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Handover procedures are a key function of LTE eNBs. They are intended to reduce interruption time compared to the circuit-switched handover process in 2G networks.
Thoroughly evaluating the performance of LTE eNBs requires testing multiple handover procedures, shown in the table below. LTE eNBs must execute handovers both
within the E-UTRAN (inter/intra-eNB) and between legacy Radio Access Technologies (RATs) such as UMTS.
Test Configurations
The figure below shows the test configuration for inter-eNB and inter-RAT Handovers. There are two types of procedures that can be tested in this configuration: Source,
and Target. In the Source procedure the UE exits the cell, and in the Target procedure the UE enters the cell. The eNB (DUT) connects to the S1/X2 Simulator with
X2AP and S1AP interfaces, and also connects to the UE Simulator. Source and Target procedures can be tested with the same configuration. Inter RAT (Source) and
Inter RAT (Target) handovers can also be tested in this configuration. Intra-eNB handovers use a slightly different test configuration, shown in Figure 3 below.
When a UE leaves an eNB cell to a cell controlled by a neighboring eNB, its called an Inter-eNB (Source) handover.
If an eNB receives a UE (the UE enters the eNBs cell) from a neighboring eNB during a handover, its called an Inter-eNB (Target) handover, because the eNB is the
In the charts below you can see details of the messaging and procedures involved in an Inter-eNB (Target) handover. The procedures and the test configuration are
When a UE moves from one sector to another sector that is managed by the same eNB, its called an Intra-eNB handover.
The chart below shows details of the messaging and procedure for Intra-eNB handovers.