14.12 Provision and reception of RRC information between network nodes

25.3313GPPProtocol specificationRadio Resource Control (RRC)Release 17TS

14.12.0 General

In certain cases, e.g., when performing handover to UTRAN or when performing SRNC relocation, RRC information may need to be transferred between UTRAN nodes, between UTRAN and another RAT, between nodes within another RAT or between the UE and another RAT.

The RRC information exchanged between network nodes or between the UE and another RAT is typically transferred by means of RRC information containers. An RRC information container is a self-contained and extensible RRC information unit that may be used to transfer a number of different RRC messages, one at a time. As stated before, RRC information containers may be used to transfer RRC messages across interfaces other than the Uu interface. The RRC messages that may be included in RRC information containers have similar characteristics as the RRC messages that are transferred across the Uu interface.

The RRC messages that are sent to/ from the UE, e.g., HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND, INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO are covered by (sub)clauses 8, 9, 10, 11.0-11.4 and 12 of this specification. The following subclauses concern RRC messages exchanged between network nodes.

In future versions of this specification, it is possible to extend the RRC messages transferred across interfaces other than Uu. For these RRC messages the same extension mechanism applies as defined for RRC messages transferred across the Uu interface, as is specified in subclause 10.1, i.e., both critical and non-critical extensions may be added.

The transfer syntax for RRC information containers and RRC messages transferred between network nodes is derived from their ASN.1 definitions by use of Packed Encoding Rules, unaligned (X.691). It should be noted that the encoder adds final padding to achieve octet alignment. The resulting octet string is, carried in a container, transferred between the network nodes.

When using a separate RRC information container for each endpoint, the receiving RRC protocol entity is able to interpret the received container; this means that the receiver need not take into account information about the (network interface) message used in transferring the container.

The following encoding rules apply in addition to what has been specified in X.691 [49]:

1> When a bit string value is placed in a bit-field as specified in 15.6 to 15.11 in [11], the leading bit of the bit string value shall be placed in the leading bit of the bit-field, and the trailing bit of the bit string value shall be placed in the trailing bit of the bit-field.

NOTE: The terms "leading bit" and "trailing bit" are defined in ITU-T Rec. X.680 | ISO/IEC 8824-1. When using the "bstring" notation, the leading bit of the bit string value is on the left, and the trailing bit of the bit string value is on the right.

14.12.0a General error handling for RRC messages exchanged between network nodes

The error handling for RRC messages that are exchanged between network nodes applies the same principles as defined for other RRC messages.

Although the same principles apply for network nodes receiving unknown, unforeseen and erroneous RRC messages received in RRC information containers, the notification of the error should be done in a different manner, as specified in the following:

The network node receiving an invalid RRC message from another network node should:

1> if the received RRC message was unknown, unforeseen or erroneous:

2> prepare an RRC FAILURE INFO message, including the IE "Failure cause" set to "Protocol error" and the IE "Protocol error information" including an IE "Protocol error cause" which should be set as follows:

3> to "ASN.1 violation or encoding error" upon receiving an RRC message for which the encoded message does not result in any valid abstract syntax value;

3> to "Message type non-existent or not implemented" upon receiving an unknown RRC message type;

3> to "Message extension not comprehended" upon receiving an RRC message including an undefined critical message extension;

3> to "Information element value not comprehended" upon receiving an RRC message including an mandatory IE for which no default value is defined and for which either the value is set to spare or for which the encoded IE does not result in a valid transfer syntax. The same applies for conditional IEs, for which the conditions for presence are met, the IE is present but has a value set to spare or for which the encoded IE does not result in a valid transfer syntax;

3> to "Information element missing" upon receiving an RRC information container with an absent conditional IE for which the conditions for presence are met.

1> if there was another failure to perform the operation requested by the received RRC message:

2> prepare an RRC FAILURE INFO message, including the IE "Failure cause" set to a value that reflects the failure cause.

1> send the RRC FAILURE INFO message to the network node from which the invalid RRC protocol information was received.

NOTE 1: The appropriate (failure) messages used across the network interfaces may not support the inclusion of a RRC information container. In this case, the information contained in the RRC FAILURE INFO message may need to be transferred otherwise e.g. by mapping to a cause value (e.g. a cause value in the RR-HANDOVER FAILURE message when there is a error associated with the RRC-HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND message).

NOTE 2 In case the RRC procedure used to perform SRNS relocation fails e.g. due to non comprehension, the source RNC may notify the target RNC by including the diagnostics information (IEs "Protocol error" and "Protocol error information") in the "RRC message "SRNS Relocation" Info sent in the RRC information container" used for a subsequent relocation request.

14.12.1 RRC Information to target RNC

The RRC information container "RRC Information to target RNC" may either be sent from source RNC or from another RAT. In case of handover to UTRAN, this information originates from another RAT, while in case of SRNC relocation the RRC information originates from the source RNC. In case of handover to UTRAN, the RRC information transferred may provide UTRAN specific information, as defined in the INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO WITH INTER RAT CAPABILITIES message, that the target RNC needs when preparing the handover command message. In case of SRNC relocation and handover/cell reselection from GERAN Iu mode, the RRC information transferred specifies the configuration of RRC and the lower layers it controls, e.g., including the radio bearer and transport channel configuration. It is used by the target RNC to initialise RRC and the lower layer protocols to facilitate SRNC relocation and handover/cell reselection from GERAN Iu mode in a manner transparent to the UE.

RFC 3095 CONTEXT INFO is used to transfer the compressor and decompressor context information of the ROHC [83], [84] protocol from source RNC to target RNC.

Information Element/Group Name

Need

Multi

Type and reference

Semantics description

Version

CHOICE case

MP

At least one spare choice, Criticality: Reject, is needed

>Handover to UTRAN

INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO WITH INTER RAT CAPABILITIES
14.12.4.1

>SRNC relocation

SRNS RELOCATION INFO
14.12.4.2

>RFC 3095 context info

RFC 3095 CONTEXT INFO 14.12.4.4

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14.12.2 RRC information, target RNC to source RNC

There are 2 possible cases for RNC relocation:

1. The UE is already under control of target RNC; and

2. The SRNC Relocation with Hard Handover (UE still under control of SRNC), but UE is moving to a location controlled by the target RNC (based on measurement information).

In case 1 the relocation is transparent to the UE and there is no "reverse" direction container. The SRNC just assigns the ‘serving’ function to the target RNC, which then becomes the Serving RNC.

In case 2 the relocation is initiated by SRNC, which also provides the RRC Initialisation Information to the target RNC. Base on this information, the target RNC prepares the Hard Handover Message ( "Physical channel reconfiguration" (subclause 8.2.6), "radio bearer establishment" (subclause 8.2.1), "Radio bearer reconfiguration" (subclause 8.2.2), "Radio bearer release" (subclause 8.2.3) or "Transport channel reconfiguration" (subclause 8.2.4)).

In case 2 two possibilities are defined in order to transmit the relocation message from the target RNC to the source RNC which can be chosen by the source RNC by including or not including the IE "RB Id for handover message" in the IE "SRNS Relocation Info".

In case the IE "RB Id for handover message" has been received by the target RNC in the IE "SRNS Relocation Info", the target RNC should choose the IE "DL DCCH message" and include the DL DCCH message that should be transmitted transparently to the UE by the source RNC. In that case, the target RNC is integrity protecting the message if applicable.

If the target RNC did not receive the IE "RB Id for handover message" in the IE "SRNS Relocation Info" the target RNC should use another choice. In that case, the source RNC should integrity protect the message before transmitting it to the UE if applicable.

The source RNC then transmits the Handover Message to the UE, which then performs the handover.

In the successful case, the UE transmits an XXX COMPLETE message, using the new configuration, to the target RNC.

In case of failure, the UE transmits an XXX FAILURE, using the old configuration, to the source RNC and the RRC context remains unchanged (has to be confirmed and checked with the SRNS relocation procedure).

Information Element/Group name

Need

Multi

Type and reference

Semantics description

CHOICE RRC message

MP

At least one spare choice, Criticality: Reject, is needed

>RADIO BEARER SETUP

RADIO BEARER SETUP

10.2.33

>RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION

RADIO BEARER RECONFIGURATION

10.2.27

>RADIO BEARER RELEASE

RADIO BEARER RELEASE

10.2.30

>TRANSPORT CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

TRANSPORT CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

10.2.50

>PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

PHYSICAL CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION

10.2.22

>RRC FAILURE INFO

RRC FAILURE INFO 10.2.41

a

>DL DCCH message

OCTET STRING

14.12.3 Void

14.12.4 RRC messages exchanged between network nodes

14.12.4.0 HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND

This RRC message is sent between network nodes to transfer the actual handover command including the details of the radio configuration to be used upon handover to UTRAN as compiled by the target RNC.

Direction: target RNC source RAT

The message is exactly the same as the HANDOVER TO UTRAN COMMAND defined in subclause 10.2.16a.

14.12.4.0a INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO

This RRC message is sent between network nodes to transfer information relevant for the target RNC when preparing for handover to UTRAN.

Direction: source RAT nodetarget RAT node

The message is exactly the same as the INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO defined in subclause 10.2.16d.

14.12.4.1 INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO WITH INTER RAT CAPABILITIES

This RRC message is sent between network nodes when preparing for an inter RAT handover to UTRAN.

The radio access capabilities for the source RAT and target RAT shall always be included; the radio access capabilities for other RATs may be included if available at the source RAT.

Direction: source RATtarget RNC

Information Element/Group Name

Need

Multi

Type and reference

Semantics description

Version

UE Information elements

Predefined configuration status information

OP

Predefined configuration status information 10.3.4.5a

Predefined configuration status information compressed

OP

Predefined configuration status information compressed 10.3.4.5b

REL-5

UE security information

OP

UE security information 10.3.3.42b

UE security information2

OP

UE security information2 10.3.3.42c

REL-6

UE Specific Behaviour Information 1 interRAT

OP

UE Specific Behaviour Information 1 interRAT 10.3.3.52

This IE shall not be included in this version of the protocol

UE capability container

OP

>UE radio access capability

MP

UE radio access capability 10.3.3.42

>UE radio access capability extension

MP

UE radio access capability extension 10.3.3.42a

Although this IE is not always required, the need has been set to MP to align with the ASN.1

UE radio access capability compressed

OP

UE radio access capability compressed

10.3.3.42o

REL-5

UE radio access capability comp 2

OP

UE radio access capability comp 2 10.3.3.42oa

REL-6

Other Information elements

UE system specific capability

OP

1 to <maxSystemCapability>

>Inter-RAT UE radio access capability

MP

Inter-RAT UE radio access capability 10.3.8.7

Failure cause

OP

Failure cause 10.3.3.13

Diagnostics information related to an earlier handover to UTRAN request

Protocol error information

CV-ProtErr

Protocol error information 10.3.8.12

UE inactivity period

OP

Integer (1..120)

Provides expired time since last u-plane activity. If the integer value x is between 1 and 59, it represents the expired time x in seconds. If the integer value x is between 60 and 119, it represents the expired time (x-59) in minutes. If integer value is set to 120, no u-plane activity has been for 60 minutes or more.

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Condition

Explanation

ProtErr

This IE is mandatory present if the IE "Protocol error indicator" is included and has the value TRUE. Otherwise it is not needed.

NOTE1: To facilitate that network nodes can transparently forward the RRC information received, the INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO WITH INTER RAT CAPABILITIES should include the entire INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO message. The network node, which may not be able to decode the information received, may only append some information to what was received.

NOTE2: The above table does not need to reflect the order of the information elements in the actual encoded message. The order, that is reflected in the ASN.1, should be chosen in a manner that avoids that network nodes need to perform reordering of information elements.

14.12.4.2 SRNS RELOCATION INFO

This RRC message is sent between network nodes when preparing for an SRNS relocation or a handover/cell reselection from GERAN Iu mode.

With the presence or absence of the IE "RB identity for Hard Handover message" the source RNC indicates to the target SRNC whether the source RNC expects to receive the choice "DL DCCH message" in the IE "RRC information, target RNC to source RNC" in case the SRNS relocation is of type "UE involved". Furthermore the target RNC uses this information for the calculation of the MAC-I.

Direction: source RNC/RATtarget RNC

Information Element/Group Name

Need

Multi

Type and reference

Semantics description

Version

Non RRC IEs

>RB identity for Handover message

OP

RB identity

10.3.4.16

Gives the id of the radio bearer on which the source RNC will transmit the RRC message in the case the relocation is of type "UE involved". In handover from GERAN Iu mode this IE is always set to 2.

>State of RRC

MP

RRC state indicator, 10.3.3.35a

>State of RRC procedure

MP

Enumerated (await no RRC message, await RB Release Complete, await RB Setup Complete, await RB Reconfiguration Complete, await Transport CH Reconfiguration Complete, await Physical CH Reconfiguration Complete, await Active Set Update Complete, await Handover Complete, send Cell Update Confirm, send URA Update Confirm,

, others)

Ciphering related information

>Ciphering status for each CN domain

MP

<1 to maxCNDomains>

>>CN domain identity

MP

CN domain identity 10.3.1.1

>>Ciphering status

MP

Enumerated(Not started, Started)

>>START

MP

START 10.3.3.38

START value to be used in this CN domain.

>Latest configured CN domain

MP

CN domain identity 10.3.1.1

Value contained in the variable of the same name.

In case this variable is empty, the source RNC can set any CN domain identity. In that case, the Ciphering status and the Integrity protection status should be Not started and the target RNC should not initialise the variable Latest configured CN domain.

>Calculation time for ciphering related information

CV-Ciphering

Time when the ciphering information of the message were calculated, relative to a cell of the target RNC. In handover and cell reselection from GERAN Iu mode this field is not present.

>>Cell Identity

MP

Cell Identity 10.3.2.2

Identity of one of the cells under the target RNC and included in the active set of the current call

>>SFN

MP

Integer(0..4095)

>COUNT-C list

OP

1 to <maxCNdomains>

COUNT-C values for radio bearers using transparent mode RLC

>>CN domain identity

MP

CN domain identity 10.3.1.1

>>COUNT-C

MP

Bit string(32)

>Ciphering info per radio bearer

OP

1 to <maxRB>

For signalling radio bearers this IE is mandatory.

>>RB identity

MP

RB identity

10.3.4.16

>>Downlink HFN

MP

Bit string(20..25)

This IE is either RLC AM HFN (20 bits) or RLC UM HFN (25 bits)

>>Downlink SN

CV-SRB1

Bit String(7)

VT(US) of RLC UM

>>Uplink HFN

MP

Bit string(20..25)

This IE is either RLC AM HFN (20 bits) or RLC UM HFN (25 bits)

Integrity protection related information

>Integrity protection status

MP

Enumerated(Not started, Started)

>Signalling radio bearer specific integrity protection information

CV-IP

4 to <maxSRBsetup>

>>Uplink RRC HFN

MP

Bit string (28)

For each SRB, in the case activation times for the next IP configuration to be applied on this SRB have already been reached this IE corresponds to the last value used. Else this value corresponds to the value the source would have initalized the HFN to at the activation time, not considering any increment of HFN due to RRC SN roll over. Increment of HFN due to RRC SN roll over is taken care of by target based on value sent by the source.

>>Downlink RRC HFN

MP

Bit string (28)

For each SRB, in the case activation times for the next IP configuration to be applied on this SRB have already been reached this IE corresponds to the last value used. Else this value corresponds to the value the source would have initalized the HFN to at the activation time, not considering any increment of HFN due to RRC SN roll over. Increment of HFN due to RRC SN roll over is taken care of by target based on value sent by the source. In particular, for SRB2, this IE should not take into account the RRC message that will trigger the relocation.

NOTE: In order to have the possibility of sending downlink messages after the construction of the IE "SRNS RELOCATION INFO", the source may choose a value ahead of the last value used.

>>Uplink RRC Message sequence number

MP

Integer (0..

15)

For each SRB, this IE corresponds to the last value received or in the case activation time was not reached for a configuration the value equals (activation time -1).

>>Downlink RRC Message sequence number

MP

Integer (0..

15)

For each SRB, this IE corresponds to the last value used or in the case activation time was not reached for a configuration the value equals (activation time -1). In particular, for SRB2, this IE should not take into account the RRC message that will trigger the relocation.

NOTE: In order to have the possibility of sending downlink messages after the construction of the IE "SRNS RELOCATION INFO", the source may choose a value ahead of the last value used for SRB3 and SRB4.

>Implementation specific parameters

OP

Bit string (1..512)

RRC IEs

UE Information elements

>U-RNTI

MP

U-RNTI

10.3.3.47

G-RNTI is placed in this field when performing handover or cell reselection from GERAN Iu mode.

>C-RNTI

OP

C-RNTI

10.3.3.8

>UE radio access Capability

MP

UE radio access capability

10.3.3.42

>UE radio access capability extension

OP

UE radio access capability extension 10.3.3.42a

>Last known UE position

OP

>>SFN

MP

Integer (0..4095)

Time when position was estimated

>>Cell ID

MP

Cell identity; 10.3.2.2

Indicates the cell, the SFN is valid for.

>>CHOICE Position estimate

MP

>>>Ellipsoid Point

Ellipsoid Point; 10.3.8.4a

>>>Ellipsoid point with uncertainty circle

Ellipsoid point with uncertainty circle 10.3.8.4d

>>>Ellipsoid point with uncertainty ellipse

Ellipsoid point with uncertainty ellipse 10.3.8.4e

>>>Ellipsoid point with altitude

Ellipsoid point with altitude 10.3.8.4b

>>>Ellipsoid point with altitude and uncertainty ellipsoid

Ellipsoid point with altitude and uncertainty ellipsoid 10.3.8.4c

>UE Specific Behaviour Information 1 idle

OP

UE Specific Behaviour Information idle 1 10.3.3.51

This IE should be included if received via the "INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO", the "RRC CONNECTION REQUEST", the IE "SRNS RELOCATION INFO" or the "Inter RAT Handover Info with Inter RAT Capabilities"

>UE Specific Behaviour Information 1 interRAT

OP

UE Specific Behaviour Information 1 interRAT 10.3.3.52

This IE should be included if received via the "INTER RAT HANDOVER INFO", the "RRC CONNECTION REQUEST", the IE "SRNS RELOCATION INFO" or the "Inter RAT Handover Info with Inter RAT Capabilities"

Other Information elements

>UE system specific capability

OP

1 to <maxSystemCapability>

>>Inter-RAT UE radio access capability

MP

Inter-RAT UE radio access capability 10.3.8.7

UTRAN Mobility Information elements

>URA Identifier

OP

URA identity

10.3.2.6

>T305

OP

Integer (5, 10, 30, 60, 120, 360, 720, infinity)

If UE is in CELL_FACH state, this information element shall be included. Value in minutes.

Infinity means no update.

REL-7

CN Information Elements

>CN common GSM-MAP NAS system information

MP

NAS system information (GSM-MAP)

10.3.1.9

>CN domain related information

OP

1 to <MaxCNdomains>

CN related information to be provided for each CN domain

>>CN domain identity

MP

>>CN domain specific GSM-MAP NAS system info

MP

NAS system information (GSM-MAP)

10.3.1.9

>>CN domain specific DRX cycle length coefficient

MP

CN domain specific DRX cycle length coefficient, 10.3.3.6

Measurement Related Information elements

>For each ongoing measurement reporting

OP

1 to <MaxNoOfMeas>

The source RNC should include the measurement IEs for each measurement configured and ongoing in the UE.

>>Measurement Identity

MP

Measurement identity

10.3.7.48

>>Measurement Command

MP

Measurement command

10.3.7.46

This IE should have the value Setup.

>>Measurement Type

CV-Setup

Measurement type

10.3.7.50

>>Measurement Reporting Mode

OP

Measurement reporting mode

10.3.7.49

>>Additional Measurements list

OP

Additional measurements list

10.3.7.1

>>CHOICE Measurement

CV-Setup

>>>Intra-frequency

>>>>Intra-frequency cell info

OP

Intra-frequency cell info list

10.3.7.33

>>>>Intra-frequency cell info on secondary UL frequency

OP

Intra-frequency cell info list on secondary UL frequency

10.3.7.116

>>>>Intra-frequency measurement
quantity

OP

Intra-frequency measurement quantity

10.3.7.38

>>>>Intra-frequency reporting quantity

OP

Intra-frequency reporting quantity

10.3.7.41

>>>>Reporting cell status

OP

Reporting cell status

10.3.7.61

>>>>Measurement validity

OP

Measurement validity

10.3.7.51

>>>>CHOICE report criteria

OP

>>>>>Intra-frequency
measurement
reporting criteria

Intra-frequency measurement reporting criteria

10.3.7.39

>>>>>Periodical reporting

Periodical reporting criteria

10.3.7.53

>>>>>No reporting

NULL

>>>Inter-frequency

>>>>Inter-frequency cell info

OP

Inter-frequency cell info list

10.3.7.13

>>>>Inter-frequency measurement
quantity

OP

Inter-frequency measurement quantity

10.3.7.18

>>>>Inter-frequency reporting quantity

OP

Inter-frequency reporting quantity

10.3.7.21

>>>>Reporting cell status

OP

Reporting cell status

10.3.7.61

>>>>Measurement validity

OP

Measurement validity

10.3.7.51

>>>>Inter-frequency set update

OP

Inter-frequency set update 10.3.7.22

>>>>CHOICE report criteria

MP

>>>>>Intra-frequency measurement reporting criteria

Intra-frequency measurement reporting criteria 10.3.7.39

>>>>>Inter-frequency
measurement
reporting criteria

Inter-frequency measurement reporting criteria

10.3.7.19

>>>>>Periodical reporting

Periodical reporting criteria

10.3.7.53

>>>>>No reporting

NULL

>>>Inter-RAT

>>>>Inter-RAT cell info

OP

Inter-RAT cell info list

10.3.7.23

>>>>Inter-RAT measurement
quantity

OP

Inter-RAT measurement quantity

10.3.7.29

>>>>Inter-RAT reporting quantity

OP

Inter-RAT reporting quantity

10.3.7.32

>>>>Reporting cell status

OP

Reporting cell status

10.3.7.61

>>>>Measurement validity

OP

Measurement validity

10.3.7.51

>>>>E-UTRA frequency list

OP

E-UTRA frequency list

10.3.7.6b

REL-8

>>>>CHOICE report criteria

MP

>>>>>Inter-RAT measurement
reporting criteria

Inter-RAT measurement reporting criteria

10.3.7.30

>>>>>Periodical reporting

Periodical reporting criteria

10.3.7.53

>>>>>No reporting

NULL

>>>Traffic Volume

>>>>Traffic volume measurement
Object

OP

Traffic volume measurement object

10.3.7.70

>>>>Traffic volume measurement
quantity

OP

Traffic volume measurement quantity

10.3.7.71

>>>>Traffic volume reporting quantity

OP

Traffic volume reporting quantity

10.3.7.74

>>>>Measurement validity

OP

Measurement validity 10.3.7.51

>>>>CHOICE report criteria

MP

>>>>>Traffic volume measurement
reporting criteria

Traffic volume measurement reporting criteria

10.3.7.72

>>>>>Periodical reporting

Periodical reporting criteria

10.3.7.53

>>>>>No reporting

NULL

>>>Quality

>>>>Quality measurement quantity

OP

Quality measurement quantity 10.3.7.59

>>>>CHOICE report criteria

MP

>>>>>Quality measurement
reporting criteria

Quality measurement reporting criteria

10.3.7.58

>>>>>Periodical reporting

Periodical reporting criteria

10.3.7.53

>>>>>No reporting

NULL

>>>UE internal

>>>>UE internal measurement
quantity

OP

UE internal measurement quantity

10.3.7.79

>>>>UE internal reporting quantity

OP

UE internal reporting quantity

10.3.7.82

>>>>CHOICE report criteria

MP

>>>>>UE internal measurement
reporting criteria

UE internal measurement reporting criteria

10.3.7.80

>>>>>Periodical reporting

Periodical reporting criteria

10.3.7.53

>>>>>No reporting

NULL

>>>UE positioning

>>>>LCS reporting quantity

OP

LCS reporting quantity 10.3.7.111

>>>>CHOICE report criteria

MP

>>>>>LCS reporting criteria

LCS reporting criteria 10.3.7.110

>>>>>Periodical reporting

Periodical reporting criteria 10.3.7.53

>>>>>No reporting

Radio Bearer Information Elements

>Predefined configuration status information

OP

Predefined configuration status information 10.3.4.5a

>Signalling RB information list

MP

1 to <maxSRBsetup>

For each signalling radio bearer

>>Signalling RB information

MP

Signalling RB information to setup 10.3.4.24

>RAB information list

OP

1 to <maxRABsetup>

Information for each RAB

>>RAB information

MP

RAB information to setup

10.3.4.10

>PDCP ROHC target mode

OP

PDCP ROHC target mode 10.3.4.2a

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Transport Channel Information Elements

Uplink transport channels

>UL Transport channel information common for all transport channels

OP

UL Transport channel information common for all transport channels

10.3.5.24

>UL transport channel information list

OP

1 to <MaxTrCH>

>>UL transport channel information

MP

Added or reconfigured UL TrCH information

10.3.5.2

Downlink transport channels

>DL Transport channel information common for all transport channels

OP

DL Transport channel information common for all transport channels

10.3.5.6

>DL transport channel information list

OP

1 to <MaxTrCH>

>>DL transport channel information

MP

Added or reconfigured DL TrCH information

10.3.5.1

PhyCH information elements

>TPC Combination Info list

OP

1 to <maxRL>

>>Primary CPICH info

MP

Primary CPICH info 10.3.6.60

>>TPC combination index

MP

TPC combination index 10.3.6.85

>TPC Combination Info list on secondary UL frequency

OP

1 to < maxEDCHRL>

REL-9

>>Primary CPICH info

MP

Primary CPICH info 10.3.6.60

REL-9

>>TPC combination index

MP

TPC combination index 10.3.6.85

REL-9

>E-RGCH Combination Info list

OP

1 to <maxEDCHRL>

REL-8

>>Primary CPICH info

MP

Primary CPICH info 10.3.6.60

REL-8

>>RG combination index

MP

Integer (0..5)

REL-8

>E-RGCH Combination Info list on secondary UL frequency

OP

1 to <maxEDCHRL>

REL-9

>>Primary CPICH info

MP

Primary CPICH info 10.3.6.60

REL-9

>>RG combination index

MP

Integer (0..5)

REL-9

>Transmission gap pattern sequence

OP

1 to <maxTGPS>

REL-5

>>TGPSI

MP

TGPSI 10.3.6.82

REL-5

>> Current TGPS Status Flag

MP

Enumerated(active, inactive)

This flag indicates the current status of the Transmission Gap Pattern Sequence, whether it is active or inactive

REL-5

>>TGCFN

CV-Active

Integer (0..255)

Connection Frame Number of the latest past frame of the first pattern within the Transmission Gap Pattern Sequence.

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>>Transmission gap pattern sequence configuration parameters

OP

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>>>TGMP

MP

Enumerated(TDD measurement, FDD measurement, GSM carrier RSSI measurement, GSM Initial BSIC identification, GSM BSIC re-confirmation, Multi-carrier measurement,

Transmission Gap pattern sequence Measurement Purpose.

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E-UTRA measurements)

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>>>TGPRC

MP

Integer (1..511, Infinity)

The number of remaining transmission gap patterns within the Transmission Gap Pattern Sequence.

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>>>TGSN

MP

Integer (0..14)

Transmission Gap Starting Slot Number

The slot number of the first transmission gap slot within the TGCFN.

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>>>TGL1

MP

Integer(1..14)

The length of the first Transmission Gap within the transmission gap pattern expressed in number of slots

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>>>TGL2

MD

Integer (1..14)

The length of the second Transmission Gap within the transmission gap pattern. If omitted, then TGL2=TGL1.

The value of TGL2 shall be ignored if TGD is set to ”undefined”

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>>>TGD

MP

Integer(15..269, undefined)

Transmission gap distance indicates the number of slots between starting slots of two consecutive transmission gaps within a transmission gap pattern. If there is only one transmission gap in the transmission gap pattern, this parameter shall be set to undefined.

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>>>TGPL1

MP

Integer (1..144)

The duration of transmission gap pattern 1.

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>>>RPP

MP

Enumerated (mode 0, mode 1).

Recovery Period Power control mode during the frame after the transmission gap within the compressed frame. Indicates whether normal PC mode or compressed PC mode is applied

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>>>ITP

MP

Enumerated (mode 0, mode 1).

Initial Transmit Power is the uplink power control method to be used to compute the initial transmit power after the compressed mode gap.

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>>>CHOICE UL/DL mode

MP

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>>>>DL only

Compressed mode used in DL only

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>>>>>Downlink compressed mode method

MP

Enumerated (SF/2, higher layer scheduling)

Method for generating downlink compressed mode gap

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>>>>UL only

Compressed mode used in UL only

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>>>>>Uplink compressed mode method

MP

Enumerated (SF/2, higher layer scheduling)

Method for generating uplink compressed mode gap

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>>>>UL and DL

Compressed mode used in UL and DL

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>>>>>Downlink compressed mode method

MP

Enumerated (SF/2, higher layer scheduling)

Method for generating downlink compressed mode gap

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>>>>>Uplink compressed mode method

MP

Enumerated (SF/2, higher layer scheduling)

Method for generating uplink compressed mode gap

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>>>Downlink frame type

MP

Enumerated (A, B)

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>>>DeltaSIR1

MP

Real(0..3 by step of 0.1)

Delta in DL SIR target value to be set in the UE during the frame containing the start of the first transmission gap in the transmission gap pattern (without including the effect of the bit-rate increase)

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>>>DeltaSIRafter1

MP

Real(0..3 by step of 0.1)

Delta in DL SIR target value to be set in the UE one frame after the frame containing the start of the first transmission gap in the transmission gap pattern.

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>>>DeltaSIR2

OP

Real(0..3 by step of 0.1)

Delta in DL SIR target value to be set in the UE during the frame containing the start of the second transmission gap in the transmission gap pattern (without including the effect of the bit-rate increase)

When omitted, DeltaSIR2 = DeltaSIR1.

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>>>DeltaSIRafter2

OP

Real(0..3 by step of 0.1)

Delta in DL SIR target value to be set in the UE one frame after the frame containing the start of the second transmission gap in the transmission gap pattern.

When omitted, DeltaSIRafter2 = DeltaSIRafter1.

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>>>N Identify abort

CV-Initial BSIC

Integer(1..128)

Indicates the maximum number of repeats of patterns that the UE shall use to attempt to decode the unknown BSIC of the GSM cell in the initial BSIC identification procedure

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>>>T Reconfirm abort

CV-Re-confirm BSIC

Real(0.5..10.0 by step of 0.5)

Indicates the maximum time allowed for the re-confirmation of the BSIC of one GSM cell in the BSIC re-confirmation procedure. The time is given in steps of 0.5 seconds.

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>Scrambling Code Change List

CH-SF/2

1 to <maxRL>

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>>Primary CPICH info

MP

Primary CPICH info 10.3.6.60

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>>Scrambling code change

MP

Enumerated (code change, no code change)

Indicates whether the alternative scrambling code is used for compressed mode method ‘SF/2’.

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>Serving HS-DSCH cell information

OP

Serving HS-DSCH cell information

10.3.6.74a

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>DTX-DRX Information

OP

DTX-DRX Information

10.3.6.34a

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>Uplink secondary cell info FDD

OP

Uplink secondary cell info FDD

10.3.6.115

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>DCH Enhancements info FDD

OP

DCH Enhancements info FDD 10.3.6.149

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>Downlink information common for all radio links

OP

Downlink information common for all radio links 10.3.6.24

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>Downlink information per radio link list

OP

1 to <maxRL>

Send downlink information for each radio link to be set-up

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>>Downlink information for each radio link

MP

Downlink information for each radio link 10.3.6.27

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Other Information elements

>Measurement report

OP

MEASUREMENT REPORT 10.2.19

The source RNC should include the Measurement report the UE sent that triggered the SRNS relocation.

This information could e.g. be used by the target RNC to set initial power when establishing a DCH.

>Failure cause

OP

Failure cause 10.3.3.13

Diagnostics information related to an earlier SRNC Relocation request (see NOTE 2 in 14.12.0a)

>Protocol error information

CV-ProtErr

Protocol error information 10.3.8.12

UE history information

OP

UE history information 10.3.8.23

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MBMS information elements

MBMS joined information

OP

Included if the UE has joined one or more MBMS services

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>P-TMSI

OP

P-TMSI (GSM-MAP) 10.3.1.13

In case the UE is in PMM-Idle

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MBMS Selected Service Info

OP

MBMS Selected Services Info 10.3.9a.7b

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Multi Bound

Explanation

MaxNoOfMeas

Maximum number of active measurements, upper limit 16

Condition

Explanation

Setup

The IE is mandatory present when the IE Measurement command has the value "Setup", otherwise the IE is not needed.

Ciphering

The IE is mandatory present when the IE Ciphering Status has the value "started" and the ciphering counters need not be reinitialised, otherwise the IE is not needed.

IP

The IE is mandatory present when the IE Integrity protection status has the value "started" and the integrity protection counters need not be reinitialised, otherwise the IE is not needed.

ProtErr

This IE is mandatory present if the IE "Protocol error indicator" is included and has the value TRUE. Otherwise it is not needed.

SRB1

The IE is mandatory present for RB1. Otherwise it is not needed.

Active

This IE is mandatory present when the value of the IE "Current TGPS Status Flag" is "Active" and not needed otherwise.

Initial BSIC

This IE is mandatory present when the value of the IE "TGMP" is set to "GSM Initial BSIC identification" and not needed otherwise.

Re-confirm BSIC

This IE is mandatory present when the value of the IE "TGMP" is set to "GSM BSIC re-confirmation" and not needed otherwise.

SF/2

The IE is mandatory present if the IE “Transmission Gap Pattern Sequence” is included and has the value “SF/2” as the compressed mode method, and already sent the UE the IE “Scrambling Code Change” for each RL in the active set. Otherwise the IE is not needed.

14.12.4.3 Void

14.12.4.4 RFC 3095 CONTEXT INFO

This RRC message is sent between network nodes in SRNS relocation. It is used to transfer the compressor and decompressor context information of the ROHC protocol.

Direction: source RNC target RNC

Information Element/Group name

Need

Multi

Type and reference

Semantics description

Version

RFC 3095 context

MP

1 to <maxRBallRABs>

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>RB identity

MP

RB identity 10.3.4.16

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>RFC 3095 context list

MP

1 to <maxRFC3095-CID>

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>>Downlink RFC 3095 context

OP

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>>>Downlink RFC 3095 context identity

MP

Integer (0..16383)

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>>>DL_MODE

MP

Enumerated (u, o, r)

ROHC mode in downlink before SRNS relocation.

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>>>REF_IR

MP

Octet string (1..3000)

The RTP IR header (see section 5.7.7 of RFC3095 for detailed format) corresponding to the oldest header in the compressor sliding window.

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>>>REF_TIME

OP

Integer (0..4294967295)

Arrival time (at the compressor) of REF_IR in milliseconds.

See sections 4.5.4 and 6.5.1 of RFC3095.

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>>>CURR_TIME

OP

Integer (0..4294967295)

Current time in milliseconds.

See section 6.5.1 of RFC3095.

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>>>SYN_OFFSET_ID

OP

Integer

(0..65535)

Last synchronized offset of IP-ID.

See section 4.5.5 and 6.5.1 of RFC3095 (termed "Offset_I").

It is related to the compression and decompression of IP-ID and is the synchronized offset between the IP-ID value and the SN value (in the same header) during the last SO state before the relocation procedure.

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>>>SYN_SLOPE_TS

OP

Integer

(0..4294967295)

Last synchronized slope of TS.

See sections 5.5.1.2 and 5.7 of RFC3095.

In SO state, TS(n) = TS(m) + (n-m) * SYN_SLOPE_TS, where n and m are, the RTP SN of the current and the reference packet, respectively. The unit of SYN_SLOPE_TS depends on whether TS is scaled before compression or not.

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>>>DYN_CHANGED

MP

Boolean

Information whether dynamic fields other than RTP SN, RTP TS and IP-ID have changed in the headers that are stored in the sliding window.

Set to TRUE if changed and FALSE if not changed.

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>>Uplink RFC 3095 context

OP

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>>>Uplink RFC 3095 context identity

MP

Integer (0..16383)

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>>>UL_MODE

MP

Enumerated (u, o, r)

ROHC mode in uplink

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>>>REF_IR

MP

Octet string (1..3000)

The RTP IR header (see section 5.7.7 of IETF RFC3095 for detailed format) corresponding to the last correctly decompressed header.

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>>>REF_TIME

OP

Integer (0..4294967295)

Arrival time (at the decompressor) of REF_IR in milliseconds.

See sectionss 4.5.4 and 6.5.1 of RFC3095.

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>>>CURR_TIME

OP

Integer (0..4294967295)

Current time in milliseconds. See section 6.5.1 of RFC3095.

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>>>SYN_OFFSET_ID

OP

Integer

(0..65535)

Last synchronized offset of IP-ID.

See sectionss 4.5.5 and 6.5.1 of RFC3095 (termed"Offset_I").

It is related to the compression and decompression of IP-ID and is the synchronized offset between the IP-ID value and the SN value (in the same header) during the last SO state before the relocation procedure.

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>>>SYN_SLOPE_TS

OP

Integer

(0..4294967295)

Last synchronized slope of TS.

See sectionss 5.5.1.2 and 5.7 of RFC3095.

In SO state, TS(n) = TS(m) + (n-m) * SYN_SLOPE_TS, where n and m are, the RTP SN of the current and the reference packet, respectively. The unit of SYN_SLOPE_TS depends on whether TS is scaled before compression or not.

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>>>REF_SN_1

OP

Integer (0..65535)

Corresponds to the RTP Sequence Number of the predecessor of the latest RTP packet. This could be used to perform local repair of context by decompressor in U or O mode (see “ref – 1” in section5.3.2.2.5 in IETF RFC3095 for further explanation).

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