LTE Signalling

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LTE Signalling

X2 Handover
UE

Source eNB

Target eNB

Serving

MME

Gateway

0. Area Restriction Provided

1. Measurement Control
packet data

packet data

Legend

UL allocation
2.

L3 signalling

Measurement Reports

L1/L2

signalling

3. HO decision
User Data

Handover Request

Handover Preparation

4.

5. Admission Control
6. Handover Request Ack
DL allocation
RRC Conn. Reconf. incl.
7.
mobilityControlinformation

8.

Handover Execution

Deliver buffered and in transit

packets to target eNB
SN Status Transfer

Data Forwarding

Buffer packets from

Source eNB
9.
10.
11.

Synchronisation
UL allocation

TA for UE

RRC Conn. Reconf. Complete

packet data

packet data
12. Path Switch Request

13. User Plane update

request

End Marker

14. Switch DL path

packet data

End Marker

15.User Plane update

response
16.Path Switch Request Ack

17. UE Context Release

18. Release
Resources

Handover Completion

Detach from old cell

and
synchronize to new cell

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S1 Handover
UE

Source eNB

Target eNB

Serving Gateway

MME/MMEs

Area Restriction Provided

1. Measurement Control
packet data

packet data

UL allocation

Legend

2. Measurement Reports

L3 signalling
L1/L2

signalling

3. HO decision

User Data

4. Handover Reauired
5. Handover Request

7. Admission Control

7. Handover Request Acknologe

8. Handover Command
DL allocation
9. Handover Command

Detach from old cell and

synchronize to new cell

Deliver buffered and in

transit packets to target eNB

10. eNB SN Status Transfer

11. MME SN Status Transfer
Data Forwarding
Data Forwarding

Buffer packets from

MME

12. Synchronization
13. UL allocation + TA for UE

14. Handover Confirm

15. Handover Notify

packet data
16. UE Context Release Command

16. UE Context Release Completed

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Intra eNB HO: