LTE

SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCKS-(SIB)

Kuldeepak Jhanji

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 Why SIBs are needed?
 SIBs carry relevant information for the UE, which helps UE to access a cell,
perform cell re-selection, information related to INTRA-frequency, INTER-frequency
and INTER-RAT cell selection.

 In LTE there are 13 types of SIBs. Each SIB has its own job to do, which means, they
are meant to carry information which are related to perform their assigned job.

 All SIBs are transmitted on BCCH->DL-SCH->PDSCH.

 In LTE, for a UE to access the eNodeB, at the most minimum 2 SIBs are required
(SIB1 and SIB2).

 Information regarding SIB2-SIB13 are carried in SI messages and are included in

schedulingInfoList which is part of SIB1.

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 Scheduling of SIBs:
 SIB1 uses a fixed schedule with a periodicity of 80 ms and repetitions made within 80
ms.

 The first transmission of SIB1 is scheduled in subframe #5 of radio frames for which
the SFN mod 8 = 0, and Repetitions are scheduled in subframe #5 of all other radio
frames for which SFN mod 2 = 0.

 Scheduling of other SIB's i.e. SIB-2 to SIB-9 is defined by si-Periodicity and si-Window

length. Both these IEs are explained below. For the rest of the SIBs, Paging is received
by UE in RRC_IDLE or RRC_CONNECTED mode for notification of an in-coming SI
message.

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 Scenarios where UE acquire SIBs:
 UE is powered on (selecting a cell)
    Cell re-selection
     After HO completion
    After entering E-UTRAN from another RAT
    Coming out of OUT OF COVERAGE situation
    Receiving a notification that SYSTEM INFORMATION has changed
    Receiving an indication about the presence of ETWS (Primary/Secondary), CMAS
notification
    Receiving a request from CDMA 2000 upper layers
   Exceeding the maximum validity duration of SIBs

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SIB -1 in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-1

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SIB -2 in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-2

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SIB 3- in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-3

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Feature description of SIB-3 contd..

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SIB 4 - in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-4

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SIB 5 - in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-5

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SIB 6 - in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-6

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SIB 9 - in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-9

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SIB 10 - in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-10

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SIB 11 - in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-11

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SIB 12 - in LTE

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Feature description of SIB-12

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SIB 13 - in LTE

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Thanks

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