Network Attachment Process

Switch -on
. Cell should be of selected PLMN. . Cell should not be barred . . Radio path loss between BTS and the MS must be below a threshold set by the operator. Measure strongest RF channel to find relevant BCCH PLMN Selection MS

fails Limited service

Cell Selection

Location Update ( Register its presence to the network. )

Idle-Mode

LOCATION UPDATION

ND Mobile moves to CA and Powers on MS

Update Location TAX CA GMSC MSC CA

Listens BCCH/FCCH

LU Accept

HLR Location Update ( TMSI, LAI ) LU Accept

ND

MS

CA ND

Update Location LU Accept

VLR New VLR records subscriber data.

( New TMSI) 9810098111 VPLMN HLR HPLMN

LU Accept TAX ND Update Location

( Update Location/ GMSC MSC/VLR Authentication ) ND LU Accept (Subs data) VLR ACK from De register old Mobile to MSC/VLR Old VLR

1. ND PSTN Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in ND.

Page(TMSI) HLR ND TAX ND MSISDN MSISDN MSISDN LE TANDEM GMSC MSC/VLR ND SRI MSRN PRN to MSC/VLR ND

ND MS
9810098100

ACK from MSC/VLR ND (MSRN)

2. ND PSTN Subscriber Dials CA Mobile Subscriber in CA.

TANDEM

HLR
MSISDN LE ND TAX ND MSISDN MSISDN GMSC MSC/VLR ND

CA
MSISDN TAX CA SRI MSRN

HLR GMSC MSC/VLR CA

CA Page(TMSI) PRN to MSC/VLR MS CA 9881098300

ACK from MSC/VLR CA (MSRN)

3. ND PSTN Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA.

HLR TAX CA CA MSRN Page(TMSI) HLR MSRN ND TAX ND GMSC MSC/VLR CA ND MS
9810098200

MSRN

GMSC MSC/VLR ND

SRI
MSRN PRN to MSC/VLR CA ACK from MSC/VLR CA (MSRN)

MSISDN MSISDN LE

MSISDN

TANDEM

4. CA PSTN Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA.

TANDEM

HLR
MSISDN LE CA TAX CA MSISDN GMSC MSC/VLR CA

9810098400

MSRN

MSISDN

Page(TMSI)

ND MS

ND

MSRN
HLR TAX ND MSRN GMSC MSC/VLR ND SRI MSRN PRN to MSC/VLR CA ACK from MSC/VLR CA (MSRN)

MSISDN

4.A CA PSTN Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA

Roaming agreement with Optimal Routing

TANDEM HLR Page(TMSI) MSISDN LE MSISDN GMSC MSC/VLR CA SRI CA ND TAX ND GMSC MSC/VLR ND HLR MSRN ND MS
9810098410

TAX CA

ACK from PRN to MSC/VLR MSC/VLR CA (MSRN) CA

5. CA Mobile Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in ND.

HLR MSISDN Subs. data check ACK MSISDN VLR CA MS

TAX CA CA

MSISDN

GMSC MSC CA

9881098500

ND
SRI MSRN

TAX ND MSISDN

GMSC MSC/VLR ND

HLR Page(TMSI) ND MS
9810098500

PRN to MSC/VLR ND

ACK from MSC/VLR ND (MSRN)

6. CA Mobile Subscriber Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA.

HLR CA MSISDN TAX CA MSISDN MSRN GMSC MSC CA Subs. data check ACK VLR ND MS
9810098600

MS

9881098600

MSISDN CA ND TAX ND MSRN MSRN

Page(TMSI) HLR GMSC MSC/VLR ND SRI MSRN PRN to MSC/VLR CA

MSISDN

ACK from MSC/VLR CA (MSRN)

7. ND Mobile Subscriber in CA Dials ND Mobile in ND.

HLR ND MSISDN TAX CA CA MSISDN GMSC MSC CA Subs. data check ACK VLR MS

9810098700

MSISDN

ND TAX ND GMSC MSC/VLR ND MSISDN SRI MSRN

HLR Page(TMSI) ND MS
9810098710

PRN to MSC/VLR ND

ACK from MSC/VLR ND (MSRN)

8. CA Mobile in ND Dials ND Mobile Subscriber in CA.

HLR

TAX CA CA

MSRN

GMSC MSC CA

Page(TMSI)

9810098800

ND MS

MSRN ND TAX ND MSRN ACK HLR SRI GMSC MSISDN MSC/VLR MSRN 9881098800 ND Subs. data ACK from check PRN to MSC/VLR VLR MSC/VLR CA (MSRN) CA CA MS