LTE Protocol.

Protocol Layer Architecture

Syste m Architecture Evolution (SAE)

SAE is a study within 3GPP targeting at the evolution of the overall system
architecture. Objective is “to develop a framework for an evolution or
migration of the 3GPP system to a higher-data-rate, lower-latency, packet
optimized system that supports multiple radio access technologies.

LTE Based on two stack protocol plane.

1. User Plane Protocol.

2. Control Plane Protocol

User Plane Protocol

UE - P GW user plane with E-UTRAN

- GPRS Tunnelling Protocol for the user plane (GTP U): This protocol tunnels user data
between eNodeB and the S GW as well as between the S GW and the P GW in the
backbone network. GTP shall encapsulate all end user IP packets.
- MME controls the user plane tunnel establishment and establishes User Plane Bearers
between eNodeB and S GW.
- UDP/IP: These are the backbone network protocols used for routeing user data and
control signalling.
- LTE-Uu: The radio protocols of E-UTRAN between the UE and the eNodeB.

eNodeB - S GW
UE - PDN GW user plane with 2G access via the S4 interface

UE - PDN GW user plane with 3G access via the S12 interface

UE - PDN GW user plane with 3G access via the S4 interface

Control Plane Protocol

eNodeB - MME

- S1 Application Protocol (S1-AP): Application

Layer Protocol between the eNodeB and the
MME.

- SCTP for the control plane (SCTP): This

protocol guarantees delivery of signalling
messages between MME and eNodeB (S1).

UE - MME

- NAS: The NAS protocol supports mobility

management functionality and user plane
bearer activation, modification and
deactivation. It is also responsible of
ciphering and integrity protection of NAS
signalling.
- LTE-Uu: The radio protocol of E-UTRAN
between the UE and the eNodeB

SGSN - MME

- GPRS Tunnelling Protocol for the control plane

(GTP C): This protocol tunnels signalling messages
between SGSN and MME (S3).
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP): This protocol
transfers signalling messages.
 MME – HSS

- Diameter: This protocol supports transferring

of subscription and authentication data for
authenticating/authorizing user access to the
evolved system between MME and HSS (S6a).
Diameter
- Stream Control Transmission Protocol
(SCTP): This protocol transfers signalling
messages.

MME – EIR

- Diameter: This protocol supports UE identity

check procedure between MME and EIR (S13).
- Stream Control Transmission Protocol
(SCTP): This protocol transfers signalling
messages.

Appendix

S1-U Reference point between EUTRAN and SGW for the per-bearer user

plane tunneling and inter-eNB path switching during handover. The transport protocol
over this interface is GPRS Tunneling Protocol-User plane (GTP-U)
S2a It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between
trusted non-3GPP IP access and the Gateway. S2a is based on Proxy Mobile
IP. To enable access via trusted non-3GPP IP accesses that do not support
PMIP, S2a also supports Client Mobile IPv4 FA mode
S2b It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between
evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) and the PDN GW. It is based on
Proxy Mobile IP
S2c It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between
UE and the PDN GW. This reference point is implemented over trusted and/or untrusted
non-3GPP Access and/or 3GPP access. This protocol is based on Client Mobile IP co-
located mode
S3 It is the interface between SGSN and MME and it enables user and bearer
information exchange for inter 3GPP access network mobility in idle and/or active
state. It is based on Gn reference point as defined between SGSNs
S4 It provides the user plane with related control and mobility support between
SGSN and the SGW and is based on Gn reference point as defined between
SGSN and GGSN
S5 It provides user plane tunneling and tunnel management between SGW and
PDN GW. It is used for SGW relocation due to UE mobility and if the SGW needs
to connect to a non-collocated PDN GW for the required PDN connectivity. Two
variants of this interface are being standardized depending on the protocol used,
namely, GTP and the IETF based Proxy Mobile IP solution [3]
S6a It enables transfer of subscription and authentication data for authenticating/
authorizing user access to the evolved system (AAA interface) between MME and HSS
S7 It provides transfer of (QoS) policy and charging rules from Policy and Charging
Rules Function (PCRF) to Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF)
in the PDN GW. This interface is based on the Gx interface
S10 Reference point between MMEs for MME relocation and MME to MME
information transfer
S11 Reference point between MME and SGW
SGi It is the reference point between the PDN GW and the packet data network.
Packet data network may be an operator-external public or private packet data network
or an intra-operator packet data network, e.g. for provision of IMS services. This
reference point corresponds to Gi for 2G/3G accesses.

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