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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 3 Paging Type 3 * Links are provided for every messages. To view the detailed L3 Messages click the messages.

2. System Info Messages

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
1 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: 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.

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MS
Channel Request Immediate Assignment CM Sevice Request

BSS

MOBILE ORIGINATED CALL MSC/ VLR

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 (IA

Address Complete Message ( Alerting Connect Connect Acknowledge

Answer Signal/Answer Message

MS

BSS

MOBILE TERMINATED CALL MSC/ VLR

Provide Roaming Number

Roaming Number

Initial Address Message (IA 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 Connect Connect Acknowledge

Address Complete Message (

Answer Signal/Answer Message

MS
Channel Request Immediate Assignment Location Update Request

BSS

LOCATION AREA UPDATING MSC/ VLR

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 TMSI Realloc Command TMSI Realloc Complete Location Update Accept

HLR

PSTN

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Initial Address Message (IAM)

ddress Complete Message (ACM)

wer Signal/Answer Message (ANM)

HLR
Send Routing Info

PSTN

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Routing Information Initial Address Message (IAM)

ddress Complete Message (ACM)

wer Signal/Answer Message (ANM)

HLR

old VLR

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Cancel Location Loc cancell accept

Paging Message Type 1 (2 TMSI Combination)

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Brief Idea: Generally 3 types of Paging message 1. Paging Message Type 1 Contains Paging for Max 2 mobiles

2. Paging Message Type 2 Contains Paging message for 3 mo 3. Paging Message Type 3 Contains only 4 TMSI's.

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

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Paging Message Type 1 (2 IMSI Combination)

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

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Paging Message Type 2 (3 TMSI Combination)

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Paging Message Type 3 ( Will contain only 4 TMSI)

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Generally 3 types of Paging messages. Message Type 1 Contains Paging for Max 2 mobiles, with IMSI or TMSI

Message Type 2 Contains Paging message for 3 mobiles. 1 IMSI and the other 2 or 1 TMSI

Message Type 3 Contains only 4 TMSI's.

System Info 1 ( Idle Mode)

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Note: This message normally for the Cell channel Info frequencies allocated for the particular cell. In hop frequencies in the MAL list along with the BCCH f indicate the TCH & BCCH frequencies.

System Info 2 ( Idle Mode)

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Note: This message gives the information about the ne Will only gives the BCCH of the neighbors defined allows the mobile to restrict the neighbors to be se

System Info 3 ( Idle Mode)

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System Info 4 ( Idle Mode)

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Note: This message gives the information CBCH. Along with the other cell leve etc..

This message gives the information CBCH. Along with the other cell leve etc..

System Info 5 ( Dedicated Mode)

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Note: This message gives the informatio mode. Will only gives the BCCH of th

System Info 6 ( Dedicated Mode)

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System Info 13 ( Idle Mode, GPRS Information)

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

sage gives the information about the neighbor frequencies in the idle mode. ves the BCCH of the neighbors defined. And the NCC permitted parameter mobile to restrict the neighbors to be sent in the measurement report.

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..

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..

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

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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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

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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

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Immediate Assignment

Location Updating Request

Authentication Request

Authentication Response

TMSI Reallocation Command

TMSI Reallocation Complete

Location Updating Accept

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Channel Request for Location Updating

Immediate Assignment Extended

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DL Disconnect due to NO circuits

DL Disconnect Normal Cause

Release

Release Complete

Channel Release

Sync Channel Information

Measurement Report

Location Update Request

Location Updating Accept

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

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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.

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