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FLOW
Alfred Ongere
RAN Optimization Intern
Orange Telekom Kenya
Overview
GPRS network architecture
PDP context
GPRS network architecture
The 2G data flow process will be covered while
referring to GPRS network architecture.
1.)MS sends an Attach
MS attach request with IMSI and attach
type.
2.)SGSN updates the HLR
with the new location of the
MS by sending Update GPRS
location request.
3.)HLR sends the subscriber
information of the MS to
SGSN through Insert
subscriber request.
4.)SGSN acknowledges the
reception of insert subscriber
data request.
5.)HLR acknowledges
completion of update
location to the SGSN.
6.)SGSN accepts the Attach
request and sends Attach
request with a P_TMSI to the
MS.
MS detach
1.)MS sends Detach request
with detach type and switch off
parameter to the SGSN. Detach
type indicates which type of
detach is to be performed.
Switch off parameter indicates
whether the detach is due to a
switch off situation or not.
2.)If the detach type is GPRS
detach, the active PDP contexts
in the GGSNs regarding this MS
are deactivated by the SGSN
sending Delete PDP context
request to the GGSNs. If switch
off parameter indicates that the
detach is not due to a switch off
situation, the SGSN sends a
detach Accept to the MS.
Abis interface-connects the BTS with the
BSC. On the lower layers of the protocol
stack, the RLC/MAC(Radio Link
Control/Medium Access Control) protocol is
used for the radio resource management. The
Logical link Control(LLC) protocol is
responsible for the framing of the user data
packets and signaling messages of the
mobility management and session
management subsystems of the SGSN .The
Subnetwork Dependent Convergence
protocol (SCDP) is responsible for framing IP
user data to send it over the radio network.
Temporary block flow
Temporary Block Flow (TBF) is a connection established
between a Mobile Station (MS) and a Base Station (BS) to
enable packet exchanges between the BS and MS entities in
GPRS networks.
In GPRS, TBF set-up is performed on a random access
channel (RACH) and requires some time. In a typical GPRS
system, the network needs to establish a downlink (DL) TBF
to transfer data in the DL direction and an uplink (UL) TBF to
transfer data in the UL direction. TBFs are typically short-
lived and are generally only active during data transfers.
A TBF is characterized by one or several PDCHs allocated by
the network to an MS for the duration of the data transfer.
Once the data transfer is finished, the TBF is released.
A TBF is characterized by one or several PDCHs
allocated by the network to an MS for the duration of
the data transfer. Once the data transfer is finished,
the TBF is released. A PDTCH is divided into 11
blocks, each block holds one RLC data frame. Each
block is allocated to a TBF owned by a mobile.
Allocation and sharing of downlink PDTCH is controlled
by the network; the network will only
have to address the right mobile using TFI.
When the mobile must send continuous data to the
network, it requests the establishment of an uplink
TBF by sending signaling information over
CCCH(common control channel) or PCCCH(Packet
common control channel). When the network wants to
send data to the mobile, it assigns a downlink TBF
between the two RR(Radio resource) entities.
TBF can either be :
Network initiated
MS initiated
MS initiated
One Phase Access, or
Two Phase Access
Network initiated
MS initiated
Mobile originated packet transfer is achieved
by a two phase process.