[RL40] RA4133-40A

LTE Counters and KPI [RL40]

Agenda

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 Course Objectives
Explain the NSN LTE counter and KPI
architecture
Decide suitable settings for
measurement administration
Pinpoint the root cause of LTE call
performance problems in signalling
flows
Analyse LTE capacity bottlenecks and
mobility problems

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Content
Agenda and objectives

Module 1 - OSS aspects principles

Module 2 - KPI architecture
Module 3 - Capacity areas and cell resource measurements
Module 4 - Paging and RRC connection
Module 5 - RAB and NAS counters
Module 6 - Mobility measurements in Connected Mode

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 1

OSS aspects
After completing this learning element, the participant will be able to:

Explain the principles of measurement activation, with available and applicable

settings
List the KPIs available to evaluate the different phases (setup, access, active
(Mobility/HO))
Explain how NetAct tools could be used to visualize the PM

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 2

KPI architecture

After completing this learning element, the participant will be able to:

Give a general counter overview on M8xxxx

List the reporting KPIs for each different performance strategy

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 3

Capacity areas and cell resource measurements

After completing this learning element, the participant will be able to:
Describe the different capacity areas in E-UTRAN
Explain outer and inner loop link quality control and the
corresponding measurements
Analyze measurements regarding link adaptation, the
selection of MCSs and adaptive transmission bandwidth
Explain the counters and KPIs for throughput and cell
availability

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 4
Paging and RRC Connection

After completing this learning element, the participant will be able to:

Describe the phases, counters and related KPIs defined for the RRC
connection setup procedure.
Distinguish the RRM functionalities related with the control of the radio link
quality for idle and connected mode.

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 5

RAB and NAS counters

After completing this learning element, the participant should be able to:

Describe the LTE bearer concept (E-RAB, EPS bearer, S1 and S5/S8 bearer)
Explain in detail the signaling for bearer setup and the corresponding counters
List release counters and explain their meaning
Describe the handling of voice calls by RL30

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 6

Mobility measurements in Connected Mode

After completing this learning element, the participant should be able

to:

Differentiate HO types and events in LTE from HO in

WCDMA
Describe the intra and inter eNodeB Handover phases and
related KPI's
Explain inter-frequency / inter-RAT redirection
Describe diagnostic potentials for the X2 interface
Describe diagnostic potentials for the S1 interface

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