SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999
(Main)Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI); Part 1: Overview
- Abstract
To update ETS 300 175 based upon experiences from the development of TBR 6 & 10 and comments received.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Jun-1999
- Technical Committee
- RES - Radio equipment and systems
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Jul-1999
- Due Date
- 01-Jul-1999
- Completion Date
- 01-Jul-1999
SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 is the Slovenian adoption of ETS 300 175-1 Edition 2 from ETSI. It is Part 1 of the Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Common Interface (CI) series and gives the overview, vocabulary, system description, protocol architecture and conformance framework for DECT equipment and implementations.
What does SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 specify?
SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 introduces the complete DECT CI and explains how the rest of the series is organised. It is an overview document: it does not define one single product, but the structure, terms and technical context used across the DECT Common Interface.
Clause 1 says the part gives an introduction to the complete DECT CI, together with the objectives, the DECT CI itself, and the protocol architecture. It also provides a common vocabulary, which matters because later parts use the same terms for radio, signalling, security and speech.
The document is arranged in clauses 1 to 9, followed by Annex A.
- Clause 1 - Scope
- Clause 2 - Normative references
- Clause 3 - Definitions and abbreviations
- Clause 4 - Structure
- Clause 5 - The objectives of this ETS
- Clause 6 - General description of the system
- Clause 7 - Description of the protocol architecture
- Clause 8 - Proprietary escapes within the CI
- Clause 9 - Levels of conformance
- Annex A - Bibliography
Part 1 also states that the DECT series consists of nine parts in total. Parts 2 to 5 cover the air interface layers, Part 6 covers identities and addressing, Part 7 covers security features, Part 8 covers speech coding and transmission, and Part 9 covers the Public Access Profile (PAP).
What are the key requirements of SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999?
SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 sets the framework that the rest of the DECT CI follows. The most practical points are the system objectives, the layered protocol model, the shared radio interface characteristics, the escape routes for proprietary extensions, and the conformance levels.
Series structure and objectives
Clause 4 places Part 1 as the overview for the full nine-part ETS. Parts 2 to 5 specify the air interface, while Parts 6 to 9 cover identities, security, speech and PAP. In practice, this tells a reader where to look next: radio and signalling details are not in the overview, but in the specialist parts.
Clause 5 sets the main goals of the CI. DECT is aimed at cordless voice and data, with use cases such as residential telephones, public access services, cordless business telephones, cordless data in LANs, and evolutionary applications. For implementers and buyers, this means the standard is meant to support interoperable voice and data equipment across several deployment types, not only one handset style.
Clause 5 also makes interoperability a central objective while leaving room for innovation. The standard includes reserved codes and escape routes so manufacturers can add proprietary features without breaking basic compatibility. In practice, that is important when choosing equipment families or planning a product roadmap.
System characteristics and channel use
Clause 6 gives the basic DECT system description. DECT uses a micro-cellular radio system with operation in the 1 880 - 1 900 MHz band, 10 carriers, 1.728 MHz spacing, TDMA with 24 slots per 10 ms frame, and TDD duplexing using two slots on the same RF carrier. It also gives the gross and net rates used for the air interface.
These characteristics matter because they determine capacity, planning and coexistence. For example, the document explains that a connection is built from bursts in defined time slots, that duplex operation uses paired slots, and that higher rates use more of the TDMA structure. That is the basis for radio planning, capacity estimates and product capability decisions.
Clause 6 also notes dynamic channel selection and handover as part of the DECT approach. The system is designed for uncoordinated installations in the same location, while maintaining service through intracell and intercell handover. For users, this is what supports mobility and helps limit interference.
Protocol architecture and service groups
Clause 7 describes the protocol architecture in four layers: PHL, MAC, DLC and NWK. The DECT model follows ISO Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) principles, but adds radio-specific features and handover support. For readers, that means DECT is not just a radio link - it is a layered signalling system with defined responsibilities at each level.
Clause 7 also separates the C-plane and the U-plane at the DLC layer. The C-plane carries internal control signalling and some user information, with a balanced Link Access Protocol (LAPC). The U-plane carries user traffic and offers different service types, including transparent unprotected speech transport and data-oriented services. This distinction matters when selecting features, because control traffic and user payload do not use the same handling.
The NWK layer in clause 7 covers Link Control, Call Control (CC), Supplementary Services (SS), Connection Oriented Message Service (COMS), Connectionless Message Service (CLMS) and Mobility Management (MM). In practice, this is the part that handles call set-up, release, mobility, registration and the higher signalling a DECT product must support.
Proprietary escapes and conformance
Clause 8 defines escape routes for proprietary additions. There is a primary escape route at the MAC layer and another at the NWK layer, plus secondary escape routes at all layers using reserved codes or optional elements. The practical effect is that manufacturers can add proprietary behaviour while still remaining recognisable to standard equipment.
Clause 9 defines three conformance levels: CI-BASE, CI-PROFILE and CI-PROFILE-PLUS. CI-BASE is the minimum level and applies to all DECT equipment, with PHL and minimum MAC conformance. CI-PROFILE refers to ETSI approved operating profiles such as PAP, and CI-PROFILE-PLUS adds proprietary extensions. This is the section a buyer or test engineer uses to understand what level of interoperability a product claims.
What terms does SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 define?
SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 includes a large shared vocabulary so the other parts of the series use the same technical language. These are some of the most important terms:
- Common Interface (CI) - the DECT interface framework covered by this series.
- Fixed Part (FP) - the fixed-side grouping between the local network and the DECT air interface.
- Portable Part (PP) - the user-side grouping between the user and the DECT air interface.
- Physical Layer (PHL) - layer 1 of the DECT protocol stack, handling radio timing, frequency and power.
- Medium Access Control (MAC) - the layer that selects physical channels, establishes connections and multiplexes information into slots.
- Network layer (NWK) - the main signalling layer for call control, supplementary services and mobility management.
- Lower Layer Management Entity (LLME) - management functions that span several lower layers and do not follow strict layering.
- Interworking Unit (IWU) - the unit that connects DECT to subnetworks and provides the needed interworking functions.
Who uses SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999?
SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 is used by DECT equipment manufacturers, protocol designers, test laboratories and approval or certification teams. It is also relevant to operators and service providers planning cordless voice, public access, business PBX, data or roaming services.
For a buyer or quality manager, the document helps identify the scope of a DECT implementation and the expected conformance level. For an engineer, it gives the architecture and terminology needed before moving to the more detailed parts of the series.
What changed in SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 from the previous edition?
SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 is the second edition of the overview part. The scope says it updates ETS 300 175 based on experience from the development of TBR 6 and TBR 10 and on comments received. The document history shows a first edition in October 1992 and this second edition in September 1996.
Which standards are used with SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999?
Part 1 points to the rest of the DECT series and to the approval test specification. These are the standards named in its normative references.
| Standard | What it contributes |
|---|---|
| ETS 300 175-2 | Physical layer (PHL) |
| ETS 300 175-3 | Medium Access Control (MAC) layer |
| ETS 300 175-4 | Data Link Control (DLC) layer |
| ETS 300 175-5 | Network (NWK) layer |
| ETS 300 175-6 | Identities and addressing |
| ETS 300 175-7 | Security features |
| ETS 300 175-8 | Speech coding and transmission |
| ETS 300 175-9 | Public Access Profile (PAP) |
| I-ETS 300 176 | DECT approval test specification |
What does the SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 document contain?
SIST ETS 300 175-1:1999 contains a layered overview of the DECT CI, a system description, detailed definitions and abbreviations, and the conformance model. It also includes a figure showing the four-layer DECT structure and another figure showing the proprietary escape routes within the CI.
Clause 6 provides the basic technical characteristics of DECT, including the radio band, frame structure, duplex method and channel rates. Clause 7 explains the roles of the PHL, MAC, DLC and NWK layers, plus LLME and IWU. Clause 8 shows how proprietary extensions can coexist with standard DECT behaviour, and Annex A gives bibliographic references for further background.
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EUROPEAN ETS 300 175-1
TELECOMMUNICATION September 1996
STANDARD Second Edition
Source: ETSI TC-RES Reference: RE/RES-03027-1
ICS: 33.060, 33.060.50
Key words: DECT, radio
Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT);
Common Interface (CI);
Part 1: Overview
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1996. All rights reserved.
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Editing and Committee Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions and abbreviations .8
3.1 Definitions .8
3.2 Abbreviations .15
4 Structure.18
4.1 Part 1: Overview .18
4.2 Part 2: Physical Layer (PHL).18
4.3 Part 3: Medium Access Control (MAC) layer .18
4.4 Part 4: Data Link Control (DLC) layer .18
4.5 Part 5: Network (NWK) layer .18
4.6 Part 6: Identities and addressing .18
4.7 Part 7: Security features .19
4.8 Part 8: Speech coding and transmission .19
4.9 Part 9: Public Access Profile (PAP) .19
5 The objectives of this ETS .19
6 General description of the system.20
7 Description of the protocol architecture.21
7.1 General .21
7.2 The DECT layered structure .21
7.3 Physical layer (PHL).21
7.4 MAC layer .22
7.5 DLC layer .22
7.6 Network (NWK) layer.22
7.7 Lower Layer Management Entity (LLME).23
7.8 Interworking Units (IWU) .23
8 Proprietary escapes within the CI.23
8.1 Primary escape routes.23
8.2 Secondary escape routes .24
9 Levels of conformance.24
Annex A (informative): Bibliography.25
History.26
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Foreword
This second edition European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Radio
Equipment and Systems (RES) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards
Institute (ETSI).
This ETS forms part 1 of a series of 9 laying down the arrangements for the Digital Enhanced Cordless
Telecommunications (DECT) Common Interface (CI), and provides an overview of the whole ETS.
Part 1: "Overview".
Part 2 "Physical layer (PHL)".
Part 3 "Medium Access Control (MAC) layer".
Part 4 "Data Link Control (DLC) layer".
Part 5: "Network (NWK) layer".
Part 6: "Identities and addressing".
Part 7: "Security features".
Part 8: "Speech coding and transmission".
Part 9: "Public Access Profile (PAP)".
The following aspects of this ETS are subject to controlled distribution:
a) DECT identities, as defined in ETS 300 175-6 [5];
b) DECT cryptographic algorithms.
The cryptographic algorithms specify the details of the DECT standard authentication algorithm and the
DECT standard cipher.
These aspects are distributed on an individual basis. Further information and details of the current
distribution procedures can be obtained from the ETSI Secretariat at the address on the first page of this
ETS.
Further details of the DECT system may be found in ETR 015, ETR 043, and ETR 056 (see annex A).
Transposition dates
Date of adoption of this ETS: 6 September 1996
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 31 December 1996
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 30 June 1997
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 June 1997
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1 Scope
This second edition European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) gives an introduction and overview of
the complete Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Common Interface (CI).
This part contains an abstract of the other parts of the DECT standard together with a general description
of:
- the objectives of this ETS;
- the DECT CI;
- the protocol architecture of DECT.
This part also provides an extensive vocabulary, in particular it contains the common definitions of all the
technical terms used in different parts of this ETS.
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications
apply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest
edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] ETS 300 175-2 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 2: Physical layer (PHL)".
[2] ETS 300 175-3 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 3: Medium Access Control (MAC) layer".
[3] ETS 300 175-4 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 4: Data Link Control (DLC) layer".
[4] ETS 300 175-5 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 5: Network (NWK) layer".
[5] ETS 300 175-6 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 6: Identities and addressing".
[6] ETS 300 175-7 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 7: Security features".
[7] ETS 300 175-8 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 8: Speech coding and transmission".
[8] ETS 300 175-9 (1996): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 9: Public Access Profile (PAP)".
[9] I-ETS 300 176: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Approval test specification".
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3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this ETS, the following definitions apply:
antenna diversity: Diversity implies that the Radio Fixed Part (RFP) for each bearer independently can
select different antenna properties such as gain, polarisation, coverage patterns, and other features that
may effect the practical coverage. A typical example is space diversity, provided by two vertically polarised
antennas separated by 10 - 20 cm.
attach: The process whereby a Portable Part (PP) within the coverage area of a Fixed Part (FP) to which
it has access rights, notifies the FP that it is operative. The reverse process is detach, which reports the
PP as inoperative.
NOTE 1: An operative PP is assumed to be ready to receive calls.
authentication (of a subscriber): The process whereby a DECT subscriber is positively verified to be a
legitimate user of a particular FP.
NOTE 2: Authentication is generally performed at call set-up, but may also be done at any other
time (e.g. during a call).
bearer: See Medium Access Control (MAC) bearer or bearer service.
bearer handover: The internal handover process provided by the MAC layer, whereby one MAC
connection can modify its underlying bearers while maintaining the service provided to the Data Link
Control (DLC) layer.
NOTE 3: Bearer handover is slot based.
bearer service: A type of telecommunication service that provides a defined capability for the
transmission of signals between user-network interfaces.
NOTE 4: The DECT user-network interface corresponds to the top of the DECT network layer
(layer 3).
broadcast: A simplex point-to-multipoint mode of transmission.
NOTE 5: The transmitter may disregard the presence or absence of receivers.
C-plane: The control plane of the DECT protocol stacks, which contains all of the internal DECT protocol
control, but may also include some external user information.
NOTE 6: The C-plane stack always contains protocol entities up to and including the network
layer.
call: All of the Network (NWK) layer processes involved in one NWK layer peer-to-peer association.
NOTE 7: Call may sometimes be used to refer to processes of all layers, since lower layer
processes are implicitly required.
cell: The domain served by a single antenna(e) system (including a leaky feeder) of one FP.
NOTE 8: A cell may include more than one source of radiated Radio Frequency (RF) energy
(i.e. more than one radio end point).
Central Control Fixed Part (CCFP): A physical grouping that contains the central elements of a FP. A FP
contains a maximum of one CCFP.
NOTE 9: A CCFP controls one or more RFPs.
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centrex: An implementation of a private telecommunication network exchange that is not located on the
premises of the private network operator. It may be co-located with, or physically a part of a public
exchange.
channel: See physical channel.
cluster: A logical grouping of one or more cells between which bearer handover is possible. A Cluster
Control Function (CCF) controls one cluster.
NOTE 10: Internal handover to a cell which is not part of the same cluster can only be done by
connection handover.
connection: See "MAC connection".
connection handover: The internal handover process provided by the DLC layer, whereby one set of
DLC entities (C-plane and U-plane) can re-route data from one MAC connection to a second new MAC
connection, while maintaining the service provided to the NWK layer.
NOTE 11: Connection handover is DLC frame based.
Connectionless mode (C/L): A transmission mode that transfers one packet (one self contained unit) of
data from one source point to one (or more) destination points in a single phase.
NOTE 12: Connectionless transmissions require the peer-to-peer associations to be prearranged,
and the transmission is unacknowledged at that layer.
Connection Oriented mode (C/O): A transmission mode that transfers data from one source point to one
or more destination points using a protocol based on three phases: "Set-up", "Data transfer" and
"Release".
NOTE 13: C/O mode requires no prearranged associations between peer entities (unlike C/L
mode).
Cordless Radio Fixed Part (CRFP): A Wireless Relay Station (WRS) that provides independent bearer
control to a PT and FT for relayed connections.
coverage area: The area over which reliable communication can be established and maintained.
DECT Network (DNW): A network that uses the DECT air interface to interconnect a local network to one
or more portable applications. The logical boundaries of the DECT network are defined to be at the top of
the DECT NWK layer.
NOTE 14: A DNW is a logical grouping that contains one or more Fixed radio Terminations (FTs)
plus their associated Portable radio Termination (PT). The boundaries of the DECT
network are not physical boundaries.
DLC broadcast: A simplex "connectionless" mode of transmission from the DLC broadcast entity of one
FT to the DLC broadcast entities in one or more PT.
NOTE 15: The transmitter may disregard the presence or absence of receivers.
DLC data link (DLC link): An association between two DLC layer entities. This can either be one C-plane
association or one U-plane association.
NOTE 16: This is not the same as a MAC connection.
DLC frame: The format used to structure all messages that are exchanged between DLC layer peer
entities.
NOTE 17: Different DLC frames are used in the C-plane and the U-plane, and there is more than
one format of DLC frame in each plane.
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double duplex bearer: The use of two duplex bearers (see duplex bearer) which refer to the same MAC
connection, sharing their simplex bearers (see simplex bearer) for the information flow.
double-simplex bearer: The use of two simplex bearers operating in the same direction on two physical
channels. These pairs of channels always use the same RF carrier and always use evenly spaced slots
(i.e. separated by 0,5 Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) frame).
A double-simplex bearer only exists as part of a multibearer MAC connection.
down-link: Transmission in the direction FT to PT.
duplex bearer: The use of two simplex bearers operating in opposite directions on two physical channels.
These pairs of channels always use the same RF carrier and always use evenly spaced slots (i.e.
separated by 0,5 TDMA frame).
End System (ES): A logical grouping that contains application processes and supports
telecommunication services.
NOTE 18: From the OSI point of view, end systems are considered as sources and sinks of
information.
external handover: The process of switching a call in progress from one FP to another FP.
field: A continuous region of data (i.e. adjacent bits) that jointly convey information. Typically, a message
will contain several fields. If data is not continuous then it is defined as two (or more) fields.
Fixed Part (DECT Fixed Part) (FP): A physical grouping that contains all of the elements in the DECT
network between the local network and the DECT air interface.
NOTE 19: A DECT FP contains the logical elements of at least one FT, plus additional
implementation specific elements.
Fixed radio Termination (FT): A logical group of functions that contains all of the DECT processes and
procedures on the fixed side of the DECT air interface.
NOTE 20: A FT only includes elements that are defined in ETS 300 175 parts 1 to 8 [1] to [8].
This includes radio transmission elements (layer 1) together with a selection of layer 2
and layer 3 elements.
flow control: The mechanism that is used to regulate the flow of data between two peer entities.
fragment: One of the Service Data Units (SDUs) that is produced by the process of fragmentation.
NOTE 21: This is not the same as a segment.
fragmentation: The process of dividing a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) into more than one SDU for delivery
to a lower layer. The reverse process is recombination.
NOTE 22: This is not the same as segmentation.
frame: See TDMA frame or DLC frame.
full slot (slot): One 24th of a TDMA frame which is used to support one physical channel.
generic: A generalised set or general purpose set, often in the sense of basic or ordinary.
geographically unique: This term relates to FP identities, Primary Access Rights Identifiers (PARIs) and
Radio Fixed Part Identifiers (RFPIs). It indicates that two FPs with the same PARI, or respectively two
RFPs with the same RFPI, can not be reached or listened to at the same geographical position.
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Global Network (GNW): A telecommunication network capable of offering a long distance
telecommunication service.
NOTE 23: The term does not include legal or regulatory aspects, nor does it indicate if the
network is a public or a private network.
globally unique identity: The identity is unique within DECT (without geographical or other restrictions).
guard space: The nominal interval between the end of a radio transmission in a given slot, and the start
of a radio transmission in the next successive slot.
NOTE 24: This interval is included at the end of every slot, in order to prevent adjacent
transmissions from overlapping even when they originate with slightly different timing
references (e.g. from different radio end points).
half slot: One 48th of a TDMA frame which is used to support one physical channel.
handover: The process of switching a call in progress from one physical channel to another physical
channel. These processes can be internal (see internal handover) or external (see external handover).
NOTE 25: There are two physical forms of handover, intracell handover and intercell handover.
Intracell handover is always internal, intercell handover can be internal or external.
incoming call: A call received at a PP.
intercell handover: The switching of a call in progress from one cell to another cell.
internal handover: Handover processes that are completely internal to one FT. Internal handover
reconnects the call at the lower layers, while maintaining the call at the NWK layer.
NOTE 26: The lower layer reconnection can either be at the DLC layer (see connection handover)
or at the MAC layer (see bearer handover).
interoperability: The capability of FPs and PPs, that enable a PP to obtain access to teleservices in more
than one location area and/or from more than one operator (more than one service provider).
interoperator roaming: Roaming between FP coverage areas of different operators (different service
providers).
Interworking Unit (IWU): A unit that is used to interconnect subnetworks.
NOTE 27: The IWU will contain the InterWorking Functions (IWF) necessary to support the
required subnetwork interworking.
intracell handover: The switching of a call in progress from one physical channel of one cell to another
physical channel of the same cell.
intraoperator roaming: Roaming between different FP coverage areas of the same operator (same
service provider).
link: See DLC data link.
Local Network (LNW): A telecommunication network capable of offering local telecommunication
services.
NOTE 28: The term does not include legal or regulatory aspects, nor does it indicate if the
network is a public network or a private network.
locally unique identity: The identity is unique within one FP or location area, depending on application.
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location area: The domain in which a PP may receive (and/or make) calls as a result of a single location
registration.
location registration: The process whereby the position of a DECT portable termination is determined to
the level of one location area, and this position is updated in one or more databases.
NOTE 29: These databases are not included within the DECT FT.
logical channel: A generic term for any distinct data path. Logical channels can be considered to operate
between logical end points.
Lower Layer Management Entity (LLME): A management entity that spans a number of lower layers,
and is used to describe all control activities which do not follow the rules of layering.
NOTE 30: The DECT LLME spans the NWK layer, the DLC layer, the MAC layer and the PHL.
MAC bearer (bearer): MAC bearers are the service elements that are provided by each Cell Site Function
(CSF). Each MAC bearer corresponds to a single service instance to the physical layer. See also simplex
bearer, duplex bearer and double simplex bearer.
MAC connection (connection): An association between one source MAC Multi-Bearer Control (MBC)
entity and one destination MAC MBC entity. This provides a set of related MAC services (a set of logical
channels), and it can involve one or more underlying MAC bearers.
multiframe: A repeating sequence of 16 successive TDMA frames, that allows low rate or sporadic
information to be multiplexed (e.g. basic system information or paging).
network (telecommunication network): All the means of providing telecommunication services between
a number of locations where the services are accessed via equipment attached to the network.
node: A point at which switching occurs.
operator (DECT operator): The individual or entity who or which is responsible for operation of one or
more DECT FPs.
NOTE 31: The term does not imply any legal or regulatory conditions, nor does it imply any
aspects of ownership.
outgoing call: A call originating from a PP.
paging: The process of broadcasting a message from a DECT FP to one or more DECT PPs.
NOTE 32: Different types of paging message are possible. For example, the {Request paging}
message orders the recipient to respond with a call set-up attempt.
paging area: The domain in which the PP will be paged as a part of incoming call establishment.
NOTE 33: In general, the paging area will be equal to the Temporary Portable User Identity
(TPUI) domain, since the TPUI is used for paging.
phase: One discrete part of a procedure, where the start and end of the part can be clearly identified (e.g.
by the arrival or dispatch of a primitive).
physical channel (channel): The simplex channel that is created by transmitting in one particular slot on
one particular RF channel in successive TDMA frames. See also simplex bearer.
NOTE 34: One physical channel provides a simplex service. Two physical channels are required
to provide a duplex service.
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Portable Application (PA): A logical grouping that contains all the elements that lie beyond the DECT
network boundary on the portable side.
NOTE 35: The functions contained in the portable application may be physically distributed, but
any such distribution is invisible to the DECT network.
Portable Handset (PHS): A single physical grouping that contains all of the portable elements that are
needed to provide a teleservice to the user.
NOTE 36: PHS is a subset of all possible portable parts. This subset includes all physical
groupings that combine one PT plus at least one portable application in a single
physical box.
Portable Part (DECT Portable Part) (PP): A physical grouping that contains all elements between the
user and the DECT air interface. PP is a generic term that may describe one or several physical pieces.
NOTE 37: A DECT PP is logically divided into one PT plus one or more portable applications.
Portable radio Termination (PT): A logical group of functions that contains all of the DECT processes
and procedures on the portable side of the DECT air interface.
NOTE 38: A PT only includes elements that are defined in ETS 300 175 [1] to [8]. This includes
radio transmission elements (layer 1) together with a selection of layer 2 and layer 3
elements.
primitive: A distinct (but abstract) data element that is passed between adjacent protocol layers.
NOTE 39: A service primitive contains one SDU.
private: An attribute indicating that the application of the so qualified term, e.g. a network, an equipment,
a service, is offered to, or is in the interest of, a determined set of users.
NOTE 40: The term does not include any legal or regulatory aspects, nor does it indicate any
aspects of ownership.
public: An attribute indicating that the application of the so qualified term, e.g. a network, an equipment, a
service, is offered to, or is in the interest of, the general public.
NOTE 41: The term does not include any legal or regulatory aspects, nor does it indicate any
aspects of ownership.
Public Access Profile (PAP): A defined part of this ETS, i.e. ETS 300 175-9 [8] that ensures
interoperability between FPs and PPs for public access services.
public access service: A service that provides access to a public network for the general public.
NOTE 42: The term does not imply any legal or regulatory aspect, nor does it imply any aspects
of ownership.
radio channel: No defined meaning. See RF channel or physical channel.
radio end point: A physical grouping that contains one radio transceiver (transmitter/receiver), fixed or
portable.
NOTE 43: A radio end point may operate only as a receiver or only as a transmitter.
Radio Fixed Part (RFP): One physical sub-group of a FP that contains all the radio end points (one or
more) that are connected to a single system of antennas.
registration: An ambiguous term, that should always be qualified. See either location registration or
subscription registration.
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Repeater Part (REP): A WRS that relays information within the half frame time interval.
RF carrier (carrier): The centre frequency occupied by one DECT transmission.
RF channel: The nominal range of frequencies (RF spectrum) allocated to the DECT transmissions of a
single RF carrier.
roaming: The movement of a PP from one FP coverage area to another FP coverage area, where the
capabilities of the FPs enable the PP to make or receive calls in both areas.
NOTE 44: Roaming requires the relevant FPs and PPs to be interoperable.
roaming service: A service which can be used in more than one FP coverage area.
segment: One of the pieces of data that is produced by the process of segmentation.
NOTE 45: In general, one segment only represents a portion of a complete message.
segmentation: The process of partitioning one SDU from a higher layer into more than one PDU. The
reverse process is assembly.
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