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CDMA Call Processing

Originated Call Signal Tracing

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Terminated Call Signal Tracing

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CDMA MS Call Processing

Power-Up Power-Up

Initialization Initialization
Mobile station has fully acquired system timing

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Mobile station is in idle handoff with NGHBR_CONFG equal to 011 or is unable to receive Paging Channel Message Mobile station ends use of the Traffic Channel Mobile station receives an ACK to an Access Channel transmission other than an Origination Message or a Page Response Message

Idle Idle
Mobile station receives a Paging Channel message requiring ACK or response, originates a call, or performs registration

System System Access Access Traffic Traffic

Mobile station is directed to a Traffic Channel

Originated Call
Mobile Station
Detects user-initiated call Detects user-initiated call Sends Origination Message Sends Origination Message Stops probing Stops probing
PAGING ACCESS

Base Station
Sends message with this Sends message with this information to the switch information to the switch CM Service Request

Sets up Forward Traffic Channel FW TRAFFIC Sets up Forward Traffic Channel Demodulation Demodulation Receives N consecutive valid 5m=2 Receives N =2 consecutive valid 5m frames frames Begins sending the Reverse Traffic Begins sending the Reverse Traffic RV TRAFFIC Channel Preamble Channel Preamble Begins transmitting null Reverse Begins transmitting null Reverse Traffic Channel Data Traffic Channel Data Sends Service Request Message Sends Service Request Message for Service Option 1 for Service Option 1

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(FW is arriving but the (FWnull null traffic traffic is arriving but the mobile station does not know on mobile station does not know on what channel; therefore, the mobile what channel; therefore, the mobile station cannot start decoding it) station cannot start decoding it)

Sends Channel Assignment Sends Channel Assignment Message Message

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PAGING

Sends Base Station AcknowledgeSends Base Station Acknowledge Allocates ment Order Allocates Assignment ment Order resources resources Request

MSC

Sets up Traffic Channel Sets up Traffic Channel Begins sending null traffic Begins sending null traffic

Acquires the Reverse Traffic Acquires the Reverse Traffic Channel Channel Sends Base Station AcknowledgeSends Base Station Acknowledgement Order ment Order Allocates resources for Service Allocates resources for Service Option 1 Option 1

FW TRAFFIC

RV TRAFFIC

Originated Call
Mobile Station
FW TRAFFIC

Base Station

MSC

Sends Service Connect Sends Service Connect Completion Message Completion Message

RV TRAFFIC

Optional Optional Applies ring back from audio path or Applies ring back from audio path or voice record information voice record information Optional Optional Removes ring back from audio path Removes ring back from audio path

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FW TRAFFIC

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Optional Optional Sends ring back tone or voice Sends ring back tone or voice record information record information Optional Optional Sends tones off Sends tones off indicating that the mobile station indicating that the mobile station is ready is ready Completes Completes the call setup the call setup

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Begins processing traffic in Begins processing traffic in accordance with Service Option 11 accordance with Service Option

Allocates resources for Service Allocates resources for Service Option 1 Option 1 Sends Service Connect Message Sends Service Connect Message

Assignment Completion

(User Conversation)

Terminated Call
Mobile Station
PAGING

Page Request Receives page message from Sends General Page Message the MSC or PSTN

Base Station

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Sends Base Station Acknowledgement Order Sends message to switch indicating that the mobile station has responded

Sends Page Response Message

ACCESS

Stops probing

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Uses HLR/VLR to get location and status of the target mobile station Sends Page request to the appropriate Base Station(s) Page Response Allocates resources Assignment Request

(FW null traffic is arriving but the mobile station does not know on what channel; therefore, the mobile station cannot start decoding it) Sets up Forward Traffic Channel Demodulation Receives N5m=2 consecutive valid frames Begins sending the Reverse Traffic Channel Preamble

Begins transmitting null Traffic Channel data

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FW TRAFFIC RV TRAFFIC FW TRAFFIC RV TRAFFIC

Sends Channel Assignment Message PAGING

Sets up Traffic Channel Begins sending null Traffic Channel data

Acquires the Reverse Traffic Channel Sends Base Station Acknowledgement Order

Terminated Call
Mobile Station
Begins transmitting null Traffic Begins transmitting null Traffic Channel data Channel data
RV TRAFFIC FW TRAFFIC

Base Station

MSC

Allocates resources for Service Allocates resources for Service Option 11 Option RV TRAFFIC Sends Service Response Message Sends Service Response Message accepting Service Option 11 accepting Service Option
FW TRAFFIC

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Begins processing traffic in Begins processing traffic in accordance with Service Option 11 accordance with Service Option Sends Service Connect Sends Service Connect Completion Message Completion Message

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Sends Service Connect Message Sends Service Connect Message Assignment Completion

RV TRAFFIC

Starts ringing Starts ringing User answers call User answers call Stops ringing Stops ringing Sends Connect Order Sends Connect Order

FW TRAFFIC

Sends Alert With Information Sends Alert With Information Message (ring) Message (ring)

RV TRAFFIC

Sends message to the switch Sends message to the switch indicating that the mobile indicating that the mobile station is ready station is ready

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Sends Service Request Msg Sends Service Request Msg for Service Option 1 for Service Option 1

Call proceeds Call proceeds

(User Conversation)

(User Conversation)

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