ETSI EN 300 937 V8.0.1 (2000-09)

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Data Link (DL) layer; General aspects (GSM 04.05 version 8.0.1 Release 1999)

REN/SMG-020405Q8

Digitalni celični telekomunikacijski sistem (faza 2+) – Podatkovna povezovalna plast (DL) – Splošni vidiki (GSM 04.05, različica 8.0.1, izdaja 1999)

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Sep-2000
• Technical Committee: SMG 2 - Radio
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 25-Aug-2000
• Completion Date: 22-Sep-2000
• Ref Project: SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003 - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Data Link (DL) layer; General aspects (GSM 04.05 version 8.0.1 Release 1999)

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Data Link (DL) layer; General aspects (GSM 04.05 version 8.0.1 Release 1999)33.070.50Globalni sistem za mobilno telekomunikacijo (GSM)Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 300 937 Version 8.0.1SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003en01-december-2003SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);DataLink(DL)layer;Generalaspects(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)GLOBALSYSTEMFORMOBILECOMMUNICATIONSRSIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)2(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)ReferenceREN/SMG-020405Q8KeywordsDigitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem,GlobalSystemforMobilecommunications(GSM)ETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCETel.:[phone]Fax:[phone]SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/88ImportantnoticeIndividualcopiesofthepresentdocumentcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.etsi.orgThepresentdocumentmaybemadeavailableinmorethanoneelectronicversionorinprint.Inanycaseofexistingorperceiveddifferenceincontentsbetweensuchversions,thereferenceversionisthePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshallbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.Usersofthepresentdocumentshouldbeawarethatthedocumentmaybesubjecttorevisionorchangeofstatus.InformationonthecurrentstatusofthisandotherETSIdocumentsisavailableathttp://www.etsi.org/tb/status/Ifyoufinderrorsinthepresentdocument,sendyourcommentto:[e-mail]opartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2000.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)3(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.41Scope.51.1References.61.2Abbreviations.72Conceptsandterminology.73OverviewdescriptionofLAPDmfunctionsandprocedures.103.1General.103.2Unacknowledgedoperation.113.3Acknowledgedoperation.113.4Informationtransfermode.113.4.1InformationtransferontheBCCH.113.4.2InformationtransferonthePCH+AGCH.113.4.3InformationtransferontheDCCHs.113.5Releaseofdatalinks.114Servicecharacteristics.124.1General.124.2Servicesprovidedtolayer3.124.2.1General.124.2.2Priority.124.2.3Segmentation.124.2.4Unacknowledgedinformationtransferservice.134.2.5Acknowledgedinformationtransferservices.134.2.6Randomaccessprocedure.144.3Servicesrequiredfromthephysicallayer.154.4Administrativeservices.164.4.1Generaldescriptionofadministrativeservices.164.4.2Definitionofprimitivesforadministrativeservices.165Overviewofdatalinklayerstructure.165.1Functionalcomposition.165.2Identificationofdatalinkendpoints.165.3Datalinkprocedure.175.4Datalinkdistributionprocedure.175.5Randomaccessprocedures.176Specificrequirements.186.1ModeofoperationandallowedSAPIs.186.2Acknowledgedmodeofoperation.196.2.1Windowsize.196.2.2Processingcapacity.19AnnexA(informative):ChangeRequesthistory.20History.21SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)4(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinETSISR000314:"IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards",whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver(http://www.etsi.org/ipr).PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinETSISR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)hasbeenproducedbyETSITechnicalCommitteeSpecialMobileGroup(SMG).Thepresentdocumentdefinesingeneraltermsthedatalinklayer(layer2)oftheMobileStation(MS)-networkinterfacewithinthedigitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem.TheETSfromwhichthepresentdocumenthasevolvedisPhase2GSMETS300554(GSM04.05version4.0.3).ThecontentsofthepresentdocumentissubjecttocontinuingworkwithinSMGandmaychangefollowingformalSMGapproval.ShouldSMGmodifythecontentsofthepresentdocument,itwillbere-releasedwithanidentifyingchangeofreleasedateandanincreaseinversionnumberasfollows:Version8.x.ywhere:8indicatesRelease1999ofGSMPhase2+.xtheseconddigitisincrementedforallchangesofsubstance,i.e.technicalenhancements,corrections,updates,etc.ythethirddigitisincrementedwheneditorialonlychangeshavebeenincorporatedinthespecification.ThespecificationfromwhichthepresentdocumenthasbeenderivedwasoriginallybasedonCEPTdocumentation,hencethepresentationofthepresentdocumentmaynotbeentirelyinaccordancewiththeETSIdraftingrules.NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:18August2000DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):30November2000DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):31May2001DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):31May2001SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)5(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)1ScopeThepresentdocumentdescribesingeneraltermstheLinkAccessProceduresontheDmchannel,LAPDm.Theapplicationofthisprotocoltootherchanneltypesisforfurtherstudy.DetailsareprovidedinGSM04.06.ThepurposeofLAPDmistoconveyinformationbetweenlayer3entitiesacrosstheGSMPLMNradiointerface(MStonetworkinterface)usingtheDmchannel.NOTE1:ThetermDmchannelisusedforconveniencetodesignatethecollectionofallthevarioussignallingchannelsrequiredintheGSMsystem.SeealsoGSM04.03.ThedefinitionofLAPDmisbasedontheprinciplesandterminologyof:-CCITTRecommendationsX.200andX.210:thereferencemodelforOpenSystemsInterconnection(OSI);-CCITTRecommendationsQ.920andQ.921:thespecificationofLAPDfortheuser-networkinterfaceinISDN;-CCITTRecommendationX.25LAPB:user-networkinterfaceforpacketmodeterminals;and-ISO3309andISO4335:High-levelDataLinkControl(HDLC)standardsforframestructureandelementsofprocedures.LAPDmisaprotocolthatoperatesatthedatalinklayeroftheOSIarchitecture.Therelationshipbetweenthedatalinklayerandotherprotocollayersisdefinedbelow.NOTE2:Theinterfacebetweenthemobilestationandexternalterminalequipment/terminaladaptersisdefinedintheTechnicalSpecificationsoftheGSM07-series.NOTE3:ThephysicallayerontheradiointerfaceisdefinedinGSM04.04andlayer3isdefinedinGSM04.07,04.08,04.10and04.11.ReferenceshouldbemadetotheseTechnicalSpecificationsforthecompletedefinitionsoftheprotocolsandproceduresacrosstheGSMPLMNradiointerface.NOTE4:Theterm"datalinklayer"isusedinthemaintextofthepresentdocument.However,mainlyinfiguresandtables,theterms"layer2"and"L2"areusedabbreviations.Furthermore,inaccordancewithGSM04.07and04.08theterm"layer3"isusedtoindicatethelayerabovethedatalinklayer.LAPDmisindependentofthetransmissionbitrate.ItrequiresphysicalchannelswithcharacteristicsasdefinedinGSM04.03.Section2belowdescribesbasicconceptsusedinthepresentdocumentandGSM04.06.Section3givesanoverviewdescriptionofLAPDmfunctionsandprocedures.Section4summarizestheservicesthatthedatalinklayerprovidestolayer3andtheservicesthatthedatalinklayerrequiresfromthephysicallayer.Section5providesanoverviewofthedatalinklayerstructure.SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)6(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)1.1ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.• Anon-specificreferencetoanETSshallalsobetakentorefertolaterversionspublishedasanENwiththesamenumber.• ForthisRelease1999document,referencestoGSMdocumentsareforRelease1999versions(version8.x.y).[1]GSM01.04:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);Abbreviationsandacronyms".[2]GSM04.01:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem;MobileStation-BaseStationSystem(MS-BSS)interfaceGeneralaspectsandprinciples".[3]GSM04.03:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);MobileStation-BaseStationSystem(MS-BSS)interfaceChannelstructuresandaccesscapabilities".[4]GSM04.04:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem;Layer1Generalrequirements".[5]GSM04.06:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem;MobileStation-BaseStationSystem(MS-BSS)interfaceDataLink(DL)layerspecification".[6]GSM04.07:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2);Mobileradiointerfacesignallinglayer3Generalaspects".[7]GSM04.08:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);Mobileradiointerfacelayer3specification".[8]GSM04.10:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem;Mobileradiointerfacelayer3SupplementaryservicesspecificationGeneralaspects".[9]GSM04.11:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);Point-to-Point(PP)ShortMessageService(SMS)supportonmobileradiointerface".[10]GSM07.01:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GeneralonTerminalAdaptationFunctions(TAF)forMobileStations(MS)".[11]GSM07.02:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);TerminalAdaptationFunctions(TAF)forservicesusingasynchronousbearercapabilities".[12]GSM07.03:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);TerminalAdaptationFunctions(TAF)forservicesusingsynchronousbearercapabilities".[13]GSM07.05:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);UseofDataTerminalEquipment-DataCircuitterminatingEquipment(DTE-DCE)interfaceforShortMessageService(SMS)andCellBroadcastService(CBS)".[14]GSM07.06:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2);UseoftheVseriesDataTerminalEquipment-DataCircuitterminatingEquipment(DTE-DCE)interfaceattheMobileStation(MS)forMobileTermination(MT)configuration".[15]CCITTRecommendationX.25:"Interfacebetweendataterminalequipment(DTE)anddatacircuit-terminatingequipment(DCE)forterminalsoperatinginthepacketmodeandconnectedtopublicdatanetworksbydedicatedcircuit".SIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)7(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)[16]CCITTRecommendationX.200:"ReferenceModelofOpenSystemsInterconnectionforCCITTApplications".[17]CCITTRecommendationX.210:"OpenSystemsInterconnectionlayerservicedefinitionconventions".[18]CCITTRecommendationQ.920:"Integratedservicesdigitalnetwork(ISDN)user-networkinterface-DatalinklayerGeneralaspects".[19]CCITTRecommendationQ.921:"Integratedservicesdigitalnetwork(ISDN)user-networkinterface-Datalinklayerspecification".[20]ISO3309:"Informationtechnology-Telecommunicationsandinformationexchangebetweensystems-Highleveldatalinkcontrol(HDLC)procedures-Framestructure".[21]ISO/IEC4335:"Informationtechnology-Telecommunicationsandinformationexchangebetweensystems-Highleveldatalinkcontrol(HDLC)procedures-Elementsofprocedures".1.2AbbreviationsAbbreviationsusedinthepresentdocumentarelistedinGSM01.04.2ConceptsandterminologyThegenerallayeringprinciplesusedinthepresentdocumentandotherspecificationsinthe04seriesaregiveninGSM04.01.ThedatalinklayeristhenexttolowestlayeroftheOSIreferencemodel.Thedatalinklayerreceivesservicesfromthephysicallayerandprovidesservicestolayer3.Theservicesprovidedbythedatalinklayerarethecombinationoftheservicesandfunctionsprovidedbyboththedatalinklayerandthephysicallayer.AdatalinklayerServiceAccessPoint(SAP)isthepointatwhichthedatalinklayerprovidesservicestolayer3.TheServiceAccessPointisidentifiedbyaServiceAccessPointIdentifier(SAPI).OneormoredatalinkconnectionendpointscanbeassociatedwitheachdatalinklayerSAP.Seefigure1.Adatalinkconnectionendpointisidentifiedbyadatalinkconnectionendpointidentifier(asseenfromlayer3)andbyaDataLinkConnectionIdentifierDLCI(asseenfromthedatalinklayer).SAPIsandDLCIsusedbyLAPDmaredefinedinsection5.2.Layer3Layer3entityDatalinklayerserviceaccesspointDatalinkconnectionendpointDatalinklayerDatalinklayerentity*Figure1:Entities,serviceaccesspointsandendpointsSIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)8(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)Co-operationbetweendatalinklayerentitiesisgovernedbyapeer-to-peerprotocolspecifictothelayer.Forinformationexchangebetweentwoormorelayer3entities,anassociationmustbeestablishedbetweenthelayer3entitiesinthedatalinklayerusingadatalinklayerprotocol.Thisassociationiscalledadatalinkconnection.DatalinkconnectionsareprovidedbythedatalinklayerbetweentwoormoreSAPs(seefigure2).Layer3entityLayer3entityDatalinklayerserviceaccesspointDatalinkconnectionendpointDatalinkrelationshipFigure2:Peer-to-peerrelationshipDatalinklayermessageunitsareconveyedbetweendatalinklayerentitiesbymeansofphysicalconnection.Layer3requestsservicesfromthedatalinklayerviaserviceprimitives.Thesameappliesfortheinteractionbetweenthedatalinklayerandthephysicallayer.Theprimitivesrepresent,inanabstractway,thelogicalexchangeofinformationandcontrolbetweenthedatalinklayeranditsadjacentlayers.Theydonotspecifyorconstrainimplementations.Theprimitivesthatareexchangedbetweenthedatalinklayerandadjacentlayersareofthefollowingfourtypes(seealsofigure3).**Layer3ConfirmIndicationSAPDatalinklayerLayer2peer-to-peerprotocolRequestResponseNOTE:Thesameprincipleappliesfordatalinklayer-physicallayerinteractions.Figure3:PrimitiveactionsequenceSIST EN 300 937 V8.0.1:2003



ETSIETSIEN300937V8.0.1(2000-09)9(GSM04.05version8.0.1Release1999)TheREQUESTprimitivetypeisusedwhenahigherlayerisrequestingaservicefromthenextlowerlayer.TheINDICATIONprimitivetypeisusedbyalayerprovidingaservicetonotifythenexthigherlayerofactivitiesrelatedtotheprimitivetypeREQUEST.TheRESPONSEprimitivetypeisusedbyalayertoacknowledgereceipt,fromalowerlayer,oftheprimitivetypeINDICATION.TheCONFIRMprimitivetypeisusedbythelayerprovidingtherequestedservicetoconfirmthattheactivityhasbeencompleted.TheprecisespecificationofLayer-to-layerinteractionsisgiveninGSM04.06.InformationbetweenpeerentitiesandbetweenentitiesinadjacentlayersattachedtothesameSAPistransferredintwodifferenttypesofmessageunits:-messageunitsofapeer-to-peerprotocol;and-messageunitsthatcontainlayer-to-layerinformationconcerningstatusandspecializedservicerequests.Themessageunitsofthelayer3peer-to-peerprotocolarecarriedbythedatalinkconnection.Themessageunitscontaininglayer-to-layerinformationconcerningstatusandspecializedservicerequestsareneverconveyedoveradatalinkconnectionoraphysicalconnection.Thepresentdocumentintroduces(seealsofigure4):a)thepeer-to-peerprotocolforthetransferofinformationandcontrolbetweenanypairofdatalinklayerserviceaccesspoints;b)theinteractionsbetweenthedatalinklayerandlayer3,andbetweenthedatalinklayerandthephysicallayer.Layer3entityLayer3entityDatalinklayerentityDatalinklayerentitylayerlayerentityentityPhysicalPhysicalDatalinklay
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