LTE-1x/1xEV-DO Terms Comparison

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LTE-1x/1xEV-DO Terms Comparison

1. Common/General Terms LTE Term UE eNode B Downlink (DL) Uplink (UL) Handover User Equipment Evolved Node B Transmissions from the network to the mobile Transmissions from the mobile to the network Redirection of traffic from one base station (sector) to another Meaning and Usage 1xEV-DO Equivalent Access Terminal (AT) or MS Base station (BTS) Forward Link (FL) Reverse Link (RL) Handoff

2. Identifiers LTE Term IMEI Meaning and Usage International Mobile Equipment Identity 1xEV-DO Equivalent Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or Mobile Equipment Identity (MEID) Mobile Identification Number (MIN) or Mobile Directory Number (MDN) SID/NID pair IMSI (could be made up of MCC+MNC+MIN) R-UIM (not commonly used)

MS-ISDN PLMN IMSI SIM

Phone number of a subscriber Network identifier, MCC+MNC International Mobile Subscriber Identity Subscriber Identity Module

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3. Radio Network & Air Interface Terms LTE Term eUTRAN Physical Layer Cell ID C-RNTI OFDMA SC-FDMA Subcarrier Symbol Resource Element Resource Block Timeslot Subframe Radio Frame Synchronization Signal RLC PDCP Logical Channels Transport Channels Reference Signal Meaning and Usage Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network Unique cell identifier Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access in DL Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access in UL A single 15 kHz radio channel A single .0667 ms time period The smallest unit of radio resources, one subcarrier for one symbol The smallest block of resources that can be allocated, 12 subcarriers for 7 symbols (84 resource elements) 7 consecutive symbols 2 consecutive timeslots 10 consecutive subframes, the basic transmission interval Periodic signal for synchronizing with and identifying cells Radio Link Control Protocol Packet Data Convergence Protocol These channels take the upper layer information (signaling or user traffic) and then are mapped to the transport channels by the RLC protocol layer These channels describe how the data (signaling or user traffic) is encoded/modulated and are mapped to the physical channels by the MAC protocol layer Periodic signal for transmission quality measurements AN Pilot PN Offset MAC Index CDMA CDMA Radio channel Transmission symbol or chip No equivalent No equivalent Slot No equivalent Frame Sync message Radio Link Protocol (RLP) No equivalent No equivalent 1xEV-DO Equivalent

No equivalent

Pilot Channel

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PBCH PDSCH PDCCH PCFICH PHICH PRACH PUSCH PUCCH MIB, SIB CQI DCI Measurement Control events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2 RSRP RSRQ SNR HARQ Uu RRC Connection Radio Bearer

Physical Broadcast Channel Physical Downlink Shared Channel Physical Downlink Control Channel Physical Control Format Indicator Channel Physical Hybrid ARQ Indication Channel Physical Random Access Channel Physical Uplink Shared Channel Physical Uplink Control Channel Master Information Block and System Information Block Channel Quality Indicator Downlink Control Information which allocates both DL grant and UL grant Thresholds for cell selection and handover

Control Channel Forward Traffic Channel Preambles + MAC channels DO Session ARQ Channel Access Channel Reverse Traffic Channel MAC Channels Quick Config + Sector Parameters + Access Parameters + DO Session DRC value Traffic Channel Assignment Pilot Add, Pilot Drop, Dynamic (Soft Slope) Thresholds Ec Ec/Io Eb/No or Ec/Io HARQ C.S0024 or IS-856 DO Session DO Connection

Reference signal received power Reference signal received quality Received energy per RE over power spectral density of noise and interference Hybrid ARQ LTE air interface A configured signaling path between the UE and the eNode B A configured and assigned radio resource

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4. Core Network Related Terms LTE Term EPC MME S-GW PDN-GW HSS PCRF MIP S1 Bearer S5/S8 Bearer EPS Bearer Service Ciphering Attach X2 S1 Meaning and Usage Evolved Packet Core Mobility Management Entity Serving Gateway Packet Data Network Gateway Home Subscriber System Policy Charging Rule Function Mobile IP A configured traffic path between the eNode B and the S-GW A configured traffic path between the S-GW and the PDN-GW A configured end-to-end traffic path between the UE and the PDN-GW (Radio Bearer + S1 Bearer + S5/S8 Bearer) Over-the-air privacy Initial registration process eNode B <-> eNode B interface eNode B <-> core network interface 1xEV-DO Equivalent Packet Data Network RNC + PDSN + AN-AAA PDSN + PCF HA AAA PCRF MIP A10 + R-P Session MIP PPP + MIP Encryption UATI Assignment + DO Session Establishment + MIP Registration A13/A16/A17/A18 A10/A11/A12

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