SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2005
• ICS: 33.070.01 - Mobile services in general
• Technical Committee: RES - Radio equipment and systems
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Feb-2005
• Due Date: 01-Feb-2005
• Completion Date: 01-Feb-2005
• Mandate: BC-T-330
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 301 349 V6.4.1 (1999-12) - 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 (GSM 04.60 version 6.4.1 Release 1997)

Overview

SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005 specifies the Radio Link Control/Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol within the interface between the Mobile Station (MS) and Base Station System (BSS) for GSM-based digital cellular telecommunications systems, specifically supporting the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). This standard aligns with the ETSI EN 301 349 (GSM 04.60 version 6.4.1 Release 1997) and provides critical guidance for the reliable and efficient exchange of packet data within GSM Phase 2+ networks.

The protocol delivers essential procedures and messaging for packet-switched data transfer between mobile stations and networks, ensuring interoperability, integrity, and optimized resource management for GPRS services across multiple vendors and system implementations.

Key Topics

• Layered Architecture
  The standard describes the layered overview of GSM's radio interface, distinguishing between the roles and responsibilities of the RLC and MAC sublayers in managing data and access to the shared radio medium.

• RLC/MAC Procedures

  • Uplink and downlink packet transfer modes
  • Establishment, maintenance, and release of Temporary Block Flows (TBF)
  • Segmentation and reassembly of protocol data units
  • Acknowledged and unacknowledged data transfer modes

• Channel Access Control

  • Mechanisms for mobile stations to request, gain, and release radio resources
  • Paging, polling, and contention resolution procedures

• System Information Broadcast

  • Distribution of vital network parameters and configuration messages to mobile stations
  • Handling system information changes, failures, and cell selection/reselection processes

• Error Handling and Monitoring

  • Reporting and managing erroneous protocol data
  • Network measurement and reporting procedures

Applications

SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005 is applied in multiple areas of GSM network operation and design:

• Mobile Network Operator Deployments
  Ensures that GPRS services such as mobile internet and multimedia messaging operate seamlessly across equipment from different manufacturers, supporting service interoperability and roaming.

• Base Station and Mobile Device Implementation
  Equipment vendors use the standard to develop, test, and validate RLC/MAC protocol stacks for GSM mobile stations and base stations, guaranteeing compliance with industry best practices for packet communication.

• Network Optimization and Maintenance
  Provides operators with guidelines for interpreting measurement reports, controlling access, and error recovery-key for optimizing radio resource usage and improving user experience.

• Interoperability Testing
  Facilitates conformance and interoperability testing among network elements, helping maintain reliable communications for end-users and supporting new service rollouts.

Related Standards

• GSM 04.08 - Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification, critical for call control and mobility management.
• GSM 03.60 - GPRS network architecture description, underlying design of packet transmission in GSM.
• ETSI EN 301 511 - Harmonized standard for mobile stations in GSM networks.
• GSM 04.18 - Mobile station - Base station system interface; Layer 2 specification for circuit-switched data control.

For the latest access to supporting and reference standards, visit ETSI or your national standardization body’s catalog.

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By implementing SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005, network stakeholders ensure robust packet radio communication in GSM environments, promoting global compatibility and the continued evolution of mobile data services.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.UHQRVQHJDDigital 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 (GSM 04.60 version 6.4.1 Release 1997)33.070.01Mobilni servisi na splošnoMobile services in generalICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 349 Version 6.4.1SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005en01-februar-2005SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)Digitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem(Phase2+);GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS);MobileStation(MS)-BaseStationSystem(BSS)interface;RadioLinkControl/MediumAccessControl(RLC/MAC)protocol(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)GLOBALSYSTEMFORMOBILECOMMUNICATIONSRSIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)2(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)ReferenceREN/SMG-020460Q6R1(cho031co.PDF)KeywordsDigitalcellulartelecommunicationssystem,GlobalSystemforMobilecommunications(GSM),GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS)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,thereferenceshouldbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.CopyrightNotificationNopartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute1999.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)3(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.10Foreword.101Scope.112References.123Definitionsandabbreviations.133.1Vocabulary.134Layeredoverviewofradiointerface.144.1Layerservices.154.2Layerfunctions.154.3Serviceprimitives.154.4Servicesrequiredfromlowerlayers.155IntroductiontotheMediumAccessControl(MAC)procedures.155.1General.155.2Multiplexingprinciples.165.2.1TemporaryBlockFlow.165.2.2TemporaryFlowIdentity.165.2.3UplinkStateFlag.165.2.4MediumAccessmodes.165.3Packetidlemode.175.4Packettransfermode.175.5Generalproceduresinpacketidleandpackettransfermodes.175.5.1Mobilestationside.175.5.1.1Cellreselection.175.5.1.2SysteminformationonPBCCH.185.5.1.2.1SupervisionofPBCCH_CHANGE_MARKandupdateofPBCCHinformation.185.5.1.2.2ReplacementofPBCCH.195.5.1.2.3PSI1receptionfailure.195.5.1.3SysteminformationonBCCH.195.5.1.3.1SupervisionofBCCH_CHANGE_MARKandupdateofBCCHinformation.205.5.1.3.2EstablishmentofPBCCH.205.5.1.3.3SI13receptionfailure.205.5.1.4Acquisitionofsysteminformationonthebroadcastchannel.205.5.1.4.1Consistentsetsofsysteminformationmessages.215.5.1.4.2Suspensionofoperationtoreceivesysteminformation.215.5.1.4.3Requestforacquisitionofsysteminformation.225.5.1.5Discontinuousreception(DRX).225.5.1.6PagemodeproceduresonPCCCH.235.5.1.7FrequencyParameters.235.5.2Networkside.245.5.2.1SystemInformationbroadcasting.245.5.2.1.1SysteminformationonPBCCH.245.5.2.1.2SysteminformationonBCCH.255.5.2.1.3SysteminformationonPACCH(andotherlogicalchannels).255.5.2.1.4Consistentsetsofsysteminformationmessages.265.5.2.2Paging.265.6Measurementreports.265.6.1NetworkControl(NC)measurementreporting.265.6.2Extendedmeasurement(EM)reporting.276Pagingprocedures.286.1PagingprocedureforRRconnectionestablishment.286.1.1PaginginitiationusingpagingsubchannelonCCCH.28SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)4(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)6.1.2PaginginitiationusingpagingsubchannelonPCCCH.286.1.3PaginginitiationusingPACCH.286.1.4Pagingresponse.296.2Pagingprocedurefordownlinkpackettransfer.296.2.1PagingprocedureusingpagingsubchannelonCCCH.296.2.2PagingusingpagingsubchannelonPCCCH.296.2.3Pagingresponse.297MediumAccessControl(MAC)proceduresonPCCCH.297.1TBFestablishmentinitiatedbythemobilestationonPCCCH.307.1.1Permissiontoaccessthenetwork.307.1.2InitiationofaTBFestablishment.307.1.2.1Initiationofthepacketaccessprocedure.307.1.2.1.1AccesspersistencecontrolonPRACH.317.1.2.2Packetassignmentprocedure.327.1.2.2.1OnreceiptofaPACKETCHANNELREQUESTmessage.327.1.2.2.2Packetaccessqueuingnotificationprocedure.337.1.2.2.3Packetpollingprocedure.337.1.2.2.4Packetaccessrejectprocedure.337.1.2.3Contentionresolutionatonephaseaccess.347.1.2.4Onephasepacketaccesscompletion.347.1.2.5TimingAdvance.347.1.3TBFestablishmentusingtwophaseaccess.357.1.3.1InitiationofthePacketresourcerequestprocedure.357.1.3.2Packetresourceassignmentforuplinkprocedure.357.1.3.2.1OnreceiptofaPACKETRESOURCEREQUESTmessage.357.1.3.3Contentionresolutionattwophaseaccess.367.1.3.4Twophasepacketaccesscompletion.367.1.3.5TimingAdvance.367.1.4Abnormalcases.367.2TBFestablishmentinitiatedbythenetworkonPCCCH.377.2.1Enteringthepackettransfermode.377.2.1.1Packetdownlinkassignmentprocedure.377.2.1.2Packetdownlinkassignmentprocedurecompletion.387.2.1.3Packetpollingprocedure.387.2.2Abnormalcases.387.3Procedureformeasurementreportsendinginpacketidlemode.387.3.1MeasurementreportsendingprocedureinitiatedonPCCCH.397.3.1.1OnreceiptofaPACKETCHANNELREQUESTmessage.397.3.1.2OnreceiptofaPACKETUPLINKASSIGNMENTmessage.397.3.1.3OnreceiptofaPACKETACCESSREJECTmessage.397.3.1.4Abnormalcases.397.3.2MeasurementreportsendingprocedureinitiatedonCCCH.407.4CellChangeOrderproceduresinPacketIdlemode.407.4.1CellChangeOrderprocedureinitiatedonPCCCH.407.4.2CellChangeOrderprocedureinitiatedonCCCH.417.5MeasurementOrderproceduresinPacketIdlemode.417.5.1MeasurementOrderproceduresinitiatedonPCCCH.417.5.2MeasurementOrderproceduresinitiatedonCCCH.418MediumAccessControl(MAC)ProceduresinPacketTransferMode.428.1TransferofRLCdatablocks.428.1.1UplinkRLCdatablocktransfer.428.1.1.1DynamicallocationuplinkRLCdatablocktransfer.438.1.1.1.1PACCHoperation.448.1.1.1.2ResourceReallocationforUplink.448.1.1.1.2.1Abnormalcases.458.1.1.1.3EstablishmentofDownlinkTBF.458.1.1.1.3.1Abnormalcases.468.1.1.2ExtendedDynamicAllocationuplinkRLCdatablocktransfer.468.1.1.2.1UplinkPDCHAllocation.46SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)5(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)8.1.1.2.2PACCHoperation.478.1.1.2.3Neighbourcellpowermeasurements.478.1.1.3FixedAllocationuplinkRLCdatablocktransfer.478.1.1.3.1TransferofRLC/MACblocks.478.1.1.3.2Reallocationforopen-endedTBF.488.1.1.3.2.1Atthebeginningofeachfixedallocation.498.1.1.3.2.2Uponreceiptofthereallocationrequest.508.1.1.3.2.3Uponexhaustionofthecurrentallocation.508.1.1.3.2.4EndingtheTBF.508.1.1.3.2.5AbnormalCases.508.1.1.3.3Neighbourcellpowermeasurements.518.1.1.3.4PACCHoperation.518.1.1.3.5EstablishmentofDownlinkTBF.528.1.1.3.5.1Abnormalcases.528.1.1.4NetworkinitiatedreleaseofuplinkTBF.538.1.1.5Abnormalcases.538.1.2DownlinkRLCdatablocktransfer.548.1.2.1DownlinkRLCdatablocktransfer.548.1.2.2PollingforPacketDownlinkAck/Nack.548.1.2.3Spare.558.1.2.4ResourceReassignmentforDownlink.558.1.2.4aEstablishmentofdownlinkTBFafterdownlinkTBFrelease.558.1.2.4.1Abnormalcases.568.1.2.5EstablishmentofuplinkTBF.568.1.2.5.1Abnormalcases.578.1.2.6Spare.588.1.2.7Fixedallocationneighbourcellpowermeasurements.588.1.2.8NetworkinitiatedabnormalreleaseofdownlinkTBF.588.1.3ConcurrentTBFproceduresforhalfduplexoperation.588.1.3.1Spare.588.1.3.2Spare.588.1.3.2.1SavingdownlinkTBFstateandinitiatinguplinkTBF.598.1.3.2.2SavingdownlinkTBFstateandrestoringuplinkTBFstate.598.1.3.2.3EndingdownlinkTBFandrestoringuplinkTBFstate.598.1.3.2.4SavinguplinkTBFstateandinitiatingdownlinkTBF.598.1.3.2.5SavinguplinkTBFstateandrestoringdownlinkTBFstate.598.1.3.2.6EndinguplinkTBFandrestoringdownlinkTBFstate.598.2PacketPDCHRelease.598.3ProcedureformeasurementreportsendinginPacketTransfermode.608.4CellChangeproceduresinPacketTransfermode.608.4.1Networkcontrolledcellreselectioncompletion.608.4.2Abnormalcases.618.5MeasurementOrderproceduresinPacketTransfermode.618.6PACKETCONTROLACKNOWLEDGEMENT.628.7Abnormalcases.628.7.1AbnormalreleasewithreturntoCCCHorPCCCH.628.7.2Abnormalreleasewithrandomaccess.628.7.3Abnormalreleasewithsysteminformation.629RadioLinkControl(RLC)proceduresinpackettransfermode.639.1Proceduresandparametersforpeer-to-peeroperation.639.1.1SendstatevariableV(S).639.1.1aControlsendstatevariableV(CS).639.1.2AcknowledgestatevariableV(A).639.1.3AcknowledgestatearrayV(B).649.1.4BlocksequencenumberBSN.649.1.4aReducedBlockSequenceNumberRBSN.649.1.5ReceivestatevariableV(R).649.1.6ReceivewindowstatevariableV(Q).659.1.7ReceivestatearrayV(N).659.1.8Startingsequencenumber(SSN)andreceivedblockbitmap(RBB).65SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)6(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)9.1.9WindowSize.669.1.9aFilleroctets.669.1.10SegmentationofLLCPDUsintoRLCdataunits.669.1.11Re-assemblyofLLCPDUsfromRLCdataunits.669.1.11aSegmentationofRLC/MACcontrolmessagesintoRLC/MACcontrolblocks.679.1.11bRe-assemblyofRLC/MACcontrolmessagesfromRLC/MACcontrolblocks.679.1.12PriorityofLLCPDUs.679.2OperationduringRLC/MACcontrolmessagetransfer.689.3OperationduringRLCdatablocktransfer.689.3.1Countdownprocedure.689.3.2Acknowledgedmodeoperation.699.3.2.1EstablishmentofTemporaryBlockFlow.699.3.2.2OperationofuplinkTemporaryBlockFlow.699.3.2.3ReleaseofuplinkTemporaryBlockFlow.709.3.2.4OperationofdownlinkTemporaryBlockFlow.709.3.2.5ReleaseofdownlinkTemporaryBlockFlow.719.3.3Unacknowledgedmodeoperation.719.3.3.1EstablishmentofTemporaryBlockFlow.719.3.3.2OperationofuplinkTemporaryBlockFlow.719.3.3.3ReleaseofuplinkTemporaryBlockFlow.729.3.3.4OperationofdownlinkTemporaryBlockFlow.729.3.3.5ReleaseofdownlinkTemporaryBlockFlow.729.4Abnormalreleasecases.739.4.1Abnormalreleasewithrandomaccess.739.4.2Abnormalreleasewithcellreselection.7310RLC/MACblockstructure.7310.1Sparebits.7410.2RLCdatablocks.7410.2.1DownlinkRLCdatablock.7410.2.2UplinkRLCdatablock.7510.3RLC/MACcontrolblocks.7510.3.1DownlinkRLC/MACcontrolblock.7510.3.2UplinkRLC/MACcontrolblock.7610.4Headerfields.7610.4.1Uplinkstateflag(USF)field.7610.4.2Retry(R)bit.7610.4.3Stallindicator(SI)bit.7710.4.4Supplementary/Polling(S/P)Bit.7710.4.5RelativeReservedBlockPeriod(RRBP)field.7710.4.6CountdownValue(CV)field.7810.4.7PayloadTypefield.7810.4.8Finalblockindicator(FBI)bit.7810.4.9TLLIIndicator(TI)bit.7810.4.9aAddressControl(AC)bit.7910.4.9bFinalSegment(FS)bit.7910.4.9cRadioTransactionIdentifier(RTI)field.7910.4.9dDirection(D)bit.7910.4.10TemporaryFlowIdentifier(TFI)field.8010.4.10aPowerReduction(PR)field.8010.4.11Extension(E)Bit.8010.4.12BlockSequenceNumber(BSN)field.8010.4.12aReducedBlockSequenceNumber(RBSN)bit.8110.4.13More(M)bit.8110.4.14LengthIndicator(LI)field.8110.4.15TLLIfield.8110.4.16RLCdatafield.8110.4.17Controlmessagecontentsfield.8211Messagefunctionaldefinitionsandcontents.8211.1Handlingoferroneousprotocoldata.82SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)7(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)11.1.1Messageclassification.8311.1.1.1Distributionmessages.8311.1.1.2Non-distributionmessages.8311.1.1.2.1Formatoftheaddressinformation.8411.1.2Errordetectionmechanism.8411.1.3Errorlabels.8411.1.3.1Genericerrorlabels.8411.1.3.2'Ignore'errorlabel.8511.1.3.3'Messageescape'errorlabel.8511.1.4Errordetectionandorderofprecedence.8511.1.4.1Unknownmessagetype.8511.1.4.2Messagenotcompatiblewithcurrentprotocolstate.8611.1.4.3Syntacticallyincorrectmessage.8611.1.4.3.1Messageswitherrorlabel:'Distributionparterror'.8611.1.4.3.2Messageswitherrorlabel:'Addressinformationparterror'.8611.1.4.3.3Messageswitherrorlabel:'Non-distributionparterror'.8611.1.4.3.4Messageswitherrorlabel:'Messageescape'.8611.1.4.3.5Messageswitherrorlabel:'Ignore'.8711.1.4.4Syntacticerrorintruncatedconcatenation.8711.1.4.5Exceptions.8711.2RLC/MACcontrolmessages.8711.2.0Messageformat.8811.2.0.1DownlinkRLC/MACmessages.8911.2.0.2UplinkRLC/MACmessages.8911.2.1PacketAccessReject.9011.2.2PacketControlAcknowledgement.9111.2.3PacketCellChangeFailure.9311.2.4PacketCellChangeOrder.9411.2.5PacketChannelRequest.9611.2.6PacketDownlinkAck/Nack.9811.2.7PacketDownlinkAssignment.10011.2.8PacketDownlinkDummyControlBlock.10311.2.8bPacketUplinkDummyControlBlock.10411.2.9PacketMeasurementReport.10511.2.9bPacketMeasurementOrder.10811.2.9cPacketMobileTBFStatus.11311.2.10PacketPagingRequest.11411.2.11PacketPDCHRelease.11611.2.12PacketPollingRequest.11711.2.13PacketPowerControl/TimingAdvance.11811.2.14PacketPRACHParameters.11911.2.15PacketQueueingNotification.12011.2.16PacketResourceRequest.12111.2.17PacketPSIStatus.12311.2.18PacketSystemInformationType1.12511.2.19PacketSystemInformationType2.12811.2.19.1ReferenceFrequencyListsinPSI2.13011.2.19.2CellAllocationinPSI2.13011.2.19.3GPRSMobileAllocationinPSI2.13111.2.19.4PCCCHDescription.13111.2.19.5Abnormalcases.13111.2.20PacketSystemInformationType3.13211.2.21PacketSystemInformationType3bis.13811.2.22PacketSystemInformationType4.14111.2.23PacketSystemInformationType5.14311.2.24Spare.14611.2.25PacketSystemInformation13.14711.2.26PacketTBFRelease.15011.2.27Spare.15011.2.28PacketUplinkAck/Nack.151SIST EN 301 349 V6.4.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301349V6.4.1(1999-12)8(GSM04.60version6.4.1Release1997)11.2.29PacketUplinkAssignment.15411.2.30Spare.15911.2.31PacketTimeslotReconfigure.16012Informationelementcoding.16612.1Overview.16612.2Spare.
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