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V100R016C10
KPI Reference
Issue 02
Date 2020-05-21
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Contents
Purpose
This document describes basic key performance indicators (KPIs) in the 5G RAN.
The KPI formulas are used in common scenarios. Only associated key counters are
provided in this document.
● The KPIs described in this document are for common scenarios, and the formulas are for
instruction only. For details on KPIs that are closely related to features, see the related
feature parameter description.
● This document lists only key counters associated with the KPIs. For details on other
counters used on the live network, see 3900 & 5900 Series Base Station Performance
Counter Reference.
● If 3GPP protocols are updated, KPIs described in this document may change.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
● Network planners
● Network administrators
● Network operators
Product Versions
Product Name Solution Version Product Version
DBS5900
DBS5900 LampSite
BTS3900
BTS5900
BTS3900A
BTS5900A
BTS3900L
BTS5900L
BTS3900AL
BTS5900AL
Organization
02 (2020-05-21)
This is the second commercial release.
Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue does not include any new topics.
Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue includes the following changes.
Compared with Issue 01 (2020-04-07), this issue does not exclude any topics.
01 (2020-04-07)
This is the first commercial release.
Compared with Draft B (2020-03-09), this issue does not include any new topics
or changes, or exclude any topics.
Draft B (2020-03-09)
This is a draft.
Compared with Draft A (2020-01-20), this issue includes the following new
information:
1.2.10 QoS Flow Setup Success Rate (CU, VoNR)
1.3.1 Service Call Drop Rate (CU)
1.3.3 Call Drop Rate (CU, VoNR)
Compared with Draft A (2020-01-20), this issue does not include any changes or
exclude any topics.
Draft A (2020-01-20)
This is a draft.
Compared with V100R015C10, this issue includes the following new topics:
1.2.2 RRC Setup Success Rate (CU, Inactive)
1.2.4 RRC Setup Success Rate (Service) (CU, Inactive)
1.2.6 RRC Setup Success Rate (Signaling) (CU, Inactive)
1.2.9 QoS Flow Setup Success Rate (CU, Inactive)
1.2.12 Call Setup Success Rate (CU, Inactive)
Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (CU) KPI is defined in Table 1-1.
Unit %
Note None
equivalent to the RRC connection setup procedure and QoS flow setup procedure.
Therefore, the number of RRC connection resumes from RRC_INACTIVE to
RRC_CONNECTED is added to the KPI formula.
As defined in 3GPP TS 38.331, the RRC connection setup or RRC connection
resume procedure is triggered by multiple causes. The upper layer determines the
cause value for the RRC connection setup or RRC connection resume initiated by
the UE. The RRC connection setup or RRC connection resume for the cause value
of mo-signaling is related to signaling. The RRC connection setup or RRC
connection resume for other causes is related to services.
This KPI is calculated by the gNodeB when the UE initiates an RRC connection
setup or RRC connection resume procedure.
As shown at point A in Figure 1-2, the total number of RRC connection setup
attempts due to different causes is incremented each time the gNodeB receives an
RRCSetupRequest message from the UE. As shown at point C, the total number of
successful RRC connection setups due to different setup causes is incremented.
As shown at point A in Figure 1-3, the total number of RRC connection resume
attempts due to different causes is incremented each time the gNodeB receives an
RRCResumeRequest/RRCResumeRequest1 message from the UE. As shown at
point C, the total number of successful RRC connection resumes due to different
setup causes is incremented.
As shown at point A in Figure 1-4, the total number of RRC connection resume
attempts due to different causes is incremented each time the gNodeB receives an
RRCResumeRequest/RRCResumeRequest1 message from the UE. As shown at
point C, the total number of successful RRC connection setups due to different
setup causes is incremented.
Figure 1-4 Measurement points of RRC connection setup changed from RRC
connection resume
Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (CU, Inactive) KPI is defined in Table 1-2.
Unit %
Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (Service) KPI is defined in Table 1-3.
Unit %
Note None
As shown at point A in Figure 1-7, the total number of RRC connection resume
attempts due to services is incremented each time the gNodeB receives an
As shown at point A in Figure 1-8, the total number of RRC connection resume
attempts due to services is incremented each time the gNodeB receives an
RRCResumeRequest/RRCResumeRequest1 message from the UE. As shown at
point C, the total number of successful RRC connection setups due to services is
incremented.
Figure 1-8 Measurement points of RRC connection setup changed from RRC
connection resume
Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (Service) (CU, Inactive) KPI is defined in Table 1-4.
Unit %
Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (Signaling) KPI is defined in Table 1-5.
Unit %
Note None
Description
If the RRC_INACTIVE_SWITCH option is selected and a UE does not perform data
transmission for a period of time, the UE transits from the RRC_CONNECTED state
to the RRC_INACTIVE state instead of entering the RRC_IDLE state. As a result, the
number of RRC connection setup attempts and the number of successful RRC
connection setups decrease significantly, affecting the RRC connection setup
success rate and QoS flow setup success rate.
From the perspective of UEs, the RRC connection resume procedure from
RRC_INACTIVE to RRC_CONNECTED for UEs in the RRC_INACTIVE state is
equivalent to the RRC connection setup procedure and QoS flow setup procedure.
Therefore, the number of RRC connection resumes from RRC_INACTIVE to
RRC_CONNECTED is added to the KPI formula.
As defined in 3GPP TS 38.331, the RRC connection setup or RRC connection
resume procedure is triggered by multiple causes. The upper layer determines the
cause value for the RRC connection setup or RRC connection resume initiated by
the UE. The RRC connection setup or RRC connection resume for the cause value
of mo-signaling is related to signaling. The RRC connection setup or RRC
connection resume for other causes is related to services.
This KPI is used to evaluate the RRC connection setup success rate of signaling in a
cell or on the entire network. This KPI indicates the RRC setup success rate of the
signaling-related cause (mo-signaling).
This KPI is calculated by the gNodeB when the UE initiates an RRC connection
setup or RRC connection resume procedure.
As shown at point A in Figure 1-10, the number of RRC connection setup
attempts due to signaling is incremented each time the gNodeB receives an
RRCSetupRequest message from the UE. As shown at point C, the number of
successful RRC connection setups due to signaling is incremented.
As shown at point A in Figure 1-11, the total number of RRC connection resume
attempts due to signaling is incremented each time the gNodeB receives an
RRCResumeRequest/RRCResumeRequest1 message from the UE. As shown at
point C, the total number of successful RRC connection setups due to signaling is
incremented.
Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (Signaling) (CU, Inactive) KPI is defined in Table 1-6.
Unit %
Definition
The NGSIG Connection Setup Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-7.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the QoS flow setup success rate of all services. The
involved counters include the number of QoS flow setup attempts and the number
of successful QoS flow setups.
1. As shown at points A in Figure 1-13, Figure 1-14, and Figure 1-15, the
number of QoS flow setup attempts is incremented each time the gNodeB
receives an INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST, PDU SESSION RESOURCE
SETUP REQUEST, or PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY REQUEST message
from the AMF. If the INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST, PDU SESSION
RESOURCE SETUP REQUEST, or PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY REQUEST
message requests the setup of multiple QoS flows, the number of QoS flow
setup attempts is incremented by the number of QoS flow setups.
2. As shown in Figure 1-13 and Figure 1-14, the number of successful QoS flow
setups is incremented each time the gNodeB sends a PDU SESSION
RESOURCE SETUP RESPONSE, INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP RESPONSE, or PDU
SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY RESPONSE message to the AMF. If the PDU
SESSION RESOURCE SETUP RESPONSE, INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP RESPONSE,
or PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY RESPONSE message contains multiple
QoS flow setup success results, the total number of successful QoS flow
setups is accumulated based on the number in the message.
3. As shown at point A in Figure 1-13, the number of QoS flow setup attempts
triggered by emergency voice fallback is incremented in a cell each time the
gNodeB receives an INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST message from the
AMF for an emergency voice fallback UE. If the INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP
REQUEST message requests the setup of multiple QoS flows, the number of
QoS flow setup attempts triggered by emergency voice fallback in the cell is
incremented by the number of QoS flow setups.
4. As shown at point A in Figure 1-15, the number of QoS flow setup attempts
triggered by EPS fallback is incremented in a cell each time the gNodeB
receives a PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY REQUEST message from the
AMF for an EPS fallback UE. If the PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY
REQUEST message requests the setup of multiple QoS flows, the number of
QoS flow setup attempts triggered by EPS fallback in the cell is incremented
by the number of QoS flow setups.
Definition
Table 1-8 lists the definition of the QoS flow setup success rate of all services. For
details about how to measure the number of QoS flow setup attempts and the
number of successful setups, see "Description" in this section.
Unit %
Note None
AMF for an emergency voice fallback UE. If the INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP
REQUEST message requests the setup of multiple QoS flows, the number of
QoS flow setup attempts triggered by emergency voice fallback in the cell is
incremented by the number of QoS flow setups.
6. As shown at point A in Figure 1-18, the number of QoS flow setup attempts
triggered by EPS fallback is incremented in a cell each time the gNodeB
receives a PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY REQUEST message from the
AMF for an EPS fallback UE. If the PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY
REQUEST message requests the setup of multiple QoS flows, the number of
QoS flow setup attempts triggered by EPS fallback in the cell is incremented
by the number of QoS flow setups.
Definition
Table 1-9 lists the definition of the QoS flow setup success rate of all services. For
details about how to measure the number of QoS flow setup attempts and the
number of successful setups, see "Description" in this section.
Unit %
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the QoS flow setup success rate of VoNR services. The
involved counters include the number of QoS flow setup attempts and the number
of successful QoS flow setups. Users can activate the required VoNR 5QI
measurement objects via the gNB5qiConfig.CounterObjSubscriptionInd
parameter. Generally, VoNR services are services with the 5QI of 1.
Definition
Table 1-10 lists the definition of the VoNR setup success rate of all services. For
details about how to measure the number of QoS flow setup attempts and the
number of successful setups, see Description.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the call setup success rate of all services, including the
RRC connection setup success rate for services, NG signaling connection setup
success rate, and QoS flow setup success rate.
Definition
The Call Setup Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-11. This KPI is the product of
the RRC connection setup success rate for services, NG signaling connection setup
success rate, and QoS flow setup success rate.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the call setup success rate of all services and applies
to scenarios with the inactive switch turned on or turned off. The KPI includes the
RRC connection setup success rate for services (inactive), NG signaling connection
setup success rate, and QoS flow setup success rate (inactive).
Definition
The Call Setup Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-12. This KPI is the product of
the RRC connection setup success rate for services, NG signaling connection setup
success rate, and QoS flow setup success rate.
Unit %
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the QoS flow service drop rate of all services. The
involved counters include the number of normal and abnormal QoS flow releases.
Definition
The Service Call Drop Rate (CU) KPI is defined in Table 1-13.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the QoS flow service drop rate of all services. The
involved counters include the number of normal and abnormal QoS flow releases
and the number of QoS flow suspensions from RRC_CONNECTED to
RRC_INACTIVE.
Definition
The Service Call Drop Rate (CU, Inactive) KPI is defined in Table 1-14.
Unit %
Definition
The Call Drop Rate (VoNR) KPI is defined in Table 1-15.
Unit %
Note None
attempts in the source cell. At point C, when the gNodeB receives an RRC
Reestablishment Complete message from the UE, the gNodeB counts the
number of successful intra-gNodeB intra-frequency outgoing handover
executions in the source cell.
Definition
The Intra-Frequency Handover Out Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-16. The
number of outgoing handover execution attempts and the number of successful
outgoing handover executions are collected based on the description in
"Description" in this section.
Unit %
Note None
Definition
The Inter-Frequency Handover Out Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-17. The
number of outgoing handover execution attempts and the number of successful
outgoing handover executions are collected based on the description in
"Description" in this section.
Unit %
Note None
source gNodeB to release the UE context, the target gNodeB counts the
number of successful incoming handover executions in the target cell at point
C.
Definition
The Intra-RAT Handover In Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-18.
Unit %
Note None
Definition
The Inter-RAT Handover Out Success Rate (NR to LTE) KPI is defined in Table
1-19.
Table 1-19 Inter-RAT Handover Out Success Rate (NR to LTE) (CU)
Unit %
Definition
The EPSFB Success Rate Based Handover KPI is defined in Table 1-20. For details
about related counters, see "Description" in this section.
Table 1-20 EPSFB Success Rate Based Handover (NR to E-UTRAN) (CU)
Name EPSFB Success Rate Based Handover (NR to E-UTRAN) (CU)
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the average downlink UE throughput in a cell.
Definition
The User Downlink Average Throughput KPI is defined in Table 1-21 and is
calculated based on the total traffic volume and data transmission duration of a
UE in the downlink when the tail packet transmission is not counted.
Unit Gbit/s
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the average uplink UE throughput in a cell.
Definition
The User Uplink Average Throughput KPI is defined in Table 1-22 and is
calculated based on the total traffic volume and data transmission duration of a
UE in the uplink when the small packet transmission is not counted.
Unit Gbit/s
Note None
Definition
The Cell Downlink Average Throughput KPI is defined in Table 1-23 and is
calculated based on the total traffic volume and data transmission duration in the
downlink of a cell.
Unit Gbit/s
Note None
Definition
The Cell Uplink Average Throughput KPI is defined in Table 1-24 and is calculated
based on the total traffic volume and data transmission duration in the uplink of a
cell.
Unit Gbit/s
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the busy-hour downlink RB usage in each cell or network.
Definition
The Downlink Resource Block Utilizing Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-25.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the busy-hour uplink RB usage in each cell or network.
Definition
The Uplink Resource Block Utilizing Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-26.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the CPU usage during busy hours.
Definition
The Average CPU Load KPI is defined in Table 1-27.
Object CPU
Formula MeanCPUUtility
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the percentage of time when cells in a radio network are
available. The KPI is used to evaluate the cell working status during busy hours.
Definition
The Radio Network Availability Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-28. The KPI is
calculated based on all cells on the radio network.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the downlink traffic volume in a cell, which is
measured at the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer.
Definition
The Downlink Traffic Volume KPI is defined in Table 1-29.
Formula DLTrafficVolume
Unit kbit
Note None
Definition
This KPI is used to evaluate the uplink traffic volume in a cell, which is measured
at the RLC layer.
Description
The Uplink Traffic Volume KPI is defined in Table 1-30.
Formula ULTrafficVolume
Unit kbit
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the average number of UEs in RRC_CONNECTED mode in a cell.
The gNodeB samples and records the number of UEs every second and then
calculates the average value of these samples in each measurement period.
Definition
The Average User Number KPI is defined in Table 1-31.
Formula AvgUserNumber
Unit N/A
Note None
Definition
The Maximum User Number KPI is defined in Table 1-32.
Formula MaxUserNumber
Unit N/A
Note None
Definition
The SgNB Addition Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-33.
Unit %
Note None
Definition
This KPI is used to evaluate the intra-SgNB intra-frequency and inter-frequency
cell change success rate in NSA DC scenarios. For details about intra-SgNB intra-
frequency and inter-frequency cell change procedures, see 3GPP TS 37.340. The
number of intra-SgNB intra-frequency and inter-frequency cell change attempts is
measured at point A in Figure 1-46, and the number of successful intra-SgNB
intra-frequency and inter-frequency cell changes is measured at point B in Figure
1-46.
Description
The Intra-SgNB PSCell Change Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-34.
Unit %
Note None
Definition
This KPI is used to evaluate the intra-SgNB intra-frequency cell change success
rate in NSA DC scenarios. For details about intra-SgNB intra-frequency cell change
procedures, see 3GPP TS 37.340. The number of intra-SgNB intra-frequency cell
change attempts is measured at point A in Figure 1-47, and the number of
successful intra-SgNB intra-frequency cell changes is measured at point B in
Figure 1-47.
Description
The Intra-SgNB IntraFreq PSCell Change Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-35.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the inter-SgNB intra-frequency and inter-frequency
cell change success rate in NSA DC scenarios. For details about inter-SgNB intra-
frequency and inter-frequency cell change procedures, see 3GPP TS 37.340. The
number of inter-SgNB intra-frequency and inter-frequency cell change attempts is
measured at point A in Figure 1-48, and the number of successful inter-SgNB
intra-frequency and inter-frequency cell changes is measured at point B in Figure
1-48.
Definition
The Inter-SgNB PSCell Change Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-36.
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the inter-SgNB intra-frequency cell change success
rate in NSA DC scenarios. For details about inter-SgNB intra-frequency cell change
procedures, see 3GPP TS 37.340. The number of inter-SgNB intra-frequency cell
change attempts is measured at point A in Figure 1-49, and the number of
successful inter-SgNB intra-frequency cell changes is measured at point B in
Figure 1-49.
Definition
The Inter-SgNB IntraFreq PSCell Change Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-37.
Unit %
Note None
Definition
The SgNB-Triggered Abnormal SgNB Release Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-38.
Unit %
Note None
Definition
The SgNB Abnormal Release Rate KPI is defined in Table 1-39.
Unit %
Note None