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GSM Systems Lecture No. 11: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kamran EED., UET, Lahore

The document describes the basic signaling procedure for GSM systems. It involves the MS sending a channel request message through the RACH to the BTS. The BTS then processes the request and sends it to the BSC. The BSC activates the channel and sends messages to establish communication between the MS and MSC for location updating and encryption mode selection. Finally, the channel is released through messages between the MS, BTS, BSC and MSC. The document also describes the different types of bursts used in GSM including normal, frequency correction, synchronization, dummy and access bursts.

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GSM Systems Lecture No. 11: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kamran EED., UET, Lahore

The document describes the basic signaling procedure for GSM systems. It involves the MS sending a channel request message through the RACH to the BTS. The BTS then processes the request and sends it to the BSC. The BSC activates the channel and sends messages to establish communication between the MS and MSC for location updating and encryption mode selection. Finally, the channel is released through messages between the MS, BTS, BSC and MSC. The document also describes the different types of bursts used in GSM including normal, frequency correction, synchronization, dummy and access bursts.

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GSM Systems

Lecture No. 11
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kamran
EED., UET, Lahore
Basic signaling procedure
• MS sends a CH REQ (Channel Request) message
through RACH to BTS
• Upon receiving CH REQ message, the BTS processes it
and then sends it to BSC
• After receiving CH REQ message, BSC sends a CH ACT
(channel activation) message to the BTS to activate
SDCCH
• After activating the channel, BTS returns a CH ACT ACK
message
• BSC sends IMM ASS CMD to BTS
• Upon receiving the message, BTS sends IMM ASS
through AGCH to MS
• When receiving message, MS sends SABM (set up
request) Set asynchronous balanced mode
• BTS sends UA ( Set up response) to MS
Basic signaling procedure
• At the same time, BTS sends a channel
establishment indication (EST IND) to
BSC, containing location update request of
MS
• BSC forwards the location update request
(LOC UPD REQ) to MSC in CR
• As receiving message, MSC returns a CC
message to BSC
Basic signaling procedure
• SDCCH is established between MS and
BTS, and location update message is sent
to MSC through SDCCH
• MSC selects the encryption mode and
sends a location update acceptance
message (LOC UPD ACCEPT) to MS
• MSC sends a Clear CMD message to BSC, which
returns a Clear COM message to MSC
• Meanwhile, BSC sends to BTS a CH REL message to
release SDCCH and a DEACT SACCH message to
deactivate SACCH
• BTS sends a CH REL message to MS. MS requests
BTS to release radio link (DISC)
• BTS returns UA and reports the channel release
indication to the BSC
• BSC sends a RF CHL REL message to BTS. BTS
returns a RF CHL REL ACK message
• Radio channel is released
IMSI detach procedure
• After the SDCCH is established, an IMSI
DETACH message is sent through
SDCCH to MSC
• After receiving the message, MSC
releases SDCCH
• Procedure is elaborated in next slide
MS BTS BSC MSC
CH REQ
CH RQD
CH ACT
CH ACT ACK
IMM ASS CMD
IMM ASS
SABM
EST IND
UA CR ： IMSI DETACH
CREF
DR ： CH REL
CH REL
DEACT SACCH
DISC
REL IND
UA
RF CH REL
RF CH REL ACK
Super and hyper frame Description
Burst Type
• Diagram in subsequent slide gives five
types of bursts
• The burst is the sequence of bits
transmitted by the BTS or MS, the timeslot
is the discrete period of real time within
which it must arrive in order to be correctly
decoded by the receiver:
Types of Bursts
– Normal Burst
• The normal burst carries traffic channels and all
types of control channels apart from those
mentioned specifically below. (Bi-directional)
– Frequency Correction Burst
• This burst carries FCCH downlink to correct the
frequency of the MS’s local oscillator, effectively
locking it to that of the BTS.
Types of bursts
• Synchronization Burst
– So called because its function is to carry SCH downlink,
synchronizing the timing of the MS to that of the BTS.
• Dummy Burst
– Used when there is no information to be carried on the unused
timeslots of the BCCH Carrier (downlink only).
• Access Burst
– This burst is of much shorter duration than the other types. The
increased guard period is necessary because the timing of its
transmission is unknown. When this burst is transmitted, the
BTS does not know the location of the MS and therefore the
timing of the message from the MS can not be accurately
accounted for. (The Access Burst is uplink only.)

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