LTE Signaling

S1 Handover procedure
At the source eNodeB(147)

At the target eNodeB (146)

At the source eNodeB(147)

At the target eNodeB (146)

At the source eNodeB(147)

At the target eNodeB (146)

At the source eNodeB(147)

RRC Measurement Report

UE to source eNodeB

PCI of neighbour = 6
For RSRP: RSRP based threshold for event evaluation. The actual value is IE value 140 dBm.
For RSRQ: RSRQ based threshold for event evaluation. The actual value is (IE value 40)/2 dB.

S1AP Handover Required

Source eNodeB to MME
- similar as X2 Handover Request

- handover type: intra-LTE

- Target ID
- TAI

- Source to Target Transparent Container

- handover preparation information

- AS config
- DRB to add mod list: EPS bearer ID, DRB ID.
- Source Master information block
- here DL BW = 6 (configuration??)

- Source SIB 1

- Source SIB 2

- e-RAB information list

- DL forwarding
If the DL forwarding IE is included within the Source eNB to Target eNB Transparent Container IE
of the HANDOVER REQUIRED message and it is set to "DL forwarding proposed", it indicates that
the source eNB proposes forwarding of downlink data.

S1AP Handover Request

MME to Target eNodeB
- forwarding S1AP Handover Required message
- SGW info to target eNodeB

- handover type
- handover cause

- e-RAB to be setup list

- e-RAB ID
- Transport layer address: 138.20.1.120 (IP of SGW) (8A 14 01 78)
- GTP TEID
(SGW info to target eNodeB)

- Source eNB to Target eNB Transparent Container

- handover preparation information
(same as Handover required message from source eNB to MME)

- AS config
- DRB to add mod list: EPS bearer ID, DRB ID.

- Source SIB 1

- source SIB 2

- e-RAB info list

- UE history info

S1AP Handover Request Acknowledge

Target eNodeB to MME
(TEID info of Target eNodeB)

- e-RAB admitted item

- transport layer address: 70.9.15.12 (user plane IP of target eNodeB)
- GTP TEID
- first one for SGW (same as path switch req in X2)
- UL DL for data forwarding (same as Handover req ack in X2)
(different TEID for SGW & source eNodeB?)

- Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB Transparent Container

- Handover Command
- RRC Connection Reconfiguration
(mobility control info: target PCI = 6, new UE ID)

- Radio resource config common

- eg. root sequence index: 6

- Radio resource config dedicated

- SRB 1, SRB 2, DRB1

S1AP Handover Command

MME to Source eNodeB
(transfer Handover Request Acknowledge message from Target eNodeB)

- eRAB Subject To Forwarding List

- e-RAB ID
- DL transport layer address: 138.20.1.120 (IP of SGW)
- DL GTP TEID

- Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB Transparent Container

- forward Handover Request Acknowledge message from target eNodeB earlier
- included RRC connection reconfiguration (will be sent to UE next)

- radio resource config dedicated

RRC Connection Reconfiguration

Source eNodeB to UE
(transfer Handover Command message To UE)

S1AP eNB SN Status Transfer

Source eNodeB to MME
- MME will transfer to Target eNodeB at the next signaling message
SN = Sequence Number

- eNB Status Transfer Transparent Container

- HFN = Hyper Frame Number

S1AP MME Status Transfer

MME to target eNodeB
- from previous S1AP eNB SN Status Transfer from source eNodeB

RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete

UE to Target eNodeB

S1AP Handover Notify

Target eNodeB to MME

- e-UTRAN CGI (new cell)

- TAI

S1AP UE Context Release Command

MME to Source eNodeB

- UE S1AP ID Pair
- MME UE S1AP ID
- eNB UE S1AP ID
- Cause: Successful handover
S1AP UE Context Release Command

- MME UE S1AP ID
- eNB UE S1AP ID