BSS: Base Station System MSC: Mobile Switching Center

GGSN: Gateway GPRS Support Node SGSN: Serving GPRS Support Node
HLR: Home Location Register PDN: Packet Data Network
MS: Mobile Station VLR: Visitor Location Register

Um Gb
Gn
GMM/SM
LLC
RLC
MAC
PLL
RFL
MS
SCCP
MTP2
MTP3
MTP2
MTP3
SCCP
Gs
SGSN
MSC/VLR
BSSAP+ BSSAP+
MTP1 MTP1
Physical
RLC
MAC
PLL
RFL
BSSGP
NS (FR)
Relay
BSS
Relay
GTP GMM/SM
LLC
BSSGP
NS (FR)
Physical
L2
IP
SGSN
Physical
UDP
MTP2
MTP3
SCCP
HLR
TCAP
MAP
MTP1
Gc
L2
IP
GGSN
GTP
Physical
MTP2
MTP3
SCCP
MAP
MTP1
Interworking
TCAP
UDP
BSSAP+: Base Station System Application Part+
GMM: GPRS Mobility Management
MAP: Mobile Application Part
MTP: Message Transfer Part
SCCP: signaling connection control part
SM: Session Management
TCAP: Transaction Capabilities Application Part
Phase Two
(optional)
Resource
Re-allocation
Unlink
Transfer
Unlink
Transfer
MS
Network
1. PRACH (packet channel request)
2. PAGCH (packet immediate assignment)
3. PACCH (packet resource request)
4. PACCH (packet resource assignment)
5. PDTCH (data block)
8. PACCH (packet resource reassignment)
9. PACCH (packet resource reassignment ack)
10. PDTCH (data block)
11. PDTCH (last data block)
12. PACCH (final packet ack/nack)
Phase One
7. PDTCH (resource request)
6. PDTCH (data block)

Detach Accept
MAP_CANCEL_LOCATION
Delete_PDP_Context_Response
Delete_PDP_Context Request
Detach Request
Identification_Response
Identification_Request
Attach Request
Attach Accept
GPRS_Detach_Indication
MS BSS new SGSN old SGSN GGSN HLR VLR
MAP_CANCEL_LOCATION_ack
Step2.2
Step 1.1
Step 2.1
Step 1.3
Step 1.2
RA/LA update
Step 2.5
Step 2.3
Step 2.4
Step 2.6






Deactivate PDP Context Accept
Update_PDP_Context_Request
Delete_PDP_Context_Request
Modify PDP Context Request
Update_PDP_Context_Response
Create_PDP_Context_Response
Create_PDP_Context_Request
Activate PDP Context Request
Activate PDP Context Accept
Modify PDP Context Response
MS BSS new SGSN GGSN
Deactivate PDP Context Request
Step2.2
Step 1.1
Step 2.1
Step 1.3
Step 1.2
Step 3.2
Step 3.1
Delete_PDP_Context_Response

GPRS_Location_Updating_Accept
Routing Area Update Accept
MAP_CANCEL_LOCATION
MAP_CANCEL_LOCATION_Ack
Update_PDP_Context_Response
Update_PDP_Context_Request
MAP_UPDATE_LOCATION
MAP_UPDATE_LOCATION_Ack
GPRS_Location_Updating_Request
SGSN_Context_Response
SGSN_Context_Request
Routing Area Update Request
MAP_INSERT_SUBSCRIBER_DATA
MAP_INSERT_SUBSCRIBER_DATA_Ack
MS BSS GGSN old SGSN new SGSN HLR
new VLR
Packet forwarding
SGSN_Context_Acknowledge
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Stanard GSM
Inter-VLR
Location Update