KPIs at-a-Glance

What’s KPI?
A key performance indicator (KPI) is a type of network

performance measurement.

Purposes of KPI Monitoring

1 Monitors networks and QoS

2 Identifies network congestion and interruption

3 Indicates network optimization requirements

4 Indicates faults for troubleshooting

Provides reference for network capacity planning

5 and network resource allocation

HSS9860 KPIs

Success Rate of Send Success Rate of

HLR on a Authentication Info Update Location
Success Rate of Send Success Rate of
GSM/UMTS
Routing Info Cancel Location
network Success Rate of Provide
Roaming Number And more...

S6a Location Update SWx Registration

Success Rate Success Rate
HSS on an Success Rate of Request Messages
S6a Authentication over the S6a Interface Received by
EPS network Success Rate the HSS
SWx Authentication
Success Rate And more…

Successful Response Successful Response

Rate of LIR Messages Rate of RTR Messages
HSS on an
Successful Response Successful Response
IMS network Rate of UAR Messages Rate of PPR Messages
Successful Response
Rate of MAR Messages And more…

Successful Rate of DNS Successful Rate of

Global Query SRV Global Query
ENS on an
Successful Rate of A Successful Rate of
IMS network Global Query AAAA Global Query
Successful Rate of ENUM
Query for the Local Zone And more…

KPI Calculation
The KPI Measurement Documentation includes the KPI measurement procedure, period, formula,
measurement points, and baseline performance indicator. The Location Update Success Rate and
Authentication Success Rate are used as examples here.

4G locatio
n update

MME HSS

Update Location Request

Number of
Received ULR
Location update Messages

Assessment period Update Location Answer

Number of
1 hour Successful
ULA Messages

Number of Successful
S6a Location ULA Messages
Update Success = × 100%
Rate Number of Received
ULR Messages

Baseline performance indicatior: ≥95%

4G authen
tication

MME HSS

Authentication Information
Request Number of
Successful
Authentication AIA Messages
Assessment period
Authentication Information
1 hour Answer
Number of
Received AIR
Messages

Number of Successful
S6a Authentication AIA Messages
Success Rate = × 100%
Number of Received
AIR Messages

Baseline performance indicator: ≥95%

Prepared by Huawei Core Network Documentation Dept.

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