SIST EN 301 349 V7.3.1:2005

• Abstract:

  CR SMG#31

• 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 V7.3.1 (2000-09) - 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 7.3.1 Release 1998)

Overview

SIST EN 301 349 V7.3.1:2005 defines the specifications for the Radio Link Control/Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Phase 2+, focusing on the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). This European standard addresses the critical interface between the Mobile Station (MS) and the Base Station System (BSS), ensuring efficient handling and exchange of packet-switched data.

Developed within the scope of CR SMG#31 and fully aligned with EN 301 349 Version 7.3.1, this document supports the reliable transmission and reception of user and control data in GSM/GPRS networks. The standard is essential for manufacturers, operators, and developers working with GSM and GPRS mobile communication technologies.

Key Topics

• Layered Overview of Radio Interface: Outlines the hierarchical structure of the radio interface and describes the services and functionalities required at each protocol layer.
• Medium Access Control (MAC) Procedures: Details the process of gaining and managing access to the radio channel, including temporary block flow (TBF) establishment, multiplexing principles, and paging procedures.
• Radio Link Control (RLC) Procedures: Specifies mechanisms for peer-to-peer operation, segmentation, reassembly of protocol data units, and acknowledgment/unacknowledged data transfer ensuring robust data delivery.
• Protocol Block Structure: Defines the structure and fields of RLC/MAC data and control blocks, including error detection and handling mechanisms.
• Cell Reselection and Paging: Provides guidelines for cell change orders, reselecting the serving cell based on network or MS measurements, and maintains efficient paging for connectivity.

Applications

SIST EN 301 349 V7.3.1:2005 is widely implemented in the development and deployment of GSM/GPRS infrastructures. It serves essential functions in:

• Mobile Network Equipment: Guides manufacturers in designing Base Station Systems (BSS) and Mobile Stations (MS) compliant with GPRS data transmission and control protocols.
• Network Operation and Maintenance: Offers mobile network operators a reference for troubleshooting, optimizing, and ensuring interoperability of GSM and GPRS services.
• Software Development: Supports developers in implementing protocol stacks for mobile devices, including handling uplink and downlink data, managing packet transfer modes, and error control.
• System Integration: Ensures diverse network elements and devices, often from different vendors, communicate seamlessly over established interfaces for packet-switched data.

Related Standards

• GSM 04.60 (now 3GPP TS 44.060): The basis for RLC/MAC protocol standardization in GSM networks.
• EN 301 349: The harmonized European standard for GSM/GPRS MS-BSS interfaces.
• 3GPP TS 45.002: Focuses on the multiplexing and multiple access protocols in GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network.
• 3GPP TS 44.018: Specifies the radio resource control protocol in GSM networks.
• SIST EN 301 511: Covers Mobile Stations equipment requirements and test cases in GSM.

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By adhering to SIST EN 301 349 V7.3.1:2005, stakeholders in the telecommunications industry ensure secure, efficient, and interoperable GPRS packet data services within the GSM framework, supporting the continual growth of mobile communications. For the latest status and updates, always consult official sources such as ETSI and 3GPP.

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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 7.3.1 Release
1998)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 301 349 Version 7.3.1
ICS:
33.070.01 Mobilni servisi na splošno Mobile services in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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 7.3.1 Release 1998)
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GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
2 ETSI EN 301 349 V7.3.1 (2000-09)
(GSM 04.60 version 7.3.1 Release 1998)
Reference
REN/SMG-020460Q7R2
Keywords
Digital cellular telecommunications system,
Global System for Mobile communications
(GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.10
Foreword.10
1 Scope .11
2 References .12
3 Definitions and abbreviations.13
3.1 Vocabulary .13
4 Layered overview of radio interface.14
4.1 Layer services.15
4.2 Layer functions.15
4.3 Service primitives.16
4.4 Services required from lower layers.16
5 Introduction to the Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures.16
5.1 General .16
5.2 Multiplexing principles .16
5.2.1 Temporary Block Flow.16
5.2.2 Temporary Flow Identity.16
5.2.3 Uplink State Flag .17
5.2.4 Medium Access modes .17
5.3 Packet idle mode .17
5.4 Packet transfer mode .17
5.5 General procedures in packet idle and packet transfer modes.18
5.5.1 Mobile station side.18
5.5.1.1 Cell reselection.18
5.5.1.2 System information on PBCCH .19
5.5.1.2.1 Supervision of PBCCH_CHANGE_MARK and update of PBCCH information.19
5.5.1.2.2 Replacement of PBCCH.20
5.5.1.2.3 PSI1 reception failure .20
5.5.1.3 System information on BCCH .20
5.5.1.3.1 Supervision of BCCH_CHANGE_MARK and update of BCCH information .20
5.5.1.3.2 Establishment of PBCCH .21
5.5.1.3.3 SI13 reception failure .21
5.5.1.4 Acquisition of system information on the broadcast channel.21
5.5.1.4.1 Consistent sets of system information messages .22
5.5.1.4.2 Suspension of operation to receive system information .22
5.5.1.4.3 Request for acquisition of system information.22
5.5.1.5 Discontinuous reception (DRX).23
5.5.1.6 Page mode procedures on PCCCH.23
5.5.1.7 Frequency Parameters .24
5.5.1.8 TLLI management.25
5.5.2 Network side.25
5.5.2.1 System Information broadcasting.25
5.5.2.1.1 System information on PBCCH .25
5.5.2.1.2 System information on BCCH.25
5.5.2.1.3 System information on PACCH (and other logical channels) .26
5.5.2.1.4 Consistent sets of system information messages .26
5.5.2.2 Paging .27
5.6 Measurement reports .27
5.6.1 Network Control (NC) measurement reporting .27
5.6.2 Extended measurement (EM) reporting.28
6 Paging procedures .28
6.1 Paging procedure for RR connection establishment.28
6.1.1 Paging initiation using paging subchannel on CCCH.29
6.1.2 Paging initiation using paging subchannel on PCCCH.29
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6.1.3 Paging initiation using PACCH.29
6.1.4 Paging response .29
6.2 Paging procedure for downlink packet transfer.29
6.2.1 Paging procedure using paging subchannel on CCCH .30
6.2.2 Paging using paging subchannel on PCCCH.30
6.2.3 Paging response .30
7 Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures on PCCCH.30
7.1 TBF establishment initiated by the mobile station on PCCCH .30
7.1.1 Permission to access the network .31
7.1.2 Initiation of a TBF establishment .31
7.1.2.1 Initiation of the packet access procedure .31
7.1.2.1.1 Access persistence control on PRACH.31
7.1.2.2 Packet assignment procedure .32
7.1.2.2.1 On receipt of a PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST message.32
7.1.2.2.2 Packet access queuing notification procedure .33
7.1.2.2.3 Packet polling procedure .34
7.1.2.2.4 Packet access reject procedure .34
7.1.2.3 Contention resolution at one phase access .35
7.1.2.4 One phase packet access completion.35
7.1.2.5 Timing Advance.35
7.1.3 TBF establishment using two phase access .35
7.1.3.1 Initiation of the Packet resource request procedure .35
7.1.3.2 Packet resource assignment for uplink procedure.36
7.1.3.2.1 On receipt of a PACKET RESOURCE REQUEST message.36
7.1.3.3 Contention resolution at two phase access .36
7.1.3.4 Two phase packet access completion.37
7.1.3.5 Timing Advance.37
7.1.4 Abnormal cases.37
7.2 TBF establishment initiated by the network on PCCCH.37
7.2.1 Entering the packet transfer mode .37
7.2.1.1 Packet downlink assignment procedure .38
7.2.1.2 Packet downlink assignment procedure completion .39
7.2.1.3 Packet polling procedure.39
7.2.2 Abnormal cases.39
7.3 Procedure for measurement report sending in packet idle mode.39
7.3.1 Measurement report sending procedure initiated on PCCCH.39
7.3.1.1 On receipt of a PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST message .40
7.3.1.2 On receipt of a PACKET UPLINK ASSIGNMENT message.40
7.3.1.3 On receipt of a PACKET ACCESS REJECT message.40
7.3.1.4 Abnormal cases .40
7.3.2 Measurement report sending procedure initiated on CCCH .40
7.4 Cell Change Order procedures in Packet Idle mode.41
7.4.1 Cell Change Order procedure initiated on PCCCH .41
7.4.2 Cell Change Order procedure initiated on CCCH.41
7.5 Measurement Order procedures in Packet Idle mode.42
7.5.1 Measurement Order procedures initiated on PCCCH.42
7.5.2 Measurement Order procedures initiated on CCCH .42
8 Medium Access Control (MAC) Procedures in Packet Transfer Mode.43
8.1 Transfer of RLC data blocks .43
8.1.1 Uplink RLC data block transfer.43
8.1.1.1 Dynamic allocation uplink RLC data block transfer.44
8.1.1.1.1 PACCH operation.44
8.1.1.1.2 Resource Reallocation for Uplink .45
8.1.1.1.2.1 Abnormal cases.46
8.1.1.1.3 Establishment of Downlink TBF.46
8.1.1.1.3.1 Abnormal cases.47
8.1.1.2 Extended Dynamic Allocation uplink RLC data block transfer.47
8.1.1.2.1 Uplink PDCH Allocation.47
8.1.1.2.2 PACCH operation.47
8.1.1.2.3 Neighbour cell power measurements.48
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8.1.1.3 Fixed Allocation uplink RLC data block transfer .48
8.1.1.3.1 Transfer of RLC/MAC blocks.48
8.1.1.3.2 Reallocation for open-ended TBF .49
8.1.1.3.2.1 At the beginning of each fixed allocation .50
8.1.1.3.2.2 Upon receipt of the reallocation request .50
8.1.1.3.2.3 Upon exhaustion of the current allocation .51
8.1.1.3.2.4 Ending the TBF.51
8.1.1.3.2.5 Abnormal Cases.51
8.1.1.3.3 Neighbour cell power measurements.52
8.1.1.3.4 PACCH operation.52
8.1.1.3.5 Establishment of Downlink TBF.52
8.1.1.3.5.1 Abnormal cases.53
8.1.1.4 Network initiated release of uplink TBF.54
8.1.1.5 Abnormal cases .54
8.1.2 Downlink RLC data block transfer .55
8.1.2.1 Downlink RLC data block transfer .55
8.1.2.1.1 Abnormal cases .55
8.1.2.2 Polling for Packet Downlink Ack/Nack.56
8.1.2.3 Spare .56
8.1.2.4a Establishment of downlink TBF after downlink TBF release.56
8.1.2.4.1 Abnormal cases .57
8.1.2.5 Establishment of uplink TBF .57
8.1.2.5.1 Abnormal cases .58
8.1.2.6 Spare .59
8.1.2.7 Fixed allocation neighbour cell power measurements .59
8.1.2.8 Network initiated abnormal release of downlink TBF .59
8.1.3 Concurrent TBF procedures for half duplex operation .59
8.1.3.1 Spare .59
8.1.3.2 Spare .59
8.1.3.2.1 Saving downlink TBF state and initiating uplink TBF.60
8.1.3.2.2 Saving downlink TBF state and restoring uplink TBF state.60
8.1.3.2.3 Ending downlink TBF and restoring uplink TBF state.60
8.1.3.2.4 Saving uplink TBF state and initiating downlink TBF.60
8.1.3.2.5 Saving uplink TBF state and restoring downlink TBF state.60
8.1.3.2.6 Ending uplink TBF and restoring downlink TBF state.60
8.2 Packet PDCH Release .60
8.3 Procedure for measurement report sending in Packet Transfer mode .61
8.4 Network controlled cell reselection procedure.61
8.4.1 Network controlled cell reselection completion .61
8.4.2 Abnormal cases.62
8.5 Measurement Order procedures in Packet Transfer mode.62
8.6 PACKET CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .63
8.7 Abnormal cases .63
8.7.1 Abnormal release with return to CCCH or PCCCH .63
8.7.2 Abnormal release with random access.63
8.7.3 Abnormal release with system information .63
9 Radio Link Control (RLC) procedures in packet transfer mode .64
9.1 Procedures and parameters for peer-to-peer operation.64
9.1.1 Send state variable V(S) .64
9.1.1a Control send state variable V(CS) .64
9.1.2 Acknowledge state variable V(A).65
9.1.3 Acknowledge state array V(B).65
9.1.4 Block sequence number BSN .65
9.1.4a Reduced Block Sequence Number RBSN .65
9.1.5 Receive state variable V(R) .65
9.1.6 Receive window state variable V(Q) .66
9.1.7 Receive state array V(N).66
9.1.8 Starting sequence number (SSN) and received block bitmap (RBB) .66
9.1.9 Window Size.67
9.1.10 Segmentation of LLC PDUs into RLC data units.67
9.1.11 Re-assembly of LLC PDUs from RLC data units.67
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9.1.11a Segmentation of RLC/MAC control messages into RLC/MAC control blocks .68
9.1.11b Re-assembly of RLC/MAC control messages from RLC/MAC control blocks .68
9.1.12 Priority of LLC PDUs.69
9.2 Operation during RLC/MAC control message transfer.69
9.3 Operation during RLC data block transfer .69
9.3.1 Countdown procedure.69
9.3.2 Acknowledged mode operation .70
9.3.2.1 Establishment of Temporary Block Flow .70
9.3.2.2 Operation of uplink Temporary Block Flow.70
9.3.2.3 Release of uplink Temporary Block Flow .71
9.3.2.4 Operation of downlink Temporary Block Flow .71
9.3.2.5 Release of downlink Temporary Block Flow.72
9.3.3 Unacknowledged mode operation.72
9.3.3.1 Establishment of Temporary Block Flow .72
9.3.3.2 Operation of uplink Temporary Block Flow.72
9.3.3.3 Release of uplink Temporary Block Flow .73
9.3.3.4 Operation of downlink Temporary Block Flow .73
9.3.3.5 Release of downlink Temporary Block Flow.74
9.4 Abnormal release cases .74
9.4.1 Abnormal release with random access.74
9.4.2 Abnormal release with cell reselection .74
10 RLC/MAC block structure .75
10.1 Spare bits.75
10.2 RLC data blocks .75
10.2.1 Downlink RLC data block .76
10.2.2 Uplink RLC data block.76
10.3 RLC/MAC control blocks .76
10.3.1 Downlink RLC/MAC control block .77
10.3.2 Uplink RLC/MAC control block .77
10.4 Header fields .77
10.4.1 Uplink state flag (USF) field.77
10.4.2 Retry (R) bit.77
10.4.3 Stall indicator (SI) bit .78
10.4.4 Supplementary/Polling (S/P) Bit.78
10.4.5 Relative Reserved Block Period (RRBP) field .78
10.4.6 Countdown Value (CV) field.79
10.4.7 Payload Type field.79
10.4.8 Final block indicator (FBI) bit .79
10.4.9 TLLI Indicator (TI) bit.79
10.4.9a Address Control (AC) bit.80
10.4.9b Final Segment (FS) bit.80
10.4.9c Radio Transaction Identifier (RTI) field.80
10.4.9d Direction (D) bit .80
10.4.10 Temporary Flow Identity (TFI) field .80
10.4.10a Power Reduction (PR) field.80
10.4.11 Extension (E) Bit .81
10.4.12 Block Sequence Number (BSN) field.81
10.4.12a Reduced Block Sequence Number (RBSN) bit .81
10.4.13 More (M) bit .82
10.4.14 Length Indicator (LI) field.82
10.4.15 TLLI field .82
10.4.16 RLC data field.83
10.4.17 Control message contents field .83
11.1 Handling of erroneous protocol data .84
11.1.1 Message classification .84
11.1.1.1 Distribution messages .84
11.1.1.2 Non-distribution messages .85
11.1.1.2.1 Format of the address information.85
11.1.2 Error detection mechanism .85
11.1.3 Error labels.85
11.1.3.1 Generic error labels.86
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11.1.3.2 'Ignore' error label .86
11.1.3.3 'Message escape' error label .87
11.1.4 Error detection and order of precedence .87
11.1.4.1 Unknown message type.87
11.1.4.2 Message not compatible with current protocol state .87
11.1.4.3 Syntactically incorrect message .87
11.1.4.3.1 Messages with error label: 'Distribution part error' .88
11.1.4.3.2 Messages with error label: 'Address information part error'.88
11.1.4.3.3 Messages with error label: 'Non-distribution part error' .88
11.1.4.3.4 Messages with error label: 'Message escape'.88
11.1.4.3.5 Messages with error label: 'Ignore' .88
11.1.4.4 Syntactic error in truncated concatenation .88
11.1.4.5 Exceptions.89
11.2 RLC/MAC control messages.89
11.2.0 Message format.90
11.2.0.1 Downlink RLC/MAC messages.91
11.2.0.2 Uplink RLC/MAC messages.92
11.2.1 Packet Access Reject .93
11.2.2 Packet Control Acknowledgement .94
11.2.3 Packet Cell Change Failure.95
11.2.4 Packet Cell Change Order.96
11.2.5 Packet Channel Request.98
11.2.6 Packet Downlink Ack/Nack.100
11.2.7 Packet Downlink Assignment.102
11.2.8 Packet Downlink Dummy Control Block .105
11.2.8a Void .105
11.2.8b Packet Uplink Dummy Control Block.105
11.2.9 Packet Measurement Report .106
11.2.9a Void .108
11.2.9b Packet Measurement Order.109
11.2.9c Packet Mobile TBF Status .114
11.2.10 Packet Paging Request.115
11.2.11 Packet PDCH Release.117
11.2.12 Packet Polling Request .118
11.2.13 Packet Power Control/Timing Advance .119
11.2.14 Packet PRACH Parameters.120
11.2.15 Packet Queueing Notification.121
11.2.16 Packet Resource Request .122
11.2.17 Packet PSI Status .124
11.2.18 Packet System Information Type 1.126
11.2.19 Packet System Information Type 2.129
11.2.19.1 Refe
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