[RL20] RA4133-20A

Overview

LTE RADIO PERFORMANCE

Agenda MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION

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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 - RECAP - NSN E-UTRAN

Module 2 - OSS aspects principles
Module 3 - KPI architecture
Module 4 - Capacity areas and cell resource measurements
Module 5 - Paging and RRC connection
Module 6 - RAB and NAS counters
Module 7 - Mobility measurements in Connected Mode
Module 8 - Appendix

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 1

RECAP - NSN E-UTRAN

After completing this learning element, the
participant will be able to:
Describe the LTE radio network and it's interfaces
Describe the network element components of NSN
solution
Introduce transport, hardware solution and architecture.
Describe hardware and configuration options of the LTE
Flexi Multi radio BTS,
Give an overview of the RRM Framework, LTE Release
Roadmap (both for FDD & TDD) and NSN LTE
Features, including key transport functions with impact
on radio interface and the performance structure.

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 2

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

Understand measurement activation, with available and applicable settings

List the KPIs available to evalutate the different phases (setup, access, active
(Mobility/HO))
Describe PM file structure
Describe of PM counters and KPIs
Explain how NetAct tools could be used to visualize the PM

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 3

KPI architecture

After completing this learning element, the participant will be able to:
Understand the measurements supported in NSN E-UTRAN
Give a general counter overview on M8xxxx
Explain LTE areas for network improvement, measurement triggers and how
they interact with counters/KPIs
List the reporting KPIs for each different performance strategy

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 4

Capacity areas and cell resource measurements

After completing this learning element, the participant will be able to:
Understand 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 related to packet scheduling,
MIMO and power control
Explain the counters and KPIs for throughput and cell
availability

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 5
Paging and RRC Connection

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

Explain idle and connected states within LTE

Understand paging and idle mode DRX
Describe RACH procedure (RACH preamble, open loop
power control)
Understand L1 TA synchronization and cyclic prefix within
different cell size areas.
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 6

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
Listing of release counters and their meaning
Describe the handling of voice calls by RL20

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Purpose of the Learning Element
Module 7

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
Describes diagnostic potentials for the X2 interface
Describes diagnostic potentials for the S1 interface

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Thank You !

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