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Document change history

Date Version Name Change comment

15.9.2008 05.11.2008

1.0 1.1

Tanti Adriyani Tanti Adriyani

Initial Draft Second Draft

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Objectives
After completing this module, the participant can: Describe the role of SGSN in the GPRS system Identify all the interfaces of the SGSN and give a brief description of them

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Packet switched vs circuit switched

Circuit-switched connections are routed via MSC Packet-switched connections are routed via SGSN RAN part is shared between CS and PS traffic

GSM/GPRS BSS
GS M mobile

SGSN GPRS Backbo ne

GGSN

BS C GSM BTS BS C

3G SGSN Network Subsystem

Interne t (TCP/IP )

GSM / UMTS mobile

GSM BTS

SR R

UMTS RAN
UMTS BS
UMT S mobile

MSS RN C

HL R

MG W

UMTS BS RN C IN SCP

Landline NW PSTN/ISDN

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Main SGSN functions

mobility management session management charging (post-paid, prepaid, flat rate) statistics 2G compression authentication 2G ciphering 2G-3G interworking SMS handling

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GPRS Network

BTS RNC NODE B

BSC

MSC/ VLR
PSTN Network

HLR/AuC EIR

SS7 Network Service Control Point (SCP) DNS Domain name server

SGSN
Billing System Charging Gateway (CG) Data network (Internet)

GPRS backbone network (IP based)

SGSN

Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) InterPLMN BB Lawful Interception Gateway (LIG)

Data network (Internet)

Border Gateway (BG)

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SGSN Interfaces
SMS -GMSC SMS -IWMSC E Gd MSC/VLR A R TE MT Iu Uu UTRAN Gb TE R MT Um SGSN BSS Gn Gp CG GGSN Other PLMN Signalling Interface Signalling and Data Transfer Interface Gf EIR Gs Iu SGSN Gn Ga
D

SM-SC C CAMEL GSM SCF HLR

Ge Gr Gc Gi GGSN Ga Billing System PDN

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Transmission & Signalling Gb, Iu, Gn, Gp, Gd Only signalling Gr, Gs, Gf, Ge Gb SGSN-BSC, SGSN-MS User data from MS Signalling for e.g. MM Iu SGSN-RNC, SGSN-UE User data from UE Signalling Gn (Gp) xGSN-xGSN User data transmission Signalling eg inter-SGSN Gr (Gf) SGSN-HLR (EIR) GPRS Attach, authentic. Gd -> SMS support Gs -> CS paging support. Ga -> Charging information Ge -> IN-based services

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SGSN in GPRS - Summary Q&A

1. Complete the following picture with network elements and interfaces between them. MS
BTS

Um Uu Iub
Node B RN C

BS C

A
MGW

PSTN Networ k

Iu-CS

Iur
RN C DN S

Gb
Iu-PS

Gs
SS7 Network

HLR

Gr Ge
SCP

SGSN

Ga
CG

Billing System Data network (Internet)

IP BB

Inter-PLMN network

Gp

BG

Gn
GGSN LIG

Gi
Data network (Internet )

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