IT-8550-050

Issue1, October 2000

W-CDMA Protocol&Interface

NEC international training

Contents

TT

Interface
Interface key
key technologies:
technologies: ATM,SS7ovATM
ATM,SS7ovATM

TT

WCDMA
WCDMA layers:
layers: Control
Control plane
plane &
& User
User plane
plane

TT

UTRAN
UTRAN interfaces
interfaces protocol:
protocol: Uu,Iub,Iu,Iur
Uu,Iub,Iu,Iur

TT

Application
Application part
part of
of WCMDA:
WCMDA:

TT

RNC
RNC layer
layer function:
function: SCCP,MTPb3,SSCOP,AAL
SCCP,MTPb3,SSCOP,AAL

TT

UE
UE layer
layer function:
function: RRC,RLC,MAC
RRC,RLC,MAC

TT

General
General call
call sequence
sequence

ALCAP,RANAP
ALCAP,RANAP

Network elements in PLMN

UTRAN

Uu

RNS

Node
B

Iu CS

RNC

UE

USIM

Node
B
Iub

Cu

ME

Node
B
Node
B

GMSC

PSTN
ISDN

CN

Iur

HLR

RNC

SGSN

GGSN

Interner

Iu PS
RNS

GMSC: Gateway MSC

GGSN: Gateway GPRS support node

MSC
/VLR

SGSN:Serving GPRS support node

Interface Key Technologies

TT

ATM
ATM technology
technology standard
standard

TT

ATM
ATM composite
composite

TT

SS7
SS7 over
over ATM
ATM

internal
internal process
process in
in RNC,Node
RNC,Node BB and
and MSC
MSC

between
between RNC
RNC ,, Node
Node BB and
and MSC
MSC

between
between RNC
RNC and
and MSC
MSC

Idea of ATM

ATM Cell

constant

DATA

variable
VIDEO

CELL DEASSEMBLING

CELL ASSEMBLING

VOICE

ATM
SWITCH

constant
VOICE

DATA

variable
VIDEO

ATM Cell Structure

GFC
Header

VPI

VCI
VPI

V C I

V P I
VPI
V C I

H E C

Payload

User information

Node B

H E C

User information

RNC

MSC

VPI/VCI assignation
Pre-assigned VC
VC
Default VCI Allocation
0 Unassigned Cell (VPI=0)
1 Meta-signaling
2 Broadcast Signaling
3 OAM Cell (segment)
4 OAM Cell (end to end)
5 Signaling
6 VP Resource
7 Reserved
.

31 Reserved
32 Users and OAM cells

VC

For user
VC

VP

VC

Virtual
Path

physical Cable

VC

Virtual
Channel

VP

VC

ATM Cell flow in RNC

Composite
ATM cell

Node
B

Standard
ATM cell

RNC

Composite /
Decomposite
unit

HUB

CLP

ATM
SW

Composite
ATM cell

M
S
C

Standard
ATM cell

Types of AAL Layers

UPPER
LAYER

A
A
L

CS

SAR

ATM

PHY

Used

in WCDMA

AAL1

AAL2

AAL3/4(*)
AAL3/4

Class A
Voice
Video
CBR

Class B
Voice
Video
VBR

Class C
FR,X.25
Error
detection&
retransmission
ABR

Class D
LAN,SMDS
Error
detection&
retransmission
UBR

Receive and transmit cells of 53 bytes

Electrical or optical signal over physical medium

(*)=only for RNC internal process

AAL5

AAL2 and AAL5 Layer Difference

AAL2 cell format

Information

Voice
Node B

10

C
R
C

U
U
I

LI

Control

AAL5 cell format

C
I
D

User information
Included sequence number
N(S)

R
N
C

Voice

P
A
D

Control

L
I

C
R
C

M
S
C

Idea of ATM Composite

53 bytes
N
O
D
E

53 bytes

u
s
e
r

u
s
e
r

P
A
D

u
s
e
r

u
s
e
r

P
A
D

W-CDMA

RNC

ATM composite
cells
N
O
D
E
B

11

u
s
e
r

u
s
e
r

P
A
D

MSC

ATM composite
cells

u
s
e
r

u
s
e
r

P
A
D

ATM composite cell structure

Start field
OSF

SN

(6b)

ATM
Header
(5B)

OSF= off set SN= sequence number

P=P parity CID=channel identification
LI= length UUI=user user information
HEC=head error control

12

(1b)

S
T
F

(1b)

H
E
A
D
E
R

User
data
A

CID
(8b)

H
E
A
D
E
R

LI

(6b)

User
Data
B

UUI

User header

(5b)

R
N
C

P
A
D

HEC
(5b)

SS7 Over ATM

SS7
message

ATM
cells

CK

PAYLOAD

53 bytes

R
N
C

13

HIGH LAYER
DATA

H
E
A
D
E
R

ROUTING
LABEL

PAYLOAD

53 bytes

H
E
A
D
E
R

F
I FSN
B

B
I BSN
B

PAYLOAD

H
E
A
D
E
R

53 bytes

M
S
C

IP over ATM

H
E
A
D
E
R

IP
Header
(24B)

PAYLOAD

53 bytes

R
N
C

14

User Data

UDP
Header
(8B)

H
E
A
D
E
R

PAYLOAD

53 bytes

H
E
A
D
E
R

Trailer

ATM cells

Header

IP format

PAYLOAD

53 bytes

M
S
C

UDP/IP message format

0

Version

IHL

Source port

Destination port

Length

Checksum

16

UU DD PP
Header
Header
(8B)
(8B)

User
UserData
Data

31

Type of
service

Identification
Time to live

31

Flag

Protocol

Flagment offset
Header checksum

Source address
Destination address
Options

15

Padding

IHL = internet header length

Trailer
Trailer

16

IP
IP
Header
Header
(24B)
(24B)

Header
Header

WCDMA Layers
Horizontal
Horizontal layer
layer ::

RADIO
RADIO NETWORK
NETWORK LAYER
LAYER
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT NETWORK
NETWORK LAYER
LAYER

Vertical
Vertical layer
layer ::

CONTROL
CONTROL PLANE
PLANE
USER
USER PLANE
PLANE
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT NETWORK
NETWORK CONTROL
CONTROL PLANE
PLANE
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT NETWORK
NETWORK USER
USER PLANE
PLANE

16

General Protocol Model

Radio
Network
Layer

Transport
Network
Layer

CONTROL PLANE

USER PLANE

Application
Application
Protocol
Protocol

Data
Data
Stream
Stream

Tran sport
Net work
User Plane

Signaling
Signaling
Bearer
Bearer

Transport
Network
Control Plane

ALCAP
ALCAP
Signaling
Signaling
Bearer
Bearer
Physical
PhysicalLayer
Layer

17

Transport
Network
User Plane

Data
Data
Bearer
Bearer

Protocol stack Control Plane(Down link)

CC/MM

CC/MM
RRC

RRC

RANAP

SCCP

SCCP

MTP3b

MTP3b

MTP3b

SSCF
-NNI

SSCF
-NNI

SSCF
-NNI

RLC

RLC

MAC

MAC

SSCOP

SSCOP

SSCOP

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

M-L1

UE

M
L
1

Node B

SSCF = Service Specific Coordination Function

SSCOP = Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol

18

BISUP

RANAP

RNC

MSC

to/from
GMSC

Protocol stack Control Plane(Up link)

RRC

RLC

NBAP

RRC

SSCF
UNI

RLC

MAC

MAC

M-L1

M-L1

UE

NBAP

SSCF
UNI

RANAP

SCCP

SCCP

MTP3b

MTP3b

MTP3b

SSCF
-NNI

SSCF
-NNI

SSCF
-NNI

BISUP

SSCOP

SSCOP

SSCOP

SSCOP

SSCOP

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

Node B

SSCF = Service Specific Coordination Function

SSCOP = Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol

19

RANAP

RNC

MSC

to/from
GMSC

Protocol stack User Plane

User
data

User
data

RLC

RLC

UE

20

IuUP

MAC

MAC

M-L1

IuUP

u-law
PCM

M
L
1

FP

FP

AAL2

AAL2

AAL2

AAL2

AAL5

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

Node B

RNC

MSC

to/from
GMSC

Protocol stack Control Plane(PS)

SM /
GMM

SM /
GMM

RRC

RRC

RANAP

SCCP
MTP3b
SSCF
-NNI

SCCP
MTP3b
SSCF
-NNI

MAC

SSCOP

SSCOP

IP

AAL2

AAL2

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

RLC

RLC

MAC

M-L1

UE

M
L
1

Node B

SSCF = Service Specific Coordination Function

SSCOP = Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol

21

GTP-C

RANAP

RNC

UDP

SGSN

to/from
GGSN

Protocol Stack User Plane(PS)

IP
PDCP

PDCP

GTP-U

GTP-U

GTP-U

RLC

RLC

UDP

UDP

UDP

MAC

MAC

IP

IP

IP

AAL2

AAL2

AAL5

AAL5

AAL5

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

ATM

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

PHY

M-L1

UE

M
L
1

Node B

RNC

SGSN
to/from
GGSN

22

Interface Protocol Structure

Interfaces
Interfaces ::

-- Uu
Uu :: WCDMA
WCDMA radio
radio interface
interface between
between
UTRAN
UTRAN and
and UE
UE
-- Iub
Iub :: AA fully
fully open
open interface
interface connected
connected
between
between RNC
RNC and
and Node
Node BB
-- Iu
Iu :: This
This open
open interface
interface is
is connected
connected
between
between MSC
MSC and
and RNC
RNC
-- Iur
Iur :: This
This open
open interface
interface between
between RNCs
RNCs
allows
allows soft
soft handover
handover

23

Application Protocols
RANAP

NBAP

UTRAN

ATM

Uu

RNS

Node
B

MSC
/VLR

RNC

UE

USIM

N7
ATM

Iu CS

Node
B

CN
Iub

Cu

ME

Radio
interface

Node
B
Node
B

Iur

Iu PS

RNC
RNS

RNSAP : RNS Application part

RANAP : RAN Application part
NBAP : Node B Application part

24

SGSN

RNSAP
N7
ATM

Iub Interface Protocol Structure

CONTROL
CONTROL
PLANE
PLANE

USER
USER
PLANE
PLANE

Network
Transport
Layer

SSCF-UNI
SSCF-UNI
SSCOP
SSCOP
AAL5
AAL5

AAL
AAL22
ATM
ATM
PHY
PHY

25

USCHFP
USCHFP

Q.SBCCOP
Q.SBCCOP

DSCHFP
DSCHFP

PCHFP
PCHFP

Q.AAL2
Q.AAL2

FACHFP
FACHFP

NBAP
NBAP

RACHFP
RACHFP

DCHFP
DCHFP

Radio
Network
Layer

TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
NETWORK
NETWORK
CONTROL
CONTROLPLANE
PLANE

Iu Interface Protocol Structure

TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
NETWORK
NETWORK
CONTROL
CONTROLPLANE
PLANE

CONTROL
CONTROL
PLANE
PLANE
Radio
Network
Layer

RANAP
RANAP
SCCP
SCCP

USER
USER
PLANE
PLANE
Iu
IuUser
UserPlane
Plane
protocol
protocol

S
S
7

ALCAP
ALCAP
STC
STC

MTP 3b
MTP 3b
Network
Transport
Layer

SSCF-NNI
SSCF-NNI
SSCOP
SSCOP
AAL5
AAL5

AAL
AAL22
ATM
ATM
PHY
PHY

26

Iur Interface Protocol Structure

TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
NETWORK
NETWORK
CONTROL
CONTROLPLANE
PLANE

CONTROL
CONTROL
PLANE
PLANE
Radio
Network
Layer

Network
Transport
Layer

RNSAP
RNSAP

S
S
7

ALCAP
ALCAP

SCCP
SCCP

STC
STC

MTP 3b
MTP 3b

MTP
MTP3b
3b

SSCF-NNI
SSCF-NNI

SSCF-NNI
SSCF-NNI

SSCOP
SSCOP

SSCOP
SSCOP
AAL5
AAL5

USER
USER
PLANE
PLANE
DCH
DCH CCH
CCH
FP
FP
FP
FP

AAL
AAL22
ATM
ATM
PHY
PHY

CTP = Common Transport Protocol

27

STC = Signaling Transport Converter

WCDMA application part

ALCAP : Application part for Transport
Network Control Plane Layer
RANAP : Signaling protocol in Iu interface that
contains all the control information
specified for the radio network layer
RNSAP : Signaling protocol in Iur interface to
control information transaction
between RNCs
NBAP : This protocol covers procedures to
control the radio link through Node B
28

ALCAP function

ALCAP
R
N
C

ROUTING
ROUTING && PATH
PATHCONTROL
CONTROL

R
N
C

PROTOCOL
PROTOCOL ENTITY
ENTITY
OUTGOING
OUTGOING
PROTOCOL
PROTOCOL
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE

MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
PROTOCOL
PROTOCOL
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE

INCOMING
INCOMING
PROTOCOL
PROTOCOL
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE

SIGNALING TRANSPORT CONVERTER

Node
B

Node
B

MTP3b

29

ALCAP Connection process

Service
Service
originating
originating
point
point

ATM
ATM
SWITCH
SWITCH

ERQ

Service
Service
terminating
terminating
point
point

ERQ
ECF

ECF

Path is established

REL

REL
RLC

30

RLC

ALCAP message format

H
E
A
D
E
R

Transport
Network
Control
ALCAP
Plane

P
A
Y
L
O
A
D

Signaling
Bearer

RNC

ALCAP

31

MSC

ALCAP

Destination
Destination

identifier
identifier

Message
Message identifier
identifier
Message
Message compatibility
compatibility
Parameter
Parameteridentifier
identifier
Parameter
Parameter compatibility
compatibility
length

Fields
Fields

CONNECTION
CONNECTION
Establish
Establishrequest(ERQ
request(ERQ) )
Establish
Establishconfirm
confirm(ECF
(ECF) )
Release
))
Releaserequest
request(REL
(REL
Release
Releaseconfirm
confirm(RLC
(RLC) )
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
Reset
Resetrequest(RES)
request(RES)
Reset
confirm(RSC)
Reset confirm(RSC)
Block
Blockrequest(BLO)
request(BLO)
Block
confirm(BLC)
Block confirm(BLC)
Confusion(CFN)
Confusion(CFN)
Unblock
Unblockrequest(UBC)
request(UBC)
Unblock
confirm(UBL
Unblock confirm(UBL) )

RANAP function

M
S
C

R
N
C

RANAP
RANAP
RELOCATION
RELOCATION
&&
HANDOVER
HANDOVER
FUNCTION
FUNCTION

Iu
IuRELEASE
RELEASE
CONTROL
CONTROL

RADIO
RADIOACCESS
ACCESS
BEARER
BEARER
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

PAGING
PAGING
LOCATION
LOCATION REPORTING
REPORTING
UE-CN
UE-CNSIGNALING
SIGNALINGTRANSFER
TRANSFER

32

SECURITY
SECURITYMODE
MODE
CONTROL
CONTROL

RANAP message format

Message
part

CONTROL
PLANE

Signaling
Bearer
Transport
Network
User Plane

33

Parameter part

RANAP

Message
Messageidentifier
identifier
Length
Length
Message
Messagecompatibility
compatibility
Parameter
Parameteridentifier
identifier

Parameter
Parameterlength
length
Parameter
Parametercompatibility
compatibility
field
field

Parameter
Parameteridentifier
identifier
Parameter
Parameterlength
length

Parameter
Parametercompatibility
compatibility
field
field

RAB: Set up/ response/ failure

RAB: Reconfiguration/response/
failure
RAB: Release/response/request
Common ID
Direct transfer
Initial UE message
Cipher mode: command/complete
Paging
IU release: command/complete
Relocation: required/request
/complete/failure
HO: required/request/command/
detect / complete/failure
Reset /reset acknowledge
Confusion

RANAP messages example

conecction

SET UP

Call
establishment
messages

Call
clearing
messages

34

M
S
C

R
N
C

CALL PROCEEDING
ALERT,CONNECT

R
A
N
A
P

RABset up
RAB setup response
PAGING

RELEASE

DISCONNECT

R
A
N
A
P

RAB
messages

NBAP function

COMMON
COMMONNBAP
NBAPFUNCTION
FUNCTION
CELL
CELL
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
RADIO
RADIOLINK
LINK
SETUP
SETUP
COMMON
COMMON
CHANNELS
CHANNELS
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

35

MEASUREMENT
MEASUREMENT
REPORT
REPORT
RADIO
RADIO
RESOURCE
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

DEDICATED
DEDICATEDNBAP
NBAPFUNCTION
FUNCTION
HANDLING
HANDLINGofofDEDICATED
DEDICATED
&&SHARED
CHANNELS
SHARED CHANNELS

RADIO
RADIOLINK
LINK
FAULT
FAULT
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

DL
DL
POWER
POWER
CONTROL
CONTROL

ADITION
ADITION/ /RELEASE&
RELEASE&
RECONFIGURATION
RECONFIGURATIONofofRADIO
RADIO
LINK
LINK

NBAP message format

Message
part

NBAP

Parameter
part

CONTROL
PLANE

Message
Messageidentifier
identifier
Length
Length
Message
Messagecompatibility
compatibility
Parameter
Parameteridentifier
identifier
Parameter
Parameterlength
length
Parameter
Parametercompatibility
compatibility
field
field

Radio link set up: response/

failure
Radio link addition: response/
failure/ response/ failure
Radio link deletion: response
Radio link reconfiguration: ready
prepare/commit/failure/cancel

Signaling
Bearer
Transport
Network
User Plane

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Parameter
Parameteridentifier
identifier
Parameter
Parameterlength
length
Parameter
Parametercompatibility
compatibility
field
field

Power control
Outer loop power control
Paging
Reset
Reset acknowledge
Confusion

NBAP messages

R
N
C

Node
B
RADIO LINK SETUP

RL
establishment
messages
RL
preparation
messages

RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE

N
B
A
P

RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE
RL RECONFIGURATION READY
RL DELETION
RL DELETION RESPONSE
POWER CONTROL

PAGING

37

N
B
A
P

RL
clearing
messages

RNSAP function
RNSAP Functions:

38

RNSAP
RNSAPBasic
Basic
Mobility
Mobility

Support of SRNC relocation

Support of inter RNC cell and UTRAN
registration area update
Support of inter RNC packet paging
Reporting of protocol error

RNSAP
RNSAPDCH
DCH
control
control

Establishment ,modification and release of

dedicated channel in the DRNC due to hard
and soft handover
Setup and release of dedicated transport
connections across the Iur interface
Transfer of DCH transport blocks between
SRNC and DRNC

RNSAP
RNSAPCCH
CCH
control
control

Setup and release of transport connection

across the Iur for common data streams
Splitting of the MAC layer between SRNC
and DRNC

RNSAP message format

ATM binding ID
ATM address
No.of DCHs
DCH ID
TFS for DCH
Radio frequency
UL scrambling code
UL channelisation code
Radio link ID
No. of radio links
Cell ID
Neighbor cell information
Slot offset
Initial DL power
DL power range
etc

Message
Messageidentifier
identifier
Length
Length
Message
Messagecompatibility
compatibility
Parameter
Parameteridentifier
identifier
Parameter
Parameterlength
length
Parameter
compatibility
Parameter compatibility
field
field

Radio link set up: request/

response/failure
failure
Radio link addition: response/
failure/
Radio link deletion: response
Radio link reconfiguration: ready
prepare/commit/failure/cancel

Parameter
Parameteridentifier
identifier
Parameter
Parameterlength
length
Parameter
Parametercompatibility
compatibility
field
field

DL Power control
UL Outer loop power control
DL user data retrival/response
RNC relocation request
RRC context retrival/response
Reset / reset acknowledge
Confusion

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RNC Layer Function

RANAP function
Relocation
Paging
UE-CN signaling transfer
Location reporting

RANAP

MTP3b function
Transport user part data

SCCP
MTP3b
SSCF
-NNI

SSCOP function
Error correction by
retransmission
Connection control
ATM function
Transport 53 bytes cell

40

SCCP function
Connectionless
Connection oriented

SSCOP
AAL5
ATM
PHY

NEAX61

SSCF function
Maps SSCOP
with MTP
AAL5 function
Data is divided
in 48B
Error detection
PHY function
Metallic or optical cable

Function of SCCP

CONNECTIONLESS MODE:
Messages are dispatched without ensuring that the
receiving side is ready to receive them. In this mode
message sequence is not guaranteed.
CONNECTION ORIENTED MODE:
In this mode an association is established
between sender and receiver before data is sent.
Sequence transmission is guaranteed.

41

SCCP structure
HIGH LAYER:
RADIO ACCESS APPLICATION PART
INTELLIGENT APPLICATION PART

SCCP
SCCP
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
CONTROL
CONTROL

SCCP
SCCP
CONNECTIONLESS
CONNECTIONLESS
CONTROL
CONTROL

SCCP
SCCP
SCCP
SCCP ROUTING
ROUTING CONTROL
CONTROL

MESSAGE TRANSFER PART

42

SCCP
SCCP
CONNECTION
CONNECTION
ORIENTED
ORIENTED
CONTROL
CONTROL

SCCP message format

ROUTING LABEL
MESSAGE TYPE
MANDATORY PARAMETER A
Connection
Oriented:
CR,CC,
RLSD, RLC,
DT,AK
RSR,RSC
Connectionless:

`POINTER to PARAMETER P
POINTER to OPTIONAL PART
LENGTH INDICATOR

UDT

PARAMETER M

M
F
P

MANDATORY PARAMETER F
POINTER to PARAMETER M
M
V
P

LENGTH INDICATOR
PARAMETER P
PARAMETER NAME X
LENGTH INDICATOR PARAMETER X
PARAMETER NAME Y
LENGTH INDICATOR PARAMETER Y

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O
P
T
I
O
N
A
L

CL and CO

R
N
C

M
S
C

UDT(data)
UDT

UDT(data)
UDT

Connection
Setup

CR(connection
request)
CR
CC(connection control)

Data
transfer

DT(data
transfer)
DT
DT(data
transfer)
DT

UDT(data)
UDT

UDT(data)
UDT

M
S
C

R
N
C

Connection
release

RLSD(released)
RLSD
RLC(release
complete)
RLC

CONNECTIONLESS
MODE

44

CONNECTION
ORIENTED MODE

MTP3b functional block

SCCP

MTP3b
MTP3b
SIGNALING
SIGNALING
LINK
LINK
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

SIGNALING
SIGNALING
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

SIGNALING
SIGNALING
ROUTE
ROUTE
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

SIGNALING
SIGNALING MESSAGE
MESSAGE HANDLING
HANDLING

SSCF

45

MTP3b message format

SIO
SIO
Routing
Routing
Label
Label

SSF
DPC
DPC
OPC

Service
Service
indicator
indicator

DPC
DPC
OPC
OPC

SLS / SLC
Message
Message
MFP
MFP
MVP
MVP
OPTIONAL
OPTIONAL

46

00000000

Signaling
Signalingnetwork
network
management
management

00001111
00110011

SCCP
SCCP
ISUP
ISUP

11000011

BISUP
BISUP

OPC
OPC

Message
Message

MTP
MTPmessages
messages

User
Userdata
data

Link
Link inhibit
inhibit function:
function:
LIN,LUN,LIA,LID,LLT,LRT
LIN,LUN,LIA,LID,LLT,LRT
Emergency
Emergency change
change over:
over:
ECA,
ECA,ECO,
ECO,XCA,
XCA,XCO
XCO
Route
Routemanagement
management: :
TFP,TFA,TFR
TFP,TFA,TFR

SSCOP Function

SSCF

SSCOP
SSCOP

ERROR
ERROR
CORRECTION BY
CORRECTION BY
RETRANSMISSION
RETRANSMISSION

LOCAL
LOCALDATA
DATA
RETRIEVAL
RETRIEVAL

ERROR
ERRORREPORTING
REPORTING
TO LAYER
TO LAYER
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT

CONNECTION
CONNECTION
CONTROL
CONTROL

AAL

47

TRANSFER
TRANSFER
USER
USERDATA
DATA

SSCOP connection sequence

R
N
C

M
S
C

signaling

Connection
establishment

BGN
BGAK

D a t a
transfer

SD1 / N(S)
Reporting
reception

SD2 / N(S)
POLL
STAT /N(R)

Conne c t io n
end

SD3 / N(S)
END
ENDAK

48

Reception
check

AAL 5 FUNCTION
HIGHER LAYER

User data

AAL
AAL
CONVERGENCE
CONVERGENCE
SUBLAYER
SUBLAYER

SEGMENTATION
SEGMENTATION&&
REASSEMBLY
REASSEMBLY
SUBLAYER
SUBLAYER

User data
(0~65535B)

CPI = common part indicator

49

C
P
I

L
I

C
R
C

Payload

Payload

Payload

48B

48B

48B

Payload
ATM LAYER

P
A
D

48B

Payload
48B

Payload
48B

AAL 2 function
User data

HIGHER LAYER

AAL
AAL
CONVERGENCE
CONVERGENCE
SUBLAYER
SUBLAYER

SEGMENTATION
SEGMENTATION
&&
REASSEMBLY
REASSEMBLY
SUBLAYER
SUBLAYER

Header

Payload

PH

1B

50

PH

1~45B

3B

STF

ATM LAYER

Payload

3B

Payload
47B

Payload
48B

Trailer

Payload
1~45B

P
A
D

PACKET HEADER and START FIELD

Packet header

PH
PH

1B
1B

3B
3B

Payload
Payload

Start field

STF
STF

CID
8

LI
6

UUI
5

HEC
5

1~45B
1~45B

Payload
Payload

OSF
6

SN
1

P
1

47B
47B

PAD
PAD

CID = channel identifier

Identifies the individual user channel within
the AAL2
LI = length indicator
Identifies the length of the packet payload

OSF = offset field

Points the beginning of the
first AAL2 packet data

UUI = user to user indicator

Provides a transparent convey information

P = parity

HEC= header error control

Protects the PH from transmission errors

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SN = sequence number
To detect cell loss

Iu Interface Message Format

RNC
RRC

MSC
High
High layer
layer
data
data

RANAP
SCCP

RLC

MTP3b
SSCF
-NNI

MAC

52

SSCOP

AAL2

AAL5

ATM

ATM

PHY

PHY

C
C
R
R
C
C
H

LL
II

PP
A
A
D
D

PAYLOAD

O
O
PP

M
M
V
V
PP

O
O
PP

M
M
V
V
PP

N
N
(S)
(S)

TT
yy
pp
ee

O
O
PP

M
M
V
V
PP

N
N
(S)
(S)

TT
yy
pp
ee

O
O
PP

M
M
V
V
PP

RANAP

MFP
MFP

M
M
ee
ss

MFP
MFP

M
M
ee
ss

Routing
Routing
Label
Label

SS
II
O
O

MFP
MFP

M
M
ee
ss

Routing
Routing
Label
Label

SS
II
O
O

SSCOP

MFP
MFP

M
M
ee
ss

Routing
Routing
Label
Label

SS
II
O
O

AAL5

PAYLOAD

SCCP

PAYLOAD

MTP3b
SSCF
-NNI

ATM
PHY

Transport network CP message format

Node B

RNC
hea
hea
der
der

QAAL2

Payload
Payload

QAAL2

(QAAL2
(QAAL2 signaling
signaling data)
data)

SBCCOP

SBCCOP
N
N
(S)
(S)

SSCF
-NNI

Ty
Ty
pe
pe

hea
hea
der
der

Payload
Payload

SSCF
-NNI

(QAAL2
(QAAL2 signaling
signaling data)
data)

SSCOP

AAL5

ATM
PHY

53

SSCOP
C
C
R
R
C
C

LL
II

Payload
Payload

PP
A
A
D
D

H
H

N
N
(S)
(S)

Ty
Ty
pe
pe

hea
hea
der
der

Payload
Payload

Payload
Payload

(QAAL2
(QAAL2 signaling
signaling data)
data)

H
H

Payload
Payload

AAL5

H
H

ATM

PHY

Iub Interface Message Format

RRC

RANAP
SCCP

RLC

MTP3b
SSCF
-NNI

SN
SN
M
L
1

AAL
AAL Payload
Payload

LI
LI

AAL2
ATM
PHY

Node B

54

II
TT

Payload
Payload

H
H

Payload
Payload

C
C
R
R
C
C

H
H

MAC

SSCOP

AAL2

AAL5

ATM

ATM

PHY

PHY
RNC

UE Layer Function
RRC functions :
-Broadcast of system information
-Paging
-Control of radio bearer transport
channels and physical channels
-Establishment, maintenance and
release of RRC connection
RRC
RLC
MAC
M-L1

M-L1 functions:
-Modulation and spreading
-Error detection on transport channel
-Frequency and time synchronization

55

RLC functions:
-Segmentation and reassemble
-Padding
-Transfer of user data
-Error correction
-Flow control
-Sequence number check
-Protocol error detection and
recovery
MAC functions :
-Mapping of logical channels onto
transport channel
-Selection of the transport format
-Multiplexing and demultiplexing
of higher layer PDU
-Ciphering
-Dynamic transport channel type
switching

UTRA FDD radio interface protocol

Control Plane

User Plane
UL

L
3

DL

RRC
PDCP

L
2

UL

DL

CCCH DCCH
DTCH

PCCH BCCH CCCH

CTCH DCCH DTCH

RACH CPCH
DCH

PCH BCH FACH

DSCH DCH

PRACH PCPCH
DPDCH DPCCH

S-CCPPCH P-CCPCH
PDSCH DPCH

RLC
Logical channel
MAC
Transport channel

L
1

PHY

SCH CPICH AICH PICH

56

Logical,Transport and Physical

Logical channel
BCCH

DCH

PCCH

FAUSCH

CCCH

BCH

DCCH

FACH

PCH

DTCH

CTCH

RACH

CPCH

DSCH

PRACH

PCPCH

PDSCH

Transport channel

Physical channel
DPDCH

PFAUSCH

P-CCPCH

S-CCPCH

DPCCH

DPCH

57

CPICH

SCH

AICH

PICH

RRC functional block at RNC

HIGH LAYER SIGNALING

RRC
RRC
BROADCAST
BROADCAST
CONTROL
CONTROL

PAGING
PAGING&&
NOTIFICATION
NOTIFICATION
CONTROL
CONTROL

TRANSFER
TRANSFERMODE
MODECONTROL
CONTROL

RADIO LINK CONTROL

58

DEDICATED
DEDICATED
CONTROL
CONTROL

RRC Service state

IDLE MODE
RRC connection

CONTROL

request

CHANNELS

CONNECTED
MODE
DEDICATED
CHANNELS

RRC release

BCCH

PCCH
CCCH

59

request

DCCH

DTCH

RRC functions

R
N
C

Broadcast of system information

Paging
R
R
C

Establishment, maintenance and release of RRC connection

Assigment and release of radio bearers

Measurement control
Measurement report

60

R
R
C

RLC function mode

RRC

Transparent SAP

Acknowledged SAP

Unacknowledged SAP

RLC
Transmitting
transparent
entity

Receiving
transparent
entity

BCCH / PCCH / CCCH

/ DCCH / DTCH

Acknowledged
Mode entity

DCCH
/ DTCH

MAC

61

Transmitting
Unacknowledged
mode entity

Receiving
Unacknowledged
mode entity

CCCH / CTCH /
DCCH / DTCH

RLC operation mode

RLC
RLCTRANSPARENT
TRANSPARENTMODE
MODE
Segmentation

RLC
RLCACKNOWLEDGED
ACKNOWLEDGEDMODE
MODE

Reassembly
Segmentation

Transmission
Buffer

Receiver
Buffer

Reassembly

Ciphering

Deciphering

Add RLC
header

Remove RLC
header

Logical channel

RLC
RLCUNACKNOWLEDGED
UNACKNOWLEDGEDMODE
MODE
Segmentation

Reassembly

Ciphering

Deciphering

Add RLC
header

Remove RLC
header

Transmission
Buffer

Receiver
Buffer

Logical channel

62

ReTX
Buffer

Transmission
Buffer

Receiver
Buffer

Logical channel

RLC transparent function

High layer PDU

Segmentation

RLC SDU

RLC PDU

RLC PDU

RLC TRANSPARENT

Reassembly

MAC
MAC SDU

Physical

63

MAC SDU

RLC SDU

CRC

RLC SDU

CRC

RLC No transparent
High layer PDU

Segmentation

RLC SDU

RLC PDU

RLC PDU

RLC NOTRANSPARENT

H
Reassembly

MAC NO TRANSPARENT

Physical

64

MAC SDU

MAC SDU

CRC

MAC SDU

MAC SDU

CRC

RLC message structure

UM PDU
7

Sequence number

Length indicator

Length indicator

Data

PAD

65

AM PDU
0
Sequence number

Header

RLC
PDU

HE

Length indicator

Length indicator

Data

PAD or piggybacked STATUS

MAC functional block

RADIO LINK CONTROL

Logical channels

PCCH

BCCH

M
A
C

CCCH
BCCH

CTCH

DTCH

MAC-b
MAC-b

MAC-p
MAC-p/ /MAC-c
MAC-c/ /MAC-sh
MAC-sh

MAC-d
MAC-d

Handles
HandlesBroadcast
Broadcast
Channel
Channel

Handles
HandlesPaging
Paging,Common
,Commonand
and
Shared
channels
Shared channels

Handles
HandlesDedicated
Dedicated
channels
channels

BCH

PCH

RACH
FACH

DSCH
CPCH

Transport channels
Physical

66

DCCH

DCH
Dedicated channel

UTRAN side MAC function

PCCH

BCCH

CCCH

CTCH

MAC

DCCH

M
M
AA
CC
-dd

DTCH

Transport
Transport channel
channel type
type selection
selection

MAC
/sh
MACcc/sh
/sh
/sh

Multiplexing
Multiplexing
Priority
Priority setting
setting
Flow
Flow control
control
Flow
Flow control
control

Target
Target channel
channel type
type MUX
MUX // UE-id
UE-id // UE-id
UE-id type
type
Scheduling
Scheduling // priority
priority handling
handling

PCH

67

FACH

DSCH

RACH

CPCH

DCH

MAC message format

MAC
No
header
P
H
Y
S
I
C
A
L

TCTF

MAC SDU

to DCH

CHANNEL

0000 0000

BCCH

0100 0000

CCCH

1000 0000

CTCH

1100 0000

FACH
TCTF
8b

TCTF

UE-Id
type
2b

TCTF=Target Channel Type Field

68

DTCH / DCCH

UE-Id
32b
16b

CCCH to
MAC SDU

MAC SDU

RACH / FACH

DTCH/DCCH
to
RACH / FACH

R
L
C

Uu Interface Message Format

High
Highlayer
layerdata
data

RRC
SN
SN

RLC

LI
LI

Data
Data

PAD
PAD

SN
SN

LI
LI

Data
Data

PAD
PAD

RLC PDU
MAC

MAC
MACheader
header

SN
SN

LI
LI

Data
Data

PAD
PAD

MAC SDU
M-L1

MAC header
MAC header

SN
SN

UE

Data
Data

PAD
PAD CRC
CRC

M
L
1

ATM
PHY

Node B
SDU = service data unit
PDU = protocol data unit

69

LI
LI

AAL2

Channels in idle mode

Common Control channels

RRC

RLC

MAC

M-L1

70

RRC

BCCH , PCCH
BCH , PCH
P-CCPCH , S-CCPCH

RLC

MAC

M-L1

Channels in Connected mode

Common Control
channels

Dedicated Control
channels

RRC

RRC

CCCH,DCCH

RLC

MAC

M-L1

FACH,DCH
DPCH
DPDCH

71

R
N
C

RACH,DCH
M
L
1

AAL2
ATM
PHY

RLC

MAC

AAL2
ATM
PHY

Physical interface for WCDMA

156 M
Node
B

72

2M

R
N
C

156M(SDH)

M
S
C

General call sequence:origination

M
S
C

R
N
C

CCCH

Radio channel connection establishment

Authentication/Ciphering

Authentication/Ciphering

Call connection

Call connection

Call connection

Path established

Path established

Path established

H
Alert/Connection
CONVERSATION

DTCH

DISCONNECTION

DCCH

73

Alert/Connection

Path release

Path release

DISCONNECTION
Path release

General call sequence termination

M
S
C

R
N
C

Paging

PCCH
CCCH

Paging

Radio channel connection establishment

Paging response

Paging response

Authentication/Ciphering

C
H

Path established

Path established

Alert/Connection
CONVERSATION
DISCONNECTION

74

Path established
Alert/Connection

DTCH

DCCH

Authentication/Ciphering

Path release

Path release

DISCONNECTION

Path release

Call origination 1
M
S
C

R
N
C

RRC

connection request
N
B
A
P

A
L
C
A
P
RRC

75

Radio link set up

Radio link set up response

Establish request
Establish confirm

connection set up

RRC
N
B
A
P

A
L
C
A
P
RRC

Call origination 2

M
S
C

R
N
C

MM: connection service request

R
R
C

MM: authentication request

MM: authentication response

MM: connection service accept

76

MM:connection service request

R
R
C

R
A
N
A
P

MM: authentication request

MM: authentication response

MM: connection service accept

R
A
N
A
P

Call origination 3
R
N
C

CC: Call setup

CC: Call proceeding

R
R
C

N
B
A
P

R
R
C

RL reconfiguration prepare
RL reconfiguration ready

M
S
C

R
A
N
A
P

CC: Call setup

CC: Call proceeding
RAB assignment request

R
A
N
A
P

N
B
A
P
Establish request

ALCAP
RAB setup
RAB setupcomplete

77

R
R
C

R
A
N
A
P

Establish confirm

RABassignment response

ALCAP
R
A
N
A
P

Call origination 4

R
N
C

M
S
C

CC: Alert

CC: Alert
R
R
C

CC: Connection

R
R
C

CC: Connection ACK

Conversation

78

R
A
N
A
P

CC: Connection
CC: Connection ACK

R
A
N
A
P

Call disconnection 1

R
N
C

M
S
C

CC: Disconnection
R
R
C

CC: Release
CC: Release complete

CC: Disconnection
R
R
C

R
A
N
A
P

CC: Release
CC: Release complete

R
A
N
A
P

Iu release command
Iu release complete

ALCAP

79

Release request
Release confirm

ALCAP

Call disconnection 2

R
N
C

R
R
C

Connection release
Connection release complete
N
B
A
P
A
L
C
A
P

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RL deletion
RL deletion response

Release request
Release confirm

R
R
C
N
B
A
P
A
L
C
A
P

M
S
C