4.2.112 EFEARFCNList (EARFCN list for MTC/NB-IOT UEs)

31.1023GPPCharacteristics of the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) applicationRelease 17TS

If Service n°121 is "available", this file shall be present.

This EF contains NAS configuration MO having a list of EARFCNs and associated geographical area coordinates configured in the UE for initial cell search of MTC carrier or NB-IoT carrier.

Identifier: ‘6FFD’

Structure: transparent

Optional

File size: X bytes.

Update activity: low

Access Conditions:

READ ALWAYS

UPDATE ADM

ACTIVATE ADM

DEACTIVATE ADM

Bytes

Description

M/O

Length

1 to Z

EARFCN List TLV data object

M

Z bytes

This EF contains one or more EARFCN List TLV data objects

EARFCN List information:

Description

Value

M/O/C

Length (bytes)

EARFCN List TLV

‘A0’

M

1

Length

X

M

Note 1

EARFCN Tag

’80’

M

1

Length

Note2

M

1

EARFCN value

M

Note2

Geographical Area – Polygon Tag

’81’

M

1

Length

6*n (n>2)

M

Note 1

Geographical Area – Polygon value

M

6*n (n>2)

Note 1: The length is coded according to ISO/IEC 8825-1 [35]

Note 2: EARFCN is coded in 4 bytes, as specified in 3GPP TS 36.101 [92]

Each EARFCN List TLV data object shall contain one EARFCN and one or more Geographical Area objects.

– Geographical Area – Polygon Tag ’81’

Contents:

A geographical area defined by a polygon with 3 or more points.

Coding:

Bytes

Description

M/O

Length

1 to 3

Latitude of point 1

M

3 bytes

4 to 6

Longitude of point 1

M

3 bytes

7 to 9

Latitude of point 2

M

3 bytes

10 to 12

Longitude of point 2

M

3 bytes

13 to 15

Latitude of point 3

M

3 bytes

16 to 18

Longitude of point 3

M

3 bytes

19 to 21

Latitude of point 4

O

3 bytes

22 to 24

Longitude of point 4

O

3 bytes

:

:

:

:

(6n-5) to 6n-3

Latitude of point n

O

3 bytes

(6n-2) to 6n

Longitude of point n

O

3 bytes

Latitude and longitude are coded as defined in clause 6.1 of 3GPP TS 23.032 [75].

NOTE: The upper limit of 15 specified in 3GPP TS 23.032 [9] for the number of points in a polygon shape does not apply to the number of coordinates in a geographical area described as a polygon here.