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Failure scenarios
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Alternative solutions
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Conclusions and recommendations
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Impacts to Specifications
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Change history
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Failure scenarios
p. 9
5.1
Introduction
p. 9
5.2
MME failure
p. 10
5.2.1
Introduction
p. 10
5.2.2
MME failure with Restart
p. 10
5.2.3
MME failure without Restart
p. 10
5.2.3.1
Outage of CS services
p. 10
5.2.4
MME Partial failure
p. 11
5.3
SGSN failure
p. 11
5.3.1
Introduction
p. 11
5.3.2
SGSN failure with Restart
p. 11
5.3.3
SGSN failure without Restart
p. 11
5.4
SGW failure
p. 12
5.4.1
Introduction
p. 12
5.4.2
SGW failure with Restart
p. 12
5.4.3
SGW failure without Restart
p. 12
5.4.4
SGW Partial failure
p. 12
5.5
PGW failure
p. 12
5.5.1
Introduction
p. 12
5.5.2
PGW failure with Restart
p. 12
5.5.3
PGW failure without Restart
p. 13
5.5.4
PGW Partial failure
p. 13
6
Alternative solutions
p. 13
6.1
Alternative Solutions for MME failure
p. 13
6.1.1
Solution 1 Down Link Data Triggered Attach (DLDTA)
p. 13
6.1.1.1
Description
p. 13
6.1.1.1.1
Down Link Data Triggered Attach (DLDTA) procedure
p. 13
6.1.1.2
Evaluation
p. 15
6.1.1.2.1
Pros
p. 15
6.1.1.2.2
Cons
p. 16
6.1.2
Solution 2 for MME failure by reattachment with HSS interaction
p. 16
6.1.2.1
Description
p. 16
6.1.2.2
Evaluation
p. 17
6.1.2.2.1
Pros
p. 17
6.1.2.2.2
Cons
p. 17
6.1.3
Solution 3 Pro-active Paging based approach for MME Failure
p. 17
6.1.3.1
Description
p. 17
6.1.3.1.1
General
p. 18
6.1.3.1.2
Preparation phase
p. 18
6.1.3.1.3
Execution phase
p. 19
6.1.3.2
Evaluation
p. 20
6.1.3.2.1
Pros
p. 20
6.1.3.2.2
Cons
p. 20
6.1.4
Solution 4 for MME Failure by using the MME self-stored paging information
p. 21
6.1.4.1
Description
p. 21
6.1.4.2
Evaluation
p. 21
6.1.4.2.1
Pros
p. 21
6.1.4.2.2
Cons
p. 22
6.2
Alternative Solutions for SGSN failure
p. 22
6.2.1
Solution 1 Down Link Data Triggered Attach (DLDTA)
p. 22
6.2.1.1
Description
p. 22
6.2.1.1.1
Down Link Data Triggered Attach (DLDTA) procedure
p. 22
6.2.1.2
Evaluation
p. 23
6.2.2
Solution 2 for SGSN failure by reattachment with HSS interaction
p. 23
6.2.2.1
Description
p. 23
6.2.2.2
Evaluation
p. 23
6.2.3
Solution 3 Pro-active Paging based approach for S4-SGSN Failure
p. 23
6.2.3.1
Description
p. 23
6.2.3.2
Evaluation
p. 23
6.2.4
Solution 4 for SGSN failure by using the SGSN self-stored paging information
p. 23
6.2.4.1
Description
p. 23
6.2.4.2
Evaluation
p. 24
6.3
Alternative Solutions for SGW failure
p. 24
6.3.1
Solution 1 for SGW failure by MME/S4-SGSN re-establishing resources with a new SGW or to the old SGW after its recovery
p. 24
6.3.1.1
Description
p. 24
6.3.1.2
Evaluation
p. 26
6.3.1.2.1
Pros
p. 26
6.3.1.2.2
Cons
p. 26
6.3.2
Solution 2 for SGW failure by PGW initiated paging request at receiving downlink data/signalling
p. 26
6.3.2.1
Description
p. 26
6.3.2.2
Evaluation
p. 28
6.3.2.2.1
Pros
p. 28
6.3.2.2.2
Cons
p. 28
6.4
Alternative Solutions for PGW failure
p. 29
6.4.1
Solution 1 for PGW failure with restart
p. 29
6.4.1.1
Description
p. 29
6.4.1.2
Evaluation
p. 29
6.4.1.2.1
Pros
p. 29
6.4.1.2.2
Cons
p. 29
6.4.2
Solution 2 for PGW failure without restart
p. 29
6.4.2.1
Description
p. 29
6.4.2.2
Evaluation
p. 29
6.4.2.2.1
Pros
p. 29
6.4.2.2.2
Cons
p. 29
6.5
EPC restoration procedure if the ISR is activated
p. 30
6.5.1
Introduction
p. 30
6.5.2
Alternative Solutions for MME/SGSN failure
p. 30
6.5.2.1
Solution 1 for MME/SGSN Failure Without Restoration: Providing Complete Service in non-failed node service area
p. 30
6.5.2.1.1
Description
p. 30
6.5.2.1.2
Evaluation
p. 31
6.5.2.1.2.1
Pros
p. 31
6.5.2.1.2.2
Cons
p. 31
6.5.2.2
Solution 2 for MME/SGSN Failure Without Restoration: IMSI paging in all accesses
p. 31
6.5.2.2.1
Description
p. 31
6.5.2.2.2
Evaluation
p. 32
6.5.2.2.2.1
Pros
p. 32
6.5.2.2.2.2
Cons
p. 32
6.5.2.3
Solution 3 for MME/SGSN Restart: TMSI paging in both accesses
p. 32
6.5.2.3.1
Description
p. 32
6.5.2.3.2
Evaluation
p. 33
6.5.2.3.2.1
Pros
p. 33
6.5.2.3.2.2
Cons
p. 33
6.5.3
Alternative Solutions for SGW failure
p. 34
6.5.3.1
Solution 1 for SGW failure: Deactivated ISR state
p. 34
6.5.3.1.1
Description
p. 34
6.5.3.1.2
Evaluation
p. 34
6.5.3.1.2.1
Pros
p. 34
6.5.3.1.2.2
Cons
p. 34
6.5.3.2
Solution 2 for SGW failure: Maintain the ISR state
p. 35
6.5.3.2.1
Description
p. 35
6.5.3.2.2
Evaluation
p. 36
6.5.3.2.2.1
Pros
p. 36
6.5.3.2.2.2
Cons
p. 36
6.5.3.3
Solution 3 for SGW failure with ISR
p. 37
6.5.3.3.1
Description
p. 37
6.5.3.3.1.1
Mobile Terminating service handling.
p. 37
6.5.3.3.1.2
Mobile Originating Service handling
p. 37
6.5.3.3.2
Evaluation
p. 38
6.5.3.3.2.1
Pros
p. 38
6.5.3.3.2.2
Cons
p. 38
6.5.3.4
Solution 4: Preconfigured Node to restore SGW
p. 38
6.5.3.4.1
Description
p. 38
6.5.3.4.2
Evaluation
p. 39
6.5.3.4.2.1
Pros
p. 39
6.5.3.4.2.2
Cons
p. 39
6.6
Restoration of CS services after MME failure
p. 39
6.6.1
Introduction
p. 39
6.6.2
Alternative Solutions for Restoration of CS services after MME failure
p. 40
6.6.2.1
Solution 1 - MT CS services delivery via an alternative MME in MME pool
p. 40
6.6.2.1.1
Description
p. 40
6.6.2.1.2
Evaluation
p. 42
6.6.2.1.2.1
Pros
p. 42
6.6.2.1.2.2
Cons
p. 42
6.7
Detection of EPC Node failure without Restart
p. 43
6.7.1
Introduction
p. 43
6.7.2
Solution 1 - Using Path Management messages
p. 43
6.7.2.1
Description
p. 43
6.8
EPC Node Restoration for Partial Failure of EPC nodes
p. 44
6.8.0
Solutions for general enhancement to the Partial Failure when ISR is active
p. 44
6.8.0.1
Solution 1 : Keep MME FQ-CSID in the PGW when UE is ISR activated
p. 44
6.8.0.1.1
Description
p. 44
6.8.0.1.2
Evaluation
p. 45
6.8.0.1.2.1
Pros
p. 45
6.8.0.1.2.2
Cons
p. 45
6.8.1
Alternative Solutions for MME Partial Failure
p. 45
6.8.1.1
Solution 1: S4-SGSN Clean up when SGW or MME does not support Network Triggered Restoration for MME partial failure
p. 45
6.8.1.1.1
Description
p. 45
6.8.1.1.1.1
Clean-up initiated by SGW procedure
p. 46
6.8.1.1.2
Evaluation
p. 46
6.8.1.1.2.1
Pros
p. 46
6.8.1.1.2.2
Cons
p. 46
6.8.1.2
Solution 2 - Based on Network Triggered Service Restoration for complete MME failure w/o sending Delete PDN Connection Set Request to PGW
p. 46
6.8.1.2.1
Description
p. 46
6.8.1.2.2
Evaluation
p. 46
6.8.1.2.2.1
Pros
p. 46
6.8.1.2.2.2
Cons
p. 47
6.8.1.3
Solution 3 - Based on Network Triggered Service Restoration for complete MME failure with delayed sending of Delete PDN Connection Set Request to PGW
p. 47
6.8.1.3.1
Description
p. 47
6.8.1.3.2
Evaluation
p. 47
6.8.1.3.2.1
Pros
p. 47
6.8.1.3.2.2
Cons
p. 48
6.8.2
Alternative Solutions for SGW Partial failure
p. 48
6.8.2.1
Solution 1 : SGW relocation at the SGW Partial Failure
p. 48
6.8.2.1.1
Description
p. 48
6.8.2.1.2
Evaluation
p. 48
6.8.2.1.2.1
Pros
p. 48
6.8.2.1.2.2
Cons
p. 48
6.8.2.2
Solution 2 : SGW relocation at the SGW Partial Failure when ISR is active
p. 49
6.8.2.2.1
Description
p. 49
6.8.2.2.2
Evaluation
p. 49
6.8.2.2.2.1
Pros
p. 49
6.8.2.2.2.2
Cons
p. 49
6.8.3
Alternative Solutions for PGW failure
p. 50
6.8.3.1
Solution 1 for PGW partial failure
p. 50
6.8.3.1.1
Description
p. 50
6.8.3.1.2
Evaluation
p. 50
6.8.3.1.2.1
Pros
p. 50
6.8.3.1.2.2
Cons
p. 50
6.9
EPC Node Restoration for Partial Failure of EPC nodes when ISR is active
p. 50
6.9.0
General
p. 50
6.9.1
Alternative Solutions for MME Partial Failure
p. 50
6.9.1.1
Solution1 : IMSI paging in E-UTRAN access and TMSI paging in other access
p. 50
6.9.1.1.1
Description
p. 50
6.9.0.1.2
Evaluation
p. 51
6.9.0.1.2.1
Pros
p. 51
6.9.0.1.2.2
Cons
p. 52
7
Conclusions and recommendations
p. 53
7.1
MME restoration
p. 53
7.1.1
Comparison of proposed solutions
p. 53
7.1.2
Conclusion
p. 57
7.2
SGSN Restoration
p. 58
7.2.1
Conclusion
p. 58
7.3
SGW restoration
p. 59
7.3.1
Comparison of proposed solutions for SGW failure
p. 59
7.3.2
Conclusion
p. 60
7.4
PGW restoration
p. 60
7.5
EPC restoration when ISR is active
p. 60
7.5.1
MME/SGSN restoration when ISR is active
p. 60
7.5.1.1
Conclusion
p. 60
7.5.2
SGW Restoration procedure if ISR is activated
p. 61
7.5.2.1
Comparison of proposed solutions for SGW failure if ISR is activated
p. 61
7.5.2.2
Conclusion
p. 62
7.6
Restoration of CS services after MME failure
p. 62
7.6.1
Conclusion
p. 62
A
Impacts to Specifications
p. 63
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p. 66