LTE – Handover &

Mobility Overview
LTE Nodes & Interfaces (Logical View)
S1 Handover - Source eNB
S1 Handover - Target eNB
X2 Handover - Source eNB
X2 Handover - Target eNB
 Intra-LTE HO (within one MME pool).
S/P-GW

MME/ I. Handover Request

S-GW
II. Handover Request Ack
III. Handover Command
VI IV. “Start Packet Forwarding”
V. Handover Confirm
VII VI. Path Switch
VII. Path Switch Ack
S1 S1 VIII. Release Resource
IV

I
X2
eNode B II VII eNode B
V
III
Source Target
CP & UP message sequence flow
 Interworking with 2G/3G.

PMM_CONNECTED EMM_CONNECTED
GSM_Connected
CELL_DCH Handover E-UTRA Handover
RRC_CONNECTED
GPRS Packet
transfer mode
CELL_FACH

CCO with CCO,

CELL_PCH NACC Reselection
URA_PCH Reselection
Connection Connection
Connection establishment/release establishment/release
establishment/release
Reselection
Reselection E-UTRA GSM_Idle/GPRS
UTRA_Idle
RRC_IDLE Packet_Idle
Reselection + CCO, Reselection +
PMM_IDLE EMM_IDLE PDP context est*
PDP context est*

Cell change Cell change

(without signaling) (without signaling)
PMM_DETACHED EMM_DETACHED Idle

* PDP Context establishment is needed if no PDP context exists

 LTE to 3G Handover

PDN-GW

19
1. Handover Required
20 2. Forward Relocation Request
3. Create PDP Context Request
target source 4. Create PDP Context Response
S-GW S-GW
3 11 5. Relocation Request
4 10 6. Relocation Request Ack
7
18 8 21 2 17 7. Update PDCP Context Request
8. Update PDP Context Response
SGSN MME 9. Forward Relocation Response
10. Create Bearer Request
5 16 9
6 11. Create Bearer Response
15 12. HO Command
13. HO from E-UTRAN Command
12 1 14. HO to UTRAN Complete
RNC
15. Relocation Complete
16. Forward Relocation Complete
17. Forward Relocation Complete Ack
18. Update PDP Context Request
19. Update Bearer Request
13 20. Update Bearer Response
14 eNode B 21. Update PDP Context Response
Node B
 LTE to 3G Cell-reselection

PDN-GW

6
1a. Routing Area Update Request
7
1b. Routing Area Update Request
2. Context Request
S-GW 3. Context Response
5 4. Context Acknowledge
8 5. Update Bearer Request
2 4 6. Update Bearer Request
7. Update Bearer Response
SGSN MME 8. Update Bearer Response
9. Routing Area Update Accept
1b 3
10. Routing Area Update Complete

RNC

10

9 eNode B
Node B
1a