Network Controlled

Network Selection and 3g

Network scenarios
SUBMITTED
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RAJEEV DUBEY
Sr. ENGINEER
IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER
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Title: Network Controlled Network Selection and HO scenarios
Date Submitted: September, 2005
Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #NN in Orange County, CA
Authors or Source(s):
Srinivas Sreemanthula, Stefano Faccin
Abstract: Discuss network controlled scenarios

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 Introduction
802.21 aids in inter-technology handover with various usage
scenarios in mind
It is also important for 802.21 to provide tools for cellular and other
operators to exercise network control to inter-work and maximize
the resource pool in other access networks
This slide set presents network controlled usage scenarios for Inter-
technology network selection and HO control as a means to
understand the importance of such use cases
This is for informational purposes only that can be used to verify
these scenarios are indeed covered under 802.21
 802.21 vs Current 3GPP Mechanisms
Access Control/ Network selection:
Currently core functionality of 3GPP networks
It is in the interest of several 3GPP parties in keeping access control between 3GPP (access) networks under
its control
This can be achieved while introducing enablers for seamless inter-technology mobility using 802.21
802.21 focuses on aiding heterogeneous handoff (I.e. inter-technology handoff e.g. 3GPP-802.11, 802.11-
802.16, etc.)
● The only intra-technology handoff in scope is inter-subnet/inter-domain handoff for 802.11, simply because 802.11 does not
define it
● 3GPP/PP2 and 802.16 have their own access selection mechanisms for homogeneous handoff, and 802.21 does not intend to
interfere with that

3GPP-WLAN IW: current Network Selection mechanisms

Based on policies and information stored in UE (SIM)
Based on information collected from UE
Network has no active role at moment of selection
Issue: cumbersome mechanism, requires connecting to a network to decide whether to connect to the
network
 802.21 Usage Scenarios for 3GPP
A set of example “access system selection” scenarios to describe
what can be achieved with 802.21
Scenarios using 802.21 service are split between two dimensions
● Network Selection &
● Handover control

Terminology
3G-PDN: indicates the whole network (including AN and core
network, i.e. up to point where UE gets IP connectivity)
MME: Mobility Management Entity
● It’s a network entity sitting “above” current 3GPP access (e.g. located “after” the ISN) in charge of
making connectivity decision for network controlled handoff.
● MME may incorporate an instance of MIHF
 Usage Scenarios for 3G Cellular Network -> IEEE 802.x
Scenario-A: 3G network is MIH unaware

Scenario-A) MIH unaware serving network (3G),

Emphasis is on enabling network handoff control by home network or third party (e.g.
enterprise)
Examples are
● Visited 3G network not 802.21 aware (no 802.21 specific functions in 3G network)

Visited 3G network has no active control over vertical HO decisions

● Home network or 3rd partyto controls
Access MIHF
(IS/ES/CS) over L3
the network selection and HO decisions (IS, ES and CS
“Home” Network
used) MIHFNW
Internet

Visited
3G-PDN Access to MIHF (IS) over L3

MIHFNW MIHFNW
UTRAN GERAN WiMAX
802.11-AN 802.16-AN
PDN

Current active connection

MIHFUE

UE
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 Usage Scenarios for 3G Cellular Network -> IEEE 802.x
Scenario-B: 3G network is MIH aware, provides IS, ES & CS

Scenario-B) MIH services provided by serving network (3G),

Emphasis is on enabling network handoff control by network operator (e.g. home) to
target access owned by the same operator
Examples are
● Operator owning multiple access technologies and user belongs to this network
● Operator has roaming agreements to cover multiple accesses for users from other networks

3G network can control network selection and HO decisions at MME

Internet

MIHFNW MME
Home
3G-PDNAccess to MIHF over L3
Note: MIHF can be
physically implemented as
a set of MIHF. MME can be
UTRAN GERAN WiMAX more or less centralized
802.11-AN 802.16-AN
PDN

Current active connection

MIHFUE

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UE
 Usage Scenarios for 3G Cellular Network -> IEEE 802.x
Scenario-C: 3G network proxies MIH IS services, provides ES and CS

• Scenario-C) MIH IS services proxied by serving network (3G)

• Emphasis is on enabling network handoff control by network operator (e.g. home) to
target accessed owned by roaming partners
• Proxy is to access IS from other networks
• Examples are
• Operator has no agreements to cover multiple accesses for roaming users
• 3G network controls vertical HO decisions

Internet

MIHFNW
Access to Access to
MIHF IS over MIHF IS over
Home L3 L3
3G-PDN

MIHFNW MIHFNW
UTRAN GERAN WiMAX
802.11-AN 802.16-AN
PDN

Current active connection

Access to
MIHFUE
MIHF IS , ES
and CS over
L3
UE
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 NW Initiated NW Selection for Scenario-B
3G->802.x: 3G provides all MIH services
UE Network Operator
MIH User MIHFUE MAC Layers 3G-PDN MIHFNW MME MIHFNW(IS) 802.16-AN 802.11-AN 802.11-AN

UE Discovery and attachment

MIH-Register-Events.Req
MIH-Register-Event.Req()

MIH-Register-Event.Resp()
MIH-Register-Events.Resp
DL-Burst*
Link-Detect
Link-Event.Detect(link_info)
MIH-Link-Event.Detect(link_info)

MIH-Info.Req

MIH-Info.Resp
Unfavorabl
e
Scan(802.11) Network
Beacon
Beacon
Link-Detect

Link-Event.Detect(link_info)
MIH-Link-Event.Detect(link_info)
MIH-Info.Req
MIH-Info.Resp
Favorable
Network
=>
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 NW Initiated NW Selection for Scenario-C
3G->802.x: 3G provides ES/CS services and can proxy IS services
UE Network Operator 802.16 Network 802.11 Network
MIH user MIHFUE MAC Layers 3G-PDN MIHFNW MME MIHFNW(IS) 802.16-AN MIHFNW(IS) 802.11-ANMIHFNW(IS)

UE Discovery and attachment

Proxying: MME in operator network
MIH-Register-Events.Req queries the MIHF in other networks
MIH-Register-Event.Req() based on the report from the UE.

MIH-Register-Event.Resp()
MIH-Register-Events.Resp
DL-Burst*
Link-Detect
Link-Event.Detect(link_info)
Just one Link MIH-Link-Event.Detect(link_info)
Event may be
generated, Beacon
reporting both
events Link-Detect

Link-Event.Detect(link_info)
MIH-Link-Event.Detect(link_info)

MIH-Info.Req
MIH-Info-Req()
MIH-Info-Resp(nwk_info)
MIH-Info-Req()
MIH-Info-Resp(nwk_info)
MIH-Info.Resp
Favorable
Network
=>
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 NW Controlled HO for Scenarios B&C
3G ->802.x. HO Control in 3G with MIH ES/CS services

UE Operator Network 802.11 Network

Mobile-IP MIHFUE 3G-MM 802.11 MAC 3G-PDN MIHFNW MME 802.11-AN New-FA HA

Previously happened
Network
Legenda
Selection
Mobile-IP Tunneling
MIH-Link-Switch.Req(802.11 nwk)
Mobile-IP Signaling
MIH-Remote-Link-Switch.Req(802.11 nwk) Non-MIH (I.e.
MIP-switch.Ind Implementation
dependent)
MIH-switch.req
Link-Associate
L2-Procedures (Security, Re-association, QoS Neg.)
Link-Event-Up(802.11 nwk)

MIH-Link-Event-Up
Registration-Req
Registration-Req

Registration-Resp
Registration-Resp
L2-PDP-Cntxt-Rel(3G GMM)
3G-PDP-Rel()
Link-Event-Down(3G)

MIH-Link-Event-Down

MIH-switch.resp
MIH-Remote-Link-Switch.Resp
MIH-Link-Switch.Resp(802.11 nwk)

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