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References
 31160978-BSC Traffic Statistic

Manual Volume I
 31033202-BSS Signaling Analysis
Manual
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 Upon completion of this course, you will
be able to:
 Understand some often-used traffic
statistics indices
 Know the measurement points of
relevant indices

Chapter 1 Measurement in Immediate
Assignment
Chapter 2 Measurement in TCH Seizure
Chapter 3 Measurement in Call Drop
Chapter 4 Measurement in Handover
Chapter 5 Other Important Measurement

Immediate assignment requests
 Description: When network service is required, MS reports a CHANNEL
REQUEST message on RACH, requesting a dedicated control channel.
Upon reception of this message, BSC starts channel allocation and measures
this item.
MS BTS BSC
CHANNEL REQUEST
CHANNEL REQUIRED
CHANNEL ACTIVATION
CHANNEL ACTIVATION ACKNOWLEDGE
IMMEDIATE ASSIGN COMMAND

EST_IND

Successful immediate assignments
 Description: In the immediate assignment procedure, after successfully seizing a channel
(SDCCH or TCH) allocated by BSC for transferring signaling, MS reports a SABM frame on this
channel to BTS, indicating the establishment of a radio link layer connection in the multi-frame
mode. BTS returns a UA frame to MS, and sends an ESTABLISH INDICATION message to
BSC, notifying it to establish a normal Um interface connection.

Immediate assignment success rate (%)
 Formula: Successful immediate assignments/ Immediate

assignment requests

Chapter 1 Measurement in Immediate
Assignment
Chapter 5 Other Important Measuremen

t

Attempted TCH seizures for call
 Description: This statistic item measures the number of times
BSC receives ASSIGNMENT REQUEST messages from MSC
requesting to seize TCH.
MS BTS BSC MSC
Assignment Request
Channel Activation
Channel Activation Ack

Assignment Command

Attempted TCH seizures for very early assignment
 Description: This statistic item measures the number of times BSC
receives CHANNEL REQUEST messages from MS requesting to seize
TCH, either TCH first allocation or reallocation is included.
MS BTS BSC
Channel Request
Channel Required
Channel Activation

Immediate Assignment Command
SABM
Establish Indication

Attempted TCH seizures for intra-BSC incoming cell
handover
 Description: In the intra-BSC handover procedure, this statistic item measures th
e number of times the target cell receives Intercell Handover Request messages f
rom the originating cell, requesting allocation of TCH.
MS BTS1 BSC Ori-Cell BSC Des-Cell BTS2
MR
Inter-cell HO Req
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
Inter-cell HO Resp
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP

Attempted TCH seizures for inter-BSC incoming cell
handover
 Description: In the inter-BSC handover procedure, this statistic item measures
the number of times the cell in Huawei BSC receives HANDOVER REQUEST
messages from other BSC (transferred via MSC), requesting allocation of TCH.
MS Other BSC HW BSC HW BTS MSC
HO Required
HO Request
CH ACT
HO REQ ACK CH ACT ACK

HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP

Attempted TCH seizures (including
handover)
 Formula: Attempted TCH seizures (including handover) = Attempted TCH
seizures for call + Attempted TCH seizures for very early assignment +
Attempted TCH seizures for intra-BSC incoming cell handover + Attempted
TCH seizures for inter-BSC incoming cell handover

Attempted TCH seizures (excluding
handover)
 Formula: Attempted TCH seizures (excluding handover) =
Attempted TCH seizures for call + Attempted TCH seizures for
very early assignment

TCH seizure failures for call
 Description: BSS might fail to implement the assignment procedure due to some reason
after receiving ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message from MSC.
 There are 5 subsequent processes after the reception of ASSIGNMENT REQUEST.
 Mode modify.
 Queue (if there is no available channel during re-allocation and the system supports
queue).
 Directed retry (if there is no available channel during re-allocation and the system
supports directed retry).
 No available channel after the queue timeout; directed retry again if the system
supports directed retry.
 Normal assignment: new channel is assigned, activated, and then is normally seized
by the MS.
 In assignment procedure, if BSS fails to respond to ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE message
to MSC due to some reason after receiving ASSIGNMENT REQUEST message, this item
is measured and BSS responds ASSIGNMENT FAILURE message to MSC simultaneously.

TCH seizure failures for very early assignment
 This item is measured if there is no available TCH when the MS requests

channel from BSC in very early TCH assignment procedure.
 In very early TCH assignment procedure, after BSC allocates a TCH, it
sends a CHANNEL ACTIVATION message to the BTS to activate this
channel. If BTS returns the CHANNEL ACTIVATION NEGATIVE
ACKNOWLEDGE message. Then this item is measured when BSC
receives this message.
 In very early TCH assignment procedure, after BSC allocates a TCH,
sends a CHANNEL ACTIVATION message to the BTS to activate this
channel. At the same time, BSC starts the timer. Then this item is
measured if the response from the BTS has not been received when the
timer expires.

TCH seizure failures for intra-BSC incoming cell
handover (no radio resource)
 Description: in intra BSC incoming cell handover procedure,

this item is measured if the target cell has no available TCH
when allocating TCH upon reception of the Inter-cell Handover
Request message requesting TCH from other cell in the same
BSC.
 Measurement point: in intra BSC incoming cell handover, this
item is measured if it is TCH that is requested and the
handover fails due to no available TCH.

TCH seizure failures for inter-BSC incoming
cell handover (no radio resource)
 Description: this item measures the handover failure in inter-
BSC handover due to no available radio channel or timer for
queue expires in target cell in the target BSC.
 Measurement point: In incoming BSC handover procedure
occurs when the MS is seizing TCH, if there is no available
TCH after the target cell receives the HANDOVER REQUEST
message and queue isn't supported, this item is measured. If
there is no available TCH but both BSC and this handover
support the queue, then the system starts the timer to wait for
TCH release. This item is measured if there is still no TCH
available when the timer expires.

TCH seizure failures (excluding handover)
 Description: This item indicates the TCH seizure failures for

calls and for very early TCH assignment, excluding the ones
for handover..
 Formula: TCH seizures failures for call + TCH seizures failures
for very early assignment

TCH seizure failures (including handover)
 Description: This item indicates all TCH seizure failures,

excluding the ones for intra-cell handover.
 Formula: TCH seizure failures for call + TCH seizure failures
for very early assignment + TCH seizure failures for intra BSC
incoming cell handover (no radio resource) + TCH seizure
failures for inter BSC incoming cell handover (no radio
resource)

Attempted TCH seizures meeting TCH overflow
 Description: this item is measured if there is no available TCH

in immediate TCH assignment, TCH assignment, incoming
BSC handover on TCH, or intra BSC incoming cell handover
procedure. Though no TCH available, the call might initiate
forced seizure, queue, and directed retry procedure etc.,
according to the actual situation. So this item does not means
that the implementation of calling procedure fails.
 Measurement point: this item is measured if there is no
available TCH when requesting TCH in the calling procedure.

TCH congestion rate (excluding handover)
(%)
 Description: This item indicates the percentage of attempted
TCH seizure failures (excluding the ones for handover) in total
TCH requests.
 Formula: (TCH seizure failures for call + TCH seizure failures
for very early assignment) / (attempted TCH seizures for call +
attempted TCH seizures for very early assignment)

TCH congestion rate (including handover)(%)
 Description: This item indicates the percentage of attempted TCH seiz

ure failures (including the ones for handover, excluding the ones for int
racell handover) in total TCH requests.
 Formula: (TCH seizure failures for call + TCH seizure failures for very
early assignment + TCH seizure failures for intra BSC incoming cell ha
ndover (no radio resource) + TCH seizure failures for inter BSC incomi
ng cell handover (no radio resource) ) / (attempted TCH seizures for c
all + attempted TCH seizures for very early assignment + attempted T
CH seizures for intra-BSC incoming cell handover + attempted TCH se
izures for inter-BSC incoming cell handover)

TCH congestion rate (TCH overflow)(%)
 Description: This item indicates the percentage of meeting a

TCH blocked state on attempted TCH seizures in attempted
TCH seizures (all).
 Formula: Attempted TCH seizures meeting a TCH blocked
state / Attempted TCH seizures (all)

Chapter 1 Measurement in Immediate Assignment

Successful TCH seizures
 Description: In the very early assignment procedure,

assignment procedure and handover procedure, BSC
measures this item when MS successfully seizes the TCH
allocated by the network. In the assignment procedure,
successful directed retry is regarded as successful TCH
seizure.

 In the very early assignment procedure for TCH, this item is
measured when BSC receives an CHANNEL ACTIVATION
ACKNOWLEDGE message from BTS.
MS BTS BSC
Channel Request
Channel Required
Channel Activation
Immediate Assignment Command

SABM
Establish Indication

 This item is measured when the assignment procedure is
successfully completed, and BSC sends an ASSIGNMENT
COMPLETE message to MSC.
MS BTS BSC MSC
ASS REQ
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
ASS CMD
SABM
EST IND
UA
ASS CMP
ASS CMP

 In the assignment procedure, if directed retry is successfully implemented and
the target cell for direct retry belongs to the current BSC, the target cell shall send
an Inter Clear Request message to the originating cell, notifying it to clear
resources and connections. This item shall be measured when the originating cell
receives the Inter Clear Request message.
MS BTSo BSCo BSCt BTSt MSC
ASS REQ
Internal HO REQ CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
HO CMD CH ACT ACK
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
EST IND
UA
HO CMP
HO CMP
Internal Clear REQ
(Internal HO Success)
ASS CMP

 In the assignment procedure, if directed retry is successfully implemented and
the target cell for direct retry belongs to other BSC, MSC shall send a CLEAR
COMMAND to the originating cell to clear the previous connections. This item
shall be measured when the originating cell receives the CLEAR COMMAND
message.
MS BTSo BSCo MSC BSC BTSt
ASS REQ t
HO RQD CH ACT
HO REQ
HO CMD HO REQ ACK CH ACT ACK
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
HO Detect
SABM
EST IND
UA
HO CMP
HO CMP HO CMP
CLR CMD
CLR CMP

 In the intra-BSC incoming cell handover procedure and intracell handover
procedure, this item is measured in the target cell when BSC receives HA
NDOVER DETECTION from BTS.
MR
Inter-cell HO Req
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
Inter-cell HO Resp
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP

 In the incoming BSC handover procedure, this item is measured in the
target BSC when the target BSC receives a HANDOVER DETECTION
message from BTS.
HO Required
HO Request
CH ACT

HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP

TCH call drop
 Description: in assignment procedure and traffic channel handover procedure,

BSC measures TCH call drop when the process implementation fails due to
some reason after MS has accessed the TCH assigned by BSC. Or this item
is measured when call drop takes place due to some reason when MS is in
normal seizure of TCH. After the above cases occur, BSC sends CLEAR
REQUEST message to MSC to request to clear the call.

TCH call drop
 In the case TCH serves as traffic channel, this item is measured when BSC receives
ERROR INDICATION message or CONNECT FAILURE INDICATION message from
BTS due to an abnormal case for a radio link layer connection.
MS BTS BSC MSC
ASS REQ
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
ASS CMD
SABM
EST IND
UA
ERR IND
CONN FAIL IND

TCH call drop
 Drop in intra-BSC handover.
MR
Inter-cell HO Req
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
Inter-cell HO Resp
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
ERR IND
CONN FAIL IND

TCH call drop
 Drop in inter-BSC handover.
MS BSC1 BSC2 BTS2 MSC

HO RQD
HO REQ
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
HO REQ ACK
HO CMD HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
ERR IND
CONN FAIL IND

TCH call drop rate (%)
 Description: This item measures the percentage of TCH call
drops in successful TCH seizures.
 Formula: TCH call drop / Successful TCH seizures


Attempted incoming internal inter cell handovers
 Description: During the procedure of internal intercell handover, the source cell sends an Intercel
l Handover Request message to the target cell after handover algorithm decision. This item mea
sures the times of the current cell, as the target cell of internal intercell handover, receiving the I
ntercell Handover Request message. It indicates the frequency of the intraBSC handover from o
ther cells to the current cell.
MR
Inter-cell HO Req
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
Inter-cell HO Resp
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP

Attempted incoming inter-BSC inter cell handovers
 Description: During the procedure of interBSC handover, on reception of HANDOVER
REQUEST from MSC, the target BSC will pack this message into IntoBSC Handover R
equest to be transferred to the BM of the target cell. This item measures the times of t
he current cell receiving IntoBSC Handover Request. It indicates the frequency of the
handovers from cells in other BSC to the current cell.

HO Required
HO Request
CH ACT

HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP
Attempted outgoing internal inter cell handovers
 Description: Internal intercell handover is normally triggered by receiving strength, receiving
quality, TA, traffic load, Response to MSC invocation, directed retry, rapid rxlevel drop, better
cell, O&M intervention. The source cell and the target cell are different ones in the same BS
C. This item measures the times of internal intercell handover attempts initiated by the curre
nt cell. This item reflects the frequency of the current cell initiating internal intercell handover
s.
MR
Inter-cell HO Req
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
Inter-cell HO Resp
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP

Attempted outgoing inter-BSC inter cell handovers
 The source cell and target cell are in different BSCs. The source cell se
nds a HANDOVER REQUIRED message to MSC to initiate a handover
. This message contains a list of candidate cells for handover.
HO Required
HO Request
CH ACT

HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP

Attempted inter cell handovers
 Description: This item measures the times of attempted inter cell handovers in the
current cell, including incoming internal inter cell handover, incoming interBSC inte
r cell handover, outgoing internal inter cell handover and outgoing interBSC inter c
ell handover.
 Formula: Attempted incoming internal inter cell handovers+ Attempted incoming int
er-BSC inter cell handovers + Attempted outgoing internal inter cell handovers + At
tempted outgoing inter-BSC inter cell handovers.

Successful incoming internal inter cell handovers
 Description: Internal intercell handovers can be classified into two types by the ha
ndover cause: directed retry, non-directed retry (e.g. signal quality, signal strength
, TA, traffic load, rapid rxlevel drop, better cell, Response to MSC invocation, and
O&M intervention). This item measures the times of successful handovers.

 Measured when the target cell (current cell) sends ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE t
o MSC after the MS has been successfully handed over to the target cell in the i
nternal intercell handover (handover cause: directed retry)
MS BTSo BSCo BSCt BTSt MSC
ASS REQ
Internal HO REQ CH ACT
CH ACT ACK CH ACT ACK
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
EST IND
UA
HO CMP
HO CMP
Internal Clear REQ
ASS CMP

 Measured when the target cell (current cell) sends a HANDOVER PERFORMED message to
MSC after the MS has been successfully handed over to the target cell in the internal intercell
handover (handover cause: non-directed retry, e.g. signal quality, signal strength, TA, traffic lo
ad, rapid rxlevel drop, better cell, Response to MSC invocation, and O&M intervention)
MS BTS1 BSC Ori-Cell BSC Des-Cell BTS2 MSC
MR
Inter-cell HO Req
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
Inter-cell HO Resp
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP
HO Performed

Successful incoming inter-BSC inter cell handovers
 During the procedure of interBSC handover, the target (current) cell receives HA
NDOVER COMPLETE, and sends it to MSC. This item is measured in this case.
HO Required
HO Request
CH ACT

HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP
HO CMP
HO CMP

Successful outgoing internal inter cell handovers
 During the procedure of internal intercell handover, the source cell (current cell) re
ceives Inter Clear Request (cause: internal intercell handover succeeded) from the
target cell. This item is measured in this case.
MS BTS1 BSC Ori-Cell BSC Des-Cell BTS2 MSC
MR
Inter-cell HO Req CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
Inter-cell HO Resp
HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP
Internal Clear REQ HO Performed

Successful outgoing inter-BSC inter cell handovers
 During the procedure of interBSC handover, the source cell (current cell) receives the CL
EAR COMMAND message (cause: handover success) from MSC. This item is measured i
n this case.

HO RQD
HO REQ
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
HO REQ ACK
HO CMD HO CMD
HO Access
HO Detect
SABM
UA
HO CMP
HO CMP
HO CMP
Clear CMD (HO Success)
Clear CMP

Inter cell handover success rate (%)
 Description: This item measures the success rate of the inter c

ell handovers in the current cell, including incoming internal inte
r cell handover, incoming inter-BSC inter cell handover, outgoin
g inte-BSC inter cell handover and outgoing inter-BSC inter cell
handover.
 Formula: (Successful incoming internal inter cell handovers + S
uccessful incoming inter-BSC inter cell handovers + Successful
outgoing internal inter cell handovers + Successful outgoing int
er-BSC inter cell handovers) / (Attempted incoming internal inte
r cell handovers+ Attempted incoming inter-BSC inter cell hand
overs + Attempted outgoing internal inter cell handovers + Atte
mpted outgoing inter-BSC inter cell handovers)


Circuit paging (A-interface) success rate
 Formula: Successful circuit pagings of Abis interface / Receive
d circuit paging messages from MSC
MS BTS BSC MSC
Paging REQ Paging CMD Paging
A
CH REQ CH RQD
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
IMM ASS CMD IMM ASS CMD

SABM
EST IND
UA
B

Percentage of TRX in good condition (%)
 Description: This item measures the percentage of good TRXs in total

configured TRXs.
 Formula: Sum of available TRX in the BSC / Sum of configured TRX in
the BSC

Percentage of CPU occupation (%)
 Description: This item measures the percentage of CPU in busy status
during the measurement cycle. "CPU in busy status" can be that CPU is
process system message or timing task. It is opponent to "CPU in idle
status", which means that the ready message queue of operation system
is empty, no clock interruption occurs and CPU is waiting for clock
interruption.
 Note: The internal sampling period of CPU occupation in BSC is 10
seconds. The occupation is obtained by calculating idle rate. This means
whenever CPU is idle, the duration of its idle time is summed up. After 10
seconds, the percentage of idle time is calculated, and then the CPU
occupation is obtained by subtracting this percentage from 1.
 Measurement point: Whenever CPU is idle, the duration of its idle time is
summed up every 10 seconds.

Peak percentage of CPU occupation (%)
 Description: Maximum CPU occupation within the

measurement cycle.
 Measurement point: Whenever a higher CPU occupation is
found within the period, its value is recorded.

Signaling link failure
 Description: This item measures the times of SS7 link out of

service for various causes. When a signaling link is out of
service, its status is unavailable. But when a signaling link is
unavailable, it is not necessarily out of service. For example, a
signaling link can be unavailable due to remote management
inhibited, but this link is not faulty.
 Measurement point: This item is measured when SS7 is out of
service

Signaling link in congestion
 Description: This item measures the times of the number of

messages in the sending buffer to be sent from L3 of MTP
service module of BSC exceeding congestion threshold.
 Measurement point: This item is measured when the number of
messages in the sending buffer to be sent from L3 of MTP
service module of BSC exceeds congestion threshold.

Summary
 Measurement in Immediate Assignment
 Measurement in TCH Seizure
 Measurement in Call Drop
 Measurement in Handover
 Other Important Measurement

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 31160978-BSC Traffic Statistic

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Chapter 2 Measurement in TCH Seizure

Chapter 3 Measurement in Call Drop

Chapter 4 Measurement in Handover

Chapter 5 Other Important Measurement

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IMMEDIATE ASSIGN COMMAND

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 Formula: Successful immediate assignments/ Immediate

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Chapter 2 Measurement in TCH Seizure

Chapter 3 Measurement in Call Drop

Chapter 4 Measurement in Handover

Chapter 5 Other Important Measuremen

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MS BTS BSC MSC

Channel Activation Ack

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Channel Activation Ack

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MS Other BSC HW BSC HW BTS MSC

HO REQ ACK CH ACT ACK

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 This item is measured if there is no available TCH when the MS requests

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 Description: in intra BSC incoming cell handover procedure,

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 Description: This item indicates the TCH seizure failures for

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 Description: This item indicates all TCH seizure failures,

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 Description: this item is measured if there is no available TCH

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 Description: This item indicates the percentage of attempted TCH seiz

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 Description: This item indicates the percentage of meeting a

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Chapter 2 Measurement in TCH Seizure

Chapter 3 Measurement in Call Drop

Chapter 4 Measurement in Handover

Chapter 5 Other Important Measurement

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 Description: In the very early assignment procedure,

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Channel Activation Ack

Immediate Assignment Command

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