LTE Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

E-RAB Accessibility
E-RAB Retainability
E-UTRAN IP Throughput
E-UTRAN IP Latency
E-UTRAN Mobility
Handover Cancel
Handover Request Acknowledgement
Handover Preparation Failure
Attempted EPS attach procedures
Su
cce
ssf
ul
EP
S
att
ac
h
pro
ce
dur
es

SEM
M

F
a
i
l
e
d
E
P
S
a
t
t
a
c
h
p
r
o
c
e
d
u
r
e
s

A
S
E
M
M

Attempt
ed EPS
detach
procedu
res by
UE

EMM
Success
ful EPS
detach
procedu
res by
UE

EMM
Attempte
d EPS
detach
procedure
s by MME
Successf
ul EPS
detach
procedur
es by
MME
Attempt
ed EPS
detach
procedur
es by
HSS

EMM
Success
ful EPS
detach
procedu
res by
HSS

EMM
Attempte
d
tracking
area
update
procedur
e
with
Serving
GW
change

Failed tracking area update procedure with

Serving GW change

Successful tracking area update procedure

without Serving GW change

Atte
mpt
ed
EPS
pag
ing
pro
ced
ure
s

EM
M

Suc
ces
sful
EPS
pa
gin
g
pro
ced
ure
s

SEM
M

F
a
i
l
e
d
E
P
S
p
a
g
i
n
g
p
r
o
c
e
d
u
r
e
s

A
S
E
M
M

Num
ber
of
CDM
A to
LTE
Han
dove
rs

EMM
Number of S1 handovers without
handovers
Nu
mb
er
of
S1
ha
nd
ov
ers
wit
h
X2

SEM
M

Nu
m
be
r
4G
to
GP
RS
ha
nd
do
wn
s

SEM
M

Nu
mb
er
4G
to
UM
TS
ha
nd
do
wn
s

SEM
M

H
a
Number of S1(nonX2) eNodeB handovers
Paging CS

Number of dedicated EPS bearers in active

mode (Maximum)

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Successful dedicated bearer

activation
procedures by MME
Failed dedicated bearer activation
procedures by MME

Attempted EPS bearer

modification
procedures by MME

Failed EPS bearer modification

procedures
by MME
Attempted number of PDN-GW
initiated
Dedicated Bearer Creation
Successful number of PDN-GW
initiated
Dedicated Bearer Creation

Attempted number of PDN-GW

initiated
Dedicated Bearer Deletion

Attempted number of PDN-GW

initiated
Dedicated Bearer Modification
with QoS
update
Successful PDN-GW initiated
Dedicated
Bearer Modification with QoS
update

Successful number of PDN-GW

initiated
Dedicated Bearer Modification
without
QoS update
Failed number of PDN-GW
initiated
Dedicated Bearer Modification
without
QoS update
Attempted UE-associated logical

S1connection establishment from

eNB to
MME
Successful UE-associated logical
S1connection establishment from
eNB to
MME
Paging Request
3
3
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Location Update Request

3GPP TS 29.118
L
o
c
a
t
i
o
n
U
p
d
a
t
e
A
c
c
e
p
t

TS
29.118
Locati
on
Updat
e
Reject
TMSI
Relocatio
n
Complet
e
A
l
e
r
t
R
e
q
u
e
s
t
Alert
Acknow
ledgem
ent
A
l

3G
PP
TS
29
.1
18
3G
PP
TS
29.
11
8
3
G
P
P
T
S
2
9
.
1
1
8
3G
PP
TS
29
.1
18
3
G
P
P
T
S
2
9
.
1
1
8

De
tac
h
Ind
ica
tio
n

Detach
Acknowl
edgeme
nt
3GPP TS 29.118
User

3
G
P
P
T
S
2
9.
1
1
8
3G
PP
TS
29.
11
8
Ele

m
e
nt
U
nr
e
a
c
h
a
bl
e

29.118
Do
wnl
ink
Uni
tda
ta

3
G
P
P
T
S
2
9.
1
1
8

U
pl
in
k
U
ni
t
d
a
t
a

3
G
P
P
T
S
2
9
.
1
1
8

R
el
e
as
e
R
e
q
u
es
t

3
G
P
P
T
S
2
9.
1
1
8
T
S

SRVCC
PS to CS
Request

2
9
.
2
8
0
TS 29.280
SRVCC PS
to CS
Cancel
Notificati
on
Initial Attachment
3GPP2 X.S0057-0
3GPP: TS 29.275

3GPP2 X.S0057-0
3GPP: TS 29.275
3GPP2 X.S0057-0
3GPP: TS 29.275

GTPV1/V2
T

GT
PV
1/V
2

3GPP2 X.S0057-0
3GPP: TS 29.275

3GPP TS 29.276
version 8.7.0

3GPP TS 29.276
version 8.7.0

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Inc. All rights reserved.

3GPP TS
29.277
version 8.6.0
3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0
3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0
3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0
3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

3GPP TS
29.274
v8.7.0

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3GPP TS
29.060
v8.13.1
3GPP TS
29.060
v8.13.1

3GPP TS
29.060
v8.13.1

3GPP TS
29.060
v8.13.1
Relocation
Cancel
Request
3GPP TS
29.060
v8.13.1

Rejection
Response
Errors
Rejection
Response
Errors

Rejection
Response
Errors

Rejection
Response
Errors

Acceptance
Response
Errors

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Rejection
Response
Errors
Rejection
Response
Errors

Rejection
Response
Errors

S3, S4, S5/S8,

S10,
S11
S3, S4, S5/S8,
S10,
S11

Suspend attempt
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
GTPv2-C
Query DNS
success rate per
source node
Query DNS total
attemps per
source node

Query DNS
success rate per
TAI
Query DNS total
attemps per TAI

Query DNS
avg/max latency
per TAI

Query DNS
success rate per
APN
Query DNS total
attemps per APN

Query DNS
avg/max latency
per APN
Query DNS
success rate per
IMSI
Query DNS total
attemps per IMSI

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Systems, Inc. All rights
reserved.

per cause
Query
DNS
avg/max
latency
per IMSI
DHCP
Discovery
Success
DHCP
Discovery
Failure
DHCP
Discovery
avg/max
Time
DHCP
Discovery
Attempt
DHCP
Request
Success
rate
DHCP
Request
Failure
DHCP
Request
avg/max
Time
DHCP
Request
Attempt
DHCP
Decline
Attempt
DHCP
Release
Attempt
DHCP
Inform
Success
rate
DHCP
Inform
Failure
per cause
DHCP
Inform
avg/max
Time
DHCP
Inform
Attempt

Authentic
ation
Informati
on
Retrieval
avg/max
Time

N
o

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

Diameter
EAP
Answer
D
D
D
D
C
rC
rR

D
D
D

D
D
D

Diameter
D
D
D
D

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Systems, Inc.
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reserved.

Server Assignment Answer

Diameter
T
C
T
C
P
c
o
n
n
e
c
t
i
o
n
s
u
c
c
e
s
s
r
a
t
e

U
S1-U, S5/S8
Total number of attempts for new TCP
flows
N
S
e
E
fN
e
t
w
o
r
k
p
a
c
k
e
t
s

G
T
P
a
c
k
e
t

G
G
1
-

r
e
t
r
a
n
s
m
i
s
s
i
o
n
r
a
t
i
o

U
Retrans
mitte
d
pack
ets
N
e
t
w
o
r
k
p
a
c
k
e
t
s
E
fAverag
e
networ
k data
rate

T
S

G
G

A
v
e
r
a
g
e
b
u
rs
t
d
a
t
a
r
a
t
e
(
B
D
R
)
M
a

GTPv1
Averag
e
effectiv
e data
rate

U
S

T
G

Averag
e
effecti
ve
burst
data
rate
(EBDR)
Max
effec
tive
burst
data
rate
(EBD
R)

1-U
GUTI Rellocation
Success rate
GUTI
Rellocation
Failure per
cause

SS1MME
S

G
U
TI
R
ell
oc
at
io
n
a
v
g/
m
a
x
ti
m
e
G
U

E
M
S

NASAuthen
tication
Succes
s rate

E
M
S

A
A
u

NA
Authentic
ation
Failure per
cause

S
-

SN

A
u
t
h
e
n
ti
c
a
ti
o
n
a
v
g
/
m
a
x
ti
m
e

E
M

EMM
Auth
entic
ation
Atte
mpt
Authenticatio
n Success
rate per IMSI

EMM
Authen
tication
Failure
per
cause
per
IMSI
Sec
urity
Mod
e
Cont
rol
Suc
cess
rate
Securit
y
Mode
Contro
l
Failure
per
cause
Secu
rity
Mod
e
Cont
rol
avg/
max
time

EMM
Security
Mode
Control
Attempt

A
S

I
d

S
-

NASIdentifica
tion
Failure
per
cause

E
M
S

A
N

I
d
e
n
t
i
f
i
c
a
t
i
o
n
a
v
g
/
m
a
x
t
i
m
e

S
-

EMM
Iden
tific
atio
n
Atte
mpt
EM
M
Sta
tus
Att
em
pt

N
A
S
1

M
M

NASAttach
Success
rate per
IMSI

EMM

Attach Failure per

attach type
combined,
IMSI, Non-EPS
Services, per cause
per IMSI

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Tracking Area Update Success rate

(EPS
Update Type IMSI, combined)
intraSGW

Tracking Area Update Failure per

cause
(EPS Update Type IMSI, combined)
inter
Tracking Area Update Failure per
cause
(EPS Update Type IMSI, combined)
intra

Tracking Area Update Attempt (EPS

Update
Type IMSI, combined) inter

Service Request Success rate per

MME
Service
S
Request Failure
per cause per
MME
Service
S
Request
Attempt
per MME
Service
S
Request
avg/max
latency per
MME
Service
S
Request
Success
rate per
eNB
Service
S
Request
Failure per
cause per eNB
Service
S
Request
Attempt
per eNB

EMM
Service
Request
avg/max
latency per
eNB
Extended
Service
Request
Success
rate
S1
M
M
E
Extended
Service
Request
Attempt
Extended
Service
Request
avg/max
latency
Default EPS
Bearer
Context
Activation
Success
rate, total

NA
SEM
M
S

Dedicated EPS Bearer Context

Activation
Failure per cause

Dedicated EPS Bearer Context

Activation
Attempt

EPS Bearer Context Deactivation MME

initiated - Success rate

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UE Requested PDN Connectivity

Success
rate - request

UE Requested PDN Connectivity

Setup
avg/max Time - Initial request

UE Requested PDN Connectivity

Success
rate - handover

UE Requested PDN Connectivity

Setup
avg/max Time - handover
UE Requested PDN Connectivity
Attempt handover
UE Requested PDN Disconnect
Success rate
S1NA
M
SME
ES
M
UE Requested PDN Disconnect
avg/max
Time
UE Requested PDN Disconnect
Attempt
UE Requested
S
Bearer
Resource
Allocation
Success rate

UE Requested Bearer Resource

Allocation
avg/max Setup Time
UE Requested Bearer Resource
Allocation
Attempt
UE Requested Bearer Resource
Modification Success rate

UE Requested Bearer Resource

Modification avg/max Time

ESM Status Attempt

E-RAB Modify
avg/max Time
E-RAB Release
avg/max Time
UE initial context

S1MME
S1MME
setup

Success rate

S1MME

UE initial context setup

Failure per cause

S1MME

UE initial context setup

avg/max Time

S1MME

UE initial context
setup Attempt

S1MME

S1-MME
UE Context Release Request Failure
per
cause - eNB

UE Context Release Request

Attempt - eNB
S1-MME
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UE Context Release Request

Failure per
cause - MME

UE Context Release Request

Attempt MME

Handover Preparation - Handover

Type
avg/max Time

Handover Resource Allocation

avg/max
Time
Handover Resource Allocation
Attempt
Path Switch Request
S1Success rate
MME
S1-MME
Path Switch Request
Failure per cause

S1MME

Path Switch Request

avg/max Time

S1MME

Path Switch
Request Attempt

S1MME

Handover Cancel
Success rate

S1MME

Handover Cancel
Failure per cause

S1MME

Handover Cancel
avg/max Time

S1MME

Handover
Cancel
Attempt
Handover (S1based) Success rate

S1MM
E

Handover (S1-based)
Failure per cause

S1MME
S1MME

Handover (S1-based)
avg/max Time

S1MME

Handover (S1based) Attempt

S1MME

S1 Handover
success rate per
eNB
S1 Handover failure per
eNB per cause

S1MME

S1 Handover
attempt per eNB

S1MME
S1MME

EMM cause
value stats

S1MM
E

ESM cause
value status

S1MM
E

S1
Throughput
UL and DL

S1MM
E

Total EPS bearers per interface

N
N
N
N
N
N
T
o
t
a
l
a
c
t
i
v
e
E
P
S
b
e
a
r
e
r
s
p
e
r
i
n
t
e
r
f
a
c
e

A
S
E
S
M

T
o

N
N
N
N
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Total active EPS bearers per

TAI
N
N
NAS-ESM
Total Active Subscribers per
eNB (ECMCONNECTED)

Intra MME Geographic TAU

Failure per
cause per TAI
Intra MME Periodic TAU
success rate per
MME

Intra MME Periodic TAU

success rate per
TAI

Inter MME TAU success per

MME pair

Inter MME TAU attempt per

MME pair
Inter MME TAU success per
TAI
Inter MME TAU Failure per
cause per TAI
Inter MME TAU attempt per
TAI
Authentication statistics
OSPF performance
ICMP performance
Traffic Volume in bytes of
top 10 nodes
Traffic Volume in packets of
top 10 nodes

Traffic Uplink Volume in

packets of top 10
nodes

Traffic Downlink Volume in

packets of top
10 nodes

Traffic Volume in packets of

top 10 node
group

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Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

% Distribution of Applications by
bytes per
UL link group
% Distribution of Applications by
bytes per
UL link group

Number of flows for top 10

applications
Average response time in
milliseconds for
top 10 applications
Ethernet jabbers errors of top 10 UL
Ethernet FCS errors of top 10 UL
Ethernet misaligned frames errors of
top
10 UL
Network IPv4 checksum errors of top
10
UL

Network IPv6 Reassemblies Failed of

top
10 UL

Transport UDP checksum errors of top

10
UL
Ethernet runt frames errors of top 10
DL
Ethernet jabbers errors of top 10 DL
Ethernet FCS errors of top 10 DL
Ethernet misaligned frames errors of
top
10 DL

Network IPv6 Reassemblies Failed of

top
10 DL

Transport TCP checksum errors of top

10
DL

Retransmitted bytes volume on UL

Retransmitted
UL
Retransmitted
Retransmitted
UL
Retransmitted
Retransmitted
DL

bytes percentage on
packets volume on UL
packets percentage on
bytes volume on DL
bytes percentage on
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Retransmitted packets volume

on DL
Retransmitted packets
percentage on DL

Average/Min/Max Traffic Rate in

bytes
per second on UL

Effective Traffic Rate in bits per

second on
UL

Average/Min/Max Traffic Rate in

bits per
second on DL
Average/Min/Max Traffic Rate in
bytes
per second on DL

Effective Traffic Rate in bits per

second on
DL

Number of Flows
Average Response Time in
milliseconds
Ethernet runt frames errors on
UL
Ethernet jabbers errors on UL
Ethernet FCS errors on UL
Ethernet misaligned frames
errors on UL
Network IPv4 checksum errors
on UL
Network IPv4 reassemblies failed
on UL
Network IPv6 Reassemblies
Failed on UL
Transport SCTP checksum errors
on UL
Transport TCP checksum errors
on UL
Transport UDP checksum errors
on UL
Ethernet runt frames errors on
DL
Ethernet jabbers errors on DL
Ethernet FCS errors on DL
Ethernet misaligned frames
errors on DL
Network IPv4 checksum errors
on DL
Network IPv4 reassemblies failed
on DL
Network IPv6 Reassemblies
Failed on DL

Transport SCTP checksum errors

on DL
Transport TCP checksum errors
on DL
Transport UDP checksum errors
on DL
Retransmitted bytes volume per
node
Retransmitted bytes percentage
per node
Retransmitted packets volume
per node

Retransmitted bytes volume per

VLAN
Retransmitted bytes percentage
per VLAN
Retransmitted packets volume
per VLAN

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% Link Utilization of
UL
% Link Utilization of
DL
% Link Utilization per
VLAN
Volume in bytes of
UL
Volume in packets of
UL
Volume in bytes of
DL
Volume in packets of
DL
Volume in bytes per
VLAN
Volume in packets
per VLAN

% Distribution of
Applications by
bytes per
VLAN
% Distribution of
Applications by
bytes per
node

% Distribution of
Applications by
packets
per application

% Distribution of
Applications by
packets
per node

RTT in milliseconds
of UL
RTT in milliseconds
of DL
RTT in milliseconds
per VLAN
RTT in milliseconds
per node
Traffic Volume in
bytes of top 10
conversations (from
node)

Traffic Uplink Volume

in bytes of top 10
conversations (from
node)

Traffic Downlink
Volume in packets of
top
10 conversations
(from node)

Traffic Volume in
packets of top 10
conversations (from
node group)

Traffic Uplink Volume

in packets of top 10
conversations(from
node group)
Traffic Downlink
Volume in bytes of
top 10
conversationsfrom
node group)

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rights reserved.

10 conversations(from node
group)
Traffic Volume in bytes of top
10
conversations (to node)

Traffic Uplink Volume in bytes

of top 10
conversations (to node)

Traffic Downlink Volume in

packets of top
10 conversations (to node)

Traffic Volume in packets of top

10
conversations (to node group))

Traffic Uplink Volume in packets

of top 10
conversations (to node group))

Traffic Downlink Volume in

packets of top
10 conversations(to node
group))
Traffic Volume in bytes of top
10
conversations

Traffic Volume in bytes of top

10
conversations per VLAN

Traffic Uplink Volume in bytes

of top 10
conversations per VLAN

Traffic Downlink Volume in

bytes of top 10
conversations per VLAN

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Traffic Uplink Volume in bytes of

top 10
conversations per application

Traffic Downlink Volume in bytes of

top 10
conversations per application

Traffic Volume in bytes of top 10

hosts
Traffic Volume in packets of top 10
hosts

Traffic Uplink Volume in packets of

top 10
hosts
Traffic Downlink Volume in bytes of
top 10
hosts

Traffic Volume in bytes of top 10

hosts per
VLAN

Traffic Uplink Volume in bytes of

top 10
hosts per VLAN

Traffic Downlink Volume in bytes of

top 10
hosts per VLAN
Traffic Downlink Volume in packets
of top
10 hosts per VLAN

Traffic Volume in packets of top 10

hosts
per application
Traffic Uplink Volume in bytes of
top 10
hosts per application

Traffic Volume in bytes of top 10

VLANS
Traffic Volume in packets of top 10
VLANS
Traffic Uplink Volume in bytes of
top 10

VLANS

Traffic Downlink Volume in bytes of

top 10
VLANS
Traffic Downlink Volume in packets
of top
10 VLANS

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second per
VLAN
Average/Min/Ma
x Traffic Rate in
bytes
per second per
VLAN

Effective Traffic
Rate in bits per
second
per VLAN

Average/Min/Ma
x Traffic Rate in
bytes
per second per
application

Effective Traffic
Rate in bits per
second
per application

Average/Min/Ma
x Traffic Rate in
bits per
second per
node

Average/Min/Ma
x Traffic Rate in
packets
per second per
node
Effective Traffic
Rate in bits per
second
per node

Effective Traffic
Rate in bytes
per second
per node group
Effective Traffic

Volume in bytes
on UL
Effective Traffic
Volume in
packets on UL
Effective Traffic
Volume in bytes
on DL
Effective Traffic
Volume in
packets on DL

Effective Traffic
Volume in
packets on UL
per VLAN

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Effective Traffic Volume in bytes on

DL per
application
Effective Traffic Volume in packets on
DL
per application

Effective Traffic Volume in bytes on

DL per
node

Effective Traffic Volume in bytes on

UL per
node group
Effective Traffic Volume in packets on
UL
per node group
Effective Traffic Volume in bytes on
DL per
node group

Report APN (Access Point Name)

Throughput per IMSI
Counts of retransmissions per
service/content

User throughput per service/content

RTT per service/content
Failure Rates per service/content
Counts of retransmissions per IMSI

User throughput per IMSI

RTT per IMSI
Failure Rates per IMSI
Counts of retransmissions per IMEI

User throughput per IMEI

RTT per IMEI
Failure Rates per IMEI
Counts of retransmissions per Cell ID

User throughput per Cell ID

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RTT per Cell

ID
Counts of
retransmissio
ns per QCI

User
throughput
per QCI

GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C
GTPv1-C

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reserved.

MMS procedure success rate

User Plane
MMS procedure
failure per cause
MMS procedure
avg/max time
User Plane
MMS total
procedure
s
s
y

User
Plane

User
Plan
e

Use
r
Pla
ne

Generic
dataMissi
ng

Errors

unexpectedDataV
alue

Generic
Errors

facilityNotSuppor
ted
incompatibleTerm
inal

Generic
Errors
Generic
Errors

resourceLimitat
ion

Generic
Errors

unknownSubsc
riber

Generic
Errors

Identification
and
Numbering
errors

roamingNotAll
owed

Subscription
errors
illegalSubs
criber

Subscription
errors

illegalEquip
ment

Subscription
errors

Subscription errors
teleserviceNotProvi
sioned

Subscription
errors

noHandoverNumberAv
ailable
subsequentHandoverF
ailure

Handover
errors
Handover
errors

targetCellOutsideGroupC
allArea

Handover
errors

tracingBufferFull

Call Handling
errors

Call Handling
errors

Call Handling
errors

Call Handling
errors

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Any Time
information
handling
errors
Any Time
information
handling
errors

Supplementar
y
Service errors
Supplementar
y
Service errors

Supplementar
y
Service errors
Supplementar
y
Service errors

Supplementar
y
Service errors

Supplementar
y
Service errors
Supplementar
y
Service errors

Supplementar
y
Service errors
Short
Message
Service errors

ongoingGroup
Call
Location
Service
errors

Location
Service
errors
Location
Service
errors

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NetScout Systems,
Inc. All rights
reserved.

Location Update
Request
Location Update
Accept
Location Update Reject
GPRS Detach
IMSI Detach for GPRS
IMSI Detach for GPRS
& non GPRS Services
IMSI Unknown
IMSI Detach for non
GPRS Servics
IMSI Implicitly Detach
for non GPRS
Services
MS unreachable

Missing mandatory
information element
Invalid mandatory
information
Conditional IE error
Semantically incorrect
message
Message unknown
Address error

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