IMTAdvancedEvaluation

December17 18,2009
Beijing,P.R.China

LTERANarchitectureaspects

DinoFlore,
QualcommInc.
RANWG3Chairman

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 Outline
EPSarchitecture

EUTRANarchitecture

FunctionalsplitbetweeneNB MME S/PDNGW

EPSBerarerServiceArchitecture/QoSmodel

Intercellinterferencecontrol

HeNB/CSGoperation

SON

Interoperabilitywithlegacysystems

Positioning

EMBMSsupportinEUTRAN

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 EPSarchitecture
UTRAN
SGSN
GERAN HSS
S3
S1-MME S6a
MME PCRF
S12 Rx
S11 S4 Gx
LTE-Uu S10
Serving S5 PDN SGi Operator's IP
UE E-UTRAN Gateway Gateway Services
(e.g. IMS, PSS etc.)
S1-U
non-roaming architecture for 3GPP accesses

TheEvolvedPacketSwitchedSystem(EPS)providesIPconnectivitybetweenaUEandanexternal
packetdatanetworkusingtheEvolvedUniversalTerrestrialRadioAccessNetwork(EUTRAN)

ConstistsofanEvolvedPacketCore(EPC)andEvolvedUTRAN(EUTRAN)

ThefocusofthispresentationismostlyonEUTRANfunctions

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 EUTRANarchitecture

EUTRANconsistsofeNBs,providingtheEUTRAuserplaneandcontrolplaneprotocolterminations
towardstheUE
Fullydistributedradioaccessnetworkarchitecture

eNBsmaybeinterconnectedwitheachotherbymeansoftheX2interface
X2supportsenhancedmobility,intercellinterferencemanagement,andSONfunctionalities

eNBsareconnectedbymeansoftheS1interfacetotheEvolvedPacketCore(EPC)

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 Functionalsplit

eNBhoststhefollowingfunctions:
RadioResourceManagementfunctions
RadioBearerControl,RadioAdmissionControl,ConnectionMobilityControl,
DynamicallocationofresourcestoUEsinbothuplinkanddownlink(scheduling)
Measurementandmeasurementreportingconfigurationformobilityand
scheduling
ASsecurity
IPheadercompressionandencryptionofuserdatastream
SelectionofanMMEatUEattachmentwhennoroutingtoanMMEcan
bedeterminedfromtheinformationprovidedbytheUE
RoutingofUserPlanedatatowardsServingGateway
Schedulingandtransmissionofpagingmessages(originatedfromthe
MME)
Schedulingandtransmissionofbroadcastinformation(originatedfrom
theMMEorO&M)
SchedulingandtransmissionofPWS(whichincludesETWSandCMAS)
messages(originatedfromtheMME)

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 Functionalsplit(contd)

MMEhostthefollowingfunctions:
NASsignalling
NASsignallingsecurity
ASsecuritycontrol
InterCNnodesignallingformobilitybetween3GPPaccessnetworks
TrackingArealistmanagement
PDNGWandServingGWselection
MMEselectionforhandoverswithMMEchange
SGSNselectionforhandoversto2Gor3G3GPPaccessnetworks
Roaming
Authentication
Bearermanagementfunctionsincludingdedicatedbearerestablishment
SupportforPWS(whichincludesETWSandCMAS)messagetransmission
UEreachabilityinidlestate(includingcontrolandexecutionofpaging
retransmission)

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 Functionalsplit(contd)
ServingGateway(SGW)hoststhefollowingfunctions:
ThelocalMobilityAnchorpointforintereNBhandover
Mobilityanchoringforinter3GPPmobility
EUTRANidlemodedownlinkpacketbufferingandinitiationofnetworktriggered
servicerequestprocedure
LawfulInterception
Packetrouteingandforwarding
Transportlevelpacketmarkingintheuplinkandthedownlink
AccountingonuserandQCIgranularityforinteroperatorcharging
ULandDLchargingperUE,PDN,andQCI

PDNGatewayhoststhefollowingfunctions:
Peruserbasedpacketfiltering(bye.g.deeppacketinspection)
LawfulInterception
UEIPaddressallocation
Transportlevelpacketmarkinginthedownlink
ULandDLservicelevelcharging,gatingandrateenforcement
DLrateenforcementbasedonAPNAMBR
Creditcontrolforonlinecharging

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 EPSBearerServiceArchitecture

E-UTRAN EPC Internet

UE eNB S-GW P-GW Peer

Entity

End-to-end Service

EPS Bearer External Bearer

E-RAB S5/S8 Bearer

Radio Bearer S1 Bearer

Radio S1 S5/S8 Gi

There is a one-to-one mapping EPS Bearer E-RAB Radio Bearer over the radio interface

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 QoShandlingattheeNB

QoSparamersperEPSbearer
QoSClassIdentifier(QCI)
Scalarvalueusedforscheduling/RRMdecisions
Typicallyidentifiesaparticularserviceorclassofservices
Fewvaluestobestandardized(otherswillbeproprietary)
AllocationandRetentionPriority(ARP)
Usedtoaccept/modify/dropbearersincaseofresourcelimitation
GuaranteedBitRate(GBR)
OnlyforGBRbearers

QoSparamerspergroupofEPSbearers
AggregateMaximumBitRate(AMBR)
Aggregatemaxbitratepergroupofbearers(ofasingleuser)
OnlyfornonGBRbearers

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 IntercellinterferencecontroloverX2

Dynamicintercellinterferencemanagementissupported
inEUTRANbasedonmessagesexchangedbetween
neighboureNBsoverX2
Uplinkinterference
OverloadIndicatormessage(reactivescheme)
IndicatestheinterferencelevelexperiencedbytheeNBincertainPRBs
TypicallyusedtoindicatehighinterferencesituationsexperiencedbyeNBs
HighInterferenceIndicatormessage(proactivescheme)
IndicatesthattheeNBisgoingtoschedulesomecelledgeusersincertain
PRBs
Downlinkinterference
RelativeNarrowbandTxPower message
Indicates,perPRB,whetherthedownlinkTxpowerislowerthanacertain
threshold

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 HeNB/CSGoperation

S1

S1

S1
S1

S1

S1

S1
X2

X2

HomeeNB(HeNB)
Customerpremisesequipmentthatusestheoperatorslicencedspectrum
Canbeusedtoenhancenetworkcoverage/capacity
IncludesthefunctionsofaneNBaswellassomeadditionalHeNBspecificconfiguration/securityfunctions

HeNBGateway(HeNBGW)
OptionalandtransparentgatewaythroughwhichtheHeNBaccessesthecorenetwork
AddressestheissueofsupportingalargenumberofS1interfacesinthecorenetwork
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 HeNB/CSGoperation(contd)
ThreedifferentaccessmodesaredefinedforHeNBs
Closedaccessmode:HeNBprovidesservicesonlytoitsassociatedClosedSubscriberGroup(CSG)members
Hybridaccessmode:HeNBprovidesservicestoitsassociatedCSGmembersandtononmembers(CSG
membersareprioritizedovernonmembers)
Openaccessmode:HeNBappearsasanormaleNB

TwocategoriesofparametersarebroadcastbyHeNBcellsoperatinginclosed/hybridaccesmode:
ParameterstosupporttheUEintheidentificationofclosed/hybridcells
CSGIndicator,CSGIdentity(CSGID),HNBName
Parameterstosupportanefficientsearchofclosed/hybridcellsattheUE
RangeofPhysicalCellIDs(PCIs)reservedforclosedcells

CSGprovisioningfunctionsmanagehowtheCSGinformationisstoredintheUEandthenetwork
ProvisioningoftheCSGlistsontheUEtoavoidforbiddenclosedcells
NetworkstorageoftheCSGsubscriptionforaccesscontrol,perCSGcharging,etc.

Mobilitymanagementsupportsdifferentaccessmodes
AccessControlproceduresfor establishingaconnectionandforhandover
Differentiatingbetweenamemberandanonmemberatahybridcell
Automatic(re)selectioninidlemodeiftheCSGIDbroadcastbytheclosedorhybirdcellisintheUECSGlists
Manualuserselectionofaclosedorhybridcell

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 SelfOrganizingNetworks(SON)

EUTRANsupportsmultipleSONfunctions
Allowtoautomatenetworkconfiguration/optimization
processesandthusreducetheneedforcentralized
planningandhumanintervention

SONfunctionsaremostlyenabledbytheexchange
ofinformationbetweenneighboureNBs
SomefunctionsrelyalsoonUEassistance

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 SONfunctionssupportedinthestandard
AutomaticNeighborRelationfunction
AllowstheeNBtobuildandmaintainitsneighbourrelationsbasedonUEreports(Function
reliesonconnectedmodeUEsthatcanreadandreporttheCellGlobalIdentity(CGI)ofa
neighborcell)

AutomaticPCIselection
AllowstheeNBtoselectitsownPCIbasedonUEreportsandinformationreceivedfrom
neighboureNBs

DynamicconfigurationofX2/S1interfaces
AllowstheeNBtodynamicallyconfiguretheS1MMEinterfacewiththeservingMMEsand
theX2interfacewithneighboureNBs

RACHparametersoptimization
AllowsneighboreNBstoexchangeinformationabouttheirusedPRACHresources(andthus
avoidinterferenceandRACHcollisions)

Mobilityparametersoptimization
AllowstoadaptthemobilityrelatedparametersofaneNBtoenhancemobilityrobustnessor
forloadbalancingreasons

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 Interoperabilitywithlegacysystems

EUTRANinteroperateswithGERAN,UTRAN,1xRTTand
eHRPD
InteroperabilitywithfurtherRadioAccessTechnologies(RATs)is
possibleattheIPlevel.HoweveritisnotvisibletoEUTRANand
itwillnotbementionedinthefollowing.

Differentinteroperabilitymechanismshavebeen
standardizedtocaterfordifferentdeploymentoptions
InterRAThandover
NetworkAssistedCellChange(NACC)
SingleRadioVoiceCallContinuity(SRVCC)
CircuitSwitched(CS)fallback

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 Interoperabilitywithlegacysystems
(contd)
InterRAThandover
Frameworkallowingoptimized(seamless/lossless)handoversofpacketdatasessionsfromE
UTRANtoUTRAN/GERANandfromEUTRANtoeHRPD

NetworkAssistedCellChange(NACC)
FrameworkallowinghandoversofpacketdatasessionsfromEUTRANtoGERAN,forGERAN
networksthatdonotsupportPShandover

SingleRadioVoiceCallContinuity(SRVCC)
FrameworkallowingthenetworktohandoveravoicecallfromtheIMCNSubsystem(PS
domain)totheCSdomainofalegacysystem
ThefunctionallowstoperformaPStoCSdomaintransfertogetherwitharadiolinkhandover
SRVCChandoverssupportedfromEUTRANtoUTRAN/GERANandEUTRANto1xRTT

CSfallback
FrameworkallowingtheprovisioningofvoiceservicesbyreuseofCSinfrastructurewhenthe
UEisservedbyEUTRAN
ThefunctionallowstoperformtunnelingofCSdomainpagingoverEUTRAN,andsubsequent
handovertoanoverlappingCScapablelegacyRATtohandlethevoicecalloverCS
CSfallbacksupportedfromEUTRANtoGERAN/GERANandEUTRANto1xRTT

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 UEpositioninginLTE

EPSsupportsbothaCplanebasedandUplanebasedpositioningmechanismtocaterfordifferent
deploymentoptions
BothmechanismsoperateviaendtoendprotocolbetweenUEandapositioningserveri.e.ESMLC(C
plane)/SPL(Uplane)
Thesameendtoendprotocolisusedinbothmechanisms,LPP
Asupportingprotocol,LPPa,operatesbetweeneNodeBandESMLC

LPPactsasamethodagnosticsupportingprotocolforvariousUEpositioningmethods
OTDOA(downlinkpositioningmethodbasedonmeasuredtimedifferencesobservedbytheUEfrom
differenteNodeBs)
AGNSS(satellitepositioning:GPSandsimilarsystems)
EnhancedCellIDmethods
Extensiblebothinfuture3GPPreleasesandviaexternaldefinitionofadditionalpositioningmethods

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 EMBMSsupportinEUTRAN
M3
MME
M2 MCE
Sm

eNB MBMS BM-SC

GW SG(i-m)b
M1

MultimediaBroadcastSingleFrequencyNetwork (MBSFN)modeofoperationissupportedbyEUTRAN
toenableefficientmulticelltransmissionofEMBMSservices
Transmissionofidenticalwaveformsatthesametimefrommultiplecells(seenasasingletransmissionbyaUE)
MCEcoordinatesmulticelltransmissionsincaseofMBSFNoperation
AllocatesradioresourcesusedbyalleNBstotransmtMBMSpacketsovertheair,includingtime/frequencyresources,
modulation,codingetc
ContentsynchronizationisensuredviasynchprotocolrunningbetweeneNBandBroadcastMulticastService
Centre(BSSC)
Singletransmissionmode(i.e.noHARQorRLCrepetitions)

MBSFNmodeofoperationisprovidedonlyonafrequencylayersharedwithnonMBMSservices
CellssupportingbothunicastandMBMStransmissionsarecalled"MBMS/Unicastmixedcells

EMBMSreceptionispossibleforUEsinconnectedoridlestate
WhilereceivingEMBMSservices,aUEshallbenotifiedofanincomingcall;originatingcallsshallalsobe
possible

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 Thankyou

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