9.2.4 PLMN Identity

36.4233GPPEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)Release 17TSX2 Application Protocol (X2AP)

This information element indicates the PLMN Identity.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

PLMN Identity

M

OCTET STRING (3)

– digits 0 to 9, encoded 0000 to 1001,

– 1111 used as filler digit,

two digits per octet,

– bits 4 to 1 of octet n encoding digit 2n-1

– bits 8 to 5 of octet n encoding digit 2n

-The PLMN identity consists of 3 digits from MCC followed by either
-a filler digit plus 2 digits from MNC (in case of 2 digit MNC) or
-3 digits from MNC (in case of a 3 digit MNC).