3GPP
3GPP TS 25.401 V8.0.0 (2008 -06)
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Release 8
Contents
Foreword................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 6
1
Scope................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 7
2
References................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 7
3
Definitions and abbreviations................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 8
3.1
Definitions................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 8
3.2
Abbreviations................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 10
3.3
Notation................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 11
4
General principles................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..12
5
UMTS General architecture................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 13
5.1
Overview................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 13
5.2
General protocols architecture................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 13
5.2.1
User plane................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 14
5.2.2
Control plane................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 14
6
UTRAN Architecture................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 14
6.1
UTRAN Identifiers................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 18
6.1.1
PLMN Identity................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 18
6.1.2
CN Domain Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 18
6.1.3
RNC Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 19
6.1.4
Service Area Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 19
6.1.5
Cell Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 19
6.1.6
Local Cell Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 19
6.1.7
UE Identifiers................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 19
6.1.7.1
Usage of RNTI................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 21
6.1.8
Identifiers for dedicated resources within UTRAN................................ ................................ .................... 21
6.1.8.1
Radio Network Control Plane identifiers................................ ................................ .............................. 21
6.1.8.2
Transport Network Identifiers................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 21
6.1.8.3
Binding identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 22
6.1.9
URA Identity................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 23
6.1.10
Service Identifiers for MBMS................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 23
6.1.10.1
IP Multicast Address and APN................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 23
6.1.10.2
TMGI................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 24
6.1.10.3
Session Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 24
6.1.10.4
MBMS Service Area................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 24
6.1.10.5
MBMS Cell Group Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 24
6.1.10.6
MBMS UTRAN Cell Group Identifier................................ ................................ ................................ . 24
6.1.11
Transport Network Identifiers for MBMS................................ ................................ ................................ . 24
6.1.12
Binding Identifiers for MBMS................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 24
6.2
Transport Addresses................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 24
6.3
Function Distribution Principles................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 24
7
UTRAN Functions description................................ ................................ ................................ ...............25
7.1
List of functions................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 25
7.2
Functions description................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 26
7.2.0
Transfer of user data................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 26
7.2.1
Functions related to overall system access control................................ ................................ ..................... 26
7.2.1.1
Admission Control................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 27
7.2.1.2
Congestion Control................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 27
7.2.1.3
System information broadcasting................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 27
7.2.1.4
MOCN and GWCN configuration support................................ ................................ ........................... 27
7.2.2
Radio channel ciphering and deciphering................................ ................................ ................................ .. 27
7.2.3
Functions related to Mobility................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 27
7.2.3.1
Handover................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 27
7.2.3.2
SRNS Relocation................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 28
7.2.3.3
Paging support................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 28