Huawei WCDMA Radio Network Mobility Counter and KPI

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WCDMA Mobility Counter

System and KPI
ISSUE 1.0
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WCDAM handover can be divided into
different categories.
Different counters and KPI are used for
different handover.
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Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Know different handover counter system

Know different handover KPI

Mobility Counter and KPI System
Soft handover
Softer handover
Hard handover
Inter-frequency hard handover
Intra-frequency hard handover
Inter RAT handover
Inter-RAT CS handover
Inter-RAT PS handover
HSDPA handover
Handover between HSDPA cells
Handover between HSDPA and DCH

Chapter 1 Soft Handover Counter and KPI
Chapter 2 Hard Handover Counter and KPI
Chapter 3 Inter-RAT Handover Counter and KPI
Chapter 4 HSDPA Handover Counter and KPI

Soft Handover Counter System
Soft handover procedure
Measurement report: 1A, 1B,1C, 1D
Active set update & Active set update complete:
− 1A, 1B,1C

Soft handover (RNC)
Attempt: VS.SHO.Att.RNC at point B
Success: VS.SHO.Succ at point C
UEs with One RL: VS.SHO.AS.1
UEs with Two RLs Combined: VS.SHO.AS.2Softer
UEs with Two RLs Uncombined: VS.SHO.AS.2Soft
UEs with Three RLs Combined: VS.SHO.AS.3Softer
UEs with Three RLs and Two of them Combined: VS.SHO.AS.3Soft2Softer
UEs with Three RLs Uncombined: VS.SHO.AS.3Soft
Call Drops due to Soft Handover: VS.SHO.Drop.RNC

Soft handover (Cell)
Soft handover based on different services

− VS.SHO.AMR.AttOut − VS.SHO.AMR.SuccOut
− VS.SHO.CS64.AttOut − VS.SHO.CS64.SuccOut
− VS.SHO.PS64.AttOut − VS.SHO.PS64.SuccOut
RL Additions or deletions for Soft Handover
− SHO.AttRLAddUESide at point B SHO.SuccRLAddUESide at point C
− SHO.AttRLDelUESide at point B SHO.SuccRLDelUESide at point C

Soft handover (Cell)
Other related counters:

− SHO.FailRLAddUESide.NoReply

Soft Handover KPI
Soft Handover Success Rate
Formula
SHOASUSuccess
SHO _ SR = *100%
SHOASUAttempt
Measurement scope:
− RNC & Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the soft handover success Rate
in one RNC or one cell, which includes softer handover.

Soft Handover KPI
Soft Handover Success Rate
Counters (RNC)
− SHOASUAttempt: VS.SHO.Att.RNC
− SHOASUSuccess: VS.SHO.Succ
Counters (Cell)
− SHOASUAttempt:
▪ SHO.AttRLAddUESide
▪ SHO.AttRLDelUESide
− SHOASUSuccess:
▪ SHO.SuccRLAddUESide
▪ SHO.SuccRLDelUESide

Soft Handover KPI
Average Active Set Size
Formula
 UE1 *1 + UE 2 * 2 + UE 3 * 3 
SHR =   *100%
 UE 
Measurement scope:
− RNC
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the soft handover percentage

Soft Handover KPI
Average Active Size
Counters
− UE1: VS.SHO.AS.1
− UE2: VS.SHO.AS.2Softer & VS.SHO.AS.2Soft
− UE3: VS.SHO.AS.3Softer, VS.SHO.AS.3Soft & VS.SHO.AS.3Soft2Softer
− UE: VS.SHO.AS.1+ VS.SHO.AS.2Softer+VS.SHO.AS.2Soft+

VS.SHO.AS.3Softer+VS.SHO.AS.3Soft + VS.SHO.AS.3Soft2Softer


Hard Handover Counter System
Hard handover procedure
Inter-frequency hard handover
Intra-frequency hard handover

Inter-frequency Hard Handover Counter System
Inter-frequency Hard handover (RNC)
Inter-Frequency Hard Handover Requests: VS.HHO.InterFreq.Att.RNC at point B
Successful Inter-Frequency Hard Handovers: VS.HHO.InterFreq.Succ.RNC at point C
Inter-frequency Hard handover (Cell)
Hard Handover Requests: VS.HHO.InterFreq.AttOut at point B
Successful Hard Handovers: VS.HHO.InterFreq.SuccOut at point C

Inter-frequency hard handover execution failure, due to:

configuration unsupported: VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.CfgUnsupp
physical channel failure: VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.PyhChFail
Incompatible simultaneous reconfiguration: VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.FailUSR
cell update occurred: VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.CellUpdt
invalid configuration: VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.CfgInvalid

Inter-frequency Hard handover Failure Analysis (Cell)
VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.NoReply

Inter-frequency Hard handover Failure Analysis (Cell)
Code resource allocation failure: VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.DLCodeRej
UL admission rejection :VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.ULAdmsnDeny
DL admission rejected: VS.HHO.InterFreqOut.DLAdmsnDeny

Hard Handover Counter System
Hard handover (RNC)
Hard Handover Requests: VS.HHO.Att.RNC at point B
Successful Hard Handovers: VS.HHO.Succ.RNC at point C
Hard handover based on different services (Cell)

VS.HHO.AMR.AttOut VS.HHO.AMR.SuccOut
VS.HHO.CS64.AttOut VS.HHO.CS64.SuccOut
VS.HHO.PS64.AttOut VS.HHO.PS64.SuccOut

Inter-frequency hard handover KPI
Inter-frequency Hard Handover Success Rate
Formula
InterHHOSuccess
InterHHO _ SR = × 100%
InterHHOAttempt
Measurement scope:
− RNC & Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the inter-frequency hard

handover success Rate in one RNC.

Inter-frequency hard handover KPI
Inter-frequency Hard Handover Success Rate
Counters (RNC)
− InterHHOAttempt (RNC): VS.HHO.InterFreq.Att.RNC
− InterHHOSuccess (RNC): VS.HHO.InterFreq.Succ.RNC
Counters (Cell)
− InterHHOAttempt (Cell): VS.HHO.InterFreq.AttOut
− InterHHOSuccess (Cell): VS.HHO.InterFreq.SuccOut


Inter-RAT Handover Counter System
CS Inter-RAT handover procedure

CS handover from WCDMA to GSM
This procedure can be divided into two steps:
− Handover preparation:
▪ From point A to point B
− Handover execution
▪ From point C to point D

CS Inter-RAT handover counters (RNC)
Preparation request: VS.SRELOC.AttPrep.IRHOCS at point A
Preparation success: VS.SRELOC.SuccPrep.IRHOCS at point B
Execution request: VS.IRATHO.AttCSOut.RNC at point C
Execution success: VS.IRATHO.SuccCSOut.RNC at point D
CS Inter-RAT handover counters (Cell)
Preparation request: IRATHO.AttRelocPrepOutCS at point A
Preparation success: IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS at point B
Execution request: IRATHO.AttOutCS at point C
Execution success: IRATHO.SuccOutCS at point D

CS Inter-RAT handover preparation failure (RNC) is due to
No response for Relocation Required at point A in the figure 1:
VS.SRELOC.Fail.IRATCSOutNRpl
Failure response for Relocation Required at point A in the figure 2:
VS.SRELOC.FailPrep.IRATCSOut
Figure1 Figure2

CS Inter-RAT handover execution failure is due to
Configuration Unsupported :
− VS.IRATHO.FailCSOut.CfgUnRNC (RNC)
− IRATHO.FailOutCS.CfgUnsupp (Cell)
Physical Channel Failure :
− VS.IRATHO.FailCSOut.PhyFaRNC (RNC)
− IRATHO.FailOutCS.PhyChFail (Cell)

PS Inter-RAT handover procedure

PS handover from WCDMA to GPRS
This procedure can be divided into two steps:
− Handover preparation:
▪ From point A to point B
− Handover execution
▪ From point B to point C

PS Inter-RAT handover counters (RNC)
Preparation request: VS.IRATHO.EvalPSOutUTRAN.RNC at point A
Preparation success and Execution request: VS.IRATHO.AttPSOutUTRAN.RNC at point B
Execution success: VS.IRATHO.SuccPSOutUTRAN.RNC at point C
PS Inter-RAT handover counters (Cell)
Execution request: VS.IRATHO.AttOutPSUTRAN at point B
Execution success: VS.IRATHO.SuccOutPSUTRAN at point C

PS Inter-RAT handover failure counters (RNC)
No response for Cell Change Order from UTRAN, and then no Iu release command
from CN: VS.IRATHO.PSOut.NoReply
Failure response from UE: VS.IRATHO.PSOut.Fail
− Configuration unacceptable: VS.IRATHO.PSOut.CfgUnsup
− Physical Channel Failure: VS.IRATHO.PSOut.PhyCHFail
− Unspecified: VS.IRATHO.PSOut.Unpec

Inter-RAT Handover KPI
CS Inter-RAT Handover Preparation Success Rate (WCDMA to GSM)
Formula
CSInterRATPpHOSuccess
CSInterreRATPpHO _ SR = *100%
CSInterRATPpHOAttempt
Measurement scope:
− RNC & Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the CS inter-RAT preparation

handover success Rate in one RNC

CS Inter-RAT Handover Preparation Success Rate (WCDMA to GSM)
Counters
− CSInterRATPpHOAttempt:
VS.SRELOC.AttPrep.IRHOCS (RNC)
IRATHO.AttRelocPrepOutCS (Cell)
− CSInterRATPpHOSuccess
VS.SRELOC.SuccPrep.IRHOCS (RNC)
IRATHO.SuccRelocPrepOutCS (Cell)

CS Inter-RAT Handover Execution Success Rate (WCDMA to GSM)
Formula
CSInterRAT HOSuccess
CSInterRAT HO _ SR = *100%
CSInterRAT HOAttempt
Measurement scope:
− RNC & Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the CS inter-RAT handover

success Rate in one RNC

CS Inter-RAT Handover Execution Success Rate (WCDMA to GSM)
Counters
− CSInterRATHOAttempt:
VS.IRATHO.AttCSOut.RNC (RNC)
IRATHO.AttOutCS (Cell)
− CSInterRATHOSuccess
VS.IRATHO.SuccCSOut.RNC (RNC)
IRATHO.SuccOutCS (Cell)

PS Inter-RAT Handover Preparation Success Rate (WCDMA to GPRS)
Formula
PSInterRAT PpHOSucces sOut
PSInterRAT PpHO _ SRout = × 100 %
PSInterRAT PpHOAttemp tOut
Measurement scope:
− RNC
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the PS inter-RAT handover

prepaRaten success Rate in one RNC

PS Inter-RAT Handover Preparation Success Rate (WCDMA to GSM)
Counters
− PSInterRATPpHOAttempt (RNC):
VS.IRATHO.EvalPSOutUTRAN.RNC
− PSInterRATPpHOSuccess (RNC)
VS.IRATHO.AttPSOutUTRAN.RNC

PS Inter-RAT Handover Execution Success Rate (WCDMA to GPRS)
Formula
PSInterRAT HOSuccessOut
PSInterRAT HO _ SRout = × 100%
PSInterRAT HOAttemptO ut
Measurement scope:
− RNC & Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the PS inter-RAT handover

success Rate in one RNC, which includes handover out from this
RNC

PS Inter-RAT Handover Execution Success Rate (WCDMA to GSM)
Counters
− PSInterRATHOAttempt:
VS.IRATHO.AttPSOutUTRAN.RNC (RNC)
IRATHO.AttOutPSUTRAN (Cell)
− PSInterRATHOSuccess:
VS.IRATHO.SuccPSOutUTRAN.RNC (RNC)
IRATHO.SuccOutPSUTRAN (Cell)


HSDPA Handover KPI
HS-DSCH Service Cell Change Success Rate with SHO
Formula
HtoHSHOSuccessNum
HtoHSHOSuccessRatio = × 100%
HtoHSHOAttempNum
Measurement scope:
− Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the soft handover success Rate
of HSDPA service in a cell.

HSDPA Handover KPI
Counters
− HtoHSHOAttempNum: VS.HSDPA.CellChg.AttOutIntraRNC
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point A as shown in the figure when the RNC
sends a PHYSICAL CHANNLE RECONFIGRATION message to a UE for HSDPA
serving cell change between two intra-frequency cells.
− RNC measures this item in the original cell

HSDPA Handover KPI
Counters
− HtoHSHOSuccessNum: VS.HSDPA.CellChg.SuccOutIntraRNC
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point B as shown in the figure when the RNC
receives from a UE a PHYSICAL CHANNLE RECFG COMPLETE message
− RNC measures this item in the original cell

HSDPA Handover KPI
Inter-frequency Hard Handover Success Rate (HSDPA to HSDPA)
Formula
HtoHInterHHOSuccessNum
HtoHInterHHOSuccessRatio = × 100%
HtoHInterHHOAttempNum
Measurement scope:
− RNC
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the inter-frequency hard

handover success Rate of HSDPA service in a cell

HSDPA Handover KPI
Counters
− HtoHInterHHOAttemptNum:
VS.HSDPA.HHO.AttOutIntraRNCInterFreq
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point A as shown in the figure.

− When the RNC sends a PHYSICAL CHANNLE RECONFIGRATION message to a
UE for an inter-frequency hard handover from HS-DSCH to HS-DSCH, the RNC
measures this item in the original cell.

HSDPA Handover KPI
Counters
− HtoHInterHHOSuccessNum:
VS.HSDPA.HHO.SuccOutIntraRNCInterFreq
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point B as shown in the figure.

− When the RNC receives from a UE a PHYSICAL CHANNLE RECFG COMPLETE
message indicating that the handover is an inter-frequency hard handover from HS-
DSCH to HS-DSCH, the RNC measures this item in the original cell

HSDPA Handover KPI
（HSDPA to DCH）
Channel Handover Success Rate（）
Formula
HtoRHOSuccessNum
HtoRHOSuccessRatio = × 100%
HtoRHOAttempNum
Measurement scope:
− Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the channel handover success

Rate when UE handover from HSDPA to DCH in a cell.

HSDPA Handover KPI
（HSDPA to
Channel Handover Success Rate（
）
DCH）
Counters
− HtoRHOAttempNum:
VS.HSDPA.ChR.HSDSCHtoDCH.Att
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point A as shown in the figure
− the RNC measures this item in the serving cell when sending a RADIO BEARER
RECONFIGURATION message to a UE during a DCCC or RAB MODIFY
procedure
− Note : the Transport channels change at the same cell

HSDPA Handover KPI
（HSDPA to DCH）
Counters
− HtoRHOSuccessNum:
VS.HSDPA.ChR.HSDSCHtoDCH
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point A1 as shown in the figure

− When the RNC receives RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE
message from UE, which indicates a handover from HSDSCH to DCH during a
DCCC or RAB MODIFY procedure, the RNC measures this item in a HSDPA cell
the UE camps on

HSDPA Handover KPI
（DCH to HSDPA）
Formula
RtoHHOSuccessNum
RtoHHOSuccessRatio = × 100%
RtoHHOAttempNum
Measurement scope:
− Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the channel handover success

Rate when UE handover from DCH to HSDPA in a cell.

HSDPA Handover KPI
（DCH to HSDPA）
Counters
− RtoHHOAttempNum:
VS.HSDPA.ChR.DCHtoHSDSCH.Att
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point A as shown in the figure.

− When sending a RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION message to a UE during a
DCCC or RAB MODIFY procedure , the RNC measures this item in the serving cell
of the HSDPA service based on the transport channels the UE occupies before and
after the reconfiguration.

HSDPA Handover KPI
（DCH to HSDPA）
Counters
− RtoHHOSuccessNum:
VS.HSDPA.ChR.DCHtoHSDSCH
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point A1 as shown in the figure

− When receiving RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE message
from UE, which indicating a handover from DCH to HSDSCH during a DCCC or
RAB MODIFY procedure at the same cell, RNC measures this item in a HSDPA
cell the UE camps on.

HSDPA Handover KPI
HSDPA Inter-RAT Handover Success Rate (WCDMA to GPRS )
Formula
HSDPAInter RATHOSucce ss
HSDPAInter RATHO _ SR = × 100 %
HSDPAInter RATHOAttem pt
Measurement scope:
− Cell
Description
− This KPI can be used to evaluate the HSDPA inter-RAT handover

success Rate in one cell, from WCDMA to GPRS

HSDPA Handover KPI

Counters
− HSDPAInterRATHOAttempt:
VS.IRATHO.HSDPA.AttOutPSUTRAN
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point B as

shown in the figure
− When RNC sends the CELL CHANGE
ORDER FROM UTRAN message to UE
dut to HSDPA inter-RAT outgoing
handover, the measurement is triggered in
the original cell

HSDPA Handover KPI

Counters
− HSDPAInterRATHOSuccess:
VS.IRATHO.HSDPA.SuccOutPSUTRAN
Measurement point:
− The measurement is triggered at point D

as shown in the figure
− When RNC sends Iu Release Complete
to CN due to HSDPA handover, the
measurement is triggered in the original
cell.

Other Mobility KPI
Other related Counters
Numbers of Soft Handovers Decided for Different Traffic
Classes (Cell)
VS.SHO.service.AttOut, VS.SHO.service.SuccOut
Notes: Service could be AMR, CS64, PS64, PS128, PS144, PS384
Number of SHO Event Measurement Reports (Cell)

VS.RRC.MrRpt.1x
VS.RRC.MrRpt.1A. Detect
Notes:1x could be 1A, 1B, 1C or 1D
Numbers of Requested Outgoing Hard Handovers by Different

Traffic Classes (Cell)
VS.HHO.service.AttOut, VS.HHO.service.SuccOut
Notes: Service could be AMR, CS64, PS64, PS128, PS144, PS384

Summary
Summary This slide introduces WCDMA mobility KPI and

related counters:
Soft handover counter and KPI
Hard handover counter and KPI
Inter-RAT handover counter and KPI
HSDPA handover counter and KPI

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Know different handover counter system

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Inter-frequency hard handover

Intra-frequency hard handover

Inter RAT handover

Handover between HSDPA cells

Handover between HSDPA and DCH

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Chapter 2 Hard Handover Counter and KPI

Chapter 3 Inter-RAT Handover Counter and KPI

Chapter 4 HSDPA Handover Counter and KPI

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Soft handover procedure

Measurement report: 1A, 1B,1C, 1D

Active set update & Active set update complete:

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Soft handover (RNC)

Attempt: VS.SHO.Att.RNC at point B

Success: VS.SHO.Succ at point C

UEs with One RL: VS.SHO.AS.1

UEs with Two RLs Combined: VS.SHO.AS.2Softer

UEs with Two RLs Uncombined: VS.SHO.AS.2Soft

UEs with Three RLs Combined: VS.SHO.AS.3Softer

UEs with Three RLs and Two of them Combined: VS.SHO.AS.3Soft2Softer

UEs with Three RLs Uncombined: VS.SHO.AS.3Soft

Call Drops due to Soft Handover: VS.SHO.Drop.RNC

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Soft handover (Cell)

Soft handover based on different services

RL Additions or deletions for Soft Handover

− SHO.AttRLAddUESide at point B SHO.SuccRLAddUESide at point C

− SHO.AttRLDelUESide at point B SHO.SuccRLDelUESide at point C

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Soft handover (Cell)

Other related counters:

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Soft Handover Success Rate

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Soft Handover Success Rate

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Average Active Set Size

− This KPI can be used to evaluate the soft handover percentage

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Average Active Size

− UE2: VS.SHO.AS.2Softer & VS.SHO.AS.2Soft

− UE3: VS.SHO.AS.3Softer, VS.SHO.AS.3Soft & VS.SHO.AS.3Soft2Softer

− UE: VS.SHO.AS.1+ VS.SHO.AS.2Softer+VS.SHO.AS.2Soft+

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Chapter 2 Hard Handover Counter and KPI

Chapter 3 Inter-RAT Handover Counter and KPI

Chapter 4 HSDPA Handover Counter and KPI

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Inter-frequency hard handover

Intra-frequency hard handover

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Inter-Frequency Hard Handover Requests: VS.HHO.InterFreq.Att.RNC at point B

Successful Inter-Frequency Hard Handovers: VS.HHO.InterFreq.Succ.RNC at point C

Inter-frequency Hard handover (Cell)

Hard Handover Requests: VS.HHO.InterFreq.AttOut at point B

Successful Hard Handovers: VS.HHO.InterFreq.SuccOut at point C