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LTE RRC Connection Setup

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UE eNodeB

RACH: Random Access Preamble UE initiates a session to the eNodeB

(RA-RNTI) using a random RA-RNTI

DL-SCH: Random Access Response eNodeB assigns a C-RNTI and adjusts

(RA-RNTI, C-RNTI, Timing) timing

UL-SCH: RRC Connection Request UE requests an RRC connection via the

(C-RNTI, M-TMSI, Establishment Cause) UL-SCH.

DL-SCH: RRC Connection Setup Network establishes the SRBs and DRBs
(SRBs, DRBs, UE Specific Configuration) based on the establishment cause.

UL-SCH: RRC Connection Complete UE acknowledges the setup of SRBs and

(PLMN id, Dedicated NAS Info) DRBs.

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RACH: UE eNodeB: real-time and embedded systems
Random Access Preamble
The terminal picks a preamble to
send the random access message
The preambles in LTE are defined
from a Zadoff-Chu sequence
The preamble consists of the cyclic

Random Access Preamble

prefix and a sequence
The sequence identifies the UE
that is initiating the random access
The type of the UE and the UE ID
Cyclic Prefix
value are included in the UE ID/RNTI Type RA-RNTI
message Sequence
RA-RNTI is used as a temporary UE ID/RNTI Value
identifier during the random
access procedure

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DL-SCH: UE eNodeB: real-time and embedded systems
Random Access Response
The eNodeB responds with a
Random Access Response on the
DL-SCH channel
The UE is addressed with the RA- UE ID/RNTI Type RA-RNTI

Random Access Response

RNTI that was sent in the Random
Access Preamble
The message carries a Timing RA-RNTI Value
Advance that is used to adjust the
UE transmitter timing
This adjustment will synchronize Timing Advance
the UE transmitter so that the
transmissions from the UE are
Value
received within the receive
timing window Uplink Grant
The message may carry an uplink Resources
resource assignment
The message also assigns a C-RNTI
that will be used to address the UE Temporary C-RNTI

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RRC Connection Request
The UE has received the Random Access
Response based on the RA-RNTI.

RRC Connection Request

The Random Access Response assigns a UE ID/RNTI Type C-RNTI
C-RNTI and resources for transmission of
the RRC Connection Request UE ID/RNTI Value
The message identifies the UE with the C- MMEC
RNTI UE-Identity S-TMSI
The message contains the UE-Identity M-TMSI
Establishment
IMSI is sent in the message if this is the Cause
mo-Signalling
first attach to the network
If the terminal had attached previously,
the S-TMSI is included in the message
emergency

Establishment Cause
The message also contains the
establishment cause.
In this example, the RRC Connection highPriorityAccess
Request is sent with Mobile Originated
Signaling cause.
mt-Access
Note that the eNodeB may optionally
send a contention resolution message on
mo-Signalling
receipt of this message

mo-Data

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DL-SCH: UE eNodeB real-time and embedded systems
RRC Connection Setup UE ID/RNTI Type C-RNTI

The message identifies the signaling radio UE ID/RNTI Value SRB Identity T Poll Retransmit
bearer (SRB)
UL AM RLC Poll PDU
The configuration parameters carried in Radio Resource SRBs to
Config Dedicated Add/Modify
the message are described in the next Maximum Retrans.
Threshold
two slides MAX HARQ TX

RRC Connection Setup

DL AM RLC T Reordering
UL-SCH Config Periodic BSR Timer

Retransmission
BSR Timer

Periodic PHR Timer

PHR Config Prohibit PHR Timer

DL Path Loss
Change

P0 UE PUSCH

Delta MCS Enabled

Uplink Power
P0 UE PUCCH
Control Dedicated

PSRS Offset

Filter Coefficient

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Configuration - 1 real-time and embedded systems

RLC Uplink RLC Downlink UL-SCH

Configuration Configuration configuration
Timer for status The maximum Maximum
report polling time to wait for number of
Number of packet Hybrid ARQ
retransmissions reordering transmissions
of buffer status Periodic and
report regular buffer
Control plane status report
retransmission (BSR) timer
limit

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Configuration - 2 real-time and embedded systems

Power Headroom Report (PHR)

Configuration
Periodicity of the PHR
Downlink Path Loss more than the
specified value also triggers PHR
(provided the Prohibit PHR timer has
expired)
Uplink Power Control Parameters
P0-UE-PUSCH and P0-UE-PCCH
values are used to determine the
nominal power of the uplink
transmissions
pSRS Offset determines the uplink
Sounding Reference Signal power
Delta MCS (choose between Ks = 0
and Ks = 1.25)
Filter Coefficient value for RSRP
(Reference Signal Received Power)
measurement used to calculate path
loss
Reference: 36.213 clause 5.1.1.1

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Complete
UE sends this message on receipt of the
RRC Connection Setup message
Dedicated Info NAS is used to transfer
UE specific NAS layer information
between the network and the UE. The Selected PLMN
RRC layer is transparent for this PLMN Id

RRC Connection Setup

Identity
information.
The message may optionally contain Registered MME
MMEGI

Complete
registered MME (Optional)
The RRC Connection Setup Complete may
also carry octets for a NAS message
exchanged between the UE and the MME MMEC

Octets carrying
Dedicated Info NAS
NAS message

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