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User UE-RNC Sessions UTRAN RNC-Core Network Sessions Core Network EventStudio System Designer 6
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UE RNC MSC/VLR 09-Feb-14 19:43 (Page 1)
A 3G-UMTS terminating call is described here. Setup radio bearers and RANAP signaling are covered in detail. You can click
on most RANAP messages to see the full content of the message.
This call flow has been generated with from a Wireshark PCAP file using VisualEther (http://www.eventhelix.com/VisualEther/).
The generated call flow was later modified with EventStudio (http://www.eventhelix.com/EventStudio/) to add comments and
terminal level interactions.
SCTP SACK
SCTP SACK
Iu An Iu signaling connection is
now active between the RNC
and the Core Network.
RANAP DirectTransfer [DTAP Setup] The MSC sends a Setup
ranap ranap message as NAS payload in
a Direct Transfer message.
NAS-PDU,
SAPI
SCTP SACK
SCTP SACK
RAB Assignment
RANAP RAB Assignment Request Core Network initiates a
ranap ranap Radio Access Bearer (RAB)
Assignment. The message
RAB-SetupOrModifyList, specifies the Quality of
RAB Id,
RAB-SetupOrModifyItem, Service parameters.
GuaranteedBitrate: 12200
SCTP SACK
SCTP SACK
Alerting
begin The called subscribers
Ringing Called phone is now ringing.
Subscriber
Ring
Uplink Direct Transfer [DTAP Alerting] The called subscribers
rrc rrc phone is now ringing.
SCTP SACK
SCTP SACK
Downlink Direct Transfer [DTAP Connect Acknowledge] The RRC layer transports
rrc rrc the Connect Acknowledge to
the UE.
3G UMTS Mobile Terminating Call (SequenceProject)
User UE-RNC Sessions UTRAN RNC-Core Network Sessions Core Network EventStudio System Designer 6
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UE RRC RB RNC SCCP Iu RAB MSC/VLR 09-Feb-14 19:43 (Page 4)
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SCTP SACK
Downlink Direct Transfer [DTAP Release Complete] RNC forwards the release
rrc rrc complete to the UE.
SCTP SACK
SCTP SACK
SCTP SACK
SCTP SACK
This call flow has been generated with from a Wireshark PCAP file using VisualEther (http://www.eventhelix.com/VisualEther/).
The generated call flow was later modified with EventStudio (http://www.eventhelix.com/EventStudio/) to add comments and
terminal level interactions.