LTE Overview

Lesson 16

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Describe the following Network Elements and Interfaces that are used in the LTE-SAE Environment:

Evolved UTRAN (ENodeB)) Mobility Management Entity (MME) Serving Gateway (S-GW) PDN Gateway (P-GW)

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LTE Components
UTRAN

SGSN GERAN HSS S3 S1 -MME MME S12 S11 LTE-Uu UE E-UTRAN S1 - U S10 S4 S7 S6a PCRF Rx+

Serving Gateway

S5

PDN Gateway

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E-UTRAN Functions (eNodeB)

eNodeB the LTE air interface includes: RRC Radio Resource Control RAC Radio Admission Control UTRAN RBC Radio Bearer Control RRM Radio Resource Management SGSN GERAN HSS S3 S1 -MME MME S12 S11 LTE-Uu UE E-UTRAN S1 - U S10 S4 S7 S6a PCRF Rx+ PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol Dynamic Allocation of resources to UE Routing user data to the S-GW

Serving Gateway

S5

PDN Gateway

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MME Functions and Supported Interfaces

MME manages mobility, UE identities and security parameters and includes: NAS Non Access Stratum signaling UTRAN NAS Non Access Stratum signaling security Idle mode UE reachability SGSN GERAN HSS S3 S1 -MME MME S12 S11 LTE-Uu UE E-UTRAN S1 - U S10 S4 S7 S6a PCRF Rx+ Tracking Area List management (UE idle and active) P-GW and S-GW selection Authentication EPS bearer management

Serving Gateway

S5

PDN Gateway

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S-GW Functions and Supported Interfaces

S-GW local mobility anchor point for inter eNodeB handover it includes: UTRAN E-UTRAN Idle mode downlink packet buffering Packet routing and forwarding SGSN GERAN HSS S3 S1 -MME MME S12 S11 LTE-Uu UE E-UTRAN S1 - U S10 S4 S7 S6a PCRF Rx+ Transport level packet marking for UL and DL Accounting on user and QoS Class Identifier (QCI) UL and DL charging per UE, PDN, and QCI

Serving Gateway

S5

PDN Gateway

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P-GW Functions and Supported interfaces

P-GW is the point of entry and exit for network traffic of the UE it includes: UE IP address allocation UTRAN Policy enforcement Charging support SGSN GERAN HSS S3 S1 -MME MME S12 S11 LTE-Uu UE E-UTRAN S1 - U S10 S4 S7 S6a PCRF Rx+ Per user based packet filtering (DPI) DL rate enforcement based on AMBR Transport level marking in the DL

Serving Gateway

S5

PDN Gateway

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