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- UE modes
- Mobility Management and
- Communication Management
for CS and PS modes
UE MSC GMSC
CM: call state (active, null)
VLR HLR
MM state (detached, idle, connected)
RNC
Signaling connection
RRC connection
UE mode
MM: Mobility Management
CM: Connection Management
cell known
LA known IMSI detach
(paging possible) IMSI attach or
LA update (UE is switched on)
MM-
Detached
LA unknown
(no paging)
UE switched off
MM state is maintained in UE and MSC/VLR
Cellular Communication Systems Andreas Mitschele-Thiel, Jens Mückenheim Oct-13 4
PS mode: Overview on Modes and States
UE SGSN GGSN
SM: PDP context (active, inactive)
HLR
PMM state (detached, idle, connected)
RNC
Signaling connection
RRC connection
UE mode
PMM: Packet Mode Mobility Management
(also GMM – GPRS Mobility Management)
SM: Session Management
Cellular Communication Systems Andreas Mitschele-Thiel, Jens Mückenheim Oct-13 5
Session Management (SM)
Fundamental differences of PS mode
Differences require
Connection (e.g. voice, CS data) different solutions to
• clearly defined start and end • mobility mgmt and
• no burstiness • communication mgmt
minutes
connection connection
setup release
hours
seconds
Cellular Communication Systems Andreas Mitschele-Thiel, Jens Mückenheim Oct-13 6
PS Mobility Management States
MS MM States 3G-SGSN MM States
PMM- PMM-
DETACHED DETACHED
Inactive state:
– no valid routing or mapping
PDP Context
INACTIVE information to process data related
to PDP address
Activate PDP -> no data transfer
Context -> no updates due to location
changes (even in GPRS-attached
Deactivate PDP Context
states)
or PMM-DETACHED
PDP context activation (transition to
active state):
PDP Context – MS-initiated PDP context activation
ACTIVE – network-requested PDP context
activation
Reference: 3G 23.060, ch 9
Cellular Communication Systems Andreas Mitschele-Thiel, Jens Mückenheim Oct-13 10
Session Management: States of PDP Context
Active state:
– valid routing or mapping
PDP Context
INACTIVE information to process data related
to PDP address (MS, SGSN, GGSN)
Activate PDP – Requires MM state PMM-idle or
Context PMM-connected
-> data transfer possible
Deactivate PDP Context
-> updates due to location changes
or PMM-DETACHED
PDP context deactivation:
– PDP context deactivation procedure
PDP Context – MM state changes to PMM-
ACTIVE detached
PDP context modification, e.g. to
modify QoS profile
Reference: 3G 23.060, ch 9
Cellular Communication Systems Andreas Mitschele-Thiel, Jens Mückenheim Oct-13 11
Relation between PDP Context and MM
Relation between MM and
GPRS subscription PDP states: