LTE Inter-System Interworking – Solutions Description

Basic
mobility Data service Seamless
mechanisms continuity Voice & Data
(idle mode) service
continuity
 Idle mode mobility from LTE to WCDMA, GSM or
other LTE

Benefits:
Enables an early commercial LTE rollout
• UE centric mobility based on information on an underlying GSM or WCDMA
provided via System Information Broadcast network
(SIB)
• SIB 5 other E-UTRAN
• SIB 6 UTRA
• SIB 7 GERAN WCDMA / GSM
LTE CDMA
• Operator configurable cell reselection or

priorities are supported LTE

• Inter-system Interworking – corresponding features:

RAN 2067 (LTE Interworking) & BSS 21353 (LTE
System Information) recommended to implement to
allow the UE to come back to LTE

Confidential Feature ID(s): LTE762 (BSW)

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 LTE Interworking
for WCDMA Benefits:
Enables an early commercial LTE
rollout on an underlying WCDMA
network

Own cell prio.: high

WCDMA L1: medium
LTE
• Cell reselection from WCDMA/HSPA WCDMA L2: low

to LTE Cell reselc. to higher

Cell reselc. to
• UE camped in WCDMA periodically lower prio. RAT prio. RAT when
coverage avail.

measures all higher priority RATs in idle, LTE prio: high

Cell_PCH and URA_PCH states Own Cell prio.: medium

WCDMA L2 prio: medium

• If LTE layer has higher priority and is LTE prio: high

Own Cell prio.: medium
WCDMA layer 1
available, UEs select the LTE layer WCDMA L1 prio: medium

WCDMA layer 2

PCH – Paging Channel

URA – UTRAN Registration Area

Operator configurable cell based camping priorities for LTE capable UEs ensure
idle mode mobility in the initial roll out phase of LTE

Confidential Feature ID(s): RAN2067 (ASW)

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 LTE System Information
for GSM (& NACC for LTE)
Benefits:
Enables an early commercial LTE
rollout on an underlying GSM network

• Enables the Operator to introduce

neighbor LTE Cells and parameter UE selects to

information into the BSS UE reselects the

LTE cell as soon
LTE cell as soon
as possible
as the UE enters LTE based on signal
• UEs are able to execute autonomous Cell the area w/ poor
2G coverage
strength and
higher prio.-inter
Reselection from a GSM to an LTE Cell RAT criteria

(in Idle State or Packet Idle State)

• Up to eight adjacent LTE Cells may be
configured per GSM Cell
GSM

Ensure idle mode mobility on 2G and LTE networks with dual mode devices

Confidential Feature ID(s): BSS21353 (ASW)

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