Webinar:

Optimizing Huawei 3G Networks

with Call Trace Data

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Presenter Biography

Arvin Mogana
Telecoms System Analyst (Pre-Sales)
arvin.mogana@aexio.com

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Agenda

 Introduction to Huawei PCHR

 Benefits of PCHR and how to leverage its data
 Xeus Pro’s Traffic Measurement Recording (Huawei PCHR)
 Analyzing PCHR data with Xeus Pro
o QoS Analysis
o User Quality Management
o Geo-Analysis
o Network Optimization
 Q&A

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What is Traffic Measurement Recording?

RRC

NBAP RANAP
Internal
UE
Traffic
Measurement
Recording NAS

• Built-in “Protocol Analyzer” in BSC, RNC, NodeB or LTE eNodeB

• Able to trace every call (messages are summary of each call)

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Introduction to Huawei PCHR

• CHR (Call Trace History) is a Traffic Measurement

Recording feature in Huawei’s RNC & NodeB
• CHR captures Call Summary but not every messages
• The RNC CHR captures following logs:

Performance User Performance Cell

log Log

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Introduction to Huawei PCHR

• Call Setup & Call Release

Performance User • IMSI & IMEI
log • SHO, HHO and IRAT Handover
• Last 15 Measurement Reports
• Last 15 External Messages PCHR log
• Propagation Delay
Performance Cell
Log • Uplink RTWP
• Uplink & Downlink User Number

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CHR Data Structure
Performance User Log

Call Setup Block

RRC Release Information Block

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PCHR Log Collection
• PCHR logging can be enabled using “SET UCHRCTRL”
• Allow filtering by Domain, Call Request Type or call flow
type
• Output log is saved in RNC BAM
– /bam/versiona/loaddata/famlogfmt for R10
– /bam/common/fam/famlogfmt for R11 and R12
– /bam/common/fam/famlogfmt/pchr for R13 and R14
• Sample File names
– RNC0101_02Log20110404000002_20110404010109.log.zip for R11 and
below
– BSC0121_[UCHR]02Log20111010231746(DST)_20111010232743(DST).log
.zip for R12
– BSC0121_[PCHR]02Log20111010231746(DST)_20111010232743(DST).log.
zip for R13 and R14
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How can CHR help my network quality?

Performance
User log • Abnormal Call Release analysis
Call Setup & Release
•
• VIP Analysis
• SHO, HHO and IRAT Handover
• IMSI • Phone Model Analysis
• IMEI • Missing Neighbor Identification
• Measurement Reports
• Propagation Delay • Pilot Pollution Analysis
• Over-shooting cell analysis
• User Positioning
Performance
Cell Log
• Uplink Interference
• Uplink RTWP
• Cell Utilization
• Uplink & Downlink User Number
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Traffic Measurement Recording Analysis
User Quality
QOS Analysis Management

• Blocked/Dropped
• VIP Analysis
Analysis
• Subscriber KPI
• Cell Analysis
Analysis
• Throughput
• Phone Profiling
Analysis

Geo-Analysis Network Optimization

• Neighbor
• Coverage Plot
Optimization
• User Positioning
• Pilot Pollution
• Coverage Analysis
Analysis

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Xeus Pro

Exceptional data
Daily use
visualization
Optimization
capabilities
Platform

Multi-vendor, Advanced analysis

multi data source capabilities

User-Friendly, Built with

Modular & individual RF
Flexible engineer in mind

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DEMO - ANALYZING PCHR DATA WITH XEUS PRO

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PRE-REQUISITE for PCHR ANALYSIS

• Site Configuration Data

– e.g. TEMS Cel File, Nemo BTS File, MCOM Site, XIF etc
• RNC Dump “EXP CFGMML” for cell parameters and
neighbours
• PCHR logfiles

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QOS ANALYSIS

Higher QOS through analysis & comprehensive

troubleshooting of abnormal events

• Blocked/Dropped
Analysis
• Cell Analysis
• Throughput Analysis

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USER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Manage & Improve your most important clients call quality

• VIP Analysis
• Subscriber KPI
Analysis
• Phone Profiling

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GEO-ANALYSIS

Swiftly locate calls & pin-point areas that require

optimization

• Coverage Plot
• User Positioning
• Coverage Analysis

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NETWORK OPTIMIZATION

Increase optimization efficiency through detailed neighbor

optimization & pilot pollution analysis

• Neighbor
Optimization
• Pilot Pollution
Analysis

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SUMMARY

• Traffic Measurement Recording is a powerful optimization

data source
• Too much information and complex data structure
• Xeus Pro 2013 provide easy access and intelligent analysis
of CHR data (and other vendors TMR)

QOS User Quality Network

Management
Geo-Analysis Optimization
Analysis

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XEUS Pro – Modular & Flexibility
Problems Addressed Vendor Support

• Basic Cell Planning

Network & Statistics • Statistics Plotting All Vendor Network Dump
Visualization • Network Change

• DT Reporting • TEMS FMT

DriveTest Module • DT Analysis • NEMO
• Benchmarking • JDSU

• VIP Trace
Traffic • Ericsson 3G & LTE (new)
• User Geolocation
Measurement • Huawei 3G
• Detailed Analysis
Recording (Call • NSN 3G
• Neighbour
Trace) Module • ZTE 3G
Optmization

Task Automation • Workgroup workflow

All supported TMR data
Module • Parallel Parsing

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Questions?

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THANK YOU
Download free trial of Xeus Pro 2013 at
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Intelligent Optimization

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