eHRPD and LTE Interworking

CDG Americas Regional Conference

San Diego
11 November 2009

3GPP2
 Overview

eHRPD (evolved High Rate Packet Data)

Attaching the HRPD access network to the Evolved
Packet Core (EPC) IP environment via PMIP
LTE Interworking
eHRPD optimized and non-optimized handoff
1x Circuit-Switched Fall Back (1xCSFB)
1x Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (1x SRVCC)
Summary

22 Sept 2009 1
merged TSGs draft
 eHRPD Connectivity to EPC Architecture

Legend
Internet
EPC entity IMS Operator
Appls.,
3GPP2 entity
Etc.
HSS IP
Signaling

Bearer
AAA

PCRF PDN GW

HSGW

ePCF
eAN UE
(Not all interfaces are shown in this figure.)

22 Sept 2009 2
merged TSGs draft
 3GPP2 eHRPD Specifications

TSG-X: X.S0057 core network

TSG-A: A.S0022 radio access network
TSG-C: C.S0087 air interface
TSG-C: C.S0095 signaling and conformance tests
TSG-S: S.R0129 requirements
TSG-S: S.R0138 security
Revision levels are aligned to 3GPP releases
Rel-8: X.S0057-0, A.S0022-0, C.S0087-0
Rel-9: X.S0057-A, A.S0022-A, C.S0087-A
Rel-10: X.S0057-B, A.S0022-B, C.S0087-B
Point Releases are used to support bug fixes/changes:
E.g., X.S0057-0 v1.0/v2.0/v3.0 etc. 3GPP Rel-8
22 Sept 2009 3
merged TSGs draft
 eHRPD Connectivity to EPC Architecture

Legend
Internet
LTE-specific entity
IMS Operator
Appls.,
EPC entity
Etc.
HSS IP
3GPP2 entity

Signaling
Bearer AAA

PCRF PDN GW

MME SGW HSGW

S103

ePCF
eNB S101 eAN UE
(Not all interfaces are shown in this figure.)
22 Sept 2009 4
merged TSGs draft
 LTE eHRPD Handoff

Optimized Handoff
Involves the use of S101 and S103 to minimize the gap in packet
flow to reach the goal of < 300 ms.
Signaling changes on the air interface to support S101 based
tunneling.
UE establishes context on eHRPD by signaling over S101.
eNodeB (via the MME) and eAN coordinate the handoff.
Non-Optimized Handoff
The UE leaves LTE coverage, attaches to eHRPD, builds context,
and resumes packet flow.
Support in LTE to direct the handoff and provide eHRPD
parameters.
Latency can be several seconds.
22 Sept 2009 5
merged TSGs draft
 eHRPD LTE Idle Hand-Up

LTE neighbor information is provisioned and

broadcast by the eHRPD network.
Reduce searches for LTE pilots.
Minimize the device battery power consumption.
Uses reselection (idle handoff) parameters and
procedures.
Similar parameters and procedures will be used for
idle hand-up from 1x to LTE.

eHRPDLTE active Hand-Up has not been defined by

3GPP.
22 Sept 2009 6
merged TSGs draft
 LTE 1x CSFB/SRVCC Architecture
Legend
LTE-specific entity Internet
IMS Operator
EPC entity Appls.,

3GPP2 entity Etc.

HSS/AAA IP HLR
Signaling
Bearer
MGW
PCRF PDN GW

MSC

MME SGW

S102

eNB IWS BS
UE

22 Sept 2009 7
merged TSGs draft
 LTE 1x CSFB

LTE can be configured for Data, while Voice services

are provided on cdma2000 1x.
LTE uses the S102 interface to transparently pass
cdma2000 1x signaling to and from the cdma2000 1x
system.
Includes support for:
Registration
Paging for Mobile Terminated Calls
SMS

cdma2000 is the trademark for the technical nomenclature for certain specifications and standards of the Organizational Partners
(OPs) of 3GPP2. Geographically (and as of the date of this presentation), cdma2000 is a registered trademark of the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA-USA) in the United States.

22 Sept 2009 8
merged TSGs draft
 LTE 1x SRVCC

Single Radio Voice Call Continuity anchors a voice call

in IMS.
Call is transferred from the packet environment to the
MSC-based circuit environment.
Control is maintained in IMS.
May reduce latency in voice call handoff from packet to
circuit.
Being considered for cdma2000 1x voice call
originations and terminations via S102 to reduce delays.

22 Sept 2009 9
merged TSGs draft
 Future Work

3GPP2 will continue to support operators that

choose to deploy LTE technologies.
3GPP2 will continue to cooperate with 3GPP to
enhance:
eHRPD LTE interworking
LTE 1x CSFB / SRVCC
Features made possible by LTE interworking.
Features made possible by attachment to EPC.

22 Sept 2009 10
merged TSGs draft
 List of Acronyms
AAA
Authentication/Authorization/Accounting
BS Base Station
CSFB Circuit-Switched Fall Back
eAN/ePCF evolved Access
Network/evolved Packet Control Function
eHRPD evolved High Rate Packet Data
eNB eNodeB evolved NodeB
EPC Evolved Packet Core
HLR Home Location Register
HRPD - High Rate Packet Data
HSGW HRPD Serving Gateway
HSS Home Subscriber Server
IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem
22 Sept 2009
merged TSGs draft
IWS Interworking Server
LTE Long Term Evolution
MME Mobility Management Entity
MGW Media Gateway
MSC Mobile Switching Center
PCRF Policy Control Rules Function
PDN GW Packet Data Network
Gateway
PMIP Proxy Mobile IP
S-GW Serving Gateway
SMS Short Message Service
SRVCC Single Radio Voice Call
Continuity
UE User Equipment
11
 Thank You!
For more information, please visit
http://www.3gpp2.org