What is VoLTE? The Voice over LTE, VoLTE scheme was devised as a result of operators seeking a standardized system for transferring traffic for voice over LTE. Transmission of voice telephone calls using internet infrastructure.
VoLTE (Basic Architecture) .
GSM
GSM
Circuit Switched Core IMS/MMTEl Telephony
3G
WCDMA
HSPA
Packet Core (EPC) LTE
LTE
INTERNET
Evolution Path to LTE > 90 % of world radio access market migrating to LTE
LTE
TD-LTE
I-HSPA WCDMA / HSPA GSM / (E)GPRS
CDMA
TD-SCDMA
Detailed representation of the ‘VoLTE Architecture’ Serving Network
Home Network
S6a Sh
MME S11
S1-MME
HSS MMTel AS
PCRF Gx
Rx Cx
IR.92
e-Uu
S1-U eNodeB
SGi
Mw
S&P GW
LTE
I-/SCSCF
P-CSCF / IMS AGw
Gm Mb
Ut
E-UTRAN
ISC
EPC, Evolved Packet Core
EPS, Evolved Packet System VoLTE, Voice over LTE
IMS
Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) Telephony service in IMS Handover triggered by LTE RAN. CS Network prepares to take over call
Moving UE
Session handed over from PS to CS
LTE
MMTel IMS
SRVCC handover
CS coverage
Handover Procedure (SRVCC) IMS Telephony Voice to CS handover Handover signaling from MME to MSC (via Sv interface) MSC prepares handover and connects CS leg to IMS SCC AS executes access transfer Prepare Handover Access transfer GERAN UTRAN GSM / WCDMA
SRVCC handover
SCC AS
MSS
Sv MMTel IMS
A
LTE LTE
EPC
B