LTE Call Flow

ZTE University
Course Objects

After the course,you will:

Know the S1 interface common signaling flow
Know the X2 interface common signaling flow
Know the basic service call flow
Know the eNB Handover flow
Contents

Basic Concept
S1 Interface Common Signaling Flow
X2 Interface Common Signaling Flow
Basic Service Flow
eNB Handover Flow
Control Plane and User Plane Protocol

Control
Plane
Protocol

User
Plane
Protocol
What is bearer ?

An EPS bearer uniquely

identifies traffic flows that
receive a common QoS
treatment between a UE
and a PDN GW
EPS Bearer Service Architecture
Concept of Connection
Contents

Basic Concept
S1 Interface Common Signaling Flow
X2 Interface Common Signaling Flow
Basic Service Flow
eNB Handover Flow
S1 Setup
eNB Configuration Update
MME Configuration Update
Contents

Basic Concept
S1 Interface Common Signaling Flow
X2 Interface Common Signaling Flow
Basic Service Flow
eNB Handover Flow
X2 Setup
eNB Configuration Update
Load Indication
Resource Status Request
Resource Status Reporting Initiation
Contents

Basic Concept
S1 Interface Common Signaling Flow
X2 Interface Common Signaling Flow
Basic Service Flow
eNB Handover Flow
System Information Broadcast
UE Attach
UE Detach( power off in idle)
UE Detach( power off in connected)
UE Detach(no power off in idle)
UE Detach(no power off in connected)
Paging(system information changed)
Paging(MME trigger)
Service Request(UE trigger)
TAU in Idle(no active identifier)
UE eNB EPC

In idle mode, UE
into TAI is not
within TAI list
1 . RA Preamble

2 . RA Response
3 . RRC Connection Request
4 . RRC Connection Setup
5 . RRC Connection Setup
Complete ( include TAU request ) 6 . Initial UE message(Include TAU
request)
7 . Authentication/Security

8 . Update UE context
information between MME

9. DOWNLINK NAS TRANSPORT ( include

TAU Accept)
10. DL Information Transfer( include
TAU Accept)
11 . UL Information Transfer(include TAU
Complete)
12 . UPLINK NAS TRANSPORT(include TAU
Complete)

13. UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMMAND

14. RRC Connection Release

Return to 15 . UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMPLETE

IDLE mode
 UE eNB EPC

TAU in In idle mode, UE

into TAI is not

Idle(setup
within TAI list 1. RA Preamble
2. RA Response
3. RRC Connection Request

active 4. RRCConnectionSetup
5. RRC Connection Setup

identifier) Complete (include TAU Request )

6. Initial UE message (include
TAU request)
7. Authentication/Security
8. Update UE
context
information
9. Initial context setup between MME
request (include TAU Accept)
10. UE Capability Enquiry

11. UE Capability Information

12. UE Capability Info Indication
13. SecurityModeCommand

14. SecurityModeComplete
15. RRC Connection Reconfiguration
(include TAU Accept)
16. RRC Connection Reconfiguration
Complete 17. Initial context setup
response
18. UL Information Transfer
19. UPLINK NAS TRANSPORT
(include TAU Complete)
(include TAU Complete)

First Uplink Data

20. Update
RAB
First Downlink Data
TAU in Connected
E-RAB Setup
E-RAB Release
RRC Connection Re-establishment
Contents

Basic Concept
S1 Interface Common Signaling Flow
X2 Interface Common Signaling Flow
Basic Service Flow
eNB Handover Flow
UE Handover between one eNBs cells
UE Handover between the different eNBs
cells(through X2 interface)
UE Handover between the different eNBs
cells(through S1 interface)