9.1.14 Handover access

3GPP44.018GSM/EDGE Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocolMobile radio interface Layer 3 specificationRelease 17TS

Tools: ARFCN - Frequency Conversion for 5G NR/LTE/UMTS/GSM

This message is sent in random mode on the main DCCH during a handover procedure. It does not follow the basic format. The format is presented directly below without reference to information elements. The order of bit transmission is defined in 3GPP TS 44.004.

This message is only one octet long, coded as shown in figure 9.1.14.1 and table 9.1.14.1.

Figure 9.1.14.1: HANDOVER ACCESS message content

Table 9.1.14.1: HANDOVER ACCESS message content

HANDOVER REFERENCE

This is an unformatted 8 bit field.

(also described in sub-clause 10.5.2.15)