Procedure for extraction of relevant information’s

on IR21 for configuration, and Audit of SGSN

Jalal

Roaming configuration Procedure

IR 21 data configuration for SGSN
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Roaming Configuration Procedure for SGSN.........................................................................................2

GPRS Location update:......................................................................................................................2
Where to find the information to be extracted in the IR21 for configuration...................................3
Example of data configuration on MGT translation in SGSN Ericsson............................................3
Activation of PDP context:.............................................................................................................4
Information to be extracted in the IR21 for configuration............................................................4
CALL Flow example for a GPRS Location Update while Roaming.......................................................4

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Roaming Configuration Procedure for SGSN

To allow a subscriber to browse on the internet while roaming in a foreign network. There is two steps to be done:

- Perform a GPRS Location update to be attached on the Visited SGSN

- Perform A PDP context in order to open an Internet session

GPRS Location update:

In order to perform a GPRS LU, SGSN must have configured on its table the IMSI to MGT translation alongside the Global
title range routing

3 types of address are needed for the SGSN configuration:

E164 Global title network element numbering (HLR, GGSN)

International Mobile Subscriber Identity : Used in identifying

E212 subscribers and subscribers HLRs

IMSI= Mobile Country code + Mobile network code + Mobile station
Identification Number

Mobile Global Title ( used to identify the subscriber HLRs

E214 Country code + National destination code + Mobile station Identification
Number

When the mobile is switch on in a foreign network, the Mobile station send its IMSI to the Visited SGSB. Imsi from simcard
is converted into Mobile Global title on SGSN to allow GPRS Location Update. The Mobile Global Title is the Home Network
Address of the mobile. It is also called E214 address. Once IMSI to MGT conversion is done, the SGSN can send the GPRS
Location Update to the foreign HLR to collect all subscriber information’s:

SGSN:
IMSI MGT
IMSI
Translation
(E.212) (E.214)
To MGT
MCC MNC MSINn CC NDC MSIN

Now that the MGT translation is done, SGSN sends a GPRS Update location to HLR to retrieve all subscriber data (PDP,
QOS...) for the Mobile subscriber roaming. HLR receive the Update location request and send back the response to MSC
using its own Global title address (E.164) with all data subscriber information’s

GPRS Update Location request: called Party address E214 (HLR)

SGSN International HLR

SS7 gateway
Global Title Number Global Title Number
(E.164) (E.164)
CC NDC MSINn GPRS Update Location response: called Party address E164 CC NDC MSINn
(VLR), PDP name, QOS…

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Where to find the information to be extracted in the IR21 for configuration

translation Table on SGSN

SGSN MGT translation HLR
MCC-MNC CC-NDC
Global Title (E.164) Global Title (E.164)
20610 32 495
49176 32495
Global title routing
E.164 : 32495

Information for configuration on Section Subsection

SGSN
IMSI to MGT translation Routing Section E212 number series
E214 Mobile Global Title ( MGT)
Global title routing Routing Section Global Title Number ranges

E. 212 Number series Mobile Country Code (MCC) Mobile Network Code (MNC)
262 07

E. 214 Mobile Global Title (MGT) Country Code of MGT (CC) Network Code of MGT (NC)
49 176

Network Nodes Global Title Number

Range(s)
49 176 000000 999999

Routing Information
Global Title Number routing

MGT translation

Example of data configuration on MGT translation in SGSN Ericsson

gsh create_imsins 26207 -rs Visitor -dn mnc007.mcc262.gprs -np E.214 -na International -rd 5 -ad 49176 -phase3 true -
qpmg 1 -qpmw 2 -misc1 O2 -misc2 Germany -misc3 GtRule_701_702

gsh create_nrr_imsins 26207 -nrrg 4

gsh create_ss7_sccp_gtrule -net net2 -nid 1 -tn GTTranslator_E164 -rn GTRule_661 -addr 49176* -en TAH1

gsh create_ss7_sccp_gtrule -net net2 -nid 1 -tn GTTranslator_E214_int -rn GTRule_662 -addr 49176* -en TAH1

gsh check_config

gsh activate_config_pending
Activation of PDP context:

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In order for the Mobile to browse on Internet, it will use the APN it has store on the simcard and send a “create PDP
context” to the SGSN. The SGSN will use this APN to query the DNS, and expect back the IP address of the Home GGSN to
connect the user. The SGSN will then use the IP address of the GGSN and create a GTP tunnel. This GTP tunnel will be used
to browse on the Internet via the Home GGSN.

VISITOR DNS root DNS (home)

Query DNS APN IP@ of GGSN
APN IP@ of GGSN xx xx
xx xx
SGSN GGSN
APN : APN :

MSISDN Create PDP context request/response (IP@ of GGSN, TID…) IP@

Information to be extracted in the IR21 for configuration

Usually only DNS is to be configured on the SGSN, as all IP ranges are wide open. Border Gateway or Firewall will be
configured to allow IP traffic to and from SGSN. So Only Local DNS address should be present. So No additional
configuration is needed.

CALL Flow example for a GPRS Location Update while Roaming