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Roaming traffic scenario (voice) Bilateral Roaming Agreement (IRA) HLR SMSC MSC GW MSC STP SS7 (MAP) VLR SMSC MSC GW MSC Switch HPMNVPMN Voice (ISUP)

PMN Buying / Selling Layers of the roaming business Commercial Enabling Transport ISUP IP Voice GRX Roaming Coordination SS7 (MAP) Roaming Coordination TAP / RAP Invoicing/Settlement Signalling Clearing (DC/FC) Signalling Clearing (DC/FC) Contracting, activation & administration

List of activities Establish SS7 Links Perform IREG Tests Data in Test MSC Data in Billing system Register VPLMN SIM IREG completion certificate Generate TAP Testfile Perform incoming TAP Validation incoming TAP Sending Test SIM‘s Control SS7 Links Produce IO invoice Check out-going TAP RAP File Fraud Control

Spaghetti roaming Signalling Costs PMN A Clearing Roaming Coordination PMN B PMN C

Roaming efforts & costs increasing in two dimensions Voice Roaming Early 90ties Mid 90ties ~400 End 90ties Around 2000 ~300 Today ~500 Number of GSM Networks SMS Roaming Prepaid Roaming GPRS roaming SMS Interworking Tomorrow ~ MMS roaming/ IW 3G roaming/ IW Roaming Service Features The actual GSM Roaming framework is elaborated by dominant operators, based on high traffic projections. Small networks and GSM-newcomers must be selective, or find innovative solutions.

The goals of the GSMA RB TF (Roaming Broker Task Force) Key2roam

GSMA Roaming Broker Task Force – guidelines “Roaming broker guidelines “ issued August 2001 “Definition: A ‘Roaming Broker’ is an entity, which enables a mobile network operators subscribers to roam on one or more mobile networks where the mobile network operators have no direct contractual.” “Obligations of a Roaming Broker: The following guidelines describe the obligations of a ‘Roaming Broker’ in different fields of operation towards the standard GSM operators.”

The concept of the automatic signalling testing SIM-Cards of Community Members Customers Network Comfone Internet SIM-Card Server GSM850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Comfone Key2roam MGT PMN Code ISPC CHERB Signalling Flow scheme of Key2roam – General Layout MCC MNC MGT PMN Code ABCK9 MCC MNC MGT PMN Code XYZK9 MSC GT routing table configuration:  DPC Broker agreement MSC GT routing table configuration:  DPC Signalling PMN

Comfone Key2roam TDIRQATLIEK Sender Recipient TAP Flow scheme of Key2roam – General Layout H’PMN LIEK9 DCH Inc. TAP Files Conv. & Clearing Process TDIRQK9LIEVE00001 Sender Recipient V’PMN IRQK9 DCH Outg. TAP Files VPMN Atheer, Irak PMN code: IRQAT Broker code: IRQK9 DCH HPMN Orange Liechtenstein PMN code: LIEVE Broker code: LIEK9 DCH

Roaming Broker Invoicing Example Inter PMN invoice - grouped or ungrouped PMN X A 100 B 50 C 20 PMN Y A 200 B 30 Inter PMN invoice - grouped Clearing Comfone Key2roam PMN A B C PMN X Y Z C 45 PMN Z PMN C PMN B PMN A A IOT Comfone IOT = 300 B IOT Comfone IOT = 80 C IOT Comfone IOT = 65 A B C IOT IOT = 170 A B IOT IOT = 230 C IOT IOT = 45

Standard lead time for activation of Key2roam relations

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