6.5 WLAN Offload for E-UTRA RRC Idle

36.523-13GPPEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)Part 1: Protocol conformance specificationRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) conformance specification

6.5.1 WLAN Offload / Cell selection / EUTRA RRC_Idle to/from WLAN (Qrxlevmeas, BeaconRSSI, WLAN identifier no match/match)

6.5.1.1 Test Purpose (TP)

(1)

with { UE in EUTRA RRC_IDLE state, and UE receives SystemInformationBlockType17 including RAN-assisted WLAN interworking data and configured with ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP and ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High }

ensure that {

when { UE measures that Qrxlevmeas is less than ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP and BeaconRSSI is greater than ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High}

then { UE initiates handover attach to WLAN after TsteeringWLAN }

}

(2)

with { UE is associated with WLAN AP and attached to WLAN ePDG and configured with ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP and ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low }

ensure that {

when { UE measures that Qrxlevmeas is greater than ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP and BeaconRSSI is less than ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low}

then { UE initiates handover attach to EUTRA after TsteeringWLAN }

}

(3)

with { UE in E-UTRA RRC_IDLE state }

ensure that {

when { The EUTRA cell and WLAN AP with a non matching WLAN identifier, meet steering conditions to offload from EUTRA to WLAN}

then { UE does not offload PDN connection to WLAN }

}

6.5.1.2 Conformance requirements

References: The conformance requirements covered in the present TC are specified in: TS 36.304 clause 5.6.2.

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.2]

The rules in this sub-clause are only applicable for WLANs for which identifiers has been signalled to the UE by E-UTRAN and the UE is capable of RAN-assisted WLAN interworking based on access network selection and traffic steering rules. Coexistence with ANDSF based WLAN selection and traffic steering methods on the UE is based on mechanism described in TS 23.402 [25]. The rules refer to the following quantities:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

WLAN channel utilization as defined in subclause 8.4.2.30 in [26].

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

WLAN DLBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

WLAN ULBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BeaconRSSI

WLAN Beacon RSSI as defined in [7].

RSRPmeas

Qrxlevmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRP in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

RSRQmeas

Qqualmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRQ in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when and for which WLAN(s), that matches all the provided identifiers (in subclause 5.6.3) for a specific entry in the list, the following conditions 1 and 2 for steering traffic from E-UTRAN to WLAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

1. In the E-UTRAN serving cell:

RSRPmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP; or

RSRQmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ;

2. In the target WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN < ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low; and

BackhaulRateDlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, High; and

BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High; and

BeaconRSSI > ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High;

The UE shall not consider the metrics for which a threshold has not been provided. The UE shall evaluate the E-UTRAN conditions on PCell only. If not all metrics related to the provided thresholds can be acquired for a WLAN BSS, the UE shall exclude that WLAN BSS from the evaluation of the above rule.

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when the following conditions 3 or 4 for steering traffic from WLAN to E-UTRAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

3.In the source WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN > ThreshChUtilWLAN, High; or

BackhaulRateDlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, Low; or

BackhaulRateUlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low; or

BeaconRSSI < ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low;

4.In the target E-UTRAN cell:

RSRPmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP; and

RSRQmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ;

6.5.1.3 Test description

6.5.1.3.1 Pre-test conditions

System Simulator:

– Cell 1 and WLAN AP 1

– System information combination 22 as defined in TS 36.508 [18] clause 4.4.3.1 is used in E-UTRA cell.

UE:

– The UE supporting ANDSF is pre-provisioned with WLANSP ANDSF MO with at least one WLAN identifier and with ForServiceBased ANDSF MO with RANValidityCondition allowing at least one APN to use both WLAN and LTE and at least one APN to use LTE only.

– The UE supporting RAN rules is configured with at least two PDN connections, one PDN connection offloadable to WLAN and one PDN connection not offloadable to WLAN.

Preamble:

– The UE is in state Registered, Idle Mode (State 2) on Cell 1 according to [18].

6.5.1.3.2 Test procedure sequence

Table 6.5.1.3.2-1 illustrates the downlink power levels to be applied for Cell 1and WLAN AP 1 at various time instants of the test execution. Row marked "T0" denotes the conditions after the preamble, while rows marked "T1"and "T2" are to be applied subsequently. The exact instants on which these values shall be applied are described in the texts in this clause.

Table 6.5.1.3.2-1: Time instances of cell power level and parameter changes

Parameter

Unit

Cell 1

Cell 27 (WLAN)

Remark

T0

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-79

E-UTRA Cell 1 is a suitable cell and WLAN is off.

BeaconRSSI

dBm

off

T1

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-91

The power level values are such that conditions for steering from E-UTRA to WLAN are satisfied.

Qrxlevmeas  < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP and BeaconRSSI > ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High

BeaconRSSI

dBm

-60

T2

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-79

-60

The power level values are such that conditions for steering from WLAN to E-UTRA are satisfied.

Qrxlevmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP and BeaconRSSI > ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low

Table 6.5.1.3.2-2: Main behaviour

St

Procedure

Message Sequence

TP

Verdict

U – S

Message

1

SS re-adjusts the cell-specific reference signal levels according to row “T1” in Table 6.5.1.3.2-1.

2

Check: Does the UE perform Offload to WLAN procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.10-1)?

1

P

3

The SS changes Cell 1 Cell 27 and parameters according to the row "T2" in table 6.5.1.3.2-1.

4

Check: Does the UE perform Offload from WLAN procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.11-1)?

2

P

5

The SS release the RRC connection.

<–

RRC: RRCConnectionRelease

6

The SS notifies the UE of change of System Information. SS adjusts SIB17 of Cell 1 to indicate WLAN SSID to a value different from that of cell 27

<–

Paging

7

The SS changes Cell 1 and Cell 27 parameters according to the row "T1" in table 6.5.1.3.2-1.

8

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.12-1 indicate that the PDN connection is not offloaded from E-UTRAN to the WLAN?

3

6.5.1.3.3 Specific message contents

Table 6.5.6.3.3-1: SystemInformationBlockType17 (Preamble)

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.4.3.3-15

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

SystemInformationBlockType17-r12 ::= SEQUENCE {

wlan-OffloadInfoPerPLMN-List-r12 [1] SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxPLMN-r11)) OF {

1 Entry

wlan-OffloadConfigCommon-r12

WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

}

lateNonCriticalExtension

Not present

}

Table 6.5.1.3.3-1: WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.6.3-30 with conditions RSRP and BeaconRSSI

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

WLAN-OffloadConfig-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRP-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRP-Low-r12

55

Actual value = Thres+140 => Threshold =-85 dB

thresholdRSRP-High-r12

55

Actual value = Thres+140 => Threshold =-85 dB

}

thresholdRSRQ-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-OnAllSymbolsWithWB-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-OnAllSymbols-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-WB-r12

Not Present

thresholdChannelUtilization-r12

Not Present

thresholdBackhaul-Bandwidth-r12

Not Present

thresholdBeaconRSSI-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdBeaconRSSI-Low-r12

50

Value in dBm =-78

thresholdBeaconRSSI-High-r12

60

Value in dBm =-68

}

}

Table 6.5.13.3-3: SystemInformationBlockType17 (step 6 of table 6.5.6.3.2-2)

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.4.3.3-15

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

SystemInformationBlockType17-r12 ::= SEQUENCE {

wlan-OffloadInfoPerPLMN-List-r12 [1] SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxPLMN-r11)) OF {

1 Entry

wlan-OffloadConfigCommon-r12

WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT(Table 6.5.1.3.3-1)

wlan-Id-List-r12 [1] SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxWLAN-Id-r12)) OF {

1 Entry

wlan-Identifiers SEQUENCE{

ssid-r12

Set to a different value than transmitted by cell 27

OCTET STRING (SIZE (1..32))

Service Set Identifier (SSID) defined in IEEE 802.11-2012

bssid-r12

Not present

hessid-r12

Not present

}

}

}

lateNonCriticalExtension

Not present

}

6.5.2 WLAN Offload / Cell selection / EUTRA RRC_Idle to/from WLAN (Qrxlevmeas, BackhaulRateDlWLAN)

6.5.2.1 Test Purpose (TP)

(1)

with { UE in EUTRA RRC_Idle state and configured with thresholdRSRP-r12 and BackhaulRateDlWLAN in RRCConnectionReconfiguration }

ensure that {

when { UE detects the condition for steering traffic from E-UTRA to WLAN is met for a time interval TsteeringWLAN }

then { UE performs offload from E-UTRAN to WLAN }

}

(2)

with { UE connected in WLAN and configured with thresholdRSRP-r12 and BackhaulRateDlWLAN }

ensure that {

when { UE detects the condition (RSRPmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP )for steering traffic from WLAN to E-UTRA is met for a time interval TsteeringWLAN }

then { UE performs offload from WLAN to E-UTRAN }

}

6.5.2.2 Conformance requirements

References: The conformance requirements covered in the present TC are specified in: TS 36.331, clause 5.6.12.2 and TS 24.302, clause 6.10.4 and TS 36.304, clauses 5.6.1, 5.6.2 and 5.6.3. Unless otherwise stated these are Rel-12 requirements.

[TS 36.331, clause 5.6.12.3]

The UE shall:

1> if the UE is configured with either wlan-OffloadConfigCommon or wlan-OffloadDedicated:

2> provide measurement results required for the evaluation of the network selection and traffic steering rules as defined in TS 24.312 [66] to upper layers;

2> evaluate the network selection and traffic steering rules as defined in TS 36.304 [4];

[TS 24.302, clause 6.10.4]

the UE:

a) shall perform the procedure in subclause 5.1.3.2.3 and in subclause 5.2.3.2 to select the selected WLAN and the NAI for authentication;

b) if not authenticated yet with the selected WLAN using the NAI for authentication in subclause 6.4, shall authenticate with the selected WLAN using the NAI for authentication in subclause 6.4. During authentication, if the selected WLAN is a trusted WLAN, SCM is supported by both UE and network, MCM is not supported by UE, network or both, and if:

– the UE is capable to simultaneously route IP traffic to both 3GPP access and WLAN; or

– the UE is not capable to simultaneously route IP traffic to both 3GPP access and WLAN, and the UE has only one PDN connection;

shall handover one offloadable PDN connection from 3GPP access to the WLAN access using procedures in subclause 6.4.2.6.2;

NOTE: When the UE already has one PDN connection established via WLAN in SCM, and if move-traffic-to-WLAN indication is received, it is up to the UE implementation to determine whether to offload a PDN connection from 3GPP access to WLAN. In that case, it is also up to the UE implementation to determine which one of the offloadable PDN connections will be offloaded.

c) if the selected WLAN is a trusted WLAN, and MCM is supported by both UE and network, shall handover all the offloadable PDN connections from 3GPP access to the WLAN access using procedures of 3GPP TS 24.244 [56];

d) if the selected WLAN is an untrusted WLAN, and if the UE supports access to EPC via untrusted WLAN, shall handover all the offloadable PDN connections from 3GPP access to the WLAN access using procedures in subclause 7.2.1 and subclause 7.2.2; and

e) if the UE has a valid IARP rule for APN, shall use the IARP for APN using the procedures in subclause 6.8.2.2.4.5.

Upon receiving move-traffic-from-WLAN indication, and if the user preferences are not present, the UE shall handover all the PDN connections established in (or previously handed over to) WLAN access to the 3GPP access using procedures in 3GPP TS 24.301 [10].

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.1]

RAN assistance parameters may be provided to the UE in SystemInformationBlockType17 or in the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message. RAN assistance parameters are used only if the UE is camped normally.

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.2]

The rules in this sub-clause are only applicable for WLANs for which identifiers has been signalled to the UE by E-UTRAN and the UE is capable of RAN-assisted WLAN interworking based on access network selection and traffic steering rules. Coexistence with ANDSF based WLAN selection and traffic steering methods on the UE is based on mechanism described in TS 23.402 [25]. The rules refer to the following quantities:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

WLAN channel utilization as defined in subclause 8.4.2.30 in [26].

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

WLAN DLBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

WLAN ULBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BeaconRSSI

WLAN Beacon RSSI as defined in [7].

RSRPmeas

Qrxlevmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRP in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

RSRQmeas

Qqualmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRQ in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when and for which WLAN(s), that matches all the provided identifiers (in subclause 5.6.3) for a specific entry in the list, the following conditions 1 and 2 for steering traffic from E-UTRAN to WLAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

1. In the E-UTRAN serving cell:

RSRPmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP; or

RSRQmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ;

2. In the target WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN < ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low; and

BackhaulRateDlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, High; and

BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High; and

BeaconRSSI > ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High;

The UE shall not consider the metrics for which a threshold has not been provided. The UE shall evaluate the E-UTRAN conditions on PCell only. If not all metrics related to the provided thresholds can be acquired for a WLAN BSS, the UE shall exclude that WLAN BSS from the evaluation of the above rule.

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when the following conditions 3 or 4 for steering traffic from WLAN to E-UTRAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

4. In the source WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN > ThreshChUtilWLAN, High; or

BackhaulRateDlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, Low; or

BackhaulRateUlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low; or

BeaconRSSI < ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low;

3. In the target E-UTRAN cell:

RSRPmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP; and

RSRQmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ;

The UE shall not consider the metrics for which a threshold has not been provided. The UE shall evaluate the E-UTRAN conditions on PCell only.

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.2]

The following RAN assistance parameters for RAN-assisted WLAN interworking may be provided:

ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP

This specifies the RSRP threshold (in dBm) used by the UE for traffic steering to from E-UTRAN to WLAN.

ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP

This specifies the RSRP threshold (in dBm) used by the UE for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRAN.

ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ

This specifies the RSRQ threshold (in dB) used by the UE for traffic steering from E-UTRAN to WLAN.

ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ

This specifies the RSRQ threshold (in dB) used by the UE for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRAN.

ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low

This specifies the WLAN channel utilization (BSS load) threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from E-UTRAN to WLAN.

ThreshChUtilWLAN, High

This specifies the WLAN channel utilization (BSS load) threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRAN.

ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, Low

This specifies the backhaul available downlink bandwidth threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRAN.

ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, High

This specifies the backhaul available downlink bandwidth threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from E-UTRAN to WLAN.

ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low

This specifies the backhaul available uplink bandwidth threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRAN.

ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High

This specifies the backhaul available uplink bandwidth threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from E-UTRAN to WLAN.

ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low

This specifies the Beacon RSSI threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRAN.

ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High

This specifies the Beacon RSSI threshold used by the UE for traffic steering from E-UTRAN to WLAN.

TsteeringWLAN

This specifies the timer value TsteeringWLAN during which the rules should be fulfilled before starting traffic steering between E-UTRAN and WLAN.

WLAN identifiers

Only the SSIDs, BSSIDs and HESSIDs which are provided in this parameter shall be considered for traffic steering between E-UTRAN and WLAN based on the rules in this subclause.

6.5.2.3 Test description

6.5.2.3.1 Pre-test conditions

System Simulator:

– Cell 1 and Cell 27

– System information combination 22 as defined in TS 36.508 [18] clause 4.4.3.1 is used in E-UTRA cell.

UE:

None.

Preamble:

– The UE is in state Registered, Idle mode (state 2) on Cell 1 according to TS 36.508 [18] clause 4.5.2D.

6.5.2.3.2 Test procedure sequence

Table 6.5.2.3.2-1 illustrates the downlink power levels/parameters to be applied for Cell 1and WLAN at various time instants of the test execution. The exact instants on which these values shall be applied are described in the texts in this clause.

Table 6.5.2.3.2-1: Time instances of cell power level and parameter changes

Parameter

Unit

Cell 1

WLAN

Remark

T0

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-79

Conditions RSRPmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP and BackhaulRateDlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, High are satisfied

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

kbps

r16384

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

kbps

r8192

T1

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-91

Condition BackhaulRateDlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, Low is satisfied and RSRPmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP is not satisfied

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

kbps

r2048

Table 6.5.2.3.2-2: Main behaviour

St

Procedure

Message Sequence

TP

Verdict

U – S

Message

1

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN AP parameters according to the row "T0" in table 6.5.2.3.2-1.

2

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.10-1 indicate that the PDN connection is offloaded from E-UTRAN to the WLAN?

1

P

3

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN parameters according to the row "T1" in table 6.5.5.3.2-1.

4

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.11-1 indicate that the PDN connection is offloaded from the WLAN access to E-UTRAN?

2

P

6.5.2.3.3 Specific message contents

Table 6.5.2.3.3-1: SystemInformationBlockType17 (Preamble and all steps of table 6.5.2.3.2-2)

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.4.3.3-15

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

SystemInformationBlockType17-r12 ::= SEQUENCE {

wlan-OffloadInfoPerPLMN-List-r12 [1] SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxPLMN-r11)) OF {

1 Entry

wlan-OffloadConfigCommon-r12

WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

}

lateNonCriticalExtension

Not present

}

Table 6.5.2.3.3-2: WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.6.3-30 with conditions RSRP and BackhaulBW

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

WLAN-OffloadConfig-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRP-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRP-Low-r12

55

Actual value = Thres+140 => Threshold =-85 dB

thresholdRSRP-High-r12

55

Actual value = Thres+140 => Threshold =-85 dB

}

thresholdRSRQ-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-OnAllSymbolsWithWB-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-OnAllSymbols-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-WB-r12

Not Present

thresholdChannelUtilization-r12

Not Present

thresholdBackhaul-Bandwidth-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdBackhaulDL-BandwidthLow-r12

r4096 kbps

thresholdBackhaulDL-BandwidthHigh-r12

r8192 kbps

thresholdBackhaulUL-BandwidthLow-r12

r0 kbps

Value makes it insignificant for offload

thresholdBackhaulUL-BandwidthHigh-r12

r4294967296 kbps

Value makes it insignificant for offload

}

thresholdBeaconRSSI-r12

Not Present

}

6.5.3 WLAN Offload / Cell selection / EUTRA RRC_Idle to/from WLAN (Qqualmeas, BackhaulRateUlWLAN)

6.5.3.1 Test Purpose (TP)

(1)

with { UE in E-UTRA RRC_IDLE state }

ensure that {

when { UE detects that Qqualmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ and BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High }

then { UE offload PDN connections to WLAN }

}

(2)

with { UE in E-UTRA RRC_IDLE state }

ensure that {

when { UE detects that Qqualmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ and BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low }

then { UE offload PDN connections to E-UTRAN }

}

6.5.3.2 Conformance requirements

References: The conformance requirements covered in the present TC are specified in: TS 36.331, clause 5.6.12.2 and TS 24.302, clause 6.10.4 and TS 36.304 clauses 5.6.1 and 5.6.2.

[TS 36.331, clause 5.6.12.3]

The UE shall:

1> if the UE is configured with either wlan-OffloadConfigCommon or wlan-OffloadDedicated:

2> provide measurement results required for the evaluation of the network selection and traffic steering rules as defined in TS 24.312 [66] to upper layers;

2> evaluate the network selection and traffic steering rules as defined in TS 36.304 [4];

[TS 24.302, clause 6.10.4]

….

the UE:

a) shall perform the procedure in subclause 5.1.3.2.3 and in subclause 5.2.3.2 to select the selected WLAN and the NAI for authentication;

b) if not authenticated yet with the selected WLAN using the NAI for authentication in subclause 6.4, shall authenticate with the selected WLAN using the NAI for authentication in subclause 6.4. During authentication, if the selected WLAN is a trusted WLAN, SCM is supported by both UE and network, MCM is not supported by UE, network or both, and if:

– the UE is capable to simultaneously route IP traffic to both 3GPP access and WLAN; or

– the UE is not capable to simultaneously route IP traffic to both 3GPP access and WLAN, and the UE has only one PDN connection;

shall handover one offloadable PDN connection from 3GPP access to the WLAN access using procedures in subclause 6.4.2.6.2;

NOTE: When the UE already has one PDN connection established via WLAN in SCM, and if move-traffic-to-WLAN indication is received, it is up to the UE implementation to determine whether to offload a PDN connection from 3GPP access to WLAN. In that case, it is also up to the UE implementation to determine which one of the offloadable PDN connections will be offloaded.

c) if the selected WLAN is a trusted WLAN, and MCM is supported by both UE and network, shall handover all the offloadable PDN connections from 3GPP access to the WLAN access using procedures of 3GPP TS 24.244 [56];

d) if the selected WLAN is an untrusted WLAN, and if the UE supports access to EPC via untrusted WLAN, shall handover all the offloadable PDN connections from 3GPP access to the WLAN access using procedures in subclause 7.2.1 and subclause 7.2.2; and

e) if the UE has a valid IARP rule for APN, shall use the IARP for APN using the procedures in subclause 6.8.2.2.4.5.

Upon receiving move-traffic-from-WLAN indication, and if the user preferences are not present, the UE shall handover all the PDN connections established in (or previously handed over to) WLAN access to the 3GPP access using procedures in 3GPP TS 24.301 [10].

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.1]

RAN assistance parameters may be provided to the UE in SystemInformationBlockType17 or in the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message. RAN assistance parameters are used only if the UE is camped normally.

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.2]

The rules in this sub-clause are only applicable for WLANs for which identifiers has been signalled to the UE by E-UTRAN and the UE is capable of RAN-assisted WLAN interworking based on access network selection and traffic steering rules. Coexistence with ANDSF based WLAN selection and traffic steering methods on the UE is based on mechanism described in TS 23.402 [25]. The rules refer to the following quantities:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

WLAN channel utilization as defined in subclause 8.4.2.30 in [26].

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

WLAN DLBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

WLAN ULBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BeaconRSSI

WLAN Beacon RSSI as defined in [7].

RSRPmeas

Qrxlevmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRP in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

RSRQmeas

Qqualmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRQ in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when and for which WLAN(s), that matches all the provided identifiers (in subclause 5.6.3) for a specific entry in the list, the following conditions 1 and 2 for steering traffic from E-UTRAN to WLAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

1. In the E-UTRAN serving cell:

RSRPmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP; or

RSRQmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ;

2. In the target WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN < ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low; and

BackhaulRateDlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, High; and

BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High; and

BeaconRSSI > ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High;

The UE shall not consider the metrics for which a threshold has not been provided. The UE shall evaluate the E-UTRAN conditions on PCell only. If not all metrics related to the provided thresholds can be acquired for a WLAN BSS, the UE shall exclude that WLAN BSS from the evaluation of the above rule.

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when the following conditions 3 or 4 for steering traffic from WLAN to E-UTRAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

3. In the source WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN > ThreshChUtilWLAN, High; or

BackhaulRateDlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, Low; or

BackhaulRateUlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low; or

BeaconRSSI < ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low;

4. In the target E-UTRAN cell:

RSRPmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP; and

RSRQmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ;

6.5.3.3 Test description

6.5.3.3.1 Pre-test conditions

System Simulator:

– Cell 1 and WLAN

– System information combination 22 as defined in TS 36.508 [18] clause 4.4.3.1 is used in E-UTRA cell.

UE:

None.

Preamble:

– The UE is in state Registered, Idle mode (state 2) on Cell 1 according to [18].

6.5.3.3.2 Test procedure sequence

Table 6.5.3.3.2-1 illustrates the downlink power levels to be applied for Cell 1and WLAN at various time instants of the test execution. Row marked "T0" denotes the initial conditions after preamble, while rows marked "T1"and "T2" are to be applied subsequently. The exact instants on which these values shall be applied are described in the texts in this clause.

Table 6.5.3.3.2-1: Time instances of cell power level and parameter changes

Parameter

Unit

Cell 1

WLAN

Remark

T0

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-60

E-UTRA Cell 1 is a suitable cell and WLAN is off.

BeaconRSSI

off

RSRQ

dB

-4.15

Noc

dBm/15kHz

-73

T1

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-75

The power level values are such that conditions for traffic steering from E-UTRA to WLAN are satisfied.

Qqualmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ and BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High;

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

kbps

r8192

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

kbps

r16384

RSRQ

dB

-13.23

T2

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-60

The power level values are such that conditions for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRA are satisfied.

Qqualmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ; and BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low;

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

kbps

r8192

RSRQ

dB

-4.15

Table 6.5.3.3.2-2: Main behaviour

St

Procedure

Message Sequence

TP

Verdict

U – S

Message

1

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN parameters according to the row "T1" in table 6.5.3.3.2-1.

2

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.10-1 indicate that the PDN connection is offloaded from E-UTRAN to the WLAN?

1

P

3

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN parameters according to the row "T2" in table 6.5.3.3.2-1

4

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.11-1 indicate that the PDN connection is offloaded from the WLAN access to E-UTRAN?

2

P

6.5.3.3.3 Specific message contents

Table 6.5.3.3.3-1: SystemInformationBlockType17 (Preamble and all steps of table 6.5.3.3.2-2)

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.4.3.3-15

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

SystemInformationBlockType17-r12 ::= SEQUENCE {

wlan-OffloadInfoPerPLMN-List-r12 [1] SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxPLMN-r11)) OF {

1 Entry

wlan-OffloadConfigCommon-r12

WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

}

lateNonCriticalExtension

Not present

}

Table 6.5.3.3.3-2: WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.6.3-30 with conditions RSRQ and BackhaulBW

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

WLAN-OffloadConfig-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRQ-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRQ-Low-r12

17

-11.5dB ≤ RSRQ < -11dB

thresholdRSRQ-High-r12

26

-7dB ≤ RSRQ < -6.5dB

}

thresholdBackhaul-Bandwidth-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdBackhaulDL-BandwidthLow-r12

r0

thresholdBackhaulDL-BandwidthHigh-r12

r4294967296

thresholdBackhaulUL-BandwidthLow-r12

r4096

thresholdBackhaulUL-BandwidthHigh-r12

r8192

}

thresholdBeaconRSSI-r12

Not Present

}

6.5.4 WLAN Offload / Cell selection / EUTRA RRC_Idle to/from WLAN (Qqualmeas, ChannelUtilizationWLAN)

6.5.4.1 Test Purpose (TP)

(1)

with { UE in EUTRA RRC_IDLE state, and UE receives SystemInformationBlockType17 including RAN-assisted WLAN interworking data and configured with ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ and ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low }

ensure that {

when { UE measures that Qrxlevmeas is less than ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ and ChannelUtilizationWLAN is less than ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low }

then { UE initiates handover attach to WLAN after TsteeringWLAN }

}

(2)

with { UE is associated with WLAN AP and attached to WLAN ePDG and configured with ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ and ThreshChUtilWLAN, High }

ensure that {

when { UE measures that Qrxlevmeas is greater than ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ and ChannelUtilizationWLAN is less than ThreshChUtilWLAN, High }

then { UE initiates handover attach to EUTRA after TsteeringWLAN }

}

6.5.4.2 Conformance requirements

References: The conformance requirements covered in the present TC are specified in: TS 36.304 clause 5.6.2.

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.2]

The rules in this sub-clause are only applicable for WLANs for which identifiers has been signalled to the UE by E-UTRAN and the UE is capable of RAN-assisted WLAN interworking based on access network selection and traffic steering rules. Coexistence with ANDSF based WLAN selection and traffic steering methods on the UE is based on mechanism described in TS 23.402 [25]. The rules refer to the following quantities:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

WLAN channel utilization as defined in subclause 8.4.2.30 in [26].

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

WLAN DLBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

WLAN ULBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BeaconRSSI

WLAN Beacon RSSI as defined in [7].

RSRPmeas

Qrxlevmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRP in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

RSRQmeas

Qqualmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRQ in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when and for which WLAN(s), that matches all the provided identifiers (in subclause 5.6.3) for a specific entry in the list, the following conditions 1 and 2 for steering traffic from E-UTRAN to WLAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

1. In the E-UTRAN serving cell:

RSRPmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP; or

RSRQmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ;

2. In the target WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN < ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low; and

BackhaulRateDlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, High; and

BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High; and

BeaconRSSI > ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High;

The UE shall not consider the metrics for which a threshold has not been provided. The UE shall evaluate the E-UTRAN conditions on PCell only. If not all metrics related to the provided thresholds can be acquired for a WLAN BSS, the UE shall exclude that WLAN BSS from the evaluation of the above rule.

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when the following conditions 3 or 4 for steering traffic from WLAN to E-UTRAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

3. In the source WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN > ThreshChUtilWLAN, High; or

BackhaulRateDlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, Low; or

BackhaulRateUlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low; or

BeaconRSSI < ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low;

4. In the target E-UTRAN cell:

RSRPmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP; and

RSRQmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ;

6.5.4.3 Test description

6.5.4.3.1 Pre-test conditions

System Simulator:

– Cell 1 and WLAN AP 1

– System information combination 22 as defined in TS 36.508 [18] clause 4.4.3.1 is used in E-UTRA cell.

UE:

– The UE supporting ANDSF is pre-provisioned with WLANSP ANDSF MO with at least one WLAN identifier and with ForServiceBased ANDSF MO with RANValidityCondition allowing at least one APN to use both WLAN and LTE and at least one APN to use LTE only.- The UE supporting RAN rules is configured with at least two PDN connections, one PDN connection offloadable to WLAN and one PDN connection not offloadable to WLAN.

Preamble:

– The UE is in state Registered, Idle Mode (State 2) on Cell 1 according to [18].

6.5.4.3.2 Test procedure sequence

Table 6.5.4.3.2-1 illustrates the downlink power levels to be applied for Cell 1and WLAN AP 1 at various time instants of the test execution. Row marked "T0" denotes the conditions after the preamble, while rows marked "T1"and "T2" are to be applied subsequently. The exact instants on which these values shall be applied are described in the texts in this clause.

Table 6.5.4.3.2-1: Time instances of cell power level and parameter changes

Parameter

Unit

Cell 1

Cell 27

Remark

T0

Noc

dBm/15kHz

-73

off

E-UTRA Cell 1 is a suitable cell and WLAN AP 1 is off.

RSRQ (Note 1)

dB

-4.15

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15 KHz

-60

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

off

T1

RSRQ (Note 1)

-13.23

The power level values are such that conditions for steering from E-UTRA to WLAN are satisfied.

Qqualmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ and ChannelUtilizationWLAN < ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15 KHz

-75

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

50

T2

RSRQ (Note 1)

-4.15

The power level values are such that conditions for steering from WLAN to E-UTRA are satisfied.

Qqualmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ and ChannelUtilizationWLAN < ThreshChUtilWLAN, High

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15 KHz

-60

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

150

Note 1: This parameter is not directly settable, but is derived by calculation from the other parameters set by the SS.

Table 6.5.4.3.2-2: Main behaviour

St

Procedure

Message Sequence

TP

Verdict

U – S

Message

1

SS re-adjusts the cell-specific reference signal levels according to row “T1” in Table 6.5.4.3.2-1.

2

Void

3

Check: Does the UE perform Offload to WLAN procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.10-1?

1

P

4

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN AP 1 parameters according to the row "T2" in table 6.5.4.3.2-1.

5

Void

6

Check: Does the UE perform Offload from WLAN procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.11-1?

2

P

6.5.4.3.3 Specific message contents

Table 6.5.4.3.3-1: SystemInformationBlockType17 (Preamble and all steps of table 6.5.4.3.2-2)

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.4.3.3-15

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

SystemInformationBlockType17-r12 ::= SEQUENCE {

wlan-OffloadInfoPerPLMN-List-r12 [1] SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxPLMN-r11)) OF {

1 Entry

wlan-OffloadConfigCommon-r12

WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

}

Table 6.5.4.3.3-2: WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.6.3-30 with conditions RSRQ and ChannelUtilization

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

WLAN-OffloadConfig-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRQ-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRQ-Low-r12

17

-11.5dB ≤ RSRQ < -11dB

thresholdRSRQ-High-r12

26

-7dB ≤ RSRQ < -6.5dB

}

thresholdChannelUtilization-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdChannelUtilizationLow-r12

80

thresholdChannelUtilizationHigh-r12

200

}

}

6.5.5 WLAN offload / Cell selection / EUTRA RRC_Idle to/from WLAN (ANDSF and RAN rules co-existence)

6.5.5.1 Test Purpose (TP)

(1)

with { UE in E-UTRA RRC_IDLE state, with valid ISRP ANDSF rule using RAN thresholds }

ensure that {

when { Offload based on RAN rules is satisfied but based on stored ISRP ANDSF rule is not }

then { UE does not offload PDN connections to WLAN }

}

(2)

with { UE in E-UTRA RRC_IDLE state, with valid ISRP ANDSF rule using RAN thresholds }

ensure that {

when { Offload based on stored ISRP ANDSF rule is satisfied }

then { UE offload PDN connections to WLAN }

}

(3)

with { UE in E-UTRA RRC_IDLE state and A PDN offloaded to WLAN, with valid ISRP ANDSF rule using RAN thresholds }

ensure that {

when { Offload based on RAN rules is satisfied but based on stored ISRP ANDSF rule is not }

then { UE does not offload PDN connections to EUTRAN }

}

(4)

with { UE in E-UTRA RRC_IDLE state and A PDN offloaded to WLAN, with valid ISRP ANDSF rule using RAN thresholds }

ensure that {

when { Offload based on stored ISRP ANDSF rule is satisfied }

then { UE offload PDN connections to EUTRAN }

}

6.5.5.2 Conformance requirements

References: The conformance requirements covered in the present TC are specified in: TS 36.331, clause 5.6.12.3 and TS 24.302, clause 6.10.2 and TS 36.304 clauses 5.6.1 and 5.6.2.

[TS 36.331, clause 5.6.12.3]

The UE shall:

1> if the UE is configured with either wlan-OffloadConfigCommon or wlan-OffloadDedicated:

2> provide measurement results required for the evaluation of the network selection and traffic steering rules as defined in TS 24.312 [66] to upper layers;

2> evaluate the network selection and traffic steering rules as defined in TS 36.304 [4];

[TS 24.302, clause 6.10.2]

The WLAN access selection and traffic routing can be controlled either by ANDSF rules or by RAN rules.

The ANDSF rules control the WLAN access selection and traffic routing if:

a) the UE has ANDSF rules but no RAN rules; or

b) the UE has both ANDSF rules and RAN rules; and:

1) the UE is not capable to simultaneously route IP traffic to both 3GPP access and WLAN; and:

A) the UE is not roaming and the UE has at least one ISMP rule from HPLMN;

B) the UE is roaming in a VPLMN contained in the visited PLMNs with preferred rules and the UE has at least one ISMP rule from VPLMN; or

C) the UE is roaming in a VPLMN not contained in the visited PLMNs with preferred rules and the UE has at least one ISMP rule from HPLMN; or

2) the UE is capable to simultaneously route IP traffic to both 3GPP access and WLAN; and:

A) the UE is not roaming and the UE has an valid ISRP rule from HPLMN;

B) the UE is roaming in a VPLMN contained in the visited PLMNs with preferred rules and the UE has a valid ISRP rule from VPLMN; or

C) the UE is roaming in a VPLMN not contained in the visited PLMNs with preferred rules and the UE has a valid ISRP rule from HPLMN.

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.1]

RAN assistance parameters may be provided to the UE in SystemInformationBlockType17 or in the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message. RAN assistance parameters are used only if the UE is camped normally.

[TS 36.304, clause 5.6.2]

The rules in this sub-clause are only applicable for WLANs for which identifiers has been signalled to the UE by E-UTRAN and the UE is capable of RAN-assisted WLAN interworking based on access network selection and traffic steering rules. Coexistence with ANDSF based WLAN selection and traffic steering methods on the UE is based on mechanism described in TS 23.402 [25]. The rules refer to the following quantities:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN

WLAN channel utilization as defined in subclause 8.4.2.30 in [26].

BackhaulRateDlWLAN

WLAN DLBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BackhaulRateUlWLAN

WLAN ULBandwidth as defined in subclause 9.1.2 in [27].

BeaconRSSI

WLAN Beacon RSSI as defined in [7].

RSRPmeas

Qrxlevmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRP in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

RSRQmeas

Qqualmeas in RRC_IDLE, and PCell RSRQ in RRC_CONNECTED as defined in TS 36.331 [3].

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when and for which WLAN(s), that matches all the provided identifiers (in subclause 5.6.3) for a specific entry in the list, the following conditions 1 and 2 for steering traffic from E-UTRAN to WLAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

1. In the E-UTRAN serving cell:

RSRPmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowP; or

RSRQmeas < ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, LowQ;

2. In the target WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN < ThreshChUtilWLAN, Low; and

BackhaulRateDlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, High; and

BackhaulRateUlWLAN > ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, High; and

BeaconRSSI > ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, High;

The UE shall not consider the metrics for which a threshold has not been provided. The UE shall evaluate the E-UTRAN conditions on PCell only. If not all metrics related to the provided thresholds can be acquired for a WLAN BSS, the UE shall exclude that WLAN BSS from the evaluation of the above rule.

The upper layers in the UE shall be notified (see TS 24.302 [28]) when the following conditions 3 or 4 for steering traffic from WLAN to E-UTRAN are satisfied for a time interval TsteeringWLAN:

3. In the source WLAN:

ChannelUtilizationWLAN > ThreshChUtilWLAN, High; or

BackhaulRateDlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateDLWLAN, Low; or

BackhaulRateUlWLAN < ThreshBackhRateULWLAN, Low; or

BeaconRSSI < ThreshBeaconRSSIWLAN, Low;

4. In the target E-UTRAN cell:

RSRPmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighP; and

RSRQmeas > ThreshServingOffloadWLAN, HighQ;

6.5.5.3 Test description

6.5.5.3.1 Pre-test conditions

System Simulator:

– Cell 1 and Cell 27

– System information combination 22 as defined in TS 36.508 [18] clause 4.4.3.1 is used in E-UTRA cell.

UE:

UE has configured a ISRP ANDSF rule using RAN thresholds of BackhaulRateDlWLAN.

Preamble:

– The UE is in state Registered, Idle mode (state 2) on Cell 1 according to TS 36.508 [18] clause 4.5.2D.

6.5.5.3.2 Test procedure sequence

Table 6.5.5.3.2-1 illustrates the downlink power levels to be applied for Cell 1and WLAN AP (Cell 27)at various time instants of the test execution. Row marked "T0" denotes the initial conditions after preamble, while rows marked "T1",”T2”, “T3” and "T4" are to be applied subsequently. The exact instants on which these values shall be applied are described in the texts in this clause.

Table 6.5.5.3.2-1: Time instances of cell power level and parameter changes

Parameter

Unit

Cell 1

WLAN

Remark

T0

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-79

E-UTRA Cell 1 is a suitable cell and WLAN is switched off.

T1

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-91

The power level values are such that conditions for traffic steering from E-UTRA to WLAN are satisfied for RSRP and UL Backhaul BW (RAN) and not satisfied for DL Backhaul BW(ANDSF).

BackhaulDL-Bandwidth

kbps

r2048

BackhaulUL-Bandwidth

kbps

r16384

T2

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-79

The power level values are such that conditions for traffic steering from E-UTRA to WLAN are not satisfied for RSRP and UL Backhaul BW (RAN) and satisfied for DL Backhaul BW(ANDSF).

BackhaulDL-Bandwidth

kbps

r16384

BackhaulUL-Bandwidth

kbps

r2048

T3

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-91

The power level values are such that conditions for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRA are satisfied for UL Backhaul BW(RAN) and not satisfied for DL Backhaul BW(ANDSF).

BackhaulDL-Bandwidth

kbps

r16384

BackhaulUL-Bandwidth

kbps

r2048

T4

Cell-specific RS EPRE

dBm/15kHz

-91

The power level values are such that conditions for traffic steering from WLAN to E-UTRA satisfied for DL Backhaul BW(ANDSF/RAN).

BackhaulDL-Bandwidth

kbps

r2084

BackhaulUL-Bandwidth

kbps

r16384

Table 6.5.5.3.2-2: Main behaviour

St

Procedure

Message Sequence

TP

Verdict

U – S

Message

1

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN parameters according to the row "T1" in table 6.5.5.3.2-1.

2

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.12-1 indicate that the PDN connection is not offloaded from E-UTRAN to the WLAN?

1

3

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN parameters according to the row "T2" in table 6.5.5.3.2-1.

4

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.10-1 indicate that the PDN connection is offloaded from E-UTRAN to the WLAN?

2

P

5

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN parameters according to the row "T3" in table 6.5.5.3.2-1

6

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.13-1 indicate that the PDN connection is not offloaded from the WLAN access to E-UTRAN?

3

7

The SS changes Cell 1 and WLAN parameters according to the row "T3" in table 6.5.5.3.2-1

8

Check: Does the test result of generic test procedure in TS 36.508 Table 6.4.3.11-1 indicate that the PDN connection is offloaded from the WLAN access to E-UTRAN?

4

P

6.5.5.3.3 Specific message contents

Table 6.5.5.3.3-1: SystemInformationBlockType17 (Preamble and all steps of table 6.5.6.3.2-2)

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.4.3.3-15

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

SystemInformationBlockType17-r12 ::= SEQUENCE {

wlan-OffloadInfoPerPLMN-List-r12 [1] SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..maxPLMN-r11)) OF {

1 Entry

wlan-OffloadConfigCommon-r12

WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

}

Table 6.5.5.3.3-2: WLAN-OffloadConfig-DEFAULT

Derivation Path: 36.508 table 4.6.3-30 with conditions RSRP and BeaconRSSI

Information Element

Value/remark

Comment

Condition

WLAN-OffloadConfig-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRP-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdRSRP-Low-r12

55

Actual value = Thres+140 => Threshold =-85 dB

thresholdRSRP-High-r12

55

Actual value = Thres+140 => Threshold =-85 dB

}

thresholdRSRQ-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-OnAllSymbolsWithWB-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-OnAllSymbols-r12

Not Present

thresholdRSRQ-WB-r12

Not Present

thresholdChannelUtilization-r12

Not Present

thresholdBackhaul-Bandwidth-r12::= SEQUENCE {

thresholdBackhaulDL-BandwidthLow-r12

r4096

thresholdBackhaulDL-BandwidthHigh-r12

r8192

thresholdBackhaulUL-BandwidthLow-r12

r4096

thresholdBackhaulUL-BandwidthHigh-r12

r8192

}

thresholdBeaconRSSI-r12

Not Present

}