Mobile Terminated Call Sequence

Core Network Pages UE RANAP Paging (contains IMSI)

RRC Connection Setup (Signaling Radio Bearer & RRC connection b/w UE
&RNC )
Page Response & Initial call handshake
RANAP initial UE message (DTAP page Response) RNC to CN
(MCC,MNC,LAI,IMSI,PLMN)
SCCP Connection Confirm from CN to RNC
Lu signaling connection is now active b/w CN to RNC
MSC sends setup message as NAS payload Direct Transfer message (DTAP
Setup)
Downlink Direct Transfer (DTAP Setup) from RNC to UE
Uplink Direct Transfer (DTAP Call Confirmed) from UE to RNC
Call confirmed message with bearer and codec information send to RNC to
CN
RANAP RAB Assignment Request from CN to RNC
Radio Bearer Setup RNC to UE
Radio Bearer Setup Complete UE to RNC
Radio Bearer RB has now established B/w UE and RNC
RANAP RAB Assignment Response from RNC to CN

Mobile Terminated Call

Sequence
Alerting Ringing Call
Uplink Direct Transfer (DTAP Alerting) from UE to RNC
RANAP Direct Transfer (DTAP Alerting) from RNC to CN
Answer Call: Uplink Direct Transfer (DTAP Connect from UE to RNC)
RANAP Direct Transfer (DTAP Connect from RNC to CN)
RANAP Direct Transfer (DTAP Connect Acknowledge) from CN to RNC
Downlink Direct Transfer (DTAP Connect Acknowledge) from RNC to
UE
Voice Path is active b/w user terminal and caller subscriber which is
running on RAB
Called Subscriber Initiate a Call clear
RANAP Direct Transfer (DTAP Disconnect) from CN to RNC
Downlink Direct Transfer (DTAP Disconnect) from RNC to CN
Uplink Direct Transfer (DTAP Release)
RANAP Direct Transfer (DTAP Release) from RNC to CN
RANAP Direct Transfer (DTAP Release Complete) from CN to RNC
Downlink Direct Transfer (DTAP Release Complete)

Mobile Terminated Call Sequence

RNAP Lu Release (From CN to RNC)

RNAP Lu Release (From RNC to CN)
RRC Connection Release (From RNC to UE)
RRC Connection Release Complete (From UE to RNC)
SCCP Release (From CN to RNC)
SCCP Release Complete (From RNC to CN)