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WCDMA UTRAN Interface and Signaling Procedure

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Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Understand UTRAN interface and structure Understand the definitions about UTRAN network elements Understand UTRAN signaling procedure

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Contents
1. UTRAN Network Overview 2. Basic Concepts about UTRAN 3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure

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Contents
1. UTRAN Network Overview 2. Basic Concepts about UTRAN 3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure

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The Position of UTRAN in WCDMA Network

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UMTS Construction
CN
Iu

UTRAN
Uu

UE
UTRAN CN UE UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network Core Network User Equipment

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UMTS Structure
Core Network Iu RNS RNS Iu

Iur
RNC Iub Node B Iub Iub Node B RNC Iub Node B

Node B

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Uu Interface
GC Nt DC Duplication avoidance

GC

Nt

DC
UuS boundary

C-plane signalling

U-plane information

RRC control control control control

control

L3 Radio Bearers PDCP PDCP L2/PDCP BMC

L2/BMC

RLC RLC RLC

RLC
RLC RLC

RLC RLC

L2/RLC

Logical Channels MAC L2/MAC Transport Channels PHY L1

General Protocol Mode for UTRAN Terrestrial Interface

The structure is based on the principle that the layers and planes are logically independent of each other.
Radio Network Layer Control Plane Application Protocol User Plane Data Stream(s)

Transport Network Layer

Transport Network User Plane

Transport Network Control Plane

Transport Network User Plane

ALCAP(s) Signalling Bearer(s) Signalling Bearer(s) Data Bearer(s)

Physical Layer

RNL Control Plane Application Protocol


CN
RANAP

UE

RRC

RNC
NBAP

RNSAP

RNC

Node B
NBAP Node B Application Part RANAPRadio Access Network Application Part RNSAPRadio Network Subsystem Application Part RRC Radio Resource Control

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Iu-CS Interface
Radio Network Layer Control Plane User Plane Iu UP Protocol Layer

RANAP

Transport Network Layer

Transport Network User Plane

Transport Network Control Plane Q.2630.1

Transport Network User Plane

SCCP MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5

Q.2150.1
MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 AAL2

ATM

Physical Layer

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Iu-PS Interface
Radio Network Layer Control Plane User Plane RANAP

Iu UP Protocol Layer

Transport Network Layer

Transport Network User Plane

Transport Network Control Plane

Transport Network User Plane

SCCP M3UA MTP3-B SCTP SSCF-NNI SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 IP GTP-U UDP IP AAL5

ATM

ATM Physical Layer

Physical Layer

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Iub Interface
Radio Network Control Plane Transport Network Control Plane User Plane PCH FP RACH FP DSCH FP USCH FP FACH FP CPCH FP DCH FP Radio Network Layer Node B Application Part (NBAP)

ALCAP Q.2630.1 Q.2150.2 Transport Layer SSCF-UNI SSCOP AAL Type 5 SSCF-UNI SSCOP AAL Type 5 ATM Physical Layer AAL Type 2

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Iur Interface
Radio Network Layer Control Plane User Plane RNSAP Iur Data Stream(s)

Transport Network Layer

Transport Network User Plane

Transport Network Control Plane ALCAP(Q.2630.1)

Transport Network User Plane

SCCP MTP3-B SSCF-NNI M3UA SCTP IP AAL5 STC (Q.2150.1) MTP3-B SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 M3UA SCTP IP AAL2

SSCOP

ATM

Physical Layer

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Contents
1. UTRAN Network Overview 2. Basic Concepts about UTRAN 3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure

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SRNC/DRNC
CN Iu SRNC Iur DRNC

SRNC and DRNC are on a per connection basis between a UE and the UTRAN

The SRNC handles the connection to one UE, and may borrow radio resources of a certain cell from the DRNC

Drift RNCs support the Serving RNC by providing radio resources


A UE in connection state has at least one and only one SRNC, but can has 0 or multiple DRNCs
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CRNC
CN ... CRNC Iu Iub

Node B Cell

Node B Cell Cell

The CRNC owns the radio resources of a cell

Dynamical control of power for dedicated channels, within limits admitted


by CRNC, is done by the SRNC.

Scheduling of data for dedicated channels is done by the SRNC, while for common channels it is done by the CRNC

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RAB, RB and RL

RAB

UE

RB

RNC NodeB

CN

RL

UTRAN

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UE Working Modes and States


Idle mode Connected mode

Cell_DCH Cell_FACH Cell_PCH URA_PCH

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Idle Mode

The UE has no relation to UTRAN, only to CN. For data transfer, a signalling connection has to be established. UE camps on a cell

It enables the UE to receive system information from the PLMN When registered and if the UE wishes to establish an RRC connection, it can do this by initially accessing the network on the control channel of the cell on which it is camped UE can receive "paging" message from control channels of the cell. It enables the UE to receive cell broadcast services.

The idle mode tasks can be subdivided into three processes:


PLMN selection and reselection; Cell selection and reselection; Location registration.

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Connected Mode

When at least one signalling connection exists, the UE is in connected mode and there is normally an RRC connection

between UE and UTRAN. The UE position can be known on


different levels:

UTRAN Registration Area (URA) level

The UE position is known on URA level. The URA is a set of cells

Cell level The UE position is known on cell level. Different transport channel types can be used for data transfer:

Common transport channels (RACH / FACH, DSCH, CPCH)


Dedicated transport channels (DCH)
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Connected Mode

Cell-DCH

In active state Communicating via its dedicated channels UTRAN knows which cell UE is in.

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Connected Mode

Cell-FACH

In active state Few data to be transmitted both in uplink and in downlink. There is no need to allocate dedicated channel for this UE.

Downlink uses FACH and uplink uses RACH. UE need to monitor the FACH for its relative information. UTRAN knows which cell UE is in.

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Connected Mode

Cell-PCH

No data to be transmitted or received. Monitor PICH, to receive its paging. lower the power consumption of UE. UTRAN knows which cell UE is in. UTRAN have to update cell information of UE when UE roams to another cell

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Connected Mode

URA-PCH

No data to be transmitted or received. Monitor PICH. UTRAN only knows which URA (UTRAN Registration Area, which consists of multiple cells) that UE is in.

UTRAN updates UE information only after UE has roamed to other URA.

A better way to reduce the resource occupancy and signaling transmission

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UE States
URA_PCH

- Reduce actionDTXand save power

RRC connection
CELL_PCH

CELL_DCH

CELL_FACH

- Dedicated Channel - Radio bearers Transmission Services


IDLE

- upper layer Signaling trigger (CN) - Monitor paging channel - cell re-selection

DEAD

- Scanning networks (PLMN) - Camp on cell

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RNTI - Radio Network Temporary Identifier

Five Types of RNTI exist

Serving RNC RNTI (S-RNTI) Drift RNC RNTI (D-RNTI) Cell RNTI (C-RNTI) UTRAN RNTI (U-RNTI) HS-DSCH RNTI (H-RNTI)

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Contents
1. UTRAN Network Overview 2. Basic Concepts about UTRAN 3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure

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Contents
3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure
3.1 Cell Setup 3.2 System Information Broadcast 3.3 Paging 3.4 Call Process 3.5 Handover

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Cell Setup
RNC
NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 NCP: Resource Status Ind

NodeB
NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

NCP: Audit Req


NCP: Audit Rsp NCP: Cell Setup Req NCP: Cell Setup Rsp NCP: Comm TrCh Setup Req NCP: Comm TrCh Setup Rsp Est Req Est Conf

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

NCP: Comm TrCh Setup Req NCP: Comm TrCh Setup Rsp Est Req Est Conf

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

Contents
3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure
3.1 Cell Setup 3.2 System Information Broadcast 3.3 Paging 3.4 Call Process 3.5 Handover

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System Information Broadcast Flow


UE Node B
1.System Information Update Request NBAP NBAP

RNC

CN

2.System Information Update Response NBAP NBAP

RRC

3.BCCH:System Information

RRC

RRC

4.BCCH:System Information

RRC

RRC

5.BCCH:System Information

RRC

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Introduction of System Information


MIB Contains PLMN tag and SB (scheduling information block) or the scheduling information for SIB (system info block) SB1 Contains scheduling information for SIB SB2 Contains scheduling information for SIB SIB1 Contains the system information for NAS and the timer/counter for UE

SIB2 Contains the URA information


SIB3 Contains the parameters for cell selection and cell re-selection

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Introduction of System Information


SIB4 Contains parameters for cell selection and cell re-selection while UE is in connecting mode SIB5 Contains parameters for the common physical channels of the cell SIB6 Contains parameters for the common physical channels of the cell while UE is in connecting mode SIB7 Contains the uplink interference level and the refreshing timer for SIB7 SIB8 Contains the CPCH static information

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Introduction of System Information


SIB9 Contains the CPCH dynamic information SIB10 Contains information to be used by UEs having their DCH controlled by a DRAC procedure Used in FDD mode only To be used in CELL_DCH state only Changes so often, its decoding is controlled by a timer SIB11 Contains measurement controlling information SIB12 Contains measurement controlling information in connecting mode SIB13 Contains ANSI-41 system information

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Introduction of System Information


SIB14: Contains the information in TDD mode SIB15: Contains the position service information SIB16: Contains the needed pre-configuration information for handover from other RAT to UTRAN SIB17: Contains the configuration information for TDD SIB18: Contains the PLMN identities of the neighboring cells To be used in shared networks to help with the cell reselection process

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System Information Block Type 1

System information type 1

The NAS system information

CS domain DRXK 6then


DRX period is 2^k = 2 ^ 6 = 64 TTI = 640 ms PS domain DRXK 6then DRX period is 2^k = 2 ^ 6 = 64 TTI = 640 ms

The different timers for UE in connecting mode and idle mode.

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System Information Block Type 2

System info type 2

URA information

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System Information Block Type 3

The references for cell selection and re-selection


Qhyst2s Sintrasearch Sintersearch SinterRatsearch Qqualmin Qrxlemin T reselection Max Allowed UE TX power

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System Information Block Type 5

The configuration information for the following physical channels and the counterpart transport channels

PICH AICH PCCPCH PRACH SCCPCH

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System Information Block Type 7 and 11

System info type 7

Including the UL interference level which is used for open loop power control:

Preamble_Initial_Power=Primary CPICH DL TX power CPICH_RSCP + UL interference + Constant Value

Including the Expiration Time Factor which is used for


refreshing the SIB7 periodically

System info type 11

The neighbor cell information for cell re-selection in IDLE mode.

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Contents
3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure
3.1 Cell Setup 3.2 System Information Broadcast 3.3 Paging 3.4 Call Process 3.5 Handover

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Paging Caused by CN
UE
NodeB 1 NodeB 2

RNC1

RNC2
RANAP

MSC/VLR Paging Paging

SGSN
RANAP

RANAP

RANAP

Paging Type 1
RRC

RRC

Paging Type 1

RRC

PS Paging Without RRC Connection for CS

UE

NodeB 1

RNC1

MSC/VLR

SGSN

RRC Connection Establish

RANAP

Paging

RANAP

RRC

Paging Type 2

RRC

PS Paging With RRC Connection for CS


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Paging Caused by CN

The paging information type which is sent by UTRAN is decided by UE mode.

If UE is in the CELL_FACH or CELL_DCHUTRAN send paging type 2. In other modes, the paging information is type 1 and UE can use DTX method to detecting PICH.

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Paging Caused by UTRAN

UE

NodeB1

RNC1

RRC

Paging Type 1

RRC

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Contents
3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure
3.1 Cell Setup 3.2 System Information Broadcast 3.3 Paging 3.4 Call Process 3.5 Handover

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Introduction of Call Process

In WCDMA system, a call process includes the following basic signaling flows:

RRC connection flow


Iu interface signaling flow Authentication flow (optional) Security flow (optional) RAB establish flow Call proceeding NAS signaling before correlative bearer release Correlative bearer release

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RRC Connection Establishment Flow (DCH)


UE Node B Serving RNS
1. CCCH : RRC Connection Request

Serving RNC

RRC

RRC Allocate RNTI Select L1 and L2 parameters 2. Radio Link Setup Request NBAP Start RX description 3. Radio Link Setup Response NBAP NBAP NBAP

4. ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup DCH - FP DCH - FP Start TX description RRC 7. CCCH : RRC Connection Set up 8. Radio Link Restore Indication NBAP 9. DCCH : RRC Connection Setup Complete RRC NBAP RRC 5. Downlink Synchronisation 6. Uplink Synchronisation DCH - FP DCH - FP

RRC

When UE is in IDLE mode and the NAS of UE request the signaling connection, UE will send a RRC Connection Request. Each UE only can have on RRC Connection. The main function is to configure the signaling channel of

Iu Interface Signaling Connection Establish


UE
RRC

Control Plane

Node B

RNC
RRC

CN

RANAP

Initial

DT

SCCP

Initial UE message (Connect Request) Connect Confirm

SCCP

Transport Network User Plane


SCCP

SCCP

SCCP MTP3b

In Iu interface, radio network layer reports the RANAP information and NAS information. NAS information is taken as directed message in RANAP information.

SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5

And the process of Iu signaling connection is to establish the Iu interface connection of SCCP between RNC and CN.
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Authentication and Security Flow


UE
RRC Connection Setup Initial DT Initial UE Message Common ID DL DT (Authentication Request) DL DT (Authentication Request) DL DT (Authentication Request) DL DT (Authentication Request) Security Mode Command

RNC

CN

Security Mode Command Security Mode Command Security Mode Command RAB Assignment

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Common ID

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RAB Establishment Flow


UE NodeB RNC
RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2

CN
RAB Ass Req AAL2 Setup Req AAL2 Setup Rep
RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

RL Recfg Prep RL Recfg Ready AAL2 Setup Req AAL2 Setup Rep DL Sync UL Sync

NBAP
NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC NBAP RRC RANAP

Q.AAL2
FP FP RRC NBAP RRC

RB Setup
RL Recfg Commit RB Setup Complete

RAB Ass Rep

RANAP

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NAS Signaling (CS)


UE MSC UE
Paging RRC and NAS signaling Connection Setup Paging Response Authentication Request Authentication Response

MSC

RRC and NAS signaling Connection Setup CM Service Request

Authentication Request
Authentication Response

Security Mode Command


Security Mode Command Setup Call Proceeding RAB Assignment Alerting Connect Connect ACK Disconnect Release Release Complete

Security Mode Command


Security Mode Command Setup Call Confirmed RAB Assignment Alerting Connect Connect ACK Disconnect Release Release Complete UE Terminating Call

UE Outgoing Call

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NAS Signaling (PS)


UE MSC SGSN UE Paging
RRC connection and NAS signaling RRC connection establishment Service Request RRC connection and NAS signaling RRC connection establishment

MSC SGSN

Authenticate and ciphering Req Authenticate and ciphering Rsp


Security Mode

Service Request Authenticate and ciphering Req Authenticate and ciphering Rsp
Security Mode

CM Service Accept Activate PDP Context Req


RAB RAB establishment

Request PDP Context Activation Activate PDP Context Req

Activate PDP Context Accept Deactivate PDP Context Req Deactivate PDP Context Accept UE Outgoing Call

RAB RAB establishment

Activate PDP Context Accept Deactivate PDP Context Req Deactivate PDP Context Accept UE Terminating Call

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UE to UE (1)
Ori UE
RRC

NodeB1 1.RRC Connect Setup Req


NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP

RNC1
RRC NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC RRC RRC RANAP RANAP

CN

RNC2

NodeB2

Ter UE

2.RL Setup Req 3.RL Setup Rsp 4.AAL2 Setup Req 5.AAL2 Setup Rsp
6.DL Sync

7.UL Sync 8.RRC Connect Setup

RRC RRC RRC

9.RRC Connect Setup Cmp 10.Initial DT

11.Init UE(CM Service Req) 12.DT(Authentica Req)

RANAP RANAP

RRC RRC

13.DL DT 14.UL DT

RRC RRC RANAP

15.DT(Authentica Rsp)

RANAP

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UE to UE (2)
Ori UE NodeB1 RNC1 CN RNC2 NodeB2 Ter UE

RRC RRC

RANAP RANAP RRC 18.Sec Mod Cmd 19.Sec Mod Cmp RRC RANAP RRC RANAP RANAP RRC RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

16.Common ID 17.Sec Mod Cmd

RANAP RANAP 1 CN CM Service Req

20.Sec Mod Cmp 22.DT(Call Setup) 23.DT(Call Procceding)

RANAP RANAP RANAP CC Alerting RANAP RRC 28.Paging type1 30.RRC Conn Setup Req 31.RL Setup Req 33.RL Setup Rsp 34.AAL2 Setup Req 36.AAL2 Setup Rsp NBAP RRC RRC

RRC

21.UL DT

RRC

24.DL DT

RANAP RANAP 26.Paging 27.AAL2 Setup Req Q.AAL2 29.AAL2 Setup Rsp Q.AAL2

25.RAB Ass Req

RRC IU AAL2 may be established later NBAP


32.RL Recfg Prep

NBAP

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 NBAP Q.AAL2

NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

NBAP

35.RL Recfg Ready

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UE to UE (4)
Ori UE NodeB1 RNC1 Q.AAL2 FP Q.AAL2 FP RRC FP FP FP RRC FP RANAP RRC CN RNC2 NodeB2 Ter UE Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

37.AAL2 Setup Req 39.AAL2 Setup Rsp


43.DL Sync 44.UL Sync

38.DL Sync

FP

40.UL Sync FP 41.RRC Conn Setup


42.RRC Conn Setup Cmp 45.Initial DT

RRC RRC RRC

48.RB Setup
51.RL Recfg Commit

RRC RANAP NBAP

46.Init UE(Paging Rsp) 47.DT(Authent Req)

RRC RANAP RANAP RRC RRC

NBAP

49.DL DT 50.UL DT

RRC RRC

RRC

52.RB Setup Complete

RRC RANAP

53.RAB Ass Rsp

RANAP

54.UL DT(Authent Rsp) RANAP 55.Common ID RANAP 56.Sec mod cmd


RANAP

RANAP RANAP RANAP RRC RRC

57.Sec mod cmd 58.Sec mod cmp

RRC RRC

59.Sec mod cmp RANAP RANAP 60.DT(Setup) RANAP


RANAP RRC RANAP

63.Call Confirm

RRC RANAP

61.DL DT 62.UL DT

RRC RRC

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UE to UE (5)
Ori UE NodeB1 RNC1 CN RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RNC2 NodeB2 Ter UE

64.RAB Ass Req


65.AAL2 Setup Req 66.AAL2 Setup Conf 67.DL Sync

RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

FP FP
NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2
FP

68.UL Sync

69.RL Recfg NBAP Prep 70.RL Recfg NBAP Ready 71.AAL2 Q.AAL2 Setup Req 72.AAL2 Q.AAL2 Setup Rsp

73.DL Sync
74.UL Sync

FP FP RRC

FP RRC

75.RB Setup

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UE to UE (6)
Ori UE NodeB1 RNC1 CN RNC2
NBAP RRC Alerting Connect RANAP 78.RAB Ass Rsp RANAP RRC RANAP 81.DT(Alertin g)
80.DT(Alerti ng)

NodeB2
76.RL Rcfg Commit

Ter UE

NBAP RRC

77.RB Setup Complete

79.UL DT

RRC

RANAP

RANAP

RANAP RRC 83.UL DT RRC

RRC

82.DL DT

RRC RANAP 85.DL DT(Connect)

RANAP

84.DT(Connec t)

RANAP

RANAP

RRC RRC

86.DL DT 87.UL DT

RRC RRC RANAP 88.UL DT RANAP RANAP

89.DT(Connec t Ack)

RANAP RRC

90.DL DT

RRC

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UE to UE (7)
Ori UE RRC NodeB1 91.UL DT RNC1 RRC RANAP RANAP RRC RRC 94.DL DT 95.UL DT RRC RANAP RRC 92.DT(Disconne ct) 93.DT(Release) RANAP RANAP 96.DT (Disconnect ) CN RNC2 NodeB2 Ter UE

RANAP RRC RRC


97.DL DT

RRC RRC

98.UL DT

RANAP RANAP

99.DT (Release)
100.DT (Rel Comp)

RANAP RANAP 101.DL DT

RANAP

102.DT (Release Ack)

RANAP 103.IU Rel Cmd

RRC

RRC

RANAP

RANAP

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UE to UE (8)
Ori UE NodeB1 RNC1 CN Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 RANAP IU Rel Cmd RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 RANAP RRC RRC 113.AAL2 Rel Req 114.AAL2 Rel Conf 115.IU Rel Cmp RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 RANAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 RRC RRC NBAP NBAP 104.AAL2 Rel Req 105.AAL2 Rel Conf 106.IU Rel Cmp RNC2 Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 RANAP 107.RRC Conn Rel Req RRC RRC NodeB2 Ter UE

108.RRC Conn Rel Cmp


109.RL Rel Req

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

110.RL Rel Rsp 111.AAL2 Rel Req 112.AAL2 Rel Conf

116.RRC Conn Rel Req


117.RRC Conn Rel Cmp

RRC RRC NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2

118.RL Rel Req

119.RL Rel Rsp


120.AAL2 Rel Req 121.AAL2 Rel Rsp

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Activate PDP Context from UE


UE
RRC

NodeB 1.RRC Connect Setup Req


NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP

RNC
RRC NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC RRC RRC RANAP RANAP

SGSN

2.RL Setup Req 3.RL Setup Rsp

4.AAL2 Setup Req


5.AAL2 Setup Rsp

6.DL Sync
7.UL Sync

RRC RRC RRC

8.RRC Connect Setup

9.RRC Connect Setup Cmp

10.Initial DT

11.Init UE(CM Service Req) 12.DT(Authentica and ciphering Req)

RANAP RANAP

RRC RRC

13.DL DT

RRC RRC RANAP RANAP RANAP

14.UL DT

15.DT(Authentica and ciphering Rsp) 16.Common ID


17.Sec Mod Cmd

RANAP RANAP RANAP

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Activate PDP Context from UE


UE
RRC RRC

NodeB

RNC
RRC RRC RANAP

SGSN

18.Sec Mod Cmd


19.Sec Mod Cmp

20.Sec Mod Cmp

RANAP

RRC

21.UL DT

RRC RANAP RANAP RANAP RANAP

22.DT(ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT REQUEST)


23.RAB Ass Req
24.AAL2 Setup Req

RANAP RANAP RANAP RANAP

25.AAL2 Setup Rsp

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC

26.RL Recfg Prep NBAP 27.RL Recfg NBAP Ready 28.AAL2 Setup Req Q.AAL2

29.AAL2 Setup Rsp 30.DL Sync 31.UL Sync

Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC NBAP RRC RANAP RANAP

32.RB Setup
NBAP

33.RL Recfg Commit

RRC

34.RB Setup Complete

35.RAB Ass Rsp 36.DT(ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT ACCEPT)

RANAP RANAP

RRC

37.DL DT

RRC

Activate PDP Context from Network


UE
RRC RRC

NodeB
2.Paging type 1

RNC
RANAP RRC RRC NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC RRC RRC RANAP RANAP

SGSN 1.Paging
RANAP

3.RRC Connect Setup Req


NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP

4.RL Setup Req 5.RL Setup Rsp 6.AAL2 Setup Req 7.AAL2 Setup Rsp 8.DL Sync 9.UL Sync

RRC RRC RRC

10.RRC Connect Setup

11.RRC Connect Setup Cmp

12.Initial DT

13.Init UE(CM Service Req) 14.DT(Authentica and ciphering Req)

RANAP RANAP

RRC RRC

15.DL DT
16.UL DT

RRC RRC RANAP RANAP RANAP

17.DT(Authentica and ciphering Rsp) 18.Common ID


19.Sec Mod Cmd

RANAP RANAP RANAP

RRC RRC

20.Sec Mod Cmd


21.Sec Mod Cmp

RRC RRC RANAP

22.Sec Mod Cmp

RANAP

Activate PDP Context from Network


UE NodeB RNC
RANAP RRC RRC

23.DT(REQUEST PDP CONTEXT ACTIVATION)

SGSN
RANAP

24.DL DT
25.UL DT

RRC RRC RANAP RANAP RANAP RANAP

26.DT(ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT REQUEST) 27.RAB Ass Req

RANAP RANAP RANAP RANAP

28.AAL2 Setup Req

29.AAL2 Setup Rsp

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC

30.RL Recfg Prep


31.RL Recfg Ready 32.AAL2 Setup Req 33.AAL2 Setup Rsp 34.DL Sync 35.UL Sync

NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 FP FP RRC NBAP RRC RANAP RANAP

RRC

36.RB Setup 37.RL Recfg NBAP Commit Setup Complete 38.RB

39.RAB Ass Rsp 40.DT(ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT ACCEPT)

RANAP RANAP

RRC

41.DL DT

RRC

Contents
3. UTRAN Signaling Procedure
3.1 Cell Setup 3.2 System Information Broadcast 3.3 Paging 3.4 Call Process 3.5 Handover

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Concepts about Soft Handover

Soft handover: the signals from different NodeBs are merged in RNC.

Softer handover: the signals from different cells, but from the same NodeB are merged in NodeB.

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Soft Handover Flow


Core Network
RNC

Node B
AirBridge

AirBridge

AirBridge

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Soft Handover Flow


Core Network
RNC

Node B
AirBridge

AirBridge

AirBridge

Merged in NodeB

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Soft Handover Flow


Core Network
RNC

Node B
AirBridge

AirBridge

AirBridge

Merged in RNC

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Soft Handover Flow (SRNC-DRNC)


Core Network Serving RNC

Drift RNC
Node B
AirBridge AirBridge AirBridge

Merged in SRNC

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Soft Handover Flow (SRNC Relocation)


Core Network
RNC

Serving RNC
Node B
AirBridge AirBridge AirBridge

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Soft Handover FlowIntra-RNC


CN
SRNC

CN
SRNC

CN
SRNC

NodeB

NodeB

NodeB

NodeB

NodeB

NodeB

Before Handover

During Handover

After Handover

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Soft Handover Flow Add Branch in RNC


UE Node B(new) SRNC
Decision to setup new RL

NBAP

1. Radio Link Setup Request

NBAP

Start RX description NBAP 2. Radio Link Setup Response NBAP

3 ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Setup DCH-FP 4. Downlink Synchronisation 5.Uplink Synchronisation DCH-FP

DCH-FP

DCH-FP

Start RX description
RRC RRC 6.DCCH: Active Set Update
7.

RRC RRC

DCCH : Active Set Update Complete

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Soft Handover Flow Del Branch in RNC


UE Node B(old) SRNC
Decision to delete a RL RRC RRC

1.DCCH: Active Set Update


2.

RRC RRC

DCCH : Active Set Update Complete 3. Radio Link Deletion Request

NBAP

NBAP

Stop RX and Tx NBAP 4. Radio Link Deletion Response

NBAP

5 ALCAP Iub Transport Bearer release

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Hard Handover (Intra-RNC)


CN
SRNC

CN
SRNC

NodeB

NodeB

NodeB

NodeB

Before Handover

After Handover

Radio Link can not exist simultaneously


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Hard Handover (Intra-RNC)


UE Node B Source Node B Target SRNC Decide to handover NBAP NBAP 1. Radio Link Setup Request

Start Rx NBAP 2. Radio Link Setup Response NBAP

3 ALCAP ub Data Transport Bearer Setup DCH-FP4. Downlink SynchronisationDCH-FP DCH-FP RRC RRC Start Tx 6.DCCH : Physical Channel Reconfiguration NBAP 8. DCCH : Physical Channel Reconfiguration Complete NBAP NBAP 11. ALCAP Iub Data Transport Bearer Release 7. Radio Link Failure Indication 5.Uplink SynchronisationDCH-FP RRC NBAP RRC 9. Radio Link Deletion Request NBAP NBAP

10. Radio Link Deletion Response

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SRNC Relocation
Core Network Core Network

Iu

Iu

DRNS

Iur

SRNS

SRNS

RNS

Cells

UE Before SRNS Relocation

UE After SRNS Relocation

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Hard Handover with Relocation (CS)


SourceRNC RANAP NodeB Relocation Reqired CN RANAP RANAP Reloc Req RANAP NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 DCH-FP DCH-FP RANAP RANAP RRC Relocation Cmd RANAP Physical Channel Recfg Req RNSAP RNSAP RANAP RANAP RANAP RANAP IU Rel Cmd IU Rel Complete RL Del Req RL Del Rsp RANAP RANAP RANAP RANAP Reloc Detect RNSAP RRC Physical Channel Recfg Complete RRC RL Restore Ind RNSAP RRC Reloc Req Ack RANAP RL Setup Req RL Setup Rsp Est Req Est Conf DL Sync UL Sync NBAP NBAP Q.AAL2 Q.AAL2 DCH-FP DCH-FP TargetRNC NodeB UE

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Inter-System Handover Flow UMTS->GSM


UE NodeB Measurement Report(2D) RL Recfg Prep RL Recfg Ready Physical Channel Reconfiguration RL Recfg Commit Physical Channel Reconfiguration cmp Measurement Control(InterRAT) Measurement Report(GSM) Relocation Required Prepare Handover Handover Request Handover Request ACK Prepare Handover RSP Relocation Command Handover From UTRAN CMD Handover Complete IU release command IU release complete RRC Con Release Req RRC Con Release Cmp RL Del Req RL Del Rsp RNC 3G MSC 2G MSC BSS

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Inter-System Handover Flow (GSM-UMTS)


UE NodeB RNC 3G MSC Prepare Handover Relocation Requeset RL setup requeset RL setup response Relocation Requeset ACK Prepare Handover RSP Handover Command Inter System to UTRAN Ho cmd (Handover to UTRAN Command) RL Restore Indicaton Handover Complete Relocation Complete UTRAN Capacity Info UE Capacity Info Enquiry UTRAN Capacity Info Confirm UE Capacity Info UE Capacity Info Confirm Send end signal response Send end signal requeset 2G MSC Handover Request BSS

Clear command Clear complete

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Forward Handover

Forward Handover is sponsored by UE, including cell update and URA update. URA update is only used to make the URA re-selection for the UE which is in URA_PCH state, and check the RRC connection.

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Summary

This chapter mainly explains the basic signaling flow in UTRAN. This is very helpful for the CN signaling flow.

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