Call Process

Location update
MS
Chan Request (RACH) Chan Required Chan Act Chan Act ACK Imm Ass Cmd (Imm Ass) Imm Ass (AGCH) SABM (Loc Update Req) UA(Loc Update Req) Est Ind (Loc Update Req) CR (Loc Update Req) CC Location Update Accept BSSMAP (Clear Cmd) Chan Release DISC Data Req (Chan Release) Deact SACCH Release Ind RF Chan Release RF Chan Release ACK BSSMAP (Clear Cmp)

BTS

BSC

MSC

Detachment
MS Chan Request Chan Required Chan Act Chan Act ACK Imm Ass Cmd(Imm Ass) Est Ind (IMSI Detach Ind) DR (Chan Rel) Deact SACCH Release Ind RF Chan Rel RF Chan Rel ACK BTS BSC MSC

Imm Ass SABM(IMSI Detach Ind) UA(IMSI Detach Ind) Chan Rel DISC UA

CR(IMSI Detach Ind) CREF

MS
Chan Request (RACH)

BTS

MS Call
Chan Required Chan Act Chan Act ACK Imm Ass Cmd (Imm Ass) Est Ind (CM Ser Req)

BSC

MSC

Imm Ass SABM (CM Ser Req) UA (CM Ser Req) CR (CM Ser Req) CC CM Ser Accept Set Up Call Proceeding Ass Request Physical Context Req Physical Context Conf Chan Act Chan Act ACK Assignment Command SABM UA Assignment Complete Assignment Cmp Deact SACCH RF Chan Release Release Ind RF Chan Release ACK Alerting Connect Connect ACK Disconnect Release Release Complete Chan Release DISC DR (Chan Release) Deact SACCH Release Ind RF Chan Release RF Chan Release ACK Clear Cmd Clear Complete RLSD RLC Est Ind

MS

MS Terminated call
BTS BSC
Paging Paging Cmd Paging Req Chan Request Chan Required Chan Act Chan Act Ack Imm Ass Cmd (Imm Ass) Imm Assignment SABM(Pag Resp) UA Est Ind (Pag Resp) CR (Pag Resp) CC Setup Call Confirm Assignment Req Physical Context Req Physical Context Conf Chan Act Chan Act Ack Assignment Command SABM UA Assignment Complete Assignment Complete Alerting Connect Connect Ack Est Ind

MSC

Disconnect Release Release Complete DR(Channel Release) Channel Release DISC Deact SACCH Release Ind RF Chan Release RF Chan Release Ack Clear Command Clear Complete RLSD RLC

Intra-cell Handover
MS Meas Rep Meas Res Phy Context Req Phy Contest Conf Chan Act Chan Act ACK Assign Command SABM UA Assign Complete Deact SACCH RF Chan Release RF Chan Rel ACK Ho Perform Est Ind BTS BSC MSC

Inter-cell handover under one BSC

MS Meas Rep BTS1 BTS2 BSC MSC

Meas Result Chan Act Chan Act ACK

HO CMD HO Access Physical Information SABM UA HO Complete

Data Req ( HO CMD) HO Detect

Est Ind Data Ind(HO Comp) RF Chan Rel RF Chan Rel ACK

HO Perform

Inter-cell handover under one MSC

MS Meas Res Meas Rep Ho Rqd CR(Ho Req) CC Ho Req ACK Chan Act Chan Act Ack Ho Access Ho Detect Ho Detect Phy Info SABM Est Ind UA Clear Cmd Deact SACCH RF Chan Rel RF Chan Rel ACK Clear Cmp Ho Complete BTS1 BSC1 MSC BSC2 BTS2 MS'

Ho Cmd Ho Cmd

MS Chan Request

SM sending
BTS BSC Chan Required Chan Activation Chan Act ACK Imm Ass SABM(CM Ser Req) UA(CM Ser Req) Authentication Req Authentication Resp Cipher Mode Cmd Cipher Mode Cmp SABM(SAPI=3) UA CP_DATA(RP_DATA) CP_ACK CP_DATA(RP_ACK) CP_ACK Chan Release DISC(SAPI=0) Deact SACCH Release Ind RF Chan Release RF Chan Release ACK Clear Cmd Clear Cmp Encryption Cmd Cipher Mode Cmd Imm Ass Cmd(Imm Ass) Est Ind (CM Ser Req) CR (CM Ser Req) CC (Authen Req)

MSC

Cipher Mode Cmp Est Ind (SAPI=3)

To SC RP_DATA From SC RP_ACK

SM receiving
MS BTS Paging Cmd Chan Required Chan Act Chan Act ACK Imm Ass SABM(Paging Resp) Imm Ass Cmd(Imm Ass) Est Ind(Paging Resp) Authentication Req Authentication Complete Cipher Mode Cmd Cipher Mode Cmp Est Req(SAPI=3) Est Conf(SAPI=3) CP_DATA(RP_DATA) CP_ACK CP_DATA(RP_ACK) CP_ACK Chan Release DISC Deact SACCH Release Ind RF Chan Release RF Chan Release ACK Clear Cmd Clear Comp Encryption Cmd Cipher Mode Cmd CC(Paging Resp) CR (Authentication Req) BSC Paging MSC Paging Request Chan Request

Cipher Mode Cmp CP_DATA(RP_DATA)

SABM(SAPI=3) UA(SAPI=3)