scope:

The present document describes the measurements for Core Network (CN) Packet Switched (PS) domain of UMTS or combined UMTS/GSM network.

TS 32.401 [1] describes Performance Management concepts and requirements.

The present document is valid for all measurement types provided by an implementation of a CN PS domain of UMTS network or combined UMTS/GSM network.

Only measurement types that are specific to CN PS domain of UMTS or combined UMTS/GSM network are defined within the present documents.

Vendor specific measurement types used in CN PS domain of UMTS or combined UMTS/GSM network are not covered. Instead, these could be applied according to manufacturer's documentation.

Measurements related to "external" technologies (such as ATM or IP) as described by "external" standards bodies (e.g. ITU-T or IETF) shall only be referenced within this specification, wherever there is a need identified for the existence of such a reference.

The definition of the standard measurements is intended to result in comparability of measurement data produced in a multi-vendor network, for those measurement types that can be standardised across all vendors' implementations.

The structure of the present document is as follows:

- Header 1: Network Element (e.g. RNC related measurements);

- Header 2: Measurement function (e.g. soft handover measurements);

- Header 3: Measurements.