SIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003

• Abstract:

  SUBJECT Addition of Supplementary Code for GPRS

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.070.50 - Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)
• Technical Committee: SS EIT - Technical Board for the electrotechnical, information technology and telecommunications fields
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 300 904 V7.0.2 (1999-12) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Bearer Services (BS) supported by a GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) (GSM 02.02 version 7.0.2 Release 1998)

Overview

SIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003 is a Slovenian-adopted European Standard specifying the Bearer Services (BS) supported by a GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). Developed under the ETSI and adopted by SIST, this standard defines the full set of bearer services that can be offered to GSM subscribers in digital cellular telecommunications systems (Phase 2+) including those with enhancements for GPRS (General Packet Radio Service). The main objective is to describe how GSM networks can reliably provide various data and voice transmission capabilities, supporting flexible interworking with both circuit-switched and packet-switched networks.

Key Topics

• Bearer Service Attributes
  The standard introduces a framework for defining bearer services using a set of independent attributes:

  • Information transfer attributes – Network capabilities for information transfer between user access points.
  • Access attributes – Methods for accessing network functions or facilities within the PLMN.
  • Interworking attributes – Properties for interfacing with terminating networks, including PSTN, ISDN, and packet data networks.
  • General attributes – High-level characteristics such as supplementary service support and Quality of Service (QoS).

• Categories of Bearer Services
  The main categories defined include:

  • Unrestricted Digital Information (UDI)
  • 3.1 kHz audio (for interworking with traditional telephony)
  • PAD (Packet Assembler/Disassembler) for packet switched data
  • Packet access services for direct connection to data networks
  • Alternate speech/data and speech followed by data services
  • GPRS support – As a notable enhancement, GPRS bearer services enable IP and X.25 protocol support for Internet and packet data access

• Service Characteristics and Compatibility
  The document outlines how bearer services can be tailored depending on user device capabilities and network attributes, supporting various bit-rates, protocols (such as V.110, V.120, X.31), and both synchronous/asynchronous modes.

Applications

• Mobile Network Operators
  Can use the standard as a blueprint for implementing and offering a range of voice and data services in GSM PLMNs, ensuring reliable interconnection both within the GSM ecosystem and with external networks (ISDN, PSTN, data networks).

• Device Manufacturers
  Reference the bearer service definitions to guarantee compatibility of mobile stations and terminal adapters with the full suite of GSM services.

• Service Providers and Integrators
  Leverage the mapping of bearer service attributes to design and deploy value-added services that require robust data communications, such as SMS, high-speed circuit switched data, and seamless GPRS access.

• Interoperability and Network Evolution
  The inclusion of GPRS and packet data capabilities bridges traditional voice-centric GSM networks with the requirements of modern IP-based communication, facilitating migration paths toward 3G and later technologies.

Related Standards

• EN 300 904 – Original European specification on which SIST EN 300 904 is based.
• GSM 02.02 – Specifies the principles for telecommunication services within GSM PLMNs.
• GSM 02.60 / 07.60 / 09.60 – Define the frameworks and protocols specific to GPRS.
• GSM 03.10 / 09.02–09.11 – Provide further clarity on PLMN connection types and interworking with external networks.
• ITU-T V.110 / V.120 / X.31 – International protocols referenced for terminal adaptation and data bearer services.
• SIST EN 301 511 – Mobile Station conformance testing.

Practical Value

Aligning with SIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003 ensures consistent, interoperable GSM bearer service deployment, improved data and voice integration, and regulatory compliance across Europe. With its inclusion of supplementary GPRS code, the standard underpins the extension of GSM services to packet-based data transmission, a key enabler for modern mobile communications and mobile internet services.

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ETSIEN300904V7.0.2(1999-12)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);BearerServices(BS)supportedbyaGSMPublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)(GSM02.02version7.0.2Release1998)GLOBALSYSTEMFORMOBILECOMMUNICATIONSRSIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300904V7.0.2(1999-12)2(GSM02.02version7.0.2Release1998)ReferenceDEN/SMG-010202Q7KeywordsDigitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem,GlobalSystemforMobilecommunications(GSM)ETSIPostaladdressF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCEOfficeaddress650RoutedesLucioles-SophiaAntipolisValbonne-FRANCETel.:[phone]Fax:[phone]SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/[e-mail]ETSIdeliverablecanbedownloadedfromhttp://www.etsi.orgIfyoufinderrorsinthepresentdocument,sendyourcommentto:[e-mail]Ideliverablemaybemadeavailableinmorethanoneelectronicversionorinprint.Inanycaseofexistingorperceiveddifferenceincontentsbetweensuchversions,thereferenceversionisthePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshallbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.CopyrightNotificationNopartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute1999.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300904V7.0.2(1999-12)3(GSM02.02version7.0.2Release1998)ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.40Scope.50.1References.50.2Abbreviations.61FrameworkfordefiningBearerServices.62BearerServicecategories.83BearerServices.93.1Generalbearerserviceuserdatacharacteristics.113.1.13,1kHzAudio.113.1.2V.110UDI.113.1.3X.31FlagStuffingUDI.123.1.4V.120.123.1.5BitTransparentMode.12AnnexA(informative):Changehistory.13History.14SIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300904V7.0.2(1999-12)4(GSM02.02version7.0.2Release1998)IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinSR000314:"IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards",whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver(http://www.etsi.org/ipr).PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinSR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)hasbeenproducedbytheSpecialMobileGroup(SMG).ThepresentdocumentdefinesasetofBearerServicestobeprovidedwithinthedigitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem.ThecontentsofthepresentdocumentissubjecttocontinuingworkwithinSMGandmaychangefollowingformalSMGapproval.ShouldSMGmodifythecontentsofthepresentdocumentitwillbere-releasedwithanidentifyingchangeofreleasedateandanincreaseinversionnumberasfollows:Version7.x.ywhere:7indicatesRelease1998ofGSMPhase2+xtheseconddigitisincrementedforallchangesofsubstance,i.e.technicalenhancements,corrections,updates,etc.ythethirddigitisincrementedwheneditorialonlychangeshavebeenincorporatedinthespecification.National transposition datesDate of adoption of this EN: 3 December 1999DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31March2000DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):30September2000DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):30September2000ThespecificationfromwhichthepresentdocumenthasbeenderivedwasoriginallybasedonCEPTdocumentation,hencethepresentationofthepresentdocumentmaynotbeentirelyinaccordancewiththeETSIdraftingrules.SIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300904V7.0.2(1999-12)5(GSM02.02version7.0.2Release1998)0ScopeThepresentdocumentdefinesasetofBearerServicestobeprovidedtoGSMPLMNsubscribersbyaGSMPLMNitselfandinconnectionwithothernetworks.Thepresentdocumentshouldalsobeusedasareferencefordefiningthecorrespondingrequiredmobilenetworkcapabilitieswhicharespecifiedbymeansofthe"GSMPLMNconnectiontype"concept,definedinGSM03.10[4].TherecommendedprovisionoftheBearerServicesisunderthecontroloftheGSMMoUandisoutofthescopeofETSITC-SMG.BearerServicesnotincludedinthepresentdocumentthatrequiremodificationstotheGSMsignallingspecificationsshouldnotbeintroducedunilaterallybyamobilenetworkoperator.0.1ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.•Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.•Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.•Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.•Anon-specificreferencetoanETSshallalsobetakentorefertolaterversionspublishedasanENwiththesamenumber.•ForthisRelease1998document,referencestoGSMdocumentsareforRelease1998versions(version7.x.y).[1]GSM01.04(ETR350):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);Abbreviationsandacronyms".[2]GSM02.01:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);PrinciplesoftelecommunicationservicessupportedbyaGSMPublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)".[3]GSM02.04(ETS300918):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);Generalonsupplementaryservices".[4]GSM03.10:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GSMPublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)connectiontypes".[5]GSM04.02:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GSMPublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)accessreferenceconfiguration".[6]GSM07.01(ETS300913):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GeneralonTerminalAdaptationFunctions(TAF)forMobileStations(MS)".[7]GSM07.02(ETS300914):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);TerminalAdaptationFunctions(TAF)forservicesusingasynchronousbearercapabilities".[8]GSM07.03(ETS300915):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);TerminalAdaptationFunctions(TAF)forservicesusingsynchronousbearercapabilities".[9]GSM07.05:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);UseofDataTerminalEquipment-DataCircuitterminatingEquipment(DTE-DCE)interfaceforShortMessageService(SMS)andCellBroadcastService(CBS)".[10]GSM09.02(ETS300974):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);MobileApplicationPart(MAP)specification".SIST EN 300 904 V7.0.2:2003

ETSIETSIEN300904V7.0.2(1999-12)6(GSM02.02version7.0.2Release1998)[11]GSM09.03:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem;SignallingrequirementsoninterworkingbetweentheIntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN)orPublicSwitchedTelephoneNetwork(PSTN)andthePublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)".[12]GSM09.04:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem;InterworkingbetweenthePublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)andtheCircuitSwitchedPublicDataNetwork(CSPDN)".[13]GSM09.05:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem;InterworkingbetweenthePublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)andthePacketSwitchedPublicDataNetwork(PSPDN)forPacketAssembly/Disassemblyfacility(PAD)access".[14]GSM09.06(ETS300975):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);InterworkingbetweenaPublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)andaPacketSwitchedPublicDataNetwork/IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(PSPDN/ISDN)forthesupportofpacketswitcheddatatransmissionservices".[15]GSM09.07(ETS300976):"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GeneralrequirementsoninterworkingbetweenthePublicLandMobileNetwork(PLMN)andtheIntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN)orPublicSwitchedTelephoneNetwork(PSTN)".[16]GSM09.10:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);InformationelementmappingbetweenMobileStation-BaseStationSystemandBSS-Mobile-servicesSwitchingCentre(MS-BSS-MSC)SignallingproceduresandtheMobileApplicationPart(MAP)".[17]GSM09.11:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);Signallinginterworkingforsupplementaryservices".[18]CCITTRecommendationV.120:"SupportbyanISDNofdataterminalequipmentswithV-seriestypeinterfacewithprovisionforstatisticalmultiplexing".[19]GSM02.60:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS);Servicedescription;Stage1"[20]GSM07.60:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS);MobileStation(MS)supportingGPRS"[21]GSM09.60:"Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS);GPRSTunnellingProtocol(GTP)acrosstheGnandGpInterface"0.2AbbreviationsAbbreviationsusedinthepresentdocumentarelistedinGSM01.04[1].1FrameworkfordefiningBearerServicesBearerServicesaredescribedbyattributes,whichareintendedtobeindependent.TheseattributesaredescribedanddefinedinGSM02.01[2].Theyaregroupedintofourcategories:i)Informationtransferattributes,whichcharacterizethenetworkcapabilitiesfortransferringinformationfromauseraccesspoint
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