CDMA Signal Tracing

ZTE University CDMA-BSS Team

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CDMA Call Processing Originated Call Signal Tracing Terminated Call Signal Tracing Call release Signal Tracing

CDMA MS Call Processing

Power-Up

Initialization
Mobile station has fully acquired system timing Mobile station is in idle handoff with NGHBR_CONFG equal to 011 or is unable to receive Paging Channel Message Mobile station ends use of the Traffic Channel Mobile station receives an ACK to an Access Channel transmission other than an Origination Message or a Page Response Message

Idle
Mobile station receives a Paging Channel message requiring ACK or response, originates a call, or performs registration

System Access
Mobile station is directed to a Traffic Channel

Traffic

Originated Call
Mobile Station
Detects user-initiated call Sends Origination Message Stops probing
ACCESS

Base Station
Sends message with this information to the switch CM Service Request

PAGING

Sends Base Station Acknowledge Allocates ment Order Assignment resources Request Sends Channel Assignment Message

(FW null traffic is arriving but the mobile station does not know on what channel; therefore, the mobile station cannot start decoding it) Sets up Forward Traffic Channel Demodulation Receives N5m=2 consecutive valid frames Begins sending the Reverse Traffic Channel Preamble

PAGING

MSC
FW TRAFFIC

Sets up Traffic Channel Begins sending null traffic

RV TRAFFIC

Acquires the Reverse Traffic Channel

FW TRAFFIC

Begins transmitting null Reverse Traffic Channel Data Sends Service Request Message for Service Option 1

Sends Base Station Acknowledgement Order

RV TRAFFIC

Allocates resources for Service Option 1

Originated Call
Mobile Station
FW TRAFFIC

Base Station
Allocates resources for Service Option 1 Sends Service Connect Message Assignment Completion
RV TRAFFIC

MSC

Begins processing traffic in accordance with Service Option 1

Sends Service Connect Completion Message

Optional Applies ring back from audio path or voice record information Optional Removes ring back from audio path

FW TRAFFIC

FW TRAFFIC

Optional Sends ring back tone or voice record information Optional Sends tones off indicating that the mobile station is ready Completes the call setup

(User Conversation)

(User Conversation)

Originated Call
MS Origination Message BSAckOrder Extended Channel Assignment Message FFCH Null Traffic RFCH Preamble BSAckOrder MSAckOrder Service Connect Message Service Connect Complete Message BS

Originated Call

Originated Call

Originated Call

Originated Call

Originated Call

Terminated Call
Mobile Station
PAGING

Page Request Receives page message from Sends General Page Message the MSC or PSTN Uses HLR/VLR to get location and status of the target mobile station Sends Page request to the appropriate Base Station(s) Page Response Allocates resources Assignment Request

Base Station

MSC

Sends Page Response Message

ACCESS

Stops probing

PAGING

Sends Base Station Acknowledgement Order Sends message to switch indicating that the mobile station has responded Sends Channel Assignment Message

(FW null traffic is arriving but the mobile station does not know on what channel; therefore, the mobile station cannot start decoding it) Sets up Forward Traffic Channel Demodulation Receives N5m=2 consecutive valid frames Begins sending the Reverse Traffic Channel Preamble

PAGING

Sets up Traffic Channel

FW TRAFFIC

Begins sending null Traffic Channel data

RV TRAFFIC

Acquires the Reverse Traffic Channel Sends Base Station Acknowledgement Order

FW TRAFFIC

Begins transmitting null Traffic Channel data

RV TRAFFIC

Terminated Call
Mobile Station
Begins transmitting null Traffic Channel data
RV TRAFFIC FW TRAFFIC

Base Station

MSC

Allocates resources for Service Option 1 Sends Service Response Message accepting Service Option 1

Sends Service Request Msg for Service Option 1

RV TRAFFIC

FW TRAFFIC

Begins processing traffic in accordance with Service Option 1 Sends Service Connect Completion Message
RV TRAFFIC

Sends Service Connect Message Assignment Completion

Starts ringing User answers call Stops ringing Sends Connect Order

FW TRAFFIC

Sends Alert With Information Message (ring)

RV TRAFFIC

Sends message to the switch indicating that the mobile station is ready

Call proceeds

(User Conversation)

(User Conversation)

Terminated Call
MS Page Message Page Response Message BSAckOrder Extended Channel Assignment Message FFCH Null Traffic RFCH Preamble BSAckOrder MSAckOrder Service Connect Message Service Connect Complete Message BS

Call release


Mobile Station Order(release)

MS Release Order BS

Release Order

 Base Station Order(release)

Call release