Network Attachment Process

MS Switch -on

Measure strongest
RF channel to find
relevant BCCH

PLMN Selection

. Cell should be of selected PLMN.

Cell Selection fails Limited
. Cell should not be barred .
service
. Radio path loss between BTS and
the MS must be below a threshold set Location Update
by the operator. ( Register its presence
to the network. )

Idle-Mode
 LOCATION UPDATION
ND Mobile moves to CA and Powers on MS Listens
BCCH/FCCH
Update
Location HLR
GMSC
TAX Location Update
MSC ND
CA CA ( TMSI, LAI )
LU Accept MS
LU Accept
VLR
Update ( New TMSI) 9810098111
New VLR records
CA Location VPLMN
subscriber data.
LU Accept HLR HPLMN
ND
LU Accept ( Update Location/
GMSC
TAX MSC/VLR Authentication )
ND ND LU Accept
Update
Location (Subs data)
ACK from
VLR De register old
Mobile to MSC/VLR
Old VLR
2. ND PSTN Subscriber Dials CA Mobile Subscriber in CA.
TANDEM
HLR
MSISDN MSISDN
GMSC
TAX MSC/VLR
LE ND
ND

ND MSISDN

CA
HLR

MSISDN SRI
GMSC
TAX
MSC/VLR MSRN
CA
CA

CA Page(TMSI) PRN to ACK from

MS MSC/VLR MSC/VLR
CA
9881098300 CA
(MSRN)
3. ND PSTN Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA.
HLR
GMSC ND
TAX
MSC/VLR
CA MSRN MS
CA
CA 9810098200
Page(TMSI)
MSRN
HLR

MSRN SRI
GMSC
ND TAX
MSC/VLR MSRN
ND
ND

MSISDN PRN to ACK from

MSISDN
MSC/VLR MSC/VLR
MSISDN TANDEM CA
LE CA
(MSRN)
4. CA PSTN Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA.
TANDEM
HLR
MSISDN MSISDN
GMSC
TAX MSC/VLR
LE CA 9810098400
CA
MSRN
ND
CA Page(TMSI)
MSISDN MS

ND MSRN
HLR

MSRN GMSC SRI

TAX
MSC/VLR MSRN
ND
ND
MSISDN
PRN to ACK from
MSC/VLR MSC/VLR
CA
CA
(MSRN)
4.A CA PSTN Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA
Roaming agreement with Optimal Routing
TANDEM
HLR Page(TMSI)
MSISDN ND
MSISDN
GMSC MS
TAX MSC/VLR
LE CA 9810098410
CA
SRI
MSRN
CA

ND
HLR
GMSC
TAX
MSC/VLR
ND
ND
ACK from
PRN to
MSC/VLR
MSC/VLR
CA
CA (MSRN)
5. CA Mobile Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in ND.
HLR

CA
MSISDN
GMSC MS
TAX MSC Subs. data
CA CA check 9881098500
MSISDN
ACK VLR
CA

MSISDN
ND
HLR Page(TMSI)
ND
GMSC SRI MS
TAX
MSC/VLR MSRN
ND 9810098500
ND
MSISDN
PRN to ACK from
MSC/VLR MSC/VLR
ND
ND
(MSRN)
7. ND Mobile Subscriber in CA Dials ND Mobile in ND.
HLR
ND
MSISDN MS
GMSC
TAX MSISDN MSC Subs. data 9810098700
CA CA check

ACK VLR
CA MSISDN

HLR Page(TMSI)
ND

GMSC SRI ND
TAX
MSC/VLR MSRN MS
ND
MSISDN ND
9810098710
PRN to ACK from
MSC/VLR MSC/VLR
ND
ND
(MSRN)
8. CA Mobile in ND Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA.
HLR

GMSC
TAX 9810098800
MSC
CA CA Page(TMSI)
MSRN
ND
CA MS

MSRN
ND HLR
CA
GMSC SRI MS
TAX MSISDN
MSC/VLR MSRN
ND
MSRN ND 9881098800
Subs. data ACK from
ACK check
PRN to MSC/VLR
VLR
MSC/VLR CA
(MSRN)
CA