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GMM & SM

GPRS Mobility Management and Session Management (GMM/SM) protocol supports mobility management functionality of a mobile such as GPRS attach, GPRS detach, security, routeing area update, location update. The main function of the SM layer is to support PDP context handling of the user terminal. SM comprises of procedures for the PDP context activation, deactivation, and modification. The GMM layer uses the services of the Radio Access Network Application Protocol (RANAP) over the Iu interface to provide these services.


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GMM SM Interfaces

GMM SM provides API based interface with the following external entities.

  • RANAP
  • GTP-C
  • GTP-U
  • MAP User
  • DNS Agent
  • QOS Manager
  • System Management Entity
  • Operating System


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Compliance

  • 3GPP TS 24.008 V 4.7.0 June 2002 Release 4
  • 3GPP TS 24.008 V3.7.0 March 2001 Release 99



Last updated : December 14, 2006

 

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