WindCatcher PlusV3.2.0.0 Release Notes

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Release Notes

Ver. 3.2.0.0

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Release Notes

1. Version 3.2.0.0 ........................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 New Features .................................................................................................................. 3

1.2 Resolved Issues ............................................................................................................. 15

1.3 Known items being worked ......................................................................................... 17

1.4 Installation Instructions ............................................................................................... 17

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Release Notes

1. Version 3.2.0.0

1.1 New Features

• LTE Troubleshooting Metric: LTE DL Throughput Analysis

This metric finds all the points in the drive where the UE was served with DL Throughput

lower than a certain value (DL App Throughput condition). It then further evaluates each of

those points and categorizes them based on root cause of low throughput.

• LTE Troubleshooting Metric: LTE Low CINR Analysis

This metric finds all the points in the drive where CINR was lower than certain value (CINR

Threshold). It then further evaluates each of those points and categorizes them based on

root causes.

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Release Notes

• Support for per antenna measurements collected with R&S TSMW LTE scanner on DataPro.

• Support for JDSU Handheld 17.03

• Support for packet trace data embedded within TEMS Investigation log files.

• Translation of 28 bit LTE Cell Identity in SIB 1 to eNodeB ID – Sector ID

• Feature to customize content of the tool tip. The user may now select any of the four options

listed below to be displayed on the tooltip:

1. General

2. RF Metrics

3. Serving/Neighbor

4. Data Session

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• Implemented support for DL MOS Display on the Map, user can view DL MOS logged by

Accuver xcal under map window: VoLTE --> Audio Quality --> Audio

• Implemented VOLTE RTP metrics: Delay, Jitter, Packet Loss, and RTT are now available to

be viewed in map, table, time series chart, xy chart, pdf chart, and User Query

• Enhanced Elevation Profile in Wind Catcher Plus by providing the synchronization between

Map window and the Elevation profile window.

• Implementation of ‘Ascom Data Transfer Stalled’ event for Ascom Symphony files

A new Event called ‘Ascom Data transfer Stalled’ has been introduced to capture

conditions where the data transfer stalls and does not recover before the end of the task.

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Release Notes

For time based FTP get, FTP put, HTTP get, HTTP Put and HTTP Browse tests:

� This logic will only apply to time based tests.

� This logic will not be evaluated if ‘Bytes Transferred’ for HTTP Put Task > 50

MB.

� This logic will not be evaluated for tasks that end in ‘user break’ or ‘system

break’

� Logic: If the last byte transferred within a task was more than 2.5 seconds before

the pre-defined task duration then ‘Ascom Data Transfer Stalled’ event will be

issue at the time of last successful transfer and Corresponding Task Failure event

will be issued at the end of the task.

For Example: Let’s say that the predefined Task Duration for time based tests is 25

seconds. A task has last successful data transfer at 21.5 sec from the time of first SYN.

Since 25 – 21.5 = 3.5 (greater than the threshold of 2.5 sec), this is a data transfer stall.

• Implemented adjustable Weak PCI Threshold for LTE PCI Usefulness TT#22641

• Implemented the feature to allow the user to choose the message color in the Message

Window. Right-click on the message type for which the color needs to be changed.

• Implemented the Option to choose the number of processors to be used to process data in

WCP.

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Release Notes

• SMS support for Swissqual files. TT # 22102

• Support for Swissqual vendor events

1. SWISSQUAL CALL_START

2. SWISSQUAL CM START DIAL

3. SWISSQUAL CM DIAL

4. SWISSQUAL CM INCOMING_CALL

5. SWISSQUAL CM CONNECTED

6. SWISSQUAL CM DISCONNECTED

7. SWISSQUAL CM CONNECT_FAILED

8. SWISSQUAL VENDOR CM BREAK

9. SWISSQUAL CM SYSTESM_RELEASE 1487

• Addition of ‘exception cause’ within the exception file for WPCM.

• Support for version information within the data in the version_information table. TT #

21648

• PCAP support for Swissqual. TT # 21956

• LTE support for Accuver (V4.01.69). TT # 22599

• Implementation of the 12 sec looks ahead after ‘abnormal BCCH transition’ for Swissqual

and TEMS UMTS data. TT # 21956, 22598

• Inclusion of the ‘Signaling Control Release Indicator’ (SCRI) message within the definition

for UMTS call end. TT # 21956

• Support for Agilent and Swissqual WiFi data. TT # 22068

• Implementation of the ‘stop measurement’ frame within Swissqual files. The Swissqual

events after this frame will not be processed. TT # 22647

• New events added for Agilent UMTS multi RAB support. TT # 22068

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Release Notes

1. CC_DISCONNECT

2. CC_RELEASE

3. MM_SERVICE_REQUEST

4. MM_SERVICE_REJECT

5. MM_ATTACH_REQUEST

6. MM_ATTACH_REJECT

7. MM_DETACH_REQUEST

8. SCRI_MESSAGE

9. UMTS_RADIO_BEARER_RELEASE

10. UMTS CS call Start

11. UMTS CS Call End

12. UMTS PS call Start

13. UMTS PS Call End

• Implemented the feature to allow the keyword search in the Message Window to be non-

case sensitive.

• Support to see the tool tip as long as the user keeps the cursor on the bin.

• Enhancement in iDEN Monitor View of phone data browser, now both RSSI and SQE charts

have the same information on the X-axis. For the sectors that contain "No Data" we simply

get a bar with "Zero" Value

• Implementation of a new information table in the phone data Browser, which helps user to

do RF analysis. This is available together with the charts from the phone data browser.

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Release Notes

• Implemented Co-Chanel Analysis for iDEN: This feature allows the user to plot a similar

sector thematic but with the channel information. When right-clicking the sector, the user

would be able to choose the Co-Channel field, inside the Co-Chanel user would be able to

select any of the possible channels (PCCH or TCH). Once the channel is selected the other

sectors having PCCH equal to the selected will be highlighted as green.

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Release Notes

• Added a new iDEN Metrics Dominant SQE Sector based on Sector Label

• Implementation of Zoom in/out with mouse Scroll in Time Chart, user will be able to zoom

in/out the X-axis in the time chart using the Mouse scroll button when the cursor is inside

time-chart area.

• Added a new Event” EVENT_ANDREW_AUTOCALL_ACCESS_FAILURE” for Andrew Invex

Autocall vendor in the User Interface .

• Support for SwissQual Events, separate all SwissQual Events in events Side A and events

Side B. For example SwissQual Call Dropped would be now SwissQual Call Dropped - A or

SwissQual Call Dropped - B, depending where it was found.

• Implementation of 180 degree Line drawn when a sector is chosen through the RF Analysis.

• Implemented a change to start the Lines for link to bin sector from the edge of cell as

shown:

• Implementation of UMTS Setup Time and RF Setup time metric in UDQ, Data Table, time

Charts, Histogram and Batch Print. These metrics are added under the UMTS Call Statistics

group.

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Release Notes

• Support for Dingli events

1. Dingli data task FTP upload

2. Dingli data task FTP upload success

3. Dingli data task FTP upload drop

• Implementation of Support for Swissqual vendor events

1. Swissqual Vendor status Call Completed B

2. Swissqual Vendor status System Release B

3. Swissqual Vendor status call start type

4. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Start Dial B

5. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Dial B

6. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Incoming B

7. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Disconnect B

8. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Connected B

9. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Failed B

10. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Break B

11. SwissQual Data Task FTP Put B

12. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Released B

13. SwissQual Data task - POP3 Get B

14. SwissQual Data task - POP3 Get Failed B

15. SwissQual Data task - SMTP Send B

16. SwissQual Data task - SMTP Send Failed B

17. SwissQual Data Task FTP Get B

18. Swissqual Vendor Call Marker - Released B

19. SwissQual Data task - POP3 Get B

20. SwissQual Data task - POP3 Get Failed B

21. SwissQual Data task - SMTP Send B

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22. SwissQual Data task - SMTP Send Failed B

23. SwissQual Data Task FTP Get B

24. SwissQual Data Task FTP Get: Throughput Update B

25. SwissQual Data Task FTP Put: Throughput Update B

26. SwissQual Data Task FTP Completed B

27. SwissQual Data Task FTP Fail B

28. SwissQual Data Task Ping Failed B

29. SwissQual Data Task Ping Success B

30. SwissQual Data Task HTTP Get B

31. SwissQual Data Task HTTP Completed B

32. Vendor reported call status - <status> B

33. Swissqual Vendor status Call Failed B

34. Swissqual Vendor status Call Dropped B

• Added support for Channel Configuration in Processing Default>RF configuration

• Implementation of ‘Neighbor Addition and Removal’, this feature will allow the user to

change the neighbor list on the map.

• Implementation of Sector Label column in UDQ and data Table View:

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• Implementation of UMTS SQI Metrics in User Interface as shown:

• Support to export .tab cell sites file to a google earth .KML format

• Implementation of a Pop-Up Window when exporting metrics/Events. This feature will

display a message 'Export Completed" and an 'OK' button after metrics/events exported to

.tab, .csv, .kml.

• Added a new iDEN ‘Intra-Cell Handover Success’ Event for no layer 3 data.

• Metric not being decoded - LTE UL MAC Retransmission - Nemo

• Added a New variable in configurations to make 'Background Processing' default, User

has the option to turn it off if needed.

• Implementation of Legend export to Google Earth, this functionality allows the user to see

the legend in Google Earth as they see in WindCatcher Plus.

• Implemented following features for Kodiak

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Release Notes

1) Android version, server information.

2) Separate Initial Media from In-call Media

3) Technology into detail sheets

4) Call type into call detail

• Implemented following Kodiak IPA Events based on MSGA events

1. Kodiak IPA Send Attempt

2. Kodiak IPA Send Success

3. Kodiak IPA Send Fail

4. Kodiak IPA Receive Attempt

5. Kodiak IPA Receive Success

6. Kodiak IPA Receive Fail

Software Version CDE-07_002.03.09P_UI-7.2.3.15C_Android_Version-4.0.4

Initial Media LatencyIn-Call Media

Latency (MOC)

In-Call Media

Latency (MTC)

1.230 0.302 0.380

0.340 0.000 0.250

2.890 0.394 0.570

1.124 0.314 0.390

1.460 0.347 0.421

2.501 0.377 0.468

KPI 4

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Release Notes

1.2 Resolved Issues

• Resolved the issue where drive route bin selection sometimes synced the map to a different

location that was not selected by the user.

• Resolved the issue where WindCatcher was not remembering printer settings.

• Support for displaying Sector PNs and Cell Site name when printing Maps. TT # 22525

• WindCatcher is displaying values that are disabled in QCAT and is not carrying forward

constant RX1 values after the receiver is disabled. TT # 22621

• Support to view the Vocoder Rate Metrics in WindCatcher Plus. TT # 22707

• Fix for PDSCH Total Downlink Throughput (kbps) values in WindCatcher Plus. TT # 22842

• Support for post processing TEMS Pocket files “.trp” TT # 22751

• Support for channel frequency 0 for LTE Swissqual data. TT # 22101

• Manual merge for database. TT # 22209

• LTE and CDMA scanner support for Anritsu. TT # 22228

• Resolved incorrect manual merge for LTE Anritsu data. TT # 22242

• Resolved missing throughput data for Bell custom report. TT # 22108

• Resolved the ‘managed_error’ message during WPCM processing. TT # 21705, 22110

• Resolved the ‘Ping RTT’ metric greyout within the metric menu. TT # 22102

• Resolved the ‘unknown log message’ observed in the message window for Swissqual UMTS

data. TT # 22515

• Resolved bad lat/long values for Agilent iDEN files. TT # 22142

• Resolved missing SIB messages for Agilent UMTS data. TT # 22508

• Resolved the issue of exception file list being overwritten during ‘append’ in WPCM. TT #

22636

• Support for TEMS Pocket 12.3 data TT_#21621

• Resolved the error when Modifying Thresholds on an active layer. TT# 12215

• Resolved iDEN Phone in scan mode not being reported for .ILF

• Updated the power _data_Summary calculations for iDEN - Invex Receiver (.ILF)

• Resolved the Incorrect PDSCH, PUSCH values in data table JDSU TT#21800

• Resolved iDEN UDQ Metrics for Receiver

• Resolved missing Invex 3G Receiver frequencies for iDEN.

• Resolved mismatch information between tooltip and the phone data browser

• Resolved DingLi LTE Files not being processed

• Resolved the issue of Comarco Seven.Five Scanner not being processed in WCP

• Time Chart - Scrolling the chart with Mouse Left-Button Pressed 12648

• Resolved Comarco 7.5 3G Scanner Discrepancies

• Resolved the issue of No layer 3 messages for R&S data

• Resolved RTT values not showing up for Sector 2 Accuver/XCal data TT# 22587

• Resolved the WCP hanging when processing TEMS data

• Resolved Receiver data not being processed for Agilent .sd5

• Resolved not able to plot Active pilot metrics for CDMA TEMS TRP data TT# 22523

• Resolved the issue of incorrect Data Table Export to mapinfo file

• Resolved Slow Comarco file Processing issue

• Resolved WCP Unable to populate Setup Time values for IDEN .aod Files version 16.3-3

• Removed the comma in the EARFCN channels numbers JDSU TT# 21999

• Resolved the issue of WCP crashes while processing 3GB Ascom QMD data file TT# 22762

• Resolved Inconsistent MCC Data for GSM TEMS

• Resolved Nemo In-building 6.3.1.11 data not processing in WCP TT# 21662

• Resolved the missing R&S UMTS scanner data issue TT# 22613

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• Resolved Missing Forward FCH FER values for Nemo TT# 22684

• Resolved the duplication of ‘Handover Complete ‘ Event number in SD5 files

• Resolved the issue of PSC and Ec/Io not showing correctly on the map for Swissqual data

TT# 22810

• Resolved WCP Unable to display multiple segments of the route

• Resolved the Issue with Screen Resolutions smaller than 800 pixels on the vertical Axis

• Resolved the undefined Event for LTE Swissqual TT# 22870

• Resolved the issue of Batch Print troubleshooting metric plots TT# 22671

• Resolved the Unhandled exception Error when closing an Active dataset in WCP 3.1.7.4

• Resolved the issue of Inconsistent Data displayed under the layer control for Device ID

• Support for Dingli Huawei series Qualcomm CDMA phone.

• Resolved the issue of missing data points for CDMA phone JDSU TT# 22136

• Resolved PCTEL Scanner data processing issue .DTR TT # 22946

• Resolved the issue of WCP showing different outputs for the same XCAL scanner data TT#

23019

• Resolved the Ding Li EVDO Processing issue

• Resolved the LTE CQI, Tx Power and LTE RLC Bler Metrics not showing up for NEMO data

• Resolved the Issues with User defined query for LTE TEMS/XCAL TT# 21794

• Resolved the issue of Band_class" and "Frequency_chan" not being populated in the Data

Table for TEMS CDMA, UMTS, and LTE

• Resolved the image and distance binning issue in Custom report

• Resolved the Polygon Cut feature not working Correctly TT#22931

• Resolved Zoom level of custom reports images not following screen zoom level

• Resolved Workspace is not saving all metrics issue.

• Resolved discrepancies in the iDEN 3G events in the Andrew Invex Files

• Resolved LTE RRC Connection Request missing content and RRC Setup Message missing

info. Included a more detailed message body for LTE RRC Connection Request Message, and

NAS message at the end of RRC Connection Setup Complete message

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Release Notes

• Resolved VoLTE HTC file RTP metrics calculation Updated algorithm to remove duplicated

packets with same timestamps which caused abnormal RTP metric results

1.3 Known items being worked

• Support for Accuver In-building data

• Support for Accuver data task statistics

1.4 Installation Instructions

If a previous version of WindCatcher Plus is already installed on the computer, then while installing

the new version a pop-up window will appear to uninstall the existing version.

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Release Notes

Please install Microsoft Framework 4.0 from

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17851

The link includes “Microsoft .NET Framework 4 client profile Framework 4 Extended”.

Once Microsoft Framework 4 is installed, users can verify complete installation by checking

the following installs using program list.

All windows applications must be closed prior to WindCatcher installation. If stand alone license

(Dongle) is in use, the user should unplug the dongle before starting the installation.

Download the WindCatcher.msi file and run it to begin the installation. Follow installation steps and

click Finish when complete.