GSM Call Flow (GSM Originating Call)

Cell Mobile Network Fixed Network

Mobile Station Base Stations NSS PSTN
User Mobile BSS MSC VLR PSTN
Send Button

Begin RR Connection Establishment

RR CHANNEL REQUEST

RR IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT

RR SABM + MM CM SERVICE REQUEST

RR UA

SCCP CONNECTION REQUEST + MM CM SERVICE REQUEST

Enable Ciphering
BSSMAP CIPHER MODE COMMAND

RR CIPHERING MODE COMMAND

RR CIPHERING MODE COMPLETE

BSSMAP CIPHER MODE COMPLETE

RR Connection Establishment Completed

Call Setup
CC SETUP

CC CALL PROCEEDING

Connecting...

Mode Modify
BSSMAP ASSIGNMENT REQUEST

RR CHANNEL MODE MODIFY

RR CHANNEL MODE MODIFY ACKNOWLEDGE

BSSMAP ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE

ISUP INITIAL ADDRESS MESSAGE

ISUP ADDRESS COMPLETE MESSAGE

CC ALERTING

Alerting Tone

ISUP ANSWER

CC CONNECT

CC CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE

Connected

Conversation
Speech

Call Release
End Button
GSM Call Flow (GSM Originating Call)
Cell Mobile Network Fixed Network
Mobile Station Base Stations NSS PSTN
User Mobile BSS MSC VLR PSTN
CC DISCONNECT

ISUP RELEASE

CC RELEASE

ISUP RELEASED

ISUP RELEASE COMPLETE

CC RELEASE COMPLETE

RR Connection Release
BSSMAP CLEAR COMMAND

RR CHANNEL RELEASE

BSSMAP CLEAR COMPLETE

RR DISC

RR UA

Call Released Indication