BBERF Session Measurements


The values on the BBERF Session tab report the Credit Control measurements for the  PCRF Nodal and PCRF Node test cases (between the AGW and PCRF over Gxc interface).

Measurement Values

In the default view, the Reports tab displays the Summary view, which summarizes the measurements for the test session. If your test includes multiple test cases, you can view the report for a single test case by changing the report view...

Unless otherwise noted, cumulative values report the number of occurrences or rates calculated since the start of the test, and per-interval values report the number of occurrences or rates calculated during the interval. You can view either by changing the measurement values...

Elapsed Time is the first measurement on every tab. It reports the amount of time between the start of the test and the end of the report interval.

Test Iteration reports the current iteration in a repeating test session. It is only displayed when a Number of Iterations is defined for the test session.

Message Counters

The following measurements record the number and types of messages exchanged between the BBERF and the AGW and the average response time when a response is expected.

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request because there has been a change in the requested QoS for a specific bearer (e.g., the previously maximum authorized QoS has been exceeded) or APN. The Bearer-Identifier AVP indicates the affected bearer.  

QoS-Information AVP is required to be provided in the same request with the new value. When applicable at APN level, this event trigger is reported when the corresponding event occurs, even if the event trigger is not provisioned by the PCRF.

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request because of a RAT change. The new RAT type is provided in the RAT-Type AVP. RAT Change (2)

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request because of a change in the TFT. The Bearer-Identifier AVP is provided to indicate the affected bearer. All the TFT values for this bearer is provided in TFT-Packet-Filter-Information AVP.

This event trigger shall be provisioned by the PCRF at the PCEF. Applicable only to 3GPP-GPRS.

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request because the bearer associated with the PCC rules indicated AVP was lost (in the corresponding Charging-Rule-Report). The PCC-Rule-Status AVP within the Charging-Rule-Report AVP indicates that these PCC rules are temporarily inactive.

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request because the bearer associated with the PCC rules indicated by the corresponding Charging-Rule-Report AVP was recovered. The PCC-Rule-Status AVP within the Charging-Rule-Report AVP indicates that these rules are active again.

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request due to a change in the RAI. The new RAI value is provided in the RAI AVP. (If the user location has been changed but the PCEF cannot get the detail location information (e.g. handover from 3G to 2G network), the PCEF shall send the RAI AVP to the PCRF by setting the LAC of the RAI to value 0x0000. Applicable only to 3GPP-GPRS and 3GPP-EPS access types).

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request due to a change in the user location. The new location value is provided in the 3GPP-User-Location-Info AVP.

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the request because there has been a PCC revalidation timeout.

When used in a CCR or RAA command, this value indicates that the PCEF informs the PCRF that the resources for a rule have been successfully allocated.

When used in a CCR command, this value indicates that the PCEF generated the PCC rules request because the current UE location time zone has changed. (The new value of the UE’s time zone is indicated in the 3GPP-MS-TimeZone AVP).

The PCEF also provides the accumulated usage volume using the Usage-Monitoring-Information AVP(s) including the Monitoring-Key AVP and the Used-Service-Unit AVP.

When used in a CCR, the value indicates that the PCEF generated the request due to a change in the ECGI. The new ECGI value is provided in the 3GPP-User-Location-Info AVP.

When the user enters a hybrid cell where the user is a member, the User-CSG-Information AVP is provided with the event report in the CCR command.

When the user enters a hybrid cell where the user is not a member, the User-CSG-Information AVP is provided with the event report in the CCR command.

The PCEF uses this value in a CCR command to indicate failure of either a PUSH initiated modification or a PULL initiated modification.

The PCEF uses this value in a CCR command to indicate failure of either a PUSH initiated modification or a PULL initiated modification.