EPC Traffic Cases

agenda

› Introduction to EPC

› Traffic Cases in Connected Mode

› Traffic Cases in Idle Mode

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Introduction
Why learn about EPC TRAFFIC CASES?
› Learning about EPC Traffic Cases is key to
understand EPC system

› Traffic Cases provides a good reference tool when

troubleshooting EPC

› It is key to know Mobility Management procedures,

control and user plane bearers, UE states, etc.

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Scope and objectives

Scope

› Describe main EPC Interfaces

› Describe main EPC signalling protocols
› Better understanding of main EPC procedures such
as: attach, handover, etc.

Objectives

› Explain protocols used in EPC

› Describe main EPC interfaces
› Understand how the system works through different traffic cases

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> Overview
Epc TRAFFIC CASES

› New Traffic and Signalling Procedures are needed

for new EPC system

› All IP system introduce new signalling protocols

› Convergence to other systems could be

implemented in several ways

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introduction

Introduction to
EPC

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Epc interfaces - 1
External
IP networks
IMS
Gi
OFCS OCS External Rx
GGSN Gz Gy
IP networks
SGi
Gn
PCRF
S9
HSS
Gr
HLR Gxc
Gx
S6a
S6d

PDN GW
Gn
S5/S8
Gn- Gn S4
SGSN S11 Serv GW
Gn SGSN MME
S3
S16 S10
Gb Iu

Gb Iu-C S12
(+IU-u) S1-MME S1-U

eNB X2

2G 3G LTE HSS Home Subscriber Server

MME Mobility Management Entity
PCRF Policiy and Charging Rules Function
PDN GW Packet Data Network Gateway
Serv GW Serving Gateway

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 Control plane and user plane bearers

NAS Signaling Connection

RRC Connection S1 Connection S11 Tunnel S5 Tunnel

Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB)

PCRF
S1-MME MME S11

Gx Rx

Uu
PDN
S1-U SGW S5 SGi PDN
UE GW
eNB

E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer (E-RAB)

Data Radio Bearer (DRB) S1 Bearer S5 Bearer

RRC Radio Resource Control
UE User Equipment
EPS Bearer EPS Evolved Packet System
NAS Non Access Stratum
PDN Packet Data Network
PCRF Policiy and Charging Rules Function
PDN GW Packet Data Network Gateway
SGW Serving Gateway
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 Emm procedures registration

Uu S1-MME MME
UE
eNodeB

ATTACH REQUEST
UE id, Attach type

ATTACH ACCEPT
GUTI, Attach result, TA list, T3412

TAU Types TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST

Normal: UE id, Update type
At TA change

Periodic:
When T3412 expires

Combined TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT

Combined TA/LA update Update result, (GUTI, TA list, T3412) GUTI Global Unique Temporary Id.
LA Location Area
TA Tracking Area
TAI Tracking Area Id.
TAU Tracking Area Update

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Ue states and states transitions

EMM REGISTERED ESM ACTIVE

UE context AND default bearers exist: PDN Connection(s) exists:
IMSI, GUTI, TA list, IP address IP-address, APN, QoS Parameters
(One default bearer and
ECM CONNECTED zero one or more Dedicated bearers)
NAS Signaling Connection
(Handover) S5 IP-address & TEID
S11 IP-address & TEID
NAS Connection NAS Connection
Establishment Release
S1-U IP-address & TEID
(Data transfer Possible
ECM IDLE when ECM Connected)
No NAS Signaling Connection
(Tracking Area Update)

ESP Bearer Last EPS Bearer

Atach Detach
Establishment Released

EMM DEREGISTERED ESM INACTIVE

No UE context No PDN connection

EMM EPS Mobility Management

ECM EPS Connection Management
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Identity concepts

PLMN

MME MME MME

Pool A Pool B Pool C

MME 1 MME 2 MME 1 MME 2 MME 3

UE CTX

TA 1 TA 2 TA 3 TA 4 TA 5 TA 6 TA 7

Group A GUTI Group B Group C

S-TMSI
GUMMEI Global Unique MMEI
GUTI Global Unique Temporary Id.
GUMMEI MCC Mobile Country Code
MME Mobility Management Entity
MMEI MMEC MME Code
MMEGI MME Group Id.
GUTI: MCC (3d) MNC (3d) MMEGI (16 bits) MMEC (8 bits) M-TMSI (32 bits) MMEI MME Id.
MNC Mobile Network Code
TA Tracking Area
S-TMSI TMSI Temporary Mobile Subscriber Id.

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Epc GTP interfaces

GTP GTP I/F GTP

Node A Node B

TEID=yyy
Destination Port:
GTP TEID=xxx GTP TUNNEL GTP

GTPv2-C=2123 UDP UDP

GTPv1-U=2152 IP Address = AAA
IP IP
Protocol ID:
UDP=17 L1/L2 IP Address = BBB L1/L2

GTP TUNNEL
Identified in each node by:
[TEID, IP-addr, Port number]

UTRAN S12
S16 All interfaces are
GTPv2-C only, except:
S4
SGSN
MSC S1-U, S12, X2
Server (only GTPv1-U)

Sv S3
S4, S5 (both)

HRPD
CDMA S101 MME S11
2000 PDSN

S10

X2 S1-U SGW S5 PGW

HRPD High Rate Packet Data GTP GPRS Tunneling Protocol

PDSN Packet Data Serving Node TEID Tunnel Endpoint Identifier

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Control plane GTPv2-c
› The scope of the GTP Tunnel and the TEID-
C depends on the interface and its functions.
– TEID-C is unique per PDN-Connection on GTP-based S5 and S8.
The same tunnel is shared for the control messages related to all
bearers associated to a PDN-Connection.

– There is only one pair of TEID-C per UE on each of the S3 and S10
interfaces. The same tunnel is shared for the control messages
related to the same UE operation.

– There is only one pair of TEID-C per UE over S11 and S4

interfaces. The same tunnel is shared for control messages related
to the same UE operation.
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F-teid
› F-TEID: Fully Qualified Tunnel Endpoint IDentifier
– The F-TEID provides information regarding the IP address and port number
used by the node that provides it.

– i.e. F-TEID : S11 MME GTP-C interface, TEID/GRE Key: 03300103, IPv4
(10.0.2.1). This F-TEID provides:

› The S11 IP address used by the MME to create this tunnel – 10.0.2.1.

› The protocol used is GTP-C (GTPv2).

› The tunnel identifier – 03300103. This tunnel id. Is uniquely associated with the
user that is being handled. From the moment the tunnel is created, any changes
in the activity of the user will have to be handled using this tunnel.

› When Serving-GW receives this information from MME, it will use the IP address
+ tunnel id. to communicate any changes to MME regarding this user.

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F-TEID
› F-TEID examples:

– Fully Qualified Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (F-TEID) : S11 MME GTP-C

interface, TEID/GRE Key: 03300103, IPv4 (10.0.2.1)

– Fully Qualified Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (F-TEID) : S11/S4 SGW GTP-C

interface, TEID/GRE Key: 050C0079, IPv4 (10.0.2.6)

– Fully Qualified Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (F-TEID) : Instance 1, S5/S8 PGW

GTP-C interface, TEID/GRE Key: 00000000, IPv4 (10.0.2.6)

– Fully Qualified Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (F-TEID) : S1-U SGW GTP-U

interface, TEID/GRE Key: 00768600, IPv4 (10.0.6.69)

– Fully Qualified Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (F-TEID) : S1-U eNB GTP-U

interface, TEID/GRE Key: A7DBB185, IPv4 (10.0.6.4)

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connected MOBILITY

Traffic cases
connected Mode

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 INITIAL ATTACH – PART 1
UE eNodeB MME HSS DNS SGW PGW PCRF
1. RRC: Connection Establishment
NAS: Attach Request:
IMSI; PDN type
1. S1AP: Initial UE Message
TAI
NAS: Attach Request:
IMSI; PDN type
Authentication and
NAS Security 2. Dia: Authentication-Information- Request
Activation IMSI; Visited-
PLMN-Id
3. Dia: Authentication-Information-Request Answer
Authentication Information (EUTRAN-Vectors: RAND, AUTH, XRES, Kasme)
4. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport
NAS: Authentication Request
RAND, AUTN
4. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: Authentication Request
RAND, AUTN
5. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer
NAS: Authentication Response
RES
5. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: Authentication Response
RES
6. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport
NAS: Security Mode Command

6. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer

NAS: Security Mode Command
7. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer
NAS: Security Mode Complete
7. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: Security Mode Complete
8. Dia: Update Location
MME Id; IMSI
9. Dia: Update Location Answer
APN; QoS; Charging Characteristics

10. DNS Query for GW Selection

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INITIAL ATTACH – PART 2
UE eNodeB MME HSS DNS SGW PGW PCRF

11. GTPCv2: Create Session Request

MME F-TEID (S11); PGW IP-addr (S5-C); 12. GTPCv2: Create
PDN type; IMSI; bearer QoS; EBI Session Request
SGW F-TEID (S5-
C); SGW F-TEID (S5-U); 13. Dia: Control Credit Request
PDN type; IMSI; bearer
QoS; EBI Initial_Request; Called-Station-
Id (APN); Subscription-ID
(IMSI); Default-EPS-Bearer-QoS
(QCI&ARP) ; QoS Information
(APN-AMBR)
14. Dia: Control Credit Answer
15. GTPCv2: Create Initial_Request;
Session Response Default-EPS-Bearer-QoS
Cause (req acc); (QCI&ARP) ; QoS Information
16. GTPCv2: Create Session Response PGW F-TEID (S5-C); (APN-AMBR); Event-Trigger
Cause (req acc); SGW F-TEID (S11); SGW F-TEID (S1-U); UE PGW F-TEID (S5-U); UE
IP-add; bearer QoS; PDN F-TEID (S5-C); PGW F-TEID (S5-U); EBI IP-add; bearer QoS; EBI
17. S1AP: Initial Context Setup Req.
Bearer QoS; E-RABToBeSetup: QCI;
SGW S1-U IP+TEID;
NAS: Attach Accept
New GUTI; TA List, T3412 APN;
Bearer QoS; UE-IP-address;
17. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: Attach Accept
New GUTI; TA List, T3412 APN; Bearer
QoS; UE-IP-address;
18. S1AP: Initial Context Setup Response
eNodeB S1-U
IP+TEID
19. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer
NAS: Attach Complete
19. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: Attach Complete
20. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request
eNodeB F-TEID (S1-U); EBI
21. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response
Cause; EBI;

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UE-initiated Detach from ECM-
CONNECTED
UE eNodeB MME HSS SGW PGW PCRF

1. RRC: Connection Establishment

NAS: Detach Request
GUTI
1. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: Detach Request
GUTI
2. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport
NAS: Detach Accept

2. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer

NAS: Detach Accept
3. GTPCv2: Deletete Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-C TEID 4. GTPCv2: Delete Session Request

S5 PGW GTP-C TEID
5. Dia: CC Request

Termination_Request
6. Dia: CC Answer

Termination_Request
7. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response
S5 SGW GTP-C TEID
8. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response

S11 MME GTP-C TEID

9. S1AP: UE Context Release
Command
10. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

11. RRC: Connection Release

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UE-initiated Detach from ECM-IDLE
UE eNodeB MME HSS SGW PGW PCRF

1. RRC: Connection Setup Complete

NAS: Detach Request
GUTI
2. S1AP: Initial UE Message
TAI
NAS: Detach Request
GUTI

3. Optional: Authentication and NAS Security Activation

4. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport

NAS: Detach Accept
4. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: Detach Accept

5. GTPCv2: Deletete Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-C TEID 6. GTPCv2: Delete Session Request

S5 PGW GTP-C TEID
7. Dia: CC Request

Termination_Request
8. Dia: CC Answer

Termination_Request
9. GTPCv2: Create Session Response
S5 SGW GTP-C TEID
10. GTPCv2: Create Session Response
S11
MME GTP-C TEID

11. S1AP: UE Context Release

Command
12. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

13. RRC: Connection Release

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MME-initiated Detach from ECM-
CONNECTED
UE eNodeB MME HSS SGW PGW PCRF

1. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport

NAS: Detach Request
1. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: Detach Request
2. GTPCv2: Deletete Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-C TEID 3. GTPCv2: Delete Session Request

S5 PGW GTP-C TEID
4. Dia: CC Request

Termination_Request
5. Dia: CC Answer

Termination_Request
6. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response
S5 SGW GTP-C TEID
7. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response

8. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer S11 MME GTP-C TEID

NAS: Detach Accept
8. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: Detach Accept

9. S1AP: UE Context Release Command

10. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

9. RRC: Connection Release

11. Dia: Purge Request

12. Dia: Purge Answer

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MME-initiated Detach from ECM-idle
UE eNodeB MME HSS SGW PGW PCRF
1. S1AP: Initiating Message-Paging:
TAI; S-TMSI/IMSI
2. Paging

3. RRC: Connection Setup Complete

NAS: Service Request
4. S1AP: Initial UE Message
TAI; S-TMSI
NAS: Service Request

5. Optional: Authentication and NAS Security Activation

6. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport

NAS: Detach Request

6. RRC: Downlink Information

Transfer NAS: Detach Request
7. GTPCv2: Deletete Session Request
8. GTPCv2: Delete Session Request
S11 SGW GTP-C TEID S5 PGW GTP-C TEID9. Dia: CC Request

Termination_Request
10. Dia: CC Answer

11. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response

Termination_Request
12. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response S5 SGW GTP-C TEID
S11
13. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer MME GTP-C TEID
NAS: Detach Accept
13. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: Detach Accept
14. S1AP: UE Context Release Command

15. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

14. RRC: Connection Release

16. Dia: Purge Request

17. Dia: Purge Answer

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Hss initiated detach from emc-
connected

UE eNodeB MME SGW PGW PCRF HSS

1. Dia: Cancel Location Request

IMSI; Cancellation Type =
SUBSCRIPTION_WITHDRAWAL

2. Dia: Cancel Location Answer

3. MME INITIATED DETACH FROM ECM-CONNECTED

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Hss initiated detach from emc-IDLE

UE eNodeB MME SGW PGW PCRF HSS

1. Dia: Cancel Location Request

IMSI; Cancellation Type =
SUBSCRIPTION_WITHDRAWAL

2. Dia: Cancel Location Answer

3. MME INITIATED DETACH FROM ECM-IDLE

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Tracking area update IN CONNECTED
Mode

UE eNodeB MME Old MME OR Old SGSN HSS/HLR

1. RRC: Connection Setup Complete

NAS: TAU Request
Old-GUTI 2. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
TAI; ECGI
NAS: TAU Request 3. Dia: Update Location Request
Old-GUTI
MMEId, IMSI
4. Dia: Cancel Location Request
IMSI; Cancellation Type:
MME_UPDATE_PROCEDURE
5. Dia: Cancel Location Answer

6. Dia/SS7: Cancel Location Request

IMSI; Cancellation Type:
SGSN_UPDATE_PROCEDURE
7. Dia/SS7: Cancel Location Answer

8. Dia: Update Location Answer

Subscription Data UE
9. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport
NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412 Transfer
9. RRC: Downlink Information
NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
10. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Complete

10. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport

NAS: TAU Complete

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Network Triggered Connection Re-
activation
UE eNodeB MME HSS SGW PGW PCRF
1. Incoming User Data

2. Incoming User Data

3. GTPCv2: Downlink Data Notification

4. GTPCv2: Downlink Data Notification ACK

5. S1AP: Initiating Message-Paging:

TAI; S-TMSI/IMSI
6. Paging

7. RRC: Connection Setup Complete

NAS: Service Request

7. S1AP: Initial UE Message

TAI; S-TMSI
NAS: Service Request

8. Optional: Authentication and NAS Security Activation

9. S1AP: Initial Context Setup Request

SGW S1-U IP+TEID; Bearer QoS; QCI; Security Parameters; UE Radio Capability
NAS Messages

Security Commands

RRC Commands

10. S1AP: Initial Context Setup Response

EPS Bearer Parameters; eNodeB S1-U IP+TEID

11. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request

eNodeB F-TEID (S1-
U); EBI For Each PDN Connection
12. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response
Cause; EBI

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Inter-RBS Handover (X2) without
Serving GW Relocation
Target Source
UE eNodeB eNodeB MME SGW PGW HSS
1. RRC: Measurement Report

2. HO Decision

3. X2AP: Handover Request

SGW S1-U IP+TEID; Security Parameters; Bearer QoS;
QCI; Identity of the target LTE cell

4. X2AP: Handover Request ACK

Target-eNB S1-U IP+TEID
RRC: Connection Reconfiguration (Handover)

5. RRC: Connection Reconfiguration (Handover)

Mobility Control Information

6. X2AP: SN Transfer Status

uplink PDCP-SN; downlink
PDCP-SN
Handover Connection Stablihsment – RRC Messages

7. S1AP: Path Switch Request

Target-eNB
S1-U IP+TEID 8. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request
Target-eNB F-TEID (S1-U); EBI
For Each PDN Connection
9. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response
Cause; EBI
10. GTPCv2: End Maker
S1-U Source-eNB
GTP-UACK
11. S1AP: Path Switch Request TEID

12. UE: Context Release

13. Tracking Area Update (TAU) Procedure in Connected Mode

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 Intra-MME Handover (S1) witH
Serving GW Relocation – part 1
Target Source Source Target
UE eNodeB eNodeB MME SGW SGW PGW HSS
1. RRC: Measurement Report

2. HO Decision

3. S1AP: Handover Required

target-eNBID: Selected-TAI; Identity of the target LTE cell

4. Serving-GW
Selection

5. GTPCv2: Create Session Request

MME F-TEID (S11); PGW F-TEID
For Each PDN Connection (S5-C); PGW F-TEID (S5-U); PDN type; IMSI; bearer QoS;
EBI; OI=0
6. GTPCv2: Create Session Response
Cause (req acc); SGW F-TEID (S11); SGW F-
7. S1AP: Handover Request TEID (S1-U); EBI
SGW S1-U IP+TEID; Security Parameters; Bearer QoS;
QCI; Identity of the target LTE cell

8. S1AP: Handover Request ACK

Target-eNB S1-U IP+TEID
RRC: Connection Reconfiguration
(Handover)
9. S1AP: Handover Command
RRC: Connection Reconfiguration
(Handover)
10. RRC: Connection Reconfiguration (Handover)
Mobility Control Information
11. S1AP: eNB Status Transfer
uplink PDCP-SN;
downlink PDCP-SN
12. S1AP: MME Status Transfer
uplink PDCP-SN; downlink PDCP-SN

13. Handover Connection Establishment - RRC Messages

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Intra-MME Handover (S1) witH
Serving GW Relocation – part 2
Target Source Source Target
UE eNodeB eNodeB MME SGW SGW PGW HSS

14. S1AP: Handover Notify

15. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request

Target-eNB F-TEID (S1-U); EBI
16. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request
SGW F-TEID (S5-
For Each PDN Connection C); SGW F-TEID (S5-U)
17. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response
Cause
18. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response
Cause;
EBI
19. S1AP: UE Context Release Command

20. GTPCv2: Delete Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-C TEID; SI=1; OI=0
21. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

22. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response

S11 MME GTP-C TEID

23. Tracking Area Update (TAU) Procedure in Connected Mode

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E-UTRAN to UTRAN Iu mode Inter RAT
handover – part 1
Source Target Source Target
UE eNodeB RNC MME SGSN SGW PGW HSS

1. RRC: Measurement Report

2. HO Decision

3. S1AP: Handover Required

target-RNC: source-eNodeB
4. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Request
IMSI; MME F-TEID (S3-C); MM
Context; QoS PDN Connections;

5. RANAP: Relocation Request

UE Id.; RAB Parameters

(QoS,IDs); Iu SGSN
6. RANAP: Relocation
IP+TEID;Encryption Response
info
RNC Parameters; RAB Parameters;
Iu RNC IP+TEID
7. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Response
SGSN F-TEID (S3-C); Cause
8. S1AP: Handover Command
E-RABs to
release list
9. RRC: HO from E-UTRAN Command

10. RRC: HO to UTRAN Complete

11. RANAP: Relocation Complete

RNC-ID; S-RNTI
12. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Complete Notification
Timer Release Resources

13. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Complete ACK

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E-UTRAN to UTRAN Iu mode Inter RAT
handover – part 2
Source Target Source Target
UE eNodeB RNC MME SGSN SGW PGW HSS/HLR

14. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request

SGSN F-TEID (S4-C/U); RAT Type

15. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request

For Each PDN Connection RAT Type

16. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response

17. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response

SGW F-TEID (S4-C/U);

18. Routing Area Update Procedure

19. S1AP: Release Resources

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E-UTRAN to GSM mode Inter RAT handover
with sgw relocation – PART 1
Source Target Source Target Source Target
UE eNodeB BSS MME SGSN SGW SGW PGW HSS

1. RRC: Measurement Report

2. HO Decision

3. S1AP: Handover Required

target-BSS: source-eNodeB 4. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Request

IMSI; MME F-TEID (S3-C); MM
Context; QoS PDN Connections;
5. GTPCv2: Create Session Request
IMSI;
SGSN F-TEID (S4-C); SGSN F-TEID (S4-U);
PGW F-TEID (S5-C/U); RAT Type; For Each PDN Connection
6. GTPCv2: Create Session Response
OI=0

7. BSSGP: PS Handover Request SGW F-TEID (S4-C); SGW F-TEID

(S4-U)
IMSI; Target Cell; PFCs to be set up list
8. BSSGP: PS Handover Response

List of set-up PFCs; Cause

9. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Response

10. S1AP: Handover Command SGSN F-TEID (S3-C); Cause

E-RABs to release
list
11. RRC: HO from E-UTRAN Command

12. RR: XID Response

13. BSSGP: PS Handover Complete

IMSI; RAT Handover Info

14. BSSGP: XID Response

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E-UTRAN to GSM mode Inter RAT handover
WITH SGW relocation – part 2
Source Target Source Target Source Target
UE eNodeB BSS MME SGSN SGW SGW PGW HSS

15. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Complete Notification

Timer Release Resources

16. GTPCv2: Forward Relocation Complete ACK

17. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request

RAT Type
18. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request

SGW F-TEID (S5-C); SGW F-TEID (S5-U);

For Each PDN Connection
RAT Type
19. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer
Response
20. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response

21. Routing Area Update Procedure

22. BSSGP: PS Handover Complete ACK

Inter RAT Handover Info

23. S1AP: Release Resources

24. GTPCv2: Delete Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-C TEID; SI=1; OI=0

25. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response

S11 MME GTP-C TEID

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IDLE MOBILITY

Traffic cases
IDLE Mode

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INACTIVITY SUPervision

UE eNodeB MME HSS SGW PGW PCRF

1. User Inactivity
Timer

2. S1AP: UE Context Release

Cause

3. GTPCv2: Release Access Bearers Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-
C TEID

4. GTPCv2: Release Access Bearers Response

S11 MME GTP-C
TEID
5. S1AP: UE Context Release Command

6. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

7. RRC: Connection Release

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InTRA-MME CHANGE of tracking area
without s-GW Relocation
UE eNodeB MME SGW PGW HSS

1. Cell
re-selection

2. RRC: System Information

3. RRC: Connection Setup Complete

NAS: TAU Request
Old-GUTI 4. S1AP: Initial UE Message
TAI; ECGI
NAS: TAU Request
Old-GUTI

5. Optional: Authentication and NAS Security Activation

6. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport

NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
6. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
7. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Complete
7. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: TAU Complete

8. S1AP: UE Context Release Command

9. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

10. RRC: Connection Release

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Periodic tracking area update
UE eNodeB MME SGW PGW HSS

1. T3412
Expiry

2. RRC: Connection Setup Complete

NAS: TAU Request
Old-GUTI 3. S1AP: Initial UE Message
TAI; ECGI
NAS: TAU Request
Old-GUTI

4. Optional: Authentication and NAS Security Activation

5. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport

NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
5. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412

6. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer

NAS: TAU Complete
6. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: TAU Complete

7. S1AP: UE Context Release Command

8. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

9. RRC: Connection Release

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 InTER-MME CHANGE of tracking area
with s-GW Relocation – PART 1
New Old Target Source
UE eNodeB MME MME SGW SGW PGW HSS

1. Cell
re-selection

2. RRC: System Information

3. RRC: Connection Setup Complete

NAS: TAU Request
Old-GUTI
4. S1AP: Initial UE Message
TAI; ECGI
NAS: TAU Request 5. GTPCv2: Context Request
Old-GUTI Old-GUTI; Complete TAU Request Message

6. GTPCv2: Context Response

MM Context; PDNGW F-TEID (S5-C); PDNGW F-TEID (S5-U); SGW F-TEID (S11)

7. Optional: Authentication and NAS Security Activation

8. GTPCv2: Context ACK

SGWCI=1

9. Serving-GW
Selection

10. GTPCv2: Create Session Request

MME F-TEID (S11); PDNGW F-TEID (S5-C); PDNGW F-TEID (S5-U); PDN type;
IMSI; bearer QoS; EBI; OI=1
11. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request
SGW F-TEID (S5-C); SGW
For Each PDN Connection F-TEID (S5-U); EBI
12. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response
Cause; EBI
13. GTPCv2: Create Session Response

Cause (req acc); SGW F-TEID (S11); EBI

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InTER-MME CHANGE of tracking area
with s-GW Relocation – part 2
New Old Target Source
UE eNodeB MME MME SGW SGW PGW HSS

14. Dia: Update Location Request

MMEId, IMSI
15. Dia: Cancel Location Request
IMSI; Cancellation Type:
MME_UPDATE_PROCEDURE
16. Dia: Cancel Location Answer

17. Dia: Update Location Answer

Subscription Data UE
18. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport
NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
18. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
19. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Complete
19. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: TAU Complete

20. S1AP: UE Context Release

Command
21. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

22. RRC: Connection Release

23. GTPCv2: Delete Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-C TEID; SI=1; OI=0

24. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response

S11 MME GTP-C TEID

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Idle Mode Access Change, LTE to
WCDMA – part 1
UE RNC eNodeB Gn-SGSN MME SGW PGW HLR/HSS

1. Cell
re-selection

2. RRC: System Information

3. RRC: Initial Direct transfer

NAS: RAU Request
P-TMSI 4. RANAP: Initial UE Message
RAI
NAS: TAU Request 5. GTPCv1: SGSN Context Request
P-TMSI P-TMSI

6. GTPCv1: SGSN Context Response

IMSI; MME Context;
PDP Context

7. Location Update (Including Authentication) towards the CS domain

8. Authentication and Security Activation (WCDMA)

9. GTPCv1: SGSN Context ACK

PCRF
10. RANAP: Common ID
IMSI
11. GTPCv1-Gn: Update PDP Context Request
Gn-
SGSN IP + TEID 12.1 Dia: Control Credit Request
Update
For Each PDN Connection Request; Event-Report-Indication

12.2 Dia: Control Credit Answer

Update Request
13. GTPCv1-Gn: Update PDP Context Response
PDN-GW IP + TEID

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Idle Mode Access Change, LTE to
WCDMA – part 2
UE RNC eNodeB Gn-SGSN MME SGW PGW HLR/HSS

14. SS7: Update GPRS Location

ISGSN Address; SGSN Number; IMSI

15. SS7: Insert Subscriber Data

16. SS7: Insert Subscriber Data Result

17. Dia: Cancel Location Request

IMSI; Cancellation Type:
MME_UPDATE_PROCEDURE
18. Dia: Cancel Location Answer

19. SS7: Update GPRS Location Result

20. RANAP: Direct Transfer

NAS: RAU Accept

P-TMSI
20. RRC: Downlink Direct Transfer
NAS: RAU Accept
P-TMSI

21. RRC: Downlink Direct Transfer

NAS: RAU Complete
P- Direct Transfer
21. RANAP:
TMSI NAS: RAU
Complete
P-TMSI
SGSN-Initiated Connection Release

23. GTPCv2: Deletete Session Request

S11 SGW GTP-C TEID; SI=1

24. GTPCv2: Delete Session Response
S11
MME GTP-C TEID

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Idle Mode Access Change, LTE FROM
gsm – part 1
UE eNodeB MME Gn-SGSN SGW PGW HSS/HLR PCRF

1. Cell
re-selection

2. RRC: System Information

3. RRC: Connection Setup

Complete NAS: TAU Request
P-TMSI
4. S1AP: Initial UE Message
TAI; ECGI
NAS: TAU Request 5. GTPCv1: SGSN Context Request
P-TMSI old-RAI, old-PTMSI, MS Validated, New SGSN Address

6. GTPCv1: SGSN Context Response

IMSI; MM Context; PDP Context

7. Authentication and NAS Security Activation

8. GTPCv1: SGSN Context ACK

9. GW
Selection

10. GTPCv2: Create Session Request

MME F-TEID (S11); PGW
IP-addr; PDN type; IMSI; bearer QoS; OI=1
11. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Request
SGW F-TEID (S5-C); SGW
F-TEID (S5-U); ME Identity; RAT Type
12. Dia: Control Credit Request
Update Request; Event-Report-
For Each PDN Connection Indication
12. Dia: Control Credit Answer
Update Request
13. GTPCv2: Modify Bearer Response
PGW F-TEID (S5-C); PGW F-TEID (S5-U); APN Restriction
14. GTPCv2: Create Session Response
Cause (req acc); SGW F-TEID (S11); SGW
F-TEID (S1-U); UE IP-add; bearer QoS; F-TEID (S5-C); PGW
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Idle Mode Access Change, LTE FROM
GSM – part 2
UE eNodeB MME Gn-SGSN SGW PGW HSS/HLR PCRF

15. Dia: Update Location Request

MMEId, IMSI
16. Dia/SS7: Cancel Location Request
IMSI; Cancellation Type:
SGSN_UPDATE_PROCEDURE
17. Dia/SS7: Cancel Location Answer

18. Dia: Update Location Answer

Subscription Data UE

19. S1AP: Downlink NAS Transport

NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
19. RRC: Downlink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Accept
New-GUTI; TA-List;
T3412
20. RRC: Uplink Information Transfer
NAS: TAU Complete
20. S1AP: Uplink NAS Transport
NAS: TAU Complete

21. S1AP: UE Context Release

Command
22. S1AP: UE Context Release Complete

23. RRC: Connection Release

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Summary

› Always on System

› MME in Pool oriented System

› GTPv2 and Diamter are the new signalling

protocols

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QUIZ
Quiz
1- What are the main signalling protocols introduced in
EPC?

1. GTPv1/GTPv2

2. GTPv1/Diameter

3. S1-AP/Diameter

4. Diameter/GTPv2

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Quiz
2- What of following nodes is in charge to detect the
inactivity of the user?

1. MME

2. eNodeB

3. Serving GW/CPG

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Quiz
3- What happens when timer T3412?

1. Attach to the network

2. Release of E-RAB

3. Tracking Area Update

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Quiz
4- What is the most important info contained in Modify
“Bearer Request Message”?

1. QoS for the Bearer

2. IP address anf TEID for eNodeB

3. EBI

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Quiz
5- What is the node in charge of deciding when the handover
should be performed?

1. Source eNodeB

2. Target eNodeB

3. MME

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