LTE RRC/RRM

May 2012
Bong Youl (Brian) Cho,
brian.cho@nsn.com
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Contents
LTE RRC/RRM
UE State Model
Call Handling and Bearer Management
Handover
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LTE RRC/RRM
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Time Scale of RRM Functions
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RRC Functions
System Information Broadcast (eNB)
Radio Resource Management (eNB)
Connection Management (eNB)
Measurement Configuration and Mobility Control (Handover)
(eNB)
Paging (MT-Access, System Info Modification, ETWS) (eNB)
AS Security (eNB)
Transport NAS messaging (UE and eNB)
System Selection (UE)
Cell Reselection (UE)

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System Information
MIB defines the most essential physical layer information of the cell required
to receive further system information
Cell bandwidth, SFN, etc
SIB1 contains information relevant when evaluating if a UE is allowed to
access a cell and defines the scheduling of other system information blocks
plmn-IdentityList, cellReservedForOperatorUse, trackingAreaCode, cellBarred, csg-Indication,
si-Periodicity, sib-MappingInfo, si-WindowLength, etc
SIB2 contains common and shared channel information
Lower layers (including RACH) configuration information: RACH parameters, preamble information, and UE timers
SIB3 contains cell re-selection information, mainly related to the serving cell
SIB4 contains information about the serving frequency and intra-frequency
neighbouring cells relevant for cell re-selection (including cell re-selection
parameters common for a frequency as well as cell specific re-selection
parameters)
SIB5 contains information about other E-UTRA frequencies and inter-
frequency neighbouring cells relevant for cell re-selection (including cell re-
selection parameters common for a frequency as well as cell specific re-
selection parameters)


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System Information contd
SIB6 contains information about UTRA frequencies and UTRA neighbouring
cells relevant for cell re-selection (including cell re-selection parameters
common for a frequency as well as cell specific re-selection parameters)
SIB7 contains information about GERAN frequencies relevant for cell re-
selection (including cell re-selection parameters for each frequency)
SIB8 contains information about CDMA2000 frequencies and CDMA2000
neighbouring cells relevant for cell re-selection (including cell re-selection
parameters common for a frequency as well as cell specific re-selection
parameters)
SIB9 contains a home eNB identifier (HNBID)
SIB10 contains an ETWS primary notification
SIB11 contains an ETWS secondary notification
SIB12 contains an CMAS notification
SIB13 contains MBMS related information
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System Selection/Registration
* Qualcomm
Information on USIM
HPLMN on RAT basis
CSG Identities list
Forbidden PLMN list
RPLMN
etc
Information written to USIM
Registered PLMN
Forbidden PLMN list
Information on ME
UE Category, RAT support
Frequency band
Forbidden PLMNs/TAs/Las
MRU Acquisition information
Barred Cells/Barred Frequencies
etc
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Overall UE Camping Procedure
NAS
AS
(1) PLMN selection
Read USIM
Read stored info on ME
Select Band, PLMN, etc
(3) Acquisition
Scan Band/Freq
(2) Trigger
System
Acquisition
(4) Schedule
Broadcast Control
Channel read
(5) Read MIB/SIB1
Using SI-RNTI
(6) Process SIB1
Check PLMN
Is Cell reserved?
Is CSG Id valid?
Cell belong to Forbidden TA?
Cell barred?
If fail, go back to (3).
If ok, go to (7).
(7) SIB2 and
other SIBs
(8) All SIBs
obtained
(9) Cell is
selected and
UE camps
(10) Service Obtained
(Camped)
RRC
PHY
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Cells and Services
Categories of Cell
Acceptable*: May camp to obtain Limited service
Suitable*: Can camp to obtain Normal service
Reserved: UEs with AC 11 & 15 are allowed to camp in HPLMN
Barred: Not available for camping
CSG: Only UE of Closed Subscriber Group can camp
Requirements for cell selection on a Suitable Cell
Part of Selected, Registered, or Equivalent PLMN
Not barred
Park of Tracking Area that is not Forbidden
CSG ID mush be from the allowed CSG list
Must satisfy the cell selection criteria
Types of Services
Normal: Receive Paging and can transition to Connected state
Limited**: Emergency calls and ETWS
Operator: For operators only on reserved cell

* Cell that is Acceptable to one UE can be a Suitable for another UE and vice versa.
** UE in Limited Service periodically scans system to obtain Normal Service

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Cell Selection Criteria
Srxlev > 0 AND Squal > 0
where: Srxlev = Q
rxlevmeas
(Q
rxlevmin
+ Q
rxlevminoffset
) Pcompensation
Squal = Q
qualmeas
(Q
qualmin
+ Q
qualminoffset
)
Srxlev Cell selection RX level value (dB)
Squal Cell selection quality value (dB)
Q
rxlevmeas
Measured cell RX level value (RSRP)
Q
qualmeas
Measured cell quality value (RSRQ)
Q
rxlevmin
Minimum required RX level in the cell (dBm), obtained in SIB1
Q
qualmin
Minimum required quality level in the cell (dB), obtained in SIB1
Q
rxlevminoffset
Offset to the signalled Q
rxlevmin
taken into account in the Srxlev evaluation as a
result of a periodic search for a higher priority PLMN while camped normally in
a VPLMN, obtained in SIB1
Q
qualminoffset
Offset to the signalled Q
qualmin
taken into account in the Squal evaluation as a
result of a periodic search for a higher priority PLMN while camped normally in
a VPLMN, obtained in SIB1
Pcompensation max(P
EMAX_H
P
PowerClass
, 0) (dB)
P
EMAX_H
Maximum TX power level an UE may use when transmitting on the uplink in
the cell (dBm) defined as P
EMAX_H
in [TS 36.101], obtained in SIB1
P
PowerClass
Maximum RF output power of the UE (dBm) according to the UE power class
as defined in [TS 36.101]
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UE State Model
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EMM state model
EPS mobility management state model
The UE enters the EMM-REGISTERED state by a successful registration procedure
which is either an Attach procedure or a Tracking Area Update procedure


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ECM state model
EPS connection management state model
For a UE in ECM-CONNECTED state, a signaling connection exists between the UE
and the MME. This signaling connection consists of two parts:
RRC connection (in UE)






UE-associated signaling connection across the S1_MME called UE-associated logical S1-
connection (in MME)

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RRC Connection
RRC-Idle
A UE specific DRX may be configured by upper layers.
UE controlled mobility; (Cell selection/reselection, TA update)
The UE:
Monitors a Paging channel to detect incoming calls, system information change, for ETWS capable UEs, ETWS notification, and
for CMAS capable UEs, CMAS notification;
Performs neighbouring cell measurements and cell (re-)selection;
Acquires system information.
RRC-Connected
Transfer of unicast data to/from UE.
At lower layers, the UE may be configured with a UE specific DRX.
Network controlled mobility, i.e. handover;
The UE:
Monitors a Paging channel and/ or System Information Block Type 1 contents to detect system information change, for ETWS
capable UEs, ETWS notification, and for CMAS capable UEs, CMAS notification;
Monitors control channels associated with the shared data channel to determine if data is scheduled for it;
Provides channel quality and feedback information;
Performs neighbouring cell measurements and measurement reporting;
Acquires system information.

RRC-Idle RRC-connected
RRC Connection established
RRC Connection released
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Call Handling and Bearer Mgmt
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Connection Establish and Release Procedure
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E-RAB Setup
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E-RAB Release
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UE Context Modification
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Handover
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LTE Handover
LTE uses UE-assisted network controlled handover
UE reports measurements;
network decides when handover and to which Cell
For search and measurement of inter-frequency neighboring cells only carrier
frequency need to be indicated
X2 interface used for HO preparation and forwarding of user
data
Target eNB prepares handover by sending required information to UE transparently
through source eNB as part of the Handover Request ACK message
Buffered and new data is transferred from source to target eNB until path switch
preventing data loss
UE uses contention-free random access to accelerate handover
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Mobility Measurement Metrics
Metrics within Events tell UE what to measure
E-UTRA metrics
Reference signal received power (RSRP)
Reference signal received quality (RSRQ)
UTRA metrics
UTRA FDD CPICH RSCP
UTRA FDD carrier RSSI
UTRA FDD CPICH Ec/No
GSM metrics
GSM carrier RSSI
CDMA2000 metrics
CDMA2000 1xRTT pilot strength
CDMA2000 HRPD pilot strength


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Mobility Measurement Reporting
Event Reporting












Periodical Reporting
Report strong cells periodically regardless, if configured by network

Event Purpose
A1 Serving becomes better than threshold
A2 Serving becomes worse than threshold
A3 Neighbor becomes offset better than serving cell + extra
margin
A4 Neighbor becomes better than threshold
A5 Serving becomes worse than threshold1 AND neighbor
becomes better than threshold2
B1 Inter RAT neighbor becomes better than threshold
B2 Serving becomes worse than threshold1 AND inter RAT
neighbor becomes better than threshold2
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Inter-eNB
Handover
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Inter-eNB Handover (X2-based)
1. The source eNodeB makes the decision to handover the UE to the target eNodeB based on
the MEASUREMENT REPORT of the UE and RRM information.
2. The source eNodeB issues a HANDOVER REQUEST message via the X2 interface to the
target eNodeB which passes necessary information to prepare the handover at the target
side.
This message includes signalling references, transport layer addresses and tunnel endpoint
identifiers to enable the target eNodeB to communicate with the source eNodeB and the EPC
nodes, as well as QoS information for the UE's bearers and RRM information.
3. Admission Control is performed by the target eNodeB dependent on the received radio
bearer QoS information and S1 connectivity to increase the likelihood of a successful
handover.
If the resources can be granted by the target eNodeB, it configures the required resources
according to the received UE context information, and reserves a C-RNTI (cell radio network
temporary identifier) and a dedicated preamble for the UE.
4. The target eNodeB prepares the handover regarding layer 1 and layer 2 and sends a
HANDOVER REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE message via X2 to the source eNodeB.
The HANDOVER REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE message includes a transparent container to
be sent to the UE later as part of the CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION message. The
container includes the new C-RNTI and the value of the dedicated preamble to be used by
the UE to synchronise with the target cell as well as other parameters required by the UE.
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Inter-eNB Handover (X2-based)
5. The source eNodeB sends a CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION message towards the
UE, which includes the transparent container (of the previous step) received from the target
eNodeB.
6. The SN STATUS TRANSFER message is sent from the source to the target eNodeB.
Thereby PDCP layer information is transferred to ensure uplink and downlink PDCP SN
continuity for every bearer that requires PDCP status preservation.
7. Some time after sending the CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION message to the UE (and
possibly before sending the SN STATUS TRANSFER message to the target eNodeB), the
source eNodeB begins forwarding user data in the form of PDCP SDUs using the resources
set up previously and continues as long as packets are received at the source eNB from the
EPC.
8. When the UE receives the CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION message with the
necessary parameters (i.e. new C-RNTI, dedicated preamble, target cell ID etc.) it is
commanded by the source eNodeB to perform the handover immediately to the target cell.
The UE then performs the non-contention based random access procedure.
9. The random access response conveys timing alignment information and initial uplink grant
for handover.
10. When the UE has successfully accessed the target cell, it sends the CONNECTION
RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE message (containing its new C-RNTI) to the target
eNodeB to indicate that the handover procedure is completed for the UE.
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Inter-eNB Handover (X2-based)
11. If a new Measurement Configuration is to be sent to the UE, it is sent in a separate
CONNECTION RECONFIGURATION message.
12. The target eNodeB sends a PATH SWITCH REQUEST message to the MME to inform it
that the UE has been handed over to another eNodeB.
13. The MME sends a USER PLANE UPDATE REQUEST message to the S-GW, which
includes the target eNodeB's TEID(s) received before to enable the user data path to be
switched from the source to the target eNodeB.
14. The S-GW switches the downlink data path to the target eNodeB.
Before the S-GW can release any U-plane/TNL resources towards the source eNodeB, it
sends one or more end marker packet(s) to the source eNodeB as an indication that the
downlink data path has been switched.
15. The S-GW sends a USER PLANE UPDATE RESPONSE message to the MME to confirm
that it has switched the downlink data path.
16. The MME confirms the PATH SWITCH REQUEST message with the PATH SWITCH
REQUEST ACK message.
17. By sending a UE CONTEXT RELEASE message, the target eNodeB informs the source
eNodeB of the success of the handover and triggers the release of resources.
The target eNodeB does not release its data forwarding tunnels from the source eNodeB
until it has received an end marker packet.
18. Upon reception of the UE CONTEXT RELEASE message, the source eNodeB may forward
any remaining PDCP SDUs

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Bong Youl (Brian) Cho
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brian.cho@nsn.com
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