Message Flow- Bearer Establishment

By:- Gaurav Kumar

UE

eNodeB

MME

S-GW

P-GW

PCRF

(1. PCC Decision Provision) 2. Create Dedicated Bearer Request) (A) 3.Create Dedicated Bearer Request 4. Bearer Setup Request 5. RRC Connection Reconfiguration 6. RRC Connection Reconfig. complete 7. Bearer Setup Response 8. Create Dedicated Bearer Response 9. Create Dedicated Bearer Response (10. Provision ACK) (B)

By:- Gaurav Kumar

Handover in LTE
Handover procedure in LTE for Ues in active mode are of two types:S1-based handover procedure X2-based handover procedure X2-based handover is normally used for inter-eNodeB handover , but, when There is no X2 interface between two eNodeBs then S1-based handover will be triggered.

By:- Gaurav Kumar

S1-based Handover
UE Source eNodeB Target eNodeB Source MME Target MME

1. Decision to trigger a relocation via S1 2. Handover required 3. Forward Relocation request 4. Handover request

5. Resource Setup 6. Handover request ACK 7. Forward relocation response 8. Handover command

By:- Gaurav Kumar

S1-based Handover
UE Source eNodeB Target eNodeB Source MME Target MME

9. Handover command 10 a. eNodeB status transfer 10 b. Only for direct forwarding of data 11. MME Status Transfer 12. Handover confirm 13. Handover notify 14 a. Forward relocation complete 14 b. Forward relocation complete ACK 15. Tracking Area Update Request 16. Release transfer

By:- Gaurav Kumar

X2-based Handover
UE Source LTE eNodeB
1. Provision of area restrictions 2. Measurement control 3. Handover decision 4. Handover request 5. Resource set up 6. Handover request ACK 7. Handover command 8. Status transfer 9. Handover complete 10. Path Switch Request 11. Path Switch request ACK 12. Release complete

Target LTE eNodeB

MME/S-GW

By:- Gaurav Kumar