9.1.21g Packet Notification

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

This message is sent on the main DCCH by the network to trigger the mobile station to perform a cell update procedure. See table 9.1.21g.1.

Message type: PACKET NOTIFICATION

Significance: dual

Direction: network to mobile station

Table 9.1.21g.1: PACKET NOTIFICATION message content

IEI	Information element	Type / Reference	Presence	Format	Length
	RR management Protocol Discriminator	Protocol Discriminator 10.2	M	V	1/2
	Skip Indicator	Skip Indicator 10.3.1	M	V	1/2
	Packet Notification Message Type	Message Type 10.4	M	V	1
10	Packet TMSI	P-TMSI 10.5.2.42	C	TV	5
11	Mobile identity	Mobile identity 10.5.1.4	C	TLV	3-11

9.1.21g.1 P-TMSI

If this IE is included the Mobile identity IE shall not be included.

NOTE: The condition when to include P-TMSI in this message is defined in TS 48.018.

9.1.21g.2 Mobile identity

This IE shall be included if and only if the P-TMSI IE is not included.