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Reision History
Issue Date Reason for distribution
0.1 5.8.05 AFI version for review
1.0 14.9.05 IUS version after review (corresponding to BR7 after
B700, BR8 after B700 and BR9 after B200)
1.1 15.06.07 AFI version corresponding to BR9.0 after P7 (B600)
and BR10.0 after P3 (B200)
o Consideration of BR8 project experience:
adaptation of radio preconditions for achieving KPI
target values:
o C/I 12dB is sufcient (former value of
C/I > 16dB was too restrictive). C/I 12dB
corresponds to RXQUAL 4
o Signal strength of -95dBm is sufcient
(former value of -85dBm was to restrictive).
Signal strength of -95dBm corresponds to
RXLEV value of 15
o SDCCH drop rate reduced from 1.5%
to 1.0%
o Integration of new KPIs::
o Handover speech gap for BSC internal
inter cell HO, see chapter 4.3.6
o BSC internal Network Controlled Cell
reselection DL data gap interval without
Network Assisted Cell Change , see chapter
4.4.4 and ,BSC internal Network Controlled
Cell reselection DL data gap interval with
Network Assisted Cell Change, see chapter
4.4.5
2.0 30.07.07 IUS version corresponding to BR9.0 after P8 (B700)
and BR10.0 after P3 (B200)
o Incorporation of project experience:
o Reduce target value for BSC internal
Handover Success rate (chapter Error:
Reference source not found) from 98% to 96%
o Alignment with SBS KPI document:
o Exclude so called Phantom RACHes
from the number of Immediate Assignment
Attempts (chapter 4.3.1)
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o Incorporation of review comments:
o Inclusion of KPI for data gap for MS
autonomous cell reselection (currently no
Network KPI target values available)
3.0 04.06.08 IUS version corresponding to BR10.0 and BR10.01
after P3 (B200)
Inclusion of BR10.01 in the title page of the
document. With respect of the document
content BR10.01 was already considered.
Now the document covers the releases BR10.0
and BR10.01
Update of document references
Adaptation of PM KPIs to BR10.0 KPI
document [GERAN PM KPI]
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1# General In&ormation##############################################################8
1#1 Re&erences#################################################################################################### 8
7# Intro'uction###########################################################################9
3# :easurements :et2o's an' )est Con'itions#####################11
3#1 :easurement :et2o's################################################################################11
3#1#1 KPI e3aluation &rom +SS internal P: counters############################################11
3#1#7 KPI e3aluation 4 'ri3e tests 6it2 trace :S#################################################17
3#7 Generic )est Con'itions &or t2e Net6or; KPIs#############################################17
3#7#1 General Assum(tions###################################################################################17
3#7#7 Ra'io Con'itions######################################################################################### 13
3#7#3 General <oa' Con'itions#############################################################################1$
3#7#" Net6or; Dimensionin1 an' )ra&&ic :o'el#####################################################1%
3#7#5 P<:N Net6or; Con&i1uration an' Parameterisation####################################1%
"# De&initions o& Ke Per&ormance In'icators#########################19
"#1 KPI list &or CS############################################################################################## 19
"#7 KPI list &or PS############################################################################################## 71
"#3 Ke Per&ormance In'icators &or CS Domain################################################77
"#3#1 Imme'iate Assi1nment Success Rate#########################################################77
"#3#7 SDCCH Dro( Rate######################################################################################73
"#3#3 )CH Assi1nment Success Rate###################################################################7"
"#3#" Num4er o& )CH Dro(s (er Erlan1 2our########################################################7$
"#3#5 +SC internal Han'o3er Success rate##########################################################78
"#3#$ Han'o3er s(eec2 1a( &or +SC internal inter cell HO###################################79
"#3#8 0(lin; Frame Erasure Rate *FER- &or Full Rate S(eec2#############################31
"#" Ke Per&ormance In'icators &or PS Domain################################################3"
"#"#1 )+F Esta4lis2ment Success Rate###############################################################3"
"#"#7 )+F Dro( Rate############################################################################################ 3$
"#"#3 +SC internal net6or; controlle' Cell Reselection Success Rate#################3%
"#"#" +SC internal Net6or; Controlle' Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al 6it2out Net6or;
Assiste' Cell C2an1e##################################################################################"!
"#"#5 +SC internal Net6or; Controlle' Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al 6it2 Net6or;
Assiste' Cell C2an1e##################################################################################"7
"#"#$ +SC internal :S Autonomous Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al 6it2out Net6or;
Assiste' Cell C2an1e##################################################################################"3
"#"#8 +SC internal :S Autonomous Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al 6it2 Net6or;
Assiste' Cell C2an1e##################################################################################""
"#"#% GPRS timeslot *PDCH- 4it rate on +CCH in "/17 &re=uenc reuse##############""
"#"#9 EGPRS timeslot *PDCH- 4it rate on +CCH in "/17 &re=uenc reuse###########"8
5# A44re3iations######################################################################57
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Fi1ure 1. :essa1e &lo6 &or t2e Inter>Cell Han'o3er, Intra>+SC######################3!
Fi1ure 7. )(ical C/I 'istri4ution on +CCH &or "/17 Reuse#############################"$
Fi1ure 3. )(ical C/I 'istri4ution on +CCH &or "/17 Reuse#############################"%
Fi1ure ". De(en'enc o& EGPRS t2rou12(ut &rom C/I###################################5!
)a4le 1 GERAN Ke Per&ormance In'icators &or PS###################################7!
)a4le 7 GERAN Ke Per&ormance In'icators &or PS###################################71
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1# General In&ormation
1#1 Re&erences
[KPI Basic] E2E KPIs for Ofer and Field Acceptance Tests, Introduction,
version IUS2.0, IMS link: https://sharenet-
ims.inside.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/Open/369788786
[PRS] SIEMENS BSS, Performance Requirements Specifcation,
Call Processing and Radio Part, Combined document for
Releases: BR10.0 and BR10.01, COO RA MR SA
2tt(s.//s2arenet>
ims#insi'e#no;iasiemensnet6or;s#com/O(en/%59538
[GPRS Descr] Information, Base Station System, GPRS/EGPRS Global
Description, A30808-X3247-L24-x-7618, BR9.0, IMS link:
2tt(s.//s2arenet>
ims#insi'e#no;iasiemensnet6or;s#com/O(en/3%!5%$399
(BR10.0 and BR10.01 editions not yet available)
[GERAN PM KPI] PM: KPI Requirement Specifcation, BR10.0
(BR10.01 edition is not yet available), IMS link:
2tt(s.//s2arenet>
ims#insi'e#no;iasiemensnet6or;s#com/Guest/O(en/3%91!$1
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[GERAN S DB] GERAN South, Network Engineering, BSC Database,
Planning & Engineering Manual, BR9.0, April 2007 , IMS
link: 2tt(s.//s2arenet>
ims#insi'e#no;iasiemensnet6or;s#com/O(en/35"9$1$7%
(BR10.0 and BR10.01 editions are not yet available)
[SBS CML] Base Station Controller, CML:BSC, A50016-G5100-B230-
pre01.4 (BR10.0 preliminary, BR10.01 not yet available
Document)
2tt(s.//ims#icn#siemens#'e/li3elin;/li3elin;/O(en/37$%"91"5-
[UC Cov Int]. PM counter based Use Cases for detection of coverage and
interference problems (provided by PG NT NE:
2tt(s.//ims#icn#siemens#'e/li3elin;/li3elin;?
&unc@sa6imsstle1ui'e#to(&ramesetAcontenturl@B7Fli3elin;
B7Fli3elin;B7FO(enB7F3739"3$5$ -
[(E)GPRS Sim] GPRS and EDGE Simulation Results, Version V1.0, Radio &
Simulations, GERAN Systems Engineering, 5.2.2002
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7# Intro'uction
The common part for all KPI related documents for Ofer Process and Acceptance
Tests which includes:
Use Cases and Motivation for KPI Defnition
Statistical Signifcance
General Load Conditions
Network Dimensioning and Trafc Model
Multi-vendor Environment
is available in one separate document [KPI Basic].
The document describes how the NSN GERAN BR10.0 and BR10.01 products
perform in the feld when good radio conditions and no network capacity limitations
are assumed. Within that scope the KPI target values in the feld will be close to the
reachable limits, which have been shown during tests in a lab environment. During
feld trials and feld acceptance test our customers want to get demonstrated that
the test results in lab environment can nearly be reached, when the NSN GERAN
products are embedded into a real network environment.
The KPI document excludes KPIs related to the acceptance of the radio network
design in terms of coverage and capacity. Instead sufcient coverage and capacity
are considered a prerequisite for achieving the KPI target values.
This KPI document describes the performance from the perspective of the GERAN.
Main performance criteria are success, failure and drop rates an delay times for
changing the serving cell during an ongoing call (Handover , cell reselection)
Covered BR releases:
This KPI target values within this document in general correspond to the GERAN
South releases BR10.0 and BR10.01 (both initial version after B3 milestone).
Further no separation of KPI target values is necessary for the eBSC compared to
old BSC
Covered network and feature deployment scenarios
This KPI document covers several network deployment scenarios where KPI target
values play an important role for the ofer process and for the feld acceptance
tests:
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o NSN delivers only GERAN equipment for the build-up or extension of a
GSM network
o Commercially operating GERAN equipment from competitor swapped out
by NSN equipment. After the swap the network performance shall not be
worse as before or even better.
o Commercially operating GERAN network provided by NSN equipment. The
PLMN operator wants to deploy a new basic feature into his network
(examples: GPRS, EDGE, AMR). Before activating the new feature for
commercial use the operator conducts a regional feld trial within the
commercial operating network where the performance of the new feature
has to be demonstrated.
Use Cases and Motivation for KPI Defnition
Please refer to [KPI Basic].
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3# :easurements :et2o's an' )est Con'itions
3#1 :easurement :et2o's
KPIs are either measure by aid of BSS internal PM counters or by aid of drive tests with trace
MS.
3#1#1 KPI e3aluation &rom +SS internal P: counters
The PM counter based measurement method applies to all rate related KPIs.
These are all KPIs defned in the present document except the delay time KPIs
described in the following chapters:
Chapter 4.3.6
Chapter 4.4.4
Chapter 4.4.5
The PM counters of the BSC observe all CS/PS activities in the cells of the cluster
irrespective of:
)2e user 4e2a3iour.
o :S 4atter ma 4e e52auste',
o user ma enter a tunnel
)2e ra'io con'itions 'urin1 a CS/PS acti3it.
o normall onl 95B o& a 1eo1ra(2ic area 2a3e 1oo' ra'io co3era1e,
o &or in'oor areas t2e co3era1e (ro4a4ilit is e3en lo6er#
)2e cell loa'.
o E3en in a lo6 loa'e' net6or; it mi12t s(ora'icall 2a((en t2at a
user 1ets no SDCCH/)CH/PDCH/ CCCH *RACH/AGCH/PGCH-
assi1ne' cause' 4 resource con1estion#
Following method is proposed for reducing negative efects on KPI results caused
by not controlled preconditions:
1. PM raw counters corresponding to a (cell, hour)
combination are excluded from the calculation of the KPI result value when
parallel performance observations show a certain degree of congestion
(0.5%) for any BSS GERAN related resources.
2. PM raw counters corresponding to a (cell, hour)
combination are excluded from the calculation of the KPI result value when
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parallel radio coverage observations show that good coverage (according
defnition in chapter 3.2.2) was not achieved with 95% probability.
3. There should be thresholds for data and voice
trafc per cell to meet statistical validity criteria (e.g. 500 kB BH data trafc and
2 ERL voice trafc per cell during PS/CS BH).
The observations corresponding to the conditions 1 to 3 are monitored by additional PM counters, which have
to be active in parallel to the PM counters used for the actual KPI value calculation
The daily KPI result value is calculated by cumulating the PM raw counters over all
cells of the cluster under observation and over all hours of the day.
The KPI target value has to be reached for each day of the feld acceptance
measurement campaign.
3#1#7 KPI e3aluation 4 'ri3e tests 6it2 trace :S
The drive test based test method applies to delay time related KPIs, which are
described in following chapters:
Chapter 4.3.6: Handover speech gap for BSC internal inter cell HO
Chapter 4.4.4 and chapter 4.4.5: BSC internal Network Controlled Cell
reselection DL data gap interval without Network Assisted Cell Change
During the drive tests the message fow on the radio interface are recorded by the
traces MS for further evaluation of the time delay corresponding to the KPI
defnition.
3#7 Generic )est Con'itions &or t2e Net6or; KPIs
This section specifes generic conditions (e.g. radio conditions, load conditions) that
are applicable for all feld acceptance tests when KPI objectives are to be verifed.
3#7#1 General Assum(tions
The KPI target values in the present document assume a well-planned and well-
dimensioned GERAN radio network being deployed
This includes sufcient radio coverage and overall radio and GERAN internal
network resources. Degradation of KPI values caused by queuing and congestion
due to resource unavailability shall be excluded. Further degradation of KPI values
caused by bad radio conditions shall be excluded.
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3#7#7 Ra'io Con'itions
Defnition of minimum radio conditions
In general, KPI values are valid in regions with sufcient coverage and under good
radio conditions. Pre-requisite to achieve sufcient coverage and good radio
conditions is a radio network planning process that has been executed accordingly.
The following standard criteria of sufcient coverage and good radio conditions are
a pre-condition for achieving the target values for the Network KPIs:
Maximum interference level: C/I 12dB.
This level shall be reached for 95% of the cell area
Minimum radio receive level -95 dBm
This level shall be reached for 95% of the cell area.
Verifcation of the minimum radio conditions during the acceptance test
The verifcation of the minimum radio conditions depends whether the KPI is
measured by PM counters or by drive test:
Verifcation of the minimum radio conditions when a KPI is measured by BSS
PM counters:
When a KPI is measured by PM counters also the radio preconditions should be
measured by PM counters. This does not require additional test equipment and
minimized the test efort.
The PM counters needed for the verifcation of the minimum radio conditions have
to be activated and evaluated in parallel to the PM counters used for the actual KPI
value calculation.
Feasibility of measurement of minimum radio conditions by PM counters:
o The minimum radio signal strength condition can be directly measured by PM
counters. This is based on the BTS RXLEV measurements for UL and MS
measurements for DL. The condition RXLEV 15 correspond to a signal
strength condition -95dBm
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o The minimum C/I level condition cannot be measured directly by BSS PM
counters.
Instead the measurement of the RXQUAL is possible by BSS PM counters.
The Interference threshold C/I 12 dB corresponds to the threshold
RXQUAL 4. A mapping table is provided by the BSS data base
description [GERAN S DB], chapter Mapping of RXQUAL and C/I values
for AMR calls.
Observation of the minimum RXLEV condition:
Level of observation: per cell, per TRX
Formulas (for DL and UL):

[1..64] CRXLVQUU
8] 8 * 1..i 8 * [i CRXLVQUU
yRXLEVUL15 Probabilit
7
n i

=
+ +
=

[1..64] CRXLVQUD
8] 8 * 1..i 8 * [i CRXLVQUD
yRXLEVDL15 Probabilit
7
n i

=
+ +
=
The value n is determined by the appropriate setting of the parameter RXLVR
(reduced RXLEV) in the command CREATE SCANTRX
Example:

Set RXLVR=7-15-23-31-39-47-55 (default value of RXLVR), in that case n =
2, i.e. the rows 3 to 8 of the correlation matrix CRXLVQUx (x=U/D) represent
observations with RXLEV -95dBm.
Used PM counters:
CRXLVQUU: Correlated RXLEV to RXQUAL Measurements (Uplink)
CRXLVQUD: Correlated RXLEV to RXQUAL Measurements (Downlink)
For a detailed description of the used PM counters please refer to the BSS
Counter Manual [SBS PM]
Threshold: 95%
i.e. at least 95% of RXLEV observations in the feld acceptance area shall
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have values RXLEV -95dBm (aggregation from TRX level up to the cluster
of cell of the feld acceptance area)
Note: The threshold of 95% has to be fulflled for both the UL and the DL
direction.
Observation of the minimum RXQUAL condition
Level of observation: per cell, per TRX
Formulas (for DL and UL):

[1..64] CRXLVQUU
1 yRXQUALUL4 Probabilit
61] .. 1!"1 CRXLVQUU[5
6#] .. 1""# CRXLVQUU[4
5$] .. 111$ CRXLVQUU[!
58] .. 1#18 CRXLVQUU["
57] .. $17 CRXLVQUU[1
+
+
+
+
=

[1..64] CRXLVQUD
1 yRXQUALDL4 Probabilit
61] .. 1!"1 CRXLVQUD[5
6#] .. 1""# CRXLVQUD[4
5$] .. 111$ CRXLVQUD[!
58] .. 1#18 CRXLVQUD["
57] .. $17 CRXLVQUD[1
+
+
+
+
=
The frst fve columns of the logical RXLEV-RXQUAL matrix CRXLVQUx
(x=U/L) correspond to RXQUAL 4. These virtual columns are represented
by the fve counter groups CRXLVQUx[1,9,17 .. 57], CRXLVQUx[2,10,18 ..
58] , CRXLVQUx[3,11,19 .. 59], CRXLVQUx[4,12,20 .. 60],
CRXLVQUx[5,13,21 .. 61],
Used PM counters:
CRXLVQUU: Correlated RXLEV to RXQUAL Measurements (Uplink)
CRXLVQUD: Correlated RXLEV to RXQUAL Measurements (Downlink)
For a detailed description of the used PM counters please refer to the BSS
Counter Manual [SBS PM]
Threshold: 95%
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i.e. at least 95% of RXQUAL observations in the feld acceptance area shall
have values RXQUAL 4 (aggregation from TRX level up to the cluster of
cell of the feld acceptance area)
Note: The threshold of 95% has to be fulflled for both the UL and the DL
direction.
Verifcation of the minimum radio conditions when a KPI is measured by
drive test:
A Trace MS is normally able not only to record the message sequence
corresponding to the KPI defnition but also to record the radio conditions along the
drive test route.
3#7#3 General <oa' Con'itions
During the feld acceptance test the load of the involved parts of the GSM network
shall be low. This is a necessary precondition so that the measured KPI values will
not be considerably degraded by lacking of network resources or by high
interference
The KPI target values as specifed in the present document assume low loading
conditions.
Performance requirements for a normally, highly loaded or overloaded network are
not part of this document.
Competitive statements during the ofer process shall always assume low load
conditions if no other load conditions are specifed. When conducting acceptance
tests, the lower the agreed load for the network under test, the higher the probability
to achieve the original KPI values of the ofer process.
A general survey on radio network load conditions can be found in [KPI Basic].
The present document focuses on the verifcation of the GERAN specifc load
conditions.
Verifcation of the low load conditions during the acceptance test by KPIs
based on BSS PM counters
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3#7#" Net6or; Dimensionin1 an' )ra&&ic :o'el
Please refer to [KPI Basic]
3#7#5 P<:N Net6or; Con&i1uration an' Parameterisation
In general the databases of the network elements shall be set according the NSN
recommendations. For the BSC database refer to [GERAN S DB].
In particular a natural prerequisite before starting to measure a KPI is that in the
radio and the core network the corresponding network features are properly
confgured and if necessary are supplied with the required resources.
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"# De&initions o& Ke Per&ormance In'icators
)2is section 'e&ines t2e GERAN KPIs rele3ant &or O&&er an' &iel'
Acce(tance Process#
)2e section is se(arate' into t6o 'i&&erent su4sections.
Ke Per&ormance In'icators &or CS Domain
Ke Per&ormance In'icators &or PS Domain
)a4le 7 s2o6s t2e GERAN Ke Per&ormance In'icators an' t2eir tar1et
3alues &or Net6or; KPIs# Eac2 KPI is 'escri4e' in 'etail in t2e &ollo6in1
sections#
Net6or; KPI means t2e (er&ormance tests 62ic2 are 'one on t2e
im(lementation (2ase o& ne6 net6or; elements, un'er lo6 loa' con'ition
*re&erre' to c2a(ter 3#7#3-
"#1 KPI list &or CS
Key &er(orman$e Indi$ator -ar#et a%ue
Network
K&I
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System
K&I
Cir$uit Swit$hed .CS/ domain
Imme'iate Assi1nment Success
Rate
M9%B Not a3aila4le
SDCCH Dro( Rate F1#!B
Not a3aila4le
)CH Assi1nment Success Rate M9%B
Not a3aila4le
Num4er o& )CH Dro(s (er Erlan1
2our
F!#9
Not a3aila4le
+SC internal Han'o3er Success
Rate
M9$B
Not a3aila4le
Han'o3er s(eec2 1a( &or +SC
internal inter cell HO
Not a3aila4le
F73!ms
Frame Erasure Rate *FER- Full
Rate S(eec2
F5B *95B>
tile-
Not a3aila4le
-ab%e 1 G*R!N Key &er(orman$e Indi$ators (or &S
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"#7 KPI list &or PS
&a$ket swit$hed .&S/ domain
)+F Esta4lis2ment Success Rate M9%B
Not a3aila4le
)+F 'ro( rate )o 4e
(ro3i'e'
a&ter &iel'
e5(erience
Not a3aila4le
+SC internal net6or; controlle' Cell
reselection Success Rate
M9%B
Not a3aila4le
+SC internal :S Autonomous Cell
reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al
6it2out Net6or; Assiste' Cell
C2an1e
Not available
F3#5s
+SC internal :S Autonomous Cell
reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al 6it2
Net6or; Assiste' Cell C2an1e
Not available
Not a3aila4le
+SC internal Net6or; Controlle'
Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al
6it2out Net6or; Assiste' Cell
C2an1e
Not available F7#%s
+SC internal Net6or; Controlle'
Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al
6it2 Net6or; Assiste' Cell C2an1e
Not available F1#"s
GPRS timeslot *PDCH- 4it rate on
+CCH in "/17 &re=uenc reuse
M1$;4(s
*a3era1e
3alue-
Not a3aila4le
EGPRS timeslot *PDCH- 4it rate on
+CCH in "/17 &re=uenc reuse
M78;4(s
*a3era1e
3alue-
Not a3aila4le
-ab%e 2 G*R!N Key &er(orman$e Indi$ators (or &S
All Net6or; KPI tar1et 3alues 2a3e to 4e un'erstoo' as a3era1e 3alues to
4e ac2ie3e' in t2e &iel' acce(tance cluster as a 62ole# Es(eciall &or t2ose
&or t2ose KPIs 62ere t2e P: counter met2o' a((lies t2e 3alues o& t2e
counters 2a3e to 4e a3era1e' &rom )RI/+)S le3el to t2e le3el o& t2e &iel'
acce(tance cluster#
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"#3#1 Imme'iate Assi1nment Success Rate
KPI 'e&inition
The Immediate Assignment Success Rate is defned as the number of Immediate
Assignment Successes divided by the number of Immediate Assignment Attempts
An Immediate Assignment attempt is counted when the BSC receives a Channel
Required message from the BTS indicating that a valid Channel Request access
burst has been decoded.
An Immediate Assignment procedure is counted as successful when the BSC
receives an Establishment Indication from the BTS, indicating that the MS has sent
a layer 2 establishment message (SABM). Thus the success rate is measured from
the view of the network
Level of observation: per cell
KPI main &ormula
For mapping of the KPI formula to PM counter please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]):
)ar1et 3alue.
Network KPI: 98%
mAssNoSeiz mAssAtt &' &'
&''A(()*++
Rat, &''A(()*++

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KPI 'e&inition
The SDCCH Drop Rate is defned as the number of SDCCH Drops divided by the
number of successful SDCCH assignments
An SDCCH Assignment procedure is counted as successful when the BSC
receives an Establishment Indication from the BTS, indicating that the MS has sent
a layer 2 establishment message (SABM) for an SDCCH
An SDCCH Drop is counted either
o N2en t2e +SC sen's a Clear Re=uest messa1e to6ar's t2e :SC relate'
to a SDCCH connection# )2e reason &or sen'in1 a Clear Re=uest messa1e
ma 4e a &ailure on t2e ra'io inter&ace or a +SS internal (ro4lem#
o Or 62en t2e +SC returns t2e :SC an Assi1nment Failure messa1e
in'icatin1 t2at a )CH Assi1nment (roce'ure 2as &aile'
Level of observation: per cell
KPI main &ormula
For mapping of the KPI formula to PM counters please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
)ar1et 3alue.
Network KPI: 1.0%
..6] -)UCC.PC[1
)DCC.Dro/
at, )DCC.Dro/R =
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"#3#3 )CH Assi1nment Success Rate
KPI 'e&inition
The TCH Assignment Success Rate is defned as the number of TCH Assignment
Successes divided by the number of TCH Assignment Attempts
A TCH Assignment attempt is counted when the BSC receives an Assignment
Request Command from the MSC.
A TCH Assignment procedure is counted as successful when
1.the BSC sends the Assignment Complete message to the MSC (standard
case and BSC internal Directed retry))
2.the BSC receives from the MSC the command Clear Request with the
indication handover successful related to a Directed Retry HO procedure
(case: inter BSC and Intersystem Directed Retry)
For illustration see the following message fow with the PM triggers included:
Note. t2e a4o3e messa1e &lo6 2as to 4e un'erstoo' as an e5am(le corres(on'in1
to t2e stan'ar' case *&lo6s &or Directe' Retr are not s2o6n 2ere-
Level of observation: per cell

+S 0-S
0SC +SC
!SSIGN+*N- R*12*S-
CH!N !C-I3
!SSIGN+*N- C4++!N5
CH!N !C-I3 !CK
S!0+
!SSIGN+*N- C4++!N5
!SSIGN+*N- C4+&"*-*
2!
!SSIGN+*N- C4+&"*-*
*S-!0"ISH IN5IC!-I4N
!SSIGN+*N- C4+&"*-*
TASSATT
TASSSUCC
&H6S C4N-*7- R*1
&H6S C4N-*7- C4N8
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KPI main &ormula
For mapping of the KPI formula to PM counters please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
)ar1et 3alue.
Network KPI: 98%
A((Att
A(()*++
, A(()*++Rat =
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"#3#" Num4er o& )CH Dro(s (er Erlan1 2our
KPI 'e&inition
The Number of TCH Drops per Erlang hour is defned as number of TCH Drops
per one hour TCH occupancy.
A TCH Drop is counted w2en t2e +SC sen's to a Clear Re=uest &or a )CH
connection instructin1 t2e :SC to terminate t2e connection 'ue to &ailures on t2e
ra'io inter&ace or 'ue to +SS internal (ro4lems#
A )CH is re1ar'e' as occu(ie', 62en it is assi1ne' to a call
Level of observation: per cell
KPI main &ormula
For mapping of the KPI formula to PM counters please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
Granularit. 1ranularit o& t2e P: counter collection (rocess e5(resse' in
minutes## Normall t2e 1ranularit is $!minutes *con&i1uration 4 Create
Scanner ::< comman'-
Level of observation: per cell
)ar1et 3alue.
Network KPI: 0.9 (average value)
Note: this target value corresponds to a TCH Drop rate of 1.5% when
an average TCH holding time of 60seconds is assumed
y Granularit
6#
*
r.R 0C.0ra1Car r2R 0C.0ra1Car
0C.Dro/
3 0C.Dro/Erl
+
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(deduction of that correspondence: An average TCH holding time of
60seconds corresponds to 60 calls per one hour busy TCH.
Therefore a drop rate of 1.5% corresponds to 0.9 drops per one hour
busy TCH.)
"#3#5 +SC internal Han'o3er Success rate
KPI 'e&inition
The BSC internal Handover Success Rate is defned as Ratio of successful
intracell and intercell Intra BSC Handovers in relation to all started intracell and
intercell Intra BSC Handover procedures (i.e. inter BSC and inter system handovers
are not considered).
A handover attempt is counted when#
1# Intra cell 2an'o3er.
)2e +SC sen's Assi1nment Comman' to t2e :S in'ication t2e ne6 )CH
to 4e use'
7# Inter cell 2an'o3er.
)2e +SC recei3es &rom t2e +)S an IN)ERCE<< HANDO/ER CONDI)ION
INDICA)ION
A success&ul 2an'o3er is counte' 62en.
1# Intra cell 2an'o3er.
)2e +SC recei3es Assi1nment Com(lete relate' to t2e ne6 )CH &rom t2e
:S
7# Inter cell 2an'o3er.
)2e +SC recei3es t2e Han'o3er Com(lete messa1e &rom t2e :S#
Level of observation: per cell
KPI main &ormula
4Att &nt,rC,ll. 4Att &ntraC,ll.
4)*++ &nt,rC,ll. 4)*++ &ntraC,ll.
++Rat, 5)C&nt.4)*
+
+
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)ar1et 3alue.
Network KPI: 96%
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Defnition:
The Handover Interruption Time (inter-cell HO) is defned as the time diference between the RR:
HANDOVER COMMAND (refer to the [3GPP 0418-900]) sent via the old serving cell and the
frst layer 2 RR (Receive Ready) response after HANDOVER COMPLETE (refer to the [3GPP
0418-900]) message received via the new target cell.
Remark:
The KPI does not really measure the HO caused speech muting perceivable by the end users.
Instead an approximation of the speech muting gap is performed by referring to the HO message
fow on the radio interface. This method can be performed by any trace MS whereas the
observation of the true speech muting gap would require additional test equipment for
observation of the speech quality (MOS) around the time of the HO.
The fgure below shows the message fow for the Inter-cell handover.
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Test methodology:
The Inter-cell Handover Interruption Time is measured by drive test in mobile use. During that
drive test long running speech calls are established from/to the trace MS to provided a high
chance that handovers occur during for those calls.
Target value:
System KPI: 230ms
Network KPI: to be defned
"#3#8 0(lin; Frame Erasure Rate *FER- &or Full Rate S(eec2
)2e FER can is closel relate' to t2e s(eec2 =ualit (erce(tion o& t2e en' user,
62ic2 can 4e measure' as :OS *:ean O(inion Score- 3alue#
)2e 3alue FER 5% approximately corresponds to a MOS value of fair or better
The source for this correspondence is the feasibility study for the Feature Request
30657 [FSY 3!$58C
Note.
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ta;es (lace in t2e +)S# D< FER 3alues are not a3aila4le &or FR S(eec2, since t2e
D< FER is not containe' in t2e :easurement Re(orts sen' 4 t2e :S to t2e +)S#
KPI 'e&inition
Ratio of invalid FR speech frames received by the BSS for the uplink direction
compared to all received FR speech frames.
Level of observation: per cell, per TRX
KPI main &ormula
For mapping of the KPI formula to PM counters please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
Where n is the FER band that has its upper limit equal or lower than 5%.
With the default setting of the parameter FER of the command CREATE
SCANCTRX the value of n=4. See CML description
0se' Counters
CFERRXQU[1 .. 64]:
This measurement provides the Frame Erasure Rate (FER) correlated to
RXQUAL for the uplink direction.
Each counter is related to the FER and RXQUAL value. The RXQUAL and
the FER can be measured with BTS internal uplink measurements (RXQUAL,
FER).
Trigger events
The BTSE updates the counters according to the information from the BTS
internal measurement results (RXLEV, RXQUAL, TA and FER, uplink
measurement).

[1..64] C2ERRXQU
8] 8 * 1..i 8 * [i C2ERRXQU
y2ER56 Probabilit
n
# i

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+ +
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The measurement CFERRXQU provides a histogram on the observed
FER-RXQUAL correlation (8*8 matrix). Each matrix element counts the
number of occurrences for the 8*8 combinations of RXQUAL value and
FER interval.
For a TCH call each 4.8 seconds one FER-RXQUAL observations
takes place and the corresponding counter of the CFERRXQU
measurement is incremented.
The borders of the 8 FER intervals can be confgured by the CREATE
SCANCTRX command. In the default setting the FER of 5%
corresponds to the fve best rows of the counter matrix, namely to
8] 8 * 1..i 8 * [i C2ERRXQU + +
with i =0,1,2,3,4
The measurement CFERRXQU is per TRX. The post processing has
frst to lift the counters to the cell level by summarization of the counter
values corresponding to the TRXes subordinated to a cell. Afterwards
the common aggregation on all hours of a day and on all cells of the
cluster takes place.
)ar1et 3alue.
Network KPI: FER 5% for the 95%-tile,
95% of the UL FER observations collected during one day for all cells
considered for the acceptance test shall take a value less or equal to 5%
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"#"#1 )+F Esta4lis2ment Success Rate
KPI 'e&inition
Ratio of successful TBF (Temporary Block Flow) establishment procedures
compared to the number of TBF establishment attempts
A TBF is a packet data transmission process on the radio interface for a certain
MS. The TBF may serve for the transmission of user data (FTP, WAP, etc) or for the
transmission of GPRS Mobility Management or Session Management messages
A TBF establishment attempt is triggered by:
o Uplink:
Reception of a valid PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST on PRACH
Reception of a valid CHANNEL REQUIRED for GPRS on RACH
Reception of a PACKET DOWNLINK ACK/NACK with a Channel Request
Description included (CONTROL_ACK=0)
o Downlink:
Reception of a LLC DL-UNITDATA PDU from the SGSN referring to a MS
not involved in any downlink TBF
A successful TBF establishment is triggered by:
o Uplink:
Reception of frst RLC/MAC block from the MS as a confrmation to a TBF
resource assignment message sent to the MS
o Downlink:
Reception of a PACKET CONTROL ACK sent as response to the previous
downlink TBF assignment
Level of observation: per cell
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For mapping of the KPI formula to PM counters please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
)ar1et 3alue.
Net6or; KPI. M9%B
..!] -UACA0CL[1
..4] )ULACCEL[1
Rat,UL 052E(t)*++ =
..6] -UACA0CL[4
..7] )ULACCEL[5
Rat,DL 052E(t)*++ =
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KPI 'e&inition
Ratio of the number abnormal TBF releases compared to the number of
established TBFs.
A TBF is a packet data transmission process on the radio interface for a certain
MS. The TBF may serve for the transmission of user data (FTP, WAP, etc) or for the
transmission of GPRS Mobility Management or Session Management messages
A successful TBF establishment is triggered by:
o Uplink:
Reception of frst RLC/MAC block from the MS as a confrmation to a TBF
resource assignment message sent to the MS
o Downlink:
Reception of a PACKET CONTROL ACK sent as response to the previous
downlink TBF assignment
A TBF drop is triggered by:
See description under used counters
Level of observation: per cell
KPI &ormulas se(arate' &or 0< an' D<
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)ar1et 3alue.
Nill 4e (ro3i'e' 62en &iel' re&erence 3alues are a3aila4le#
Im(ortant notes.
o The KPI includes clearing of TBFs after MS controlled cell reselection when
no FLUSH_LL is received from the SGSN. The BSS cannot distinguish this
case from TBF drops due to bad radio conditions. In both cases the timer
T3169 / T3195 expires.
Field experiences must show to which amount the expiry of T3169 / T3195
is caused by MS controlled cell reselection (which is a quite normal
situation an not a real drop) respectively is caused by loss of contact
between MS and BSS (which indeed is an undesired situation)
o Field experiences might also unveil that the TBF drop rate depends on the
average TBF duration and the average number of PDCH resources
assigned to TBFs. In that case the KPI should be redefned as number of
TBF drops per TBF hour or number of TBF drops per hour PDCH
occupation (analogues to Number of TCH Drops per Erlang hour for the
CS domain).
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"#"#3 +SC internal net6or; controlle' Cell Reselection Success Rate
KPI 'e&inition
Ratio of the number of successful BSC internal network controlled cell reselection
procedures compared to all attempts.
An attempt for BSC internal network controlled cell reselection is triggered by:
BSC sends Packet Cell Change Order to the MS where the target cell is
within the same BSC
A successful BSC internal network controlled cell reselections is triggered by: the
MS access to the destination cell received by the BSC. Two cases have to be
distinguished:
o Originating cell and destination cell are on the same PCU:
BSC receives frst RLC/MAC data block or signaling message sent by the
MS from the destination cell
o Originating cell and destination cell are on diferent PCUs within the same
MSC:
The MS does not send PACKET CELL CHANGE FAILURE in the old
serving cell.
Level of observation: per cell
KPI &ormulas
For mapping of the KPI formula to PM counters please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
Number of attempted network assisted cell reselection where
the BSC selects an internal GSM target cell
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Network KPI: 98%
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"#"#" +SC internal Net6or; Controlle' Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a(
inter3al 6it2out Net6or; Assiste' Cell C2an1e
Eac2 cell c2an1e o& t2e ser3in1 cell *@reselection- 'urin1 F)P &ile 'o6nloa'in1 causes
a 1a( in t2e continuous 'o6nlin; 'ata transmission# )2is KPI (ro3i'es an
a((ro5imation &or t2at 1a(#
KPI 'e&inition.
)2e cell reselection interru(tion time is t2e time inter3al 4et6een t2e last PACKE)
:EAS0RE:EN) REPOR) in ol' cell an' t2e arri3al o& t2e &irst R<C 'ata 4loc;
containin1 &ile content in t2e ne6 cell#
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)2e &ollo6in1 messa1e se=uence list s2o6s a t(ical messa1e e5c2an1e &or t2e
net6or; controlle' cell reselection 6it2out NACC *source. test re(ort &rom +R9 Sstem
3eri&ication 'e(artment-
!,!!! P:R in 0<, ol' cell *+e1in o& measurement-
!,!!7 Ra'ioS)Atus G4 0<, Cell Reselection or'ere'
!,!5! PCCO, Pac;et Cell C2an1e Or'er A4is D<, (olle'
!,1"! last PDAN ol' cell
!,1$! ACC 0< A4is
7,7s CHRD in ne6 cell
)A P2ase, 1(2ase access
7,"7 IAC:D
7,5$s 00D) N0<< 0< G4
7,5$s Ra'io Ca(a4ilit 0('ate 0< G4
7,$3s Ra'io Ca(a4ilit 0('ate Ac;/Nac;
7,58s F<ASH 0< G4
7,5%s <<C Discar'
7,5%s F<< Ac;
7,$!s 0< Data on G4
7,$!s D< 'ata on G4
)A PHASE. O(en PDCHs O )ime Ali1nment
7,$8s Pac;et )imeslot Recon&i1ure
7,8%s ACC
7,%3s D< 'ata on A4is in ne6 cell *En' o& measurement-
Precon'itions.
Net6or; Controlle' cell Reselection is acti3ate'
)2e ne6 cell is 6it2in t2e same Routin1 Area
)2e NACC &eature is 'eacti3ate' *CCHAN)FAC)@FA<SE-
)ar1et 3alue.
Sstem KPI. F7#%s
Net6or; KPI. not a3aila4le
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"#"#5 +SC internal Net6or; Controlle' Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a(
inter3al 6it2 Net6or; Assiste' Cell C2an1e
KPI 'e&inition.
As &or C2a(ter "#"#" 4ut 6it2 acti3ation o& Net6or; Assiste' Cell Reselection
:essa1e Flo6
)2e &ollo6in1 messa1e se=uence list s2o6s a t(ical messa1e e5c2an1e &or t2e
net6or; controlle' cell reselection 6it2out NACC *source. test re(ort &rom +R9 Sstem
3eri&ication 'e(artment-
P:R in ol' cell *Pac;et :easurement Re(ort- *+e1in o& measurement-
!,!!"s RADIO S)A)0S on G4 0<
!,!5!s Pac;et Nei124our Cell Data on A4is D<
!,!8!s PQ
!,!9!s PQ
!,11!s PQ
!,13!s Pac;et Cell C2an1e Or'er on A4is D< *(olle'-
!,1"!s last PDAN in ol' cell
!,7"!s ACC 0< A4is
!,"%$s CHRD in ne6 Cell
)A P2ase 0<
!,$59s IAC:D
!,%3%s PRR
!,%%!s P0AS
1,!1%s Pac;et SI Status on A4is 0<
1,!$%s Pac;et Ser3in1 Cell Data A4is D< *Si1nalin1 on Sin1le )imeslot-
1,!$9s F<ASH
1,!8"s F<ASH ACK
)A P2ase D<
1,1%%s Pac;et )imeslot Recon&i1ure
1,79%s ACC
1,3"!s D< Data on A4is *En' o& measurement-
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Precon'itions.
Net6or; Controlle' cell Reselection is acti3ate'
)2e NACC &eature is acti3ate' *CCHAN)FAC)@)R0E-
)2e :S s2all su((ort t2e &eature NACC *Release " or later-
)ar1et 3alue.
Sstem KPI. F1#"s
Net6or; KPI. not a3aila4le
"#"#$ +SC internal :S Autonomous Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al
6it2out Net6or; Assiste' Cell C2an1e
Eac2 cell c2an1e o& t2e ser3in1 cell *@reselection- 'urin1 F)P &ile 'o6nloa'in1 causes
a 1a( in t2e continuous 'o6nlin; 'ata transmission# )2is KPI (ro3i'es an
a((ro5imation &or t2at 1a(#
#
KPI 'e&inition.
)2e cell reselection interru(tion time is t2e time inter3al 4et6een t2e last PACKE)
DONN<INK ACK/NACK in ol' cell an' t2e arri3al o& t2e &irst R<C 'ata 4loc; containin1
&ile content in t2e ne6 cell#
Precon'itions.
Net6or; Controlle' cell Reselection is not acti3ate'
)2e ne6 cell is 6it2in t2e same Routin1 Area
)2e NACC &eature is 'eacti3ate' *CCHAN)FAC)@FA<SE-
)ar1et 3alue.
Sstem KPI. F3#5s
Net6or; KPI. not a3aila4le
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"#"#8 +SC internal :S Autonomous Cell reselection D< 'ata 1a( inter3al
6it2 Net6or; Assiste' Cell C2an1e
Eac2 cell c2an1e o& t2e ser3in1 cell *@reselection- 'urin1 F)P &ile 'o6nloa'in1 causes
a 1a( in t2e continuous 'o6nlin; 'ata transmission# )2is KPI (ro3i'es an
a((ro5imation &or t2at 1a(#
KPI 'e&inition.
As &or C2a(ter "#"#$ 4ut 6it2 acti3ation o& Net6or; Assiste' Cell Reselection
Precon'itions.
Net6or; Controlle' cell Reselection is not acti3ate'
)2e NACC &eature is acti3ate' *CCHAN)FAC)@)R0E-
)2e :S s2all su((ort t2e &eature NACC *Release " or later-
)ar1et 3alue.
Sstem KPI. not a3aila4le
Net6or; KPI. not a3aila4le
"#"#% GPRS timeslot *PDCH- 4it rate on +CCH in "/17 &re=uenc reuse
KPI 'e&inition
The KPI observes the mean bit rate per radio channel (PDCH) when the GPRS
mode is used. As a main precondition for achieving the target value it is assumed
that the C/I distribution within the cell corresponds to a C/I distribution of a BCCH
carrier in 4/12 frequency reuse pattern.
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The radio transmission rate is determined by the following two main factors:
o The distribution of the utilisation of the coding schemes CS1 to CS4.
o The retransmission rate of the radio blocks
Both factors strictly depend on the C/I distribution within the cell
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The following fgure shows a typical C/I distribution on a BCCH carrier in 4/12
frequency reuse pattern Reuse (BCCH, no frequency hopping, no PC, Path Loss
Slope 3.8, Log-Normal Fading 6dB)
8i#ure 29 -y'i$a% C<I distribution on 0CCH (or 4<12 Reuse
Source: [(E)GPRS Sim]
Level of observation:
per cell
KPIs
:eanPDCH+itRateG(rs0<
:eanPDCH+itRateG(rsD<
For defnition of the KPIs please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
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"#"#9 EGPRS timeslot *PDCH- 4it rate on +CCH in "/17 &re=uenc reuse
KPI 'e&inition
The KPI observes the mean bit rate per radio channel (PDCH) when the EGPRS
mode is used. As a main precondition for achieving the target value it is assumed
that the C/I distribution within the cell corresponds to a C/I distribution of a BCCH
carrier in 4/12 frequency reuse pattern.
The radio transmission rate is determined by the following two main factors:
o The distribution of the utilisation of the EGPRS coding schemes MCS1 to
MCS9.
o The retransmission rate of the radio blocks
Both factors strictly depend on the C/I distribution within the cell
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The following fgure shows a typical C/I distribution on a BCCH carrier in 4/12
frequency reuse pattern Reuse (BCCH, no frequency hopping, no PC, Path Loss
Slope 3.8, Log-Normal Fading 6dB)
8i#ure =9 -y'i$a% C<I distribution on 0CCH (or 4<12 Reuse
Source: [(E)GPRS Sim]
Level of observation:
per cell
KPIs
:eanPDCH+itRateE'1e0<
:eanPDCH+itRateE'1eD<
For defnition of the KPIs please refer to [GERAN PM KPI]:
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Note on 'i&&erent ra'io net6or; scenarios.
o )2e tar1et 3alue can o& course 4e ac2ie3e' when there are frequencies
available for BCCH layer 12 frequencies, e#1# 6it2 5/15 reuse
o )2e tar1et 3alue can also 4e ac2ie3e' 62en EGPRS tra&&ic is carrie' on
non>+CCH carriers 62ic2 mi12t 2a3e a ti12t &re=uenc reuse *e#1# 1/3-# On
a non>+CCH carrier t2e C/I 'istri4ution not onl 'e(en's on t2e &re=uenc
reuse (attern 4ut also on t2e tra&&ic loa' o& t2e o4ser3e' cell cluster#
)2e C/I 'istri4ution &or t2e 3arious scenarios *+CCH/non +CCH, &re=uenc reuse
(attern, loa' on cell cluster- can 4e a((ro5imatel calculate' 4 ra'io (lannin1 an'
simulation tools
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Estimation of the target value:
The following fgure shows the dependency between the interference level C/I and
the achievable throughput for EGPRS. The Link Adaptation (LA) mechanism is
continuously taking care for the assignment of the best EGPRS Coding Scheme
8i#ure 49 5e'enden$y o( *G&RS throu#h'ut (rom C<I
Pure com4inin1 o& Fi1ure 3. )(ical C/I 'istri4ution on +CCH &or "/17 Reuse 6it2
Fi1ure ". De(en'enc o& EGPRS t2rou12(ut &rom C/I 6oul' lea' to an unrealistic
2i12 ca(acit (er PDCH o& a4out 35;4it/s *sim(li&ie' calculation. EGPRS timeslot
ca(acit @ "!B :SC9 O "!B :CS$ O 7!B :SC3 @ !#"R $!;4it/s O !#"R3!;4it/s O
!#7R 15;4it/s @ 39;4it/s, consi'eration o& 1!B retransmissions >L 35;4it/s-
)2is mo'el is 4ase' on t2e *unrealistic- assum(tion t2at mo4ile users 'eman' &or
t2e same ra'io transmission time in areas 6it2 1oo' an' 4a' co3era1e#
+ut in realit user 6ant to transmit a certain amount o& 'ata irres(ecti3e o& t2e
actual ra'io con'itions# )2is mo'el lea' to a 'is(ro(ortional 2i12 utiliEation o& t2e
lo6 rate co'in1 sc2emes
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Realistic calculation *55 @ 0< or D<-.
Nit2 &actor !#9 &or ta;in1 into account 1!B retransmission

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5# A44re3iations
AMR Automatic Multirate Adaptation
BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
BSC Base Station Controller
BSS Base Station System
BTS Base Transceiver Station
CCS7 Common Channel Signalling no 7
C/I Carrier to Interference ratio
CN Core Network
CS Circuit Switched
CTR Cell Trace Recording
DL Down Link
EFR Enhanced Full Rate (radio channel)
FR Full Rate (radio channel)
GERAN GSM Enhanced Radio Access Network
GMM GPRS Mobility Management
GPS Global Positioning System
HDCT History on Dropped Calls Trace
HDLC High-level Data Link Protocol
HLR Home Location Register
HR Half Rate (radio channel)
LA Link Adaptation
LLC Logical Link Control
KPI Key Performance Indicators
MAC Medium Access Control
MAP Mobile Application Part
MM Mobility Management
MMC Mobile to Mobile Call
MOC Mobile Originating Call
MOS Mean Opinion Score (speech quality defnition)
MS Mobile Station
MSC Mobile Switching Centre
MTC Mobile Terminating Call
NACC Network Assisted Cell Change
PCU Packet Control Unit (part of BSC dealing with GPRS packet data
transmission)
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PDCH packet data channels
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PDT Packet data Terminal (16kbit/s data port of the PCU)
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PM Performance Measurement
PS Packet Switched
PSTN Public Switched Telephony Network
RACH Random Access Channel
PRACH Packet Random Access Channel
RLC Radio Link Control
SABM Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode (layer 2 establishment message)
SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
TBF Temporary Block Flow
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