WCDMA RAN Protocols and Procedure

WCDMA RAN Protocols and
Procedures
Chapter 1:
WCDMA RAN Introduction
WCDMA Network
Other
Management
Systems
Core Network
Mun
OSS-RC
RNC
Iu
RNC
RBS
Iub
Iur
TEMS
Mut
Mun
Mub
RXI
RBS
Iub
RBS
Mur
Network
Management
Environment
Uu
Radio Access
Network
RNC
RBS
OSS
TEMS
RXI
Uu
Mobile Station
. WCDMA RAN Protocols and Procedures
Radio Network Controller

Radio Base Station
Operation Support System Radio Core
TEMS Optimization Solution
Radio Access Network Aggregator
WCDMA RAN Interfaces

Core Network
Iu
Iu
WCDMA RAN
RNS
Iur
RNC
Iub
RBS
RNS
RNC
Iub
Iub
RBS
RBS
Uu
Iub
RBS

Procedures
Chapter 2:
Overview of Protocols in the WCDMA RAN
Layered Structure of Protocols

010
010
Service
10010
Peer layers
10010
Service
1100101
1100101
Protocols for the Control Plane in

WCDMA RAN
NAS
NAS
RRC
RRC
RANAP
RANAP
RLC
RLC
SCCP
SCCP
MAC
MAC
MTP-3b
MTP-3b
FP
FP
NNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
AAL2
AAL2
AAL5
AAL5
ATM
ATM
ATM
ATM
Layer
1
Layer
1
Uu
Layer
1
Layer
1
Iub
Layer 1
UE
RNC
RBS
Iu
Layer 1
CN
Uu Protocol Structure
Control Plane
NAS
User Plane
User Radio Bearers
RRC
Control
Measurements
Control
Layer 3
Control
Signaling Radio Bearers
PDCP
RLC
RLC
Logical Channels
Control
NAS Non Access Stratum

RRC Radio Resource Control
RLC Radio Link Control
MAC Medium Access Control
PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
BMC Broadcast/Multicast Control
BMC
Layer 2
MAC
Transport Channels
Physical
PhysicalLayer
layer
Layer 1
Interaction between WCDMA

Protocols, Mapping of Channels
CTRL
USER
DATA
RRC
USER
DATA
CTRL
RRC
Signaling
Radio Bearer
L3/RRC
Radio Bearer
RLC
RLC
Logical Channel
MAC
Transport Channel
PHY
RLC
RLC
MAC
L2/MAC
PHY
L1
Physical Channel
UE
UTRAN
L2/RLC
Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB)

Provides the Control plane between the UE and the
RNC for signaling messages.
Setup with RRC Connection Establishment.
Radio Bearer (RB)

Provides the User plane between the UE and the
RNC for user data transport.
Part of the Radio Access Bearer (RAB).
Each RAB is mapped onto one or more Radio
Bearers.
Each RB is mapped onto one Radio Link Control
(RLC) entity in the RNC. Every RLC entity
communicates with its peer entity in the UE via one
or more logical channels.
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Radio Link Control (RLC) Protocol

The RLC layer segments long messages.
Each RLC instance is configured by the RRC to
operate in either Transparent Mode (TM),
Unacknowledged Mode (UM) or Acknowledged
Mode (AM) depending on the service requirements.
The RLC layer offers services to the control plane
by Signaling Radio Bearers and to the user plane
by Radio Bearers.
Every RLC entity communicates with its peer entity
in the UE via one or more logical channels.
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Logical Channels
Provided by L2/MAC sub layer to higher layers
Defined by which type of information is transported
Control Channels
Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH, DL)

Paging Control Channel (PCCH, DL)
Common Control Channel (CCCH, DL & UL)
Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH, DL & UL)
Traffic Channels
Dedicated Traffic Channel (DTCH, DL & UL)
Common Traffic Channel (CTCH, DL)
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Medium Access Control (MAC)

The MAC layer maps the logical channels into transport channels.
There exists four MAC entities:
MAC-b handles the transport channel for the broadcast channel.
MAC-c/sh handles the transport channels for common channels
MAC-d handles all dedicated transport channels.
MAC-hs handles the HS-DSCH transport channels
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Transport Channels
Services provided by the physical layer (layer 1) to the MAC layer

Defined by how and with what characteristics the data is
transported
Common Transport Channels
Broadcast Channel (BCH) (DL)

Paging Channel (PCH) (DL)
Random Access Channel (RACH) (UL)
Forward Access Channel (FACH) (DL)
Downlink Shared Channel (DSCH) (DL)
Common Packet Channel (CPCH) (UL)
High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (DL)
Dedicated Transport Channels
Same channel used by several

users
No UE identification provided by
L1, in-band signaling of UE
identity
Dedicated Channel (DCH) (UL & DL)
For exclusive use of one user

UE inherently identified by the
physical channel
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Physical Channels
The final Layer 1 bit stream to be carried over the air
Multiple multiplexed coded transport channels (CCTrCH)
Layer 1 control information
Pilot bits
Transmit Power Control (TPC) commands and other
Feedback Information (FBI)
Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI)
Mapped to combination of
Carrier frequency
Codes (channelization/scrambling code pair)
Relative phase (UL only)
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General Protocol Model for

WCDMA RAN Interfaces
Control Plane
Radio
Network
Layer
User Plane
Application
Protocol
Data Stream
Transport Network Control Plane

Transport Network
User Plane
Transport
Network
Layer
ALCAP/Q.2630
Signalling
Bearer
Signalling
Bearer
Physical Layer
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Transport Network
User Plane
Data Bearer
Control Plane Protocol Stacks

RANAP
NAS
SCCP
NBAP
RNC
MTP3b
RRC
UNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
RLC
AAL5
AAL5
MAC
ATM
ATM
Layer1
Layer1
Iub
Iu
Layer1
RBS
Uu
RNSAP
SCCP
MSC/SGSN
Iur
MTP3b
NNI_SAAL
AAL5
ATM
Layer1
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RNC
CS User Plane Protocol Stacks

RLC
MAC
FP
RLC
MAC
Layer1
RBS
RNC
AAL2
AAL2
ATM
ATM
Layer1
Layer1
Iub
Uu
Iu UP
FP
AAL2
Iu
MGW or MSC
Iur
ATM
Used to transfer data

between Nodes
Layer1
RNC
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PS User Plane Protocol Stacks

PDCP
RLC
MAC
PDCP
RLC
MAC
Layer1
RBS
GTP-U
RNC
FP
IP
AAL2
AAL5
ATM
ATM
Layer1
Layer1
Iub
Uu
FP
AAL2

between Nodes
UDP
Iu
SGSN
Iur
ATM
Layer1
RNC
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Transport Layer Control Protocol

Stacks
Q.2630.2
Q.2630.2
RBS
RNC
UNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
AAL5
AAL5
ATM
ATM
Layer1
Layer1
Iub
Uu
MTP3b
Iu
MGW or MSC
Q.2630.2
MTP3b
Used to setup AAL2

bearers between nodes
NNI-SAAL
AAL5
ATM
Layer1
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Iur
RNC
Iub Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
TN User Plane
Q.2630.2
Q.2150.2
UNI-SAAL
UNI-SAAL
AAL2
ATM
Physical Layer
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HS-DSCH FP
TN Control Plane
PCH FP
TN User Plane
FACH FP
TNL
RACH FP
DCH FP
NBAP
Iur Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
TN User Plane
TN Control Plane
TN User Plane
Q.2630.2
SCCP
MTP3b
Q.2150.1
MTP3b
NNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
AAL2
ATM
Physical Layer
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DCH FP
TNL
FACH FP
RACH FP
RNSAP
Iu-CS Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
Iu UP protocol
layer
RANAP
TNL
TN User Plane
TN Control Plane
TN User Plane
Q.2630.2
SCCP
MTP3b
Q.2150.1
MTP3b
NNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
AAL2
ATM
Physical Layer
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Iu-PS Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
Iu UP protocol
layer
RANAP
TNL
TN User Plane
TN Control Plane
SCCP
MTP3b
TN User Plane
GTP-U
UDP
IP
AAL5
NNI -SAAL
ATM
ATM
Physical Layer
Physical Layer
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CS User Plane Protocol Stacks

RLC
MAC
FP
RLC
MAC
Layer1
RNC
AAL2
AAL2
ATM
ATM
Layer1
Layer1
Iub
Uu
FP
AAL2

between Nodes
Iu UP
Iu
MGW or MSC
Iur
ATM
Layer1
RNC
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PS User Plane Protocol Stacks

PDCP
PDCP
RLC
GTP-U
MAC
UDP
FP
RLC
MAC
Layer1
RNC
AAL2
AAL5
ATM
ATM
Layer1
Layer1
Iub
Uu
IP
FP
AAL2
Iu
SGSN
Iur
ATM

between Nodes
Layer1
RNC
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Procedures
Chapter 3:
UMTS Quality of Service
From 2G to 3G
2G
Circuit-Switched Voice
Circuit-Switched Data
Short Message Service (SMS)
3G
Circuit-Switched AMR coded voice
Circuit-Switched data
Streaming
Packet Data
Multiservice: AMR coded voice + Packet data
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How is Network Quality defined?

User (subscriber)
Quality
of service
Service
support
performance
Service
operability
performance
Service
accessibility
performance
Service
retainability
performance
Service
integrity
Service
securiity
performance
Serveability performance
Quality of Service
Network Performance
Provider (operator)
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Quality of service: How the

subscriber is satisfied with the
Overall Service
Accessibility:
Retainability:
The ability of the operator to provide the service and to use its utilization
Operability Performance:
To be able to perform a service and to keep the quality of the connection on a level, where the
information can successfully be exchanged in the shortest possible time
Support Performance:
To continue the connection with the network until all tasks are successfully terminated
Service Integrity:
To be able to get in contact with the network
The ability of a service to be successfully and easily used by the user
Security:
EIR, secure billing, no unauthorized monitoring, TMSI, etc.
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UMTS - Hierarchy of Bearers

UMTS
TE
TE
MT
MT
UTRAN
UTRAN
CN
CN
Gateway
Gateway
CN Iu
CN Iu
edge
edge
node
node
TE
TE
End-to-End Service
TE/MT Local
Bearer Service
UMTS Bearer Service
Radio Access Bearer Service
RAB
Radio Bearer
Service
Iu Bearer
Service
UTRA
FDD/TDD
Service
Physical
Bearer
Service
3GPP TS 23.107, QoS Concept and Architecture

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External
Bearer Service
CN Bearer
Service
Backbone
Bearer Service
Radio Access Bearer (RAB), Radio

Bearer and Iu Bearer
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Supported RAB Services

RAB Configuration
Description
Stand alone CS RAB
Conversational/Speech 12.2 kbps

Conversational/Data 64 kbps
Streaming 57.6 kbps
Stand alone PS RAB
Interactive or Background Best Effort on

FACH
Interactive or Background 64/64 kbps Best
Effort
Interactive or Background 64/128 kbps
Best Effort
Interactive or Background 64/384 kbps
Best Effort
CS RAB + PS RAB
Conversational/Speech 12.2 kbps +

Interactive or Background 64/64 kbps Best
Effort
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Mapping of UMTS Bearer Services

into RAB Services
UMTS Service
Radio Access Bearer
Speech (AMR Codec)

Emergency Call
Conversational/Speech 12.2
kbps RAB
Internet Access
Interactive or Background Best

Effort RAB
Modem V.90
Streaming 57.6 kbps RAB
H.324M Multimedia
Conversational/Data 64 kbps
RAB
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QoS classes
Traffic class
Conversational class
conversational RT
Streaming class
streaming RT
Interactive class
Interactive best effort
Background
Background best
effort
Fundamental
characteristics
Request
response pattern
Preserve
payload content
Destination is
not expecting
the data within
a certain time
Preserve
payload content
Example of the
application
Preserve time
relation (variation)
between information
entities of the
stream
Conversational
pattern (stringent
and low delay )
- voice
Preserve time
relation
(variation)
between
information
entities of the
stream
- streaming video
- Web browsing
- background download of emails
Multi-service approach requires QoS concepts to consider not only the

number of users, but also the user behavior
probability that a certain QoS profile and service availability is
requested by the end-user
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Radio Access Bearer Attributes
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Establishment of a Radio Access

Compulsory check of attributes:
Bearer
TE
MT
MT
Translation
UMTS BS
Manager
UTRAN
Core network
Subscription
Control
Admission
Control
UMTS BS
Manager
RAB
Manager
RAB attributes are signaled
UMTS BS attributes = RAB attributes

Maximum bitrate
Delivery order
Delivery of erroneous SDUs
Guaranteed bit rate
Traffic handling priority
Allocation/Retention priority
Maximum SDU size
SDU format information
UMTS BS attributes RAB attributes
Residual BER
SDU error ratio
Transfer delay
Parameter settings only on RAB level:
SDU format information
Source statistics descriptor
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Conversational/Speech 12.2 kbps

Circuit Switched RAB
(provisional)
Optional attribute and if present it is ignored
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Conversational 64 kbps Circuit

Switched RAB
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Streaming CS RAB.
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Interactive or Background Packet

Switched RAB.
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Procedures
Chapter 4:
RRC Protocol
Interactions between RRC and the

lower Layers
Measurement Report
Control
Radio Resource
Assignment
[Code, Frequency,
TS, TF Set, Mapping,
etc.]
RLC retransmission
control
Control
Control
L1
L1
WCDMA RAN
UE
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Measurements
M AC
Control
Measurements
M AC
Measurements
RLC
Control
Measurements
RLC
RRC
Control
RRC
RRC Service States

UTRA RRC Connected Mode
URA_PCH
out of
service
CELL_PCH
in
service
CELL_DCH
out of
service
in
service
Establish RRC Release RRC

Connection
Connection
in
service
Cell reselection
Establish RRC
Connection
Release of
temporary
block flow
Release RR
Connection
Initiation of
temporary
block flow
GPRS Packet Idle Mode

Camping on a UTRAN cell
Camping on a GSM / GPRS cell
Idle Mode
GSM
Connected
Mode
GPRS
Packet
Transfer
Mode
CELL_FACH
out of
service
Release RRC
Connection
GSM:
Handover
UTRA:
Inter-RAT
Handover
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Establish RR
Connection
General Protocol Information
Functions offered by protocols are mapped into procedures

for example: Radio Bearer management
Each procedure triggered generates a message
for example: Radio Bearer Establishment
Each message includes IEs = Information Elements
SRNC
SRNC
Radio Bearer Setup
Radio Bearer Setup Complete
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Establishment
Reconfiguration
Release
RAB Assignment Request
RRC Functions
Broadcast of system information

Initial cell selection and reselection
Paging
RRC connection
establishment/maintenance/release
Transparent message transfer
Signaling connection release/release
request
Control of security functions
Radio Bearers management
RRC connection mobility
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RRC Messages
RRC Connection Request
Transport Channel Reconfiguration
RRC Connection Setup
Transport Channel Reconfiguration Complete
RRC Connection Reject
Transport Channel Reconfiguration Failure
RRC Connection Setup Complete
UTRAN Mobility Information
RRC Connection Release
UTRAN Mobility Information confirm
RRC Connection Release Complete
UTRAN Mobility Information Failure
RRC Status
Cell Update Confirm
UE Capability Enquiry
Cell Update
UE Capability Information
Measurement Control
UE Capability Information Confirm
Measurement Control Failure
Paging Type 1
Measurement Report
Paging Type 2
Active Set Update
Security Mode Command
Active Set Update Complete
Security Mode Complete
Active Set Update Failure
Radio Bearer Setup
Cell Change Order From WCDMA RAN
Radio Bearer Setup Complete
Cell Change Order From WCDMA RAN Failure
Radio Bearer Setup Failure
Initial Direct Transfer
Radio Bearer Reconfiguration
Downlink Direct Transfer
Radio Bearer Reconfiguration Complete
Uplink Direct Transfer
Radio Bearer Reconfiguration Complete Failure
System Information
Radio Bearer Release
Signaling Connection Release
Radio Bearer Release Complete
Signaling Connection Release Indication
Radio Bearer Release Failure
Physical Channel Reconfiguration
Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete
Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete Failure
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Signaling Radio Bearers (SRBs)

RRC Connection
RLC
MAC Transport layer Physical layer
Unacknowledged
SRB 1
Acknowledged
SRB 2
Multiplexed
onto a
dedicated
Dedicated
Dedicated
Common
Common
or
SRB 3 (NAS DT )
normal priority
Acknowledged
SRB 4 (NAS DT )
low priority
Acknowledged
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common
Transport
Channel
RRC Connection Establishment
RNC
RNC
Idle
Mode
RRC Connection Request is initiated by

the higher layers in the UE
RRC Connection Request CCCH/RACH
Only one RRC connection can

exist between a UE and the
network
A unique UE identity is used in
the request message
RRC Connection Setup CCCH/FACH

WCDMA RAN
Connected
Mode
RRC Connection Setup either includes a

dedicated physical channel assignment
(move to Cell_DCH state) or it can
command the UE to use common
channels (move to Cell_FACH state)
RRC connection establishment procedure

creates the signaling radio bearers RB#1,
RB#2, RB#3 and optionally RB#4
RRC Connection Setup Complete DCCH/DCH
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Establishment Cause
Originating Conversational Call

Originating Streaming Call
Originating Interactive Call
Originating Background Call
Originating Subscribed traffic Call
Terminating Conversational Call
Terminating Streaming Call
Terminating Interactive Call
Terminating Background Call
Emergency Call
Inter-RAT Cell Re-Selection
Inter-RAT Cell Change Order
Registration
Detach
Originating High Priority Signaling
Originating Low Priority Signaling
Call Re-Establishment
Terminating High Priority Signaling
Terminating Low Priority Signaling
Terminating Cause Unknown
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RRC Connection Release
SRNC
SRNC
DCCH:RRC Connection Release
CELL_DCH
DCCH:RRC Connection Release Complete
CCCH/FACH: RRC Connection Release
CELL_FACH
CCCH/RACH: RRC Connection Release Complete
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Signaling Connection Handling

PS
Iu Control plane
Connection for PS CN
SGSN
CM
MM
RANAP
SCCP
Signaling bearer
WCDMA RAN
PS
CM
MM
CS
CM
MM
RRC
RLC
MAC
L1
One RRC
Connection
RRC
RLC
MAC
RANAP
CS
SCCP
Signaling
Bearer
L1
Iu Control plane
Connection for CS CN
MSC/VLR
CM
MM
RANAP
SCCP
Signaling bearer
Signaling Connection UE-MSC/VLR

Signaling Connection UE-SGSN
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Initial Direct Transfer used to carry

NAS messages
Initial Direct Transfer
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(DCCH)
SRNC
SRNC
RAB Assignment Request and RB

setup
RAB assignment Request is sent from the CN to
the WCDMA RAN consisting of QoS parameters
RB Setup is sent from the WCDMA RAN to the UE
consisting of the RB configuration information
RAB
Assignment
Request
RANAP
Iu Transport Layer
RANAP
Iu Transport
Layer
RRC
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RRC
RLC
RLC
MAC
MAC
L1
L1
WCDMA
WCDMARAN
RAN
CN
CN
RB Setup
UE
UE
Radio Bearer Establishment
Radio Bearer Setup is used to establish a

new radio bearer
Radio Bearer information
Layer 2 configuration
Transport format set
Update of the transport format
combination set
Physical channel information
1. RAB Assignment Request

SRNC
SRNC
CN
CN
2. Admission Control,
set QoS requirements
Radio Bearer Setup can be utilized in a

number of ways with different effects on the
connection between the terminal and the
network
3. Radio Bearer Setup

4. Radio Bearer Setup Complete
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Dedicated to dedicated
Dedicated to common
Common to dedicated
Radio Bearer Reconfiguration
Used to reconfigure or modify an existing radio bearer.

Used together with Radio Bearer Setup or Radio
Bearer Release to reconfigure DCCH AM entities (e.g.
timers).
Used when channel type switching

SRNC
SRNC
2. Radio Bearer Reconfiguration
3. Radio Bearer Reconfiguration Complete
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CN
CN
Radio Bearer Release
Cell_DCH to Cell_DCH, releasing a RAB on dedicated channel, keeping

the SRB on dedicated channel. Another possibility is to release one of the
RABs in multi RAB state, ending up with only AMR or 64/64.
Cell_FACH to Cell_DCH, releasing a RAB on common channel, moving
the SRB on to dedicated channel.
Cell_DCH to Cell_FACH, moving from multi RAB AMR + 0/0 to
Cell_FACH or idle.
SRNC
SRNC
2. Radio Bearer Release
3. Radio Bearer Release Complete
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CN
CN
Transport channel reconfiguration is used when switching between the radio

bearers of the Interactive or Background RAB in dedicated state, i.e. 64/64,
64/128 and 64/384.
It is also used to switch between the multi RAB states AMR coded speech +
64/64 and AMR coded speech + 0/0.
SRNC
SRNC
Transport Channel Reconfiguration Complete
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RRC Connection Mobility
UE measurement control and report.

Soft handover, the UE is connected to several RBSs at the same time.
Softer handover, the UE is connected to several cells belonging to the
same RBS.
Inter Frequency handover. The UE performs hard handover between
different frequencies within UTRAN.
Inter Radio Access Technology Handover (IRATHO), the UE performs
a hard handover to/from other Radio Access Technologies, i.e GSM
(CS).
Inter Radio Access Technology Cell Change (IRATCC), the UE
performs a hard handover to/from other Radio Access Technologies,
i.e GSM/GPRS (PS).
Cell update to report the UE location to the RNC while in the
CELL_FACH state.
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Procedures
Chapter 5:
Iub Interface - NBAP Protocol
Iub Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
TN User Plane
Q.2630.2
Q.2150.2
UNI -SAAL
UNI- SAAL
ATM
Physical Layer
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AAL2
HS-DSCH
TN Control Plane
PCH FP
TN User Plane
FACH FP
TNL
RACH FP
DCH FP
NBAP
NBAP Protocol stack control plane

RNC
IuPS
SGSN
Uu
Iur
Iub
NBAP
NBAP Signaling
UNI-SAAL
AAL5
RNC
NBAP
UNI-SAAL
Lower layer signaling
ATM
PHY
AAL5
ATM
PHY
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IuCS
MSC
Transport Network User Plane for Iub

RNC
IuPS
SGSN
Uu
Iur
Iub
ATM
ATM
PHY
PHY
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HS-DSCH FP
AAL2
DCH FP
RACH FP
FACH FP
PCH FP
HS-DSCH FP
DCH FP
RACH FP
FACH FP
PCH FP
AAL2
IuCS
RNC
MSC
Transport Network Control Plane

for Iub
RNC
IuPS
SGSN
Uu
Iur
Iub
Q.2630.2
Q.2630.2 Signaling
RNC
Q.2630.2
Q.2150.2
Q.2150.2
UNI-SAAL
UNI-SAAL
AAL5
ATM
ATM
PHY
AAL5
PHY
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IuCS
MSC
Iub connections between RBS and

RNC
User Plane
DCH, RACH, FACH, PCH
Q.AAL2
NBAP-Common
NBAP-Dedicated
Mub
Sync
User Plane, Q.AAL2 and NBAP connections from

Iub reference model
Logical Mub interface for O&M traffic
Background node synchronisation on high priority
connection
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Transport connectivity options

RBS-RNC
VP cross-connect solutions
used when connecting to nonCPP based ATM networks
DCH
User RACH
Plane FACH
AAL switching solutions

AAL2 switching in CPP HW optimises User Plane transport
efficiency
AAL2
AAL2
DCH
AAL2
AAL2
RACH
AAL2
FACH
AAL2
PCH
AAL2
VC
VC
PCH
AAL2
ALCAP
AAL5
VC
NBAP-Common
AAL5
VC
NBAP-Dedicated
AAL5
Mub
Sync
VP
Physical
layer
VP
VC
AAL5
ALCAP
VC
AAL5
NBAP-C
VC
VC
AAL5
NBAP-D
AAL5
VC
VC
AAL5
Mub
AAL0
VC
VC
AAL0
Sync
VC cross-connect
solutions
allowed for connections
through CPP based nodes
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Layer 1 co-sharing
solutions
e.g. 63*E1 on STM-1
User
Plane
NBAP Common Procedures
NBAP Common: Procedures that request initiation of a UE context for

a specific UE in RBS or are not related to a specific UE.
Cell Configuration:
Common Transport Channel Handling:
Cell Setup
Cell Reconfiguration
Cell Deletion
Common Transport Channel Setup
Common Transport Channel Reconfiguration
Common Transport Channel Deletion
Radio Link Setup

Measurements on Common Resources:
Common Measurement Initiation

Common Measurement Reporting
Common Measurement Termination
Common Measurement Failure
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Cell Setup Procedure

Initiated by a Cell Setup Request message sent from
the CRNC to the RBS.
When the cell is successfully configured CPICH, SCH, PCCPCH and BCH exist and their power levels are set
and the RBS sends a Cell Setup Response message
back to the CRNC.
RBS
RBS
CRNC
CRNC
Cell setup Request
Cell setup Response
68
Common Transport Channel Setup

Procedure
The procedure is initiated with a Common Transport Channel Setup

Request message to set up the common channels (transport and
physical channels) in the RBS.
S-CCPCH, FACH, PCH and PICH.
PRACH, RACH and AICH.
After successful procedure the RBS responds with a Common
Transport Channel Setup Response
RBS
RBS
CRNC
CRNC
Common Transport Channel Setup Request
Common Transport Channel Setup Response
69
Radio Link Setup Procedure

Serving
RNC
RRC
1. RRC Connection Request
RRC
2. Power Control Algorithm, Iub and
Uu Timing Scheduling Algorithm.
3. Admission Control Algorithm, Code
Control Algorithm
4. Radio Link Setup Request

NBAP
NBAP
Resource allocation
5. Radio Link Setup Response

NBAP
NBAP
6. Q.2630.1 Connection Setup for DCH
7. Downlink/Uplink Synchronization
8. Start Tx of DL DPCH, start Rx of UL DPCH, start RLS Supervision.

RRC
9. RRC Connection Setup

10. L1 Synchronization
RRC
11. Radio Link Restore Indication

NBAP
12. RRC Connection Complete
70
NBAP
NBAP Dedicated Procedures
NBAP Dedicated: Procedures that are related to a specific UE context

in the RBS. This UE context is identified by a specific UE context
identity.
Radio Link Management:
Radio Link Addition
Synchronized/Unsynchronized Radio Link Reconfiguration
Radio Link Deletion
Measurements on Dedicated Resources:

Dedicated Measurement Initiation
Dedicated Measurement Reporting
Dedicated Measurement Termination
Dedicated Measurement Failure
Compressed Mode Control

Radio Link Supervision:
Radio Link Failure
Radio Link Restore
71
Radio Link Addition Procedure
The Radio Link Addition procedure is used for establishing the

necessary resources in the RBS for one or more additional Radio
Links towards a UE when there is already a Node B communication
context for the UE in the RBS.
RBS
RBS
CRNC
CRNC
Radio Link Addition Request
Radio Link Addition Response
72
Synchronized Radio Link

Reconfiguration Procedure
The Synchronized Radio Link Reconfiguration procedure is used to

prepare a new configuration of Radio Link(s) related to one UE
connection within a RBS when synchronization is needed.
RBS
RBS
CRNC
CRNC
Radio Link Reconfiguration Prepare
Radio Link Reconfiguration Ready
Radio Link Reconfiguration Commit
73
Radio Link Deletion Procedure

It is also possible to release the resources in a RBS for
one or more established Radio Links towards a UE.
RBS
RBS
CRNC
CRNC
Radio Link Deletion Request
Radio Link Deletion Response
74
DL Power Control
Is used to balance the power of the radio link(s) in the
RBS.
If the Power Adjustment Type IE is set to common, the
RBS performs power balancing for all existing and future
radio links.
If the Power Adjustment Type IE is set to individual, the
ones specified in the message is power balanced.
RBS
RBS
CRNC
CRNC
DL Power Control Request
75

Procedures
Chapter 6:
Iur Interface - RNSAP Protocol
Iur Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
TN User Plane
TN Control Plane
TN User Plane
Q.2630.2
SCCP
Q.2150.1
MTP3b
NNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
AAL2
ATM
Physical Layer
77
DCH FP
TNL
FACH FP
RACH FP
RNSAP
RNSAP Protocol Stack

Uu
Iub
CN
Iu
SRNC
RNSAP
Iur
RNSAP Signaling
DRNC
RNSAP
SCCP SAP
SCCP SAP
SCCP
SCCP
MTP-3B
MTP-3B
NNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
AAL5
AAL5
ATM
ATM
PHY
78
PHY
Transport Layer Control Plane

Iur
Serving
RNC
Drifting
RNC
Q.2630.2
Q.2630.2
Q.2150.1
Q.2150.1
SAAL-NNI layer
SAAL-NNI layer
AAL5
AAL5
ATM
ATM
Physical Layer
Physical Layer
79
Protocol stack for user plane over

Iur
Iur
Serving
RNC
DCH
FP
Drifting
RNC
CCH
FP
DCH
FP
CCH
FP
AAL2
AAL2
ATM
ATM
Physical Layer
Physical Layer
80
Iur Interface - Connections between

RNCs
User Plane/AAL2
Q.AAL2
RNSAP
81
Functions of RNSAP
Radio Link Management

Physical Channel Reconfiguration
Radio Link Supervision
Compressed Mode Control
Measurements on Dedicated Resources
DL Power Drifting Correction
CCCH Signaling Transfer
Paging
Common Transport Channel Resources Management
Relocation Execution
Reporting of General Error Situations
82

Procedures
Chapter 7:
Iu Interface - RANAP Protocol
Iu-CS Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
Iu UP protocol
layer
RANAP
TNL
TN User Plane
TN Control Plane
TN User Plane
Q.2630.2
SCCP
MTP3b
Q.2150.1
MTP3b
NNI-SAAL
NNI-SAAL
AAL2
ATM
Physical Layer
84
Iu-PS Interface
RNL
Control Plane
User Plane
Iu UP protocol
layer
RANAP
TNL
TN User Plane
TN Control Plane
SCCP
MTP3b
TN User Plane
GTP-U
UDP
IP
AAL5
NNI -SAAL
ATM
ATM
Physical Layer
Physical Layer
85
RANAP signaling over the lu

Interface
MSC/VLR
NAS-messages
MGW
RANAP
Iu UP
Uu
Node B
(RBS 3000)
Iub
RNC
Iu UP
RANAP
SGSN
NAS-messages
86
RANAP Protocol Stack

IuPS
SGSN
Uu
Iub
IuCS
SRNC
RANAP
RANAP Signaling
MSC
RANAP
SCCP SAP
SCCP SAP
SCCP
SCCP
MTP-3B
MTP-3B
NNI-SAAL
Lower Layer Signaling
NNI-SAAL
AAL5
AAL5
ATM
ATM
PHY
87
PHY
Iu Connections between RNC and

the Core Network
User Plane/AAL2
Q.AAL2
RANAP
User Plane/GTP-U
RANAP
88
Functions of RANAP
Paging
Transport of Non Access
Stratum (NAS) Information
Common ID management
Security mode control
Radio Access Bearer (RAB)
Management
Iu Release
89
Relocating Serving RNC (not

supported)
Management of overload
Reset
Location Reporting
Data volume reporting
RANAP Procedures
RNC
CN
PAGING
Signaling
Connection
Establishment
INITIAL UE MESSAGE
COMMON ID
DIRECT TRANSFER
SECURITY MODE COMMAND
SECURITY MODE COMPLETE
RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST
RAB ASSIGNMENT RESPONSE

IU RELEASE COMMAND
IU RELEASE COMPLETE
90
Only for UE terminated
E.g. Authentication
Direct Transfer
RNC
CN
PAGING
Only for UE terminated
INITIAL UE MESSAGE
COMMON ID
DIRECT TRANSFER
SECURITY MODE COMMAND
SECURITY MODE COMPLETE
RAB ASSIGNMENT REQUEST

IU RELEASE COMMAND
IU RELEASE COMPLETE
91
E.g. Authentication
Direct Transfer
The Direct Transfer procedure is used to transfer NAS
information between the CN and the RNC or vice versa.
This procedure uses connection oriented signaling.
Besides NAS-PDU for the NAS information, this message

also includes
SAPI for indicating the priority of the message. SAPI 0 for high
priority and SAPI 3 for low priority (SMS). Only used downlink.
LAI + RAC. Needed in connection with Routing Area Update. Only
used towards the PS domain.
In this specific case Direct Transfer is used for

Authentication Request and Response.
92

Procedures
Chapter 8:
Traffic Case
94
95
96
97
98
Protocol Stack for IP transport

- Iub
99

- Iur
100

- Iu
101
102

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