Network Components, and Translations Overview

Lesson 2

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Objectives
Using site-specific information and appropriate documentation, you will be able to discuss the function and purpose of the components in the system and MSC translations, such as: Mobile-services Switching Center (MSC) function Home Location Register (HLR) function Visitor Location Register (VLR) function Equipment Identification Register (EIR) function

Authentication Center (AuC) function

Base Station Subsystem (BSS) function various network functions basic call scenarios

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UMTS Functional Architecture

UE
Uu RNC Iub (ATM) UE Node B (BTS) Iu (CS & PS) Iur ATM Backbone Iu Uu Iur Iub (ATM) UE Node B (BTS) RNC Iu (CS & PS) Iu (PS) 3G SGSN VLR Wireless Gateway Iu (CS) C Circuit Domain B D HLR/ AuC 3G GGSN Internet

UTRAN

Core Network
3G MSC PSTN

IP Backbon e

Intranet s Packet Domain

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Circuit Core Network Components

SMS-SC

EIR
GMSC

PSTN Iu (CS)

Wireless Gateway D HLR Access Network VLR

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UMTS UTRAN Components and Interfaces

UTRAN
Uu RNC

Iub (ATM)
UE Node B (BTS)

Iu (CS & PS)

Iur

ATM Backbon e Uu Iur Iub (ATM) UE Node B (BTS) Iu (CS & PS)

Core Network

RNC

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Network Functions

To understand Translations in the Network, the following activities are important: Incoming call handling (Mobile Terminating) Outgoing call handling (Mobile Originating) Mobility management (location registration)

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Land-to-Mobile Call: Overall Picture

Signaling Link 3. PRN (IMSI)

HLR
Signaling Link 5. SRI ACK [MSRN] 2. SRI (MSISDN)

4. PRN-ACK [MSRN]

VLR

VLR

PET Trunk

GMSC

7. Send Info. for Incoming call

PSTN Switch

PET Trunk 1. IAM (MSISDN)

GMSC

6. IAM (MSRN)

GSM Trunk

8. Paging

GSM TRUNK

RNC or BSC

RNC or BSC

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Mobile-to-Land Call: Overall Picture

3. Complete (MSISDN)

VLR
PET Trunk

GMSC
2. Send Info. for Outgoing Call

PSTN Switch

4. IAM

GSM Trunk

RNC or BSC

1. SETUP (MSISDN)

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Mobile-to-Mobile Call: Overall Picture

5. PRN (IMSI)

HLR
4. SRI

Signaling Link 6. PRN Ack (MSRN)

Signaling Link 7. SRI Ack

VLR
3. Complete 2. Send Info. for Outgoing Call

VLR

PET Trunk

GSMC

9. Send Info. for Incoming Call

GMSC

8. IAM (MSRN)

GSM Trunk
GSM Trunk

10. Paging

RNC or BSC RNC or BSC

1. SETUP (MSISDN)

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Inter-PLMN Roaming
Country A Home PLMN
4. Update Location

Country B Visiting PLMN

HLR

6. ISD Ack

5. Insert Subscriber Data [ISD]

VLR

3. IMSI Verification

7. Location Update Ack 10. Cancel Location Ack 9. Cancel Location

GMSC

VLR

8. Location Registration Ack

2. Location Update Request includes IMSI

1. MS roams from A to B

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