LTE : System Information :

System information is divided into the MasterInformationBlock (MIB) and a number of SystemInformationBlocks (SIBs). The MIB includes a limited number of most essential and most frequently transmitted parameters that are needed to acquire other information from the cell, and is transmitted on BCH. The MIB uses a fixed schedule with a periodicity of 40 ms and repetitions made within 40 ms.

"Signalling Radio Bearers" (SRBs) are defined as Radio Bearers (RB) that are used only for the transmission of RRC and NAS messages. o SRB0 is for RRC messages o SRB1 is for RRC messages o SRB2 is for NAS messages

Radio Resource Control

LTE Handovers :

In LTE, handovers are always performed when an RRC connection exists, while in UTRAN network, connection can exist in CELL_PCH state that allows cell reselections. Therefore handover performance is an important issue in LTE.

Event triggered report Event A1 Event A2 Event A3 Event A4 Event A5

Event B1 Event B2

Criteria for triggering Serving cell becomes better than an absolute threshold Serving cell becomes worse than an absolute threshold Neighbouring cell becomes an amount of offset better than serving cell Neighbouring cell becomes better than an absolute threshold Serving cell becomes worse than an absolute threshold 1 and neighbouring cell becomes better than an another absolute threshold 2 Neighbouring cell becomes better than absolute threshold Serving cell becomes worse than an absolute threshold 1 and neighbouring cell becomes better than another absolute threshold 2