5 Functions to support data services

27.0603GPPMobile Station (MS) supporting Packet Switched servicesPacket domainRelease 17TS

The main functions of the MT to support data services are:

– physical connection at the reference point R;

– flow control between TE and MT;

– mapping of user signalling to/from the Packet Domain bearer;

– mapping of packets belonging to different flows to appropriate PDP contexts;

– support of data integrity between the terminal equipment and the Packet Domain bearer;

– functions to support packet based data.