Air Interface Physical Layer

in Physical Layer, Specification, Uu, LTE

The LTE air interface physical layer offers data transport services to higher layers. The access to
these services is through the use of a transport channel via the MAC sublayer. The physical
layer is e!pected to perfor" the follo#ing functions in order to provide the data transport service$
Error detection on the transport channel and indication to higher layers
%EC encoding&decoding of the transport channel
'ybrid A() softco"bining
(ate "atching of the coded transport channel to physical channels
Mapping of the coded transport channel onto physical channels
Po#er #eighting of physical channels
Modulation and de"odulation of physical channels
%re*uency and ti"e synchronisation
(adio characteristics "easure"ents and indication to higher layers
Multiple +nput Multiple ,utput -M+M,. antenna processing
Trans"it /iversity -T0 diversity.
1ea"for"ing
(% processing
GPRS Tunnelling Protocol User Plane (GTP-U)
in 2TPU, S3, S4, S5, Specification, LTE, S6, 07
2TPU protocol is used over S6U, 07, S3, S4 and S5 interfaces of the Evolved Pac8et Syste"
-EPS.. 2TPU Tunnels are used to carry encapsulated TP/Us and signalling "essages bet#een
a given pair of 2TPU Tunnel Endpoints. The Tunnel Endpoint +/ -TE+/. #hich is present in the
2TP header indicates #hich tunnel a particular TP/U belongs to.
The transport bearer is identified by the 2TPU TE+/ and the +P address -source TE+/,
destination TE+/, source +P address, destination +P address..
GTP-U Transport
in S3, S4, S5, Specification, U/P, +P, LTE, S6, 07
The transport layer for data strea"s over S6, 07, S3, S4 and S5 is an +P based Transport. The
2TPU protocol over U/P over +P is supported as the transport for data strea"s on the user
data interfaces.
Any data lin8 protocol that fulfils the re*uire"ents to#ard the upper layer "ay be used.
UDP/IP
The U/P port nu"ber for 2TPU is as defined in 92PP TS 7:.756.
The e;1 and the EPC support frag"entation and asse"bly of 2TP pac8ets at the +P
layer.
The e;1 and the EPC support +Pv< and&or +Pv3.
Mediu Access !ontrol (MA!)
in Specification, LTE, MAC
MAC protocol layer e!ists in UE = e;odeb, +t is part of LTE air interface control and user planes.
The "ain services and functions of the MAC sublayer include$
Mapping bet#een logical channels and transport channels>
Multiple!ing&de"ultiple!ing of MAC S/Us belonging to one or different logical channels
into&fro" transport bloc8s -T1. delivered to&fro" the physical layer on transport channels>
scheduling infor"ation reporting>
Error correction through 'A()>
Priority handling bet#een logical channels of one UE>
Priority handling bet#een UEs by "eans of dyna"ic scheduling>
Transport for"at selection>
Padding.
"on-Access-Stratu ("AS) Protocol
in ;AS, Specification, LTE
The nonaccess stratu" -;AS. is highest stratu" of the control plane bet#een UE and MME at
the radio interface. Main functions of the protocols that are part of the ;AS are the support of
"obility of the user e*uip"ent -UE. and the support of session "anage"ent procedures to
establish and "aintain +P connectivity bet#een the UE and a pac8et data net#or8 gate#ay -P/;
2?..
;AS control protocol perfor"s follo#ings$
EPS bearer "anage"ent>
Authentication>
ECM+/LE "obility handling>
Paging origination in ECM+/LE>
Security control.
Pac#et $ata !on%ergence Protocol (P$!P)
in P/CP, Specification, LTE
P/CP protocol layer e!ists in UE = e;odeb, +t is part of LTE air interface control and user planes.
The "ain services and functions of the P/CP sublayer for the user plane include$
'eader co"pression and deco"pression$ (,'C only>
Transfer of user data>
+nse*uence delivery of upper layer P/Us at P/CP reestablish"ent procedure for
(LC AM>
/uplicate detection of lo#er layer S/Us at P/CP reestablish"ent procedure for (LC
AM>
(etrans"ission of P/CP S/Us at handover for (LC AM>
Ciphering and deciphering>
Ti"erbased S/U discard in uplin8.
The "ain services and functions of the P/CP for the control plane include$
Ciphering and +ntegrity Protection>
Transfer of control plane data.
Radio Lin# !ontrol (RL!)
in Specification, LTE, (LC
(LC protocol layer e!ists in UE = e;odeb, +t is part of LTE air interface control and user planes.
The "ain services and functions of the (LC sublayer include$
Transfer of upper layer P/Us>
Error Correction through A() -only for AM data transfer.>
Concatenation, seg"entation and reasse"bly of (LC S/Us -only for UM and AM data
transfer.>
(eseg"entation of (LC data P/Us -only for AM data transfer.>
+n se*uence delivery of upper layer P/Us -only for UM and AM data transfer.>
/uplicate detection -only for UM and AM data transfer.>
Protocol error detection and recovery>
(LC S/U discard -only for UM and AM data transfer.>
(LC reestablish"ent.
Radio Resource !ontrol (RR!)
in Specification, ((C, LTE
((C protocol layer e!ists in UE = e;odeb, +t is part of LTE air interface control plane. The "ain
services and functions of the ((C sublayer include$
1roadcast of Syste" +nfor"ation related to the nonaccess stratu" -;AS.>
1roadcast of Syste" +nfor"ation related to the access stratu" -AS.>
Paging>
Establish"ent, "aintenance and release of an ((C connection bet#een the UE and
EUT(A;
Security functions including 8ey "anage"ent>
Establish"ent, configuration, "aintenance and release of point to point (adio 1earers>
Mobility functions
)oS "anage"ent functions>
UE "easure"ent reporting and control of the reporting>
;AS direct "essage transfer to&fro" ;AS fro"&to UE.
S& Application Protocol (S&AP)
in Specification, LTE, S6AP
S6AP provides the signalling service bet#een EUT(A; and the evolved pac8et core -EPC. and
has follo#ing functions$
E(A1 "anage"ent function
+nitial Conte!t Transfer function
UE Capability +nfo +ndication function
Mobility %unctions
S6 interface "anage"ent functions
;AS Signalling transport function
S6 UE conte!t (elease function
UE Conte!t Modification function
Status Transfer
Trace function
Location (eporting
S6 C/MA7@@@ Tunneling function
?arning "essage trans"ission function
(A; +nfor"ation Manage"ent -(+M. function
Configuration Transfer function
S& layer &
in Specification, LTE, S6
The "ain functions of S6 interface layer 6 are as follo#ing$
+nterface to physical "ediu">
%ra"e delineation>
Line cloc8 e!traction capability>
Layer 6 alar"s e!traction and generation>
Trans"ission *uality control.
S& Signalling Transport
in +Pv3, +Pv<, Specification, +P, LTE, S6
S6 signalling bearer provides the follo#ing functions$
Provision of reliable transfer of S6AP "essage over S6MME interface.
Provision of net#or8ing and routeing function
Provision of redundancy in the signalling net#or8
Support for flo# control and congestion control
L2 - Data link layer
Support of any suitable data lin8 layer protocol, e.g. PPP, Ethernet
IP layer
The e;1 and MME support +Pv< and&or +Pv3
The +P layer of S6MME only supports pointtopoint trans"ission for delivering S6AP
"essage.
The e;1 and MME support the /iffserv Code Point "ar8ing
Transport layer
SCTP is supported as the transport layer of S6MME signalling bearer.
SCTP refers to the Strea" Control Trans"ission Protocol developed by the Sigtran
#or8ing group of the +ET% for the purpose of transporting various signalling protocols over
+P net#or8.
There is only one SCTP association established bet#een one MME and e;1 pair.
The e;1 establishes the SCTP association. The SCTP /estination Port nu"ber value
assigned by +A;A to be used for S6AP is 9<367.
'( Application Protocol ('(AP)
in e;ode1, Specification, EUT(A;, LTE, 07, 07AP
The 07AP protocol is used to handle the UE "obility #ithin EUT(A; and provides the follo#ing
functions$
Mobility Manage"ent
Load Manage"ent
(eporting of 2eneral Error Situations
(esetting the 07
Setting up the 07
e;1 Configuration Update
'( layer &
in Specification, LTE, 07
The "ain functions of 07 interface layer 6 are as follo#ing$
+nterface to physical "ediu">
%ra"e delineation>
Line cloc8 e!traction capability>
Layer 6 alar"s e!traction and generation>
Trans"ission *uality control.
'( Signalling Transport
in Specification, LTE, 07
07 signalling bearer provides the follo#ing functions$
Provision of reliable transfer of 07AP "essage over 07 interface.
Provision of net#or8ing and routeing function
Provision of redundancy in the signalling net#or8
Support for flo# control and congestion control
L2 - Data link layer
Support of any suitable data lin8 layer protocol, e.g. PPP, Ethernet
IP layer
The e;1 supports +Pv< and&or +Pv3
The +P layer of e;1e;1 only supports pointtopoint trans"ission for delivering 07AP
"essage.
The e;1 supports the /iffserv Code Point "ar8ing
Transport layer
SCTP is supported as the transport layer of e;1e;1 signalling bearer.
SCTP refers to the Strea" Control Trans"ission Protocol developed by the Sigtran
#or8ing group of the +ET% for the purpose of transporting various signalling protocols over
+P net#or8.
There is only one SCTP association established bet#een e;1 pairs.
The e;1 establishes the SCTP association. The SCTP /estination Port nu"ber value
assigned by +A;A to be used for 07AP is 9<377.