ETSI TS 136 509 V14.7.0 (2020-01)

ETSI TS 136 509 V14.7.0 (2020-01)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
LTE;
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)
and Evolved Packet Core (EPC);
Special conformance testing functions
for User Equipment (UE)
(3GPP TS 36.509 version 14.7.0 Release 14)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 6
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Definitions . 9
3.2 Abbreviations . 9
4 UE special conformance test functions . 10
4.1 General description. 10
4.2 Requirements for UE support of test functions . 10
5 Test Control (TC) protocol procedures and test loop operation . 10
5.1 General description. 10
5.2 Security protection of test control messages . 29
5.3 UE test mode procedures . 29
5.3.1 General . 29
5.3.2 Activate UE test mode . 30
5.3.2.1 General . 30
5.3.2.2 Initiation . 31
5.3.2.3 Reception of ACTIVATE TEST MODE message or AT Command +CATM by UE . 31
5.3.3 Deactivate UE test mode . 32
5.3.3.1 General . 33
5.3.3.2 Initiation . 33
5.3.3.3 Reception of DEACTIVATE TEST MODE message or AT Command +CATM by UE . 33
5.4 UE test loop procedures . 34
5.4.1 General . 34
5.4.2 Close UE test loop . 34
5.4.2.1 General . 35
5.4.2.1a UE test loop mode A PDCP SDU and UE test loop mode B IP PDU buffer size requirement . 36
5.4.2.1b UE test loop mode G and UE test loop mode H buffer size, User data container size and TP-
User-Data buffer size requirements . 36
5.4.2.2 Initiation . 37
5.4.2.3 Reception of CLOSE UE TEST LOOP message by the UE . 37
5.4.2.4 Reception of AT Command +CCUTLE by the UE. 43
5.4.3 UE test loop mode A operation . 44
5.4.4 UE test loop mode B operation . 46
5.4.4.1 Void. 46
5.4.4.2 Reception of IP PDUs when UE is in E-UTRA or NB-IoT mode . 46
5.4.4.3 Expiry of T_delay_modeB timer when UE is in E-UTRA or NB-IoT mode . 46
5.4.4.4 Reception of IP PDUs when UE is in UTRA mode . 46
5.4.4.5 Expiry of T_delay_modeB timer when UE is in UTRA mode . 47
5.4.4.6 Reception of IP PDUs when UE is in GSM/GPRS mode . 47
5.4.4.7 Expiry of T_delay_modeB timer when UE is in GSM/GPRS mode. 47
5.4.4.8 Reception of IP PDUs when UE is in CDMA2000 mode . 47
5.4.4.9 Expiry of T_delay_modeB timer when UE is in CDMA2000 mode . 48
5.4.4.10 Establishment of the RRC/RR connection in E-UTRA, NB-IoT, UTRA, GSM/GPRS and
CDMA2000 mode . 48
5.4.4.11 Release of RRC/RR connection in E-UTRA, NB-IoT, UTRA, GSM/GPRS and CDMA2000
mode after T_delay_modeB timer has expired . 48
5.4.4a UE test loop mode C operation . 48
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5.4.4a.1 Reception of MBMS packets . 48
5.4.4a.2 Release of RRC connection. 49
5.4.4b UE test loop mode D operation . 49
5.4.4b.1 Monitor or Announce ProSe Direct Discovery . 49
5.4.4b.2 Release of RRC connection. 50
5.4.4c UE test loop mode E operation . 50
5.4.4c.1 Receive or Transmit ProSe Direct or V2X Communication . 50
5.4.4c.2 Release of RRC connection. 52
5.4.4c.3 Transition from RRC Idle/Connected to Any Cell Selection state . 52
5.4.4c.4 V2X operation . 52
5.4.4d UE test loop mode F operation . 53
5.4.4d.1 Reception of MBMS packets . 53
5.4.4d.2 Release of RRC connection. 53
5.4.4e UE test loop mode G operation . 53
5.4.4e.1 Reception of ESM DATA TRANSPORT message . 53
5.4.4e.2 Expiry of T_delay_modeGH timer when UE test loop mode G is active . 54
5.4.4f UE test loop mode H operation . 54
5.4.4f.1 Reception of TPDU . 54
5.4.4f.2 Expiry of T_delay_modeGH timer when UE test loop mode H is active . 55
5.4.4g UE test loop mode I operation . 56
5.4.4g.1 Reception of ESM DATA TRANSPORT message . 56
5.4.5 Open UE test loop . 56
5.4.5.1 General . 56
5.4.5.2 Initiation . 56
5.4.5.3 Reception of OPEN UE TEST LOOP message or AT Command +CCUTLE by the UE . 56
5.5 UE Positioning test mode procedures . 57
5.5.1 Reset UE Positioning Stored Information . 57
5.5.1.1 General . 57
5.5.1.2 Initiation . 58
5.5.1.3 Reception of RESET UE POSITIONING STORED INFORMATION message by UE . 58
5.5.2 Update UE Location Information . 58
5.5.2.1 General . 59
5.5.2.2 Initiation . 59
5.5.2.3 Reception of UPDATE UE LOCATION INFORMATION message by UE . 59
5.5.3 UTC time reset . 59
5.5.3.1 General . 59
5.5.3.2 Initiation . 59
5.5.3.3 Reception of AT Command +CUTCR by UE . 59
5.6 MBMS Packet Counter reporting procedure . 60
5.6.1 Request MBMS Packet Counter value. 60
5.6.1.1 General . 60
5.6.1.2 Initiation . 60
5.6.1.3 Reception of UE TEST LOOP MODE C MBMS PACKET COUNTER REQUEST by the UE . 60
5.7 ProSe Packet Counter reporting procedure . 61
5.7.1 Request ProSe Packet Counter value . 61
5.7.1.1 General . 61
5.7.1.2 Initiation . 61
5.7.1.3 Reception of UE TEST LOOP PROSE COUNTER REQUEST by the UE . 62
5.7.1.4 Reception of AT Command +CUSPCREQ by the UE . 62
5.8 SC-PTM Packet Counter reporting procedure . 63
5.8.1 Request SC-PTM Packet Counter value . 63
5.8.1.1 General . 63
5.8.1.2 Initiation . 63
5.8.1.3 Reception of UE TEST LOOP MODE F SCPTM PACKET COUNTER REQUEST by the UE . 63
5.9 Antenna Test Function measurement procedure . 63
5.9.1 Request Antenna Information values . 64
5.9.1.1 General . 64
5.9.1.2 Initiation . 64
5.9.1.3 Reception of ANTENNA INFORMATION REQUEST by the UE . 64
5.9.2 UE ATF requirements . 65
5.9.2.1 RSAP . 65
5.9.2.2 RSARP . 65
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6 Message definitions and contents . 66
6.1 CLOSE UE TEST LOOP . 66
6.2 CLOSE UE TEST LOOP COMPLETE . 72
6.3 OPEN UE TEST LOOP . 72
6.4 OPEN UE TEST LOOP COMPLETE . 72
6.5 ACTIVATE TEST MODE . 72
6.6 ACTIVATE TEST MODE COMPLETE . 73
6.7 DEACTIVATE TEST MODE . 73
6.8 DEACTIVATE TEST MODE COMPLETE . 73
6.9 RESET UE POSITIONING STORED INFORMATION . 74
6.10 UE TEST LOOP MODE C MBMS PACKET COUNTER REQUEST . 74
6.11 UE TEST LOOP MODE C MBMS PACKET COUNTER RESPONSE . 75
6.12 UPDATE UE LOCATION INFORMATION . 75
6.13 UE TEST LOOP PROSE PACKET COUNTER REQUEST . 76
6.14 UE TEST LOOP PROSE PACKET COUNTER RESPONSE . 77
6.15 UE TEST LOOP MODE F SCPTM PACKET COUNTER REQUEST . 80
6.16 UE TEST LOOP MODE F SCPTM PACKET COUNTER RESPONSE . 80
6.17 ANTENNA INFORMATION REQUEST . 80
6.18 ANTENNA INFORMATION RESPONSE . 81
7 Variables, constants and timers . 82
7.1 State variables . 82
7.2 Constants . 84
7.3 Timers . 84
7.4 Configurable parameters . 85
8 Electrical Man Machine Interface (EMMI) . 85
9 Test application definition . 86
9.1 Definition of the UE ATF Client Application . 86
9.1.2 Message Definitions and Contents . 87
Annex A (informative): Void . 90
Annex B (informative): Change history . 91
History . 94

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Foreword
rd
This Technical Specification has been produced by the 3 Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within the TSG and may change following formal
TSG approval. Should the TSG modify the contents of the present document, it will be re-released by the TSG with an
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Introduction
User Equipment (UE) Test Loop functionality is a mandatory feature to support E-UTRA / EPC conformance testing. It
forms part of the core requirements and thus has a direct impact on the design of the UE.
The test methods applied in RF Conformance Test Specification TS 36.521-1 [27] and the test models used in Protocol
Conformance Test Specifications TS 36.523-1 [30] and TS 36.523-3 [32] define the corresponding UE Test Loop
functionality. The present specification describes the location of the data loop in the protocol stack as well as the
procedure and specific messages to activate/deactivate the Test Loop functionality in the UE.
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1 Scope
The present document defines for User Equipment (UE) in E-UTRA FDD or TDD mode those special functions and
their activation/deactivation methods that are required in UE for conformance testing purposes.
This document also describes the operation of these special functions for UEs supporting E-UTRA FDD or TDD mode,
when operating in UTRA FDD and TDD mode, in GSM/GPRS mode, and in CDMA2000 mode.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
• References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
• For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
• For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including
a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same
Release as the present document.
[1] 3GPP TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".
[2] 3GPP TS 23.003: "Numbering, Addressing and Identification".
[3] 3GPP TS 23.122: "Non-Access-Stratum functions related to Mobile Station (MS) in idle mode".
[4] 3GPP TS 23.401: "3GPP System Architecture Evolution; GPRS enhancements for E-UTRAN
access".
[5] 3GPP TS 24.007: "Mobile radio interface signalling layer 3; General aspects".
[6] 3GPP TS 24.008: "Mobile Radio Interface Layer 3 specification; Core Network Protocols;
Stage 3".
[7] 3GPP TR 24.801: "3GPP System Architecture Evolution; C
...