Lte Handover
Lte Handover
Lte Handover
Mobility Types
Two types of handover procedure in LTE
for UEs in active mode
the S1-handover procedure
no X2 interface between the two eNodeBs
configured to initiate handover towards a particular
target eNodeB via the S1 interface
the X2-handover procedure
normally used for the inter-eNodeB handover
S1-Handover
Consist of
a preparation phase
steps 2 to 8
involving the core network
an execution phase
steps 8 to 12
a completion phase
after step 13
S1-Handover ~ Preparation Phase
S1-Handover ~ Execution Phase
S1-Handover ~ Completion Phase
S1-Handover
the ‘STATUS TRANSFER’ message
themain difference compared to UMTS
sent by the source eNodeB
steps 10 and 11
added in order to carry some PDCP status
information
that is needed at the target eNodeB in cases when
PDCP status preservation applies for the S1-
handover
in alignment with the information which is sent
within the X2 ‘STATUS TRANSFER’ message
S1-Handover
assumed to be triggered in parallel with the
start of data forwarding
after the source eNodeB has received the
‘HANDOVER COMMAND’ message from the
source MME
The ‘HANDOVER NOTIFY’ message
step 13
sent later by the target eNodeB
when the arrival of the UE at the target side is
confirmed
S1-Handover
forwardedby the MME to trigger the update of
the path switch in the S-GW towards the
target eNodeB the resources at the source
side are
The ‘RELEASE RESOURCE’ message
Release the resources at the source side
X2-handover
Handover via the X2 interface is triggered
by default
unless there is no X2 interface established
Unless the source eNodeB is configured to
use the S1-handover instead
X2-handover
X2-handover
Key features
The handover is directly performed between
two eNodeBs
make the preparation phase quick
Data forwarding may be operated per bearer
in order to minimize data loss
The MME is only informed at the end of the
handover procedure
once the handover is successful
in order to trigger the path switch