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

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.)

Immediate Assignment on TCH ACLC

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.
(RRC Connect. Perform.)
Directed Retry

Predefined Signaling RAB Selected

(Available TCH)
Load Sharing

Admission Ctrl.
MEASUREMENTS

RAB Selection

on FACH/ SCCPCH

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

Code Ctrl.

on FACH/ RRC SCCPCH Connection

Open Loop on Access Channel