SIST EN 301 349 V8.4.1:2005

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 8.4.1 Release 1999)

04.60 A205 4 R99 8.3.0 Enhanced Measurement Reporting B 8.4.0 04.60 A624 6 R99 8.3.0 MS RAC impacts on One Phase and Two Phase Access procedures B 8.4.0 04.60 A798 R998.3.0 Order of FBI/TI and E bits in RLC/MAC headersD 8.4.0 04.60 A799 1 R99 8.3.0 GPRS and EGPRS TBF modes for a single MS F 8.4.0 04.60 A800 R99 8.3.0 Clarification on the handling of BEP_PERIOD2 F 8.4.0 04.60 A801 R99 8.3.0 Clarification on bitmap compression in ACK/NACK IE F 8.4.0 04.60 A802 1 R99 8.3.0 CBCH configuration in PBCCH B 8.4.0 04.60 A805 1 R99 8.3.0 Correction to mapping of interference levels F 8.4.0 04.60A8071R998.3.0Clarification of power control requirements during TBF establishment F 8.4.0  04.60 A808 1 R99 8.3.0 Clarification on PSI2 for accessing a GPRS cell F 8.4.0  04.60 A810 R99 8.3.0 Error in CR introduction for PACKET DL ASSIGNMENT F 8.4.0 04.60 A811 1 R99 8.3.0  Inconsistency in PACKET TIMESLOT RECONFIGURE about window size F 8.4.0 04.60 A813 R99 8.3.0 Cell selection parameters in PSI3 for COMPACT B 8.4.0 04.60 A816 R99 8.3.0 Correction to MS behaviour upon T3168 expiry F 8.4.0 04.60 A817 R99 8.3.0 Addition of Index and Count Variables for PSI6 and PSI7 messagesF 8.4.0 04.60 A818 1 R99 8.3.0 Um Interface: Support for BSS Packet Flow Context Procedures B 8.4.0 04.60 A820 R99 8.3.0 Cell Bar Qualify 2 parameter messages F 8.4.0 04.60 A823 R99 8.3.0 Correction to MS behaviour at two phase packet accessF 8.4.0 04.60 A826 R99 8.3.0 Clarification of reason for CHANNEL REQUEST F 8.4.0  04.60 A827 R99 8.3.0 Classification of Packet Measurement Order message F 8.4.0 04.60 A828 R99 8.3.0 CSN.1 coding corrections of PSI3 and PSI3bisF 8.4.0 04.60 A831 1 R99 8.3.0 Addition of NC0 parameter for Packet Measurement Order messageB 8.4.0 04.60 A840 R998.3.0 Correction to timer T3174 value F 8.4.0 04.60 A841 1 R99 8.3.0 Corrections to neighbour cell parameters in PSI3bisF 8.4.0

Digitalni celični telekomunikacijski sistem (faza 2+) - Splošna radijska storitev s paketiranimi podatki (GPRS) - Mobilna postaja (MS) - Vmesnik sistema baznih postaj (BSS): protokol kontrole radijske povezave in dostopa do prenosnega medija (RLC/MAC) (GSM 04.60, različica 8.4.1, izdaja 1999)

General Information

• 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
• Mandate: M 275
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 301 349 V8.4.1 (2000-10) - 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 8.4.1 Release 1999)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 301 349 V8.4.1:2005
01-februar-2005
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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 8.4.1 Release
1999)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 301 349 Version 8.4.1
ICS:
33.070.01 Mobilni servisi na splošno Mobile services in general
SIST EN 301 349 V8.4.1:2005 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 301 349 V8.4.1:2005

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SIST EN 301 349 V8.4.1:2005
ETSI EN 301 349 V8.4.1 (2000-10)
European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+);
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 8.4.1 Release 1999)
R
GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

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SIST EN 301 349 V8.4.1:2005
2 ETSI EN 301 349 V8.4.1 (2000-10)
(GSM 04.60 version 8.4.1 Release 1999)
Reference
REN/SMG-020460Q8R1
Keywords
Digital cellular telecommunications system,
Global System for Mobile communications
(GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
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SIST EN 301 349 V8.4.1:2005
3 ETSI EN 301 349 V8.4.1 (2000-10)
(GSM 04.60 version 8.4.1 Release 1999)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.11
Foreword.11
1 Scope .12
2 References .13
3 Definitions and abbreviations.14
3.1 Vocabulary .14
4 Layered overview of radio interface.16
4.1 Layer services.17
4.2 Layer functions.17
4.3 Service primitives.17
4.4 Services required from lower layers.17
5 Introduction to the Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures.17
5.1 General .17
5.2 Multiplexing principles .18
5.2.1 Temporary Block Flow.18
5.2.2 Temporary Flow Identity.18
5.2.3 Uplink State Flag .18
5.2.4 Medium Access modes .18
5.2.4a Multiplexing of GPRS and EGPRS MSs.19
5.2.4a.1 Fixed Allocation.19
5.3 Packet idle mode .19
5.4 Packet transfer mode .19
5.5 General procedures in packet idle and packet transfer modes.20
5.5.1 Mobile station side.20
5.5.1.1 Cell reselection.20
5.5.1.2 System information on PBCCH .21
5.5.1.2.1 Supervision of PBCCH_CHANGE_MARK and update of PBCCH information.21
5.5.1.2.2 Replacement of PBCCH.22
5.5.1.2.3 PSI1 reception failure .22
5.5.1.3 System information on BCCH .22
5.5.1.3.1 Supervision of BCCH_CHANGE_MARK and update of BCCH information .22
5.5.1.3.2 Establishment of PBCCH .23
5.5.1.3.3 SI13 reception failure .23
5.5.1.4 Acquisition of system information on the broadcast channel.23
5.5.1.4.1 Consistent sets of system information messages .24
5.5.1.4.2 Suspension of operation to receive system information .24
5.5.1.4.3 Request for acquisition of system information.24
5.5.1.5 Discontinuous reception (DRX).25
5.5.1.6 Page mode procedures on PCCCH.25
5.5.1.7 Frequency Parameters .26
5.5.1.8 TLLI management.27
5.5.1.9 Packet Flow Context (PFC) .27
5.5.2 Network side.27
5.5.2.1 System Information broadcasting.27
5.5.2.1.1 System information on PBCCH .27
5.5.2.1.2 System information on BCCH.28
5.5.2.1.3 System information on PACCH (and other logical channels) .29
5.5.2.1.4 Consistent sets of system information messages .29
5.5.2.2 Paging .30
5.6 Measurement reports .30
5.6.1 Network Control (NC) measurement reporting .30
5.6.2 Extended measurement (EM) reporting.31
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6 Paging procedures .31
6.1 Paging procedure for RR connection establishment.31
6.1.1 Paging initiation using paging subchannel on CCCH.32
6.1.2 Paging initiation using paging subchannel on PCCCH.32
6.1.3 Paging initiation using PACCH.32
6.1.4 Paging response .32
6.2 Paging procedure for downlink packet transfer.32
6.2.1 Paging procedure using paging subchannel on CCCH .32
6.2.2 Paging using paging subchannel on PCCCH.32
6.2.3 Paging response .33
7 Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures on PCCCH.33
7.1 TBF establishment initiated by the mobile station on PCCCH .33
7.1.1 Permission to access the network .33
7.1.2 Initiation of a TBF establishment .34
7.1.2.1 Initiation of the packet access procedure .34
7.1.2.1.1 Access persistence control on PRACH.35
7.1.2.2 Packet assignment procedure .36
7.1.2.2.1 On receipt of a PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST or EGPRS PACKET CHANNEL
REQUEST message.36
7.1.2.2.1a Acquisition of MS Radio Access Capability information within EGPRS TBF
establishment procedure.37
7.1.2.2.2 Packet access queuing notification procedure .37
7.1.2.2.3 Packet polling procedure .38
7.1.2.2.4 Packet access reject procedure .38
7.1.2.3 Contention resolution at one phase access .39
7.1.2.3a Contention resolution at one phase access for EGPRS TBFs .39
7.1.2.4 One phase packet access completion.40
7.1.2.5 Timing Advance.40
7.1.2.6 PFC procedure at one phase access.40
7.1.3 TBF establishment using two phase access .40
7.1.3.1 Initiation of the Packet resource request procedure .40
7.1.3.2 Packet resource assignment for uplink procedure.41
7.1.3.2.1 On receipt of a PACKET RESOURCE REQUEST message.41
7.1.3.3 Contention resolution at two phase access .42
7.1.3.4 Two phase packet access completion.43
7.1.3.5 Timing Advance.43
7.1.4 Abnormal cases.43
7.2 TBF establishment initiated by the network on PCCCH.43
7.2.1 Entering the packet transfer mode .44
7.2.1.1 Packet downlink assignment procedure .44
7.2.1.2 Packet downlink assignment procedure completion .45
7.2.1.3 Packet polling procedure.45
7.2.2 Abnormal cases.45
7.3 Procedure for measurement report sending in packet idle mode.45
7.3.1 Measurement report sending procedure initiated on PCCCH.46
7.3.1.1 On receipt of a PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST message .46
7.3.1.2 On receipt of a PACKET UPLINK ASSIGNMENT message.46
7.3.1.3 On receipt of a PACKET ACCESS REJECT message.46
7.3.1.4 Abnormal cases .47
7.3.2 Measurement report sending procedure initiated on CCCH .47
7.4 Cell Change Order procedures in Packet Idle mode.47
7.4.1 Cell Change Order procedure initiated on PCCCH .47
7.4.2 Cell Change Order procedure initiated on CCCH.48
7.5 Measurement Order procedures in Packet Idle mode.48
7.5.1 Measurement Order procedures initiated on PCCCH.48
7.5.2 Measurement Order procedures initiated on CCCH .49
7.6 Packet Pause procedure.49
7.6.1 Packet pause procedure initiated on PCCCH.49
7.6.1.1 On receipt of a PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST message .49
7.6.1.2 On receipt of a PACKET UPLINK ASSIGNMENT message.50
7.6.1.3 On receipt of a PACKET ACCESS REJECT message.50
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7.6.1.4 Abnormal cases .50
7.6.2 Packet pause procedure initiated on CCCH.50
8 Medium Access Control (MAC) Procedures in Packet Transfer Mode.50
8.1 Transfer of RLC data blocks .50
8.1.1 Uplink RLC data block transfer.51
8.1.1.1 Dynamic allocation uplink RLC data block transfer.53
8.1.1.1.1 PACCH operation.54
8.1.1.1.2 Resource Reallocation for Uplink .54
8.1.1.1.2.1 Abnormal cases.55
8.1.1.1.3 Establishment of Downlink TBF.55
8.1.1.1.3.1 Abnormal cases.56
8.1.1.2 Extended Dynamic Allocation uplink RLC data block transfer.56
8.1.1.2.1 Uplink PDCH Allocation.56
8.1.1.2.2 PACCH operation.57
8.1.1.2.3 Neighbour cell power measurements.57
8.1.1.3 Fixed Allocation uplink RLC data block transfer .57
8.1.1.3.1 Transfer of RLC/MAC blocks.57
8.1.1.3.2 Reallocation for open-ended TBF .58
8.1.1.3.2.1 At the beginning of each fixed allocation .60
8.1.1.3.2.2 Upon receipt of the reallocation request .60
8.1.1.3.2.3 Upon exhaustion of the current allocation .60
8.1.1.3.2.4 Ending the TBF.60
8.1.1.3.2.5 Abnormal Cases.61
8.1.1.3.3 Neighbour cell power measurements.61
8.1.1.3.4 PACCH operation.61
8.1.1.3.5 Establishment of Downlink TBF.62
8.1.1.3.5.1 Abnormal cases.62
8.1.1.4 Network initiated release of uplink TBF.63
8.1.1.5 Abnormal cases .63
8.1.2 Downlink RLC data block transfer .64
8.1.2.1 Downlink RLC data block transfer .64
8.1.2.1.1 Abnormal cases .64
8.1.2.2 Polling for Packet Downlink Ack/Nack.65
8.1.2.3 Spare .65
8.1.2.4 Resource Reassignment for Downlink.65
8.1.2.4.1 Abnormal cases .66
8.1.2.5 Establishment of uplink TBF .66
8.1.2.5.1 Abnormal cases .67
8.1.2.6 Spare .68
8.1.2.7 Fixed allocation neighbour cell power measurements .68
8.1.2.8 Network initiated abnormal release of downlink TBF .68
8.1.3 Concurrent TBF procedures for half duplex operation .69
8.1.3.1 Spare .69
8.1.3.2 Spare .69
8.1.3.2.1 Saving downlink TBF state and initiating uplink TBF.69
8.1.3.2.2 Saving downlink TBF state and restoring uplink TBF state.69
8.1.3.2.3 Ending downlink TBF and restoring uplink TBF state.69
8.1.3.2.4 Saving uplink TBF state and initiating downlink TBF.69
8.1.3.2.5 Saving uplink TBF state and restoring downlink TBF state.69
8.1.3.2.6 Ending uplink TBF and restoring downlink TBF state.69
8.2 Packet PDCH Release .70
8.3 Procedure for measurement report sending in Packet Transfer mode .70
8.4 Network controlled cell reselection procedure.70
8.4.1 Network controlled cell reselection completion .71
8.4.2 Abnormal cases.71
8.5 Measurement Order procedures in Packet Transfer mode.72
8.6 PACKET CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .72
8.7 Abnormal cases .72
8.7.1 Abnormal release with return to CCCH or PCCCH .73
8.7.2 Abnormal release with random access.73
8.7.3 Abnormal release with system information .73
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9 Radio Link Control (RLC) procedures in packet transfer mode .73
9.1 Procedures and parameters for peer-to-peer operation.73
9.1.1 Send state variable V(S) .74
9.1.1a Control send state variable V(CS) .74
9.1.2 Acknowledge state variable V(A).74
9.1.3 Acknowledge state array V(B).74
9.1.3.1 Acknowledge state array V(B) for GPRS TBF Mode.
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