Voice Services in LTE

CS Fall Back Feature

By: Sherjil Bari

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CSFB Circuit-switched fallback

CSFB relies on a temporary inter-system that switches between LTE and a system where circuit-switched voice calls can be served, the solution is based on the fact that LTE terminals register in the circuit-switched domain when powered on and attaching to LTE, This is handled through an interaction between the MME and the MSC server in the CS domain. The CS fallback in EPS enables the provisioning of voice and other CS-domain services by reuse of CS infrastructure when the UE is served by E-UTRAN. A CS fallback enabled terminal, connected to E-UTRAN may use GERAN or UTRAN to connect to the CS-domain. This function is only available in case EUTRAN coverage is overlapped by either GERAN coverage or UTRAN coverage. It can be assumed that operators initially deploying CSFB may over time migrate towards the MMTel (IMS) + SRVCC solution.

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CS fallback in EPS architecture

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CS Call Request in E-UTRAN, Call in GERAN/UTRAN

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CS Page in E-UTRAN, Call in GERAN/UTRAN

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LTE -> UMTS/GERAN CSFB SETTINGS IN VDC

LTE Parameter HoAlgoSwitch HoAlgoSwitch HoModeSwitch MML Command MOD ENODEBALGOSWI TCH UtranCsfbSwitch: On GeranCsfbSwitch: On BlindHoSwitch:On Recommended value UtranCsfbSwitch: On GeranCsfbSwitch: On BlindHoSwitch:On Comments
Enable CSFB to Utran switch

Enable CSFB to Geran switch

Enable blind handover switch to do CSFB to Utran/GERAN without measurement Indicates the high-priority system to be considered in blind handovers for CS fallback. It is UTRAN by default. Indicates the medium-priority system to be considered in blind handovers for CS fallback. RSCP threshold for event B1

InterRatHighestPri

MOD CSFALLBACKBLIN DHOCFG

UTRAN

UTRAN

InterRatSecondPri

GERAN

GERAN

CsfbHoUtranB1ThdR scp CsfbHoUtranTimeToT rig CsfbHoGeranB1Thd CsfbHoGeranTimeTo Trig

MOD CSFALLBACKHO

-106 40 -103 40

-106dBm 40ms -103dBm 40ms

Time-to-trigger for event B1 that is used in CS fallback to UTRAN. RSSI threshold for event B1 that is used in CS fallback to GERAN Time-to-trigger for event B1 that is used in CS fallback to GERAN (higher than Utran to do CSFB to Utran first).

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CS FB FEATURE IMPROVEMENTS IN ERAN3.0

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Low Latency - Flash CSFB (R9 Redirection with SIB)

GSM/UMTS Core
SGSN

RIM :
RAN Information Management

LTE Core
CSFB to G/U
M ME

Core Network Support Both GSM/UMTS and

SGSN MME

RAN information RAN information request

LTE core network support R9 RIM procedure

RRCConnectionRele ase(Frequency and eNodeB target cell system information)

BSC/RNC

Terminal Support Terminal support R9

redirection with SIB (System Info Block)

GSM/UMTS
eNodeB saves UTRAN/GERAN neighbor cell system information
(RIM: MME&RNC)

LTE

eNodeB receives command of CSFB from MME eNodeB selects Redirection to CSFB based on capability and strategy eNodeB fills out target frequency and related neighbor cell information in RRCConnectionRelease messageU: 1
Freq, 16 Cell ID; G: 1 Freq Group, 32 Cell ID)

Latency Reduced
Saving 1s for UMTS compare with R8 CSFB Saving 2s for GSM compare with R8 CSFB

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LAI Based CS Fallback further optimized latency

LTE Core
TA1/LA 1
MM E TAI/LAI (PLMN+L AC)

GSM/UMTS

LA: Location Area LAI: Location Area Indicator LAC: Location Area Code LAU: Location Area Update TAI: Tracking Area Indicator

CSFB
LAI based CSFB to 1~2s UMTS without LAU CSFB to UMTS with LAU

CSFB to LA1

LAI based CSFB to GSM without LAU

2~3s

Select same LA to CSFB

LTE
TA3/LA1

GSM/UMTS
TA2/LA2

CSFB to GSM with LAU

Latency
LAI Based CSFB:

1.

Priority to select target GU cells with same LAC as UE registered in GU network during CSFB.

2.

Support National Roaming UE to select suitable fallback RAT/Cell bases on LAI Indicator among multi-PLMNs.

The optimized CSFB process of eNB can avoid unnecessary LAU and reduce the CSFB E2E latency 1~3 second(s)
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