TNDROP

TFNDROP
TFNDROPSUB
THNDROP
THNDROPSUB
TFNCEDROP

TASSALL & TCASSALL

CMSESTAB
CNDROP
CCONGS
ccongssub
CNRELCONG
CLUNDROP
CLUDISSS
CLUDISTA
CLUDISQA
TFTRALACC
CELTCHF.TFNSCAN
THTRALACC
THNSCAN

TFTRALSUB & THTRALSUB

NECELLREL.HOVERSUC
NLLREL.HOVERSUC
NLLREL.HOVERCNT
NELLREL.HOVERCNT
NILASS.HOSUCBCL
NILASS.HOSUCWCL
NELASS.HOSUCBCL
NELASS.HOSUCWCL
CCALLS
CMSESTAB
TDWNACC
TDWNSCAN
ERCS_BSS_ITSIB1
ERCS_BSS_ITSIB2
ERCS_BSS_ITSIB3
ERCS_BSS_ITSIB4
ERCS_BSS_ITSIB5
ITFUSIB1
ITFUSIB2
ITFUSIB3
ITFUSIB4
ITFUSIB5
ITFOSIB1
ITFOSIB2
ITFOSIB3
ITFOSIB4
ITFOSIB5
DMASR
TBFSR
EDGE_Throughput_TS
GPRS_Throughput_TS
MCS_Coding_Scheme_Utiliza
tion
Total_Payload_MB
Hard_Blocking
FAILDLTBFEST
DLTBFEST
DLBGEGDATA
ULBGEGDATA

DLBGGDATA
ULBGGDATA

ERCS_BSS_Total_Payload
ERCS_BSS_Total_Payload_DL
ERCS_BSS_SUMIHOSUCC
ERCS_BSS_SUMEIHOSUCC
ERCS_BSS_SUMIHOATT
ERCS_BSS_SUMEIHOATT

RAACCFA
CNROCNT
PDRAC
CDISSS
CDISSSSUB
CDISQA
CDISQASUB
CDISTA
TAVAACC
TAVASCAN
TNUCHCNT
THV3TRALACC
TFV3TRALACC
TFV3NSCAN
THV3NSCAN
ERCS_BSS_TDISSBL
ERCS_BSS_TDISSDL
ERCS_BSS_TDISSUL
ERCS_BSS_TDISQABL
ERCS_BSS_TDISQADL
ERCS_BSS_TDISQAUL
ERCS_BSS_TDISTA
ERCS_BSS_TSUDLOS

TFNDROP+TFNDROPSUB+THNDROP+THNDROPSUB
The total number of dropped full-rate TCH in underlaid subcell. The counter is also available for half-rate and for

The total number of dropped full rate TCH connections in underlaid subcell that occur when a subscriber to subs
three messages 44.018 ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE, 44.018 HANDOVER COMPLETE, 44.018 CHANNEL MODE MOD
BSC.
For inter BSC handovers and inter system handovers, the target BSC assumes that the cal
counter is also available for half-rate and for overlaid subcells, for example THNCEDROPSUB.

The assignment success rate covers both change from SDCCH to TCH or changed channel mode on TC
It should be noted that during the assignment procedure there may be several attempts to allocate a
an attempt succeeds or if all attempts have failed.
A low TCH assignment success rate would normally be due to TCH congestion. The KPI shows the subs
assignment time-out (TASSREQ) and assignment to worse or better cell (for example AWOFFSET). The
was planned for. Please, observe that congestion at handover is not included in this KPI, or any other K
congestion. As a second level measurement the channel availability in the cells should be monitored i
features like OL/UL subcells, Hierarchical Cell Structures, assignment to worse cell and dynamic mode
The KPI does not only show failures due to TCH congestion, but also includes other reasons for failures
MSC, Ater RESET or Ater RESET CIRCUIT received from the TRC, MS lost, link connection or HW failure
The TCASSALL and TASSALL counters in the formula for successful assignments are stepped in the tar
tuned in for signalling). To show how many mobiles that tuned in for signalling in the cell that manage
and incoming assignment handovers are subtracted (they tuned in to signalling in an other cell) from

When there is VAMOS traffic using TSC from set 2, STS counters related to MS connection establishme
establishments on TCH, for example TFMSESTB, will increase
The total number of dropped SDCCH channels in a cell.
Congestion counter for underlaid subcell. Stepped each time an allocation attempt fails due to SDCCH
The counter for overlaid subcell is CCONGSSUB.

Number of released connection on SDCCH due to TCH and transcoder congestion in underlaid and o
The total number of dropped SDCCH channels during location area update in a cell. The counter CLU
Dropped SDCCH connection during location area update at low signal strength on down or uplink in
Dropped SDCCH connection during location area update at excessive Timing Advance (TA). CLUDISTA
Dropped SDCCH connection during location area update at bad quality down or uplink per cell in un
Traffic level accumulator for full-rate TCH. The corresponding counter for half-rate is THTRALACC
Cell tch fr-Number of accumulations of traffic level counter for full-rate TCH. The corresponding counte
Traffic level accumulator for full-rate TCH. The corresponding counter for half-rate is THTRALACC
Number of accumulations of traffic level counter for full-rate TCH. The corresponding counter for half-r

The value can be calculated for the whole BSC by adding all cells together. The traffic can also be calc
THTRALSUB and TFTRALSUB (half- and full-rate respectively). The values for underlaid cell can be obta
be used for SDCCH traffic using the counters CTRALACC and CNSCAN in the object types CLSDCCH (un
to have a higher SDCCH load than other cells

Channel allocation attempt counter (on SDCCH).

Successful MS channel establishments on SDCCH

The counter is stepped every tenth second if there are no TCHs in IDLE or BUSY state in the cell and th
The counter is stepped every tenth second when the cell state is ACTIVE

Accumulated number of idle TCH/F in the underlaid subcell in interference band 1. The corresponding

FOR OVERLAID

The total number of attempts to establish a downlink TBF that resulted in a failure due to lack of resou
The total number of attempts to establish a downlink TBF

Accumulated total LLC data received on the downlink in GPRS mode transfers for QoS class Backgroun
Units: kbit

The object types RANDOMACC, RNDACCEXT and CELLGPRS contain the counters for Random Access (R
information about the distribution of the reasons for random access is also available. A failed random
to connect to the network. A high number of RA failures might be caused by bad BSIC planning or inte
too high TA, values that are not used or in case of "software file congestion" (that is when the internal
Number of Accepted Random Accesses. This counter is also incremented for TRXT connections.

The counter value is incremented when a 44.058 CHANNEL REQUIRED containing 44.018 CHANNEL REQUEST w

Dropped SDCCH connection at low signal strength on down or uplink in underlaid subcell that is belo

Dropped SDCCH connection at bad quality down or uplink per cell in underlaid subcell that is worse

Dropped SDCCH connection at excessive Timing Advance (TA).

Available Basic Physical Channels (BPCs) for traffic channels accumulator. Also available for overlaid subcell, TAV

Number of accumulations of available BPCs for traffic channels counter. Also available for overlaid sub
The channel availability is very difficult to measure despite counters such as TAVAACC, number of ava
TRALACC- TRAFFIC LEVEL ACCUMULATOR , THV3-TCH HALF RATE SPEECH VERSION 1/3
TFV3-TCH Full RATE SPEECH VERSION 1/2/3
accumulations of traffic level counter. Tfv3-TCH use for Speech Version 3 FR

dio resource available" is received. CNDROP is stepped at the same time. The counters are not incremented if 4

CLUDSSSUB. CLUDISSS and CLUDISSSSUB works as CDISSS and CDISSSSUB respectively, but are only increment

CLUDISQASUB. CLUDISQA and CLUDISQASUB works as CDISQA and CDISQASUB respectively, but are only increm

interference band 1 out of the total idle channels. The same measure can be calculated for interference band 2

ailable (that is maximum allowed number of TBF reserved on all allocated PDCH); the PDCH was preempted befo

umber is system defined or operator defined

are not incremented if 48.008 CLEAR REQUEST has been sent previously. The subset for overlaid subcells is CN

y, but are only incremented for drops during location area update.

vely, but are only incremented for drops during location area update.

d for interference band 2 to 5. As a help expression, the total number of idle full-rate TCH in underlaid subcell is

DCH was preempted before it could be reserved; some other channel fault that prevented the reservation; cong

or overlaid subcells is CNRELCONGSUB. The two counters are located in CLSDCCH and CLSDCCHO respectively.N

CH in underlaid subcell is calculated first.

ed the reservation; congestion in MAC (that is no frame number could be returned); congestion in the CP preven

CLSDCCHO respectively.Note: There is an exception when the counters are incremented despite that 48.008 CL

ngestion in the CP prevented the request being processed

d despite that 48.008 CLEAR REQUEST is sent. Namely, when a GSM Priority Connection, queued by the MS Que

n, queued by the MS Queuing function, is removed from the queue because of time-out of the assignment queui

of the assignment queuing timer (T11).

Formulas that include handovers have considered handovers both to BSC internal and external neigh
external cells, so then all handovers for external cells could be omitted.

For formulas handling handovers user defined summation counter have been used. The summation c
tool.

The STS object types that contain counters for BSC internal cell relations are NCELLREL and NICELAS

The following formulas show how the summation counters are calculated as a sum over al
Note:

For External Cells (that is cells belonging to different BSCs, for example "BSC1" and "BSC2") the
particular BSC). Hence, in order to have a proper Summation, one must combine the NECELLREL
Internal Cells (cells belonging to the same BSC), that is Object Type NCELLREL, both incoming an

ATT= HOVERCNT
SUCC=HOVERSUC
REV=HORTTOCH
LOST=HOVERCNT-HOVERSUC-HORTTOCH
ABSUCC=HOSUCBCL
AWSUCC=HOSUCWCL
The following summation counters are used for every cell in the BSC as the sum over all in
SUMOHOSUCC Sum of Successful Internal Handovers (Outgoing Handover)
SUMOHOSUCC = NCELLREL.HOVERSUC
SUMOABSUCC Sum of Successful Internal Assignment Handovers to Better Cell (Outgoing Handover)
SUMOABSUCC = NICELASS.HOSUCBCL
SUMOAWSUCC Sum of Successful Internal Assignment Handovers to Worse Cell (Outgoing Handover
SUMOAWSUCC = NICELASS.HOSUCWCL
SUMIHOSUCC Sum of Successful Internal Handovers (Incoming Handover)
SUMIHOSUCC = NCELLREL.HOVERSUC
SUMIABSUCC Sum of Successful Internal Assignment Handovers to Better Cell (Incoming Handover)
SUMIABSUCC = NICELASS.HOSUCBCL
SUMIAWSUCC Sum of Successful Internal Assignment Handovers to Worse Cell (Incoming Handover)
SUMIAWSUCC = NICELASS.HOSUCWCL
SUMEIHOSUCC Sum of Successful External Handovers (Incoming Handover)
SUMEIHOSUCC = NECELLREL.HOVERSUC
SUMEIABSUCC Sum of Successful External Assignment Handovers to Better Cell (Incoming Handover
SUMEIABSUCC = NECELASS.HOSUCBCL
SUMEIAWSUCC Sum of Successful External Assignment Handovers to Worse Cell (Incoming Handove
SUMEIAWSUCC = NECELASS.HOSUCWCL
SUMEOHOSUCC Sum of Successful External Handovers (Outgoing Handover)
SUMEOHOSUCC = NECELLREL.HOVERSUC
SUMEOABSUCC Sum of Successful External Assignment Handovers to Better Cell (Outgoing Handove
SUMEOABSUCC = NECELASS.HOSUCBCL
SUMEOAWSUCC Sum of Successful External Assignment Handovers to Worse Cell (Outgoing Handove
SUMEOAWSUCC = NECELASS.HOSUCWCL

SUMOHOATT Sum of Internal Handover Attempts (Outgoing Handover)

SUMOHOATT = NCELLREL.HOVERCNT
SUMEOHOATT Sum of External handover Attempts (Outgoing Handover)
SUMEOHOATT = NECELLREL.HOVERCNT
SUMOHOLOST Sum of MS Lost Internal Handovers (Outgoing Handover)
SUMOHOLOST = NCELLREL.HOVERCNT - NCELLREL.HORTTOCH - NCELLREL.HOVERSUC
SUMEOHOLOST Sum of MS Lost External Handovers (Outgoing Handover)
SUMEOHOLOST = NECELLREL.HOVERCNT - NECELLREL.HORTTOCH - NECELLREL.HOVERSUC
For GSM to UTRAN handovers similar summation counters are created on cell level, all counters are l
SUMHOVERCNTUTRAN Sum of the counter HOVERCNTUTRAN over all GSM to UTRAN cell relations (o
SUMHOVERCNTUTRAN = NUCELLREL.HOVERCNTUTRAN
SUMHOVERSUCUTRAN Sum of the counter HOVERSUCUTRAN over all GSM to UTRAN cell relations (o
SUMHOVERSUCUTRAN = NUCELLREL.HOVERSUCUTRAN
SUMHOLOSTUTRAN Sum of HOVERCNTUTRAN - HOVERSUCUTRAN - HORTTOCHUTRAN over all GSM
SUMHOLOSTUTRAN = NUCELLREL.HOVERCNTUTRAN - NUCELLREL.HORTTOCHUTRAN - NUCELLREL.H

 Cell Availability
Formulae

Equation 1

Cell BCCH Availability (TAVAACC does step if there is available TCHs) [%]

Equation 2

Cell TCH Availability (TAVAACC does not step when TCH is not available) [%]

Description

These formulas shows the percentage of time when BCCH ( Equation 1) or TCH ( Equation 2) was un

Note:
If these metrics are compared to formulas which includes TAVAACC, please remember that TAVAA