EPS Bearer Concept

E-UTRAN EPC Internet

UE eNB S-GW P-GW Peer

Entity

End-to-end Service

EPS Bearer External Bearer

E-RAB S5/S8 Bearer

Radio Bearer S1 Bearer

Radio S1 S5/S8 Gi

The MME is restponsible for EPS Bearer Management:

Default EPS Bearer and Dedicated EPS Bearer
 Default EPS Bearer Vs. Dedicated EPS
Bearer

There are two types of EPS Bearer. One is 'Default EPS Bearer' and the other one is
'Dedicated EPS Bearer'. Simply put, we can describe as follows.

Default EPS Bearer :

Be established during Attach Process.
Allocate IP address to UE.
Does not have specifc QoS (only Nominal QoS is applied).
Similar to Primary PDP Context in UMTS.

Dedicated EPS Bearer:

Normally be established during the call setup after idle mode.
Does not allocate any additional IP address to UE.
Is linked to a specified default EPS bearer.
Have a specific (usually guaranteed) QoS.
Similar to Secondary PDP Context in UMTS.
Downlink Structure

Uplink Structure
One Resource Block
 Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
HSS Responsibilities: PGW Responsibilities:
User subscription details QoS Policy Control and Enforcement
User registration management Packet Filtering
Storage of UE security parameters Charging
Maintain knowledge of used PGW IP PoP
Gn

Gx
HSS PGW PCRF SAPC

S10 SG6 S5/S8 PCRF:

Deploys a set of
Gn S11 MPG or CPG operator-created
MME SGW business rules

SGSN-MME
S1-MME S1-U
MME Responsibilities: SGW Responsibilities:
UE attach/detach handling Local anchor for mobility
NAS Security Network routing information
EPS Bearer Handling Charging for roaming users
Mobility Management for Idle Mode UEs Lawful Intercept
GW Selection
Paging
 EPC Nodes Release 8
MME (Mobility Management Entity): o principal elemento de controle no EPC. Entre
as suas funes esto autenticao, segurana, gerenciamento de mobilidade,
gerenciamento de perfil do usurio, conexo e autorizao de servios.
S-GW (Serving Gateway): este elemento faz o roteamento dos pacotes de dados dos
usurios entre a rede LTE e outras tecnologias como o 2G / 3G utilizando a interface S4.
Gerencia e armazena informaes do UE como parmetros de servios IP suportados e
informaes sobre o roteamento interno dos pacotes na rede.
P-GW (Packet Data Network Gateway): o roteador de borda entre o EPC e redes de
pacotes externas. Realiza a filtragem e controle de pacotes requeridos para os servios
em questo. Tipicamente, o P-GW aloca endereos IP para os equipamentos dos
usurios para que eles possam se comunicar com outros dispositivos localizados em
redes externas.
PCRF (Policy and Charging Resource Function): elemento de rede responsvel pelo
PCC Poltica e Controle de Carga. Prov o QoS adequado para que os servios
solicitados possam utilizar os recursos apropriados.
HSS (Home Subscriber Server): banco de dados de registro do usurio. Executa de
fato, funes equivalentes s do HLR, AuC e EIR definidos nas releases anteriores.
 LTE Channel Bandwidth
Channel Bandwidth [MHz]

Transmission Bandwidth Configuration [RB]

Transmission
Bandwidth [RB]
Channel edge

Channel edge
Resource block

Active Resource Blocks DC carrier (downlink only)

Channel Bandwidth [MHz] 1.4 3 5 10 15 20

Number of Resource Blocks 6 15 25 50 75 100

 LTE Channel Bandwidth
The table below shows the maximum number of resource blocks used
by the LTE to the different bandwidths used for this pattern:
 LTE Reference Signals

Reference Signals
Downlink L1/L2 Control signaling
Synchronization Signals (SS)
Broadcast Control Channel (BCH)
User plane data