2G/3G

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UMTS to GSM HO-CS

UMTS to GSM cell reselection CS
GSM to UMTS cell reselection CS
UMTS to GSM/GPRS cell reselection
GSM/GPRS to UMTS cell reselection
UMTS to GSM/GPRS HO-PS
GSM/GPRS to UMTS HO-PS

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1. UMTS to GSM HO-CS

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

Connect UTRAN Network (RNC should indicate the CM and event 2d to UE when call establish)
RRC:MEASUREMENT REPORT (event 2d for CM activation) (1)

NBAP: RADIO LINK RECONFIGRATION PERPARE

NBAP: RADIO LINK RECONFIGRATION READY

NBAP: RADIO LINK RECONFIGRATION COMMIT

RRC: MEASUREMENT CONTROL (event 3a or 3c)

RRC: MEASUREMENT CONTROL (event 2b)

RRC: MEASUREMENT CONTROL (event 2f)

RRC: MEASUREMENT REPORT (event 3a) (2)

RANAP: RELOCATION REQUIRED(3)

MAP/E: Prepare Handover (4)

BSSMAP: Handover Request

BSSMAP: Handover Request Ack

MAP/E: Prepare Handover Response(5)

RANAP: RELOCATION COMMAND

RRC: HANDOVER FROM UTRAN COMMAND(6)

Connect to GSM network (7)

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G
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BSSMAP: Handover Detect

RR: Handover Complete

BSSMAP: Handover Complete (8)

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMMAND

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION REQUEST

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION RESPONSE

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMPLETE (9)

MAP/E: Send End Signal Response

SCCP(CO): RLSD

SCCP(CO): RLC

QAAL2(Iu): RELEASE REQUEST

QAAL2(Iu): RELEASE CONFIRM (10)

QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE REQUEST

For DCCH
QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE CONFIRM (11)

QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE REQUEST

For DTCH

QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE CONFIRM (12)

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(1) CS AMR RNC event 2d(CM),

(2) 3G 2G
RNC event 3a
(3) event 3a 2G inter-RAT
(4) 3G MSC 2G MSC 2G MSC

(5) BSC Handover Request Ack 2G MSC 3G MSC

3G MSC BSC
Handover Request Ack 3G MSC
Handover Command BSC
(6) RNC
(7) 2G GSM
(8) 3G MSC 2G MSC BSC Handover
Complete 3G MSC
(9) Iu
(10) Iu AAL2
(11) Iub DCCH AAL2
(12) Iub DTCH AAL2

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2. UMTS to GSM cell reselection CS

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

HLR

Connect to Source RNC (1)

Location Update Request (2)

Send Authentication Info Req (3)

Send Authentication Info Response (4)

Authentication Request

Classmark Update

Authentication Response

Cipher Mode Command

Cipher Mode Complete

Update Location Req (5)

Cancel Location Request (6)

Cancel Location Ack (7)

Insert Subscriber Data Req (8)

Insert Subscriber Data Ack (9)

Update Location Ack (10)

Location Update Accept

Location Update Complete

Connect to Target BSC (11)

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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

3G IDLE
2G MSC
2G MSC HLR SIM
HLR 2G MSC n 5
SIM 2G MSC HLR
HLR SIM SIM 3G MSC

(7) 3G MSC
(8) HLR 2G MSC SIM
(9) 2G MSC Ack
(10) HLR Update Location Ack MSC
(11) 2G IDLE

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3.GSM to UMTS cell reselection CS

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

HLR

Connect to Source BSC 1

RRC: RRC CONNECTION REQUEST (2)

NBAP: RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST

NBAP: RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE (3)

QAAL2(Iub): ESTABLISH REQUEST

QAAL2(Iub): ESTABLISH COMFIRM (4)

RRC: RRC CONNECTION SETUP

RRC: RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE (5)

RRC: INITIAL DIRECT TRANSFER(Location Update Request)

RANAP: INITIAL UE MESSAGE (Location Update Request) (6)

Send Authentication Info Req (7)

Send Authentication Info Response (8)

MM: Authentication Request
MM: Authentication Response (9)
RANAP: SECRITY MODE COMMAND
RRC: SECRITY MODE COMMAND

RRC: SECRITY MODE COMPLETE

RANAP: SECRITY MODE COMPLETE (10)

Update Location Request

Cancel Location Req (11)

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UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

HLR

CN-2G

Cancel

Location

Ack12

Insert Subscriber Data Req

Insert Subscriber Data Ack

Update Location Ack(13)

RRC: TMSI RELOCATION COMMAND

RRC: TMSI RELOCATION COMPLETE (14)

Location Update Accept

Location Update Complete (15)

Connect to Source RNC (16)

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2G IDLE
3G 3G RNC RRC
Iub NBAP
Iub AAL2
RRC
3G MSC
3G MSC HLR SIM
HLR 3G MSC n
3G MSC
3G MSC
HLR SIM SIM 2G MSC

2G MSC
HLR Update Location Ack 3G MSC
TMSI

3G IDLE

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4. UMTS to GSM/GPRS cell reselection

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

Connect Source RNC (Refer to PS origination) (1)

Routing Area Update Request (2)

SGSN Context Request (3)

RANAP: SRNS CONTEXT REQUEST (4)

RANAP: SRNS CONTEXT RESPONSE (5)

SGSN Context Response (6)

SGSN Context Ack (7)

RANAP: SRNS DATA FORWARD COMMAND (8)

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMMAND

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION REQUEST

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION RESPONSE

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMPLETE (9)

SCCP(CO): RLSD

SCCP(CO): RLC

QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE REQUEST

QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE CONFIRM

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UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

GPRS Relocation Procedure (10)

Routing Area Update Accept

Routing Area Update Complete (11)

Connect to GPRS in GSM Network

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(1) 3G PS
(2) Routeing Area Update Request ( old RAI, old P-TMSI Signature, Update
Type, MS Network Capability ) 2G-SGSN
(3) 2G-SGSN SGSN Context Request ( old RAI, TLLI, old P-TMSI Signature, New
SGSN Address) 3G-SGSN MS MM PDP
(4) MS PMM-CONNECTED 3G-SGSN SRNS Context Request (
IMSI) SRNS
(5) SRNS PDUs MS SRNS Context
Response ( GTP-SNDs, GTP-SNUs, PDCP-SNDs, PDCP-SNUs) 3G-SGSN
(6) 3G-SGSN SGSN Context Response ( MM Context, PDP Contexts)
2G-SGSN
(7) 2G-SGSN SGSN Context Acknowledge 3G-SGSN
3G-SGSN2G-SGSN PDP
(8) MS PMM-CONNECTED 3G-SGSN SRNS Data Forward
Command ( RAB ID, Transport Layer Address, Iu Transport Association) SRNS
(9) Iu
(10)GPRS
(11) Routeing Area Update Complete (Receive N-PDU Number (= converted
PDCP-SND)) 2G-SGSN P-TMSI

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5. GSM/GPRS to UMTS cell reselection

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

Connect to GPRS in GSM Network

RRC: RRC CONNECTION REQUEST (1)

NBAP: RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST

NBAP: RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE (2)

QAAL2(Iub): ESTABLISH REQUEST

QAAL2(Iub): ESTABLISH COMFIRM (3)

RRC: RRC CONNECTION SETUP

RRC: RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE (4)

RRC: INITIAL DIRECT TRANSFER(Routing Area Update Request)

RANAP: INITIAL UE MESSAGE (Routing Area Update Request) (6)

SCCP(CO): CC

GTP: SGSN Contest Request (7)

GTP: SGSN Contest Response (8)

RANAP: SECRITY MODE COMMAND

RRC: SECRITY MODE COMMAND

RRC: SECRITY MODE COMPLETE

RANAP: SECRITY MODE COMPLETE (9)

SGSN Context Ack (10)

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UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

2GHLR

MAP: Update Location (11)

MAP: Cancel Location (12)

MAP: Cancel Location Ack (13)

MAP: Insert Subscriber Data (14)

MAP: Update Location (15)

RANAP: DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Request Accept) 16

RRC: RRC DOWNLINK DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Request Accept)

RRC: RRC UPLINK DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Request Accept Complete)

RANAP: DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Complete) 17

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMMAND

RRC: RRC CONNECTION RELEASE

RRC: RRC CONNECTION RELEASE COMPLETE 18

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION REQUEST

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION RESPONSE

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMPLETE 19

QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE REQUEST

QAAL2(Iub): RELEASE CONFIRM

Connect to 3G PS Network
(1) 2G GPRS
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 3G 3G RNC RRC
Iub NBAP
Iub AAL2
RRC
Routeing Area Update Request ( P-TMSI, old RAI, old P-TMSI
Signature, Update Type, CM, MS Network Capability) 3G-SGSN
(7) 3G-SGSN old RAI 2G-SGSN SGSN Context Request (old RAI,
old P-TMSI, New SGSN Address) 2G-SGSN MS MM PDP
(8) 2G-SGSN SGSN Context Response (MM Context, PDP Contexts) 3GSGSN
(9)
(10) 3G-SGSN SGSN Context Acknowledge 2G-SGSN
2G-SGSN3G-SGSN PDP
(11)3G-SGSN Update GPRS Location (SGSN Number, SGSN Address, IMSI)
HLR SGSN
(12) HLR Cancel Location (IMSI, Cancellation Type) 2G-SGSN
(13) 2G-SGSN MM PDP
(14) HLR Insert Subscriber Data ( IMSI, GPRS Subscription Data)
3G-SGSN3G-SGSN MS MM Insert Subscriber Data Ack (IMSI)
HLR
(15) HLR Update GPRS Location Ack (IMSI) 3G-SGSN Update GPRS
Location
(16) 3G-SGSN MS RA 3G-SGSN
MS MM PDP 3G-SGSN Routeing Area Update Accept (
P-TMSI, P-TMSI Signature) MS
(17)
(18) RRC
(19) Iu
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)

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6. UMTS to GSM/GPRS HO-PS

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

Connect Source RNC (Refer to PS origination) (1)

Routing Area Update Request (2)

SGSN Context Request (3)

RANAP: SRNS CONTEXT REQUEST (4)

RANAP: SRNS CONTEXT RESPONSE (5)

SGSN Context Response (6)

SGSN Context Ack (7)

RANAP: SRNS DATA FORWARD COMMAND (8)

FORWARD PACKETS (9)

FORWARD PACKETS (10)

GGSN

Update PDP Context Request (11)

Update PDP Context Response (12)

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMMAND

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION REQUEST

NBAP: RADIO LINK DELETION RESPONSE

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UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

RANAP: IU RELEASE COMPLETE (13)

GPRS Relocation Procedure (14)

Routing Area Update Accept (15)

Routing Area Update Complete (16)

Connect to GPRS in GSM Network (17)

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(6)

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(16)

(17)

3G PS Cell_DCH or Cell_FACH
MS Routeing Area Update Request ( old RAI, old P-TMSI Signature, Update Type,
MS Network Capability ) 2G-SGSN
2G-SGSN SGSN Context Request ( old RAI, TLLI, old P-TMSI Signature, New
SGSN Address) 3G-SGSN MS MM PDP
MS PMM-CONNECTED 3G-SGSN SRNS Context Request (
IMSI) SRNS
SRNS PDUs MS SRNS Context
Response ( GTP-SNDs, GTP-SNUs, PDCP-SNDs, PDCP-SNUs) 3G-SGSN
3G-SGSN SGSN Context Response ( MM Context, PDP Contexts)
2G-SGSN
2G-SGSN SGSN Context Acknowledge 3G-SGSN
3G-SGSN2G-SGSN PDP
MS PMM-CONNECTED 3G-SGSN SRNS Data Forward
Command ( RAB ID, Transport Layer Address, Iu Transport Association) SRNS
SRNS GTP PDUs 3G-SGSN
3G-SGSN GTP PDUs 2G-SGSN
2G-SGSN Update PDP Context Request ( new SGSN Address, TEID, QoS
Negotiated) GGSN
GGSN PDP Update PDP Context Response (TEID)
Iu
GPRS
2G-SGSN MS 2G-SGSN Routeing Area
Update Accept ( P-TMSI, P-TMSI Signature, Receive N-PDU Number (=
converted PDCP-SNU)) MS
MS Routing Area Update Complete (Receive N-PDU Number (= converted
PDCP-SND)) 2G-SGSN P-TMSI
PS 3G 2G

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7. GSM/GPRS to UMTS HO-PS

UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

Connect to GPRS in GSM Network (1)

RRC: RRC CONNECTION REQUEST (2)

NBAP: RADIO LINK SETUP REQUEST

NBAP: RADIO LINK SETUP RESPONSE (3)

QAAL2(Iub): ESTABLISH REQUEST

QAAL2(Iub): ESTABLISH COMFIRM (4)

RRC: RRC CONNECTION SETUP

RRC: RRC CONNECTION SETUP COMPLETE (5)

RRC: INITIAL DIRECT TRANSFER(Routing Area Update Request)

RANAP: INITIAL UE MESSAGE (Routing Area Update Request) (6)

GTP: SGSN Contest Request (7)
GTP: SGSN Contest Response (8)
RANAP: SECRITY MODE COMMAND
RRC: SECRITY MODE COMMAND

RRC: SECRITY MODE COMPLETE

RANAP: SECRITY MODE COMPLETE (9)

GTP: SGSN Contest Ack (10)

Forward Packets (11)

GGSN
Update PDP Context Request (12)

Update PDP Context Response (13)

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UE

NodeB

BTS

RNC

BSC

CN-3G

CN-2G

2GHLR

MAP: Update Location (14)

MAP: Cancel Location (15)

MAP: Cancel Location Ack (16)

MAP: Insert Subscriber Data (17)

MAP: Update Location (18)

RANAP: DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Request Accept) 19

RRC: RRC DOWNLINK DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Request Accept)

RRC: RRC UPLINK DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Request Accept Complete)

RANAP: DIRECT TRANSFER (Routing Area Update Complete) 20

Service Request (Active PDP Context Request) (21)

RANAP: RAB Assignment Request

Setup Radio Resources

RANAP: RAB Assignment Response (22)

Active PDP Context

Connect to 3G PS Network (23)

(1) 2G GPRS
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(2) 3G 3G RNC RRC

(3) Iub NBAP
(4) Iub AAL2
(5) RRC
(6) Routeing Area Update Request ( P TMSI, old RAI, old P TMSI Signature,
Update Type, CM, MS Network Capability) 3G SGSN
(7) 3G SGSN old RAI 2G SGSN SGSN Context Request (old RAI, old P
TMSI, New SGSN Address) 2G SGSN MM PDP
(8) 2G SGSN SGSN Context Response (MM Context, PDP Contexts) 3G-SGSN
(9)
(10) 3G SGSN SGSN Context Acknowledge 2G SGSN 2G
SGSN3G SGSN PDP
(11) 2G-SGSN N-PDUs 3G-SGSN
(12) 3G-SGSN Update PDP Context Request (new SGSN Address, TEID, QoS
Negotiated) GGSN
(13) GGSN PDP Update PDP Context Response (TEID)

(14) 3G SGSN Update GPRS Location (SGSN Number, SGSN Address, IMSI)
HLR SGSN
(15) HLR Cancel Location (IMSI, Cancellation Type) 2G SGSN
(16) 2G SGSN MM PDP
(17) HLR Insert Subscriber Data ( IMSI, GPRS Subscription Data) 3G
SGSN 3G SGSN MM Insert Subscriber Data Ack (IMSI)
HLR
(18) HLR Update GPRS Location Ack (IMSI) 3G-SGSN Update GPRS
Location
(19) 3G SGSN RA 3G SGSN
MM PDP 3G SGSN Routeing Area Update Accept ( P TMSI, P TMSI
Signature)
(20)
(21) Service Request (P-TMSI, RAI, CKSN, Service Type) 3G-SGSN
(22)RAB
(23) 3G-PS

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