HLR
GMSC
MSC
GGSN
GMSC
Server
MSC
Server
SGSN
RNC
BSC
Node B
Node B
Node B
Node B
Node B
BTS
MGW
CGN
BG
EIR
AuC
RNC
BTS
External
External LCS Client
MMS U
MMS User Agent
SMLC
CBC
WAP Server
WAP Server
RNC
BSC
SGSN
MSC
MSC
Server
GMSC
Server
GMSC
HLR
GGSN
GMLC
SCP
MMS-SC
SMS-SC
CBC
MAP
TCAP
SCCP
MT
P
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
MT
P
BSSLAP
GSM Protocol Stack –
Ge
CAP
TCAP
SCCP
MT
P
GPRS Protocol Stack –
Gn, Gp
Application
GTP-U
UDP/TC
P
IP
MM/SM/CC
Radio Network
Control Plane
RANAP
SCCP
MTP3-B
SSCF-NNI
SSCO
P
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 Plan
e
CS Voic
e
User Plan
e
AAL2-SAR SSCS
Application
MM/SM/CC
Radio Network
Control P
lane
ATM
Appl
ication
UMTS Protocol Stack –
Iu-PS
PS Data
User Plan
e
AAL5
RANAP
GTP-UM3UA
SCCP
MTP3-B
SSCF-NNI
SCTP
UDP
SSCOP
IP
IP
AAL5
AAL5
BSSLAP
DTAP
GSM Protocol Stack –
A
BSSMAP
SCCP
LL
P
SUPS
MT
P
SMS
DTAP-LE
RRLP
SNDCP
Transmission
Plan
e
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
MA
C
PCU TRAU frames
LAPD
GPRS control and user plane GSM signaling planeGSM CS user plane
Control Plane
ATM
UMTS R4 Protocol Stack –
Nb
User Plan
e
Application
TA
F
RL
P
AMR, GSM,
PCM Codec
SSCF-NNI
AAL5
ALCA
P
ST
C
MTP3-B
SSCO
P
Nb UP
AAL2
AAL2-SAR SSCS
User Plane
Nb with ATM transport
Nb UP
RTPv2/RTCP
UDP
IPv4 or IPv6
Nb with IP transport
AMR, GSM,
PCM Codec
Application
TA
F
RL
P
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 P
lane
AAL5
ATM
MTP3-B
ALCAP
ST
C
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 Plan
e
AMR Codec
RLP
Application
AAL5
AAL5
AAL5
MM/SM/CC
RRC
AAL2
RL
C
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
(optiona
l)
GERAN
(GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network)
Services
UTRA
N
(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 Plan
e
AAL5
RLC
MAC
FP
NBAP
SSCF-UNI
SSCOP
SSCF-UNI
SSCOP
MAC
FP
AAL
2
AAL2
AAL5
Application
Broadcast Data
User Plane
BMC
CS Data
User Plan
e
TAF
CS Voice
User Plan
e
AMR Codec
RLP
Application
MM/SM/CC
RLC
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HL
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HTTP
IETF
IPBC
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IPv4
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S
Iu-P
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LAPD
LC
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MMS-R
MMS-SC
MS
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MT
P
MTP3-B
Nb UP
NBAP
NS
Node-B
PC
U
PDCP
PDN
PLMN
PSPD
N
PSTN
RANA
P
RFC
RFC 149
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RL
C
RL
P
RN
C
RNSA
P
RR
C
RRCP
RRLP
RS
L
RT
P
SABP
SCCP
SC
P
SCTP
SGSN
SM
SMLC
SMLCPP
SMPP
SM
S
SMS-SC
SNDC
P
SSCF-NNI
SSCF-UNI
SSCO
P
SSCOPMCE
SSCP
SSSA
R
ST
C
SUPS
TA
F
TCAP
TC
P
TRAU
UD
P
UMSC
UMTS
UTRA
N
VL
R
VPLM
N
WA
P
3rd Generation Partnership Projec
t
ATM Adaption Layer type
2
ITU-T I.363.2
Segmentation and Reassembly Service Specific Convergence Sublayer fo
r
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 BS
C
Access Link Control Application Part
ITU-T Q.2630.1 (CS1) / Q.2630.2 (CS2)
Adaptive Multi-Rate Code
c 3GPP TS 26.101 / TS 26.102
Authentication Center
Border Gatewa
y
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 System Application Part -
Location Services Extensio
n ETSI GSM 09.31
Base
Station System GPRS Protocol
ETSI GSM 08.18 / 3GPP TS 48.01
8
Base
Station Subsystem Location service
Assistance Protocol ETSI GSM 08.71
Base
Station System Management Application Part ETSI GSM 08.08
Base
Station System Management Application Part -
Location Services Extension
ETSI GSM 09.31
BICC Tunneling Control Protoco
l ITU-T Q.1990
Base Transceiver Station
Customized Application for Mobile Enhanced Logi
c
CAMEL Application Par
t 3GPP TS 22.078 / 23.078 / 29.078
Cell Broadcast Cente
r
Ch
annel Codec Unit
Code Division Multiple Access
Charging Gateway Nod
e
Dynamic Host Control Protocol IETF RFC 1531
Domain Name Servic
e
Direct Transfer Application Par
t ETSI GSM 04.08 / 04.18 / 3GPP TS 24.008
Direct Transfer Application Part - Lo
cation Services Extension
ETSI GSM 09.31
Equipment Identity Registe
r
Frame Protoco
l 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 44.00
8
Gateway Mobile Switching Center
General Packet Radio System
s
Global System for Mobile c
ommunication
GPRS / 3G charging data collection protocol
ETSI GSM 12.15 / 3GPP TS 32.01
5
GPRS Tunnel Protocol
GTP User Plane
ETSI GSM 09.60 / 3GPP TS 29.06
0
Gateway UMTS Mobile Switching Center
Home Location Register
Hyper-Text Transfer Protoco
l IETF RFC 1945
Internet Engineering Task Force
IP Bearer Control Protoco
l
ITU-T Q.197
0
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 Broadcas
t
UTRAN interface between RNC and the circuit switched domain of the CN
UTRAN interface between RNC and the packet switched domain of the C
N
Link Access Procedure for the D-channel ETSI GSM 08.56
Location Servic
e
Logical Link Control ETSI GSM 04.64 / 3GPP TS 44.06
4
Logical Link Protoco
l ETSI GSM 04.71
Location Measurement Uni
t
MTP3 User Adaption Laye
r IETF RFC 3332
Medium Access Control 3GPP TS 25.321
Mobile Application Part ETSI GSM 09.02 / 3GPP TS 29.002
Media Gateway Control Protoco
l ITU-T H.248 + 3GPP TS 29.232
Mobile Station Application Execution Environmen
t
Media Gateway
Mobility Management 3GPP TS 24.00
8
Multi Media Message System - Rela
y
Multi Media Message System - Service Cente
r
Mobile Statio
n
Mobile Switching Cente
r
Message Transfer Part Level 2 and
3 ITU-T Q.701-704
Message Transfer Part Level 3 (broadband) for ATM ITU-T Q.211
0
Nb User Plane Protoco
l 3GPP TS 29.415
Node B Application Part 3GPP TS 25.433
Network Service ETSI GSM 08.16 / 3GPP TS48.01
6
UMTS Base Statio
n
Packet Control Uni
t
Packet Data Convergence Protocol 3GPP TS 25.323
Public Data Networks
Public Land Mobile Network
Packet Switched Public Data Networ
k
Public Switched Telephone Network
Radio Access Network Application Par
t 3GPP TS 25.413
IETF Request For Comment
Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Rela
y
IETF RFC 149
0
Radio Link Control
3GPP TS 25.32
2
Radio Link Protoco
l 3GPP TS 24.022
Radio Network Controller
Radio Network
Subsystem Application 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 04.3
1
Radio S
ignaling Layer ETSI GSM 08.58
Real Time Protocol
IETF RFC 188
9
Service Area Broadcast Protocol 3GPP TS 25.419
Signaling C
onnection Control Part ITU-T Q.711-Q.714
Service Control Poin
t
Stream Control Transmission Protoco
l
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 Protoco
l
ETSI GSM 03.40, 03.41 / 3GPP TS 24.011, TS 23.041
Short Message Service - Service Cente
r
Sub Net
work Dependent Convergence Protocol
ETSI GSM 04.65 / 3GPP TS 44.06
5
Service Specific Co-ordination Function-Network Node Interface
ITU-T Q.214
0
Service Specific Co-ordination Function-User Network Interfac
e
ITU-T Q.2130
Service Specific Connection Oriented Protoco
l ITU-T Q.2110
Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol in a Multi-link an
d
Connectionless Environment ITU-T Q.211
1
System Services Control Point
Service Specific Segme
ntation and Reassembly sublayer
ITU-T I.366.1
Signaling Transport Converte
r ITU-T Q.2150.1
Supplementary Services 3GPP TS 24.080
Terminal Adaptation Functio
n
3GPP TS 27.001, TS 27.00
2
Transaction Capabilities Application Part ITU-T Q.771-Q.775
Transmission Control Protoco
l IETF RFC 793
Transcoder Rate Adaptor Uni
t ETSI GSM 08.60
User Datagram Protocol IETF RFC 768
UMTS Mobile Switching Cente
r
Universal Mobile Telecommunications Syste
m
Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
Visitor Location Registe
r
Visited PLM
N
Wireless
Application Protocol
GPRS Protocol Stack –
Ga
Application
GTP
´
UDP/TCP
IP
MGW
GPRS Protocol Stack –
Gi
Application
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0
Frame Relay
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