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Introduction to Mobile Subscriber Services

  • Subscriber categories and profile details
  • Service categories: voice, SMS, data, and value-added services
  • Subscriber lifecycle events and their signaling effects

Overview of OSS and the Role of NetAct

  • OSS functions in performance management
  • NetAct: objectives and primary components
  • Data transmission paths from network elements to NetAct

Key Performance Indicators — Core Concepts

  • KPI classifications: availability, accessibility, retainability, and integrity
  • Basics of KPI computation and aggregation periods
  • Thresholds, alarms, and alignment with SLAs

NetAct KPI Suite — Voice and Signaling

  • Call setup success rates and call drop rates
  • SS7/Sigtran signaling KPIs
  • Busy hour factors and dimensioning KPIs

NetAct KPI Suite — Data and Throughput

  • Data session initiation and throughput KPIs
  • Metrics for latency, jitter, and packet loss
  • Subscriber experience indicators (e.g., per-subscriber throughput)

KPI Analysis and Root-Cause Correlation

  • Trend analysis and baseline identification
  • Linking KPIs across different layers (RAN, transport, core)
  • Leveraging KPIs to pinpoint congestion, configuration, and hardware issues

Reporting, Dashboards, and Alarm Management

  • Creating effective KPI dashboards
  • Generating reports and communicating with stakeholders
  • Optimizing alarms and strategies for noise reduction

Troubleshooting Workflows Using NetAct Data

  • A structured troubleshooting guide
  • Practical exercises: voice call failures and data throughput drops
  • Criteria for validating and closing incidents

Operational Best Practices and KPI Governance

  • KPI ownership and governance frameworks
  • Change management and assessing KPI impact
  • Continuous improvement and the KPI lifecycle

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of mobile network architecture
  • Proficiency with OSS/BSS concepts
  • Fundamental understanding of performance monitoring terminology

Target Audience

  • Network operations and performance engineers
  • OSS analysts and NOC personnel
  • Telecom planners and service assurance teams
 14 Hours

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