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Course 502
LTE Long Term EvolutionArchitecture and Connection Processing
LTE Long Term EvolutionArchitecture and Connection Processing
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Course Outline
LTE Network Architecture and Networking Components
Standard Interfaces and key protocol stacks
Radio System Identifiers
Tunnels, Connections and Bearers
System Acquisition and Synchronization
Idle Mode and Pa in
UE Attach to the Network (Registration procedures)
Connected Mode and UE States
Mobility, Interoperability and Handover Management
Lets setup and process various LTE call flows and scenarios
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Review, Summary and conclusion
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LTE Network Architecture
LTE Network Architecture
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1. LTE Network Architecture
and Networking Components
1-1 Quick Review of the Air Interface
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(EPC) overview 1-3 Networking Functional Elements (eNB; MME; SGW; PGW;
Remarks
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The LTE Air InterfaceThe LTE Air Interface
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The LTE Downlink and Uplink Signals
The LTE signal uses variations of Orthogonal Frequency DivisionMulti lexin on both its u link and downlin
The LTE downlink signal uses dozens to even thousands of thincarriers spaced 15 kHz, covering the operators licensed spectrum
carriers, using dynamic scheduling to maintain QoS
the Operator sets the number of carriers to fit in its spectrum
QPSK to even 64QAM in response to instantaneous conditions
The LTE uplink signal of each user is dynamically assigned to usea small or lar e fraction of the u link s ectrum to meet oS oals
OFDMs spectral efficiency is higher than CDMA or HSPA
Multiple antenna techniques can be used on both uplink and
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Advanced Technologies of LTE
OFDM OFDM, OFDMAOrthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing;Ortho onal Fre uenc Division Muli le Accesser
The signal consists of many (from dozens tothousands) of thin carriers carrying symbols
In OFDMA the s mbols are for multi le users
Frequency
Pow
OFDM provides dense spectral efficiency androbust resistance to fading, with great flexibilityof use
MIMO MIMOMultiple Input Multiple Output
,exploitation of multiple antennas at the basestation and the mobile to effectively multiplythe throu h ut for the base station and users
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The LTE Downlink Uses OFDMA
In generic OFDM, users are assigned fractions of the total,
OFDMA means Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
OFDMA uses dynamic scheduling to package each users data
immediate needs
This assures effective utilization of the total capacity of the
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The LTE Uplink Signal
The uplink uses SC-FDMA with some dynamic multiple of 4 15-khzsubcarriers to carrier the information
Modulation can be QPSK, 16QAM or 64QAM for conditions
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SC-FDMA has a low Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR)
which provides more transmit power and longer battery life
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Type 1 Forward Link Frames:
For Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)
In Frequency Division Duplex, separate identical blocks of
(UE) to transmit independently at the same time
This frequency division duplex mode is used virtually everywherein North America and is the most revalent mode in the rest of the
world In FDD mode, LTE radio frames are 10 ms long
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Each subframe is composed of two slots, each 0.5 ms long
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Type 2 - TDD
In some cases, governments assign a wireless operator a single
block of frequencies to use for an LTE system In this case, transmitting and receiving must alternate with
each other, like one lane traffic in a construction site
The forward link is transmitted discontinuously, alternating with the
reverse n on e same requencyThis arrangement allows effective LTE operation in a small amount
of spectrum, but does limit the capacity of the system
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e gure s ows e su vs on o me n o up n an own nperiods, with the additional requirement of guard periods between
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The Building Blocks of the Downlink Signal:
Elements and Blocks
Its what one subcarrier can do in just one modulation symbol
One Resource Block is the smallest usable piece of the signal
s w a su carrers can o urng a w o e s o , . ms
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Downlink Physical Resources and Mapping
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Example of Downlink Control Signal Mapping
This figure shows a typicalma in of downlink controlsignals to the timeslots whichcarry them
Notice the T1, T2, T3, and T4information which occupies afixed pattern. By observing
these streams the mobile is-antenna configuration of thebase station (eNB) withoutrequiring long layer-3
messages
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Generic Frame Sequences
Each OFDM s mbol be ins with a c clic refix of duration below:
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Uplink Physical Resources and Mapping
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Uplink Format PUCCH 0 or 1
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UL SC-FDMA Subcarrier Options
On the reverse link, there are two ways to assign subcarrier frequencies to
One is Localized Subcarriers, which gives one user a single block ofadjacent carriers
as critical The other is Distributed Subcarriers
this provides superior protection against selective fading
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this requires very precise frequency control to avoid interference
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LTE Physical Signals
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LTE Physical Channels
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SISO, MISO, SIMO, MIMO
Single-Input Single-Output is thedefault mode for radio links over theears and the baseline for further
comparisons.
Multiple-Input Single Output providestransmit diversity (recall CDMA2000
.power required, but does not increasedata rate. Its also a delicious
Japanese soup. Single-Input Multiple Output is receive
diversity. It reduces the necessarySNR but does not increase data rate.Close but no relation to Dr. Ernest
Simo, wireless communications expert Multiple-Input Multiple Output is highly
effective, using the differences in path
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dimension to hold additional signals
and increase the total data speed.
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SU-MIMO, MU-MIMO, Co-MIMO
Single-User MIMO allowsthe sin le user to ainthroughput by havingmultiple essentiallyindependent paths for data
Multi-User MIMO allowsmultiple users on the
reverse link to transmit ,increasing system capacity
Cooperative MIMO allows auser to receive its si nal
from multiple eNBs incombination, increasingreliability and throughput
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The Evolved Packet System (EPS)
and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
The Evolved Packet System (EPS)
and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)OverviewOverview
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The Evolved Packet System and theEvolved Packet Core
eNB
E-UTRAN
Inter-cell RMM
RB Contro l
Connection Mobility Ctrl
EPC
Radio Admission Ctrl.
eNB Measurement
Config. & Provision
NAS Security
Idle State Mobility
Dynamic ResourceAl locat ion (scheduler)
RRC
Handling
EPS BearerControl
S-GW P-GWPDCPRLC
MAC
MobilityAnchor ing
UE IP AddressAl locat ion Internet
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PHY Packet FilteringS1
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Networking Functional ElementsNetworking Functional Elements
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Networking Functional Elements(eNB; MME; Anchors/Gateways, PCRF; HSS)
Legacy GSM radio Networks
GERAN Gb
GPRS COREUTRAN
SGSN PCRF
S7Iu Rx+
WCDMA /HSPA radio Networks
Mobility Management Entity
User Plane Entit y
Home Subscriber Server
Super HLR
HSS
S5a
S6aS5b
Ref Pt.
LTE radio
Networks
IASA
MMEUPE
3GPPAnchor
SAEAnchor
EvolvedRAN: eNB
IP Services
Inter Access System Anchor
S1 SGi
Ref Pt.
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vo ve ac e oreS2a
UuS2b,c
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EV-DO networks IP access
IP access
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Functions of Key Network Elements
Legacy GSM radio Networks
GERANNAS signalingMobility between 3GPP AnsIdle mode UE connectivit Mobil it Anchor
UE IP Address allocationPacket Screenin &
GPRS COREUTRAN
SGSN PCRF
S7
IuRx+S12
P-GW and S-GW selection
SGSN selection at HOAuthent icationBearer Establishment
Packet RoutingIdle Mode packet buffering& DL initiationLegal Interception
FilteringPolicy Enforcement$Charging SupportLegal Interception
WCDMA /HSPA radio Networks
Mobility Management Entity
User Plane Entit y
Server Super HLR
HSSS11
S6aS8a
LTE radio
Networks
IASA
MMEUPE
ServingGateway
PDNGateway
EvolvedRAN: eNB
Inter Access
System Anchor
SGiS1-MMEIP Services
S10
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vo ve ac e oreS2a
UuS2b,c
S1-U
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EV-DO networks IP access
IP access
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LTE Standard Interfaces andLTE Standard Interfaces and
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2. Standard Interfaces andKey Protocol Stacks
2-1 Interfaces (Uu, X2, S1, S5, S8, S11)
- , , , , ,
Layers)
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Key Network Interfaces (1)
Uu The LTE physical layer interface connecting the UE with theeNodeB on both uplink and downlink directions (GTP-U Protocol)
- e on ro ane comman an con ro connec on
from the eNB to the MME managing user mobility (GTP) S1-U The User Plane (traffic-carrying) connection from the eNB
S2a PDN link to trusted non-3GPP networks (CDMA EVDO)
(based on proxy mobile IP, can use client mobile IP FA mode) n o servng ga eway or an un rus e ne wor(based on proxy mobile IP)
S2c PDN link to trusted non-3GPP network (CDMA, EVDO) GTP-
S3 Connection between 2G/3G SGSN and SAE MME (GTP)
S4 -- Provides user plane connection and mobility support
point defined between SGSN and GGSN) (GTP protocol)
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Key Network Interfaces (2)
S5 Provides user plane tunneling and tunnel managementbetween SGW and PDN GW. Handles S GW relocation for UEmobility if the S GW must connect to a non-collocated PDN GW.
S5 is the intra PLMN variant of S8.
S6a Carries subscription and authentication data between theMME and the HSS (often called a super HLR)
S7 Carries policy and charging rules information between the
PDN gateway and the PCRF S8 Inter-PLMN reference point providing user and control plane
between the Serving GW in the VPLMN and the PDN GW in theHPLMN. S8 is the inter PLMN variant of S5.
- rans ers o po cy an c argng con ro n orma onbetween Home/Visited PCRF to support local breakout function.
S10 -- Reference point between MMEs for MME relocation and
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Key Network Interfaces (3)
S11 -- Reference point between MME and Serving GW
Direct Tunnel. Based on Iu-u/Gn-u ref. point and GTP-U protocolSGSN-to-UTRAN or SGSN-to-GGSN. Optional by Operator.
SGi -- Reference point between PDN GW and packet datanetwork. Packet data network can be external public, private, or
intra-o erator acket data network, e. . for rovision of IMS.Corresponds to Gi interface for 3GPP accesses.
Rx -- The Rx reference point resides between the AF and thePCRF in the TS 23.203 [6].
Wn* The reference point between the Untrusted Non-3GPP IPAccess and the ePDG. Traffic on this interface for a UE initiatedtunnel must be forced towards the ePDG.
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Key Network Interfaces (4)
X2 -- The X2 interface can provide
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support of continuation between eNBs of the E-UTRANservices offered via the S1 interface;
Transport Network functionality to facilitate introduction offuture technology.
-message delivery and control functions
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Radio Control Plane Protocol Stack
UE eNB MME
NAS
RRC
PDCP
RRC
PDCP
NASNon-Access Stratum
Radio Resource Control
Packet Data Conver ence Protocol
Layers
RLC
MACPHY
RLC
MACPHY
Radio Link Control
Media Access ControlPhysical
The NAS protocol is used for network attach, authentication,setting up bearers, and mobility management
, ,system information, controls UE measurements, assigns cell-leveltemporary identifiers to UEs, transfers UE contexts in handovers
The RLC formats and transports traffic between UE and eNB
The MAC layer implements HARQ
e PHY ayer uses a aptve mo uaton an co ng to protectdata from errors and keep rates optimally high
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Radio User Plane Protocol Stack
eNodeB
PDCP
UE
PDCP
User Plane
Packet Data Convergence Protocol
Layers
MAC
PHY
MAC
PHY
Media Access Control
Physical
e compresses ecompresses ea ers an oesciphering
The RLC formats and transports traffic between UE and eNB, and
The MAC layer implements HARQ
The PHY layer uses adaptive modulation and coding to protect
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Layer-2 Structure for Downlink
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Layer-2 Structure for Uplink
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The S1 User Plane
The S1 User Plane Interface (S1-U) connectsbetween the eNB and the S-GW. It rovides:
S1 InterfaceUser Plane
Guaranteed delivery of user plane PDUsff
The transport network layer is built on IP transport-
User PlanePDUs
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user plane PDUs between the eNB and the S-GW
GTP-U
UDP
IP
Data Link Layer
Physical Layer
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The S1 Control Plane
The S1 control plane interface (S1-MME) isdefined between the eNB and the MME
S1 Interface
Control Plane(eNBMME)
The transport network layer is built on IPtransport, like the user plane
User Plane
PDUs
,messages SCTP is added on top of IP
The application layer signaling protocol is called
S1-AP (S1 A lication Protocol)
SCTP
Data Link Layer
Physical Layer
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S1 Interface Signaling Procedures
E-RAB signaling: Setup, Modification, Release, Release Indication
Handover signaling: Preparation, Resource Allocation, Completion,
Transfers: eNB Status, MME Status Paging procedures
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LPPa Transport: UE and Non-UE Assoc. UL/DL transport
Error Indication procedure: eNB initiated, MME initiated
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Initial Context Setup; UE Context Modification
S1 Setup procedure;
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Location Reporting: Reporting Control, Report, Report Failure Indication
Overload: Start, Stop, Write Replace Warning procedures
rec n orma on rans er: e on gura on, on gura on
S1 CDMA2000 Tunneling: DL S1 CDMA2000, UL S1 CDMA2000
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The X2 Interface
eNodeB
X2AP
SCTP
IP
eNodeB
GTP-U
UDP
IP
eNodeB
X2AP
SCTP
IP
eNodeB
GTP-U
UDP
IP
L2
L1
L2
L1
L2
L1
L2
L1
X2 Control Plane X2 User Plane
Usually routed via the same transport connection used by S1
used only for control plane data but during handover it can be used
tem oraril for user data forwardin X2 control plane uses SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol)
for reliable delivery of control data between eNBs
X2 user plane is sufficiently reliable using ordinary UDP
X2AP (X2 Application Protocol) functions are
Management of Intra-LTE mobility (HO msg. over X2 interface)
Load management for inter-cell interference coordination by sharingresource, load, and traffic details
Setting up and resetting the X2 interface
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X2 Protocol Stack
The transport layer over X2 is IP based. Transportnetwork layer for
-streams on the X2 interface. There may be zero orone UL data stream and zero or one DL data streamper E-RAB at the X2 interface.
data streamsover X2
The DL stream is used for DL data forwardingfrom the source eNB to the target eNB.
The UL stream is used for UL data forwardinfrom the source eNB to the target eNB.
Each data stream is carried on a dedicatedtransport bearer.
The identity of a transport bearer signaled in theRNL control plane consists of the IP address andthe TEID of the corresponding GTP tunnel,
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GTP-U Protocol over X2 Interface
The UDP path protocol is used
The GTP-U UDP user-plane port number is 2152
eNBs over the X2 interface can support fragmentation and
assembly of GTP packets at the IP layer An eNB will support IPv6 and/or IPv4.
A pair of eNBs may use one or several IP addresses
A source eNB sends packets of a given E-RAB to the target eNB
IP address (received in X2AP)This address corresponds to the DL transport bearer of that
particular E-RAB.
The Trans ort La er Address in X2AP messa es is a bit strin of
a) 32 bits in case of IPv4 address b) 128 bits in case of IPv6 address
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X2 Control Plane Procedures
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X2 Control Plane Procedures
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H dli f A li i P l Id i i
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Handling of Application Protocol Identities
An Application Protocol Identity (AP ID) is allocated when a newUE-associated lo ical connection is created in an eNB or an MME.
An AP ID uniquely identifies a logical connection for the UEover the S1 or X2 interface within a node (eNB or MME).
sending node, the receiving node stores the AP ID of thesending node for as long as the logical connection lasts
The receivin node assi ns the AP ID to be used to identif thelogical connection for the UE and include it as well as thepreviously received new AP ID from the sending node, in thefirst returned message to the sending node
n a su sequen messages o an rom sen ng no e, sof both sending node and receiving node are included
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UE A i t d S1 X2 C ti
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UE-Associated S1 or X2 Connections
Control plane messages (S1AP, X2AP) associated with the UE aresenton the lo ical S1 or X2 connection.
This connection is set up at the first S1/X2AP exchangebetween peer nodes.
exchanged.
The UE-associated logical S1-connection uses the identities
MME UE S1AP ID and eNB UE S1AP ID.The UE-associated logical X2-connection uses the identities
Old eNB UE X2AP ID and New eNB UE X2AP ID. When anMME or eNB receives a UE associated S1/X2AP message itre reves e assoc a e ase on .
UE-associated signaling is an exchange of S1/X2-AP messagesfor one UE over the UE-associated logical S1/X2-connection.
NOTE: The UE-associated logical S1/X2-connection may existbefore the eNB UE context is setup in eNB.
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S1 and X2 Application Protocol Identities
An eNB UE S1AP ID uniquely identifies a UE over the S1 interface within an eNB logical node.When an MME receives an eNB UE S1AP ID it stores it for the duration of the UE-associatedlo ical S1- connection for this UE. Once known to an MME this IE is included in all UEassociated S1-AP signaling.
An MME UE S1AP ID uniquely identifies a UE over the S1 interface within the MME logicalnode. When an eNB receives MME UE S1AP ID it stores it for the duration of the UE-associated logical S1- connection for this UE. Once known to an eNB this IE is included in all
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An Old eNB UE X2AP ID uniquely identifies a UE over the X2 interface within a source eNBlogical node. When a target eNB receives an Old eNB UE X2AP ID it stores it for the durationof the logical X2-connection of this UE. Once known to a target eNB this ID is included in all
UE assoc. X2-AP signaling. A New eNB UE X2AP ID uniquely identifies a UE over the X2 interface within a target eNB.
When a source eNB receives a New eNB UE X2AP ID it stores it for the duration of the UE-associated logical X2-connection for this UE. Once known to source eNB this IE is included inall UE associated X2-AP signaling. The New eNB UE X2AP ID is unique within the eNB logicalnode.
An eNB1 Measurement ID identifies the measurement configuration over the X2 interfacewithin the eNB requesting measurement. The eNB1 Measurement ID is unique within the eNBlogical node.
An eNB2 Measurement ID uniquely identifies the measurement configuration over the X2.
within the eNB logical node.
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Radio System Identifiers andRadio System Identifiers and
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3. Radio System Identifiers and Parameters
UE Identifiers (IMSI, TMSI, GUTI )
Random Access Radio NetworkTemporary Identifier (RA-RNTI)
C-RNTI (Cell Radio Network TemporaryIdentifier)
PCI Physical Cell Identifier
contained in the MA sub-header of each random access
response LCID Logical channel identifier
I o lass Identi ie
RNTI Radio Network TemporaryIdentifier
S stemInformationBlockT e9 contains RRC layer in the Enb allocates cell-
level temporary identifiers
S-TMSI SAE Temporary Mobile
Station Identifier
a home eNB identifier (HNBID);
eNB Identifier (eNB ID): used to identifyeNBs within a PLMN.
UTRAN and EPC Identifiers
ECGI E-UTRAN Cell GlobalIdentifier
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identify tracking areas
NAS UE identifier
NAS (EPC/UE) level AKA procedure
given cell CSG identity: broadcast by cells in a
CSG to allow authorized CSG
identifier (KSIASME). MME includes a session identifier
SI-RNTI System Information RNTI
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CID Context Identifie
E UTRAN Network Identities
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E-UTRAN Network Identities
PLMN Identity
A Public Land Mobile Network is uni uel identified b its PLMN Identit .
Globally Unique MME Identif ier (GUMMEI)
The Globally Unique MME Identifier consists of a PLMN Identity, a MME GroupIdentity and a MME Code
,GUMMEI uniquely identifies an MME logical node.
Global eNB ID
The Global eNB ID is used to globally identify an eNB E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier (ECGI)
The ECGI is used to globally identify a cell.
Tracking Area Identity (TAI)
ac rac ng rea a e ne group o oca ce s as an ass gne
E-RAB ID
An E-RAB uniquely identifies the combination of an S1 bearer and thecorresponding Data Radio Bearer. Under an E-RAB, there is a one-to-onemapping between this E-RAB and an EPS bearer of the Non Access Stratum.
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E UTRAN UE Identifiers (1)
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E-UTRAN UE Identifiers (1)
RNTI
identifiers within E-UTRAN and in signaling messages between
UE and E-UTRAN. Some types of RNTI exist:
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The C-RNTI provides a unique UE identification at the celllevel identifying RRC Connection
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The RA-RNTI is used during some transient states, the UEis temporarily identified with a random value for contentionresolution ur oses
S-TMSI S-Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (S-TMSI) The S-TMSI is a temporary UE identity in order to support
-allocated by MME.
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E UTRAN UE Identifiers (2)
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E-UTRAN UE Identifiers (2)
Transport Layer Addresses
The transport layer address parameter is sent in radio signaling.
The transport layer address parameter is not interpreted in theradio network application protocols
held by the eNB.
The block contains
s a e n orma on, secur y n orma on, capa yinformation, identities of the UEs logical S1-connection
An eNB UE context is established when the transition to
completion of handover resource allocation duringhandover preparation.
RRC layer in the eNB allocates cell-level temporary identifiers
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4. Tunnels, Connections and Bearers
4-1 Default Bearers, Dedicated Bearers
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4-3 Tunnel parameters (TEID; F-TEID )
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LTE Bearers
In LTE data lane traffic travels over virtual connections calledservice data flows (SDFs).
SDFs travel over bearers: Virtual containers with unique QoScharacteristics.
A bearer is a datapath between UE and PDN, in three segments:
Radio bearer between UE and eNodeB
Data bearer between SGW and PGW (S5 bearer)
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General Tunneling Protocol
GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) is a group ofIP-basedcommunications rotocols used in wireless networks.
GTP includes variant protocols, GTP-C, GTP-U and GTP'.
GTP-C is used within the GPRS core network for signaling
GPRS Support Nodes (SGSN).
GTP-U is used for carrying user data within the GPRS Core
Network and between the Radio Access Network and the corenetwork. The user data transported can be packets in any ofIPv4,IPv6, or PPP formats. It is used in the LTE EPC network.
GTP' (GTP prime) uses the same message structure as GTP-Can - , u can e use or carryng c argng a a rom e
Charging Data Function (CDF) of the GSM or UMTS network tothe Charging Gateway Function (CGF).
.on UDP.
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GTP-U is an IP-based tunneling protocol allowing many tunnelsbetween each setof end oints.
Each tunnel has TEID (Tunnel Endpoint Identifier) in the GTP-U
messages, derived from a dynamically generated random number.- -
control plane (setup, teardown and modification of the user plane'sparameters mainly).
GTP-C is ust the control rotocol used to set u the user tunnels. Actually GTP-C gets allocated its own TEID by both ends of the
connection so it is a tunnel on its own. It is possible use different IPaddresses for GTP-U and GTP-C.
Both use UDP and fixed port numbers (2123 for GTP-C and 2152for GTP-U). User's are separated based on the TEID (which isunique per direction).
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as cs o o y ob e
Proxy Mobile IP (or PMIP, or Proxy Mobile IPv6) is a newstandard under the InternetEn ineerin Task Force IETF .
Also called Network-based mobility management, it is
somewhat like Mobile IP, but does not require modifications to themobile host's network stack, as mobility is handled by the network.
How Proxy Mobile IP works
Two network entities are involved:
in a Proxy Mobile IP domain.
Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) is a function on an access routerthat mana es the mobilit related si nallin for a mobile host that
is attached to its access link.
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The protocol works as follows:
A Mobile Access Gateway on that link checks hostauthorization
A Mobile Access Gateway updates a Local Mobility Anchorabout the current location of a host
o an crea e a - rec ona unne
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When a UE connects to the network it gets an IP address. This iscalled "Default EPS Bearer Activation and it has no oS.
Its also possible to do a "Dedicated EPS Bearer Activation"
which offers QoS and other beneficial features , , ,
depend on QoS policies on the air interface
A dedicated bearer is connected to a Traffic Flow Template (TFT),
a list of IP addresses and TCP/UDP ort combinationsThe TFT is forwarded to the mobile during the dedicated
bearer activation and it guides the protocol stack to move theIP packets to or from a specific TCP/UDP port and/or IPa resses n o a spec a o queue or e er rea men
No extra IP address is needed, as the protocol stack uses theTraffic Flow Template information to decide what to do with each
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Default Bearer (2)
The call flow is straightforward. Notice the fields TEID and FTEID.
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FTEID is Fully Qualified Tunnel End Point Identifier. This IE isused to send TEID/GRE Key and IP info of the sending entity.
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The S-FTEID is the senders FTEID.
The MME sends this field with a TEID value, say 0x111 and itsa ress o - .
From this message the S-GW learns the IP address of the MMEand the TEID field to be used in the response.
- sen s rea e ess on esponse message w
value 0x111 and S-FTEID which contains the TEID value, say0x222, for use by MME and IP address of the S-GW.
-and S-GW uses TEID 0x111 to send control plane info to MME.
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Default Bearer (1)
LTE : Tunnel Identif iers (GTPv2)
.identified? Lets follow LTE call flow where two activities are
running on mobile phone, one is using default bearer and other isusing dedicated bearer.
The key detail is the TEID and FTEID fields.
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Default Bearer (3)
Once the control plane is set traffic has to flow. Modify BearerRe uest is used to indicate the S1-U interface of eNB. So S-FTEID(S1-U eNB FTEID) value is set to say 0x0a + IP address and sent
to S-GW. S-GW replies with its S1-U interface FTEID. At this stagethe TEID for the user plane are set. User plane traffic will flow' .
bearer.
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Dedicated Bearer (1)
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Dedicated Bearer (2)
A Bearer Resource Command is used by MME to request adedicated bearer.
Receiving the bearer resource command, the S-GW initiates a
Create Bearer request. .
In create bearer request S-GW includes S1-U SGW F-TEID foruser plane traffic.
-eNB FTEID.
Now the dedicated bearer is created and the user plane traffictunnel is ne otiated. Dedicated bearer user lane traffic flowsusing the exchanged TEIDs
The interface is S11. This interface is mapped to S5/S8 and S1-MME interfaces. TEID are used to identify and map the tunnels invarious interfaces.
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System AcquisitionSystem Acquisition
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earc ng n meearc ng n requency
At power-up, the UE notes its LTE band class capabilities and beginsexploring the frequencies used for the SCH in each band
The UE first looks for the primary synchronization signal (P-SCH) in the
in each radio frame. It reads symbol timing, and learns which of three cellidentities is being transmitted, and locks its freqencies to the eNB.
The UE next searches for the (S-SCH) secondary synchronization signal,an earns w c o ce en es s eng ransm e . rom s
decodes the PCI, physical cell identity, and the frame boundaries The UE next finds the RS sequence and learns antenna port configuration
-reselection criteria
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The downlink reference signals consist of known reference symbolsinserted in the first and third last OFDM symbol of each slot.
There is one reference signal transmitted per downlink antenna port.
The number of downlink antenna ports equals 1, 2, or 4. Fre uenc ho in can be a lied to the downlink reference si nals. The
hopping pattern period is one frame (10 ms). Each frequency hoppingpattern corresponds to one cell identity group.
The downlink MBSFN reference signals consist of known reference
- ,symbol of sub-frame in case of 15kHz sub-carrier spacing and extendedcyclic prefix
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After the cell-search, the UE can decode the Physical BroadcastChannel PBCH and read the Master Information Block MIB
The PBCH is in the first four OFDM symbols of the second time
slot of the first subframe. Thats every 40 ms, so the MIB istransmitted every fourth radio frame.
The PBCH is scrambled by a sequence based on the cells cell IDN. Its carried by the 72 reserved subcarriers, QPSK-modulated
The MIB carries the most essential s stem information:
transmission bandwidth i.e., # of available resource blocks.
configuration ofPhysical HARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH)
The number of transmission antennas used on the eNB side This is derived from the sequence in which one of the CRC
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After finding a cell, the UE may or may not be permitted to use it,based on various si nal ualit criteria broadcastb the eNB.
Here are two procedures for cell qualification:
In the initial cell selection procedure, no knowledge about RF- .
In that case the UE scans the supported E-UTRAfrequency bands to find a suitable cell. Only the cell with
the stron est si nal er carrier will be selected b the UE.The second procedure relies on information about carrier
frequencies and optionally cell parameters received and storedfrom previously-detected cells.
If no suitable cell is found using the stored information theUE starts with the initial cell selection procedure.
S is the criterion defined to decide if the cell is still suitable . Thiscriterion is fulfilled when the cell selection receive level is Srxlev >0. Srxlev is computed based on the following Equation:
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Srxlev = Qrxlevmeas (Qrxlevmin + Qrxlevminoffset) PcompensationWhere Pcompensation = max (PEMAX PUMAX, 0)
All in db
Qrxlevmeas is the UE-measured receive level value for this cell, i.e.the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP
Qrxlevmin is the minimum required receive level in this cell, in dBm.
Qrxlevminoffset is an offset to Qrxlevmin that is only taken into
account as a result of a periodic search for a higher priority PLMNwhile camped normally in a Visitor PLMN (VPLMN).
PCompensation is a maximum function. PEMAX is maximum powerallowed for a UE in this cell. PUMAX is maximum for power class
A UE may discover cells from different network operators.
First the UE will look for the strongest cell per carrier,
Then the PLMN identit from the SIB T e 1 to see if suitable,
Then it will compute the S criterion and decide if suitable
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An LTE UE measures reference signal RSRP (Reference Signal ReceivedPower) and RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality).
RSRP is a RSSI type of measurement. It measures the average received
power over the resource elements that carry cell-specific reference signalswithin certain frequency bandwidth.
s a ype o measuremen an n ca es e qua y o ereceived reference signal, defined as (N*RSRP)/(E-UTRA Carrier RSSI),
N ensures the nominator and denominator are measured over the
same fre uenc bandwidth; carrier RSSI measures the average total received power observed
only in OFDM symbols containing reference symbols for antenna port0 in the measurement bandwidth over N resource blocks. The total
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RSRP is applicable in both RRC_idle and RRC_connected modes, whileRSRQ is only applicable in RRC_connected mode.
In the rocedure of cell selection and cell reselection in idle mode RSRPis used. In the procedure of handover, the LTE specification provides theflexibility of using RSRP, RSRQ, or both.
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The physical layer measurements to support mobility are classifiedas:
within E-UTRAN (intra-frequency, inter-frequency);
between E-UTRAN and GERAN/UTRAN (inter-RAT);
- -system mobility).
For measurements within E-UTRAN at least two basic UE
Reference symbol received power (RSRP);
E-UTRA carrier received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
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Idle Mode and PagingIdle Mode and Paging
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Consider a UE in idle state (RRC idle and ECM idle)
This UE is free to travel and only do a Tracking Area Update
If data arrives for the UE, the system must page the UEthroughout the TA where it last registered
,location and re-establishing its connection to the network
When a mobile is switched on it always has at least a
A UE is in ECM-IDLE state when no NAS signaling connectionexists between the UE and the network
There is no UE context, no S1_MME and no S1_U connectionThe UE will perform the TA procedure when the TAI in the
The UE will then be in ECM-CONNECTED state again
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The mobile is in power-conservation mode
,it detects entry into a new Tracking Area
UE-terminated calls are paged in the UEs last reported TA
Static non-overlapping TAs were used in earlier technologies
New techniques reduce ping-ponging, distribute TA updateoa more eveny across ce s, an re uce aggrega eupdate load
Mechanisms include overlapping TAs, multiple TAs, and-
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In Idle State, a UE must use the Random Access Procedure to bereco nized b the eNB without causin interference to other UEs
There are four variations in Random Access Procedure types
The parameters of each RAP type are designed to ensure that the ,
Existing noise and interference levels,
UE apparent timing as received at the UE
ee e re ransmss on co s ons occur
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The four steps of the contention based random accessprocedures are:
1 Random Access Preamble on RACH in u link:
There are two possible groups defined and one isoptional. If both groups are configured the size of
message 3 and the pathloss are used to determine whichgroup a preamble is selected from. The group to which a
message 3 and the radio conditions at the UE. Thepreamble group information along with the necessarythresholds are broadcast on system information.
2) Random Access Response generated by MAC on DL-SCH:
Semi-synchronous (within a flexible window of which thesize is one or more TTI) with message 1;
No HARQ;
Addressed to RA-RNTI on PDCCH;
Conveys at least RA-preamble identifier, TimingAlignment information, initial UL grant and assignment of
Temporary C-RNTI (which may or may not be madepermanent upon Contention Resolution);
Intended for a variable number of UEs in one DL-SCHmessage.
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3) First scheduled UL transmission on UL-SCH:
Uses HARQ;
conveyed in step 2 and is at least 80 bits.
For initial access:
Conveys the RRC Connection Request generated bythe RRC la er and transmitted via CCCH;
Conveys at least NAS UE identifier, no NAS message;
RLC TM: no segmentation;
For RRC Connection Re-establishment procedure:
-generated by RRC layer and transmitted via CCCH;
RLC TM: no segmentation;
Does not contain any NAS message.
After handover in the tar etcell:
Conveys the ciphered and integrity protected RRC
Handover Confirm generated by the RRC layer andtransmitted via DCCH;
Conveys the C-RNTI of the UE (which was allocated viae an over omman ;
Includes an uplink Buffer Status Report when possible.
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For other events:
Conveys at least the C-RNTI of the UE.
4) Contention Resolution on DL:
Early contention resolution shall be used i.e. eNB doesnot wait for NAS reply before resolving contention
Not synchronised with message 3; HARQ is supported;
Addressed to:
The Temporary C-RNTI on PDCCH for initialaccess and after radio link failure;
The C-RNTI on PDCCH for UE inRRC_CONNECTED;
HARQ feedback is transmitted only by the UE whichdetects its own UE identity, as provided in message 3,echoed in the Contention Resolution message;
-establishment procedure, no segmentation is used
(RLC-TM). The Temporary C-RNTI is promoted to C-RNTI for a UE
which detects RA success and does not already have a; s roppe y o ers. w c e ec s
success and already has a C-RNTI, resumes using its C-RNTI.
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Non-contention based random access procedures are:
0) Random Access Preamble assignment viadedicated signaling in DL:
eNB assigns UE a non-contention RandomAccess Preamble
signaled via:
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PDCCH in case of DL data arrival or positioning.
1) Random Access Preamble on RACH in uplink:
UE transmits the assigned non-contention RAP.
2) Random Access Response on DL-SCH:
Semi-synchronous (within a flexible window); NoHARQ, Sent to RA-RNTI on PDCCH;
Timing Alignment info, initial UL grant for HO Timing Alignment info. for DL data arrival;
RA-preamble identifier.
Sent to one or more UEs in one DL-SCH msg.
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UE Attach to the NetworkUE Attach to the Network
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7-1 Suitable MME, SGW and PGW selection
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7-3 Default Bearer setup
7-3 Initial Attach process: A comprehensive Message-flow
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Connected Mode and UE StatesConnected Mode and UE States
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8-1 RRC connection setup
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8-3 QoS parameters and TFTs
8-4 Connected Mode: Incoming and outgoing call flows (end-to-
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RRC Connection Setup procedure triggered by a request from UE NAS layer
UE origination, NAS signaling, or Paging Response
connec on s es a s e e ween an e an s se up
If overloaded, eNodeB sets access class barring parameters in SRB1 If UE has valid S-TMSI, UE includes it in RRC connection request message;
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After successful RRC connection procedure, UE is in RRC-Connected state
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QoS Parameters and TFTs (1)
A T ffi Fl T l t (TFT) i ll th k t filt i t d ith EPS b
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A Traffic Flow Template (TFT) is all the packet filters associated with an EPS bearer.
A packet filter may be associated with a protocol.
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EBI+Packet filter ID gives us a "unique" packet filter Identifier. The following is the
TFT for FTP protocol.
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Bearer level QoS is associated with a bearer and all traffic mapped
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Bearer level QoS is associated with a bearer and all traffic mappedto that will receive same bearer level packet forwarding treatment.
QoS parameter values of the default bearer are assigned by thenetwork based on the subscription data received from HSS.
In LTE the decision to establish or modify a dedicated bearer istaken by EPC and bearer level QoS parameters are assigned by. ese va ues are no mo e y u are orwar e
transparently to EUTRAN. However MME may reject theestablishment of dedicated bearer if there is any discrepancy.
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A default bearer may or may not be associated with a TFT. But adedicated bearer is alwa s associated with TFT.
So we have bearers, the QoS values for them and TFT which
indicate what type of application should run over them. Thisdefines the LTE QoS. We have Uplink TFT and Downlink TFTwhich are used by UE and PDN
The UE routes uplink packets to the different EPS bearers basedon uplink packet filters in the TFT's assigned to those EPS
earers. We have evaluation packet precedence index in packet filter
which is used by UE to search for a match (to map the.
Once the UE finds a match it uses that particular packet filter totransmit the data.
no TFT has been assigned.
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Network Performance EvaluationNetwork Performance Evaluation
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9-1 Channel Quality reporting
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9-3 QoS revisited
9-4 Throughput calculations and optimization
9-5 Voice-over-IP support and voice capacity projections
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Introduction of E-UTRA implies co-existence of various UEca abilities. Each UE ma su ortdifferentcombinations of RATse.g., E-UTRA, UTRA, GSM, and non-3GPP RATs, and differentcombinations of frequency bands, e.g., 800 MHz, 1.7 GHz, 2 GHZ,etc. Despite such heterogeneous environment, the measurement
.and the associated control load:
E-UTRAN can configure the RATs to be measured by UE;
e num er o measuremen cr era even an pero creporting criteria) should be limited (as in TS 25.133 subclause8.3.2 [7]);
-measurement control, to prevent unnecessary waking up of themeasurement entity;
possible.
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RF Key Performance Indicators
Reference Signal Received
Power
Received Signal StrengthIndicator
Reference Signal Receive
Quality. Defined as N ,
the number of resourceblocks across which RSSIwas measured
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Mobility, Interoperability andMobility, Interoperability and
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With the fast-changing mobile landscape and convergence in allas ects of telecommunications seamless handoveris im ortantfor any technology to succeed.
Operators and consumers both benefit from seamless handover interms of cost effectiveness, enhanced features, locationindependence and ease of use, not only within a Long TermEvolution (LTE) network but also between networks includingUMTS, GSM and CDMA.
n s c ap er we re y ouc upon e proce ures execu e ythe user equipment (UE) and the various network elements toprovide the handover services requested by the UE. We coverIntra-LTE and LTE to/from UMTS handovers.
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Obj ti f H d P d
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Objectives of Handover Procedures
,a handover, but during the handover as well.
Handover must not unduly drain the UE battery power. . .,
latency).
Seamless handoff is required to 3G / 2G / CDMA technology.
ere are wo ways a an o can e ec e : Network Evaluated: the network makes the handover decision
Mobile Evaluated: the UE makes the handoff decision andn orms e ne wor a ou .
In this instance, the final decision will be made by thenetwork based upon on the Radio Resource Management.
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In 3G and LTE networks, a hybrid approach is used to decide on
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y ppthe handover.
e w ass s n e an o ec s on y measurng eneighboring cells and reporting the measurements to the
network
cell/node.
The parameters to measure and the thresholds for reporting
. In LTE there are three types of handovers:
Intra-LTE: Handover happens within the current LTE nodes- -
Inter-LTE: Handover happens toward the other LTE nodes(inter-MME and Inter-SGW)
-networks, for example GSM/UMTS and UMTS
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Flow Examples
Intra-LTE (Intra-MME / SGW)
Handover
Intra-LTE (Intra-MME / SGW)
HandoverUsing the X2 InterfaceUsing the X2 Interface
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Case I. Intra-LTE (Intra-MME / SGW) HandoverUsing the X2 Interface
Consider Intra LTE handovers with X2AP signaling and S1AP
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Consider Intra-LTE handovers with X2AP signaling and S1APsi nalin first then Inte -RAT handovers in LTE i.e. handoverbetween LTE and UMTS).
Intra-LTE (Intra-MME / SGW) Handover Using the X2 Interface:
(S-eNB) to a target eNodeB (T-eNB) using the X2 interface whenthe Mobility Management Entity (MME) and Serving Gateway(SGW) are unchanged. It is possible only if direct connectivity
exs s e ween e source an arge e o e s w einterface.
The X2 handover procedure is performed without Evolved Packet, . .
exchanged between the S-eNB and T-eNB. The release of theresources at the source side during the handover completionphase is triggered by the T-eNB. The message flow is shown inFigure 1 followed by the description
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The Data call is already established between the UE, S-eNB and
network elements..
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The Network sends a MEASUREMENT CONTROL REQ message.
The UE is instructed to send measurement report when thresholdsare met.
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Optionally S-eNB issues RESOURCE STATUS REQUESTmessage to determine the load on T-eNB.
Based on received RESOURCE STATUS RESPONSE, the S-eNBcan decide whether to continue the handover procedure using theX2 interface.
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The S-eNB issues a HANDOVER REQUEST message to the T-eNB with UE and RB contexts to prepare handover at the target.
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T-eNB checks availability, reserves resources and sends back
message nc u ng atransparent container for the UE as an RRC message to performthe handover.
- - ,identifiers for the selected security algorithms, and may include a
dedicated RACH preamble and possibly some other parameters(i.e., access parameters, SIBs, etc.).
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The S-eNB generates the RRC message to perform the handover,
i.e, RRCCONNECTION RECONFIGURATION message includingthe mobility Control Information. The S-eNB performs thenecessary integrity protection and ciphering of the message and
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-T-eNB to convey the PDCP and HFN status of the E-RABs.
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The S-eNB starts forwarding the downlink data packets to the T-eNB for all the data bearers (which are being established in the T-eNB during the HANDOVER REQ message processing).
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In the meantime, the UE tries to access the T-eNB cell using thenon-contention-based Random Access Procedure.
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If it succeeds in accessing the target cell, it sends the RRC- .
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The MME sends a MODIFY BEARER REQUEST (eNodeBa ress an s or own n user pane or e accep ebearers) message to the SGW. If the PDN GW requested the UEslocation info, the MME also includes the User Location InformationIE in this messa e.
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to the S-eNB and then can release any user plane / TNL resources
toward the S-eNB.
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15. T e MME respon s to t e T-eNB wt a PATH SWITCH REQ
ACK message to notify the completion of the handover.
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User data packets now flow between the SGW and the UE.
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The T-eNB now requests the S-eNB to release the resources
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Flow Examples
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Intra-LTE (Intra-MME / SGW)Handover
Using the S1 InterfaceUsing the S1 Interface
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no X2 connectivity to the target eNodeB;
by an error indication from the T-eNB after an unsuccessful X2-based handover
by dynamic information learned by the S-eNB using theSTATUS TRANSFER procedure.
The S-eNB initiates the handover by sending a Handover required
message over the S1-MME reference point. The EPC does notchange the decisions taken by the S-eNB.
The availability of a direct forwarding path is determined in the S-e ase on e connec v y w e -e an n ca eto the source MME.
If a direct forwarding path is not available, indirect forwarding. -
eNB to determine whether to apply indirect forwarding or not.
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Based on the MEASUREMENT REPORT from the UE, the S-eNBdecides to Handover the UE to another eNodeB T-eNB . The
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dec des o a do e e U o a o e e ode e ehandover procedure in this section is very similar to that in theprevious section (Intra-LTE Handover Using the X2 Interface),
except the involvement of the MME in relaying the handover- - .
There are two differences here:
No need for the PATH SWITCH Procedure between the T-eNB
an , as s aware o e an over.The SGW is involved in the DL data forwarding if there is no
direct forwarding path available between the S-eNB and T-.
Once the Handover is complete, the MME clears the logical S1connection with the S-eNB by initiating the UE CONTEXT
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The UE is sending and receiving user data on both the uplink anddownlink.
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The S-eNB sends an RRC: Measurement Control message to the
UE, instructing it to take certain measurements at specific intervalsan to report t e resuts w en spec c cr tera are met.
The UE sets to work taking the requested measurements andperforming comparisons against the specified criteria.
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The UE notices that measurements have satisfied the specified. :
Serving eNB.
The handover procedure in this section is very similar to that in the- ,
except the involvement of the MME in relaying the handoversignaling between the S-eNB and T-eNB.
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The serving eNB sends a Handover Required message to theMME
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sen s an over eques o arge e
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The MME sends a Handover Command to the serving eNB
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The Serving eNB sends an RRC Connection ReconfigurationRequest to the UE
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The Serving eNB sends an eNB Status Transfer message to theMME
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SGW by GTP protocol
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The MME sends an MME Status Transfer message to the TargeteNB
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The UE performs the Non-Contention RACH Process on theTarget eNB
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The SGW sends Forward User Data to the Target eNB
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The UE sends an RRC Connection Reconfiguration Completemessage to the Target eNB
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The Target eNB sends a Handover Notify message to the MME
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The MME sends a Modify Bearer Request message to the SGW
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User ata pac ets now ow etween t e UE an t e SGW.
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The T-eNB sends an S1AP UE Context Release Command to the
the S-eNB.
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The S-eNB confirms the requested UE context release by sending
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Inter-MME Handover (Intra-SGW)Inter-MME Handover (Intra-SGW)
no c ange n a ewayno c ange n a eway
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Case III. Inter-MME Handover (Intra-SGW)(no change in Gateway)
In an inter-MME handover, two MMEs are involved in thehandover the source MME S-MME and tar etMME T-MME .
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eNB; both MMEs are connected to the same SGW. This handover
is triggered when the UE moves from one MME area to another.
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The Serving eNB sends a Handover Request to the Serving MME
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The Serving MME sends a Forward Relocation Request to the
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he Tar et MME sends a Handover Re uest to the Tar et eNB
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The Target eNB sends a Handover Request Acknowledgment tothe Target MME
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The Target MME sends a Forward Relocation Response to theServing MME
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he Servin eNB sends a RRC Connection Reconfi uration
Request to the UE
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e ervng e sen s an e a us rans er o e ervngMME, which forwards it to the Target MME
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The Serving eNB sends Forward User data to the SGW by GTP
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e UE per orms t e Non-Contenton RACH proce ure on t eTarget eNB
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The UE sends RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete to the
Target eNB
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The Target eNB sends a Handover Notify message to the Target
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The Target MME sends a Modify Bearer Request to the SGW byGTP
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Inter-MME / SGW HandoverInter-MME / SGW Handover
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Inter-MME / SGW Handover Using the S1 Interface
being the Source and Target eNodeBs are served by differentMME / SGW nodes. Figure 4 depicts the procedures and is
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1 Based on the MEASUREMENT REPORT from the UE, the S-eNBdecides to handover the UE to another eNodeB (T-eNB). The procedure islike earlier ones except for involvement of two SGWs (S-SGW and T-SGW) to transfer data packets during handover.
2. After receiving GTP: FORWARD RELOCATION REQ from S-MME, T-
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-,using GTP: CREATE SESSION REQ message.
3. After creation of requested bearers, T-SGW responds back to MMEwith a GTP: CREATE SESSION RESPONSE message.
4. From here on, message flow is very similar to Inter-MME, Intra- SGWhandover except for these differences:
While processing the S1 HANDOVER NOTIFY message from the T-- - -,
SGW using GTP: MODIFY BEARER REQ.
After updating T-eNB information in the bearers T-SGW sends GTP:MODIFY BEARER RESPONSE message to the T-MME.
When Handover Complete, S-MME releases bearer resources with the S-SGW for this UE by GTP: DELETE SESSION procedure
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The S-eNB sends RRC Measurement Procedures to the UE
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The UE erforms the re uested measurementsThe S-eNB receives information when specified thresholds are
exceeded, triggering need for a handover
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he Tar et MME sends a Create Session Re uest to the Tar etSGW by GTP
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The Target eNB sends a handover Request Acknowledgment tothe Target MME
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e ervng e sen s an onnec on econ gura on
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The Serving eNB sends an eNB Status Transfer to the TargetMME
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The Target MME sends a Modify Bearer Request to the TargetSGW using GTP
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acknowledgment to