ETSI TS 101 376-4-4 V3.2.1 (2011-02)

GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications (Release 3); Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service; Part 4: Radio interface protocol specifications; Sub-part 4: Layer 1 General Requirements; GMR-1 3G 44.004

RTS/SES-00315-4-4

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Feb-2011
• Technical Committee: SES MSS - SES WG on Mobile Satellite Systems
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 09-Feb-2011
• Completion Date: 22-Feb-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

Technical Specification
GEO-Mobile Radio Interface Specifications (Release 3);
Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service;
Part 4: Radio interface protocol specifications;
Sub-part 4: Layer 1 General Requirements;
GMR-1 3G 44.004
GMR-1 3G 44.004 2 ETSI TS 101 376-4-4 V3.2.1 (2011-02)

Reference
RTS/SES-00315-4-4
Keywords
GMR, GSM, GSO, interface, layer 1, MES,
mobile, MSS, radio, satellite, S-PCN
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
2.1 Normative references . 7
2.2 Informative references . 8
3 Terminology and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terminology . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 8
4 Interfaces to the physical layer . 8
4.1 Interface to the data link layer . 8
4.2 Interface to radio resource management . 8
4.3 Interface to other functional units . 8
5 Service of the physical layer . 8
5.1 Service Access Point . 8
5.2 Service of the physical layer. 8
5.2.1 Specific services of the physical layer in the MES . 9
6 Block transmission . 9
6.1 SACCH3 block format (A/Gb mode only) . 9
6.2 SACCH6 block format (A/Gb mode only) . 9
6.3 SACCH9 block format (A/Gb mode only) . 9
6.4 BCCH/PCH/AGCH/CBCH block format . 9
6.5 BACH block format (A/Gb mode only) . 9
6.6 GBCH block format (A/Gb mode only) . 9
6.6a GBCH3 block format (Iu mode only). 9
6.7 RACH block format (A/Gb mode only) . 10
6.7a RACH3 block format (Iu mode only). 10
6.8 SDCCH block format (A/Gb mode only) . 10
6.9 FACCH3 block format (A/Gb mode only) . 10
6.10 FACCH6 block format (A/Gb mode only) . 10
6.11 FACCH9 block format (A/Gb mode only) . 10
6.12 TACCH block format (A/Gb mode only) . 10
6.13 Packet Data Traffic Channel (PDTCH) block format . 11
6.14 Dedicated Channel (DCH) block formats (Iu mode only) . 11
6.14.1 2,6 kbps DACCH Block . 11
6.14.2 4,0 kbps DACCH Block . 11
6.14.3 2,45 kbps Speech Block . 12
6.14.4 4,0 kbps Speech Block . 12
6.15 PRACH format (A/Gb mode) . 12
6.15a PRACH3 format (Iu mode) . 13
6.16 Order of bit transmission . 13
7 Power Control Status Field. 13
8 Public User Information (PUI) . 13
9 Uplink Map (ULMAP) (Iu mode only) . 14
Annex A (informative): Bibliography . 15
History . 16

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Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Satellite Earth Stations and
Systems (SES).
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within TC-SES and may change following formal
TC-SES approval. Should TC-SES modify the contents of the present document it will then be republished by ETSI
with an identifying change of release date and an increase in version number as follows:
Version 3.m.n
where:
• the third digit (n) is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the specification;
• the second digit (m) is incremented for all other types of changes, i.e. technical enhancements, corrections,
updates, etc.
The present document is part 4, sub-part 4 of a multi-part deliverable covering the GEO-Mobile Radio Interface
Specifications (Release 3) Third Generation Satellite Packet Radio Service, as identified below:
Part 1: "General specifications";
Part 2: "Service specifications";
Part 3: "Network specifications";
Part 4: "Radio interface protocol specifications":
Sub-part 1: "Mobile Earth Station-Gateway Station System (MES-GSS) Interface";
Sub-part 2: "GMR-1 Satellite Network Access Reference Configuration";
Sub-part 3: "Channel Structures and Access Capabilities";
Sub-part 4: "Layer 1 General Requirements";
Sub-part 5: "Data Link Layer General Aspects";
Sub-part 6: "Mobile earth Station-Gateway Station Interface Data Link Layer Specifications";
Sub-part 7: "Mobile Radio Interface Signalling Layer 3 General Aspects";
Sub-part 8: "Mobile Radio Interface Layer 3 Specifications";
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Sub-part 9: "Performance Requirements on the Mobile Radio Interface";
Sub-part 10: "Rate Adaptation on the Access Terminal-Gateway Station Subsystem (MES-GSS) Interface";
Sub-part 11: "Radio Link Protocol (RLP) for Data Services";
Sub-part 12: "Mobile Earth Station (MES) - Base Station System (BSS) interface; Radio Link Control/
Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol";
Sub-part 13: "Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol; Iu Mode";
Sub-part 14: "Mobile Earth Station (MES) - Base Station System (BSS) interface; Radio Link
Control/Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol; Iu Mode";
Part 5: "Radio interface physical layer specifications";
Part 6: "Speech coding specifications";
Part 7: "Terminal adaptor specifications".
Introduction
GMR stands for GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) Mobile Radio interface, which is used for Mobile Satellite
Services (MSS) utilizing geostationary satellite(s). GMR is derived from the terrestrial digital cellular standard GSM
and supports access to GSM core networks.
The present document is part of the GMR Release 3 specifications. Release 3 specifications are identified in the title
and can also be identified by the version number:
• Release 1 specifications have a GMR 1 prefix in the title and a version number starting with "1" (V1.x.x).
• Release 2 specifications have a GMPRS 1 prefix in the title and a version number starting with "2" (V2.x.x).
• Release 3 specifications have a GMR-1 3G prefix in the title and a version number starting with "3" (V3.x.x).
The GMR release 1 specifications introduce the GEO-Mobile Radio interface specifications for circuit mode Mobile
Satellite Services (MSS) utilizing geostationary satellite(s). GMR release 1 is derived from the terrestrial digital cellular
standard GSM (phase 2) and it supports access to GSM core networks.
The GMR release 2 specifications add packet mode services to GMR release 1. The GMR release 2 specifications
introduce the GEO-Mobile Packet Radio Service (GMPRS). GMPRS is derived from the terrestrial digital cellular
standard GPRS (included in GSM Phase 2+) and it supports access to GSM/GPRS core networks.
The GMR
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