10.2.15 HANDOVER FROM UTRAN COMMAND

25.3313GPPProtocol specificationRadio Resource Control (RRC)Release 17TS

This message is used for handover from UMTS to another system e.g. GSM. One or several messages from the other system can be included in the Inter-RAT message information element in this message. These messages are structured and coded according to that systems specification.

RLC-SAP: AM

Logical channel: DCCH

Direction: UTRANUE

Information Element/Group name

Need

Multi

Type and reference

Semantics description

Version

Message Type

MP

Message Type

UE information elements

RRC transaction identifier

MP

RRC transaction identifier 10.3.3.36

Integrity check info

CH

Integrity check info 10.3.3.16

SR-VCC Info

CV-SRVCC

SR-VCC info 10.3.4.24a

REL-8

rSR-VCC info

CV-rSRVCC

rSR-VCC Info

10.3.3.36a

REL-11

Activation time

MD

Activation time 10.3.3.1

Default value is "now"

RB information elements

RAB information list

OP

1 to <maxRABsetup>

For each RAB to be handed over. In handover to GERAN Iu mode the RAB information is included in the GERAN Iu message below.

>RAB info

MP

RAB info 10.3.4.8

RAB info to replace

CV-SRVCC

RAB info to replace 10.3.4.11a

REL-8

Other information elements

CHOICE System type

MP

This IE indicates which specification to apply, to decode the transported messages

>GSM

>>Frequency band

MP

Enumerated (GSM/DCS 1800 band used), GSM/PCS 1900 band used)

>>CHOICE GSM message

>>>Single GSM message

MP

Bit string (no explicit size constraint)

Formatted and coded according to GSM specifications The first/leftmost/most significant bit of the bit string contains bit 8 of the first octet of the GSM message.

>>>GSM message List

MP

1.to.<maxInterSysMessages>

Bit string (1..512)

Formatted and coded according to GSM specifications. The first/leftmost/most significant bit of the bit string contains bit 8 of the first octet of the GSM message.

>>CHOICE GERAN System Info type

OP

REL-6

>>>SI

MP

GERAN system information

10.3.8.4f

See [44]

REL-6

>>>PSI

MP

GERAN system information

10.3.8.4f

See [44]

REL-6

>GERAN Iu

REL-5

>>Frequency band

MP

Enumerated (GSM/DCS 1800 band used), GSM/PCS 1900 band used)

REL-5

>>CHOICE GERAN Iu message

REL-5

>>>Single GERAN Iu message

MP

Bit string (no explicit size constraint)

The first/leftmost/most significant bit of the bit string contains bit 8 of the first octet of the message.

REL-5

>>>GERAN Iu message List

MP

1 to <maxInterSysMessages>

Bit string (1..32768)

The first/leftmost/most significant bit of the bit string contains bit 8 of the first octet of the message.

REL-5

>cdma2000

>>cdma2000MessageList

MP

1.to.<maxInterSysMessages>

>>>MSG_TYPE(s)

MP

Bit string (8)

Formatted and coded according to cdma2000 specifications. The MSG_TYPE bits are numbered b0 to b7. The first/leftmost/most significant bit of the bit string contains bit 7 of the MSG_TYPE.

>>>cdma2000Messagepayload(s)

MP

Bit string (1..512)

Formatted and coded according to cdma2000 specifications. The first/leftmost/most significant bit of the bit string contains the bit 7 of the first octet of the cdma2000 message.

>E-UTRA

REL-8

>>E-UTRA message

MP

Octet string

Formatted and coded according to E-UTRA specifications The first/leftmost/most significant bit of the octet string contains bit 8 of the first octet of the E-UTRA message.

REL-8

Condition

Explanation

SRVCC

This IE is mandatory present when an SR-VCC procedure is initiated and not needed otherwise.

rSRVCC

This IE is mandatory present when an rSR-VCC procedure is initiated and not needed otherwise.