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This document summarizes the key components of a 2G/3G mobile network architecture. It describes the functions of the Home Location Register (HLR) which stores subscriber profiles and location, the Visitor Location Register (VLR) which temporarily stores subscriber data during roaming, the Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) which routes calls and the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) which handles SMS messaging. It also outlines the role of the Signal Transfer Point (STP) as the SS7 network gateway and router.

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2 Mobile Network Architecture SigPloiter - SigPloit Wiki GitHub

This document summarizes the key components of a 2G/3G mobile network architecture. It describes the functions of the Home Location Register (HLR) which stores subscriber profiles and location, the Visitor Location Register (VLR) which temporarily stores subscriber data during roaming, the Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) which routes calls and the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) which handles SMS messaging. It also outlines the role of the Signal Transfer Point (STP) as the SS7 network gateway and router.

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2 Mobile Network Architecture


Loay Abdelrazek edited this pageon Jun 259 revisions

2G/3G Architecture Pages 4

Home

1 Welcome to SigPloit

2 Mobile Network Architecture

3 How to use the SS7 module

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Reference: Tobias Engel, SS7-Locate-Track-maniuplate,


Presentation:https://berlin.ccc.de/~tobias/31c3-ss7-locate-
track-manipulate.pdf,
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wu_pO5Z7Pk

As the above figure , there are several important nodes that


needs be familiarized with and what are their functions.

Home Location Register (HLR):Each operator has one or


more HLR depending on its capacity. HLR operator's
database each subscribers profile/info is stored in only one
HLR. The HLR hold the below critical info:

IMSI
IMEI
MSISDN
Authentication keys of subscriber
Subscriber latest location
subscription profile
Services allowed (call forwarding, barring,..etc) ..etc

Visitor Location Register (VLR):Each VLR is responsible for


a specific region. Every subscriber roaming in a specific
region is attached/connected to the VLR responsible for
this region. The VLR acts as a temp database for the period

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of the roaming subscriber. It has the same info as the home


network HLR.

Mobile Switching Centre (MSC):Each group of


cells/BTS/towers are connected to an MSC. The MSC is
responsible to route and switch calls,SMS and data from
and to the subscribers attached to it.

Short Message Switching Centre (SMSC):Responsible for


sending and delivering short messages (SMS) to
subscribers.

Signal Transfer Point (STP):It acts as the gateway (i.e


router) of the operators,which is responsible for all the
routing, path determination and relaying of the SS7
messages.

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