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Idle Mode Behavior - Final
Idle Mode Behavior - Final
Prepared by- Md. Rabiul Hasan RF Design, Access Network 20th May, 2012
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Introduction To get an idea about idle mode behavior (GSM procedures/events) those are IMSI Attach IMSI Detach Location Area Update
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What is IMSI?
IMSI means International Mobile Subscriber Identity. The IMSI is how the subscriber is identified to the network. The IMSI is composed of three parts: Mobile Country Code (MCC) Mobile Network Code (MNC) Mobile Subscriber Identification Number (MSIN) For BangladeshMCC 470 470 470 470 470 470 MNC 01 02 03 04 05 06 Brand Grameenphone Robi Banglalink TeleTalk Citycell Airtel MSIN 017XXXXXXXX 018XXXXXXXX 019XXXXXXXX 015XXXXXXXX 011XXXXXXXX 016XXXXXXXX
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IMSI Attach
A MS performs an IMSI Attach when it comes onto a network. If a phone is just powering up, it will contact the network and perform an IMSI Attach, letting the network know where the MS is. IMSI attach processes are1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Channel Request IMSI Verification / Request Triplets Authentication Encryption Location Update
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IMSI Detach
A MS will perform an IMSI Detach when it powers off. An IMSI Detach message informs the network that the MS is no longer on the network and should not be paged. In most networks, the MSC/VLR will initiate an IMSI Detach if the MS has not been active on the network for a specified period of time. IMSI detach processes are-
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Channel Request Gaining VLR requests data from Losing VLR Location Update Updating the Registers
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References http://gsmfordummies.com/tdma/logical.shtml
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