Reference Points Flashcards
E-UTRAN Uu
UE to eNB
Control Plane
NAS EMM | NAS ESM
RRC
User Plane
IP
Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
S1-U
eNB to SGW
User plane traffic
Protocol: GTPv1-U
S1-MME
eNB to MME
Control Plane Traffic
(Protocol: Non-Access Stratum (NAS) EPS Mobility Management (EMM). Used for mobility control.
OR
Protocol: NAS EPS Session Management ESM. Used for session control)
AND
Protocol: S1 Application Protocol (S1AP). Used for E-RAB management, transfer of UE context information, NAS signaling transport, paging, and EPC based mobility.
X2
eNB to eNB
Control and user plane
Control Protocol: X2AP
User Protocol: GTPv1-U
S3
MME to SGSN
Protocol: GTPv2-C
S4
SGW to SGSN
Control and user plane
Control Protocol: GTPv2-C
User Protocol: GTPv1-U
S5
SGW to PGW
Control and User Plane
User protocol: GTPv1-U. Used to tunnel user data.
Control protocol: GTPv2-C Used to establish and tear down PDP bearers
S6a
MME to HSS
Control Plane
Protocol: Diameter
S6b
PGW to AAA
Control Plane Diameter
S10
MME to MME
Control plane used for inter MME handovers and transfer of historical subscriber data.
Protocol: GTPv2-C
S11
SGW to MME
Control Plane used for setting up bearers
User Plane used for IoT Optimizations
Control Protocol: GTPv2-C
User Protocol: GTPv1-U
S12
SGW to RNC
User Plane GTPv1-U
S13
MME to EIR
Diameter
SGs
MME to MSS
Control Plane used for circuit switched fall back (CSFB)
Protocol: SGsAP
SXa
SGW-C to SGW-U
Used in CUPS so the SGW-C can control the SGW-U
Protocol: Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP)
SXb
PGW-C to PGW-U
Used in CUPS so the PGW-C can control the PGW-U
Protocol: Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP)
SGi
PGW to P-CSCF
User Plane IP. SIP
Sv
MME to MSS
Control plane used for SRVCC
Protocol: GTPv2-C
Gx
PCEF to PCRF
Protocol: Diameter
Mb
ATGw to PGW-U
User Plane PTP and RTP Control Protocol (RTPC)
SWx
AAA to HSS
Control Plane Diameter
SWm
AAA to ePDG
Control Place Diameter
Gxc
SGW to PCRF
Control Plane Diameter
S9
PCRF to Visited-PCRF
Control Plane Diameter
Sy
PCRF to OCS
Control Plane Diameter
SP
PCRF to Subscriber Profile Repository (SPR)
Control Plane Diameter
Gz/Rf
OFCS to PCEF
Control Plane Diameter
Gzn
Traffic Detection Function - Control (TDF-C) to OFCS
Control Plane Diameter
Rx
P-CSCF to PCRF
Control Plane Diameter