Immediate Assignment

BTS

MS
1

CHANNEL REQUEST

RACH

CHANNEL REQUIRED
CHANNEL ACTIVATION

IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT

AGCH

OR
6

CM SERVICE REQUEST

SDCCH or TCH
LOCATION UPDAT. REQU.

SDCCH or TCH

MSC

BSC

CHANNEL ACTIVATION
ACK.
IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT
COMMAND

Immediate
Assignment

Registration: the Very First Location

Update
1
2

BSS

IMSI
BSC

4
TMSI
Release

4
TMSI

MSC
5
6

BTS

TMSI
5

LAI

VLR

HLR
IMSI
VLR id

IMSI
TMSI
LAI

Intra VLR Location Update

1
2

BSS

TMSI + old LAI

new TMSI

2
BSC
3
4

BTS

MSC
3
4
2
New TMSI

TMSI

3
New LAI

VLR
IMSI
TMSI
LAI

IMSI not Required

Inter VLR Location Update

BSS

1
2

TMSI + old LAI

newTMSI

BSC

MSC

5
7

BTS

2
TMSI New TMSI
5

New LAI

New VLR

Old VLR
IMSI, TMSI
Old LAI

RAND, SRES, 4
Kc

IMSI,TMSI
LAI
RAND, SRES,
Kc

IMSI not Required

HLR
6
new
VLR id

subscriber
data

IMSI Attach
1

CHANNEL
REQUEST
IMMEDIATE
ASSIGNMENT

BSS
2

3 LOCATION UPDATING

REQUEST (IMSI Attach)

Authentication
4
Procedure

LOCATION UPDATING
5
ACCEPT (LAC, TMSI)

BSC
BTS

3
4

MSC

5
4

VLR
6

IMSI Detach
1

CHANNEL
REQUEST
IMMEDIATE
ASSIGNMENT

BSS
2
BSC

IMSI DETach
INDication
CHANNEL
RELEASE

BTS

IMSI DETach
INDication

MSC

VLR

Mobile Originating Call

BSS

MS
CHANNEL REQUEST

Dialing 1

VLR

IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT

CM SERVICE REQUEST

3
3

Sending
Number

PSTN

MSC

Authentication procedure
Ciphering procedure

SETUP (basic) or
EMERGENCY

CALL PROCEEDING
7

CM SERVICE REQUEST

SETUP
5

CALL PROCEEDING

Assignment procedure

CONNECT

Path
Established
11

IAM

Ring
Ringing

ALERTING 9

Ringing

ACM
ANM

11

CONNECT ACKnowledge

8
10

ACM = Address Complete Message

ANM = ANswer Message
IAM = Initial Address Message

Mobile Terminating Call

1 - Paging Principle
LA1
6

BSC1

BTS11

4
5

BTS12

MSC/
VLR

GMSC

BSC2

BTS21

2
BTS22

LA2

HLR
BSC3

BTS23

BTS31

PSTN

Mobile Terminating Call

2 - Detailed Procedure
Visitor PLMN

Home PLMN

International
SS7

VLR

Provide Roaming Number

(IMSI)

HLR
4

Roaming Number
(MSRN)

9
PAGING
REQUEST
(TMSI)

11

BSS

Send info
to I/C
(MSRN)

PAGE
(TMSI + LA)

Routing
Information
(MSRN)

1
MSISDN

8
PAGING
REQUEST 10
(TMSI + LA)

Send
Routing
Information
(MSISDN)

IAM (MSRN)

VMSC

GMSC

IAM
(MSISDN) 2

ISDN

PN
IAM
MSISDN
MSRN

: Initial Address Message

: Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital
network Number
: Mobile Station Roaming Number

IMSI
GMSC
VMSC
TMSI

:
:
:
:

International Mobile Subscriber Identity

Gateway MSC
Visitor MSC
Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity

Mobile Terminating Call

3 - End to End Procedure
VMSC

BSS

MS

PAGING REQUEST

PAGING REQUEST
(TMSI or IMSI, LA)

IAM
(MSRN)

PSTN

GMSC
2

IAM
(MSISDN)

Dialing

CHANNEL REQUEST
(LAC, Cell ID)

IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT 6
(SDCCH or TCH)
CM SERVICE REQUEST
(Paging Response)

8
9

Ringing
10
12

PAGING RESPONSE
(TMSI or IMSI, LA)

Authentication procedure
Ciphering procedure
Setup, Assignment, Alerting
CONNECT

11
12

Address Complete Message

ANswer Message
Path
Established

Call Release
1 - Mobile Initiated

DISCONNECT

RELEASE
4

PSTN

Call in progress

DISCONNECT
RELEASE

RELEASE COMPLETE

CHANNEL RELEASE 6
7

MSC

BSS

MS

Release

RELEASE INDICATION
RF Channel Release
procedure
8
9

Release
tone

Call Release
2 - PSTN Initiated
1

3
BSC

4
5

BSS

BTS

4
5

MSC

REL
6

RLC

PSTN

Purpose:
informs the mobile
then releases radio
and network resources.
On hook

Mobile Originated Call

Request for Service

Authentication
Ciphering
Equipment Validation
Call Setup
Handovers
Call Release