OEO107010 LTE eRAN6.0 Idle Mode ISSUE1.00

LTE eRAN6.
0 Idle Mode
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Objectives
 Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
 Describe the UE behaviors in RRC idle mode
 Describe the feature and algorithms of each behavior
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Contents
1. UE Idle Mode Overview
2. PLMN Selection Procedure
3. Cell Search & Selection Procedure
4. Cell Reselection Procedure
5. Cell Barring and Reservation
6. Paging Procedure
General UE Initial Procedure
UE eNodeB
MME
When Power on UE
1.UE self PLMN

selection
2.Frequency selection
3. Cell search (Obtain

PCI and get DL sync PSS/SSS decoding
If no valid SS, go to step 2
4. Obtain the system
BCCH decoding (MIB/SIBs)
message
5. Cell selection RS measurement

If fails, go to step 2
6. Initial Attachment
Initial attachement procedure
(PLMN registration)
PLMN register
RRC connected mode If fails, go to step 1
UE inactive timer
expires
RRC idle mode

Start cell reselection
procedure
UE Idle Mode Behaviors
 A UE that is powered on but does not have an RRC connection to the
radio network is considered to be in idle mode
 Idle mode management can increase the access success rate, improve
the quality of service, and ensure that UEs camp on cells with good
RX signal levels and qualities
 In the idle mode, UE can perform:
 PLMN selection
 Cell search & selection
 Cell reselection
 TA update
 Periodic paging monitoring
RRC Status Transition
 LTE is capable with “always online” functions, after UE initial
attach, the default RRC status is active.
 There is a timer(UE inactive timer) in eNodeB to control active

to idle transition, when a UE has neither received nor sent data
for a duration exceeding this period of time, the eNodeB
releases the radio resources for the UE.
Contents
5. Cell Barring & Reservation
6. Paging Procedure
PLMN Classification
 Home PLMN: the PLMN which the user is subscribed, there is
only one PLMN
 The Equivalent Home PLMN (EHPLMN): It is a list of PLMNs that

can provide the same service as home PLMN. This PLMN is
recoded in USIM
 Visited PLMN: The Visited PLMN (VPLMN) is the PLMN where

the UE is located.
 Registered PLMN: RPLMN is the PLMN which UE has already

registered
PLMN Selection Introduction
 PLMN selection includes two stages
 UE self-PLMN selection
 Automatic selection mode: UE will automatic select one suitable
PLMN based on the priority
 Manual selection mode: UE search all the valid PLMN in the network,
and the user could select one of them
 PLMN register: After UE select one PLMN, it will register it to EPC

during attachment flow, if this procedure is failure, UE goes back
to self PLMN selection procedure. If all PLMN registration fails, UE
enters the limited service state
PLMN Selection Procedure
Priority of Automatic PLMN Selection
 Scenario 1: Initial PLMN selection, with no RPLMN information
 UE AS initiate cell search, read all the PLMN from SIB1, and report it
to UE NAS
 UE NAS will select one of them based on the predefined priority
 Scenario 2: If last VPLMN exists in USIM, UE will select this PLMN and
start cell search with last frequency, if no valid cell was found all
PLMN registration fails, then UE goes back to initial PLMN selection
Contents
5. Cell Barring & Reservation Operation
6. Paging Procedure
Cell Search Procedure
Clock synchronization
Frame synchronization and

PCI identification
System message reception

and RS measurement
SS Search
Subframe
PSS0
PSS1
PSS2
Correlation Device can identify Cell ID and

frame timing
System Message Reception
 After SS decoding, UE turns to BCCH logic channel acquires all
the necessary information for the further network access and
operation.
 Classification of system message

 MIB(Master Info Block): There is only one MIB, is carried by PBCH
 SIB: Up to 13 SIBs can be delivered by PDSCH, SIB1 and SIB2 are

mandatory
MIB Introduction
MIB (Master Information Block)

DL-Bandwidth (6, 15, 25, 50, 75, 100)
PHICH Configuration (Ng and Normal/Extended)
One frame (10 ms) System Frame Number
: BCH
: Primary
Synchronization
Signal
: Secondary
Synchronization
Signal
st nd
1 slot 2 slot
SIB Information
Type Contents
Cell selection and camp related parameters ，SI period for other
SIB1
SIBs.
SIB2 Basic radio parameters
SIB3 Common parameters for cell reselection
Intra-frequency neighbor list; Neighbor reselection parameters;
SIB4
Neighbor black list
Inter-frequency list and corresponding cell reselection
parameters
SIB5 Inter-frequency neighbor list and corresponding cell reselection
parameters
SI Inter-frequency black list
SIB6 UMTS frequency list and neighbor list
SIB7 GSM frequency list and neighbor list
SIB8 CDMA2000 frequency list and neighbor list
SIB9 Home eNodeB information
SIB10 ETWS primary notification
SIB11 ETWS secondary notification
SIB12 CMAS notification
SIB13 MBMS control information
SIB Mapping & Delivery
 SIBs are mapping on PDSCH: SIB1 and SIB2 are mandatory, and
others are optional.
 Period of SIBs
 SIB1: 80ms
 From SIB2 to SIB8, SIB10 and SIB11: It is a flexible period, with

80,160,320,1280,2560 and 5120ms .
SI Mapping Configuration
Initial System Message Reception
Scenario
 A UE reads the first SI messages in the following scenarios:
 After cell search
 After UE reselect a new cell
 After handover in a new cell
 UE returns to coverage area from non-coverage area
System Message Update Scenario
 After obtaining the SI message properly, the UE does not read
the message repeatedly. It rereads and updates the SI message
only in the following scenarios:
 The UE receives the SI message change notification in the paging
message
 The UE receives the SI message 3 hours after receiving an SI

message
 The UE receives the ETWS message broadcast notification in the

paging message transmitted from the eNodeB.
System Information Update Procedure
 eNodeB pages the UE firstly , then transmits the updated system
information in next modification period
RS Measurement
 After receiving all necessary system messages, UE start to
measure RS for cell selection and reselection
 The following quantity should be evaluated for UE idle status

measurement
 RSRP: RS receiving power
 RSRQ: RS receiving quality
 RSRQ= N *RSRP/RSSI (N indicates the number of RS RE in one

symbol)
Cell Selection Criteria
Criteria for cell selection

Srxlev > 0 and Squal > 0
Srxlev = Qrxlevmeas - (Qrxlevmin + Qrxlevminoffset) – Pcompensation
Squal = Qqualmeas – (Qqualmin + Qqualminoffset)
Cell Selection Configuration
 MOD CELLSEL
Cell Selection Configuration (Cont.)
 MOD CELLRESEL
Contents
6. Paging Procedure
Cell Reselection Introduction
 The signal strength of both serving cell and neighboring cells
varies with the movement of a UE and so the UE needs to
select the most suitable cell to camp on. This process is called
cell reselection which is considered as UE mobility management
in idle mode
 Cell reselection process:

 Measurement start criteria
 Cell reselection criteria
Frequency Priority Handling for
Measurement
 For intra-frequency neighbor measurement: The priority is the
same between source cell and neighbor cell, so UE will ignore it.
 For inter-frequency and inter-RAT neighbor measurement: UE

will take the priority between source cell and neighbor cell for
the measurement
Priority Setting
 The priorities of inter frequency and inter-RAT are
classified into two types:
 Absolute priority
 Static configuration
 Dedicated priority
 Temporarily configured by RRC for some the dedicated
UE.
Absolute Priority Configuration –
Serving Cell
 MOD CELLRESEL
EUTRAN Target Cell
 MOD EUTRANINTERNFREQ
Note: if priority indicator is set Not CFG, then UE doesn’t

implement cell reselection to the target frequency
UTRAN/GERAN Target Cell
GSM
UMTS
Dedicated Priority For Flexible User
Steering
 If flexible user steering feature is activated, we can set the
dedicated priority based on subscriber profile ID, and valid
duration is 180 min.
Intra-Frequency Measurement Criteria
 If the intra frequency measurement triggering threshold is not
configured, the UE always performs intra frequency
measurements.
 If the intra frequency measurement triggering threshold is

configured:
 Srxlev > SIntraSearch and Squal > SIntraSearchQ the UE dose
not perform intra frequency measurement
 Srxlev ≤SintraSearch or Squal ≤ SIntraSearchQ, the UE perform

intra frequency measurement
Inter Frequency/RAT Measurement
Criteria
 For the neighbors with higher priority
 The UE always perform inter frequency /RAT measurement
 For the neighbor with lower or equal priority

 If the threshold is not configured, the UE always perform inter
frequency/RAT measurement
 If the threshold is configured :

 When Srxlev > SNonIntraSearch and Squal > SNonIntraSearchQ, UE
does not perform inter frequency/RAT measurement
 When Srxlev ≤ SnonIntraSearch or Squal ≤ SNonIntraSearchQ UE

perform inter frequency /RAT measurement
Threshold Configuration – Rx Level
Threshold Configuration – Rx Quality
Black List
 During cell reselection, UEs are not allowed to measure or
reselect the blacklisted cells of the serving cell.
 Intra-frequency blacklist : Broadcast in SIB4
 Inter-frequency blacklist: Broadcast in SIB5
Intra Frequency/Equal-Priority Cell
Reselection Criteria
Serving cell Neighbor cell
R_N > R_S

R_N= Qmeas,n – CellQoffset
R_S= Qmeas,s + Qhyst
Reselection Configuration -Hysteresis
 MOD CELLRESEL
Reselection Configuration - Cell Offset
High Priority Cell Reselection Criteria
Neighbor cell
No need consider
serving cell
Criteria for Rx quality based (only for LTE&UMTS):

Squal = Qqualmeas – Qqualmin>ThreshXHighQ
Criteria for Rx level based (For all system) :

Srxlev= Qrxlevmeas – (Qrxlevmin + Pcompensation)
> ThreshXHigh
Low Priority Cell Reselection Criteria
Serving cell Neighbor cell
Both serving cell and

neighbor cell should be
Criteria based on Rx quality (only for LTE & UMTS) considered
Squal_S < ThrshServLowQ and
Squal_N > ThreshXLowQ
Criteria based on Rx level (for all system)

Srxlev_S < ThrshServLow and
Srxlev_N > ThreshXLow
Contents
6. Paging Procedure
Cell Barring & Reservation
 Cell barring and reservation control are two mechanisms for
operators to control their networks.
 It is only used to control the cell selection and reselection for

idle UE
Relevant UE Behavior
 If a cell is neither barred nor reserved for operator use, UEs can
consider this cell as a candidate during cell selection and
reselection procedures.
 If a cell is not barred but is reserved for operator use, UEs treat
this cell during cell selection and reselection procedures as
follows:
 If UEs of access class 11 or 15 camp on their HPLMN or an
EHPLMN, the UEs can treat this cell as a candidate.
 Otherwise, UEs treat this cell as a barred cell
Relevant UE Behavior (Cont.)
 If a cell is barred, UEs behave as follows during cell selection
and reselection procedures:
 The UEs cannot select or reselect this cell
 When intraFreqReselection in the SIB1 indicates that intra-

frequency reselection is allowed, the UEs may select another cell
on the same frequency if reselection criteria are fulfilled. Otherwise,
UE can’t reselect the other cell.
Contents
6. Paging Procedure
Trigger of Paging
 Triggered by MME
 MME initiates a paging message according to the TAL information
in the message, the eNodeB transmits the paging message over
the PCCH to the UE in all the cells belonging to the TAs in the TAL
 Triggered by eNodeB
 When the SI message changes, the eNodeB transmits a paging
message to notify all the UEs in the EMM-REGISTERED state in the
cell and transmits the updated SI message in the next SI message
modification period
Paging Mechanism
 PF: Paging frame, in one paging cycle , there could be many paging
frames, depends on NB configuration
 PO: Paging occasion, is the paging subframe for each UE, the PF and
PO is assigned by eNodeB using hash algorithm based on IMSI
 The PO number = NB x T
Paging Channel Configuration
 MOD PCCHCFG
Summary
 What is UE behaviors in idle mode?
 What is priority for PLMN selection?
 How to perform cell search?
 What is criteria for cell selection?
 And how about cell selection?
 How to configure paging channel capacity?
Thank you
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 Describe the feature and algorithms of each behavior

2. PLMN Selection Procedure

3. Cell Search & Selection Procedure

4. Cell Reselection Procedure

5. Cell Barring and Reservation

1.UE self PLMN

3. Cell search (Obtain

5. Cell selection RS measurement

RRC idle mode

 There is a timer(UE inactive timer) in eNodeB to control active

2. PLMN Selection Procedure

3. Cell Search & Selection Procedure

4. Cell Reselection Procedure

5. Cell Barring & Reservation

 The Equivalent Home PLMN (EHPLMN): It is a list of PLMNs that

 Visited PLMN: The Visited PLMN (VPLMN) is the PLMN where

 Registered PLMN: RPLMN is the PLMN which UE has already

 PLMN register: After UE select one PLMN, it will register it to EPC

 UE NAS will select one of them based on the predefined priority

2. PLMN Selection Procedure

3. Cell Search & Selection Procedure

4. Cell Reselection Procedure

5. Cell Barring & Reservation Operation

Frame synchronization and

System message reception

Correlation Device can identify Cell ID and

 Classification of system message

 SIB: Up to 13 SIBs can be delivered by PDSCH, SIB1 and SIB2 are

MIB (Master Information Block)

 From SIB2 to SIB8, SIB10 and SIB11: It is a flexible period, with

 After UE reselect a new cell

 After handover in a new cell

 UE returns to coverage area from non-coverage area

 The UE receives the SI message 3 hours after receiving an SI

 The UE receives the ETWS message broadcast notification in the

 The following quantity should be evaluated for UE idle status

 RSRQ: RS receiving quality

 RSRQ= N *RSRP/RSSI (N indicates the number of RS RE in one

Criteria for cell selection

2. PLMN Selection Procedure

3. Cell Search & Selection Procedure

4. Cell Reselection Procedure

5. Cell Barring & Reservation

 Cell reselection process:

 Cell reselection criteria

 For inter-frequency and inter-RAT neighbor measurement: UE

Note: if priority indicator is set Not CFG, then UE doesn’t

 If the intra frequency measurement triggering threshold is

 Srxlev ≤SintraSearch or Squal ≤ SIntraSearchQ, the UE perform

 For the neighbor with lower or equal priority

 If the threshold is configured :

 When Srxlev ≤ SnonIntraSearch or Squal ≤ SNonIntraSearchQ UE

 Inter-frequency blacklist: Broadcast in SIB5

Serving cell Neighbor cell

R_N > R_S

Criteria for Rx quality based (only for LTE&UMTS):

Criteria for Rx level based (For all system) :

Serving cell Neighbor cell