EMM - Procedure

2008. 11. 05
Yong Hak, Jung / Onnet Technologies
Tel :016-500-8582
E-Mail : jyhpan@ont.co.kr


Acronyms

EMM Specific Procedure

Attach
Detach
Tracking Area Updating

EMM connection management Procedure

Service request
Paging

EMM STATUS message

Q&A

EMM Procedure

Acronyms
EPC : Evolved Packet Core Network

EPS : Evolved Packet System

EMM : EPS Mobility Management
GUTI : Globally Unique Temporary Identity
IMSI : International Mobile Subscriber Identity

KSI : Key Set Identifier

MME : Mobility Management Entity
NAS : Non Access Stratum
PDN GW : Packet Data Network Gateway

S-TMSI : S-Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

TAC : Tracking Area Code
TAI : Tracking Area Identity
TIN : Temporary Identity used in Next Update
TMSI : Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

EMM Procedure

EMM Specific Procedure - Attach

Attach
: packet service EPC Attach

Context in MME

Default bearer

Always on IP connectivity

IPv4, IPv6 Address

UE

EMM Procedure

EMM Specific Procedure - Attach

Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Start T3410
EMM-REGISTERED-INITIATED
Stop T3402, T3411
Valid GUTI IMSI

Common Procedure
( identification, authentication, security mode control)
ATTACH REQUEST
(PDN CONNECTIVITY REQUEST )
Start T3450
Init activation of dedicated bearers
IMSI or invalid GUTI => GUTI Allocation

ATTACH ACCEPT
( ACTIVATE DEFAULT EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST,
TAI List, List of equivalent PLMNs )

Stop T3410
Reset counter
TAI list Update
List of equivalent PLMN
ATTACH COMPLETE
( ACTIVATE DEFAULT EPS BEARER CONTEXT ACCEPT )
Stop T3450
GUTI as valid

EMM Procedure

EMM Specific Procedure - Attach

Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Start T3410
EMM-REGISTERED-INITIATED
Stop T3402, T3411
Valid GUTI IMSI

Common Procedure
( identification, authentication, security mode control)
ATTACH REQUEST
(PDN CONNECTIVITY REQUEST )

ATTACH REJECT
( reject cause value )

Stop T3410
Reject cause value Action

EMM Procedure

#3 Illegal MS
#6 Illegal ME
#7 GPRS services not allowed
#8 GPRS services and non-GPRS services not allowed
#11 PLMN not allowed
#12 Tracking area not allowed
#13 Roaming not allowed in this tracking area
#14 GPRS services not allowed in this PLMN
#15 No suitable cells in tracking area
#19 ESM failure
#25 Not authorized for this CSG

EMM Specific Procedure - Attach

Abnormal cases in the UE
Access barred
Lower layer failure
T3410 timeout
ATTACH REJECT

Attach attempt counter

Cause code Action

Change of cell
Mobile originated detach
Detach procedure collision
PDU Transmission failure

Attach attempt counter

Counter < 5

T3411 Start, EMM-DEREGISTERED.ATTEMPTING-TO-ATTACH, expired Attach restart

Counter == 5

Delete GUTI, TAI list, TAI, PLMN list

T3402 Start

EMM Procedure

EMM Specific Procedure - Attach

Abnormal cases on the network side
Lower layer failure
Protocol error
T3450 timeout
ATTACH REQUEST duplicated
ATTACH REQUEST in EMM-REGISTERED
TAU received before ATTACH COMPLETE

EMM Procedure

EMM Specific Procedure - Detach

Detach

EPS Service detach

Disconnect PDN connected

Network UE EPS

UE Switch off

USIM removed

EPS capability Disable

Context

Deactivated without Peer to Peer PDU

EMM Procedure

EMM Specific Procedure - Detach

Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Start T3421
EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED
Switch off ? => 5
DETACH REQUEST
Switch off

DETACH REQUEST
( Detach Type IE = switch off or not,
Detach Type IE = EPS detach/ IMSI detach / both )

DETACH ACCEPT

Stop T3421
Deactivate EPS Bearer context
EPS Service == inactive
EMM-DEREGISTERED

EMM Procedure

Deactivate EPS Bearer context

EMM-DEREGISTERED

Abnormal cases in the UE

# Access barred
# Lower layer failure
# T3421 timeout
# Detach procedure collision
# Detach and EMM common procedure collision
# Change of cell into a new tracking area
# Transmission failure

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EMM Specific Procedure - Detach

Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Detach Type IE
If Reattach required
-Deactivate EPS Bearer context
-DATACH ACCEPT
-EMM-DEREGISTERED
-Attach
If Reattach not required
- EMM cause code Action
- 58~60

Abnormal cases in the UE

# Transmission failure

EMM Procedure

DETACH REQUEST
( EMM Cause IE,
Detach Type IE = reattach required / reattach not required / IMSI detach)

DETACH ACCEPT

Start T3422
Deactivate EPS Bearer context
EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED

Stop T3422
EMM-DEREGISTERED

Abnormal cases in the network side

# T3422 timeout
# Lower layer failure
# Detach procedure collision
# Detach and attach procedure collision
# Detach and tracking area updating procedure collision
# Detach and service request procedure collision

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EMM Specific Procedure - TAU

Tracking Area Updating
S1 mode only

Normal : Tracking Area

Periodic : UE Availability Network

Intersystem change : Iu mode / A Gb mode / S101 mode -> S1 mode

MME load balancing

UE
UE EMM-IDLE radio and S1 bearer

UE Tracking Area

T3412 expired

RRC load balancing TAU required

EMM Procedure

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EMM Specific Procedure - TAU

Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Common Procedure
( Authentication, security mode control)

Start T3430
Stop T3402, T3411
EMM-TRACKING-AREAUPDATING-INITIATED
If EPS security context => KSI

TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST

( EPS bearer context status IE )

TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT

( GUTI, TAI List
, EPS bearer context status IE,
List of equivalent PLMS )
Stop T3430
Reset counter
EMM-REGISTERED
If GUTI => update
If PLMS list => update

If CUTI allocated Start T3450

EMM-COMMON-PROCEDURE-INITIATED
If EPS bearer context status IE in Request
=> Deactivate EPS bearer context

IF GUTI allocated
TRACKING AREA UPDATE COMPLETE
Stop T3450
GUTI as valid

EMM Procedure

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EMM Specific Procedure - TAU

Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Start T3430
Stop T3402, T3411
EMM-TRACKING-AREAUPDATING-INITIATED
If EPS security context => KSI

Common Procedure
( Authentication, security mode control)
TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST
( EPS bearer context status IE )

TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT

( reject cause value )
Stop T3430
Stop transmission of user data
Reject cause value Action

EMM Procedure

#3 Illegal MS
#6 Illegal ME
#7 GPRS services not allowed
#9 MS identity cannot be derived by the network
#10 Implicitly detached
#11 PLMN not allowed
#12 Tracking area not allowed
#13 Roaming not allowed in this tracking area
#14 GPRS services not allowed in this PLMN
#15 No suitable cells in tracking area
#25 Not authorized for this CSG
#40 No EPS bearer context activated

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EMM Specific Procedure - TAU

Abnormal cases in the UE
Access barred
Lower layer failure
T3430 timeout
TAU REJECT

Cause code Action

Tracking Area Updating attempt counter

Stop ongoing transmission user data

Change of cell
TAU and detach procedure collision
GUTI reallocation procedure collision
PDU Transmission failure

Tracking Area Updating attempt counter

Counter < 5

T3411 Start, expired TAU restart,

Counter == 5

T3402 start, delete equivalent PLMN list

EMM Procedure

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EMM Specific Procedure - TAU

Abnormal cases on the network side
Lower layer failure
Protocol error
T3450 timeout
TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST duplicated

EMM Procedure

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Service Request
Service Request

EMM-IDLE EMM-CONNECTED

Establish Radio and S1 Bearers

Network Downlink signal pending

UE Uplink signal pending

UE IDLE MODE Data pending

UE IDLE MODE Paging Request

UE

EMM Procedure

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Service Request
Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Common Procedure
( Authentication )
Start T3417
EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED

SERVICE REQUEST

User plane radio bearer is set up

Stop T3417
EMM-REGISTERED

EMM Procedure

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Service Request
Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Common Procedure
( Authentication )
Start T3417
EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED

SERVICE REQUEST

SERVICE REJECT

Stop T3417
Reject cause value Action

EMM Procedure

#3 Illegal MS
#6 Illegal ME
#7 GPRS services not allowed
#9 MS identity cannot be derived by the network
#10 Implicitly detached
#11 PLMN not allowed
#12 Tracking area not allowed
#13 Roaming not allowed in this tracking area
#15 No suitable cells in tracking area
#25 Not authorized for this CSG

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Service Request
Abnormal cases in the UE
Access barred
Lower layer failure
T3417 timeout
SERVICE REJECT

Cause code Action

TAU procedure triggered

Power off

Procedure collision
Dedicated / Default Bearer set up failure
PDU Transmission failure

EMM Procedure

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Service Request
Abnormal cases on the network side
Lower layer failure
Protocol error
SERVICE REQUEST duplicated
ATTACH REQUEST received
TAU REQUEST received

EMM Procedure

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Paging
Paging

UE NAS signalling connection

Init mobile terminating CS fallback procedure

Network

Using S-TMSI : NAS signalling connection

Using IMSI : abnormal procedure for error recovery

NAS Signalling connection

S1 mode UE MME Peer to Peer Connection
LTEuu + S1AP Connection

EMM Procedure

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Paging
Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Using S-TMSI

Lower layer paging

Start T3413

Paging Indication

EMM specific procedure

Service Request
Paging
SERVICE REQUEST

EMM Procedure

SERVICE REQUEST
Stop T3413

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EMM Connection Management Procedure

- Paging
Network
EMM

UE
EMM

Using IMSI

Lower layer paging

Start T3413

Paging Indication

EMM specific procedure

Service Request
Paging
Deactivate EPS bearer context
Detach from EPS
Delete TAI, GUTI, KSI
EMM-DEREGISTERED

EMM Procedure

ATTACH REQUEST

Stop T3413
Attach Procedure

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EMM STATUS message

EMM STATUS message

EMM Protocol Data error conditions Report

UE Network
Implementation dependent

EMM Procedure

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Question & Answer

EMM Procedure

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