LTE Express: End-to-End LTE Network: HSS MME OCS IP Network IP Mobile Core Application Server
LTE Express: End-to-End LTE Network: HSS MME OCS IP Network IP Mobile Core Application Server
LTE Express: End-to-End LTE Network: HSS MME OCS IP Network IP Mobile Core Application Server
S5
OFCS SGi
LEGACY RAN
21 Upper PDC (Japan) 1447.9-1462.9 / 1495.9-1510.9
Sm References: 3GPP 23.401, 23.246 and 36.300 References: 3GPP 23.402 and 33.402, IEEE 802.11, 3GPP2 C.S0024
Legacy RAN enhanced to support mobility
22 3.5 GHz FDD 3410-3490 / 3510-3590
23 S-Band (AWS-4) 2000-2020 / 2180-2200
between access technologies
24 L-Band 1626.5-1660.5 / 1525-1559
M1 MBMS-GW BM-SC
25 US Extended PCS 1850-1915 / 1930-1995 SGmb, SGi-mb
PROTOCOLS AND SECURITY LTE AND EPC MOBILITY VOICE OVER LTE WITH ENHANCED LEGACY 3GPP INTERWORKING
AND ROAMING SINGLE RADIO VOICE CALL CONTINUITY VOICE SERVICES END USER SERVICE
Legacy SMS delivery and trigger for Circuit
Switched Fallback (CSFB) mechanism for
MME HSS VISITED NETWORK HOME NETWORK VISITED NETWORK HOME NETWORK legacy voice services
Sh EVOLVED PACKET CORE (EPC)
AKA AKA AKA AKA SCC-AS HSS
App HSS HSS
MME: Supports paging and SMS transfer
NAS NAS IPX TAS ISC MME interface from MSC (SGs) to LTE access
SIM IPX App Sh
RRC RRC S1AP S1AP Diam. Diam. S6a MME ISC SGs C HSS: Supports legacy interface to MSC
Cx eNB
Rx P-CSCF (C and D)
PCRF Mw Mw
IP IP MME PCRF PCRF Gm IPX UE D LEGACY RAN AND CIRCUIT-SWITCHED
IPX ATCF I-CSCF S-CSCF SIM NB RNC
S9 lub (CS) CORE
PDCP PDCP GTP GTP GTP GTP MSC MSC
E MSC: Legacy visited MSC enhanced to
RLC RLC UDP UDP UDP UDP eNB BTS BSC A support new SGs interface
Mg Abis
MAC MAC IP IP IP IP SGW eNB SGW PGW
IPX PGW Mr RAN: Legacy RAN enhanced to support
PHY PHY IPsec IPsec UE MGCF
SIM Sv Mw ATGW Reference: 3GPP 23.272 rapid return to LTE access after voice call
UE PGW S8 IPX
SIM eNB MRF
UE eNB SeGW SGW PGW 2/3G
RAN
MSC MSC Mn
Gz/Gy
SGW IPX
References: 3GPP 36.300 and 23.401
IP IP
RADIO LAYER AND FEATURES NETWORK PROTOCOLS AND FEATURES
eNB Gz Mobile
core
Mobile
core
MGW
LTE EPS BEARER QoS LEVELS
PHY (Physical layer): Radio transmission based GTP (GPRS Tunnel Protocol): Controls END USER SERVICE
on high performance OFDM (Orthogonal establishment of interfaces (GTP-C) and transport
Frequency Division Multiplex) and MIMO of user plane EPS bearers (GTP-U) between PSTN/VoIP LTE services are provided using a Each bearer has a corresponding QoS (Quality of Service) level
References: 3GPP 23.228, 23.216 and 23.401 and GSMA IR.92
IP Network References: 3GPP 23.401, 23.203 and 36.300
default and optionally one or more defined in terms of QCI (QoS Class Identifier), Maximum Bit Rate
(Multiple In/Multiple Out) techniques network elements
dedicated EPS (Evolved Packet (MBR), optionally a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) and a TFT (Traffic
MAC (Media Access Control): Schedules radio S1AP (S1 interface Application Part): Controls System) bearers per connected APN Flow Template) to map end-to-end IP flows onto EPS bearers
transmissions, provides HARQ (Hybrid ARQ) error establishment and management of eNB-MME
END USER SERVICE EVOLVED PACKET CORE (EPC) IP CORE NETWORK END USER SERVICE IP MULTI-MEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS)
handling, selects MCS (Modulation and Coding interface
Scheme) and handles Carrier Aggregation (CA) IP access offered using both home SGW and PGW: Extended to support IPX: IP Packet exchange: Set of Voice over IP using IMS including CSCF (Call Session Control Function): Proxy, Interrogation QCI Type Priority Delay Loss rate Example usage
Diam(eter): Internet protocol used to carry
process and/or visited network routed interface from SGW in visited networking functionality offering voice call continuity and roaming and Serving CSCF treat and forward SIP (Session Initiation
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
services network to PGW located in home user plane and control plane Protocol) messages 1 GBR 2 100 ms 10-2 Voice
RLC (Radio Link Control): Maps radio bearers and (AAA) messages
network (S8), SGW provides charging USER EQUIPMENT
provide ARQ (Automatic Retransmission reQuest) TAS (Telephony Application Server): Provides Voice over LTE 2 4 150 ms 10-3 Live video (conversational or streaming)
AKA (Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA): information and legal interception VoLTE client and CS functions
error handling (VoLTE) call logic and services 3 3 50 ms 10-3 Gaming
Used to securely carry key management for visited network enhanced for SRVCC
PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol): Maps messages between SIM, MME and HSS MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) and MGW (Media 4 5 300 ms 10-6 Buffered streaming video
PCRF: Extended to interface LEGACY CIRCUIT SWITCH (CS) CORE Gateway): Provides interworking towards legacy voice networks.
radio bearers and provides user and control IPsec (IP Security protocol): Secure transport 5 Non-GBR 1 100 ms 10-6 IMS Signalling (default bearer for IMS APN)
between visited and home networks Combined with Border Gateway Control & Function, it also
plane ciphering using AES and Snow algorithms tunnel for IP transmission from eNB to SeGW Legacy MSC enhanced to support 6 6 300 ms 10-6 High priority buffered streaming video, TCP, etc.
(S9) provides interworking towards VoIP networks
RRC (Radio Resource Control): Controls radio (Security Gateway) SRVCC mechanism
MME and PCRF: Enhanced to enforce 7 7 100 ms 10-3 Medium priority voice, video, gaming
layers and access MRF (Media Resource Function): Provides special media
roaming related policies EVOLVED PACKET CORE (EPC) resources (conference bridge, announcements, etc.) 8 8 300 ms 10-6 High priority best effort Internet
NAS (Non-Access Stratum): Provides secure PGW: Delivers VoLTE bearer with QoS 9 9 300 ms 10-6 Best effort Internet (default bearer for Internet)
signalling link between UE and MME to carry EPS ATCF (Access Transfer Control Function) and ATGW (Access
and charging
(Evolved Packet System) Mobility Management Transfer Gateway): Support enhanced Single Radio Voice Call Reference: 3GPP 23.203
MME: Supports SRVCC trigger to MSC (Sv) Continuity (eSRVCC) mechanism from visited network
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