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)

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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

LTE
LTE

EPC