TN_SP008_E1_1

Gn Interface and GTP overview V1026

ZTE University CN Team

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Course Objectives

Gn Interface GTP protocol GTP protocol

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Gn Interface

Gn/Gp Interface

n n n n

Gn/Gp : Between the GSN nodes Gn : Between the GSN nodes within the same PLMN Gp : Between the GSN nodes in two different PLMNs. The two interfaces adopt GTP for communication

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Gn Interface

Gn/Gp Interface

SGSN

GGSN

GTP-C

GTP-C UDP IP L2 L1 GTP-U UDP IP L2 L1 GnGp

Control Plane Gn/Gp

UDP IP L2 L1 GTP-U UDP IP L2 L1

User Plane

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Course Objectives

Gn Interface GTP protocol GTP protocol

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GTP protocol

GTP protocol

GTPGPRS Tunneling Protocol

Function: Encapsulate the network layer packet( IP

packet) in order to add current user information (such as IMSI and TEID etc.) add source GSN IP and destination GSN IP to tunnel the packet to destination GSN.

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GTP protocol

GTP PACKEGE FORMAT

IP UDP GTP Payload (IP or PPP)

Data flows from end mobile OS stack to host/server Identify the GTP session Identify the GTPs well known port Route between the SGSN and GGSN

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GTP protocol

GTP head format

Label Message type

8 8

Length TEID
16 32

Sequence number
16

N-PDN Extension header

version PT reserved E Flag S Flag PN

Must have part

Port 2123 for GTP-C Port 2152 for GTP-U
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Optional part

GTP protocol

GTP protocol

GTP protocol is made up of

Path management Tunnel management Location management Mobility management

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GTP protocol

Path management
Echo Request: find out if the peer GSN or RNC is

alive
Echo Response: a response to a received Echo

Request
Version Not Support: indicates the latest GTP

version that the GTP entity on the identified UDP/IP address can support
Supported Extension Headers Notification: indicates

a list of supported Extension Headers that the GTP entity on the identified IP address can support
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GTP protocol

Echo Request
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Echo Request
An Echo Request may be sent on a path to another

GSN or RNC to find out if the peer GSN or RNC is alive (see section Path Failure). Echo Request messages may be sent for each path in use.
A path is considered to be in use if at least one

PDP context uses the path to the other GSN. When and how often an Echo Request message may be sent is implementation specific but an Echo Request shall not be sent more often than every 60 seconds on each path.
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GTP protocol

Echo Response

Echo Response
The message shall be sent as a response to a

received Echo Request.

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GTP protocol

Echo Request / Echo Response

SGSN

GGSN

Echo Request

Echo Response

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GTP protocol

Version Not Support

n

Version Not Support

This message contains only the GTP header

and indicates the latest GTP version that the GTP entity on the identified UDP/IP address can support.
GSN GSN

GTP message (V1) Version not support (V0)

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GTP protocol

Supported Extension Headers Notification

n

Supported Extension Headers Notification

This message indicates a list of supported

Extension Headers that the GTP entity on the identified IP address can support. This message is sent only in case a GTP entity was required to interpret a mandatory Extension Header but the GSN or RNC was not yet upgraded to support that extension header. The GTP endpoint at the GSN or RNC sending this message is marked as not enabled to support some extension headers (as derived from the supported extension header list).
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GTP protocol

Tunnel management

Tunnel management
Create PDP Context Request Create PDP Context Response Update PDP Context Request Update PDP Context Response Delete PDP Context Request Delete PDP Context Response

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GTP protocol

Tunnel management (cont.)

Tunnel Management
PDU Notification Request PDU Notification Response PDU Notification Reject Request PDU Notification Reject Response

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GTP protocol

Create PDP Context Request /response

SGSN

GGSN

Create PDP Context Request MSISDN, PDP address, APN, QoS, SGSN address etc. Create PDP Context Response reason etc.

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GTP protocol

PDP Update

SGSN

GGSN

Update PDP Context Request QoS, SGSN-B address etc.

Update PDP Context Response reason etc.

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GTP protocol

PDP Delete

SGSN

GGSN

Delete PDP Context Request Delete PDP Context Response reason etc

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GTP protocol

PDU Notification Request /Response

SGSN HLR GGSN

Send Routeing Info for GPRSIMSI etc Send Routeing Info for GPRS Ack reasonIMSI etc PDU Notification Request PDP address PDU Notification Response reason etc Create PDP Context Request QoSMSISDN,PDP address APN,SGSN address etc Create PDP Context Response reason etc

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GTP protocol

PDU Notification reject Request /Response MS Detached

SGSN

HLR

GGSN

Send Routeing Info for GPRS IMSI etc Send Routeing Info for GPRS Ack reason IMSIetc PDU Notification reject Request PDPaddress PDU Notification reject Response reason

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GTP protocol

Location Management

Location Management
Send Routing Information for GPRS Request Send Routing Information for GPRS Response Failure Report Request Failure Report Response Note MS GPRS Present Request Note MS GPRS Present Response

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GTP protocol

Send Routing Information for GPRS Request/Response

HLR

GTP-MAP Convert GSN

GGSN

Send Routeing Info for GPRS Send Routeing Info for GPRS RequestIMSI etc RequestIMSI etc Send Routeing Info for GPRS ResponsereasonIMSI etc Send Routeing Info for GPRS ResponsereasonIMSI etc

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GTP protocol

Failure Report Request /Response

HLR

GTP-MAP Convert GSN

GGSN

Failure Report Request IMSI etc Failure Report Response reason etc

Failure Report Request IMSI etc

Failure Report Response reason etc

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GTP protocol

Note MS GPRS Present Request /ResponseMS send attach request

GGSN

GTP-MAP Convert GSN

HLR

Note MS GPRS Present Request IMSI SGSN address etc Note MS GPRS Present Request IMSI SGSN address etc Note MS GPRS Present Response reason etc Note MS GPRS Present Response reason etc

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Mobility Management
n

Mobility Management
Identification Request Identification Response SGSN Context Request SGSN Context Response SGSN Context Acknowledge Forward Relocation Request Forward Relocation Response Forward Relocation Complete

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GTP protocol

Identification Request /Response

SGSN-B Identification Request RAIP-TMSI etc

SGSN-A

Identification Response reason etc

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GTP protocol

SGSN Context Request /Response/Acknowledge

SGSN-B SGSN Context Request RAI,TLLI etc

SGSN-A

SGSN Context Response reason etc

SGSN Context Acknowledge reason etc

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Course Objectives

Gn Interface GTP protocol GTP protocol

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GTP protocol

GTP protocol

GTP protocolused between GSN and CG to transfer billing data

Path management: Provide two signals to detect if the path

between GSN and CG is available or not; provide a pair of redirection signal to establish redundant billing channel
CDR transfer: provide a pair of signal for normal CDR

transfer (request and response).

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GTP protocol

Redirection Req/Resp

When CG notifies GSN to send CDR

GSN CG
Redirection Request Redirection Response

to another CG (within the same PLMN), when CG needs to conduct software or hardware maintenance or when CG discovers system error, Redirection Command is needed.
n

Redirection Request message carries IE cause code and suggested CG address

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GTP protocol

Data Record Transfer Req/Resp

When GSN sends CDRs to CG or supporting repeated CDR prevention mechanism, Data Record Transfer command will be activated.

GSN

CG

Data Record Transfer Request

Data Record Transfer Response

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