Foreword
1Scope
2References
3Definitions and abbreviations
3.1Definitions
3.2Abbreviations
4Architecture model and concepts
4.1General concepts
4.2Architecture reference model
4.2.1Non-roaming architecture
4.2.2Roaming architecture
4.2.3Reference points
4.2.4Warning System architecture
4.3High level functions
4.3.1General
4.3.2Network access control functions
4.3.2.1General
4.3.2.2Network/Access network selection
4.3.2.3Authentication and authorisation function
4.3.2.4Admission control function
4.3.2.5Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
4.3.2.6Lawful Interception
4.3.3Packet routing and transfer functions
4.3.3.1General
4.3.3.2IP header compression function
4.3.3.3Packet screening function
4.3.3.4IP Multicast Forwarding between a network
4.3.4Security functions
4.3.5Mobility management functions
4.3.5.1General
4.3.5.2Reachability Management for UE in ECM-IDLE
4.3.5.3Tracking Area list management
4.3.5.4Inter-eNodeB mobility anchor function
4.3.5.5Inter-3GPP mobility anchor function
4.3.5.6Idle mode signalling reduction function
4.3.5.7Mobility Restrictions
4.3.5.8IMS voice over PS Session Supported Indica
4.3.5.9Voice domain preference and UE's usage set
4.3.6Radio Resource Management functions
4.3.7Network management functions
4.3.7.1General
4.3.7.2Load balancing between MMEs
4.3.7.3Load re-balancing between MMEs
4.3.7.4MME control of overload
4.3.7.4.1General
4.3.7.4.1aThrottling of Downlink Data Notificatio
4.3.7.4.2NAS level congestion control
4.3.7.5PDN GW control of overload
4.3.8Selection functions
4.3.8.1PDN GW selection function (3GPP accesses)
4.3.8.2Serving GW selection function
4.3.8.3MME selection function
4.3.8.4SGSN selection function
4.3.8.5Selection of PCRF
4.3.9IP network related functions
4.3.9.1Domain Name Service function
4.3.9.2DHCP function
4.3.9.3Explicit Congestion Notification
4.3.10Functionality for Connection of eNodeBs to
4.3.11E-UTRAN Sharing Function
4.3.12IMS Emergency Session Support
4.3.12.1Introduction
4.3.12.2Architecture Reference Model for Emergenc
4.3.12.3Mobility and Access Restrictions for Emer
4.3.12.3aReachability Management for UE in ECM-ID
4.3.12.4PDN GW selection function (3GPP accesses)
4.3.12.5QoS for Emergency Services
4.3.12.6PCC for Emergency Services
4.3.12.7Load re-balancing between MMEs for Emerge
4.3.12.8IP Address Allocation
4.3.12.9Handling of PDN Connections for Emergency
4.3.12.10ISR function for Emergency Bearer Servic
4.3.13Closed Subscriber Group functions
4.3.14Location Service functions
4.3.15Selected IP Traffic Offload (SIPTO) functio
4.3.16Local IP Access (LIPA) function
4.3.17Support for Machine Type Communications (MT
4.3.17.1General
4.3.17.2Overview of protection from Potential MTC
4.3.17.3Optimizing periodic TAU Signalling
4.3.17.4UE configuration and usage of indicators
4.3.17.5Void
4.3.18Multimedia Priority Service
4.3.18.1General
4.3.18.2IMS-based Multimedia Priority Services
4.3.18.2.1Originating IMS-based MPS Session
4.3.18.2.2Terminating IMS-based MPS Session
4.3.18.3Priority EPS Bearer Services
4.3.18.4CS fallback
4.3.19Core Network node resolution
4.3.19.1General
4.3.19.2MSB in LAC and MME Group ID
4.3.19.3Explicit Indication
4.3.20Relaying function
4.3.20.1General
4.3.20.2RN startup and attach procedure
4.3.20.2.1General
4.3.20.2.2Attach for RN preconfiguration
4.3.20.2.3Attach for RN operation
4.3.20.3DeNB E-RAB activation/modification
4.4Network elements
4.4.1E-UTRAN
4.4.2MME
4.4.3Gateway
4.4.3.1General
4.4.3.2Serving GW
4.4.3.3PDN GW
4.4.4SGSN
4.4.5GERAN
4.4.6UTRAN
4.4.7PCRF
4.4.7.1General
4.4.7.2Home PCRF (H-PCRF)
4.4.7.3Visited PCRF (V-PCRF)
4.4.8PDN GW's associated AAA Server
4.4.9HeNB subsystem
4.4.10DeNB
4.5Void
4.6EPS Mobility Management and Connection Managem
4.6.1General
4.6.2Definition of main EPS Mobility Management s
4.6.2.1EMM-DEREGISTERED
4.6.2.2EMM-REGISTERED
4.6.3Definition of EPS Connection Management stat
4.6.3.1ECM-IDLE
4.6.3.2ECM-CONNECTED
4.6.4State transition and functions
4.7Overall QoS concept
4.7.1PDN connectivity service
4.7.2The EPS bearer
4.7.2.1The EPS bearer in general
4.7.2.2The EPS bearer with GTP-based S5/S8
4.7.2.3The EPS bearer with PMIP-based S5/S8
4.7.3Bearer level QoS parameters
4.7.4Support for Application / Service Layer Rate
4.7.5Application of PCC in the Evolved Packet Sys
4.8Compatibility Issues
4.8.1Network Configuration for Interaction with U
5Functional description and information flows
5.1Control and user planes
5.1.0General
5.1.1Control Plane
5.1.1.1General
5.1.1.2eNodeB - MME
5.1.1.3UE - MME
5.1.1.4SGSN - MME
5.1.1.5SGSN - SGW
5.1.1.6SGW - PGW
5.1.1.7MME - MME
5.1.1.8MME - SGW
5.1.1.9MME - HSS
5.1.1.10MME - EIR
5.1.1.11Void
5.1.2User Plane
5.1.2.1UE - PGW user plane with E-UTRAN
5.1.2.2eNodeB - SGW
5.1.2.3UE - PDN GW user plane with 2G access via
5.1.2.4UE - PDN GW user plane with 3G access via
5.1.2.5UE - PDN GW user plane with 3G access via
5.2Identities
5.2.1EPS bearer identity
5.2.2Globally Unique Temporary UE Identity
5.2.3Tracking Area Identity (TAI)
5.2.4eNodeB S1-AP UE Identity (eNodeB S1-AP UE ID
5.2.5MME S1-AP UE Identity (MME S1-AP UE ID)
5.2.6Closed Subscriber Group ID
5.3Authentication, security and location manageme
5.3.1IP address allocation
5.3.1.1General
5.3.1.2IP address allocation, renewal and release
5.3.1.2.1IPv4 address allocation via default bear
5.3.1.2.2Allocation, renewal and release of the I
5.3.1.2.3IPv6 parameter configuration via statele
5.3.1.2.4IPv4 address allocation, renewal and rel
5.3.1.2.5Void
5.3.1.2.6IPv6 Prefix Delegation via DHCPv6
5.3.2Attach procedure
5.3.2.1E-UTRAN Initial Attach
5.3.2.2UTRAN/GERAN Initial Attach
5.3.3Tracking Area Update procedures
5.3.3.0Triggers for tracking area update
5.3.3.0AProvision of UE's TAI to MME in ECM-CONNE
5.3.3.1Tracking Area Update procedure with Servin
5.3.3.2E-UTRAN Tracking Area Update without SGW
5.3.3.3Routing Area Update with MME interaction a
5.3.3.4Void
5.3.3.5Void
5.3.3.6Routing Area Update with MME interaction a
5.3.4Service Request procedures
5.3.4.1UE triggered Service Request
5.3.4.2Handling of abnormal conditions in UE trig
5.3.4.3Network Triggered Service Request
5.3.5S1 release procedure
5.3.6Void
5.3.7GUTI Reallocation procedure
5.3.8Detach procedure
5.3.8.1General
5.3.8.2UE-initiated Detach procedure
5.3.8.2.1UE-initiated Detach procedure for E-UTRA
5.3.8.2.2UE-initiated Detach procedure for GERAN/
5.3.8.3MME-initiated Detach procedure
5.3.8.3ASGSN-initiated Detach procedure with ISR
5.3.8.4HSS-initiated Detach procedure
5.3.9HSS User Profile management function procedu
5.3.9.1General
5.3.9.2Insert Subscriber Data procedure
5.3.9.3Purge function
5.3.10Security Function
5.3.10.1General
5.3.10.2Authentication and Key Agreement
5.3.10.3User Identity Confidentiality
5.3.10.4User Data and Signalling Confidentiality
5.3.10.4.1AS security mode command procedure
5.3.10.4.2NAS Security Mode Command procedure
5.3.10.5ME identity check procedure
5.3.11UE Reachability procedures
5.3.11.1General
5.3.11.2UE Reachability Notification Request proc
5.3.11.3UE Activity Notification procedure
5.4Session Management, QoS and interaction with P
5.4.1Dedicated bearer activation
5.4.2Bearer modification with bearer QoS update
5.4.2.1PDN GW initiated bearer modification with
5.4.2.2HSS Initiated Subscribed QoS Modification
5.4.3PDN GW initiated bearer modification without
5.4.4Bearer deactivation
5.4.4.1PDN GW initiated bearer deactivation
5.4.4.2MME Initiated Dedicated Bearer Deactivatio
5.4.5UE requested bearer resource modification
5.4.6Void
5.5Handover
5.5.1Intra-E-UTRAN handover
5.5.1.1X2-based handover
5.5.1.1.1General
5.5.1.1.2X2-based handover without Serving GW rel
5.5.1.1.3X2-based handover with Serving GW reloca
5.5.1.2S1-based handover
5.5.1.2.1General
5.5.1.2.2S1-based handover, normal
5.5.1.2.3S1-based handover, Reject
5.5.1.2.4S1-based handover, Cancel
5.5.2Inter RAT handover
5.5.2.0General
5.5.2.1E-UTRAN to UTRAN Iu mode Inter RAT handove
5.5.2.1.1General
5.5.2.1.2Preparation phase
5.5.2.1.3Execution phase
5.5.2.1.4E-UTRAN to UTRAN Iu mode Inter RAT hando
5.5.2.2UTRAN Iu mode to E-UTRAN Inter RAT handove
5.5.2.2.1General
5.5.2.2.2Preparation phase
5.5.2.2.3Execution phase
5.5.2.2.4UTRAN Iu mode to E-UTRAN Inter RAT hando
5.5.2.3E-UTRAN to GERAN A/Gb mode Inter RAT hando
5.5.2.3.1General
5.5.2.3.2Preparation phase
5.5.2.3.3Execution phase
5.5.2.3.4E-UTRAN to GERAN A/Gb mode Inter RAT han
5.5.2.4GERAN A/Gb mode to E-UTRAN Inter RAT hando
5.5.2.4.1General
5.5.2.4.2Preparation phase
5.5.2.4.3Execution phase
5.5.2.4.4GERAN A/Gb mode to E-UTRAN Inter RAT han
5.5.2.5Inter RAT handover Cancel
5.5.2.5.1General
5.5.2.5.2Source RAN to Target RAN Inter RAT hando
5.6Network Assisted Cell Change
5.6.1Architecture Principles for E-UTRAN to GERAN
5.6.2Void
5.7Information storage
5.7.1HSS
5.7.2MME
5.7.3Serving GW
5.7.4PDN GW
5.7.5UE
5.7.6Handling of Wild Card APN
5.7ACharging
5.8MBMS
5.9Interactions with other services
5.9.1Location Reporting Procedure
5.9.2Location Change Reporting Procedure
5.10Multiple-PDN support
5.10.1General
5.10.2UE requested PDN connectivity
5.10.3UE or MME requested PDN disconnection
5.11UE Capability Handling
5.11.1General
5.11.2UE Radio Capability Handling
5.11.3UE Core Network Capability
5.12Warning message delivery
5.12.1General
5.12.2Void
5.12.3Void
5.13Discontinuous Reception and UE Specific DRX P
5.14Configuration Transfer procedure
5.14.1Architecture Principles for Configuration T
5.14.2Addressing, routing and relaying
5.14.2.1Addressing
5.14.2.2Routing
5.14.2.3Relaying
5.14.2.4Applications using the Configuration Tran
5.15RAN Information Management (RIM) procedures
5.15.1General
5.15.2Addressing, routing and relaying
5.15.2.1Addressing
5.15.2.2Routing
5.15.2.3Relaying
5.15.3Applications using the RIM Procedures
5.16MME-initiated procedure on UE's CSG membershi
5.17Home eNodeB Multicast Packet Forwarding Funct
Annex A:Void
Annex B:Void
Annex C:Void
Annex D (normative):Interoperation with Gn/Gp SG
D.1General Considerations
D.2Interoperation Scenario
D.2.1Roaming interoperation scenario
D.2.2Non-roaming interoperation scenario
D.3Interoperation procedures
D.3.1General
D.3.2Void
D.3.3MME to 3G SGSN combined hard handover and SR
D.3.43G SGSN to MME combined hard handover and SR
D.3.5Routing Area Update
D.3.6Gn/Gp SGSN to MME Tracking Area Update
D.3.7E-UTRAN to GERAN A/Gb mode Inter RAT handove
D.3.7.1General
D.3.7.2Preparation phase
D.3.7.3Execution phase
D.3.8GERAN A/Gb mode to E-UTRAN Inter RAT handove
D.3.8.1General
D.3.8.2Preparation phase
D.3.8.3Execution phase
Annex E (normative):Mapping between EPS and Rele
Annex F (normative):Dedicated bearer activation
Annex G:Void
Annex H (normative):Mapping between temporary an
Annex I (informative):Guidance for contributors
Annex J (informative):High Level ISR description
J.1General description of the ISR concept
J.2Usage of the TIN
J.3ISR activation
J.4Downlink data transfer
J.5ISR deactivation
J.6Handling of special situations
Annex K (informative):Change history