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GSM/GPRS Protocols Stacks

3G UMTS Protocols Stacks

GSM Protocols Stacks
UE

Node B
Control Plane

Radio
Network

Transport

RNC-UE
User Plane

NAS
RRC
PDCP
RLC
RLC
MAC
MAC
FP-cch/FP-dch
AAL-2
ATM
Physical

Node B
Radio
Network

Radio Network
Control Plane

RNC

Transport Network
Control Plane

NBAP

Transport

SSCF-UNI
SSCOP
AAL-5

RNC

FP
ALCAP
Q.AAL2
STC
SSCOP
AAL-5
ATM
Physical

Radio Network
Control Plane

User Plane
Radio
Network

SCCP
M3UA
MTP3b
SCCF-NNI SCTP
IP
SSCOP
AAL-5

RNC
User Plane

Transport Network
Control Plane

NAS
RNSAP

Transport

AAL-2

RNC

Iu-Data Plane
ALCAP
Q.AAL2
STC
M3UA
MTP3b
SCCF-NNI SCTP
IP
SSCOP
AAL-5
ATM
Physical

Radio Network
Control Plane
Radio
Network

RNC

Transport Network
Control Plane

NAS
RANAP

Transport

AAL-2

MSC

SCCP
MTP3b
SSCF-NNI
SSCOP
AAL-5

( )

Radio
Network

AAL-2

Transport

Control Plane

User Plane

RANAP

IuUP

SCCP
M3UA
MTP3b
SCCF-NNI SCTP
IP
SSCOP
AAL-5
ATM

GTP-u
UDP
IP
AAL-5
ATM

GPRS Transmission Plane

( )

User Plane

IuUP
ALCAP
Q.AAL2
STC
MTP3b
SSCF-NNI
SSCOP
AAL-5
ATM
Physical

SGSN

GPRS Signaling Plane

MS

BTS

BSC
CM

CM
MM

C I
A S
U
MAP P P
TCAP

MM

RR
LAPDm
Layer1

RR
LAPDm
Layer1
Um

RR
BTSM
LAPD
Layer 1

BTSM
LAPD
Layer1

DTAP
BSSMAP

DTAP
BSSMAP

SCCP

BSS

GMM/SM
LLC
RLC

RLC

MTP
A

MAC
GSM RF

BSSGP

GMM/SM
LLC
BSSGP

NetworkService
(Frame Relay)

NetworkService
(Frame Relay)

BSS

SGSN

SGSN

Application
IP/X.25
SNDCP

PDN

GTP
SNDCP
LLC UDP/TCP

GTP
UDP/TCP

Relay

L1 bis
Gb

BSSGP

BSSGP

RLC

RLC

NetworkService
(Frame Relay)

MAC
GSM RF

NetworkService
(Frame Relay)

MAC
GSM RF L1 bis
Um

L1 bis

IP

IP

L2

L2

L1

L1

Gb

Gn

MAP
TCAP
SCCP
MTP-3
MTP-2
L1

MAP
TCAP
SCCP
MTP-3
MTP-2
L1

IP/X.25

Relay

LLC

MAC
GSM RF L1 bis
Um

MS

SGSN

Relay

SCCP

MTP

A-bis

( )

MS

MSC

GPRS SS7 Protocol Stacks

BSSAP+
SCCP
MTP-3
MTP-2
L1

Gr, Gf, Gd and Gc

BSSAP+
SCCP
MTP-3
MTP-2
L1

Gs

Gi/Gp

3G cdma2000 Protocol Stacks

AAL2
AAL5
ALCAP
ATM
BSC
BSS
BSSAP
BSSGP
BTS
CAP
CC
CM
CMTS
EIR
FP
GGSN
GMM
GPRS
GSM
GTP
GTP-U

ATM Adaptation Layer Type 2

ATM Adaptation Layer Type 5
Access Link Control Application Part
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Base Station Controller
Base Station Subsystem
Base Station System Application PArt
Base Station System GPRS Protocol
Base Transceiver Station
CAMEL Application Part
Call Control
Connection Management
Cable Media Termination System
Equipment Identity Register
Frame Protocol
Gateway GPRS Support Node
GPRS Mobility Management
General Packet Radio Service
Global Systems for Mobile Communications
GPRS Tunneling Protocol
GTP User

INAP
HLR
IP
ISDN-PRI
ISUP
IuUP
LAP B
LAP D
LLC
M2UA
M3UA
MAC
MAP
MCU
MEGACO
MGC
MGCP
MM
MS
MSC

Intelligent Networks Applications Part

Home Location Register
Internet Protocol
Integrated Services Digital Network-Primary
Rate Interface
ISDN User Part
Iu User Plane Protocol
Link Access Procedure, Balanced
Link Access Procedure for the ISDN D-Channel
Logical Link Control
MTP 2 User Adaptation Layer
MTP 3 User Adaptation Layer
Medium Access Control
Mobile Application Part
Multipoint Control Unit
MEdia GAteway COntrol Protocol
Media Gateway Controller
Media Gateway Control Protocol
Mobility Management
Mobile Station
Mobile service Switching Center

MTA
MTP
NBAP
NNI
PCF
PDCP
PDSN
PPP
Q.922
Q.933
RANAP
RBS
RLC
RNC
RNS
RNSAP
RR
RRC
RTP
SCCP
SCF

Multimedia Terminal Adapter

Message Transfer Part
Node B Application Part
Network to Network Interface
Packet Control Function
Packet Data Convergence Protocol
Packet Data Service Node
Point-to-Point Protocol
Frame Relay Data Link Protocol
Frame Relay Control Protocol
Radio Access Network Application Part
Radio Base Station
Radio Link Control
Radio Network Controller
Radio Network Subsystem
Radio Network Subsystem Application Part
Radio Resource
Radio Resource Control
Real Time Transport Protocol
Signalling Connection Control Part
Service Control Function

SCP
SCTP
SGSN
SIGTRAN
SIP
SM
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC
SS7
SSCF
SSCOP
SSP
STP
SUA
TCAP
TCP
TE
UDP
UE
UNI
VLR

Service Control Point

Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Serving GPRS Support Node
Signalling Transport Protocol
Session Initiation Protocol
Session Management
Short Message Services Gateway MSC
Short Message Services InterWorking MSC
Signalling System No. 7
Service Specific Coordination Function
Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol
Service Switching Point
Signal Transfer Point
SCTP User Adaptation Layer
Transaction Capabilities Application Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol
Terminal Equipment
User Datagram Protocol
User Equipment
User Network Interface
Visitor's Location Register

IOS A1

IOS A3, A7, A9, A10, A11, Mobile IP

SCCP

TCP/UDP

MTP3

IP

MTP2

PHY

L1

* A2, A5, A8 Voice and Data Traffic

VoIP Protocol Stacks

H.323 Signaling
Logical Channel
Control
Audio-Video Apps

H.225.0
H. Video Codec G. Audio Codec H.225.0
Call
RAS
Signaling
RTP

SS7 Protocol Stacks

ANSI/Telcordia AIN
OA&MP
AIN
TCAP
ISUP
Componet Sublayer
Transaction Sublayer
SCCP
MTP
(LEVELS 1-3)

ITU/ETSI INAP
OA&MP
INAP
TCAP
ISUP TUP
Componet Sublayer
Transaction Sublayer
SCCP
MTP
(LEVELS 1-3)

H.245

MGCP

SIP

NCS

Annex E

TCP

UDP

MPUA
SS7 Call Signaling over IP

Call Signaling over IP

MEGACOP
H.248

MP3UA

MP2UA

Call Signaling over IP

General Voice
Codec
RTP

SCTP

UDP

T.38

UDP

IP
PPP

SNAP/LLC
ATM
PHY

HDLC

DOCSIS
MAC

PPPoE

DOCSIS
PHY

802.x Link+ PHY

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