1
Scope
2
References
2.1
Normative
references
2.2 Informative references
3
Definitions
4
Abbreviations
and acronyms
5
Introduction
6
Basic
architecture for the UMTS IMT-2000 family member
7 Network Entities
7.1
Gateway
Mobile Switching Centre (GMSC)
7.2
Mobile
Switching Centre and Visitor Location Register (MSC/VLR)
7.3
Home
Subscriber Server (HSS)
7.4
Equipment
Identity Register (EIR)
7.5
SMS
Gateway MSC (SMS-GMSC)
7.6
SMS
Interworking MSC
7.7
Gateway
GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
7.8
Serving
GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
7.9
Circuit
Switched – Media Gateway Function (CS-MGW)
7.10
IP Multimedia (IM) Core Network
(CN) Subsystem entities
7.11
Signalling
Gateway Function (SGW)
7.12
Global
Text Telephony Specific entities
7.13
Security
Gateway (SEG)
7.14
Gateway
Mobile Location Centre (GMLC)
7.15
GPRS
Service Switching function (gprsSSF)
7.16
GSM
Service Control Function (gsmSCF)
7.17
GSM
Service Switching Function (gsmSSF)
7.18
GSM
Specialized Resource Function (gsmSRF)
7.19
Gateway
Location Register (GLR)
7.20
Intermediate
GPRS Serving Node (IM-GSN)
7.21
Intermediate
Mobile-service Switching Centre (IM-MSC)
8
Interfaces
and Reference points
8.1
C
Interface (Gateway Mobile Switching Centre Server (GMSC Server) – Home Location
Register (HLR))
8.2
D
Interface (Visitor Location Register (VLR) – Home Location Register (HLR))
8.3
E
Interface (Mobile Switching Centre Server (MSC Server) – Mobile Switching
Centre Server (MSC Server))
8.4
F
Interface (Mobile Switching Centre Server (MSC Server) – Equipment Identity
Register (EIR))
8.5
G
Interface (Visitor Location Register (VLR) – Visitor Location Register (VLR))
8.6
Gc
Interface (Home Location Register (HLR) – Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN))
8.7
Gf
Interface (Equipment Identity Register (EIR) – Serving GPRS Support Node
(SGSN))
8.8
Reference
point GGSN – packet data networks (Gi reference point)
8.9
GLa
Interface (Gateway Location Register (GLR) – Home Location Register (HLR))
8.10
GLb
Interface (Gateway Location Register (GLR) – Visitor Location Register (VLR))
8.11
GLc
Interface (Gateway Location Register (GLR) – Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN))
8.12
GLd
Interface (Gateway Location Register (GLR) – Intermediate Mobile services
Switching Centre (IM-MSC))
8.13
GLe
Interface (Gateway Location Register (GLR) – Intermediate GPRS Serving Node
(IM-GSN))
8.14
GLf
Interface (Gateway Location Register (GLR) – Short Message Service-Gateway
Mobile Switching Centre (SMS-GMSC))
8.15
GLg
Interface (Intermediate Mobile-services Switching Centre (IM-MSC) – Short
Message Service-Gateway Mobile Switching Centre (SMS-GMSC))
8.16
GLh
Interface (Intermediate Mobile-services Switching Centre (IM-MSC) – Mobile
Switching Centre (MSC))
8.17
GLi
Interface (Intermediate Mobile-services Switching Centre (IM-MSC) – Gateway
Mobile Location Centre (GMLC))
8.18
GLj
Interface (Intermediate GPRS Serving Node (IM-GSN) – Gateway GPRS Support Node
(GGSN))
8.19
GLk
Interface (Intermediate GPRS Serving Node (IM-GSN) – Serving GPRS Support Node
(SGSN))
8.20
Gn
Interface (Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) – Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN))
8.21
Gp
Interface (Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) – External Data Network)
8.22
Gr
Interface (Home Location Register (HLR) – Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN))
8.23
Gs
Interface (Mobile Switching Centre (MSC)/Visitor Location Register (VLR) –
Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN))
8.24
gsmSCF
– HLR Interface
8.25
gsmSCF
– gsmSRF Interface
8.26
gsmSSF
– gsmSCF Interface
8.27
gprsSSF
– gsmSCF Interface
8.28
H
Interface (Home Location Register (HLR) – Authentication Centre (AuC))
8.29
IuBC
Interface (Cell Broadcast Centre (CBC) – Radio Network Subsystem (RNS))
8.30
IuCS
Interface (Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) – RNS or BSS)
8.31
IuPS
Interface (Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) – RNS or BSS))
8.32
A
Interface (Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) – Base Station System (BSS))
8.33
Gb
Interface (Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) – Base Station System (BSS))
8.34 Reference point GMLC – external
LCS Client (Le reference point)
8.35
LCS
interfaces using MAP
8.36
Mc
Reference Point (Mobile Switching Centre Server (MSC Server) – Circuit Switched
Media Gateway (CS-MGW))
8.37
Mobile
Switching Centre (MSC) – gsmSCF Interface
8.38
Nb
Reference Point (Circuit Switched Media Gateway (CS-MGW) – Circuit Switched
Media Gateway (CS-MGW))
8.39
Nc
Reference Point (Mobile Switching Centre Server (MSC Server) – Gateway Mobile
Switching Centre Server (GMSC Server))
8.40
Reference
point fixed networks – MSC
8.41
IM
Subsystem Reference Points
8.42
Reference
Point CSCF – Multimedia IP networks (Mm reference point)
8.43
Reference
Point PDG – packet data networks (Wi reference point)
8.44
Reference
Point WAG – WLAN access network (Wn reference point)
9
Technical
Specifications structure
10 Technical Specifications
10.1
21-series,
Requirements Specifications
10.2
22-Series,
Service Aspects
10.3 23-Series, Technical Realization
10.4 24-Series, Signalling protocols
(User Equipment-Core Network)
10.5 26-Series, Codecs (speech, video,
etc.)
10.6 27-Series, Data
10.7 28-Series, Signalling protocols
(RSS-CN)
10.8 29-Series, Signalling protocols
(NSS)
10.9 31-Series, UIM User Identity Module
10.10 32-Series, Operation and maintenance
10.11 33-Series, Security Aspects
10.12 35-Series, Algorithm specifications