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Network Research Department China Mobile Research Institute Voice over LTE

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  • Network Research Department

    China Mobile Research Institute

    Voice over LTE

  • 2Content

    2

    1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution

    3 SRVCC enhancement

    Voice over LTE solution

    4 Industry status on Voice of LTE

  • 3Different strategies for LTE voice service provision

    Voice service can be provided both by CS network or LTE network No impact to legacy CS network if voice service remains in CS LTE system is an all-IP network without CS domain VoIP service can be provided on LTE system with IMS based voice call control

    functionality

    SAE

    RAN/GERAN

    IMSMMEeNodeB

    CS

    Vo

    ice c

    on

    tinu

    ity

    LTE covertage

    CS coverage Voice service keeps in legacy CS network

    LTE system provides only high speed data service

    Strategy 1: Voice over CS

    LTE system provides VoIP service and high speed data service simultaneously

    IMS is used for voice call control Voice should be provided in CS

    network when out of LTE coverage

    Strategy 2 : Voice over LTE

  • 4Alternatives of LTE voice solution

    3GPP

    Standard Solution

    3GPP

    Standard Solution

    Network

    Independent

    Solution

    Voice over LTEVoIMS+SRVCC: Providing IMS-based voice over LTE, and supporting PS/CS

    interworking between LTE and 2/3G

    CS Fallback (LTE First)If voice is needed, reselecting from LTE to 2/3G

    to provide.

    CS Fallback (2/3G First)First select 2/3G, if data service is needed,

    reselecting from 2/3G to LTE based on

    some condition

    Multi-mode Dual-standby

    Single-USIM TerminalThe UE access 2G/3G and LTE

    simultaneously, voice over 2G or 3G,

    data service over LTE or 2G/3G

    Multi-mode Dual-standby Single-USIM

    Voice over CS

    Multi-mode Single-standby

    Voice over CS

  • 5Content

    2

    1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution

    3 SRVCC enhancement

    Voice over LTE solution

    4 Industry status on Voice of LTE

  • 6General Principle of Voice over LTE

    PS

    nework

    2G/3G

    CS

    network

    2G/3G terminal

    Internet

    2G/3G

    IMS

    network

    LTE

    Internet

    Legacy

    Legacy networks provide different

    services via CS and PS domains

    CS domain provides voice and SMS

    services

    PS domain provides data service

    VoIP service and high speed data service are simultaneously offered over LTE

    Due to lack of call control function, EPC network needs IMS network for call control and service provision

    IMS network provides voice continuity from LTE to CS by anchoring voice call

    LTE terminal uses the same MSISDN in LTE and CS networks

    LTE terminal

    Voice & SMS

    services

    Voice &

    multimedia

    servicesData service

    Data service

    EPC provides beaers for IP services

    IMS based call control

    After LTE and IMS are introduced

    PS

    nework

    CS

    network

    LTE terminal

  • 7VoIMS+SRVCC: Target Solution for Voice over LTE

    SRVCC: VoLTE Target Solution

    The consensus has been reached by the industry that the target solution for VoLTE should be based on IMS.

    SRVCC provides the voice continuity from LTE coverage to 2/3G CS, necessarily ensuring the pleasant

    experience for VoLTE users at early stage of commercial deployment.

    VoLTE UE under LTE coverage initiates voice sessions via IMS network, which will anchor the

    session and provide SIP-based session control

    and applications.

    When the UE moves from LTE to 2/3G CS coverage with the ongoing IMS session, IMS

    switches the session to the CS domain, keeping

    both parties of the session unaware of the

    handover.

    SRVCC Principle

    The first version of SRVCC solution has been specified in 3GPP Release 8, but the handover

    performance of this version need to be enhanced.

    The Work Item of SRVCC enhancement was created and completed in 3GPP Release 10,

    aiming at the comparable handover performance

    with legacy CS network.

    SRVCC Enhancements

    SAE-GW

    EPC

    HSS

    RAN/GE

    RAN

    MGC

    F

    CSCF

    SCC AS

    IMS

    MMEeNodeB

    MGW

    SR-IWF

    MSC Server

    SV

    Vo

    ice c

    on

    tinu

    ity

    PCRF

    Internet

    CS

    LTE

    SGW/PGW

    SRVCC UEeMSC

    MME

    MSC Server

    IMS

    2G/3G

    2G/3G

    Remote UE

    P-CSCFATCF

    ATGW

    MGW

    I/S-

    CSCF

    SCC AS

  • 8Single Radio Voice Call Continuity

    SAE-GW

    EPC

    HSS

    RAN/GE

    RAN

    MGCF

    CSCF

    SCC AS

    IMS

    MME

    eNodeB

    MGW

    IWF

    MSC Server

    SV

    Vo

    ice c

    on

    tinu

    ity

    PCRF

    Internet

    CS

    Within LTE coverage voice call is initiated from LTE/EPC via IMS, which controls and anchors

    the voice call

    When the UE leaves the coverage of LTE, IMS will transfer the ongoing call to CS network

    SRVCC fundamental

    SRVCC applies to the scenario that LTE coverage is not continual

    SRVCC applies to multi-mode single radio UE SRVCC is essentially a handover procedure,

    including transport level handover and session

    level handover

    Considering the impacts to the networks introduced, SRVCC is not recommended until

    LTE becomes middle level coverage

    SRVCC requires deployment of IMS network Currently SRVCC only supports voice continuity

    from LTE to CS

    SRVCC features

    Sv interface between MSC server and MME

    is defined to handle SRVCC procedure

  • 9SR-VCC general procedure

    UE E-UTRAN MME MSC ServerTarget

    UTRAN/GERAN

    Measurement

    Reports

    Handover to UTRAN/GERAN

    required

    3GPP IMS

    Initiates SRVCC for voice component

    CS handover preparation

    IMS Service Continuity Procedure

    Handles PS-PS HO for

    non-voice if needed

    CS HO response to MMETo eUTRAN

    Coordinates SRVCC

    and PS HO response Handover CMD

    Handover

    execution

    1. EUTRAN indicates MME of SRVCC handover after measurement;

    2. MME initiates SRVCC procedure via Sv interface to MSC server;

    3. MME also handles PS handover procedure for non-voice sessions

    4. MSC Server reserves bearers in CS network, then initiates IMS session transfer procedure;

    5. After successful bearer reservation, MSC Server indicates MME, who will then notify UE to reselect to

    UTRAN/GERAN;

    6. UE continues the ongoing call when successfully reselecting to UTRAN/GERAN

  • 10

    Content

    2

    1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution

    3 SRVCC enhancement

    Voice over LTE solution

    4 Industry status on Voice of LTE

  • 11

    EPC

    2G/TD

    SRVCC eMSC

    MGW

    MME SAE-PGW

    HSS

    CS Sv

    MGCF

    SCC AS

    IMSCSCF

    MGW

    MSCS

    LTE

    SRVCC performance issues Session transfer and remote UE update may need a long time No sync between session transfer and RAT retuning procedures

    The performance issues have notable negative impact on user experience

    Since SRVCC is an IMS based inter-RAT handover procedure from LTE to the 2G/3G CS, it is much more

    complex than that of the legacy 2G/3G networks, the question is how to keep the comparable handover

    performance?

    Remote IMS UE

    1. SRVCC UE initiates voice call to another IMS UE via LTE.

    2. The call is successfully established, with voice media

    between UEs

    3. SRVCC happens when SRVCC UE leaves LTE coverage.

    SAE network informs SRVCC MSC to prepare for

    handover. MSC completes the resource reservation

    4. The UE is informed to switch to 2G/3G. The voice is

    interrupted during the switching procedure, for about

    200ms in T1

    5. SRVCC MSC informs the remote UE to receive voice

    media from SRVCC MSC, not SRVCC UE

    6. The remote UE switch media connection to SRVCC MSC

    7. voice media will be interrupted again during the media

    switching procedure above, for about 800ms(if remote UE

    is roaming, the interruption could be longer)interrupt time

    T1

    interrupt time

    T2

    The whole interruption time 800msThe longest voice interrupt could be more than1s

    signal

    media

    The problem of handover performance in existing

    SRVCC solution

    SRVCC UESRVCC UE

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    SRVCC optimization alternatives

    LTE Wireless access network SGW/PG

    W

    UE

    IWF

    MME

    MSC Server

    IMS

    2G/3G Wireless access network

    2G/3G

    UE

    SCC AS

    User plane during SRVCC

    User plane before SRVCC

    User plane after SRVCC

    SGW/PGW

    UE

    IWF

    MME

    MSC Server

    IMS2G/3G UE

    SCC AS

    MRFP

    User plane before SRVCC

    User plane after SRVCC

    SGW/PGW

    UE

    IWF

    MME

    MSC Server

    IMS2G/3G UE

    SCC AS

    User plane before SRVCC

    User plane after SRVCC

    The media is anchored in visited network during call setup The anchor point redirects media flow to CS when SRVCC Pros

    good performanceCons

    Impacts to visited network, requiring visited network support

    SRVCC optimization targetvoice interruption less than 300ms in roaming and the non-roaming; no impact to UE; the impact to the network is minimized.

    The media is anchored in home network during call setup The anchor point bi-cast media flow to LTE and CS during

    SRVCC

    ProsLittle impact on network, easy to deploy

    ConsLocal breakout is impossibleAll session need to be anchored back to home network

    Synchronize IMS session transfer procedure with RAT retuning procedure to overlap the interruptions

    ProsLittle impact on network, easy to deploy

    ConsDifficult to accurate synchronizationPerformance not optimized, the best result is no better than the longer one in the two interruptions

    LTE Wireless access network

    2G/3G Wireless access network

    LTE Wireless access network

    2G/3G Wireless access network

  • 13

    eSRVCC standardizations

    synchronization

    Media anchored in home network

    Media anchored in visited network

    Sol 12media anchored in SGW

    Sol 10media anchored in PGW

    Sol 4 media anchored in MGW

    Sol 11 media anchored in ALG/TrGW

    Sol 1synchronization based on measurement

    Sol 2serial handover

    Sol 5ST optimization based on sol 2

    Sol 9 synchronization based on packet check

    Sol 8media surface anchors on MRFC/MRFP of home network

    performance not

    fulfiled

    After transfer

    Du

    ring

    tran

    sfer

    UE Before transferRemote

    end

    CS-MGWUE

    Before and during transferS/P-GW

    UL voice media

    DL voice media

    After transfer After transfer

    UE

    I/S-CSCF,

    SCC ASATCF

    Before transfer

    Remote

    Leg

    SN HN

    MSC

    ServerUE

    Before transfer

    Gm

    Mw

    Serving Leg Home Leg

    After transfer Remote

    End

    Access LegIMS based solution

    EPC based solution

    In order to enhance the handover performance of SRVCC, a WI named eSRVCC (SRVCC enhancement) is established in 3GPP SA2 in Release 10, with China Mobile as the rapporteur

    on July 1, 2010, in the conference call of eSRVCC work group, the solution of eSRVCC to be standardized was determined out of 12 alternatives

    IMS based solution, i.e. anchoring the media in visited IMS network, is selected

    All 3GPP standardization work has been completed in March, 2011

  • 14

    eSRVCC solution

    LTE wireless access network SGW/PGW

    SRVCC UE

    eMSC

    MME

    MSC Server

    IMS

    2G/3Gwireless access network

    CS network

    Remote UE

    P-CSCFATCF

    ATGW

    MGW

    SCC AS

    The solution is based on IMS anchoring, which introduces new entities ATCF (Access Transfer Control Function) and ATGW (Access Transfer Gateway)

    As functional entities, ATCF and ATGW can be collocated with other entities, e.g. P-CSCF, IBCF, or MSC ServerATCF, anchor point for SIP signaling, stays in the SIP signaling path during registration and session setup, controling ATGW to anchor the voice media when required

    when SRVCC happens, ATCF indicates ATGW to redirect the media flow to CS, keeping other part of media path unchanged

    Sv

    I/S-

    CSCF

    Voice media is anchored in visited network, therefore the media redirection is executed locally, which is much faster, normally less than 100ms

    IMS session transfer and remote update procedures are avoided Interruption by RAT change can not be avoided, which is normally 200ms The total interruption time will be less than 300 ms

    EPC network

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    Control and user planes during SRVCC handover

    After transfer After transfer

    UE

    I/S-CSCF,

    SCC ASATCF

    Before transfer

    Remote

    Leg

    SN HN

    MSC

    ServerUE

    Before transfer

    Gm

    Mw

    Serving Leg Home Leg

    After transfer Remote

    End

    Access Leg

    P-CSCF

    After transfer

    After transfer

    UE PDN GWBefore transferRemote

    endRemote leg

    CS-MGWUE

    ATGWBefore transferServing GW Before transfer

    Media Path of Serving Leg

    SN

    Media Path of Remote Leg

    The change on control

    plane during SRVCC

    handover

    Both the control plane and user plane are anchored in the network which the SRVCC UE

    is attached, the handover is executed locally

    The change on control

    plane during SRVCC

    handover

  • 16

    Content

    2

    1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution

    3 SRVCC enhancement

    Voice over LTE solution

    4 Industry status on Voice of LTE

  • 17

    VoLTE standardization status

    R5-R7 Rel-8 Rel-9 Rel-10 Rel-11

    (ongoing)

    IMS introduced

    LTE introducedSRVCCdefined

    SRVCCsupporting mid-callVoLTE emergency call

    SRVCC enhancement

    rSRVCCvSRVCCVoLTE roaming architecture

    IR.92 defines VoLTE profile

    Requirements for VoLTE roaming

    architecture

    VoLTE roaming architecture

    IR.88 defines LTE roaming

    architecture for

    VoLTE

    IR.64 IMS Service

    Centralization

    and Continuity

    Guidelines

    VoLTE basic

    requirementsVoLTE international roaming & interworking

    VoLTE futher

    requirements

    IR.65 defines principles for

    IMS roaming &

    interworking

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    14Q111Q3 11Q411Q1 11Q2 12Q3 12Q412Q1 12Q2 13Q3 13Q413Q1 13Q2

    Vendor 1

    SRVCC roadmap

    of chip vendor

    eSRVCC roadmap

    of nw vendors

    Vendor 2

    Vendor 3

    Vendor 4

    Vendor 5

    VoLTE Roadmap

    of operators

    Operator 2

    Operator 3

    Operator 4

    Chip vendor 1

    VoLTE roadmap of the industry

    Operator 1

    Chip vendor 2

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