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3G TS 23.002 version 3.1.0 2 3G TS 23.002 V3.1.0 (1999-09)
Reference
DTS/TSGS-0223002
Keywords
Digital cellular telecommunications system,
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
(UMTS)
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Contents
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................ 5
1 Scope........................................................................................................................................................ 6
2 Normative references............................................................................................................................... 6
3 Definitions and abbreviations.................................................................................................................. 8
3.1 Location register ................................................................................................................................................ 8
3.1.1 Home Location Register (HLR) ................................................................................................................... 8
3.1.2 Visitor Location Register (VLR).................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.3 Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) ......................................................................................................... 8
3.1.4 Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) ....................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Authentication Centre (AuC) ............................................................................................................................. 9
3.3 Equipment Identity Register (EIR) .................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Mobile-services Switching Centre (MSC) ......................................................................................................... 9
3.5 Border Gateway (BG)........................................................................................................................................ 9
3.6 Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) .............................................................................................................. 9
3.7 Cell .................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.8 Node B............................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.9 Base Station Controller (BSC) area ................................................................................................................. 10
3.10 Radio Network Controller (RNC) area ............................................................................................................ 10
3.11 Location Area (LA) ......................................................................................................................................... 10
3.12 Routing Area (RA)........................................................................................................................................... 10
3.13 MSC area ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.14 GPRS Support Nodes (GSN)........................................................................................................................... 10
3.15 VLR area.......................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.16 SGSN area ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.17 Zones for Regional Subscription...................................................................................................................... 11
3.18 Service area...................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.19 Group call area................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.20 Group Call Register (GCR) ............................................................................................................................. 11
3.21 Definitions related to Location Services (LCS) ............................................................................................... 11
3.21.1 Serving Mobile Location Center (SMLC).................................................................................................. 11
3.21.2 Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC) ............................................................................................... 12
3.21.3 Location Measurement Unit (LMU)........................................................................................................... 12
3.22 Core Network (CN) and Access Network (AN) .............................................................................................. 12
3.23 Circuit Switched (CS) and Packet Switched (PS) Domains............................................................................. 12
3.23.1 CS Domain ................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.23.2 PS Domain ................................................................................................................................................. 12
4 The entities of the mobile system .......................................................................................................... 12
4.1 The Home Location Register (HLR)................................................................................................................ 13
4.2 The Visitor Location Register (VLR) .............................................................................................................. 13
4.3 The Authentication Centre (AuC) .................................................................................................................... 14
4.4 The Equipment Identity Register (EIR) ........................................................................................................... 14
4.5 The Mobile-services Switching Centre (MSC) ................................................................................................ 15
4.6 The Gateway MSC (GMSC)............................................................................................................................ 15
4.7 SMS Gateway MSC (SMS-GMSC)................................................................................................................. 15
4.8 SMS Interworking MSC .................................................................................................................................. 15
4.9 The Interworking Function (IWF) ................................................................................................................... 15
4.10 The Access Network ........................................................................................................................................ 15
4.10.1 The Base Station System (BSS) ................................................................................................................. 16
4.10.2 The Radio Network System (RNS) ............................................................................................................ 16
4.11 The Mobile Station (MS)................................................................................................................................. 16
4.12 The Group Call Register (GCR) ...................................................................................................................... 16
4.13 Shared InterWorking Function (SIWF) ........................................................................................................... 17
4.14 Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) ............................................................................................................. 17
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Foreword
This Technical Specification has been produced by the 3GPP.
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within the TSG and may change following formal
TSG approval. Should the TSG modify the contents of this TS, it will be re-released by the TSG with an identifying
change of release date and an increase in version number as follows:
Version 3.y.z
where:
y the second digit is incremented for all changes of substance, i.e. technical enhancements, corrections, updates, etc.
z the third digit is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the specification;
Introduction
This TS present the possible architectures of the Universal Mobile Telecommuncation System (UMTS) Release 99.
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1 Scope
The purpose of this Technical Specification is to present the possible architectures of the mobile system. Clause 3 of this
specification contains a definition of the different functional entities needed to support the mobile service. In clause 4,
the configuration of a PLMN is described as well as the organisation of the functional entities; the configuration
presented is the most general in order to cope with all the possible implementations which can be imagined in the
different countries. To illustrate that purpose, some examples of possible configurations are presented. Clause 5 of this
specification contains a brief description of the interfaces involved which shows the principle of the organisation
considered.
2 Normative references
References may be made to:
a) specific versions of publications (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.), in
which case, subsequent revisions to the referenced document do not apply; or
b) all versions up to and including the identified version (identified by “up to and including” before the version
identity); or
c) all versions subsequent to and including the identified version (identified by “onwards” following the version
identity); or
d) publications without mention of a specific version, in which case the latest version applies.
A non-specific reference to an ETS shall also be taken to refer to later versions published as an EN with the same
number.
[editorial note: the replacement of the references to GSM TSs by UMTS TSs has been made according to the latest
available set of UMTS TSs. The GSM TSs which should be transferred to UMTS but have not yet been transfered are
marked by:"[GSM TS reference]-> TS XX.XXX " ].
[1] GSM 01.04 -> TS XX.XXX : "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+);
Abbreviations and acronyms".
[2] TS 22.016: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); International Mobile station
Equipment Identities (IMEI)".
[2a] TS 22.060: “Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); General Packet radio Service
(GPRS); Service Description; Stage 1”.
[2b] TS 22.071: “Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Location Services (LCS);
Service Description; Stage 1”.
[3] TS 23.003: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Numbering, addressing and
identification".
[4] GSM 03.04 -> TS XX.XXX : "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Signalling
requirements relating to routeing of calls to mobile subscribers".
[5] TS 23.008: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Organisation of subscriber
data".
[6] TS 23.009: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Handover procedures".
[7] TS 23.012: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Location registration
procedures".
[8] GSM 03.20 -> TS XX.XXX : "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Security
related network functions".
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[9] TS 23.054: ”Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Description for the use of a
Shared Inter Working Function (SIWF) in a GSM PLMN;
[9a] TS 23.060 “Digital cellular telecommunication system (Phase 2+); General Packet Radio Service
(GPRS); Service Description; Stage 2”.
[10] TS 23.068 "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Voice Group Call Service
(VGCS) stage 2".
[10a] GSM 03.64 -> TS XX.XXX “Digital cellular telecommunication system (Phase 2+); Overall
Description of the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Radio Interface; Stage 2”.
[10b] TS 23.071: “Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Location Services (LCS);
Functional Description; Stage 2”.
[11] GSM 03.89 -> TS XX.XXX "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Voice
Broadcast Service (VBS) stage 2".
[12] GSM 04.02 -> TS XX.XXX : "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); GSM Public
Land Mobile Network (PLMN) access reference configuration".
[13] GSM 08.01: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station System -
Mobile-services Switching Centre (BSS - MSC) interface General aspects".
[14] GSM 08.02: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station System -
Mobile-services Switching Centre (BSS - MSC) interface Interface principles".
[15] GSM 08.04: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 1); Base Station System - Mobile-
services Switching Centre (BSS - MSC) interface Layer 1 specification".
[16] GSM 08.06: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Signalling transport
mechanism specification for the Base Station System - Mobile-services Switching Centre (BSS -
MSC) interface".
[17] GSM 08.08: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Switching Centre -
Base Station System (MSC - BSS) interface Layer 3 specification".
[18] TS 28.020: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Rate adaption on the Base
Station System - Mobile-services Switching Centre (BSS - MSC) interface".
[19] GSM 08.51: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller -
Base Transceiver Station (BSC - BTS) interface General aspects".
[20] GSM 08.52: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller -
Base Transceiver Station (BSC - BTS) interface Interface principles".
[21] GSM 08.54: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller
(BSC) to Base Transceiver Station (BTS) interface Layer 1 structure of physical circuits".
[22] GSM 08.56: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller
(BSC) to Base Transceiver Station (BTS) Layer 2 specification".
[23] GSM 08.58: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Base Station Controller
(BSC) to Base Transceiver Station (BTS) interface Layer 3 specification".
[24] GSM 08.60: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Inband control of remote
transcoders and rate adaptors".
[25] GSM 08.61: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Inband control of remote
transcoders and rate adaptors (half rate)"
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[26] TS 29.002: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Application Part
(MAP) specification".
[27] GSM 09.03 -> TS XX.XXX : "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Signalling
requirements on interworking between the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) or Public
Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)".
[28] TS 29.004: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Interworking between the
Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and the Circuit Switched Public Data Network (CSPDN)".
[29] TS 29.005: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Interworking between the
Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and the Packet Switched Public Data Network (PSPDN) for
Packet Assembly/Disassembly facility (PAD) access".
[30] TS 29.006: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Interworking between a Public
Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and a Packet Switched Public Data Network/Integrated Services
Digital Network (PSPDN/ISDN) for the support of packet switched data transmission services".
[31] TS 29.007: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); General requirements on
interworking between the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and the Integrated Services
Digital Network (ISDN) or Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)".
[32] TS 29.010: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Information element mapping
between Mobile Station - Base Station System and BSS - Mobile-services Switching Centre (MS -
BSS - MSC) Signalling procedures and the Mobile Application Part (MAP)".
[33] TS 29.011: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Signalling interworking for
supplementary services".
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The procedures used for authentication and ciphering are described more fully in GSM 03.20-> TS XX.XXX.
The equipment is classified as "white listed", "grey listed", "black listed" or it may be unknown as specified in TS
22.016 and TS 29.002.
In order to obtain radio coverage of a given geographical area a number of base stations are normally required; i.e. each
MSC would thus have to interface several base stations. In addition several MSCs may be required to cover a country.
Functionally the PLMNs may be regarded as independent telecommunications entities even though different PLMNs
may be interconnected through the ISDN/PSTN and PDNs for forwarding of calls or network information. A similar
type of interconnection may exist for the interaction between the MSCs of one PLMN.
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3.7 Cell
[editorial note: the validity of this definition for UMTS has to be further checked]
The cell is an area of radio coverage identified by a Base station identification as defined in GSM 03.03.
3.8 Node B
A Node B is a network component which serves one cell.
The VLR area is the part of the network controlled by a VLR. A VLR area may consist of one or several MSC areas.
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The definition of a mobile subscriber's regional subscription area is stored within the HLR per National Destination
Code(s) (NDC) of a PLMN and is transferred to the VLRs and/or SGSNs of that PLMN. The VLR and/or SGSN
evaluates this information to extract the restricted or accessible MSC and/or SGNS areas and location areas to which the
mobile subscriber is allowed to roam. The VLR and/or SGNS informs the HLR if an entire MSC and/or SGNS area is
restricted.
Zones for Regional Subscription and their handling are defined in TS 23.003, TS 23.008 and TS 29.002.
Voice group or broadcast call attributes are defined for a specific voice group or broadcast call reference and include the
data required to configure the conference bridge for a VGCS or VBS call and other call related attributes.
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These two domains are overlapping, i.e. they contain some common entities. A PLMN can implement only one domain
or both domains.
3.23.1 CS Domain
The CS domain refers to the set of all the CN entities offering "CS type of connection" for user traffic as well as all the
entities supporting the related signalling. A "CS type of connection" is a connection for which dedicated network
resources are allocated at the connection establishment and released at the connection release.
The entities specific to the CS domain are: MSC, GMSC, VLR. All the other CN entities defined in section "4 The
entities of the mobile system" and not defined as PS domain specific entities (see following sub-section) are common to
the CS and to the PS domains.
3.23.2 PS Domain
The PS domain refers to the set of all the CN entities offering "PS type of connection" for user traffic as well as all the
entities supporting the related signalling. A "PS type of connection" transports the user information using autonomous
concatenation of bits called packets: each packet can be routed independently from the previous one.
The entities specific to the PS domain are the GPRS specific entities, i.e. SGSN and GGSN. All the other CN entities
defined in section "4 The entities of the mobile system" and not defined as CS domain specific entities (see previous
sub-section) are common to the CS and to the PS domains.
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- some location information enabling the charging and routing of calls towards the MSC where the MS is
registered(e.g. the MS Roaming Number, the VLR Number, the MSC Number, the Local MS Identity).
- - location information enabling the charging and routing of messages in the SGSN where the MS is currently
registered (e.g. the SGSN Number);
- a LCS privacy exception list, which indicates the privacy class of the MS subscriber;
Different types of identity are attached to each mobile subscription and are stored in the HLR. The following
identities are stored:
There is always at least one identity, apart from the IMSI, attached to each mobile subscription and stored in the HLR.
The IMSI or, the MSISDN may be used as a key to access the information in the database for a mobile subscription.
• a list of all the group IDs a service subscriber is entitled to use to establish voice group or broadcast calls;
• supplementary services; the HLR contains the parameters attached to these services;
• information about if a GGSN is allowed to dynamically allocate PDP addresses for a subscriber.
NOTE: Supplementary services parameters need not all be stored in the HLR. However, it seems safer to store all
subscription parameters in the HLR even when some are stored in a subscriber card.
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If this MS is no yet registered, the VLR and the HLR exchange information to allow the proper handling of calls
involving the MS.
The VLR contains also the information needed to handle the calls set-up or received by the MSs registered in its data
base (for some supplementary services the VLR may have to obtain additional information from the HLR) the following
elements are included:
- the Mobile Station Roaming Number (MSRN), see TS 23.003 for allocation principles;
- the location area where the mobile station has been registered.
• the identity of the SGSN where the MS has been registered. Only applicable to PLMNs supporting GPRS and
which have a Gs interface between MSC/VLR and SGSN:
- the last known location and the initial location of the MS;
and, if LCS is supported, the following elements for the LMUs registered in its database:
- the SMLC address. The information is passed between VLR and HLR by the procedures described in TS
23.012.
The VLR also contains supplementary service parameters attached to the mobile subscriber and received from the HLR.
The organisation of the subscriber data is outlined in TS 23.008.
- data which are used to authenticate the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI);
- a key used to cipher communication over the radio path between the mobile station and the network.
The procedures used for authentication and ciphering are described more fully in GSM 03.20 -> TS XX.XXX.
The AuC communicates only with its associated HLR over an interface denoted the H-interface (see clause 5).
The mobile equipment may be classified as "white listed", "grey listed" and "black listed" and therefore may be stored in
three separate lists.
An EIR shall as a minimum contain a "white list" (Equipment classified as "white listed").
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NOTE: When this improves the readibility (e.g. when dealing with inter-releases handover), the term 2G-MSC
can be used to refer to an MSC Release 98 or prior, and the term 3G-MSC can be used to refer to an MSC
Release 99 or later.
The choice of which MSCs can act as Gateway MSCs is for the operator to decide (i.e. all MSCs or some designated
MSCs).
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A Base Station Controller (BSC) is a network component in the PLMN with the functions for control of one or more
BTS.
A Base Transceiver Station (BTS) is a network component which serves one cell.
The split of functions between BSS and CN is described in the 08-series of GSM Technical Specifications.
A Radio Network Controller (RNC) is a network component in the PLMN with the functions for control of one or more
Node B.
The split of functions between RNS and CN is described in the 28-series of UMTS Technical Specifications.
If the originating MSC is not responsible for that call, the GCR shall hold the routing information identifying the MSC
responsible for that call.
A GCR may be in charge of one or several MSC. Each MSC involved in a voice group or broadcast call requests its
proper voice group or broadcast call attributes from its related GCR by use of the voice group or broadcast call
reference.
The contents of each list related to requests of the MSC responsible for a voice group or broadcast call is as follows:
- a list of cells inside the MSC area of the requesting MSC into which the call is to be sent (part of the group call
area);
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- a list of identities of dispatchers which are allowed to initiate the voice group or broadcast call;
- a list of identities of dispatchers which are allowed to terminate the voice group or broadcast call;
- the length of time over which no activity is detected before the voice group call is automatically terminated;
- the default priority level related to the voice group or broadcast call if the eMLPP supplementary service applies;
- a flag indicating if acknowledgements are required for this voice group or broadcast call.
The contents of each list related to requests of an MSC not responsible for a voice group or broadcast call is as follows:
- a list of cells inside the MSC area of the requesting MSC into which the call is to be sent (part of the group call
area).
- Subscription information:
- The IMSI;
- Location information:
- Depending on the operating mode of the MS, the cell or the routeing area where the MS is registered;
- The VLR number of the associated VLR (if the Gs interface is implemented);
- The GGSN address of each GGSN for which an active PDP context exists.
The organisation of the subscriber data in the SGSN is defined in TS 23.008 and TS 23.060.
The procedures for information transfer between the SGSN, the GGSN, the VLR and the HLR are defined in TS 23.016
and TS 23.060.
Note: When this improves the readibility (e.g. when dealing with inter-releases handover), the term 2G-SGSN can be
used to refer to an MSC Release 98 or prior, and the term 3G-SGSN can be used to refer to an MSC Release 99 or later.
- Subscription information:
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- The IMSI;
- Location information:
The organisation of the subscriber data in the GGSN is defined in TS 23.008 and TS 23.060.
The procedures for information transfer between the GGSN, the SGSN and the HLR are defined in TS 23.016 and TS
23.060.
5.1 General
The basic configuration of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and the interconnection to the PSTN/ISDN is
presented in figure 1. The basic configuration of a PLMN supporting GPRS and the interconnection to external PDN is
presented in figures 2 and 3. This configuration presents signalling interfaces which can be found in a PLMN.
Implementations may be different: some particular functions may be gathered in the same equipment and then some
interfaces may become internal interfaces.
From this configuration, all the possible PLMN organisations can be deduced. In the case when some functions are
contained in the same equipment, the relevant interfaces become internal to that equipment.
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NOTE 1: the figure shows direct interconnections between the entities. The actual links may be provided by an
underlying network (e.g. SS7 or IP): this needs further studies.
- the entities specific to the provisionning of Location Services (shown in 5.3 Basic configuration with support
for LCS
- the other entities related to specific tasks not correctly reflected in this version of this TS, e.g. Camel Server
(CS), Cell Broadcast Center (CBC), Short Message Service Center (SMSCB)
NOTE 3: when the MSC and the SGSN are integrated in a single physical entity, this entity is called UMTS MSC
(UMSC).
In the basic configuration presented in figure 4, all the functions are considered implemented in different logical nodes.
If two logical nodes are implemented in the same physical equipment, the relevant interfaces may become internal to
that equipment.
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6.1 General
The implementation of the mobile service with international roaming implies the exchange of data between the
equipment involved in the service. The same No.7 signalling network should be used to transfer these data and the call-
related signalling information.
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- BSS management;
- call handling;
- mobility management.
- RNS management;
- call handling;
- mobility management.
The interface also allows control of the radio equipment and radio frequency allocation in the BTS.
The interface also allows control of the radio equipment and radio frequency allocation in the BTS.
6.5 Interface between the MSC and its associated VLR (B-
interface)
The VLR is the location and management data base for the mobile subscribers roaming in the area controlled by the
associated MSC(s). Whenever the MSC needs data related to a given mobile station currently located in its area, it
interrogates the VLR. When a mobile station initiates a location updating procedure with an MSC, the MSC informs its
VLR which stores the relevant information. This procedure occurs whenever an MS roams to another location area.
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Also, when a subscriber activates a specific supplementary service or modifies some data attached to a service, the MSC
informs (via the VLR) the HLR which stores these modifications and updates the VLR if required.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities. See TS 29.002.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities. See TS 29.002.
After the handover operation has been completed, the MSCs will exchange information to transfer A-interface signalling
as necessary.
When a short message is to be transferred between a Mobile Station and Short Message Service Centre (SC), in either
direction, this interface is used to transfer the message between the MSC serving the Mobile Station and the MSC which
acts as the interface to the SC.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities. See TS 29.002.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities. See TS 29.002.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities. See GSM 09.02.
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6.12.2 Interface between Mobile Station and Radio Netwok System (Uu-
interface)
The interface between the MS and the RNS is specified in the 24- and 25-series of UMTS Technical Specifications.
6.13 Interface between the MSC and its associated GCR (I-
interface)
The GCR is the management data base for the voice group or broadcast calls in the area controlled by the associated
MSC(s). Whenever the MSC needs data related to a requested voice group or broadcast call it interrogates the GCR to
obtain the respective voice group or broadcast call attributes. The protocol used to transfer the data over this interface is
not standardized.
Signalling on this interface uses connectionless SCCP (without TCAP). SCCP Global Title (GT) is used for addressing.
The Gs-interface is defined in TS 29.016 and 29.018.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities (TCAP). See TS 29.002.
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Gn/Gp interface also includes a part which allows SGSNs to communicate subscriber and user data, when changing
SGSN.
Signalling on this interface uses the User Datagram Protocol, UDP/IP. The Gn/Gp interface is defined in TS 29.060.
- mobility management.
- mobility management.
- if an SS7 interface is implemented in the GGSN, signalling between the GGSN and the HLR uses the Mobile
Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction Capabilities (TCAP). See GSM 09.02;
- if there is no SS7 interface in the GGSN, any GSN in the same PLMN and which has an SS7 interface installed
can be used as a GTP to MAP protocol converter, thus forming a signalling path between the GGSN and the
HLR.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities (TCAP). See GSM 09.02.
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Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities (TCAP). See TS 29.002.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities (TCAP). See TS 29.002.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities (TCAP). See TS 29.002.
Signalling on this interface uses the Mobile Application Part (MAP), which in turn uses the services of Transaction
Capabilities (TCAP). See TS 29.002.
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Annex A (informative):
Document change history
Status
of
TS 23.002
Date Version Information about changes
September 1999 23.002 version 3.0.0 renumberring of this TS from 03.02 to 23.002 (23.002 v.3.0.0
identical to 03.02 v.7.0.0)
October 1999 23.002 version 3.1.0 widely modified to incorporate UMTS
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History
Document history
V3.0.0 September 1999 identical to 03.02 v.7.0.0
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