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CS Fallback Feature Package

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Date 2017-04-26

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CS Fallback Feature Package Description Contents

Contents

1 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1
2 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 2
3 Applications....................................................................................................................................3
4 Value................................................................................................................................................ 5

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CS Fallback Feature Package Description 1 Change History

1 Change History

eRAN12.1 02 (2017-04-26)
This issue includes the following changes.

Change Change Description Parameter Affected

Type Change Entity

Feature None None None

change

Editorial Revised descriptions of the None N/A

change feature package value. For details,
see 4 Value.

eRAN12.1 01 (2017-03-08)
This issue does not include any changes.

eRAN12.1 Draft A (2016-12-30)

This is the first release of this document.

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CS Fallback Feature Package Description 2 Overview

2 Overview

Circuit switched fallback (CSFB) enables UEs to fall back to the UTRAN, GERAN, or
CDMA2000 1xRTT, and perform voice services when the following conditions are met:
l The UEs are in the areas where an E-UTRAN and a UTRAN, GERAN, or CDMA2000
1xRTT overlap.
l The E-UTRAN cannot provide voice services.
The features in this package allow for efficient use of existing CS networks before the IP
multimedia subsystem (IMS) is deployed.

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CS Fallback Feature Package Description 3 Applications

3 Applications

The CS Fallback feature package provides basic voice call fallback, reduces voice call
fallback delay, and supports flexible policy configuration. For details about the activation
requirements and procedures for any feature in this package, see the specified feature
parameter description.

The following table lists the features and their applications.

Application Feature Description Reference

Basic voice LOFD-001033 CS These features enable CS Fallback

call fallback Fallback to UTRAN UEs to fall back to the
UTRAN, GERAN, or
LOFD-001034 CS CDMA2000 1xRTT CS Fallback
Fallback to GERAN and perform voices
LOFD-001035 CS services when the E- LTE-CDMA2000 CS
Fallback to UTRAN on which the Service Interworking
CDMA2000 1xRTT UEs camp cannot
provide CS services.
LOFD-001090 LTE-CDMA2000 CS
Enhanced CS Fallback Service Interworking
to CDMA2000 1xRTT

Reduced voice LOFD-001052 Flash The E-UTRAN uses a CS Fallback

call fallback CS Fallback to RIM procedure to
delay UTRAN obtain system
information about the
LOFD-001053 Flash UTRAN or GERAN
CS Fallback to cells. In this way, the
GERAN UEs access the UTRAN
or GERAN cells with
no need to read the
system information in
the cells. This reduces
the access delay.

LOFD-070202 Ultra- These features enable CS Fallback

Flash CSFB to UEs to fall back to the
UTRAN UTRAN or GERAN

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Application Feature Description Reference

LOFD-081283 Ultra- through the SRVCC

Flash CSFB to procedure. The
GERAN procedure has CS
resources on the
UTRAN or GERAN
prepared in advance
and omits certain
protocol-defined
signaling procedures
during access to the
UTRAN or GERAN,
reducing the voice call
fallback delay.

Flexible policy LOFD-001068 CS In multi-PLMN or CS Fallback

configuration Fallback with LAI to national roaming
UTRAN scenarios, these features
enable UEs to fall back
LOFD-001069 CS to the networks
Fallback with LAI to preferred by operators.
GERAN
In a multi-LAC
scenario, these features
enable UEs to
preferentially fall back
to UTRAN or GERAN
cells of the same LAC.

LOFD-001088 CS These features enable CS Fallback

Fallback Steering to flexible configuration
UTRAN of target RATs based on
UE states.
LOFD-001089 CS
Fallback Steering to
GERAN

LOFD-001091 CS During voice call LTE-CDMA2000 CS

Fallback to fallback, the eNodeB Service Interworking
CDMA2000 1xRTT selects frequencies
Based on Frequency- based on the proportion
specific Factors of carriers supported by
each frequency band.

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CS Fallback Feature Package Description 4 Value

4 Value

Basic Voice Call Fallback

In an early phase of evolved packet system (EPS) construction, operators who own a mature
UTRAN or GERAN can protect their investments in legacy CS networks and reduce their
investments in the EPS by using legacy CS networks to provide CSFB-based CS services.
Due to benefits in the technological maturity, industry chain, and deployment costs, CSFB
serves as an interim solution for voice service access before IMS deployment.

Reduced Voice Call Fallback Delay

In addition to the value provided by basic voice call fallback:
l Flash CS Fallback reduces the fallback delay by about 0.2s to 0.5s. This gain varies
depending on the radio network environment and the processing capability of UEs.
l Ultra-Flash CSFB reduces the fallback delay by about 0.5s to 1.5s.

Flexible Policy Configuration

CSFB helps operators flexibly configure RAT, frequency, and cell information for CSFB.

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