Call Process

Location update
MS

BTS

BSC

MSC

Chan Request (RACH)

Chan Required
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK
Imm Ass Cmd (Imm Ass)
Imm Ass (AGCH)
SABM (Loc Update Req)
UA(Loc Update Req)

Est Ind (Loc Update Req)

CR (Loc Update Req)
CC
Location Update Accept
BSSMAP (Clear Cmd)

Chan Release
DISC

Data Req (Chan Release)

Deact SACCH
Release Ind
RF Chan Release
RF Chan Release ACK

BSSMAP (Clear Cmp)

Detachment
BTS

MS

BSC

MSC

Chan Request
Chan Required
Chan Act

Imm Ass
SABM(IMSI Detach Ind)

Chan Act ACK

Imm Ass Cmd(Imm Ass)
Est Ind (IMSI Detach Ind)

UA(IMSI Detach Ind)

Chan Rel
DISC
UA

DR (Chan Rel)
Deact SACCH
Release Ind
RF Chan Rel
RF Chan Rel ACK

CR(IMSI Detach Ind)

CREF

MS

BTS

MS Call

BSC

MSC

Chan Request (RACH)

Chan Required
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK
Imm Ass Cmd (Imm Ass)
Imm Ass
SABM (CM Ser Req)
UA (CM Ser Req)

Est Ind (CM Ser Req)

CR (CM Ser Req)
CC
CM Ser Accept
Set Up
Call Proceeding
Ass Request

Physical Context Req

Physical Context Conf
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK
Assignment Command
SABM
UA

Est Ind
Assignment Complete
Assignment Cmp
Deact SACCH
RF Chan Release
Release Ind
RF Chan Release ACK
Alerting
Connect
Connect ACK
Disconnect
Release
Release Complete

Chan Release
DISC

DR (Chan Release)
Deact SACCH
Release Ind
RF Chan Release
RF Chan Release ACK

Clear Cmd
Clear Complete
RLSD
RLC

MS

MS Terminated call
BSC

BTS

Paging
Paging Cmd
Paging Req
Chan Request
Chan Required
Chan Act
Chan Act Ack
Imm Ass Cmd (Imm Ass)
Imm Assignment
SABM(Pag Resp)
UA

Est Ind (Pag Resp)

CR (Pag Resp)
CC
Setup
Call Confirm
Assignment Req

Physical Context Req

Physical Context Conf
Chan Act
Chan Act Ack
Assignment Command
SABM

Est Ind

UA
Assignment Complete
Assignment Complete
Alerting
Connect
Connect Ack

Disconnect
Release
Release Complete
DR(Channel Release)
Channel Release
DISC

Deact SACCH
Release Ind
RF Chan Release
RF Chan Release Ack

Clear Command
Clear Complete
RLSD
RLC

MSC

Intra-cell Handover
BSC

BTS

MS

MSC

Meas Rep
Meas Res
Phy Context Req
Phy Contest Conf
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK
Assign Command
SABM

Est Ind

UA
Assign Complete
Deact SACCH
RF Chan Release
RF Chan Rel ACK

Ho Perform

Inter-cell handover under one BSC

MS

BTS1
Meas Rep

BTS2

MSC

BSC

Meas Result
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK
Data Req ( HO CMD)

HO CMD
HO Access

HO Detect

Physical Information
SABM
UA
HO Complete

Est Ind
Data Ind(HO Comp)
RF Chan Rel
RF Chan Rel ACK

HO Perform

Inter-cell handover under one MSC

MS

BSC1

BTS1

BTS2

BSC2

MSC

MS'

Meas Res
Meas Rep
Ho Rqd
CR(Ho Req)
CC

Ho Cmd

Ho Req ACK

Chan Act
Chan Act Ack

Ho Cmd

Ho Access
Ho Detect

Ho Detect

Phy Info
SABM

Est Ind
UA
Clear Cmd
Deact SACCH
RF Chan Rel
RF Chan Rel ACK

Clear Cmp

Ho Complete

SM sending
BTS

MS
Chan Request

MSC

BSC

Chan Required
Chan Activation
Chan Act ACK

Imm Ass
SABM(CM Ser Req)

Imm Ass Cmd(Imm Ass)

Est Ind (CM Ser Req)

UA(CM Ser Req)

CR (CM Ser Req)

Authentication Req

CC (Authen Req)

Authentication Resp
Cipher Mode Cmd
Cipher Mode Cmp
SABM(SAPI=3)

Encryption Cmd

Cipher Mode Cmd

Cipher Mode Cmp

Est Ind (SAPI=3)

UA
To SC
RP_DATA

CP_DATA(RP_DATA)
CP_ACK

From SC
RP_ACK

CP_DATA(RP_ACK)
CP_ACK
Chan Release
DISC(SAPI=0)

Deact SACCH
Release Ind
RF Chan Release
RF Chan Release ACK

Clear Cmd
Clear Cmp

SM receiving
Paging Request
Chan Request

MSC

BSC

BTS

MS

Paging Cmd

Paging

Chan Required
Chan Act
Chan Act ACK

Imm Ass
SABM(Paging Resp)

Imm Ass Cmd(Imm Ass)

Est Ind(Paging Resp)
Authentication Req

CC(Paging Resp)
CR (Authentication Req)

Authentication Complete
Cipher Mode Cmd

Encryption Cmd

Cipher Mode Cmp

SABM(SAPI=3)
UA(SAPI=3)

Cipher Mode Cmd

Cipher Mode Cmp

Est Req(SAPI=3)

CP_DATA(RP_DATA)

Est Conf(SAPI=3)
CP_DATA(RP_DATA)
CP_ACK
CP_DATA(RP_ACK)
CP_ACK
Chan Release

DISC

Deact SACCH
Release Ind
RF Chan Release
RF Chan Release ACK

Clear Cmd
Clear Comp