VOLTE OVERVIEW

AGENDA
• History of Cellular Technology.
• Multiple Access Technology.
• Targets for LTE
• LTE Physical Layer Structure.
• Introduction to VOLTE .
• VOLTE Radio Bearers.
• VOLTE Architecture.
• IMS/SIP Signaling.
HISTRY OF CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY
Multiple Access Technologies
LTE – Targets
› High data rates
– Downlink: >100 Mbps
– Uplink: >50 Mbps
– Cell-edge data rates 2-3 x HSPA Rel. 6 (@ 2006)
› Low delay/latency
– User plane RTT: < 10 ms RAN RTT (fewer nodes, shorter TTI)
– Channel set-up: < 100 ms idle-to-active (fewer nodes, shorter
messages, quicker node resp.)
› High spectral efficiency
– Targeting 3 X HSPA Rel. 6 (@ 2006 )
› Spectrum flexibility
– Operation in a wide-range of spectrum allocations, new and
existing
– Wide range of Bandwidth: 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz, FDD and
TDD
› Cost-effective migration from current/future 3G systems
› State-of-the-art towards 4G
 LTE Physical Layer
Δf=15kHz User #2 scheduled
User #1 scheduled

› Downlink: Adaptive OFDM and OFDMA User #3

scheduled
– Channel-dependent scheduling and link adaptation
in time and frequency domain

frequency 180 kHz

› Uplink: SC-FDMA with dynamic bandwidth (Pre-coded OFDM)
– Low PAPR  Higher power efficiency
– Reduced uplink interference (enables intra-cell
orthogonality )

› Multi-Antennas, both RBS and terminal frequency

– MIMO, antenna beams, TX- and RX diversity, interference rejection

– High bit rates and high capacity TX RX

• Flexible bandwidth
– Possible to deploy in 6 different bandwidths
up to 20 MHz
1.4 3 5 10 15 20 MHz
› Harmonized FDD and TDD concept
– Maximum commonality between FDD and TDD FDD-only Half-duplex FDD TDD-only
fDL fDL fDL/UL
› Minimum UE capability: BW = 20 MHz
fUL fUL
INTRODUCTION TO VOLTE
• LTE is a packet only architecture
designed to improve data performance
. It does not support CS voice or
Video call.
• In order to accommodate voice on
LTE , two approach were taken i.e.
CSFB (Circuit Switch Fall Back) and
VOLTE (Voice over LTE)
• GSMA voice over LTE has evolved as
a preferred standard for a telephony
solution in LTE that has been
accepted by the operator community .
• GSMA has defined Voice over LTE
VOLTE END-TO-END (SIMPLIFIED VIEW)

Mobile Originator : “A “ Mobile Terminator: “B”

VOLTE RADIO BEARER SETUP
BEARER MANAGEMENT FOR QOS

• Each QCI is related to certain transport

characteristics .
• Out of 256 possible QCIs , 9 of them have been
standardizes
SIP SIGNALING

• SIP (Session Initiation

Protocol) is an application
layer protocol.
• It runs on TCP, UDP and
SCTP.
• It has been developed and
defined by IETF ( Internet
Engineering Task Force).
• It is used for IMS Signaling.
SIP REQUEST MESSEGES
• REGISTER : Used by a UA to
indicate its current IP address and
URLs for which it would like to
receive calls.
• INVITE: Used to establish a media
session between agents.
• ACK: Confirms reliable message
exchanges.
• CANCEL: Terminate a pending
requests.
• BYE : Terminate a session between
two user in a conference.
Thank you