Mobile Originating Call (MOC) Flow in

GSM
 INTRODUCTION
• Call Setup within GSM consists of the following main steps
 RR Connection Establishment
 Service Request
 Authentication
 Ciphering Mode
 TMSI Re-allocation
 Call Initiation
 Assignment of a traffic channel
 Alerting
 Call Accepted
 RR CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT (MOC)

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Channel Request
T3120 +
RR(RACH)
Channel Required
T3120 +
Channel Activation

Channel Activation
Acknowledge

Immediate
Assignment
Command
Immediate
RR(AGCH) Assignment T3101 +T3101 +
T3120 -
T3120 -
CHANNEL REQUEST
IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT
 CM SERVICE REQUEST (MOC)

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CM Service
MM(SDCCH)
Request/SABM
T303 +

T303 + UA

T3101 -
Est Ind (CM
Service Request)
CR (CM Service
T3101 -
Request)

CC
CM SERVICE REQUEST (MOC)
 AUTHENTICATION

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Auth Request
T3260 +
T3260 +
Auth Req
Authentication
Request
MM(SDCCH)
Authentication
Response
MM(SDCCH)

Auth Resp

Auth Response
T3260 -
T3260 -
AUTHENTICATION REQUEST
AUTHENTICATION RESPONSE
 CIPHERING MODE (MOC)
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Ciph Mode Cmd

Cipher Mode Cmd

Ciphering Mode
Command
RR(SDCCH)
Ciphering Mode
Complete
RR(SDCCH)

Ciph Mode Com

Ciph Mode Com

CIPHERING MODE COMMAND
CIPHERING MODE COMPLETE
 TMSI REALLOCATION (MOC)
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TMSI reallocation
Cmd

TMSI reallocation cmd T3250 +

TMSI reallocation
Command
MM(SDCCH)
TMSI reallocation
Complete
MM(SDCCH)
TMSI reallocation
comp
TMSI reallocation
Com
T3250 -
TMSI REALLOCATION COMMAND
TMSI REALLOCATION COMPLETE
 CALL INITIATION
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Setup
CC(SDCCH)
Setup
Setup

Call Proceeding

Call Proceeding
CC(SDCCH) Call Proceeding
T303 -
T310 +
T303 -
T310 +
SETUP
CALL PROCEEDING
 ASSIGNMENT OF A TRAFFIC CHANNEL (MOC)
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Assignment Cmd TNT2 +

TNT2 +
Phy Context Req
Phy Context Conf
Channel Activation T9103 +
Channel Act Ack
T9103 -
Assignment Cmd
Assign Command
RR(SDCCH)

Assign Complete
RR(FACCH)

Assignment Com
Ass Complete
Rf Ch Release TNT2 -

Rf Ch Rel Ack
ASSIGNMENT COMMAND
ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE
 ALERTING AND CALL ACCEPT

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Alerting
Alerting
Alerting
CC(FACCH)
T310 - Connect
T310 - T313 +
Connect
Connect T313 +
CC(FACCH)

Connect Ack
CC(FACCH)
Connect Ack
Connect Ack
T313 -
T313 -
ALERTING
CONNECT
CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE
MS Terminated Call Flow in GSM
 RR CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT (MT)

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Paging
Paging Command T3113 +

Paging Request
RR(PCH)
Channel Request
RR(RACH)
Channel Required
T3120 +
Channel Activation

Channel Activation
Acknowledge

Imm Ass Command

T3101 +
Imm Assignment
RR(AGCH)
T3120 -
 PAGING PROCEDURE
• Paging messages sent on PCH which MS continually listens to (TSL0 on
BCCH TRX)
• Limited to geographical sub-group of BSCs using LACs
• Paging sub-groups are used to save MS battery-life since MS only needs to
listen to its own sub-channel and not to the entire PCH
• MS can be paged using IMSI or TMSI (determines number of MSs that can
be paged per message (IMSI = 2 MSs : TMSI = 4 MSs Or 1 with IMSI & 2
TMSI ) : As per the Paging Type selected.
• Split between PCH and AGCH determined by AGBLK and the type of
channel configuration used.
• Total Paging Groups=(CCCH-AGBLK)*MFRMS
• MS will only listen to paging group determined by following equation:
• (IMSI mod 1000)mod((CCCH-AGBLK)*MFRMS)
• Paging Queue Length=14-(Total Paging Groups/10)
PAGING RESQUEST AND CHANNEL REQUEST (MT)
IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT (MT)
 SERVICE REQUEST (MT)

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Paging
Response/SABM

UA (Paging Resp)

Est Ind (Paging

Resp)

T3101 -
CR (Paging Resp)
T3113 -
CC
PAGING RESPONSE
 AUTHENTICATION (MT)

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Auth Request

Auth Req

Auth Req
MM(SDCCH)

Auth Resp
MM(SDCCH)

Auth Resp

Auth Response
 CIPHERING MODE (MT)
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Ciph Mode Cmd

Encryption Cmd
Ciph Mode
RR(SDCCH) Command

Ciph Mode
RR(SDCCH) Complete

Ciph Mode Com

Ciph Mode Com

 TMSI REALLOCATION (MT)

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TMSI reallocation
Cmd

TMSI reallocation
TMSI reallocation
Cmd
MM(SDCCH)
TMSI reallocation
Com
MM(SDCCH)

TMSI reallocation
TMSI reallocation
Com
 CALL ATTEMPT
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Setup
T303 +
Setup

Setup
CC(SDCCH)

Call Confirmed
CC(SDCCH)

Call Confirmed

Call Confirmed
T303 -
T310 +
SETUP
 ASSIGNMENT OF A TRAFFIC CHANNEL (MT)
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Assignment Cmd TNT2 +

Phy Context Req
Phy Context Conf
Channel Activation T9103 +
Ch Act Ack T9103 -
Assignment Cmd
Assign Command
RR(SDCCH)

RR(FACCH) Assign Complete

Assignment Com
Ass Complete TNT2 -
Rf Ch Release
Rf Ch Rel Ack
 ALERTING AND CALL ACCEPT (MT)

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Alerting
CC(FACCH)
Alerting

Alerting T310 -
Connect T301 +
CC(FACCH)
T313 + Connect

Connect
T301 -

Connect Ack
Connect Ack

Connect Ack
CC(FACCH)
T313 -
ALERTING
CONNECT
 CALL RELEASE
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Disconnect
Disconnect
Disconnect
Release
Release
Release T308 +

MM(FACCH) Release Complete

Release Complete
T308 - Release Complete
MM(FACCH) Clear Command
TNT3 +
Ch Release T3109 +
Ch Release
Deact SACCH
Disc
UA T3109 -
Rel Ind
T3111 +
Rf Ch Release T3111 -
Rf Ch Rel Ack
Clear Complete TNT3 -
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DISCONNECT AND RELEASE
RELEASE COMPLETE AND CHANNEL RELEASE