ZTE CSFB & FR FEATURE

DESCRIPTION
CSFB
1. CSFB feature
2. CSFB parameter configuration
3. CSFB optimization strategy

FR
1. FR feature
2. FR parameter configuration
3. FR optimization strategy
 CSFB feature
3 kinds of LTE voice solution
LTE voice solution SVLTE CSFB SRVCC

definition Simultaneous Voice and Circuit-Switched Single Radio Voice Call

LTE fallback Continuity
advantages • Simultaneous voice • Low UE power • Support voice
service in 2G/3G and consumption handover between
data service in LTE • Simple UE design LTE and 2G/3G
• No network and less • Support voice
upgrades for 2G/3G, components service in LTE,
low cost alleviate traffic load
of 2G/3G
disadvantages • High UE power • Need 2G/3G • Need IMS in core
consumption network upgrades network, high cost
• Hard UE design, • Network upgrade in
more UE electric both
components 2G/3G/4G,high cost
 CSFB feature
Network structure for CSFB

SGs interface is added between MSC and MME

Iu-ps SGSN
UTRAN

Gs
Gb
Uu GERAN
Iu-cs
S3
MSC
A
Um

SGs
LTE-Uu S1-MME
UE E-UTRAN MME

• Support combined TAC/LAC attach and location update

• Support short message in LTE
• Support MT paging in LTE
 CSFB feature
CSFB triggered mobility overview
• Re-direction: blind
re-direction and
redirection based
on measurement.
• CCO (cell change
order):a kind of re-
direciton with
optional network
assistance. Reduce
some delay for CSFB.
• Now in Panama
Movistar LTE
network, blind
redirection from
LTE to UMTS is
used.
 CSFB feature
CSFB combined TAC/LAC attach procedure
• 1.CSFB UE initiate the
combined EPS/IMSI
attach in attach request
• 2.MME refers to the
TAC/LAC mapping
relation to find the
destination MSC, send
"LOCATION-UPDATE-
REQUEST" combined
location update request to
MSC, MSC handle the
HLR registration via SGs
interface
• 3.successful attach, UE
store the LAC and TMSI
• 4.if the UE is the MT,
MSC will send the paging
through SGs interface
 CSFB feature
CSFB combined location area update procedure
• 1.when TAC is changed
or periodic location
update timer expire, UE
initiate location update
request to MME with
combined location area
update indication.
• 2.MME judge the LAC is
changed according to the
LAC/TAC mapping
relation, send combined
location update request to
MSC, MSC handle the
registration
• 3.successful location
update, UE store the LAC
and TMSI from MSC
 CSFB feature
CSFB MO procedure
 CSFB feature
CSFB MT procedure in idle mode

MSC judge if the SGs connection for MT UE exists , if the SGs connection for MT UE exists, MSC will
send paging information through SGs, otherwise, MSC will send paging information through A interface.
 CSFB feature
CSFB MT procedure in connected mode
 CSFB feature
CSFB detach procedure
CSFB
1. CSFB feature
2. CSFB parameter configuration
3. CSFB optimization strategy

FR
1. FR feature
2. FR parameter configuration
3. FR optimization strategy
 CSFB parameter configuration

CSFB related parameter in LTE eNodeB like what in the table above, these
parameters include UTRAN frequency, UTRAN frequency CSFB priority,
re-direction priority, CSFB method, system CSFB priority.
CSFB
1. CSFB feature
2. CSFB parameter configuration
3. CSFB optimization strategy

FR
1. FR feature
2. FR parameter configuration
3. FR optimization strategy
 CSFB optimization strategy
ending message referential max
scenario starting mssage in LTE side in 3G side delay(ms)
4G MO to 3G MT CSFB delay (connected
LTE Extended Service Request Alerting 6200
mode)
4G MO to 3G MT CSFB delay (ilde mode) LTE Extended Service Request Alerting 6200
3G MO to 4G MT CSFB delay (connected
CS SERVICE NOTIFICATION Alerting 6200
mode）
3G MO to 4G MT CSFB delay (idle mode
Paging Alerting 6200
）
4G MO to 4G MT CSFB delay（connected
LTE Extended Service Request Alerting 6200
mode）
4G MO to 4G MT CSFB delay（ilde mode
LTE Extended Service Request Alerting 6200
）

CSFB optimization focus on CSFB delay optimization, the delay from

“LTE extended service request “, “CS service notification”, ”paging”
to “RRC connection release” in LTE side is very short, less than
200ms, so CSFB delay optimization focus on 3G side and core
network side, LTE should do the coordination things such as good
neighbor relation with WCDMA, enable some functions to speed up
the mobility from LTE to WCDMA.
 CSFB optimization strategy
• CSFB with Inter MSC LAU, MSC should support MTRF (Mobile Terminating
Roaming Forwarding), otherwise MT and MO CSFB will fail.it is better to have
MSC pool and let one MSC take over the CSFB and configure the SGs. Reduce
inter MSC LAU and reduce the cost of MSC SGs upgrade.
• Configure the highest CSFB priority for the UMTS frequency of which the
coverage is the best, reduce the UMTS frequency searching time from the
highest-priority frequency to lowest-priority frequency.
• Enable R9 re-direction RIM (CCO with NACC) to carry the target UMTS cell
system information in LTE RRC connection, avoid UE reading UMTS system
information to reduce the CSFB delay for 700ms. Before doing this, need
enable CSFB based on B2 re-direction, and also need upgrade of the core
network to support RIM.
• Need to simplify LTE to UMTS neighbor relation to improve RIM success rate.
• Ps handover from LTE to UMTS will reduce the CSFB delay for 1700ms, but
need the support from core network and UE.
CSFB
1. CSFB feature
2. CSFB parameter configuration
3. CSFB optimization strategy

FR
1. FR feature
2. FR parameter configuration
3. FR optimization strategy
 FR feature
• Now LTE can’t support voice call, when UE
make a voice call, UE redirects to UMTS by
CSFB and establish voice call, When the voice
call is released, the terminal can backs to LTE
with Fast Return mechanism.

LTE UMTS

GSM/GPRS
 FR feature
• Scenario1：UE trigger voice call in LTE
UE camps in LTE and trigger a cs voice call, then
CSFB to UMTS, when the call is finished, UE will
UE will re-direct from UMTS to LTE using fast
return.
• Scenario2: UE is in active mode for PS service in
UMTS
Fast Return to UMTS for PS Only when UE RRC
Status Transferring from CELL_DCH to
CELL_FACH/URA_PCH
CSFB
1. CSFB feature
2. CSFB parameter configuration
3. CSFB optimization strategy

FR
1. FR feature
2. FR parameter configuration
3. FR optimization strategy
 FR parameter configuration
Fast Return Parameter List

Version Parameter name Parameter discription Value

psL2USwchByCs Switch of Permit PS Handover from LTE to UTRAN Because of CSFB 1

fastRetEUtranSwch RNC Switch of Fast Return to E-UTRAN 1

rncPsHoLteSw RNC Switch for PS Handover with LTE 1

UR12
Switch of PS Service Fast Return to Eutran when CS is released for
mulSrvRePsHoLteSw Multi-RAB Service 2

eutranPsHoMode PS Handover to Eutran Mode 1

celReturnLteSwch Cell Switch of Fast Return to EUTRAN 1

psL2USwchByCs Switch of Permit PS Handover from LTE to UTRAN Because of CSFB 1

fastRetEUtranSwch RNC Switch of Fast Return to E-UTRAN 1

rncPsHoLteSw RNC Switch for PS Handover with LTE 1

UR13 Switch of PS Service Fast Return to Eutran when CS is released

csfbMulSrv2LteSw for Eutran CSFB Multi-RAB Service 2
PS Handover Mode when CS is released for Eutran CSFB Multi-
csfbPsHo2LteMode RAB Service 1
Switch of Fast Return to Eutran when Eutran CSFB CS is
csfbCsRel2LteSw released 1
Switch of Fast Return to Eutran for PS Only when UE RRC
dch2FachRetLteSw Status Transferring from CELL_DCH to CELL_FACH 1
 FR parameter configuration

• We can find the signaling of CSFB

 FR parameter configuration

Release the CS call, UE will fast return back to LTE. In message

rrcConnectionRelease, frequencies of EUTRAN cell will be
included
CSFB
1. CSFB feature
2. CSFB parameter configuration
3. CSFB optimization strategy

FR
1. FR feature
2. FR parameter configuration
3. FR optimization strategy
 FR optimization strategy
1 Fast return to EUTRAN for Single CS
Service
2 Fast return to EUTRAN for Single PS
Service
3 Fast return to EUTRAN for Multi-RAB
Service
1.1 Fast return to EUTRAN after CSFB
1.2 Fast return to EUTRAN after SRVCC
3.1 Fast return with handover after CSFB
3.2 Fast return with measurement Redirection after
CSFB
3.3 Fast return without measurement Redirection
after CSFB
3.4 Fast return with Handover after SRVCC
3.5 Fast return with measurement Redirection after
SRVCC
3.6 Fast return without measurement Redirection
after SRVCC
 FR optimization strategy
• When terminals on PS data in UMTS enter into LTE
coverage, it is recommend the services are kept on
UMTS to avoid compression mode operation. When
the service is released, the terminal back to LTE
camping
 When terminal with voice call enters into LTE coverage,
the call is kept on GSM/UMTS
 When the voice call is released, the terminal can backs
to LTE with Fast Return mechanism.
 When terminals with voice call and PS data
combination in UMTS network, it is recommend the
calls are kept on UMTS