KPI in LTE Radio Network

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ray-khastur/36/965/b7a
KPI System Overview

LTE KPIs

Accessability Retainability Mobility Availability Utilization Traffic Latency Integrity

• RRC • Call Drop • HHO SR • Radio • UL/DL • Cell UL/DL • Access • Service
SETUP SR Rate ( Intra/Inter Network RB Traffic Latency UL/DL
(VoIP/ALL) Frequency) Unavailabil Utility Volume Throughput
• ERAB • Service
ity Rate Rate
Setup SR • Call Setup • HO in SR • Radio Latency
(VoIP/ALL) Complete Bearer
• Inter-RAT • Interrupt
Rate Number
• Call Setup HHO SR Latency
SR (VoIP/ALL)
(VoIP/ALL)

Radio Network KPI : Service KPI :

Focus on the radio network performance Focus on the user experience

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 2

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 _ Connection Success service
RRC _ SSRService  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 _ Connection Success Signal

RRC _ SSRSignal  100%
RRC _ Connection Attempt Signal

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 3

Accessibility (2) – Counter Mapping for RRC SSR

L.RRC.ConnReq.Att…

L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ …

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 4

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.

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 5

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 _ SetupSuccess

VoIP _ ERAB _ SSR  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 _ SetupSuccess
ERAB _ SSR( ALL)  100%
ERAB _ SetupAttempt

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 6

Accessibility (5) – Counter Mapping for ERAB SSR

ERAB Setup Attempt

Counters

ERAB Setup Success Counters

ERAB Setup Attempt

Counters

ERAB Setup Success Counters

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 7

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:
RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupSuccess
VoIP _ CSSR  * * 100%
RRC _ ConnectionAttempt Service S1SIGConnectionEstablishAttempt VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupAttempt

RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess ERAB _ SetupSuccess

CSSR( ALL)  * * 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:

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 8

Accessibility (7) – Counter Mapping for CSSR

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 9

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.
ERAB _ Abnormal Re lease
CDR( ALL)  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.
ERABAbnormalReleaseOfAlwaysOnline
AlwaysOnline _ CDR  100%
ERAB Re leaseOfAlwaysOnline

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 10

Retainability (2) – Counter Mapping for Call Drop Rate

Normal and Abnormal Normal and Abnormal

release Counters based on release Counters based on
the cause
the cause

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 11

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;
RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess VoIP _ ERAB _ SetupSuccess VoIP _ ERAB _ Normal Re lease
VoIP _ CSTR  * * * 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;
RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess ERAB _ SetupSuccess ERAB _ Normal Re lease
CSTR( ALL)  * * * 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);
RRC _ ConnectionSuccessService S1SIGConnectionEstablishSuccess ERAB _ SetupSuccess ERABAbnormalReleaseOfAlwaysOnline
CSTR( AlwaysOnline)  * * * 100%
RRC _ ConnectionAttemptService S1SIGConnectionEstablishAttempt ERAB _ SetupAttempt ERAB Re leaseOfAlwaysOnline

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 12

Retainability (4) - Counter Mapping for CSCR

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 13

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 _ HOOutSuccess
IntraF _ HOOut _ SR  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 _ HOOutSuccess
InterF _ HOOut _ SR  100%
InterF _ HOOutAttem pt

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 14

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

Handover Attempt Counters

Handover Success Counters

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 15

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.

HOInSuccess
HOIn _ SR  100%
HOInAttempt

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 16

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

HO in Attempt Counters

HO in Success Counters

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 17

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 _ L 2W _ SuccessOut
IRATHO _ L2W _ SRout  100%
IRATHO _ L2W _ AttemptOut
IRATHO _ L2G _ SuccessOut
IRATHO _ L2G _ SRout  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.

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 18

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 _ SuccessOut

IRATHO _ L2C _ SRout  100%
IRATHO _ L2C _ AttemptOut

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 19

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

4G LTE - RF Optimization Objects and Target Baseline | Page 20