LTE Radio Performance Management

Introduction
[RL20] RA4133-20A
OSS discussion and PM evaluation

Module 2

1 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

OSS Aspects

Performance measurements within OSS hierarchy

3 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

3G Measurement Hierarchy
OSS NSN/NetAct
tools reduced
CAPEX/OPEX costs Other ACCESS Technologies

NETACT/ NSN counters/KPI OSS level

NetAct managed RRM/field Radio Measurement Diagnostics at OSS layer
counters, phases, and
KPI's to detect faults and
ensures QoS requirements
at all layers
PLMN level
RNC level Probing at single RNC RNC RNC RNC RNC

Iub/Iu transmission
BTS level
Cell level

Probing and drive test is

based on trouble shooting
at single RNC/cell area.
Drive test Radio measurements only at cell layer
4 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0
3G Performance Measurements
L3 signaling on Iu interface
(M1003)

SGSN MGW
MSC/HLR

SABC SGSN

Inter System Handover IuR

(M1010) SRNC (M1004)
DRNC
Packet Call
(M1022) RNC
L3 signaling on Iub interface Traffic
Cell Throughput (M1005) (M1002)
(M1023)

Service Level Soft Handover

(M1001) (M1007)

Cell Resource Location Services

(M1000) (M1011)

Service Area Broadcast

(M1012)
RRC Signaling
(M1006)
5 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133EN20GLA0
LTE Measurement Hierarchy
OSS NSN/NetAct
implementation
within LTE
NetAct managed RRM/field Other ACCESS Technologies
NETACT/ NSN counters/KPI
counters, phases, and KPI's
Diagnostics at OSS/PLMN layer
to detect faults and ensures
QoS requirements at all SAE GW
layers OSS level

PLMN level
Mobility Management Radio, transmission monitoring S1
Entity (MME)
S1
S1/X2 S1
eNB level S1

Cell level Probing at

X2
eNB's X2
Probing and drive test is
based on trouble shooting at
single eNB/cell area.
Drive test Radio measurements only at cell layer
6 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0
LTE Performance Measurements
Grouped reporting Radio Access counters and their KPI's

Group
SAE GW
8xxx M 8000
M 8006
M 8001
MME M 8007
M 8004
M 8011 M 8008
M 8012 Access/drop
M 8018 S1 signalling
Load
measurements
eNB
eNB

Counter Beispiel bitte ergnzen LTE

Cell`s
M 8005
M 8010

M 8009 Air interface

M 8013 QoS
M 8014
M 8015
Mobility/HO

7 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

LTE Performance Measurements
Group of M8xxx counters cell level & traffic
A-GPS Server
Interface
SAE GW
GPS

M 8001 Cell Load packet scheduling X2

Traffic
related measurements

Traffic M 8012 SDU/MAC Cell throughput cell

M 8011 SDU/MAC Cell resource per TTI
cell
Traffic cell

8 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

LTE Performance Measurements
Group of M8xxx counters eNode B QoS, HO, air
interface, field, traffic A-GPS Server
Interface
SAE GW
GPS

M 8014 X2/RAN Inter BTS HO

Traffic M 8018 RAN UE per eNB load
X2 M 8009 RAN
RAN QoS M 8010 CQI eNB DL air interface
intra BTS HO
M 8005 SINR / RSSI UL
Field measurements
measurement

cell
cell
cell M 8015 X2/RAN HO
for each adjacency

9 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

LTE Performance Measurements
Group of M8xxx counters access,
Retainability/soft drop A-GPS Server
Interface
SAE GW
GPS

eRAB Access
M 8006 Gateway RAB setup/release/drop

RAN Access M 8000 GTP context setup S1 access

M 8014 X2/RAN Inter BTS HO
Soft drop
X2 M 8009 RAN
intra BTS HO
RAN RB drop M 8007 RAN RB setup/release/drop

RAN setup access drop M 8008 RRC setup/release/drop

cell
cell
cell

10 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

LTE Performance Measurements
Group of M8xxx counters at RAN, MME, traffic,
states A-GPS Server
Interface
SAE GW
GPS

M 8013 RAN/MME states/RRC/EMC

LTE UE State
M 8004
TrafficM 8004 Transport
Transport Load
Load GTP-User
GTP-User plane
plane measurement measures
UE State Management
Transport Load measured at
GTP-U protocol

X2

cell
cell
cell

11 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

OSS Monitoring Example
LTE EPS Bearer measurement (M8006)

LTE_5218A
LTE_5017a E-RAB Setup Success Ratio

LTE_5017a

LTE_5025a
LTE_5018a E-RAB Setup Failure Distribution Ratio RNL

eRAB Setup Success Rate [%]

Bearer (E-RAB) Drop Rate [%]

RRC Setup Success Rate [%]
LTE_5019a E-RAB Setup Failure Distribution Ratio TNL

Number of active cells

NetworkPerformance
LTE_5020a E-RAB Setup Failure Distribution Ratio RESC

Result Time
LTE_5021a E-RAB Setup Failure Distribution Ratio OTH

CSSR [%]

CSTR [%]
LTE_22 Service Drop Rate
10.18.2010 Network 29 100 48,76 45,94 48,7552 2,32
10.19.2010 Network 40 97,56 48,93 43,652 47,6113 2,32
LTE_5023 E-RAB Normal Release Ratio EPC initiated 10.20.2010 Network 25 99,7 45,48 48,558 45,3502 2,32
10.21.2010 Network 21 100 42,32 53,144 42,32 2,32
10.22.2010 Network 24 100 34,34 64,737 34,3413 2,79
LTE_5024 E-RAB Normal Release Ratio eNB initiated 10.23.2010 Network 24 100 36,98 64,673 36,9816 2,64
10.24.2010 Network 24 100 33,78 65,549 33,7778 2,85
10.25.2010 Network 30 100 33,58 66,638 33,5784 2,84
LTE_5025 E-RAB Drop Ratio 10.26.2010 Network 21 100 29,56 69,316 29,5604 3,33
10.27.2010 Network 24 100 37,26 61,189 37,2583 2,59
10.28.2010 Network 21 100 37,92 66,043 37,9182 2,44
E-RAB Drop Distribution Ratio RNL 10.29.2010 Network 18 100 39,34 66,351 39,3421 2,35
LTE_5026
10.30.2010 Network 18 100 46,4 64,76 46,4023 2,01
10.31.2010 Network 18 100 42,86 63,861 42,8571 2,15
12 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0
11.01.2010 Network 36 100 45,39 61,449 45,3925 1,98
OSS Monitoring Example

LTE_5218A

LTE_5017a

LTE_5025a
LTE EPS Bearer measurement (M8006)

eRAB Setup Success Rate [%]

Bearer (E-RAB) Drop Rate [%]

RRC Setup Success Rate [%]
Number of active cells
NetworkPerformance
Result Time

CSSR [%]

CSTR [%]
10.18.2010 Network 29 100 48,76 45,94 48,7552 2,32
10.19.2010 Network 40 97,56 48,93 43,652 47,6113 2,32
10.20.2010 Network 25 99,7 45,48 48,558 45,3502 2,32
10.21.2010 Network 21 100 42,32 53,144 42,32 2,32
10.22.2010 Network 24 100 34,34 64,737 34,3413 2,79
10.23.2010 Network 24 100 36,98 64,673 36,9816 2,64
10.24.2010 Network 24 100 33,78 65,549 33,7778 2,85
10.25.2010 Network 30 100 33,58 66,638 33,5784 2,84
10.26.2010 Network 21 100 29,56 69,316 29,5604 3,33
10.27.2010 Network 24 100 37,26 61,189 37,2583 2,59
10.28.2010 Network 21 100 37,92 66,043 37,9182 2,44
10.29.2010 Network 18 100 39,34 66,351 39,3421 2,35
10.30.2010 Network 18 100 46,4 64,76 46,4023 2,01
10.31.2010 Network 18 100 42,86 63,861 42,8571 2,15
11.01.2010 Network 36 100 45,39 61,449 45,3925 1,98
11.02.2010 Network 18 100 44,72 61,768 44,7167 1,99
11.03.2010 Network 27 100 38,58 63,514 38,5827 2,46
11.04.2010 Network 24 99,86 34,72 71,402 34,5491 2,69
11.05.2010 Network 24 99,41 30,59 79,487 30,3915 3,18
11.06.2010 Network 24 99,08 41,05 72,597 40,4132 2,1

13 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

OSS Aspects

Performance measurement activation and architecture

14 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

Performance Management Architecture Overview
Performance Management (PM) provides the framework for administering, collecting,
storing and processing of performance measurement data and performance-related
statistical data

15 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

Administration of Performance Measurements
Groups of counters activated/deactivated
within Flexi Multiradio BTS with NetAct
tools. Only counters belonging to
activated groups are reported to NetAct or NetAct
to BTS Site Manager
AoM PM
In RL10 the measurement interval
(granularity period) is fixed to 15 min
Configurator Reporter
In future the measurement interval is
configurable to 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes or
6, 12, or 24 hours. When the measurement
IOMS
interval expires the current file is closed, a
new one is opened and the old one
compressed
The upload interval triggering upload
Configuration file
towards NetAct is set to 60 minutes (fixed Upload Upload
(Measurement notification
in RL10) activation) PM-
report file
In later releases the upload interval will be
configurable (15, 30 or 60 min) (RL30)
When the reporting interval expires a
Flexi storage
notification is sent to NetAct indicating PM
Multi-radio
that on or more PM files are ready for Measurement
BTS
transfer collection

16 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

OSS Aspects

PM files structure

17 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

PM Data Structure
Operator is able to activate
different measurement types
(group of logically related PM-
counters) per Flexi Multiradio Measurement type Z
PM-report file
BTS
One file per measurement
type per granuarity period is
created Measurement type X
After expiry of the upload

merged
interval all measurement type
files are merged into a single
PM-report file which is
uploaded to NMS Measurement type Y

Each PM-report file is stored

for 24 hours before being
deleted

18 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133 EN20GLA0

Thank You !

36 Nokia Siemens Networks RA4133EN20GLA0