Data Export Date: 04 Jun 2008
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The table below lists the vendor OM groups that are in scope for this technology pack, broken down by network element, together with their corresponding tech pack KPI group.
| Vendor Measurement | Tech Pack KPI Group |
|---|---|
| HLR - Mapped with | |
| LAC - Mapped with | |
| MSC - Mapped with | |
| Processor - Mapped with | |
| Route_IF - Mapped with | |
| Signalling_Link - Mapped with | |
| Signalling_LinkSet - Mapped with | |
| Signalling_Point - Mapped with | |
| Signalling_RouteSet - Mapped with | |
| VLR - Mapped with | |
This section describes the logical structure of the key performance data that will be processed by Performance Manager, in terms of network objects and their attributes.
This section describes the reference objects that are used only as lookups for compound-keyed raw data.
Not applicable to this tech pack.
This section lists the busy hours which are defined for the network objects previously described.
| Object | Busy Hour | Acronym | Defining KPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLR | busy_hour | hbh | |
| MSC | busy_hour | mbh | |
| MSC | traffic_type_busy_hour | mtbh | |
| Processor | busy_hour | pbh | |
| Route_IF | busy_hour | rbh | |
| Route_IF | incoming_busy_hour | ribh | |
| Route_IF | outgoing_busy_hour | robh | |
| Signalling_Link | received_busy_hour | slrbh | |
| Signalling_Link | transmitted_busy_hour | sltbh | |
| Signalling_LinkSet | received_busy_hour | slsrbh | |
| Signalling_LinkSet | transmitted_busy_hour | slstbh | |
| VLR | busy_hour | vbh |
This section lists all constants that are defined in this technology pack, and which may be referenced in KPI expressions.
| Constant Name | Description | Units | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTP_header_Size | 16 |
This section describes the performance indicators (both one-to-one counter mappings, and complex KPIs) that are defined in this technology pack, grouped by the network object to which they relate, as follows:
Note that all KPIs will have total, average, minimum and maximum values calculated for daily, weekly, and monthly summaries. Individual groups of KPIs may have additional summary types (including busy hours) applied to them, and these are listed against the respective KPIs in the tables below.
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the HLR object, divided into the following sub-sections:
Statistics on authentication procedures
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_auc_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed requests for authentication parameters to the Authentication Centre (HLR to AUC) | hbh | |
| %_auc_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Failed requests for authentication parameters to the Authentication Centre (HLR to AUC) | hbh | |
| %_auth_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed requests from a VLR for authentication parameters (VLR to HLR) | hbh | |
| %_auth_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful requests from a VLR for authentication parameters (VLR to HLR) | hbh | |
| auc_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Requests for authentication parameters to the Authentication Centre (HLR to AUC) | hbh | |
| auc_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful requests for authentication parameters to the Authentication Centre (HLR to AUC) | hbh | |
| auc_la_update_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Total auc_attempts + la_update_attempts for HLR Busy Hour | ||
| auc_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful requests for authentication parameters to the Authentication Centre (HLR to AUC) | hbh | |
| auth_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Requests from a VLR for authentication parameters (VLR to HLR) | hbh | |
| auth_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed requests from a VLR for authentication parameters (VLR to HLR) | hbh | |
| auth_reused | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of times that authentication parameters have been re-used | hbh | |
| auth_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful requests from a VLR for authentication parameters (VLR to HLR) | hbh |
Statistics on the communication between VLRs and the HLR
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_active_subscribers | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of subscribers known to this HLR that are registered in a VLR | hbh | |
| %_inactive_subscribers | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of subscribers known to this HLR that are not registered in a VLR | hbh | |
| %_la_update_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed requests to update a subscriber?s Location Area | hbh | |
| %_la_update_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful requests to update a subscriber?s Location Area | hbh | |
| %_msrn_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed requests for MSRN by a VLR | hbh | |
| %_msrn_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful requests for MSRN by a VLR | hbh | |
| %_vlr_insert_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed attempts to insert subscriber data in a VLR | hbh | |
| %_vlr_insert_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful attempts to insert subscriber data in a VLR | hbh | |
| la_update_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Requests received to update a subscriber?s Location Area | hbh | |
| la_update_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed requests to update a subscriber?s Location Area | hbh | |
| la_update_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful requests to update a subscriber?s Location Area | hbh | |
| msrn_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Requests for a Mobile Subscriber Roaming Number (MSRN) by a VLR | hbh | |
| msrn_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed requests for MSRN by a VLR | hbh | |
| msrn_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful requests for MSRN by a VLR | hbh | |
| roamers | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Subscribers roaming outside this HLR?s area or outside this PLMN (network) | hbh | |
| subscribers | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Subscribers registered in this HLR | hbh | |
| vlr_insert_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Attempts to insert subscriber data in a VLR | hbh | |
| vlr_insert_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed attempts to insert subscriber data in a VLR | hbh | |
| vlr_insert_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful attempts to insert subscriber data in a VLR | hbh | |
| vlr_subscribers | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Subscribers known to this HLR that are registered in a VLR | hbh |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the LAC object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The results of updates from or within a Location Area (LA)
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_vlr_update_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failures to update the VLR with location information about MS?s in this LA | mbh | |
| %_vlr_update_successes | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful attempts to update the VLR with location information about MS?s in this LA | mbh | |
| attach_updates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Updates from IMSI Attach actions | mbh | |
| la_updates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Updates from MS?s changing to this LAC | mbh | |
| periodic_updates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Periodic updates | mbh | |
| vlr_update_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Attempts to update the VLR with location information about MS?s in this LA | mbh | |
| vlr_update_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failures to update the VLR with location information about MS?s in this LA | mbh | |
| vlr_update_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful attempts to update the VLR with location information about MS?s in this LA | mbh |
The results of paging activity within a Location Area
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_response | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | The percentage of pages (first + subsequent) that received a response | mbh | |
| %_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | The percentage of pages (not counting repeat attempts to send the same page) that eventually received a response (possibly after re-paging) | mbh | |
| %_unresponse | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | The percentage of pages (first + subsequent) that didn?t receive a response | mbh | |
| pages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | First attempts to page an MS within this Location Area | mbh | |
| repages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Attempts to re-page (after the first page in this LAC received no response) | mbh | |
| responses | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Responses to pages | mbh | |
| total_pages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Total attempts to page an MS within this Location Area | mbh | |
| unresponses | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | The number of paging attempts that received no response the MS | mbh |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the MSC object, divided into the following sub-sections:
How many of the calls controlled by this MSC terminated with each of the available Completion Codes (CCs)
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| completed | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of calls that completed with the Completion Code | mbh |
The call setup performance for calls originating or terminating at an MS in the BSS controlled by this MSC
The performance data measurements for this KPI group are recorded against the combination of MSC and Completion_Code (cc_id) .
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_originate_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | % Failure to assign channels for originating calls | mbh | |
| %_originate_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | % Success to assign channels for originating calls | mbh | |
| %_terminate_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | % Failure to assign channels for terminating calls | mbh | |
| %_terminate_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | % Success to assign channels for terminating calls | mbh | |
| originate_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Channel assignment attempts for originating calls | mbh | |
| originate_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failures to assign channels for originating calls | mbh | |
| originate_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful attempts to assign channels for originating calls | mbh | |
| terminate_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Channel assignment attempts for terminating calls | mbh | |
| terminate_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failures to assign channels for terminating calls | mbh | |
| terminate_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful attempts to assign channels for terminating calls | mbh |
The calls managed by an MSC to a particular destination MSC
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_answered_calls | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls to the destination that were answered (Answer-Seize percentage) | mbh | |
| answered_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of calls to the destination that were answered | mbh | |
| answered_mean_holding_time | ACCUMULATION | FLOAT | Conversational mean holding time of circuits to the destination (i.e. only counting the part of the call after it has been answered) | mbh | |
| answered_traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Conversational traffic to the destination (i.e. only including the part of the call after it has been answered) | mbh | |
| mean_holding_time | ACCUMULATION | FLOAT | Mean holding time of circuits to the destination | mbh | |
| total_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of calls to the destination | mbh | |
| traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Traffic to the destination (including calls that have not been answered) | mbh |
The results of handovers passing through this MSC, either (a) to or from a different MSC, or (b) between two BSCs controlled by this MSC
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_incoming_intermsc_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of incoming nter-MSC handovers that failed | mbh | |
| %_incoming_intermsc_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of incoming inter-MSC handovers that succeeded | mbh | |
| %_interbsc_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of inter-BSC handovers that failed | mbh | |
| %_interbsc_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of inter-BSC handovers that succeeded | mbh | |
| %_outgoing_intermsc_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of outgoing inter-MSC handovers that failed | mbh | |
| %_outgoing_intermsc_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of outgoing inter-MSC handovers that succeeded | mbh | |
| incoming_intermsc_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Handover attempts coming in from another MSC (i.e. inter-MSC) | mbh | |
| incoming_intermsc_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed incoming inter-MSC handover attempts (i.e. inter-MSC) | mbh | |
| incoming_intermsc_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful incoming inter-MSC handover attempts (i.e. inter-MSC) | mbh | |
| interbsc_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Attempted inter-BSC handovers controlled by this MSC (i.e. intra-MSC) | mbh | |
| interbsc_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed inter-BSC handovers controlled by this MSC (i.e. intra-MSC) | mbh | |
| interbsc_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful inter-BSC handovers controlled by this MSC (i.e. intra-MSC) | mbh | |
| outgoing_intermsc_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Handover attempts to another MSC (i.e. inter-MSC) | mbh | |
| outgoing_intermsc_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed outgoing inter-MSC handover attempts (i.e. inter-MSC) | mbh | |
| outgoing_intermsc_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful outgoing inter-MSC handover attempts (i.e. inter-MSC) | mbh |
The Paging activity to Mobiles in the BSS controlled by this MSC
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_global_response | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of Global page responses | mbh | |
| %_global_unresponse | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of Global pages with no response | mbh | |
| %_local_response | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of Local responses | mbh | |
| %_local_unresponse | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of Local pages with no response | mbh | |
| global_pages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | First Global paging messages sent | mbh | |
| global_repages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Subsequent (repeat) Global paging messages sent | mbh | |
| global_responses | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Responses to Global paging messages | mbh | |
| global_unresponses | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Global paging messages that received no response | mbh | |
| local_pages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | First Local paging messages sent | mbh | |
| local_repages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Subsequent (repeat) Local paging messages sent | mbh | |
| local_responses | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Responses to Local paging messages | mbh | |
| local_unresponses | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Local paging messages that received no response | mbh | |
| total_global_pages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | First and subsequent Global paging messages | mbh | |
| total_local_pages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | First and subsequent Local paging messages | mbh |
The usage of a Supplementary Service (SS) on an MSC. These are sometimes reported by the HLR, but are associated with an MSC in this data model
The performance data measurements for this KPI group are recorded against the combination of MSC and Supplementary_Service (service_id) .
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| activates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Activations of the SS | mbh | |
| deactivates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Deactivations of the SS | mbh | |
| interrogations | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of times that the SS was interrogated | mbh | |
| invocations | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Invocations of the SS | mbh |
The call-switching performance of the MSC for a all switched traffic types
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_answered_calls | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls that were answered | mbh | |
| %_call_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls that failed (all reasons) | mbh | |
| %_call_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls that were set up | mbh | |
| answered_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that were answered | mbh | |
| call_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Call attempts for all switched Traffic Types | mbh | |
| call_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that failed (all reasons) | mbh | |
| call_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that were set up | mbh | |
| external_failed_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that failed due to errors beyond this entity or network | mbh | |
| internal_failed_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that failed due to errors in this entity or network | mbh | |
| subscriber_error_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed calls due to subscriber error | mbh | |
| traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Circuit occupancy for all switched Traffic Types | mbh |
The call-switching performance of the MSC for a particular traffic type
The performance data measurements for this KPI group are recorded against the combination of MSC and Traffic_Type (traffic_type_id) .
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_answered_calls | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls that were answered | mbh, mtbh | |
| %_call_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls that failed (all reasons) | mbh, mtbh | |
| %_call_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls that were set up | mbh, mtbh | |
| answered_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that were answered | mbh, mtbh | |
| call_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Call attempts in this Traffic Type | mbh, mtbh | |
| call_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that failed (all reasons) | mbh, mtbh | |
| call_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that were set up | mbh, mtbh | |
| external_failed_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that failed due to errors beyond this entity or network | mbh, mtbh | |
| internal_failed_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Calls that failed due to errors in this entity or network | mbh, mtbh | |
| subscriber_error_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed calls due to subscriber error | mbh, mtbh | |
| traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Circuit occupancy for this Traffic Type | mbh, mtbh |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the Processor object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The performance (load or utilisation) of the CPU
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| load_pc | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Percentage load of the CPU from all non-idle activities (i.e. call processing, etc.) | pbh |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the Route_IF object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The forecast performance of the Route
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capacity | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Forecast capacity or critical traffic level based upon a user supplied grade of service level | ||
| extra_circuits | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecast extra circuits required | ||
| linear_exhaustion_date | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecast linear exhaustion date for the route | ||
| linear_regression_coefficient | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Forecast linear regression coefficient | ||
| linear_regression_error | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Forecast linear regression error | ||
| linear_traffic_growth | ERLANG | FLOAT | Forecast linear traffic growth | ||
| required_circuits | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecast number of circuits that can deliver the specified forecast grade of service for the offered traffic | ||
| traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Forecast traffic on the route | ||
| utilisation | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Forecast utilisation |
The performance of the Route as seen from this end (Interface), reported by an MSC
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_blocked_circuits | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of circuits that are blocked or otherwise out of service | rbh | |
| %_bothway_answered | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of calls (incoming+outgoing) that were answered (Answer-Seize percentage) | rbh | |
| %_incoming_answered | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of incoming calls that were answered (Answer-Seize percentage) | rbh, ribh | |
| %_outgoing_answered | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of outgoing calls that were answered (Answer-Seize percentage) | rbh, robh | |
| %_outgoing_congestions | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of outgoing calls that found all circuits busy | rbh, robh | |
| available_circuits | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Number of unblocked, in-service circuits | rbh | |
| bids | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | The number of attempts to seize a circuit (from this end) | rbh, robh | |
| blocked_circuits | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Number of circuits that are blocked or otherwise out of service | rbh | |
| bothway_answered_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of incoming+outgoing calls that were answered | rbh | |
| bothway_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | The number of incoming calls plus the number of outgoing calls | rbh | |
| bothway_traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Incoming+Outgoing traffic on the Route | rbh | |
| busy_time_pc | INTENSITY | FLOAT | The percentage of time that all circuits were busy (i.e. couldn?t accept outgoing bids) | rbh | |
| capacity | INTENSITY | FLOAT | The capacity or critical traffic level based upon a user supplied grade of service level | rbh | |
| circuits | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Number of circuits provisioned on the Route for incoming and or outgoing traffic | rbh | |
| extra_capacity_required | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecast extra capacity required | ||
| grade_of_service | INTENSITY | FLOAT | The estimated Grade of Service (GoS) | rbh | |
| incoming_answered_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of incoming calls that were answered | rbh, ribh | |
| incoming_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | The number of incoming calls started (i.e. circuit seizures from the other end) | rbh, ribh | |
| incoming_mean_holding_time | ACCUMULATION | FLOAT | Mean holding time for incoming calls | rbh, ribh | |
| incoming_traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Incoming traffic on the Route | rbh, ribh | |
| is_exhausted | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecasting flag indicating if route is exhausted | ||
| lost_traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | The estimated traffic lost to the route | rbh | |
| number_of_samples | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecasting number of data samples | ||
| offered_traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | The estimated traffic offered to the Route | rbh | |
| offered_utilisation | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | The estimated traffic lost to the route | rbh | |
| outgoing_answered_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of outgoing calls that were answered | rbh, robh | |
| outgoing_calls | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | The number of successful bids (seizures) of a circuit | rbh, robh | |
| outgoing_congestion_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | The total time during the measurement period that all circuits on the Route were busy (i.e. couldn?t accept outgoing bids) | rbh, robh | |
| outgoing_congestions | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | The number of bids that find that all circuits are busy. Such bids may either fail or overflow onto another Circuit Group | rbh, robh | |
| outgoing_mean_holding_time | ACCUMULATION | FLOAT | Mean holding time for outgoing calls | rbh, robh | |
| outgoing_traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Outgoing traffic on the Route | rbh, robh | |
| required_circuits | INTENSITY | INTEGER | The smallest integer number of circuits that can deliver the specified design grade of service for the offered traffic | rbh | |
| required_extra_circuits | INTENSITY | INTEGER | The smallest integer number of extra circuits required that can deliver the specified design grade of service for the offered traffic | rbh | |
| traffic | ERLANG | FLOAT | Forecasting traffic value based on weekly summary data | rbh |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the Signalling_Link object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The performance of an individual Signalling Link
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_available | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the Link was available | slrbh, sltbh | |
| %_local_inhibition_time | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the link was inhibited due to local management actions | slrbh, sltbh | |
| %_remote_inhibition_time | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the link was inhibited due to remote management actions | slrbh, sltbh | |
| %_unavailable | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the Link was unavailable | slrbh, sltbh | |
| available_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of time the Link was available during the measurement period | slrbh, sltbh | |
| changebacks | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Local automatic changebacks | slrbh, sltbh | |
| changeovers | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Local automatic changeovers | slrbh, sltbh | |
| congestion_losses | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of congestion events that resulted in lost MSUs | slrbh, sltbh | |
| congestion_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of time during which the Link was congested | slrbh, sltbh | |
| congestions | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Link congestion indications | slrbh, sltbh | |
| discarded_msus | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of MSUs that were discarded because of Link congestion | slrbh, sltbh | |
| failures_abr | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Link failures due to receipt of an abnormal FIBR or BSNR | slrbh, sltbh | |
| failures_alignment | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Link failures due to alignment or proving failure | slrbh, sltbh | |
| failures_congestion | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Link failures due to the link being congested for too long | slrbh, sltbh | |
| failures_delay | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Link failures due to excessive delay on ACK | slrbh, sltbh | |
| failures_error_rate | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Link failures due to an excessive error rate | slrbh, sltbh | |
| failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Link failures (any reason) | slrbh, sltbh | |
| in_service_time | INTENSITY | FLOAT | The total time the Link has been up (since last reset) | slrbh, sltbh | |
| incoming_traffic | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Incoming traffic received | slrbh | |
| incoming_utilisation | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Incoming traffic utilisation ? percentage of available incoming capacity used | slrbh | |
| link_failure_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of time the Link was unavailable because it had failed | slrbh, sltbh | |
| local_busy_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of local busy time | slrbh, sltbh | |
| local_inhibition_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of time the link was inhibited due to local management actions | slrbh, sltbh | |
| outgoing_traffic | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Outgoing traffic sent | sltbh | |
| outgoing_utilisation | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Outgoing traffic utilisation ? percentage of available outgoing capacity used | sltbh | |
| received_msus | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Message Signal Units (MSUs) received | slrbh | |
| received_neg_ack | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of negative acknowledgements (ACK) received | slrbh | |
| received_sif_sios | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of SIF and SIO octets received | slrbh | |
| received_su_errors | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Signalling Units (Sus) received with errors | slrbh | |
| remote_inhibition_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of time the link was inhibited due to remote management actions | slrbh, sltbh | |
| remote_outage_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of time the Link was unavailable because of a remote Processor outage | slrbh, sltbh | |
| remote_outages | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of remote Processor outages | slrbh, sltbh | |
| restores | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of times the link was restored | slrbh, sltbh | |
| retransmitted_sif_sios | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of SIF and SIO octets re-transmitted | sltbh | |
| transmitted_msus | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Message Signal Units (MSUs) transmitted | sltbh | |
| transmitted_sif_sios | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of SIF and SIO octets transmitted | sltbh | |
| unavailable_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Amount of time the Link was unavailable (for any reason) | slrbh, sltbh |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the Signalling_LinkSet object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The forecast performance of a set of Signalling Links
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capacity | ERLANG | FLOAT | Forecast maximum nominal Erlangs per linkset | ||
| in_failure_capacity | ERLANG | FLOAT | Forecast capacity for the entire linkset during design link failures | ||
| linear_exhaustion_date | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecast linear exhaustion date | ||
| linear_regression_coefficient | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Forecast linear regression coefficient | ||
| linear_regression_error | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Forecast linear regression error | ||
| linear_traffic_growth | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Froecast linear traffic growth | ||
| traffic | ACCUMULATION | FLOAT | Forecast traffic value |
The performance of a set of Signalling Links
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_available | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the LinkSet was available | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| %_unavailable | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the LinkSet was unavailable | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| available_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Time for which the LinkSet was available | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| capacity | ERLANG | FLOAT | Maximum nominal Erlangs per linkset | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of LinkSet failures | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| in_failure_capacity | ERLANG | FLOAT | Capacity for the entire linkset during design link failures | ||
| incoming_traffic | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Total Incoming traffic received | slsrbh | |
| incoming_utilisation | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Incoming traffic utilisation ? percentage of available incoming capacity used | slsrbh | |
| is_exhausted | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecast flag indicating if linkset capacity is exhausted | ||
| links | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Links in the LinkSet | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| mean_%_available | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Average percentage Availability of the Links in the LinkSet | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| mean_%_unavailable | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Average percentage Unavailability of the Links in the LinkSet | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| mean_available_time | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Average Link available time for all the Links in the Linkset | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| mean_incoming_traffic | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Average Incoming traffic received per link | slsrbh | |
| mean_outgoing_traffic | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Average Outgoing traffic sent per link | slstbh | |
| mean_unavailable_time | INTENSITY | FLOAT | Average Link available time for all the Links in the Linkset | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| msus | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Forecast number of Message Signal Units (MSUs) | ||
| number_of_samples | INTENSITY | INTEGER | Forecast number of samples | ||
| outgoing_traffic | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Total Outgoing traffic sent | slstbh | |
| outgoing_utilisation | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Outgoing traffic utilisation ? percentage of available outgoing capacity used | slstbh | |
| received_msus | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Message Signal Units (MSUs) received | slsrbh | |
| received_sif_sios | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of SIF and SIO octets received | slsrbh | |
| total_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Total Failures of all Links in the LinkSet | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| traffic | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Forecast total traffic | slsrbh, slstbh | |
| transmitted_msus | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Message Signal Units (MSUs) transmitted | slstbh | |
| transmitted_sif_sios | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of SIF and SIO octets transmitted | slstbh | |
| unavailable_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Time for which the LinkSet was unavailable | slsrbh, slstbh |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the Signalling_Point object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The signalling network?s performance, as seen from a Signalling Point
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adjacent_sp_inaccessible_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Time for which an adjacent Signalling Point was inaccessible | ||
| adjacent_sp_inaccessible | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of times an adjacent Signalling Point became inaccessible | ||
| discarded_msus | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Message Signal Units (MSUs) discarded due to routing errors | ||
| received_tfcs | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of Transfer-Control (TFC) signals received, indicating RouteSet congestion |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the Signalling_RouteSet object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The performance of a set of Signalling Routes
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_available | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the RouteSet was available | ||
| %_unavailable | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of time (during the measurement period) that the RouteSet was unavailable | ||
| available_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Time for which the RouteSet was available | ||
| failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Number of RouteSet failures | ||
| unavailable_time | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Time for which the RouteSet was unavailable |
This section shows the key performance indicators and other counters for the VLR object, divided into the following sub-sections:
The Mobility management activity (e.g. Location Area updates) in the BSS controlled by this VLR
| KPI | Type | Data Type | Description | Derivation | Additional Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %_id_request_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed identification requests to PVLR | mbh, vbh | |
| %_id_request_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful identification requests to PVLR | mbh, vbh | |
| %_imsi_attach_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed IMSI attach attempts | mbh, vbh | |
| %_imsi_attach_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful IMSI attach attempts | mbh, vbh | |
| %_lac_update_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of failed Location Area updates | mbh, vbh | |
| %_lac_update_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of successful Location Area updates | mbh, vbh | |
| %_vlr_update_failure | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of Intra-VLR Location Area update failures | mbh, vbh | |
| %_vlr_update_success | PERCENTAGE | FLOAT | Percentage of Intra-VLR Location Area update successes | mbh, vbh | |
| id_request_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Identification requests to PVLR | mbh, vbh | |
| id_request_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed identification requests to PVLR | mbh, vbh | |
| id_request_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful identification requests to PVLR | mbh, vbh | |
| imsi_attach_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | IMSI attach attempts | mbh, vbh | |
| imsi_attach_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed IMSI attach attempts | mbh, vbh | |
| imsi_attach_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful IMSI attach attempts | mbh, vbh | |
| imsi_attach_updates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Updates due to IMSI attach | mbh, vbh | |
| imsi_detaches | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | IMSI detach events | mbh, vbh | |
| lac_update_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Location Area update attempts | mbh, vbh | |
| lac_update_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Failed Location Area updates | mbh, vbh | |
| lac_update_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Successful Location Area updates | mbh, vbh | |
| new_la_updates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Updates for a new Location Area | mbh, vbh | |
| periodic_updates | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Periodic updates | mbh, vbh | |
| vlr_subscribers | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Subscribers in this VLR | mbh, vbh | |
| vlr_update_attempts | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Intra-VLR Location Area update attempts | mbh, vbh | |
| vlr_update_failures | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Intra-VLR Location Area update failures | mbh, vbh | |
| vlr_update_successes | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Intra-VLR Location Area update successes | mbh, vbh | |
| vlr_visitors | ACCUMULATION | INTEGER | Visitors from other PLMNs in this VLR | mbh, vbh |
This section shows details of the alarms that are defined in this technology pack:
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This section shows details of the reports that are defined in this technology pack:
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This section lists the data availability definitions for the network objects previously described.
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