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Date
2014-01-20
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Radio Network Controllers (RNCs) mentioned in this document refer to Huawei BSC6910s.
For details about the MML commands, parameters, alarms, and performance counters, see section
"Operation and Maintenance" in BSC6910 UMTS Product Documentation or 3900 Series WCDMA
NodeB Product Documentation.
For details about flow control, see Flow Control Feature Parameter Description in the RAN
Feature Documentation.
1.2 Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Chapter
Description
1 Overview
2 Network Resource
Monitoring
3 Network Resource
Troubleshooting
4 Metrics Definitions
5 Reference Documents
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Change History
The latest document issue contains all changes made in previous issues.
04 (2014-01-20)
This is the fourth issue of RAN15.0.
Compared with Issue 03 (2013-11-15), Issue 04 (2014-01-20) includes the following changes:
03 (2013-11-15)
This is the third issue of RAN15.0.
Compared with Issue 02 (2013-06-25), Issue 03 (2013-11-15) optimizes figures in this
document.
02 (2013-06-25)
This is the second issue of RAN15.0.
Compared with Issue 01 (2013-05-04), Issue 02 (2013-06-25) includes the following changes:
Updated the monitoring methods and optimization suggestions in sections 2.10 "CE
Usage" and 2.12 "NodeB CNBAP Load."
01 (2013-05-04)
This is the first issue of RAN15.0.
Compared with Draft A (2013-01-30), Issue 01 (2013-05-04) includes the following changes:
Draft A (2013-01-30)
This is a draft of RAN15.0.
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Contents
Contents
About This Document .................................................................................................................... ii
1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................. ii
1.2 Organization ..................................................................................................................................................... ii
1.3 Change History................................................................................................................................................ iii
1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Network Resources .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Monitoring Methods ......................................................................................................................................... 7
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1 Overview
Overview
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SCU provides the function of inter-subrack information exchange in the RNC. When the
traffic volume of inter-subrack communication approaches the overload threshold, voice
service quality, data service quality, and network KPIs deteriorate, causing the system to
become unstable.
HSPA users
HSPA services are mainly carried on the WBBP boards in a NodeB. Therefore, the
number of HSPA users determines WBBP board loads. If WBBP boards are
overloaded with HSPA users, new users may fail to access the network.
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Counter
Monitoring
Threshold
CP CPU load
VS.SUBSYS.CPULOAD.MEAN
50%
UP CPU load
VS.SUBSYS.CPULOAD.MEAN
60%
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
50%
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
60%
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
50%
VS.INT.TRANSLOAD.RATIO.MEAN
70%
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Counter
Monitoring
Threshold
CE usage
VS.NodeB.ULCreditUsed.Mean
70%
VS.LC.ULCreditUsed.Mean
VS.LC.DLCreditUsed.Mean
VS.HW.DLCreditAvailable
VS.HW.ULCreditAvailable
VS.RadioLink.Recv.Mean
VS.DedicMeaRpt.MEAN
VS.BOARD.UsedHsdpaUserRatio.Me
an
VS.BOARD.UsedHsupaUserRatio.Me
an
HSPA users
60%
60%
For details about other resources, counters, and monitoring thresholds, see the corresponding
sections.
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This procedure applies to most resource monitoring scenarios, but sometimes the system may
be overloaded because of other abnormalities instead of traffic increases. Some of these
abnormalities can be discovered by resource cross-checking. If more extensive resource
cross-checking is unsuccessful, more advanced troubleshooting is required. Chapter 3
"Network Resource Troubleshooting" addresses the more advanced troubleshooting
procedures.
For the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that there are no other abnormalities on the network
during the proactive monitoring process described in chapter 2 "Network Resource
Monitoring."
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If the current CP/UP resources cannot meet the requirements of the traffic model, add
EGPUa boards.
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In effective mode, run the MML command LST BRD to query information about a specific board,
for example, whether the board is an interface board.
In ineffective mode, find the MML command ADD BRD in the RNC configuration file. If the value
of the BRDCLASS parameter is INT, the board is an interface board. You can obtain information
about this interface board using this command.
The forwarding load is expressed by the ratio of actual forwarding data rate to maximum
forwarding data rate configured for the interface board. The forwarding load indicates the
operating load and performance of the interface board.
When the RNC detects that the CPU load on an interface board exceeds a specified threshold,
ALM-20256 CPU Overload is reported.
When the average CPU load on interface boards reaches 50%, prepare for capacity
expansion. When the average CPU load on interface boards reaches 60%, perform
capacity expansion immediately.
When the average forwarding load on interface boards reaches 70%, prepare for capacity
expansion. When the average forwarding load on interface boards reaches 80%, perform
capacity expansion immediately.
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NOTE
For details about the Transmission Resource Pool in RNC feature, see Transmission Resource Pool in
RNC Feature Parameter Description in the RAN feature documentation.
When the SCU CPU load reaches 60%, contact Huawei for technical support.
If the value of Frame Mean Usage exceeds 40%, contact Huawei for technical support.
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PCH usage
PCH usage = VS.UTRAN.AttPaging1/(<SP> x 60 x 5/0.01)
NOTE
FACH usage
If a secondary common control physical channel (SCCPCH) carries both a FACH and
a PCH, the FACH usage is calculated using the following formula:
If an SCCPCH only carries a FACH, the FACH usage is calculated using the
following formula:
RACH usage
Each cell has only one RACH. When signaling and user data coexist on the RACH, the
RACH usage is calculated using the following formula:
RACH Usage = ((VS.CRNCIubBytesRACH.Rx - VS.TRBNum.RACH x 360/8) x
8/168)/(<SP> x 60 x 4/0.02) + VS.TRBNum.RACH/(<SP> x 60 x 4/0.02)
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Inappropriate LA planning will cause PCH overload because paging messages are
broadcast across the entire LA.
If paging messages are not retransmitted, the paging message loss rate is 5% when
the PCH usage reaches 60%. In this scenario, analyze the cause of paging message
loss or replan the LAs.
If paging messages are retransmitted once or twice, the paging message loss rate is
1% when the PCH usage reaches 70%. In this scenario, analyze the cause of paging
message loss or replan the LAs.
FACH overload
If the FACH usage reaches 70% during peak hours for three consecutive days in a week,
the following measures are recommended:
If the network is configured with only one SCCPCH, add a second SCCPCH to carry
FACHs.
RACH overload
If the RACH usage reaches 70% during peak hours for three consecutive days in a week,
add carriers.
HSPA power
Power margin
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Downlink power resources are first reserved for common physical channels and
allocated to the DPCH. The remaining power resources are available for HSPA,
including HSUPA and HSDPA.
2.
The HSPA power resources are first allocated to the HSUPA downlink control channels,
including the E-AGCH, E-RGCH, and E-HICH. The remaining power resources are
available for HSDPA.
3.
The HSDPA power resources are first allocated to the downlink control channel
HS-SCCH. The remaining power resources are available for the traffic channel
HS-PDSCH.
Downlink power consumption is related to cell coverage, UE locations, and the traffic load in
the cell. Large cell coverage, UEs being far away from the cell center, and heavy traffic load
all contribute to large downlink power consumption. Therefore, downlink power overload is
more likely to occur in hotspots or in cells with large coverage.
When the downlink transmit power is insufficient, the following occurs:
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The downlink cell load is indicated by the mean utility ratio of transmitted carrier power in a
cell.
The mean utility ratio of the transmitted carrier power for non-HSPA users in a cell
(including non-HSPA users on CCHs) is calculated using the following formula:
The mean utility ratio of the transmitted carrier power for all users in a cell is calculated
using the following formula:
To obtain MAXTXPOWER, run the LST UCELL command to query the value of the Max
Transmit Power of Cell parameter, and convert the parameter value from the unit "0.1 dBm" to
"watt."
The MeanTCP (NonHS) Usage is greater than 70% during peak hours for three
consecutive days in a week.
The MeanTCP Usage is greater than 85% and the value of the
VS.HSDPA.MeanChThroughput counter is less than the value required by subscribers
during peak hours for three consecutive days in a week (for example, 300 kbit/s).
For cells with heavy traffic, add a carrier for the current sector if possible; add a NodeB
or split the sector if the number of carriers in the sector reaches the maximum.
For cells with light traffic and poor coverage, add a NodeB.
Background noise
Intra-system interference, including uplink signals sent by the UEs in the serving and
neighboring cells
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The NodeB measures the RTWP on each receive channel in each cell. The cell RTWP
obtained by the RNC is the linear average of the RTWPs measured on all receive channels in
a cell under the NodeB. The RTWP indicates the interference to a NodeB and the signal
strength on the RX port on the RF module.
The uplink cell capacity is restricted by the rise over thermal (RoT), which equals the RTWP
minus the cell's background noise. The formula is as follows:
UL is as follows:
1
RoT 10 log(
)
1 UL
For example, a 3 dB noise increase corresponds to 50% of the uplink load and a 6 dB noise
increase corresponds to 75% of the uplink load.
Figure 2-3 Relationship between RTWP, noise increase, and uplink load
A large RTWP value in a cell is caused by traffic overflow, hardware faults (for example, poor
quality of antennas or feeder connectors), or external interference. If the RTWP value is too
large, the cell coverage shrinks, the quality of admitted services declines, or new service
requests are rejected.
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If the value of the VS.MinRTWP counter is greater than -100 dBm or less than -110 dBm
during off-peak hours for three consecutive days in a week, there may be hardware faults
or external interference. Locate and rectify the faults and attempt to eliminate the
interference.
Alarm Name
ALM-26522
ALM-26521
ALM-26532
ALM-26752
ALM-26758
ALM-26755
TMA Bypass
ALM-26757
ALM-26541
ALM-26529
If the value of the VS.MeanRTWP counter is greater than -90 dBm during peak hours for
three consecutive days in a week, there may be hardware faults or external interference.
Locate and rectify the faults and attempt to eliminate the interference. If the value of the
VS.MeanRTWP counter is still greater than -90 dBm after hardware faults are rectified
and external interference is eliminated, enable the following features as required:
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If the uplink capacity of the cell still does not meet the requirements after the preceding
features are enabled, add carriers. If there are no additional UARFCNs available, add
NodeBs.
NOTE
For details about how to enable the WRFD-140215 Dynamic Configuration of HSDPA CQI
Feedback Period feature, see Dynamic Configuration Based on the Uplink Load Feature
Parameter Description in the RAN Feature Documentation.
For details about how to enable the WRFD-010712 Adaptive Configuration of Traffic Channel
Power offset for HSUPA feature, see Power Control Feature Parameter Description in the RAN
Feature Documentation.
If the number of uplink ENUs is insufficient and the amount of uplink power is sufficient,
run the MOD UCELLCAC command with the UL total equivalent user number
parameter set to a larger value. In addition, run the SET UADMCTRL command with
the AF of hsupa interactive service and AF of hsupa background service parameters
set to 10.
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The system reserves code resources for HSDPA services, and these code resources can be
shared among HSDPA services. Therefore, HSDPA services do not require admission control
based on cell code resources.
Figure 2-7 shows NodeB-controlled dynamic code allocation.
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A cell that supports HSPA is configured with one SCCPCH, one E-AGCH, one
E-RGCH/E-HICH, and two HS-SCCHs.
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Enable the WRFD-010631 Dynamic Code Allocation Based on NodeB feature if this
feature has not been enabled. Preferentially allocate idle codes to HSDPA UEs to
improve the HSDPA UE throughput.
Enable the WRFD-010653 96 HSDPA Users per Cell feature if it is not enabled.
NOTE
For details about how to enable the WRFD-010631 Dynamic Code Allocation Based on NodeB feature
and the WRFD-010653 96 HSDPA Users per Cell feature, see HSDPA Feature Parameter Description in
the RAN Feature Documentation.
2.10 CE Usage
2.10.1 Monitoring Principles
CE resources are baseband processing resources in a NodeB. The more CEs a NodeB supports,
the stronger the NodeB's service processing capability. If a new call arrives but there are not
enough CEs (not enough baseband processing resources), the call will be blocked.
Uplink CE resources can be shared in an uplink resource group, but not between uplink
resource groups. Downlink CE resources are associated with the baseband processing
boards where a cell is set up. CE resources allocated by licenses are shared among services on
the NodeB. (CE resources are shared on a per operator basis in MOCN scenarios.)
The NodeB sends the RNC a response message that carries its CE capability. The NodeB's CE
capability is limited by both the installed hardware and the configured software licenses.
The methods of calculating the credit resource usage of admitted UEs are different before and
after the CE Overbooking feature is enabled. Table 2-3 describes the details.
Table 2-3 Credit resources consumed by admitted UEs before and after CE Overbooking is
enabled
Before or After CE
Overbooking is
Enabled
Before CE Overbooking
is enabled
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Before or After CE
Overbooking is
Enabled
After CE Overbooking is
enabled
NOTE
CCHs do not require extra CE resources because the RNC reserves CE resources for services
on these channels. Signaling carried on an associated channel of the DCH does not consume
extra CE resources, either. One CE can be consumed by a 12.2 kbit/s voice call.
Table 2-4 to Table 2-9 provide the number of CEs consumed by different services.
Table 2-4 Uplink CEs consumed by an R99 service
Direction
UL
Rate
(kbit/s)
SF
3.4
2RX:
2RX:
4RX:
4RX:
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
Number of CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
256
13.6
64
64
16
64
32
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Direction
Rate
(kbit/s)
SF
64
2RX:
2RX:
4RX:
4RX:
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
Number of CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
16
128
10
10
144
10
10
256
10
20
10
20
384
10
20
10
20
Rate
(kbit/s)
SF
Number of CEs
Consumed
DL
3.4
256
13.6
128
128
16
128
32
64
64
32
128
16
144
16
256
384
Table 2-6 CEs consumed by an HSUPA service (10 ms TTI, SRB over DCH)
Direction
UL
Rate
(kbit/s)
Rate
(kbit/s)
SF >
minSF
SF =
minSF
32
64
64
128
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2RX:
2RX:
4RX:
4RX:
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
32
128
16
256
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Direction
Rate
(kbit/s)
Rate
(kbit/s)
SF >
minSF
SF =
minSF
608
608
1280
1800
SF
2RX:
2RX:
4RX:
4RX:
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
16
16
1280
2SF
4
16
32
16
32
1800
2SF
2
32
64
32
64
Table 2-7 CEs consumed by an HSUPA service (2 ms TTI, SRB over DCH)
Direction
UL
Rate
(kbit/s
)
Rate
(kbit/s
)
SF >
minSF
SF =
minSF
608
608
1280
2720
SF
2RX:
2RX:
4RX:
4RX:
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
16
16
1280
2SF4
16
32
16
32
2720
2SF2
32
64
32
64
Table 2-8 CEs consumed by an HSUPA service (10 ms TTI, SRB over HSUPA)
Direction
UL
Rate
(kbit/s)
Rate
(kbit/s)
SF >
minSF
SF =
minSF
16
64
32
2RX:
2RX:
4RX:
4RX:
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
32
128
16
128
256
608
608
16
16
1280
1280
2S
F4
16
32
16
32
1800
1800
2S
F2
32
64
32
64
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Table 2-9 CEs consumed by an HSUPA service (2 ms TTI, SRB over HSUPA)
Direction
UL
Rate
(kbit/s)
Rate
(kbit/s)
SF >
minSF
SF =
minSF
608
608
1280
SF
2RX:
2RX:
4RX:
4RX:
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
Number of
CEs
Consumed
Number of
Credit
Resources
Consumed
16
16
1280
2SF4
16
32
16
32
2720
2720
2SF2
32
64
32
64
5760
5760
2SF2+
2SF4
48
96
48
96
NOTE
Table 2-6 to Table 2-9 apply only to WBBPb, WBBPd, and WBBPf boards in 3900 series base stations.
HSDPA services do not consume downlink CEs allocated to R99 services. HSUPA and R99
services share uplink CEs.
The NodeB uses separate baseband processing units in the uplink and downlink. Therefore,
the NodeB manages uplink and downlink CE resources separately. The uplink and downlink
CE resource usages are calculated as follows:
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The CE resource usage can be monitored by alarms. If the CE hardware capacity is exceeded,
ALM-28230 Base Station Service Overload is reported.
If the license-based CE usage exceeds its capacity expansion threshold, CE resources are
limited by the license. In this situation, upgrade the license file.
Run the RNC MML command SET UCORRMALGOSWITCH. In this step, select
the DRA_DCCC_SWITCH
and DRA_BASE_ADM_CE_BE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH check boxes under
the Dynamic Resource Allocation Switch parameter to enable the DCCC algorithm and
the TTI dynamic adjustment algorithm for admission CE-based BE services,
respectively.
Run the RNC MML command SET UUSERGBR with the Uplink GBR for BE service
parameter set to D32.
Newly added CE resources can share the traffic in hotspots and relieve CE congestion caused
by traffic overflow.
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Iub bandwidth congestion will cause RRC connection setup and RAB setup failures. Table
2-10 describes Iub bandwidth congestion scenarios.
Table 2-10 Iub bandwidth congestion scenarios
Scenario
Description
The physical
transmission
resources are
sufficient, but the
admission fails.
The physical
transmission
bandwidth is
insufficient.
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1.
The counters used to measure the bandwidth-based admission success rate are as follows:
The bandwidth-based admission success rate is calculated using the following formula:
Bandwidth-based admission success rate = VS.AAL2.CAC.Succ/VS.AAL2.CAC.Att
If the bandwidth-based admission success rate is less than 99%, bandwidth congestion has
probably occurred on the user plane.
2.
The uplink and downlink bandwidth usages of the SAAL links on the control plane over the
Iub interface are calculated using the following formulas:
When the uplink or downlink bandwidth usage reaches 70%, bandwidth congestion may have
occurred on the control plane. Then, capacity expansion is required. In addition, if
ALM-21532 SAAL Link Congestion is reported on the Iub interface, bandwidth congestion
has occurred on the control plane.
(2) User plane
The counters for measuring the number of bytes transmitted or received on an AAL2 path at
the ATM layer for NodeBs are as follows:
The uplink and downlink bandwidth usages of the user plane on the Iub interface are
calculated using the following formulas:
When the uplink or downlink bandwidth usage reaches 70%, bandwidth congestion has
occurred on the user plane. Then, capacity expansion is required.
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IP Transmission
On an IP transmission network, the RNC and NodeB can monitor the average uplink and
downlink loads on their interface boards. The Iub bandwidth usage is represented by the ratio
of the average uplink or downlink load to the configured Iub bandwidth. In addition, the RNC
and NodeB can dynamically adjust the bandwidth of a service based on the QoS requirements
of the service and user priority and improve the Iub bandwidth usage using the reserve
pressure algorithm on their interface boards.
1.
The counters for monitoring the bandwidth-based admission success rate are as follows:
The IP connection setup success rate is calculated using the following formula:
IP connection setup success rate = VS.ANI.IP.Conn.Estab.Succ/VS.ANI.IP.Conn.Estab.Att
If the IP connection setup success rate is less than 99%, bandwidth congestion has probably
occurred on the user plane.
If the value of the VS.ANI.IP.FailResAllocForBwLimit counter is not zero, bandwidth
congestion has occurred on the user plane.
2.
The uplink and downlink traffic volumes of the SCTP links on the control plane over the Iub
interface are calculated using the following formulas:
If ALM-21542 SCTP Link Congestion is reported on the Iub interface, bandwidth congestion
has occurred on the control plane.
(2) User plane
In transmission resource pool networking, the number of IP bytes transmitted or received on
the user plane by each adjacent node is measured by the following counters:
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The Iub bandwidth usage of a transmission resource pool is calculated using the following
formulas:
If the uplink or downlink bandwidth usage of the user plane on the Iub interface reaches 70%,
bandwidth congestion has occurred on the user plane. Then, capacity expansion is required.
Scenario
Optimization Suggestion
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The activity factor equals the ratio of actual bandwidth occupied by a UE to the bandwidth allocated to
the UE during its initial access. It is used to predict the bandwidth required by admission. Each NodeB
can be configured with its own activity factor. The default activity factor for voice services is 70%, and
the default activity factor for PS BE services is 40%.
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The CNBAP load on a NodeB is limited by the license and hardware capacity. The licenseand hardware-based CNBAP usages are calculated using the following formulas:
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CNBAP resource usage can be monitored by alarms. If the CNBAP hardware capacity is
exceeded, ALM-28230 Base Station Service Overload is reported.
If the license-based CNBAP usage exceeds its capacity expansion threshold, CNBAP
resources are limited by the license. In this situation, upgrade the license file.
If the hardware-based CNBAP usage exceeds its capacity expansion threshold, CNBAP
resources are limited by the hardware. In this situation, replace the WMPT board with
the UMPT board, or add baseband processing boards or replace the WBBPb/WBBPd
board with the WBBPf board.
Split the NodeB or add a NodeB if the CNBAP overload problem cannot be solved by
upgrading the license file or by adding or replacing boards.
NOTE
For details about how to enable the WRFD-010202 UE State in Connected Mode (CELL_DCH,
CELL_PCH, URA_PCH, CELL_FACH) feature, see State Transition Feature
Parameter Description in the RAN Feature Documentation.
For details about how to enable the WRFD-020500 Enhanced Fast Dormancy feature, see Enhanced
Fast Dormancy Feature Parameter Description in the RAN Feature Documentation.
The maximum CNBAP capability of a NodeB is 1500. When the CNBAP capability configured for a
NodeB is less than 1500, replace boards to expand the capacity if CNBAP overload occurs. For the
CNBAP capabilities of the WBBP boards, see 3900 Series Base Station Technical Description.
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Add WBBP boards or replace the existing WBBP boards with those of higher
specifications.
Split the NodeB or add a NodeB if no more WBBP boards can be added.
NOTE
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For details about how to enable the WRFD-150242 HSDPA Scheduler Pool feature, see HSDPA
Scheduler Pool Feature Parameter Description in the RAN feature documentation.
The number of HSPA users supported by a WBBP board varies according to the board type. For
detailed numbers of HSPA users supported by different WBBP boards, see 3900 Series Base Station
Technical Description.
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Figure 3-1 Basic call flow chart and possible block/failure points
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Step 5 If the RNC is congested when receiving the RRC connection setup request, the RNC may
drop the request message. See block point #3.
Step 6 If the RNC receives the RRC connection setup request and does not discard it, the RNC
determines whether to accept or reject the request. The request may be rejected due to
insufficient resources, as shown in block point #4.
Step 7 If the RNC accepts the request, the RNC instructs the UE to set up an RRC connection. The
UE may not receive RNC's response message or may find that the configuration does not
support RRC connection setup. See failure points #5 and #6.
Step 8 After the RRC connection is set up, the UE sends NAS messages to negotiate with the CN
about service setup. If the CN determines to set up a service, the CN sends an RAB
assignment request to the RNC.
Step 9 The RNC accepts or rejects the RAB assignment request based on the resource usage of RAN.
See block point #7.
Step 10 If the RNC accepts the RAB assignment request, it initiates an RB setup process. During the
process, the RNC sets up radio links (RLs) to the NodeB over the Iub interface and sends an
RB setup message to the UE over the Uu interface. The RL or RB setup process may incur
failures. See failure points #8 and #9.
----End
Calculation formula:
IU Paging Congestion Ratio (RNC) = [(VS.RANAP.CsPaging.Loss +
VS.RANAP.PsPaging.Loss)/(VS.RANAP.CsPaging.Att + VS.RANAP.PsPaging.Att)] x
100%
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Calculation formula:
Iu-interface paging loss ratio (cell) =
(VS.RRC.Paging1.Loss.PCHCong.Cell/VS.UTRAN.AttPaging1) x 100%
Counter
Uplink power
congestion
Downlink power
congestion
Uplink CE resource
congestion
Downlink CE resource
congestion
Downlink Iub
bandwidth resource
congestion
Downlink code
resource congestion
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Rejection Reason
Counter
Power congestion
Uplink CE
congestion
Downlink CE
congestion
Downlink code
resource congestion
Iub bandwidth
congestion
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In most cases, the troubleshooting procedure includes detecting abnormal KPIs, selecting top
N cells, and analyzing abnormal KPIs.
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In the case of system bottlenecks, accessibility-related KPIs are usually checked first because
most of the access congestion issues are caused by insufficient system resources.
Figure 3-3 shows key points for bottleneck analysis. The following sections then describe
these key points.
Figure 3-3 Key points for bottleneck analysis
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As shown in Figure 3-4, if the CP CPU load exceeds 50%, analyze the cause of the problem
and prevent the CPU load from increasing further. In addition, perform an in-depth analysis of
the high CPU load, for example, check whether the parameter configurations are appropriate.
If the high CPU load is caused by an increase in traffic volume, it is recommended that you
expand hardware capacity.
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CP/UP flexible deployment can adjust the hardware resources in the CP and UP pools so that
these pools have basically the same average load. Because the non-pooled load in the CP
cannot be shared, dynamic cell allocation is required to balance this load in the CP pool.
If the traffic model changes, the load can be balanced between CP and UP pools to a certain
degree but cannot be completely balanced. For example, if the CP CPU load is lower than the
UP CPU load but the remaining CP resources are insufficient to bear new NodeBs and cells, it
is recommended that you reduce the number of cells in the RNC or add new boards.
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If the UP CPU load exceeds 60%, analyze the cause of the problem and prevent the CPU load
from increasing further. If the high CPU load is caused by an increase in traffic volume, it is
recommended that you expand hardware capacity.
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CE resources can be shared within a resource group. Therefore, CE usage on the NodeB must
be calculated to determine whether CE congestion occurs in a resource group or the NodeB. If
CE congestion occurs in a resource group, reallocate CE resources among resource groups. If
CE congestion occurs in the NodeB, perform capacity expansion.
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Figure 3-8 illustrates the procedure for analyzing power resource usage.
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Generally, adding a carrier is the most effective means of relieving uplink power congestion.
If no additional carrier is available, add a NodeB or reduce the downtilt of the antenna.
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Shorten the period during which PS services are carried on FACHs to enable fast UE
state transition to the CELL_PCH state or idle mode. In addition, set up RRC
connections on DCHs if DCH resources are sufficient.
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Metric Name
Counter
4 Metrics Definitions
Metrics Definitions
Description
Congestion-related Metrics
Call Block Ratio
Vs.Call.Block.Rate (customized)
Vs.RRC.Block.Rate +
(<RRC.SuccConnEstab.sum>
/(<VS.RRC.AttConnEstab.CellDCH> +
<VS.RRC.AttConnEstab.CellFACH>)) x
Vs.Rab.Block.Rate
RRC Congestion
Ratio
Vs.RRC.Block.Rate (customized)
(<VS.RRC.Rej.ULPower.Cong> +
<VS.RRC.Rej.DLPower.Cong> +
<VS.RRC.Rej.ULIUBBand.Cong> +
<VS.RRC.Rej.DLIUBBand.Cong> +
<VS.RRC.Rej.ULCE.Cong> +
<VS.RRC.Rej.DLCE.Cong> +
<VS.RRC.Rej.Code.Cong>)/<VS.RRC.Att
ConnEstab.Sum>
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4 Metrics Definitions
Metric Name
Counter
Description
RAB Congestion
Ratio
Vs.RAB.Block.Rate (customized)
(<VS.RAB.FailEstabCS.ULPower.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabCS.DLPower.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabPS.ULPower.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabPS.DLPower.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabCS.ULCE.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabPS.ULCE.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabCs.DLCE.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabPs.DLCE.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabCs.Code.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabPs.Code.Cong> +
<VS.RAB.FailEstabCS.DLIUBBand.Cong>
+
<VS.RAB.FailEstabCS.ULIUBBand.Cong>
+
<VS.RAB.FailEstabPS.DLIUBBand.Cong>
+
<VS.RAB.FailEstabPS.ULIUBBand.Cong>
)/(VS.RAB.AttEstabCS.Conv +
VS.RAB.AttEstabCS.Str +
VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.Conv +
VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.Bkg +
VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.Int +
VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.StrRAB)
Call Attempts
VS.RAB.AttEstab.Cell (customized)
(<VS.RAB.AttEstCS.Conv> +
<VS.RAB.AttEstab.CS.Str> +
<VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.Conv> +
<VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.Str> +
<VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.Int> +
<VS.RAB.AttEstabPS.Bkg>)
VS.MeanTCP.NonHS
VS.MeanTCP
VS.MeanRTWP
VS.MeanRTWP
Min UL RTWP
VS.MinRTWP
VS.MinRTWP
UL ENU Rate
VS.RAC.UL.EqvUserNum
VS.RAC.UL.EqvUserNum/UlTotalEqUser
Num
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Metric Name
Counter
4 Metrics Definitions
Description
VS.AAL2.CAC.Succ
VS.AAL2.CAC.Att
DL Iub Usage on
Control Plane
VS.SAALLNK.PVCLAYER.TXBY
TES
VS.SAALLNK.PVCLAYER.RXBY
TES
UL Iub Usage on
Control Plane
DL Iub Usage on
User Plane
ATM Transmission
ATM Transmission
VS.AAL2PATH.PVCLAYER.TXB
YTES
VS.AAL2PATH.PVCLAYER.RXB
YTES
IP transmission in non-pooled
networking:
VS.IPPATH.IPLAYER.TXBYTES
VS.IPPATH.IPLAYER.RXBYTES
UL Iub Usage on
User Plane
VS.AAL2.CAC.Succ/VS.AAL2.CAC.Att
VS.IPPOOL.ANI.IPLAYER.TXBYT
ES
VS.IPPOOL.ANI.IPLAYER.RXBY
TES
IP Connection Setup
Success Rate
VS.ANI.IP.Conn.Estab.Succ
VS.ANI.IP.Conn.Estab.Att
VS.ANI.IP.Conn.Estab.Succ/VS.ANI.IP.Co
nn.Estab.Att
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VS.UTRAN.AttPaging1/(<SP> x 60 x
5/0.01)
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4 Metrics Definitions
Metric Name
Counter
Description
FACH Usage
VS.CRNCIubBytesFACH.Tx
VS.PCH.Bandwidth.UsageRate
VS.SRBNum.FACH
VS.OneSRBTTINum.FACH
VS.IndepTRBNum.FACH
FACH Usage =
VS.CRNCIubBytesFACH.Tx x 8/((60 x
<SP> x 168 x 1/0.01) x
VS.PCH.Bandwidth.UsageRate x 6/7 + (60
x <SP> x 360 x 1/0.01) x (1 VS.PCH.Bandwidth.UsageRate x 6/7))
where,
VS.PCH.Bandwidth.UsageRate =
<VS.CRNCIubBytesPCH.Tx>/(<VS.CRNC
.IUB.PCH.Bandwidth> x <SP> x 60)
(2) Utilization of FACH carried on
standalone SCCPCH
FACH Usage = ((VS.SRBNum.FACH VS.OneSRBTTINum.FACH)/2 +
VS.OneSRBTTINum.FACH +
VS.IndepTRBNum.FACH)/(<SP> x
60/0.01)
RACH Usage
VS.CRNCIubBytesRACH.Rx
VS.TRBNum.RACH
VS.TRBNum.RACH
RACH Usage =
((VS.CRNCIubBytesRACH.Rx VS.TRBNum.RACH x 360/8) x
8/168)/(<SP> x 60 x 4/0.02) +
VS.TRBNum.RACH/(<SP> x 60 x 4/0.02)
VS.RAB.SFOccupy
VS.RAB.SFOccupy
OVSF Usage
VS.RAB.SFOccupy.Ratio
VS.RAB.SFOccupy/256
VS.SingleRAB.SF4
VS.MultRAB.SF4
VS.MultRAB.SF8
VS.SingleRAB.SF8
VS.MultRAB.SF16
VS.SingleRAB.SF16
VS.SingleRAB.SF32
VS.MultRAB.SF32
VS.MultRAB.SF64
VS.SingleRAB.SF64
VS.SingleRAB.SF128
VS.MultRAB.SF128
VS.SingleRAB.SF256
VS.MultRAB.SF256
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DCH_OVSF_CODE =
(<VS.SingleRAB.SF4> +
<VS.MultRAB.SF4>) x 64 +
(<VS.MultRAB.SF8> +
<VS.SingleRAB.SF8>) x 32 +
(<VS.MultRAB.SF16> +
<VS.SingleRAB.SF16>) x 16 +
(<VS.SingleRAB.SF32> +
<VS.MultRAB.SF32>) x 8 +
(<VS.MultRAB.SF64> +
<VS.SingleRAB.SF64>) x 4 +
(<VS.SingleRAB.SF128> +
<VS.MultRAB.SF128>) x 2 +
(<VS.SingleRAB.SF256> +
<VS.MultRAB.SF256>)
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Metric Name
Counter
4 Metrics Definitions
Description
VS.SUBSYS.CPULOAD.MEAN
VS.SUBSYS.CPULOAD.MEAN
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
INT Load
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
VS.INT.TRANSLOAD.RATIO.MEAN
VS.INT.TRANSLOAD.RATIO.MEAN
VS.NodeB.ULCreditUsed.Mean
VS.LC.ULCreditUsed.Mean
VS.LC.DLCreditUsed.Mean
License-based
Uplink CE Usage
VS.HW.DLCreditAvailable
VS.HW.ULCreditAvailable
Sum_AllCells_of_NodeB(VS.LC.DLCredit
Used.Mean)/DL NodeB License CE Cfg
Number
If the value of
VS.NodeB.ULCreditUsed.Mean is greater
than 0, the following formula is true:
(VS.NodeB.ULCreditUsed.Mean/2)/UL
NodeB License CE Cfg Number
Otherwise, the following formula is true:
Sum_AllCells_of_NodeB(VS.LC.ULCredit
Used.Mean/2)/UL NodeB License CE Cfg
Number
Hardware-based Do
wnlink CE Usage
Sum_AllCells_of_NodeB(VS.LC.DLCredit
Used.Mean)/VS.HW.DLCreditAvailable
Hardware-based
Uplink CE Usage
If the value of
VS.NodeB.ULCreditUsed.Mean is greater
than 0, the following formula is true:
(VS.NodeB.ULCreditUsed.Mean/2)/VS.H
W.ULCreditAvailable
Otherwise, the following formula is true:
Sum_AllCells_of_NodeB(VS.LC.ULCredit
Used.Mean/2)/VS.HW.ULCreditAvailable
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
VS.CPU.CPULOAD.MEAN
VS.Frame.Flux. Mean.TxRate
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VS.DedicMeaRpt.MEAN
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Metric Name
Counter
4 Metrics Definitions
Description
Hardware-based
CNBAP Usage
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VS.BOARD.UsedHsdpaUserRatio.Mean
VS.BOARD.UsedHsupaUserRatio.Mean
VS.BOARD.UsedHsupaUserRatio.Mean
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5 Reference Documents
Reference Documents
This chapter lists the documents referenced within the text and provides the document name,
document package, and document package download path at http://support.huawei.com.
Document Name
Document Package
Document
Package Download Path at
http://support.huawei.com
RAN
Feature Documentation
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