LTE ACCESSIBILITY KPIs

Evolved Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)

E-UTRAN represents the access network of LTEwhich is a network of eNodeBs. For normal user traffic there is no
centralized controller in E-UTRAN, i.e. the EUTRAN architecture is considered to be flat. The Evolved eNodeB
(eNodeBs1) are normally inter-connected with each other by means of an interface known as X2 (see Fig.2). The
NodeB also interfaces with the User Equipment (UE). The eNB hosts the PHYsical (PHY), Medium Access Control
(MAC), Radio Link Control (RLC), and Packet Data Control Protocol (PDCP) layers that include
the functionality of user-plane header-compression and encryption. It also offers Radio Resource Control (RRC)
functionality corresponding to the control plane. It performs many functions including radio resource
management, admission control, scheduling, enforcement of negotiated UL QoS, cell information broadcast,
ciphering/deciphering of user and control plane data, and compression/decompression of DL/UL user plane packet
headers [1].

Mobility Management Entity (MME)

The MME is the key control node for the LTE access network. It is responsible for idle mode UE tracking and
paging procedure including retransmissions. It is involved in the bearer activation/deactivation process and it is also
responsible for choosing the S-GW (Serving Gateway) for a UE at the initial attach and at time of intra-LTE
handover involving Core Network (CN) node relocation. It is responsible for authenticating the user (by interacting
with the HSS (Home Subscriber Server)).

Serving Gateway (S - GW)

The S-GW routes and forwards user data packets, while also acting as the mobility anchor for the user plane
during inter-eNB handovers and as the anchor for mobility between LTE and other 3GPP technologies.

Packet Data Network Gateway (P- GW)

The P-GW provides connectivity to the UE to external packet data networks by being the point of exit and entry of
traffic for the UE. An UE may have simultaneous connectivity with more than one P- GW for accessing multiple
Packet Data Networks (PDNs). The P-GW performs policy enforcement, packet filtering for each user, charging
support, lawful interception and packet screening. Another key role of the P-GW is to act as the anchor for mobility
between 3GPP and non-3GPP technologies such as for instance WiMAX (World Interoprability For Microwave
Access) technology.

Home Subscriber Server (HSS)

The HSS contains users’ SAE subscription data such as EPS subscribed QoS profile and any access restrictions
for roaming. It also holds information about PDNs to which user can connect.
 Message flows for the initial call set up in LTE

RRC SETUP SUCCESS RATE

RRC CONNECTION SUCC / RRC CONN REQUESTS ATTEMPTS

HUAWEI
RRC Setup Success Rate = {100}* ([L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.Emc] + [L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.HighPri] + [L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.Mt] +
[L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.MoData] + [L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.MoSig]) / ([L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.Emc] +
[L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.HighPri] + [L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.Mt] + [L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.MoData] + [L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.MoSig])

=L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ/L.RRC.ConnReq.Att

RRC Connection Setup Measurement (Cell) (RRC.Setup.Cell)

An RRC connection is a Uu interface connection for carrying user signaling messages. The setup success rate of the RRC
connection in a cell directly represents the capability of the cell to provide RRC connection setups for users. The RRC.Setup.Cell
measurement unit measures the number of RRC connection setup requests, number of RRC connection setup attempts, and
number of successful RRC connection setups in a cell. The setup success rate of the RRC connection can be calculated on the
basis of the reported counters. Figure 1 shows the measurement points of RRC connection setup.
Figure 1

Counter

The following table describes the counters contained in the "RRC Connection Setup Measurement (Cell) (RRC.Setup.Cell)"
measurement unit:

Counter ID Counter Name Description

1526726657 L.RRC.ConnReq.Msg Number of RRC Connection Request messages received from the UE in a cell, including the
number of retransmitted messages

1526726658 L.RRC.ConnReq.Att Number of RRC Connection Request messages received from the UE in a cell, excluding the
number of retransmitted messages

1526728217 L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.Emc Number of RRC Connection Request messages received from the UE for the emergency
cause in a cell

1526728218 L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.HighPri Number of RRC Connection Request messages received from the UE for the
highPriorityAccess cause in a cell

1526728219 L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.Mt Number of RRC Connection Request messages received from the UE for the mt-Access
cause in a cell

1526728220 L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.MoSig Number of RRC Connection Request messages received from the UE for the mo-Signalling
cause in a cell

1526728221 L.RRC.ConnReq.Att.MoData Number of RRC Connection Request messages received from the UE for the mo-Data cause
in a cell

1526728216 L.RRC.ConnSetup Number of RRC Connection Setup messages sent to the UE in a cell

1526726659 L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ Number of RRC Connection Setup Complete messages received from the UE in a cell

1526728222 L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.Emc Number of RRC Connection Setup Complete messages received from the UE for the
emergency cause in a cell

1526728223 L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.HighPri Number of RRC Connection Setup Complete messages received from the UE for the
highPriorityAccess cause in a cell

1526728224 L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.Mt Number of RRC Connection Setup Complete messages received from the UE for the mt-
Access cause in a cell

1526728225 L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.MoSig Number of RRC Connection Setup Complete messages received from the UE for the mo-
Signalling cause in a cell

1526728226 L.RRC.ConnReq.Succ.MoData Number of RRC Connection Setup Complete messages received from the UE for the mo-
Data cause in a cell

NSN
RRC Setup Success Rate = 100*sum([SIGN_CONN_ESTAB_COMP]) /sum([SIGN_CONN_ESTAB_ATT_MO_S]+[SIGN_CONN_ESTAB_ATT_MT]+
[SIGN_CONN_ESTAB_ATT_MO_D]+ [SIGN_CONN_ESTAB_ATT_OTHERS]+[SIGN_CONN_ESTAB_ATT_EMG])
ERICSSON
RRC Setup Success Rate = 100*pmRrcConnEstabSucc/(pmRrcConnEstabAtt-pmRrcConnEstabAttReatt)

pmRrcConnEstabAtt
The total number of RRC Connection Request attempts.
Condition: Stepped at reception of RRC message RRC Connection Request.

pmRrcConnEstabAttReatt
The total number of RRC Connection Request attempts that are considered as re-attempts.
Condition: Stepped at reception of RRC message RRC Connection Request while an RRC Connection Setup is already
ongoing for that S-TMSI.

pmRrcConnEstabSucc
The total number of successful RRC Connection Establishments.
Condition: Stepped at reception of RRC message RRC Connection Setup Complete.

S1 SETUP SUCCESS RATE

S1 SETUP SUCC / S1 SETUP ATTEMPTS

S1 - This is the interface between eNodeBs and MME and S-GW. The signalling protocol for S1 is called S1-AP.
HUAWEI
S1 Setup Success Rate = L.S1Sig.ConnEst.Succ/ L.S1Sig.ConnEst.Att

The counters measure the number of UE-specific signaling connection setups on the S1 interface, that is, number of INITIAL UE
MESSAGE messages sent from the eNodeB to the MME and number of first S1 messages received from the MME. The eNodeB
transmits the UE-specific NAS layer data configuration to the MME through the INITIAL UE MESSAGE. The MME sets up S1
signaling connections based on NAS information in the message. The first S1 interface message received from the MME may be
the INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST, DOWNLINK NAS TRANSPORT, or UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMMAND message. If the
message is received, an S1 signaling connection is set up successfully.

L.S1Sig.ConnEst.Att Number of attempts to set up UE-specific signaling connections on the S1 interface

L.S1Sig.ConnEst.Succ Number of successful UE-specific signaling connection setups on the S1 interface
NSN
S1 Setup Success Rate = 100*sum([S1_SETUP_SUCC]) / sum([S1_SETUP_ATT])

S1 Setup Success Ratio

KPI name E-UTRAN S1 Setup Success Ratio
KPI ID LTE_5014a
The KPI shows the setup success ratio for the elementary procedure "S1 Setup". When this procedure
Description
is finished, S1 interface is operational and other S1 messages can be exchanged.
Measurement M8000: LTE S1AP
KPI logical formula S1 SSR=(S1 setup successes / S1 setup attempts)*100%
KPI formula(with
100*sum([M8000C7]) / sum([M8000C6])
Counter IDs)
KPI formula
100*sum([S1_SETUP_SUCC]) / sum([S1_SETUP_ATT])
(with Counter names)

ERICSSON
S1 Setup Success Rate = 1*(pmS1SigConnEstabSucc/pmS1SigConnEstabAtt)

pmS1SigConnEstabAtt
This measurement provides the number of S1 Signalling connection establishment attempts for any establishment
cause.

pmS1SigConnEstabSucc
The total number of successful S1 signalling connection establishments.
 ERAB SETUP SUCCESS RATE
ERAB SETUP SUCC / ERAB SETUP ATTEMPTS

E-RAB : radio and S1 bearers

HUAWEI
ERAB_SSR (ALL)=(ERAB Setup Success/ERAB Setup Attempt)X100% = L.E-RAB.SuccEst/ L.E-RAB.AttEst
E-RAB Setup Measurement (Cell) (E-RAB.Est.Cell)

Description

An E-RAB is the access layer bearer for carrying service data of users. The E-RAB setup success rate in a cell directly represents
the capability of the cell to provide E-RAB connection setups for users. The E-RAB.Est.Cell measurement unit measures the
number of E-RAB setup attempts and the number of successful E-RAB setups for each service with a different QoS Class
Identifier (QCI) in a cell. The number of E-RABs is used as the unit. The setup of one E-RAB is measured as one time. Figure
1 shows the measurement points of an E-RAB setup procedure during a non-handover process. Figure 2 shows the
measurement points of an E-RAB setup procedure during a handover.
Figure 1
Figure 2

Counter

The following table describes the counters contained in the "E-RAB Setup Measurement (Cell) (E-RAB.Est.Cell)" measurement
unit:

Counter Name Description

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.1 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 1 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.2 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 2 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.3 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 3 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.4 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 4 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.5 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 5 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.6 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 6 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.7 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 7 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.8 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 8 in a cell

L.E-RAB.AttEst.QCI.9 Number of E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 9 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.1 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 1 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.2 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 2 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.3 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 3 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.4 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 4 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.5 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 5 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.6 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 6 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.7 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 7 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.8 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 8 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.QCI.9 Number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 9 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst Total number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.1 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 1 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.2 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 2 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.3 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 3 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.4 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 4 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.5 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 5 in a cell
 Counter Name Description

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.6 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 6 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.7 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 7 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.8 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 8 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitAttEst.QCI.9 Number of initial E-RAB setup attempts initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 9 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst Total number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.1 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 1 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.2 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 2 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.3 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 3 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.4 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 4 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.5 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 5 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.6 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 6 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.7 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 7 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.8 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 8 in a cell

L.E-RAB.InitSuccEst.QCI.9 Number of successful initial E-RAB setups initiated by UEs for services with the QCI of 9 in a cell

L.E-RAB.SuccEst Total number of successful E-RAB setups initiated by UEs

L.E-RAB.AttEst Total number of attempts by UEs to initiate E-RAB setup procedures

L.E-RAB.AttEst.HOIn Total number of E-RAB setup attempts for incoming handovers

L.E-RAB.SuccEst.HOIn Total number of successful E-RAB setups for incoming handovers

L.S1Sig.ConnEst.Att Number of attempts to set up UE-specific signaling connections on the S1 interface

L.S1Sig.ConnEst.Succ Number of successful UE-specific signaling connection setups on the S1 interface

NSN
ERAB_SSR =100*sum([EPS_BEARER_SETUP_COMPLETIONS]) / sum([EPS_BEARER_SETUP_ATTEMPTS])

M8006C0 / EPS Bearer setup attempts

Counter ID: M8006C0 Network element name: EPS Bearer setup attempts
Version: 4.1 NetAct name: EPS_BEARER_SETUP_ATTEMPTS
Description: The number of EPS bearer setup attempts. Each bearer of the "SAE Bearer to Be Setup List" IE is counted.
Updated: The receipt of an S1AP:Initial Context Setup Request or an S1AP:E-RAB SETUP REQUEST message sent by the MME to
eNB.

M8006C1 / EPS Bearer setup completions

Counter ID: M8006C1 Network element name: EPS Bearer setup completions
Version: 4.1 NetAct name: EPS_BEARER_SETUP_COMPLETIONS
Description: The number of EPS bearer setup completions. Each bearer of the "SAE Bearer Setup List" IE is counted.
Updated: The transmission of an S1AP:Initial Context Setup Response or an S1AP:S1AP:E-RAB SETUP RESPONSE message sent
by the eNB to MME.

ERICSSON
ERAB_SSR = 100*(pmErabEstabSuccInit)+(pmErabEstabSuccAdded)/(pmErabEstabAttInit)+[pmErabEstabAttAdded)

pmErabEstabAttAdded
The total number of added E-RAB Establishment attempts. Added E-RABs are all E-RABs present in S1 message E-RAB
Setup Request.

pmErabEstabSuccAdded
The total number of successfully added E-RABs. Added E-RABs are all E-RABs present in S1 message E-RAB Setup
Request.