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A large number of measurement counters exist in the M2000 system. Therefore, the
counters are divided into different levels for better and efficient management.
Level 1: function set. A function set consists of multiple function subsets related to
a specific system function. Function sets are also called measurement sets.
Level 2: function subset. A function subset consists of measurement counters
related to a certain system function. Function subsets are also called
measurement units.
Level 3: measurement counter.
BSC Measurement is used to measure the traffic of all the cells controlled by a BSC.
Call measurement refers to the measurement of the call services in the BSC.
Call measurement is the performance during the calling, such as Handover, call drop
and assignment; measurement object includes cell, TRX and the LAPD link
The detail description of most of the counters in Call Measurement in M2000 client can
be found in Measurement of GSM Cell Performance(GCELL) in HedEx Lite.
While detail description about GSM Cell to GSM Cell Incoming Handover
Measurement and GSM Cell to GSM Cell Outgoing Handover Measurement can be
found in Measurement of GSM Cell to GSM Cell Performance(GCELL_GCELL) in in
HedEx Lite.
After seizing a specific channel, the MS periodically reports measurement reports (MRs)
to the BSC. The BSC performs power control and handover decision based on the MRs.
MR Measurement refers to the measurements related to MRs and helps with network
optimization.
Analysis process
First we shall analyze and compare the item of BSC measurement function to
have a rough idea for the whole network.
During analysis, if any important items (such as call drop rate or handover
success rate) are abnormal, we shall do further detailed analysis for the
corresponding items.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
TRX]
[MR Measurement]
The interference band thresholds could be changed from LMT/MML, MML COMMAND:
SET GCELLOTHEXT.
This measurement provides the average number of idle channels (TCHF, TCHH, or
SDCCH) whose interference level are in each interference band (1-5) per granularity
period.
Measurement Point
The system accumulates the number of idle channels (TCHF, TCHH, or SDCCH)
whose interference level are in each interference band every five seconds. At the
end of a granularity period, the accumulated number is divided by sampling times.
The result is the average number of idle channels (TCHF, TCHH, or SDCCH)
whose interference level are in each interference band.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
per TRX]
[MR Measurement]
Receive Level Measurement, together with Receive Quality Measurement per TRX,
reflects the radio signal coverage and interference of a cell. For example, a high ratio of
high level and low quality suggests there may be interference; a high ratio of low Rx level
and low quality suggests poor coverage. This helps to locate the faults in the TX/RX
channel, such as the TRX and the antenna.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
per TRX]
[MR Measurement]
In an optimum system, power should be well estimated in design to enable the balance
between the coverage of uplink signals and the coverage of downlink signals'. If the coverage
of uplink signals is wider than the coverage of downlink signals, the downlink signals at the
cell edge are weak and easy to be overwhelmed by strong signals in other cells. If the
coverage of downlink signals is wider than the coverage of uplink signals, the MS has to
camp on the cell with strong signals; however, the uplink signals are weak and the speech
quality is poor. The balance does not refer to the absolute balance. The MR on the Abis
interface can be used to check whether the coverage of uplink signals and the coverage of
downlink signals are in balance.
Mapping between the uplink/downlink balance rank and the receive level.
The MR received by the BSC contains the uplink receive level and the downlink receive level. The
uplink/downlink balance factor is calculated through the following formula. The results in dB are graded
from levels 1 to 11, and the number of MRs of each level is calculated.
The formulas are as follows:
Uplink/downlink balance = uplink path loss - downlink path loss
= (actual TX power of the UE - uplink receive level) - (TRX power on top of the cabinet - downlink
receive level)
TRX power on top of the cabinet = TRX initial power - TRX power level x 2 + Power Finetune- Combiner
Loss - downlink dynamic power control level x 2 + dynamic PBT gain
Where:
TRX initial power: the power corresponding to the TRX power type, expressed in dBm;
Power Finetune: power fine tune of the TRX; it can be configured by command SET GTRXDEV
(Optional)
Combiner Loss: combination loss of the cell x (0.1); it can be configured by SET
GCELLPWRBASIC (Optional)
Dynamic PBT gain: if the dynamic PBT function is enabled in the cell, the dynamic PBT gain is 3
dB; otherwise, the dynamic PBT gain is 0 dB.
Dynamic PBT function is enable or not: parameter Dynamic Transmission Div
Supported is DPBT(DPBT)by command SET GCELLCHMGBASIC and parameter
Send Mode is DPBT(DPBT)by command SET GTRXDEV.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU] [MR Measurement]
Measurement per TRX]
[Uplink-and-Downlink Balance
If the balance between the uplink and the downlink is mainly at level 1, you can infer that
the downlink loss is too great or the downlink transmit power is too small. If the balance
between the uplink and the downlink is mainly at level 11, you can infer that the uplink
loss is too great or the uplink transmit power is too small. The balance level helps to
locate the faults in the TX/RX channel, such as the TRX and the antenna.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU] [MR Measurement]
Messages in MR per Cell]
Power Control Messages per Cell refers to the measurement of the transmission power
and the receive level between the BTS and the MS. It can measure the coverage of cell
and the receive level or quality average.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
TRX]
[MR Measurement]
The measurement unit provides the mean receive level of the neighbor cell.
When measuring the information of defined neighbor cells, the measurement unit
provides the redundant cells. When measuring the information of undefined neighbor
cells, the measurement unit provides the miss-configured cells. It is recommended to
register the NCELL when deploying a new site and delete the NCELL of the cells after
network optimization. Register less than 50 cells, or the CPU usage of the XPUM will
increased by 10% to 20% at traffic peak.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
[Call Measurement]
Location:
[BSC6900 GU] [Call Measurement]
Handover Measurement ]
HO Type
HO cause
No MR. HO
TA HO
Uplink Quality
Timing Advance
Bad Quality HO
Uplink/Downlink Quality
Uplink/Downlink Strength
Better Cell
MS Fast Moving HO
Layer HO
Load HO
Other Causes
Better Cell
Load
Location:
[BSC6900 GU] [Call Measurement]
Handover Measurement ]
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
Cell]
[Call Measurement]
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
[Call Measurement]
ERR IND
After the MS seizes a channel, the BTS sends the BSC an ERR IND message, indicating
that call drops occur on the Um interface because of the abnormal connection at the radio
link layer.
If the cause value carried in the ERR IND message is timer T200 expired (N200+1) times
(0x01), unsolicited DM response (0x04), or sequence error (0x07), this measurement
provides the number of call drops due to ERR IND on the basis of the channel type
(SDCCH, TCHF, or TCHH), the service type (signaling or traffic), the concentric attribute
(overlaid subcell or underlaid subcell), and the cause value.
CONN FAIL
After the MS seizes a channel, the BTS sends the BSC a CONN FAIL message, indicating
that call drops occur on the Um interface because of the abnormal connection at the radio
link layer.
If the cause value carried in the CONN FAIL message received by the BSC is radio link
failure (0x01), handover access failure (0x02), om intervention (0x07), or radio resource
not available (0x21), this measurement provides the number of call drops related to
CONN FAIL IND on the basis of the channel type (SDCCH, TCHF, or TCHH), the service
type (signaling or traffic), the concentric attribute (overlaid subcell or underlaid subcell),
and the cause value.
REL IND
The connection between the MS and the BTS fails. Therefore, when the BTS in
the multi-frame link set-up state receives the DISC frame from the MS, the BTS
sends the BSC an RELIND message indicating that call drops occur on the Um
interface.
No MRs from MS for a Long Time
If the BSC does not receive a measurement report within a certain period (five
minutes by default), the BSC determines that a call drop occurs on the Um
interface.
Abis Terrestrial Link Failure
After the MS seizes a channel, the call may be released because the RSL of the
TRX carrying the channel is broken.
Equipment Failure
After the MS seizes a channel, the call may be released because of the internal
error of the BSC.
Forced Handover
After an MS seizes a channel, if the system initiates a forced handover and the
handover fails, the BSC may initiate a call release procedure.
Resource Check
This counter is measured when the call is released due to the inconsistency in
the check for the internal resources of the BSC.
Location:
[BSC6900 GU]
[Call Measurement]
The BSC measures these counters when receiving the SETUP or CALL CONFIRMED
message that contains the speech version.
It indicates penetration of AMR MS.