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Femto

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Micro

Macro

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Femto

Pico

WIFI

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CSG

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S1-MME

Open access

UE LTE-Uu

HeNB

S1

Closed access

C1(OMA DM)

Hybrid access

S11

S1-MME
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HeNB

S1

HeNB GW

CSG-aware UE, CSGHSS/HLR

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Non-CSG-aware UECSGOAM

S-GW

S1-U

LTE-Uu

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HeNB GW
S1-U

UE

HSS

C1(OMA DM)

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Pico UE
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Control signaling on f
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Data on f1 and/or f2

Data on f1 and/or f2

Data on f1 and/or f2

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Macro

Femtocell scenario

Picocell scenario

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Macro

RSRP

Macro-Pico

Macro-Macro

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Rel-10 LIPAH(e)NBWIFI

Rel-11LGWH(e)NB

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MME/SGSNUEGW
GGSN/P-GW
PDN
UESIPTOAPN

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HSS

MSC

BSC

BTS

BTS

HLR
SGSN

GSM
Node B

GGSN

GPRS

RNC

SGWEPC

MME

WCDMA

Node B

PGW

WLAN

LTE
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eNode B

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