Prepared and Collected

By
Assim Mubder
Call Setup
Different procedures are necessary depending on the initiating and terminating
party:
•Mobile Originating Call MOC: Call setup, which are initiated by an MS
•Mobile Terminating Call MTC: Call setup, where an MS is the called party
•Mobile Mobile Call MMC: Call: setup between two mobile subscribers; MMC
thus consists of the execution of a MOC and a MTC one after the other.
•Mobile Internal Call MIC: a special case of MMC; both MSs are in the same
MSC area, possibly even in the same cell.
 3. The VLR requests
the AC via HLR for
Triples (if necessary).
2. After allocation of a
signaling channel the
1. Channel Request: The request for MOC call
MS requests for the setup, included the TMSI
allocation of a (IMSI) and the last LAI,
dedicated signaling is forwarded to the VLR
channel to perform the
call setup.

4. The VLR initiates

Authentication, Cipher start,
IMEI check (optional) and
TMSI Re-allocation (optional).

6. The MSC requests the VLR to

5. If all this procedures have been successful, MS check from the subscriber data
sends the Setup information (number of requested whether the requested service
subscriber and detailed service description) to the an number can be handled
MSC.

7. If the VLR indicates that

the call should be proceeded,
the MSC commands the BSC
to assign a Traffic Channel
(i.e. resources for speech
8. The BSC assigns a Traffic Channel TCH to the MS data transmission) to the MS

9. The MSC sets up the connection to requested number (called

party).
Mobile Originating Call MOC
1. Channel Request: The MS requests for the allocation of a dedicated signaling
channel to perform the call setup.
2. After allocation of a signaling channel the request for MOC call setup, included the
TMSI (IMSI) and the last LAI, is forwarded to the VLR
3. The VLR requests the AC via HLR for Triples (if necessary).
4. The VLR initiates Authentication, Cipher start, IMEI check (optional) and TMSI
Re-allocation (optional).
5. If all this procedures have been successful, MS sends the Setup information
(number of requested subscriber and detailed service description) to the MSC.
6. The MSC requests the VLR to check from the subscriber data whether the
requested service an number can be handled (or if there are restrictions which do not
allow further proceeding of the call setup)
7. If the VLR indicates that the call should be proceeded, the MSC commands the BSC
to assign a Traffic Channel (i.e. resources for speech data transmission) to the MS
8. The BSC assigns a Traffic Channel TCH to the MS
9. The MSC sets up the connection to requested number (called party).