Security Level:
Enhanced Fast Dormancy
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Smart Devices & Applications Will Continue
to Explode
2020
Devices beyond
population
Apps exceed billions
From
thousands to
Entertainment
2011
Smart device
~ 350,000 apps
2000
Billions
From peer-to-
SNS
Education
Business
& Finance
peer to All-toAll simple
From
Feature phone
~1000 apps
communication to
Digital Lifestyles
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Heart Beat Increases both Signaling and
Service Traffic
What is Heart Beat
When the application is in use,
sometimes the user is doing nothing
at all. (For example, waiting for
message coming when using MSN).
Frequent
Frequent Heartbeat
Heartbeat
Signalling
Common UE
Data
User Idle Status
During the time described as above,
UE will send Heart Beat message to
inform the AP server that the
application is still on.
Smartphone
Data Service
Heartbeat
Data Service
The Heart Beats of smart phones are actually caused by Services
No Service
MSN
Facebook
Twitter
iPhone
Every 10-15 minutes,
heart beat with apple
push server
5- 6s
Every 55 - 60
seconds
HTC
Android
No heart beat
40-60s
UE setting (in service client on
terminal)
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interaction with
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Fast Dormancy Causes Signaling Storm
How Fast Dormancy Causes Signaling Surge
Smartphone Fast Dormancy
SmartNo data transmission
Phone
20 seconds
90%
Smart
Phone
90%
DCH
No data transmission
Around 6 seconds
Normal RRC Release
DCH
IDLE
IDLE
When UE transfer from DCH to IDLE, 35 signaling message is interacted between
UE and the network.
Fast dormancy makes signaling interaction more frequently.
Fast Dormancy difference is related to terminal type and the OS.
iPhone
6 sec
Balck Berry
6 secs
HTC Android
8 sec
HTC Windows
no fast dormancy
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EFD/R8 FD Cell_PCH Reduce 50-80% Signalling
MsgNormal Fast Dormancy
EFD/R8 FD
Data service
Data service
Heartbeat
PCH
DCH
PCH
IDLE
Heartbeat
FACH
FACH
DCH
Idle<->DCH<->Idle
Signalling
Data
Idle
( 35 Signaling Message)
PCH<->FACH<->DCH <->PCH
PCH<->FACH<->PCH
( 18 Signaling Message)
( 6 Signaling Message)
PCH
Data Service
Heartbeat
Data Service
100%
100%
Data Service
PS Signaling Message
Pre smart procedure
80%
6050%
%
60%
40%
20%
0%
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Normal
Heartbeat
Smart Data Service
Post smart procedure
60
%
60
%
<20%
10
%
Heartbeat
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Data Service
FD and EFD&R8 FD Comparison
When fast dormancy enhancement is not applied, the RRC connection of the UE is released when the RNC receives the SCRI.
When fast dormancy enhancement is applied, the RNC can change the UE status to the CELL_PCH state instead of idle mode.
UE without EFD
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pre fast dormancy UEs in white
list
R8 fast dormancy
UEs
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R8FD solution
To save the power, when there is no PS data transfer, UE can send a SCRI message to
require RNC release the RRC connection ,RNC will release the RRC connection, then each
of the following heartbeat messages will cause RRC connection setup, authentication,
encryption
setup
procedures.
With R8and
FD,RAB
when
R5^R8
send SCRI cause is UE Requested PS Data session
end RNC will decided to transfer the state of the UE to CELL/URA_PCH instead of IDLE
mode. Foe those no cause or other cause case RRC release directly, UE go to IDLE
states
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EFD for Different Terminal
R8 and Pre-R8 Fast Dormancy UE Comparison
R8 Fast Dormancy
UE sends a SIGNALLING CONNECTION RELEASE INDICATION (SCRI) message to the
network with the IE Signaling Connection Release Indication Cause set to UE
Requested PS Data session end. Such as iPhone 4.2.1 iPhone4
RNC will transit UE state from CELL-DCH to CELL-FACH to CELL-PCH/URA-PCH.
Pre-R8 Fast Dormancy
R5 or R5 above UE sends a SIGNALLING CONNECTION RELEASE INDICATION (SCRI)
message to the network without any cause.
RNC will transit UE state from CELL-DCH to CELL-FACH to CELL-PCH according to
IMEI TAC white list.
Currently Just support iPhone
Other UE
UE sends a SIGNALLING CONNECTION RELEASE INDICATION (SCRI) message to the
network without any cause.
RNC will directly release this UE to IDLE
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State transitions for R8 fast dormancy UEs and EFD UEs
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PS Inactivate Timer For Fast Dormancy
FAST DORMANCY USER Timer in CELL_PCH
Meaning This parameter specifies the value of the CELL-PCH inactivity timer for UEs enabled with the Fast Dormancy feature.
When detecting that the Fast Dormancy User in PS domain had no data to transfer in CELL-PCH for a long time which longer than this
timer, the UE is released.
Recommended Value 1800
FAST DORMANCY USER Timer in CELL_FACH
Meaning This parameter specifies the value of the CELL-FACH inactivity timer for UEs enabled with the Fast Dormancy feature.
When detecting that the Fast Dormancy User in PS domain had no data to transfer in CELL-FACH for a long time which longer than
this timer, the state transition from CELL-FACH to CELL-PCH is triggered.
Recommended Value 5
FAST DORMANCY USER Timer in CELL_DCH
Meaning This parameter specifies the value of the CELL-DCH inactivity timer for UEs enabled with the Fast Dormancy feature.
When detecting that the Fast Dormancy User in PS domain had no data to transfer in CELL-DCH for a long time which longer than this
timer, the state transition from CELL-DCH to CELL-FACH or CELL-PCH is triggered.
Recommended Value 4
Fast Dormancy User FACH to DCH/HSPA 4A Threshold
Meaning This parameter specifies the threshold of the traffic volume of 4A event for triggering the transition of fast dormancy user
from FACH to DCH/HSPA.
Recommended Value D1024
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UE Working Modes and States
Idle Mode
Connected Mode
CELL_DCH
CELL_FACH
CELL_PCH
URA_PCH
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UE Working Modes and States
-
Reduce activity further
Avoid unnecessary
signaling
Reduce activity, DTX,
and save power
RRC Connection
URA_PCH
CELL_PCH
CELL_DCH
CELL_FACH
- Dedicated channel
- Common service,
such as voice
IDLE
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- Common channel
PS service with few
data to transmit
- Monitor paging channel
- Cell re-selection
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Idle Mode
The UE has no relation to UTRAN, only to CN. For data transfer, a si
gnaling connection has to be established.
UE camps on a cell
It enables the UE to receive system information from the PLMN
UE can monitor PICH of a cell for paging
The idle mode tasks can be divided into three processes:
PLMN selection and reselection
Cell selection and reselection
Location registration
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Connected Mode
When UE is in connected mode
The UE position can be known on different levels:
Cell level (CELL_DCH/CELL_FACH/CELL_PCH)
UTRAN Registration Area (URA) level (URA_PCH)
The UE can use different types of channels in connected mode
Dedicated transport channels (CELL_DCH)
Common transport channels (CELL_FACH)
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Connected Mode
Cell-DCH
In active state
Communicating via its dedicated channels
UTRAN knows which cell UE stays in
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Connected Mode
Cell-FACH
In active state
Few data to be transmitted both in uplink and in downlink. There is no need to alloc
ate dedicated channel for this UE
Downlink uses FACH and uplink uses RACH
UE needs to monitor the FACH for its information
UTRAN knows which cell the UE stays in
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Connected Mode
Cell-PCH
No data to be transmitted or received
Monitor PICH, to receive its paging
UTRAN knows which cell the UE stays in
UTRAN has to update cell information of UE when UE roams to another
cell
Lower the power consumption of UE
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Connected Mode
URA-PCH
No data to be transmitted or received
Monitor PICH, to receive its paging
UTRAN only knows which URA (which consists of multiple cells) that UE stays
UTRAN updates UE information only after UE has roamed to other URA
A better way to reduce the resource occupancy and signaling transmission
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