Roaming Configuration Procedure - MME - V1
Roaming Configuration Procedure - MME - V1
Roaming Configuration Procedure - MME - V1
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Roaming Configuration Procedure for MME
To allow a subscriber to browse on the internet while roaming in a foreign network. There is two steps to be done:
In order to perform a LU, MME must have configured on its table the IMSI to MGT translation alongside the Global title
range routing
When the mobile is switch on in a foreign network, the Mobile station send its IMSI to the Visited MME. Imsi from simcard
is converted into a destination realm to allow MME Location Update. The Destinatiion is the Home Network Address of the
mobile. Once IMSI to realm conversion is done, the MME can send the Location Update to the foreign HSS/HLR to collect
all subscriber information’s:
MME:
IMSI IMSI Destination Realm
Translation
(E.212)
To Destination Epc.mcc.mnc.3gppnetwork.org
Realm
MCC MNC MSINn
MMS needs to send a Location Update to the HSS/HLR. In order to reach the home network, it will have to use a Diameter
routing Agent. Therefore the address of the DRA needs also to be configured on the MME table too. Once configuration is
done, then MME can send a LU to retrieve all subscriber data (PDP, QOS...) for the Mobile subscriber roaming.
IP@ MME Update Location response: called Party address E164 IP@
(MME), PDP name, QOS…
The visited MME will derive the home domain name of the LTE user with his IMSI. If for example the IMSI is
26207xxxxxx then domain name will be epc.mnc.007.mcc.262.3gppnetwork.org ( this equal to O2 Germany).
Visited MME will look up his routing table and identifies that the nest hope will be a diameter routing agent. The
Diameter routing agent will receive a LU request from MME, and will forward it to the correct network according to
the destination realm (epc.mnc007.mcc262.3gppnetwork. org). Usually MME has already an SCTP connection towards
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its home DRA. Its home DRA will also have a SCTP connection towards the International DRA which will be in charge of
routing the Location update request.
International HSS O2
MME
Request: epc.mnc007.mcc262.3gppnetwork. org Diameter relay
Orange France Epc.mnc007.mcc262.3gppnetwork. org Germany
agent
E. 212 Number series Mobile Country Code (MCC) Mobile Network Code (MNC)
262 07
E. 214 Mobile Global Title (MGT) Country Code of MGT (CC) Network Code of MGT (NC)
49 176
Routing Information
Global Title Number routing
MGT translation
EPC Realms For Roaming
epc.mnc007.mcc262.3gppnetwork. org