LTE/EPC Technical overview

Interconnectivity
Introduction
Why learn about EPC Interconnectivity
› EPS = LTE + EPC.
› EPS standard: 3GPP release 8
› Reuse existing equipment, frequencies and sites.

CS networks
2G Core Network

Circuit Core
3G

User mgmt IMS domain

eUTRAN
EPC

Non-3GPP ”IP networks”

 Scope and Objectives

Objectives Scope

› Describe the LTE/EPC › Overview

architecture › Ericsson interfaces
› Describe the Interaction with › Initial Attach
current network › Session Activation
› Identify the EPC nodes and
describe their functions
› List all the EPC interfaces and
describe in detail their protocol
stack.
› Follow EPC attachment and
session activation step by step
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Overview
LTE/EPC Architecture
IMS PCRF
HSS
• Maintain and provide subscription • Provides Service Data
HSS data
External Flow gating
IP networks
• User Identification handling Rx • SASN
Set QoS for each Service
• Access Authorisation LTE •Data Flow
Packet Inspection and
• Provide Keys for AuthenticationPCRF • Define
ServiceCharging for each Service
Classification
and Encryption Data Flow
• Credit control
SGi management
• User Registration • •Enables
Quality Bearer QoS Control
of Service
• Maintain knowledge of used PDN GW • control
Correlation between Application LTE
SASN •and Bearer
Content charging
filtering
Gx • •Notification
Access control of bearer events to
LTE PDNapplication
GW part function
• Policy control
S6a • External
• •Bearer IP point oftowards
bindings interconnect
Serv-GW
Content enrichment
MME • IP for
address
PMIP allocation
based S5
• Traffic redirection
• Authentication PDN GW • Packet routing & forwarding
• Usage records
• NAS signalling S GW• Lawful itercept
•part
Security
• GW selection S5/S8 • In• Policy
visitedenforcement
network in case of roaming
• Roaming (S6a to home HSS) • In homemobility
• Intra-LTE or visited network
anchor
S11
• Bearer management • Packet routing & forwarding
MME • Idle mode tracking
Serv GW • Lawful intercept
S10 • Paging • LTE idle mode DL buffering
• Inter-MME and IRAT mobility • Charging per UE, PDN and QCI
• NAS Ciphering and Integrity • Bearer bindings for PMIP S5/S8 LTE
S1-MME protection S1-U
LTE
eNodeB
• Cell resource management
• Broadcast information
• MME selection
• Transfer of transparent NAS signalling
• Routing of user data towards the S-GW
eNB
• Intra-LTE handover, inter-MME pool
handover initiation, inter-RAT handover
X2 initiation LTE
• QoS realization
• Security
Ericsson interfaces
LTE/EPC Interfaces
IMS

HSS External
IP networks Rx

PCRF
SGi

SASN
Gx

PDN GW
S10
S5/S8
S11
MME Serv GW

S1-MME S1-U

eNB

X2
LTE
LTE/EPC Interfaces
IMS

HSS External
IP networks Rx

PCRF
S6a SGi

SASN
Gx

PDN GW
S10
S5/S8
S11
MME Serv GW

S1-MME S1-U

eNB

X2
LTE
LTE/EPC Interfaces
IMS

HSS External
IP networks Rx

PCRF
S6a SGi

SASN
Gx

PDN GW
S10
S5/S8
S11
MME Serv GW

S1-MME S1-U

X2-AP GTP-U

SCTP UDP X2 Interface eNB

IP Connects
L2
neigboring
X2
LTE
eNodeBs
L1
LTE/EPC Interfaces
IMS

HSS External
IP networks Rx

PCRF
S6a SGi

SASN
Gx

PDN GW
S10
S5/S8
S11

S1-AP MME Serv

Serv GW
GW
SCTP
S1-MME Interface
IP Reference point for
control plane protocol S1-MME S1-U
L2
between E-UTRAN
L1 and MME
S1-U Interface
Reference point for GTP-U
X2-AP GTP-U
user plane protocol
UDP
SCTP UDP between E-UTRAN
X2
X2
X2Interface
Interface
Interface eNB and MME IP
IP
Connects
Connects
Connects
L2 neigboring
neigboring
neigboring X2
LTE L2
eNodeBs
eNodeBs
eNodeBs L1
L1
LTE/EPC Interfaces
Diameter IMS
S6a Interface
SCTP AAA interface between
HSS External
IP MME and HSS that
enables user access to
IP networks Rx
L2 the EPS
L1 PCRF
S6a SGi

SASN
Gx

PDN GW
S10
S5/S8
S11

S1-AP MME Serv

Serv GW
GW
SCTP
S1-MME Interface
IP Reference point for
control plane protocol S1-MME S1-U
L2
between E-UTRAN
L1 and MME
S1-U Interface
Reference point for GTP-U
X2-AP GTP-U
user plane protocol
UDP
SCTP UDP between E-UTRAN
X2
X2
X2Interface
Interface
Interface eNB and MME IP
IP
Connects
Connects
Connects
L2 neigboring
neigboring
neigboring X2
LTE L2
eNodeBs
eNodeBs
eNodeBs L1
L1
LTE/EPC Interfaces
Diameter IMS
S6a Interface
S6aInterface
SCTP AAAinterface
AAA interfacebetween
between
HSS External
IP MMEand
MME andHSS
HSSthat
that
enablesuser
enables useraccess
accesstoto
IP networks Rx
L2 theEPS
EPS
the
L1 PCRF
S6a SGi

GTPv2-C SASN
S10 Interface Gx
UDP AAA interface between
IP MME and HSS that
enables user access to
L2
the EPS PDN GW
L1
S10
S5/S8
S11

S1-AP MME Serv

Serv GW
GW
SCTP
S1-MME Interface
IP Reference point for
control plane protocol S1-MME S1-U
L2
between E-UTRAN
L1 and MME
S1-U
S1-U Interface
Interface
Reference
Reference point
point for
for GTP-U
X2-AP GTP-U
user
user plane
plane protocol
protocol
UDP
SCTP UDP between
between E-UTRAN
E-UTRAN
X2
X2
X2Interface
Interface
Interface eNB and
and MME
MME IP
IP
Connects
Connects
Connects
L2 neigboring
neigboring
neigboring X2
LTE L2
eNodeBs
eNodeBs
eNodeBs L1
L1
LTE/EPC Interfaces
Diameter IMS
S6a Interface
S6aInterface
SCTP AAAinterface
AAA interfacebetween
between
HSS External
IP MMEand
MME andHSS
HSSthat
that
enablesuser
enables useraccess
accesstoto
IP networks Rx
L2 theEPS
EPS
the
GTP-C
L1 PCRF
UDP
S6a SGi
IP
GTPv2-C L2 SASN
S10 Interface Gx
UDP AAA interface between L1

IP MME and HSS that

S11 Interface
enables user access to
L2 Control plane for creating,
the EPS PDN GW
modifying and deleting
L1
S10 EPS bearers.
S5/S8
S11

S1-AP MME Serv

Serv GW
GW
SCTP
S1-MME Interface
IP Reference point for
control plane protocol S1-MME S1-U
L2
between E-UTRAN
L1 and MME
S1-U
S1-U Interface
Interface
Reference
Reference point
point for
for GTP-U
X2-AP GTP-U
user
user plane
plane protocol
protocol
UDP
SCTP UDP between
between E-UTRAN
E-UTRAN
X2
X2
X2Interface
Interface
Interface eNB and
and MME
MME IP
IP
Connects
Connects
Connects
L2 neigboring
neigboring
neigboring X2
LTE L2
eNodeBs
eNodeBs
eNodeBs L1
L1
LTE/EPC Interfaces
Diameter IMS
S6a Interface
S6aInterface
SCTP AAAinterface
AAA interfacebetween
between
HSS External
IP MMEand
MME andHSS
HSSthat
that
enablesuser
enables useraccess
accesstoto
IP networks Rx
L2 theEPS
EPS
the
GTP-C
L1 PCRF
UDP
S6a SGi
IP
GTPv2-C L2 SASN
S10 Interface Gx
UDP AAA interface between L1

IP MME and HSS that

S11 Interface
enables user access to
L2 Control plane for creating,
the EPS PDN GW
modifying and deleting
L1
S10 EPS bearers.
S5/S8
S11

S1-AP MME Serv GW

SCTP S5/S8 Interface
S1-MME Interface Control and user
IP Reference point for plane
control plane protocol S1-MME S1-U tunneling between
L2 GTP-C/GTP-U
between E-UTRAN Serving GW and
L1 UDP
and MME PDN GW
S1-U
S1-U Interface
Interface IP
Reference
Reference point
point for
for GTP-U L2
X2-AP GTP-U
user
user plane
plane protocol
protocol
UDP L1
SCTP UDP between
between E-UTRAN
E-UTRAN
X2
X2
X2Interface
Interface
Interface eNB and
and MME
MME IP
IP
Connects
Connects
Connects
L2 neigboring
neigboring
neigboring X2
LTE L2
eNodeBs
eNodeBs
eNodeBs L1
L1
LTE/EPC Interfaces
Diameter IMS SGi Interface
S6a Interface Comunicates CPG IP
SCTP AAA interface between
HSS External with external L2
IP MME and HSS that networks.
enables user access to
IP networks Rx L1
L2 the EPS
GTP-C
L1 PCRF Diameter
UDP
S6a SGi
TCP
IP Rx Interface
Transport policy IP
GTPv2-C L2 SASN
S10 Interface Gx control, charging and L2
UDP AAA interface between L1 QoS control.
MME and HSS that L1
IP
S11 Interface
enables user access to
L2 Control plane for creating, Gx Interface
the EPS PDN GW
modifying and deleting Provides transfer of
L1 Diameter
S10 EPS bearers. policy and charging
S5/S8 Rules from PCRF to TCP
S11
PDN Gw.
IP
S1-AP MME Serv GW
L2
SCTP S5/S8 Interface
S1-MME Interface Control and user L1
IP Reference point for plane
control plane protocol S1-MME S1-U tunneling between
L2 GTP-C/GTP-U
between E-UTRAN Serving GW and
L1 UDP
and MME PDN GW
S1-U Interface IP
Reference point for GTP-U L2
X2-AP GTP-U
user plane protocol
UDP L1
SCTP UDP between E-UTRAN
X2 Interface eNB and MME IP
IP
Connects
L2 neigboring X2
LTE L2
eNodeBs L1
L1
Initial Attach
Initial Attach
IMS

HSS External
IP networks Rx

PCRF
S6a SGi

SASN
Gx

PDN GW
S10
S5/S8
S11

MME Serv GW

S1-MME S1-U

eNB

X2
LTE
UE
Session Activation
Session Activation
IMS

HSS External
IP networks Rx

PCRF
S6a SGi

SASN
Gx

PDN GW
S10
S5/S8
S11

MME Serv GW

S1-MME S1-U

eNB

X2
LTE
UE
Summary
LTE/EPC Interfaces - Summary
Diameter IMS SGi Interface
S6a Interface Comunicates CPG IP
SCTP AAA interface between
HSS External with external L2
IP MME and HSS that networks.
enables user access to
IP networks Rx L1
L2 the EPS
GTP-C
L1 PCRF Diameter
UDP
S6a SGi
TCP
IP Rx Interface
Transport policy IP
GTPv2-C L2 SASN
S10 Interface Gx control, charging and L2
UDP AAA interface between L1 QoS control.
MME and HSS that L1
IP
S11 Interface
enables user access to
L2 Control plane for creating, Gx Interface
the EPS PDN GW
modifying and deleting Provides transfer of
L1 Diameter
S10 EPS bearers. policy and charging
S5/S8 Rules from PCRF to TCP
S11
PDN Gw.
IP
S1-AP MME Serv GW
L2
SCTP S5/S8 Interface
S1-MME Interface Control and user L1
IP Reference point for plane
control plane protocol S1-MME S1-U tunneling between
L2 GTP-C/GTP-U
between E-UTRAN Serving GW and
L1 UDP
and MME PDN GW
S1-U Interface IP
Reference point for GTP-U L2
X2-AP GTP-U
user plane protocol
UDP L1
SCTP UDP between E-UTRAN
X2 Interface eNB and MME IP
IP Connects
L2 neigboring X2
LTE L2
eNodeBs L1
L1
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› For further reading about the EPC nodes, the following
sources may be useful:
› Ericsson SGSN- MME Product Catalog
› Ericsson CPG Product Catalog
› Ericsson MPG Gateway
› Ericsson HSS Product Catalog
› Ericsson SASN Product Catalog
› Ericsson SAPC Product Catalog