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`Technical Specification
`3rd Generation Partnership Project;
`Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network;
`Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)
`and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
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`Overall description;
`Stage 2
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`The present document has been developed within the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP TM) and may be further elaborated for the purposes of 3GPP.
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`The present document has not been subject to any approval process by the 3GPP Organizational Partners and shall not be implemented.
`This Specification is provided for future development work within 3GPP only. The Organizational Partners accept no liability for any use of this Specification.
`Specifications and reports for implementation of the 3GPP TM system should be obtained via the 3GPP Organizational Partners' Publications Offices.
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`Exhibit 1005
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`U.S. Patent 8,077,594
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`Keywords
`UMTS, stage 2, radio, architecture
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`Contents
`Foreword............................................................................................................................................................. 8
`1
`Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
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`References ................................................................................................................................................ 9
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`Definitions, symbols and abbreviations ................................................................................................... 9
`3.1
`Definitions ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
`3.2
`Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... 10
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`Overall architecture ................................................................................................................................ 11
`4.1
`Functional Split ................................................................................................................................................ 12
`4.2
`Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
`4.2.1
`S1 Interface ................................................................................................................................................ 13
`4.2.2
`X2 Interface ................................................................................................................................................ 13
`4.3
`Radio Protocol architecture.............................................................................................................................. 13
`4.3.1
`User plane .................................................................................................................................................. 13
`4.3.2
`Control plane .............................................................................................................................................. 14
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`Physical Layer for E-UTRA ................................................................................................................... 15
`5.1
`Downlink Transmission Scheme ..................................................................................................................... 15
`5.1.1
`Basic transmission scheme based on OFDM ............................................................................................. 15
`5.1.2
` Physical-layer processing .......................................................................................................................... 16
`5.1.3
`Physical downlink control channel ............................................................................................................. 16
`5.1.4
`Downlink Reference signal ........................................................................................................................ 16
`5.1.5
`Downlink multi-antenna transmission ........................................................................................................ 17
`5.1.6
`MBSFN transmission ................................................................................................................................. 17
`5.1.7
`Physical layer procedure ............................................................................................................................ 17
`5.1.7.1
`Link adaptation ..................................................................................................................................... 17
`5.1.7.2
`Power Control ....................................................................................................................................... 17
`5.1.7.3
`Cell search ............................................................................................................................................ 17
`5.1.8
`Physical layer measurements definition ..................................................................................................... 17
`5.2
`Uplink Transmission Scheme .......................................................................................................................... 18
`5.2.1
`Basic transmission scheme ......................................................................................................................... 18
`5.2.2
` Physical-layer processing .......................................................................................................................... 18
`5.2.3
`Physical uplink control channel ................................................................................................................. 19
`5.2.4
`Uplink Reference signal ............................................................................................................................. 19
`5.2.5
`Random access preamble ........................................................................................................................... 19
`5.2.6
`Uplink multi-antenna transmission ............................................................................................................ 19
`5.2.7
`Physical channel procedure ........................................................................................................................ 20
`5.2.7.1
`Link adaptation ..................................................................................................................................... 20
`5.2.7.2
`Uplink Power control............................................................................................................................ 20
`5.2.7.3
`Uplink timing control ........................................................................................................................... 20
`5.3
`Transport Channels .......................................................................................................................................... 20
`5.3.1
`Mapping between transport channels and physical channels ..................................................................... 21
`5.4
`E-UTRA physical layer model ......................................................................................................................... 22
`5.4.1
`Physical-layer model of E-UTRA transport channels ................................................................................ 22
`5.4.1.1
`Downlink-Shared Channel ................................................................................................................... 22
`5.4.1.2
`Broadcast Channel ................................................................................................................................ 23
`5.4.1.3
`Paging Channel ..................................................................................................................................... 24
`5.4.1.4
`Multicast Channel ................................................................................................................................. 26
`5.4.1.5
`Uplink Shared Channel ......................................................................................................................... 27
`5.4.1.6
`Random-access Channel ....................................................................................................................... 28
`5.4.2
`Physical-layer indications .......................................................................................................................... 28
`5.4.2.1
`Error indicators ..................................................................................................................................... 28
`5.4.2.2
`Channel-quality indicators .................................................................................................................... 28
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`Layer 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 28
`6.1
`MAC Sublayer ................................................................................................................................................. 30
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`Services and Functions ............................................................................................................................... 30
`6.1.1
`Logical Channels ........................................................................................................................................ 30
`6.1.2
`Control Channels ............................................................................................................................ 30
`6.1.2.1
`Traffic Channels ................................................................................................................................... 31
`6.1.2.2
`Mapping between logical channels and transport channels ........................................................................ 31
`6.1.3
`Mapping in Uplink ............................................................................................................................... 31
`6.1.3.1
`Mapping in Downlink ........................................................................................................................... 31
`6.1.3.2
`RLC Sublayer .................................................................................................................................................. 32
`6.2
`Services and Functions ............................................................................................................................... 32
`6.2.1
`PDU Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 33
`6.2.2
`PDCP Sublayer ................................................................................................................................................ 33
`6.3
`Services and Functions ............................................................................................................................... 33
`6.3.1
`PDU Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 34
`6.3.2
`Data flows through Layer 2 ............................................................................................................................. 34
`6.4
`RRC ........................................................................................................................................................ 34
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`Services and Functions .................................................................................................................................... 34
`7.1
`RRC protocol states & state transitions ........................................................................................................... 35
`7.2
`Transport of NAS messages............................................................................................................................. 36
`7.3
`System Information.......................................................................................................................................... 36
`7.4
`RRC Procedures ............................................................................................................................................... 37
`7.5
`E-UTRAN identities ............................................................................................................................... 37
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`E-UTRAN related UE identities ...................................................................................................................... 37
`8.1
`Network entity related Identities ...................................................................................................................... 37
`8.2
`ARQ and HARQ .................................................................................................................................... 38
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`HARQ principles ............................................................................................................................................. 38
`9.1
`ARQ principles ................................................................................................................................................ 38
`9.2
`HARQ/ARQ interactions ................................................................................................................................. 38
`9.3
`10 Mobility .................................................................................................................................................. 39
`10.1
`Intra E-UTRAN ............................................................................................................................................... 39
`10.1.1
`Mobility Management in LTE_IDLE ......................................................................................................... 39
`10.1.1.1
`Cell selection ........................................................................................................................................ 39
`10.1.1.2
`Cell reselection ..................................................................................................................................... 40
`10.1.1.3
`Handling in eNB ................................................................................................................................... 41
`10.1.1.4
`Handling above eNB ............................................................................................................................ 41
`10.1.1.5
`Mobility Management Entity (MME) .................................................................................................. 41
`10.1.2
`Mobility Management in LTE_ACTIVE ................................................................................................... 41
`10.1.2.1
`Handover .............................................................................................................................................. 41
`10.1.2.1.1
`C-plane handling ............................................................................................................................. 41
`10.1.2.1.2
`U-plane handling .................................................................................................................................. 43
`10.1.2.2
`Path Switch ........................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.2.3
`Data forwarding .................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.2.4
`Handling in eNB ................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.2.5
`Handling above eNB ............................................................................................................................ 44
`10.1.2.6
`Mobility Management Entity (MME) .................................................................................................. 44
`10.1.2.7
`Timing Advance ................................................................................................................................... 44
`10.1.3
`Measurements ............................................................................................................................................ 44
`10.1.3.1
`Neighbour cell measurements within the serving frequency layer ....................................................... 45
`10.1.3.2
`Neighbour cell measurements of other frequency layers ...................................................................... 45
`10.1.4
`Paging and C-plane establishment ............................................................................................................. 45
`10.1.5
`Random Access Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 45
`10.1.6
`Radio Link Failure ..................................................................................................................................... 47
`10.1.7
`Radio Access Network Sharing .................................................................................................................. 48
`10.1.8
`Handling of Roaming and Area Restrictions for UEs in LTE_ACTIVE ................................................... 48
`10.2
`Inter RAT ......................................................................................................................................................... 48
`10.2.1
`Cell reselection ........................................................................................................................................... 49
`10.2.2
`Handover .................................................................................................................................................... 49
`10.2.3
`Measurements ............................................................................................................................................ 49
`10.2.3.1
`Inter-RAT handovers from E-UTRAN ................................................................................................. 49
`10.2.3.2
`Inter-RAT handovers to E-UTRAN ..................................................................................................... 49
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`Inter-RAT cell reselection from E-UTRAN ......................................................................................... 50
`10.2.3.3
`Limiting measurement load at UE ........................................................................................................ 50
`10.2.3.4
`Network Aspects ........................................................................................................................................ 50
`10.2.4
`Inter 3GPP access system mobility .................................................................................................................. 50
`10.3
`Cell reselection ........................................................................................................................................... 50
`10.3.1
`Handover .................................................................................................................................................... 50
`10.3.2
`Measurements ............................................................................................................................................ 50
`10.3.3
`Area Restrictions ............................................................................................................................................. 50
`10.4
`Scheduling and Rate Control .................................................................................................................. 50
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`Basic Scheduler Operation ............................................................................................................................... 51
`11.1
`Signalling of Scheduler Decisions ................................................................................................................... 52
`11.2
`Measurements to Support Scheduler Operation ............................................................................................... 52
`11.3
`Rate Control of GBR, MBR, and AMBR ........................................................................................................ 52
`11.4
`Downlink .................................................................................................................................................... 52
`11.4.1
`Uplink......................................................................................................................................................... 52
`11.4.2
`12 DRX in RRC_CONNECTED ................................................................................................................ 53
`13 QoS ......................................................................................................................................................... 53
`13.1
`QoS concept and bearer service architecture ................................................................................................... 53
`13.2
`Resource establishment and QoS signalling .................................................................................................... 54
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`Security .................................................................................................................................................. 54
`14.1
`Overview and Principles .................................................................................................................................. 54
`14.2
`Security termination points .............................................................................................................................. 54
`15 MBMS .................................................................................................................................................... 55
`15.1
`MBMS control & functions ............................................................................................................................. 55
`15.2
`MBMS transmission ........................................................................................................................................ 55
`16 Radio Resource Management aspects .................................................................................................... 55
`16.1
`RRM functions ................................................................................................................................................. 55
`16.1.1
`Radio Bearer Control (RBC) ...................................................................................................................... 55
`16.1.2
`Radio Admission Control (RAC) ............................................................................................................... 55
`16.1.3
`Connection Mobility Control (CMC) ......................................................................................................... 56
`16.1.4
`Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) - Packet Scheduling (PS) ............................................................... 56
`16.1.5
`Inter-cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) ............................................................................................... 56
`16.1.6
`Load Balancing (LB) .................................................................................................................................. 56
`16.1.7
`Inter-RAT Radio Resource Management ................................................................................................... 56
`16.2
`RRM architecture ............................................................................................................................................. 57
`16.2.1
`Centralised Handling of certain RRM Functions ....................................................................................... 57
`16.2.2
`De-Centralised RRM .................................................................................................................................. 57
`16.2.3
`Load balancing control ............................................................................................................................... 57
`17 RF aspects .............................................................................................................................................. 57
`17.1
`Spectrum deployments ..................................................................................................................................... 57
`18 UE capabilities ....................................................................................................................................... 57
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`S1 Interface ............................................................................................................................................ 57
`19.1
`S1 User plane ................................................................................................................................................... 57
`19.2
`S1 Control Plane .............................................................................................................................................. 58
`19.2.1
`S1 Interface Functions ................................................................................................................................ 58
`19.2.1.1
`S1 Paging function ............................................................................................................................... 59
`19.2.1.2
`S1 UE Context Management function .................................................................................................. 59
`19.2.1.3
`Initial Context Setup Function .............................................................................................................. 59
`19.2.2
`S1 Interface Signalling Procedures ............................................................................................................ 59
`19.2.2.1
`Paging procedure .................................................................................................................................. 60
`19.2.2.2
`S1 UE Context Release procedure ........................................................................................................ 60
`19.2.2.2.1
`S1 UE Context Release (EPC triggered) ......................................................................................... 60
`19.2.2.2.2
`S1 UE Context Release Request (eNB triggered) ........................................................................... 60
`19.2.2.3
`Initial Context Setup procedure ............................................................................................................ 61
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`20 X2 Interface ............................................................................................................................................ 62
`20.1
`User Plane ........................................................................................................................................................ 62
`20.2
`Control Plane ................................................................................................................................................... 62
`20.2.1
`X2-CP Functions ........................................................................................................................................ 62
`20.2.2
`X2-CP Procedures ...................................................................................................................................... 62
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`System and Terminal complexity ........................................................................................................... 63
`21.1
`Overall System complexity .............................................................................................................................. 63
`21.2
`Physical layer complexity ................................................................................................................................ 63
`21.3
`UE complexity ................................................................................................................................................. 63
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`Support for self-configuration and self-optimisation ............................................................................. 63
`22.1
`Definitions ....................................................................................................................................................... 63
`23 Others ..................................................................................................................................................... 65
`23.1
`Support for real time IMS services .................................................................................................................. 65
`Annex A (informative): NAS Overview ........................................................................................................ 66
`A.1 Services and Functions ........................................................................................................................... 66
`A.2 NAS protocol states & state transitions .................................................................................................. 66
`Annex B (informative): MAC and RRC Control......................................................................................... 68
`B.1 Difference between MAC and RRC control .......................................................................................... 68
`B.2 Classification of MAC and RRC control functions ................................................................................ 68
`Annex C (informative): System Information ............................................................................................... 69
`C.1 SI classification ...................................................................................................................................... 69
`C.1.1
`Information valid across multiple cells ............................................................................................................ 69
`C.1.2
`Information needed at cell/PLMN search ........................................................................................................ 69
`C.1.3
`Information needed prior to cell camping ........................................................................................................ 70
`C.1.4
`Information needed prior to cell access ........................................................................................................... 70
`C.1.5
`Information needed while camping on a cell ................................................................................................... 71
`C.1.6
`Thoughts about category division .................................................................................................................... 72
`C.2 Division of SI between static and flexible parts ..................................................................................... 72
`C.2.1
`Static part ......................................................................................................................