Source Target

UE eNB eNB MME S-GW P-GW

DRB Bearer (DL/UL)

S1 Bearer (DL/UL) S5 Bearer (DL/UL)
Measurement Report
MR Sent if A3+Hys+Off Handover Request
maintain for TTT & repeated S1 Bearer Established (UL)
after Report Time Interval if Handover Request Ack
no response

X2 Transport Bearer Est. (DL)

DL : Source eNB to Target eNB

RRC Connection
Reconfiguration
SN (Sequence No.) Status
HO Command
Transfer
/Interruption Time <100ms

S1 Bearer (DL/UL)
Handover Success Rate

Buffering DL Packets X2 Transport Bearer Est. (DL)

Random Access Request

Message 1
Random Access Response
Message 2
RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete
Message 3
HO Confirm

DRB Established Bearer (DL/UL)

Buffering DL Packets to UE
S1 Bearer (DL/UL)
Buffering DL Packets X2 Transport Bearer (DL) S5 Bearer (DL/UL)
DRB (DL/UL) Buffering DL Packets

DRB (DL/UL) S1 Bearer (UL) S5 Bearer (DL/UL)

Path Switch Request

Modify Bearer Request

S1 Bearer (DL) Modify Bearer Request

Modify Bearer Response

Modify Bearer Response
For re-ordering in the Target eNB, the S-GW
“End Mark “ Packet sends “End-Marker” packet(s) on the old path
X2 Transport Bearer (DL) immediately after switch the path
Target eNB sends packets to UE from old path
(X2) until receiving “End-Marker”, after then it
sends packets from new path (S1)

DRB (DL/UL) S1 Bearer (DL/UL) S5 Bearer (DL/UL)

Path Switch Request Ack
UE Context Release

X2 Transport Bearer (DL)

Released

S1 Bearer (DL/UL) Released