Airbridge Radio Access System - Performance Management Guide

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Written for RAC6610 but applicable to BSC6600 and possibly 6680 PARC (not sure)

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Document Contents:

1 Overview of the Performance Management .........................................................................1-1
1.1 Performance Data System .............................................................................................................................1-2
1.1.1 Level 1 Data (KPI for the Daily Performance Monitoring) .................................................................1-2
1.1.2 Level 2 Data (Performance Data for Initial Analysis)..........................................................................1-3
1.1.3 Level 3 Data (Performance Data for Deep Locating Problems) ..........................................................1-4
1.2 Performance Management Process ...............................................................................................................1-6
1.2.1 Daily Performance Monitoring ............................................................................................................1-7
1.2.2 Problem Isolation and Location .........................................................................................................1-10
1.3 Performance Management Tool ..................................................................................................................1-15
1.3.1 M2000 Performance Management Tool.............................................................................................1-16
1.3.2 Nastar CDMA2000 ............................................................................................................................1-16
1.4 Starting the Performance Measurement ......................................................................................................1-17
1.4.1 Registering the System Task ..............................................................................................................1-17
1.4.2 Setting the Performance Alarm ..........................................................................................................1-17
1.5 Recommended Value of the Specification Threshold..................................................................................1-19
1.5.1 Purpose...............................................................................................................................................1-19
1.5.2 Recommended value of the 1X KPI specification threshold..............................................................1-19
1.5.3 Recommended value of the DO KPI specification threshold.............................................................1-20
1.6 Common Test Calls and Load Loading Functions ......................................................................................1-21
2 KPI of the 1X Daily Performance Monitoring ......................................................................2-1
2.1 Service Quality..............................................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.1 Call Setup Success Ratio......................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.2 Paging Success Ratio ...........................................................................................................................2-3
2.1.3 Call Drop Ratio ....................................................................................................................................2-4
2.1.4 TCH Congestion Ratio.........................................................................................................................2-5
2.1.5 Soft HO Success Ratio.........................................................................................................................2-6
2.1.6 Hard HO Success Ratio........................................................................................................................2-6
2.1.7 Traffic/Call Drop Ratio ........................................................................................................................2-7
2.1.8 Reverse Link FER of Carrier ...............................................................................................................2-8
2.2 Traffic............................................................................................................................................................2-9
2.2.1 TCH, CE , and Walsh Traffic ...............................................................................................................2-9
2.2.2 Average Flow of PCF Data [kbit/s] ......................................................................................................2-9
2.3 Resource Usage ...........................................................................................................................................2-10
2.3.1 Load of carrier....................................................................................................................................2-10
2.3.2 Public channel load Stat ..................................................................................................................... 2-11
2.3.3 Soft HO Ratio ....................................................................................................................................2-12
2.3.4 CSPU CPU Load [%].........................................................................................................................2-12
2.3.5 Forward Transmission power of the Carrier ......................................................................................2-13
3 KPI of the Daily EV-DO Performance Monitoring .............................................................3-1
3.1 Service Quality..............................................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Connection Success Ratio ....................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.2 IP Flow Setup Success Ratio................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.3 HRPD Session Setup Success Ratio ....................................................................................................3-3
3.1.4 Intra-BS Soft HO Success Ratio ..........................................................................................................3-3
3.1.5 Intra-AN Hard HO Success Ratio ........................................................................................................3-4
3.2 Traffic............................................................................................................................................................3-4
3.2.1 TCH, CE , and MacIndex Traffic .........................................................................................................3-4
3.2.2 RLP Octets Sent on Forward Channels (Including those resent)[KB/S]..............................................3-5
3.3 Resource Usage .............................................................................................................................................3-6
3.3.1 DO CCH Synchronization Control Channel Usage [%] ......................................................................3-6
4 Performance Data for Initial Analysis of CDMA2000 1X Problems ................................4-1
4.1 Service Quality..............................................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.1 Call Setup Success Ratio......................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.2 Paging Success Ratio .........................................................................................................................4-15
4.1.3 Call Drop Ratio ..................................................................................................................................4-18
4.1.4 Congestion Ratio................................................................................................................................4-22
4.1.5 Performance Stat of Packet Call Activation .......................................................................................4-36
4.1.6 Short Message Success Ratio.............................................................................................................4-41
4.1.7 Soft HO Success Ratio.......................................................................................................................4-44
4.1.8 Hard HO Success Ratio......................................................................................................................4-52
4.1.9 PCF HO Success Ratio ......................................................................................................................4-59
4.1.10 Data Rate Assignment......................................................................................................................4-64
4.1.11 Location Update Success Ratio........................................................................................................4-72
4.1.12 FCH FER Performance Stat .............................................................................................................4-73
4.1.13 SCH FER Measurement Stat............................................................................................................4-75
4.2 Traffic..........................................................................................................................................................4-76
4.2.1 Traffic Performance Stat(FCH) ..........................................................................................................4-76
4.2.2 SCH Traffic Performance Measurement ............................................................................................4-78
4.2.3 1X Traffic Performance Measurement ...............................................................................................4-80
4.2.4 Data Flow...........................................................................................................................................4-80
4.3 Resource Usage ...........................................................................................................................................4-85
4.3.1 System Load Items.............................................................................................................................4-85
4.3.2 PCH Performance Measurement........................................................................................................4-89
4.3.3 ACH/EACH Performance Measurement ...........................................................................................4-91
5 Performance Data for Initial Measurement Point of CDMA2000 1x Problems..............5-1
5.1 Service Quality..............................................................................................................................................5-2
5.1.1 Connection Performance......................................................................................................................5-2
5.1.2 IP Flow Performance..........................................................................................................................5-14
5.1.3 Congestion Ratio................................................................................................................................5-20
5.1.4 Soft Handoff Performance .................................................................................................................5-23
5.1.5 Intra-AN Hard Handoff Performance ................................................................................................5-25
5.2 Traffic..........................................................................................................................................................5-26
5.2.1 TCH Traffic Performance Measurement ............................................................................................5-26
5.2.2 CE Traffic Performance Measurement...............................................................................................5-27
5.2.3 MAC Index Traffic Performance Measurement.................................................................................5-27
5.2.4 DO Traffic Performance Measurement ..............................................................................................5-28
5.2.5 Throughput.........................................................................................................................................5-35
5.2.6 EVDO Rev.A QoS Performance Measurement..................................................................................5-40
5.3 Resource Usage ...........................................................................................................................................5-42
5.3.1 Items About System Load ..................................................................................................................5-42
5.3.2 System Link Measurement Items.......................................................................................................5-44
6 Performance Data for Deeply Locating Problems ...............................................................6-1
6.1 Subscriber Interface Tracing .........................................................................................................................6-2
6.1.1 Introduction to Subscriber Interface Tracing .......................................................................................6-2
6.1.2 Functions of Subscriber Interface Tracing ...........................................................................................6-2
6.1.3 Operation .............................................................................................................................................6-2
6.1.4 Saving the Data and Processing the Data.............................................................................................6-3
6.1.5 Application Scenario ............................................................................................................................6-4
6.2 RFMT............................................................................................................................................................6-4
6.2.1 Introduction to RFMT..........................................................................................................................6-4
6.2.2 Functions of the RFMT........................................................................................................................6-4
6.2.3 Operation .............................................................................................................................................6-5
6.2.4 Saving the Data and Processing the Data.............................................................................................6-5
6.2.5 Application Scenario ............................................................................................................................6-5
6.3 CDR ..............................................................................................................................................................6-5
6.3.1 Introduction to the CDR.......................................................................................................................6-5
6.3.2 Functions of the CDR ..........................................................................................................................6-5
6.3.3 Operation .............................................................................................................................................6-6
6.3.4 Saving the Data and Processing the Data.............................................................................................6-6
6.3.5 Application Scenario ............................................................................................................................6-6
6.4 PSMM Data Collection .................................................................................................................................6-6
6.4.1 Introduction to PSMM Data Collection ...............................................................................................6-6
6.4.2 Functions of the PSMM .......................................................................................................................6-7
6.4.3 Operation .............................................................................................................................................6-7
6.4.4 Saving the Data and Processing the Data.............................................................................................6-7
6.4.5 Application Scenario ............................................................................................................................6-7
6.5 BTS Reverse RSSI Exceptional Check .........................................................................................................6-8
6.5.1 Introduction to BTS Reverse RSSI Exceptional Check .......................................................................6-8
6.5.2 Functions of BTS Reverse RSSI Exceptional Check ...........................................................................6-8
6.5.3 Operation .............................................................................................................................................6-8
6.5.4 Saving the Data and Processing the Data.............................................................................................6-8
6.5.5 Application Scenario ............................................................................................................................6-8
6.6 IMSI Tracing of the BTS...............................................................................................................................6-9
6.6.1 Introduction to IMSI Tracing of the BTS.............................................................................................6-9
6.6.2 Functions of IMSI Tracing of the BTS ................................................................................................6-9
6.6.3 Operation .............................................................................................................................................6-9
6.6.4 Saving the Data and Processing the Data.............................................................................................6-9
6.6.5 Application Scenario ............................................................................................................................6-9
6.7 Walsh Channel Monitoring..........................................................................................................................6-10
6.7.1 Introduction to Walsh Channel Monitoring........................................................................................6-10
6.7.2 Functions of Walsh Channel Monitoring ...........................................................................................6-10
6.7.3 Operation ...........................................................................................................................................6-10
6.7.4 Saving the Data and Processing the Data...........................................................................................6-12
6.7.5 Application Scenario ..........................................................................................................................6-12
7 Common Test Calls and Loading Simulation ......................................................................7-1
7.1 Markov Test Call ...........................................................................................................................................7-2
7.1.1 Introduction to Markov Test Call .........................................................................................................7-2
7.1.2 Scenario for Markov Test Call .............................................................................................................7-2
7.1.3 Making a Markov Test Call..................................................................................................................7-3
7.1.4 Measuring Forward and Reverse FERs of a Markov Test Call ............................................................7-3
7.2 Loopback Test Call........................................................................................................................................7-4
7.2.1 Introduction to Loopback Test Call......................................................................................................7-4
7.2.2 Scenario for Loopback Test Call ..........................................................................................................7-4
7.2.3 Making a Loopback Test Call ..............................................................................................................7-4
7.2.4 Observing the Results of Making a Loopback Test Call ......................................................................7-4
7.3 TDSO Test Call .............................................................................................................................................7-5
7.3.1 Introduction to TDSO Test Call ...........................................................................................................7-5
7.3.2 Scenario for TDSO Test Call ...............................................................................................................7-5
7.3.3 Making a TDSO Test Call ....................................................................................................................7-6
7.3.4 Observing the Results of Making a TDSO Test Call............................................................................7-6
7.4 OCNS ............................................................................................................................................................7-6
7.4.1 Introduction to OCNS ..........................................................................................................................7-6
7.4.2 Scenario for OCNS ..............................................................................................................................7-6
7.4.3 Methods of OCNS Simulation .............................................................................................................7-6
7.5 OUNS............................................................................................................................................................7-7
7.5.1 Introduction to OUNS..........................................................................................................................7-7
7.5.2 Scenario for OUNS ..............................................................................................................................7-7
7.5.3 Methods of OUNS Loading .................................................................................................................7-7