3GPP 5G End-To-End KPI
3GPP 5G End-To-End KPI
3GPP 5G End-To-End KPI
1 (2018-10)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
Management and orchestration;
5G end to end Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
(3GPP TS 28.554 version 15.0.1 Release 15)
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights ................................................................................................................................2
Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................2
Modal verbs terminology....................................................................................................................................2
Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................5
2 References ................................................................................................................................................5
3 Definitions and abbreviations ...................................................................................................................5
3.1 Definitions .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
4 End to end KPI concept and overview .....................................................................................................5
5 KPI definitions template...........................................................................................................................6
6 End to end KPI definitions .......................................................................................................................7
6.1 KPI Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.2 Accessibility KPI................................................................................................................................................ 7
6.2.1 Registered Subscribers of Network and Network Slice Instance through AMF ................................................ 7
6.2.2 Registered Subscribers of Network and Network Slice Instance through UDM ................................................ 7
6.2.3 Registration success rate of one single network slice instance ........................................................................... 7
6.3 Integrity KPI ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.3.1 End-to-end Latency of 5G Network.............................................................................................................. 8
6.3.1.0 KPI categories ......................................................................................................................................... 8
6.3.1.1 Downlink latency in gNB-DU................................................................................................................. 8
6.3.2 Upstream Throughput for Network and Network Slice Instance .................................................................. 9
6.3.3 Downstream Throughput for Single Network Slice Instance ....................................................................... 9
6.3.4 Upstream Throughput at N3 interface .......................................................................................................... 9
6.3.5 Downstream Throughput at N3 interface.................................................................................................... 10
6.3.6 RAN UE Throughput .................................................................................................................................. 10
6.3.6.1 Definition .............................................................................................................................................. 10
6.3.6.2 Extended definition ............................................................................................................................... 10
6.4 Utilization KPI ................................................................................................................................................. 11
6.4.1 Mean number of PDU sessions of network and network Slice Instance ..................................................... 11
6.4.2 Virtualised Resource Utilization of Network Slice Instance ...................................................................... 11
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Foreword
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1 Scope
The present document specifies end-to-end Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the 5G network and network slicing.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including
a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same
Release as the present document.
[2] Void.
[4] 3GPP TS 24.501: " Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for 5G System (5GS); Stage 3".
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. An
abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in
3GPP TR 21.905 [1].
- Utilization
- Availability.
- Mobility.
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b) Description (Mandatory): This field shall contain the description of the KPI.
Within this field it should be given if the KPI is focusing on network or user view.
- NR and NG-RAN;
- 5GC
- 5GS
- percentage;
- Erlang;
- kbit/s.
- MEAN: This KPI is produced to reflect a mean measurement value based on a number of sample results.
- RATIO: KPI is produced to reflect the percentage of a specific case occurrence to all the cases.
- CUM: This KPI is produced to reflect a cumulative measurement which is always increasing.
j) Remark: (Optional)
This field is for any further information that is needed for the KPI definition.
Here it is proposed to define any additional information that would be needed for the KPI definition; e.g. the
definition of a call in UTRAN.
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b) This KPI describe the total number of subscribers that are registered to a network slice instance.
c) This KPI is obtained by counting the subscribers in AMF that are registered to a network slice instance.
d) RSSNSI = RegisteredSubNbrMean
AMF
e) RegisteredAMFSubNbrMean
f) 5GS
g) Accessibility
h) Interger
i) CUM
b) This KPI describe the total number of subscribers that are registered to a network slice instance.
c) This KPI is obtained by counting the subscribers in UDM that are registered to a network slice instance.
e) RegisteredSubUDMNbrMean
f) 5GS
g) Accessibility
h) Integer
i) CUM
b) This KPI describes the ratio of the number of successfully performed registration procedures to the number of
attempted registration procedures for the AMF set which related to one single network slice instance and is used
to evaluate accessibility provided by the end-to-end network slice instance and network performance.
c) This KPI is obtained by successful registration procedures divided by attempted registration procedures.
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d)
AMF.5GSRegisSucc.Type
RSR =
Type
*100%
AMF.5GSRegisAtt.Type
Type
e) AMF.5GSRegisAtt.Type
AMF.5GSRegisAttachSucc.Type
NOTE: Above measurements with subcounter .Type should be defined in 3GPP TS 24.501 [4].
f) 5GS
g) Accessibility
h) Percentage
i) RATIO
b) This KPI describes the end to end packet transmission latency through the RAN, CN, and TN part of 5G network
and is used to evaluate utilization performance of the end-to-end network.
c) This KPI is the RTT end to end latency of UE IP packets transmitted from UE to the N6 interface in the 5G
network. The N6 interface is the reference point between UPF and DN.
d) E2ELatency
e) End-to-end latency
f) 5GS
g) Integrity
i) MEAN
b) This KPI describes the gNB-DU part of the packet transmission latency experienced by an end-user. It is used to
evaluate the gNB latency contribution to the total packet latency.
c) This KPI is the average (arithmetic mean) of the time from reception of IP packet to gNB-DU until transmission
of first part of that packet over the air interface, for a packet arriving when there is no previous data in queue for
transmission to the UE.
e) DRB.RlcSduLatencyDl, DRB.RlcSduLatencyDl.QoS,
f) NG-RAN
g) Integrity
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i) MEAN
b) This KPI describes the upstream throughput of one single network slice instance by computing the packet size
for each successfully transmitted UL IP packet through the network slice instance during each observing
granularity period and is used to evaluate integrity performance of the end-to-end network slice instance.
c) This KPI is obtained by upstream throughput provided by N3 interface from NG-RAN to UPF which is related
to the single network slice instance.
e) GTP.InDataOctN3UPF
f) 5GS
g) Integrity
h) Kbit/s
i) CUM
b) This KPI describes the downstream throughput of one single network slice instance by computing the packet size
for each successfully transmitted DL IP packet through the network slice instance during each observing
granularity period and is used to evaluate integrity performance of the end-to-end network slice instance.
c) This KPI is obtained by downstream throughput provided by N3 interface from NG-RAN to UPF which is
related to the single network slice instance.
e) GTP.OutDataOctN3UPF
f) 5GS
g) Integrity
h) Kbit/s
i) CUM
b) This KPI describes the total number of octets of all incoming GTP data packets on the N3 interface (measured at
UPF) which have been generated by the GTP-U protocol entity on the N3 interface, during a granularity period.
This KPI is used to evaluate upstream GTP throughput integrity performance at the N3 interface.
c) This KPI is obtained by measuring the GTP data upstream throughput provided by N3 interface from NG-RAN
to UPF, during the granularity period.
e) GTP.InDataOctN3UPF
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f) 5GS
g) Integrity
h) Kbit/s
i) MEAN
b) This KPI describes the total number of octets of all downstream GTP data packets on the N3 interface
(transmitted downstream from UPF) which have been generated by the GTP-U protocol entity on the N3
interface, during a granularity period. This KPI is used to evaluate integrity performance at N3 interface.
c) This KPI is obtained by measuring the GTP data downstream throughput provided by N3 interface from UPF to
NG-RAN, during the granularity period.
e) GTP.OutDataOctN3UPF
f) 5GS
g) Integrity
h) Kbit/s
i) MEAN
b) A KPI that shows how NG-RAN impacts the service quality provided to an end-user.
c) Payload data volume on RLC level per elapsed time unit on the air interface, for transfers restricted by the air
interface.
or optionally RAN UE Throughput DL for single mapped 5QI or QCI = DRB.UEThpDl.QoS and
f) NG-RAN
g) Integrity
h) kbits/s
i) MEAN
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Successful transmission,
buffer not empty
The last slot shall
Failed transmission ( ”Block always be
ThpTimeDl removed from
error ”)
calulations since it
Successful transmission,
can be impacted
buffer empty
by packet size of
User Plane (UP) packets.
No transmission, buffer not
empty (e.g. due to contention)
∑
ThpVolDl = (kbits)
Figure 1
To achieve a throughput measurement that is independent of bursty traffic pattern, it is important to make sure that idle
gaps between incoming data is not included in the measurements. That shall be done as considering each burst of data
as one sample.
b) This KPI describes the mean number of PDU sessions that are successfully established in a network slice
instance.
c) This KPI is obtained by successful PDU session establishment procedures of SMFs which is related to the
network slice instance.
e) PDUSessionNum
f) 5GS
g) Utilization
h) Erlang
i) MEAN
b) This KPI describes utilization of virtualised resource (e.g. processor, memory, disk) that are allocated to a
network slice instance.
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NOTE: In the present document, this KPI is for the scenario when NF is not shared between different network
slice instances.
c) This KPI is obtained by the usage of virtualised resource (e.g. processor, memory, disk) divided by the system
capacity that allocated to the network slice instance.
MeanProcessorUsage
d) VRU Processor = *100%
System Capacity Processor
MeanMemoryUsage
VRU Memory = *100%
System Capacity Memory
MeanDiskUsage
VRU Disk = *100%
System Capacity Disk
e) MeanProcessorUsage
MeanMemoryUsage
MeanDiskUsage
System capacity indicates amount of virtualised resource which allocated to the network slice instance.
f) 5GS
g) Utilization KPI
h) Percentage
i) Ratio
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Annex A (informative):
Use cases for end to end KPIs
A.1 Use case for end-to-end latency measurements of
5G Network related KPI
The end-to-end latency is an important performance parameter for operating 5G network. In some scenarios (e.g.
uRLLC), if end-to-end latency is insufficient, the 5G network customer cannot obtain guaranteed network performance
provided by the network operator. So it is necessary to define end-to-end latency of network related measurement to
evaluate whether the end-to-end latency that network customer requested has been satisfied. A procedure is invoked by
network management system and is used:
- to update the CSMF/NSMF with the end-to-end latency parameter for monitoring;
- to make CSMF/NSMF aware if the end-to-end latency can meet network customer’s service requirement.
If high end-to-end latency are measured, it is also of benefit to pinpoint where in the chain from application to UE that
the latency occurs.
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The UE throughput KPI covers also "NR option 3" scenarios. Then the gNB is "connected" towards the EPC, and not
towards 5GC.
It is proposed to allow the KPI separated based on mapped 5QI (or for QCI in case of NR option 3).
When network slicing is supported by the NG-RAN, multiple NSIs may be supported. The UL and DL UE throughput
for each NSI is then of importance to the operator to pinpoint a specific performance problem.
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Annex B (informative):
Change history
Change history
Date Meeting TDoc CR Rev Cat Subject/Comment New
version
2018-02 SA5#117 S5-181490 Update to implement the agreed pCRs in SA5#117: 0.1.0
S5-181477 S5-181490 Add new skeleton of 5G End to end Key Performance
S5-181491 Indicators (KPI), performance measurements and assurance data
S5-181546 S5-181477 pCR 28.554 Add classification of end-to-end KPIs for 5G
S5-181547 networks and network slicing
S5-181548 S5-181491 Add use case end-to-end latency measurements of
Network Slice instance related KPI
S5-181546 Add scope of 5G End to end Key Performance Indicators
(KPI), performance measurements and assurance data
S5-181547 Add use case for access number of single network slice
related KPI
S5-181548 Add use case for IP throughput for one single network
slice instance related KPI
Some editorial changes.
2018-04 SA5#118 S5‑182507 S5‑182507 pCR 28.554 Add definition of end-to-end latency of 5G 0.2.0
S5‑182530 network related KPI
S5‑182562 S5‑182530 pCR 28.554 Add definition of IP throughput for one
S5‑182527 single network slice instance related KPI
S5‑182563 S5‑182562 pCR 28.554 Add use case for actual capacity of Network
Slice instance related KPI
S5‑182527 pCR 28.554 Add KPI template
S5‑182563 pCR 28.554 Add KPI definition of registered subscribers
of single network slice instance
2018-05 SA5#119 S5‑183455 pCR 28.554 Add KPI overview 0.3.0
S5‑183456 pCR 28.554 Add KPI definition of active PDU session
number of network slice instance
S5‑183578 pCR Add a new use case and KPI on virtual resource
utilization
S5‑183248 pCR 28.554 KPI categories update
S5‑183256 pCR 28.554 Update to KPI template
S5‑183582 pCR 28.554 Update of N3 throughput KPIs
S5‑183586 pCR 28.554 Add KPI related to DL latency in NG-RAN
2018-06 SA#80 SP-180414 Presented for information 1.0.0
2018-07 SA5#119 S5- 184164 S5- 184164 pCR 28.554 PDU session KPI and UC update 1.1.0
Ad-hoc S5- 184284 S5- 184284 pCR 28.554 Add a new use case of registration success
S5- 184285 rate
S5- 184340 S5- 184285 pCR 28.554 Add a KPI definition of registration success
rate
S5- 184340 pCR 28.554 Add KPI and UC related to UE throughput
in RAN
2018-07 SA5 Version after conf call on the 19th July 1.2.0
Conferen
ce call
2018-07 SA5 Version after conf call on the 25th July 1.2.1
conferenc
e call
2018-08 EditHelp review 1.2.2
2018-08 SA5 #119 S5‑185554 S5‑185554 pCR 28.554 Add KPI definition of registered subscribers 1.3.0
S5-185557 to UDM of single network slice instance
S5-185282 S5‑185557 pCR 28.554 RAN UE Throughput KPI update
S5-185558 S5‑185282 pCR 28.554 Update based on LS reply
S5‑185558 pCR Delete editor’s notes in TS 28.554
2018-09 SA#81 SP-180804 Presented for approval 2.0.0
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