1.

Paging Messages
1 Paging Type 1
1. 2 TMSI Combination
2. 1 TMSI & 1 IMSI Combination
3. 2 IMSI Combination
2 Paging Type 2
1. 2 TMSI & 1 IMSI Combination
2. 3 TMSI Combination

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3 Paging Type 3

2. System Info Messages

Note: This is just a tutorial material for Layer 3

messaging and call flow. These contains
messages which we encounter in normal RF
scenarios, All the messages specified in GSM TS
4.08 is not covered. All the messages are taken
from TEMS 4.1.1 version.

1 IDLE MODE Informations

1. System Info 1
2. System Info 2
3. System Info 3
4. System Info 4
5. System Info 13
2 DEDICATED MODE Information
1. System Info 5
2. System Info 6

3. Call Processing Messages

1 MS Originated Call
2 MS Terminated Call
3 Location Updating Procedure

Other L3 Messages
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

Channel Request for LU

Location Update Request
Location Update Accept
Immediate Assignment Extended
Disconnect due to No Circuits
Disconnect Normal Cause
Release
Release Complete
Channel Release
Sync Channel Information
Measurement Report
Classmark Enquiry
Classmark Change
Channel Request for Call Re-establishment
Immediate Assignment for Call Re-establishment
CM Re-establishment Request
CM Service Reject
CM Service Accept
Cell Broadcast Page
Channel Mode Modify
Channel Mode Modify Acknowledge

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Note: In this presentation the BTS & BSC is considered together as BSS part.

MS

BSS

MOBILE ORIGINATED CALL

MSC/
VLR

HLR

Channel Request
Immediate Assignment
CM Sevice Request
Complete Layer 3 Info
Authentication Request
Authentication Response
Cipher Mode CMD
Ciphering Mode Command
Cipher Mode Complete
Cipher Mode Complete
Setup
Identity Request
Identity Response
Call Proceeding
Assignment Request
Assignment Command
Assignment Complete
Assignment Complete
Initial Address Message (IAM)
Address Complete Message (ACM)
Alerting
Answer Signal/Answer Message (ANM)
Connect
Connect Acknowledge

PSTN

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MS

BSS

MOBILE TERMINATED CALL

MSC/
VLR

HLR

PSTN
Send Routing Info

Provide Roaming Number

Roaming Number
Routing Information
Initial Address Message (IAM)
Paging Command
Paging
Channel Request
Immediate Assignment
Paging Response
Complete Layer 3 Info
Cipher Mode CMD
Ciphering Mode Command
Ciphering Mode Complete
Cipher Mode Complete
Identity Request
Identity Response
Setup
Call Confirmed
Assignment Request
Assignment Command
Assignment Complete
Assignment Complete
Alerting
Address Complete Message (ACM)

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Connect
Connect Acknowledge

MS

Answer Signal/Answer Message (ANM)

BSS

LOCATION AREA UPDATING

MSC/
VLR

old
VLR

HLR

Channel Request
Immediate Assignment
Location Update Request
Complete Layer 3 Info
Send Authentication para
Authentication Para
Authentication Request
Authentication Response
Update Location
Insert Subsciber data
Sub data insertion acc
Location Update Accept
Cancel Location
TMSI Realloc Command
Loc cancell accept
TMSI Realloc Complete
Location Update Accept

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Paging Message Type 1 (2 TMSI Combination)

Paging Message Type 1 (1 TMSI & 1 IMSI Combination)

Paging Message Type 1 (2 IMSI Combination)

Paging Message Type 2 (2 TMSI & 1 IMSI Combination)

Paging Message Type 2 (3 TMSI Combination)

Paging Message Type 3 ( Will contain only 4 TMSI)

System Info 1 ( Idle Mode)

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Note:
This message normally for the Cell channel Informations. This will give the no of
frequencies allocated for the particular cell. In hopping case this will indicate the
frequencies in the MAL list along with the BCCH frequency. In non hopping case will
indicate the TCH & BCCH frequencies.

System Info 2 ( Idle Mode)

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Note:
This message gives the information about the neighbor frequencies in the idle mode.
Will only gives the BCCH of the neighbors defined. And the NCC permitted parameter
allows the mobile to restrict the neighbors to be sent in the measurement report.

System Info 3 ( Idle Mode)

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System Info 4 ( Idle Mode)

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Note:
This message gives the information about the CBCH for the mobile to decode the
CBCH. Along with the other cell level details like LAC, RACH control parameters
etc..

System Info 5 ( Dedicated Mode)

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Note:
This message gives the information about the neighbor frequencies in the dedicated
mode. Will only gives the BCCH of the neighbors defined.

System Info 6 ( Dedicated Mode)

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System Info 13 ( Idle Mode, GPRS Information)

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1. Channel Request

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2. Immediate Assignment

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3. CM Service Request

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4.Authentication Request

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5. Authentication Response

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6. Ciphering Mode Command

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7. Ciphering Mode Complete

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8. Setup

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Point 2:

In this message only the mobile forward the called number to the sys

9. Identity Request

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10. Identity Response

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11. Call Proceeding

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12. Assignment Command

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13. Assignment Complete

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14. Alerting

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15. Connect

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16. Connect Acknowledge

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Point 1
Once the Mobile sends the RACH it tries to decode all
the AGCH information and waits for the Immediate
assignment targeted to the particular mobile. It is
being identified from the Establishment cause and
Random reference.

In this message only the mobile forward the called number to the system.

1. Paging to the MS

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2. Channel Request

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3. Immediate Assignment

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4. Paging Response

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5. Ciphering Mode Command

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6. Ciphering Mode Complete

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7. Identity Request

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8. Identity Response

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9. Setup

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10. Call Confirmed

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11. Assignment Command

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12. Assignment Command

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13. Alerting

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14. Connect

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14. Connect Acknowledge

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SMS Request

SMS Service Request Message

System Info 5 for the following Handover process

Measurement Report 1

Measurement Report 2

Measurement Report 3

Measurement Report 4

Measurement Report 5

Measurement Report 6

Measurement Report 7

Measurement Report 8

Measurement Report 9

Measurement Report 10

Measurement Report 11

Measurement Report 12

Measurement Report 13

Measurement Report 14

Measurement Report 15

Handover Command

Handover Access

Physical Information

Handover Complete

Physical Information

Channel Request

Immediate Assignment

Location Updating Request

Authentication Request

Authentication Response

TMSI Reallocation Command

TMSI Reallocation Complete

Location Updating Accept

Channel Request for Location Updating

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Immediate Assignment Extended

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Note:
This is scheduled to allocate SDCCH for 2 mobiles
simultaneously.

DL Disconnect due to NO circuits

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DL Disconnect Normal Cause

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Release

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Release Complete

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Channel Release

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Sync Channel Information

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Measurement Report

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Location Update Request

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Location Updating Accept

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Classmark Enquiry

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Classmark Change

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Channel Request for Call re-establishment

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Immediate Assignment for Call re-establishment

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CM Re-establishment Request

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CM Service Reject

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CM Service Accept

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Cell Broadcast Page

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Channel Mode Modify

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Note
In dedicated mode or group transmit mode, higher layers can
request the setting of the channel mode.The channel mode
modify procedure allows the network to request the mobile
station to set the channel
mode for one channel. The channel mode covers the coding,
decoding and transcoding mode used on the
indicated channel.

Channel Mode Modify Acknowledge

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