LTE S1 Handover Flow

LTE S1 Handover Flow

UE is handed over using an S1 handover if the X2 interface is not available between the source and target eNodeB

Source eNodeB role in S1 handover

Message interactions involving the the eNodeB that was serving the UE at the the time of handover

Target eNodeB role in S1 handover

Message interactions involving the eNodeB that will be serving the UE after the handover

MME role in an S1 handover

Understand the role of the MME in the S1 handover procedure