1.

Mobile Original Call Flow

MSC

BSC

BTS

11
14
15
19
20
23

Channel Required

Channel Activation

Immediate Assigment Command

Authentication Request

12
13

Authentication Reponse
Ciphering Mode Command

16

TMSI Reallocation Command

TMSI Reallocation Complete
Setup

26

Call Proceeding

28

Assignment Request

29
30

44

21

TMSI Reallocation Command(SDCCH)

22

TMSI Reallocation Complete(SDCCH)

24

Setup(SDCCH)

27

Call Proceeding(SDCCH)

Channel Activation

46

49

Release

52

Release Complete

53

Clear Command

Clear Complete

62

SCCP Release

63

SCCP Release Ack

32

SABM(FACCH)

34

UA(FACCH)

Assignment Complete(FACCH)

RF Channel Release

Alerting(SDCCH)

42

Connect(SDCCH)

43

Connect Ack(FACCH)

Disconnect(FACCH)

50

Release(FACCH)

51

Release Complete(FACCH)

54

Channel Release(FACCH)

Deactivate SACCH

58

Release Indication

59

RF Channel Release

60

Measurement Report(SACCH)

45

Measurement Report
47

55

61

Assignment Command(SDCCH)

40

Connect Ack

Disconnect

Ciphering Mode Command(SDCCH)

RF Channel Release Ack

38

Connect

48

17

Ciphering Mode Complete(SDCCH)

35
37

41

Authentication Reponse(SDCCH)

Establish Indication

Assignment Complete

Alerting

UA(SDCCH)

Channel Activation Ack

33

39

10

18

31

36

Immediate Assigment (AGCH)

CM Service Request(SDCCH)

Authentication Request(SDCCH)

Ciphering Mode Command

Ciphering Mode Complete

25

6
7

8
CM Service Request
Estableish Indication

CM Service Request

Channel Request(RACH)

Channel Activation Ack

5
9

MS

RF Channel Release Ack

56

DISC(FACCH)

57

UA(SACCH)

2. Mobile Terminal Call Flow

MSC

BSC
1

BTS

MS

Paging
2

Paging Command
3

14
17
18
22
23
26

Paging Response

Channel Required

Channel Activation

Channel Activation Ack

8
12

Immediate Assigment Command

11

15
16

Authentication Reponse
19

TMSI Reallocation Command

TMSI Reallocation Complete
27
Setup
Call Comfirm

31

Assignment Request

32

24

TMSI Reallocation Command(SDCCH)

40

Channel Activation

Disconnect

52

Release

55

Release Complete

56

Clear Command

Clear Complete

65

SCCP Release

66

SCCP Release Ack

35

SABM(FACCH)

37

UA(FACCH)

Assignment Complete(FACCH)

RF Channel Release

44

Connect(SDCCH)

47

Connect Ack(FACCH)

Disconnect(FACCH)

53

Release(FACCH)

54

Release Complete(FACCH)

57

Channel Release(FACCH)

Deactivate SACCH

61

Release Indication

62

RF Channel Release

63

Measurement Report(SACCH)

48

Measurement Report
50

58

64

Assignment Command(SDCCH)

RF Channel Release Ack

42
Alerting(SDCCH)

49
51

Setup(SDCCH)
Call Comfirm(SDCCH)

38
41

Connect
Connect Ack

TMSI Reallocation Complete(SDCCH)

Establish Indication

Assignment Complete

45
46

Ciphering Mode Command(SDCCH)

Channel Activation Ack

36

Alerting

20

Ciphering Mode Complete(SDCCH)

34

43

UA(SDCCH)

Authentication Reponse(SDCCH)

28
29

33

39

13

21

25

Immediate Assigment (AGCH)

SABM Paging Response(SDCCH)

Authentication Request(SDCCH)

Ciphering Mode Command

Ciphering Mode Complete

30

9
10

Paging Response(SDCCH)
Establish Indication

Authentication Request

Ciphering Mode Command

Channel Request(RACH)

Paging Request

RF Channel Release Ack

59

DISC(FACCH)

60

UA(SACCH)

3. Location Update Flow

MSC

BSC

BTS

4
5
9

Location Update Request

11

Identity Request

14

Identity Reponse

15
18

Channel Required

Channel Activation

Immediate Assigment Command

8

23

Ciphering Mode Complete

24

Location Update Accepted

27

TMSI Reallocation Complete

28

20

Clear Complete

37

SCCP Release

38

SCCP Release Ack

12

Identity Request(SDCCH)

13

Identity Reponse(SDCCH)

16

Authentication Request(SDCCH)

17

Authentication Reponse(SDCCH)

22

Ciphering Mode Command(SDCCH)

Location Update Accepted

26
29

21

UA(SDCCH)

Ciphering Mode Complete(SDCCH)

25

TMSI Reallocation Complete

Channel Release(SDCCH)

30

Deactivate SACCH

33

Release Indication

34

RF Channel Release

35

Location Update Request

10

Ciphering Mode Command

Clear Command

36

6 Immediate Assigment (AGCH)

Location Update Request

Establish Indication

Authentication Reponse
Ciphering Mode Command

Channel Request(RACH)

Channel Activation Ack

Authentication Request

19

MS

RF Channel Release Ack

31

DISC(SDCCH)

32

UA(SDCCH)

4. Intra-Cell Handover flow

MSC

BSC

BTS
2

Measurement Report(SACCH)

Channel Activation

Channel Activation Ack

Assigment Command(FACCH)
Establish Indication

9
11

Measurement Report
3

MS

12
13

SABM(FACCH)

UA(FACCH)

Assignment Complete(FACCH)
10

HO Performed

RF Channel Release
RF Channel Release Ack

Receiver Ready(FACCH)

5. Inter-Cell Handover flow

MSC

BTS2

BSC

BTS1
2

3
4

Measurement Report

Measurement Report(SACCH)

Handover Command(FACCH)

Channel Activation

Channel Activation Ack

5
7

Handover Command

HO Access(FACCH)
Handover Detect

Physical Info(FACCH)

10
11 Establish Indication
12

SABM(FACCH)

UA(FACCH)

13

Handover Complete(FACCH)

14

Receiver Ready(FACCH)

15
16

MS

Hondover Complete
HO Performed

17
18

RF Channel Release
RF Channel Release Ack

6. External Handover Flow

MSC

BSC2

BTS2

3
HO Request

HO_Req Ack

5
6

BTS1
2

HO Required

BSC1

MS
1

Measurement Report

Channel Activation
Channel Activation Ack

Handover Command
9
10

12

HO Detection

11

Handover Command(FACCH)

HO Access(FACCH)

Handover Detect
13

Physical Info(FACCH)

14

SABM(FACCH)

16

UA(FACCH)

15 Establish Indication

19
20
21

17

Handover Complete(FACCH)

18

Receiver Ready(FACCH)

Hondover Complete

HO Complete
Clear Command
22
23

24

Clear Complete

RF Channel Release
RF Channel Release Ack

Measurement Report(SACCH)