3GPP2

TSG-N
TITLE:
WNP(NP_SRF)
SOURCE: Huawei/CWTS
ZuJian Li
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
Huawei Customer Service Building, Kefa
Road, Science-based Industrial Park,
Shenzhen, P. R. China

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Email : lizujian@huawei.com

ABSTRACT
This contribution further provides recommendations for supporting wireless portability
between PLMN (such as GSM network) and CDMA network.,making using of the
WIN functions.

RECOMMENDATION:

The proposed text be accepted as WNP phase II.

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 OBJECTIVE
This contribution provides recommendations for supporting wireless
portability between PLMN (such as GSM network) and CDMA
network.,making using of the WIN functions.

1.2 SCOPE
This document specifies the wireless network impacts of Number Portability(NP),
specifically network portability. In this document, network portability is the ability of
end users to retain the same directory numbers(DNs) whenever the end users change
between PLMN (such as GSM network) and CDMA network.

1.3 ORGNIZATION

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

2.1 NORMATIVE REFERENCE

2.2 INFORMATIVE REFERENCE
2.3 FEATURE DEFINITIONS
Wireless Number Portability (WNP) is a service that provides mobile subscribers the
ability to retain the existing MSISDN numbers when switching from one subscription
network to another. The new subscription network shall provide services for
subscribers, and they are able to get access to the same supplementary services and
value-added services as other subscribers of the new network, which is not going to be
restricted by the previous network.
The new subscription network shall allocate a new IMSI (SIM card) to WNP
subscribers. If the recipient network is unable to provide some service of the donor
network, NP subscribers shall lose it.
The networks involved in the WNP include: originating network (the network the
number belongs to, for example, originating network for numbers starting with 130 is
the China Unicom in China), number donor network (for example, if subscribers switch
to CDMA network from GSM network, GSM network will be the number donor
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network), and number recipient network (for example, if subscribers switch to

CDMA network from GSM network, CDMA network will be the number recipient
network).
Any network is able to donate and receive the number, and one number can be
switched for multiple times, even switched back to its originating network.

2.4 SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

IMSI
NP
WNP
CFU
GMSC
HLR
NP-SRF
MSC
DB
PLMN
RN
SMS
SRI
VMSC

International Mobile Station Identity

Number Portability
Wireless Number Portability
Call Forward Unconditional
Gateway MSC
Home Location Register
Signalling Relay Function for support of NP
Mobile service Switching Centre
Number Portability Database
Public Land Mobile Network
Routing Number
Short Message Service
Send Routeing Information
The Visited MSC

2.5 NETWORK REFERENCE MODEL

Figure 1 Network Reference Model

AC Authentication Center
BS Base Station
EIR Equipment Identity Register
HLR Home Location Register
IP

Intelligent Peripheral

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

MC Message Center
MS Mobile Station
MSC Mobile Switching Center
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
SCP Service Control Point
SME Short Message Entity
SN Service Node
VLR Visitor Location Register

WNP(NP_SRF)
VMSC

GMSC

NP_SRF

VMSC

DB

GMSC

In this solution , a new device(NP_SRF) will added before HLR and MC. All SCCP
message send to HLR and MC must be relayed by an NP_SRF, NP_SRF is going to
analyze the signaling message with NP numbers, then to query NP-DB, and determine
the way to process the messages based on the query.
Compare with the call forward solution or Intelligent solution, NP_SRF solution has
many Advantages:
Only NP_SRF devices are to be added and no upgrade is necessary to other
devices and software in the network;
Call delay wont be affected, no redundant signaling will be generated, and there
wont be any signaling bottleneck;
NP services of both call Related and Non-call Related (such as short message, etc.)
can be implemented through the signaling processing;
No alternative voice circuit;

4 INFORMATION FLOW
4.1 Call Flow Analysis
4.1.1

When NP Subscriber Is the Caller

The MDN number of NP subscriber is not changed, and NP service has no effect on the
call when the NP subscriber is the caller.

4.1.2

When Subscriber of Other Network (such as GSM) Calls NP

Subscriber

When NP subscriber is the called, the NP-SRF of GSM network shall add the prefix
RN identifying the subscription network for NP-out subscribers when requiring the
route, and the NP-SRF of CDMA network shall record the number of subscription HLR
of NP-in subscribers and replace the destination address.
CDMA
Network

GSM
Network

HLR
4

NPHLR

DB

NP-SRF

11

13
3

NP-SRF
STP
2

Subscriber
A

VMSC

DB

14
12

10
7

GMSC

GMSC
15

VMSC

16

Subscriber
B

The steps are as follows:

1). Subscriber A of GSM network calls NP subscriber B;
2). VMSC originates the SRI request to the HLR of GSM network;
3). STP transfers SRI to NP-SRF;
4). NP-SRF analyzes the message and sends it to NP-DB for querying;
5). NP-DB finds the subscriber is NP subscriber, and adds the prefix RN;
6). NP-SRF returns the SRI response to VMSC by taking RN + MSISDN as
MSRN;
7). STP transfers the SRI response to VMSC;
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8). VMSC finds it is the number of other networks, and connects the voice
circuit directly to the GMSC of GSM network;
9). The GMSC of GSM network connects the voice circuit to that of CDMA
network;
10). The GMSC of CDMA network originates the LOCREQ request with the
RN + MSISDN;
11). NP-SRF analyzes the message, removes the prefix RN and queries it in
DB;
12). DB finds it is the NP-in subscriber, and changes the SCCP destination
address to the NP-HLR number;
13). NP-SRF sends the LOCREQ message to NP-HLR;
14). NP-HLR returns the LOCREQ response, with the roaming number
attached;
15). The GMSC of CDMA network connects the voice circuit to VMSC;
16). VMSC connects the voice circuit to the subscriber.

4.1.3

When Subscriber of CDMA Network Calls NP-in Subscriber

CDMA
Nerwork
HLR

DB
4
5

NPHLR

NP-SRF

Subscriber
A

VMSC

10

VMSC

11

Subscrber
B

The steps are as follows:

1) Subscriber of CDMA network calls NP-in subscriber B;
2) VMSC originates the LOCREQ request to HLR (if VMSC finds it is
the subscriber of another network, the route requiring is compulsory,
and it can not be trunked to GMSC directly, otherwise, the
alternative voice circuit may be caused.);
3) NP-SRF intercepts and analyzes the message and sends it to NP-DB
for querying;
4) NP-DB finds the subscriber is NP-in subscriber, and returns the
number of NP-HLR to NP-SRF;
5) NP-SRF transfer the LOCREQ to NP-HLR by changing NP-HLR as
the SCCP destination address;
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NP-HLR originates ROUTREQ operation to the called VMSC,

requires the roaming number;
7) VMSC returns the roaming number to NP-HLR;
8) NP-HLR sends the LOCREQ response directly to the calling VMSC;
9) The calling VMSC connects the voice circuit to the called VMSC;
10) VMSC connects the voice circuit to the subscriber
6)

4.2 Short Message Flow Analysis

4.2.1

When NP Subscriber Sends Short Message

For the short message sent by NP subscriber, the SMC is addressed according to the
calling IMSI. So, the short message sent by NP subscriber won't have any consequence.

4.2.2

When Subscriber of Other Network (such as GSM) Sends Short

Message to NP Subscriber

GSM network shall add the prefix RN of the subscription network for NP-out
subscriber, and CDMA network shall record the number of fixed MC of NP-in
subscribers and replace the destination address, and the network-crossing short
message requires the support of short message gateway between CDMA network
and GSM network.

CDMA
Network

GSM
Network

SMC
5

G-SMC

G-MC

NP-SRF

NP-SRF

12

STP

Destination
MC

18

10

DB

DB
14

DB

11

13

NP-SRF

15
16

Subscriber
A

VMSC

VMSC

17

19

Suscribe
B

The steps are as follows:

1) Subscriber A of GSM network sends short message to NP subscriber
B;
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HLR

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4.2.3

VMSC sends the SMMO request to the short message center of the
caller;
STP transfers SMMO to NP-SRF;
NP-SRF analyzes the message and sends the called number to
NP-DB for querying;
NP-DB finds the subscriber is NP subscriber, and adds the prefix RN
before the called number;
NP-SRF transfer the message to the short message center;
The short message center finds RN + MSISDN is the number of
other networks, and sends the short message directly to the short
message gateway of GSM network;
After the format conversion, the short message gateway of GSM
network is able to send the message to the gateway of CDMA
network;
The gateway of CDMA network sends the SMDPP message with the
RN + MSISDN as the destination address;
NP-SRF analyzes the message, removes the prefix RN and queries it
in DB;
DB finds it is the NP-in subscriber, and returns the address of
Destination MC;
NP-SRF sends the SMDPP message to Destination MC;
Destination MC requires SMSADDR from HLR;
NP-SRF intercepts and analyzes the message and sends it to NP-DB
for querying;
NP-DB finds the subscriber is NP-in subscriber, and returns the
number of NP-HLR to NP-SRF
NP-SRF transfer the SMSADDR to NP-HLR by changing NP-HLR
as the SCCP destination address;
NP_HLR returns SMSADDR response;
Destination MC sends SMDPP to VMSC;
VMSC send the short message to the subscriber.

When Subscriber of CDMA Network Sends Short Message to

NP-in Subscriber

CDMA Network shall record the number of MC of NP-in subscriber and replace the
destination address.

CDMA
Network

DB
11

12

Originator
MC
4

NP-SRF

Destination
MC

NP-SRF

10

15
7

13

DB

14

NP-SRF
3

VMSC
DB
16

Subscriber
B
VMSC
1

Subscriber
A

The steps are as follows:

1) Subscriber A of CDMA network sends short message to NP-in
subscriber B;
2) VMSC sends the SMDPP message to the short message center of the
caller, the destination address is the MIN number of the caller;
3) NP-SRF analyzes the message and sends the called number to
NP-DB for querying;
4) NP-DB finds the subscriber is NP subscriber, and adds the prefix RN
before the called number;
5) NP-SRF transmit the message to the short message center;
6) It is analyzed to be NP-in subscriber according to the prefix when
coming through the Originator MC, and the number segment is not
to be processed by the MC. The processed message is sent to the
Destination MC, and the destination address is the GT code of RN
+ MSISDN;
7) NP-SRF intercepts and analyzes the message and sends it to NP-DB
for querying;
8) DB finds it is the NP-in subscriber, and returns the address of
Destination MC;
9) NP-SRF transfer the SMDPP message with the Destination MC
number as the SCCP destination address;
10) Destination MC requires SMSADDR from HLR;
11) NP-SRF intercepts and analyzes the message and sends it to NP-DB
for querying;

NP_
HLR

12) NP-DB finds the subscriber is NP-in subscriber, and returns the
13)
14)
15)
16)

number of NP-HLR to NP-SRF

NP-SRF transfer the SMSADDR to NP-HLR by changing NP-HLR
as the SCCP destination address;
HLR returns SMSADDR response;
Destination MC sends SMDPP to VMSC;
VMSC send the short message to the subscriber.

5 SIGNAL PROTOCOL
Refer to IS826.
Refer to GSM 0902
Refer to GSM 0366

6 SIGNAL PROCEDURE
Refer to IS826.
Refer to GSM 0902
Refer to GSM 0366

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