GSM Call Flow (GSM Originating Call) Cell Mobile Station User Mobile Send Button Begin RR Connection

Establishment

Mobile Network Base Stations NSS BSS MSC VLR

Fixed Network PSTN PSTN

RR CHANNEL REQUEST RR IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT RR SABM + MM CM SERVICE REQUEST RR UA SCCP CONNECTION REQUEST + MM CM SERVICE REQUEST Enable Ciphering BSSMAP CIPHER MODE COMMAND RR CIPHERING MODE COMMAND RR CIPHERING MODE COMPLETE BSSMAP CIPHER MODE COMPLETE RR Connection Establishment Completed Call Setup CC SETUP CC CALL PROCEEDING Connecting... Mode Modify BSSMAP ASSIGNMENT REQUEST RR CHANNEL MODE MODIFY RR CHANNEL MODE MODIFY ACKNOWLEDGE BSSMAP ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE ISUP INITIAL ADDRESS MESSAGE ISUP ADDRESS COMPLETE MESSAGE CC ALERTING Alerting Tone ISUP ANSWER CC CONNECT CC CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE Connected Conversation Speech Call Release End Button

GSM Call Flow (GSM Originating Call) Cell Mobile Station User Mobile

Mobile Network Base Stations NSS BSS MSC VLR CC DISCONNECT

Fixed Network PSTN PSTN

ISUP RELEASE CC RELEASE ISUP RELEASED ISUP RELEASE COMPLETE CC RELEASE COMPLETE RR Connection Release BSSMAP CLEAR COMMAND RR CHANNEL RELEASE BSSMAP CLEAR COMPLETE RR DISC RR UA Call Released Indication