Course UM970

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Lesson 2
UMTS System and CCN-CS
Translations Overview
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Objectives
Using
Usingsite-specific
site-specificinformation
informationand
andappropriate
appropriatedocumentation,
documentation,you
you will
will
be
beable
ableto
todiscuss
discussthe
the function
functionand
andpurpose
purposeof
ofthe
thecomponents
componentsin
inthe
the
UMTS
UMTSsystem
systemand
andCCN-CS
CCN-CStranslations,
translations,such
suchas:
as:
Mobile-services
Mobile-servicesSwitching
Switching Center
Center(MSC)
(MSC)function
function
Home
HomeLocation
LocationRegister
Register (HLR)
(HLR)function
function
Visitor
VisitorLocation
LocationRegister
Register(VLR)
(VLR)function
function
Equipment
Equipment Identification
IdentificationRegister
Register(EIR)
(EIR)function
function
Authentication
AuthenticationCenter
Center(AuC)
(AuC)function
function
Base
BaseStation
StationSubsystem
Subsystem(BSS)
(BSS)function
function
various
variousnetwork
networkfunctions
functions
basic
basiccall
callscenarios
scenarios
phases
phasesof
ofCCN-CS
CCN-CStranslations
translations
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UMTS Functional Architecture

UE

UTRAN

Core Network

Uu

3G MSC
PSTN
PSTN

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RNC
Iub (ATM)
Node B
(BTS)

UE

Iu (CS)

Iu
(CS & PS)

C
Wireless
Gateway

Iur

ATM
ATM
Backbone
Backbone
Iur

Node B
(BTS)

Iu (PS)
Iu
(CS & PS)

Iub (ATM)
UE

VLR

Iu

Uu

Circuit Domain

3G
SGSN

RNC

3G
GGSN

IPIP
Backbon
Backbon
e
e

HLR/
AuC
Interne
Interne
tt
Intranets
Intranets

Packet Domain

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Circuit Core Network Components

SMS-SC

EIR

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CCN-CS

PSTN
Iu (CS)

Wireless Gateway
D
HLR

VLR

Access
Network

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UMTS UTRAN Components and Interfaces

UTRAN
Uu

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RNC

Node B
(BTS)

UE

Iur
ATM
ATM
Backbone
Backbone

Core Network

Uu
Iur
Iu
(CS & PS)

Iub (ATM)
UE

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Network Functions

To understand Translations in UMTS Network,

the following activities are important:
Incoming call handling (Mobile Terminating)
Outgoing call handling (Mobile Originating)
Mobility management (location registration)

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Land-to-Mobile Call: Overall Picture

3. PRN
(IMSI)

HLR

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CCN-CS

5. SRI ACK
[MSRN]

4. PRN-ACK
[MSRN]

VLR
2. SRI
(MSISDN)

VLR
1. IAM
(MSISDN)
PSTN
PET Trunk

PET Trunk

CCN-CS
Gateway CS

6. IAM
(MSRN)

GSM TRUNK

CCN-CS

GSM Trunk

7. Paging

RNC

RNC

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Mobile-to-Land Call: Overall Picture

HLR

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CCN-CS

VLR
VLR
PET Trunk
PSTN
IAM

PET Trunk

CCN-CS
Gateway CS

IAM (MSISDN)

GSM Trunk

CCN-CS

GSM Trunk

RNC

RNC
1. SETUP (MSISDN)

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Mobile-to-Mobile Call: Overall Picture

HLR

3. PRN(IMSI)

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CCN-CS

4. PRN-ACK
[MSRN]

5. SRI ACK
[MSRN]

VLR
2. SRI (MSISDN)

VLR

PET Trunk

CCN-CS
Gateway CS

6. IAM (MSRN)

GSM Trunk

CCN-CS

GSM Trunk

7. Paging

RNC
RNC
7. Paging

1. SETUP (MSISDN)

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Inter-PLMN Roaming
Country A
Home PLMN

Country B
Visiting PLMN

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4. Update Location

HLR

6. ISD Ack

5. Insert Subscriber Data [ISD]

7. Location Update Ack

10. Cancel
Location
Ack

3. IMSI Verification

VLR

CCN-CS

9. Cancel Location

VLR
(old)

8. Location Registration Ack

2. Location Update Request

includes IMSI

1. UE roams
from A to B

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CCN-CS Translations Overview

CCN-CS translations involves the following sections:
the three phases of translations
phase I the MSISDN
phase II the MSRN
phase III the User Equipment (UE)
the SRI request
the paging selector

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Translations Phase I (MSISDN)

Start MSISDN

(MSISDN)
IAM

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GCS
1

3. SRI [MSISDN]

Trunk
Translations

HLR

Gateway CS
6. SRI-Ack [MSRN]

CCN-CS
2

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4. PRN
(IMSI)

5. PRN Ack
[MSRN]

Universal
Translations
VLR

SRI Feature

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Translations Phase II (MSRN)

MSRN

Start

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GCS

Table
XLAENTRY

HLR
Gateway CS

Universal
Translations

CCN-CS

Table
DNROUTE

VLR

GMSTRM Feature

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Translations Phase III (UE)

MSRN
GCS

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HLR
Gateway CS

Universal
Translations

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Start

Paging Request

CCN-CS

VLR

RNC

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GSM Network Architecture

OMC-S

OMC-R

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OSS

NSS

BS
S

EIR

BTS

TCU

DMS
MSC/VLR

MSC
GMSC

BSC

BTS

TCU
BTS

DMS
HLR/AuC

PSTN
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