SIP CALL FLOWS

Initial Registration procedure

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(SIP)

Note: Service, Security and SLF Aspects Not shown

UE Registers With IMS Network
IMS
UE eNB MME SGW PGW PCRF SBG
CSCF

IMS PDN Connection

Default Bearer QCI = 5. IMS Signaling.

SIP Register

401 Unauthorized (nonce)

SIP Register (with Auth Info)

200 OK
Basic Session Establishment
Makes DNS query to
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Originating Half-call
terminating network
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INVITE request is HSS to provide the details
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UE Initiates a SIP Call
IMS
UE eNB MME SGW PGW PCRF SBG CSCF

IMS PDN Connection

Default Bearer QCI = 5. IMS Signaling.

SIP Invite

183 Session Progress

Dedicated Bearer QCI = 1 Interactive Voice.

Application/Service Info

IP-CAN Session Modify

Create Bearer Req.
Create Bearer Req.

Bearer Setup Req

RRC Conn. Reconfig Session Mgmt Req

Session Mgmt Resp.

Create Bearer Resp.
Create Bearer Resp.

IP-CAN Session Modify ACK

IMS Call is Answered
IMS
UE eNB MME SGW PGW PCRF SBG CSCF

IMS PDN Connection

Dedicated Bearer QCI = 5. IMS Signaling.

200 OK

Dedicated Bearer QCI = 1 Interactive Voice.

Packet Voice
IMS Call is Ended
IMS
UE eNB MME SGW PGW PCRF SBG CSCF

IMS PDN Connection

Default Bearer QCI = 5. IMS Signaling.

BYE
200 OK

Dedicated Bearer QCI = 1 Interactive Voice.

Packet Voice

Application/Service Info

IP-CAN Session Modify

Delete Bearer Req.
Delete Bearer Req.

Deactivate Bearer Req

RRC Conn. Reconfig

Deactivate Bearer Resp.

Delete Bearer Resp.
Delete Bearer Resp.

IP-CAN Session Modify ACK

Final State After IMS Call is Ended
IMS
UE eNB MME SGW PGW PCRF SBG CSCF

IMS PDN Connection

Default Bearer QCI = 5. IMS Signaling.

SIP Responses
SIP responses are maintained in an IANA(Internet Assigned Numbers Authority):-

Informational/Provisional (1xx): Request received and being processed – Examples: 100

Trying, 180 Ringing
Successful (2xx): The action was successfully received, understood, and accepted –
Examples: 200 OK, 202 Accepted
Redirection (3xx): Further action needs to be taken (typically by the sender) to complete
the request – Examples: 301 Moved Permanently, 302 Moved Temporarily
Client Failure (4xx): The request contains bad syntax or cannot be fulfilled at the server –
Examples: 401 Unauthorized, 403 Forbidden
Server Failure (5xx): The server failed to fulfill an apparently valid request – Examples: 500
Server Internal Error, 504 Server Time-out
Global Failure (6xx): The request cannot be fulfilled at any server – Examples: 600 Busy
Everywhere, 604 Does Not Exist Anywhere