Call Flow

A comparison between the call flow in GSM and UMTS

GSM Call Flow

Locating
Initiations Filtering Urgency Basic Ranking
Aux Radio Network Function Eval (HCS)

Call to a MS

Call from a MS
(Paging Perf.) (Random Access)

on CCCH/ PCH

Paging

on RACH
Immediate Assignment on TCH ACLC

MEASUREMENTS

on CCCH/ AGCH

Immediate Assignment

Immediate assignment of SDCCH

(Available TCH)

on SDCCH

Assignment / Change of Mode

Assignment of TCH
(Assignment Fail.) (Traffic Erlangs)

ASSOC AW CLS DHRA

Organizing List Sending List Allocation Reply

on TCH

Supervision

(Call Quality)
Handover Inter cell/BSC Intra cell/BSC OL/UL Bad Quality Urgency HCS

(Handover Perf.)

Handover/Clear

(Dropped Calls)

Channel Administration

(SDDCH Perform.)

UMTS Call Flow

Activate Algorithms
on PICH/ SCCPCH

Call to a MS

Call from a MS
(Paging Perf.) (Random Access)

Paging

on RACH

Open Loop Power Control

Power Ctrl. Code Ctrl. Admission Ctrl.

MEASUREMENTS

RAB Selection

on FACH/ SCCPCH

(Available TCH)

Load Sharing

RAB Assignment

Assignment of DPDCH
(RAB Establish. Fail.) (Traffic Erlangs)

on DPDCH

Supervision

(Call Quality) (Throughput) (Handover Perf.) (Dropped Calls)

Soft Handover Inter cell/BSC Intra cell/BSC OL/UL Bad Quality Urgency HCS

Soft/Softer Handover/Clear

Inner Loop/Outer Loop Power Control

on FACH/ RRC SCCPCH Connection

(RRC Connect. Perform.)

Directed Retry

Predefined Signaling RAB Selected

Open Loop on Access Channel