KPI in LTE Radio Network

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KPI System Overview

LTE KPIs

Accessability
RRC
SETUP SR
ERAB
Setup SR
(VoIP/ALL)
Call Setup
SR
(VoIP/ALL)

Retainability

Mobility

Call Drop
Rate
(VoIP/ALL)

HHO SR
( Intra/Inter
Frequency)

Call Setup
Complete
Rate
(VoIP/ALL)

HO in SR

Availability
Radio
Network
Unavailabil
ity Rate

Utilization
UL/DL
RB
Utility
Rate

Inter-RAT
HHO SR

Traffic
Cell UL/DL
Traffic
Volume
Radio
Bearer
Number

Latency
Access
Latency
Service
Latency

Integrity
Service
UL/DL
Throughput

Interrupt
Latency

Radio Network KPI :

Service KPI :

Focus on the radio network performance

Focus on the user experience

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Accessibility (1) RRC Setup Success Rate

RRC Setup Success Rate (service)
The RRC setup procedure is trigged by different reasons as identified by the establishmentCause field in
the RRCConnctionRequest message: emergency, highPriorityAccess, mt-Access, mo-Signalling, mo-Data,
delayTolerantAccess-v1020.
The UE sets the establishmentCause and received by eNodeB. Causes except mo-Signalling are
categorized as service related ones, and the cause of mo-Signalling is categorized as signal related ones.
This KPI evaluates the RRC setup success rate with service related causes in a cell or cluster.
RRC _ SSRService

RRC _ Connection Success service

100%
RRC _ Connection Attempt service

RRC Setup Success Rate (Signal)

This KPI evaluates the RRC setup success rate with signal related
causes (mo-Signalling) in a cell or cluster.
RRC _ SSRSignal

RRC _ Connection Success Signal

RRC _ Connection Attempt Signal

100%

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Accessibility (2) Counter Mapping for RRC SSR

L.RRC.ConnReq.Att

L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ

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Accessibility (3) QCI Definition

LTE-SAE QoS Class Identifier
There are 9 QCIs defined in 3GPP TS 23.203. Each of QCI has its QoS requirements, and each E-RAB will
has the attribute of QCI.

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Accessibility (4) ERAB Setup Success Rate

VoIP ERAB Setup Success Rate
This KPI can be used to evaluate the ERAB setup success
rate of VoIP service (QCI 1 service) in a cell or cluster.
VoIP _ ERAB _ SSR

VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupSuccess

100%
VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupAttempt

ERAB Setup Success Rate (All)

This KPI can be used to evaluate the ERAB setup success
rate of all services including the VoIP service in a cell or
a cluster.
ERAB _ SSR( ALL)

ERAB _ SetupSuccess
100%
ERAB _ SetupAttempt

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Accessibility (5) Counter Mapping for ERAB SSR

ERAB Setup Attempt

Counters

ERAB Setup Success Counters

ERAB Setup Attempt

Counters

ERAB Setup Success Counters

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Accessibility (6) Call Setup Success Rate

VoIP Call Setup Success Rate (VoIP CSSR)
This KPI evaluates the success rate of the whole setup procedure for VoIP service (QCI 1
service) in a cell or cluster, which mainly includes three phases : RRC setup phase, S1
Signaling connection establishment phase and VoIP E-RAB setup phase:
VoIP _ CSSR

RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupSuccess

*
*
100%
RRC _ ConnectionAttempt Service S1SIGConnectionEstablishAttempt VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupAttempt

CSSR( ALL)

RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess ERAB _ SetupSuccess

*
*
100%
RRC _ ConnectionAttemptService S1SIGConnectionEstablishAttempt ERAB _ SetupAttempt

Call Setup Success Rate (ALL)

This KPI can be used to evaluate the call setup success rate of all services including the VoIP
service in a cell or a cluster. This KPI mainly includes three phases : RRC setup phase, S1 Signaling
connection establishment phase and service E-RAB setup phase:

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Accessibility (7) Counter Mapping for CSSR

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Retainability (1) Call Drop Rate

VoIP Call Drop Rate
This KPI can be used to evaluate the call drop rate of VoIP service (QCI 1 service) in a cell or cluster, the call drops
happen when eNode initiate active ERAB (with data in buffer) release process by E-RAB Release Indication or UE
Context Release Request message with Cause field with abnormal reasons (the cause other than : Normal Release,
Detach,User Inactivity, cs fallback triggered, UE Not Available For PS Service,or Inter-RAT redirection), and all of the
other E-RAB releases are consider as normal E-RAB release. VoIP _ CDR VoIP _ ERAB _ Abnormal Re lease 100%
VoIP _ ERAB _ Re lease

Call Drop Rate(ALL)

This KPI can be used to evaluate the call drop rate of all services in
a cell or a cluster, including VoIP service.
CDR( ALL)

ERAB _ Abnormal Re lease

100%
ERAB _ Re lease

Call Drop Rate(Always Online)

This KPI can be used to evaluate the call drop rate of all the services, including the VoIP services, when the always
online state is active. In always online state, the E-RAB number of UE entering the un-synchronous state from
synchronous state will be considered for the KPI calculating.
AlwaysOnline _ CDR

ERABAbnormalReleaseOfAlwaysOnline
100%
ERAB Re leaseOfAlwaysOnline

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Retainability (2) Counter Mapping for Call Drop Rate

Normal and Abnormal

release Counters based on
the cause

Normal and Abnormal

release Counters based on
the cause

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Retainability (3) - Call Setup Complete Rate

VoIP Call Setup Complete Rate (VoIP CSTR)
This KPI evaluates the call Setup Complete Rate for VoIP service (QCI 1 service) in a cell or cluster,
which means the rate of the VoIP service can be normally terminated once user do the attempt to
setup the service. And it can include 4 phases: RRC setup phase, S1 Signaling connection
establishment phase, VoIP E-RAB setup phase and VoIP service E-RAB release phase;
VoIP _ CSTR

RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupSuccess VoIP _ ERAB _ Normal Re lease
*
*
*
100%
RRC _ ConnectionAttemptService S1SIGConnectionEstablishAttempt VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupAttempt
VoIP _ ERAB _ Re lease

Call Setup Complete Rate (ALL)

The similar as upper KPI, this KPI will evaluate the success rate in totally for 4 phases: RRC setup phase,
S1 Signaling connection establishment phase, service E-RAB setup phase and service E-RAB release
phase;
CSTR( ALL)

RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess ERAB _ SetupSuccess ERAB _ Normal Re lease

*
*
*
100%
RRC _ ConnectionAttemptService S1SIGConnectionEstablishAttempt ERAB _ SetupAttempt
ERAB _ Re lease

Call Setup Complete Rate (Always Online)

The similar as upper KPI, this KPI will evaluate the success rate in totally for 4 phases: RRC setup phase,
S1 Signaling connection establishment phase, service E-RAB setup phase and service E-RAB release
phase (when the always online state is active);
CSTR( AlwaysOnline)

RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess ERAB _ SetupSuccess ERABAbnormalReleaseOfAlwaysOnline

*
*
*
100%
RRC _ ConnectionAttemptService S1SIGConnectionEstablishAttempt ERAB _ SetupAttempt
ERAB Re leaseOfAlwaysOnline

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Retainability (4) - Counter Mapping for CSCR

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Mobility (1) Intra-LTE Handover (Out) Success Rate

Intra-frequency Handover Out Success Rate
This KPI can be used to evaluate the intra-frequency handover
out success rate in a cell or cluster.
IntraF _ HOOut _ SR

IntraF _ HOOutSuccess
100%
IntraF _ HOOutAttem pt

Inter-frequency Handover Out Success Rate

This KPI can be used to evaluate the inter-frequency handover
out success rate in a cell or cluster.
InterF _ HOOut _ SR

InterF _ HOOutSuccess
100%
InterF _ HOOutAttem pt

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Mobility (2) Counter Mapping for Intra-LTE HO SR

Handover Attempt Counters

Handover Success Counters

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Mobility (3) - Intra-LTE Handover In Success Rate

Handover In Success Rate
This KPI can be used to evaluate the handover in success
rate in a cell or cluster.
HOIn _ SR

HOInSuccess
100%
HOInAttempt

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Mobility (4) - Counter Mapping for Intra-LTE HO In SR

HO in Attempt Counters

HO in Success Counters

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Mobility (5) Inter-RAT Handover Success Rate

Inter-RAT Handover Success Rate (LTE to WCDMA)
This KPI can be used to evaluate the inter-RAT handover success rate
from LTE to WCDMA in a cluster.
IRATHO _ L2W _ SRout

IRATHO _ L 2W _ SuccessOut
100%
IRATHO _ L2W _ AttemptOut

IRATHO _ L2G _ SRout

IRATHO _ L2G _ SuccessOut

100%
IRATHO _ L2G _ AttemptOut

Inter-RAT Handover Success Rate (LTE to GERAN)

This KPI can be used to evaluate the inter-RAT handover success rate from LTE to GERAN in a cluster.

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Mobility (6) Inter-RAT Handover Success Rate

Inter-RAT Handover Success Rate (LTE to CDMA2000)
This KPI can be used to evaluate the inter-RAT handover success rate from
LTE to CDMA2000 in a cluster.
IRATHO _ L2C _ SRout

IRATHO _ L2C _ SuccessOut

100%
IRATHO _ L2C _ AttemptOut

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Mobility (7) Counter Mapping for Inter-RAT HO SR

B point , HO attempt, and

distinguish the target system by an
element targetRAT-Type in the
message

C point, HO
Success
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