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`Technical Specification
`3rd Generation Partnership Project;
`Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network;
`Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)
`and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
`(E-UTRAN);
`Overall description;
`Stage 2
`(Release 8)
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`The present document has been developed within the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP TM) and may be further elaborated for the purposes of 3GPP.
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`The present document has not been subject to any approval process by the 3GPP Organizational Partners and shall not be implemented.
`This Specification is provided for future development work within 3GPP only. The Organizational Partners accept no liability for any use of this Specification.
`Specifications and reports for implementation of the 3GPP TM system should be obtained via the 3GPP Organizational Partners' Publications Offices.
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`Contents
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`Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................8
`1
`Scope........................................................................................................................................................9
`2
`References................................................................................................................................................9
`3
`Definitions, symbols and abbreviations ...................................................................................................9
`3.1
`Definitions ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
`3.2
`Abbreviations................................................................................................................................................... 10
`4
`Overall architecture................................................................................................................................11
`4.1
`Functional Split................................................................................................................................................ 12
`4.2
`Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
`4.2.1
`S1 Interface ................................................................................................................................................ 13
`4.2.2
`X2 Interface................................................................................................................................................ 13
`4.3
`Radio Protocol architecture.............................................................................................................................. 13
`4.3.1
`User plane .................................................................................................................................................. 13
`4.3.2
`Control plane.............................................................................................................................................. 14
`5
`Physical Layer for E-UTRA...................................................................................................................15
`5.1
`Downlink Transmission Scheme ..................................................................................................................... 15
`5.1.1
`Basic transmission scheme based on OFDM ............................................................................................. 15
`5.1.2
`Physical-layer processing.......................................................................................................................... 16
`5.1.3
`Physical downlink control channel............................................................................................................. 16
`5.1.4
`Downlink Reference signal ........................................................................................................................ 16
`5.1.5
`Downlink multi-antenna transmission........................................................................................................ 17
`5.1.6
`MBSFN transmission ................................................................................................................................. 17
`5.1.7
`Physical layer procedure ............................................................................................................................ 17
`5.1.7.1
`Link adaptation..................................................................................................................................... 17
`5.1.7.2
`Power Control....................................................................................................................................... 17
`5.1.7.3
`Cell search ............................................................................................................................................ 17
`5.1.8
`Physical layer measurements definition ..................................................................................................... 17
`5.2
`Uplink Transmission Scheme .......................................................................................................................... 18
`5.2.1
`Basic transmission scheme......................................................................................................................... 18
`5.2.2
`Physical-layer processing.......................................................................................................................... 18
`5.2.3
`Physical uplink control channel ................................................................................................................. 19
`5.2.4
`Uplink Reference signal............................................................................................................................. 19
`5.2.5
`Random access preamble ........................................................................................................................... 19
`5.2.6
`Uplink multi-antenna transmission ............................................................................................................ 19
`5.2.7
`Physical channel procedure........................................................................................................................ 20
`5.2.7.1
`Link adaptation..................................................................................................................................... 20
`5.2.7.2
`Uplink Power control............................................................................................................................ 20
`5.2.7.3
`Uplink timing control ........................................................................................................................... 20
`5.3
`Transport Channels.......................................................................................................................................... 20
`5.3.1
`Mapping between transport channels and physical channels ..................................................................... 21
`5.4
`E-UTRA physical layer model......................................................................................................................... 22
`5.4.1
`Physical-layer model of E-UTRA transport channels ................................................................................ 22
`5.4.1.1
`Downlink-Shared Channel ................................................................................................................... 22
`5.4.1.2
`Broadcast Channel................................................................................................................................ 23
`5.4.1.3
`Paging Channel..................................................................................................................................... 24
`5.4.1.4
`Multicast Channel................................................................................................................................. 26
`5.4.1.5
`Uplink Shared Channel......................................................................................................................... 27
`5.4.1.6
`Random-access Channel....................................................................................................................... 28
`5.4.2
`Physical-layer indications .......................................................................................................................... 28
`5.4.2.1
`Error indicators..................................................................................................................................... 28
`5.4.2.2
`Channel-quality indicators.................................................................................................................... 28
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`Layer 2 ...................................................................................................................................................28
`6.1
`MAC Sublayer................................................................................................................................................. 30
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`Services and Functions............................................................................................................................... 30
`6.1.1
`Logical Channels........................................................................................................................................ 30
`6.1.2
`Control Channels ............................................................................................................................ 30
`6.1.2.1
`Traffic Channels ................................................................................................................................... 31
`6.1.2.2
`Mapping between logical channels and transport channels........................................................................ 31
`6.1.3
`Mapping in Uplink ............................................................................................................................... 31
`6.1.3.1
`Mapping in Downlink........................................................................................................................... 31
`6.1.3.2
`RLC Sublayer .................................................................................................................................................. 32
`6.2
`Services and Functions............................................................................................................................... 32
`6.2.1
`PDU Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 33
`6.2.2
`PDCP Sublayer ................................................................................................................................................ 33
`6.3
`Services and Functions............................................................................................................................... 33
`6.3.1
`PDU Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 34
`6.3.2
`Data flows through Layer 2 ............................................................................................................................. 34
`6.4
`RRC........................................................................................................................................................34
`7
`Services and Functions .................................................................................................................................... 34
`7.1
`RRC protocol states & state transitions ........................................................................................................... 35
`7.2
`Transport of NAS messages............................................................................................................................. 36
`7.3
`System Information.......................................................................................................................................... 36
`7.4
`RRC Procedures............................................................................................................................................... 37
`7.5
`E-UTRAN identities...............................................................................................................................37
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`E-UTRAN related UE identities ...................................................................................................................... 37
`8.1
`Network entity related Identities...................................................................................................................... 37
`8.2
`ARQ and HARQ ....................................................................................................................................38
`9
`HARQ principles ............................................................................................................................................. 38
`9.1
`ARQ principles ................................................................................................................................................ 38
`9.2
`HARQ/ARQ interactions................................................................................................................................. 38
`9.3
`10 Mobility..................................................................................................................................................39
`10.1
`Intra E-UTRAN ............................................................................................................................................... 39
`10.1.1
`Mobility Management in LTE_IDLE......................................................................................................... 39
`10.1.1.1
`Cell selection ........................................................................................................................................ 39
`10.1.1.2
`Cell reselection ..................................................................................................................................... 40
`10.1.1.3
`Handling in eNB................................................................................................................................... 41
`10.1.1.4
`Handling above eNB ............................................................................................................................ 41
`10.1.1.5
`Mobility Management Entity (MME) .................................................................................................. 41
`10.1.2
`Mobility Management in LTE_ACTIVE ................................................................................................... 41
`10.1.2.1
`Handover .............................................................................................................................................. 41
`10.1.2.1.1
`C-plane handling............................................................................................................................. 41
`10.1.2.1.2
`U-plane handling .................................................................................................................................. 43
`10.1.2.2
`Path Switch........................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.2.3
`Data forwarding.................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.2.4
`Handling in eNB................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.2.5
`Handling above eNB ............................................................................................................................ 44
`10.1.2.6
`Mobility Management Entity (MME) .................................................................................................. 44
`10.1.2.7
`Timing Advance ................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.3
`Measurements ............................................................................................................................................ 44
`10.1.3.1
`Neighbour cell measurements within the serving frequency layer ....................................................... 45
`10.1.3.2
`Neighbour cell measurements of other frequency layers...................................................................... 45
`10.1.4
`Paging and C-plane establishment ............................................................................................................. 45
`10.1.5
`Random Access Procedure......................................................................................................................... 45
`10.1.6
`Radio Link Failure ..................................................................................................................................... 47
`10.1.7
`Radio Access Network Sharing.................................................................................................................. 48
`10.1.8
`Handling of Roaming and Area Restrictions for UEs in LTE_ACTIVE ................................................... 48
`10.2
`Inter RAT......................................................................................................................................................... 48
`10.2.1
`Cell reselection........................................................................................................................................... 49
`10.2.2
`Handover.................................................................................................................................................... 49
`10.2.3
`Measurements ............................................................................................................................................ 49
`10.2.3.1
`Inter-RAT handovers from E-UTRAN................................................................................................. 49
`10.2.3.2
`Inter-RAT handovers to E-UTRAN ..................................................................................................... 49
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`Inter-RAT cell reselection from E-UTRAN ......................................................................................... 50
`10.2.3.3
`Limiting measurement load at UE........................................................................................................ 50
`10.2.3.4
`Network Aspects ........................................................................................................................................ 50
`10.2.4
`Inter 3GPP access system mobility.................................................................................................................. 50
`10.3
`Cell reselection........................................................................................................................................... 50
`10.3.1
`Handover.................................................................................................................................................... 50
`10.3.2
`Measurements ............................................................................................................................................ 50
`10.3.3
`Area Restrictions ............................................................................................................................................. 50
`10.4
`Scheduling and Rate Control..................................................................................................................50
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`Basic Scheduler Operation............................................................................................................................... 51
`11.1
`Signalling of Scheduler Decisions ................................................................................................................... 52
`11.2
`Measurements to Support Scheduler Operation............................................................................................... 52
`11.3
`Rate Control of GBR, MBR, and AMBR ........................................................................................................ 52
`11.4
`Downlink.................................................................................................................................................... 52
`11.4.1
`Uplink......................................................................................................................................................... 52
`11.4.2
`DRX in RRC_CONNECTED ................................................................................................................53
`12
`QoS.........................................................................................................................................................53
`13
`QoS concept and bearer service architecture ................................................................................................... 53
`13.1
`Resource establishment and QoS signalling .................................................................................................... 54
`13.2
`Security ..................................................................................................................................................54
`14
`Overview and Principles.................................................................................................................................. 54
`14.1
`Security termination points.............................................................................................................................. 54
`14.2
`15 MBMS....................................................................................................................................................55
`15.1
`MBMS control & functions ............................................................................................................................. 55
`15.2
`MBMS transmission ........................................................................................................................................ 55
`16
`Radio Resource Management aspects ....................................................................................................55
`16.1
`RRM functions................................................................................................................................................. 55
`16.1.1
`Radio Bearer Control (RBC)...................................................................................................................... 55
`16.1.2
`Radio Admission Control (RAC)............................................................................................................... 55
`16.1.3
`Connection Mobility Control (CMC)......................................................................................................... 56
`16.1.4
`Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) - Packet Scheduling (PS)............................................................... 56
`16.1.5
`Inter-cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) ............................................................................................... 56
`16.1.6
`Load Balancing (LB).................................................................................................................................. 56
`16.1.7
`Inter-RAT Radio Resource Management................................................................................................... 56
`16.2
`RRM architecture............................................................................................................................................. 57
`16.2.1
`Centralised Handling of certain RRM Functions ....................................................................................... 57
`16.2.2
`De-Centralised RRM.................................................................................................................................. 57
`16.2.3
`Load balancing control............................................................................................................................... 57
`17
`RF aspects ..............................................................................................................................................57
`17.1
`Spectrum deployments..................................................................................................................................... 57
`18
`UE capabilities .......................................................................................................................................57
`19
`S1 Interface ............................................................................................................................................57
`19.1
`S1 User plane................................................................................................................................................... 57
`19.2
`S1 Control Plane .............................................................................................................................................. 58
`19.2.1
`S1 Interface Functions................................................................................................................................ 58
`19.2.1.1
`S1 Paging function ............................................................................................................................... 59
`19.2.1.2
`S1 UE Context Management function.................................................................................................. 59
`19.2.1.3
`Initial Context Setup Function.............................................................................................................. 59
`19.2.2
`S1 Interface Signalling Procedures ............................................................................................................ 59
`19.2.2.1
`Paging procedure .................................................................................................................................. 60
`19.2.2.2
`S1 UE Context Release procedure........................................................................................................ 60
`19.2.2.2.1
`S1 UE Context Release (EPC triggered)......................................................................................... 60
`19.2.2.2.2
`S1 UE Context Release Request (eNB triggered)........................................................................... 60
`19.2.2.3
`Initial Context Setup procedure............................................................................................................ 61
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`X2 Interface............................................................................................................................................62
`20.1
`User Plane........................................................................................................................................................ 62
`20.2
`Control Plane ................................................................................................................................................... 62
`20.2.1
`X2-CP Functions........................................................................................................................................ 62
`20.2.2
`X2-CP Procedures...................................................................................................................................... 62
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`System and Terminal complexity...........................................................................................................63
`21.1
`Overall System complexity.............................................................................................................................. 63
`21.2
`Physical layer complexity................................................................................................................................ 63
`21.3
`UE complexity................................................................................................................................................. 63
`22
`Support for self-configuration and self-optimisation .............................................................................63
`22.1
`Definitions ....................................................................................................................................................... 63
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`Others .....................................................................................................................................................65
`23.1
`Support for real time IMS services .................................................................................................................. 65
`Annex A (informative): NAS Overview........................................................................................................66
`A.1 Services and Functions...........................................................................................................................66
`A.2 NAS protocol states & state transitions..................................................................................................66
`Annex B (informative): MAC and RRC Control.........................................................................................68
`B.1 Difference between MAC and RRC control ..........................................................................................68
`B.2 Classification of MAC and RRC control functions................................................................................68
`Annex C (informative): System Information ...............................................................................................69
`C.1
`SI classification ......................................................................................................................................69
`C.1.1
`Information valid across multiple cells............................................................................................................ 69
`C.1.2
`Information needed at cell/PLMN search ........................................................................................................ 69
`C.1.3
`Information needed prior to cell camping........................................................................................................ 70
`C.1.4
`Information needed prior to cell access ........................................................................................................... 70
`C.1.5
`Information needed while camping on a cell................................................................................................... 71
`C.1.6
`Thoughts about category division.................................................................................................................... 72
`C.2 Division of SI between static and flexible parts.....................................................................................72
`C.2.1
`Static part......................................................................................................................................................... 72
`C.2.2
`Flexible part..................................................................................................................................................... 73
`C.2.3
`Information whose location is FFS ................................................................................................................ 74
`C.2.4
`Dedicated part....................................



