RAT - Radio Analyzing Tool Boosting Network Performance Peter Dahlberg, Bo Wisenfelt

RAT is an advanced post-processing and analysis system for drive-test data of cellular networks. RAT is a GIS supported, feature rich, 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 4G (LTE) post-processing tool. RAT allows RF engineers to easily Analyze, View and Solve Network- and Service-performance problems. Developed by RF-engineers for RF-engineers! RAT - Radio Analyzing Tool

RAT is an advanced post-processing and analysis system for drive-test data of cellular networks.

RAT is a GIS supported, feature rich, 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 4G (LTE) post-processing tool.

RAT allows RF engineers to easily Analyze, View and Solve Network- and Service-performance problems.

Developed by RF-engineers for RF-engineers!

Introduction of RAT RAT improves your service performance improves organizational efficiency lower your OPEX and CAPEX enables enterprise wide visibility of drive test data RAT providing a cost-effective RF optimization of RAN in cellular networks. It also provides automated KPI report generation and auto fault identification

RAT

improves your service performance

improves organizational efficiency

lower your OPEX and CAPEX

enables enterprise wide visibility of drive test data

Architecture Multi vendor - data gathering UE and Scanner Customer’s Network configuration dB Drive test equipment RAT system Local client and Client-Server based Solution RAT Server Network Configuration RAT Clients

Architecture Desktop application Microsoft XP or Vista SQL Server MS SQL Server 2005/2008 Windows 2003/2008 Server Windows XP/Vista

RAT - product family RAT Client ‐ User application User interface for Analyzing, Reporting and Managing drive tests RAT‐Central File Storage Area – File Archive central file storage area RAT‐Database Server ‐ Data Management Platform Client-server application for drive test data and statistical recourses RAT‐UE ‐ Handheld drive test devices RAT-UE and RAT-UE professional, outdoor and indoor measurements RAT‐UE ‐ Manager Administration and monitoring of multiple RAT-UE’s RAT‐Mon and RAT‐Mon indoor Suitable for Sales departments, Customer care and Professional end-users

RAT Client ‐ User application

User interface for Analyzing, Reporting and Managing drive tests

RAT‐Central File Storage Area – File Archive

central file storage area

RAT‐Database Server ‐ Data Management Platform

Client-server application for drive test data and statistical recourses

RAT‐UE ‐ Handheld drive test devices

RAT-UE and RAT-UE professional, outdoor and indoor measurements

RAT‐UE ‐ Manager

Administration and monitoring of multiple RAT-UE’s

RAT‐Mon and RAT‐Mon indoor

Suitable for Sales departments, Customer care and Professional end-users

Key features Radio Network Analysis Automated report generation and auto fault identification for missing neighbors, interfering cell ranking, KPI’s and other professional quality reports. Technologies supported, GSM , WCDMA, HSPA and LTE. Future support will include CDMA2000, WiFi, etc… Generates detailed performance and neighbor analysis for optimization engineers GIS user interface Stored data presented in GIS view and able to be searched by geo reference Enterprise wide data sharing All users have direct access to all drive test data Network Configuration Data Sources Automated import of network data RAT track all network changes over time

Radio Network Analysis

Automated report generation and auto fault identification for missing neighbors, interfering cell ranking, KPI’s and other professional quality reports.

Technologies supported, GSM , WCDMA, HSPA and LTE. Future support will include CDMA2000, WiFi, etc…

Generates detailed performance and neighbor analysis for optimization engineers

GIS user interface

Stored data presented in GIS view and able to be searched by geo reference

Enterprise wide data sharing

All users have direct access to all drive test data

Network Configuration Data Sources

Automated import of network data

RAT track all network changes over time

Radio Network Analysis Network performance analysis suite Covers both 2G, 3G and also LTE/4G, allowing the user to simultaneously access the quality of both networks individually and combined. Analysis with cell prioritization Coverage Quality Overspill analysis, Pilot pollution Data GPRS/HSPA performance Report generator, Integrated professional quality reports Advanced Performance-Report Generator Advanced Fault-Report Generator Powerful BI/OLAP analysis of drive-test data

Network performance analysis suite

Covers both 2G, 3G and also LTE/4G, allowing the user to simultaneously access the quality of both networks individually and combined.

Analysis with cell prioritization

Coverage

Quality

Overspill analysis,

Pilot pollution

Data GPRS/HSPA performance

Report generator, Integrated professional quality reports

Advanced Performance-Report Generator

Advanced Fault-Report Generator

Powerful BI/OLAP analysis of drive-test data

Typical work flow

RAT-UE – Handheld drive-test terminal Drive-test terminal based on Symbian S60, supporting out-door and in-door measurements, with GPS support. RAT-UE - Drive-test terminal RAT-UE and RAT-UE professional support GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA and future LTE GPS easy to use and very cost-effective detailed data with coverage, quality, cell, neighbors, etc automatically record the test log files automatically export the test log files to RAT and RAT-Server enables network analysis and benchmarking Indoor measurements together with the RAT-indoor application

RAT-UE – Handheld drive-test terminal

Drive-test terminal based on Symbian S60, supporting out-door and in-door measurements, with GPS support.

RAT-UE and RAT-UE professional

support GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA and future LTE

GPS

easy to use and very cost-effective

detailed data with coverage, quality, cell, neighbors, etc

automatically record the test log files

automatically export the test log files to RAT and RAT-Server

enables network analysis and benchmarking

Indoor measurements together with the RAT-indoor application

Roadmap of 2009/2010 Technology support Support of CDMA2000, TETRA and WiFi Support of NEMO and other drive test terminals RAT-Mon Enchased functionality for coverage maps based on real measurements Enchased functionality for customer complaints with GIS visualization Network performance Integration of service performance metrics from RAN and Core network Enchased data-correlation and calculated impact of theoretical network changes Datamining Enchased OLAP analysis of drive-test data RAT-UE Enchased functionality in RAT-UE professional

Technology support

Support of CDMA2000, TETRA and WiFi

Support of NEMO and other drive test terminals

RAT-Mon

Enchased functionality for coverage maps based on real measurements

Enchased functionality for customer complaints with GIS visualization

Network performance

Integration of service performance metrics from RAN and Core network

Enchased data-correlation and calculated impact of theoretical network changes

Datamining

Enchased OLAP analysis of drive-test data

RAT-UE

Enchased functionality in RAT-UE professional

Summary Radio Network Analysis Display signal strength, interference, handover, dropped calls, quality, pilot pollution, neighbour validation and much more Coverage & overspill analysis, pilot pollution with cell prioritization Multiple technologies, i.e. GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA and LTE Powerful report tool and management reports Centrally Shared Database Centralized data management for fast and easy access All data available and visible for the whole organization Improves performance visibility and reduces unnecessary re-drives Automated management reports based on real drive-test data Licensing models "Right-To-Use License" (RTU) or “End-User License Agreement” (EULA).

Radio Network Analysis

Display signal strength, interference, handover, dropped calls, quality, pilot pollution, neighbour validation and much more

Coverage & overspill analysis, pilot pollution with cell prioritization

Multiple technologies, i.e. GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA and LTE

Powerful report tool and management reports

Centrally Shared Database

Centralized data management for fast and easy access

All data available and visible for the whole organization

Improves performance visibility and reduces unnecessary re-drives

Automated management reports based on real drive-test data

Licensing models

"Right-To-Use License" (RTU) or “End-User License Agreement” (EULA).

Benefits You will improve your service performance improve organizational efficiency lower your operating costs enables enterprise wide visibility of drive test data

You will

improve your service performance

improve organizational efficiency

lower your operating costs

enables enterprise wide visibility of drive test data

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