MEASURING VIDEO CALLS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE RADIO VOICE CALL CONTINUITY (SRVCC) HANDOVER
A method of determining video calls involved in a single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) handover on a wireless communication network. Packet gateway (PGW) call data records (CDRs) are analyzed to determine a number of calls on the wireless communication network that are video calls during a period of time. The PGW CDRs are analyzed to determine a number of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time. Based upon the determined number of calls that are video calls and on the determined number of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover, a percentage of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time is derived.
1 . A method of determining video calls involved in a single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) handover, the method comprising:
analyzing, by one or more telephony application servers (TASs) of a wireless communication network, packet gateway (PGW) call data records (CDRs) to determine a number of calls on the wireless communication network that are video calls during a period of time;
analyzing, by the one or more TASs, the PGW CDRs to determine a number of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time; and
based upon the determined number of calls that are video calls and on the determined number of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover, deriving a percentage of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
counting, using one or more counters located within the TASs, a number of voice calls on the wireless communication network involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time;
based upon the counting, deriving a percentage of voice calls on the wireless communication network involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time; and
comparing the percentage of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time with the percentage of voice calls on the wireless communication network involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of time is one of either (i) daily or (ii) hourly.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the PGW CDRs comprise data indicating a type of radio access technology (RAT type), data indicating a Quality of Service (QoS) Indicator (QCI) and data indicating a switch from one RAT type to another RAT type.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wireless communication network operates according to long term evolution (LTE) protocols.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more TASs are located outside the wireless communication network.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more TASs are located within the wireless communication network.
8 . An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
programming instructions that, when executed by the processor, program the apparatus to perform operations including:
analyze packet gateway (PGW) call data records (CDRs) to determine a number of calls on a wireless communication network that are video calls during a period of time;
analyze, by the application server, the PGW CDRs to determine a number of video calls involved in a single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) handover during the period of time; and
based upon the determined number of calls that are video calls and on the determined number of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover, derive a percentage of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the operations further include:
count a number of voice calls on the wireless communication network involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time;
based upon the counting, derive a percentage of voice calls involved in an SRVCC handover on the wireless communication network during the period of time; and
compare the percentage of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time with the percentage of voice calls involved in an SRVCC handover on the wireless communication network during the period of time.
10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the period of time is one of either (i) daily or (ii) hourly.
11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the PGW CDRs comprise data indicating a type of radio access technology (RAT type), data indicating a Quality of Service (QoS) Indicator (QCI) and data indicating a switch from one RAT type to another RAT type.
12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the wireless communication network operates according to long term evolution (LTE) protocols.
13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus comprises an application server located outside the wireless communication network.
14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus comprises an application server located within the wireless communication network.
15 . A non-transitory storage medium having programming instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
analyze packet gateway (PGW) call data records (CDRs) to determine a number of calls on the wireless communication network that are video calls during a period of time;
analyze, by the application server, the PGW CDRs to determine a number of video calls involved in a single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) handover during the period of time; and
based upon the determined number of calls that are video calls and on the determined number of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover, derive a percentage of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time.
16 . The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the programming instructions are further executable by the apparatus to:
count a number of voice calls on the wireless communication network involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time;
based upon the counting, derive a percentage of voice calls on the wireless communication network involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time; and
compare the percentage of video calls involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time with the percentage of voice calls on the wireless communication network involved in an SRVCC handover during the period of time.
17 . The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the period of time is one of either (i) daily or (ii) hourly.
18 . The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the PGW CDRs comprise data indicating a type of radio access technology (RAT type), data indicating a Quality of Service (QoS) Indicator (QCI) and data indicating a switch from one RAT type to another RAT type.
19 . The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the apparatus comprises an application server located outside the wireless communication network.
20 . The non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the apparatus comprises an application server located within the wireless communication network.