GSM Call Flows

Aniket Parab
TAC - RAN
GSM Channel Structure

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 Location Update
MS BTS BSC MSC

RACH Chan Request (RACH)

Chan Required
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK
Imm Ass Cmd (Imm Ass)
Imm Ass (AGCH)
AGCH
SABM (Loc Update Req)
LAPD Est Ind (Loc Update Req)
UA(Loc Update Req)
Layer 2 CR (Loc Update Req)
CC
Location Update Accept
BSSMAP (Clear Cmd)
SDCCH Data Req (Chan Release)
Chan Release BSSMAP (Clear Cmp)
Deact SDCCH
DISC RLSD
Release Ind
RF Chan Release RLC
RF Chan Release ACK

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IMSI Detachment – Mobile Power Off

MS BTS BSC MSC

Chan Request
RACH
Chan Required
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK
Imm Ass Cmd(Imm Ass)
Imm Ass
AGCH
SABM(IMSI Detach Ind)
LAPD Est Ind (IMSI Detach Ind)
UA(IMSI Detach Ind) CR(IMSI Detach Ind)
Layer 2
CREF
DR (Chan Rel)
Chan Rel
Deact SACCH RLSD
SDCCH DISC
RLC
Release Ind
UA
RF Chan Rel
RF Chan Rel ACK

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Originating Call

RACH

AGCH

LAPD – Layer 2

SDCCH

LAPD – Layer 2

FACCH

TCH

FACCH

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Terminating Call
MS BTS BSC MSC

P a g in g
P a g in g C m d
PCH P a g in g R e q
C h an R eq u est
RACH C h a n R e q u ire d
C h an A ct
C h an A ct A ck
Im m A ss C m d (Im m A ss)
Im m A s s ig n m e n t
AGCH
S A B M (P a g R e sp )
E st In d (P a g R e sp )
LAPD – Layer 2 U A C R (P a g R e sp )
C C
S e tu p
C a ll C o n firm
A s s ig n m e n t R e q
P h y s ic a l C o n te x t R e q
SDCCH P h y s ic a l C o n te x t C o n f
C h an A ct
C h an A ct A ck
A s s ig n m e n t C o m m a n d
S A B M
E st In d
LAPD – Layer 2 U A
A s s ig n m e n t C o m p le te
A s s ig n m e n t C o m p le te
A le rtin g
FACCH C o n n ect
C o n n ect A ck

TCH
D is c o n n e c t
R e le a s e
R e le a s e C o m p le te
C le a r C o m m a n d
FACCH D R (C h a n n e l R e le a s e )
C h a n n e l R e le a s e C le a r C o m p le te
D eact S A C C H R L S D
D IS C
R e le a s e In d R L C
R F C h a n R e le a s e
R F C h a n R e le a s e A c k

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 PSTN 1 6 MSC/VLR MS
GMSC

2 5 4
3
HLR

1.MSISDN 2. MSISDN 3. IMSI 4. MSRN

5. MSRN 6. MSRN

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Intra-cell Handover
M S BTS BSC M SC

M eas R ep
SACCH M eas R es
P h y C o n te x t R e q
P h y C o n te s t C o n f
C han A ct
C han A ct A C K

FACCH A s s ig n C o m m a n d
SA BM E s t In d
LAPD – Layer 2 U A

A s s ig n C o m p le te
FACCH H o P e rfo rm
D eact SA C C H
R F C h a n R e le a s e
R F C han R el A C K

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Inter-cell handover
M S BTS1 BTS2 BSC M SC

M eas R ep
SACCH M e a s R e s u lt

C han A ct
C han A ct A C K
D a ta R e q ( H O C M D )
FACCH HO CM D
H O A ccess
H O D e te c t
P h y s ic a l In fo rm a tio n
LAPD – Layer 2 SABM
E s t In d
UA
H O C o m p le te D a ta In d (H O C o m p )
FACCH
R F C han R el H O P e rfo rm
R F C han R el A C K

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SABM & UA
 Constituents of LAPD (Link Access Protocol – Channel D)– layer 2
1. SABM - Set Async Balance Mode.
2. UA - Un-numbered Ack.

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