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Contents
1

Objectives ...............................................................................................4

2
2.1

Introduction ............................................................................................5
User interface ...........................................................................................9

Traffic Measurements ..........................................................................10

Traffic Observations ............................................................................13

GSM Measurements .............................................................................15

Field Reporting .....................................................................................18

GSM Trace ............................................................................................20

8
8.1
8.2
8.3

MGW Measurements ............................................................................22

Interface-specific TC measurement .......................................................23
ATM layer measurement ........................................................................24
Unit load measurement ..........................................................................25

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9.1
9.2

PCM Statistic Measurement ................................................................27

PCM statistics permanent measurement ...............................................27
PCM statistics temporary measurement ................................................27

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Objectives
After these exercises the participant should be able to:

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Define the correct logical files to collect different types of reports

Start and stop circuit measurement, cell measurement, destination

measurement and control unit measurement

Set and remove circuit observation and failed call observation

Start and stop VLR, HLR, and AC measurements

Start and print the report for different types of field reporting

Start and stop MGW measurements

Interpret and analyse the collecting report.

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Introduction
By analysing the traffic administration report the operator can monitor
the performances of the network, which can be divided into six groups:
1.

Call traffic performance

2.

Signalling traffic performance

3.

Mobility performance

4.

Security performance

5.

Load and availability performance

6.

Services performance.

To get the report for each performance, the operators have to define and
start different types of measurements, observations or supervisions.
There are many commands introduced for the NSS statistics function.
Traffic administration MML commands can be divided into the following
main groups:

Traffic data

Figure 1.

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Traffic Observations
GSM Measurements
Traffic Supervisions
Load Observations
Field Reporting
GSM Tracing

Reports

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The creation of the traffic data depends on the type of that

measurement, observation or supervision.
In MSS
Traffic measurements :

1.

Define object list.

There are nine objects, which can be measured and defined by
different command groups:

2.

Circuit groups

TG

Destination-specific

TD

Control unit

TN

Traffic categories

TR

Cell

TK

Data service unit measurement

T2

Announcement channels

TF

Internal announcements

TF

Directivity (from incoming circuit groups) TG , TD

Directivity (from incoming destination)

Create traffic measurement for the created object.

Command group

3.

4.

TD
TM

Start the created traffic measurement.

Command group

TM

Start the Data service unit measurement

T2

Stop the created traffic measurement.

Command group

TM

Stop the Data service unit measurement

T2

Traffic observation

1.

Set the observation.

Command group

2.

Remove the observation.

Command group

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Traffic supervision

1.

2.

Activate the supervision.

Disturbance

TC

Circuit seizure

TE

Circuit seizure times

TT

Stop the supervision you just started.

Command group

TC, TE, TT

GSM measurements

1.

2.

Create the measurement.

VLR

TP

HLR

TP

HO (handover)

TP

AUC (authentication)

TP

EIR

TP

Start the measurement you created.

Command group

3.

TP

Stop the measurement.

Command group

TP

Load observation

1.

Set objects under observation.

These are the objects that the users can set for load observation:

2.

Circuit groups

TL

Control units

TL

Computer units

TL

Message bus

TL

Start the load observation.

Command group

3.

Stop the load observation.

Command group

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Field reporting

1.

2.

Activate field reporting.

Reporting on subscriber facilities

TU

Reporting on restarts

TU

Reporting on service level data

TU

Print intermediate report.

Command group

3.

TU

Stop field reporting.

Command group

TU

GSM tracing

1.

2.

Activate subscriber tracing.

In the MSC/VLR

MW

In the HLR

MT

Deactivate subscriber tracing.

In the MSC/VLR

MW

In the HLR

MT

In MGW
Traffic measurements:

Create the Object List, Start, End

T2

PCM Measurement

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1.

ET Supervision Handling

YE

2.

PCM Statistics: Measurement and Handling

YM

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User interface
Figure 2 presents the MML commands used to create, start or stop the
measurements.
DX 200

MSC01

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TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
? ..... DISPLAY MENU
2 ..... MEASUREMENT HANDLING
B ..... SUPERVISION OF CIRCUIT GROUP AVAILABILITY
C ..... SUPERVISION OF DISTURBANCES
D ..... DESTINATION OBJECT LISTS
E ..... SUPERVISION OF CIRCUIT SEIZURE
F ..... ANNOUNCEMENT OBJECT LISTS
G ..... CIRCUIT GROUP OBJECT LISTS
K ..... CELL OBJECT LISTS
L ..... LOAD OBSERVATION
M ..... TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT
N ..... CONTROL UNIT OBJECT LISTS
O ..... TRAFFIC OBSERVATION
P ..... GSM MEASUREMENT HANDLING
R ..... TRAFFIC CATEGORY OBJECT LISTS
T ..... SUPERVISION OF CIRCUIT SEIZURE TIMES
U ..... FIELD REPORTING
W ..... FIELD REPORTING OF ROUTING COMPONENTS
Z; .... RETURN TO MAIN LEVEL

Figure 2.

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Traffic Measurements
The normal sequence when starting a traffic measurement:
3.

Define the measurement object to the appropriate object list.

4.

Create the traffic measurement, including name, object list number

etc.

5.

Check the working states of the I/O-devices and the connections of

the logical files.

6.

Start the traffic measurement.

Exercise

7.

Define the objects to the object list. Create the following object
lists:

Circuit group
Command:
___________________________________________

Cell
Command:
___________________________________________

Destination
Command:
___________________________________________

Control unit
Command:
___________________________________________

8.

Create the traffic measurements using the object lists you created
in the previous exercise (define the output delays with a one
minute interval).

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Command:
___________________________________________

Cell
Command:
___________________________________________

Destination
Command:
___________________________________________

Control unit
Command:
___________________________________________

9.

Which logical file does your measurement use?

Circuit group
________________________________________________

Cell
________________________________________________

Destination
________________________________________________

Control unit
________________________________________________

10.

Check if the logical file is connected to your PC. If not, connect it.

Circuit group
Command:
___________________________________________

Cell
Command:
___________________________________________

Destination
Command:
___________________________________________

Control unit
Command:
___________________________________________

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11.

Start the traffic measurements.

Circuit group
Command:
___________________________________________

Cell
Command:
___________________________________________

Destination
Command:
___________________________________________

Control unit.
Command:
___________________________________________

12.

Generate calls during the measurement interval and examine the

reports.

13.

Collect the report and analyse it together with your trainer.

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

14.

Restore the original situation.

Stop all measurements

Stop data service unit measurement

Delete all measurements

Remove measurement objects from object list

Command:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________

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Traffic Observations
Set the following traffic observations ON:

Circuit observation

Failed calls.

15.

Which logical file does your measurement use?

Circuit observation
_____________________________________________________
Failed calls
_____________________________________________________

16.

Check that the logical files are connected to your PC. If not,
connect them.
Circuit group
Command:
_________________________________________________
Cell
Command:
_________________________________________________

17.

Set circuit observations on (hint: select circuits of BSC(s)

Circuit group).
Commands:
________________________________________________

18.

Make a call to any mobile subscriber number.

19.

Collect the report and analyse it together with your trainer.

_____________________________________________________

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20.

Reset circuit observation.

Command:
_________________________________________________

21.

Set failed calls observation on.

Command:
_________________________________________________

22.

Make a call to a non-existing PSTN number.

23.

Collect the report and analyse it together with your trainer.

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

24.

Reset failed calls observation.

Command:
_________________________________________________

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GSM Measurements
The normal sequence when starting a GSM measurement is:

Create the GSM measurement including measurement type,

name, measurement time etc.

Check the working states of the I/O-devices and the connections of

the logical files.

Start the GSM measurement.

25.

Which logical file does your measurement use?

VLR measurement
_____________________________________________________
HLR measurement
_____________________________________________________
AC measurement
_____________________________________________________

26.

Check if the logical files are connected to your PC. If not, connect
them.
VLR measurement
Command:
_________________________________________________
HLR measurement (hint: logical file must be connected to the
HLR).
Command:
_________________________________________________

AC measurement (hint: logical file must be connected to the HLR).

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Command:
_________________________________________________
27.

Create the VLR measurement in the MSC (giving the output

interval every 15 minutes).
Command:
_________________________________________________

28.

Start the VLR measurement.

Command:
_________________________________________________

29.

Create the HLR measurement in the HLR (giving the output

interval every 15 minutes).
Command:
_________________________________________________

30.

Start the HLR measurement in the HLR.

Command:
_________________________________________________

31.

Create the AC measurement in the HLR (giving the output interval

every 15 minutes).
Command:
_________________________________________________

32.

Start the AC measurement.

Command:
_________________________________________________

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33.

Generate calls and location updates during the measurement

interval and examine the reports together with your trainer.

34.

Restore the original situation.

35.

Stop the VLR, HLR and AC measurements. (Note: You can not
remove the measurements.)

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Commands:
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

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Field Reporting
1.

Which logical file does your reporting use?

Subscriber facilities usage time reporting.
_____________________________________________________
Trafficability performance of the exchange.
_____________________________________________________

2.

Start the reporting on subscriber facilities.

Commands:
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

3.

Print an intermediate report on the use of all subscriber facilities.

(Intermediate report is a current report within a measurement
period.)
Commands:
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

4.

Start the Trafficability performance of the exchange (if it is not

started yet).
Commands:
________________________________________________

5.

Output the Trafficability performance of the exchange.

Clear codes of all calls
Commands:
________________________________________________
Signalling specific clear codes

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Commands:
________________________________________________

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GSM Trace
1.

Check which BSSAP version is used towards the different BSCs

(hint: use command group ED).
Command:
_________________________________________________

2.

Check if tracing is switched on in this BSSAP version (hint: use

command group ED).
Command:
_________________________________________________

3.

Check the GSM tracing related parameter in the MSC (hint: use
command group WO, parameter class 9, parameter 36).
Command:
_________________________________________________

4.

Which logical files are used in GSM tracing in the MSC and HLR,
what is the purpose of the different logical files and to where are
they connected?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

5.

Start GSM tracing for your subscriber in the MSC.

Command:
_________________________________________________

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6.

Make some calls and examine the report.

7.

Stop call tracing again for your subscriber.

Command:
_________________________________________________

8.

Start GSM tracing for your subscriber in the HLR.

Command:
_________________________________________________

9.

Make some calls and examine the report.

10.

Stop call tracing again for your subscriber.

Command:
_________________________________________________

11.

What is the difference between call tracing in the MSC and call
tracing in the HLR?
_____________________________________________________
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MGW Measurements
When you want to start a measurement, you first create the object list.
After creating the object list, you can use the T2I command to check the
objects.
When creating a measurement, you can add a maximum of 10 objects to
the object list. If you want to add more objects, you have to add them
with the T2H command. You can create several different object lists to
the same measurement type.
When you create an object list, notice that the number of possible object
identifiers varies in different measurements. The number of available
object IDs for the measurements (and the measurement identifiers) are
listed in the following table:
Table 1.
Measurement

Object type for measurement groups

Object type

Measurement
ID

IMA

IMA group

202

IMA group id

Interface-specific TC

Interface

200

Interface type

interface index

STM-1 interface

SET-SDH

201

Interface type

interface index

ATM layer performance

Computer
unit

210

Unit type

unit index

AAL2 signalling protocol

at NNI

Signalling
point

221

Signalling
point code

network code

AAL5 protocol in DMX

Computer
unit

223

Unit type

unit index

AAL5 protocol in Chorus

Computer
unit

225

Unit type

unit index

Unit load

Computer
unit

250

Unit type

unit index

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Number of
object IDs
available

ID1

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Availability Performance
Meas

Computer
unit

260

DSP Performance

266

Signalling Transcoding
Meas

283

Multiparty Call Meas

284

Connection Meas

285

TrFO and TFO Meas

288

RTP/RTCP Protocol
Meas

286

Data Call Meas

289

Announcement Meas

290

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Unit type

unit index

Unit type

unit index

Interface-specific TC measurement
1.

Check the counters provided by the interface-specific TC

measurement.

Index

Counter name

Explanation

Example

DISC_CELLS

Discarded cells

13

ERR_CELLS

Errored cells

13

ING_CELLS

Ingress cells

12

ENG_CELLS

Egress cells

12

2.

Create an object list for the interface-specific TC measurement

(200) for SET-0 and SET-1 (or any available SETs) as objects.

Command:

3.

Start the measurement immediately with a 15 minutes' result

accumulation period. The reports have to be printed out between
08.00 - 17.00 and 20.30 - 22.45.

Note
The length of the measurement name is eight characters, and it is in the

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following form: XMEASYYY. The first character (X) in the measurement

name shows the state of the measurement (P=passive, A=active). The
middle part of the name (MEAS) is always the same. The end of the
measurement name (YYY) shows the measurement ID. It is numeric,
between 001 and 999.

Command:

4.

Interrogate the schedule of the interface-specific TC measurement

(200).

Command:

5.

Generate calls during the measurement interval and examine the

reports.

6.

Check the report with NE Measurement Explorer application in

NEMU and analyse it together with your trainer. (Refer to Appendix
to see how to check the result from a NEMU.)

7.

Stop the interface-specific TC measurement (200).

Command:

8.

Delete an object list for the interface-specific TC measurement

(200).

Command:

8.2

ATM layer measurement

1.

Create an object list for the ATM layer measurement (210) for a
computer unit. (Ask your trainer about an assigned computer unit.)

Command:

2.

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Start the ATM layer measurement (210) immediately with a 15

minutes' result accumulation period. The reports have to be printed
out between 08.00 - 17.00 and 20.30 - 22.45.

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Command:

3.

Interrogate the schedule of a passive ATM layer measurement

(210).

Command:

4.

Generate calls during the measurement interval and examine the

reports.

5.

Check the report with the NE Measurement Explorer application in

NEMU and analyse it together with your trainer.
(Refer to Appendix to see how to check the result from a NEMU.)

6.

Stop the ATM layer measurement (210).

Command:

7.

Delete an object list for the measurement (210).

Command:

8.3

Unit load measurement

1.

Create an object list for the unit load measurement (250) for a
computer unit. (Ask your trainer about an assigned computer unit.)

Command:

2.

Start the unit load measurement (250) immediately with a 15

minutes' result accumulation period. The reports have to be printed
out between 08.00 - 17.00 and 20.30 - 22.45.

Command:

3.

Interrogate the schedule of a passive ATM layer measurement

(210).

Command:

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4.

Generate calls during the measurement interval and examine the

reports.

5.

Stop the unit load measurement (250).

Command:

6.

Delete an object list for the measurement (250).

Command:

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PCM Statistic Measurement

9.1

PCM statistics permanent measurement

1.

Output the measurement period parameters for both permanent

and temporary measurements.

Command:

2.

Output all disturbances of a trunk circuit connected to a given

PET/ET.

Command:

9.2

PCM statistics temporary measurement

3.

Which logical file is used for a temporary measurement?

4.

Check that the logical files are connected to a required I/O device
such as your PC, VDU. If not, connect them.

Command:

5.

Output the limits for the statistics counters of short disturbances in

all ET units.

Command:

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6.

Modify the statistics counters limits of short disturbances in a given

ET to values 10, 50, 80.

Command:

7.

Start a temporary measurement on a trunk circuit connected to the

given ET. The measurement lasts 10 minutes.

Command:

8.

Output measurement period parameters for both permanent and

temporary measurements.

Command:

9.

After the measurement period, collect the report and analyse it

together with your trainer.

10.

After the measurement period the temporary measurement is

cancelled automatically. However, the user can cancel the
temporary measurement manually. Find the command to cancel
the temporary measurement.

Command:

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