TAC2 WORKSHOP

GSM NETWORK

CALL FLOW

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 Content of Workshop
I. INTRODUCTION
II. GSM NETWORK OVERVIEW
III. CALL FLOWS :
• LOCATION UPDATE
• LOCATION CANCELATION
• MOBILE ORIGINATING CALL (MOC)
• MOBILE TERMINATING CALL (MTC)
• MOBILE TO MOBILE CALL (MMC)
• SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (MO&MT)
• PREPAID MOC
• PREPAID MTC
• INTER MSC HANDOVER (HO)
• VOICEMAIL RETRIEVAL (VMS Retrieval)
• VOICEMAIL LEAVING (VMS Leaving)

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 INTRODUCTION
Purpose of Workshop :

• This workshop have content of GSM call flow scenario to help Core CS TAC2 engineer have
“feeling” how calls scenario proceed in GSM Network.
• Because limitation of workshop time, this workshop is discuss only general calls scenario and
detail SS7 signaling protocol specially for A interface is not define in detail sequence.
• Target to achieved after this workshop are Core CS TAC2 engineer know what is the main
function for each entity in GSM Network, how calls done in the network and if this call flow
combined with database knowledge, TAC2 will able to analyze failure call in GSM Network.

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 HLR

MSC/VLR MSC/VLR

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 CALL FLOWS

LOCATION UPDATE

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 LOCATION UPDATE
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

HLR SMSC
SMSC
Update Location 2

3 Insert Subscriber
Data
4
Insert Subscriber
Data Ack

PSTN PSTN
Local Gateway Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR IN

Request Location Update 1

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 CANCEL LOCATION

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 CANCEL LOCATION

HLR
2
Cancel Location 3 Update Location
CanLoc Ack
4 5

Insert Subscriber
Data

MSC/VLR
1

Request Location Update

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 Mobile Originating Call (MOC)

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 Mobile Originating Call (MOC)
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

HLR SMSC
SMSC

2 IAM 2 IAM 2 IAM

3 ACM 3 ACM 3 ACM
5 ANM 5 ANM 5 ANM
6 REL 6 REL 6 REL
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REL= Release Message

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 Mobile Terminating Call (MTC)

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 Mobile Terminating Call (MTC)
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

ISUP
SCCP (Connection)
SR
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10 ACM 10 ACM 10 ACM
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13 REL 13 REL 13 REL
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1 Local Gateway Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR IN
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12. ANM = Answer Message

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2. IAM = Initial Address Message 13. REL = Release Message

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3. SRI = Send Routing Info
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4. PRN = Provide Roaming Number Begin

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5. PRN Ack = Provide Roaming Number Acknowledgment

6. SRI Ack = Send Routing Info Acknowledgment

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 Mobile to Mobile Call (MMC)

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 Mobile to Mobile Call (MMC)
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

ISUP
SCCP (Connection)
I SCCP (Connectionless)
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5. SRI Ack = Send Routing Info Acknowledgment
6. IAM = Initial Address Message

10. ANM = Answer Message

13. REL = Release Message

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 Short Message Service MO&MT

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 Short Message Service MO&MT
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

4 SRI
SMSC 5 SRI Ack

SMSC 2 3 7 HLR
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Forward SM SM
Forward SM Ack

Forward SM Ack

PSTN PSTN 9
Local Gateway Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR IN

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 Prepaid Mobile Originating Call

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 PREPAID MOC
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

IN

2 3 9 HLR SMSC
SMSC

CON

CON
IDP
SCCP (CAP)
ISUP
4 IAM 4 IAM 4 IAM SCCP
5 ACM 5 ACM 5 ACM
7 ANM 7 ANM 7 ANM
8 REL 8 REL 8 REL
PSTN PSTN
6 Local Gateway Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR
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ACM= Address Complete Message
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ANM= Answer Message

REL= Release Message
IDP= Initial DP
CON= Continue (Apply Charging)
CON= Continue (Apply Charging Report)
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 Prepaid Mobile Terminating Call

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 PREPAID MTC (2 Step Interrogation)
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

IN ISUP
SCCP (Connection)
I) SCCP (Connectionless)
CS
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14 ACM 14 ACM 14 ACM
16 ANM 16 ANM 16 ANM
17 REL 17 REL 17 REL
PSTN PSTN
1 Local Gateway Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR
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12. ANM = Answer Message

PA
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PA
2. IAM = Initial Address Message 13. REL = Release Message

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3. SRI = Send Routing Info
CO
NA

4. PRN = Provide Roaming Number Begin

CK

5. PRN Ack = Provide Roaming Number Acknowledgment

6. SRI Ack = Send Routing Info Acknowledgment

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 Inter MSC Handover

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 Inter MSC HandOver
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

PRN
SRI HLR SMSC
SMSC

Call Establish 2 Prepared HO

5 Prepared HO
6 IAM
7 ACM
8 ANM
PSTN PSTN
Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR 9 REL MSC/VLR 4 3
Local Gateway
HO Request

1
HO Ack
HO Required

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 VMS Retrieval

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 VMS Retrieval
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

HLR SMSC
SMSC

2 IAM
3 ANM
4 REL
PSTN PSTN
Local Gateway Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR VMS
1

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 VMS Leaving

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 VMS Leaving
OTHER PLMN HOME PLMN

3
HLR SMSC
SMSC
SRI Ack (VMS No)
2
SRI

4 IAM
5 ANM
6 REL
PSTN PSTN
Local Gateway Gateway MSC/VLR MSC/VLR VMS
1

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