LTE BROADCAST

eMBMS Architecture

MBSFN AREA & SERVICE AREA

Service Area (SA) A
Synchronization Area (SY)

M3

MCE

S5

SGW

PGW

SGi

S11

S1-MME

eNB

DATA NETWORK

BM-SC Broadcast Multicast Service

Center
MBMS-GW eMBMS Gateway

CDN

Distribute IP multicast content to eNodeB

over M1 interface (GTP_u). MBMS Session
Control Signaling to MME.

MCE Multi-cell Coordination Entity

MBMS-GW
eNB

SGi-mb

Coordinates transmissions from multiple

cells. Allocates time and frequency radio
resources and radio conguration on all
eNodeB in the MBSFN area. The MCE can
be a separate entity or part of eNodeB.

BM-SC

SGmb

eMBMS new entities

eMBMS User Plane (Data trac)
eMBMS Control Plane (Signaling)
eMBMS Service layer & Security Signaling
LTE unicast control points & interfaces
SYNC Protocol

Each MBMS bearer carries SYNC information to synchronize all eNodeBs within a
MBSFN Area to ensure the UE receives
constructive signal from these eNodeBs
(ensures that each eNodeB transmits the
same content at the same time/frequency).

MME

Sm

GTPv2-C

UDP

UDP

IP

IP

MME

Session
Control
Signalling

SGmb

(Forward Session
Management
to MME)

MBMS GW

Diameter

Diameter

TCP/SCTP

TCP/SCTP

IP

IP

MBMS GW

BM-SC

A+C

Area 4

SA - D

SY

Area 5

Area 6

Area 7

A+D

A+D

A+E

MBSFN Synchronization Area

An area of the network where all eNodeBs can be synchronized and perform MBSFN transmissions. MBSFN
Synchronization Areas are capable of supporting one
or more MBSFN Areas. On a given frequency layer, an
eNodeB can only belong to one MBSFN Synchronization Area.

2
1+2
1+2
1+2
1
1+2
1
1

2
2

2
2

MBSFN Synchronization Areas are independent from the

denition of MBMS Service Areas.

2+3

MBMS Service Area

2+3
1
1

The area within which data of a specic MBMS session

(or service) are sent. Each MBMS Session of an MBMS
Service may be sent to a dierent MBMS Service Area.

MBSFN Area

Consists of a group of cells within an MBSFN Synchronization Area of a network, which are co-ordinated to
achieve a MBSFN Transmission. A cell within an
MBSFN Synchronization Area may form part of multiple MBSFN Areas, each characterized by dierent
transmitted content and participating set of cells.

Service Area
Synchronization Area
Area

MBSFN Area Reserved Cell

A cell within a MBSFN Area which does not contribute

to the MBSFN Transmission. The cell may be allowed
to transmit for other services but at restricted power
on the resource allocated for the MBSFN transmission.

Delayed signals seen as echoes

BM-SC

Cyclic Prex

Protocol stack

GTPv2-C

A+B

SA - E

SYNC MODULE, ENABLING SFN

FOR LTE BROADCAST

Control Plane

Protocol stack

Area 2

Area 3

SYNC protocol

BM-SC & eMBMS Gateway Functional Elements

GATEWAY

Area 1

for eMBMS

Sm

M1

SA - C

New LTE Elements

Encoder

Unicast
Multicast

MME

eNB

X2

MME Mobility Management Unit

PGW PDN Gateway
SGW Serving Gateway
eNB E-UTRAN Node B
UE User Equipment

SGi

S1-U

M2

UE

LTE existing Element

SA - B

SY

SY

Delay spread shorter than GI

Security & Membership

Service Announcement
Session & transmission
Reception Reporting

Encoder
HTTP (FR/RR)

SGi

PGW

M1

Uplane Data

Uplane Data

SYNC

SYNC

GTP-U

GTP-U

UDP
IP
eNodeB

CDN

User Plane

Protocol stack

eNodeB

File Repair

HTTP (FR/RR)

HTTP

Protocol stack

GTP_u
encapsulation

Uplane Data

Uplane Data

SYNC

SYNC

UDP

UDP

UDP

IP

IP

IP

MBMS GW

SGi-mb

MBMS GW

FEC

FLUTE

SYNC

Guard Interval (GI)

FFT window

ISI free signal

Several eNodeBs are required to pave an MBSFN Area

DASH

Each eNodeB must send the same content at the same time & frequency.

eNodeBs location spread generates multipath reception

UE receives signal from several eNodeBs, each signal being delayed with reduced amplitude.

FEC

RTP

RTP

BM-SC

Managing Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI)

This spread creates ISI. A guard interval is added to the signal: As long as the signals spread is shorter than the
guard interval, an ISI-free signal can be reconstructed from these paths.

Must synchronize all eNodeBs within a MBSFN Area

The synchronization of all eNodeBs guarantees that each MBMS bearer will be ISI free and optimally decoded.

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