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GSM (Voice Call - 5) - 21

Voice Call continued [Under GSM >> Signaling]    §

Step 5: MS2 responds to Paging

MS2 BTS2 BSC2 MSC2 VLR2
PGCH, RR - Paging
RACH - RR - Channel Request
CCM - Channel Required
DCM - Channel Activate
DCM - Channel Activate Ack
CCM - Immediate Assignent
AGCH, RR - Immediate Assignment
SDCCH, RR - Page Response1
RLM (Page Response)
BSSMAP - Complete Layer 3 Info
SCCP connection confirmed
MAP - Process Access Request
MAP - Authenticate
DTAP (Authentication Request)
RLM (Authentication Request)
SDCCH, MM - Authentication Request
SDCCH, MM - Authentication Response
RLM (Authentication Response)
DTAP (Authentication Response)
MAP - Authenticate Response
MAP - Set Ciphering
BSSMAP - Cipher Mode Command
DCM (Encryption Command)
SDCCH, RR - Cipher Mode Command
SDCCH, RR - Cipher Mode Complete
RLM (Ciphering Mode Complete)
BSSMAP - Cipher Mode Command
MAP - Process Access Accepted
MAP - Forward New TMSI
DTAP (TMSI Reallocation Command)
RLM (TMSI Reallocation Command)
SDCCH, MM - TMSI Reallocation Command
SDCCH, MM - TMSI Reallocation Complete
RLM (TMSI Reallocation Complete)
DTAP (TMSI Reallocation Complete)
MAP - TMSI Ack
MAP - Possible Proprietary go ahead for call
DTAP (CC/SETUP)
RLM (CC/SETUP)
SDCCH, CC - SETUP

1: For Layer 2 setup, MS sends SABM frame containing Page Response. BTS acknowledges with UA frame containing received Page Response.

We will continue "Voice Call" in next article.

References: GSM Networks book by Heine, GSM book by Mouly and Pautet, Signaling diagrams from 24.007/24.008 (R99).

© Copyright Samir Amberkar 2010

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