LTE GTP Tunnel I

IP packets sent by an LTE device (UE) are delivered from an eNB to a

P-GW through GTP tunnels. What it means is that "all IP packets that a UE
sends are always delivered through an eNB to a P-GW regardless of their
specified destination IP addresses (i.e., even though their destination IP
addresses are different)".Lets find out more now.
1. UE -> eNB
A UE sends an IP packet with its destination IP address set to
e.g. 74.125.71.104 (IP address of www.google.com) to an eNB through
a radio link.
2. eNB -> S-GW
Upon receiving the IP packet from the UE, the eNB adds a GTP tunnel
header, consisting of three individual headers a GTP header, UDP header,
and IP header for GTP tunneling - in front of the IP packet. Then, the IP
packet (sent by the eNB to an S-GW) will be as follows: So, if only an IP
routing network exists between the eNB and the S-GW, the routing network
performs routing based on the destination IP address of the packet (i.e. the
IP address of the S-GW, the destination IP address shown in the outer IP
header), and then delivers the IP packet to the S-GW accordingly.
3. S-GW -> PGW
The S-GW, upon receiving the IP packet from the eNB, modifies its
GTP header and IP header (outer IP header) as follow:
4. P-GW -> www.google.com
Then, the packet is delivered to the P-GW accordingly. The P-GW
then removes all three headers (Outer IP header/UDP header/GTP
header) from the packet and delivers the original packet sent by the
UE to the Internet.