LTE Protocol.

Protocol Layer Architecture

Syste m Architecture Evolution (SAE)

SAE is a study within 3GPP targeting at the evolution of the overall system architecture. Objective is to develop a framework for an evolution or migration of the 3GPP system to a higher-data-rate, lower-latency, packet optimized system that supports multiple radio access technologies.
LTE Based on two stack protocol plane.
1. User Plane Protocol. 2. Control Plane Protocol

User Plane Protocol

UE - P GW user plane with E-UTRAN

- GPRS Tunnelling Protocol for the user plane (GTP U): This protocol tunnels user data between eNodeB and the S GW as well as between the S GW and the P GW in the backbone network. GTP shall encapsulate all end user IP packets. - MME controls the user plane tunnel establishment and establishes User Plane Bearers between eNodeB and S GW. - UDP/IP: These are the backbone network protocols used for routeing user data and control signalling. - LTE-Uu: The radio protocols of E-UTRAN between the UE and the eNodeB. eNodeB - S GW

UE - PDN GW user plane with 2G access via the S4 interface

UE - PDN GW user plane with 3G access via the S12 interface

UE - PDN GW user plane with 3G access via the S4 interface

Control Plane Protocol

eNodeB - MME

- S1 Application Protocol (S1-AP): Application Layer Protocol between the eNodeB and the MME. - SCTP for the control plane (SCTP): This protocol guarantees delivery of signalling messages between MME and eNodeB (S1). UE - MME

- NAS: The NAS protocol supports mobility management functionality and user plane bearer activation, modification and deactivation. It is also responsible of ciphering and integrity protection of NAS signalling. - LTE-Uu: The radio protocol of E-UTRAN between the UE and the eNodeB SGSN - MME - GPRS Tunnelling Protocol for the control plane (GTP C): This protocol tunnels signalling messages between SGSN and MME (S3). - User Datagram Protocol (UDP): This protocol transfers signalling messages.

MME HSS

- Diameter: This protocol supports transferring of subscription and authentication data for authenticating/authorizing user access to the evolved system between MME and HSS (S6a). Diameter - Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP): This protocol transfers signalling messages.

MME EIR

- Diameter: This protocol supports UE identity check procedure between MME and EIR (S13). - Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP): This protocol transfers signalling messages.

Appendix S1-U Reference point between EUTRAN and SGW for the per-bearer user plane tunneling and inter-eNB path switching during handover. The transport protocol over this interface is GPRS Tunneling Protocol-User plane (GTP-U) S2a It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between trusted non-3GPP IP access and the Gateway. S2a is based on Proxy Mobile IP. To enable access via trusted non-3GPP IP accesses that do not support PMIP, S2a also supports Client Mobile IPv4 FA mode S2b It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) and the PDN GW. It is based on Proxy Mobile IP

S2c It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between UE and the PDN GW. This reference point is implemented over trusted and/or untrusted non-3GPP Access and/or 3GPP access. This protocol is based on Client Mobile IP colocated mode S3 It is the interface between SGSN and MME and it enables user and bearer information exchange for inter 3GPP access network mobility in idle and/or active state. It is based on Gn reference point as defined between SGSNs S4 It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between SGSN and the SGW and is based on Gn reference point as defined between SGSN and GGSN S5 It provides user plane tunneling and tunnel management between SGW and PDN GW. It is used for SGW relocation due to UE mobility and if the SGW needs to connect to a non-collocated PDN GW for the required PDN connectivity. Two variants of this interface are being standardized depending on the protocol used, namely, GTP and the IETF based Proxy Mobile IP solution [3] S6a It enables transfer of subscription and authentication data for authenticating/ authorizing user access to the evolved system (AAA interface) between MME and HSS S7 It provides transfer of (QoS) policy and charging rules from Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) to Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) in the PDN GW. This interface is based on the Gx interface S10 Reference point between MMEs for MME relocation and MME to MME information transfer S11 Reference point between MME and SGW SGi It is the reference point between the PDN GW and the packet data network. Packet data network may be an operator-external public or private packet data network or an intra-operator packet data network, e.g. for provision of IMS services. This reference point corresponds to Gi for 2G/3G accesses. For more details contact me HUSSAIN AHMED KHAN RAJPUT @ hak.rajput@hotmail.com Or +92(0)3213008614