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Document change history

Date

15.10.2008

Version

0.1

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Name

Change comment

Tanti Adriyani

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Objectives
After this training session, the student can:
Locate the SS7-based interfaces in the SGSN
Describe the SS7 protocol stack used by the SGSN
Describe features and parameters related to SS7 interfaces
with reference to the training documentation

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SS7 Interfaces
3G
HLR
EIR

RNC

Node
B

Iu-PS

Gr/G
f

SCP
Ge

SGSN
SGSN
Gs

Gd
3G
MSC

3G
MSC
IWMSC

BSC
RNC
SMSC

BTS

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SS7 basics
Configuring SS7 Interfaces

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SS7 stack of protocols

Gd, Gr, Gf

Ge

MAP CAP

RANAP

Iu-PS

BSSAP+

Gs

TCAP
SCCP
M3UA
SCTP
MTP
IP
L2
L1

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CSS7 Message Structure (MSU)

Upper Layers

L1 = MTP Layer 1
L2 = MTP Layer 2
L3 = MTP Layer 3

L3
L2
MTP

F CK

L2
SIF

SIO

LI FIB FSN BIB BSN F

First bit to send

User/
Application
Part

D A T A

Address Information

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CIC

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Address Info

Subservice Field, Service

Netw. Indicator Indicator

SLS

DPC

OPC

SS7 link concepts

Node A
SPC

Node B

SS7 signalling link

SPC

Signalling Route Set

Node A
SPC

Node B
Signalling
Routes

Node C
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Node A

Node B

SPC

SPC

SS7 signalling link set

SPC

SS7 signalling route set and routes

STP
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SCCP routing by label and by GT

Application
parts

CAP
Yes

SCCP

Is DPC contained
in the message?

Routing on label
(do nothing)

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RANAP
No (there is a GT)

Routing on GT
(GT analysis)

Message handling

MTP

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MAP

Signalling routing (MTP and SCCP)

Application parts

RANAP

MAP

CAP

RI = GT
GT Analysis

RI

RI = SSN

SSN

SCCP
Own SPC
DPC
Other DPC
SIO = SCCP

Distribution

MTP

Routing

DPC = other SPC DPC = own SPC

Discrimination
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GT examples

Global Title Format:

HLR address
SMSC address

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Numbering Plan Digits

E.164 358 60 2210

E.164 86 138 00100500

Hybrid numbers for different operators

Operator

CC+NDC

Operator
number

MSIN
(part of E.212)

Hybrid number (E.214):

operator number +
MSIN

Finnish

35850

35850

1234567890

35850+1234567890

China A

86139

86139

0000000002

86139+0000000002

China B

86130

86130

0000001234

86130+0000001234

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Global title analysis

Numbering Plan
Digits

GT
Analysis

When the DPC receives the message

RI = SSN, there is no need for GT analysis.
RI = GT, the GT analysis has to be performed.

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DPC
RI

IMSI analysis with output as Hybrid number

(E.214)

IMSI or E.212
MCC MNC MSIN

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IMSI
Analysis

Hybrid no. or E.214

Operator No. MSIN

IMSI analysis with routing on GT

IMSI or E.212
IMSI
Analysis

Hybrid no. or E.214

SCCP routing on GT

MTP
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GT
Analysis

Message handling

IMSI analysis with output as DPC of the HLR

IMSI or E.212
MCC MNC MSIN

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IMSI
Analysis

DPC of the HLR

IMSI analysis with routing on label

IMSI or E.212
IMSI
Analysis

DPC of the HLR

SCCP routing on label

MTP
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Message handling

SCCP routing at the SGSN (both on label and GT)

APPL.
GTT

GTT

SCCP

MTP3

MTP3
Routing

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MTP3
Routing

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MTP3
Routing

MTP3
Routing

MTP3
Routing

SCCP subsystems

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SCCP subsystems used in Nokia SGSN

HLR
MAPE

MAPH

H'09

H'06

MAPS

H95 149 (Dec)

CAP

H92 166 (Dec)

MAP-M

H8 8 (Dec)

MAP-V

H7 7 (Dec)

RANAP
H8E
142 (Dec.)

RANAP
H8E
142 (Dec.)

RNC
SGSN

BSSAP+
H'C0

MSC

BSSAP+
H'C0

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SS7-based interfaces
Configuring SS7 Interfaces

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Gr Interface (SGSN-HLR) 1/2

The Gr provides the SGSN with an access to the
GPRS subscription information in the HLR.
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC

SM-SC

CAMEL GSMSCF

Gd
MSC/VLR
A

Gs

Iu
Uu

R
TE

HLR

MT

Ge
Gr

Iu
UTRAN

SGSN

Gc
Gi

Gn
Gb
TE

MT
R

BSS
Um
SGSN

Gn

PDN

GGSN
Ga

Ga

Gp
CG
GGSN

Gf

Other PLMN
Signalling Interface
Signalling and Data Transfer Interface
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EIR

Billing
System

Gr Interface (SGSN-HLR) 2/2

The Gr interface requires the MAP version 3, that is, the MAP
protocol with GPRS additions. The following operations are
supported:
UpdateGPRSLocation

SGSN /SMMU=> HLR

InsertSubscriberData

HLR => SGSN/SMMU

DeleteSubscriberData

HLR => SGSN/SMMU

PurgeMS

SGSN /SMMU=> HLR

CancelLocation

HLR => SGSN/SMMU

ReadyForSM

SGSN /SMMU=> HLR

SendAuthenticationInfo

SGSN /SMMU=> HLR

Reset

HLR => SGSN/SMMU

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Gf Interface (SGSN-EIR)
The Gf interface connects SGSNs (SMMU) to the EIR in order to support
terminal authentication. No GPRS-specific signalling information needs to
be supported.
The supported operations are:
CheckIMEI
SGSN/SMMU => EIR
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC

SM-SC

CAMEL GSMSCF

Gd
MSC/VLR
A

Gs

Iu
Uu

R
TE

HLR

MT

Ge
Gr

Iu
UTRAN

SGSN

Gc
Gi

Gn
Gb
TE

MT
R

BSS
Um

Gn

Ga

Ga

Gp
CG
GGSN

SGSN

PDN

GGSN

Gf

EIR

Other PLMN
Signalling Interface
Signalling and Data Transfer Interface
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Billing
System

Gd Interface (SGSN- GMSC/IWMSC)

The Gd interface connects the SGSN to the Gateway MSC in order to
support SMS delivery via GPRS. As with Gf, no GPRS-specific signalling
information needs to be supported.
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC

SM-SC

CAMEL GSMSCF

Gd
MSC/VLR
A

Gs

Iu
Uu

R
TE

HLR

MT

Ge
Gr

Iu
UTRAN

SGSN

Gc
Gi

Gn
Gb
TE

MT
R

BSS
Um
SGSN

Gn

PDN

GGSN
Ga

Ga

Gp
CG
GGSN

Gf

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Signalling Interface
Signalling and Data Transfer Interface
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EIR

Billing
System

Gs Interface (SGSN-MSC/VLR) 1/2

The Gs interface links the SGSN's visiting subscriber database to the VLR
in an MSC.
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC

SM-SC

CAMEL GSMSCF

Gd
MSC/VLR
A

Gs

Iu
Uu

R
TE

HLR

MT

Ge
Gr

Iu
UTRAN

SGSN

Gc
Gi

Gn
Gb
TE

MT
R

BSS
Um
SGSN

Gn

PDN

GGSN
Ga

Ga

Gp
CG
GGSN

Gf

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Signalling Interface
Signalling and Data Transfer Interface
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EIR

Billing
System

Gs Interface (SGSN-MSC/VLR) 2/2

The supported procedures are:
CS paging
IMSI attach for a GPRS attached MS
GPRS attach for an IMSI attached MS
IMSI detach
GPRS detach
Combined RA/LA update
Non-GPRS alert
MS information enquiry
MM information
Reset (MSC/VLR <-> SGSN).

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Ge Interface (SGSN SCP)

Nokia 2G SGSN provides an interface to the Intelligent Network
Service Control Point (IN SCP) for supporting Customised Applications
for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL).
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC

SM-SC

CAMEL GSMSCF

Gd
MSC/VLR
A

Gs

Iu
Uu

R
TE

HLR

MT

Ge
Gr

Iu
UTRAN

SGSN

Gc
Gi

Gn
Gb
TE

MT
R

BSS
Um
SGSN

Gn

PDN

GGSN
Ga

Ga

Gp
CG
GGSN

Gf

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Signalling Interface
Signalling and Data Transfer Interface
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EIR

Billing
System

SS7 over IP
Configuring SS7 Interfaces

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SS7 over IP
SGSN provides an alternative to move SS7 signalling from TDM to IP

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MAP CAP

RANAP

BSSAP+

using SCTP transport protocol layer and M3UA user adaptation layer
based on IETF signalling transport work group SIGTRAN.
Load of signalling links in conventional SS7 signalling network can be
decreased by connecting part of signalling traffic via IP network.
SS7 signalling network is used in the interfaces Iu-PS, Gd, Ge, Gf,
Gs and Gr

TCAP
SCCP
M3UA
SCTP
IP
L2
L1

Association sets and associations

A Signaling Link Set can only contain one IP link set"
set
An IP link set"
set consists of one SCTP association set
SGSN
(client)

SCTP association

SPC_1

SMMU 0

eth

SMMU 1

eth

SMMU 2

eth

SMMU 3

eth

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association set
(up to 16 associations)

IP
network

HLR
(server)
SPC_2
eth

CCSU 0

eth

CCSU 1

eth

CCSU 2

eth

CCSU 3

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STP

Using an IP
Signalling
Gateway

IP
HLR

STP

Point-to-Point IP
connection

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SGSN

SGW

IP
HLR

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SGW

SGSN