MNP SMS Flow

Assumptions: A and B both are VodaIone Delhi Subscribers (Ported In or normal).

A is postpaid number.

Let us now go through signalling Ilow.

1) A sends an SMS to B. Mobile Originated Forward Short Message (MO-FSM) is send to
STP/MNP with destination as SMSC address(SMSC GT). SMSC address is already stored in
SIM. MO-FSM also contains B number to which SMS is sent.

2) MNP check its database attaches RN/LRN to B number and Iorward MO-FSM to SMSC.

3) SMSC acknowledges the MO-FSM by FSM Response to MSC. This three steps complete the
MO leg oI SMS Flow and handset receives an indication "SMS sent" at this point oI Ilow.

4) Step4 marks the beginning oI SMS terminating Ilow. SMSC checks this is our own RN/LRN
removes RN Irom B number and sends Send Routing InIo- Short Message (SRI-SM) to
STP/MNP. This message can be directly send to HLR also that depends on network topology.

5) SRI-SM is Iorwarded to HLR with B number.

6) HLR responds SRI-SM Response with the VLR address where subscribers is currently
registered and IMSI oI B number.

) On receiving VLR address now SMSC knows where to send MT-FSM. SMSC send MT-FSM
to that particular VLR with B number IMSI and SMS data.

Here aIter MSC tries to deliver this message to B Subscriber using standard MT SMS Ilow.

8) MSC/VLR acknowledge SMSC by MT-FSM response which contains status oI MT SMS.
i.e delivered or Iailed cause iI SMS is not delivered to B number.