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Basic GSM Network Structure

The
h Authentication
h
Procedure
d

Visitor Location Register


Rand

SRES AUC

Kc

SRES AUC

SRES MS

Access
Barred

Base Station Subsystem


SRES MS

Rand

SIM Card
SRES MS
Rand

A3

Ki

Rand

A8

Kc

Basic GSM Network Structure

The Ciphering Procedure


To the BSC

From the BSC

DATA

DATA

Base Transceiver Station

Kc

En
ncrypted
DATA

TDMA
Frame Number

Air Interface

Encryption
Algorithm
En
ncrypted
DATA

Decryption
Algorithm

Mobile Station
Encryption
Al
Algorithm
ith

Kc
TDMA
Frame Number

DATA

Decryption
Algorithm

DATA

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