Services in LTE

Services Possibilities in LTE

Faster web browsing, email etc
HD Voice using VoIP
Streaming Audio & Video
SMS and MMS services
Machine type communication
Wireless multimedia conferencing
Video calls
Location based services
 Better User Experience with LTE
Large-scale streaming, downloading and sharing
of video, music, and rich multimedia content.

Example
Current Support LTE Support
Services
Voice Real-time audio VoIP, high fidelity audio, video
conferencing, video calls
Web browsing Access to online services Super-fast browsing/uploading
Multimedia Supported with streaming Real-time video and tele-presence
type applications possible
Games Downloadable and online Better support for real-time online
games gaming
TV/Video on Streamed and downloadable Broadcast television services, true on-
demand video content demand television, high-quality video
streaming
Voice in LTE
 Voice Landscape
CSFB (no IMS)
VoIP using IMS
Circuit-Switched Fallback
VoLTE (Voice over LTE)
[Features specified by former
One Voice Profile]

Approaches to
Supporting
Voice

IMS Service Continuity (ISC)

Bi-directional handover using
IMS SRVCC from LTE to CS
(Handover using IMS)
CSFB with existing
2G/3G networks
What is CS Fallback?
EPC PSTN
CS-CN

E-UTRAN 2G/3G RAN

PS Services CS and PS Services

CS Fallback-capable UE

Depends on the existence of 2G/3G network and LTE in the same

geographic area
CS services are provided by the 2G/3G access technology
Inter-RAT handover to 2G/3G when the UE needs the voice services
 EPS Architecture for CS Fallback
Other CS Services

GSM/UMTS LCS SMS SS

1x
MSC
Server

E-UTRAN SGs
MME
UE LTE-Uu S1-MME
CS Fallback End-to-End View
PAGING Response
PSTN
MSC
2G/3G RAN
with CSFB D

2G/3G Combined
PDN SGs Mobility
HO to 2G/3G at Mgmt HSS
the beginning of
voice call
MME

E-UTRAN SGW S5 PGW PDN

S1-U
SGi

PS-path on S1-U may be pulled over to S4 (or

dropped) as a result of the CS Fallback
LTE with IMS
LTE services
HO for PS
(e.g., VoIP) are
services IMS
hosted at IMS
outside LTE
coverage Handover
area

HSS
2G/3G
2G/3G PS domain
P-GW
network MME

overlay
2G/3G S-GW
CS domain
eNB LTE
SRVCC for
Handover
voice services
 Voice Over LTE (VoLTE)
Goals: 1. Simplify 2. Common VoIP Solution

Basic IMS: IMS Too Flexible:

Too many features Multiple ways of doing
(not all needed in same task
deployment) (e.g., authentication)

Areas of Focus

Basic Functions and Common

Supplementary Functions
Services Media EPS (Ex: IPv4 and
(Ex: IMS-AKA for Characteristics Capabilities IPv6 support)
authentication) (Ex: AMR Codec) (Ex: RoHC)
SRVCC: Why and What
Need for in
the call HO No CS domain in
LTE: Need for PS
to CS HO
Limited LTE
coverage

Single Radio Voice

Call Continuity

Initially
unidirectional: Simplified device Expands use
PS CS RF: single radio of IMS
(Ex: LTE
1x/UTRAN)
 Supporting SMS in LTE

Use of IP and IMS

Support
for
SMS
Use of the
LTE E-UTRAN and
Legacy CS Core Network
(No CSFB)
 SMS using SGs
Example: UE originated SMS in Idle Mode

Legacy CS
EPC Core
UE 1. Service Request SGs
E-UTRAN MME
3. Forwarding of
2. SMS via NAS Signaling MSC
SMS
(Uplink NAS Transport) Server

Supported SMS Scenarios

UE-originated and UE-terminated SMS in Idle Mode
UE-originated and UE-terminated SMS in Connected Mode (direct
use of existing NAS signaling: no service request/paging)