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3GPP LTE Radio Layer 2
3GPP LTE Radio Layer 2
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February 2009 3GPP 2010
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Arnaud Meylan
Huawei
3GPP TSG-RAN WG2
LTE Radio Layer 2, RRC and
LTE Radio Layer 2, RRC and
Radio Access Network
Radio Access Network
Architecture
Architecture
REV-090004
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Outline
E-UTRA overview
E-UTRAN architecture
User plane
Bearer service
User plane protocol stack
User plane data flow
Security and PDCP
Reliable transport
Scheduling and QoS
DRX
Control plane
Control plane protocol stack
Connection control
RRC states model
Connected state mobility
Some highlights
Interoperability with legacy
systems
Self Organizing Networks
UE Positioning
Multimedia Broadcast
Latency evaluations
LTE-Advanced features
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The Evolved Packet Switched System (EPS)
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SGi
S12
S3
S1-MME
PCRF
Gx
S6a
HSS
Operat or's IP
Services
(e.g. IMS, PSS etc.)
Rx
S10
UE
SGSN
LTE-Uu
E-UTRAN
MME
S11
S5
Serving
Gateway
PDN
Gateway
S1-U
S4
UTRAN
GERAN
The Evolved Packet Switched System (EPS) provides IP connectivity between a UE and an external
packet data network using the Evolved-Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)
Consists of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and Evolved-UTRAN (E-UTRAN)
The focus of this presentation is on E-UTRAN functions
non-roaming architecture for 3GPP accesses
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E-UTRAN architecture
eNB
MME / S-GW MME / S-GW
eNB
eNB
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
X2
X
2
X
2
E-UTRAN
Home eNB
Home eNB
S
1
S
1
Relay
E-UTRAN consists of eNBs, home eNBs and Relays providing the E-UTRA user plane and control plane
protocol terminations towards the UE
Fully distributed radio access network architecture
eNBs, and home eNBs are connected by means of the S1 interface to the Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
Optionally a home eNB Gateway may be used
eNBs may be interconnected with each other by means of the X2 interface
X2 supports enhanced mobility, inter-cell interference management, and SON functionalities
Relays connect either via an in-band or out-of-band wireless backhaul
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User Plane
E-UTRA overview
E-UTRAN architecture
User plane
Bearer service
User plane protocol stack
User plane data flow
Security and PDCP
Reliable transport
Scheduling and QoS
DRX
Control plane
Control plane protocol stack
Connection control
RRC states model
Connected state mobility
Some highlights
Interoperability with legacy
systems
Self Organizing Networks
UE Positioning
Multimedia Broadcast
Latency evaluations
LTE-Advanced features
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February 2009 3GPP 2010
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EPS Bearer Service Architecture
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P-GW S-GW Peer
Entity
UE eNB
EPS Bearer
Radio Bearer S1 Bearer
End-to-end Service
External Bearer
Radio S5/S8
Internet
S1
E-UTRAN EPC
Gi
E-RAB S5/S8 Bearer
There is a one-to-one mapping EPS Bearer E-RAB Radio Bearer over the radio interface
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User plane protocol stack
PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol)
Ciphering
Integrity protection