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The PCUSN in GPRS/EDGE network

Hardware Description
PCUSN Engineering view
AGENDA
AGENDA
Delta features between V14.3 to V15.1
EDGE Parameters
EDGE activation
EDGE Dynamic allocation
EDGE MCS Selection
EDGE backhaul evolution
GPRS/EDGE R99 compatibility
GPRS/EDGE RLC polling improvement
EDGE counters and Metrics
EDGE new Counters/Metrics overview
EDGE Radio quality
EDGE Link adaptation
EDGE Ressource (Radio/Abis/AGPRS)
New counters for GPRS enhancements
October 11th
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Delta Features between V14.3 to V15.1
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V15.0 Evolution
>New Modulation and Coding Scheme on air interface
>Backhaul evolution to cope with higher throughput
>Link adaptation mechanism
EDGE Introduction
Data performances are dramatically improved
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V15.0 Evolution
>This feature allows to suppress the second phase of an
Ul TBF establishement, thus allowing to start the Ul TBF
faster.
>A contention resolution mechanismhad to be set up to
secure the procedure.
GPRS One Phase Access
Fater Ul TBF establishment,
leading to better overall throughput
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V15.0 Evolution
GPRS One Phase Access
Channel Request
Channel Required
Immediate Assignment
Immediate Assignment
Packet resources Request
Packet UL Assignment (S/P = 1, RRBP)
Packet Control Acknowledgment
PCU BTS MS
First Data Block
DL Data Block with USF
Phase 1
Phase 2
Channel Request
Channel Required
Immediate Assignment
Immediate Assignment
PCU BTS MS
First Data Block
DL Data Block with USF
T
UL TBF establ. in 2
phases without
CCCH @ BTS
UL TBF
establishment in
1 phase
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V15.0.1 Evolution
>during a transfert, the MS had to read periodically the SI13 message on BCCH
in order to get all mandatory GPRS information. The MS leaves periodically
the PDTCH to listen to the BCCH and some radio blocks are lost.
>From V15.0.1, this feature allows to broadcast all mandatory information
during the TBF on PACCH: the Packet System Information 13 (PSI13), which
is made of the same data as the SI13. The loss of radio bandwidth is then
minimized.
PSI 13 broadcast on PACCH
Better throughput UL & DL (no more blocks lost)
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V15.1 Evolution
>Objective: only 1 DL TBF per transfer.
>The DL TBF is never released if one UL TBF is
simultaneously opened.
Full DL Keep Active
DL establishment time saved.
Better use of LA in DL for EDGE (less initial MCS)
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V15.1 Evolution
>Objective: only 1 UL TBF per transfer for Rel4 MS
>The UL TBF is not released when all UL blocks have been
transmitted. The TBF is finally released after tNwExtUtbf
if no new fresh block has been sent by the MS.
>New Parameters:
nwExtUtbf / onlyExtUtbf => feature activation
tNwExtUtbf / tUsfExt / nUsfExt => feature tuning
Extended UL TBF
RTD dramatically improved: better reactivity
Better use of LA in UL for EDGE (less initial MCS)
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V15.1 Evolution
>Live tests have been performed to optimize the extended
UL period.
>New Recommendations:
Extended UL TBF: Engineering Test Plan (ETP) Results
Very good performances for all applications (FTP / WEB)
and all radio conditions, resource usage optimized.
t
Beginning of extended
UL period
End of
UL TBF
tNwExtUtbf = 2s
tUsfExt = 600ms
USF Allocation
is unchanged
1 USF is allocated
every nUsfExt = 2 blocks
UL transfer
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V15.1 Evolution
>The keep-alive timer can be reduced after a GMM
procedure (Attach, RA update) in order to save
resources.
Keep Alive after GMM procedure
Gain of up to 15% of PCU CPU usage for data traffic
(theoretical value, depends on customer profile)
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V15.1 Evolution
>Every class B MS which is GPRS attached shall
SUSPEND the GPRS service when it enters dedicated
mode (CS calls).
>Previously to V15.1, a RAU is then executed at the end of
the CS call.
>From V15.1, a specific RESUME procedure is initiated by
the network to re-activate GPRS service after a GSM call.
>The MS does not perform a RA update anymore, saving
radio resources and CPU load.
Suspend and Resume
PCUSN load and radio occupancy decreased.
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V15.1 Evolution
>Circuit and packet paging are sent through the Gb interface.
>MS in packet transfer can receive
circuit paging on traffic channels.
>Signaling procedures are optimized:
Combined GSM/GPRS attach
Combined LA/RA update.
>The feature requires the presence
of a Gs interface between
SGSN and MSC
NMO 1 support
Paging success rate increased
Cell reselection duration between 2 LA improved
Signaling load decreased
MSC/VLR
BSC
BTS BTS BTS BTS
SGSN
PCU
MSC/VLR
BSC
BTS BTS BTS BTS
SGSN
PCU
MS attached to
GPRS services &
standby state
MS attached to
GPRS services &
ready state
BSC broadcasts paging
on CCCH
Paging on:
PACCH if TBF established
CCCH if no TBF established
MSC/VLR
BSC
BTS BTS BTS BTS
SGSN
PCU
MSC/VLR
BSC
BTS BTS BTS BTS
SGSN
PCU
MS attached to
GPRS services &
standby state
MS attached to
GPRS services &
ready state
BSC broadcasts paging
on CCCH
Paging on:
PACCH if TBF established
CCCH if no TBF established
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V15.1 Evolution
Pre-emptive retransmission improvements
>In pre-emptive retransmission phase (i.e. while waiting for
acknowledgement from the mobile when no fresh blocks
are available), the pending blocks are retransmitted only
once. This save a lot of resources and thus improve the
BSS efficiency.
better spectral efficiency : ressources saved can be used by
other MS if needed.
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The PCUSN in GPRS/EDGE network
Hardware Description
PCUSN Engineering view
AGENDA
AGENDA
Delta features between V14.3 to V15.1
EDGE Parameters
EDGE activation
EDGE Dynamic allocation
EDGE MCS Selection
EDGE backhaul evolution
GPRS/EDGE R99 compatibility
GPRS/EDGE RLC polling improvement
EDGE counters and Metrics
EDGE new Counters/Metrics overview
EDGE Radio quality
EDGE Link adaptation
EDGE Ressource (Radio/Abis/AGPRS)
New counters for GPRS enhancements
October 11th
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EDGE Activation
-
EDGE activation at
transceiver level.
edgeDataServiceType TDMA
EDGE activation at
cell level.
Usage
Enabled
Recommendation
egprsServices BTS
Parameter Objet
egprsServices
> No hardware verification is done to control the activation in the target cell. If no
DRX is EDGE capable in the cell, the PCU will allocate all EDGE MS in GPRS
mode.
edgeDataServiceType
> capabilityNotRequestedfor a normal TDMA => Carries only GPRS TBF
> fullCapabiliyRequestedfor an EDGE TDMA => Carries EDGE and GPRS TBF
3
3
Class
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EDGE Dynamic Allocation (1/2)
Note
edgeFavor and eDGEMixity only matter in case of multiple TDMA
(if eDGEMixity <>0)
3, 4 or 5
-
Relative offer of EDGE TDMA
for EDGE MS.
edgeFavor TDMA
Relative offer of EDGE
TDMA for GPRS-only MS.
Usage
100 %
Recommendation
eDGEMixity BTS
Parameter
Objet
3
3
Class
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EDGE Dynamic Allocation (2/2)
edgeFavor
>Impact EDGE MS on EDGE TDMA
>Depends on the expected throughput on EDGE TDMA
Linked to radio conditions / MCS usage
eDGEMixity
>Impact GPRS MS on EDGE TDMA
100% : full multiplexing on EDGE TDMA
0 % : no GPRS MS on EDGE TDMA (not recommended)
>Other values limit GPRS allocation on EDGE TDMA.
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EDGE MCS Selection: Averaging (1/2)
10 BEP averaging period
used at MS side. (i.e.
for DL TBF)
bEPPeriod BTS
10 BEP averaging period
used at MS side. (i.e.
for UL TBF)
ulBepPeriod TDMA
Usage Recommendation Parameter Objet
3
3
Class
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EDGE MCS Selection: Averaging (2/2)
bEPPeriod (DL TBF)
>Broadcast on SI13. (defined in 3GPP standard)
>Process
For each DL block, the MS measures the Bit Error Probability (BEP)
The MS filters the BEP values (MEAN_BEP & CV_BEP) according to bEPPeriod
The MS reports the filtered value in E-PDAN.
ulBepPeriod (UL TBF)
>Not defined in 3GPP standard
>Nortel choice : same mapping as in 3GPP standard + extended range
>Process
For each DL block, the BTS measures the Bit Error Probability (BEP)
The BTS filters the BEP values (MEAN_BEP & CV_BEP) according to ulBepPeriod
The BTS reports the filtered value to the PCU in each TRAU frame.
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EDGE MCS selection : initial MCS
MCS 5 MCS to be used when
starting a DL TBF
initialMCSDL TRX
MCS 5 MCS to be used when
starting a UL TBF.
initialMCSUL TRX
Usage Recommendation Parameter Objet
3
3
Class
> The initial MCS is selected when the radio conditions are
unknown at the beginning of a TBF.
> The initial MCS is very important for application creating very
short transfers.
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EDGE MCS selection : Link adaptation
> one couple (MEAN_BEP / CV_BEP) 1 MCS
32 values for MEAN_BEP / 8 values for CV_BEP
table of (32 * 8) = 256 elements
MEAN_BEP and CV_BEP depend on the modulation : several tables are
needed.
> 4 DL LA tables are available, depending on the input and output:
DL 8-PSK Table (no output limitation) => dlMCSxUpperThreshold
DL GMSK Table (no output limitation) => dlGMSKMCSxUpperThreshold
DL 8-PSK Table with GMSK ONLY output => dlGMSKMCSxUpperThreshold
DL GMSK Table with GMSK ONLY output => dlGMSKMCSxUpperThreshold
> 2 UL LA tables are available, depending on the output:
UL 8-PSK Table => ulMCS2UpperThreshold
UL 8-PSK Table with GMSK ONLY output => ulGMSKMCS2UpperThreshold
GMSK BEP mapped to equivalent 8-PSK BEP in UL: only one type of input
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EDGE MCS selection : Link adaptation (3/5)
DL 8-PSK table example
dlMCS2UpperThreshold = 3*8 + 7 = 31
dlMCS3UpperThreshold = 0
dlMCS5UpperThreshold = 9*8 = 72
dlMCS6UpperThreshold = 17*8 = 136
dlMCS7UpperThreshold = 22*8 + 6 = 182
dlMCS8UpperThreshold = 24*8 + 7 = 201
LA 8PSK DL
CV_BEP : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MEAN_BEP
0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5
4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
8
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
9
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
10
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
11
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
12
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
13
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
14
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
15
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
16
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
17
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
18
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
19
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
21
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
22
7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
23
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
24
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
25
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
26
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
27
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
28
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
29
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
30
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
31
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

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EDGE MCS selection : Link adaptation (4/5)
DL GMSK table example (no limitation in output)
LA GMSK DL (GMSK / 8-PSK in output)
CV_BEP : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MEAN_BEP
0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
5
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
6
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
8
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
9
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
10
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
11
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
12
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
13
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
14
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
15
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
16
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
17
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
18
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
19
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
21
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
22
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
23
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
24
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
25
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
26
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
27
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
28
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
29
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
30
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
31
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

dlGMSKMCS2UpperThreshold = 6*8 + 6 = 54
dlGMSKMCS3UpperThreshold = 14*8 = 112
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EDGE-related backhaul evolution (1/3)
3 or 4. Number of ABIS jokers
DS0 associated to one
TDMA.
numberOfJ okerDS0 TDMA
2, 3 or 4.
Target number of
AGPRS J oker 16k-TS
to be assigned to
each main AGPRS
TS.
jokerPerMainTarget TDMA
Usage Recommendation Parameter Objet
3
3
Class
> ABIS is dynamic at TDMA level : ABIS jokers are allocated to the
MS that need it according to radio conditions.
> AGPRS is dynamic at PCM level (cf Dynamic AGPRS algorithm).
AGPRS TS can be allocated to the cells that need it according to
the cell load.
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EDGE-related backhaul evolution (2/3)
numberOfJokerDS0
> 4 DS0 when some PCM room is available.
> 3 DS0 may be considered if it allows to save 1 PCM.
> 2 DS0 has a big impact on performance. It is recommended to add a PCM.
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EDGE-related backhaul evolution (3/3)
jokerPerMainTarget (JPMT)
> Engineering rule :
If dynamic AGPRS is activated
To avoid ABIS waste :
jokerPerMainTarget (4*numberOfJokerDS0) / NbOfPDTCH
> J PMT should be set according to radio conditions and operator strategy :
High value (4) will favor EDGE mobiles
High MCS will be available as soon as possible (if radio conditions
are good). Some main TS may be preempted, thus reducing GPRS
QoS in some circumstances.
Lower values (2, 3) have less impact on GPRS QoS.

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GPRS / EDGE R99 compatibility
Depends on SGSN. Reflects the SGSN release
(R97 / R99)
sGSNRelease BTS
Usage Recommendation Parameter Objet
sGSNRelease :
> R97 SGSN shall support EDGE (EDGE only modifies the radio protocol)
> The BSS broadcasts the release supported by SGSN through the
SGSNRbit in SI13.
Note: features available with R99 SGSN:
Secondary PDP context
MS initiated PDP Context modification
RFC 25.07: Degemark compression on SNDCP
3
Class
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GPRS-EDGE RLC Polling Improvement
1 (120ms)
Polling period during Keep-
Alive, DL pre-establishment
and preemptive
retransmission
rLCPolling BTS
Usage Recommendation Parameter Objet
rLCPolling :
> control the polling period during the 240 first ms of DL Keep-Alive, DL
pre-establishment and during preemptive retransmission
0 : 240 ms (no change)
1 : 120 ms
2 : 60 ms
> 1 (120ms) is a trade-off between performance and UL resource
consumption.
3
Class
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The PCUSN in GPRS/EDGE network
Hardware Description
PCUSN Engineering view
AGENDA
AGENDA
Delta features between V14.3 to V15.1
EDGE Parameters
EDGE activation
EDGE Dynamic allocation
EDGE MCS Selection
EDGE backhaul evolution
GPRS/EDGE R99 compatibility
GPRS/EDGE RLC polling improvement
EDGE counters and Metrics
EDGE new Counters/Metrics overview
EDGE Radio quality
EDGE Link adaptation
EDGE Traffic & Performance
EDGE Ressource (Radio/Abis/AGPRS)
New counters for GPRS enhancements
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Overview
EDGE Counters / Metrics Summary
New Metrics New
Counters
RADIO QUALITY
UL MEAN_BEP
DL GMSK / 8-PSK MEAN_BEP
9 (PCU)
LINK
ADAPTATION
UL/Dl MCS usage
UL/DL radio BLER per MCS
UL/DL effective throughput per MCS
LA usage
42 (PCU)
TRAFFIC &
PERFORMANCE
UL/DL EDGE effective RLC/MAC throughput in the cell
EDGE to GPRS data traffic ratio
EDGE RLC data block & radio data Blocks
UL/DL EDGE to GPRS data transfer duration ratio
Average UL/DL TBF duration
9 (PCU)
RADIO
RESSOURCE
ABIS
Lack of Abis J oker on the cell
Nb of DSO configured in the cell
3 (PCU)
4 (BSC)
AGPRS
Nb of Agprs Main & J oker TS allocated to the cell
UL/DL AGPRS PCM resource occupancy
Agprs Number of modification request
14 (PCU)
EDGE TBF Downgraded to GPRS
EDGE configured PDTCH
4 (PCU)
12 (BSC)
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EDGE Radio Quality
> DL GMSK MEAN_BEP based on GMSK BEP reported by the MS in
LQM (Link Quality Measurement, sent in PDAN)
> DL 8-PSK MEAN_BEP based on 8-PSK BEP reported by the MS in
LQM
> UL MEAN_BEP based on BEP measured by the BTS
GMSK BEP translated into 8-PSK BEP : only one type of report.
> Unit: 100* (BEP%)
the mapping to MEAN_BEP [031] depends on the modulation
Metrics Name
UL_AVG_EDGE_QUALITY
DL_AVG_GMSK_EDGE_QUALITY
DL_AVG_8PSK_EDGE_QUALITY
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EDGE Link adaptation (1/3)
>UL / DL MCS usage
Statistics over all EDGE transmitted blocks, taking into
account:
MCS commanded by LA
Initial MCS used
MCS downgraded due to backhaul limitation
MCS downgraded due to multiplexing with GPRS MS in UL
MCS downgraded due to retransmission constraint
Metrics Name
UL_EDGE_MCSx_USAGE
DL_EDGE_MCSx_USAGE
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EDGE Link adaptation (2/3)
> UL / DL LA MCS usage
Statistics over all EDGE transmitted blocks, taking into
account:
MCS commanded by LA
> UL / DL Radio BLER per MCS
Only based on MCS commanded by LA
Allow LA fine tuning
Metrics Name
UL_TARGETED_TRANSMITTED_MCSx_USAGE
DL_TARGETED_TRANSMITTED_MCSx_USAGE
Metrics Name
UL_RADIO_BLER_MCSx
DL_RADIO_BLER_MCSx
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EDGE Link adaptation (3/3)
> UL / DL RLC effective Throughput per MCS
Based on Radio BLER and MCS payload
> UL / DL Link Adaptation Usage
Based on MCS commanded by LA and transmitted compared to
global MCS transmitted
Metrics Name
UL_RLC_EFFECTIVE_THROUGHPUT_MCSx
DL_RLC_EFFECTIVE_THROUGHPUT_MCSx
Metrics Name
UL_MCS_LA_COMMANDED_RATIO
DL_MCS_LA_COMMANDED_RATIO
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EDGE Traffic & Performance (1/2)
> UL / DL Traffic profile
Ratio EDGE to GPRS (Duration and Volume)
EDGE Volume (Radio and Data Block)
Metrics Name
PCU_EDGE_DATA_BLOCKS_UP
PCU_EDGE_DATA_BLOCKS_DN
UL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_DATA_BLOCKS_RATIO
DL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_DATA_BLOCKS_RATIO
PCU_EDGE_RADIO_BLOCKS_UP
PCU_EDGE_RADIO_BLOCKS_DN
UL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_RADIO_BLOCKS_RATIO
DL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_RADIO_BLOCKS_RATIO
UL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_EFFECTIVE_DATA_RATIO
DL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_EFFECTIVE_DATA_RATIO
UL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_DATA_TRANSFER_DURATION_RATIO
DL_EDGE_TO_GPRS_DATA_TRANSFER_DURATION_RATIO
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EDGE Traffic & Performance (2/2)
>UL / DL Throughput
In addition to GPRS throughput metrics, 2 new
metrics are created at cell level for EDGE
throughput
>UL / DL TBF profile
All metrics concerning TBF establishment and TBF
drop are global for GPRS/EDGE.
Metrics Name
EDGE_AVG_UL_THROUGHPUT
EDGE_AVG_DL_THROUGHPUT
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GPRS / EDGE
Resource problem troubleshooting (1/2)
Radio
Bandwidth
Abis
Bandwidth
Agprs
Bandwidth
UL & DL, GPRS &
EDGE, average
effective throughput
Degradation due to
> Data volume
increase
> Radio quality
decrease
> CS pre-emption
increase
Degradation due to
> Lack of J oker
Abis TS (EDGE)
Degradation due to
> Excessive Agprs
compression rate
> High PCM
occupancy (traffic
increase)
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> Data volume increase
DL & UL Radio
Resource occupancy
DL PDTCH satisfaction
rate
> Radio quality
decrease
DL Average GMSK
MEAN_BEP and 8-PSK
MEAN_BEP (EDGE)
UL Average
MEAN_BEP (EDGE)
RxLev&RxQual(GPRS)
BLER (GPRS)
> CS pre-emption
increase
Configured PDTCH
allocated to CS
> Lack of J oker Abis TS
(EDGE)
Average number of
Abis joker TS missing
Percentage of time
when some Abis joker
TS are missing
DL throughput loss
due to Abis
> High PCM
occupancy (traffic
increase)
Agprs PCM resource
occupancy
Agprs Data PCM
resource occupancy
AGPRS TS
modification
requested ratio
> Excessive Agprs
compression rate
Average number of
Agprs Main + J oker
TS (EDGE)
DL PDTCH
satisfaction rate
GPRS / EDGE
Resource problem troubleshooting (2/2)
Radio Bandwidth Abis Bandwidth Agprs Bandwidth
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EDGE Radio Bandwidth
> EDGE specific
> GPRS/EDGE
Metrics Name
EDGE_CONFIGURED_PDTCH_RATIO
EDGE_PDTCH_FOR_PACKET_RATIO
EDGE_PDTCH_FOR_CIRCUIT_RATIO
DOWNGRADED_TO_GPRS_TBF_RATIO
Metrics Name
PDTCH_FOR_PACKET_RATIO
PDTCH_FOR_CIRCUIT_RATIO
UL_PDTCH_OCCUPANCY
DL_PDTCH_OCCUPANCY
PREEMPTION_SUCCESS_RATIO
DL_PDTCH_SATISFACTION_RATE
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EDGE Abis Bandwidth
> All metrics related to Abis are EDGE specific
Metrics Name
AVG_NB_ABIS_JOKER_TS_MISSING
LACK_ABIS_JOKER_TS_TIME_RATIO
DL_THROUGHPUT_LOSS_DUE_TO_ABIS
DL_ABIS_JOKER_OCCUPANCY
UL_ABIS_JOKER_OCCUPANCY
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EDGE Agprs Bandwidth
> All metrics on Agprs are global GPRS/EDGE
Metrics Name
AGPRS_EFFECTIVE_COMPRESSION_RATE
DYN_AGPRS_NB_TS_MODIFICATION_REQUEST_RATIO
DYN_AGPRS_AVG_NB_TS_ALLOC
DYN_AGPRS_AVG_NB_JOKER_TS_ALLOC
AGPRS_UL_PCM_OCCUPANCY
AGPRS_DL_PCM_OCCUPANCY
AGPRS_UL_DATA_PCM_OCCUPANCY
AGPRS_DL_DATA_PCM_OCCUPANCY
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New Counters for GPRS
Enhancements
> GPRS Throughput Monitoring
UL/DL GPRS effective
RLC/MAC throughput
Number of GPRS UL pipes
greater than 22 kbps
Number of DL TBF pre-
established with LLC frames
transmitted
> 7 counters
pcuDlThroughputCum 15007/1 CUM CELL
pcuDlThroughputNbs 15007/1 NBS CELL
pcuUpThroughputCum 15193/0 CUM CELL
pcuUpThroughputNbs 15193/0 NBS CELL
pcuUpThroughputAvg 15193/0 AVG CELL
pcuUpPipeGreater22kbps 15194/0 CUM CELL
pcuDnPreEstWithLLCFrameTransmitted 15195/0 CUM CELL
pcuChannelRequestOnePhase 15190/0 CUM CCCH
pcuUpTbfImmediateAssignmentOnePhase 15191/0 CUM CCCH
pcuContentionFailureOnePhase 15192/0 CUM CCCH
> One Phase Access Monitoring
GPRS and EDGE One-Phase
access RACH compared to the
total RACH (GSM included).
Allocation failure ratio during the
One-Phase access half-duplex
UL TBF establishment.
Contention failure ratio of a One-
Phase access half-duplex UL
TBF establishment.
> 3 counters