.
110739 The remote server cannot use the Windows NT encrypted password.
110740 The TAPI devices configured for Remote Access failed to initialize or were not installed
correctly.
110741 The local computer does not support encryption.
110742 The remote server does not support encryption.
110743 The remote server requires encryption.
110744 Cannot use the IPX net number assigned by the remote server. Check the event log.
110745 ERROR INVALID SMM
110746 ERROR SMM UNINITIALIZED
110747 ERROR NO MAC FOR PORT
110748 ERROR SMM TIMEOUT
110749 ERROR BAD PHONE NUMBER
110750 ERROR WRONG MODULE
110751 The callback number contains an invalid character. Only the following 18 characters are
allowed: 0 to 9
110752 A syntax error was encountered while processing a script.
110753 The connection could not be disconnected because it was created by the multi-protocol
router.
110754 The system could not find the multi-link bundle.
110755 The system cannot perform automated dial because this connection has a custom dialer
specified.
110756 This connection is already being dialed.
110757 Remote Access Services could not be started automatically. Additional information is
provided in the event log.
110758 Internet Connection Sharing is already enabled on the connection.
110759 An error occurred while the existing Internet Connection Sharing settings were being
changed.
110760 An error occurred while routing capabilities were being enabled.
110761 An error occurred while Internet Connection Sharing was being enabled for the connection.
110762 An error occurred while the local network was being configured for sharing.
110763 Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled. There is more than one LAN connection
other than the connection to be shared.

Code Message
110764 No smart card reader is installed.
110765 Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled. A LAN connection is already configured
with the IP address that is required for automatic IP addressing.
110766 A certificate could not be found. Connections that use the L2TP protocol over IPSec
require the installation of a machine certificate
110767 Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled. The LAN connection selected as the
private network has more than one IP address configured. Please reconfigure the LAN
connection with a single IP address before enabling Internet Connection Sharing.
110768 The connection attempt failed because of failure to encrypt data.
110769 The specified destination is not reachable.
110770 The remote computer rejected the connection attempt.
110771 The connection attempt failed because the network is busy.
110772 The remote computer's network hardware is incompatible with the type of call requested.
110773 The connection attempt failed because the destination number has changed.
110774 The connection attempt failed because of a temporary failure. Try connecting again.
110775 The call was blocked by the remote computer.
110776 The call could not be connected because the remote computer has invoked the Do Not
Disturb feature.
110777 The connection attempt failed because the modem (or other connecting device on the
remote computer is out of order.
110778 It was not possible to verify the identity of the server.
110779 To dial out using this connection you must use a smart card.
110780 An attempted function is not valid for this connection.
110781 The connection requires a certificate
110782 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS and Internet Connection Firewall (ICF cannot be enabled
because Routing and Remote Access has been enabled on this computer. To enable ICS
or ICF
110783 Internet Connection Sharing cannot be enabled. The LAN connection selected as the
private network is either not present
110784 You cannot dial using this connection at logon time
110786 The L2TP connection attempt failed because there is no valid machine certificate on your
computer for security authentication.
110787 The L2TP connection attempt failed because the security layer could not authenticate the
remote computer.
110788 The L2TP connection attempt failed because the security layer could not negotiate
compatible parameters with the remote computer.
110789 The L2TP connection attempt failed because the security layer encountered a processing
error during initial negotiations with the remote computer.
110790 The L2TP connection attempt failed because certificate validation on the remote computer
failed.

Code Message
110791 The L2TP connection attempt failed because security policy for the connection was not
found.
110792 The L2TP connection attempt failed because security negotiation timed out.
110793 The L2TP connection attempt failed because an error occurred while negotiating security.
110794 The Framed Protocol RADIUS attribute for this user is not PPP.
110795 The Tunnel Type RADIUS attribute for this user is not correct.
110796 The Service Type RADIUS attribute for this user is neither Framed nor Callback Framed.
110797 A connection to the remote computer could not be established because the modem was
not found or was busy. For further assistance
110798 A certificate could not be found that can be used with this Extensible Authentication
Protocol.
110799 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS cannot be enabled due to an IP address conflict on the
network. ICS requires the host be configured to use 192.168.0.1. Please ensure that no
other client on the network is configured to use 192.168.0.1.
110800 Unable to establish the VPN connection. The VPN server may be unreachable
110801 This connection is configured to validate the identity of the access server
110802 The card supplied was not recognized. Please check that the card is inserted correctly
110803 The PEAP configuration stored in the session cookie does not match the current session
configuration.
110804 The PEAP identity stored in the session cookie does not match the current identity.
110900 The router is not running.
110901 The interface is already connected.
110902 The specified protocol identifier is not known to the router.
110903 The Demand-dial Interface Manager is not running.
110904 An interface with this name is already registered with the router.
110905 An interface with this name is not registered with the router.
110906 The interface is not connected.
110907 The specified protocol is stopping.
110908 The interface is connected and hence cannot be deleted.
110909 The interface credentials have not been set.
110910 This interface is already in the process of connecting.
110911 An update of routing information on this interface is already in progress.
110912 The interface configuration in invalid. There is already another interface that is connected
to the same interface on the remote router.
110913 A Remote Access Client attempted to connect over a port that was reserved for Routers
only.
110914 A Demand Dial Router attempted to connect over a port that was reserved for Remote
Access Clients only.
110915 The client interface with this name already exists and is currently connected.

Code Message
110916 The interface is in a disabled state.
110917 The authentication protocol was rejected by the remote peer.
110918 There are no authentication protocols available for use.
110919 The remote computer refused to be authenticated using the configured authentication
protocol. The line has been disconnected.
110920 The remote account does not have Remote Access permission.
110921 The remote account has expired.
110922 The remote account is disabled.
110923 The remote account is not permitted to logon at this time of day.
110924 Access was denied to the remote peer because username and/or password is invalid on
the domain.
110925 There are no routing enabled ports available for use by this demand dial interface.
110926 The port has been disconnected due to inactivity.
110927 The interface is not reachable at this time.
110928 The Demand Dial service is in a paused state.
110929 The interface has been disconnected by the administrator.
110930 The authentication server did not respond to authentication requests in a timely fashion.
110931 The maximum number of ports allowed for use in the multilinked connection has been
reached.
110932 The connection time limit for the user has been reached.
110933 The maximum limit on the number of LAN interfaces supported has been reached.
110934 The maximum limit on the number of Demand Dial interfaces supported has been reached.
110935 The maximum limit on the number of Remote Access clients supported has been reached.
110936 The port has been disconnected due to the BAP policy.
110937 Because another connection of your type is in use
110938 No RADIUS servers were located on the network.
110939 An invalid response was received from the RADIUS authentication server. Make sure that
the case sensitive secret password for the RADIUS server is set correctly.
110940 You do not have permission to connect at this time.
110941 You do not have permission to connect using the current device type.
110942 You do not have permission to connect using the selected authentication protocol.
110943 BAP is required for this user.
110944 The interface is not allowed to connect at this time.
110945 The saved router configuration is incompatible with the current router.
110946 RemoteAccess has detected older format user accounts that will not be migrated
automatically. To migrate these manually
110948 The transport is already installed with the router.
110949 Received invalid signature length in packet from RADIUS server.

Code Message
110950 Received invalid signature in packet from RADIUS server.
110951 Did not receive signature along with EAPMessage from RADIUS server.
110952 Received packet with invalid length or Id from RADIUS server.
110953 Received packet with attribute with invalid length from RADIUS server.
110954 Received invalid packet from RADIUS server.
110955 Authenticator does not match in packet from RADIUS server
HTTP Browser errors
Code Message
113000 Unspecified error
113001 No document
113002 Temporary Internet Files - index file corrupt
113003 Temporary Internet Files: File partially cached
113301 HTTP: Moved permanently
113400 HTTP: Bad request
113401 HTTP: Unauthorized
113403 HTTP: Forbidden
113404 HTTP: Not found
113405 HTTP: Method not allowd
113406 HTTP: Not acceptable
113407 HTTP: Proxy authentication required
113408 HTTP: Request timeout
113409 HTTP: Conflict
113410 HTTP: Gone
113411 HTTP: Length required
113412 HTTP: Precondition failed
113413 HTTP: Requested entity too large
113414 HTTP: Requested URI too long
113415 HTTP: Unsupported media type
113500 HTTP: Internal server error
113501 HTTP: Not implemented
113502 HTTP: Bad gateway
113503 HTTP: Service unavailable
113504 HTTP: Gateway timeout
113505 HTTP: HTTP version not supported
113901 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_INVALID_URL

Code Message
113902 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_NO_SESSION
113903 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CANNOT_CONNECT
113904 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND
113905 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND
113906 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_DATA_NOT_AVAILABLE
113907 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE
113908 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
113909 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_NO_VALID_MEDIA
113910 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
113911 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_INVALID_REQUEST
113912 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_UNKNOWN_PROTOCOL
113913 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_SECURITY_PROBLEM
113914 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CANNOT_LOAD_DATA
113915 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CANNOT_INSTANTIATE_OBJECT
113916 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_REDIRECT_FAILED
113917 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_REDIRECT_TO_DIR
113918 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CANNOT_LOCK_REQUEST
113919 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_USE_EXTEND_BINDING
113920 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_TERMINATED_BIND
113921 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CODE_DOWNLOAD_DECLINED
113922 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_RESULT_DISPATCHED
113923 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CANNOT_REPLACE_SFP_FILE
113924 Browser Navigation Error: INET_E_CODE_INSTALL_SUPPRESSED
Email Send errors
Code Message
114000 File not found
114421 SMTP: Service not available - closing transmission channel
114450 SMTP: Requested mail action not taken - mailbox unavailable
114451 SMTP: Requested action aborted: error in processing
114452 SMTP: Requested action not taken: insufficient system storage
114500 SMTP: Syntax error - command unrecognized
114501 SMTP: Syntax error in parameters or arguments
114502 SMTP: Command not implemented
114503 SMTP: Bad sequence of commands
114504 SMTP: Command parameter not implemented

Code Message
114535 SMTP: Authentication unsuccessful/Bad username or password
114550 SMTP: Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable
114551 SMTP: User not local - please try
114552 SMTP: Requested mail action aborted: exceeded storage allocation
114553 SMTP: Requsted action not taken: mailbox name not allowed
114554 SMTP: Transaction failed
Email Receive errors
Code Message
115001 No message on server
115002 Subject not found
115003 Connect/Login failed
WAP errors
Code Message
116000 WAP stack init failed
116001 WAP connect failed
116002 WAP receive timeout
116301 Moved permanently
116400 Bad request
116401 Unauthorized
116403 Forbidden
116404 Not found
116405 Method not allowd
116406 Not acceptable
116407 Proxy authentication required
116408 Request timeout
116409 Conflict
116410 Gone
116411 Length required
116412 Precondition failed
116413 Requested entity too large
116414 Requested URI too long
116415 Unsupported media type
116500 Internal server error
116501 Not implemented
Code Message
116502 Bad gateway
116503 Service unavailable
116504 Gateway timeout
116505 HTTP version not supported
MMS Send errors
Code Message
117001 COM port problem
117002 Dial-Up failed
117004 File (picture) not found
117005 Send Timeout
117006 Message not delivered
117007 Unexpected MMS
117008 Missing URI
117009 MMS Send failed
117010 Unexpected SMS
117011 Wrong checksum
117013 Receiving failed
117015 No msg received
117400 Bad request
117401 Unauthorized
117403 Forbidden
117404 Not found
117409 Conflict
117410 Gone

Code Message
117502 Bad gateway
MMS Receive errors
Code Message
118002 Dial-Up failed
118004 File not found
118007 Unexpected MMS
118008 Missing URI
118009 MMS Send failed
118021 Failed to send 'M-NotifyResp.Ind'
118022 Decoding MMS failed
118400 Bad request
118401 Unauthorized
118403 Forbidden
118404 Not found

Code Message
118409 Conflict
118410 Gone
118502 Bad gateway
SMS Send errors
Code Message
119001 Send Timeout
119002 Send failed
119003 Pipe timeout
119016 Send Timeout
119017 Send failed
119018 Pipe timeout
119019 Write failed
119020 Configuring service failed
SMS Receive errors
Code Message

Code Message
120020 Configuring service failed
UDP Plus errors
Code Message
121001 No packets received
121002 Chirp file not found
121003 Timeout
121004 Configuring server failed
121005 TCP read timeout
121006 TCP read error
121007 TCP connect failed
121008 TCP disconnect failed
HTTP Transfer errors
Code Message
124000 Reference file not found
124001 File does not have the expected md5 hash code
124002 File does not have the expected file size
124003 Stream does not have the expected size
124004 File Transfer Failed
124204 HTTP: No Content
124301 HTTP: Moved Permanently
124400 HTTP: Bad Request
124401 HTTP: Unauthorized
124402 HTTP: Payment Required
124403 HTTP: Forbidden
124404 HTTP: Not Found
124405 HTTP: Method Not Allowed
124406 HTTP: Not Acceptable
124407 HTTP: Proxy Authentication Required
124408 HTTP: Request Time-out
124409 HTTP: Conflict
124410 HTTP: Gone
124411 HTTP: Length Required
124412 HTTP: Precondition Failed
Code Message
124413 HTTP: Request Entity Too Large
124414 HTTP: Request-URI Too Large
124415 HTTP: Unsupported Media Type
124416 HTTP: Requested Range Not Satisfiable
124417 HTTP: Expectation Failed
124500 HTTP: Internal Server Error
124501 HTTP: Not Implemented
124502 HTTP: Bad Gateway
124503 HTTP: Service Unavailable
124504 HTTP: Gateway Time-out
124505 HTTP: HTTP version Not Supported
Video test errors
Code Message
-2001 content-based video time alignement failed
-2002 time alignment: no matched frames found
-2003 error when choosing best matched frame pair
-2100 marker processing failed
-2101 signature of degraded file not found in reference list
-2102 marker alignment failed
-2104 failed deriving marker/alignment file names
-3010 error in variable to constant frame rate conversion
-4001 error in spatial alignment
-5001 frame rate in file header too small
-5002 frame rate in file header too large
-5003 not enough frames
-5004 too many frames
-5005 AVI-file is not 24bit RGB uncompressed
-5008 error opening AVI-file
-5009 error opening reference file
-5010 error opening degraded file
-5011 reference directory not found
-5012 error opening directory
-5013 reference and degraded frame size is not equal
-5014 frame format: height or width too small or too large
-5015 frame format: no valid aspect ratio

Code Message
-80000 No valid licence key
-80001 Software exception
-80002 Could not open result file
-80003 Could not read all lines in result file
-81000 Error opening avi-file
-81001 Error opening avi-file
-82002 No matched frames found
-82101 Marker extraction failed
-82102 Marker extraction of reference failed
-82103 Alignment of markers failed
-82104 processing error
-82105 Could not open _map.txt file
-82106 Could not read filenames from _map.txt file
-83001 could not align video sequences.
-83002 No matched frames found
-85013 Non-equal frame dimension
-86004 Inconsistent buffer dimensions
-86005 Memory allocation failed
-86006 CFrameSeq::ReadFrame : memory allocation failed
-87001 Wrong argument for CaptureType
-88001 No vqr-file for reference found
-2147221496 Requested file not found. The link you followed may be outdated or inaccurate.
-2147483630 Writing results failed
-2147483631 Normalization failed
-2147483632 Image analysis failed
-2147483633 Gainlevel adjustment failed
-2147483634 No matching frames
-2147483635 Alignment failed
-2147483636 No reference found
-2147483637 Markers not found
-2147483645 No valid key
-2147483646 Wrong image format
-2147483647 Resource error
-2147483648 Internal error

Other video errors
Code Message
200001 Not Found
1000001 Generic camera capturing error
1000002 Video/Camera initialization error
1000003 Audio initialization error
Streaming PC job (no reference) errors

Code Message
501000 Generic failure
501001 Setup failed
501002 Starting failed
501003 No blue sync found
501004 Target URL not found
Streaming PC job (full reference) errors

Code Message
502000 Generic failure
502001 Setup failed
502002 Starting failed
502003 No blue sync found
502004 Target URL not found
Broadcasting job errors

Code Message
701001 No service coverage
701002 Service/coverage lost
701003 Channel request failed - Timeout
701004 Channel/Stream lost
701005 Channel access denied
Code Message
701006 Keypad error
701007 Exception/Error occured
701008 Trace machine init failed
Ringback tone errors

Code Message
10000000 SMS send timeout
10000002 Service not acknowledged
10000003 SMS not received
10000004 Service already activated (SMS)
10000005 Service already deactivated (SMS)
10000006 Invalid no change
10000007 Inverse state occured
10000008 Service already activated (Call)
10000009 Service already deactivated (Call)
10000010 Invalid SMS timing
SMS Push errors

Code Message
800000 Missing Key Response

17 SQL Server Database Management

The screenshots shown are taken from an SQL 2005 installation. However, the SQL 2008 Management
Studio is very similar compared to the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio.
Backup and Restore a Database

This chapter gives a short description on how to backup, and in case of an error, restore a database. The
backup is recommended before you start to upgrade a database.
Backup the Database

Start the SQL Server Management Studio from the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Group. Go to your server and
select the database you like to backup.
Then select the menu entry Tasks\Back Up…
Figure 17-1 Backup a Database

In the following dialog select with the add button a directory where the backup should be stored.
Chapter 17 | SQL Server Database Management 175

Figure 17-2 Add a destination path

On the options tab check the following as shown below:
Figure 17-3 Backup options

Click OK to start the backup.
Restore a Database
To restore a database, select the restore option from the menu. In the following dialog specify the name of
the new database name (in the Fig below this will be NQDI). Be sure that the database with the name given
does not exist!
Also select the backup file generated earlier from where the database is restored. For this check the From
device radio button and after that the Select Devices button to browse to the backup file.
Figure 17-4 Restore a database

Please check on the Option tab that the physical file name path exists (In the options below this would be
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\).
If you restore the database to another name as it was originally or to another computer, then you maybe
have to change the physical file path and name.

Figure 17-5 Restore options

Clicking OK will restore the database. Wait until the restore is finished.


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WHEN QUALITY MATTERS

NQDI – Network Quality Data Investigator

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2 Installation and Registration .............................................................................................................. 2

5 NQDI Application ...............................................................................................................................28

Menu Toolbar ................................................................................................................................. 28

6 Data Management ..............................................................................................................................29

7 Data Selection ....................................................................................................................................37

Analysis and Interpretation of the Results ...........................................................................................60

Network Filter .....................................................................................................................................110

11 Event Queries ...................................................................................................................................114

12 Export Layer 3 Data .........................................................................................................................122

13 Historical Export ..............................................................................................................................123

Configure a KPI item .................................................................................................................... 135

15 Word Reporting ................................................................................................................................144

17 SQL Server Database Management ...............................................................................................175

Figure 4-2 Main Screen ................................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 7-5 General selection tab ..................................................................................................................... 41

Figure 8-22 Hot Channel Analysis, only GSM 900 .......................................................................................... 65

Figure 10-12 Insert Dynamic Value ................................................................................................................. 93

Figure 14-23 Select Trending Report ............................................................................................................ 140

2 Installation and Registration

Hardware and Software Requirements

Software Installation and Registration

Chapter 2 | Installation and Registration 2

Figure 2-1 Regional Options

Microsoft Office Version

Microsoft Office Settings

Microsoft SQL Server Settings

Chapter 2 | Installation and Registration 3

Figure 2-2 SQL Server Settings (SQL Server 2005 or 2008)

Chapter 2 | Installation and Registration 4

Figure 3-1 Configuration Server Names

Figure 3-2 Server Registration

Log-In Dialog Box

Figure 3-3 Database Login

Create a New Empty Database

Figure 3-4 Create New Database

Figure 3-5 Name of New Database

Figure 3-6 Creating a database in a different directory

Formatting rules for regular identifiers are:

Figure 3-7 Database Creation Progress

Upgrade an existing database

Figure 3-8 Database Upgrade

Figure 3-9 Select Upgrade Script

Delete an existing database

Figure 3-10 Deleting a database

Figure 3-11 Closing the Delete Database window