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Network Research Department
China Mobile Research Institute
Voice over LTE
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Content
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1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution
3 SRVCC enhancement
Voice over LTE solution
4 Industry status on Voice of LTE
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Different 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
IMSMME
eNodeB
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
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Alternatives 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
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Content
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1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution
3 SRVCC enhancement
Voice over LTE solution
4 Industry status on Voice of LTE
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General 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
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VoIMS+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
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Single 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
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SR-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
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Content
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1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution
3 SRVCC enhancement
Voice over LTE solution
4 Industry status on Voice of LTE
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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 = 800ms
The 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核心网
UE
SCC AS
User plane during SRVCC
User plane before SRVCC
User plane after SRVCC
SGW/PGW
UE
IWF
MME
MSC Server
IMS2G/3G核心网
UE
SCC AS
MRFP
User plane before SRVCC
User plane after SRVCC
SGW/PGW
UE
IWF
MME
MSC Server
IMS2G/3G核心网 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 performance
Cons•Impacts to visited network, requiring visited network
support
SRVCC optimization target:voice 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
Pros•Little impact on network, easy to deploy
Cons•Local breakout is impossible•All session need to be anchored back to home network
• Synchronize IMS session transfer procedure with RAT
retuning procedure to overlap the interruptions
Pros•Little impact on network, easy to deploy
Cons•Difficult to accurate synchronization•Performance 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
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eSRVCC standardizations
synchronization
Media anchored in home network
Media anchored in visited network
Sol 12:media anchored in SGW
Sol 10:media anchored in PGW
Sol 4: media anchored in MGW
Sol 11: media anchored in ALG/TrGW
Sol 1:synchronization based on
measurement
Sol 2:serial handover
Sol 5:ST optimization based on sol 2
Sol 9: synchronization based on packet
check
Sol 8:media surface anchors on
MRFC/MRFP of home network
performance not
fulfiled
After transfer
Durin
g tra
nsfe
r
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
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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 Server
•ATCF, 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
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Content
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1 Alternatives of LTE voice solution
3 SRVCC enhancement
Voice over LTE solution
4 Industry status on Voice of LTE
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VoLTE standardization status
R5-R7 Rel-8 Rel-9 Rel-10 Rel-11
(ongoing)
•IMS introduced
•LTE introduced•SRVCCdefined
•SRVCCsupporting mid-call•VoLTE emergency call
•SRVCC enhancement
•rSRVCC•vSRVCC•VoLTE 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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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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