Content for TS 43.129 Word version: 18.0.0
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
3.3 Abbreviations
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0 Introduction p. 7
1 Scope p. 8
The present document defines the stage 2 service description for packet switched handover in GERAN A/Gb mode and GAN mode. ITU-T Recommendation I.130 [8] describes a three-stage method for characterisation of telecommunication services, and ITU-T Recommendation Q.65 [9] defines stage 2 of the method. The present document refers to packet switched handover in GERAN A/Gb mode/GAN mode, and therefore focuses on the corresponding radio protocol enhancements to the packet switched domain only i.e. when services are provided through the Gb interface.
2 References p. 8
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non specific.
- For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.
[1]
TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".
[2]
TS 22.105: "Services and service capabilities".
[3]
TS 22.060: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Service description; Stage 1".
[4]
TS 43.064: "Overall description of the GPRS radio interface; Stage 2".
[5]
TS 25.922: "Radio Resource Management strategies".
[6]
TS 23.107: "Quality of Service (QoS) concept and architecture".
[7]
TS 44.060: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Mobile Station (MS) - Base Station System (BSS) interface; Radio Link Control/Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol".
[8]
ITU-T Recommendations I.130: "Method for the characterization of telecommunication services supported by an ISDN and network capabilities of an ISDN".
[9]
ITU-T Recommendation Q.65: "The unified functional methodology for the characterization of services and network capabilities".
[10]
TS 48.018: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Base Station System (BSS) - Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN); BSS GPRS Protocol".
[11]
TS 29.060: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP) across the Gn and Gp interface".
[12]
TS 23.003: "Numbering, addressing and identification".
[13]
TS 25.401: "UTRAN overall description".
[14]
TS 43.051: "GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) overall description; Stage 2".
[15]
TS 24.008: "Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification; Core network protocols; Stage 3".
[16] Void.
[17]
TS 25.331: "Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification".
[18]
TS 24.007: "Mobile radio interface signalling layer 3; General Aspects".
[19]
TS 23.060: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Service description; Stage 2".
[20]
TS 23.108: "Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification core network protocols; Stage 2 (structured procedures)".
[21]
TS 44.064: "Mobile Station - Serving GPRS Support Node (MS-SGSN) Logical Link Control (LLC) Layer Specification".
[22]
TS 23.236: "Intra-domain connection of Radio Access Network (RAN) nodes to multiple Core Network (CN) nodes".
[23]
TS 25.413: "UTRAN Iu interface Radio Access Network Application Part (RANAP) signalling".
[24] Void.
[25]
TS 44.018: "Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification; Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol".
[26]
TS 45.010: "Radio subsystem synchronization".
[27]
TS 33.102: "Security architecture".
[28]
TS 44.318: "Generic access to the A/Gb interface; Mobile GA interface layer 3 specification".
[29]
TS 43.318: "Generic access to the A/Gb interface; Stage 2".
[30]
TS 36.300: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRAN); Overall description; Stage 2".
[31]
TS 36.331: " Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification".
[32]
TS 36.401: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Architecture description".
[33]
TS 23.401: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) enhancements for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) access".
[34]
TS 36.413: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); S1 Application Protocol (S1AP)".
[35]
TS 24.301: "Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet System (EPS); Stage 3".
[36]
TS 22.220: "Service requirements for Home NodeBs and Home eNodeBs".
3 Definitions and abbreviations p. 9
3.1 Definitions p. 9
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 and the following apply:
Active PFCs:
that subset of the PFCs to be handed over, for which the source BSS has determined that resources should be allocated in the target cell during the PS Handover preparation phase.
A/Gb mode:
MS mode operation where the MS is connected to the Core Network via GERAN and the A and/or Gb interfaces.
Blind Transmission:
refers to the decision made by the SGSN to start the transmission of downlink N-PDUs or by the target BSS/GANC to start the transmission of downlink LLC PDUs for a given mobile station before receiving confirmation that the PS handover procedure has been successfully completed.
GAN Mode:
MS mode of operation where the MS is connected to the Core Network via a GANC and the A and/or Gb interfaces.
PFC subject to handover:
refers to an MS's PFC for which the packet switched handover procedure is to be initiated when a cell change is required. Whether a PFC needs handover or not is decided by the BSS. This decision criteria is not standardized.
Source to Target Transparent Container:
This container is encoded as "Source RNC to Target RNC transparent container" in case of PS handover to UTRAN and as "Source eNB to Target eNB transparent container" in case of PS handover to E-UTRAN. It replaces the "Source RNC to Target RNC Transparent container" used in previous releases.
Target to Source Transparent Container:
This container is encoded as "Target RNC to Source RNC transparent container" in case of PS handover to UTRAN and as "Target eNB to Source eNB transparent container" in case of PS handover to E-UTRAN. It replaces the "Target RNC to Source RNC Transparent container" used in previous releases.
CSG Cell:
A UTRAN or E-UTRAN cell for which the reported access mode indicates "Closed access mode" (see [36]).
Hybrid Cell:
A UTRAN or E-UTRAN cell for which the reported access mode indicates "Hybrid access mode" (see [36]).
3.2 Void
3.3 Abbreviations p. 10
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
BSC
Base Station Controller
BSS
Base Station Sub-system
BSSGP
Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol
BTS
Base Transceiver Station
CN part
Core Network part
CN
Core Network
CS
Circuit Switched
CSG
Closed Subscriber Group
DTI
Direct Tunnel Indicator
DTM
Dual Transfer Mode
EDGE
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
eNB
E-UTRAN NodeB
EPC
Evolved Packet Core
EPS
Evolved Packet System
E-UTRA
Evolved UTRA
E-UTRAN
Evolved UTRAN
FLO
Flexible Layer One
GAN
Generic Access Network
GANC
Generic Access Network Controller
GboIP
Gb over IP
GCSI
GPRS CAMEL Subscriber information indicator
GERAN
GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
GSM
Global System for Mobile communications
GTP
GPRS Tunnelling Protocol
IMS
IP Multimedia Subsystem
IP
Internet Protocol
LLC
Logical Link Control
MAC
Medium Access Control
MME
Mobility Management Entity
MS
Mobile Station
MSC
Mobile Switching Centre
MTU
Maximum Transfer Unit
PDP
Packet Data Protocol
PDTCH
Packet Data Traffic CHannel
PFC
Packet Flow Context
PFM
Packet Flow Management
PS
Packet Switched
PTCCH
Packet Timing advance Control CHannel
QoS
Quality of Service
RAB
Radio Access Bearer
RAN
Radio Access Network
RAT
Radio Access Technology
RAU
Routeing Area Update
RLC
Radio Link Control
RN part
Radio Network part
RNC
Radio Network Controller
RNS
Radio Network Subsystem
ROHC
RObust Header Compression
RRM
Radio Resource Management
RTP
Real Time Protocol
SABM
Set Asynchronous Balanced Mode
SACCH
Standalone Associated Control CHannel
SAPI
Service Access Point Identifier
SGSN
Serving GPRS Support Node
S-GW
Serving Gateway
SIP
Session Initiated Protocol
SNDCP
Sub-Network Dependent Convergence Protocol
TBF
Temporary Block Flow
TF
Transport Format
TFC
Transport Format Combination
TFCI
Transport Format Combination Indicator
TR
Technical Report
TS
Technical Specification
UA
Unnumbered Acknowledgement
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UE
User Equipment
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telephony System
UTRAN
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
VoIP
Voice over IP
XID
eXchange IDentification
