FDI Product Description

Product Description
FDI
A Drive Test Post Processing Tool
for 2G, 3G and LTE technologies
360Cellutions
Document Description
This document provides a detailed description of Fast

Drive Investigation (FDI), a drive test post processing
software
Please note that most features have been explained with

detailed images and description but due to complexity of
some of the features, the reader may require more
details. Hence videos have been made demonstrating
the usage of these features. All the videos can be found
on:
http://www.360cellutions.com/Learn%20More.htm#FDI
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Topics
Supported Tools And
Technologies
Mapping
Network Cells
Charting
Filters
OneClick! Report
Performance Report
Binning and Delta

Supplementary
Information
Palettes
Log Processing And
Project Creation
Installation And Setup
Supported Tools And

Technologies
1.
2.
3.
Technologies Supported
Technology Elements
Drive Collection Tools
Supported Tools And

Technologies
Technologies Supported
The following technologies are supported by FDI:
LTE
WCDMA/HSPA
GSM/GPRS
Wimax
The following modes are supported by FDI:
Idle
Dedicated
Scanned
Technology Elements
Some examples
LTE
WCDMA/HSPA
GSM/GPRS
Wimax Scan
Supported Tools And

Technologies
Drive Collection Tools

The following tools are supported by FDI:
TEMS Investigation
Anite Nemo
JDSU
Azenqos
JET
New tools can be configured easily in FDI
Mapping
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
View
Zoom
Google Maps
Multi Project
Miscellaneous
Mapping
View
View Button
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Multiple maps support

even for different
projects within same
environment, makes
pre and post
comparison a breeze
Zoom can be adjusted

for all windows with
reference to the active
map window
Zoom adjust can even

work for map windows
for projects other than
the active map
window, if the All
Projects button is
enabled
Mapping
View
10
Views can be saved

with names which is
particularly useful for
large projects with many
areas of interest
These views can also
be recalled with
designated shortcut
keys
Mapping
Zoom
Smart Zoom
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FDI provides an
extremely accurate way
of zooming in and out in
a map window
Magnification is
customizable by the user
Zoom center is
preserved, so in case of
many zoom in and out
actions the center does
not drift
Mapping
Zoom
Zoom Action Disabled
Zoom Action Enabled
Zoom Action
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When zoom action toggle is on, all samples of a new element

layer (e.g. RSRP) will be shown on the map
If its toggled off, then new element layer will be shown
preserving the zoom of the map
Mapping
Google Maps
Google Maps can be integrated into FDI map windows by clicking

refresh
Map type can be chosen from: Street view, Satellite and Terrain
Translucency can be adjusted as per user need
FDI workspace can also be exported to GoogleEarth as a kml file
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Export to Google Earth

Satellite Image
Mapping
Miscellaneous Features
Mark
User can place

various marks on the
map for presentation
purposes
This can be saved for
future viewing
Various type of marks
like line, point, arc etc.
are possible
Mark Button
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Mapping
Toggle Options
Various options can be toggled on or off by the user
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Legend
Label
Scale
Network (cells display)
Service Area
Zoom Action
All Project (for adjusting zoom)
Mapping
Precise Selection
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In case multiple drive

samples are found on the
same location, precise
selection feature helps
the user in selecting the
desired sample
Mapping
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Drive trail can be shown

in FDI to know the
direction of the car
Its important to know
the direction during
optimization
Network Cells
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Footprint and Service

Area
Trend Analysis
Overshooting
Azimuth Inconsistency
Miscellaneous Functions
Network Cells
Footprint And Service Area
Simple
Type
Profile
Footprint gives the samples where a cell appears as the server,

neighbour or interferer. Three type of footprint are possible in FDI:
Simple: Values e.g. RSRP, RSRQ, RSCP, EcNo, RxLev etc

Type: Two colors for server or neighbour
Profile: Multi-color to show the Nth neighbour cell profile
Footprint
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Network Cells
Footprint can be plotted as a 3-dimensional chart with:
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Distance
Ranges
Samples
Network Cells
Service area of a cell can be seen for any element

layer like : UE Tx Pwr, RLC BLER, CINR,
Throughput etc
Service Area
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Network Cells
Trend Analysis
Cell footprints can be compared on the time axis as a

trend
Helps in deep analysis of cell levels, wrong handovers
and overshooting
Trend Analysis
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Network Cells
Overshooting
All meshed shows all servers,
neighbours and interferes in a region
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FDI overshooting algorithm automatically

calculates an index for every cell
Network Cells
Azimuth Inconsistency
Automatically calculates
the suspected azimuth
inconsistencies
Possible reasons could be
feeder swap, wrong cell
file data, incorrect
antenna installation etc.
This feature gives highly
accurate results if drive
data is dense all around
the site
It saves many hours of
work for an engineer and
finds service affecting
issues which might
otherwise be ignored
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Network Cells
Finding and selecting or
locating can be done in
a simple yet
comprehensive way in
FDI
Cells can be filtered on
a criteria
Multiple selections can
be made from the
filtered list
List can also be
imported from an
external file (.xlsx, .csv
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Network Cells
Neighbours from the cell file can be shown for each cell in
different colours for the following:
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Two way
One way
Undefined but reported
Network Cells
Network display can be customized by the user for fill

colour, border colour, segment or sector style, length
and angle
This can be changed after the project has already been
created
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Charting
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Types
Options
Presentation
Format
Charting
Types
Charts can be made

using drive data from
the map
FDI provides the user a
comprehensive
selection of types and
options to choose from
Charts
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Charting
Types
Palette
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Element layer on the active map is plotted based on the

ranges and their color palette
Charting
Types
Discreet
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Element layer on the active map is plotted for every value
Charting
Types
Mode System
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Distribution of samples
for all technologies in the
drive
Charting
Types
Events
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All events shown on the map will be plotted as a chart
Charting
Options
User can select from many charting options in the

additional chart types
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Charting
Options
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Drive data can be

presented as a
cumulative chart
X-Axis category can be
ordered in descending
order if the user desires
Charting
Options
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Element layer on active

map can be compared
with a secondary
element using the
comprehensive option
e.g. RSRP is compared
for each range of RSRQ
Charting
Options
Multi-map is an important feature of FDI charting

Multiple maps data can be plotted on a single chart
for comparison
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Charting
Presentation
Right clicking the chart

reveals this menu:
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View data: Chart or data

Statistics nature: Count or
percentage
Change series style: User
can choose from a
comprehensive list of
styles like pie, doughnut,
line, area, stacked area,
radar etc
Copy: Puts either the data
or chart image on the
clipboard
Save: Helps save the data
or chart image in a file
Charting
Presentation
Some examples have been shown for multi-maps, a

comprehensive list is provided to the user
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Charting
Format
Format chartdialog
Appearance menu gives
general options for chart
window like:
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Appearance
Palette
Colour
Border
Title Label
Charting
Format
Chart area menu gives

options like:
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Colour
Border
Title
Charting
Format
Plot area menu gives

options like:
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Colour
Border
Title
Charting
Cosmetics
Axis menu gives options

like the following for
each axis:
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Alignment
Grid lines
Label
Range
Constant lines
Titles
Charting
Cosmetics
Series menu gives

options like the
following for each
series:
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Chart style
Line style
Marker
Pie rotation
Charting
Cosmetics
Legend menu gives

options like:
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Visibility
Column count
Text colour
Filters
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Introduction
Standard
Geographical
Drive Based
Other
Filters
Introduction
FDI has a comprehensive range of filters to limit the

drive samples based on different criteria
Multiple filters can be applied to create a composite
filter
Filters can be saved or loaded
Once a filter is applied to a map window, any new
element layer will show only filtered samples
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Filters
Standard
AS3 EcNo without filter
AS3 EcNo with filter
Pre-defined filters like low coverage, pilot pollution, multi-server, interference

etc
The constants used in standard filters can be altered at the time of project
creation
The map shows EcNo of first Active set only for samples with high pilot
pollution (delta of AS1 and AS3 is less than 5 dB)
Every technology
has standard filters associated with it
Filter Standard
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Filters
Geographical
Selection: User can select
samples with selection tool
View: Samples visible in the
active map
Vicinity: Samples in the
vicinity of the selected
sample are filtered, based
on preceding and
succeeding ratio given by
the user
Polygon: Samples within a
pre-defined polygon (shown
in picture)
Position: One sample for
every coordinate, based on
min or max value of element
layer
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Filters: Vicinity,
Selection and View
Filters
Drive Based
Filter Palette
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Palette: Selected
ranges by the
user (shown in
the picture with
and without
palette filter)
Spectrum:
Selected
frequencies from
the drive
Search criteria:
Drive samples
matching user
selected criteria
e.g. SC and
UARFCN for 3G
Filters
Other
Custom: Adhoc query can be designed as a SQL

wizard
Advanced: Drive samples selected on criteria of cells
from cell file e.g. select samples of co-located sites
only
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OneClick! Report
1.
2.
3.
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Introduction
Template
Output
OneClick! Report
Introduction
OneClick! report is an important feature of FDI where

users can make sophisticated reports consisting a
large number of slides or pages in a matter of
minutes and a few button clicks
User can choose from MS Word or PowerPoint as
the output format
New templates can be defined or existing ones used
which are already available in FDI
OneClick! Report
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OneClick! Report
Template
Common
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Section titles can be

added
Maps can be cleared to
remove affects of filters
etc
OneClick! Report
Template
Network
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Options related to
network can be chosen
Cell list will be provided
at run time by the user
OneClick! Report
Template
Drive
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Server can be shown using

meshed or coloured servers
Events can be shown or
hidden
User has the option to show
events on Element layers
like RSRP, or show them on
maps with only route
displayed
Mode (LTE, GSM etc) and
drive trail can also be
chosen to show the
technology and drive
direction in the report
OneClick! Report
Template
Filters
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Standard filters like low

coverage or pilot
pollution can be selected
which will apply to the
succeeding slides, until
clear map command is
issued
Pre saved polygon filters
can also be applied to
the report to limit the
samples to the selected
area
OneClick! Report
Template
Report
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KPIs from the technology

performance reports
OneClick! Report
Output
OneClick! output format include MS Word and

PowerPoint
It includes map, chart, KPI, servers mesh, events,
footprint, service area, overshoot etc
Reports are carefully designed with an attractive format
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OneClick! Report
Output
Chart example
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OneClick! Report
Output
Meshed servers example
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OneClick! Report
Output
KPI example
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Performance Report
1.
2.
3.
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Introduction
KPI Editor
Output
Performance Report
Introduction
Output is available as multiple sheets

It can be exported to MS Excel
Performance report can be run for multiple projects
Filters can also be applied to limit the data for which
the report is created
Performance Report
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Performance Report
KPI Editor
Users can maintain and edit KPI formulas for every

technology
Raw counters are available in the editor which eliminates
the need for typing and spelling mistakes
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Performance Report
Output
KPI lists all KPIs for the technology
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Performance Report
Output
KPI per log, to investigate issues in specific log files
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Performance Report
Output
Events given as summary for every project
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Performance Report
Output
Events given as summary for every logfile to

investigate specific logfile issues
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Performance Report
Output
Details of events e.g. source and target cell IDs etc

for handover failure, or cause value for dropped calls
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Performance Report
Output
Overshooting cells given by rank
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Performance Report
Output
One way neighbours found in the cell file
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Performance Report
Output
Undefined but reported neighbours which could

possibly highlight missing neighbours
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Binning And Delta

1.
2.
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Active Map
Multi Map with Delta
Binning And Delta
Active Map
Bin are made with user selected resolution e.g. 50m

User selects the aggregation method e.g. Average
Bin
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Binning And Delta
Multi Map and Delta
Multiple maps can be compared as Delta

Its highly effective in checking improvement and
deterioration in Pre and Post drives of major network
changes
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Supplementary Information
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Aerial
Stats
Planned Sites
Radio Plan
Supplementary Info
Aerial Data
Height and tilt data can

be added to any project
as an input file after
project creation
There is no fixed
template for the input
file, the user can use
excel, text or csv file
The user can manage
colours from the custom
palette
Supplementary Info Aerial

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Supplementary Info
Stats
Any number of stats can
be added to any project
There is no fixed
template for input files,
excel, csv or text files
are supported
User can give data for
multiple dates and
select desired dates for
viewing
Custom templates can
be used and changed
as needed
Supplementary Info Stats

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Supplementary Info
Planned Sites
Planned or future sites can be added and displayed in any

project using excel, csv or text files
User can choose to put as many information for these sites
e.g. planned on air date, site acquisition contact etc and view
using info tool or labels
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Supplementary Info
Radio Plan
BCCH/BSIC, Scrambling Code or PCI planning can be

done using Radio plan
Existing data can be added and displayed in any project
and new values planned accordingly
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Palettes
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Standard
Custom
Event
System
Palettes
Standard
Element layer palettes can be customized for color, ranges, values or

size
Colors can be chosen from a color picker, or themes like nature,
pastel etc can be chosen for auto coloring
Gradient of one or two color can be made e.g. red and green for 5
ranges will give different shades of red and green
Standard Palette
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Palettes
Custom
User can maintain custom palettes for use with

statistics, aerial data, or custom element layers
Custom Palette
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Palettes
Event
Events can be added or removed, picture changed

and size modified from Event editor
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Palettes
System
System colour palettes can also be altered as per

user need like footprint, azimuth inconsistency,
neighbours etc
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Log Processing And Project

Creation
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Database
Configuration
Cellfile
New Project Settings
Log Processing And Project Creation
Database
Project Creation
A project is made by the

user which has multiple
logfiles and a cellfile as
input
Multiple projects are
maintained on users harddrive and can be shared
with other users
Data Collection
For data collection tools like

TEMS which give encrypted
logs, an export is required.
The export template is

provided for such tools
Other data collection tools
like NEMO, logs can be
Project Size and Speed
used to make projects
2.5 GB logs takes about 30
directly
minutes for project creation
Project size is controlled by
Mariadb 5.5 is the database
lowering sampling rate
used for project creation,
using binning
which supports import of
Virtually unlimited number
very large files and creation
of logfiles can be used to
of big projects of about
create
a project
Create Project
10GB
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Project Administration
Configuration
Configuration Files
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FDI is designed for

scalability and flexibility due
to the nature of business
Various technologies and
data collection tools are
defined as configuration
files
Any changes to technology
like addition of new element
e.g. Monitored Neighbour 8,
can be done in the
configuration without any
change to the source code
New technology addition

or new tool compatibility
is a matter of updating
the configuration file or
making a new
configuration file
Cell File
Cell File Import
Column Mapping
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FDI has ultimate

flexibility for cell file
import
Any file in excel, text or
csv format can be
imported which FDI will
try to map onto required
fields. Users can
manually change
mapping if required
Field description is given

to show the user what
data type is required for
each field
Conversions can also be
applied for advanced
users e.g convert lat, lon
from other formats to
decimal
Filters can discard
unwanted data from cell
file e.g. discard all cities
except London
New Project Settings
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Quick projects can

be created which
are created approx
40% faster and only
the footprint feature
gets disabled
Standard filter
definitions can be
altered e.g. low
coverage threshold
Large network cell
files can be
confined to drive
test area
One or more
technologies in
drive test can be
ignored

1.
2.
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Web Trial Installation

FDI License Update
Web Trial Installation
FDI trial license can be requested from the

www.360cellution.com
Easy instructions are given which install FDI trial
version
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FDI License Update
Once installed FDI can be upgraded once purchased simply by

making a user computer passport file
And sending it to support@360cellutions.com
A license file will be received which can be used to update FDI to full
version by clicking the update link
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This document provides a detailed description of Fast

Please note that most features have been explained with

Binning and Delta

Supported Tools And

Supported Tools And

The following modes are supported by FDI:

Supported Tools And

Drive Collection Tools

New tools can be configured easily in FDI

Multiple maps support

Zoom can be adjusted

Zoom adjust can even

Views can be saved

Zoom Action Disabled

Zoom Action Enabled

When zoom action toggle is on, all samples of a new element

Google Maps can be integrated into FDI map windows by clicking

Export to Google Earth

User can place

In case multiple drive

Drive trail can be shown

Footprint and Service

Footprint And Service Area

Footprint gives the samples where a cell appears as the server,

Simple: Values e.g. RSRP, RSRQ, RSCP, EcNo, RxLev etc

Footprint And Service Area

Footprint can be plotted as a 3-dimensional chart with:

Footprint And Service Area

Service area of a cell can be seen for any element

Cell footprints can be compared on the time axis as a

FDI overshooting algorithm automatically

Network display can be customized by the user for fill

Charts can be made

Element layer on the active map is plotted based on the

Element layer on the active map is plotted for every value

All events shown on the map will be plotted as a chart

User can select from many charting options in the

Drive data can be

Element layer on active

Multi-map is an important feature of FDI charting

Right clicking the chart

View data: Chart or data

Some examples have been shown for multi-maps, a

Chart area menu gives

Plot area menu gives

Axis menu gives options

Series menu gives

Legend menu gives

FDI has a comprehensive range of filters to limit the

AS3 EcNo without filter

AS3 EcNo with filter

Pre-defined filters like low coverage, pilot pollution, multi-server, interference

Custom: Adhoc query can be designed as a SQL

OneClick! report is an important feature of FDI where

Section titles can be

Server can be shown using

Standard filters like low

KPIs from the technology

OneClick! output format include MS Word and

Meshed servers example

Output is available as multiple sheets

Users can maintain and edit KPI formulas for every

KPI lists all KPIs for the technology