03/23/2022 Security Level:

SRAN15.0 NSA Networking

based on EPC
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 Objectives

 After completing this course, you will be able to understand the basic principles, application scenarios,
and specifications of the NSA Networking based on EPC feature, and be able to site-design,
configure, commission, and verify the feature by referring to related documents.

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NSA Standard Planning and Functions
 NSA: Completed the NSA standard architecture in December 2017, froze procedures and messages in March 2018, and specified
message IEs in June 2018.

2016 2017 2018 2019

Rel-14 Rel-15 Rel-16

LTE-A Pro 5G Phase 1.1 5G Phase 1.2 5G Phase 2

NR NSA NR SA Full-IMT2020 NR
(non-independent RAT) (independent RAT) • Full 5G standard and mMTC capability
definition
• NSA definition, eMBB • Definitions of NGCN and NR • Enhanced capability definition: Soft
NR service objectives • NSA, SA architecture
Numerology, frame AI/D2D/D-TDD/Flexible Duplex
• structure (eMBB/URLLC)
eMBB
• URLLC • Native M-MIMO & Expected in 2019 H2
• mMTC waveform Launch of NSA terminals

5G New RAT
 SRAN13.1 is the first version of NSA Networking based on EPC. In SRAN15.0, interference coordination is added and mobility
management is enhanced.

Carrier management Uplink power control

Mobility management eNodeB and gNodeB interconnection modes
Data split (UL/DL) Interference coordination between LTE and NR

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 LTE+NR DC Deployment Scenarios
EN-DC NGEN-DC NE-DC
LTE Anchor, EPC eLTE Anchor, New Core NR Anchor, New Core
Option 3 [18B/19A] Option 7 Option 4
EPC NC EPC NC EPC NC
Ng
S1
X2 Xn
LTE NR eLTE NR eLTE NR

Legend

Option 3a Option 7a
Control Plane EPC NC EPC NC Option 4a
S1-U NC
S1
EPC
Ng Ng-U
X2-C
LTE NR
User Plane eLTE Xn-C NR
eLTE NR

Option 3X [18B/19A] Option 7X

EPC NC EPC NC
S1-U
Ng
S1
Ng-U 5G NSA gNodeBs will support
X2 Xn
LTE NR eLTE NR 5G SA without any hardware
in option 3x, S1-U
changes.
with LTE only used
for LTE bearer setup
and GBR service. NR Non-Standalone NR Standalone
No data transferred.
Phase 1.1 Phase 1.2 (new core)
Note: Option 2/5 is NR/eLTE
standalone.
For LTE- NR DC, Huawei currently focuses on Option 3/3x NSA deployment.
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DC Related Concepts
DC (Dual-Cell): Two carriers are bundled to implement a technology that MR-DC Specific Core
Full Name MN SN Option
doubles the rate of a single carrier. like DC-HSDPA+ in UMTS. This DC(Dual-Cell) category Scenario network
is not the one described in this document. MR-DC with E-UTRA-NR Dual
EN-DC EPC LTE NR 3/3a/3x
DC （ Dual Connection ）： Indicates the operation mode of the UE in RRC EPC Connectivity
connected mode. The UE is configured with a primary cell combination and a NG-RAN E-
secondary cell group. The "DC" in the document indicates the LTE DC. NGEN-
UTRA-NR Dual 5GC eLTE NR 7/7a/7x
MR-DC with DC
MR-DC ： Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity. Including EN-DC, NE-DC, and NGEN- Connectivity
5GC
DC. NR-E-UTRA Dual
NE-DC 5GC NR eLTE 4/4a
MeNB ： Master eNB, the eNB with S1-MME interface in the DC. Connectivity
SgNB ： Secondary gNodeB, the NR site configured by the MeNB through RRC
connection signaling for the NSA DC terminal. In 18B and 19A, only the NR site can be
set to the SgNB.
Pcell ： Primary Cell. Primary cell of the MeNB, which cell the NSA DC terminal
camps on.
PSCell ： Primary Secondary Cell: The primary cell of the SgNB which is
configured by the MeNB using RRC connection signaling for NSA DC user. The
PSCell is in the activated state once PSCELL is configured successfully.
Scell ： Secondary Cell, a secondary cell configured by the MeNB. It works on
the SCC, which can provide more radio resources for the NSA DC terminal.
Cell Group ： A group of serving cells on the MeNB or the SeNB In the DC.
MCG ： Master Cell Group. A cell group on the MeNB has one Pcell and one or
more SCells.
SCG ： Secondary Cell Group. In the DC, the serving cell is only related to the
SgNB, and has one PSCell and one or more optional SCells.
3GPP 36300-R14

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Contents

 Functions and Principles

• EN-DC Carrier Management

• EN-DC Data Split

• EN-DC Uplink Power Configuration

 Feature Planning

 Feature Installation and Commissioning

 Feature Acceptance and Maintenance

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EN-DC Carrier Management
 NSA networking based on EPC  SgNB carrier management (only PSCell configuration)
LTE 5CC + NR 2CC • Triggering conditions of PSCell configuration:
1. The MeNB PCC anchoring procedure is complete.
2. The UE supports NR.
LTE NR 3. The one-way transmission delay between the MeNB and SgNB
DC
is less than 60ms (20ms for better performance).
CC1
CC2 3.5G
CC3 • PSCell Configuration Procedure
CC4 3.5G Step 1: The MeNB fills and delivers an SCG measurement control
CC5 message.
The MeNB delivers the NR measurement control to the UE. Direct signaling
Please show
• The eNodeB the corresponding
is MeNB, NE:
and the gNodeB is SgNB. interaction between the gNodeB and the UE is not supported.

MN, SN;
• EN-DC specifications: 1 MeNB+1 SgNB Step 2: GAP-assisted measurement control is performed.
• Intra-RAT CA specifications: When a UE needs to measure the quality of inter-frequency channels, GAP-
MCG, SCG;
DL: LTE support 5CC, NR support 2CC(Only intra-band CA were supported in NR side). assisted measurement needs to be started.
Pcell,
UL: LTEPscell, Scell;2CC(Only intra-RAT CA were supported in NR side)
1CC, NR C-BAND Step 3: The UE sends an event B1 measurement report to the
MeNB.
 MeNB carrier management
Step 4: After receiving the measurement report, the MeNB
• PCC anchor selection(for UE in RRC_CONNECTED status, RRC_IDLE status, duplex-
decides to trigger an SgNB Addition (PSCell configuration)
mode-priority-based PCC anchoring selection, and load-based PCC anchoring selection)
procedure.
• SCC carrier management (SCell configuration, SCell change, enhanced SCell
If multiple cells are reported in the measurement report, the MeNB adds the
selection, SCell activation, SCell deactivation, and SCell removal)
strongest RSRP cell of SgNB reported in the measurement report.

The MeNB carrier management is identical with LTE carrier management.

For details, see <LTE Carrier Aggregation Feature Parameter Description>.

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SgNB Addition Procedure

3GPP.TS.37.3400

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 EN-DC Data Split
Split bearer
 Downlink data split architecture  Uplink data split architecture MeNB/MgNB SgNB/SeNB
SGW
S1-U 1. The MAC/RLC entities of the master or secondary base Configuration BSR+Data BSR+Data
MCG Split Bear S1-U SCG Split Bear
stations corresponding to the UE are independent.
X2 X2 2. Uplink data scheduling and BSR reporting are independent. MAC MAC
PDCPLTE PDCPNR PDCPLTE PDCPNR
3. On the UE side, the PDCP entity is shared by NR and LTE. RLC RLC
RLCLTE RLCLTE RLCNR RLCLTE RLCLTE RLCNR 4. The UE performs uplink data split according to the
PDCP
MACLTE MACNR MACLTE MACNR configuration command delivered by the master base
station. UE
MeNB (LTE) SgNB (NR) MeNB (LTE) SgNB (NR)
UlDataSplitPrimaryPath UlDataSplitThreshold NR CQI level parameter
Data split at LTE PDCP layer Data split at NR PDCP layer UL data volume >=
MCG Split Bearer: SCG Split Bearer: MCG+SCG
UlDataSplitThreshold (Not Infinity)
MCG
UlDataSplitThreshold = Infinity
 Parameter settings for downlink data split SCG Split Bearer Or Other
MCG

（ Option 3X ） UL data volume >=

MCG+SCG
MCG_ONLY UlDataSplitThreshold (Not Infinity)
NsaDcDefaultBearerMode

SCG
SCG_SPLIT_BEARER DlDataPdcpSplitMode UlDataSplitThreshold = Infinity
SCG_ONLY SCG
（ Option 3X ） （ NR QCI level parameter ） Or Other
SCG_AND_MCG NsaDcDefaultBearerMode NsaDcUeMcgUlAmbrRatio UlDataSplitThreshold LTE parameter

MCG_ONLY UL data volume >=

MCG+SCG
UlDataSplitThreshold (Not Infinity)
MCG_SPLIT_BEARER DlDataMcgSplitBearerMode >=50%
SCG_ONLY UlDataSplitThreshold =Infinity
（ Option 3 ） （ LTE cell level paremeter ） MCG
MCG Split Bearer Or Other
SCG_AND_MCG
（ Option 3 ） UL data volume >=
MCG_SCG
UlDataSplitThreshold (Not Infinity)
<50%
UlDataSplitThreshold = Infinity
SCG
Or Other

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Typical scenario parameter setting
 Dynamic data split solution (gNB PDCP split as example)  NR UL/DL Separation
 The 5G gNB PDCP layer distributes data to the LTE RLC and NR
RLC layers by packet. Uplink data carried on 4G
For Insufficient NR uplink coverage
scenario. Downlink data carried on 5G
4G coverage
DL Data Delivery Status [10 ms]: Static configuration: UL data transmitted on
• Actual RLC buffer [100 ms]
• Traffic of PDCP PDUs received by LTE, and DL data transmitted on NR.
RLC [100 ms]
• User-perceived RLC rate [100 ms]
5G uplink and downlink 5G uplink restricted
• Actual RLC buffer balance area area
• Traffic of PDCP PDUs
received by RLC  NR CP/UP Separation
• User-perceived RLC rate
Reporting period: 100 ms
• CP data carried on LTE, UP data carried on NR
• NR can provide high capacity/throughput by
large bandwidth.
• LTE provide mobility, and handovers can be
eNodeB
performed without any interruptions. gNodeB
UE
Distributed data

Status feedback  Typical scenario parameter setting

(Option 3X as example)
Solution:
1. Data distribution to the PDCP anchor is preferred. Parameter Dynamic data split NR UL/DL Separation NR CP/UP Separation
2. The X2 transmission delay and LTE/NR RLC buffer delay are supplemented. DlDataPdcpSplitMode SCG_AND_MCG SCG_ONLY SCG_ONLY
3. Packets are sent in turn based on the ratio of the RLC perceived rate. UlDataSplitPrimaryPath SCG MCG SCG
UlDataSplitThreshold BIT0 Infinity Infinity

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EN-DC Uplink Power Configuration
 Uplink power configuration
• A proper proportion of the UE power is allocated between LTE and NR to ensure the transmission of uplink data and
signaling of the UE.
• Power configuration parameters (controlled on the LTE side)-19A
NsaDcUeMcgUlMaximumPower (NSA DC UE MCG uplink maximum power)
NsaDcUeScgUlMaximumPower (NSA DC UE SCG uplink maximum power)
• Power configuration
According to 3GPP specifications, the maximum uplink transmit power of NSA UEs is 23 dBm.
This version supports only power control in semi-persistent scheduling. Currently, the uplink TDM power control mode
and dynamic power sharing mode are not supported. Therefore, the following configuration is recommended:
NsaDcUeMcgUlMaximumPower=NsaDcUeScgUlMaximumPower=20dBm

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 EN-DC Interference Avoidance
 Scenario Analysis  Solutions

• Cross-modulation interference: LTE-NR uplink concurrency produces cross-modulation • Cross-modulation interference avoidance solution
interference, affecting LTE downlink reception. Subframe-level TDM: After LTE-NR subframes are aligned, LTE and NR uplink subframes are scheduled

• Harmonic interference: LTE uplink secondary harmonic interferes NR downlink at different time.

reception.

NR S subframes are used for SRS or PRACH transmission, the proportion of UpPTS is small (about 0.07 ms),
and LTE U subframes and NR S subframes can be transmitted simultaneously.
• Secondary harmonic interference avoidance solution
LTE channels are yielded to NR common channels (PBCH/PSS/SSS and common PDCCH) in
Cross-modulation interference Harmonic interference scheduling.

Slot

 Customer Benefits
• Cross-modulation interference avoidance: LTE channels are yielded to NR
LTE common channels are not affected (ensuring UE mobility). common channels in uplink scheduling
PRB
Single-user downlink performance improves by 30%. (converted to the frequency range that

• Harmonic interference avoidance: NR common channels are not affected (ensuring generates secondary harmonic
interference).
UE mobility). Time-frequency positions of NR
common channels

• X2 interface message in the avoidance solution

The frequency information and graph structure are transmitted according to 3GPP X2 interface
standard messages.

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 X2 Interface Management

MME SGW

S1-U
S1-C S1-U

X2-C
eNodeB gNodeB
X2-U

In the EN-DC architecture, the eNodeB/gNodeB supports only the EN-DC X2 self-management includes the following functions:
configuration of the X2/S1-U interface in the endpoint configuration X2 Self-Setup
mode.
The eNodeB sets up EN-DC services to trigger X2 self-setup. X2 self-setup involves manual
• The logical interface between the eNodeB and the gNodeB is the configuration of the peer IP addresses and automatic configuration of the peer IP addresses.
X2 interface. The X2 interface includes the X2 interface on the Currently, only X2 self-setup over U2020 is supported, and the eNodeB and gNodeB must be
control plane (X2-C) and X2 interface on the user plane (X2-U). managed by the same U2020.
The X2 control plane is based on the SCTP (Stream Control X2 Self-Update
Transmission Protocol) and the user plane is based on the GTP-U During network operation, the IP address or operator information (MNC, MCC, or Global
(GPRS Tunneling Protocol-User Plane). eNodeB ID) of the peer eNodeB may be modified. When the X2 interface is faulty, the X2 self-
• The user-plane interface between the gNodeB and the S-GW is setup procedure is triggered again.
S1-U. S1-U is based on the GTP-U. In the Option 3X architecture, X2 Self-Removal
the S1-U interface between the gNodeB and S-GW must be The eNodeB proactively releases the X2-U links that are not used or disconnected for a long
configured. time.
S1-U self-setup
S1-U self-setup between the gNodeB and S-GW is implemented only in
the Option 3X architecture and not in the Option 3 architecture.
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Contents

 Functions and Principles

 Feature Planning

 Feature Installation and Commissioning

 O&M and Performance Counters

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 Version/License Planning

 Version Positioning
1. In 18B and 19A, NSA Networking based on EPC is a basic function of 5G NSA networking.

2. NSA Networking based on EPC is a multi-mode basic feature. It is not sold independently and no license is planned.

 Feature Names and IDs

00 FDD Multi-mode Basic Features MRFD-131122 NSA Networking based on EPC (LTE FDD)
00 TDD Multi-mode Basic Features MRFD-131132 NSA Networking based on EPC (LTE TDD)
00 NR Multi-mode Basic Features MRFD-131162 NSA Networking based on EPC (NR)

00 FDD Multi-mode Basic Features MRFD-131121 LTE and NR X2 Interface Self-Configuration (LTE FDD)
00 TDD Multi-mode Basic Features MRFD-131131 LTE and NR X2 Interface Self-Configuration (LTE TDD)
00 NR Multi-mode Basic Features MRFD-131161 LTE and NR X2 Interface Self-Configuration (NR)

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Installation and Commissioning-Feature Activation and Data Split Mode Configuration
NE Feature MML Command Parameter ID Parameter Name Default Value Recommended Value
MRFD-131162 MOD NRCellAlgoSwitch NsaDcSwitch NSA DC switch ON ON

parameter
NR
NSA DlDataScgSplitBearerMode Downlink Data SCG Split Bearer Mode SCG_AND_MCG SCG_ONLY
NR
Sample: gNodeB
Networking
based on EPC
MOD NRCellNsaDcConfig UlDataSplitPrimaryPath Uplink Data Split Primary Path MCG SCG

18B Option3x (5G NR)

MOD eNodeBAlgoSwitch
UlDataSplitThreshold
CaAlgoSwitch
UL Data Split Threshold
CA Algorithm Switch
BYTE200
OFF
BYTE0
FreqCfgSwitch-1
PccDlEarfcn PCC Downlink EARFCN None Keep current value if exist
ADD PCCFREQCFG
PreferredPccPriority Preferred PCC Priority 0 Keep current value if exist
(Keep current value if exist, don't
modify) PccA4RsrpThd PCC A4 RSRP Threshold -105 Keep current value if exist
PccA4RsrqThd PCC A4 RSRQ Threshold -20 Keep current value if exist
PccDlEarfcn PCC DL EARFCN None LTE DL EARFCN
ScgDlArfcn SCG DL ARFCN None NR DL NARFCN
ADD NrScgFreqConfig
ScgDlArfcnPriority SCG DL ARFCN Priority None Refer to Planning Result
NsaDcB1ThldRsrp NSA DC B1 Event RSRP Threshold -105 -105
NsaDcAlgoSwitch
NsaDcDefaultBearerMode
NSA DC Algorithm Switch
NSA DC Default Bearer Mode
OFF
SCG_SPLIT_BEARER
NSA_DC_CAPABILITY_SWITCH-1
SCG_SPLIT_BEARER
DC scenario
MOD NsaDcMgmtConfig NsaDcUeMcgUlAmbrRatio NSA DC User MCG UL AMBR Ratio 50% 0.3 selection &
NsaDcUeMcgUlPowerRate NSA DC UE MCG UL Power Rate 9 9 data split
LTE parameter

NsaDcUeScgUlPowerRate NSA DC UE SCG UL Power Rate 9 9

MRFD-131122 configuration
NSA MOD UECOOPERATIONPARA SpecUserCooperationSwitch Identify specific UEs SpecUeIdentifySwitch:Off SpecUeIdentifySwitch-1
LTE
Networking
eNodeB MOD CELL DlBandWidth Downlink Bandwidth None CELL_BW_N50
based on EPC
(LTE FDD) DlArfcn Downlink ARFCN None NR DL NARFCN
ADD NRNFREQ
UlArfcnConfigInd Uplink ARFCN Configuration Indicator NOT_CFG NOT_CFG
Mcc Mobile Country Code None Refer to Actual information.
Mnc Mobile Network Code None Refer to Actual information.
gNodebId gNodeB ID None Refer to Planning Result
CellId Cell ID None Refer to Planning Result
ADD NREXTERNALCELL
DlArfcn Downlink ARFCN None NR DL NARFCN
UlArfcnConfigInd Uplink ARFCN Configuration Indicator None NOT_CFG LTE -> NR
PhyCellId
Tac
Physical Cell ID
Tracking Area Code
None
None
Refer to Planning Result
Refer to Planning Result
Neighbor
Mcc Mobile Country Code None Refer to Planning Result
Mnc Mobile Network Code None Refer to Planning Result
ADD NRNRELATIONSHIP
gNodebId gNodeB ID None Refer to Planning Result
CellId Cell ID None Refer to Planning Result

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Installation and Commissioning-Feature Activation and Data Split Mode Configuration

Sample:

parameter
NR
19A Option3x
CQI level
parameter

LTE parameter

DC scenario
selection &
data split
configuration

LTE -> NR
Neighbor

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 Activation Evaluation
 LTE Traffic Statistics  NR Traffic Statistics
Counter Name Counter Description
Counter Name Counter Description

Average number of UEs that treat the local cell as their PCell in the N.User.NsaDc.PSCell.Avg Average number of LTE-NR NSA DC UEs using the current cell as PSCell
L.Traffic.User.NsaDc.PCell.Avg
LTE-NR NSA DC state
N.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Att Number of SgNB addition requests in the LTE-NR NSA DC scenario
Total traffic volume offloaded from UEs in the PCell at the PDCP
L.Thpt.bits.DL.McgSplit.MeNB N.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Succ Number of successful SgNB additions in the LTE-NR NSA DC scenario
layer to the MeNB during LTE-NR NSA DC 3C offloading
Number of inter-SgNB PSCell change requests in the LTE-NR NSA DC
N.NsaDc.InterSgNB.PSCell.Change.Att
Total traffic volume offloaded from UEs in the PCell at the PDCP scenario
L.Thpt.bits.DL.McgSplit.SgNB
layer to the SgNB during LTE-NR NSA DC 3C offloading Number of successful inter-SgNB PSCell changes in the LTE-NR NSA DC
N.NsaDc.InterSgNB.PSCell.Change.Succ
scenario
Total uplink MeNB traffic volume received by UEs in the PCell from Number of intra-SgNB PSCell change requests in the LTE-NR NSA DC
L.Thpt.bits.UL.McgSplit.MeNB N.NsaDc.IntraSgNB.PSCell.Change.Att
the PDCP layer of the MeNB during LTE-NR NSA DC 3C offloading scenario
Number of successful intra-SgNB PSCell changes in the LTE-NR NSA DC
N.NsaDc.IntraSgNB.PSCell.Change.Succ
Total uplink SgNB traffic volume received by UEs in the PCell from scenario
L.Thpt.bits.UL.McgSplit.SgNB
the PDCP layer of the MeNB during LTE-NR NSA DC 3C offloading N.NsaDc.SgNB.Rel Total number of SgNB releases in the LTE-NR NSA DC scenario

Total number of SgNB addition attempts for UEs that treat the local N.NsaDc.SgNB.AbnormRel Number of abnormal SgNB releases in the LTE-NR NSA DC scenario
L.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Att
cell as their PCell in the LTE-NR NSA DC state
N.NsaDc.DRB.Add.Att Number of DRB addition requests for LTE-NR NSA DC UEs on the SgNB
Total number of successful SgNB additions for UEs that treat the
L.NsaDc.SgNB.Add.Succ N.NsaDc.DRB.Add.Succ Number of successful DRB additions for LTE-NR NSA DC UEs on the SgNB
local cell as their PCell in the LTE-NR NSA DC state

Total number of SCG change attempts for UEs that treat the local N.NsaDc.DRB.Rel Number of DRB releases for LTE-NR NSA DC UEs on the SgNB
L.NsaDc.SCG.Change.Att
cell as their PCell in the LTE-NR NSA DC state N.NsaDc.DRB.AbnormRel Number of abnormal DRB releases for LTE-NR NSA DC UEs on the SgNB
N.PDCP.DL.X2U.TrfPDU.TxPackets Number of downlink PDCP PDUs transmitted over the X2 interface in a cell
Total number of successful SCG changes for UEs that treat the
L.NsaDc.SCG.Change.Succ
local cell as their PCell in the LTE-NR NSA DC state N.PDCP.UL.X2U.TrfPDU.RxPackets Number of uplink PDCP PDUs received over the X2 interface in a cell
N.PDCP.Vol.DL.X2U.TrfPDU.Tx Traffic of downlink PDCP PDUs transmitted over the X2 interface in a cell
Total number of SgNB removal attempts for UEs that treat the local N.PDCP.Vol.UL.X2U.TrfPDU.Rx Traffic of uplink PDCP PDUs received over the X2 interface in a cell
L.NsaDc.SgNB.Rmv.Att
cell as their PCell in the LTE-NR NSA DC state

Total number of SCG-related failures for UEs that treat the local cell
L.NsaDc.ScgFailure
as their PCell in the LTE-NR NSA DC state

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 Examples of Signaling Tracing

LTE Uu interface tracing (event B1 measurement of NR delivered by the eNodeB)

L-NR X2 interface tracing (the eNodeB sends an SgNB addition request)

S1 interface tracing (E-RAB path change in the Option 3X architecture)

E-RAB path change

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 NSA DC Deployment on the Live Network
E2E networking
Terminal Antenna RRU and CPRI BBU Transmission Core NMS
and clock network
⑤ Added GPS/BeiDou GPS

divider and cables

② Added NR 3.5 GHz AAU

Divider
③ New direct-connected
CPE 100G CPRI optical cable ④ New BBU5900 ⑨ Added RAN OSS

AAU (NR 3.5G)

⑥ Transmission bandwidth:
BBU5900 (NR) 8.5 Gbit/s (peak bandwidth of a single cell)
New RAN OSS
16.5 Gbit/s (peak bandwidth of three cells)

5G
TUE
XGE electrical interface
interconnection
RRU(TDD1900) New CN OSS
4G ⑧ Added CN OSS
TUE

BBU39X0(LTE)
RRU(TDD2600) NG Core
⑦ NG Core
⑧ New PLMN (5G)

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UE Access network Policy Overview
UE access network policy involve UE access anchor policy and UE access core network policy.
RAN Network Transport Network Core Network

4G only UE 4G-Uu MME/SGSN S-GW/P-GW/GGSN

Existing EPC

Anchor eNodeB

MME/SGSN S-GW/P-GW/GGSN
New EPC+
5G-Uu
gNodeB
NSA UE

UE Access Anchor UE Access Core Network

Purpose: Purpose:
NSA UE and 4G only UE access control at RAN NSA UE and 4G only UE core network access control at CN
1. NSA UE can be accessed only at anchor 1. NSA UE can only select EPC+
2. Whether 4G only UE can access anchor 2. Whether 4G only UE can be controlled by EPC+
Optional UE access anchor policy: Optional UE access CN policy:
Material &
1. Multi-PLMN access control 1. Décor (19A support)
Video Release
a) Combining MOCN Policies 2. MOCN
Link
b) 5M LTE Dedicated Carrier realize isolation. 3. Fixed GUMMEI by Msg5+S1 flex (Not recommended. Need R&D
2. Single PLMN access control: engineers support, if it’s required.)
a) reserved cell of the operator + AC level control 4. Use 5M LTE dedicated network, select the corresponding CN based
b) Select NSA Terminal by TAC+IMSI on the UE access anchor control policy.

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 MME Selection Based on DECOR (DCN) in 19A
NSA UE eNodeB MME (old) MME (new) LTE UE eNodeB MME (new) MME (old)

RRC Connection Setup RRC Connection Setup

Initial UE Message Initial UE Message

The MME identifies the The MME identifies the LTE

NSA UE and reroutes it to UE and reroutes it to the old
a new MME. MME.
Reroute NAS Request, Reroute NAS Request,
including GUTI including GUTI

Select a new MME Select the old MME

based on GUMMI in based on GUMMI in
GUTI. GUTI
Initial UE Message Initial UE Message

MME (old): does not support NSA; MME (new): supports NSA.
Function switch on the eNodeB side: CNOPERATOR.OperatorFunSwitch: DCN_SUPPORT_SWITCH
The NAS message redirection procedure is as follows:
1. Upon the access of a UE, the eNodeB selects an MME for the UE based on access information and sends an Initial UE Message to the MME.
2. If an NSA UE accesses the MME (old) or an LTE-only UE (including a non-subscription NSA-capable UE) accesses the MME (new), it triggers an NAS message redirection
procedure by sending a Reroute NAS Request message to the eNodeB. This message contains the following IEs:
- original RAN message, which is a complete packet data unit (PDU) received from the RAN. It contains the original NAS request message and all RAN IEs.
- MME Group ID, which determines the next serving DCN.
- Additional GUTI, which helps the eNodeB to select an MME.
- UE Usage Type, which is optional. Its value is specified upon UE subscription and sent by the eNodeB to the next MME.
3. The eNodeB selects a new MME based on the IEs MME Group ID and Additional GUTI carried in the Reroute NAS Request message.
4. The eNodeB sends an Initial UE Message to the newly selected MME. This message contains the IEs MME Group ID and UE Usage Type (which is available only if it is
contained in the Reroute NAS Request message). Based on the IE MME Group ID, the new MME determines that this is an Initial UE Message sent after a triggered
redirection. Therefore, the MME does not forward this message but processes or rejects it.

MME selection based on DECOR requires wireless support (starting from 18A) and CN support (starting from 19A).

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 Interconnection Between gNodeB and eNodeB Under EN-DC

 Intra-site DC: L/NR co-MPT (supported in 19A)  Intra-site DC: CI interconnection (not recommended)

Co-PDCP
RL RLC
C(N (L) Split Bearer 5900
R) TRAN UBBP (NR)

UBBP (L) UBBP (L)

PDCP (L)
RLC RLC
(NR) (L) PDCP (NR) UMPT(LNR
)
TRAN

Split Bearer

 Intra-site DC based on transmission interconnection (recommended)  Inter-site DC: This scenario supports only the X2 transmission
interconnection solution (< 20 ms).

LSW
LSW
LSW

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