04 - LTE Feature Training (For Subcon)
04 - LTE Feature Training (For Subcon)
04 - LTE Feature Training (For Subcon)
Principle Benefits
Voice fallback to GSM or UMTS in the overlay area of LTE and
GSM/UMTS
UE support multi-mode Quick Good
Two option for LTE data services: Deployment
Low cost
Experience
Handover to GSM or UMTS (UE supported)
Redirection to GSM or UMTS
CSFB Architecture and Functionalities
Need to be R8 ready
Maintaining SGs for the mobility
association with MME MSC/VLR management and paging
procedures between EPS
A and CS domain.
MSC server
Terminating side
MME The MSC server sends a paging request to the MME over the
SGs interface.
CS SGs EPC The MME forwards the paging request instructing the UE to fall
back to the 2G or 3G network.
3
1
The UE falls back to the 2G or 3G network.
The UE sends a paging response to the MSC server and
answers the call based on the normal terminating flow.
2G/3G LTE
2
MSC server
Fallback MME
1
CS SGs EPC
Originating side 4
2
The UE sends a voice call request to the MME. The MME
then instructs the UE to fall back to the 2G or 3G network.
The UE falls back to the 2G or 3G network..
2G/3G 3
LTE
The UE initiates a call based on the normal originating flow
on the 2G or 3G network. Fallback
CSFB Mobile Originating Call
6 7
SGs
UMTS
LTE
Phase Flows
A 1. Ext Service Request (CSFB indicator)
4 MME 2. S1 AP Message (CSFB indicator)
1 3. Optional measurement
2 B
1 4. PS HO or PS redirection
3 5. eNodeB direct the UE to G/U
5 6. Resource located, UE initiate CS call
eNodeB SAE-GW C
7. MSC processes UEs calling(IAM)
CSFB MO procedure:
A: Voice service request is activated from UE.
B: MME indicates UE fall back to GERAN/UTRAN for voice service via eNodeB, UE sends service request to GERAN/UTRAN; in the mean
time, MME informs GSM/UMTS CS Core to prepare resource.
C: When resource in GSM/UMTS network is allocated, UE falls back to GERAN/UTRAN for voice service; And then UE will initiate the CS
voice call, MCS processes the UEs calling request and sends IAM(Initial Address Message) to CS core.
CSFB Mobile Terminating Call
9 1
UMTS SGs
CSFB MT procedure:
A: GSM/UMTS MSC initiates CS paging to the called party (LTE UE), voice service is requested by LTE UE.
B: MME indicates UE fall back to GERAN/UTRAN for voice service via eNodeB, UE sends service request toGERAN/UTRAN; in the mean
time, MME informs GSM/UMTS CS Core to prepare resource.
C: When resource in GSM/UMTS network is allocated, UE falls back to GERAN/UTRAN for voice service.
CSFB Call Flow (PS Handover)
MO Call MT Call
UE eNodeB RNC MME MSC SGSN UE eNodeB RNC MME MSC SGSN S-GW
P-GW
1. Extended Service Request 1.Paging Request
(containing a CS Fallback Indicator)
Paging
2. S1-AP Message
(containing a CS Fallback Indicator) 2.Extended Service Request
(containing a CS Fallback Indicator)
S1-AP Response Message Service
Request
Handover Command 4. Subsequent procedure similar to that in a mobile-originated case, with the CS
call establishment procedure replaced with a Paging Response message
Handover
Command
S1 UE context release
S1 UE context release
5. LAU, combined RAU/LAU, or RAU and LAU
5. LAU, combined RAU/LAU, or RAU and LAU
CSFB PS HO
Prepare resource for target
There is confirmation from target (Have OSS Counter)
Keep UE context till get confirmation
CSFB PS Redirection
No preparation before releasing UE
No UE context after releasing and no confirmation
Unable to measurement success rate
Flash CSFB ( R9 Redirection with SIB
RAN Information Management (RIM) Procedure
To support Flash CS Fallback, eNB requires exchange information between E-UTRAN and GERAN/UTRAN through the core networks.
Flash CS Fallback is defined in 3GPP R9 .With this function, SIB can be included into the RRC connection Release during the
redirection procedure. This is archived by the RIM procedure. with RIM, eNB can get information from GERAN/UMTS. It can reduce time
required for Ues to read SIBs.
GSM/UMTS Core RIM : LTE Core Core Network
RAN Information
Exchanging Support
Both GSM/UMTS
SGSN MME SGSN MME and LTE core
network support R9
RAN information RIM procedure
RRCConnectionRelease(
RAN information request Frequency and target
cell system information)
BSC/RNC eNodeB
Terminal Support
Terminal support R9
redirection with SIB (System
Info Block)
GSM/UMTS LTE
eNodeB saves UTRAN/GERAN neighbor cell
system information (RIM: MME&RNC) Latency Reduced
eNodeB receives command of CSFB from MME Saving 1s for UMTS compare with R8 CSFB
eNodeB fills out target frequency and related neighbor cell information in
RRCConnectionRelease messageU: 1 Freq, 16 Cell ID; G: 1 Freq Group, 32 Cell ID)
Index
CS Fallback
VoLTE
CA (Carrier Aggregation)
LTE Voice Solution Options
LTE Voice
Solution
CS Fallback: UE is attached on LTE, and
fallback to 2G/3G for voice calls (MTC and
MOC)
Data on LTE
Voice on 2G/3G CS
SVLTE (Dual Standby): Dual
simultaneously radio access running on
the same UE allowing data on LTE and
voice on 2G/3G CS in parallel
Benefits
Deployment
Solution Feature Advantage Disadvantage
Suggestion
MME IMS
eRAN
IP Network
LTE
G/U
TTI Bundling Robust Header Compression AMR-WB
RLC Segmentation Semi-Persistent Scheduling E2E QoS Control
Frequency Selective Scheduling Delay Based Scheduling Discontinuous Reception
VoLTE : Voice session setup process
Principle Benefit
IMS supports voice and data service of LTE LTE network can support both voice and data
subscribers services with IMS solution
SRVCC to UTRAN To ensure service continuity, support handover
SRVCC for LTE VoIP to GSM/UMTS CS calls if from LTE to 2G/3G
VoIP is not supported by G/U network Future oriented Convergent solution
EMSC
Uu Iu-cs/A
BS SGSN Sv
Iu/Gb MME HSS Voice & PS service continuity
Gn/S3 S6a
SRVCC based on inter-RAT mobility
IMS CN
S1-C S11 PS service handover to 3G networks (Optional)
Uu S1-U SGi
eNB SAE-GW
UE
3GPP 23.216
Performance Improvement Methods on LTE VoIP
IP head compression-RoHC
Semi-persistent scheduling
Capacity
+
eNB
RRC
PDCP-RoHC
PHY
TTI Bundling
Coverage
+ TTI bundling
RoHC
VoLTE Coverage Related Features - RLC Segmentation
RTP header
UDP header
RoHC Voice Packtes RoHC Voice Packtes
1 Byte 32~60 Bytes IP header 1 Byte 32~60 Bytes
RoHC header
Payload Payload
Decompression Compression
Compression Original packet Compressed packet Decompression
Scheduling grant
4.55
PDCCH 3.25
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) requires LTE-Advanced networks to provide a downlink peak data rate of 1 Gbit/s. However, radio
spectrum resources are so scarce that in most cases an operator owns only non-adjacent chunks of the spectrum. Due to the limited bandwidth
of a single chunk of the spectrum, the 1 Gbit/s data rate requirement is hard to meet.
To deal with this situation, 3GPP specifications Release 10 introduced carrier aggregation (CA) to LTE-Advanced networks, allowing
aggregation of contiguous or non-contiguous carriers. The aggregated carriers are called component carriers (CCs). CA achieves wider
bandwidths (a maximum of 100 MHz).
Carrier Aggregation (CA) Feature Benefits
CA achieves wider bandwidth and allows a CA-capable UE to use idle resource blocks (RBs) on
non-contiguous CCs. With CA enabled, a single UE can reach higher uplink and downlink peak
data rates.
Maximized
Resource
Utilization
Efficient Utilization
of Non-contiguous
Spectrum Chunks
Better User
Experience
Carrier Aggregation (CA) Usage Scenarios
Carrier Aggregation (CA) Inter - eNodeB CA (FDD)
This mode requires that cells be configured into a CA This mode requires that PCC and SCC attributes be set
group, only the cells in the group can be aggregated. for E-UTRAN frequencies, only the cells on these
frequencies can be aggregated.
Carrier Aggregation (CA) Principle Concepts
PCell
A primary serving cell (PCell) is the cell on which a CA UE camps. In the PCell, the CA UE works in the same way as it does in a 3GPP
Release 8 or Release 9 cell. The physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of the UE exists only in the PCell.
SCell
A secondary serving cell (SCell) is a cell that works at a different frequency from the PCell. The eNodeB configures an SCell for a CA
UE through an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message. An SCell provides the CA UE with more radio resources. The CA UE can
have only downlink SCells or both downlink and uplink SCells.
CC
Component carriers (CCs) are the carriers that are aggregated for a CA UE.
PCC
The primary component carrier (PCC) is the carrier of the PCell.
SCC
A secondary component carrier (SCC) is the carrier of an SCell.
PCC Anchoring
During PCC anchoring, the eNodeB selects a high-priority cell as the PCell for the UE.
CA Group
A CA group is a logical set of cells. In CA-group-based configuration mode, only the cells in a CA group can be carrier-aggregated for a CA UE. It is
recommended that different Pcell priorities be assigned to different cells within a CA group. The eNodeB selects a PCell for a CA UE in descending order of
PCell priority. If the cell that the UE initially accesses has the highest PCell priority, the UE stays in the cell.
Carrier Aggregation (CA) Principle Concepts SCC Status
PDSCH
PDCCH
3 Status for CA UEs: SCC SCC
Single CC: same as a non-CA UE
PCC PCC
SCC_Activated
SCC_Deactivated ActivationDeactivation
Scell
Unconfigured
To prioritize certain frequencies as SCCs, an operator can set high SCell or SCC priorities so that the
eNodeB will select the highest-priority cell or carrier as an SCell or SCC for the UE.
Removal Configuration
eNodeB starts SCell configuration for a CA UE if all the following conditions are met:
The RRC connection of the UE has been set up in any of the following scenarios:
Activation Initial access (when PCC anchoring has finished)
RRC connection reestablishment
An incoming handover (if the UE is now served by only one carrier)
Scell Scell Scell Signaling radio bearer 2 (SRB2) and the default data radio bearer (DRB) have been set up.
Deactivated Configured Activated
No SCell has been configured for the UE.
The UE is not running an emergency call.
Deactivation The triggering of the SCell configuration procedure is also dependent on two factors:
Setting of CaTrafficTriggerSwitch
AMBR-based control over the number of UEs configured with SCells
Change
Scell
Change
CA Optimization - CA Proportion & Throughput Optimization
Coverage Threshold Traffic Threshold Algorithm Threshold Ping-Pong handover PCI Collision
Increase the A2 threshold Reduce the traffic activate Adjust the SCC Configuration Check the network handover Check the PCI collision and
and SCC Configuration threshold to improve the CA Interval to increase the CA activation threshold to reduce the ping- confusion, reduce the
Interval, to increase the CA activation ratio. ratio. pong handover events. probability of unable to
proportion. Reduce the traffic activation Set the PCC anchor configuration Resolve the ping-pong configure the CA due to PCI
Decrease the A4 threshold buffer threshold to improve the according to the field condition to handover issue due to the weak collision & confusion.
to make the UE enter CA CA activation ratio. increase the CA throughput. coverage, non pilot coverage,
state be quicker. Set the Differentiated Scheduling etc.
to increase the CA Throughput.
CA Optimization - Typical issues
The SCC is not able to be Enable the DRX, the CA UE not able to make the
configured after A4 reported due throughput is lower than intra/inter frequency handover
to SCC PCI collision. summary of two frequency due to PCC PCI collision. After
eNodeB did not configure SCC for throughput at the near parameter optimization
the UE due to inter frequency point(SINR=20dB). After enable CaUeChoseMode=ANR_UE_CAP
neighbor cell missing. the DRX Receive DTX Process , then issue resolved.
SCC not able to be configured due Switch, then issue resolved UE compatibility issues.
to UE version. UE compatibility issues
SCC measurement report not send
due to wrong parameters
configuration.
Throughput is
Scell is not too low after
configured DT KPI issue
Scell activation
issue issue.
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CSFB and SRVCC Strategy
CSFB VoLTE and SRVCC
LTE2100
UE moving out of
LTE LTE 2100
2100/10MH
CSFB z
Reselection Priority=6
PSHO/ PSHO/
Fast Return Redirection Redire
CSFB Fast return
ction
U2100
SRVCC/PS HO U2100/5MHz
/Redirection Priority=4
U850 F1 SRVCC
U850 F2
UTRAN
850/15MHz
U850 F3 Priority=3