WCDMA HO Call Flows

By Justin MA Created: June 2014 Updated: 2014_0801

Change History:
2014_0801: Modify the SRNS Relocation Picture notation in NSN.

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Soft HO after E1A (Intra-RNC)

Ref: Huawei

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Soft HO after E1B (Intra-RNC)

Ref: Huawei

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 Hard HO in Intra-RNC

moving

Ref: Huawei

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 Soft HO in Inter-RNC

DRNC DRNC

moving

Ref: Huawei

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Soft HO in Inter-RNC

Iur
Radio Link Addition (Branch Addition)

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 Iur
UE Node B Drift Serving
Drift RNS RNC RNC

Decision to setup
new RL

1. Radio Li nk Setup
RNSAP Request RNSAP
2. Radio Link Setup
NBAP Request NBAP

Start RX
description
3. Radio Link Setup
Response
NBAP NBAP
4. Radio Link Setup
Response
RNSAP RN SAP

5. ALCAP Iub Bearer Setup ALCAP Iur Bearer Setup

6. Radio Link Restore

Indication
NBAP NBAP
7. Radio Link Restore
Indication
RNSAP RNSAP

8. Downlink Synchronisation
DCH - FP DCH - FP

9. Uplink Synchronisation
DCH - FP DCH - FP

Start TX
description
10. DCCH : Active Set Update
RRC RRC
[Radio Link Addition]

11. DCCH : Active Set Update Complete

RRC RRC

Ref: TR 25.931

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Soft HO in Inter-RNC
Radio Link Deletion (Branch Deletion)

Iur

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 Iur
UE Node B D rift S erving
D rift R N S RNC RNC

D ecisio n to d elete
o ld R L

1 . D C C H : A ctive S et U p d ate
RRC RRC
[R a d io L in k D eletio n ]

2 . D C C H : A ctive S et U p d ate C o m p lete

RRC RRC

3 . R ad io L ink D eletio n
R eq uest
RN SAP RN SAP
4 . R ad io L ink D eletio n
R eq uest
NBAP NBAP

S to p R X and T X

5 . R ad io L ink D eletio n
R esp o nse
NBAP NBAP
6 . R ad io L ink D eletio n
R esp o nse
RN SAP RN SAP

7 . A L C A P Iub B earer R elease A L C A P Iur B earer R elease

Ref: TR 25.931

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 Soft HO in Inter-RNC
Radio Link Replacing

Iur

Ref: TR 25.931

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Hard HO in Inter-RNC

Iur

Ref: Huawei

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Ref: Huawei

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SRNS Relocation for CS (UE-not-involved)

Iur

Ref: NSN

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SRNS Relocation for CS (UE-involved)

Iur

Ref: NSN

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SRNS Relocation for PS (UE-not-involved)

Iur

Ref: NSN

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SRNS Relocation for PS (UE-involved)

Iur

Ref: NSN

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 Inter-Frequency Hard Handover

Iur
UE Node B Node B RNC RNC SRNC
Source Target Source target

1. Radio Link
RNSAP Setup Request RNSAP
Note 1

2. Radio Link Setup Request

NBAP NBAP

NBAP 3. Radio Link Setup Response NBAP

4. ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup

5. RL Setup
RNSAP Response RNSAP
Note 1

6. ALCAP Iur Data

Transport Bearer Setup
Note 1
7. DCCH : Physical Channel Reconfiguration
Note 3
RRC RRC

8. Radio Link Failure Indication

NBAP NBAP

RNSAP 9. Radio Link Failure Indication RNSAP

Note 2

NBAP 10. Radio Link Restore Indication NBAP

11. RL Restore
RNSAP Indication RNSAP
Note 1
12. DCCH : Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete
Note 3
RRC RRC

RNS AP 13. Radio Link Deletion Request RNSAP

Note 2

14. Radio Link Deletion Request

NBAP NBAP

15. Radio Link Deletion Response

NBAP NBAP

16. ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Release

RNSAP 17. Radio Link Deletion Response RNSAP

Note 2

18. ALCAP Iur Data

Transport Bearer Release
Note 2

Ref: TR 25.931

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 Service based UTRAN to GSM/BSS Intersystem Handover

UE RNC 3G MSC 2G MSC BSC

1. RAB Assignment Request
RANAP [Service Handover] RANAP

2. RB setup
RRC RRC

RRC 3. RB response
RRC

4. RAB Assignment Response

RANAP
RANAP

5. RNC decides
to make
handover

6. Relocation Required
RANAP RANAP
7. Prepare Handover
MAP/E MAP/E
8. Handover Request
BSSMAP BSSMAP
9. Handover request Ack
BSSMAP BSSMAP
10. Prepare Handover Response
MAP/E MAP/E
11. Relocation Command
RANAP RANAP
12. Handover from UTRAN Command
RRC RRC

Radio link failure on UTRAN and radio link establishment in GSM/BSS

13. Handover Detect

BSSMAP BSSMAP
14. Handover Complete
RR RR
15. Handover Complete
BSSMAP BSSMAP
16. Send End Signal Request
MAP/E MAP/E
17. Iu Release Command
RANAP RANAP
18. Iu Release Complete
RANAP RANAP
19. Send End Signal Response
MAP/E MAP/E

Ref: TR 25.931

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 iRAT-CS-HO WCDMA to GSM

Ref: Huawei

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Ref: Ericsson

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3G to 2.5G Cell Change Order

Ref: Tekcomms

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Ref: Ericsson

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Intra-RNC-Inter-NodeB-Inter-Frequency Hard HO

f1

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Ref:

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