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Signalling Flow Examples_v1

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Contents

1 Mobile call signalling...............................................................4

1.1 Mobile Originated Call Signalling Example.................................5
1.2 Mobile Terminated Call Signalling Example...............................6
1.3 Location Update Signalling Example..........................................8

2 Handovers.................................................................................9
2.1 Internal Handover, Intra Cell.....................................................10
2.2 Internal Handover, Inter Cell.....................................................11
2.3 External Handover....................................................................12

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2 Mobile call signalling

This section describes the signalling message flow of a mobile call. The
signalling message flow of a mobile originated call differs from that of a mobile
terminated call. The signalling flow will also be affected when the release of the
call is made by the calling or called party. The particular messages are
explained in the signalling examples below.

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2.1 Mobile Originated Call Signalling Example

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2 Mobile Terminated Call Signalling Example

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2.3 Location Update Signalling Example

VLR MSC BSC BTS MS

Channel Request ( RACH 1)
Channel Required 2
RADIO
3 Channel Activation ACCESS
PART
Channel Activation Ack. 4

5 Immediate Assignment Command.

6 Immediate Assignment ( AGCH ).
Location Update Request 7
SABM (SDCCH)
Location Update Request 8
CR Location Update Req. 9 LOCATION
Establish Indication UPDATE
Process Access Request 10 UA ( SDCCH ) REQUEST
CC

Identity Request
11 DT1 Identity Request
12 Identity Request ( SDCCH )
Identity Response ( SDCCH ) 13
Identity Response DT1 Identity Response 14 IDENTIFICATION
AND
Authenticate AUTHENTICATION
15 DT1Authentication Request PROCEDURES
16 Authentication Request ( SDCCH )
Authentication Response ( SDCCH ) 17
18
DT1 Authentication Response
Authentication Response
Set Ciphering Mode 19 21 Ciphering Mode Command ( SDCCH )
DT1 Cipher Mode Command
20 Encryption Command
CIPHERING AND
ENCRYPTION
23 Ciphering Mode Complete ( SDCCH ) 22 PART
DT1Cipher Mode Complete
Access Request Ack.

24 DT1 Location Update Accepted

25 Location Update Accepted
LOCATION
UPDATE
TMSI reallocation Complete 26
27
DT1TMSI Reallocation Complete

28 DT1 Clear Command

29 Channel Release ( SDCCH ) CHANNEL
RELEASE
30 Deactivate SACCH
DISC ( SDCCH ) 31
32 UA ( SDCCH )
Release Indication 33
34 RF Channel Release

36 RF Channel Release Ack.35

DT1 Clear Complete
37 RLSD (SCCP Released)
38
RLC (SCCP Released Ack.)

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3 Handovers
The measurements reported from BTS and MS are all the time monitored by the
BSC. These measurements are received for all active signalling and traffic
channels. In the BSC there are defined thresholds for e.g. the rx quality and rx
level and the measurement average values are compared with these. Based on
this comparison the BSC will decide if a handover is required. The reasons for
the handovers are listed below.

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3.1 Internal Handover, Intra Cell

MSC BSC BTS MS

HO
Measurement Report ( SACCH ) 1 MEASUREMENTS
Measurement Report/Result
2
Physical Context Request PHYSICAL
3 CONTEXT
INFORMATION
Physical Context Confirmed
4
Channel Activation NEW
5 RESERVATION
AND
Channel Activation Ack. ACTIVATION
6
Assignment Command (FACCH ) SIGNALLING
7 ON FACCH OLD
SABM ( FACCH )
Establish Indication 8
9 UA ( FACCH )
SIGNALLING ON
10 FACCH NEW
Assignment Complete ( FACCH )
Receiver Ready ( FACCH ) 11
DT1 ( HO Performed ) 12
13 RF Channel Release
14 OLD
RF Channel Release Ack. RELEASE
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2 Internal Handover, Inter Cell

MSC BSC BTS 2 BTS 1 MS

HO
Measurement Report ( SACCH ) 1 MEASUREMENTS
Measurement Report/Result 2
3 Channel Activation TCH
Channel Activation Ack. 4 RESERVATION AND
ACTIVATION IN BTS2
5 Handover Command
6 HO Command ( FACCH ) SIGNALLING
ON FACCH IN BTS1
HO Access ( FACCH ) 7
Handover Detect 8
9 Physical Info ( FACCH )

SABME ( FACCH ) 10
Establish Indication 11 SIGNALLING
ON FACCH IN BTS2
12 UA ( FACCH )

Handover Complete ( FACCH ) 13

14 Receiver Ready ( FACCH )
Handover Complete 15
DT1 ( HO Performed ) 16
17 RF Channel Release TCH RELEASE IN
BTS1
RF Channel Release Ack.
18

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3.3 External Handover

M S C B S C 2 B S C 1 B T S 2 B T S 1 M S

M e a s u re m e n t R e p o rt ( S A C C H
) H O
M e a s u re m e n t 2 1 M E A S U R E M E N T S
R e p o r t/R e s u lt A N D
D T 1 H O R e q u ir e d
3 D E C IS IO N

4 C R H O _ R e q u e s t)

C h a n n e l A c tiv a tio n
5
C h a n n e l A c t i v a t i o n A c .k 6
T C H
C C H O _R e q . A c k R E S E R V A T IO N
7 A N D
H O C om m and
A C T IV A T IO N
8 D T 1 H a n d o v e rC o m m a n d IN B S S 2
H O C om m and H O C om m and ( F A C C H )
9
H O A ccess ( F A C C H ) 10
H a n d o v e rD e t e c t 11
D T 1 H O D e te c t 12
13 P h y s ic a l In f o ( F A C C H )

S A B M E ( F A C C H ) 14
E s ta b lis h In d ic a tio n 15
16 U A ( F A C C H )

H a n d o v e rC o m p le t e ( F A C C H ) 17
18 R e c e iv e r R e a d y ( F A C C H )
H a n d o v e rC o m p le te 19
D T 1 H O C o m p l e t e2 0

21 D T 1 C le a r C o m m a n d
22 R F C h a n n e l R e le a s e
D IS C O N N E C T IO N
A N D T C H
R F C h a n n e l R e l e a s e A. c k 23 R E L E A S E
IN B S S 1
D T 1 C le a r C o m p le te 24

R S LD ( S C C P R e le a s e d )

R LC (S C C P R e le a s e d A c k )

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