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tunnels that we have discussed previously.
(LTE GTP Tunnel II)
September 26, 2013 | By Chris (tech@netmanias.com) | Netmanias Tech-Blog | www.netmanias.com

Today, we will find more about LTE GTP tunnels that we have discussed previously.

In the Figure below, GTP tunnels are established in the link from the eNB to the S-GW and from the S-GW to
the P-GW.

Application Application

IP IP IP

PDCP PDCP GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U

UDP UDP UDP UDP

RLC RLC L2
IP IP IP IP

MAC MAC L2 L2 L2 L2

PHY PHY L1 L1 L1 L1 L1
UE LTE-Uu eNB S1-U S-GW S5 P-GW PDN (CN)

PDN
S1 S5
UE eNB S-GW P-GW (Internet)
DL TFT

DRB ID S1 TEID S1 TEID S5 TEID S5 TEID

(DL) (DL) (DL) (DL) (DL)
IP Payload IP UDP GTP-U IP Payload IP UDP GTP-U IP Payload (*,Dst IP=UE,*,*,*) IP Payload
Application

S5 TEID ß DL TFT
DRB ID (DL) S1 TEID (DL) S5 TEID (DL)
SIP=www.google.com SIP=S-GW SIP=P-GW SIP=www.go
DIP=UE DIP=eNB DIP=S-GW ogle.com
DIP=UE
UL TFT à DRB ID
UL TFT

DRB ID DRB ID S1 TEID S1 TEID S5 TEID

(UL) (UL) (UL) (UL) (UL)
(Src IP=UE,*,*,*,*) Payload IP Payload IP GTP-U UDP IP Payload IP GTP-U UDP IP Payload IP

DRB ID (UL) S1 TEID (UL) S5 TEID (UL)

SIP=UE SIP=eNB SIP=S-GW SIP=UE
DIP=www.google.com DIP=S-GW DIP=P-GW DIP=www.go
ogle.com

Downlink (DL): From PDN (Internet) to UE

[1] A packet (Source IP=www.google.com, Destination IP=UE) is sent from the Internet to the P-GW.

[2] The P-GW compares the five tuples of the received packet (i.e. Source IP, Destination IP, Protocol ID,
Source Port, and Destination Port) with its DL TFT (by performing classification based on five tuples) and
determines on which EPS bearer to place the packet (or through which GTP tunnel to send the packet. This
means that each UE has its own GTP tunnel (to be accurate, there can be more than one GTP tunnel
depending on how many applications are being used).

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[3] Once it figures out on which EPS bearer to place the packet, the P-GW can decide to which S-GW and with
which "S5 TEID (DL)" value to send. Then, it sends a GTP tunneling packet containing (1) an outer IP header set
as "SIP=P-GW, DIP=S-GW" and (2) a GTP header set as "S5 TEID (DL)" to the S-GW.
Here, the value of S5 TEID (DL) is allocated by the S-GW and forwarded to the P-GW when the UE attaches the
network.

[4] The S-GW, based on the value "S5 TEID (DL)" in the received packet, figures out to which eNB and with
what "S1 TEID (DL)" to send. Then, it sends a GTP tunneling packet containing (1) an outer IP header set as
"SIP=S-GW, DIP=eNB" and (2) a GTP header set as "S1 TEID (DL)" to the eNB.
Here, the value of S1 TEID (DL) is allocated by the eNB and forwarded to the P-GW when the UE attaches the
network.

[5] Same thing here. The eNB, based on the value "S1 TEID (DL)" in the received packet, figures out to which
UE and through which "DRB" to send the packet. Then, it stripes off the GTP tunnel header in the outer IP
packet and adds "DRB ID (DL)" to the inner IP packet and forwards it to the UE.

Uplink (UL): From UE to PDN (Internet)

[1] A UE attempts to access www.google.com from a web browser (application) in the UE.

[2] The UE determines through which EPS bearer it should send the packet based on the UL TFT, which was
given by the network when the UE connected to the network. UL TFT also performs classification of the
packets based on five tuples and the UE determines on which EPS bearer to place the packet.

[3] Once it figures out on which EPS bearer to place the packet, the UE can decide to which eNB and through
which "DRB" to send. Then, it adds a DRB ID to the packet and sends it to the eNB.

[4] The eNB, based on the value "DRB ID (UL)" in the received packet, figures out to which S-GW and with
what "S1 TEID (UL)" to send. Then, it sends a GTP tunneling packet containing (1) an outer IP header set as
"SIP=eNB, DIP=S-GW" and (2) a GTP header set as "S1 TEID (UL)" to the S-GW.
Here, the value of S1 TEID (UL) is allocated by the S-GW and forwarded to the eNB when the UE attaches the
network.

[5] The S-GW, based on the value "S1 TEID (UL)" in the received packet, figures out to which P-GW and with
what "S5 TEID (UL)" to send the packet. Then, it sends a GTP tunneling packet containing (1) an outer IP
header set as "SIP=S-GW, DIP=P-GW" and (2) a GTP header set as "S5 TEID (UL)" to the P-GW.
Here, the value of S5 TEID (UL) is allocated by the P-GW and forwarded to the S-GW when the UE attaches the
network.

[6] The P-GW, based on the value "S5 TEID (DL)" in the received packet, figures out from which UE the packet
was sent. Then, it stripes off the GTP tunnel header in the outer IP packet and forwards the original IP packet
to the Internet.

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