Inter-RAT Handover:

Section 8 Single Radio Voice Call

Continuity (SRVCC)

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 2. Initial Attach
1. VoLTE and Default 3. IMS Registration 4. VoLTE
Background Bearer & Deregistration Call Setup
Establishment

8. Inter-RAT
7. Intra-LTE
5. VoLTE 6. VoLTE Handover: Single
Handover during
RAN Features Call Termination Radio Voice Call
VoLTE Call
Continuity (SRVCC)

10. LTE
9. VoLTE 11. VoLTE 12. VoLTE
Performance
Emergency Calls Key Performance Performance
Case Studies
Indicators (KPIs) Considerations
Related to VoLTE

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 SRVCC

• SRVCC facilitates transition of a PS voice call from a VoIP/IMS

domain to legacy CS domain with minimal interruption.
• Maintains voice call continuity
• Voice call anchored in IMS domain
• PS to PS session HO possible

SRVCC Required to transfer active PS call to CS domain

• Triggered during IRAT handover from E-UTRAN to UTRAN, GERAN or CDMA 1X

• SRVCC is required when UE has PS voice preference to maintain

voice call continuity from PS to CS during IRAT handover scenarios
• SRVCC may also be required when UE has CS voice preference
– If Combined Attach fails and EPC sends accept for PS Attach in which
case a VoIP/IMS capable UE initiates PS voice call

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 Methods for Specifying UE SRVCC Capability

• UE specifies SRVCC capability

• ATTACH procedure and voice domain preference
• Tracking Area Update during ATTACH request and
TAU

• UE advertises monitoring and

• FGI Bits through UE IRAT capabilities during UE
Capability information capability negotiation for
UTRAN/GERAN through FGI bits

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 FGI Bits required for SRVCC

FGI Bit Description Comment

8 EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to UTRA FDD or • Can only be set to 1 if the UE has set bit
UTRA TDD number 22 to 1
CELL_DCH PS handover, if the UE supports
either only UTRAN FDD or only UTRAN TDD

EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to UTRA FDD

CELL_DCH PS handover, if the UE supports
both UTRAN FDD and UTRAN TDD

9 EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to GERAN • related to SR-VCC

GSM_Dedicated handover • can only be set to 1 if the UE has set bit
number 23 to 1
11 EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to CDMA2000 • related to SR-VCC
1xRTT CS Active handover • can only be set to 1 if the UE has sets bit
number 24 to 1
15 Measurement reporting event: Event B1 - • Can only be set to 1 if the UE has set at least
Neighbor > threshold one of the bit numbers 22, 23, 24, or 26 to 1
22 UTRAN measurements, reporting, and
measurement reporting event B2 in E-UTRA
connected mode
23 GERAN measurements, reporting, and
measurement reporting event B2 in E-UTRA
connected mode
27 EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to UTRA • Related to SRVCC
CELL_DCH CS handover • Can only be set to 1 if the UE has set bit
number 8 to 1

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SRVCC FGI Bits

00111111 10100010 00011110 01111000 B

EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to
UTRA CELL_DCH CS handover
GERAN measurements, reporting and reporting Confidential and Proprietary – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
event B2 in E-UTRA connected mode
UTRAN measurements, reporting and reporting
event B2 in E-UTRA connected mode
Measurement reporting event:
Event B1
EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to
CDMA2000 1xRTT CS Active handover
EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED to
GERAN GSM_Dedicated handover
EUTRA RRC_CONNECTED
to UTRA FDD or UTRA TDD

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 EUTRAN to UTRAN SRVCC Call Flow

UE eNB Target Target IMS/

MME
MSC NodeB SRVCC
A) Initial Attach (includes SRVCC Capability Info)
UE advertises Monitoring/IRAT capabilities for
UTRAN/GERAN 1
Active VoIP Call

RRCReconfig(ReportConfig
UE EUTRA)
Measures
Serving
2
eNodeB Event A2

RRCReconfig(MeasConfig

UE Measures
ReportConfigIRAT) 3
EUTRAN and
UTRAN Event B2
HO Required
SRVCC IMS Service Continuity
4 procedures

5 CS HO
Preparations
HO Cmd
6 Mobility from EUTRA Cmd

UE Acquires and HO to UMTS

7
HO Complete
PS to CS HO Complete

CS Voice Call Established over UTRAN

8
RoutingAreaUpdate Procedures

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 SRVCC ATTACH REQUEST

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 SRVCC TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST

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 PS Voice Call Setup

SIP INVITE

UE originates PS Voice Call

and sets up RRC connection
• SIP Invite message is sent
out with NAS service
request
• Dedicated bearer setup for
voice
• UE receives SIP 200 OK
when PS voice call setup
completes
• UE connects PS Voice Call
• RTP voice media packets
SIP 200 OK (INVITE) Rx/Tx starts with seq=0
1st RTP packet seq=0

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 IRAT to UMTS and PS to CS Voice Call Continuity
RRC Reconfig with A2 event configuration
for Serving Cell
UE reports A2 event for Serving Cell
eNB provides B2 event configuration and
measurement gap for IRAT with UTRA
information (channel/cell)
UE reports B2 events for the Inter RAT
channels and different cells

‘MobilityFromEUTRACommand’ for IRAT

UE Handsover to UMTS and then Completes
RoutingAreaUpdate procedure
HO to UTRA

PS to CS VCC with
delay ~ 230 ms

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 A2 Event Description

- 40

- 50
Measurement
Report (ID3) sent
- 60

- 70
Hysterisis=2dB
RSRP (dBm)

- 80

- 90

- 100 A2Threshold =-104dBm

- 110
Time-to-Trigger
- 120
40ms 240ms
- 130
Time (sec) 1 2 3

RSRP,s {LTE}

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 A2 Event eNB Configuration and UE A2 Reporting
IE Unit Value dBm/dB
A2-Threshold 36 -104 dBm
Hysterisis 4 2 dB
rsrpResult 33 -107 dBm
rsrqResult 22 -9 dB

eNB configures UE with

A2 event for Serving
EUTRA Cell

UE reports A2 Event
• Serving RSRP (-107) +
hysterisis (2) < A2 RSRP
Threshold (-104)

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 B2 Event Description

- 40

- 50
Measurement
Report (ID4) sent
- 60

- 70
RSRP/RSCP (dBm)

Hysterisis=4dB
- 80

- 90

- 100 B2Threshold-1=-103dBm
B2Threshold-2=-109dBm
- 110
Time-to-Trigger
- 120
100ms 240ms
- 130
Time (sec) 1 2 3

RSRP,s {LTE} RSCP,n {UTRA}

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 B2 Event eNB Configuration and UE B2 Reporting
IE Unit Value Actual Value
B2-Threshold1 37 -103 dBm
B2-Threshold2 6 -109 dBm
Hysterisis 8 4 dB
gapOffset Gp1 : 27 (80ms SFN (2,0,8..), Sf ………..
Rep) (7)
rsrpResult 30 -110 dBm
rsrqResult 17 -11 dB
Utra-RSCP 14 -101 dBm

eNB configures UE with B2 event

and UTRAN list of channels/cells

UE reports B2 Event

• RSRP Serving (-110) + hysterisis (4) < B2

RSRP Threshold1 (-103)
• UTRA-RSCP (-101) > B2 RSCP Threshold2 (-
109)
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 IRAT HO to UMTS Command

UTRA Configuration
Information tunnelled
through LTE for smooth
PS to CS handover
……
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 Analysis Example: PS to CS Voice Call Switch

Log Analysis Procedure: ATTACH Procedure and PS to CS Voice Call Switch

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 ATTACH Procedure:

Log
Step Look for Time Stamp Verify
Packet
1 Attach Request 0xB0ED 18:01:50.929 UE advertises SRVCC support

2 RRC Connection Request 0xB0C0 18:01:50.929 establishmentCause mo-Signalling

3 UE Capability Inquiry OxB0C0 18:01:51.719 ue-CapabilityRequest set to ‘EUTRA”

4 UE Capability Information OxB0C0 18:01:51.720 FGI bits are properly set for SRVCC support
Activate default EPS bearer context request;
5 Attach Accept 0xB0EC 18:01:51.764 IP addresses;
IMS VoPS set to ‘1’
OxB0C0
6 RRC Connection Release 18:02:06.501

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 PS to CS Voice Call Continuity: Log Walk-Through

Log
Step Look for Time Stamp Verify
Packet
1 IMS SIP Message 0x156E 18:02:09.821 UE sends IMS_SIP_INVITE to setup PS Voice Call

2 NAS EMM Outgoing Message 0xB0ED 18:02:09.823 Service Request to setup PS Voice Call

3 RRC Connection Request 0xB0C0 18:02:09.824 Establishment Cause: mo-Data

eNB commands UE to activate dedicated EPS bearer

4 NAS ESM Incoming Message 0xB0E2 18:02:13.328
context request. QCI set to 1 and GBR rates are set

5 NAS ESM Outgoing Message 0xB0E2 18:02:13.333 UE Activates dedicated EPS bearer context request.

6 RRC Connection Reconfiguration 0xB0C0 18:04:38.796 A2 Event configuration

7 RRC Measurement Report 0xB0C0 18:04:39.805 A2 Event Measurement Report

B2 Event and measurement gap configuration (UTRA

8 RRC Connection Reconfiguration 0xB0C0 18:04:39.825
Channel/Cell Info)

9 RRC Measurement Report 0xB0C0 18:04:40.138 B2 Event Measurement Report

10 MobilityFrom EUTRACommand 0xB0C0 18:04:40.148 IRAT HO Command to UTRAN

18:04:41.260 IRAT HO to UTRAN complete

11 UL_DCCH HO to UTRAN complete 0x412F

12 UMTS NAS MM State 0x7131 18:04:41.263 CS voice Call Active

13 OMTS OTA UE 0x713A 18:04:41.273 RoutingAreaUpdate Request

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