5G RAN KPI Reference Guide
5G RAN KPI Reference Guide
This document describes basic key performance indicators (KPIs) in the 5G RAN. The
KPI formulas are used in common scenarios. Only associated key counters are provided
in this document.
NOTE:
The KPIs described in this document are for common scenarios and the formulas are for
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
Network planners
Network administrators
Network operators
Product Versions
The following table lists the product versions related to this document.
DBS3900
DBS3900 LampSite
BTS3900
BTS5900
BTS3900A
BTS5900A
BTS3900L
BTS5900L
BTS3900AL
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Organization
5G RAN KPI Reference
Changes in 5G RAN KPI Reference
Accessibility KPIs
Retainability KPIs
Mobility KPIs
Service Integrity KPIs
Utilization KPIs
Availability KPIs
Traffic KPIs
NSA DC Accessibility and Mobility KPIs
Reference Documents
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
01 (2019-06-06)
This is the first commercial release.
Compared with Draft A (2018-12-30), this issue includes the following new topics:
NSA DC Accessibility and Mobility KPIs
Compared with Draft A (2018-12-30), this issue does not include any changes or
exclude any topics.
Draft A (2018-12-30)
This is a draft.
Compared with V100R013C10, this issue includes the following changes:
Added KPIs in Accessibility KPIs, Retainability KPIs, Mobility KPIs, and Availability KPIs.
Update KPIs in User Downlink Average Throughput (DU) and User Uplink Average Throughput
(DU) .
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Definition
Object Cell or radio network
The RRC Setup Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1.
Formula RRCS_SR = (RRCSetupSuccess/RRCSetupAttempt) x 100%
Unit %
Note None
Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (Service) KPI is defined in Table 1.
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Table
Name1 RRCRRC
Setup Success
Setup Rate
Success (Service)
Rate (CU)
(Service) (CU)
Unit %
Note None
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Definition
The RRC Setup Success Rate (Signaling) KPI is defined in Table 1 .
Unit %
Note None
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Definition
The NGSIG Connection Setup Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1 .
Formula NGSIGS_SR =
(NGSIGConnectionEstablishSuccess/NGSIGConnectionEstablishAttempt
x 100%
Unit %
Note None
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Definition
Table 1 lists
the definition of the QoS flow setup success rate of all services. For details
about how to measure the number of QoS flow setup attempts and the number of
successful setups, see "Description" in this section.
F l Q Fl S SR (Q Fl S t S /Q Fl S t Att t)
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Formula
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Accessibility KPIs = (QosFlowSetupSuccess/QosFlowSetupAttempt)
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Unit %
Note None
Definition
The Call Setup Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1. This KPI is the product of the
RRC connection setup success rate for services, NG signaling connection setup success
rate, and QoS flow setup success rate.
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x (QosFlowSetupSuccess/QosFlowSetupAttempt)
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Unit %
Note None
NOTE:
Retainability KPIs, such as the service drop rate, are not defined because protocols are not
specified. The definition of 5G retainability KPIs will be provided after the standards are
specified in protocols.
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Mobility KPIs are used to evaluate the mobility performance of the NR network, which
is critical to user experience. Three categories of mobility KPIs are defined based on the
following handover types: intra-RAT intra-frequency, intra-RAT inter-frequency, and
inter-RAT.
Intra-Frequency Handover Out Success Rate (CU)
Intra-RAT Handover In Success Rate (CU)
Inter-RAT Handover Out Success Rate (NR to LTE) (CU)
Intra-gNodeB outgoing handovers can be further classified into handovers with RRC
connection reestablishment and handovers without RRC connection reestablishment.
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frequency outgoing handover execution attempts in the source cell. At point C, when
the gNodeB receives an RRC Reconfiguration Complete message from the UE,
which indicates that the handover is complete, the gNodeB counts the number of
successful intra-gNodeB intra-frequency outgoing handover executions in the source
cell.
Figure 1 Intra-gNodeB outgoing handovers without RRC connection
reestablishment
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B. When the source gNodeB receives a UE CONTEXT RELEASE message from the
target gNodeB or receives a UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMMAND message from
the AMF, indicating that the UE successfully accesses the target cell, the source
gNodeB counts the number of successful intra-frequency outgoing handover
executions in the source cell at point C.
Figure 5 Xn-based inter-gNodeB outgoing handover with RRC connection
reestablishment to the target cell
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Figure 6 NG-based
reestablishment to the
inter-gNodeB
target cell outgoing handover with RRC connection
As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, the source cell and target cell operate at the same
frequency. At point B, when the source gNodeB sends an RRC Reconfiguration
message carrying the handover command to the UE, the source gNodeB counts the
number of intra-frequency outgoing handover execution attempts in the source cell.
At point C, when the source gNodeB receives an RRC Reestablishment Complete
message from the UE, the source gNodeB counts the number of successful intra-
frequency outgoing handover executions in the source cell.
Figure 7 Xn-based inter-gNodeB outgoing handover with RRC connection
reestablishment to the source cell
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Definition
The Intra-Frequency Handover Out Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1 . The number
of outgoing handover execution attempts and the number of successful outgoing
handover executions are collected based on the description in "Description" in this
section.
Formula IntraFreqHOOut_SR =
(IntraFreqHOOutSuccess/IntraFreqHOOutAttempt) x 100%
Unit %
Note None
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gNodeB over the Xn interface to instruct the source gNodeB to release the UE
context, the target gNodeB counts the number of successful incoming handover
executions in the target cell at point C.
Figure 5 Xn-based inter-gNodeB incoming handover with RRC connection
reestablishment to the target cell
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Definition
The Intra-RAT Handover In Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1.
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Unit %
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Definition
The Inter-RAT Handover Out Success Rate (NR to LTE) KPI is defined in Table 1.
Unit %
Note If the failure caused by the core network is not calculated in some
scenarios, the following formula can be used:
Inter RAT Handover Out Success Rate (NR to LTE) =
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Inter-RAT Handover Out Success Rate (NR to LTE) =
Parent Topic: Mobility KPIs )/( ) x 100%
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Formula UserDLAveThp =
UserDLRmvLastSlotTrafficVolume/UserDLRmvLastSlotTransferTime
Unit Gbit/s
Note None
Definition
The User Uplink Average Throughput KPI is defined in Table 1 and is calculated based
on the total traffic volume and data transmission duration of a UE in the uplink when
the small packet transmission is not counted.
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Formula UserULAveThp =
UserULRmvSmallPktTrafficVolume/UserULRmvSmallPktTransferTime
Unit Gbit/s
Note None
Definition
The Cell Downlink Average Throughput KPI is defined in Table 1 and is calculated
based on the total traffic volume and data transmission duration in the downlink of a
cell.
Unit Gbit/s
Note None
Definition
The Cell Uplink Average Throughput KPI is defined in Table 1 and is calculated based
on the total traffic volume and data transmission duration in the uplink of a cell.
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Topic:None
Formula CellULAveThp = CellULTrafficVolume/CellULTransferTime
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Associated Cell Uplink Average Throughput = [Link]/[Link]
Counters© Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Unit Gbit/s
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Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI indicates the busy-hour uplink RB usage in each cell or network.
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Definition
The
Table
Uplink
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Resource
Resource
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Utilizing
Utilizing
Rate KPI
Rateis (DU)
defined in Table 1.
Unit %
Note None
Definition
The Average CPU Load KPI is defined in Table 1 .
Object CPU
Formula MeanCPUUtility
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Unit %
Note None
Definition
The Radio Network Unavailability Rate KPI is defined in Table 1. This KPI is calculated
based on the length of time all cell services are unavailable on the radio network.
Formula RAN_Unavail_Rate =
(ΣCellUnavailTime/(TheTotalNumberOfCellsInCluster x {SP} × 60)) x
100%
Unit %
Note None
Description
This KPI is used to evaluate the downlink traffic volume in a cell, which is measured at
the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer.
Formula DLTrafficVolume
Unit kbit
Note None
Definition
The Uplink Traffic Volume KPI is defined in Table 1 .
Description
Table 1 Uplink Traffic Volume (DU)
This KPI is used to evaluate the uplink traffic volume in a cell, which is measured at the
RLC layer.
Name Uplink Traffic Volume (DU)
Unit kbit
Note None
Formula AvgUserNumber
Unit N/A
Note None
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Formula MaxUserNumber
Unit N/A
Note None
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This KPI is used to evaluate the SgNB addition success rate in NSA DC scenarios. For
details about SgNB addition procedures, see 3GPP TS 37.340. The number of SgNB
addition attempts is measured at point A in Figure 1, and the number of successful SgNB
additions is measured at point B in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Measurement points of SgNB addition in NSA DC scenarios
Definition
The SgNB Addition Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1 .
Unit %
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Note None
This KPI is used to evaluate the intra-SgNB cell change success rate in NSA DC
scenarios. For details about intra-SgNB cell change procedures, see 3GPP TS 37.340.
The number of intra-SgNB cell change attempts is measured at point A in Figure 1 , and
the number of successful intra-SgNB cell changes is measured at point B in Figure 1 .
Figure 1 Measurement points of intra-SgNB cell change in NSA DC scenarios
Description
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Formula
Object (IntraSgNBPscellChangeSuccess/IntraSgNBPscellChangeAttempt)
Cell or radio network
IntraSgNBPscellChange_SR = x
The Intra-SgNB PSCell Change Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1 .
100%
Associated Intra-SgNB
Table 1 Intra-SgNB PSCell
PSCell Change
Change Success
Success RateRate =
Counters ([Link] / [Link]) x
100%
Name Intra-SgNB PSCell Change Success Rate
Unit %
Note None
This KPI is used to evaluate the inter-SgNB cell change success rate in NSA DC
scenarios For details about inter-SgNB cell change procedures see 3GPP TS 37 340
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scenarios. For details about inter-SgNB cell change procedures, see 3GPP TS 37.340.
The number of inter-SgNB cell change attempts is measured at point A in Figure 1 , and
the number of successful inter-SgNB cell changes is measured at point B in Figure 1 .
Figure 1 Measurement points of inter-SgNB cell change in NSA DC scenarios
Definition
The Inter-SgNB PSCell Change Success Rate KPI is defined in Table 1 .
Formula InterSgNBPscellChange_SR =
(InterSgNBPscellChangeSuccess/InterSgNBPscellChangeAttempt) x
100%
Unit
Note %
None
Parent Topic: NSA DC Accessibility and Mobility KPIs
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Definition
The SgNB-Triggered Abnormal SgNB Release Rate KPI is defined in Table 1.
Formula SgNBTriSgNBAbnormalReleaseRate =
(SgNBTriSgNBAbnormalRelease/SgNBRelease) x 100%
Unit %
Note None
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