EGPRS

First of all, the UE sends Activate PDP Context Request message. This message
is sent to the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) that will contact the GGSN
specified by the APN. It's the GGSN that will give us the IP address. And starts
the timer T3380. On receiving this request SGSN checks subscriber
information (via ISD from HLR) stored in MM context( created during attach
Procedure). After passing subscription checking SGSN initiates DNS query to
resolves the APN ( Access point name ) received in APCR. This resolved IP is
nothing but address of GGSN or PGW(LTE).
Upon receipt of an ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT REQUEST message the network
may reject the MS initiated PDP context activation by sending an ACTIVATE
PDP CONTEXT REJECT message to the MS. The message shall contain a cause
code that typically indicates one of the following causes:
# 26: insufficient resources;
# 27: missing or unknown APN;
# 28: unknown PDP address or PDP type;
# 29: user authentication failed;
# 30: activation rejected by GGSN;
# 31: activation rejected, unspecified;
# 32: service option not supported;
# 33: requested service option not subscribed;
# 34: service option temporarily out of order;
# 35: NSAPI already used; or # 95 - 111: protocol errors.

After receiving paging messages, the UE sends the Channel Request message telling Establishment Cause.
The request is for a one phase packet access...".
The assignment will, among other things, give the mobile a
uplink state flag number. If this number is set in a downlink
timeslot the uplink timeslot can be used for the mobile.
Also telling the information about Packet Channel
Description. The UE will go in Packet Mode.

In the two-phase access procedure, similar to one-phase access procedure, the MS first sends a
packet channel request and waits for the packet uplink assignment message. However, the
MS does not indicate the required number of resources in the channel request message. The
BTS sends an uplink assignment indicating that only one radio block is allocated. On receiving
the uplink assignment, the MS sends a packet resource request message indicating its TLLI and
the number of resources required. The network then assigns the resources according to the
request and the available resources and sends an uplink assignment message including the TLLI
to the MS. When the MS receives the uplink assignment with its TLLI, the contention is resolved
This message is sent on the PCCCH or PACCH by the network to the mobile station to
assign uplink resources. The mobile station may be addressed by TFI (=Temporary Flow
Identifier), TQI (=Temporary Queing Identifier), or Packet Request Reference, depending
upon the procedure used. A mobile allocation or reference frequency list received as part of this
assignment message shall be valid until a new assignment is received or each TBF of the MS are
terminated.
This message is sent on the PACCH by the network to the
mobile station indicating the status of the received RLC data
blocks. This message may also update the timing advance and
power control parameters. A fixed allocation mobile station
may also be assigned uplink resources.
This message is sent by the network to the MS to acknowledge activation of a
PDP context. Upon receipt of the message ACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT ACCEPT the
MS shall stop timer T3380 and enter the state PDP-ACTIVE. The MS shall
initiate establishment of the logical link for the LLC SAPI indicated by the
network with the
offered QoS and selected radio priority level if no logical link has been already
established for that SAPI. If the offered QoS parameters received from the
network differ from the QoS requested by the MS, the MS shall either accept
the negotiated QoS or initiate the PDP context deactivation procedure. If the LLC
SAPI indicated by the network can not be
supported by the MS, the MS shall initiate the PDP context deactivation
procedure.
This message also have information about IP Adrress, Peak Throughput
Maximum Bit Rate for Uplink\Downlink and Guaranteed Bit Rate For
Uplink\Downlink.
This message is sent on the PACCH by the network to the
mobile station to assign uplink and/or downlink resources.
A mobile allocation or reference frequency list received as
part of this assignment message shall be valid until a new
assignment is received or each TBF of the MS are
terminated.
In order to deactivate a PDP context, the network sends a DEACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT
REQUEST message to the MS and starts timer T3395. The message contains the
transaction identifier in use for the PDP context to be deactivated and a cause code that
typically indicates one of the following causes:
# 25: LLC or SNDCP failure;
# 36: regular PDP context deactivation;
# 38: network failure; or
# 39: reactivation requested.
The network shall reply with the DEACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT ACCEPT message. Upon
receipt of the DEACTIVATE PDP CONTEXT ACCEPT message, the MS shall stop timer
T3390. Both the MS and the network shall initiate local release of the logical link if it is not
used by another PDP context.