MOBILE ORIGINATED CALL

MS

BTS

MSC

BSC

ch_activation

sdcch seiz att

sdcch busy att
ghost ccch res

ch_activation_ack

sdcch_assign

ch_request (rach)
(rach)
Sdcch block ch_request

ch_required
ch_required

imm_assign_com

imm_assign (agch)
cm_serv_req (sdcch)

est_indication
est_indication
ua
ua (sdcch)
(sdcch)

authentication_response
authentication_response(sdcch)
(sdcch)

encr_com
encr_com

cip_mod_com(sdcch)
cip_mod_com(sdcch)

cip_mod_comp
cip_mod_comp(sdcch)
(sdcch)

cr
cr (cr_serv_req)
(cr_serv_req)

authenticate
authenticate

cc
cc (auth_req)
(auth_req)
dt1
dt1(auth_res)
(auth_res)

auth_res
auth_res

dt1(cip_mod_com)
dt1(cip_mod_com)

dt1(cip_mod_comp)
dt1(cip_mod_comp)

tmsi_real_com
tmsi_real_com
tmsi_ral_complete
tmsi_ral_complete

forward_new_tmsi
forward_new_tmsi

tmsi_real_com
tmsi_real_com
tmsi_real_comp
tmsi_real_comp

Setup
Setup(sdcch)
(sdcch)

dt1
dt1(setup)
(setup)

call_proceeding
call_proceeding(sdcch)
(sdcch)
phy_contxt_req
phy_contxt_req

assign_command (sdcch)
establish_indication

a_msc

ua (facch)
dt1(assign_comp)
ch_rel

connect (facch)
connect_ack (facch)
alerting (facch)
connect (facch)

connect_ack (facch)

complete_call
complete_call

tch request
tch norm seiz
tch req rej lack
+
a_bsc

ch_activation_ack

alerting (facch)

send_info_for_og_call
send_info_for_og_call

dt1(assign_req)
dt1(assign_req)

ch_activation

ch_rel_ack

tmsi_ack
tmsi_ack

dt1(call_proceeding)
dt1(call_proceeding)

phy_contxt_confirm
phy_contxt_confirm

assign_complete (facch)

set_cip_mod
set_cip_mod

access_req_acpt
access_req_acpt

Sdcch to tch

sabm (facch)

succ seiz orig

succ seiz term
sdcch call re est
sdcch emerg call
succ sdcch sms est
uns. sdcch sms est
sdcch loc upd

process_access_req
process_access_req

authentication_req
authentication_req (sdcch)
(sdcch)

Tch block

VLR

dt1(alerting)
dt1(connect)
dt1 (connect_ack)
dt1 (alerting)
dt1 (connect)
dt1(connect_ack)

PREPAID

MS

BTS

meas_report (facch)

BSC

MSC

VLR

meas_report/result

disconnect (facch)

dt1(disconnect)
dt1(release)

release (facch)

b_msc
release_complete (facch)

dt1(release_comp)
dt1(clear_com)

ch_release (facch)
disc (facch)

deactivate_sacch

ua (facch)
rel_indication
b_bsc

rf_ch_rel
rf_ch_rel_ack

dt1(clear_comp)
rlsd (sccp_rel)
rlc (sccp_rel_ack)

Legend:
Radio access part
Establishment part
Ciphering and encryption part call setup
Tch seized
Conversation part logical channel: tch
Release by MS
MS starts listening to bcch again

MOBILE TERMINATED CALL

MS

paging_command

paging_request (pch)
channel_request (rach)

channel_required
channel_activation
channel_activation_ack

udt (paging)
sdcch seized att
sdcch busy att
ghost ccch res
sdcch assign

immediate_assign_com

immediate_assign (agch)
sabm (paging_res sdcch)

MSC

BSC

BTS

establish_indication

succ seiz orig

succ seiz term
sdcch call re est
sdcch emerg call
succ sdcch sms est
sdcch loc pd

cr (paging_response)

ua (sdcch)
authentication_request (sdcch)
authentication_response (sdcch)
identity_request (sdcch)
identification_response (sdcch)
encryption_command

ciph_mode_com (sdcch)

ciphering_mode_complete (sdcch)
setup (sdcch)
call_proceeding (sdcch)

cc (authentication_req)
dt1 (auth_res)
dt1 (identity_req)
dt1 (iden_res)
dt1 (ciph_mode_com)
dt1(ciph_mode_comp)
dt1 (setup)
dt1(call_proceeding)

physical_context_req

dt1 (assign_req)

physical_context_confirm
channel_activation
channel_activation_ack
assignment_command (sdcch)
sabm (facch)

tch request
tch req rej lack
tch norm seiz
+
a_bsc

establish_indication

a_msc

ua (facch)
assignment_complete (facch)

dt1 (assign_complete)

channel_release
channel_release_ack
alerting (facch)

dt1 (alerting)

connect (facch)

dt1 (connect)

connect_ack (facch)
meas_rep (sacch)

meas_report/result

disconnect (facch)

dt1(disconnect)

release (facch)
release_complete (facch)
channel_release (facch)
disc (facch)
ua (facch)

dt1(connect_ack)

deactivate_sacch

dt1(release)
dt1(rel_complete)
dt1(clear_command)

b_msc

MS

MSC

BSC

BTS
release_indication

b_bsc

rf_channel_rel
rf_channel_rel_ack

dt1(clear_complete)
rlsd (sccp_released)
rlsd (sccp_released_ack)

Legend:

Paging part
Radio access part

Establishment part
Ciphering and encryption part call setup
Tch seized
Conversation part logical channel: tch
Release by MS
MS starts listening to bcch again

BSC INTERNAL HANDOVER, INTER CELL

MS

BTS 1

BSC

BTS 2

meas_rep (sacch)

measurement_result

MSC

handover decision

ch_activation
ch_activation_ack

botta
bosa
bitta
bisa
(ctta)
(csa)

ho_command

ho_command(facch)
ho_access (facch)

ho_detect

physical_info (facch)
sabm (facch)

establish_indication
bish
bosh
(csh)
(mish)
(mosh)

ua (facch_
ho_complete (facch)
rr (facch)
ho_complete
rf_channel_release
rf_channel_release_ack

Legend:
Ho measurements and decisions
Tch reservation and activation in BTS 2

Signalling on facch-tch in BTS 1

Signalling on facch-tch in BTS 2 connection
Tch release in BTS 1

dt1(ho_performed)