MOBILE ORIGINATED CALL

MS
Sdcch block ch_request (rach)

BTS
ch_required ch_activation ch_activation_ack imm_assign (agch)

BSC

MSC
sdcch seiz att sdcch busy att ghost ccch res sdcch_assign

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

imm_assign_com

cm_serv_req (sdcch) est_indication ua (sdcch) cc (auth_req) dt1 (auth_res) dt1(cip_mod_com) cr (cr_serv_req)

process_access_req authenticate

authentication_req (sdcch) authentication_response (sdcch)

auth_res set_cip_mod

cip_mod_com(sdcch)

encr_com

cip_mod_comp (sdcch) Sdcch to tch

dt1(cip_mod_comp) access_req_acpt tmsi_real_com tmsi_real_comp dt1 (setup) forward_new_tmsi

tmsi_real_com tmsi_ral_complete Setup (sdcch)

tmsi_ack send_info_for_og_call complete_call

PREPAID

call_proceeding (sdcch) phy_contxt_req Tch block phy_contxt_confirm ch_activation ch_activation_ack assign_command (sdcch) sabm (facch) ua (facch) assign_complete (facch) ch_rel ch_rel_ack alerting (facch) establish_indication

dt1(call_proceeding) dt1(assign_req)

tch request tch norm seiz tch req rej lack + a_bsc

a_msc

dt1(assign_comp)

dt1(alerting) dt1(connect)

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

MS
meas_report (facch)

BTS

BSC

MSC

VLR

meas_report/result disconnect (facch) dt1(disconnect) dt1(release) b_msc release_complete (facch) dt1(release_comp) dt1(clear_com)

release (facch)

ch_release (facch) deactivate_sacch disc (facch) ua (facch) rel_indication rf_ch_rel rf_ch_rel_ack

b_bsc 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_request (pch) channel_request (rach)

BTS
paging_command channel_required channel_activation channel_activation_ack immediate_assign (agch)

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

MSC

immediate_assign_com establish_indication cr (paging_response)

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

sabm (paging_res sdcch) ua (sdcch)

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

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) dt1 (assign_req)

ciphering_mode_complete (sdcch) setup (sdcch) call_proceeding (sdcch) physical_context_req physical_context_confirm channel_activation channel_activation_ack assignment_command (sdcch) sabm (facch) ua (facch) assignment_complete (facch) channel_release channel_release_ack alerting (facch) connect (facch) connect_ack (facch) meas_rep (sacch) meas_report/result establish_indication

tch request tch req rej lack tch norm seiz + a_bsc a_msc dt1 (assign_complete)

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

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

dt1(disconnect) dt1(release) dt1(rel_complete) dt1(clear_command) b_msc

MS

BTS
release_indication rf_channel_rel rf_channel_rel_ack

BSC

MSC

b_bsc 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
meas_rep (sacch)

BTS 1

BTS 2
measurement_result ch_activation ch_activation_ack

BSC

MSC

handover decision

ho_command(facch) ho_access (facch) physical_info (facch) sabm (facch) ua (facch_ ho_complete (facch) rr (facch)

ho_command ho_detect

botta bosa bitta bisa (ctta) (csa)

establish_indication bish bosh (csh) (mish) (mosh) ho_complete rf_channel_release rf_channel_release_ack dt1(ho_performed)

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