Section: 2.8.2.2.2 Mapping in the UE
Content: When the UE moves from the GERAN/UTRAN to the E-UTRAN, the UE needs to map the RAI and P-TMSI to a GUTI to be sent to the MME. The P-TMSI signature is sent intact to the MME. The mapping of P-TMSI (TLLI) and RAI in GERAN/UTRAN to GUTI in E-UTRAN shall be performed as follows: GERAN/UTRAN <MCC> maps to E-UTRAN <MCC> GERAN/UTRAN <MNC> maps to E-UTRAN <MNC> GERAN/UTRAN <LAC> maps to E-UTRAN <MME Group ID> GERAN/UTRAN <RAC> maps into bit 23 and down to bit 16 of the M-TMSI The 8 most significant bits of GERAN/UTRAN <NRI> map to the MME code. GERAN/UTRAN <P-TMSI> maps as follows: - 6 bits of the GERAN/UTRAN <P-TMSI> starting at bit 29 and down to bit 24 are mapped into bit 29 and down to bit 24 of the E-UTRAN <M-TMSI>; - 16 bits of the GERAN/UTRAN <P-TMSI> starting at bit 15 and down to bit 0 are mapped into bit 15 and down to bit 0 of the E-UTRAN <M-TMSI>. The values of <LAC> and <MME group id> shall be disjoint, so that they can be differentiated. The most significant bit of the <LAC> shall be set to zero; and the most significant bit of <MME group id> shall be set to one. Based on this definition, the most significant bit of the <MME group id> can be used to distinguish the node type, i.e. whether it is an MME or SGSN. The UE copies the received old SGSN's <LAC> into the <MME Group ID> when sending a message to an MME, regardless of the value of the most significant bit of the <LAC>. In networks where this definition is not applied (e.g. in networks already configured with LAC with the most significant bit set to 1 before LTE deployment), the information in the TAU/RAU request indicating whether the provided GUTI/P-TMSI is "native" (i.e. no system change) or "mapped" (i.e. system change) can be used to distinguish the node type for UEs implemented according to this release of the specification (see 3GPP TS 24.301[ Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet System (EPS); Stage 3 ]  [90] and 3GPP TS 24.008[ Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification; Core network protocols; Stage 3 ]  [5]). Specific network implementations still satisfying 3GPP standard interfaces can be used for pre-Rel-10 UEs to distinguish the node type. NOTE 1: As an example, at NAS level, the MME/SGSN can retrieve the old SGSN/MME by using additional GUTI/additional RAI/P-TMSI with double DNS query to solve the first time the UE moves between E-UTRAN and GERAN/UTRAN. As another example, the MME/SGSN can retrieve the old SGSN/MME by using double DNS query.