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RRC Connection Setup Message Flows

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RRC Connection Setup

Procedure
• The RA-RNTI is used as a temporary
identity of the subscriber during
random access and must be replaced
by a C-RNTI in the next step when the
eNodeB sends a MAC random access
response back to the UE.
• This random access response is sent
like all other downlink signalling on
the Downlink Shared Channel (DL-
SCH).
• In E-UTRAN there is no separate,
physical common control channel for
signalling on the downlink as in
GERAN and UTRAN cells.
• All information, signalling, and the
user plane are mapped onto the DL-
SCH.

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Requires a valid Preamble Index &
Random Access – Radio Network
Temporary ID (RA-RNTI)

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RRC Connection Setup
Procedure
• The RA-RNTI is used as a temporary
identity of the subscriber during
random access and must be replaced
by a C-RNTI in the next step when the
eNodeB sends a MAC random access
response back to the UE.
• This random access response is sent
like all other downlink signalling on
the Downlink Shared Channel (DL-
SCH).
• In E-UTRAN there is no separate,
physical common control channel for
signalling on the downlink as in
GERAN and UTRAN cells.
• All information, signalling, and the
user plane are mapped onto the DL-
SCH.

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Random Access Response sent on a
DL-SCH, unlike GERAN & UMTS no
separate PCCH for signalling on DL

The RA-RNTI is used as a temporary


identity for subscriber during random
access and must be replaced by a C-
RNTI in the next step see next slide

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Message Example 3.2: MAC Random Access Response (continued)

Temporary C-RNTI assigned to UE,


initial timing advance & optionally
some uplink resources
Uplink Grant Field

• Hopping Flag: 1 bit


• Fixed size UL resource block assignment for the first
scheduled UL transmission in the PUSCH: 10 bits
• Truncated Modulation Coding Scheme: 4 bits
• TPC command for scheduled UL transmission: 3 bits
• UL delay: 1 bit
• CQI Request: 1 bit

CQI: Channel Quality Indicator


RRC Connection Setup
Procedure
• The RA-RNTI is used as a temporary
identity of the subscriber during
random access and must be replaced
by a C-RNTI in the next step when the
eNodeB sends a MAC random access
response back to the UE.
• This random access response is sent
like all other downlink signalling on
the Downlink Shared Channel (DL-
SCH).
• In E-UTRAN there is no separate,
physical common control channel for
signalling on the downlink as in
GERAN and UTRAN cells.
• All information, signalling, and the
user plane are mapped onto the DL-
SCH.

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UE now uses C-RNTI to send a RRC
Connection Request message to
eNodeB
Message Example 3.3: RRC Connection Request (continued)

If UE has never previously attached,


the IMSI will be used instead of
temporary NAS ID, or as shown here
the S-TMSI
RRC Connection Setup
Procedure
• The RA-RNTI is used as a temporary
identity of the subscriber during
random access and must be replaced
by a C-RNTI in the next step when the
eNodeB sends a MAC random access
response back to the UE.
• This random access response is sent
like all other downlink signalling on
the Downlink Shared Channel (DL-
SCH).
• In E-UTRAN there is no separate,
physical common control channel for
signalling on the downlink as in
GERAN and UTRAN cells.
• All information, signalling, and the
user plane are mapped onto the DL-
SCH.

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As before the message is sent on the
DL-SCH but transported on a Physical
The logical channel used is a CCCH, so is sent in Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)
RLC Unacknowledged Mode (UM), no ACK
expected

The message contains the scrambling


code of the eNodeB to distinguish it
from neighbouring cells

Modulation order shows


QPSK from decoder

Logical Channel ID shows 0 meaning no ACK needed &


RB-Type showing control plane info in logical channel
Message Example 3.4: RRC Connection Setup Message (continued)

The message contains the Signalling


Radio Bearer (SRB-1) and associated
parameters

• The RLC parameters include timers & counters for RLC AM


• Timers for polling (requesting) STATUS reports = 45ms
• Possible retransmissions of polling STATUS is infinity
• But retransmission of actual RLC PDU set to 4 by maxRetxThreshold
• These parameters are valid for UL transmission

For the DL the value t-Reordering defines the max time when the receiving RLC AM or UM
entity of the UE should wait for the arrival of a particular RLC Transport Block (TB)
If the timer expires before TB is received the TB will be reordered using a STATUS message
Message Example 3.4: RRC Connection Setup Message (continued)
In the UL-SCH config section the max
number of H-ARQ retransmissions is set
to five & a periodic Buffer Status Report
(BSR) is requested with a periodicity of
20ms

If not a regular BSR is sent after 320


subframes = 320ms

Power headroom reports sent every 500


subframes (500ms) or if the prohibitPHR-Timer of
200sf expires & the DL path loss has changed by
more than 3 dB
Message Example 3.4: RRC Connection Setup Message (continued)
• The Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) reports
on quality feedback sent by UE to indicate
how good/bad downlink channel is perceived
• The packet scheduler in the eNodeB can
respond to this by assigning new radio
resources
• The Modulation scheme or the subcarriers
can be changed

• Antenna information for error free spatial


transmission

• Scheduling request sent if the UL


data buffer is not provided with
enough uplink radio resources.
• This together with the Antenna
info impacts the UE’s QoS
perception
RRC Connection Setup
Procedure
• The RA-RNTI is used as a temporary
identity of the subscriber during
random access and must be replaced
by a C-RNTI in the next step when the
eNodeB sends a MAC random access
response back to the UE.
• This random access response is sent
like all other downlink signalling on
the Downlink Shared Channel (DL-
SCH).
• In E-UTRAN there is no separate,
physical common control channel for
signalling on the downlink as in
GERAN and UTRAN cells.
• All information, signalling, and the
user plane are mapped onto the DL-
SCH.

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