3G Basic KPIs Learning

1: 3G Basic Architecture:

3G actually stands for “third generation”, as it is the third type of access technology
that has been made widely commercially available for connecting mobile phones. 3G is
the third generation of wireless technologies. It comes with enhancements over
previous wireless technologies, like high-speed transmission, advanced multimedia
access and global roaming. 3G is mostly used with mobile phones and handsets as a
means to connect the phone to the Internet or other IPnetworks in order to make voice
and video calls, to download and upload data and to surf the net.

2: Accessibility KPIs:
 RRC Establishment Success Rate
 RAB Establishment Success Rate
 CSSR-CS
 CSSR-PS

2.1 RRC Establishment Success Rate:

What is RRC (Radio Resource Connection Setup)?
RRC stands for Radio Resource Control. As we know whenever UE needs
resources from UTRAN network, it requests for the same. UE needs resources
when it wants to establish either CS call or PS call. In order to do this following
three steps are performed as shown in the figure-1.
• RRC Connection Request: From UE to RNC
• RRC Connection Setup: RNC assigns traffic channel(i.e. transport channel) and
creates SRB(Signaling Radio Bearer).
• RRC Connection Complete

Furthermore, below diagram also helps to understand the RRC setup procedure:
2.2 RAB Establishment Success Rate:
What is RAB (Radio Access Bearer)?

The purpose of a Radio Access Bearer (RAB) is to provide a connection segment

using the WCDMA Radio Access Network (WCDMA RAN) for support of a UMTS
bearer service. The WCDMA RAN can provide Radio Access Bearer connections
with different characteristics in order to match requirements for different UMTS
bearers.
Relation between RRC & RAB:
RRC RAB
Feature
(Radio Resource Control) (Radio Access Bearer)
Function used for signaling transfer used for information transfer
Similarity with Same as SDCCH(Standalone Same as TCH(Traffic
GSM Dedicated Control Channel) Channel)
3G- Major KPIs (Degradation Reasons & Solution)
Major KPIs-3G
RRC Success Rate
CSSR-CS
RAB Success Rate (Speech)
RAB Success Rate (Video)
CS-DCR (Speech)
CS-DCR (Video)
SHO Success Rate
Inter-RAT CS HOSR
Radio Congestion Rate CS
CE Congestion Rate
CSSR-PS
PS RAB Success Rate(R99)
PS RAB Success Rate (HSUPA)
PS RAB Success Rate (HSDPA)
DCR R99 - PS
DCR- HSUPA
DCR - HSDPA
Cell Inter-RAT PS HOSR
E-DCH Cell Change SR
HS-DSCH Cell change SR
Radio Congestion Rate PS
Exception Time of Cell(s)
CSSR
Reasons
 RRC Connection Access & Setup failure
 RAB Connection Access & Setup failure
 Capacity issues in radio or Iub interface
 Configuration Issues

Solutions
 Improve Coverage issues
 Improve RRC and RAB establishment success rate
 Check number of users (HW capacity check)

RRC Setup Success Rate

Reasons

Solutions

RAB Setup Success Rate

Reasons

Solutions

DCR-CS/PS
Reasons
 Missing neighbors
 RTWP
 Coverage Issue
 Quality Issue (Bad Ecno)
 Overshooting (Check Propagation delay)
 Pilot Pollution
 Hardware Issue
  Congestion

Solutions
 Neighbor Audit
 Pilot Pollution removal
 Alarms removal
 Check stats of propagation delay, down tilt the overshoot cells
 Parameters: SRB_Over_HSUPA to SRB_Over_DCH, MAX allowed UL
power for UE, NumOutSyncInd(70 to 256),tRIFailure(4 to25)

Soft Handover
Reasons
 Check Alarm
 Check Neighbor defined or not
 Check Congestion on neighboring sites

Solutions
 Resolve HW issues
 Defined neighbor, if not defined
 Improve Congestion

I-RAT Handover
Reasons
 Check 2G-Neighbor
 Check Congestion on neighboring sites
 Check HW issues on 2G neighboring sites
 Check 2G definition like (BCCH, LAC)
Solutions
 Resolve HW issues
 Defined neighbor, if not defined
 Resolve Congestion issue
 Verify the BCCH, LAC of neighboring 2G cells from 3G external table

Congestion
Reasons
 Channel Element (CE) Congestion: when resources on HW are fully
utilized
 Code Congestion : High number of users, result in code congestion
 TCP Congestion : When total carrier power limit has been reached
 Iub Congestion : When transmission media is fully utilized

Solutions
 Channel Element (CE) Congestion: Add extra cards on enodeB to
increase capacity
 Code Congestion :Parameter change (maxHSDPAusers),carrier
expansion also require to cater more users
 TCP Congestion : addition of power amplifier, new sites, increasing cell
transmission power
 Iub Congestion : Expansion require on transmission media