9.2.2 Trace Activation

36.4233GPPEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)Release 17TSX2 Application Protocol (X2AP)

Defines parameters related to trace activation.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

E-UTRAN Trace ID

M

OCTET STRING (8)

The E-UTRAN Trace ID IE is composed of the following: Trace Reference defined in TS 32.422 [6] (leftmost 6 octets, with PLMN information coded as in 9.2.4), and

Trace Recording Session Reference defined in TS 32.422 [6] (last 2 octets)

Interfaces To Trace

M

BIT STRING (8)

Each position in the bitmap represents a eNB interface:

first bit =S1-MME, second bit =X2, third bit =Uu, fourth bit = F1-C, fifth bit = E1.

Other bits reserved for future use. Value ‘1’ indicates ‘should be traced’. Value ‘0’ indicates ‘should not be traced’.

Trace Depth

M

ENUMERATED(

minimum, medium, maximum,

MinimumWithoutVendorSpecificExtension,

MediumWithoutVendorSpecificExtension,

MaximumWithoutVendorSpecificExtension, …)

Defined in TS 32.421 [7]

Trace Collection Entity IP Address

M

BIT STRING (1..160,…)

For File based Reporting.

Defined in TS 32.422 [6].

For details on the Transport Layer Address, see TS 36.424 [8], TS 36.414 [19]. This IE is ignored if the Trace Collection Entity URI IE is present.

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MDT Configuration

O

9.2.56

YES

ignore

UE Application layer measurement configuration

O

9.2.121

YES

ignore

MDT Configuration NR

O

OCTET STRING

Defined in TS 38.413 [39].

YES

ignore

Trace Collection Entity URI

O

URI

9.2.174

For Streaming based Reporting.

Defined in TS 32.422 [11].

Replaces Trace Collection Entity IP Address if present.

YES

ignore