Wireless CCN Overview

Lesson 8
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UMTS Handover

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 Objectives

Given student lesson, instructor lecture, and appropriate

documentation, the you will be able to:
• Define handover.
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• Define UMTS handover types.

• Describe handover messages.
• Describe the Intra UMTS MSC SRNS relocation.
• Discuss the Inter UMTS MSC SRNS relocation:
 basic inter-MSC
 subsequent inter-MSC
 subsequent handback
• Discuss Inter System handover.

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 UMTS Handover
UMTS handover over Iu interface is
called Relocation RNC
Node B
Iu interface
MSC A

RNS Iur
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Node B RNC
Iu interface

User Equipment RNS

GSM handover A interface

MSC B
BSS

BSC

BSC
MSC C

BSS A interface

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 Handovers in UMTS
Inter RNC
Soft Handover
RNS SRNC
Node B
Core
Iub Network

Iur
Node B
DRNC
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Iub

RNS

Softer Handover Intra Node B

Iub Core
Node B Network
SRNC

RNS

Hard Handover SRNC

Core
Iub Network

UMTS RNC
GSM BSS

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 SRNS Relocation

SRNC

Iub Iu
3G_MSC A
Node B
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Iur

DRNC

Node B

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 GSM15 Intra MSC GSM/UMTS Handovers

Node B SRNC

UMSC A
Iub
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BSS MSC B

SRNC

BSS

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 RANAP and BSSAP Handover Messages

BSSMAP RANAP FROM TO

Handover Request Relocation Request CS RNC

Handover Required Relocation Required RNC CS

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Handover Required Reject Relocation Preparation Fail CS RNC

Handover Request Ack Relocation Request Ack RNC CS

Handover Command Relocation Command CS RNC

Handover Complete Relocation Complete RNC CS

Handover Failure Relocation Failure RNC CS

Relocation Detect RNC CS

Handover Detect Relocation Cancel RNC CS

Relocation Cancel Ack CS RNC

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 Intra-MSC SRNS Relocation: Iur Usage

RNC-A RNC-B
3G_MSC A

Relocation-Required
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Relocation-Request
Service/Target RNC ID
RAB parameters
1 Relocation Relocation 2
preparation Allocation
Relocation-Request-Ack
Relocation Command

SRNS-Relocation-Commit (Iur interface)

Relocation-detect
Relocation 3
Relocation-Complete completion

Release-Command

Release-Complete

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 Intra-MSC SRNS Relocation: without Iur Usage

RNC-A RNC-B
3G_MSC A

Relocation-Required
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Relocation-Request

Relocation-Request-Ack
Relocation Command

HO-Command Detection of UE in target RNS

Relocation-detect
HO-Complete
Relocation-Complete

Release-Command

Release-Complete

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 Basic Inter-MSC Handover

3G_MSC A
3G_MSC B
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RNC A

RNC B

LAC 1
LAC 2

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 Basic Inter MSC SRNS relocation procedure
RNC-A RNC-B

3G_MSC A 3G_MSC B
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Reloc-Required
Prep-Handover request Allocation of Handover
Number = HON with VLR-B
(Target RNC Id + LAC)
Reloc-Request

Reloc-Request-Ack
Prep-Handover resp. (HON)

Translation of HON IAM

Reloc-Command ACM

Process-Access-Sig request Reloc-Detect

Rel-CMD/COM Send-End-Sig request Reloc-Complete

Answer
Release

MAP-Send-End-Signal resp.

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 Basic Inter-MSC Handover Procedure

3G_MSC A 3G_MSC B
RNS-A RNS-B
Reloc-Required
Prep. HO req. Allocation of Handover
Number = HON within
(Target RNC Id + LAC)
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VLRB

Reloc. Request

Reloc Request Ack

Prep-Handover resp (HON)
HON Translation
IAM

Relocation Command ACM

Relocation-Detect
Process-Access-Sig req.

Rel-CMD/COM Send-End-Signal-req. Relocation-Complete

Answer

Release
End of call Send-End-Signal resp.

Release Complete
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 Subsequent Inter-MSC Handover

3G-MSC A
3G-MSC B
3G-MSC C
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RNS A
RNS B
RNS C

LAC 1
LAC 2 LAC 3

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 Subsequent Inter-MSC Handover Procedure

3G_MSC C 3G_MSC A 3G_MSC B

RNS C RNSB
Reloc. Required
Prepare Subs HO Req
Prepare HO Request
Allocation of HON
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Reloc. Request

Reloc. Request Ack

Prep. HO response Translation of HON
IAM
ACM

Prep. Subs HO response

Reloc. Detect
PAS req. Relocation Command

Reloc. Complete
SES

ANS
Release

SES
Release Command

Release Complete

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 Subsequent Handback Handover

3G_MSC A 2, 3
5 3G_MSC B
6
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1
RNS A

RNS B

LAC 1
LAC 2

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 Subsequent Handback Handover Procedure

3G_MSC A 3G_MSC B
RNS B RNS A
Relocation Request
Prep-Sub-HO req.
Relocation Request
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Relocation Request Ack

Prep. Sub-HO resp.

Relocation Command

Relocation Detect

Relocation Complete
Send-End-Signal req. Release Command

Release Complete
Release

Send-End-Signal resp.

Release Complete

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 Inter System Handover

Intersystem handover refers to interoperability between UMTS 3G and

GSM 2G networks. The following list summarizes the types of
handovers:
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• Intra MSC UMTS to GSM and GSM to UMTS

• Inter MSC UMTS to GSM and GSM to UMTS
• Inter MSC subsequent handover UMTS to GSM and GSM to UMTS
• Inter MSC subsequent handback UMTS to GSM and GSM to UMTS

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 Intra MSC GSM to UMTS Handovers
SRNC
MSC A

BTS target
Handover Required

SCCP Connect Request

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Start T101 timer

Stop T101 timer SCCP Connect Confirm

Relocation Request
Start T101 timer
Relocation Request Ack.
Stop T101 timer
Handover Command

Start T102 timer Relocation Detect

Stop T102 timer Relocation Complete

Clear Command
Handover preparation procedure

Clear Complete Handover allocation procedure

Handover completion procedure

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 Basic Inter MSC Inter System:
UMTS to GSM Handover

3G_MSC A MSC B
UE/RNS A BSS B/MS/UE
Relocation Required
Prep-HO req.
HO Request
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HO-Request-Ack
Prep. -HO resp.

IAM

ACM
Relocation Command
Process-Access-Sig req. HO Detect

Release-CMD/COM Send-End-Signal req. HO Complete

Answer

Release

End of call Send-End-Signal resp.

Release Complete
Iu interface A interface
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 Basic Inter MSC Inter System:
GSM to UMTS Handover

MSC A 3G_MSC B
UE/BSS A RNS B/UE
HO Required
Prep-HO req.
Relocation Request
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Relocation-Request-Ack
Prep. -HO resp.

IAM

ACM
HO Command
Process-Access-Sig req. Relocation Detect

Send-End-Signal req. Relocation Complete

Clear-CMD/COM

Answer

Release

End of call
Send-End-Signal resp.

A interface Release Complete Iu interface

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 NSS Handover Types

The Five NSS Handover Types

1. Basic Inter-MSC handover
2. Subsequent Inter-MSC handover
3. Subsequent handback
4. Intra-MSC / Inter-BSC handover
3 Subsequent Handback
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2
1 Subsequent
DMS-MSC DMS-MSC DMS-MSC
Basic Inter-MSC Inter-MSC
Handover Handover

BSC BSC BSC BSC BSC BSC

BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS

4 Intra-MSC /
Inter-BSC

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 Intra-MSC/Inter-BSC Handover

MSC-A
1. Handover Required
4. Handover Command

BSC-B
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2. Handover Request
3. Handover Request Ack
BSC-A 6. Handover Detect
7. Target Successful
6. Handover Detect
8. Handover Complete

5. Handover Command
BTS
BTS

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 Handover Number (HON) Usage

2. Perform Handover
6. HON Returned (Radio Channel Ack 3. Allocation of HON
Includes Celled, HON, New Channel Info.)
7. Translation of HON
(route to MSC B) 8. Initial Address Message (ACM)
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9. Translation of HON
10. Address Complete Message (ACM) (route to HON Feature)

15. Answer Message (ANM)

MSC-A 16. Send End Signal MSC-B

4. Handover 5. Handover
11. Handover Request Request
Command Ack

1. Handover
Required 13. Handover
12. Handover Access
BSS-A Command BSS-B
14. Handover
Complete

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