ETSI TS 144 060 V13.1.0 (2016-04)

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Mobile Station (MS) - Base Station System (BSS) interface; Radio Link Control / Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol (3GPP TS 44.060 version 13.1.0 Release 13)

RTS/TSGG-0244060vd10

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 24-Apr-2016
• Technical Committee: 3GPP GERAN 2 - Protocol aspects
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 25-Apr-2016

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ETSI TS 1144 060 V13.1.0 (201616-04)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONION
Digital cellular telecommmmunications system (Phase e 2+) (GSM);
General Paackec t Radio Service (GPRS);
Mobile Station (MS) - BBase Station System (BSS) i) interface;
Radio Link Control / Ml / Medium Access Control (RLRLC/MAC)
protocol
(3GPP TS 44.0.060 version 13.1.0 Release 13 13)

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GLOBAL SYSTTEME FOR
MOBILE COMMUUNNICATIONS

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 18
1 Scope . 19
1.1 General . 19
1.2 Related documents . 19
1.3 Use of logical control channels . 19
1.4 Use of logical traffic channels . 20
1.5 Conventions . 21
1.6 Restrictions . 21
2 References . 21
3 Definitions, abbreviations and symbols . 23
3.1 Definitions . 23
3.2 Abbreviations . 29
3.3 Symbols . 31
4 Layered overview of radio interface. 31
4.1 Layer services . 33
4.2 Layer functions . 33
4.3 Service primitives . 34
4.4 Services required from lower layers . 34
5 Introduction to the Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures . 34
5.1 General . 34
5.2 Multiplexing principles . 35
5.2.1 Temporary Block Flow . 35
5.2.2 Temporary Flow Identity . 36
5.2.3 Uplink State Flag . 37
5.2.4 Medium Access modes . 37
5.2.4a Multiplexing of GPRS, EGPRS and EGPRS2 capable mobile stations . 37
5.3 Packet idle mode . 38
5.3.1 Broadcast/multicast receive mode . 39
5.4 Packet transfer mode . 39
5.4a Dual transfer mode . 40
5.5 General procedures in packet idle and packet transfer modes . 40
5.5.1 Mobile station side . 40
5.5.0.1 Indication of a selected PLMN . 40
5.5.1.1 Cell reselection . 41
5.5.1.1a Network Assisted Cell Change . 42
5.5.1.1a.1 Neighbour Cell System Information Distribution . 42
5.5.1.1a.2 CCN Mode . 42
5.5.1.1b Release of RR connection . 43
5.5.1.1b.1 General . 43
5.5.1.1b.2 Continuation of PBCCH information . 43
5.5.1.1b.3 Continuation of BCCH information . 43
5.5.1.1b.4 Receipt of PSI14 message in dual transfer mode . 43
5.5.1.1b.5 Acquisition of system information for enhanced DTM CS release procedure in dual transfer
mode . 44
5.5.1.1c Inter-RAT cell re-selection based on priority information . 45
5.5.1.1c.1 General . 45
5.5.1.1c.2 Common priorities information . 46
5.5.1.1c.3 Provision of individual priorities information . 46
5.5.1.1d (void) . 46
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5.5.1.2 System information on PBCCH . 46
5.5.1.2.1 Supervision of PBCCH_CHANGE_MARK and update of PBCCH information . 46
5.5.1.2.2 Replacement of PBCCH . 47
5.5.1.2.3 PSI1 reception failure . 47
5.5.1.3 System information on BCCH . 47
5.5.1.3.1 Supervision of BCCH_CHANGE_MARK and update of BCCH information . 48
5.5.1.3.2 Establishment of PBCCH . 48
5.5.1.3.3 SI13 reception failure . 48
5.5.1.3a System information on EC-BCCH . 48
5.5.1.4 Acquisition of system information on the broadcast channel . 49
5.5.1.4.1 Consistent sets of system information messages . 50
5.5.1.4.2 Suspension of operation to receive system information . 50
5.5.1.4.3 Request for acquisition of system information . 50
5.5.1.5 Discontinuous reception (DRX) . 51
5.5.1.6 Page mode procedures on PCCCH . 53
5.5.1.7 Frequency Parameters . 54
5.5.1.8 TLLI management . 57
5.5.1.9 Packet Flow Context (PFC) . 57
5.5.1.10 Acquisition of E-UTRAN Information on the PACCH . 57
5.5.2 Network side . 58
5.5.2.1 System Information broadcasting . 58
5.5.2.1.1 System information on PBCCH . 58
5.5.2.1.2 System information on BCCH . 59
5.5.2.1.3 System information on PACCH (and other logical channels) . 59
5.5.2.1.3a Rules for (P)SI distribution within Packet Serving Cell Data messages . 60
5.5.2.1.3b Rules for (P)SI distribution on PACCH of an MBMS radio bearer . 61
5.5.2.1.4 Consistent sets of system information messages . 61
5.5.2.2 Paging . 62
5.5.2.3 Network Assisted Cell Change . 62
5.5.2.4 Packet Switched Handover . 62
5.6 Measurement reports . 63
5.6.0 General . 63
5.6.1 Network Control (NC) measurement reporting . 63
5.6.2 (void) . 64
5.6.3 Additional measurement and reporting parameters . 64
5.6.3.1 Deriving the 3G Neighbour Cell list from the 3G Neighbour Cell description . 65
5.6.3.1a Deriving the E-UTRAN Neighbour Cell list from the Repeated E-UTRAN Neighbour Cell
information . 66
5.6.3.2 Deriving BA(GPRS) and the GSM Neighbour Cell list . 67
5.6.3.3 Deriving the Neighbour Cell list from the GSM Neighbour Cell list and the 3G Neighbour Cell
list . 67
5.6.3.4 GPRS Real Time Differences . 68
5.6.3.5 GPRS Report Priority Descriptions . 68
5.6.3.6 GPRS Measurement Parameters and GPRS 3G Measurement Parameters . 68
5.6.3.6a GPRS E-UTRAN Measurement Parameters . 69
5.6.3.7 The GPRS 3G Cell Reselection list . 69
5.6.3.7a (void) . 70
5.6.3.7b The 3G Frequency list . 70
5.6.3.8 Closed Subscriber Group Information . 70
5.6.3.9 Reporting of CSG Cells and Hybrid Cells . 70
5.6.4 Measurement reporting in broadcast/multicast receive mode . 71
5.7 Dual transfer mode enhancements . 72
5.8 DTM Handover . 72
5.9 Downlink Dual Carrier . 73
5.10 ETWS Primary Notification . 73
5.11 Enhanced Multiplexing for Single TBF . 73
5.12 Enhanced Multiplexing for a Single RLC Entity . 73
5.13 Downlink Multi Carrier . 74
6 Paging procedures . 75
6.1 Paging procedure for RR connection establishment . 75
6.1.1 Paging initiation using paging subchannel on CCCH . 76
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6.1.2 Paging initiation using paging subchannel on PCCCH . 76
6.1.3 Paging initiation using PACCH . 76
6.1.4 Paging response . 77
6.2 Paging procedure for downlink packet transfer . 77
6.2.1 Paging procedure using paging subchannel on CCCH . 77
6.2.2 Paging using paging subchannel on PCCCH . 77
6.2.3 Paging response . 77
6.2.4 Paging procedure using paging subchannel on EC-CCCH . 77
6.3 Paging Procedures for MBMS Notification . 78
6.3.1 Notification to mobile station in packet idle mode . 78
6.3.1.1 General . 78
6.3.1.2 Paging procedure for MBMS notification using paging subchannel on CCCH . 78
6.3.1.3 Paging procedure for MBMS notification using paging subchannel on PCCCH . 78
6.3.1.3.1 General . 78
6.3.1.3.2 MBMS pre-notification . 78
6.3.1.3.3 MBMS notification . 79
6.3.1.3a Paging procedure for MBMS notification using PACCH . 80
6.3.1.4 Response to MBMS Notification . 80
6.3.2 Notification to mobile station in packet transfer mode or in dual transfer mode . 81
6.3.2.1 General . 81
6.3.2.2 MBMS Notification using the PACCH . 81
6.3.2.3 Response to MBMS Notification received on PACCH. 81
6.4 Paging Procedure for ETWS Primary Notification delivery . 81
6.4.1 General . 81
6.4.2 ETWS Primary Notification delivery using paging subchannel on CCCH . 82
6.4.3 ETWS Primary Notification delivery using paging subchannel on PCCCH . 82
6.4.4 Reception of ETWS Primary Notification message . 82
7 Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures on PCCCH . 82
7.0 General . 82
7.0a Support of multiple TBF procedures . 83
7.0b (void) . 83
7.1 TBF establishment initiated by the mobile station on PCCCH . 83
7.1.1 Permission to access the network . 84
7.1.2 Initiation of a TBF establishment . 84
7.1.2.1 Initiation of the packet access procedure . 84
7.1.2.1.1 Access persistence control on PRACH . 86
7.1.2.2 Packet assignment procedure . 87
7.1.2.2.1 On receipt of a PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST or EGPRS PACKET CHANNEL
REQUEST message . 87
7.1.2.2.1a Acquisition of MS Radio Access Capability information within EGPRS TBF establishment

procedure . 89
7.1.2.2.2 Packet access queuing notification procedure . 89
7.1.2.2.3 Packet polling procedure . 90
7.1.2.2.4 Packet access reject procedure . 90
7.1.2.3 Contention resolution at one phase access . 91
7.1.2.3a RLC/MAC procedures during contention resolution . 91
7.1.2.4 One phase packet access completion. 92
7.1.2.5 Timing Advance . 92
7.1.2.6 PFC procedure at one phase access . 92
7.1.3 TBF establishment using two phase access . 93
7.1.3.1 Initiation of the Packet resource request procedure . 93
7.1.3.2 Packet resource assignment for uplink procedure . 94
7.1.3.2.1 On receipt of a PACKET RESOURCE REQUEST message . 94
7.1.3.3 Contention resolution at two phase access . 96
7.1.3.4 Two phase packet access completion .
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