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UMTS Performance Measurement
A Practical Guide to KPIs for the UTRAN Environment

Ralf Kreher
Tektronix MPT Berlin GmbH & Co. KG
Germany

UMTS Performance Measurement

UMTS Performance Measurement
A Practical Guide to KPIs for the UTRAN Environment

Ralf Kreher
Tektronix MPT Berlin GmbH & Co. KG
Germany

Copyright ß 2006

Ralf Kreher

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Contents
Preface

ix

Acknowledgements

xi

1

Basics of Performance Measurement in UMTS Terrestrial Radio
Access Network (UTRAN)
1.1 General Ideas of Performance Measurement
1.1.1 What is a KPI?
1.1.2 KPI Aggregation Levels and Correlations
1.1.3 Basic Approach to Capture and Filter Performance-Related
Data in UTRAN
1.1.4 Performance MeasurementDefinitions of 3GPP
1.1.5 User Experience vs. 3GPP Performance Measurement
Definitions
1.1.5.1 Problems with Registration and Call Setup
1.1.5.2 Dropped Calls
1.1.5.3 Poor Transmission Speed
1.1.5.4 Corrupted Data
1.1.6 Basics of PS Call Analysis in UTRAN
1.2 Basic Architectural Concept of Performance Measurement Equipment
Based on Protocol Analysis
1.2.1 Protocol Decoding and Protocol...