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Contents
19 SMS Procedure .......................................................................................................................19-1
19.1 Overview of SMSs ....................................................................................................................................19-2 19.2 Procedure for SMSs ..................................................................................................................................19-2 19.2.1 Short Message Transmission Procedure for an Idle MS ..................................................................19-2 19.2.2 Short Message Reception Procedure for an Idle MS .......................................................................19-3 19.2.3 Short Message Transmission Procedure for a Busy MS ..................................................................19-5 19.2.4 Short Message Reception Procedure for a Busy MS .......................................................................19-5 19.3 Signaling Procedure in the BSC................................................................................................................19-6 19.4 Abnormal Cases and Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................19-7 19.4.1 SMS Failure Due to Disabled Authentication and Encryption.........................................................19-7

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Figure 19-1 Short message transmission procedure for an idle MS .................................................................19-2 Figure 19-2 Short message reception procedure for an idle MS ......................................................................19-4 Figure 19-3 Short message transmission procedure for a busy MS..................................................................19-5 Figure 19-4 Short message reception procedure for a busy MS.......................................................................19-6

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About This Chapter
The following table lists the contents of this chapter. Section 19.1 Overview of SMSs 19.2 Procedure for SMSs 19.3 Signaling Procedure in the BSC 19.4 Abnormal Cases and Troubleshooting Describes

SMS Procedure

An overview of short message services (SMSs). The procedures for different types of SMSs. The signaling procedure in the BSC. The abnormal cases when the SMS procedure fails and how to troubleshoot them.

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19.1 Overview of SMSs

For an idle MS, short messages are transmitted over the SDCCH. For a busy MS, however, short messages are transmitted over the SACCH. The point-to-point SMS comprises two fundamental procedures: mobile-terminated SMS and mobile-originated SMS. For details of the SMS procedure, refer to the specifications in GSM 0408.

19.2 Procedure for SMSs

19.2.1 Short Message Transmission Procedure for an Idle MS
Signaling Procedure
Figure 19-1 shows the signaling procedure for short message transmission of an idle MS. procedure Figure 19-1 Short message transmission procedure for an idle MS
MS BTS BSC MSC

Immediate Assignment Procedure Authentication Request SDCCH Authentication Response SDCCH SDCCH SDCCH CM Service Accepted (1) SDCCH SABM (SAPI 3) (2) SDCCH UA(4) SDCCH SDCCH SDCCH SDCCH SDCCH Release Procedure Establish Indication (SAPI 3)(3) CP DATA(5) CP Acknowledge(6) CP DATA(7) CP Acknowledge(8) Ciphering Mode Command Ciphering Mode Complete

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Procedure Explanation
The following part explains the short message transmission procedure for an idle MS: In Figure 19-1, steps 1 to 4 illustrate a random access and immediate assignment procedure, in which the BSS allocates a signaling channel to the MS. In Figure 19-1, steps 5 to 8 illustrate a short message transmission procedure. The MS sends an SABM frame again, notifying the network side of the request for establishing an SMS. Then, the BSC provides a transparent-transmission channel for short message exchange between the MS and the MSC. In this procedure, the MSC, if allowed, sends the BSC an ASS REQ message for channel allocation. The time for sending an ASS REQ message is the same as that for an ordinary call. The BSC provides SMSs either by allocating a new channel or by using the original SDCCH. The protocol on Point-to-Point SMS covers four layers, and they are the connection management layer (CM), relay layer (RL), transport layer (TL), and application layer (AL). Both the CP_DATA message and the CP_ACK message are transmitted over the CM layer. The CP_DATA message is used to transmit the contents of RL and AL messages. The CP_ACK message is the acknowledgement message of CP_DATA.

19.2.2 Short Message Reception Procedure for an Idle MS

Signaling Procedure
Figure 19-2 shows the signaling procedure for short message reception of an idle MS.

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Figure 19-2 Short message reception procedure for an idle MS

MS Paging Request PCH BTS Paging Command(2) BSC Paging(1) MSC

Immediate Assignment Procedure

CR(Complete(3) Layer3 Information CC(4) Authentication Request(5) SDCCH Authentication Response(6) SDCCH SDCCH SDCCH Cipherding Mode(7) Commnd Cipering Mode(8) Complete CP DATA(9) Establis Request(10) (SAPI 3) SABM (SAPI 3)(11) SDCCH UA(12) SDCCH SDCCH CP Acknowledge(15) SDCCH SDCCH SDCCH Release Procedure CP DATA(16) CP Acknowledge(17) Establish Confirm(13) (SAPI 3) CP DATA(14)

Procedure Explanation
The following part explains the short message reception procedure for an idle MS: In Figure 19-2, steps 1 to 3 illustrate a paging response and immediate assignment procedure. The MSC sends a Paging CMD message, paging the called MS. Then, the MS requests an SDCCH channel and responds with a Paging Response message. In Figure 19-2, steps 14 to 17 illustrate a connection establishment and short message transmission procedure.

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During the mobile-terminated SMS procedure, the BSC sends the MS an EST REQ message for establishing a connection. After the BSC receives an EST CNF message from the MS, the channel for SMS is established. The BSC transmits short messages over the transparent channel until the procedure is complete.

19.2.3 Short Message Transmission Procedure for a Busy MS

Signaling Procedure
Figure 19-3 shows the signaling procedure for short message transmission of a busy MS. Figure 19-3 Short message transmission procedure for a busy MS
MS BTS Active Call CM Servic Request(1) CM Servic Accepted(2) FACCH SABM (SAPI 3)(3) FACCH Establish Indication(4) UA(5) FACCH CP DATA(6) SACCH CP Acknowledge(7) SACCH CP DATA(8) SACCH CP Acknowledge(9) SACCH Active Call FACCH BSC MSC

Procedure Explanation
The following part explains the short message transmission procedure for a busy MS: Over the FACCH, the busy MS sends the MSC a CM SERV REQ message. After the MSC responds with a CM SERV ACC message, a link at the CC layer is established. Over the SACCH, a link at the CC layer is established for transmitting short messages.

19.2.4 Short Message Reception Procedure for a Busy MS

Signaling Procedure
Figure 19-4 shows the signaling procedure for short message reception of a busy MS.

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Figure 19-4 Short message reception procedure for a busy MS

MS BTS Active Call CP DATA(1) Establish Request (SAPI 3)(2) SABM (SAPI 3)(3) FACCH UA(4) FACCH SACCH SACCH SACCH SACCH Active Call Establish Conform(SAPI 3)(5) CP DATA(6) CP Acknowledge(7) CP DATA(8) CP Acknowledge(9) BSC MSC

Procedure Explanation
The following part explains the short message reception procedure for a busy MS: On receipt of a CP DATA message from the MSC, the BSC establishes an SMS link at the RR layer. On receipt of a CP ACK message from the MS, the MSC begins to send short messages.

19.3 Signaling Procedure in the BSC

When an SMS procedure is performed, the signaling procedure in the BSC is as follows: Step 1 Based on the classmark reported by the MS, the BSC checks whether the MS supports SMS. Step 2 On receipt of a short message from the MS, the BSC checks the Cell Call Control Table for the configuration of the Short message uplink disabled field. If the field is set to Yes, short message transmission is disabled. Step 3 On receipt of a short message from the MSC, the BSC checks the Cell Call Control Table for the configuration of the Short message downlink disabled field. If the field is set to Yes, short message reception is disabled. ----End

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19.4 Abnormal Cases and Troubleshooting

19.4.1 SMS Failure Due to Disabled Authentication and Encryption
Case Description
Some MSs fail to transmit short messages because the authentication encryption function is disabled.

Probable Causes
The SMS procedure specified in the GSM protocols involves authentication and encryption. For some MSs, short message transmission fails if authentication or encryption is not involved in an actual SMS procedure.

Troubleshooting
The MSC initiates an authentication and encryption procedure.

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