22.4.1 General

29.0023GPPMobile Application Part (MAP) specificationRelease 17TS

The activation procedure is used to activate a supplementary service in the HLR. The activation procedure is a fully transparent communication between the MS and the HLR, except that some services may be invoked as a result of the procedure, as described in the clauses below.

The activation procedure is shown in figure 22.4.1/1.

The following services may be used:

MAP_PROCESS_ACCESS_REQUEST (see clauses 8 and 25);

MAP_TRACE_SUBSCRIBER_ACTIVITY (see clauses 9 and 25);

MAP_PROVIDE_IMSI (see clauses 8 and 25);

MAP_FORWARD_NEW_TMSI (see clauses 8 and 25);

MAP_AUTHENTICATE (see clauses 8 and 25);

MAP_SET_CIPHERING_MODE (see clauses 8 and 25);

MAP_CHECK_IMEI (see clauses 8 and 25);

MAP_READY_FOR_SM (see clauses 12 and 25);

MAP_GET_PASSWORD (defined in clause 11);

MAP_INSERT_SUBSCRIBER_DATA (see clauses 8 and 25);

The following service is certainly used:

MAP_ACTIVATE_SS (defined in clause 11).

1) A_CM_SERV_REQ (Note 1)

2) MAP_PROCESS_ACCESS_REQUEST (Note 2)

3) A_ACTIVATE_SS (Note 1)

4) MAP_ACTIVATE_SS_req/ind

5) MAP_ACTIVATE_SS_req/ind

6) MAP_GET_PASSWORD_req/ind (Note 3)

7) MAP_GET_PASSWORD_req/ind (Note 3)

8) A_GET_PASSWORD (Note 1, Note 3)

9) A_GET_PASSWORD ack (Note 1, Note 3)

10) MAP_GET_PASSWORD_rsp/cnf (Note 3)

11) MAP_GET_PASSWORD_rsp/cnf (Note 3)

12) MAP_ACTIVATE_SS_rsp/cnf

13) MAP_ACTIVATE_SS_rsp/cnf

14) A_ACTIVATE_SS ack (Note 1)

15) MAP_INSERT_SUBSCRIBER_DATA_req/ind (Note 3)

16) MAP_INSERT_SUBSCRIBER_DATA_rsp/cnf (Note 3)

NOTE 1: For details of the procedure on the radio path, see 3GPP TS 24.008 [35], 3GPP TS 24.010 [36], 3GPP TS 24.08x and 3GPP TS 24.09x. Services shown in dotted lines indicate the trigger provided by the signalling on the radio path, and the signalling triggered on the radio path.

NOTE 2: For details of the Process Access Request procedure, refer to clause 25.4 of this document.

NOTE 3: Services printed in italics are optional.

Figure 22.4.1/1: Message flow for supplementary service activation