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3G UMTS Call Flow and RRC Signaling

This document summarizes a 3G-UMTS terminating call flow. It describes the setup of radio bearers and RANAP signaling in detail. The call flow was generated from a Wireshark packet capture file and later modified to add comments and show terminal interactions using VisualEther and EventStudio tools. It depicts the radio resource control messages and direct transfer messages exchanged between the UE and RNC during call setup, call connect, and call release phases of the terminating call.

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-rrc Interfaces (SequenceProject)

User Equipment
UE

UTRAN
RNC

EventStudio System Designer 6

09-Feb-14 19:43 (Page 1)

A 3G-UMTS terminating call is described here. Setup radio bearers and RANAP signaling are covered in detail. You can click
on most RANAP messages to see the full content of the message.
This call flow has been generated with from a Wireshark PCAP file using VisualEther (http://www.eventhelix.com/VisualEther/).
The generated call flow was later modified with EventStudio (http://www.eventhelix.com/EventStudio/) to add comments and
terminal level interactions.
RRC Connection Request
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UE wishes to establish a voice call so it requests a Radio Resource Control (RRC)

connection.

UE Identity,
UE Capabilities,
Establishmen t Cause

RRC Connection Setup

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The RNC accepts the RRC Connection Request and assigns a traffic channel. The
message also creates a Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB).

Transport Channel
Information,
Signaling Radio Bearer

RRC Connection Complete

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The UE responds back to signal the completion of the RRC Connection Setup.

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Ciphering Information

Initial UE Message [Page Response]

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The mobile sends an Initial UE Message that carries the Page Response as a NAS
(Non Access Stratum) payload.

Downlink Direct Transfer [DTAP Setup] Send the Setup message to the UE.
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Uplink Direct Transfer [DTAP Call ConfirmCall Confirmation is received as a NAS payload.
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Radio Bearer Setup

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Radio Bearer Setup Complete

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Terminal responds back.

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Uplink Direct Transfer [DTAP Alerting]

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Setup the Radio Bearer to assign circuit switched resources to the voice call.

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The called subscribers phone is now ringing.

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Waiting for the called subscriber to answer the call.

Uplink Direct Transfer [DTAP Connect] Notify that the called subscriber has answered the call.
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Downlink Direct Transfer [DTAP Connect The RRC layer transports the Connect Acknowledge to the UE.
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Downlink Direct Transfer [DTAP Disconne RNC forwards the disconnect to the UE.
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Uplink Direct Transfer [DTAP Release] UE sends the release message.

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Downlink Direct Transfer [DTAP Release RNC forwards the release complete to the UE.
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RRC Connection Release

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