Handover

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X2 Handover

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Timer started at source eNB:

X2_HANDOVER_PREPARATION = 2000 ms
Timer stops at source eNB:
X2_HANDOVER_PREPARATION

Timer starts at Target eNB :

InterX2Handover = 3000 ms

Timer Starts at source eNB :

X2_RELOC_OVERALL[ms] = 5000 ms
Timer started at Target eNB:
S1_PATH_SWITCH[ms] = 3000 ms

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Timer stops at Target eNB :

InterX2Handover

Timer Stops at source eNB :

X2_RELOC_OVERALL[ms]

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Timer stops at Target eNB:

S1_PATH_SWITCH[ms]

X2 Handover Call Flow

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(A)
PGW sends CCR U (ECGI event trigger) to PCRF and
awaits CCA-U from PCRF
After that PGW sends CCR-U (with locations change
trigger) to OCS
After reply from OCS PGW sends Modify Bearer
Response to MME

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The RRC uses the latest measurement to decide if a handover is needed to another
cell. The target cell is selected. The eNodeB for the target cell is identified.
The Source eNodeB initiates the handover with the Handover Request message to
the Target eNodeB. Information about active E-RABs, security keys is included in the
message
The Target eNodeB allocates radio resources for the UE that will be handed in.
The Target eNodeB allocates a RACH preamble to the UE. The UE will use this

preamble to send a contention free RACH

A new C-RNTI is assigned to the UE.
The Source eNodeB sends a handover command to the UE (RRC Connection

Reconfiguration) . The message contains a new C-RNTI and new DRB IDs. A RACH
preamble is also included for contention free RACH access.
The PDCP sequence numbers are sent from the source to the target eNodeB.
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At this point all downlink data is getting rerouted from the source eNodeB to the
target eNode. The data is being buffered at the target as the UE is yet to connect to
the target.
UE uses the preamble assigned in the handover command to send a RACH to the
target eNodeB.
The target eNodeB accepts the request and responds back with a timing adjustment
and an uplink resource grant.

The UE uses the assigned resources to transmit the Handover Confirm message (RRC
Connection Reconfiguration Complete).
During handover execution the data being routed from the SGW to the UE via the

source and the target eNodeBs.

The uplink data is now being transmitted from the UE to the SGW via the target
eNodeB.
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the UE is receiving and transmitting data. The downlink data transmission towards
the terminal is still being routed via the source eNodeB. The path will now be
switched to remove the source eNodeB from the path.
The target eNodeB requests the MME to switch the path from the source eNodeB to
the target eNodeB
MME requests the SGW to switch the path to the target eNodeB (Modify Bearer
Request)

The SGW asks the PGW to switch the path.

The SGW also inserts an end marker towards the source eNodeB. This marker will be
used to sequence the data received from the source eNodeB and the new data

received from the target eNodeB.

The Target eNodeB keeps receiving the data from the source eNodeB until the end
marker is received
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The target eNodeB will buffer data directly received from the SGW until all the data
received via the source eNodeB has been transmitted. This is needed to maintain the
transmission order.
The SGW now sends the data using the target eNodeB TEID.
MME responds back to signal the completion of the path switch Path Switch
Acknowledge.
The end marker has been received at the Target eNodeB.

At this point after receiving the Path Switch Acknowledge message from the MME,
the target eNodeB asks the source eNodeB to release resources for the UE.

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