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CelluarNetworkincludingLTEhasverycomplicatedstructureanditismadeupofmaydifferentlayers.Inaddition,the
networkiscommunicatingwithmanydifferentuser(UEs)atthesametime.Soifyoupickanyonepointalongthe
networkarchitectureandobservethetrafficfollowinginandoutofthepoint,itishighlylikelythatmanytrafficsfor
multipleusersarefollowingthroughthepoint.Inthissituation,howeachofthenetworkcomponentscanfigureout
whichtrafficisforwhichUE.Alsowhenthetrafficgetstransmittedontotheair,eachUEisrecievingallthephysical
layerdatanotonlyforitselfbutalsoforotherUE.InthiscasehowUEcanfigureoutwhichdataithastodecodeand
whichdataithastodiscard.
Tosolvethisissues,weusespecificIDs.ButinmanycasesdifferentnetworkcomponentsusesdifferenttypesofIDs
evenforthesameUEandsamedata.Forexample,evenforthesamedataandthesameUE,thetypeofIDsbetween
UEandeNBandtypeofIDsonX2,S1,S5interfacesmaybedifferent.Soitwillbeverydifficultandveryconfusingto
followthroughasingletrafficfromaUEtofinaldestination.Also,whenyouarediscussingwithotherpeopleaboutthe
trafficandIDs,youmayeasilyconfuseothers(sometimesconfuseyourself:))ifyoudon'tspecifyexactpointalong
theoveralldatapathandexplicitelymentiononyourintentionofthediscussion.
Beforeyoureadthroughthispage,IrecommendyoutogothroughthediagramatthislinkLTEIdentifierandgetabig
pictureonwhatkindofIDisusedateachpointonoveralldatapath.Inthispage,Iwillkeepaddingspecificdetailsof
eachIDsandexamplesofrealsignalingmessagesothatyoucanusethispageasadictionaryofIDs.(Thisisvery
beginning,sopleasedon'texpectthecompletedictionaryfornow:))
Note:FollowingtableisbasedonthedocumentfromMNCGroup(LTEIdentifier)
ID
Meaning
Description
Uniqueidentificationofmobile(LTE)
subscriberNetwork(MME)getsthePLMNof
thesubscriber
Structure
IMSI(notmorethan15
digits)=PLMNID+MSIN=
MCC+MNC+MSIN
IMSI
InternationalMobile
SubscriberIdentity
PLMNID
PublicLandMobileNetwork
UniqueidentificationofPLMN
Identifier
PLMNID(notmorethan6
digits)=MCC+MNC
MCC
MobileCountryCode
assignedbyITU
3digits
MNC
MobileNetworkCode
assignedbyNationalAuthority
2or3digits
MSIN
MobileSubscriber
IdentificationNumber
assignedbyoperator
9or10digits
GUTI
GloballyUniqueTemporary ToidentifyaUEbetweentheUEandtheMME
UEIdentity
onbehalfofIMSIforsecurityreason
TIN
GUTIisstoredinTINparameterofUEsMM
TemporaryIdentityusedin
context.TINindicateswhichtemporaryIDwill TIN=GUTI
NextUpdate
beusedinthenextupdate.
STMSI
SAETemporaryMobile
SubscriberIdentity
TolocallyidentifyaUEinshortwithinaMME
group(UniquewithinaMMEPool)
STMSI(40bits)=MMEC+
MTMSI
MTMSI
MMEMobileSubscriber
Identity
UniquewithinaMME
32bits
GUMMEI
GloballyUniqueMME
Identity
ToidentifyaMMEuniquelyinglobal
GUTIcontainsGUMMEI
GUMMEI(notmorethan48
bits)=PLMNID+MMEI
MMEI
MMEIdentifier
ToidentifyaMMEuniquelywithinaPLMN
OperatorcommissionsateNBMMEI
MMEI(24bits)=MMEGI+
MMEC
MMEGI
MMEGroupIdentifier
UniquewithinaPLMN
16bits
MMEC
MMECode
ToidentifyaMMEuniquelywithinaMME
Group.STMSIcontainsMMEC8
8bits
CRNTI
CellRadioNetwork
TemporaryIdentifier
ToidentifyanUEuniquelyinacell
0x0001~0xFFF3(16bits)
IMEI
InternationalMobile
EquipmentIdentity
ToidentifyaME(MobileEquipment)uniquely
IMEI(15digits)=TAC+
SNR+CD
IMEI/SV
IMEI/SoftwareVersion
ToidentifyaME(MobileEquipment)uniquely
IMEI/SV(16digits)=TAC+
SNR+SVN
ECGI
EUTRANCellGlobal
Identifier
ToidentifyaCellinglobal(GloballyUnique)
EPCcanknowUElocationbasedofECGI
ECGI(notmorethan52bits)
=PLMNID+ECI
ECI
EUTRANCellIdentifier
ToidentifyaCellwithinaPLMN
ECI(28Bits)=eNBID+
CellID
PGWID
PDNGWIdentity
ToidentifyaspecificPDNGW(PGW)
HSSassignsPGWforPDN(IPnetwork)
IPaddress(4bytes)orFQDN
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GUTI(notmorethan80bits)
=GUMMEI+MTMSI
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connectionofeachUE
(variablelength)
TAI
TrackingAreaIdentity
ToidentifyTrackingArea
GloballyuniqueTAI
TAI(notmorethan32bits)
=PLMNID+TACPGW
TAC
TrackingAreaCode
ToindicateeNBtowhichTrackingAreathe
eNBbelongs(perCell)
UniquewithinaPLMN16
16bits
TAIList
UEcanmoveintothecellsincludedinTALlist
TrackingAreaIdentityList withoutlocationupdate(TAupdate)
Variablelength
Globallyunique
PDNID
PacketDataNetwork
Identity
ToidentifyanPDN(IPnetwork),thatmobile
datauserwantstocommunicatewith
PDNIdentity(APN)isusedtodeterminetheP
PDNIdentify=APN=
GWandpointofinterconnectionwithaPDN
APN.NI+APN.OI(variable
WithAPNasqueryparametertotheDNS
length)
procedures,theMMEwillreceivealistof
candidatePGWs,andthenaPGWisselected
byMMEwithpolicy
EPSBearer
ID
EvolvedPacketSystem
BearerIdentifier
ToidentifyanEPSbearer(Defaultor
Dedicated)peranUE4
4bits
ERABID
EUTRANRadioAccess
BearerIdentifier
ToidentifyanERABperanUE
4bits
DRBID
DataRadioBearer
Identifier
ToidentifyaDRBperanUE4
4bits
LBI
LinkedEPSBearerID
Toidentifythedefaultbearerassociatedwitha
4bits
dedicatedEPSbearer4
TEID
TunnelEndPointidentifier
ToidentifytheendpointofaGTPtunnelwhen
32bits
thetunnelisestablished
PLMN/CellIDinSIB1
ThisisaRRCOTA(Overtheair)messagebetweenUEandeNB.
MMEIDs
ThisisaNASOTA(Overtheair)messagebetweenUEandeNB.(ThesemessagesareusuallyembeddedintoaRRC
message.Forexample,AttachRequestwouldbeembeddedinRRCConnectionSetupCompleteandAttachAcceptwould
beembeddedinRRCConnectionReconfigurationmessage.Refertohereforfullmessageexample)
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MTMSI
ThisisaNASOTA(Overtheair)messagebetweenUEandeNB.(ThesemessagesareusuallyembeddedintoaRRC
message.Forexample,AttachRequestwouldbeembeddedinRRCConnectionSetupCompleteandAttachAcceptwould
beembeddedinRRCConnectionReconfigurationmessage.Refertohereforfullmessageexample)
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TEID
FollowingsaresomeexamplesofTEIDinS1APmessages.ImadevisiblesomeothertypesofIDsaswellforyour
reference.
S1 Application Protocol
S1AP-PDU: initiatingMessage (0)
initiatingMessage
procedureCode: id-InitialContextSetup (9)
criticality: reject (0)
value
InitialContextSetupRequest
protocolIEs: 8 items
Item 0: id-MME-UE-S1AP-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-MME-UE-S1AP-ID (0)
criticality: reject (0)
value
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MME-UE-S1AP-ID: 285212685
Item 1: id-eNB-UE-S1AP-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-eNB-UE-S1AP-ID (8)
criticality: reject (0)
value
ENB-UE-S1AP-ID: 3
Item 2: id-uEaggregateMaximumBitrate
Item 3: id-E-RABToBeSetupListCtxtSUReq
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-E-RABToBeSetupListCtxtSUReq (24)
criticality: reject (0)
value
E-RABToBeSetupListCtxtSUReq: 1 item
Item 0: id-E-RABToBeSetupItemCtxtSUReq
ProtocolIE-SingleContainer
id: id-E-RABToBeSetupItemCtxtSUReq (52)
criticality: reject (0)
value
E-RABToBeSetupItemCtxtSUReq
e-RAB-ID: 5
e-RABlevelQoSParameters
qCI: 9
allocationRetentionPriority
...
transportLayerAddress: 12345678...
gTP-TEID: 12345678
...
EPS mobile identity - GUTI
Element ID: 0x50
Length: 11
.... 0... = odd/even indic: 0
.... .110 = Type of identity: GUTI
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
Mobile Network Code (MNC): 01
MME Group ID: 12345
MME Code: 12
M-TMSI: 0x12345678
....
Item 4: ...
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Item 2: id-TargetCell-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-TargetCell-ID (11)
criticality: reject (0)
value
ECGI
pLMN-Identity: 123456
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
Mobile Network Code (MNC): 01
eUTRANcellIdentifier: 12345678
Item 3: id-GUMMEI-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-GUMMEI-ID (23)
criticality: reject (0)
value
GUMMEI
gU-Group-ID
pLMN-Identity: 123456
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
Mobile Network Code (MNC): 01
mME-Group-ID: 1234
mME-Code: 21
Item 4: id-UE-ContextInformation
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-UE-ContextInformation (14)
criticality: reject (0)
value
UE-ContextInformation
...
e-RABs-ToBeSetup-List: 1 item
Item 0: id-E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item
ProtocolIE-Single-Container
id: id-E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item (4)
criticality: ignore (1)
value
E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item
e-RAB-ID: 5
e-RAB-Level-QoS-Parameters
...
uL-GTPtunnelEndpoint
...
transportLayerAddress: xxxxxxxx
transportLayerAddress(IPv4):
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
gTP-TEID: 12345678
rRC-Context: < RRC HEX >...
HandoverPreparationInformation
criticalExtensions: c1 (0)
c1: handoverPreparationInformation-r8 (0)
handoverPreparationInformation-r8
ue-RadioAccessCapabilityInfo: 1 item
Item 0
UE-CapabilityRAT-Container
rat-Type: eutra (0)
ueCapabilityRAT-Container:
< Hex String >...
as-Config
...
Item 5: id-UE-HistoryInformation
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-UE-HistoryInformation (15)
criticality: ignore (1)
value
UE-HistoryInformation: 1 item
Item 0
LastVisitedCell-Item: e-UTRAN-Cell (0)
e-UTRAN-Cell
global-Cell-ID
pLMN-Identity: 123456
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
Mobile Network Code (MNC): 01
eUTRANcellIdentifier: 12345678
cellType
cell-Size: small (1)
time-UE-StayedInCell: 11
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FollowingsaresomeexamplesofTEIDinX2APmessages.ImadevisiblesomeothertypesofIDsaswellforyour
reference.
DRBID
FollowingisRRCConnectionReconfigurationmessagesentfromeNBtoUE.DRBIDismarkedinRedandsomeother
IDsarealsomarkedinblueforyourreference.
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FollowingishandoverPreparationmessagecapturedatX2interface.DRBIDismarkedinRedandsomeotherIDsare
alsomarkedinblueforyourreference.
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Item 1: id-Cause
...
Item 2: id-TargetCell-ID
...
Item 3: id-GUMMEI-ID
...
Item 4: id-UE-ContextInformation
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-UE-ContextInformation (14)
criticality: reject (0)
value
UE-ContextInformation
mME-UE-S1AP-ID: 123456789
uESecurityCapabilities
...
aS-SecurityInformation
...
uEaggregateMaximumBitRate
...
subscriberProfileIDforRFP: 1
e-RABs-ToBeSetup-List: 1 item
Item 0: id-E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item
ProtocolIE-Single-Container
id: id-E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item (4)
criticality: ignore (1)
value
E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item
e-RAB-ID: 5
e-RAB-Level-QoS-Parameters
qCI: 9
allocationAndRetentionPriority
...
dL-Forwarding: dL-forwardingProposed (0)
uL-GTPtunnelEndpoint
...
gTP-TEID: 024a4023
rRC-Context: ...
HandoverPreparationInformation
criticalExtensions: c1 (0)
c1: handoverPreparationInformation-r8 (0)
handoverPreparationInformation-r8
ue-RadioAccessCapabilityInfo: 1 item
Item 0
UE-CapabilityRAT-Container
...
as-Config
...
sourceRadioResourceConfig
srb-ToAddModList: 2 items
Item 0
SRB-ToAddMod
srb-Identity: 1
...
Item 1
SRB-ToAddMod
srb-Identity: 2
...
drb-ToAddModList: 1 item
Item 0
DRB-ToAddMod
eps-BearerIdentity: 5
drb-Identity: 2
pdcp-Config
...
rlc-Config: am (0)
...
logicalChannelIdentity: 3
logicalChannelConfig
...
mac-MainConfig: explicitValue (0)
...
sps-Config
...
physicalConfigDedicated
...
Item 5: id-UE-HistoryInformation
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ERABID
S1 Application Protocol
S1AP-PDU: initiatingMessage (0)
initiatingMessage
procedureCode: id-InitialContextSetup (9)
criticality: reject (0)
value
InitialContextSetupRequest
protocolIEs: 8 items
Item 0: id-MME-UE-S1AP-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-MME-UE-S1AP-ID (0)
criticality: reject (0)
value
MME-UE-S1AP-ID: 285212685
Item 1: id-eNB-UE-S1AP-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-eNB-UE-S1AP-ID (8)
criticality: reject (0)
value
ENB-UE-S1AP-ID: 3
Item 2: id-uEaggregateMaximumBitrate
Item 3: id-E-RABToBeSetupListCtxtSUReq
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-E-RABToBeSetupListCtxtSUReq (24)
criticality: reject (0)
value
E-RABToBeSetupListCtxtSUReq: 1 item
Item 0: id-E-RABToBeSetupItemCtxtSUReq
ProtocolIE-SingleContainer
id: id-E-RABToBeSetupItemCtxtSUReq (52)
criticality: reject (0)
value
E-RABToBeSetupItemCtxtSUReq
e-RAB-ID: 5
e-RABlevelQoSParameters
qCI: 9
allocationRetentionPriority
...
transportLayerAddress: 12345678...
gTP-TEID: 12345678
...
EPS mobile identity - GUTI
Element ID: 0x50
Length: 11
.... 0... = odd/even indic: 0
.... .110 = Type of identity: GUTI
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
Mobile Network Code (MNC): 01
MME Group ID: 12345
MME Code: 12
M-TMSI: 0x12345678
....
Item 4: ...
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ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-Cause (5)
criticality: ignore (1)
value
Cause: radioNetwork (0)
radioNetwork: handover-desirable-for-radio-reasons (0)
Item 2: id-TargetCell-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-TargetCell-ID (11)
criticality: reject (0)
value
ECGI
pLMN-Identity: 123456
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
Mobile Network Code (MNC): 01
eUTRANcellIdentifier: 12345678
Item 3: id-GUMMEI-ID
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-GUMMEI-ID (23)
criticality: reject (0)
value
GUMMEI
gU-Group-ID
pLMN-Identity: 123456
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
Mobile Network Code (MNC): 01
mME-Group-ID: 1234
mME-Code: 21
Item 4: id-UE-ContextInformation
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-UE-ContextInformation (14)
criticality: reject (0)
value
UE-ContextInformation
...
e-RABs-ToBeSetup-List: 1 item
Item 0: id-E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item
ProtocolIE-Single-Container
id: id-E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item (4)
criticality: ignore (1)
value
E-RABs-ToBeSetup-Item
e-RAB-ID: 5
e-RAB-Level-QoS-Parameters
...
uL-GTPtunnelEndpoint
...
transportLayerAddress: xxxxxxxx
transportLayerAddress(IPv4):
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
gTP-TEID: 12345678
rRC-Context: < RRC HEX >...
HandoverPreparationInformation
criticalExtensions: c1 (0)
c1: handoverPreparationInformation-r8 (0)
handoverPreparationInformation-r8
ue-RadioAccessCapabilityInfo: 1 item
Item 0
UE-CapabilityRAT-Container
rat-Type: eutra (0)
ueCapabilityRAT-Container:
< Hex String >...
as-Config
...
Item 5: id-UE-HistoryInformation
ProtocolIE-Field
id: id-UE-HistoryInformation (15)
criticality: ignore (1)
value
UE-HistoryInformation: 1 item
Item 0
LastVisitedCell-Item: e-UTRAN-Cell (0)
e-UTRAN-Cell
global-Cell-ID
pLMN-Identity: 123456
Mobile Country Code (MCC): 001
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FollowingsaresomeexamplesofTEIDinX2APmessages.ImadevisiblesomeothertypesofIDsaswellforyour
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