NetAct 8 EP1 Applications, delta and other relevant information Telkomsel Wisma Mulia, 18 Des 2014
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Highlights
Efficient fault management • 18 OSS5.x functions and numerous applications combined to single tool • More powerful alarm correlation and filtering support • Correlation rules valid for NBI • New correlation rules • Automatic trouble ticket management via OSS/J Trouble
Alarm List Object Explorer
Network View
ticketing interface*
• NetAct Self Monitoring integrated Alarm / Warning List Alarm History Alarm Manual
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Quick Search Rule Editor Rule Explorer
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Properties and Notes
Object Explorer Managed Object List Object Search
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Properties Filter Explorer Filter Editor
Working Set Manager • • •
Notes Network View Network View Editor
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Alarm Details
NetAct Self Monitoring Trouble Ticket List Trouble Ticket Details
Highlights
Stay on top of your network performance with Performance Manager • One tool for umbrella and regional cluster level • Web based, avoids need of client-side SW installations • One application replacing 5 reporting tools •
Reporting Suite, Report Creator, KPI builder, Thresholder & Profiler, NetAct Self Monitor reporting
• Real time PM for Core* • Reporting Suites* • Long-Term PM Data Storage * • Advanced Visualization* *) Note OPTIONAL functionality 3
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NetAct Performance Manager
NetAct applications
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NetAct applications NetAct User assistance
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NetAct 8 EP1
NetAct User assistance Benefits
Main functionality
• Aligning the documentation with operators’ network
• NetAct operating documentation assists the users in daily network management tasks. • Operating documentation contains technical information about the NetAct system as well as on all relevant network management related aspects (fault, performance or configuration management, and network administration).
management workflows supports the users to the furthest possible extent. • Several access options • Faster troubleshooting
Main changes OSS5.X – NetAct 8 EP1 • Object Information Browser: Fast search, Improved UI workflows • More graphics and rich media introduced • Enhanced focus on operating workflows in operating documents
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NetAct user assistance solution
Better browsing experience, more content in Object Information Browser
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Infocenter, the future-proof documentation browser (NetAct 6) Fast finding in Object Information Browser (NetAct 8) One online help browser (NetAct 7)
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Infocenter has improved browsing functionality:
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• Improved search and navigation • Print preview, print selected topics • Show topic in Table of Content • Bookmark document (in Internet Explorer) • Future releases: customization capabilities: customer can add other NSN documentatioan sets + customer’s own PDFs
NetAct User assistance
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1
Since NetAct 7
New in NetAct 8
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Adaptation Information Browser: Advanced search and improved UI workflows Infocenter as sole documentation browser Object Information Browser (OIB) replaces Adaptation Information Browser; PC installation media OIB has measurement, counter, parameter, alarm information, as well as object details and object hierarchies More graphics and rich media introduced Enhanced focus on operating workflows in operating documents Emerging customization support and access to NSN network element documentation sets (can be added to NetAct documentation browser) SW Licensing: Infocenter and Object Information Browser only shows the relevant adaptations / network technologies.
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NetAct User assistance
Object Information Browser New data types, a better browsing, searching & export experience Functionality enhancements compared to OSS5:
• Improved search algorhithm & advanced search; search results suggested & loading while user is typing • Export to spreadsheet + XML for current page or the whole NE release • Jump from object information to measurements and parameters for object class • Data refresh for content updates in NetAct database. Content updates on the UI are triggered upon changes in NetAct. When the updates are complete in NetAct, the user receives a notification and has the possibility to refresh the UI right away, or delay the showing of the updates on the UI for later.
• New data types: Measurement, counter, parameter, alarm & object details & object hierarchies • In NetAct 8, content visibility is associated with technology specific SW licenses 9
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Rich media in NetAct functionality overviews • Primary scope of playable rich media: NetAct functionality overviews. • Learn about the NetAct functionality • Rich media can be identified by the Play icon • Machine voice-over • Infocenter Search covers also rich media. • The rich media presentations are topic based and seamlessly embedded to XML content. The rich media topics are visible in the Infocenter Table of Content. • Fast loading time due to modular topic based structure. 10
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NetAct applications NetAct Monitor
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NetAct Monitor Benefits • • • • •
Reduced OPEX and increased efficiency – comprehensive, centralized monitoring toolset Based on standards to ensure integration with various types of network infrastructure – additionally supports alarm correlation at northbound interface Robust and scalable to cope with future requirements Tailorable workspaces, profiles for suiting operator needs Supports levels of monitoring – 2nd level monitoring via exported alarms and Alarm Reports Dashboard
Main changes OSS5.X – NetAct 8 EP1 • Rich Java based UI compared to Motif UI – context-sensitive • • • • 12
monitoring tools, all available in single centralized view and interacting seamlessly More powerful alarm correlation and filtering support OSS/J Trouble Ticket Client integrated with Monitor for trouble ticket operations Working sets, maintenance regions to provide focussed monitoring Editable, context-sensitive alarm man pages © Nokia Solutions and Networks 2014
Main functionality • Integrated and harmonized fault management of multi-domain multitechnology networks • Alarm monitoring toolset for collection, processing, correlation and resolution of alarms • Integrated topology, offering several methods of monitoring the state of the network – from Trouble to Resolve
NetAct Monitor
Improved Monitoring Toolset • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Alarm List Alarm History Alarm Details Warning List Rule Editor Rule Explorer Object Explorer Managed Object List Object Search Properties Filter Explorer Filter Editor Quick Search Network View Network View Editor Notes Trouble Ticket List Trouble Ticket Details
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Alarm List
Object Explorer Network View
Properties and Notes
Working Set Manager
Alarm Details
NetAct Monitor
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Improved usability and powerful feature enhancements
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Improved single-window user interface, with tools that seamlessly interact with each other to simplify operations
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Powerful correlation engine, numerous additional rule types and filtering support
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Reliable and scalable to meet changing requirements and future extensions
NetAct Monitor
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Alarm rules and filters • Increased number of rules for reducing alarms in Monitor • Filtering capability
Only 6 rules in NetAct 5
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 OSS/J Trouble Ticketing (TT) client Integrated TT client allowing seamless alarming and TT workflows in NetAct 8
• Only rudimentary TT support in OSS5 • No client integration • Trouble Ticket List • Trouble Ticket Details 16
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NetAct Monitor
Interface changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Modern user interface Rich Java UI in NetAct 8
Motif-based UI in NetAct 5
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NetAct applications NetAct Performance Manager
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NetAct Performance Manager Benefits
Main functionality
• Reduced OPEX and increased efficiency – comprehensive, centralized
• Centralized resource and service reporting for multi-technology and multi-domain networks • State of the art User Interface • Drilling capabilities for faster data analysis • Time Overlay reporting • Report scheduling • User preferences • Open interfaces for exporting measurement data and for third party applications (optional) • Data availability reporting and alarms (optional) • Dashboards and GIS support (optional) • Real-time Performance Monitoring (optional) • Long Term reporting (optional) • KPI Thresholding and Profiling (optional) • Reporting Suites (optional)
reporting toolset • A unified and scalable reporting environment for the entire NSN network, over all technologies and domains managed with NetAct. • Easy extension with advanced SW features, data storage & reporting • COTS adaptation and content reduce the time-to-market for new technologies.
Main changes OSS5.X – NetAct 8 EP1 • Unified web-based reporting through a single, powerful UI for ad-hoc and • • • • • • 19
pre-defined reports. Centralized management of KPIs and Reports. User definable reporting workflows. Time overlay Reporting, Dashboards, GIS, multi-tech KPIs and reports Real-time Performance Monitoring Framework that enables a fast and easy way to support new NE types. Personal space for own KPIs and reports. © Nokia Solutions and Networks 2014
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Single Performance Management application Three applications: • Report Builder • Report Explorer • Reporting Suites
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Reporting Suites content is visualized in Performance Manager
NetAct Performance Manager
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Fully web-based
• Fully web-based • Avoids the need of clientside SW installations, configurations and updates, thus reducing the OPEX • Promotes the usage of bookmarks to directly access and run reports
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Report navigation and personal reports • Easy navigation between reports provided in Reporting content packages.
• Quickly run a report by selecting the time period and object level.
• In ‘My Reports’ each user can have his own report navigation tree.
• Using Report Creator, the user can choose the place in the tree where he wants is report to be stored.
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Personalized views & Private/ public content
• User can set preferences for the entry page view, chart colors, and background theme.
• User can define private or public view for the KPIs and Reports created by him.
• Admin approves public KPIs and reports publishing Administrator can decide which existing shared reports should be published to the Detailed Reports tree, as well as customize the aspect of that tree. Only the important reports are published, eliminating the need to do this on a user basis. As such, the system will always have a good organization in reports structure, preventing uncontrolled publishing in large systems with high number of users. 23
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Data Reliability verification and proactive notifications • Check your reports reliability with a single click. • Proactive data reliability monitoring with alarm capability for both data flow and data processing. • Alarms sent to NetAct Monitor via NE3S/WS interface.
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Time Overlay
• Compare a KPI from different time periods in the same chart.
• Useful for checking performance degradation in a quick way.
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NetAct applications NetAct Software Manager
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NetAct SW Manager Benefits
Main functionality
• Provides centralized software and backup inventory information • Enables fast SW corrections to many network elements to restore
• Consolidate software and backup configurations view of different domains • Remote Upload, Download, Activate and Rollback tasks for network element software packages (single and scheduled) • Remote backup of NE software and configuration with upload to centralized storage. • Management of software Packages in centralized software archive • Support for software lifecycle process • Software status audits / reports
service quality. • Enables fast mass rollout of new services and features to the network • Enables remote and automated operations of multi-vendor multi-technology systems.
Main changes OSS5.X – NetAct 8 EP1 • WEB based user interface • Single and mass software configuration upload operation per network element type • Compatible network elements for software package installation • Software package release documentation • Software package Lifecycle Status support and software Quality Enforcement 27
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NetAct SW Manager
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 • WEB based user interface • Merged Software Manager and Network Element Backup user interface • Single and mass software configuration upload operation per network element type • Compatible network elements for software package installation • Software package release documentation • Software package Lifecycle Status support and software Quality Enforcement Features planned for future releases: • Software Management integrated with NSN Software Distribution • Software and software backup auditing and reporting 28
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NetAct SW Manager
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Merged Software Manager and NE Backup user interface
NetAct 8 EP1: Merged view of all software and backup related operations.
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 WEB based UI with single and bulk software operations
NetAct 8 EP1: WEB based user interface with improved usability
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NetAct applications Licence Manager
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NetAct Licence Manager Benefits
Main functionality
• Simple licence management in one web UI; usability
• Consolidated network elements license management for multi domain / multi technology as well as for NetAct own SW licenses. • Guided pool license distribution and auditing NEs against feature templates. • Automatic license distribution. • Network level and NetAct licensed features view with reports
enhancements like wizards, advanced filtering, reports. • Automated licence distribution > Less OPEX
Main changes OSS5.X – NetAct 8 EP1 • Better usability with moderately renewed License Manager. • Simplified NetAct own license keys management. Clear view of NetAct licensed features status. • Enhanced automation and wizard support. • Network level view of licensed features with auditing NE against template and managing NE features from topology view.
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Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Web UI with better usability NetAct 8: • Features view and License keys view of network elements • Easier workflows with supporting wizards • Recent operations with advanced filtering
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NetAct Licence manager
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Simplified management of NetAct’s own license keys
NetAct 8: • NetAct’s own license keys for all applications are managed using one user interface • Clear status view of NetAct’s licensed features
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NetAct Licence manager
Major functional changes from OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Lower OPEX with automatic license key distribution NetAct Configurator
NetAct License Manager
NetAct 8: • Flexi BTS requests license key distribution after configuration changes. • License Manager automatically distributes licenses with requested capacity from a pool of licenses. • Floating licenses supported.
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NetAct Licence manager
Major functional changes NetAct OSS5 to NetAct 8 EP1 Network level view of licensed features NetAct 8: • Network element auditing against feature templates. • Guided license key distribution based on the templates. • Licensed features of network element managable from topology view. 36
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NetAct applications NetAct Configurator
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Configurator common functionality for all technologies
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NetAct Configurator standard
Go To Managed Object in CM Editor ‘Go To’ (Ctrl-G) option to quickly navigate to desired managed object • In industry editors there is usually available so called ‘Go To’ functionality which immediately navigates to the desired page • CM Editor introduces similar functionality – having pressed ‘Ctrl-G’ it is possible to quickly navigate to desired object. • To do so: - Press Ctrl-G in CM Editor - Write ‘Distinguished Name’ of Managed Object Instances e.g. PLMN-PLMN/RNC-821 - CM Editor will give to tips which children objects might be relevant for this functionality - Press Go To button • User can quickly open the managed object which he is interested in 39
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NetAct Configurator standard
Backward / forward navigation in CM Editor Quick navigation to previously browsed objects in CM Editor • In industry browsers there is usually available so called ‘Backward / Forward’ functionality to navigate to the previously visited web pages • CM Editor introduces similar functionality – there is a backward and forward button that helps user to quickly navigate to previously browsed objects in the containment tree • As the network is growing it is primarily important to have • This option is available for actual and planned configuration
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NetAct Configurator CM History
View historical snapshot in CM History Browse historical configuration in the past • NetAct Configurator stores historical configuration • CM History can find out what configuration snapshot for particular network element was in the past • User can see the configuration of all children objects • With CM History it is possible now to: - Browse changes that happened in the past - Take the snapshot in the particular date - Compare 2 historical/actual snapshots for the same and different network elements
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NetAct applications NetAct Configurator Radio
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NetAct Configurator Radio Benefits • • • • • •
Always provide optimal service and network quality. Simplified configuration management with same tools and processes for all vendors and technologies Transparent and seamless view to the network data – data is as in NW and always up-todate Reduced operating costs by process automation and elimination of human errors Reduced in-house system integration costs Timely support for the latest NE and OSS releases
Main changes OSS5.X – NetAct 8 EP1 • • • • • • • •
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RL60/RL45 Configuration Management, including HW Management Intelligent configuration synchronization and parameter categorization for LTE Provisioning of subplan after partly successful validation InterRAT Configuration Management IPv6 support for IntraLTE adjacencies LTE Access Class Barring configuration provisioning Configuration Management for Multi-antenna RET devices on Flexi Multiradio RL50 Flexi Zone configuration Management, Including HW management and the LTE features originally planned for RL50 EP1 (LTE1810, LTE1873, and LTE1442)
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Main functionality • Simplified configuration management with same tools and processes for all vendors and technologies • Transparent and seamless view to the network data – data is as in NW and always up-to-date • Convenient offline planning and auditing of configuration changes required in the network • Working at data and use case level instead of commands • Manage and maintain complex multipoint configuration easily • Compare and copy configuration data across several nodes • Smooth integration with CSP’s business environment
NetAct Configurator Radio
NetAct Configurator Radio Comprehensive set of tools for configuration management Single data storage • Actual and planned data
Planning Center / Network Wide CM Northbound interface
Data editing • Display actual parameter values • Create, modify and delete plans • Direct send to network
NetAct Configurator
Data management
Data editing
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Upload network element data Provision plans to network NE command management Multipoint Configuration Assistant Control data exchange via NBI Keep track of executed and scheduled operations • Automatic backup plan creation for fast rollback
Data management
Automation
Data analysis
Automation
Use case specific workflows Auto-configuration workflows Scheduled jobs, SON Scheduler Rehosting tool with Wizard Site Templates 44
• Run consistency checks • Define user-specific consistency checks • Reference data management • CM Auditing – Policy based parameter management • Compare plan with actual CM data • Compare NE-NE actual and reference configuration • CM History --- full access to historical configurations all NEs at any given time • Provides possibility to compare data at two different time intervals
Northbound interface
Automation • • • • •
Data analysis and auditing
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WCDMA
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LTE-TDD / LTE-FDD
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• Import plans / templates • Export planned / actual / template / reference configuration • Support of XML, CVS and XLS (MSSPLANT Databuild) file formats
NetAct Configurator Radio
Content
LTE focused
WCDMA focused
• RL60/RL45 Configuration Management, including HW Management • Intelligent configuration synchronization for LTE • Parameter categorization for LTE • Provisioning of subplan after partly successful validation • InterRAT Configuration Management • IPv6 support for IntraLTE adjacencies • LTE Access Class Barring configuration provisioning • Configuration Management for Multi-antenna RET devices on Flexi Multiradio • RL50 Flexi Zone configuration Management, Including HW management and the LTE features originally planned for RL50 EP1 (LTE1810, LTE1873, and LTE1442)
• RU50 Configuration Management, including HW Manager
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GSM focused • GSM and GSM-R HW Management, SCF support for EX5.1 EP1 BTSs (RG30 EP1)
NetAct Configurator Radio
Network element support Always the latest network element support available • GSM / GSM-R - RG20 EP1, RG20 EP2, RG30, RG30 EP1, mcBSC rel1 - RGR20 • WCDMA - RU30 EP2, RU40, Flexi Direct, mcRNC rel2, RU40 Flexi Lite, RU50 • LTE (macro and small cells) - RL40, RL50, RL35TD, RL35IrTD, RL60, RL45TD - RL50 Flexi Zone 46
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NetAct applications NetAct Optimizer
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NetAct Optimizer Benefits
Main functionality
• Automated, measurement based optimization for
• Intelligent optimization in multi-vendor, multi-technology networks • Holistic view and full control of the automated optimization network-wide • Automated handling of routine tasks • Inbuilt intelligence in analysis and algorithms
operational GSM, WCDMA and LTE radio networks. • Support for LTE-A Carrier Aggregation Feature for efficient use of radio resources
Main changes OSS5.X – NetAct 8 EP1 • Carrier Aggregation enhancements - support for additional band and • • • • • • 48
bandwidth combinations Carrier Aggregation – support for LTE TDD Optimizer support for “Super Cells” as part of Carrier Aggregation PRACH Algorithm compatibility with PUSCH masking feature in eNB Basic support for WCDMA – LTE neighbor relations Support for new NSN network element releases Easy trial and test bed licensing with new and simple license structure © Nokia Solutions and Networks 2014
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NetAct Optimizer concept
Automation through seamless NetAct integration • Actual CM data uploaded automatically from NetAct • Automated access to KPIs • Optimisation results stored as plans in NetAct database
Efficiency of shared NetAct installation • Common HW, administration, look and feel, documentation • Access to optimization functionality can be controlled
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Measurement based optimization for the key tasks GSM frequency and BSIC plan optimization Interference analysis for WCDMA Antenna tilt optimization for WCDMA Seamless adjacency and handover management for GSM & WCDMA • Capacity and QoS optimization • Call Location Analysis for WCDMA • • • •
Visualisation and analysis functionality • Topology, parameters, KPIs in one view
NetAct Optimizer
Efficient visualisation and analysis in NetAct Optimizer NetAct Optimizer provides a wide range of efficient visualization functionality – from network wide overview to drill down into details
• Fast overview on a geographical map • Problematic areas of the network • Latest changes
• Automated root cause analysis • Helps in choosing the right corrective actions
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Common functionality for GSM, WCDMA and LTE
Geographical visualization and analysis • KPIs and parameters automatically on map • Customized quality thresholds
Powerful parameter management with Browser • • • •
KPIs and parameters in the same view Dedicated, customized views per task One-by-one or mass editing of parameters Change tracking
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Graphical adjacency management • Actual adjacencies on map • Manual or automated distance based management of all adjacency types • Border area adjacencies • Parameters from templates automatically • Scrambling code collision check and correction
Management of plans between NetAct Configurator and NetAct Optimizer
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Measurement based GSM optimization
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Interference Matrix generation based on mobile measurements BSC
Interference root cause analysis Automated Adjacency Management Performance optimization
Capacity analysis
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Serving BTS
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Measurement based WCDMA optimization
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Interference Matrix generation based on mobile measurements Interference analysis Automated Adjacency Optimization Scrambling Code management Antenna Tilt Optimization Capacity analysis Call location analysis © Nokia Solutions and Networks 2014
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