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Numbering
Mobile Identifiers
Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number
(MSISDN)
Mapping to Mobile Station Roaming Number (MSRN) by
HLR
International Mobile Subscriber Identify
(IMSI)
Stored in SIM/HLR
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IMSI
International mobile subscriber
Identity
The IMSI is an unique identity which is
used internationally and used within the
network to identify the mobile subscribers.
The IMSI is stored in the subscriber
identity module (SIM), the HLR, VLR
database.
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ID-Numbers (cont.)
IMSI = MCC + MNC + MSIN
IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
MCC Mobile Country Code
MNC Mobile Network Code
MSIN Mobile Station Identification Number
IMEI
International Mobile Equipment
Identity
The IMEI is an unique code allocated to each
mobile equipment. It is checked in the EIR.
(Only one EIR per PLMN.)
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ID-Numbers (cont.)
IMEI = TAC + FAC + SNR + spare
IMEI Internal Mobile Equipment Identity
TAC Type Approval Code, determined by a central
GSM/PCS body
FAC Final Assembly Code, identifies the
manufacturer
SNR Serial Number, uniquely identifies all
equipment within each TAC and FAC
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ID-Numbers (cont.)
MSRN = CC + NDC + SN
MSRN Mobile Station Roaming Number
VCC Visitor Country Code
VNDC Visitor National Destination Code
SN Subscriber Number. In this case, the address to
the serving MSC
Temporary Mobile subscriber Identity
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Network
Identifiers
Mobile Network Code (MNC)
Location Area Identity (LAI)
MCC - Mobile Country Code, e.g. Ireland = 272 (3
decimal digits)
MNC - Mobile Network Code, e.g. Eircell = 01 (2
decimal digits)
LAC - Location Area Code (max. 5 decimal digits)
Routing Area Identity (RAI) - similar to LAI
Cell Identity (CI), (5 decimal digits)
LAI
Global=Cell
MCC + MNC
Identity +CILAC
= LAI +
MCC Mobile Country Code
MNC Mobile Network Code
LACLocation Area Code
Network
Identifiers
Base Station Identity Code (BSIC)
6 bit number consisting of
Network Colour Code - NCC, 3 bits
Base Station Colour Code - BCC, 3 bits
allows MS to distinguish between neighbour
base stations
Regional Subscription Zone Identifier (RSZI)
consists of CC, MNC, ZC (2 octets fixed size)
ID-Numbers (cont.)
CGI = MCC + MNC + LAC + CI
CGI Cell Global Identity
CI Cell Identity
BSIC = NCC + BCC
BSIC Base Station Identity Code
NCC Network Color Code (3bits)
BCC Base Station Color Code (3bits)
RSZI = CC + NDC + ZC
RSZI Regional Subscription Zone Identity
CC Country Code
NDC National Destination Code
ZC length of the Zone code (2 octets)
SIM Card
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Home Location Register(HLR)
MSRN
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Routing
Information resident in MS & SIM
IMSI, TMSI, IMEI, and misc.
information
Routing Information used by
Network
MSISDN, MSRN