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I. QoS Parameters of SDF and EPS Bearer
IV. Q0S Provisioning and Enforcement
An Example for SDF and EPS Bearer QoS
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I. Introduction
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II. QoS Parameters for SDF and EPS Bearer
In chapter Ml, we have learned that user traffic is classified by using packet filters Into either SOFS or
EPS bearers, and SDF QoS and EPS bearer QoS are respectively applied to the SDFS and the EPS
bearers. n Chapter i, we will study QoS parameters for SDFs and for EFS bearers and explain their
relationship
In an LTE network, Qos parameters are defined at service level and at bearer level. SDF QoS
parameters are service-level QoS parameters while EPS bearer QoS parameters are bearer-level QoS
parameters. Service level ane bearer level are also calles ns SOF level and SDF aggregate level. An SOF
‘aggregate refers to a group of SOFS which have the same QCr (Qos Class Identifier) and ARP (Allocation
and Retention Friorty) values and belong to one EFS session. Both QCI and ARP are the basic QoS
parameters applied to all SOFS and EPS bearers. The Qct is particularly Important because It serves as 3
reference that indicates the performance characteristics of SDFS and EPS bearers. in addition to these
two basic parameters, there are other Qos parameters, such as GBR, MBR and AMBR that specify the
bandwith (or bit rate) characteristics of SDFS and EPS bearers, SOF and EFS bearer QoS parameters are
a8 follows:
+ SDF Qos parameters: Qc, ARP, GAR and MER
+ EPS bearer Qos parameters: Qc, ARP, GBR, MAR, APN-AMBR and UE-ANBR
SDF QoS Parameters
(QCI and ARP are applied to all SDFS. The QCI, in an integer from 1 to 9, indicates nine differant Qos
performance characteristics of each IP packet, such as resource type (GBR or Non-GBR), priority (1 ~
9), packet delay budget (SO ms ~ 300 ms), and packet error loss rate (10°? » 108) [2
Maximum it Rate (MER) and Guararteed Bit Rate (GBR) are also the SOF Qos parameters, and they
Indicate the bandwidths (or bitrates) of SOFS, MER specifies the maximum bitrate of an SDF. If the
network traffic is not congested, user trafic travelling as SDF can be delivered at mast atthe specified
MR. However, GBR Is the guaranteed bitrate of an SOF. This means the SDF Is guaranteed with 2
specified GBR no matter what. So, even when the network trafic is congested, user traffic traveling as
SF is delivered at least atthe guaranteed GBR.
‘There are two types of SDFS: GBR SOF and nor-GBR SDF. In case of 3 GBR SOF, dedicated network
Fesources are assigned according to the resource type specified by its Qcr. However, in case of a non-
[GBR SOF, dedicated network resources are not assigned (See Table 3 for comparison between GBR and
‘on-GBR types). A GBR SDF is assigned @ GBR and an MER, whereas a non- GBR SDF is assigned an MER
nly. Qos parameters fer these two SDFs are as follows:
+ GBR SDF Qos parameters: Qct, ARF, GBR (UL/DL) and mB (UL/DL)
“+ Mon-GOR SDF Qos parameters: QCI, ARF 2nd NBR (UL/DL)
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EPS Bearer Qos Parameters
{Qct and ARP are applied to all EPS bearers, An EPS bearer is classified as @ GBR bearer or a non-GBR:
bearer depending on the resource type specified by its QcI (See Table 3 for comparison between GBR
and non-GAR types). A default bearer must be non-GBR while a dedicated bearer can be either GBR or
Cother than Qcr and ARP, there are ether Qos parameters for EPS bearers: MER and GBR indicating the
bandwidth (or bit rate) of an EPS bearer, and AMBR (Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate) Indicating the total
bandwleth of multiple EPS bearers. MER and GBR are the maximum and the quaranteed bandwidths of an
[ES bearer respectively, and AMER Is the maximum total Bandiicth of multiple EPS bearers.
| GBR EPS bearer is assigned a GBR and an MBR, which means dedicated network resources are
allocated (Le. bandwidth in an amount of the specified GAR Is guaranteed and a bandwidth in an
amount of the specified MBR Is available) tothe bearer. However, 2 non-GBR EPS bearer Is assigned an
|AMBR, which means dedicated network resources are not allocated to the bearer, but a maximum
bandath to share with other non-GOR bearers Is allocated, There are two types of AMER: APN-ANER,
the maximum bandwidth that can be shared by all non-GBR bearers In @ PON, and UE-AMBR, the
‘maximum bandwicth that can be shared in @ UE. A UE can be connected to more than one PDN, n which
case the total APN-AMBR of all PONS carmot exceed the UE-AMBR. QoS parameters forthe two types of
EPS bearers are as follows:
+ GBR bearer QoS parameters: QCI, ARP, GBR{UL/DL) and MBR(UL/DL)
+ Mon-GBR bearer Qos parameters: QCI, ARP, APN-AMBR(UL/OL) and UE-AMBR(UL/OL)
SDF and EPS Bearer Qos Parameters
Figure 2 illustrates QoS parameters applied to SDFs and EPS bearers
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Figure 2. Qos Parameters for SDF and EFS Bearer
In Figure 2, the UE is connected to two PONS. The UE has two IP addresses: IP address 1 assigned by P-
GW 1 for use n PON 2, and IP adaress 2 assigned by P-SW 2 for use In PDN 2, And it has one default
bearer and two dedicated bearers established for each PDN. User traffic I fons are filtered into SDFS in
the P-GW by using SDF templates, There are two groups of SDFs 1~S each received from PON 1 and PON
2. For these SDFS, network resources are allocated and packet forwarding is treated according to the
1005 rules set nthe PAGW, And the SDFS are then mapped to EPS bearers based on thelr spectied Qt
{and ARP. In case of PON in the figure, SOTS 1 and 2 are mapped tothe default beater, SOFS 3 nd 4
‘are mapped to the non-G2R dedicated bearer, and SDF Sis mapped to the GAR dedicated bearer, al
heading tothe UE, their final destination. Such traffic mapped from SDF to EPS bearer is defined by
Using Trafic Filter Template (TFT). All the user trafic is subject tothe EPS bearer Qos while being
elivered trough the EPS bearers,
{A non-GBR bearers associated with 2 PDN are controlled by the maximum APN-AMBR they share while
the ones associated with @ UE are controlled by the maximum UE-AMBR they share.
Table 2. Qos Parameters for SDF and EPS Bearer
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