LTE Mobility Between TDD and FDD Overview

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Revision History

Revision Date Description

A Dec 2012 Initial release

B May 2013 Numerous changes were made to this document; it should be read in its entirety.

C Oct 2013 Added slide 5

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Contents

 Feature Timelines
 TDD↔FDD Mobility Without Rel 9 Combined FDD/TDD FGI Feature
 OoS
 Blind Redirection
 RLF
 Reselection in Idle Mode
 IRAT Scenario – TDD→1X/DO/W/G→FDD via OoS/RLF/Reselection/
Redirection/Mode Change
 IRAT Scenario – FDD→1X/DO/W/G→TDD via OOS/RLF/Reselection/
Redirection/Mode Change
 Log Analysis – OoS
 References
 Questions?

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Feature Timelines

Feature Product Line

FDD (Idle)→W/G (Idle)→TDD (Idle) mobility Dime 1.x, NikeL 2.0 onwards

TDD (Idle)→W/G (Idle)→FDD (Idle) mobility Dime 1.x, NikeL 2.0 onwards

FDD (Idle)→1X/DO (Idle)→TDD (Idle) mobility Dime 2.x, NikeL 5.0 onwards

TDD (Idle)→1X/DO (Idle)→FDD (Idle) mobility Dime 2.x, NikeL 5.0 onwards

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TDD↔FDD Mobility Without Rel 9 Combined FDD/TDD FGI
Feature

 In the RRC layer, there is no way for the UE to communicate to the

network that it wants to update its changed capabilities; therefore, UE
must perform NAS procedures Detach/Attach, which will force network to
query LTE capability
 Mobility between TDD and FDD
 Out of Service (OoS)
 Blind redirection
 Radio Link Failure (RLF)
 Idle mode reselection if inter-mode measurement is supported
 Same mobility scenarios will hold if UE camps first on TDD cell then
moves toward FDD cell
 FGI will be set to either FDD or TDD; the capability message content is:

UE-EUTRA-Capability ::= SEQUENCE {

<..skip..> featureGroupIndicators }

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OoS

 UE camps on FDD cell, and UE will provide FDD capability at LTE attach
 When UE in LTE IDLE goes out of service, UE can find TDD cell
 UE will initiate NAS Detach/Attach procedure which will force network to
query for LTE capability, and now UE will provide TDD capability

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Blind Redirection

 UE camps on FDD cell, UE will provide FDD capability at LTE attach

 If network performs blind redirection to TDD cell as part of RRC
connection release, UE can find TDD cell
 UE will initiate NAS Detach/Attach procedure, which will force network to
query for LTE capability, and now UE will provide TDD capability
 If UE does not support Inter-mode measurement:
 UE does not support FDD measurements, while the UE is in TDD, nor TDD
measurements, while the UE is in FDD
 Note that this blind redirection can be enabled through a .efs file
fgi25_opt_disable (if product does not support Inter-mode measurement) with a
value 1, copied at /nv/item_files/modem/lte/rrc/cap
 See [Q2] for FGI Bit 25 setting optimization for Inter-mode measurement

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RLF

 UE camps on FDD cell, and UE will provide FDD capability at LTE attach
 If UE hits bad radio conditions, then as part of RLF recovery, UE can find
TDD cell
 UE will initiate NAS Detach/Attach procedure, which will force network to
query for LTE capability, and now UE will provide TDD capability

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Reselection in Idle Mode

 UE camps on FDD cell, move toward TDD cell

 TDD cell becomes better than FDD cell, UE will reselect to TDD cell
 UE will initiate NAS Detach/Attach procedure, which will force network to
query for LTE capability, and now UE will provide TDD capability

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IRAT Scenario – TDD→1X/DO/W/G→FDD via OoS/RLF/Reselection/
Redirection/Mode Change

 UE camps on TDD cell, sends TDD capability to network

 Move to 1X/DO/W/G via OoS/RLF/reselection/redirection/mode change
 Then UE will move from 1x/DO/W/G to LTE FDD via
OOS/RLF/reselection/redirection/mode change
 UE will initiate NAS detach/attach procedure which will force network to
query for LTE capability; now UE will provide FDD capability

Note: In LTE RRC specification, there is no way the UE can communicate to the network that it wants to
update its changed capabilities. Hence, the UE needs to perform NAS procedures detach/attach
which will force the network to query LTE capability.

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IRAT Scenario – FDD→1X/DO/W/G→TDD via OOS/RLF/Reselection/
Redirection/Mode Change

 UE camps on FDD cell, sends FDD capability to network

 Move to 1X/DO/W/G via OOS/RLF/reselection/redirection/mode change
 Then UE will move from 1X/DO/W/G to LTE TDD via
OOS/RLF/reselection/redirection/mode change
 UE will initiate NAS detach/attach procedure which will force network to
query for LTE capability; now UE will provide TDD capability

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Call Flow for FDD→TDD Mobility

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Call Flow for TDD→FDD Mobility

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Log Analysis – OoS

 RRC CSP prepares supported bands; UE camps on FDD cell (PCI1) on

earfcn 300

01:56:21.359 reg_send.c 1231 H =REG= MMR_REG_REQ PLMN(1-1) RAT(LTE)

01:56:21.383 EVENT_LTE_RRC_STATE_CHANGE RRC State = Idle Not Camped
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2214 L CSP: Preparing supported bands
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2217 L CSP: Initing band scan list
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2224 L CSP: BS last_tried_index = -1
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2230 L CSP: Band1 supported
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2254 L CSP: Band5 supported
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2404 L CSP: Band41 supported
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2428 L CSP: There are 3 supported bands
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 5184 L CSP: Found 2 systems to scan
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 9876 L CSP: Starting System Scan on Mode Change Cnf
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2836 L CSP: The 2 systems are:
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2841 L CSP: earfcn= 40320
01:56:21.384 lte_rrc_csp.c 2841 L CSP: earfcn= 300
01:56:21.461 lte_rrc_csp.c 2999 L CSP: Acq requested on earfcn 300
01:56:21.461 lte_rrc_csp.c 3017 H CSP: Sent Acquisition Request
01:56:21.506 lte_ml1_mdb.c 2043 H SM: Serving cell set to (300,1)
01:56:21.525 lte_rrc_csp.c 11604 L CSP: Received Acq cnf for earfcn 300 pci 1

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Log Analysis – OoS (cont.)

 RRC connection establishment completes and sends FDD Capability

message
01:56:21.906 emm_connection_handler.c 551 H EMM: Start RRC connection establishment
01:56:22.265 EVENT_LTE_RRC_STATE_CHANGE RRC State = Connected
01:56:24.500 EVENT_LTE_RRC_DL_MSG DL Channel Type = DL DCCH, Message Type = UE Capability Enquiry
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 3538 H CAP: Processing Capability Enquiry message
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 3666 H CAP: EUTRA capability requested
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 3849 H CAP: Num RATs to be reported in Capability Information = 1
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 3065 H CAP: EUTRA capabilities requested. Hence constructing the container
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 1492 H CAP: Camped on FDD cell, advertise only FDD bands(1-25)
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 613 H CAP: FeatureGroupIndicator word = 0x7f1ffff8
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 2711 H CAP: Constructing FGI word from UE defaults: 7f1ffff8
01:56:24.500 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 384 H CAP: TDD Pruning is required, is_tdd_preferred_over_fdd = 0
01:56:24.501 EVENT_LTE_RRC_UL_MSG UL Channel Type = UL DCCH, Message Type = UE Capability Information

 Attach complete
01:56:25.138 emm_update_lib.c 1847 H EMM: Received Attach Accept message
01:56:25.140 emm_reg_handler.c 2081 H EMM: sent MMR_REG_CNF
01:56:25.174 emm_esm_handler.c 562 H EMM: Sending ATTACH_COMPLETE

 UE goes OoS
01:56:44.990 EVENT_LTE_RRC_OUT_OF_SERVICE Counter = 1
01:56:44.990 EVENT_LTE_RRC_STATE_CHANGE RRC State = Idle Not Camped

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Log Analysis – OoS (cont.)

 UE camps on TDD cell (PCI 2) on earfcn 40320

02:01:39.213 lte_rrc_csp.c 2999 L CSP: Acq requested on earfcn 40320
02:01:39.213 lte_rrc_csp.c 3017 H CSP: Sent Acquisition Request
02:01:39.266 lte_ml1_mdb.c 2043 H SM: Serving cell set to (40320,2)
02:01:39.299 lte_rrc_csp.c 11604 L CSP: Received Acq cnf for earfcn 40320 pci 2

 Build TDD Capability message

02:01:45.661 EVENT_LTE_RRC_DL_MSG DL Channel Type = DL DCCH, Message Type = UE Capability Enquiry

02:01:45.661 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 2599 H CAP: Creating LTE capabilities container
02:01:45.661 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 2632 H CAP: UE cat =3
02:01:45.661 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 2077 M CAP: Filling RF and MEAS parameters
02:01:45.661 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 1487 H CAP: Camped on TDD cell, advertise only TDD bands(33-43)
02:01:45.663 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 2383 M CAP: Constructing EUTRA Bands list
02:01:45.663 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 613 H CAP: FeatureGroupIndicator word = 0x7f1ffff8
02:01:45.663 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 2711 H CAP: Constructing FGI word from UE defaults: 7f1ffff8
02:01:45.663 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 390 H CAP: Last camped mode(1-FDD;2-TDD): 2
02:01:45.663 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 433 H RRC CAP: TDD mask is fedd9887
02:01:45.663 lte_rrc_capabilities.c 2864 H CAP: Constructed common FGI word: 7e1d9880
02:01:45.663 EVENT_LTE_RRC_UL_MSG UL Channel Type = UL DCCH, Message Type = UE Capability Information

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References

Ref Document

Qualcomm Technologies
Q1 Application Note: Software Glossary for Customers CL93-V3077-1

Q2 Application Note: FGI Bit 25 Setting Optimization for Inter-Mode Measurement 80-N9937-1

Standards
S1 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical Layer Procedures 3GPP TS 36.213

S2 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical Channels and 3GPP TS 36.211
Modulation
S3 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio Resource Control (RRC); 3GPP TS 36.331
Protocol Specification
S4 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Medium Access Control (MAC) 3GPP TS 36.321
Protocol Specification

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