5G学习笔记之E1AP

参考资料：3GPP 38.463

gNB-CU：gNB Central Unit，一个逻辑节点，承载gNB的RRC、SDAP、PDCP协议，或en-gNB的RRC和PDCP协议。
gNB-DU：gNB Distributed Unit ，一个逻辑节点，承载gNB或en-gNB的RLC、MAC和PHY。
gNB-CU-CP：gNB-CU-Control Plane，一个逻辑节点，承载gNB或en-gNB的RRC以及PDCP控制面。
gNB-CU-UP：gNB-CU-User Plane，一个逻辑节点，承载en-gNB的PDCP用户面，或gNB的PDCP用户面和SDAP。

1. E1AP服务

E1AP提供gNB-CU-CP节点与gNB-CU-UP节点之间的信令服务。服务分为两类：

• 非UE相关服务：在gNB-CU-CP与gNB-CU-UP之间建立E1AP接口实例。
• UE相关服务：为UE接入核心网提供信令和数据连接。
   

2. E1AP一般过程分类

（1）E1AP一般过程按是否有响应，可分为两类：

• Class 1：应答类消息，需要等待响应消息。若在规定的时间内未等到相应的消息，认为失败。

一般过程	发起消息	成功响应	失败响应
gNB-CU-UP E1 Setup	GNB-CU-UP E1 SETUP REQUEST	GNB-CU-UP E1 SETUP RESPONSE	GNB-CU-UP E1 SETUP FAILURE
gNB-CU-CP E1 Setup	GNB-CU-CP E1 SETUP REQUEST	GNB-CU-CP E1 SETUP RESPONSE	GNB-CU-CP E1 SETUP FAILURE
gNB-CU-UP Configuration Update	GNB-CU-UP CONFIGURATION UPDATE	GNB-CU-UP CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACKNOWLEDGE	GNB-CU-UP CONFIGURATION UPDATE FAILURE
gNB-CU-CP Configuration Update	GNB-CU-CP CONFIGURATION UPDATE	GNB-CU-CP CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACKNOWLEDGE	GNB-CU-CP CONFIGURATION UPDATE FAILURE
E1 Release	E1 RELEASE REQUEST	E1 RELEASE RESPONSE
Reset	RESET	RESET ACKNOWLEDGE
Bearer Context Setup	BEARER CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST	BEARER CONTEXT SETUP RESPONSE	BEARER CONTEXT SETUP FAILURE
Bearer Context Modification (gNB-CU-CP initiated)	BEARER CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST	BEARER CONTEXT MODIFICATION RESPONSE	BEARER CONTEXT MODIFICATION FAILURE
Bearer Context Modification Required (gNB-CU-UP initiated)	BEARER CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUIRED	BEARER CONTEXT MODIFICATION CONFIRM
Bearer Context Release (gNB-CU-CP initiated)	BEARER CONTEXT RELEASE COMMAND	BEARER CONTEXT RELEASE COMPLETE

• Class 2：通知类消息，无响应消息。

过程	消息	作用
Error Indication	ERROR INDICATION
Bearer Context Release Request (gNB-CU-UP initiated)	BEARER CONTEXT RELEASE REQUEST
Bearer Context Inactivity Notification	BEARER CONTEXT INACTIVITY NOTIFICATION
DL Data Notification	DL DATA NOTIFICATION
UL Data Notification	UL DATA NOTIFICATION
Data Usage Report	DATA USAGE REPORT
gNB-CU-UP Counter Check	GNB-CU-UP COUNTER CHECK
gNB-CU-UP Status Indication	GNB-CU-UP STATUS INDICATION
MR-DC Data Usage Report	MR-DC DATA USAGE REPORT

（2）E1AP一般过程按功能划分，可分为两类：

功能	过程
接口管理	gNB-CU-UP E1 Setup gNB-CU-CP E1 Setup gNB-CU-UP Configuration Update gNB-CU-CP Configuration Update Reset Error Indication E1 Release gNB-CU-UP Status Indication
承载上下文管理	Bearer Context Setup Bearer Context Modification (gNB-CU-CP initiated) Bearer Context Modification Required (gNB-CU-UP initiated) Bearer Context Release (gNB-CU-CP initiated) Bearer Context Release Request (gNB-CU-UP initiated) Bearer Context Inactivity Notification DL Data Notification UL Data Notification gNB-CU-UP Counter Check gNB-CU-UP Counter Check Data Usage Report MR-DC Data Usage Report