TN_BT006_E1_1

Gb interface overview
V1026
Course Objectives
Gb Interface overview
NS
BSSGP
LLC
SNDCP
Gb interface Data Flow
Gb Interface
Gb interface connect SGSN and BSC. BSC add a PCU
(Packet Control Unit) to implement GPRS function
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC
MSC/VLR HLR
BSS
(BTS+BSC)
SGSN GGSN MT TE
SGSN
Other PLMN
GGSN
PDN TE
EIR
SM-SC
Signal Interface
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Signal and Transport interface
Gb Interface Protocol StackControl Plane
Gb Interface Protocol StackUser Plane
Course Objectives
Gb Interface overview
NS
BSSGP
LLC
SNDCP
Gb interface Data Flow
NS Layer Position
L1
NS
BSSGP
LLC
L1
NS
BSSGP
RELAY
RLC
MAC
BSS
SGSN
Gb
NS Layer Inner Structure
Sub-Network Service /
Sub-Network Service protocol
Network Service Control /
Network Service Control protocol
Network Service
FR (Frame Relay)
NS Layer FunctionFR
Implement following function
Receiving and sending of FR layer frames
Congestion statistics report
NS Layer FunctionNetwork service
Control Sub-layer
Network Service control sub-layer provide non-
confirmed data sending and receiving service for
upper layer upon PVC provided by FR ;
Provide load sharing upon effective PVC;
Provide link congestion indication for upper layer
by use of congestion report mechanism of FR,
link congestion recovery is done by FR layer;
Provide status indication for upper layer such as
the change of link transportation capabilities;
NS Layer Basic Concept
BC
BC is made up of a group of timeslots of one E1. The
two peering part of BC must use the same timeslots.
DLCI
PVC identification of FR layer
NSVC
NS layer virtual channel in a BC, it is identified by
NSVCI which is unique in SGSN
NSE
NSE is the management entity of NS layer, one NSE
can manage the blocking/unblocking and resetting of
NSVC under this NSE.
Relationship between NSVC and FR PVC
FR PVCBC,DLCI
NSVCNSVCI
PCU
FR Netwaork
SGSN
DTE
DTE
DTE
DCE
Course Objectives
Gb Interface overview
NS
BSSGP
LLC
SNDCP
Gb interface Data Flow
BSSGP Layer Position
L1
NS
BSSGP
LLC
L1
NS
BSSGP
RELAY
RLC
MAC
BSS
SGSN
Gb
BSSGP Service Model
BSSGP Layer Function
BSSGP provide necessary radio information for
RLC/MAC between BSS and SGSN
Provide management control function between
SGSN and BSS;
Provide data transfer function
Provide signal information transport function
Provide BVC status management function
Provide MS status management function;
BSSGP Layer Parameter
BVCI
BVC is the channel between BSSGP entities, there are
PTP BVC, SIG BVC and PTM BVC at BSSGP peer
layers
PTP BVC is responsible for user data transfer
SIG BVC implements signal information transfer such
as PAGING. Each NSE corresponds to one SIG BVC
PCU assign a BVC entity for each cell and a BVCIthis
BVCI is transferred to SGSN to create cell list
Difference between PTP BVC and SIG BVC
NSE
NSE
NSVC1
NSVC2
SIG BVC
PTP BVC
Data flow
Signal Flow
Signal
User Data
Cell 1 Cell 2
Cell 1 Cell 2
Traffic control mechanism
MS
L1
NS
BSSGP
LLC
BSSGP
BSS
SGSN
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L1
NS
RELAY
RLC
MAC
GSM RF
MAC
GSM RF
RLC
LLC
Course Objectives
Gb Interface overview
NS
BSSGP
LLC
SNDCP
Gb interface Data Flow
LLC Layer Position
MS
L1
NS
BSSGP
LLC
BSSGP
BSS
SGSN
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L1
NS
RELAY
LCR
MAC
GSM RF
MAC
GSM RF
RLC
LLC
LLC Layer Function
Provide point to point data transfer link between
MS and SGSN;
Provide security transfer of user data by
encryption;
Logical link control function
Error recovery and report

Course Objectives
Gb Interface overview
NS
BSSGP
LLC
SNDCP
Gb interface Data Flow
SNDCP Layer Position
RLC

MAC

Relay
Network
Service
GTP
Applicatio
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IP / X.25
SNDCP

LLC
RLC

MAC
GSM RF
SNDCP

LLC
BSSGP
L1bis GSM RF
BSSGP
L1bis
Relay
L2
L1
IP
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MS BSS SGSN
Network
Service
UDP /
TCP
SNDCP Layer Function
Multiplexing of different protocols
Compression and uncompressing of user data
Compression and uncompressing of protocol
control information such as TCP/IP header
Segmentation and regrouping
SNDCP basic functionprotocol
multiplexing model
SNDCP
Packet Data
Protocol
LLC
NSAPI
N-PDU
SAPI
SN-PDU
Packet Data
Protocol
Packet Data
Protocol
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SNDCP basic functionSegmentation
Mechanism
Segmentation of downside data
sending SNDCP layer entity segment SNPDU
to make sure that the data unit length is less than
the length defined in LLC layer
Regrouping of upside data;
receiving SNDCP entity regroup original NPDU


Course Objectives
Gb Interface overview
NS
BSSGP
LLC
SNDCP
Gb interface Data Flow
Gb Data Flow Processing
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Gn Process
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Gb process
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Data
flow
SNDCP
IMSI+NSAPI>PDP Context
Compression
Segmentation
PDP context>MM context
LLC framing
Fix length Packet
CRC check
Encryption
LLC frame
BSSGP
MM context
MS traffic
control
BVC
traffic
control
NS
NSVC load
sharing
MM context
FR
NSVC>PVC
L1
BSS
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