Radio Resources connection establishment

(1)

(1)
(2)
(3)

(2)
(3)

BSC

MSC/VLR

BTS

EN/FAD 109 0015

1. Paging
2. Channel request
3. Description of the allocated channel

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 1

GSM Advanced System Technique

Location updating, type normal. MS already

registered in VLR.
(1)
(2a )
(2c)
(5)
(2b)
BS C

MS C/VLR

BTS
(3)
(4a )
(4b)
(6)
(7b)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1)
2)
3)

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

(7a )

S ys te m Informa tion
Ra dio Re s ource (RR)
Conne ction Es ta blis hme nt
S e rvice Indica tion

Figure 3 - 2

4)
5)
6)
7)

Authe ntica tion

Upda ting
Acce pta nce
Cha nne l Re le a s e

GSM Advanced System Technique

IMSI detach
(1)

(1)
BSC

MSC/VLR

BTS

(2)

(3)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1. RR Connection establishment
2. IMSI detach towards MSC
3. IMSI detach towards VLR

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 3

GSM Advanced System Technique

Location updating, type IMSI attach

(1)

(1)
BSC

MSC/VLR

EN/FAD 109 0015

BTS

1. RR Connection establishment
2. IMSI attach towards MSC
3. IMSI attach towards VLR

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

(2)

(3)

(5)

(4)

4. Acknowledgement from VLR

5. Acknowledgement from MSC

Figure 3 - 4

GSM Advanced System Technique

Location updating, type periodic registration

(1)
(2b)
BSC

MSC/VLR

BTS
(3b)
(3a)
(2a)
(4)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1. System information with timer for periodic registration

2. Timers for periodic registration in MS and MSC
3. Timer expiry in MS - periodic registration
4. Acknowledgement - timer restart
038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 5

GSM Advanced System Technique

Purge MS

VLR

HLR
Purge MS (invo ke )

EN/FAD 109 0015

Purge MS (re s ult)

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 6

GSM Advanced System Technique

Mobile originating call establishment

(1a)
(1a)
(1b)

(1b)

(2)

(2)
VLR
BSC

MSC

(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1a, b)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

RR connection establishment
Service request
Authentication
Ciphering mode setting
Call initiation
Assignment of a TCH
User alerting
Call accepted

Figure 3 - 7

GSM Advanced System Technique

Mobile originating call establishment

(early assignment)
MOBILE S TATION

NETWORK
Channe l Re que s t
Imme diate As s ig nme nt
CM S e rvic e Re que s t

RR conne ction
e s ta blis hme nt (MO)
S e rvice re que s t

Authe ntic ation Re que s t

Authe ntic atio n Re s pons e

Authe ntica tion

Ciphe r Mode Command

Ciphe r Mode Comple te

Ciphe ring mode

s e tting

S e tup
Call Pro c e e ding

EN/FAD 109 0015

As s ignme nt Co mmand
As s ignme nt Comple te

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Ca ll initia tion
As s ignme nt of
a tra ffic cha nne l

Ale rting

Us e r a le rting

Conne c t
Co nne c t Ac kno wle dge

Ca ll a cce pte d

Figure 3 - 8

GSM Advanced System Technique

Call to MS from PSTN

(1)

(2)
Transit
Exchange

(3)
GMSC

HLR

(6a)

(5b)
(5a)

PSTN

(6b)

(4)

MSC/VLR
Signaling Connection

(7)

Speech Path
BSC
(8)

(9)

(9)

BTS

EN/FAD 109 0015

1. B-no analysis
2. Call routing to GMSC
3. HLR interrogation
4. Request for MSRN
038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

(8)

Figure 3 - 9

BTS

5. Provision of MSRN
6. Call routing to MSC
7-9. Paging

GSM Advanced System Technique

Mobile terminating call establishment

MOBILE S TATION

Pag ing Re que s t

Channe l Re que s t
Imme diate As s ig nme nt
Pag ing Re s po ns e
Authe ntic atio n Re que s t
Authe ntic atio n Re s po ns e
Ciphe r Mo de Co mmand
Ciphe r Mo de Co mple te

NETWORK
RR conne ction
e s ta blis hme nt (MT)
S e rvice re que s t
Authe ntica tion
Ciphe ring mode
s e tting

S e tup
Call Co nfirme d

EN/FAD 109 0015

As s ig nme nt Co mmand
As s ig nme nt Co mple te

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Ca ll initia tion
As s ignme nt of
a tra ffic cha nne l

Ale rting

Us e r a le rting
informa tion

Co nne c t
Co nne c t Ac kno wle dg e

Ca ll a cce pte d

Figure 3 - 10

GSM Advanced System Technique

Immediate Assignment on TCH, MO call

MOBILE S TATION

NETWORK
Channe l Re que s t
Imme diate As s ignme nt (TCH)
CM S e rvic e Re que s t

RR conne ction
e s ta blis hme nt (MO)
S e rvice re que s t

Authe ntic atio n Re que s t

Authe ntic atio n Re s po ns e
Ciphe r Mo de Co mmand
Ciphe r Mode Co mple te
S e tup
Call Pro c e e ding

EN/FAD 109 0015

Channe l Mo de Modify
Channe l Mo de Modify Ac kno wle dg e

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Authe ntica tion

Ciphe ring mode
s e tting
Ca ll initia tion
Tra ns mis s ion mode
cha nge

Ale rting

Us e r a le rting

Co nne c t
Co nne c t Ac knowle dge

Ca ll a cce pte d

Figure 3 - 11

GSM Advanced System Technique

Making an international call today

(5)
HLR

GMSC
(8)

(7)

(9)

(4)

Int.
Transit
exchange

(6)
VLR
(12)

(11)

MSC

BSC
(13)

(1)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1.MSISDN is dialed
2-4. Call routed to GMSC
5. HLR interrogation

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Local
exchange

(10)

(2)

(3)

Int.
Transit
exchange

6-8. Provision of MSRN

9-11. Call routed to MSC
12-13. Paging

Figure 3 - 12

GSM Advanced System Technique

Interrogation and routing possibilities in a local

exchange
HLR

MS C

Loca l
e xcha nge

EN/FAD 109 0015

BS C

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 13

GSM Advanced System Technique

Mobile terminating data call, through PSTN

MSC
Modem

GS

PSTN
PSTN side

MS side

GMSC
IWU

Modem/fax adaptor

EN/FAD 109 0015

BSC

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 14

GSM Advanced System Technique

Mobile terminating data call, through ISDN

MSC
GS

ISDN
PSTN side

MS side

GMSC
IWU

Protocol adaptation

EN/FAD 109 0015

BSC

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 15

GSM Advanced System Technique

MSC

Multislot channel combination

on Um for HSCSD

GS

PSTN/ISDN

IWU

BSC

Symmetric:
DL, 2 RX

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0

UL, 2 TX

5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5

EN/FAD 109 0015

Asymmetric:

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

DL, 4 RX

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0

UL, 1 TX

5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5
Figure 3 - 16

GSM Advanced System Technique

Intra BSC handover of a call

(4)
(2)
(1)

(4)
(8)

(5)

BSC
(7)

(6)
(7)
(3)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1,2. Measurements
3. Activation order
4. TCH information
5. HO access burst
038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

6. Timing Advance
7. HO complete
8. Deactivation order

Figure 3 - 17

GSM Advanced System Technique

Inter BSC handover of a call

(6)
(6)
(12)

BSC

(1)

(5)
(7)

(11)

MSC

(10)

(8)

(2)

(11)

(10)

(9)

(9)
(3)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1, 2. HO request
3. Activation order
4-6. HO command
7. HO access burst

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

BSC
(4)

8. Timing Advance
9. HO detected
10-11. HO complete
12 Deactivation order

Figure 3 - 18

GSM Advanced System Technique

Inter MSC handover of a call

(8)
(1)

(8)

BSC

(11)

MSC

(8)
(11)

(7)

PSTN
(9a)
(11) (10) (6)

(2)

(9b)

(11)

(11)
(10)

(11)

(10)
(4)

(5)

BSC

(3)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1-3. HO request
4. Activation order
5-8. New TCH information
9a. HO access burst

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 19

MSC

9b. Timing Advance

10. HO detected
11. HO complete

GSM Advanced System Technique

Basic network architecture for SMS

S ME

..

SC

Outs ide the s cope

of the GS M
s pe cifica tions

S MS -GMS C/
S MS -IWMS C

MS C

MS

Ins ide the s cope

of the GS M
s pe cifications

EN/FAD 109 0015

S ME = S hort Mes s a ge Entity

S C = S ervice Ce nte r

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 20

GSM Advanced System Technique

Mobile originated short message transfer

MS

BSS

MSC/VLR

SMS-IWMSC

SC

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1. Service Request
2-4. SMS transfer

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

5-6. Report
7. Acknowledgement

Figure 3 - 21

GSM Advanced System Technique

Successful mobile terminated short message

transfer
HLR

2
1
SC

3
S MS -GMS C
4

6
5
Forwa rd mobile te rmina te d s hort me s s a ge
S e nd routing informa tion for s hort me s s a ge
Routing informa tion
Forwa rd s hort me s s a ge
Re s ult me s s a ge
Re s ult me s s a ge

EN/FAD 109 0015

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

MS C

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 22

GSM Advanced System Technique

Short message transfer

Forwa rd S hort
Me s s a ge

MS C/
VLR

P a ge MS

BS C

EN/FAD 109 0015

S MS GMS C

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 23

GSM Advanced System Technique

Unsuccessful SMS transfer

HLR

P ut S C-a ddre s s in
Me s s a ge Wa iting Da ta Lis t

S e t Me s s a ge
Wa iting Da ta

ne ga tive

SC

a cknowle dge me nt

S MS GMS C

e rror me s s a ge

no re s pons e
MS C/
VLR

EN/FAD 109 0015

s e t Me s s a ge Wa iting Fla g

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 24

GSM Advanced System Technique

Note MS present

S MS IWMS C

Ale rt
S e rvice
Ce nte r

S e rvice Ce nte r
Ale rt

IMS I

S C a ddre s s

Note MS P re s e nt
(IMS I)
MS C/
VLR

BS C
a tta ch

a tta ch

EN/FAD 109 0015

SC

HLR

038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 25

GSM Advanced System Technique

Supplementary Services Control for idle MS

(1)

(1)
BSC

MSC/VLR

BTS
(2)
(3)

EN/FAD 109 0015

1.RR connection establishment

2. Supplementary Services control information
3. Acknowledgement
038 13 - EN/LZU 108 857 Rev A

Figure 3 - 26

GSM Advanced System Technique