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SRNS Relocation in 3G UMTS Network Tutorial With Examples
SRNS Relocation in 3G UMTS Network Tutorial With Examples
SRNS Relocation in 3G UMTS Network Tutorial With Examples
SRNSRelocationIn3GUMTSNetworkTutorialWithExamples
SRNSRelocationinUMTSNetwork
PostedonSeptember17,2009byNaveedMumtaz
SRNSrelocationisaprocedureusedduringmobilityscenarioswhenControloftheServingRadioNetwork
Subsystem(SRNS)ischangedtoanotherRadioNetworkSubsystem(RNS)
RadioNetworkSubsystem(RNS):TheRNScontrolstheallocationandreleaseofradioresourcesto
establishaconnectionbetweenaUEandtheUTRAN.
AsingleUEmaybeassociatedwithoneormoreRadioAccessBearers(RABs).ForinstanceaUEmay
simultaneouslyuseoneRABforvoiceandoneRABforapacketcall.
RadioAccessBearer(RAB):RABisalogicalconnectionbetweentheUEandtheUMSC/SGSN.
IuBearer:TheconnectionbetweentheRNCandtheCorenetworkisreferredtoastheIubearer.
RadioBearer(RB):TheconnectionbetweentheRNCandtheUEisreferredtoastheRadioBearer(RB).
DuringHardHandoverwhentheUEmovesawayfromtheareathatiscoveredbyoneRNStoanewRNS,
thereisarequirementtoperformaninterRNChandoverbetweentheServingRNC(SRNC)totheTarget
RNC(RNCT)ofthenewRNS.
TherearetwowaystochangetheServingRNC:
OnepossibilityisthattheTargetRNCmayimmediatelybecometheServingRNCreferredasthe
CombinedHardHandoverandSRNSRelocationProcedure
IntheothercaseknownastheServingRNSRelocationProceduretheuserplanefromtheSRNC
extendstotheTargetRNC,inthissituationtheTargetRNCisreferredastheDriftRNC.TheInterface
betweentheServingandtheDriftRNCistheIurinterfacedescribedinthe3GPPTS25.420.
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NOTE:IneithercasetheServingRNCinitiatestheSRNSrelocationprocedure.
RelocationProcedure
RELOCATIONREQUIRED
RELOCATIONREQUEST
InformationElement
InformationElement
MessageType
MessageType
RelocationTypeUEinvolved/UEnotinvolved
RelocationTypeUEinvolved/UEnotinvolved
Cause
Cause
SourceID
SourceRNCtoTargetRNCtransparent
TargetID
Container
SourceRNCtoTargetRNCtransparent
Container
RABtobeSetup
RABID
RABParameters
UserPlaneMode
TransportAddress
IuTransportAssociationRABlinking
ServingRNSRelocationProcedure
ThisprocedureisonlyperformedforaUEinCONNECTEDstatewheretheIurinterfacecarriesboththe
controlsignalingandtheuserdata.
TheServingSRNSRelocationprocedureisusedtomovetheconnectionbetweentheRANandtheCNfor
thesourceSRNCtotheRANforthetargetRNC,froma"standingstillposition".Intheprocedure,theIu
linksarerelocated.
IfthetargetRNCisconnectedtothesameSGSNasthesourceSRNC,anIntraSGSNSRNS
Relocationprocedureisperformed.
Iftheroutingareaischanged,thisprocedureisfollowedbyanIntraSGSNRoutingArea
Updateprocedure.TheSGSNdetectsanIntraSGSNroutingareaupdatebynoticingthatitalso
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handlestheoldRA.Inthiscase,theSGSNhasthenecessaryinformationabouttheUEand
thereisnoneedtoinformtheHLRaboutnewlocationoftheUE.
BeforetheSRNSRelocationprocedureandRAupdate,theUEisregisteredintheoldSGSN.Thesource
RNCisactingasaservingRNC(SRNC).
ServingSRNSRelocationprocedureSignalling
NOTE:ThesequenceisvalidforbothintraSGSNSRNSrelocationandinterSGSNSRNSrelocation.
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AftertheSRNSRelocationprocedureandRAupdate,theUEisregisteredinthenewSGSN.TheUEisinthe
stateCONNECTEDModetowardsthenewSGSN,andthetargetRNCisactingastheservingRNC.
CombinedHardHandoverandSRNSRelocationProcedure
ThisprocedureisonlyperformedforanUEinCONNECTEDstateincasetheIurinterfaceisnotavailable.
TheCombinedHardHandoverandSRNSRelocationprocedureisusedtomovetheconnectionbetweenthe
RANandtheCNforthesourceSRNCtotheRANforthetargetRNC,whileperformingahardhandover
decidedbytheRAN.
Intheprocedure,theIulinksarerelocated.
IfthetargetRNCisconnectedtothesameSGSNasthesourceSRNC,anIntraSGSNSRNS
Relocationprocedureisperformed.
Iftheroutingareaischanged,thisprocedureisfollowedbyanIntraSGSNRoutingArea
Updateprocedure.TheSGSNdetectsthatitisanintraSGSNroutingareaupdatebynoticing
thatitalsohandlestheoldRA.Inthiscase,theSGSNhasthenecessaryinformationaboutthe
UEandthereisnoneedtoinformtheHLRaboutthenewUElocation.
IfthetargetRNCisconnectedtoadifferentSGSNthanthesourceSRNC,anInterSGSNSRNS
Relocationprocedureisperformed.ThisprocedureisfollowedbyanInterSGSNRoutingArea
Updateprocedure.
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BeforetheSRNSRelocationandRoutingAreaUpdatetheUEisregisteredintheoldSGSNandintheold
MSC/VLR.ThesourceRNCisactingasservingRNC.
CombinedHardHandoverandSRNSRelocationProcedureSignalling
ThesequenceisvalidforbothintraSGSNSRNSrelocationandinterSGSNSRNSrelocation.Furthermore,
thissignalingflowisalsoapplicableforBSStoRNSrelocationandviceversa,aswellasBSStoBSS
relocation.
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AftertheSRNSrelocationandRAupdate,theUEisregisteredinthenewSGSNandinthenewMSC/VLR.
TheUEisinCONNECTEDmodetowardsthenewSGSNandinMMIDLEstatetowardsthenewMSC/VLR.
ThetargetRNCisactingasservingRNC.
References:
UTRANIuinterfaceRANAPsignalling:3GPPTS25.413
GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS)ServicedescriptionStage2:3GPPTS23.060
SRNSrelocationinaUMTSnetwork:PatentUS6,807,419
RelatedPosts:
1. LTEHandoverOverview
2. IntraLTEHandoverUsingtheS1Interface
3. IntraLTEHandoverUsingtheX2Interface
4. UMTSSecurity:EntityAuthentication
AboutNaveedMumtaz
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nagu99 3yearsago
helloSir,
MyprojectisaboutsimulatingLTERLCLayerinOMNeT++...ilearntthatRLClayer'sfunctionalityissameinbothUEandenodeB,Isitright???is
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