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GPRS Logical Architecture

Um

BSS
TE

MT

ISDN/
PSTN

BTS
Abis

BSC

MS
Traffic and signaling
Signaling
TE
MT
MS
BSS
BTS
BSC
GMSC

Terminal Equipment
Mobile Terminal
Mobile Station
Base Station System
Base Transceiver Station
Base Station Controller
Gateway Mobile Services Switching
Center
MSC
Mobile services Switching Center
VLR
Visitor Location Register
HLR
Home Location Register
AUC
AuthenticationCenter
EIR
Equipment Identity Register
SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
Um
Air Interface
A, Abis Interfaces (GSM)
Gx
Interfaces (GPRS)

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GMSC
MSC/VLR

EIR
Gf

Gs
Gb

AUC
Gr

SGSN

HLR
External
IP Network
(Internet)

Gn

IP-Backbone
Network

GGSN
Gi

Gp

External
IP Network
(Corporate
LAN)

External
X.25 Network

Other
PLMN

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GSNs and their context

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Names of Interfaces

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Transmission protocol architecture

Figure 2-3

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Configuration showing GPRS internal backbone

Figure 2-4

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Common resource pool

Figure 4-1

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Channel reservation
TBF

PSET 1

TBF

MS3 MS3

PSET 2

TBF limit = 2

MS2 MS2 MS2 MS3

MS1 MS1 MS1 MS1

MS4 MS4 MS4

PDCH

PDCH

Figure 4 -2

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Priority order of logical channel queues

Figure 4 -3

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One MS assigned to more

than one PDCH
PDCH 1

PDCH 2

More than one MS

assigned to the
same PDCH

PDCH 3

PDCH 1

MS 1

MS 1

Figure 4 -4

MS 2

MS 3

Figure 4 -5
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The open Gb interface connects the PCU with the SGSN

Figure 5 -1

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BSSGP Protocol Position

LLC
Relay

BSSGP

RLC

BSSGP

MAC

Network
Service

Network
Service

L1

L1

BSS

SGSN

Gb
Figure 5 -2

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BVC Flow Control

MS Flow control

MS Flow control

MS Flow control

BVC Flow control

BSS

Figure 5 -3
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Position of the NS within the Gb interface protocol stack

LLC
Relay

BSSGP

RLC

BSSGP

MAC

NS

NS

L1

L1

BSS

SGSN

Gb
Figure 5 -4

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Internal architecture of the Network Service

Network Service

Network Service Control /

Network Service Control protocol

Sub-Network Service /
Sub-Network Service protocol

Figure 5 -5
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Relationship between NS-VCs and NS-VLs

end-to-end NS-VC

intermediate
transmission
network

BSS

SGSN

NS-VL at the BSS side

NS-VL at the SGSN side

Figure 5 -6
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Link layer and physical layer protocols

BSSGP
Network Service
Frame Relay
E1

T1

Figure 5 -7
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SS7 Interfaces Protocol Stacks

SGSN SMS-GMSC and
SGSN SMS-IWMSC

SGSN - HLR

SGSN- MSC/VLR

MAP

MAP

TCAP

TCAP

BSSAP+

SCCP

SCCP

SCCP

MTP3

MTP3

MTP3

MTP2

MTP2

MTP2

MTP1

MTP1

MTP1

Figure 6 -1
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Protocols used for E1/T1 based communication

IP
PPP
E1

FR
T1

E1

T1

Figure 6-2

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Protocols used for SDH/SONET based communication

Figure 6 -3

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Protocols used for ethernet-based communication

IP
LLC (802.2)
MAC (802.3 for 10Base-T, 802,3u for 100BaseTX Ethernet)
10Base-T Ethernet

100BaseTX Ethernet

Figure 6 -4

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GPRS Logical Architecture with interface name

denotations
Gr or Gc

GTP-MAP
protocol
converting
GSN

HLR

Gn
Gc

SGSN
Gn
R
TE

Um
MT

Gi

Gb
BSS

SGSN

GGSN
Gn

R
TE

Um
MT

PDN

TE

Gp

Gb
BSS

SGSN
Other PLMN

Signaling Interface
Signaling and Data Transfer Interface
Figure 6-6
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User plane GSN-GSN

GTP-U

GTP-U

UDP

UDP

IP

IP

L2

L2

L1

L1

GSN

Gn

GSN

Figure 6 -7
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Outline of GTP header

Octets

Bits
6

Version

Spare 1 1 1 1

1
SN
N

Message Type

3-4

Length

5-6

Sequence Number

7-8

Flow Label

SNDCP N-PDU Number

10

Spare 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

11

Spare 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

12

Spare 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

13-20

TID
Figure 6 -8

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GTP header followed by subsequent Information

Elements
Bits

Octets

1 - 20

GTP header

21 - n

Information Element(s)

Figure 6 -9
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Transmission Plane - Protocol Stack

Figure 6 -9
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GPRS Attach procedure

MS

BSS

SGSN

GGSN

HLR

1. Attach Request

2. Authentication

3. Update Location

4. Attach Accept
5. Attach Complete

Compulsory communication
Conditional or optional communication
Figure 7-1
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MS-Initiated GPRS Detach Procedure

MS

BSS

SGSN

GGSN

1. Detach Request

2. Delete PDP Context Request

2. Delete PDP Context Response

4.Detach Accept

Compulsory communication
Conditional or optional communication
Figure 7-2

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HLR-Initiated GPRS Detach Procedure

MS

BSS

SGSN

GGSN

HLR

1. Cancel Location
2. Attach Request
3. Delete PDP Context Request

3. Delete PDP Context Response

4. Detach Accept
5. Cancel Location Ack

Compulsory communication
Conditional or optional communication
Figure 7-3
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PDP Context Activation Procedure

MS

BSS

SGSN

GGSN

1. Activate PDP Context Request

2. Security Functions
3. Create PDP Context Request

3. Create PDP Context Response

4. Activate PDP Context Accept

Compulsory communication
Conditional or optional communication
Figure 7-4

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PDP Context Deactivation Initiated by MS Procedure

MS

BSS

SGSN

GGSN

1. Dectivate PDP Context Request

2. Security Functions
3. Delete PDP Context Request

3. Delete PDP Context Response

4. Deactivate PDP Context Accept

Compulsory communication
Conditional or optional communication
Figure 7-5

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PDP Context Deactivation Initiated by SGSN Procedure

MS

BSS

SGSN

GGSN

1. Delete PDP Context Request

1. Delete PDP Context Response

2. Deactivate PDP Context Response

2. Deactivate PDP Context Accept

Compulsory communication
Figure 7-6

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PDP Context Deactivation Initiated by GGSN Procedure

Figure 7-7

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Mobile-Terminated SMS Transfer (Successful)

Figure 7-8

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Mobile-Originated SMS Transfer (Successful)

Figure 7-9

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Intra-SGSN RA Update Procedure

Figure 7-10

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Inter-SGSN RA Update Procedure

Figure 7-11

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Combined RA /LA Update

in case of Intra-SGSN RA Update Procedure

Figure 7-12

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Combined RA /LA Update in case of

Inter-SGSN RA Update Procedure

Figure 7-13

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