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Objectives
y NamethethreesubsystemsofGSM.
y Explainthemobilityconcept(handover,location
update,paging).
y Describehowmobileoriginatedandmobile
terminatedcallsarehandledinGSM.
y Explaintheconceptofsecurity.
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NetworkSwitching
BaseStation Subsystem
Subsystem GatewayMSC
Base Visitor
Transceiver Location
Register
Station
Abis HomeLocation
MobileSwitchingCenter
Interface Register
AirInterface
AInterface
Network Short
Management Message
BaseStation Subsystem Service
Mobile
Station Controller Center
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NSSFunctions:
GSM subsystems 1.MobilityManagement
NSS 2.SubscriberDataHandling
3.Signalling (towardsother
GMSC networkelements)
4.CallControl
HLR
5.Charging
6.Locatingasubsformobile
terminatedcalls.
MSC
VLR
A
BSS
O&M
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BSSFunctions:
GSM subsystems 1.RadioPathControl,BTSand
NSS TCcontrol,SyncwithMSC.
2.AirandAinterfacesignalling,
GMSC Connectionestablishment.
3.Mobilitymanagement,
HLR
SpeechTranscoding
4.CollectionofStatisticaldata
MSC
VLR
A
BSS
O&M
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NMSFunctions:
GSM subsystems 1.FaultManagement
NSS 2.ConfigurationManagement
3.PerformanceManagement
GMSC
HLR
MSC
VLR
A
BSS
O&M
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MobileStation
y Whatisamobilestation?
y AdeviceabletoaccessservicesinaGSMnetworkvia
theAirinterface.
+ = Air
Interface
Subscriber
Identity
Mobile Module Mobile GSM
Equipment Station Network
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MobileEquipment
y IMEI(InternationalMobileEquipmentIdentification)
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SubscriberIdentificationModule
y IMSI
y InternationalMobileSubscriberIdentity
y ICCID
y InternationalCompactCardIdentification
y UniqueSIMmanufacturingnumber
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MSISDN = CC +NDC +SN
CC = Country Code
NDC = National Destination Code
SN = Subscriber #
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FirsttimeLocationUpdate(1)
HLRDB
MSISDN IMSI VLRAddressSub.Data
62+898+8983725310+02+1234567890vlr2services
HLR
LocUp
IMSIRequest
IMSI
MSC MSC BTS MS
B
BSC 1
VLR1 VLR2
Authen 1
LocUp+TMSI
LAI1
11
MS BSS MSC VLR HLR
REQUEST SUBS ID
SEND SUBS ID
REQUEST SUBS INFO
AUTHENTICATION
AUTHENTICATION RESPONSE
HLR UPDATE
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CallEstablishment(PSTNOMT)
HLRDB
MSISDN IMSI VLRAddressSub.Data
62+898+8983725310+02+1234567890vlr2services
HLR
HLR
Enquiry IMSI=MCC+MNC+MSIN
MSISDN
IMSI
MSC MSC BTS B B
PSTN BSC MS
1
VLR1 VLR2 1
MSISDN VLRDB
IMSI
310+02+1234567890
MSRN LAI
1
DATA
services
LAI1
MSRN
A POOL MSRN=CC+NDC+SN
MSISDN(B)
CC+NDC+SN
639189499247
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CallEstablishment(MOPSTNT)
MSISDN(A)
CC+NDC+SN
HLR 6325113580
MSISDN
LAI1
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CallEstablishment(MOMT)
HLRDB
MSISDN IMSI VLRAddressSub.Data
62+898+8983725310+02+1234567890vlr1services
HLR
HLREnquiry
IMSI=MCC+MNC+MSIN MSISDN MSISDN
IMSI
MSC MSC BTS B B
MS
BSC 1
VLR1 VLR2 1
VLRDB
IMSIMSRNLAIServices
2 Speech
LAI1
MSISDN(C)
CC+NDC+SN
MSRN 639189499247
BTS MS
C
MSRN=CC+NDC+SN BSC 2
2
LAI2
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GenericLocationUpdate
HLR SubscriberInfo
TMSI+LAI
Delold Update
data
TMSI
MSC MSC BTS MS
B
BSC 1
VLR1 VLR2 Authentication
1
IMSI
LocUp+newTMSI
SecurityInfo
LAI1
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Handover(1)
HLR
BIamOK
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Handover(3)
HLR
MeasurementReport B
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Handover(4)
HLR
BIamOK
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Handover(5)
HLR
MeasurementReport B
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Handover(6)
HLR
IamOK
B
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Handover(7)
HLR
B
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AC VLR BTS AirInterface ME SIM
RAND
Ki A3
SRES
COMPARING
Authentication SRES
A3 Ki
RequestofIMEI
EIR IMEIChecking ME
ProvideIMEI
Traffic Traffic
Ciphering
Kc Kc
A8 A5 EncryptedData A5
EncryptedData A8
TDMAFN TDMAFN
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Objectives
y Differentiatebetweenphysicalandlogical
channels.
y Listanddescribethetwelvedifferenttypesof
logicalchannelsandtheirfunctions.
y Describehowairinterfacepropertiesaffectthe
transmissionofspeechbetweenMSandnetwork
andexplainGSMsolutionstotheseproblems.
y List3BSC/BTSconnections.
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FRAME STRUCTURE
1 TDMA Frame = 8 TDMA Time Slots
4.615 ms
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Flag
Tail Data F Training F Data Tail
000 Or Speech
3 57 1 26 1 57 3
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LOGICAL CHANNELS
Oneveryphysicalchannel,anumberof
logicalchannelsaremapped.Eachlogical
channelisusedforaspecificpurpose.
11 LogicalChannels intheGSMsystem:
2 areusedforTraffic
9 areusedforControlSignaling
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LOGICALCHANNELS
TRAFFICCHANNELS(TCH)
FullRateChannel
HalfRateChannel
CONTROLCHANNELS(withhorribleabbreviations!)
BroadcastChannels(BCH)
FrequencyCorrectionChannel(FCCH)
SynchronizationChannel(SCH)
BroadcastControlChannel(BCCH)
CommonControlChannels(CCCH)
PagingChannel(PCH)
RandomAccessChannel(RACH)
AccessGrantChannel(AGCH)
DedicatedControlChannels(DCCH)
StandaloneDedicatedControlChannel(SDCCH)
SlowAssociatedControlChannel(SACCH)
FastAssociatedControlChannel(FACCH)
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
0 1 2 24 25 0 1 2 49 50
26 Multiframe =120 ms 51 Multiframe =235 ms
0 7
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
COMMON CHANNELS
FCCH
SCH BCH
BCCH
PCH CCCH
AGCH
DEDICATED CHANNELS
SDCCH
SACCH DCCH
FACCH
TCH TCH
TCH
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
COMMON CHANNELS
RACH CCCH
DEDICATED CHANNELS
SDCCH
SACCH DCCH
FACCH
TCH TCH
TCH
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BROADCAST CHANNELS
all downlink! Hey. Im a GSM?
GSM xmitter!
FCCH
GSM!!!
SCH TDMA#BSIC...
BCCH
LAneigborscell infomax power...
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COMMON CONTROL CHANNELS
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DEDICATED CONTROL CHANNELS
uplink and downlink On SDCCH:
-call set up signaling
-location updating
-periodic registration
-IMSI attach/detach
SDCCH
-SMS
-facsimile
etc..
SACCH
timing advance On SACCH
MS power -mobile transmits signal
strength on ncell quality
FACCH
Dont shout
handover at me
I cant hear
you
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4.615ms 4.615ms
TS0TS1TS2TS3TS4TS5TS6TS7 TS0TS1TS2TS3TS4TS5TS6TS7
FDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
SDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
F=FCCH R=RACH
S=SCH BDTTTTTT A=SACCH RDTTTTTT
B=BCCH BDTTTTTT T=TCH RDTTTTTT
C=PCHor BDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
AGCH BDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
D=SDCCH
A=SACCH CDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
T=TCH CDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
CDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
CDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
FDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
SDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
CDATATAT RDAIAIAI
CDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
CDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
CDTTTTTT RDTTTTTT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1Frame 1Frame
(Downlink BTStransmit) (Uplink Mobiletransmit)
1carrier=200kHz 1carrier=200kHz
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
200 KHz
4.615 ms
.577 ms
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
Combined Configuration
0 7
Separated Configuration
0 7
RTSL 1 = SDCCH/8
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
f s b b b b c c c cf s c c c cc c c c f s t t t tt t t t f s t t t tt t t t f s s s s ss s s s i
Uplink
t t t t r r s s s ss s s s r rr r r r r r r r r rr r r r r r r r r rr t t t t t t t t rr t t t t
0 50
Channels:
f = FCCH b = BCCH r = RACH i = idle
s = SCH/SACCH c = CCCH ( either PCH or AGCH )
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
BCCH/CCCH Multiframe:
Downlink
51 TDMA Frame = 235 ms
f s b b b b c c c cf s c c c cc c c c f s c c c cc c c c f s c c c cc c c c f s c c c cc c c c i
Uplink
r r r r r r r r r rr r r r r rr r r r r r r r r rr r r r r r r r r rr r r r r r r r r rr r r r r
0 50
Channels:
f = FCCH b = BCCH r = RACH i = idle
s = SCH c = CCCH ( either PCH or AGCH )
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
SDCCH/8 Multiframe:
Downlink
51 TDMA Frame = 235 ms
t t t t t t t t t tt t t t t tt t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t s s s ss s s s s s s s s ss s i i i
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Uplink
s s s s s s s s s ss s i i i t t t t t t t t t tt t t t t tt t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t t t t t
0 50
Channels:
t = SDCCH s = SACCH i = idle
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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION :
tt t t t t t t t t t t t s t t t t t t t t t t t t i
Channels:
t = TCH s = SACCH i = idle
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IdleModeTask
PLMNselection
Cellselection
Cellreselection
Locationupdating.
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IDLE MODE
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Automatic Mode
PLMNselection
Cellselection
Cellreselection
Locationupdating.
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Normal Cell Reselection
CellisconsiderSuitableif:
ItbelongtothesameselectedPLMN
Cellisnotbarred
Itdoesnotbelongtolocationareaincludedinthelistof
forbiddenLAforroaming
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Cell Selection
SearchAllRFChannels
35sectogetthelist
Tunetothecarrierw/highestsignalstrength
Getinfo(BSIC,BCCH)>ex.BAList
CellSelection
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Cell Reselection
ContinuousMakeMeasurement
(NeighboringBCCH)
BSIC BCCHdata
Servingcell atleastevery30s
Sixneighbours atleastevery30s atleastevery5
min
ReselecttothebestCell
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