7 Use of the SCCP (E1/T1 Interface)

29.0163GPPGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)Gs interface network service specificationRelease 17Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) - Visitors Location Register (VLR)TS

The underlying transport stack and the SCCP are used to support signalling messages between the SGSN and the MSC. The BSSAP+ protocol specified in 3GPP TS 29.018 is the user of the SCCP. 3GPP TS 29.018 only uses the services of the class 0 of the SCCP.

The Gs interface connects an SGSN to a VLR within the same PLMN. The use of point codes or global titles is allowed for routing of SCCP messages.

The format and coding of address parameters carried by the SCCP for routing purpose shall comply with ITU-T Recommendation Q.713 for E1 interface and ANSI T1.112.3 T1 interface with the following restrictions:

– The called party address shall include:

– an SSN (see subclause 6.4.1 E1 interface and subclause 6.4.2 for T1 interface);

– all other aspects of the SCCP signalling are specified in 3GPP TS 29.002.

– The calling party address shall include:

– an SSN (see subclause 6.4.1 E1 interface and subclause 6.4.2 for T1 interface);

– all other aspects of the SCCP signalling are specified in 3GPP TS 29.002.

When an SCCP message is sent, the Called Party Address is derived from the Called Address of the N-UNITDATA-REQUEST primitive issued by the local SCCP user.

When an SCCP message is received, the Calling Address within the N-UNITDATA-INDICATION primitive is derived from the Calling Party Address of the SCCP UNITDATA message received.

Only address information belonging to the E.164 numbering plan is allowed to be included as Global Title in the Called and Calling Party Address. The SGSN and the VLR store the address of the other entity using the format received in the Calling Party Address field or the address information received in the application part of the message.

Annex A (informative):
Change history

Change history

TSG CN#

Spec

Version

CR

<Phase>

New Version

Subject/Comment

Apr 1999

GSM 09.16

7.0.0

Transferred to 3GPP CN1

CN#03

29.016

3.0.0

Approved at CN#03

TSG
Meet-
ing

TSG Doc
number

TSG WG
doc
number

CR

Rev

Ph

Cat

Vers
Old

Vers
New

Subject

Date

NP-09

NP-000441

N1-001017

004

1

R99

F

3.0.0

3.1.0

Different SSNs for SGSN and VLR

09-2000

NP-11

NP-0100150

N1-010459

005

1

Rel-4

C

3.1.0

4.0.0

BSSAP+ over IP according to SIGTRAN

03-2001

NP-16

NP-020224

N1-021326

006

Rel-4

F

4.0.0

4.1.0

Various clean-up of wrong references

06-2002

NP-16

Rel-5

4.1.0

5.0.0

CN plenary decision to make this 3GPP TS 29.016 also for Release 5.

06-2002

NP-26

Rel-6

5.0.0

6.0.0

Rel-6 published after CN#26

12-2004

Rel-7

6.0.0

7.0.0

CN plenary decision to make this 3GPP TS 29.016 also for Release 7.

06-2007

Rel-8

7.0.0

8.0.0

Upgrade to Rel-8 (CT#42)

12-2008

Rel-9

8.0.0

9.0.0

Upgrade to Rel-9 (CT#46)

12-2009

Rel-10

9.0.0

10.0.0

Upgrade to Rel-10 (CT#51)

03-2011

Rel-11

10.0.0

11.0.0

Upgrade to Rel-11 (CT#57)

09-2012

Rel-12

11.0.0

12.0.0

Upgrade to Rel-12 (CT#65)

09-2014

Rel-13

12.0.0

13.0.0

Upgrade to Rel-13 (CT#70)

12-2015

Change history

Date

Meeting

TDoc

CR

Rev

Cat

Subject/Comment

New version

2017-03

SA#75

Upgrade to Rel-14

14.0.0

2018-06

SA#80

Update to Rel-15 version (MCC)

15.0.0

2020-07

SA#88e

Update to Rel-16 version (MCC)

16.0.0

2022-04

SA#95e-

Update to Rel-17 version (MCC)

17.0.0