ETSI TS 144 160 V13.0.0 (2016-01)

ETSI TS 1144 160 V13.0.0 (201616-01)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONION
Digital cellular telecocommunications system (Phahase 2+);
General Paackec t Radio Service (GPRS);
Mobile Station (MS) - BBase Station System (BSS) i) interface;
Radio Link Control / Ml / Medium Access Control (RLRLC/MAC)
pprotocol Iu mode
(3GPP TS 44.1.160 version 13.0.0 Release 13 13)

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GLOBAL SYSTTEME FOR
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 12
1 Scope . 13
1.1 General . 13
1.2 Related documents . 13
1.3 Use of logical control channels . 13
1.4 Use of logical traffic channels . 14
1.4a Use of transport channels . 14
1.5 Conventions . 14
2 References . 14
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 16
3.1 Definitions . 16
3.2 Symbols . 16
3.3 Abbreviations . 17
4 Layered overview of radio interface. 18
4.0 Protocol architecture. 18
4.1 Layer services . 20
4.2 Layer functions . 20
4.2.1 RLC function . 20
4.2.2 MAC layer function . 21
4.3 Service primitives . 22
4.3.1 MAC to Physical Layer Primitives . 22
4.3.2 PDCP to RLC Primitives . 22
4.3.2.1 Primitives . 22
4.3.2.2 Primitive parameters . 23
4.3.3 RRC to RLC Primitives . 23
4.3.3.1 Primitives . 23
4.3.3.2 Primitive parameters . 24
4.3.4 RRC to MAC Primitives . 25
4.3.4.1 Primitives . 25
4.3.4.2 Primitive Parameters . 26
4.4 Services required from lower layers . 26
5 Introduction to the Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures . 27
5.1 General . 27
5.2 Multiplexing principles . 27
5.2.1 Temporary Block Flow . 27
5.2.2 Temporary Flow Identity . 28
5.2.2.1 Temporary Flow Identity for SBPSCH . 28
5.2.2.2 Temporary Flow Identity for DBPSCH . 28
5.2.3 Uplink State Flag . 28
5.2.4 Medium Access modes . 29
5.2.4.1 Medium Access modes for SBPSCH . 29
5.2.4.2 Medium Access modes for DBPSCH . 29
5.2.5 Multiplexing of GPRS and EGPRS TBF mode capable mobile stations . 29
5.3 MAC States . 29
5.3.1 MAC-Idle state . 29
5.3.1.1 General . 29
5.3.1.2 Establishment of a SBPSCH . 29
5.3.1.3 Establishment of a DBPSCH. 29
5.3.2 MAC-Shared state . 29
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5.3.2.1 General . 29
5.3.2.2 Release of all SBPSCHs . 29
5.3.2.3 Establishment of a DBPSCH. 30
5.3.2.4 Radio bearer reconfiguration . 30
5.3.3 MAC-DTM state . 30
5.3.3.1 General . 30
5.3.3.2 Release of all SBPSCHs . 30
5.3.3.3 Release of all DBPSCHs . 30
5.3.3.4 Release of all SBPSCHs and DBPSCHs . 30
5.3.4 MAC-Dedicated state . 30
5.3.4.1 General . 30
5.3.4.2 Release of all DBPSCHs . 30
5.3.4.3 Radio bearer reconfiguration . 30
5.3.5 MAC state machine . 31
5.4 General MAC procedures in MAC-Idle state and MAC-Shared state. 31
5.4.1 Mobile station side . 31
5.4.1.1 General . 31
5.4.1.2 Cell reselection . 31
5.4.1.3 Network Assisted Cell Change . 32
5.4.1.4 Release of DBPSCHs . 32
5.4.1.4.1 General . 32
5.4.1.4.2 Continuation of PBCCH information . 32
5.4.1.4.3 Receipt of PSI14 message in MAC-DTM state . 33
5.4.1.5 System information on PBCCH . 33
5.4.1.6 System information on BCCH . 33
5.4.1.6.1 General . 33
5.4.1.6.2 Establishment of PBCCH . 33
5.4.1.6.3 (void) . 33
5.4.1.7 (void) . 33
5.4.1.8 Discontinuous reception (DRX) . 33
5.4.1.9 Page mode procedures on PCCCH . 34
5.4.1.10 Frequency Parameters . 34
5.4.1.11 G-RNTI Management . 34
5.4.2 Network side . 34
5.4.2.1 System Information broadcasting . 34
5.4.2.1.1 System information on PBCCH . 34
5.4.2.1.2 System information on BCCH . 35
5.4.2.1.3 System information on PACCH (and other logical channels) . 35
5.4.2.1.4 Consistent sets of system information messages . 35
5.4.2.2 Paging . 36
5.4.2.3 Network Assisted Cell Change . 36
5.5 Measurement reports . 36
5.5.1 General . 36
5.5.2 Network Control (NC) measurement reporting . 36
5.5.3 (void) . 37
5.5.4 Additional measurement and reporting parameters . 37
5.6 Mapping of Signalling Radio Bearers (SRB) onto logical channels / transport channels . 37
5.6.1 Downlink . 37
5.6.2 Uplink . 37
5.6.2.1 MAC-Dedicated State . 37
5.6.2.2 MAC-Shared State . 38
5.6.2.3 MAC-DTM State . 38
5.7 Multiplexing principles with Flexible Layer One . 39
5.7.1 General . 39
5.7.2 Mutliplexing between user-plane and control-plane . 40
6 Paging procedures . 40
6.1 General . 40
6.2 Paging initiation in MAC-Idle state . 41
6.3 Paging initiation in MAC-Shared state . 41
6.4 Reception of PACKET PAGING REQUEST by an MS . 41
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7 Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures on PCCCH . 41
7.1 General . 41
7.2 TBF establishment initiated by the mobile station on PCCCH . 42
7.2.1 General . 42
7.2.2 Permission to access the network . 42
7.2.3 Initiation of a TBF establishment . 42
7.2.3.1 Initiation of the packet access procedure . 42
7.2.3.1.1 General . 42
7.2.3.1.2 Access persistence control on PRACH . 43
7.2.3.2 Packet assignment procedure . 43
7.2.3.2.1 On receipt of a PACKET CHANNEL REQUEST or EGPRS PACKET CHANNEL
REQUEST message . 43
7.2.3.2.1.2 Allocation of resource on SBPSCH(s) . 43
7.2.3.2.1.3 Allocation of resource on DBPSCH(s) . 44
7.2.3.3 Contention resolution at one phase access . 45
7.2.3.3.1 Contention resolution at one phase access on SBPSCHs . 45
7.2.3.3.2 Contention resolution at one phase access on DBPSCH . 46
7.2.3.4 RLC/MAC procedures during contention resolution . 47
7.2.3.4.1 RLC/MAC procedures during contention resolution on SBPSCHs . 47
7.2.3.4.2 RLC/MAC procedures during contention resolution on DBPSCHs . 47
7.2.3.5 One phase packet access completion. 48
7.2.3.5.1 One phase packet access completion on SBPSCHs . 48
7.2.3.5.2 One phase packet access completion on DBPSCHs . 48
7.2.3.6 Timing Advance . 48
7.2.3.6.1 Timing advance on SBPSCHs . 48
7.2.3.6.2 Timing advance on DBPSCHs . 48
7.2.4 TBF establishment using two phase access . 48
7.2.4.1 Initiation of the Packet resource request procedure . 48
7.2.4.2 Packet resource assignment for uplink procedure . 49
7.2.4.2.1 (void) . 49
7.2.4.2.2 On receipt of a PACKET RESOURCE REQUEST message . 49
7.2.4.3 Contention resolution at two phase access . 49
7.2.4.4 Two phase packet access completion . 50
7.2.4.5 Timing Advance . 50
7.2.5 Abnormal cases . 50
7.3 TBF establishment initiated by the network on PCCCH . 51
7.3.1 General . 51
7.3.2 Entering the MAC-Shared state . 51
7.3.2.1 General . 51
7.3.2.2 Packet downlink assignment procedure . 51
7.3.2.2.1 Packet downlink assignment procedure . 51
7.3.2.2.2 HFN synchronization . 51
7.3.2.3 Packet downlink assignment procedure completion . 51
7.3.2.4 Packet polling procedure . 52
7.3.2.5 Abnormal cases . 52
7.3.3 Entering the MAC-Dedicated state . 52
7.3.3.1 General . 52
7.3.3.2 Packet DBPSCH assignment procedure . 52
7.3.3.3 Packet DBPSCH assignment procedure completion . 53
7.3.3.4 Packet polling procedure . 53
7.3.3.5 Abnormal cases .
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