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Feature #3774 ยป interMSC_HO_GSUP_msgs.txt

osmith, 05/20/2019 08:18 AM

 
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GSUP messages on the E-interface (MSC<->MSC)
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Draft blueprint of requried IEs.
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Interesting specs
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- 3GPP TS 29.010
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- 3GPP TS 29.002
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Message sequences
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  MSC-A=MSC-I        MSC-B=MSC-T                         (MSC-T: transitional MSC, with a potential RAN connection)
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    ------------------>  request prepareHandover         (an_apdu == Handover Request)
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    <------------------  response prepareHandover        (an_apdu == Handover Request Ack)
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    <------------------  request processAccessSignalling (an_apdu == Handover Detect)
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    <------------------  request sendEndSignal           (an_apdu == Handover Complete)
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                     MSC-B=MSC-I                         (MSC-I: internal MSC, the one with the active RAN connection)
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  MSC-A              MSC-B=MSC-I             MSC-B'=MSC-T
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    <------------------                          request prepareSubsequentHandover  (an_apdu == Handover Required)
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    ------------------------------------------>  request prepareHandover            (an_apdu == Handover Request)
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    <------------------------------------------  response prepareHandover           (an_apdu == Handover Request Ack)
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    ------------------>                          response prepareSubsequentHandover (an_apdu == Handover Request Ack)
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    <------------------------------------------  request processAccessSignalling    (an_apdu == Handover Detect)
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    <------------------------------------------  request processAccessSignalling    (an_apdu == Handover Complete)
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    ------------------>                          request close
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                     MSC-B clears            MSC-B'=MSC-I
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  MSC-A              MSC-B=MSC-I
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    ------------------>  request forwardAccessSignalling (an_apdu == DTAP, e.g. CC, SMS, ...)
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    <------------------  request processAccessSignalling (an_apdu == DTAP, e.g. CC, SMS, ...)
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    ------------------> source_name=MSC-A;  destination_name=MSC-B
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    <------------------ source_name=MSC-B;  destination_name=MSC-A
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GSUP Message Contents
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Prefix these messages to mark them as part of the E-interface; e.g.
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OSMO_GSUP_MSGT_E_PREPARE_HANDOVER.
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message_type:
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 	[prepareHandover|prepareSubsequentHandover|sendEndSignal]x{Request,Error,Result}
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	[processAccessSignalling|forwardAccessSignalling|close|abort] (x{Request})
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imsi: BCD (handle to associate with subscriber connection)
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source_name: blob (string: osmo-msc: sender's gsmnet->msc_ipa_name, to route messages)
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destination_name: blob (string: osmo-msc: IPA_NAME as in https://gerrit.osmocom.org/c/osmo-msc/+/12446, or received from previous source_name IE)
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session_state: osmo_gsup_session_state
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session_id: uint32_t
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handover_number:                    (MSC-A <-- MSC-B, Handover Request Ack)
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        extension: [Extension=0|NoExtension=1] (1 bit; should currently always be == 1)
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        nature_of_nr: [GSM340_TYPE_NATIONAL|GSM340_TYPE_INTERNATIONAL|...] (3 bit)
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        number_plan: GSM340_PLAN_ISDN (4 bit)
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        msisdn: BCD
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an_apdu:
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        access_network_proto: [ts3G-48006=1|ts3G-25413=2] (i.e. BSSAP or RANAP; 1 byte value; 3GPP 29.002 AccessNetworkProtocolId)
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        data: blob up to 2560 bytes (complete BSSAP or RANAP message; 3GPP 29.002 LongSignalInfo)
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cause_rr: enum gsm48_rr_cause (3GPP TS 44.018 10.5.2.31) (for 'abort' message type or 'Error' responses)
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cause_bssap: enum gsm0808_cause (3GPP TS 48.008 3.2.2.5) (for 'abort' message type or 'Error' responses)
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cause_sm: enum gsm48_gsm_cause (3GPP TS 24.008 10.5.6.6 / Table 10.5.157) (for 'abort' message type or 'Error' responses)
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Of which are newly added message IEs:
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- source_name
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- target_name
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- handover_number
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- an_apdu
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- cause_*
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GSUP Message Contents, maybe added at a later stage
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So far this information is only in-band in the BSSAP/RANAP messages.
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There is currently no need to copy them to the GSUP message structures.
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target_cell_id: osmo_cell_global_id (MSC-A --> MSC-B, Handover Request)
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encryption_info: gsm0808_encrypt_info
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integrity_protection_info: gsm0808_encrypt_info
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aoip_supported_codecs: gsm0808_speech_codec_list
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