Wireless Converging Networks

PS Core
Gc, Gd, Ge, Gf, Gr
MAP TCAP SCCP MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 ATM L1 M3UA SCTP IP MTP-2 IP MTP-3 M3UA SCTP CAP

Glossary
AAA = Authorization, Authentication and Accounting AAL2 = ATM Adaptation Layer - Type 2 (I.363.2, I.366.1) AAL5 = ATM Adaptation Layer - Type 5 (I.363.5) ALCAP = Access Link Control Application Part (Q.2630.1) AMR = Adaptive Multi Rate (26.071) AS = Application Server ATM = Asynchronous Transfer Mode (I.361) AuC = Authentication Center BICC = Bearer Independent Call Control (Q. 1901) BG = Border Gateway BGCF = Breakout Gateway Control Function BMC = Broadcast- Multicast Control (25.324) BM-SC = Broadcast/Multicast Service Center BSC = Base Station Controller BSSAP = Base Station Subsystem Application Part BSSAP+ = Base Station System Application Part (29.018) BSSAP-LE = Base Station Subsystem Application Part LCS Extension (49.031) BSSGP = Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol (48.018) BSSLAP = Subsystem LCS Assistance Protocol (48.071) BTSM = Base Transceiver Station Management (48.048) CAMEL = Customized Application for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic (23.078) CAP = CAMEL Application Part (29.078) CBC = Cell Broadcast Center CC = Call Control (24.008) COPS = Common Open Policy Service (RFC 2748) CDMA = Code Division Multiple Access CGN = Charging Gateway Node CMSC = Gateway MSC CS = Circuit Switched CS Core = Circuit Switch Core CS-MGW = Circuit Switched - Media Gateway DCHFP = Dedicated Channel Frame Protocol (25.427) DIAMETER (RFC 3588) DSCHFP = Downlink Shared Channel Frame Protocol DSMIPv6 = Dual Stack MIP v6 IETF (IETF Internet Draft) EDCHFP = Enhanced Dedicated Channel Frame Protocol (25.427) EIR = Equipment Identity Register eNB = Evolved NodeB eUTRAN = Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network FACHFP = Forward Access Channel Frame Protocol (25.435) GbE = Gigabit Ethernet GERAN = GSM Edge Radio Access Network GGSN = Gateway GPRS Support Node GMLC = Gateway Mobile Location Center GMM = GPRS Mobility Management (24.008) GMSC = Gateway MSC GSMS = GSM Short Message Service (23.040, 24.011) GTP = GPRS Tunnel Protocol (29.060) GTP = GPRS/3G Changing Data Collection Protocol (32.015) GTP-C = GPRS Tunneling Protocol - Control Plane (29.060) GTP-U = GPRS Tunneling Protocol - User Plane (29.060) HNB = Home NodeB HNBAP = Home NodeB Application Part HNB-GW = Home NodeB Gateway HSDSCHFP = High Speed Downlink Shared Transport Channel Frame Protocol (25.435) HSS = Home Subscriber Server HTTP = Hypertext Transfer Protocol (RFC 2616) I-BCF = Interconnect Border Control Function I-BGF/TrGW = Interconnect Border Gateway Functions/Transition Gateway I-CSCF = Interrogating Call Session Control Function IMS = IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS-MGW = IMS - Media Gateway INAP = Intelligent Network Application Part (ETS 300 374) IP = Internet Protocol (RFC 791) IPv4 = Internet Protocol v4 (RFC 791) IPv6 = Internet Protocol v6 (RFC 2460) ISUP = ISDN User Part (Q.763) Iu-UP = Iu-User Protocol (25.415) L2R COP = L2R Character Orientated Protocol LAPD = Link Access Procedure on the D-Channel (Q.921) LLC = Logical Link Control (44.064) LLP = LMU LCS Protocol (44.071) LTE = Long Term Evolution M2PA = MTP2 User Peer-to-peer Adaptation (RFC 4165) M2UA = MTP2 User Adaptation Layer (RFC 3331) M3UA = MTP3 User Adaptation Layer (RFC 3332) MAC = Medium Access Control (25.321) MAP = Mobile Application Part (29.002) MEGACO (H.248) = Media Gateway Control Protocol (H.248, 29.232, 29.332) MGCF = Media Gateway Controller Function MIPv4 = Mobile IP v4 (RFC 3344) MM = Mobility Management (24.008) MME = Mobility Management Entity MMS-SC = Multi Media Message Service - Service Center MRFC = Multimedia Resource Function Controller MRFP = Multimedia Resource Function Processor MSC = Mobile Switching Center MTP2 = Message Transfer Part - Level 2 (Q.703) MTP3 = Message Transfer Part - Level 3 (Q.704) MTP3b = Message Transfer Part - Level 3 - Broadband (Q.2210) NAS = Non-Access-Stratum NBAP = NodeB Application Part (25.433) Nb UP = Nb User Protocol (29.415) NS = Network Service (48.016) O&M = Operation & Maintenance PCAP = Positioning Calculation Application Part (25.423) PCHFP = Paging Channel Frame Protocol (25.435) PCRF = Policy and Charging Rules Function (23.203) P-CSCF = Proxy - Call Session Control Function PCU = Packet Control Unit PDCP = Packet Data Convergence Protocol (25.323) PDF = Policy Decision Function PDN GW = Packet Data Networks Gateway PLMN = Public Land Mobile Network PMIPv6 = Proxy Mobile IP (IETF Internet Draft) PS = Packet Switched PS Core = Packet Switch Core PSTN = Public Switched Telephone Network RACHFP = Random Access Channel Frame Protocol (25.435) RADIUS = Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RFC 2865) RANAP = Radio Access Network Application Part (25.413) RLP = Radio Link Protocol (24.022) RLC = Radio Link Control (25.322) RNC = Radio Network Controller RNSAP = Radio Network Subsystem Application Part (25.423) RR = Radio Recourses (44.018) RRC = Radio Resource Control (25.331) RRLP = Radio Resource LCS Protocol (44.031) RTCP = Real Time Transport Control Protocol (RFC 3550) RTP = Real Time Transport Protocol (RFC 3550) RUA = RANAP User Adaption (25.468) S1AP = S1 Application Protocol (36.413) SABP = Service Area Broadcast Protocol (25.419) SCCP = Signaling Connection Control Part (Q.713) S-CSCF = Serving Call Session Control Function SCTP = Stream Control Transport Protocol (RFC 2960) SDP = Session Description Protocol (RFC 2327) SGSN = Serving GPRS Support Node S-GW = Serving Gateway SIP = Session Initiation Protocol (RFC 3261) SLF = Subscription Locator Function SM = Session Management (24.008) SMLC = Serving Mobile Location Center SMLCPP = Serving Mobile Location Center Point-to-Point (48.031) SMS = Short Message Service (23.040, 24.011) SMSCB = Short Message Services Cell Broadcast (23.041) SMS-SC = Short Message Service - Service Center SNDCP = Sub-Network Dependent Convergence Protocol (44.065) SS = Supplementary Service (24.080) SSCF-NNI = Service Specific Coordination Function - Network-to-Network Interface (Q.2140) SSCF-UNI = Service Specific Coordination Function - User-to-Network Interface (Q.2130) SSCOP = Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol (Q.2110) STC = Signaling Transport Converter (Q.2150) SUA = Signaling Connection Control Part User Adaptation (RFC 3868) TCAP = Transaction Capabilities Application Part (Q.773) TCP = Transmission Control Protocol (RFC 739) TRAU = Trans Coder and Rate Adaptor Unit TUP = Telephone User Part (Q.723) UDP = User Datagram Protocol (RFC 768) USCHFP = Uplink Shared Channel Frame Protocol (25.435) UTRAN = UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network X2AP =X2 Application Protocol (36.423)

Gn, Gp
IP Applications UDP IP GTP UDP IP L2 L1 TCP

Gs
BSSAP+ SCCP

Ga
GTP UDP IP L2 L1

Gi, SGi
IP Applications UDP TCP IP L2 L1

MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 ATM

M3UA SCTP IP

MTP-3

M3UA SCTP

MTP-2

Dh
IP

ISC Ma

L1

Iu-CS

UTRAN
Iub
NBAP SCTP IP L2 L1 SSCF-UNI SSCOP AAL5 ATM ALCAP STC SSCF-UNI SSCOP AAL5

MM CC GMM SM SMS GSMS SS RRC AMR PDCP BMC RLC MAC HS-DSCHFP RACHFP DSCHFP USCHFP

MM CC SMS SS TAF RLP RANAP SCCP M3UA EDCHFP SCTP IP L2 L1 MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 ATM ALCAP STC MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 RTP TAF RLP Iu UP RTCP UDP IP L2 L1 AAL2 AMR

MMS-SC
Lg

BM-SC SMS-SC AS GMLC

Lc Lh Sh

UDP IP L2 L1

AAL2 ATM

ATM

Lb
TAF RLP

Iur Iu-PS
GMM GSMS RANAP SCCP M3UA MTP3b SCTP SSCF-NNI IP SSCOP IP AAL5 L2 ATM L1 SM
IP Applications

MM CC GMM SM SMS GSMS SS RNSAP ALCAP STC MTP3b SSCFUNI SSCOP AAL5 MTP3b M3UA SCTP IP MTP3b RACHFP
FACHFP

RRC

AMR PDCP BMC RLC MAC

UDP

TCP

Iur-g
RNSAP SCCP M3UA MTP3b SCTP SSCF-NNI IP SSCOP AAL5 ATM L1 SCTP IP L2

SCCP M3UA

SMLC
EDCHFP

Applications and Services

CBC
Lp

Camel entity

Internet, Trusted/Untrusted Non 3GPP Access, IP Service

FACHFP

IP Iu UP GTP-U UDP IP AAL5 L2 ATM L1

DCHFP

PCHFP

DSCHFP

IP

SSCOP AAL5

USCHFP

DCHFP

PCHFP

SSCFUNI

HS-DSCHFP

SMLC-CBC
Cx

ATM L1

UDP IP L2 L1

AAL2 ATM

SMLC
CBC-BSC Iupc Iu-BC

IMS
Cx, Dh, Dx, Gq, Gx, Rx Go
COPS TCP IP L2/L1 SCTP SCTP IP L2/L1

Mb
RTP UDP IP L2/L1 RTCP

Le
ISUP M3UA IP L2/L1 BICC

Mn, Mp
Megaco UDP TCP SCTP IP L2/L1

ISC, Ma, Mg, Mi, Mj, Mk, Mr, Mw, Mx

SDP SIP-I SIP SDP SIP-I SIP SDP SIP-I SIP UDP TCP IP L2/L1 SCTP

Other PLMN
Gp

Gmb Ge

Mx
Dx

I-BCF

DIAMETER TCP

SLF

Applications and Services

Dh, Sh, Wm
DIAMETER RADIUS SCTP UDP IP L2 L1 UDP IP L2 L1

GMSC Server

IMS
Mc

Dx Mw

S-CSCF
Mr

Mi Mg Mj

Mx

I-CSCF
Mw Mp Mb Mb

BGCF
Mk

Iupc

PCAP

ISC
SDP SIP TCP

Iu-BC
SABP TCP IP AAL5 ATM L1

SCCP M3UA IP MTP3b SSCOP AAL5 ATM L1 SCTP SSCF-NNI

Lc, Lg, Lh
INAP MAP TCAP SCCP MTP-3 MTP-2 L1

Lb, Lp, Ls
RRLP BSSLAP LLP SMLCPP BSSAP-LE SCCP MTP-3 MTP-2 L1

Ut
HTTP TCP IP L2 L1

CDMA 2000
2G
BTS

Nc/E

MSC Server
Mc
A/Ater

CS Core
Nb

CS-MGW
Gx/Go

Rx/Gq

P-CSCF
Rx

MRFC

PCRF/PDF

I-BGF/TrGW
Mb Mn

MGCF

MRFP

BSC
Abis Iur-g
Gb

IMS-MGW
Mb TDM

Le

Femtocell
Iuh
RANAP RUA HNBAP Iu UP RTP/RTCP GTP-U
UDP SCTP

CS-MGW

AAA

HSS/AuC
S6d

IPv4/ IPv6 Ethernet

GERAN
Nb
ALCAP STC M3UA SCTP MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP IP AAL5 ATM TAF RLP Nb UP AAL2 Codecs RLP Nb UP RTP UDP IP L1 RTCP Codecs

BTS
Abis

BSC
Iur-g

Registers
EIR

Gd

BG
Gn Gn

PSTN Network
SS7

CS Core Mc
MEGACO MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCO AAL5 ATM L1 M3UA SCTP IP

3G

NodeB
Iub

RNC
NodeB
Iur

F Iu-CS Iu-PS Gs Gf/S13

PS Core
CGN
Ga

GGSN

RNC

UTRAN
TUP, ISUP MTP-3 M2UA M2PA

Iub

Gn
Iu-PS

Iu-CS

SGs

S101

S13

C, D, E, F, G, H, SS7 Nc
BICC STC MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP AAL5 ATM L1 M3UA SCTP IP MTP-2 MTP-3 M3UA SCTP SUA INAP MAP TCAP SCCP M3UA SCTP IP IP IP AAL5 ATM L1 MTP3b SSCF-NNI SSCOP MTP-2 CAP

S6a S3

Ga

SGSN
S4 S6b

Femtocell
Uu

S12

HNB GW
HNB
Iuh

MME

SCTP IP

LTE
S1
NAS S1AP SCTP

IP Applications UDP TCP IP GTP-U UDP IP L2/L1

IP Applications

X2
X2AP SCTP

UDP IP GTP-U UDP IP L2/L1

TCP

S3, S4, S5, S8, S10, S11, S12, S16, S101

GTP-C UDP

4G
S2a/b
MAP TCAP SCCP M3UA IP Applications UDP TCP IP MIPv4 PMIPv6 IPv6 UDP IPv6 IPv4 IPv4 L2/L1 DIAMETER TCP SCTP IPv4 L2/L1

S1-MME

S10

Evolved Packet Core

MME

3G

eNB
S1-MME

S11

PDN GW
S5/S8
S7

S2/SGi

IP Applications UDP TCP IP GTP-U UDP IP L2/L1

S6a, S6b, S7, S13, S13', Rx+

eNB
X2

S-GW

GERAN
A
MM CC SMS SS BSSAP L2RCOP SCCP RLP CODECS M3UA L2RCOP RTP RTCP MTP-3 SCTP UDP RLP MTP-2 IP V110 CODECS IP L1

IP Applications UDP TCP MM CC SMS SS IP SNDCP

eUTRAN
Gb
IP GMM SM GSMS SNDCP LLC BSSGP NS UDP Frame Relay IP (L1 bis) L2 L1

S1-U

LTE

Abis
O&M O&M Transport LAPD L1 SMSCB BTSM RR

GMM SM GSMS LLC RLC/MAC PCU

Ater
MM CC SMS SS BSSAP SCCP M3UA MTP-3 SCTP MTP-2 IP L2RCOP RLP V110 CODECS TRAU

Codecs TRAU

L1

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