Foreword / Dr. Kalyani Bogineni |
Preface / Dr. Ulf Nilsson |
Acknowledgements |
List of Abbreviations |
Introduction - Background and Vision of EPC / Part I: |
Mobile Broadband and the Core Network Evolution / Chapter 1: |
A Global Standard / 1.1: |
Origins of the Evolved Packet Core / 1.2: |
3GPP Radio Access Technologies / 1.2.1: |
3GPP2 Radio Access Technologies / 1.2.2: |
SAE - Building Bridges Between Different Networks / 1.2.3: |
A Shifting Value Chain / 1.3: |
Terminology Used in This Book / 1.4: |
Overview of EPS / Part II: |
Architecture Overview / Chapter 2: |
EPS Architecture / 2.1: |
Basic LP Connectivity Over LTE Access / 2.1.1: |
Adding More Advanced Functionality for LTE Access / 2.1.2: |
Interworking Between LTE and GSM/GPRS or WCDMA/HSPA / 2.1.3: |
Support for 3GPP Voice Services / 2.1.4: |
Interworking Between LTE and CDMA Networks / 2.1.5: |
Interworking Between 3GPP Access Technologies and Non-3GPP Access Technologies / 2.1.6: |
Support for Broadcasting in Cellular Networks / 2.1.7: |
Positioning Services / 2.1.8: |
Optimizations for Small Cells and Local Access / 2.1.9: |
Miscellaneous Features / 2.1.10: |
Summary of the Architecture Overview / 2.1.11: |
Mobile Network Radio Technologies / 2.2: |
Overview of Radio Networks for Mobile Services / 2.2.1: |
Radio Network Functionality / 2.2.2: |
GSM / 2.2.3: |
WCDMA / 2.2.4: |
LTE / 2.2.5: |
EPS Deployment Scenarios and Operator Cases / Chapter 3: |
Scenario 1: Existing GSM/GPRS and/or WCDMA/HSPA Operators Deploying LTE/EPC / 3.1: |
First Phase - Initial EPC Deployment / 3.1.1: |
Second Phase - Integration with Existing Packet Core / 3.1.2: |
Third Phase - Further Optimizations Towards the Common Core / 3.1.3: |
Scenario 2: Existing CDMA Operators Deploying LTE/EPC / 3.2: |
Scenario 3: New Operators Deploying LTE/EPC / 3.3: |
Data Services in EPS / Chapter 4: |
Messaging Services / 4.1: |
Machine Type Communication / 4.2: |
Industrial and Corporate Uses / 4.2.1: |
Societal - M2M and Sustainable Development / 4.2.2: |
Voice Services in EPS / Chapter 5: |
Realization of Voice Over LTE / 5.1: |
Voice Services Using IMS Technology / 5.2: |
Single-Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) / 5.3: |
Circuit-Switched Fallback / 5.4: |
Comparing MMTel/SRVCC and CSFB / 5.5: |
IMS Emergency Calls and Priority Services / 5.6: |
Key Concepts and Services / Part III: |
Session Management and Mobility / Chapter 6: |
IP Connectivity and Session Management / 6.1: |
The LP Connection / 6.1.1: |
Session Management, Bearers, and QoS Aspects / 6.2: |
General / 6.2.1: |
The EPS Bearer for E-UTRAN Access / 6.2.2: |
Session Management for EPS and GERAN/UTRAN Accesses / 6.2.3: |
Session Management for Other Accesses / 6.2.4: |
Subscriber Identifiers and Corresponding Legacy Identities / 6.3: |
Permanent Subscriber Identifiers / 6.3.1: |
Temporary Subscriber Identifiers / 6.3.2: |
Relation to Subscription Identifiers in 2G/3G / 6.3.3: |
Mobility Principles / 6.4: |
Mobility within 3GPP Family of Accesses / 6.4.1: |
Idle-Mode Signaling Reduction (ISR) / 6.4.3: |
Closed Subscriber Group / 6.4.4: |
Mobility Between E-UTRAN and HRPD / 6.4.5: |
Generic Mobility Between 3GPP and Non-3GPP Accesses / 6.4.6: |
Access Network Discovery and Selection / 6.4.7: |
Interworking with Managed WLAN Networks / 6.5: |
Pooling, Overload Protection, and Congestion Control / 6.6: |
Security / Chapter 7: |
Introduction / 7.1: |
Security Services / 7.2: |
Security Domains / 7.2.1: |
Network Access Security / 7.3: |
Access Security in E-UTRAN / 7.3.1: |
Interworking with GERAN/UTRAN / 7.3.2: |
Special Consideration for IMS Emergency Calls / 7.3.3: |
Trusted and Untrusted Non-3GPP Accesses / 7.3.4: |
Access Security in Trusted Non-3GPP Accesses / 7.3.5: |
Access Security in Untrusted Non-3GPP Access / 7.3.6: |
Special Considerations for Host-Based Mobility DSMIPv6 / 7.3.7: |
Network Domain Security / 7.4: |
User Domain Security / 7.5: |
Security Aspects of Home eNBs and Home NBs / 7.6: |
H(e)NB Security Architecture / 7.6.1: |
Closed Subscriber Groups / 7.6.2: |
Device Authentication / 7.6.3: |
Hosting Party Authentication / 7.6.4: |
Backhaul Link Security / 7.6.5: |
Location Verification / 7.6.6: |
Lawful Intercept / 7.7: |
Quality of Service, Charging, and Policy Control / Chapter 8: |
Quality of Service / 8.1: |
QoS in E-UTRAN / 8.1.1: |
QoS Aspects When Interworking with Other Accesses / 8.1.2: |
Policy and Charging Control / 8.2: |
The PCC Architecture / 8.2.1: |
Basic PCC Concepts / 8.2.2: |
Network vs. Terminal-Initiated QoS Control / 8.2.3: |
PCC and Roaming / 8.2.4: |
Additional PCC Features Developed Since Release 8 / 8.2.5: |
PCC Support for Fixed Broadband Access / 8.2.6: |
Charging / 8.3: |
Selection Functions / Chapter 9: |
Architecture Overview for Selection Functions / 9.1: |
Selection of MME, SGSN, Serving GW, and PDN GW / 9.2: |
Selection Procedure at a Glance / 9.2.1: |
Use of DNS Infrastructure / 9.2.2: |
MME Selection / 9.2.3: |
SGSN Selection Function for EPS / 9.2.4: |
GW Selection Overview / 9.2.5: |
PDN GW Selection Function / 9.2.6: |
Serving GW Selection Function / 9.2.7: |
Handover (Non-3GPP Access) and PDN GW Selection / 9.2.8: |
PCRF Selection / 9.3: |
Subscriber Data Management. / Chapter 10: |
Home Subscriber Server (HSS) / 10.1: |
Subscriber Profile Repository (SPR) / 10.2: |
User Data Convergence (UDC) / 10.3: |
UDC Overall Description / 10.3.1: |
Front-Ends and User Data Repository / 10.3.2: |
Voice and Emergency Services / Chapter 11: |
Voice Services Based on Circuit-Switched Technology / 11.1: |
Voice Services with IMS Technology / 11.2: |
MMTel / 11.3: |
MMTel Architecture / 11.3.1: |
VoLTE / 11.4: |
T-ADS / 11.5: |
Ensuring Service Coverage / 11.5.1: |
Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) / 11.6: |
Entities with Additional Functions to Support SRVCC / 11.6.1: |
IMS Centralized Services (ICS) / 11.7: |
Service Centralization and Continuity Application Server (SCC-AS) / 11.7.1: |
SRVCC from E-UTRAN to GERAN or UTRAN / 11.7.2: |
SRVCC from E-UTRAN to CDMA 1×RTT / 11.8: |
Migration Paths and Coexistence of Circuit-Switched and VoLTE / 11.9: |
EPS Emergency Bearer Service for IMS Emergency / 11.11: |
Multimedia Priority Service (MPS) / 11.12: |
LTE Broadcasting / Chapter 12: |
Background and Main Concepts / 12.1: |
MBMS Solution Overview / 12.2: |
MBMS User Services / 12.3: |
Associated Delivery Procedures / 12.3.1: |
Mobile Network Architecture for MBMS / 12.4: |
Interfaces / 12.4.1: |
MBMS Bearer Services / 12.5: |
Session Start / 12.5.1: |
Session Stop / 12.5.2: |
Session Update / 12.5.3: |
Positioning / Chapter 13: |
Positioning Solutions / 13.1: |
Positioning Architecture and Protocols / 13.2: |
Positioning Methods / 13.3: |
Position-Reporting Formats / 13.4: |
EPS Positioning Entities and Interfaces / 13.5: |
GMLC / 13.5.1: |
E-SMLC / 13.5.2: |
SLP / 13.5.3: |
Le Interface / 13.5.4: |
SLg Interface / 13.5.5: |
SLs Interface / 13.5.6: |
LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) / 13.5.7: |
LTE Positioning Protocol Annex (LPPa) / 13.5.8: |
Positioning Procedure / 13.6: |
Offload Functions and Simultaneous Multi-Access / Chapter 14: |
Offloading the 3GPP RAN - Simultaneous Multi-Access / 14.1: |
Multi-Access PDN Connectivity (MAPCON) / 14.2.1: |
LP Flow Mobility (LFOM) / 14.2.2: |
Non-Seamless WLAN Offloading (NSWO) / 14.2.3: |
Offloading the Core and Transport Network - Selected IP Traffic Offload (SLPTO) / 14.3: |
Access to Local Networks - Local LP Access (LLPA) / 14.4: |
The Nuts and Bolts of EPC / Part IV: |
EPS Network Entities and Interfaces / Chapter 15: |
Network Entities / 15.1: |
eNodeB / 15.1.1: |
Mobility Management Entity / 15.1.2: |
Serving GW / 15.1.3: |
PDN GW / 15.1.4: |
Policy and Charging Rules Function / 15.1.5: |
Home eNodeB Subsystem and Related Entities / 15.1.6: |
Control Plane Between UE, eNodeB, and MME / 15.2: |
S1-MME / 15.2.1: |
GTP-Based Interfaces / 15.3: |
Control Plane / 15.3.1: |
MME↔MME(SIO) / 15.3.2: |
MME↔Serving GW(S 11) / 15.3.3: |
Serving GW↔PDN GW (S5/S8) / 15.3.4: |
SGSN↔MME (S3) / 15.3.5: |
SGSN↔Serving GW (S4) / 15.3.6: |
SGSN↔SGSN (S16) / 15.3.7: |
Trusted WLAN Access Network ↔ PDN GW (S2a) / 15.3.8: |
ePDG PDN GW (S2b) / 15.3.9: |
User Plane / 15.3.10: |
eNodeB Serving GW (S1-U) / 15.3.11: |
UE ↔ eNodeB Serving GW PDN GW (GTP-TJ) / 15.3.12: |
UE ↔ BSS ↔ SGSN ↔ Serving GW ↔ PDN GW (GTP-U) / 15.3.13: |
UE ↔ UTRAN ↔ Serving GW ↔ PDN GW (GTP-U) / 15.3.14: |
UE ↔ UTRAN ↔ SGSN Serving GW ↔ PDN GW (GTP-U) / 15.3.15: |
UE ↔ Trusted WLAN Access Network ↔ PDN GW (GTP-U) / 15.3.16: |
UE ↔ ePDG ↔ PDN GW (GTP-U) / 15.3.17: |
PMLP-Based Interfaces / 15.4: |
Serving GW-PDN GW (S5/S8) / 15.4.1: |
Trusted Non-3GPP IP Access-PDN GW (S2a) / 15.4.2: |
ePDG-PDN GW (S2b) / 15.4.3: |
DSMLPv6-Based Interfaces / 15.5: |
UE-PDN GW (S2c) / 15.5.1: |
HSS-Related Interfaces and Protocols / 15.6: |
MME-HSS (S6a) and SGSN-HSS (S6d) / 15.6.1: |
AAA-Related Interfaces / 15.7: |
AAA Server-HSS (SWx) / 15.7.1: |
Trusted Non-3GPP Access-3GPP AAA Server/Proxy (STa) / 15.7.3: |
Untrusted Non-3GPP BP Access-3GPP AAA Server/Proxy (SWa) / 15.7.4: |
ePDG-3GPP AAA Server/Proxy (SWm) / 15.7.5: |
PDN GW-3GPP AAA Server/Proxy (S6b) / 15.7.6: |
3GPP AAA Proxy-3GPP AAA Server/Proxy (SWd) / 15.7.7: |
PCC-Related Interfaces / 15.8: |
PCEF-PCRF (Gx) / 15.8.1: |
BBERF-PCRF (Gxa/Gxc) / 15.8.3: |
PCRF-AE (Rx) / 15.8.4: |
TDF-PCRF (Sd) / 15.8.5: |
OCS-PCRF (Sy) / 15.8.6: |
PCRF-PCRF (S9) / 15.8.7: |
BPCF-PCRF (S9a) / 15.8.8: |
SPR-PCRF(Sp) / 15.8.9: |
EIR-Related Interfaces / 15.9: |
MME-EIR and SGSN-EIR Interfaces (S13 and S13') / 15.9.1: |
I-WLAN-Related Interfaces / 15.10: |
UE-ePDG (SWu) / 15.10.1: |
ANDSF-Related Interfaces / 15.11: |
ISMP Policy Node / 15.11.1: |
Discovery Information Node / 15.11.2: |
UE Location Node / 15.11.3: |
ISRP Node / 15.11.4: |
Ext Node / 15.11.5: |
HRPD IW-Related Interfaces / 15.12: |
Optimized Handover and Related Interfaces (S101 and S103) / 15.12.1: |
MME ↔ eHRPD Access Network (S101) / 15.12.2: |
Serving GW ↔ HSGW (S103) / 15.12.3: |
Interface to External Networks / 15.13: |
Functions / 15.13.1: |
CSS Interface / 15.14: |
MME-CSS Interface (S7a) / 15.14.1: |
Protocols / Chapter 16: |
GPRS Tunneling Protocol Overview / 16.1: |
Protocol Structure / 16.2.1: |
Control Plane (GTPv2-C) / 16.2.2: |
User Plane (GTPv1-U) / 16.2.3: |
Protocol Format / 16.2.4: |
Mobile IP / 16.3: |
Host-Based and Network-Based Mobility Mechanisms / 16.3.1: |
Basic Principles of Mobile IP / 16.3.3: |
Mobile IPv6 Security / 16.3.4: |
Packet Format / 16.3.5: |
Dual-Stack Operation / 16.3.6: |
Additional MLPv6 Features - Route Optimization / 16.3.7: |
Proxy Mobile IPv6 / 16.4: |
Basic Principles / 16.4.1: |
PMLPv6 Security / 16.4.3: |
PMLPv6 Packet Format / 16.4.4: |
Diameter / 16.4.5: |
Background / 16.5.1: |
Diameter Nodes / 16.5.2: |
Diameter Sessions, Connections, and Transport / 16.5.4: |
Diameter Request Routing / 16.5.5: |
Peer Discovery / 16.5.6: |
Diameter Message Format / 16.5.7: |
Generic Routing Encapsulation / 16.6: |
Basic Protocol Aspects / 16.6.1: |
GRE Packet Format / 16.6.3: |
S1-AP / 16.7: |
Non-Access Stratum (NAS) / 16.8: |
EPS Mobility Management / 16.8.1: |
EPS Session Management / 16.8.2: |
Message Structure / 16.8.3: |
Security-Protected NAS Messages / 16.8.4: |
Message Transport / 16.8.5: |
Future Extensions and Backward Compatibility / 16.8.6: |
IP Security / 16.9: |
Encapsulated Security Payload and Authentication Header / 16.9.1: |
Internet Key Exchange / 16.9.3: |
IKEv2 Mobility and Multi-Homing / 16.9.4: |
Extensible Authentication Protocol / 16.10: |
Overview / 16.10.1: |
Protocol / 16.10.2: |
Stream Control Transmission Protocol / 16.11: |
Basic Protocol Features / 16.11.1: |
Multi-Steaming / 16.11.3: |
Multi-Homing / 16.11.4: |
Packet Structure / 16.11.5: |
Procedures / Chapter 17: |
Attachment and Detachment for E-UTRAN / 17.1: |
Attachment Procedure for E-UTRAN / 17.1.1: |
Detachment Procedure for E-UTRAN / 17.1.2: |
Tracking Area Update for E-UTRAN / 17.2: |
Tracking Area Update Procedure / 17.2.1: |
TA Update with MME Change / 17.2.2: |
Service Request for E-UTRAN / 17.3: |
UE Triggered Service Request / 17.3.1: |
Network Triggered Service Request / 17.3.2: |
Intra- and Inter-3GPP Access Handover / 17.4: |
Phases of the Handover Procedures / 17.4.1: |
Handover Cases in EPS for 3GPP Accesses / 17.4.2: |
Handover within E-UTRAN Access / 17.4.3: |
Handover between E-UTRAN and Other 3GPP Accesses (GERAN, UTRAN) with S4-SGSN / 17.4.4: |
Handover for Gn/Gp-Based SGSN / 17.4.5: |
Handover between GERAN and UTRAN Access Using S4 SGSN and GTP/PMTP Protocol / 17.4.6: |
Bearer and QoS-Related Procedures / 17.5: |
Bearer Procedures for E-UTRAN / 17.5.1: |
Bearer Procedures for GERAN/UTRAN / 17.5.2: |
Attachment and Detachment for Non-3GPP Accesses / 17.6: |
Attachment Procedure in Trusted WLAN Access Network (TWAN) Using GTPv2 on S2a / 17.6.1: |
Detachment Procedure in Trusted WLAN Access Network (TWAN) Using GTPv2 on S2a / 17.6.2: |
Attachment Procedure in Untrusted Non-3GPP Access Using PMJPv6 (S2b) / 17.6.3: |
Detachment Procedure in Untrusted Non-3GPP Access Using PMIPv6 (S2b) / 17.6.4: |
Attachment Procedure in Trusted Non-3GPP Access Using DSMTPv6 (S2c) / 17.6.5: |
Detachment Procedure in Trusted Non-3GPP Access Using DSMJPv6 (S2c) / 17.6.6: |
Intersystem Handover Between 3GPP and Non-3GPP Accesses / 17.7: |
Details of Handover in EPS with Non-3GPP Accesses / 17.7.1: |
QoS-Related Procedures in Non-3GPP Accesses / 17.8: |
Conclusion and Future of EPS / Part V: |
Conclusions and Looking Ahead / Chapter 18: |
Standards Bodies Associated with EPS / Appendix A: |
References |
Index |