HLR

GMSC
MSC
GGSN
GMSC
Server
MSC
Server
SGSN
RNC
BSC
Node-B
Node-B
Node-B
Node-B
Node-B
BTS
BTS
MGW
CGN
BG
EIR
AuC
RNC
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BSC
SGSN
MSC
MSC
Server
GMSC
Server
GMSC
HLR
GGSN
GMLC
SCP
MMS-SC
SMS-SC
CBC
MAP
TCAP
SCCP
MTP
GSM Protocol Stack C, D
E, F, H, Gc, Gf, Gr, Lh, Lg
Mobile Core Network
LLP
GSM Protocol Stack Ls, Lb, Lp
BSSAP-LE (BSSMAP-LE/DTAP-LE)
SCCP
RRLP
SMLCPP
MTP
BSSLAP
GSM Protocol Stack Ge
CAP
TCAP
SCCP
MTP
GPRS Protocol Stack Gn, Gp
Application
GTP-U
UDP/TCP
IP
MM/SM/CC
Radio Network
Control Plane
RANAP
SCCP
MTP3-B
SSCF-NNI
SSCOP
AAL5
ATM
STC
ALCAP
TAF
RLP
Iu UP
AAL2
AMR Codec
UMTS Protocol Stack Iu-CS
MTP3-B
SSCF-NNI
SSCOP
AAL5
Transport Netw.
Control Plane
CS Data
User Plane
CS Voice
User Plane
AAL2-SAR SSCS
Application
MM/SM/CC
Radio Network
Control Plane
ATM
Application
UMTS Protocol Stack Iu-PS
PS Data
User Plane
AAL5
RANAP
GTP-U M3UA
SCCP
MTP3-B
SSCF-NNI SCTP UDP
SSCOP IP IP
AAL5 AAL5
BSSLAP DTAP
GSM Protocol Stack A
BSSMAP
SCCP
LLP SUPS
MTP
SMS
DTAP-LE
RRLP
SNDCP
Transmission
Plane
Network Service
Frame Relay / IPv4 / IPv6
Protocol Stack Gb
LLC
Control Plane
BSSGP
Application
SMS GMM/SM
DTAP
GSM/GPRS Protocol Stack Abis
GMM/SM SMS SNDCP
RSL
SMS
O&M
Application
RRLP SUPS
RRCP
speech
(TFR, EFR,
HFR, AMR)
CS data
LLC
RLC
MAC
PCU TRAU frames LAPD
GPRS control and user plane GSMsignaling plane GSMCS user plane
Control Plane
ATM
UMTS R4 Protocol Stack Nb
User Plane
Application
TAF
RLP
AMR, GSM,
PCM Codec
SSCF-NNI
AAL5
ALCAP
STC
MTP3-B
SSCOP
Nb UP
AAL2
AAL2-SAR SSCS
User Plane
Nb with ATMtransport
Nb UP
RTPv2/RTCP
UDP
IPv4 or IPv6
Nb with IP transport
AMR, GSM,
PCM Codec
Application
TAF
RLP
SSCOP/SSCOPMCE
ATM
MTP
UMTS R4 Protocol Stack Nc
MTP3-B
AAL5
M3UA
SCTP
IP
BICC
TDM
Transport Network Control Plane
SSCF-NNI
RNSAP
Radio Network
Control Plane
AAL5
ATM
MTP3-B
ALCAP
STC
AAL2
PDCP
UMTS Protocol Stack Iur
Transport Network
Control Plane
SCCP
M3UA
SSCF-NNI SCTP
SSCOP IP
MTP3-B M3UA
SSCF-NNI SCTP
SSCOP IP
RLC
MAC
FP
PS Data
User Plane
Application
CS Data
User Plane
TAF
CS Voice
User Plane
AMR Codec
RLP
Application
AAL5 AAL5 AAL5
MM/SM/CC
RRC
AAL2
RLC
MAC
FP
UMTS Protocol Stack Mc
ATM
M3UA
(optional)
MEGACO H.248 + 29.232
MTP3-B
AAL5 - I.363.5
SSCF-NNI
IPv4 or IPv6
IP SSCOP
SCTP SCTP
M3UA
(optional)
GERAN
(GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network)
Services
UTRAN
(Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network)
Building Next-Generation Mobile Networks
Integrating GSM, GPRS and UMTS Services onto the Core
RRC
Radio Network
Control Plane
ATM
ALCAP
STC
PDCP
UMTS Protocol Stack Iub
Transport Netw.
Control Plane
PS Data
User Plane
AAL5
RLC
MAC
FP
NBAP
SSCF-UNI
SSCOP
SSCF-UNI
SSCOP
MAC
FP
AAL2 AAL2 AAL5
Application
Broadcast Data
User Plane
BMC
CS Data
User Plane
TAF
CS Voice
User Plane
AMR Codec
RLP
Application MM/SM/CC
RLC
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2G: GSM
2.5G: GPRS
3G: UMTS Rel. 99
3G: UMTS Rel. 4
Services Layer
Legend
User Plane Broadcast Data
ATM
SABP
TCP
AAL5
UMTS Protocol Stack Iu-BC
IP
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D
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AAL2
AAL2-SAR SSCS
AAL5
Abis
ALCAP
AMR
AuC
BG
BICC
BMC
BSC
BSS
BSSAP-LE
BSSGP
BSSLAP
BSSMAP
BSSMAP-LE
BTCP
BTS
CAMEL
CAP
CBC
CCU
CDMA
CGN
DHCP
DNS
DTAP
DTAP-LE
EIR
FP
FR
GERAN
GGSN
GMM / SM
GMSC
GPRS
GSM
GTP'
GTP
GTP-U
GUMSC
HLR
HTTP
IETF
IPBCP
IPv4
IPv6
Iu UP
Iub
IuBC
Iu-CS
Iu-PS
LAPD
LCS
LLC
LLP
LMU
M3UA
MAC
MAP
MEGACO
MExE
MGW
MM
MMS-R
MMS-SC
MS
MSC
MTP
MTP3-B
Nb UP
NBAP
NS
Node-B
PCU
PDCP
PDN
PLMN
PSPDN
PSTN
RANAP
RFC
RFC 1490
RLC
RLP
RNC
RNSAP
RRC
RRCP
RRLP
RSL
RTP
SABP
SCCP
SCP
SCTP
SGSN
SM
SMLC
SMLCPP
SMPP
SMS
SMS-SC
SNDCP
SSCF-NNI
SSCF-UNI
SSCOP
SSCOPMCE
SSCP
SSSAR
STC
SUPS
TAF
TCAP
TCP
TRAU
UDP
UMSC
UMTS
UTRAN
VLR
VPLMN
WAP
3rd Generation Partnership Project
ATM Adaption Layer type 2 ITU-T I.363.2
Segmentation and Reassembly Service Specific Convergence Sublayer for
the AAL type 2 ITU-T I.366.1
ATM Adaption Layer type 5 ITU-T I.363.5
Abis interface between GSM/GPRS BTS and BSC
Access Link Control Application Part
ITU-T Q.2630.1 (CS1) / Q.2630.2 (CS2)
Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec 3GPP TS 26.101 / TS 26.102
Authentication Center
Border Gateway
Bearer Independent Call Control ITU-T Q.1901 / Q.1902.x
Broadcast/Multicast Control 3GPP TS 25.324
Base Station Controller
Base Station Subsystem
Base Station SystemApplication Part -
Location Services Extension ETSI GSM 09.31
Base Station SystemGPRS Protocol
ETSI GSM 08.18 / 3GPP TS 48.018
Base Station Subsystem Location service
Assistance Protocol ETSI GSM 08.71
Base Station SystemManagement Application Part ETSI GSM 08.08
Base Station SystemManagement Application Part -
Location Services Extension ETSI GSM 09.31
BICC Tunneling Control Protocol ITU-T Q.1990
Base Transceiver Station
Customized Application for Mobile Enhanced Logic
CAMEL Application Part 3GPP TS 22.078 / 23.078 / 29.078
Cell Broadcast Center
Channel Codec Unit
Code Division Multiple Access
Charging Gateway Node
Dynamic Host Control Protocol IETF RFC 1531
Domain Name Service
Direct Transfer Application Part ETSI GSM 04.08 / 04.18 / 3GPP TS 24.008
Direct Transfer Application Part - Location Services Extension
ETSI GSM 09.31
Equipment Identity Register
Frame Protocol 3GPP TS 25.427, TS 25.435
Frame Relay ITU-T Q.922
GSM / EDGE Radio Access Network
Gateway GPRS Support Node
GPRS Mobility Management / Session Management
ETSI GSM 04.08 / 3GPP TS 44.008
Gateway Mobile Switching Center
General Packet Radio Systems
Global Systemfor Mobile communication
GPRS / 3G charging data collection protocol
ETSI GSM 12.15 / 3GPP TS 32.015
GPRS Tunnel Protocol
GTP User Plane ETSI GSM 09.60 / 3GPP TS 29.060
Gateway UMTS Mobile Switching Center
Home Location Register
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol IETF RFC 1945
Internet Engineering Task Force
IP Bearer Control Protocol ITU-T Q.1970
Internet Protocol Version 4 IETF RFC 791
Internet Protocol Version 6 IETF RFC 2460
Iu User Plane Protocol IETF TS 25.415
UTRAN interface between Node B and RNC
Iu Broadcast
UTRAN interface between RNC and the circuit switched domain of the CN
UTRAN interface between RNC and the packet switched domain of the CN
Link Access Procedure for the D-channel ETSI GSM 08.56
Location Service
Logical Link Control ETSI GSM 04.64 / 3GPP TS 44.064
Logical Link Protocol ETSI GSM 04.71
Location Measurement Unit
MTP3 User Adaption Layer IETF RFC 3332
MediumAccess Control 3GPP TS 25.321
Mobile Application Part ETSI GSM 09.02 / 3GPP TS 29.002
Media Gateway Control Protocol ITU-T H.248 + 3GPP TS 29.232
Mobile Station Application Execution Environment
Media Gateway
Mobility Management 3GPP TS 24.008
Multi Media Message System- Relay
Multi Media Message System- Service Center
Mobile Station
Mobile Switching Center
Message Transfer Part Level 2 and 3 ITU-T Q.701-704
Message Transfer Part Level 3 (broadband) for ATM ITU-T Q.2110
Nb User Plane Protocol 3GPP TS 29.415
Node B Application Part 3GPP TS 25.433
Network Service ETSI GSM 08.16 / 3GPP TS48.016
UMTS Base Station
Packet Control Unit
Packet Data Convergence Protocol 3GPP TS 25.323
Public Data Networks
Public Land Mobile Network
Packet Switched Public Data Network
Public Switched Telephone Network
Radio Access Network Application Part 3GPP TS 25.413
IETF Request For Comment
Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay IETF RFC 1490
Radio Link Control 3GPP TS 25.322
Radio Link Protocol 3GPP TS 24.022
Radio Network Controller
Radio Network SubsystemApplication Part 3GPP TS 25.423
Radio Resource Control 3GPP TS 25.331
Radio Resource Control Protocol ETSI GSM 04.18
Radio Resource LCS Protocol 3GPP TS 04.31
Radio Signaling Layer ETSI GSM 08.58
Real Time Protocol IETF RFC 1889
Service Area Broadcast Protocol 3GPP TS 25.419
Signaling Connection Control Part ITU-T Q.711-Q.714
Service Control Point
StreamControl Transmission Protocol IETF RFC 2960
Serving GPRS Support Node
Session Management protocols
Serving Mobile Location Center
Serving Mobile Location Center Peer to Peer Protocol ETSI GSM 08.31
Short Message Peer to Peer Protocol
Short Message Service Protocol
ETSI GSM 03.40, 03.41 / 3GPP TS 24.011, TS 23.041
Short Message Service - Service Center
Sub Network Dependent Convergence Protocol
ETSI GSM 04.65 / 3GPP TS 44.065
Service Specific Co-ordination Function-Network Node Interface
ITU-T Q.2140
Service Specific Co-ordination Function-User Network Interface
ITU-T Q.2130
Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol ITU-T Q.2110
Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol in a Multi-link and
Connectionless Environment ITU-T Q.2111
SystemServices Control Point
Service Specific Segmentation and Reassembly sublayer ITU-T I.366.1
Signaling Transport Converter ITU-T Q.2150.1
Supplementary Services 3GPP TS 24.080
Terminal Adaptation Function 3GPP TS 27.001, TS 27.002
Transaction Capabilities Application Part ITU-T Q.771-Q.775
Transmission Control Protocol IETF RFC 793
Transcoder Rate Adaptor Unit ETSI GSM 08.60
User DatagramProtocol IETF RFC 768
UMTS Mobile Switching Center
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
Visitor Location Register
Visited PLMN
Wireless Application Protocol
GPRS Protocol Stack Ga
Application
GTP
UDP/TCP
IP
MGW
GPRS Protocol Stack Gi
Application
RFC 1490
Frame Relay
IP