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Introduction

Historical Background

GSM

EDGE

WCDMA

UMTS

  UMTS Introduction

Horizontal Layering

General Principles
- User Plane
- Control Plane
- Application Layer

Core Network Standards and Interfaces

Key Benefits of the Layered Architecture

Core UMTS Network Elements

Routers/Switches

Traffic Handling in a Layered Architecture

Traffic Cases
- Mobile Originated call
- Mobile Terminated
- PDP Context
- Packet Forwarding

UMTS Summary

The Future

Final Thoughts

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Mobile Originated Call


An AAL2-switche core network has been assumed.

Figure 37 Mobile Originated Call (Traffic Case)

  1. A request for call setup is received from the UE. Selection of an applicable MGW

  2. Resources controlled by the MSC-server are reserved in the selected MGW

  3. The MSC-server orders the RNC to setup a radio access bearer

  4. The User plane is setup from the RNC to the MGW

  5. The MSC server is informed that the user plane setup to the MGW has been completed

  6. The call setup to the transit server is initiated by the MSC

  7. Backward through connection of the equipment controlled by the MSC server is ordered in the MGW

  8. Resources controlled by the transit server are requested from the MGW

  9. Call setup to the selected PSTN switch is initiated by the transit server

  10. Through connection of the transit server controlled path in the MGW is ordered

 

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