VoLTE Signaling Presentation

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Contents

1 Overview

2 Registration

3 Basic call

4 SRVCC

5 IP Short Message

6 Appendix

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 VoLTE Procedures
 The figure below indicates the standard procedures when a VoLTE UE power on, including registration, calling, and
termination.

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Contents

1 Overview

2 Registration

3 Basic call

4 SRVCC

5 IP Short Message

6 Appendix

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 EPS Attachment(1)
 Registration procedure includes EPS attachment and IMS registration.
 3GPP IR.92 standard recommends VoLTE to use dual APN architecture. Internet APN and IMS APN.
 VoLTE UE sets up QCI9 radio bearer when attaching to Internet APN, and sets up QCI5 radio bearer when attaching to
IMS APN

Default bearer QCI=8/9 Internet APN

Default bearer QCI=5 IMS APN

 VoLTE UE indicates it’s voice domain preference and SRVCC ability in Attach request message.

 EPC indicates whether CN support voice over LTE by responding Attach accept message .

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 EPS Attachment(2)
 The procedure of IMS APN attachment & QCI5 Activation.

PDN Connectivity Request

RRC UL Information Transfer S1AP UL NAS TRANS

Activate Default EPS Bearer Context request (QCI5)

RRC Connection Recfg(ADD EPS Bear) ERAB SETUP REQ(QCI5)

RRC Connection Recfg Cmp ERAB SETUP RSP

Activate Default EPS Bearer Context Accept

RRC UL Information Transfer S1AP UL NAS TRANS

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 Instance
 This is an example of EPS Attachment, including Combined attach request, QCI9&QCI5 activated. And some key IE are
marked.

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 SIP registration
 QCI5 bearer is activated during a VoLTE UE attaching to IMS APN, but a VoLTE call can’t be initiated unless the VoLTE
UE registers with the IMS network, and the SIP registration messages run over the QCI5. The following figure shows the
procedure of SIP registration

 The procedure of SIP registration:

1) Register: UE reads the IMSI, and sends a Register message to the P-CSCF on the visited IMS network;
2) 401: The P-CSCF takes & save the IK and CK, and forwards the RAND and AUTN to UE in SIP respond 401;
3) Register: UE calculates a RES using the shared key and RAND, constructs a new Register message that contains the
RES, and sends the message to the P-CSCF.
4) 200 OK: The P-CSCF sends a 200 message(constructed by S-CSCF) to the UE, indicating that the basic registration is
successful.

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 Instance
 A basic SIP registration flow with message detail information are shown in this page.

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Contents

1 Overview

2 Registration

3 Basic call

4 SRVCC

5 IP Short Message

6 Appendix

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Voice Call
Invite： When an MO (MO) initiates a
 A voice call over LTE call, it sends an Invite request to the MT
(called party) ；
network also require SIP 100 Trying：MT(called) or IMS responds
protocol to initiate a Invite request by 100 Trying, to indicate
the Invite request is in handling.
session between MO and 183 session progress： This respond
MT. indicates a session is in process,
especially a bearer resource is allocated
while precondition mode is enabled,
 The figure in the middle usually sent by MT(called) or IMS.
PRACK：PRACK is subsequent to 183
shows a basic flow of SIP session progress, to indicate the bearer
when a Voice call over resource is creating.
UPDATE：UPDATE request is used to
LTE is made. Meanwhile, negotiate the parameters between MT
the usage of the typical and MO, such as media type etc.
180 Ringing：This respond send from
SIP requests & responds MT to inform MO that the bell is ringing
are listed behind it. 200 OK：similar with 180 Ring, it’s sent
by MT, but this respond means called
has already answered the phone.

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 Instance
 This is an example of basic voice call over LTE of MO.

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Termination
 During the termination of
voice call over LTE, the
signaling messages here
are also consist of 2 sorts
of message, 1st one is
SIP message, 2nd one is
L3 messages.
 For the SIP messages,
either MO or MT can
terminate the call by
initiating a Bye request.
 The messages in
rectangle shows how
QCI1 deactivated.

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 Instance
 This is an example of termination of Voice call over LTE.

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Contents

1 Overview

2 Registration

3 Basic call

4 SRVCC

5 IP Short Message

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 Instance
 This is an example of SRVCC handover.

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Contents

1 Overview

2 Registration

3 Basic call

4 SRVCC

5 IP Short Message

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 Registration
 IP SMS is a sole service like the VoLTE call. A new NE named IP-SM-GW is required to deploy thise service. Registration
to IP-SM-GW is also necessity.
 The Registration request and response are SIP messages, so they run on QCI5. 2 SIP messages can be observed in UU
interface – Register(indicating that UE supports IP short messages by Key IE in contact section of SIP head) and 200 OK.
 QCI1 is not required In IP SMS service.

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IP Short Message flow
 The SIP messages transported in UU interface contains 4 steps:
1. UE sends a MESSAGE request to the P-CSCF(proxy-call session control function), The P-CSCF forwards the
MESSAGE request to the serving-call session control function (S-CSCF).
2. The IP-SM-GW sends a 202 respond to UE, indicating that the IP-SM-GW has received the short message.
3. The IP-SM-GW sends a MESSAGE request to UE after the short message has been delivered.
4. UE returns a 200 respond to the IP-SM-GW.

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 Instance
 This is an example IP SMS.

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