UTRAN Procedures

Elementary procedures
– Paging
– RRC connection setup
– Transaction reasoning
– Authentication and security control
– Transaction setup with RAB allocation
– Transaction clearing and RAB release
– RRC connection release
RRM procedures
– Radio link addition and deletion
– SRNS relocation (CS)
– Intersystem handover from UMTS to GSM (CS)

MM procedures -> see MM slides

CM procedures -> see CM slides

References:
– Kaaranen ch. 10 (simple cases discussed here)
– 3GPP TR 25.931 (more complicated cases)

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Basic Model of UMTS Network Transactions
Paging
RRC Connection Establishment
Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
A transaction comprises all the elementary
procedures required to enable
– the transport of user data (PS or CS
mode) or
– the exchange of higher-layer signaling
messages (e.g. MM or CM)

Authentication and
Security UE indicates the CN
the requested service
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Allocation of bearers to support
Transaction required UMTS bearer service
(user or control plane)

Transaction Release and Transfer of data

RAB Release
Release of all bearers to support
RRC Connection Release UMTS bearer service

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 Paging

Paging RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)

Paging type 1: Authentication and

Security

• UE idle mode (no RRC connection) Transaction Setup and

RAB Allocation

• RRC connected modes cell_PCH or URA_PCH Transaction

(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

Example: paging for a UE in idle mode RRC Connection Release

UE N od e B N od e B RNC RNC CN
1 .1 2 .1 1 2

1. P a gin g
RA N A P RA N A P

RA N A P 1. Pa gin g
RA N A P
(Requesting CN domain,
IMSI, ...)
2. P C C H : Pa gin g T yp e 1

3 . P C C H : P ag in g T ype 1

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 Paging

Paging RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
Paging type 2:
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
• UE is in RRC connected mode cell_DCH or cell_FACH Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
• Paging request from another CN domain Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release
Example: paging for a UE in RRC Connected Mode RRC Connection Release
(CELL_DCH or CELL_FACH state)
UE S erving CN
RNC

RANAP 1. P aging RANAP

2 . D C C H : P aging T yp e 2
RRC RRC

2 cases:
• UTRAN coordinates the paging request with the existing RRC connection (given example)
• UE coordinates the paging request with the existing RRC connection

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 Paging

RRC Connection Setup RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
Establishment of a RRC connection in cell_DCH mode (Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
UE N ode B S e rv in g Transaction Setup and
S e rv in g R N S RNC RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
1 . C C C H : R R C C o n n e c tio n R e q u e st
RRC RRC Transaction Release and
RAB Release
A llo c a te R N RRCTI Connection Release
S e le c t L 1 a n d L 2
p a ra m e te rs

2 . R a d io L in k S e tu p R e q u e st
NBAP NBAP

S ta rt R X

3 . R a d io L in k S e tu p R e sp o n se
NBAP NBAP

4 . A L C A P Iu b D a ta T ra n sp o rt B e a re r S e tu p

5 . D o w n lin k S yn c h ro n isa tio n

D C H -F P D C H -F P

6 . U p lin k S y n c h ro n isa tio n

D C H -F P D C H -F P

S ta rt T X

7 . C C C H : R R C C o n n e c tio n S e tu p
RRC RRC
8 . R a d io L in k R e sto re In d ic a tio n
NBAP NBAP

9 . D C C H : R R C C o n n e c tio n S e tu p C o m p le te
RRC RRC

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RRC Connection Setup
Reasons for RRC connection setup:
• Call setup (mobile-originated and mobile-terminated calls)
– Conversational call
– Streaming call
– Interactive call
– Background call
– Emergency call
– Call reestablishment
• Exchange of signaling messages (low/high priority)

RRC connection request message contains, e.g.

• IMSI, TMSI, IMEI
• Location area, routing area identity, etc.

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 Paging
NAS Signaling Connection Establishment RRC Connection Establishment
(Transaction Reasoning) Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

UE S ervin g CN
RNC

1. R R C C on n ection E stablish m en t

2 . D C C H : In itial D irect T r an sfer

RRC RRC

3. In itial U E M essa ge
RAN AP RAN AP

Payload contains system network message:

Information about the transaction initiated
by the UE (IMSI, TMSI, location area, kind
of requested transaction)
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 Paging

Authentication and Security Control RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

Authentication request/response: mutual authentication of UE and network

Security mode command/complete: CN domain indicates to UTRAN and UE the encryption
details (method/algorithms and encryption keys)
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Transition Setup and RAB Establishment Paging

(CS Mode) RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

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Transition Setup and RAB Establishment Paging

(PS Mode) RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

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 UE N od e B N ode B D rift Servin g CN

RAB Establishment (involving DRNC)

D rift R N S Se rving R N S RN C RN C

1. R A B A ssign m en t
R equest
RANA P RANA P
[E sta blishm e nt]

Example: Establishment of a DCH in soft HO mode

Select L 1 , L 2 an d Iu D a ta
T r an sport B ear er param eters

2. A L C A P Iu D ata
T ran sport B earer S etu p
N o t re q uire d to wa rds P S
3. R a dio L in k R econ figu ration dom ain
R N SA P P r epar e R N SA P
4. R a dio L in k R econ figu ra tion P repa re [D C H A d dition ]
N BAP NBAP
[D C H A dditio n]
5 . R ad io Lin k R econ figuration Prep are
N BAP N BAP
[D C H A dditio n]
6 R adio L in k R econ figu ration R ead y
NBAP N BAP
7 . R a dio L in k R econ figuration
RNSAP R eady RNSAP

8. R adio L in k R econ figu ra tion R ea dy

N BAP N BAP
(starting from cell_DCH state)

9. A L C A P Iub D ata T ra n sport B earer Setup A LC A P Iu r B earer Setup

10 . A LC A P Iu b D ata T ran sp ort B ea rer S etu p

11. D ow n lin k S yn ch r on isa tion

D C H -F P D C H -FP

12. D ow n lin k S yn ch ron isation

D C H -FP D C H -FP

13. U plin k S yn ch ron isation

D C H -F P D C H -F P

1 4. U plin k Syn ch ron isa tion

D C H -F P D C H -F P

1 5. R a dio L in k R econ figu ra tion

RNSAP C om m it RNSAP
16 . R ad io L in k R econ fig uration C om m it
N BAP NBAP

N BAP 1 7. R a dio L in k R econ figu r a tion C om m it

N BAP
18. D C C H : R a dio B ea rer S etu p
RRC RRC

A p ply n ew tr an sp ort form at set

1 9. D C C H : R adio B ear er Setup C om plete

RRC RRC

20. R A B A ssign m en t
R espon se
RANA P RANA P

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 Paging

Transaction Release and RAB Release RRC Connection Establishment

(CS Mode) Transaction Reasoning

(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

Note: signaling connection and RRC connection remains

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Transaction Release and Iu Release Paging

(CS Mode) RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

Note: signaling connection and RRC connection are released

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 Paging

Transaction Release and RAB Release RRC Connection Establishment

(PS Mode) Transaction Reasoning

(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

Note: signaling connection and RRC connection remain

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Transaction Release and Iu Release Paging

(PS Mode) RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

Note: signaling connection and RRC connection are released

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 Paging

RRC Connection Release RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

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RRC Connection Release (involving DRNC)
Example: RRC connection release of a dedicated channel in soft HO mode
with DRNC
UE N ode B N ode B D rift S erving CN
D rift R N S S ervin g R N S RNC RNC

1 . Iu R elease C o m m and
RANAP RANAP

2 . Iu R elease C o m p lete
RANAP RANAP

3 . A L C A P Iu B earer R elease

4 . R R C C o nnectio n R elease
RRC RRC

5 . R R C C o nnectio n R elease C o m p lete

RRC RRC

6 . R ad io L ink D eletio n
NBAP N B AP

7 . R ad io L ink D eletio n
RNSAP RN S AP

8 . R ad io L ink D eletio n
NBAP NBAP

9 . R ad io L ink D eletio n R esp o nse

NBAP N B AP

1 0 . R ad io L ink D eletio n R esp o nse

NBAP NBAP

1 1 . R ad io L ink D eletio n R esp o nse

RNSAP RN S AP

1 2 . A L C A P Iu b B earer R elease

A L C A P Iu r B earer
1 3 . A L C A P Iu b B earer R elease R elease

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Soft Handover – Radio Link Addition
Paging

RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

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 Paging

Soft Handover – Radio Link Deletion

RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

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 Paging

SRNS Relocation (CS)

RRC Connection Establishment

Transaction Reasoning
(Signaling conn. establishment)
Authentication and
Security
Transaction Setup and
RAB Allocation
Transaction
(user or control plane)
Transaction Release and
RAB Release

RRC Connection Release

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 (UMTS to GSM)
Inter-system Handover

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