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Entities

LTE Contro
User P
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Plane
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Entity Name
AAA
AF
BGCF
BSC
BTS
Description
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting server
Application Function
Breakout Gateway Control Function
Base Station Controller
Base Transceiver Station
Entity Name
MME
MRF
MSC
OCS
PDN
Description
Mobility Management Entity
Media Resource Function
Mobile Switching Center
Online Charging System
Packet Data Network
Non-A
ccess
S CBC Cell Broadcast Center PCRF Policy and Charging Rules Function
NA P
-A
S1 P
SCT Stratum eAN/ePCF
EIR
Evolved AN/Packet Control Function
Equipment Identity Register
P-CSCF
P-GW
Proxy Call Session Control Function
Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway
v1 IP t
GTP P ern
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eNB eNodeB RN Relay Node
NA
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Phy
RRC DCP
P
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S1-MM ePDG Evolved/Enhanced Packet Data Gateway RNC Radio Network Controller

RLC
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GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node S-CSCF Serving Call Session Control Function

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OCS
Phy A et
NA
S IP S1- P t h ern I-CSCF Interrogating Call Session Control Function SPR Subscriber Profile Repository
SCT E sical
RRC DCP Phy
P v1 IP t ter ter IWS Interworking Solution Function TDF Traffic Detection Function
GTP P e me P me
NA
S IP RLC h ern D i a C Dia P/TCP
RRC DCP
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SCT
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U I M
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HSS
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Phy Phy SIP P/TCP
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LTE Interworking & Wi-Fi Offload

Attach Request UD IP t
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Identification Phy
Request
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Identification
Response
SWx
Identity Request
HSS 3GPP

VoLTE & Voice Interworking

Identity Response S6a AAA
Authentication/Security

Identity Request/Response
S1-MME MME Legend
ME Identity Check VoLTE Voice Path
eNB S1-MME S11 CDMA2000 SRVCC Signaling
SRVCC Voice Path
Ciphered Options Request
CSFB Voice Path CSFB Signaling
Ciphered Options Response
Update Location Request
X2 S1-U
SGW S5 PGW SGi Internet
BSC IWS MSC
Cancel Location S1-U
BTS/AN
PSTN
eNB
Cancel Location Ack S2b
Gx
Update Location Ack
UMTS
S102
STa
Create Session Request
S4 Gn
Create Session Request
PCEF Initiate IP-CAN
S12 S3
S2a Gxb ePDG SWa Iub RNC Iu-CS MSC/VLR
Session Termination Gn S101 PCRF
Create Session Response
S103 Gxa SWn
NodeB
First Downlink Data SGs Sv
Create Session Response Rel.8 LTE IMS
Initial Context RNC S4-SGSN Gn-SGSN
Setup Req./Attach Accept
RNC HSGW S1-MME MME
Switch
RRC Connection Reconfig.

RRC Connection
Reconfig. Complete S11 SGi

Initial Context Setup Resp.

Trusted 3GPP (HSPA/UMTS/GPRS) Trusted Non-3GPP Untrusted Non-3GPP eNodeB
S1-U
(eHRPD, Operator Wi-Fi, (3rd Party WLAN)
SGW
Direct Transfer
Attach Complete 1xEV-DO) S5/8 PGW